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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN CHENNAI I THURSDAY 26 I SEPTEMBER 2019 WEATHER Max: 32OC NATION TABLOID Min: 26OC Rainfall: 5 mm Yogi govt announces `6,000 annual Protesters stall aid for triple talaq victims ASTROGUIDE 6 17 Karthi’s film shoot Vikari: Purattasi 9 www.facebook.com/deccannews, www.twitter.com/deccanchronicle, www.deccanchronicle.com Vol. 15 No. 182 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | ` 3.00 Tithi: Dwadashi/ Thrayodashi Star: Magam Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm Yamagandam: US asks India to improve 6 am to 7.30 am PRAYERS Fajar: 4.48 am Zohar: 12.07 pm relations with Pakistan Asar: 3.20 pm New York, Sept. 25: Just Maghrib: 6.05 pm hours after the bilateral Isha: 7.16 pm meeting in New York SUNSET TODAY 6.03 PM between US President Donald Trump and Prime SUNRISE TOMORROW 5.58 AM Minister , MOONRISE TODAY 3.18 AM the United States issued a MOONSET TOMORROW 4.17 PM statement asking India “to improve relations with Pakistan” and “better the IAF MiG trainer aircraft lives of the Kashmiri peo- ple”. The remarks show crashes near Gwalior that the United States is airbase, pilots eject safely extremely keen on resumption of talks New Delhi: A MiG-21 trainer between India and Vijayan presents a replica of kathakali dancer to his Tamil aircraft of the Indian Air Pakistan despite the fact Nadu counter part Edappadi K. Palaniswami on the sidelines of the inter state river Force crashed near the that Islamabad has not water sharing talks held in Thiruvnanthapuram on Wednesday. — AVMUZAFAR Gwalior airbase on stopped sponsoring cross- Wednesday, the IAF said. border terrorism. With Both pilots ejected safely, it Washington keen for US said. troops to exit Afghanistan “An Indian Air Force MiG-21 and therefore relying Type-69 Trainer aircraft heavily on Pakistan for Tamil Nadu, crashed near Gwalior at that, the US statement- around 10 AM. The aircraft especially the reference to was on a routine mission Kashmir — is being seen and was airborne from Air as a move to not antago- Force Station Gwalior,” the nise Pakistan and clearly CMs make history IAF said in a statement. an attempt by the Trump Administration to protect DC CORRESPONDENT ● CM told reporters American interests. CHENNAI, SEPT. 25: at Chennai airport Krishna water Maradu: Police file The PM said on there is no question Wednesday that India not Aiming to ensure an ami- FIRS against being a member of the cable solution to the river of talking with Nuclear Suppliers Group water issues between the Karnataka on flowing to Chennai 3 builders is hindering its ability to two States, Chief Minister Cauvery as Kochi: Police on get necessary fuel supply Edappadi K. Palaniswami Supreme Court had Wednesday registered FIRs for producing nuclear and his Kerala counterpart from Kandaleru against three builders, who energy and if this problem Pinarayi Vijayan have already given its constructed apartments at is solved, the country agreed to review the 60- verdict on the issue DC CORRESPONDENT Maradu in violation of could become a model for year-old Parambikulam- CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 Coastal Regulation Zone the rest of the world. Aliyar Project (PAP) after Palaniswami and Mr. rules and which the “One challenge that still Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks as he hosts a special event commemorating the forming secretary-level Vijayan told a joint press Andhra Pradesh has Supreme Court had recent- confronts us is nuclear 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi during the United Nations General Assembly at committees to discuss the conference, after the talks. released water from the ly ordered to be demol- energy,” Modi said. “We UN headquarters on Tuesday. — AP matter. Both States have also Krishna River to meet ished, following complaints are not a member of the The high-level meeting agreed that their Chief the requirements of resi- by flat owners that they Nuclear Suppliers Group between the CMs of the two Secretaries would meet dents in Chennai. With were cheated by them. and due to this we don’t States on Wednesday in once in six months and dis- Kandaleru reservoir rec- really have the ability to Trump illiterate for praising , cuss the functioning of the eiving a steady inflow, get the necessary fuel sup- held after 15 years, decided secretary-level committee Krishna water was MP: 2 Dalit kids ply for producing nuclear to resolve the issues formed to resolve the river released on Wednesday lynched for energy,” Modi explained Prime Minister, says Owaisi between the two States in a water-sharing issues. The morning. during a Q&A session at spirit of brotherly relation- move would draft a new In a simple function, defecating in public the Bloomberg Global Hyderabad, Sept. 25: Modi’s visit to US and Mr ship. Mr. Palaniswami who chapter in the history of Telugu Ganga Project Business Forum here. AIMIM president Trump sharing stage with led the Tamil Nadu delega- inter-State cooperation and (TGP) Chief Engineer R. Shivpuri,: Two Dalit children He said if India gets a Asaduddin Owaisi on him at Houston. tion, discussed the Param- in ensuring lasting solu- Muralinath Reddy were allegedly beaten to solution on this front, then Wednesday hit out at “...The US president Mr bikulam project, Anama- tion to contentious issues released water from death by some people for the country could be a Donald Trump for hailing Trump has called Mr lai, Pandiyar-Punnapuzha, between TN and Kerala. Kandeluru. ■ P4 defecating in front of a pan- model in this area for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, father of the nation. Pamba Achankovil diver- Describing the meeting chayat building in Madhya rest of the world. China Modi as father of India, He is ‘jahil’ (illiterate). He sion and other issues. with his Kerala counter- issue. Pradesh's Shivpuri district on has repeatedly blocked alleging the US president is ignorant. He does not “We have decided to form part as an “excellent start” The apex court had then Wednesday, police said. The India’s entry into the 48- lacked knowledge about know anything about a 10 member (five from Mr. Palaniswami indicated held that the 120 year-old incident took place in member grouping which the country's great past Mahatma Gandhi. He has each State) secretary-level that dialogue was the way dam was structurally safe Bhavkedhi village in the morn- regulates the global and Mahatma Gandhi, the zero knowledge about committee to discuss mat- forward to iron out differ- and allowed Tamil Nadu to ing, Sirsod police station's nuclear commerce. Ever father of the nation. of Indian politics, were not India’s great past, our free- ters and resolve the issues. ences. On the May 2014 raise the water level to 142 inspector R S Dhakad said. since India applied for the Even late Jawaharlal called father of nation, he dom struggle and when he The committee will be Supreme Court verdict on feet and eventually to 152 The two children, Roshani (12) membership of the NSG in Nehru and Sardar told reporters here reply- calls him (Modi) fatherof formed within a week and Mullaperiyar, he said feet after completion of and Avinash (10), suffered May 2016, China has been Vallabhbhai Patel, giants ing to questions on Mr nation,” he said. —PTI it will decide the date of the efforts will be taken to sort strengthening measures on serious injuries in the incident insisting that only those next meeting,” Mr. out “problems” in this it. ■ P4 and were rushed to the dis- countries which have lighting the steps taken by mercial linkages between taken by India to build a trict hospital where doctors signed the Non- India to build a USD 5 tril- India and USA," the Prime USD 5 trillion economy. declared them dead, he said. Proliferation Treaty (NPT) lion economy. "Captains of Minister's Office tweeted. Global business communi- VIKRAVANDI AND NANGUNERI should be allowed to enter industry interact with PM About 42 CEOs of the top ty is upbeat about the the organisation. India is @narendramodi in New global companies are in India success story," COUNTER POINT not a signatory of the NPT. York. The extensive agen- the meeting with Modi. Spokesperson the Modi interacted with da includes harnessing "PM at the CEO Ministry of External AIADMK announces over 40 business leaders investment opportunities Roundtable in New York Affairs Raveesh Kumar and American CEOs, high- in India and boosting com- highlighted the steps tweeted. — PTI candidates for bypolls iNSIDE J V SIVA PRASANNA dates for the two con- KUMAR | DC stituencies on Monday. Student who accused Chinmayanand CHENNAI, SEPT 25 While Muthamizhselvan was no surprise choice, Onions to be sold The AIADMK on there have been a few other of rape sent to jail in extortion case Wednesday announced the names doing the rounds for Rupa Gurunath party candidates for the the Nanguneri seat - such Shahjahanpur (UP), ● Roads leading to After that she was pro- for `33 per kg in Vikravandi and Nanguneri as Manoj Pandian, former Sept 25: The 23-year-old the residence of the duced before the court of Assembly by-elections hap- MP and son of former student who accused BJP Additional Chief Judicial pening on October 21. The Assembly Speaker PH Cricket gets leader Swami student were Magistrate Vineet Kumar, Kanai panchayat secretary Pandian of the 'sky-high- Chinmayanand of rape blocked from both which sent her to 14 days supermarket: Min MR Muthamizhselvan will powers' fame. was arrested on judicial custody, officials contest at Vikravandi DMK president MK Stalin first woman sides before police- ■ REPORT ON PAGE 2 Wednesday on charges of men entered the said. while Reddiarpatti V had announced extortion and sent to 14 Three other accused in Narayanan will fight the Villupuram district unit days judicial custody, house to arrest her, the extortion case — battle for Nanguneri, said treasurer Pugazhendi as administrator Market report police said. source said Sanjay, Sandip and High Court the announcement made in his party's Vikravandi can- 24 ct (1 gm): `3,790.00 She was arrested around Vikram —- were arrested a joint statement by party didate and has already DC GOLD 22 ct (1 gm): `3,642.00 9.15 am from her home by dence of the student were by the SIT on Friday, the coordinator O begun the ground work for CORRESPONDENT the Special Investigation blocked from both sides day Chinmayanand was Panneerselvam and joint- campaign strategy to retain CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 Bar (1 Kg): `50,070.00 SILVER Team of the Uttar Pradesh before policemen entered arrested. Anoop Trivedi, dismisses ex-CJI’s coordinator Edappadi K this seat that's become Sensex 38,593.52 pts police amid massive the house to arrest her, the student’s counsel, said Palaniswami here. tough since the PMK has Rupa Gurunath, INDICES Nifty 11,440.20 pts deployment of forces, they said. he has moved a bail appli- EPS and OPS, along with pledged to work hard for daughter of former She was then taken for a cation, which will be hea- transfer petition some other members of the the success of the AIADMK EXCHANGE US$: `71.04 Euro: 78.04 sources said. ICC chief N. Roads leading to the resi- medical examination. rd later in the day. — PTI ■ REPORT ON PAGE 3 selection committee, had ally in this Vanniyar-domi- Srinivasan, will cre- interviewed about 90 candi- nated constituency. ate history on Thursday when she takes over as the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Trump Ukraine call at centre of Democrats’ impeachment probe Association. Rupa is set to be Washington, Sept. 25: Pre- for you to do us a favor.” ● The probe injects meeting with world leaders Democrats. by the president and dis- elected unopposed sident Donald Trump The president’s words set at the United Nations, a Trump, who thrives on missed the notion that the as the first woman repeatedly pushed Ukr- the parameters of the politi- deep uncertainty remarkable split screen combat, has all but dared rough transcript revealed boss of a state unit aine’s president to open a cal debate to come, with into the 2020 elec- even for the turbulence of Democrats to take this step, any wrongdoing by Trump. in BCCI. corruption investigation Democrats saying that it tion campaign and the Trump era. On his confident that the specter of “I think it was a perfectly TNCA’s 87th AGM into Democratic rival Joe laid the predicate for an tests anew the schedule: a meeting with impeachment led by the appropriate phone call, it will be held on Biden, according to a rough impeachment inquiry and Ukrainian President opposition party will bolster was a congratulatory phone Thursday morning transcript of a phone call Trump dismissing it as a nation's constitu- Volodymyr Zelenskiy, rather than diminish his call,” said Rep. Liz Cheney, and Rupa's was the released by the White House “nothing call.” Yet the tional system of whose contacts with Trump political support. the No. 3 House only nomination on Wednesday. The call is rough transcript clearly checks and balances are now central to the “Just so you understand, Republican. “The filed for the post of now at the center of shows Trump’s willingness impeachment inquiry. it’s the single greatest witch Democrats continually president. Democrats’ impeachment to engage a foreign leader on divided nation into an elec- into the 2020 election cam- House Speaker Nancy hunt in American history, make these huge claims The 42-year-old, probe into Trump. matters directly related to tion year clash between paign and tests anew the Pelosi launched the formal probably in history,” Trump and allegations about executive director of In the summer phone call, his reelection prospects. and the comman- nation’s constitutional sys- impeachment inquiry on said during a meeting with President Trump, and then India Cements, is an Trump told his Ukrainian The new impeachment der in chief. The probe tem of checks and balances. Tuesday, yielding to mount- foreign leaders in New York. you find out there’s no avid golfer. counterpart: “I would like probe plunges a deeply injects deep uncertainty Trump spent Wednesday ing pressure from fellow Republicans largely stood there there.” — AP Attitudes to Pak Reading between the lines, it’s clear the difference between US PAGE and Chinese attitude to Pakistan is US support for Pak is nuanced State 2 and sophistry, while Chinese is open and blatant, says S.Swamy THURSDAY I 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI DENGUE CASES ON THE RISE IN TAMIL NADU

Privatising railways Hospitals on high alert as ‘Low platelet count may will make train travel unaffordable for the poorer sections 3 children die across state not necessarily be dengue’ — Dr S Ramadoss, R YAMUNA | DC SANJEEVI ANANDAN | DC PMK leader CHENNAI SEPT. 25 KRISHNAGIRI, SEPT. 25 2 ‘mysterious fever’ deaths in The state has been wit- Low platelet count may not nessing a steady surge in necessarily be dengue. the number of dengue Even other illness like com- Krishnagiri, pvt firms give help IN BRIEF cases for the past one mon cold and viral fever week. Three children - can bring the platelet count SANJEEVI ANANDAN | DC 23 rifles seized Mahalaxshmi (6) from down. KRISHNAGIRI, SEPT. 25 Padi, Logith (eight “People need not panic if months) from the test report shows low Mylan, a private pharma- from 3 passengers Maduravoyal and Ramjan platelet count. Other illness ceutical company has Fathima (5) from Tirupur not at all dangerous and joined the Hosur munici- at Madurai airport - have already lost their some drugs will also pality in the fight to stop Madurai: Twenty three rifles lives to the deadly disease. decline the platelet counts the spread of the ‘mysteri- used for shooting events were Meanwhile, people have has resulted in unwanted ous fever’ and deaths that seized from three passengers started flocking fever panic among people and result from it. who arrived at the airport here wards in state govern- A nurse attends to kids at the dengue special ward in Egmore GH, Chennai. —DC unnecessary hospitaliza- For this initiative, the L. Dinesh from Dubai, customs officials ment hospitals. Speaking tion,” Dr P Priya Raj told company having its manu- said on Wednesday. The trio, to Deccan Chronicle, Dr. DC. facturing unit in Hosur has carrying the rifles worth `17.1 Jayachandran, Director, more than a day, he says, tionary measures on war- dren, have tested positive Priya Raj, the deputy gifted 52 fogging machines lakh in their luggage, landed Institute Of Child Health “A 12-year-old girl admit- footing. for dengue. director for health services worth `16 lakh, after two two days ago. The passengers and Hospital for Children ted to our hospital this Chennai, Kanchipuram, Patients with symptoms (DDHS) asked patients to people died of dengue-like from Kerala claimed that they (ICH) says, “We receive 30 morning lost her life due Thiruvallur, Salem, of dengue are reportedly take more fluids, rest and fever in this district. had come to take part in a to 40 fever cases every day. to dengue. She was admit- Coimbatore, Tirupur, being treated in separate most importantly to get L. Dinesh (16) of shooting competition in the Out of this 10-15 cases test ted after five days of high Krishnagiri, Vellore and isolation wards and spe- treatment from govern- Halahalli village, near country. However, they did not positive for dengue.” fever. Though we tried our Tiruvannamalai have cial teams of doctors are ment hospitals or profes- Anthevanapalli of possess any documents per- Twenty patients are cur- best, the condition wors- reportedly recorded the also being deployed to sional doctors who will Denkannikottai taluk of mitting them to carry the rently undergoing treat- ened quickly.” most number of cases. 72 monitor their progress. help in speedy recovery of Krishnagiri died on rifles, they said. They had also ment for dengue at ICH. He also advises people people were admitted to “Aedes aegypti, the mos- the patients. Tuesday in a private hospi- claimed that they registered While most cases recover, against opting for home Rajiv Gandhi quito responsible for The DDHS, elaborating tal at Bengaluru in neigh- with the National Rifle complications and casual- medication for fever and Government Medical causing dengue is active about the ways to confirm boring Karnataka. Association for participating in ties occur mostly with the cold. College and Hospital on only during the day time. Dengue said, “a doctor The boy who was study- C. Sadhamma the event. During verification, young children, he says. Fever and isolation Tuesday, out of which 17 As children spend most of should not come to a con- ing Plus-1 in a private customs sleuths found that the Advising people to get wards have already been tested positive for dengue. their day in schools, it is clusion with the first school of his place was district. The woman was passengers had not registered themselves checked set up in the city hospitals 33 have been admitted to important that schools result. He should advise the admitted in Karnataka given treatment in two with any of the associations, immediately if fever and and the health depart- Stanley Medical College undertake vector control patient to go for two or institute of medical sci- other private clinics before following which they seized symptoms like vomiting ment, as well as the civic and Hospital out of which measures,” says three tests if the platelet ences hospital and admitted to the Shoolagiri the rifles and detained the trio. and skin rash persist for body, are taking precau- four, including three chil- Dr.Jayachandran. count was low in the first research center at V.V. hospital, where she died. Further investigation is on, evaluation. The tests Puram in Bengaluru. The district administra- they added. —PTI should be repeated after 48 Dinesh was taken to the tion following the spread of hours or in the right inter- hospital by his relatives the mysterious fever hav- val depending on the after the boy suddenly ing dengue like symptoms Reaching out to Rains pose dengue threat in Coonoor patient's condition” fainted in the school that have conducted intensive “The dengue should also day. He was diagnosed as a drive against the mosqui- small, medium biz TAMIL NADU DENGUE CASES AND DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY SINCE 2015 be differentiated as victim having symptoms toes spreading the fever. B.RAVICHANDRAN | DC ‘Hemorrhagic’ and mild similar to that of dengue- “Though we are into the Chennai: IIT-M Entreprene- COONOOR, SEPT. 25 State 2015 2016 2017 2018( Prov.) 2019( till 26th May) dengue. Bleeding occurs like illness. The boy died business of selling medi- urship Cell (E-Cell) has C D C D C D C D C D and the platelet count is the because of the refractory cines our company believes launched the 'D-Well' initiative Stagnating water is mak- matter of concern, not all shock witnessed in the case in saying ‘prevention is bet- to leverage digital media and ing commuting tough for TN 4535 12 2531 5 23294 65 4486 13 951 0 time in the Hemorrhagic of the dengue patients. ter than cure’. We gifted devices to help enhance small the passengers and case” Priya Raj said. Earlier, C.Sadhamma (48) fogging machines to take and medium businesses. This other public at the C-Cases/D-Death; Source: NVBDCP According to Dr Priya of Chinna Thyagara- part in the government's initiative is expected to help Bus Stand here in Raj, even a patient having sanapalli village, died a few mission to stop the spread aspiring entrepreneurs by cre- Coonoor hills, as resi- bus stand border which around the bus stand has rains. blood count around 30,000 days ago in a private hospi- of the mysterious fever and ating awareness about the dents here was dug in the recent past turned pathetic as storm- The Nilgiris district platelet counts per micro tal at Shoolagiri, on deaths,” P. Palani Kumar, opportunities in and beyond are gripped with fear for laying water pipes was water has begun to stag- administration which is liter of blood, has chances Chennai-Bengaluru nation- Senior HR of the company the digital screen. It will also that unhygienic condi- not properly closed. nate in the dug-up also taking up the for recovery without al highway of Krishnagiri said. help make the screen time tions due to water logging Though the CCPA portion bordering the bus health, hygiene and clean- platelet infusion. minimal and make it qualita- may become breeding appealed to the Coonoor stand. liness drive in a more “Normal platelet count after the dengue or other ning stage of the illness. tive, said a statement from IIT- grounds for the mosqui- municipal administra- The Coonoor municipal serious way, should crack should be between 1.50 lakh viral fever was completely First, they received treat- M.The activities of D-Well' toes and pose threat to tion to take steps to bring administration is carry- its whip against the lax to 4.50 lakh in per micro cured,” Dr Priya Raj said. ment from quacks and later Initiative involves workshops health. the road back to shape, it ing on a campaign for municipal administra- liter of blood. It goes down Dr Priya Raj when asked visit clinics after the condi- and talks to help students S. Manoharan, presi- failed to budge. cleanliness as well as to tion in Coonoor below 20,000 in cases of about two deaths reported tion became worse. bring out their artistic talents dent of the Coonoor As the autumn showers avoid water stagnation to town to clear the mess dengue and for other viral in Krishnagiri for the fever Moral of the story is: Any like singing, writing, designing, Consumer Protection have begun to rock the check mosquito breeding, around the Coonoor bus fevers it declines to below said that the cases have not serious fever, straight go to etc., conducting activities Association(CCPA) said hills here for the past few as dengue threat is sur- stand to take proper he one lakh. The blood count been taken to the profes- the Government hospital reminding people of how the that a portion along the days, the condition facing again due to the said. reaches to normal stage sional doctors at the begin- first. world used to be before the digital era and discussions and debates of what the future of digital media holds for us. Programs to create awareness Underprivileged children about this initiative will also be conducted by the E-Cell. Pre-term, born at 22 weeks, nursed to health DC CORRESPONDENT 380 gms. take wings for a joy ride New Tirupur dt CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 A team of expert neona- tologists led by Dr Rahul Hospital implants dilatable stent in pre-term baby DC CORRESPONDENT One of India’s youngest Yadav, lead consultant, CHENNAI, SEP 25 collector assumes premature babies born at perinatology and neona- DC CORRESPONDENT pumped around the body. nique of implanting a stent just 22 weeks has been tology, treated the baby in CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 The child required imme- called Cooks Formula stent As many as 20 underprivi- office successfully treated by a double-walled incubator diate surgical intervention through the Femoral Art- leged kids from Virud- Tirupur: The new Tirupur dis- doctors at Rainbow by assisting the baby to Apollo Hospitals per- to stabilise. ery (artery for lower limb) hunagar district experi- trict collector K Vijaya- Children’s Hospital, breathe using surfactants formed a Redilatable Stent Dr. CS. Muthukumaran, that relieved the obstruc- enced their first-ever flight to fulfil the dream of flying karthikeyan has promised to Chennai. Born to Mrs and ventilator. Implantation procedure Pediatric Interventional tion completely. The Cooks on Wednesday morning. A of less privileged children take action to redress griev- Geetha (38), the baby Additionally, the doctors giving a new lease of life to Cardiologist, Apollo Formula stent is a Red- SpiceJet aircraft was spe- for the very first time by ances of the people at any weighed just 510 gms at supported the baby with a pre-term boy baby in Children’s Hospitals and ilatable stent that can be cially arranged to fly the inviting them on-board and time of the day. He assumed birth and also faced diffi- nutritional rehabilitation Chennai.The baby was one his team performed a chal- dilated as the artery grows students to the city airport treating them to a once in a office at the Tirupur district culty in breathing, had and non-invasive respira- of the pre-term twins who lenging procedure where in size over the years. from Madurai. lifetime flying experience. collectorate on Wednesday. gelatinous skin, weak tory support and develop- were delivered at another the obstruction was bal- Dr. Muthukumaran, Twenty government Creating these special Speaking to the press, he said, bones and Bronchopul- mental supportive care. private hospital in Chen- loon dilated (enlarged) Paediatric Interventional school students from a moments became even “people can approach me at monary dysplasia (a The hospital also helped nai at 30 weeks gestation where a small coronary Cardiologist, Apollo Child- small town Sivakasi in more fulfilling when we saw any time of the day to submit chronic lung disease). the parents to raise funds and only weighed 1.5 Kg. balloon is inserted through ren’s Hospitals, said “Tra- Virudhunagar district of these kids getting thrilled their grievances and immedi- Mrs Geetha had given for the baby’s treatment Brought to Apollo the Femoral Artery and the ditionally surgery is the Tamil Nadu were sent on over an aircraft taking off ate action will be initiated on birth to twins at 22 weeks through crowdfunding. At Children’s hospital in May enlargement is done. This only route to correct a board the special flight on and landing at the airport”. them. Importance will be given of gestation owing to pre- the time of discharge, the with severe breathing diffi- procedure restored blood coarctation but this new the initiative of two local One of the students said, for implementing government labour rupture of mem- baby weighed 1.54kg (after culty it was was later iden- supply to the baby’s legs stent technique can help NGO’s in the town. “This is the most memo- welfare schemes and develop- brane. The babies were 100 days of intensive tified as heart failure. immediately. The patient pre-term and infants to Dressed in their school rable moment in my life. I ment plans effectively.” He initially born and man- care). "The baby is now Further diagnosis at recovered and was dis- recover from such issues uniforms, the kids boarded never thought it would fly called upon people to cooper- aged in NICU elsewhere. doing well and is weighing Apollo Children’s hospital charged. without surgery. Now, the from Madurai domestic air- in an aircraft”. The chil- ate with the district adminis- However, one of the twin 3.5Kg with age-appropri- revealed that the baby had Observation after four baby is five months post port in the early hours of dren were taken on a sight- tration to execute government babies passed away within ate milestones. His developed severe coarcta- months revealed that the stent implantation and Wednesday and landed at seeing trip in the city and plans properly. “Since public a few days. The other baby eye/hearing screening is tion (narrowing) of aorta, child had developed an doing well. This is the first Chennai airport at around they flew back to Madurai cooperation is required for the twin was transferred to normal pointing towards a potentially dangerous obstruction again in his time a small redilatable 9.20 a.m. at around 6.40 p.m. on execution of any government the hospital on the fourth a neurologically normal heart defect that restricts aorta. The doctor and his stent has been implanted A NGO representative Wednesday after their initiative such as avoiding the day of life weighing just child", said, doctors. the amount of blood being team used a novel tech- in a pre-term baby. said “The programme aims thrilling day. use of plastic goods, we expect people to join us.” MoU for ‘ONION TO BE SOLD FOR `33 PER KG IN COOP SUPERMARKET’ industry-academia Five including mother DC CORRESPONDENT Madhya Pradesh, but partnership CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 pointed out that onions are being sold for `45 per Coimbatore: Entrepreneurship Aiming to stabilise the kg in Cooperative farm arrested for selling a child Development Cell (EDC) of spiraling price of the fresh vegetable outlets. PSG College of Arts and most used ingredient in He pointed out that dur- K.SENTHIL NATHAN I DC TB in Dharmapuri hospi- On returning home from Science (PSGCAS), Coimba- kitchen, the State govern- ing the DMK rule onion VELLORE, SEPT 25 tal for a few months. hospital, Murugan found tore and Federation of Indian ment on Wednesday was sold for `100 per kg. With the treatment of that his son was missing Chamber of Commerce and announced that onions In order to ensure the Five persons, including the her husband in hospital, and Sathya was giving eva- Industry Ladies Organization would be sold for Rs. 33 people do not get affected mother and a relative of a Sathiya was facing diffi- sive replies. (FICCI FLO), Coimbatore per kg at the Cooperative by the prohibitive cost in child, were arrested on culties in meeting their He lodged a complaint Chapter signed an MoU to ini- supermarkets. the market, the State gov- charge of child trafficking regular expenditure. Her with Vaniyambadi Taluk tiate industry-academia part- “We are also taking ernment would procure in Vaniyambadi on aunt Geetha conveyed the Police. After conducting a nership, mentorship for entre- steps to sell onion in onions from the neigh- Wednesday. Based on a matter to a broker named preliminary probe, preneurship promotion activi- about 200 ration shops in bouring Andhra Pradesh complaint by the father of Kavitha in the area. Inspector Manga- ties and mentoring EDC Chennai,” Cooperation purchasing the commodi- the child, Vaniyambadi Kavitha told Geetha that iyarkarasi found that the trainees at PSGCAS through Minister Sellur K. Raju ty at Rs. 30 a kg and would Taluk Police rescued the Ahamed and Shakeela, a child had bene sold to FICCI FLO network. Renow- said. make it available for `33 child after arresting them. couple in Jai Nagar, Ahamed and Shakeela. ned speaker at TEDx Anand Speaking to reporters per kg to the consumers According to the police, Bengaluru were looking A team led by Pillai managing director of after inspecting the farm Cooperation Minister Sellur K. Raju inspected the farm here. Sathiya, after separating for a male child and Mangaiyarkarasi rushed Leadership Matters Inc, fresh vegetable outlet fresh vegetable outlet at Teynampet and took stock of The price of onion has from her husband, mar- they would buy the child to Bengaluru and rescued Bengaluru participated as being run through the the situation in the wake of spiraling prices of onion. increased to `50 in the ried an auto rickshaw driv- for `1lakh. Adhitya from the couple. chief guest. Poonam Bafna, Cooperative department —DC city from `35 last week, er Murugan. They were After receiving an The cops arrested Sathya, chairperson FICCI FLO and at Teynampet here, the forcing the people to blessed with a boy - advance of `65,000, Sathya Geetha, Kavitha Ahamed project chairs Lakshmi Rama- Minister said Chief ed measures to curb the uted the current price cough up more than the Adhitya, (1). Murugan was and Geetha handed over and Shakeela and remand- chandran and Jayanthi Mano- Minister Edappadi K. rise in prices of onions. rise to heavy rainfall in monthly budgetary allo- undergoing treatment for the child to the couple. ed them to judicial custody. har, management and staff of Palanisamy has expedit- Mr. Sellur Raju attrib- Maharashtra and cation for vegetables. PSGCAS were present. Vijay film row Higher Education department sending a show-cause notice to an PAGE Engineering college for allowing in its campus the audio launch for actor City 3 Vijay’s new film ‘Bigil’ is condemnable, said TNCC president K S Azhagiri DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY I 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI HC seeks details of all admissions made in medical colleges J.STALIN | DC by S.Dheeran, an aspiring in case of any stray vacan- sel for appellant cannot be student candidate, the obtained admission fraud- CHENNAI, SEPT 25 medical student seeking to cy arising in any college ignored and “this court bench added and posed 7 ulently by impersonation? set aside an order of a sin- the seats may be filled up would like to know queries to be answered by 5) Is it a fact that the The Madras high court has gle judge, dismissing a from the list. whether the appropriate the state government in Principal of Theni directed the state govern- petition challenging the However, in the state of procedures have been fol- the next hearing. Medical College has not Move to subtly ment to furnish the list of selection process for the Tamil Nadu, 207 seats lowed in the selection of The queries are: 1) How taken any action in time, candidates admitted under 207 seats that got reverted under the NRI quota candidates for admission many persons are said to in spite of knowing about impose Sanskrit in the NRI quota with their to the management quota remained vacant and with- into the medical colleges,” have obtained admission the fraudulent admission Anna University's respective marks, the list owing to their not getting out conducting manual the bench added and gave in medical colleges by obtained by the student? 6) of candidates admitted filled up under the NRI the Apex court in Dar-Us- counselling for those seats, the direction. impersonation? 2) Whether all the statutory Guindy campus is under the state quota with quota. Slam case, the state gov- the state government The bench said it was Whether the authorities procedures have been duly their respective marks and The bench said ernment shall conduct returned it to the manage- seen from the public have verified the identity followed by the authori- condemnable the list of candidates M.Velmurugan, counsel manual counselling for ment and the manage- domain that certain mal- of those candidates who ties, right from permitting — M.K. Stalin, admitted under the AII for the petitioner, submit- allotment of students and ments were said to have practices have been com- wrote the NEET examina- the students for examina- India quota with their ted that 260 seats were ear- after the completion of filled up those seats mitted for getting admis- tion and those who got tion after verifying the DMK leader respective marks in med- marked under the NRI counselling, the state gov- allegedly without follow- sion in the medical college. admitted in the medical identity of the ical colleges. quota, out of which only 53 ernment shall determine ing merit by getting huge It was said that one candi- colleges? 3) Whether any students and 7) Whether A division bench com- persons were selected for the number of seats that sums for those seats. date got admission in the other cases of imperson- the authorities have iden- OTHER STORY prising Justices admission and the balance were still vacant and there- Though the government Theni Medical College by ation or cheating have tified any other fraudulent N.Kirubakaran and 207 seats were declared as after shall forward a list of pleader appearing for the making another student to been detected? 4) What is methods like dual nativity P.Velmurugan gave the vacant and reverted to the students in order of merit, state denied the allegation write the NEET examina- the stage of the case filed certificate by which med- Youth held for directive and posted to management should also equalling to ten times the made by the counsel for tion by impersonation and against the student of ical admission have been today (Sept 26) further be filled up as per merit. number of vacant seats to the appellant, the con- a case was said to have Theni Medical College obtained by any other kidnapping minor hearing of a petition filed As per the judgment of the medical college so that tentions made by the coun- been registered against the who is alleged to have student? girl in Kovai

Coimbatore: A 22-year-old youth was arrested WORLD TOURISM DAY WOMAN RUN OVER under the Pocso Act for kidnapping a Plus-1 girl BY MTC BUS AT Gold, old laptops seized student near Sulur on the outskirts of Coimbatore. DC CORRESPONDENT Police said, Sarath Kumar VADAPALANI CHENNAI, SEPT 25 22, a daily wage laborer working at Sulthanpet near DC CORRESPONDENT Customs officers at the AAI staffers protest here, fell in love with the CHENNAI, SEPT 25 Chennai International on minor girl, but she did not Wednesday seized gold and reciprocate. A 50-year-old woman suc- used laptops worth `50 Meanwhile, few days cumbed to injuries on lakhs. privatisation of 6 airports back, Sarath Kumar Wednesday morning after They intercepted two kidnapped the girl, an MTC bus ran over her at passengers Sirajudeen (45) DC CORRESPONDENT threatening he would kill the Vadapalani bus termi- of Nagapattinam and CHENNAI, SEPT 25 her sister and mother. nus on Tuesday night. Sathick Ali, (48) of He took the girl to Police identified the Ramanathapuram, who Hundreds of AAI employ- many temples in Erode deceased as Meena (50) of arrived from Malaysia by ees and officers under a and Tiruchy and forced Virugambakkam who was an Air Asia flight. Sources joint forum on Wednesday her to marry him. He working as a pharmacist said both were found to held a hunger strike at the also allegedly tortured with a private hospital in have concealed gold on Chennai Airport premises the girl sexually as she Vadapalani. The incident their person in rubbery and at all 126 airports refused his advances. The happend at around 9 pm paste form. On extraction, across India to protest girl asked him to leave her when the woman was wait- gold weighing 689 grams against the privatisation of back in home town, home ing at the Vadapalani depot and valued at `27 Lakhs six airports in India. town, after which he to board a bus to was recovered. Also, 57 The government decided dropped her at Sulur. Virugambakkam. old and refurbished lap- last year to privatise air- On returning home, the Sources said that when tops valued at `3 lakh were ports in Lucknow, Ahme- girl narrated he was waiting at the also recovered from their dabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, ees across the country have ue till Friday. AAI con- the happenings and on entrance of the depot to checked-in baggage and Thiruvananthapuram and been holding protest since firmed that flight opera- her mother’s complaint, board a bus, MTC bus the same were seized Guwahati for operations, then. tions were, however, not Sulthanpet police route 570 plying between under Customs Act 1962. management and develop- According to airport affected. arrested Sarath under Koyambedu and Kelam- In another case on the ment through the public- sources, on Wednesday Earlier too, the joint Pocso Act. Students from Queen Mary’s College, Chennai, bakkam ran over her. same day, Ajmathkhan (30) private partnership (PPP) morning, hundreds of AAI Forum of AAI (Airports He was later remanded dressed in traditional clothes of different states Meena suffered grievous of Tiruchirappalli, who model. In February this employees began a hunger Authority of India) Unions to judicial custody of India for the World Tourism Day injuries on her head and arrived from Dubai by an year, the Adani group won strike demonstration at the and Association had on Wednesday. celebration. —DC was rushed to a private Air India flight was inter- the rights to run these six Chennai Airport. The held various demonstra- hospital nearby, however, cepted at the exit. He was airports. Airport employ- strike is expected to contin- tions against privatisation. she passed away on found to have concealed Wednesday morning. The gold in rubbery paste recovered. Total of 508 passenger has been arrest- lakhs and refurbished lap- DC IMPACT driver and conductor of form. Gold weighing 48 grams of gold valued at ed. tops valued at `3lakhs the MTC bus are still grams of 24k purity kept `20 lakhs was recovered Goods worth `50 lakh, 1.2 were seized under CA act SHRC calls for report on absconding, sources said. in his pant pocket was and the same seized. The kgs of gold valued at `47 1962. Probe is on. POLICE SEIZE encounter death in city HC dismisses ex-CJ’s transfer petition 500 KG GUTKA DC CORRESPONDENT yanan and N.Seshasayee The bench said that Chief Justice of Madras DC CORRESPONDENT suo-motu proceedings and pulled out a 'pattakathi' and CHENNAI, SEPT 25 rejected the petition filed by Justice Vineet high court to Meghalaya DC CORRESPONDENT CHENNAI, SEPT 25 directed the Principal hacked sub-inspector advocate M.Karpagam. The Kothari would high court, the judge has ten- CHENNAI, SEPT 25 Secretary, TN Government, Prabhu, prompting the The Madras high court has bench said the decision to dered her resignation and it The State Human Rights Public (Law and Order) to police to open fire in self- rejected as not maintainable transfer Justice V.K.Tahilr- perform the duties of was also accepted by the Two persons were arrested Commission has directed file the report in four defence, killing him on a petition seeking a direction amani was taken by the the office of the President of India,” the and 500-kg of banned Tamil Nadu Government weeks. spot. to the Secretary to President Collegium of the Supreme Chief Justice of the bench added. gutka and tobacco prod- to file a detailed report According to the report, The injured SI was admit- of India, from giving effect to Court consisting of the Chief Madras high court, as The bench said the ucts were seized from a along with relevant docu- the history-sheeter ted to the Kilpauk govern- the proposal for transfer of Justice of India and four Ministry of Law and Justice godown in Pallavaram on ments in connection with Manikandan alias Dadha ment medical college and the Chief Justice senior most judges of the per the notification (Department of Justice), Tuesday night. the death of a history Mani (39) was shot dead in hospital for treatment. V.K.Tahilramani from Supreme Court and in the issued by the Government of India, has The Police said a man sheeter in a police an encounter in Korattur Manikandan was taken to Madras High Court to light of the ratio laid down Ministry of Law and also issued a notification named Poovalingam was encounter in Chennai on on Tuesday night. the hospital where he was Meghalaya High Court in Supreme Court Advo- Justice on Sept 20 dated September 20, 2019 involved in running the Tuesday night. Manikandan, a proclaimed declared dead. His body passed by the Collegium of cates-on-Record Associ- intimating the appointment business transporting Based on the report pub- offender, who has been was sent to post-mortem. A the Supreme Court of India ation’s case, which has been “The court can also take of Justice Vineet Kothari, tobacco items to various lished in DC on Wednesday, involved in more than 20 number of cases including and the consequential rejec- explained and affirmed by judicial notice of the fact senior-most judge of this places in city suburbs. Chairperson of the State cases, was rounded up by a murder charges were pend- tion order, following the CJ’s the later decision of the that subsequent to reitera- court, to perform the duties A special police team was Human Rights special police team from ing against Manikandan, of representation for reconsid- Apex Court in K.Ashok tion of the decision taken by of the office of the Chief formed by Shankar Nagar Commission Justice T Villupuram. When they Kuilappalayam village in eration of transfer. Reddy's case, the petitioner the Collegium of the Justice of the Madras high Police to crack the illegal Meenakumari initiated tried to arrest him, he Villupuram district. A division bench compris- is not entitled to maintain Supreme Court to transfer court and on account of the supply of gutka and other ing Justices M.Sathyanara- this writ petition. Justice V.K.Tahilramani, said development. banned tobacco products in the Pallavaram, Chrom- pet, Shankar Nagar and Tambaram areas. On Tuesday evening, dur- HC directs CoP to monitor probe into techie Subhasri’s death ing a vehicle check, the special team intercepted, J.STALIN | DC N.Seshasayee also directed when they arrest the a marriage in Coimbatore proceedings were also initi- ing major punishment for der) IPC was included. Rajesh (25) riding a moped. CHENNAI, SEPT 25 the Additional accused. was killed due to a huge ban- ated against Division misconduct and negligence Action was initiated against He was evasive in his rep- Commissioner s of Police, Senior Counsel P.Wilson, ner erected on the road. The Assistant Engineer AVK on his part. Disciplinary an Inspector of Police. The lies and appeared to be ner- Directing the Commissioner Traffic and Law and Order appearing for DMK party DMK party filed a petition Kamalraj under Rule 9 (2) of proceedings would be com- police could not trace the vous after which the team of Police, Chennai to moni- respectively to monitor the had submitted that the DMK and this court had issued a the Madras Corporation pleted as early as possible accused, he added. searched his moped. Dur- tor the overall investigation investigation in the case in party has been complying set of directions. Till today Class III and IV Services and action taken on the The bench said now the ing the check, police seized into the death of techie so far as nabbing of the with the directions of the the accused were not arrest- (Disciplinary and Appeal delinquent officials, he FIR has been altered and it a box of gutka from him. Subhasri on the road due to accused persons and file sta- court relating to erection of ed in this case and hence the By-laws) contemplating added. was no more a minor Based on his inputs, police a banner falling on her and a tus report. digital banners. The DMK court may transfer the major punishment for the Additional advocate gener- offence. It was a cognisable searched a private godown tanker lorry running over The bench gave the direc- party has also filed an affi- investigation in the case to misconduct and negligence al C.Emmilias, appearing offence. “The incident in Suriamman Kovil street her on September 12 at tives while passing further davit. The party president CBCID, Wilson added. on his part. Similarly disci- for the police, submitted that occurred on September 12. in Pammal, Pallavaram Pallikaranai and file a status interim orders on a con- has stated that he had Additional advocate gener- plinary proceedings were two FIRs have been regis- Now 13 days are gone, Why and seized half a tonne of report, the Madras high tempt petition filed by social warned his party cadres not al S.R.Rajagopal, appearing also initiated and an inquiry tered - one against the driver you have not arrested the gutka and tobocco. court has asked the police activist Traffic Ramaswamy to erect any digital banners for the Chennai ordered on Assistant and another against accused? How long you take The owner of the god- how long they would take to and suo motu taken up hear- and he will not participate Corporation, submitted that Executive Engineer Jayagopal and his brother- to nab them?” own, P.Poovalingam (50) of arrest Jayagopal, who erect- ing on the death of in any function if any ban- as per the directions of the R.Ravivarman under Rule in-law Meganathan who AAG Emmilias said in a Eshwara Nagar was arre- ed the digital banners. Subhasri. Posting to October ners were erected. In fact, court an interim compensa- 10 (b) of the Chennai corpo- erected the banners. The short period of time, action sted, police said adding A division bench compris- 23 further hearing, the during the MGR Centenary tion of Rs 5 lakh was paid to ration services FIRs were altered and sec- will be taken. A special team that the man smuggled ing Justices bench asked the state gov- celebrations, a techie who the father of deceased on (Classification, Control and tion 304 (ii) (Culpable homi- has been formed to nab the gutka products from M.Sathyanarayanan and ernment to inform it as and came from abroad to attend September 20. Disciplinary Appeal) Rules contemplat- cide not amounting to mur- accused, he added. Karnataka. YOGA TRAINING HC stays hartal by DMK and 12 other parties in Kovai DC CORRESPONDENT Municipal Corporation and 2008, the Municipal Council and public friendly. da, the Municipal CHENNAI, SEPT 25 13 political parties, on a PIL passed a resolution to In order to implement the Corporation has issued filed by Coimbatore-based appoint a consultant for the scheme as advised by the pamphlets to clarify to the The Madras high court has advocate C.Dinesh Kumar. purpose of drinking water Central government as well public that the allegations restrained the DMK party The bench posted to management effectively in as the state government, the raised by the opposition and 12 other political par- October 23, further hearing Coimbatore city. After fol- Municipal Corporation parties were not only false ties from conducting har- of the case. lowing due process, a con- entered into an agreement and frivolous but mislead- tal/bandh/strike on According to petitioner, as sultant by name M/s by name Suez Projects, for ing. September 27 at Coimbatore per the directions and Fitchner Consulting the purpose of implement- In order to put an end to city, against enhancement guidelines issued by the Engineering India was ing the drinking water the false propaganda, the of property tax and oppos- high court, necessary steps error or mistake were com- appointed as consultant. scheme in Coimbatore city. Commissioner has rightly ing the international con- were taken by all the local mitted by the officials of The same scheme itself was When attempt was made by issued pamphlet clarifying tract entered with a foreign bodies to revise long pend- the corporation, it was open approved by the govern- anti-social elements stating the proposals and effect of organisation by the ing property tax issue in to the individuals or affect- ment headed by DMK party that the entire water the drinking water scheme. Coimbatore City Municipal accordance with the gov- ed parties to report the during the year 2008. scheme had been handed In order to take political corporation. ernment orders and amend- same to the municipal Following the proposal of over to a foreign company mileage, the opposition par- A division bench compris- ments. Accordingly, the authorities by way of the previous government, and the entire Coimbatore ties have not only started Yoga training program conducted for the first year ing Justices Coimbatore City Municipal appeal and get it revised in without affecting the policy city population will depend false propagation about students of the Government Arts College for Men, M.Sathyanarayanan and Corporation revised the accordance with annual decision of the previous upon a foreign company for property tax revision and Nandanam, to get positive approach in life. At the end of N.Seshasayee also ordered property tax in complete rental value of the building, government, the present a drop of water, to remove international contract the program, Mylapore constituency MLA R. Nataraj notice to the state govern- compliance with the order he added. government implemented such false and frivolous entered with Suez Projects, distributed the certificates. —DC ment, Coimbatore City of the high court. If any He said during the year the same since it was viable allegations and propagan- he added. Commonwealth meet Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker, P. Dhanapal, left for Kampala, PAGE capital of Uganda, on Wednesday to participate in the three-day 4 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference there Politics DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY I 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI

■ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissions vessel at Chennai port ‘INVEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL EQUIPMENT’ CG ship Varaha launched efence Minister This document is aimed to Rajnath Singh has enable indigenous develop- DC CORRESPONDENT Dcalled upon the ment of equipment and sys- NJP will back CHENNAI, SEPT 25 industry to invest in devel- tems over the next 15 years. opment of naval equipment “With its motto of AIADMK in Defence Minister Rajnath meeting the stringent stan- 'Vayam-Rakshamah' Vikravandi and Singh commissioned the dards. signifying We Protect,' Indian Coast Guard Ship “We have taken a the commitment displayed Nanguneri by-polls (ICGS) Varaha, a state-of- conscious decision to by the Tatrakshaks over the-art offshore patrol encourage other the last four decades has — A C Shanmugham, vessel with capabilities to shipyards, including resulted in saving one NJP leader operate twin engine ALH private yards, to enter the precious life every second Helicopter developed field of warship-construc- day at sea and carving indigenously by HAL, at tion. The response has been a niche amongst interna- the Chennai Port Trust encouraging. The indige- tional and national mar- OTHER STORIES here on Wednesday. nous warships construc- itime fraternity,” Mr. This is the fourth in the tion has come a long way Rajnath Singh tweeted. In series of seven 98-meter since the commissioning of another tweet, he said, Offshore Patrol Vessel the INS Nilgiris in 1972,” he “Clean oceans are impor- (OPV) Varaha, named said on his second day of tant for our Economic pros- after the third incarna- his Chennai visit, on perity and sustainability. tion of Lord Vishnu. Wednesday. Indian Coast Guard has Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajnath who commis- launched 'Swachh Sagar Mr. Rajnath said Varaha, sioned the ICGS Varaha, Abhiyan' in lines with which is designed with said there are not many 'Swatch Bharat Abhiyan' night flying capabilities, countries in the world hav- which is a welcome and will operate from the port ing capability to produce commendable step. The of New Mangalore on the such a wide variety of VARAHA ship is capable of West Coast covering up to warships ranging from fast carrying Pollution Kanyakumari and attack craft to aircraft response equipment.” Lakshadweep. It will be carriers. “The industry is “Indian Coast Guard has under the operational urged to invest in develop- entered into Memorandum and administrative con- ment of naval equipment of Understanding with trol of Commander Coast meeting the stringent stan- seven maritime nations for Guard region (West). dards,” he said. capacity building, training, Designed and built He informed that the collective and cooperative Krishna river water indigenously at Kattupuli Indian Naval response to deal with Port here, the ship is fit- Indigenisation plan from maritime threats,” the flowing to Chennai ted with the most 2015-2030, as a guideline Union Defence Minister advanced state-of-the-art document, has also been said. He also lauded the from Kandaleru technology, navigation The ICGS Varaha is capable of carrying pollution response equipment. The vessel is a force multiplier for the formulated in pursuance of contributions of the Coast and communication Indian Coast Guard. —DC the Government of India's Guard for the service of the Chennai: Andhra Pradesh equipment, sensor and vision of Make in India. nation. has released water from the machinery. It is also the Krishna River to meet the 50th vessel built by L & T requirements of residents in in Chennai since the last RE-ACTIVATION OF BALAKOT TERROR CAMP Chennai. With Kandaleru nine years. It is fitted reservoir receiving a steady with 30 mm gun and will inflow, Krishna water was be fitted with 12.7 mm released on Wednesday gun with FCS for enhanc- OUR SECURITY FORCES FULLY morning. In a simple ing the fighting efficiency function, Telugu Ganga of the ship. The vessel Project (TGP) Chief will add to Coast Guard's PREPARED: RAJNATH SINGH Engineer R. Muralinath strength in responding to Reddy released water from the threats of maritime DC CORRESPONDENT said. Kandaleru. Following inces- terrorism, smuggling and CHENNAI, SEPT 25 In February this year, IAF sant rainfall, the storage in challenges of maritime which resorted to air the reservoir went up to law enforcement. Defence Minister Rajnath strikes, destroyed the ter- 12.28 tmcft on Tuesday. The ship will be com- Singh on Wednesday said ror camp in Balakot. This Officials from Tamil Nadu manded by Commandant the Indian security forces came close on the heels of a Water Resources Dushyabt Kumar with a are fully prepared to meet suicide bomber of Department (WRD) and crew of 14 officers and 89 the situation in the wake of Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Chennai Metrowater were men, and it carries four Army Chief General Bipin Muhammed (JeM) killing also present on the high-speed boats includ- Rawat's disclosure on the 40 CRPF personnel in occasion. According to ing two rigid inflatable re-activation of terror Kashmir's Pulwama dis- sources, AP government boats for swift boarding camp in Balakot in neigh- trict. decided to release 500 operation, search and res- bouring Pakistan. To another query on cusecs of water initially and cue, law enforcement and “Whatever be the national Punjab Chief Minister gradually, it will go upto maritime patrol. It would security challenges, our Captain 's 2,000 cusecs. Water would be an enabler towards our jawans, be it Army, Air letter to Home Minister reach Poondi reservoir, international and nation- Force or Navy, are capable Amit Shah on alleged which is the storage point of al obligations of provid- of combating and defeating weapon dropping by drones Krishna water through ing search and reduce them. Don't worry, our force and whether Balakot terror Kandaleru Poondi canal, cover to mariners in dis- is fully prepared,” Mr. camp will be “shut down” within a week. The tress at sea. It is capable Rajnath told reporters here once again, Mr. Rajnath Kandaleru reservoir has total of carrying limited pollu- while responding to a query replied, “as far as the coun- storage capacity of 12.8 tion response equipment on Army Chief General try's security was con- thousand million cubic feet. to contain oil spill. Bipin Rawat's confirmation cerned, the armed forces The water release comes in The ship displaces on the re-activation of ter- have the capability to defeat the wake of Tamil Nadu 2,100 tonnes and is capa- ror camps in Balakot. any such challenges.” Ministers SP Velumani and D ble of achieving maxi- About 500 terrorists were On Tuesday, Amrarinder Jayakumar meeting Andhra mum speed of 26 knots waiting to infiltrate into Singh tweeted, “Recent Pradesh Chief Minister Y S and endurance of 5,000 India, the General had told incidents of Pakistan-ori- Jagan Mohan Reddy in nautical miles and can Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveils a plaque commemorating the commissioning of the state-of-the-art reporters at OTA here on gin drones dropping Amaravati recently and stay at sea for 20 days ICGS offshore patrol vessel 'Varaha' at the Chennai Port Trust on Wednesday. —DC Monday. consignments of arms & handing over a letter on without any replenish- “Let me tell you, Balakot ammunitions is a new and behalf of Chief Minister ment. tion at different ship- Director-General of Coast 2025, he said. director (Defence has been reactivated very serious dimension on K Palaniswami, requesting At present, Indian yards in India and 16 Guard Krishnaswamy Deputy Chief Minister business) J. D. Patil, recently by Pakistan. This Pakistan's sinister designs immediate release of Coast Guard has a fleet Advanced Light Helico- Natarajan said the first O. Paneerselvam, director and CEO, Larsen shows that Balakot was in aftermath of the abr- drinking water through the strength of 142 ships and pters are under produc- ALH will be rolled out by Fisheries Minister D. and Toubro (Ship affected and damaged and ogation of Article 370.Requ- Telugu Ganga canal. boats and 62 aircraft. tion by Hindustan HAL by 2020. The aim of Jayakumar, Larsen and Building) B. Kannan, destroyed. That is why peo- est @AmitShah ji to ensure Following the meeting, About 65 ships are at var- Aeronautics Limited Coast Guard is to have 200 Toubro board member were also present. ple had got away from that this drone problem is Reddy directed the water ious stages of construc- (HAL), Bengaluru. ships and 100 aircraft by and whole time there,” General Rawat had handled at the earliest.” resources department authorities in AP to ensure water was released immediately. As per the agreement between Andhra NANGUNERI: AIADMK SENIORS 8 cases booked for violating Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the Transfer RK Nagar poll former normally releases at least two tmc ft of water to IGNORED IN TICKET SELECTION meet Chennai's drinking poster rules: CEO Sahoo water needs, sources said. M. ARULOLI I DC The Congress party, D SEKAR I DC from Vikravandi and case to CBI, urges Stalin TIRUNELVELI, SEPT 25 however, is yet to decide CHENNAI, SEPT 25 Nanguneri Assembly its candidate to take on constituencies, Sahoo DC CORRESPONDENT the RK Nagar by-poll, after seized from the state minis- WATER RELEASED Tirunelveli rural dis- V Narayanan at Nangu- The Tamil Nadu Chief said the unauthorised CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 the demise of former Chief ter C. Vijayabhaskar's house trict joint secretary of neri. Reportedly, around Electoral Officer (CEO), posters and banners will Minister, J Jayalalithaa, by an I-T team, he said. The MGR Mandram, V 25 Congress aspirants Mr. Satyabrata Sahoo, be removed immediately. The Opposition DMK leader which allegedly involved EC had subsequently writ- FROM KANDALERU Narayanan has been who include “Orvasi” said here on Wednesday Stating that the poll code M K Stalin on Wednesday cash to the extent of Rs. 89.50 ten to the city police com- officially announced as Amirtharaj, a business- that so far eight cases of conduct was being demanded that the case crore meant to be given to missioner in April 2017 to FOR CHENNAI the AIADMK candidate man, who is said to have have been booked for strictly adhered to in both related to alleged electoral voters. register an FIR, but it was for the Nanguneri a good chance of getting violation of rules the constituencies, he malpractices committed in Referring to the then dis- put in cold storage, charged PATHRI RAJASEKHAR I DC bypoll. selected by the Congress concerning pasting said in Vikravandi nine the run-up to the by-election trict election officer, Mr. Stalin. A case was subse- NELLORE, SEPT 25 The selection of 54- party as its candidate posters and putting up flying squads in three to R K Nagar constituency in Karthikeyan IAS, having quently registered under a year-old Narayanan for the Nanguneri by- banners in the wake of shifts were keeping a the city in April 2017 should reportedly given his opinion directive by the Madras In a bid to quench the thirst of raised many eyebrows election, applied. The the recent Madras High watch, with a similar be transferred to CBI. that it was not a “fit case” for High court, he said. Chennaiites, the irrigation in the Tirunelveli dis- election is likely to be court directives on this number of flying squads In a statement here, Mr. the State to go on appeal, Mr. However, a person uncon- engineers here on Wednesday trict AIADMK as more held on September 27. issue. in Nanguneri. Stalin condemned the Stalin said it was a matter of nected with the case moved released 1000 cusecs of water powerful aspirants Before the Congress Speaking to reporters Besides them, monitor- AIADMK government in 'serious concern' as the the High Court to get the FIR to Saiganga canal, hitherto including former mem- finalises its candidate, after a video-conference ing committees, two video Tamil Nadu for having Election Commission of quashed due to the prodding known as Chennai-Poondi bers of Parliament, Paul its alliance partner, the with concerned district crews in each and one informed the Madras High India (ECI) during an elec- by the AIADMK govern- canal. The water will reach Manoj Pandian and K R DMK kick started its collectors, election video observing team Court on Tuesday that it tion had powers to take ment, alleged Stalin. the Poondi Reservoir near P Prabhakaran and the election work for Congr- officers and SPs of were working in both the would not go on appeal action based on the report of Taking note of all these Chennai “within six days”, party's urban district ess at Nanguneri by con- Villupuram and constituencies. The elec- against the order of a single Income Tax department's developments, the EC itself said Chief Engineer of Telugu secretary Ganesha Raja, stituting a 50-member Tirunelveli districts on tion observers will move Judge quashing the FIR search operations. should now urge the High Ganga Project, Muralinadh were sidelined. election working com- the arrangements for the in after nominations are related to the alleged cash- In this instance, a “list (of court to transfer the case for Reddy. An SSLC dropout mittee led by former October 21 by-elections filed for both the seats. for-votes allegedly indulged number of voter-beneficiar- CBI investigation, the DMK Earlier, he released the Narayanan, a realtor of state minister and Din- by the ruling party during ies and related details)” was leader added. water through two sluices Rediyarpatti, is the only digul MLA I Periyasamy after performing Puja at the one who applied from and Thoothukudi MP head regulator of Kandaleru Nanguneri constituency Kanimozhi Karun- dam. The quantum of release and hence he was pre- anidhi. would be increased to 1500 ferred by the party high Meanwhile, DMK pres- As first step, we have initiated talks today: Edappadi cusecs on Thursday, he said. command to represent ident M K Stalin held He said according to the the party in the by-elec- discussions in Chennai FROM P1 initiated,” he said. accompanied by Municipal interstate agreement on shar- tion, said a party leader. with election in-charge Mr. Vijayan said the earli- The farmers and people of Kerala and Administration Minister S. ing of Krishna waters, AP has Narayanan joined the members of the party “The farmers and people of er agreement on PAP was Tamil Nadu are living in brotherhood and P. Velumani, Assembly to release 3.5 tmc.ft to Chennai party in 1986 served as for both Vikravandi and Kerala and Tamil Nadu are around 60-years-old and its Deputy Speaker Pollachi V. and this would be accom- deputy president of Nanguneri constituen- living in brotherhood and review and other matters the time has come for them to work Jayaraman, Chief Secretary plished within next 3 months. Rediyarpatti panchayat cies, headed by Dr K the time has come for them would be discussed by the together K. Shanmugam, secretaries The releases could be further twice and assumed Ponmudi and I Periy- to work together,” Mr. secretary-level committees. —CHIEF MINISTER EDAPPADI K. PALANISWAMI and chief engineers. increased if any request party positions as the awamy respectively. Palaniswami said and added In 2004, the then Chief Kerala Water Resources comes from Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli rural dis- Stalin will campaign in that it was decided to hold Ministers late J. States. The project diverts Bharathapuzha. These Minister K. Krishnankutty, Reddy said. trict deputy secretary Nanguneri on October 5, talks on many small issues Jayalalithaa and Oommen the water from the basins of rivers are mainly fed by the Forest Minister K. Raju, Telugu Ganga SE and MGR youth wing 6, 12, 13, 14 and in Vikr- through the respective com- Chandy had met in Chennai. three west flowing rivers southwest monsoon and chief secretary Tom Jose, Harinarayana Reddy, DE deputy secretary before avandi constituency on mittees. “As a first step, we The PAP is an inter-State originating from the northeast monsoon rainfall. higher officials of Vijayakumar Reddy and becoming the deputy October 3, 4, 17, 18. 19 for have initiated talks (today). multi-purpose project com- Western Ghats along the The water diverted to the Electricity Board and other Kandaleru DE Ramana were secretary of the Tiru- the victory of the Con- Efforts to solve inter-State pleted in late 1960s and its Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, east is mainly used for irri- officials were part of the present among other officials. nelveli district MGR gress and DMK candi- water-sharing issues functioning is based on an namely the Periyar, gation purpose. Kerala team which met the Mandram in 2013. dates, sources said. (through dialogue) has been agreement between the two Chalakkudipuzha and Mr. Palaniswami was Tamil Nadu delegation. Politics

Congress stands with Centre on matters PAGE at global forums, said Chhattisgarh chief minister on Wednesday. Nation 5 DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI ■ Says he will personally visit agency’s headquarters BJP CEC likely to finalise Won’t bow down before Delhi H’yana aspirants Sept. 29 The BJP and RSS Modi to attend meet prior to release of 1st list want the judiciary throne, says Pawar on ED case to be dependent BHAGWAN PARAB DC CORRESPONDENT on them. MUMBAI, SEPT. 25 NCP chief’s NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 — D. Raja, The Nationalist Congress The BJP's central election Party (NCP) has decided committee (CEC) is likely CPI general secretary to use the Enforcement name not to meet on September 29 Directorate (ED) case to finalise candidates for against its chief, Sharad the coming Haryana Ass- Pawar, to galvanise party mentioned in embly elections. In anoth- IN BRIEF workers ahead of forth- er poll-bound state Maha- coming Vidhan Sabha case: Khadse rashtra, BJP and ally Shiv SHO, middleman polls in the state. Sena are yet to officially Mr Pawar has, mean- DC CORRESPONDENT announce the seat-shar- while, taken an aggressive MUMBAI, SEPT. 25 ing formula. held for bribery stand, invoking the legacy Prime Minister Narend- Jaipur: The Station House of the 17th century In a major ra Modi will also attend Former Punjab Cabinet minister and member of SAD Officer (SHO) of the Begun founder of the Maratha embarrass- the meeting after which Bikram Singh Majithia during a press conference in police station in Rajasthan’s Empire to defend himself ment to the the party could release the Amritsar on Wednesday. — PTI Chittorgarh and a middleman on Wednesday. “Mahar- ruling BJP, first list of candidates for were arrested for allegedly ashtra follows the ideolo- senior party the Haryana polls. sources disclosed that the Ahirwal community, offering bribe to an MLA, gy of Chhatrapati Shivaji leader BJP's Haryana core Union minister Rao which has a significant police said on Wednesday. Maharaj. We do not bow Eknath group leaders, also includ- Inderjit Singh wants a population in atleast 17 Begun Congress MLA before the Delhi takht Khadse on ing chief minister ticket for his daughter Assembly seats. Rajendra Singh Bidhuri had (throne),” the 78-year-old Wednesday Khadse , on and another Union minis- Haryana will go to polls complained to the anti-cor- former chief minister NCP supporters stage a protest in Mumbai on claimed Wednesday held a meeting ter Kishan Pal Gujjar is on October 21 and the ruption bureau that SHO said. Wednesday against the registration of a money laun- Nationalist Congress with party's national pres- lobbying for his son, who party is confident of Virendra Singh was trying to The NCP chief said he dering case against party chief Sharad Pawar and Party (NCP) chief Sharad ident and Union home is currently Faridabad’s retaining power. The BJP bribe him to ensure that he would visit the ED office others in connection with the MSCB Bank scam. — PTI Pawar’s name was never minister Amit Shah, to deputy mayor. Sources had 47 seats in the 90- was not transferred else- himself on September 27 mentioned in the sort out the issue of some said both Union ministers member Assembly in the where. After examining the to seek the agency’s ‘hos- I will go to the was still making profit Maharashtra State senior leaders seeking have cited the example of 2014 polls. complaint, the ACB laid a pitality.’ “I believe in the agency’s office and questioned how come Cooperative Bank corrup- tickets for their kin. former Union minister At the core group meet- trap. Middleman Himanshu Constitution of Dr it was possible for the tion case when he was Though the party's state and Rajya Sabha MP Cha- ing with Mr Shah, other was arrested at the MLA’s Babasaheb Ambedkar in Mumbai bank to register such a “following it up” as unit chief Subhash udhary Birendra Singh, than Mr Khattar and Mr residence while offering and, hence, will give all and extend my performance in the wake Leader of Opposition in Barala, after the meeting, whose son is an MP from Barala, Union minister a bribe of `11.18 lakh. The the information that I co-operation. of the alleged scam. “The the Assembly. announced that the party Hisar and wife, Prem and election incharge SHO was arrested in Chittor- have related to this case… matter should be probed,” Mr Khadse’s statement was unwilling to field Lata, is an MLA Uchana Narendra Singh Tomar, garh for sending the bribe I will mostly be out of — Sharad he said. comes a day after the En- family members of its sit- Kalan Assembly seat. Rao state incharge Anil Jain amount through hawala, ACB Mumbai for our Assembly Pawar According to political forcement Directorate ting MPs and MLAs, Inderjit Singh belongs to also attended. DG Alok Tripathi said. — PTI poll campaign. The ED NCP chief observers, the ED’s (ED) registered a money officials shouldn’t misun- actions could prove a laundering case against CBI to investigate derstand that I am blessing in disguise for the the NCP chief, his nephew unavailable. Hence, I will NCP, which is in dire Ajit Pawar and others, ‘Global Goalkeeper’ award go to the agency’s office in straits due to a series of which has triggered a BJP leader killing Mumbai and extend my the polls are round the desertions of its promi- firestorm in politics of New Delhi: The CBI has taken co-operation,” he said. corner. So the people nent leaders. To protest poll-bound Maharashtra. over investigation in the The ED has filed a understand what is up.” the ED’s actions, irate Claims of Mr Khadse, a to PM for Swachchh Bharat killing of BJP worker Yogesh money-laundering case The leader said he was party workers held pro- disgruntled BJP veteran New York, Sept. 25: iversary is personally sig- Gowda in Karnataka’s against Mr Pawar, his arrested only once in his tests across the state and a and former state minister, Prime Minister Narendra nificant for me. When 130 Dharwad in 2016, officials nephew Ajit Pawar and 70 life, during a rally from shut-down was observed are likely to be lapped up Modi was on Wednesday crore people take a pled- said on Wednesday. Gowda, a others in connection with Jalgaon to Nagpur in 1980, in Baramati, Mr Pawar’s by the NCP which has conferred the “Global ge, any challenge can be BJP zilla panchayat member, the alleged `25,000-crore after he led a protest hometown. Workers of the been alleging that the ED Goalkeeper” award by the overcome,” the PM said. Azam Khan was killed in his gym on June scam involving the sanc- march over an agrarian NCP’s youth wing also case was politically moti- Bill and Melinda Gates He dedicated the award 15, 2016 by unidentified men, tion of loans by the issue. staged a protest outside vated with an eye on the Foundation for the Swa- to those Indians who they said. CBI has taken over Maharashtra State Coop- Former state deputy the ED office in Mumbai. next month’s assembly chh Bharat Abhiyan laun- transformed the Swachh the probe on the recommen- erative Bank (MSCB). chief minister Ajit Pawar Meanwhile, chief minis- elections. ched by his government. Bharat campaign into a Azam case: dation of the Karnataka gov- The NCP chief, however, also said there was no ter Devendra Fadnavis “I had followed up the In a series of tweets in “people’s movement” and ernment, they said. It is said that he has never scam and added that the said the ED registered the Maharashtra State Hindi, the Prime Minis- accorded topmost priori- alleged that Gowda was run- been associated with the NCP president was case based on Bombay Cooperative Bank (MSCB) ter’s Office said Mr Modi ty to cleanliness in their ED set ning a gym at Sapthapura in bank — either as a mem- nowhere related or high court's directive and corruption case when I lauded the countrymen day-to-day lives. “No such Dharwad. He was friends with ber or director. “I have involved in the matter. said the step should not be was the Leader of for contributing to the campaign was seen or Basavaraj Shivappa Muttagi, never been part of the Is it possible there is ascribed to political Opposition in the state grand success of the heard about in any other to record the prime accused, for the bank’s decision-making `25,000 crore scam, as is vendetta. “It would be Legislative Assembly. I cleanliness mission, say- country in the recent last 10 years with different process,” he said. being said, in the bank wrong to attribute a politi- have raised the voice sev- ing he shared the honour past. It might have been political inclinations. — PTI Alleging political whose deposits were cal motive for the ED eral times but I can state with them. launched by our govern- statement vendetta, the Rajya Sabha between `12,000 crore to action and call it a politi- that Sharad Pawar’s name “Getting the award in ment, but people took DC CORRESPONDENT MP said, “The develop- `13,000 crore?” he said. cal vendetta (by the BJP was nowhere in the entire the year of Mahatma control of it,” Mr Modi NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 AIMIM to contest ment has happened when Ajit Pawar said the bank government),” he said. case”. Gandhi’s 150th birth ann- said. Trouble seems to be Jharkhand polls brewing for Samajwadi ‘Not proud of Party (SP) MP Azam Ranchi: AIMIM chief Asadudd- Khan as the Enforc- in Owaisi has announced that Line of credit announced ement Directorate (ED) his party will contest the Trump praise? is expected to record the Jharkhand elections, sched- statement of Abdul Ali, uled for later this year. Addr- Maybe you’re who had lodged a com- essing his maiden rally, the for Pacific island nations plaint with the local Hyderabad MP said the AIMIM police, alleging that he “will unite Muslims, Christians, not Indian’ SRIDHAR Republic of Nauru, Rep- was threatened by the tribals and others”, while also KUMARASWAMI ublic of Palau, Indepen- SP MP into not giving expanding its political base in DC CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 dent State of Papua New his land for the expan- this part of the country. He, NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 Guinea, The Independent sion of Jauhar however, did not mention the With an eye on China, State of Samoa, Solomon University (linked to Mr number of seats the AIMIM Following the outrage which has made rapid Islands, Kingdom of Khan) in Rampur, in a would contest in the polls. over US president Don- inroads into the region, Tonga, Tuvalu and Repu- day or two. Exuding confidence that the ald Trump calling Prime Prime Minister Narendra blic of Vanuatu. Sources said, "Abdul next Assembly will have Delhi-based students from Nagaland stage a protest Minister Modi on Wednesday Interestingly, of these 12 Ali is a complainant. members from his party, Mr march demanding a solution to the issue of Naga Narendra announced a slew of countries, two nations — The agency will interro- Owaisi said on Tuesday, “The peace talks, and a decision on the framework Modi the measures as part of the Narendra Modi Solomon Islands and Kiri- gate Mr K-han and other AIMIM would not allow Sheikh agreement, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. — PTI “Father of economic assistance to 12 from Pacific island bati — had recently sna- persons linked to him Bhi-kari and Jaipal Singh India”, U- Pacific island nations, nations at the Foreign pped diplomatic ties with only after recording the Munda’s struggle go waste.” nion Mi- including allocation of Service Institute”. New Taiwan and embraced statement.” — PTI nister Jite- US$ 12 million grant (US$ Delhi also offered to China. India, incidentally, Mr Ali had stated in ndra Singh Singh 1 million to each nation) “organise a Jaipur Foot like most nations in the his complaint that he MLAs have right on Wedn- towards implementation Artificial Limb Fitment world, follows the “One- was kept in jail for 15 esday said those who of high impact develop- Camp in a Pacific regional China Policy” and does hours and his land was BJD MP SLAPS object to the observation mental project in the area hub under ‘India for not recognise Taiwan as a encroached upon by the “do not consider them- of their choice and a con- Humanity’ programme. sovereign nation. university, sources said to resign from selves Indians.” cessional line of credit of The announcements China does not have adding that this infor- PARTY WORKER, “India is being respect- US$150 million, which can were made by Mr Modi diplomatic ties with any mation need to be ed in a way that was rare be availed by these coun- when he interacted with country that recognises verified. CLIP GOES VIRAL in the past. People who tries for undertaking leaders of these countries Taiwan as a sovereign The agency has House: Speaker live abroad are proud solar, renewable energy as part of the “India- nation. already registered an AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO today of being Indian. and climate-related proj- Pacific Islands Developing Meanwhile, at the PSIDS FIR against Mr Khan BHUBANESWAR, SEPT. 25 PARMOD KUMAR MLAs have sought the This is happening due to ects based on each coun- States (PSIDS) Leaders’ meeting in New York, Mr and three others after NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 stay of the September 21, the personality and per- try’s requirement. Meeting” early Wedne- Modi made the announce- Mr Ali complained that Biju ’s (BJD) 2019, Election Commissi- sonal outreach of Prime In addition, New Delhi sday morning in New ments for the Pacific he was allegedly threat- Berhampur Lok Sabha mem- The Karnataka Assembly on’s notification for hold- Minister Modi,” said Mr “proposed to depute tech- York on the sidelines of island nations as part of ened into giving his land ber Chandrasekhar Sahu has Speaker on Wednesday ing elections to the vacant Singh, who is minister nical experts to provide the 74th UN General Asse- “his fundamental Mantra to the Jauhar University. landed in a controversy after told the Supreme Court seats for which nomina- of state in the Prime training and offered to mbly (GA). “Sabka Saath, Sabka Mr Ali, in the FIR, he lost his cool and slapped a that the resignation of a tion would start from Minister’s Office. Mr organise specialised The meeting was attend- Vikas Aur Sabka Vishwas claimed Mr Khan threat- party worker on stage during lawmaker, for whatever September 29, 2019. Singh went on to say courses also under ITEC ed by the heads of delega- (together with all, for the ened him into giving his a party meeting at reasons, from the state Alternately, they have that such kind of state- programme in priority tion of Fiji, Republic of development of all and land to the university Paralakhemundi in Gajapati legislature was a matter pleaded that the elections ment for an Indian areas identified by part- Kiribati, Republic of Mar- with the trust of all)”, the illegally by using his district on Tuesday. The act of right under the Con- be deferred till the court leader by any American ner countries, including shall Islands, Federated ministry of external power as a minister. of the former union minister stitution, as an elected decides on their plea President is unprece- training of diplomats States of Micronesia, affairs (MEA) said. and sitting MP slapping the representative can’t seeking the quashing of dented. “If an impartial party worker was caught on mechanically yield to the the Speaker’s decision and bold statement co- camera and the video of the party whip unmindful of disqualifying them and mes from America and ■ incident subsequently, went the views of the people he that too disqualification its president then I feel Krishnagiri growers distribute flowers free at Hosur viral on social media plat- represents. extending till the expiry every Indian should feel forms triggering strong criti- “Giving up the member- of the term of the current proud regardless of his cism from several quarters. ship of the legislature is a House that ends in 2023. political affiliations w- According to sources, Mr right. You can’t be blind- Further, they have ith any party or ideolo- Ryots protest Chinese dumping Sahu had gone to attend folded and stick to the sought the stay of the gy. This is the first time BJD’s meeting in and was whip and betray the vie- Speaker’s decision hold- that an president has SANJEEVI ANANDAN | DC China "plunders the liveli- felicitated on stage when he ws of the people who have ing them disqualified for used this kind of words KRISHNAGIRI, SEPT 25 hood of the farmers" who suddenly lost his temper and elected you,” Karnataka the rest of the term of of praise not for an are in a dilemma whether gave a tight slap to former Assembly Speaker Vishw- current House. Indian PM but for any Flower growers who are to continue with their Gajapati District Youth eshwar Hegde Kageri told The 17 Karnataka MLAs other world leader and if members of the 'Hosur business or not, he point- Congress president Sangram a bench of Justice N.V. belonging to ruling someone is not proud of small farmers association' ed out. Sahu who recently joined Ramana, Justice Sanjiv alliance of Congress and this, then maybe he does staged a novel protest by According to Bala, BJD. As the video of the inci- Khanna and Justice JD(S) were disqualified not consider himself gifting flowers to mem- imports from China which dent started doing rounds on Krishna Murari. after they defied the whip Indian,” he said. bers of the public on was 20-lakh kilos in the social media, leaders of polit- The top court is hearing and abstained from vot- President Trump on Wednesday. flowers, to highlight our trolled cultivation and year 2016, had increased to ical parties and intellectuals a plea by 17 disqualified ing on the confidence Tuesday while praising The protest was held to demand and for drawing open cultivation meth- 35-lakh kilos in the next condemned Sahu for his mis- Karnataka Assembly law- motion moved by the for- Mr Modi in New York draw the Central govern- the attention of the ods". year and the imports in behaviour. BJP general secre- makers seeking to put on mer Karnataka CM. said: “I remember India ment's attention to their Central government to Most of the flowers 2018 stood at 75-lakh kilos. tary Bhrugu Baxipatra said hold the Election Comm- Telling the bench that before was very torn. demand to stop imports of impose a ban on imports including cut roses are This would cross 100-lakh that the parliamentarian’s ission notification for the resignation was a There was a lot of dis- artificial flowers from of plastic flowers entering exported, helping India to kilos before 2020. ‘outrageous’ and ‘shameful’ elections to the seats that democratic right, sension, fighting and he China, which according to into India from China," G. fetch precious foreign Besides, the entry of conduct has brought disgrace fell vacant after they were Solicitor General Tushar brought it all together. them the Chinese are Bala Siva Prasad told DC exchange earned from flowers made of plastic to Odisha. However, BJD me- unseated following their Mehta said that that as Like a father would. dumping into our market, here. hard work of the farmers also posed challenge to the mber Sangram Sahu clarified disqualification by the far as the Speaker was Maybe he is the father of taken away their liveli- Bala, the president of who are already in a crisis environment because peo- that the parliamentarian did former Speaker K.R. concerned, he has to be India.” hood. the Hosur small farmers due to mounting losses in ple using the cheap prod- not slap him but rather chid- Ramesh Kumar. “satisfied” that the resig- The Opposition parties "We gifted over one lakh association added, "Hosur recent years, he said. uct are the decorators for ed him with a gentle touch In three-fold alternate nations were tendered have been taking digs at natural flowers to ask peo- is the largest producer of Besides, the import of various functions includ- just like an elder brother. prayers, the disqualified voluntarily. the comment. ple stop using artificial flowers grown in the con- artificial flowers from ing marriages. Second visit National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today PAGE reached Srinagar to review the security sit- Nation 6 uation in Jammu and Kashmir DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY I 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI UP announces `6K annual 2 MP dalit kids lynched for defecating on road RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY The incident took place in the 6.30 in the morning, leaving tion of atrocities) Act against BHOPAL, SEP 25 village of Bhavkhedi under them grievously wounded, the two accused, police said. aid for triple talaq victims Sirsoud police Shivpuri district superinten- The two accused attacked the Two dalit kids including a girl station in Shivpuri distr- dent of police (SP) Rajesh Singh two kids without any provoca- Lucknow, Sep 25: warning to the police ready to support all in a Madhya Pradesh village ict. Chandel told this newspaper. tion and later took video of the Uttar Pradesh Chief said they too would be women, whether Hindu were on Wednesday lynched by The victims, Roshni (12) and They were rushed to the dis- gory sight of the victims lying Minister Yogi punished if it is found or Muslim, who have two men when they were attend- Avinash (10) were hit repeatedly trict hospital in Shivpuri where in a pool of blood and writhing Adityanath on that they failed to per- faced any kind of ing nature’s call in the open. on their heads with bamboo doctors declared them dead. in pain, police said. Wednesday announced form their duty. harassment. The gov- Preliminary investigation by canes by the two accused, identi- Both the accused were arrest- “It appeared the two accused an annual assistance of Adityanath said ernment wants to make police suggested that supersti- fied as Hakim Singh Yadav (42) ed. were mentally deranged. Rs 6,000 to the victims women have the right it clear that even Hindu tion driven by evil practice of and Rameshwar Yadav (40), Police registered a case under Medical tests on them would of triple talaq till their to live with dignity . men illegally having ‘untouchability’ might have led when they were defecating in section 302 (murder) of Indian establish if they were mentally rehabilitation and said “In Uttar Pradesh, in second wife and harass- to the gory incident. the open in the village at around Penal Code and SC, ST (preven- ill”, police said. they will also get free last one year, 273 cases ing them would not be legal aid from the state of triple talaq were spared and will face the government. reported from various wrath of law,” he said. TENDERS / NOTICES The chief minister, districts in which FIR The chief minister under the Pradhan was registered. inaugurated and laid Mantri Jan Vikas We will ensure proper the foundation stones Karyakram (PMJVK) grievance redressal of for projects that are here, interacted with the triple talaq victims meant to benefit the the women who faced various schemes. These and in case police failed minority community, divorce through out- women should be cov- to do their duties, they according to a state lawed practice of ered under the too will be punished,” government statement. instant triple talaq. He Ayushman Bharat the chief minister “I thank Prime said such women Yojana or under the said, adding the society Minister Narendra should be given rights Chief Minister Arogya cannot develop if one Modi for bringing law over waqf properties Scheme,” he said. community is neglect- on triple talaq and tak- and also called for sev- Adityanath directed ed. ing the step towards eral welfare measures the departments con- He asked the women empowerment that should be under- cerned to prepare wel- Additional Chief and honouring the dig- taken for their rehabili- fare schemes for the Secretary (Home) to nity of women. Only he tation. victims. personally look could have taken such Around 300 women “Proper schemes into the concerns of step,” he said. from across the state should be implemented the victims who sub- “I want to assure all attended the event. for the overall develop- mitted their applica- the women present “Educated women ment of the society and tions during the event. here and other women should be absorbed in no person should feel The chief minister of the state that the UP government jobs as per neglected,” he said. also asked for identify- government is there to their qualifications While assuring the ing triple talaq victims support them and help while arrangements triple talaq victims that and holding such inter- in all possible ways should also be made for their grievances will be active programmes at while following the providing them shelter redressed, the chief divisional level. path shown by PM and education under minister in a stern “The government is Modi,” he said. — PTI EC: EVMs error-free, English is meaningless and scrutinised rigorously VINEETA PANDEY unscientific: NCBC head NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 New Delhi, Sep 25: from here and there don’t want to say but The Election Commission There is no other lan- was combined and our Constitution of India on Wednesday tried guage as “meaning- English was formed,” makers did not to allay concerns over safe- less” and “unscientif- he said while speak- understand our coun- ty of EVMs due to use of ic” as English as each ing on the try. Nehru even said VVPATs and said that of its letters and “Importance of Hindi that ‘India, that is machines are constantly scripts do not have a in Nation Building” Bharat, is a nation in going through rigorous solid scientific basis, here. the making’. But scrutiny. NCBC Chairperson “English does not India is an old coun- It further said that so far Bhagwan Lal Sahni have any base. That is try, it has been a not a single case of mis- said on Wednesday. why each of its let- country since the match in EVMs and “I can say that there ters and script is Vedic age,” he said. VVPATs has been found. is no other language unscientific...Tell me “There are many The EC was responding to as meaningless and one word in it that who say that Hindi is a story carried out by this unscientific as has a scientific dangerous for the paper in which former IAS English. Do you know basis,” the National country. Some are officer Kannan Gopinathan how English was dis- Commission for saying that this coun- had raised serious concerns covered? People of Backward Classes try will break into with regard to sanctity of Solomon attacked (NCBC) chairperson pieces (because of EVMs due to use of VVPAT England and the lat- added. Hindi). Then the machines, saying VVPATs ter’s language was Sahni said India is question is: Will have made EVMs amenable finished. So, an old nation and it English unite the to hacking. Solomon’s language has been a country country?” he asked “Mr Kannan Gopinathan, and some language since the Vedic age. “I sarcastically. IAS (2012), who resigned recently was district elec- tion officer and returning officer in Dadra & Nagar Haveli constituency which has 304 polling stations. It would be recalled that the number of polling stations in 2019 Lok Sabha elections pan-India were around 10.36 lakh.” Power point PAGE Venezuela pro-democracy and opposition leader Juan Guaido attempts to set up a government to World 7 rival the socialist administration of Nicolas Maduro DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Dems roll dice to Save oceans, aid humans: UN impeach Trump Digest of 7,000 peer-reviewed studies approved by IPCC shows bleak future Washington, Sept. 25: ■ THE DRAMATIC Monaco, Sept. 25: Two Determined to meet Top US Democrat Nancy days after a climate sum- Kim Jong Un face to Pelosi on Tuesday anno- move that stands lit- mit failed to deliver game- UK PM talks about chickens, unced the opening of a tle chance of driving changing pledges to slash face, without any formal impeachment inq- Trump from office, carbon emissions, the conditions uiry into US President pushed US politics United Nations warned on Donald Trump, saying he Wednesday that global robots, baffles UN delegates — Shinzo Abe betrayed his oath of office into a perilous new warming is devastating by seeking help from a chapter oceans and Earth’s frozen United Nations, US, gies seem to race towards Japan's PM foreign power to hurt his spaces in ways that direct- Sept. 25: British Prime us we strain our eyes as Democratic rival Joe ■ TRUMP denou- ly threaten a large slice of Minister Boris Johnson they come, to make out Biden. nced the inquiry as humanity. delivered an unconven- whether they are for good The dramatic move — “Witch Hunt Crumbling ice sheets, tional speech at the UN or bad, friends or foes. SWEDISH RIGHTS IN BRIEF the first step in a complex rising seas, melting gla- General Assembly on “AI, what will it mean?” process that stands little garbage” and said ciers, ocean dead zones, Tuesday that referenced he asked of artificial intel- PRIZE FOR CLIMATE Case on Pervez to chance of driving Trump he will release tran- toxic algae blooms — a raft “terrifying limbless chick- ligence. “Helpful robots from office — pushed US script of a call at the of impacts on sea and ice ens” and “pink-eyed ter- washing and caring for an politics into a perilous are decimating fish stocks, minators” but only men- ageing population or pink- STRIKER THUNBERG be heard daily new chapter just 14 centre of the row destroying renewable tioned Brexit once. eyed terminators sent Islamabad: A special court in months before new elec- sources of fresh water, and During a late-night, 20- back from the future to Stockholm, Sept. 25: Pakistan has decided to con- tions for control of White had resisted taking the incubating superstorms minute address that drew cull the human race?” Swedish climate activist duct the high treason trial of House and Congress. step for months, prefer- that will ravage some meg- baffled looks from dele- Johnson pondered. Greta Thunberg on former military dictator Following the bomb- ring to focus on the com- acities every year, accord- gates, Johnson struck a Boris Johnson He went on to wonder Wednesday won the Right Pervez Musharraf on a daily shell developments from ing election fight. ing to a landmark assess- light tone on a serious sub- whether synthetic biology Livelihood Award, some- basis from October 8 to con- Trump Tower in New But a combination of ment approved by the 195- ject as he warned of tech- hold “monitor your night- could restore tissues “like times called the “alterna- clude the case pending York — after addressing the newest allegations nation Intergovernmental nology’s capacity to con- mares, your fridge,” and some fantastic hangover tive Nobel Prize”, the jury since December 2013, accor- the UN General Assembly that Trump offered Ukra- Panel on Climate Change trol citizens. where smart cities are “as cure” or “bring terrifying for the Swedish human ding to a media report. The — the President deno- ine aid in return for help (IPCC). Some of these He made no mention of antiseptic as a Zurich limbless chickens to our rights prize said. previous Pakistan Muslim unced the inquiry as to damage Democratic impacts are irreversible. Britain’s top court ruling pharmacy.” “‘Alexa’ will tables.” Johnson also ref- Thunberg was honoured League-Nawaz (PML-N) gov- “Witch Hunt garbage” — White House frontrunner The report, a digest of earlier in the day that his pretend to take orders but erenced one of his favorite “for inspiring and ampli- ernment had filed the trea- while also claiming it Biden, and a groundswell 7,000 peer-reviewed stud- decision to suspend it will be watching you, subjects, Greek mytholo- fying political demands son case against the former would help his re-election of support for impeach- ies, is a sobering reminder Parliament amid a Brexit clapping her tongue and gy, by telling the story of for urgent climate action army chief in 2013 over the chances in 2020. “The ment among the party’s that record greenhouse impasse was unlawful. stamping her foot,” Zeus punishing Prom- reflecting scientific facts,” imposition of extra-constitu- actions of the Trump rank and file, appeared to gas emissions, mostly Johnson painted the pos- Johnson said, suggesting etheus by ensuring that an the Right Livelihood tional emergency in presidency reve-aled the tip the balance. from burning fossil fuels, sibility of a future where “there may be nowhere to eagle ate his liver over and Foundation said in a state- November 2007, which led dishonorable facts of the “The President must be are driving the planet devices in every house- hide.” “As new technolo- over again. — AFP ment. to the confinement of a president's betrayal of his held accountable. No one towards a hothouse cli- “Her resolve to not put number of superior court oath of office, betrayal of is above the law,” she mate our species could otte, a researcher at the up with the looming cli- judges in their houses and our national security, and said. find intolerate. Laboratory for Cli-mate mate disaster has inspired sacking of over 100 judges. betrayal of the integrity Seeking to head off the But it also raises more and Environmental Scie- UN REPORT: MEGACITIES WILL BE millions of peers to also of our elections,” Pelosi looming impeachment clearly than ever before a nces and an IPCC co-chair. raise their voices and told a highly anticipated threat, Trump announced red flag on the need to con- “But it will at least buy HIT ANNUALLY BY CATASTROPHES demand immediate cli- China launches 1st news conference in the on Tuesday he would front changes that can no us some time, both for Monaco, Sept. 25: By More than a billion peo- mate action,” it added. US capital. release the transcript of longer be averted. For future impacts and to 2050, many coastal megac- ple will, by mid-century, Thunberg’s global cli- amphibious ship “Therefore, today I’m the call. “You will see it some island nations and adapt.” The underlying ities and small island be living in areas prone to mate movement “Fridays announcing the House of was a very friendly and coastal cities, that will cer- 900-page scientific report nations will experience cyclones, large-scale flood- for Future” began in Beijing: China has launched Representatives moving totally appropriate call. tainly mean finding new is the fourth such UN tome once-a-century weather ing and other extreme August 2018 when she its first amphibious assault forward with an official No pressure and, unlike places to call home. in less than a year, with catastrophes every year, weather events amplified started sitting alone out- ship, which would enable impeachment inquiry.” Joe Biden and his son, NO “Even if we manage to others focused on a 1.5ºC even with an aggressive by rising seas, the side Sweden’s Parliament ground forces to carry out Pelosi, the Speaker of quid pro quo!” he tweeted. limit global warming, we cap on global warming, drawdown of greenhouse Intergovernmental Panel with her now iconic sign attacks on enemy territory the House of Represen- “PRESIDENTIAL will continue to see major the decline of biodiversity, gas emissions, a major on Climate Change (IPCC) reading “school strike for from sea. The ship was tatives, and other HARASSMENT” he changes in the oceans,” as well as land use and the report by the UN said on projected. the climate”. launched in Shanghai on Democratic Party leaders tweeted later. — AFP said Valerie Masson-Delm- global food system. —AFP Wednesday. — AFP — AFP Wednesday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. With a strong capacity in amphibi- ous operations and perform- ing a variety of tasks, the China’s grand airport gift to celebrate 70 years of Communist Party rule ship is independently devel- Khan: US asked oped by China, the report said. The ship will next undergo equipment debug- ging, mooring and naviga- us to talk to Iran tional trials as planned, it said. The ship will have a United Nations (US) strong capability to carry Sept. 25: Pakistani out amphibious combat and Prime Minister Imran other tasks, state-run China Khan said on Tuesday Daily said quoting a state- Donald Trump had asked ment from the Chinese navy. him to mediate with Iran Observers familiar with the to defuse tensions, though People’s Liberation Army the US president later (PLA) Navy’s hardware have suggested it was Khan pointed out that the new who approached him and ship is the first in the Type nothing was final. 075 class of amphibious Khan met Trump and assault ship, which is also Iranian President Hassan defined as a type of landing Rouhani on the sidelines helicopter dock, the report of this week’s United said. In a major rejig of its Nations General Asse- military doctrine, China since mbly, before which he vis- 2013 has stepped up the ited Crown Prince Moha- Imran Khan development of its navy, mmed bin Salman in which included building sev- Saudi Arabia, whom he except that we’re trying eral aircraft carriers besides said had made the same and mediating,” he added. submarines, frigates and request. In Saudi Arabia, which assault ships as part of its “Trump asked me that if was hit earlier this month efforts to expand its global we could de-escalate the by attacks on its oil infra- influence. situation and maybe structure blamed on Iran, come up with another the crown prince “also deal,” Khan told repor- asked me to talk to the ters at the gathering of Iranian president,” Khan Four bodies found leaders in New York. said. “Yes, we did convey this, Speculation was rife from crashed plane and yes, we’re trying our about a possible face-to- Timika: The bodies of four best,” he said. face between Trump and passengers on an Indonesian “I immediately spoke to Rouhani on the sidelines cargo plane that went miss- President Rouhani yester- of the general assembly, ing in the jungles of Papua a day after the meeting with France’s Emmanuel week ago were recovered, A futuristic airport resembling a giant starfish opened in Beijing on Wednesday, as China unveiled a big infrastructure project before it celebrates with President Trump. I Macron trying to broker a the search agency said. The 70 years of Communist Party rule. Daxing International Airport will operate fully in 2040, with eight runways, 100 mn passengers annually. —AFP can’t say anything right historic meeting. DHC-6 Twin Otter took off now more than this, — AFP from Timika to Ilaga, a mountainous region in Papua. Local authorities declared the plane — carry- PRESIDENT ASKS ing three crew, a police offi- ‘Last chance’ for cer and 1.7 tonnes of rice — US warns China over Hong Kong missing after it failed to land NETANYAHU TO hours after taking off. On United Nations, US, ing treaty... (and) protect York. Wednesday, the search and Sept. 25: The US ramped Hong Kong’s freedom and It marked one of his Iran-US meeting FORM NEW GOVT rescue agency said four bod- up pressure on China at legal system and demo- most strident speeches on ies were discovered near the the UN General Assembly cratic ways of life,” the situation in Hong United Nations, Sept. meeting with British PM Jerusalem, Sept. 25: wreckage of the small plane. on Tuesday, rallying coun- Trump told the General Kong since massive anti- 25: US President Donald Boris Johnson, Macron Israel's president on “The location was difficult to tries against Beijing’s Assembly. government protests Trump and his Iranian said time was running Wednesday tasked reach because of the dan- treatment of Uighur “How China chooses to broke out there three counterpart Hassan Rou- short. “If he leaves the US Prime Minister gerous terrain, but we man- Muslims and warning it is handle the situation will months ago. hani face their last cha- without meeting Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu aged to recover the victims' watching Hong Kong. say a great deal about its The demonstrations nce on Wednesday for a this is a lost opportunity,” with forming a new gov- bodies,” Budi Purnomo of President Donald Trump attacks against China on role in the world and the have triggered the Asian historic meeting as Macron said. “And Trump ernment after last the national search and res- fired several shots across international trade. future,” the Republican financial hub’s biggest European leaders raced will not go to Tehran, so week's deadlocked elec- cue agency told reporters. the bow of the fellow “The world fully expects tycoon added during his political crisis since its to arrange talks to defuse they have to meet now,” tions, his office Security Council member, that the Chinese govern- third appearance at the handover from Britain to soaring tensions. he said, as Boris voiced announced. moving beyond his typical ment will honour its bind- diplomatic forum in New China in 1997. — AFP Escorting Rouhani to a agreement. —AFP The announcement fol- lowed a joint meeting between President Reuven Rivlin, TURNING | POINT After 18 yrs, apiculture helps remote village stand on its feet Netanyahu and the pre- UK MPs return after mier's challenger Benny Gantz. Netanyahu will have 28 days to form a govern- bombshell SC ruling Honey heals Colombian war wounds ment, with a possible two-week extension. London, Sept. 25: British after a trip to New York, head- Chengue, Colombia, ■ 159 families of top of the other, there on “Thanks to beekeeping, If all attempts fail, MPs returned to parliament on ing straight into a political Sept. 25: Covered from Chengue alternate the ground, and their people have united, Rivlin can then assign Wednesday following a mome- maelstrom triggered by head to toe in a protective loved ones picking them returned, they enjoy tak- the task to someone else. ntous Supreme Court ruling Tuesday’s damning court rul- suit, Yina Ortiz peers between agricultural up,” Ortiz said. ing care of the bees,” she Rivlin has been urging that struck down Prime Mini- ing that his decision to sus- through a veil to check in work and caring for Over a hundred families said, working the handle Netanyahu and Gantz to ster Boris Johnson’s decision pend Parliament for five weeks on her beehive. the 500 hives donated fled, leaving behind a on a device called a bee form a unity govern- to suspend the house weeks was unlawful. It is one of hundreds that by government and ghost village. But nearly smoker to fumigate and ment, but a compromise before the Brexit deadline. He was due to address form a lifeline for her two decades later, life has calm the swarming bees. appears a long way off. The judgment has hit Parliament later on Wedne- remote village, helping to the UN slowly returned to the For the past year, the 159 Netanyahu renewed Johnson’s authority, prompt- sday on the ruling, while heal the wounds of one of dusty village, in part families of Chengue alter- his call for his chal- ing calls for his resignation insisting that he will not the Colombian conflict’s them of collaborating lost several family mem- because of the lure of nate between agricultural lenger Benny Gantz to and cast further doubt on his accept MPs’ demands to seek most brutal atrocities. with leftist guerrillas. bers and close friends. bees. A programme initi- work and caring for the join him in a unity coali- promise to pull Britain out of an extension to the October 31 Rightwing paramili- The attack 18 years ago Now 33, her memories ated by Ortiz and a group 500 hives donated by gov- tion. Final results from the EU on October 31, come Brexit deadline, according to taries stormed the village was one of the worst are still clear. “It wasn’t of local women helped ernment and the UN, as September 17 polls gave what may. The Conservative his Downing Street office, set- in the dead of night and atrocities. Ortiz survived just the streams of blood, bring apiculture to part of a collective pro- Gantz's centrist Blue and leader landed back in London ting him on another collision used machetes to hack 27 the attack on Chengue in it was awful to see so Chengue and it hasn’t gramme for survivors of White 33 seats, ahead of at around 10.30am (0930 GMT) course with lawmakers. —AFP people to death, accusing Montes de Maria. But she many dead bodies, one of looked back. armed conflict. — AFP Likud's 32. — AFP MFs told to adopt Palm oil waterfall imports approach could hit to valuation record THURSDAY | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Page 11 ■ Disclosure about IBC, ICA events now mandatory Maruti cuts prices to boost quick Firms told to promptly sales during festival season MICHAEL GONSALVES BITES PUNE, SEPT. 25 report default details Days after the govern- ment cut the corporate tax INDICATORS % rate, Maruti Suzuki, Sensex 38,593.52 -1.29 FC BUREAU tion in course of develop- India’s biggest car-maker, Nifty 50 11,440.20 -1.28 with agency inputs ments pertaining to default announced a reduction in NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 and/or ICA, will need to prices by Rs 5,000 on show- S&P 500 2,975.03 +0.28 maintain confidentiality of room prices across 10 Dollar (`) 71.03 +0.04 The leading stock such information, until the models with immediate Pound Sterling (`) 88.05 -0.63 exchanges have asked all same is disclosed to the effect. listed companies to exchanges for public dis- This reduction of price Euro (`) 78.03 -0.19 promptly disclose to them semination. will be over and above the Gold (10gm)* (`) 39,182▲162 +0.41 all "material develop- Besides, listed companies current promotional offers sentiment and revive the More than two lakh jobs ments" relating to payment on their own would have to for the company’s vehicle market to create demand,” have been cut across auto- Brent crude ($/bbl)* 61.96 -1.81 defaults, including inter- promptly confirm or deny range, Maruti said. the car-maker said. mobile dealerships in IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.754 -0.020 creditor agreements made and clarify to stock The carmaker said the Facing the worst sales India in the last four US 10-Yr T-bill yield 1.687 +0.052 in this respect. exchanges regarding any move was aimed at reviv- slowdown in the last two months due to the ongoing BSE and NSE have issed rumours or news on devel- ing demand by sharing decades, many car-makers slowdown in the sector. * As of 9:30 pm IST the direction in consulta- opments pertaining to “the benefits of corporate have lined up hefty dis- Among all categories, the tion with the regulator, the default and/or ICA. tax reduction with its cus- counts and other offers to passenger vehicles (PV) Securities Exchange Board Detailing the criteria for tomers”. lure buyers. segment has been the of India. Therefore, developments the lenders may decide on a short-listing of securities The Maruti Suzuki cars Maruti Suzuki is offering worst hit, with sales, con- RBI rebuts The exchanges have also such as signing of the ICA resolution strategy which for action and the surveil- that will see a reduction in discounts and other bene- tinuing to decline for announced additional sur- by lenders of a listed com- may include putting in lance action, the exchanges prices include Alto 800, fits in the range of Rs almost a year. veillance measures for pany is deemed to be place a resolution plan or said additional surveil- Alto K10, Swift Diesel, 40,000 to Rs 1,01,200 on its But the recent announce- rumours of 9 companies involved in the “material” as it is likely to alternatively initiate legal lance would be applicable Celerio, Baleno Diesel, popular models. ment by the Centre could resolution process under have significant impact on proceedings under the IBC. in case of a closing share Ignis, Dzire Diesel, Tour S After much pressure to help reinvigorate the sec- banks closure the Insolvency and the ownership and gover- In cases where a resolu- price variation of more Diesel, Vitara Brezza and take measures to revive tor suffering from low Bankruptcy Code (IBC) or nance of the company, the tion plan is to be imple- than 25 per cent in five con- S-Cross. the sagging economy, demand and poor sales. Rebutting social media rumours, Inter Creditor Agreement exchanges said, citing mented, all lenders can secutive trading days, post The announcement is Finance Minister Earlier this week, R. C. the RBI said no commercial ban- (ICA). Sebi's disclosure regula- enter into an ICA during disclosure of default. aimed at boosting Maruti Nirmala Sitharaman on Bhargava, Chairman at ks are going to be shut. Finance In separate circulars, the tions. this review period. The surveillance action car sales during the September 20 announced Maruti Suzuki, said that Secretary Rajiv Kumar described bourses said developments The Reserve Bank’s In view of this, the in this case would be appli- upcoming festival season a cut in the corporate tax the car-maker expects such messages as “mischievous” related to the ICA are likely Prudential Framework for exchanges have now asked cable margin rate of 40 per across the country. The rate for domestic firms sales of its cars in saying the Centre was rather to have significant impact Resolution of Stressed all listed companies to cent or existing margin, nine-day Navaratri festi- and new domestic manu- September to be higher strengthening the banks by on prices of the securities Assets Directions, 2019 pro- promptly disclose all mate- whichever is higher, sub- val, which typically wit- facturing companies to 22 than the previous month. infusing capital in them. “Repo- of the entities whose assets vides for lenders to take a rial developments pertain- ject to maximum rate of nesses an uptick in sales, per cent from 30 per cent. Domestic sales of Maruti rts appearing in some sections have been deemed to be prima facie review of ing to any default and margin capped at 100 per begins on September 29. For new manufacturing Suzuki fell 34.3 per cent in of social media about the RBI 'stressed' on account of defaulting borrowers with- about the ICA. cent from T+3 day for a “This announcement companies, the existing August, one of the biggest closing down certain commerci- default or delay of inter- in 30 days of default. Besides, all entities who minimum period of 15 around the festive season tax has been reduced to 15 monthly drops in sales in al banks are false,” the RBI said. est/principal payments. During this review period, get confidential informa- days. will help boost customer per cent from 25 per cent. recent times. Tata Steel South Wales site Allcargo in Bansal makes `740-cr entry into fintech firm CRIDS New Delhi, Sept. 25: nies like Ola and Bounce, segments," a and a majority mal finance. I look for- the ability of building reports ‘incident’ talks to buy Flipkart Co-founder will also assume the role statement said. of its business ward to working closely huge scale grounds up to Sachin Bansal has picked of CEO at CRIDS. The various is in microfi- with Samit and Anand CRIDS... We are looking stake in Gati up a majority stake in "There will be a total business units nance. and building further on forward to benefiting Chaitanya Rural infusion of INR 739 crore will continue to "This acquisi- the solid work they have from his insights and Intermediation from Sachin. He will operate as they tion is our done," Bansal said. experience with technolo- P. R. SANJAI & Development Services assume the role of CEO of have and there entry into CRIDS also provides gy, and how that can be BAIJU KALESH (CRIDS) and pumped in CRIDS...And will provide will be no signifi- financial serv- loans for two-wheelers, leveraged for improving SEPT. 25 Rs 739 crore in the non- additional support to cre- cant change in ices. Samit and housing, small business access to financial servic- banking financial compa- ate further impetus to management, it Sachin Bansal Anand have and education. It operates es, financial inclusion Allcargo Logistics is in n y. business growth... Both added. built a great in five states — and making our business talks to buy a stake in Bansal, who has been an Samit Shetty and Anand Founded by Anand Rao company that provides Karnataka, Bihar, better, more sustainable smaller rival Gati, peo- active investor in the Rao will continue in their and Samit Shetty, CRIDS much-needed financial Jharkhand, Maha-rash- and customer centric,” Tata Steel said there had been ple with knowledge of Indian start-up ecosys- respective roles of grow- provides credit access to access to people who don't tra, and Uttar Pradesh. Shetty said. an incident at its site in Port the matter said, as tem, including in compa- ing the existing business underbanked population have access to other for- “Sachin brings with him — PTI Talbot in South Wales. “We can India’s biggest cargo confirm there has been an inci- company attempts to dent at our Port Talbot site,” boost its presence Tata tweeted. “ across Asia’s third- services are currently on site largest economy. and a full investigation has Allcargo is in discus- been launched.” It did not give sions to acquire Gati, ADB slashes GDP Discounts on credit card Tax euphoria any details of what had hap- that’s 6 per cent owned pened but South Wales Police by Goldman Sachs said it was an isolated incident. Group, at an equity val- ends, Sensex uation of about Rs forecast to 6.5% payments at pumps end 1,300 crore ($183 mil- lion), one of the people New Delhi, Sept. 25: The eral elections, subdued New Delhi, Sept. 25: paid by the retailer. drops 504 pts said, asking not to be Asian Development Bank lending by banks and other Credit card payments to An industry official said Tax panel on identified as the talks (ADB) on Wednesday financial institutions, buy fuel at petrol pumps the oil companies have FC BUREAU are private. The pur- sharply lowered India’s stress in the rural econo- will from October 1 not get decided to discontinue the NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25 direct tax code chase will trigger a growth forecast from 7.2 my, and a weakening exter- a 0.75 per cent discount discount on all credit card mandatory offer to buy per cent to 6.5 per cent for nal outlook,” the agency that state-owned oil mar- payments from October 1. The stock market snap- for DDT removal Gati’s outstanding the current fiscal, though said. keting companies (OMCs) However, the discount on ped a three-day winning shares, the people said. has it indicated that the However, India is expect- had introduced more than debit card and other digital run, tracking declines The task force on direct tax India’s logistics and country will grow faster ed to rebound to 7.2 per two-and-a-half years back per cent discount on card modes of payments would in global stocks, as calls code (DTC) has recommended warehousing industry than China. cent growth in fiscal 2021 to promote digital pay- payments for fuel purchas- continue, he said. for an impeachment of abolishing dividend distribu- is attracting companies The multi-lateral lending and join most other sub- ments. es after a widespread cash The three fuel retailers US President Donald tion tax (DDT) with a view to from Blackstone Group agency in its Asian regional countries in per- "Dear SBI credit card- crunch in late 2016 follow- paid Rs 1,165 crore in e-pay- Trump rattled investors. promote investment. DDT is a to Warburg Pincus as Development Outlook forming at or near their holder, as advised by public ing demonetisation. ment discounts and Rs 266 Trump putting China on surrogate tax and it hinders they seek to tap into a (ADO) Update for 2019 cut ADO 2019 growth forecasts sector oil marketing com- The 0.75 per cent discount crore to banks for bearing notice at the United foreign direct investment sector that Gati fore- the growth projection for for next year, it added. panies, the 0.75 per cent of the value of fuel pur- MDR, totalling Rs 1,431 Nations conference—by inflows, sources said. Dividends casts will be worth $217 India, which recorded an The Manila-headquar- cashback on fuel transac- chases using credit/ debit crore in 2017-18. In 2018-19, declaring that the time paid by a domestic company billion by 2020. That’s over six-year low growth of tered funding agency had tions will be discontinued cards and e-wallets was the outgo almost touched of trade “abuses” by are subject to DDT at 15 per buoyed by demand 5 per cent in April-June projected India’s economy with effect from October 1, introduced in December Rs 2,000 crore. Beijing was “over” and cent of the aggregate dividend from e-commerce firms quarter this fiscal. to expand at 7.2 per cent in 2019," the country's largest 2016 and had continued for This after the number of asking Beijing to protect declared, distributed or paid. such as Amazon.com “India’s growth forecast its ADO for 2019-20 bank in a text message more than two-and-a-half digital transactions jump- Hong Kong's “democrat- Inc and Walmart Inc’s for fiscal year 2019 is low- released earlier in April informed its credit card years. ed from 10 per cent in 2016 ic ways of life”—also India unit to provide ered to 6.5 per cent after this year and cut it down to customers. Apart from the cash dis- to over 25 per cent in 2018. weighed on investor sen- last-mile connectivity growth slowed markedly to 7 per cent in the supple- The government had counts, the government The 0.75 per cent discount timent. into cities as well as 5 per cent in the first quar- ment to the ADO in July. asked Indian Oil Corp had also directed OMCs to on payments made using The Sensex dropped 504 remote hinterlands ter, April-June. Abrupt For China, ADB has pro- (IOC), Bharat Petroleum bear the burden of card credit/debit cards or e-wal- points, or 1.3 per cent to 14.24 lakh jobs across one of the declines in manufacturing jected that growth will slip Corp Ltd (BPCL) and payment charges called lets translated into a rebate 38,593.52 on Wednes-day world’s largest land- and investment reflect from 6.6 per cent last year Hindustan Petroleum Corp merchant discount rate of about 50 paise a litre on while the Nifty-50 fell 148 created in July: mass. uncertainty ahead of gen- to 6.2 per cent in 2019.—PTI Ltd (HPCL) to give a 0.75 (MDR), which is usually petrol and diesel. —PTI points, or 1.28 per cent, to “For Allcargo, which 11,440.20. Both indices was primarily into for- rose more than 8 per cent ESIC payroll data eign trade business, in the previous three ses- Around 14.24 lakh jobs were cre- buying stake in Gati is sions post-the corporate ated in July, higher than 12.49 a clear de-risking ini- tax cut. lakh in the previous month, tiative as the latter is India slowdown hits global oil demand Global stocks fell on according to Employees’ State more focused on Wednesday after Insurance Corporation (ESIC). domestic business,” JOHN KEMP 400 1998 and 2018, rising to 18 Democrats in the US Gross enrolments of new sub- Mathew Antony, LONDON, SEPT. 25 India oil consumption 1970-2018 India’s consumption of per cent between 2013 and House of Represen- scribers with the ESIC were 1.49 Managing Partner at 350 petroleum products 2018. But the country’s con- tatives on Tuesday crore during 2018-19, the Natio- Mumbai-based adviso- India’s oil consumption is 300 Annual increase, thousand sumption was up by just launched a formal impe- nal Statistical Office (NSO) said. ry firm, Aditya growing well below its barrels per day Percent change from prior 1.45 per cent in the three achment inquiry into It also showed that during Consulting. “This acq- long-term trend as the 250 year, 12-month average months from June to Trump, accusing him of uisition will help country struggles with a August compared with the seeking foreign help to September, 2017 to July, 2019, 200 14 around 2.83 crore new sub- Allcargo offer total widespread economic slow- same period a year earlier, smear Democratic rival 150 12 scribers joined the ESI scheme. logistics solutions to e- down, including a slump in 10 down from more than 8 per Joe Biden ahead of next commerce companies.” new vehicle sales. 100 8 centyear-on-year at the year’s election. 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■ Uber offers Sebi’s valuation framework bars use of own trades GVK to spend OPENING free insurance MFs told to use waterfall `8,500 cr on Navi BELL to riders PROJECTION FOR TODAY New Delhi, Sept. 25: Mumbai airport US-based ride hailing approach to valuation giant Uber on Hyderabad, Sept. 25: The Market’s Wednesday said it will New Delhi, Sept. 25: In ticipate in the polling proc- GVK Group, which is in the offer free insurance to order to bring uniformity UNIFORM CRITERIA ess, detailed reason for the process of developing Navi its riders in case of acci- and consistency in valua- same will have to be record- Mumbai International Punjab power undertone dents while on trip tion, markets regulator Sebi ◗ All traded securities ed and made available dur- Airport, will be spending Rs across categories such has asked mutual fund would be valued on ing Sebi inspections. 8,500 crore in the first phase as cars, autos and houses to follow “waterfall” In case an asset manage- to cater to 10 million pas- plants to see still seen as motorcycles. approach for the valuation the basis of traded ment company (AMC) sengers per annum, Riders will be insured of money market and debt yields, subject to iden- decides to deviate from the Chairman of the infra debt swap for up to Rs 5 lakh in securities. tification of outlier valuation price given by the major G. V. K. Reddy said positive case of accidental death Under this approach, all trades by the valua- valuation agencies, Sebi here on Wednesday. Hyderabad, Sept. 25: or disability and up to traded securities would be said that the detailed ration- The airport is a public-pri- GVK Group is in discus- Equity market fell Rs 2 lakh for hospitalisa- valued on the basis of trad- tion agencies ale for each instance of devi- vate partnership venture in sion with Deutsche sharply by 1.3 per cent tion, including an OPD ed yields, subject to identifi- ◗ VWAY for trades in ation will be recorded by which the GVK-led Mumbai Bank to transfer the for Sensex and Nifty-50 benefit of up to Rs cation of outlier trades by the last one hour of such AMC. International Airport has a loans extended by senior as investors booked prof- 50,000. the valuation agencies. With regard to use of own 74 per cent stake with lenders for its 540 MW it after an over 8 per cent Uber, which operates Besides, the regulator has trading will be used as trade for valuation, Sebi CIDCO, the Maharashtra coal-fired power project rally triggered by the in over 40 Indian cities, come out with a framework the basis for valuation noted that various instances government’s nodal agency in Punjab, a source close corporate tax rate cut has partnered with relating to valuation of of govt securities have come to notice wherein for the project, holding the to the development said announced by the Bharti AXA to provide inter-scheme transfers and mutual funds have used remaining 26 per cent. on Wednesday. finance minister. insurance for car rides barred the use of own (Sebi) said, “for arriving at The market watchdog their own trades of relative- The greenfield interna- GVK Power (Goindwal Also the approval of and with TATA AIG for trades for valuation. security-level pricing, a asked the Association of ly small quantity in order to tional airport will be built Sahib) Ltd (GPGSL) was impeachment investiga- auto and moto rides. Further, the regulator said waterfall approach shall be Mutual Funds in India value the entire holding of on 1,160 hectares in phases unable to run the plant tions against US “We engage closely a money market or debt followed for the valuation of (Amfi) to ensure that valua- such security. and eventually cater to 60 at optimal capacity dur- President unnerved the with our riders and our security will be classified as money market and debt tion agencies have a docu- In order to address possi- million passengers per year. ing financial year 2017- markets, brokers and focus is on ensuring a “below investment grade” if securities.” mented waterfall approach ble misuse, the regulator “In the first phase, it is 18 and 2018-19 primarily analysts said. smooth and safe experi- the long-term rating of the Spelling out broad princi- for valuation of money mar- said that mutual funds will going to be about Rs 8500 on account of low avail- Financials and auto st- ence for them. We alre- security issued by a credit ples that need to be adopted ket and debt securities. use their own trades for val- crore. It goes in phases. It ability of fuel and hence ocks led the list of top lo- ady offer insurance for rating agency (CRA) is under the waterfall approa- Considering the impor- uation of debt and money will be 10 million passen- defaulted on repayment sers in Wednesday's trad- our driver partners, and below BBB— or if the short- ch, for arriving at the secu- tance of polling in the valu- market securities and for gers (in the first phase). of dues to lenders. ing while IT and Power we are confident that term rating of the security rity level prices, the regula- ation process, Sebi asked inter-scheme transfers. Maybe by spending another Consequently the stocks were gainers. this development will is below A3. tor said that “all traded Amfi to issue framework on With respect to IST, Sebi Rs 2,500 crore or Rs 3,000 lenders have classified It was a double wham- give riders a greater A money market or debt securities shall be valued on polling by valuation agen- said that AMCs will have to crore, another 20 million the loan balances of my for the market partic- sense of security and security will be classified as the basis of traded yields, cies and on the responsibili- seek prices for IST of any can go ahead. The project is GPGSL as non-perform- ipants as both domestic assurance when they “default” if the interest subject to identification of ties of mutual funds in the money market or debt secu- on track and going on well,” ing assets. institutions and foreign take an Uber ride,” Uber and/or principal amount outlier trades by the valua- polling process, as part of rity (irrespective of maturi- Reddy told shareholders at If a deal works out, portfolio investors were Head of Central has not been received on the tion agencies”. the approach. ty), from the valuation agen- the Annual General Meeti- Deutsche Bank will be net sellers of equities Operations (Rides) for day such amount was due or Volume weighted average Valuation agencies will cies. Then, Amfi, in consul- ng of GVK Power and replacing the senior worth Rs 762.48 crore India and South Asia when such security was yield (VWAY) for trades in identify the mutual funds tation with valuation agen- Infrastructure Limited. lenders (of GPGSL). It and Rs 342.40 crore Pavan Vaish told PTI. downgraded to “default” the last one hour of trading who will participate in the cies will decide a turn- The concession agree- will be a one-time settle- respectively as per the grade by a CRA. will be used as the basis for polling process on a particu- around-time (TAT), within ment for Navi Mumbai ment. There will not any provisional stock In the case of default, valuation of government lar day, taking into account which IST prices will be pro- International Airport was change in the equity exchange data. mutual funds will have to securities including treas- factors such as diversifica- vided by the agencies. signed on January 8, 2018 proportion. —PTI Sensex closed 503.62 promptly inform to the valu- ury bills, Sebi said. tion of poll submitters and In order to enable consid- between Navi Mumbai points or 1.29 per cent ation agencies and the CRAs “Valuation of all other portfolio holding of the eration of all trades during International Airport and down at 38593.52 points Govt revives any instance of non-receipt money market and debt mutual funds. a day for valuation, Sebi has City and Industrial Airport Developers, said while the broader Nifty- of payment of interest and/ securities (including gov- Mutual funds, who are extended the present time- Development Corporation Yes Bank would be the lead 50 Index closed at or principal amount (part or ernment securities not trad- identified by the valuation line up to 11 pm for upload- (CIDCO). bank and mandate lead 11440.20, down by 148 EAC-PM under full) in any security. ed in the last one hour) shall agencies, will have to neces- ing the net asset values of GVK, which currently arranger for phase I and points or 1.28 per cent. In a circular issued on be done on the basis of sarily participate in the all schemes (except Fund of manages the Mumbai phase II of the Navi In the broader market Tuesday, Securities and VWAY of all trades during polling process. However, in Fund schemes) on the web- International Airport Mumbai airport project. BSE Mid-Cap Index fell Bibek Debroy Exchange Board of India the day,” Sebi said. case any fund does not par- site of Amfi and AMCs. through its subsidiary GVK — PTI 1.76 per cent while BSE Small-Cap Index fell 1.50 New Delhi, Sept. 25: per cent. The government on Wednesday reconstituted Technical View the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Palm oil imports could hit record IRCTC IPO from Sept 30 Manav Chopra, Head- Minister (EAC-PM) Research (Equity), India- under existing FC BUREAU non-railway catering and bulls Ventures said, “Nif- Chairman Bibek Debroy, MUMBAI, SEPT. 25 services such as e-catering, ty corrected sharply and for a period of two years. high on rising demand: Analyst executive lounges and budg- market breadth was on Ratan P. Watal will con- Indian Railway Catering et hotels. Currently, IRCTC the negative side. 11400 tinue as Member Secret- RAJENDRA JADHAV with its soyoil mainly time in six years as season- and Tourism Corporation operates in four business is the near term support ary of the EAC-PM. MUMBAI, SEPT. 25 imported from Argentina al rainfall continues longer (IRCTC), the railways’ segments, namely, internet on the downside for “Government of India and Brazil. It purchases than expected. online ticketing, tourism ticketing, catering, pack- Nifty-50. Overall the has reconstituted the India’s palm oil imports in sunflower oil from Ukraine. Higher rainfall, although, and catering arm aged drinking water under undertone broadly conti- EAC-PM for a period of 2019/20 are likely to rise 2 “Soybean oil imports may could lift groundnut and announced its initial public the “Rail Neer” brand, and nues to remain positive.” two years with effect fr- per cent from a year earlier rise 3.4 million tonnes cotton production and offering aiming to raise travel and tourism.” "Nifty Bank being a om September 26, 2019,” to a record high as con- against previous year’s 3.1 allow farmers to expand approximately Rs 645 crore The IPO which received high beta index witness- said an official release. sumption in the world’s million tonnes due to a the area under winter-sown at the upper end of the price market regulator Sebi’s ed sharper correction Apart from these two biggest edible oil buyer will drop in domestic crop,” oilseed crops such as rape- band. approval just in a months led by heavy weights. full-time members, the expand more rapidly than Patel told a conference. seed, said Patel, who has The IPO, with a price band time after filing of the draft Support of 29,700 was EAC-PM will have two local supplies, a leading The country’s soybean been trading edible oil for of Rs 315 to Rs 320 per equi- red herring prospectus com- broken on the downside. part-time members as industry analyst said on production is expected to more than four decades. ty share of Rs 10 face value, prises an offer for sale of The next immediate sup- against three in the out- Wednesday. drop 12.6 per cent from a The South Asian coun- will open on September 30, over 2.01 crore shares. port is placed at 29,200. going panel. Higher imports may help year ago to 9 million tonnes try's total edible oil imports 2019 and close on October 3, Investors in the retail cate- Since the rise was near While Ashima Goel support benchmark Managing Director of trad- as excessive rainfall dam- could rise to a record high 2019. gory and eligible employees vertical supports are continues to be one of Malaysian palm oil prices ing firm G.G. Patel & Nikhil aged the crop in the top pro- of 15.6 million tonnes in IRCTC operates one of the of IRCTC will be offered a placed a bit far. The the part-time members, that in July hit their lowest Research Company. The ducing central state of 2019/20, up 3.8 per cent most transacted websites, discount of Rs 10 per equity broader trend continues Sajjid Chinoy has been level in nearly four years imports will rise as edible Madhya Pradesh, he said. from a year earlier, Patel www.irctc.co.in, in the Asia- share on the offer price to be to be positive. Nifty Bank roped in as the new and are struggling to recov- oil consumption is estimat- Madhya Pradesh received said. Pacific region with transac- fixed after close of the pub- is likely to outperform member. er due to weak export ed to grow to a record 23.6 38 per cent more rainfall India’s sunflower oil tion volume averaging 25 to lic issue. going ahead and is likely Two existing part-time demand. million tonnes. than the average since the imports in the new market- 28 million transactions per The IPO is an offer for sale to test its all time highs members, Rathin Roy Palm oil imports for the Palm oil accounts for start of four-month long ing year could rise to 2.5 month during the five of 12.5 per cent stake by of 31,800. Broadly we and Shamika Ravi, have 2019/20 marketing year nearly two-thirds of India's monsoon season on June 1. million tonnes from 2.4 mil- months ended August 31, Government of India, post continue to remain posi- not found place in the starting on November 1 will total edible oil imports. India is likely to receive lion tonnes estimated in the 2019, the company said. listing of the public issue tive on the Nifty Bank," reconstituted EAC-PM. rise to 9.7 million tonnes, India buys palm oil from above-average monsoon current year, he said. “It has also diversified into Government will hold 87.5 Chopra said. The EAC-PM is an inde- said Govindbhai Patel, Indonesia and Malaysia, rains in 2019 for the first — Reuters other businesses, including per cent stake in IRCTC. pendent body constituted Market View to advise the govern- ment, especially the Gaurav Dua, Senior Vice prime minister, on eco- President, Head — Capit- nomic and related issues. SpiceJet plans IPO for its cargo unit al Market Strategy & — PTI Investments, Sharekhan STREETbuzz by BNP Paribas said, New York/New Delhi, SpiceXpress has four freig- "Global uncertainties Sept. 25: Indian budget car- hters and expects to receive and weakness in equities Maruti falls 5.25% on price cut rier SpiceJet plans to sell another six by the end of the across regions nipped Wow! Momo shares in its logistics busi- Weighs $10 billion Airbus deal year, Singh said. That comes the recent upsurge in Shares of India’s largest in automobile industry, ness in an initial public as parent SpiceJet adds new Indian equities post the passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki India anno- offering, as the rise of e- RICK CLOUGH & SpiceJet Chairman Ajay commercial jetliners to its announcement of fiscal plans 40 Wow! Maruti Suzuki India fell unced sharing of the bene- commerce drives demand ANURAG KOTOKY Singh said on Tuesday. No fleet to support growth in stimulus on last Friday. 5.25 per cent after the com- fits of corporate tax redu- for fast shipping across the decision has been made, he the main business of pas- The approval of impeac- pany announced Rs 5,000 ction with its customers. region. SpiceJet is weighing an or- said, and the airline would senger air travel. hment investigations ag- China outlets price cut on select models. “The Company has decid- The one-year-old cargo div- der for at least 100 Airbus consider a competing mid- SpiceJet started a dedicat- ainst US President has Maruti shares closed at Rs ed to reduce the price of ision, known as SpiceXp SE planes as Boeing grap- range jetliner if Boeing ed freighter business last unnerved the markets. RITWIK MUKHERJEE 6,641.50 and touched a low select models by Rs 5,000 ress, could be listed on a ples with the fallout over decides to build one. year, aiming to ship every- The political uncertainty KOLKATA, SEPT. 25 of Rs 6,603.05 in the intra- applicable across the cou- stock exchange within 12 its grounded 737 Max. Airbus has “pushed us thing from electronics and in USA could certainly day trading. Welcoming ntry from September 25,” months, SpiceJet Chairman The budget carrier, a maj- hard since the day we start- food to clothes and letters. A put further brakes on the Wow! Momo Foods Pvt the Government’s initia- the company informed Ajay Singh said in an inter- or global customer for the ed flying Boeing aircraft, cargo business provides global economic growth Ltd, the home-grown tive to revive the demand stock exchanges. view at Bloomberg’s New Max, may buy a “sizable” and of course with the cur- some sort of a cushion in a in the near term." QSR brand, which has York headquarters on Tue- number of Airbus A321LR rent problems, they’ve pus- cut-throat market, where "Domestically also, the recently bagged $23 mil- sday. The business would and XLR jets to accommo- hed us harder,” Singh said. passenger fares are often emergence of trouble in lion from Tiger Global continue to be owned by date a planned expansion, — Bloomberg not enough to cover costs. one of the large co-oper- at a valuation of $120 SBI shares plunge over 7% SpiceJet, he said. SpiceXpress currently ative banks and possibil- million, seems well set “We have a country of 1.3 flies to Hong Kong from ity of the margin to foray into Chinese Shares of India’s largest public sector bank State Bank billion people, one of the The no-frills carrier is zon.com Inc. and Walmart’s Delhi, Kolkata and the squeeze for public sector cuisine and replicate its of India fell sharply as the bank announced linking of fastest-growing economies expanding its nascent cargo- Flipkart. India is under-ser- Northeastern city of banks pulled down the success story with its home loan rate to the repo rate with effect from in the world, and we have hauling arm to fill the grow- ved at the moment, Singh Guwahati, and operates Bank Nifty and the over- momo in case of what it October 1, 2019 as directed by the Reserve Bank of India. very few air logistics play- ing need for overnight ship- said, with just SpiceXpress domestic cargo flights to all markets," Dua said. positions as “re-imag- Earlier this week, SBI said that it would adopt the repo ers,” he said. “We think that ping services, fueled by onl- and Blue Dart Express as Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, ined Chindian cuisine”. rate as external benchmark for all its floating rate-based there’s a good space for us.” ine retailers such as Ama- the major shippers. Bengaluru and Chennai. —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD Co-founded by Sagar loans from October 1. SBI shares closed at Rs 280.15 down Daryani and Binod Ho- 7.37 per cent and fell as much as 7.88 per cent touching a magai in 2008, Wow! low of Rs 278.60 in the intra-day trading on the BSE. US Momo, which at present based brokerage firm Morgan Stanley said that upside sells as many as 5 lakh in SBI stock appears limited given uncertainty on asset momos per day from its quality and net interest margins. The brokerage firm, Mukesh Ambani is India’s richest man 281 outlets (280 -compa- however, raised FY21 & F22 earnings per share estimates ny owned and one- fran- by 5 per cent each, adding that tax rate cut outweighs MICHAEL GONSALVES Researcher at Hurun Report Globally, the wealth cre- globally. Roshni Nadar and chise) across 15 cities, lower margins. PUNE, SEPT. 25 The top rung India told Financial Chro- ators drive the growth and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw are has lined up plans to put nicle. Last year the rich list therefore play a vital role in on the second and third spot in place a chain of 40 With Rs 3.8 lakh crore net S. No. Name Net Worth stood at 831, he pointed out. shaping the economy. “With with Rs 32,800 crore and Rs (` cr) Wow! China outlets acr- worth, Mukesh Ambani is Junaid said with all the co- Indian government setting 25,100 crore. PSUs seeing gain on sale buzz 1 Mukesh Ambani 3.8 lakh oss Kolkata, Mumbai, India’s richest man for the nversation around econom- its sight on $5 trillion GDP Madhukar Parekh and Chennai and Bangalore Shares of public sector being North Eastern eighth consecutive year. 2 SP Hinduja and family 1.8 lakh ic slowdown and overheat- mark, we are confident that family of Pidilite saw an within the new fiscal, companies Bharat Electric Power The RIL chief is also the 3 Azim Premji 1.2 lakh ing of economy, the rich list the size of the India Rich increase of 60 per cent to Rs said Sagar Daryani, co- Petroleum Corporation, Corporation (Neepco) 8th richest man in the 4 LN Mittal 1.07 lakh report celebrates the grow- List will easily triple in the 11,200 crore, while Ranjan founder & CEO, Wow Shipping Corporation of and THDC India (Tehri world, the IIFL Wealth- 5 Gautam Adani & family 94,500 ing tribe of Indian wealth next 5 years," Junaid said. Pal of Manipal Education Momo Foods. The India and Container Hydro Power Complex). Hurun India Rich List 2019 6 Uday Kotak 94,100 creators in India and Junaid said a total of 233 saw an increase of 54 per Kolkata-headquartered Corporation of India On the BSE, shares of report said on Wednesday. 7 Cyrus Poonawalla 88,800 abroad. new entrepreneurs from dif- cent to Rs 14,300 crore. Azim food start-up, which gained, as market became BPCL closed 0.64 per cent Following Ambani is 8 Cyrus Pallonji Mistry 6,800 Sample this, while the ferent businesses made it to Premji and Mukesh Ambani notched up a revenue of aware of government’s up at Rs 464.75, SCI London-based SP Hinduja 9 Shapoor Pallonji Mistry 76,800 number of dollar billion- the rich list this year. saw an increase of 42 per Rs 120 crore in FY19, is proposal for strategic gained 2.89 per cent clos- and family with Rs 1.8 lakh 10 Dilip Shanghvi 71,500 aires have merely grown by No women made it to the cent and 20 per cent. also hopeful of crossing stake sale in five central ing at Rs 39.15 and Concor crore. Source: The IIFL Wealth-Hurun India Rich List 2019 report 2 as compared to 2016, the top ten richest Indians list. According to the report, the Rs 200 crore mark public sector enterprises closed 3.17 per cent up at “A total of 953 individuals, number individuals with Rs The richest woman in India twenty five of the wealthi- this fiscal, on the basis (CPSEs), the other two Rs 599.65. who crossed the threshold of IIFL Wealth Hurun India 1,000 crore have increased is Godrej Group’s Smita V. est Indians have wealth of its expansion plans. —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD Rs 1,000 crore across 41 Rich List 2019,” Anas Rah- by a third in the past two Crishna with Rs 43,400 equal to 10 per cent of industries feature in The man Junaid, MD & Chief years from 617 to 953. crore, who is ranked 302 India’s GDP. Cutting clutter PAGE Yahoo unveiled a new version of its Mail app that redefines the Technomics 12 way people use their inboxes. DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI SHORT TAKES Amazon plans to bundle assistants on one device Google was approached by Amazon over the weekend

Bengaluru, Sept. 25: NEW PLANS Einstein. Amazon has launched an Chip companies includ- initiative that would allow  The notable  Chip companies ing Intel Corp, Qualcomm users to access its Alexa, exclusions from including Intel Corp, Inc, MediaTek Inc and Microsoft Corp’s Cortana Amazon’s ‘Voice Qualcomm Inc, NXP Semiconductors NV MARIO KART and multiple other voice- will develop the related controlled virtual assis- Interoperability MediaTek Inc and hardware, Amazon said. TOUR SERVER tant services from a single Initiative’ are Alphabet NXP Semiconductors Spotify, Tencent, Baidu, device. Inc’s Google Assistant, NV will develop the BMW, Bose, Harman, OVERLOADED The move comes as com- Apple’s Siri and related hardware, Orange, Sonos, Sony petition has intensified Samsung’s Bixby. Amazon said. Audio Group are also sup- Tokyo, Sept. 25: Nintendo Co among global technology porting the partnership. Ltd’s hotly-awaited mobile companies to dominate Microsoft and Amazon title Mario Kart Tour the market for voice assis- Google was approached always interested in par- have collaborated in the launched on Wednesday with tants, which are common- by Amazon but only over ticipating in efforts that past. The two companies many users complaining serv- ly housed in smart speak- the weekend, giving it a have the broad support of two years ago announced 8K GAMING REMAINS er overload meant they were ers and mobile devices. very small time frame to the ecosystem and uphold that their voice assistants unable to play the game - seen The notable exclusions evaluate the proposal, a strong privacy and securi- will be able to talk to each as a major test of the Kyoto- from Amazon’s ‘Voice source familiar with the ty practices,” a Google other, a rare move in itself based company’s mobile ambi- Interoperability Initiative’ matter said. spokesperson said. as most virtual assistants A DISTANT DREAM tions. are Alphabet Inc’s Google “We just heard about The initiative, which has are known to use data “The servers are experienc- Assistant, Apple Inc’s Siri this initiative and would been supported by more from their own ecosys-  For sometime now, TV manufacturers are launching device that ing heavy traffic. Your log-in and Samsung Electronics need to review the details, than 30 companies, also tems and not talk to one support 8K content. However, 8K content for such devices remain scarce. request will be processed in Co’s Bixby. but in general we’re includes Salesforce.com’s another. — Reuters the order it was received,”  Now, folks at  Results of the experiment  While most reads a message that appears TweakTown tried to run proved to be disappointing gamers are when the game is launched. the Gears 5 game at 8K as the game was unplayable happily Nintendo did not respond to RESEARCHERS resolution with a at 8K resolution even with running a request for immediate com- number of graphic the $2,400 graphic card that games at ment. — Reuters Install update right now, APPLY AI TO cards including Nvidia boasts of 24GB of GDDR6 1080p or Titan RTX. memory 1440p, but ANALYSE EYES gaming Microsoft advises users  Technically, it is possible to play Gear 5 at 8K hardware Melbourne, Sept. 25: resolution with reasonably playable results that can DC CORRESPONDENT visiting unsafe web pages. infection exists on all sup- Researchers have used HYDERABAD, SEPT. 25 “An attacker who suc- ported versions of operat- artificial intelligence  TweakTown found that Gears 5 at 8K resolution and support 4320p cessfully exploited the ing systems like Windows (AI) to develop a more medium graphical settings, with motion blur and vertical or 8K remains Microsoft has urged users vulnerability could take 7, 8.1, 10 and even some accurate and detailed sync disabled, seriously challenged the mighty Titan a distant of popular operating sys- control of an affected sys- Windows Server versions. method for analysing RTX, with the GPU managing 27.4 frames per second. dream tem Windows 10 to install tem,” said Microsoft. The security patch can images of the back of a new security patch. While the company be installed through the eye, an advance that  In comparison, ADM’s flagship GPU, the Radeon VII, managed only 18.4 According to the software revealed that the vulnera- Windows update. The can help opthalmologists FPS for Gears 5 at 8K on medium settings. giant, a security flaw in bility was actively being patch also includes a fix better detect and track some Internet Explorer taken advantage of, for Windows Defender eye diseases like glauco-  The Nvidia  If the graphic settings are  For the time CHINESE HACKERS versions allowed remote details of the flaw had not that fixes a bug that ren- ma, and age-related mac- RTX 2080 Ti, upped to Ultra (but with motion being, at least, it attackers to run malicious been made public. ders the tool unusable. ular degeneration. which at blur and vertical sync still looks like PC ALSO TARGETED code on their device. About 7 per cent of all The company claims that In the study, published Users of affected devices browser users run affect- no separate action is in the journal Scientific $1,049 is a disabled), the Titan RTX managed gamers will need to may be tricked into click- ed versions of Internet required through Reports, the researchers lot cheaper only 19.1 FPS. The RTX 2080 Ti make do with 1080p TIBETANS: STUDY ing on Email links or by Explorer 9, 10 and 11. The Windows Defender. looked for a new method than the fares a little worse with 18 FPS. or 4K gaming. San Francisco, Sept. 25: of analysing images Titan RTX, Chinese hackers who used a from a state-of-the-art managed  The results also cast doubt on Microsoft’s claims that previously unknown iPhone instrument called the its upcoming Xbox Project Scarlett console could play security flaw to target ethnic Optical Coherence Tomo- 25.6 FPS in minority Uighurs also went First look graphy (OCT). the same games at 8K and 120FPS. The same goes for Sony’s 8K after Tibetans in exile, accord- The researchers, inclu- tests. claims with the PS5. ing to a report published on ding those from The Tuesday. Queensland University It was the first detected use of Technology (QUT) in of malicious software against Australia, explored a exiled Tibetans that required range of machine learn- only a single click on a mobile ing techniques to analyse device to work, said Citizen OCT images. They tried iPhone 11 preorders go Lab, a Canada-based academic extracting images from research group. two main tissue layers at Citing the technical similari- the back of the eye from ties in the attacks and ones the retina and the ‘out of stock’ uncovered by U.S. tech firms choroid. against Uighurs, the report OCT, a commonly used DC CORRESPONDENT suggested that forces likely by optometrists and oph- MUMBAI, SEPT. 25 SCARY working with the Chinese gov- thalmologists, takes ernment may be upgrading cross-sectional high-res- The iPhone 11 series went  Apple is their surveillance efforts olution images of the on preorder in India and warning against key minorities more eye, showing different the demand for the new broadly. The Tibetans are tissue layers. These handsets have been so users of a protesting Chinese rule of the images, the study noted, good that several online bug in iOS 13 mountainous region inside are of tissues about four portals are showing that and iPadOS China. microns thick. To put they have gone out of involving Asked in Beijing about the that in perspective, the stock. As per a report by third-party report, Chinese Foreign human hair is about 100 Money Control, demand keyboards. Ministry spokesman Geng microns thick, the for the iPhone 11 was so Shuang said China resolutely researchers said. OCT high that the low-cost  In an opposed and cracked down on can be used to map and variant has seen unprece- advisory, the any form of internet attacks, monitor the thickness of dented sales figures. tech giant and that any accusations need- the tissue layers in the The report claims that ed to be backed up by cast-iron eye, helping clinicians to the iPhone 11 which went said the flaw While Instagram’s interface has been white since time immemorial, it was known impacts proof. that the social media platform has been testing out a dark mode for sometime. Now, detect eye diseases, said up for preorder on Citizen Lab, based at the David Alonso-Caneiro, September 20 now shows third-party Android Police reports that the beta builds automatically adopts a black and grey for additional University of Toronto, said it lead author of the study that it is unavailable on interface on Android 10 once users enable the system dark theme. keyboards which have features, like spell had worked with the recently from QUT. — PTI Flipkart as well as the ability to request check. But “full established Tibetan Computer Amazon India. “full access” Emergency Readiness Team The higher-end iPhone access” also allows (TibCERT), a coalition of 11 Pro is also reportedly permissions. the keyboard maker Tibetan organizations work- unavailable for preorder  Third-party to capture to its ing on digital security, to on both websites. keyboards can either servers keystroke probe cyber attacks that Xiaomi launches Redmi 8A The iPhone 11 line-up data or anything you run as standalone, or occurred between November went up for preorders on type — like emails, 2018 and May 2019. DC CORRESPONDENT screen consists of Corning portrait modes. need of connecting their September 20 with the with “full access” they In the attacks, people posing MUMBAI, SEPT. 25 Glass 5 and is a Dot Notch Venturing beyond, on the earphones. Fuelled by a iPhone 11 coming with a can talk to other apps messages or as human rights workers or display. interior and one of the 5,000 mAh battery, the starting price of `64,900 or get internet access passwords. journalists contacted Xiaomi extended the Further, talking about most important aspects of budget handset will sup- for the 64GB option. unnamed senior figures in Redmi A series with the the body it has a P2i nano- the phone is a Qualcomm port 18 Watt fast-charging Sales in India will start Tibetan groups over launch of a new ‘Redmi 8A’ coating making it splash Snapdragon 439 octa-core on the type C port. Inside on September 27 and at the handset aggressively The higher-end iPhone Facebook’s WhatsApp messag- smartphone. It shall be resistant with textured chipset. A dual Sim phone the box, it will come with a the time of writing, all of and also introduced 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro ing service, according to available in two variants, patterns as well, for better it will come with a 2+1 10W fast charger. the iPhone 11 storage tiers launch offers such as Max is also available screenshots featuring their 2GB+32GB and 3GB+32GB grip and lesser fingerprint dual SIM slot with dedicat- Redmi 8A will be avail- appear to be out of stock. cashback of up to `7,000 under an instant discount phone numbers posted in the it will be available for residues. ed MicroSD card support, able in Midnight Black, A few of the higher-end on all three models when of `7,000. This means that Citizen Lab report. Reuters `6,999 and `6,499, respec- Inside the Dot notch, it will thus have up to 512 Sunset Red and Ocean iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro bought using HDFC bank the iPhone 11 which is was not able to independently tively on Flipkart as well resides an 8MP selfie cam- GB of internal storage Blue colour variants and Max appear to be avail- cards. With these credit priced at `99,900 can be confirm the authenticity of as on its own website. era, 12 MP Sony IMX363 above the 32 GB of in-built will go on sale from the able for preorder but it cards from HDFC, you get purchased for as low as the screenshots or details of A release from the smart- sensor, aperture of f/1.8, one. September 29. Offline can get sold out at any an instant discount of `92,900 for the 64GB the report. phone manufacturer and delivers photographs According to its manu- stores like Mi Homes will time due to the rising `6,000 on purchase of the option. Among the groups targeted detailed that the phone with a large pixel size of facturer it shall also have them from September demand of the handsets. handsets. Additionally, the iPhone in November 2018 were the will have a 6.22-inches 1.4μm. The latter is it pri- retains the popular feature 30 onwards. It will soon be The strong demand for Additionally, this dis- 11 Pro Max will be avail- private office of Tibetan spiri- HD+ display, with an mary, rear camera, and the which allows users to play- available across all other the iPhone 11 was fore- count also extends on EMI able for as less as `1,02,900 tual leader the Dalai Lama, aspect ratio of 19:9.The both of them support AI back FM radio without the offline stores. seen when Apple priced purchases. after the discount. the Tibetan Parliament, and human rights organizations, the report said. Using well-crafted cover sto- ries, the attackers tried to entice the targets to click on FB exempts political speech from fact-checking links to websites that would have installed spyware on Apple or Android devices, the Facebook did not submit original content from politicians to its independent fact-checkers: Nick Clegg report said. Eight of the 15 Tibetans San Francisco, Sept. 25: campaign by Russia aimed referee for everything that newsworthy content from de-emphasize false con- known to have received the Facebook said it would not at helping elect President  The move follow politicians say?” Clegg politicians on Facebook tent, has been a center- tainted links recalled clicking take down politicians’ Donald Trump in 2016. Twitter’s announcement in asked. “I don’t believe it would not be labeled to piece of its fight against on them to open them, the posts that violate its com- Moscow has denied the June that it would identify would be.” show it had violated the disinformation. researchers said. All their munity standards and will claims. and de-emphasize tweets The comments follow rules. A Facebook spokes- devices were protected by not label them as rival Facebook will take down that broke its rules but Twitter’s announcement Clegg, who was previous- woman said the global pol- patches that had been issued Twitter has promised, say- posts if a politician’s con- were posted by important in June that it would iden- ly Britain’s deputy prime icy would apply to politi- for the security flaws, but the ing it should not be the tent has the potential to tify and de-emphasize minister, also said cians at the executive, researchers followed the links arbiter of acceptable incite violence or pose a sources, such as tweets that broke its rules Facebook did not submit national and regional lev- themselves to determine what speech in the political safety risk that outweighs politicians and but were posted by impor- original content from els, including candidates would have happened. arena. the public interest value. government officials. tant sources, such as politicians to its independ- for office. Citizen Lab said the spyware Social media platforms And political advertise- politicians and govern- ent fact-checkers. It will Facebook’s stance on aimed at the Tibetans had also are under pressure to ments must still meet ment officials. only demote and label pre- politicians’ content builds been used to target Uighurs, a block election interference Facebook’s rules. Facebook’s head of glob- presidential election in If flagged, a notice would viously debunked content on its policy, in place since mostly Muslim minority and be more transparent The kinds of posts from al affairs Nick Clegg November 2020. cover the offending tweet that is shared by politi- 2016, to leave up content group considered a possible about policies on political politicians that could be announced the stance in a “Would it be acceptable and require a user to click cians. whose public interest it security threat by Beijing, in content, after what U.S. kept up might include speech in Washington D.C. to society at large to have a on a link to view it. Facebook’s third-party considers to outweigh the two campaigns revealed in the authorities called an cruel or insensitive com- on the social media giant’s private company in effect A Facebook spokes- fact-checking program, risk of harm. past month. — Reuters extensive cyber-influence ments or graphic content. preparations for the U.S. become a self-appointed woman told Reuters that which is used to label and — Reuters Honour PAGE Indian track and field legend PT Usha was on Wednesday presented the ‘Veteran Pin’ by the world athletics governing Sport 13 body, in recognition of her contribution to the growth of sport DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Pullout call heartbreaking: Athletes New Delhi, Sept. 25: The Singh, who is the first and Former India hockey IOA’s decisions. athletes reacted with only male pugilist with an CWG BOYCOTT captain Zafar Iqbal, who But the athletes were anger but the officialdom Olympic medal to his cred- was part of the 1980 more forthcoming. Archer I second him chose to weigh its words it, said Batra’s statement Olympic gold medal-win- Rahul Banerjee, a gold- before responding to is heartbreaking as it ning team, was surprised medallist at the 2010 Delhi It is because he is Indian Olympic undermines athletes’ hard by Batra’s comment. CWG, said all talk of pull- heart- supporting my Association chief work. “That’s a ridiculous state- out started only after break- Narinder Batra’s assertion “It is heartbreaking. By ment coming from a man shooting was excluded and sport. that the Commonwealth this logic, India should not who is holding numerous the administrators ought ing. Games is a waste of time send teams to invitational important positions in to answer why the compet- By this — Jaspal Rana, Indian shooting and the country should tournaments either national as well as inter- itiveness of the event did- logic, India should legend lauds Narinder Batra for consider a permanent because the level of com- national sports federa- n’t matter before that. not send teams to backing his sport pullout. petition is not like the tions,” he said. “If Commonwealth Batra, while speaking at Olympics or the world “Commonwealth Games Games were so easy why invitational tourna- an event in Bengaluru on championship even is the biggest competition only a few disciplines like ments either. Tuesday, said the level of there,” said the boxer who after Olympics in terms of wrestling, shooting and — VIJENDER SINGH SHORT competition at the CWG is has two silver and a participation of countries. boxing earn India the bulk TAKES not particularly high and bronze from the three 72 countries took part in of medals?” he asked. that India should consider CWGs he competed in. Narinder Batra the last Commonwealth “Obviously we can’t com- I don’t Virdhawal wins a pullout to improve its “Why belittle the ath- Games. And if you talk pare CWG with the think own standards. The state- letes’ achievements? And he added. different view to offer,” the about hockey, all top Olympics which is above the 50m gold medal ment has context as Batra in any case, CWG has In fact, 2010 CWG gold- official said. nations like Australia, all, even the World had earlier called for an strong boxing nations medallist discus thrower “Why deride the athletes New Zealand, and Great Championships. So does stan- Bengaluru: Virdhawal Khade Indian boycott of the 2022 such as England and Krishna Poonia said the who have worked hard for Britain are there,” he that mean we will not dard is clinched India’s seventh gold CWG in Birmingham over Ireland in fray,” he added. Commonwealth competi- their medals at CWG added. value a World low. It is ridiculous medal at the 10th Asian Age the axing of shooting from The 2014 Glasgow CWG tion in athletics is stiffer because you are unhappy A more guarded Championship medal and to think of Group Championship but failed the Games program due to gold-medallist shuttler than the Asian Games, about the exclusion of one response came from the won’t send a team there?” to make the Olympic ‘A’ cut in logistical issues. Shooting Parupalli Kashyap also dif- which is generally per- sport? CWG won’t die if Wrestling federation. The But there were also voices boycotting. the men's 50m freestyle event, has been a major contribu- fered with Batra, who also ceived to be tougher by the India pulls out,” he added. sport contributes massive- who agreed with Batra. — P. KASHYAP here on Wednesday. Khade tor to India’s CWG tally heads the International sporting fraternity. “For Two-time CWG gold- ly to India’s medal tally at Former Archery clocked 22.59 seconds to finish and the nation stands sec- Hockey Federation (FIH). athletics, CWG is world- medallist weightlifter CWGs and its President Association Secretary ahead of Khurshidjon Tursunov ond, with 134 medals, in “It is ridiculous to think of class, the competition is of Sathish Sivalingam said a Brij Bhushan Sharan General Paresh Nath (22.96) of Uzbekistan and the overall count won from boycotting the higher level than the medal at the Games pro- Singh said the grapplers Mukherjee said, “there For ath- Iranian Gharehhassanloo the sport. Commonwealth Games. I Asian Games,” she said. vides job security to a lot are eager to continue at can’t be a bigger truth” letics, Benyamin (23.23). The gold “It is not acceptable,” don’t think the standard is A top official from the of athletes and that the quadrennial show- than what the IOA chief CWG is medal winning feat was, howev- said one of India’s cur- low. I didn’t have it easy national federation of a shouldn’t be taken away. piece. “The general view of has dared to say. er, not enough for the 2010 rently most successful when I beat all these play- prominent Olympic sport “I am completely against the wrestling fraternity is “He has hit the nail on world- Asian Games bronze medallist table tennis players G. ers during the 2010 edition asked if Batra would deem the pullout. The that the athletes want to the head. Commonwealth class, to make the Olympic A qualifi- Sathiyan, who claimed two (when he won bronze) and the competition good Commonwealth Games compete, whatever the Games has no relevance in the competition is cation mark, set at 22.01 sec- silvers and a bronze in the the 2014 Games,” he enough if shooting is are a big event for us. tournament is,” he said. the Olympics. It has no of higher level than onds. “I am quite disappointed 2018 edition in Gold Coast. recalled. brought back. Medal-winning perform- Similar responses were value and only poor and with my timing. I was fully The shooting fraternity “It is not like we are win- “Someone should ask ances in the CWG bring a offered by the national fed- foolish countries like us the Asian Games tapered for this meet, I got off chose to sidestep queries ning all the gold medals. him will the CWG regain lot of incentives like jobs erations of table tennis, make such hype about — KRISHNA to a great start but somehow on Batra’s comment but Even in badminton, there significance if shooting is and money etc. So for us, squash and swimming, CWG. POONIA my timing with the technique others were upfront. are teams like Malaysia, accepted back on the ros- this competition is impor- who said they would abide “It’s nothing but waste of was not put to the mark,” Boxing star Vijender England who are tough,” ter. May be he will have a tant,” he said. by the government and the money,” he said. — PTI Khade said. Earlier, this month during the senior nationals, Khade had clocked 22.44 sec- onds in the same event. “I will be attempting again next month during the FINA World Advani wins his Cup in Singapore and I want to achieve it this year although there is time till June. If I can make the qualification now then 23rd World title I can just focus on training for Hammer & tongs Tokyo,” he said. Sajan Prakaah Mandalay won his second silver in the (Myanmar) Sept. 25: men’s 100m butterfly category The Indian duo of Colchester, an enthusiastic fourth-tier team, stun Tottenham with a timing of 54.42 seconds. Pankaj Advani and — PTI Aditya Mehta over- London, Sept 25: cult. We are so disap- came a tough Thai Tottenham’s disappoint- pointed we could not India colts beat team to emerge world ing start to the season hit score in 90 minutes,” champions in the IBSF a new low as they suf- Pochettino said. World Snooker Team fered an embarrassing “That’s the beauty of Lanka, enter SF event, here on League Cup third-round the competition, always Kathmandu: Gurkirat Singh’s Wednesday. defeat on penalties at something can happen. brace helped India thump Sri This takes Advani’s fourth-tier Colchester on We wanted to go further Lanka 3-0 and move to the world title tally to a Tuesday. but we are out.” semifinals of the SAFF U-18 phenomenal 23 while Mauricio Pochettino’s After finishing as Championship here on Aditya claimed his Pankaj Advani side were held to a 0-0 Champions League run- Wednesday. Gurkirat’s brace maiden at a time when draw in normal time ners-up last season, alongside Aman Chetri’s strike his future is being of a 52 break. But it before losing 4-3 on penal- Tottenham were expected proved to be the difference doubted due to health was Mehta who sealed ties against opponents to kick on this season but between the two sides in India's issues. For Advani, this the deal for India as he currently 10th in League instead they have strug- last league match. The Indian win has ensured that played some of the best Two. gled to find any consis- team started the match on an his name is now there snooker in his career Christian Eriksen’s tency. attacking note but despite on every IBSF world and thrashed his Thai opening spot-kick was Pochettino has grum- holding possession they could title on offer. He had opponent 83-9 in the saved and Lucas Moura bled about the distrac- do little in front of the goal won the world billiards seventh to get his name hit the crossbar before tions of the transfer win- with Sri Lanka heaping bodies event here last week. on the privileged list of Tom Lapslie scored the dow, with Eriksen and in defence. The two sides A great start to the world champions. winning penalty to spark several other players Barcelona’s Lionel Messi reacts on the ground remained goalless at the half final was delivered by “I’m absolutely excit- a pitch invasion from linked with moves that during the Spanish league match. — AFP time break. The Indian team Mehta as he drew first ed to win my first world Colchester’s jubilant never materialised. started the second half with blood winning the title. All the years of fans. It was the first time As a result, Tottenham much vigour but once again opener 65-31. However, hard work and struggle Tottenham manager have looked a disjointed complacency in front of goal Advani couldn’t get the has finally paid off,” Pochettino had been team, with two-goal leads cost them chances. In the 65th Indian momentum said Mehta. knocked out of a domes- squandered in draws at Messi injured minute, Gurkirat found the back going as he lost the sec- Advani too was tic cup competition Arsenal and of the net with a cross coming ond 9-69. ecstatic. “It’s a dream against lower-league Olympiakos. in through the flanks. Gurkirat The doubles tie went trip for me as I return opposition. The upset was the and Aman then added a goal India’s way thanks to a from Myanmar in The shock defeat biggest setback so far for but Barca win each to take India 3-0 up in the handy 55 break from under 3 weeks with 2 extended Tottenham’s Pochettino, who made 10 dying moments of the match. Mehta. After a couple world championship poor run, which included changes to his side but Madrid, Sept. 25: “When something hap- The three goal margin proved of tight frames, India gold medals and a a 2-1 loss at Leicester in could still call on enough Lionel Messi endured pens to Messi, everyone enough for India to seal their were 3-2 up and needed bronze (which he got in the Premier League on quality players to expect yet more injury frus- stops, not only on the win and progress to the semifi- just two frames in the the world 6-red snooker Saturday. a win against a team 71 tration on Tuesday field, but in the stands as nals of the SAFF U-18 best-of-nine final to win event). I’m over the “Colchester made a fan- places below them in the after going off at well,” he said. Championship. India were held the coveted title. moon to have won the tastic game, it was diffi- football pyramid. — AFP half-time against “It is a small problem in to a goalless draw by Advani took over in the only missing world title Villarreal but the adductor and as a pre- Bangladesh in their opening second doubles frame on my list and this win Barcelona gave their caution we have decided match. — PTI and took India one is very special for that coach Ernesto not to risk it. In theory, it frame away with an aid reason.” — PTI LEAGUE CUP Valverde some is nothing more but we much-needed relief will see tomorrow how it THIRD ROUND with a comfortable is.” 2-1 victory. Barcelona visit Getafe in KOREA OPEN BADMINTON Arsenal 5 Messi received La Liga on Saturday (Martinelli 31, 90, treatment in the first before playing Inter Milan Holding 71, Willock 77, half for what looked at home in the Champions Nelson 84) like a problem with League four days later. Nottingham Forest 0 his left thigh and was Certainly, they would then unable to contin- have been eager to see Sindhu, Saina bow out, Colchester 0 ue after the interval, Messi back in their line- Tottenham 0 replaced by Ousmane up, having suffered a Colchester won 4-3 on Dembele. humbling 2-0 loss at penalties. His withdrawal will newly-promoted Granada be a major concern for last weekend, a result that Kashyap lone survivor Crawley 1 Barca, particularly left them with seven (Ferguson 38) Incheon, Sept. 25: Saina’s husband and been a difficult year for given this was Messi’s points from five games, Parupalli Kashyap was the her.” Stoke 1 first start of the season their worst start to a sea- lone Indian to survive in personal coach Saina had a 2-0 head-to- (Vokes 23) Colchester after just recovering son since 1995. They the singles event after star Kashyap said she head record against Eun in Crawley won 5-3 on United’s Tom from a niggling calf arrived with doubts hov- shuttlers P V Sindhu, Saina retired because of their previous matches. penalties. Lapslie celebrates injury sustained at ering, particularly over Nehwal and B. Sai Saina has had a tough year after the win over the start of August. Valverde, but delivered a gastroenteritis Luton 0 Praneeth made first round owing to injuries. She won Tottenham Hotspur in After the match, far more convincing win Leicester 4 exits at the Korea Open problem. the Indonesia Open at the the League Cup on Valverde struck than the scoreline sug- badminton tournament beginning of the season but (Gray 34, Justin 44, a note of calm. gested. — AFP Tielemans 79, Iheanacho Tuesday. here on Wednesday. injury. London Olympic has struggled since then. — AFP Kashyap registered a com- bronze medallist Saina was At the China Open Super 86) fortable 21-16 21-16 over Lu trailing 21-19, 18-21 and 1-8 1000 event last week, she SPANISH LEAGUE Chia Hung of Chinese against South Korea’s Kim made a first-round exit. Portsmouth 0 Taipei in a men’s singles Ga Eun when she was Sindhu also seems to be fac- Southampton 4 match match that lasted 42 forced to retire. ing a rough patch after the (Ings 21, RESULTS minutes. Saina’s husband and per- high of winning the World 44, The first round casualties sonal coach Kashyap said Championships. Cedric 77, Valladolid 1 for India included World she retired because of gas- The Olympic silver- Redmond (Plano 12) Champion Sindhu, who troenteritis problem. medallist was knocked out 87) Granada 1 bowed out of the tourna- “It seems she had a of the China Open by (Fernandez Luna 42) ment after going down 7-21 relapse of the gastroenteri- Thailand’s Pornpawee 24-22 15-21 at the hands of tis that bothered her early Chochuwong in the second Preston 0 Real Betis 3 USA’s Beiwen Zhang, Sai in the year. She was feeling round last week. Manchester City 3 (Moron 45+3, 48, Praneeth and Saina — both dizzy and vomited yester- Interestingly, the 26-year- (Sterling 20, Jesus 35, Iglesias 67) retired hurt in their respec- day. In fact, she went to the old former winner here had Ledson 42-og) Levante 1 tive first round matches. stadium straight from the defeated Zhang en route (Hernani 7) World Championships hospital today,” he said. her World Championships Sheffield Wednesday 0 bronze-medallist Sai “Still she could have won gold at Basel. The Chinese- Everton 2 Barcelona 2 Praneeth was trailing 9-21 but when it went to three born American prevailed (Calvert-Lewin 6, 10) (Griezmann 6, Arthur 15) 7-11 when he conceded the games, she didn’t have any- over the Indian twice last Villarreal 1 match to fifth-seeded thing left in her tank. We year at the India Open and (Cazorla 44) Anders Antonsen of need to check with the doc- Denmark Open. Denmark due to an ankle tor when we go back. It has — PTI County stint PAGE Australia batsman Travis Head has signed up with Sussex for the 2020 season and will be available to Cricket 14 play all three formats, the county confirmed DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Opening gambit Disappointed that I really trusted who ■ Rohit begins trial run as opener in red-ball ultimately didn't follow through. cricket in the warm-up game against Proteas — Mickey Arthur, former Vizianagaram, Sept. who has been drafted SQUAD Pakistan coach on people he 25: Rohit Sharma will into the Test side as an Board President’s XI: ‘trusted’ in Pakistan set-up begin a last ditch effort injured Jasprit Rohit Sharma to save his stop-start Bumrah’s replacement. (Captain), Mayank Test career with a trial He will look to rattle the Agarwal, Priyank run in the unfamiliar likes of Faf Du Plessis Panchal, AR Easwaran, SHORT TAKES opener’s slot when he and Aiden Makram in Karun Nair, Siddhesh Rahul Dravid leads the Board order to make a state- Lad, KS Bharat (wick- Sri Lanka to President’s XI in a ment. But the focus et-keeper), Jalaj three-day warm-up from Thursday will be Saxena, replace Zimbabwe game against South on Rohit. Dharmendrasinh Dravid to Africa, starting here on One of the modern Jadeja, Avesh Khan, New Delhi: The BCCI on Thursday. day greats in the white Ishan Porel, Shardul Wednesday named Sri Lanka as With the national ball format, Rohit’s Thakur, Umesh Yadav. depose before Zimbabwe’s replacement for a selection committee average of 39.62 in 27 South Africa: Faf du short three-match T20 and the team manage- Tests, including three Plessis (c), Temba Ethics Officer International series to be held in ment deciding to pro- hundreds, doesn’t do Bavuma (vc), Theunis January next year. mote Rohit as an open- justice to his potential. de Bruyn, Quinton de Mumbai, Sept. 25: The BCCI has roped in Sri Lanka er, keeping his spunky Ajinkya Rahane and Kock, Dean Elgar, Former India captain for the short series in place of strokeplay in mind, the Hanuma Vihari consoli- Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Rahul Dravid would Zimbabwe, which has been sus- next five Tests could be dated their middle- Maharaj, Aiden depose before BCCI pended by the ICC. As planned a make or break for the order slots with impres- Markram, Senuran Ethics Officer D K Jain on earlier, the first T20 will take 32-year-old stylish right- sive performances in Muthusamy, Lungi Thursday to explain the place in Guwahati on January 5, hander. the West Indies and the Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, conflict of interest allega- followed by matches in Indore on The third notable only remaining option Vernon Philander, tions against him. January 7 and Pune on January character in the game for Rohit was to bat at Dane Piedt, Kagiso Dravid is currently the 10. “In the wake of Zimbabwe’s would be Umesh Yadav, the top. — PTI Rabada, Rudi Second. Director of National suspension by ICC, the BCCI Rohit Sharma Cricket Academy (NCA) invited Sri Lanka to participate in in Bengaluru, besides the three-match series. Sri Lanka Dhawan inches T20 RANKING (BATSMEN) being a vice-president in Cricket has confirmed their par- Pos Player Team Rating the India Cements group, ticipation,” the BCCI said in a closer to top 10 which owns the IPL fran- statement. The series against 1 Babar Azam PAK 896 chise Chennai Super Zimbabwe was in doubt after the Dubai, Sept. 25: Rohit Kings. ICC had suspended Zimbabwe Sharma moved up a 2 Glenn MaxwellAUS 815 The 46-year-old former Cricket (ZC) in July this year place to world number 3 Colin Munro NZ 796 batting mainstay was the over government interference in eight while India skip- head coach of the India its administration. The ICC Board per Virat Kohli and 4 Aaron Finch AUS 782 ‘A’ and Under-19 teams unanimously decided that ZC, an Shikhar Dhawan inched 5 Hazratullah AFG 727 before being handed the ICC Full Member, was in breach closer to a top 10 spot in NCA role, which includes of Article 2.4 (c) and (d) of its the latest ICC T20 monitoring the progress constitution which imposes an Rankings for batsmen T20 RANKINGS (BOWLERS) of these two sides as well. obligation on members to pro- released on Wednesday. The complaint against vide a process for free and dem- Kohli’s unbeaten 72 in Pos Player Team Rating Dravid, by Madhya ocratic elections. Schedule: 1st the second T20I of the 1 Rashid Khan AFG 757 Pradesh Cricket T20: January 5, Guwahati 2nd three-match series Association (MPCA) life T20: January 7, Indore 3rd T20: against South Africa 2 Imad Wasim PAK 710 member Sanjeev Gupta, January 10, Pune. — PTI that ended in a 1-1 draw, 3 Shadab Khan PAK 706 alleging that there is con- has seen him gain flict in interest in Bangla, Afghan one spot and reach 11th 4 Adil Rashid ENG 702 Dravid’s role as NCA in the list — PTI 5 Mitchell Santner NZ 673 head and being an India Cements employee. share trophy Dravid has already Dhaka: The final of the tri-nation given a reply and defend- Twenty20 tournament between ed himself saying he has Bangladesh and Afghanistan taken leave of absence washed out without a ball being Injured Bumrah asserts from employers India bowled at the Sher-e-Bangla Cements and he has noth- National Stadium in Dhaka on ing to do with the Tuesday. Chennai Super Kings. Match officials declared the to come back stronger Similarly, BCCI employ- game abandoned at 9pm local ee Mayank Parikh has time as the rain showed no sign New Delhi, Sept. 25: My head is been asked to depose of stopping - making it impossi- Indian pace spearhead held high & I before the Ethics Officer ble to hold even a curtailed-over Jasprit Bumrah on on Thursday. Parikh, who game. Wednesday said he will am aiming too faces of conflict of The trophy was shared between come back stronger after for a interest allegations. the two teams after the wash- recovering from the A part of the operations out. It means hosts Bangladesh lower back injury that comeback that's team in the BCCI, Parikh got a hand on the trophy of a has ruled him out of the stronger than the is also associated with Twenty20 tournament involving Test series against South setback. multiple clubs, with vot- more than two teams for the first Africa. ing rights, in the Mumbai time in their history. The 25-year-old was on —JASPRIT BUMRAH, Cricket Association The wash-out also rounded off a Tuesday forced out India pacer (MCA). mixed tournament for both owing to the injury that Dravid’s hearing will be teams as Bangladesh won three was caught in a routine in the morning, followed of their four matches in the radiological screening. is also likely to miss the Bumrah emerged as the by Parikh’s. As per the league phase, while Afghanistan The Test series against upcoming T20 and Test wrecker-in-chief for BCCI constitution, no won their first two matches the Proteas starts on assignment against India with 13 wickets in individual can hold more before losing the next two. October 2 in Bangladesh scheduled two Tests. than one post at the same “Disappointing that we didn’t Visakhapatnam. for next month. Bumrah He became the fastest time. The BCCI Ethics get any match today. It was a “Injuries are part & had been rested from the Indian pacer to take 50 Officer would give his very important final. We didn’t parcel of the sport. recently-concluded wickets in Tests during judgement based on the play our best cricket in this tour- Thank you for all your Twenty20 series against the course of that assign- hearing on Thursday. nament but leading up to the recovery wishes. My South Africa, which ment last month. He — PTI final we played some good crick- head is held high & I am ended in a 1-1 draw. achieved the feat during et,” Bangladesh captain Shakib aiming for a comeback The paceman, with a the second Test against ● As per the BCCI Al Hasan said. that’s stronger than the sling action, is feared for the Caribbean side in his constitution, no Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan setback,” Bumrah tweet- his immaculate line and 11th Test, surpassing individual can hold hailed the fans who waited in the ed. length, particularly the Venkatesh Prasad and gallery, defying the rain and hop- Umesh Yadav has perfectly-placed yorkers. Mohammed Shami, who more than one post ing for some action.“The crowd replaced him in the In the Test series against took 13 matches each to at the same time. we had today was amazing. I Indian squad for the the West Indies, which touch the mark. They would give think it was incredible perform- three matches. Bumrah was his last assignment, — PTI his judgement ance from the guys,” he said. — AFP based on the hear- ing on Thursday.

Below-par batting Pant will get back his mojo, don’t push him team on into more T20i aerial route. If his shot Worlds but no combination selection were to improve to left Kaur nervous proved capable of stunning the extent that he knocks the world like the first one the ball around more Surat, Sept. 25: The duced an impressive R. Mohan did. The ‘will he play or not’ thoughtfully early on as he Indian women’s show to dismiss wait on Virender Sehwag tried to in Bangalore before cricket team captain South Africa for 119 Line & Length ruined the effort in England he succumbed to the big Harmanpreet Kaur in 19.5 overs. that followed the successful shot again, Pant might live said the team’s “I was nervous at one in South Africa. The up to his potential. There is below-par batting the halfway stage They have left young sure, he mishit twice in two next one in the Caribbean scope even for a middle dis- show in the first T20 but we knew that Rishabh Pant thoroughly T20is and is looking terri- was an absolute washout tance horse in a sprint if International we’d have something confused. The talented bats- bly vulnerable in his career. and even when we came the preparation and tactical against South Africa for the bowlers. man-keeper will be wonder- Any more misadventures near enough again winning thinking are right. here had left her They did a great ing if he should ever hit the by the bright batting the cup later, it was not to Team India have invested nervous before the job,” Harmanpreet ball hard again. The prospect, who began his be. much time in Pant and to bowlers rose to the said after the match. GenNext batsman with all Test career with a six, and It’s arguable whether let him go now would be a challenge with a She said the players the credentials for modern Team India would not hesi- Indians lost that wonderful waste of the efforts of stellar effort. have been working age cricket with the red and tate to go right back to capacity to attack as never grooming a rare talent. All Harmanpreet was hard on their fitness. white balls has been put in Mahendra Singh Dhoni. No symbolised better than in attacking batsmen face this the only Indian “We were doing a an awkward position from one would hold anything Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes in problem of analysts trying batswoman to play lot of fitness (regi- an excessive analysis of his against Dhoni because he an over of Stuart Broad. to make them dumb down an impactful knock, mens) before coming shot selection. Poor as his has contributed so much That kind of magic may not their attacking instincts in scoring 43, while the here and we got the stroke selection has always when he was younger. As an Shikhar Dhawan and happen more than once in a order to score more. But in rest of her col- result on the field. been, he is being pushed so abler batsman he became Rishabh Pant lifetime. But the general Pant’s case, a little more leagues failed The way we fielded hard it would be no sur- the finest finisher in the better ‘keeper than Pant is bustling aggression you patience might be advisable to chip in and bowled, I was prise if he folds under pres- game after that end game sighted, it might be nice to need to win a T20i and the so that he might unleash with any happy,” she said. She sure. player of such certitude see him given a place, but to ability to keep the nerve his ability to clear the notable con- also her side still A critical look at his bat- that he never seemed to go back to Dhoni for one while doing so has not been ground when he has built tribution. needs improvement ting would throw forth the make a mistake in the face more T20i Worlds 12 years sighted in a Team India himself into a platform India posted in several areas, analysis that he tends to of a target — Michael after his first in 2007 would again. The hard wickets of from where outright especially batting. Bevan. be a bridge too far. Time Australia might make it aggression could come Harmanpreet Kaur 130 after being mishit in the air early in put in to bat on Star of the match the innings. Instead of try- While a nice kind of waits for no man, not even even harder for Virat without inhibition and with Tuesday. The Deepti said her ing to talk to him on how to farewell game or series such a clever user of his Kohli’s men in 2020. more precision in convert- bowlers, led by effort was the “best be wiser at the crease, he is would be apt for Dhoni, it resources like Dhoni. Any coach worth his salt ing intent into stroke. And player of the bowling perform- being pressured through might be stretching things The fact that Team India would advise Pant that the who better to talk to than match Deepti ance” of her career. menacing warnings that he if we were to think of him never recaptured the magic only thing wrong with his Delhi colleague Virat Kohli Sharma(4/8), pro- — PTI would be dropped if he did as the keeper-batsman for of that first World T20i cricket is his early aggres- who could teach him a not heed. And, as it invari- the T20i Worlds in Australia should not be held altogeth- sion in which he finds him- thing or two about shot ably happens under pres- next year. 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FRENCH | LEAGUE Golovin sets up KYRGIOS FALLS Monaco victory I genuinely am very ■ Paris, Sept. 25: Russia quick second four minutes pleased and proud Australian serves underarm but exits in first-round midfielder Aleksandr later as Islam Slimani’s Golovin scored twice and effort was ruled out for off- of the way the Zhuhai (China), Sept. set up a third goal as side by VAR. sport has come 25: Nick Kyrgios served Monaco moved out of the Vieira’s side were back underarm once again but Ligue 1 relegation zone on level terms eight min- together. the fiery Australian fell with a 3-1 win over Patrick utes into the second peri- — Sebastian Coe after he was away dramatically in the Vieira’s Nice on Tuesday. od. Monaco made a mess of re-elected as the IAAF president second set in a limp first- Golovin’s double came clearing a short corner and round exit at the Zhuhai either side of Patrick right-back Burner scored Championships on Burner’s equaliser before his first senior goal. Wednesday. he fed Wissam Ben Yedder Golovin’s second came SHORT TAKES The 24-year-old to claim Leonardo with quarter of an hour to Australian, who has been Jardim’s first three points play as Slimani played a Nazarov fails accused of tanking match- of the campaign, lifting square ball for the 23-year- es in the past, led the vet- some of the pressure from old to finish smoothly. doping retest eran Italian Andreas the Portuguese coach. He then teed up summer Seppi 4-1 in the first set, The 30-time Russia inter- signing Ben Yedder who Doha: Olympic hammer throw only to go down 7-6 (7/5), national opened the scor- made sure of all three champion Dilshod Nazarov of 6-1. ing just before the half- points, beating Walter Tajikistan has been temporarily Kyrgios, who has had hour mark as captain Cesc Benitez with ease. — AFP suspended after one of his sam- numerous run-ins with Fabregas marked the first ples from the 2011 world athlet- tennis authorities down victory of the season with ics championships failed a dop- the years, elicited a few his maiden assist for THE RESULTS ing retest, the Athletics giggles from a sparse Monaco. Integrity Unit (AIU) announced crowd in southern China Former Chelsea and Monaco 3 on Tuesday. The 37-year-old, with an underarm serve Barcelona playmaker (Golovin 29, 74, Ben who won gold in Rio de Janeiro in the first set. Fabregas, who joined the Yedder 79) three years ago, will miss out Coasting 3-1 and 40-0 up, Ligue 1 side in January, Nice 1 on an eighth world champi- the 27th-ranked Kyrgios found Golovin inside the (Burner 54) onship appearance in Doha, served weakly into the box and the attacker with the event getting under- net, before surging into a smashed his finish high Dijon 0 way on Friday. Nazarov, also a 4-1 lead. into the top corner. Marseille 0 world silver medallist in 2015 in But the Australian, who The hosts were denied a Beijing, finished 10th in the 2011 then appeared to be trou- hammer final in Daegu. bled by his right shoulder, His sample collected during faded alarmingly from that competition was positive there and his previously for the steroid turinabol, the dominant serve collapsed. AIU said. Nazarov's 2016 title is He repeatedly felt his Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts during his men’s singles first round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the the only gold medal in shoulder and his game Zhuhai Championships tennis tournament on Wednesday. — AFP Tajikistan's Olympic history. disintegrated as he went — AFP down in the first-set tie “At this rate I’m not break. thinking about playing DJOKOVIC TO The second set was a until my shoulder’s — or I NBA fines Bucks non-contest as Seppi, 35, don’t even know what it is Halep retires due ranked 74th in the world, — but until my front of PLAY IN TOKYO for comments strolled into round two in my shoulder feels better 65 unpredictable minutes. and I can serve,’ he added, AFTER INJURY Los Angeles: The NBA slapped Kyrgios has divided ten- saying his right shoulder to back injury the Milwaukee Bucks with a nis by serving underarm had been ‘clicking’. Belgrade, Sept. 25: $50,000 fine for comments in the past, although it is “I mean the reason I lost Wuhan (China), Sept. The world number six World No. 1 Novak about a contract extension within the rules, albeit today was because I could- 25: Wimbledon champion led Elena Rybakina by a Djokovic, forced out of the offer for reigning MVP Giannis rare to see from profes- n’t serve. If I could serve, Simona Halep was left dis- break and looked on her US Open with a shoulder Antetokounmpo, the league sionals. it would have been a pret- appointed on Wednesday way to win the first set injury, is back in training Monaco’s midfielder Aleksandr Golovin (right) celebrates said Tuesday. The fine pertains The Australian fire- ty routine win for me, to after suffering a fresh before her Kazakh oppo- and will play in Tokyo with Cesc Fabregas after scoring against Nice. — AFP to recent comments from Bucks brand says he deploys it be honest.” injury setback in China nent drew level. next week, a member of general manager Jon Horst for tactical reasons, but Asked if he could sit out that forced her to retire During the changeover his press team told AFP. regarding a supermax extension Rafael Nadal of Spain the next few weeks or even from the Wuhan Open after the ninth game The 32-year-old Serbian for Antetokounmpo. The team accused him of ‘lacking the rest of the season, with a lower back prob- Halep took a medical time- star has "started to train ONE DEAD, FIVE INJURED is not permitted to offer the respect’ by doing it. Kyrgios replied: “For lem. out for treatment to her and the situation with his contract extension until the sure, I mean at this rate I Halep said the problem back, but soon after the shoulder is a bit better," summer of 2020. Asked about ‘Clicking shoulder’ wouldn’t be surprised. that caused her to quit her former world number one the spokesperson said. IN RIVAL FANS CLASHES Antetokounmpo’s contract situ- “I wasn’t able to even third-round match felt dif- retired while serving at 4- Earlier this month Rabat, Sept. 25: One person was killed and five ation on September 12 at a Kyrgios fears he could serve at a reasonable pace. ferent to the herniated 5, 30-30. Djokovic was forced to injured in clashes between rival football fans after a town hall event, Horst replied, face several weeks out “I’m probably not going disc she had suffered at “At 4-4, 0-30 with the pull out of his US Open cup tie near the Moroccan city of Casablanca, local “The answer right now is we after struggling with what to bother playing until I the China Open in Beijing backhand, I had a sharp fourth round clash with authorities said Wednesday. can't talk and negotiate any- he said was a ‘clicking’ can get it right again.” a year ago which brought pain. I don’t know yet, but Stan Wawrinka due to a “A group of supporters of Wydad Casablanca (club) thing. Giannis, basically a year shoulder. Kyrgios said that he still an early end to the it looks a little bit differ- nagging injury in his left stopped a vehicle carrying fans of AS FAR Rabat, from now, will be eligible for a “I was battling with a bit hopes to play in the Davis Romanian’s 2018 season. ent, but it’s still the same shoulder. throwing stones and the situation degenerated,” they supermax extension. At that of a shoulder/collar bone Cup in November. “It’s lower back. I think zone. I started to play well Serbia’s media quoted said in a statement. time, of course, he’ll be offered injury,” said the 27th- “So until now and then it’s more muscle, but I this tournament. I’m dis- Djokovic as saying he had They said one person died of his injuries after “falling a supermax extension.” ranked Kyrgios, a colour- I’ve got a lot of time, I can don’t know yet because I appointed it happened been “training without from on top of the vehicle” and five others were hospi- Antetokounmpo, 24, won the ful but controversial fig- rest, recover, get my shoul- haven’t checked it proper- again with the back,” pain for two days talised. — AFP league's MVP award in 2018-19 ure. der right,’ he said. — AFP ly,” Halep said. Halep revealed. — AFP already”. — AFP after averaging 27.7 points. — AFP RUGBY | WORLD CUP VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY No contest in AT 76, COACH RIVERA BAGS Uruguay upset Tamil Nadu thrash Services TNCA AGM Jaipur, Sept. 25: fours and a maximum Services 82 (Nakul spoilsport soon after DC CORRESPONDENT TOP LICENSE Skipper Dinesh Karthik in his 91-ball knock, Verma 20, Rahul Singh Delhi dismissed CHENNAI, SEPT. 25 Fiji with win led from the front as Nishaanath had seven Gehlot 17, K Vignesh 5- Haryana in 32.4 overs Rome: Gianni Rivera could Tamil Nadu thrashed fours and a six to his 41) by 212 runs. with Saini taking four Rupa Gurunath, daughter of former BCCI potentially take charge of the Kamaishi (Japan), Fijians, whom they had Services by a whooping name. Points: Tamil Nadu: 4; wickets for 36 runs in chief N. Srinivasan, is all set to be elected next Serie A team to dump Sept. 25: Minnows never beaten. 212 runs in their Elite A late onslought by no Services 0. 6.4 overs. the first woman president of the Tamil their manager after the former Uruguay pulled off the Asked if Fiji could Group C game of the 10 batsman M Railways 289/6 in 50 Spinners Manan Nadu Cricket Association at its 87th AGM Italy attacker and AC Milan greatest upset in their still reach the quarter- Vijay Hazare trophy Mohammed (36 off 15 overs beat Bihar 155/6 Sharma and Pawan here on Thursday. As the filing of nomi- hero earned Europe’s most history on Wednesday finals, McKee admitted: here on Wednesday. balls), in which he hit in 43 overs by 84 runs Negi shared two wick- nations came to a close on Wednesday at 5 important coaching licence at as they stunned Fiji 30- “It is going to be chal- This is Tamil Nadu's four sixes, helped Tamil (VJD method). ets each. The top-scorer pm, Rupa Gurunath’s was the only nomi- the tender age of 76. Rivera, a 27 to leave the Pacific lenging for us. We are second successive win Nadu near the 300-run Points: Railways: 4; for Haryana was nation filed for the post of president. Ballon d’Or winner in 1969 and islanders staring at an relying a lot on other after they had opened mark. Bihar: 0. Pramod Chandila, who Following are the other nominations former Member of the early exit from the points now.” He said he their campaign by And then the Tamil Tripura 268/8 in 50 made 58 off 57 balls. and the group led by Srinivasan, who European parliament, was one Rugby World Cup. was targeting a bonus- defeating Rajasthan on Nadu bowlers created overs beat Madhya Delhi could bat only for would be declared elected unopposed as of the “famous faces”, along- John McKee’s Fiji had point win against Tuesday. havoc as they did not Pradesh 86/6 in 20 1.3 overs before rain no nominations have been filed challeng- side 2006 World Cup winner showcased their tradi- Georgia next Sunday Put in to bat at the allow any Services bats- overs by 104 runs (VJD arrived at the ing them. Mauro Camoranesi, announced tional running flair in before facing Six Sawai Mansingh stadi- man to settle down with method). Darshanam Sports and The final list of valid nominations: by the Italian Football a thrilling first 60 min- Nations champions um, Tamil Nadu posted pacer K Vignesh taking Points: Tripura 4; MP 0. Education Academy President: Rupa Gurunath; Vice-presi- Federation (FIGC) to have utes against Australia, Wales. a healthy 294/8 with a fifer. Cricket Ground. Both dents: T.J. Srinivasaraj (City), Dr. P. gained the Italian equivalent of when they led the The New Zealander Karthik top-scoring Vignesh (5-41) ran Rain forces Delhi to teams shared two points Ashok Sigamani (Districts); Secretary: the ‘UEFA Pro’ licence, which much-fancied refused to blame the with 95. through the Services share points again each for the abandoned R.S. Ramasamy; Joint Secretary: K.A. enables him to coach in Italy’s Wallabies. But they ran short turnaround for And later, their line-up, while M At Vadodara, India game. Shankar; Assistant secretary: N. top division. “Rivera has helped out of steam in an the defeat against the bowlers produced a Mohammed (3-10), T pacer Navdeep Saini Haryana had India Venkataraman; Treasurer: J. write the history of football but error-strewn perform- fresher South splendid show to bundle Natarajan (1-22) and R helped Delhi bundle out leggie Yuzvendra Parthasarathy. he was still humble enough to ance against Uruguay Americans, who were out Services for a paltry Sai Kishore (1-9) were Haryana for 154 but Chahal in the playing Apex Council Members: City: Garnet CC: become a student again. He four days later. playing their first 82. the other wicket-takers rain forced them to eleven and Delhi had V. Karunakaran; Krishnaraj Memorial CC: was a brilliant student and did- The brave Uruguay match. But he acknowl- Karthik was ably sup- as Tamil Nadu complet- share points for the sec- Rishabh Pant, who has P. S. Aravind; National United Club: M.K. n’t miss a single lesson,” said XV were magnificent edged the difficulty of ported by C Hari ed a comprehensive ond day in a row in the copped criticism of late Srivatsa; Prasad CC: N. Vijay Nirmal Renzo Uliveri, head of the in a pulsating game at taking the field again Nishaanath (73 off 71 win. Vijay Hazare Trophy on for his reckless stroke- Kumar; Sumangali Homes: S. Prabu; Italian coaching association the Kamaishi Recovery so soon after the bruis- balls) as the two rebuilt Brief Scores: Tamil Wednesday. making in India Youngsters CC: Ajay Kumar Chandhok. AIAC, to the Gazzetta dello Memorial Stadium, ing game against the the Tamil Nadu innings Nadu 294/8 (Dinesh While no play was pos- colours. Rishabh would Districts: Coimbatore DCA: Sport on Wednesday.According running in three tries Wallabies. after they were totter- Karthik 95, C Hari sible in all three games be aiming to get some Shanmugham Goudhaman; Krishnagiri to the Gazzetta, Rivera, who and clinging on desper- Uruguay’s captain ing at 55-4. Nishaanath 73, Rajat of Group B here on runs under his belt. DCA: K.S. Srinivasan; Virudunagar DCA: won the 1968 European cham- ately towards the end Juan Gaminara broke While Karthik hit 8 Paliwal 2-26) beat Tuesday, rain played — PTI R. Thiviaprahasam. pionships with Italy and two as Fiji threw every- down in tears at the European Cups with Milan, is thing at their lowly end of the game, say- not interested in a top coaching opponents. ing: “We are not the role and simply wants to remain It was the biggest biggest, we are not the “up-to-date” with the football’s rugby win in the histo- tallest but we came inner workings. He scored 14 ry of Uruguay, who had here to win.” Warrior Felix eyes golden track finale times for Italy, including the only ever won two Fiji’s McKee, rued extra-time winner in the ‘Game games at the World Cup that his team’s dismal Doha, Sept. 25: A warrior The Worlds mark the start Felix though says she is the US trial indicate she has of the Century’, the 4-3 semi- and are ranked nine goalkicking had cost on and off the track, of what is in all probability not going to be satisfied plenty left in the tank. final win over West Germany at places below the them dear. — AFP Allyson Felix is determined a year-long lap of honour, making up the numbers in “I want to be back at the the 1970 World Cup. to go out on her own terms with Felix eyeing a golden the final stages of her Olympics,” Felix said. “I — AFP as she sets out on the final farewell at what will be her career, and is determined to want that more than any- leg of her glittering career fifth Olympic Games in compete in Tokyo next year thing. I want to go out on at the World Tokyo next year. in the individual 400m. my terms. A little sacrifice Regd. No. Championships this week. Unusually for Felix, Doha “I think it would be crazy here or there, I believe it TNENG/2010/35692 After 16 years at the pin- marks the first time that for me to say that I was dis- will be worth it.” nacle of her sport, the 33- she will not be entered in an appointed,” Felix said after While Felix remains first Printed & Published by year-old American has individual event at a major her sixth place finish at the and foremost a competitor, T. Venkateswarlu on behalf of accumulated more World championships after she US trials. she has also emerged as a Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited Championship and failed to finish in the top “I have my health, I have leading voice for the rights and Printed at Olympic honours than any three at the US trials in my family, I couldn’t ask for of women athletes. Deccan Chronicle Presses situated other track and field athlete July. Allyson Felix more than that. And I am In May, she denounced at SP 3, Developed Plot, Industrial Estate, in history. Instead, Felix will travel able to still do what I love.” long-time sponsors Nike Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. In Doha, she will be aim- as part of the US relay pool returned to racing in July Felix, who took silver in over the company’s mater- RNI Registration No: TN ENG/2005/14987 ing to add to an incredible as the Americans look to after a 13-month absence, the 400m final behind the nity practices, calling for Ph Nos: 22254747, 22254748, 22254750, collection of 25 medals, a defend the 4x400m title they which saw her give birth to Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller- greater support for female 22254751 dazzling haul that includes won in London. her daughter Camryn via Uibo in the Rio Olympics in athletes who take time off Editor: A.T.Jayanti Uruguay's players celebrate after winning over Fiji six Olympic golds and 11 That in itself represents a an emergency C-section in 2016, is confident however from the sport to have chil- during the Rugby World Cup match. — AP World Championship titles. victory for Felix, who only November last year. that her performances at dren. — AFP PAGE DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY I 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI 16 16