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{ Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com ADVANI TURNS 93, MODI CALLS ‘THIS ISN'T OVER!': TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARMY OFFICER, 3 SOLDIERS KILLED NCB ARRESTS FILM PRODUCER FIROZ HIM A ‘LIVING INSPIRATION' REFUSE TO ACCEPT DEFEAT IN ACTION; 3 TERRORISTS SHOT DEAD NADIADWALA'S WIFE,SEIZES GANJA

s BJP patriarch LK Advani turned 93 on Sunday, Prime Minister hanting "This isn't over!" and "Stop the steal”, supporters of President Donald n officer of the Indian Army and three security personnel, including he Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday arrested Bollywood producer ANarendra Modi called him a "living inspiration" for crores of BJP CTrump protested at state capitols across the country Saturday, refusing to Aa onstable of the Border Security Force or BSF, were killed in the TFiroz Nadiadwala's wife after ganja was found at their residence in suburban workers and countrymen and wished him a long accept defeat and echoing Trump's unsubstantiated line of duty during a major anti-terror operation along Juhu, officials said. NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer and healthy life. The Prime Minister went to allegations that the Democrats won the election by fraud. the Line of Control or LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Wankhede told PTI that Firoz Nadiadwala was summoned Advani's residence here to extend his greetings From Atlanta and Tallahassee to Bismarck, Boise and Kupwara district, officials said. Three terrorists were by the anti-drugs agency earlier in the day, but he failed to and was seen helping Advani cut the birthday Phoenix, crowds ranging in size from a few dozen to a few also gunned down in the anti-terror operation, which appear. "We have arrested Firoz Nadiadwala's wife under cake. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP thousand — some of them openly carrying guns — took place in north Kashmir's Machil sector, they the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) President JP Nadda also went to Advani's decried the news of Joe Biden's victory after more than said. This is one of the biggest encounters in the Act. Further investigation is on," he said. Earlier in the day, residence to wish him on the occasion. Modi said three suspense-filled days of vote-counting put the Union Territory since April. Around 1 am, a patrol a team of NCB sleuths searched the residence of the the BJP veteran had helped the party reach the Democrat over the top. Skirmishes broke out in some party of the Border Security Force noticed suspicious Nadiadwalas and seized 10 grams of ganja, officials said, masses in the country and played a key role in the cities. In Atlanta, outside the state Capitol in the longtime movements near the Line of Control and challenged adding that the contraband was prima facie procured nation's development. "Went to Advani ji's Republican stronghold of Georgia, chants of “Lock him up!” the intruders, leading to a three-hour gun-battle in from one Wahid Abdul Kadir Sheikh alias Sultan who was residence to wish him on his birthday. rang out among an estimated 1,000 Trump supporters. which a terrorist was eliminated. arrested earlier. Is Telangana not part of Vijayashanthi likely to join BJP India, KTR asks Centre n Congress leaders say her PNS n HYDERABAD statements an indication Telangana Rashtra Samithi n (TRS) Working President K.T. Say Vijayashanthi is giving Rama Rao on Sunday lashed Arnab shifted out at the Centre for ignoring statements like a BJP leader Telangana's request for funds to Taloja jail PNS n HYDERABAD for flood relief while being par- India Inc looks to tial towards the states ruled by for phone use Telangana Congress the Bharatiya Janata Party Campaign Committee chair- Indo-US ties (BJP) by immediately releasing in custody person Vijayashanthi is likely funds after natural calamities. to join BJP anytime soon. Rama Rao told a news con- PNS n MUMBAI Speculations are rife that she ference that Prime Minister may join BJP on November 24. 8 Narendra Modi turned a deaf Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Vijayashanthi has been mak- ear to the requests from Chief Arnab Goswami, arrested in ing confusing statements these Minister K. Chandrasekhar connection with the alleged days. Two days ago, she alleged Rao to provide immediate suicide of an interior design- in social media that some financial support towards relief er, was on Sunday shifted Congress leaders were leaking and rehabilitation measures from Alibaug to Taloja jail in to the media news against her in flood-hit areas of Maharashtra's Raigad dis- in regard to quitting the party. Hyderabad. TRS Working President and IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao addressing media persons in Hyd on Sunday trict, police said. However, she made another "The Prime Minister sanc- Goswami was moved to statement on Sunday that 'time' tioned Rs 669 crore within four seeking release of Rs 1,350 Minister. Is Telangana not a to help the state get assistance Taloja jail after allegedly and 'people' had to decide the days to Karnataka following crore as immediate relief but part of India? Does the Prime from the Centre for relief and being found using a mobile situation of the Congress party. challenging TRS in Telangana. floods in that state. He person- we still haven't received a Minister not have the respon- rehabilitation in flood-affected phone while in judicial cus- She also tweeted that condi- She said that this had happened ally visited flood-hit areas of response," he said. sibility to help Hyderabad city areas. He had a dig at Union tody at a school designated as tions of the Telangana Congress because of the maneuvering of Gujarat in 2017 and released Rs "Our Prime Minister and its people," he asked. Minister of State for Home, G. COVID-19 centre for could have been better if the CM KCR who in a bid to 500 crore. It has been about 25 responds to letters written by KTR, as Rama Rao is pop- Kishan Reddy saying he was Alibaug prison, a police offi- Manikyam Tagore had come to weaken the Congress persuad- days since Chief Minister Karnataka and Gujarat Chief ularly known, also slammed not of any assistance to the cial said. the state a little earlier. And ed some of its leaders to join Chandrasekhar Rao wrote a Ministers but not to letters BJP's state leaders for making state. already another national party TRS. letter to the Prime Minister written by the Telangana Chief tall claims while doing nothing 2 2 BJP had come to the level of 2

Kamala Harris: ON 4TH ANNIVER- The inspiring story TS Govt to cut budget SARY OF DEMO Hyd Metro is doing better of many firsts PM says 5 size by Rs 40,000 crore helped reduce than other metros: Officials n Assembly special session soon to present revised budget black money PNS n HYDERABAD L VENKAT RAM REDDY to the financial crisis. PNS n NEW DELHI The Hyderabad Metro has n HYDERABAD It may be recalled that KCR become the lifeline of the city's had sought a vote-on account Prime Minister Narendra Modi commuters. Interestingly, in Telangana state government's budget in the Legislative on Sunday said demonetisation just three year since its incep- annual budget size for 2020-21 Assembly for 2019-20 in has helped reduce black money, tion the Hyderabad Metro is is likely to be cut by a whoop- February 2019 before the gen- increase tax compliance and outperforming all the other ing Rs 40,000 crore, thanks to eral elections in April/May 2019 given a boost to transparency Metros in the country, except corona-induced financial crisis. with an outlay of Rs 1.82 lakh as the BJP and the Congress the Delhi Metro which is about The state government pre- crore. After the general elec- sparred over its outcome on the 18 years old. sented Budget 2020-21 in tions, KCR presented a full- fourth anniversary of with- As per the details shared by Legislative Assembly in March fledged budget in September drawal of high value currency the Managing Director of this year with a total outlay of 2019, but sprang a big surprise notes. Congress leader Rahul Hyderabad Metro Rail, NVS Bangalore Metro and Mumbai metros on Saturday was also Rs 1.82 lakh crore. by cutting the budget size by 20 Gandhi alleged that Modi's Reddy, Hyderabad Metro Metro served 32,322 passengers. made available by the officials. However, due to corona pan- per cent to Rs 1.46 lakh crore move was aimed at helping a served 1,33,974 passengers on The Delhi Metro being the While Chennai Metro served demic and subsequent financial citing recession and cut in cen- few of his "crony capitalist Saturday November 7, across biggest metro in the country 29,141passengers, Jaipur Metro crisis, the budget allocations tral allocations. friends" and had "destroyed" the 57 Metro stations in the city. served about 14,79,300 passen- ferried 20,160, Kochi Metro Ram Charan went for a toss. size to nearly Rs 1.40 lakh crore Finance minister T Harish the Indian economy, While on the same day, 68,716 gers on Saturday. Number of 11,106 and Lucknow Metro The government is likely to from Rs 1.82 lakh crore budget Rao had presented budget for 2 passengers travelled in passengers served by other 2,020 passengers. accepts Green hold a special session of the presented earlier in March. 2020-21 in Legislative Assembly Challenge Legislative Assembly after This will be for the second on March 8, 2020 with an out- Diwali to present a revised time in a row for the state gov- lay of Rs 1.82 lakh crore. KEESARA MRO BRIBERY CASE budget by cutting the budget ernment to cut budget size due 2 2 BJP says it 80-year-old accused 'commits suicide' When Biden spoke DURGAPRASAD SUNKU accused, Keesara Tahsildar Colony. “We proceeded to the Manmohan,Inspector of TODAY n HYDERABAD E.Balaraju Nagaraju, was spot and recovered the dead Kushaiguda Police Station. ‘will rename allegedly found hanging by a body. During investigations, On September 26th, ALMANAC of Mumbai relatives In a curious twist to the Keesara towel from a window in his cell we found that he was K. Dharma Reddy, along with his Month & Paksham: Hyderabad as Tahsildar graft case, another in Chanchalguda prison. Dharma Reddy, who was son, Srikanth Reddy, were Ashwin & Krishna Paksha PNS n MUMBAI accused, 80-year-old real estate According to the accused in the Keesara arrested by the ACB officials Panchangam agent Kandadi Dharmareddy Kushaiguda Police, they Tahsildar case. He, along with allegedly for involvement in When US President-elect Joe Bhagyanagar’ who had been out on bail, was received a call stating that a his son K Srikanth Reddy, illegal registration of lands Tithi : Ashtami: 06:50 am, Navami: Biden was in India's financial reportedly found dead on person was hanging from a were arrested by the Anti with the help of the Keesara 05:27 am (Next Day) capital in 2013, he had told an Sunday morning. neem tree on the premises of Corruption Bureau(ACB) offi- MRO Nagaraju. Nakshatram: Ashlesha: 08:42 am audience that his distant rela- Page 2 On October 14, the prime temple in Nagarjuna Nagar cials and lodged in jail,” said A. 2 Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start tives live in Mumbai. any important work) Biden reiterated his claim two years later at an event in HEIGHT OF POLICE ATROCITIES Rahukalam: 07:46 am – 09:10 am Washington, saying there are Yamagandam: 10:35 am – 11:59 am five Bidens living in Mumbai. With the 77-year-old Varjyam: 08:19 pm – 09:52 pm Outrage as four-member family in suicide pact Democrat set to take oath as Gulika: 01:24 pm - 02:48 pm the 46th US President in just n n Good Time: (to start any important work) over two months, nobody in All four jump before running train Two cops arrested after CM intervenes Mumbai has so far turned up Amritakalam: 07:06 am – 08:42 am to claim that he is Biden's rel- PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM shared before the family took Panyam Railway Station on Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:37 am – 12:22 pm ative. the extreme step, shakes the November 3. Decades after he received a Police atrocities continue to conscience of all viewers. Many such previous inci- HYDERABAD letter from someone by the last send shivers down the spine of Abdul Salam, 45, of dents of police harassment, WEATHER name of Biden from Mumbai, Washington audience in 2015 Andhra people. The recent Rojakunta in Nandyal, along especially against Dalits, have Forecast: Sunny soon after becoming a senator, at an event organised by the suicide pact by four members with his wife Noorjahan, 38, enraged people Abdul Salam, Temp: 28/14 Biden learned that his "great, Confederation of Indian of a Muslim family in daughter Salma, 14, and son accused of theft, had lost work Humidity: 41% great, great, great, great grand- Industry and Carnegie Nandyal, all of whom jumped Dada Khalandhar, 10, died in a gold shop where he was Sunrise: 06.18 am father" had worked in the Endowment for International in front of a running train on after they jumped in front of working. He purchased an Sunset: 05.41 pm East India Company. Peace on the occasion of the Wednesday after detailing goods train. Parts of their auto to fend for his family. His Current Weather Conditions "There are five Bidens in 10th anniversary of India-US police atrocities on them in a dismembered bodies were wife was working as a teacher Updated November 8, 2020 5:00 PM Mumbai, India," Biden, then civil nuclear deal. viral video, has sparked out- found scattered on the Kaulir in a school. Vice President, told a 2 rage across the state. The clip, railway tracks near the 2 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 hyderabad 02

PM says helped Monday Mirchi Telangana feels the ‘chill’ reduce black... PNS n HYDERABAD the next few days over Continued from Page 1 Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem, Loyalty or adventurism vice. But those who wants to change their cadre Drop in temperature after Nirmal, Nizamabad, prompting a strong response in the name of spouse posting or some other many days of rain followed by Kamareddy, Jagtial, Peddapalli, from the BJP which said the he perceived adventurism of reason are asked to go and meet this KCR’s dry weather across Telangana Medak, Siddipet and exercise was an "attack" on cor- Hyderabad City Police boss Anjani ‘Atma’ to ensure no hurdles in getting into has got everyone wondering if Sangareddy." ruption and black money that TKumar in recent days has become a Telangana cadre. winter is already here. The As per the forecast for the were rampant during the "lost subject of intense discussions in IPS and IAS nights are getting colder across next 15 days, the temperatures decade" of the Congress-led circles. Recently he thought it fit to conduct a The most powerful trio Hyderabad and in some parts across the state will again go UPA government. press conference in the city to display the sum of the State as well, with the back to normal and witness a Gandhi and the Congress of Rs 1 crore in cash that was seized by police Of late the Andhra Pradesh administration minimum temperature dip- drop once again after have been alleging that a day prior to polling for the Dubbak Assembly has been in the news for strange reasons. When ping to 15 degree Celsius. The November 9. It may be recalled demonetisation was not in bypoll. The CP abbreviated the legal process and advice from seasoned bureaucrats goes for a lowest minimum temperature that, last month, the IMD offi- the interest of the people and went on record that the cash was seized from toss, one can imagine the consequences. was 10.3oC recorded at Bela cials said there was a possibil- had adverse effects on the the BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao's Recent tussle with the courts, excesses of police mandal, Adilabad district on ity of a relatively higher fre- economy, a charge the govern- brother-in-law and that it was meant for dis- personnel, sudden shifting of senior officers Friday. In the city, lowest min- quency of cold waves this win- ment has dismissed repeated- tribution to voters in the constituency prior to are some of the issues that have created imum temperature of 13.7oC Women buying winter wear in Hyderabad on Sunday — SV Chary ter. Usually, temperatures in ly. On November 8, 2016, polling. He did not stop at that. He pointed out unseemly controversies. AP-watchers in New was recorded at BHEL while Hyderabad started to dip from Modi announced on national that the cash was arranged by Visaka Industries, Delhi are keen to know who are the 'main' 14.4 at Rajendranagar. to 16 degree Celsius till clonic circulations over central mid-October and plummet in television his government's owned by former Lok Sabha member and BJP advisors to Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan According to IMD, the tem- November 12. However, it and north-west India bringing November. During October, decision to ban all currency leader G Vivek, who quit TRS prior to the 2019 Reddy as that would indicate who calls the peratures are likely to further denied the possibility of early cold air. According to TSDPS, the normal minimum tem- notes of higher denomination Lok Sabha polls and joined BJP. shots in the administration. Officially speak- drop in the next one week and onset of winter. The drop tem- "Minimum Temperatures are perature is 20 degree of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from In both IAS and IPS circles, there is now ing, everybody knows that Praveen Prakash, hover around 14 degree Celsius peratures are due to anticy- expected to fall 2o to 3oC in Celsius. midnight on the same day. well-reasoned talk that Anjani Kumar vault- being the head of Chief Minister’s Office, is ed beyond his call of duty in the entire episode presumably the main advisor to the Chief to be in the good books of powers that be. So, Minister. But a little bird told us that senior it was duty demonstrated for effect and for the officers like Satish Chandra from the Education When Biden Arnab shifted Will rename Hyd record. It was 'over-enthusiasm' on the part of Department and Anil Singhal, who was Anjani Kumar who wants to get closer to gov- recently shifted from Tirumala Tirupati Is Telangana not ... to Taloja jail... as Bhagyanagar, ernment heads with his acts, they maintain. Devastanams (TTD) to the Health spoke of... For, under normal circumstances, whenever Department, are also privy to important Continued from Page 1 such cash seizures happen at the hustings, the decisions since they draw on their vast expe- Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 hit out at both BJP and says Arvind police simply hand over the amount, regard- rience to guide the government in the right Congress for levelling "baseless The Raigad crime branch PNS n HYDERABAD less of its size, to the Income Tax Department. direction. In any case, the trio discuss all In 2013, when Biden trav- “The BJP leaders should allegations" over distribution found Goswami was active The matter ends there. It is for the I-T important issues and take a concrete decision elled to Mumbai on his introspect and get assistance of financial assistance among on social media using some- Hyderabad and its twin Department to establish whether it's account- before placing it before the Chief Minister. maiden vice presidential trip from the Centre as a respon- flood victims by the state gov- body's mobile phone, despite Secunderabad will be rechris- ed or unaccounted money. In any case, it is Even the seasoned advise of these officers is to India, he spoke about sible party instead of making ernment. his personal mobile phone tened as Bhagyanagar if the never paraded as a trophy; and that too, at a not yielding the desired results due to improp- this letter he received when silly claims,” said KTR, who is "While we were on the having been seized by police BJP is voted to power in press meet. Questions are also being raised er implementation by subordinate babus. he became the senator for son of Chief Minister ground, reaching out to the when he was taken into cus- Telangana, said Nizamabad over why Anjani Kumar raided properties of This is tarnishing the government's otherwise the first time several decades Chandrasekhar Rao. people and providing relief tody on November 4, the offi- MP Dharmapuri Arvind on private individuals and organisations in good image. Grapevine has it that it is time to ago. In his address to the "What have Telangana BJP measures in the rain-affected cial said.While being escort- Sunday. He took a dig at Hyderabad, where the Model Code of Conduct set right things in the departments to ensure Bombay Stock Exchange on leaders done for Hyderabad? areas in Hyderabad, BJP and ed to Taloja jail, Goswami TRS working president and was not in force. Why did he parade before 100 per cent results. July 24, 2013, Biden narrat- One Minister of State and Congress were busy cam- shouted from the police van, IT Minister KT Rama Rao media persons Raghunandan's brother-in-law ed his story of the 'Biden four MPs failed to fetch even paigning in Dubbak. They alleging that he was assault- and stated that the latter has as if he had been convicted in the case? The Riveted to post from Mumbai'. a penny for the city. BJP has were doing politics during the ed by Alibaug jailer on more knowledge on gyan that grapevine yielded is that Anjani is "It's an honour to be back not got a penny for crisis," he said. Saturday evening, his life was Bollywood than the funds angling for DGP post. So, he is trying to please The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, in India and to be here in Hyderabad, but they came up KTR stated that even before in danger and he was not given by the Centre to the those who can override the seniority of sev- a state-owned coal mining and power produc- Mumbai. Off script for a sec- with 'Mana Nagaram, Mana rains subsided, the Chief allowed to speak to his state. "Who will give value to eral IPS officers, when the incumbent DGP tion company, is all set to create a record with ond here, I was reminded I BJP (our city, our BJP)' slogan Minister announced Rs 550 lawyer. Meanwhile, in a state- KTR if he is not the Chief Mahender Reddy retires. In the context, they its chairman and managing director N Sridhar was elected to the United recently. It's a shame," he crore for flood relief measures. ment, Samyabrata Ray Minister's son? KTR is scared cite how Somesh Kumar became the Chief completing six years of term. No other CMD States Senate when I was a added. "If needed, we will request the Goswami, a senior executive to face GHMC elections," he Secretary with the powers that be overriding has served the company as CMD so long. He 29-year-old kid back in 1972, KTR, who is the Industry, CM to sanction Rs 100 crore editor of Republic TV and alleged. He questioned KTR the seniority of nearly a dozen IAS officers. was appointed in 2015 immediately after the and one of the first letters I Information Technology, more for people of Arnab Goswamis wife, said to reveal whether KTR fam- TRS government came to power. Since then received and I regret I never Municipal Administration and Hyderabad," he added. he has been framed on fake ily is giving flood relief funds What stopped Ananth Sridhar has been working and creating new followed up on it.” Urban Development Minister, charges. to the victims. Ramu’s return to TS records every year in production and profits of the company. Under his leadership Singareni Who stopped senior IAS officer Ananth also launched power production in a big way Ramu returning to Telangana state cadre is and expanded its power production capacity. 80-year-old accused 'commits... now matter of keen interest in IAS circles in Naturally Sridhar enjoys full confidence of Vijayashanthi likely to... Andhra Pradesh. After getting clearance from Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. He is Continued from Page 1 are suspecting that he went CAT and court Ananth Ramu tried to join in too good to be disturbed. The Chief Minister Continued from Page 1 going to join BJP any time. The n't make any statement after into depression as he was Telangana cadre in vain. His repeated efforts is not thinking of any change for now, though same leaders stated that holding discussions with them. Speaking about the sequence arrested and sent to jail, where to get into Telangana cadre were halted by a Sridhar himself wants to move out of the cor- At the same time he intimidat- Vijayashanthi could have made However, Jetti Kusuma Kumar of events, Manmohan added, he stayed for a month. In senior officer who is now retired. The officer poration, after having served for the longest ed some and pressured some an open statement by saying that had stated that Vijayashanthi will “Ten days ago, he came out on addition, his son is still in jail. known to be ‘Atma’ of chief minister K time. His repeated appeals to the Chief others to join TRS. In the she was not going to quit the not leave the party, after meet- a conditional bail. He used to So, he took this extreme step.” Chandrasekhar Rao has ensured that Ananth Minister to give him another assignment have process though Congress Congress when TPCC Working ing her. According to sources, regularly visit the temple and Based on a complaint from Ramu did not get the posting in Telangana. not been entertained. Even during crisis sit- became weaker, it paved the President Jetti Kusuma Kumar Vijayashanthi may join BJP in sometimes used to sleep on the deceased's wife After waiting for almost a month, Ramu has uations, Sridhar proved to be an efficient way for the rise of another and Telangana Congress Affairs presence of Union Home the premises. When the priest Venkatamma, the police reg- returned to Andhra Pradesh and reported at administrator. He ensured that there are no national party, BJP. In-Charge Manickam Tagore Minister Amith Shah and as part came to the temple, he found istered a case of death under General Administration Department. He problems from the largest corporation in the Some Congress leaders are went to her residence and held of her plans to join the BJP she him hanging from a tree. We suspicious circumstances explained his ‘horrific’ experience to then chief state and thereby seems to have riveted him- stating that Vijayashanthi's state- discussions on her continuation has been making statements to immediately informed the death under section 174 secretary and somehow got back into the ser- self to his postion. —Yours truly ment is an indication that she is in the party. However, she did- undermine the Congress party. family regarding the death.We CrPC. TS Govt to cut Jihadi terror in France, US election dictate global market mood budget size... Outrage as four... wo major developments Brent closed at US $ 39.45 Rs.192.17 and UAE Dirham: remained moderate. However, Apart from the carry for- Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Two cops were arrested on in the global theatre (per barrel), while Crude Rs.20.14, Japanese Yen: in view of the festival, Rythu ward stock of about 115 lakh Sunday in connection with Tdictated the mood of MCX oil was quoted at Rs.0.72 and Hong Kong Bazaars and the various com- tons of sugar, the sugar pro- However, within two weeks He was upset that, after the Abdul Salam and family markets last week. First, wide- Rs.2,765 (per barrel). While Dollar: Rs.9.54. modity markets located in duction in the current sugar of Harish presenting the bud- working in the gold shop for suicide case. The action spread resentment culminat- Gold MCX stood at In local markets, standard Begum Bazaar, Kishangunj, year is expected to be around get, the state went into lock- more than 20 years, a theft against the cops comes fol- ing into communal violence Rs.52,168 (per 10 gms), gold (24 carats) appreciated by Mukthyargunj, Risala 310 lakh tons as against the down mode due to corona case was filed against him lowing the intervention of against Jihadi terror in France MCX Silver appreci- Rs.470 and closed at Abdullah, Mir AlamMandi, indigenous demand of 260 pandemic from mid-March. “No one is coming forward Andhra Pradesh Chief and elsewhere in Europe and ated and closed at Rs.52,370 (per 10 gms). Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally, lakh tons. The export is target- There was complete lock- to help me and my family. Minister YS Jaganmohan second the prolonged uncer- Rs.65,355 (per kg), Ornamental gold too Bowenpally and General ed at 50 lakh tons. Therefore, down in the state till May-end. We have no other option Reddy. The Andhra Pradesh tainty over the outcome of the Copper MCX followed suit and was Bazaar were abuzz with brisk the price spiral is likely to be Though lockdown was lifted left, but to end our lives,” police arrested CI recently concluded US closed at quoted in the trading activities. During the even during the current year. in phases from June, there was cried Abdul in the selfie Somasekhar Reddy and head Presidential election (the Rs.533.85 range of week, common pulses such as Common vegetables such no improvement in state's video purportedly taken constable Gangadhar under results of which were out on (per kg). WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW Rs.47,910 - tuar dal, masoor dal, moong as cabbage, cauliflower, ribbed financial condition with poor before the family took the different sections of the Saturday, with Joe Bidden Sensex and 47,010 on the dal and urad dal and com- gourd, snake gourd, lady's tax and non-tax collections. extreme step. A sobbing Indian Penal Code. The becoming President-elect). Nifty 50 closed at 41,893.06 closing day. Silver (0.999) modities like chilies and gar- finger, cucumber, potatoes, Added to this, the Centre Abdul, along with his fami- Chief Minister was reported- Consequently, New York gold and 12,263.55 points. appreciated by Rs.100 and lic remained unchanged at onions, tomatoes and French imposed drastic cuts in GST ly members, accused the ly deeply hurt by the inci- appreciated and closed at US Leading foreign currencies' closed at Rs.65,400 (per kg). their respective last week's beans and other leafy vegeta- compensation, tax devolution police of framing him in the dent. He criticized the police $ 1,949.80 (per ounce), while exchange rates were, US $: As expected, due to the festi- closing levels, while staple bles flared up still further in and grants-in-aid. With this, case. for their high-handedness. silver closed at $ 25.56 (per Rs.73.98, British Pound: val season the glitter has food-grains and common edi- the range of 12% to 30%. the government is forced to Abdul Salam was sum- The Chief Minister asked ounce). Platinum and palladi- Rs.97.34, Euro: Rs.87.85, returned in the market, ble items recorded a negligi- The NECC wholesale egg take loans through market moned to the police station the department to deploy um too appreciated and closed Singapore $: Rs.54.86, Swiss though it is nowhere near the ble decline. Following good price in Hyderabad declined borrowings to run the show. for questioning in the case top officers and ensure at $ 887 (per ounce) and $ Franc: Rs.82.18, Australian $: previous normal years. sugar production in the cur- by Rs.50 and closed at Rs.430 The government already raised last Monday. He was report- speedy justice. The Chief 2,364 (per ounce) respective- Rs.53.69, Saudi Riyal: COMMODITIES rent year, the government has (per 100). The highest price of nearly Rs 30,000 crore in the edly harassed by the cops Minister is personally mon- ly. Rs.19.73, New Zealand Dollar: The sentiment in principal decided to stop export subsidy Rs.550 was recorded at first six months of this fiscal there. Distressed by the treat- itoring the progress of the Other economic parame- Rs.50.11, Kuwaiti Dinar: wholesale commodity mar- for the sugar year October, Lucknow, while Hospet itself while the budget estimat- ment of the police, he decid- probe and has assured out- ters too moved upwards. Rs.242.21, Omani Rial: kets in the twin cities 2020-September 2021. recorded the lowest of Rs. 415. ed the total borrowings for ed to die along with his wife raged sections that "justice entire fiscal at Rs 34,000 crore. and two children. will be delivered at any cost".

HC UPADHYAY n HYDERABAD the classrooms, Bar 3(1) are: intentionally insulting Associations' seminars and or intimidating with an intent May be it is sheer coincidence conferences and in all other to humiliate a member of that at a time when the Union legal circles for years to come. SC/ST caste and such insult or Home Ministry is busy finding Many facets of Arnab's arrest Still who will bell the cat intimidation should be in any a way out from the inconsisten- remains to be seen. place within public view. cies, vagueness and procedur- SC: Mere insult not an offence al tangle in criminal laws, it is equally true that other fac- ducting and concluding the Opposition-ruled state gov- under SC, ST Act SC on residential rights of an prompting it to constitute a tors including red-tapism, cor- investigation of a case. Despite ernment using arm-twisting In an order of far-reaching estranged wife committee to undertake this ruption and lack of integri- several judicial diktats, the Without going into the truthfulness or tactics through police, a lot of consequences, the Supreme In a significant verdict, a important exercise, the latest ty among the judicial and police, by and large, perhaps otherwise of allegations in Arnab's hue and cry has been raised by Court has observed that the Supreme Court Bench, com- case of Arnab Goswami, an ace non-judicial personnel due to ignorance, political different lobbies representing offence under The Schedule prising Justice Ashok Bhushan, television journalist, acts as as well as the legal frater- influence or monetary case, one thing is certain that not different shades of political Castes And The Schedule Justice R.Subhash Reddy and an eye-opener to all stake- nity too are no less motive, refuse to register only the criminal laws but also civil ideologies. But, it is unfortunate Tribes (Prevention of Justice M.R.Shah, held that holders. responsible. the First and other laws need to be revamped that day in and out several hun- Atrocities) Act, is not estab- the right to residence available Without going into the Now that a Information dreds of innocent people, with- lished merely on the fact that to a married woman under the truthfulness or otherwise of high-profile case Report (FIR), thoroughly. The archaic laws do more out any godfathers or money the informant is a member of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 allegations in Arnab's case, of Arnab after receiving a com- harm than good to society power, have been harassed by SC/ST unless it is proved that (DVA) is relevant and can be one thing is certain that not Goswami has plaint. Further, it is com- men in khaki throughout the there was an intention to considered in civil as well as only the criminal laws but also come to the fore, mon to find that police country and their voices go humiliate that person for the criminal proceedings.This ver- civil and other laws need to be the matter deserves LEGAL and other agencies unheard. No Public Interest reason that he/she belongs to dict was delivered on an appeal revamped thoroughly. The to be pondered with entrusted with the main- Certainly this is not in con- inal laws, is a Catch-22 situa- Litigations (PIL) pleas are filed, such a caste. by Satish Chander Ahuja archaic laws do more harm due seriousness and ROUNDUP tenance of law and order sonance with the spirit of the tion. This is easier said than media conferences organized, Dealing with Sec. 3(1)(x) against a judgment of the Delhi than good to society. Though concern for the in society become just Constitution, which guarantees done. It is like a tight-rope social, digital platforms are and 3(1)(e) of the SC/ST Act, High Court. The apex court's it will be altruistic to presume common man. 'Yesmen' for the parties in Justice, Liberty, Equality and walk, because a fine balance has used or shouting from the roof the bench, comprising Justice verdict will go a long way to that old and irrelevant laws It is unfortunate that the law power. On the other hand, Fraternity to all the citizens of to be maintained to avoid any top is done for these voiceless, L.Nageshwar Rao, Justice help thousands of hapless alone are responsible for the as it is today does not specify mighty and powerful persons the country. catastrophe. Today, because a harassed and persecuted peo- Hemant Gupta and Justice Ajay women who are often necked current sorry state of affairs of any time limit, leave alone any easily get away with 'clean Indeed, revisiting the exist- pro-ruling party journalist has ple. No doubt, the Arnab's Rastogi, observed that the basic out by their merciless and the justice delivery system; yet, scientific methodology for con- chits' from the police. ing laws, particularly the crim- been targeted by the episode would be discussed in ingredients of the offence u/s greedy spouses and in-laws.

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HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 hyderabad 03 Rising Covid cases, but nothing Covid pandemic cloud hangs over holding Numaish 2021? to fear for well-informed people PNS n HYDERABAD In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, uncer- NAMRATA SRIVASTAVA tainty looms large over the n HYDERABAD PRICES OF OXYGEN CYLINDERS 2021 edition of the All India Industrial Exhibition, popular While the Covid cases have GO BACK TO PRE-COVID TIMES as Numaish, a hallmark event increased in the past few days, of Hyderabad. activists and medical experts Hyderabad: After surging to supplier shares that with the The recent alert from the share that people are more pre- almost four times its price, the cases coming down and people state health department advis- pared and well-informed about prices of oxygen cylinders have treating themselves at home, the ing public to be cautious for the situation now. Hence there finally come down to the pre- prices of oxygen cylinders are the next three months has is no panic in the crowd despite Covid times. In the month of back to normal. added to the worries. a slight surge in the Covid August, the cost of jumbo "There is also a continuous Though the Exhibition soci- numbers. oxygen cylinder, which has 7 supply. Not like July or August ety have commenced furnish- footfall of 40000 visitors on the October, 20 in which he stat- Shares Dr P Sai, General cubic meter oxygen and lasts when there was a sudden ing application forms for the daily basis. Meanwhile, a city ed that "Virus is still around Physician, Jeevan approximately 24 hours had shortage. Now a jumbo cylinder ensuing 81 All lndia industri- based practicing lawyer Khaja even though restrictions have Multispeciality Hospital, who gone up Rs 15,000. The small will cost around Rs 4,000-6,000 al Exhibition, 2021 from Aijazuddin has filed petitions been eased." has treated several COVID one which has 1.5 cubic meter and small will cost around Rs October 10, for registration of with the Prime Minister, "If need comes I will file positive patient during the and lasts about 10 hours was 2,000-3,000, which is the rate the stalls to be made by the Union Government and State Case in Supreme Court seek- peak months, "There is no priced around Rs 9,000. from pre-Covid times. We are holders of the stalls. But it is Government authorities urging ing for closure of exhibition as doubt that people are more caution people that the winter shown the signs. But we know However that has come down also refilling the cylinders at a still unclear that whether the not to grant permission for Telangana government shall informed how. However, this is setting and can increase the how to handle it now. Once now. Rahaman, an oxygen standard Rs 150 again." authorities have given consent Numaish-2021. not grant permission to hold situation is both good and cases further." you have isolated yourself and who has been working tireless- also made people relax about it. for the 45 days long event or He informed authorities that exhibition from January 1,2021 bad. Since people are informed Resonating similar thoughts, are in touch with a medical ly to arrange oxygen cylinders They think mask and sanitiz- not. in view of the pandemic on wards in view of they are not so cautious now. Akhil Ennamsetty, first donor expert, rest of it is just being for people who can't afford it, ers can save them, and if they This will be the first time in Coronavirus which occurred Coronavirus is still in force and This is the major reason why for plasma trials in the state, cautious. So, there is not much shares, "Several people have get infected they can just go for the history of the Numaish that and it is still in existence across more guidelines of union min- we are seeing a spike in cases shares, "Many people have a panic." been contacting me since April home isolation. It's dangerous the very popular event is not the lndia. istries of Home and Health did again. The cases that we are relative or friend who fought Another volunteer, regarding questions taking as the health experts have been going to be held if the permis- The coronavirus pandemic not says so to conduct gather- seeing, are not that of second the virus. There are a few peo- Mohammed Sujathullah of Covid. Earlier people didn't cautioning us against the sec- sion is denied by the govern- will remain, till February'2021 ing of more than 40000 visitors wave. However, I would like to ple in my family too who have Humanity First Foundation, know what to do. But this has ond wave of Coronavirus." ment. in view of the expert report at exhibition visiting on daily According to the sources, in given by the Union Ministry of basis" said Advocate wake of the prevailing condi- Science and Technology. Khaja Aijazuddin. CITY LIGHTS tions, the Exhibition Society Aijazuddin also urged the The Exhibition society CONNECTING THE DOTS says it is prepared to postpone Government authorities. informed that the priority will the launch to February 1. He has also given the refer- be given to the safety of visi- SCR develops integrated online Numaish a hallmark event ence of Prime Minister of tors, and all Covid-19 guide- monitoring of LHB coaches of Hyderabad, witnesses a lndia's address to the nation on lines will be followed.

first-of-its-kind new software prototype has been developed Man held for Aby the in-house team of Tirupati Coaching Depot for integrated online monitoring of Linke Hofmann Busch misbehaving (LHB) coaches while on run. This will continuously measure and record with woman, data points for online monitoring of Axle Box Bearings and Wheel Slide Protection Device (WSPD) by making use of the data analytics in assaulting cop making the train Journey safer and avoiding en-route coach detachments. The integrated online monitoring system has been installed in LHB coaches and will monitor the WSPD and axle box temperature of LHB coaches on continuous basis through mobile application and will alerts in case any fault noticed for timely preventive corrective action, SCR said on Sunday. LHB coaches are provided with WSPD to control the adhesion during brake application. The WSP system is a combination of various electronic cards and is housed in electrical control panel units and is connected by means of various cables. This WSP system costs about Rs 21 Lakh and for Annual Aimed at easing congestion Hyderabad Road Development Licence to own a pet Maintenance of this system including air brake costs nearly 3.5 lakh Corporation Limited (HRDCL) developed link roads. Municipal PNS n HYDERABAD for SS-II schedule and 7.5 lakh for SS-III schedule. Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao will inaugurate link road from Road No 45 to Old Bombay road, link The Panjagutta police arrest- road from Old Bombay road -via- ESCI- DPS and link road from dog just a click away ed a 28-year-old techie for Miyapur and Nizampet on Monday misbehaving with a woman MANUU to organise six-day PNS n HYDERABAD tions and advice from the and assaulting a constable Animal Welfare Board, to alert when he tried to intervene on long online SIP for freshers With an aim of cutting down them about the Anti rabies Saturday night. The video of Burglars decamp the umpteen rounds to the vaccination at regular inter- the incident has been circu- aulana Azad National Final year results to be civic body that dog owners vals, and to use the data in lating in social media. Urdu University with cash, gold have to make in order to other ways. The accused identified as K M(MANUU) is organising obtain a licence, the Greater In addition, GHMC has Mahesh, a 28-year-old soft- six-day long online from residence in Hyderabad Municipal made it possible for people to ware engineer, resident of Deekhsharambh-Student declared before Diwali Corporation (GHMC) apply for a license online for Kummari Basthi, Somajiguda Induction Program (SIP) 2020 Chandrayangutta PNS n HYDERABAD enabled pet owners to get their pets, without the hassle was under the influence of for newly admitted students of PNS n HYDERABAD licenses online. of having to go to the offices alcohol during the incident. regular courses from November Although the results for Although there are more for licenses. This would be for It can be seen from the video 9 to 17. The online sessions will be held every day from 2 pm to 4 pm Unidentified persons broke entrance exams including than 50,000 pet dogs in the both the new licences as well that the accused was holding on Instructional Media Centre, MANUU Youtube Channel. Prof S M into a house at Jahangirabad Telangana State Law Common Hyderabad limits, only 6,000 as for the renewal facility. The the collar of a police consta- Rahmatullah, Vice Chancellor (In Charge) will deliver a special lecture under Chandrayangutta Entrance Test, Telangana State are licenced. Every pet dog entire process is simplified ble and arguing with him. on ‘Students life and higher education’ in the inaugural and Prof police station limits and Integrated Common Entrance must be licensed in accor- online and one has to go to the According to the police, Siddiqui Mohd Mahmood, Registrar I/C will give brief report of made away with gold orna- Test and Telangana State dance with GHMC regula- office only to collect a token. they received a complaint MANUU. The freshers can register themselves on link ments and cash on Sunday. Education Common Entrance Higher Education, shares, tions. Each licenced dog will be from the victim on Saturday https://forms.gle/mQ5MdG3QihyEnaJ47 and may join the Telegram The burglars gained entry Test have been released, the "The evaluation of final year With many people opting allotted a unique ID which night. The victim who was Group using the link: https://t.me/ioinchat/RxAsJU50YZ_is9_8qNxGiw into the house of Syed Hassan results of final year is still exams are almost done and we out of getting the licences for would work for a lifetime. The hailing from Andhra Pradesh for easy communication. Attending all sessions is compulsory for the Feroz, 25, by breaking the awaited. The admission of will announce the results their pets as they find it cum- ID should be quoted during came to her brother's house newly admitted students and e-certificate will be issued to the asbestos roof. After damaging candidates in these courses before Diwali. We plan to bersome to submit various renewal of licence or for any in Banjara hills to attend a participants. Meanwhile, MANUU is organising online Azad Memorial the lock of the cupboard, the depends on their performance start the counseling for the stu- details and also due to lack of other purpose. function a few days ago. Lecture in connection with National Education Day and to mark the offenders took away gold, in the final exam. This situa- dents in November last week proper information about the The owners of the pets can According to police, on birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on November 11. silver ornaments and cash, tion has got the students wor- or December first week. procedure, the GHMC has apply through the relevant Saturday night, while the vic- the Chandrayangutta police ried. However we also have to take decided to make the process link on the GHMC website. tim was waiting to board a said.The burglary took place Clarifying on the same, Prof in account the supplementary online. The GHMC plans to The licence will be issued bus at Ameerpet to go to her when Feroz when to Latur in T Papi Reddy, Chairman, students. So, we have to plan create a database to provide after consideration by the con- hometown the accused Doctors help 34-yr-old 125 kg Maharashtra to attend a func- Telangana State Council of everything accordingly." pet lovers with timely instruc- cerned authorities. allegedly came close to her tion last month end. He and pulled her hand. When Covid patient recover in Hyd returned to the city on she confronted he grabbed Saturday and found the house her collar. The patrolling team of doctors at ransacked and property miss- police came to the spot and Medicover ing. On information the Two killed, two injured as car rams hoarding tried to pacify him, but the AHospitals, Hitec police visited the scene of accused allegedly grabbed City, helped a 34-year- offence and registered a case. PNS n HYDERABAD four persons were travelling in driver on the spot. Two others the collar of police constable old man, who was The clues team visited the four-wheeler from Jubilee Bus who were sitting in the back and pushed him due to which suffering from morbid spot to assist the detectives in Two persons were killed and Station towards Trimulgherry seat sustained injuries," said he sustained a minor injury obesity, to recover identifying and nabbing the two others were injured when on Saturday midnight. police. on left arm. from Covid-19 disease. offenders. an over speeding car rammed Reportedly they were returning Karkhana Police booked a Panjagutta police booked Weighing 125 kg, the a hoarding near Brand Factory from a party in Jubilee Hills. case and shifted the bodies to a case against Mahesh under man was suffering store at Kharkhana on Saturday "At 1 am, Sai Kiran Reddy, Osmania General Hospital for section 354A (sexual harass- from dangerously low night. who was driving the car at high post mortem examination and ment), 332 IPC (voluntarily oxygen saturation of just 52 per cent after testing positive for Covid- The victim was identified as speed rammed hoarding near further investigation is under- causes hurt to any person 19. With lungs of the person getting affected with coronavirus, his Sai Kiran Reddy, 25 and Brand Factory store at way. The other two injured being a public servant), 504 condition was extremely critical when he was admitted to the hospital. Goshika Sohil, 24, residents of Karkhana. were shifted to nearby private IPC (intentionally insulting a “The patient was initially, put on non-invasive ventilation. But with the Neredmet and the injured were The road crash led to the hospitals where they are being person) and 506 IPC condition deteriorating rapidly, he was shifted to intensive care unit identified as Sai Charan, 26 and According to the police, the death of Sai Kiran and Satish, treated. Their condition is said (Punishment for criminal and put on complete ventilation. Considering the condition, prone Pritham Rai, 32. incident occurred when the who was seated beside the to be critical. intimidation). ventilation (ventilation in inverted position) had to be done and performing the same to an overweight person was a huge challenge,” Dr Ganshyam M Jagathkar, Director and Senior Critical Care Specialist, Medicover Hospitals, said. Due to multiple health complications and obese condition, the patient was admitted to the hospital close to 50 Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum to reopen from Nov 10 days, before being sent on continued oxygen support at home, which lasted for about six weeks before he is declared normal. PNS n HYDERABAD Wearing a face mask people visit the museum and on weekends and holidays the After remaining closed for will be mandatory for numbers go up to 6,000. nearly eight months, Hydera- visitors at all times Spread over 10 acres of land, EAMCET: November 9 is last bad's famous Salar Jung the museum has 9,000 manu- Museum will re-open to the during the visit. They scripts, 43,000 art objects and date to exercise web options public from Tuesday. will be screened for 47,000 printed books. Galleries The museum authorities exhibit artefacts including the he last date to exercise web announced on Sunday that the body temperature at ones that date back to the 4th options for allotment of seats museum will be reopened with the entrance century. It has Indian Art, Far Tin the TS EAMCET precautionary measures for Eastern Art, Children Art, engineering final-phase visitors. Wearing a face mask closed for a week from March European Art, Middle Eastern counseling is Monday (November will be mandatory for visitors 15 after the Telangana govern- Art and Founders' Gallery. 9). The deadline to cancel seats at all times during the visit. ment ordered a week-long The other prized possession allotted in the TS EAMCET first- They will be screened for body shutdown as a precautionary of SJM includes a veiled mar- phase counseling is also Monday. temperature at the entrance. measure to contain the spread ble statue of Rebecca created by A total of 138 candidates attended The museum director said of coronavirus. Italian sculptor GB Benzoni. certificate verification on Sunday and so far, 37,809 candidates adequate physical distancing of With the imposition of There is a set of ivory chairs exercised their web options. Candidates have been advised to exercise at least six feet should be fol- infants and toddlers may avoid this historic city, Salar Jung tion of lockdown to check the country-wide lockdown, the presented by Louis XVI of as many number of options as possible so as to get the allotment in a lowed. Senior citizens, vulner- visit, the museum. One of the Museum was closed for public spread of Coronavirus. museum remained shut. France to Tipu Sultan of better college/course. able groups, pregnant women, major tourist attractions in on March 22 with the imposi- The museum was initially Every day 3,000 to 4,000 Mysore. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 hyderabad 04 Kishan blasts govt over flood relief Srinivas Goud talks tough

PNS n HYDERABAD The government on illicit liquor menace Condemning the remarks of has not yet sent PNS n HYDERABAD TRS working president and Municipal Administration comprehensive Excise Minister V Srinivas Minister KT Rama Rao that report on the Goud on Sunday asked offi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi cials to take stern action is showing partiality towards flood damage against the sellers of narcotic Telangana, Union Minister of though the drugs on the line of Gudumba. the State for Home Affairs G Centre The Minister held a review Kishan Reddy alleged that the meeting with the officials on state government has not yet addressed the rehabilitation programme sent comprehensive report on letters to the being implemented to the the flood damage though the Gundumba victims in the city Centre addressed letters to the state, said by the government. state. He also alleged that the Kishan Reddy Speaking on the occasion, Raja Singh said that not only credit of bringing ‘sea’ to Sriniavas Goud said as part of Dhoolpet, but the entire state Hyderabad city goes to Chief prohibiting Gudumba in the Excise Minister has become free of country Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay inducts TRS leaders into party fold in Hyderabad on Sunday reports to the Centre. He city, the state government had Srinivas Goud made liquor (Gudumba), Kishan Reddy participated alleged that the Telangana gov- implemented rehabilitation thanks to the stringent actions in the public meet held at questioned KCR to reveal as to He said that TRS has no ernment has utterly failed to ernment didn’t send a report programmes for the Gudumba asked the initiated by Chief Minister K Thadbund Sikh Village Hockey how many double bed room right to ask votes in GHMC control the floods. The Centre only to blame the Centre. He victims. As part of it, the gov- officials Chandrasekhar Rao. Raja Grounds on Sunday in which houses were given to the peo- elections and alleged that hun- released Rs 224 crore, howev- said that the Centre gave Rs ernment had extended finan- concerned to Singh informed Excise TRS leaders—Ramakrishna, ple. He alleged that the KTR dreds of colonies in Hyderabad er, the state government is 202 crore for roads works. He cial assistance of Rs 16 crore to Minister that gudumba Banuka Mallikarjun and others followers are looting the Rs drowned in the water due to least bothered about the peo- warned that the BJP will chase 795 people (Rs 2 lakh each) so take stern claimed lives of many inno- joined BJP. While addressing 10,000 financial aid meant for negligent attitude of the Chief ple. The state government has away the father-son duo in the far. action against cents. However, there are no the gathering, Kishan Reddy the flood-hit victims. Minister. He said that the gov- no responsibility to send coming days. Stating that the state govern- such scenes now as the govern- ment acted strictly against the drug peddlers ment took stringent actions, he Gudumba and continue it in further added. TSBCL OSD future too, the Minister asked Santhosh Reddy, Hyderabad the officials to take stern action Ganja sellers," the Minister ES Seelam Srinivas Rao, AES BJP will storm to power in 2023, says Bandi Sanjay against Ganja peddlers. "If added. Naveen Kumar and others necessary to invoke Preventive Speaking on the occasion, participated in the review PNS n HYDERABAD Cantonment on Sunday, Bandi Sanjay said discussion with Chief Minster on the election. BJP will come to power in 2023 Detection (PD) Act against BJP MLA from Goshamahal meeting. that there are drunkards and thugs in the Central funds given to the state. He alleged elections, he stated alleging that the CM is Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's that KCR is in alliance with AIMIM, which not in a position to see the problems of the on Sunday alleged that IT Minister KT Cabinet. He made it clear that the BJP will insulted Hindu gods. He said that the Chief people. He alleged that KCR's Camp Office Rama Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Santosh storm to power in 2023 Assembly Minister deceived Muslims and the tribal is not a 'Pragathi Bhavan' but it is the Kumar are fighting for the Chief Minister elections. Bandi Sanjay alleged that the by assuring that he will give 12 per cent birthplace of sins. He said that the MAKEOVER post. While participating in a public state government is diverting the reservation to them. He stressed the need government is only distributing Rs 5,000 meeting, in which former Cantonment Cantonment funds and said that the funds to wage a fight against KCR. Senior leader each to the flood victims instead of Rs Board vice-president Ramakrishna and coming to the Cantonment belong to the Mothkupally Narsimhulu exuded 10,000 because the remaining Rs 5,000 others joined BJP, held at Secunderabad Centre. He said that he is ready for a confidence that the BJP will win Dubbak are being looted by the TRS activists. High Court issues orders for reopening of civil courts PNS n HYDERABAD Prevention of Corruption Act The unit heads for Speedy Trial of Cases of The Telangana High Court of the City Civil Embezzlement of has decided to extend the Scholarship Amounts in physical hearing of the matters Courts Unit at Social Welfare Department in all the courts in the state, Hyd and City etc., at Hyderabad (3 to 6 part except some courts in of CBI Unit, Hyderabad) have Hyderabad Judicial District, by Small Causes been directed to continue the following the SOP dated June Courts Unit present practice of hearing 8, 2020 Phase - II instructions have been and conducting of trial in upto November 30 and there- respect of pending cases relat- after, phase - III instructions directed to ing to MPs and MLAs. upto December 31, in consul- reopen all the It said that The Presiding Bus bay at Narsapur chowrasta, Balanagar wears all new look. The GHMC officials have taken up works for the convenience tation with the respective Officers of the above courts would of bus passengers administrative judges. Courts in their take up the hearing trial of the The unit heads of the City unit cases pending against MPs/MLAs Civil Courts Unit at before their courts, as expeditious- Hyderabad and City Small ly as possible, but adhering in let- Actor Ram Charan takes a selfie with Rajya Sabha member Santosh Causes Courts Unit at Special Judge for trial of cases ter and spirit to the timeline Kumar after planting a sapling as part of Green India Challenge Hyderabad have been directed against MPs/MLAs at fixed by the High Court. The Unit No change in Tirumala to reopen all the Courts in Hyderabad (1 and 2 part of Heads of the Metropolitan their Unit, by following the MSJ Unit, Hyderabad), princi- Sessions Judge Courts and CBI Ram Charan accepts SOP dated June 08 Phase - I pal. CBI Judge at Hyderabad, Courts at Hyderabad have Been Darshan timings, says TTD EO instructions. principal ACS Judge at directed to reopen all other courts The Presiding Officers of the Hyderabad, Additional ACB in their unit, except the courts that courts like Metropolitan Judge at Hyderabad, and Court are mentioned in paragraph-3, by Green Challenge PNS n VIJAYAWADA considerably increasing. Sessions Judge at Hyderabad, of the Special Judge Under the following SOP. A caller from Guntur while PNS n HYDERABAD There is no change on the deci- complimenting all the Ram Charan sion of introducing sevas, or parayanams, sought to intro- Popular Telugu film actor thanked actor providing darshan to senior duce Garuda Purana Four-year-old Ram Charan on Sunday par- citizens as the Unlock 6.0 Parayanam. Another called ticipated in Green India chal- Prabhas for guidelines are being awaited from Vedurukuppam request- Arrangements in place girl reunited lenge by planted saplings at his nominating him from the Central government, ed the EO to reopen the residence here. in Green India disclosed TTD Executive Shravanam School run by with parents He was accompanied by Officer KS Jawahar Reddy. He TTD, which is meant for Deaf for by-poll counting Rajya Sabha member of challenge and answered the queries of pil- and Dumb children, which PNS n WARANGAL Telangana Rashtra Samithi expressed grim callers during his maid- was closed from the past five (TRS), Joginapally Santosh en ‘Dial your EO’ programme respective areas, which need- months. PNS n HYDERABAD India) website strictly adher- A four-year-old girl, who left Kumar. Charan nominated regret that he at Annamaiah Bhavan in ed attention for proper main- The EO patiently respond- ing to its guidelines. the home in the afternoon actress Alia Bhatt, director was little late in Tirumala on Sunday. tenance, to which the EO ed to all the callers and took a Returning Officer for Dubbak Stating that the counting and lost her way in the city Rajamouli and 'RRR' team Many of the queries were immediately instructed the note of their suggestions. by-poll B Chenniah on Sunday process will commence at 8am here, was identified and and requested them to contin- accepting the related to the reintroduction of officials concerned to sort out Earlier, attending pilgrim said all arrangements were in on November 10, Chenniah handed over to the parents by ue the chain. challenge arjitha sevas, which were can- the issues. callers, the EO briefed on place for the counting of said ballot votes will be count- the police on Sunday. Ram Charan thanked actor celled during the lockdown A caller from Hyderabad some important religious fes- Dubbak by-election votes. The ed first. He said that the count- According to the police Prabhas for nominating him in period, darshan to senior cit- suggested to the EO to go for tivals lined up in the month, returning officer, who visited ing staff have undergone sources, the girl, who was Green India challenge and the MP not only planted izens, physically challenged the Dubai Airport Model sys- including Deepavali Asthanam Indur Engineering College, the mandatory training. On identified as Nikitha, daugh- expressed regret that he was saplings but also adopted a for- and children. Some callers tem for providing darshan to on November 14, Nagula venue, to check the arrange- Saturday, Collector and District ter of Veeru and Sunitha of little late in accepting the est. lauded TTD and SVBC for senior citizens without making Chaviti on November 18, ments, said the entire counting Election Officer Bharathi Indira Nagar colony in challenge and planting The actor congratulated telecasting Sundarakanda, the them wait for hours to get dar- Pushpayagam on November process will be videographed to Hollikeri and Commissioner of Gundla Singaram locality, saplings. He thanked Santosh Green India Challenge organ- Bhagavad Gita and Virataparva shan. Another caller from 21. Additional EO AV Dharma ensure transparency. Police D Joel Davis inspected was found wandering near for initiating this beautiful isers for their efforts in taking Parayanams during the pan- Nellore informed the EO that Reddy, JEOs P Basant Kumar, Saying that Internet facility the Indur College, where the Dallbala centre near concept of Green India chal- the campaign forward. He demic. TTD should continue the Sada Bhargavi, CEO Suresh had been provided at the EVMs were stored in a strong Kakatiya University campus lenge and motivating a lot of state that it's the need of hour While a few callers brought Covid guidelines strictly by Kumar, CE Ramesh Reddy, counting centre, he said the room, and made several sug- by the locals. Subsequently, people across society to take to save earth and it's the duty to the notice of EO on the sanitising the temple and Additional CVSO Siva Kumar results will be uploaded on gestions regarding arrange- the locals informed the this novel initiative forward. of every individual to plant issues related to TTD Kalyana accommodation areas as the Reddy and other senior officers ECI (Election Commission of ments for counting. police. He was amazed to note that saplings. Mandapams located at their pilgrim strength to Tirumala is were also present. With 1,440 new cases, State's TSRTC rides high on parcel, cargo services PNS n HYDERABAD ing at the airport to the hinter- As per the deal, land in Telangana, Andhra Corona tally over 2.50 lakh The cargo division of TSRTC buses Pradesh, Maharashtra, Hyderabad international air- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. PNS n HYDERABAD port has entered into an agree- will connect The partnership envisages to ment with the Telangana State GMR Hyderabad start reefer cargo bus service Telangana's Coronavirus cases Road Transport Corporation which will offer reliable con- tally surpassed the 2.50-lakh (TSRTC) to launch first-mile Cargo Terminal nectivity for exports of phar- mark on Sunday as it report- pick-up and last-mile delivery to other parts of maceutical and perishable ed 1,440 new infections dur- cargo bus feeder service. the state as well products through Hyderabad ing the last 24 hours. In the "Today's beginning is a step- airport. last 24 hours ending 8 pm on ping stone for both the organ- as neighbouring "This MoU between GMR Saturday, more recoveries isations to grow and prosper. states Cargo and TSRTC is a strate- were recorded than new cases: This partnership will provide gic milestone towards develop- 1,481 more recoveries took a seamless connectivity in ing a multi-modal air cargo the total such cases to logistic services at economical corridor. Capitalising on the 2,29,064. rates in Telangana state and ed strategically, offering vast strong road connectivity in The new cases pushed the other neighbouring states as international cargo connectiv- Telangana, excellent network of state's tally to 2,50,331 in well," said Telangana ity through dedicated TSRTC along with the world- around eight months since the Transport Minister Puvvada (GHAC) is a division of GMR aerospace, engineering and freighters, charters and pas- class facilities and global con- first case was reported in the hours, taking the state's death bidities. The state's fatality rate Ajay Kumar. Air Cargo and Aerospace electronic goods among oth- senger airlines up to 200 glob- nectivity offered by GHAC," first week of March. The state toll to 1,377. stands at 0.55 per cent as As per the deal, TSRTC Engineering Limited ers. al destinations. said SGK. Kishore, ED - South now has 19,890 active cases, of According to Public Health against the national average of buses will connect GMR (GACAEL). It is equipped with cold TSRTC buses will offer first- and CIO, GMR Airports. which 17,135 are in home or and Family Welfare Director, 1.5 per cent. The recovery rate Hyderabad Cargo Terminal GHAC provides a range of rooms and processing facilities mile pick-up and delivery ser- He said the partnership will institutional isolation. Five 44.96 per cent of these deaths stands at 91.50 per cent as to other parts of the state as cargo facilities and handles to handle temperature con- vice to GHAC, including last- immensely improve value real- more patients succumbed to were due to Covid-19 and against the national average of well as neighbouring states. sensitive goods such as phar- trolled shipments up to minus mile connectivity for interna- isation and bolster imports the virus during the last 24 55.04 per cent due to comor- 92.4 per cent. GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo ma, vaccines, perishables, 20 degrees Celsius, and locat- tional import shipments land- and exports from Hyderabad. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 nation 05

INDIA CORNER Joe Biden pledges to unite America ‘This isn't over!': Trump supporters n refuse to accept defeat Says, I pledge to be a President who seeks not to divide, but to unify; who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the US hanting "This isn't over!" and "Stop the steal , supporters of President n WASHINGTON CDonald Trump protested at state Biden, who has succeeded in his third capitols across the country Saturday, Pledging to be the president of bid to the White House, thanked his refusing to accept defeat and echoing all Americans, Joe Biden has Trump's unsubstantiated allegations sought an immediate end to the supporters, saying he had earned that the Democrats won the election by "grim era of demonisation" in votes from the "broadest and fraud. From Atlanta and Tallahassee to the deeply-polarised nation, Bismarck, Boise and Phoenix, crowds ranging in size from a few as he and Vice President-elect most diverse coalition in American dozen to a few thousand some of them openly carrying guns decried Kamala Harris celebrated their history” the news of Joe Biden's victory after more than three suspense-filled historic triumph over Donald days of vote-counting put the Democrat over the top. Skirmishes Trump in a bitter and closely- broke out in some cities. In Atlanta, outside the state Capitol in the fought presidential election. control,” he said. other a chance," Biden said, longtime Republican stronghold of Georgia, chants of Lock him up! "I pledge to be a president Trump has so far refused to adding that, "This is the time to rang out among an estimated 1,000 Trump supporters. Others who seeks not to divide, but to concede the election that heal in America." chanted, This isn't over! This isn't over! and Fake news! . unify; who doesn't see red attracted a record number of "I sought this office to restore states and blue states, only Americans to cast their votes the soul of America, to rebuild sees the United States," Biden, amidst the COVID-19 pan- the backbone of this nation, the 77, said in his victory speech demic. He has announced fil- middle class and to make Biden admin may provide US before a drive-in audience in ing multiple lawsuits against America respected around the his hometown, Wilmington, the election results in key bat- world again, and to unite us citizenship to over 5L Indians Delaware on Saturday night, tleground states like here at home," the President- S President-elect Joe Biden will nearly ending the uncertainty Pennsylvania, where Biden was elect said. In her address, work towards providing a over the outcome of Tuesday's born and that gave him the Harris, who scripted history as Uroadmap to American citizenship election. crucial 20 electoral votes to she broke the glass ceiling in for nearly 11 million undocumented Biden, who has succeeded in cross the magic figure of 270 he the world's oldest democracy to immigrants, including over 500,000 his third bid to the White needed to win. be elected America's first Black from India, and will also establish a House, thanked his supporters, The Democratic Party leader and Indian-orign woman Vice minimum admission number of 95,000 saying he had earned votes 20, 2021, said amid applause who backed him. Biden ran didn't vote for me - as those also reached out to disappoint- President, said, "You chose refugees annually. As a largely from the "broadest and most and cheers from the audience. twice unsuccessfully for pres- who did. "Let this grim era of ed Trump voters, saying he hope, and unity, decency, sci- immigrant community, but in some diverse coalition in American "The people of this nation ident - in 1988 and 2008. demonisation in America would act as their president as ence and yes truth." cases with American roots reaching back generations, Indian- history." "I am humbled by the have spoken, they've delivered Noting that he ran as a begin to end - here and now. much as he would for those "You chose Joe Biden as the Americans know firsthand the strength and resilience that immigrants trust and confidence you've us a clear victory, a convincing proud Democrat, Biden said The refusal of Democrats and who voted for him. "I under- next president of the United bring to the United States of America, according to a policy document placed in me," who will be the victory, a victory for ‘We the that he will now be an Republicans to cooperate with stand your disappointment States," said the Vice President- issued by the Biden campaign. "He (Biden) will immediately begin oldest US president when he People'," he said, referring to American president. “I will one another is not due to some tonight. I've lost a couple times elect, drawing applause and working with Congress to pass legislative immigration reform that would be sworn-in on January more than 74 million voters work as hard for those who mysterious force beyond our myself. But now, let's give each honks from the supporters. modernises our system, with a priority on keeping families together by providing a roadmap to citizenship for nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants -- including more than 500,000 from Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth India," it said. Biden's ancestral home in n WASHINGTON Yet Trump's acerbic brand of Retreat to the golf course? phone of his Twitter Until a successor emerges politics — his Twitter taunts, Launch his own television net- account, a far-reaching Fox to lead Republicans — likely Ireland celebrates his victory Donald Trump, who defied his vindictive drive to punish work? Lay the groundwork to News platform and the not until the resolution of the oe Biden is somewhat removed political gravity with his extra- enemies, his go-it-alone run again? And how fiercely unflinching backing of his 2024 Republican primary — from the Irish town his great-great- ordinary rise from reality star approach to the world — made will he try to contest his fate? loyal base of supporters, Trump remains the de facto Jgreat-grandfather left almost 200 and businessman to the presi- its mark across the far reaches “I would absolutely expect the who may never accept his head of a party that he has years ago, but that is not stopping dency, has fallen back to earth. of the government and beyond. president to stay involved in defeat after he spent months reshaped in his image. Ballina from celebrating his US In the end, his flurry of rau- And his better-than-expected politics. I would absolutely put insisting there was no way “Even in defeat, Donald presidential victory. The town in cous rallies, an unprecedented election performance against him on the short list of people he could legitimately lose Trump has exceeded expec- County Mayo, about 145 miles (235 turnout operation and sheer Democrat Joe Biden suggests who are likely to run in 2024,” and even falsely claimed tations and helped other kilometres) northwest of Dublin, has force of will could not over- his impact is likely to resonate Trump's former chief of staff, premature victory. Republicans do the same,” for days been draped in the Stars and come the reality of his endur- for generations in politics, gov- Mick Mulvaney, said in an On Saturday, Trump said GOP consultant Stripes and Biden/Harris banners in ing unpopularity and a raging erning and policy, even in online interview with the declined to concede to Michael Steel, who has anticipation, even though many businesses have had to close due to pandemic that has killed more defeat. Institute of International & President-elect Biden, instead worked on Capitol Hill lockdown restrictions. Joe Blewitt, a heating and plumbing engineer than 236,000 people in the U.S. It remains to be seen what European Affairs. promising unspecified legal and for campaigns. “He and a cousin of Biden's, said the town of about 10,000 is ecstatic at and thrown millions out of Trump intends to do after his “He doesn't like losing.” challenges to try to overturn will remain a powerful the prospect of a President Joe Biden. “Now he'll be the President of work. term ends on January 20. Trump retains the mega- the outcome of the race. force within the party." the United States, they're delighted, they're absolutely delighted,” Blewitt said. “To think one of their own is one of the most powerful men in the world.” Upward trajectory in India's ties SAND ART World leaders underline ‘shared' priorities and values nderlining the "shared" values and priorities -- from climate with US to continue : Experts change to trade and security -- leaders across the globe cheered Uthe victory of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President- PNS n NEW DELHI I think the upward Ambassador to the US Meera elect Kamala Harris as they look forward to work together with trajectory of our Shankar said the handling of America to combat the world's greatest challenges. In his The broad contours of China and sustaining a bal- congratulatory message, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau upward trajectory in ties strategic relations ance in Asia will be, perhaps, underlined his country's close ties with the US. "Canada and the between India and the US will continue, said the most important interna- United States enjoy an extraordinary relationship – one that is unique under Joe Biden's presidency Ex Indian Envoy tional challenge for Biden, on the world stage. Our shared geography, common interests, deep will not see any change given and countries like India will personal connections, and strong economic ties make us close the increasing bilateral strate- to the US Meera play an important role in friends, partners, and allies," he said in a statement. "We will further gic convergence of interests Shankar said this. "I think the upward tra- build on this foundation as we continue to keep our people safe and including in the Indo-Pacific jectory of our strategic rela- healthy from the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and work region in view of the chal- change in nuance in handling tions will continue. There is to advance peace and inclusion, economic prosperity, and climate lenge posed by China, foreign key issues by Biden as he is a bipartisan consensus in the action around the world," Trudeau said, adding that he look forward to policy experts said. expected to be less unilater- US to have a strong relation- work Biden-Harris administration as the two neighbours "tackle the Though the ties between alist on trade and more mod- ship with India, whether it is world's greatest challenges together.” UK PM Boris Johnson the two democracies will erate on immigration and a Republican or a Democratic congratulated Biden and wished Harris on her "historic achievement" continue to grow, there is a visas, they said. administration," Shankar Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sculpture of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as he emphasised on the US being the most important ally of the UK. definite possibility of a Former Indian said. after they won the elections, at Puri beach of Odisha, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. (PTI Photo) Transition challenges await Biden Kamal’s election a proud moment: Indian Americans n WASHINGTON more than 70 million people There also is the most experienced, most pre- n WASHINGTON American vice president of The same election, Harris and people of colour. We have who would prefer that pared, most focused transition the US. “I am deeply proud became the first Indian-origin not only shattered ceilings, Joe Biden just won the presi- President Donald Trump keep looming question team ever, commensurate with Indian-American lawmakers and excited to call Kamala elected to US Senator. In the but we have constructed a dency. That may turn out to be the job. of whether Trump, the challenges that Biden will have hailed the election of Harris our next Vice Congress, Jayapal and different path for the easy part. There also is the looming who has claimed face” Jan. 20, said David Kamala Harris as the first President— the first woman, Harris have worked so many mil- The president-elect already question of whether Trump, Marchick, director of the woman vice president of first South Asian American together on several lions of peo- was braced to deal with the who has claimed the election the election was Center for Presidential colour, describing it as a proud and first Black woman to ever key issues of immi- ple across worst health crisis the nation was being stolen from him, being stolen from Transition at the nonpartisan and transformative moment be elected to the position,” gration reform, the country has seen in more than a cen- will cooperate. Traditionally, him, will cooperate Partnership for Public Service. for the community. Indian-American women rights and as they tury and the economic havoc the transition process relies on The center advises presiden- Biden, 77, and Harris, 56, Congresswoman Pramila criminal justice sys- imagine it has wreaked. the outgoing administration tial candidates on the transi- would be sworn in as the pres- Jayapal said. Jayapal, who also tem. their own Now, he has to build a gov- working closely with the understanding of the workings tion. Their top priority in the ident and vice president of the traces her root to Chennai “This is a futures,” ernment while contending incoming one, even if they are of government, and he's sur- 10 weeks before Inauguration United States on January 20, like Harris whose mother truly meaningful Jayapal with a Senate that could stay in from different parties. rounded by a small group of Day on Jan. 20 will be build- 2021. migrated to the US, was the moment in history said. GOP hands, a House sure to A senator for decades and top advisers with equally vast ing a staff and assembling the She will also be the first-ever first Indian-American women for our country, feature fewer Democratic allies vice president for eight years, institutional knowledge. pieces needed to tackle the Indian-origin, first-ever Black to be elected to the House of including for so and a public that includes Biden has a deep personal “The Biden team is the coronavirus pandemic. and first-ever African- Representatives in 2016. many women Kamala Harris: The inspiring story of many firsts n WASHINGTON ticket. Then-Alaska Governor immigrant parents: a Black raising two black daughters," Harris was picked by Democratic Sarah Palin in 2008 and New father and an Indian mother. she wrote in her autobiography Known as the "female Obama", York Representative Geraldine Her father, Donald Harris, was The Truths We Hold. "She first time Senator Kamala Devi presidential candidate Joe Biden as his Ferraro in 1984 were the other from Jamaica, and her mother, knew that her adopted home- Harris has scripted history by running mate in August, months after two. During the Obama era, Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer land would see Maya and me becoming first woman, Black she was popularly called the researcher and civil rights as black girls and she was and Indian-American vice she suspended her own presidential "female Obama". A decade activist from Chennai. She, determined to make sure we president of the United States. dreams, saying she lacked the financial ago, journalist Gwen Ifill called however, defines herself simply would grow into confident, Harris was picked by Harris "the female Barack as ‘American'. After her parents proud black women." Harris Democratic presidential candi- resources to continue her campaign Obama" on the "Late Show divorced, Harris was raised was born in Oakland and grew date Joe Biden as his running With David Letterman". Later, primarily by her Hindu single up in Berkeley. She spent her mate in August, months after ever to serve in the chamber. African-American woman, the a small businessman from mother. She says that her high school years living in she suspended her own presi- Harris is known for many first Indian-American and the Willoughby Tony Pinto called mother adopted black culture French-speaking Canada - her dential dreams, saying she firsts. She has been a county first Asian-American. her "a young, female version of and immersed her two daugh- mother was teaching at McGill lacked the financial resources district attorney; the district When Biden picked her as the president". ters - Kamala and her younger University in Montreal. to continue her campaign. attorney for San Francisco - the his running mate recognising She is considered to be close sister Maya - in it. Harris grew Her mother told her grow- A fierce critic-turned ally of first woman and first African- the crucial role Black voters to Barack Obama, the first up embracing her Indian cul- ing up, "Don't sit around and her former rival Biden, the 56- American and Indian-origin to could play in his determined black American President, who ture, but living a proudly complain about things, do year-old California Senator is be elected to the position. bid to defeat Donald Trump, endorsed her in her various African American life. She something," which is what dri- one of only three Asian She now has several firsts in she was the just the third elections including that of the often joined her mother on vis- ves Kamala every single day, Americans in the Senate and her role as vice president also: woman to be selected as the US Senate in 2016. its to India. "My mother under- according to the Biden-Harris she's the first Indian-American the first woman, the first vice president on a major party Harris was born to two stood very well that she was joint campaign website. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION All good for India As Obama’s V-P, Biden headed foreign policy committees in the Free Press moment Senate and is well aware of India’s strategic value egardless of the legal wrangles and the persis- tence of Donald Trump to prove that the verdict With major US networks uniting to counter Trump’s claims of electoral Ris still his for the taking, Democrat candidate Joe Biden has won the presidency. But what does a possi- fraud, is there hope for old school journalism? ble regime change mean for India? And this is where it becomes necessary to understand the bipartisan cial pressure and public denun- nature of US foreign policy. Whoever be the President, ciations of honest journalists. s/he is guided by the nation’s interest and strategic con- Governments have also offered proactive support to friendly cerns regardless of what each has professed before. outlets through measures such And while a Democratic regime would be under pres- as lucrative State contracts, sure to make sweeping changes in domestic policies, favourable regulatory decisions, and preferential access to State there is continuity in larger geo-political issues. To that information. The goal is to extent, the Biden-Harris team is as wary of China and committed to supporting India as make the Press serve those in a bulwark State. One just has to go back to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal that was pushed power rather than the public.” by the George Bush administration. In 2009, when Democrat President and Trump’s pre- RINKU GHOSH Among free countries, the report says, about 19 per cent or decessor Barack Obama took over, there were worries about operationalising it. However, he US elections have 16 countries are struggling with Obama vowed to uphold it, even calling it historic. Besides, let us not forget that Prime thrown up many exam- Press freedom over the past five Minister Narendra Modi had a fruitful relationship with Obama. And he did work up an equa- ples of “Trumpery,” a years. In other words, it is as plastic cult concoction much a victim as civil liberty tion with Trump as well. Besides, Biden, while serving as Obama’s Vice-President, has that has torn down every with populist leaders extending headed foreign policy committees in the Senate and is considered an expert in that field. Tconvention in its sweep and will last the arc of their political power So if anybody understands India’s worth in the current US schematics, it would be him. simply because of its pop-up while keeping to the motions of encroachment of established space, democracy. Undoubtedly, it Sensing the change in tide, the Indian Ambassador in the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has demanding legitimacy through a mentions the US, China and already started holding meetings with Democrat Congressmen. Biden is likely to bring in shredded system, right or wrong. So Israel but lists India too, especial- Indian American Vivek Murthy to head the COVID-19 management programme. In the short as Donald Trump cried the ly in restricting broadcast media Democrats had “stolen” the election principles than subject them to believe that he did not need to never been bigger than its by selective allocation of licences term, Biden’s seriousness about the pandemic and his willingness to put his plan into action from him and both his supporters nihilistic degradation. It did its admit a mistake but sweep it President, each of whom has used and airwaves to the detriment of from his first day as a President could be beneficial for India too. It could translate into a and critics took to the streets and the job and unitedly defended its under the aura of his onscreen it to disseminate his policies and organisations “unfriendly” to shared perspective on the approach and an enhanced India-US partnership in health, sci- waterfront to be heard, one wanti- institutional responsibility. personality. That’s when the even attempted to coerce it. Yet the ruling regime. ng the counting to stop and the other MSNBC’s anchor Brian media, which criticised his poli- there was a Bob Woodward and Can the media rebound is the ences and supply chains. In terms of policy, there are some major differences between upholding the validity of the last vote Williams said, “Here we are cies when it needed to, became Carl Bernstein in between, whose big question? At this point, it the two candidates. Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran had limited India’s polled, the free world’s integrity, rest- again in the unusual position of his enemy. That’s when Trump old school legwork resulted in may look unlikely but tem- investment and oil imports. With Biden promising to revive the Iran nuclear deal, a high- ing on institutional and systemic not only interrupting the dismissed the media as a purvey- Watergate and ultimately forced plates exist to prove that ultimate pride and justness, seemed to be its President of the United States but or of “fake news” and sanctified Richard Nixon to resign. It is repression is needed to feel the light of the Obama administration, New Delhi can continue with the development of the greatest casualty. But probably this correcting the President of the his own claims as facts. In the heartening to note that decades need for and value an indepen- strategic Chabahar port, a venture crucial to keep both China and Pakistan in check. Also, low was necessary for the fourth pil- United States.” USA Today inter- end, he transplanted his opinions and years later, at least the discus- dent Press. The media sector is unlike Trump, Biden could be generous to allies and since Trump’s economic nationalism lar of democracy to rescue it in the rupted its live video feed as its edi- and worldview as the only truth sion on facts, corroboration and picking up in Ethiopia and nick of time. The media, which tor-in-chief Nicole Carroll said, and the rest as lies. And in the evidence are back on the table Gambia, where it was once per- caused billions of dollars of export losses to India and even denied it the Generalised System Trump had made his sworn enemy “Our job is to spread truth — not ways of all autocrats and dema- again. And that’s good for old- secuted, with more locals keen of Preferences (GSP) privileges, we could expect some easing there. and a scapegoat for his follies, unfounded conspiracies.” Of gogues, he even colonised the school journalism. to take up the profession. In terms of countering China, Trump has definitely been an asset and his role in strength- became his real contestant, standing course, the quote that became media, disorienting it from stand- Question is will the Indian Germany has evolved a public up to him measure for measure. viral was that of CNN presenter ing by the truth without fear and media be equally cohesive as it television system funded by tax- ening the Quad cannot be questioned following the former’s misadventure in Ladakh. But In an unprecedented move, major Anderson Cooper, who favour and colonising it on his stands deeply polarised and hor- payers and overseen by indepen- Biden has been far more critical of China’s policies in Xinjiang province and the atrocities US TV networks chose to cut away described Trump “like an obese terms. The rebels he dismissed as ribly compromised. Will net- dent boards. So it acts as a per- against the Uyghurs, its treatment of Hong Kong protests and Taiwan, which could prove from a live speech made by Trump turtle on his back, flailing in the America’s “opposition party” that works dare to cut away from fect check and balance for the to be more decisive. He had said that the strengthening of ties between the two democ- from the White House as he repeat- hot sun realising his time was would not see anything good in biased coverage, beholden as Government of the day. It has ed his allegations that an electoral over.” The usually pro-Trump Fox all that he did. This blanket oth- they are to their political masters established its credibility for racies would be a matter of “high priority” for his administration, as the two countries were fraud had been committed on the News did not do his bidding with erisation also helped him shield and corporate donors? Will we impartial news and analysis, “natural partners.” And a document released by his campaign also claimed that he would nation because his margins with its correspondent saying, “What himself from issues that came ignore individual bottom lines at something that people keep in be working with India in the Indo-Pacific region to ensure no country, including China, “is Biden were dwindling. Mind you we saw tonight is a President who under the scanner, some of a critical juncture and take a unit- mind while casting their ballot. this was Trump addressing the believes that at the end of the day, which could have embarrassed ed stand as an industry that But these are just templates and able to threaten its neighbours with impunity.” Biden has appeared more sensitive in deal- nation as President from the hal- when all the votes are counted, him no end. He simply got away would be taken more seriously each democracy-loving nation ing with his allies. So, when Trump at the last presidential debate called India’s air filthy, lowed portals of his office and not the election is not going to go his by playing victim, saying the for a job well done rather than needs to do its bit to ensure Press Biden had responded by saying that: “You don’t speak about friends like that.” The cher- from the Republican Party head- way, so he’s trying to plan an alter- media hated him since he repre- undone? Will we be able to cre- freedom if it wants to be fair to quarters. Still, the CBS, MSNBC, nate route to retain the White sented a heartland America that ate a competitive market of free itself. Just remember George ry on the cake is the Democrat leader’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate ABC and NBC stopped airing the House.” Print media has already he pandered to. He even humil- ideas or continue to rely on Orwell: “Unpopular ideas can change as India was hoping for investment from the Green Climate Fund in its renewable footage, clarifying that his statements been reasoned but American iated journalists, attacking them doles of those we please? Not that be silenced, and inconvenient energy initiatives. Biden’s support, first for reforming the temporary visa system for high- were baseless. They didn’t want to live TV, that has depended on individually by naming and there isn’t hope, considering the facts kept dark, without the fuel his propaganda though they Trump’s outrageousness for com- shaming them, threatening libel local Press and cable networks do need for any official ban. skill, speciality jobs and then expanding the number of visas offered, which had kept so admitted that he could still be the mercial ratings, showed a rare or even hurting their business take on the establishment fear- Anyone who has lived long in a many Indians in queue, will be beneficial even though it will be equally favourable for our President if he was proven right by moral fibre called character. interests. Matters came to a head lessly, most big scams having foreign country will know of other neighbours, including China. India could benefit with Biden planning to resume US’s law. Not only that, they immediate- In fact, more than Trump vs when he blamed the media for been reported first by local cor- instances of sensational items of ly commissioned on-ground reports Biden, this election will be blowing up the Coronavirus cri- respondents. But then that’s news — things which on their position at most global alliances and UN bodies that Trump had walked out of while pur- to verify voting fraud allegations and remembered for the real contest sis from what it was, “just a flu”, because the local Press isn’t in the own merits would get the big suing his brand of protectionism and nationalism. That would help get India more endorse- after a granular fact-check, insisted between Trump and the media. although the US has lost a quar- high stakes game yet and is still headlines — being kept right out ment when it matters. Of course, many here are fearing that Biden’s global push for more that the counting officials were not Yet, it was not always this way. ter million of its own to the pan- seen as a social enterprise for the of the British press, not because only following the rulebook but were Looking back, Trump at one demic. The normally permissive greater good. But at the top, both the Government intervened but democracy and human rights may draw attention to Kashmir but he has the expertise and double-checking and meticulously point was feted by the media and social media giant Twitter had to broadcast and print media are because of a general tacit agree- gravitas to follow a more nuanced approach. And with New Delhi planning local body elec- separating the votes in the event of as a reality star created by net- ban his one-time aide Steve under pressure and indeed ment that ‘it wouldn’t do’ to tions and willing to increase political engagement, it should not be a hurdle as such. Of a recount. And lest the anchors be works, was celebrated for his Bannon for asking Trump to rewarded for favourable coverage mention that particular fact. accused of being partisan, all of them eccentric excesses and rude dra- behead infectious disease special- of the powers that be. And this The British Press is extremely course, there’s Russia, on which Biden might take a hard line. But then, India managed unanimously upheld Trump’s right matics. Where prejudice, and not ist Dr Anthony Fauci and FBI is sadly responsible for the ero- centralised, and most of it is to get its arms deals through with Russia in the Trump years despite apprehension. Besides, as a candidate to demand a recount patience, was a virtue. To the director Christopher Wray. The sion of democracy itself, not just owned by wealthy men who Russia, though indebted to China for infrastructure deals, has common cause with India or seek legal recourse but insisted extent that Trump as President problem with Trump’s “otherisa- here but elsewhere in the world. have every motive to be dishon- against China’s giganticism and still respects the historicity of ties. So Indo-US relations that a process could not be hijacked could not separate the gravitas of tion” policy was that he not only According to Freedom est on certain important topics. midway without evidence to disen- office from the metrics of popu- confined it to the media and the House’s Freedom in the World But the same kind of veiled cen- are expected to be on an even keel. franchise the voter. As channels lar consumption. A reality TV liberals, he extended it to any- data, the Press is equally under sorship also operates in books fanned out correspondents on the star is acceptable, a reality TV body and everybody with cred- attack in free States, where it is and periodicals, as well as in ground to verify each of Trump’s President is not. But Trump ible standing and proven worth, being gradually appropriated as plays, films and radio….Anyone plaints, they equally approached assumed that the media would be who were apolitical. This explains a tool of governance than being who challenges the prevailing Delhi spiral Republican spokespersons, some of taken in by his rambunctiousness why the media coalesced the way its watchdog. While it is easier orthodoxy finds himself silenced whom were quite embarrassed by and see it as an example of his it did this time, articulating as it to detect authoritarian crack- with surprising effectiveness. A Till we increase the share of swab testing in mapping the Trump’s adventurism. In short, the boldness as a leader of people, did a popular disgust. Besides, downs, what is more insidious, genuinely unfashionable opinion US media, defying all the co-option who pressed all the populist but- Trump mistook the fact that the it says, are “more nuanced efforts is almost never given a fair hear- pandemic, we won’t get a grip on the city’s caseload or address it and intimidation tactics that it had tons — “America First,” “Make media wanted to be “king” in his to throttle their independence. ing.” It’s time to be unfashion- ust as was being feared by healthcare experts and been subjected to in an authoritar- America Great Again”, “China palace when it simply wanted to Common methods include able. ian era, stood up for itself. And firm. virus.” And given the mandate in retain its place in civil society. Government-backed ownership (The writer is Associate Editor, those who have been following the trajectory of the It upheld the nation’s foundational 2016, he had made himself In the US, the media has changes, regulatory and finan- The Pioneer) Jpandemic globally, Delhi is seeing a massive surge in Coronavirus infection after a brief lull. Worryingly, Delhi recorded over 7,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time S O U N D BITE with a 12 per cent positivity. The only silver lining is that Bengal has to choose between The US is using its We have firmly stated to Batting at number four can vary the recovery rate was over 89 per cent and that 57 per dynastic politics and development. domestic laws, including China that disengagement a lot and becomes surface cent of the 15,789 dedicated COVID beds are vacant in Give one (opportunity) to us anti-terrorism and will happen at all friction dependent. A few shots from the city, making it easier for people with severe symp- (BJP). We promise to build anti-corruption laws, to points and not at the Jason (Holder) helped. The ‘Shonar Bangla' (golden Bengal) extend its hegemony and selected locations as they all-rounder role in the team toms to get admitted. But not for long. Of course, the in five years. influence over the world. want. Our stand is clear. has been well held by him. triggers are many, namely the festive rush, the pandem- Union Home Minister Lebanese Foreign Minister MEA Joint Secy (East Asia) Cricketer ic fatigue that has made people drop guard and the early —Amit Shah —Gebran Bassil —Naveen Srivastava —Kane Williamson onset of winter and pollution that anyway aggravate lung diseases. In part, the recent spike in infections can also be attributed to the fact that the Delhi Government in coordination with the Centre had opted for aggressive contact tracing and L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR monitoring of quarantined patients to suppress and break the chain of transmission. The Reservation for locals between the two countries, after focus is on critical zones, restaurants, marketplaces, barber shops and salons because A viable solution for stubble burning India scrapped Jammu and Sir — The Haryana Government Kashmir’s special status on random testing hadn’t recorded as many cases. This is part of a strategy to contain the has passed a Bill providing 75 very winter, the burning of crop residue in Punjab, August 5, 2019, and bifurcated it spread of COVID-19 in Delhi with the Health Ministry and experts recommending target- per cent reservation to local can- Haryana and Uttar Pradesh aggravates the pollu- into two Union Territories, this ted RT-PCR testing in sensitive and critical zones. Hence, with more testing and contact didates applying for private sec- Etion load in the Capital. On an average, 23 million is yet another attempt by our tor jobs in the State that pay less tonnes of rice straw are burnt in north India by farm- neighbour to provoke us and ini- tracing, the numbers were bound to go up. But it seems that the trusted RT-PCR or swab than `50,000 per month. It will ers to make way for wheat production. It is due to the tiate a fresh proxy war. testing, which is currently around 23 per cent, needs to be extended as much as possi- be the second State to mandate small gap between the rice harvesting and wheat sow- Bhagwan Thadani ble because over-reliance on antigen tests is blocking disease-mapping. A large number such reservation after Andhra ing period that forces the farmers to quickly burn and Mumbai of positive cases would have slipped through the cracks because about half of the anti- Pradesh, which had passed a remove the paddy stubble. This results in a large amount similar Bill last July. It is crucial of pollutants like CO2, CO, NOx, SOx, PM10 and PM2.5 A dark Diwali gen tests register false negatives, which means that the current figures could double if all to remember that Gurugram being released into the air. According to the study by those tested by the antigen method were subjected to RT-PCR reviews. Perhaps that’s and Faridabad are the industri- the University of Chicago through its Air Quality Life Sir — As India continues to bat- the reason why the authorities are now recommending that a suspect with persistent symp- al hubs of Haryana and need Index, which took the 2018 pollution levels as the base, Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called it a cost-effective tle the Coronavirus pandemic qualified and skilled labourers. the average Delhiite is losing 9.4 years of life. solution. The happy seeder, which is given to farmers and high levels of air pollution, toms take the golden test even if s/he has cleared the antigen one. The danger of antigen About 70 to 80 per cent of the Farmers resort to burning stubble as manual to cut the stubble and sow wheat seeds simultaneous- many States have decided to ban tests is that an asymptomatic carrier of the infection, if found negative, will get a false odd 25,000 industries in the State removal is not cost-effective. Hence, the bio decom- ly at a subsidised rate by the State Government, costs firecrackers this Diwali. However, sense of security and can turn super-spreader. Besides, somewhere the operational pre- are concentrated in these two poser, developed by scientists at the Indian Agricultural around `3000 per acre. Hence, the Pusa bio-decom- the step was taken too late and cities. There are 250 Fortune 500 Research Institute, Pusa, is a viable solution. It can turn poser looks like the most promising alternative. now the families that are paredness of the summer peak has led to a sense of complacency. Back then, the tiered companies in Gurugram apart crop residue into manure in 15 to 20 days and, there- Ganapathi Bhat employed by the firecracker approach of ramping up infrastructure, testing and operationalising a home care system from the nearly 300 automobile fore, can prevent stubble burning. Even Delhi Chief Akola industry are left in a lurch. with oximeters to COVID-affected families was synchronised to contain the spiral. The fall companies that generate 70 to 80 Products have already been per cent of the total State rev- candidates is an unrealistic pro- Conflict continues the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara shipped but now with the ban in figures in between has clearly led to laxity in maintaining a coordinated response sys- enue. jection. The proposed legislation from a Sikh body to a separate being implemented, they would tem. The Delhi Government is probably considering moving the Supreme Court to vacate The State Government’s pro- may score high on optics and Sir — India has summoned the trust. Pakistan has exposed the not receive payments. the High Court’s stay on reserving 80 per cent COVID ICU beds for people of Delhi. But posal is politically motivated. intention but the message is Charge d’Affaires (CDA) of the reality of its leadership’s tall Jubel D’Cruz Imposing domicile, territorial ambiguous for both the prospec- Pakistan High Commission to claims of preserving and protect- Mumbai would that stem the tide as families are split across NCR and not seem exclusivist? Testing and numerical conditions and tive employers and employees. lodge a strong protest over ing the rights and welfare of the the right way is the only way out. At the same time, Delhiites need to ride out the winter then expecting corporates to Yash Pal Ralhan Islamabad’s “unilateral” decision religious minority. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Towards more POINTCOUNTERPOINT I CAN SENSE MASSIVE PUBLIC ANGER AGAINST THE THE HOME MINISTER IS BEHAVING LIKE A BJP robust healthcare MAMATA BANERJEE GOVERNMENT AND THE DEATH ACTIVIST. SHAH AND BJP SHOULD STOP KNELL OF HER REGIME HAS BEEN SOUNDED. DAYDREAMING ABOUT COMING TO POWER IN BENGAL. The curriculum of medical education seems to —UNION HOME MINISTER —TMC MP focus essentially on the institution of hospitals. AMIT SHAH SOUGATO ROY The results are there for all to see Clash of objectives VINAYSHIL GAUTAM While the private sector favours market orientation for procurement of commodities, the he public healthcare system in India is one of those top- ics on which most people have an opinion. It is often public sector supports inclusivity for farmers in meeting their livelihood needs Texpressed with much energy and claimed insight. There are some favourite viewpoints. Almost all of them talk of pri- mary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. Usually, a discourse on these aspects is accompanied by half a tear on the state of affairs in the country. The truth is that notwithstanding the enthu- siasm for allopathic healthcare, this country’s primary health- care system is nourished and sustained by Indian systems of medicine. They are easily available, the diagnosis is simple and in a large number of cases the results are satisfactory. Traditional medicine systems do not burden the common man with end- less medical tests like allopathy does, which in turn are often INDRANIL SRIDHAR accompanied by protestations about the possible unreliability DE VISHWANATH of the results. This is not only because of the nature of the tests but also due to the flaws in the process of testing. Often, the search for reliability means repeat tests. Interestingly, the pathol- he passage of the Farmers’ (Empowerment ogy labs, as a source of livelihood, have very rarely been sub- and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services (Special jected to an analysis which tries to understand their exponen- T Provisions and Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2020 by tial growth. Cartels are reported to be rampant in B and C-class the Punjab Assembly served a body blow to the cities, not to overlook the groupings in the smaller geographi- Central Government’s three farm Acts that were cal units of megacities. It is one of those strange situations when passed in September. The Centre’s Farmers’ a lot of people know what’s going on and yet nobody wants to Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and talk about it. When talking itself is taboo, one can well imag- Facilitation) Act allows growers to sell their pro- ine the plight of a possible investigation of a serious order. duce outside the markets notified under the State Strangely enough, an engineer in the process of becom- Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) ing one has to undergo certain orientations in social sciences Act. It attempts to develop “one nation, one mar- or cognate areas. By and large, the curriculum of medical edu- ket” besides bringing in a framework for both, the agriculturalists and the buyers, for contract farm- IN THE PUNJAB cation seems to have its focus essentially on the institution of ing across States and imposing stock limits on farm hospitals. The results are there for all to see. ASSEMBLY commodities only in extreme situations in retail ORDINANCE, THE The COVID era has lent these traits a grotesque veneer. By prices. Let us look at how private procurement and and large these days, hospitals tend to avoid giving a discharge State purchase may co-exist in Punjab and the FARMERS ARE certificate which would say whether the patient has been cured implications if other States pass similar Ordinances. GIVEN THE (or not) of COVID. Senior doctors take shelter behind the Indian To understand these Ordinances, we need to DISCRETION TO Council of Medical Research’s guidelines. Perhaps some of this grasp the basic purpose of public procurement of APPROACH THE is unavoidable, yet there are cognate issues which await clar- foodgrain. The Central Government, through the CIVIL COURT OR ity. National protocols need to prevail but when will there be Food Corporation of India (FCI) and other State OTHER REMEDIES greater specificity? agencies, procures foodgrain and other essential UNDER EXISTING commodities from domestic producers at the LAWS, BUT ALL The merits of this can be debated. Some will claim that it Minimum Support Price (MSP). The objective is is inherent in a situation like the ongoing pandemic, where so THESE INVOLVE to provide price support to farmers, distribute sub- LONG AND little is known about the virus. One of the media write-ups talked sidised foodgrain to the poor through the of seven types of mild-COVID. Notwithstanding this categori- Targetted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and EXPENSIVE the social welfare objective of public the cost but also the quality of the pro- ment of commodities based on the sation, apparently there is very little to distinguish the treatment maintain buffer stocks to ensure price stability and LITIGATION AND goods production. However, it is more duce. This has led to greater attention by profitability and price behaviour of end of one Coronavirus from the other. Paracetamol et al is admin- food security. The Government’s procurement sys- CANNOT BE apparent than real. This is primarily private procurement agents on factors consumers. It, therefore, bears out that istered in each case and here enters the fanciful word-of-the- tem also encourages farmers to increase produc- TAKEN UP BY because the procurement criteria of like varieties, the agro-climatic zones and they would pay less for a quality where year: “Immunity.” The last 11 months have seen this word rid- tion due to assured prices. The foodgrain procured INDIVIDUAL Government and private agents are very seasonal variations of the commodities an additional cost would need to be ing the crest as never before in human history. The Indian health- through this system gets distributed through fair FARMERS. THIS different as they serve two different during procurement. This has meant a incurred for processing the grain to bring care systems, which subscribe to “the-way-of-life being the route price shops across the country. COUPLING OF objectives. finer grading mechanism as well to get it in line with the consumer’s demand. Although there are deficiencies and leakages BOTH THE PUBLIC The criteria set by the Government both quality and cost optimisation. For This reduced price may result in the pro- to health and happiness” doctrine, seem to be having the last in the PDS, it served as a basic support of nutri- are designed to exclude as few as possi- example, in the case of wheat, a critical curement price becoming lower than the laugh. AND PRIVATE tion to around 50 per cent rural and 30 per cent SECTOR ble. The grains are screened based on the factor of concern is the density of the Government’s prescribed MSP. Right from amla to apricot, everything has become a urban households in 2011-12, according to the lat- moisture content, proportion of organ- grain. The denser the grain, the more Thus, while the private sector panacea and the source of immunity and health that people swear est National Sample Survey data. Moreover, the OBJECTIVES ic and inorganic foreign materials and nutrients it contains and hence more will favours market orientation of procure- by. It doesn’t seem to bother many that apricot itself is a sea- dependence on PDS rose considerably between THROUGH THE test weight at a very basic level. The food- be the extraction during the milling ment of commodities, the public sector sonal fruit and cannot be the route to universal and sound health. 2004-05 and 2011-12 in both rural and urban CONDUIT OF ONE grains that pass these criteria are accept- process on a per weight basis. An supports inclusivity for farmers in meet- The second and the third waves of COVID have become a India. Under the TPDS, people Below the Poverty OVERARCHING ed. However, all accepted foodgrains are important quality factor is the gluten ing their livelihood needs. The two widespread topic of discussion in most drawing rooms across Line (BPL) are provided foodgrain at a highly sub- ORDINANCE WILL offered the same price, the MSP. content, a protein that impacts the bak- objectives clash with each other. If cor- the country. As winter approaches and cases spike, much of sidised rate under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana LIKELY BE On the other hand, private procure- ing properties of the flour and is used to porates are punished for procuring at a Europe is undergoing or threatening to undergo another spell (AAY). In fact, the PDS system provided great suc- AGAINST THE ment is more fine-graded and priced dif- determine the type of products that can price lower than the MSP, then they cour to the needy during the COVID-19 pandem- INTEREST OF ferently. Hence a product, which margin- be made. Hence, organisations create would also apply pressure tactics to go of lockdown. Interestingly enough, few authentic figures are avail- ic-induced lockdown. ally passes the Government’s procure- specifications in the procurement of soft on implementation or again change able of what percentage of the spike is a result of relapsed cases FARMERS, In this sense, the State procurement and PDS PRIVATE ment system, may fetch a lower price in commodities dependent upon the con- the law, which may, in turn, affect the in patients, who were discharged from hospital even though they system serve the purpose of doing public good. As the private one or be excluded from a sumer segments and their needs. objective of public goods provision. had met the existing protocol of release. The ambiguity of the farmers get better prices and poor consumers get PROCUREMENT price equivalent or higher than the The emergence of food retail has This would lead to instability in the situation may be partly inherent but it still does not explain why food at lower prices, it serves the dual social objec- AGENTS AND MSP due to the grading system being intensified the choices for the con- whole institutional set-up of the agri- the issues of treatment of different categories of COVID patients tive of food security and a hunger-free nation. The CONSUMERS OF applied. While the Government’s crite- sumer. More choice and consumer business. are not being pushed to their logical conclusion. latter benefits one and all, as a country that risks BOTH FOODGRAIN ria of procurement may be standardised awareness have resulted in shorter prod- In the Punjab Assembly Ordinance, Is it not prudent to keep the patient under the care of the running out of food stock may face civil unrest that AND ALLIED across India, private gradation is adjust- uct life cycles, increased innovation the farmers are given the discretion to same set-up for a longer period of time before s/he is allowed emanates out of the desperation of the poor. In PRODUCTS ed according to several factors, such as and competition and demand for newer approach the civil court or other reme- to travel and there is reasonable guarantee that the person will contrast, private procurement is part of a system the cost of extraction of the end sub- offerings. The repeal of the APMC Act dies under existing laws, but all these that enables farmers to produce goods which are stance, the milling properties and the by several States, creation of Farmer involve long and expensive litigation and not be a candidate for a repeat infection? It is obvious that it both excludable and rivals. Food stocks procured impact on the end product for the con- Producer Organisations (FPOs) and cannot be taken up by individual farm- is difficult to give firm answers to these tricky questions. However, through private procurement serve consumers who sumer. Hence, a penal clause by the increased participation by the food ers. This coupling of both the public and it is pathetic that the broad contours of the situation are not being can afford market prices and exclude others. They Punjab Government’s Ordinance of retail and processing sector have led to private sector objectives through the con- sufficiently discussed. There is a need to recognise this aspect are produced in a limited amount, hence rivals in imprisonment of no less than three years the shortening of agricultural value duit of one overarching Ordinance will and take it on board for a deeper analysis and remedy. consumption. These two systems have two differ- and a fine to the private procurement chains. Procurement determines the likely be against the interest of farmers, Clearly, the powers that be, the medical fraternity and civil ent objectives and serve different purposes but both agent or company could be construed as profitability as it controls 60 to 75 per private procurement agents and con- society, must come to grips with the situation. These are, indeed, are equally important. The new Ordinances being unjust. cent of the total costs in the system. Thus, sumers of both foodgrain and allied not the only imponderable issues needing far-more concerted passed in the Punjab Assembly pits two systems Fine grading of agricultural produce procurement of raw agricultural com- products. attention. But they are important nonetheless. against each other. is very essential from the viewpoint of modities has become a strategic function (De is Associate Professor and (The writer is a well-known management consultant of The Ordinance disallows sale/purchase of manufacture of different food products. from a back-office role. Vishwanath is Assistant Professor, Institute wheat/paddy unless the price paid is equal to or Due to the diversification of the con- international repute It is imperative to understand that of Rural Management, Anand. Views ) greater than the MSP. This appears to be serving sumers’ food palate, the focus is not only private agents would price their procure- expressed here are personal) The last refuge of failing regimes As the Opposition’s narrative gains momentum amid political repression and utter governmental incompetence, the conspiracy cards are out again nels could not be conveniently badly faltering in convincingly stand the commotion in an entire- were eventually discredited and we are now seeing in Modi’s India nario riddled with rampant inflation, moulded and shaped according to a addressing the rapidly proliferating ly angled manner. their tirades debunked by a host of and Trump’s America, the rising political repression and utter govern- sitting regime’s needs and interests. narrative against the regime, the According to the British acade- historians, an idea that they had intensity of this approach may as well mental incompetence, the conspir- Therefore, it won’t be an overstate- script provided to the conspiracy mic and author Jovan Byford, in his introduced during their figurative 15 be signalling that the war engulfing acy cards are out again. But this time ment to claim that the channels con- theorists was simple: Explain the 2011 book Conspiracy Theories: A minutes of fame, stuck. the daily micro-battles is being lost. they are not being played by those tributed in expediting Musharraf’s movement against Musharraf as an Critical Introduction, “Conspiracy This idea was simple: If one con- And in Imran Khan’s Pakistan, too, brought in from the “lunatic fringe.” downfall and ultimate ouster. evil scheme hatched by the enemies theories seduce not so much through tinues to lie about something with the intensity of this approach has However, the content and All this was being closely of the country and their Pakistani the power of argument, but through conviction from a mainstream plat- risen amid the rising tide of modus operandi are the same. We watched by a startled “establish- agents. the intensity of the passions that they form, that lie, especially when car- Opposition against the Government are now seeing Ministers adopting ment.” After Musharraf’s departure, These colourful and articulate stir. Underpinning conspiracy the- ried and proliferated by social media and its backers. this role. A recent example is the NADEEM PARACHA the establishment eventually began theorists drew their material from ories are stories about good and evil. sites, often begins to be taken as a In a feature on the February manner in which the Information to harness this phenomenon by various popular conspiracy gurus This gives conspiracy theories a “fact” by large groups of people. The 1990 elections in Nicaragua, which Minister Shibli Faraz explained the n 2007, the Musharraf dictator- gradually arm-twisting and reining- such as the Turkish Harun Yahya strong emotional dimension.” So purpose of these so-called “facts” is an Opposition alliance won by Opposition alliance, the PDM, as ship found itself in the dol- in numerous channels, first to help and the American Alex Jones. This those who put the conspiracy theo- not to enlighten people but to sus- defeating the ruling Sandinista Party “the third piece of the axis of evil.” Idrums. Suddenly, it was up it create brand Imran — especially was then fused with sensational nar- rists to work on TV amid the turmoil tain an audience in times of crisis that had come to power in 1979 The other two pieces being India and against a charged protest movement, among an urban generation of youth ratives from popular conspiratorial during the Musharraf regime, knew and make sure it doesn’t drift away through a revolution, Time magazine Israel. an economy that had begun to fal- who had come of age during the cultural products that included fab- exactly the kind of emotions they into the Opposition’s camp. If it quoted a man who had supported This may sound entirely ridicu- ter and the return of two political Musharraf era — and then to ricated texts such as The Protocols of were looking to stir (against the needs to be lied to, then so be it. the Sandinista but voted for the lous to most because it smacks of leaders from exile, Nawaz Sharif and demonise anyone or anything that the Elders of Zion and low-budget Opposition). But the untruth requires to be Opposition. typical conspiratorial claptrap. But Benazir Bhutto. Both had been kept stood in the way of turning this straight-to-YouTube “documen- But did it help stall or evade told in such a manner that it works He told the magazine that a Faraz is talking to a constituency that out from the political system brand into a ruling possibility. taries” such as Loose Change. These Musharraf’s fall? No. His constituen- to emotionally and psychologically majority of Nicaraguans had voted had actually bought the curious designed by Musharraf during his But this was in the near future. were then peddled with a healthy cy was limited and largely apolitical. reinforce narratives that have begun for the Opposition “with their stom- Utopian fusion of a theocratic fan- tenure as President. He was also Because during the period the dose of cherry-picked sections from This too was noted. Therefore, from to erode in the minds of the target- achs that had become empty.” The tasy and modern developmental unable to smother private TV news Musharraf regime was badly waver- Allama Iqbal and tales of ancient 2011 onwards, the establishment ted audience. Sandinista had painted the economics sold with great passion by channels that, ironically, had mush- ing, all it could think of or do (to Muslim warriors drawn from liter- began to aid Imran Khan to adopt Because once this audience is Opposition as being anti-poor and brand Imran and his makers. roomed during his Government. By retain the attention of Musharraf’s ature, that was more historical fic- Musharraf’s constituency, expand it emotionally invested in the lie, it is made emotional appeals to the elec- However, to an empty stomach 2007, almost all of them had become aforementioned urban constituency) tion than fact. Did all this attract the and then rapidly politicise it. Nine also likely to treat anything debunk- torate to not allow a rollback of the it is nothing but hogwash and that chattering vessels for Opposition was to pull in certain characters from attention of the urban youth? It did. years later, Khan was able to form a ing it as a grand conspiracy. revolution. But these slogans had no too, coming from an incompetent leaders and narratives. what is often referred to as the “con- Unable to grasp the complexities of minority Government, largely pop- During times of crises for a meaning to those fearing starvation regime which has been reduced to This was something new in spiratorial lunatic fringe”, and the ways in which political turbu- ular among the urban bourgeoisie. regime, daily micro-battles can be and joblessness. now defending its “selection,” know- Pakistan. The State-owned PTV forcibly create some space for them lence emerges and evolves, they were Even though the conspiracy theo- fought through this approach. As the Opposition’s manoeuvres ing well that the claim of it being was not the only TV channel any- on TV channels. provided ready-made answers rists, who had appeared during the However, as we saw during the last and narrative in Pakistan gain elected has been shot to pieces. more. The content of the new chan- With Musharraf’s Ministers through which they could under- tail-end of the Musharraf regime, year of the Musharraf regime, and as momentum and currency in a sce- (Courtesy: Dawn) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Money 08 Indian IT industry looks forward Election results, macro data to drive market sentiment to working with new US admin PNS n NEW DELHI Domestic equity market move- PNS n NEW DELHI ment in the coming week will The industry body also noted that India- largely depend on how partic- Nasscom on Sunday welcomed US bilateral trade increased by over 400 ipants react to Bihar election Joe Biden's win in the US per cent since 2005, with the total outcome, macroeconomic data Presidential election, and said release and global political the Indian IT industry looks increase in value from USD 37 billion in developments, analysts said. forward to working with the 2005, to USD 149 billion in 2019, and that Counting of votes for the new administration in pivoting technology sectors of both countries have three-phase Bihar assembly technology, skills and digital polls, which ended on transformation for the US. played a a critical role in driving this Saturday, will be held on The US is the biggest mar- November 10. ket for the Indian IT sector, "Exit polls indicate the pos- accounting for a lion's share of ogy sectors of both countries more competitive, to grow and sibility of hung assembly in markets. results. Last week, the BSE the industry's revenue. have played a critical role in create more jobs," it added. Bihar. This is bit sentimental Coming back to domestic benchmark Sensex had soared "NASSCOM congratulates driving this. Tech Mahindra Managing negative for the markets," said factors, investors will also focus 2,278.99 points or 5.75 per US #PresidentElect @JoeBiden "The Indian technology Director and CEO C P Hemang Jani, Head – Equity on industrial production and cent. on his win. We look forward to industry makes critical contri- Gurnani tweeted "Democracy Strategist, Motilal Oswal inflation data, scheduled to be Besides, market will also working with him and his several key non-immigrant technical expertise. Companies butions to the US economy and wins" and extended wishes to Financial Services Ltd. announced on Thursday. follow the COVID-19 cases administration in pivoting visa categories, including H-1B, depend on it to hire tens of workforce, including local Biden and Harris on their win. In the US, Democrat Joe On quarterly earnings front, trend in the country and technology, skills and digital until the end of the year, argu- thousands of employees each investments and job-creation, "Congratulations @JoeBiden Biden has defeated incum- Hindalco Industries, worldwide. "Major events for transformation for the United ing that they eat into American year from countries like India workforce development and @KamalaHarris from the bent President Donald Trump Hindustan Copper, IDFC, this week include India's IIP States," it said in a tweet. jobs. and China. upskilling their US employees, largest democracy to the in the bitterly-fought presiden- Mahindra & Mahindra and and CPI. Beside this, investors Nasscom has projected a Those affected include the In a statement, Nasscom CSR and community services," world's oldest democracy... tial election. NMDC will announce their will keep a close eye on corpo- revenue growth of 7.7 per cent family members of the H-1B, said its member companies Nasscom said. Wishing a term of prosperity Most market participants results this week. rate earnings and coronavirus at USD 191 billion for the IT L-1, and certain categories of J1 have an important history in Nasscom said a key chal- and peace for not just America are hoping the Biden regime Others like Aurobindo situation in developed coun- sector in the ongoing fiscal. visas. the US. lenge that the sector faces is the but the world," he said. would spell good news for Pharma, Eicher Motors, tries," Sumeet Bagadia, The industry has added a net Later, the Trump Administra "... they work with over lack of required Science, A Democrat, 77-year-old Indian companies, especially Grasim, Gail, IGL and ONGC Executive Director, Choice 2 lakh jobs, taking the overall tion announced certain exemp- three-quarters of the Fortune Technology, Engineering and Biden became the oldest man IT, and domestic financial will also announce their Broking said. workforce to 4.36 million. tions in H-1B and L-1 travel 500 companies in the US, pro- Mathematics (STEM) talent ever to be elected to the White Indian IT players will keep bans for those continuing viding them vital technology in the US clearly highlighted by House. He will be the 46th a close watch on Biden's employment with the same services and helping them the high degree of overall president of the United States. approach and policies related employer, a move that could innovate, compete, and grow," unemployment on one hand, Along with Biden, Kamala IOB seeks to H-1B work visas that are help Indian IT professionals it said. and more than half a million Harris, 56, would be sworn in MONEY MATTERS used by a large number of and those working in the The industry body also job vacancies in computer as the vice president of the Indian technology profession- healthcare sector. noted that India-US bilateral occupation on the other. United States on January 20, Rs 1,000 cr als. The H-1B visa is a non- trade increased by over 400 per "Nasscom looks forward to 2021. She will also be the first- RE to bring new bike every quarter, In June, during the COVID- immigrant visa that allows US cent since 2005, with the total working together with the new ever Indian-origin, first-ever capital support 19 pandemic, US President companies to employ foreign increase in value from USD 37 US Administration, to find Black and first-ever African- at least 28 models in next 7 years Donald Trump banned the workers in speciality occupa- billion in 2005, to USD 149 bil- solutions to the STEM skills American vice president of from govt id-sized motorcycle entry into the US of workers in tions that require theoretical or lion in 2019, and that technol- gap, and enable America to be the US. PNS n NEW DELHI maker Royal Enfield Mplans to launch at least Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) 28 new models in the next has sought a capital support seven years, with one new bike of about Rs 1,000 crore from to be introduced every quarter Expect all approvals for Optotec Cipla to sustain growth the government in order to as it seeks to streng-then its create buffer for any exi- position both in domestic and gency, a top official of the international markets, according to a top company official.The bank said. company is also planning to set up an assembly unit in Thailand in buyout by Dec-Jan: STL Group through Coronavirus The state-owned lender, the next 6-12 months followed by Brazil in the near future."We have which has posted profit for now got a product plan for the next five to seven years. We are PNS n NEW DELHI eign currency debt instru- closing. Optotec provides a PNS n NEW DELHI the last three consecutive looking at launching a new model almost every quarter and I am ments, and rest via internal range of optical interconnect quarters, expects to continue not even talking variants and colour options kind of stuff...28 Digital networks integrator accruals, Agarwal told PTI. products for telecommunica- Pharma major Cipla is looking the trend in the remaining models at least that's the bare minimum," Royal Enfield CEO Vinod Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) "About 30-40 per cent would tion, FTTH and cloud net- at sustaining growth through part of the current fiscal year K Dasari told PTI.He further said,"All these (new models) will play in expects to receive all statuto- be internal accruals and bal- works in Europe. the pandemic and has decid- with increased focus on the mid segment -- 250cc to 750 cc. That's our focus area...and we ry approvals for its planned ance would be debt....Since Optotec has a portfolio ed certain priorities for the recovery and business pick will continue to strengthen it by bringing in evocative, accessible, acquisition of Italy-based we have a lot of revenue as well that would compliment STL's coming quarters, including up. and truly global line of products." Dasari did not comment on the Optotec by December-January, as cash flow happening with- 'Opticonn' offering of optical digital adoption and prof- For September quarter, the investments on these new products saying the company's STL Group CEO Anand in Europe, we will be taking fibre and cables for an integrat- itable growth, according to the intermediates and key starting bank posted a profit of Rs 148 investments "will be in several hundred crores on new products, Agarwal said. debt under the European enti- ed products portfolio, the com- latest investor presentation of materials (KSMs), and main- crore as compared to a net new technologies like electric vehicles, digital solutions and so on". The company recently ty," he said. pany had earlier said. the company. taining adequate inventory loss of Rs 2,254 crore in the announced that it will acquire This could be in the form of Announcing the deal on The drug firm has ear- levels, Cipla said. same period a year ago. Net Optotec, an optical intercon- 3-5 year term instruments, he November 2, STL had said that marked digital adoption and The second priority for the profit in the quarter grew 22.3 Godrej Properties net debt up 56 pc nect products company, at an said. Agarwal further said that Optotec comes with a strong resilient operations as first of coming quarters is on driving per cent from Rs 121 crore in enterprise value of 29 million he expects all approvals to legacy in optical interconnect the key priorities for the com- profitable growth. For this, the April-June. in Sept quarter to Rs 2,733 crore euros (over Rs 250 crore). come through by December- portfolio and shares long- ing quarters to achieve sus- company is aiming at driving "We expect the trend to ealty firm Godrej Properties' Of this, about 60-70 per January. The deal involves standing relationships with tained growth, it added. market-beating growth and continue and book profit net debt rose 56 per cent cent (up to Rs 150-175 crore) acquisition of 100 per cent of marquee European telecom The company is adopting scaling in India across its quarter after quarter aided by Rduring the July-September would be funded by way of for- Optotec's shareholding on operators. digital transformation for three businesses, the presenta- prospects of better recovery. period to Rs 2,733 crore from patient and channel connect to tion said. There will be no question of the previous quarter and is likely expand access and leverage In South Africa, the compa- going back," IOB Managing to rise further as the company demand patterns, and is also ny plans to continue market Director P P Sengupta told continues to invest in acquiring RINL to begin proactively de-risking the out-performance in the private PTI. Asked about capital new projects. Net debt/equity India Inc looks to business by diversifying market and over-the-counter needs, he said, we want our ratio stood at 0.57 per cent while commercial sources for critical active phar- (OTC) portfolio with new profit to strengthen our cap- the average borrowing cost 7.55 maceutical ingredients (APIs), launch momentum. ital. per cent. According to a transcript of a conference call with production of analysts, Godrej Properties Executive Chairman Pirojsha Godrej Indo-US ties indicated that debt numbers could rise further. "I think we expect net debt to go to about 1:1, and that's the level that we should PNS n NEW DELHI peak of nearly USD 150 billion forged wheels expect it to see over the next few quarters," he said. Godrej said the and CII hopes this will contin- PNS n NEW DELHI Shell E4 plans to engage company's operating cash flow will improve in the second half of India Inc on Sunday hailed the ue to rise in the years to the 2020-21 fiscal year. "Our expectation is that Q3 itself will see victory of Joe Biden in the US come, he added. State-run steel maker RINL is much better operating cash flow generation than in the first half, Presidential election saying a "We can aim higher to our planning to start commercial and that will continue. But clearly, the BD (business development) "democratic process voted shared goal of USD 500 bil- production of forged wheels with 25-30 Indian start-ups investments will also continue, so, I think we do expect to see net for a change" while hop- lion through a new era at its Rae Bareli unit in Uttar PNS n NEW DELHI in January. We're planning on debt continue to go up, as has always been the intention with these ing for enhanced ties of revitalised econom- Pradesh by December-end, ramping the program to 25 to investments," he said. and cooperation ic cooperation, which the company's chairman P K Energy company Shell India is 30 annually. between India and the would be comprehen- Rath has said. RINL has set planning to engage with 25-30 "So, the first couple of years United States. sive, complementary up a plant in Rae Bareli at a start-ups every year from 2022 have been a slow ramp to get ONGC puts mature oil, Congratulating and collaborative," cost of around Rs 1,680 crore onwards through its E4 there and now we're at that run President-Elect Biden and Vice Banerjee said. The key sectors with a production capacity of Programme to help them scale rate where we expect 25 to 30 gas fields on block President-Elect Kamala to watch for enhanced busi- one lakh pieces of forged their business, according to a annually," Shell E4 tate-owned ONGC has Harris, CII Director General ness cooperation will be ener- wheels per annum. senior company official. Programme, general manager, invited bids from Chandrajit Banerjee said, "CII gy and the green economy, "We are looking to begin Shell, under its flagship E4 engage with 30 start-ups and James Unterreiner told PTI. Sglobal oil and gas looks forward to once again defence and manufacturing, the commercial production Programme, incubates and supported them with invest- Shell directly provides USD companies for undertaking collaborating with President especially providing a boost to by the end of next month. It supports start-ups via various ments and mentoring at Shell 20,000 to each of the start-ups work to boost production Biden and his incoming small business cooperation, as can be early also as we are modules of linking talent, tech- campus located in India. selected under the program from its ageing fields as it Administration." well as pharmaceuticals and waiting for foreign experts, nology, capital and know-how "We have 30 start-ups now and facilitates additional fund- looks to reverse declining Prior to the economic dis- healthcare - all driven by India expected to arrive this month to accelerate India's transition that have come through the E4 ing through partners besides output.The 15-year ruption caused by COVID-19, and the US' new age business- to conduct certain trials to a sustainable energy future. program and we're in the training the start-ups to fine- Production Enhancement bilateral trade in goods and es and disruptive innovation required before commission- The company in the last process of adding 10 to 12 tune their solution to make Contract (PEC) will require services in 2019, reached a and technologies, he added. ing the plant," Rath said. three years has been able to more that'll start the program them commercially viable. firms to commit to investing in capital and operating expenditure to increase production, higher than the existing baseline output, according to the tender document. A tariff IRDAI issues will be paid in USD per barrel of oil and USD per million British Closely monitoring inventory: PNB Housing thermal units for gas for any incremental hydrocarbon produced draft on and saved over the baseline. ONGC on October 27, issued the PNS n NEW DELHI expression of interest (EoI) notice offering 15-year PECs to outside compensating These are pretty good offers, there are contractors for an unidentified number of "mature" fields.The With economic activity grad- pretty good buys that are taking company made no mention of oil or gas field names in the EoI ually improving post lock- notice, but sources said the fields are largely in Assam and Gujarat, shareholder down, PNB Housing Finance is place, the numbers are going up. The the country's oldest producing basins. PNS n NEW DELHI closely monitoring the inven- projects those are 70-75 per cent tory levels of builders and ask- complete, these are the ones that are Regulator IRDAI has come ing them to start selling as Tata Motors aims to have widest out with draft regulations demand for home loans is actually selling from the shelves. for determination of compen- nearly getting back to normal, portfolio of SUV in domestic market sation to shareholders on its MD and CEO Hardayal ata Motors aims to merger of companies, under Prasad said. said. Covid numbers, I think we have the widest which payment will be based "Economic activity is still at PNB Housing Finance is would have reached there by Tportfolio of sports on the residual value of assets. a low ebb, but it has started closely monitoring inventory October itself, in fact we might utility vehicles (SUVs) in "...compensation to the picking up. The economic levels of builders, Prasad said, breach the pre-Covid num- the domestic market, a shareholders whose rights activity in certain areas is obvi- adding that people are now bers." move aimed at helping the against the acquiring insurer ously returning back to pre- willing to buy projects that are "Month-on-month, from company muster greater has been reduced...shall be Covid days, I would say. When about 80-85 per cent of the pre- plete, these are the ones that are almost 70 per cent complete. June onwards till October, market share in the paid based on the residual we talk to the builders and our Covid level," he added. actually selling from the "So the ability of the builders every month PNB Housing is passenger vehicle segment, value of the assets," said the sales team and people who are Besides, many builders are shelves. There is large invento- to finish the project on time is seeing 10-20 per cent increase according to a top company draft on which the IRDAI has on the ground, who go and talk coming up with attractive ry also in the country, so now becoming a very big fac- in log-ins or home loan appli- official. The auto major, which currently sells models like Nexon invited comments from the to the consumers and prospec- offers like free parking, other everybody is trying to sell tor," he added. cations, sanctions as well as dis- and Harrier in the SUV segment, is also looking to overhaul its stakeholders by Nov 20. tive borrowers, there are green incentives and even zero stamp wherever (feasible). However, new projects or bursements," he added. entire sales, aftersales and service verticals to enhance the overall The residual value will be shoots that we are seeing every- duty in some states. "We have corporate finance, those where less than 70 per In the last quarter ended buying experience for customers. "The move to shift to SUVs is equal to the value of assets of where," Prasad told PTI in an "These are pretty good offers, we have construction finance. cent work is completed are not September 2020, the number of very clear. There is a shift happening towards the SUV segment not the acquired insurer as on the interview. there are pretty good buys that We are asking all builders to garnering the interest of buy- log-ins for the company only in India but globally also. In 2015 the share of SUVs in the day immediately before the "The kind of enquiries that are taking place, the numbers bring in the inventory and ers. improved to 17,063 from just domestic market used to be only 15 per cent but this year it is appointed day, less the total we used to get at one point of are going up. The projects start selling it so that our loans On loan demand, Prasad 5,071 in the preceding quarter around 30 per cent," Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Business Unit amount of liabilities. time, we are already almost at those are 70-75 per cent com- also can get repaid," Prasad said, "If you look at the pre- ended June 2020. President Shailesh Chandra said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Monday November 9, 2020 NEW CRACKING MELODY YOU CAN GROOVE TO Good songs always have the innate capacity to draw boredom out of you and make you sway to its beats. Beethoven himself once said, ‘Music can change the world', and so emerging singer Raveena Mehta's latest buzzing song I Want You with Rishabh Kant is here to elaborate the power of music to a limitless end, writes The Pioneer’s SHIKHA DUGGAL, as they talk to her about their music, and more

aking music has SS Music and Zee Trendz. extremely enjoyable song that never been an I Want You is an energetic opens up a free, energetic arduous task for pop masterpiece and with its space for people to be them- M Raveena. She was infectious beats, melodious selves. I think this song will born in Belgium vocals and groovy rap by be well received for its rich and then moved Asad Shabbir, it is sure to musicality as well as the visu- to Mumbai as a teenager. mesmerise the listener and als on the music video. It is Since the age of six, Raveena force them to dance while an entertaining watch, and has worked with vocal coach- watching this aesthetically- I’m sure the lyrics will be es like Suchita Parte and Kim pleasing music video. The easy to resonate with,” Chandler in Indian classical music video showcases the Raveena tells us. and Western contemporary effort the guy is taking to This track is surely going to discover the full breadth of woo his girl after a small fall- to be piquing audience’s her vocal range. This effort out in the relationship and it’s interest, wowing fans with its culminated in the launch of a definite pick for any happy upbeat music and one can see her first commercial music occasion. both the artists gearing up to RAVEENA HOPES THAT I WANT YOU ACCURATELY album From Deep Within at “I hope that this song give a scintillating dance per- the age of 12. She has also accurately encapsulates the formance, at the same time ENCAPSULATES THE AMAZING ENERGY OF FRIENDSHIP released two albums, six sin- amazing energy of friendship making listeners dance in AND A MUSICAL CONNECTION THAT ASAD, RISHABH, AND gles, and 15 music videos pri- and a musical connection unison with the beats of the able lyrics. “The music is Rishabh Kant who lent his marily in the R&B soul genre that Asad, Rishabh, and I song, providing a surreal and coupled with equally mystify- brilliant voice for the track. SHE SHARE. THEY ENVISIONED THIS SONG AS THE as well as music incorporat- share. We envisioned this deep-layered experience of it. ing visuals that make the Prime yourself up as soon as BACKGROUND MUSIC TO THEIR FUN MEMORIES AND ing Hindi and Urdu dialects song as the background Various social media plat- song a must on your playlist. you can, because I Want You From Deep Within which was music to our fun memories forms are abuzz with updates This song is a perfect blend is available on all the main- ADVENTURES THAT THEY HAD SHARED ON SETS. SHE aired on leading international and adventures that we have about the song, its release, of music, storytelling and stream one-stop listening BELIEVES IT WILL AN ENTERTAINING WATCH! music channels such as Vh1, shared on sets. It’s an and groovy beats and relat- eye-catchy visuals,” adds apps! A Jump Into Teens eenage years is an inevitable clash in are undoubted- how both of them per- Exquisite perfumes for the discerning ly the most for- ceive life. As such, there is mative years in no way to draw a parallel T a person’s life. between the experiences They are fun of a child and his/her par- Bringing the artistry of sophisticated perfumery with handpicked fragrances and laying focus on the but they also bring about ent, however, there are still a lot of changes and it is ways to strengthen this art of perfumery, Scentido Niche Perfumery has opened its third Indian store in Hyderabad. The these changes and their connection subsequent impact on The relationship finest collection of perfumes from around the world is a haven that will truly capture one’s senses, teenagers that I will talk between parents and their about. offspring is of paramount writes The Pioneer’s K RAMYA SREE. During teenage, a child important as it is a foun- develops mentally, biolog- dation on which a child’s ically, physically, and emo- idea of 'self' relies. The tionally. Teenage is also most easy and effective important as they coincide way to establish rapport is with an educational to have frequent commu- threshold. Tenth and nication where there is no twelfth academic results power dynamic involved. are crucial in setting up a Listen on a neutral stance, foundation for a person without any hostility to pursuing academic-orient- what they have done. ed goals. Also, try recounting some Teens also develop on a of your personal experi- phenomenal scale as ences and how you their personali- learned from them. ties, beliefs, This could be a and interests far more effec- start consoli- tive catalyst in dating and re-strengthen- dissolving ing a relation- into what we ship. Moreover, call personali- it is also neces- ty. The underly- sary for the parents ing foundation to know the modern and brickwork of charac- trend in order to deal with ter and personality are laid their children effectively. down in teenage years, Well-informed parents therefore, it is necessary to can quickly adapt to the not just understand them needs of their child. but also reciprocate their The main purpose of rom fruity florals to actions in a manner that my undertaking is to see a earthy musks, makes them feel comfort- brighter future for every Scentido has a pick able. teenager. I want to convey for everyone and Teenagers are not men- the message of how cru- F hosts some of the tally as developed as their cial it is for teenagers to be rarest fragrances emotional part of the resilient through these from across the globe. A per- brain and the decision- modern times of hyper- fume aficionado, Shishir making centers are still competitiveness for I Mehta’s vast personal collection approach, the boutique décor ment on opening the first bou- developing. Due to which believe that teenagers of rare and exclusive scents led offers the perfect setting to cre- tique in Hyderabad, the teenagers are not only carry the legacy of their him to share his passion with ate a luxurious retail environ- Founder and CEO Shishir says, impulsive but also profi- ancestors into the coming the world and thus, Scentido ment exclusively for niche fra- “Scentido is a result of the pas- cient at throwing temper future and it is imperative was born. The perfumery is grances. sion that we would like to share tantrums. Moreover, for them to treasure them- known for curating and bring- What makes them stand with fragrance lovers in India. teenagers crave more selves first. ing the most exclusive and apart, is their experiential bou- This is for those who enjoy a attention, independence, In conclusion, a teenage niche perfumes to the country tique and the signature brand taste of the finer things in life. and freedom in this age mind is an endless with prices starting from as low that is not available anywhere We are proud to house some of group not only because labyrinth of confusion and as Rs. 7,000 and going up to Rs. else in the country. Its unique, the rarest fragrances and they change biologically instability; therefore par- 2 lakh and more. signature brands include ROJA extend them to the discerning but also due to the appar- ents play a pivotal role in What made the brand choose Parfums, Clive Christian, Floris consumers in Hyderabad to ent disconnect between its upbringing and Hyderabad as a market? London and Ormonde Jayne explore the sensorial journey parents and their children growth. With this, I hope Surabhi, marketing manager of from the UK; Berdoues and with niche fragrances from all nowadays. The apparent I have shed some light on Scentido, tells us, “Hyderabad Jovoy Paris from France, D.S & over the world. Over the past 3 disconnect between par- how the teenage minds now is an extremely mature Durga from New York, and The years, we have grown our port- ents and their children is work and to what extent market. The city has experi- experiential boutique here.” senses are taken over by the Spirit of Dubai from UAE. folio to over 30 exclusive due to the incompatibility parents have a role in it. enced luxury with brands from Nestled in the heart of evocative forces of the niche The attention the brand has brands and we will continue to of the experiences The author, Divya across the globe and is now Banjara Hills, the brand offers scents presented here. paid towards the minute details introduce newer niche brands between parents and their Kavadiya, s/o Anil looking for something ahead of an olfactory escape to a place Reminiscent of the Art Deco in terms of design also sets for the consumer to explore children. As parents grew Kavadiya (CA , ICWA and luxury. We felt the need for an of exploration — where your persona yet Modern in them apart. 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ince child- garnered a lot of atten- for a bit. Pavan hood Udbhav tion. RGV garu even Sadineni came on Raghunandan posted, saying that it board as the showrun- S of popular was a hilarious take on ner in June but still it YouTub e him and his style,” he wasn’t going on floors ‘COMMIT MENTAL channel fame notes. as there was a surge in Chicago Subbarao Nevertheless, COVID-19 positive dreamt of seeing him- Udbhav always saw his cases in Hyderabad. self as an actor on the stint with YouTube as So, I left for the U.S in big screen. He grew up a path to his ultimate July. I got a call a watching megastar goal-Telugu cinema. month later, informing WILL GIVE ME Chiranjeevi’s films and He just didn’t want to that shooting was idolising him. “I used confine himself to act- about to begin. I came to imitate him in front ing but wanted to start back, quarantined of our mirror at home. with it, as “who myself and the whole But at the same time I wouldn’t want to be in unit got tested before was afraid of letting the limelight?” we began shooting. out my acting aspira- Besides, it would offer Initially, Kowshik A BIG BREAK' tions to anyone, fear- him first-hand experi- Beemidi was supposed ing they would make ence of catching action to direct but due to his fun of it. Storytelling on sets and during the health reasons, he had From being too was my passion, post-production as to quit the project. which is why I ven- well. He quit his job in Pavan took over the being a YouTube tured into direction,” December 2018 and direction reins and he tells The Pioneer. headed back to India took the project to the star with After his tryst with last year. “I’ve landed a next level with his pro- short films during feature but as it was ficiency.” Chicago engineering in about to roll, I was He adds as an after- Hyderabad, Udbhav removed. I was told thought, "I believe the left for the U.S to pur- that I don’t have a project will be my big Subbarao to sue masters in electri- market. It was a devas- break. Everyone want- cal engineering. He tating experience. I ed it to transpire when awaiting his big was expecting a rosy encountered a similar it was stopped in college life but it was- experience with a March but I was pray- Manjula to give break, Udbhav n’t, prompting him to series,” he sighs. ing more because the think of narrating the He was one of the stakes were bigger for Raghunandan travails of Telugu stu- six guys who audi- me. So when it finally tips on weight loss dents there. “Due to tioned for the lead role went to floors, I was has come a long the demanding course, in TVF's Permanent relieved.” fter launching health, and joy, is also I couldn’t shoot. After Roommates Telugu Shedding light about her YouTube coming up with her own way. Somwhere the masters, I landed a remake, Commit his part Phanindra, he channel back line of organic products, well-paying job; I pur- Mental, before bagging informs that it’s not a A in June, pro- which promote weight between chased a car and life the role. The original, run-of-the-mill role. ducer-actor loss and healthy living. was going good. But which is India’s first “He is weird, annoys Manjula Her range of products idolising Mega six months into the web series, revolves you but you can’t deci- Ghattamaneni is now includes A2 cow ghee, job, I was not feeling around a young couple pher whether to love launching a new series cold-pressed oils and Star Chiranjeevi satisfied. There was a who after being in a him or loathe him. At on weight loss on the rose water etc. sense of lacuna as I long distance relation- the same time, it’s an same channel. With obe- When asked about the was not working ship for three years entertaining role. He sity and overweight inspiration behind as a kid, to towards my passion. face the prospect of doesn’t judge people, issues becoming com- launching these prod- One fine day, team marriage. He was treats everyone as mon in recent times, ucts, she said, “One thing working for short India was playing the excited and at the equals and is honest. Manjula has decided to I learned in my weight T20 world cup and as same time was in two As his partner Anu address the problems in loss journey is we are films, the elated much as my gang minds “because doesn’t have a mother, a healthy and organic what we eat. But many wanted to root for the Sumeet Vyas did a fab- he feels like compen- way. times, I find it hard to actor's dream country, we couldn’t, ulous job in the origi- sating for it,” he shares, In the series, she will source healthy organic because the live feed nal and the compar- adding that while the be sharing her personal food. So, I do not want saw the light of was not available in isons were natural.” show’s soul will be the journey of weight loss others to go through the U.S. We had to get “I was afraid but same as that of the and her tips and findings what I went through. I day with into some website but quickly decided to give original, they did to shed excess weight. want to make it easy for it would keep on the role my own take. I make some changes. Manjula, who believes in everyone to consume Commit Mental. buffering. I shot a was a great fan of the “We explored the long- a permanent and healthy healthy food. And so, I video inspired by it. It original. Back then I distance relationship weight loss that brings am launching my own He talks to went viral and later my felt it would’ve been angle of the couple high energy levels, good brand of food products.” friends advised me to nice if such a series unlike that of the orig- NAGRAJ work on the other was made in Telugu. inal. Wherever there ideas I had cracked In fact, I wrote some- was scope, Pavan and during my masters,” he thing on the same writers ensured that GOUD about recalls. lines to be filmed the supporting roles He later started across the U.S. I trav- have been tweaked to the film, his making 30-sec videos elled with Swapna suit out nativity.” and memes which Dutt over it but it did- He admits it was a journey thus far, were uploaded on n’t work out,” he learning experience to MAHESH goes Facebook, to great explains. have been directed by and more. reception. “With the Everything was set Pavan.”I had a separate on a holiday help of a team of for Commit Mental to sync with him as we friends, we managed go in front of the cam- didn’t need to discuss t has been a cus- and uploaded a selfie to build our brand eras in March with much about how I go tom for superstar with his son Gautham Chicago Subbarao. him and Punarnavi about my role. He Mahesh Babu to and daughter Sithara. In Soon after, I made a Bhoopalam as the would catch my timing I slip into a holiday the image, the three of foray into YouTube by leads but the pandem- if I gave him some- every three or them can be seen wear- promoting ic played spoilsport. thing new and let me four months with ing masks while posing Pragya replaces Prayaga? Pellichoopulu film. It He states, “It was a go with the flow. Also, his family but due to the for the camera at the air- was a hit. I always had dark phase of my life. if I committed a small pandemic, he and the port. “Getting ourselves t looks like Malayalam with no option but to politely look Expectations are high on this unti- a special interest At that time, my daily error, he would act family have been cooped used to the new normal!! actress Prayaga Rose for some other options! The buzz tled film as it marks the reteaming towards the issues sur- routine included and show. If he needed at their home in All equipped for a safe Martin’s journey in states that the director has already up of the actor and Boyapati after rounding a roommate, watching something a long pause from me, Hyderabad for the past flight. Life’s back on Telugu cinema has been spoken to Kanche girl Pragya successful ventures like Simha and especially a psychotic on my laptop and later he would give queues. eight months. The last track! Jet set go. I brief. According to the Jaiswal as the replacement and she Legend in the past. Produced by M one. I felt he carried taking a walk on my I'm sure that all these holiday he took was to TravelDuringCovid#Mask buzz, Boyapati Sreenu, is expected to join the sets today in Ravinder Reddy, the film has with him some fun terrace. I was going inputs will tell on the the US back in January On (sic),” Mahesh cap- who has roped her in for his next Hyderabad. music by Thaman. The film, co- and drama. Back then into a kind of performance tomor- after completing the pro- tioned it. with Nandamuri Balakrishna was- In the action-entertainer with an starring Poorna, has resumed I watched a lot of depressed state and row. As someone who motions of Sarileru Mahesh will begin n’t particularly happy with the underlying social message, Balayya recently after the shoot was sus- Ramuism episodes. I wanted to desperately is fond of filmmaking, Neekevvaru. shooting for his next, pairing after he shot some portions will be seen in dual roles- of which pended in March due to the pan- decided to write a break that routine. I I found his spontaneity On Sunday though, the Sarkaru Vaari Paata with them together, leaving him one role is that of an aghora. demic. story about what if a decided to go back to and the way he actor and his family were (SVP), from January next guy like RGV is your the U.S to stay with adapted interesting,” clicked by the paparazzi year. He, along with fami- roommate? The video my sister and unwind he concludes. at Shamshabad airport as ly, will head for the US in they were leaving the last week of December Hyderabad for a holiday. and will ring in the New While the holiday desti- Year there. He will join nation is unknown, the the sets of the film in the actor took to Instagram first week of January.

Chitra Shukla pairs up with Ashish Gandhi hitra Shukla, who Works and Evergreen was seen in films Entertainments. like Rangula Producers said the film will C Ratnam, Silly Fellows keep the audience at the edge- and Maa Abbai of-their-seats for all its running among others, has time with suspense and twists. signed a new film opposite “To be shot across Kakinada, Ashish Gandhi, who is known Rajahmundry, Nidadavolu, for his turn in Natakam. To Rampachodavaram and Gudise mark the directorial debut of among other places, it will roll Rajkumar Bobby, the untitled from the first week of film is an investigative thriller. December,” they added. Edida Bobby and Rajesh Peddapalli Rohit is on board Bobburi are jointly producing to render tunes, while it under their respective ban- Harikrishna will crank the ners Bobby Edida Creative camera. 12 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 KL Rahul 670 runs TODAY VS

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Every game you play, you We were looking to win the As I always say there is Hardik Obviously, the wicket (Sharjah) DUGOUT want to win. With the start we match and didn't think about Pandya and then there is the is a bit different to Indian got, we were looking at least any other scenario, which team smarter Pandya (Krunal). For us wickets. They are slow and low MOTION PICTURE 160 but we knew that the ball to play in the final etc. Hopefully the relationship that we have off but I don't think it should was turning and our spinners we will play well against them the field, transcends onto the matter much. You just have to will come into play (Supernovas) in the final cricket field watch the ball and hit the ball

Supernovas target hat-trick of titles DC top SRH, qualify for 1st IPL final PTI n SHARJAH DC, batting first against SRH, posted 189/3. SRH ended with 172/8

he momentum is with defending cham- PTI n ABU DHABI the second Qualifier of Stoinis early in the Suryakumar Yadav bats during nets session @mipaltan Tpions Supernovas as they eye a third the Indian Premier innings and gave them a straight Women’s T20 Challenge title, with elhi Capitals have League here on Sunday. few free runs. SRH also a determined Trailblazers standing in stormed into the It turned out to be a dropped Dhawan their way in the final here on Monday. Dfinal of the Indian good decision to bat first towards the end, though In the winners-take-all T20 final, the Premier League (IPL) as Dhawan and Marcus it did not cost them Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will have 2020 defeating the spirit- Stoinis (38) got the team much. momentum behind them, having beaten ed Sunrisers Hyderabad off to a flying start with Yet again, Smriti Mandhana and company in the last (SRH) by 17 runs. The their 86-run stand. Afghanistan spinner round-robin game on Saturday. Shreyas Iyer-led side bat- Skipper Shreyas Iyer Rashid Khan (4-0-26-1) Supernovas, champions in 2018 and ted well courtesy superb (21) could not do much was the most effective 2019, just about managed to ward off their knocks from Shikhar but Shimron Hetmyer, bowler though T rivals in a last-over thriller. Dhawan, Marcus Stoinis who was brought in for Natarajan bowled well in The two-run victory enabled the and Shimron Hetmyer. Sunday’s match, chipped slog overs. Supernovas to enter the final, while knock- The bowlers then just in with an unbeaten 42- Stoinis was asked to ing the Mithali-Raj led Velocity out of the about did the job defying run knock. open the innings by the Mumbai Indians players’ Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare and Dhawal competition. a certain genius in Kane Dhawan, in his well- Delhi Capitals. After Kulkarni pose for photo with their daughter’s @mipaltan For the defending champions, opener Williamson to set the paced innings, hit six being dropped by Jason Chamari Atapattu (111 runs) has been in finals’ date with Mumbai fours and two sixes. He Holder off Sandeep at taken. balls but drifted after- brilliant form. The Sri Lankan veteran is Indians (MI) on added 52 runs for the short mid-on, the It was Holder, who wards and was punished the top scorer for Supernovas this season. November 10. third wicket with Australian punished the was then taken to task by by Dhawan. Skipper Harmanpreet, who had scored two In-form Shikhar Hetmyer before being SRH bowlers with a flur- Stoinis, who creamed off In-came spinner half-centuries including in the final last Dhawan smashed 78 off dismissed by seamer ry of boundaries. 18 runs from the West Shabaz Nadeem to bowl year, has been dismissed for 31 in both the 49 balls to lead Delhi Sandeep Sharma (1/30). Stoinis, on three at Indian's over with three the last Powerplay over matches and the big-hitting Indian T20 Capitals to a challenging SRH’s sloppy fielding that time, was nicely set fours and a six. and ended up leaking 14 captain will look to get back to her 189 for three against also helped Delhi up by Sandeep but the Sandeep was initially runs as DC reached 65 for destructive best in the final. Sunrisers Hyderabad in Capitals as they dropped opportunity was not impeccable with his length no loss. They will be up against Trailblazers, who started their campaign on a sensation- al note. Their bowlers, led by England’s Sophie Ecclestone and veteran Jhulan Saha has hamstring tear, confirms Warner; all eyes on BCCI Goswami, bundled out the Velocity for a paltry 47. However, they were unable to ABU DHABI: Senior wicketkeeper- Saha had stretched his groin However, the degree of the keepers already in the squad dish out a similar display on Saturday. batsman Wriddhiman Saha’s saga while batting against Delhi tear is still not clear. (Rishabh Pant and Sanju Skipper Mandhana, who has scored 39 of picking up injuries continued Capitals in the second leg of the It is understood that if Saha Samson), India may not seek for runs in two games, has had an under- as he has been diagnosed with a IPL but then played against has a grade 1 tear, which normal- another stumper. whelming tournament and will be keen on hamstring tear which is sure to Mumbai Indians in the 14th and ly takes four weeks of rest and In order to shore up their bat- coming good with the bat. raise questions about his availabil- final round game where he must rehabilitation, then he would be ting, India prefer Pant in overseas The spinners are expected to play a ity for the upcoming tour of have picked up a tear while boarding the flight to Australia conditions and Saha in home huge role and both sides boast of quality Australia. fighting the earlier niggle. with the first Test starting on conditions where a better keep- tweakers. It will now depend on what “Wriddhiman Saha has a December 17. er becomes necessity. While Trailblazers have the world No call BCCI mandarins take consid- hamstring tear,” SRH skipper In case, he has a grade 2 tear, During MSK Prasad’s tenure 1 T20 bowler in left arm ering that physio Nitin Patel’s David Warner confirmed the he will not be boarding the flight as the chief selector, Andhra lad spinner Ecclestone and medical reports have of late come nature of injury during the toss to Australia as he would need two Kona Bharat was considered as a Rajeshwari Gayakwad, under scanner due to divergent before Sunday’s Qualifier 2 months minimum to recover. third red-ball option behind Pant Supernovas are armed Delhi Capitals Shikhar Dhawan chats with Sunrisers’ Rashid Khan during DC innings IPLT20 views of the IPL franchises. against Delhi Capitals. However, with two wicket- and Saha. PTI with the services of India’s star leg-spinner Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav, Last-gasp Caicedo who will also be Pak clinch T20 series AFP n grabs point for Lazio Better late than never brimming with RAWALPINDI confidence against Juventus blocking Vedat Muriqi. after bowling a akistan proved too strong But it was again Ronaldo who stellar last Pfor a sloppy Zimbabwe as AFP n ROME proved decisive finishing off a Juan over on they won the second T20 Cuadrado cross after the Colombian Saturday to International by eight wickets elipe Caicedo again rescued shook off defenders Luis Alberto help her side on Sunday, taking an unassail- FLazio, scoring deep into injury and Mohamed Fares. reach the sum- able 2-0 lead in the three- time to cancel out Cristiano Ronaldo, 35, scored his sixth mit clash. match series. Ronaldo’s early goal for Juventus in goal in four league games. In the pace Riding on half centuries a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic sent a department, from skipper Babar Azam (51) Ronaldo had opened after quar- header wide for the hosts with Trailblazers have and 20-year-old Haider Ali (66 ter of an hour in Rome but second- Joaquin Correa also testing the experienced not out), Pakistan made short half substitute Caicedo once again Wojciech Szczesny. Jhulan Goswami, work of a modest 135-run target, Faheem Ashraf celebrates after wicket AP proved decisive firing in the equalis- Ronaldo had two chances for a who has the ability achieving victory with 29 balls to smashed eight fours and a six off er five minutes into injury time. second in the first half, rattling the to turn the match on spare. just 28 balls, the fastest of his 16 The 32-year-old Caicedo had post, with Pepe Reina tipping a free- its head. For the the Zimbabwe, who were sent in T20I fifties. rescued his side in a 1-1 Champions kick over the bar. Supernovas, South to bat, never recovered from Haider and Azam added League draw at Zenit Saint But with Juventus looking in African Ayabonga early strikes by paceman Haris 100 for the second wicket, tak- Petersburg during the week and also control, Ronaldo went off with 15 Khaka and West Rauf (3/31) and spinner Usman ing away the game from an injury time 4-3 winner against minutes to go after taking a knock Indies’ Shakera Qadir (3/23) as they were Zimbabwe despite losing open- Torino last weekend. to his ankle. Selman have done restricted to 134/7 in 20 overs. er Fakhar Zaman for just five in Juventus missed the chance to And Caicedo, who had come well. Haider, playing only his the third over. move second behind Serie A lead- ers. returned after recovering off the bench nine minutes after the Having already third international match, Zimbabwe fast bowler ers AC Milan, with the champions Lazio lined out without from coronavirus with the break, once again had the final played in two finals, cracked three sixes and six Blessing Muzarabani took two three points behind their northern top striker Ciro Immobile, hosts also boosted with word. Supernovas know how boundaries in a 43-ball knock wickets for 33 runs, including rivals who host Hellas Verona later midfielder Lucas Leiva and defender Stefan Radu back The Ecudorian picked up a to soak up the pressure and was declared player of the Azam. on Sunday. goalkeeper Thomas after a month out injury. Correa cross, swivelling to fire in the which could be the big match. The last match of the series Simone Inzaghi’s Lazio, current- Strakosha, who remain in Leonardo Bonucci, mak- equaliser to hand Juventus their difference between the Azam, ranked second in the is scheduled for Tuesday, also in ly embroiled in coronavirus chaos, coronavirus isolation. ing his 400th start for fourth stalemate in seven league two sides. world T20 batting rankings, Rawalpindi. are ninth, five points off the lead- Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto Juventus, proved decisive early games.

AFP n WEST BROMWICH defensive record that blighted his first season in charge. Angel stars in arry Kane fired Tottenham to Tammy Abraham had initially Lewa can’t stop scoring the top of the Premier League 150 up for Kane been one of the casualties of the H Parisians win Robert on target again as the striker’s late goal sealed a 1- English captain achieves another Premier League backing Lampard was given in the 0 win against struggling West transfer market, but has won his AFP n PARIS as Bayern see off Bromwich Albion on Sunday. milestone in Tottenham 1-0 away win against WBA place in the side in recent weeks Jose Mourinho’s side knocked with Werner moving out to the left. ngel Di Maria scored twice as Dortmund to go top Southampton out of first place came to the rescue. they have now won four in a The England international AParis Saint-Germain made short thanks to Kane’s dramatic interven- Instead, Mourinho leapt row in all competitions with turned home Mateo Kovacic’s cut- work of Rennes despite a raft of AFP n DORTMUND tion at the Hawthorns. to his feet on the touchline to three of the new signings, Ben back for his fourth goal of the sea- absences in a 3-0 win on Saturday that His 150th Premier League goal celebrate a win that empha- Chilwell, Thiago Silva and son to restore parity on 23 minutes enables the champions to hold onto obert Lewandowski scored his was perfectly timed after Tottenham sised Tottenham’s determined Timo Werner on the score- and Chelsea never looked back. their lead at the top of Ligue 1. R11th goal in just his sixth had laboured to break down stub- attitude. sheet on Saturday, while anoth- Werner smashed against the Di Maria struck in each half, with Bundesliga game this season as Bayern born Albion. West Brom had suffered a pre- er Hakim Ziyech won man-of-the- crossbar after Aaron Ramsdale Moise Kean scoring the other, to Munich went top of the table on Having scored his 200th match blow when Branislav match for two assists. could only parry a dangerous move PSG up to 24 points, five Saturday with a 3-2 win at Borussia Tottenham goal in all competitions Ivanovic and Matheus Pereira were “The players we brought in, we Ziyech free-kick. ahead of second-placed Lille who lost Dortmund. against Ludogorets on Thursday, ruled out after both tested positive brought in to improve,” said However, Chris Wilder’s men 2-3 against Brest on Sunday. “In the end, we deserved the win Kane now has 13 goals this season. for the coronavirus. Lampard, who guided Chelsea to did not learn their lesson as from Rennes stay third on 18 points — and such victories are doubly impor- Tottenham are one point clear fourth in his first season in another Ziyech set-piece, Chilwell but can be overtaken by Nice should tant for us,” said midfielder Leon at the top, but they would be NEW BOYS SHINE charge. bundled the ball in off his hip. they beat Monaco on Sunday — while Goretzka as Bayern saw off their rivals. passed later on Sunday by Leicester Frank Lampard believes “People expect it to come on Ramsdale turned another Montpellier are a further point back After Marco Reus had put if they beat Wolves, or Liverpool if Chelsea are beginning to day one. It’s not like that, it’s a work Chilwell effort behind before half- in sixth after their 2-0 win at Dortmund ahead, David Alaba blast- could have finished with a hat-trick they win at Manchester City. bear the fruits from a in progress. You saw a lot of time, but it seemed only a matter of Bordeaux. ed home a free-kick to make it 1-1 at against his former club after also hav- Mourinho started with Kane, summer of heavy it today, there are great time until Chelsea killed the game PSG’s win was their eighth in a half-time behind closed doors at Signal ing two goals disallowed by the VAR. Gareth Bale and Son Heung-min in investment in the signs but we have to keep off as they dominated the second- row in the French top flight and came Iduna Park. The win leaves Bayern two points his front three for the first time, and transfer market going.” half. The hosts had to wait until 13 as under-fire coach Thomas Tuchel Lewandowski gave Bayern the clear of second-placed RB Leipzig while the latter two were quiet, Kane after a 4-1 win Sheffield United minutes from time for the third battles with an injury crisis that has lead with a superb header early in the with Dortmund third, three points was on hand to clinch Tottenham’s over Sheffield remain rooted to the foot with Ziyech’s wicked free-kick deliv- left him without the likes of Neymar, second half before Leroy Sane grabbed behind Munich. third successive league victory. United. of the table without a win ery again creating havoc. Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti. the visitors’ third. Tottenham are now unbeaten Despite a this season and just like This time the Moroccan picked Striker Mauro Icardi was also out, Erling Braut Haaland gave KIMMICH INJURY in their last seven league games but £220 million in defeat at Liverpool out Silva to flick home his first Marquinhos was moved back into the Dortmund hope with a late goal, but However the away win come at a were below their best for long transfer splurge, two weeks ago, they Chelsea goal. defence following injury to centre- was left to regret earlier misses. cost, as Bayern midfielder Joshua periods against a West Brom team the Blues did failed to build on a Werner was then put through back Presnel Kimpembe, while Pablo “I have to score more goals, if we Kimmich had to be helped off in clear still without a league win this term. not hit the dream start from David on goal from Ziyech’s defence- Sarabia failed to overcome a muscle don’t put our chances away at this level, distress with a first-half knee injury. Mourinho has had a recent ground run- McGoldrick’s opener. splitting pass, but the German hit strain. then we won’t win,” said Haaland, who As reported by DAZN on Sunday, habit of making social media posts ning as they That was the first goal the woodwork for the second time “I’m very happy, very proud. It converted one of four shots on goal. Kimmich could face up to three that take a swipe at his players when won just two of Mendy had conceded in the when his lob over Ramsdale came was difficult to work at a starting XI,” “They are the best team in the months out. Kicker report that the 25- they under-perform, so it would their opening six Premier League and ended back off the post. Moments later, said Tuchel. world and we have to work harder to year-old has torn his meniscus in his have been no surprise if the league games of Chelsea’s run of five straight Werner was not to be denied an “We showed great mentality, col- take the next step to be as good as knee and will require surgery, which Tottenham boss was thinking of the season. clean sheets as Lampard has eighth goal when he hammered the lective effort and solidarity. It’s a real- them”. would see him sidelined for around another acerbic message until Kane However, focused on ending the dreadful ball past Ramsdale. ly good win.” The 32-year-old Lewandowski three months.