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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I SATURDAY I 30 NOVEMBER 2019 WEATHER Max: 30.2OC WORLD 10 SPORTS 12 TABLOID Min: 20OC | | RH: 58% Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi India take 2-0 lead vs Cringe worthy Rainfall: Nil to quit after riots Pakistan in Davis Cup dialogues continue Forecast: Cloudy sky. Misty morning. Max/Min 30/20ºC deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 330 Established 1938 | 40 PAGES | `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Dakshinayana GDP growth Tithi: Margasira Shudda Chaviti Pragya apologises for Godse remark till 6.09 pm Star: Poorvashada till 8.16 am Says she didn’t call Nathuram a deshbhakt; Moves privilege motion against Rahul Varjyam: 4.45 pm to 6.26 pm Durmuhurtam: 6.33 am to DC CORRESPONDENT Birla asked her to stick to at 6-yr low 8.01 am NEW DELHI, NOV. 29 During the discussion on the SPG Bill on the text. At this point, she November 27, I did not call Nathuram said during the discussion Rahukalam: 9 am to 10.30 am After setting off a nation- on the SPG Bill on Economy grows at slowest HIJRI CALENDAR wide furore by calling Godse a patriot and I did not even take his November 27 “I did not call Rabi-ul-Akher 2, 1441 AH Mahatma Gandhi’s assas- name. But still if it has hurt somebody, then I Nathuram Godse a patriot pace since Jan-March 2013 PRAYERS in Nathuram Godse a apologise while expressing my regret. and I did not even take his Fajar: 5.24 am “patriot”, controversial name. But still if it has MADHUSUDAN ment data settled an unex- BJP MP and terror accu- One member has publicly termed me a hurt somebody, then I SAHOO | DC pected number at 4.5 per Zohar: 12.15 pm sed Pragya Singh Thakur, terrorist, though I have not been convicted... apologise while expressing NEW DELHI, NOV. 29 cent. Asar: 4.04 pm amid unrelenting pressure It is an insult to a woman and a sadhvi. my regret.” The Narendra Modi gov- Maghrib: 5.46 pm from the Opposition, was She again tried to say It may be a shocker, but ernment recently took Isha: 6.57 pm forced to apologise for her PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR, BJP MP something beyond the text, true. Beating all estimates several measures to boost SUNSET TODAY 5.40 PM remarks twice in the Lok but the Speaker turned off predicted recently by investments and bolster SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.29 AM Sabha on Friday. her mike. Her first apology leading rating agencies, economic growth. These The BJP member from “terrorist”. Later in the Lok Sabha reconvened with many other Opposi- was panned by Opposition banks and surveys, include withdrawal of the MOONRISE TOMORROW 8.52 AM Bhopal, earlier Friday afternoon, after Speaker post lunch, Ms Thakur tion leaders protested, at parties for its reference to India’s economic growth, super-rich surcharge MOONSET TODAY 8.14 PM morning, offered an “apol- Om Birla convened a meet- reached the House and which point the Speaker other issues, as they insist- or gross domestic product imposed on foreign ogy”, but this was swiftly ing of all parties’ floor read out the apology. asked her to read out from ed on an unconditional (GDP), shrank further to investors, exemption of rejected by the Opposition leaders, it was decided that She began by saying she the prepared text. apology. She also targeted an unexpected level, hit- start-ups from “angel COUNTER POINT as she only expressed Ms Thakur would read out had faced a lot of attacks Ms Thakur again pleaded Rahul Gandhi without ting an over six-year low tax”, the infusion of “regret” and tried to turn her apology from a text from her “enemies”. but that she wants to put naming him. of 4.5 per cent in the July- `70,000 crores in public around the issue by attack- that was approved by all immediately Congress’ across her views as earlier September quarter, down sector banks, a significant ing Congress MP Rahul parties. Lok Sabha leader Adhir too she could not convey ■ Page 7: Rahul stands by from five per cent in the cut in the corporate tax Gandhi for calling her a Half an hour after the Ranjan Choudhury along her views, but Speaker his tweet on Pragya previous quarter. rate and slashing of the Confirming the fear of lending rate by the RBI economic slowdown, the five times this year. data also mirrored its jus- However, the govern- UDDHAV STAYS tification of lower growth ment is hopeful that the JHARKHAND due to a number of fac- steps by the finance min- AAREY METRO SUV overturns with 9 tors, including weak pri- istry will show positive vate consumption, mute results by next quarter ELECTIONS investment and exports, onwards. “The fundamen- CAR SHED WORK lack of credit growth and tals of the Indian economy bunking students, 2 die BEGIN TODAY demand in the market. remain strong. GDP gro- DC CORRESPONDENT The current slowdown wth is expected to pick up MUMBAI, NOV. 29 JAYENDRA severe multiple injuries, NAYEAR AZAD | DC was visible across other from the third quarter of CHAITHANYA T. | DC ● Eight reportedly another student, PATNA, NOV. 29 sectors as well. FY 2019-20,” said Atanu Chief Minister Uddhav HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 left the college Shashank, sustain-ed According to the data Chakraborty of the depar- Thackeray on Friday critical injuries. The oth- Thirteen constituen- released by the National tment of economic affairs. said the new government A joy ride planned by hostel without ers escaped unhurt. cies in Jharkhand will Statistics Office (NSO), Economists hope that has decided to stay the nine students taking a intimating hostel G. Suresh, inspector, go to the polls on the GDP was at the previ- RBI may cut its repo rate construction of the break from the excruciat- authorities, to Rajendranagar police, Saturday, November ous low of 4.3 per cent in for the sixth time in a row, FASTag roll-out metro car shed project in ing preparations for a celebrate the said that Hanumadesh 30, in the first phase of the January-March peri- by 25 basis points, to 4.90 the city’s green lung, medical entrance test birthday of one of Reddy, one of the stu- elections. od of 2012-13, while it grew per cent at its December 5 gets postponed Aarey Colony, after ended in tragedy, leaving dents, was driving the Analysts say the seven per cent in the cor- meeting. “Economic gro- New Delhi: The government widespread protests last two of them died, when the students. vehicle. Tarun Kumar BJP may face a tough responding quarter of wth is picking up in the on Friday extended the month over the cutting the SUV they were travel- and Uday Shankar died challenge from its 2018-19. second half of this fiscal, mandatory implementation of trees there. ling in met with a road brate the birthday of one on the spot. Shashank opponent Jharkhand For last over a month or after the government took of FASTag for toll payments Speaking to reporters, accident at Rajendran- of the students. Late in has been admitted to the Mukti Morcha (JMM), so, both domestic and steps to support real est- on national highways till Mr Thackeray said not a agar in the wee hours on the night, at around 2.15 Osmania General which has formed a international rating agen- ate and non-bank finance December 15. The Union single leaf will be cut Friday. K. Tarun Kumar, am, the SUV (TE07EV Hospital for treatment. grand alliance with cies had cut the gross companies,” they claim, ministry of road transport until further notice. 19 years, resident of 3680), in which the nine “At a curve near pillar the Congress and domestic product or GDP The data indicates that and highways said it will Bowenpally (originally a students were travelling #221, the driver could not Rashtriya Janata Dal growth forecast, ranging the economic growth now charge double-user fee ■ More reports on Page 7 native of Srikakulam), from Aramghar cross- control the speeding SUV (RJD). between 6.2 and 4.7 per started slowing gradually from vehicles entering the and D. Uday Shankar, 19, roads towards Mehdipa- and pulled to the left to The first phase is cent this financial year. since demonetisation in FASTag lane on the national a native of Gulmal, Mah- tnam, turned turtle on escape hitting the medi- also crucial for the Out of all agencies, Care November 2016, though highways without FASTag abubnagar district, were the road near pillar num- an. The speeding vehicle BJP as it won six of rating agency estimated the GDP in Q2FY17 was from December 15, instead killed in the mishap. ber 221 on the PVNR turned turtle and got the 13 seats in the 2014 the highest of 6.2 per cent 8.87 per cent at that point. of December 1. — PTI Out of the nine stu- Expressway. dragged on the road Assembly polls. Q2 GDP growth, while It has been also observed dents, who were all The Rajendranagar before it hit the left side Reuters Polls showed the that all key sectors felt the undergoing long-term police, who were alerted, footpath. The vehicle ■ Infographic on Page 7 lowest of 4.7 per cent a day heat and the GDP shrank coaching at a branch of came to the spot, about then rolled on the road before, but the govern- gradually. Winter set to be Narayana College in 200 metres away from the and fell upside down,” Madhapur, eight report- police station, to investi- the inspector said. warmer: IMD edly left the college hostel gate. Besides Tarun and New Delhi: With rising glob- without intimating hos- Uday, who were found ■ Page 4: Victims were al temperatures and keep- Uddhav Thackeray tel authorities, to cele- dead after sustained sitting in the rear seat ing with forecasts of past three years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday this year's winter season — from December to February — TTD member performs private will be warmer than average. “There is relatively higher probability for above-normal minimum homam in temple, violates rules temperatures during December 2019 to February DC CORRESPONDENT member and his family 2020,” IMD said. — PTI TIRUPATI, NOV. 29 ● The temple were allowed inside, situ- administration ated in front of Anjaneya A suspected private does not Swamy temple inside the homam held at TTD’s premises of Kapileswara Detained leaders ancient Kapilatheertham ordinarily allow Swamy temple. temple has created a flut- private persons It is still unclear who hospitalised ter in Tirupati. The tem- to organise any accorded the permission. Srinagar: National ple administration, homam When DC approached the Conference general secre- which does not ordinarily Kapileswara Swamy tem- tary and former minister Ali allow private persons to ● Deputy EO said such permissions were not ple’s Deputy executive Mohammed Sagar and for- organise any homam, accorded to everyone and only the TTD top officer Subramanyam, he mer party MLA Ishfaq reportedly allowed TTD maintained that the Ahmed, who have been Trust Board member brass could authorise such permission. homam was permitted under preventive detention Krishnamoorthy Vaithiy- and that due procedure for the past 116 days follow- anathan to perform was followed. He also ing the abrogation of Rudra Japa Homam. Friday. The trust board Outsiders, including denied that the private Article 370 provisions, were Vaithiyanathan had member organised the devotees, were restricted homam was restricted. rushed to at the Sher-e- reportedly roped in private homam on the eve from entering the premis- When this newspaper Kashmir Institute of Medical around 60 ritwiks (priests of the Shastiabdhapoorthi es where the homam was contacted Vaithiyan- Sciences where they under- officiating yagnas) from (a ceremony performed performed as it was athan, he said the homam went angiography on different parts of the on the 60th birthday of a sealed off with the help of was performed for the Friday. — PTI country and organised man) of his in-laws, TTD security guards. well-being of humankind the private homam on sources said. Only the trust board and the entire universe.

UNDER | ATTACK ■ Insects attack minister after his team member disturbs beehive Bees take revenge on AP minister

D. SIVA RAMI REDDY | DC and also on his legs. media was also part of this damage. on farmers’ needs. KURNOOL, NOV. 29 Fifteen people were stung entourage. When the bees The minister had earlier Later the minister told in the bee attack. Five were attacked, everyone rushed visited the Pothireddypadu with media at Velugodu AP water resource minis- hospitalised and critical, for safety. head regulator and told offi- reservoir that they would ter P. Anil Kumar Yadav sources said. The minister could have cials to maintain regular provide irrigation facilities was stung by honey bees as A sway of honey bees had more stings but only water releas- to every acre under someone in his entourage from a nearby tree entered two-three bees bit him. No es based ayacut. No crop would literally stirred up a bee’s the Banakacharla irriga- issue at all, information dry under YS nest at Banakacherla near tion project during an and public relations divi- Jaganmohan Reddy, he Pamulapadu mandal on inspection by the minister, sional officer said. The Chief Minister Friday. MLAs T. Arther, Silpa J. Mallikar- has mainly focused on Nandikotkur MLA Chakrapani Reddy, juna, trum- water scarcity, he said, Thoguru Arthur was also Katasani Rambhupal peted. adding that the stung. Later the minister Reddy, Silpa Ravichandra The minister was Rayalaseema region visited Pothireddypadu, Kishore Reddy, as well as safe, he said, received good rain this YSR Smrithivanam. The joint collector Pattansetty adding that it was year. Already all reser- minister was stung on his Ravisubhash and other just a couple of bad voirs and irrigation hands, chest, scalp, neck, irrigation officials. The bees that did the tanks are full. y y

UNDER | ATTACK ■ Insects attack minister after his team member disturbs beehive Bees take revenge on AP minister

S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU I APSRTC vice-chairman DC and managing director M Killers roaming HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 Krishna Babu said that as of now there is no propos- fearlessly. The guilty Chief Minister K. al to increase bus fares. Chandrasekhar Rao’s He told this newspaper must be caught and decision to increase Road that according to an inter- punished Transport Corporation state agreement, in a par- fares by 20 paisa per kilo- ticular state RTC buses of — Asha Devi Pandey metre will ironically help another state cannot the Andhra Pradesh gov- charge less than what Nirbhaya's mother ernment get additional that state’s bus service revenue as the APSRTC charges. POWER| SHUTDOWN runs buses from He said accordingly Hyderabad to places in APSRTC will have to 10 am to 5 pm: Krishnanagar, AP such as Vijayawada, charge the same fare as Siddhi Vinayaka temple, PG Rajahmundry, Kakinada, TSRTC does for its serv- Road, FoodWorld, Maruthi Visakhapatnam, and ice in Telangana state. So, Construction, Sindhi Colony, Tirupati, as also to for example, in buses run- Airlines Tower, DV Colony, Chennai, Bengaluru and ning between Hyderabad Jawaharnagar Colony, Garden other places outside the and Vijayawada, area, DV House 1, 2 and 3, state. Kakinada or Ramalaya behind KIMS Since the APSRTC has Visakhapatnam, APSRTC Hospital, Annapurna Hotel not increased its fares, it will have to collect the area, DCA Office, Usha Kiran will be the cheaper alter- same fare as TSRTC up to complex, Radhakrishnanagar, native. Depending on the Kodada, the border Bapubagh, Green Gate, distance and bus service, between Telangana and Prashant Apartments, Hari TSRTC women conductors greet each other while on their way to join duty at Dilsukhnagar depot on Friday. — P. SURENDRA there will be a difference AP. From Kodada to other Nivas Hanuman temple, My of `50 to `100 per ticket places in AP, APSRTC Fair Complex, KPR Family between the TSRTC and will charge what it nor- Trust, Visakha Industries, the APSRTC. mally does. Bharani Complex, Ashoka People in Telangana In the same way, Builders layout, Jade Arcade state and particularly APSRTC buses from AP Building, SBH Bank line, Fruit people in Hyderabad are to Hyderabad will charge Market, Axis Bank. CM, RTC staff meet on Dec 1 expected to prefer the the usual fare up to 10 am to 2 pm: Dilshadnagar, APSRTC. The occupancy Kodada and from Kodada Ayodyanagar, SBI Colony, rate in APSRTC will to Hyderabad or any Aravind Eye Hospital, 5 workers from each depot in the state will meet KCR increase and this may other place in Telangana, Santhoshnagar, Milan Garden; affect the TSRTC’s rev- it will charge what Hill Colony, VV Colony, LIC S.A. ISHAQUI | DC enue, though Mr Rao said TSRTC does. This will Colony, MIGH, Dilshadnagar, HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 PROPOSAL TO the increased fare will help the AP government Kranthinagar, Amba Theatre, fetch TSRTC additional to get additional revenue Income Tax Colony, Chief Minister K. PRIVATISE RTC revenue of around `750 without having to Rammurthi Colony, Chandrasekhar Rao will Cong divided over CM’s core per year. increase bus fares. Mehdipatnam Bus Depot; meet Road Transport Nagarjuna Hills, Journalist Corporation (RTC) work- ROUTES SHELVED Colony, Banjara Hills Road No. ers from all the 97 depots 3, area up to Srinagar Colony in the state on December 1 move to end RTC strike DC CORRESPONDENT Line AB Switch, area behind at Pragathi Bhavan in the HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 No demand fulfilled Mirchi Hotel; Sujana area, city. DC CORRESPONDENT ■ T. JEEVAN REDDY Addressing a separate Nagarjuna Fitlager area, Little Five members from each HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 media conference, Mr Chief Minister K. Flower Hospital area; Old depot will be invited and alleged that the Chief Jagga Reddy thanked the Chandrasekhar Rao has Andhra Jyothi area, arrangements for their There are differences Minister had pro- Chief Minister for allow- decided to keep pending yet relief to workers Venkateshwara Hills, VST travel will be made for the within Telangana voked RTC employees ing RTC workers to the proposal to privatise Quarters; Sagar Society, area Sunday lunch. Congress leaders over into going on strike, return to work “KCR’s Road Transport DC CORRESPONDENT Minister was determined opposite Masjid, Arora Colony. According to the Chief Chief Minister K. decision is good,” he Corporation (RTC) routes HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 not to give in to any of the 2 pm to 5 pm: Shivbagh, Minister's Office, Mr Rao Chandrasekhar Rao’s as he was conspiring remarked. for some time. He wants to demands. He gave the Jayanagar, Sharadanagar, will interact personally decision on allowing RTC to increase ticket On the increase in RTC give the corporation time The 54-day Road workers two deadlines to Gudimalkapur Kabbadi with the workers after employees to return to fares of the RTC. fares, Mr Jagga Reddy to settle down after the Transport Corporation rejoin work but out of Stadium, Mahaveernagar, they have been served duty. While senior said if people oppose the strike by employees. strike has finally ended 48,000 employees, only Markendeyanagar, LIC Colony; lunch. He will discuss all Congress MLC T. Jeevan additional `2.98 crore a fare hike, Congress will At a media conference without a single demand around 500 did so. Gudimalkapur, VBG Garden, the issues related to the Reddy criticised the CM, day, or more than `1,000 fight the state govern- on Thursday, Mr Rao did made by the unions being Mid-strike, the RTC Navodaya Colony, Sabernagar, RTC threadbare with the Congress MLA T. crore annually. ment on their behalf. not mention the privatisa- met. But Chief Minister unions’ joint action com- Huda Colony, Alinagar, Priya workers. Jayaprakash ‘Jagga’ The MLC said Mr Rao Tension prevailed at tion. K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s mittee (JAC) announced Colony, Jayanagar; Mr Rao instructed RTC Reddy thanked Mr Rao had allowed RTC workers Gandhi Bhavan when The Cabinet has taken a decision to allow the that it was dropping its Muradnagar, Chota Masjid, officials that of the five- for taking a good deci- to rejoin duty as police prevented hun- decision to privatise 5,100 workers to join work main demand of merger Syed Ali Guda, Alapatinagar, member team from each sion. “Telangana biddalu (chil- dreds of Youth Congress RTC routes and to float without stipulating any into the government, but Kalvin Hotel, Chilla PT, Post depot, two members Speaking to reporters, dren)” after more than 50 workers from going in a tenders for the purpose. conditions has been a big this too did not bring the Office; Banjara Hills Road No. 7 should be women and he the MLC alleged that the days of strike. He could procession from Gandhi Sources said that the deci- relief for the employees. CM to the negotiating (e-Seva), Road No. 4; also wanted representa- Chief Minister had pro- have said the same when Bhavan to Pragati sion to increase RTC fares This could be seen as a table. Government School, GHMC, tion of all communities. voked RTC employees the workers had served Bhavan as part of their was taken to attract pri- master stroke, as RTC Around 50 workers died Ratnadeep Supermarket, The chief minister want- into going on strike, as he the strike notice. “Telangana Bachao” pro- vate players. workers across the state during the period of the Zaheranagar. ed workers representa- was conspiring to “Who is responsible for gramme. A large police The High Court has also performed ‘Palabhish- strike. About 30 of them tives to reach Pragathi increase ticket fares of the losses caused to RTC contingent was deployed given the green signal for ekam’ to Mr Rao’s photo- died due to heart attack Bhavan by 12 noon and the RTC. during the strike period,” at the venue to prevent the state government to graph on Friday before and suicide. As inexperi- lunch arrangements were Mr Jeevan Reddy said he asked. the procession from mov- move on privatising RTC resuming work, though enced temporary bus SHORT TAKE made for them at the the strike was a diver- He held Mr Rao respon- ing out. Police also made routes. they had been abusing drivers were employed to venue. sionary tactic to increase sible for the deaths of some preventive arrests According to the law, a him for the last 50 days. keep the service going, Transport minister RTC fares, which would RTC workers during the to prevent any untoward state government has to With a charter of 42 around 20 people died Inter exam Puvvada Ajay Kumar help TSRTC earn an strike period. incident. take prior approval of the demands that included across the state in bus thanked the Chief Centre to privatise RTC the merger of RTC with related accidents. timelable Minister for allowing RTC routes. Union transport the government, TSRTC Unmoved, the Chief workers to join duty the chief minister at for having assured to take have talks with the corpo- minister Nitin Gadkari workers began the strike Minister said several Hyderabad: The TS Board of unconditionally. Pragathi Bhavan on measures to safeguard the ration employees said this in Parliament on October 5. From the times that the strike was Intermediate Education has Mr Ajay Kumar who met Friday also thanked him RTC and for deciding to directly. two days ago. beginning the Chief illegal. announced the tentative timetable for the Intermediate Public Examinations in March next. The ethics and human values RTC shuts down Now, avail Metro ride from Hitec City to Raidurg examination is proposed to be conducted on January 28, from 10 am as was done TMU office T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC crore passengers in the earlier. This is proposed to HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 last two years. be followed by the environ- He said Hyderabad mental education examina- DC CORRESPONDENT Union. While stating that Minister for municipal Metro has so far received tion on January 30 from 10 HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 relief duty was granted to administration and urban 98 awards and was judged am. The practical examina- the union leaders to work development K.T. Rama the best Metro in the world tions are proposed to be Within 24 hours of the for the resolution of the Rao and minister for in terms of passenger sat- conducted from February 1 statement by Chief problems of the RTC transport Puvvada Ajay isfaction by global public to 20, including Sundays, for Minister K. workers, the management Kumar on Friday flagged transport operator Keolis. both general and vocational Chandrasekhar Rao elim- made it clear that here- off the Hyderabad Metro Managing director of courses. inating trade unions from after no such relief will Rail service from Hitech L&THMRL, Mr K.V.B. The rest of the proposed the TSRTC, the corpora- be given to the union lead- City to Raidurg at the Reddy, said the Hyderabad timetable is as follows. The tion on Friday afternoon ers. Reacting to the man- Hitech city metro station. Metro Rail is a “key pillar exams will be held from 9 locked the office of the agement’s action, TSRTC Soon after, they took a of our city’s infrastruc- am to 12 noon. Telangana Mazdoor employees and workers ride on the metro and trav- ture. It reflects L&T Group Intermediate First Year Union which is in the unions’ joint action com- elled from Hitec City to chairman A.M. Naik’s March 4: Part-II: 2nd premises of Bus Bhavan mittee said the removal of Raidurg. vision and L&T’s commit- Language-1 at RTC crossroads of the duty relief by leaders of Speaking at the flag-off, Minister K.T. Rama Rao and CEO and MD L&T, S.N. Subramanyan flag off the Metro ment towards nation March 6: Part-I: English-1 city. The management trade unions is a silly act. Mr Rama Rao said: “This train from Hitec City station to Raidurg on Friday. — R. PAVAN building.” March 10: Part-III: Maths-IA, cancelled the relief duties RTC JAC leader E. service is already carry- Hyderabad Metro Rail is Botany-1, Civics-1, (exemption from attend- Ashwathama Reddy ing about four lakh com- seamless travel to many IT officials to finish building tor N.V.S. Reddy, said an example of advance- Psychology-1 ing the duty) of the union asked the labour commis- muters per day; this 1.5 and ITES establishments footpaths and other facili- Metro trains were run- ment of technology in pro- March 12: Maths-1B, Zoology- leaders, including the sioner to respond on the km stretch will add anoth- in this part of the city.” ties at Raidurg metro sta- ning 780 trips daily cover- viding transport solutions 1, History-1 leaders of the recognised action of the RTC man- er 40,000 passengers ini- He also directed tion in the next two weeks. ing 18,000 km and that the that make life easier for March 14: Physics-1, Telangana Mazdoor agement. tially and help provide Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd HMRL managing direc- service has carried 12.5 people, he added. Economics-1, Classical Language-1 March 17: Chemistry-1, Commerce-1, Sociology-1, For their master’s ride Fine Arts, Music-1 Traffic chaos rules in Old City March 19: Geology-1, Home Sciences-1, Public Administration-1, Logic-1, ATHER MOIN I DC cops to speak with either Bridge Course Maths-1 (for HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 some police officers or BPC students) political leaders. Within March 21: Modern Language- The deployment of traffic half-an-hour, eight to 10 1, Geography-1 cops in the Old City is traffic violators who were Intermediate Second Year minimal compared to challaned stand on the March 5: Part-II 2nd other parts of the city. road surrounding the cops Language-2 Most commuters in old creating hurdles in traffic March 7: Part-I: English-2 city avoid following traffic flow. This situation pro- March 11: Part-III: Maths-2A, rules. The largest part of vides a chance of escaping Botany-2, Civics-2, the Old City area comes to other bikers. Psychology-2 under the south zone in Sometimes, political lead- March 13: Maths-2B, terms of traffic manage- A traffic policeman allows an autorikshaw to carry ers reach the spot and Zoology-2, History-2 ment, where only four bamboos near Brand Factory on Friday. start blaming the cops for March 16: Physics-2, traffic police stations i.e. — SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL targeting a particular sec- Economics-2, Classical Mirchowk, Falaknuma, tion of society. Language-2 Charminar and removing hawkers during if the cops focus on check- Many two-wheeler rid- March 18: Chemistry-2, Bahadurpura are work- the morning and evening ing the vehicles, traffic ers do not use a helmet in Commerce-2, Sociology-2, ing. Fewer cops are posted hours due to frequent will jam and other riders old city, but they use hel- Fine Arts, Music-2 to the south zone, which is snarls. will start a hue and cry. met if they have to go out- March 20: Geology-2, Home not sufficient for the area Commuters take advan- It is observed that if the side the old city. Motorists Sciences-2, Public at all. Traffic cops in the tage of the situation. They traffic police stop any of the old city usually Administration-2, Logic-2, Old City do not concen- are confident that cops rider for flouting traffic avoid going to places Bridge Course Maths-2 trate on curbing traffic engaged in regulating the rules and try to impose a where traffic cops routine- March 23: Modern violations by commuters traffic will not take action challan, he starts arguing ly stand for checking vehi- Police personnel push a vehicle to clear the traffic for the chief minister’s convoy. Language-2, Geography-2 as they have to focus on against them even if they with the cops and is not cles and use alternate They seldom act for commoners’ which is why ambulances and fire engines are regulating vehicles and break the traffic rules and ready to pay. They force routes. stuck in traffic jams. — SRIRAM KARRI Big fleet PAGE Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar says city police has 122 patrol City 3 cars to rush to people’s assistance DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Cops discuss ‘options other than arrest’ VIKRAM SHARMA I DC Warangal district, Mr V.C. cism for the way it dealt ios were being discussed HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 Sajjanar — whose team with the case — planning even as the interrogation of killed the three accused — “something more than the four accused was under- On a wintery December had become a hero for thou- Anger over police apathy mere arrest” to calm down way. While some were of night in 2008, public anger sands of youngsters who tempers and be the the opinion that “results had swept the state after garlanded him, presented KANIZA GARARI I DC to them and acting imme- check with friends and “heroes” once again in the have to be shown” immedi- two women engineering him bouquets, shook hands HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 diately, the police gives family?” People are also public eye? ately, there were sugges- students of Kakatiya and even hoisted him on unverified and provocative angry that time is wasted If the hush-hush discus- tions that came from some Institute of Technology their shoulders, something There is public outrage on answers. How insensitive. in bureaucratic paper- sions among the police officials. But in the end, it were attacked with acid. rare in the history of the the ‘insensitive’, ‘shame- Will they do it if it is a min- work rather than in put- brass and their bosses in is learnt, the top bosses in Three young men, who had undivided AP police. For less’ and ‘unsympathetic’ ister’s daughter?” People ting technology to use. government are any indica- the government directed thrown acid in Warangal, Mr Sajjanar, an officer questions that the police believe that had the police There were the toll plaza tion, there were quite a few the police to go ahead with were arrested within 48 known to keep a low profile ask in regarding cases alerted patrol vans on cameras, patrol vans and “options” on the table, arrest. hours. The demand from and who is described as a involving young women. time, Dr Reddy could have personnel at the police’s other than arrest, which The hush-hush discussion the angry citizens was to “silent operator” by his col- Their guess, that Dr P been saved. disposal. could have shown the that “something more than kill all three in an leagues, all the attention Priyanka Reddy must have “She was a doctor who “The police have been Chandrasekhar Rao gov- arrest” would calm public ‘encounter.’' was, perhaps a bit awk- eloped, has angered many. went missing,” said G.R. given huge vans by the ernment as a gutsy govern- anger was aimed at sending Hours after the arrest was ward. “Who will have confi- Ramesh, businessman. government to act swiftly,” ment. The discussions across a message that the announced, they were Eleven years later, Mr dence to go the police if “Her sister’s conversation G Shankar, senior citizen, reportedly went on for Telangana police will not taken to the scene of Sajjanar, now a senior IPS this is what you will be should set alarm bells said. “Four of them travel quite some time before Mr taking things lying down offence as part of gathering officer and police commis- told?” Dr V. Prasad, senior ringing. Isn’t it proof around on a daily basis in Sajjanar announced the when it came to such evidence when, according sioner of Cyberabad, once researcher, said. “A dis- enough to act and go the name of patrolling. arrests at a press confer- macabre crimes. “The pros to the police, they tried to again finds himself in a tressed parent has come searching for her? Why What were they doing ence. However, the and cons of various scenar- attack the policemen with a similar situation as public about their missing daugh- should someone be told when a girl really needed Warangal 'encounter' on ios were discussed,” was all country made weapon and anger peaks over the brutal ter, and instead of listening that they have to wait and them? the night of December 13, an official said. They said acid that they had buried in rape and murder of veteri- 2008, had taken place a few that often it becomes diffi- the location. The police nary doctor P. Priyanka hours after the arrest. cult for the men in khaki to shot dead all three in self- Reddy by four men, who statement by home minis- have dialled 100, the police sive outrage. Well informed sources take a decision on the defence. The young super- were arrested within 48 ter Mohammed Mahmood helpline, instead of calling Was the police — which told Deccan Chronicle that course of action when pub- intendent of police of hours of the crime. The Ali that Priyanka should her sister, has sparked mas- has come in for sharp criti- various options and scenar- lic anger is high. Dark alleys and staring eyes: Night commute is a nightmare T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC ● WOMEN ALSO recall for dinner or drinks. “Once nowhere, sometimes by the HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 when I tried to enter a auto driver. For some it when they were restaurant that serves alco- feels like a premeditated Travelling alone in a cab or asked to get off a hol, men tried to crowd me plan of assault, individual- returning home from work moving cab in the and did not give me space to ly or by a group. — late evening or at night – middle of nowhere, move,” said Swetha of Sudden decisions by auto continues to be cumber- Punjagutta. “It was as if drivers are a major prob- some for the city’s women. sometimes by the they were trying to grope lem. The drivers say that Many say that they are auto driver. For some, me. Fortunately a fight dark alleys are dangerous jeered at or checked out by it feels like a premed- broke out and I escaped.” for them, but what about perverse eyes as they try to itated plan of assault, Women are harassed even the woman passenger they simply get home. Last in moving cars or autos. are abandoning? month, Shamoli Das (name individually or by a “On a bus there are times Often a woman has to changed) was driving home group. when men try to occupy the bribe them to get through from a Secunderabad tem- women’s seat, and try to dark alleys. These deserted ple. She was dressed mod- emboldened him. I had to huddle with the opposite spots are mostly on the estly and traditionally. That call my husband to scare sex. I had to stop taking the under-developed outskirts, did not stop a youngster him off,” she rued. bus, but cabs are no better. two to three kilometers from following her till her Despite the husband, the Every time I board a cab I from the main road. They doorstep and staring at her. miscreant merely said he have to inform my parents are such that there is no This is the proverbial wet was not following her. “He or brother of the cab other public transport. blanket on the cops’ caller just sat on his scooter, mak- details. Why? Am I not enti- Most have to wait at a tune, ‘people-friendly ing a mental note of my tled to my dignity?” ques- paan shop or a bandi and police’. “There was no fear address, and then drove tioned another woman call their family. in his eyes as he followed off.” This may be one-off from Bowenpally. These problems are con- me home. I tried calling the but there are plenty situa- Women also recall when stant. And now Priyanka police to scare him, but tions where women are they were asked to get off a Reddy’s case is cause for their lack of action only jeered at when they go out moving cab in the middle of further alarm. Relief lost PAGE Ashwathama Reddy condemns cancellation of relief duties of the union leaders and City 4 seeks Labour Commission’s intervention DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD ‘A BRIGHT KID, HALF-BURNT BODY FOUND HOPED TO DC CORRESPONDENT a native of Beerolu, who ran Students in tutorials KHAMMAM, NOV. 29 an eatery in Hyderabad. The police has started BECOME A DOC’ The half-burnt body of an investigations to trace the youth was found in a mango murderers. DC CORRESPONDENT grove at Dammaigudem It is learnt that Naresh had HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 under Tirumalayapalem on disputes with his wife and a lead very tough life Friday. The person was iden- divorce case was being Don’t lose your With reports emerging tified as Cheedirala Naresh, heard in court. that students left the col- confidence. Your All work and no play make students’ lives miserable lege campus without intimating the management, 2nd ANNIVERSARY 10th DEATH ANNIVERSARY confidence is your ADITYA CHUNDURU I allegedly after jumping I have fought the good fight, I have finished shield DC the compound wall, family IN LOVING MEMORY OF the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 members of the two S. RAVIKANTH, ADVOCATE — M. Mahendar Reddy deceased students — K. For many, the cause of Tarun Kumar and D. Uday Telangana DGP the accident that killed Shankar — have strongly two students of spoken out against the Narayana Junior management of Narayana IN College’s ‘Verma 1’ cam- College. BRIEF pus in Madhapur was Heart-wrenching clear: misguided young- moments were witnessed Kidnapped child sters acting on impulse. at the OGH mortuary, C.J. NEERAJ KUMAR Their parents and col- when Tarun’s mother Mrs Not a single day passed, without lege seem to think so Ambika Kumar, who could YOU ARE REMEMBERED your thoughts, there are no words to rescued too. But could there be barely speak, was crying EVERY MOMENT ease my pain, my sadness and grief, DoB: 29-11-1968 DoD: 30-11-2017 but although you have left this world Vijaywada: Police rescued a more to it than that? inconsolably, lost her con- Inserted by: Surampudi & Chandramouli you’ll stay within my heart forever. five-month-old boy within Could it be that the sciousness several times. Families, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. Inserted by: five hours of his kidnap and strict restrictions Eashwar Panjwani, Phones: 9849499899, 9676619977, SUZANA SULEKHA (Loving Wife) handed him over to his par- imposed on them by Tarun’s brother-in-law, 9908766617 RAHUL & DEEPTHI (Children) ents. Sagalampudi Santosh their college, the lack of said the college manage- Kumar was kidnapped dur- facilities at junior col- ment should take respon- ing the intervening night of leges, and high stress sibility for Tarun’s death. Thursday and Friday from levels while preparing “While admitting the Piduguralla. His abductors for competitive exams, child, the college manage- called his father fed the students' impuls- ment promised his safety Sagalampudi Siva demand- es? and that they would ing `5 lakh for returning him. They were “long term” inform when the boy steps Siva, however, lodged a students — those who out of campus. But they complaint with police. take a gap year after only called to inform us Guntur Rural superintendent Intermediate to clear that he was no more,” he of police Ch. Vijaya Rao competitive exams — said. formed teams led by studying for the Neet to Bheem Shankar, father of Uday Shanker, in a state of shock at the OGH mortu- At around 6.30 am, offi- Sattenapalli DSP R. become doctors. ary. — P. SURENDRA cials from the college man- Vijayabhaskar Reddy and For over a decade, cor- agement called Ms Sneha, Piduguralla circle inspector porate junior colleges Tarun’s sister, informing Surendra Babu who started have been springing up VICTIMS WERE her that he had met with conducting searches. They like mushrooms in the Students’ action an accident and suffered tracked the calls and Telugu states. injuries. reached Oppicharla village Thousands of students SITTING IN THE “Only after reaching the of Karampudi mandal, where have studied in them was impromptu OGH, we learnt about his they found the kidnapped over the years, and their SUV REAR SEAT death,” said Panjwani. “Is 50 YEARS IN SILENT REMEMBRANCE boy with one S. Moulali in struggles are well-docu- it not the responsibility of The memory of the just is blessed Prov. 10:7 the early hours of Friday. mented. DC CORRESPONDENT “The principal told us From Page 1 the college to take care of Students are squeezed HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 to counsel Bhaskar. He our wards? How can they into small rooms for 12- told us to talk sense into Mr Suresh further said callously just inform that Lifer for 14 hours at a stretch. Bhaskar was one of the him,” he said. that the accident scene students had jumped the There are rarely any nine intermediate stu- One of the friends, suggests that the two compound wall and ran raping minor dining halls where they dents who went on a Ganesh, had left the hos- deceased were occupy- away? What was the secu- Nellore: Mr G.S. Ramesh can stretch their legs. joyride across the city tel in the evening with ing the rear portion of rity guard doing? Where Kumar, First Additional Those who stay in the early Friday morning, permission from the the SUV. was the warden?” District and Sessions and on-campus hostel are after climbing down a administration. He “It was learnt that the Meanwhile, Ms Shobha POCSO Court Special Judge not allowed to leave pipe from their rooms. went home to fetch his students had left the col- Rani, relative of Uday convicted a man for raping a except on a weekend or The car the students father’s car. The others lege campus without Shankar, said, “He was a minor and sentenced him to two in a month. were in hit the pillar of climbed down a pipe intimation. They went bright student, who had life in prison, on Friday. The Every night, the hostel a flyover near after midnight and met towards Rajiv Gandhi scored over 980 marks in (1969 - 2019) G.J. JASMINE LUTHER (Govt. Teacher) judge also imposed a fine of gates are locked, driving Aramghar, killing two of at a predetermined International Airport intermediate examina- Prof. B.L. Martin & Family: 9866433733 `2 lakh on the offender. The home the point that the the boys. Bhaskar place. for a joy ride, after cele- tions. I forced his parents B.L. Lilly Rose & Family: 9912958587 victim is an 11-year-old girl students have no agency. escaped without When asked why he brating the birthday of and got him admitted to Late G.J. Krupamma & Family: 9491131589 belonging to Rajampeta in The students are injuries but his friends chose to climb down the a student. Ganesh, one the college so that he G.J. Louise & Family: 7032350707 Kadapa district and was liv- required to take a mini- Tarun and Uday died in building, Bhaskar shuf- of the students, left could become a doctor. Rev. Dr. G.J. Joseph & Family : 9490437714 ing with her ailing grand- mum of two tests every the crash. fled his feet and said, the hostel after taking This kind of incident (S/1920/D01340) mother at Muthukuru in week (Saturday and Bhaskar’s family “We just felt like it. We permission and bor- should not happen to any Nellore district. Police said Monday), with reports rushed in from didn't think much.” rowed his uncle child. No family should UTHAVANA the convict, Mallipati Sai sent to their parents. Nagarkurnool when Ganesh’s father Krishna’s SUV,” the face such loss.” Krishna, used to run a provi- The ones who do well they heard about the Satish, a resident of inspector said. ■ sions shop at Muthukuru are taken into special incident. His aunt told Kompally, who owned A case was registered ■ HEART-WWRENCHING where the girl used to shop batches — known by Deccan Chronicle, “Our the car, said, “We admit- into the incident for moments were witnessed for groceries. On May 21, myriad names such as boy is so fortunate. If it ted our son here so that probe. at the OGH mortuary, 2015, he took her to a Spark and Fast Track. was him who died, we he could become a doc- Police are verifying if when Tarun’s mother Mrs secluded place by offering Students in these batch- would have been griev- tor. I did not think I the student who drove Ambika Kumar, who could Smt. VINOD GUPTA biscuits and chocolates and es are made to study a ing at the morgue.” would wake up to this the vehicle had a driving barely speak, was crying (W/o Sh. Shamlal Gupta) raped her. few hours more than the His father was pacing news.” license. inconsolably, lost her con- Expired on 27.11.2019 rest. outside the principal’s Mr Satish, a sarpanch The bodies were hand- Uthavana will be held today 30.11.2019 sciousness several times. at Pahadi Hanuman Mandir, Mahindra Needless to say, there office, worried about his in Narayankhed man- ed over to their kin after Hills, East Marredpally, Secunderabad CBI books GST are no recreational facil- son’s future, now that he dal, had apparently an autopsy at the OGH Eashwar Panjwani, Tarun’s from 2.00 - 3.00 p.m. brother-in-law, said the Inserted by: Shamlal Gupta (Husband) ities in any of these col- was named in a police learnt of the accident mortuary. Shilpa - Vinay Gupta inspector leges. Several students case. via news reports. college management (Daughter-in-Law & Son) Pooja - Vikas Gupta Vijayawada: CBI, studying in these col- should take responsibility (Daughter-in-Law & Son) Visakhapatnam registered a leges have killed them- ■ STUDENTS ARE action, by physical activ- for Tarun’s death. Preeti Bansal (Daughter) & Family case against Central tax selves in the past. ity. That does not hap- M/s. Vikas Steels inspector Shaik Jamil The answer to why the SQUEEZED into small pen in these colleges. M/s. SLG Electricals rooms for 12-14 hours 9849070135 Ahmed, working in the nine students did what This is especially (S/1920/D01327) Kadapa GST division office they did is quite compli- at a stretch. required in adolescents, on Friday. The CBI received cated. it is very important. But MEMORIAL SERVICE ■ THERE ARE rarely “The memory of the righteous is a complaint alleging that Dr Pragya Rashmi, a it doesn't happen since 1st ANNIVERSARY blessed.” Proverbs 10:7 IN FOND REMEMBRANCES Ahmed had submitted false city-based psychologist, any dining halls where the students have no IN LOVING MEMORY OF information to his depart- said, “The act of adoles- they can stretch their time,” she said. ment with regard to pur- cents breaking out of legs. Dr Harini Atturu, chase of a flat at Kadapa. their restraints is a glob- ■ THOSE WHO stay in another city-based psy- al phenomenon and can chologist, had similar be observed across gen- the on-campus hostel views. “Stress could def- erations. Where there is are not allowed to leave initely be one of the TRAFFIC CURBS restraint, there is gener- except on a weekend or causes of the students’ ally break-out. However, two in a month. behaviour. But, they Mr. PASHAM MESHACH GNANANANDAM (Johnny) FOR CONCERT this being said, it is wouldn’t have done (Retd. Sr. Asst. TSSPDCL, MONA ARVIND KUMAR Ex-Chess Coach - YMCA) W/o Arvind Kumar Tarmakdass important to note that and mental issues. She what they did if they did DOB: 03.05.1920 DOD: 23.11.2019 30.11.2018 the education system in said that students in not have underlying Prayer Meeting: On Sunday, Always on our minds TODAY 1st December 2019 at 6.00 p.m. forever in our hearts intermediate colleges in these colleges would be impulsive behaviour. Venue:- H.No. 18/C, New Saidabad Colony, Smt. Padmavthi Tarmakdass, Shri. the Telugu states is an better off if they had You can’t blame one rea- Hyderabad. Contact No. 9985815105 Rajendra Kumar, Smt. Brijbala R Kumar, DC CORRESPONDENT issue.” facilities which could son. There must have In Grief: P. Leena (Daughter) Shri. Chaitania R Kumar, Smt. Neeta C K. Prabhu Kumar (Son-in-law) Kumar, Tia Chaitania Kumar, Smt. HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 Dr Rashmi noted that channel their impulses been someone in that Grand Sons: Pranita Gaglani, Shri. Jayesh Gaglani, there were innumerable in a better way. group who encouraged K. Jacinath Philip & K. Jason Joshua Aakash and Arya, Smt. Nimita Kadakia, Shri. Amish Kadakia, Kavaya and Vivek. The traffic police will put in cases of students being “When there is cogni- them to break rules and Family members of (S/1920/D01339) place restrictions on the move- depressed, committing tive overburdening, it encouraged their Tarun at OGH mortuary. (B/1920/D00146) ment of vehicles between 5 pm suicide, having physical has to be balanced by impulses,” she said. — P. SURENDRA 1st ANNIVERSARY and 10 pm on Saturday to facil- IN FOND REMEMBRANCES itate the live music concert at LB stadium. Renowned WOMAN HIT BY singers K.J. Yesudas, S.P. Vet case: Protestors Balasubramanyam and K.S. RTC BUS IN Chitra will be performing at the concert. The restrictions, to be put in MANCHERIAL place as required, are as fol- heckle WCD mantri lows: At AR Petrol Pump DC CORRESPONDENT Junction, traffic towards BJR MANCHERIAL, NOV. 29 statue will be diverted towards DC CORRESPONDENT convoy appeared in the whole road. How can MONA ARVIND KUMAR 30.11.2018 Nampally via KLK Building or HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 evening, they started you blame Priyanka for An elderly woman died Always on our minds Ravindra Bharati shouting slogans “We the crime? Is this what after being hit by an forever in our hearts Traffic from Abids and Women and child wel- want justice” and you say in public,” the RTC bus while she was Smt. Padmavthi Tarmakdass, Arvind Kumar Tarmakdass, Anand Arvind Gunfoundry headed for BJR fare minister Sathya- “Shoot the culprit”. protestor asked. Rahod crossing the road near Kumar, Jyoti Arvind Das, Surekha statue and Basheerbagh vathi Rathod was heck- Many of them held lit retorted: “We are doing Bellampalli chowrasta Tarmakdas, Anita Bharat Shah & Family, Dr. B.M. Adalja & Family Member, Junction will be diverted at led and obstructed on candles in their hands. everything we can.” here on Friday. Mumbai, Near & Dear Friends. SBI Gunfoundry towards Friday when she visited While coming out of However, the unrelent- The victim was iden- (B/1920/D00147) Chapel Road. the house of Priyanka the house after offering ing mob made it impos- tified as Posu of Traffic from Old MLA Reddy, the 27-year-old condolences to sible for her to speak. Mittapalli in Jaipur God is our Merciful Father & the source I have fought a good fight, I have finished Quarters towards veterinarian, who was Priyanka’s family, Another emotional mandal. It is learnt of all comfort. - 2 Corn 1:4 my course, I have kept the faith. II Tim: 4.7 Basheerbagh will be diverted raped and burnt alive Rathod was obstructed protestor said, “From that she was returning 39th CORONATION Thanks Giving in Memory of at Old MLA Quarters towards near Shamshabad. by the emotional mob. the morning, ministers from an eye clinic. ANNIVERSARY OF Himayatnagar Y-Junction. The minister received The minister had to and MLAs have visited After hitting the Traffic from King Koti to flak mainly because of get out of her vehicle to their house and left. We woman, the driver got Basheerbagh via Bharatiya home minister talk to the people. The want to know what they down from the bus and Vidya Bhavan will be diverted Mahmood Ali’s com- mob seemed to think are doing. She (Rathod) escaped. Local sub- at King Koti crossroad ments earlier during the that Rathod had made is a woman, she should inspector Maruthi towards Hotel Taj Mahal and day. He had stated that it the insensitive com- understand our pain.” reached the scene, reg- Eden Garden. would have been better ments in the media, It wasn’t clear what istered a case and Traffic from Liberty towards if Priyanka had called which blamed Priyanka the protestors wanted began investigations. Basheerbagh Junction will be police instead of her sis- for her gruesome mur- the minister to do. But The bus belongs to the DOB: 29.07.1939 - diverted at Liberty Junction ter when she needed der. they were upset when Bhoopalpalli bus Entered into Glory: 26.11.2019 towards Himayatnagar. help on Thursday night. One of the protestors Rathod left. “She just depot. Late Mr. P.Z. PRASAD RAO, DTO Bro. M.L. GEORGE DOB: 14.03.1938 DOD: 30.11.1980 Today @ 6 p.m. @ Hermon Prayer House, Traffic from Ravindra Several activists and shouted at the minister, huffed and left. Her gun- Regular bus services Dad, on your CORONATION day, I am Old MIG, Phase-1, BHEL Township. Bharati side towards neighbours had gath- “What are you doing to man intimidated us and resumed on Friday Receiving My BD CONVOCATION & I have Inserted by: Ballem Wilson - Son-in-law kept your Last Wish to “SERVE THE LORD” Ballem Elizabeth - Daughter Basheerbagh will be diverted ered outside Priyanka ensure justice for even slapped a person after a prolonged Inserted by your Loving Son : Ballem Tirzah Mrudula - Grand Daughter at Old PCR junction towards Reddy’s house on Rathod? You are doing who was not willing to strike by the RTC PASTOR AUSTIN DINAKER PERUMALLA Pls. treat it as personal invitation Nampally. Friday. When Rathod’s nothing. We’ll block the move,” a protestor said. workers. CELL: 9849655769, 8125605769 Ph: 8184837348 (CA-3085) (S/1920/D01337) c m y k c m y k

PAGE DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD 5 Picked up PAGE TS Yuvajana Congress president Srinivas arrested near Gandhi Bhavan for staging City 6 ‘Telangana Bachao’ protest DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD HC paves way for polls Name Lokayukta New innings by Dec. 20: HC DC CORRESPONDENT son for the delay in mak- to urban local bodies HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 ing the appointments, the Bench said that the gov- Though the government ernment should not vio- Stay on orders issued on notifications in 67 municipalities lifted did not keep its word to late the laws. appoint the Lokayukta, It said that a longer VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA I DC petitioners with regard to Upa Lokayukta and delay would have a nega- HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 ■ JUSTICE RAJASHEKER Reddy gave seven days to setting aside the final notifi- chairman of the State tive impact on the minds the public to file objections regarding the errors in cation issued by the munici- Human Rights of the people with regard The Telangana High Court the pre-poll process. pal administration depart- Commission within the to serious allegations on on Friday cleared the way for ment on July 7, the judge set deadline, the Telangana corruption and violation the government to hold elec- them aside. The final notifi- High Court on Friday of human rights. tions to urban local bodies by cations had been issued con- directed that the appoint- Reacting sharply to vacating the stay orders given to the respective accordance with the law. firming the delimitation of ments be made by Advocate General B.S. issued in July on election municipal commissioners to Justice Rajasheker Reddy wards. December 20. Prasad’s submissions notifications in 67 munici- act on the objections in directed that the municipal Justice Rajasheker Reddy A division bench com- that the process was palities. accordance with the law. comissioners must act in a said that officials should prising Chief Justice delayed due to the RTC Justice A. Rajasheker On the 15th day, the munic- proactive manner in receiv- strictly adhere to the Raghavendra Singh employees’ strike, Chief Reddy on Friday passed a ipal commissioners should ing objections from the pub- Telangana Municipalities Chauhan and Justice A. Justice Chauhan said, consensus order after the submit a report to the direc- lic and try to address them in Act rules while considering Abhishek Reddy was “We are allergic to the petitioners in the batch of 74 tor of municipal administra- a such manner that the peti- objections, failing which dealing with the PIL filed bureaucratic type of lan- petitions and the state gov- tion after taking action on tioners are satisfied. there was every possibility by social activist Koini guage.” ernment agreed with his pro- the objections filed by the He warned that the offi- that the petitioner would Venkanna from On November 8, the posal to break the impasse. petitioners. The director cials that if the court found approach the court Khammam, seeking Advocate General had As proposed earlier, Justice should send a report to the any inaccuracy or errors in again. directions to the govern- assured to the court that Rajasheker Reddy gave government to issue notifica- resolving the objections, The court specifically cau- ment to make the appoint- the appointments process seven days to the public to tion for holding civil polls, they would face serious tioned the officials to give a ment to the statutory bod- would be completed by TRS leader K. Kavitha, the daughter of Chief Minister file objections regarding the the judge said. action. written explanation to the ies including Information November 29. Based on K. Chandrasekhar Rao, takes a selfie with HCA presi- errors in the pre-poll The competent authority As he did not find a differ- petitioners or applicants if Commissioners under the this, the bench had hoped dent Mohammed Azharuddin who went to invite her process. will initiate action to issue ence of opinion between the their objections were not Right to Information Act. that AG’s assurance for his son Mohammed Asaduddin’s wedding, in Another seven days were the final notification in state government and the considered. Inquiring into the rea- would be realised. Hyderabad on Friday. — STYLE PHOTO SERVICE Skyworth inks $100m deal to open TS unit DC CORRESPONDENT million in phases to set up a HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 state-of-the-art manufacturing base under the name of Radiant The Skyworth Group, a con- Applicants and Electronics sumer electronics conglomerate Limited. The base would be worth $5 billion, signed a memo- spread across 50 acres. randum of agreement (MoU) Skyworth’s METZ brand LED with the state government on TVs are already in production. Friday. Mr Lai Weide, chairman In the second phase of expan- of the Skyworth Group, signed sion, it will start manufacturing the document in the presence of lithium batteries for electric minister K.T. Rama Rao and vehicles and a wide array of other government officials. white goods such as air condi- The conglomerate has tioners, refrigerators and wash- announced that it will invest $100 ing machines. Vital move PAGE The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Jannayak Janta Nation 7 Party as a state party of Haryana DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Jharkhand goes to polls today Uddhav floor test today; pro tem Speaker named

DC CORRESPONDENT ■ AMBEGAON MLA finalised by the Congress Why this hurry to MUMBAI, NOV. 29 leadership in Delhi, one of PATIL, serving his sev- them will be chosen as the discuss my The Uddhav Thackeray enth term as a legislator, MVA’s official candidate. government in replaced the BJP’s We have already complet- reincarnation Maharashtra will face a Kalidas Kolambkar, who ed the rest of the formali- — the Dalai Lama floor test in the Assembly was appointed as pro- ties and only the candi- on Saturday — as decided tem speaker earlier when date’s name remains to be Tibetan spiritual leader at the alliance govern- the MLAs were adminis- written on the form,” ment’s first Cabinet meet- tered the oath. NCP leader Ajit Pawar ing on Thursday night. said. Senior NCP leader Dilip Former chief minister Walse-Patil was, mean- Speaking to reporters Devendra Fadnavis SHORT while, appointed pro tem soon after formally taking attacked the new govern- TAKES Speaker of the Assembly charge as CM at the ment, alleging that it pre- on Friday. Mantralaya, Thackeray ferred discussing proving Opposition leader said not a single leaf will a majority at its first SEDITION Devendra Fadnavis be cut until further Cabinet meeting rather accused the government notice. than giving relief to farm- of trying to change the It should be noted that ers. CHARGE pro-tem speaker “illegal- the Sena had been at the The former CM said the ly”. Fadnavis said the forefront of opposing the state wanted to know why AGAINST HDK Shiv Sena, the Congress car shed at Aarey. It had the MVA was “scared” and the NCP were not con- also proposed Kanjur- when it earlier claimed to Bengaluru, Nov. 29: Police Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das greets his supporters during an election campaign rally for the forth- fident about their majori- marg as a possible alter- have the numbers to prove have booked former chief min- ty, and so had kept their native site for the car its majority on the floor of coming Jharkhand Assembly elections at Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum district on Friday. — PTI isters Siddaramaiah and H.D. MLAs in five-star hotels. shed. the Assembly. Kumaraswamy along with the Ambegaon MLA Patil, The election of a full- “The new government then Bengaluru police commis- A LOWDOWN ON FIRST PHASE serving his seventh term fledged Assembly Speaker preferred discreetly dis- sioner T. Sunil Kumar, his sub- as a legislator, replaced is likely to be held on cussing how to prove its ordinates and some Congress THIRTEEN CONSTITUENCIES IN JHARKHAND WILL GO TO THE Crucial for BJP the BJP’s Kalidas Sunday, but the Congress majority than giving help and JD(S) leaders on sedition POLLS ON SATURDAY IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ELECTIONS. The first phase is Kolambkar, who was has still not decided the to farmers who are in charges for protesting the appointed as pro tem name of its candidate. trouble at its first Cabinet income tax raids during Lok Seats Tough challenge also crucial for the Speaker earlier when the As per the agreement meeting. Why make Sabha polls. Chatra, Gumla, Political analysts keeping a tab on the ruling BJP because it MLAs were administered between the three parties, claims of having numbers Based on a complaint by Bishunpur, election preparations in Jharkhand are of had won six out of 13 the oath. the deputy chief minis- then,” Fadnavis asked on activist Mallikarjuna A, a city seats during the 2014 Chief Minister Uddhav ter’s post was given to the Twitter. court recently directed the Lokhardagga, Manika, the view that the BJP may face tough Thackeray on Friday said NCP and the Speaker’s Thackeray held his first Commercial Street Police to Latehar, Panki, challenges from its opponent Jharkhand Assembly elections. the new government had post went to the Congress. Cabinet meet on register a case under various Daltonganj, Mukti Morcha which has formed a grand The JMM and the decided to stay the con- “We are expecting Thursday night, hours sections of the IPC including Bishunpur, Chatraour, alliance with the Congress and the RJD. Congress had bagged struction of the metro car names from the Congress after being sworn in as criminal conspiracy and Hussainabad, Hemant Soren-led JMM is considered a one seat each and shed project in the city’s by tomorrow (Saturday) CM. Along with him, six attempting or abetting waging the JVM-P had won green lung, Aarey Colony, morning as the forms for other ministers — two war against the Government of Garhwa, and tough opponent with a stronghold in the after widespread protests the election will have to each from the Shiv Sena, India, police said. Bhawnathpur. tribal belt of the state. two seats. last month over the cut- be filled tomorrow itself. NCP and Congress — The case relates to protests ting of trees there. Once the names are were also sworn in. near the I-T office here by the Where does Oppn stand Challenges to Raghubar Das leaders including the then The opposition Congress is con- Primary challenges faced by 189 candidates Chief Minister H.D. are in fray in the first Kumaraswamy against the testing six seats, the JMM four Chief Minister Raghubar Income Tax raids at the resi- and RJD on three seats. Meanwhile Das and his party this time phase. Raut predicts big dence of Congress and JD(S) All Jharkhand Students Union would be the Naxal issues, leaders. The charges are that which had contested in alliance human trafficking and Kumaraswamy had informed 12 number of seats public about the possible raids with BJP in 2014, is contesting growing unemployment in shake-up in Goa after getting inputs about the alone on three seats. the state. BJP is contesting action. Kumaraswamy had told DC CORRESPONDENT You will soon see a big the media on March 27 that MUMBAI, NOV. 29 movement in Goa, where there was every likelihood of a government has been raids as a large number of cen- Buoyed by its success in founded on immoral Gotabaya Rajapaksa tral security forces had arrived Maharashtra, the Shiv grounds. After at Kempegowda International Sena on Friday dared the Maharashtra, it’s the SRI LANKA GETS Airport. BJP that the Maha Vikas time of Goa now.” Plea against Pragya Aghadi experiment would Raut claimed that he be repeated in Goa. had already spoken to $50MN TO FIGHT TOP COURT Sena leader Sanjay Raut Maharashtrawadi Gom- made the announcement antak Party’s (MGP) TERRORISM RELEASES in the presence of Goa Sudin Dhavalikar in this comes up for hearing Forward Party (GFP) regard. SRIDHAR leader Vijay Sardesai and Raut said, “A (non-BJP) KUMARASWAMI | DC NEW ROSTER MLAs Jayesh Salgaonkar front is being formed NEW DELHI, NOV. 29 Pragya is one of the accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case and Vinod Palayekar, who with Sardesai in Goa... New Delhi, Nov. 29: The were in Mumbai to meet like we did in Announcing a new $400 Supreme Court has released a New Delhi, Nov. 29: The the Rajya Sabha MP. Like Maharashtra. BJP point- million line of credit to new roster of work saying that Supreme Court on Friday MLA THREATENS the Sena, both the GFP ed fingers at us that we Sri Lanka for infrastruc- PILs would now be heard by said it would hear after RAHUL STANDS BY HIS TWEET and MGP are former BJP went with the Congress ture development, and a Chief Justice of India S.A. two weeks a plea challeng- TO BURN allies. and NCP. But in Goa, BJP separate “special” $50 Bobde and three other senior ing the Bombay High From Page 1 Joshi met her, after which Raut told media performed the government million line of credit to most judges of the apex court. Court’s April 2017 order it was decided she would PRAGYA ALIVE sons, “There will definite- with those facing corrup- help Sri Lanka boost its In the roster of allocation of granting bail to Pragya Earlier in the House, she read the statement in the ly be an earthquake. tion charges and the peo- fight against terrorism work that took effect from Singh Thakur, one of the had said she respects and Lok Sabha. At this meet- Sardesai is here with all ple of Goa did not like it. and also swift activation November 26, CJI Bobde has accused in the 2008 pays tribute to Mahatma ing, sources said, it was RABINDRA NATH his MLAs. Some other Hence, former minister of an earlier announced kept Public Interest Litigations Malegaon blast case. Gandhi for his contribu- also decided she will CHOUDHURY | DC MLAs, who have backed Sardesai has come with $100 million for solar and letter petitions to himself Thakur, now a sitting tion to the country. Ms move a breach of privi- BHOPAL, NOV. 29 the (BJP) government, us.” In the 2017, the projects in the island along with Justices N.V. BJP MP, was granted bail Thakur also said: “One lege notice to the Speaker are in touch with us. Congress emerged as the nation, Prime Minister Ramana, Arun Mishra and R.F. on April 25, 2017 by the member has publicly against Rahul Gandhi for A ruling Congress MLA There will be a big move- single-largest but failed to Narendra Modi on Nariman. high court which said “no termed me a terrorist, calling her a “terrorist”. of Madhya Pradesh has ment across the country. form the government. Friday — after holding The new roster is slightly dif- prima facie” case was though I have not been Sources said Ms Thakur triggered an usavoury extensive talks with vis- ferent from the last time when made out against her in convicted by the court... It later moved a privilege row by threatening to iting Sri Lankan the outgoing CJI Ranjan Gogoi the case. is an insult to a woman notice against Gandhi in burn alive controversial President Gotabaya had kept PIL matters for top Seven people were killed and a sadhvi,” and added the Lok Sabha for calling BJP MP Pragya Singh 5 scientists injured Rajapaksa here on five judges of the apex court, in a bomb blast on that making such her a “terrorist”. The Thakur for portraying Friday — said both including the CJI. September 29, 2008 at remarks too was against Speaker will later take a Mahatma Gandhi’s assas- countries “should be Besides PIL matters, CJI Malegaon, a communally- the law. Thakur is an call on whether to admit sin Nathuram Godse as alert to each other’s Bobde has kept with him mat- sensitive textile town in accused in the Malegaon the notice. patriot. in blast at FSL security concerns and ters of contempt, election, Nasik district of north blast case. Outside Parliament, MLA from Biora in sensitivities”. habeas corpus, social justice, Maharashtra. Embarrassed by her Rahul Gandhi brushed Rajgarh district DC CORRESPONDENT chemical reaction is sus- Both countries also direct and indirect tax cases, The plea, filed by the remarks, the BJP’s top aside Ms Thakur’s attack Gobardhan Dangi dared BENGALURU, NOV. 29 pected to have triggered decided to further among others. The CJI will also father of one of the blast leadership summoned on him and asserted that Pragya to set foot in his the blast while the scien- strengthen bilateral ties. be dealing with criminal mat- victims, came up for hear- Thakur on Friday morn- he stood by his remarks constituency, saying, “We Five scientists and an tists were testing the Perhaps in a veiled ref- ters and cases related to coming before a bench headed ing. In Parliament, BJP accusing her of being a will burn her alive”. attendant at the Forensic explosive material seized erence to India’s con- missions of enquiry, company by Justice A.M. working president J.P. “terrorist”. He said he “We will not just burn Science Laboratory (FSL) from a blast site in cerns over the earlier law, Monopolistic and Khanwilkar. The apex Nadda and parliamentary was ready to face any her effigy…. If she sets at Madiwala in the city Yarmaras on the out- movement of Chinese Restrictive Trade Practices, court said it would hear affairs minister Prahlad action. foot here, we will burn sustained injuries on skirts of Raichur city on submarines in Sri Telecom Regulatory Authority the matter after two her alive”, the lawmaker Friday after an explosion October 5, 2018. Lankan waters and also of India, Securities and weeks. Petitioner Nisar er with evidence and influ- eral times — in 2011, 2012, said while staging a during the chemical The injured scientists the fast increasing Exchange Board of India and Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, ence witnesses,” he has 2015 and 2016 — on the demonstration in Rajgarh analysis of material have been identified as Chinese footprint in the the RBI, among others. father of one of the blast said in his plea. ground that “a prima facie late on Thursday in seized in Raichur last Srinath (36) from Kolar, island nation, President victims, has alleged in his It has claimed that there case is clearly made out protest against the year. Navya (29), Basavaprabhu Rajapaksa is understood plea that Thakur was a was ample evidence against her”. attempt by Pragya to glo- The explosion occurred (27), Vishwanatha Reddy to have assured Modi “powerful person” and against her, and “her role, A Special Mcoca rify Godse. at the Chemistry Lab on (33) and Manjunath that “India will remain 200-YR-OLD could influence the wit- involvement and complici- (Maharashtra Control of Meanwhile, two people, the first floor of the FSL Babbalakatti (33). The lab his top priority and that nesses in the case. “The ty in planning and execut- Organised Crime Act) who had proclaimed them building around 3 pm attendant was identified he will not allow any DOCUMENTS high court failed to appre- ing the conspiracy for court had earlier ruled as ‘devotees’ of Mahatma while the scientists were as Anthony. Srinath is third force to come in ciate that Pragya Singh committing Malegaon that the ATS had wrongly Gandhi’s assassin analysing the chemical. said to be critical after between cooperation” of Thakur is an influential blast is writ large on the applied Mcoca in the case Nathuram Godse, were on The injured were rushed sustaining injuries on the the two countries. FOUND person and is likely to case record”. against Thakur, co- Friday arrested in to St. John’s Hospital head, hands and upper The assurance comes wield her power and influ- The petition said she had accused former Lt Col Gwalior for hurting senti- where they are undergo- torso. The police said that in the wake of China’s Kolkata, Nov. 29: A locked ence in an illegal and been denied bail by a spe- Prasad Purohit and nine ments of followers of the ing treatment. the six injured included growing influence in Sri iron chest, containing some unlawful manner to tamp- cial court in Mumbai sev- others. — PTI Father of Nation. According to sources, a new recruits. Lanka and perceived rare documents and possibly earlier proximity of the dating back to 200 years, was Rajapaksa brothers found at Sanskrit College and (President Gotabaya Raj- University here during a clean- HEALTH | MATTERS Both NC leaders, under detention for 116 days, undergo angiography apaksa and Prime up operation, its vice-chancel- Minister Mahinda Raj- lor Soma Bandyopadhyay said apaksa) towards Beijing. on Friday. She said that the The lines of credit chest, bearing the name of an announced by India are old UK manufacturer of such Two detained J&K leaders rushed to hospital also being seen as an chests and caskets, was found effort to counter the on Wednesday in a room closed Srinagar, Nov. 29: Two MLA Hostel from Centaur Sciences (SKIMS). Urging and subsequently at the Chinese financial mus- for a long time during a drive to senior National Hotel. Their families have the administration to con- MLA Hostel, the detenues 28 MILITANTS’ ASSOCIATES ARRESTED cle in the island nation. trace dumped objects which Conference (NC) leaders, alleged that the MLA sider shifting the duo to were not allowed to go for The Sri Lankan may have archival value. who have been under pre- Hostel lacked proper heat- their homes after dis- walk and were confined President also apparent- After unlocking the chest on ventive detention for the ing arrangements charge from the hospital, largely to their rooms. IN KASHMIR VALLEY, SAYS POLICE ly conveyed to Mr Modi Friday afternoon, eight sealed past 116 days following the required in “harsh” win- Masoodi, a retired high Expressing grave con- that he would also work envelops were found contain- abrogation of Article 370 ter conditions of Kashmir court judge, said they suf- cern over the deteriorat- YUSUF JAMEEL | DC the police here on Friday for the economic devel- ing cheque books of banks of provisions, were rushed to Valley. fered from ailments of ing health of several polit- SRINAGAR, NOV. 29 said that the accused were opment of Sri Lanka’s the British period, documents a government hospital The party’s Lok Sabha heart and needed constant ical leaders due to lack of running six terror mod- northern and eastern of allowances given to widows here where they under- member from Anantnag medical care. facilities at the places they In a stepped up campaign ules which were busted provinces that have a during the time of Pandit went angiography on constituency Hasnain Officials confirmed that have been lodged under against alleged Over- jointly by it, the Army and significant Tamil popu- Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Friday, the party said. Masoodi wrote to the prin- Sagar and Ahmed com- detention in these harsh Ground Workers (OWGs) other security forces dur- lation. when he was the principal of NC general secretary cipal secretary (home) of plained of chest pain and and chilly weather condi- and active sympathisers of ing this period. ■ THE LINES OF CREDIT the institute and initiated the and former minister Ali the newly created Union they were shifted to the tions in the Valley, senior separatist militants, the “The coordinated efforts announced by India are move for women's empower- Mohammed Sagar and for- Territory of Jammu and hospital where they National Conference lead- Jammu and Kashmir by the security forces have also being seen as ment, Bandyopadhyay said. mer party MLA from Kashmir, stating that the underwent cardiac tests. ers issued a statement police have arrested as mounted tremendous “Three silver medals and doc- Gnaderbal constituency two leaders had under- The families of the seeking detailed medical many as 28 persons across pressure on the terrorists an effort to counter uments regarding assets of the Ishfaq Ahmed, along with gone angiography at the detained political leaders bulletin of all the detenues the Union Territory (UT) and their OGWs, leading the Chinese financial institute were also found,” she 32 other political detenues, premier Sher-e-Kashmir said that during their on a daily basis. over past one month. to the arrest of 28 OGWs,” muscle in the island said. were recently moved to the Institute of Medical incarceration at the hotel — PTI A statement issued by the statement said. nation. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER JEFF BEZOS WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA PAGE You earn reputation by trying to do We have a soul at times. 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Making history: But can Subhani Uddhav keep govt afloat? istory was made in Maharashtra Thursday when Uddhav Thackeray took the oath as the state’s chief minister, becoming the first Thackeray to become head of the state government since Hthe Shiv Sena’s founding in 1966 by Mr Thackeray’s redoubtable father Balasaheb, who ran the Sena as a tight outfit steeped in regional chauvinism politics, with dollops of majority community chauvinism, and one that did not balk at street violence to gain its ends. It’s fair to say that since Balasaheb's death in 2012, Uddhav Thackeray’s politics has been somewhat more moderate. Nevertheless, he too didn’t omit to raise the communal pitch in the Sena’s competition with the BJP, which in due course became the senior partner of the BJP-Sena coalition which ended recently after a quarter century. The new CM is partnering the NCP and Congress after he walked out of the BJP alliance over severe intra-coalition trouble with that party. It has naturally become a matter of great political curiosity if the Sena leader will LETTERS be able to provide a stable government in association with the secular Congress and the secular but wholly pragmatic NCP, a breakaway Can Kovind live up to TARGET WOMEN Congress outfit with roots in Maharashtra. A coalition of similar parties also faces serious problems. The erstwhile The number of crimes BJP-Sena association is but a recent example. The BJP’s ties with several against women is increas- secular parties in other states point in that direction. Dr Manmohan ing. Girls are being kid- Singh’s UPA government faced intense difficulties with its secular allies napped, raped and dis- that frequently sided with the BJP in Parliament to embarrass the his true role as Prez? Congress. In Britain, the Tories and Labour have had coalition trouble posed of and it just when they teamed up with the Liberal Democrats. becomes a news report In contrast, in recent years the Congress had fruitful ties with the DMK, over the morning cup of although the former was deeply suspicious of the Tamil Nadu party after less as the nation’s con- episode added to doubts the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. stitutional head. In over the commitment of tea or a script for a new In the end, much depends on how each partner observes what the late Nilanjan August, the President the BJP and its associ- episode of a TV serial. Atal Behari Vajpayee called “coalition dharma”. The coalition government enabled the government ates to uphold the docu- There is no fear, no guilt Mr Thackeray leads has arrived at a common minimum programme Mukhopadhyay overnight make massive ment in its present form. which, besides policy questions, has also conceptually emphasised “secu- constitutional alter- President Kovind, in and no public outrage in larism”. ations in the status of his conduct, possibly Telangana state. Today's Some may mock this while others may see a sign of hope. If the first Jammu and Kashmir. It needs reminding that he news that veterinarian Dr P. Thackeray, who is yet to enter the legislature, is to seek to stay in office for was argued that Mr took an oath to “pre- Priyanka Reddy could have a full five-year term, he may be obliged to be a moderate and shift away Kovind could have asked serve, protect and defend from divisive chauvinist and communal politics. The compulsions of office the government to be the Constitution and the been saved is inconceivable may play some part in holding the ship together. cartoon by second, the Prime either reconsider its law”. In contrast, the and terrifying. On the other hand, spoilers could emerge from the NCP or the Congress Abu Abra- Minister’s Office and, decision or be more con- Prime Minister is only Fatima Shaheen Shikoh on questions of pressing for a greater share of power, and not from the ham during finally, President Ram sultative in its approach. committed to “bear true Hyderabad Sena. As NCP leader Ajit Pawar last weekend thought nothing of joining the 1975-77 Nath Kovind. The fact Instead, he allowed the faith and allegiance” to hands with the BJP, who is to say the BJP may not once again seek to AEmergency that that the gazette noti- Prime Minister’s interac- the Constitution. In explore if he is the weak link of the Thackeray government? Even so, it depicted then President fication ending Central tion with him to be a many ways, K.R. It is becoming more and more dis- can’t be assumed the Thackeray show is doomed to flop. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed rule in the state was digi- mere “item” listed in the Narayanan, our first tressing to read the local news sitting in a bathtub filled tally signed by the Union to-do list, captured by an dalit head of state, is the these days, with so many young to the brim with water home secretary at 5.47 observant photographer perfect role model for women getting raped and killed in and in an obvious stage am meant that the sys- who spotted home minis- any future President. He a gruesome manner. Further, the of undress. He was tem had been subverted ter Amit Shah carrying once confessed that ini- spurt in road accidents involving Stop Godse ‘normalisation’ shown as turning back once again — the pre- papers in a manner that tially he was unaware of inexperienced and reckless bus dri- and reaching to an out- dawn signature showed they could be read at the power his oath con- vers makes for a heart-breaking hough Parliament expunged her remark, Bhopal MP Pragya Singh stretched hand bedecked that the official machin- close quarters. ferred on his office. Like morning read. It appears that Thakur’s referring to Nathuram Godse as a deshbhakt (patriot) is in a formal suit and shirt ery was at work through The Constitution of his predecessors, he con- Hyderabad is after all on its way to Tcondemnable. One, the man who assassinated Father of the Nation — obviously someone the night. India vests the President sidered that there was lit- becoming the second (crime) capi- M.K. “Mahatma” Gandhi was not a patriot but a majoritarian nationalist. who is wearing a The nation’s constitu- with the duty “to aid and tle to do and he was a tit- tal of India. This distinction is critical for these times when the ruling right wing tries Rashtrapati Bhavan uni- tional head didn’t satisfy advise” (Article 74) the ular head. After assum- N. Sridhar to conflate the two for its political purposes. Two, Godse was a killer, form. The hand was hold- himself of the “emer- Cabinet. Although it ing office, he understood Hyderabad found guilty by a court of independent India and hanged; he was no mar- ing a piece of paper gency” that required the expects him to use the weight of the oath tyr. Gandhiji, on the other hand, was a political mobiliser the like of which, after signing, PMO to send the recom- authority and influence and realised that a Atrocities against women continue which India has not seen. Ahmed is returning mendation to Mr Kovind under certain circum- President could do a lot if unabated. It is a sad commentary Yet terror accused Pragya Singh, like many other rightwing radicals — along with the pen pro- at a time when he would stances, the actual deci- he opted to follow his that the CCTV camera at the place some have bizarrely shot a pistol at Gandhiji’s photo — continues to vided to him. The text, either have been sleep- sion-making process is pledge in letter and spir- of ghastly incident was not being champion an insidious agenda that aims at slowly chipping away at attributed to Ahmed, ing or had barely woken left with the Cabinet. The it. The operative part maintained properly. The Gandhiji’s metaphorical statue. She and her fellow fringe elements have says it all: “If there are up. The President, sadly, President, as well as the was: “I will devote myself Telangana police must think of time and again tried to rehabilitate Godse — in 2014 some of them any more ordinances, simply signed on the dot- governors, are the main to the service and well- ways for a patrol party to locate unveiled Godse’s bust in Meerut on Gandhiji’s birth anniversary — and just ask them to wait.” ted line without satisfy- protectors of the being of the people of and reach any area quickly once a that she was elected by a large margin to the Lok Sabha from Bhopal At a time when the ing himself about the Constitution. Yet anoth- India.” Narayanan, and woman in distress sends a code would make it seem that her constituents endorse her sinister utterances. media was throttled, tearing hurry that neces- er cartoon drawn by car- to a great extent A.P.J. from a cellphone. We hope that not to be the case. only brave cartoonists sitated not summoning a toonist Ashok Dongre Abdul Kalam too, used Dr K.V.N. Durga Prasad It is fitting that the ruling party dropped her from the parliamentary had their way. Cabinet meeting to ratify during the Emergency that power to act like a Hyderabad consultative committee on defence, and that she is not allowed to attend Abraham’s cartoon was the Prime Minister’s depicted India Gandhi “working President”. BJP parliamentary party meetings this session. It is appropriate that she a comment on the man- decision to lift Central with a leader of the CPI, Narayanan had stated Hang the culprits who are involved apologised in Parliament. But there’s a nagging suspicion that these mere ner in which Indira rule and pave the way for her then ally, by her side. that his post could be in the Dr Priyanka Reddy murder slaps on the wrist will not deter the lunatic fringe’s continuing efforts to Gandhi acted late at the governor to invite Mr She is looking with exas- “used with a philosophy because they should not repeat the “normalise” Godse by repeatedly airing him in the public limelight. night and forced Fadnavis to assume peration at a huge copy of indirect approach”. He crime in future. Which is why it is not enough to condemn her remarks; society has to President Ahmed to sign charge as chief minister. of the Constitution, and continued that were “one M. Anwer Ali Khan ensure that Godse is returned with finality to the dustbin of history. Will the ordinance proclaim- With the office of the the CPI leader’s advice is or two things” that could Hyderabad our current political leadership take such a necessary step? It is doubtful. ing the Emergency well President and the PMO simple: “Liquidate it”. In be done directly “in very past working hours. The already compromised, 1998, shortly after he critical times”. The phrase “rubber stamp” the last check could have became Prime Minister, President, he felt, could HEARTLESS CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE President owes much of been put by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee exert “indirect influ- The picture of two senior citizen its origin to Ahmed’s Koshyari. He could have initiated an exercise to ence” on affairs of state crossing the road shows that no ADITYA SINHA T. 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hief Special Warfare made to step down. The whole story giant of the world, tried, at least in inflicts on enemies real or imagined. Bank has been indefinitely discon- Operator Edward ‘Eddie’ is important because it can easily be name, to toe the line of the rule of law Donald Trump pardoned Gallagher tinued; already disbursed aid to Iraq Gallagher is a man of many considered as a metaphor for how and the enforcement of human rights because he has little patience for the has been left without proper admin- Csins. According to military American power is likely to operate principles. Many, or even most, rules and procedures that are sup- istrators. The liberal constraints that prosecutors in the United States, in the next decade. times it failed, but it did appear to posed to ensure how American sol- would have functioned as a buffer Gallagher is responsible for brutally First, it is of course not ‘news’ that try. Human rights reports were regu- diers exercise their power. against overt discrimination against stabbing and murdering a teenage the United States, either via its larly issued by the US state depart- In his simple and murderous aid-recipient countries based on Rafia Zakaria so-called Islamic State (IS) fighter, armed forces or via other officials, ment and officials routinely consid- world, might makes right — and their religion are no longer regarded using his sniper rifle on ordinary cares little for the lives of brown and ered the records of every country America has plenty of might. With as such. Iraqi citizens, and boasting about black people in places such as around the world. In sum, American this worldview he is likely to provide The cumulative impact of these racking up his ‘kills’ to others. Pakistan or Afghanistan or Iraq. The foreign policy at least tried to pay carte blanche to any and all exercises developments requires Pakistan to To top it all off, Gallagher is also massive death toll in the Iraq and some level of lip service to human of American power, regardless of be very vigilant of the kind of help it guilty of taking a triumphant photo Afghan wars, the crushing depravity rights and fair play. whether or not they are humane. The accepts from the US in the near Is Trump’s US of himself with the young IS fighter of Abu Ghraib, the torture carried The next decade is going to be dif- weakening of liberal limits on the future. The chances that Donald that he killed. Gallagher was tried out on suspected terrorists at the CIA ferent. The US may be making an exercise of power that began under Trump will be re-elected appear to be and convicted by a military court black sites, are only the incidents exit from expensive ground wars, former president George Bush will good. Despite being quite far into the earlier this year, and was to be that we know of. Others in greater but the use of its special forces to now lead to complete evisceration process, the Democratic Party is giving cover deprived of his rank and booted out numbers may also have taken place, carry out missions such as the under President Trump. struggling to find a candidate strong of the US Navy SEALs. their perpetrators never caught and killing of IS leader Abu Bakr al- The future of the US is likely to be enough to beat him. Impeachment is President Donald Trump could not their victims never avenged. In sim- Baghdadi are all examples of what illiberal. The restoration of the rank also guaranteed to fail in the US to those guilty tolerate this. Despite having been ple terms, the exercise of American American warfare will look like in of a man who did not fight fairly and Senate. If President Trump has in his told by top military and defence offi- power in the past two decades has the future. the commander-in-chief’s disregard first term been pardoning war crimi- cials that he should leave the issue been brash and brutish. Condoning the deeds of a man like for the lives of non-white peoples is nals, he in his second term is likely to alone and allow the navy to handle And yet those pre-Trump era years Gallagher further suggests that US likely to be a fixture of American for- be even more erratic. The most pru- of war crimes? what happened to Gallagher, he represent the ones in which there civilian leadership, particularly if eign policy in the future. dent path would be to maintain a safe decided to intervene and reverse war were still limits to American power. the presidency stays with the Already, the US has set about elim- distance. criminal Gallagher’s demotion. This In the past decades, the United Republicans, is going to be complete- inating foreign aid to non-Christian angered the naval secretary who was States, as the liberal democratic ly unfettered in the mayhem it places. Aid to Gaza and the West By arrangement with Dawn Word SPY FLOORDROBE SUPERDIVERSITY PAGE A pile of discarded clothes on Extreme diversity, particularly with respect to Oped 9 the floor of a person’s room the ethnic and racial mix of a population DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Maha ghotala and ‘Gondhal’ in Maharashtra…

ishing performer from rural The optics were there mier state felt totally let down The night of the swearing-in, I know what Uddhav’s plans are Maharashtra. He was leading for all to see and and betrayed. We’d been had! was attending the 50th year cel- for the immediate future. How his troupe of traditional The story remains unchanged ebrations of the iconic NCPA. will we benefit as citizens? Gondhal artistes (mainly from deconstruct. Uddhav today. We have seen two swear- The opening day event was a Patience is running out. On Pandharpur) with infectious Thackeray lay prostrate ing-in ceremonies within a gala concert featuring musi- that lawn at Nariman Point, as zest and energy. Nandesh on the stage, bowing to week. Fadnavis’ aborted sec- cians and dancers from over- we mingled with the cosmopoli- Umap sang devotional songs, the people of ond term lasted for 80 hours. seas, and of course, our very tan crowd, made up of so many but with an earthy, naughty And let’s not forget Ajit Pawar own Symphony Orchestra of different nationalities, it was Shobhaa’s Take twist. He himself was dressed Maharashtra after as his deputy! What a monu- India (SOI), which in a remark- easy to lull ourselves from fac- in a floor length angarkha cre- taking the oath. It mental joke! But nobody is ably short period of time, has ing the stark reality of “conve- ated out of 50 m of handspun shows humility. Not the laughing this time. established itself globally. nience store” politics being orget about the who have not followed Pawar’s fabric (maybe this authentic quality one associates Mumbaikars are known to After watching graceful played out at another historic grandly titled trajectory (clearly, his nephew costume had inspired designer with the Shiv Sena. shrug, grin and get going with dancers from the Abay Kazakh venue — Shivaji Park, less Maha Vikas Ajit Pawar forgot a few key Rohit Bal?). The rough transla- their lives in the metro. But State Academic Opera and than 10 km away. The irony Aghadi govern- chapters), but close observers tion of “Gondhal” is “confu- this time, the mood has shifted Ballet Theatre enchant the was not missed by anybody. ment in of the Maratha strongman will sion”. Several threads create a dering to what was going on a from being philosophical to audience (special mention: The optics were there for all to Maharashtra be able to trot out hundreds of revue-like performance, which few kilometres from where I being outraged. Who enjoys Malika Yelchbayeva as The see and deconstruct. Uddhav for the moment. incidents from the past which provides a sharp commentary was seated. A farcical new gov- being taken for a ride? That’s Swan), I got talking with a few Thackeray lay prostrate on the It is obvious to stand testimony to his cunning on life and issues. “Gondhal” is ernment had been announced the exact sentiment right now, prominent Mumbaikars. Some stage, bowing to the people of allF that what we are witnessing and guile. Nothing wrong with entertaining all right. But it is — that’s what. No, not the latest as we wait for more tamasha. had managed to catch a few Maharashtra after taking the is a maha ghotala, with a any of this — which successful not mere “entertainment”. It one with Uddhav Thackeray as Will Ajit Pawar be back in the clips of the ceremony on televi- oath. It is a good gesture. It strange bunch of people getting politician can survive without can also be watched as a satiri- chief minister, but the earlier saddle as deputy chief minis- sion, some had deliberately shows humility. Not the quali- together to form a government employing both? Now with Mr cal critique on society. Nan- crazily shortlived one featur- ter? How’s the haggling going skipped watching the pan- ty one associates with the Shiv by hook or by crook (more Pawar being in such an envi- desh sang an old favourite of ing Devendra Fadnavis. Here’s for more ministerial berths — tomime. But everybody with- Sena. If Uddhav’s gesture does crook, less hook) with just a able position, it will be inter- mine — “Vinchhoo Chawala”. the question: Who was the scor- who’ll bag what once the out an exception expressed dis- indeed go beyond symbolism single-point agenda — power- esting to monitor all the new Vinchhoo is the Marathi name pion and who the victim? That monies are in place? What hap- gust and concern about the and a great photo-op, at least it grabbing. It is nothing more real estate deals that get sealed for the deadly scorpion. And there was a maha “gondhal” pened to Aaditya Thackeray’s state of Maharashtra’s politics. can be taken as a positive start than a moneymaking opportu- while this lot is in power. “chhawala” means a bite. We going on, with Maharashtra’s boasts saying he was 100 per Whether Uddhav and the to what one sincerely hopes is a nity for most of them. Sharad A few days before the dramat- know what happens when a pliant and very accommodat- cent ready to take on the Thackeray family move out of government that will work for Pawar has outfoxed everyone, ic swearing-in ceremony, I was person gets bitten by a scorpion ing governor playing the star- responsibility as — listen to Balasaheb’s stronghold the good of the people. Jai including Mota Bhai Amit attending an evening of Sufi — right? Listening to the lusty ring role, was the most annoy- this — Maharashtra’s chief “Matoshree” and into Maharashtra! Shah and emerged as the wili- music on the lawns of our his- rendition of the old hit (fre- ing part of the political narra- minister? It’s okay, honey. “Varsha” — the official resi- est of them all. This may have toric museum in Mumbai. quently performed by lavni tive. That night, I am sure co- Daddy-O got the job, na? It’s all dence of the chief minister — is Readers can send feedback to come as a surprise to those There on stage was an aston- dancers), my mind kept wan- untless citizens of India’s pre- in the family. Relax, bachchey. not important. We want to www.shobhaade.blogspot.com Govt admits that it lied about Cambridge flashback: Of life and times donors asking for secrecy with Clive James fall in line with the CIC Which department in the ELECTORAL BONDS-6 Order of 2013,” Batra said. finance ministry conceptu- Batra’s RTI inquiries The 2013 order placed polit- alised the electoral bonds, ical parties under the and how? Nitin Sethi revealed how the purview of the RTI Act, and Was the law ministry con- RBI, the EC and would have ensured trans- sulted at all while the Farrukh Dhondy several Opposition parency in political funding, amendments were being parties had bitterly Batra said. “Hence it was planned to various laws to important for me to know give effect to electoral Cabbages & Kings opposed the bonds. the full facts of the FM’s pro- bonds, as is the practice? The papers revealed posal on transparency in Why did the Election This is the 6th and last part has been received from the how ministers in the political funding”. Commission not pursue its “In the beginning was the word Greer, became one of the prominent of the #PaisaPolitics inves- donors, regarding the need Modi government had In the event, Batra’s RTI objections to the bonds with The single word was ‘OM’ figures in Cambridge. He was all tigative series by HuffPost. for maintaining the confi- inquiries revealed how the the government after it did It represented the big bang over the place, writing for and act- Reprinted with permission dentiality of their identity lied to Parliament Reserve Bank of India, the not hear back for over a Under the universe’s dome ing in The Footlights, the universi- from the Huffington Post. while making donations to about the bonds. Electoral Commission and year from the latter about It was as though the heavens sang ty’s satirical review platform. political parties,” the several Opposition parties it? To bring a message home…” He was an active organiser of n 2017, when finance finance ministry admitted had bitterly opposed the And why did the From A Bend in the Liver by events and approached me to partic- minister Arun Jaitley in response to a Right to bond-related documents, bonds. The papers revealed government bury the Bachchoo ipate on two occasions. unveiled electoral Information request filed by also obtained using the how ministers in the Modi Commission’s letter The first was a reading of the poets bonds, a secretive way Venkatesh Nayak. Right To Information, government had lied to containing the objections in live James died last week — of the 1930s — Auden, Spender, Ifor anonymous corpo- The ministry, it is worth revealed what appears to be Parliament about the the first place? and you may be wondering, McNeice, etc. I was assigned several rates, individuals and noting, was forced to an informal representation bonds, that the Prime Yet now, the act that made gentle reader, who the hell poems of C. Day Lewis, only realis- trusts to funnel money to respond to the RTI and did by an unknown author. Minister’s Office had bro- these disclosures possible is CClive James was. Or per- ing later that Clive and the other political parties, he justified not do so out of its own voli- The note, as HuffPost ken the finance ministry’s itself under attack. Prime haps you do know him as a poet and readers thought my Indian accent his decision, claiming, tion. Nayak filed the RTI India has previously noted, rules to open a special win- Minister Narendra Modi’s have seen him reading and boasting was closest to that of Day Lewis’ “Donors have also application in July 2017. was printed on a plain sheet dow for electoral bonds, and government has diluted at some literary festival. Welsh. expressed reluctance in Under the law, the ministry of A4 sized paper with no that the finance ministry provisions to the RTI Act, To me he was someone who Clive was obviously aware of donating by cheque or other was required to respond in date, letterhead, signature broke its own rules when it and securing answers to showed me small kindnesses when I which side I took in the great inter- transparent methods as it 30 days. Instead, Nayak’s or stamp. allowed for expired bonds to questions such as those left India at the age of 20 and came national political controversy of the would disclose their identi- application was first met “Government record sys- be encashed. posed above could become with great expectations and mild day — the American Vietnam War. ty and entail adverse conse- with radio silence for a tems do not permit such These disclosures have yet more difficult. apprehensions to Cambridge He had organised an Oxford- quences”. month. When he appealed unsigned documents by offi- prompted a fresh flurry of University. Cambridge debate on the war with Since then, members of against this stone-walling, cials,” said an official with- questions: ■ Concluded My first day at Pembroke College Oxford being for the American pres- the ruling Bharatiya Janata the finance ministry resort- in the finance ministry, who was uncomfortably memorable. The ence to stop the spread of Party (BJP) have repeatedly ed to another delaying tac- wanted to stay anonymous, train from London was delayed Communism and Cambridge being raised the spectre of these tic. It bounced Nayak’s referring to the unsigned owing to trouble on the track. I was for the Vietnamese and Ho Chi unnamed donors who had application around from note. “It is likely that some- consequently late for my first tutor- Minh. asked for anonymity. Union department to department one did write or suggest the ial appointment and felt immediate- Our side took the debate seriously minister Piyush Goyal for five months. idea of anonymous dona- ly wrong-footed by fate. as did two of the three speakers made the same point at a In January 2018, Nayak tions. The department of Nevertheless, I soon acquainted from Oxford. The last of these, in a press conference called to finally approached the economic affairs has not myself with college routines and at mockingly satirical mood, treated address HuffPost India’s Central Information asked all departments, such dinner in the 16th century wooden- the subject as a joke and as an alle- investigation into electoral Commission, which as the department of rev- beamed “Hall” made the acquain- gory of cowboys and Indians. It was bonds. ordered the finance min- enue about it. The depart- tance of an Australian undergradu- clever and marginally funny but “Donors were reluctant to istry to provide an answer. ment of revenue began this ate, also a “fresher”, who struck up desperately irreverent to the subject declare their political con- It took another year and ten exercise. All the documents a conversation exchanging names, and to the audience’s concerns. tributions due to fear of months for Nayak to finally on the conceptualisation of countries and courses We walked We won the debate overwhelming- political retribution,” said a get his answer: no one had the bonds are perhaps still out of dinner together and this John ly, but I can’t help wondering to this press note circulated by the approached the government not available”. Hay encountered Clive James and day if the irreverent speaker was BJP immediately after to create a secretive route For Batra, the transparen- two American undergraduates in the Rhodes scholar later to become a Goyal’s press conference. for funding political par- cy activist, the explosive the Junior Common Room. Being very clever, if not-perfectly- Three years since Jaitley’s ties. Former FM Jaitley had revelations he uncovered the only other fellow Australian, he behaved, President of the United speech, after bonds worth stated yet another lie in are testament to the power introduced himself to Clive and States. `6,108.47 crores have been Parliament to legitimise the of the RTI Act. An act that soon, including me in the group of In the late 1960s, very many poetry given to political parties by creation of electoral bonds. the Modi government is “foreigners”, we went off to the pub societies existed in Cambridge, as anonymous donors, the If Nayak’s RTI quest doing its best to defang. a few streets from the college. Clive they probably do today. Clive read finance ministry has now proved that Prime Minister “It was mind-boggling that bought me my first drink of beer. his poems at these societies and dis- admitted that no donor ever Narendra Modi’s govern- while the BJP claimed it He was a talker, and though my tinguished himself and alienated told the government to cre- ment had not received any was introducing electoral circle of friendship increased in the the other poets by insisting that ate an opaque system of formal representations for bonds for the sake of trans- following weeks, this group of verse should be metrical and musi- funding political parties. electoral bonds, parency in electoral fund- Australians, Americans and myself cal and by writing in strict if inven- “No representation or Commodore (Retd.) Lokesh ing, it, along with other met routinely in Hall. He could talk tive rhyme. He openly mocked the petition or communication Batra’s tranche of electoral political parties, refused to The reply to Venkatesh Nayak’s RTI request about anything, from Tom Paine to free-verse practitioners as talentless Tom Mix. versifiers — not exactly the way to A few weeks into the term, I got win friends and influence poets. into an altercation with someone In my final year, I inherited the 50 YEARS AGO IN who, without the least provocation, role of editor of a poetry magazine shouted some racist abuse at me and called Carcanet. In its second edi- Why do we celebrate festivals? when I turned to challenge him, car- tion, I featured 12 poems by Clive as icatured what he took to be an I thought they were the best of the Indian accent. I think I gave as good submissions we had received. The if they just get some simple generation comes, they will as I got and turned to walk away literati of the university didn’t like food to eat. So all the festi- not know what a festival is. Falaknuma when he grabbed me and attempted it and my editorial preference cer- vals fell away and only 30 or They will just eat, sleep and Palace to to kick me. Other undergraduates tainly earned me a few enemies. 40 festivals remain. We are grow up without concern for stopped the scuffle. In later years, our paths crossed at Sadhguru not even able to celebrate another human being. All become posh The incident was the subject of TV occasions. Clive was a famous, those now because we have these aspects were brought hotel gossip through the college. At din- controversial presenter, though the to go to the office or do into Indian culture just to ner Clive asked me what had hap- volume of his biography covering something else daily. So keep a man active and HYDERABAD, NOV. 29. pened, and recounting the escapade, these years is entitled The Blaze of people usually celebrate only around enthusiastic in so many ways. The I said, “He tried to kick me in the Obscurity. eight or 10 festivals annually. idea behind this was to turn our The famous Falaknuma groins”. In these years Clive visited India Nowadays, unfortunately, a festi- whole life into a celebration. Palace owned by the John Hay immediately said, and wrote a book about it which he n Indian culture, there was a val means they give you a holiday, If you approach everything in a cel- Nizam of Hyderabad is to “Where was the other one?” and the called a “novel”. A British newspa- time when there used to be a fes- and you wake up only at 12 noon. ebratory way, you learn to be non- be converted into a 5-Star group, all except Clive, laughed at per asked me to review it. I did and tival every day of the year — 365 Then you eat a lot and go for a movie serious about life but absolutely Hotel in collaboration my mistake. Of course I knew that wasn’t very kind. When we next Ifestivals in a year — because a or watch television at home. It was- involved. The problem with most with a firm of leading groin was singular but, searching came face to face he mentioned the festival is a tool to bring life to a state n’t like that earlier. A festival meant human beings right now is, if they hosteliers. for the right euphemism confused it review but then conversed as of exuberance and enthusiasm. The the whole town would gather in a think something is important, they Disclosing this here with “loins” and it came out as a though it hadn’t happened, recalling entire culture was in a state of cele- place and there would be a big cele- will become dead serious about it. If today, the Minister for plural. Cambridge days. bration. If today was ploughing day, bration. A festival meant we got up they think it is not so important, Tourism, Mrs. Roda “F*** them,” Clive said. The laugh- In his last years, knowing he was it was a kind of celebration. at four in the morning, and very they will become lax about it — they Mistry, said that the State ter stopped. I said I meant “groin” suffering from leukemia, he wrote Tomorrow was planting day, another actively, lots of things happened all don’t show the necessary involve- Government had received and Clive asked, “But did he get you three books with morbid ironic kind of celebration. Day after tomor- over the house. ment. a proposal to the effect in the groins?” and so I laughed and titles about waiting for the end. I row was weeding, that was a celebra- To bring back this culture in peo- Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, an inter- from the owner of the the moment of awkwardness passed. recalled some of what I’ve written tion. Harvesting, of course, is still a ple, Isha celebrates four important nationally renowned Palace. Mrs. Mistry was Clive, having done a degree in above in the last chapter of my auto- celebration. But in the last 400 or 500 festivals: Pongal or Makarasank- spiritual leader, is a visionary, talking to newsmen after Australia and spent time working bio-memoir Cambridge Company as years, poverty has come to our coun- ranti, Mahashivarathri, Dussehra humanitarian, author, poet and presiding over the first between universities, was five or six an affectionate letter to Clive. When try, and we have not been able to cel- and Diwali. If we don’t create some- speaker. He can be contacted at meeting of the State years older than the rest of us in Cambridge, I cycled to his house ebrate every day. People are satisfied thing like this, by the time the next www.ishafoundation.org Tourist Development undergraduates and, together with to give him a copy. He was very ill Committee at Jubilee Hall. his fellow Australian, Germaine and I wonder if he read it. Not ready yet PAGE The Taliban said it was way too early to speak of resuming direct talks with the US, a day after Trump World 10 suggested negotiations during a surprise visit to Kabul DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD UK COPS SHOOT 40 Iraqi protesters slain in 24 hrs DEAD ‘TERROR’ SUSPECT Heavy response against demonstrators by a Iran-backed govt. escalates tensions London: British police Badghdad, Nov. 29: Sec- on Friday shot dead a Britain would leave urity forces shot dead 40 man who had strapped a the European Union anti-government protest- fake bomb to his body ers during 24 hours of and stabbed a number of by January 31 at the bloodshed amid spiraling people in what they said violence in the capital and was a terrorism incident latest Iraq’s south, security and in the London Bridge — Boris Johnson medical officials said, one area of the capital. day after an Iranian con- Police said they had British PM sulate was torched. been alerted at just Iran condemned the before 2 p.m. to a stab- burning of its consulate in bing at a premises near the holy city of Najaf as London Bridge, the SHORT TAKES violence continued into scene of a deadly attack the night across southern by Islamist militants two Iraq, where security forces years ago. INDIAN ORIGIN had killed 36 protesters “A male suspect was and wounded 245 since shot by specialist armed Wednesday evening, the officers from the City of BROS JAILED officials said. Another London police and I can four protesters were shot confirm that this sus- IN DRUG CASE dead in the capital. pect died at the scene,” Police and military the United Kingdom’s London: Two Indian-origin forces were deployed top counter-terrorism brothers have pleaded guilty to across key oil-rich officer, Neil Basu, said. participating in the activities provinces to re-open roads “A number of other of an organised crime group, closed off by demonstra- people received injuries which was involved in smug- tions. during this incident,” gling millions of pounds The escalating violence Basu said. “We believe a worth of illegal drugs into the and heavy response device that was strapped UK via a series of front compa- against demonstrators by to the body of the sus- nies linked with the importa- a largely Iran-backed gov- pect was a hoax explo- tion of chicken from the ernment threatened to sive device.” Netherlands. intensify tensions, espe- A video posted on Manjinder Singh Thakhar cially if efforts to imple- Twitter showed a group and Davinder Singh Thakhar ment electoral and anti- of about half a dozen pleaded guilty after being corruption reforms fail to men wrestling with caught following an investiga- placate protesters. someone on the ground tion by the UK’s National Crisis committees were on the sidewalk of the Crime Agency (NCA) and will created to enhance coordi- bridge. One of them be sentenced in January next nation between Prime backs away from the year. Minister Adil Abdul- scene carrying a knife. Two ringleaders of the Mahdi and governors in As he looks towards Birmingham-based organised provinces affected by the the melee, an armed crime group, Wasim Hussain protests “for the impor- Anti-government protesters set fire while security forces close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq. — AP police officer drags and Nazrat Huss-ain, have tance of controlling secu- another person away been jailed for a combined sen- rity and enforcing the forces opened fire to pre- ment accuses the govern- I will submit to from the man on the tence of aro-und 44 years after law,” said a statement vent them from torching a ment of being hopelessly floor. Soon after, what a trial at Birmingham Crown from the joint operations central mosque named corrupt and has also the esteemed CLERIC WARNS AGAINST sound like two gunshots Court this week. command. after the father of a promi- decried Iran’s growing parliament a formal ring out, and the man on “Throughout the course of Security forces shot four nent political leader, offi- influence in Iraqi state letter requesting my CHAOS, WORSENING CRISIS the ground stops mov- this investigation, which has protesters dead in cials said. affairs. resignation from the Baghdad, Nov. 29: Iraq’s to reconsider its choices ing. Reuters could not gone on for more than three Baghdad and wounded 22 The deaths came a day premiership. top Shiite cleric is warn- in that regard,” in his immediately verify the years, we have systematically when they tried to cross after protesters burned Iraq PM To resign ing of civil war after a weekly Friday sermon footage. dismantled an organised the important Ahrar the Iranian consulate in Iraq’s embattled premier ABDUL MAHDI, deadly day of violence in delivered in Najaf. The ambulance serv- crime group that was involved bridge leading to the near- Najaf. It was one of the announced Friday he will which security forces Al-Sistani also said pro- ice declared a “major in the importation and distri- by Green Zone, the heavily worst attacks targeting resign in keeping with the Iraq Prime Minister shot dead 40 people, call- testers should distin- incident” in the area and bution of Class A drugs across fortified seat of Iraq’s gov- Iranian interests in the wishes of the country’s ing on lawmakers to guish between peaceful London Bridge station, a the West Midlands,” said Colin ernment. Protesters occu- country since the anti-gov- top Shiite cleric, after iconic Tahrir (Liberation) “reconsider” their sup- demonstrators and those busy commuter hub, Williams, NCA. py parts of the ernment protests erupted nearly two months of anti- Square, where crowds port for the current gov- with have malign inten- was closed. “As well as drugs, the gang Jumhuriya, Sinak and two months ago. government protests that have amassed since early ernment. tions to coopt their move- People in buildings also attempted to source Ahrar bridges, all of The unrest in Iraq began have cost more than 400 October against a ruling Grand Ayatollah Ali al- ment. Forty protesters around the scene were firearms, presumably to be which lead to or near the on Oct. 1, when thousands lives. class deemed corrupt and Sistani says the parlia- were shot dead by securi- evacuated to the north used to threaten others in sup- fortified area. took to the streets in Adel Abdel Mahdi’s writ- inefficient.Celebrations ment that voted the gov- ty forces in Baghdad and side of the River port of their criminality,” he In Najaf, five protesters Baghdad and the predomi- ten statement was greeted broke out in Tahrir, where ernment of PM Adil the cities of Najaf and Thames by security said. — PTI were fatally shot and 32 nantly Shiite south. The with cheers and blaring young protesters began Abdul-Mahdi is “invited Nasiriya. — AP services. wounded when security largely leaderless move- music across Baghdad’s dancing. — Agencies — Reuters

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Market tanks ■ Criminals, Govt agencies can access data; threat to women’s safety Gold hallmarking over growth FASTags pose serious data a must from 2021 worries SANGEETHA G CHENNAI, NOV. 29 ASHWIN J. PUNNEN privacy and security threat The government will MUMBAI, NOV. 29 make hallmarking for gold jewellery and arti- The Sensex tanked over 300 SANGEETHA G. the system, but for private police departments from said. According to Sunil facts mandatory from points, as investors turned cau- CHENNAI, NOV. 29 persons as well since buying this kind of tech- For women owners, Sharma, Managing January 15, 2021. The tious before the release of the RFID readers are easily nology,” he said. there is an additional Director–Sales, India & Department of Consumer GDP growth numbers on Fri-day FASTags that are soon available in the market at According to Aurora, threat. If the name/gen- SAARC, Sophos, all the Affairs will issue a notifi- ■ The stock lying post-market hours. going to be mandatory for very low cost. “Worldw- depending on the imple- der of the vehicle owner is software systems can be cation in this regard by with the consumers Benchmark indices Sensex and all vehicles passing throu- ide, mass warrant-less mentation, it may be pos- available, this can be a sig- breached and FASTags January 15, 2020. Nifty fell from record highs as gh National Highway toll surveillance of cars is a sible for persons with nificant risk for women also carry the cyber secu- In order ensure quality will not be subject to investors scrambled to book prof- booths pose a data privacy major human rights malicious intend to use a who can be more easily rity threats that any soft- of gold jewellery and gold hallmarking. One its in recent high-flying stocks threat to the vehicle own- issue,” finds Fennel cheap RFID scanner to tracked and targeted by ware system carries. artifacts sold across the year will be given to amid fears that India's second ers. It can also be a seri- Aurora, Security Advisor obtain sensitive informa- violent men waiting near “Given the widespread stores in the country, gov- jewellers to clear old quarter GDP numbers may slip ous security threat for at F-Secure, a Finnish tion about vehicle owners identified cars, he said. security, privacy, safety, ernment will bring in further. women owners. cyber security company. from the tag by walking “The tag is primarily a and corruption issues mandatory hallmarking, stock. The Sensex plunged 336.36 FASTag is no more an “Worldwide, this is past parked cars and this unique signature and the around the Aadhar sys- Consumer Affairs Minis- ■ Selling of non- points or 0.82 per cent to close at option for vehicle owners mainly implemented via information can be used data is out there. Being a tem, there are obvious ter Ram Vilas Paswan said 40,793.81. The index swung about but a mandatory require- far more invasive and for further crimes. privacy enthusiast, it is reasons to doubt this new on Friday. A one-year peri- hallmarked jewellery 466 points during the day. ment. But with FASTags it non-optional automatic “Potentially the pay- my top most priority to system also. Like many od will be provided for after the deadline will Likewise, the broader NSE Nifty is possible to access the number-plate recognition ment information could ensure that my data similar convenience implementation of this attract a fine of a also settled 95.10 points, or 0.78 per ownership and other data (APNR) via pervasive be retrieved, and fake pay- remains protected. FAS- measures that come with decision to enable jew- minimum `1 lakh and cent, down at 12,056.05. pertaining to the owner video surveillance cam- ments forced to pass onto Tag should be an option built-in surveillance, one ellers clear their existing Weak cues from global markets and it will be easy for eras. There is a movement the linked account. Tags and not forced upon indi- has to wonder whether stock, he said. up to five times of also weighed on the market mood, tracking a vehicle not just across the US of local gov- could be cloned to use on viduals,” said Farrhad the few seconds saved is However, the stock lying the value of article as analysts said. by government agencies ernments trying to pass the criminals’ vehicle–a Acidwalla, Founder, worth the potentially with the consumers will well as one year jail. On a weekly basis, the Sensex and other stakeholders of ordinances banning form of identity theft,” he Cybernetiv Digital. extreme costs.” not be subject to hallmark- advanced 434.40 points, or 1.07 per ing. Bureau of Indian window. Financial cent. while the Nifty rose 141.65 Standards provides hall- Chronicle on Friday had pointsm or 1.18 per cent. marking of gold jewellery reported that the govern- Investor sentiment during the in three grades — 14 carat, ment had notified to week was mainly driven by posi- Future Group stocks soar 18 carat and 22 carat. World Trade Organisation tive news about US-China trade DHFL issue at NCLT Retailers will have to dis- its intention to bring in talks progress—which took a dis- play prices of these three mandatory hallmarking. turbing turn on Thursday—and FALAKNAAZ SYED appointed an administra- gage lender owed Rs quality grades at their However in the notifica- more government measures to over CCI nod to Amazon MUMBAI, NOV. 29 tor on concerns over its 83,873 crore to banks, the shops and selling of non- tion, the government had boost consumer demand. corporate governance and National Housing Board, hallmarked jewellery not specified the date as to The RBI on Friday sent defaults. The central bank mutual funds and bond- after the deadline will when it would publish FC BUREAU Future Group's retail debt-laden Dewan Hous- has filed the application holders, including retail attract a fine of a mini- this in the official Gazette. MUMBAI,CHENNAI, NOV. 29 stores. ing Finance Corporation to begin insolvency pro- bondholders. Of this mum Rs one lakh and up According to Future Group owns close Limited (DHFL) to the ceedings against the secured debt is `74,054 to five times of the value Somasundaram PR, man- Printed & Published by Shares of Future Group to the 2,000 retail stores, bankruptcy tribunal, mortgage lender with the crore and unsecured debt of article as well as one aging director, India, T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan companies rallied on covering over 24 million making it the first finan- Mumbai bench of the is `9,818 crore. year jail. World Gold Council, Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at Friday after the Compe- sq ft of space in over 400 cial services company to National Company Law The government on At present, there are 877 almost 40 to 50 per cent of Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, tition Commission of cities and towns.The be sent to the NCLT for a Tribunal (NCLT). November 15 had empow- assaying and hallmarking the gold in the market are Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, India on Thursday group’s owns Big Bazaar, possible debt resolution An interim moratorium ered RBI to refer stressed centres in 234 district loca- hallmarked. Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: approved the Amazon- Central, Brand Factory, after the government shall commence from the NBFCs and HFCs with tions and 26,019 jewellers “It would take 8 to 12 T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg Future Coupon deal. and FBB stores along with notified the rules for date of filing of the appli- assets worth at least Rs have registered with BIS. months to get the rest of No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights The deal is expected to a growing chain of neigh- referring NBFC/HFC to cation till its admission or 500 crore to insolvency The government plans to the stocks to be hall- reserved. Reproduction in whole or in help Future Group stren- bourhood stores, EasyDay the tribunal this month. rejection, the central courts after notifying open hallmarking centres marked. Government is part without written permission of The gthen its online sales and and Heritage Fresh, and A few days back, the RBI bank said in a statement. Section 227 of the in all districts of the coun- likely to keep this in mind Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. Amazon expand offline convenience stores WH had superseding the As of July 2019, the third Insolvency and try and register all jew- while announcing the reach in India through Smith and 7-Eleven. Board of DHFL and largest pure play mort- Bankruptcy Code. ellers during this one year deadline,” he had said. Lifeline PAGE Sri Lanka name former skipper Dinesh Chandimal in the squad for Games 11 a two-match Test series in Pakistan DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Mithun scalps five in an It’s all in mind over as K’taka reach final Surat, Nov. 29: Pacer It was just amazing Dravid says mental health is a challenge Abhimanyu Mithun, openers Devdutt Padikkal and to be out there with KL Rahul starred as Davey and to put and it is important to maintain balance defending champions Karnataka romped into the on a really big New Delhi, Nov. 29: communicate them. final of the Syed Mushtaq Former India captain and Dravid, who is mentoring Ali trophy after thrashing partnerhsip. batting great Rahul Dravid India’s young cricketers in Haryana by 8 wickets in the — Marnus Labuschagne, Australian feels maintaining good multiple roles, said stiff first semi-final here on batsman after an unbroken 294-run mental health is a “big competition demands that Friday. stand with David Warner challenge” in a “tough players pay enough atten- Karnataka will now face game” like cricket and tion to their well-being. Tamil Nadu, who defeated players should strike a bal- “....you really need to Rajasthan by seven wickets SHORT TAKES ance in everything they do look after yourself on and in the second semi-final, in to overcome the stress of off the field, and look after the summit clash, to be Warner, Marnus busy schedules and uncer- stuff like mental health. played on Sunday. tain futures. That’s again something The highlight of the Dravid, who is the that, as much as we talk to Karnataka-Haryana match slam centuries National Cricket Academy these boys about, it’s really was Mithun (5/39) taking Adelaide: David Warner and (NCA) Director, said it is important to maintain a five wickets in an over Marnus Labuschagne both plun- difficult to cope when one certain level of balance in including a hat- trick and dered back-to-back centuries spends a considerable time everything you do,” he registering his name in the as Australia stamped their on the sidelines. said. record books. authority on the opening day of “It is a big challenge. “Be able to find that bal- Mithun became the first the day-night second Test in This is a tough game. ance between not getting bowler in the domestic cir- Adelaide on Friday. There is so much competi- too excited when you suc- cuit to claim hat-trick in all At the close on a rain-inter- tion, a lot of pressure, and ceed and not getting too the formats. He had snared rupted day, the home team kids are playing all year disappointed when you a hat-trick in the Vijay Abhimanyu Mithun took five wickets including a hat-trick. were a dominant 302 for one round now. It is a game in fail. I just think being able Hazare (national ODI with the pair building an omi- which you do sometimes to lead a slightly balanced championship) final BRIEF SCORES (SEMIFINALS) nous 294-run partnership, leav- spend a lot of time waiting life potentially helps.” against Tamil Nadu earlier ing Pakistan with a huge battle around, having a lot of Dravid said as NCA this year. Haryana 194/8 (Himanshu Rana 61, Chaitanya Bishnoi to stay in touch. time to think,” he said Director, he has been try- The right-arm speedster 55; Abhimayu Mithun 5/39) lost to Karnataka 195/2 Warner was not out 166 and when asked for his take on ing to put a system in place did not have a good time (Devdutt Padikkal 87, K.L. Rahul 66; Harshal Patel Labuschagne unbeaten on 126, the issue. where professional help is until he bowled his last 1/28). Rajasthan 112/9 (Rajesh Bishnoi 23, Ravi following on from their 154 and Three Australian crick- at hand when a player over in which he wreaked Bishnoi 22 not out; Vijay Shankar 2/13) lost to Tamil 185 respectively in the first Test eters, including the sea- needs it. “There has been havoc. In the 20th over, he Nadu 116/3 (Washington Sundar 54 not out; R Ashwin at Brisbane. Their Adelaide soned Glenn Maxwell and some work on that as well, dismissed Himanshu Rana 31; Deepak Chahar 1/11). partnership was the highest young Will Pucosvski, wherein eventually we’ll (61) and Rahul Tewatia (32) ever in a day-night Test. recently took a break get to a point where hope- off the first two balls and Patel (34 off 20 balls; 6x4, ern outfit grabbed wickets “It’s a bit surreal at the from the game, citing fully we should have pro- completed his hat-trick by 1x6) and Tewatia (32 off 20 at regular intervals. A moment. It was just amazing to mental health issues. fessionals on board. Some sending back Sumit Kumar balls; 6x4) also played their patient unbeaten 22 by be out there with Davey and to India skipper Virat of these things need to be (0). There was more drama parts to perfection. number nine batsman Ravi just put on a really big part- Kohli lauded Maxwell handled by professionals,” in store as Mithun got a Haryana were going all Bishnoi helped Rajasthan nerhsip,” said Labuschagne. for opening up on he said. wicket on the fourth ball, guns blazing at 192-4 when cross the 100-run mark. “Really happy. We were running the subject and “I don’t think some of the that of Amit Mishra (0), Mithun pagged them back For TN, all- rounder Vijay hard, I love the intensity of the recalled a time in coaches have the ability to and then sent back Jayant with his fine effort with the Shankar (2-13) was the pick crease,” he added. his own career deal with some of the Yadav (0) on the final ball of ball. of the bowlers. Tamil Nadu — AFP when he battled issues. Some things we the over. Asked to bat first, The chase was a walk in then rode on a gritty BRIEF SCORES “end of the might be able to, but there Haryana piled up 194/8 on park as Paddikal and Rahul unbeaten 54 by all- rounder Australia 302/1 in 73 overs (D. world” may be some things where the board but Karntaka conjured a 125-run stand Washington Sundar as they Warner (batting) 166, M. thoughts we might need to look at chased it in 15 overs, for the first wicket in just overhauled the target with Labuschagne (batting) 126; but strug- professional for help. thanks to blazing half cen- 9.3 overs to lay the founda- 2.1 overs to spare. Sundar Afridi 1/48) vs Pakistan. gled to “It’s one of the things we turies by openers Devdutt tion stone of the win. played a responsible knock are definitely keen on Padikkal (87) and Rahul Tamil Nadu bowlers as he held the innings from doing at the NCA: giving (66), who took the opposi- dished out a clinical show one end. India's key spin- Latham’s ton gives some of these boys tion attack to the cleaners. to restrict Rajasthan to a ner R Ashwin, in a surprise access to some level of For Haryana, opener meagre 112/9 after putting move, opened the batting professional help if Chaityan Bishnoi (55 off 35 them to bat. For Rajasthan, and scored valuable 31 runs Kiwis a solid start they do require it.” balls; 7x4, 1x6) and Rana (61 barring two-down Rajesh off 33 balls. After Ashwin Hamilton: Tom Latham’s Rahul Dravid — PTI off 34 balls; 6x4, 2x6) shone Bishnoi (23), no batsman departed, Sundar took the unbeaten hundred and his cen- with the bat, while Harshal showed spine as the south- side home. — PTI tury stand with Ross Taylor laid a solid foundation for New Zealand before rain brought an early end to day one of the second Test against England in Hamilton on Friday. Latham was Sourabh makes on 101 when the rain swept in, just three deliveries after the tea break with New Zealand 173 for three. While Latham played semifinal stage down his 11th Test century as “nice”, England were left to Lucknow, Nov. 29: The 26-year-old regret dropping the left-hander Indian shuttlers Sourabh will next face on 66 and not meeting expec- Sourabh Verma and Korea’s Heo Kwang tations after winning the toss Rituparna Das Hee for a place in the and bowling first. “On day one advanced to the semifi- men’s singles final on if you get a team six or seven nals but Kidambi Saturday. down by the close you’ve prob- Srikanth made an exit However, third seed ably had a pretty good day,” after losing in the quar- Srikanth continued to said Chris Woakes who took terfinals of the Syed struggle as his run was two of the three wickets to fall. Modi International cut short by former Woakes was added to the line tournament here on World No.1 Son Wan up to give them five seamers on Friday. Ho. a wicket renowned to assist the Sourabh, who Srikanth went down West Indies celebrate with the trophy after winning the one-off Test against Afghanistan. — AFP side bowling first. Instead claimed two BWF 18-21, 19-21 to the sev- England toiled for little reward, Super 100 titles in enth seeded Korean for saw Ross Taylor benefit from a Hyderabad and his seventh loss in 11 dubious decision during a cen- Vietnam this year, meetings. tury partnership with Latham notched up a 21-19, 21- In the women’s sin- and lost the use of Ben Stokes 16 win over Thailand’s gles, former national Afghans blown away by Windies as a bowling weapon. — AFP Kunlavut Vitidsarn, a champion Rituparna Brief scores: New Zealand 173/3 three-time world junior overcame a fighting Lucknow, Nov. 29: Giant in 54.3 overs (T. Latham (bat- champion and reigning Shruti Mundada 24-26, spinner Rakheem BRIEF SCORES ting) 101, R. Taylor 53; C. Asian junior champi- 21-10, 21-19 in an all- Cornwall starred as the Afghanistan 187 & 120 Allrounders Russell, Bravo left out of Woakes 2/14) vs England. on, in the quarterfinal Indian quarterfinals. West Indies thrashed (Ibrahim Zadran 23, Javed match. — PTI Afghanistan by nine Ahmadi 62; Rakheem wickets early on day Cornwall 3/46, Jason limited-overs squads for India series three of their one-off Test Holder 3/20, Roston Chase St John’s (Antigua), on Friday. 3/10) lost to West Indies Nov. 29: Experienced all- Cornwall took a match 277 & 33 (J. Campbell (not rounders Andre Russell haul of 10 wickets as the out) 19, S. Hope (not out) 6; and Dwayne Bravo were West Indies bowled out Amir 1/5). left out in West Indies’ ODI Afghanistan for 120 on and T20 squads for the day three and reached after losing his opening upcoming series against their target of 31 to seal partner Kraigg India, beginning next the win in just over an Brathwaite for eight off month. hour of the first session Amir Hamza. Senior player Kieron in Lucknow. But it was the Cornwall- Pollard will continue to It was a reality check for led spin attack that dis- lead both the ODI and T20 Afghanistan, who were mantled Afghanistan on squads with Nicholas awarded Test status in day two as they collapsed Pooran as his deputy in 2017 and won their first from 53 for no loss to the shorter format and two victories in the five- 109/7. Shai Hope taking over the day format earlier this WE ARE STRUGGLING, role of the vice-captain in year. SAYS RASHID the ODIs. Skipper Jason Holder Russell, who played six West Indian players Sherfane Rutherford (from left), claimed all three Afghan Opener Javed Ahmadi games at the recently-con- Evin Lewis and Nicholas Pooran at a promotional event wickets to fall in the top-scored with 62 before cluded Abu Dhabi T10 in Mumbai on Friday. — PTI morning as the Windies becoming the final wicket league, didn’t find a place needed just 7.1 overs to to fall on day two, which despite being fit, while see off Afghanistan after earlier witnessed the Bravo, who had earlier West Indies trying to adapt Chirec International School boys are all smiles after winning the Under 12 title at the they resumed the day on West Indies take a lead of hinted of an international 25th Padma Bhushan Col C. K. Nayudu junior cricket tournament at the Sports Coaching 109 for seven. 90 as they were 277 all out. comeback, was also not to Indian pitches: Rutherford PTI Foundation in Masab Tank, Hyderbad. In the final, Chirec beat SCF Blues by five wickets. “Really important win. Shamarh Brooks made considered. — We had a tough series 111 — his maiden Test ODI Squad: Kieron Thane, Nov. 29: Gearing Rutherford said. against India. Was impor- century — to extend West Pollard (C), Sunil Ambris, up for next month’s T20 “Most of the Indian tant to finish the year Indies’ dominance after Shai Hope, Khary Pierre, series, West Indies all- pitches are good wickets well,” said Holder, whose the minnows were bowled Rostan Chase, Alzarri rounder Sherfane to bat on. We have been team suffered a 2-0 white- out for 187 on the opening Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Rutherford on Friday working on adapting to Chirec, SCF cricket champs wash against India at day, largely thanks to Brandon King, Nicholas said his team has been the pitches so we can home in August and Cornwall’s 7/75. Pooran, Shimron trying to adapt to the improve our game. I don’t DC CORRESPONDENT Anirudh top-scored with Ibrahim shone with the red September. Left-arm spinner Amir Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Indian pitches and would think players are think- HYDERABAD, NOV. 29 19. Earlier, Abhi Raj picked cherry, picking 4/22 as “Very pleasing to see remained the only bright Romario Shepherd, look to put up a good ing too much about the up 3/18 to restrict SCF Chirec were bowled out for new guys come in and spot for Afghanistan with Jason Holder, Keemo show against India. World Cup or IPL, it’s just Chirec International Blues to 54/4. Anil top- just 44 in seven overs. take the opportunity. his five-wicket haul on Paul, Hayden Walsh Jr. “I am happy to get the about performance and School defeated SCF Blues scored for SCF with 21. Ibrahim and Abhi were Shamarh (Brooks) did Test debut as he returned T20 squad: Kieron opportunity. Preparation everything else will fol- in the under-12 final at the Meanwhile in the U-14 named man of the match in that. He scored a fifty in figures of 5/74. Pollard (C), Fabian Allen, have been coming along low from there.” 25th Padmabhushan Col. C. final, SCF Blues defeated the under-14 and under-12 the last innings and fol- “I think, what I’ve seen, Brandon King, Denesh well, we had a lot of time The Windies team has K. Nayudu Junior Cricket Chirec International by 25 finals respectively. lowed it with a hundred we’ve been struggling in Ramdin, Sheldon Cottrell, to train and to get some been based in India for tournament held at the runs to win the title. Brief Scores: ■ U-12 final: SCF Blues here. And then Rahkeem the longer formats. Evin Lewis, Sherfane work done. So over the the last one month, play- Sports Coaching With the help of Nihal’s 54/4 in 10 overs (Anil 21, Abhi Raj 3/18) getting seven in the first Especially in batting. Rutherford, Shimron past few days we have ing their bilateral series lost to Chirec International School Foundation in Hyderabad. 20 and Barkadh’s 16, SCF 56/5 in 9 overs (Anirudh 19). Man of innings, in just his sec- That’s the only area we Hetmyer, Khary Pierre, been putting in some against Afghanistan Chasing 55 runs for a win, posted 69 for the loss of one the Match: Abhi Raj. ■ U-14 FINAL: SCF ond Test, is amazing.” need to improve,” said Lendl Simmons, Jason hard work and are look- which featured three Chirec reached the target wicket in their stipulated Blues 69/1 in 10 overs (Nihal 20, John Campbell made an Afghanistan skipper Holder, Hayden Walsh Jr, ing forward to give our ODIs, three T20s and a Barkadh 16) bt Chirec International PTI with five wickets in hand overs. School 44 in 7 overs (Ibrahim 4/22). unbeaten 19 and sealed Rashid Khan. Keemo Paul, Nicholas best against India,” one-off Test. — and with an over to spare. In the second innings, Man of the Match: Ibrahim. the win with a boundary — AFP Pooran, Kesrick Williams. Rewarded PAGE Aston Villa manager Dean Smith signs a new four-year contract Games 12 with the Premier League club DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 30 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Advantage India Second best I gave my best in every point. We are happy with 2-0 on Ram, Sumit win to give India 2-0 lead against Pak the first day. Nur-Sultan (Kazak- “Tomorrow’s it’s going to — Ramkumar Ramanathan, hstan), Nov. 29: A ruth- be pretty similar (score- Indian Davis Cup player less India raced to a 2-0 line),” said Nagal. lead in their Davis Cup tie India’s non-playing cap- for the loss of just two tain Rohit Rajpal too was games as Ramkumar pleased with the perform- Ramanathan and Sumit ance. Nagal toyed with their “It is a fantastic day for PREMIER LEAGUE teen rivals from Pakistan, India. Ram gave us a nice here on Friday. start, winning in quick Reds look for a In a mismatch of epic time. The second match proportion, Ramkumar was little tighter and Brighton star double-bageled 17-year-old tough, though it looked Muhammed Shoaib in just simple. Sumit kept the Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp is 42 minutes in the opening level high and came preparing to embark on a fran- singles. through with flying tic run of fixtures with fears The only time Shoaib colours,” he said. over the fitness of Fabinho made it look like a match Veteran Leander Paes after the midfielder limped out was in the sixth game of and debutant Jeevan of Liverpool’s Champions the second set when he Nedunchezhiyan will now League draw against Napoli. stretched Ramkumar to look to seal the tie when The 26-year-old Brazilian has two deuce points. they clash with Hufaiza G. Sai Karteek Reddy (left) receives the runner-up tro- emerged as one of the unsung Sumit Nagal then earned and Shoaib in the doubles phy from C. V. Anand (centre), IPS officer, at the All heroes of Klopp’s team, who his first-ever Davis Cup rubber on Saturday. India national ranking tennis held at Lake View Tennis have a comfortable eight-point win, beating Hufaiza India have never lost a Academy in Hyderabad. In the final, Karteek lost to lead at the top of the Premier Mohammed Rehman 6-0, 6- tie to Pakistan in six meet- Tamil Nadu’s Siddhartha K.S. Arya in straight sets 4-6, League. 2 in the second singles ings so far and the trend 4-6, to settle for the second place. Fabinho suffered an ankle which lasted 64 minutes. does not look like chang- injury during Wednesday’s 1-1 Pakistan badly missed ing. Champions League draw with their top players who A win on Saturday will Napoli, a result that leaves the pulled out, protesting stretch Paes’ record for reigning champions needing a against shifting of the Members of the Indian team pose after Day One’s play at Davis Cup in Nur-Sultan, most number of doubles Hyderabad rally point from their final group matches to a neutral Kazakhstan, on Friday. — TWITTER wins in Davis Cup history. game at Salzburg to guarantee venue. He is leading the chart progress. He will be out for “I gave my best in every While the first match on board by holding the ty strong. Both of us (he with 43 wins. more than a month after suffer- point. We are happy with was not even a contest, third game after squander- and Ram) had lot of fire “It will be interesting to for draw in ISL ing ankle ligament damage. 2-0 on the first day. Now we promising Pakistani ing four game points. today. We did not want to see how the Pakistan Klopp had been looking for a are looking forward to see youngster Hufaiza resis- He returned and dished lose. They are juniors but youngsters cope with our victory against the Italians, to Jee (Jeevan) and Leander ted Nagal as much as pos- out another hold, staying they played well and did world class players. Let’s Hyderabad, Nov. 29: An lead through Sunil ensure that at least one of his fire some bombs tomor- sible by engaging the close to Nagal. whatever they could. The see how it goes,” said injury time strike by Chhetri. Kamaljit Singh’s fixtures during this chaotic run row. Let’s get the job Indian in long rallies. However, it just delayed guy I played came up with Rajpal. The winners of the Robin Singh helped 10 poor clearance found could be treated as a dead rub- done,” said Ramkumar, Twice he pushed Nagal the inevitable as Nagal some really good shots. He tie will travel to Croatia man Hyderabad FC sal- Ralte whose pass went ber. But the Liverpool manager who also thanked fans to deuce points in the sec- wrapped up the match in played to his potential but for the World Group vage a draw against straight into the path of was left with graver concerns who had gathered to sup- ond game of the second set the eighth game. “I started has a long way to go,” said Qualifiers, to be held on Bengaluru FC in a Chhetri who made no mis- when Fabinho limped off early. port them. and finally put Pakistan decent and finished it pret- Nagal. March 6-7. — PTI thrilling Hero Indian take in slotting it home. Fellow midfielder Georginio Super League tie here. The defending champi- Wijnaldum said an injury to A second minute strike ons saw more of the ball Fabinho, signed from Monaco in by Sunil Chhetri looked and continued to create July 2018, would be a “big enough for Bengaluru to openings as Hyderabad blow”, with Liverpool involved Gunners, Red Devils shocked in Europa pick three points before struggled to close down in four competitions in Robin scored against his their opponents. December. — AFP former side at the death to There was a penalty help his side pick an shout when Harmanjot Paris, Nov. 29: The final whistle while some Di’Shon Bernard, 19, important point. Khabra’s cross from Gunners slumped to a 2-1 disgruntled fans held up then put through his own Laldanmawia Ralte and inside the box was Live on TV loss in the Europa League banners demanding goal to hand Astana victo- Sahil Panwar were hand- allegedly handled by against Eintracht ‘Emery Out’. ry over a United side ARSENAL SACK EMERY ed a start by Phil Brown Gurtej Singh but the ref- PREMIER LEAGUE Frankfurt on Thursday. Aubameyang struck whose average age was as he made a couple of eree chose not to pay heed Arsenal are now winless home just before the half- just 22. United boss Ole London, Nov. 29: Unai Assistant Freddie changes to their last to it. After the half hour Man City vs Newcastle in seven games, the club’s time whistle with a low Gunnar Solskjaer made 11 Emery was sacked as Ljungberg has taken over defeat to Chennaiyin FC. mark, they could have from 6 pm on Star Sports worst run since 1992. effort for his ninth goal in changes from Sunday’s Arsenal manager on as interim manager with Meanwhile, Cuadrat doubled the lead from a Select 1, HD Japan midfielder Daichi 14 matches. draw with Sheffield Friday after just 18 ex-Juventus coach named an unchanged corner. Dimas Delgado’s Kamada scored a second- United by handing senior months in charge at the Massimiliano Allegri and starting eleven from their corner found Albert Spurs vs Bournemouth half double for Eintracht KAZAKHS TEACH debuts to teenagers Ethan Emirates, with the Wolves boss Nuno 1-0 win over Kerala Serran however, the from 8.30 pm on after captain Pierre- UNITED KIDS A LESSON Laird, Dylan Levitt and Premier League giants Espirito Santo among the Blasters. Spanish centre-back Star Sports 3 Emerick Aubameyang had Elsewhere, Kazakh cham- Bernard as well as naming mired in their worst run early favourites to be In less than two min- couldn’t sort his feet out opened the scoring in first pions Astana fought back cancer survivor Max since 1992. named the boss. “We utes, the visitors took the inside the box.— Agencies Liverpool vs Brighton half injury time for to surprise a youthful Taylor on the bench. The Spaniard was fired announce today that the from 8.30 pm on Star Sports Arsenal inside a half-full Manchester United 2-1. Solskjaer said some of following the 1-2 defeat to decision has been taken Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 Select 1, HD Emirates Stadium. United captain Jesse the youngsters on show Eintracht Frankfurt in to part company with our Printed and Published by T. Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan Boos from the lowest Lingard opened the scor- put their hands up to fea- Thursday’s Europa head coach Unai Emery Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed at Deccan Chronicle Press Chelsea vs West Ham attendance at the ground ing, who had already ture against Alkmaar in League match, which and his coaching team,” situated at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Medchal from 8.30 pm on Star Sports since it opened in 2006 reached the last 32, before the final round of group extended their winless Arsenal said in a state- Malkajgiri Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. Select 2, HD greeted Unai Emery and Dmitri Shomko equalised matches on December 12. run to seven games. ment. — AFP RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Editor: Aditya Sinha his misfiring team at the for the home side. — AFP