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RAJASEKHAR PICKS VEERABHADRAM { Page 13 } www.dailypioneer.com Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Kremer win 2019 Nobel Economics Prize STOCKHOLM their experimental approach to transformed development Calcutta, Jawaharlal International Professor of Mullainathan, and he remains alleviating global poverty." economics, which is now Nehru University Economics at the Massachusetts one of the lab's directors. He Indian-American Abhijit "The research conducted by a flourishing field of and Harvard Institute of Technology, accord- also served on the UN Banerjee, Esther Duflo this year's Laureates has con- research," said the Nobel University, where ing to his profile on the MIT Secretary-General's High-level and Michael Kremer siderably improved our ability committee in a state- he received his website. In 2003, Banerjee Panel of Eminent Persons on jointly won the 2019 to fight global poverty. In just ment. Ph.D in 1988. founded the Abdul Latif Jameel the Post-2015 Development Nobel Economics Prize two decades, their new exper- Banerjee, 58, was edu- He is currently Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Agenda. on Monday "for iment-based approach has cated at the University of the Ford Foundation along with Duflo and Sendhil Reports on Page 2 Parakala says TN HC allows TSRTC STRIKE govt in denial TRS SOFTENS STAND, Guv Tamilisai mode about to withdraw Conductor's suicide sparks slowdown OPEN TO TALKS WITH poll petition widespread protests NEW DELHI: Finance PNS n CHENNAI Minister Nirmala PNS n HYDERABAD Sitharaman's husband The Madras High Court on Parakala Prabhakar has said RTC EMPLOYEES Monday allowed a plea by for- A TSRTC conductor alleged- that the government is in mer BJP Tamil Nadu unit ly committed suicide by hang- denial mode about the eco- PNS n HYDERABAD chief Tamilisai Soundararajan ing himself at his house on nomic slowdown. l Keshav Rao calls seeking to withdraw her elec- Sunday night, hours after a dri- In a column for The In the first sign of softening its upon JAC to call off tion petition against DMK ver who had set himself ablaze Hindu, Prabhakar has said stand on the ongoing transport stir, resolve problems MP Kanimozhi in view of her succumbed to his injuries at a that while sector after sector strike, the ruling Telangana through talks appointment as Telangana hospital here, police said. is facing a rather challenging Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on governor. Soundararajan, who Surender Goud, aged situation, the BJP govern- Monday reached out to the l Unions agree on lost to DMK candidate around 50, hanged himself ment is yet to "show signs striking employees by appeal- Kanimozhi, had challenged from a ceiling fan at his house that it has come to grips with ing to them to call off the KK mediation, say her election from the here even as family members what ails the economy". protest. they await Govt invite Thoothukudi Parliamentary broke open the door of his In a critique of the BJP As the strike by employees constituency in the general room and shifted him to a government, Prabhakar said of Telangana State Road elections held in April this nearby hospital where doctors RTC employees raise slogans at a dharna at Kachiguda bus depot on Monday that there is very little evi- Transport Corporation credit for giving 44 per cent fit- year. When petitions filed by declared him brought dead dence to show that the BJP (TSRTC) took a serious turn ment allowance and 16 per her and Santhana Kumar, a around 9.30 pm, an official D Srinivas Reddy, who was pital, but police at the spot government has a strategic with the suicide of a driver and cent interim relief to govern- voter of Thoothukudi, came attached to the Kulsumpura part of the group of employees whisked them away in police vision to address the chal- a conductor, TRS parliamen- ment servants goes to the TRS up for hearing before Justice police station said. on a state-wide strike for the vehicles. lenges. tary party leader K. Keshav demand, barring the demand government. S M Subramaniam, the coun- Asked about the reason last nine days, died of burn Protests also broke out in Continued on Page 3 Rao appealed to them to call of for merger of RTC with the The three-tier arrangement sel for Soundararajan sub- behind the suicide, police said injuries, hospital sources said. different parts of the city and the strike before things get out government. of operating 50 per cent of mitted that she would like to Goud was apparently The driver had doused him- other places, with employees of hand. The senior leader, in a state- RTC buses, 30 per cent stage withdraw her petition since depressed over the "fear of job self with kerosene and set raising slogans and holding the Keshav Rao, or KK as he is ment, claimed that the TRS carriers and 20 per cent private she has been appointed to a loss and the non-payment of himself ablaze near his house state government responsible popularly known, is also TRS government is always consid- vehicles should be viewed as an constitutional post as the September salary" due to the in Khammam, about 190 km for Reddy's death. general secretary and a close erate to the issues of RTC experiment in the backdrop of Telangana governor. ongoing Telangana State Road from Hyderabad, reportedly in At many places, the striking aide of Chief Minister K. employees. Stating that suicide an ongoing agitation, he felt. The judge, who permitted Transport Corporation strike. protest against the govern- employees and workers Chandrashekhar Rao, urged is not a solution to any prob- Keshav Rao, who headed the withdrawal of the petition, Earlier, a 55-year-old ment not acceding to the observed silence and later took the employees to sit for talks lem, the Rajya Sabha member TRS committee to draft the directed Soundararajan to TSRTC driver died on Sunday, demands of striking employ- out protest rallies and raised with the government on all said he was deeply pained by party manifesto for the 2018 publish her decision in one a day after he set himself ees. slogans like 'Srinivas Reddy demands except merger of the suicides of the two employ- Assembly elections, said the English and one Tamil daily ablaze, even as the strike by the As news about Reddy's Amar Rahe', while candlelight TSRTC with the government. ees. Quoting precedents of party never promised TSRTC's and posted the matter for fur- transport employees in death spread, a large number vigil was also held at some He advised the government to state government solving RTC merger with the government. ther hearing to November 11. Telangana entered the ninth of striking employees of places on Sunday evening. go into the RTC workers workers' problems, he said the Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 3 day. TSRTC gathered near the hos- Continued on Page 4 ‘Never give up’, says Two children Pakistan under drown in first visually-challenged massive pressure Sangareddy woman IAS officer PNS n SANGAREDDY Two school children drowned n from FATF: Ajit Doval PNS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM through which we want", the in Sangareddy while a man 30-year old Kerala cadre officer PNS n NEW DELHI slipped into an anicut and "Never be defeated, Never give told mediapersons here. was feared dead in Medak up", said Pranjal Patil, the coun- Patil, who hails from Pakistan is under a lot of pres- district on Monday. try's first visually challenged Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra, sure at the Financial Action In Sangareddy, two chil- woman IAS officer, as she had lost her vision when she Task Force (FATF) meeting, dren who were playing at the assumed charge as the Sub was just six years old. She currently under way in Paris, to edge of a small tank, slipped Collector of cracked the UPSC examination rein in terror groups operating into the water. Since neither Thiruvananthapuram here on in 2016 and secured 773rd Joint Action Committee (JAC) members of TSRTC meet Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan at Raj Bhavan on Monday from its soil, National Security of them knew swimming, Monday. rank and improved her ranking Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said the two died. The deceased "...we should never be defeat- to 124 the next year. Patil was on Monday. were identified as Suresh (10) ed and we should never give up appointed Ernakulam Assistant Doval, who was addressing a and Haricharan (11), who because with our efforts all of Collector during her training RTC JAC leaders seek Governor’s meeting of the chiefs of the Anti were studying 5th class in a us will get that one break- period. Terrorism Squads (ATS), said local school. The bodies were the biggest pressure on Pakistan Doval said. The FATF is an fished out later. intervention to resolve stalemate comes from the functionaries of inter-governmental body estab- In another incident in the FATF. lished in 1989 to combat money Medak district, a 50-year-old PNS n HYDERABAD the Governor that workers were revision despite the lapse of con- In the present context, no laundering, terrorist financing man was feared drowned in on strike since October 5 over siderable time. The leaders also country can afford to go for a and other related threats to the Ghanpur Anicut on Sunday TSRTC JAC on Monday urged their legitimate demands. The pointed out that the government war as the financial and human integrity of the international evening. Rathnam, a native of Governor Tamilisai delegation also told her that the appointed an expert committee costs are huge and no one is financial system. Damarcancha village of Soundararajan to intervene in government did not honour the consisting of nine members on sure about the victory, he said. Pakistan was placed on the Ramayampet Mandal, was the TSRTC imbroglio and direct wage agreement entered on July 25, 2018. The committee "One of the biggest pressure grey list by the Paris-based visiting Vana Durga Bhavani the government to settle all April 1, 2017 and has not report is ready for submission, that is coming on Pakistan watchdog in June last year and Temple in Edupayala along issues, including merger of the implemented it so far. but the government is not inter- today is because of the proce- was given a plan of action to with family members and transport corporation with the The JAC leaders said neither ested to take the report into con- dure of the FATF, I guess. The complete it by October 2019, or relatives. After prayers, they government. the RTC management nor the sideration, the union leaders FATF has put so much of pres- face the risk of being placed on went for a bath in Ghanpur The TSRTC JAC leaders led Telangana government initiat- claimed. sure on them that no other the black list with Iran and Anicut. by E Ashwadhama Reddy told ed any action with regard to pay Continued on Page 2 action could have been so," North Korea. Continued on Page 3 TODAY ANDHRA PPA WITHDRAWAL ISSUE Postpaid mobile ALMANAC Toddler kidnapped from Month & Paksham: phone services Ashwini& Sukla Paksha Will honour energy contract commitments, Panchangam restored in Kashmir Sec’bad Railway Station Tithi : Dwitiya : 05:44 am (Next Day) PNS n SRINAGAR PNS n HYDERABAD to board a train to Nellore on Nakshatram: Ashwini : 12:31 pm investors need not worry: FM Nirmala Monday morning. Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start PNS n NEW DELHI I also want to broadly agencies Solar Energy Postpaid mobile services on A two-year-old girl The three of them any important work) highlight the justifiable Corporation of India (SECI) all networks were restored in was kidnapped slept on the foot- Rahukalam: 02:56 pm – 04:23 pm Finance Minister Nirmala concerns about honouring and NTPC to lower tariff of the Kashmir Valley on from over-bridge at the Yamagandam: 09:07 am – 10:34 am Sitharaman on Monday said contractual commitments....We as renewable energy projects auc- Monday, 72 days after they Secunderabad station. When that India will honour con- tioned by them under con- were snapped following Railway Station Suresh woke up Varjyam: 08:09 am - 09:54 am tractual commitments under a nation (are) concerned. We will cluded power purchase agree- restrictions. Some 40 lakh in the wee hours around 1 am, he 10:51 pm - 12:35 am various energy agreements make sure that commitments are ments (PPAs). postpaid mobile phones have of Monday while found Swarnalatha Gulika: 12:01 pm - 01:29 pm especially in renewables and honoured. That should not worry The investors sentiment was become operational from her father and missing. After search- Good Time: (to start any important work) investors need not worry about those investors or those who affected due to this, especially Monday noon. brother were sleeping ing all over, he Amritakalam: NIL this issue. already invested in building in the renewable energy sector. Restrictions were imposed next to her. The girl approached the "I also want to broadly high- capacities in India for energy and India has set an ambitious after the Centre on August 5 was reportedly later Secunderabad Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:38 am - 12:25 pm light the justifiable concerns energy security target of having 175 GW of abrogated the state's special found on Monday Government HYDERABAD about honouring contractual — NIRMALA SITHARAMAN renewable energy by 2022. status and bifurcated it into evening, while the Railway Police. commitments....We as a nation Finance Minister Therefore, the nation requires Union territories of Jammu kidnapper is still at The police WEATHER (are) concerned. We will make huge investments to meet its and Kashmir, and Ladakh, large. examined CCTV Forecast: Partly Cloudy sure that commitments are target in next three years. which will come into being The toddler was footages and iden- Temp: 30/22 honoured. That should not Energy Forum of CERAWeek. I can tell you that commit- Elaborating further she said, on October 31. Partial fixed identified as tified a man in his Humidity: 88% worry those investors or those She further said, "I am con- ments will be honoured. "the Government will take line telephony was resumed Swarnalatha. Her father mid 20s carrying the Sunrise: 06.08 who already invested in build- scious that we are talking about Therefore Investors need not every step to make sure that in the Valley on August 17 D Suresh, a labourer, had sleeping child on his shoul- Sunset: 05.54 ing capacities in India for ener- uncertainties which will pre- have that concern." atmosphere to invest is going and by September 4, nearly come to the station along ders and walking out of the Current Weather Conditions gy and energy security," vail. But it is understandable Recently, Andhra Pradesh to be friendlier." 50,000 landlines were with five-year-old Prabhas station. Police have formed Updated October 14, 2019 5:00 PM Sitharaman said at the India and without taking any sides, had asked government nodal Continued on Page 3 declared operational. and Swarnalatha on Sunday teams to nab the accused. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 hyderabad 02

TRS neglected ‘Telangana making TRS will face defeat RTC staff: CPI in by-poll: Uttam PNS n HYDERABAD CPI Telangana state unit has rapid strides in PDS’ PNS n HUZURNAGAR MPs, MLAs, MLCs and cor- announced that it is with- porations' chairmen in the drawing its support to the PNS n HYDERABAD rice at Rs 1 per kg. Telangana Pradesh Congress constituency just to defeat a ruling TRS party in ongoing In May 2018, Ration Committee (TPCC) presi- woman candidate. Besides Huzurnagar by-elections. Telangana government has Portability was introduced for dent and Nalgonda MP N distributing huge cash and "The TRS government has curbed malpractice and better service to beneficiaries Uttam Kumar Reddy claimed liquor among voters, TRS neglected our advice on the achieved wonderful progress in to avail ration from anywhere that the victory of Congress leaders were also misusing government's attitude Public Distribution System in the state. Every month candidate Padmavathi Reddy police to harass local towards RTC employees," it with the help of technology in approximately 13 lakh transac- in Huzurnagar by-elec- Congress workers," he said. said. It also stated that it Ministers Jagadish and Sathyavathi Rathod review the arrangements at the venue every aspect, said tions are done per month. tions was certain. "Despite all illegal would reveal in three days where Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will hold the public rally Commissioner for Civil For transparent and account- "TRS must read and unconstitutional that to whom they would Supplies Department Akun ability in Paddy Procurement the writing on the efforts, TRS will extend its support in HUZURNAGAR BY-POLL Sabharwal. to Public Distribution different wall. It is heading face defeat as peo- Huzurnagar by-elections after He was participating in a Mobile Apps are introduced. for a humiliating ple of Huzurnagar discussing on the issue with two-day National Conference OPMS, Geo Tagging of PPCs, defeat in would neither get party workers of Huzurnagar. KCR's public of State/UT Food Secretaries Miller Acknowledgment, T- Huzurnagar by- lured nor terrorised The party said that they fell on "PDS Reforms & New Ration, T-Wallet Apps are elections," he said by such tactics," he in trouble by extending its Initiatives" in Gujarat. On the state in India, Telangana available for better services. while addressing a said. Uttam Kumar support to the ruling TRS. occasion, he made a power achieved good results with Sh Alok Kumar, Secretary to meeting in Reddy listed out various On Monday, the party held meet on Oct 17 point presentation on imple- reforms and technology. As per Chief Minister of Uttar Hanumanthagudem village schemes which he imple- a state executive committee mentation of reforms, new 2011 Census, population in Pradesh and other Food & of Mattampally mandal on mented in the constituency as meeting at state party office PNS n HYDERABAD Reddy, TRS fielded a relative technology and success Telangana was 3.51 crore. Civil Supplies Secretaries Monday. He alleged that the MLA since 2009. Most Maqdhoom Bhavan. The newbie Saidi Reddy in high achieved by the Telangana There are 87.72 lakh Food praised Telangana Civil Chief Minister K importantly, he said he had party decided to withdraw its TRS leaders have started mak- stakes by-poll contest. With rul- Civil Supplies Department in Security cards with 2.81 crore Supplies initiatives for giving Chandrashekhar Rao has eradicated political violence, support to the TRS as the lat- ing arrangements for the Cheif ing party taking on opposition Public Distribution System. beneficiaries. Every eligible better service to people in deployed more than 700 TRS rowdism and lawlessness ter failed to solve the prob- Minister and TRS chief K Congress in TPCC chief's He said, being the youngest beneficiary is given 6 kgs of Public Distribution System. leaders including Ministers, from the area. lems of the RTC employees. Chandrashekar Rao's public stronghold, TRS leaders and In a statement after the meet- meeting in Huzurnagar on cadres have pinned all hopes on ing, CPI state secretary October 17 for upcoming CM KCR's public meeting to RTC JAC leaders Chada Venkat Reddy said byelection. MLC Palla swing the balance in TRS can- 3 members appointed that the state government is Rajeshwar Reddy, Khammam didates favour. seek Governor’s TRS softens stand, behaving atrociously towards MP Nama Nageswar Rao, and "Uttam Kumar Reddy has ongoing RTC strike. other senior leaders have been done nothing for Huzurnagar intervention... Opposing the workers strike stationed in Huzurnagar and constituency. CM KCR will to state GP tribunal urges striking RTC... is anti-workers attitude, he engrossed in preparations for deliver sops on Huzurnagar PNS n HYDERABAD Kakulavaram village in Continued from Page 1 alleged. KCR's public meeting. during his public meeting. We Gadwal district, was Continued from Page 1 inite strike entered the 10th day More so, it is more atro- “We are getting good are confident that CM KCR's The State government has Chairman of Mahabubnagar They also brought to the on Monday. Adopting a tough cious that the government response for our campaign in campaign will push Congress appointed three members to Zilla Parishad from 2014 to notice of the Governor the Keshav Rao, who headed the stand on the strike, the Chief made statement that it is the constituency. Keeping in out of contest in by-poll. It is only the Telangana State Gram 2019. Earlier he played an dues payable to the corpo- TRS committee to draft the Minister had ruled out taking removing 48,000 employees view the response, we are con- in Telangana that schemes like Panchayat tribunal. Panchayat active role in the Telangana ration. Union leaders said party manifesto for the 2018 back 48,000 employees into instead of conducting discus- fident that TRS will win with a Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bheema Raj Department has issued statehood movement. He has several employees have Assembly elections, said the TSRTC as they failed to return sion with them. The govern- huge margin in Huzurnagar by- are implemented. This is possi- orders based on the instruc- also experience of working as recently committed suicide party never promised TSRTC's to duty before the expiry of the ment provoked the employ- poll. Cadres are appearing ble because of CM KCR. TRS tions given by Chief Minister Sarpanch of his native village. because of the government's merger with the government. deadline. He had also ruled out ees by trying to suppress the upbeat over the campaign and government's schemes will K Chandrashekhar Rao. Hailing from Warangal Rural announcement of "self-dis- His statement is the first talks with them. strike. The government is after KCR's public meeting, ensure our victory in bypoll," Mahbubnagar district for- District’s Nekkonda under missal" by the workers reaction by the government to Meanwhile, Joint Action trying to priviatise the RTC. support for TRS will further said Nama Nageshwara Rao, mer Zilla Parishad President Narasampet Legislative seg- themselves. the situation following suicide Committee (JAC) of TSRTC The government created fric- rise. CM KCR will address a speaking at the press conference Bandaru Bhaskar, Warangal ment, Gatika Ajay Kumar was The workers alleged that of two employees. It indicates employees' unions, said it wel- tion situation by recruiting massive public meeting in in Huzurnagar. Rural District’s Nekkonda for- Nekkonda MPP from 2014- the management has stopped that the government is ready come mediation by Keshav the unemployed youth Huzurnagar on October 17. We While TRS chief KCR will mer Mandal President Gatika 2019. He was also convenor of medical services to the staff. to take back the employees Rao. JAC convenor against the RTC employees. have already started arrange- address one public meeting, TRS Ajay Kumar, senior advocate P State MPPs. Earlier, he was The strike called by the into TSRTC provided they Ashwathama Reddy said if However, the CPI urged the ments for the CM's public working president and Minister Goverdhan Reddy were the SCR Board member and employees has entered 10th call off the strike and give up invited for talks they would government not to do this. meeting," said Palla Rajeshwar KTR already held road shows in new members appointed to Cooperative Bank Director. Sri day on Monday with the the demand for the transport participate in it. He claimed But the government neglect- Reddy, addressing a press con- the constituency in support of the Tribunal. Ajay Kumar, who has experi- staff upping the ante against entity's merger with the gov- that Chandrashekhar Rao ed it leading to suicides of ference in Huzurnagar. He is party candidate Saidi The government has consti- ence as an advocate in the the government to fulfill their ernment. himself had promised that employees. At this juncture, also the in-charge of Reddy. Though BJP, TDP also tuted Tribunal as per the new High Court, took an demands, including the TSRTC's merger with the the TSRTC employees will be the CPI decided to withdraw Huzurnagar by-poll. fielded candidates, the main fight Panchayat Raj Act. Bandaru active role in the Telangana merger of RTC with the gov- government is the main demand treated on par with other gov- its support to the TRS in by- While Congress fielded TPCC has been between TRS and Bhaskar, hailing from agitation. ernment. by the employees, whose indef- ernment employees. elections. chief Uttam's wife Padmavathi Congress. MEET ABHIJIT WHO TOOK ON GLOBAL POVERTY n PNS NEW DELHI this year's laureates has consid- Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Institute, a fellow of the Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) Apart from making the nation of his origin proud by erably improved the ability to along with Esther Duflo and American Academy of Arts Indian-origin MIT professor fight global poverty. Sendhil Mullainathan, and he and Sciences and the Econo- Congratulations to Abhijit this spectacular achievement, Prof Banerjee's and his Abhijit Banerjee, his wife and "In just two decades, their remains one of the lab's directors. metric Society, and has been a Banerjee on being fellow recipient's work in 'experimental approach to one-time Ph.D student Esther new experiment-based Banerjee is a past President of Guggen-heim Fellow and an conferred the 2019 alleviating global poverty' had helped Duflo, and Harvard professor approach has transformed the Bureau for the Research in Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and a Sveriges Riksbank millions across the globe, including Michael Kremer have been development economics, the Economic Analysis of winner of the Infosys prize. India, come out of poverty. Their awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize which is now a flourishing Development, a research asso- He is the author of a large Prize in Economic in Economics for their work field of research," the Academy ciate of the NBER and a CEPR number of articles and four Sciences in Memory of methodology, approach and which has "dramatically said. research fellow, interna- books, including "Poor Alfred Nobel. He has experiments were exemplary and improved our ability to fight In 2003, he found- In tional research fellow Economics", which won the made notable of extreme contemporary relevance. poverty in practice," it was ed the Abdul Latif of the Kiel Goldman Sachs Business Book contributions in the field His recognition as a Nobel laureate has announced on Monday. Jameel 2011, Abhijit of the Year award in 2011. delighted every Indian Born in Mumbai in 1961, He is the editor of three more of poverty alleviation Banerjee was —SONIA GANDHI AICC President Bannerjee is one of the lead- books and has also directed two ing development economists named one of documentary films. He also and is presently working as a Foreign Policy served on the UN Secretary- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) Mamata Banerjee professor of economics at the magazine's top General's high-level Panel of Congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee Massachusetts Institute of Eminent Persons on the post- (@MamataOfficial ) 100 global on winning the Nobel Prize in Technology (MIT). 2015 Development Agenda. Economics. Abhijit helped conceptualise Congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee on being Author of a large number of thinkers In 2011, Banerjee was articles and books, Banerjee named one of Foreign Policy NYAY that had the power to destroy poverty conferred the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in graduated in science from the magazine's top 100 glob- and boost the Indian economy. Instead we Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Calcutta University in 1981 al thinkers. His areas of now have Modinomics, that's destroying He has made notable contributions in the field before moving to the research are develop- the economy and boosting poverty of poverty alleviation Jawaharlal Nehru University ment economics and in New Delhi from where economic theory. he completed his MA in Noted historian 1983. He received his PhD Ramachandra ON CLOUD NINE from the Harvard Guha said that University in 1988. Banerjee's ground- Announcing the breaking scholar- Nobel Prize in Economic ship apart, he is also Happy and proud: Abhijit’s mother Sciences, the Royal a superb cook and a Swedish Academy of connoisseur of PNS n KOLKATA admission in the B Stat pro- Sciences said that the Hindustani classi- I am very happy gramme at the famed Indian research conducted by cal music. Nirmala Banerjee, the mother and proud of his Statistical Institute (ISI), of Nobel Prize winner Abhijit achievements. I Kolkata but left it midway to Banerjee Monday said it was a am yet to speak study economics at HYDERABAD proud moment for her and she Presidency College as ISI was Nobel winners is very happy for his achieve- to him. I think he far from his home, his moth- BULLION RATES ments. must be sleeping er recalled. GOLD Proud day for JNU worked with She said she is also happy as as it's still night Physics was then an alterna- one of the joint winners of the tive, but he decided to take up ` 38,300 (10 gm) PNS n NEW DELHI in the US. He ` "I have sent him an email. prestigious award is her daugh- economics, Nirmala recalled. He was a very good student, Bandhan bank ter-in-law Esther Duflo. was always a "He did great work in under- SILVER It was a proud day for among the best that we have PNS n KOLKATA Indian-American Abhijit brilliant and a standing poverty and how the ` 45,300(1kg) Jawaharlal Nehru University as taught. We always expected Banerjee, his French-American disciplined poor survived. At times we ` 100 its alumnus Abhijit Banerjee that he would go far and he Indian-American Abhijit wife Esther Duflo and anoth- used to discuss various topics won the Nobel Economics did. Banerjee and his wife Esther er economist Michael Kremer student and issues on economics. He Prize on Monday, with his for- "He has been at the forefront Duflo, joint winners of the were declared winners of the —Nirmala Banerjee has also spoken on economic CHICKEN mer professors saying they for many years. When his 2019 Nobel Economics Prize, Nobel Prize for economics on issues our country is facing RATES `/KG expected his contributions to book came out in 2008, that is were closely associated with Monday. presently," Nirmala Banerjee the field would be recognised the time when we thought that city-based Bandhan Bank for The 58-year-old bagged the to speak to him. I think he the city) from where he grad- said. The 58-year-old Dressed/With Skin `148 soon. he would get the Nobel. We an anti-poverty programme, a Nobel award for his "experi- must be sleeping as it's still uated with a BSc in 1981. economist received his PhD Without Skin `168 Indian-American Banerjee, were all hoping that he would top official said. mental approach to alleviating night in the US," she said. After his class 12 examina- from Harvard University in Broiler at Farm `102 his wife Esther Duflo and get it," he said. Banerjee and French- global poverty". "He was always a brilliant tion he had initially taken 1988. Michael Kremer jointly won Banerjee pursued his American Duflo were associ- Nirmala Banerjee herself is and a disciplined student," the 2019 Nobel Economics Masters in Economics from ated with Bandhan Bank in a former professor of eco- she recalled. EGG Prize "for their experimental the university. 2011, when it was a micro- nomics at the Centre for About her 47-year-old `/ approach to alleviating glob- "There are not too many finance institution (MFI), for Studies in Social Sciences and daughter-in-law Esther RATES 100 al poverty." teachers in India who can say analysing the impact assess- her husband Dipak Banerjee Duflo, Banerjee said "She is HYDERABAD 411 Professor Anjan Mukherjee, that they have produced a ment of anti-poverty pro- was a professor and the head so young and so intelli- VIJAYAWADA 416 who taught Banerjee at the Nobel laureate. All of us at gramme - THP. "They have of the department of gent". 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RIME CORNER Explain the need for new New call centre to address Minor raped by father at Shabad Aasara pension issues HYDERABAD: A 14-year-old was raped allegedly by her own Secretariat: HC tell Govt Errabelli Dayakar Rao inaugurates the facility father at Shabad on the city outskirts on Sunday. The man PNS n HYDERABAD is absconding fearing arrest, Court seeks to know if 5 blocks vacated by AP govt can be put to Currently, the call police said. According to the Minister for Panchayat Raj centre will cater police, the incident occurred on use to avoid building new Secretariat Errabelli Dayakar Rao has Saturday night when the girl PNS n HYDERABAD construct a new secretariat inaugurated a call centre for to the needs of was alone at home. After the Petioner's counsel building complex following a Aasara pensions here on only 10 districts, heinous act, her father A division bench of Telangana said public money report submitted by the state Monday. Speaking on the occa- and gradually threatened to kill the girl if she High Court on Monday asked fire disaster response and fire sion, he said that the call cen- spoke about the incident. the state government to should be spent on services department that urged ter set up here will check extend its However, the girl mustered explain the need to demolish priority areas listed it to take steps to prevent fire irregularities in disbursement courage and shared her ordeal services to all the existing Secretariat com- by the government accidents in the existing of pensions under the Aasara with her mother after she plex, which has buildings that Secretariat complex. scheme. The government has 32 districts returned home. Her mother were constructed just seven in its manifesto, The government counsel been incurring Rs 864 cr Errabelli Dayakar Rao lodged a complaint with the years ago, and construct a new also told the court that a tech- expenditure towards pensions Shabad police against her instead of building one in its place. nical committee appointed by under Asara scheme. The pensioners can report state government's over Rs husband, who then fled the a new Secretariat place. Meanwhile, police did The High Court also asked the state had also recom- The call center would be irregularities, if any, in pension 600 crore, he said adding that not reveal the name of the the government if the five mended the construction of a useful in checking the irregu- disbursement through toll- the minimum age for securing suspect as he has not yet been blocks consisting of different new secretariat complex. larities taking place in pension free-numbers. The problem pension is being lowered to 57 arrested. A case has been buildings vacated by the neigh- secretariat would amount to attention of the state govern- Intervening at this junc- disbursement in rural areas. will be attended to immedi- years. A list is being prepared registered under relevant boring AP government would plunder and wastage of public ment and money needs to be ture, the division bench said Currently, the call center will ately, he said. in this regard. sections of the IPC and the be adequate to run the admin- money. Stating that the con- spent there. But the state gov- that the committee had sub- cater to the needs of only 10 If the problem is not attend- Parakala MLA Challa POCSO Act and an investigation istration from the existing state struction of a new secretariat ernment was not bothered mitted its report after the state districts and will gradually ed to in 2-3 days, action Dharmareddy, Panchayat Raj is underway. Secretariat. was not part of the manifesto about spending public money Cabinet took a decision of on extend its services to all the 32 would be taken against supe- principal secretary Vikas Raj, The court made these of ruling TRS party, as it gen- on such institutions, he added. the issue. districts, the Minister further rior officers, he said. Under SERP CEO Pousami remarks while dealing with a erally talks about priority sec- The petitioner's counsel told Arguments in the case will said. the Aasara scheme, the Chatterjee and other higher Accused in factory batch of Public Interest tors while seeking votes, the the HC that the government continue on Tuesday. So far, 26 kinds of com- Center's contribution is only officials took part in the inau- theft arrested Litigation (PILs) filed against counsel said that public money could very comfortably func- Prominent political leaders plaints have been registered. Rs 206 crore as against the gural ceremony. the demolition of the should be spent on the prior- tion from the existing like Congress party MLC T HYDERABAD: The Saidabad Secretariat complex by the ity areas enumerated by the Secretariat by utilising the five Jeevan Reddy, MP A Revanth police arrested a burglar who state government. state government in its mani- blocks of buildings vacated by Reddy, T Rajanikanth Reddy had broken into an office of a Presenting the arguments festo. the AP government. and Forum for Good Show-cause biscuit factory at Saidabad at before the court, counsel for He said that public facilities Responding to the argu- Governance have also filed stole cash and valuables worth one of the petitioners Prof PL like Niloufer Children's ments, the state government's PILs seeking a stay on the notices to pvt Rs 7 lakh on Sunday. The Visweswar Rao told the HC Hospital, Osmania General counsel told the HC that the demolition of the state arrested person has been that the construction of a new Hospital etc. are crying for government had decided to Secretariat. identified as 19-year-old Dinesh junior colleges Kumar Gulab Ram Chowdary, a PNS n HYDERABAD native of Chattisgarh. According to a complaint by the manager The Board of Intermediate of the biscuit factory, the Minister seeks Centre's nod Education has issued show- burglar stole cash and valuables cause notices to private junior by breaking open the lock of a table drawer. Police registered a colleges Sri Chaitanya, Narayana, and Sri Gayatri on case and were able to nab the to build new NHs in TS accused on Sunday at Monday. They were issued PNS n HYDERABAD notices for conducting class- Secunderabad Railway Station. Minister Vemula Police display the valuables recovered from the accused Officials seized Rs 5,89,420 es despite the state govern- cash from his possession. Minister for Roads and Prashanth ment extending holidays. Buildings Vemula Prashanth SCR to On Monday, Hyderabad Reddy on Monday took to the submitted various DIEO B Jayaprada inspected Court sends tainted notice of the Union Minister proposals to the operate 22 Sri Chaitanya, Narayana, Sri 4 burglars arrested, lecturer in ACB for Transport Nitin Gadkari Union Minister on Gayatri and other private custody about the Telangana highway special trains junior colleges and issued development projects pending behalf of the state them show-cause notices. HYDERABAD: A special court with the Centre. government for PNS n HYDERABAD Inspections were carried after Rs 7L booty seized for ACB cases has granted On the sidelines of taking the state government on PNS n HYDERABAD house's front, back and main permission to ACB officials to part in a conference on elec- clearance To clear extra rush of passen- Saturday extended Dasara gate locks were broke open take Madhusudan Reddy, tronic toll held at Delhi, gers, South Central Railway holidays by a week more. The The Chaderghat Police have and gold ornaments were president of State Lecturers Prashanth Reddy also sought Vemula Prashanth Reddy (SCR) will operate 22 weekly private Junior colleges were arrested 4 burglars and recov- stolen from the almirah. Forum, into their custody. release of funds for the execu- lanes on the Nagpur- special trains between asked to submit detailed ered Rs 18,000 cash and 22 "The four accused are habit- Madhusudan Reddy was raided tion of highway works and Prashanth Reddy told Gadkari. Hyderabad section of NH 44 Hyderabad and Tiruchirapalli. explanations within two days. tolas of gold ornaments worth ual property offenders and by the ACB in a disproportionate other works executed by the R Gadkari replied that conver- from Gundlapochampalli to Accordingly, Hyderabad - Disciplinary action would be Rs 7 lakh from their posses- have committed many house assets case. He was shifted and B Department. The sion of conventional toll col- Bowenpalli at a cost of Rs 447 Tiruchirapalli weekly special taken against the concerned sion. The arrested were iden- burglaries in the city. They from Chanchalguda jail to the Minister submitted various lection to electronic toll col- crore. train will depart Hyderabad at colleges if they failed to sub- tified as Mohd Khader recce potential areas during ACB office in Nampally after the proposals to the Union lection would cost Rs 20 lakh Under the Bharat Mala 10.20 pm on October 21, 28, mit the explanations. Moinuddin Ayub (26), Mohd odd hours and identify locked agency was granted his custody. Minister on behalf of the state for each lane and wanted the Pariyojana project, develop- November 4, 11, 18, 25, The show-cause notice Zameem Hussain (24), Mohd houses. They break open the Sources said that ACB officials government for clearance. state government to share half ment of the stretch of the road December 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 read, "The management is Maqdoom Sha Ali (22) and gate's, doors and almirah locks will question Reddy about the The minister was told that of the cost. on NH-163 from the APPA (Mondays) and arrive hereby informed that Vemula Sai Kumar (24). by using an iron rod and steal money he got from bribes. more than half of the NH toll The Telangana Minister sub- junction to Manneguda to Tiruchirapalli at 7.15 pm on Telangana State Board of The Police registered a case gold ornaments and cash," Earlier in October, ACB had plazas have readied electronic mitted pending project pro- four-lane road and develop- Tuesdays. In the return direc- Intermediate Education based on a complaint by a 60- said Anjani Kumar, conducted searches at the tolling facility for all lanes. The posals to Gadkari, who lent a ment of Kodad-Khammam tion, Tiruchirapalli - (TSBIE) Hyderabad has year-old resident of Municipal Commissioner of Police, houses of Madhusudan Reddy use of FASTag may increase patient ear to what the minis- stretch of road onNH-1365A Hyderabad weekly special issued the academic year Colony in Chaderghat in Hyderabad. Officials seized Rs and his relatives and colleagues, exponentially on National ter had to say, to rule out road into four-lane road was train will depart Tiruchirapalli 2019-2020 in which the first which she stated that her 18,000 cash and 22 tolas gold who were his alleged benamis. Highways from December 1, accidents. They are: imple- sought. at 6.05 am on October, 23, 30, term holidays are clearly indi- house was burgled late on ornaments worth Rs 7 lakhs Officers seized documents for as toll plaza windows in all menting development works Development of Bodhan- November 6, 13, 20, 2, cated. Furthermore, TSBIE Thursday night. The com- from the possession of the valuables worth Rs 3 crore. lanes of National Highways from 22.300 km to 34.140 km Rudrur-Madnur section of the December 4, 11, 18, 25 and issued an official circular plainant said that while she accused and remanded them After the arrest of Reddy on across the country will start of NH No-44 on the NH-161BB on a priority basis January 1 (Wednesday) and informing junior college and her family was away, her to judicial custody. preliminary grounds, ACB accepting FASTag, the RFID Hyderabad-Bangaluru section was also brought to the Union reach Hyderabad at 4.10 am managements not to con- appeared in a special court chips on each vehicle. The pre- (old NH-7) at a cost of Rs 3.09 Minister's notice. Release of on Thursdays. duct any classes during first which remanded him till sent rule mandates at least one crore, implementing develop- funds for maintenance of the Enroute, these special trains term holidays - from October October 19. lane accepts FASTag. ment works from 454.000 km Sangareddy-Narsapur- will stop at Secunderabad, 14 to October 20. The col- 2 children drown in Sangareddy Chief Minister K to 471.000 km on NH-44 on Toopran-Choutuppal section Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, leges will be reopening on Chandrasekhar Rao in princi- the Nagpur-Hyderabad sec- of the NH-161AA was sought. Piduguralla, Guntur, Tenali, October 21.” Continued from Page 1 water. His relatives said that ple agreed to implement tion at a cost of Rs 7.06 crore Permission sought for con- Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, DIEO Jayaprada said that Rantnam knew swimming Irate man sets national electronic toll collec- and conversion of service struction of regional ring road Renigunta, Tirupati, Pakala, they conducted inspections in While others enjoyed in well. The efforts by divers to tion proposed by the Center, roads from four-lanes to six around Hyderabad. Chittoor, Katpadi, Vellore 10-15 private junior colleges, the waters, Ratnam spent time trace him proved futile until vehicles Cannt, Tiruvannamalai, and a few colleges were seen taking photographs sitting on Monday evening. The Villupuram, Vridhachalam, running classes following the bund. When they came Papannapet police said they ablaze Ariyalur and Srirangam sta- complaints received against out, Rantanam got into the will continue the search oper- GIO meet for students in Techie jumps tions in both the directions. them from various quarters. lake and disappeared in the ation on Tuesday morning. PNS n HYDERABAD off building A 35-year-old man set mul- city on October 20 tiple vehicles ablaze at Sri PNS n HYDERABAD 3 die as RTC bus hits van Suicide-bid by Student slips on Ram Nagar colony in SR The aim is to build in Gachibowli Nagar causing panic among The Girls Islamic Organisation confidence among PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n SANGAREDDY rary driver. The deceased another RTC platform, run local residents on Monday. (GIO) will conduct a city con- students and were identified as residents The arrested person, ference, 'Your Impetuous Zeal An employee of an IT giant Three persons were killed of Chotapur in Pulakal over by train Santosh, is a labourer. Police Keeps the World Alive', at inculcate high committed suicide by jump- on the spot and 10 sus- mandal of Sangareddy dis- conductor said the incident occurred Exhibition Grounds at morals and values ing off a building on Monday. tained injuries when an trict. The injured were PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD after his wife, Sabitha, went to Nampally on October 20. The deceased was identi- RTC bus went out of con- admitted to Government her parent's house. Santosh The main objective of the in them fied as 35-year-old Raguram, trol and hit a Tata Ace hospital in Sangareddy, A TSRTC conductor attempt- A 20-year-old student was was upset that Sabitha was conference is to build confi- an employee in Infosys. vehicle at Sadasivapeta on where the condition of ed suicide by slitting his wrist crushed to death after she fell not returning to their home dence among students and of Jamaat-e-Islami Women's According to the police, Monday. The bus was three injured was said to be here at HCU depot in the city. from the platform under a and went to get her home. An help them inculcate high Wing among others will Raghuram jumped to his being driven by a tempo- critical. G Sandeep (40), a resident of train at Lingampally railway argument ensued at his in- morals and cultural values. address the students. death off a multi-storey Yousufguda, was however station on Monday. laws place, adfter which he Motivational speakers, includ- Former MP K Kavitha and building in Gachibowli. shifted him to a hospital in The student Pushpitha Shah poured kerosene on the vehi- ing Maulana Hamid Mohd Education Minister Sabitha Police registered a case and Kondapur the other RTC was studying in Vijayawada. cles outside their house and Khan, chief patron of GIO and Indra Reddy will also attend are investigating the inci- Two RTC buses employees. His condition is According to the police, the set them ablaze. Asiya Tasneem, state president the event, a press release said. dent. said to be stable. incident occurred while she collide at Kukatpally This is third such case in was boarding Amaravati the state where an RTC Express at the station. She lost PNS n HYDERABAD The incident was attributed employee has attempted sui- her balance and accidentally to lack of experience on the cide to protest against the slipped under the train. Storytelling workshop at British Council Two RTC buses collided in part of the temporary driver. government. Out of the three, Kukatpally here on Monday. Passengers thrashed one of two have succumbed. On the However, none was hurt in the drivers after the incident other hand, a conductor iden- Famed storyteller from UK will teach communication via performances the incident. One of the and held him responsible for tified as Rajesh fractured his Movement made buses rammed into the the mishap. Movement of hand in a scuffle with the PNS n HYDERABAD beneath all that, a press release other from behind at Y- traffic on the road was police in Kamareddy. He is easy at HiTec Participants can said. British Council said junction, leaving passen- affected following the undergoing treatment in a To enhance storytelling skills, explore varied Vergine Gulbenkian has per- gers of both buses shaken. account of the accident. private hospital. City station British Council will organise a styles of formed shows developed from According to the workshop 'Share Your Stories' traditional tales and epics in a Gachibowli police, the inci- PNS n HYDERABAD for teachers, trainers and aspir- storytelling and variety of settings, including dent occurred when a group ing storytellers in the city on retell traditional arts centres such as the Leg crushed under bus wheels of striking RTC employees In a first of its kind initiative, October 18. Barbican Pit, village halls in the were staging at protest at the the Secunderabad division The workshop will be con- their stories. Songs are an inte- stories by learning Pennines, festivals, museums, PNS n NALGONDA ver started the bus even as HCU bus depot in the after- of South Central Railway has ducted by renowned story- gral part of her performances range of exercises schools and storytelling clubs. one of the passengers was noon. As the protest was awarded a contract for easy teller from UK, Vergine and she is drawn to stories that Entry for the performance, Several accidents involving getting down leading to the coming to a close, one of the movement at HiTec City rail- Gulbenkian, and participants resonate with her own experi- which will be held from 5 pm RTC buses are being report- passenger's leg coming employees slit his wrist with way station to Drivezy India can explore varied styles of sto- ence and delicately reveal the Fire of Smyrna in 1922, from on October 17 at British ed allegedly on account of under the rear wheel of the a blade. He was immediately Travel Private Limited, a self- rytelling and retell traditional wonder of life. which Vergine's Great Council in Jubilee Hills, is free lack of experience among bus. The victim's fellow pas- shifted to a hospital, driven car and bike renting stories by learning a range of In a bonus of sorts, the sto- Grandmother fled as a refugee. and open for ages of seven temporary bus drivers, sengers called '108' and got Gachibowli inspector R platform. The new service exercises. ryteller will also perform 'Fire: During the performance, years and above. However, the including the collision at him admitted to a local Srinivas said will enhance convenience for Famed storyteller A state of Matter' on October what is revealed is the distin- workshop attendance will cost Kukatpalli. hospital. Negligent and rash The Gachibowli police suburban commuters of Gulbenkian will focus on com- 17, where she will narrate the guishing features of identity, a fee of Rs 3,500 (for members) In a related development, driving by the driver was have registered a case and are MMTS in city travelling to munication through perfor- tragic love-epic at its heart culture, language, family, and Rs 5,500 from non-mem- an "inexperienced" bus dri- blamed for the accident. investigating. and from HiTec City for var- mances, enabling others to tell which begins with the Great homeland and what unites us bers. ious purposes. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 hyderabad 04 EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AMONG RTC WORKERS Employees escalate strike by taking suicide route; KCR betraying us, says JAC chief Jana Sena PNS n HYDERABAD extends Tension prevailed all over CMO lodges Telangana on Monday with RTC strike entering the tenth complaint support to stir day and opposition parties PNS n HYDERABAD and student unions joining with CP forces with agitating RTC The Jana Sena has extended its employees. With two RTC PNS n HYDERABAD support to the bandh called by employees ending their life in the striking JAC of the RTC the wake of RTC strike, The Chief Minister Office workers in the state on angered employees along with (CMO) officials have lodged October 19. It wanted the their family members held a complaint City Police RTC women employees at a protest at Barkatpura RTC workers to observe the protests before bus depots all Commissioner Anjani Kumar bandh peacefully. over the state. against those who were Disclosing this to media While complete bandh was involved in spreading fake ‘Deaths are government here on Monday, party presi- observed in undivided Buses make their way out from the JBS amid police security news online. dent Pawan Kalyan said that Khammam district in response It may be recalled that for the Jana Sena would throw its to RTC JAC call for bandh in the past few days, news is sanctioned murders' weight behind the RTC work- the wake of RTC driver Police arrest a student at a protest being reported in a section of ers and felt that the TRS gov- Naidu calls for amicable n Srinivasa Reddy's suicide, stu- at Bus Bhavan in Hyderabad the print, electronic media of PNS HYDERABAD deaths should be seen as gov- ernment stand dismissing dent unions efforts to lay seize someone called up Telangana ernment sanctioned murders. 48,000 RTC workers at a to Bus Bhavan in Hyderabad CM office help line, and the The death of two Telangana It is because of the inflexible stretch is not justified. created tension in the city. Complaint solution to RTC strike staff there have expressed State Road Transport attitude of the government The RTC workers are nurs- While SFI, AIDSO and PNS n NELLORE their opinions. Somebody Corporation (TSRTC) that our colleagues killed ing a deep sense of insecurity, other student unions tried to lodged created a fake audio claiming employees, who killed them- themselves. We have been on he said and quoted the exam- lay seize to Bus Bhavan, OU TDP national president N it was from the CM office selves in the last two days, has strike for 10 days now, but the ples of a driver and a conduc- JAC leaders tried to storm Chandrababu Naidu on staff. The CM office staff prompted the protesting JAC government has not made any tor committing suicide to drive Minister Quarters protesting against CM Monday called for an amica- have registered a complaint leaders to recognise these attempt to have a dialogue with his point home. Earlier, he against offending comments of PNS n KARIMNAGAR ble solution to the RTC work- with the City Police deaths as 'government sanc- us. They are not inviting us for reviewed the repercussions several Ministers against RTC ers' problems. Expressing Commissioner to stop the tioned murders'. any talks to resolve the crisis. due to the strike by the RTC employees. Tense situation Former legislator and BJP concern over suicides of RTC spread of this fake news and Despite appeals by the JAC We strongly condemn the state with senior leaders of the prevailed at both Bus Bhavan leader Bodige Shobha on workers in Telangana at the also take action against the and the Opposition party lead- government's attitude." party at the party headquarters and Ministers Quarters as Monday lodged complaint TDP review meetings held culprits. ers against employees resort- Fearing that several employ- here. police obstructed the student against the Chief Minister K here, he advised the RTC In the audio clip, one ing to suicide following the ees would follow suit and tak- Pawan Kalyan said that leaders and took into cus- Chandrashekhar Rao and workers to achieve results by N Chandrababu Naidu Ranjith Kumar (33) from death of Srinivas Reddy, a ing extreme steps, the JAC has Srinivas Reddy, a driver with tody. three other Ministers in not dying. Karimnagar lodged a com- TSRTC driver on Sunday; yet again reiterated that the Khammam RTC depot, and "KCR is betraying and Karimnagar police station in He advised the RTC work- CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's plaint with CMO office another employee, Surender employees should not lose Surender Goud, a conductor humiliating people of all sec- connection with the RTC ers against resorting to com- statement on RTC strike, two against Chief Minister. Goud killed himself a couple confidence. Ashwathama said, with the Raniganj Depot, took tions in Telangana and his strike. The BJP leader accused mitting suicides and urged workers committed suicide - Ranjith Kumar lodged com- of hours later at his residence "It is unfortunate that employ- the extreme step wilting under inhuman attitude towards the Chief Minister and them to exercise restraint. Srinivas Reddy and Surender plaint with CMO that the in Karwan, Hyderabad. ees are losing their patience pressure. RTC employees led to deaths Ministers Errabelli Dayakar Turning his attention on the Goud - while five others made people are suffering between Surender killed himself over and killing themselves over Setting aside the admissi- of two employees. We cannot Rao, Puvvada Ajay Kumar TDP activities, he asked the a bid to end their lives. the Chief Minister and strik- the fear of not being able to fears that they have lost their bility of the RTC workers' let this mayhem continue due and Gangula Kamalakar for party activists and leaders to Following the suicides, the ing RTC employees. He also repay loans. Srinivas and jobs." Appealing to the demands, the actor-turned- to the arrogance of CM. Not instigating the RTC employ- work with coordination to RTC strike took serious turn. said what was the need to Surender are among the employees, he said, "We politician wants the rulers of just student unions but people ee Srinivas Reddy to took to strengthen the party. The suicides left the people extend the holidays for 48,000-odd employees who should be strong. Our protest the state to have a soft corner from all sections will join agi- the extreme step of commit- On one hand, the activists of Telugu states disturbed. schools as the children were sacked by the Telangana is a genuine one, why should for their woes. Dismissing tation. Instead of acting irre- ting suicide. She demanded should fight for resolving the Several prominent persons, already enjoyed 16 days hol- government for not reporting we kill ourselves?" 48,000 employees at a stretch sponsibly KCR should initiate the police to register a case people's issues and on the including political leaders, idays. He asked the helpline to duty. Slamming the gov- The JAC has demanded pained him more, he said talks with RTC employees," against these leaders for the other, should expose the gov- have been expressing their receiver to bring the issue to ernment, JAC convenor that the government provide adding that the measure would demanded Nageshwara Rao death of Srinivas Reddy and ernment's failures. It may be concern over the gravity of the the notice of the Chief Ashwathama Reddy, who is ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to each put the job security in a from OU JAC leader. other RTC employees. recalled that in the wake of the situation. Minister. leading the protest said, "Their of the victim's families. quandary. While opposition parties leaders and student unions were by the side of RTC employees, acrimony and ran- cour filled the air at RTC Families of RTC employees join protest in Warangal employees protests across state, as driver Srinivas Reddy and PNS n WARANGAL Addressing the dharna camp, they achieve demands, the conductor Surender Goud's the DCC urban district pres- Congress leader said the pre- suicide made RTC employees As the strike called by the ident Naini Rajender Reddy sent struggle would be and their supporters severely employees of TSRTC entered accused the Chief Minister K reviewed after the 19th agitated over government's 10th day on Monday, the fam- Chandrashekhar Rao of play- October bandh and it would be stance towards employees. ilies of RTC employees and ing with the lives of innocent made extensive with more "Both Srinivas Reddy and workers took a massive protest RTC employees. protests.Addressing the dhar- Surender Goud committed in front of bus depots in The Chief Minister is delib- na camp, the Mulugu legislator suicide only because of CM Warangal here on Monday. erately unleashing a malicious Seethakka exhorted the RTC KCR's irresponsibility and The Congress district party propaganda about the salary families not to lose the morale Ministers senseless statements. president Naini Rajender structure of the RTC employ- at this crucial juncture. The Being in powerful positions Reddy and MLA Seethakka ees and thus demoralising the dharna camp initially paid CM and Ministers should act supported the employees and employees with his umpteen homage to the deceased RTC responsibly and make efforts workers. lies, he said. Asserting the driver Srinivas Reddy and took to put an end to the issue Leaders of TDP and Congress party would contin- the oath that the RTC staff instead of causing agony to Communist parties also ue a part in the JAC of RTC would secure their demands 50,000 RTC employees and extended solidarity to the employees for intensifying the fulfilled as a mark of respect to their family members," said RTC workers stage protest at Kachiguda Bus Depot on Monday struggle of RTC employees. stir of the RTC employees till the immolated driver. Families of RTC employees at a protest in Warangal on Monday Hanmunathu Mudiraj, RTC JAC 1 leader. "KCR's arrogance has reached new heights and it is unfortunate he is causing so Khammam bandh leaves streets empty RTC starts recruiting much agony to RTC employ- ees who played such a key role PNS n KHAMMAM RTC workers staged a sit-in in Reddy, who attempted suicide in the Telangana movement. front of the in and out gates. In in Khammam on Saturday but staff on temp basis Lives of Srinivas Reddy and The undivided Khammam dis- Kothagudem and Manuguru succumbed to injuries while Surender Goud would have trict bandh called by the JAC of the bandh was peaceful. Several undergoing treatment at Apollo PNS n HYDERABAD the police department, are saved if KCR acted responsi- RTC workers on Monday to business and commercial estab- Hospital, DRDO in Hyderabad, also eligible to apply. Also bly. We will stand by RTC register their protest against the lishments have been observing on Sunday evening under In view of the ongoing invited are applications for workers till the government inaction of the state govern- bandh voluntarily. heavy security. strike by the RTC workers, traffic and mechanical comes down. We appeal RTc ment leading to one of the dri- In support of the RTC work- The funeral procession com- the TSRTC on Monday supervisors and their employees, not to lose heart vers attached to the bus depot ers, leaders of various political menced at 9 pm on Sunday. As started the process to wages were fixed at Rs and resort to extreme steps," here committing suicide outfits and students unions the procession entered the by- recruit temporary drivers 1,500 a day. Similarly, said BJP president K Laxman. evoked good response from all took part in the protest pro- pass road the police insisted that and conductors. The RTC retired mechanics and sections of society. grammes. A huge rally was the cremation be done then and officials have started shramiks of the RTC are KCR effigy burnt in OU The JAC and all-party lead- held in Illandu demanding the there at Hindu crematorium on receiving applications at also encouraged to apply. ABVP members burnt the ers held condolence meetings state government to own the canal bank. However, all depots across the state Electricians, tyre mechan- effigy of CM KCR at Arts in front of all bus depots in Khammam bus stand wears a deserted look on Monday responsibility for the suicide the JAC activists resisted the from applicants. The ics and clerks will be paid College in Osmania University undivided Khammam district death of Srinivas Reddy with police move and demanded recruitment is going on Rs 1,000 each towards protesting against and making and the protesters did not allow rural services confined to the Leaders of all parties pro- the participation of RTC work- that the procession should trav- rather transparently. The wages. government responsible for temporary drivers and con- bus depots. In view of the ceeded in a bike rally from bus ers, political leaders and organ- el on the road in front of the RTC officials, however, say Meanwhile, in Medak, the suicides of RTC employees. ductors operate bus services bandh, the police made elabo- sand center in the city to isations extending solidarity RTC depot. There ensued an that the recruitment is retired drivers and unem- ABVP leaders expressed ire on blocking the road in front of the rate security arrangements and Lakshmidevipally. In Palair with the RTC workers' strike. argument between the police purely on temporary basis. ployed youth are not com- CM saying that both school depot gates. set up check-posts near inter- constituency, they forced clo- In Charla of Bhadradri- and the RTC workers. At last, The daily wages for dri- ing forward to apply for the and college students are suf- Besides Congress, TDP, CPI, district borders. Elaborate secu- sure of shops and other estab- Kothagudem district, the all- the procession proceeded to the vers is fixed at Rs 1500, posts, as they feel public fering the worst due to gov- CPM, TJS and several student rity has been provided at the lishments. In front of the RTC party bandh was peaceful. crematorium via the RTC bus while that of conductors, it were extending solidarity ernment's inability in dealing organisations have pledged house of minister for transport depot at Sattupalli, the RTC Meanwhile, the police who depot and the body was cre- is Rs 1,000. Those who are to the struggle of RTC with RTC strike. their support to the bandh. All Puvvada Ajay Kumar. workers picketed. Woman rushed the body of Srinivas mated around 11 pm. retired as drivers, including employees. Cops to hold Conductor's suicide sparks martyrs' KCR eying RTC assets: Cong MPs PNS n HYDERABAD word given to RTC employees memorial week that he will give salaries on par widespread protests Congress MPs Komatireddy with the central government PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR Venkat Reddy and A Revanth employees. He said that it Continued from Page 1 said the incident has pained Taking a tough stand, Chief Reddy have alleged that the was not proper to the him very much. Minister K C Rao had said the Law enforcement agency in Chief Minister eyed on Rs 1 Ministers Talasani Srinivas In a related development, The Union minister urged 48,000 striking RTC staff had Mahabubnagar district is lakh crore worth RTC assets in Yadav, Errabelli Dayakar Rao another TSRTC driver, aged the Telangana government to "self-dismissed" themselves as planning to hold a martyrs' the state. They alleged that the and Puvvada Ajay Kumar to around 40, doused himself take steps to resolve the issue he also made it very clear that memorial week on the eve of Chief Minister handed over the speak as they wished against with petrol at Narsampet amicably by holding talks with under no circumstances Police martyrs day October RTC assets located in Warangal the RTC strike. depot in Warangal district on the unions. He also extended would the RTC be merged 21. The weeklong pro- to one TRS MP. They alleged On Monday, Revanth Sunday, however, police his condolences to the with the government. grammes would commence that the Chief Minister is Reddy extended his solidari- immediately intervened and bereaved family. Rao has also directed offi- from 15 October. behaving like a dictator. ty to the striking RTC employ- foiled his alleged self-immo- Telangana ministers, lead- cials that only those who have According to the District Congress senior leader and ees at Uppal bus depot. While lation bid. ers of opposition parties, stayed away from the strike Police Superintendent, Rema Bhongir MP Komatireddy Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy addresses a gathering in Nalgonda speaking, Revanth Reddy The employees, who have including the Congress and would be given the September Rajeshwari, the police would Venkat Reddy, in Nalgonda, asked KCR, who dismissed the been on strike since 5 October, the BJP, also condoled Reddy's salary. On Saturday, he had conduct blood donation has alleged that every spoken publicity on RTC. losing jobs, he said assuring RTC employees for not demanding the merger of death. said there was no question of camps, sports tournaments word of the Chief Minister is He condemned the state- them that jobs will not go any- attending their duties for two TSRTC with the government The Joint Action having talks with the striking for youths, orientation pro- deceiving one. Komatireddy ments of the state government where. days, to tell as to what to do among others also organised Committee of TSRTC has employees or taking them grammes consisting of suggested KCR to learn things employees' (TNGO and TGO) TPCC working president for not coming to Secretariat. 'Vanta Varpu' (mass cooking) given a 'bandh' call in back, terming the agitation as police-public relations during from Andhra Pradesh Chief leaders on RTC strike. He and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth He alleged that the Chief besides forming human chains Khammam district on "illegal." Rao also directed the week. The SP exhorted Minister YS Jagan Mohan asked RTC employees not to Reddy has alleged that the Minister celebrated Dasara as part of the stir at many Monday. officials to restore bus services the people and youths in the Reddy. It is not proper to the lose their confidence as entire Chief Minister K festival with fervor where the places in the state. Congress Legislature Party and if need be, recruit district to participate in the Ministers and TRS leaders to Telangana is behind them. The Chandrasekhar Rao is trying RTC employees remained Condoling the driver's leader Mallu Bhatti employees, utilise the ser- programmes designed for the say that the opposition parties RTC employees not to resort to loot Rs 1lakh crore worth from eating anything on fes- death, Union Minister of State Vikramarka extended party's vices of retired RTC and purpose by the police. are indulging in falsehood extreme steps with the fear of RTC assets. KCR slipped his tival day. for Home G Kishan Reddy support to the call. police department drivers. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS B’desh terror group trying Major public backing for Cong in Haryana, will form govt: Hooda to spread in India: NIA chief PNS n SONIPAT (HRY) He alleged that the state BJP government has been n PNS NEW DELHI The NIA has shared with states Former Haryana chief minis- "exposed" as it only made Jawan killed as escort ter Bhupinder Singh Hooda "false promises" to the people. The Jamaat-ul Mujahideen concerned a list of 125 suspected has claimed that the Congress "It (BJP) has failed to fulfill vehicle of police Bangladesh (JMB) was trying activists who have close links with the will form the next government the promises made at the time collides with bus to spread its tentacles across in the state as it is getting "over- of the previous elections," he India and a list of 125 suspects Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh whelming" support from the said. JAMMU: An escort vehicle of a have been shared with differ- leadership, said National Investigation people of the state. Referring to BJP's mani- top police officer collided with a ent states, National Agency (NIA) chief YC Modi Hooda, who is the Congress festo released on Sunday, the bus on the Jammu-Pathankot Investigation Agency (NIA) state unit legislature party senior Congress leader said, Highway in Jammu and chief Y C Modi said on leader, targeted the ruling "Before making new promises, Kashmir's Kathua district on Monday. was found that the 130 temic weaknesses in the J&K Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging Bhupinder Singh Hooda they should first tell how many Monday, leaving a jawan dead Addressing a meeting of activists were in regular con- Bank as it was not following it has "failed" to fulfill the Hooda said the of the earlier promises were and two others injured, officials chiefs of the Anti Terrorism tact with the JMB leader- the KYC rules, was giving promises made to the people. fulfilled." said. The police vehicle was Squads (ATS), Modi said the ship," he said. unsecured loans and had no "Hava palat gayi hai (the state BJP He alleged that farmers, escorting additional director JMB has spread its activities Referring to other Jehadi systemic data. winds have changed direc- government employees, work- YC Modi government has general of police (ADGP) on in states like Jharkhand, Bihar, activities, Mittal said so far "The terrorists and their tion). The Congress is getting been “exposed” as ers, traders and the youth have the highway when it collided Maharashtra, Karnataka and tried to spread its bases in 127 people have been arrest- sympathisers have taken the overwhelming public support suffered in the last five years with a passenger bus at Dhaloti Kerala in the guise of South India. "The JMB even ed in the country for their advantage of the systemic across the state and is going to it only made false due to the BJP's "anti-people Morh in Kathua, they said. SSB Bangladeshi immigrants. conducted a trial of rocket links with the Middle-East weaknesses in the J&K Bank form the next government," he promises to the policies". jawan Deen Dayal died and two "The NIA has shared with launchers in the Krishnagiri terror group ISIS and major- and was misusing the banking said, addressing the people people during "People want to get rid of security personnel were injured states concerned a list of 125 hills along the Karnataka bor- ity of them have confessed system," he said. during his campaigning in the this non-performing govern- in the accident. Police have suspected activists who have der," he said. that they were influenced by Referring to attempts to Baroda assembly constituency previous elections ment," the two-time former seized the bus and arrested the close links with the JMB lead- Mittal said the JMB was the video speeches of Mumbai revive terrorism in Punjab, in this district Sunday evening. chief minister said. driver for rash driving, they ership," he said. keen to attack Buddhists tem- born Islamic preacher and Mittal said banned terror Hooda addressed the people About Congress' manifesto, said. Giving details of various ples to take revenge for the terror accused Zakir Naik group Khalistan Liberation in Mehmoodpur and other the Congress. Hooda was seek- he said, "The first thing we will operational theatres, plight of Rohingiya Muslims and mastermid of the Easter Front has been conspiring to villages of the constituency. ing votes in favour of the do if we come to power is to Man held for trying to Inspector General of the NIA, in Myanmar. bombings in Sri Lanka Moulvi disrupt the law and order "Every seat counts. Baroda is party candidate from Baroda, waive off farm loans". Alok Mittal however said the He said the JMB had start- Zahran Hashmi. and communal harmony in in my stronghold. We should Shri Krishan Hooda, who is "The electricity rates will be rape his daughter list, which was shared with the ed its activities first in 2007, He said during the investi- the state with the active sup- win it with a bigger margin this pitted among others against halved, old-age pension will be in Shamli states, contains 130 suspects. initially in West Bengal and gation into the terror financ- port from across the border time," he told party workers BJP's wrestler-turned-politi- given at Rs 5,100 per month," MUZAFFARNAGAR: A man was He said from 2014 to 2018, Assam, and then in other ing cases related to Jammu and and with funding from and urged them to strengthen cian Yogeshwar Dutt. he added. arrested for allegedly the JMB has set up 20-22 parts of the country. and Kashmir, it has come to countries like UK, Australia attempting to rape his 13-year- hideouts in Bengaluru and "During the investigation, it the light that there were sys- and France. old daughter in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Court reserves Monday. The 33-year-old father made an attempt to rape the Ganguly has order to summon minor while she was asleep. He Prohibitory orders also beat up his two sons for made India Gambhir opposing him, they said. According to Station House and ‘Bangla' PNS n NEW DELHI Officer Subhash Singh Rathore, clamped in Ayodhya police registered a case against A Delhi court Monday the father and arrested him. PNS n AYODHYA proud: Mamata reserved order on summon- PNS n KOLKATA ing BJP leader Gautam Prohibitory orders under sec- Gambhir as accused on AAP tion 144 have been clamped in West Bengal Chief Minister leader Atishi Marlena's com- Ayodhya as the Supreme Mamata Banerjee on Monday plaint against him alleging Court's revised deadline for congratulated former Team that he was enrolled as a voter wrapping up the proceedings India captain Sourav 4 hockey players die, in two Assembly constituen- in the sensitive Ram Ganguly, who has emerged as cies in Delhi. Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid the consensus candidate for Additional Chief land dispute case approaches. the post of BCCI president. Metropolitan Magistrate The prohibitory orders will Extending good wishes to 3 hurt in road mishap Samar Vishal reserved the continue till December 10, Ganguly, Banerjee said he has order for October 22. Car in UP minister's officials said. made India and 'Bangla' PNS n HOSHANGABAD Hoshangabad, where their The order was reserved by convoy falls into pit; Posting the order on his offi- entered into the crucial final (West Bengal) proud. match for the Dhyan Chand the court after hearing the cial Twitter account, District DM Anuj Kumar leg on Monday when the "Wish you all the best for Four hockey players, heading Trophy was scheduled on arguments from Marlena 2 policemen injured Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha Jha said in a Supreme Court resumed pro- your term. We were proud of for a Dhyan Chand trophy Monday, he said. who said there was sufficient BHADOH: Two policemen were said,"The order has been issued Twitter post that ceedings on the 38th day after your tenure as CAB (Cricket match, were killed and three The deceased, all in the age ground to summon Gambhir injured when a car deployed in considering safety and securi- the week-long Dussehra break. Association of Bengal) others injured when their car group of 18 to 22 years, were as accused. the security of UP cabinet ty of Ayodhya and those visit- safety and secu- A five-judge Constitution President. overturned after hitting a tree identified as Shahnawaz The court had earlier asked minister Nand Gopal Gupta ing here as Govt's paramount rity of Ayodhya bench headed by Chief Justice Looking forward to a great in Madhya Pradesh's Hussain (from Indore), Adarsh Marlena to prove her locus 'Nandi' fell into a three-foot- concerns." and those visiting of India Ranjan Gogoi, which new innings," she tweeted. Hoshangabad district on Hardua (Itarsi), Ashish Lal standi for filing the petition deep pit, officials said on He added,"I must add that started the day-to-day pro- Ganguly, who is currently Monday, police said. (Jabalpur) and Aniket Varun against Gambhir. Monday. The incident took already there is another order here are govt's ceedings on August 6 after the CAB chief, has pipped The accident took place (Gwalior). The plea, filed by advocate place on Sunday night in the in force since 31.08.2019 cov- prime concerns mediation proceedings failed another former India bats- around 7 am near Raisalpur The injured players - Shan Mohd Irshad, alleged that Aurai police station area. The ering aspects of unlawful to find an amicable solution to man, Brijesh Patel, in a see- village on National Highway Gladwin (Itarasi), Sahil Choure Gambhir has enrolled "delib- minister's vehicle was behind assemblies and undesirable the vexatious dispute, has saw battle and is expected to no. 69, located about 12 km (Itarsi) and Akshay Awasthi erately" and "illegally" as a the car that fell into the pit, the activities. The order dated Ayodhya. The sale and pur- revised the deadline for wrap- be the only nominee for the from the district headquarters, (Gwalior) - were admitted to voter in Karol Bagh and officials said. Gupta took the 12.10.2019 has been issued to chase of crackers will not be ping up the proceedings and president's post at the Indian Hoshangabad Dehat police Narmada Apna Hospital in Rajinder Nagar Assembly injured policemen in his car to cover a couple of points which allowed on the occasion of has fixed it on October 17. cricket board. station in-charge Ashish Pawar Hoshangabad, he added. constituencies. a nearby private hospital, they were not there in the earlier Diwali without permission of Fourteen appeals have been said. While trying to avoid col- All the players were enrolled said. "The incident took place order." the magistrate. filed in the apex court against lision with a vehicle coming at Bhopal's MP Hockey on Sunday night, when the The administration has also Section 144 prohibits assem- the 2010 Allahabad High from the opposite direction, Academy. Madhya Pradesh minister was returning to demanded a large number of bly of four or more people and Court judgment, delivered in the car driver lost control over Chief Minister Kamal Nath Prayagraj. The driver of the security forces to maintain empowers the police to book four civil suits, that the 2.77- the wheels. As a result, the car expressed grief over the death gypsy sustained head injuries, law and order and communal people for rioting. acre land in Ayodhya be par- hit a tree and then overturned, of hockey players in the acci- while Constable Paakhand harmony. Jha told PTI that the The protracted hearing in titioned equally among the Pawar said. dent. "I have directed the offi- Kumar broke his arm," order also restricts drones, the politically sensitive Ram three parties -- the Sunni Waqf The players were returning cials concerned to extend help Superintendent of Police Ram unmanned aerial vehicle for Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Board, the Nirmohi Akhara from Itarsi after celebrating the to families of the deceased and Badan Singh said. filming and shooting inside land dispute at Ayodhya and Ram Lalla. Mamata Banerjee birthday of one of their friends ensure proper medical treat- and were heading to ment of the injured," he said. Gautam Gambhir Ayodhya: Only we are quizzed, Muslim parties tell SC Raj cabinet decides to conduct PNS n NEW DELHI Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan right" to enter and offer prayer Submission was and S A Nazeer, said that the at the site and it does not mean Muslim parties alleged before strongly opposed by idea behind erecting iron railing that they had ownership claim indirect election for civic body heads the Supreme Court on Monday advocate Vaidya- at the disputed site was to sep- over the disputed property. that questions are asked only arate the inner courtyard from As you say they had the right PNS n JAIPUR reporters after the meeting. from them and not posed to the nathan, repre- the outer courtyard. to pray and enter, does it not First direct elections of Hindu side in the politically sen- senting ‘Ram Lalla', By putting up an iron railing, dilute your right to ownership, Rajasthan cabinet on Monday mayor and chairperson were sitive Ram Janmabhoomi land who said: “This is the idea was to separate Hindus the bench asked, adding in case decided to conduct indirect conducted in the state in 2009. dispute case at Ayodhya. and Muslims and it was to of "exclusive ownership" over a election for the post of mayor "A mayor or chairperson This comment was made by the questions have been asked to totally unwarranted” appreciate the fact that Hindus property, can a third person be and chairperson in corporations elected by public usually senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, us only. Of course, we are were offering prayers in the allowed entry and prayer right. and municipalities in state. ignores councilors and devel- appearing for the Muslim par- answering them." Dhavan told senting deity 'Ram Lalla', who outer-courtyard where 'Ram The protracted hearing in the "The cabinet today took a opment gets affected. When a ties, before a 5-judge the bench on the 38th day of the said: "This is totally unwarrant- Chabutra', 'Sita Rasoi', 'Bhandar case has entered the crucial decision for indirect election of directly elected mayor or chair- Constitution bench headed by crucial hearing in the case. ed". Grih' were situated, the court final leg on Monday as the top mayor and chairperson. Ward person is from one party and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The submission was vehe- Dhavan's remark came when said. The bench also took note court resumed proceedings on councilors will now elect the majority in the corporation "Your Lordship didn't ask mently opposed by senior advo- the bench, which also compris- of Dhavan's submissions that the the 38th day after the week-long them," Parliamentary Affairs from other party, it also stalls question to the other side. All cate C S Vaidyanathan, repre- es justices S A Bobde, D Y Hinuds only had "prescriptive Dussehra break. Shanti Dhariwal Minister Shanti Dhariwal told development," he said. Maha polls to be live Khattar ridicules Sonia's appointment as Cong interim chief PNS n SONIPAT (HARYANA) demand that he must immedi- ately tender an apology," the Llikening the opposition party's three- webcast from 9k booths Haryana Chief Minister Congress party tweeted. month effort at choosing a president to PNS n MUMBAI Manohar Lal Khattar has Addressing a poll rally in the Hindi proverb “Khoda Pahad, Nikli ridiculed Sonia Gandhi's return Kharkhoda here on Sunday, The Election Commission has as the Congress chief, likening Khattar launched a fierce attack Chuhiya”, Haryana CM Manohar Lal decided to conduct live web- the opposition party's three- on the Congress and the Khattar said. Congress said this casting from over 9,000 polling month effort at choosing a Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), reflected BJP's “anti-woman” character stations, including sensitive president to the Hindi proverb asking the voters to show the ones, during the next week's "Khoda Pahad Nikli Chuhiya". door to these "family-based Maharashtra Assembly elec- The proverb suggests a big parties". Mahila Congress chief "sheds tears for militants". In the tions, an official said on effort for little gain. Literally, it "These family-based parties Sushmita Dev on Monday said Kharkhoda rally here on Monday. Elections for the 288 means finding a mouse after are there in the state and in the Khattar's remarks against the Sunday, Khattar also took pot- The state polls will also for Assembly seats in the state will digging a mountain. "That too Centre too, what kind of Congress President are a clear shots at the Congress, and said the first time witness use of be held at 96,661 polling sta- a dead one," Khattar added. 'tamasha' these 'Parivarvad'- Manohar Lal Khattar Sonia Gandhi reflection of his and the BJP's its former state unit chief Ashok VVPAT (voter verifiable paper tions on October 21. The Congress was quick to based parties are doing, you disrespectful attitude towards Tanwar quit the party after lev- audit trail) machines, he said. The EC has planned to use hit back, saying the remark by know it. Now, within the fam- said he will not remain party said. women. "We in the Congress elling allegations that "tickets are The EC is using the live 1,79,895 ballot units and the chief minister showed the ily too, fights are taking place. chief after the Congress lost the "They started searching for are committed to upholding the being sold in the Congress". He webcasting system to deter 1,26,505 control units, the "anti-woman" character of the On one side is Pappu and on Lok Sabha polls and Rahul national president throughout dignity in public life, But as a also took a dig at Congress over miscreants from creating official said. ruling Bharatiya Janata Party the other side Mummy," he Baba resigned as party chief. the country for three months woman, I take offence to the its manifesto. problems at polling stations Also, for the first time and demanded an immediate said. Khattar said the Congress He then ask his party to look and after that you know who disgraceful remark made and "They have promised free- and to increase transparency VVPAT (voter verifiable paper apology. took three months to look for for new party chief the outside became the chief--Sonia demand an unconditional apol- bies for which Rs 1.25 lakh in the voting process, the elec- audit trail) machines will be "The chief minister's remarks a national president outside the Gandhi family. We thought it Gandhi. Again the same ogy," she said in a statement. crore will be needed, which can tion official said. used in the Maharashtra polls. are inappropriate, he stooped to Gandhi family, but in the end, was a good thing that they were Gandhi family. 'Khoda Pahad, A week ago, Khattar at anoth- never be fulfilled. They are "Live webcasting would be Total 1,35,021 VVPAT the lowest level and it also chose the family again and moving away from "parivar- Nikli Chuhiya (much ado over er poll rally in the state, had making promises as if state's carried out from 9,673 polling machines will be used to shows the anti-women char- Sonia Gandhi became the vad" (dynastic rule). After all, nothing), woh bhi mari hui', accused the Congress of sym- coffers are their 'Baap Ka Maal' stations in Maharashtra," the increase transparency, the offi- acter of the BJP. We strongly interim chief. we should appreciate good this is their condition," the chief pathising with terrorists and (as if it is their father's proper- EC said in a statement. cial added. condemn his remark and "It was Pappu Chaudhary, he thing of opponents too," he minister added. said president Sonia Gandhi ty)," he said. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 nation 06

SHORT READS Two minor siblings India heaven for minorities, TMC to assess support base drown in pond in Rajasthan's Bundi ahead of municipal polls KOTA: Two minor siblings drowned in a pond while taking a Pak is hell for them: Naqvi PNS n KOLKATA bath in Rajasthan's Bundi district, police said on Monday. Ajay PNS n NEW DELHI The Trinamool Congress lead- Bairwa (12) and his brother Sunil Priority of the ership has decided to conduct Bairwa (8) had gone for bathing India is a "heaven" for minori- government is to a survey to assess its support in Navalpura village under ties while Pakistan has proved provide affordable base and penetration of the Indergarh police station. They to be a "hell" for them, Union BJP in 107 municipalities of had also taken their young sister Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and quality the state and the Kolkata Khushi with them, Station House said on Monday. education to all Municipal Corporation officer Doulat Kumar Sahu said. He also asserted that the the needy sections (KMC) that will go to polls in Ajay and Sunil slipped into deep government was working on a 2020. waters of the pond while bathing war-footing to provide quality of society, The elections to civic bod- and drowned, he said. Khushi education and employment including ies are being tipped as "mini rushed to home and informed oriented skills to the needy minorities, he said assembly elections" ahead of her family members, who including minorities. is to provide affordable and from various states have been the crucial 2021 assembly poll reported the matter to police, Speaking at the 25th Silver quality education to all the trained by the ministry, he said. in West Bengal. The survey will look into aspects like Sahu said. Their bodies were Jubilee function and annual needy sections of society More than 10 lakh students employment and employment Speaking to PTI on condi- our support base among people, local fished out late Sunday evening. conference of State including minorities and their from six notified minority opportunities to master arti- tion of anonymity, TMC issues, image of councillors, grievances They were handed over to the Channelising Agencies of economic empowerment communities- Jain, Parsi, sans and culinary experts. sources said that the survey family members Sunday morning National Minorities through employment oriented Buddhist, Christian, Sikh and The minister also said that would be conducted by the of the locals and penetration of the BJP after post-mortem, he said. Development and Finance skill development," he said. Muslims- have been given pre- 100 per cent digitisation of party with the active help of in those areas. The survey is likely to Corporation (NMDFC) here, Naqvi said easy loans worth matric, post-matric, merit- Waqf properties across the poll strategist Prashant Kishor start in November, a TMC leader said Naqvi credited the PM for Rs 3000 crore have been pro- cum-means and other scholar- country has been completed. and his I-PAC team. Parl panel seeks new making India a "role model" for vided in the last five years by ships. "There are about 6 lakh reg- Following the TMC's dismal methods to settle "inclusive growth and positive NMDFC to more than 8.30 Naqvi said, "We will provide istered Waqf properties across performance in the 2019 Lok didates would be conducted state, will act as an indicator of disputes with govt progress" globally. lakh beneficiaries for various scholarships to five crore stu- the country. A programme on Sabha polls, the party had for the municipal polls, the a possible outcome of the 2021 "India is a heaven for economic activities. dents in the next five years. war footing is going on for 100 appointed the I-PAC to shore leader said. assembly poll. NEW DELHI: Against the minorities while Pakistan has He also said that from the During the last five years, per cent Geo tagging and dig- up its popularity in the state The Trinamool Congress The municipal polls have backdrop of huge backlog of proved to be a hell for minori- first day of this government, scholarships had been provid- italisation of Waqf properties ahead of the 2021 assembly leadership has called a meeting acquired more importance due cases in the courts, members of a ties. The Modi Government the ministry of minority affairs ed to more than 3.18 crore stu- across the country to ensure election. of ward, block and district to the BJP making deep parliamentary panel on Monday has been working on a war- has been working effectively dents belonging to minority these properties can be "The survey would look into committees' presidents on inroads in the state and emerg- questioned top Law Ministry footing to provide quality and for educational and economic communities which included utilised for welfare of society. various aspects, including our Tuesday. ing as the main challenger to officials on why alternate affordable education, employ- empowerment of minorities. about 60 per cent girl students. GIS/GPS mapping of waqf support base among people, West Bengal Chief Minister the ruling TMC by pushing the methods are not being used to ment oriented skill develop- Under the programme to He said the ministry will properties has been initiated local issues, image of the coun- and TMC supremo Mamata Congress and the Left Front to resolve legal disputes involving ment and basic infrastructure connect madrasas with main- organise "Hunar Haat" in the with the help of IIT Roorkee cillors, grievances of the locals Banerjee, along with senior distant third and fourth posi- the government to reduce to every needy in society. stream education system, about next five years across the coun- and Aligarh Muslim and penetration of the BJP in party functionaries and tion respectively. pendency, sources said. Law "Priority of the government 150 teachers from madrasas try to provide market and University," he said. those areas. If everything goes Prashant Kishor, will attend the The BJP in 2019 Secretary (Department of Legal well, the survey is likely to start meeting to prepare a draft Parliamentary election bagged Affairs) Alok Shrivastava made from November and by strategy for the municipal 18 out of the 42 Lok Sabha presentations on functioning of February 2020, we will have polls. seats in the state, just four less the department and alternative Pak Rangers the report," a senior TMC According to party sources, than the ruling TMC. The dispute resolution (ADR) Corruption in police leads leader said. the results of the 107 munici- TMC's tally has come down mechanisms in a meeting on target villages, Based on the report, the pal polls and the KMC, cover- from 34 in 2014 to 22 seats in Monday before the Parliament's strategy and selection of can- ing nearly 60 per cent of the this election. standing committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, to crime in Delhi: AAP border outposts Law and Justice. Members also PNS n NEW DELHI asked about the number of cases The AAP said the along IB Avoid burning in which the government is the The main reason for increasing BJP was raising PNS n JAMMU litigant and sought detailed crime in Delhi is corruption in the NRC issue to crop residue: response from the Department of the policing system "from bot- Pakistan Rangers fired from Legal Affairs in the form of a tom to top", the Aam Aadmi "divert" people's small arms to target areas questionnaire to be sent to the attention from the Yogi to farmers department. If it is true as is being Party said on Monday, hitting along the International PNS n LUCKNOW reported that the government is back at the BJP which has increasing crime Border in Jammu and the major litigant, then why not sought the implementation of Kashmir's Kathua district, NRC to identify and evict ille- rate in the national officials said on Monday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister explore alternate methods of capital resolving disputes involving the gal immigrants. There was no damage to Yogi Adityanath on Monday government to dent huge The AAP said the BJP was any property in the ceasefire appealed to the farmers of the pendency of cases, a member raising the NRC issue to "divert" Gopal Rai violations that took place state to avoid burning crop asked the Secretary Legal Affairs, people's attention from the case within 24 hours. overnight, they said. residue as its damages the sources said. Members increasing crime rate in the police. The miserable failure of "But what is the condition of The Pakistani Rangers environment. expressed concern over the weak national capital. Senior party BJP is making Delhi a jungle the registered cases? Why not opened fire on BoPs and vil- He asked the departments enforcement of contracts in the leader Gopal Rai said over raj," he said, alleging the the BJP are the police working on those lages in Chadwal belt of concerned to create aware- country scaring away the foreign 2,12,000 incidents of crimes was not working for a solution cases ?" Hiranagar sector. ness among the farmers investors and also said huge have been reported this year till to this problem. "If the BJP does not reveal the about the ill-effects of stub- government funds are locked up September. The Delhi police comes reason for the increasing crimes Temple elephant ble burning. in disputes on account of delay in "I want to challenge the under the Union home min- and the police inaction then the "Animals do not get their settling the appeals in the apex Centre, please reveal how many istry and the ruling AAP has AAP will hold 'pol kholo rightful share of fodder due to tribunal. In his response Bangladeshis or terrorists from often said it wants the control abhiyaan' to expose the BJP," the stubble burning. The practice Pakistan are involved in these over the force. AAP leader said, adding, "the passes away also kills the friendly bacteria Secretary (Legal Affairs) explained that the measures are being taken cases and why they have not Rai said when a snatching main reason behind such and fungi present in abun- n by the government in recent been arrested yet," Rai said. incident happened with the increasing crime is corruption PNS THRISSUR (KER) dance in the soil. Thus stub- times to fill up large number of "The BJP should release a niece of Prime Minister present within the police system Known as ble burning permanently vacancies in the Income Tax white paper to make people Narendra Modi, the whole from bottom to top. Therefore, "Rajendran", a 70-year old ‘devotees elephant’, damages the environment and Appellate Tribunals for early know how many crime cases police department "became the BJP is bringing the NRC temple elephant belonging to the majestic fertility of the soil," Adityanath disposal of cases. are being solved in Delhi by hyperactive" and solved the issue to divert the attention." Paramekkavu Devaswom, said. He was addressing a who was a regular presence in pachyderm was workshop on National Clean the famed Thrissur Pooram part of the 34- Air Programme organised at festivities for over 50 years, member group of Indira Gandhi Pratishthan died here early on Monday fol- here. He said attempts should 10 arrested in witchcraft lowing age related ailments. elephants taken be made by the departments The majestic pachyderm from Thrissur to concerned to promote tech- was part of the 34-member Delhi for the 1982 niques among the farmers group of elephants taken from that the stubble is converted torture case in Odisha Thrissur to Delhi for the 1982 Asian Games into organic fertilizer. PNS n BERHAMPUR (ODISHA) black magic by Nayak had Asian Games opening cere- opening ceremony "Over the years, environ- resulted in the man's death, mony. mental pollution has emerged Ten persons have been arrest- Mishra said. Nayak fled the vil- Known as "devotees ele- as a serious global problem. ed for allegedly pulling out the lage out of fear after being tor- phant", the majestic tusker, presence in various festivities Love for nature and use of teeth of a 55-year-old man and tured by the villagers on which was loved and respect- in the cultural capital, includ- technology can help over- forcing him to consume human Thursday and took shelter in a ed, died at around 3 a.m, ing Arattupuzha Pooram, the come this serious problem," excreta after suspecting him of relatives house at Bhanjanagar. devaswom sources said. largest and oldest temple fes- the chief minister said. practising witchcraft in Ganjam Some other people, who The animal had been tival held at the Sree sastha "Environment protection district, police said on Monday. were also involved in the attack, brought to the Paramekkavu shrine here. has been our tradition," he The incident occurred at basis of a complaint filed by the will also be arrested, said the temple in 1955 when it was Tall and majestic, the ele- added. Adityanath said his Jhada Sahi under Jagannath victim Sudam Nayak on Friday, SDPO. around 12 years. phant was a crowd puller at the government "successfully" Prasad police station, 80 km said Sub-Divisional Police Recently, the police had Then Melshanthi (chief Thrissur Pooram, the biggest experimented with waste 185 dengue cases from here, on Thursday and the Officer (SDPO), Bhanjanagar, arrested 35 people in Gopapur priest) Parameshwara traditional cultural extrava- management during the reli- accused were arrested on S S Mishra. village under Khallikote police Namboodiri had raised ganza of God's Own country, gious event, Kumbh. "The Sunday, a police officer said. The accused, most of them station limits in the district for around Rs 4,000 from devotees the sources said. divinity, magnificence and This was the second such distant relatives of the victim, allegedly pulling out the teeth for the purchase of the tusker Education Minister C cleanliness of Kumbh was in Oct, total mounts case of torture triggered by sus- held Nayak responsible for the of six elderly men and forcing which has been participating Raveedranath said the ele- appreciated all over the world. picion of practising black magic death of a 20-year-old man them to consume human exc- in the Pooram festivities since phant was liked by all Pooram This proves that the problem in the district in last fortnight. about a fortnight ago, the SDPO reta, suspecting them of prac- 1967. and elephant lovers and his of pollution can be overcome to 467 in Delhi The arrests were made on the said. They alleged that use of tising witchcraft. The tusker was a constant death has pained everyone. to a large extent,” he said. PNS n NEW DELHI were recorded in August, 54 in July, 35 in June, eight in May Cases of dengue have spiked in and one in April, it said. the national capital with at least Malaria cases had outstripped Swimming, water safety training should be must in school: Experts 111 of those being reported in those of dengue in Delhi for the the last one week, taking the past several weeks, but dengue PNS n NEW DELHI should become a global phe- total number of people affect- has once again eclipsed malar- According to WHO statistics, over 3.6 nomenon. Countries like India, ed by the vector-borne disease ia as far as the infection count Taking inspiration from lakh people die due to drowning where floods are a frequent this year in Delhi to 467, is concerned in Delhi. Norway and United Kingdom, worldwide and as per the National thing in some parts of the according to a municipal According to the report, at least India should consider introduc- country, training children in report released on Monday. 118 cases of chikungunya have ing swimming and water safe- Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures, water safety becomes even more The number of malaria also been reported this year. ty training as a mandatory part 80 people drown in India every day important". cases recorded till October 12 Last year, 2,798 dengue cases of their physical education cur- There are certain private has also risen to 459, it said. and four deaths were record- riculum in schools to reduce academies offering these lessons October alone has seen 185 ed by the SDMC. It had also drowning deaths and water ally recognised or mandated water safety. for children in India and some cases of dengue while 190 cases reported 473 cases of malaria related accidents, experts have programs for children under "Around 80 per cent people volunteer organisations rooting were reported in September. and 165 cases of chikungunya. said. four and swimming lessons drown due to lack of swimming for the cause. However, 91 cases of malaria Both the Delhi government Since 1994, swimming and aren't mandatory. skills. That is why now swim- The Rashtriya Life Saving have been recorded this month and local bodies have been water safety has been a statuto- "The entire responsibility lies ming ability and water compe- Society (RLSS), India, had till October 12 while September making efforts to raise aware- ry element of the national cur- on parents and carers to ensure tency are mandatory part of recently launched a "Swim N saw 214 cases. Till October 5, ness on precautions to ensure riculum for physical education "India accounts for a signifi- Health's injury division. children are safe around water. Norway's school curriculum Survive Pilot Project" in Kerala the city had recorded 356 that there is no breeding of in England while Norway intro- cant proportion of drowning Jagnoor, who was part of a But the reality is that for many and are implemented from class as a water safety initiative to cases of dengue, marking a rise mosquito larvae. duced the programme in 2015. deaths worldwide with more team conducting a drowning families, swimming lessons are 1 until 10th grade. The levels increase the skills of children in of 111 fresh cases in the past The AAP government has While there are many private than a third occurring among mortality survey in India, also not accessible due to cost or remain different but it is the order to prevent drowning and one week, according to civic started an anti-dengue cam- as well as government schools children who are less than five proposed the idea of having locality," she said. schools' obligation to teach increase participation in safe authorities. Of the total 467 paign '10Hafte, 10Baje, in India with swimming pools, years of age. mandatory swimming lessons in The Central Board of them not only to swim but also aquatic activity. dengue cases, August record- 10Minute' urging people to the activity remains optional "Drowning deaths in this age schools at the World Drowning Secondary Education (CBSE) in how to behave in water environ- "Inability to swim is a major ed 52 cases, July recorded 18, inspect their house for any and is also seen as a leisure skill group have been reported to be Prevention Conference in India had last year mandated ment," Claire Ann Alfonso, setback among children and June witnessed 11 cases and standing water. The campaign than being a necessity. three times higher in rural Durban last week. having a sports period in President of Nowegian Life absence of infrastructure such the rest was registered between — from September 1 and According to WHO statistics, areas than in urban areas and "The unprecedented number schools daily where students Saving Scoety told PTI. Alfonos, as clean swimming pools and a January and May, according to November 15 — to combat over 3.6 lakh people die due to this may be due to the high of drowning incidents is a wake- could opt for different sports as who was member of the cur- structured training programme the South Delhi Municipal dengue has garnered support drowning worldwide and as number of open areas of water up call for the Indian govern- per their choice. While swim- riculum drafting committee to cater to the numbers is the Corporation (SDMC), which from several personalities, per the National Crime Records in and near rural communities, ment to make a national water ming is among the available when swimming was intro- biggest challenge in reversing tabulates the data on vector- including cricket legend Kapil Bureau (NCRB) figures, 80 including ponds, rivers and safety education program for options at schools with required duced as mandatory part, said, the trend," according to Rear borne diseases in the city. Dev, many Bollywood actors people drown in India every canals," said Jagnoor Jagnoor children an urgent priority. infrastructure, it is not manda- "We believe that more countries Admiral Purushottam Dutt As many as 56 malaria cases and well-known journalists. day. from George Institute for Global There simply aren't any nation- tory and does not pertain to should adopt the practice and it Sharma, President of RLSS. {art} HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 vivacity 07 A HISTORIAN’S TAKE

While writing a book on the East India Company, WILLIAM DALRYMPLE shot historical milestones and monuments on his cellphone, the striking black and white images conveying the immediacy and lack of pretension. By UMA NAIR

illiam Dalrymple’s trail of of Srirangapatnam and a few places what you see when you go some- tographer. While he photographs all committed humanist. Unlike a num- his new book — the jour- in Pakistan. where today is not what Shah Alam these places, we can sense a certain ber of run-of-the-mill photojournal- Wney of the East India Dalrymple’s book is about small saw in the early 1800s. For example, brand of sensitivity. “The Mughal ists as well as mundane, pedestrian Company as it steadily laid claim to and larger truths, about exploitation the Red Fort today is completely dif- empire, which had been one super- documentary photographers, the Indian subcontinent — brought and diatribes but his photographs at ferent; nonetheless, if you’ve never centralised, hyper-organised empire, Dalrymple comes through as an him up, close to all historical strong- Vadehra are the stuff of nostalgia. In been to the Red Fort, you can’t pos- suddenly fragmented overnight — observer who is far from neutral. holds of major dynasties of the day. his photo book, published by Harper sibly imagine what his life had been like a mirror dropped from a first- Rather he comes through as a pas- So he chose to photograph them on Collins, he writes, “I have travelled like.” floor window,” said Dalrymple about sionate historian who has a human his Samsung Edge. Forty of the strik- from the Red Fort and Jama Masjid The blacks and whites have his work in an exclusive interview. pulse and a viewpoint about ing black and white images feature of Delhi to the Company’s head- about them a surreal stillness. While His images give an hour-glass exploitation, atrocities and colonial in the exhibition, The Historian’s quarters in Calcutta,” “...from the each image has something to pon- definition to an area of photography hangovers. He is a champion of the Eye, at Vadehra Contemporary capital of the nawabs of Bengal in der, it is the Delhi series that grabs that has a specific point of view. narrative with an eye on integrity. studio. They convey the immedi- Murshidabad to as far south as Tipu you by the eyeballs because it is These images talk to us through the In more ways than one, you acy and lack of pretension that a Sultan’s base of Srirangapatnam, a steeped in the beauty of solitude. tapestry of faith and the veil of his- remember the words of the last cellphone offers in recording fortified island in the Cauvery river Jama Masjid is a panoramic flat lin- tory. It unravels Mughal, Bahadur Shah Zafar, just the world around us. For trig- between Mysore and Bangalore.” ear image that distills the tide of Dalrymple before his death: “Delhi was once a ger-happy cellphone photogra- The political dynamics at the time. Jantar Mantar has its geomet- as a pho- paradise/ Where Love held sway phers all over the world, time were tense, rife with family ric gravitas while Rajon ki baoli, tographer and reigned/ But its charm lies Dalrymple has said: feuds and exiled rulers, Marathas Mehrauli, has an aura of antiqui- who is also a ravished now/ And only ruins “Photography should always and Mughals in a state of constant ty. Among narratives that capture remain.” be about the eye, not the conflict, and all the while the shad- evocative experiences is equipment.” ow of the Company looming steadi- Monsoon afternoon at The grainy, haunting ly larger. Safdarjung Tomb. images depict places in His travels to various historical Dalrymple surfaces as a Delhi as well as the East sites become his subject. “I certain- concerned historian and pho- India Company’s head- ly find that when I’m writing, my quarters in Calcutta, view of an event is almost always the capital of the completely changed by visiting the nawabs of Bengal in site,” he explains. “Obviously, every- Murshidabad, Tipu thing has changed in 250 Sultan’s base years and

rchaeologists excavating Awhat may have been an ancient Roman drinking Finding fresco den, in the ruined city of The saxophone goes silent Pompeii, they have New wall art with gladiators discovered in Italy unearthed a well-preserved An innovator, who the instrument was unique and Festival in Mexico, the Music wall painting of gladiators in unknown. The losing gladi- in 79 AD Last October, the original. Until then, nobody Hall Festival in Paris, USA, action, complete with realis- ator is holding up his finger finding of a charcoal inscrip- put the instrument had dared to even try playing Canada, and so on. He was the tically gory wounds. to “implore for mercy,” he tion suggested that the erup- the complicated Carnatic music first Carnatic musician to be The three ft by 4.5ft fres- noted. tion happened in October 79 on the map of notes on it. There were already invited to perform at the BBC co is located in the Regio V The gladiators’ fresco is AD rather than August of the several artistes playing the clar- promenade concert at the Royal site, in the northern section the latest finding in the same year, as was previous- Carnatic music, inet. But the saxophone was Albert Hall in London in 1994. of Pompeii’s archaeological Pompeii park, which has ly believed. KADRI GOPALNATH unexplored. Well, it was a devil His name eventually became park, in an area not current- yielded dozens of impressive Franceschini stressed that needed to be tamed. And synonymous with the Carnatic ly accessible to visitors. It was discoveries in the last two that the fresco finding “real- will be sorely missed Gopalnath did it. saxophone much like Mandolin found on a wall beneath the years. But the site in recent ly shows that Pompeii is an Initially, he also faced a lot was associated with the prodi- stairwell of what was prob- years has also received bad inexhaustible source of by thousands of music of opposition from the conser- gy stalwart U Shrinivas. ably a tavern or a wine shop. publicity due to decay and research and knowledge for vative establishment that patro- He was the Asthana Vidwan “The fresco decorated a poor maintenance. the archaeologist of today lovers worldwide, nised the genre. However, even- of prominent religious institu- place used by gladiators, Italy’s Culture Minister, and for the future.” says VEEJAY SAI tually, it was through his own tions like the Sringeri Sharada perhaps a watering hole also Dario Franceschini, hailed As part of a multi-mil- music that he was able to con- Peetham, Ahobila Mutt and frequented by prostitutes,” the discovery recently, not- lion project founded by the ast Friday, the world woke vince them that it was possible Pillayarpatti temple. He record- said Massimo Osanna, direc- ing that “a few years ago European Union, Pompeii is Lup to the news of the sud- to have a Carnatic saxophone. ed several noteworthy albums, tor general of the archeolog- Pompeii was known around currently undergoing its den demise of Carnatic saxo- Soon some of the biggest insti- some of which are East-West ical park. “Of particular the world for its negative most extensive excavations phone maestro Kadri tutions invited him to perform and Southern Brothers with interest in this fresco is the image... Today’s story is one since the 1950s, with archae- Gopalnath (1949-2019). He — the prestigious Music American jazz and classical extremely realistic represen- of redemption.” ologists removing tons of was 69, unexpected because he Academy of Madras, Narada flautist James Newton. The tation of the wounds,” said Pompeii was a flourish- debris from long-buried was in great health and has Gana Sabha, Krishna Gana 2008 album with American Osanna, adding that the out- ing city destroyed by the areas of the city. been regularly performing Sabha and so forth. He had composer Rudresh come of the fight is eruption of Mount Vesuvius —AP across venues. With his passing, proved that the most complex Mahanthappa Kinsmen is his the world of Indian classical of Carnatic pieces could be another notable album. He was music lost a pioneer and an performed perfectly on a mod- also popular for his music jugal- innovator. ern Western instrument. In bandis. From pianist Adnan Gopalnath was born at one of his many concerts, the Sami to Hindustani flautist Sajeepa Mooda in the Dakshina famous film director K Praveen Godkhindi, he never Kannada Taluk of Bantwal on Growing up in a poor fam- him further innovations on Balachander and young music hesitated to perform even if the December 6, 1949. He was the ily was not easy for the budding the instrument. director A R Rahman were other artistes were far younger third among nine children of musician. He even rolled beed- While the Nagaswaram has present. They invited him to in age than him. He was called Nagaswaram artiste Taniyappa is to earn some money. He went been integral to Carnatic perform for their films. the “Saxophone Chakravarthy.” and Thangamma, a home- for various auditions at the AIR instrumental music from Gopalnath’s music was Several awards and recog- maker. He learnt to play the and was selected in the ‘B ancient times, being played at hence heard in the famous song nitions came his way for his Nagaswaram and clarinet at an High’ category. After making a temples and other festival cer- Anjali Anjali Pushpanjali in the immense contribution to music. early age. It was during some debut at the All-India Radio in emonies, the other instruments film Duet (1994), starring In 2008, the album Blue Dussehra celebrations in 1978, there was no looking were fairly alien to the genre. Prabhu. The song was an Rhizome, by the New Quartet, Mysore that he heard the palace back. The Bombay Jazz Festival The Mysore Palace was famous astounding success and numer- featured a title Gopalnath com- band. The saxophone highly 1980 saw him as an instant hit for kings who were great ous offers followed post that. posed by Karl Seigfried. Apart attracted the eight-year-old. when he performed with John patrons of art and music. The However, going by what music of this, he was also awarded the He began training in it under Handy. palace had its own band, one critic Subbudu had said, Tamil Nadu state award Gopalakrishna Iyer in Later, he also went to train which inspired Gopalnath. Gopalnath refused all film Kalaimamani, the Central Mangalore and later from with Mridangam maestro and Though initially he performed offers and stuck to performing Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Balakrishna Pillai in singer Sangita Kalanidhi T V on the existing saxophones, he only Carnatic music. (2004), the Padma Shri (2004) Kumbakonam. A priest heard Gopalakrishnan. Fondly eventually worked closely with Gopalnath was invited reg- and the Sangita Choodamani him and invited him to per- addressed as “TVG,” he was a company in Hyderabad and ularly to perform at classical (2018). form during a puja in the Kadri already a guru to stalwarts like engineered his own instrument music festivals across the world, One of Gopalnath’s two temple, which was his official film music director Ilayaraja to adapt it to Carnatic music. be it the Berlin Jazz Festival, sons, Manikanth Kadri, is a debut. He was only 15. and several others. TVG taught Gopalnath’s innovation on International Cervantino music composer.

WATCH OUT urated by Priyanka erendipity Arts C allery Art SFoundation, in Banerjee, GMotif collaboration with Panorama-16 is a presents Of Foundation for Indian group art exhibition Paper, an Contemporary Art, that delves deep exhibition presents Open Day, into contemporary featuring recent which gives insight into social issues like pieces by six how to view cities as an shrinking habitats of artists who work extended studio, mining flora and fauna, with paper as various resources, global warming, individuals, and forming the medium of spiritual harmony, ive Unbound, an art exhibition curated by their own support their art. WHEN: feminism and more. Sugandha Chagti, is a contemporary art ritten by Danish Iqbal and directed by structures. WHEN: Till L Till November 2 WHEN: October 19 project showcasing the artists' true Mustajab Malik, Joker Theatre Group and October 20 TIME: 11 am W to 25 TIME: 11 am creativity and wholeness that make them BFTA presents Daastan-e-Ram, a play that TIME: 10 am to to 6 pm (closed on who they are. WHEN: Till October 30 TIME: recreates the Ramayana in Urdu. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: Sunday) WHERE: C-340, to 7 pm WHERE: WHERE: Modern Art Gallery, Santushti October 16 TIME: 6 pm WHERE: Sri Ram Gallery Art Chetna Marg, Defence Gallery 1, Lalit Kala Shopping Complex, Chanakyapuri. Centre for Performing Arts. Motif. Colony. Akademi. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Haze threatens Delhi The time for debates is over. There is no option but to get What of primordial faith? into the action mode if we do not want a toxic winter ahead ow that the late burst of rains and high winds have petered out, the illusion of Indian courts are increasingly wading into theology, challenging Hindu dharma Na clear blue sky has been shattered with the rude reality of smoggy mornings and the and are deciding the essential in an interventionist manner autumnal haze. Clearly even predictive mod- els and estimates have not been enough to pre- pare for a toxic winter. Citizens woke up to a dull Monday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) breaching the 200-mark danger of “very poor” environs across Delhi and NCR. It looks like we may have to jump from mission mode to action mode swiftly as data analytics are SANDHYA JAIN simply not making sense. Just last week, the Government had claimed how stub- ble burning, which releases a complex set of aerosols and gases, had declined n Tripura, the Molsom tribesmen cel- in the neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Anecdotal ground ebrate the Sangkrak puja during evidence and satellite data, however, point to the contrary. Images released by maagh (January-February). Sangkrak is their kula devata (clan deity) and NASA, too, confirm sporadic crop burning in North India since October 13, five goats, chicken and pigs (sometimes days after Dussehra. Around 350 stubble-burning incidents have been report- buffaloes)I are sacrificed by the priest. At least ed through satellite mapping in the last 15 days itself, according to Haryana State 14 animals are sacrificed as chaudha deva- ta (14 gods) puja is part of the ritual. More Pollution Control Board. The smoke from crop residue is expected to make up animals are offered if the community wish- six per cent of the city’s pollutant load. This even before Diwali. Beyond the imme- es, after which the meat is cooked and dis- diate repercussions of burning paddy, other sources include pollution from vehi- tributed as prasad (sacred offering). The sacrifice of life — for sharing one’s cles, industries, diesel gen-sets, open waste burning and above all, soil and road good fortune (harvest) with the divine — is dust — all of which contribute in small and greater proportions to exacerbate conducted with utmost sobriety and piety particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx) sulfur dioxide and carbon monox- in temples or open altars. There is nothing voyeuristic about it: Life is returned to its ide levels in the air. source for renewal. The hoary traditions of It’s not that solutions have not been offered by successive Governments, India’s diverse communities are sanctified by both at the Centre and the State, but they are still piecemeal. A holistic recovery tradition and sometimes mentioned in plan means that we have to rise above the political impacts of restrictive moves, sacred texts. The Yajur Veda mentions ani- mal sacrifice, which is today mostly linked and most importantly, our existing behavioural patterns and conveniences. The with Shakta (Devi) traditions, widely preva- late 1990s saw the release of a White Paper, which called for a multi-sectoral lent in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and action plan for five years. But apart from the vehicular shift to using compressed Odisha, where Durga puja during Navratri is accompanied by animal sacrifice to com- natural gas (CNG) for fuel and the relocation of brick kilns to the outskirts of the memorate the slaying of the asura, Mahisha, city, nothing else was followed up on. Next came the National Green Tribunal who took the form of a buffalo. essence of economic, commer- amendment and to varying inter- Indian courts are increasing- (NGT)’s order on banning crop waste burning but this is half-hearted at best. Hindu dharma is not a canonical faith like cial, political or secular charac- pretations by courts at various ly wading into theology to the the Abrahamic creeds. It is not codified as the ter and, hence, the action of the times, the Tripura High Court detriment of the Hindu dharma. That’s because the ban has been patchy, the complaints have been few (only immutable word of a particular god as con- State in offering such an animal declared, “Constitutional values In the Shirur Mutt case (1954), 58 FIRs have been registered in Haryana this season) without retributive action veyed through a messenger. The tradition is for sacrifice is neither permissi- are to be embraced and not to be the Supreme Court enunciated a and there has been too much passing the buck on who should own its imple- sacred in itself; changes are sanctified as ble under the Indian Constitution THE COURT ISSUED superseded by personal beliefs.” doctrine of essential religious desired by age. The existence of a text does nor any statute.” This means that non-canonical practice and ruled that the “essen- mentation. Although the ban has been in force for almost three years now, farm- not prevent change; absence of one does not The court asserted that the A BLANKET BAN ON traditions of non-monotheistic tial part of a religion” should be ers violate it routinely, agreeing to pay up the `2,500 fine per two hectares instead negate hoary beliefs and practices. “right of offering an animal for SACRIFICE WITHIN faiths are subordinate to judicial- ascertained with reference to of costly weeding or conversion processes. Churning the stubble, which includes Flawed equivalence led the Tripura sacrifice is not an integral and ly determined “constitutional the doctrines of that religion itself. High Court to ban sacrifice of animals in essential part of the religion, pro- ANY TEMPLE IN values” that are not mentioned or But now courts are deciding the rent for the machine, cost of diesel and labour charges, lands anywhere close State-run temples on the eve of Durga ash- tected under Article 25(1) of the defined in any law. “essential” in an interventionist to `6,000-7,000 per acre. Besides, the equipment itself remains beyond the reach tami. The shocked State Government is con- Constitution.” Declaring that the TRIPURA AND The court issued a blanket manner. of small and marginal farmers, forget about the lengthy bureaucratic process sidering an appeal before the Supreme “State has no religion other than ORDERED THE ban on sacrifice within any Five centuries of sacrifice in Court, while a scion of the erstwhile royal constitutionalism and the expres- temple in Tripura and ordered Tripura temples makes the ritu- they have to go through to rent it. So without incentives, no logic would work family said the court cannot overrule sion ‘person’ under Article 25 has DISTRICT the district magistrate/collector al “settled usage and custom.” The for them. Finally, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released a graded promises made at Accession (September 9, to be in reference to natural per- MAGISTRATE/ and superintendent of police of fact that the State Government action plan with an incremental response, depending upon the air quality. However, 1947) whereby the State Government would son”, as in the case of the Supreme COLLECTOR AND all districts to ensure compliance shouldered this responsibility in with this necessitating a multi-pronged approach to tackle pollution, controlling continue sponsorship (including sacrifice of Court’s verdict in Sabarimala, it by installing CCTV cameras in 1947 means the deity(s) should animals) of several traditional tribal pujas in ruled that the “withdrawal of SUPERINTENDENT the temples and placing the have been treated as a juristic agencies remained pitted against one another, unable to divide responsibilities 14 temples, including Mata Tripureswari such practice would not tanta- video recording before the court entity(s) with the right to its spe- among themselves. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government led by Arvind temple and Durga Bari. mount to any change, fundamen- OF POLICE OF ALL every month. It is questionable cial puja-paddhati. Indeed, the Responding to a writ petition(C)(PIL) tal in character of the religion.” DISTRICTS TO if the Constitution permits diversity of Hindu tradition enti- Kejriwal, too, has been doing its bit at the individual level with the pyrrhic odd- No.2/2018 by Subhas Bhattacharjee (who is Pointing out that human courts to undertake such track- tles all deities with distinct ritu- even scheme. But even that has never been holistic, with a host of exemptions, unlikely to use the Tripura precedent to force sacrifice was stopped (by King ENSURE ing. The Tripura judgement als to be treated as denominations the more polluting two-wheelers being among them. Similar odd-even plans in the issue in West Bengal), the Tripura High Gobinda Manikya, 1660-1667, COMPLIANCE BY approvingly cites the Supreme under Article 26 of the other cities like Paris were complemented by making public transport system Court on September 27, 2019, declared bali 1671-78), the court ruled that the Court’s verdict on Sabarimala Constitution. (sacrifice) a “social evil” and “against the 500-year-old tradition of sacrific- INSTALLING CCTV (2018) that trampled the reli- Finally, the most distressing free for all during the operable time period, which led to its resounding success. Constitutional mandate and spirit.” ing animals in Tripureswari Devi CAMERAS IN THE gious sensitivities of devotees in part of the judgement was the It’s another matter that Delhi lacks the advantage of a robust transport system. At a time when more and more State Temple, either by the State or by pursuit of a reformist agenda of comment that sacrifice cannot be Its current fleet of buses and other forms of transport like the Metro are inade- Governments are taking over the manage- an individual, is not an essential TEMPLES. IT IS giving equality to women of a permitted as Tripureswari tem- ment of cash-rich Hindu temples and divert- part of the religion and is not pro- particular age group, who did ple is being promoted as an quate for the commuting traffic. Besides, Delhi still has a problem of proximity ing monies offered by devotees to their deities tected under Article 25(1) and QUESTIONABLE IF not want this “liberation.” “international tourist destina- to industrial units that have to be shut down should the situation get out of hand. to non-religious purposes, the court ruled that held it to be against the princi- THE CONSTITUTION The issue of locus standi is tion” for people of all beliefs and There is no dearth of good intention but pollution should now be treated as a the State can regulate or restrict any econom- ple/doctrine of morality and relevant. The Tripura bench faiths. Henceforth, the imagined ic, financial, political or secular activity asso- health, and also against the pro- PERMITS COURTS hailed the petitioner as a retired tastes of tourists will dictate the permanent rather than a seasonal problem and a unified protocol set in motion. ciated with a religious practice. The visions of the Prevention of TO UNDERTAKE judicial officer but there is noth- worship of the Devi. Is this an Planning, monitoring, action and evaluation sum up a good policy measure and Government may participate in religious Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960. It ing on record to show that he was essential part of secularism and Delhi cannot do with spurts of conscience anymore. activities, “which are secular in nature”, called the practice violative of SUCH TRACKING a believer. Yet, he has ensured constitutionalism? (whatever that means) but the “act of the State Article 21 of the Constitution of codification of “essential” reli- (The writer is Senior Fellow, of offering one goat every day, for a sacrifice India. gious practices in Hindu temples Nehru Memorial Museum and in the Mata Tripureswari temple and other Though constitutional pro- and tampered with the very Library; the views expressed are Bangla pride temples on certain occasions, lacks the visions are subject to legislative nature of the faith. personal) In a historic day for Bengalis, Abhijit Banerjee and Sourav Ganguly seal their achievements with a top prize and job S O U N D BITE et another Bengali has won a Nobel Prize Modi is the loudspeaker of I have never walked The victims of LeT’s vicious Pakistan is under a lot of for Economics. Abhijit Banerjee, along- big businessmen. He has out of a film due to pay attacks deserve to see these pressure at the FATF meet- side Ester Duflo and Michael Kremer, won been taking money from the disparity but I hope to get individuals (terrorists) ing, currently under way in Y pockets of the poor to give paid as much as my male prosecuted now, along with Paris, to rein in terror groups the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic it away to his rich friends. co-stars in films. LeT leader Hafiz Saeed. operating from its soil. Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. This news Congress leader Actor US diplomat National Security Advisor followed another development where Sourav —Rahul Gandhi —Kareena Kapoor Khan —Alice Wells —Ajit Doval Ganguly, the legendary Indian cricket team cap- tain, got the top job at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Banerjee’s work in the field of poverty alleviation is path-break- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR ing. His ideas have helped successive Accept reality lynched some members of the Governments plan policy interventions, par- Barriers to a digital economy black community. ticularly in education. The Nobel prize is the second for an economist, who start- Bhagwat’s take on the econ- ed his educational career at Kolkata’s famed Presidency College after Amartya Sir — Rashtriya Swayamsevak tressing on the need to go digital, the Government omy is also disquieting. There is Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Singh has spared no efforts to ensure that the message no denying that the vision of a Sen. As for Ganguly, almost every Indian cricket fan will tell you that today’s dom- Bhagwat recently said that “lynch- Sis spread loud and clear. India is today rushing head- nation in which one majority reli- inating Indian cricket team is a direct result of the leadership style and aggres- ing” is a foreign concept and it is long to become “digital-compliant.” But how well has the gion reigns supreme lives on. sive nature honed by him and his team. However, while Banerjee is unlikely to for this reason that it is irrelevant Government performed since? It would not be wrong to Bhagwat would like all citizens to for our purposes. However, real- contend that despite the haste shown in ushering in the live in denial of the gross viola- rest on his laurels, commentating extensively on the state of the Indian econo- ity — good or bad — cannot be latest IT technologies, we lag far behind the corporate tions of the rights of minority my, he has previously been critical of the policies followed by the Modi Government. ignored simply because of its for- world in harnessing the power of digital. The ease of doing communities that occur daily. On the other hand, Ganguly’s real big job starts now. While Indian cricket is in eign origin. We cannot overlook business has been all the more profound with most pri- Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee the fact that instances of mob vio- vate firms embracing the initiative to enhance rapport with Faridabad a position of might, the latest Test series win against South Africa makes it amply lence, many of which happen to customers by providing them faultless services. The clear that the Indian cricket administration has been in a state of turmoil since those belonging to minority com- Government’s “creativity” has, on the other hand, spelt RTI needs a revisit the Supreme Court-monitored Committee of Administrators (CoA) took over. munities, have increased mani- misery for the common man. fold. The Aryans were of foreign At a time when people have come to expect public aadmi from availing the benefits. Likewise, with the errat- Ganguly’s appointment as the BCCI president is evidence that the cricket bureau- origin, too, but can we ignore services to be as personalised and responsive as the ser- ic manner in which the EPFO web portal has been func- Sir — The Right to Information cracy wants to release itself from the shackles of the CoA. His reputation might their assimilation into Indian vices they get from the private sector, the failure to keep tioning, members of the Employees’ Provident Fund (RTI) Act, 2005, is, perhaps, one be able to convince the top court of the sheer ridiculousness of some “conflict society for that reason? abreast of the changing technologies has invited public Organisation find it extremely difficult to get their claims of the best legislations the coun- On the other hand, lynching ire over the Government’s lackadaisical attitude. Banking processed ever since its offices stopped accepting phys- try has. It empowers the citizens of interest” cases raised by the CoA, particularly a laughable one against Ganguly’s is a shame wherever it happens services are the worst hit due to frequent system fail- ical forms submitted and has made online submission to take a critical look into the erstwhile batting colleague, Rahul Dravid. It is not as if politics has stayed away across the world. In his play ures, which make it impossible for normal day-to-day of PF claims mandatory. No doubt, in keeping with the workings of the Government. As from Indian cricket; Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah and Minister of Romeo and Juliet, William transactions to be carried out. Aadhaar card, which has rapidly evolving technology, online operations appear to against Union Home Minister State for Finance, Anurag Thakur, too, have held executive positions. Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a today assumed importance as an important document be the new mantra for effective governance. But the Amit Shah’s claim that there has name? That which we call a rose/ for linking the member with various social service Government needs to improve its service quality. been a reduction in RTI queries Banerjee might, however, find celebrations muted back home as he was one By any other word would smell as schemes, is beset with so many problems that it has pri- Pachu Menon because the Government has of the signatories to a letter criticising the manipulation of statistics by the sweet...” Indeed, rose will smell as marily become the stumbling block, deterring the aam Margao turned “transparent”, reality is that Government. His signature will carry much more heft now. But the Government sweet even if it is called golap in the filing of RTIs in itself is risky. Bengali or gulab in Hindi. Strange claims There is a need to revisit the pro- should not miss this chance to involve Banerjee in its policy interventions, despite Following this we can also say, the brutal reality of the crime in struct is up for discussion but per- visions of the RTI Act. past criticism. India is in a challenging place with poverty and poor education- “What’s in a name? That which India. He is not bothered by the haps Bhagwat and the RSS need Rashmi al results being intertwined. Methods to achieve poverty alleviation and better we call lynching/ By any other Sir — Rashtriya Swayamsevak crime itself; he seems to only be to be reminded that the last pub- Via email word would carry equal shame.” Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Singh concerned with how it is “defam- lic “lynching” in the West took educational results are a must if we have to take advantage of the demograph- Sujit De Bhagwat’s claims on “lynchings” ing” Hindu society. Whether or place decades ago, when a White Send your feedback to: ic dividend. The opportunities are many and the results could be immense. Kolkata stand out for their clear denial of not lynching is a Western con- supremacist group brutally [email protected] HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Consolidate the POINTCOUNTERPOINT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE COURAGE TO RESTORE WHEN THE YOUTH ASK FOR JOBS, GOVERNMENT financial system ARTICLES 370 AND 35A? WILL THE PEOPLE OF THE SPEAKS ABOUT ARTICLE 370 AND THE MOON BUT IS NATION ALLOW THEM TO RESTORE THESE ARTICLES? SILENT ON PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTRY. Q2 may be worse than Q1 but economic growth —PRIME MINISTER —FORMER CONGRESS PRESIDENT is likely to recover from Q3 onwards despite the NARENDRA MODI RAHUL GANDHI downside risks emerging in the banking sector Friendly leaders, secure ties KARAN BHASIN The recently-concluded second informal summit at Mamallapuram underlined the he fact that the world is witnessing an economic slowdown is not a surprise. Growth has slowed down across the world importance of the leadership discourse in India-China relations Tand it has even contracted in countries such as Germany. Leading Central bankers and Government officials have expressed concerns over the last couple of months with respect to address- ing the global downturn. Central bankers have further expressed the need to reduce trade- induced uncertainties and called for fiscal measures to address the current economic crisis. The very fact that we’re discussing a calibrated response to a global slowdown may ensure that the deceleration is short-lived, and we’re back to a decent growth level. Back in India, we see high frequency economic data for the month of August which further reveals that the downtrend con- tinued throughout the quarter. Be it the data on Goods and Services ABHISHEK PRATAP SINGH Tax (GST) collections, automobile sales or the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year (FY) fter more than a year since the April 2018 2019-20 is unlikely to be better than the first quarter (Q1), if not Wuhan summit between India and China, the leadership from both countries met worse. A again for the second informal summit at the his- The extent of the slowdown further points to the fact that we toric town Mamallapuram in the southern State are likely to hit the bottom in Q2. This means that very likely we of Tamil Nadu. As both the nations consistently will see economic recovery from Q3 but there are fresh challenges endorse the geo-civilisational framework of their that have emerged over the last couple of weeks. The slump in bilateral relations, the coastal city formed the right the real estate space has only created further concerns with respect setting for the meeting between Prime Minister to the Non-Performing Asset (NPA) crisis. Narendra Modi and the Chinese President Xi It is important to recognise that not all NPAs are cases of fraud Jinping, given its historical significance for both the neighbours. The place boasts strong trade and or money laundering. Most of them were caused due to genuine THE MAIN TASK business failures — they may have been because of flawed busi- commerce links going way back to the second cen- tury BC between the Pallava kingdom and impe- BEFORE ness plans or the severe economic downturn that India experienced rial China. In fact, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai BILATERAL from 2012 onwards. The instances of real business failures must had also visited the place for a short tour during RELATIONS IS definitely be penalised — and there have been honest efforts by his trip to India in 1956. In the post-colonial era, HOW TO REMAIN Council resolution condemning the China. This forms the biggest strategic bankers and investigative agencies on that front. the narrative for India-China relations has been MORE PRUDENT “heinous and cowardly terror attacks” asset in bilateral relations. The decision To solve instances of genuine business failures, the built around the expression of Asian-African sol- WHILE against India, even though initially, its to set up a new high-level economic and Government has already enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy idarity at Bandung (1955), Indo-China rap- lone opposition in the 15-member trade dialogue mechanism between prochement and pragmatism (1989), shared STRENGTHENING Council to any mention of terrorism both will help address India’s concerns Code (IBC), that has been instrumental in putting in place a res- CHANNELS OF olution mechanism through which banks could recover their money. vision for the 21st century (2008) and the objec- resulted in a delay of nearly one week in on trade deficit and to promote better tive of the Asian dream (2015). The Wuhan COMMUNICATION the issuance of the statement. At the RIC market access to Chinese markets. Quite The process has also facilitated a change in management for many AND companies. There’s no doubt that the IBC reform is extremely instru- Summit, which took place last year post the Summit, China endorsed the proposal notably, both the nations also agreed to FOREIGN EYE Doklam standoff, was an attempt to restore the COORDINATION for a “closer policy coordination to erad- deepen the fight against terror financing mental in addressing the problem over the long run. However, unfor- equilibrium in bilateral relations. It underlined the ON A RANGE OF icate the breeding grounds of terrorism.” and reiterated their resolve to deepen tunately, it may not offer much help in addressing the current chal- role of “strategic guidance” to the two militaries ISSUES. AT A On the issue of listing Masood Azhar as exchanges at all levels, including lenges faced by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), par- from the leadership to maintain peace and tran- TIME, WHEN THE global terrorist under UNSC resolution legislatures, cultural and youth organi- ticularly housing finance companies, builders and many home- quility at the border between the neighbours. INTERNATIONAL 1267, China finally shifted its position sations. owners. In the post-Wuhan timeline, both Modi and SITUATION IS after 10 years, a key breakthrough in Global politics remains at the Financial stability is built around trust and confidence in the Xi have maintained close high-level exchanges with bilateral relations, much to the satisfac- crossroads, with rising protectionism and each other, having met at different multilateral plat- WITNESSING tion of the domestic constituency in unilateralism affecting stability. To this, system. It is this credence that allows firms to borrow and lend ADJUSTMENTS, at cheaper rates of interests. Lack of trust pushes up the cost of forms and through various meetings. At the glob- India. Despite remaining apart on tac- add the rise of Asia and other regional al level, both India and China are members of mul- THE SUMMIT tical and strategic issues, these develop- disruptions, which have come with capital and dries up the supply of credit as lenders are extremely HELD risk-averse in nature. Something similar seems to have happened tilateral forums like BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, ments do suggest a positive side of bilat- their own set of challenges for both. INDIA AND CHINA FACE China and South Africa), Shanghai Cooperation SIGNIFICANCE, eral relations. These uncertainties at the internation- in India post the NBFC crisis, as domestic credit is choked but Indian Organisation, G20 and Russia-India-China PROPELLING In the context of bilateral relations, al and regional level do pose a common SIMILAR CHALLENGES firms raised record levels of high debt through external commer- Summit (RIC) sharing common interests in pro- BOTH NATIONS TO Xi’s recent visit to India holds importance concern to both China and India. Thus, cial borrowings. This shows that there’s definite demand for cred- moting globalisation and opposing trade protec- for many reasons. First, it underscores it is imperative to boost the idea of “devel- China and India, both developing LOOK FOR countries with a population of over it but our lenders are unable to service it. tionism. In the bilateral context, the sixth Strategic MUTUAL the centrality of the leadership discourse opmental partnership” between both and This has severe implications for the real estate sector which Economic Dialogue (SED) 2019 reached a “new STABILITY AND and its importance in bilateral relations to strive for greater consultation on all one billion, face common is sitting on accumulated inventories worth trillions at a time when consensus” on cooperation in policy coordination, under the present regime. In countries matters of common interest, right from development opportunities and infrastructure, energy conservation and environ- COOPERATION IN as vast as India and China, the leaders the economy to security. growth has slowed down. The real estate business has not wit- BILATERAL realistic challenges. Both intend to nessed a boom, except for the affordable housing segment, for a mental protection, high technology, energy and derive their strength from their domes- The summit was an important medicine between both. Moreover, at the ninth RELATIONS tic constituencies, which also propels opportunity to deepen dialogue and to make use of positive factors to long time and this has further depleted the sector’s ability to absorb follow the trends of the times. At an economic shock. A part of this distress is already being felt by Financial Dialogue (2019), both the countries them to keep assuring each other in promote mutual understanding. The aimed to strengthen the framework for macro-eco- order to avoid any crisis in the region. main task before bilateral relations is how the same time, unilateralism and NBFCs and it is spreading over to the banking space. nomic cooperation and investment. These devel- Second, the developments in South to remain more prudent while strength- Financial systems are fragile and, therefore, there’s an urgent protectionism are mounting and opments reflect a desire from both sides towards Asia and China’s inroads in the Indian ening channels of communication and the risks and challenges for need for intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the greater alignment in their development strategies periphery, including the China Pakistan coordination on a range of issues. At a Government to address some of these concerns before they devel- for the future. Economic Corridor (CPEC), remain a time, when the international situation is developing countries have risen. op into a financial market crisis. India’s banking system is indeed On defence cooperation, both the countries source of concern for New Delhi. This witnessing re-adjustments, the summit The cooperation between China robust and strong. However, at a time when growth is slow and resumed their Annual Defence Joint Military kind of summit allows for better under- held significance, propelling both nations and India not only contributes to credit is choked, it is imperative that we shed morality and inter- Exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’, 2018, in the city of standing of each other’s intentions in a to look for mutual stability and cooper- each other’s national development, vene on the basis of economic rationality. Chengdu, China and will hold it again in positive and open manner from the high- ation in bilateral relations. As was aptly but also helps safeguard the December this year in Umroi, Meghalaya. est leadership, while also making a way put by Modi at the summit, the “Wuhan Growth will revive from Q3 onwards but we need to ensure common interests of developing that we systematically strengthen our financial system during the Moreover, two Indian ships visited the Chinese forward to a more agreeable framework spirit had given a new momentum and port of Qingdao in April this year to mark the cel- for a peaceful geo-political space in the trust to our ties. A new era of cooper- countries and promote the process process. It is important to recognise that post the Lehman ebration of the 70th anniversary of the People’s region. This also sets a better direction ation will begin today through the of multi-polarisation and economic Bankruptcy in 2008, the US Government realised the extent of worth- Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in China. for bilateral relations in the future. And Chennai Connect.” globalisation. less assets that had accumulated in their banking system. They After the Pulwama terror attacks in Jammu third, the summit holds significance for (The writer is a PhD in East Asian announced a Troubled Asset Relief Programme to address the prob- & Kashmir, China had backed the UN Security economic relations between India and Studies and teaches at Delhi University.) (People’s Daily, editorial) lem which entailed infusion of fresh capital into their banks. The Indian Government has already done the same and the Finance Minister has already front-loaded the fresh plan for recapitalisa- tion of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). There have been other measures to help some struggling NBFCs as well. But the key difference is that in India, a lot of these stressed Riding out the slowdown storm assets continue to be concentrated on the books of banks. There’s a genuine need to re-explore the possibility of taking them off their Amid fears of a worsening economic crisis, the Government should be willing to take further action to repair books, into a bad bank, which could then auction the same to asset reconstruction companies. We must forget the issue of moral haz- the damage and propose a concrete roadmap to build fiscal resilience and sustainability ard at the moment and approach the problem in a pragmatic man- ner. The Government did announce a policy to give finance to unfin- world was looking to India for and political unwillingness to economies even today. Joseph tion — reviving demand, One of the reasons is that con- ished projects in the affordable real estate space on September its ability to sustain and attract address issues such as climate Stiglitz, noted American increasing expenditure and cre- sumer confidence is at an all- 14. However, a bulk of the value is stuck in projects in the luxury foreign investments and the change and terrorism could Economist in his book Freefall: ating jobs. time low. As per the RBI’s latest housing space and so there’s a need to simultaneously extend the radical reforms it initiated in the potentially trigger a full-blown America, Free Markets, and the Reviving the weakening Consumer Confidence Survey, scheme to cover these projects. past. Globally, economies, both economic crisis. Caroline Sinking of the World Economy demand for goods and services people’s feelings around employ- The other important lesson from the 2008 experience is how in developed and developing Anstey, Senior Adviser, points out that “during the Great is one of the foremost steps to ment, income and discretionary countries, are grappling with a Sustainable Markets, World Depression of the 1930s, the eco- boost growth and provide an spending are at a six-year low. the Federal Reserve System proactively merged investment banks similar crisis where growth rates Economic Forum, in a recent nomics profession, especially immediate relief to a sagging Therefore, the challenge at hand with some commercial ones. This was done to strengthen and have seen a major slowdown and article, titled “We need an eco- in America, was having a hard economy. A fillip to private is to restore consumer confi- stabilise the financial system. We’ve seen a great consolidation NITHIN AUGUSTINE this is expected to continue. nomic model that works for peo- time. The reigning paradigm consumption will do wonders in dence so that instead of holding of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) through mergers over the last cou- In a consumption-led econ- ple and the planet” highlights then, as now, held that markets ensuring that people spend back, people may loosen their ple of years but we’re yet to see further consolidation of NBFCs ndoubtedly, India is omy like India, the revival of that “an increasing number of were efficient and self-correct- money, thereby triggering a purse strings a bit. with some of the bigger banks. Doing so may make some of these going through a bad growth will largely depend on millennial business leaders and ing. As the economy plunged gradual rise in demand and thus, The rising employment rate merged entities bigger, but then, as of today also, they’re too big Uphase in its economic how much people spend. women in particular are calling into recession and then depres- production of goods and ser- has added to the current slow- to fail. growth history. Data released by Therefore, the Government’s for a new kind of market: A sus- sion, many gave some simple vices. But spending will happen down and will further escalate Therefore, there’s no sound justification for not moving in that the Ministry of Commerce and challenge is to put cash in their tainable market, an inclusive, advice: Do nothing. Just wait and only when there is money in the it if this is not contained. As per direction. The current troubles at Lakshmi Vilas Bank would have Industry, the Reserve Bank of hands, provide relief to labour- equitable, green and profitable the economy will quickly recov- hands of the people. Usually, the latest Periodic Labour Force India (RBI) and the National intensive sectors, rationalise market where sustainable prin- er.” It was around this time that during slowdowns or recession, Survey (PLFS), the unemploy- largely been resolved had the RBI facilitated its acquisition by Statistical Office (NSO) indicate Goods and Services Tax (GST) ciples drive growth, generating John Maynard Keynes, a British people prefer to hoard money or ment rate in India stands at a 45 Indiabulls. But of course, the RBI denied it and asked NBFCs to the likelihood of a prolonged rates, create jobs and revive long-term value through the economist of the time, pro- deposit it in banks for future use. year high. Employment gener- seek banking licence through the normal route. It is imperative that period of slow growth, while demand for goods and services. integration and balance of nat- posed a remedial action in the And it seems that is exactly what ation is a key component of a our regulators realise the importance of second and third order Moody’s Investors Service cut But such measures are not ural, social, human and financial form of increasing expenditure is happening here at the stable economy. When there impact of their decisions. More so, in the financial space where our Gross Domestic Product meant to produce a long-term capital.” Tough times call for flex- and creating more jobs to tack- moment. Therefore, the are enough jobs for people, their decisions have implications for systemic risks. (GDP) growth forecast for 2019- impact but work well in the ible, sustainable and resilient le a prolonged period of slow- Government should announce credit availability and discre- Over the next couple of months, we will have to take a deci- 20 to 5.8 per cent from the ear- shorter term. policy action that will lay a down. For a demographically more festive bonuses and incen- tionary spending will naturally sion with respect to the kind of financial system we want in India, lier estimate of 6.2 per cent. According to the UN Trade roadmap for securing the future, vast India, this may seem incred- tives so that higher expenditure go up, resulting in increased eco- specifically with respect to the degree of integration between banks, Further, the macroeconomic and Development Report 2019 in drawing lessons from the pre- ibly challenging but consump- may result in revival of goods nomic activity. Amid fears of a NBFCs and other depository institutions. It is important to keep in data shows that factory output Geneva, global growth is expect- sent crisis. tion and job creation hold the and services. Another way that worsening economic crisis, the figures fell by 1.1 per cent in ed to witness a decline from As a result, vulnerabilities in key to economic revival. the Government can boost Government should be willing mind the objective of having a financial system that’s conducive August, recording the poorest three per cent in 2018 to a pro- the current economic policies Evidently, many would agree growth and revive demand is by to take further action to fix the for growth and can facilitate a $5-trillion economy. production rates in seven years. jected 2.3 per cent in 2019-20. and periodic slowdowns have that it was President Franklin D way of offering tax cuts. The damage and propose a long- While there may be downside risks to our growth but very These and several other With increasing debt levels, become subjects of intense Roosevelt’s New Deal recent announcement of corpo- term roadmap to build econom- likely the worst is over. There are some challenges that continue factors that have led to the fis- subdued growth and escalation debate and scrutiny globally, Programme that pulled America rate tax cuts is a welcome step ic resilience, sustainability and but we’ve seen the Finance Minister play a proactive role in address- cal slowdown don’t augur well in trade tensions, global eco- raising questions on the eco- out of the Great Depression that in this direction. flexibility and secure the future ing them. Most of the measures announced by the ministry are for a country that for nearly two nomic growth momentum has nomic models that financial focussed a lot of its attention on Though the recent mea- of the world’s second-most pop- definitely in the right direction. However, we may need a few more years enjoyed the tag of “the suffered badly. Rising trends of markets are following. This is expenditure and job creation. sures that the Government has ulous country. steps to get there. fastest growing major economy hyper-nationalism manifested particularly true as the impact of The immediate steps to announced aim to increase (The writer is a communica- (The writer is a New Delhi-based policy researcher) in the world.” Moreover, the in the form of inward looking the 2008 global economic melt- revive the economy should, spending, very few of them will tions professional and a graduate deceleration struck when the trade policies, de-globalisation down continues to haunt many therefore, take into considera- serve the intended purpose. in Economics) HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 money 10 CAPSULE Pradhan nudges FM to include ATF, gas in GST

PNS n NEW DELHI Oil Minister Dharmendra ONGC free to sell Pradhan on Monday made a vehement appeal to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Odisha's Gopalpur for bringing jet fuel and nat- stake in HPCL: ural gas under the ambit of port receives first GST to reduce multiplicity of capesize vessel taxes and improve business Dharmendra climate. BHUBANESWAR: With When GST was introduced PNS n NEW DELHI receiving its first capesize on July 1, 2017 amalgamating vessel carrying 105,000 Despite being tonnes of limestone, Gopalpur over a dozen central and state Amid reports of ONGC's the majority levies, five commodities - inability to derive any benefit Port in Odisha has joined the stakeholder in list of "select ports" that can crude oil, natural gas, petrol, out of its HPCL acquisition, handle large ships in the diesel, and aviation turbine Oil Minister Dharmendra the company, country, an official said on fuel (ATF) - were kept out of Pradhan on Monday said the ONGC has only Monday. JSPL, one of the its purview given the revenue state-owned firm was free to got one member port's key customers, dependence of state govern- sell its stake in the oil refining imported steel-grade ments on this sector. and marketing company. on the board limestone from the middle- "It has been two years since In its most expensive acqui- and virtually no east in a ship, owned by the historic tax reform GST was sition ever, Oil and Natural say in the Essar Shipping, which reached implemented," Pradhan said Gas Corp (ONGC) last year the port on Saturday, he said. at India Energy Forum of Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, and the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan, at the third paid Rs 36,915 crore to buy management We are proud to have CERAWeek here. "There has India Energy Forum in New Delhi on Monday government's entire 51.11 per successfully handled a vessel been continuous demand from cent stake in Hindustan carrying 105,000 tonnes (of the petroleum industry for Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL). one chairman in a group and limestone) on October 12. inclusion of petroleum prod- Sitharaman was Despite being the majority subsidiaries being headed by ucts under GST regime. I make stakeholder in the company, managing directors or chief a strong appeal to Finance supposed to ‘India to see $118 bn investment ONGC has only got one mem- executive officers (CEOs). Minister to take this up with the attend the ber on the board When asked if GST Council and at least make conference but and virtually no the government a beginning by including nat- could not reach in oil, gas sector in next few years’ say in the man- had given ONGC ural gas and ATF in the GST." agement. nod to sell stake in Sitharaman was supposed to on time to hear PNS n NEW DELHI Today India is sixth largest economy in the world and HPCL didnt HPCL, Pradhan attend the conference but Pradhan speak even recognise told reporters that Sun Pharma launches third largest energy consumer after US and China. could not reach on time to India will see a massive invest- India will be the key driver of global energy demand in ONGC as its pro- "These are market Cequa to treat dry eye hear Pradhan speak. ment of USD 118 billion in oil moter for almost decisions. They "Given the complexity of est decision making body of and gas exploration as well as coming decades one-and-half- are autonomous disease in US petroleum sector and the rev- the new indirect tax regime - in setting up of natural gas DHARMENDRA PRADHAN, Oil Minister years before a companies. They NEW DELHI: Drug major Sun enue dependence of state gov- will take a decision on the infrastructure in the next few Securities and Exchange Board are free to take their own Pharmaceutical Industries on ernments in this sector, petro- issue "at appropriate time." years as the country prepares of India rap forced it to list its decision at appropriate Monday said it has launched leum products have been kept Under the existing structure, to meet the needs of a fast after US and China. India "Growing presence of majority owner as a promoter. time." ophthalmic solution Cequa, outside the ambit of GST these items attract the Centre's growing economy, oil minis- will be the key driver of glob- global oil and gas Since acquiring the ONGC had hoped that the used for the treatment of dry regime," he said. Including ATF excise duty and a state's value ter Dharmendra Pradhan said al energy demand in coming majors like Saudi stake, ONGC has only addition of an oil refining eye disease in the US market. and natural gas will not just help added tax (VAT). Both these on Monday. decades," he said. Aramco, been able to appoint and marketing company One of the company's wholly- companies set off tax that they and all other levies will get sub- As much as USD 58 billion India, he said, offers stable ADNOC, BP, one director to that would make it a vertically owned subsidiaries has paid on input but will also bring sumed under GST if they are will be invested by 2023 in oil polity with reform focused Shell, Total, firm's board. integrated oil and gas compa- commercialised Cequa 0.09 about uniformity in taxation on brought under its ambit. and gas exploration and pro- approach and a strong insti- Rosneft and HPCL head ny when it had acquired gov- per cent in the US, Sun the fuels in the country. The decision on their inclu- duction, while, another USD tutional framework for ExxonMobil in Mukesh K Surana ernment stake in HPCL in Pharma said in a filing to BSE. ATF makes up for almost sion depends on the financial 60 billion will be put in cre- catalysing the investments. India is a testi- continues with the January last year. The product offers the highest half of the cost of an airline position of states as revenues ation of natural gas infra- Pradhan said his govern- mony to the faith title of Chairman However, no tangible syn- concentration of cyclosporine and rates vary from state to from these five petroleum structure such as pipelines, ment has overhauled the pol- and confidence of and Managing ergies have flowed to the com- for ophthalmic use approved state depending on local VAT. products constitute a sub- import terminals and city gas icy framework to revitalize oil global investors on Director despite cor- pany. The acquisition turned by the USFDA, it added. Cequa A uniform GST would also stantial chunk of state gov- distribution networks by 2024. and gas ecosystem and estab- promising India's porate governance ONGC from a zero-debt com- is indicated to increase tear push usage of environment- ernment finances. Speaking at the India lish a conducive business envi- growth story," structure man- pany to a firm with no cash production in patients with dry friendly natural gas whose Barring a few, most of the Energy Forum of CERAWeek ronment, prompting he said. date of and a huge debt pile. eye, Sun Pharma said."The US share in the energy basket the states are incurring revenue conference here, he said International Energy Agency only Sources said, since the gov- launch of Cequa marks the government wants to increase shortfall as GST subsumed a India's energy transition level to state that investments in ernment had repealed the availability of a truly innovative to 15 per cent by 2030 from dozen of taxes, introducing is in line with global trends. energy sector in India had acts that nationalised HPCL treatment option for patients current 6.2 per cent. single levy, in a bid to simpli- "Today India is sixth largest recorded the second highest and Bharat Petroleum Corp with dry eye disease,” Sun Later talking to reporters, fy taxation system and remove economy in the world and growth in the world during Ltd (BPCL), ONGC is Pharma North America CEO Pradhan said he was confident the cascading effect of 'tax on third largest energy consumer 2015 to 2018. now free to sell the Abhay Gandhi said. that GST Council - the high- tax' in the country. stake. WTO gives final approval to US Sensex ends 87 pts higher on positive Asian cues retaliation in PNS n MUMBAI lying 5.32 per cent. food articles. ONGC rose 4.73 per cent ONGC rose 4.73 per cent after Oil Market sentiment, however, Airbus case The BSE benchmark Sensex after Oil Minister Dharmendra remained volatile amid con- closed 87 points higher after a Pradhan said the state-owned Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the cerns over an economic PNS n GENEVA volatile session on Monday, firm was free to sell its stake in state-owned firm was free to sell slowdown after the helped by positive Asian equi- the HPCL. its stake in the HPCL World Bank said The World Trade ties in the wake of a prelimi- Among other prominent India's growth Organisation on Monday nary trade deal between the US gainers were Bharti Airtel, rate is projected gave the United States final and China. IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank -- dropping up to significantly to fall to 6 per authorisation to impose tar- After swinging 448 points, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, 2.37 per cent. higher, while cent after a iffs on EU products in retal- the 30-share Sensex ended Bajaj Auto and TCS. Besides stock-specific action, those in Europe broad-based iation for illegal subsidies 87.39 points, or 0.23 per cent, On the other hand, Infosys domestic equities followed were trading in deceleration PMC BANK SCAM: given to Airbus, in a widely higher at 38,214.47. It hit an was the top laggard on the other Asian stocks that rallied the red. in the initial expected procedural move. intra-day high of 38,513.69 index, shedding 3.68 per cent, on US President Donald On the domes- quarters of this Earlier this month, a WTO and a low of 38,066.13. after the company reported a 2 Trump's statement that US tic front, wholesale fiscal year, traders arbitrator gave Washington The broader NSE Nifty too per cent decline in its consol- had reached a "very substantial" price index based said. Police custody of 3 the green light to slap tariffs on rose 36.10 points, or 0.32 per idated net profit for the July- Phase 1 trade deal with China, inflation eased to more Meanwhile, the USD 7.5 billion (6.8 billion cent, to end at 11,341.15. September quarter. traders said. than a three-year low of 0.33 Indian rupee depreciated 13 euros) worth of European Tata Motors was the top Other losers included Bajaj Bourses in Shanghai, Hong per cent in September due to paise to 71.16 against the US accused extended Union imports, a landmark gainer in the Sensex pack ral- Finance, PowerGrid, L&T, Kong, Seoul and Tokyo ended fall in prices of fuel and certain dollar intra-day. moment in the 15-year legal PNS n MUMBAI battle between Airbus and Mumbai Police's American planemaker Boeing. A Mumbai court on Monday Economic The arbitrator's award -- the extended till October 16 the largest in the organisation's BIS to rank state capitals, smart cities for quality tap water police custody of two top offi- Offences Wing history -- needed to be rub- PNS n NEW DELHI the BIS will rank state capitals cials of HDIL and Punjab and (EOW), which is ber-stamped by the WTO's and 100 smart cities for quali- Maharashtra Cooperative probing the Dispute Settle Body (DSB). The Bureau of Indian ty water in the next three (PMC) Bank's former chair- That final authorisation Standards (BIS) will rank state months, he said and added man in connection with the case, sought was granted at a special DSB capitals and 100 smart cities in that this initiative will be taken multi-crore scam at the bank. further custody meeting on Monday, accord- the next three months for to district level in next six Walmart to Terming it as a case of of them ing to a Geneva trade official. quality tap water, Consumer months. "white collar terrorism", hun- Washington has said the Affairs Minister Ram Vilas BIS -- the national body that dreds of depositors protested - were produced before a met- tariffs, which may target a Paswan said on Monday. frames quality norms for prod- expand outside the court, demanding ropolitan magistrate on Monday range of consumer products The BIS will also test quali- ucts and services and works that their money be returned as their police custody ended. including French wine, could ty of tap water at district level under the Ministry of footprint in UP at the earliest and strict action Mumbai Police's Economic be in place by Friday. in the next six months, he said Consumer Affairs -- has been be taken against the accused. Offences Wing (EOW), which adding that his ministry has asked to test tap water in other PNS n LUCKNOW The three accused - Housing is probing the case, sought fur- written to state governments to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan parts of the country after a pre- Development Infrastructure ther custody of them. make BIS standard mandato- at the inauguration of the ‘Seminar on Video Standards create a Global Stage’, on the liminary investigation showed Walmart India, the wholly- Ltd's (HDIL) chairman and Magistrate S G Shaikh, after ry on drinking water. occasion of the World Standards Day in New Delhi on Monday that samples collected ran- owned subsidiary of Walmart managing director Rakesh perusing the remand applica- At present, the BIS standards domly from 11 areas in the Inc., plans to expand its foot- Wadhawan, his son Sarang tion filed by the police, extend- for drinking water are volun- the samples of tap water from ised to commemorate the national capital do not comply print in Uttar Pradesh by Wadhawan and PMC Bank's ed the three accused's police tary in nature. "The BIS has state capitals and smart cities," World Standards Day. with the BIS standard and are opening six more 'Best Price' former chairman Waryam Singh custody till October 16. begun the process of collecting Paswan said at an event organ- After testing the samples, not safe for drinking, he added. modern wholesale stores in the state, a senior company official said on Monday. The places where the brick- and-mortar stores are pro- US wants free flow of goods, capital, data from India posed to be set up include Varanasi, Moradabad, PNS n NEW DELHI Trade between the US and region, particularly as compa- such as stents and knee next decade include managing global power. A rising China, said. Gorakhpur, Allahabad, India in 2018 touched USD 142 nies reconsider their ties to implants, information and com- the rise of China, dealing with under any scenario, presents The principles, he said, Kanpur and Aligarh, Walmart As India and the US negotiate billion but the economic part- China," he said. munications technology (ICT) terrorism, modernizing the challenges to India and the include "an open and inclusive India Vice President (Projects) a free trade agreement, nership is yet to realise its full Last month, the two nations products and dairy products military, promoting economic Indo-Pacific region. As the rules-based order, which Vijeet Shekhawat said here. Washington on Monday said it potential "due in part to fric- failed to announce a limited with the removal of price caps. growth, and ensuring leaders of the United States, respects the sovereignty and "Talks are on with the wants free and fair trade along tions related to trade and trade deal in New York during India is keen on a fair and secure supplies of India, and like-minded territorial integrity of all coun- Uttar Pradesh government to with free flow of goods, ser- investment," he said. the meeting of Prime Minister reasonable trade deal in which energy. countries such as Japan tries" and "guarantee freedom open new stores in the state vices, capital, and data as it went "We look forward to Minister Narendra Modi and President its request for market access is "One of the have thought about the of navigation, freedom of over- and we expect to get the on to list rise of China along- of Commerce Goyal and US Donald Trump, due to still pre- secured while also addressing most important future of this region, flight, and freedom of com- approval soon," he said. side dealing with terrorism and Trade Representative Lighthizer vailing differences over the the trade deficit issue raised by developments they have each articu- merce." The new stores will be in promoting economic growth as continuing their efforts to package including access the US. The US Ambassador in international lated a vision and set "We want free and fair trade, addition to the four existing challenges before India. resolve some of our differ- Washington sought to Indian said some of the strategic chal- affairs is the rise of principles for a free and the free flow of goods, ser- stores the company operates in US Ambassador to India ences. We sincerely believe that markets for medical devices, lenges India will face over the of China as a and open Indo- vices, capital, and data," he said. the state -- two in Agra and one Kenneth I. Juster speaking at an increasingly open Indian Pacific," "We want territorial and mar- each in Meerut and Lucknow. the India Energy Forum of economy will produce more he itime disputes to be resolved It also has a fulfilment cen- CERAWeek, said there have jobs for Indians, help integrate Trade between the US and India in 2018 touched USD 142 billion peacefully, in accordance with tre in Lucknow to cater to been from time to time "chal- India into the global supply but the economic partnership is yet to realise its full potential "due international law. And we want business needs of underserved lenges, frustrations, and ups chain, accelerate economic in part to frictions related to trade and investment a region with private sector-led small businesses such as and downs" in India-US rela- growth, and promote India as KENNETH I. JUSTER, US Ambassador to India growth, transparent commer- kiranas/resellers, offices and tions but the two nations have an attractive destination for cial practices, and secure sup- institutions besides hotels, made remarkable progress. investment in the Indo-Pacific plies of energy." restaurants and caterers. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday October 15, 2019

It feels amazing to see so many people willing to extend help to others in need. We plan to give away at least 40 cartons of clothes and 80 blankets, all of which were donated by people. From equipment to cook food for the homeless to means of transporting, all of it is crowd sourced

ROHIT ELIJAH RAO, EK KADAM AUR FOUNDER

Many youngsters have come together to put forward ‘Ek Aur Kadam', an NGO established by a city-based youngster, for helping the underprivileged, reports ANUSHKA PRADEEP LIFTING SPIRITS ONE STEP AT A TIME t is fine to break vided the underprivileged sum of about Rs 13,000 and women and child coming together to cook away from our with food, warm clothes towards this drive. We rights. meals for the homeless. In busy lives and and blankets that were plan to do this once in “It feels amazing to see fact, an incredible number i contribute obtained through crowd every three months and so many people willing to of people from different towards making funding. from the next event we extend help to others in walks of life gathered to a difference and Ek Aur Kadam has col- hope to involve all branch- need. We are planning to contribute their bit to the this is exactly what Rohit laborated with popular es of McDonalds in the give away at least 40 car- society. Elijah Rao had in mind food chain McDonalds city and participate in a tons of clothes and 80 Members of the organi- when he brought together and another city-based much larger scale,” he blankets, all of which were sation and sympathisers of a small group of people to NGO Youngistaan for adds. donated by people. From the cause alike assembled form an NGO called ‘Ek their winter intiative. The drive focussed on equipment to cook food at St Andrews school, Aur Kadam’. Speaking about their creating a better future for for the homeless to means West Marredpally, around The freelance lighting collaboration, McDonalds everyone. The more hands of transporting, all of it is noon. Soon after which designer had been an Punjagutta manager Geber that come together for this crowd sourced.” the rally began. The aim essential part of ‘Youth Newton says, “The com- cause, the bigger the suc- When asked about his of the day was to cover at Alive’, a prominent city- pany regularly organises cess will be, believes Rohit expectations from this ini- least half the city and the based NGO, for almost a CSR activities through Rao. tiative he says, “We are next half on October 12. decade and had extensive- which we support several “The youth now is looking forward to being The whole session from ly participated in several NGOs and serve our bit.” tomorrow’s future,” he an aid to as many people noon to evening consisted drives while being affiliat- “McDonalds has offered says. Often Rohit and his as possible and through of distribution of food ed with it. its consistent support to team travel across the city the rally we seek to create and clothing and as dusk Ek Aur Kadam is his Ek Aur Kadam from its and conduct campaigns awareness and spread the began to fall the crew EK AUR KADAM IS HIS FIRST-EVER SOLO VENTURE AND ‘THE WINTER DRIVE’ first-ever solo venture and initial days. About five and sessions in various message of our drive.” began distributing blan- IS THE ORGANISATION’S FIRST INITIATIVE WHERE THEY HAVE PROVIDED THE ‘The Winter Drive’ is the branches of McDonalds schools and colleges on The morning session of kets to people. The two- organisation’s first initia- across the city have come several issues on drug the drive had several day event ended up being UNDERPRIVILEGED WITH FOOD, WARM CLOTHES AND BLANKETS THAT WERE tive where they have pro- together and contributed a abuse, female infanticide members of the NGO a huge success. OBTAINED THROUGH CROWD FUNDING ECO-FRIENDLY WARRIORS UNITE! More than 200 students gathered at the Phoenix Arena to learn about making eco-friendly products to reduce plastic usage in their lives, finds V SATEESH REDDY

ith the state govern- More than 200 children from Cyberabad Police Commissioner, Harichandana Dasari. ing. I learnt so much here. I will ment spearheading various schools took part in the attended the event and appreciat- “We are also encouraging peo- reduce the usage of plastic and various measures such event themed ‘Creating eco war- ed the works of the students. ple to make paper, cloth and jute will also urge my family and w as banning single use riors of the future’. “Recently, our chief minister bags at the GHMC shops we pro- friends to do the same.” plastic to keep the Parents and programme proposed a ban on single usage vide for them. This event is a just environment clean, volunteers helped kids to learn plastic. To fulfil it, we are beginning. We need to change more people are coming forward about the products and explained planning to conduct various the lifestyle of people to make the to join the green cause. Recently, how the plastic is harming activities in the city. This work- plastic ban happen,” she added. MORE THAN 200 girl students of various schools environment. One of the keen shop is part of the same initiative. She informed the gathering at went through training in making participants at the event were the With such programmes we are the event that the GHMC has CHILDREN FROM eco-friendly products and were physically challenged kids from training the next generation of more than 32 groups of sanita- also taught about the dangers of the Shankar Foundation who kids to avoid plastic. We believe tion workers in Serilingampally VARIOUS SCHOOLS plastic. This programme was showed great enthusiasm to learn that they are our next generation who have been on a campaign for TOOK PART IN THE conducted by the Greater about eco friendly products. of eco warriors. At this event we last eight months explaining the Hyderabad Municipal Making of various eco friendly displayed products like paper dangers of plastic to the residents EVENT THEMED Corporation in association with products like paper bags, greeting plates which are made out of sug- in the area. the Society For Cyberabad cards and soaps was demonstrat- arcane waste and these cost on Rs Karthik, Class VII student, ‘CREATING ECO Security Council on the ed. Harichandana Dasari, Zonal 5 per plate. The students also who attended the workshop said, WARRIORS OF THE International Day of Girl Child at Commissioner of West Zone, learned how to make chemical- “I never attended these kind of Phoenix Arena. GHMC, and V.C. Sajjanar, free soaps at home,” said events before and it was interest- FUTURE’ 12

Hyderabad Tuesday October 15, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

COMEDY EVENT FUNNY BUZZNESS SKEPTICISM l Funny l Skepticism is an Buzzness is a well original English known comedy play written & gig series by Buzz directed by Amaan Kya Entertainment Ahmad. It is a and has been psychological and instrumental in philosophical play, bringing up which touches the A GALA several artistes. elements of Stand up Comic absurdism, surrealism and skepticism. The story EVENING Vir Das will be revolves around a psychologically disturbed artist performing at the who’s going through an existential crisis. Several ashi Nahata is emotions surround him/her and they debate and presenting event on October 20 at 6 confuse the artist furthermore. The play will be S Aakriti Elite, a pm at HICC. organised by Amaan Ahmad (The Unknown Pen) three-day exhibition-cum-sale at at Amaan Ahmed on October 18 at 7.30 pm. Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills. The exhibition displayed several high- BAS KAR BASSI L'ARGENT (MONEY) end designer wear, fashion lThis is a show accessories, home decor and where comedian l Cinephiles Film jewellery. Guests at the event were Anubhav Singh Bassi Club is screening a seen having a merry time scouring will tell you an honest film, L'argent through a wide range of options story about his career tomorrow at offered to them. The exhibition shall choices and lifestyle. continue till tomorrow. ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ is Lamakaan from 7

Manisha what he said to pm onwards. It is a l himself when he was French drama about fired from his last an innocent man job. The show will be victimised by an held tomorrow at arrogant upper-class Kulapati Munshi delinquent and a greedy shop owner who goes Sadan, King Koti, on a downward spiral into a life of crime. l Sashi Nahata l Durga Swetha Basheer Bagh. l DONGA DONGA ART AND CULTURE l Samahaara Theatre Co-operative presents INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL "Donga Donga" A l Hilarious Telugu The fifth Comedy, directed by edition of the Rathna Shekar at Indian Phoenix Arena, Hitec Photography City. Donga Donga is a Festival will be hilarious farce adapted held till October from two short plays 20 at various written by Shri. Shankaramanchi Partha locations in Saradhi.The play is scheduled to be held on Hyderabad. IPF October 25 at 7:30 pm. showcases various events, including talks, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS discussions and more. l Cinephiles Film Club will be screening the movie Glengarry EXHIBITION Glen Ross at Lamakaan on ART STROKES October 23 at 7 lDr Shikha Agnihotri pm. The plot Pandey is exhibiting her revolves around artwork at the Alliance an office full of Francaise Gallery until New York City October 18 between 10 real estate am and 7 pm. She has salesmen who conducted many solo are given the shows all over India. news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week.

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Hyderabad Tuesday October 15, 2019 tollywood RAJASEKHAR picks Veerabhadram Dr Rajasekhar will be seen on screen by year-end in a thriller helmed by Aha Naa Pellanta's hit director, Veerabhadram Chowdary, finds NAGARAJ GOUD

ith Tamil filmmaker thriller with a generous dose of Pradeep humour. It will be set in Hyderabad. Krishnamoorthy’s Ch Venkateswara Rao will be pro- W drama thriller already in ducing it. Veerabhadram will be his kitty, actor Dr bringing together a cast and crew Rajasekhar has agreed to shortly,” informed a source close to headline another film for the year, the development. The Pioneer has learnt from multi- It is unclear whether Dr RAVI KISHORE to bring ple sources. Director Rajasekhar will be juggling between Veerabhadram Chowdary is stag- Pradeep Krishnamoorthy’s film and ing a comeback with this film this new film or he will do one after Ishq which will roll out by the end of the other. Krishnamoorthy’s film to Telugu cinema the year. Having successfully direct- will be shot in Hyderabad and ing films like Aha Naa Pellanta and Chennai in a start-to-finish sched- fter acquiring the ed by Anuraj Manohar. It tion of Thadam remake. He Poola Rangadu, the director had ule. National award winning pro- remake rights of featured Shane Nigam and is keen to take the film to been lying low after the poor show ducer Dr G. Dhananjayan is produc- Arun Vijay-star- Ann Sheetal in the lead floors next month and get it of Chuttalabbayi in 2016. ing it under his banner, Creative A rer Tamil thriller, roles. ready for summer next year. Veerabhadram had earlier worked Entertainers & Distributors. Thadam, for his “Ishq’s content resonated As the film happens to be in the direction department of nephew Ram with Ravi Kishore big time. Ram’s next after his massive Rajasekhar’s films like Maa Annayya sometime ago, Sravanthi He felt it would go well with hit, iSmart Shankar, the pro- and Okkadu Chalu among others Ravi Kishore has now the evolving tastes of Telugu ducer is taking it slow and and shares a good relation with the grabbed the Telugu remake audience and decided to bid getting everything right actor. He met the actor with a plot- rights of Malayalam film for its rights. He will jointly from script level itself so that line four months ago and, impressed Ishq. Released earlier this produce the Telugu version they will live up to the by it, Rajasekhar has asked him to year, the film found appreci- along with original produc- expectations,” the source develop it further. ation from both audience ers, E4 Entertainment,” said concluded. An investigative “The actor was given a final nar- and critics alike. A romantic a source close to the devel- thriller, Thadam remake is ration recently and has asked the thriller, which raised perti- opment. being helmed by Kishore team to begin pre-production. The nent questions on moral “Ravi Kishore is right now Tirumala. untitled project will be an action policing, the film was direct- busy with the pre-produc- — NG

The actor was given a final narration aunched earlier this month, Pavan Sadineni’s recently and has asked the team to begin film with producer pre-production. The untitled project will be an L Bellamkonda Suresh’s action thriller with a generous dose of humour. It younger son Ganesh has gone for a schedule will be set in Hyderabad. Ch Venkateswara Rao will change. Initially, the makers contem- Change in be producing it. plated kicking off the shoot with an extensive schedule in the US but SOURCE CLOSE TO THE FILM’S DEVELOPMENT schedule has been reworked. plan for Sadineni will complete the Hyderabad leg of filming in November and December before fly- Ganesh's ing off to the US along with his team in January. “The US outing will go on for a maiden film month during which 70 to 75 per cent filming will be completed. The Tholubommalata will be unit will return to Hyderabad in February and complete the pending portions. The film is being planned for a summer release,” confirmed a source close to the unit. one of my top-five films: RP The untitled film is a quirky love story with multiple layers. Ganesh’s atakeeriti Rajendra taining and enlightening way. “I under his wing and guided him role will shown right from his child- Prasad, who received was spellbound after Viswanath on the filmmaking front. “He hood to marriage and the makers are accolades for his role narrated me the script. The film plays Somaraju and as he loves hopeful that this will take everyone in Samantha-starrer will be one of the best five films soda. So everyone in the village on a nostalgic ride. Director Vivek N Oh Baby!, is now look- of my career. The script helped addresses him as Sodalraju,” the Athreya, who is good friends with ing forward to the everyone in the cast to act in a director said. Sadineni, has penned the dialogues, release of debutant director natural and relatable way,” he Also starring Viswanth, while music is being composed by Viswanath’s Tholubommalata. said. Harshita and Vennala Kishore, Radhan. The film is a joint produc- The film revolves around the Director Viswanath said that the film, produced by Dr M. tion venture between Lucky Media importance of friendship and the ever since he narrated the script, Durgaprasad, will open in cine- and Betel Leaf Productions. — NG greed for property in an enter- Rajendra Prasad garu took him mas next month.

up this sexy ride for myself !!! iding high on the suc- And to life!! Gratitude and cess of iSmart Grateful (sic),” she wrote. One Shankar, actress of the most sought after actress- Nabha Natesh gifted es’ right now in the industry, iSMART R herself a red Nabha’s next projects includesand Disco Raja Mercedes Benz. Ravi Teja-starrer Solo Taking to her Instagram, she Sai Dharam Tej-starrer. She is also in shared her excitement on the Brathuke So Better Nabha's prized possession. “GRATI- talks with multiple filmmakers TUDE!!! to my ONE MILLION for other films. red devil insta peeps !! To be able to pick

Now, SHAURYA turns archer in sports drama ports movies have picked up the first shot as Dil Raju switched on the like never before in camera. Tollywood. In last weeks two Expressing his happiness with the S sports dramas have been producers, Shaurya said the director has announced: A1 Express star- been working on this script for the last ring Sundeep Kishan that will six months. be based on hockey and an yet-to-be- “The script shaped out extremely titled boxing drama starring Varun. well. Everyone will love the film,” he Now it is the turn of Naga Shaurya to said. Santhossh Jagarlapudi said, “The try his hand on the same theme, in the film will be told like a biopic. It will role of an archer. The film, which was surely give a mileage to my career. You launched in Hyderabad on Monday, will will see a new Naga Shaurya in the be directed by Subrahmanyapuram film.” A little birdie tells us that the director Santhossh Jagarlapudi. It will be script was first narrated to a joint production venture between Sundeep and he agreed to it too. Narayana Das Narang, Sharrath Marar But the movie couldn’t go to and Ram Mohan Rao. Geetha Arts chief floors due to undisclosed Allu Aravind sounded the clapper for reasons. 14

Hyderabad Tuesday October 15, 2019 celeb talks

apper Kanye West has confirmed that he has con- verted to Christianity. The 42-year-old rapper shared the news on R Saturday night when he made a surprise appear- KANYE WEST ance at Howard University in Washington D.C. and held a listening party of his new album, Jesus Is King, reports dailymail.co.uk. CONVERTS TO During the listening party, in a video obtained by TMZ, West confirmed that he is officially a Christian now. CHRISTIANITY The video begins with West discussing a line in a Jay-Z song, where he said, “forced into sports or entertainment”. “Excuse me if I mispronounce anything. I am a recent con- vert. It means I recently got saved within this year,” he added. West has been holding his Sunday Service worship services since the beginning of this year, though he didn’t confirm his conversion until now. The video from the listening party also featured a section with a saxophone solo. He has been rumoured to be featured on the album. The video also includes a clip from one of his new songs Closed on Sunday, which includes the lyric, Closed on Sunday, just like Chick-Fil-A, referring to the fast food chicken restaurant being closed for religious reasons. The moment led to huge cheer from the crowd. As for the new album, Jesus Is King, West still hasn’t confirmed when it will be released. It was supposed to be released on September 27, but no official date has been announced. However, he has been holding lis- tening parties frequently, hinting that the release date may be sooner. West released his last album Ye in 2018. West and his wife Kim Kardashian also recently had their children, North, Saint and Chicago baptised in Armenia.

book. The ELTON JOHN CALLSsinger continued: “God knows what was going on in his head, and God MICHAEL JACKSONknows what prescription drugs he was being pumped full of, but every ‘‘MENTALLYtime I saw ILL'' him in his later years I came away thinking the poor guy egendary singer Elton had totally lost his marbles. I don’t John has called late pop mean that in the light-hearted way. icon Michael Jackson He was genuinely mentally ill, a “mentally ill” in his disturbing person to be around.” L upcoming memoir. Recalling a time he invited MJ to In the memoir titled, one of his parties, Elton John claims Me, Elton John also described MJ’s that the star wandered off and was company disturbing, reports daily- found playing with his housekeep- mail.co.uk. er’s son, prompting him to deduce: Elton John developed friendship “For whatever reason, he couldn’t MJ early on in his career. He has seem to cope with adult company at now admitted that over the years, all.” he became concerned about the Michael Jackson died in 2009 due way in which he started to to overdose of sedatives adminis- “sequester himself away from the tered by his personal physician, world”. Conard Murray. Earlier this year, “I’d known Michael since he was the star was posthu- 13 or 14... He was just the most mously accused of adorable kid you could imagine. child sexual abuse But at some point in the inter- by two men who vening years, he started seques- were friends SHAHID KAPOOR tering himself away from the with him as world, and away from reality youngsters in the way Elvis Presley did,” he the documen- TO STAR IN HINDI writes in the tary Finding JERSEY Neverland. REMAKE OF The Telugu version of ctor Shahid movie. Jersey revolves around Kapoor, who On casting Shahid in the protagonist named is on a roll the movie, Gowtham Arjun (played by Nani) with the suc- said, “I’m really looking and his struggles to A cess of Kabir forward to remaking my make it big in Indian in Hindi and Singh, has film Jersey cricket. taking it to national bagged the Hindi Jersey in Hindi is audiences and there is being produced by Allu remake of the Telugu hit no one better than Jersey. Aravind, Aman Gill, Dil Shahid Kapoor to recre- Raju. The film is sched- The Hindi version will ate the magic of the be directed by Gowtham uled to release on original for Hindi audi- August 28, 2020. Tinnanauri, who also ences.” helmed the original

VARUN DHAWAN REUNITES WITH SRIRAM FOR BIOPIC ON WAR HERO niforms are the flavour of artist’s representation of the war on Arun Khetarpal’s relentless heroic EX-DISNEY the season. And just when hero. efforts against the Pakistani army, you thought you can’t “Happy birthday 2/lt #ARUNK- during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, STAR BELLA enough of Akshay Kumar HETRAPAL. It’s always been my Battle Of Basantar. Second U donning the khaki in dream to play a solider of INDIA. Lieutenant Arun was posthumously Sooryavanshi, or Vicky This is my most important film . honoured with the Param Vir THORNE WINS Kaushal returning in the Army cam- Can’t wait to be directed by the mad Chakra. ouflage in the Sam Manekshaw genius Sriram Raghavan one more Producer Dinesh Vijan, director biopic, after Uri: The Surgical Strike, time to bring to big screen the life of Sriram Raghavan and Varun ADULT MOVIE we have Varun Dhawan joining the 2/lt #ARUNKHETARPAL. Can’t wait Dhawan are reuniting after their club. to begin working with dino vision 2015 hit, Badlapur, that also starred AWARD The Coolie No 1 actor took to my producer who always has a Nawazuddin Siddiqui. social media to announce that he vision but this time with Apart from this, Varun is gearing will soon be teaming up with his emmotion. Hope to up for the release of his next, Coolie ctress Bella Thorne has trol sexually charged encounter”. Badlapur director, Sriram make you proud No 1, opposite Sara Ali Khan. Coolie scooped her first adult It stars adult film actors Abella Raghavan for an upcoming #mukeshkhetarpal No 1 is not a remake, but definitely film award after leaving Danger and Small Hands, as well as project where he will be and #poonahorse. based on the original Govinda and A behind her Disney rapper Mod Sun, who is also Thorne’s seen as a soldier of the JAI HIND. Thank Karisma Kapoor starrer from 1995, career for a new life in ex-boyfriend. Indian Army. Varun made you to my fans and also directed by David Dhawan. He porn. The film, which is Thorne’s directo- this announcement on the hope i don’t let you will also team up with his ABCD co- The former Shake It Up star, rial debut, was previewed in Germany birth anniversary of down (sic),” Varun star, Shraddha Kapoor, for the sec- who starred alongside Zendaya in last month at the Oldenburg Film Second Lieutenant Arun wrote on Instagram. ond instalment fo the dance movie, the Disney Channel show, teamed Festival and is now available on Khetarpal, along with an This biopic is based ABCD 2. up with Pornhub to make her first Pornhub. raunchy movie Her & Him, reports Bella recently opened up about her mirror.co.uk. decision to get into porn. The 22-year-old has had her She told LadBible: “Well, the new career quickly validated after process of shooting was quite inter- picking up the prestigious Vision esting because we had real-life Award at the second annual f*****g on set, which I have never Pornhub Awards. shot before.” She won for her directorial “Also this was my first short work on the flick, which was in general, so it was quite an released under the Pornhub interesting experience to Visionaries Director’s Club this have the first thing that I year. The film’s synopsis says really fully directed have it follows an “edgy twenty- so much sex in it... It something guy who stum- is quite a fun envi- bles upon a surprise text in ronment.” his girlfriend’s phone, interrupting their morn- ing routine and spin- ning everything into an out-of-con- HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 sport 15

ISL to be India’s top tier league

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ndian Super ILeague (ISL) will replace the I- League as the top- tier competition in the country after the stakeholders agreed to a propos- al of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), ending the long-drawn and con- tentious restructuring process. In a meeting at the AFC headquar- ters in Kuala Lumpur, the I-League and ISL clubs agreed on a roadmap present- ed by the AFC on domestic football struc- Indian team led by captain Sunil Chhetri trains at Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata on Sunday ahead of FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Bangladesh today PTI ture reforms in India. As per the roadmap, the ISL will be PTI n KOLKATA the top league in the country from this season itself while I-League will contin- uoyed by their gallant goal- There is no dependency ue as second tier league. less draw against Asian The ISL, which begins in Kochi on Bchampions Qatar, India October 20, will not have promotion and would be looking to register their relegation till 2023-24 by which time the first win in the FIFA World Cup League would have completed 10 seasons. qualifiers when they take on on me: Chhetri From the 2024-25 season onwards, Bangladesh in a group E second PTI n KOLKATA performance-based promotion and rel- round match at the Saltlake egation will be implemented and there Stadium, here today. xpectations are always high will not be two parallel leagues. India put a gritty performance Efrom India’s record goalscor- The ISL champions would now be against an attacking Qatar, toFull er Sunil Chhetri but ahead of entitled to a play-off place in the AFC hold the reigning Asian champi- Bangladesh game, the skipper Champions League, the top-tier club ons to a goalless draw and earn said others players in the side are competition in Asia, while I-League their first point of the qualifiers very much capable of outperform- champions would compete in the second after suffering a heartbreaking ing him. tier AFC Cup “as a special compensation loss in the opening match against Points Having sat out of Qatar game, to India”. Oman. Chhetri will return to take charge Another key recommendation by the With the city set to host the of the team but he played down AFC is to open a pathway for two I- senior national men’s team after a Buoyant India target first win of FIFA his presence in the side. League clubs’ entry into the ISL by the gap of nine years, the euphoria “It was never about me, it will end of the 2020-21 season, subject to the around the match has been WC qualifier against Bangladesh be never about me. It’s always licensing criteria being fulfilled. immense with a mad rush for tick- about India versus Bangladesh. There has been speculation for some ets as the Saltlake Stadium is set I’m just one of the 23 players. I time that Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to witness a packed house, giving India vs Bangladesh definitely have been lucky to have may join the ISL but no agreement could the Igor Stimac-coached side a Live from 7:30pm IST “In this game, it’s going to be a big a little bit more experience and be reached as the two Kolkata giants perfect stage to grab three points STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK test for the strikers. It’s not the that’s about it. There’s no depen- wanted a waiver of the `15 crore partic- and keep their World Cup hopes defence but the forward line will dency on me from my team ipation fee. alive. support of his Bengaluru FC have to deliver.” mates. We are one and we are The AFC statement is not clear on the The absence of defender, teammates Udanta Singh and —BHAICHUNG BHUTIA going to play like one,” Chhetri participation fee issue but AIFF General Sandesh Jhingan due to an ACL Ashique Kuruniyan, while (Former Indian captain) said on the eve of group E fixture. Secretary Kushal Das said the two clubs tear on his left knee is a big blow Mandar Rao Desai and Sahal The Jamie Day-coached will have to pay the fee. to the hosts. But the return of tal- Abdul Samad will be key in cre- “I told my players you might not Bangladesh have made it clear that “Whichever two clubs (open for ismanic captain Sunil Chhetri ating chances. get a chance to play again in front India will start as favourites with inclusion in the ISL) will have to pay the after missing the last game will lift As for the back line, Stimac of such a crowd so make the most Chhetri being the main threat. participation fee. This is also according the team’s spirit. will be forced to rejig his central- of it. I want them to be confident “I hope four people mark to FIFA recommendation,” Das said. and play their natural game.” In his last appearance, Chhetri defence with Anas Edathodika me. So me and four from the Sunil Chhetri trains with teammate ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh PTI In addition to this, the AFC propos- scored his 72nd international likely to pair up with Adil Khan —JAMIE DAY opposition are out and we are al said starting with the 2022-23 season, goal, the second most among in front of Sandhu. (Bangladesh coach) playing 10 versus six. I will be very (Abdul) Sahal, Manvir or then it’s good because we have the winner of I-League will stand a active players, as India put up a Jhingan’s injury gives Anas happy then we will come to know Balwant.” better players who are in better chance to be promoted to the ISL with dominating first-half display only with a perfect opportunity to prove “I wouldn’t like any of you to about someone like Udanta “I will try to be as best that I shape than me. You will see them no participation fee, subject to fulfilling to go down 1-2 after conceding himself again, especially after underestimate Bangladesh. They (Singh), Ashique (Kuruniyan), can be. But if they want to mark, tomorrow,” the 35-year-old said. sporting merit and the national club late goals in their World Cup qual- returning from retirement. have some very talented licensing criteria to be set out by the AIFF. ifier against Oman in Guwahati. India failed to keep up the youngsters just like us. Don’t make “Everyone has to put the good of Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh intensity in the final minutes it worse and harder by Indian football at the forefront and take Sandhu took the charge in because of fitness concerns against underestimating them. Let’s go into the best decisions to develop Indian club Chhetri’s absence and thwarted a Oman but Stimac addressed the this game by being respectful to the Win against India will change B’desh football: Jamal football. The AFC will be very much barrage of attacks from Qatar, issue against Qatar. And it will be Bangladeshi team.” PTI n KOLKATA “I am going to tell my boys to involved to ensure the growth of the game making 11 saves in a heroic dis- interesting to see how the Blue —IGOR STIMAC go there and give their best. But yes to the next level with the pathway to a sin- play to snatch a point from the Tigers cope up with the challenge (Indian coach) angladesh captain Jamal Bhuyan India are favourites. I am going to gle league,” AFC General Secretary ‘Dato’ 2022 World Cup hosts. against Bangladesh, who have eight Bon Monday said his team is rel- break the India hearts tomorrow,” Windsor John said. While defence, tactical forma- under-23 players in their squad. ishing the challenge of producing an the Danish-born Bangladeshi cap- Former I-League champions Minerva tion and discipline were the high- Bangladesh head to the match certainly look to make an impact upset win against favourites India, tain said on the eve of the match. Punjab owner Ranjit Bajaj, who had ear- lights of their match against Qatar, after two consecutive defeats. They with their forward duo of Nabib something which will give a big Bhuyan, a defensive midfield- lier vociferously opposed the AIFF’s the focus against Bangladesh, who lost narrowly to Afghanistan and Newaz Ziban and Saad Uddin. boost to the sport in the cricket- er, said the contest will centre move to grant ISL the top league status, are ranked 83 places below India, in their last match before going On paper, India enjoy a com- crazy country. around the midfield. said he is happy that main concerns of the would be on the strikers. down 0-2 to Qatar. But the Jamie manding 15-2 head-to-head “If we win something will said. "This a big game because we I-League clubs have been addressed. Chhetri will remain the go-to Day-coached side has put up a record in 28 meetings but change in Bangladesh football. Bhuyan said his team is ready have a history between the two “Four clubs are being promoted (to man in the attacking zone, but the strong fight and created many Bangladesh have managed to stay India have big companies support- to break the hearts of home fans in countries and all the players from ISL) by four years and then promotion onus will also be on the likes of chances in the two games. unbeaten in their last two fixtures ing the sport but we lack in invest- their World Cup group qualifier. both camps are eager to play this and relegation (in ISL) will start. I con- Balwant Singh and Manvir Singh The Englishman may have (1-1 in SAFF Championships, ment. So it’s a great opportunity to “No pressure on us, the pressure is game. Whoever wins the midfield sider this as a victory even at the cost of to make an impact. conceded that India are firm 2013 and 2-2 in an International change that by showcasing what we on India as if they don’t win the fans battle has the better chance to win losing the AFC Champions League spot,” The skipper will also have the favourites but Bangladesh will friendly, 2014). have and attract big investments,” he will be after them,” he said. the match," said the 29-year-old. he said. Bulls enter PKL semis Poland, Russia reach Euro 2020 PTI n AHMEDABAD AFP n PARIS awan Sehrawat did the star turn as Pdefending champions Bengaluru oland and Russia secured their places at Bulls outwitted UP Yoddha 48-45 in the PEuro 2020 on Sunday with victories over first eliminator to qualify for the semi- North Macedonia and Cyprus respectively, finals of the Pro Kabaddi League season while Germany and the Netherlands boost- seven here on Monday. ed their hopes of reaching the finals. Star raider Pawan secured 20 raid Russia eased to a 5-0 thrashing of 10-man points as the Bulls fought their way back Cyprus, with Poland joining them, Belgium in front of a packed audience at the EKA and Italy in qualifying this week by seeing Arena to set up a semifinal clash with off North Macedonia 2-0. Dabang Delhi. Stanislav Cherchesov’s Russia, only had The UP side dominated the early to avoid defeat in Nicosia to follow Belgium minutes of a fiercely-contested first-half in qualifying from Group I. as Bengaluru struggled to get a strangle- Pawan Sehrawat in action during PKL match PTI Valencia winger Denis Cheryshev fired hold. in a ninth-minute opener for the visitors, UP had the advantage of momen- to keep his team in the match and pick before Magomed Ozdoev made it two mid- tum, with 23 All-Out in their last 11 up a High 5. way through the first half. matches (the best record in the league), Bulls’ Sumit and UP’s Shrikant Striker Artem Dzyuba scored his third and inflicted an All-Out on the Bulls in impressed with their raids as the match goal in two games in the 79th minute, before the 8th minute to open up a 7-point lead. entered the final four minutes with UP Aleksandr Golovin and Cheryshev’s second Nitesh produced stellar tackle in the leading by 8 points. completed the rout late on. first move after the All-Out to send Pawan produced some important Russia will attempt to overtake Belgium, Gareth Bale celebrates with Wales teammates after scoring equaliser against Croatia during Euro 2020 qualifiers AP Pawan once again to the dugout but the raids to clinch an All-Out with four who beat Kazakhstan 2-0 earlier on Sunday, Bulls finally had success in the defence points remaining. Bengaluru had a one at the summit when they host the world’s head record with a nervy 2-1 win over Belarus Ilkay Gundogan, who along with Can with a successful tackle on Surender Gill point lead going into the final play of number one side on November 16. in Minsk. before kickoff ‘unliked’ a controversial with seven minutes remaining. the match but Surender made success- Poland went into their game against The Dutch lead third-placed Northern Instagram post by Turkey forward Cenk The tackle brought Pawan back on ful raid to level the points and push the North Macedonia knowing victory would Ireland by three points after beating Michael Tosun, scored twice, with Timo Werner also the mat and the High Flyer produced a point to extra time. punch their ticket for the Euros. O’Neill’s side 3-1 on Thursday. finding the net. stunning 3-point Super Raid to halt UP’s UP started the extra time on a high They were forced to be patient by the vis- Georginio Wijnaldum headed the away Joachim Loew’s side host Northern dominance in the match. with a two-point raid by Rishank itors, who could qualify through the team in front in the 32nd minute, Ireland in their final game, which could decide Nitesh did produce a Super Tackle Devadiga that also sent Pawan to the playoffs after winning their Nations shortly after Denis Laptev had spurned second place. on Pawan with four minutes left to half bench but Sumit’s raiding and a team League group if they fail to do so a golden chance to give Belarus a shock time but the Bulls, buoyed by Rohit’s tackle on UP’s Shrikant meant at the automatically. lead. WALES HOLD UP CROATIA presence on the mat, secured their first half time in extra time there was only But Przemyslaw Frankowski The Liverpool midfielder doubled Croatia were made to wait to qualify, as All-Out with a minute remaining for the one point separating the sides. prodded home less than 60 seconds the advantage before the break with a Gareth Bale’s strike in first-half injury time break. The half ended 20-17 with UP on Pawan produced a stunning after coming on as a substitute in the wonderful 25-yard strike into the top proved enough to grab a 1-1 draw for Wales top. 4-point raid to give the defend- 74th minute, before Akardiusz Milik corner, and although Stanislav Dragun in Cardiff. Bulls dominated the starting min- ing champions a three point made the points safe. gave Belarus hope early in the second Nikola Vlasic fired a low ninth-minute utes of the second half with Mahender lead but Monu Goyat imme- Poland remain three points clear of half, the Netherlands held on with relative shot in off the post to put Croatia on course Singh coming good in the defence. diately produced a 2-point Austria, who won 1-0 in Slovenia, at the top comfort. for qualification, before Bale’s fine goal With the defence scoring points the raid to make it a one point. of Group G, with North Macedonia and Victory in Belfast over the Northern Irish secured Wales a point in a bad-tempered affair. Bulls sniffer an All-Out and reduced the But Pawan clinched Slovenia five points further adrift. next month would secure the Oranje a first Last year’s World Cup runners-up Croatia UP side to two on the mat. an All-Out and that appearance at a major tournament since fin- will qualify if they avoid defeat against But in Nitesh, UP had, arguably, the was enough to see DUTCH SEE OFF BELARUS ishing third at the 2014 World Cup. Slovakia in their final match on November 16, league’s best defender, and the captain the defending cham- Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands Germany eased to a 3-0 victory in while Euro 2016 semi-finalists Wales could produced two Super Tackles (in the 10th pions through to the remained at the top of Group C Estonia despite seeing Emre Can sent off in join them with two closing wins, as long as and 11th minute of the half) on Pawan semi-finals. ahead of Germany on head-to- the 14th minute. Slovakia do not beat the Croatians. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2019 sport 16

SINGLES DELHI BEAT PUNJAB BY 5 RUNS Vadodara: Lalit Yadav led the lower middle- order fightback with an unbeaten half-century before spinners joined the party as Delhi Sindhu out to break title duck managed to upstage Punjab by five runs in a n group B match of the Vijay Hazare. Coming into PTI ODENSE Sindhu vs Gregoria Former Commonwealth Games bat at 115 for five, Yadav emerged as the top- champion Parupalli Kashyap has scorer for Delhi with an unbeaten 53-ball 54 as orld Champion P V Sindhu Live from 2:30pm IST been in decent form this year. He he steered the team to a respectable 220 for 8 in Wwill look to shake off her STAR SPORTS 3 NETWORK reached the semifinals at India their stipulated 50 overs. Chasing the total, indifferent form and regain touch Open before making it to the last Anmolpreet Singh (73) kept Punjab in the hunt when she competes at the $775,000 four at Korea Open. The 33-year-old but they failed to weave partnerships and Denmark Open from today. will open against Thailand’s eventually managed 215 for nine. Navdeep Saini After claiming the World title in Sitthikom Thammasin. rocked the top order before the spin trioka of August, Sindhu endured surprise Returning to action after recov- Pawan Negi (2/40), Nitish Rana (2/34) and Lalit first and second round exits at the ering from dengue will be H S Yadav (2/22) produced regular breakthroughs China Open and Korea Open last Prannoy, who faces an uphill task to derail Punjab's chase. month, respectively. against eighth seeded Indonesian World number six Sindhu, who Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the PANCHAL SLAMS TON AGAINST has not won a title in the BWF opening match. J&K World Tour this season, will take on Among other Indians in action, Hamilton Jaipur: Opener Priyank Panchal starred with an Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Thailand Open winners Satwiksairaj unbeaten 135 (122 balls, 17 fours, 3 sixes) as Tunjung in the first round of the Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will Gujarat thrashed Jammu & Kashmir by eight World Tour Super 750 tournament. square off against Korea’s Kim Gi wickets to notch up its eighth successive win in Sindhu enjoys a 5-0 head-to- Jung and Lee Yong Dae in the men’s in no hurry Group 'C' of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The Parthiv head record against the world num- doubles first round. Patel-led side overhauled J&K's score of 279 for ber 16. World No 8 Saina Nehwal, Commonwealth Games Bronze 8 in the 38th over with the diminutive 'keeper on the other hand, has been going medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N to win title making 63 while Bhargav Merai remained not through a tough phase with fitness Sikki Reddy will face top seeds Mayu out on 70 (56 balls, 6 fours, 1 six). Asked to bat issues hindering her progress since Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara AFP n MEXICO CITY by Gujarat, J&K rode on half-centuries by Abdul claiming the Indonesia Masters in of Japan in women’s doubles. Samad (68, 53 balls, 7 sixes) and Shubham January. Men’s doubles pair of Manu ewis Hamilton said he is in Khajuria (66, 64 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes) and a The London Olympic Bronze PV Sindhu in action during BWF World Championship final match against Nozomi Okuhara PTI/File Picture Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will Lno hurry to win a sixth knock of 49 by captain Parvez Rasool (49, 57 medallist, who was diagnosed with meet England’s Marcus Ellis and world championship after the balls, 1 four, 1 six). For Gujarat, Rush Kalaria agastroenteritis problem in March, Thailand Open in August. Antonsen at the 2017 World finals at Indonesia Open Super Chris Langridge in the opening title battle was reduced to a two- (2/34), C T Gaja (2/46) and A Nagwaswalla made first-round exits at China and Former champion Kidambi Championships, the Danish shuttler 1000 this year. round. horse Mercedes race at the (2/74) took two wickets each. Korea and she aim to get deep into Srikanth, who had skipped the has come a long way since then, hav- World Championships Bronze Mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Japanese Grand Prix. the draw. events in China and Korea due to a ing reached the finals of the World medallist B Sai Praneeth will be up Jerry Chopra and Sikki will open The Formula One circus VINAY, SAGAR SHINE FOR A finalist at the last edition, knee issue, too will be eagar to make Championships at Switzerland. against the legendary Lin Dan, who against Germany’s Marvin Seidel moves on to Mexico in two PUDUCHERRY Saina, seeded 8th, is up against a positive start but he will have to Currently ranked fourth, had entered the finals at Thailand and Linda Efler, while Satwik and weeks’ time where Hamilton, Dehradun: Veteran seamer R Vinay Kumar World No 12 from Japan Sayaka get past Denmark’s Anders Antonsen has won the Indonesia Masters in January and won the Ashwini will take on second seeds enjoying a 64-point lead over bagged a match-winning four-wicket haul as Takahashi, who had defeated the Antonsen in the opening round. Masters, Barcelona Spain Masters, Malaysia Open in April but have Chinese Wang Yi Lyu and Huang Valtteri Bottas, can wrap up a Puducherry thrashed Manipur by nine wickets Indian the last time they meet at the While Srikanth had beaten European Games and made it to the looked off-colour since then. Dong Ping. third consecutive drivers’ crown to return to the top of the Plate Group table in if he outscores his teammate by the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Vinay Kumar (4/21) 14 points or more. rattled the top-order in a triple burst to reduce More likely is that the bat- Manipur to 19/4 in 7.1 overs but skipper Priyojit tle will be concluded at the Singh provided some resistance with an Federer to play in Tokyo Olympics subsequent race at the Grand unbeaten 44. Singh, however, lacked support at Prix of the Americas in Austin, the other end as they were bundled out for 109 AFP n PARIS twice won the Australian Texas. in 30.1 overs with left-arm spinner Sagar Udeshi Spin Open and took the 2017 Bottas’ victory at Suzuka returning with three for 26. In reply, opener Arun oger Federer announced Wimbledon title before los- and Hamilton’s third place Karthik steered the team home, slamming an RMonday he will compete ing an epic final in the clinched a sixth consecutive unbeaten 67 from 43 balls with six fours and at next year’s Tokyo Olympics grass-court Grand Slam to constructors’ championship for four sixes as Puducherry sealed the issue in in a bid to claim the men’s Novak Djokovic earlier this Mercedes and left the Finn as 16.1 overs." web singles Gold medal, the only year. the only driver who can catch major prize he has yet to win. Serbia’s Djokovic, and Hamilton over the final four FOUAAD WINS GOLD AT OLY “I’ve been debating with Federer’s eternal rival races of the campaign. QUALIFIERS Spinners help my team for a few weeks now, Rafael Nadal, have both “I think for me it’s never Bengaluru: India's double Asian Games months actually, what I already said they will com- been a case of always wanting to Silver medallist Fouaad Mirza bagged the top India complete 3-0 should do in the summer pete at Tokyo, the trio set- rush things,” Hamilton told honours at the CCI3*S, an Olympic qualifying time (of 2020) after ting the scene for a highly reporters adding that he expect- event, held in Strzegom, Poland. Fouaad is whitewash Wimbledon and before the competitive tournament. ed a tough battle from his team- currently the highest ranked individual in Group US Open,” he said at a pro- The two-time defend- mate over the final few races. G for Asia Pacific Zone with 34 points on one PTI n VADODARA to shift gears after getting settled, motional event. ing Olympic champion and “Valtteri’s driven well all horse Fernhill Facetime, 30 points on the second resulting in India posting a below-par “At the end of the day my three-time Grand Slam year long, he’s done a great job horse Touchingwood and at present qualifying pinners helped India pull off a total. heart decided to play the winner Murray, coming today and he will most likely do his third horse, Dajara. “I am very excited about Sthrilling six-run win over South In the end, even that proved to be Olympic Games again.” back from his January hip a very, very solid job these next our new horse Dajara, which has immense Africa in a low-scoring third women’s enough against South Africa who Federer has won all four surgery, is yet to announce races, so we still have a battle, potential for success at the Olympics. Through ODI and complete a 3-0 series white- were on course for a comfortable win of the Grand Slam tourna- his intentions for Tokyo. the fight continues,” he added. the event CCI3*S, we were able to level up the wash here on Monday. at 103 for five in the 30th over. ments, as well as the ATP horse rider combination to 4* and building up India were able to defend a mod- However, India fought back Tour Finals six times, but is my points to qualify for the Olympics,” Fouaad est 146 by bowling out South Africa through their spinners and even part still waiting to grab Olympic Roger Federer celebrates after win in Shanghai AP said on Sunday. Fouaad started the week with a for 140 in 48 overs. timers Harmanpreet and Rodrgues singles Gold. solid dressage score of 26.8 which placed him Spinners Ekta Bisht (3/32 in 10 did their bit. The 20-time Grand Slam London singles final in 2012 he was ham- second with a very close score to Germany's overs), Deepti Sharma (2/24 in 10) Rodrigues took the final wicket of champion did win a doubles mered 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 by an inspired Andy Antonia Baumgart, who was one penalty better and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/22 in the game to spark celebrations. It was Gold alongside fellow Swiss Murray. at 25.8. 10) were the architect of the win that also her first scalp in international Stan Wawrinka at Beijing in Federer did not compete at Rio 2016, GAUFF CLIMBS TO 71 IN WTA reaffirmed India’s supremacy over cricket. 2008, but when he got to the where Murray won again, but has since RANKINGS South Africa, who also lost the pre- Paris: American prodigy Coco Gauff ceding six-game T20 series. continued her rise up the ranks of women's It seemed South Africa would get tennis on Monday when the WTA rankings their first win of the series when they showed a climb of 39 places to number 71 in bundled out India in 45.5 overs but Virat closes in on Smith the world. Gauff started last week in Linz at 110 another disappointing batting perfor- PTI n DUBAI and was originally set for an early departure mance denied them the opportunity. fourth and ninth places respectively, are the from Austria after losing in the qualifying India made a disastrous start other two Indian batsmen in the top 10. rounds before grabbing a lifeline as a lucky after winning the toss, losing openers irat Kohli reached within one point of Ravichandran Ashwin also jumped three loser. She went on to beat 2017 Roland Garros Priya Punia and Jemimah Rodrgues Vtop-ranked Steve Smith in the Test bats- spots to number seven while Bumrah contin- winner Jelena Ostapenko in the final for her in the second over. men rankings after the India skipper scored ued to remain third in the bowlers' rankings. maiden title. It marks a meteoric rise for the With the hosts reeling at 55 for an unbeaten 254 in the second Test against Among the all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja young American — at the end of 2018, she five, T20 skipper Harmanpreet Singh South Africa. is at number two behind West Indies skipper was 686 in the world. Another good steadied the innings with a 76-ball 38 Opener Mayank Agarwal also rose in Jason Holder while Ashwin occupies the fifth with the other valuable contribution the rankings, breaking into the top 20. His place. Gauff salutes Roger’s performance in Luxembourg this week could see her knocking on the door of the top 50. coming from Shikha Pandey (35 off innings of 108 in the second Test against Kohli, who had dropped below 900 There was no movement in the top 20 with 40). South Africa helped him progress eight points after the first Test for the first time since Ashleigh Barty retaining the number one spot Most of the batters, including places to reach the 17th position. January 2018, reached 936, a point less than captain Mithali Raj (11 off 46), failed Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, at his career-best rating achieved in August 2018. words of wisdom for another week. AGENCIES AFP n LINZ the qualifying rounds before grabbing a lifeline as a lucky oco Gauff hailed Roger loser. ICC tweaks Super Over rule CFederer for his words of wis- "For sure, I'm 100 percent dom as the 15-year-old US playing in Luxembourg," said prodigy on Sunday became the Gauff whose rise has been mete- PTI n DUBAI 241. Once the super over also ended there is a clear winner. youngest champion on the oric — at the end of 2018, she in a tie with both teams making 15, “Following on from a recommen- WTA Tour since 2004. was 686 in the world. he International Cricket Council the winner was decided on account dation from the ICC Cricket Gauff defeated 2017 Roland "I'm excited, it will be my Ton Monday tweaked the super of superior boundary count. Committee, the Chief Executives’ Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko last event for the year. I'm play- over rule for all its major events fol- Following that nerve-wracking Committee agreed that use of the 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the Linz final for ing doubles there also (with reg- lowing the uproar over the outcome final, the ICC faced the wrath of fans Super Over as a way to decide results her maiden title. ular partner Caty McNally). of the men’s World Cup final in July and former players over the contro- at ICC events will be retained. Both The teenager is managed by "This is the opportunity to when England were declared winners versial rule. the Cricket Committee and CEC Federer's Team8 and even shares see how I perform at back-to- against New Zealand on boundary Now it has finally made changes agreed it was an exciting and engag- an Italian pasta sponsor with the back tournaments." count. to the rule and in case a situation arise ing conclusion to the game and will 20-time major winner. Gauff's career timetable has New Zealand and England had where both teams are tied even after remain in place covering all games at On Sunday, she revealed suddenly shifted into overdrive, headed into the super over after scores the super over in a final or semifinal, both ODI and T20I World Cups,” the that a pep-talk by the Swiss with her breakthrough WTA in the World Cup final were tied at the super over will be repeated until ICC said after its board meeting here. superstar, after she suffered a trophy coming much more heartbreaking defeat in the first quickly than might have been round of the 2018 Australian expected. ICC readmits Zim & Open junior event, has helped "My goal was the top 100 her on a path which this year and to get into the main draw of Nepal as members Ashwin to stay at KXIP saw her reach the last 16 at at least one Grand Slam," said Wimbledon and US Open third the player, who has now earned ‘MS still playing incredibly well’ PTI n DUBAI PTI n NEW DELHI sions with Delhi Capitals formances speak for round. a main draw spot for January's but those discussions him,” Wadia said. "He did give me some Australian Open. PTI n CHENNAI with the Indian team. He has been he ICC on Monday decided to ings XI Punjab co- never came to fruition. Under Ashwin’s advice at the Australian Open in "I've accomplished all of playing so well in all formats. Whatever Treadmit Zimbabwe and Nepal Kowner Ness Wadia The way he plays leadership, KXIP 2018 when I lost in the first those goals this year, now I need ormer Australia cricketer and he is doing right now is certainly work- as its members following the con- on Monday said the his cricket and his per- showed a lot of promise round (after being amongst the to work on improving my game. FChennai Super Kings all-rounder ing and the team is responding to his clusion of the Board meetings franchise decided not to in the first half of the favourites)," Gauff recalled. "I've gone through what Shane Watson on Monday said it is up leadership,” he added. here. trade Ravichandran past two seasons before "He told me not to focus too was supposed to be my timeline to the legendary Mahendra Singh Asked if India could dominate in Zimbabwe and Nepal were Ashwin with the Delhi losing momentum in the much on the pressure or the out- for the next two years. It's been Dhoni to take a call on his retirement the manner done by Australian sides suspended in July this year follow- Capitals following a second half. They fin- side drama. He gave me some crazy." though “he is still playing incredibly of the past led by Steve Waugh and ing government interference in the “rethink” by the Board. ished seventh in 2018 perspective. "I didn't expect to be on the well”. Ricky Ponting, he said “it is going to running of the Board. It has been learnt and sixth in 2019. "Now, I try to enjoy the ten- Tour in general right now," the “He has still got the skill. But it is be hard to replicate..But there is no rea- Zimbabwe will now be able to that the newly- KXIP nis and I barely think of that fist- 2018 French Open junior cham- down to him to decide. He still moves son why India can’t do it.” take up their place in the ICC appointed head coach reached the round loss two years later." pion said. incredibly well, runs hard between the “There is no doubt that India has Men's U-19 World Cup in January Anil Kumble was also semifinals Gauff, meanwhile, con- Gauff, coached by her wickets and has beautiful hands. got the depth in all facets... Batting, and the ICC Super League later in keen to retain Ashwin, in the inaugur- firmed she is "100 percent" father, said she expects to start Whatever he does, it will be the right bowling and fielding. The depth in 2020. who captained the side al IPL edition ready to play at this week's gaining confidence as she gets thing because he knows what lies Indian cricket is incredibly strong. It Nepal has also been reinstat- in the previous two edi- before making the Luxembourg WTA event where more accustomed to the WTA ahead,” Watson told reporters. has got the luxury of having someone ed on a conditional basis follow- tions. play-offs just once in she will enjoy a career-high circuit. "I'm new to the Tour and The burly Aussie all-rounder also like a Rohit Sharma opening the bat- ing their 2016 suspension for “The (KXIP) Board 2014 when they finished ranking inside the top 70. I've not faced a lot of the play- praised Virat Kohli’s captaincy and said ting and scoring lots of runs. The depth breach of the ICC regulations had a rethink and it runners-up. Now with She started the week in ers. I'm sure the more matches he has done a great job with the Indian in Indian cricket is incredible... I am which prohibit government inter- realised that Ashwin is Kumble on board, the Linz at 110 in the world and was I play the more confident I'll get, team. sure this team can win away from ference and require free and fair an integral part of the franchise is aiming to originally set for an early depar- along with the more experience “He (Kohli) has done a great job home as well.” elections. team. There were discus- end its title drought. ture from Austria after losing in I'll have."