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Max/Min temp. 30/18 ºC deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 314 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Clean and green Vikari; Dakshinayana Tithi: Kartika Bahula Vidiya till RTI law applies 7.51 pm Star: Rohini till 10.44 pm Varjyam: 2.29 pm to 4.08 pm and 4.26 am to 6.04 am (Friday) Durmuhurtam: 10.08 am to 10.53 to CJI office: SC am and 2.37 pm to 3.22 pm Rahukalam: 1 pm to 3 pm HIJRI CALENDAR Says reasons for the appointment of judges Rabbi-ul-Awwal 16,1441 AH PRAYERS won’t come under the purview of the info law Fajar: 5.17 am PARMOD KUMAR Zohar: 12.10 pm with agency inputs Asar: 4.05 pm NEW DELHI, NOV. 13 Maghrib: 5.46 pm Disqualified can Isha: 6.56 pm Bringing down the curtain SUNSET TODAY 5.41 PM on a nearly decade-old SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.20 AM debate, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that contest polls: SC MOONRISE TOMORROW 6.28 PM the office of the Chief MOONSET TODAY 6.47 AM Justice of India (CJI) is a DC CORRESPONDENT all eyes were on the BJP’s public authority and is NEW DELHI, NOV. 13 next move, on whether it covered under the Right to would give tickets to the Money Bill goes Information Act (RTI), but In a mixed verdict, the Congress-JD(S) rebels. added that disclosure of Supreme Court on Wedne- Karnataka deputy chief any information sought sday upheld the disqualifi- minister C.N. to larger bench will have to be balanced cation of 17 Karnataka Ashwathnarayan said the New Delhi: The Supreme with the independence of MLAs belonging to the disqualified MLAs would Court on Wednesday judiciary, which itself is a Congress join the BJP struck down the rules matter of public interest. and the KARNATAKA MLAS on Thursd- formulated by the Centre Upholding a 2010 Delhi Janata Dal ay. on appointment and ser- High Court verdict, the (Secular), but set aside The Supreme Court has vice conditions for mem- five-judge constitution then Speaker K.R. Ramesh also said that if elected in bers of various tribunals, bench headed by Chief Kumar’s order unseating the bypolls, the disquali- and referred to a larger Justice Ranjan Gogoi, cau- them for the remainder of fied MLAs can become bench the issue of exam- tioned that RTI cannot be the current Assembly’s ministers or hold public ining the validity of the used as a tool of surveil- term, paving the way for office. passage of the Finance lance and held that judi- them to contest the com- Act 2017 as a Money Bill. Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, alights from an electric autorickshaw during his visit to the India Meteorological cial independence and ing byelection to 17 seats. ■ Page 8: If an MLA quits Department (IMD) at Mausam Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Prince Charles, who arrived here on Wednesday, right to privacy have to be After the court’s verdict, out of free will, accept it: SC ■ Full report on Page 6 is on a two-day visit to India. This is his 10th official visit to the country. — PTI kept in mind while dealing with transparency. PG 8 | SC VERDICT ON SABARIMALA CASE AND On whether the delibera- COUNTER POINT tions of the Supreme CONTEMPT PLEA AGAINST RAHUL TODAY Court collegium compris- ing five senior-most can be disclosed, not the Chandrachud, Justice Inflation rises to 15-month high judges in the appointment reasons. Transparency Deepak Gupta and Justice of judges or lawyers will and openness in judicial Sanjeev Khanna. be made public, the top appointments juxtaposed While the Chief Justice Vegetables fuel inflation; RBI may ignore price rise to cut rates court ruled that it should with confidentiality of and Justices Gupta and be decided on a case-to- deliberations remain one Khanna wrote one judg- FC BUREAU ■ Prices of cereals and October stood at 3.5 per However, most econo- case basis keeping in mind of the most delicate and ment, Justices Ramana NEW DELHI, NOV. 13 products were also high cent against 4 per cent in mists feel that the rise is the larger public interest. complex areas. and Chandrachud have at 2.16 per cent against September. temporary and expect The bench said that only Besides CJI Gogoi, other written separate verdicts. Breaching the central Prices of cereals and average retail inflation to the names of judges rec- judges on the bench bank’s four per cent target 1.66 per cent a month products were also high at remain below four per ommended by the col- included Justice N.V. ■ Page 8: RTI, Privacy are for the first time, con- ago. Vegetables inflation 2.16 per cent against 1.66 cent in the current finan- legium for appointment Ramana, Justice D.Y. two sides of the same coin sumer retail inflation rose for October stood at 26 per cent a month ago. cial year. to 15-month high of 4.62 per cent against 15.4 per Vegetables inflation for The rise in inflation is per cent in October. cent in September. October stood at 26 per unlikely to sway the Driven by skyrocketing cent against 15.4 per cent Monetary Policy PAK TO CHANGE food and vegetable prices, output, is the culprit. in September. Besides, Committee (MPC), which Rape victim’s baby retail prices have raised The inflation-based pulses and products too meets next month. concerns among house- Consumer Price Index recorded high of 11.72 per Rahul Gupta of Emkay ARMY LAW FOR hold consumers national- (CPI) was 3.99 per cent in cent in October against 8.4 Global Financial Services Aadhaar address ly. Food basket prices September and 3.38 per per cent in previous mon- said that the retail infla- JADHAV, ICJ were the hardest hit, ris- cent in October 2018. th, according to the data. tion hike was a surprise. is a ‘gold’ swimmer change rule eased ing by 7.89 per cent, acco- However, food price grew October also saw exorbi- “We expect the RBI to con- SRIDHAR rding to government data 7.89 per cent in October as tant onion and tomato pr- tinue easing on the back of KUMARASWAMI and D. SIVA RAMI REDDY | DC New Delhi: The govern- released on Wednesday. against 5.11 per cent in ices due to unprecedented sluggish growth and weak SHAFQAT ALI | DC KURNOOL, NOV. 13 ment has allowed Incessant rain, that pro- September, according to rains, disruption in supply core inflation and cut its NEW DELHI/ migrants to change longed the monsoon and the data. Core inflation, chain and acquisition repo rate at December ISLAMABAD, NOV. 13 The baby of a rape victim address on Aadhaar by played havoc with farm excluding food and oil, for restrictions on traders. meeting,” he said. is now a golden girl: a ch- giving self declaration, a Pakistan is planning ampion swimmer. Pooja move aimed at helping to amend its Army — christened so by former them open bank account Act in order to permit President A.P.J. Abdul and promote financial MUSLIMS CAN’T imprisoned Indian Kalam — is making waves inclusion. The changes former naval officer on the national swimming were made by amending FORGET BABRI TS rejects HC’s 3-judge Kulbhushan Jadhav scene. A gold winner in the Prevention of Money- to file an appeal in a 200-metre freestyle in the was hardly 5 hours old laundering Rules on civilian court against eight-state southwest when she arrived, full of Wednesday. — PTI DEMOLITION: MBT his death sentence. zonal swimming champi- blood scars,” Raja Reddy panel to end RTC strike This is in line with onship in 2018, Pooja will said. “Even her umbilical ATHER MOIN | DC the International Co- now represent Andhra cord was not cut proper- Congress, NCP HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 VUJJINI ined the High Court’s The CS also prayed that urt of Justice’s (ICJ) Pradesh in the under-17 ly.” VAMSHIDHARA | DC order. However, he expre- the matter be referred to verdict in July. A Pa- competition in New Delhi. Raja Reddy wrote to for- Majlis Bachao Tehreek HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 ssed the state’s inability to the labour commissioner, kistani military court Rescued by the Raja mer President Kalam, talk on Maha president Majeedullah accede. who was seized of the mat- had in April 2017 sen- Foundation in Mylava- requesting him to name Mumbai: The Congress Khan Farhat on Tuesday Sticking to its guns that On Tuesday, the division ter but keeping it in abey- tenced Jadhav on ram, Kadapa, 11 years the newborn. Kalam, as a and the NCP on Wednes- said the Muslims of India there would not be any bench comprising Chief ance due to the pendency charges of espionage ago, she exhibited an awe- symbol of religious unity, day started their deliber- will never forget the reconciliation and negoti- Justice Raghavendra of PILs on the RTC strike. and sabotage. some growth of talent named her Pooja Eeman ations on the modalities Babri Masjid demolition ation proceedings with Singh Chauhan and The Advocate-General Currently, under despite the absence of par- (faith/trust in God). of government formation and the injustice done to the RTC trade unions, the Justice A. Abhishek (AG) submitted that the Army Act individ- ental care. “Eleven years In Pooja’s name the fou- in Maharashtra. Both the them. “India was a land Telangana government on Reddy had offered to con- courts cannot dole out uals are forbidden ago, a deaf and dumb you- ndation started a school parties expressed confi- of peace and unity till Wednesday expressed its stitute the committee to cases as per their choices from filing an appeal ng woman was raped on a in Abdul Kalam Nagar, dence that they will soon November 9, but the unwillingness to accept sort out the issue and and that the labour court in a civilian court roadside and made preg- Chowduru, Kadapa, back form a government along judgement converted it the High Court’s proposal asked advocate-general is the competent authority against cases under nant,” said Raja Reddy. in 2008. Raja Reddy said with Shiv Sena, whose into a hostile land for for a high-powered com- B.S. Prasad to respond. to adjudicate. Further, he trial in Pakistani mil- “Sitting under a tree one Pooja was active from the chief Uddhav Thackeray Muslims,” he said. mittee, comprising three The chief secretary’s brought to the notice of itary courts. afternoon in Railway beginning. She is intelli- met Congress leaders. At a public meeting on retired judges of the Supr- affidavit said: “There is no the bench the Supreme Officials in Islama- Koduru, she gave birth to gent and has good sensory Milad-un-Nabi, Mr Khan eme Court, to examine the provision of the Industrial Court finding fault in bad said Pakistan’s a beautiful girl in a pool of perception. She is a gold ■ Full report on Page 6 contended that by exer- issues leading to the Disputes Act, 1947, (for) a High Courts appointing government has alre- blood without nursing medallist in the under-14 cising the discretionary TSRTC employees’ strike. high-powered committee committees, particularly ady prepared a draft care or midwife’s assis- swimming competitions power conferred under Chief Secretary Shailen- of former judges … or any in the Group-2 exams mat- to amend Army Act. tance.” in south India. She left for Dual nationality Article 142, the Supreme dra Kumar Joshi fur- other dignitaries to recon- ter. The foundation brought Delhi on Wednesday for Court showed that it was nished an affidavit stating cile the parties or to refer ■ Page 6: Pak Army both mother and baby to the national under-17s haunts Rajapaksa a judgement of the state the government had seri- to adjudicate an industrial ■ Page 5: Unions defend denies any change the Daddy Home on swimming championship, and not of the judiciary. ously and sincerely exam- dispute.” HC’s power to appoint panel September 5, 2007. “She representing AP. Colombo: Two Sri Lank- After the masjid’s dem- an civil society activists olition the P.V. Narasim- on Wednesday filed an ha Rao Cabinet had ■ appeal before the resolved for an excava- MORAL | POLICE Charminar police claims curbs were imposed to prevent untoward incidents Supreme Court against tion to establish whether the alleged dual nation- a Hindu structure had ality of main opposition been demolished to build presidential candidate G. the Masjid, the then Pres- Rajapaksa. The former ident, Shankar Dayal Prudish cops limit night access to Charminar president claims to have Sharma, referred the res- renounced his US citizen- olution to the Supreme MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC few days. It isn’t official, ■ When queried, police claimed the “posh crowd” the “posh crowd”, from gar dance moves with their ship in April this year in Court, which observed HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 but barricades are erected played loud music in a haze of alcohol, and then, horror four sides including partners,” he said. order to qualify to be a that an excavation could every late night on a 200 Madina, Shalibanda, Laad N. Buchaiah of the candidate. — PTI not be construed as an Tourists go there at mid- metre radius. of horrors, told the police off. Thus the barricades police Bazaar and Sardar Mahal. Charminar police station alternative dispute reso- night to escape the daytime When queried, police deployment at four entry and exit points. A constable posted on said that restrictions were lution for deciding the rush and savour the local claimed the “posh crowd” ■ No official complaint exists, but police claim there duty at Madina road said imposed only to prevent INSIDE title. He argued that a cuisine. Youngsters from played loud music in a were three cases of “public display of affection” in the Charminar had become a untoward incidents and to discretionary power con- Hi-tech city bike over in haze of alcohol, and then, favoured night destination safeguard the harmony of ■ CITY.. PG2 ferred under Article 142 the wee hours to grab a bite horror of horrors, told the last six months. for those from the IT corri- the Charminar. “Why People in 30s at risk cannot surpass Articles and generally mellow out. police off. Thus the barri- dors. He whispered that should people be allowed 14, 15 and 21. “I reject the Charminar is more than cades police deployment at youth has made cases of “public display of couples parked their vehi- in the vicinity when shops from diabetes Supreme Court verdict iconic — it is an after- four entry and exit points. Charminar a favourite affection” (PDA) in the last cles and opened the bottle. are closed by midnight,” he ■ CITY.. PG3 on the Ayodhya dispute,” hours refuge. But bone- It has left tourists disap- hangout spot. “They booze six months. Such vigi- They also turned on the asked, forgetting about Mr Khan said. headed police prudishness pointed. and make out,” insisted a lance. Police said tourists loud music. “Influential individual liberty. He reit- Tourism centres to come has led to restrictions Though eateries and com- policeman. No official com- and religious groups grip- people have been visiting erated the police’s usual up at Anantagiri Hills ■ Page 5: Muslim leaders around Charminar from mercial establishments are plaint exists, but police ed, so they curtailed the and disturbing tourists booze-and-PDA song-and- gave up, says Khan midnight to 4 am the past closed after midnight, the claim there were three entry of citizens, including with loud music and vul- dance. Bangaru Telangana PAGE Congress MLA Jagga Reddy said Telangana was formed to end suicides and deaths due to hunger. City 2 The state was formed, deaths haven’t stopped. DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

WORLD DIABETES DAY Patient’s family suffers People in BJP would showcase from financial burden its strength in the DC CORRESPONDENT government hospitals. HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 “Government hospitals give upcoming elections WHO ANNOUNCES PILOT free insulin vials, along with to urban local bodies 30s at risk PROGRAMME TO Type 1 diabetes continues to providing free consultation. place a big financial burden But a lot of the people who — K. Laxman PREQUALIFY HUMAN INSULIN on a patient’s family. Also come to us for help say they KANIZA GARARI | DC infections, known as juvenile dia- won’t go to them. They are Telangana state BJP president HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 develop tuber- A day ahead of World Diabetes betes, patients with it distrustful of the bureaucra- culosis. Day (November 14), the WHO need insulin for sur- cy there and think the treat- Experts speaking ahead Complications announced a pilot programme to vival. And insulin ment will be inferior in IN of the World Diabetes among this prequalify human insulin to doesn’t come cheap nature,” says Mr Aksari BRIEF Day, which is observed on group are very — patients have to who believes that diabetes November 14, said that high, but they increase treatment of diabetes in spend anywhere patients, and not just those Krishnam Raju people in their 30s are are not docu- low and medium income countries. up to `5,000 for with Type 1 diabetes, must developing diabetes, put- mented as they sufficient quanti- be brought into the public ting a burden on social, are at the WHO prequalification of medicines is ties for a month. health system. “Many peo- hospitalised medical and financial fringe." a service provided by WHO to assess It is the under- ple cannot afford insulin Hyderabad: Veteran actor services in managing the Diabetes is not the quality, safety and efficacy of privileged class injections. Families beg, Krishnam Raju was admitted disease. covered by the medicinal products. that suffers the borrow or steal for them. in a private hospital in The early onset of dia- government pro- most because of Since they are so costly, we Banjara Hills on Wednesday betes leads to early com- gramme of this. have seen cases where with pneumonia. The 79- plications in kidney, Aarogyasri. people,who Syed Samdan patients skip doses or take year-old actor is also a dia- heart and eyes, which Hence, patients suffer from (14) was diag- smaller than required doses betic. When contacted, the requires proper medical have to pay for nosed with to save insulin. If the gov- actor’s personal manager management and finan- their own medi- 65 MN type 2 dia- Type 1 diabetes ernment wakes up to this said it was a routine check- cial resources. cines. While anti-dia- betes in the when he was problem and promotes dia- up and there was nothing Diabetes is not heredi- betic drugs are on the world, need insulin, according to a WHO just nine years betes treatment, it will be serious. "He is suffering with tary, but when parents National List of release. Yet, only half of them can access it old. His family’s really helpful to everyone,” pneumonia. Every winter he develop it, the likelihood Essential Medicines, life has not been he said. is admitted with such com- of children also suffering they are available only in because of high prices. Insulin is needed by the same since. His There indeed seems to be plaints and is discharged in from the disease is high. generic stores, which are type-1 patients for survival. father Syed Habeeb distrust about government a couple of days," she said. Poor lifestyle, in the form only at a few places and (42) used to be a cloth hospitals. Nooruddin of wrong eating habits, rarely present in the The decision is part of a series of steps WHO wholesaler but had to Mohammed (25) was diag- lack of exercise, stress more remote areas. Most will take to address the growing diabetes stop working when he nosed with insulin-depend- Chiron Behring and working on night patients are thus depend- burden in all regions. suffered a stroke a couple ent diabetes a few years ago. shifts are among the fac- ent on branded drugs of years ago. In his childhood, he was tors contributing to the which are very expensive. “I was very worried about afflicted with polio, which rebrands vaccine development of diabetes The treatment can be getting my son treated. I has left him immobile. His Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech at an younger age. inexpensive and afford- would be tense all the time mother Shaheena Begum subsidiary, Chiron Behring Dr Shyam Kalavalapalli, able, but it is not being about where I would get the said, “My husband is a car Vaccines, on Wednesday a senior endocrinologist made so as there is too Diabetic patients must money to buy his medicines. driver. We don’t have the relaunched its rabies vaccine said, "We see around 50 much dependence on I suffered a stroke because of money to buy insulin. in the country under the diabetic patients every drugs. The disease can be that. I am partially paral- Family members usually ChiroRab brand. Earlier, the day and almost half of managed by prevention ysed waist down,” he said. help us with the expenses.” vaccine was marketed as them are in their 30s. and medication, but go for eye check-ups There are no breadwinners Mohammed’s family takes Rabipur. “The new vaccine This shows that those in instead it has become a in the family today; Habeeb’s him only to private clinics. is being manufactured using the productive age group treatment-oriented dis- DC CORRESPONDENT ● restore their vision. The wife passed away last year. Also, though he is a gradu- the same technology (as are suffering from the dis- ease. Due to this, lifestyle HYDERABAD, NOV 13 Diabetic retinopa- problem is that people They depend entirely on ate, he sits at home since Rabipur) at the same ease. They need to learn changes such as exercis- thy is silent blind- come so late that apart charitable institutions such his disability and the dia- site...we were highly com- proper medical manage- ing and diet modifica- Eye-check up in diabetes ness and the vision from surgical and laser as the Helping Hand betes are too difficult to mitted in expediting the ment and despite medica- tions are not explained is as important as blood deteriorates slowly. interventions there are Foundation (HHF) for mone- manage. “We tried going to manufacturing and commer- tion, after a decade they properly to each patient. sugar. But the problem is no other options. If they tary assistance. Young Syed Osmania Hospital when he cialisation of ChiroRab,” will need support in car- Dr T.N.J Rajesh, con- that while blood sugar is ● Opthalmologists want their sight must be Samdan has stopped going to was diagnosed, but they Bharat Biotech Chairman diac and also kidney care. sultant of internal medi- checked the eyes are state that people retained annual check- school because it was diffi- were not helpful. They and MD Krishna Ella said. Later, they will need to cine at Star Hospitals, given a miss. For this up’s will help as the prob- cult to keep tabs on his diet. made us run around from monitor their eye sight. said, "There are a lot of reason, the reduced who are suffering lem can be taken care of “His friends used to feed one office to another for Hence, the burden of the misconceptions and a vision due to the high from diabetes for quickly.” him chocolates and other four days. For a wheelchair Congress wants disease is very high." blind following of west- sugar levels are diag- 10 years come Diabetic retinopathy is stuff, which would increase for my son, they charged us In the West, diabetes is ern diets. Take the recent nosed too late. only after they silent blindness and the his sugar levels massively. `200. We spent `2,000 on deadline extended still seen mostly in people fad of consuming olive Opthalmologists state vision deteriorates slow- Last year, he ate too much auto rickshaw rides alone. over 50 years of age. oil, which is good for the that people who are suf- have developed ly. The vision reduces sugar and went into a coma. The whole exercise was use- Hyderabad: The Congress Dr Ch Vasanth Kumar, heart. But, it is unstable fering from diabetes for sight issues for from the sides first and It took him 10 days to recov- less,” she said. party on Wednesday demand- president-elect of the at high temperatures. 10 years come only after check-ups due to that reason the er. I made him stop going to In addition to insulin, ed extension in last date for Research Society for Indian cooking takes they have developed person cannot under- school after that,” says his Mohammed takes a course submission of applications Study of Diabetes said, place at high tempera- sight issues for check- stand. A recent study by father. of Unani medicine. His fam- under ‘Driver Empowerment "The incidence of dia- tures. It is better only for ups. Dr P. Muralidhar All India Institute of Government hospitals ily was told it would Programme’ of Telangana betes among the poor is the Mediterranean diet, Rao, senior vitreo retinal in a year. Those who have Medical Sciences in 2017 such as Gandhi, Osmania improve his condition. State Minorities Finance very high because they which includes salads surgeon at Maxi Vision been suffering from dia- has shown that one in General and NIMS have spe- Dr V.K. Bhargava, chair- Corporation (TSMFC). Led by are the least attended to. that don't require cook- Super Specialty Eye hos- betes for more than 10 every 46 diabetic is blind cial programmes that give man of the Telangana chap- Telangana Pradesh Congress They are in the ing. For Indians, rice pital explained, “Those years must check their and one in seven has free insulin, which diabetics ter of the Research Society Committee (TPCC) Minorities unchecked and non-moni- bran oil is the best option, who have been diagnosed eyes atleast three times some form of vision need to balance their sugar for the Study of Diabetes in Dept chairman Shaik Abdullah tored groups who come to as it has a good amount of with diabetes must get in a year. It is a simple impairment due to high levels. But Mujtaba Hasan India, warns against Type-1 Sohail, a delegation compris- an institution very late. monounsaturated fatty their eyes checked once test and will help them blood sugar levels. Aksari from HHF said most diabetes patients subscrib- ing of TPCC Spokesperson They suffer from diabetes acids and is stable at high patients are either unaware ing to alternative medicine Syed Nizamuddin, Hyderabad and due to recurrent temperatures." of this or simply don’t trust systems. Congress Minorities Dept Chairman Sameer Waliullah and others, met TSMFC Chairman Syed Akbar Hussain at Haj House and submitted a representation. The TSMFC Winged wanderers had invited applications from Cement prices in city rise eligible minority drivers for availing financial assistance for purchase of Maruthi Swift Dzire Tour-S vehicle under due to doldrums in AP 'Driver Empowerment Programme and the last date T.S.S. SIDDHARTH | DC prices in Telangana,” said that is keeping the real- for submission of applications HYDERABAD, NOV 13 a member of Telangana estate booming in is November 15. However, Developers’ Association, Hyderabad,” he said. Abdullah Sohail said many In what can be called a requesting anonymity. River sand which is apt applicants were unable to cascading effect, the lack These cartels, he said, are for construction is usually organise neccessary docu- of sand in the neighbour- making hay while the sun procured from the river- ments from the MRO due to ing state of Andhra shines. sides in Andhra Pradesh. holidays. — INN Pradesh has jacked up the The cartels usually hike However, in a bid to tackle prices of cement in the prices wherever there the ongoing crisis, the Telangana, a 50 kg bag of is a lot of construction Andhra Pradesh govern- cement costing anywhere activity. “There is no let- ment has announced that ICE INDIA’S HQ between `350 to `400, as up in construction activi- a ‘Sand Week’ would be against the usual price of ty in the city or the whole conducted from `250. of Telangana for that mat- November 14 to 21 to solve TO HIRE 100 According to those in ter. Taking advantage of the sand crisis in the the know of things, the these circumstances, the state. PEOPLE IN A YR ‘cartelisation’ of cement price of cement has been The average sand traders in both states is increased,” he adds. demand in Andhra DC CORRESPONDENT due to the lack of con- To meet the city’s sand Pradesh is 80,000 tons. HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 struction activity in AP. needs, he said that the Due to floods and sinking “The recent torrential real-estate in the city has of the reaches, this Atlanta-based rainfall in Andhra developed, hence they are demand could not be met. Intercontinental Exchange Pradesh has resulted in a using robo-sand to take up Over the past week, the (ICE), which owns the New lack of river sand avail- tiling and other menial situation has improved York Stock Exchange, plans to able for construction. work. considerably and the min- hire around 100 people over Migratory birds arrive at the Gandipet Lake wait for their catch. The lake is a popular tourist destination. Its parks, In a bid to make up for “These sands cannot be ing has increased to 1.20 the next year for its recently- their losses, cement used for slab-work but can lakh tonnes on a daily resorts, and amusement park are a major attraction. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE inaugurated Hyderabad cam- traders are hiking the be used for laying tiles. So basis. pus, according to a top official. ICE also operates stock exchanges, commodity exchanges, clearing houses BURNING | LUNGS GHMC SI allegedly asked complainant to take a picture or record video of offenders and information services that traders rely upon to invest, trade and manage risk across the global. Speaking to the media on GHMC is burning the garbage, allege SCB residents Wednesday, ICE said that the current facility spans 85,000 DC CORRESPONDENT “The waste bin was only a look into it,” the angry res- square feet and has 500 people HYDERABAD, NOV. 12 ■ Refutes allegations, few metres away. He could ident protested. — outsourced by Genpact — SCB said that the issue have easily disposed it of When contacted, the working on the floor. Residents living within the of garbage disposal is properly. Instead he burnt superintendent main- “Before we even had a local Secunderabad Cantonment taken quite seriously. it causing air pollution. tained that the SCB took presence in the country, we Board precincts have Such violation is happen- the issue of garbage dis- had a strong and healthy rela- accused the Greater ing because of the lethargic posal seriously. “We have tionship with Genpact. Hyderabad Municipal attitude of SCB officials. recently penalised nearly However, in future, hiring in Corporation board of not such burning of garbage They think they can get 15 commercial establish- the campus will have a multi being serious about sanita- is continuing adding to the away with this behaviour,” ments that were burning fold strategy. Other than cam- tion and clearing of pollution in the area. Mr Venkatramana their garbage in the open. pusing at top colleges in India, garbage in their areas. The Trimulgherry resi- remarked. We understand the seri- hackathon will also play a role Mr Venkatramana, a res- dent said he had recently He said when he spoke ousness of the matter,” he in our hirings,” Kiranmai ident of Trimulgherry come across a sweeper GHMC superintendent maintained. Mr Devender Pendyala, head HR, ICE India. told Deccan Chronicle that who was burning dry Devender, he was asked to said that since Tuesday The Hyderabad facility was he had complained against garbage instead of dispos- take a picture or record was a holiday due to Guru inaugurated on Tuesday and it commercial establish- ing it in a waste bin. the video of offenders. Nanak Jayanti, he could will focus on ICE Data ments burning their When he was confronted, “The burden of proof is not attend to Mr Services’ reference data using garbage in the open to Mr the sweeper took the stance on us, the common citi- Venkatramana’s com- new technologies such as M. Devender, GHMC that burning the garbage is zens. When I sent him a plaint. “We will get on to it A screengrab from a viral video that shows garabage is being burnt and not proper machine learning and data superintendent for Solid better as it would otherwise video, the superintendent as soon as possible,” he analytics. Waste Management. But scatter due to the wind. casually told me he would added. disposal methods are being followed. Charity, not justice PAGE The prerequisite for peace or love between any two groups is justice an equality. What we’ve been given City 3 is charity, says Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Awareness drive Depressed anaesthetist injects himself to death JAYENDRA CHAITHANYA ■ RAMESH WAS married was going upstairs to rest. T. | DC in 2013 and had a son When he did not reappear, 24-hour sanitation HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 they thought he had gone will be implemented aged five. His wife, a doc- out. Only on Tuesday did A 36-year-old anaesthesi- tor herself, lived sepa- they find his body on the in 27 tourist places to ologist is said to have com- rately with the son. rooftop. keep the premises mitted suicide by inject- Ramesh was said to be Inspector K. Satish of neat and clean. ing himself with an depressed after the sepa- the Hayathnagar police unidentified poison at his ration. said that Ramesh’s father — Lokesh Kumar home in Hayathnagar. M. Muralidhar Rao M. Ramesh, 36, a native ■ POLICE SAID that noticed his son’s body on GHMC municipal commissioner of Ongole district in Ramesh’s father M. the rooftop on Tuesday at Andhra Pradesh, worked Muralidhar Rao noticed around 7.30 am. An injec- as an anaesthesiologist at his son’s body on the tion was lying beside the IN BRIEF a private hospital Ongole. rooftop of the house body. An autopsy was con- He left the job about two Tuesday. An injection was ducted and the body hand- months ago and came to ed over to the family after- LOCOMOTIVE Hyderabad to stay with lying beside the body. wards. his parents at Lecturers A case has been regis- PILOT REMAINS Colony in Hayathnagar. separately. Ramesh was tered on the complaint of He was married in 2013 said to be depressed after the father and the investi- and had a son aged five the separation. gation is on. Police said CRITICAL who lived with his wife, a Two days ago, Ramesh they are investigating the DC CORRESPONDENT doctor herself, who lived told his parents that he case from all angles. HYDERABAD, NOV. 13

The medical condition of loco- motive pilot, Mr L. Chandra City police commissioner Anjani Kumar (left) and additional commissioner of police (traffic) felicitate motorists for Shekar, who survived an eight- abiding traffic rules as part of the road safety awareness programme, at the traffic police control room on TTD tender hour ordeal after the MMTS- Intercity train crash on Wednesday. — S. SURENDER REDDY Monday, remains critical. He was rescued from the crushed coach of Multi-Modal to shift coins Transport System (MMTS) train, which rammed the Intercity Express near Turn off phones, spend DC Lanka, Kuwait, Kacheguda Railway Station. CORRESPONDENT Bahrain, Thailand, Doctors at Care Hospital TIRUPATI, NOV. 13 Nepal, New Nampally said on Wednesday Zealand, Qatar and that his condition is improv- The TTD has invit- Oman and other ing gradually, but he is still in ed sealed tenders nations. Foreign a critical condition. time with kids today from qualified coins can be found On Wednesday, vascular sur- banks and recog- in the Srivari geons attended on him and nised foreign Hundi at Tirumala tried to improve blood circula- Schools send message to parents to switch off gadgets exchange dealers and at the Hundis tion in the lower part of the of Pallavi School in Alwal, Children’s Day.” Dr Atturu her children. But if they for lifting and in other TTD tem- body. He is on ventilator sup- ADITYA CHUNDURU | DC said, “It is important that said the idea stems from a are spending time on their transportation of ples too. port with Continuous Renal HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 children spend quality desire to address internet own gadgets, it does not the foreign coins The TTD said that Replacement Therapy (CRRT). time with their parents. and gadget addiction. count as time spent collected in TTD sealed tenders Depending on how he For many children, being We have been sending out “It is a legitimate behav- together. Also, if parents hundis, which were would be opened at responds, doctors will decide able to spend some time messages to parents ask- ioural addiction, not don't make an effort to now kept in the the office of the Dy the next course of treatment with their parents can be ing them to take some unlike smoking or gam- spend time with their chil- treasury at TTD EO of Treasury and on Thursday. the best gift. A day ahead time out and learn what is bling. Parents might be dren, the children will administration Inventories at the of Children’s Day, on going on in using gadg- eventually forget what it building in TTD admin build- ■ L. CHANDRA SHEKAR, Wednesday, many parents their chil- CHILDREN’S DAY ets for work feels like to be together,” Tirupati. ing in Tirupati on was rescued from the received text messages dren’s lives.” purposes but she said. The coins belong- November 28. from their children’s Psychologists believe they do not realise how Reducing time on gadg- ing to Malaysia, Interested persons crushed coach of Multi- schools, asking them to this is a step in the right much time they end up ets would also be helpful USA, Europe, could log on Modal Transport System switch off all their gadg- direction. spending on them,” she in regulating sleep Singapore, www.tirumala.org (MMTS) train, which ets between 5:30 pm and Dr Harini Atturu, a psy- said. cycles, the psychiatrist Australia, Canada, for more details. rammed the Intercity 7:30 pm on Thursday, and chiatrist who works with If a family gets together said. spend quality time with major hospitals in the city, and watches TV, it doesn't “Overall, this is a great Express near Kacheguda their children. said, “This is a great idea. count as family time, she step. Addictions are hard TALENT Railway Station. Several schools are par- In fact, I would suggest said. “A parent might to break, but attempts ticipating in the exercise. families go gadget-free come home early and be in need to be made,” Dr Vidya Rao, vice principal every day, not just once on the same room as his or Atturu said. SCHOLARSHIP FOR CITY GIRL

DC CORRESPONDENT Now, drive to Three tourist spots soon to be HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 S.V. Krishnadvaita, of the Zilla collect debris developed at Ananthagiri Hills Parishad High School in Ranga Reddy district, has MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ■ The civic body DC CORRESPONDENT ernment has planning to The ministers also reminded been named as one HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 Commissioner said that HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 reform the Ananthagiri Hills that the Vikarabad District of the recipients of nearly 235 metric tonnes as Ooty of Telangana and pro- Administration has intro- the National After successfully con- of wastes was collected Tourism minister V. Srinivas posed to Temple Tourism, duced Aero and Water sports Cultural Talent ducting a 10-day special during the recent special Goud and education minister Wellness Tourism and and bird watching at tourist Scholarship 2019- drive to collect scrap, Ms. Sabitha Indra Reddy on Adventure Tourism Centre on spots of Ananthagiri Hills, 20. Greater Hyderabad drive. He said bolstered Wednesday said that three the Hills. Kotpally and Sarpanpally She won the schol- Municipal Corporation thus, they are planning tourism centres will be devel- In view of scenic beauty of Lakes of the Vi districts. arship due to her (GHMC) is to embark on to take up a special cir- oped at Ananthagiri Hills in the Hills and the nature and They said that “Ananthagiri creative writing. a drive to collect debris cle-wise drive on debris, Vikarabad district. the air at hills which is noted hills, one of the most attrac- Krishnadvaita is from every household. which could later be Both the ministers held a to cure various prolonged ill- tive tourist spots in Telangana the only Telugu girl That apart, the civic made ward-wise. review in Vikarabad with the nesses including the is the pride of Vikarabad dis- to have received the body has decided to lay officials concerned after visit- Tuberculosis, the chief minis- trict and Ananthagiri hills, scholarship till special focus on tourist Maintenance of main ing the tourist spots located ter mooted several proposals the birthplace of river Musi date. spots and implementa- roads of up to 709 kms by on the Ananthagiri Hills and to develop turn the attract many nature lovers Krishnadvaita is tion of 24-hour sanita- private agencies and for having the Darshan at Lord Ananthagiri as most attrac- who are enthralled by the the daughter of S.V. tion facilities. a five-year period with Padmanabha Swamy Temple. tive tourism destination in the mesmerizing beauty of the Krishna and Corporation Commi- an outlay of `1,800 crore They said that the state gov- state, the ministers added. hills. Krishnajayanthi. ssioner Mr DS Lokesh is in an advanced stage, Kumar said that in order which is the tender keep tourist spots clean, process. It will be funded they would engage a pri- by the government. As of vate agency for upkeep now, the GHMC’s annual of sanitation. He said a expenditure on mainte- few spots will be handed nance of roads is around over on a pilot basis and `900 crore. based on the perform- Double Bed Rooms: ance, their services will Out of the proposed con- be utilised in the remain- struction of one lakh ing places. houses in GHMC, till The civic body now 49,000 2BHK houses Commissioner said that are nearing completion nearly 235 metric tonnes and the remaining target of waste material was will be completed in the collected during the stipulated period. recent special drive. He JNNURM houses that said bolstered thus, they have left over will be are planning to take up a allotted to the beneficiar- special circle-wise drive ies, shortly. on debris, which could Rupee term loans: later be made ward-wise. GHMC has received per- Mr Kumar also briefed mission to raise up to about various other sub- `2,500 crore. As the rate jects. of interest for bonds is Development of slip more, GHMC is opting to roads: Following go in for term loan as instructions from the they could save on inter- Municipal est and there is a two- Administration and year moratorium. Urban Development Although, as of now Ministry, and as a move around `9,000 crore aimed at easing traffic worth works have been flow, GHMC has identi- sanctioned, only works fied parallel to the tune of `300 crore routes/stretches of up to will be on because of 100kms in the city, which limited machinery at the will be made available disposal of GHMC con- for commuters by tractors. February. Transfer stations: In As a first step towards the recent festivals, a lot achieving a better traffic of garbage has been gen- flow, they will remove erated. A day after the small bottlenecks along festival around 8,200 the route. metric tonnes of DPR has been prepared garbage was lifted by the with an outlay of `200 GHMC. crore, which has been The garbage in 14 of 18 earmarked for develop- transfer stations was ing these internal and shifted immediately to parallel roads like laying Jawahar Dumping Yard roads, providing ameni- while dryness is main- ties and signage, among tained in transfer other things. stations. Elusive KCR PAGE Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is not meeting anyone. Why is he not meeting the very people that City 4 elected him, asks CPI leader Chada Venkat Reddy DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD MAN RAPES THREE-YEAR-OLD GRANDCHILD DC CORRESPONDENT The incident came to light on the girl being raped. Sale of pepper spray VIJAYAWADA NOV. 13 Wednesday. The father lodged a com- According to police, the plaint with the police that his In a shocking incident, a 59- father of the girl returned father-in-law had raped the year-old man raped 3-year-old home at about 9 pm to find his girl. granddaughter at daughter lying unconscious. Gudivada DSP N. Saty- Bhairavapatnam of Ma- He took the girl to the Kaika- anandam reached the hospi- up after police order ndavalli mandal in Krishna luru government hospital tal and conducted prelimi- Traffic Police has district on Tuesday night. and the doctors found signs of nary inquiry. been successful in Women can carry it for their defence reducing road OBITUARY T.S.S. SIDHARTH | DC ■ IN LIGHT of recent district offices have Bhagwat. Further, the accidents by 10%. HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 been threatened. association is now events where a “Carrying a pepper mulling plans to have —Anil Kumar, Addl. The sale of pepper Tahsildhar, Vijaya spray would act as a visitors to the district spray in Hyderabad has Reddy, was burnt deterrent in such situa- offices screened before commissioner of police, traffic seen a rise after district tions,” he said. meeting officers. heads and sometimes alive, the Tahsildars’ Not just the associa- These measures of the police have asked Association has tion, even police chiefs, stringent security are IN women to carry pepper asked the officials to suggest that women specifically to keep the BRIEF spray along with them. should carry such tahsildar officials sepa- In light of recent take up precautions defensive articles with rated and safe from the events where a to ensure that 400 them. "A woman on the public as much as possi- TS GETS FIRST Tahsildar Vijaya Reddy women tahsildars in street is entitled to safe- ble. Visitors on Tuesday Dr. V. CHANDRAMOWLI was burnt alive, the the state are bereft ty. We strongly support underwent strict securi- I.A.S. (Retd.) CHILD-FRIENDLY Tahsildars' Association women who carry a pep- ty scans and metal (1937 -- 2019) has asked officials to of any more such per spray. There are detectors at the district Reached Mahaperiva take precautions to attacks. videos of how to make collectorates before on 13-11-2019 POLICE STATION ensure the 400 women pepper spray on the meeting tahsildars. Cremation on 15.11.2019. tahsildars in the state Reddy, president of the internet. Women must Also, all departments Ph.No. 9704144452/53 DC CORRESPONDENT do not suffer any more association, said that watch and learn the would now have proper (S/1920/D01235) HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 such attacks. there have been techniques," said CCTV surveillance to OBITUARY Speaking to Deccan instances where the Rachakonda police com- prevent such untoward For the first time in Chronicle, V. Lachi women staffers of the missioner, Mahesh M incidents, he added. Telangana, a child-friendly court is being started by the Rachakonda police in coordi- nation with the Bachpan Bachav organisation at Calling for trouble Medipally on Thursday. The first of its kind police station which would have a play area, books and other amenities like a cot. The child- friendly police station will GANJI SHASHI RAJ have staff in civil costumes to DOD: 12.11.2019 attend the children who Anthima Yatra today at 11:00 accompany their parents to a.m. from Vittalwadi to Golnaka the police station. Smashan Vaatika. The child-friendly station Inserted by: Family & Friends will also help in questioning Ph: 6304146893, 9246330641 the juveniles arrested in vari- (S/1920/D01232) ous cases, and ensure that they do not get exposed to the uniformed officials. The staff will also be given training on the laws related to the children and to address the issues relegated to the children. Since formation of Rachakonda commissioner- ate, the police have rescued 900 of the 954 missing chil- dren, and also had united three children with their fam- ilies after identifying them with the facial recognition software. LOCALS DOUSE

BLAZE, FIREMEN BHOG AND ANTIM ARDAS RETURN DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 13

In what can be called a weird incident, and one that is seen in films where police person- nel arrive at the crime spot a tad too late, a fire tender, S. SATINDER KAUR BHATIA (Aurangabad) which was rushing to quash a D.O.B: 14.03.1939 D.O.D: 10.11.2019 blaze in Gandhi Nagar near A school bus driver talks over phone while driving on a busy Begumpet road on Wednesday. Bhog and Antim Ardas will take place Kavadiguda, was asked to on Thursday - 14th Nov. 2019. Time - — S. SURENDER REDDY 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Followed by return to the station. The rea- Guru Ka Langar at Gurudwara Guru son was that the locals had Singh Sabha (Ashok Nagar, Afzal Gunj) doused the fire! In profound grief A fire broke out in a residen- Entire Family Members tial apartment in the wee Bhatia Wheels (9246348100) Road mishaps down 10%: Cops (B/1920/D00133) hours of Wednesday, and a frantic emergency call was 40th DAY REMEMBRANCE OBITUARY made to the fire department. DC CORRESPONDENT ducted by the Multinational food out- duly applauded. “I have fought the good fight. But, according to senior offi- HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 Hyderabad traffic let group, which distrib- Anjani Kumar said I have finished the race. I have cials, the fire-tender that head- police after it was inau- uted 300 coupons. Police “there are approximate- kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 ing to the accident spot was Hyderabad traffic gurated by City Police officials said that they ly 10 million road users asked to turn around as resi- police has succeeded in Commissioner Mr will be given as rewards in the city.” dents had put-out the fire. reducing road accidents Anjani Kumar. The to those riding bikes by These types of pro- “We are unsure of the cause by 10 per cent. Police is function was presided maintaining safety grams will spread of the fire because we did not making efforts to make over by Addl norms. They have awareness. We hope reach or investigate at the every journey safer and Commissioner of undertaken several more companies come spot. Because of this, we can- delightful. Hyderabad Traffic such initiatives in the on board and help the not estimate the quantum of These came up at a Police, Mr Anil Kumar. past 18 months. Safe police to reach out to damage,” said a senior official ‘traffic and road safety The department and responsible riding more people, who swear GANJI SHASHI RAJ of the fire department. awareness’ camp con- joined hands with a for six months will be by safe driving.” DOD: 12th Nov. 2019 Anthima Yatra today at 11:00 KOKILA MARIA TURNER a.m. from Vittalwadi to Golnaka DOB: 04.02.1956 DOD: 06.10.2019 Smashan Vaatika. Inserted by: Inserted by: NORMAN TURNER and Oorjita Builders & Developers Pvt. Ltd. Check posts to curtail Jewellery store staff Family Members Ph: 9246847281, 7416091883 (S/1920/D01233) illegal sand shifting attacked, `30L stolen (S/1920/D01212) AVINASH P. Naidupeta, Kota Anicut of SUBRAMANYAM | DC Kota, Chillakur of DC CORRESPONDENT ■ The incident took After coming to his TIRUPATI, NOV. 13 Chinthavaram, Viruvuru of HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 place at a stone’s senses, Ruparam Podalakur and Pada-mati informed his employer The Nellore district police Kambampadu of Two bike-borne sus- throw distance from who in turn alerted the resolved to set up eight inter- Ananthasagaram mandals. pects pepper-sprayed a Mahankali police Mahankali police and state/inter-district check posts Explaining about the steps jewellery store worker station. lodged a complaint. and nine check posts at the taken by the police department at General Bazar in The police registered a stock yards across the district, in order to control illegal sand Secunderabad area case and, subsequently, in coordination with the rev- mining, the SP said, "All the and fled with a bag of Rohit Jewellers, run special teams were put enue and mines department check posts have been func- containing `30 lakh by Srinivas Varma, in action, along with personnel, to prevent illegal tioning round the clock in cash on a stolen bike went to Navkar Task Force personnel. excavation and transportation three shifts with personnel on Tuesday night. It Jewellers owned by According to sources, of sand. from the police, revenue and was found that the bike Anil Jain at a lane in CCTV cameras Superintendent of Police mines departments since was stolen from the General Bazar close to installed in the vicini- Aishwarya Rastogi recently October 29, 2019. They will Peddamberpet area of the Mahankali police ty had footage through took a decision to set up check check all vehicles shifting sand Hayathnagar. station. Rohit which the bike used by posts on inter-state, inter-dis- and verify the authenticity, The incident that Jewellers manufacture the suspects was iden- trict borders and also at sand quantum of sand and other took place at a stone’s ornaments on demand, tified. On verification, stock yards. legal aspects before releasing throw distance from and Navkar Jewellers the bike was found to Check posts would be set up the vehicle from the sand Mahankali police sta- purchase the orna- have been stolen on the at the following places-- inte- reaches. Logistic support has tion, threw a challenge ments and sell them. road in front of a wine grated check post at Tada, already been provided at all to the city police. Ruparam was given shop located at Jonnawada – Badvel, Sangam – check posts.” Suspecting that the the task to get `30 lakh Peddamberpet in Somasila, Nelaballi on Special squads have also been robbers would have cash from Anil’s shop Hayathnagar on Naidupeta–Srikalahasthi, formed and these will be mov- abandoned the bike at located on the first October 21. Venkatagiri–Yerpedu, Sri City ing in the district in vehicles to a busy public area, the floor of a commercial Further, the police - SEZ Point, Thatiparthi- check illegal transportation of teams from Mahankali complex. After collect- found that the suspects Varadai-palem and sand. In addition, SHOs and police station and Task ing the cash, when have been using the Athmakuru–Marripadu. local police will also conduct Force are on the job of Ruparam was getting bike carefully, ensur- Also, nine check posts at sand surprise checking on roads,” searching for the bike down the stairs, an ing that they do not stock points will come up at he added. at the bus station, rail- unidentified person incur any traffic viola- Pottepalem of Nellore Rural According to the official way stations and a pepper-sprayed on his tion so that the vehicle mandal, Mudivarthi of reports, the police booked 117 team went to the air- face. The suspect owner would not Vidavalur, Jonnawada of cases in the district since May port to see if the bag snatched the bag con- receive the message Buchireddy Palem, 30, 2019 on illegal excavation was abandoned there. taining the cash and from the Hyderabad Swarnamukhi barrage of and transportation of sand On Tuesday evening, fled away along with traffic police, sources Vakadu, Pala-churu Anicut of and also seized 258 vehicles, Ruparam, an employee his associate on a bike. said. Privilege notice PAGE Congress MLA D. Sridhar Babu to will send a privilege notice against Singareni Collieries for Politics 5 not inviting him to the MLAs and MPs’ meet DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Caught in the crossfire Netas escape in illegal cash cases TRS govt is illegal. HC should register a Cases booked against only drivers, couriers

suo-motu case and SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL ■ SURVEYS HAVE statements that they had start hearing it | DC shown that 90 per cent been given to them by HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 political candidates to dis- — Mallu Ravi of those elected either tribute among voters. But The Forum for Good to the Parliament or to the FIRs were filed TPCC Vice-President Governance, a city-based various state against the persons carry- NGO, has found that ing the cash, ignoring the politicians from Assemblies are from politicians allegedly IN BRIEF Telangana state and very rich families. responsible for it,” Mr Andhra Pradesh have ■ Padmanabha Reddy said. spent more money on THE STUDIES also “The Bonakal police of their election campaigns found that politicians Khammam district seized TS IS NEW SUICIDE than those from any other of Southern states `49 lakh while it was state. being transported to the CAPITAL, SAYS The office-bearers of the spent more money on Telugu Desam office in NGO, Justice Reddappa campaigns than those Khammam. Money seized CONGRESS MLA Reddy, retired judge of the from other states. when the Model Code of Telangana High Court, M. Conduct is in operation, DC CORRESPONDENT Padmanabha Reddy and implies that it was HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 former IFS officer and Mr Padmanabha Reddy brought for the specific Captain Dr. V.B. Rao VB said that there had been purpose of bribing the Congress MLA T. Jaya Prakash Chelikani on Wednesday around 640 cases where in voters. Sec 171 IPC clearly Reddy (Jagga Reddy) on held a press meet and dis- a total of `84.36 crore defines the offences relat- Wednesday said that the state closed data of different were reportedly seized, ing to bribery, undue has become a suicide capital. Students wait at a bus stop in Begumpet for buses to reach their educational institutions as the TSRTC employees’ surveys and statistics but FIRs were filed only in influence etc,” Mr Reddy Mr Reddy said that during the agitation continues on Wednesday. — S.SURENDER REDDY. related to the campaign 159 cases (`28.27 crore). said. Telangana movement, TRS expenditure of different Mr Reddy said that there Retired Justice chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao political parties. were instructions not to Reddappa Reddy said, had said that if a separate state The surveys have shown ask for the source of “There should be a special was be formed there would be MUSLIM LEADERS that 90 per cent of those money when the court to expedite punish- no suicides. He said that in the elected either to the cash seized is less than ment. There are 3 crore present Telangana state, there Modi’s political ‘graph’ up, GAVE UP, SAYS Parliament or to various `50,000. cases pending other was no value for the past strug- state Assemblies are from Mr Padmanabha Reddy courts.” He said the gle. MAJEEDULLAH very rich families. These said that in cases wherein Forum for Good Mr Reddy also described the KCR’s fell, says Laxman people spent huge evidences of illegal trans- Governance appeals to the RTC strike as a fight between a amounts of money to actions have been estab- Election Commission to weak person and a strong per- From Page 1 bribe voters. They also lished had to be handed follow up with police offi- son. He said the farmers and IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY found that politicians of over to the ED, but it was cers about the proceed- RTC workers were committing | DC “Though I respect the Southern states spent not done. ings in the cases so that suicide and it was unfortunate HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 FIVE LEADERS IN RACE FOR Court, I respect a judge- more money on cam- “When these amounts they could be brought to a that the RTC strike has ment which upholds the paigns than those from were seized, the persons logical conclusion before stretched for 40 days. President of the BJP's POST OF STATE BJP CHIEF law. We should not see a other states. transporting them gave the next election. The leader also said that even state unit Dr K. Laxman judgement from a after the High Court expressed on Wednesday said that DC CORRESPONDENT belongs to Backward Muslim or Hindu view- its anger on the government, Chief Minister K. HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 Classes and has defeat- point, but we feel that the government was not will- Chandrasekhar Rao's ed TRS senior leader B. this judgement was not ing to resolve the issue. He political “graph” has fall- The race has begun for Vinod Kumar in the Lok delivered considering RTC unions defend HC’s alleged that the employees en after he came to power the BJP state president's Sabha polls. the tenets of the law,” union leaders are not speaking for the second time, but post as the term of Dr K. Mr Arvind Majlis Bachao Tehreek have become puppets of the Prime Minister Narendra Lakshman will be over Dharmapuri is also said president Majeedullah state government. Modi's "graph" has gone by the end of December. to be in the race. He Khan Farhat. power to appoint panel up. Several senior and defeated Chief Minister Muslim organisations Addressing the media at young leaders, who are K. Chandrasekhar Rao's and leaders surrendered the party office on said to be in the race are daughter K. Kavitha in before the judgement, From Page 1 power to invoke the ESMA ACCESS TO GOV IS Wednesday, he said that lobbying in Delhi, the LS polls. But sources Mr Khan said, saying Act against the striking ANOTHER TSTRC several TRS MLAs were in emboldened by the said he was trying for a they would accept what- Additional AG J. employees, as it was estab- EASIER THAN TO CM, touch with him. He said party improving its plum post at the Centre ever judgement might Ramachandra Rao repre- lished under section 3 of DRIVER COMMITS they would like to join the position in the state by and the party high com- come. senting the RTC submit- the RTC Act and nothing SAYS VENKATA BJP, so that they could winning four seats in mand has promised to “No one dared to say ted that the strike was ille- but bifurcated from the work in accordance with Telangana state. consider his request. that we would accept the gal and the High Court APSRTC, the Bench SUICIDE DC CORRESPONDENT the provisions of the After an improved per- Former Mahbubnagar judgement which upheld had powers to declare it recalled the Central gov- HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 Constitution. formance in the Lok MP A.P. Jitender Reddy, the rule of law,” he said. so. The AAG said the ernment’s submission DC CORRESPONDENT Dr Lxman said that Sabha elections, the BJP former minister D.K. Mr Majeedullah Khan strike violated Sections 22 that TSRTC has no legal WARANGAL, NOV. 13 CPI State Secretary Chada many MLAs of the ruling high command is of the Aruna and MLC appealed that mosques’ and 24 of the Industrial sanctity as it was not Venkata Reddy on Wednesday party were waiting for the opinion that strengthen- Ramachandra Rao are sermonizers should Dispute Act, which says approved by it under sec- A TSRTC driver attached wondered why Chief Minister people to rebel against the ing the party in the state also contenders for the highlight this injustice no employee shall go on tion 47(a) of the RTC Act. to Mahbubabad depot, A. K. Chandrasekhar Rao was not state government. He also by bringing in more post of the state party during the Jumma ser- strike within six weeks of However, the AG differed Naresh, committed sui- meeting Governor Tamilisai said that once the people new faces and senior chief. mon. He also asked advo- notice period, and after with the Union govern- cide on Wednesday by Soundararajan, when she was raised their voices against politicians from other Dr Lakshman is also cates to question the conclusion of the con- ment and said that section consuming pesticide. giving audience to everyone in the current government, parties would help it trying for a second term whether Article 14 and ciliation process, employ- 47(a) had nothing to do In a suicide note alleged- Raj Bhavan. He said Mr Rao many MLAs would leave grab the power in the as the party did well in 15 was abolished. “We ees must wait seven days with TSRTC. Telangana ly written by him, he held was destroying democracy in the TRS. 2023 Assembly elec- the state under his lead- failed to inform our new to go on strike. state was formed under Chief Minister K. the State with his attitude and Dr Lakshman said that tions. ership, but party generation about the Differing with the gov- the AP Re-organisation Chandrasekhar Rao administration style. the implementation of According to sources sources said the high Babri Masjid matter,” he ernment’s affidavit and Act by Parliament’s responsible for his death. Speaking to media at several welfare schemes, in the BJP, Karimnagar command was planning said. the AG’s arguments, approval under Article 3. He pleaded to the Chief Sangareddy, he charged that it including the Rythu MP B. Sanjay Kumar to use his services at the Mr Khan pointed out Rapolu Bhasker, arguing Further, the Acts made Minister to understand was this very behaviour that Bandhu, Kalyana has a fair chance as he national level. that Muslims ruled this for one of the petitioners, under Article 3 cannot be the condition of the work- had forced the disgruntled Lakshmi and Asara pen- country for more than quoted Supreme Court questioned. ers and their families TSRTC employees to go on sions, have been halted 700 years and had con- judgments in support of The PILs were before making any deci- strike, which is continuing due to lack of funds, but has also become silent won but lost in 2019, in tributed to its develop- the High Court’s right to adjourned to Monday as sion. He said the state- despite his deadlines and the TRS government was about the "second capital" Huzurnagar, though the ment. They had strug- constitute such a commit- D. Prakash Reddy, senior ment of Mr Rao that all warnings. He said the Chief misleading the people by issue. ruling TRS has won now, gled to liberate India tee. counsel representing the employees have been dis- Minister was responsible for projecting false figures. He said his party was it will lose in the 2023 elec- from the British and sac- He said 27 workers have trade unions sought time missed deeply hurt him. the death of around 27 RTC The BJP leader said that well prepared for the tions. Dr Laxman said rificed lives for India’s committed suicide during for his arguments. The After he consumed pes- workers. there was no debate on upcoming municipal polls that the Telangana State freedom, but faced injus- the strike and urged the Bench agreed with AG’s ticide, his family mem- He asked the State Hyderabad being made and would contest in all Road Transport tice after liberation. court to instruct the gov- request to hear the PIL bers shifted him to a near- Government to come clear on "the second capital" of the Urban Local Bodies. Corporation (TSRTC) was “I can migrate to any ernment to take necessary challenging the Cabinet by hospital where he died land records cleaning pro- country. He said that like at not under the Union country, but I will stay steps so that the agitation decision for the privatisa- under treatment. RTC gramme, because most of the The BJP leader also said Nandyal in Andhra Government and the here and fight for our is called off. tion of 5,100 bus routes. employees took out a records were false and fabricat- that former Maharashtra Pradesh, where the then Centre was not interven- rights,” Mr Majeedullah Reacting to the AG’s con- That case will be heard on protest march to the ed. He said irrigation projects Governor Vidyasagar Rao ruling Telugu Desam had ing in the strike issue. Khan said. tention that the state has Thursday. Mahbubabad bus depot. had come to a grinding halt while the TSRTC was heavily in debts. Mr Venkata Reddy said it was unbecoming of Mr Rao to blame revenue department offi- State to boost paddy, cials, whom he had praised Career Chronicle recently for doing their jobs well. He alleged that the Chief Minister was taking the State cotton procurement to the brink of bankruptcy. S.A. ISHAQUI | DC HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 ■ Agriculture minister CONGRESS CALLS With record production S. Niranjan Reddy said of paddy and cotton in that this Kharif season, MEGA MEET ON the current Kharif sea- paddy was sowed in 41. son, the state govern- 35 lakh acres and they SATURDAY ment is making arrangements to are expecting around DC CORRESPONDENT improve the procuring 65 lakh metric tonnes HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 of the crop. of produce. Agriculture minister Saturday will be a decisive day S. Niranjan Reddy told ■ He said that `1,815 has been fixed MSP for the Congress as the high this newspaper that in command has called for a full- the current Kharif sea- for common variety of paddy per bag and fledged meeting in New Delhi son, paddy was sowed `1,835 per bag for Grade-A paddy. The on that day. in 41. 35 lakh acres and recent market rate is `1,581 to `1,608 per All AICC general secretaries, they are expecting bag of common paddy and `1,436 to secretaries, Pradesh Congress around 65 lakh metric Committee (PCC) presidents tonnes of produce com- `1,661 per bag of Grade–A paddy. and Congress Legislature pared to 41 lakh metric Party (CLP) leaders have been tonnes in the Kharif directed to attend the meeting. season of 2018. `1,436 to `1,661 per bag September submitted Apart from finalising the pro- “In view of the record of Grade–A paddy. proposals to the CMD of posed agitation in all states production, we are set- Mr Reddy said that on CCI, Mumbai for open- against the Centre’s policies, ting up 3,500 procure- 22.11 lakh hectares, cot- ing of 340 centers in the the meeting will take stock of ment centres across the ton was sawn and it is state in the interest of the present political scenario, state and so far, 1,100 expected to produce the farming communi- particularly with regard to centres have already 54.63 lakh MTs more ty. The CMD has Maharashtra, Jharkhand and been established and than the last year and it finalised 96 AMC cen- Karnataka. Jharkhand, inci- around 1.1 metric will be the highest pro- ters in the state under dentally, goes to polls on tonnes of crop have duction so far in the which 252 ginning mills November 30 while the situa- been procured,” the history of the State. would be developed as tion in the other two states is minister added. He said that the CCI procurement cen- fluid. He said that `1,815 has Centre has increased ters to help the cotton According to an AICC been fixed MSP for MSP for Cotton from farmers, he added. General Secretary, the party is common variety of `5,450 to `5,550. He said He said heavy collec- likely up the ante and go to the paddy per bag and that the move could tion of cotton will people on a more aggressive `1,835 per bag for bring down the market begin from November note while exposing the acts of Grade-A paddy. The prices globally. 15 and collection of omissions and commissions recent market rate is The minister said that paddy is also set begin committed by the Union gov- `1,581 to `1,608 per bag the director of agricul- in many of the districts ernment. of common paddy and ture marketing in of the state. Health matters PAGE SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav was hospitalised on Wednesday Nation 6 due to some health issues DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD JNU partially rolls back fee hike ‘Sena demands unacceptable’ Blaming, cursing one Shah says Fadnavis-as-CM was made clear another will not help New Delhi, Nov. 13: BJP the values of the BJP to curb pollution president Amit Shah on bring to public what has — Prakash Javadekar Wednesday rejected the been discussed in private. Opposition’s criticism of Shah accused the Union environment minister President’s rule in Opposition of doing “out- Maharashtra as “outright right politics” over the politics” to gain public Centre’s decision to sympathy, and said Shiv impose President's rule in Sena’s demands, includ- Maharashtra, and assert- IN ing sharing the Chief ed that if there was any BRIEF Minister’s post, were party which has “suf- “unacceptable” to his fered” it is the BJP as it party. has lost its caretaker gov- PAK ARMY In his statement and ernment. tweets, Shah, also the The Governor Bhagat Singh DENIES ANY Union home minister, said Opposition’s Koshyari gave the parties he was not in favour of 18 days to stake claim for mid-term elections in the reaction to forming government and AMENDMENT state and noted that all President’s rule in then invited them as well From Page 1 parties have six months to Maharashtra is but, Shah said in a series stake claim to form gov- outright politics. of tweets, none of them However, it will only be appli- ernment if they manage a could prove a majority. cable to the ICJ’s judgments. majority. The honourable “Even today if any party The amendment is apparently In his first comments on governor has never has a majority, then it may to help determine the legal the political crisis in the compromised with meet the governor to stake procedure of filing an appeal state, he rejected Sena constitutional claim,” Shah said. against military court deci- chief Uddhav Thackeray’s “The opposition’s reac- sions. claim that the BJP had norms tion to President’s rule in But on Wednesday evening, agreed to share the CM’s AMIT SHAH Maharashtra is outright Pakistan Armed Forces post with the ally, saying politics. The honourable spokesperson and director Prime Minister Narendra demands which were governor has never com- general of Inter Services JNU students celebrate after partial roll-back in the fee hike by the University administration at the UGC office in Modi many times and he unacceptable to the BJP, promised with constitu- Public Relations (ISPR) Maj. New Delhi on Wednesday. Facing intense agitation for over two weeks, JNU on Wednesday rolled back the hostel “at least 100 times” had Shah said. tional norms,” he said. Gen. Asif Ghafoor claimed fee hike partially for the BPL students not availing any scholarship, a move which failed to satisfy agitating stu- said in public during the “We got people’s man- Shah said he is not in that while “various legal dents who dubbed it as an “eyewash”, and decided to continue with the strike. — PTI Assembly elections cam- date but now our ally has favour of mid-term polls options for review and recon- paign that Devendra made demands which are in the state. He said sideration of the case are Fadnavis will again head unacceptable to us.” President’s rule was being considered”, the “specu- the government if the saf- He, however, in the state- necessitated so that lation for amendment in the MP WOMAN fron alliance gets a major- ment did not touch on the Opposition could not Pakistan Army Act to imple- Cattle trader beaten to ity. The Sena never ques- details of the agreement accuse the governor of ment the ICJ verdict regard- tioned their assertions between the two allies of running an "indirect BJP ing ... Kulbhushan Jadhav are OFFICER TOUCHES then but has now put forth 30 years, saying it is not rule" in the state. incorrect”. He added, “The final status MANTRI’S FEET shall be shared in due course death in Bihar, probe on of time.” INELIGIBLE KALIA Islamabad claims that RABINDRA NATH Pneumonia kills Jadhav was apprehended by CHOUDHURY | DC NAYEAR AZAD | DC market in West Bengal to graph in the area and BENEFICIARIES Pakistan law enforcement BHOPAL, NOV. 13 PATNA, NOV. 13 sell the cattle. Police demanded immediate agencies on March 3, 2016 investigating the case said arrest of all the accused POCKET `22CR after he illegally crossed over A video in which a Nitish Kumar-led govern- that FIR against one who has been absconding 1,27,000 kids into Pakistan and that he woman officer was seen ment facing attack over Sagar Yadav and three after the incident. AKSHAYA KUMAR engaged in espionage, terror- touching feet of state rising crime graph was in others was registered on Protesters also demanded SAHOO | DC New Delhi, Nov. 13: ■ IN INDIA, ONE child ist and sabotage activities public works minister for another setback after a the basis of complaint a compensation of `25 BHUBANESWAR, NOV. 13 Pneumonia killed more aimed at destabilising and Sajjan Singh Verma in cattle trader was killed by filed by the victim’s broth- lakh for the family mem- than 14 children under under the age of five waging war against Pakistan. public has gone viral. a group of men for refus- er. bers of the victim. The Odisha government the age of five years every years dies every 4 min- New Delhi has consistently The video clip showed ing to pay extortion “We have registered an As per an assessment on Wednesday said that hour in 2018 in India, utes due to pneumonia, rubbished these claims as commissioner of Dewas money. FIR against those who are over two dozen cases of `2,552.64 crore was dis- which was among the top with malnutrition and false and baseless. India says Municipal Corporation The incident occurred involved in the case. lynching and mob attack bursed to 51,05, 290 farm- five countries responsible pollution as the two that Jadhav was kidnapped in Madhya Pradesh, on Monday when a cattle Manhunt has been have rocked the state in ers under Kalia for over half of the child major contributors from Iran, where he was car- Sanjana Jain, touching trader identified as launched and raids are the last couple of months. (Krushak Assistance for deaths due to the disease rying on business after retir- Verma’s feet in the dis- Mohammad Jamal was being conducted in the In view of some of the Livelihood and Income globally that year, a study ■ JUST FIVE countries ing from the Indian Navy, and trict headquarters of going to neighbouring area to nab the accused,” recent incidents, district Augmentation) scheme has said. were responsible for was then shown to have been Dewas. The minister West Bengal to sell his the police said. administration has been out of which the ineligi- The study — Fighting more than half of child arrested in Balochistan” on 3 was visiting the gurud- cows. The police investi- Sources from Katihar asked to launch a cam- ble beneficiaries count for Breath in India — by pneumonia deaths — March 2016.” war on the occasion of gating the case feel that said that Jamal was paign and create aware- stood at 45,965. Save the Children, Unicef Nigeria (1,62,000), India commemoration of the real cause of the inci- stopped by motorcycle- ness to counter rumours In September, the gov- and Every Breath Counts, (1,27,000), Pakistan 550th birth anniversary dent could be personal borne men who asked him leading to violence. ernment had said that said pneumonia killed of Sikhism’s founder, enmity between the vic- for money. “They attacked Social activists, however, only 32,000 of the total more than 1,27,000 under- (58,000), the Democratic VISVA-BHARATI Guru Nanak Dev. tim and the accused who him after he refused to feel that rivalry between 51.05 lakh Kalia benefici- five children in 2018. Republic of Congo State BJP vice-presi- is also involved in the cat- pay them. He was rushed two cattle traders led to aries were ineligible In India, one child (40,000) and Ethiopia GETS CISF dent Brajesh Lunawat tle trading business. to the hospital where he the killing of Mohammad beneficiaries. under the age of five (32,000) said, “This is new The incident took place was declared dead”. Jamal in Katihar and In his written reply to years dies every 4 min- Madhya Pradesh. in the presence of Jamal’s Meanwhile, local people urged the police to arrest a question by Congress utes due to pneumonia, SECURITY Bureaucracy is under younger brother who was blamed the district admin- all the accused involved in MLA Tara Prasad with malnutrition and child deaths were due to New Delhi, Nov. 13: The minister’s feet. escorting him to a weekly istration for rising crime the case. Bahinipati in the pollution as the two pneumonia in 2017, and it Union home ministry has Assembly, agriculture major contributors, Dr was the second biggest accorded its approval for minister Arun Kumar Rajesh Khanna, deputy killer of children under- deployment of the CISF at the Sahoo said that in the director of Health and five in 2017 (after wast- Visva-Bharati University in first installment, Nutrition, Save the ing). Pneumonia killed West Bengal. They said the Putin invites Modi for Victory Day 51,05,290 beneficiaries Children said. more than 1,27,000 chil- central paramilitary force will (36,34,710 small and mar- Just five countries were dren under-five in 2018 soon constitute a ‘board of Brasilia, Nov. 13: meeting over two months ginal farmers and responsible for more than more than 14 children officers’ who will conduct a Russian President after holding extensive 14,70,580 landless) were half of child pneumonia every hour,” the study security audit of the facility at Vladimir Putin on talks in Russia’s far east enrolled in the Kalia deaths — Nigeria said. Santiniketan. Wednesday invited Prime Vladivostok city on the scheme. The block-wise (1,62,000), India (1,27,000), The study further said An in-principle approval has Minister Narendra Modi sidelines of the Eastern and district-wise list is Pakistan (58,000), the US$16 was spent by the been given by the ministry of for the Victory Day cele- Economic Forum (EEF) available on kalia.co.in. Democratic Republic of government on health per home affairs for deployment brations in May next year during which they dis- The `5,000 cash assis- Congo (40,000) and person in 2016 in India. of the Central Industrial as the two leaders met cussed ways to further tance was deposited in Ethiopia (32,000), it said. “Every day, nearly 2,200 Security Force personnel at here and discussed ways cement the Special and their accounts between “Acute malnutrition is children under the age of the Visva-Bharati University, to further cement their Privileged Strategic January 2019 and May associated with more five die from pneumonia, they said. Once formalised, it special strategic partner- Partnership between the 2019. than half of childhood a curable and mostly pre- will be the first case of an edu- ship. two countries. As per government pneumonia deaths. ventable disease. Strong cational institution or central Modi, who is in Brazil On September 5, Modi reports, 45,965 persons Indoor air pollution con- global commitment and university to have armed for the 11th Brics Summit said the friendship have been identified so tributes to 22 per cent and increased investments paramilitary personnel sta- which will focus on build- between India and Russia far as ineligible and the outdoor air pollution con- are critical to the fight tioned permanently on cam- ing mechanisms for count- PM Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir was not restricted to gov- cash benefits extended tributes to 27 per cent of against this disease,” pus. The audit team of the er-terrorism cooperation Putin on the sidelines of Brics summit in Brazil. ernmental interactions in by government from the these deaths,” he said. Henrietta Fore, executive force will assess placement of and strengthen India’s ties capital cities, but was state exchequer to these Pneumonia also director of Unicef said. check points, towers and entry with the world’s five major Victory Day celebrations. I and our cultural about people and close bogus beneficiaries, emerged as the world’s Pneumonia is caused by and exit points in the universi- economies, met Putin on am happily waiting that I exchanges are expand- business relations. India amounts to `22,98,25,000 leading infectious killer bacteria, viruses or fungi, ty campus before they project the sidelines of the meet- will get an opportunity to ing,” the Russian had announced an (`22.98cr). Steps are of children, claiming the and leaves children fight- the exact number of troops ing. meet you once again,” the President said. “unprecedented” US$1 bil- being taken to recover lives of more than 8,00,000 ing for breath as their required to render the task of During the bilateral Prime Minister said. The annual May 9 lion line of credit for the money from them, children under the age of lungs fill with pus and guarding the facility, they meeting, Modi said that Putin said that bilateral Victory Day parade in Russia’s resource-rich Far said Sahoo. five every year, more than fluid. said. “frequent meetings have trade has registered a Moscow, where Russia East with Prime Minister The Odisha govern- 2,000 every day. Globally, more children strengthened our rela- growth of 17 per cent. shows off its military Modi vowing to support ment has in the first In India, 5 per 1,000 live under the age of five died tions. Our bilateral rela- “We have been imple- might, commemorates the President Putin’s “stupen- phase provided `5,000 to births under five mortali- from pneumonia in 2018 SUPRIYO tions are growing. You menting major bilateral May 1945 allied victory dous efforts” to develop Kalia beneficiaries. ty rate due to pneumonia than from any other dis- have invited me to visit projects and strengthen- over Nazi Germany. the extremely harsh Thus, ineligible have in 2018, the study said. ease. FACES Russia in May for the ing technical cooperation The two leaders are region. — PTI pocketed `22.98 cr. “In India, 14 per cent of — PTI PROTEST PRECAUTIONARY | STEP ■ Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says odd-even scheme can be extended if needed Namkhana/Fraserganj (WB), Nov. 13: Union minis- ter Babul Supriyo on Wednesday faced massive protests and was asked to go Smog shrouds Delhi again; schools shut till tomorrow back by a group of people when he arrived in South 24 New Delhi, Nov. 13: The restrictions on dirty-fuel November 5. Punjab, Amritsar's AQI Parganas district to take stock noxious smog resulting based industries in Delhi- The city’s overall air was 362, followed by of the situation in cyclone from raging farm fires and NCR, hot mix plants and quality index read 456 at 4 Bathinda (333), Patiala ‘Bulbul’-hit areas. unfavourable weather stone crushers till the pm, up from 425 at 4 pm on (285) and Jalandhar (276). Supriyo, who said on pushed pollution in Delhi- morning of November 15, Tuesday. An AQI between 201 and Tuesday that he had been NCR towards the “emer- as the MeT department Rohini and Dwarka 300 is considered ‘poor’, asked by Prime Minister gency” zone on said strong winds are Sector-8 were the most-pol- 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401- Narendra Modi to visit the Wednesday, prompting expected from Friday, luted areas with an AQI of 500 ‘severe’. An AQI above storm-ravaged areas in authorities to order clo- which will bring down the 494, followed by Nehru 500 falls in the ‘severe plus’ Bengal, claimed that the agita- sure of schools till air pollution levels to the Nagar (491) and Jahang- category. The levels of PM tors were activists of the rul- November 15 — a second very poor category. irpuri (488). Faridabad 2.5 - tiny particulate mat- ing Trinamul. time in two weeks. The schools in the (448), Ghaziabad (481), ter less than 2.5 microns in Supriyo was shown black With the Central national capital will be Greater Noida (472), diameter that can enter flags and was asked to stop Pollution Control Board closed on Thursday and Gurgaon (445) and Noida deep into the lungs and playing politics over a natural fearing a similar situation Friday, the Delhi govern- (479) also choked on even the bloodstream - calamity. will prevail over the next ment said. extremely polluted air. breached the emergency Criticising the Mamata two days, Chief Minister On November 1, the In neighbouring threshold of 300 micro- Banerjee-led party for engag- Arvind Kejriwal said the Supreme Court-mandated Haryana, Hisar and grams per cubic metre in ing in “dirty politics” over his odd-even road rationing panel EPCA declared a Bhiwani (470) districts Delhi-NCR on Tuesday visit, the Union minister said scheme can be extended if public health emergency reported the worst air night and shot up to 354 he would submit a report needed. The Environment as air pollution neared the quality, followed by Jind micrograms per cubic on the ground situation to Pollution (Prevention and emergency levels and the (445), Fatehabad (430), metre, around six times Modi. Control) Authority administration ordered Sirsa (415), Rohtak (412) the safe limit of 0-60, in the Tourists wear anti-pollution masks amid heavy smog as the air quality further dips to (EPCA) also extended the closure of schools till and Panipat (408). In morning. — PTI severe category in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI Word SPY GIRAFFITI FEARDOM PAGE Graffiti painted in a The state of living in fear or being subject Oped 7 very high spot to laws and policies based on fear DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD BJP-Shiv Sena cracks a sign of power imbalance

poll talisman, there must have There is a clear indica- BJP can outflank the domi- and it is incapable of articulat- political sophistication on the Parsa been apprehensions that the tion that the BJP was nance of Jats in Haryana and ing the aspirations of regions part of all political parties, party may not cross the win- gradually marginalising Rajasthan, the Yadavs in Uttar like Vidarbha and which they sadly lack. In the Venkateshwar ning line on its own. Of course, Pradesh and Bihar, and the Marathwada, though it has United States Congress (com- these closed-door parleys and the Shiv Sena in state Marathas in Maharashtra. gained a foothold of sorts in prising the House of Rao Jr arrangements can’t be verified politics. The victories Despite Prime Minister Marathwada. The Shiv Sena, Representatives and the because they are not backed by of the BJP under the Narendra Modi’s desperate like the BJP, is not geared to Senate), members from each a written agreement. They can- attempts to appropriate Dr B.R. absorb dalits and Muslims, party are found to vote across not be. Neither side can pro- Narendra Modi-Amit Ambedkar, dalits have not been who form a distinct element in the aisle whether any one of duce documentary evidence to Shah duumvirate has completely incorporated in the the state’s polity. the two parties have a majority prove that the other side is led the party to treat wider Hindutva core con- The two right-wing parties or not. here should not Rule, apparently on the recom- lying. its allies from the per- stituency. The party wants to then must review their ideolog- Meanwhile, it should not have been any mendation of governor Bhagat There is also a clear indica- spective of a patron. include Muslims too, but it ical and political positions if cause much consternation that hiccups in the Singh Koshiyari, but the break tion that the BJP was gradual- knows that in doing so it will they want to become major there is a delay in the forma- formation of a between the two right-wing ly marginalising the Shiv Sena alienate its Hindutva base. The players. It is perhaps tion of government. All that the Bharatiya parties. in state politics. The strike rate position in the political space. BJP is then faced with the vexa- inevitable that the BJP and Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Janata Party Shiv Sena chief Uddhav of the victories of the BJP Somewhere and somehow the tious task of balancing the caste Shiv Sena have to learn the Congress Party (NCP) and the (BJP)-Shiv Thackeray’s demand for a under the Narendra Modi- BJP under Mr Modi and Mr equations. BJP veteran Lal Congress’ trick of playing the Congress have to ensure is that Sena Maha share in the chief ministerial Amit Shah duumvirate has led Shah have failed to honour Krishna Advani’s ambition to card of “inclusive politics”, the they do not fall apart soon after YutiT coalition government term is, on the face of it, unrea- the party to treat its allies from what has come to be known as unite Hindu society under the much-abused political cliché. they come together. Something after the Maharashtra sonable. The Sena does not the perspective of a patron “coalition dharma”. Hindutva banner to counter In the next election, whenever similar had happened in Assembly election results. The have the numbers to back the rather than that of a partner. The Sena and the BJP may Mandal politics remains a dis- that happens, the BJP and the Karnataka in May 2018. The pre-poll alliance of the BJP- demand. Mr Thackeray says The BJP has very nearly get back together sometime or tant dream. The Hindu majori- Shiv Sena must fight on their BJP, the Congress and the Shiv Sena with its strength of that there was a pre-poll agree- emerged as the single domi- the other because the two have ty in the country is not a mono- own and test their respective Janata Dal (Secular) there have 161 in the 288-member ment on the issue, and the nant party of Indian politics in much in common in terms of lithic block, and the BJP cannot voter bases. landed themselves in a mess by Assembly should have formed BJP’s weak denial makes it the past five-and-a-half years, the majoritarian politics of hope to ride on the Hindutva In the shorter term, democra- filching members from other its third, and second succes- curiouser. It can only be specu- and the space of the allies has Hindutva, though the friction plank for too long. tic norms would have required parties to muster the numbers, sive, government without lated that the BJP might have been shrinking, whether it be between the Maratha-led Sena The political turbulence in that the BJP, which is the sin- as can be seen from the much ado. The demand of the nodded in passing about the of the Shiromani Akali Dal in and the Brahmin-led BJP in Maharashtra reflects the nat- gle largest party with 105 mem- Supreme Court upholding the Shiv Sena that the chief minis- arrangement because the Punjab, the Janata Dal Maharashtra needs to be ural faultlines in the Indian bers in the Assembly, should disqualification of the defec- ter’s post should be rotated has party, despite the hyperbolic (United) under Nitish Kumar smoothened. The BJP has for polity. The Shiv Sena will not have formed the government tors on Wednesday. There is come as a rude reminder that swagger of Prime Minister in Bihar, and the Shiv Sena in some years been deftly manag- ever become a dominant player and faced the pinpricks of a much that Maharashtra can political games are quite Narendra Modi and home min- Maharashtra. The irrational ing caste equations by falling in the state despite it champi- numerically larger Opposition, learn from Karnataka’s politi- unpredictable. The moot point ister-cum-party president demand of Mr Thackeray for back on the numerically small- oning the interests of “Marathi where it would have had to cal shenanigans. in the unexpected crisis in Amit Shah and their reliance the Shiv Sena’s turn in the er caste groups in order to fight manoos” because the party ensure a consensus on admin- post-poll Maharashtra is not on the abrogation of Article 370 chief minister’s post arises dominant castes in politics. does not have a presence in istrative and policy measures. The writer is a Delhi-based the imposition of President’s in Jammu and Kashmir as the from this anxiety to retain its The question is whether the many other parts of the state, That would require greater commentator and analyst Hero or double agent? Children’s Day: SC places focus on ’91 law to Celebrate the child Walesa now faces flak protect places of worship within you

James Bartholomew The terms, used as communal unrest by rais- ‘Hindus’ and ing entitlements of owner- ship/possession over exist- Francis ‘Muslims’, do not ing structures on the basis Gonsalves Sheena Shukkur appear blissful to be of alleged historic wrongs. used in all occa- The Supreme Court sions in the judg- remarked that the law has ech Walesa is probably rogator things like “You are been enacted to fulfil two the most famous of all really gifted but this system is ment since the par- purposes: “First, it pro- the thousands — actual- keeping you down. You ought to ties in the suits may hibits the conversion of hen asked about the age of his Lly millions — who strug- join us!” and “In my Poland, he verdict in the to the Muslim community not be treated as any place of worship. In grandchildren, grandpa explained, gled against the oppression of your life would be much better Ayodhya case for the unlawful destruc- the representation doing so, it speaks to the “The doctor is five years old, and Communist rule in Eastern and you could make more considered in tion of their place of wor- of all Hindus or all future by mandating that Wthe lawyer, four”. Today, on Europe and the Soviet Union. money”. He told me how his detail three suits ship for the Muslims”? the character of a place of “Children’s Day”, instead of moulding our The only person with a similar wife, Danuta, had torn a strip Tfiled by the There are reasons for at Muslims public worship shall not be children and grandchildren into clones like level of fame is Vaclav Havel in off the secret police when, from Nirmohi Akhara (Suit 3), least the plaintiff, the Waqf altered,” and thus bans the us, couldn’t we learn to be a little more like what was then Czechoslovakia. time to time, they came to the Sunni Central Waqf Board, to feel that justice conversion of a place of them? Said Jesus to his disciples, “Unless you Walesa was the leader of the arrest him. She bashed and Board (Suit 4) and by Ram was not adequately extend- enforced a constitutional worship or even a section change and become like children, you will Solidarity trade union which, pulled at them furiously. Lalla the deity (Suit 5). The ed to it while invoking commitment and of it “into a place of wor- never enter heaven”. Then, pointing to a according to the legend, grew He said he was never tortured. suit by Nirmohi Akhara Article 142. Further, the operationalised its ship of a different religious child, he added: “Whoever becomes humble from ten members to ten mil- By the 1980s, belief in the was dismissed for being terms, used as “Hindus” constitutional obligations denomination or of a dif- like this child is the greatest in the sight of lion in a single year, fundamen- Communist system was not as barred by limitation. The and “Muslims”, do not to uphold the equality of ferent segment of the same God.” Humility is the hall- tally challenging the totalitari- fierce and sincere as it had been deity’s suit was decreed appear blissful to be used all religions and religious denomination”. mark of children. Purged of an rule of the Communist previously. Everybody knew with conditions for fram- in all the occasions in the secularism, which is a part The second purpose, the ego, children think little of Party. He was awarded the perfectly well that Poland was ing of a scheme and a trust judgment since the parties of the basic features of the court observed, was that themselves; at most they’ll Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. He doing badly compared to the for the construction of the in the suits may not be Constitution”. The court the law “seeks to impose a brag about daddy’s muscles was imprisoned multiple times. West. He said that by then temple at Ram treated as the representa- said, “The Places of positive obligation to or mommy’s cooking. But eventually, Solidarity many Poles were “radishes” — Janambhoomi, the then tion of all Hindus or all Worship Act imposes a maintain the religious Children are avid learners. forced the government to allow only red on the outside. disputed land, while the Muslims in the country for non-derogable obligation character of every place of Psychologists tell us that other parties to compete for This is an important point. In prayers in the suit was for deciding a question of law towards enforcing our worship as it existed on children learn more quickly in the first four office, and this led to the fall of the early days, the Soviet-domi- a declaration of premises or a question of fact. commitment to secularism August 15, 1947 when India years of their life than at any other given the Communist regime in nated Communist regime was that it belonged to it and an Judicial decision-making under the Indian achieved independence time. The love and care received during Poland and contributed to the brutal. Witold Pilecki, for exam- injunction prohibiting the may call for religious emo- Constitution. The law is from colonial rule”. childhood makes them develop a healthy collapse of Communist rule ple, an astonishingly brave defendants from obstruct- tions, which the court has hence a legislative Section 6 mandates a sense of self and security, reaping lifelong throughout Eastern Europe. man, resisted both the Nazis ing construction of a tem- adequately considered and instrument designed to three-year “imprisonment benefits. People of my generation and the Communists. The ple. The Waqf Board’s suit perhaps which led to the protect the secular and a fine for contravening Children never bear grudges but forgive remember the TV pictures of Communists tortured him hor- was partly decreed, despite conclusion of the opera- features of the Indian the provisions of Section and forget easily. Growing up in Mumbai, an the dynamic, good-looking man ribly over a long period before the Supreme Court finding tional part of the judg- polity, which is one of the 3”. unwritten rule among all our parents was: he once was, addressing ship- executing him in 1948. Later on, that “the destruction of the ment. basic features of the While rejecting the rul- “Do not interfere in children’s fights, for yard workers. For us, Lech resistance was more likely to mosque and the oblitera- In this context, the posi- Constitution”. ing made by Justice D.V. they’ll soon be friends!” Indeed, while many Walesa is a hero. mean not getting a job and tion of the Islamic struc- tive appreciation of the Further, it observed, Sharma of the Allahabad boyhood games ended up as boxing bouts, the Meeting him now, he has maybe a spell in prison. It was ture was an egregious vio- verdict still remains to be “Non-retrogression is a high court, who had held next day the “fighters” would be the best of become a more rotund figure nasty and career-destroying but lation of the rule of law”. observed in the days to foundational feature of the that the protection given to friends. with a slightly puffy face. not as horrible. The court went on to add come. fundamental constitution- the religious structures Unless scarred by violence or abuse, chil- Apparently, he has not been While Walesa is a hero to most that “this court in the exer- The Supreme Court, in al principles of which secu- existing as on August 15, dren are happy and hopeful — totally trust- well, and I was fortunate to get of my generation, his reputa- cise of its powers under its verdict, discussed in larism is a core compo- 1947 could be challenged, ing in tomorrow while treasuring the here- an interview. But it proved a lit- tion in Poland is under attack. Article 142 of the detail the Places of nent. The Places of the court has asserted the and-now. Kids know how to celebrate life and tle trickier than I had expected. Some opponents claim he Constitution must ensure Worship (Special Worship Act is thus a leg- protected freedom and love others without prejudices of class, creed I asked him about the first time signed a document agreeing to that a wrong committed Provisions Act) Act 1991 islative intervention, rights over places of wor- or caste. Differences don’t matter; everyone he was arrested. “I don’t want be an informer for the secret must be remedied”. It fur- and asserted its signifi- which preserves non-retro- ship, that historical is family and friend. to talk about the past,” he police. They say his codename ther emphasises that “his- cance in the constitutional gression as an essential wrongs cannot be reme- Nehru also said, “I may not have time for declared. was “Bolek”. My posting about tory and its wrongs shall scheme of things and the feature of our secular val- died by people taking the adults, but I have enough time for children”. He said he couldn’t remember the interview soon attracted the not be used as instruments responsibility of all to hon- ues”. law into their own hands. the past anyway, and it was response that he was actually to oppress the present and our it. “In its purest form, the Further by upholding that Francis Gonsalves is a professor of theology. more important to talk about “Agent Bolek”. the future”. Section 2 of the Act non-retrogression princi- Parliament has mandated He can be contacted at [email protected] the future. My heart sank. I had It is impossible for an outsider In the wake of the court defines places of worship ple holds that government in no uncertain terms that come all the way to Gdansk on like me to know the whole finding that the “destruc- and Section 3 enacts a bar may extend protection history and its wrongs the Baltic Sea. I tried reasoning truth. But I was struck by a tion of the mosque was a on the conversion of a beyond what the shall not be used as instru- with him. I said young people in comment by Jacek Taylor, a violation of the rule of place of worship of any Constitution requires, but ments to oppress the pre- Britain know practically noth- genial former legal adviser to law” and holding that “the religious denomination or it cannot retreat from that sent and the future, the ing about what happened under Solidarity in its glory days. He Constitution postulates a section of it into a place extension once made”. The court was again calling for Communism and if people do said that during early strikes in the equality of all faiths; of worship of a different Supreme Court introduced the stoppage of any future not know such things, they will 1970, before Solidarity existed, tolerance and mutual coex- religious denomination or this principle in the judg- conflict regarding places of repeat the same mistakes. He when 30 strikers had been shot istence nourish the secular of a different segment of ment of Navtej Singh worship and preserve the conceded the point but coun- in the street, those who were commitment of our nation the same religious Johar vs Union of India. character of places of pub- tered that this could be left to arrested were often beaten, and and its people”, will the denomination. The court A strict implementation lic worship as it existed on historians. some were even beaten to order directing that that endorses this Act by of the Act is demanded August 15, 1947. He seemed to enjoy being death. It was so terrifying that “land measuring five acres saying that it was enacted thus by the Supreme Court uncooperative and it got worse. everybody arrested signed a be allotted to the Sunni to preserve secularism, a in order to get liberated The writer is a former Realising I am British, he form agreeing to inform with a Central Waqf Board” be a basic feature of the from any movements that faculty member of the announced that Britain had single exception. But here is the justifying relief “neces- Constitution. “The state may lead to a threat to sec- National Judicial betrayed Poland in 1939. We had key point: a great difference sary to provide restitution has, by enacting the law, ular values and generate Academy, Bhopal promised to help Poland if it exists between signing a form was attacked by Germany but and giving information that we had not done so. Britain and damages your comrades. America had again betrayed If Lech Walesa was a Poland in 1944. We had let the Communist agent, he was sure- Russians take over. ly the most spectacularly As a last resort, I argued that unsuccessful one of all time — Britain was in no position to what with leading a trade union fight in 1939. We had not got the that overturned a Communist armaments or the trained men. regime. Taylor, who was there We were barely in a position to at the time, certainly regards defend ourselves, let alone him as having been a major Poland. As I got quite animated asset to the movement because about it, Anastazja put her head of his oratory and leadership. in her hands but stoically con- A common view, I suspect, tinued to translate my words. It was given to me by the daughter was a high-risk approach but of a man who was shot by the thank goodness, it worked. Soviets in the Katyn massacre Suddenly everything became of 22,000 Polish officers and calm. Perhaps he’d had his fun. other members of the elite in “Now,” he said. “I will answer 1940. She said, “Walesa is a sim- your question”. ple man but a brave one. I thank I asked how he had God for giving him to us”. approached the many interro- gations he had faced. He said By arrangement with that he would say to the inter- the Spectator Vital meet PAGE External affairs minister S. Jaishankar meets French President Emmanuel Macron Nation 8 in Paris to discuss strategic issues DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Kerala braces for SC order on Sabarimala With just 3 days left for pilgrim season to kick in, political parties, social groups await top court order DC CORRESPONDENT the Supreme Court, it will the ruling and opposition THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, abide by the judgment and parties, socio, religious VERDICT ON BSY can run NOV. 13 implement it. organisations and devo- Verdict on Rafale pleas today Earlier this month, tees at large are keeping RAHUL’S ‘CHOR’ government safely for With the Supreme Court Kerala Chief Minister their fingers crossed over New Delhi, Nov. 13: The ■ A REVIEW PETITION on filed by the trio, lawyer set to pronounce its judg- Pinarayi Vijayan reiterat- the SC verdict. Supreme Court is sched- Vineet Dhandha and Aam remainder of his term ment in the review peti- ed in the Assembly that The apex court verdict uled to pronounce on the SC judgment was filed Aadmi Party lawmaker REMARK TODAY by Yashwant Sinha, Arun — Deve Gowda tion filed by the Tanthri the government was con- allowing women of all Thursday its verdict on Sanjay Singh. (head priest) of stitutionally bound to ages to the temple had trig- petitions seeking a review Shourie and Prashant On December 14, 2018, New Delhi, Nov. 13: The JDS Supremo Sabarimala and others implement the Supreme gered a major upheaval in of its judgment giving a Bhushan. dismissing the petitions Supreme Court is sched- seeking a review of the Court verdict. He clarified the state. clean chit to the Modi gov- seeking a probe into the uled to pronounce on September 28, 2018 his- that since it was not possi- While the government ernment in the Rafale lawyer Prashant Bhushan, `58,000 crore deal, the Thursday its verdict on toric judgment allowing ble for the state govern- went ahead with the deci- fighter jet deal with seeking a re-examination apex court had posed the criminal contempt entry of women of men- ment to bring any legisla- sion to implement the ver- French firm Dassault of its findings that there searching questions to the plea filed against Congress IN struating age to the hill tion to circumvent the dict, the opposition par- Aviation. was no occasion to doubt Centre on its deal with leader Rahul Gandhi by BRIEF temple on Thursday, the Supreme Court verdict, all ties, including UDF and On May 10, the apex the decision-making France to buy 36 Rafale BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi state is awaiting the ver- sections should wait for BJP, came out on the court had reserved the process in the procure- fighter jets on issues like for wrongly attributing to dict with great anticipa- the outcome of review streets along with commu- decision on the pleas, ment of 36 Rafale fighter ‘waiver of sovereign guar- the apex court his ‘chowki- RAJNATH ON tion. petition. nity organisations like including the one filed by jets. antee’ and the absence of dar chor hai’ remark in The government has With just three days left NSS to oppose the entry of former Union ministers The top court is likely to technology transfer clause Rafale case against Prime FIRST VISIT TO made it clear that whatev- for Mandala Makara- menstruating women to Yashwant Sinha, Arun pronounce verdicts on in the pact. Minister Narendra Modi. ARUNACHAL er may be the verdict of vilakku pilgrim season, the temple. Shourie and activist three review petitions — PTI — PTI PAWAN BALI | DC NEW DELHI, NOV. 13 Protesting dengue disaster If an MLA quits out of free will, Defence minister Rajnath Singh will begin a two-day visit from Thursday to the sen- sitive border state in north- east, Arunachal Pradesh. He accept it, says Supreme Court will review the preparedness of security along the border with China. From Page 1 164(1B) and 361B of the He will be in Tawang on Constitution, which pro- Thursday where he is expect- Upholding the disqualifi- All 17 disqualified vides for a bar from being ed to visit the Tawang cation orders passed by appointed as a minister or Monastery. It is the largest then Speaker Ramesh from holding any remu- monastery in India and sec- Kumar on July 25 and July nerative political post ond-largest in the world after 28, 2019, a three-judge MLAs to join BJP from the date of disquali- the Potala Palace in Lhasa, bench comprising fication till the date on Tibet. Justices N.V. Ramana, DC CORRESPONDENT ■ which the term of his The defence minister will lay Sanjeev Khanna and BENGALURU, NOV. 13 THE FORMER legisla- office would expire or if a wreath on the Tawang War Krishna Murari set aside tors led by Ramesh he is re-elected to the leg- Memorial which is dedicated the part of the Speaker’s Hours after the Supreme Jarkiholi rushed to the islature, whichever is ear- to the heroes of Sino-India order unseating the 17 for Court gave its order allow- residence of BJP nation- lier”. war that took place in 1962. the rest of the Assembly’s ing the disqualified MLAs al organising secretary Rejecting the plea by the Singh will visit the Indian term. to contest the December 5 in Delhi and discussed Congress and JD(S) that Army post in Bum La area on Calling for the strength- byelections, the state BJP with him the formalities the entire issue be sent to Friday. ening of the anti-defection swung into action to a larger five-judge This is for the first time that law to ensure that “unde- induct all 17 into the party of joining the party. Constitution Bench, Singh will be visiting the line mocratic practices are dis- and brainstormed on Justice Ramana said: of actual control (LAC) as a couraged and checked”, fielding them as its candi- on Athani, Ranebennur, “The existence of a sub- defence minister. Bum La is Justice Ramana said there dates for the seats that and Shivajinagar con- stantial question of law the last Indian Army post at was a “growing trend” of have fallen vacant follow- stituencies. BJP senior does not weigh on the the India-China border at an Speakers “acting against ing their resignations in leader and party core stakes involved in the altitude of 15,700 feet above the constitutional duty of July. committee member, case, rather it depends on sea level. being neutral”. The former legislators Aravind Limbavali said the impact the ‘question of He will also inaugurate an The court also lamented themselves, headed by the disqualified MLAs law’ will have on the final important river bridge in the that “horse-trading and Ramesh Jarkiholi rushed would join the BJP determination.” area. This is also Singh’s corrupt practices” associ- to the residence of BJP Thursday morning and Making it clear there maiden visit to Arunachal ated with defections and national organising secre- the party would take a was no “substantial ques- Pradesh as defence minister. change of loyalties for the tary, B.L. Santhosh in decision on fielding them tion of law” in this matter The area has been in news due “lure of office or wrong Delhi, and discussed with for the bypolls by which needs reference to a to transgressions from the reasons have not abated”. him the formalities of Thursday evening. larger bench as sought by Chinese army. China claims As a principle, the court joining the party and later “The disqualified MLAs the Congress and JD(S), Arunachal Pradesh as part of said it was the prerogative left for Bengaluru where met our national leaders the court said: “If the southern Tibet. of a member to resign and they will join the saffron in Delhi after the questions having a deter- he could not be compelled party on Thursday. Supreme Court verdict mining effect on the final to continue in the legisla- Soon after the verdict, and will join the BJP at its outcome have already GOVT GRILLED ture. the BJP core committee state office Thursday been decided by a conclu- “Once it is demonstrated held a meeting in morning. The core com- sive authority, then such a member is willing to Bengaluru on Wednesday mittee has decided to questions cannot be called ON BHOPAL resign out of his free will, and decided to induct all induct all the MLAs into as ‘substantial questions’ the Speaker has no option the disqualified MLAs the party. But it has not of law.” GAS TRAGEDY but to accept the resigna- into the party. yet taken a decision on Meanwhile, R. Roshan tion” — a point empha- Although after a lengthy giving tickets to all the Baig, one of the 17 dis- RABINDRA NATH sised by the 17 MLAs in discussion, the meeting MLAs for the bypolls. The qualified MLAs, is not CHOUDHURY | DC the course of the hearing. chaired by BJP state pres- party will announce its likely to join the BJP on BHOPAL, NOV. 13 Not accepting the dis- ident, Nalin Kumar Kateel candidates for all 15 Thursday along with qualified MLAs’ argument arrived at a consensus on Assembly constituencies other disqualified MLAs, A local court on Wednesday that the disqualification giving tickets to them, by Thursday evening," he with his name missing asked the Centre to explain as Police personnel baton charge a BJP activist during a protest against the spurt in proceedings cannot be there was some indecision added. from the invitation sent to why summons issued by it dengue cases, in Kolkata, on Wednesday. At least 35 BJP workers were either arrest- continued if the resigna- out by the BJP which lists were not served to US-based ed or detained and around 60 members were injured during a clash that broke tions are tendered, the the names of 16 disquali- Dow Chemical in a case relat- between the two sides. As many as 44,852 dengue cases have been reported from court said: “Even if the to the resignation does not fied under the Tenth fied MLAs but omits the ed to the 1984 Bhopal gas Kolkata and its adjoining areas, while 25 people have reportedly died of dengue in resignation is tendered, come to an end.” Schedule shall be subject- name of Baig. This issue tragedy, which had left over the act resulting in dis- However, the verdict said ed to sanctions provided was discussed in Delhi, West Bengal since January. — PTI 15,000 people dead and around qualification arising prior that “a member disquali- under Articles 75(1B), sources said. one lakh others maimed. The court directed the undersecretary, internal secu- rity-II division, ministry of home affairs (MHA), to appear RTI, Privacy are Finance Act issue referred to larger bench before it on January 20, 2020 to explain why it has not been New Delhi, Nov. 13: In a ation included whether from excessive delegation ment under Section 184 of said the new set of rules to able to serve the summons to blow to the government, the ‘Finance Act, 2017’, of legislative functions as Finance Act, 2017 being be formulated by the gov- Dow Chemical in the case. two sides of the the Supreme Court on insofar as it amends cer- there are adequate princi- contrary to the parent ernment should ensure The court’s directive came in Wednesday struck down tain other enactments and ples to guide its framing. enactment and the princi- “non-discriminatory and the wake of the CBI present- in entirety the rules for- alters conditions of serv- However, a 5-judge ples envisaged in the uniform conditions of ing its status report that mulated by the Centre on ice of persons manning Constitution bench, head- Constitution as interpret- service, including assured despite reminders issued by same coin: SC appointment and service different Tribunals, can be ed by Chief Justice ed by this Court, are here- tenure, keeping in mind the MHA to the US depart- conditions for members of termed as a ‘Money Bill’ Ranjan Gogoi, said: by struck down in entire- the fact that the ment of justice, the summons various tribunals, and under Article 110 and con- “Tribunal, Appellate ty.” Chairperson and has not been served and a From Page 1 said that if the content of referred to a larger bench sequently is validly enact- Tribunal and other The apex court directed Members appointed after service report is still awaited. the right to know and the the issue of examining the ed. Authorities (Qualifi- the Centre to re-formulate retirement and those who The court had earlier issued “Judicial independence enforcement of right to validity of the passage of The top court held that cations, Exper-ience and the rules strictly in con- are appointed from the summons to Dow Chemical to and accountability go know law are to possess a the Finance Act 2017 as Section 184 of Finance other Conditions of formity and in accordance Bar or from other spe- appear before it in connection hand in hand,” said the “meaningful dimension”, Money Bill which was vig- Act, 2017, which empowers Service of Members) with the principles delin- cialised professions/serv- with the case. judges, and added, “Thus, certain steps are neces- orously opposed in the Centre to frame rules Rules, 2017 suffer from eated by it. ices, constitute two sepa- when public interest sary, and the foremost Parliament by Opposition relating to appointment various infirmities as The bench, also compris- rate and distinct homoge- demands the disclosure of among them is that the parties. and service conditions of observed earlier. ing Justices N.V. Ramana, neous classes”. CHAUTALA information, judicial “basis for the selection The questions the apex members of various tri- “These Rules formulated D.Y. Chandrachud, Deepak independence has to be and appointment of court framed for consider- bunals, does not suffer by the Central Govern- Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, — PTI GIVEN 11 kept in mind while decid- judges to the higher judi- ing the question of exer- ciary must be defined and cise of discretion. placed in the public DEPARTMENTS However, we should not realm.” FAKE | CLAIM Rumours started after farmer claimed he was ‘cured’ by tree be understood to mean Justice Ramana, in a Chandigarh, Nov. 13: that the independence of concurring judgment Haryana deputy chief minis- the judiciary can be with separate reasoning, ter Dushyant Chautala was achieved only by denial of said there should be a bal- ‘Miracle tree’ frenzy leaves 11 cops hurt allocated 11 departments on access to information. ancing formula for right Wednesday, a day before the Independence in a given to privacy and the right to first expansion of the case may well demand transparency, and the RABINDRA NATH with the hope of finding a Manohar Lal Khattar-led cabi- openness by furnishing independence of the judi- CHOUDHURY | DC cure. net. the information.” ciary should be protected BHOPAL, NOV. 13 WEIRD “Even a woman who suf- Khattar (65), who took oath Further, while applying from any breach. fered brain haemorrhage as the Chief Minister for the the proportionality test, Stating that “trans- A core area in Satpura NEWS was discharged from a second time on October 27, the type and nature of the parency cannot be Tiger Reserve (STR) in when police tried to push hospital in Bhopal and and Dushyant Chautala (31), information sought is a allowed to run to its Madhya Pradesh’s them away to control the brought to the village in a who was sworn-in as his relevant factor, the judges absolute”, Justice Hosangabad district on situation. The irate mob stretcher by her relatives deputy, are the only two mem- said. Ramana added, “We may Wednesday turned a bat- then pelted stones at the so that she could touch the bers of the present cabinet. Concurring with the note that right to infor- tlefield when a swelling police, causing bleeding tree and get completely On the advice of the Chief main judgment but giving mation should not be crowd grew restless to injuries to 11 cops. cured,” he said. Minister, the governor allocat- separate reasoning, allowed to be used as a touch a ‘miracle tree,’ a “As many as 11 police- A senior forest officer ed the departments to the Justice Chandrachud tool of surveillance to Mahua tree believed to men were injured in the deployed in the STR told existing council of ministers, said the judiciary cannot scuttle effective function- cure sick people, and incident,” Hosangabad this newspaper that a local according to an official order. function in total insula- ing of judiciary. While attacked the police district additional super- farmer, identified as Roop The BJP had formed govern- tion as judges enjoy a con- applying the second step deployed in the area, in intendent of police Kumar Singh, was the ment in the state with the help stitutional post and dis- the concerned authority the process, leaving 11 Ghanashyam Malavya told brain behind the miracle of the Jannayak Janta Party charge a public duty. needs to balance these cops injured. this newspaper. tree. The farmer was (JJP) led by Chautala, the Noting that there is a considerations as well.” Hundreds of people from He said that the tree has People throng the miracle tree in Satpura Tiger Reserve heard saying in a video great grandson of former vital element of public “The Right to various parts of the state been attracting people shot by a guard of the STR in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. deputy prime minister late interest in knowing about Information and Right to thronged the forested vil- from the state and outside that he was drawn to the Devi Lal. the norms which are Privacy are two sides of lage of Nayagaon to wor- for the last three months less than 10 lakh people cer Lokesh Nirapure tree when he was passing The seven Independents are taken into consideration the same coin. None can ship the ‘miracle’ tree, after rumours that it has have visited the village so said people were seen car- by it three months ago and also supporting the govern- in selecting candidates take precedence over the leading to a stampede-like powers to heal even termi- far to worship the tree, rying infirm and old then got his limping leg ment. for judicial appointments, other,” the court said in a situation there. nally ill people spread like police said. patients, administered cured when he came in Justice Chandrachud majority judgment. They turned violent wildfire in the region. No STR sub-divisional offi- with IV drips, to the tree contact with it. Critical meet PAGE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump will meet as relations between the two World 9 Nato allies are at their lowest point in decades DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Venice floods highest in 50 years China weighing options in HK We must do more to Beijing, Nov. 13: A sharp escalation of violence in CHINESE PUPILS protect immigrant Hong Kong is once again raising the question of workers so they can how China’s central gov- FLEE HONG KONG ernment will respond: boost economy Will it intervene, or allow AFTER VIOLENCE the chaos to persist? — Kamala Harris The Liaison Office, Hong Kong, Nov. 13: which represents main- University students from Indian origin senator land authorities in Hong mainland China are flee- Kong, said on Wednesday ing Hong Kong, and class- that actions in the semi- es in primary and second- IN BRIEF autonomous territory ary schools have been were ‘slipping into the suspended as clashes abyss of terrorism’. It turn increasingly violent No sign of new pointed out that a man in the city’s 5-month-long was set on fire Monday anti-government unrest. govt in Lebanon during an argument with Marine police used a Beirut: Main roads across demonstrators, leaving boat on Wednesday to Lebanon were closed on him in critical condition. help a group of mainland Wednesday in fresh protests On the same day, a students leave the after President Michel Aoun police officer shot a pro- Chinese University of angered demonstrators by tester who was then taken Hong Kong, which urging them to end their to a hospital, also in criti- remained barricaded by revolt against corruption cal condition. demonstrators after vio- among the country’s ruling The unabating tumult, lent clashes with police elite. His remarks in a televi- now in its sixth month, on Tuesday. sion interview late on may give China’s ruling The Technical Univ- Tuesday ignited demonstra- Communist Party the jus- ersity of Denmark urged tions overnight in which a tification it needs to take 36 students in Hong Kong protester was shot and killed more direct action, ana- to return home, saying after an altercation with lysts said. The Liaison ‘some of our students Lebanese soldiers at a road- Office described the act of have been forced to move block south of Beirut. setting the man on fire as from their dormitories The killing marked a bloody “flagrant terrorism,” and because they were put on twist to the crisis that has pledged support for Hong fire’. gripped Lebanon for nearly a Kong authorities taking The protests have taken month, escalating tensions in measures to curb ‘various on a strong anti-China a country ensnared in a deep illegal acts of violence bent, with radical demon- political and economic crisis. People walk across the flooded St. Marks square, with St. Marks basilica and the Bell Tower in background, after an exceptional overnight ‘Alta and acts of terrorism’. strators trashing branch- Chinese authorities had es of mainland banks, Acqua’ high tide water level, on Wednesday in Venice. The region was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years with tourists wading through called the demonstrators and pro-China restaurant Car bomb blast flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St. Marks Square. — AFP ‘rioters.’ — AP chains. — AP kills 7 in Kabul IMPEACHMENT Kabul: At least seven people were killed and 10 others, including four foreign HEARINGS GO nationals, wounded in Kabul, Bolivia Senator stand-in Prez when a van packed with PUBLIC IN U.S. explosive targeted a vehicle belonging to a foreign secu- Washington, Nov. 13: rity company, Afghan securi- The US House of Rep- Opposition Sen. Jeanine Anez declares herself interim president of crisis-torn country ty officials said. There was resentatives launched La Paz, Nov. 13: Bolivians no immediate claim of momentous televised have new uncertainty to responsibility in the rush- impeachment hearings grapple with now that LAST WOMAN STANDING hour attack, that comes a on Wednesday as Dem- opposition Sen. Jeanine day after the Afghan govern- ocrats seek to make the Añez declared herself EVO'S ALLIES WHO HELD SENIOR POSTS FLED, LEAVING ANEZ THE ment agreed on a prisoner case to the American interim president of the MOST SENIOR OFFICIAL STILL STANDING. SHE DECLARED THAT IT WAS exchange with the Taliban public that President crisis-torn Andean coun- UP TO HER TO TAKE THE REINS OF POWER IMMEDIATELY insurgents in the hopes of Donald Trump abused try just hours after Evo reviving peace talks. Nasrat the powers of his office. Morales flew off to self- ■ CONSERVATIVE SENATOR ■ SHE CAST herself as the only one in a posi- Rahimi, a spokesman for the “There are few actions exile in Mexico. Jeanine Anez was unknown to tion to lead the country out of its crisis, sparked interior ministry, said a sui- as consequential as the Questions remained cide bomber driving a van impeachment of a presi- about who might rally many Bolivians before she by claims that Morales rigged his re-election targeted an armoured vehi- dent,” said House Inte- around Añez, while stepped out beaming and last month. waving a Bible on the balcony cle that belonged to lligence Committee chai- Morales’ supporters angri- ■ MORALES BRANDED her 'a coup-mongering GardaWorld, a Canadian rman Adam Schiff, the ly accused her of trying to of the government palace. right-wing senator.' He said she had “declared security company that saw California congressman seize power in her declara- ■ four of its staff wounded. overseeing the historic tion on Tuesday, raising ■ A LONGTIME critic of her herself... interim president without a legislative inquiry in the Dem- the prospect of more trou- leftist predecessor Evo quorum, surrounded by a group of ocratic-controlled Ho- bles following weeks of Morales, she stepped into the accomplices.” use. clashes over the disputed Russell Crowe’s power vacuum left when he ■ “The questions pre- Oct. 20 presidential elec- suddenly fled the country to ANEZ BECAME the South American country’s home destroyed sented by this impeach- tion. escape a violent crisis. 66th president and the second woman to hold ment inquiry are Some people took to the the post. NSW: Bushfires raging whether President Tru- streets cheering and wav- ■ ANEZ IS a 52-year-old ■ across Australia’s east coast mp sought to exploit ing national flags after lawyer from the northeastern THE LAST woman to serve as Bolivia’s presi- destroyed two buildings on a (Ukraine’s) vulnerabili- Añez claimed the post of region of Beni, bordering dent was Lidia Gueiler, who held the post for rural property owned by ty and invite Ukraine’s Senate leader, the position Brazil. less than two years before being deposed in a Russell Crowe, the Oscar- interference in our elec- next in line for the presi- military coup in 1980. winning actor said on Twitter tions,” Schiff said. “If dency. Furious supporters ■ AS SECOND deputy speak- ■ on Wednesday. The 55-year- this is not impeachable of Morales responded by er of the Senate, Anez was ANEZ PROMISED to hold fresh elections ‘as old posted a video and pic- conduct, what is?” trying to force their way to sworn in by her allies after all soon as possible’. tures on his Twitter feed of a Trump faces the most the Congress building in helicopter water-bombing perilous challenge of his La Paz yelling, “She must the other officials in line to ■ ANEZ SERVED from 2006 to 2008 as member smoke-filled trees near a tumultuous three-year quit!” act as interim president had of an assembly that drew up the current consti- fence and driveway, com- tenure in the White Añez, a women’s rights fled. tution. She has been a senator since 2010. menting ‘Top shot son!’ House as the public activist and former TV ■ SHE IMMEDIATELY made a Meanwhile, Crowe’s neigh- impeachment hearings presenter, seemed in a ten- ■ SHE IS a member of a ■ SHE WAS named second deputy ■ HER SWEARING-IIN, approved point of marking herself out bours have claimed their began under the glare of uous position. She decl- minority conservative leader of the Senate in line with a by the Constitutional Court, — AFP from Morales, a socialist who houses were left to burn live TV cameras. ared herself interim presi- political group, tradition that all parties be repre- sparked jubilation in her home- had done away with religious while fire trucks passed by dent even though she Democratic Unity. sented in the top posts. town of Trinidad. to save the Hollywood star’s lacked a quorum in the oaths of office. mansion. The Gladiator star Senate after Morales’ lives with his family in Nana party boycotted the ses- Glen in New South Wales, sion, and she wasn’t sworn pressure from Bolivia’s power centers. Morales ers could not assemble the Senate and the leader of by modern 26-story presi- Australia which is currently in by anyone before military chief following resigned shortly after an numbers needed for for- the lower house. dential palace with a heli- being ravaged by bushfires. appearing on a balcony of the weeks of violent Organisation of American mal sessions. Añez was a second-tier port that was built by the old presidential palace protests fed by allegations States audit reported Añez forged ahead any- opposition figure until Morales and that his foes wearing the presidential of electoral fraud in the widespread irregularities way, arguing that Bolivia Morales, Latin America’s had criticised as one of his sash. Oct. 20 election, which he in the vote count. Bolivia’s could not wait and be left longest serving leader excesses. She also carried ISRAELI AIR “My commitment is to claimed to have won. first indigenous president in a power vacuum. After resigned after nearly 14 a Bible, which had been return democracy and Although Añez met with arrived in Mexico on Morales quit, resignations years in power. banned by Morales from Donald Trump tranquility to the coun- Gen. Williams Kaliman, Tuesday under a grant of by allies left vacancies in She immediately tried to the presidential palace. STRIKES try,” she said. “They can the armed forces com- asylum. But his resigna- the only posts listed by the set differences with the Morales said that Añez’s TRUMP WANTED never again steal our mander, it was uncertain tion still needed to be constitution as presiden- socialist leader. She greet- ‘self-proclamation’ was an POUND GAZA vote.” how much support she approved by both houses tial successors — the vice ed supporters at an old affront to constitutional Morales resigned under could count on from other of Congress, and lawmak- president, the head of the palace instead of the near- government. — AP Gaza, Nov. 13: Israeli air HILLARY INFO strikes pounded Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza on Wednesday ON WIKILEAKS ■ and militants resumed rocket HATE | CRIME Jews and Muslims top hate crime victims fire toward Israel after a brief Washington, Nov. 13: ‘Garbage from India, overnight lull, as the death toll President Donald Tru- rose to 23 Palestinians, includ- mp’s 2016 campaign was ing a 7-year-old boy and two keen to keep abreast of China floats into LA’ other minors, in the heaviest the release of emails Sikhs 3rd most targeted in US round of fighting in months. potentially damaging to New York, Nov. 13: US ■ TRUMP SAID US The military said, more than Democratic candidate Washington, Nov. 13: ■ maximum 1,943 hate matively providing rep- President Donald Trump withdrew from the 250 rockets were fired at Hillary Clinton, reach- Around 60 incidents of ANTI-SSIKH hate crime incidents were orts of hate crimes, it has said countries like crimes rose by 200 per horrible, economically Israeli communities since the ing all the way to hate crimes against Sikhs against anti-Black or said. China, India and Russia unfair Paris accord that violence erupted following an Trump, the Republican’s were reported to the US cent since 2017, making African Americans, fol- “While hate crimes are doing ‘absolutely Israeli airstrike that killed a former deputy campaign Federal Bureau of Sikhs the third most lowed by anti-White (762) remained relatively stea- nothing’ to clean up their killed American jobs and senior Islamic Jihad com- chairman testified in Investigation in 2018, mak- commonly targeted reli- and anti-Hispanic or dy nationally, reported smokestacks and indus- shielded foreign mander. With the strike, Israel court on Tuesday. ing the community the gious group Latino (485). anti-Sikh hate crimes rose trial plants and the polluters stepped up its battle against Rick Gates, testifying third most commonly tar- The FBI reports as many by 200 percent since 2017, garbage that they drop in Iran and its proxies. in the criminal trial of geted religious group after ■ THE SIKH coalition as 148 hate crimes against making Sikhs the third sea floats into Los climate agreement was a The latest fighting brought President Donald Tru- Jews and Muslims in the said it was ‘dishearten- Asians in 2018, while those most commonly targeted Angeles. ‘disaster’ for the US, life in much of Israel to a mp’s longtime political US, according to an annu- ing’ that hate crimes against Arabs were 82, religious group in the Terming climate change adding that the deal standstill. Schools were closed adviser Roger Stone, al report released by the remain systematically anti-American Indian or dataset,” it said. as a ‘very complex issue’, would have resulted in in Israeli communities near said he witnessed a call FBI on Tuesday. ‘under-reported’ across Alaska Native (194). “At the end of the day, Donald Trump said he ‘trillions and trillions of the Gaza border and restric- with Trump and Stone A total of 7,120 hate the US The Sikh coalition in a this data simply isn’t giv- considers himself to be, dollars’ of destruction to tions on public gatherings con- related to WikiLeaks crimes were reported to statement said it is ‘dis- ing us the accurate infor- ‘in many ways, an envi- America. tinued as rockets rained down. website in late July 2016. the FBI by law enforce- ■ THE LARGEST num- heartening’ that hate mation we need to effec- ronmentalist, believe it or “And it is so unfair. It Air raid sirens continued to WikiLeaks disclosed ment agencies around the ber of hate crimes crimes remain systemati- tively counteract hate not’. “So...I'm very much doesn’t kick in for China wail throughout the day. several batches of stolen country last year, slightly based on religion were cally ‘under-reported’ against targeted commu- into climate. But I want until 2030. Russia goes The fighting was triggered emails in the months down from 7,175 in 2017, reported against Jews across the United States. nities,” said Sim J Singh, the cleanest air on the back into the 1990s, where by Israel’s targeted killing of before the election that the FBI said, adding that followed by Muslims According to the Federal Sikh coalition senior man- planet and I want to have the base year was the dirt- Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his damaged Clinton. this involved 8,496 offens- Bureau of Justice Stat- ager of policy and advoca- clean water,” he said. iest year ever in the wife as they were sleeping. Gates said that within es. istics, Americans experi- cy. “It’s past time for He added that the US world. India, we are sup- Rocket fire from Gaza reached 30 seconds or so of The largest number of report, 91 hate crimes ence an average of 2,50,000 action. Congress must withdrew from the ‘one- posed to pay them money as far north as Tel Aviv. Prime Trump hanging up with hate crimes based on reli- were reported against hate crimes per year; this pass the next generation sided, horrible, horrible, because they are a devel- Minister Benjamin Netan- Stone, Trump said that gion were reported other religions, including latest FBI data, by con- of common-sense legisla- economically unfair, oping nation. I said, yahu told a special Cabinet ‘more information woul- against Jews (835), fol- 12 against Hindus and ten trast, only managed to tion that equips law Paris climate accord that “We’re a developing meeting that Israel has no d be coming,’ in an lowed by Muslims (188) anti-Buddhist crimes. document 7,120 incidents, enforcement to better killed American jobs and nation, too’,” Trump said interest in sparking a wider apparent reference to and Sikhs (60). Of the 4,047 hate crimes with less than 13 per cent identify and track hate shielded foreign pol- evoking laughte from the confrontation. WikiLeaks. — AFP According to the FBI based on ethnicity, the of law enforcement affir- incidents,” he said. — PTI luters.” He said the Paris audience. — PTI free software PAGE Twitch publicly launched Twitch Studio, its new software designed to help new Technomics 10 streamers get started broadcasting. DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD TESLA TO SET SHORT TAKES CHINESE SCIENTIST PLEADS UP FACTORY GUILTY TO TECH THEFT Washington, Nov. 13: A secrets. The DoJ said Tan IN BERLIN Chinese scientist pleaded pleaded guilty in US District guilty on Tuesday to stealing Court for the Northern San Francisco, next-generation battery District of Oklahoma to theft Nov. 13: A new technology from the of a trade secret, unautho- Tesla auto factory American petroleum compa- rized transmission of a trade to serve the ny where he worked, the secret, and unauthorized European market Department of Justice said. possession of a trade secret. will be based in Hongjin Tan, 35, a Chinese The market value of the Germany, chief national who was a perma- next-generation battery executive Elon nent legal resident of the technology Tan was accused Musk said Tuesday. United States, was arrested of stealing was more than $1 Musk said during in December 2018 and billion, it said. FB UNIFIES PAY a ceremony at charged with stealing trade — AFP Germany's Golden SYSTEM ACROSS Milk quality Steering Wheel awards that the new “Gigafactory” ITS PLATFORMS would be “in the Bengaluru, Nov. 13: Berlin area.”He said Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on can now be the company Tuesday it was launching planned the facility Facebook Pay, a unified pay- “near the new air- ment service through which port” in Berlin and users across its platforms assessed in that Tesla would including WhatsApp and also set up a design Instagram can make pay- center in the area. ments without exiting the “Everyone knows app. that German engi- The social network said the minutes neering is outstand- service would allow users to ing and that's part send money or make a pay- IIT-G’s paper sensor can test milk of the reason we are ment with security options locating our such as PIN or biometrics on without any special devices Gigafactory Europe their smartphones. in Germany,” he Chief Executive Officer Guwahati, Nov. and loaded it said on stage. Mark Zuckerberg said earlier 13: Researchers at the ing scho- with a recognition ele- “We are also going this year the company is plan- Indian Institute of lar Kuldeep Mahato, ment — anti-ALP — to create an engi- ning to unify the messaging Technology (IIT) developed the simple which captures the ALP neering and design infrastructure across its plat- Guwahati have developed visual detection tech- present in the milk. center in Berlin forms. a paper-based sensor that nique to asses the quality Upon treatment with because I think He said the company would can accurately asses the of milk, without the need the colour-forming com- Berlin has some of encrypt conversations on quality and freshness of for special equipment and pound 'BCIP', the cap- the best art in the more of its messaging servic- milk within minutes by instruments. “It would be tured complex of ALP world.”The news es and make them compatible changing its colour. useful if the quality of forms a blue-green highlights a further as direct messaging was like- The quality and fresh- milk can be tested at the coloured precipitate, that global expansion ly to dwarf discussion on the ness of milk are decided point of collection of otherwise does not gives for the electric car traditional, open platform of by the invasion and pres- milk or even in the home any colour in the absence maker, which last Facebook’s news feed in a few ence of microbes in the kitchen,” Chandra said in of ALP. The intensity of month said its fac- years. milk, the researchers a statement, adding that the colour indicates the tory in China had Facebook said the new serv- explained in the study such testing requires amount of ALP present. started production. ice will collect user informa- published in the journal easy-to-operate and The researchers used a Musk offered few tion such as payment method, Biosensors, and portable detection kits. smartphone to capture details, but reports date, billing and contact Bioelectronics. Chandra explained that the image of the colour. have said the com- details when a transaction is They noted that bacte- Alkaline Phosphatase They used the RGB filter pany hopes to begin made and that it would use ria and other microbes (ALP) is a metalloprotein in the phone to profile the European produc- the data to show targeted that grow in milk can not found naturally in raw colour obtained, which tion by 2021. advertisements to users. only affect its taste and milk samples, and is con- could be co-related to the “Giga Berlin,” Advertising practices of freshness, but also result sidered an important bio- concentration of ALP Musk tweeted, Facebook have been in the in health issues. marker in the quality present in the test sample. bookending the spotlight for the past few Pasteurisation is com- control of milk. It is “Our sensor takes merely words with heart years amid growing discon- monly used to kill the found in raw milk and is 13? minutes to detect ALP, emojis. tent over its approach to pri- microbes in milk and var- destroyed during pas- and hence it can be “Will build batter- vacy and user data. ious tests are used to teurisation. ALP is also applied for quick onsite ies, powertrains & Facebook Pay will be avail- ensure the effectiveness of found in higher amounts analysis,” said Chandra. vehicles, starting able on Facebook and the process, according to in the case of milk derived The researchers success- with Model Y,” he Messenger this week in the the researchers led by from animals with infec- fully tested milk obtained added in another United States, the company Pranjal Chandra, an assis- tion in the mammary from villages and commer- tweet. said in a blog post. tant professor at IIT glands, he noted. cially available milk sam- Tesla is estimated — Reuters Guwahati. Detection of ALP in milk ples using their paper- to have some 30 per- Commonly used tests can thus point to inade- based sensor kit, and cent of the Euro- such as the methylene quate pasteurisation and found that they could pean market for bat- ‘CHINA HAS NOT blue test, are time con- perhaps contamination. detect down to 0.87 units of tery-powered cars. suming, and could take “Despite ALP’s recognis- ALP per millilitre of milk Musk's announce- many hours for colour able detection potential in to about 91100 per cent ment is good news ISSUED DIGITAL changes to indicate the native milk, the multi-step accuracy. This detection for the German auto presence and absence of nature, and requirement limit and accuracy industry, according CURRENCY’ microbes. Commercial of sophisticated bulky make it possible to dis- to professor Ferdi- phenol-based tests require analytical instruments criminate raw milk nand Dudenhoeffer Beijing, Nov. 13: sophisticated spectropho- and trained personnel, to from pasteurised or of the Center for China’s central bank tometers and involve detect ALP, limit their use boiled milk which Automotive said on Wednesday it multi-step procedures, as a sensor of milk quality contains ALP in Research at the had not issued any dig- which necessitates dedi- in remote settings and in ultra-trace am- University of ital currencies nor cated testing centres and home kitchens,” added ounts, research- Duisburg-Essen. authorized any asset trad- skilled personnel. Chandra. ers said. Tesla producing ing platforms to trade such The team, The researchers used — PTI electric cars in currencies, denying rumors includ- simple filter paper, chemi- Germany could about the issuance of such cally modified it, wave a checkered currencies. flag at the local The central bank is still competition, such studying and testing its own as VW, BMW, and digital currency and a Daimler, speeding timetable circulated online for up innovation in the roll-out of digital curren- the sector there, cy is not accurate, the People’s AI can categorise mental status Dudenhoeffer said. Bank of China said in a state- Tesla last month ment on its website. Houston, Nov. 13: They developed a Foltz from the University announced that it — Reuters Researchers have devel- machine learning technol- of Colorado at Boulder. posted a profit in oped a speech-based mobile ogy that can detect day-to- “Using mobile devices the recently ended app that uses artificial day changes in speech and AI, we are able to quarter instead of intelligence to categorize a which hints at mental track patients daily and taking a loss as ana- MINECRAFT patient’s mental health sta- health decline. monitor these subtle lysts expected. tus, an advance that may As an example, they changes,” he added. Tesla said it is pro- lead to a tool to assist psy- said, sentences that don't The study noted that the ducing vehicles “on EARTH GOES chiatrists in diagnosing follow a logical pattern new mobile app asks a trial basis” at its mental illnesses. can be a critical symptom patients a 5- to 10-minute recently opened LIVES IN U.S. The study, published in in schizophrenia. series of questions which “Gigafactory” in the journal Schizophrenia Shifts in tone or pace they can answer by talk- Shanghai, which Washington, Nov. 13: Bulletin, noted that many may suggest mania or ing into their phone. will help boost glob- Microsoft, in a bet on real- people in remote areas do depression, and memory The patients are asked al production and world augmented reality gam- not have access to psychia- loss can be a sign of both about their emotional sales. Musk was ing, had announced Minecraft trists or psychologists, cognitive and mental state, or to tell a short optimistic that the Earth. Now, the game, which and others can't afford to therapists base their treat- health problems, the story, or to listen to a story Shanghai factory allows players to collect see a clinician frequently. ment plan largely on lis- researchers said. and repeat it. could begin crank- blocks and critters wherever The researchers, includ- tening to a patient talk “Language is a critical The app also gives them ing out Model Y they go, has gone live for play- ing those from the which they said was an pathway to detecting a series of touch-and- vehicles by the mid- ers in North America, the UK University of Colorado at old, subjective and unreli- patient mental states,” swipe motor skills tests. dle of next year. and a number of other areas. Boulder in the US, said able method. said study co-author Peter — PTI — AFP AI-created artworks go up for auction in New York New York, Nov. 13: Two Thursday, including “Le est prices on the two paint- paintings up for auction in Baron De Belamy.” The ings. “Katsuwaka” has a pre- New York highlight a grow- European classic style por- sale estimate between $8,000 ing interest in artificial intel- trait is part of the same and $12,000, while “Le Baron” ligence-created works — a series as “Portrait of has been priced between technique that could trans- Edmond Belamy”, which sold $20,000 and $30,000. form how art is made and for more than 60 times the “We do not expect as big a viewed but is also stirring up lowest estimate at Christie's result as last year,” said passionate debate. during the 2018 fall auctions. Pierre Fautrel, one of the The art world was stunned The paintings were made three members of Obvious. last year when an AI painting using a technique called “We just want to see if there sold for $432,500, and auction- “generative adversarial net- are people who are ready to eers are keen to further test work,” or GAN. buy around these prices and demand for computer-gener- GAN involves feeding thou- if the market will continue to ated works. sands of images of the same build,” he added. “Art is a true reflection of style into a computer until Moore said the sale of what our society, what our the machine concludes that it “Portrait of Edmond environment responds to,” has created a new portrait Belamy” showed that there is said Max Moore of Sotheby's. that it thinks accurately “a marketplace for this new “And so it's just a natural reflects that style. body of work” but that it's continuation of the progres- “Katsuwaka of the Dawn still “in the very early sion of art,” he added. Lagoon” was created in a stages.” “That will be a good Sotheby’s will put two paint- Japanese style using the indicator of where the mar- ings by the French art collec- same GAN algorithm. ket is,” he said. tive Obvious up for sale on Auctioneers have put mod- — AFP Sugar mills Unsold get 6 more housing months stock to repay overhang soft loan eases a bit THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2019 HYDERABAD | | Overleaf quick ■ Impact of DDT prompting firms to invest in debt Rupee tumbles 62p, Dividend tax burden could remain weak FALAKNAAZ SYED cerned over the uncer- BITES MUMBAI, NOV. 13 tainty in US-China trade deal. He dubbed China a may shift to investors The rupee extended its cheater on trade. INDICATORS % bearish leg against the US Harihar Krishnamoor- Dollar tracking weakness thy, treasurer with Sensex 40,116.06 -0.57 SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA in the Yuan and growing FirstRand Bank said, “All Nifty 50 11,840.50 -0.61 NEW DELHI, NOV. 13 concerns over health of Asian currencies are look- the domestic economy ing weak. If the US-China S&P 500 3,092.10 +0.01 In a bid to goad companies amid soft capital market trade deal goes through, Dollar (`) 72.18 +0.88 to boost spending and sentiments and anticipat- the US interest rates will Pound Sterling (`) 92.75 +1.07 revive foreign fund ing FPI outflows. The rise and some amount of inflows, India is consider- rupee tumbled by 62 paise rupee weakness could Euro (`) 79.40 +0.01 ing changes to its dividend or 0.87 per cent to breach continue as dollar-index is Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,124▲404 +1.07 distribution tax, accord- 72 per dollar mark and strengthening. Global cap- ing to people with knowl- ended at over two-month The numbers highlight- ital inflows could fall. The Brent crude ($/bbl)* $62.39 +0.33 edge of the matter. low of 72.09 on Wednesday. ed the persistent structur- trading range could rise IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.528 -0.033 The budget statement After opening lower at al slowdown in the econo- from 71-72 to 71.50 to 73 in US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.872 -0.037 due February may include 71.75 against the green- my and firmed expecta- the short term. As the a proposal to tax dividends back, the rupee fell to as tion of further monetary rupee weakens, exporters * As of 9:30 pm IST once they are paid to much as 72.10 in intraday easing by the RBI. might look to sell the dol- shareholders, rather than deals. On Monday, the cur- This lowered the lars and book their export the current system where rency had closed at 71.47 demand for domestic receivables.” the company pays the levy, against the dollar. Forex assets. Domestic equities Abhishek Bansal, the people said, asking not market was closed on ended with 0.60 per cent Chairman, ABans Group Jaypee: NBCC, to be identified as the Tuesday for Guru Nanak cut while the benchmark of Companies said, “The deliberations are private. Jayanti. According to bond yield came lower by Indian rupee is under Suraksha asked The move would be the forex experts, the rupee 3 basis points to 6.52 per pressure after India's latest in a series of steps would continue to remain cent. credit ratings outlook was to give fresh bids from Prime Minister weak on global and The Dollar Index, which cut to negative from stable Narendra Modi’s govern- “thereby depriving com- for comment. The move is 60,000 crore to the excheq- domestic concerns. tracks the greenback by Moody's Investors NBCC and Suraksha Realty ment to prop up growth panies of much-needed among recommendations uer each year and the Showing signs of slug- against a basket of six Service. Growing debt have been asked to submit from the lowest in six equity,” to expand, said of a government-appoint- planned changes won’t gishness in the domestic major currencies rose by burden and the govern- fresh bids to acquire debt- years. Over recent Daksha Baxi, Mumbai- ed panel, media reports affect collections, the peo- economy, the industrial 0.02 per cent to 98.32 com- ment's struggle to narrow laden Jaypee Infratech in an months, authorities have based head of internation- said earlier. ple said. production shrank in pared with previous close the budget deficit are the ongoing insolvency process, slashed corporate taxes, al taxation at law firm Indian companies need Share of gross fixed cap- September to 4.3 per cent of 98.25. critical reason. A slump sources said. Lenders of rolled back a levy on glob- Cyril Amarchand to pay 15 per cent tax on ital formation in India’s in September from 1.1 per The greenback gained in factory production has Jaypee Infratech will meet on al funds, injected $10 bil- Mangaldas. For investors dividends declared, which GDP has been falling as cent contraction in July, against major counter- increased probability of a Nov. 18 to discuss the bids of lion into struggling state the tax meant they can’t rises past 20 per cent once companies have refrained data released by Central parts after the US sharper rate cut by NBCC and Suraksha Realty, banks, and eased foreign take credit “for taxes paid surcharges are added. from investing. The meas- Statistics Office showed President Donald Trump Reserve Bank of India. which are expected expected investment rules to by Indian companies and Investors, who are also ure stood at 29.7 per cent on Tuesday, registering said a trade deal with India’s factory output con- to be submitted by the end of encourage companies to secondly, their tax inci- taxed on their earnings, in the June quarter, hover- the weakest performance China was "close" but tracted to 4.3 per cent in this week, they added. boost spending. dence goes up.” have protested these mul- ing near the record low of in seven years due to out- warned that he would September (for the second The impact of the divi- A spokesman for the tiple levies. 27.9 per cent. put decline in manufac- "substantially raise" tar- consecutive month), dend tax has been prompt- Finance Ministry couldn’t The dividend distribu- turing, mining and elec- iffs if the deal collapses which is lowest since Govt extends ing firms to invest in debt be immediately reached tion tax brings about Rs — Bloomberg tricity sectors. making investors con- 2012.” relaxed norms for onion import Passive funds set to beat Logistics demand for auto DoT tells telcos to clear active funds for 2nd year halves in festive season revenue share PATTURAJA (Sebi) rules on holdings of MURUGABOOPATHY Indian passive large-cap and mid-cap SANGEETHA G NOV. 13 firms have affected the CHENNAI, NOV. 13 as per SC order funds’ AUM performance of active India’s passive index- 3500 funds, analysts said. After a slow Q2, logistics New Delhi, Nov 13: tracking equity funds are At the end of 2017, Sebi companies saw a slower The Department of The Agriculture Ministry set to beat their active said a large-cap equity Diwali this time. While Teleco-mmunications extended relaxed fumigation stock-picking counter- fund must invest at least demand from automotive (DoT) has issued notice norms for imported onions up parts in returns for a sec- 80 per cent of its portfolio segment was badly hit, to telecom operators to to Dec. 31, in a bid to improve ond successive year as 2500 in large-cap stocks and even the best of the sec- pay their revenue share domestic supply. On Nov. 6, the fund managers grapple mid-cap funds must invest tors—e-commerce—saw dues within three ministry had liberalised fumiga- with volatility and the at least 65 per cent in mid- some slackness in vol- months as directed by tion provisions under the Plant challenges of outperform- caps. umes. the Supreme Court, Quarantine (PQ) Order, 2003 ing benchmark indexes. Prior to that, active fund In September quarter, according to an indus- till November 30 to facilitate According to Refinitiv 1500 managers had the flexibili- logistics volumes recorded try source. import of the key kitchen staple Lipper data, India’s pas- 2012 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ty to allocate larger around 5 per cent drop due The DoT has given from Afghanistan, Egypt, sive funds have delivered Figures in million amounts to other cate- to the sluggishness in the option to telecom opera- Turkey and Iran. an average return of 9.6 Source: Refinitiv Lipper/Patturaja Murugaboopathy gories to boost their funds’ economy. Railway freight tors to clear all the dues per cent so far this year, performance. volumes too dropped by 3.7 on a self-assessment much higher than active Nonetheless, active funds per cent in Q2. The slug- basis. funds’ 5.7 per cent. In 2018, New equation remain more popular with gishness was evident in The Supreme Court in passive funds posted 2.3 India’s passive funds have beaten the Indian investors who still most of the core sectors, time. “Usually Diwali sea- projections. Till last year, its last month's ruling BHEL posts 42% per cent gains, while active active funds in the past two years haven’t taken to index including coal, cement son sees a spurt in logis- we always used to over said, “We give three funds had negative ■ Active funds ■ Passive funds investing, unlike in devel- and steel. The automobile tics activity and the major achieve the festive season months' time to deposit rise in Q2 net returns. 50 oped markets. industry witnessed 20–25 contributors are FMCG, volume projections. This the amount, which is Active funds have histor- 40 The passive funds’ assets per cent decline in logis- industrial goods, white time, the projections were due and compliance be ically outperformed pas- under management (AUM) tics demand. goods, auto and auto ancil- not met. The projections reported.” profit at 121 cr 30 ` sive funds in India when is lower than that of active “The unorganised sec- lary and e-commerce. were under-achieved by 10 “...You are therefore 20 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd share price moves were funds, according to tor, which accounts for the Logistic demand from the to 15 per cent,’ he said. directed to make the (BHEL) posted a 42 per cent more broad-based and 10 Refinitiv Lipper data. larger share of market, automotive sector would According to Pushkar payment in accordance jump in consolidated net profit market inefficiencies 0 Active funds’ AUM stood at saw volumes dropping by have fallen by around 50 Singh, CEO of with the order of the at Rs 120.95 crore in the second helped stock pickers as -10 $94.4 billion at the end of 4 to 6 per cent. The organ- per cent this time. Even LetsTransport, the projec- Hon'ble Supreme Court quarter against Rs 85.24 crore they hunted for shares -20 third quarter, while pas- ised sector has been gain- other sectors saw volumes tions of e-commerce com- dated October 24, 2019 reported in the year-ago quar- whose prices were not 2010 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 sive funds’ AUM were just ing market share post de-growing,’ said Sumit panies were lower than and submit the requi- ter. Total income stood at Rs truly reflective of their Source: Refinitiv Lipper/Patturaja Murugaboopathy $3.3 billion. GST and e-way bill and Sharma, Co-founder of the previous years. ‘This site documents to 6,359.68 crore versus Rs worth. In the US, passive funds’ hence they registered a GoBOLT. year the projections of e- ensure the compliance 6,934.06 crore a year ago. But But India’s stock market AUM stands at more than growth of 4 to 6 per cent. E-commerce has been commerce companies within the stipulated BHEL reported a consolidated rally has been much nar- Pratik Oswal, head of half of the active funds’ New-age tech-driven logis- one sector which has been were not as ambitious as timeframe,” said a net loss of Rs 97.98 crore for rower in the past two Passive Funds at Motilal AUM, the data showed. tic service providers form recording phenomenal last year. E-commerce still notice, which is the first half of the fiscal. years, with investors pre- Oswal Asset Management “We don’t have a lot of a small segment of the value growth during fes- performed much better received by the source. ferring some well-estab- Company, said 85 per cent long-term money flowing industry. From a smaller tive season year-after- compared to automobiles According to an inter- lished heavyweights over of the Indian stock market into index, the way it does base they have been grow- year. Technology-driven and other high value nal estimate prepared smaller ones owing to had become efficient. in America or other devel- ing faster. Overall, the logistic companies, which goods,” he said. by the DoT, total dues broader uncertainties “Finding mispricings has oped markets,” said logistics sector saw flat to largely handle the logis- The overall slump in on the telecom service around a slowing domestic become harder than it was Dhirendra Kumar, negative volume growth tics for e-commerce com- demand had influenced e- providers arising out of BVR Subbu economy and the US-China 5-10 years ago,” he said. “A Founder and Chief in Q2 against 14 per cent panies, found that despite commerce companies SC order are around Rs trade war. sharp correction in mid- Executive Officer of Value growth in the year-ago the growth over last year, while making projections. 1.33 lakh crore. joins board of For instance, the Nifty-50 and small-caps, coupled Research. quarter,” said Shamsher volumes did not touch last Further, with the maturi- As per DoT's estimate, has risen 9.67 per cent so with mega caps becoming “Indian investors have Dewan, Vice-President, year’s growth levels. ty of the sector, the value liability of Bharti far this year, but the Nifty larger, has led to underper- become curious and they Icra ratings. “Usually e-commerce of products sold online Airtel Group is Rs Ola Electric Midcap Index has shed 6.2 formance of most active are beginning to invest (in According to industry companies give us volume keeps on increasing every 62,187.73 crore, Automotive industry veteran per cent and the Small-cap fund managers.” passive funds). But I don’t players, the demand fur- projections for the festive year. This leads to higher Vodafone Idea is Rs BVR Subbu joined the board of Index has slumped 11.4 Also, the Securities and think it is very big time.” ther got squeezed during season and we prepare value growth compared to 54,183.9 crore and BSNL Ola Electric Mobility as a mem- per cent. Exchange Board of India’s — Reuters the Diwali season this ourselves to meet those volume growth. and MTNL is Rs ber. He currently manages a 10,675.18 crore. strategy-consulting firm, Companies under Beyond Visual Range, advising insolvency like global PE funds. Subbu had Reliance Communi- previously worked with Tata Global fund managers see equity as best doing asset class in 2020 cations and Aircel have Motors and Hyundai. He said dues outstanding worth "Ola Electric is the perfect Rs 32,403.47 crore and amalgam of the passion RAVI RANJAN PRASAD expect equities to be the top November as their portfo- November 2016 and lowest investors surveyed said quantitative tightening & companies under liqui- and social consciousness of MUMBAI, NOV. 13 performing asset class in lios are no longer explic- cash balance since June making it the weakest out- trade wars. dation Rs 943 crore. youth.” 2020, followed by commodi- itly geared to assets 2013. look on the US dollar since Trade war has topped the —PTI More than 50 per cent of ties (21 per cent) and cash that outperform 52% Bank of America September 2007. charts for 19 of the past 21 global fund managers sur- (10 per cent),” the survey in a low growth expect Merrill Lynch Trade war concerns (39 surveys, the report said. 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Govt to push ■ Time needed to clear stock comes down to 30 months from 37 Global stocks Sugar mills get sink after OSH Code Unsold housing stock 6 more months Trump speak in Parliament Beijing/Mumbai, Nov 13: Global stocks sank New Delhi, Nov 13: to repay soft loan Wednesday after The government will overhang eases a bit President Donald Trump push Occupational threatened more tariff Safety, Health and New Delhi, Nov 13: As the hikes on Chinese Working Conditions SANGEETHA G 2018, it was 58 months Rs 15,000-crore soft loan imports if talks aimed at (OSH) Code in the CHENNAI, NOV. 13 while in the corresponding scheme for sugar mills is ending a trade war fail to Budget session of period of 2017, it was 59 moving at a snail's pace, produce an interim Parliament for approval, Cumulative unsold housing months. NCR has also seen the government has agreement. said Labour Minister stock across top 7 cities a decent decline in its extended the moratorium Market benchmarks in Santosh Gangwar on dropped 5 per cent at the unsold stock over the years period for repayments by London, Frankfurt, Wednesday. end of September quarter. – it reduced from 2.1 lakh six more months, accord- Shanghai and Tokyo The Code was intro- The average time needed to units in Q3 2017 to 1.90 lakh ing to sources. declined. duced in the Lok Sabha clear this unsold stock has units in Q3 2018 and then Now, the moratorium Trump said on Tuesday on July 23, 2019. It is reduced to 30 months from finally to 1.78 lakh units in period is one-and-a-half that an agreement on the expected to enhance the 37 months in the year-ago 2019. Nevertheless, the city years. “Phase 1” deal announ- coverage of workers quarter. still has the second-highest A moratorium period is a ced last month “could manifold and also merge The top 7 cities collective- unsold inventory after time during the loan term happen soon.” But he 13 central labour laws ly had a total unsold stock Mumbai Metropolitan when the borrower is not warned he was ready to into a single code which of nearly 6.56 lakh units in Region (MMR). required to make any raise tariffs “very sub- would apply to all estab- Q3 2019 end, 5 per cent MMR with nearly 2.21 repayment. criteria and sanction the stantially” if that fails. lishments employing 10 down from 6.87 lakh units lakh units, saw a mere 1 The Centre had loan amount accordingly. The two sides disagree or more workers. in Q3 2018 and nearly 12 per per cent yearly decline in announced the loan pack- “In this process, the publicly about whether It will subsume 13 cent lower than 7.44 lakh its unsold pile while on a age, or concessional loans, scheme has not been able to Washington agreed to labour laws relating to units as on Q3 2017. two-yearly basis, the stock in two tranches—first in take off properly. roll back some punitive safety, health and work- Bangalore’s unsold stock reduced only marginally June 2018 amounting to Rs The scheme was launched tariffs imposed in the ing conditions. These as on Q3 2019 stood at 63,540 by 2 per cent. MMR’s 4,440 crore and the other in in June 2018 and still the fight over Beijing's trade include the Factories units, declining the maxi- units in 2017. Hyderabad’s unlike earlier, builders inventory overhang stood March 2019 of Rs 10,540 ministry is screening the surplus and technology Act, 1948, the Mines Act, mum among top cities by 17 unsold inventory will take have now also limited their at 34 months as on Q3 2019 crore. The objective was to applications. At this pace, ambitions. The Chinese 1952, and the Contract per cent in a year and over 16 months to clear in the new supply into the mar- end from 46 months a year help millers in clearing mills may not benefit from government said last Labour (Regulation and 38 per cent in two years. present scenario as against ket. No wonder, new ago and 51 months back in cane arrears and divert the scheme. week that was settled, Abolition) Act, 1970. This made Bangalore, the 20 months in Q3 2018 and 22 launches in Q3 2019 fell by Q3 2017. surplus sugar for ethanol It takes at least 18 months but Trump denied that. "We will definitely city with the lowest unsold months as on Q3 2017. 13 per cent against the year- Contrary to the trend, manufacturing. to establish an ethanol Trump's comments bring the Occupational inventory overhang of 15 “The annual change of ago period in the top 7 Chennai’s unsold stock “When the soft loan unit,” another industry “served as a reminder of Safety, Health and months as on Q3 2019 from unsold inventory overhang cities whereas it had increased by 4 per cent on scheme was launched to official said. the challenge that the Working Conditions 19 months a year ago and 25 in the third quarter of 2019 increased by 51 per cent in yearly and 12 per cent on a augment ethanol produc- At present, 3-4 lakh tonne two sides face,” said (OSH) Code, 2019, in the months in Q3 2017. was fairly better than the Q3 2018 as against Q3 2017,” two-yearly basis. Though tion in the country, one of sugar gets diverted for Jingyi Pan of IG in a Budget Session. Parlia- Hyderabad has the least previous year. This sug- said Anuj Puri, Chairman, Chennai’s unsold inventory year moratorium was pro- ethanol making. report. However, she mentary standing com- unsold inventory among gests that builders now are ANAROCK Property overhang has reduced from vided. This has now been With creation of addition- said, investors saw them mittee has sought public top cities at 23,890 units as following a laser-focused Consultants. 35 months in the third quar- extended to 1.5 years in the al capacity under the as “positioning state- comments on the Code," on Q3 2019. It was over approach towards clearing However, NCR will take at ter of 2018 to 31 months in interest of sugar mills and scheme, 9-10 lakh tonne of ments.” the minister said. — PTI 27,000 units a year ago and their previous unsold least 44 months to clear its 2019, it was lowest best at 26 farmers,” a highly placed sugar is expected to be On Wednesday, US a little more than 27,500 stock. Simultaneously, unsold stock. Back in Q3 months in Q3 2017. source said. diverted for ethanol pro- stocks sagged at the A notification in this duction. open. Investors were also regard will be issued soon, Sugar mills have supplied digesting congressional the source added. 175 crore litres of ethanol testimony by US Fed Engineering Of 418 applications for to oil marketing companies Chair Jerome Powell, the loan, the food ministry (OMCs) till October 22 of who predicted a "sus- Centrum expanding foreign operations has found 282 eligible. Of the 2018-19 season (October- tained expansion" but exports this, 114 applications have September) and helped said trade frictions ASHWIN J PUNNEN Authority of Singapore and the DIFC to commence simi- been cleared for loans them achieve 5.2 per cent remain a threat. MUMBAI, NOV. 13 have started offering wealth lar operations in Dubai amounting to Rs 6,139.08 blending with petrol, as per About 10 minutes into decline 6% management services in the from where we will be able crore, as per official data. industry data. the day's trading, the The home-grown financial region. Centrum will facili- to cater to the entire Middle However, banks have The soft loan was Dow Jones Industrial New Delhi, Nov 13: services major Centrum tate inward and outward East and North Africa sanctioned the loan to 45 announced to improve liq- Average was down less Falling for the fourth Group, with diversified fee investment flows. HNIs and (MENA) region, another applicants and disbursed uidity of mills, reduce than 0.1 per cent. straight month, India's businesses and lending plat- family offices in Singapore growing market” Bindra Rs 900 crore to 33 appli- sugar inventory and facili- In late morning deals, engineering exports forms is expanding its oper- can take advantage of the said. cants till September-end, tate timely clearance of the London stock market declined over 6 per cent ations in overseas markets innovative investment As part of its overseas the data showed. cane dues of farmers. index dropped by 0.7 per to $6.36 billion in like Singapore and Dubai as opportunities in India plans, Centrum has chosen The soft loan package is However, cane arrear still cent, Paris fell by 0.5 per September as against well as the UK market. through regulated AIFs, these two geographies being implemented by the remains high at Rs 9,000 cent and Frankfurt was $6.77 billion in the same “We see high growth structured products and be specifically for the sizeable food ministry, which pro- crore so far this year based off by 0.8 per cent. month last fiscal, EEPC potential in the overseas Jaspal Singh Bindra part of India’s economic Indian population, global vides a list of eligible loan on the sugarcane price In India, bourses saw a India said on Wednesday. markets where Indians are growth. Similarly using the acceptance and robust applicants to banks for fur- fixed by both the Centre broad-based sell-off as The country's engineer- in considerable numbers, and had also worked with LRS route, Indians can financial regulations there. ther process. and states, as per the min- weak macro data, stum- ing shipments contribute prompting us to widen the Bank of America & UBS, make dollar investments in The group is looking at According to industry istry data. There is a sugar bling rupee and confu- 25 per cent to the overall base and offer services to before joining Centrum Singapore. Our current building a client base in experts, only 5-6 per cent of glut in India, the world's sion over US-China trade merchandise exports. Indians overseas.” said group. Assets Under Advice are these geographies and even- the total soft loan amount second largest sugar pro- deal fanned investor A clearly visible global Centrum Group’s Executive Under his leadership, the over $3.2 billion and we tually cross-sell its services of Rs 15,000 crore ducer after Brazil. The worries. slowdown is biting engi- Chairman Jaspal Singh Centrum Group has diversi- expect a growth of 20-25 per of investment banking, announced under the country had produced 32.5 The Sensex settled neering exports, suffer- Bindra in an exclusive inter- fied its operations from a fee cent YoY due to growth in institutional broking and scheme has been disbursed million tonne and 33.1 mil- 229.02 points, or 0.57 ing setbacks in almost all view to the Financial based business to a fee-cum- these international mar- alternative investment man- so far by banks. lion tonne in 2017-18 and points, lower at 40,116.06. major destinations Chronicle. lending model with the kets” he said. agement. The sugar industry is of 2018-19 seasons (October- The Nifty dropped 73 including the US, Bindra, a banker with a introduction of Housing Centrum, founded in 1997, Talking about the global the view that much of the September), respectively, points, or 0.61 per cent, to European Union, Middle global MNC career of over Finance, SME & Micro has a pan-India presence in plans, he said the next mar- time is being wasted in the much higher than the close at 11,840.45. East, South Asia or even 30 years was previously the Finance businesses. 84 cities. ket will be the UK, again a first screening at the min- domestic consumption of —Agencies CIS countries, with Asia-Pacific Head of “We received a license “We have also received an market a with strong contin- istry level. Ideally, banks 25 million tonne. September shipments Standard Chartered Bank from the Monetary in-principle approval from gent of Indian population. should check the eligibility — PTI conceding fourth straight monthly decline and fifth in fiscal 2019-20, the engineering exporters body said. SpiceJet posts Engineering exports Growth in global oil demand Flexible office growth in non-metros from the country wit- nessed over 6 per cent `463 crore decline in September, dropping in all months of to slow from 2025, says IEA globally may add $254 bn by 2029 quarterly loss fiscal 2019-20 barring May, it added. NINA CHESTNEY every year to 2025, from 97 “New Policies”, to clarify New Delhi, Nov. 13: “The increasing migra- spaces across India, provid- New Delhi, Nov 13: Cumulative engineer- LONDON, NOV. 13 million bpd in 2018. that it reflects current poli- Increasing migration of tion of flexible office space ing net additional employ- Low cost carrier ing exports during April- Demand is then seen cies. It is one of three sce- flexible office space and co- and co-working locations to ment opportunities for SpiceJet on Wednesday September 2019-20 Growth in global oil increasing by 0.1 million narios used to show how working locations beyond areas outside of major met- local residents amounting reported a widening of dropped to $38.74 billion demand is expected to slow bpd a year on average dur- energy demand could metropolitan cities globally ropolitan cities globally is to nearly 4,03,000 jobs. loss to Rs 462.6 crore in from $40.26 billion a year from 2025 as fuel efficiency ing the 2030s to reach 106 evolve over the next two could contribute over $254 creating a ‘flex economy’ “This rise in local work- the three months ended ago. — PTI improves and the use of million bpd in 2040. decades. billion to local economies that could contribute more ing is being largely driven September, mainly hit by electric vehicles increases, “There is a materi- The This change is an in the next decade, accord- than $254 billion to local by big companies adopting expenses related to but consumption is unlike- al slowdown after improvement, ing to a study. economies in the next flexible working policies, grounding of Boeing 737 IEA outlook ly to peak in the next two 2025, but this does said Joeri Rogelj Flexible office operator decade,” Regus said. moving away from relying MAX planes and changes decades, the International not lead to a defin- sees primary of the Grantham Regus, the operating brand It revealed that on aver- on a single, central HQ and in accounting norms. Tata Motors Energy Agency said on itive peak in oil energy demand Institute at of International Workplace age 121 new jobs are creat- increasingly basing In the year-ago period, Wednesday. use,” the IEA said, growing by a Imperial College Group (IWG), conducted a ed in communities that employees outside of the the airline's loss stood at The Paris-based IEA, citing incre-ased quarter by London. study to analyze the socio- contain a flexible work- major metropolitan hubs in Rs 389.4 crore. opens R&D which advises Western gov- demand from trucks 2040 But the IEA’s economic benefits for local space, with an extra $9.63 flex spaces. Most are doing Operating revenue rose ernments on energy policy, and the shipping, avia- most ambitious sce- economies by growth of million going directly into so to improve employee to Rs 2,845.3 crore in the said in its annual World tion and petchem sectors. nario “remains inconsis- flexible workspaces in sec- the local economy. wellbeing by allowing their second quarter of the Energy Outlook for the The IEA has been criti- tent with 1.5 C and several ondary towns and cities, By 2029, the ‘flex econo- people to work closer to current financial year unit in Pune period to 2040 that demand cised by groups concerned aspects of the Paris and in suburban locations my’ in India is expected to home, and also to save from Rs 1,874.8 crore in growth would continue to about climate change who Agreement and doesn’t of major cities in 19 coun- contribute an annual value money and boost productiv- the same period a year MICHAEL GONSALVES increase even though there say the outlook underplays present a scientifically con- tries. around $14,663 million per ity,” the statement said. ago. PUNE, NOV. 13 would be a marked slow- the speed at which the sistent narrative”, he These 19 countries are annum (in terms of 2019 Across the 19 countries The airline said the down in the 2030s.The world could switch to rene- added. — Australia, Austria, prices), of which about analysed, the average indi- loss of Rs 462.6 crore in Tata Motors, India’s agency’s central scenario - wable energy and under- The IEA outlook sees pri- Belgium, Brazil, Canada, $5,737 million per annum vidual workspace sustains the latest September biggest automaker by which incorporates exist- mines efforts to keep rise in mary energy demand grow- China, France, Germany, will be retained by local 218 jobs and in India, the quarter was mainly on revenues, on Wednesday ing energy policies and global temperatures within ing by a quarter by 2040, India, Italy, Japan, the economies. average individual work- account of inflated costs inaugurated a new facili- announced targets - is for 1.5-2 degrees Celsius. with renewable energy Netherlands, New Zealand, The study also predicts, space sustains 235 jobs. with respect to MAX ty called the Advance demand for oil to rise by This year, the IEA accounting for half of the the Philippines, South there could be a total of This includes temporary grounding and a season- Power Systems around 1 million barrels renamed its main scenario rise. Africa, Spain, Switzerland, over 9,79,000 people work- jobs created during the fit- ally weak quarter. —PTI Engineering Tech Centre per day (bpd) on average “Stated Policies”, instead of — Reuters the UK and the US. ing at local flexible work- ting-out stage too. — PTI at the Engineering Research Centre (ERC) in Pune. This futuristic tech cen- tre will play a key role in engineering, testing and India imperils foreign investment with telecom cash grab developing cutting-edge powertrain solutions for ANDY MUKHERJEE to Thailand, Indonesia and turned even testier. ernment fees, interest and resolved, and the unit has March 2022. all its products, bringing the Philippines because he A missed call Take telecommunications, penalties. Overall, India now been slapped with a Out of the Indian group’s in synergies across pas- For Kumar Mangalam wasn’t allowed to expand at Vodafone has written down the value of the main source of wants to gouge its shriveled new bill. 26 per cent in Vodafone senger vehicles, commer- Birla’s textile-to-telecom home. “I for one fail to see its Indian joint venture to zero investors’ anxiety. telecom industry of $13 bil- In its half-yearly earnings Idea, about 11.6 per cent is cial vehicles and hybrid empire, adversity is a 100- where the concentration of ■ Book value of Vodafore’s 45% stake in India business Ever since India opened lion. The fund-starved gov- reported on Tuesday in held by Grasim Industries and electric vehicle busi- year-old companion. In 1919, economic power is: with the up the state-run sector in ernment expects operators London, Vodafone fully Ltd., and another 2.6 per nesses. when the Indian business- big business houses or with Euro 2.0 B the 1990s, the Aditya Birla to cough up more at 5G auc- wrote down the book value cent is owned by Hindalco This new world-class man’s great-grandfather the government?” he won- Group has been tions next year. of its India operations, and Industries Ltd. Hindalco, facility will primarily wanted to start a jute mill, dered in 1979. an anchor How long can warned that the unit could among the world’s largest focus on future develop- the dominant British firm, Fast forward 40 years, and investor. Column the Birla boss be headed for liquidation. aluminum makers, is bat- ment of BS6 (Phase 1 & Andrew Yule & Co., bought the 52-year-old current 1.0 Partners and hang in? With Vodafone’s 42 pr cent stake tling weak metals demand 2), Real Driving Emiss- all the surrounding Chairman of the group rivals like Vodafone Idea in a separate cellular tower and a complicated takeover ions (RDE), CAFÉ II, Calcutta land. The Imperial would be justified to reprise AT&T Inc., India’s Tata saddled with losses and $14 company in the country, of the US-based Aleris Hybrids, Electrification Bank, the forerunner of his late father’s frustration. Group, and Li Ka-shing’s CK billion in net debt, should he once sold, will get used Corp. The bulk of the bur- and BS7. today’s State Bank of India, The liberalising spirit of the 0 Hutchison Holdings Ltd. even bother? largely to pay off the loan it den of a telecom rescue — “This facility will act as initially refused Birla a 1990s Indian economy has Jun Sep May Nov came and went, but Birla It’s doubtful whether part- took to pump capital into should there be one — a hub to develop class- loan. lost much of its force. After 2018 2019 remained. Currently, the ner Vodafone Group Plc will the main telecom venture. would fall on Grasim. It acts leading powertrain solu- The government of post- dismantling the license raj, —Vodafone/Bloomberg group owns 26 per cent of linger. This isn’t the first After that, the UK firm will as a holding company for tions for our vast product independence India stymied a system of strict govern- the country’s largest mobile time it has been clobbered have a little over $1 billion Birla’s cement and financial portfolio across ICE the Birla conglomerate with ment-controlled production, came to power in 2014, and operator by subscribers, by unreasonable govern- left to support Vodafone services businesses, apart (internal combustion kindness. Soviet-style plan- and encouraging capital- was one of the reasons why Vodafone Idea Ltd., with the ment demands. In 2012, Idea, according to India from directly owning facto- engines) and Electric,” ning and state socialism ism, New Delhi is gripped businesses backed his call British partner controlling India retrospectively Ratings & Research, a unit ries that churn out wood- Guenter Butschek, chief protected the family’s lega- once more by a feverish sta- for “minimum government, 45 per cent. An Indian court changed its tax law to pur- of Fitch Ratings. However, based fibre and chemicals executive officer and cy licensed firms by keeping tism that’s making Birla’s maximum governance.” But last month directed this sue a $2.2 billion withhold- the India business would be like caustic soda used in managing director, at competition out. But they shareholders nervous. The five years later, relations bruised survivor of a nasty ing tax notice against the required to find $5.5 billion soap and detergent. Tata Motors, said. inhibited growth. Birla’s slide began before Prime between private enterprise price war to pay Rs 28,000 UK firm. Seven years later, just for interest—and spec- father, Aditya Vikram, went Minister Narendra Modi and the government have crore ($4 billion) in past gov- that dispute is far from trum-related payments until — Bloomberg Bow PAGE Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova has retired Games 13 from tennis, at 30 DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

BADMINTON | BLOCK Sindhu, Prannoy sail; Saina loses We are like a family Hong Kong, Nov. 13: second successive time. and all families World Champion P. V. She had lost to Cai at China Sindhu made a positive Open last week. have start to her campaign but World No.16 Sameer disagreements. Saina Nehwal and Sameer fought for 54 minutes Verma were ousted from before going to Wang Tzu — Gareth Southgate, England the Hong Kong Open after Wei of Chinese Taipei 11- coach, on Raheem Sterling’s on- suffering contrasting 21, 21-13, 8-21 in the open- field spat with national defeats in the opening ing match. It was his third teammate Joe Gomez round of the $400,000 event successive loss in the open- here on Wednesday. ing round. SHORT Sixth seed Sindhu, who Women’s doubles pair of TAKES Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates his victory over Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals tennis had faltered in the opening Ashwini Ponnappa and N. tournament at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday. Thiem won 6-7, 6-3, 7-6. — AFP round in a couple of recent Sikki Reddy also couldn’t Kabaddi World tournaments, took 36 min- cross the opening round, utes to see off World No.19 losing 13-21, 12-21 to Kim Ga Eun of Korea 21-15, Denmark’s Maiken Cup from Dec. 1 21-16 to progress to the sec- Fruergaard and Sara Chandigarh: The 2019 World ond round. Thygesen. Kabaddi Cup, to be orgainsed The Olympic silver World No.6 Sindhu moved by the Punjab government, will medallist will face to a 8-4 lead early on but be held from December 1 to 9, Thailand’s Busanan Kim managed to turn the state’s Sports Minister Rana Ongbamrungphan next. tables, holding a 11-10 Gurmit Singh Sodhi said on Djoker Dominicked H. S. Prannoy also advantage at the breather. Wednesday. He also said that crossed the opening hur- The Indian then reeled off this year’s tournament would dle, beating China’s Huang six points at 13-13 to march be dedicated to the 550th birth Yu Xiang 21-17, 21-17 in 44 ahead and seal the opening anniversary of Sikh guru, Guru Thiem trumps Djokovic in ATP Finals thriller minutes to a clash with game. Nanak Dev ji. sixth seed Indonesian The second game was no Sodhi said nine teams — India, London, Nov. 13: Jonatan Christie. different as Sindhu again USA, Australia, England, Sri Dominic Thiem produced However, eighth seed broke off at 5-5, grabbing Lanka, Kenya, New Zealand, a scintillating display of Saina, who claimed the seven points on the trot to Pakistan and Canada — are attacking tennis to beat Indonesia Masters in move to a massive 12-5 expected to take part in the Novak Djokovic and quali- January this year, suffered lead. The Indian kept mov- tournament. fy for the last four at the her fifth first-round loss in ing ahead and eventually He, however, informed that ATP Finals on Tuesday, the last six tournaments, shut the door comfortably Pakistan and Canada are yet to leaving the Serbian facing going down 13-21, 20-22 to on her opponent. get clearance from the Indian a shootout against Roger China’s Cai Yan Yan for the — PTI government. “Barring, Pakistan Federer. and Canada, all teams have got In the standout match so NOC from the Central far at London’s O2 Arena, Government. The NOC with the Austrian fifth seed regard to these two countries is took the fight to the world PBL-5 TO BE PLAYED IN still awaited,” he said in number two, recovering a statement. from losing the first set to The inauguration of the event triumph 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 7-6 4 CITIES FROM JAN. 20 would be held on December 1 (7/5). New Delhi, Nov. 13: Some of the top shuttlers includ- at Guru Nanak Stadium, Earlier, Federer put him- ing World Champion P. V. Sindhu will be in action Sultanpur Lodhi and four self back in the mix at the when the fifth edition of the Premier Badminton matches would be end-of-season event with a League (PBL), featuring eight teams, gets underway on held that day. 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 win against January 20. The closing ceremony would be Italian debutant Matteo The upcoming season which concludes on February held at the Shaheed Bhagat Berrettini in their round- 9 will be staged this time in Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, Singh Sports Stadium in Dera robin clash. and Bangalore. Baba Nanak. — PTI Federer and Djokovic While Kidambi Srikanth-led Bengaluru Raptors had will face off on Thursday lifted the trophy in the last edition, Hyderabad in a repeat of this year’s Hunters, Chennai Smashers, Delhi Dashers, and IOA lines up one Wimbledon final to deter- Hyderabad Hotshots are the other past winners. mine who else will “India’s prowess in badminton has been re-estab- last shot at CGF progress from Group lished once again as Sindhu became the first Indian to Bjorn Borg. become the world champion. Sai Praneeth also New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Thiem was forced to play brought a men’s singles medal after 36 years, signify- Association (IOA) will make a high-stakes tennis against France’s Fed Cup winning tennis team members Pauline Parmentier (from left), Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet and ing India’s stupendous development in the sport. The last-ditch effort to bring shoot- the 16-time Grand Slam Fiona Ferro pose with French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) and the trophy during a reception at the Elysee fifth season of PBL will give badminton lovers a price- ing back on the 2022 winner, taking the breath presidential palace in Paris on Tuesday. France beat Australia 3-2 in the final in Perth, Australia, on Sunday. — AFP less opportunity to watch these champions live,” said Birmingham Commonwealth away with some of his Himanta Biswa Sarma, President of BAI. — PTI Games roster when it meets top inside-out forehands and officials of the Commonwealth single-handed backhands game. And also I’ve quali- break apiece but Djokovic, have engineered a switch Still the drama was not Games Federation (CGF) here Forced to play at his limit, fied for the semifinals, a five-time ATP Finals in momentum. finished. Thiem slipped to on Thursday. he hit 50 winners com- which is the best. champion, edged the tie- The Austrian successful- 4-1 down but battled back The IOA brass, including pared with Djokovic’s “Coming back from 1-4 break. Undaunted, Thiem ly challenged at 30-30 in to win it on his second President Narinder Batra and tally of 27 but also racked (down in the deciding tie- broke his opponent at the the 10th game after his match point when Secretary General Rajeev up 44 unforced errors. break) was a little bit of first opportunity in the forehand was ruled out, Djokovic dumped a fore- Gopi carries on as Mehta, along with Sports “This was really one of luck, but it was an unbe- second set and, with preventing a match point hand into the net. Minister Kiren Rijiju will meet these special matches, lievable match and one I’ll Djokovic’s errors, went on for Djokovic and he Djokovic is hunting a CGF President Louise Martin what I’ve practised all my never forget. Novak is the to level the match. toughed it out to level at 5- sixth ATP Finals title to and CEO David Grevemberg to life for, all my childhood best player in the world Thiem also drew first 5. He then broke Djokovic pull level with Federer’s there’s no reserve protest shooting’s exclusion for,” Thiem said. and I had to do something blood in the decider but to love to earn a chance to record and is also seeking from the CWG. Shooting has “Really epic one in an special,” he said. cracked in the sixth game serve for the match but to pip Rafael Nadal to the Mumbai, Nov. 13: Chief desire to rest and relax,” he been dropped owing to logisti- amazing atmosphere, In a captivating first set as Djokovic levelled the stumbled and the decider year-end number one national badminton coach added. cal issues cited by the local beating a legend of our the players swapped a match and appeared to went to a tie-break. ranking. — AFP Pullela Gopichand on The image of a “calm and organising committee. Wednesday said the reason composed” Gopichand sit- The meeting was agreed upon he continues to coach is ting courtside during following IOA’s proposal to the that the players need him matches is quite familiar Sports Ministry in July, to boy- and there is still no succes- and he revealed that he cott the Games over shooting’s sion plan in place. never intends to put addi- exclusion. Big teams in fray as race “Well, to be honest, the tional pressure on shut- “The main agenda of the meet- reason why I continue to tlers when they are already ing is shooting’s exclusion from coach and I am obsessed under pressure. the Birmingham Games. We will about it is also because I “When I am sitting strongly put forward our case for Euros gathers steam haven’t had... I don’t see behind the player, I con- before the CGF in front of the the succession plan come sciously think that my Sports Minister. We will try to Paris, Nov. 13: A Northern Ireland’s by so easily, it is been pressure should not add to explain it to them how India’s thrilling crop of young Live on result to make sure of tough,” said Gopichand. him, he is already in a medals tally will be affected by players has Euro 2020 in TV their place. “I wish, now... to be hon- pressure cooker,” he said. shooting’s exclusion from the its sights as the EURO QUALIFIERS France are among sev- est, I feel it like a burden Saying that winning and CWG,” Mehta said. — PTI Netherlands prepare for eral big hitters also a and a responsibility, I can’t losing was part of the a return to the big stage. Turkey vs Iceland hair’s breadth away from let go the kind of (perform- game, Gopichand said it Ronald Koeman’s side from 10.30 pm on the Finals. They might ance) we have achieved was important to maintain need just a draw at Sony TEN 2, HD qualify before they even and the players need me equilibrium when it comes Northern Ireland on take the field against and that becomes a burden to displaying emotions. “In INDIA WARM Saturday to guarantee a England vs Montenegro Moldova on Thursday, internally,” he added. a tournament, I have 10 spot at their first inter- from 1.15 am (Friday) should third-placed He was addressing a sem- kids playing and six of national tournament on Sony TEN 2, HD Iceland not beat Group inar ‘EDGE 2019’ on the them have lost on Day One, UP FOR COLD since coming third at the ‘H’ leaders Turkey. theme ‘The Power of One’ three of them have lost on 2014 World Cup. Portugal vs Lithuania England can rubber organised by EdelGive Day Two, so if I start feel- AFGHAN GAME The 56-year-old has from 1.15 am (Friday) stamp what has long Foundation. ing bad and miserable each revitalised his country’s on Sony Six, HD looked to be certain qual- Gopichand has produced time they lost or feel excit- Dushanbe, Tajikistan: dormant national team France vs Moldova ification with a draw Olympic medallists includ- ed each time they win, then Struggling to find consistency with the help of a crop of from 1.15 am (Friday) over winless Monte- ing Saina Nehwal and P. V. it is not very healthy for in a winless campaign so far, young players who are negro, with Gareth Sindhu. me. It is important for me the Indian football team needs putting a famous foot- on Sony TEN 1, HD Southgate’s side another “So in the last few years, I over the years to realise nothing less than a win in its balling nation back on one pushing young play- was silently talking to peo- that winning and losing crunch World Cup qualifying the map. Georginio Wijnaldum, ers to the forefront. ple, in the last few months I are part of the game. If you round match against Rising stars including Daley Blind and Ryan Reigning European have been talking to the get too elated when you Afghanistan to be played in Frenkie de Jong, Donny Babel to go top of Group champions Portugal press a little loudly about win, you will very feel freezing temperatures here on van de Beek and Matthijs C ahead of the final two meanwhile will have the the need for coach educa- lousy when you lose, just to Thursday. de Ligt have joined more rounds of qualifiers. chance to defend their Joshua Kimmich takes part in a training session of the tion, need for coaches to be control it and keep that India began the second round experienced campaign- Germany meanwhile title with a win over German team in Duesseldorf on Wednesday ahead of empowered and a system to equilibrium, is impor- of the qualifiers with a narrow ers Virgil van Dijk, just need to better Lithuania. — AFP their Euro 2020 qualifier against Belarus on Sunday.— AFP be in place. It is my selfish tant,” he stressed. — PTI 1-2 defeat to higher-ranked Oman before a memorable goalless draw against Asian champions Qatar in Doha in September. The good show in the first two matches raised hopes of a pos- Killing fields! Drug cartels and their football kick sible third round berth but a 1-1 draw against eastern neigh- Bogota (Colombia), Nov. 13: World Cup Finals in 1994. ● Colombian ex-footballer Faustino Asprilla says a pens on the pitch stays there one match because threats were bours Bangladesh in Kolkata on Former Colombian footballer “But you’re mad! What will drug trafficker offered to murder former Paraguay and that the issue was over. made against him and his fami- October 15 came as a dampen- Faustino Asprilla has claimed a happen to Colombian football? But the “hitmen” insisted and ly should he play in the second er. Had it not been for Adil drug trafficker offered to mur- It’s not possible. No, no, no!” captain Jose Luis Chilavert after the two clashed asked him, “give us the order.” game against hosts the United Khan’s last-gasp header (88th der ex-Paraguay goalkeeper was Asprilla’s response, the 50- on the field during a World Cup qualifying match. Fierro’s body was discovered States. minute), the home side would Jose Luis Chilavert after an on- year-old told the documentary in 2004 in what authorities The coach Francisco have disappointed the crowd. field clash between the South makers. ● That was just three years after Colombian believed to have been a settling Maturana also received a death The team is now at fourth place American pair. Asprilla and Chilavert had defender Andres Escobar was gunned down in his of scores. threat should he pick Gomez. in the Group ‘E’ with two points Speaking in a documentary both been sent off during a home city of Medellin by suspected drug cartel The 1990s was a sorry period The team’s spokesman at the from three matches. With the about his life, due to be World Cup qualifier in the in Colombian football. Several time said there was nothing runner-up in the five-team screened at the end of the week, Paraguayan city of Asuncion — members after scoring an own goal in a 1-2 loss to teams, including America, uncommon about players group not even assured of a Asprilla said the extraordinary won 2-1 by Paraguay — ahead of hosts USA at the Fifa World Cup in 1994. Millonarios and Envigado receiving threats. third round slot, India cannot offer came in 1997. the 1998 tournament. received mafia funding and Asprilla, known affectionately afford to lose against That was just three years after Afterwards, Asprilla says he international Victor Hugo we’d lost when the man arrived were duly punished for it. as “Tino,” made his name in Afghanistan. Colombian defender Andres received a phone call from Julio Aristizabal. (and said) ‘we need you to Before even Escobar was Europe for Italians Parma, win- The Afghans, who are 149th in Escobar was gunned down in Fierro, described by Colombia’s There, Fierro was waiting for authorise these two guys to stay assassinated, the Colombian ning the now-defunct European FIFA rankings against India his home city of Medellin by attorney general’s office as a them “with 10 people, drunk, here in Paraguay, Asuncion, team had been threatened dur- Cup Winners’ Cup in 1993. 106th position, are placed third suspected drug cartel members drug trafficker, who invited him and with pure Paraguayan they want to go and kill that ing the 1994 World Cup. Three years later he moved to in the group with one win and after scoring an own goal in a 1- to a hotel in Asuncion along women.” fatty Chilavert’,” said Asprilla. Midfielder Gabriel Gomez left Newcastle in the English two losses. — PTI 2 defeat to hosts USA at the Fifa with fellow former Colombia “We were annoyed because He told them that what hap- the tournament after playing Premier League. — AFP Nemesis Australian legend Adam Gilchrist has described Harbhajan PAGE Singh as his nemesis, saying the Indian off-spinner was one of Cricket 14 the toughest he faced during his international career DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 14 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja look in awe of Virat Kohli dur- ing a training session in Indore on Wednesday. — AFP We are missing David vs Goliath three players in two players. Ruthless India look to overpower Shakib bhai is two Bangla as first Test begins today players in one. — Mominul Haque, Indore, Nov. 13: from this series owing to a Bangladesh captain The action begins LIVE on two-year suspension for fail- with the red cherry but TV ing to report corrupt the focus is firmly on India vs Bangladesh approaches to the ICC. SHORT the pink ball as a formi- 1st Test The Indians, however, do TAKES dable India looks to over- Star Sports 1, HD1 not want to take anything for power a depleted-but-gritty on granted. “Bangladesh is a Mominul ready Bangladesh in the first Test FROM 9.30 AM very good team. We played of a two-match series start- very well against South ing here on Thursday. mat, they aren’t exactly for- Africa but that’s past now. for responsibility The rubber opens here but midable names. Compare With (World) Test Indore: He is new to captaincy the buzz and the talk has that to India’s premier wil- Championship, every match but Bangladesh skipper been consistently centered low wielders — Kohli (26 is equally important,” vice- Mominul Haque is confident on the second game in hundreds), Ajinkya Rahane captain Rahane said. that the added responsibility Kolkata, which will be (11), Cheteshwar Pujara (18). — PTI will not affect his batting, which played under lights — a his- They have 50 plus ton collec- THE SQUADS will be crucial to his team’s toric first for both the teams. tively and it will be one hell India (from): Rohit Sharma, chances of upstaging an This is also that one series in of a task for the Mustafizur Mayank Agarwal, accomplished India in the Test the World Test Rahamans, Taijul Islams and Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat series starting here on Championship calendar, in Mehidy Hasan Mirajs to stop Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Thursday. which Virat Kohli’s men, this line-up. Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, The 28-year-old Mominul has currently in the “pink of And before these three even Wriddhiman Saha (wk), replaced Shakib Al hasan, who form”, can steamroll the rag- come into play, Bangladesh Ravichandran Ashwin, was suspended for two years tag opposition well inside will have to deal with open- Mohammed Shami, Umesh (one year suspended) by the four days. ers Mayank Agarwal and the Yadav, Ishant Sharma, ICC for failing to report multi- In fact, on paper, it is diffi- indomitable Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav. Reserves: ple corrupt approaches. “I am cult to imagine how who can make mincemeat of Shubman Gill, Hanuma not feeling pressure just Bangladesh, without Tamim their bowling attack. Vihari, Rishabh Pant. because I have been appointed Iqbal and the suspended Add to it, India’s bowling Bangladesh: Mominul captain. The way I batted Shakib Al Hasan, will even unit with 800-plus scalps, Haque (captain), Imrul before captaincy, I will bat in be able to compete in a for- this is one contest where the Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim the same way now,” he said. mat, which has been their ‘David’ looks incapable of (wk), Mahmudullah Riyad, “I always try to think about the weakest till date. Having slaying the proverbial Mohammed Mithun, Liton positive aspects. There are a crushed South Africa in ‘Goliath’. Not to forget that Kumar Das, Mehidy Hasan few positives in being captain their last series, this Indian Bangladesh, in their last Test Miraj, Mustafizur Rahaman, as well. Your knowledge about team, with inarguably their match under the mercurial Naeem Hasan, Saif Hasan, the game increases. You tend greatest-ever pace unit till Shakib’s leadership, lost to Shadman Islam, Taijul Islam, to become more responsible as date, will definitely be too Afghanistan in a one-off Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain, a player. So I think, it will help hot to handle for a side game. Shakib was ousted Al Amin Hossain. me improve my performance,” whose best batsman — skip- he added. Mominul feels that per Mominul Haque — has INDIA-BANGLADESH IN TESTS since expectations from his side less than 10 Test hundreds are not particularly high, the (eight). Venue Played Ind won Ban won Drawn pressure is also a bit less. Although Mushfiqur In Bangladesh 8 6 - 2 Asked about India’s pace bowl- Rahim and Mahmudullah ing might, Mominul said: “India Riyad are committed crick- In India 1 1 - - is such a team that they can eters but in the longest for- Total 9 7 - 2 challenge different opponents in different ways. — PTI

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH Pooran banned India 687/6 decl. at Hyderabad India 243 at Chittagong 2010 India 248* Sachin Tendulkar at India 7-87 Zaheer Khan at India 11-96 Irfan Pathan at for ball-tampering 2016-17 Bangladesh 91 at Bangabandhu Dhaka 2004 Mirpur, Dhaka 2004 Mirpur, Dhaka 2004 STATS: Bangladesh 400 at Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka 2000 Bangladesh 158* Mohammed Bangladesh 6-132 Bangladesh 7-174 Shakib Al S. PERVEZ Dubai: West Indies wicketkeep- Stadium, Dhaka 2000 QAISER er-batsman Nicolas Pooran was Ashraful at Chittagong 2004 Naim-ur-Rehman at Dhaka 2000 Hasan at Chittagong 2010 on Wednesday handed a four- match suspension after admit- ting to ball-tampering in the third ODI against Afghanistan, an offence for which he also INTERESTING TO SEE HOW PINK issued a public apology. Pooran will now miss the next four T20 International games BALL BEHAVES WITH DEW: KOHLI for the West Indies and will Indore, Nov. 13: The pink ball because there’s extra lacquer (quote have five demerit points added swings more than the red one but how of paint) on the ball which doesn’t go to his record. The game in it would behave after getting old, away too fast. And the seam holds question took place in Lucknow especially when dew will be a factor, upright quite a bit,” the skipper’s ini- on Monday. “Nicolas Pooran has is keeping India skipper Virat Kohli tial observation seemed in sync with been handed four suspension intrigued ahead of team’s historic what his deputy Ajinkya Rahane had points after admitting breach- day-night Test against Bangladesh. assessed. ing level 3 of the ICC Code of The pink ball Test is still a few days “If the pitch has extra help for the Conduct for Players and Player away but Kohli, on the eve of the bowlers, then they will be in the Support Personnel...,” the series-opener, was busy answering game, especially fast bowlers International Cricket Council questions related to the second Test throughout the course of the Test said in a statement. “Pooran starting November 22. match. I don’t know how the old ball was charged with violating “I think it’s a new way to bring behaves because with the dew and the Article 2.14 of the code, which excitement to Test cricket. The pink lacquer going off, it will be interest- relates to ‘changing the condi- ball I played yesterday, I felt it swings ing to see how much the old ball tion of the ball’ after video a lot more as compared to the red ball does,” he said. — PTI footage showed him scratching the surface of the ball with his thumbnail,” it added. Pooran admitted the offence on Tuesday and accepted the sanction proposed by match Tilak thumps ton; Harsh referee Chris Broad. “I recog- nise that I made an extreme error in judgement and I fully accept the ICC penalty. I want to assure everyone that this is makes it double in league an isolated incident and it will not be repeated,” Pooran stat- Abhirath, Shaswat and Rajat also do well ed. “I want to issue a sincere apology to my teammates, sup- DC CORRESPONDENT Akash Chand 2/30, Sheer porters and the Afghanistan HYDERABAD, NOV. 13 Malla 3/54) bt Nepal U-19 team for what transpired on the 140/9 in 50 overs (Bishal field of play.” — PTI Promising batsman N. Bikram 71, K. Nitish Kumar Thakur Tilak Varma, 2/21, Sameer Rizvi 2/24). Shaswat Rawat, M. UNDER-23 ONE-DAY Boult to play for Abhirath Reddy and ■ Tripura 322/5 in 50 Rajat Dey hit centuries overs (Bikram Kumar 50, in the BCCI matches Rajat Dey 187 — 135b), Mumbai Indians while, Harshwardhan Tilak Varma Harsh Subham 50, Mickil Jaiswal New Delhi: New Zealand fast Singh batted exception- 2/22) lost to Hyderabad bowler Trent Boult will play for ally well to score a dou- T20 trophy match, D. 323/6 in 50 overs (M. Mumbai Indians in next year's ble century in a Ramya of Hyderabad hit Abhirath Reddy 102 — Indian Premier League while Hyderabad Cricket 52 not out to lead her side 79b), A. Sai Pranay 47, T. domestic pacer Ankit Rajpoot Association’s two-day to victory against CA Santosh Goud 69, Rahul will represent Rajasthan Royals league match here. Pondicherry. Replying to Buddhi 33, C. Hitesh Yadav after they were successfully In the men’s Under 19 Pondicherry’s 73 for 7 35 n.o., Subham 2/57, traded by their respective fran- Challenger, Tilak of Hyderabad made 76 for 1. Bikram Kumar 2/45). chises. According to an IPL India ‘B’slammed 101 off In an HCA two-day Points: Hyderabad 4, statement, Boult will play for 106 balls smashing 10 league match, Tirpura 0. Mumbai Indians after being boundaries and three Harshwardhan hit an VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY traded by his current team sixes to lead his side to a unbeaten 201 off 252 Day-2: Delhi Capitals, while Rajpoot seven-wicket victory balls with 27 boundaries ■ Hyderabad 261 in 87.5 & has been traded successfully by over India ‘C,’ for whom and two sixes as 46/3 in 18 overs vs Kings XI Punjab. Boult made his Shaswat hit 129 off 119 Brothers XI (408) Tamilnadu 127 in 74.2 IPL debut in 2014 and played balls. thrashed Osmania (177). overs (Wafar 39, Md for Delhi Capitals in the 2018 Replying to India C’s Brief scores: Sikander 35, Pranay Varma and 2019 season. He has 38 IPL 229 in 47.2 overs, the ‘B’ UNDER-19 CHALLENGER 3/20, Nitin Sai Yadav 2/19, wickets from 33 games. side made 230 for 3 in 42.3 ■ India U-19 ‘C’ 229 in 47.2 Ashwad Rajiv 2/25) Rajpoot, a right-arm fast bowler overs. overs (Shaswat Rawat 129 TWO-DAY LEAGUE who joined KXIP in 2018, has In another match, India — 119b), Vikrant Singh 41, ■ Brothers XI 408/9 in 90 played 23 IPL matches and has ‘A’ posted 247 in 48.2 Kumar Kushagara 28, overs (Harshwardhan 22 wickets in his kitty. — PTI overs and later restricted Akash Singh 3/38, Aaqib Singh 201 n.o — 252b, Nepal U-19 to 140 for 9 in Abudllah 2/44, Nirmal 27x4, 2x6) bt Osmania 177 50 overs. Kumar 2/37, Atharva in 31.2 overs (Anish Rao Abhirath was the other Ankolekar 2/53) lost to 78, M. Manikant 39 n.o., Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 centurion. In the BCCI U- India U-19 ‘B’ 230/3 in 42.3 George Hestern 3/35, Printed and Published by 23 one-day trophy, he hit overs (N. Thakur Tilak Aliga Nitin 4/85). Points: T. Venkateswarlu on behalf of Varma 101 — 106b, 10x4, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. 102 off 79 balls as Brothers XI 4, Osmania 0. Printed at Deccan Chronicle Press Hyderabad made 323 for 3x6), Yash Dhull 86, WOMENS UNDER-23 situated at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, 6 in 50 overs against Divyansh Joshi 22 n.o., ■ CA Pondicherry 73/7 in Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Medchal Tripura for whom Rajat Vidyadhar 2/27). 20 overs (G. Trisha 2/6, Malkajgiri Dist. Telangana and hit 187 off 119 balls as the ■ India U-19 ‘A’ 247 in 48.2 Varsha 3/15) lost to Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. team posted 322 for 5 in overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 33, Hyderabad 76/1 in 11.1 RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. 50 overs. Hyderabad won Sai Bharadwaj 34, Dhruv overs (D Ramya 52 n.o.). Editor: Aditya Sinha by four wickets. Jurel 74, K. Nitish Kumar Points: Hyderabad 4, CA In a BCCI women’s U-23 30, Kritigya Singh 26, Pondicherry 0.