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S President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, eijing authorities will send all international arrivals in the Chinese he Islamic endowment overseeing the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, ueen Elizabeth II has been shifted out of Buckingham Palace in Uthe White House physician said, hours after his administration declared Bcapital to quarantine facilities starting Monday, state media reported, Tthe third holiest site in Islam, says the mosque itself and other QLondon to Windsor Castle as the UK plans for isolation measures for the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency on Friday. as China steps up measures against imported coronavirus cases. People buildings will be closed over concerns about the new coronavirus. people over 70 amid the country's death toll from Trump, 73, had taken the coronavirus test on Friday night. arriving from abroad had previously been Sheikh Omar Kiswani, the director of the mosque, said on Sunday that COVID-19 hitting 21, nearly doubling from 11 within The results came out in less than 24 hours. "Last night, after allowed to undergo the mandatory two- prayers will continue to be held outdoors. The closure is a day. The 93-year-old monarch and her 98-year-old an in-depth discussion with the President regarding the week quarantine at home, but now only to continue indefinitely. Iran's official leading the husband, Prince Philip, are likely to be placed COVID-19 test, he elected to proceed. This evening, I those in "special circumstances" will be country's response to the worst coronavirus in quarantine at the royal Sandringham Estate received confirmation that the test is negative," Dr Sean exempted from being sent to facilities outbreak in the Middle East acknowledged that the in Norfolk in the coming weeks as tougher Conley, the presidential physician, said in a memorandum where they must pay for their stay, local pandemic could overwhelm health measures are put in place to fight the to White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham Communist Party newspaper Beijing facilities in the country, which is coronavirus outbreak in the UK affecting on Saturday. Daily reported Sunday. under severe US sanctions. over 1,140 people. ONE MORE IN TELANGANA COVID-19 OFFICIAL COUNT* TESTS COVID-19 POSITIVE n The new patient reportedly returned from the Netherlands

PNS n HYDERABAD not specify who the second positive n Total number of patients So far we have had three case is. One more patient in Telangana test- infected with the disease in the positive cases and as The 24-year-old student had Red gram: State ed positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, state increased to three of now two people are in come to Khammam on March 7 the Ministry of Health and Family isolation. Today one person from Italy. After she showed symp- govt lacks Welfare (MoHFW) announced. n The Centre, while including toms of COVID-19, she initially got Telangana's discharged COVID-19 who travelled to The foresight: This takes the total number of treated at a local hospital. She was patients infected with coronavirus patient, had added two other Netherlands also tested admitted to Gandhi Hospital on Kishan in the state to three. Among these people to the corona- positive for the virus. We have March 11. It was on March 14 that three patients, only the software positive list from the also traced the people he she tested positive for coronavirus. employee who had returned from state. However, the state government Dubai recovered and has since came in contact with has not yet confirmed whether 4 been discharged from Gandhi —DR PRABHAKAR there is a third coronavirus patient. Hospital. REDDY, Dr. P Sravan Kumar, superinten- As per MoHFW, the new patient COVID-19 INCHARGE, dent of Gandhi Hospital, said that too is an Indian national. According GANDHI HOSPITAL there were only two positive cases to reports, the new patient had vis- of COVID-19 in the state-- one, ited the Netherlands. including the discharged patient, Telangana's first COVID-19 tered three confirmed cases of other persons to the list of corona- while the other is the Italy-returned patient was discharged two days coronavirus on Sunday. positive list from the state. student. "No third case has been back. The Union Ministry of The ministry, while including One person in this list includes confirmed yet. We are awaiting Health and Family Welfare Telangana's discharged COVID- the 24-year-old student who had results for several cases. announced that Telangana regis- 19 patient, added the names of two returned from Italy. Sources could 4 *at 5-00 pm on Sunday One year jail Corona shutdown to cost for spreading rumours on Yogi to become Rs 10,000 cr for TS govt first UP CM from L VENKAT RAM REDDY Marriage halls and function coronavirus n HYDERABAD n GST earnings to take a hit halls too would remain closed, BJP to complete PNS n HYDERABAD except for marriage events The Telangana State govern- n The closure of bars, already fixed. Even in the case 3 yrs in office Hyderabad Police have ment's decision to enforce pubs and membership of such weddings, the number warned that those spreading 'corona shutdown' as a way to clubs is expected to dent of guests should not cross false news and rumours on arrest the spread of Covid-19 200 members. The GO speci- coronavirus may be jailed up could cost the state exchequer the earnings of TS fies that the halls should not 5 to one year. nearly Rs 10,000 crore. government take up any new orders until Hours after the state gov- Chief Minister K March 31. ernment announced shut- Chandrashekar Rao on Permissions for summer down to contain coronavirus, Saturday ordered the shut- public places, cinema halls, camps, rallies, public meet- the police chief warned down, effective pubs, bars, swimming pools, ings, cultural events, trade against rumours and false Sunday, of museums as well as indoor fairs, sports events and carni- news. Police Commissioner and outdoor stadiums for a vals will not be accorded till Anjani Kumar said false news week (till March 21). March 21. and rumours are bad for Schools, including The foregoing decisions society. coaching centres, would hit the State's revenues Lumbini Park looks forlorn on Sunday He said those who are will remain in the form of taxes, including spreading false information closed until GST, on which the state exche- on social media and creating March quer is dependent heavily. For Happening Hyd grinds to a panic on coronavirus were 31. example, the tax on petroleum liable for punishment under products and liquor contribute the National Disaster significantly to the revenues of Management Authority the Telangana government. halt on Day-1 of shutdown (NDMA) Act section. 4 2 Auditors must PNS n HYDERABAD Though shopping malls and hotels were not use latest tech Hyderabad, bandied about as closed, they too looked empty as people tools for quality the most happening city in preferred to stay indoors out of corona concerns Space agencies scramble audits: CEPR India, came to a grinding halt on Sunday, day one of the 'corona shutdown' declared by total. These include cinema though some of the shopping to protect astronauts Chief Minister K theatres, pubs, bars and clubs. malls and hotels were open, PNS n WASHINGTON that they do not carry the Chandrasekhar Rao to arrest Although shopping malls they did not witness even 20 deadly virus into space. 8 the spread of Covid-19. and hotels were not closed, per cent of the total business As COVID-19 pandemic NASA astronaut Chris Several hangouts, which they too looked empty, with they do on normal days. keeps governments on their Cassidy and Russian cosmo- otherwise witness huge crowds people preferring to stay Weekends being prized days toes, NASA and other nauts Nikolai Tikhonov on Sunday, wore a deserted indoors out of fears of con- for shopping malls, cinema space agencies have and Andrei Babkin are TODAY look as the response of busi- tracting coronavirus, whose theatres, bars and pubs, some added stringent mea- likely to be launched for the ALMANAC ness establishments to the gov- community transmission has have already begun feeling the sures to prevent the International Space Station Month & Paksham: ernment orders, issued late become a headache for the pinch of the lockdown. spread of new coron- (ISS) on April 9. on Saturday night, was near health authorities. Thus, avirus among astronauts so Phalguna & Krishna Paksha 4 2 Panchangam: Tithi: Ashtami: 02:59 am (Next Day) Nakshatram: Jyeshtha: 11:12 am Newly-appointed Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar addressing party Time to Avoid: SEC puts off polls to Andhra Pradesh local bodies (Bad time to start men in Hyderabad on Sunday any important work) n Rahukalam: 07:56 am – 09:25 am PNS VIJAYAWADA Yamagandam: ‘Ban AIMIM’: Bandi 10:55 am – 12:24 pm State Election Commission on Jagan raises SEC caste for local Varjyam: 07:23 pm – 09:02 pm, Sunday announced postpone- PNS n HYDERABAD (TRS) of joining hands with 09:37 am – 11:12 am ment of the local body elec- the Asaduddin Owaisi-led Gulika: 01:54 pm - 03:23 pm tions in the State in view of the body poll postponement Newly-appointed Telangana AIMIM, which has strong Good Time: (to start any important prevailing situation due to BJP president Bandi Sanjay presence in Hyderabad, to n work) coronavirus outbreak. PNS AMARAVATI Chief Minister YS Kumar said on Sunday the instigate violence during Amritakalam: 05:13 am – 06:51 am State Election Jaganmohan Reddy AIMIM should be banned for protests against the anti- Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:00 pm – 12:48 pm Commissioner Ramesh Kumar taken in view of the precau- Terming the decision of calls on Governor its link to "violence and terror- Citizenship (Amendment) told the media that the elec- tionary measures being taken State Election Biswa Bushan ists" and claimed Congress Act. HYDERABAD tions were being postponed for across the country to prevent Commissioner to post- Harichandan at the workers will join the saffron "We (BJP) will soon launch WEATHER six weeks. The elections to possible spread of coronavirus. pone the local body Raj Bhavan in organisation in large numbers a state-wide exercise high- rural local bodies and urban The Commissioner said there polls as unilateral, Chief as their party was staring at lighting the nexus between the Forecast: Mostly sunny Vijayawada on local bodies were scheduled to was a possibility of the virus Minister YS Sunday protesting "disintegration" in the state. TRS and the AIMIM for sheer Temp: 33/21 be held on March 21 and being spread through ballot Jaganmohan Reddy met Appointed as the state party vote bank politics. The Humidity: 42% against State Election March 23 respectively. Polling papers to be used for the Governor Biswa Bushan Commissioner N chief last week, the first time AIMIM is essentially a party Sunrise: 06.23 for Panchayats were sched- polling. He said a decision on Harichandan and com- Lok Sabha MP sees himself as of terrorists," Kumar alleged, Sunset: 06.26 Ramesh Kumar’s uled to be held in two phases the new dates would be taken plained about the move . decision to postpone a "fighter" for Hindutva ideals stating that Owaisi's party Current Weather Conditions on March 27 and 29. after a review of the situation and accused the ruling should be banned. Updated March 15, 2020 5:00 PM 4 polls to local bodies He said the decision was six weeks later. Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020 hyderabad 02

ery rarely one finds an Samanvaya Samithi chairperson uncanny resemblance Palla Rajeshwar Reddy's son was Vbetween a filmi dialogue When KCR sounded like Mahesh Babu… performed grandly. People came and a statement in the Assembly. In from far and wide, including the latest TS Assembly session, dur- try, it would take three days after that consuming chicken could pave Few take RTC buses ductors, normally 'hard-pressed' parts of Warangal urban District. ing a discussion on Palle Pragathi, the proclainers are put to work. The the way for contracting the dead- REPORTERS’ On Sunday most roads were to make their way in packed Most of the people of Sodashpalli Telangana Chief Minister K protagonist asks politicians to ly coronavirus. The word is also deserted. Not only people but also buses, took leisurely walks in the village in Velair mandal assembled Chandrasekhar Rao sounded like upgrade. The entire sequence, in spreading by word of mouth. No vehicles were hardly seen on the buses and were seen seated, tak- under one roof. Unlike in other Mahesh Babu when he said that which Prakash Raj is at the receiv- wonder, those relishing non-vege- D ARY roads of Hyderabad, much unlike ing rest. A conductor, while functions held in this rural part, bore wells are left open; and, if a kid ing end, almost was repeated in the tarian food have stopped eating normal Sundays. One of the main breathing easy, said apologetical- the gathering at the reception was falls into it, the collector, fire Assembly. chicken. It is about a month since reasons could be the closure of ly that revenue had come down virtually a show of strength and department personnel and every- people removed chicken from their cinema theatres and parks as well even on a Sunday. Palla and his followers were metic- body else has to be on their toes. Freebies, phir bi no takers! menu. of feeding thousands of fowls in as public places due to concerns ulous in performing the function Can't we just fill it? It almost The coronavirus pandemic has Poultry farm owners initially farms, poultry farm owners start- over the accelerating community Pre-shutdown functions smooth under utmost hygienic condi- seemed like the reel talk by Mahesh shattered and shuttered many busi- resorted to issuing ads about the ed making attractive offers like 'buy transmission of coronavirus. Not Many of the pre-shutdown fix- tions. Food stuffs and water were Babu in the recent flick Sarileru nesses over the past few weeks benefits of eating chicken and sug- one fowl and get one fowl free' and many people took TSRTC buses. tures and functions in rural served in a systematic manner. nikevaru echoed in real life. In the across the nation. Poultry farms in gested, in the context of Covid-19 the like. Even that did not work In general, RTC buses are packed Telangana districts went off movie, Mahesh Babu, pointing to the state are no exception. In fact, concerns, that it does not have any out. Now some poultry farm own- on Sundays. However, the occu- smoothly, with usual pomp and (Contributed by a politician says, kids are falling into they constitute the worst-hit busi- "side effects" on health. However, ers are giving away live birds free pancy ratio in buses was not as paraphernalia on Sunday. In the Naveena Ghanate, Ch Pradeep, bore wells; in other countries they nesses. This is because of fake social people did not bother about the of cost. That is, the birds are now usual, though there were many Warangal urban district, the mar- K Venkateshwarlu and remove in 1 hour, but in our coun- media messages which suggest ads. Unable to bear the expenses freebies; phir bi no takers! marriages this Sunday. Bus con- riage reception of Rythu P V Kondal Rao) Space Gulf migrants keen to return home agencies Uncertainty grips scramble... markets amid Covid-19 PV KONDAL RAO n WARANGAL LIQUOR SALES COME DOWN Continued from Page 1 With cases of coronavirus The space agencies are in concerns, NK posturing being reported across the IN MAHBUBNAGAR process for the "health stabi- PNS n HYDERABAD closing day. Similarly, silver world, the family members lization" for the next expedi- (0.999) also depreciated sig- AVINASH DEEPAK PULI and relatives of migrants who n tion crew, reports Space.com. The global markets remained nificantly by Rs. 6,500 and are working in Dubai and Gulf MAHBUBNAGAR The astronauts have start- uncertain due to several fac- closed at Rs.40,400 (per kg). countries are a worried lot. ed their quarantine earlier tors such as increasing rate of COMMODITIES They are frequently in touch Closure of bars till March 31 than usual due to the current COVID-19 throughout the The sentiment in the prin- with their beloved ones over responding to the directive of pandemic. Other procedures world. North Korea is once cipal wholesale commodity phone and enquiring about the state government is likely to to ensure that astronauts again at its old game of markets in the twin cities their health condition. show a serious impact on the don't bring an illness to the threatening the US in partic- remained moderate. Rythu A seizable number of people liquor sales in many parts of the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district. As ISS is also under evaluation ular and rest of the world in Bazars and the various com- from Metpalli region of Jagtial on date, sales through bars and permit rooms have been more at the US space agency. general, and fast changing modity markets located in district in the erstwhile than fifty per cent quantity to the cumulative sales and since the bars NASA mandates that astro- geo-political equations all Begum Bazar, Kishangunj, Karimnagar went on work per- are closed, the sales were reduced to the minimum on Sunday. nauts stay in quarantine for over the world. Gold Mukthyargunj, Risala mit to Saudi Arabia and Gulf Usually Sunday business is very high in the constituency two weeks before launching remained buoyant and closed Abdullah, Mir Alam Mandi, countries and their family As a precautionary measure, Saudi Arabia headquarters and in Shadnagar limits, the sales have been almost into space. at US $ 1,529. 31 (per ounce) Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally, members here feel a bit tensed decimated till the evening. Reports from various parts of erstwhile "This is done in order to while silver, followed suit Bowenpally and General over the existing conditions has temporarily banned entry to tourists from Mahbubnagar district and adjoining Nalgonda district indicate that ensure that they are not sick and closed at $ 14.66 (per Bazar was moderate. During prevailing over there. coronavirus-affected countries and visitors, the permit room business has drastically come down particularly or incubating an illness when ounce). Platinum and palla- the week, common pulses It may be recalled that, as a after the decision of AP State election Commission to postpone the they reach the orbiting lab," dium also marched forward such as tuar dal, masoor dal, including those coming to the Prophet's elections of local bodies in that part. Since the adjoining parts of precautionary measure, Saudi mosque and for Umrah said the report on Saturday. and closed at $ 766.35 (per 10 moong dal and urad dal and Arabia has temporarily banned Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda are connected to Andhra Pradesh The procedure is crucial as gms) and $. 1,869.75 (per 10 commodities like chillies, entry to tourists from coron- border, the permit rooms located in Telangana have netted huge microgravity can affect the gms) respectively. turmeric and garlic recorded avirus-affected countries and situation in Telangana is much- back to the country and quar- profits for over ten days. As that business was stopped in the immune system, exposing Other economic para- a marginal appreciation, visitors, including those com- better as compared with other antine if they are infected morning, the newly secured permissions of permit rooms in the astronauts to the virus. meters, moved southward. while staple food grains and ing to the Prophet's mosque states, the families of migrants before handing over the same Koththakota of erstwhile Mahbubnagar on the Kurnool border have NASA has also suspended Brent closed at US $ 34.97 common edible oils and for Umrah. The measures are a worried lot over their to their family members. become stale and there was minimum business till afternoon. tours at the facilities where (per barrel), while Crude remained unchanged at the were taken following commu- families as the situation over Many workers in the Gulf Particularly after the declaration of the SEC of Andhra Pradesh to the astronauts undergo MCX oil was quoted at previous week's closing lev- nity spread in religious clusters there was more serious than are keen on returning to their postpone the elections of Local bodies, the permit room business on training ahead of their Rs.2,414 (per barrel). els. Turmeric, jeera and such as churches in Singapore reported. "We request the native places after the out- the border came to a standstill. Reports of minimum business were flight.The agency has asked While Gold MCX wheat witnessed heavy evident in Khammam Krishna Border, Nalgonda Guntur Border and and South Korea. administration to initiate mea- break of the pandemic. Mahbubnagar Kurnool border respectively. its own staff to stay home if increased and stood at inflow in the markets, Soujanya, wife of Rajender, sures to bring back our family Meanwhile, people across the they feel sick. Rs.40,348 (per 10 thanks to the bumper working in Riyadh feels that members safe under this hour sections are all praise for gms) even MCX crop harvested by the panic button pressed by the of panic," Soujanya said. Telangana government for ini- od can be utilised as prepara- down all educational institu- Silver has seen an farmers despite governments of Telangana and There is of course a grim sit- tiating measures to tackle the tion vacation for their kids tions, cinema theatres and increase and flood situation. India were in a way creating uation in certain villages from spread of coronavirus. ahead of April exams. mass gatherings for the next 15 closed at Coriander, gin- tension among their family. where fifty to sixty members As the state government has It may be recalled that, with days to curb the spread of Rs.40,487 ger and However, she said that the migrated to the Gulf countries announced that all the educa- the second case of coronavirus Covid-19. However, shopping (per kg). tamarind preparedness of the govern- in search of work in Metpalli tional institutions will be shut reported in Hyderabad, the malls, restaurants, supermar- Sensex and WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW remained ments has instilled confidence and Siricilla belt. The villagers till March 31, there was a State Cabinet on Saturday kets and other commercial Nifty 50 divergent to counter and contain the are of the opinion that an ini- sense of relief among the par- decided to impose restrictions establishments will remain closed at 34,103.48 and within narrow margins. spurt of the virus. Though the tiation to get their neighbours ents as they say that this peri- on social gatherings and shut functional. 9,955.20 points respectively. The prices of common Leading foreign currencies' vegetables firmed up with the exchange rates were: US $: summer setting in Telangana. Rs.73.74, British Pound: Rs. Potatoes, the supply of which 90.75, Euro: Rs. 82.42, has been impacted adverse- One year jail for Ban AIMIM, says Bandi Sanjay Singapore $: Rs.52.26, Swiss ly due to the floods in the Franc: Rs.77.75, Australian $: growing areas, are likely to Continued from Page 1 winning his maiden Lok Sabha regions with large Muslim the Congress was higher than Rs.45.71, Saudi Rial: Rs. flare up by 25% in the near poll in 2019. population. that of the saffron party in the 19.71, New Zealand Dollar: future. Common vegetables spreading rumours... Kumar, 48, accused the K Kumar mentions with pride "The AIMIM should be elections. 44.85, Kuwaiti Dinar: such as cabbage, cauliflower, Chandrashekhar Rao-led that he was jailed for at least banned. I will work for it," Kumar, however, asserted Rs.240.01, Omani Rial: Rs. ribbed gourd, snake gourd, Continued from Page 1 all educational institutions Telangana government of seven times between 2005 and Kumar said. that the Congress has only 192.18 and UAE Dirham: lady's finger, cucumber, and banning public gatherings, renaming a host of central 2011 during agitation over a Asked about Owaisi's con- weakened since then as it is in Rs.20.14, Canadian Dollar onions, tomatoes and French Punishment under the Act Chief Minister K. dispensation schemes to "mis- variety of Hindutva issues. demnation of terrorist organ- a state of "internal war". $53.21. At home, though the beans, along with other leafy can be up to one year impris- Chandrashekhar Rao on lead" people and alleged a His strongest words are isations in his speeches in par- "It is looking at disintegra- demand picked up due to vegetables, recorded a decline onment and fine, he said. Saturday night warned the scam involving diversion of reserved for the All India liament, the Telangana BJP tion. The Congress will cease ongoing marriage season, in the range of 22 per cent to "Whoever makes or circu- media against publishing or funds provided by the Centre. Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen chief claimed this is all "acting". to exist in the state soon. Many both the precious metals 46 per cent. The NECC lates a false alarm or warning airing unconfirmed reports Associated with the (AIMIM), which has grown The party, he claimed, has of its leaders and workers have were divergent. Standard gold wholesale egg prices recov- as to disaster or its severity or about coronavirus cases. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over the last few years outside open "sympathies" for terror- joined us. Its rank and file will (24 carats) depreciated by a ered by Rs.15, and closed at magnitude, leading to panic, He asked the media outlets (RSS) since a very young age, its traditional base of ists and undertakes events in merge into our party to take on whopping Rs.2,180, and Rs.295 (per 100 closing). shall on conviction, be punish- to strictly go by the informa- the state BJP chief has risen Hyderabad with its unsparing their support in its bastion of the TRS as the BJP is the only closed at Rs.42,290 (per 10 Burdwan and Midnapore able with imprisonment which tion released from the health through the saffron ranks, attacks on the BJP, especially old Hyderabad. alternative," he said. gms). Ornamental gold too, recorded the highest price of may extend to one year or with department with regard to holding a number of organisa- over its Hindutva planks. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, The TRS, he added, has moved in tandem and was Rs.380, while Ajmer closed fine," says section 54 of the coronavirus cases. "Those tional posts in the party and its The Owaisi-led party has the TRS, Congress and the BJP only made false promises and quoted in the range of with the lowest price the Act. spreading false news will face youth wing, BJYM, earlier. won a few seats in states like won nine, three and four seats, its development claims are Rs.40,120 - Rs 40,220 on the of Rs.265. Announcing the closure of stringent action," he said. He was a corporator before Maharashtra and Bihar in respectively. The vote share of bogus. Criminals and anti-nationals don't deserve sympathy

HC UPADHYAY cleared for the State govern- Advocates not to be brought presided over by the Chief Sengar have also been asked to and posted the matter to April n HYDERABAD ment to tighten the noose The Courts go by the rule book and under CP Act Justice of India decided to hear pay Rs 10 lakh each as compen- 7 for submission of the action around miscreants who bla- only urgent matters by such sation to the victim's family. taken report. The Uttar Pradesh govern- tantly indulge in destroying pri- hardly take into account the popular Responding to the letters number of Benches as may be This augurs well for Thanks to the judiciary, ment has dared to take the bulls vate and public properties dur- sentiment while deciding a case. sent by the Chairman, Bar found appropriate. the speedy disposal of heinous which has shaken the author- by the horns in passing the ing riots or demonstrations. Council of India and The Delhi High Court too crimes like rape, murder, etc. ities from decades of slumber, ordinance to recover damage to True, the Courts go by the However, the judiciary ought not to Chairman, Bar Council of has decided in a similar man- The present judgment would many of the illegal plastic units public and private properties in rule book and hardly take into be too insensitive so as to Delhi, Union Minister for ner and also asked all the send the warning signals to all deal in single use plastic and any violent protest or demon- account the popular sentiment completely ignore the national Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas District Courts of Delhi to the criminal elements in the PVC pipes. The thick smoke of stration from the miscreants. while deciding a case. However, Paswan has clarified on Twitter accommodate all parties/wit- country. plastic waste burnt at the street 'The Uttar Pradesh Recovery of the judiciary ought not to be interest in the name of rule of law that there was no proposal to nesses/advocates seeking corners pollutes the air and Damage to Public and Private too insensitive so as to com- include Advocates under the adjournment 'favourably' in all TSHC cracks whip on polluting poses health hazard besides Property Ordinance, 2020' pro- pletely ignore the national Court's verdict which objected no need to give a long rope to Consumer Protection Act, matters, including criminal plastic units polluting the ground water in mulgated on March 13 pro- interest in the name of rule of to the naming and shaming of criminals and anti-nationals. 2019. matters. The Telangana High Court the region. But for the interven- vides legitimacy to the coercive law. Unfortunately, in our criminals and anti-nationals All laws should aim at strength- Thus, the acrimony between came down heavily on the tion of the High Court, the methods of the government to country there seems to be no by the magistrate on behalf of ening the national fabric and the Bar and the 10 years jail for ex-BJP hundreds of plastic units oper- show of minting money recover from the criminals and definite pattern to deal with the the government. Legal techni- fostering unity and anyone Government has finally MLA ating in Kattedan Industrial through illegal gratification anti-nationals the amount of sensitive issues and courts, calities apart, the spirit of the who goes against national ended in a cordial man- The Tees Hazari Court Area near Hyderabad and could have gone on eternally. loss caused by them, during including the higher courts, are Constitution of India unequiv- interest or nurtures a dream to ner. in Delhi sentenced asked the authorities to shut violent protest, to the public either pressurised or misguid- ocally mandates every divide India in the name of expelled BJP MLA down all such units which Summer dress code for and private property. ed by the powerful lobbies. Be Constitutional authority to region, religion or language SC surrenders to Kuldeep have been operating without advocates Following the Allahabad it a case of Yakub Memon, the ensure that not only the per- should be shunned by the peo- Covid-19 Singh Sengar clearance from the Pollution The Bar Council for the High Court's order for removal condemned gangster for whose sonal freedom, liberty and pri- ple in authority, including those In a situation and six others Control Board (PCB). state of Telangana, through a of hoardings put up in sake the Apex Court was made vacy of its citizens are protect- occupying the august posi- that may be termed in Unnao Case, guilty A division, bench compris- circular, has relaxed the Lucknow featuring the names, to burn the midnight oil or be ed but also the overall nation- tions in judiciary. as 'unique', the of culpable homicide ing Chief Justice R.S.Chauhan requirement of wearing black pictures and addresses of anti- it the suo motu cognizance of al interests of the country. In Hope, Parliament too, would Apex Court on not amounting to mur- and Justice Abhishek Reddy, coat and gown for the advo- CAA protesters who were the alleged manhandling of fact, the national interests are emulate the Uttar Pradesh March 13th decided der, to 10 years' impris- while hearing a plea filed by cates practicing in the lower booked for the violent protests Tukde-Tukde gang's leaders by of paramount importance than model and pass similar legisla- that it would take up LEGAL onment under section residents of Shastripuram said courts during the summer peri- against the Citizenship Law on some lawyers in Delhi, the individual freedom, privacy, tion so as to deter the miscre- only urgent matters 304 IPC and 5 years' that officials of GHMC and od from March 15 to July 15. December 19, 2019, the State Supreme Court has set bad etc. When there is a conflict ants from taking law in their from March 16, after ROUNDUP imprisonment for crim- PCB remained 'mute specta- Accordingly, the lawyers may government has appealed to precedents which are certain- between these two, certainly hands. Certainly, such ele- the short break of inal conspiracy under tors' as illegal plastic units appear with black or grey pant the Apex Court, which in turn, ly not befitting to its past glory the national interest must be ments need to be tackled with Holi festival and dates in rou- section 120 B of IPC. mushroomed in the area. The and white shirt with black tie has referred the matter to a and high reputation. preferred. iron fist and exemplary punish- tine matters will be given by the Sengar, currently in Tehar Court added that it will person- or white band or collar during larger bench. Now, with this The same is true in the case In the name of Azadi and ment if India as a one country Court Masters before the Court Jail serving life sentence in the ally responsible to monitor the summer period in all courts Ordinance, the way has been of recent Allahabad High freedom of expression, there is has to survive. assembles. The meeting rape case, and his brother Atul closure of polluting industries except the High Court.

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RIME CORNER Coronavirus threat changes airport protocol 24-year-old man hangsself over PNS n HYDERABAD Universities in family disputes Cyberabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar, IPS along Tourist spots closed for a week man committed suicide over with Shamshabad DCP N city suspend family disputes at his house yderabad's famous Salar Jung Museumand A PrakashRedd and police offi- other tourist spots like the Nehru in Chilkalguda in the city on cials, Health Department offi- H classes, tests Sunday. According to the police, Zoological Park remained closed on Sunday cials, GMR airport staff, CISF, following the shutdown ordered by the state BolliRaju, 24, of Immigration visited Rajiv n the wake of the coron- Seethaphalmandi under government as a precautionary measure to Gandhi International Airport contain possible spread of coronavirus.The Iavirus pandemic and in the Chilkalguda police station area of on Sunday to check coron- effort to step upthe precaution- the city was living along with his museum authorities announced that the avirus screening and to ensure museum will remain closed till March 21. The ary measures, University of wife M Divya and other family precautions are taken. Hyderabad (UoH), Osmania members. The couple got authorities of Salar Jung Museum and other The police commissioner tourist spots made the announcement hours Universities, Kaloji married a year and half ago. said the state government has NarayanaRao University of On Saturday late night, Raju after the state cabinet held a meeting and taken a serious concern to pre- decided to declare a holiday for all educational Health Sciences have can- came home from work and went vent the threat of coronavirus. celled allclasses till March 31. into his room without interacting institutions and banned public gatherings. The deputy commissioner Salar Jung Museum, which is located on the Apart from classes, all the with anyone. On Sunday of police, Shamshabad, Cyberabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar visits Rajiv Gandhi International common facilities such as the morning, when the family Airport to check coronavirus screening on Sunday banks of the Musiriver, is one of the biggest Telangana doctors and immi- tourist attractions of Hyderabad and usually witnesses 3,000-4,000 visitors every day. The number library, gym, yoga will also be members knocked the door of gration officials have con- closed. A notification by the his room to wake him up, increases upto 6,000 during weekends. Chief Minister K ChandrashekarRao has ordered the shutdown of ducted a review meeting at UoHsaid that the scheduled however, Raju did not response. There was only one standing public places, cinema halls, pubs, bars, swimming pools, museums, indoor and outdoor stadiums for a "After breaking open the door, Shamshabad airport to see week, while schools, including coaching centres, will remain closed until March 31, in a bid to prevent examinations will also stand- the family members found Raju the facilities available here for thermal screening machine and a the spread of coronavirus. However, the state Disaster Management, in a Government Order (GO), stated suspended during the same hanging from the ceiling fan in screening the air passengers. that the Board exams for class 10 students will continue as scheduled. Permissions for summer camps, period. According to the noti- The state government pro- few hand-held devices to check fication, all workshops, acad- his room. The family members temperatures of passengers at rallies, public meetings, cultural events, trade fairs, sports events and carnivals will not be accorded till told us that Raju was depressed cured three additional stand- March 21, the GO read. Meanwhile, public transport, including the Hyderabad Metro Rail and buses of emic seminars andsympo- over frequent quarrels with his ing thermal screening Shamshabad airport, which was the Road Transport Corporation (RTC), are in service as usual on Sunday, with adequate sanitation siums, workshops and cultur- wife over family issues and machines, which will speed-up delaying the process of screening measures taken up by the respective departments. al events will also be cancelled. might have ended his life," said screening of passengers at "Students are strongly advised the Chilkalguda police. Shamshabad airport. to return to their homes and On a complaint made by the There was only one stand- maximum affected countries takeadequate precautions as family members, the police ing thermal screening , that is China, Iran, South per guidelines issued by the registered a case under Section machine and a few hand-held Korea, Italy, Spain, Germany, 7K schools, colleges to remain shut till March 31 localauthorities," it added. 174 of CrPC and took up devices to check temperatures France are sent for quarantine The officials of OU also an- investigation. The body was of passengers at Shamshabad in a state designated facility t least 7,000 schools and March 31. Therefore, they will nounced the closure of its shifted to Gandhi Hospital where airport, which was delaying from March 13th onwards for Acolleges under the Greater also reopen only on March 31. University campus, constituent a post-mortem examination was the process of screening. 14 days quarantine. Hyderabad Municipal In all, 5.70 lakh students are and district postgraduate col- performed. Speaking about the medical Around 200 doctors divid- Corporation limits will remain pursuing education in engi- leges andother colleges under screening arrangements at air- ed into 3 teams and medical closed till March 31 as the neering, B Pharmacy, B Ed, it until March 31. port VC Sajjanar said," All staff with sufficient ambu- Chief Minister K MBA and MCA courses in col- However, the officials of International flight passen- lances from Telangana state Chandrasekhar Rao on leges situated on the city out- theOU said, "All semesterex- Electrician gers are screened with thermal health department and APHO Saturday night ordered their skirts. As holidays have been aminations that are already imaging equipment and sub- are working round the clock immediate closure as a precau- declared for them, roads wear scheduled and are underway impregnates sequently if any symptoms while around 200 police staff tionary measure to tackle the a deserted look as school, col- shall be heldas per the sched- are identified or through from Cyberabad police and coronavirus. Besides these, lege buses will remain off ule. All hostels and messes, Inter student scrutiny of their self declara- CISF are providing security." several coaching centers in roads. The SSC exams will be including libraries, willalso be student of Sri Chaitanya tion forms, as per protocol The Commissioner of the city including those at held as scheduled from March closed with immediate effect." AJunior College was allegedly they are sent to designated Police also said, "No rallies, Ameerpet, KPHB, 19. Over 1.64 lakh students are It has further stated that all impregnated by an electrician hospital in protective equip- cultural events, processions, Dilsukhnagar and Ashok taking the public exam in public gatherings, seminars, working at the same college who ment like masks, dress, gloves, jatharas shall be permitted. Nagar will remain closed. pursuing education in BC, SC syllabus have been closed for Hyderabad, Rangareddy and conferences and workshops cheated her in the pretext of love. headgear, goggles, shoes etc. This is a precautionary mea- The schools and colleges are and ST residential school are summer vacations after the Medchal districts. will not be permitted until According to sources, the victim Subsequently at hospital their sure which the government located in Hyderabad, planning to go home. examinations. However, they The officials have been mak- March 31. Meanwhile, the was found to be 5 months sample is collected and sent to has taken in the light of the Rangareddy and Medchal dis- However, SSC students will are scheduled to function from ing arrangements to hold the Kaloji NarayanaRao University pregnant. "She got acquainted to lab in Pune for testing. All spread of deadly covid 19. I tricts coming under the remain in the hostels to pre- third week of March. But the exams. Moreover the students of Health Sciences declared the electrician, identified as those who don't have any request people to kindly abide GHMC limits. pare for the exams. state government ordered that are allowed to wear masks and holidays to medical colleges up Babu, who works at the same symptoms but arriving from 7 by the same." The condition of students The schools offering CBSE all schools should remain till bring drinking water bottles. to March 31. college and got physically involved with him as he lured her in the name of love. Recently, the victim complained of stomach OLDEST CITIZEN ADOPTED pain to her parents who then DRI seizes ganja worth 268 cases booked took her to hospital. The doctor then told the family that she was five months pregnant. Upon Rs 3.10 crore, arrest 6 enquiry, victim told her parents for drunk driving about the accused, who was PNS n HYDERABAD reportedly absconding. Based on PNS n HYDERABAD age group 221 members are a complaint, the Rajiv Gandhi In a major haul, the officials The cannabis were resorting to this dangerous International Airport police of Directorate of Revenue packed in 751 As many as 268 cases were activity without any concern booked cases under sections of Intelligence on Sunday seized packets, which reported in drunken driving for safety. POCSO and section 376 (rape) of marijuana worth Rs 3.10 checks held inCyberabad area Also, it was noticed that a the IPC and started an crore by stopping from a were concealed over the week. Officials of lot of youngsters are riding two investigation. shipment heading towards under empty crates Traffic police said that no sig- wheelers dangerously in Bidar in Karnataka. Officials in the truck. The nificant change was made in drunken condition without arrested six men in connec- contraband was breathalyzer checks as the helmet and triple riding on tion with the drug smuggling. public can blow into the device highway roads, which was The seizure was made meant to be from a distance to get their noticed during checks. based on specific intelligence. smuggled to Bidar blood alcohol count (BAC) The Cyberabad Traffic The officials of DRI launched in Karnataka checked. Out of the 268, 24 Police appeals public to be an operation and intercepted were IT employees, 36 were responsible and obey traffic a truck, bearing number TS drivers, 3 bank employees, rules at all times for safety of 12 UC 5662, and a car, bear- meant to be smuggled to 16 businessmen, 3 doctors themselves and other road ing number AP 29 AB 7351, Bidar in Karnataka was con- Three teenagers Ananya, Tia and Priya from Oakridge International School on Saturday adopted the oldest inhabitant of the and 13 students among others, users. which was piloting the truck fiscated under the provisions zoo, the Galapagos giant tortoise for a period of one year at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Sunday. As part of the police said. Parents are also requested 60-year-old man in the city on Saturday after- of Narcotic Drugs and adoption process, they handed over Rs 30,000 to curator of the zoo N Kshitija In view of curbing drunk not to encourage driving of noon. Psychotropic Substances driving, police as been con- vehicles by their kids not hav- attempts to rape The driver of the vehicle (NDPS) Act, 1985. ducting regular checking in ing driving license, without was questioned and during a Six people, including two the city. It is sad to note that wearing proper helmet, minor, arrested search of the lorry, the offi- drivers, one truck owner, two many citizens 21 to 40 years drunken driving etc. he JagadgiriGutta Police cials found 1,554 kgs of ganja. ganja cultivators and a suppli- Tarrested a 60-year-old man for The cannabis was stashed er, involved in the illegal Engineering colleges to get more attempting to rape a minor girl at and packed in 751 packets, activity have been arrested JagadgiriGutta in the city on which were concealed under and the truck and the car Sunday. The accused, identified empty crates in the truck, a were seized, they said. RTC bus runs over seatsn for newly-introduced courses as BabuMiya, 60, residing in the release from DRI Hyderabad Further investigation is in PNS HYDERABAD ed that they receive another same area as of the victim, who Unit said. The contraband, progress. 1,500 applications from man- The colleges was a class second student, said More than 21,000 seats are agements. Another 800 appli- affiliated to JNTU 33-year-old biker the police. The girl was alone at likely to be introduced in cations from Osmania and have applied for n home on Saturday when the man newly-introduced B Tech Kakatiya Universities are like- PNS HYDERABAD reached Kandlakoya approached her and tried to courses including artificial ly taking the total number of permission to fill Chowrastha, her vehicle was sexually assault her. "He tried to intelligence, machine learn- seats in all colleges under var- 20,700 seats in A 33-year-old woman was hit by the bus. ing, cyber security, data sci- ious universities put together killed after a TSRTC bus “Suvarna fell off the bike rape her when she raised an these branches alarm and scared him away. She ence, internet of things, com- to over 23,000. Even after ins- rammed into her Activa at and was injured. She was then revealed the ordeal to her puter science and engineering pection by committees in var- Medchal on Saturday night. rushed to a private hospital. parents after she reached home," (networks), computer engi- ious colleges and impose cut in According to the police, The doctors pronounced her said the police. Based on a neering. some of the seats, at least condition that NAC-accredit- the victim Jangili Suvarna, brought dead,” said K Naidu, complaint from the family, cases The colleges affiliated to 21,000 seats will remain. ed colleges and National Board 33, who was working for a pri- Sub Inspector, Medchal police were booked against the man JNTU have applied for permis- In all, 100 colleges will offer of Accreditation courses offer- vate company, was going on station .Based on a complaint, under relevent sections of the sion to fill 20,700 seats in the new courses. So far, 90 col- ing colleges will be given pri- her two-wheeler from the police registered a case IPC and POCSO Act and he was these branches. leges have applied for recogni- ority in giving recognition to Kompally to her house on against the driver of the bus placed under arrest. The JNTU officials expect- tion. The JNTU laid down the offer the courses. Saturday night. When she and are investigating. 2-year-old boy drowned Limiting screen time may improve teenagers' sleep PNS n HYDERABAD overload on respiratory tract. able to fight against cancers. 40 per cent of They are also suffering from The hormones needed for the in water sump at home An increased amount of screen sleep apnea. Some others have growth of body and brain will youngsters have PNS n HYDERABAD search for him. After search- time throughout the day has been addicted to the use of decrease and would have ing in the surrounding lanes been linked to insomnia in been suffering from sleeping pills and other nar- impact on production of sex- A two-year-old boy drowned and houses of neighbours for adolescents. insomnia because of cotics. ual hormones. in a water sump in a house at over half and hour, she This can include social mes- The survey results found A survey done by electron- Jeedimetla on Saturday night. returned home.“After few saging, web surfing, watching their addiction to that 16-18 per cent of those ics giant Philips in several According to the police, minutes Sreevani and neigh- TV, and gaming, in addition to social networking surveyed suffer from sleep cities, including twin cities, Vijay Krishna lived along bours checked the water using the internet for college sites including apnea in Delhi, while it is 15.5 revealed that 40 per cent of the with his parents sump in front of their and school assignments. per cent in Bengaluru, 15 per urban people have insomnia. In Santosh Kumar and house where they At least 40 per cent of young- Facebook, cent in Chennai and 12 per all, 58 per cent attribute their Sreevani, in found the boy. sters residing in twin cities have WhatsApp, Snapchat cent in Hyderabad. loss of productivity to inso- Ayodhyanagar Immediately the boy been suffering from insomnia and other apps People are seen getting up minia, while 22 per cent of under Jeedimetla was pulled out and because of their addiction to and sitting in bed as they have those surveyed say they sleep police station area. taken to a hospital social networking sites includ- difficulty in breathing, reduc- at work places. 11 per cent say On Saturday night, where doctors pro- ing Facebook, WhatsApp, table of the countries they ing oxygen supply to heart. that they apply for leave while Sreevani was nounced him dead,” Snapchat and others. anxiety and loss of concentra- phones, tablets and computers, work for, spend late hours in Obstructive sleep apnea is because of insufficient sleep. busy with household said E Satyam, sub People who should be on tion in them and causing dia- a study suggests. the name of week-end parties stated to be one of the risk fac- According to Dr Srinivas, chores, Vijay Krishna was inspector Jeedimetla police their beds as the clock strikes betes and hypertension too. Meanwhile, a survey con- in discos and pubs. They con- tors for the 60 per cent of the ENT, Star Hospital, insomnia is playing and sneaked out of the station. nine, are remaining awake till Sleep problems suffered by ducted by the National Sleep sume alcohol, masala food and heart attacks that take place akin to the plague. Most of the house on the road. Sreevani A case was registered by the late hours at the cost of their teenagers can be improved by Foundation, those who work in oil food. They retire very late between 2 am and 5 pm. patients are aged below 35 who noticed the child missing police and investigation was health and even conjugal life. limiting exposure to light- IT sector have to work late in the night before the food gets Those who sleep for four or years. Eight hours sleep is nec- rushed outside and started a taken up. This has been leading to emitting screens on mobile hours in tune with the time digested. It has been putting five hours a day would not be essary for people. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020 hyderabad 04 ‘Adulterated RED GRAM Construct new building food a big threat' for OGH, says Bhatti State govt lacks foresight: Kishan PNS n HYDERABAD hospitals across the state, how- PNS n KARIMNAGAR ever, the government didn't PNS n HYDERABAD CLP leader Mallu Bhatti bring them to the use. He Speakers at a debate on con- The Centre is ready to purchase 25% of the Vikramarka on Sunday said demanded the government to sumer rights on Sunday said Union Minister of State for estimated red gram yield in the state. that the Osmania General open those hospitals immedi- unanimously that adulterated Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy Hospital is in dilapidated con- ately. food items were more danger- on Sunday attributed the loss- Because of the middlemen, the MSP is not dition and demanded the He asked the govern- ous than coronavirus. es to the red gram farmers to reaching the farmers and the state government to take ment to create Karimnagar consumers' coun- lack of foresight on part of the government is reluctant to check the menace steps to repair or awareness among cil conducted a debate on state government and wanted it construct new the people on 'food adulteration' on the occa- to buy red gram from farmers of the middlemen, said Kishan Reddy building in Coronavirus sion of World Consumers' on a war-footing. place of the by initiating Day at Film Bhavan here on Expressing concern over the ernment should constitute that the government has been existing one. needful Sunday. Participating in the problems of red gram farmers, revolving fund on a war-foot- putting the officials on the He asked steps imme- discussion, speakers said adul- he pointed out that the Centre ing, he said. Only out of mag- alert reviewing the progress on the state diately. He terated oils and food items this time came forward to buy nanimity, the Centre has been daily basis. There will be no tax government stressed the were being manufactured and maximum quantity of red gram purchasing red grams from whatsoever on manufacture of to appoint need of pro- sold across the State. from farmers. The Centre is traders, he said. medicines to treat Corona, he staff in the viding masks Youngsters from rural areas ready to lift 25 per cent of the The Centre purchased 1.20 said. hospitals across and medical were falling prey to various dis- estimated red gram yield in the did not buy at least one tonne bonus for every quintal in lakh tones of cotton from the The government will leave the state. He said services to the eases by consuming junk food state. Because of the middle- of red gram this time whereas neighbouring Karnataka. state government. Moreover, no stone unturned to prevent that there were many people immediately. prepared by using adulterated men, the MSP is not reaching the Centre so far purchased In the gap of the state gov- the Centre has been preparing the virus. The Centre has been problems in the govern- "The TRS government oil and other material. It is like- the farmers and the state gov- 65,000 tonnes of red gram. ernment writing letter to the plans to tide over water crisis in holding discussions with the ment hospitals across the state didn't release a single Group- ly to become a big threat to ernment is reluctant to check This year the Centre has Centre many traders made a 100 districts, he said. To trans- states from time to time and and mainly the hospitals were I notification till date," he people if the government failed the menace of the middlemen, plans to purchase 1,51,625 distress sale of red gram to pri- port the farmers' produce, keeping them on the alert. facing troubles with lack of said. He also demanded the to wage war against adulterat- he alleged. The Centre gave tonnes as against the 70,300 vate traders at a throw away Kisan Trains would be pressed Precautions should be put in adequate staff. state government to complete ed products. Meanwhile, pri- green signal to Markfed to buy tonnes purchased last year. The price, had the state government into service from this year, he place to check the incidence of Participating in the discus- construction works of indoor vate nursing homes were fleec- 51,625 tonnes of red gram and Centre came forward to spend come to the rescue of the farm- said. the virus, he said adding that sion on Coronavirus in the stadium in Assembly con- ing poor patients, they said and transferred Rs 266 crore for the Rs 879 crore to lift red gram ers the loss to the farmers On coronavirus, the country there is no need for the coun- Assembly on Sunday, Bhatti stituencies across the state by urged the government to keep same, Kishan Reddy said alleg- crop, he said pointing out that could have been averted, he became alert ahead of many try to nurse apprehensions said that the government com- solving the problems of a tab over private hospitals. ing that the state government the Centre gives Rs 300 as said. Therefore, the state gov- other nations, he said adding about the virus. pleted the construction of 54 appointment of police jobs.

Jagga BHAINSA RIOTS Review questions drinking water KCR is real coronavirus, ‘silence' of Bandi Sanjay stands by victims situation: says Uttam Kumar Reddy PNS n HYDERABAD Collector SC, BC leaders PNS n HYDERABAD KCR must realise that Telangana BJP president PNS n MAHBUBNAGAR the Congress has PNS n HYDERABAD Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Telangana Pradesh Congress Sunday made it clear that BJP District Collector S Venkata Committee (TPCC) president given Telangana to Congress MLA from was the only alternative party Rao has directed all N Uttam Kumar Reddy has fulfill the aspirations of people Sangareddy T Jagga Reddy to the ruling TRS in the state. MPDOs to conduct NREGS strongly condemned Chief and subsequently, he became has found fault with the "My aim is to bring the BJP to meetings in every gram Minister K Chandrashekhar the Chief Minister leaders from SC Community power in the state. For the for- panchayat on March 16 at 7 Rao for referring the Congress — N UTTAM KUMAR REDDY for not reacting during the mation of Telangana state, am, so that works could be as the Coronavirus for the TPCC president arrest of MRPS founder several youth sacrificed their expedited. In a statement country. He said KCR was a president Manda Krishan lives. But the Chief Minister sent to all district officials, real Coronavirus while Madiga. He also asked K Chandrashekhar Rao is the Collector asked Congress is nation builder. expunged from the Assembly Ambedkar Unions to reveal ruling the state as he wished," sarpanches, panchayat sec- Uttam, in a statement on records. Uttam ridiculed KCR's as to why they remained he said. retaries, technical assistants, Sunday, said that KCR, during understanding of Coronavirus. silent when the police Bandi Sanjay warned the APOs and ECs to hold the a debate in the Assembly on While the entire world is tak- destroyed statue of Chief Minister saying that him as an MP with huge party leaders and cadre not to meeting involving Shrama Coronavirus, has made high- sequently, he became the Chief ing precautions to prevent the Ambedkar at Punjagutta. they will not keep quiet if the majority. bring any bouquets, shawls, Shakti group members and ly objectionable remarks Minister. Therefore, he advised spread of deadly Coronavirus, He said that even Ambedkar police uses their power Taking potshots at Chief sweet boxes and others to to assign works already against the Congress. He said the Chief Minister to restrain KCR has ridiculously com- Unions didn't support or against BJP activists and Minister K Chandrashekhar felicitate him. identified under self-work KCR would not have made from indulging in cheap talk mented that it won't come to react when Congress leader youth in the state. Rao, the MP said, "it is atro- He asked them to drop to wage seekers. that speech as the Chief against the Congress. Telangana as it has high tem- V Hanumantha Rao, who is Stating that the BJP is not cious on part of Chief that money in the Hundi set He said all the works Minister, if Congress would The TPCC chief demanded perature and it can be cured by fighting for the government against any religion and treats Minister to claim that the up at the BJP state head office already identified needed to not have granted statehood for that KCR withdraw his taking a paracetamol. After to re-install statue of all sections equally, Sanjay funds giving by the Centre are in Hyderabad. He said that be filed in a report and one Telangana. remarks and tender an uncon- making such a statement in the Ambedkar. alleged that TRS is behaving giving by him. The youth are the amount would be handed copy needed to be given to He said that KCR must ditional apology for making House, KCR suddenly realised He also asked BC Unions like a dictator while joining facing troubles for the liveli- over to the victims of Bhainsa the panchayat secretary realise that the Congress has inappropriate words against the threat Coronavirus poses to reveal as to why they hands with MIM. He said that hood in the state. The state riots. who would be solely given Telangana to fulfill the the Congress party. He also to the State and announced failed to extend their sup- he will strive hard to fly the government had just allotted Due to the outbreak of responsible for the works aspirations of people and sub- demanded that the remarks be lockdown. port to R Krishanaiah when BJP flag in the state and a mere 7 per cent of funds for Coronavirus, Sanjay also can- and a copy needed to be the TDP announced move forward with aim of education. There is no need celled his mass rally from pasted either on the wall of Krishnaiah as Chief bringing BJP to power. for people to afraid of TRS." Airport to State BJP office. the gram panchayat office Ministerial candidate in "The BJP honored me by After reaching here in the city, or on the wall of a govern- Happening Hyd 2014 elections. appointing me as a state party Sanjay offered floral tributes ment school in the village. 3 arrested for theft "People from Manda chief though I worked as Bandi stands by to Telangana martyrs statue at He directed MPDOs to grinds to a Krishna and R Krishnaiah common activist. The party Bhainsa victims Gun Park. Later, he paid flo- conduct review of works PNS n communities are not coming entrusted responsibilities BJP Telangana state unit ral tributes to Dr Shyam assigned to wage seekers KUMRAM BHEEM ASIFABAD A TSRTC bus driver halt on Day-1 forward when they are fac- believing in me as I am mov- president and Karimnagar Prasad Mukherji at BJP state and to review drinking ing troubles. They didn't ing forward believing in MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar office besides paying floral water situation in every A bus driver working with was among the fight for their personal ideals," he said. Sanjay showed his mark by taking his tributes to the portraits of mandal from March 21 to TSRTC and two others were arrested. 11 bikes of ‘corona... issues," he said. Manda thanked Karimnagar people first decision in an innovative Sardar Patel and Sushma 24. He also directed officials arrested on bike lifting charges were recovered; Continued from Page 1 Krishna and Krishnaiah on the occasion for electing manner. He requested the Swaraj. to complete ODF review in in Kagaznagar town on waged a movement for the view of the NREGS meeting Sunday. Eleven two-wheelers The value of Likewise, people avoided sake of SCs and BCs, he fur- scheduled on Monday and were recovered from their vehicles was even promenades and leisure ther said. stressed that no ODF possession. The value of vehi- spots at Tank Bund, Necklace review would be held on cles was assessed to be Rs 5.30 assessed to be Rs Road, NTR Gardens, Imax, Transgenders gherao addl collector Monday. lakh. 5.30 lakh Lumbini Park and Sanjeevaiah The accused were identified Park. Telangana PNS n SIRCILLA cue the revenue official. front of a 2BHK house as Vogilinatham Ganesh, a In line with the government Additional Collector demanding the official to pay TSRTC driver and native of to lead a lavish lifestyle so with orders, the Greater Hyderabad Lokayukta A group of four transgenders Anjaiah, who was transferred them what was demanded and Navegaon village in Rebbena the help of Santosh and Jilani, Municipal Corporation and gheraoed an additional collec- to Rajanna Sircilla district confined the additional collec- mandal, and, his friends he stole bikes using duplicate the Hyderabad Metropolitan tor at Yellareddypeta on recently, visited Yellareddypet tor to the house. They did not Santosh of Nirmal town and keys. He confessed that they Development Authority closed Bill approves Sunday and demanded him to to inspect the 2BHK houses allow way for the official to Jailauddin of Nizamabad dis- had lifted bikes in Kagaznagar, public parks and other public PNS n HYDERABAD pay them Rs 5,116. built for the poor. leave the house. trict. The three were caught Armoor, Dichpally and places to prevent gatherings of Refusing to take whatever They demanded the official On a complaint by revenue while trying to sell the stolen Metpally towns. They were public. Even the Nehru The Telangana Assembly the official gives by way of to pay them Rs 5,116. Efforts officials, the police had to bikes in Maharashtra. hiding the two-wheelers at Zoological Park, which sees approved the constitutional charity, they confined him to by other revenue officials pre- intervene and send them away During the course of inves- Ganesh's residence. They were heavy footfall on Saturdays amendment of extending SC, the 2BHK houses. At last, the sent there bore no fruit. The making the additional collec- tigations, Ganesh admitted to produced before a court and and Sundays, was closed on ST reservations for 10 more police have to intervene to res- transgenders staged a sit-in in tor to heave a sigh of relief. stealing the bikes, he wanted sent to a judicial remand. Sunday and would remain years besides approving abo- closed "until further orders". lition of Abhaya Hastham Coaching hubs at Ashok Scheme, abolition of co-con- Nagar, Himayathnagar, tributory pension of women Dilsukhnagar, Mehdipatnam groups, GST Amendment ‘Rs 5,800 cr loss due Jagan raises SEC caste for local... and Nallakunta, which stu- Bill, removing 29 corporation dents taking competitive chairmen positions from the Continued from Page 1 Collectors were asked not to MPTCs. The Opposition party and in our State out of 70 sam- exams congregate, were list of beneficial positions take up the house site patta dis- was making an issue out of this ples taken, only one case was also locked. and Telangana Lokayuktha- to delay in AP polls’ Speaking to the media after tribution work. It seems that unmindful of the fact that dur- tested positive and the govern- All told, with most mem- 2020 Bill. On Sunday, the PNS n VIJAYAWADA It was not fair to use coronavirus apprising the Governor of the SEC is working at the behest of ing 2013 elections, the TDP had ment has taken effective steps bers of the public preferring to government introduced these as a reason to postpone the elec- dichotomy of SEC, he said N others and is reading out the won 269 MPTCs unopposed. and screened people with care. stay at home, the usual rush at bills in the house and Lambasting Opposition leader tions, as there was no virus Ramesh Kumar has issued a script prepared by others,” he "Naidu has conspired to post- "Postponing election will not Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, approved immediately with- N Chandrababu Naidu, YSRCP effect in the State, he said while notification postponing the elec- alleged. "Ever since YSRCP has pone the polls with the fear of be the answer, as we have to live Jubilee Bus Station, and the out much discussion. MLA Ambati Rambabu said speaking to the media here on tions, citing coronavirus as rea- won considerable seats unani- defeat and spreading rumours. with tackling the coronavirus Secunderabad Railway Station the former was behind Sunday. The State could son, on one hand, and transfer- mously, the TDP, along with its We complained to the cases for at least one more was missing. The services of postponing the local have received Rs 5,800 ring officials on the other hand friendly media, has been con- Governor and will also explore year. In 10 days, the elections MMTS and Metro Rail ran body elections by crore if the elections besides taking such an important spiring to stall polls to save its other options, as we are the gov- would be over and measures to with abnormally poor occu- One more which the State has have conducted as per decision without consulting either face and to deprive the State of ernment elected with a major- handle will continue, including pancy ratios. lost the schedule, he felt. the Chief Secretary or the Health the Central funds to the tune of ity of 151 seats in the 175-mem- prevention of public gather- Chief Minister K tests Rs 5,800 crore The State Election Secretary.“The notification was Rs 5, 000 crore, which we have ber House, if the elections are ings," he said. Chandrasekhar Rao has Central government Commissioner issued in secrecy and without to forfeit, if polls are not held postponed and officials are The government has taken warned businesses against vio- funds. instead of abiding the consulting officials concerned, before March 31," he pointed being transferred what the elect- effective steps for screening lation of the orders of the gov- positive... Ambati Rambabu constitutional rules has is contradictory in nature, as out. ed representatives should do," and setting up of quarantine ernment with regard to shut- Continued from Page 1 flayed the State Election taken the decision to favour the elections were postponed and in For the 9,600 posts, 50,000 he asked. facilities in Visakhapatnam and down stating that the licences Commissioner N Ramesh opposition party and Naidu by the same breath higher officials nominations were filed and As far as coronavirus is con- Vijayawada. Isolation rooms and permits of violators could As of now, there are two Kumar for using coronavirus as whom Ramesh Kumar was from Guntur and Chittoor dis- 2,000 YSRCP candidates were cerned, worldwide 80.9% cases will be set up at six places, he be cancelled and cases booked COVID-19 positive cases in the reason to postpone elections. appointed in 2016. tricts were transferred, while the unanimously elected for were cured by house isolation informed. against them. the state." The Telangana govern- ment has 1,123 people in their COVID-19 suspects list. Results are awaited in Corona shutdown to cost Rs 10,000 cr for TS govt respect of samples of 18 peo- ple in the state, who are Continued from Page 1 scope for recreational activity earn Rs 16,000 crore this year products. The 15-day closure of items may come down drastical- in decreasing sales and dwin- sure, there will be low footfalls symptomatic of coronavirus. outside. through sale of liquor, which educational institutions and ly as their usage is more during dling taxes. at tourist places and fewer Meanwhile, the Centre The closure of bars, pubs and The closure of all education amounts to nearly Rs 1,300 week-long closure of recre- such events. The Finance Department, bookings at hotels, adversely said that a total of 90 Indian membership clubs is expected institutions is expected to result crore per month. ational activities could drag The closure of theatres, recre- which is working out on the affecting the state's revenues in nationals had been con- to dent the earnings of TS gov- in steep downfall in the con- The shutdown of bars, pubs down consumption to nearly ational centres and public parks losses that the government the form of taxes. firmed with COVID-19. ernment. This will directly sumption of petrol and diesel as and clubs is expected to dent Rs half -- amounting to Rs 450 will result in the government would incur on account of the In case the shutdown is Maharashtra and Kerala reg- impact the sale of liquor in state. thousands of buses and other 200 crore per week and Rs 400 crore. losing heavy revenues in the shutdown, has put the figure at extended further, the losses of istered the highest number of Consumption of petroleum vehicles belonging to institu- crore for two weeks, if the shut- This apart, the bar on func- form of sales and taxes on tick- nearly Rs 10,000 crore. TS government could mount cases. While Maharashtra products is expected to come tions as well as autos and other down is extended for two weeks. tions and marriages would ets, sale of food items, beverages The government also earns further, upsetting the state gov- registered 31 coronavirus down drastically over the next passenger transport vehicles Similarly, the government result in heavy losses for the etc. substantial revenues through ernment's plans to earn Rs 1.02 patients, Kerala had 22 two weeks as people would will come to a grinding halt. earns nearly Rs 900 crore per government. Sales of liquor, The closure will negatively tourism and hospitality sec- crore revenues in the form of patients, as of March 15. prefer to stay indoors with no The government expects to month on sale of petroleum soft drinks, beverages and food impact consumption, resulting tors. However, due to the clo- various taxes and duties. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020 nation 05

SHORT READS SER opens Yogi to become first UP CM from 50-bed isolation ward in Ranchi BJP to complete 3 yrs in office hospital PNS n LUCKNOW 'viraasat ki siaasat' (politics of "It has been three years of blatant lies. Farmers and PNS n RANCHI/HOWRAH inheritance). He achieved this Come March 19, Uttar Pradesh position through sheer hard- youths of the state have been duped. 'Jungle raaj' is The South Eastern Railway Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath work," UP BJP media coordi- prevailing in Uttar Pradesh. There is no let-up in (SER) has opened a 50-bed will set a record of being the nator Rakesh Tripathi told isolation ward in the Ranchi Don't conduct group first chief minister from the PTI. crime against women in the state," UP Congress rail division hospital in view of tours till Mar 31: Cops BJP to complete three straight "Everyone has seen his spir- the novel coronavirus out- JK Apni Party years in office in the state. it of waging a war against spokesperson Ashok Singh said. break, officials said on Sunday. to tour operators Adityanath (47) was sworn Japanese Encephalitis in Apart from the 50-bed isola- Mumbai: Amid the in as the 21st chief minister of Gorakhpur, and today he has tion ward, a 24/7 emergency delegation meets coronavirus scare, the Uttar Pradesh. He assumed waged a similar war against 'Jungle raaj' is prevailing in Not taking the defeat to his team has also been deployed Mumbai Police on Sunday office on March 19, 2017, says various illnesses of Uttar Uttar Pradesh. There is no let- heart, Adityanath chose to at the hospital, the SER said in issued an order for tour the official website of the Uttar Pradesh-- be it crime or cor- up in crime against women in learn from the "mistakes". a statement. Amit Shah operators, asking them not to Pradesh Legislative Assembly. ruption. He is credited for the the state," UP Congress He had said the bypoll loss Cleaning workers of the take any groups to foreign or He is the fourth chief min- successful organisation of spokesperson Ashok Singh was a "lesson to the BJP" and SER are sanitising points of PNS n NEW DELHI "The Home Minister domestic destinations for ister from the saffron party to Kumbh in Prayagraj, Pravasi said. cited "over-confidence" and human contact such as door- tourism purpose till March 31, head the northern state. Bharatiya Diwas, Investor In the 2017 UP assembly the "inability to gauge the knobs, washbasins and bench- Chief of newly-formed 'JK made it clear that an official said. Defying the Before Adityanath, Kalyan Summit and the recently con- elections, the BJP won 312 of understanding between SP and es at major railway stations at Apni Party' Altaf Bukhari met there was no question order, which came into effect Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta cluded Defence Expo," he said. the 403 seats, while Apna Dal BSP" as prime reasons behind regular intervals, it said. Union Home Minister Amit on Sunday, may attract action and Rajnath Singh of the BJP The opposition Congress, (Sonelal) got nine seats and the party's defeat. There are 45 railway stations Shah on Sunday during which on the issue of any under IPC 188 (disobedience had served as Uttar Pradesh however, pooh-poohed the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj "When the election candi- in the Ranchi railway division the minister allayed fears of demographic change," to order duly promulgated by chief ministers. three-year rule of the priest- Party (SBSP) won four seats. dates were declared, the SP, of the SER. demographic changes in public servant), the official Kalyan Singh had held the turned-politician. Later, the Om Prakash BSP and Congress were not The SER is also undertak- Jammu and Kashmir and also Bukhari said. said. "To prevent further high office twice. He became "It has been three years of Rajbhar-led SBSP parted ways together... they had not joined ing an awareness drive about assured for early return of spread of COVID-19, we have the chief minister of UP for the blatant lies. with the Bharatiya Janata Party hands then. COVID-19 through public statehood. issued an order prohibiting first time on June 24, 1991, and Farmers and (BJP). Almost a year before the But suddenly in the middle address systems at major sta- Emerging after a nearly two- restoration of statehood to conduct of any kind of tour held the post till December 6, youths of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the of the election, the SP and the tions and inside the compart- hour long meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir and also involving group of people, 1992. His second stint was state have BJP suffered shock defeats in BSP forged an electoral under- ments of local trains across the home minister, Bukhari, a said that the process of delim- traveling together to a foreign from September 21, 1997 to been duped. the bypolls. standing," he had told the railway zone, SER CPRO businessman-turned-politician itation would be completed in or domestic destination November 12, 1999. The saffron party lost the media at his residence. "The Sanjay Ghosh said. who led a delegation of the the most scientific manner at organised by private tour He was succeeded by Ram Lok Sabha bypolls in over-confidence and inability party, said various issues, the earliest. operators. If found, the police Prakash Gupta, who was the Gorakhpur (vacated by to gauge the electoral under- including apprehension of peo- On release of political will take action against such UP chief minister from Adityanath), Phulpur (vacat- standing between the SP and ple of a possible demographic detenues, who were detained groups under section 144 of November 12, 1999 to October ed by UP Deputy Chief BSP led to the defeat," he had change, early restoration of after August 5 last year when CrPC," Deputy Commissioner 28, 2000. Minister Keshav Prasad said. The tables turned in 2019 statehood and release of polit- the Centre revoked special of Police Pranay Ashok said. Rajnath Singh occupied the Maurya) and Kairana (neces- and the BJP won Kairana, ical prisoners were discussed. status of Jammu and Kashmir "This is a very specific order office from October 28, 2000 sitated by the death of sitting Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats "The home minister made it and bifurcated it into union ter- aimed at preventing danger to to March 8, 2002. BJP MP Hukum Singh) in the Lok Sabha elections clear that there was no question ritories of Jammu and Kashmir, human life and safety. It "Yogi Adityanath is and Noorpur assembly that year. on the issue of any demograph- and Ladakh. should not be confused with from a humble back- seat (necessitated by The BJP bagged 62 out of 80 ic change," Bukhari said. The meeting came a day the regular order issued under ground. He does the death of BJP MLA Lok Sabha seats in the state in He said the home minister after the delegation had called section 144 CrPC," he said. not belong to the Lokendra Singh 2019, while its ally Apna Dal also reiterated that the govern- on Prime Minister Narendra Anti-CAA stir: category of Chauhan). (Sonelal) got two seats. ment was committed for early Modi. Protesters blocked from taking out march Assam shuts at AMU Pass on oil price crash Farooq asks political parties to bring Aligarh (UP): Student schools, protesters tried to take out a cancels exams candlelight march at Aligarh benefit to people: Rahul back those detained in jails outside Muslim University here to n n n mourn the death of a youth PNS NEW DELHI PNS GUWAHATI PNS SRINAGAR India," the former chief min- who had died of gunshot ister said. injuries sustained in violent Taking a dig at Prime The Assam government on NC president Farooq Abdullah The veteran politician, who clashes during protests over Minister Narendra Modi, Sunday ordered shutting down on Sunday asked all political had gone to meet his son and the amended citizenship act Congress leader Rahul of educational institutions, parties of Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister Omar last month, but were blocked Gandhi on Sunday said he gymnasiums, swimming pools to jointly appeal to the Centre Abdullah on Saturday, said, "I at the main gate itself, police had asked the PM to to pass and cinema halls with imme- to bring back all detainees am acutely aware that com- said. Sixty students including on the benefit of the global oil diate effect till March 29 in the lodged outside the union ter- pared to hundreds of Kashmiri 50 unnamed persons have price crash to Indian con- wake of novel coronavirus ritory on "humanitarian" families I have been far more been booked by police at the sumers, but instead "our outbreak. grounds. fortunate." Civil Lines police station in genius" hiked excise duty on Assam Chief Secretary In his first statement after "I was detained at home and connection with the protests fuel. Kumar Sanjay Krishna, being released on Friday, the my family had access to me. at the AMU campus on His jibe at the prime min- addressing a press conference 82-year-old leader said he has Yesterday, when I went to Saturday night. Ten students ister came a day after the gov- here said, "Even though no been consciously avoiding meet my son Omar, also were named for violating ernment hiked excise duty on positive case has been detect- making any political state- detained under the Public Section 144 of the Indian petrol and diesel by a steep Rs He also tagged a ed in the state so far, we are tak- ments since he was released Safety Act, I had to travel a Penal Code. The protesters 3 per litre each to garner video of a press ing all precautionary mea- from detention. "I was detained at home and my family had kilometre from my home to be tried to march towards the about Rs 39,000 crore addi- sures." He was initially taken under able to see him," he said. collectorate, which is located tional revenue. conference in which He said barring board preventive custody and later access to me. Yesterday, when I went to meet Abdullah said, however, for close to AMU, to submit a "Just 3 days ago I had Finance Minister examinations, all exams sched- slapped with the Public Safety my son Omar, also detained under the Public the families of most of the memorandum to senior requested @PMOIndia to uled till the specified date Act on September 15, which detainees meeting their loved district officials but were pass on the benefit of the Nirmala Sitharaman have been cancelled. was subsequently extended Safety Act, I had to travel a kilometre from my ones is not so easy. thwarted from doing so by global oil price crash to purportedly avoids "All programmes scheduled on December 13 and March home to be able to see him," he said. "Their loved ones have been police personnel who reached Indian consumers, by slashing at government auditoriums 11. detained in jails spread across the spot and blocked them at the prices of petrol & diesel in answering a question have also been cancelled. We Abdullah said while he a number of states. They get the Sir Syed Crossing, the India. Instead of heeding this on why government hope those owned by private advocated for a "free and frank sidering the number of people prisons outside the union ter- two visits a month for which main university campus gate, advice, our genius has gone firms will also follow," he said. exchange" of political views in detained in August last year ritory pending their release". they have to spend large according to Civil Lines Circle and hiked #exciseduty on has not passed on the The chief secretary said all the order to take stock of the who remain in jails outside J- "While we would like to see amounts of money they can ill Officer (CO) Anil Samania. fuel!" Gandhi tweeted. benefits of the global deputy commissioners have "momentous changes" that K". He said before "we allow them all released as soon as afford travelling to and staying He also tagged a video of a oil crash to the people. been asked to discourage any Jammu and Kashmir has seen politics to divide us, I appeal possible, pending that they in the vicinity of these pris- Trinamool MP gives press conference in which public gathering in their dis- since August 5 last year, "we to all political leaders in the should be shifted to J-K. This ons," the National Conference Finance Minister Nirmala tricts. He said the state govern- are still some way away from state to unite behind the call to is a humanitarian demand chief, whose PSA was revoked Zero Hour notice in RS Sitharaman purportedly ment is fully equipped to han- an environment where such the Union government to and I hope others will join me by the JK administration on to demonstrate steps avoids answering a question passed on the benefits of the dle any crisis arising out of the political discourse will be pos- bring back all detainees from in placing this demand in Friday after being detained for on why government has not global oil crash to the people. pandemic. sible. This is especially so con- Jammu and Kashmir from front of the government of 221 days, said. New Delhi: MP Derek O'Brien has given a Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha seeking permission to "demonstrate" MP jail inmates five steps from the floor of BJP asks MLAs to Parliament on how to prevent Scindian to arriveLalji inTandon Bhopal had late beforeanything MP Assemblyabout session to supply 2k coronavirus, sources said on PNS BHOPAL These rebel Congress Sunday. Generally MPs are Saturday night direct- Scindia's plans after given around three minutes to Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose ed Chief Minister arriving in the city. MLAs are likely to be present in House masks move of quitting the Congress Kamal Nath to seek Scindia had speak on issues during Zero reach Bhopal on n n Hour. TMC chief and West has pushed the Kamal Nath-led a trust vote in the gone to Delhi on PNS BHOPAL PNS JABALPUR (MP) Bengal Chief Minister Mamata government in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Friday after filing Sunday night or early Banerjee last week made a to the brink, is likely arrive in Assembly on his nomination Monday morning from Madhya Pradesh BJP Inmates of a jail in Madhya similar demonstration from Bhopal on Sunday night or Monday, the first day paper for the Legislature Party on Sunday Pradesh will supply 2,000 her office in Kolkata urging early Monday, a leader said. of the budget session. upcoming Rajya Sabha Bengaluru, they said. issued a whip to all its MLAs masks they have manufac- people not to panic. In his The rebel Congress MLAs, "Scindia ji is scheduled election as a BJP candi- to remain present in the House tured to the state health notice, O'Brien has said that who have been camping in to arrive Bhopal on Sunday date. Sources said that on his during the Assembly session department in view of the he wanted to show from the Bengaluru, are also scheduled to night or early on Monday arrival, Scindia would meet his These rebel Congress MLAs that begins on Monday, and novel coronavirus outbreak, floor of the House how one return to the Madhya Pradesh morning," said Pankaj loyalist MLAs, who resigned are likely to reach Bhopal on vote in favour of party during a senior official said on should wash hands regularly capital by Sunday night, sources Chaturvedi, a close confidante from the state assembly and Sunday night or early Monday the trust vote. Sunday. and thoroughly with soap and said. of Scindia. Congress after he left the grand morning from Bengaluru, they The whip was issued by BJP The inmates of Netaji water for at least 20 seconds. Madhya Pradesh Governor However, he did not reveal old party. said. chief whip and MLA Subhash Chandra Bose Narottam Mishra. late Saturday night to seek a Central Jail in Jabalpur start- The chief whip told the trust vote in the assembly ed making the masks after a party MLAs to vote in favour soon after his (governor's) request from the state health MP POLITICAL CRISIS of the BJP during the floor test. address on March 16. department, Deputy BJP MLAs are currently stay- The Kamal Nath govern- Inspector General of Police ing at a resort in Gurugram ment in the state is teetering (Jails)(Jabalpur range) Gopal Cong MLAs return to Bhopal from Jaipur (Haryana). after 22 MLAs, supporters of Tamrakar told PTI."A team Madhya Pradesh Governor Jyotiraditya Scindia who quit of 50 inmates are engaged in PNS n BHOPAL "After landing at Bhopal nation of 22 Congress MLAs Lalji Tandon had directed the Congress and joined the making 2,000 masks. These airport, we are being taken However, the BJP MLAs, who have been after former Union minister Chief Minister Kamal Nath BJP, resigned. will be supplied by March 16. A day before the bud- to a hotel in buses. staying at a hotel in Haryana, have not Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the get session of the Instead of returning party on Tuesday. A day later, Madhya Pradesh home, we will stay returned to Bhopal so far. They had been Scindia joined the BJP. Assembly begins, in Bhopal as the flown to Haryana a few days back. On Saturday, the Speaker the Congress budget session of had accepted the resignations 218 Indians evacuated from MLAs, who had the assembly will of six ministers, who are been camping in start on expressed confidence that it the Speaker was empowered to among the 22 rebel MLAs. Jaipur amid the Monday," the will prove its majority in the decide about the proceedings With this, the strength of the Italy sent to ITBP quarantine political crisis MLA said. House, while the opposition of the House and he would House has come down to 222 being faced by the The Congress BJP claimed that the ruling take a call on it. and the majority mark is now PNS n NEW DELHI Out of the total Indian catered to two such batches Kamal Nath govern- Legislature Party had dispensation has been reduced However, BJP chief whip in 112. However, the resigna- nationals in this group, 211 of Indians and foreigners, ment, returned to Bhopal on on Saturday issued a whip, to minority as 22 of its MLAs the assembly, Narottam tions of 16 other rebel legisla- A total of 218 Indians, are students. evacuated from Wuhan in Sunday. asking its MLAs to remain pre- have resigned. Mishra, said, "The Congress tors, have not been accepted so mostly students, brought "All the 218 evacuees from China, totalling 518 people. Madhya Pradesh Governor sent during the assembly ses- "We are confident of prov- has lost its majority. The gov- far. here from Italy on Sunday Milan are being taken to our The ITBP centre, like in Lalji Tandon had late Saturday sion. ing our majority," state Public ernor is saying that was in The Congress now has a have been taken to an ITBP quarantine facility in south the past, will have a dedicat- night directed Chief Minister However, the BJP MLAs, Relations Minister P C Sharma minority. I am not saying wafer-thin majority in the quarantine facility in west Delhi's Chhawla area. ed team of doctors, para- Kamal Nath to seek a trust vote who have been staying at a said. this...it has been mentioned it 222-member House. south-west Delhi's Chhawla They will be there for over a medics and other staff apart in the assembly on Monday. hotel in Haryana, have not He said although the gover- the governor's letter sent to The Congress's strength has area, officials said. fortnight as per quarantine from providing food, medical Talking to PTI, a Congress returned to Bhopal so far. nor has asked the Congress chief minister." now come down to 92, after its The Air India flight from procedures," an Indo-Tibetan testing and indoor enter- MLA said the party legislators They had been flown to government to seek a trust vote The Kamal Nath-led gov- 22 legislators rebelled and Milan landed around 9.45 am Border Police (ITBP) tainment facility to the have returned to the state cap- Haryana a few days back. after his (governor's) address ernment has been facing a resigned few days back. Before at the Indira Gandhi spokesperson said. inmates, the spokesperson ital from Rajasthan. Meanwhile, the Congress in the assembly on Monday, deep crisis following the resig- the rebellion, its tally was 114. International Airport (IGIA). The facility has earlier said. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 06 facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ op nion PAPER WITH PASSION Farooq is free What’s next for the NC chief, who still has a psychological hold on the people? Can he still be an asset? Neighbourhood challenge he Government has finally realised that its sin- gle-minded Kashmir policy, the one it has been Tramming hard without factoring in local con- Irrespective of India’s Look East and Act East policy, bilateral relations between texts and complexities, is costing it international acceptability. So even while it convinced the world New Delhi and Naypyidaw have been stalled because of China’s dominance about changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir as an internal and sovereign matter and as a larg- er counter-terrorism initiative, its civil lockdown of the Valley ate into its credibility. But what made India look like an unfair oppressor was the arrest of demo- cratically-elected leaders, with a decided pro-India tilt, and labelling them as enemies of the State overnight. Worse, they were considered as good as “terrorists” and booked under draconian laws, nullifying any interlocutory scope that they could have offered with ASHOK K MEHTA Kashmir’s civil society and citizenry even in a changed scenario. The growing anx- ieties about human rights curbs in the Valley despite a largely incident-free record, ollowing an infructuous spell of looking east, India’s Act East both in the European Union (EU) and the US, and an interventionist push from US Policy (AEP) is hobbled by snags President Donald Trump, have finally forced the Government to yield some ground. in connectivity, continuing insur- So it has released former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference gencies, agitations, blockades Fand extortion in the North-east and (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah after seven months of captivity. And it is likely that it replication of some of these very problems, may release others over a period of time. The Government also has self-serving motives. especially insurgencies and snarls, in For some time, it has been trying to restore a semblance of normalcy by conduct- decision-making in Myanmar, the launch- pad and fulcrum of AEP. Last month, the ing panchayat and local-level polls, hoping to build a new narrative ground up, albeit visit of Myanmar President, U Win with candidates friendly to it. As another round of panchayat polls is scheduled for Myint, to India reminded us of AEP anew. March, officials elected a year ago, most of whom were walkover wins, fear to move The open-door policy is intended to usher in development in the North-east, out of Srinagar hotels, simply because they contested against local will. Such was which could in turn facilitate the closure the boycott then that over 12,000 panchayat seats continue to be vacant. This round, of insurgencies. For the Look East Policy too, could collapse as panchayats have made it clear that any electoral process would to work, it was necessary to press the “pause” button on democracy and, have to be preceded by the release of jailed NC and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) instead, support the ruling military leaders. This has completely blasted holes in the BJP’s attempt to rebuild a grass- junta. Reversion to democracy, albeit par- roots matrix or carry out its much-touted development agenda, something it thought tial, has been achieved as I discovered last month in Yangon through a joint civil would be a cakewalk in the absence of traditional politicians. It has failed to raise an military leadership, with the Army hav- alternative political front and, therefore, needs to create a political climate first. The ing the last word. NC and PDP would still be needed for that purpose. The BJP may have encouraged At the core of AEP is connectivity — by road, rail, sea, inland waterways and air. the formation of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), drawing rejects from The strategic geography in the North-east the PDP and NC, under the stewardship of ex-PDP Minister Altaf Bukhari, but it can- channelises this outreach through the nar- not generate reassurance, least of all credibility, driven as it is by self-serving trans- row and sensitive Siliguri corridor, the vul- actional politics than ideology. The Government would still find it easier to deal with nerable chicken’s neck of the region. Choices for bypassing the Siliguri constric- calls the shots, is at number five. as the Communists and Karens Pakistan and Nepal) was the cen- While the two million, mostly old faithfuls than new aspirants. Perhaps, it is to craft an environment of fairplay that tion were to transit through Bangladesh The Constitution reserves the favoured independence. Today, tre piece. All three strategic cor- Indian Tamil, diaspora is no Abdullah has been released. The JKAP may have been formed but needs time to and/or use the sea route to reach insur- posts of defence, home and bor- there are more than two dozen ridors seek access to markets but asset, the Buddhism connect develop a cadre base, something which is still concentrated around the NC and the gency-free Mizoram on the Myanmar bor- der affairs Ministers for the active and dormant insurgencies, two have an eye on warm waters has not been tested even as der — from Kolkata to Sittwe Port in Army. the active ones in border States of the Indian Ocean. Surpassing Indian tourists are thronging PDP. Question is will the NC now be used as a polarity to justify the politics of the Myanmar and upto Mizoram. The NLD wants to change like Shan, Kachin, Chin and India’s port potential at Sittwe is Myanmar. India has transferred JKAP or be used to build new bridges? After being treated so unjustly for siding with Earlier, Bangladesh had rejected the Constitution, which requires Rakhine. The world’s most com- Kyakpyu, the deep-water port a Russian kilo-class diesel-elec- New Delhi throughout his career, Dr Abdullah has refused to comment on political Indian requests to connect Myanmar an unachievable two-thirds plex but elaborate peace process coupled with SEZ and ultimate- tric attack submarine and may through the Port of Chittagong upto majority in Parliament. Last is in Myanmar and it consists of ly road, rail, oil and gas pipelines soon sell Brahmos missiles matters till all leaders are released. Agartala and thence to the Myanmar bor- week, State Counsellor Aung San unilateral, bilateral and a nation- radiating through Myanmar against the $1.5 billion line of In fact, he may use this unwanted alienation to his advantage and be of some der. What is being operationalised now is Suu Kyi unsuccessfully tried to wide cease fire agreements, north of China’s Yunnan credit, of which $300 million is relevance. For at the moment, he hardly has any asset value. For the normal Kashmiri, the costly and delayed Kaladan multi- pass the Constitutional amend- prone to violations and formal province. China’s footprint is left. Border trade — within 16 modal access from Sittwe to ment. Senior General Min Aung and informal dialogues backed enormous: There are hordes of km — is a paltry $25 million, he is a recipient of much of their hatred and abuse. They believe he shortchanged Myanmar/Mizoram through Rakhine Hlaing is in his second term, by the international communi- Chinese in the north. Though though overall trade is around them by choosing a secular and democratic India and lost Article 370. Now, not only and Chin States, currently beset with insur- which will end in April 2021, and ty, prominently by China. the controversial $3.6 billion $2.5 billion, far below potential. that is gone, the former State has been reduced to a Union Territory. So Kashmiris gencies by the Arakam Army. Therefore, efforts are on to accommodate The year 2019 was bad for hydel dam at Myitsone has been The flowering of bilateral instead of working this project south- him as the Vice President. This the peace process. The 21st cen- put on hold, bilateral trade relations is stalled in part by the are questioning his family legacy. For New Delhi, he may have been the moderate north, it has been reversed, starting from may introduce a modicum of tury Panglong Union Peace stands at $17 billion and China complexity of joint leadership face that’s not needed in changed times, given the endorsement of Jammu and Mizoram to Sittwe, which will have a 1,000 civilian control over the military. Conference with 10 nation-wide holds 40 per cent of Myanmar’s and the unstoppable rise of Kashmir’s special status both at home and the world. Therefore, Abdullah’s inescapable km special economic zone (SEZ) and a While the Army is popular in the ceasefire signatories and the foreign debt of $5 billion. Xi China. While Beijing has cast a gas land pipeline from its gasfields to Gaya countryside, it is disliked by the high-level Joint Implementation signed separate agreements with string of pearls along India’s need to question the abrogation of Article 370 and appear an activist Kashmiri is in Bihar. A number of roads to and urban elite. It disapproves of the Coordination Meeting could the Senior General and State periphery, it has placed in more than an irritant, it is an obstacle in the new narrative. His suggestions of a nego- through Myanmar to the east are under overwhelming Chinese pres- not be held, though the Union Councillor while hailing the Myanmar, an arrestor wire sys- tiated autonomy for the two sides of Kashmir and converting the LoC into a soft bor- construction and completion, thus ence and meddling in Peace Dialogue took place in July. new blueprint for comprehensive tem of an aircraft carrier to blunt enhancing the AEP connectivity grid. Myanmar’s internal affairs. But Both the failed meetings are like- strategic cooperation and the the take-off of AEP towards der for trade and commerce to flourish seem impractical when all talk is about right- Unique to Myanmar is the civil-Army others don’t mind them as they ly to be held after the national new 2+2 strategic dialogue, Asean, where China is also the ing historical wrongs and reclaiming territories in that context, rather than address- joint leadership arrangement under an have the money to invest and elections later this year, which the Myanmar’s first with any coun- dominant influencer. Myanmar’s ing current realities. Yet one must remember his worth through the decades of con- Army-dictated constitution of 2011, which develop the country. Lady — reference to NLD leader try. full transition to democracy flict. He acted as a filter and as Chief Minister did manage to keep militancy in check, ensures that 25 per cent of the elected seats Another historical challenge Daw Suu Kyi — is expected to India, though with good depends on progress in ethnic in Parliament is reserved for the Army. As facing Myanmar is its myriad win but with a reduced majori- intentions and now sizeable civil reconciliation and resolving civil- give some semblance of credibility to the election process and had a pan-India accept- the Constitution forbids Myanmar’s pop- insurgencies, which like the clus- ty. For various reasons, her pop- and defence cooperation, is no military tensions through ability as a regional voice. For Abdullah may be a spent force, but people, who have ular leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of the ter on the Indian side, is a hur- ularity has waned but there is no match for China’s deep pockets Constitutional reform. Till then, invested in the idea of India at his call, will only see this as betrayal and recede into National League of Democracy (NLD) dle for AEP. At the time of inde- alternative leader. and outreach to play the role of AEP will remain constrained. from holding office, she is a State pendence, many States in the Chinese President Xi Jinping a regional equaliser. Still, its (The writer, a retired Major separatist ways. Simply for that reason, he still has worth and the emotion of his Councillor in the improvised system, erstwhile Burma had sought visited Myanmar this January impressive infrastructure and General, was Commander IPKF people. It is through him that the Government can let people speak and be heard. which allows her the number three posi- self-determination and separa- and signed 33 agreements, of capacity-building programmes South, Sri Lanka and founder Without it, there can be no reconciliation. And the Government’s intent would always tion in the State hierarchy after the tion but the Panglong which the China-Myanmar have been appreciated. Japan will member of the Defence Planning President and Vice President; whereas the Agreement of 1947 promised to Economic Corridor (like the team up in improving quality Staff, currently the Integrated seem doubtful to the world. “C” in C Senior General Aung Hlaing, who settle Centre-State relations even economic corridors with and quick delivery of projects. Defence Staff.)

Time to take a leap S O U N D BITE With Coronavirus disrupting learning, it will be interesting Scindia's exit could open the flood- I'd want to contribute The anti-people policies of the I am no admirer of Modi to see how tech unicorns tap the potential gates in the Congress as no leader towards portrayal of Indian BJP Government are responsible but I admire his courage having self-respect can survive in a woman in cinema who are for the high prices of petrol and of conviction and ith the Coronavirus spreading like wildfire, suffocating environment. I am forward-thinking, beautiful, diesel despite crude oil remain- uncompromising effort to Governments around the world have been sure that filters are in place to strong, vocal, independent ing down to less than 50 per polarise the country on Wforced to close schools and colleges as weed out the migratory. and upright human beings. cent for the last six years. every possible issue. a precautionary measure. But should this be allowed BJP leader Miss World Congress' spokesperson Congress leader to dampen the students’ future, upset schedules —Tom Vadakkan —Manushi Chhillar —Ajay Maken —Digvijaya Singh or stunt their minds? For in these unfortunate times, there’s an opportunity for institutions to boost their online capacity and mainstream tech education. L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR Those possessing enough resources and infrastruc- World upside down nipped the problem in the bud ture must create a more robust system and those IPL without fans may be a futile tournament had it taken lessons from earlier with deficiencies must evolve new learning tools. such episodes of banks covering Though digital education has been a stated goal Sir — Nature has its own way of his refers to the editorial, “Cricket shutdown?” up their solvency. But in India, we testing humans. The spread of one wake up only with whistle-blow- of our education policy for a long time and distance learning has been seen as an (March 13). The shadow of Coronavirus has been virus has brought the entire world increasing and impacting all public activities and ing and end up with a late reali- option in undeserved areas, there has not been mass adoption yet. Yet global insti- to its knees. The novel Coronavirus Tsports cannot remain in isolation. The National Rifle sation. India’s financial sector is tutions have called for a shift from in-house tutorial to online learning to not only main- pandemic, which began in China Association of India (NRAI) has cancelled the in dire need of reforms. in late December, has since sick- T Ridhi Sreelekha tain a continuity plan but create new value chains and fructify an ed-tech revolution. International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World ened more than 11,0000 and killed Cup, which was to be hosted in Delhi. The UEFA has Secunderabad Now as the conventional education system stands fractured, India cannot afford more than 5,000 people worldwide. called a meeting to review the ongoing Euro 2020 and to be a laggard. Ed-tech is already bridging massive gaps in the conventional form Its spread has not only rendered forthcoming Champions League. Though the Good old ways nations vulnerable but has served of learning caused by the crisis and can very well be mainstreamed after this. With Government has left the decision to host the forthcom- as a warning to those who possess ing Indian Premier League up to the Board of Control more people likely to work and learn online, the Kerala Government has announced or are developing biological for Cricket in India (BCCI), the cricketing body has sus- Sir — The spread of Coronavirus it would provide extra bandwidth across the State. Besides, many online learning weapons. One can only imagine pended the league till April 15. If the situation does not has remined us of the good old websites are allowing free access to their content to close the gaps affected stu- how dangerous the situation would improve in the coming days, the league could be called on the ground, the IPL will not be the same anymore, ways. Once again, emphasis is be in case any nation resorts to off altogether. irrespective of fans having the option of watching it over being laid on Ayurveda, other tra- dents are bound to face. But making the tech system work will require much more germ warfare. It goes without saying that fans are the soul for any television or mobile. In such a scenario, the BCCI and ditional medicines like Unani than just temporary concessions. That’s partly because not all students will be Some of the affluent coun- game and without their motivation, appreciation and its chief, Sourav Ganguly, must take a decision which and homoeopathic medicine sys- able to tap the potential due to existing anomalies like capped and costly data plans, tries, like Italy, are experiencing encouragement, an athlete is never going to relish the is good for the safety of all players and in the larger tems. Besides, the Indian tradition scarcity of essential items. There experience of going out on the field. The BCCI may have interest of the game. Some financial loss in the bargain of namaste has gone global with slow connectivity and lack of accessibility to smartphones among other things. are reports that supermarkets commercial compulsions as everything is planned well should not be a big deal. the likes of US President Donald Until now, the ed-tech’s focus has been on learners in the metropolitan cities, which there have run out of goods in advance but then this is an exceptional situation and Bal Govind Trump, French President because COVID-19 has crippled it calls for some difficult decisions. Without spectators Noida Emmanuel Macron and even have a robust payment system, internet bandwidth and familiarity with online prod- some Chinese manufacturing Prince Charles saying no to hello ucts. The challenge is to reach students belonging to low-income families and liv- plants, which produce those com- and yes to folded hands. Instead ing in deep pockets of rural India. For educators, it will be a humongous task to modities. Panic buying, too, has on tourism stand devastated. Swift reforms needed tragedy for the moment. Further, of using tissue papers, people are craft modules according to the learning trends of the students on a case-specific contributed to the present situa- Many industries dependent on the Cabinet, too, has approved the now getting accustomed to wash- tion. But the worst is yet to come. Chinese imports are facing grim reconstruction of the crisis-hit ing hands. It is better to follow a basis and at the same time, they have to keep their course prices at par with the Compounding woes, stock losses. India is no exception to Sir — The prompt bailout propos- Yes Bank as per the scheme pro- healthy and systematic lifestyle. industry average. The opportunity at hand is to grow the e-learning space at $243 markets have crashed. The glob- this. The crippling of the Chinese al for Yes Bank, with the State Bank posed by the Reserve Bank of India Nitesh Kumar billion by 2022. With India having one of the largest networks of higher education al economy has already suffered factories is bound to sound the of India (SBI) and other private (RBI). But pro-active measures are Jharkhand a loss of $2 trillion. Airlines death knell for many industries. banks such as HDFC and Axis only temporary in nature. institutions in the world, it will be interesting to see how unicorns in the educa- around the globe are suffering set- KS Jayatheertha Bank chipping in their bit to pro- The fact of the matter is that Send your feedback to: tional space change their strategies. backs and economies dependent Bengaluru vide financial aid, has averted the the Central bank could have [email protected] HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Of threat and its POINTCOUNTERPOINT THOUGH ACCORDING TO THE NUMBERS WE MAY NOT BE FIELDING THE FIFTH CANDIDATE WAS THE RESULT OF perception ABLE TO GET THE FIFTH SEAT WE DON’T SAY THAT WE TMC’S SECRET TALKS WITH THE BJP WHICH, TOO, WON’T FIELD A CANDIDATE. WE WILL DECIDE SOON. WANTS TO BLOCK THE LEFT’S ENTRY TO PARLIAMENT. It is nobody's case that danger is not there. It is —TMC GENERAL SECRETARY —FORMER CPI(M) MP a question of an intelligent understanding of disaster as it is possible to face it sensibly PARTHA CHATTERJEE SAMIK LAHIRI Help farmers grow money

VINAYSHIL GAUTAM eriodically there are events which capture the people’s mind Improving purchasing power in rural areas, especially that of farmers who constitute over and imagination because they are so unusual. Recall the glob- 50 per cent of the workforce, will accelerate the economic growth of the country Pal frenzy at the beginning of 21st century? The midnight of December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 were supposed to be epoch-making. However, any student of geography knows that there is no such thing as a century changing. The planet Earth rotates around its own axis and around the sun. The flashpoint of December 31, 1999 changing to January 1, 2000 would be at different points of the globe at different times of the same day. For the purposes of enabling “measurement of time”, the Earth is divided into lon- gitudes. This measurement begins at a given longitude in the Pacific Ocean region. The rest of the measurement of time follows. The marking of the longitude is notional and the time taken by the Earth PUNEET to rotate fully, once, around its axis is taken to be “24 hours.” SETHI Because of this innovation, calendars could be created and hile the share of agriculture in India’s econ- seasons marked by months. This collection of months became a omy has progressively declined, even year. The globe is dotted with many types of calendars, each mark- Wtoday the sector directly and indirectly ing the days and the collection of days in its own unique manner. occupies over 50 per cent of the country’s workforce Ultimately, all calendars talk of a year. In a manner of speaking, and contributes to over 17 per cent of the Gross the measurement of days, months and years is based on assump- Domestic Product (GDP). However, the farm sec- tions which make learning scientific and sequential. tor’s importance in our economic and social fabric To get back to the story of the so-called beginning of the goes well beyond these indicators as the majority of 21st century, the “unique event” was projected as once-in-a-life- India’s poor live in rural areas where farming is the time occasion. People wanted to be among the first on the plan- primary source of livelihood. Additionally, with a growing population and rising incomes in the cities, et to witness the “birth” of the 21st century. They also wanted to farmers face the burden of increasing yields and have a story for their children and grandchildren if they were ever improving the quality of their produce. But, for many asked, “Where were you when the new century was born?” So years now we have been beset with an agrarian cri- the enterprising ones got to work and some of them sat on the sis for a variety of reasons. The Government’s strat- beaches of certain islands to be among the first to witness the first egy, over the years, primarily focussed on raising agri- sunrise of the 21st century. This became a multi-billion dollar busi- cultural output, improving food security and pro- ness but no management book has discussed this. However, the viding subsidies and waivers rather than recognis- “dawn of the new century” became a reality in perceptions. ing the need to raise farmers’ income. While these POOR POLICY, Simply put, the gross truth is that there is no such thing prove helpful in the short run, they are not effec- HIGH PRICE as a sunrise or sunset. The simple truth is that the sun never rises tive measures for the long haul as farmers contin- ue to face the same issues that got them into a cat- VOLATILITY, and it never sets. It looks like a sunrise because the Earth rotates. astrophic situation in the first place. CLIMATE Also, there would be no qualitative difference between a December Instead of handing out loan waivers, the RISK AND 31 and January 1. In a manner of speaking, January 1 would be Government could help farmers by providing INDEBTEDNESS labour is being brought from other States. ments would be extremely beneficial. Improved agri-infrastructure and like any other day at any other time. Nothing would have changed access to exploitation-free credit. This has been PLAGUE INDIA’S The lack of fair return on both financial Helping farmers align their produc- supply chain: A lot of the produce, be it in nature or reality, other than one more rotation of the blue plan- attempted but both vision and implementation have FARM SECTOR. and effort investment by farmers has led tion with seasons and market demands: vegetables, milk, grains and so on, is lost et while orbiting around the great fireball in the sky. However, the been lacking. If easy credit is available, farmers will A MAJORITY OF to a marked increase in farmer suicides. As phone and internet penetration grow in distribution across the supply chain. All fallacy does not end there. have improved access to seeds, pesticides, irrigation FARMERS — 85 To solve this crisis all controllable, exponentially, providing farmers educa- stakeholders suffer additional costs due to A new century, even going by the self-given measurements, facilities and even mechanisation. Since farmers typ- PER CENT — supporting factors (Government policy, tion, information on weather, market these losses. Farmers suffer the most due does not begin with a zero. A new century would begin with one. ically procure all these materials via an open mar- INCLUDE SMALL spending, initiatives, incentives among requirements, pricing, Government to loss or quality deterioration and it also Hence, the 21st century did not begin, in a manner of speaking, ket as there is no State support, higher income or others) have to singly focus on helping the schemes and subsidies would be useful. discourages them from diversifying their easy credit will enable them to produce more/bet- AND MARGINAL farmer be self-sustainable. On an average Crop diversification for better crops to fruits and vegetables. Enabling in the year 2000 but would have begun in 2001 only. However, ter. As farm incomes reduce or stagnate over time, ONES, WITH the farmers’ income today is only `20,000 income: A lot of companies, especially efficient, low-cost storage options at such is the power of the hype created by the media that no one conversion of farmlands for alternate uses to gen- DECLINING AND a year in 17 States or about half the coun- start-ups are taking up the important task farmer locations, improving access to seriously questioned the beginning of the new century on January erate money has gone up significantly in the past INCREASINGLY try. That means that the monthly income of educating and advising farmers how to transport or credit facilities for the same, 1, 2000. Thus it is that the new century was ushered in and cel- decade as land prices have seen a considerable uptick. FRAGMENTING of a farming family — with an average of not only improve farm yield but also to subsidies on cold storage, use of technol- ebrated. Almost every kind of reaction, from that of the After putting in all the hard work, farmers do not LANDHOLDINGS, five members — is less than `1,700. It is diversify their produce to increase ogy to predict demand and so on would astronomers to statisticians, was conspicuous by its silence on receive fair wages for their labours. This has tradi- WHERE THESE hard to imagine how farmers are surviv- incomes. This farmer education and help eradicate some age-old problems and this anomaly. Clearly, in life, the importance of “belief” is high and tionally been due to unfair exploitative practices at EXTERNAL ing today with these incomes which have awareness, at a larger scale, would not only positively impact farmer incomes. the media plays a determining role in it. This is a running theme the mandis (wholesale food markets) and the large FACTORS to suffice for supporting their families and help increase farm income but also help Cooperative farming/cluster farm- which has several precedents in this century. For instance, there number of middlemen across the supply chain, right AND continuing with their farm production meet the demands of a growing popula- ing/Farmer Producer Organisations: was the Y2K scare at the turn of the 21st century, where comput- from production to consumption. In addition, for activities. With 50 per cent of our popu- tion. Most farmers across India have margin- years now, low global prices have hurt exports and UNCERTAINTY lation working in the agri sector, it is Better access to markets and pricing: al land holdings and this reduces their abil- er users and programmers feared that computers would stop work- encouraged cheaper imports, that further hit farmer MAKE THEM imperative to help generate more income Currently, the control of pricing or what ity to generate higher incomes individu- ing on December 31, 1999. There was such a major brouhaha incomes. A highly-fragmented supply chain and EVEN for them both for their betterment and for the farmers receive for their hard work is ally. Consolidation of land holdings over the Y2K threat that it delivered huge financial gains for some poor farm infrastructure is a contributing factor to MORE the economy to keep ticking. in the hands of a few traders in mandis. becomes an important strategy to raise computer companies. Ultimately, nothing happened but the belief the farm crisis as more than 50 per cent of the pro- VULNERABLE Thankfully, the Centre has set a tar- Traditionally, this has been the area of farmer incomes. They can voluntarily in and the fear of the Y2K phenomenon was enormous. duce is wasted in distribution alone. At the front end, get to double farmers’ income by 2022. most severe exploitation of farmers. come together and pool land to gain the Come 2001, there was the “threat” of Anthrax and in 2002 there is very little demand insight for various crops While this is a good first step towards Ensuring transparency in buying and sell- benefits of size. Through consolidation, many believed that the West Nile virus was a threat to the world. and virtually no marketing infrastructure and at the enabling farmer self-sustainability, the ing of agri goods at the mandis and ensur- farmers can reap the benefits of economies In 2003 it was the fear of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome farmers’ end there are non-existent or poor storage income has to go up significantly more ing MSP is an immediate impact solution. of scale both in input procurement and (SARS), while in 2005 the “Bird Flu” was believed by many to be facilities and additional transport and manpower than double at the current levels for it to In the last few years, with the rise in over- output marketing. a recipe for disaster. A few gained and many, especially poultry costs. Due to all the contributing factors above, farm- be truly transformational. The broader seas Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Focussing on these areas and imple- ers’ incomes have either stagnated or been lower strategy and framework outlined by the (FMCG) companies coming to India menting programmes with a single, uni- and those involved in animal husbandry, paid the price of the glob- while the cost of production and support services Government is based on good principles. and recently minted and existing compa- fied vision will be a huge step in the direc- al panic exacerbated by the media. is perpetually increasing. The farmers, despite high However, implementation on the ground nies working in agriculture, farmers have tion of reviving India’s agriculture sector. Whenever there was a threat perception the question of scale, interest rates, take the risk and cultivate only to be and ensuring effective and timely impact been given an alternative to selling in man- Improving purchasing power in rural magnitude and range of impact, were rarely built into the equa- disheartened when their produce does not fetch suit- for the farmer will make the difference. dis. Here, for production to certain spec- areas, especially that of farmers, will also tion. Ultimately, this was nowhere near many of the other equally able prices that cover their costs and leave something Some of the key factors to ensure that the ifications and quality standards, farmers help accelerate overall economic growth. disastrous events that the world had seen, like in the time of the over as profit. Only a small portion of the farm pro- outcome is favorable are given below: earn more than what they would at man- Poor policy, high price volatility, climate “great plague.” Swine flu, Ebola virus, Zika virus all had their days. duce gets the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Productivity of farmland holdings dis and have some demand guarantees as risk and indebtedness plague India’s farm It is nobody’s case that danger is not there. It is a question of more than 90 per cent of farmers are at the mercy has to be prioritised and improved: Most well. Companies such as Big Basket, sector. A majority of farmers — 85 per cent an intelligent understanding of disaster as it is possible to face dan- of the traders who set the market price. As incomes importantly, reducing dependence whol- More, Godrej, Reliance and so on all have — include small and marginal ones, with ger sensibly. One of the media reports says that on March 12 alone, become insufficient, more and more farmers face ly on rainwater through better irrigation centers where farmers can sell their pro- declining and increasingly fragmenting poverty. This situation discourages the current crop mechanisms and better planning of duce directly with transparent pricing. landholdings, where these external factors the ongoing Coronavirus wiped out `11 lakh crore from the share of farmers but more so the next generation which groundwater, is important. Enabling bet- However, this is limited to areas that are and uncertainty make them even more market at Dalal Street with the Sensex crashing by 2,919 points. gravitates towards the city for better opportunities. ter support services such as easy access to closer to urban centres and has not yet vulnerable. However, the biggest challenge of the time may be to face chal- This leads to a shortage of hands for farm activities credit on fair terms, availability and penetrated the deeper rural areas where- (The writer is Director, Farmpal, lenge in a realistic manner. and is a very prevalent problem in an agri-rich State access to high-quality seeds, fertilisers, pes- in there is a larger number of severely- which helps farmers to connect with busi- (The writer is a well-known management consultant) like Maharashtra where a lot of the farm help and ticides and technology-driven enhance- impacted farmers. nesses) States must utilise funds for geriatric care FOREIGN EYE Unless there is a strict oversight mechanism, course correction is difficult and the elderly of the nation will continue to suffer the result of this indifference at the Government and bureaucratic level elderly as compared to the total pop- unwieldy cost overruns. State which are crucial areas that are for- Unless medical colleges get the tem, urban/rural development, social ulation. Governments are already over- ever cash-strapped. technical and the bureaucratic support welfare and legal sectors. We need to A major cause for concern is the whelmed by their existing healthcare Even though the NPHCE is they need, it is unrealistic to expect expand our current geriatric care pro- fact that 27 per cent of people above programmes and it is not unreason- under the NCD flexi pool, there are the current state of affairs to improve. gramme to include non-medical the age of 80 were found to be home- able for them to expect a certain two main reasons behind the under- Thankfully, the Government has determinants as well. FASHION CAN’T bound or immobile. amount of flexibility in operations. utilisation of funds. First, we suffer a woken up to this reality and is now Unless we have an unwavering Despite the fact that the situation However, the failure to produce tan- shortage of medical professionals supporting two National Centres for political commitment coupled with COST THE EARTH is grave, States have not managed to gible results points towards a lack of who are trained in geriatric care. Ageing (NCAs) that are dedicated to social action, it is difficult to imple- At no other time in history KEWAL use more than seven per cent of the planning and organisation. Unless Second, State Treasuries take a lot of train professionals, conduct research, ment customised policies at the grass- KAPOOR funds disbursed by the Centre for the there is a strict oversight mechanism, time to release funds to the respective and provide healthcare for the elder- root level. Seniors must be educated has fashion been accessible he National Programme for healthcare needs of the elderly and course correction is difficult and the district administration. ly. We also have regional geriatric cen- about potential risk factors so that to so many people. Tech- Health Care of the Elderly only five per cent of the funds elderly of the nation will continue to Both of these factors lead to an ters (RGCs) that aim to provide ter- they are empowered to take control nology will help to make T(NPHCE) was launched by the released for the management of non- suffer the result of this indifference at underutilisation of capital, preventing tiary care through outpatient depart- of their health. Children must volun- fashion greener. Plus, there Ministry of Health and Family communicable diseases (NCDs) have the State Government and bureaucrat- the programme from taking flight. ments for seniors in addition to pro- teer to look after their ageing parents Welfare in 2010 to provide accessible been put to use. ic level. Also, depending on the economic viding postgraduate medical courses and we need customised health insur- is a discernible shift from and affordable healthcare for the This is particularly pathetic con- Where do we stand?: At present, condition, a number of State for students who want to specialise in ance schemes to take care of the needs discarding clothes to elderly and the World Health sidering the fact that the NPHCE is the facilities that are dedicated for Governments cut back on expendi- geriatric medicine. If we open more of our senior citizens. repairing, reusing or even Organisation (WHO) declared 2020- part of the NCD flexi pool which is geriatric care are sub-standard. In tures to trim the fiscal deficits. RGCs and NCAs, particularly in The Government must establish renting them. However, it is 2030 as the ‘Decade of Healthy one of the major components of the rural and remote areas, where a sub- Time to address the skill gap: rural and remote areas, it will help more gerontology units to train med- hard to see how this will be Ageing.’ This is very relevant for India National Health Mission (NHM). stantial percentage of the elderly Since the core of the programme improve health outcomes for the ical and paramedical professionals on as according to census data, there are Providing access to quality health- reside, you would be hard-pressed to focusses on clinical care, it is not pos- elderly. the healthcare needs of the elderly. To enough to make fashion over 104 million senior citizens in the care is the responsibility of the Central find a functional facility, let alone a sible to ensure effective implementa- The need for a multifaceted sum it up, a joint approach can help sustainable if the industry country. Out of this, more than half Government as well as States and they well-equipped one. tion, unless we train our healthcare approach: We also need a shift in address the challenges in geriatric care still produces more clothes. of the elderly are women. need to put central funds to good use State Governments are not very professionals. Only a handful of med- societal attitudes towards the elderly in the country. Failing to do so will We must rethink the idea Approximately 71 per cent of the and ensure that healthcare schemes keen on spending money on pro- ical colleges in India have postgrad- if we want better results. Preventing develop into a costly proposition in that the hunger for new country’s elderly reside in areas with for the elderly are implemented in all grammes like the NPHCE as they use uate programmes to train undergrad- and treating health problems in the the future. limited access to healthcare. It goes districts. the funds for more immediate uate students in geriatric care, owing elderly requires a multipronged (The writer is Director and clothes ought to be sated without saying that the incidence of At present, the implementation is requirements like skill training, salary to the strict guidelines laid down by approach that incorporates the active Creative Strategist at CHAI Kreative immediately. hospitalisation is much higher in the lackadaisical and is marred by and infrastructure development, all of the Medical Council of India (MCI). involvement of the healthcare ecosys- and Return of Million Smiles) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020 money 08 CAPSULE ‘AIRTEL, VODAFONE IDEA Auditors must use latest tech tools for quality audits: CEPR MUST DISCLOSE WORKINGS’ PNS n NEW DELHI Auditors need to be equipped PNS n NEW DELHI matter of dispute on principles with the latest available tech- and calculations more than two nological tools to execute high Bharti Airtel and Vodafone decades after NTP-1999 (the quality audits, right-leaning INOX begins Idea Ltd, whose self-assessed telecom policy that established think-tank Centre for commercial op dues to the government are less revenue share as a mecha- Economic Policy Research than half of what the nism) was introduced and (CEPR) has said in a new in Lucknow Department of implemented," Kotak said. report. NEW DELHI: Film exhibitor Telecommunications (DoT) It hoped that for the sake of "The business in present INOX Leisure on Sunday said estimates, must disclose work- minority investors, the telecom times is becoming larger and it has started commercial ings highlighting areas of dif- policy hereon leaves little room more complex. It is becoming operations at a multiplex ference as minority sharehold- for such material disputes, and difficult for the auditor to cinema theatre in Gomti ers deserve to know, an analyst even when such disputes arise, really access the complete data Nagar, Lucknow from report said. they are settled (in or outside and study the systems to Saturday. "The company has While Bharti Airtel has courts) in a more time-bound achieve the in-depth examina- commenced the Commercial pegged its dues arising from a and reasonable manner. tion and subsequent analysis," Operations of a Multiplex Supreme Court ruling that Total adjusted gross rev- CEPR said. Cinema Theatre taken on asked for non-telecom rev- enue (AGR) dues, including "The limited tools to access Leave & License basis, located enues to be included in calcu- While Bharti Airtel has pegged its dues arising interest and penalty, as per the and analyse the data and study According to report, a rapid increase in at INOX Leisure Limited, 3rd lating spectrum charges and from a SC ruling that asked for non-telecom self-assessment exercise done the systems to bring out effec- volume of data requires auditors to be Floor, Phoenix Palassio Mall, licence fee at Rs 13,004 crore, by various telcos are 34.5 per tive reports is becoming a big Plot No 1, Sector No 7, Gomti the DoT puts the estimate at Rs revenues to be included in calculating cent of the DoT assessed pro- challenge and these limita- equipped with latest available technological Nagar Extension, Amar 35,000 crore. spectrum charges and licence fee at Rs 13k cr, visional dues for Bharti, 40.6 tions are across both the large tools to analyse a much higher volume of Shaheed Path, Lucknow - In case of Vodafone Idea Ltd the DoT puts the estimate at Rs 35,000 crore per cent for VIL, and 16 per and small enterprise," it added. data in their audits than previously required 226010 with effect from (VIL), the DoT is seeking over cent for TTSL. According to the report, a yesterday, i.e. Saturday, 14th Rs 53,000 crore, while the "We do not have sufficient rapid increase in the volume of March, 2020," a BSE filing company estimates its dues better disclosures on the math 5,000 crore as an ad-hoc pay- details to be sure of why the data requires auditors to be of their duties." against PwC in the Satyam said. The multiplex has 10 are Rs 21,533 crore. from both the DoT as well as ment to cover any reconcilia- divergence. We do believe, equipped with the latest avail- He said there is a need for scam case, and against Deloitte screens and 1,710 seats, it "While we appreciate the the operators, it said a detailed tion differences. however, that operators would able technological tools to better IT infrastructure to cre- and BSR with regard to the added. INOX is present in 68 matter is still sub judice, once explanation of the calculations Similarly, Tata Teleservices have been extra cautious in analyse a much higher volume ate more robust audit frame- IL&FS fraud. cities with 147 multiplexes, the legal chapter is over, Bharti post the closure of the legal has paid Rs 2,197 crore in dues, their math given the Supreme of data in their audits than pre- work. Also, in the 2013 case of 624 screens and a total and VIL could (and should) proceedings is a must. "It and more recently an addition- Court's tough stance on the viously required. The audit industry has been NSEL, auditors were arrested seating capacity of 144,394 disclose their self-assessment would go a long way in inspir- al Rs 2,000 crore to cover rec- matter," the report said. Vijay Gupta, a former cen- facing multiple challenges in by the Economic Offences seats across India. workings highlighting the areas ing confidence among the onciliation differences, while Kotak said Bharti and VIL tral council member of the the current macro-economic Wing (EOW) Mumbai, but of difference versus the DOT minority investors." the DoT estimates the liabili- made higher provisions for ICAI, said, "The globalised environment and these are were realised on bail later. math. Even as this isn't a statu- VIL has so far paid Rs 3,500 ties to be about Rs 14,000 the dues in their Q2 FY20 businesses of the clients that further getting aggravated by According to CEPR, latest torily mandated disclosure, we crore out of its self-assessed lia- crore. "At some level, it is baf- earnings as they many not the audit firms serve, calls for a prevailing negative narrative advances in technology believe the minority share- bility of Rs 21,533 crore, while fling that something as basic have had enough time post the the latest audit techniques and around the audit profession in promise significant benefits holders deserve to know," Bharti Airtel has paid Rs and critical as the base of rev- Supreme Court's October 24, processes that needs to get the country. for the audit profession, with Kotak Institutional Equities 13,004 crore to the government enues on which as much as 12- 2019 order to complete their deployed by such audit firms, There has been a spate of a number of key drivers sig- said in a March 9 report. in two installments. It had 13% of sector revenues are paid self-assessments and adopted a the absence of which becomes actions taken against auditors nalling the need for technolog- Stating that there is a case for also deposited an additional Rs as regulatory levies stayed a conservative stance. a handicap in apt deliverance in the recent times, including ical change in audit. NCLAT to have a bench at Chennai, CORONA SCARE Govt issues order ‘Construction, chemical NEW DELHI: A bench of the National Company Law FPIs press panic button, withdraw Rs 37,976 cr Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is manufacturing likely to being constituted in Chennai PNS n NEW DELHI to handle matters arising from Top 10 cos lose Rs 4.22 lakh cr Southern states. The Foreign portfolio investors be worst-affected’ government has notified the (FPIs) have withdrawn a whop- constitution of the National ping Rs 37,976 crore on a net in m-cap; TCS, RIL hit hard PNS n NEW DELHI Company Law Appellate basis from the Indian markets in March so far amid the coro- he 10 most valued domestic companies lost a massive Rs Construction, transport and Tribunal, Chennai Bench, 4,22,393.44 crore in market capitalisation last week, with which will come into effect navirus pandemic triggering T chemical manufacturing sec- fears of a global recession. heavyweights TCS and RIL taking the biggest hit. In a nerve- tors are likely to be the worst- from March 18, 2020. The wracking week for the markets, the BSE Sensex plummeted Chennai-based bench would Overseas investors pulled 3,473.14 points or 9.24 per cent, largely in tandem with global affected by the coronavirus hear the appeals against the out a net sum of Rs 24,776.36 equities which were hammered by panic selling amid the pandemic in China, says a orders of the benches of the crore from equities and Rs coronavirus pandemic. The market capitalisation (m-cap) of TCS report. However, India's top National Company Law 13,199.54 crore from the debt dropped by Rs 1,16,549.07 crore to reach Rs 6,78,168.49 crore imports — crude oil and Tribunal (NCLT) having segment between Mar 2-13, for the week ended Friday. Reliance Industries' m-cap plummeted gems and jewellery — which jurisdiction of Karnataka, Tamil depositories data showed. Rs 1,03,425.15 crore to Rs 7,01,693.52 crore. Infosys was collectively account for 46 per Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, This translates into a total another major drag, with its valuation plunging Rs 41,315.98 crore cent of total imports are rel- Telangana, Lakshadweep and net outflow of Rs 37,975.90 to Rs 2,73,505.62 crore. HDFC Bank's m-cap tanked Rs 34,919.51 atively insulated from the Puducherry, the notification crore during the period under crore to reach Rs 5,87,190.43 crore and that of Hindustan public health crisis in China, said. review. Prior to this, foreign Unilever Limited (HUL) tumbled Rs 33,208.35 crore to Rs according to the report by investors were net buyers for Morningstar Investment denominated asset classes and 4,40,151.42 crore. The valuation of Kotak Mahindra Bank declined ICICI Securities. six consecutive months since Adviser India. Global markets gold as against fixed income Rs 30,931.1 crore to Rs 2,81,237.76 crore and that of ICICI Bank The novel coronavirus September 2019. reeled last week after the World securities of emerging markets fell Rs 25,098.54 crore to Rs 2,89,606.69 crore. Likewise, Bajaj which originated in China's been declared a pandemic by "The spread of coronavirus Health Organization (WHO) like India, he added. Finance witnessed a drop of Rs 16,320.81 crore in its m-cap to Wuhan city towards the end the WHO. Out of India's outbreak, which has now been declared the coronavirus out- Going forward, as coron- reach Rs 2,37,989.09 crore. Bharti Airtel suffered a decline of Rs of 2019 has so far claimed total imports of USD 507 declared a pandemic, and con- break a pandemic, and avirus crosses boundaries and 13,611.62 crore in its valuation to stand at Rs 2,69,613.64 crore. over 5,000 lives and infected billion in FY19, 26 per cent of tinued slowdown in the glob- expressed deep concern over affects other countries, it may The market-cap of HDFC fell by Rs 7,013.31 crore to Rs more than 1 lakh people glob- the basket, which comprises al economy, has created a the "alarming levels of inac- have a more serious impact on 3,58,201.28 crore. In the ranking of the 10 most valued firms, RIL ally. Daily death toll due to the iron and steel and inorganic vicious cycle which is consum- tion". Given the ongoing sce- the already slowing global remained at the top, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, HDFC, virus is still very high and chemicals, is likely to be IDFC First to ing investors worldwide," said nario, foreign investors have economy and on foreign flows ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, Bharti Airtel and Bajaj given the number of infected affected modestly. Himanshu Srivastava, senior taken a flight to safer invest- into emerging markets such as Finance. people, the battle with the "We expect the impact on invest Rs 250 cr analyst manager research, ment options, such as dollar India, Srivastava said. virus is far from over, it said. iron and steel to be moderate Since the severity of the because India imports 11 per in Yes Bank virus became known, global cent of its iron and steel from NEW DELHI: New Delhi, Mar financial markets have been China. Also, India's biggest 15 (PTI) IDFC First Bank on on the edge. Although most import source country for Sunday said it will make an Aramco reports 20.6% of deaths are in China, the iron and steel, South Korea equity investment of Rs 250 UAE pledges $27 bn in stimulus virus has reportedly spread to imports 20 per cent of its crore in beleaguered Yes Bank about 100 countries and has requirement from China. to acquire 25 crore equity drop in 2019 profit shares. "...duly authorized committee of the Board of n "The decrease was primari- asn Mideast works to slow virus PNS RIYADH PNS DUBAI Directors of IDFC FIRST Bank ly due to lower crude oil prices Petrol price cut by 12 paise/ltr, Ltd had at its meeting held on Saudi Aramco on Sunday and production volumes, cou- The central bank of the United March 14, 2020 accorded reported a 20.6 percent drop in pled with declining refining and Arab Emirates, home to the diesel by 14 paise approval for an equity its net profit for 2019 due to chemical margins," it said. skyscraper-studded city of investment of upto Rs 250 low oil prices and pro- The company also Dubai, on Sunday announced PNS n NEW DELHI tion of state-owned oil firms. crores comprising upto 25 duction levels, the made USD 1.6 billion of a USD 27 billion stimulus Delhi has the lowest fuel crore equity shares at a price company said in a impairment provisions package to deal with the eco- Petrol price was on Sunday prices among metros because of Rs 10 each and face value statement. for losses associated nomic effects of the coron- cut by 12 paise a litre and of lower state taxes. of Rs 2 each, under the These are the with Sadara Chemical avirus pandemic. diesel rates by 14 paise as oil Industry sources said the proposed Scheme of first annual results Company, an Aramco The money will go toward companies moderated reduction in rates would Reconstruction of Yes Bank to be announced by subsidiary. supporting the country's rate reduction amid the have been higher but Ltd under the Banking the energy giant after "2019 was an excep- banks, and regulatory limits on fall in global prices to for the Rs 3 per Regulation Act, 1949, subject its historical USD 29.4 tional year for Saudi loans will be eased. well as sweeping lockdowns in problems, it can cause more absorb the hike in excise litre increase in to regulatory and government billion initial public offering and Aramco. Through a variety of Nations across the Middle some hard-hit areas. severe illness, including pneu- duty on fuel by the gov- excise duty effected on approval(s), if any," the bank listing on the Saudi Tadawul circumstances — some planned East have pledged to stimulate For most people, the new monia. ernment. Saturday. Oil companies, said in a BSE filing. Earlier on market last December. and some not -- the world was their economies as they weath- coronavirus causes only mild Most people recover in a Petrol in Delhi now costs they said, had been moder- Saturday, Federal Bank had Aramco posted net profits of offered unprecedented insight er the global pandemic, which or moderate symptoms, such matter of weeks. But the virus Rs 69.75 per litre, while ating reduction warranted in committed to investing Rs 300 crore in Yes Bank for USD 88.2 billion last year com- into Saudi Aramco's agility and has led to widespread school as fever and cough. For some, is highly contagious and can be diesel is priced at Rs 62.44, retail prices in anticipation of subscription of its 30 crore pared to USD 111.1 billion in resilience," CEO Amin Nasser closures, the cancellation of especially older adults and spread by individuals with no according to a price notifica- an excise duty hike. shares. 2018, Monday's statement said. said. sporting and other events, as people with existing health visible symptoms. Volatility to rule markets, Fed rate DoT units routinely seeking bulk call data records

PNS n NEW DELHI etc," a source aware of the com- approve such a request. decision to drive equities: Analysts munication said. However, various licence service Some units of the telecom An email query sent to the area units of the DoT are not PNS n NEW DELHI spread of the coronavirus, as department are seeking huge call Department of Telecom in this adhering to the set process and well as further stimulus mea- data records of people in some regard elicited no reply. seek voluminous CDR details Equity markets are likely to see sures by global central banks circles on a routine basis which According to the source, who from telecom operators on reg- more volatility this week and and governments. The US is alleged to be in deviation from did not wish to be named, said ular basis in contravention to may also witness a relief rally Federal Reserve is also sched- the standard operating proce- that the DoT has already issued the SOP. after suffering a massive drub- uled to announce its rate deci- dure laid down by the govern- detailed instructions and stan- "Almost all LSA units of DoT bing recently due to the coro- sion this week. ment, according to sources. dard operating procedures seek one day CDR details from navirus pandemic, analysts "Markets would take a while Industry players have raised (SOPs) for providing CDRs to telecom operators on monthly said. to recover from this significant concerns over such practices in law enforcement agencies in basis in states like Andhra In a nerve-wracking week price damage. While volatility a communication to the August 2016 and April 2019. Pradesh on 1st and 5th day of for the markets, the BSE may continue in coming days, Telecom Secretary, the sources The DoT including its field the month, Delhi on 18th day, Sensex plummeted 3,473.14 a roller-coaster session on we could see intermittent relief said. units under the SOP are Haryana on 21st day, Himachal points or 9.24 per cent while Friday, with trading being halt- rallies, however these are like- They claimed the DoT unit of required to ascertain the iden- Pradesh and Jammu and the NSE Nifty lost 1,034.25 ed for the first time in 12 years ly to be short-lived. In such Delhi demanded call data offices etc following which secretary that CDRs sought for tity of the subscriber, examine Kashmir on the last day of the points or 9.41 per cent, large- as benchmarks plunged over times of global volatility, retail records (CDRs) of entire state industry players gave represen- specific routes and areas may the justification carefully for month, Kerala and Odisha on ly in tandem with global equi- 10 per cent in opening trade, investors should keep calm for February 2, 3 and 4, 2020 tation before telecom secretary lead to allegations of surveil- CDR demand, detail purpose the 15th day, Madhya Pradesh ties which succumbed to panic before staging a record-shatter- and not panic," said Siddhartha and separately for specific routes Anshu Prakash to raise concern lance, especially in the state like for seeking CDRs and not using and Punjab on the last day of the selling triggered by the coro- ing comeback. Khemka, Head - Retail in Delhi with residences of on such practice. Delhi having numerous VVIP such CDRs received for any previous month and the first day navirus outbreak. Analysts said participants Research, Motilal Oswal Ministers, Members of "Telecom industry players zones having offices and resi- other purpose, define the offi- of the current month," the Domestic markets witnessed would keep an eye on the Financial Services. Parliament, Judge, important have written to the telecom dences of ministers, MPs, judges cers authorised to seek and source said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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world conditions where More than we’re facing a lot of topical social issues. We asked 20 women women photographers about photographers that one image that holds close to their heart and why Through the eyes of it's significant to them,” from across the Matthews explains. Women photographers country are who have their work put up include Aditi Talwar, Amita showcasing Talwar, Ananya Sinha, Ashima Raizada, Bhargavi various Naveen, Deepali Sharma, Jovy Thomas, Kranthi emotions, Remala, Kirthana Devdas, Madhavi Kuram, Mallika Rajkumar, Menty Jamir, issues and Namrata Rupani, Nishat Fatima, Nupur Aai, Padma more through T, Prerana Patil, Radha prasad, Samyukta Lakshmi, photographs Smita Sharma, Sushmitha Tadakamadla and Sutapa WOMEN captured by Roy. The artists explored myriad themes including them at State happiness, love, sadness, joy, fear, identity and various Art Gallery, other facets of life through their images. reports V Award-winning indepen- dent photojournalist Smita SATEESH Sharma’s work focusses pri- marily on human rights, REDDY gender, health and social issues. Her work has been published in various places hat women see, all over the world. In the perceive, think exhibition, Smita showcased and function dif- her work of teenage preg- ferently, is a nancy in Kenya. known fact. “During my travel, I met T Capitalising on Damacline, my subject, at a this, Hyderabad Centre for primary school and learnt Photography in association that she was a new mother. with the State Art Gallery She is one among the few lot has organised a photography of the girls who strive to exhibition called ‘Resilience’ continue their education that has photographs cap- after childbirth,” Sharma tured by women. informs. She learnt that her Inaugurated by Telangana subject joined school a Governor Dr Tamilisai month after giving birth . Soundararajan, the Gallery Damacline wo run to her family. “This is a portrait of “The portrait shows She is showcasing her pho- will display work of 20 house during lunch breaks a lady left by her family in a everything wrong with us as tograph of Sathodi waterfalls women photographers on 29 to breastfeed her newborn home for the aged. a society,” she tells us. in the state of Karnataka. different subjects, ranging every day. Deserted, lonely and psy- Another photographer “Located at Yellapur in from old women to babies “We decided to follow her chologically distraught,” Bhargavi Jakkala believes Karnataka, Sathodi water- to waterfalls among others. home one afternoon and Kuram describes her sub- that memories must never falls is a beauty to watch at A woman herself, the gover- had to walk more than three ject. fade and hence loves to cap- dawn with absolutely no one nor lauded the photogra- kilometres in the blazing “One morning, when I ture babies. “Being a moth- around. I loved this compo- phers for their work and sun through fields and a visited the place, I found her er, I'm more insightful with sition as the arrangement of encouraged many others. narrow stream to reach her in a situation that churned every portrait of my little the rocks leads to the water- Acquin Matthews, direc- place. She ran as fast as she my insides. A moment of one and that’s how I fell in falls, beautifully nestled in tor of Indian Photography could to spend more time anger for her family that left love with every baby I meet. the tress,” she talks about Festival says that one of pri- with her baby during the her there, helplessness that I It’s a blessing to carry tiny her work. mary aims to hold the exhi- hour-long break. I took this could not be of any help to new-born babies and that’s “I fixed my tripod and bition was to encourage image at her home as she her, sympathy for her trau- the most beautiful part of started capturing as the light women photographers was cuddling him. I was ma and situation, worry my job,” Jakkala smiles. was apt for a slightly longer across the country to pursue amazed by her dedication to over how she would manage “I love the calm and cute exposure for a bit of their interests. pursue her studies while everything all by herself,” smile babies give me every smoothening of the water. A captured it,” she says, look- “We believe that photog- giving adequate attention to she explains. Kuram was in time I take the into my arms few minutes later, I could ing at her photograph with raphy communicates many her new-born,” Sharma says. a dilemma whether to pho- and that, I will cherish for- see a single beam of light pride. complex and heart touching Self-taught photographer tograph the old woman in ever,” she adds. ray falling on the waterfalls issues with ease. Resilience Madhavi Kuram showcased such a situation, but realised Photographer T Padma is after hitting a tall rock, and (The gallery will be open is a word that has a lot of her work of an old woman that she badly wanted to a nature lover and likes to I knew there is going to be to public from 10 am to 6 significance in the current who was deserted by her showcase this emotion. capture her surroundings. more as the sun goes up and pm until the March 27) Sachin's Ode to Urdu ‘Beauty of this country opular actor and director Sachin Pilgaonkar, who was recently in town, loves to P fondly brag about his Urdu speaking lies in its diversity' skills. Pilgaonkar, who loves everything in Urdu, spoke about the language, gram- mar, its usage in Indian cinemas and nuances of MESHAEL SALEEM n HYDERABAD current Defence Minister Rajnath ghazal and poetry. The Singh. But that didn’t stop the actor actor credits Meena ollywood actor, dancer, from raising his voice on political Kumari for making him to comedian, voice artist, issues. The actor is among the few learn and love the lan- impressionist Javed lot of celebrities who dared to speak guage. “I am grateful to her Jaffery was in town out against the Citizenship for having encouraged my recently. He spoke at Amendment Bill. “The beauty of this parents to teach me this B length about his love for country lies in its diversity. Any act beautiful language,” he Hyderabad, its people, culture, lan- to break this, will result in great says. guage, humour and cuisine. harm to the very fibre that makes The actor was all of nine In conversation with Prof. Amir India,” he says. years old when he had to Ullah Khan, a development econo- Speaking on the perils of it, Javed learn the language for a mist, Javed Jaffery left the audience says, “Everything we say or do is role in the film Majhli Didi in splits while he spoke on various under constant criticism. And any- to play the character of issue about his life, personal and body can come troll or threaten us. Kishan. And there has been professional. Social media comes with its own set no stopping for him ever The actor reminisced his earliest of advantages and disadvantages. But since. While Pilgaonkar’s days in the film industry and said he that should never stop a responsible mother tongue is Marathi, cherishes his Maggie advertisement citizen from calling out the wrong- he says his language of days. “I thoroughly enjoyed shooting doers.” The actor was all praise for thought is now Urdu. for the ketchup ad. It was fun and the students who “bravely came out While he was learning creative,” he says. Jaffery was also and were part of the struggle” against Urdu as a child, the actor known for being the commentator in the CAA. one day found out that Hindi for popular kids Japanese On the work front, Jaffery’s film the legendary poet Manju game show, the Takeshi’s Castle. Maska, will soon be released on Sultanpuri stayed right Although several other comedians Netflix. It also stars Boman Irani, opposite his house. tried their hand at the same, nothing Manisha Koirala and Nikita Dutta in The poet’s son and also recited some of his lap, and broke his could match the comical level set by prominent roles. Pilgaonkar were good own shayaris. On being protocol to remove the Jaffrey. “People still walk up to till friends, who played togeth- asked how he became a iconic rose and pin it date and thank me for making their er in the neighbourhood. shayar, Pilgaonkar says, to my Sherwani,” he remi- childhood special,” the actor gushes. THE BEAUTY OF THIS He addressed Sultanpuri as “Learning the language nisces with a sense of Commenting on the yesteryear “abbaji”. The actor recalls a automatically makes pride. actors of Bollywood, the actor says, COUNTRY LIES IN ITS time when all the kids, one a shayar. The language The actor counts himself “The actors back then had a style DIVERSITY. ANY ACT TO including himself, queued is so beautiful, it just fortunate for witnessing and charm of their own. I seldom up at the poet’s house to flows out. Urdu has an the changing revolutions in see that in the actors of today.” BREAK THIS, WILL RESULT receive an Eidi of Rs 10. essence of its own.” Indian cinema from Black The actor had a brief stint in poli- IN GREAT HARM TO THE Pilgaonkar was given an The actor recalled the and White to colour, from tics back in 2014. He contested the Urdu script for Eidi. That time he met former Prime ‘Mitchell Camera to 2014 Lok Sabha polls on an Aam VERY FIBRE THAT MAKES gesture inspired him to Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Arriflex Camera.’ Admi Party ticket but lost to our pursue his love for the “I received the national One the work front, INDIA, HE SAID. language more deeply. award for Best Child Pilgaonkar’s City of Dreams While talking about vari- Artist for the film Ha Season 2 is all set to release ous brilliant songs and Maza Marg Ekla. Nehruji soon on Hotstar. poems by several poets, he called me, put me on his — Meshael Saleem 10

Hyderabad Monday March 16, 2020 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

EVENTS GLITZY AFFAIR ACRYLICS ON CANVAS nushka Shetty recently completed 15 l years in the film industry. On the Artist Bharati Shah’s latest art exhibition A occasion, she celebrated the event ‘Metamorphosis’ will be on preview at State — ‘15 Years of Anushka Shetty' over the Gallery of Art, Madhapur today at 4.30 pm. The weekend in the city. The event was graced by exhibition is a bouquet of her recent paintings several well-known celebrities from the that reflect the concept of evolution and will be industry including Baahubali director SS on till March 17 between 10 am and 7.30 pm. Rajamouli, Suresh Babu, Puri Jagannadh, among others

PAINTING WORKSHOP l Lamakaan, Banjara Hills is conducting a painting workshop on its premises on March 22 from 11:30 am. The artistes will provide step by step instructions on how to paint.

l Kona Venkat l Puri Jagannadh and Charmee Kaur PUPPETRY DAY l Nori Art and Puppetry Centre is conducting World Puppetry Day Celebrations on March 21 at Lamakaan l Suma Kanakala from 6.30 pm.

BOOK READING l Hyderabad Readers and Writers Group is hosting a book reading session on March 21 at Phoenix Arena from 6 pm.

l K Raghavendra Rao l Veeru Potla COMEDY NIGHTS l Stand-up comedian Vivek Muralidharan is hosting his new stand-up show ‘Vivek Muralidharan Live’ on March 22 at Phoenix Arena from 5 pm. In this weekly show, he will speak about various societal issues.

AUR KARO SHAADI l ‘Aur Karo Shaadi’ is the voice screaming inside every married man (and woman)!.

Anushka Shetty Hyderabad's one of the best comedians Avinash l Agarwal, who got married recently, will perform this stand up, at Aaromale on March 21 at 8 pm.

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Hyderabad Monday March 16, 2020 tollywood Bunny is proud Now, anchor of his son Ayaan Ravi debuts as tylish star an adorable photograph The actor then Allu Arjun, of his son. “Pre School thanked the teachers for a lead actor who is bask- Graduation Celebrations. making his son ground- ing in the Ayaan, I am so proud of ed. afterglow of you for excelling so well. “Thanks to all the S Ala I wholeheartedly Thank Teachers for making him Vaikunthapuramlo, on @bodhivalleyschool for grounded, and all the Sunday, shared a photo- teaching the foundation helpers for taking care all graph of his son Ayaan of life to my son. I am so these years. Thanks to from his pre-school glad as parents we made Bodhi Valley School graduation celebrations. a good choice by once again. Proud and Allu Arjun took to enrolling in this school,” Memorable Day!” he Twitter, where he shared he captioned the image. wrote. Pawan to join

lose on the heels of Pradeep Machiraju debuting as a lead actor with 30 Rojullo forces with Preminchadam Ela?, C another popular anchor Ravi has followed suit. His maiden film as a lead, titled Thotabhavi, is directed b Anji Devendla, and is an action- thriller. The shooting has been wrapped up and currently it’s in post-production. Newbie Gauthami is paired opposite Ravi in the film, a production PURI AGAIN venture of A Prakash Goud. The ven during his Pawan has film’s teaser was unveiled by Pawan is prime, Pawan approached the Jayam Manadera director Kalyan was director despite Shankar recently in Hyderabad. looking at happy doing their past differ- “The teaser looks good and the one film per ences.” film seems to be rich on pro- wrapping up E year. But with The source adds duction values. Ravi has a good an eye on his political life, that Pawan rang timing and I wish the entire unit films at a good Pawan is in fast mode on Puri a week ago all the best,” the director said. the films front. Presently and the conversa- Sivashankar master, speed to juggling between the sets tion lasted for an Chatrapati Shekar, Narasimha of Vakeel Saab and an unti- hour nearly. “The Reddy, Jabardusth Apparao, balance his tled film with Krish — not to director has lined- Rohini and Unnikrishna among forget his nod to Harish up other films- others have played supporting Shankar for Mythri Movie ers prominent of which roles in the film. political life as Makers, the film of which rolls who can includes Jana Gana towards the year-end — the wind up shoot under 80 days. Mana with Yash — after well. Which is actor, we’ve learnt from close While he is on the brink of he wraps up his present sources, has approached Puri completing his portions for venture with Vijay why, he is Jagannadh to do a film for Vakeel Saab, Krish, who is Deverakonda but he him. It was Pawan who intro- known for his speed and qual- said yes to Pawan. He choosing duced Puri as a director two ity, has promised the actor respects Pawan a lot as decades ago with Badri. that he will complete their he was the one who filmmakers They’ve teamed up again for film in less than 85-90 days gave him a break in Cameraman Gangatho unless there’s a delay because the industry. The who can wind Rambabu (2012) but it’s no of the actor’s political commit- story hasn’t fea- secret that they didn’t bond on ments. The director wrapped tured in the up shoot under the sets as much as they up a periodical film like scheme of their would’ve liked to. Gautamiputra Satakarni in 79 discussion but 80 days, finds A source close to the devel- days. Harish’s film is a com- Puri will work on opment tells us, “Pawan is mercial potboiler, requiring a it after he completes NAGARAJ looking at wrapping up films good 70 days of the actor. On Deverakonda’s film. J at a good speed to balance his the other hand, Puri is brand- Pulla Rao and J Bhagavan are political life as well. Which is ed for his breakneck speed the frontrunners to produce GOUD why, he is choosing filmmak and it is in this context that the film.”

COVID 19 SCARE: ALL SHOOTINGS HALTED! ith the State V which was announced for cabinet’s Ugadi more than four months decision to ago has been moved to in an shut the- indefinite date in April. Orey.. atres from Bujjiga starring Raj Tarun was to W Sunday battle it out with V on Ugadi, across the entire with the film’s unit already kick- Telangana region ing off active promotions in the until March 21, the past 10 days. They’ve just effects were felt in returned to Hyderabad after Tollywood circles. wrapping up a major event in Parugu fame The latest is that Karimnagar on Saturday. the Indian Motions However, they seem to be clue- Picture Producers’ less on the date now. “We haven’t Association has come to a conclusion on the date decided to stop yet. As of now, we are thinking Sheela ties shooting of films, of coming on the intended date TV serials, web series of Ugadi if the government lifts should be rescheduled by 10 days. Stressing that importance and other entertain- the ban after March 21. But then days. But then it’s a tall ask,” he of health; Chiru said industry ment including digital will the audience muster courage informed. should also do its bit to contain the knot formats till March 31. to visit theatres four days after Producer KL Damodar the Coronavirus. He also lauded “In view of the epidemic the ban, is still lingering in our Prasad, who is member of the the efforts of central government issing in action for actress wrote, “The spread of Covid 19, the associa- minds. It’s a dicey situation to be Producer’s Guild, stated that and the two Telugu governments nearly a decade in day for us is special. A tion has unanimously decided in, especially for a medium bud- when a film is postponed to for the efforts they are undertak- Tollywood, actress time beyond compare.. The to stop shootings of films, TV get film like ours. If we move other date, it will inadvertently ing to control the deadly virus. Sheela Kaur, who joy we feel deep in our serials, web series and other away from a date like Ugadi clash with the other film, which We’ve also learnt that Allu played the female hearts..A new day, a new life entertainment from March 19 to now, it would be extremely diffi- releases are pushed to May and booked its date long time back. Arjun’s next with Sukumar will M lead in films like together #Married (sic).” 31. Decision about restarting cult to get another good slot as May releases are pushed to June, So how does the Guild intend to now start in Maredumilli forests Parugu and Rajubhai, has Besides Telugu cinema, shootings shall be taken on the summer season is packed to it will be a chaos of sorts. The solve such issues? “We can only near Rajahmundry than in tied the knot with a Chennai- Sheela set foot in multiple March 30 after considering the the rafters,” told film’s director summer advantage will be lost advice the producers in the best Kerala. The fresh schedule was based businessman Santosh South languages including prevailing situation,” read an Vijay Konda speaking to us. for June releases which were ini- interest of other films and the to commence last week in the Reddy last week. The wed- Tamil, Malayalam and official statement. He added that the theatre tially planned for May. We’ve industry but it’s their call at the forests of Kerala but the Kerala ding, which was arranged by Kannada. Her latest appear- Meanwhile, films like Palasa shutdown will be a loss to the even put a proposal in end of the day,” he replied. government revoked the permis- the parents and relatives of ance was in a Kannada film 1978 and College Kumar which industry as a major reshuffle in Producer’s Guild recently that if Films which were on sets have sion in view of Covid-19. On the actor, was a close affair called Hyper. As soon as she released recently didn’t witness a release days is around the cor- a film that has been promoted also borne the brunt of the other hand, UV Creations is with families and friends of posted her wedding picture spike in collections over the ner. “I believe summer is bigger extensively is deferred by 10 Coronavirus. Megastar facing criticism for shooting the newlyweds in attendance. on social media, netizens course of their first week theatri- than Sankranti for industry and days due to such a health emer- Chiranjeevi has decided to stop their next with Prabhas and Sharing the news on her were quick to shower the cal run, it’s the upcoming releas- there are some big films lined up gency, then other films which shooting his next, Acharya, with Pooja Hedge in Georgia despite social handle, the 30-year-old couple with their wishes. es that felt the heat. Nani-starrer in the next two months. If April are lined up for next week Koratala Siva for the next 10-15 the prevailing condition. — NG HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 16, 2020 sport 12 ISL has become more professional over years : Habas

PTI n MARGAO he first head coach to win ‘We were better side, paid the Indian Super League Ttrophy twice, Antonio Habas of ATK feels that the price of poor finishing,’ league has become more pro- fessional over the years with the coming in of better players PTI n MARGAO and support staff. He also said the latest title hennaiyin FC head ATK won on Saturday after Ccoach Owen Coyle rued defeating Chennaiyin FC 3-1 in his side’s missed chances in the final here, though it was their 1-3 defeat against ATK played without spectators due in the Indian Super League to COVID-19 pandemic, was summit clash that cost them more important than the club a third title. won in the inaugural season Chennaiyin failed to give under him in 2014. their magical turnaround in “It’s different because in the this ISL the desired fairytale first season, the Hero ISL was ending, and Coyle minced no not the same competition. Now words that his side played it is much more professional. better than ATK in the final There are better coaches, bet- held here without spectators ter players, more teams, more on Saturday due to COVID- time in the competition,” he 19 pandemic. said when asked to compare his “Goals change games. success in the first ISL to the We had a few easy chances in latest one. initial phase but could not “This title is more impor- take them. No one should tell tant than the first, but the first me they (ATK) were the bet- possession but ultimately if the match for me was their was also important because it ter team. My disappointment you don't take your chances, goalkeeper Arindam was the first title,” Habas added. is for how much my team put it will come back to haunt Bhattacharja. He was truly ATK have now become the into the game. But ultimate- you. There were two things outstanding. I have to give first ISL team to win the title ly if you don’t take your from our perspective. One, credit to ATK for winning,” thrice in the league's six year chances, you give away soft we were not clinical enough he said. history, having also won the goals,” he said. with our chances and second, Despite the disappoint- trophy in 2016. Chennaiyin “We were the team that I felt ATK’s last two goals ing stumble in the final hur- FC, who lost 1-2 in the summit played all the football. To be were certainly avoidable,” he dle, it has been a season to clash on Saturday, had won the fair to them they stuck to said. remember for the Marina title twice (2015 and 2017-18). their task. They made it “I think ATK will be Machans who made it to the Habas credited the collec- tough for us by banging the very relieved to get away summit clash after languish- tive effort of the team as the ball forward. The spoils went with the trophy given what ing near the bottom of the reason behind their latest title to ATK so all the very best to we brought to the game. But table midway into the season. after injuries to key players them. We were the team that is how football is at the “My feelings go out to my early in the season created “His (Carl McHugh) injury season.” Chennaiyin. And after that in es, you can win with the heart,” who kept pushing on, but highest level.” group of players, because problems. was a big miss. With the prob- The 62-year-old Spaniard the second half, with the injury he said. they were clinical and we Coyle praised ATK goal- those players, particularly “We are a group always, lem with Agus, the team was in admitted his side did not play to Roy (Krishna), the team Asked about the secret were not,” Coyle added. keeper Arindam the young players, they have inside and outside of the pitch. a problem for two, three match- well in the second half of the was nervous. behind his success with ATK, The 53-year-old Irish Bhattacharja despite he was done so much. They have This is important. We had big es. But the strength of the summit clash against “We could not find the Habas said,” “ATK has people coach said ATK must be being the thorn in been a joy to watch. I really problems with injuries to Carl group salvaged the situation. Chennaiyin FC and his players necessary personnel to keep that love me, like I love ATK. I relieved to have won the Chennaiyin’s flesh by saving feel for them. They love their McHugh, then Agus (Iniguez) When you have individual were nervous. scoring and kill the match off. have a special connect with final and the title given that some crucial saves. club. I feel disappointed for and in the final, the problem to problems, the only solution is “I think the match had In the second half, the team did ATK since the first season and Chhenaiyin had more pos- “However, I have to say them. It is a tough night to (Krishna) Roy. But the strength the team, the collective. The two different parts. In the first not play well. Even though we it continues. We are a family. session and goal-scoring ATK’s goal in the first half lose and it is important to of the team was the collective mix between Indian and for- half after the initial few min- did not play well, we had fan- This is amazing. This is the chances. was a wonderful finish and recognize the players who effort,” he said. eign players was fantastic this utes, we were better than tastic character. In some match- secret.” “We had almost 70% credit to them. The man of have done very well.” IOC to hold Sports Min and IOA coronavirus crisis talks Biles takes aim at USA Gymnastics Players treated like ‘guinea with sports bodies AFP n LOS ANGELES pigs’ over coronavirus: Rooney delegation’s visit to our-time Olympic Gold medallist AFP n LONDON Britain this weekend and AFP n LAUSANNE FSimone Biles wants more than good Rooney believes Prime wishes from USA Gymnastics. ormer Manchester United Minister Boris Johnson Tokyo cancelled ith less than five months to go before the Tokyo The US federation wished Biles a Fstar Wayne Rooney claims “dodged” the issue by letting PTI n NEW DELHI WOlympics, International Olympic Committee happy 23rd birthday on social media on the British government and football make its own decision President Thomas Bach plans emergency talks with Saturday. football authorities have treat- about playing on. he visit of a high-powered delegation compris- member organisations, sources close to the IOC said Biles — who also owns 19 world titles ed players like “guinea pigs” The 34-year-old claimed Ting Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and top IOA on Sunday. and is expected to be among the stars of during the coronavirus crisis. money was key to the author- officials to Tokyo later this month to look into India's The IOC plans a conference call on Tuesday to the Tokyo Olympics — used their tweet While the rest of ities' reluctance to cancel logistical preparedness for the Olympics has been “keep the international federations informed of the as a chance to demand an independent European football was shut- games. put on hold in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. situation, as well as the National Olympic Committees investigation into the Larry Nassar sex ting down due to the growing “The rest of sport - tennis, The visit was scheduled for March 25 to 29 but and athletes,” one source close to the IOC told AFP. abuse scandal. threat of the global pandem- Formula One, rugby, golf, will now happen at a later date which is yet to be The IOC “will take stock of the actions taken” “how about you amaze me and do the ic, Rooney is angry it took sev- football in other countries - decided. to respond to the coronavirus crisis “and the feder- right thing ... have an independent inves- eral days for the Premier was closing down and we Besides Rijiju, the other members of the dele- ations will have the opportunity to ask questions” tigation,” Biles snapped on Twitter after the League and Football League to were being told to carry on,” gation included Indian Olympic Association pres- added a source close to one international sports fed- federation's birthday tweet. postpone their matches until Rooney said. ident Narinder Batra, secretary-general Rajeev eration “HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most April 3. “I think a lot of foot- Mehta, Boxing Federation of India president Ajay The IOC “conducts a regular dialogue with all decorated gymnast of all time, It was only when Arsenal ballers were wondering, ‘Is it Singh, sports secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya and the Olympic partners and regularly informs them of @simonebiles!” USA Gymnastics wrote, manager Mikel Arteta and something to do with money Sports Authority of India director general Sandip the situation,” added an IOC spokesman. posting a video of Biles in action in a floor Chelsea winger Callum being involved in this?'” Pradhan. While many international sporting events have exercise. “We know you will only contin- Hudson-Odoi tested positive Once the virus is under "The pro- been postponed or cancelled, Japanese Prime ue to amaze us and make history!” for the virus on Friday that control, Rooney wants a rad- posed visit of Minister Shinzo Abe promised on Friday that Tokyo Former national gymnastics team football’s UK governing bod- ical schedule shake-up which High Level would host the Olympic Games as planned in July doctor Nassar was jailed for life for abus- ies called a temporary halt to could see the current season Indian and August, despite questions raised by the pandem- ing more than 250 athletes, including stars the season. being concluded as late as Delegation to ic. of the United States' 2012 and 2016 gold Rooney, currently play- September, and the next two Tokyo con- Thomas Bach said on Thursday that his organ- medal-winning Olympic teams. tims, including herself, more answers and ing for second tier Derby, felt kicking off in winter-time as sisting of isation would follow the recommendations of the A US Senate investigation found that a framework to ensure such abuses won't they should have acted quick- a result. Govt Officials World Health Organisation regarding a possible post- “multiple institutions" failed to adequate- occur again. er and the former England “We’re happy to play until and Indian ponement. ly respond to credible allegations against “Wish they BOTH wanted an inde- captain said he would “never September if the season Olympic He acknowledged, however, that the cancellation Nassar, but Biles has said that USA pendent investigation as much as the sur- forgive” the authorities if his extends to then, if that’s how Association to of qualifying events due to the epidemic was already Gymnastics and the US Olympic and vivors & I do,” she tweeted earlier this family fell ill as a result. it has to be. That’s our job. As review India's posing "serious problems”. Paralympic Committee still owe his vic- month..” “Why did we wait until long as we know we’re safe to #Tokyo2020 Friday? Why did it take Mikel play and it's a safe environ- preparation Arteta to get ill for the game ment for spectators, we’ll play,” on 25th Axelsen lifts maiden in England to do the right Rooney said. March is tem- Valencia confirm five positive tests thing?” Rooney wrote in the “The next World Cup is in porarily post- Sunday Times. November and December poned," Rijiju All England Open title “For players, staff and 2022, so you could tweeted. their families it has been a actually use this sit- Mehta told PTI, "In view of the rising threat of for coronavirus, among them Garay n worrying week - one in uation as an AFP ENGLAND this COVID-19 pandemic, the visit has been put on which you felt a lack of lead- opportunity and hold. As of now, we have not decided when the del- AFP n VALENCIA enmark’s Viktor Axelsen clinched the ership from the govern- say we're going to egation will visit Tokyo. It will happen at a later date Dmen's singles title of the All England ment and from the FA and finish the 2019- depending on the situation." alencia confirmed on Open at Birmingham Arena here on Sunday. Premier League. 20 season later this India will have its first-ever Olympic Hospitality VSunday five of the club's Axelsen outclassed Taiwan’s Chou Tien- “After the emergency year, then prepare House in Tokyo during the Summer Games, players and staff have tested Chen in two straight games 21-13, 21-14. The meeting, at last the right for 2022 by having scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9. It positive for coronavirus, summit clash lasted for about 46 minutes. decision was made - the next two sea- will be built by JSW on a piece of land of 2,200 including Argentinian Axelsen did not give any chance to world until then it sons starting square metre area and in close proximity to the defender Ezequiel Garay. number two to make a comeback in the clash. almost felt like in winter.” Games Village and multiple venues in the Ariake Valencia said all those This was Axelsen’s maiden All England footballers in region of the Japanese capital. affected were "now at home, Open title. England were It will offer a range of activities and experiences in good health and obeying being treated for travelling fans and supporters who will be in self-isolation measures." like guinea Tokyo for the Olympics. Garay, who was set to pigs. Running through the duration of the Games, miss the rest of the season “I know the India House will host watch parties, medal cel- with a knee injury, became how I feel. If ebrations and meet-and-greet opportunities with the the first player in La Liga to any of my fam- Indian athletes. The visitors will also get a taste of confirm a positive test earli- ily get infected variety of Indian cuisine. er on Sunday. through me There will be a dedicated Athlete Lounge for "Clearly I've got off on because I’ve had Indian Olympians and access to medical facilities the wrong foot in 2020," to play when it’s and food will be available on site. A media centre Garay wrote on social media. not safe, and to host travelling Indian media personnel has also "I've tested positive for the they get seri- been planned in the area. Several Indian and inter- coronavirus, I'm fine and now at home, in good health activity with the first-team ously ill, I’d national brands will also have their stalls to display now just listening to the and obeying self-isolation after a journalist attending have to think and sell their products. health authorities, at the measures.” the opening game against hard about ever More than 70 Indian athletes have so far qual- moment in isolation." Valencia played behind Atalanta was confirmed to playing again. I ified for the Tokyo Olympics and the IOA is expect- Valencia confirmed closed doors on Tuesday in have tested positive. would never ing the number to touch at least 125 before the more cases shortly after the Champions League All engagement with the forgive the Games. Garay's announcement. against Atalanta, the Serie A media before and after sub- authorities.” The coronavirus outbreak has led to specula- "Valencia CF confirm five team based in Lombardy, sequent matches against Real Many tion over the fate of the Olympics this year. The positive cases of the COVID- one of Italy's worst-hit Betis on February 29 and matches at International Olympic Committee (IOC), howev- 19 coronavirus have been regions by the virus. Alaves on Friday was can- non-league er, has insisted that the Games will be held as sched- detected amongst first team The club announced on celled, while a tribute to the level were uled in July-August. staff and players. February 28 they would be club's former player David going ahead as “All of these persons are suspending all non-sporting Villa was also called off. scheduled in