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WEATHER Thanjavur Big Max: 32OC No public exams for Min: 22OC Temple Rainfall: Nil ASTROGUIDE consecration today classes 5, 8 in TN: Min G. SRINIVASAN | DC Vikari: Thai 22 ● Tithi: Ekadashi THANJAVUR, FEB. 4 G. BABU JAYAKUMAR | DC Several discussions on young students and par- Star: Mrigashirsham CHENNAI, FEB. 4 and seminars were ents to take an examination All roads lead to Big tem- organised to highlight that would run for a week or Rahukalam: ple at Thanjavur with the The Tamil Nadu cabinet so might spell the end for 12 noon to 1.30 pm consecration of the temple, cancelled the public exami- the dark side of the the academic career for Yamagandam: built by King Raja Raja nation announced for Class new examination sys- many children, educational- 7.30 am to 9 am Chola (985 CE to 1014 CE) 5 and 8 students. The deci- tem and numerous ists and social activists felt. and a world heritage mon- sion taken on Tuesday lifts a petitions were shot For not all parents in the PRAYERS ument declared by Unesco, dark veil of apprehension lower rungs of the socio-eco- Fajar: 5.22 am to take place between 9 am that had hung over the col- off to the government nomic ladder, particularly Zohar: 12.28 pm and 10 am on Wednesday, lective conscience of the to do away with it illiterates and daily wage Asar: 3.42 pm February 5. people of the state on the earners in rural pockets, Consecration is being held future prospects of poor and year. The questions papers would be able to accompany Maghrib: 6.10 pm to the temple after 23 long rural children. would be set by a cen- the children to the faraway Isha: 7.23 pm years, after the last ‘kum- Ever since the govern- tralised body and the chil- centres, wait outside the SUNSET TODAY 6.12 PM babhishekam’ performed ment order on the conduct dren would have to face the classrooms and then bring in 1997 when Kalignar M. of public examinations was uniform test all through the them back owing to work SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.35 AM Karunanidhi was chief issued on September 13, 2019 state. commitments and financial MOONRISE TODAY 2.24 PM minister. educationalists, members of Also it was said that all reasons. MOONSET TOMORROW 3.37 AM Nearly one lakh people the teaching community, students may not be able to Educationalists and witnessed the seventh and parents and students have take the examinations in activists have been saying penultimate phase of been opposing the move in their own school premises that the major challenge Impose restrictions ‘yagasala pujas’ on their own way, expressing since the state board would they face in preventing Wednesday evening. So fears over the demerits of fix limited number of exam- dropout of students is to on owning more far, according to the police the new system. ination centres, which enthuse sceptical parents, and temple officials three Under the system, it was would mean that some chil- who would rather prefer than one house: HC lakh people have visited announced that all students dren in the age of 10 and 13 their wards start earning at Chennai: Observing that the 'yagasala' and wit- have to sit for a public exam- would have to travel of the earliest, to send children though single housing unit is nessed 'pujas' that began ination at the end of Classes places alien to them. to school with least liabili- enough for a family, consid- on February 1. ■ P2 five and eight from this Imposing such drudgery ties. ■ P4 ering the future of the children, a family can be allowed to have an additional housing THOOTHUKUDI FIRING INDIA THRASH PAK, ENTER FINAL NIRBHAYA CASE unit on payment of additional India romped into a third successive ICC U-19 World charges and the third unit Cup final with a thumping ten-wicket win over rivals Delhi HC should be completely prohib- Pakistan in Potchefstroom (South Africa). ited, the Madras high court verdict today has suggested imposing EMERGING STARS TERRIFIC OPENERS New Delhi: The Delhi restrictions on owning houses High Court will on and said the government Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal shared a stand Wednesday pro- should take necessary steps Jaiswal, Once a of 176 with Divyaansh nounce order on the to provide basic amenities pani puri seller Saxena (59 off 99 balls) Centre’s plea chal- like housing to all its citizens. who defied as they cruised to their lenging stay on execu- odds before 173-run target with 88 tion of four convicts in Rajinikanth to making it to balls to spare. the Nirbhaya gang Rahul says PM can rape and murder case. testify before the Indian ■ P7 sell Taj Mahal like PSU team, struck an It is a dream come New Delhi: The Congress on panel outstanding true for me and Tuesday fielded its top guns, Tirunelveli: The one- 105 off 113 I’m very happy to Manmohan Singh, Rahul man commission balls. have done it for my Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi headed by Justice country. Vadra, for campaigning in Aruna Jegadeesan on Delhi, with the former party — YASHASVI the Thoothukudi JAISWAL president saying that Prime police firing that Minister Narendra Modi could claimed 13 lives two “sell the Taj Mahal”, the way years ago on April he was selling the PSUs. 2018, summoned Rajinikanth to appear Coronavirus death for an enquiry during the 19th enquiry ses- toll shoots up to 425 sion to be held on February 25. Beijing/Wuhan: China’s coro- ■ P4 navirus outbreak showed no signs of abating as the death toll rose sharply to 425 with more than 20,000 confirmed cases, amid a shocking report of Chinese officials Centre clarifies on NPR in LS silencing a doctor in Wuhan who first reported the pres- DC CORRESPONDENT ● The NPR exercise Uproar in LS ence of the deadly virus in NEW DELHI, FEB. 4 will be carried out December last year. across the country over Hegde’s The Centre has clarified along with the house that no documents would COUNTER POINT be collected while updat- listing phase of the remarks on Gandhi ing the National Census 2021 from DC CORRESPONDENT Population Register April 1 to September NEW DELHI, FEB. 4 (NPR), and also that dis- 30, 2020 closing the Aadhaar num- The Lok Sabha erupted on ber will also be voluntary. exercise. Protests have Tuesday over controversial The government further erujpted in different parts remarks on Mahatma Gan- said it was discussing of the country over the dhi made by BJP MP An- issues that were of con- issue and the possibility anth Kumar Hegde with Co- cern with various states of linking the NPR with ngress members disrupting on finalisation of the NPR, the NRC and the proceedings in the entire that will collect details Citizenship (Amendment) first half resulting in a walk- like demographic and Act. out by the Opposition in the other data of every family The minister also told end. As soon as the House and individual. Parliament that the man- convened in the morning, Minister of state for ual for updating NPR 2020 Congress MPs Hibi Eden, home Nityananad Rai, in for enumerators and Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh and a written reply in the Lok supervisors has been pre- Abdul Khaleque gave Sabha, also said that “till pared and that people will adjournment motions in the now the government has have to provide informa- House and demanded an not taken any decision to tion for the NPR to the immediate discussion. prepare the National best of their knowledge Amid the ruckus, Speaker Register of Indian and belief. He also said in Om Birla adjourned the Market report Citizens at the national the written reply that no House till noon. When the 24 ct (1 gm): `4,060.00 level”. documents would be col- House reassembled, Cong- GOLD 22 ct (1 gm): `3,856.00 The clarification comes lected during the upda- ress members trooped into after a political controver- tion of the NPR and that the well shouting slogans Bar (1 Kg): `48,500.00 SILVER sy over the preparation of no verification will be and with placards of “BJP Sensex 40,789.38 pts the NPR and the data as done to trace individuals Party Godse Party” and INDICES Nifty 11,979.65 pts well as other information whose citizenship is “Mahatma Gandhi Amar EXCHANGE US$: `71.27 Euro: 78.72 being collected in the doubtful. Rahein”. Machete, gun seen as students clash DC CORRESPONDENT the two groups. CHENNAI, FEB.4 According to local sources, the violence happened aro- A shocking video of students und 5.30 pm at the university of SRM University in canteen area. It is said that Kattangulatthur involved in an argument broke out a clash at the campus can- between two groups of stu- teen with lethal weapons has dents pursuing MBA in the gone viral on social media university. Sources said the platforms, leaving students argument turned violent wh- present at the spot shell- en a student pulled out a shocked. The attack has more than six-feet-long mac- reportedly resulted in two hete and attacked a student students of the university from the rival group. ■ P3 being hospitalized. Many SRM-ites have shared A student with a CCTV footage and first-hand gun captured in >>> footage of the clash between this video grab c m y k c m y k

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HOUSING FOR ALL OTHER STORIES FACTS IN ‘Tourism sector’s FIGURES There are 1.77 mil- cooperation vital Impose restrictions on owning lion homeless people in India, according to to stop virus’ the 2011 census, con- Chennai: Concerned over the sisting of single men, spread of the novel coronavirus across the globe, the women, mothers, the United Nations’ World more than one house: HC elderly and the dis- Tourism Organisation abled. It is stated that (UNWTO) expressed solidar- J.STALIN | DC there are 18 million ity with the Chinese people, CHENNAI, FEB. 4 street children in government and the coun- ‘Respond to our queries on March 6’ Court upholds quashing India, the largest try’s tourism sector at the Observing that though number of any coun- time of crisis. It has urged single housing unit is Suo motu impleading Union ministry of housing and urban affairs and Union try in the world, with the tourism sector to put enough for a family, con- ministry of finance as party respondents in the case, the Madras high court has of Kovai land acquisition 11 million being people and their well-being sidering the future of the posed 15 queries to be answered by the state and Union governments. in front. “The cooperation of children, a family can be J.STALIN | DC this court in the judgment urban. the tourism sector will be allowed to have an addi- THE QUERIES ARE Why not the government charge CHENNAI, FEB. 4 in Arumugha Mudaliar's As per 2011 census, vital in stopping the spread tional housing unit on How many families have basic 10100 per cent more or extra stamp case had already held that there is a shortage of of the virus and limiting its payment of additional 1amenity of housing in India as well duty to discourage buying more than The Madras high court has “Pirpagal” was not a wide- 18.78 million houses impact on people and com- charges and the third unit as in Tamil Nadu? one house/flat by a family/individual upheld an order of a single ly circulated newspaper. in the country. Total munities. Tourists also have a should be completely pro- What is the population and housing while purchasing second housing judge, which quashed the Therefore, the notification responsibility to inform hibited, the Madras high 2ratio in our country as well as in unit/flat at the registration level proceedings relating to issued under section 4 (1) number of houses has themselves before they trav- court has suggested Tamil Nadu? itself ? acquisition of 369.13 acres and declaration made increased from 52.06 el in order to limit the threat imposing restrictions on When “Housing for All” mission of Why not the government condi- of land initiated by the under section 6 of the million to 78.48 mil- of transmission, and they owning houses and said 3the Central government to provide a 11tionally allows the families to Tamil Nadu Housing Land Acquisition Act were lion. About 78 million should follow the recom- the government should house to each family in the country purchase more than one Board for Thudiyalur- liable to be quashed. people in India live in mendations of the WHO and take necessary steps to would be achieved? house/flat/plot provided the said fami- Vellakinar neighbourhood Moreover, the government slums and tenements, their own national health provide basic amenities Whether the Central and state gov- ly pays 100 percent extra statutory scheme in Coimbatore dis- has not filed any counter according to authorities,” the global like housing to all its citi- 4ernments have got special schemes dues like property tax, electricity trict. stating that the newspaper "Homeless Statistics agency said. Tourism is vul- zens. for the marginalized and economically charges, water and sewerage charges A division bench com- “Pirpagal” was a widely nerable to the effects of "By this restriction not weaker sections as well as SC and ST on the second property? prising Justices circulated newspaper in at Homeless World public health emergencies only the price of housing people? Why not the government initially N.Kirubakaran and Abdul that area by giving the Cup". Seventeen per and is already being affected units will come down but How many families possess more 12prohibits the purchase of more Quddhose dismissed the details of circulation. cent of the world's by this outbreak. However, it the persons who do not 5than one house in our country as than one housing unit in urban area appeal filed by the Tamil Therefore, on this ground slum dwellers reside is too early to fully estimate have sufficient means to well as in Tamil Nadu? viz., corporation/municipality/town Nadu Housing Board, chal- alone the appeal was to be in India. Homeless are the impacts this outbreak purchase housing units Is it not a fact that allowing a single panchayat limits? lenging an order of the dismissed, the bench exposed to extreme will have. UNWTO as the will be in a position to 6family to acquire more housing Why not the financial institutions single judge, quashing the added. weather in summer specialised UN agency for purchase the property. It unit/flat/plot would result in the esca- 13be prohibited from giving loan for land acquisition proceed- The bench said moreover, and winter. Pavement tourism will continue sup- will go in a long way pre- lation in price of the housing units in purchase of more than one housing ings for non-compliance of in respect of 40 acres cov- dwellers in New Delhi porting World Health venting the real estate the real estate sector which would unit? sections 4 (1) and 6 of the ered under the very same Organisation (WHO), the people from converting eventually deny the needy people from Why not the government pro- Land Acquisition Act. scheme, proceedings have are the best exam- lead UN agency for the man- the agricultural land into purchasing the property? 14hibits the NRIs who are perma- The bench said the acqui- attained finality in favour ples. Therefore, the agement of this outbreak by commercial properties or Whether all the details regarding nently settled by getting Citizenship sition proceedings have of the land owners. In government should advising and providing housing properties and 7possession of more than one hous- and Permanent Resident status in var- been initiated by the state respect of 67.52 acres, increase the shelters tourism specific guidance.” thereby the agricultural ing unit is available with the govern- ious countries from purchasing hous- of Tamil Nadu for provid- orders have been passed by for Homeless people. the agency said. "In recent lands can be saved”, said ment? ing units/plots/flats in an effort to ing housing units to public this court in favour of the years, China has emerged as a division bench compris- If not why not the central and state bring down the cost of housing by issuance of notification land owners and only According to a lon- a true global tourism leader, ing Justices 8governments take a survey to find units/plots in India? under section 4 (1) of the review petitions were gitudinal analysis of both as a source market and N.Kirubakaran and out the details regarding the number Why not the government prohibit Land Acquisition Act pending before this court. India's housing pat- as a leading destination in Abdul Quddhose while of housing units possessed by each 15sale of houses/flats/housing plots dated September 6, 1996, in The sketch produced by tern undertaken by itself, providing livelihoods dismissing an appeal individual or family? within a short time, terming respect of properties cov- the appellant before this the Economic Survey for millions of people across from Tamil Nadu Why not the governments restrict them as “speculative ered under several survey court would also denote 2017-18, 28 per cent of the country. And tourism will Housing Board. 9the families/individuals from pur- sale” within 3 or 5 numbers totaling 369.13 that scheme was already India's city dwellers offer a valuable lifeline as Writing the judgment chasing/possessing more than one years? acres. The properties cov- implemented in respect of live in a rented house, China recovers and rebuilds for the bench, Justice housing unit/flat/plot by defining The bench posted ered under the survey phases 1 to 5. In respect of which is much less from this setback, just as the Kirubakaran said if it is what is meant by single housing unit to March 6, numbers were owned by phases 6 to 10, the scheme sector has proven its found in the survey that a till “Housing for All” is achieved? 2020, for filing S.Doraisamy and 10 oth- cannot be complemented than 54 per cent in resilience many times family possesses more the replies ers. They challenged the as the acquired lands were the year 1961. It is before,” UNWTO said in a than two housing proper- to the said notification under scattered in bits and pieces also found that living statement. As a responsible ties, the source of income queries. section 4 (1) of the Act on and various land owners in rented premises sector and economic activi- for purchasing those various ground that the had already obtained has declined and ty, the global agency has properties should also be notification under section orders in their favour and there has been a dra- urged the tourism industry enquired into and investi- 4 (1) of the Act issued was the proceedings already matic rise in the num- to "live up to its responsibili- gated by the authorities. published in Pirpagal attained finality. It was ber of houses lying ty as an integral part of That part, the above dated October 12, 1996, impossible for the appel- wider society. The sector restrictions would defi- which does not have wide lant to implement phases 6 vacant in cities across must put people and their nitely reduce mindless prop- circulation in the area con- to 10 of the scheme making the country. wellbeing first.” exploitation of natural The cerned. A single judge use of the small extent of The Central About 23 countries includ- resources like sand, water bench said allowed the petition. lands which were found to Government in the ing India, which accounts for and trees, which are all India’s population Aggrieved, the TNHB filed be located at various 2015 launched a three confirmed cases of the nowadays exploited ille- has already exceeded erty/proper- the present appeal, the places. The available lands scheme to tackle deadly virus, have been gally. Only if these natu- 130 crore and stands sec- bench added. were not located continu- affected by nCoV that had ral resources are saved, ond only next to China. ties by citizens was a The bench said though it ously making it difficult to homelessness. The spread from Wuhan in China. they would be available The basic housing ameni- constitutional right has been contended by the execute the balance phases government promised for our posterity, the ties should be available to Government under Article 300A. Right appellants that other pro- 6 to 10, the bench pointed that every Indian will bench added. all the citizens. “India is has presently taken a pol- to property which was a cedures have been fol- out. have a home to live in India to host EAS The bench said, being ruled by democrati- icy decision to provide fundamental right under lowed, the single judge was The bench said when the by 2022 with 10 mil- ‘Housing for all’ is the cally elected government housing unit to every Article 19 (1) (f) of the right in quashing the pro- land acquisition proceed- lion homes ready by conference in mission. ‘Adequate which is only for the peo- family. It should be Constitution was taken ceedings for non-compli- ings were quashed by the 2019 in rural areas Housing’ is one of the ple, of the people and by achieved at the earliest. It away by deleting (f) from ance of the provisions of single judge, surprisingly and 10 million homes Chennai most basic human needs the people, as observed by could become fruitful Article 19 (1) and placed it the Act i.e., non publica- the government had not and necessities. Housing Abraham Lincoln. when restrictions were as Article 300A by virtue tion of the notification preferred appeal against ready by 2022 in New Delhi: India is set to should be available to Therefore, the govern- put on persons who hold of 44th amendment. under section 4 (1) of the the said order which urban areas. In July host an East Asia Summit everyone in the ment should take neces- more than one housing Hence, the government Act and declaration under would not only prejudice 2018, the government conference this week in world.”Adequate hous- sary steps to provide units, the bench added. has got power to put section 6 of the Act in two the interest of the govern- announced that 5.4 Chennai with a focus on ing” is defined within the basic amenities like hous- The bench said every restrictions to buy prop- newspapers which were ment but also the benefici- million out of scheme maritime security coopera- global strategy as ‘ade- ing to all its citizens”, the individual has the right to erties till “Housing for all widely circulated in that aries of the land acquisi- target of 10 million tion and tackling challenges quate privacy, adequate bench added. purchase/own more than is achieved”. If more area. Therefore, the appeal tion proceedings namely have been approved in the maritime domain. space, adequate security, The bench said lakhs one house and as on date money was available with has to be dismissed, the the general public. Only for building in urban As announced by Prime adequate lighting and and lakhs of people were there was no restriction him/her, he/she can bench added. the requisitioning body areas. The official Minister Narendra Modi at ventilation, adequate living on platforms, to own more than one invest in bank and the The bench said the news- viz., Tamil Nadu Housing the 14th East Asia Summit basic infrastructure and roads, cement pipes, house. However, such money should not be used paper “Pirpagal” was one Board alone had filed the data from Housing (EAS) in Bangkok in adequate location with slums, under the trees individuals should think to purchase more than of the newspapers in appeal, which was not and Rural November 2019, the Ministry regard to work and basic and on banks of water of rights of others to have one house which would which section 4 (1) notifi- maintainable as per the Development Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in facilities-all at a reason- bodies without proper a house and avoid grab- eventually result in deny- cation was published. As division bench judgment shows that by March partnership with the govern- able cost”. Homelessness shelter and basic ameni- bing houses which should ing of housing rights to far as the said newspaper of this court, the bench 2019, 8 million homes ments of Australia and is a major problem in ties and safety. It was true be available to others. the needy people, the “Pirpagal” was concerned, added. had been approved. Indonesia, will organise the India, the bench added. that the Central Right to own bench added. fourth EAS Conference on Maritime Security It is reported in the media that data analy- are not straight forward and they are not dis- additional 25 million affordable housing units tional housing units, according to a report Cooperation in Chennai from sis of tax returns shows that 1.14 crore peo- closing the number of houses they possess by 2030 to cater to the growing urban popu- titled "Brick by Brick-Moving towards February 6-7, 2020. The ple owned one house across India and only and they suppress the facts to avoid tax lia- lation. By the year 2030, more than 40 per- 'Housing for All" by RICS (Royal Institution of Conference is expected to 6,537 Indians have owned more than one self bility. cent of India's population will live in urban Chartered Surveyors) in association with serve as a platform for free and open dialogue among occupied house in India during the assess- As per the report made by RICS and India as against current 34 percent and this is international property consultant Knight all the EAS partners. —PTI ment year 2017-18. It only shows that people KNIGHT FRANK, India is likely to need an likely to create a demand for 25 million addi- Frank.

‘Declare Big Temple Be in Thanjai or watch Big Temple consecration on TV a World Wonder’ G.SRINIVASAN | DC buildings gave a festive look tion. Bhaskaran, commis- VIMANA VIEW The main advantage is WHAT DO EPIGRAPHS SAY Epigraphs B. VIJAYALAKSHMI | DC THANJAVUR, FEB. 4 to the town. Cultural pro- sioner of Urban develop- they can witness the say that CHENNAI, FEB. 4 grammes arranged by South ment visited the temple on Raja Raja Chola started construction of the tem- All roads lead to Big temple zone cultural centre and Tuesday and inspected the ‘vimana’ of the temple from many places in the Big Temple consecration seems to have at Thanjavur with the conse- department of art and cul- arrangements. M. Govinda town as it is visible around a 15 km radius. This ple in his 19th year of rule and completed it in caught the attention of thousands in cration of the temple, built ture are going on in the Rao, Thanjavur district col- will help many to see the consecration from his 25th year rule. The temple is 244-mts long, Tamil Nadu and also in other parts of by King Raja Raja Chola (985 evenings in the town from lector accompanied him. places where they are, instead of going to the east west and 122-mts long south north. The the country. In a first, several TV chan- CE to 1014 CE) and a world February 1. ‘LED screens’ have been temple as crowd permitted inside the shrine at ‘vimana’ has 13 floors and constructed without nels will be telecasting live the kumb- heritage monument According to temple put up at ten places for peo- the time of consecration is only 20,000. using cement and mortar with ball and socket habhishekam of this 1,000-year-old tem- declared by Unesco, to take priests, last and eighth ple to witness the consecra- arrangement. The ‘cupbolic doom’ on top is 80 ple on Wednesday. place between 9 am and 10 phase of ‘yagasala pujas’ tion. Thirty battery cars Highly regulated to avoid any untoward inci- Several videos and audios highlight- dents, people have the only tonnes in weight and the ‘kalasam’ is 12-ft high. am on Wednesday, February will be held at 4.30 am on have been arranged for the Lord Brahadeeswara (LInga) is 13-ft high. The ing the historical significance and the 5. Consecration is being held Wednesday. ‘Gadams’ will benefit of senior citizens. choice of witnessing the architectural splendor of the temple to the temple after 23 long start from the ‘yagasala’ at 7 Three hundred wheel chairs consecration from vantage temple has been built on the banks of Grand have been doing rounds on social media years, after the last 'kumbab- am and reach the kalasams have been arranged for dif- points and through LED Anicut canal and has Sivagangai tank and park during last 48 hours. One of them laid hishekam' performed in 1997 by 7.30 a.m. Consecration to ferently-abled persons. screens and of course on adjacent to it. The temple has two ‘gopurams’ in stress on stupendous achievement of when Kalignar M. the 216-ft ‘vimana’ on the Syntax tanks with each 1,000 television channels which front-Keralanadhagan gopuram and Raja Rajan Tamil king Raja Raja Chola and the Karunanidhi was chief min- sanctum sanctorum and litres capacity have been do the direct relay. gopuram’. need for governments to take it to glob- ister. ‘vimanas’ of Amman, placed at 275 places, said al heights. A Unesco world heritage Nearly one lakh people wit- Vinayakar, Karuvurar, officials. monument, the Big Temple should be nessed the seventh and Murugan and Varahi tem- Temporary toilets have declared one of the Wonders of the penultimate phase of ples will take place at 9.30 been arranged at 238 places. World, the video added. ‘yagasala pujas' on am. ‘Mahadeeparathanai’ Transport corporation is Wednesday evening. So far, will be done to Lord operating 225 buses from The 216-ft all stone ‘vimana’ is visible from according to the police and Brahadeesvara, Goddess various places to Thanajvur. many places in the town. A cross-section of temple officials three lakh Periyanayagi and other gods Southern railway has people in the town said that they could wit- people have visited the and goddesses at 10 am. arranged special trains. ness the event from buildings at ‘yagasala' and witnessed ‘Perabishekam’ will be per- Twenty one temporary park- ‘pujas’ that began on formed to the lord and to the ing places, six medical Srinivasapuram, over-bridge linking med- February 1. Goddess at 8 pm after which camps, 28 ambulances and ical college road and temple road, Annai Thanjavur town, particu- ‘Panchamurthis’ will be 26 mobile medical units have Sathya stadium and Mani Mandapam. For larly the temple, an all-stone taken in procession. also been arranged for the Babaji Rajah Bhosale, hereditary trustee of architectural marvel, wore a J..K..Tripathi, Director benefit of devotees. Palace Devasthanam, this is the second festive look. Illumination of General of Police, who visit- Heads of various mutts consecration of the temple in which he is the temple made it to glitter ed the temple on Monday and state ministers are taking a lead role. “I am happy and doubly during nights while illumi- said that five lakh people are expected to attend the conse- blessed,” he said. nation in public places and expected for the consecra- cration. Budget view Former union minister P. Chidambaram said Budget PAGE 2020 should have first ensured that people had City 3 money in their hands for daily expenses DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

SHORT TAKES TNPSC GROUP II-A SCAM No complaint filed by Key accused nabbed Cop held, kingpin's students or management admitted to the SRM medical in Tiruchy gold heist college hospital on the cam- DC CORRESPONDENT pus. Speaking to DC, Public CHENNAI, FEB.4 Relation Officer of the bank account frozen University, Nandha Kumar, The city police have taken into confirmed the clash between custody Murugan, alleged mas- DC CORRESPONDENT after it came to light investigators arrested the two groups in the can- termind behind the famous CHENNAI, FEB.4 that 42 persons who M Muthukumar (35), a teen area on Tuesday, but Lalithaa jewellery heist in took the examination in policeman from denied that the students Tiruchy. His custody was The CB-CID police on Rameswaram centre, Tirunelveli. were involved in violence sought to probe the robbery Tuesday arrested a had scored high marks He had paid `8 lakh to using lethal weapons. It is College student ends cases filed against him in 2017 police constable in and joined various Jayakumar on behalf of also said that two student by the Anna Nagar police. connection with government depart- his wife who appeared groups were involved in a After he was produced before malpractices in the ments. for the exam in 2017. Students seen with machate fight on Monday evening in life in Chennai Egmore magistrate court, Anna TNPSC Group Officials said that Mahalakshmi has been the same canteen area. Nagar police began an enquiry II-A examination Jayakumar from working as an office FROM P1 Police said no complaint DC CORRESPONDENT ● In one incident an on Tuesday morning. held in 2017. With the Chennai, the assistant in Ezhilagam. was filed by the students or CHENNAI, FEB.4 18-year-old college girl A history-sheeter, Thiruvarur latest arrests, the num- main agent, who had She was also arrested On seeing the lethal weapon, the university management. (Kumudha) committed Murugan, told police that he ber of arrests has been collecting cash on Monday. students who were witness- Meanwhile, the university An 18-year-old college girl suicide in her home was involved in as many as 60 reached 10. ranging from `8 lakh to Earlier, police raided ing the incident allegedly was brought under high- An 18-year-old college girl when her mother and robberies in Anna Nagar and The CBCID had already `15 lakh, remains Jayakumar's house in panicked and fled from the security cover after the vio- committed suicide at her brother were not in surrounding areas in Chennai. arrested 16 persons in untraceable. Mogappair and seized spot. In the 19-second video lence. Police personnel were residence in Chindatripet home. Police are investi- When Murugan was lodged in connection with the According to sources, 60 'magic' pens (that use that took over social media deployed in and around the on Monday afternoon. gating the reason behind Puzhal prison, he made friends 2019 Group-4 examina- on Tuesday, CBCID disappearing ink), a on Tuesday, a student wear- campus to thwart further Sources said, Kumudha was her suicide.In another with seven other accused there. tion scam. police arrested head laptop and a pen drive, ing a black shirt was seen violence. a first-year B.Com student case, a 13-year-old The gang burgled houses in Police head constable, constable Chithaandi, apart from a few docu- holding a pistol. He was It may be noted that before of a private college in school girl jumped from Anna Nagar, Nolambur, Sithandi, who acted as but the main accused ments. allegedly seen chasing the six months, two persons Guindy, and she also the school building in an J.J.Nagar and Thirumangalam middleman was arrest- remains untraceable. Police have announced rival gang with the gun. It is were arrested by Maraimalai worked part-time in an elec- in 2017. In Bengaluru, he has ed by CBCID police The bank accounts of `1 lakh cash reward to said that the reason behind Nagar police as they cele- trical company. attempt to end her life. nearly 80 cases against him. near Sivagangai, on the duo were frozen by anyone who can help the clash is unknown. brated the birthday of a stu- Her father had passed away It is alleged that the girl Police said Murugan had Tuesday. CBCID on Tuesday. them apprehend Two students who were dent in the college by cutting few years ago and she lived was reprimanded by her allegedly committed more than A case was registered On Monday, CBCID Jayakumar. injured in the attack were the cake with a machete. with her mother Vimala Tamil teacher for not 400 offences in Karnataka, and brother who is studying completing her Tamil Nadu and Telangana, class four. homework.Police said and had hideouts in all three On Monday afternoon, her she was asked to bring states. Fire breaks out at Monthly rental fee is fixed at `1,000 per mother had stepped out tak- her parents to the ing lunch for her son at school for a meeting. school, and when she Upset, she jumped from returned she found the the third floor. Police Manali refinery cart shop on Marina beach: Corpn to HC doors locked from within. said she was rushed to There was no response from a private hospital as she DC CORRESPONDENT employees. Since the DC CORRESPONDENT that the application seeking clearance letter sent to the Kumudha who was inside. suffered a fracture. No CHENNAI, FEB.4 fire alarm went off, CHENNAI, FEB.4 permission for putting up a Member Secretary, Tamil With the help of neigh- complaint has been employees scampered walk path and a loop road Nadu State Coastal Zone bours, she broke the door registered. A major fire broke out to safety. The Greater Chennai on the seaward side was Management Authority and open and found Kumudha at the Chennai The staff of the fire Corporation has informed submitted to the District letter received from the hanging from the ceiling. 8 student of Jaigopal Petroleum Corporation department attached to the Madras high court that Coastal Management Member Secretary, Tamil Chindatripet police regis- Garodia government girls Limited's (CPCL) the CPCL rushed to the it has proposed to fix the Authority. The DCMA by a Nadu State Coastal Zone tered a case and are investi- school in Manali refinery in the spot and tried to license fee for the Motor letter dated January 28, 2020 Management Authority. Of gating. Virugamabakkam. early hours of Tuesday. contain the fire. Fixed cart shops in Marina had sought for certain par- the above, a map covering 7 Meanwhile, in an unrelat- It is alleged that the girl Four nabbed with Sources said the blaze Meantime, personnel at the rate of Rs 3,000 per ticulars relating to Rapid kms radius around the proj- ed case, a 13-year-old school was reprimanded by her started following a leak from the Fire and annum and without Motor Environment Impact ect site was sought for. The student jumped from the Tamil teacher for not com- six antique idols in the pipeline carry- Rescue Services from Fixed carts at Rs 1,500 with Assessment Report includ- map has to be prepared school building in pleting her homework. ing naphtha around Manali, Ambattur and a monthly rent of Rs 1,000 ing marine and terrestrial after survey of the 7 kms Virugambakkam on Police said she was asked to DC CORRESPONDENT 3:45 am. The Chennai Tiruvottiyur stations, per cart shop in Marina, component as applicable, radius on which survey has Tuesday, in a bid to end her bring her parents to the CHENNAI, FEB.4 Petroleum Corporation joined them. The besides maintenance fee of Project layout superim- already commenced on the life. The incident sent shock school for a meeting. Limited is a group com- fire was extinguished Rs 200 per month from each posed on the CRZ map, duly 3rd and would be completed waves across the city. Upset, she jumped from The idol wing of Tamil Nadu pany of the Indian Oil after a three-hour vendor. indicating the project within 45 days from today. According to police, the the third floor. Police said CID police on Tuesday recovered Corporation owned by struggle. CPCL officials Additional advocate gen- boundaries and the CRZ cat- Only after this survey the girl student Malini * (name she was rushed to a private six antique statues from the Indian Oil and Gas said there was no dan- eral S.R.Rajagopal made the egory of the project location map could be given. Since changed), resident of third hospital as she suffered a Keeranur in Pudukottai district. Corporation, head- ger to employees or submission before a divi- as per the approved Coastal the survey would take 45 cross street in fracture. No complaint has Four persons have been arrested quartered in Chennai machinery as the fire sion bench comprising Zone Management Plan days and the survey was Virugambakkam, is a class been registered. in connection with the seizure. with 1,600 employees broke out at a remote Justices Vineet Kothari and under CRZ notification, commenced, the Police sources said, based on a working in the compa- spot. A case has been R.Suresh Kumar, when the 2011 as obtained and duly Corporation of Chennai tip-off that a man in Keeranur in ny. They refine crude registered and investi- PIL filed by Fishermen Care signed by Anna University was seeking for suitable Pudukottau district was attempt- oil to produce and sup- gations are on. came up for hearing on and the CRZ map covering extension of time in this ing to sell an antique Vinayaka ply various petroleum It may be noted that it Tuesday. The matter relates 7-kilometre radius around regard, he added. Gold worth `50.7 lakhs statue for Rs 3 crore, the idol products manufacture is the second fire inci- to cleaning Marina Beach the project site also indicat- After perusing the status wing team headed by Additional and sale of lubricating dent reported in the and shifting of fishermen. ing the CRZ-I, II, III and IV report, the bench reiterated Superintendent of Police oil additives. company in a span of G.Prakash, Commissioner, areas including other noti- that the number of cart seized by customs in airport Rajaram rushed to the place on Thick smoke emanated four months. In Greater Chennai fied ecologically sensitive shops shall not exceed 900 in Tuesday and thwarted the in the early hours of October 2019, a few con- Corporation filed a status areas. They also sought Marina beach. The bench DC CORRESPONDENT attempt. Four persons Tuesday, triggering tainers storing tar were report on Tuesday. In his details relating to copy of posted to February 6, fur- CHENNAI, FEB. 4 Veeraswamy of Keeranur, panic among the gutted in a fire. status report, he submitted the high court order, CRZ ther hearing of the case. Aravindh of R.S. Mangalam, The customs at the Kumar of Lalkudi and Chennai Airport seized 1.2 Mathiazhagan of Thodaiyur kilograms gold worth ` were also arrested. ALLEGED INACTION BY SPEAKER ON DISQUALIFICATION OF 11 AIADMK MLAS 50.7 lakhs. According to the Police seized five more antique airport sources, a 44-year- idols in addition to Vinayaka old man from Chennai who idol. The seized idols include a 62 arrived by Kuala Lumpur cm Somaskanthar Sivan idol, 48 SC seeks Tamil Nadu’s response on DMK plea was intercepted. During a cm Parvathy Amman idol, 93 cm search, 25 refurbished lap- Sivagami Amman idol, 46 cm (New Delhi, Feb 4: The Panneerselvam. A bench Surya Kant. "Tell us assemblies should decide the disqualification plea is tops were found in his Vinayagar idol, 67 cm Supreme Court on headed by Chief Justice S whether you are going to disqualification petitions moved against an opposi- checked-in luggage. A total Manikavasagar idol and a 19 cm Tuesday sought the Tamil A Bobde took note of the take action. If yes, then against legislators, espe- tion MLA, the Speaker of 25 gold rings and one peedam, from the house of Nadu government's submission of senior when and how," it said, cially those who defect, issues notice next day. crude gold chain were Veraswamy. response on a petition by advocate Kapil Sibal, adding that the recent within a "reasonable peri- And if such pleas are filed found ingenuously con- It is said the gang had planned to DMK leaders while appearing for DMK lead- apex court judgement, od" of maximum three against the ruling party cealed inside the laptop. sell the idols for more than Rs 20 terming as "unnecessary" ers, that the disqualifica- delivered in the disqualifi- months. On Tuesday, MLA, then the notice is Total 303 grams of gold val- ered from Vijaya and 260 crore. The seized idols were the alleged inaction for tion plea was moved cation case of Manipur's Sibal, who was assisted by never issued," Sibal ued at Rs 12. 76 lakhs were grams valued at Rs 8 lakh brought to the idol wing office in almost three years of the before the Speaker in BJP minister, was the law lawyer Amit Anand argued. "If Mr Sibal's sub- recovered and seized. were recovered from Chennai. The four arrested were state Assembly Speaker March 2017, but even after of the land and "holds the Tiwari, referred to the mission is correct, then In another case on Anjala Devi. booked under the Idol Theft towards disqualification a lapse of three years no ground". The bench was recent judgement and said tell us as to when you are Monday night, Vijaya ( 57) In another case on Prevention no 05/2020 under sec- of 11 AIADMK lawmakers action has been taken by referring to the January the TN speaker has not going to take action. We of Chennai and Anjala Tuesday, 476 grams gold tion 41(1)(d), 102 Cr.Pc @ 454(2), who voted against Chief him. "We think that the 21 verdict by another even issued notices to want to know this," the Devi (36) of worth `20 lakhs was seized 457(2), 380(2), 414 IPC r/w 25(2) Minister E Palaniswami three years delay is unnec- three-judge bench of the those MLAs even after the bench told the Advocate Ramanathapuram who from one Chennai passen- The Antiquities and Art Trea- during a 2017 confidence essary (on the part of apex court headed by lapse of almost three General of Tamil Nadu came from columbo by ger who arrived from sures Act, 1972. Investigations vote. The 11 lawmakers Speaker)," said the bench Justice R F Nariman that years and moreover, the and posted the matter for indigo flight were stopped Dubai. In all the four cases, are on to nab others involved in included Deputy Chief which also comprised held that the Speakers of term of the assembly further hearing on and checked.230-gram gold a total of 1.2 kg gold valued the antique idol sale business. Minister O Justices B R Gavai and Lok Sabha and state would end next year. "If February 14. PTi worth Rs. 9.68 lakhs recov- ay `50.71 lakhs were seized.

BOON FOR COMMUTERS he Alandur footoverbridge connecting to the metro Tstation was opened to the public on Tuesday. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami inaugurated it through video conferencing. Built at an estimated cost of `6 crore the foot overbridge is equipped with lifts and escalators on both sides of the road. Nearly 6,000 people use the Alandur metro station on a daily basis and the footover bridge will be useful for them to cross the road. The station was opened in 2015 but the construction of the facility was delayed because CMRL’s call for tenders initially evoked no response. The contract was given to a firm only in January 2018. —DC Caterer fined `40K for service deficiency DC CORRESPONDENT In the petition G.Gopalakr- and coffee on the occasion. lunch, which schedule to pro- unfair trade practice. Hence, vide coffee, breakfast and CHENNAI, FEB. 4 ishnan of Selaiyur submit- Partner of the caterer vide at 11.30am, was delayed he sought a refund of `66,975 lunch on time as agreed by ted that he was planning to Krishnamoorthy agreed to and brought at about 1.30pm. and compensation for caus- caterer. The District Consumer conduct house-warming cer- provide manpower. He paid Most the guests and invitees ing him mental agony. The act of the caterer Disputes Redressal Forum, emony of his newly built `66,975 for serving tea, coffee, had left place without taking M/s.G.K.Veg-Restaurant, amounts to deficiency in Chengalpattu, Kanchee- house. He was expecting ma- breakfast and lunch on lunch. (Outdoor Caterers), had not service and caused mental puram District has slapped a ny persons including family November 25, 2018. Majority of the food items appeared before the forum. agony and financial loss to fine of `40000 on a city cater- members and friends, to The house warming cere- were not tasty. Even payasam The bench comprising presi- the complainant. The bench er for delay in supplying food attend the function. He had mony was over by 7.00am on was diluted and tasted like dent J. Justin David and directed caterer to pay a com- during house-warming cere- approached M/s.G.K.Veg- November 25, 2018 but cater- badam milk. Not supplied member D.Babuvaradha- pensation of `40000 for caus- mony in Tambaram two Restaurant, (Outdoor er had provided breakfast even salt and pickle and suf- rajan said it is the duty of the ing him mental agony and years ago. The caterer also Caterers), Chitlapakkam, to only at 8.45 p.m after several ficient manpower. The cater- M/s.G.K.Veg-Restaurant, committing negligence in failed to provide quality food. supply food including tea reminders. Similarly, the er committed negligence and (Outdoor Caterers) to pro- service. Virus alert Health minister Dr C. Vijayabaskar on PAGE Tuesday held discussions with collectors of 4 all districts on coraonavirus scare Politics DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI ■ SHORT TAKES Actor summoned to appear for enquiry on Feb. 25 ‘Senthil Balaji organised a crowd T’kudi firing: Rajini to to stop cops’ Chennai: The police informed the Madras high court that DMK MLA and former transport minister Senthil Balaji testify before panel and his brother organised a crowd and prevented the ARULOLI. M | DC sentative of Aruna commission. It is also be police from conducting the TIRUNELVELI, FEB. 4 Jegadeesan commission, on noted that Rajinikanth, search in connection with a the final day of the 18th who visited the injured at job scam in the transport The one-man commission enquiry session of the com- the Thoothukudi medical department. headed by Justice Aruna mission on January 25, said college hospital on May 30, State Public Prosecutor Jegadeesan on the Thoo- that actor Rajinikanth, if 2018, was asked, “Who are A.Natarajan made the sub- thukudi police firing that necessary, would be sum- you?” by an angry youth, mission when the anticipato- claimed 13 lives two years moned for enquiry the fol- Santhosh, who was under- ry bail petitions filed by DMK youth wing secretary Udayanidhi Stalin leads a protest against corruption in ago on April 2018, summo- lowing session. going treatment for a bullet Senthil Balaji and his brother TNPSC in North Chennai on Tuesday. ned Rajinikanth to appear Rajini's statement on the injury. Ashok Kumar came up for for an enquiry during the police firing triggered lot of When Rajinikanth met hearing before Justice 19th enquiry session to be criticism almost from all him and smiled at him, the P.D.Audikesavalu on Tuesday. held on February 25 here. quarters, and the star him- youth's question to the Senior counsel S.Prabakaran, The demand to summon self stands firm on his actor was, “Who are you?”. appearing for the petitioners Rajinikanth for his inter- Hariragavan, affiliated to statement. Rajini answered with a submitted that no notice was Stalin on road, intensifies view made at a private 'Makkal Adhikaram'. Many anti-sterlite smile saying, “I am Raji- served on the petitioner resort (Sathya resort) in Naam Tamilar Katchi activists, welcomed the nikanth” and moved on. before conducting the Thoothukudi on May 30, (NTK) founder president commission's move, as they But Santosh's sentiment search. Opposing the antici- 2018, that anti-social ele- Seeman, during his deposi- believe that Rajinikanth was out loud and clear. This patory bail petition, SPP anti-CAA sign campaign ments intruded into the tion on October 16 last year may not have any documen- anger against Rajinikanth Natarajan submitted that people's struggle against also put forth the demand tal evidence to substantiate here, however still persists, Senthil Balaji and his brother D. SEKAR | DC TNPSC. “Our agitation Sterlite and triggered vio- before the commission that his statement, and he may and he may need special were absconding.When the CHENNAI, FEB. 4 will continue till our lence, resulting in the the Tamil matinee idol be stand exposed. Anti-sterlite bandobust if he appears judge asked SPP Natarajan demand is met,” said police firing that claimed 13 summoned as an witness. activists also added that before the commission on to serve the 41 A notice The signature campaign Udanidhi to reporters lives, was made by lawyers Based on this, advocate Rajinikanth should not be February 25, said a police (Notice of appearance before by the DMK and its allies later. Vanchinathan and Vadivel Murugan, repre- shown any leniency by the officer. police officer) on the accu- including the Congress PARTY REVAMP: sed, the judge orally asked seeking the repeal of the Continuing its internal the police not to harass the Citizenship Amendment shuffling in party posts petitioner till then. Act (CAA) and Centre after the DMK's poor Ramadoss bats for giving up its moves on showing in the rural Cabinet discusses budget NPR/NRC, got a booster local bodies polls in the shot on the third day on western districts, the caste-based census Tiruchy ‘smart Tuesday with the DMK party today revamped DC CORRESPONDENT city’ work awaits president M.K. Stalin bills to the people door- the Coimbatore urban CHENNAI, FEB. 4 meet, health issues himself coming on to to-door to explain why district unit, which has Chennai’s roads to these measures should taken party men by sur- PMK founder Dr S. Rama- DC CORRESPONDENT spreading from China, ADB funds mobilise signatures from be scrapped. prise. doss has urged Prime Mi- CHENNAI, FEB. 4 besides the Part-B schemes Tiruchy: The Asian Deve- all sections of the people, Mr. Stalin made it clear In the Coimbatore city nister Narendra Modi to to be included in the lopment Bank aided Rs 336 giving the drive a new that the campaign was urban east unit, 14 new ensure that caste details A meeting of the Tamil Budget. The elections to crore third phase of under- thrust. against the AIADMK- wards have been added are included in the 2021 Nadu Cabinet, presided by rural local bodies in the ground drainage for the city is Making an appeal, Mr. BJP combine which was to make it 71 wards-unit national census since "to the Chief Minister, Mr. remaining nine districts awaiting approval from the Stalin said the target to maintaining a studious and N. Karthik, MLA, make caste based reserva- Edappadi K Palaniswami, and for urban local bodies ADB, and work will start with- mobilize over one crore silence over the contro- has been made in-charge tion scientific and pre- here on Tuesday discussed across the state were also in a couple of months, said signatures across Tamil versial law. All the signa- for that unit. For cise, caste based census is the possible dates for pres- discussed, sources said. city corporation commission- Nadu should “become a tures collected should be Coimbatore city west essential". entation of the State The Dairy development er S. Sivasubramanian here on people's movement” submitted to the DMK unit, which has 29 wards, In a letter to PM, he said Budget for 2020-21 as the minister, Mr. Rajenthira Tuesday. against CAA/NPR/NRC headquarters in Chennai M. Muthusamy has been Indian society was strati- government is keen to have Balaji, who is in the centre Talking to newsmen here, moves by the BJP gov- from where it will be put made party in-charge. fied on the basis of caste the session soon. Deputy of a controversy for his Sivasubramanian said under ernment. The signature together and handed For Coimbatore north, C and it was essential to de- Chief Minister, O. The meeting also dis- remarks on Islamic and the 'Smart City' programme, 26 campaign was launched over to the President of Ramachandran has been vise and implement affir- Panneerselvam and other cussed the preventive Hindu terrorism, had a works are in progress at an by him in his Kolathur India. made district secretary mative action programs ministers, besides Chief measures taken by the brief separate meeting estimated cost of Rs 922.14 constituency on Meanwhile, DMK youth and Thendral Selvaraj to lift those in the bottom Secretary K Shanmugam Health department in the with Mr. Palaniswami, it is crore, of which two works have February 2, even as wing secretary, made party in-charge for of the social pyramid and were also present. wake of the Coronavirus learnt. been completed at a cost of Rs DMK's allies have fanned Udayanidhi Stalin led a Coimbatore south. added, "Caste based reser- 16.67 crore. out to different parts to protest in North Chennai The DMK general sec- vation is one of the vital He said the Union urban collect signatures from near the Tamil Nadu retary, Prof. K affirmative action progra- development ministry has the people. The cam- Public Service Anbazhagan, who made ms." He said, "There is wi- announced an 'ease of living' paign is on till February Commission (TNPSC) the announcement, how- despread expectation am- contest in which Tiruchirapalli 8. Mr. Stalin also office, demanding a CBI ever, said the changes ong various sections of UP IN ARMS city corporation area was also appealed to his party probe into the recent were made for purely society that the 2021 cens- listed out. This is an online cadre to distribute hand- recruitment scam in the administrative reasons. us will enumerate castes." contest through twitter, Facebook, and other social media and the Union urban development ministry's website from February 5 to 29. The 54-ft palm leaf Sivalingam for Mahasivarathri result of the contest will be finalised based on 14 activities J.V. SIVA PRASANNA worship besides reinforce motivating force for the the temple for the sixth like drinking water supply, KUMAR | DC bhakthi among the people villagers around the tem- consecutive year. Nearly, road network, electricity, edu- CHENNAI, FEB. 4 who fast all through the ple. “We have been plann- 90 per cent of the work in cation, health, housing, envi- night on Mahasivarthri. ing various kinds of Ling- making the Nandhi has ronment, disaster manage- A conch Lingam (Sanguli- Devotees visiting the tem- ams every year and this been completed and the ment, and security. ngam) within a massive ple at Keelapattu village year we decided to make remaining portion involv- Corporation chief engineer 54 feet high Sivalingam in Nagari would be Palm leaf Lingam con- ing fixing of Navadhan- Amudhavalli said, efforts are which is being readied wi- thrilled to walk inside the taining a Conch Lingam yam would be completed being taken to replace the exist- th palm leaves will be am- Panai Olai Lingam and and a Navadhanya Nand- soon. ing Fort Station road railway ong the major attractions personally perform the hi,” he adds. About 40,000 “I hope to complete the overbridge with a new one, by for the Mahasivarathri on abishekam to the Conch to 50,000 conch shells wo- entire work by Feb. 15 and 50:50 share with the Southern Feb.21 at the ancient Sri Lingam within it. uld be used to make the when it is done, it would railway. The Tripurasundari sametha “We want to give the Sangulingam measuring surely evoke admiration detailed project report for Sri Chandramouleeswar- devotees a divine experi- about six feet in height. and devotion,” Ganesan this purpose will be ready by ar temple at Nagari. The ence of performing abhi- “I had originally who holds a diploma in next month, she added. — DC gigantic Lingam will gra- shekam to the Lord on planned to ready the proj- civil engineering, said. He ce along with a 45-feet hi- Mahasivarathri and all ect by Feb. 1 but a rogue has been painstakingly gh ‘Navadhanya’ Nandhi. those who perform it to bull charged at the creating novel images of As both the Lingam and the Conchlingam could Nandhi structure on Sivalingam for six succes- AIADMK distances Nandhi would be made take home a conch as a three occasions and upset sive Mahasivarathris, on using eco-friendly materi- memento,” says V. my plans,” says S. his own, though the vil- itself from dairy al they would sever the Subramanian, Secretary Ganesh, who has been lagers assist him in cash LIC employees stage a protest against privatisation in Chennai on Tuesday. — DC min’s terror remark purpose of temporary of Jankalyam, who is the making the Lingam for and kind. Chennai: The ruling AIADMK on Tuesday distanced itself from the ‘Islamist terrorism’ remark of Milk and Dairy Development Minister K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji and said he A damp squib belies great expectations must have expressed his personal view. NARASIMHAN built inventories like there mal spirits. That is not pos- keep embracing quantita- should cough up. So, let us Maintaining that it did not VIJAYARAGHAVAN “The Great Slowdown” akin to 1991 but a glorious was no tomorrow and the sible. There is no magic tive easing a.k.a. deficit be clear that wiggle room reflect the view of the party or opportunity to tuck into. Nani Palkhivala, whose financial institutions lent wand or tool in place. Not financing. That the Modi for the finance minister the government, AIADMK sen- n February 1 @nsi- centenary was celebrated in Chennai with a to keep the bubble afloat. even a Nani Palkhivala, 2.0 dispensation pegged it was not huge and she ior and State Fisheries taraman presented The inventories far exceed- the finest Finance at 3.8% is a minor miracle. could not play aces or jok- speech by the Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala ers without any on her Minister D. Jayakumar said, “it Oher second budget, Sitaraman on the “Road Map to a $5 trillion Dollar ed the demand in the mar- Minister India never had, There are statutory man- is neither the party’s view nor the most anticipated in ket. It was not as if one could have conjured up a dates to live by and, of hand. that of the government. It is his recent times. It could pos- Economy”, put it as only he can. “There are two fine day, the proverbial R K trick to miraculously course, the inflationary It was way back on personal view… there appears sibly be bracketed with the types of persons who frame the budget - the tin- Laxman's common man attend to the multiple spiral would loom large to March 27, 1958 that Nani to be no ulterior motive in 1991 Budget of Manmohan kerers and the structuralists. Most officials in the decided that come tomor- fronts the economy needed impact the political thick- Palkhivala delivered the (him) saying so,” Mr. Singh under P V Finance Ministry have always been tinkerers” row I am not buying these to be attacked from. et. first of celebrated annual Jayakumar told reporters here. Narasimha Rao dispensa- assets. Supply exceeded Structural changes take There have been far too budget speeches at Green Accusing the opposition DMK tion, when India was unde- it as only he can. “There ous crisis and was looking demand and the cascading time. The nation is impa- many debates, discussions Hotel, Appollo Bunder, of harbouring Islamist terror- niably facing a serious are two types of persons for immediate solution, effect of mounting inven- tient and wanted a Big and dissertations on the then Bombay, under the ists – a charge levelled by BJP financial crisis, including who frame the budget - the nay salvation. Modi 2.0 tories impacted the finan- Bang Budget. Budget 2020. Adding one auspices of Forum of Free senior Pon Radhakrishnan depleted foreign exchange tinkerers and the struc- even recapitalised the cial sector as well, as ana- Viewed against this back- more may mean little. Enterprise. And it was in post Special Sub Inspector of reserves. It was a huge turalists. Most officials in nationalised banks and lytically argued by the for- drop, the finance minister Where is a Nani 1966 that the first open air Police Wilson’s murder, Mr. challenge and an opportu- the Finance Ministry have tomtommed to all those mer CEA. The authors felt has fallen short. The Palkhivala to tell us what Budget lecture was deliv- Bhalaji claimed if Islamic ter- nity that was bitten into, always been tinkerers”. who cared to listen, 'there that while structural Economic Survey for the was the Budget all about? ered by him at the CCI. rorism is encouraged, then the for there was no other Arvind Subramanian was no liquidity problem changes were called for, last three years has been Whether it was a glorious And mind you the club rise of Hindu terrorism cannot option. Henry Kissinger made it clear that the prob- and goaded the banks to tinkering with personal quite candid in pointing opportunity missed? Or a authorities received a be stopped. “Some parties with was often quoted to say, lems faced by India on the indulge in a prudent lend- income tax to offer the out that India cannot start made in the right notice from the Collector the intention of creating “Nothing clears the mind economic front were multi- ing spree'. Were the banks middle class a “much need- afford to keep addressing direction for structural of Bombay threatening to Islamist terrorism are politicis- more marvellously than pronged — stressed assets listening? They did not ed sum in their pockets to the distribution of the changes with say an delicence the club for ing this matter….we can’t stop absence of alternatives”. of public sector banks and seem to be. Were the entre- spend more” was not an cake. We cannot keep talk- announcement to list LIC, using it for 'non recre- Hindu terrorism,” he said. In That is particularly true of NBFCs, depletion in preneurs lining up seeking ideal solution, since those ing of sharing the pie, the behemoth, on the stock ational purposes'. Nani's an interview to Tamil news our economic milieu. investments, a fall in con- money for investments? in the income tax bracket unconcerned with increas- market? Allowing We The brilliant response. “There channel, he alleged that if Arvind Subramanian, sumption, fall in exports No. The investment cli- were the ones in need of ing the size of the pie. people to take a share in was absolutely no viola- Islamist terrorism is patron- the former Chief and burgeoning unem- mate was dull, drab and coins in the purse. The Growth was a must before LIC apart from the tion of the lease terms of ised then the rise of Hindu ter- Economic Adviser (to ployed. The prognosis was signifying a doom despite Budget was not listening. we talked of distribution. Navratnas would and the club as 'recreation' rorism cannot be stopped. He Modi 1.0) had co-authored that Budget had to face the RBI coming out with a Inequality had to be tack- should be a boost to the meant not only physical also asserted that BJP’s papers with his Havard head-on the structural series of interest rate cuts. There was in reality a led, but how? By trying to economy? But when? Modi recreation, but also 'intel- Tiruchi functionary Vijay colleague calling the pres- issues and not tinker with The automobile and real surfeit of suggestions for grow faster and having the 2.0 is struggling to sell of lectual recreation' for Raghu was killed by a Muslim ent economic situation as the peripherals. estate sectors were desper- the Finance Minister to benefit of a much larger Air India despite one plus which the ground could be extremist. On DMK youth wing “The Great Slowdown” Modi 2.0 was fully alive ate for infusion of animal tuck into. Not only profes- pizza on the table. one and two plus two rightfully used. “That secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, akin to 1991 but a glorious and aware of the great spirits as their inventories sors and academicians and The sum and substance offers. We are a still a long ended the matter”. Well, Mr. Jayakumar said the opposi- opportunity to tuck into. slowdown. The huge slash were piling up even as fes- politicians were in the of the Budget is that it has way off in real terms, what Budget 2020 or 2200, with- tion party was staging protests Nani Palkhivala, whose in corporate taxes prior to tival seasons came and loop, even the common got the diagnosis right. with the telecom majors out a Nani Palkhivala, it is against the government and centenary was celebrated Narendra Modi's depar- went. Well, the govern- man was getting on board, India needs investments. waiting in line for the all so mundane to talk of campaigning against the CAA in Chennai with a speech ture to attend “Howdy, ment was surely not to in phone-ins. The expecta- India needs to grow and finance ministry to give it, as it has ceased to be only to project DMK president by the Finance Minister Modi!” clarion call with blame for the mess that the tions were raised by the bigger. But with a fall in them a Samadhan break to intellectual anymore. M. K. Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi. Ms. Nirmala Sitaraman on Donald Trump was a clear automobile and realty sec- media as if just one Budget the revenue collection, repay the dues, that the (Author is practising — DC the “Road Map to a $5 tril- signature tune that the tors were facing. It was 2020 can do the trick and both of the direct and indi- Supreme Court has dis- advocate in the Madras lion Dollar Economy”, put industry was facing a seri- their own making as they unleash the Keynesian ani- rect tax genres, we cannot dainfully ruled that they High Court) Fix prices Information minister Kadambur C. Raju said PAGE the govt would soon decide on online sale of State 5 cinema tickets DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

IN BRIEF Write off students Cop killed in road Nilgiri langur’s new feed edu loans, TN mishap near JD(U) urges PM Tiruchy under researchers’ scan Tiruchy: The state minority wing of the Janata Dal Tiruchy: In a terrible tragedy, (United) appealed to the a 29-year-old police consta- B. RAVICHANDRAN | DC of the TN biodiversity TN Govt to introduce total ble attached to the Tamil OOTY, FEB. 4 board and scientist at prohibition in the state. Nadu special police battalion Central Ayush wing, here In a release here on was killed in a road accident While jungles at said that due to habitat Monday, party’s state when a two-wheeler he was Theetukal suburbs here loss, the population of minority wing president riding hit against the centre is seemingly becoming ‘Nilgiri langur’ began to Robert Christi also urged median of the road at the hub of ‘Nilgiri lan- wane long years back and to provide housing facility Alanthur section road on the gur’, a rarely sighted vul- is categorised under “vul- for the urban area home- Tiruchy-Madurai national nerable monkey species, nerable species”. less people immediately as highway near here on its liking for a herbal A good number of per the Supreme Court Monday night. The deceased plant in recent times ‘Nilgiri langur’ seen now verdict, and taking into HANDLING FIRE constable K. Prabakaran was evokes curiosity among in Theetukal area indi- consideration the Prime on his way home after his the researchers here. cates that this langur, Minister’s order which duty hours when the mishap ‘Nilgiri langur (karunk- which lives in the upper also kept in abeyance for Tamil Nadu forest and fire service departments conduct a occurred near Rajalipuram. urangu in Tamil)’ with its plateau, is trying to re- the last six years. demo at Pallipattu forest in Thiruvallur district to create The Manikandam police are shining and well-grown occupy the suburb terri- Referring to the TN Chief awareness on handing forest fires. State fire service investigating. black fur over its body tory along the jungle Minister’s comprehensive official N. Bhaskaran also present. —DC and its head region cov- fringes. But, what is health insurance scheme ered with shiny golden more intriguing is that as well as Prime Minister’s Man kills wife, brown fur, pose for a Nilgiris langur at Theetukal limits near Ooty. —DC they are found to vora- health insurance scheme, majestic appearance and ciously feed on a herb, Mr. Robert Christi said the attempts suicide charm. This species ‘Ipomoea nil’, known as health insurance scheme which live in troops over ‘morning glory’. should be extended to all World Cancer Day Tiruchy: A 46-year-old engi- the years had become con- Ipomoea nil “This plant is used in diseases and to increase neer was hospitalised follow- fined to deep woods in plant. anti-inflammatory, carmi- family’s annual income ing his suicide attempt native shola forests in —DC native, inflammations, limit from `72,000 to `1.21 by cutting a vein in his hand, Nilgiris, making its sight- constipation, dyspepsia, lakh to avail state and cen- observed in Kovai after allegedly murdering his ing a rarity. bronchitis, fever, skin dis- tral government insur- pregnant wife at Musiri near But, now, its movement eases, scabies and used as ance schemes. LAKSHMI L LUND | DC distributed free of cost to Tiruchy on Tuesday. along the Theetukal areas purgative,” Dr Rajan said He also appealed to PM COIMBATORE, FEB. 4 NGOs and individuals who Police said Kamalkanth who has brought sort cheer to and added that a detailed Modi to write off the edu- are willing to register got married to one Jeevitha the conservationists as it study is needed to under- cational loans and to order To commemorate World themselves as ambassa- six months ago, developed indicates that its current stand why the ‘Nilgiri lan- all nationalised and pri- Cancer Day observed on dors.” Dr P Guhan director discord with his wife and population try to venture gur’ now feeds on this vate banks to extend edu- February 4, Sri SRIOR said. On the occa- quarreled very often when near the town limits. Dr herb. cational loans liberally Ramakrishna Institute of sion the hospital she questioned him about his S. Rajan, former member with total subsidy. —DC Oncology and Research announced launch of its job. Following a similar quar- (SRIOC) under the leader- month-long free prostate rel this morning the accused ship of its director Dr P screening programme. cut the neck of his wife and Guhan launched cancer Men who are over 35-years killed her on the spot and he awareness umbrellas on old can get screened for also inflicted cut injuries on New integrated bus station Protests erupt in DMK unit in Tuesday. Each umbrella prostate cancer at the hos- his hand in a bid to end his has different coloured rib- pital. life. On information, police bon oriented on each of its Meanwhile, city-based rushed to the spot and Salem after posts reshuffled leaf corresponding to the GEM Hospital, led by its removed the deceased work after Nagarpalika polls cancer it is associated Chairman Dr C Palanivelu, woman’s body to the with. in partnership with Rotary Government hospital Musiri R. VALAYAPATHY | DC ZAKER HUSSAIN | DC alienated as the Salem dis- Each colour ribbon has a Club of Coimbatore for post-mortem, and also TIRUCHY, FEB. 4 SALEM, FEB. 4 trict unit itself was trifur- QR Code printed below it launched its ‘Care for Life’ admitted the accused in the cated and Veerapandi S which when scanned it will initiative on Tuesday. same hospital, police added. The much-awaited inte- Protests erupted in the Raja made in-charge of provide information about To support patients who grated bus terminal proj- Salem district unit of the just one of the newly that particular type of can- are fighting cancer, beauty ect for Tiruchy would be DMK on Tuesday following carved out units. Now, cer. On selecting a pink rib- salon Green Trends Six infra projects finalised shortly and the the alleged sidelining of after the rural local bodies bon, the user will be pro- launched ‘Shair’ the foundation stone for it the scions of the late veter- elections, Raja has been vided with information month-long hair donation completed at will be laid within six an DMK leader Veerapandi stripped of that post too, pertaining to the breast drive on Tuesday. The pan- months, according to S Arumugam, known in triggering the protests cancer like self-examina- India donation drive was Sevalaya Tiruchy collector S. party circles as ‘lion of before the DMK office in tion, signs, symptoms, launched in Coimbatore Sivarasu. Salem’, amid a youth cadre Salem today. As protests diagnosis, treatment and and in more than 50 cities Chennai: Six new infrastruc- Mr. Sivarasu told news- attempting self-immola- against “sidelining” of cure. “The umbrella will be across the country. ture projects were inaugurated men after inspecting the Tiruchy Collector accompanied by Corporation tion and triggering tension Veerapandi Raja gained at Sevalaya’s Kasuva Centre by `17.34 crore construction Commissioner S. Sivasubramanian and Corporation’s in the area. momentum, a youth Dileep Page Pierre, philanthropist and of the Chinthamani city Chief Engineer Mrs.Amuthavalli inspects the ongoing In the latest internal doused himself with owner and manager of Page bus terminus on construction of the city bus terminal at Tiruchy. —DC shuffling of party posts in kerosene and attempted to Pierre SA and his colleagues Tuesday that after the the DMK on Monday, set fire to himself, but Dr Daniel Oyon and Mr Marc urban local bodies’ elec- Chinthamani city bus besides arrangements Veerapandi S Raja, son of other party men nearby Fues from the Page Pierre tions are held, work on terminal, capable of are being made to park late Veerapandi Arumu- thwarted his suicide bid. Foundation. The projects, the new integrated bus accommodating 20 buses 350 two-wheelers in its gam, was divested of his A supporter of Veera- implemented at a cost of `65 terminus will start based at a time, was unable basement. already trimmed role as pandi Raja, T. Chandra- lakhs, cover solar panel, paver on resolutions passed by with the ever-increasing The ground floor will party in-charge of Salem mohan, Salem district block flooring for primary the new municipal cor- number of buses .Hence have 11 shops and the East district unit and made youth wing organiser, dem- school, shed for vehicle park- poration and other con- it was brought under first floor will have 22 one of the secretaries of anded restoration of status ing and additional roofing in nected local bodies. He smart city mission for re- shops. This apart, a pas- the DMK election commit- quo ante in the DMK’s dis- the community college, bio- was accompanied by development. sengers waiting hall, tee at the party headquar- trict unit, considering the gas plant and computers and Corporation Commissio- Explaining the on- pedestrian pathway, tick- ters in Chennai. major role played by the laptops for the computer lab ner S Sivasubramanian going construction activ- ets selling room, protect- It may be recalled that Veerapandiyar’s family in in school. The projects will and chief engineer Ms. ities, Mr. Sivarasu said ed potable water, cloak until Veerapandi Arumu- building the party in benefit the 2000+ students at Amuthavalli. presently raft foundation room, mothers feeding gam’s demise in 2012, the Salem. “To sideline the the school and nearly 300 res- He said once the inte- concrete work was in room and other basic DMK had entrusted the entire family is highly idents of the Homes and staff. grated bus terminal was progress. amenities for the bus entire Salem district unit regrettable,” said Chandra- The Page Pierre Foundation operational, the existing Out of 248 piles, 218 passengers will be pro- to his responsibility. mohan, who added that he patrons were pleased to share traffic congestion in and piles have been laid so vided, he added and Supporters of his family in has resigned from his post Dr V. Shanta, chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, their pride in being associated around Tiruchy city will far. He said the new bus hoped that all the works the party felt increasingly in protest. along with cancer survivors during World Cancer Day with Sevalaya for over 12 be permanently solved. stand will have 30 bus will be completed by 2020 meet at Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai on years. He said the high-roofed bays in two terminals February next year. Tuesday. —DC Students laud budget for education

Coimbatore: Post the the student community. The India can offer solutions, Missile integration facility in Kovai union budget 2020 students are hopeful the announcement, on Monday, same will boost employabil- S. KATHTHASAMI | DC Coimbatore. It forms a part LTMMSL will build com- Armed Forces.” the first working day of the ity. says Ecuadorian envoy COIMBATORE, FEB. 4 of the Tamil Nadu Defence plete missile systems for the According to him, ATGM5 educational institution, stu- Also expressing hope on Industrial Corridor. Indian armed forces explor- will draw on the next gener- dents of the department of the new national education DC CORRESPONDENT social issues. These ail- The L&T MBDA Missile Speaking about the proj- ing prospects under the cat- ation technologies of the commerce of the Sri policy which will be made CHENNAI, FEB. 4 ments are totally preventa- Systems (LTMMSL), a joint ect, J D Patil, Chairman of egories of Indian designed, MMP battlefield anti-tank Krishna Arts and Science official sometime in the ble, said the ambassador. venture between Larsen & LTMMSL, said, “we have developed and manufac- weapon that has already College (SKASC), brain- future by the government, India has capacity to offer The solutions found in Toubro (L&T) and MBDA, been working proactively to tured (IDDM), Indian and entered the service in stormed about the various students are hopeful that it potential solutions for the India are cost-effective. has set up a missile integra- offer advanced missiles and make in India categories for France. “ATGM5 will be a positive aspects for the edu- will be a game changer in issues bothering Ecuador, Glenza, the medicine used tion facility in Coimbatore. missile systems to the defence procurement. This product, involving the cation sector in the budget. promoting the quality of said Hector Cueva Jacome. for prostrate cancer costs With an eye on domestic Indian armed forces LTMMSL has also respond- transfer of key technologies Almost all students wel- education in the country, Mr Jancome, Ambassador about $4,500 per month in and global markets, LTMM- through domestic produced to Indian navy’s air to India.” comed the budget for hav- considering the fact that of Ecuador to India, was Ecuador while in India it is SL has set up the assembly, tion. The creation of this defence requirement for Pasquale Di Bartolo- ing allotted about `99,311.52 several hundred recommen- speaking on the occasion of available for $700 per inert integration without new integration facility at Short Range Surface-to-Air mmeo, Vice Chairman and crore for the education sec- dations were received by World Cancer Day at SRM month. The cost of using explosives and testing facili- Coimbatore is a first step in Missile System (SRSAM). member of the board said, tor. This is an increase of the ministry regarding this. Institute of Science and mammography is about ty for missile sub-systems this direction. We are show- Going forward, LTMMSL is “L&T owns 51 per cent stake five percent compared to Students echoed the opin- Technology premises on $200 when it is not much in and missile weapon launch casing some of these next- offering the Exocet MM 40 in LTMMSL and MBDA last year. ion that the encouraging Tuesday. India, he said. systems with spread across gen offerings at the DEFEX- Block 3 anti-ship missile, owns 49 per cent, thus fully The students also expres- foreign direct investment “Best technology comes Vice chancellor of an area of 16,000 square PO20 to be held at and the 5th Generation complying with India's sed happiness that a sum of (FDI) in the education sec- from India, and it is easily SRMIST Sandeep Sancheti meter in the Special Lucknow.” Anti-tank guided missile Foreign Direct Investment `3,000 crores has been allot- tor is a welcome move by adaptable, affordable and said World Cancer Day in a Economic Zone at He further said, “the (ATGM5) to the Indian (FDI) policy.” ted for skill development of the government. —DC accessible for any country way ensures that we are in the world,”he went on to raising awareness on the say. “Effective solutions dreaded disease only to can come from India in the come out of its clutches. If area of battling cancer. the disease is not con- The disease can become a trolled it will spread like nCoV impact: Chinese importers say no to Indian roses disaster if nothing is done wild fire. to prevent it.” Dean of SRM Dental SANJEEVI ANANDAN | DC January and continues till Singapore and others who Ecuador can prevent, College Dr N.Vivek said KRISHNAGIRI, FEB 4 February. are not interested to import treat breast and prostate nearly about 80 percent of This year the chill winter from India. They took such 1 more China cancers with technological the population in the devel- Importers of Chinese ori- spell was short and because a decision this year to save and professional help from oping world will likely suf- gin doing business in other of that the roses have their rose farmers at India. These cancers are fer from cancer by 2040, South Asian countries are matured before time. Yunnan province, China’s returnee in common in their nation, however, these numbers not interested in importing Low temperature is key cut flower producing however not many go to can be brought down by roses from India this year. required for roses to stay region, in trouble due to the seek help to treat the dis- being instrumental in pre- They took this decision to fresh and bloom late and unofficial ban of other Tiruvarur GH ease due to financial and vention. save their farmers in crisis that has not happened this countries on importing due to the ‘novel corona year. Chinese goods following R. VALAYAPATHY | DC virus (nCoV)’ outbreak in G.Bala Siva Prasad (34), a nCoV issue in China”. TIRUVARUR, FEB 4 China. rose grower of Gudisettulu According to the Bala, In Hosur of Krishnagiri opportunity this season. Valentine’s Day,” Babu said. village, near Bagalur of Indian famers would also Yet another Indian who district, the roses are grown The adverse climatic condi- The 45-year-old Babu, a Hosur in Krishnagiri said, experience similar situa- returned from China has in poly houses for the high tion has supported early rose grower and also the “not only climatic condition due to the alleged posi- been admitted to the value cut flowers (rose buds maturing of the rose buds president of Krishnagiri tion, but also the nCoV out- tive nCoV cases reported Government Medical with long stem) meant for upsetting the farmers plan horticulture federation break in China have affect- here in India. College hospital Tiruva- export markets. to harvest the crop target- added: “the farmers will not ed the rose exports”. “Just five days to go for rur on Tuesday, with sus- Over 500 Hosur farmers ing the 2020 Valentine’s Day. benefit from the price hike He further said “Only the closing of the pected symptoms of here are growing roses in “The price has doubled because of no stocks due to three among the ten Valentine’s Day business. Coronavirus. an extent of around 1,500 this year due to demand in the warm winter that has importers, who are regular So far, 25 nCoV positive Hospital sources said acres and busy in harvest- both the domestic and reduced our production buyers of my rose crop have cases were reported in our Manikandan of Sirkazhi ing their crops for the com- export markets. It was ` 200 number to about 50 lakh placed their orders for the country. Definitely, our in Nagapattinam district ing Valentine’s Day busi- per bunch having 20 rose stems against one crore coming Valentine’s Day exports will also be stopped who was working as elec- ness. stems last season and now it during the last season”. business”. if the numbers (nCoV posi- trician at Uhang state in But, the warm winter this sells for `400 each bunch. It According to Babu, rose Bala further explained: tive cases) increase, not China returned home on year has become a thorn for would further increase up requires 45 days to 50 days “Seven others are Chinese only for the Valentine’s Day, Jan 21. Students at World Cancer Day event at SRM Institute of the farmers as that has to `600 before the closing of for maturing and the har- people doing business in but also our regular export His blood sample has Science and Technology on Tuesday. —DC spoiled their business export business for vest starts in the mid of Indonesia, Malaysia, business,” added Bala. been sent for test. Sonia improves Sonia Gandhi, who is undergoing treatment for a stomach PAGE infection at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, is stable Nation 6 and her condition has improved, the hospital authorities said DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI ‘Integration of forces’ ops in 3 yrs’ New find set to help detect No decision on number of joint commands on India-China border: Gen. Rawat hidden high-grade explosives DC CORRESPONDENT find that air defence is We feel that present, there is East and ers of such theatres with agency inputs one area, which accord- all the assets West command in the would be reporting to N.B. HOMBAL | DC Benefits to Society’ which scan large quantity goods con- NEW DELHI, FEB. 4 ing to me, is a low hang- Navy over Indian Ocean,” their respective service BENGALURU, FEB. 4 dwells on how high-grade tainers manufactured using ing fruit and can happen which are he said. chiefs initially and no explosives hidden deep inside heavy steel or lead,” the paper In one of the biggest mili- in a time-bound manner,” there must inte- “If you look at the Navy decision has been taken Smuggling of explosive mate- cargo containers, trucks and explained. tary restructuring, Chief said CDS. grate under one Chief, these two com- on how many joint com- rial by anti-social elements has passenger luggage can be The paper added that another of Defence Staff (CDS) He said that the respon- service so that mands are just one of his mands would be created been a big problem faced by detected. technique - Neutron Activation Gen. Bipin Rawat on sibility of the manage- charters. Look at his on the Indo-Chinese bor- many countries and India in According to eminent Analysis - which is an off-shoot Tuesday said that in three ment of the airspace is command and charter, he is looking at der. particular. Now, two promi- research scholars of this uni- of nuclear technology, helps years India is likely to that of the Air Force, control issues can the entire Indian Ocean “Once we are done with nent Indian scientists along versity Prof. V.N. Bhorsakar, detect low-Z elements used have an “air defence com- therefore, the security be simplified region. He is looking our cross staffing, initial- with their Korean counterpart Prof. S.D. Dhole and Prof. S. heavily in explosives by anti- mand” to cover all aerial and safety of the airspace from east coast of Africa ly the theatre command- have developed a technology Hong of Sungkyunkwan social elements. operations in the Indian must rest with that one — Gen. Bipin right down to Australia. ers will have to be using Neutron Activation University of Republic of “Low mass elements (Low-Z) airspace, a “peninsula service. “We feel that all Rawat, So, he has got a bigger assigned with the regular Analysis which helps defence Korea, the X-ray scanning such as Carbon, Nitrogen, command” for all naval the assets which are there CDS picture to look at,” said theatre with the chiefs forces across the world to method is used to detect these Oxygen, Chlorine and operations in Indian must integrate under one Gen. Rawat. taking over,” Gen. Rawat detect high grade explosives explosives, but this technology Aluminium cannot be detected Ocean region and a service so that command Therefore, with the cre- added. deeply hidden in trucks, has its limitations. easily if they are stored along “logistics command”. and control issues can be being integrated,” the ation of the peninsula On the question about containers and passenger lug- “The technology is ineffec- with large goods in contain- “In order to become the simplified,” said Gen. CDS said. He said there is command, the Navy Chief the time frame he has in gage. tive when it comes to large ers. The same problem is faced armed forces of the Rawat. a need for a peninsula can disinvest himself his mind to create these The physics department of sized and heavy steel contain- in identifying land mines too. Union, we need to start Gen. Rawat said that command, which would from the closer Indian theatre commands, the Sungkyunkwan University, ers at checkpoints. However, The Neutron Activation working on some of the there should be an inte- be with the Navy. Ocean region and look at CDS said, “I have been Republic of Korea has pub- this limitation can be over- Analysis (NAA) method has aspects where we think grated logistics com- “Our thought process is the bigger picture, he given three years... For lished a detailed paper on come by adopting the Gamma- turned out to be very effective immediate integration mand. “There is a great that let us go with the said. the creation of these ‘Recent Development In ray imaging technique. in identifying hidden explo- can happen. There, we scope of logistics issues peninsula command. At He said that command- theatres.” Nuclear Technology and its Gamma-ray imaging can easily sives,” the paper explained. Tribal student dies in Maha school TENDERS / NOTICES Palghar, Maharashtra: A 13-year-old tribal student of a Naga talks on political issue end state-run boarding school in Maharashtra died on his way to a hospital in Palghar district on Sunday, the police said on Tuesday. However, tribals have blamed 2 minor issues delay signing of peace accord, rebels to take call the management of Ashram School, located in Hirwe Pimpalgaon in Dahanu taluka, for the death of the MANOJ ANAND back to India before the ◗ Security sources in Security sources said that student, identified as Vishal Chowdhary. A case of GUWAHATI, FEB. 4 signing of the peace accord the MHA said that as part of the agreement accidental death has been registered, Kasa police sta- so that they also surrender more than hundred reached between the gov- tion inspector Anandrao Kale said. The ongoing Naga peace along with the other cadres. ernment and the rebel talks between the Centre Pointing out that some armed cadres of groups, two auton-omous and National Socialist members, including senior NSCN(I-M) are still in councils would be set up in Council of Nagaland, Isak- cadres of the NSCN(I-M), Myanmar and they the Naga inhabited areas of Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the are involved in unlawful will have to be Arunachal Pradesh and Naga National Political activities like supply of ille- Manipur under the provi- Groups (NNPG) has con- gal arms and ammunitions brought back to sions of the Sixth Schedule cluded negotiation on all to criminal gangs in other India before the of the Constitution. Naga- the political issues, but parts of the country and signing of accord land will have one more Lok signing of the peace accord some are running car lift- Sabha seat and the govern- was delayed due to few ing rackets, security tion between the Naga rebel ment will take effective minor issues on which sources said that ministry groups and the government steps for the rehabilitation Naga rebel groups have to of home affairs has told the was complete and only the of the members of the rebel take a call. Naga leadership that it was peace accord is left to be groups. Clarifying that Asserting that the ball is not acceptable to the gov- signed, security sources there have been a demand now in the court of rebel ernment. Security sources said that the government for cultural integration of groups, security sources in said that Government of has been talking with the the Naga inhabited areas, the ministry of home India was insisting on cate- NSCN(I-M) and NNPG sepa- security sources said that a affairs told this newspaper gorical solution to these rately so far but now they large section of people in that more than hundred minor issues to end the have to come together for Nagaland opposed it and armed cadres of NSCN(I-M) presence of illegal weapons the signing of the agree- issue of cultural integra- are still in Myanmar and from the region. ment as there will be only tion of Naga inhabited area they will have to be brought Asserting that negotia- “one agreement”. was rejected. CENTRE CANCELS ALL VISAS, E-VISAS House erupts on ISSUED TO CHINESE NATIONALS DC CORRESPONDENT embassy in Beijing or the WITH AGENCY INPUTS consulates in Shanghai Hegde remarks NEW DELHI, FEB. 4 and Guangzhou to apply afresh for an Indian In a bid to prevent the visa… All those who are spread of Novel already in India (with on Gandhi Coronavirus (nCoV) in regular or e-visa) and India, the government on had travelled from China DC CORRESPONDENT Tuesday prohibited the after January 15 are NEW DELHI, FEB. 4 Didn’t name Gandhi entry of Chinese nation- requested to contact the als into the country and hotline number of min- The Lok Sabha erupted on in my speech, cancelled all visas, istry of health and fami- Tuesday over controversial including e-visas, issued ly welfare … Visa Section remarks on Mahatma to them. of the embassy/con- Gandhi made by BJP MP claims Hegde Chinese delegations sulates of India in China Ananth Kumar Hegde with DC CORRESPONDENT that were to travel to can be Congress members dis- NEW DELHI, FEB. 4 India to participate in contacted to ascertain rupting proceedings in the two mega exhibitions — the validity of visa entire first half resulting Facing flak for his contro- DefExpo 2020 and Auto before undertaking any in a walkout by the versial remarks against Expo — starting this visit to India,” the Opposition in the end. Mahatma Gandhi, BJP MP week, will also not be vis- Indian embassy in China As soon as the House con- Anantkumar Hegde on iting due to the outbreak tweeted. vened in the morning, Tuesday, in a written reply of coronavirus. The Chinese govern- Congress MPs Hibi Eden, to the party leadership, The Foreigners ment has reported 20,438 Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh asserted that he made no Regional Registration confirmed cases of the and Abdul Khaleque gave mention of Mahatma Office under the home coronavirus so far and a adjournment motions in Gandhi in his speech and ministry has issued death toll of 425. The the House and demanded said the remarks attrib- orders to all airlines “not virus originated in the an immediate discussion. uted to him are “incor- to take on board any pas- Chinese city of Wuhan. Amid ruckus, Speaker rect”. senger from China, Five people, who were Om Birla adjourned the Mr Hegde, sources said, including Chinese or among those evacuated House till noon. sent a detailed reply to other foreign nationals, from Wuhan and were When the House reassem- party president J.P. Nadda, who may be holding valid being kept at an ITBP bled at noon, Congress and the party’s discipli- ETA-E-visa to board facility in Delhi, were members trooped into the nary committee, which their aircraft for any des- shifted to Safdarjung well shouting slogans and had issued him a show- tination in India.” Hospital as a “precau- with placards of “BJP cause notice on Monday. Air India, which has tionary measure” after Party Godse Party” and suspended flights to they showed basic symp- “Mahatma Gandhi Amar from people who are doing major Chinese cities, on toms like cough and Rahein”. Godse politics,” the West Tuesday announced sus- sneezing and some had a At this the Speaker said: Bengal MP added. pension of its flights to medical history. “People have elected us to To this, Mr Joshi said Hong Kong after it ITBP officials said that debate and discuss. Please BJP members are real reported its first death samples of all the people let the House run.” He also “bhakts” and followers of from the virus. quarantined at the facili- rejected all the adjourn- Mahatma Gandhi while “It is clarified that ty have been collected ment motions. the Congress is a follower existing visas are no and are being sent to lab- However, the protests of “nakli (fake) Gandhi longer valid. Intending oratories in AIIMS and continued and Congress like Rahul and Sonia visitors may contact the Pune for further tests. leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Gandhi”. Ranjan Chowdhury said Following this ruckus, all that Mr Hegde has “insult- Opposition, including ed” Mahatma Gandhi, who Congress, DMK, NCP and was respected by people later Trinamul Congress across the globe. walked out from the He also said that they House. Mr Hegde had were expecting a response recently said in Bangalore from parliamentary affairs that freedom fighters, who minister Pralhad Joshi on did not sacrifice anything, the controversial remarks made the country believe but they (the ruling party) that it attained Indepen- are “helping” people who dence through “Upavas hate Mahatma Gandhi. Satyagrah”, Gandhi’s pre- “I have no expectations ferred mode of agitation. MIND POWER ROBERT KIYOSAKI CRISTIANO RONALDO PAGE Face your fears and doubts, I have my flaws too, but I am a professional 8 and new worlds will open to you who doesn’t like to miss or lose Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

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Modi’s Delhi poll Subhani speech ill-advised n Monday, addressing an election rally for the Delhi Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused surprise as he asserted that the anti-CAA sit-in protests at Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Oand Seelampur — preponderantly poor Muslim pockets of the city — were a well-designed “experiment” to fine-tune an effort to destroy the nation’s harmony, in short a conspiracy to prejudice India’s unity. This is a serious allegation against the most Gandhian of protests, a “satyagra- ha”, in the face of crude attacks by ministers and BJP leaders. Moved by the peaceful, round-the-clock sit-ins by the poorer sections of society, people in large numbers from more affluent classes travel many miles every day to show their solidarity with women with babies in arms — one of whom recently lost her four-month boy who caught a chill — who have been on protest continuously for over 50 days, probably a record. When the holder of the nation’s most powerful office chooses to attack the poorest sections of a religious minority, instead of giving them respect and hearing their grievances, he is, in effect, extending a carte blanche to LETTERS communal elements. The atmosphere was already laden with tension. NEW I-T RETURN FILING Three incidents of Hindutva-crazed men firing at protesters in the space Coronavirus is China’s of four days occurred last week. This was The novel introduction of therefore a time for sobriety. new type of filing Income- Mr Modi appeared Mr Modi appeared annoyed that protests Tax return, introduced by annoyed that protests were continuing despite “repeated assur- our finance minister, in ances” by the government. The people which removal of all the were continuing may, in fact, like to know what these huge political failure exemptions hitherto despite ‘repeated assurances are as these haven’t been pub- assurances’ by the licised. In case the PM was referring to his availed, has given a severe government. The Ramlila Maidan statement that the NRC bership have left officials The World Health blow to the working class people may, in fact, had never been considered by the govern- cowering and distrustful. Organisation (WHO) has on the whole. The ment and protests had been ignited on a In an environment of even patted China on the phenomenon of saving like to know what false premise, this was shown to be factu- Sreeram Chaulia generalised terror perme- back for its massive effort these assurances are ally incorrect. In this regard, statements ating the state apparatus, to combat the transmis- culture, which has been as these haven’t been by the Union home minister and portions had the Wuhan and Hubei sion of the virus. But inculcated right from the publicised. of the President’s address to Parliament party hierarchy conceded WHO, whose director- childhood, has been totally have been widely quoted, casting doubts in December itself that general Tedros tarnished by the on the so-called “assurances”. they failed to adequately Ghebreyesus has gone to introducing new type of I-T If the PM has a well-founded basis for his angry denunciation of the regulate livestock mar- the extent of praising Mr return filing. Further, to add Delhi protesters, the country has not heard anything about it. It may be kets and contain the coro- Xi personally for his recalled that in the campaign for the Gujarat Assembly polls in late 2017, s the human trol “rumours” about the navirus, it would have “detailed knowledge of more fuel to the fire, senior Mr Modi had, without evidence, accused his predecessor Manmohan toll of the coro- deadly virus and main- aroused central govern- the outbreak”, has citizens, who have invested Singh, former vice-president Hamid Amsari, and a retired Army Chief, of navirus stea- tain “public order”. ment wrath. With the remained mum about the their hard-earned money “conspiring with Pakistan” to have the BJP defeated. As such, the PM’s dily rises, it is As a result of these con- lunar new year celebra- crucial one-and-half from their retirement high-pitched rhetoric against the women of Shaheen Bagh is also likely to obvious that certed coverups and tion around the corner, month period before benefits will be forced to be treated with scepticism. theA epidemic represents a deliberate delaying tac- upsetting the commercial January 25 when China’s forego their saving habits. Quite amazingly, on Monday, the BJP fielded Parvesh Verma as its lead colossal failure of China’s tics by China’s self-serv- and cultural extravagan- state acted irresponsibly speaker for the motion of thanks to the President for his address to top-down authoritarian ing “party state”, approxi- zas that generate revenue toward its own citizens We earnestly hope our Parliament. Only days earlier, this MP was ticked off by the Election political system. It has mately five million people for the state and keep and to the rest of the finance minister will put Commission for declaring that Shaheen Bagh protesters would rape and dented the carefully built- had departed Wuhan GDP growth up, would world. forth second thought and kill (Hindu) women. In his Lok Sabha speech, this man accused the anti- up image of China’s one- before the travel restric- have been deemed a car- As a cautious intergov- abolish the new type of CAA protesters of trying to break up India and claimed their aim was to party state as a highly tions and quarantining dinal sin. ernmental organisation return, for betterment of assassinate the PM and the Union home minister. Such fevered imagina- efficient technocratic ma- were implemented from Historically, dictator- which relies on China for tion must be nipped in the bud before it ignites communal passions. chine that is delivering January 23. As of ships have shown an donations to its pro- Indian economy. good governance and rap- February 4, over 20,500 inherent tendency of not gramme budget, and P.S. Rajagopalan, Chennai idly improving the lives cases of coronavirus allowing bad news to go whose former director- of its 1.4 billion people. infections were con- up the ranks, lest this general Margaret Chan China’s Communist firmed in 27 countries and ends up costing careers was a nominee of the NIRBHAYA CASE Djoker has the last laugh Party has only itself to territories, which is and perks. The innate ten- Chinese government, Under the guise of giving opportu- blame for the devastating already more than double dency to pretend that WHO is no objective nity to the convicts it is getting ovak Djokovic presented fresh evidence that he belongs to the all- crisis it has on its hands. the 8,400-odd cases during everything is fine and to judge of how China’s gov- extended month after month and time greats category with his eighth Australian Open title, also his The first known case of the 2002-2003 epidemic of feed glowing periodic ernment handled coron- day after day. It is not known why 17th Grand Slam, that keeps him within catching distance of Roger coronavirus was reported Severe Acute Respiratory reports of targets avirus from day one. the hanging of other three should N be held in abeyance when the Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (19). The Serbian, whose childhood was on December 8, but local Syndrome (SARS) that achieved and progress By February 4, the death spent in war-torn Belgrade, knows a thing or two about strife; but was still party officials in China’s originated in China’s made to the central high toll from coronavirus of mercy petition of one of them is in shocked at the confrontational attitude of Australian tennis fans. Rooting Hubei province, where southern Guangdong command has been com- 425 in mainland China the court. Why should not the for the underdog may be the norm Down Under, but that seemed to make the epicentre of Wuhan is province. pounded under Mr Xi’s had already surpassed hanging implemented in the case Djokovic an object of hate. The champ spat an expletive too, pleading with located, did not notify the Had official China not one-man setup. In such an that of SARS (348 deaths) of those out of the four rapists the referee that they not disturb his serving action. general public until the suppressed news about order, the incentives to in its entire run from whose mercy petition has been A peculiar aspect of the Monaco resident’s game is it can fall off a cliff final day of 2019. Evidence coronavirus and swept it downplay official malfea- November 2002 to July rejected? By doing so a lesson will suddenly, even as he is seemingly on song. To see him rally then from a set that the virus was being under the carpet through- sance and avoid scrutiny 2003. This happened even get conveyed that the act of rape down and take the decider off Dominic Thiem, with his normal composure transmitted through out December and the are greater than the though the fatality rate of will not go unpunished despite the returning in time on the medium fast Melbourne surface was to appreci- human-to-human contact first three weeks of incentives to proactively SARS was 10 per cent lapse of any number of years. But ate a champion who knows how to make a comeback under stress. The was available with the January, it would not address citizens’ while coronavirus is at it will also be a lesson that deci- first in the Open era to win Grand Slams in three different decades, authorities from mid- have mushroomed into a urgent needs. just two per cent. In other sions in such intolerable acts will Djokovic is poised to leave a great legacy, besides entertaining millions December, but China offi- scary global health It is noteworthy that the words, coronavirus con- not get delayed by having a law with his grand impersonations of tennis colleagues and going out of his cially announced so on emergency. insensitive and lethargic stitutes the biggest enacted to the extent that it should way to please fans. state television only on Why did the Chinese Chinese bureaucracy sud- embarrassment for the be decided within a short frame of The men’s Grand Slams have been monopolised by three modern mus- January 20. government, which had denly shifted gear and Chinese Communist time. keteers, but it’s quite the reverse in women’s tennis, with eight different International investiga- been guilty of secrecy, sprang to action to con- Party in the 21st century V. Rajagopalan, Chennai first-time champs in the last 12 Grand Slams. Given that supermom tors have revealed that non-transparency and tain coronavirus only and of the Xi Jinping Serena Williams hasn’t won since her daughter was born, emerging new Chinese doctors and epi- belated responses during after Mr Xi’s acknowl- model in RAO’S LAND REFORMS generation talent s like Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka, Bianca Andreescu demiologists who rang previous public health edgement on January 25 particular. One 10-year old boy was seated in and Sofia Kenin, the Australian Open champion, have been ruling the alarm bells in December crises like SARS and the that China was facing a Once the scale of the dis- a cart driven by oxen. 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o you want me to scan your lift doors opened to an eerie darkness from the handful of spectral, masked Many people have cancelled all biggest victim. Old hands say this Alex Colville temperature?” asks the and silence. The floor was guarded figures wandering the streets. their holiday plans and social events. national shutdown is a far more receptionist, brandishing an by a lone steward. He was so confi- The number of mouths and noses I had been invited to a New Year’s assertive response than the Sars out- Dinfrared thermometer. dent that no one would be stupid I’ve seen exposed in public over the Day meal with a Chinese friend’s break of 2003 was met by. The enter- Arriving at my hotel in Shanghai, I enough to turn up that he had gone to past three days can be counted on family. But they announced they tainment, hospitality and travel have a hacking, chesty cough. I sleep. one hand. Suddenly, leaving home would be celebrating on their own industries will lose billions of yuan. picked the wrong week to contract My work is based in Beijing but with a naked face is as irresponsible this year, with access forbidden to There has been a dramatic drop in this year’s bout of normal, perfectly this week I travelled to Shanghai. as leaving without your keys. those outside the core family unit. the number of passengers travelling healthy winter flu. In China, there is Although seasoned expats warned Wearing a mask in public is seen as a Others are turning to traditional between Beijing and Shanghai. now only one illness. me against leaving (‘the city will be sign of good manners and a civic medicine. After dinner, the mother The biggest threat is probably bore- The whole of Like Christmas in the West, the shut in the next two days, trust me’), duty. ‘People will get angry with of another Chinese friend thrust dom. What do you do when your only Spring Festival (or Chinese New I decided against cancelling a pre- you,’ I am warned when I attempt to three bags of powdered herbs into avenue of entertainment is other Year) is always the time when big booked train, but took a face mask as go outside without one. my hands, with strict instructions to people, but human contact is the cities shut down. But thanks to the a precaution. It wasn’t a pleasant Although there is still outward breathe into them whenever I got whole problem? The answer is to cre- China is in coronavirus, China has entered a experience, wearing one for four- calm, fear manifests in private and into a taxi. ate videos on social media. I’ve seen period of quarantine. Early in and-a-half hours. online. At times of disaster, the A friend reports seeing masks one of a girl pushing herself across January, there was still a large Shanghai, ‘the Paris of the Orient’, Chinese put family above all else. being worn on the London the floor face down, with her head an eerie state crowd of skaters on Houhai Lake in is cold, grey and dead. Entire hous- Social media is full of stories of Underground. And with reports of angled to the camera. She is a picture Beijing, revelling in the fun of the ing blocks remain unlit at night. aggrieved households in Wuhan. governments outbidding each other of perfect ennui. frozen landscape. But things have Stepping into a shopping mall on the Rumours are rife, answers not easy to see who can airlift their citizens Or there are even simpler options: moved very fast. Concert halls, glitzy Nanjing Road was a grim expe- to find. Will my city be closed? Will out the quickest, my advice is: don’t a picture has gone viral on Weibo of of shutdown museums and cinemas have shut rience. There are reminders every- there be food shortages? How do we panic. For now, the coronavirus is a an entirely empty Durex stand in a down. This week when I visited one where that this is meant to be a joyful know how many people have died? spectre, and information about it is Beijing supermarket. of Beijing’s larger cinemas, which time. Jolly red-and-gold lanterns and Many people distrust official statis- spread via the echo chamber of social takes up an entire floor of one of the hongbao adorn fences, streetlamps tics, and the uncertainty is making media. By arrangement with city’s monolithic shopping malls, the and trees. They seem a world away things worse. The economy will probably be the the Spectator Word SPY AWESOMESAUCE BOKEH PAGE Extremely good; Visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic Oped 9 excellent image, especially as rendered by a particular lens DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI A gun and a jet plane: The story of two face-offs

news anchor’s profession is The first thing that struck civilised and the savage, tune- fron each other: I slapped the cist. White supremacists also already nowhere close to the ful music and the bestial cry, imam of a mosque and shot a plan their attacks in great peak of 2000, when print jour- me about this was that good hair and bad hair. On the viral video; now, better me on detail, well in advance. The nalists felt sidelined by televi- this is exactly how authors one side we had courage and a TikTok. The Jamia shooter’s plan is to inflict maximum Palash Krishna Mehrotra sion. The problem here for the approach publishers with calm tone, on the other a ready- Facebook page was laced with damage in the least amount of Hindu Right is that they have their manuscript. As the made slogan and incoherent these videos and rivalries, time and then have the courage no stand-up artists worth anger. One swears by Greta withering masculine boasts to turn the gun on oneself. To speaking of. They have news editor backs away weakly, Thunberg, the other by the and taunts. sum up, I’m just repeating anchors aplenty to spread their trying to fob off the author holy waters of the frog’s well. But again, like with stand-up what my maths teacher used to manufactured message but with a pretend gun, the One is trying to save the idea of comedy, where the Hindu say in Class 8: Do whatever you when it comes to the medium author advances calmly: India, the other’s ambition is Right needs to display urgent want to do, even if it’s a prank hen Kunal business of instigating, har- of tomorrow (and today), they ‘Relax, don’t be scared, more limited: to become cock- creativity to develop its own like stuffing sugar in my scoot- Kamra first nessing and monetising out- are left floundering. of-the-walk in the street he was robust tradition, the Hindu er’s exhaust pipe, but do it realised that rage. Both need to keep going The Hindu Right needs to let’s talk, okay?’ born in. Right lone wolf comes across well, like a pro. Arnab Gos- viral to stay afloat and pay work on it on a religious war Like Arnab’s pregnant as embarrassingly limp com- The urgent need for Hindu wami was their bills. footing. Very soon, we could the shooter to calm down and silence, the different directions pared to the white suprema- supremacists aping the racist travelling on The argument against have large auditoriums packed talk. “Ruk, jao. Aao baat karte in which the two walked is full cists the Jamia shooter was white American fringe is theW same plane as him, he must Kamra, that his method wasn’t with bhakts, rocking in laugh- hain baith ke.” of symbolism too. Shadab was trying to emulate, especially in twofold: invest in a good have said to himself: Man, this right, doesn’t hold any water. ter to Hindi gags about dirty As an author, the first thing moving forward, step by the FB live broadcasts preced- meaty diet and buff up. Carry is too good an opportunity to Goswami has sent enough jour- Muslims, playboy Nehru, that struck me about this was painstaking step, towards a ing the incident. proper weapons. Execute to a let go of. Goswami, for a nalists into aeroplanes to heck- Urban Naxals, and that amor- that this is exactly how potentially explosive situation. White supremacists are mus- plan. Think of new slogans. change, looked like a rabbit le unsuspecting victims on his phous category that even liber- authors approach publishers The bhakt was walking away cular and carry assault Second, to counter Kamra et with sideburns, trapped in behalf. Stand-up comedy is per- als love to hate: the liberal. with their manuscript. As the from the situation that he’d weapons, their skin carpet- al, the Hindu Right needs to blinding headlights. He kept formance art; it’s not limited to This will be far more influen- editor backs away weakly, try- created himself, until the time bombed with tattoos. Having spawn its own stand-up come- the shades on for good reason. the stage. Heckling is part of tial than Goswami who, at the ing to fob off the author with a he eventually falls off a cliff or grown up in an East UP small dy scene and come up with Goswami, minus the fortifi- the performance. The stand-up end of it, is an Angreziwallah pretend gun, the author the map. Shadab is the coura- town, I’m familiar with kattas good anti-national/ go-to- cation of his studio, reminded comic can get away with a lot with no real mass appeal to advances calmly: “Relax, don’t geous one, grappling with the in the classroom. I once picked Pakistan jokes. The TV me of a tyrannical schoolmas- because the stand-up comic is speak of. At the moment, the be scared, let’s talk okay? I unknown alone, while the one out of my classmate’s bag anchor is already a fading ter, found strolling in the local many roles rolled into one: BJP is losing the stand-up com- don’t want to harm you.” bhakt knows that his fall will and started waving it around star. The question though bazar. To his students, the social commentator, political edy battle. Before you know it the editor be broken by a khakhi safety while the teacher was writing remains: Can an ideology of schoolmaster looks strangely activist, polemicist, TV The second face-off that took has vanished into a nameless net provided by the State. something on the blackboard. hate produce genuine peals of vulnerable and human when anchor, humorist, actor and, of place was not between influ- crowd of readers and critics, as The bhakt’s rebellion is This was until my classmate laughter, unless it is inadver- seen outside the confines of the course, influencer. encers but a Jamia student and the author is left holding her against Gandhi and the noticed and grabbed it back, tent and at its own expense? classroom. If anything, Goswami’s laps- a katta-waving bhakt. I choose bloodied unpublished manu- Muslim; it comes from social saying: “What the hell do you It was a classic face-off ing into silence was a sign of to see it as a face-off between script. media radicalisation where think you’re doing; it’s real The writer is the author of between two influencers on dif- things to come, a time when two rebels. On the one side, we Returning to Ground Zero, ‘bhagwa boys’ from different and loaded!” The Butterfly Generation & ferent sides of the divide. Both the news anchor will gradually had silken-haired singer, this face-off was one between Hindu castes — Jats, Rajputs, A country pistol gives no the editor of House Spirit: put on an act. Both are in the lapse into obsolescence. The Shadab Najar, who was asking literacy and philistinism, the Gurjars — compete to out-saf- shobha to a Hindu suprema- Drinking in India Shaheen-CAA stir How it all went right: The great critically poised, Brexit wound has almost healed but EC is inactive Such epic petulance, such As it happened, that going to leave or not, which being gainsaid and thought cop from Maharashtra, about surly bigotry and spite. The cleft did not take a gen- was solely a consequence of they knew better than the rest the mysterious shooting of anti- repeated stamping of a tiny that rump of the defeated side of us. Because of course — terror police officer Hemant Rod foot in a vast and empty audi- eration to heal — it took not accepting the decision of pace Pullman — we were all Jawed Karkare. Karkare was investi- torium. The little tranche of about two weeks. Since the people and using every thick. Those false jeremiads gating a far-right Hindu group Liddle Remoaners — now morphing Boris Johnson’s remark- possible recourse to prevent it. were far more damaging to Naqvi in false flag bomb attacks in imperceptibly into Rejoiners able victory, the fugue A paralysed parliament and a our country than simply leav- which Muslims were blamed. — insisting that they will concomitant lack of direction ing the EU. And now, for the One woman he charged in the acquire Irish passports or say- of complaint has been was far more damaging to our most part, they have gone crime was elected as Modi’s ing they might leave the coun- effectively silenced — country than a timely with- silent. handpicked candidate for the try altogether. This last little except for on that drawal from a bureaucratic There is still barking from he gunman half danced, LS elections last year. hey are getting them- coterie may or may not lunatic wing. There is institution riven by internal the sidelines, of course. The half walked with a swag- Meanwhile, nationwide selves terribly include the journalist Yasmin even a certain gung-ho division and economically provo Remainers now insist Tger towards the swarming protests against Modi’s new worked up about that Alibhai-Brown, who seemed to floundering would have been. that calamity will come one crowd of India’s bravest law, of which Shaheen Bagh new 50 pence coin say she would leave the coun- optimism at large... For three years, the provi- day. That we will not be able to women. His movements resem- has emerged as the rallying commemorating our try if Boris Johnson became sional wing of the Remain strike a trade deal with any- bled a Shyam Benegal movie point, and even described as a Tdeparture from the European Prime Minister. Whether she movement used every possible one without losing our soul. sequence around an obscure second freedom movement, is Union. By ‘they’ I mean those actually said this or not is victory, the fugue of complaint recourse to thwart Brexit. This That we will not achieve a deal ritual to propitiate a remote finding itself caught in the polit- people in the Brexit moot. Either way, between us has been effectively silenced — included, but was not confined with the EU in time and that if southern deity. The women had ical crossfire of Assembly elec- Derangement Syndrome inten- we must be able to think up a except for on that lunatic wing. to, the House of Lords, the law we do it will be deleterious to been protesting for weeks in tions in Delhi. The BJP is cam- sive care ward, wired up to policy which would really per- There is even a certain gung- courts and the undermining of our economy. They yearn, Delhi against Prime Minister paigning against the Shaheen saline drips, attended to day suade her to go. I’ll pay her ho optimism at large, and not parliamentary protocol. They these people, for Britain’s fail- Modi’s communally framed cit- Bagh women, painting their and night, occasionally afford- taxi to the airport and give her simply from Brexiteers. Not a had on their side the judiciary, ure, the more abject the better. izenship law that excludes peaceful sit-in as the hub of ed a few thousand volts of ECT some money for a snack on the single one of those egregious the BBC, our academics, the In their recitals of foreboding, Muslims. Then the gunman Muslim terrorism. Leading when things get really bad, but way. A chicken wrap or some- Project Fear predictions has City of London and the CBI, each one as baseless as the one shot one man in the forearm ministers have used vicious still foaming, still beside them- thing. come true, not one. Inward the International Monetary before, they seem to be the but luckily no further damage imagery to attack the protest- selves with apoplexy. Alastair And yet these people are a investment stock in the UK Fund and of course the kind of people who might have was done. The experienced ers, some have openly called for Campbell has announced that tiny, if voluble, minority. The was more in 2018 than in European Union. At every pos- their cake, eat it, regurgitate it women remained calm and did- them to be shot. he will not accept the coin if remarkable thing is that since France and Germany com- sible juncture we were on to a plate, suck it up n’t respond to the provocation. Following the calls another given it in change. Lord 13 December the great national bined, at almost £1.5 trillion informed that calamity await- through a straw and then spit The police then escorted the young man showed up with a Adonis, who was perhaps divide over Brexit seems to (no. 1 in Europe). The UK’s eco- ed us. We were told that it out via Twitter. Most man away and instantly pistol at the protests, asserting already in the antechamber of have mended almost complete- nomic growth is predicted to calamity would occur even if Remainers are optimistic that declared him a minor, which that only Hindus had the right derangement even before June ly. One of the most frequently outperform the entire euro- we simply voted for Brexit — we will succeed, much as you means he is not liable to be have a say in the country. The 2016, said: ‘I am never using or expressed opinions these past zone, with Germany — only never mind us actually going might expect. They may wish prosecuted. The age was clearly police took him away too. accepting this coin.’ The three years of commentators recently sidestepping an offi- through with it. we were not leaving, but they cooked up but that was not the But the threats are becoming writer for middle-class kid- from both sides — although cial recession — heading And even when the calami- do not wish us to fail as a only thing unreal about the bolder and the election commis- dies, Philip Pullman, our own especially from the Remainer towards stagnation. ties predicted in Osborne’s consequence. incident that took place on Jan sion is doing little to rein in the pound shop C.S. Lewis, urged side — is that the country was Unemployment is the lowest it Treasury Report in the spring We have the EU to deal with, 30, the dark day of Mahatma situation. In the last contest in ‘literate’ people to boycott the sickeningly split into two war- has been for 45 years and the of 2016 notably failed to occur, of course, and the usual sabre- Gandhi’s assassination at a 2015, Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP coin because the inscription ring tribes and that this would unemployment rate just a little there was not the slightest rattling from the likes of prayer meeting. had swept Delhi with 63 seats of was missing an Oxford take a generation to repair. I more than half of that for the admission that Remain had Michel Barnier; an indication, A picture showed the man the total 70, with three going to comma. A nod, there, to the never quite bought into this eurozone as a whole. Wages got it terribly wrong — it was I think, of the sheer terror aiming the gun at the crowd the BJP. The BJP has started central tenet of the Remoaner argument. There seemed to me are at last rising. The pound is simply a case of calamity pro- within the 27 that Brexit actu- while the policemen looked on describing Kejriwal as a terror- fringe these past four years to be a furious rump of comparatively buoyant. Then rogued for a while. Meanwhile, ally may make us better off indulgently. One of the officers ist who supports the Shaheen that those who wanted Brexit Remoaners unable to accept a there is this. Will Brexit ren- David Cameron suggested that after all, and what effect that was standing arms crossed as if Bagh protests. Kejriwal, on his were all thick. The thing about democratic decision and — der your home worthless, as the jihadi maniacs of Isis were might have on the disaffected there was nothing happening part, is mindful of the sensitive an Oxford comma, Phil, is that well, the rest of us. The vast the then chancellor George avidly pro-Leave and that we countries still within. And oily he should be disturbed by. The Hindu votes he needs to garner. it is not needed. It is optional majority of those who voted Osborne kindly advised in would be more likely to have Leo Varadkar has announced, picture circulating on the web The votes went to Modi in the — go on, look it up. Remain have long since accus- 2016? Nope, quite the reverse. an unpleasant war with some- with spite, that the UK must carried the telling remark: “Ye May elections last year, as the All this over a 50p piece. tomed themselves to us leav- Since Brexit was assured by one — he didn’t say who — if get used to being a ‘small coun- jo dahshatgardi hai/ Iske peech- BJP won all seven seats in Hell, I wasn’t wholly delighted ing — a point never really that general election victory in we voted to leave the EU. try’. Not as small, literally or che vardi hai.” A friend from Delhi. Kejriwal accuses the BJP when Jane Austen suddenly reflected in the mainstream December, British house All of this petulant, alarmist metaphorically, as yours, Karachi claimed the lines were of raising a false bogey of appeared on our £10 notes, media, which of course prefers prices have risen at their gibberish — far more egre- mate. Meanwhile we get on actually lifted from Pakistan, Hindu-Muslim disharmony in given the misery I endured in dissent to accord and still fastest rate since 2002, accord- gious than an erroneous slo- with it, stable and thriving, where they were apparently the current elections. But the school reading Pride and thought the whole thing was ing to the property website gan written on the side of a hugely grateful that we trusted used to describe complicity barrage of communal innuendo Prejudice. But I have managed up for debate. Rightmove. bus — accompanied us for not in the establishment, but between assorted terrorists and won’t end. One of the BJP lead- to survive, and use those As it happened, that cleft did If anything had dampened three long years, from 23 June in democracy. adjuncts of the state. An ers, in fact, claimed that victory notes, without throwing the not take a generation to heal — the property market prior to 2016 to 13 December 2019. A American professor of history for Shaheen Bagh in the elec- toys out of my pram, or weep- it took about two weeks. Since the election, it was an uncer- shrill screech of idiotic fury By arrangement with told me the slogan was coined tions would lead to mass rape ing, or tearing my hair out. Boris Johnson’s remarkable tainty about whether we were from people who did not like the Spectator in Pashto in Afghanistan. and murder of Hindu women. For an Indian, it is difficult While Shaheen Bagh is not a not to see the picture in the con- contestant in the elections, it text of the recent arrest of police has clearly become a factor in officer Davinder Singh in the polarised campaign. besieged Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP is desperate to win The top cop was in charge of the the elections for two key rea- anti-hijacking unit at the sons. It has to stall the march of The story of the Sufi mystic: Bayazid Srinagar airport. And now he the Opposition in Assembly was found in a car headed for elections and equally, it needs “But how had to be alert. of awareness.” Delhi just before the R-Day cele- to capture power in the capital much do you Any wrong step Bayazid was asked several brations with two alleged city on behalf of the business need to walk and we would times who was his guru. He Hizbul Mujahideen men, the tycoons who shore up the party on? When you have gone for- would reply that he had no same group media says had and who have been riled by Swami Chaitanya Keerti are walking on ever.” guru. He said: If I had only claimed responsibility for the Kejriwal’s campaign to keep the earth, you Osho says: one guru, I would not have deadly Pulwama attack. It must crony capitalism at bay. can walk on a “Awareness been able to learn so much. be a coincidence that Davinder Gandhi’s freedom movement one-foot-wide means an inten- The most important thing is Singh also belongs to Pulwama. consisted of a series of protests, strip easily. sity. Such an that I remained a learner, a Earlier, Davinder was named which he called, suspended and Why can’t you intensity of disciple, my whole life, and in a little known letter that abandoned for reasons that he enlightened mystics day he took them to the river. walk on a one- wakefulness learned from everyone I met. I Afzal Guru wrote to his lawyer were never fully explained teach us to live our life On both sides, there was a foot-wide strip that no thought did not look for any special before being executed following though they seemed to yield Twith full intensity. But small hill. He said, “We are hanging bet- interferes with. people to learn something, his conviction to salve the “con- results. The current Congress most of us conduct our lives going to put a long wooden ween two hills?” he asked his You are simply conscious any ordinary person, even a science of the society” in the leaders, on the other hand, as if in a daze. Real awaken- bridge — just one foot wide — disciples. without any thought. Try it. small child or a thief could 2001 parliament attack case. called for a second indepen- ing needs a certain intensity. from this end to the other, and A few people tried. They You can try it anywhere. teach me something. I simply Researchers and writers, dence movement in October Lack of intensity creates bore- you have to walk on it. And took a few steps but then While walking on the road, developed a certain attitude including Arundhati Roy, have 2018 but no one knows its dom. It is only sometimes then you will know what came back, and said, “It is every moment is danger. for learning from anybody recorded many gaping holes in whereabouts if it ever took off. when we are face to face with awareness is.” They said, dangerous.” Then Bayazid Here, every moment is risky and any situation. A pale dry the police story. Guru claimed The Shaheen Bagh anti-fascist a dangerous situation that we “But we have been walking walked and a few followed as it can turn into death. You leaf falling from the tree Davinder tortured him brutal- campaign, on its part, is poised become fully awake. our whole life, and we have him. When they reached the are all crossing the plank could teach me a profound les- ly, which the cop admitted. He at a critical moment in India’s There is a story of a Sufi never come to know.” other side, those who followed with a mountainous burden son of life. had pressed him to help the history. It must not give trac- mystic, Bayazid, who used to He said, “Wait,” and he did him fell at his feet and said, on you; just a small slip and alleged attackers in the parlia- tion to the BJP in Delhi, and it talk to his disciples about the experiment. Many of “Master, now we know what you are gone. You have to be Swami Chaitanya Keerti, ment case with logistics in cannot abandon the movement awareness, and they would them, who became scared, awareness is. The danger was alert, so alert that no other editor of Osho World, is the Delhi, which the cop denied. it inspired the entire nation to ask, “What is awareness? You said: “We cannot walk. Just so much that we could not energy is left in you, every- author of Mindfulness: The In a similar vein, questions become part of. keep on talking about it.” One one foot wide?” afford to walk in slumber. We thing has become just a flame Master Key were raised by informed individuals, including a retired top By arrangement with Dawn Regret PAGE Imran Khan meets Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammed, expresses regret over not World 10 attending summit of Muslim nations DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

IN BRIEF Ireland: Sinn Fein In Iowa, Dems lay a big caucus egg ahead in new poll Dublin: Republican party Sinn Trump calls it an ‘unmitigated disaster’ as Sanders and Buttigieg both claim victory Fein have surged into first place Des Moines (US), Feb. 4: with just days until Ireland goes Democratic party officials to the polls in a general election, in Iowa worked furiously Trump triumphs according to a new survey. Tuesday to deliver the Sinn Fein were at 25 per cent, delayed results of their ahead of opposition party first-in-the-nation caucus, Fianna Fail on 23 per cent, the as frustrated presidential in Iowa caucuses final Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI candidates claimed opinion poll said on Monday momentum and plowed Washington, Feb. 4: US ■ ON THE brink of night. Fine Gael the party of the ahead in their quest for President Donald Trump, his Senate acquittal, incumbent government lead by the White House. seeking reelection, on prime minister Leo Varadkar was Technology problems Monday coasted to victory Trump will be trailing on 20 per cent in third. and reporting “inconsis- in the 2020 Iowa unleashing “relent- The general election takes place tencies” kept Iowa Republican caucuses, less optimism” dur- on Saturday. The poll was con- Democratic Party officials trouncing his two lesser- ing his third State of ducted from January 30 to from releasing results known ruling Republican February 1 among 1,200 adults from Monday’s caucus, Party rivals. the Union address, a at 120 locations in every con- the much-hyped kickoff to Trump, according to The speech designed to stituency. Its results suggest an the 2020 primary. It was an Des Moines Register news- pivot from his historic shift in sentiment. Sinn embarrassing twist after paper, garnered the sup- Fein’s flagship policy is uniting months of promoting the port of more than 95 per impeachment to his the republic with the British contest as a chance for cent of his party votes on near complete con- province of Northern Ireland and Democrats to find some Monday night when the trol of the dissolving a border erected in clarity in a jumbled field reports last came in. Republican Party. with no clear front-run- “President Trump recap- ner. Instead, caucus day tures overwhelming Iowa Canada, Japan, South Myanmar: Internet ended with no winner, no Republican support,” the Korea and more, are official results and many local newspaper reported. DONE. Great times are shut in Rakhine fresh questions about Trump, seeking a second coming, after waiting for whether Iowa can retain term in the White House, decades, for our Farmers, Yangon: Myanmar has reim- its coveted “first” status. won the Republican con- Ranchers, Manufacturers posed an Internet shutdown in State party officials said test with 97 per cent of the and ALL. Nobody else two conflict-torn western states, final results would be Caucus goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt High School, in Des Moines, Iowa. — AP vote and 8 per cent of could have pulled this after partially lifting the blackout released later Tuesday precincts reporting, off !”President Trump said five months ago, a leading tele- and offered assurances Trump,” he predicted. Democrats faced the pos- Pre-caucus polls suggest- Democratic Party, Trump, according to reports. earlier in the day. coms operator said late on Mon- that the problem was not a “Listen, it’s too close to sibility that whatever ed Sanders entered the in an early morning tweet, Former Illinois In the US presidential day. Norwegian mobile operator result of a “hack or an call,” Massachusetts numbers they ultimately night with a narrow lead, said: “The Democrat Representative Joe Walsh elections system, the polit- Telenor Group said in a state- intrusion”. Senator Elizabeth Warren released would be ques- but any of the top four Caucus is an unmitigated received 1.4 per cent of ical parties have to under- ment the transport and commu- “It looks like it’s going to said. “The road won’t be tioned. candidates — Sanders, disaster. Nothing works, votes and former go a democratic exercise nications ministry had ordered be a long night, but we’re easy. But we are built for And beyond 2020, critics Biden, Warren and just like they ran the Massachusetts Governor in each of the 50 States — for mobile Internet traffic to be feeling good,” former vice- the long haul.” And Pete began wondering aloud Buttigieg — was posi- Country. Remember the 5 Bill Weld garnered 1.2 per either through caucus or stopped again in five townships president Joe Biden said, Buttigieg, the former whether the Iowa caucus- tioned to score a victory. Billion Dollar Obamacare cent of the votes. primaries — to elect their in Rakhine and Chin states for suggesting the final mayor of South Bend, es, a complicated set of Meanwhile, President Website, that should have The official Twitter presidential nominees. three months. A months-long results would “be close”. Indiana, was most certain. political meetings staged Donald Trump on cost 2% of that.” account for Trump’s cam- The winners of the pri- Internet blackout in four Rakhine Vermont Senator Bernie “So we don’t know all the in a state that is whiter Tuesday took a jibe at the “The only person that paign reacted on its tri- maries are finally townships - Maungdaw, Sanders said he had “a results, but we know by and older than the Opposition Democrats, can claim a very big victo- umph, tweeting that “The declared as nominee by Buthidaung, Rathedaung, and good feeling we’re going to the time it’s all said and Democratic Party, are a describing as an “unmiti- ry in Iowa last night is Republican Party Has both the Republican and Myebon - and one in Chin state be doing very, very well done, Iowa, you have tradition whose time had gated disaster” their fail- ‘Trump’,” he added. Never Been More United!” the Democratic parties had been lifted in September here in Iowa” once results shocked the nation,” he past. Des Moines County ure to publish the results Earlier, the Trump cam- “Republicans in Iowa, go held late summer, who amid peace talks seeking to end were posted. “Today said. “By all indications, Democratic Chair Tom from the voting in Iowa. paign also mocked the out and Caucus today. then fight out in the clashes between government marks the beginning of we are going on to New Courtney said the new app Reacting to the chaos delay on Twitter. Your great Trade Deals November 2020 presiden- troops and ethnic insurgents. the end for Donald Hampshire victorious.” created “a mess”. and confusion in the — Agencies with China, Mexico, tial elections. — PTI Officials cited “security require- ments and public interest” for the reinstatement, Telenor said, adding that four other townships Baghdad on the boil TERROR: UK remain under a blackout first Texas: 2 dead, 1 imposed in June last year. Tun DEFENDS TOUGH Tun Nyi, a Myanmar military spokesman, said the army was unaware of the shutdown. “We injured in shooting NEW PLANS don’t know and we haven’t London, Feb. 4: The heard about it,” he told Reuters Texas, Feb. 4: Two peo- Rock and the surround- British government on by phone on Tuesday. Ministry ple were shot dead and ing areas remain blocked Tuesday defended pro- officials did not respond to calls another was wounded as off. Classes were also can- posals to extend prison from Reuters seeking comment. an unidentified person celled for the day, the sentences of convicted opened fire on the Texas administration said. terrorists after two knife A&M University-Comm- Police are actively rampages in London — Arrest warrant for erce campus on Monday, investigating, they said. despite warnings it the university police said. As of August 2016, those could face a challenge in Zuma in graft trial The incident happened who hold a current and court. Justice Secretary at the Pride Rock valid concealed handgun Robert Buckland on Johannesburg: A South African Residence Hall, they said license in Texas are Monday promised “eme- court issued an arrest warrant for in a tweet. The surviving allowed to carry a con- rgency legislation” to former president Jacob Zuma on victim was taken to a hos- cealed handgun on cer- end the automatic Tuesday, after he skipped court pital in unknown condi- tain parts of the campus. release of terror offend- on grounds of needing medical tion, the university police Handgun licence holders half-way through treatment, but the judge stayed department said. The ers are also allowed to their sentences. the warrant until his corruption shooter has not been store the weapon in a safe That followed attacks trial resumes on May 6.Zuma’s identified yet. in their campus housing, by two men on early lawyer presented the judge with a Earlier, the police tweet- according to the police. release on Sunday in the sick note from what he said was a ed that they were investi- The university is home Streatham area of south military hospital, but Judge Dh- gating a crime scene and to thousands of Indian- London and near Lon- aya Pillay questioned whether the asked the campus com- origin students and sever- don Bridge in November. note was valid, as there was no munity to shelter in al faculty members. An Both attackers were shot medical number showing if and place. analysis of student visa dead by police. Two peo- where the doctor was certified. “I The university later data suggests that in 2018 ple were stabbed to don’t even know if [he] ... is a posted a notice on its web- as many as 183,312 Indian death in November and doctor. There is ... nothing to sug- site that the “precaution- students came to the U.S. the latest stabbing gest that he is,” she said, before ary shelter in place rec- to study at American col- injured three. Prime issuing the warrant. The former ommendations” have leges and universities. Minister Boris Johnson leader is on trial on 18 charges of been lifted, but Pride —PTI Security forces try to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in Khilani Square in Baghdad, Iraq. —AP wants to raise the mini- fraud, racketeering and money mum time served to two- laundering relating to a $2 billion thirds of the sentence arms deal with French defence and have a parole board firm Thales in 1999, when Zuma review and approve was deputy president. He rejects Gota: Won’t allow every early release. That the allegations as a politically Iran sentences ‘CIA spy’ to death could keep dozens of motivated witch-hunt. Dan Man- convicts up for release tsha, Zuma’s lawyer, said that he Tehran, Feb. 4: Iran said did not immediately name confirmed the sentence was Shahram Amiri, who this year behind bars. was abroad for medical treat- extremists in SL Tuesday that its top court Rahimpour’s lawyer. and, God willing, he will defected to the U.S. at the Senior cabinet minister ment, without saying where. Loc- confirmed a death sen- However, a report by the be punish soon.” height of Western efforts Michael Gove main- al media have suggested he is in Colombo, Feb. 4: Sri will be the president of tence for an Iranian man state-run IRNA news The CIA did not immedi- to thwart Iran’s nuclear tained that some terror- Cuba, although it was not imme- Lanka will not allow all Sri Lankans. He said convicted of spying for agency alleged that Rahi- ately respond to a request program. When he ist offenders should be diately possible to verify this. extremist organisations he would ensure civil the CIA, with state media mpour received money for comment. Esmaili said returned in 2010, he was imprisoned indefinitely to be active in the coun- freedoms like free press alleging that he had from the CIA to share two other alleged spies for welcomed with flowers by “if necessary”. “Until try, President Gotabaya and the right to expres- shared details of the details of Iran’s nuclear the CIA each received 15- government leaders and we know that they are Rajapaksa vowed at the sion. “We will not allow Islamic Republic’s programme. “While being year prison sentences — even went on the Iranian comprehensively de-rad- Independence Day cere- extremist organisations nuclear program with the in touch with the spy 10 years for spying and talk-show circuit. icalised and that it is FORMER KENYAN mony on Tuesday during that pave way for terror- American spy agency. agency, he earned a lot of five years for acting Then he mysteriously safe to have those people which his government ism to be active in the Judiciary spokesman money as wages as he against national security disappeared. He was on our streets then pub- PRESIDENT MOI dropped the rendering of country,” Gotabaya Gholamhossein Esmaili tried to deliver some info- charges. Esmaili did not hanged in August 2016, lic protection must come the national anthem in Rajapaksa said. identified the purported rmation from Iran’s nucl- name those arrested, only the same week that first,” Gove said. But Tamil for the first time “I wish to fully strength- spy as Amir Rahimpour ear program to the Ame- saying they worked in the Tehran executed a group Alex Carlile — a legal DEAD AT 95 since 2016. en the freedom of people and said he would be exe- rican agency,” the IRNA “charitable field,” with- of militants and a year expert who served as an Nairobi, Feb. 4: Daniel arap Addressing the nation to think and write cuted soon. Esmaili did report said. Rahimpour out elaborating. Iran in after Iran agreed to a independent reviewer of Moi, a former schoolteacher on the occasion of the freely...my government is not elaborate on what “had been identified and the past has sentenced landmark accord to limit anti-terror legislation — who became Kenya’s longest- 72nd National Day in ready to tolerate and Rahimpour was accused prosecuted and sentenced alleged American and uranium enrichment in said the new proposals serving president and presided Colombo, Gotabaya accommodate opposing of doing, nor on his age or to death and recently, the Israeli spies to death. The exchange for the lifting of “may have gone too far”. over years of repression and Rajapaksa said that he views,” he said. —PTI background. State media country’s Supreme Court last such spy executed economic sanctions. —AP —AFP economic turmoil fueled by runaway corruption, has died. He was 95. ■ Moi’s death was announced HUMANITARIAN | CRISIS As conflict escalates, vast majority fleeing are women and children by President Uhuru Kenya in a statement on the state broad- caster on Tuesday. Moi, who ruled Kenya for 24 years, had been in hospital for Syrian troops’ push in Idlib displaces over 5L people over a month. Despite being called a dictator by critics, Moi Beirut, Feb. 4: A ment, which coincides — who live in Idlib enjoyed strong support from Russian-backed Syrian with a biting winter, is province and surrounding TURKEY: ANKARA, MOSCOW WORKING many Kenyans and was seen as government offensive one of the largest since areas. Government troops a uniting figure when he took against the country’s last the start of the Syrian and militia backed by power after founding President rebel enclave has dis- war nearly nine years ago. Russian and other allied FOR SYRIA PEACE DESPITE CLASH Jomo Kenyatta died in office placed more than half a “This latest displace- forces have in recent Ankara, Feb. 4: Turkey’s attack on its troops. On in 1978. million people in two ment compounds an weeks ramped up the pres- foreign minister said Tue- Monday, Turkish artillery Some allies of the ailing months, the United already dire humanitari- sure on the last pocket sday that Ankara and Mos- targeted Syrian govern- Kenyatta, however, tried to Nations said on Tuesday. an situation on the still controlled by rebels cow were trying to keep ment forces in northern change the constitution to pre- “Since December 1, ground, when over 400,000 and jihadists. peace efforts for Syria ali- Idlib province, responding vent Moi, then the vice some 520,000 people have people were displaced They have retaken ve despite Syrian govern- to shelling that killed sev- president, from automatically been displaced from their from the end of April dozens of villages and ment advances and a dead- en Turkish soldiers and a taking power upon Kenyatta’s homes, the vast majority through the end of some major towns — ly clash between Turkish Turkish civilian. A Syr- death. — 80 per cent — of them August, many of them including the erstwhile and Syrian forces. ian war monitor said 13 So wary was Moi of any women and children,” multiple times,” Swanson rebel bastion of Maaret al- However, Mevlut Cavus- Syrian troops were also threat during that uncertain David Swanson, spokes- said. Numan — and are push- oglu also renewed a call on killed in the clash. The period that he fled his Rift man for the UN Office for He said the UN was ing northwards, sending Russia to “rein in” the exchange of fire in Idlib, Valley home when he heard of the Coordination of alarmed by the plight of displaced populations Syrian government forces the last rebel stronghold Kenyatta’s death, returning A mourning Syrian family after airstrikes destroyed Humanitarian Affairs, more than three million ever closer to the Turkish and reiterated Turkey’s in Syria, increased tensi- only after receiving assurances their house and killed relatives, at the northern town of said. people — half of them dis- border. determination to retaliate ons between the two neig- of his safety. Sarmin, in Idlib province, Syria. —AP The wave of displace- placed from their homes —AFP against any future Syrian hbouring countries. —AP Not a pandemic PAGE WHO’s Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness division head Sylvie Briand says coronavirus World 11 does not yet constitute a pandemic DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

IN BRIEF Primitive turtle Coronavirus: China toll reaches 425 survived extinction London: A primitive species of Three more Asian countries confirm cases; Hong Kong sees first death due to epidemic turtles, measuring about 60 cen- Beijing, Feb. 4: Three timetres, was among the few ter- more Asian countries con- Virus: China allows restrial animals that managed to firmed coronavirus infec- survive the mass extinction beli- tions on Tuesday among eved to have killed the dinosaurs citizens who had not trav- entry to US experts about 66 million years ago, acc- elled to China, as Hong Beijing: China has agr- ording to a study which analysed Kong reported its first eed to allow U.S. health peculiar fossils found in France. death from the disease experts into the country as The study, published in the jour- and millions more people part of a World Health nal Scientific Reports, said virtu- in Chinese cities were Organization (WHO) effort ally all of the early groups of tur- ordered to stay indoors. to help fight the fast- tles habiting the northern hemi- The toll in mainland spreading coronavirus, as sphere of the Earth disappeared China soared to 425 after the number of cases and after an asteroid impact wiped 64 more people died, the deaths continued to out nearly 70 per cent of life on biggest single day tally mount, says reports. the planet, except the newly dis- since the first fatalities In central China’s Hubei covered Laurasichersis relicta. emerged last month. province, epicenter of the Only the so-called ‘horned tur- The virus has continued epidemic, China state TV tles’, or meiolaniids, managed to to spread with Singapore, reported there were 2,345 survive, but this too was in Malaysia, and Thailand new cases of the virus and Gondwana the current southern on Tuesday reporting new another 64 deaths, bring- hemisphere according to fossils infections that were not ing the total of virus-relat- found in South America and imported from China. ed fatalities in Hubei to 414 Oceania, Adan Perez-Garcia from The death of a 39-year- by Monday. the National University of Dis- old man in Hong Kong The White House said on tance Education (UNED) in Spain came as the semi- Monday that China had said in a statement. The study autonomous city closed all accepted its offer to have noted that the newly discovered but two land crossings U.S. experts as part of a turtle L. relicta, corresponds to a with the Chinese main- WHO mission to study and new form, with very peculiar land. help combat the virus that anatomical characteristics. Singapore announced its emerged in Hubei’s provi- first four cases of people ncial capital of Wuhan. being infected locally, Yoga may prevent bringing the total number of infections in the city- Japan quarantines depression: Study state to 24. Macau, China’s semi- Boston: Practising yoga may autonomous gambling 3,711 on cruise ship increase levels of a messenger hub that is popular with Yokohama: Japan has molecule involved in regulating mainland Chinese visi- quarantined a cruise ship brain activity, and completing tors, decided to temporari- carrying 3,711 people and one yoga class per week may ly close all of its casinos was testing those onboard maintain elevated levels of this for at least two weeks. for the new coronavirus chemical, according to a study China’s Communist Tuesday after a former which may lead to better ways leadership made a rare Hundreds of empty beds lined an exhibition centre converted into a makeshift hospital in Wuhan in central Hubei province, the epicentre of passenger was diagnosed of mitigating depressive symp- admission of fallibility on China’s deadly virus epidemic, on Tuesday. As reports surfaced of bed shortages in hospitals in Wuhan, construction began on Huoshenshan — with the illness in Hong toms. The study, published in the Monday, acknowledging ‘Fire God Mountain’ in Chinese, with workers toiling day and night amid a forest of earthmovers and trucks carting materials around the site, Kong. Eight people on the Journal of Alternative and “shortcomings and diffi- southwest of the centre of the city of 11 million. On the side of one of the trucks, the isolated city's new rallying cry — ‘Let's go Wuhan!’ — was vessel, which arrived in Complementary Medicine, asse- culties exposed in the written on a banner. On an adjacent site, Leishenshan (‘Thunder God Mountain’), another hospital with 1,600 beds, is set to start admitting Yokohama Bay on Mon- ssed a group of 30 clinically response to the epidemic”. patients on Thursday. day, have symptoms such depressed patients who were Belgium reported its as fever, top government randomly divided into two first case of a new virus in spokesman Yoshihide groups. According to the a person who was repatri- Suga said. researchers, including those ated from the Chinese epi- from Boston University in the centre of the outbreak. Lockdown heading towards Shanghai US, both groups engaged in However, the health min- Disabled boy dies coherent breathing, and Iyengar istry said Tuesday the per- Beijing, Feb. 4: More ■ LANDLORDS WERE hometowns recently, it yoga a form of hatha yoga, son was in good health Chinese cities, including added. In the Hangzhou developed by B. K. S. Iyengar, and does not show any one just 175 kilometres also forbidden from districts, additional meas- Virus spreads fear, waiting for his dad emphasising on detail, precision, symptoms of the disease. (110 miles) from renting property to ures included mandatory Beijing: A disabled boy and alignment in the perform- A suspected case of the Shanghai, were put under people from “severe- mask-wearing and com- has died after being left to ance of yoga postures. The only deadly coronavirus has lockdown on Tuesday, as ly affected areas pulsory ID and tempera- racism worldwide fend for himself when his difference between the groups, been detected in the impact of a deadly ture checks. father was quarantined ov- the scientists said, was the num- Pakistan’s Sindh province new virus spread further such as Hubei” . On Monday, Hangzhou’s Sydney, Feb. 4: As the experience was all too er the deadly new coron- ber of 90 minute yoga sessions, in an engineering student from its epicentre. Yuhang district also said deadly coronavirus has common. avirus in China. and home sessions in which each who has been quarantined Around 12 million peo- tres from the epicentre in it would suspend buses, spread worldwide, it has There has been a spike Yan Cheng, who was con- group participated. Over three by authorities following ple are affected by the new Hubei province — will taxis, shuttle buses, and carried with it xenopho- in reports of anti-Chinese fined to a wheelchair months, they said, the high-dose his return from China. restrictions, adding to the also suspend 95 train serv- airport lines until further bia — and Asian commu- rhetoric directed at people because of cerebral palsy, group (HDG) was assigned three In Thailand, two Thai tens of millions of people ices from the city from notice. In Taizhou, public nities around the world of Asian origin, regar- was abandoned at home sessions per week, while the drivers who came into already quarantined in Tuesday. bus services were sus- are finding themselves dless of whether they ha- when his father was isolat- low-intensity group (LIG) eng- contact with Chinese and around Wuhan, In addition, residential pended at the end of subject to suspicion and ve ever visited the centre ed because of a fever. The aged in two sessions per week. tourists were among six ground zero for 2019-nCoV. communities will only be January, while Ningbo fear. of the epidemic or been in 17-year-old, who could not new cases of coronavirus The city of Taizhou, parts allowed to use one closed the entrances of When a patient on contact with the virus. speak, walk or eat by him- reported in the kingdom of Hangzhou — including entrance and residents nine highways last Australia’s Gold Coast Chinese tourists have self, and whose mother Device can identify on Tuesday. the district that is home to must present ID each time Wednesday. refused to shake the hand reportedly been spat at in died several years earlier, Meanwhile, OPEC mem- the headquarters of they come or go, Taizhou’s The latest restrictions of her surgeon Rhea the Italian city of Venice, had no one to feed him or quality blood donor bers and their ally Russia Chinese tech giant government said on its follow similar measures Liang, citing the virus a family in Turin was help him with daily life. are discussing a further Alibaba — and some of official WeChat account. announced Sunday in that has killed hundreds, accused of carrying the His father, Yan Xiaowen Toronto: Researchers have devel- cut to crude oil output at a Ningbo will only allow Landlords were also for- Wenzhou, which has a the medic’s first response disease, and mothers in posted a desperate plea for oped a new device which can meeting in Vienna one person per household bidden from renting prop- population of nine mil- was shock. But after Milan have used social help on social media, call- identify high-quality blood do- because of China’s coron- to go outside every two erty to people from lion people. The city has tweeting about the inci- media to call for children ing for someone to go and nors, an advance which may ben- avirus epidemic, Iraq’s oil days to buy necessities, “severely affected areas restricted the movement dent and receiving a flood to be kept away from look after his son. But the efit millions of patients who need ministry said Tuesday. city officials said. such as Hubei” if they of residents, and closed of responses, the respect- Chinese classmates. post, entitled “An appeal blood transfusions every year gl- — Agencies Taizhou — 850 kilome- have travelled to their roads. —AFP ed doctor learned her —AFP for help came too late”. obally. According to the study, published in the journal Lab on a Chip, the device can recognise individuals whose red blood cells stay viable for longer in storage and in the recipient’s body. “We Weinstein case: know that the deformability of red blood cells, or their ability to squeeze through small constric- tions, is an important factor in the Accuser in tears longevity of these cells in re- cipients of blood transfusions,” e- New York, Feb. 4: A key xplained study co-author Hongs- accuser in the New York hen Ma from the University of Bri- City rape trial of Harvey tish Columbia in Canada. “This is Weinstein broke down in because cells that remain deform- Protesters tears on the witness stand able longer can stay in circulation rally for during an exhaustive longer. But until now we didn’t action on cross-examination over have a reliable way to measure climate the nature of her rel- this capability in donated red change ationship with the once- Harvey Weinstein blood cells,” Ma said. outside powerful movie mogul. In the study, the researchers test- Parliament The drama, which prom- Her cross-examination ed stored red blood cells from House in pted the judge to send the will resume Tuesday. “I eight different donors using a Canberra on jury home about an hour remember the day I real- custom-made device to see how ized I was controlling my Tuesday. earlier than usual, came their deformability is maintained as the defence on Monday world because I was sexu- —AP during storage. sought to paint the 34- ally assaulted and that year-old woman as an op- story played out where I portunistic manipulator played into sexual dyna- who took advantage of mics with people to feel Weinstein while pursuing like I would never be KENYA: 14 KIDS an acting career, even af- taken advantage of aga- ter he allegedly raped her. in,” she said, her voice The woman said she quaking just before the DIE IN SCHOOL tried to make Weinstein judge halted the proceed- “my pseudo father” after ings. Weinstein lawyer STAMPEDE a rough upbringing. She Donna Rotunno, known Nairobi, Feb. 4: Fourteen chil- said she sent him flatter- for her criticism of the dren were killed in a stampede ing emails and kept see- #MeToo movement, sou- as they rushed down a staircase ing him because “I want- ght to shoot down the at the end of classes at a pri- ed him to believe I wasn't woman’s rape allegation mary school in western Kenya a threat”. “I was afraid of by zeroing in on her on Monday, officials said. his unpredictable anger” admission that she also At least 39 more pupils were the woman testified. She had noncoerced sexual badly hurt in the incident at the became emotional while encounters with Weins- Kakamega Primary School, the reading an email passage tein that she said only Daily Nation newspaper said, Oz Parliament remembers fire victims about being abused earli- happened after “a long citing Western Region Police er in her life. negotiation”. Even then, Commander Peris Kimani. Canberra, Feb. 4: Law- Australia is not and shed while fighting a face the devastating dro- ing a family vacation to It was part of a lengthy “I wasn’t happy to do it,” “We lost 14 of them,” makers commemorated will never be blaze in New South Wales ught compounded in so Hawaii in December at the confessional email she she said. “You manipulat- Education Minister George wildfire victims and overwhelmed as we state last month. many places by these height of the crisis while sent to her then-boyfriend ed Mr Weinstein every Magoha told Citizen TV. “One praised the heroism of face the challenges that Relatives of some of the fires, as we confront and his hometown of Sydney in May 2014 about her single time, isn’t that cor- life (lost) is a life too many.” firefighters when Austra- remain active, as we nine firefighters who have contain the challenge of was choking on wildfire relationship with Weinst- rect?” Rotunno asked. The Daily Nation said that lia’s Parliament sat on confront and face the died in this fire season the virus indeed that smoke. One environmen- ein. She was bawling as The woman responded: some of the children fell from Tuesday as hundreds of devastating drought were in a public gallery to threatens the world, Aus- tal protester among the she left the courtroom, “I felt there was an aspect the third floor as they ran. protesters rallied outside hear lawmakers give their tralians will not be over- many gathered under a and her cries could be to the way I felt I needed compounded in so many “As kids were going home demanding more policy condolences. The U.S. whelmed,” Morrison told sky hazy with wildfire heard from a nearby wit- to protect myself that had from school there was a stam- action on climate change. places by these fires ambassador represented Parliament. Outside Parli- smoke wore a Morrison ness room. She returned an element of manipula- pede as they were going down The usual business of SCOTT MORRISON the airmen’s families. ament House, Morrison mask and carried a sign after about a 10-minute tion.” At one point, Rotu- the stairs,” said Peter Abwao, a Parliament was postponed PRIME MINISTER Morrison, close to tears, was lampooned by protest- reading: “My Bushfire break, but continued to nno shot back: “You made spokesman for Red Cross on the first sitting day of vowed that despite the ers for his conservative Plan? Hawaii!” The demo- weep loudly, resting her a choice to have sexual Kenya. “It’s a three-storey build- the year with the focus scale of the disaster and government’s policies on nstrators also condemned head on the witness stand encounters with Harvey ing, it’s a classroom block.” instead on the wildfires Morrison paid tribute to tragedies, “Australia is carbon emissions, efforts Australia’s heavy econom- and blotting tears with a Weinstein when you wer- Anxious parents waited out- that have killed at least 33 those who lost their lives, not and will never be over- that have been widely crit- ic reliance on fossil fuels tissue. en’t sexually attracted to side the Kakamega hospital for people and destroyed including three U.S. air- whelmed.” “As we face the icised as inadequate. as the world’s largest ex- The lead prosecutor him...You liked the par- news of their children, Daily more than 3,000 homes men who died when their challenges that remain Morrison was also porter of coal and liquid tried to consoling her, but ties and you liked the Nation pictures showed. since September. PM Scott Hercules C-130 tanker cra- active, as we confront and attacked for secretly tak- natural gas. —AFP she couldn’t continue. power.” —AP In scheduled Bank frauds commercial banks Survey hints at positive hiring outlook 2008-09 1,860.09 4,372 Employers in India are bullish 2009-10 1,998.94 4,669 about their hiring outlook for the 2010-11 3,815.76 4,534 first half of this year, with 55 per 2011-12 4,501.15 4,093 cent of recruiters anticipating

2012-13 8,590.86 4,235 Cases of Number new jobs as well as replacement 29,077.52 2013-14 10,170.81 4,306 hiring to happen during the six- 2014-15 19,455.07 4,639 month period, a survey said on 2015-16 18,698.82 4,693 Tuesday. The bi-annual survey, ‘Naukri Hiring Outlook January- 2016-17 23,933.85 5,076 June 2020', that saw participation from over 2,400 recruiters across the country, projected an overall positive outlook. 2017-18 41,167.03 5,916 Around 55 per cent recruiters anticipate new jobs as well as 1,74,797.70 2018-19 ON THE RISE! 71,542.93 6,801 replacement hiring to happen in the first half of the year while Figures in ` crores 26 per cent predict only new jobs and 13 per cent expect to do WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI Source: Ministry of Finance-Rajya Sabha Question PTI Graphics replacement hiring only, it noted. quick Global rally boosts Sensex by Import of gold 917 pts, investors gain `3.5L cr declines in Jan. BITES SANGEETHA G ■ THE KERALA Rise in manufacturing activity in January too help Sensex, Nifty post rally CHENNAI, FEB. 4 health minister said INDICATORS % Continuing the downward they had started the ASHWIN J. PUNNEN firms which climbed a near eight-year high in Sensex pack, rallying 7.97 their focus back on earn- trend, gold imports in process to identify Sensex 40,789.38 2.30 MUMBAI, FEB. 4 `3,57,044 crore to January, helping domestic per cent, followed by ITC, ings and are finding sol- January fell 48 per cent to people who may Nifty 50 11,979.65 2.32 `1,56,61,769 crore since stocks end higher on HDFC, Bajaj Finance, and ace in healthy margins the lowest level in four The Sensex surged over Saturday. Monday — the very first Tata Steel. On the other reported by many compa- months. have come in con- S&P 500* 3,301.01 1.60 917 points on the back of Disappointed by a lack- session after Budget. hand, Bajaj Auto and HUL nies,” Hemang Kapasi, In January, the country tact the two virus- Dollar (`) 71.11 -0.07 rebound in global stocks, lustre Union Budget, the “Market is finding some were on the losing side. portfolio manager, equity imported 36.26 tonnes of infected patients. Pound Sterling (`) 92.61 -0.43 recouping most of the Sensex took a massive sanity after the Budget All sectoral indices investment products, San- gold against 69.51 tonnes losses suffered in the plunge on last Saturday to setback. Hereon the focus ended with gains with ctum Wealth Manage- in the same month last Euro (`) 78.46 0.28 budget day sell-off. mark its worst session in will be on corporate BSE consumer durables, ment, said. year. In value terms, lating data of the refined Gold (10gm)* (`) 41,270 -388 The Sensex rose 917.07 over a decade as the gov- results and global trend. metal, oil and gas, energy Analysts said positive January imports totalled gold and the dore import- points or 2.3 per cent to ernment failed to meet With valuations on the realty and finance indices global market also led to $1.58 billion, down from ed into the country. If the Brent crude ($/bbl)* 55.00 1.48 close at at 40,789.38, while market expectations. higher side, the on-going rallying up to 3.52 per the upward momentum as last year’s $2.31 billion, gold refined out of the IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.51 -0.076 NSE Nifty settled at But the indices gaining results reported has been cent. Broader BSE midcap bourses in Shanghai, reports quoting govern- dore is considered, the US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 1.54 0.03 11,979.65, up 271.75 points, for the last two sessions mostly inline with esti- and smallcap indices adv- Hong Kong, Tokyo and ment officials said. imports could be even gaining the most in a sin- shows invest-ors have mates. Manufacturing anced up to 1.37 per cent. Seoul settled with firm Gold imports have been lower. * As of 10 pm IST gle day in over four shrugged off Budget dis- PMI shows notable rebou- “Indian markets wit- gains. Stock exchanges in coming down since July Increased supply of the months. appointment and are nd providing a breather nessed a strong rally on Europe also opened on a when the prices started metal into the market in Investors’ notional weal- focussing now on other that economy will stabi- the back of rally in global positive note. “With the moving up. In the domes- the form of recycled gold th rose by `3.57 lakh crore market moving factors lize as mentioned in the markets. The Indian mar- Budget overhang gone, tic market, the rising also kept imports sub- Sequoia backed (`3.57 trillion) in two days like corporate earnings budget,” said Vinod Nair, kets have wiped off all the investors are breathing a prices touched record dued. Recycling of old of market rally as recov- and macroeconomic data. Head of Research at Geojit losses incurred on the sigh of relief and are back high levels. Both demand gold went up 37 per cent in ery in the market led to a Investors cheered the Financial Services. budget day to close almost to make fresh calls,” and imports remained 2019 to 119.5 tonnes Stove Kraft plans rise in market capitalisa- country’s manufacturing On Tuesday, Titan was at the pre-budget level. Umesh Mehta, Samco subdued during the sec- against 87 tonnes in 2018. tion of the BSE-listed sector activity climbing to the biggest gainer in the Investors have shifted Securities said. ond half of the year. “Recycling volumes initial public offer However, in November went up above 100 tonnes when prices fell from the after five to six years. The Mumbai: Sequoia Capital all-time high levels, the gold price rise was one of backed Stove Kraft, a kitchen trade used this opportuni- main reasons behind this solutions company has OIL MIN TO SPLIT Relaxed after the Budget ty to replenish their sto- phenomenon. However, filed offer document for an ini- cks, which saw imports some of the BIS-certified tial public offer of equity GAIL FOR SELLING going up by 78 per cent to refineries have started shares. The public offer would 71 tonnes against 40 tonn- making recycling more comprise of a fresh issue of es in the same month last organised by improving equity shares aggregating up PIPELINE VERTICAL year. However, once prices marketing and collec- to `145 crore and an offer for New Delhi, Feb. 4: The started rebounding, impo- tion,” said Somasunda- sale of up to 71.63 lakh equity oil ministry has moved a rts once again came down. ram P.R., Managing shares by the promoter group Cabinet note seeking Other than November, the Director, India, World entities and by Sequoia. approval for hiving off entire second half wit- Gold Council. state-owned gas utility nessed shrinkage of imp- WGC finds that this GAIL (India) Ltd’s pipel- orts. For the year 2019, could be beginning of a ine business into a sepa- imports were down by 12 trend and the government PNB posts `493cr rate entity for a possible per cent of 831 tonnes needs to incentivise recy- sale to a strategic investor against 944 tonnes in 2018. cling in order to pull out at a later date, sources As industry expert said the huge stocks of gold loss in Q3 after privy to the development that the actual imports lying idle with households said. could be even lower as the and ease the import bur- higher provisions GAIL is India’s biggest government has been col- den. natural gas marketing and trading firm and owns more than 70 per cent of the country’s 16,981-km pipeline network, giving it a strangle- RBI moves SC in hold on the market. Users of natural gas have often complained about not ‘fairly’ getting HDIL-PMC case access to GAIL’s 12,160- Mumbai: Punjab National Bank km pipeline network to FALAKNAAZ SYED Wadhawan, the promoters (PNB) on Tuesday reported a transport their fuel. MUMBAI, FEB. 4 of HDIL from the Arthur standalone net loss of `492.28 Sources said to resolve Road jail in Mumbai to crore for Q3 FY20 on higher the conflict arising out of The Reserve Bank of their Bandra residence to provisioning for bad loans. PNB the same entity owning India (RBI) on Tuesday enable disposal of their had posted a net profit of `246 the two jobs, bifurcating Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) post budget meeting, in moved the Supreme Court properties. crore for the same period a GAIL is being considered. New Delhi, on Tuesday. — PTI challenging the Bombay The PMC Bank, which year ago. In Q3, the bank had GAIL’s core business High Court order, which has around 16 lakh depos- reported a profit of `507 crore. after the bifurcation allowed the sale of assets itors, was placed under an The total income was at `15,967 would be the marketing of owned by bankrupt RBI administrator on crore as against `14,854 crore natural gas and petro- Housing Development and September 23 for six in the year-ago period. chemical production. It GST LOTTERY TO Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) months due to massive will have to hire capacity Ailing CPSEs buy 40% to repay dues of fraud hit under-reporting of dud on pipelines from the sub- PROD BUYERS TO Punjab and Maharashtra loans. Besides appoint- sidiary and pay regulator Co-operative (PMC) Bank. ment of an administrator, CSB Bank posts approved traffics for the TAKE BILLS SOON The central bank sought the central bank has same. less goods from clients a stay on the High Court taken several steps to It will continue to exe- New Delhi, Feb. 4: The order. In its plea, the RBI revive the bank which `28 cr profit for cute the gas sales agree- SANGEETHA G. The mandatory procure- was lower by 12 per cent government is planning has said that the Bombay were not brought to the ments it has already CHENNAI, FEB. 4 ment from medium and than last year’s target of to introduce lottery offers High Court passed the Court’s notice which Q3 of fiscal 2020 signed and will be respon- small enterprises too was `1,41,705 crore. between `10 lakh and `1 order without making it a prompted the RBI to sible for the discharge of Reducing the number of down by 34 per cent at According to an indus- crore under the GST to party in the case. The approach the Supreme Newly-listed CSB Bank on the obligation under pur- CPSEs and their poor `26,711 crore as against try expert who did not encourage customers to order was passed without Court seeking a stay on Tuesday reported a net profit chase pacts including for health have affected pro- `40,376 crore last year. want to be named, take bills while making hearing it in the matter the High Court’s judg- of `28 crore for the third quar- import of LNG. curement as well. With However, the CPSEs have reduced number of CPSEs purchases. and that the order goes ment. ter ended Q3 FY2020 against The ministry in Decem- less than two months for met the mandatory target and their poorer health CBITC member John against its efforts to rev- PMC Bank, over a long `74 lakh reported in the same ber floated a note for con- the financial year to end, of making 25 per cent pro- would have reflected in Joseph said every bill ive the bank, the RBI said. period of time, had given quarter of the previous fiscal. sideration of the Union the procurement of goods curement from MSEs. The the procurement data. As under the GST regime A three judge bench more than `6,700 crore in Net Interest Income (NII) rose Cabinet for transferring and services by central procurement from MSEs against 165 CPSEs, which will provide a chance to comprising of Chief loans to the HDIL, which by 31 per cent to `155 crore the pipeline business into public sector enterprises run by SC/ST entrepre- had reported their pro- the customers to win a lot- Justice of India SA Bobde is 73 per cent of its total from `118 crore. On the asset a 100 per cent subsidiary. (CPSEs) is down by 40 per neurs was down by 48 per curement last year, this tery and that would act as and Justices B.R. Gavai, advances, and which turn- quality front, gross NPAs stood The Cabinet, they said, cent against last year. cent to `426 crore against time only 116 companies an incentive for them to and Surya Kant asked ed sour with a shift in the at 3.22 per cent of the gross is likely to consider the As many as 116 CPSEs `823 crore last year. have provided it. pay the tax. “We have advocate Rakesh Dwivedi fortunes of the now bank- advances at the end of Q3. proposal shortly. have procured goods and However, women MSE As per Economic Survey, come with the new lottery who mentioned the matter rupt company. Its total Sources said the services valued `92,219 contribution remained of the total 348 CPSEs as system. Every bill under before the court to loans stand at around pipeline subsidiary may crore during the current almost similar to last year on March 31, 2019, 249 are GST is supposed to be a approach the SC registry 9,000 crore and the depo- be sold off to a strategic fiscal, as per the latest at `234 crore. in operation, 86 CPSEs are price-winning lottery for an urgent listing. sits at over `11,610 crore. investor but the sale is not update by MSME This year’s actual pro- yet to start commercial ticket. It will go for a draw The Supreme Court had Last month, the Bombay likely before 2022 as the Sambandh. This is 40 per curement till data is in operations and 13 CPSEs and people will say that earlier stayed specific HC had ordered liquidat- India GDP may government thinks that cent lower than the pro- fact is 26 per cent down are under closure/liquida- by not saving 28 per cent, I directions of the High ing the assets of the infra- the gas market in the cou- curement of last fiscal, from the target of tion. In the past few years, have a chance of winning Court relating to the shift- structure company to set- grow at 5.5% in ntry will not be mature which stood at `1,53,441 `1,25,126 crore. The target the government had shut `1 crore or `10 lakh,” he ing of the main accused — tle dues of depositors of FY2021: Moody’s before that time. — PTI crore made by 165 CPSEs. made by 122 CPSEs itself around 25 CPSEs. said. — PTI Rakesh and Sarang PMC Bank. New Delhi: Rating agency Moody's Investors Service on L&T BAGS `5K CR Tuesday said economic growth projections made by Union Budget may have negative impact on insurance finance minister Nirmala ORDER FROM Sitharaman in her Budget for tives proposed such as sub- to 74 per cent. to set up a viability gap budget whereby Deposit 2020-21 appear ambitious. For sidy on fertilisers, ware- This would have allowed funding to allow empanel- Insurance Coverage for a ETIHAD RAIL the next fiscal, the rating housing, transportation, the sector to grow faster ment of hospitals through depositor has been hiked agency estimated real GDP By Invitation etc. will support the rural with additional capital a public-private-partner- from `1 lakh to 5 lakh to FC BUREAU growth of 5.5 per cent, lower economy and have a posi- and technical expertise. ship (PPP) model. protect the loss of hard- MUMBAI, FEB.4 than 6-6.5 per cent projected tive impact on overall We hope this remains a The time-limit for the earned depositors’ money. by the government's Economic Rakesh Jain spending in rural sector. focus area for the govern- project which qualifies as This will further enhance Larsen & Toubro has been Survey. We expect positive ment in the future. affordable housing proj- the social security among awarded a large order of impact on crops and crop We welcome the move to ects is extended by one the middle-class and will `2,500 to `5,000 crore nion Budget 2020 ate higher disposable insuran-ce post lower widen the scope of the year thus incentivising to help them rebuild their range by Etihad Rail remains a neutral income in the hands of rates of fertilisers. The government’s flagship real estate sector to pro- trust. Company PJSC for the Printed & Published by Ubut structural effort, small taxpayers. This will same may be said for scheme – Ayushman vide affordable housing The government’s push design and build of frei- T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan even though the market support consumption and motor insurance. Bharat Pradhan Mantri space and accordingly towards the digital ecosys- ght handling facilities at 7 Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed & had very high expecta- will also propagate insur- Insurance industry was Jan Arogya Yojana (AB- enjoy tax holiday. tem has benefitted the gen- strategic locations across Published at Deccan Chronicle Presses tions from the government ance. However, with the expecting FDI to increase PM-JAY), and the proposal It would have been eral insurance industry United Arab Emirates. situated at SP-3 Developed Plot, in terms of key announce- optional approach there encouraging to announce significantly and we hope "This Design and Build Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai. ments for insurance, real would be a negative mandatory home insur- these measures will con- Contract for Freight Fa- Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg. estate and health sector. impact on the attractive- We welcome the move to widen the scope of the ance to protect the exist- tinue to support ease in cilities Package has been No. TNENG/2008/25473 Air surcharge Re government’s flagship scheme – Ayushman Bharat ing households against insurance distribution. 1. © All rights reserved. Reproduction in Introduction of new ness and spread of health bagged against stiff inter- whole or in part without written per- optional and lower direct insurance. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the various natural disasters national competition. mission of The Editor, Financial tax slab for Individuals, The allocation of `2.83 proposal to set up a viability gap funding to allow frequenting. (The writer is executive This project will be exe- Chronicle ® is prohibited. and removal of exemp- lac crore for agriculture empanelment of hospitals on a PPP mode A welcome step has been director and CEO, Reliance cuted in JV with Power tions and benefits will cre- sector and various initia- introduced under the General Insurance) China," L&T said. Smart integration PAGE LG announced that select 2019 smart TVs will now benefit from integration with the Technomics 13 Apple TV app and Apple TV+ service DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 05 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

SHORT TAKES MAN MANIPULATES MAPS, CREATES VIRTUAL TRAFFIC JAMS  Stating that showing how data can be hacked and manipulated is like pointing out the emper- HYDERABAD Simon Wreckert, or has no clothes, he said maps are an instrument of power. They substitute political and military Berlin-based artist, power in a way that represents the state borders between territories and they can repeat, legiti- GETS ACCENTURE walked the streets carry- mate, and construct the differences of classes and social self-understandings, he added. 2ND HUB IN INDIA ing a red wagon with 99 smartphones. Wherever  Wreckert  Wreckert  Quoting semanticist Alfred Korzybski, Wreckert said, “The DC CORRESPONDENT he went, Google Maps was quoted rented 99 map is not the territory but another version of reality.” HYDERABAD, FEB. 4 showed a congested as saying by smartphones, traffic jam. Google Motherboard all of them Accenture on Tuesday opened Android  Data is always translated to a new Innovation Hub in Maps showed a thick that by moving the devices, and what they might be presented. Hyderabad, where clients can red line indicating The images, lists, graphs, and co-innovate with it by ideat- smartphones purchased 99 ing, rapidly prototyping and congestion on the in the street sim cards maps that represent those then scaling disruptive prod- road, when there was he was able online. He data are all interpretations, ucts and services for the digi- no traffic at all. All the to generate would spend and there is no such thing as tal economy. 99 phones had Google virtual traffic an hour or neutral data. Data is always The Hyderabad Innovation collected for a specific pur- Maps running, giving which will two on each Hub is spread over 300,000 spot, walking pose, by a combination of square feet. It is the second an illusion that the navigate cars on back and forth people, technology, money, such hub for Accenture in roads were commerce, and government, India after its Bengaluru cen- another on the street tre and 22nd across the world. jam-packed. route. to generate a he explained. The clients can take the help traffic jam. of more than 2,000 Accenture professionals, who have expertise across multiple industries and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, security, extended reality, automation and India up against big tech ‘Anonymised data’ is not blockchain. “Our research shows that organisations are struggling to achieve their innovation entirely anonymous goals, due to the lack of an cos over 5G signaling enterprise-wide strategy for DC CORRESPONDENT technology investments and HYDERABAD, FEB. 4 HOW TO SET YOUR INFO PRIVATE adoption,” said Bhaskar Govt in competition as global telecom body evaluates Ghosh, group chief executive, Analysis from students at  Google collects a vast amount of personal Accenture Technology Hyderabad, Feb. 4: The  THE TELECOMMUNI- dards. The new tech is a semi-finals will begin in Harvard University shows information of its users, but it is perhaps even Services. “Through our lead- talk around 5G really CATIONS Standards modification to the radio Geneva this month.” that anonymisation is not more than many users realise. Google remem- ing advanced technology capa- unfolded two years ago signal — the information The so-called ‘match’ is the magic tool companies bers every search we perform and every bilities, we help clients scale when US President Development Society, carrier in telecommunica- between global telecoms like to pretend it is. India, proposed a radio YouTube video we watch. Google Maps keeps a their technology investments Donald Trump rallied the tions — which can vendors — Nokia, Two Harvard students log of everywhere we go. and bridge the innovation developed world around interface technology, a enhance the signal trans- Ericsson, Qualcomm on recently built a tool that achievement gap. Our Innov- banning Huawei modification to the mission range of a base one side, and TSDSI on the combs through vast troves ation Hub in Hyderabad has Technologies, especially radio signal — the station. India wants to other, alone at the negoti- of consumer datasets the pieces our clients require its 5G tech. Subsequently, information carrier in apply this technology for ating table because there exposed from breaches for to accelerate value creation countries began permit- telecommunications — wider coverage at low is no Indian equipment a class paper they have yet through enterprise-wide, ting, one by one, the which can enhance the speeds. This is ideal for company big enough to to publish. game-changing innovation,” Chinese telecoms vendor signal transmission rural India, which certain- wield commercial clout “The program takes in a Mr Ghosh said. to supply its 5G gear for ly needs high-speed broad- internationally. The list of personally identifi- the new network roll-out. range of a base station, band but not necessarily Indian proposal makes able information, such as In December 2019, India to the International in high-speed vehicles. use of the third genera- a list of emails or user-  As a series of data leaks and privacy viola- allowed Huawei to partici- Telecommunications Starting February, the tion partnership product names, and searches tions continues to weaken the public’s trust in NILEKANI pate in 5G trials. Union. remaining steps for (3GPP) framework, a glob- across the leaks for all the big tech companies, Google has responded by However, there is more including the RIT as part al standardisation body credential data it can find creating a privacy hub that lets us access, FOR AI-BASED to it than appears, The Ken International Tele- of the 5G global standards for wireless standards for each person,” they delete and limit the data it collects. Here’s how reports. Around this time communications Union — International Mobile that is dominated by tele- said. last year, the (ITU). Telecommunications-2020 coms vendors. They told Motherboard to manage your personal data: CREDIT SYSTEM Telecommunications Later in the year, in — will begin. Independent Consequently, TSDSI has their tool analysed thou- Bengaluru, Feb. 4: Aadhaar Standards Development December, the ITU accept- groups will now evaluate asked it to reserve certain sands of datasets from  Go to your  To see what information architect Nandan Nilekani on Society, India (TSDSI), ed the proposal under con- this technology. bits so that the RIT is har- data scandals. Despite Google Account is available publicly, select Tuesday batted for artificial proposed a radio interface sideration for additional An Indian official said, monised. many of these datasets page Go to About me. intelligence-based credit dis- technology (RIT) to the features to telecom stan- “Quarterfinals are over, — Agencies containing anonymised bursal systems stating it data, the students say that  Type your  To manage your Web & would make access to funds identifying actual users Google user- App Activity, Location easier, especially for small and FLASH GAMES AT ONE STOP wasn't all that difficult. name History and YouTube medium enterprises. NOVEL DEVICE Rohan Seth, a policy History, choose Data & “We shouldn’t get distracted analyst at the The  From the by the current challenges. After Adobe revealed in 2017 it would no longer be supporting Flash, Takshashila Institution, menu bar, Personalization and select Obviously, we have an issue there’s a saviour in the form of a site dedicated to saving the Flash CAN MONITOR said, “When we read the choose Personal these options. with bank non-performing games and even offering them for offline play. Blue Maxima runs the term anonymised data, we info and you can  Setting Google not to assets (NPAs), non-banking website Flashpoint, which has around 36,000 games in its directory. BODY CHEMISTRY tend to believe that it can- change or delete track your activity doesn’t financial company NPAs, but not be used to identify out of this will emerge the Washington, Feb. 4: people or whole communi- your photo, necessarily mean you have next generation of credit  There are  Ultimate delivers the entire Flashpoint Researchers have devel- ties. In a sense, we imag- name, birthday, closed off your data com- which is going to be entirely two versions library of games while Infinity lets users oped a novel device the ine the anonymisation to gender, pass- pletely. Google has admit- tech and data-based,” Nilekani of Flashpoint download games as size of a wristwatch be irreversible, even word, other ted it can track the user’s said at an event here. to download: they play them, which can monitor an though that assumption emails and physical location even if He added that credit deci- Infinity making it the individual’s body chem- has long been debunked.” phone number. location is turned off. sions by artificial intelligence- and better option istry to help improve ath- “Think about it this way. driven systems will be based Ultimate. space-wise. letic performance, and If a malicious hacker has on business flows rather than identify potential health access to data from your Srinivas Kodali, an inde- encrypted data to ensure being asset-based. “It is good problems. Google Maps and a list of pendent cybersecurity privacy is not compro- for newcomers because they  Flashpoint, its makers say, According to the study your UPI transactions, researcher, said, “There mised are few new tech- may not have assets,” he said. is dedicated to preserving published in the journal s/he does not necessarily have been numerous niques to not allow Nilekani explained that AI as many games and ani- Biosensors and need your name to identi- reports that showed employees to have access can be used to figure out good mations from these  Flashp Bioelectronics, the device fy you. Anonymised data anonymised data can be to large troves of data.” and bad credit risk, and rates platforms as possible, can be used to detect sets are like puzzle pieces. de-anonymised for a while “But if this data is at which loans are given can oint adds dehydration, and track If you combine enough of now. This report is just an shared, it indeed can be be tweaked based on such so that they aren't lost to new Flash athletic recovery with them, you could reverse addition. Anonymisation de-anonymised with other assessment. “Today, big guys time. games regular- potential applications the anonymisation of data and usage of what available data-sets. get cheap credit, small people ly. The makers ranging from military process and identify the is called homomorphic Sharing is the problem, get expensive credit through  The site say internet his- training to competitive people it represents.” encryption to analyse anonymised or not.” money lenders and all. All that also runs as tory is important sports. The researchers will go away,” he added. many as and good content said the device monitors The Infosys co-founder said 2,400 ani- like the Flash the blood levels of differ- entrepreneurs should focus on mations games could be ent metabolites, which “getting to the path of prof- apart from are chemical markers itability fast.” forgotten over time. that can be monitored to Twitter suspects data He added that internet busi- games. assess an individual's nesses globally had turned metabolism. — PTI profitable after a few years of losses, and therefore, getting breach attempts by states to that path should be kept in mind. — PTI San Fransisco, Feb. 4: “some of these IP address- TechCrunch reported on Twitter said that it had es may have ties to state- Dec. 24 that a security Senseforth.ai stands out in SQuAD 2.0 discovered attempts by sponsored actors.” researcher, Ibrahim Balic, possible state actors to A company spokes- had managed to match 17 BLACKBERRY New Delhi, Feb. 4: AI start-up to be featured emerged as the preferred leaderboard cements our access the phone numbers woman declined to say million phone numbers to Senseforth.ai, a leader in in the top-6 of this Conversational AI partner authority as a leader in associated with user how many user phone specific Twitter user GONE FOR GOOD the Conversational AI global leaderboard. for leading brands like the Conversational AI accounts, after a security numbers had been accounts by exploiting a space, attained the 6th Senseforth.ai’s propri- Nestle, PwC, Future space. Our superior rank researcher unearthed a exposed, saying Twitter flaw in the contacts fea- spot in one of the world’s etary NLP technology is Generali, HDFC Bank, SBI is a testimony to our com- flaw in the company’s was unable to identify all ture of its Android app. FROM AUG. 31 most authoritative embedded in its Card, ICICI Bank, RBL mitment to building “contacts upload” feature. of the accounts that may TechCrunch said it was Hyderabad, Feb. 4: Owing to machine reading compre- Conversational AI plat- Bank, Airtel, Kotak advanced technology solu- In a statement published have been impacted. able to identify an Israeli the expiry of BlackBerry’s hension benchmarks, the form, A.ware, which is Mutual Fund and Stanton tions that address key on its privacy blog, She said Twitter sus- politician by matching a rights to the name, TCL Stanford Question being used by over 35 Optical, among others. challenges of growing Twitter said it had identi- pected a possible connec- phone number through Communication says it will Answering Dataset 2.0 organisations in Asia and Speaking about the enterprises.” fied a “high volume of tion to state-backed actors the tool. Twitter said that cease production of the (SQuAD 2.0). Senseforth.ai North America to acquire development, Shridhar SQuAD 2.0 comprises requests” to use the fea- because the attackers in it has changed the feature phones later this year. From scored 90.830, beating the customers, drive user Marri, CEO and Co- more than 1,00,000 ques- ture coming from IP Iran appeared to have had so it no longer reveals spe- August 31, TCL human performance level engagement and provide founder, Senseforth.ai tions with over 50,000 new, addresses in Iran, Israel unrestricted access to cific account names in Communication will no longer of 89.452 and becoming pre-sales & after-sales sup- said, “Attaining the 6th unanswerable questions. and Malaysia. It said, Twitter, even though the response to requests. sell BlackBerry-branded the only Conversational port. Senseforth.ai has spot on the SQuAD 2.0 — PTI without elaborating, that network is banned there. — Reuters smartphones as the company’s rights to the name and technologies expire, so the name will revert to the original WOMAN | POWER People feel seeing map gives psychological comfort, helps avoid virus-hit neighbourhoods BlackBerry company, but it is unlikely that new phones will be made again. “The future is bright for both TCL Communication and Chinese turn to coronavirus tracking apps BlackBerry Limited,” TCL Communication announced in Shenzhen, Feb. 4: cally so that users can said. Confirmed cases in remind everyone to make points after users on social a statement. Chinese citizens are using gauge how close they are Shenzhen have climbed adequate protection,” said media platform Weibo The company has, though, mapping programs and to infection sites. rapidly to 245 as of Yuan Xiaohui, complained they would said that it will continue to travel trackers in a bid to While the WeChat pro- Monday, making the south- QuantUrban’s co-founder cause panic. provide support for its avoid neighbourhoods gram, called ‘YiKuang’ — ern tech capital the worst- and CEO. “If I know that there are BlackBerry phones until with infections of the or ‘Epidemic Situation,’ affected of China’s main Volunteers also help the sick people nearby, I can either August 31, 2022, or as coronavirus and to better covers the southern cities cities — Beijing, Shanghai team to keep the map up to take steps to be extra cau- long as local regulations prepare for the dangers of Shenzhen and and Guangzhou. It has a date as the government tious,” a finance student require. they face. Guangzhou, QuantUrban’s large population of releases data daily, she named Steven said. “I live Figures from 2017 estimate Both data mapping com- browser-based maps also migrant workers from the said. between Shenzhen and that only 8,50,000 BlackBerry pany QuantUrban and a cover nine other cities in heavily affected central Yikuang also relies on Guangzhou, and these phones were shipped by TCL third-party Wechat mini- the province. provinces. volunteers to keep up to maps are really great and other manufacturers that program developer have “Shenzhen might have a “We wanted to annotate date and originally denot- there.” year. created platforms that major outbreak in the next the information on the ed neighbourhoods with QuantUrban is also cov- Meanwhile, Apple sold 216 take official information few days, and government declined to give her full can’t guarantee there map so that the public confirmed cases with a ering nine other cities in million iPhones in the same on the neighborhoods data comes out slowly,” name. won’t be fresh cases, but could better see how epi- skull and crossbones logo. Guangdong province, period. — Agencies where confirmed cases said April, a Shenzhen- “Seeing the map is a psy- you can avoid an area demic sites are distributed It has since changed to less Yuan said. live and map it geographi- based manager who chological comfort. You that’s already hit,” she more intuitively, and also alarming exclamation — Reuters Seeking turnaround PAGE New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen stressed that his team need to make adjustments quickly for the Cricket 14 ODI series starting on Wednesday DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

SHORT TAKES Denly spearheads England fightback Cape Town: Joe Denly hit a career-best 87 to lead an England fightback in the first one-day international against A star is born South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. England made 258 for Yashasvi’s unbeaten ton helps India crush Pak in U-19 World Cup semis eight after being sent in on a slow pitch. They were flounder- Potchefstroom (South against Pakistan in a World ing at 131 for six before Denly Africa), Feb. 4: Yashasvi Cup semi-final is some- and Chris Woakes (40) came Jaiswal batted like a man thing I can’t put into together in a seventh-wicket among boys while Kartik words,” Jaiswal, who hit stand of 91. Left-arm wrist spin- Tyagi reminded Pakistan eight fours and four sixes, ner Tabraiz Shamsi did the of Waqar Younis’ toe- said after winning the major damage for South Africa, crushing yorkers as ‘Player of the Match’ taking three for 38. England defending champions award. made a good start with Jason India walloped their India thus maintained Roy and Jonny Bairstow put- arch-rivals by 10 wick- their supremacy over ting on 51 for the first wicket ets to enter their sev- Pakistan at the age-group before both were dismissed enth ICC U-19 World and senior level in ICC in successive overs. Joe Cup final here on tournaments — both men Root and captain Eoin Tuesday. and women. The ‘Boys in Morgan seemed to be sta- The gulf in class Blue’ have earlier reached bilising the innings before between the two the summit clash in 2000 both were out in the sides was evident (winners), 2006 (runners- space of three balls -- as Indian bowlers up), 2008 (winners), 2012 Root to a direct-hit run- collectively choked (winners), 2016 (runners- out by Rassie van der Pakistan to a pal- up) and 2018 (winners). Dussen and Morgan to a try 172 in 43.1 The current batch catch at slip off Shamsi. overs. with key players, — AFP Opener having already Sushant Mishra (second from left) celebrates a Pakistani wicket during the ICC U-19 World Brief scores: played senior Cup semifinal in South Africa. — ICC England 258/8 representative effortlessly hit over deep in 50 overs cricket and five mid-wicket for a six and SCORECARD (Joe Denly with IPL deals in then pulled the next one 87, Chris their bag, showed the dif- behind square for another Pakistan: Haider Ali c Ravi 5-146, 6-156, 7-163, 8-169, Woakes 40; Jaiswal then showed his ference in skill level and six. Bishnoi b Jaiswal 56, 9-172. Tabraiz Shamsi class with an unbeaten application from their The Pakistan bowling Mohammad Huraira c Bowling: Kartik Tyagi 8-0- 3/38) vs South knock of 105 off 113 opponents, an aspect that attack was pedestrian at Saxena b Mishra 4, Fahad 32-2, Sushant Mishra 8.1-0- Africa. balls, with an equally could be attributed to the best and didn’t have much Munir c Ankolekar b Ravi 28-3, Ravi Bishnoi 10-0- graceful Divyansh robust junior cricket struc- answers to the drives that Bishnoi 0, Rohail Nazir c 46-2, Akash Singh 7-0-25- Kobe’s death left Saxena supporting ture put in place by none flowed from Yashasvi’s Tilak Varma b Mishra 62, 0, Atharva Ankolekar 7-0- him in an easy other than Rahul Dravid. blade. Divyansh’s batting Qasim Akram run out 29-1, Yashasvi Jaiswal 3-0- an impact on Kohli chase completed Jaiswal literally toyed was also pleasing to the (Ankolekar/Jurel) 9, 11-1. in only 35.2 overs. with the bowling attack, eye, playing the ball late. Mohammad Haris c Saxena India: Yashasvi Jaiswal Hamilton: India captain Virat “It’s a dream hitting the Pakistani “We were talking about b Ankolekar 21, Irfan Khan (not out) 105, Divyaansh Kohli on Tuesday said the death come true for bowlers towards all parts of how we needed to stick at b Kartik Tyagi 3, Abbas Saxena (not out) 59. of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in a me. To be able the ground. The youngest the wicket. They bowled Afridi lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 2, Extras (lb 2, w 10) 12. Total helicopter crash has impacted to do this for Indian double centurion in well initially and we want- Tahir Hussain c Jurel b (for no loss in 35.2 overs) his outlook towards life, which my country List A cricket finished the ed to ride that out,” Jaiswal Kartik Tyagi 2, Aamir Ali c 176. he feels, is sometimes taken for is a great game with a six, which also added. Veer b Mishra 1, Bowling: Tahir Hussain 6-1- granted in pursuit of control feeling. completed The match as a contest Mohammad Amir Khan 17-0, Qasim Akram 8-0-37- over the future. “Firstly, it was a To score his hundred. was over in the first half (not out) 0. 0, Mohammad Amir Khan shock to everyone. I grew up a hun- En route his when Pakistani batsmen Extras (b 1, nb 1, w 10) 12. 5-1-20-0, Abbas Afridi 7- watching those NBA games in dred hundred, had no answer to Tyagi’s Total (all out in 43.1 overs) 0-50-0, Aamir Ali 5.2-0- the morning and watching what pacer Abbas pace and Bishnoi’s varia- 172. 38-0, Fahad Munir 4-0-12- he did on court. But when Afridi was tions. — PTI FoW: 1-9, 2-34, 3-96, 4-118, 0. someone that you have looked up to, passes away like that, it Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his Many congratulations to India U-19 team for having successfully reached the final with does put things in perspective,” thumping victories in quarterfinal and semifinal. I wish the young bunch all the success Kohli said. — PTI century against Pakistan in the U-119 World Cup semifinal. — ICC in final. — MSK PRASAD, BCCI chief selector

RANJI TROPHY Rejigged India out to dominate Kiwis Saurashtra leave Hamilton, Feb. 4: Injuries have two openers debuting. to key players has opened The last time such a situa- Shaw replaces the door for exciting tion arose was 2016, when Mumbai teetering youngsters such as Prithvi KL Rahul and Karun Nair Shaw to make an impres- opened for India on their Rajkot, Feb. 4: Saurashtra sion in the Indian line-up debuts in Zimbabwe. Sunil injured Rohit left arm spinner BRIEF SCORES against a low-on-confi- Gavaskar and Sudhir Naik Dharmendrasinh Jadeja At Rajkot: Mumbai 249/8 dence and depleted New (1974) against England and snared five wickets to leave (Sarfaraz Khan 78; Zealand in the three-match Parthasarthy Sharma and in Test squad Mumbai teetering at 249 Shams Mulani 59 bat- ODI series starting here on Dilip Vengsarkar (1976) Hamilton, Feb. 4: for eight on the opening ting; D Jadeja 5/90) vs Wednesday. against New Zealand are Opener Prithvi Shaw on day of their Elite Group B Saurashtra. This is India’s third ODI the other previous Tuesday made a come- Ranji Trophy game here on assignment after the World instances. Such a move back into the Indian Test Tuesday. At Baroda: Baroda 174 (A Cup last year, having previ- would set up India’s bat- team for the two-match Had Sarfaraz Khan yet Sheth 53, Anureet Singh ously beaten West Indies ting line-up with Kohli at series against New again not rescued Mumbai 25; M. Mohammed 7/68) (away) and Australia (at number three and Shreyas Zealand. after they suffered a top- home). The Black Caps, on Iyer at number four. Shaw, who last played order collapse with his 78, vs Tamil Nadu 135 for no the other hand, play their In the nets on Tuesday, for India in October 2018, the 41-time Ranji champi- loss (Abhinav Mukund 73 first ODI since that infa- Manish Pandey batted returns to the Test side ons would have been in batting, Suryapprakash mous loss at Lord’s in the along with Kohli and Iyer, after Rohit was ruled out more trouble in what is a 61 batting). World Cup final against ahead of Shivam Dube, of the series due to a left must-win game for them. England. Rishabh Pant and Kedar calf muscle strain. Jadeja rattled their top- The last time these two Jadhav. If Pandey plays, The two-Test series order and among his wick- At Delhi: Delhi 270/6 sides met in the 50-over for- the lower order will be a begins in Wellington on ets were Jay Bista, Bhupen (Kunwar Bidhuri 78 mat, New Zealand had curious mix with Dube, February 21. Lalwani, Siddesh Lad and batting, Hiten Dalal 69, knocked India out of the Jadhav and Ravindra “Vice-captain Rohit rival skipper Aditya Tare. Himmat Singh 53) vs World Cup with an 18-run Jadeja vying for the all- Sharma sustained a left Opting to bat at the SCA Gujarat. win over two days in the rounder’s spot. calf muscle strain during Stadium in Khandheri, second semi-final at — PTI the fifth T20I against New Mumbai openers Bista and At Patiala: Andhra 97 Manchester. India extract- Zealand at Tauranga on Lalwani failed to convert (Siddarth Kaul 5/24, ed revenge with a 5-0 T20 New Zealand’s stand-in captain Tom Latham (left) and his India counterpart Virat Kohli Sunday. He underwent an their starts. The duo put up Vinay Choudhary 3/28) & whitewash that concluded pose with the trophy ahead of the three-match ODI series. — BCCI MRI scan in Hamilton on 62 for the first wicket 31/4 (Vinay Choudhary on Sunday. Monday. The opening before Bista was trapped in In the current context, batsman has been ruled front of the wicket by 3/11) vs Punjab 108 stakes aren’t that high as out of the upcoming ODI Jadeja. (Mandeep Singh 23, both sides prepare for the Shaw, Mayank to make ODI and the Test series and Senior-pro Suryakumar Shoaib Mohammed Khan T20 World Cup later in will be referred to the Yadav fell for a first-ball 5/46, S Ashish 5/50). Australia this year. In fact, National Cricket duck after being trapped in the upcoming two-Test Academy for further man- front of the wicket by after tapping Jadeja for a series later this month debut as openers, says Kohli agement of his injury,” Prerak Mankad as single. bears more significance said the BCCI in a state- Mumbai were in spot of than this ODI clash. In the Hamilton, Feb. 4: India ment. Shaw, who had bother at 63 for two. Soon it Kunwar, Himmat take ODI series, neither side are set to field two debutant INDIA-NEW ZEALAND IN ODIs made a century on Test became 74 for three after Delhi to 270/6 vs Gujarat will be at full strength as a openers, Prithvi Shaw and SUMMARY OF RESULTS debut against the West Jadeja removed Lalwani, All-rounder Kunwar string of first-team players Mayank Agarwal, in the Indies in October 2018, who gave a sitter at mid-off. Bidhuri and the talented will be missing due to first ODI against New Venue Played Ind NZ Tied N/R had last month received a Crisis man Siddhesh Lad Himmat Singh struck injuries. Zealand here on won won maiden ODI call-up for had on several occasions in fighting half-centuries to India were dealt a major Wednesday after skipper the New Zealand series. the past took his team out rescue Delhi from a precar- blow when Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli confirmed that In India 35 26 8 - 1 After serving an eight- of rubble, but failed to do it ious position as the hosts was ruled out of the K L Rahul will contin- month doping ban last on Tuesday. He became reached 270 for 6 against remainder of this tour ue to bat in the In New Zealand 39 14 22 1 2 year, Shaw showed no Jadeja’s third victim after Gujarat at New Delhi on owing to the calf injury he middle-order. Total 107 55 46 1 5 signs of rustiness and the left arm spinner the first day of their Ranji picked up in the final T20I. Rahul will keep was instantaneously trapped him in front of the Trophy group A encounter. The Men in Blue are wickets and bat at Last 5 matches 5 3 2 - - amongst the runs in wicket to leave the visitors Delhi at one stage were already missing Shikhar number five like he did dur- domestic cricket with the tottering at 88 for four. staring down the barrel at Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, ing the Australia series, FOR THE RECORD double hundred against Then Sarfaraz and all- 136 for 5 with only opener Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kohli said on Tuesday. Baroda being the high- rounder Shams Mulani Hiten Dalal looking com- Deepak Chahar. For New “Prithvi’s definitely going Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal will be the light. — PTI steadied the ship with fortable against the Zealand, inspirational to start and whoever the fourth Indian opening pair to make their ODI India’s Test squad: Virat their 109-run stand for the Gujarat attack. However, skipper Kane Williamson replacement is, we’ll ask debuts together. Incidentally, Dilip Vengsarkar Kohli (captain), Mayank fifth wicket. They ensured Himmat, who made a has joined the long list of for an opener (which has and Parthasarthi Sharma opened together on Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, that the domestic giants comeback into the senior injured along with the already been decided with debut in New Zealand, at Christchurch on Shubman Gill, took lunch and tea without side along with Kunwar likes of Trent Boult. Agarwal replacing Rohit). Cheteshwar Pujara, losing any further wickets. rescued Delhi with a 134- Mayank Agarwal was KL will bat in the middle- February 21, 1976 Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz, who took his run sixth wicket stand. named as Rohit’s replace- order. We want him to get Hanuma Vihari, team out of trouble in the Pacer Arzan Nagaswalla ment for the ODI series on accustomed to that role and ground for the T20 Wriddhiman last two matches, again was the pick of the Gujarat Tuesday afternoon. And keep as well,” said Kohli. World Cup in Saha (wk), played a matured and bowlers while seasoned skipper Virat Kohli out- LIVE on TV Australia. Rishabh Pant responsible knock. Axar Patel did the most lined that they will stick IPL platform for India vs New Zealand “We have had five (wk), R. Ashwin, However, after doing all the important job of dismiss- to the strategy adopted Cup preparation on STAR Sports 1, HD T20s already, it’s Ravindra Jadeja, hard work, he fell on 78 ing Himmat off the last against Australia in India captain Virat Kohli not that we don’t Jasprit Bumrah, after being cleaned up by ball of the day. ^ Rajkot, where KL Rahul ^ on Tuesday said that his have a lot of T20 Umesh Yadav, Kamlesh Makwana. The right-hander, who kept wickets and bat- ^ team is not looking to @ 7:30 AM cricket. We have Mohd. Shami, Sarfaraz’s unbeaten run showed tremendous ted at number five. Prithvi Shaw strengthen its T20 World IPL as well which Navdeep thus ended in first-class patience during his 153- Kohli had more or during a train- Cup preparations in the However, head coach Ravi is going to be a Saini, Ishant cricket after amassing 605 ball stay went for a drive less confirmed ing session in ODI series against New Shastri had last month said month and a half of Sharma (sub- runs from three innings. but the edge landed in Shaw’s ODI debut Hamilton. Zealand as the that the ODIs India play T20 cricket. So we ject to Aditya Tare was dismissed Rujul Bhatt’s hands in the in that scenario, — Twitter upcoming IPL is against New Zealand and will probably utilise fitness cheaply as he became slip cordon. This was after and now India the “right plat- South Africa (in March) that,” said Kohli. clear- Jadeja’s fourth victim. he had hit eight fours and a will probably form” for it. could be a preparatory — PTI ance). Mulani held one end and six during his knock. Mayank Agarwal completed his fourth fifty — PTI McLaren lane PAGE Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren (in pic) will lead a doping probe into the International Weightlifting Games 15 Federation (IWF) and its president Tamas Ajan DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 5 FEBRUARY 2020 | CHENNAI

RUSSIA | DOPING SHORT TAKES Kerala in women’s league semifinals Clippers snub Spurs Wada asks for Bengaluru: Gokulam Kerala continued their formidable form and rubber-stamped their place George helps side rally past San Antonio for victory public hearing in the Indian Women’s League (IWL) semifinals with a game to Los Angeles, Feb. 4: Montreal, Feb. 4: The It is WADA’s view — and spare after overcoming Paul George found his World Anti-Doping Agency that of many of our Bangalore United FC 5-1 on groove just in time to help (WADA) said it has asked stakeholders — that this Tuesday. the Los Angeles Clippers the Court of Arbitration dispute at CAS should The result also confirms pull off a 108-105 NBA vic- for Sport (CAS) for a public be held in a public Kenkre FC’s progress to the last tory over the San Antonio hearing on its case for forum to ensure that four, who are now five points Spurs on Monday. Russia’s exclusion from everybody understands clear of Sreebhumi. Bangalore George, who made just international sporting the process and hears needed to win to have any two of his first seven competitions. chance of progressing going shots, drained four of his At stake in the hearing the arguments. into the final set of group fix- last six as the Clippers ral- will be the fate of Russian — OLIVER NIGGIL tures, but are now officially out lied from a 15-point sec- athletes hoping to compete Director General of of the running. ond-quarter deficit to in such events as this the World The locals got off to a poor snatch the win. year’s Tokyo Olympics and Anti-Doping Agency start and fell behind after just Trailing by nine points the 2022 Beijing Winter three minutes. Komal Kumari’s at halftime, the Clippers Olympics and 2022 football outstretched leg deflected a out-scored the Spurs 31-19 World Cup. ing scheme — prohibiting cross into her own net as in the third period to take WADA director general Russia from participating Gokulam struck first, albeit with an 85-82 lead. Olivier Niggli said his in such events as this a bit of fortune. After a back-and-forth group made the formal year’s Tokyo Olympics. BUFC responded quickly, battle in the fourth the request for a public forum WADA says Russia however, and just two minutes Clippers emerged with the to resolve the dispute “manipulated” data from later, Satyabati Khadia latched win by three. would ensure the world an anti-doping laboratory onto a cross-field delivery from Kawhi Leonard led the hears the case from both in Moscow in the latest Purnima Rao and with Aditi Clippers with 22 points sides and understands how move in a long-running Chauhan off her line, Khadia and his one-handed dunk punishment, if any, is scandal that began with went for an audacious lob over — off a pass from George administered. the 2015 revelation of long- the Gokulam keeper and found — put Los Angeles up by “WADA’s investigations term institutional doping the back of the net in what was two with 1:35 to play. on Russia, and this latest involving senior Russian a truly magnificent effort. George drained a jump case of non-compliance, officials, secret agents and Sabitra Bhandari’s lightning shot with 13.7 seconds left have generated huge inter- trafficked urine vials. strike rattled the upright in to give Los Angeles a 106- est around the world,” Under the sanctions, first-half stoppage time as 102 lead, the Spurs Niggli said on Monday. Russians would be allowed BUFC survived a barrage of responding with a three- “It is WADA’s view — and to compete in the Tokyo Gokulam attacks to go into the pointer from Patty Mills that of many of our stake- Olympics only if they can break on level-pegging. before Lou Williams made holders — that this dispute demonstrate they were not The second half turned out to two free throws for the at CAS should be held in a part of the doping network be a different story. Clippers to seal it. public forum to ensure that — the same situation The rampage was sealed in George, who had earlier everybody understands the Russian athletes faced at the third minute of stoppage left the game with his process and hears the argu- the 2018 Pyeongchang time, when Kamala Devi glided nose bleeding in the third ments,” he added. Winter Olympics. past three defenders to com- after taking an elbow from WADA sent its case RUSADA disputed the plete her hat-trick in style. DeMar DeRozan but against the Russian Anti- WADA executive commit- — PTI returned in the final peri- Doping Agency (RUSADA) tee ban on December 27, od. to CAS, the world’s highest setting the stage for WADA LaMarcus Aldridge sport court, last month. to send the case to CAS. scored 13 of his 27 points It will be a CAS panel that WADA investigators China team’s AFC in the fourth quarter for must decide whether to retrieved data from the the Spurs, but DeRozan, confirm the four-year ban RUSADA Moscow laborato- fixtures put off who scored 26, came up WADA imposed on Russia ry last year, but in analyz- empty in the final period. Montrezl Harrell of the Los Angeles Clippers goes up for basket past LaMarcus Aldridge (right) of the San Antonio last month after considering the data, WADA and Kuala Lumpur: AFC Champions In Miami, Jimmy Butler Spurs during their NBA game in Los Angeles on Monday. The Clippers won 108-105. — AP ing Russia’s case against independent investigators League football fixtures featur- exploded for a season-high the epic sanction. confirmed the data had ing Chinese clubs will be 38 points against his for- In December, WADA been manipulated and delayed to April and May, offi- mer team, doing enough imposed a four-year ban on some data had been delet- cials said Tuesday, after damage to sit out all of the Russia over what it consid- ed. Australia imposed travel restric- fourth quarter of the Star homage for Kobe, Gianna ers a state-sponsored dop- — AFP tions over the deadly coron- Heat’s 137-106 victory over avirus outbreak. The games fea- the Philadelphia 76ers. Los Angeles, Feb. 4: The ● The NBA’s two All-Star teams will wear ball games and get better turing Chinese clubs had been Butler’s aggressive game NBA’s two All-Star teams jersey numbers honoring the memory of and be as great as we can scheduled to be played in Perth helped the Heat overcome will wear jersey numbers be. So it was a good day for and Sydney in February and the early departures of honoring the memory of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant us today,” James said as NEED RUSADA’S APPROVAL March but were thrown into tur- Tyler Herro and Meyers Kobe Bryant and daugh- in the mid-season showcase. the team trained at their moil following the new curbs. Leonard — who had to be ter Gianna in the mid-sea- practice facility in subur- After an emergency meeting helped from the floor. son showcase, and Los ● Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James ban El Segundo. FOR OPEN HEARING: CAS Tuesday in the Malaysian capi- With Boston’s 123-115 Angeles Lakers star will flaunt the No.2 — Gianna’s jersey But it hasn’t been easy, Lausanne, Feb. 4: The Court of Arbitration for Sport tal Kuala Lumpur, the Asian victory over the Hawks in LeBron James had a sim- number — for the game. and James said the Lakers (CAS) said Tuesday it must receive permission from Football Confederation said the Atlanta, Miami and the ple reason for going with continue to lean on each Russia’s anti-doping agency to approve a public hear- games will now be played in Celtics both finished the Gianna Bryant’s No.2. other as they try to get to ing in the appeal against the country’s exclusion from April and May. “We came night with records of 34- “Zhuri,” James said, The numbers are among career. grips with Bryant’s death. international sport together in difficult circum- 15 — eight games behind referring to his own five- the planned All-Star Memories of Bryant are “There is no way any The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday stances to find solutions to Eastern Conference lead- year-old daughter. weekend tributes to sure to be everywhere for individual can do it on asked CAS, the world’s highest sports court, for an allow us to play football while ers Milwaukee and 1.5 James spoke movingly Bryant and Gianna, who the rest of the season, but their own,” he said. open hearing after Russia appealed a four-year ban for ensuring we protect the safety behind second-placed on Friday of the joy were among nine people James said the Lakers are “The week that we had, a state-sponsored doping scheme. and security of all players, offi- Toronto. The Golden State Bryant had found since who died in helicopter finding their way for- the week that we’ve all “CAS has actually just received a request from cials, stakeholders and fans,” Warriors, coming off a his retirement in life as a crash on January 26. ward. had. You have to lean on WADA. We must now consult RUSADA on the matter,” AFC secretary-general Windsor 131-112 win over the family man and father of The team captained by “Today was the start of a somebody in order to gain CAS secretary general Matthieu Reeb said. John said in a statement. Cleveland Cavaliers, kept four daughters. Milwaukee Bucks star new week. We got a great strength. That’s the only “If there is a consensus in favour of a public hearing, John said representatives of things rolling with a 125- “It felt like these last Giannis Antetokounmpo workout, great practice reason we’re all able to get CAS will certainly approve this choice,” he added. the six member associations 117 victory over the three years were the hap- will wear the No.24 that today. We continue to through it together,” he WADA sent its case against RUSADA to CAS last involved — Australia, China, Wizards in Washington. piest I’ve ever seen him,” Bryant wore in the later focus on what needs to be added. month, after the latter disputed the sanction imposed Japan, South Korea, Malaysia — AFP James said. stages of his 20-year NBA done to continue to win — AFP by the global anti-doping body. and Thailand — agreed to post- A CAS panel must decide whether to confirm the pone matches involving four-year ban or consider Moscow’s case against the Chinese clubs that will take ruling. place in the first three match HAMILTON IS At stake will be the fate of Russian athletes hoping to days. Among the matches to be compete in such events as this year’s Tokyo Olympics, re-arranged Japan’s Vissel the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and 2022 football Kobewill play China’s NO GOD, SAYS World Cup. — AFP Guangzhou Evergrande on May 26. — AFP VERSTAPPEN London, Feb. 4: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he can beat Lewis Thangarasu takes Hamilton to the Formula TOP CYCLIST One title if his car is good enough, insisting FUGLSANG Britain’s six-time world five in Bluesky win champion is “not God”. The 22-year-old HITS BACK MCC, winners of the Madras Gymkhana Club–Singaram Trophy inter-club T20 tournament. Dutchman could prove DC CORRESPONDENT Thiruvallur post 331 Hamilton’s closest chal- CHENNAI, FEB. 4 S. Santhosh Kumar top- Lausanne: Top cyclist Jakob lenger this year, following scored with 94 runs as Fuglsang took to social media Red Bull’s strong finish to R. Thangarasu’s five for 20 Thiruvallur posted a on Monday to contest links to the end of last season. helped Bluesky CC defeat strong total of 331 against disgraced Italian doctor Michele MRF to compete in European Rally But asked if he could Emerging XI by 100 runs in Kanyakumari on day one Ferrari, in response to reports beat Hamilton over the the second division of the of the semifinals of the of an investigation into the DC CORRESPONDENT Mammen said, “MRF course of a season, TNCA Vellore District TNCA inter-district under- Olympic road race silver medal- CHENNAI, FEB. 4 Tyres has a long and Verstappen said: “Yes. Of Cricket Association 19 tournament. list. proud history in rallying course, it is very car- League. Brief scores: Day 1: Reports in Denmark say the Team MRF are back in in India and the Asia dependent in Formula Brief scores: 1st Division: Thiruvallur 331/9 decl in Cycling Anti-Doping international rallying. Pacific region. With nine One. Lewis is very good. United CC 73 in 22.4 overs 76 overs (P. Lithish Foundation (CADF) has The Indian tyre manufac- APRC titles, it is the right He is definitely one of the (D. Dinesh 3/17) lost to Kumar 36, S. Santhosh detailed accounts of alleged turer has announced that time to take the next step best out there. He is not Gudiyatham Cricket Kumar 94, R. Ram links between the Danish cyclist it will compete in the full and take Indian motor- God, maybe God is with Academy 74/7 in 22.4 Arvindh 52, S. Taarakesh and the banned doctor, but the season of the 2020 sport into the European him, but he is not God. overs (L.Saravanan 3/20). 60 not out; S.C. Ashek International Cycling Union European Rally Rally Championship. To “When you can put the 2nd Division: Bluesky CC Milton 3/84) vs (UCI) says it has yet to see any Championship, with Irish work with great profes- pressure on it is a lot 213/8 in 25 overs (R. Kanyakumari 33/4 in 12 report. rally driver Craig Breen, sionals in the field like harder for the guy in the Ramanathan 46, T. Balaji overs; Salem 220 in 68 Fuglsang’s team Astana has and co-driver Paul Nagle. Craig Breen, Paul Nagle, lead. If he never really 29, B. Sathishkumar 25) overs (S. Rishikesh 32, G. denied knowledge of the links, The duo will pilot a Team BRC Racing Team and has pressure, he can drive bt Emerging XI 113 in 24.1 Parthasarathy 37, S.J. saying in a statement it “does MRF Tyres Hyundai i20 Hyundai Motorsports is a at 97 or 98 percent and overs (R. Thangarasu Krithick 37, S. Arun 30; S. not collaborate with any suspi- R5 prepared by the Italian great privilege.” then you never make mis- 5/20); Vellore Cricket David Allvin Nishanth cious doctor, such as Dr BRC Racing Team. Speaking of his associa- takes. If we start the sea- Academy 177/6 in 25 4/62) vs Kancheepuram Michele Ferrari.” Breen is an accom- tion with MRF Tyres, son within two-tenths (of overs (V. Naveen Kumar 101/1 in 22 overs (J. The rider, who would be a plished rally driver, who Breen said, “I am really a second of Mercedes), we 33, C. Lawrence 25, M. Jasper Benjamin 33 not contender for the Olympic road has competed in 61 World Craig Breen (right) and co-driver Paul Nagle will pilot happy to start this adven- can mount the pressure. I Suryanarayanan 3/29) bt out, R. Yash 35 not out). race title in Tokyo, or the Giro Rally Championship Team MRF Tyres car. ture with MRF Tyres. We am looking forward to the Sunshine CC 161/9 in 25 d’Italia in May, broke his silence events, and finished on worked together last year battle,” he added. overs (T. Hariharan 39, V. taking part in the WRC2 Arun Mammen, has con- TN women lose to via Instagram. “I contest that I the podium twice. He is placing emphasis on tyre — AFP Vinothkumar 25, L. class as a non-registered firmed the manufactur- Goa have met with Dr Ferrari. I am the reigning Irish Tarmac development. Now I am Amesh 3/30). 3rd entry. The team then took er’s long-term interest in Eloksi Arun bagged four not aware of any report and I Rally Champion, and also really looking forward to Division: SabaGroup CC a hiatus from active com- and commitment to rally- wickets, but it went in can confirm no procedure has finished second in the embarking on this jour- 171 /3 in 25 overs (R. petition, and spent 2019 ing. “We know it will be a vain as Tamil Nadu lost to even been opened by compe- 2015 ERC. His co-driver, ney in the European Rally Sathishkumar 30, S. testing and developing the challenge to compete with Goa by 143 runs in the tent anti-doping authorities Nagle, has won five WRC Championship. It will be a Sankar 42, G. Gowtham next generation of MRF our European rivals but BCCI women under-23 one- against me. Accordingly I have events in all. great adventure to get 53*) bt Bluestar CC 149/9 Tyres with Breen, as well we are committed to rally- dayers at the TI no case to answer. I am The MRF Tyres Rally back to some rallies I have in 25 overs (R. Arvindhraj as former WRC driver ing in the long term and Murugappa Ground. extremely concerned that such outfit has claimed nine done in the past along 52, S. Jeeva 28, R. Mikko Hirvonen. The we are aiming to learn Brief scores: Goa 205/8 rumours could be spread out in Asia Pacific Rally with some new rallies. It Sathishkumar 4/30); team will make a return and develop. After all, in 50 overs (Purvaja the press,” he wrote. Championship titles, will be a great year with Black Panthar CC 139/9 in to active competition at MRF Tyres is India’s num- Verlekar 29, Sanjula S. Earlier on Monday, former three of which were won MRF Tyres, BRC Racing 25 overs (M.Hemanathan the Azores Rallye between ber one tyre company and Naik 86, Shindiya Naik Danish cyclist Brian Holm said by Indian rally ace Team and Hyundai 33, R. Vignesh 63, V. the 26th and 28th of pioneer in motorsports in 47; Eloksi Arun 4/44) bt the reports into links between Gaurav Gill. The team Motorsport. I am looking Krishnakumar 3/17) bt March. India,” said Mammen. Tamil Nadu 62 in 28.2 Fuglsang and Ferrari were also competed in four forward to the Azores Saba Group CC 107 in 23 MRF Tyres vice-chair- Speaking specifically of overs (Sanjula S. Naik rumours that had been circulat- rounds of the World Rally Rally and getting the pro- overs (G.Chandrasekar 3/21). Points: Goa 4 (12); man & managing director, their foray into the ERC, gram started.” ing since “last spring.” — AFP Championship in 2018, Max Verstappen 26; S.Arunkumar 6/33). Tamil Nadu 0 (4).