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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I FRIDAY I 13 MARCH 2020 WEATHER SPORTS 16 TABLOID O NATION 8 Max: 33.1 C | | Min: 21.9OC RH: 85% Rajini wants to be Atletico dump champs Tom Hanks tests Rainfall: Nil party boss, not CM Liverpool out of CL positive for Covid-19 Forecast: Cloudy sky. Misty morning. Max/Min deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle | PAGES | temp. 33.1/21.9ºC Vol. 83 No. 72 Established 1938 32 `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayanam Thithi: Phalguna Bahula Chaturthi till 8.53 am and India records 1st Covid death Panchami till 6.17 am Star: Swathi till 2.03 pm Varjyam: 7.16 pm to 8.46 pm Durmuhurtam: 8.52 am to 9.39 am and 12.49 noon to 1.37 pm 76-year-old Saudi returnee was in Hyderabad for two days Rahukalam: 10.30 am to 12 noon M.B. GIRISH | DC HIJRI CALENDAR BENGALURU, MARCH 12 Rajjab 17,1441 AH Mohammad Hussein Sidd- Corona wipes PRAYERS iqui, who died in Kala- Fajar: 5.26 am burgi in Karnataka on Zohar: 12.26 pm Wednesday, has now been Asar: 4.45 pm officially declared as the Maghrib: 6.31 pm first Coronavirus victim out `11 lakh cr Isha: 7.39 pm to succumb to the disease SUNSET TODAY 6.25 PM in India, with health ASHWIN J. PUNNEN | DC department officials on MUMBAI, MARCH 12 MEA TO LET IPL SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.25 AM Thursday confirming he MOONSET TOMORROW 8.30 AM was tested positive for With the World Health ORGANISERS MOONRISE TODAY 9.17 PM Covid-19. Organisation declaring Soon after the Karn- Coronavirus a pandemic, DECIDE ON EVENT ataka state health depart- investor sentiment took a ment confirmed that the beating and Dalal Street IN BRIEF 76-year-old religious lea- saw carnage on Thursday. DC CORRESPONDENT der was a positive case of The Sensex suffered its NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 Covid-19, B. Sriramulu, biggest single-day selloff AP reports 1st minister, health and fami- in absolute terms, plung- The Ministry of External ly welfare, tweeted that ing 3,204 points, or 8.97 Affairs (MEA) on Thu- Covid +ve case the Karnataka govern- per cent, intraday to rsday evening said that ment had made necessary 32,493 — its lowest point the authorities could Nellore: The first contact tracing, isolation in 23 months. The Nifty only advise the organis- Coronavirus (Covid-19) and other measures as per plunged nine per cent, or ers of the Indian Premier virus positive case in protocol. 950 points, intra-day to League (IPL) not to hold Andhra Pradesh has been The Telangana govern- 9,508, marking its lowest their sporting events in reported in Nellore on ment has been informed, recorded since June 2017. India in view of the pan- Thursday. The victim is a since the deceased was Registering the biggest demic, but that it was up 25-year-old youth studying admitted to a private hos- single day fall, the Sensex to the organisers of such in Italy, who had returned pital in Hyderabad, offi- closed down 2,919.26 events to take a decision. home on March 6. He devel- cials here said. points, or 8.18 per cent, at When asked if such oped dry cough on March 6 Soon after his death, the 32,778.14 and the Nifty set- events could be banned if and was admitted to the last rites were conducted tled at 9,590.15 points, organisers went ahead isolation ward of the gov- under strict medical Two employees walk in the unusually empty check-in hall at Arlanda international airport outside Stockholm, where down 868.25 points, or 8.3 on commercial consider- ernment general hospital, supervision and moni- flights have been cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus, on Thursday. — AFP per cent. ations, MEA additional Nellore. The medical and tored by the district The carnage in the mar- secretary Dammu Ravi health and family welfare health and family welfare ket wiped out `11 lakh said the matter could be department confirmed the officials at Kalaburgi. crore investor wea-lth. referred to the GoM mon- news of a positive Covid-19 Siddiqui was admitted to With markets down 20 per itoring the situation. case through a press a hospital, following com- 7,400 need to be traced cent from its recent high, release on Thursday, saying plaints of cough due to experts claim that mar- ■ More reports on Page 15 that the case was positive. viral pneumonia after his kets have entered bear return from Saudi Arabia. territory. constituents ended in the ■ Full report on Page 4 Siddiqui had gone to after 74 confirmed cases On a net basis, foreign red. SBI was the top loser, Saudi Arabia on January institutional investors crashing 13.23 per cent. 29 and returned a month KANIZA GARARI | DC sary as those arriving these are educated and sold equities worth All 11 sectoral indices Shah: NPR not to later. HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 from abroad tested posi- affluent people the phone `3,515.38 crore on compiled by the NSE Officials said the patient tive for Covid-19. One numbers are available and Wednesday, data avail- ended lower, led by the mark ‘doubtful’ had severe co-morbidi- India must trace and track Covid-19 positive patient tracing is easy. Each has able with stock exchanges Nifty PSU Bank, down 13 New Delhi: Allaying fears ties, such as a history of 7,400 people for the 74 con- can spread to three people. to report to the health showed. per cent. over the National Popula- hypertension, diabetes Mohammad Hussein firmed coronavirus cases “Contact transmission” department daily through The rupee fell to 74.34 “The Nifty 50 is down 22 tion Register (NPR), home and asthma and appen- Siddiqui that have tested positive. means that those who telecommunication. If per dollar, just 14 paise per cent and incremental minister Amit Shah on dicitis. (20 others are awaiting came from the 124 Covid- they develop symptoms shy of its record low of pain cannot be ruled out,” Thursday said no citizen will On his return from avirus, a couple of days confirmation.) 19 affected countries car- they must go to governm- 74.48, a level hit in said Vikas Jain, senior be marked ‘D’ or ‘doubtful’ Saudi, he was down with back. Experts calculate a con- ried the virus and those in ent hospital for checking.” October 2018. Brent crude research analyst, during the updating exer- fever and took treatment He, however, did not tact tracing ratio of one India whom they came in Due to the coronavirus oil futures plunged 5.76 Reliance Securities. cise and no documents at a private hospital. He respond to the treatment positive to 100. But if any- touch with are ‘suspects’ scare, those who went per cent to $33.73 per bar- need to be furnished to was at first admitted to a and died on Tuesday night one was at a mass gather- for the transmission. abroad have self-reported. rel intra-day, after the ■ Page 14: US trading halts prove citizenship. Also, it is hospital in Kalaburagi, at around 11 pm. ing, a cinema hall, a mar- These include those met People have cooperated. In travel ban. All Sensex 2nd time in a week not compulsory to provide following complaints of A senior health depart- riage, or a commercial and during travel, at home, Telangana there were any information not avail- cough and other symp- ment official said that he religious event, then 1,000 their friends, office col- issues about visiting Ga- able with an individual, he toms. Later, on advice of man died on the way back will have to be traced to leagues, vendors, etc. “We ndhi Hospital and dema- said. Shah gave the clarifi- doctors and family, he had from Hyderabad around prevent a widespread do a detailed detective-like nding private hospitals for Quarantined seek cation during his reply to a gone to Hyderabad, offi- 11 pm on Tuesday. transmission. investigation where each check-ups and isolation. debate on communal riots cials said. With a lockdown, each detail of the routine has to in Delhi which he said were Doctors screened him ■ Page 9: Siddiqui’s body must be traced and be gathered and traced,” a ■ Page 4: Possible to trace a triggered by alleged hate for suspected Coron- was sanitized checked. This was neces- health official said. “Since few thousands luxury facilities speeches after passing of the new citizenship law that gave non-Muslim illegal PAWAN BALI | DC demands. migrants Indian citizenship. NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 Many refused to step out of the buses and the ■ Full report on Page 8 Centre debunks ‘heat kills virus’ hope Indian nationals in quar- administrators made antine are giving the extra “efforts” to bring COUNTER BALU PULIPAKA | DC health, said on Thursday ● LUV AGARWAL, joint not be able to survive. belief” that the heat will Indian army, running the them into the facility. POINT HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 that not much was known secretary, Union health In fact, at one press con- “help in controlling the coronavirus quarantine Sources managing about the virus. It is a new ference earlier this month, spread of the virus”. facility at Manesar, a Manesar said it was an The Central government virus, he said at a news ministry, said that not Mr Rajendar, made this But the claim came back headache, by demanding emergency facility con- on Thursday delivered a conference. Replying to a much was known about claim for a second time, with full force last specially prepared food, sisting of temporary bar- wake-up call to those mak- pointed question on the virus when asked if and when asked about evi- Saturday, when Chief separate rooms with racks for accommodation, ing claims that rising tem- impact of summer and heat had any impact on dence backing the claim, Minister Chandrashekar attached bathrooms and administration, and med- peratures would control heat on the virus, Mr the virus’ survival rates responded that “my asser- Rao repeated the claim in five-star facilities. ical facilities. and arrest the spread of Agarwal said, “A lot is not tion was not born out of the Assembly that once the The Army is spending “It was created so that Novel Coronavirus that known about the virus,” vive. This argument was imagination”. temperature crosses 22 `3.5 lakh per day on the those quarantined could causes the dreaded Covid- making it clear, that there the basis of his repeated He had said that the degrees Celsius, the virus Manesar facility where be monitored for two 19 disease. The Telangana was no information on the statements that therefore, information was based on will not be able to survive. 455 individuals, mostly weeks by a team of doc- state government, led on impact of heat on the there was no need to have “what doctors have said While some viruses are Indians, who were evacu- tors and staff to watch for this front by health minis- virus’ survival rates. any fears of the disease and what I have read from known not to survive on ated from Wuhan (248), signs of infection. The ter Etala Rajendar, has Mr Agarwal’s response spreading in the state. articles”. surfaces in high tempera- Japan (124) and Italy (83) quarantine facility estab- been among those highly flies in the face of repeated Chief Minister K. However, at a subse- tures, Covid-19 is primari- have been quarantined in lished by Indian Army is vocal and an avid advocate assertions by Telangana Chandrashekar Rao too quent press meet on Covid- ly transmitted through three batches. an emergency facility and of a ‘summer heat will res- health minister Etala had asserted in the 19, Mr Rajendar, instead of droplets ejected by an Some Indians and for- not a luxury retreat,” said cue people from Covid-19’ Rajendar that once sum- Legislative Assembly last repeating the claim that infected person’s cough or eign nationals of Indian sources. theory. mer heat sets in, Covid-19 week that once daily tem- summer heat and lack of sneezes that are ingested origin who came from Luv Agarwal, joint secre- disease causing virus peratures cross 22 degrees humidity would kill the by others in close contact Italy created chaos on ■ Page 9: No merit in tary, Union ministry of would not be able to sur- Celsius, the virus would virus, said, “It is our with such individuals. Wednesday with their individual quarantine AIR | TURBULENCE Travel restrictions put in place by government affect airlines with results likely to reflect in quarterly earnings Private airlines to fly low after 20% fall in flight bookings

S. UMAMAHESHWAR | DC largest airline by number of ● WHILE ADMITTING that quarantine by every coun- equity markets. The stocks HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 tickets sold. aviation was under pres- try, both inbound and out- of Interglobe Aviation, the The private airline, whose sure, Ajay Singh, chairman bound passenger traffic operator of IndiGo airline, Tour packs money guzzlers With several countries lock- CEO had called the current have got severely impact- lost 11.43 per cent and ing themselves down to pre- time to be the “golden age and managing director, ed,” civil aviation joint sec- Spicejet 19.55 per cent. air- DC CORRESPONDENT tine, the global travel ind- groups from Hyderabad vent any further spread of for the sector” four months SpiceJet, believes that the retary Usha Padhee said on port companies like GMR HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 ustry has incurred a loss said. “They have lost their Coronavirus (Covid-19) on ago, expects that the impact pain is temporary. the sidelines of civil avia- Infra and GVK Power & of $47 billion which may airline fares and about `5 their lands, private airlines of low load factor in flights tion show Wings India 2020. Infra lost nearly 14 per cent Deep discounts for travel go up to $113 billion. lakh paid for hotel book- would once again end up in would be seen in the finan- far better placed than many To boost sales, SpiceJet and 12 per cent respectively. have backfired on tourists Industry experts say that ing. Italy is a popular des- red, despite aviation fuel cial results of this quarter others to weather this tur- launched a discount sale Though crude oil price — who booked packages for for India, the disaster has tination and the maxi- being available at nearly a (January-March). bulence,” Mr Singh said, offering one-away domestic the main culprit behind sev- Europe back in November just begun. The next 15 mum losses are here. two-decades low price. While admitting that avia- adding that the Indian mar- tickets for `987 and interna- eral bankruptcies of airlines and December. They now days will show how dras- European visas are valid “Daily bookings have tion was under pressure, ket has immense potential. tional tickets for `3,699, — is at a two-decade low, an stand to lose money from tic the situation is as the for six months, but will declined by up to 20 per cent Ajay Singh, chairman and “Number of international along with free meals and analyst said aviation stocks the airlines and from the numbers will roll out. people travel before the due to the Coronavirus managing director, Spic- visitors to India has come seats, for the travel period were battered because of hotels where they paid a “Group bookings are `40 next season?” scare and travel restrictions eJet, believes that the pain down drastically. I was told up to till February 28, 2021. lower anticipated sales and 25 per cent advance. lakh comprising families imposed by governments,” is temporary. “We have that it has come down by 25 Aviation stocks suffered higher dollar-denominated With Covid-19 forcing of 25-30,” Tulsidas Rat- ■ Page 3: Airlines said IndiGo, the country’s been here before. SpiceJet is to 30 per cent. Because of the badly in a global rout in debt servicing. countries to self-quaran- nam, a tour-packager for reschedule tour packages c m y k c m y k DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 pg 2 CITY Umasankar pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 3

AIRLINES IN BRIEF Combat measures Samples of 5 suspected RESCHEDULE Tourist visas on TOUR PACKAGES Covid cases collected hold from Mar 13 Hyderabad: Eighty-two while the state has reported Hyderabad: Those who have From Page 1 people came to Gandhi one positive case. come to India for business, Hospital on Thursday and The number of suspected professional work, medical Some airlines with samples of five were taken cases in TS stands at 942 as procedures and on family refund policies are while the others have been of March 12. Meanwhile visas cannot travel back to rescheduling and giving asked to self-isolate. around 53, 560 passengers their countries after March alternate dates, but this As of date, results of 12 have been screened at RGIA 13, when India stops all inter- option is only for regular samples are awaited in from February onwards. national flights. The Govern- airline fliers. Telangana for Covid-19. Government of Telangana ment of India has stated that European bookings in A total of 313 samples have has asked passengers to their visas will be extended January for the summer been collected and of them call 104 Helpline for assis- till April 15. But the question 2020 (post-April 20) were 300 have tested negative tance. is where will they stay and minimal. The Covid-19 who will bear the cost of a scare reduced bookings month’s extra stay? A senior drastically. government official said, “All Tourists wanted to foreign nationals will have to wait and watch the situa- seek help from their emba- tion in China. With Italy ssies. It will be the embassy and Iran affected by that will make all the arrang- Covid-19, the tourism ements and facilitate them. industry took a beating as All those who stay back there were no fresh book- have to get in touch with ings and old ones were them only.” cancelled. “Individual tour opera- GHMC to provide tors have lost `10 lakh each,” travel agent Srinivas Rao said. “Tour sanitisers to staff companies are losing `10 Hyderabad: The Greater crore and more. There Hyderabad Municipal will also be lay-offs if the Corporation will provide situation does not hand sanitisers for staff improve.” using the biometric atten- Due to the Covid-19 dance system, Mayor Bonthu scare, Kerala as tourist Rammohan said on Thursday. spot is already affected. The Mayor, who chaired a Domestic tourism to meeting that was attended North India is now among others by GHMC under watch as the num- commissioner D.S. Lokesh bers are high in these Kumar and senior corpora- states. Tourists will now tion officials, suggested that wait till April 15 to see if doing away with the biomet- there is any hope for ric attendance system in the domestic tourism in the wake of Covid-19 fears might A family wears masks as precaution against Covid-19 at Gandhi Hospital on Thursday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE summer. not be a good idea. The gen- eral consensus at the meet- ing was that if the biometric system was done away with, even temporarily, that could result in truancy. No sanitisation acts NIT STUDENT SUSPECTED carried out by RTC OF COVID-19 Staffers say that only daily morning cleaning is done DC CORRESPONDENT WARANGAL/HYDERABAD, BALU PULIPAKA | DC ● THE ORDERS said of steps to be taken, an employees and also com- MARCH 12 HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 that TSRTC regional RTC conductor serving muters’, the instructions managers were to on a long distance route said. A student of the National A week after instructions said on Thursday that The RTC must also put Institute of Technology, Wara- were issued to all region- ‘arrange’ to maintain “nothing of the sort is up posters with informa- ngal, is suspected to have cont- al managers of TSRTC cleanliness inside the being done.” tion on Covid-19 and racted Covid-19 and was placed to fully sanitise the fleet buses ‘cleaning door The orders said that ways to prevent it, and in the isolation ward of Maha- of RTC buses in the state, handles, passenger grab TSRTC regional manag- make announcements at tma Gandhi Hospital on some RTC staffers say rails, arm rests of seats ers were to ‘arrange’ to bus stations over the pub- Thursday. MGM superinten- the most they have seen with chlorine or alcohol maintain cleanliness ins- lic address system. dent B. Srinivas Rao said the is the daily morning based disinfectants. ide the buses ‘cleaning Neither was in evidence student has arrived with symp- sweeping inside the vehi- door handles, passenger at the Jubilee Bus Station toms of Covid-19 and was cles to get rid of accumu- implemented ‘immediat- grab rails, arm rests of on Thursday. immediately placed in the iso- lated garbage. ely.’ The instructions did seats with chlorine or al- Gate meetings with lation ward. “A decision will be On March 4, TSRTC’s not mention how often cohol based disinfec- RTC employees to be add- made whether to shift him to executive director (oper- the steps listed in the let- tants.’ ressed by doctors with Hyderabad or continue his stay ations) issued instruc- ter addressed to all the “We had no idea that we help from district med- at the isolation ward here after tions on the steps to be regional managers were are also supposed to get ical and health officers consulting the director of the taken to ensure that RTC to be repeated. The masks for our protec- and the Indian Medical health department,” he said. buses do not become car- TSRTC says that it car- tion,” a conductor said, Association must be he- Registrar of the National riers of Novel Coronavir- ries upwards of 100 lakh when asked if this was ld. “I haven’t yet come ac- Institute, S. Goverdhan Rao, us that causes Covid-19 passengers a day. being done as instructed. ross one or was I inform- said the research scholar disease. The precaution- While the instructions To the extent possible, ed of any such meeting,” returned from the USA on ary measures were to be were exhaustive in terms ‘distribute masks to a staffer at JBS said. March 1 after attending a con- ference and went to his native place in Kurnool. He came to Hanamkonda on March 8 but was staying outside the cam- Church puts off rituals over virus pus. “As he was suffering from cold, cough, and fever, he was initially admitted to Rohini DC CORRESPONDENT ● ARCHBISHOP SAID The traditional Sign of virus and the Church is Hospital on March 10. The HYDERABAD, MARCH, 12 the traditional Sign of Peace, where one has to doing its bit to avoid this. Rohini hospital authorities ha- Peace, where one has to shake hands with per- The Archdiocese circu- ve notified the case to the The holy water stoops sons beside one in a lated a special prayer DMHO and the patient was shi- will go dry from now on shake hands with mass, should be suspend- sent by Cardinal Oswald fted to MGM Hospital on Thur- and there will be no kiss- persons beside one in a ed and the namaste be Gracias, Archbishop of sday afternoon. NIT Warangal ing of the cross, the mass, should be adopted instead, he said. Bombay. has taken all precautionary Archbishop of Hyder- suspended and the nam- The Archbishop also Speaking to Deccan measures to conduct medical abad has stated in an offi- aste be adopted instead. said that on Good Friday, Chronicle, Vicar General examination of the students cial letter to who. These which will come up shor- Rev. S. Bernard said, returning from outside Wara- precautions are being the clergy and members tly, during the Venera- “This pandemic is ngal and also advised all facul- exercised by the Catholic of the congregation that tion of the Cross, people spreading, and keeping ty, staff and students to take all Church in view of the those who have contract- should not kiss the cross. this in mind, as there preventive measures to ensure spread of the novel coro- ed the virus should not Holy water stoops will will be bigger congrega- that they do not get any viral navirus. attend any social gather- also be dry. Person-to- tions during Lent and infections,” the registrar said. The Archbishop of Hy- ing or come for mass and person contact is a pot- Holy Week, public health derabad Thumma Bala to stations of the cross. ent way of spreading the is our concern.” HC expresses content over steps by TS to stop Covid-19

VUJJINI which will commence func- The court must also be inf- VAMSHIDHARA | DC tioning from March 13, and ormed of the best practices HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 laboratories have been set followed by the Kerala gove- up at MGM Warangal. He rnment in curtailing Covid- The Telangana High Court also informed the court that 19 and which of these prac- on Thursday expressed sat- a team of doctors has left for tices should be followed by isfaction over the steps Kerala to study the good the TS government as well. taken by the Telangana practices followed by that Assistant solicitor-general state government to contain state in curtailing Covid-19. Rajeshwar Rao, representi- the spread of Covid-19, the Every day, drug inspectors ng the Union of India, info- disease resulting from the are keeping a strict vigil on rmed the division bench coronavirus. medical stores, and action is that as on March 11, 44 con- A bench comprising Chief taken against those selling firmed cases of Covid-19 Justice Raghavendra Singh sanitisers and face masks at exist in India and the Cen- Chauhan and Justice A. Ab- exorbitant rates. tral government has invok- hishek Reddy was dealing Dr Shankar, Director, Ins- ed the Disaster Managem- with a PIL filed by Ms Sidda titute of Preventive Med- ent Act empowering states Laxmi which sough direc- icine, Hyderabad, informed to take the help of private tions from the court to order the court that each testing independent laboratories to the state government to pro- centre can test 100 patients contain the spread of the hibit the conduct of Holi every four hours and at this disease. and celebrations to prevent rate, the five testing centres Chief Justice Chauhan the spread of the virus. that have been set up can said, “The World Health State Advocate-General test 500 cases in a single day. Organisation has declared B.S. Prasad submitted a Chief Justice Chauhan, more than 73 countries as Note explaining the meas- while appreciating the resp- coronavirus affected and ures taken to prevent the onse of the state machinery, the epicentre has shifted to spread of Covid-19 in TS directed the Advocate- Iran, Italy, and the USA, and the preparedness of the General to furnish the though now there is almost state machinery to curtail details of hoarders of sani- a panic situation prevailing and contain the virus. He tisers and face masks or in the USA.” The court dir- informed the court that those selling them at high ected the state government more Covid-19 testing cen- price as action must be ini- to submit another report by tres have been set up in tiated against such persons March 23. The case was Osmania General Hospital, by the next date of hearing. adjourned to March 24. CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 4

SHORT TAKES NURSE WHO HAD ATTENDED TO AP REPORTS SIDDIQUI IN CITY QUARANTINED Hyderabad: A nurse in the in emergency room, which FIRST COVID-19 emergency ward of a private was separated from others. hospital in the city, who had Telangana health officials POSITIVE CASE come in contact with the 76- visited the private hospital year-old patient from Gulba- and counselled the nurse to DC CORRESPONDENT rga who tested positive for practice self-isolation. They NELLORE, MARCH 12 Covid-19, and died on have asked the hospital to Thursday, has been put on check on her daily. She has The first Covid-19 virus posi- isolation. now been listed as a Covid-19 tive case in Andhra Pradesh Mohammad Hussein Siddi- suspect but does not have has been reported in Nellore qui, the 76-year-old, was kept symptoms currently. on Thursday. The victim is a 25-year-old youth studying in Italy, who 9th DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE (DINALUU) had returned home on March Mr. BASANI INNA REDDY DOB: 19-09-1945 DOD: 06-03-2020 6. He developed dry cough on “Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the March 6 and was admitted to life; He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he time” - John 11:25 the isolation ward of the gove- “A day never passed without your memory rnment general hospital, you live in our hearts forever” Nellore. “May his soul rest in peace.” On Saturday 14th March 2020. Holy Spirit The medical and health and Church, Mass @ 10 a.m. in Reddypalem family welfare department co- Village, Chintalcheru. With Love & Affection: Wife: Mrs. Basani nfirmed the news of a positive Rojamma from all Family members, Covid-19 case through a press Sons, Daughters, Grand Children & Near & Dear ones. release on Thursday, saying Contact: 9705108026, 9000020022 that the case was positive, refe- rring to a report from the viro- (S/1920/D01997) logy lab of the Sri Venkat- SHRADHANJALI eswara Institute of Medical May god give strength to entire Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati. BOGHANI family for the “The patient is stable and all immense loss of his vitals are normal. He has Visitors at the Wings 2020, a biennial civil aviation show, at the Begumpet Airport on Thursday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE recovered from the symptoms and is keeping good health. He will be discharged after com- pletion of 14 days, after re-test- ing his samples again. All the five contacts of the patient have been identified and Covid precautions ignored brought under the hospital’s quarantine, as per protocol,” the press release said. YASH BOGHANI Another student, who had Inserted by: returned from Italy along with at Hyderabad air show Rucha, Reshma, Seema him, however, tested negative. Falguni, Rajul, Disha, Beena But he has also been kept Jigna, Jhanvi, Heema, Neha Kalpu, Reshma, Sujata, Falguni under observation at the GGH, Union ministry directed all states to take care at mass gatherings though he has no symptoms, (S/1920/D02004) as a precautionary measure. DC CORRESPONDENT ture screening at all Samples of the five have been HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 Wings India event venue 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY sent to Pune for testing and the access points.” results are awaited. The organisers of Wings However, none of these Wings India show turns 2020, a biennial civil avi- precautions were imple- ation show, turned a mented in actuality on UoH STEPS UP blind eye to the Union ground on the first day of health ministry’s adviso- the three-day event being out to be a damp squib SAFETY ACTION ry on precautions to be hosted at the Begumpet taken while organising airport. There was no FOR COVID-19 mass gatherings to pre- proactive housekeeping DC CORRESPONDENT aircraft parked in the ation sector in particu- vent the spread of management at the HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 static display area, com- lar, the fifth edition of DC CORRESPONDENT Covid-19, putting hun- event, which led to taps pared to over 50 airpla- civil aviation show, Late KRISHNADAS HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 dreds of participants going dry at some toilets India’s biennial civil avi- nes and helicopters in unlike the first few, GHANSHYAMDAS SHAH potentially at a health - so much so for all those ation show, the Wings the heydays of the event, appears to be have been S/o Ghanshyamdas Shah DOB: 09.12.1939 DOD: 13.03.2019 Amid the Covid-19 scare risk. who wanted to wash India 2020, may end up as and the industry. Out of bankrolled by Central Those we love don’t go away, they walk across the country, the In a memo dated March their hands with soap. a damp squib going by the 12 aircraft in the cur- and state governments. beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed University of Hyderabad 5, the Union ministry of Though the organisers the watered-down prese- rent edition of Wings At least two in every and very dear. (UoH) has kick-started a sus- health and family wel- had promised to provide nce of bigwigs of the ci- India, only Brazilian air- three big stalls at the Inserted by: tained campaign to educate fare had directed all state hand sanitisers to all vil aviation industry on craft maker Embraer exhibition were set up by Ghanshyamdas Shah Family. and sensitise the population governments to make attendees, they were not day one of the event here has brought in its E195- either government agen- Phone: 9346320041, 9866009594 of around 10,000 on its cam- sure that organisers of seen at most places fre- on Thursday. E2 145-seater aircraft, cies or public sector pus. mass gatherings take all quented by visitors. The main aim of the which matches with units. In an attempt to spread required precautions. Temperature screening business-to-business Airbus A320 and Boeing The Coronavirus 2nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY awareness and dispel rumours “In case any such mass was done only at gate no event has been to provide 757 in seating capacity. (Covid-19) scare appears around the pandemic, stu- gatherings are organi- 3, but several people a common platform for The rest of the 11 are to have had an effect on SHRADHANJALI dents and staff are developing sed, states may take nece- could get entry into the sellers and buyers of air- small aircraft, including the air show as the dele- communication materials, ssary action to guide the airport from other gates, craft and aircraft-related one from the Indian Air gate count appears to from pamphlets and posters to organisers on precauti- which didn’t have tem- goods or services in the Force that is not a part of have declined. The dura- short videos and interviews ons to be taken as per the perature screening. country. Aircraft have the civil aviation indus- tion of the current show and PSAs in English, Hindi, risk communication ma- The ministry of civil been a major attraction try. has also been truncated and Telugu on precautions terial,” the memo said. aviation, Ficci and Telan- of the show since its Given the turmoil in to three days by dropping that need to be taken at the Adhering to the direc- gana government are joi- inception in 2010. the global economy in the two open days for varsity. tion in letter, organisers ntly organising the fifth There were merely 12 general, and the civil avi- general public. On Thursday, an event was of Wings 2020 had clai- edition of biennial civil also held on the campus, at med on their website that aviation expo in which Dr Sandeep Ganta, sen- they have “made hand Hyderabad. The Telan- about sanitisers being care to maintain hygiene at many points and tem- ior consultant at Citizen’s sanitisers available to gana police personnel, provided for them to use. at the event. However, he perature screening, Dr. ANURAG CHATURVEDI (14 November 1955 - 13 March 2018) Hospital, spoke with students, attendees, deployed of a who were providing An official from the concede that he was which was being done YASH BOGHANI professors and non-teaching team of doctors and security at the event, in Union civil aviation min- unaware of water taps by state health depart- You always remain in our hearts, S/o Chetan and Dipti Boghani thoughts and actions. staff about ways to keep one- medics on standby for addition to the Central istry, however, in stark going dry in rest rooms. ment, would be conduct- Inserted by: Inserted by: Family Members self safe. visitors who feel unwell, paramilitary forces, said denial of these realities, He claimed that hand ed at all gates from Samir Damani, Rachana Damani, “A special section on the web- and provided tempera- that they have no idea insisted they took extra sanitisers were provided tomorrow. Uday Suchak & Seema Suchak, (S/1920/D01977) site of the University has been Alpesh Bakhai, Sejal Bakhai designated to preparedness (S/1920/D02000) and awareness of the Coronavirus. The Department of Communication at the Varsity has created communi- Religious, commercial meets pose big risk cation material and pamphlets and posters have been put up DC CORRESPONDENT people. Conferences host- March 13 when Indian to organise mass gather- The TS health depart- for display in three languages HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 ed by professional organ- travel restrictions come ings and keep all such ment is going to call all to help the teaching as well the isations will have to be into force with visas for functions aside for a these people and tele- non-teaching staff,” said Dr The Union ministry of cancelled till April 15. all short term foreign month. The police is lia- phonically check on Vasuki Belavadi, of the health and family wel- Organisers of health visitors being suspend- ble to take action if their health. If there are Department of fare has asked all states conference scheduled for ed. The notice on travel the orders are not fol- any symptoms, they have Communication, UoH. not to allow mass gather- March 15 in Hyderabad was too short, lamented lowed.” to report to Gandhi These steps are important ings and commercial and are not sure what will ha- an organiser who is now At the same time, all Hospital. as nearly 10,000 staffers, religious conferences ppen and an event organ- trying to get seats on an those people who have There are also two including a floating popula- which increase the risk iser has asked interna- airline for international come to India from additional thermal tion of outsourced workers of contracting Covid-19. tional delegates to hold a delegates to fly out. China, Italy, Iran, screeners at the airport stay in hostels and quarters Religious gatherings for web conference instead. Telangana health min- Republic of Korea, for screening incoming across the university campus the month of Rajab have Delegates to confer- ister Etala Rajendar said, France, Spain and passengers. But with in Gachibowli. UoH steps been cancelled. ences already in India “Please refrain from atte- Germany after February the lockdown from up safety measures for Police permission will are looking for flights nding conferences and 15, 2020 should self-iso- March 13 there will be no Covid-19. not be issued for gather- that will allow them to large gatherings. Organ- late for a minimum peri- international flights to ing of more than 1,000 leave the country before isers have been told not od of 14 days. India. 8th DEATH ANNIVERSARY I will dwell in the house of Lord forever. PILGRIMS | PROGRESS Pilgrimage was scheduled for July, August Possible to trace Haj plans hang in balance a few thousands From Page 1 due to coronavirus scare “It is still possible to trace DATA OF a few thousands and iso- Covid-19 CASES Late Rev. Dr. RATHNAM D. DANIEL ATHER MOIN | DC ● TOUR OPERATORS are rupted the plans of thou- time. Tour operators are late them than to deal D.O.B: 12.08.1954 D.O.D: 13.03.2012 HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 sands of faithful ahead of not collecting passports with lakhs of cases,” Dr Total number of Inserted by: not sure if they will get ALL FAMILY MEMBERS the fasting month of from their clients as they K.K. Aggarwal of the cases in India: 74 Ph: 9133989179, 9705008642, 9866149166 The annual Haj hangs in sufficient visas for the Haj Ramzan. are not sure when the Confederation of Medical (S/1920/D01998) the balance as fears about this year Pilgrimage planners are Saudi authorities will Associations in Asia and Serious: 0 the Covid-19 plague the worried about the travel revoke the ban on Umrah Oceania said. “The gov- Community spread: 0 world. This year the Haj is ● AN UNEXPECTED ban restrictions by the host visas. ernment has realised the due to take place in July on Umrah and visit visas countries of sacred places Habeeb Abdul Quader of virus is ‘high-risk’. The Super spreader: 0 and August and as the by Saudi authorities in the due to Covid-19 as these Bismillah Travels said, lockdown for a month More men have got spread of the virus shows wake of Covid-19 has countries have imposed a “We are not in a position to will help fight the virus.” Covid-19 than women no signs of abating, many disrupted the plans of blanket ban on entry of say anything at this junc- It is suspected that people fear that the Saudi thousands of faithful foreign citizens without ture. Saudi authorities many out there might Age group affected authorities if they don’t saying for how long it will may reduce the number of carry the virus without cancel the Haj, may reduce ahead of the fasting month be in place. Tour operators Haj pilgrims.” developing any symp- is: 3 to 45 years the number of pilgrims of Ramzan are thus unable to plan He said it’s not just the toms. So the 11,14,025 pas- Two cases of who visit the holy cities of the pilgrimage schedule usual businesses and sengers who were children: One each in Mecca and Madina. More have to cancel their for the holy month of industries that have been screened at airports will Kerala and Karnataka than two million people, planned Haj if Saudi Ramzan. severely affected by the be revisited. which includes two lakh authorities cut down the During Ramzan more Covid-19, the international “It is important as Indians, perform the Haj number of Haj pilgrims than 5,000 Muslims visit religious economy too has symptoms are not imme- every year. allowed, as tour operators Saudi Arabia every year. been affected as hundreds diate and the virus could can peak here. The exam- Tour operators are not will increase the cost. There are many families in of intending Umrah be in their body while ples of Italy, South Korea sure if they will get suffi- An unexpected ban on Hyderabad who spend a pilgrims have deplaned their immunity is fight- and Iran help us under- cient visas for the Haj this Umrah and visit visas by few days in the two holy and no pilgrimages can ing it,” said a senior stand that we cannot take year. People who use pri- Saudi authorities in the cities and are unsure be planned with any cer- health official. “With a risk as it is a major vate tour operators may wake of Covid-19 has dis- whether they can do so this tainty. most countries affected it hazard.” POLITICS pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 5

UTTAM DEMANDS IN BRIEF Suresh Reddy gets RS nomination HYD-VIJ PILOT TRAINING BULLET TRAIN

FACILITY IN TRS fields party’s general secretary Kesava Rao again to the Upper House Hyderabad/New Del- DC CORRESPONDENT ● SURESH REDDY who Congress. Mr Suresh hi, March 12: Telanga- CITY LAUNCHED HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 was the Speaker from Reddy, who was the na Pradesh Congress Co- 2004-2009, represented Speaker from 2004-2009, mmittee (TPCC) Preside- DC CORRESPONDENT The Telangana Rashtra Balkonda Assembly seat represented Balkonda nt & Nalgonda MP Capt. HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 Samiti (TRS) boss and Assembly segment thrice- N. Uttam Kumar Reddy Chief Minister K. Chand- in 1989, 1994 and 2004. 1989, 1994 and 2004. on Thursday demanded IT and industries minister K.T. rasekhar Rao on Thursday He failed to win the 2009 However, he failed to win that the central govern- Rama Rao on Thursday inau- re-nominated party gener- elections from Armoor. the 2009 elections from ment consider starting a gurated a new eight-bay pilot al secretary Dr K. Kesava Armoor. high-speed or bullet tra- training facility established by Rao to the Rajya Sabha the re-nomination of Dr Mr Reddy joined the TRS in between Hyderabad the Flight Simulation Tech- and nominated former Rao, the party boss chose in October 2018 two and Vijayawada. nique Centre, a city-based avi- Legislative Assembly Spe- him again keeping in view months prior to the Speaking on the Railw- ation training institute, here. aker K.R. Suresh Reddy to his experience. This will Assembly elections. Born ay Budget in Lok Sabha “Three bays of this facility the Upper House. be the third RS term for Dr on May 25, 1959, Mr Reddy today, Uttam Kumar Red- are already occupied by an Both the ruling party Rao, who was first nomi- started his political career dy reminded the Centre A320neo, Bombardier Dash-8 candidates will soon file nated in 2006 by the as a youth Congress work- that an assurance was and ATR72-600 simulator and their nominations for the Congress. Dr Rao was er. Dr Rao and Mr Reddy given to Telangana State with five simulators already biennial elections. It nominated by the TRS in met the Chief Minister under Andhra Pradesh positioned at FSTC’s Guru- appears that though there 2014, a year after he and thanked him for nomi- Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao flanked by TRS Rajya Sabha nominees K. Kesava Reorganisation Act of gram facility, the number of were speculations about switched over from nating them. Rao (right) and Suresh Reddy (left) in Hyderabad on Thursday. — DC establishing a Railway simulators with centre as on Coach Factory at Qazip- date are eight,” the company et. However, he said the said in a statement. promise has remained The company trains pilots unfulfilled for the last through full flight simulation DC union meets six years. While asking training at Gurugram and the railway minister to Hyderabad. clarify the Centre’s sta- nd on the issue, he said for some reason if the PALM OIL CAN government does not want to invest in the pro- ject due to shortfall of BE CULTIVATED funds, then it might look at Public Private Partne- rship (PPP) model. He IN TS: MINISTER said that AP Reorganisa- tion Act was passed by DC CORRESPONDENT both Houses of Parliam- HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 ent and therefore, it was essential for the Centre The Telangana state agricul- to honour the promises ture minister, S. Niranjan made in the Act so as to Reddy on Thursday told in the create employment and Assembly that 2.78 lakh also to honour the sanc- hectares land in Telangana tity of the Act. was suitable for the cultivation Uttam Kumar Reddy of palm oil. During the said that the railway Question Hour, replying to the route between Hyderab- questions from MLAs Balka ad, Telangana’s capital, Suman, A. Venkateswar Reddy, and Vijayawada, from Bhaskar Rao and Sandra the British time, takes Venkata Veeraiah he said that the travel time of nearly the Centre has accorded per- six hours. Therefore, he mission to cultivate palm oil in said that the Railway 18,100 hectares initially in the Ministry should consid- state. Assuring the House that er laying up a new line the farmers need not worry from Chityal to Jaggaya- about the minimum support pet to run a high speed price to palm oil, he said that train from Hyderabad to for 130 crore population of this Vijayawada. He siad Hy- country is consuming 21 mil- derabad-Vijayawada was lion tonnes of edible oil and one of the busiest routes the union of India importing in India. Therefore, he `75, 000 crore worth of edible said any high speed tra- oil particularly palm oil. in between Hyderabad Dr G. Sanjeeva Reddy, president of INTUC and Deccan Chronicle Employees Union, along with office-bearers and committee members during the annual general body meeting and Vijayawada on a of the union on the office premises in Secunderabad, on Thursday. — DECCAN CHRONICLE shorter route would be HC UPHOLDS financially viable.—INN RESERVATION FOR CONVERTS Jagga vents ire at Rao: Centre goofing up MP Komatireddy DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 Revanth Reddy tax devolution to states calls on Sonia A division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra DC CORRESPONDENT ● JAGGA REDDY lament- DC CORRESPONDENT ● WHILE INTERVENING was in power at the Cen- DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE CONGRESS high Singh Chauhan and Justice A. HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 ed the trouble he was fac- HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 when finance minister T. tre, it was always misle- HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 command is likely to Abhishek Reddy has observed ing from those owing alle- Harish Rao was replying ading the people and ve- appoint one of its MPs as that the mere conversion of a Internal issues among Chief Minister, K. Chan- to the discussion on the xed with the Congress, Bhongir MP Komatireddy the new TPCC president. Scheduled Caste man from Congress leaders came giance to Revanth Reddy. drasekhar Rao, on Thur- the people had given a Venkatareddy meeting Hinduism to Christianity will into the open on Thurs- He said the MP's support- sday, hit out at the BJP Budget 2020-21, he mandate to the BJP. But, Congress president Sonia ● THE TELANGANA not make him a Brahmin or a day, with Sangareddy ers have been posting government at the Cent- alleged that the BJP unfortunately, the BJP is Gandhi in Delhi on Congress has three millionaire and hence it is MLA T. Jayaprakash Re- preposterous content on re while alleging that it government has been also behaving just like Thursday set off talks of Members of Parliament unfair to deny him the reser- ddy aka Jagga Reddy co- social media claiming had been goofing up the misusing its power the Congress. the state getting a new pres- vation facility. ming down heavily agai- that he, along with MLA tax devolution to state which he had achieved Stating that there are ident for the Telangana dent will also move the high The bench appreciated the nst Malkajgiri MP A. Rev- Sridhar Babu and D. governments. after a prolonged politi- only few states which are Paesh Congress Committee command in appointing a state of Telangana for creating anth Reddy and his party Rajanarasimha, was join- While intervening cal struggle. feeding the country and (TPCC). new TPCC Chief. Former two per cent reservations for supporters. ing TRS. when finance minister T. Telangana is among the With the the BJP appoint- minister D.K. Aruna who such converts in the social Addressing the media Harish Rao was replying ● MAINTAING THAT in first three, he made it cl- ing its MP Bandi Sanjay joined the BJP from the welfare gurukul school admis- after the Assembly sessi- to the discussion on the the Constitution, the ear that Telangana is the Kumar as the president of Congress and former MP sions. The bench was hearing on, Jagga Reddy lamented attend the Assembly sess- Budget 2020-21, he procedure for tax collec- only state in the country the Telangana unit, the A.P. Jitendar Reddy who a PIL filed by P. Srinivas of the trouble he was facing ions or deal with harass- alleged that the BJP gov- tion and its devolution which is participating in Congress high command is joined the BJP from the Hyderabad who challenged the from those owing allegia- ment of his supporters. ernment has been misus- was clearly derived, he nation building. also likely to appoint one of TRS were also strong con- notification earmarking two nce to Revanth Reddy. He “Why could he (Revan- ing its power which he Rao said that though its MPs as the new TPCC tenders for the post of BJP per cent reservations for Dalit said the MP’s supporters th) nor rake up the issues had achieved after a pro- said that devolution is the Centre is getting aro- president. state president. In fact, Mr Christians issued by the social have been posting prepos- when he was in TDP?” longed political struggle. not a charity and it is a und `50,000 crore, in ret- The Telangana Congress Jitendar Reddy was in the welfare department seeking terous content on social wondered Jagga Reddy, Maintaining that in the constitutional right of urn the state governm- has three MPs and the pres- BJP in the past. But the applications for admissions media claiming that he, adding, “I am also booked Constitution, the proced- the state government. ent gets not more that ent present TPCC N. Uttam BJP high command decided into Class V. The bench point- along with MLA Sridhar in a case related to my pa- ure for tax collection and ● WHICHEVER PARTY `24, 000 crore from it. Kumar Reddy is one of to give the post to Mr Sanjay ed out that the purpose of Babu and D. Rajanarasi- ssport, but I never made it its devolution was clear- Rao also intervened a them. Though Mr Kumar. Mr Sanjay Kumar reservations was to uplift mha, was joining TRS. a party issue. I am fight- ly derived, he said that is at the Centre, it must second time when health Venkatareddy and another has long been associated those who were weak and Such acts need to be sto- ing it myself.” devolution is not a chari- give legitimate tax to minister Etala Rajender MP A. Revanth Reddy are with the RSS and the BJP deprived. The petitioner’s pped, he said while dem- “I want to know from ty and it is a constitutio- states. Reacting to BJP replying to the allegatio- are in the race for TPCC also but Ms Aruna and Mr counsel, Harinath, argued that anding the TPCC core co- Revanth Reddy, why he nal right of the state gov- leaders’ remarks with ns of Congress legislat- post, senior Congress lead- Jitendar Reddy are new once an SC person converts to mmittee and discipline could not win Kodangal ernment. Whichever the regard to the Centre’s ure party leader Mallu ers are said to be opposing comers into the fold. Mr Christianity, they cannot be committee to take action Assembly seat if he enjo- party in power at the Ce- grants to Telangana, he Bhatti Vikramarka of a the appointment of Mr Revanth Reddy is also a granted a reservation. against elements out to yed massive following. ntre, it must give the leg- said that for the past scam in selling maize st- Revanth Reddy as he had newcomer in the party Reacting to it, the bench said defame them. You are in jail now and itimate tax shares to the five years the state had ocks to the poultry indu- joined the party recently while Mr Venkatareddy has that the state and the society “Without giving clarific- yet aspire TPCC post,” state governments. stry at subsidised prices. and also has an RSS back- a long association with the should never try to hold a per- ations on such a sensitive the MLA said. Reacting to the BJP received only `10,000 Making it clear that ground. Mr Venkatareddy Congress. son back. By conversion, only issue, Revanth Reddy as The MLA said that if leaders’ remarks on the crores from the Centre. there was no scam in it, served as information tech- Meanwhile, speaking to the nomenclature of the per- raised the issues of GO harassment by Revanth’s state government with Rao said that to support nology minister in the YSR this newspaper Mr son changes, not his back- No. 111, and KTR farm- supporters are brought to regard to the Centre’s gr- the poultry industry, the Cabinet but had resigned in Venkatareddy said that he wardness or poverty. The cen- house issues and trying an end, he would person- ants to Telangana, he ded an apology from Uni- government has given 2010 in support of a sepa- had briefed Ms Sonia tral philosophy of the reserva- to push his personal agen- ally meet AICC president said that for the past five on home minister Amit incentives in purchasing rate Telangana state. Gandhi about political situ- tions is to attend to the more da on the Congress par- Sonia Gandhi and Rahul years the state had rece- Shah for misleading the the maize stocks from Telangana Congress lead- ation in the state and had oppressed and backward, the ty,” he said. Gandhi, and bring the ived only `10,000 crores people with the false fig- Markfed and that that ers feel that the decision of even requested her to bench said. He asked Revanth whet- mudslinging to their from the Centre. ures of tax devolution. was a perfectly legiti- the BJP high command to appoint a new TPCC her the MLAs should notice. He said he had deman- When the Congress mate thing to do. appoint the TS BJP presi- President at the earliest. LESSONS | DEBATE Education minister reminded of promises by CM Covid discussion MLAs up in arms on education in House today DC CORRESPONDENT ● EDUCATION MINISTER reminded the House several Kodimial mandal and also HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 Sabitha Indrareddy, said that times during Zero Hour that permit the occasional course DC CORRESPONDENT one case has tested pos- he had requested the sanc- in Gangadhara college. HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 itive for Covid-19 in the The MLAs of the ruling she is making note of the tion of an intermediate col- Parkal legislator, Ch. state so far. party and Opposition parties requests raised by the mem- lege for each mandal in his Dharma Reddy, expressed Speaker Pocharam He said that as a pre- raised concerns over the bers in the House. constituency, but his request annoyance at the delay in Srinivas Reddy has cautionary measure, delay in considering requ- ● N. NARASIMHAIAH of remained unattended till issuing the gazette notifica- allowed a short discus- thermal screening is ests to improve educational Nagarjuna Sagar constituen- date. tion changing the name of sion in the Assembly being done for passen- facilities in their constituen- Narayanpet MLA, S. his village from Dongala on Friday to create gers arriving from for- cies during the Zero Hour of cy reminded her that the Rajender Reddy, also request- Singaram to Pragathi awareness of Covid-19 eign countries at Rajiv the Assembly on Thursday. Chief Minister had promised ed to sanction a postgraduate Singaram. pandemic and allay Gandhi International Education minister, Sab- to set up a degree college college in his constituency Munugodu MLA, K. fears of people of virus Airport in the city. itha Indrareddy, said that she as Narayanpet became the Rajagopal Reddy, asked the spreading in the state. The minister told the is making note of the Chandrashekar Rao, had district headquarters of Chief Minister Rao to fulfill During Question House that a state level requests raised by the mem- promised to set up a degree newly formed Narayanpet his promise of constituting Hour on Thursday, coordination commit- bers in the house. college in Halia. He said till district. Gattupalli as a new mandal. health minister Etala tee has been formed Nomula Narasimhaiah of date no steps are being taken Choppadandi constituency He reminded Rao that he had Rajender, replying to a and a nodal officer has Nagarjuna Sagar constituen- to set up the college. MLA, S. Ravishanker, made this promise during question from TRS been designated for cy reminded her that the Bellampalli segment MLA, requested the government to his campaign in the assem- MLA S. Ramachandra state level monitoring Chief Minister, K Durgam Chinnaiah, also establish a degree college in bly elections in 2018. Reddy, said that only of the health situation. CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 6

IN BRIEF Social activists to Man sentenced Honking laws gone astray for sexual abuse 16 out of 17 silence zones fail to comply, ambient noise standards work against CAA Hyderabad: A 32-year-old DC CORRESPONDENT the union government is centring worker, who misbe- T.S.S. SIDDHARTH silence zones fail to com- ● THE MANUFACTUR- the Central Motor Vehicle honking brings anxiety to HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 against the fundamental haved with a woman in pub- HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 ply with the ambient noise Rules,” said a senior offi- motorists, imagine what it rights and the spirit of lic at KPHB by hugging her, standards. This, officials ERS of such noise- cial of the standards would do to patients and Social organisations and the Indian Constitution. was convicted and sen- Motorists in the city have say, is due to the unabated making vehicles must office, requesting anon- students,” A. K. Sinha, a prominent social activists The participants obser- tenced to six-month impris- thrown environmental use of fancy, multi-toned take certification from ymity. Experts from the retired scientist with the of the Telangana have de- ved that it is not just onment by a court on laws to the wind, with horns, which are meant to central pollution control board told Deccan cided to work against Muslims but all backward Thursday. According to the most of them honking at be banned. Breaking the the Bureau of Indian board were of the opinion Chronicle. It is not just CAA-NRC-NPR as a com- communities and citizens police, the woman, 40, a places like schools, places law, these cacophony-mak- Standards (BIS) that there should be clear experts, even school par- mon agenda under Allia- of the country will be af- cook at a women’s hostel at of worship and hospitals - ers exceed the upper limit demarcation of honking ents say that there is no nce against CAA-NRC- fected. Fascist forces are KPHB had lodged a com- designated silence zones. of 112 decibels. in the city. zones and silence zones. regard for the rules. NPR. A decision was tak- trying to change the con- plaint around 4 pm on Sep- Based on the ambient The manufacturers of “We don’t have any “If there is incessant “Honking in front of en at a consultative meeti- stitution and demolish tember 21, 2019, when she noise data generated for such noise-making vehi- record of manufacturers honking, then motorists schools is a regular affair. ng presided over by Justi- the unity of the people. was on her way to work, the the last five years, 2015-19, cles must take certifica- seeking such permission. who are at the receiving There seems to be no ce Chandra Kumar (Retd). A resolution has passed accused Mohd. Sadak Ali, 32, in seven cities, which tion from the Bureau of Usually, all such automo- end often develop anxiety, enforcement of the rules,” The decision to work demanding the state gov- hugged her from the rear. includes Hyderabad, it Indian Standards (BIS), bile-part manufacturers nervousness or something said Seema Agarwal, a together against CAA- ernment to reject NPR The accused touched the was noted that, honking bureau officials say that are mandated to keep to else. That is why there is a parent and member of the NRC-NPR came about and permit all types of woman inappropriately and knows no bounds. As they have not received any the laws laid down in the no honking signs near Hyderabad Public School because the organisations protests against CAA- outraged her modesty. many as 16 out of 17 such application till date Indian Standards Act, and schools and hospitals. If Parent’s Association. believe that the move of NRC-NPR.

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MAN GETS LIFER MAN ARRESTED IN BRIEF Three peddlers Worker held by 2 traffickers held, FOR 2015 FOR SEXUALLY ACB for bribe DOWRY DEATH detained: PD Act ABUSING CALF Hyderabad: An employee of 5 Nepalis rescued DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT Telangana State Wakf Board, HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 DC CORRESPONDENT When Rajesh was travelling HYDERABAD MARCH 12 who demanded `4,000 as HYDERABAD MARCH 12 in a bus from Vizag to bribe from a citizen for giv- A 29-year-old man who Hyderabad has got in touch A person was arrested ing information through A small office was set up for illegal gain set his wife ablaze for Cops from Rachakonda with Shabbir, Having intro- by Narayanguda police Right to Information Act, additional dowry was Commissionerate Has been duced that he is native of for trying to have sex (RTI), was arrested by Anti- GEETA VALABOJU convicted by a court on Detained Three Drug Ped- Madhya Pradesh, told him with a calf after receiv- Corruption Bureau (ACB) HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 Thursday. dlers Under PD Act reco- that he is dealing with sale ing a complaint from a sleuths at Nampally here on According to the Med- vered 2 Kgs Ganja, 150 gr- of drugs and that he can People for Animals Thursday. ACB officials said Two persons were chal police, accused Kat- ams Heroin, One Swift D- contact him whenever req- NGO volunteer. that Azher Khan, a Junior arrested for sending five ika Ravi, 29, of Srira- Zire Car from their posses- uired. Thereafter Rajesh Identifying the acc- Assistant (on a consolidated Nepali women to ngavaram village mar- sion, remanded them to jud- discussed with other two, used as Mahesh, police basis) in Towliath Comm- Azerbaijan by creating ried Srija (name chan- icial custody and lodged in about selling of Ganja and said he was caught eng- ittee, Permission, and Regist- fake visit visas. ged) in 2015. He took Central Prison, Cherlapally. heroin after procuring from aging in the act with a ration section (zone I) office The accused, Dyavalla some household articles, According to the police, Shabbir of Shirdi. Accord- nine-month-old calf by located at Haj House in Naresh and Kosna Thir- gold, silver and `50,000 Accused Rajesh Param- ing to their plan, Rajesh his neighbour, Mr Nampally was caught red- upathi Reddy, who live in towards dowry. Not even eswar Jamdade, Badavath purchased 2 Kgs Ganja and Verma. handed.The accused dema- Srinivas colony, had set a week into the mar- Kisan and Anil Bhosle 150 grams heroin from Narrating the incident nded and accepted `4,000 up a small office that riage, Ravi demanded ` 3 hailed from Jhamkhed Tq of Shabbir at Sirpur of Mah- Dattatraya Joshi, execu- bribe from one Syed Moinu- makes visit visas and lakh dowry. When Srija Maharastra State where arastra on credit basis and tive officer of the NGO Deccan Chronicle ddin, who sought informa- sending Nepali women Representational picture expressed the inability Badavath Kishan from Mah- brought the same in a Swift told tion under RTI Act. Azher to Arab countries, for of her parents, she was abbabad of Telangana. D-zire car to Kushaiguda. that the incident hap- was arrested at around 2 pm their own illegal gain. physically and mentally pened around 11.15 pm while taking the bribe at his On recent information harassed by her hus- on Wednesday. office and was produced by G. Raghuramudu, alo- Nepali women: band, mother-in-law, and “Our volunteer Verma before the Special Judge for ng with WPC and PCs, brother-in-law. Man booked for saw Mahesh, a worker SPE and ACB cases. two mediators went to Unable to bear the at a small dairy facility, Indira Apartment, Srin- harassment, the woman forcing himself on the ivas colony, Boduppal, went to her parents and calf. where they found two An exploited lot a panchayat was held in cheating a woman The gruesome act was GOLD SMUGGLER male and five Nepali the presence of the eld- recorded by the eyewit- women. Hyderabad, March 12: year 2017. Both plotted to ers in the village, where DC CORRESPONDENT Whatsapp and proposed to ness, who along with ARRESTED AT Upon investigation, According to the Special gain money by bringing her husband and the in- HYDERABAD MARCH 12 her. Further, he made false representatives of Peo- they disclosed their Operations Team (SOT), Nepali women to India, laws agreed to take prop- promises to the victim to ple for Animals and Hu- identity and working the accused Dyavalla in order to send them to er care of her, but on The Chandrayangutta pol- marry her and had sexual mane Society Internat- AIRPORT agency in the name Naresh and Kosna Arab countries by creat- September 21, 2015, Ravi ice booked a case against a intercourse with her at her ional/India, approached DC CORRESPONDENT ‘Mary Holidays’ which Thirupathi Reddy were ing visit visas without had set his wife ablaze person who cheated a wo- house. police through Dial 100. HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 arranges visit visas only friends from Jagatyal getting immigration per- when she was in the man under the pretext of Later, the accused got en- The Narayanguda for Nepali women to district who worked in mission. kitchen, which resulted marrying her. According to gaged with another girl. Af- police reached the spot A passenger, returning from Arab countries. Kurdistan, Dubai from In 2017, they opened in an explosion of the the police, in 2015, Mohd Ad- ter learning about it, the vic- and took the accused Riyadh, and trying to smuggle They were taken into the year 2011-2014. their travel agency at gas cylinder, the police nan Ahmed Shaik befrie- tim approached the police into custody,” Datta- in 1.4 kg of gold worth `60 lakh, custody and the five vic- Naresh studied till Dilsukhnagar and about said. Srija was admitted nded the victim through who booked a cheating case. traya Joshi, said. in the form of wire was arrest- tim women were res- Intermediate while 14 months ago, they shift- to a Gandhi Hospital for ed by Air Intelligence Unit cued. Thirupati Reddy has ed to Srinivas Colony, treatment but succum- (AIU) officials at Rajiv Gandhi Police seized four studied till the seventh Boduppal and ran the bed the next day. Ravi FURNITURES & FURNISHINGS International Airport (RGIA) mobile phones, one lap- standard. Both run a agency from a three-bed- was arrested and rema- here on Thursday. top, seven Indian pass- travel agency in the room flat. Both the nded. A charge-sheet wa- Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) ports, two Nepali pass- name of ‘Mary Holidays’ accused sent about 150 s filed before the Second sleuths intercepted a passen- ports, fake Aadhar cards at Hankawa and Erbil of people from Nepal to Additional District ger, who arrived from Riyadh and documents related Kurdistan for more than Arab countries on visit Judge Court at LB Nag- by flight (XY 325), who was car- to Kurdistan and some two years and used to visas, creating fake docu- ar, where Judge V. Venk- rying 1.4 kg of gold. The pas- other documents from book flight tickets for ments. ata Seshu Babu conduct- senger had concealed the gold the scene of offence, customers in need. In the last 15 days, the ed a trial and convicted in the form of a wire (THNN) under the cover of a con- Incurring losses in the accused were in touch Ravi. The Judge sen- coated with silver in his bag- fession cum seizure pan- business, they had to with five Nepali women, tenced Ravi to life impri- gage. The gold has been seized, chanama and the police close the travel agency. in order to send them to sonment.and to pay a and a case was booked against registered a suo moto Naresh returned India in Iran and Azerbaijan via penalty of `1000, said the passenger, under arrest. case against the accused. 2014 and Reddy in the Dubai. the police.

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SHORT TAKES Shah: Nobody ‘POUR ACID IN MY MP ministers storm resort in EYES IF I’VE DONE will be marked a ANYTHING WRONG’ K’taka to ‘free’ Cong MLAs New Delhi, March 12: In an unusual argument, expelled doubtful citizen BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Two ministers taken to Bengaluru police station, subsequently released Sengar on Thursday told a DC CORRESPONDENT Delhi court that if he has done RABINDRA NATH NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 2 PFI MEMBERS anything wrong, he should be CHOUDHURY | DC hanged and acid poured in his BHOPAL, MARCH 12 The Modi government on eyes. Thursday assured ARRESTED He was convicted for culpa- High voltage drama was Parliament that those ble homicide not amounting to on Thursday witnessed in responsible for riots “irre- New Delhi, March 12: murder in the death of the a resort located on the spective of their political, The Delhi Police on Unnao rape victim’s father. outskirts of Bengaluru religious affiliation will be Thursday arrested two Sengar, who himself argued when two Madhya brought to book” after members of the Popular during the hearing on quan- Pradesh ministers more than 50 people lost Front of India for their tum of sentence, claimed stormed the hotel to ‘res- their lives and many got alleged involvement in before District Judge cue’ 19 rebel Congress severely injured during anti-CAA protests and Dharmesh Sharma that he has MLAs, secluded there for the recent Delhi violence. northeast Delhi riots, offi- no involvement in the murder the last four days, leading Facing widespread criti- cials said. of the victim’s father who died to their ‘detention’ by cism over its inability to The accused have been in judicial custody on April 9, local police. control the situation and identified as PFI president 2018. “Give justice to me or else Ruling Congress allegation that the “com- Parvez and secretary hang me, put acid in my eyes if released a video here in munal virus” unleashed by Illiyas, they said. The two I have done something wrong,” which state higher educa- the ruling BJP would even- were arrested by the Delhi he told the judge. tion minister Jitu tually pose a threat to Police’s Special Cell, the Sengar, who was convicted by Patwari and state animal democracy, the govern- officials said. the court along with seven oth- husbandry minister ment in the Rajya Sabha ers on March 4 in the case, Lakhan Singh were seen also blamed the ment will be asked under denied any involvement in the engaged in a heated Opposition for spreading NPR. You are free to give death of victim's father and exchange with police lies against the amended whatever information you asserted that he has done no deployed at the resort. Citizenship Act, which the want. Nobody will be wrong. The video clip showed Union home minister said marked a doubtful citizen. On December 20 last year, the two ministers along ignited hate speeches. No one should be scared of Sengar was sentenced to jail with father of Congress Replying to a short-dura- NPR process.” for “remainder of his natural MLA Manoj Choudhury, tion discussion on Delhi He also invited a delega- biological life” in a separate holed up in the resort violence in the Upper tion of the Opposition par- case for raping the woman in along with 18 other rebel House, Shah asserted that ties to come and discuss 2017 when she was a minor. party legislators, being that the government was the NPR along with offi- During the arguments on taken to a bus parked not running away from cials of the ministry to dis- Thursday, the judge told there. BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia being felicitated by party leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan in Bhopal on Thursday. debate, as alleged by the pel fears being propagated Sengar that he has already “The two ministers Scindia said he considers himself fortunate that the BJP accepted him in the party and assured party workers Opposition but only want- about the NPR. been held guilty and he cannot along with Mr ed peaceful Holi. The Opposition in the that he will work wholeheartedly for them. deny his involvement as the Choudhury’s father were He also apprised the Rajya Sabha, led by the records clearly suggested that arrested by Bengaluru Upper House that two per- Congress, on Thursday he was on call with the police police when they tried to sons who were found to launched a scathing attack officials when the victim’s rescue the 19 Congress have links with ISIS and on the government as well father was being beaten up in MLAs held hostage in the All eyes now on Assembly speaker were part of the conspira- as the police over the Delhi custody. Sengar said he has resort”, AICC legal cell cy have been arrested by violence last month that two daughters and requested chairman and Rajya RABINDRA NATH Union minister linger further. Since the budget session the Delhi Police. claimed over 50 lives, and the judge that he be let-off. Sabha member Vivek CHOUDHURY | DC Jyotiraditya Scinda who Even as the Congress of the House has been Urging all parties to warned that the spread of Tankha said while BHOPAL, MARCH 12 has recently resigned leadership here has summoned on March 16, come together and dispel the “communal virus” addressing a news confer- from Congress to join BJP, banked on split in the the 22 rebel lawmakers fears about the CAA and would eventually pose a CONGRESS FIELDS ence here. All eyes are now focused have been shifted to a rebel camp enabling some may ‘willingly or unwill- NPR, Shah said, “No docu- threat to democracy. The video clip showed on role of speaker of resort in Bengaluru to lawmakers to return to ingly’ remain absent in DIGVIJAYA, Mr Patwari being pushed Madhya Pradesh assem- ensure that they are not the party fold to save the the House, putting the by the police when he bly N.P. Prajapati and wooed back to party fold Kamal Nath government Kamal Nath government BARAIYA FOR RS tried to enter the resort. Governor Lalji Tandon by the ruling party leader- from collapsing, constitu- into trouble. Veteran Congress leader with political impasse in ship here. tional experts were of the ‘But, if a complaint is SREEPARNA CHAKRABARTY | Digvijaya Singh and state MP triggered by ‘resigna- In another development, opinion that the speaker made to the Speaker of DC law minister P.C. Sharma tion’ of 19 rebel Congress MP Governor who was has a vital role to play to the Assembly alleging NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 were flanked by Mr MLAs, continuing. away in his home town of end the impasse. that they were forced to Tankha at the presser. Setting in motion the Lucknow on a ten-day- “Speaker’s decision to stay away from the ses- The much-awaited Congress Sources in Congress move to end the impasse, leave arrived here on issue summon to the 13 sion, then the Speaker list of Rajya Sabha candidates here said that the two the Assembly speaker on Thursday by cutting short out of 22 rebel Congress can order their produc- over which the party has ministers were taken to a Thursday issued sum- his leave. MLAs to be present before tion in the House almost lost a state government local police station and mons to 13 out of total 22 As many as 22 rebel him to confirm their res- exercising his power to not to mention a high-value then released. Congress MLAs who have Congress MLAs have also ignations indicated that ensure security of the leader to the BJP was finally The two ministers along a couple of days ago submitted their resigna- the Assembly has taken members of the House’, out on Thursday. with local Congress lead- submitted their resigna- tion letters to the control of situation deny- another constitutional AICC General Secretary ers were planning to stage tion from the House Governor through the ing Governor to play any expert and senior advo- (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal sit-in at the resort through Opposition BJP BJP leaders. significant role in the cate of Madhya Pradesh was the candidate from demanding ‘release’ of leaders Narottam Mishra These MLAs have also ongoing political drama”, high court Sharad Shukla Rajasthan along with local the MLAs from the resort, and Bhupendra Singh, emailed their resignation constitutional expert N. said. face Neeraj Dangi. sources said. seeking their presence letters to the Assembly Chaturvedy told this The ruling Congress Another leader Rajiv Satav, “The two ministers were before them within a speaker and Governor in newspaper. leadership may try to who is known to be very close assaulted by the police week to confirm validity their respective official “Governor has now no influence the rebel MLAs to Rahul Gandhi, also got a there”, Mr Tankha of their resignation mails. significant role to play once they come to berth from Maharashtra. claimed. papers. “We will go for floor test except ordering floor test House. In Madhya Pradesh, where He said the two minis- “The notices were deliv- in the House to prove our by the Kamal Nath gov- Speaker has also author- the Congress virtually implod- ters visited the resort to ered at their homes”, an majority only after all the ernment”, he said. ity to decide the cases of ed over Rajya Sabha nomina- ‘rescue’ the 19 rebel MLAs officer of the Assembly 22 Congress MLAs appear However, the rebels these MLAs without in tions, old war horse Digvijay being held ‘hostage’ in the secretariat said. before the speaker to con- MLAs are at liberty to their absence if he is Singh managed to get the first resort for the last few The secretariat may firm their resignations”, decide if they would pres- given evidences on the seat while the second, which days. Even, the cell issue summons to the rest veteran Congress leader ent themselves before the validity of their resigna- has become dicey now with the phones of these legisla- nine MLAs shortly, he and former chief minis- speaker. But, they have to tion letters. rebellion of MLAs loyal to tors were ‘seized’ and added. ter Digvijaya Singh said provide sufficient evi- Hence, the issue was Jyotiraditya Scindia was given they were now allowed to Nineteen of the 22 here on Thursday indicat- dence that they have not going to be more complex to local leader Phool Singh talk freely to their family Congress MLAs, who ing that the current polit- been coerced to tender in coming days, a political Baraiya. members over phone. owed allegiance to former ical crisis in the state may resignation, he said. observer here said. In Gujarat, another con- tentious state, the seats went to Shaktisingh Gohil and Bharat Singh Solanki. Gohil, a veteran state leader was CAA posters issue sent to new SC bench Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly and is known to be close to the New Delhi, March 12: of justices U.U. Lalit and commencing March 16, addresses have been dis- party’s senior leadership. Terming the putting up Aniruddha Bose took 2020,” the bench said. played in the posters to One of the most notable of posters of anti-CAA note of the issues It also directed the apex seek to be impleaded as omissions was the name of the protesters in Lucknow involved in the matter court registry to place parties in the appeal of party’s Communication “an issue of signifi- such as right to privacy immediately the case the state government. Department head Randeep cance”, the Supreme and the apex court’s ear- records before the Chief “Liberty is granted to Singh Surjewala who had Court on Thursday lier directions on com- Justice of India S.A. those individuals whose hoped for a berth from referred the Uttar pensation for damages Bobde “so that a bench of names and pictures Haryana from where veteran Pradesh government’s from rioters. sufficient strength can be appeared in the hoard- leader Bhupinder Singh appeal against an “Considering the constituted by the Chief ings to implead them- Hooda’s son Deepender is the Allahabad High Court nature of the matter and Justice of India in the selves in the present pro- candidate. order asking it to remove issue of significance coming week to hear and ceedings. If such applica- Surjewala was not even the posters to a three- involved therein, in our consider the controversy tions for impleadment allowed to be accommodated judge bench. view, the matter be involved in the matter”. are filed, the Registry is from any other state like The apex court said the placed before a Bench of The Supreme Court directed to list said appli- Chattisgarh where the party appeal required “further at least three judges as also granted liberty to cations along with the has nominated senior lawyer elaboration and consider- early as possible and those individuals whose main matter,” the bench K.T. S. Tusli as its candidate. ation”. A vacation bench preferably in the week names, pictures and said. — PTI

NEW | ROLE Will enter politics when there is an uprising in my favour: Rajini Rajini wants to be party boss, not CM

ANUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN is all in your hands. If you AIADMK and M. elections and the Chief | DC don’t accept what I’m say- Karunanidhi of the DMK, Minister will be someone CHENNAI, MARCH 12 ing now, how will you he added. “I was offered who is educated and far- accept in five years? I want this CM chair in 1996 itself, sighted. He will be a person Actor Rajinikanth disap- to see the new revolution when I was just 45. Having who is ambitious, kind and pointed many of his fans, and wave in TN politics. As turned it down then, do you with high self-esteem. And who were expecting him to I said earlier ‘a miracle will think I would get lured at the party chief will be like announce the date of happen and it will happen the age of 71? He spoke an opposition leader who launch of his political in 2021 elections.” about his three-point vision will be the first to question party, at his press confer- He categorically stated that has emerged following if anything goes wrong,” he ence in Chennai on that he would not be the the discussions he had with said. Thursday. Rajini said he Chief Ministerial candi- many people with a view to Substantiating his strate- would make his political date but only party chief. finding the mean for alter- gy, he added, “Even when I entry when there is a per- “I have never aspired to native politics. hear a script for a film, I do ceptible uprising in his become the Chief Minister “The first and foremost discuss it with at least 10 favour. He was, however, of Tamil Nadu but want to thing is that we have to get people. Imagine ruling a clear that the uprising has create leaders. I earlier said Superstar Rajnikanth away with ‘unwarranted state - how big a responsi- to come now for by the time ‘the system should change’. addresses a press confer- party posts’ that flourish bility and mammoth task it the next elections come, in Entering politics before ence in Chennai on after each election. is. I will bring in people 2026, he would be 76 years. cleaning up the system is Apparently, these posts lead with good reputation, Thursday. — PTI “This is the right time for like making sweet pongal in only to corruption in the including judges, IAS and an alternative in Tamil a fish kuzhambu vessel,” he desire to enter politics only entire system,” he said. IPS officers and infuse new Nadu, where there’s a vacu- said. on December 31, 2017 when “The political party and blood into politics,” he said. um. We need to create a new People may have been say- there was instability in the the government should not However, he made it clear movement to bring change. ing that Rajinikanth was state politics. There was a be headed by the same per- that he was not making any I want media to be united coming to politics for more vacuum then following the son. Youngsters and those sacrifice by refusing to and take the message for- than 25 years though he had demise of legendary politi- under the age of 50 should become Chief Minister, nor ward and educate people. It opened his mouth about his cians J. Jayalaliathaa of the be party candidates in the was it a political stunt. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 pg 9

SHORT TAKES 2 TEST POSITIVE IN 74 cases so far; India braces for worst KERALA; TOTAL Health ministry monitoring over 3K people; No mantris to travel abroad in coming days CASES RISE TO 14 GILVESTER ASSARY | DC VINEETA PANDEY | DC THIRUVANANTHPURAM, NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 US DEFENCE SECY MARCH 12 “God has been kind. We CALLS OFF HIS Two more persons were tested have not reached the positive for Covid-19 in Kerala stage of community on Thursday taking the total transmission, so no need INDIA VISIT number of positive cases to 14. to panic,” said Lav One person came to Kannur Aggarwal, joint secre- New Delhi, March 12: from Dubai and the other tary in the Union Health US Defence Secretary returned from Qatar. They are Ministry, even as Covid- Mark Esper’s visit to currently admitted to isola- 19 positive cases reached India on March 15-16 has tion wards in Pariyaram 74 in India on Thursday. been called off due to Medical College in Kannur With over 1,18,000 coron- the Covid-19 threat, and General Hospital Thrissur avirus cases across 114 Defence Ministry offi- respectively. Both had been countries, WHO has cials said on Thursday. screened at the airport on declared Covid-19 as a The trip, during which arrival and quarantined pandemic. Esper was supposed to before being shifted to isola- But the government meet his Indian counter- tion wards. maintained that the situ- part Rajnath Singh, is One more person from ation is well under con- among the several Thiruvananthapuram has trol and that health events being postponed been found positive in the pre- agencies were monitor- because of the coron- liminary test conducted at ing over 3,000 persons avirus infection. Thiruvananthapuram Medical who came in contact A two-day conference College laboratory. His sam- with the infected. organised by the ples have been sent to National “There is no instance of Manohar Parrikar Institute of Virology, any community trans- IDSA, which was to start Alappuzha for final confirma- mission and the positive from Thursday, has also tory test. cases relate only to local been postponed. The person tested positive transmission,” Agga- The defence minister from Thiruvananthapuram rwal said, adding that all and Home Minister had come from Italy. On positive cases are stable. Amit Shah were sched- returning from West Asia, he The government also uled to attend the confer- was put quarantined following said there is no need for ence. “Due to the pre- suspected symptoms. panic buying of masks vailing global situation Subsequently, he experienced “as not all people need to with regard to Covid-19, chill and uneasiness at home wear them”. The Centre it has been decided to and was admitted to isolation has directed chief secre- postpone the conference ward of Trivandrum medical taries of states to check to a later date. Fresh college where the preliminary against the hoarding of dates for the Conference test was found positive. masks and hand sanitiz- will be conveyed in due ers. A doctor checks the temperature of a child passenger, as part of precautionary measures against Covid-19, at a railway station in Jammu on course,” MPIDSA said. According to ministry Thursday. — PTI VIOLATING RULES, officials, 52 testing cen- tres and 56 collection SIDDIQUI’S BODY CPM-LED CITU centres set up by the government are screen- Delhi schools, cinemas shut till March 31 WAS SANITISED HOLDS DIST MEET ing people. Officials said Prime Minister From Page 1 DC CORRESPONDENT Narendra Modi is also DC CORRESPONDENT attended by Delhi chief He said that his govern- Baijal tweeted, “Reviewed to RML Hospital. Her son THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, monitoring the situation NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 minister Arvind Kejriwal, ment is fully prepared to preparedness to contain has a history of travel to The body of Siddiqui MARCH 12 with regular meetings. L-G Anil Baijal, and top deal with Covid-19, assert- COVID-19 in Delhi with Japan, Geneva, and Italy. was sanitised by govern- In a tweet, the PM said: The Delhi government on government officials. ing that more than 500 Hon’ble CM Eight other members of ment health officials The ruling CPM-led trade “Say No to Panic, Say Thursday declared Covid- After the meeting, the beds in hospitals are ready @ArvindKejriwal, Hon’ble their family were found to before handing it over to union CITU organised a public Yes to Precautions. No 19 an epidemic and shut chief minister said the to admit coronavirus Health Minister be asymptomatic. his family. District meeting in Thirssur district of Minister of the Central all cinema halls, schools, Delhi government was patients, if needed. He @SatyendarJain, CS, The traffic police has health officer M.A. Kerala in total violation of Government will travel and colleges — except making arrangements for said that measures taken Delhi & other officers. also issued instructions Jabbar inspected those restrictions imposed by the abroad in the upcoming those where exams are on quarantine facilities at so far to tackle coron- Decision taken to close regarding coronavirus for conducting the final government on mass gather- days. I urge our country- — till March 31. vacant flats owned by avirus were also reviewed schools, colleges, cinema the safety of its personnel rites and ensured they ing, public meetings and men to also avoid non- The government also Delhi Urban Shelter in the meeting. halls, etc. for some time to and motorists. did not touch the body conferences. essential travel. We can made it compulsory to dis- Improvement Board and Mr Kejriwal said: minimise the possibility “The Delhi traffic police with naked hands and Though the CITU leaders break the chain of infect all public places, under-construction hospi- “Whatever we are doing is of spread (sic).” personnel have been pro- used protective meas- maintained that they had spread and ensure safety including government and tals. to deal with coronavirus. I The latest case in Delhi vided extra masks, straws, ures to bury the body. taken adequate precautionary of all by avoiding large private offices and shop- Mr Kejriwal said: “All hope that all will support is of the mother of a 46- and hand gloves. They “The instruction for measures and made adequate gatherings.” ping malls, every day in cinema halls will remain us. In the entire world, year-old man, who had have been asked to wash conducting the final number of hand sanitizers, the Out of the total posi- the national capital. The shut till March 31. Also, all coronavirus is rapidly earlier tested positive for their hands if possible or rites of Siddiqui was Thrissur district collector tive cases, 57 are number of cases, which schools and colleges, spreading. But in India, the coronavirus. The 69- use gloves. They have been issued keeping in mind directed the organisers to stop Indians, and 17 are for- have tested positive, has except those where exams we all have so far been able year-old woman has now instructed not to interact public safety,” said Mr the event. Chief Minister eign nationals (16 from gone up to six with the lat- are being held, will to contain it. If we are cau- herself been detected with without mask, especially Jabbar. “All protocols Pinarayi Vijayan also inter- Italy and one from est case being reported remain shut till March 31 tious, we can save our the virus, making her the during alcometer test,” were followed for the dis- vened in the matter and got the Canada). These include from West Delhi. due to coronavirus. The country from coron- sixth patient in the nation- said joint commissioner of posal of the body.” meeting stopped. three from Kerala who The decision was taken government has declared avirus.” al capital. police (Traffic) N.S. “There will be no chance The CPM organized separate are cured. In addition, 83 at a high-level meeting coronavirus an epidemic.” After the meeting, Mr The patient is admitted Bundela. of virus on a dead body. meetings in Alappuzha and evacuees from Italy who It was sanitized as well. Thiruvananthapuram districts arrived on Wednesday But, since it is a suspect- in which over 90 and 100 per- have been quarantined ed case of Coronavirus, sons took part respectively. at Manesar. we gave strict instruc- There were more than 150 per- The Delhi government Duty-free shops Where are we supposed tion regarding the final sons present at the meeting in announced closing of all rites,” he had told Thrissur. schools, colleges and Deccan Chronicle. With the media highlighting cinema halls to prevent Karnataka has reported the violation of CITU, the col- large gatherings in the put restrictions five cases so far. lector had no other option but city. All major events in to go, cry Indians in Italy to intervene in the matter. He the city are also getting reportedly got instructions cancelled or postponed New Delhi, March 12: Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thiruvananthapuram, weeks due to Covid-19. India. We are expatriates from chief minister Pinarayi and the fate of IPL crick- Indian Customs has Singapore, Indonesia, March 12: “Where are we Another passenger said and where are we sup- NO MERIT IN Vijayan to stop the meeting. et remains uncertain barred passengers arriv- Spain, France, Vietnam, supposed to go?,” a Emirates Airlines and the posed to go?” a stranded As part of the preparation for after government ing from 15 nations, Nepal and Thailand will woman, stranded at an Italian authorities were woman traveller was INDIVIDUAL the local bodies poll the CPM advised BCCI against including China, the US, not be able to enter the airport in Italy, who had prepared to take them to heard saying in the video. had also scheduled meetings of holding any major sport- Italy and South Korea, duty free shopping area booked her tickets to India, but it was the Though they had QUARANTINE party workers in various dis- ing event that sees huge from entering duty-free due to operational limita- Kerala, was heard saying Indian government which reached the airport with tricts. gathering of people. shopping area at the tions till further orders, it in a video which has gone was insisting on the cer- confirmed tickets and From Page 1 In Vizhijiam, over 100 mem- The government has Delhi airport in wake of said. viral on social media. tificate, they said. were waiting in the queue, bers assembled to discuss the suspended all existing the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Health Many like her stranded The Ditrector General of the airport authorities Since the evacuees preparations for the poll. Top visas (except diplomatic, With the government Organization (WHO) on at airports in Italy can be Civil Aviation had recent- informed them they can- already travelled togeth- leaders of the CPM district official, UN/Internat- already cancelling visas Wednesday declared coro- heard making desperate ly issued a circular stipu- not board any flights as er, individual quaran- committee presided over the ional Organisations, with effect from March navirus (Covid-19) a pan- pleas for being airlifted to lating that people “travel- the Indian government tine for 14 days may not meetings. While the chief min- employment, project 13, this would mean that demic. Globally there their home state of ling from or having visit- was not prepared to find much merit. ister had himself given strict visas) till April 15. This even Indian nationals have been over 4,200 Kerala. ed Italy or South Korea” receive them, another “Despite differing indi- direction to defer, postpone and will come into effect returning home from deaths in 114 countries. “You tell us where we and desirous of entering traveller said. vidual preferences and cancel all meetings, his own from 1200 GMT on 13 these 15 countries will not The number of infected are supposed to go? We India “need to obtain cer- “We all reached the air- demands, the adminis- partymen seem to be caring March at the port of be allowed to enter the people in India is 73, as have come from Kerala to tificates of having tested port with confirmed tick- trators running the two hoots for the instructions. departure. Visa-free Delhi duty-free shopping per health ministry data. work here in Italy. We are negative for Covid-19” ets. But now the authori- facility have gone about travel facility granted to area. The government on expatriates. We have left from the designated labo- ties are saying that the doing their job in the OCI card-holders is also The Commissioner of Wednesday suspended all our jobs and homes. You ratories authorised by the Indian government was best possible way," said COVID-19 SUSPECT being kept in abeyance Customs at the Indira existing visas, except tell us what we are sup- health authorities of not ready to receive us. sources. till April 15. OCI card Gandhi International diplomatic, official, posed to do. Where will we those countries. There are small kids, Currently, 83 individu- ADMITTED T0 holders already in India Airport, Delhi, in a UN/international organi- go other than our state,” “Dear friends, we are pregnant women among als who arrived from can stay as long as they notice, said the ban has sations, employment, another woman passenger from Italy. We had booked us. Where are we sup- Italy on Wednesday are ODISHA HOSPITAL want while visas of all been put in place “in view project visas until April asked. tickets. But we are unable posed to go? We are quarantined at the facili- foreigners already in of the threat from Covid- 15. Also visa-free travel Small children and preg- to come to Kerala. The prepared to remain in 14 ty at Manesar, including AKSHAYA KUMAR India remain valid and 19 virus”. facility for Overseas nant women are among Italian authorities are not or 28 days quarantine in 74 Indian nationals and SAHOO | DC they can seek exten- Passengers arriving on Citizen of India (OCI) the 300-odd stranded allowing us to board the case it is required. We all nine foreigners of BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 12 sion/conversion of their flights from China, the holders has been sus- Indians in the airports in flight. They say the Indian are ready for that,” she Indian origin. The indi- visa or grant of any con- US, Italy and South pended from March 13 to Italy, where 827 people government was not said. viduals from Wuhan A Covid-19 suspect was on sular service. Korea, Iran, Japan, April 15. — PTI have died in the last two allowing us to get back to — PTI have been discharged Thursday reportedly admitted and 124 from Japan have to Saheed Laxman Naik completed their 14-day Medical College and Hospital isolation and are ready in Koraput. to leave. Reports said the suspect, Hotels bank on temperature checks, sanitizers To prevent a mass out- Abhimanyu Mundagudia, a break, the facility has bonded labourer had returned been divided into sec- from Kerala recently. New Delhi, March 12: sanitisation of all areas, ● Stating that its guests little to no non-resident if they show signs of any our guests or colleagues.” tors, each with a maxi- Abhimanyu was first admitted Hospitality chains across increased access to alco- business, entry to the of the symptoms or have In addition, cross-func- mum capacity of 50. The to Boipariguda Hospital on India, such as domestic hol-based hand sanitizers and colleagues are well hotel is being restricted to come in contact with tional, global response sectors are not allowed Wednesday and then referred majors Indian Hotels at prominent locations with no symptoms of hotel guests, it added. “In someone from a high-risk teams, including infec- to intermingle. to District Headquarter Company and EIH and and body temperature Covid-19, EIH that runs our hotels located in key country, the statement tious diseases and occupa- “Daily medical exami- Hospital in Jeypore. Later, he global firms like Hyatt, are checks for everyone visit- the hotels and resorts cities across the country, said. tional health experts, pro- nation of evacuees is was shifted to SLNMCH late on taking a slew of measures, ing our premises using under the Oberoi and non-resident guests are At Trident Udaipur, 83 vide guidance to our being done at the med- Wednesday night as his condi- including checking tem- non-invasive laser ther- Trident brands said it has being requested for their employees are undergoing hotels and help address ical facility area. All are tion deteriorated. perature of guests and mometers, it added. implemented a guest temperature readings self-isolation for a period specific situations, if required to wear a three- Earlier, six Covid-19 suspects staff, and undertaking “As mandated, we are check-in declaration form before entry,” the state- of 14 days as a precaution- needed, the statement layered mask at all were admitted at Cuttack SCB additional hygiene proce- notifying local authorities at all hotels. ment said. ary measure, it added. added. times,” said sources. Medical College and Hospital dures to control the spread on travellers coming from Thermal imaging cam- Emphasising that it is tak- In similar vein, Embassy After 14 days, persons in Cuttack. Their swab tests of Covid-19. affected countries,” IHCL eras are being procured to ing all measures to safety Group Hospitality with no symptoms are tested negative for the disease. “In light of the current said. toms associated to the monitor the temperatures and well-being of its Business Head Sartaj allowed to go home with They were released from the situation, we have imple- Stating that its guests virus. of each person entering guests and employees, a Singh said that both "our their detailed documen- hospital on March 10, informed mented additional precau- and colleagues are well “The temperature of the hotel premises. This Hyatt spokesperson said, hospitality partners tation sent to the local SCB emergency officer Dr tionary hygiene measures with no symptoms of each guest is being should be in place in the “We have introduced com- Hilton and Four Seasons surveillance units. Bhubanananda Moharana. across our hotels based on Covid-19, EIH that runs checked and recorded at next few days in hotels prehensive COVID-19 guid- are world leaders of Those infected are shift- A youth from Cuttack on the Ministry of Health and the hotels and resorts the time of check-in. If located in key cities across ance across Hyatt hotels stature. They are bringing ed to isolation facilities Monday and another from Family Welfare advisory under the Oberoi and any of the parameters are the country, it added. globally, detailing how to in global best practices to for further medical Kendrapara on Tuesday were and guidelines for preven- Trident brands said it has not normal, the guest is Corporate office col- protect against transmis- ensure that the well being treatment and recovery. admitted to the isolation ward tion and transmission,” an implemented a guest being requested for a med- leagues have all been sion of the virus including of our guests, our visitors “Apart from games, TV of SCB Medical College and IHCL spokesperson said in check-in declaration form ical examination before advised to work from implementing hand sani- and our staff is protected and meals together with- Hospital on suspicion of Covid- a statement. at all hotels. This form completing check-in for- home to the extent possi- tizer stations and frequent and we are suitably geared in a barrack, patients 19. The young man from This includes training identifies guests who have malities,” EIH said in a ble. The colleagues have cleaning of high-touch to meet any eventuality are not allowed to inter- Cuttuck had a cold cough after associates as per the proto- travelled to any of the statement. also been requested to stay areas, and procedures in arising from the Covid-19 act with the members of returning home from a trip to col prescribed by the high-risk countries in the For hotels located in at home under self-isola- case there is a suspected crisis.” another barrack or sec- Delhi and Agra. Government of India, past 14 days or have symp- remote locations or with tion for a period of 14 days or confirmed case among — PTI tor,” sources added. c m y k c m y k

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Covid-19: A challenge, Subhani but an opportunity too t’s a pandemic now, though a “controllable” one. The World Health Organisation has declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, literally means affecting everybody, for two reasons, according to its secretary- Igeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: the alarming levels of the spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction. The move was triggered by the sudden increase in the number of people infected by the disease and the death toll in the last 24 hours. Italy, one of the worst affect- ed, reported 194 deaths on Wednesday, taking the toll to 827. In Iran, 62 more lost their lives, taking the toll to 354. Some 127,000 cases have been reported from 120 countries and territories and over 4,700 people have died. WHO fears the number of cases, deaths and affected nations could climb higher. WHO’s concerns on governmental inaction are well-founded. It’s ironic that on the day WHO alerted the world on the impending threat, the United States shut itself off almost completely from the world. President Donald J. Trump has consistently been in denial mode, saying first that the coron- LETTERS avirus outbreak will be gone by April as “the heat kills this kind of virus” and then playing it down, comparing the Covid-19 statistics with that of the POSTPONE IPL flu. World media reports talk very poorly of America’s preparedness to The uncertain science tackle the escalating crisis, costing precious time for health workers. The BCCI is not concerned Experts suggest the virus had reached Italy in mid-January, but that coun- about people of India. try failed to identify it, leading eventually to its spread to every region and a virtual lockdown of the north. Iran initially boasted that the virus would- They are only interested in n’t touch it, and even suggested it could export masks to China. South making money. When Korea failed to spread the necessary information on the disease, that led to of military planning coronavirus is spreading a religious congregation becoming the epicentre of the epidemic. But all is not lost. WHO hopes to bring it down to a “controlled pandemic” its tentacles, it is far more if countries step up measures to tackle it. There are successful models all the status quo in the and so forth though per- important to take all possi- over. On Thursday, a day after WHO’s announcement, news came from region and what will it fectly suited for conven- ble containment measures China’s Wuhan that it closed all makeshift hospitals it had opened to treat do to preserve it? What tional wars, which were now. Lot of international Covid-19 patients. India, which has reported 74 cases with no deaths, has N.V. Subramanian is the level of threat that expected less and less announced a series of steps to tackle it. Kerala has developed an exhaustive contesting ideologies likely to occur. The games are being can- protocol to trace the infected; the Union health secretary is understood to pose? What is the corre- other could be quickly celled. To play 38 days of have advised other states to follow it. It’s time WHO led other nations in lation of future threats gotten into battle but cricket in different cities at picking up the best practices from around the world and made them avail- with the decline of the had limited staying able to all. The pandemic’s economic cost is yet to be determined. Stock Indian economy and power. That intermedi- a time of pandemic will be markets worldwide are in peril. The impact will be more on poorer coun- nearly stagnant defence ate force took the name the height of indifference tries; Iran has already asked the IMF to extend it a loan to fight the disease. expenditures where a of Brigade Combat to public safety. The coronavirus outbreak is no more a regional affair, and it demands orses for era. “Icons of 20th-centu- bulk is spent on salaries Teams (BCTs) centred B.B. Jagdeesh Rao that the world to pull together all its resources — financial, scientific, courses” is a ry warfare like large and pensions at the cost on Stryker all-purpose communications — in the fight. It’s a challenge, as well as an opportunity, late 19th-cen- main battle tanks and of force modernisation fighting vehicles which Hyderabad for humanity to remain united and fight the common enemy. tury British fighter aircraft are on and upgrade? were supposed inter alia Hidiom of the their way out,” he said Almost no country has to make up for the CORONAVIRUS addressing a military got answers to similar or absence of 70-ton tanks racetracks. Horses that When the world is trying to combat think tank. Since Gen. possibly slightly differ- in rapid deployments. Riots: Some questions remain prove winners, say on Covid-19, declared a pandemic by Rawat’s IBGs are to have ent questions exactly Although an interim boggy ground, may not WHO, it is saddening to see Chief tanks supported by air, right. Often not raising plan, its full evolution ome minister Amit Shah’s combative defence in Parliament on be as good on hard sur- Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao it’s not clear how that questions and demand- with so-called future Wednesday of his government’s record over the recent riots in faces. The idiom applies making irresponsible statements meshes with the Army ing adequate answers combat systems has suf- Hnortheast Delhi, where he blamed the violence that raged for over to military planning as in the Assembly about this dread- Chief’s thoughts which result in botched war fered a setback not least three days on a “well-planned conspiracy”, was curiously fuzzy on certain well but it brings with it ful virus. Though warmer climates are, independently, quite results. In 1967 in Sinai, because the US remains aspects — such as why it took so long to end the violence. While the home enormous difficulties may bring down transmission valid. If you add to that Israeli tank forces unconvinced of large minister stoutly defended the Delhi police, which falls under his direct and intangibles. Unlike rates, there is no mention about the the Indian Air Force’s seemed to be invested conventional wars charge, for containing the violence in “36 hours”, and said it deserved a horse, military plan- cut off temperatures for transmis- insistence on full ironically with the despite a resurgent praise for not allowing it to spread over a wider area, he failed to explain ning does not come sion in any medical journal and squadrons of fighter ghostly powers of the Russia and an expan- why it needed that long in a metropolitan area, where reinforcements readymade as an organ- research is still under way. A mul- planes with the 36 Wehrmacht armour sionist China. There are could have been rushed within an hour of the outbreak. He also didn’t ic whole. The whole tidisciplinary approach of support- Rafales forming the cher- great, Heinz Guderian. similarities between explain why, as the violence was starting, the police personnel deployed point and pain of plan- ive care can save many lives and ry on the cake, things In the Yom Kippur War BCTs and the Indian in the vicinity, stood as bystanders. Indeed, as many Opposition parties as ning are to make it so. Mr Rao quoting just tablets of start to look a bit ragged. six years later, anti-tank IBGs but their contexts well as Delhi’s AAP government had demanded at the time, the Centre All countries face prob- paracetamol would be enough It doesn’t end there. weapons proved the are different which raise could have immediately called in the Army or at least the paramilitary lems planning for future shows his ignorance and lack of Gen. Naravane believes nemesis of Israel. In 2006 their own perplexing forces and swiftly ended the violence. Mr Shah’s reply in the Lok Sabha wars and low-intensity seriousness on this issue. If what the future foretells more against the Hezbollah in questions. It is about did not cover this aspect either. conflicts. India is not he said was true we could have events like the Houthi/ Lebanon, history was horses for courses again. Mr Shah’s attack on the Congress, and specifically on the speech of its immune from this just saved 4,000 people all over the Iranian drone-missile repeated. It was more BCTs are purposed for president Sonia Gandhi on December 14, two and a half months before the as its victims include the world. Delhi riots, where she is said to have referred to “aar paar ki ladai”, as a United States, the strike on Aramco facili- than anti-tank weapons easy foreign deploy- Dr Rithvik Golla ties and the Balakot in 2006 though. By ments. They have seen part of the so-called “conspiracy”, while downplaying the role of hate world’s sole superpow- Secunderabad speeches like “goli maaro” by BJP leader Anurag Thakur and others just er, and Israel, the lead- attack. Saudi oil produc- focussing on the Hamas action in Iraq and tion plunged by more insurgency, Israel’s tank Afghanistan and are pre- before the Delhi elections (two weeks before the riots), as well as the threat- ing military state of the There is so much left to be desired than half after the warfare skills had dete- sent in Korea although ening language by the BJP’s Kapil Mishra a day before the outbreak, seems Middle East. of people on the roads in terms of September 2019 strike riorated when it took on their principal briefs are just partisan politics. The minister’s statement that a “scientific investiga- Since the beginning of hygiene. They litter the road, while the only verifiable the Hezbollah, which counterinsurgency and tion” would be done with facial-recognition software to identify, and crack 2019, the press has cough, sneeze and clean their nos- outcome of Balakot is a was both insurgent and counterterrorism. Are down on, those behind the violence seems justifiable —except that, given reported conceptual trils in full public view. This lack of lost plane and a cap- a conventional war- the same roles envisaged this government’s record, public confidence is low that it would deal with rethinking of India’s mil- hygience is not found anywhere in tured pilot. But the point fighter. Israel faced two for IBGs? From Gen. all communities fairly. That is why a full-fledged judicial inquiry into the itary force structure. the western world. Such people is taken. The Army war variants on two Rawat’s viewpoint, the causes of the Delhi outbreak might be the best way out. The Army Chief at the should be fined for endangering the Chief seems to suggest fronts and failed in fore- role would cover con- time and the current health of others. Only then will ECCAN HRONICLE conventional wars may sight, planning and ventional war because D C Chief of Defence Staff India become Swachh Bharat. (CDS), Gen. Bipin Rawat, be a thing of the past improvisation. IBGs include tanks. His S. Kishore advocated the concept of while the IBG concept As a superpower, the successor, Gen. ADITYA SINHA T. VENKATESWARLU Hyderabad Editor Printer & Publisher integrated battle groups and the IAF leadership United States has also Naravane, thinks tanks (IBGs). In the evolution would appear to be stuck barely muddled and even fighter planes DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: of the concept over the in it. Conceptual clarifi- through. After the first are outdated. 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his has never happened The court believed Princess thirties, fled to the beach, where the gleaming malls all a testament wannabe magnates and million- before. A British court has Haya, the half-sister of King she used jet skis to get to a boat cap- to a successful experiment in mer- aires here operate under the same found that the ruler of Abdullah of Jordan. She and the tained by a man with whom she chant capitalism, private mores archaic beliefs that women are TDubai, Sheikh Mohammed sheikh married in 2004, after a fer- had been communicating via the have not changed. property, available to be married Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, had vid romance that began at a riding Internet. The two were able to Among these prevalent norms is off, traded, held captive and arranged for two of his adult event in Spain. Both loved racing escape and survived on granola that royal women will ascribe to ignored. As it is in the royal lands of daughters to be kidnapped and their expensive horses on the cir- bars while they tried to use the strict codes of conduct, ensure that the Muslim world, so it is in the Rafia Zakaria forcibly returned to the emirate cuit all over Europe and the United boat’s satellite Internet to get the every move is approved by their plains and trenches like Pakistan. after they attempted to flee abroad. Kingdom. All seemed well until message out to the Western press. male guardians, spend their On the surface, the sheikh, who The fact-finding judgment emerged February last year, when the Near the coast of Goa, their monthly royal stipends and not dresses in full British garb for the from a case filed by the sheikh’s princess found out that the sheikh attempts at communication were complain. Those who do are dealt horse races at Ascot, appears to be a former wife, Princess Haya, to pre- had divorced her. The reasons for apprehended by the Indians, who with swiftly, as the examples of rational and sensible man who vent her husband from taking their the divorce are unclear, but what- had been forewarned by the princesses Shamsa and Latifa illus- would not be given to such atroci- children, aged 7 and 11, back to ever they were, the princess took Emiratis. When Princess Latifa trate. It is a terrible pity. The image ties. Yet the measure of his toler- Gulf royals in Dubai from where she had escaped her kids and left and went to was taken off the ship, she repeat- that Dubai presents to the world ance is so low that a woman who with them to London last year. The London. edly stated she was asking for asy- and to the hundreds of thousands of wants to make decisions about her court also granted protective It is not the first time that an lum. The men did not care to listen expats that live there is one of a lais- own life is more than he can handle. orders for the children. Emirati princess has appealed to to what she was saying and she was sez-faire merchant capitalism. With no one to stand up to him, it British courts: During the court proceedings, the British for help. Back in 2000, forcibly returned to Dubai. Alcohol is easily available, there fell perhaps to a British court to do among the most high-profile in Princess Shamsa, one of the What are the reasons so many are no restrictive dress codes for so. Princess Haya, then, is the one Britain since the divorce of Prince sheikh’s daughters, attempted an supposedly blessed royal women women, technology abounds and who got away. Not only that, she The princess Charles and Princess Diana, the escape after a riding event. (She too are trying to escape Dubai and money appears to possess the magic also managed to get legal protec- lawyer for Princess Haya argued was a skilled equestrian.) A huge Sheikh Maktoum? According to a of making everything possible. The tions to keep her children with her. that the sheikh had used his status search was launched and she was recent article published in Vanity idea that the ruler of such a place In the end, perhaps, the lessons to “threaten and intimidate” his eventually tracked down and Fair, the life of royal Emirati would harass his wives and keep that the men of the Muslim world who got away former wife. On two occasions she apprehended by Emirati body- women is very different from the his daughters captive seems, in the are unwilling to learn voluntarily found a loaded gun with the safety guards in Cambridge, England. She picture of suave urbanity that the glitz and glamour of Dubai’s syn- are taught to them by force. So it is catch off on her bed. On another, a has not been heard of since. Then sheikh projects in public. He has chronised fountains, impossible. for the ruler of Dubai; so too it may helicopter landed at her estate and in 2018, Shamsa’s sister, Princess had at least six wives and is the This syndrome of projecting the be for the pretend-kings of the men on board tried to kidnap Latifa, also attempted a spectacu- father of 30 children. While Dubai image of being progressive is very Pakistan. her, threatening to take her to a lar escape. Pretending to visit a sports a veneer of modernity, what familiar to Pakistanis. The country remote desert prison in Dubai. café, the princess, then in her early with the towering Burj Khalifa and does not have any royals but many By arrangement with Dawn OPED DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 pg 11 Memories of another riot: ‘84 lessons not learnt

The Muslims were a majority group led many people to were now made to bear the an agitation in November last and voted largely on religious The Congress never become staunch opponents of brunt of insecurities and fears year. His constables had to lines. Overnight, district recovered from the the party. For years they proud- of the majority that stemmed stand with placards outside the boundaries became an interna- genocide. But nor did ly announced that they had from attacks on another minor- police headquarters, watching tional border. My father’s fami- those of us who voted for the BJP, even though ity in 1984. hopelessly as their leadership Saikat Datta ly packed up overnight and the party had no hope of win- Repeated systemic failures: dithered. Once again, Mr trudged through hills and witnessed it firsthand. ning the polls. Many were con- Cut to the Delhi of 2020. The Patnaik’s leadership qualities crossed rivers to arrive in the The same panic that vinced that the Congress had systemic political and bureau- failed to impress as the city new India and rebuilt their we witnessed in 1984 “appeased” one minority, while cratic failures that led to the burned. broken lives. is back on the streets targeting the Sikhs. For many riots of 1984 have remained The Congress Party never During the anti-Sikh riots, Hindu Bengalis living nearby, exactly the same. The reports by recovered from the genocide. was 10 years old when colony would ensure complete my father’s patrolling duty was of Delhi. The only in a colony that was originally the Subsidiary Intelligence But nor did we recover — those the pogrom against safety of the few Sikh families between 1 am and 4 am. Every difference is that we called the East Pakistan Bureau (SIB) to the Delhi police of us who witnessed it first- the Sikhs started in living in the complex. night, as soon as he would are now less tolerant. Displaced Persons’ Camp (later were vague, and had no clue hand. The same panic that we Delhi in the aftermath Patrolling duties were handed leave to keep watch, I would renamed as Chittaranjan about a riot being planned. Most witnessed in 1984 is back on of Prime Minister out to all males to ensure there quietly get up and go to the Park), the BJP represented a Cabinet ministers in the the streets of Delhi. The only Indira Gandhi’s assas- was some form of resistance if window from where I could see couldn’t drink it. The next day party that would not “appease” Narendra Modi government, difference is that we are now sination. Naturally, any mob arrived at the gates. him. I kept a khukri at hand, was spent trapped at home, a particular minority. including those directly respon- less tolerant and fear more. We some of my early Stones were gathered up and gifted by an uncle who was an thirsty and waiting for confir- Ironically, the targeting of sible for law and order in the know who and what has led us Imemories are of extreme vio- placed at strategic points and officer with an Indian Army mation that the water was safe. the Sikhs, a tiny minority, led national capital, were in to that fear. But we can’t under- lence. I saw houses being rods and stout tree branches Gurkha battallion. In my mind, Days later we understood that to anger and the need for legit- Gujarat planning for US stand why we have become attacked, shops ransacked and were distributed as weapons to I felt responsible for my father this was a ploy to make us dis- imacy to target another minor- President Donald Trump’s visit. afraid. We are now consumed men being killed. A nearby the patrols. and I was prepared to rush and trust the Sikhs. ity, Muslims. In living rooms, The lieutenant-governor, by hate. gurdwara in South Delhi was My father, as a 10-year-old, fight alongside him, if he was “Othering” a community: families spoke of how the BJP appointed by the Central gov- If India needs to aspire to be attacked and nearly burnt. had to leave his ancestral home attacked. This was long before fake news would end the reign of the ernment to govern Delhi, held great, it will have to let go of its These memories are my in the newly-created East The few Sikh kids in the became fashionable, and we did Congress and endemic corrup- two meetings with top police insecurities and fears. It will prism to study what happened Pakistan. He had seen his colony took haircuts to look not have WhatsApp to spread tion, while also putting the officials who never asked for have to embrace the fact that in Delhi in February this year, share of violence during the like Hindus and we would go disinformation. Despite these Muslims in place. By the time additional troops and did not we are one people. We will rise as parts of the city burnt and 1947 Partition. His family had out and buy provisions for obvious limitations, the rumour the Babri Masjid was demol- anticipate the riots. A meeting or fall as one. That choice is for at last count left over 50 people settled in a place called Sylhet, them whenever the curfew was spread far across the city. While ished in 1992, many responded held with the Union home sec- us to make. Political parties dead and hundreds injured. then part of undivided Assam lifted. One night the young men it added to the panic, it also to news polls by pointing out retary to review security will rise and fall. But future In 1984, after the Army was and one of the two places in the in the colony were dispatched seeded doubts about the Sikhs that a major “problem” had preparations for Mr Trump’s generations will thrive or per- finally deployed, the next few subcontinent where a to every house with an urgent living amidst us. This was our been finally “resolved”. visit had no discussion about a ish depending upon what we do nights as residents of a Delhi plebiscite was held. Assam, missive. Every family was first experience of how a com- The “not appease” is a euphe- possible riot. today. Development Authority colony, under then provincial leader warned not to drink the water munity can be easily demonised mism for othering a minority. Then Delhi police commis- we were asked to take urgent Gopinath Bordoloi, was keen supplied by the municipal cor- and “othered”. It now became a group that sioner Amulya Patnaik had The writer is a journalist measures. It was decided that that the Bengali-speaking dis- poration. There was a rumour Ironically, the fear and the could be identified by their failed to stand up for his con- based in New Delhi the dominant Hindu Bengali trict of Sylhet was given off to that the Sikhs had poisoned the hatred of a Congress-led clothes, religious practices, stabulary when Delhi’s and a founding partner and Punjabi families in the East Pakistan. water supply to Delhi and we pogrom against a minority food habits and names. They lawyers attacked them during of CSDR Consulting The weight of right and wrong is too heavy on us

cussed a lot in manage- ment science because the end of the 20th century saw economic boundaries between countries crum- ble, as businesses became more complex, global and knowledge-driven. Managers need to ensure that their company is con- Amrit Sadhana tinuously innovative and improved to achieve and maintain a sustainable competitive edge. ow often do you A lot of energy goes into find yourself helping managers make standing in front decisions through training Hof your wardrobe programs, refresher cours- wondering what to wear? es and so on. But they over- We devote much time look the simple fact that it thinking whether to eat is the same person who regular food or opt for diet cannot make small deci- food, get a haircut today or sions in his personal life let it wait for one more who is working in the cor- week. It would be an inter- porate houses. If children esting exercise to count the are not trained to be inde- time one spends making pendent and courageous to small decisions in decide for them- daily life. The selves, how are worst situation they going to be happens when we able to decide mentally decide to about the broader do something but interests of their don’t have the reso- company when lution to imple- they become ment it. adults? We are more than Decision-making familiar with our hesita- is a habit that should be tion, lack of resolution or inculcated in childhood. self-confidence, and the Children should be encour- long habit of wishing to aged to make decisions — have been told what to do whether they are right or by somebody else when it wrong, doesn’t matter. The comes to deciding some- same child will grow up to thing. It is safer to throw be a self-confident, deci- the responsibility on the sive, resolute young person other instead of taking the who can manage a big risk of making a wrong enterprise and use the decision. knack learned at a young Human beings are intel- age in the best interests of lectually free to think for the company. themselves but this has The former American been too heavy a responsi- President Harry Truman bility for many people to followed his own advice carry. They easily give up when his decisions went their freedom to any awry: “Whenever I make a authority in exchange for bum decision, I go out and an easy life. Living is full of make another one.” This is choices, and choosing the clue: Keep making deci- seems to be difficult sions without worrying because nobody wants to about the results. accept the possibility of It’s not necessary to failure. The weight of right throw the results to the and wrong is too heavy on winds, but the very activity us. When deciding is too of making decisions gener- complex or the interests at ates energy which gives stake are too important, we you freshness and vitality. resort to an informal deci- Life becomes an adventure sion-support technique as you are always facing such as tossing a coin, ask- the unknown. ing an oracle, visiting an astrologer or a tarot reader. Amrit Sadhana is editor And this is about the small of Osho Times decisions of everyday life International. She facili- — what about the big ones tates meditation workshops in which a big corporate based on Osho insights house is involved? around the country and Decision-making is dis- abroad.

Erle Stanley Gardner dead TEMECULA, (CALIFORNIA), March 12 Erle Stanley Gardner, whose mysteries starring ace crim- inal attorney Perry Mason won him a rating as history’s biggest selling writer, died yesterday. He was 80. His office however, did not give the cause of Gardner’s death. The office said that he did not recover from an 50 YEARS AGO IN illness for which he was hospitalised earlier this month. Other sources said he had cancer. Gardner also master- minded the “Perry Mason” television show during its nine-year run. A lawyer turned author, the “old master” of the mystery novel confounded the publishing world with his prodi- gious output—almost entirely dictated rather than writ- ten by hand with the help of eight secretaries. He often turned out six books a year. WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 12 CONGRESS LIMITS IN BRIEF Torch lighting ceremony East Syria strike TRUMP ON IRAN kills 26 Iraqi fighters MILITARY ACTION Beirut: An air strike killed 26 Washington, March fighters of Iraqi paramilitary 12: Defying a veto thr- group Hashed al-Shaabi in eat, Congress has appr- eastern Syria after a deadly oved a bipartisan meas- attack on US-led coalition ure to limit President troops in Iraq, a war monitor Donald Trump’s author- said Thursday. Updating its ity to launch military toll for the Wednesday str- operations against Iran. ike, the Britain-based Syrian The House gave final Observatory for Human Rig- legislative approval to hts said it was probably car- the measure Wednesday, ried out by the coalition. The 227-186, sending it to coalition did not immediately Trump. The president provide comment. Before the has promised to veto the strike near the border town war powers resolution, of Albu Kamal, rockets were warning that if his fired at a military base north “hands were tied, Iran of Baghdad hosting coalition would have a field day.” troops, killing two Americans The resolution, spon- and one Briton. sored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., declares that Trump must win Violence as Chile approval from Congress before engaging in fur- marks Pinera’s 2 yrs ther military action Santiago: Students clashed against Iran. Kaine and with riot police in Chile’s other supporters say the capital Santiago during measure is not about protests that marked the Trump or even the presi- second anniversary of con- dency, but instead is an servative President Sebastian important reassertion of Pinera taking office on congressional power to Wednesday. The protests declare war. coincided with the 30th Six Republicans joined anniversary of Chile’s return 220 Democrats and inde- to democracy after Augusto pendent Rep. Justin Pinochet’s 1973-1990 dicta- Amash of Michigan to torship. During a ceremony support the measure. Six in Santiago, Pinera said that Democrats and 180 30 years of democratic rule Republicans opposed it. in Chile had been a “fertile” In the Senate last month, period that dragged 8m Chil- eight Republicans eans out of poverty. But he backed the resolution. also recognized shortcom- The resolution “sends ings and inequalities that a clear message that the hurt “the soul of our nation.” American people don't “We have not sufficiently want war with Iran and taken into account the fears that Congress has not and shortcomings of our Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou (centre) playing the role of a high priestess, holds a torch during the flame lighting ceremony at the closed Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of authorized war with middle class. We have not the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, on Thursday. — AP Iran,” said Rep. Eliot progressed strongly enough Engel, D-N.Y., chairman towards full equality of the House Foreign between men and women. Affairs Committee. While tensions with Iran have abated since a US Remains of US drone strike that killed Iran's top general in airmen repatriated Iraq to probe attack on US troops early January, the reso- Mandalay (Myanmar): The lution clarifying remains of suspected US air- Congress’ power to men killed in Myanmar dur- 3 coalition personnel dead , 12 hurt by a barrage of rockets targeting Camp Taji base declare war is still ing World War II were repa- important, Engel said. triated on Thursday, as Baghdad, March 12: forces a few kilometers needs is to serve as an tions across the wider “Congress doesn’t have American officials continue Iraq’s military on (miles) from the base fol- arena for vendettas and Mideast. Iran struck back to wait until the presi- searching for 500 unac- Thursday said it opened lowing the attack. external battles,” the with a ballistic missile dent alone decides to use counted servicemen in the an investigation into a A military statement statement said. Heigh- attack on US forces in military force again,” country. Myanmar was a key rocket attack hours earlier from Iraq’s joint opera- tened tensions between Iraq, the Islamic Engel told House mem- battleground between the that killed three service- tions command said care- the United States and Iran Republic’s most direct bers during floor debate Allies and Japan during the men, including two taker Prime Minister Adel in recent months were set assault on America since Wednesday. “It’s our war. The remains are thought Americans, at an Iraqi Abdul-Mahdi ordered the in motion by a rocket the 1979 seizing of the US responsibility to do to be those of some of the base housing coalition investigation into what he attack in December on an Embassy in Tehran. something, because we seven servicemen in a B-25G forces. called “a very serious Iraqi base that killed a US Wednesday’s attack coin- know the tensions could aircraft downed in February At least 12 coalition per- security challenge and contractor. cided with what would flare up again at a mom- 1944 in northern Salingyi. sonnel were also injured hostile act.” American airstrikes tar- have been Soleimani's ent’s notice. Iran has not Although the wreckage was late Wednesday by a bar- The United Nations con- geting the Iran-backed birthday. The potential been deterred as the ad- located two years later, it rage of rockets targeting demned the attack, saying militia Kataib Hezbollah power vacuum looming ministration promised.” was not until 2019 that the Camp Taji base, located 27 it took “critical political followed, which led to over Iraq comes after the Texas Rep. Michael US Defense POW/MIA kilometers (17 miles) attention away” from protests at the US embassy prime minister-designate, McCaul, the top Rep- Accounting Agency (DPAA) north of Baghdad, accord- Iraq’s ongoing domestic in Baghdad. A US drone Mohammed Allawi, with- ublican on the Foreign found possible remains in ing to a US-led coalition challenges, which threat- strike in Baghdad then drew his nomination earli- Affairs Committee, cal- the same region and retur- statement. A truck rigged en to create power vacuum killed Iranian General er this month. led the war powers mea- ned this year to continue the with 107 mm Katyusha at the seat of Iraq’s gov- Qassem Soleimani, a top That followed political sure “divisive and irre- search. On Thursday, a cere- rocket launchers was dis- ernment. commander responsible squabbling over the nam- US army forces at a training session at the Camp Taji sponsible” and based on mony was held in honour of covered by Iraqi security “The last thing Iraq for expeditionary opera- ing of his cabinet. — AP base north of Baghdad. — AFP a false premise. — AP the lost servicemen at Mandalay airport as white- gloved US guards carried the coffins draped in the American flag into a C-17 military plane. The remains Sanders isn’t dropping out, but ‘Sick’ Weinstein will be taken for further an- alysis at a Hawaii laboratory. back in hospital LANKA INVITES where does he go from here? New York, March 12: Oscar winning producer Burlington (US), March ● THE VERMONT senator tating defeat in Michigan choice, and that he could Disgraced Hollywood told Deadline. Weinstein OBSERVERS TO 12: Bernie Sanders is vo- offered no further details and losses in Missouri, show that during Sunday's mogul Harvey Weinstein was discharged from Cardinal George Pell wing to press ahead with on what his campaign Idaho and Mississippi. debate. Sanders promised was admitted to hospital Bellevue on March 5. his presidential campaign may look like before or Sanders noted that he won to press Biden for answers after he was sentenced to He was then shifted to MONITOR POLLS OZ COURT DELAYS at least long enough to North Dakota and that the about millions of Ameri- 23 years in prison for rape Rikers’ North Infirmary Colombo, March 12: Sri debate Joe Biden this after he and Biden — the continuing count in cans who don’t have heal- and sexual assault. Command, where he had lanka’s National Election weekend, even while last two major candidates Washington state th insurance, a criminal According to his undergone mild surgery Commission has invited for- FINAL VERDICT ON acknowledging his deficit vying for the Democratic remained close — but justice system he said un- spokesperson, the 67-year- just a few days beforehand eign observers to monitor the in the Democratic race presidential nomination — admitted he was trailing fairly targets and punish- old and wheelchair bound for a blockage in his upcoming parliamentary polls CARDINAL PELL may be insurmountable. spar Sunday night on badly in the race to secure es minorities and raising producer was back in heart. “In addition a com- in the island nation. The Vermont senator on stage in Arizona. enough delegates to clinch federal minimum wage. Manhattan’s Bellevue plication related to his President Gotabaya Canberra, March 12: Wednesday offered no fur- the nomination before the After that, though, Hospital for his “ongoing back surgery is going to Rajapaksa on March 2 dis- Australia’s High Court ther details on what his as unlikely as it may seem Democratic National Democrats’ desperate heart problems and chest be evaluated. We are solved Parliament six months on Thursday delayed ju- campaign may look like less than two weeks after Convention in Milwaukee. desire to defeat Trump pains”. Weinstein was suf- incredibly appreciative of ahead of its schedule and dgement in Cardinal Ge- before or after he and losing his once-command- “While our campaign could affect his calculus. fering from chest pains the level of care and atten- called a snap election on April orge Pell’s appeal aga- Biden — the last two ing front-runner status — has won the ideological Should Sanders get out and medical staff at tion the NYC Dept. of 25. The earlier Parliament was inst child sex abuse con- major candidates vying about how long Sanders debate, we are losing the soon, he could save Rikers Island decided to Corrections is showing appointed on September 1, victions, with a decision for the Democratic presi- will persist against debate over electability,” Democrats months of a he went to Bellevue, the regarding Mr. Weinstein’s 2015. now not expected for mo- dential nomination — increasingly daunting Sanders said, meaning messy and expensive pri- oldest public hospital in medical condition and we Rajapaksa sacked the House nths. The court adjo- spar Sunday night on odds, especially as the Democrats think Biden mary fight. the US, barely six days are hopeful he will be held after the minimum term of urned after two days of stage in Arizona. pressure within his own has a better chance of But an early departure after he left the same facil- overnight for observation four-and-a-half years neces- dense legal argument The only thing on party increases exponen- beating President Donald would also deprive the ity. given his recent heart pro- sary to dissolve it. Rajapaksa, over the case of the 78- Sanders’ public schedule tially. Trump in the fall. party's most passionate “Mr Weinstein is being cedure less than a week who was elected to office in year-old former Vatican was taping an appearance Sanders addressed “That is what millions of supporters, including taken to Bellevue Hospital ago and his ongoing med- November last year, had said treasurer, who is trying on Wednesday’s “Tonight reporters in Burlington Democrats and independ- many young people, of the Ward to treat him for his ical issues,” the he cannot work freely because to overturn a six-year se- Show Starring Jimmy after offering no public ents today believe.” He one man who embodies ongoing heart problems spokesperson for the pro- his powers had been reduced. ntence for sexually as- Fallon.” And that will con- statements Tuesday night, was quick to add that he the dramatic change they and chest pains,” a ducer added. He also faced restrictions as saulting two 13-year-old tinue to raise questions — when he suffered a devas- thinks he’s the stronger crave. — AP spokesperson for the — PTI the opposition commanded a choirboys in the 1990s. majority in the 225-member Pell, who once helped House. elect popes, is the high- According to National est-ranking Catholic HUMAN | EXPLOITATION 1m Uighurs and other Muslim minorities held in camps, say rights groups Election Commission member Church official ever con- S Ratnajeevan H Hoole, the victed of child sex organisation has invited crimes. He was not pres- observers from the European ent for the two-day hear- Union (EU), Commonwealth ing and will remain US seeks Xinjiang import ban over forced labour countries and the NGO, Asian behind bars while seven Network for Free Elections of Australia’s top judges Washington, March 12: world’s largest human companies are complicit WE KNOW that (ANFREL), to monitor the consider his fate. Lawmakers in Washington tragedies. It remains uni- in the exploitation of for- many US, upcoming parliamentary elec- A court official said have proposed a ban on maginable, frankly, that ced labor involving Uigh- international and Chi- tion, the Daily Mirror report- that it typically took most imports from China’s this is happening in 2020,” urs and other Muslim ed on Thursday. The observers between three to six Xinjiang region, charging Senator Marco Rubio, a minorities,” McGovern sa- nese companies are will be deployed across the months for a decision in that goods produced by Republican sponsor of the id. “Audits of supply cha- complicit in the explo- country. cases where judgement Uighur forced labourers bipartisan measure, told ins are simply not possible itation of forced labor They will submit their obser- had been reserved. Pell’s were easily making their reporters on Wednesday. because forced labour is so involving Uighurs and vations and recommendations lawyer, Bret Walker, on way into the United States. Representative Jim pervasive within the reg- other Muslim minorities after the conclusion of the Thursday urged them to The US already bans McGovern, a Democrat ional economy,” he said. polls. quash the conviction products made through who leads the The act would ban the JIM McGOVERN The observers will carry out rather than order a retri- slavery, but with rights Congressional-Executive import of any goods from Representative a comprehensive election al, saying it was “the groups saying as many as Commission on China — Xinjiang unless US assessment, focusing on the power and duty of this one million Uighurs and which looks at human Customs and Border ment camps aimed at erad- legal framework, electoral court”. He also accused other minorities are held rights — said that witness- Protection has “clear and icating their culture. administration, voter registra- the prosecution of an in camps in Xinjiang, law- es, surveillance photos convincing evidence” that Beijing says the camps tion, campaigning, conduct of “inappropriate and over- makers said forced labour and leaked documents all no forced labour was are “vocational education the media, including social engineered attempt at was interwoven into the showed the existence of involved. Uighur activists centres” teaching Mand- media, voting, counting and improvisation to make region’s economy. forced labour. say that China is conduct- arin and job skills to steer tallying, and the transmission matters fit that won’t “These practices in “We know that many US, ing a massive brainwash- “students” away from reli- A harvester works in a cotton field in China’s Xinjiang of results. fit”. — AFP Xinjiang are one of the international and Chinese ing campaign in intern- gious extremism. — AFP region. — AFP WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 13

IN BRIEF ● Philippine President Rodrigo ● Ireland on Thursday Duterte will be tested for the announced the closure of all 12,000 virus facemasks were allegedly being UNHRC session new Covid-19 as two key schools and colleges while smuggled by two Malaysians from Indonesia to government buildings were recommendin the cancellation their home country. The two were detained. suspended being disinfected over an of mass gatherings. ● Disgraced Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak’s exposure scare. Geneva: The top UN rights ● Sri Lanka on Thursday corruption trial was halted Thursday after his body decided on Thursday to ● Algeria has registered its first announced the closure of all defence team were reportedly ordered to suspend its main annual ses- death from Covid-19, the health schools across the country. self-quarantine over fears about the Covid-19. sion at the end of this week ministry said on Thursday. over the new Covid-19 pan- ● The death toll from the ● Russia said Thursday that it has sent test kits demic. A proposal presented ● A spike in cases in the Gulf collapse of a Covid-19 Xinjian for the novel Covid-19 to countries, including Iran, by Human Rights Council pushed infections in North Korea and former Soviet states. president Elisabeth Tichy- hotel quarantine facility in the Middle East for the new Fisslberger “to suspend the China rose to 29 on Thursday ● There’s one thing the Trump administration Covid-19 is Covid-19 past 10,000 cases 43rd session of the Human as the final victim was wants Americans to remember about the Covid-19 expected to Rights Council on the 13th of on Thursday. recovered from the rubble. March until further notice”, pandemic: It carries the “Made in China” label. continue for was met with no objections. sometime — a year, EPIDEMIC IMPACT and maybe longer Spain minister 3,169 is the toll in China due 114 new Covid-19 cases reported in 3,000 infected due to the ACROSS WORLD to the Covid-19. Cases continue South Korea on Thursday, but authorities novel Covid-19 in Spain as of — LEE HSIEN tests positive to drop sharply in China which warned that a new cluster in Seoul could Thursday as the number of deaths LOONG, Singaporean PM Madrid: Spain’s equality min- has reported 11 new fatalities. see the infection spread in the capital. almost doubled, rising to 84. ister has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been quar- antined with her partner, de- puty prime minister and Po- demos leader Pablo Iglesias, a government statement said on Thursday. “The minister Europe furious over Trump travel ban (Irene Montero) is in good condition and second depu- ty prime minister Pablo Igle- Officials say the trans-Atlantic embargo will wound economies reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic sias is also in quarantine due to the situation,” it said. Brussels, March 12: an and European markets “This morning, all members European officials reacted plummeted on the news. In ISRAELI SCIENTISTS of the government will with surprise and anger Brussels, European offici- undergo testing,” it added, on Thursday after US Pres- A ‘controllable pandemic’: WHO als and diplomats were fu- MAY ANNOUNCE indicating the results would ident Donald Trump impo- rious. “If he wants the EU be published later in the day. sed a trans-Atlantic travel Geneva, March 12: The lable pandemic,” he said. osest contacts,” he said, has disrupted cultural and to be the culprit, so be it. ban they fear will wound new Covid-19 outbreak “is “We are deeply concern- urging states to test every sporting events around It's erratic, unilateral and VACCINE SOON economies already reeling a controllable pandemic” ed that some countries are suspected case in a bid to the world as authorities creates a lot of problems Virus: China from the covid-19 pandem- if countries step up me- not approaching this thre- slow transmission. “Even try to prevent large gathe- that are unnecessary,” one Jerusalem, March 12: ic. Trump closed US asures to tackle it, the at with the level of politi- if you cannot stop trans- rings. Tedros said countri- envoy fumed. Scientists in Israel are ex- shuts Everest arrivals to travellers from head of the World Health cal commitment needed to mission, you can slow it es needed to find the right “Trump is simply kick- pected to announce in the Kathmandu: China has the Schengen border-free Organisation said on Thu- control it. The idea that down and protect health balance between protect- ing a man when he’s down. coming days that they cacelled permits for Mount zone — which does not inc- rsday. WHO director-gen- countries should shift facilities, old age homes ing health and preventing He wants to appear to be in have completed developm- Everest because of the lude Britain and Ireland — eral Tedros Adhanom Gh- from containment to miti- and other vital areas — social and economic disru- control, but in seven days ent of a vaccine for the Covid-19, expedition organis- in what he said was an ebreyesus acknowledged gation is wrong and dang- but only if you test all sus- ption. However, “contain- it will be clear that he is new Covid-19, according to ers said Thursday, ahead of “aggressive” effort to con- on Wednesday that the glo- erous,” he stressed. Over pected cases.” ment” needed to remain not,” he said, referring to a media report here. Isr- the spring climbing season tain the spread of the often bal outbreak of the new 4,500 people have died, The majority of cases the central pillar in any the spread of the disease aeli daily Ha’aretz, quot- on the world’s highest peak. deadly disease. Covid-19 could now be con- according to an AFP tally, have been in China, where plan to tackle the spread, in America. “This is going ing medical sources, repo- Last year’s traffic-clogged But European leaders ar- sidered a pandemic — a di- while the WHO said the outbreak emerged in he said. to be serious. What air- rted on Thursday that sci- spring window saw a record gue that their scientific sease actively spreading 125,000 cases had been rep- December, but major hots- “You can’t fight a virus if lines will still exist when entists at the Israel’s Insti- 885 people summit Everest, advice suggests travel rest- globally. But he told diplo- orted from 118 countries. pots have also emerged in you don’t know where it this is all over?” tute for Biological Resear- 644 of them from Nepal and rictions are ineffective mats in Geneva that descr- “To save lives we must South Korea, Iran and Ita- is. That means robust sur- Even Britain, which has ch, supervised by the Pri- 241 from the northern flank when the virus is already ibing the outbreak as a pa- reduce transmission,” he ly. Together, those four co- veillance to find, isolate, left the EU and is itself me Minister’s office, have in Tibet. The Nepal side present almost worldwide, ndemic should not mean insisted. “That means fin- untries account for more test and treat every case, exempt from Trump’s ban recently had a significant remains open for now and lamented that they that countries give up the ding and isolating as than 90 percent of all re- to break the chains of for now, expressed con- breakthrough in understa- although some expedition had not been consulted. fight to stop it spreading many cases as possible ported cases, according to transmission.” cern. “With regard to nding the biological mec- operators have seen cancel- “The covid-19 is a global further. “This is a control- and quarantining their cl- the WHO. The pandemic — AFP flight bans, we are always hanism and qualities of lations and climbers have crisis, not limited to any guided by the science as the virus, including better been asked to submit a 14- continent, and it requires we make our decisions diagnostic capability, pro- day travel history and med- cooperation rather than of the European Commiss- promised that EU experts Bulgaria or Cyprus. Tru- trade and cargo” would here,” finance minister duction of antibodies for ical reports. The Chinese unilateral action,” EU chi- ion and European Council would meet quickly. mp said the ban on travell- also be banned, forcing off- Rishi Sunak told BBC those who already have authorities “have informed us efs Ursula von der Leyen said. “The European Uni- “Economic disruption ers from the zone would icials to clarify the measu- radio. “The advice we are the virus and development that the moutain will close and Charles Michel said. on is taking strong action must be avoided,” he said. come into effect at midni- res would apply only to hu- getting is that there isn’t of a vaccine. from the north side,” Lukas “The European Union di- to limit the spread of the The Schengen zone includ- ght Friday, and would not mans, not goods. Despite evidence that interven- The development proce- Furtenbach of Austria-based sapproves of the fact that virus,” they insisted. Earl- es most EU member states affect US citizens return- the White House walking tions like closing borders ss, however, requires a ser- Furtenbach Adventures told the US decision to impose ier, Michel had made it along with Iceland, Liecht- ing from Europe. back this threat, the travel or travel bans are going to ies of tests and experime- AFP. Furtenbach said that he a travel ban was taken uni- clear that what Brussels enstein, Norway and Swi- Trump briefly caused al- ban itself could hit airlin- have a material effect on nts that may last months will be shifting his 11 clients laterally and without con- fears most is the economic tzerland — but not Britain, arm as he announced that es, travel firms and global the spread of the infec- before it is deemed effec- to Nepal. sultation,” the presidents hit from the ban, and he Ireland, Croatia, Romania, a “tremendous amount of businesses hard, and Asi- tion.” — AFP tive or safe to use. — PTI pg FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 | HYDERABAD 14 quick ■ Central bank offers to sell $2-b swaps to support rupee GST on mobiles, fertilisers, RBI steps in as rupee footwear & fabric to go up BITES MADHUSUDAN SAHOO till July 1,” they said. NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 DUTY STRUCTURE On relaxing ITC compli- gets near historic low ◗ Experts said the ance, they said, manufac- INDICATORS % In the backdrop of the turers can have an option spread of coronavirus rate hike would of utilising their ITC on Sensex 32,778.14 -8.18 FALAKNAAZ SYED thy, treasurer at FirstRand and the slowdown in the improve working inputs, input services Nifty 50 9,590.15 -8.30 MUMBAI, MARCH 12 Bank, explained, “The economy, the GST capital positions of and capital goods fully, move must have been trig- Council is likely to take a the manufactures and help in softening S&P 500* 2,512.20 -8.36 With bloodbath across the gered by an understand- slew of measures, includ- impact on prices. “The Dollar (`) 74.22 0.76 globe getting mirrored in ing that there is a liquidi- ing higher levies on cer- since it would cor- refund claimed on rect the inverted Pound Sterling (`) 94.46 -0.69 the domestic financial ty shortage of dollars tain items, in its meeting account of inverted rate market, the Reserve Bank despite the fall in US inter- on Saturday. duty structure, structure is about Rs Euro (`) 83.27 -0.26 of India (RBI) on Thur- est rates. So the RBI has Deferring the filing of though it may 20,000 crore per year and Gold (10gm) (`) 44,490▼128 -0.28 sday stepped in to soothe opened the window which return to a new date of increase the price of there is a need to correct nervous investors, stating would supplement the July 1 instead of April 1 this anomaly," they Brent crude ($/bbl)* 32.72 -8.58 that it is ready to take all interbank supply in the earlier, implementation finished goods. added. IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.236 1.780 necessary measures to over the counter market. of the e-invoicing system At present, cellular US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 0.688 -0.134 ensure that the effects of The advantage of doing and rationalisation of mobile phones attract 12 the Covid-19 pandemic on this is that a large amount rates of items such as ufactured goods attract a per cent duty, while GST * As of 10:00 pm IST the Indian economy are of dollars can be infused mobile phones, fertiliz- tax rate of 5 per cent or on some of its inputs are mitigated and financial by the RBI through a bank ers, footwear and textiles 12 per cent while their 18 per cent. With regard markets and institutions at a single price without are also on the agenda. inputs, input services to footwear, the council, in India continue to func- disrupting the market, According to top offi- and capital goods attract in June last year, had ECB fires off tion normally. which will give a clean cial sources, the GST GST at the higher rate of lowered the GST rate to 5 The rupee fell to 74.34 yields in advanced adding that the level of execution to the bank.” Council has proposed to 18 per cent or 28 per cent. per cent on items worth per dollar, just 14 paise shy economies. Flight to safe- forex reserves at $487.24 Global risk-off senti- increase the GST rate on The manufacturers have up to Rs 1,000, while stimulus to of its record low of 74.48, a ty has led to spike in billion as on March 6, 2020 ment amid continued wor- mobile phones and its to claim a refund of accu- those above this value level hit in October 2018. volatility across all asset remains comfortable to ries over the economic parts from 12 to 18 per mulated input tax credit attract 18 per cent duty. counter shock The RBI also announced classes, with several meet any exigency. impact from the coron- cent. “Similarly, the GST (ITC) where the tax rate However, inputs used by European Central Bank chief a six month US dollar emerging market curren- Indian equity, bond and avirus virus have weighed rates on fertilisers, tex- on input is higher than the sector attract the Christine Lagarde warned that sell/buy swaps to address cies experiencing down- currency markets have on the riskier assets, tile (mostly on man-made the finished goods. GST rate in the range of the coronavirus had delivered a the shortage of dollars. side pressures. witnessed their worst day including the Asian cur- fabrics and garments) The officials further 5-18 per cent. "major shock" to the global The central bank plans to Mismatches in US dollar as foreign investors cut rencies, which are down and footwear are expect- said that owing to the Similarly, the textiles economy that required urgent, offer $2 billion to the forex liquidity have become their exposure to them. nearly one per cent ed to be hiked to 18 per failure of GSTN soft- sector currently has a coordinated action, as she market on March 16. A accentuated across the Foreign investors have against the dollar as the cent in the council meet- ware, the council is likely differential GST rate of unveiled fresh stimulus to keep bank shall buy US dollars world,” said the RBI. sold Rs 33,164 crore in yuan weakened past the 7- ing,” sources said. to defer the new return 5, 12 and 18 per cent. This credit flowing. The ECB from the RBI and simulta- “On a review of current local debt and equity since mark. India's 10-year bond Experts said the rate filing system from the leads to difficulty in issu- launched a flurry of measures neously agree to sell the financial market condi- the start of March, yield rose by 11bps at 6.23 hike would improve earlier envisaged date of ing and claiming refunds to cushion the impact of the same amount of US dol- tions and taking into con- according to data from the per cent. working capital positions April 1. “Also, mandatory by exporters. The GST virus, including increased bond lars at the end of the swap sideration the require- National Securities India's current account of the manufactures generation of e-invoice rate on chemical fertilis- purchases and cheap loans to period. ment of US Dollars in the Depository Ltd. deficit narrowed sharply since it would correct the for business-to-business ers is currently at 5 per banks, but left key interest “Financial markets market, it has been decid- However, forex traders to $1.4 billion in October inverted duty structure, (B2B) transactions for cent, while inputs are rates unchanged. worldwide are facing ed to undertake 6-month ruled out a shortage of to December 2019 from $ though it may increase businesses with a taxed at 12 per cent. intense selling pressures US dollar sell/buy swaps dollars as forward premi- 17.7 billion in the same the price of finished turnover of over Rs 100 The lottery scheme on extreme risk aversion to provide liquidity to the um has remained steady period last year. The sharp goods. crore is likely to be under GST would also be due to the spread of foreign exchange market. at 3.75 to 4 per cent for the contraction in the deficit Currently, certain man- deferred by three months discussed in the meeting. Covid-19 infections, com- The swaps will be con- last three months but the was mainly due to a lower pounded by the slump in ducted through the auc- RBI move was pre-emp- trade deficit of $34.6 bil- Lodha Group’s international crude prices tion route in multiple tive. lion, and a rise in net serv- UK arm clears and a decline in bond tranches,” said the RBI Harihar Krishnam-oor- ices receipts, the RBI said. US trading halts SBI to invest $325 mn debt Travel bar `7,250 crore 20 lakh IT employees second time in a to rescue affects IT, Yes Bank hotel scrips may work from home week since 1997 New Delhi, March 12: In ◗ Nasscom had urged book of procedures) of Mumbai, March 12: The New York, March 12: RAVI RANJAN PRASAD a precautionary move to the government to FTP, inter-alia, permits ◗ On Wall Street, largest lender State Bank MUMBAI, MARCH 12 check spread of deadly employees of STP/EHTP The deepening coron- of India on Thursday coronavirus, state-owned relax restrictions units to take duty fee lap- avirus crisis sent stocks stocks fell so fast at announced a Rs 7,250- In Thursday's biggest Software Technology regarding allowing tops/computers, etc, out of into another alarming the opening bell that crore fund infusion into Realty firm Lodha Group's UK ever market fall, IT, hotel Parks of India on employees to work premises of unit for work- slide Thursday, extending they triggered an auto- the crippled Yes Bank subsidiary has cleared its $325 and aviation stocks were Thursday issued advisory from home, amid the ing upon by authorised a sell-off that has wiped matic, 15-minute trad- under which it will pick million debt that was raised the biggest losers due to that enables around 18-20 employees,” the advisory out most of the big run-up up to 49 per cent equity in through issuance of bonds in travel restrictions impos- lakh employees of IT coronavirus outbreak. said. on Wall Street since ing halt for the second the fourth largest private 2015. Lodha Developers ed by the government to units registered with it to ◗ Currently, there are STPI mentioned another President Donald time this week. sector lender. International, a subsidiary of contain the coronavirus work from home. restrictions on Work rule which permits autho- Trump’s inauguration. The fund infusion is Mumbai-based Macrotech contagion. IT industry body rised employees of STP The Dow Jones Dow just last month was part of the Reserve Bank- Developers (earlier Lodha IT stocks fell sharply, Nasscom had urged the from home under the (Software Technology Industrial Average plum- boasting a nearly 50 per mandated rescue plan. Developers), has paid $345 mn with the US and Europe- government to relax Other Service Parks)-ETHP units to meted more than 2,250 cent gain since he took the SBI said its sharehold- (Rs 2,550 cr), including $20 mn an economies, their main restrictions regarding Providers regime. work from a place outside points, or nearly 9.7 per oath of office on Jan. 20, ing in Yes Bank will as interest, to clear its debt. markets, likely to get allowing employees to the unit. “Keeping in view cent, at one point but 2017. By early Thursday remain within 49 per cent Lodha Intl. has completed all impacted badly from the work from home, amid the around 18-20 lakh employ- of the outbreak of coron- started climbing back afternoon, the Dow was of the paid up capital of payments for the redemption of coronavirus-led shut- coronavirus outbreak. ees work with them,” STPI avirus, it is advised to after the Federal Reserve clinging to a nine per cent the private lender and fol- its March 2020 US dollar bonds. down and travel restric- Currently, there are Director General Omkar make the industry/indus- said it would step in to the gain. It was still up 17 per lowing the fund infusion, tions. The BSE IT Index restrictions on WFH Rai said. try associations aware of bond market to address cent since just before it will pick up 725 crore fell 8.46 per cent and (work from home) under The urgent advisory this rule position enabling “highly unusual disrup- Trump’s election in shares. NSE's Nifty IT Index fell the OSP (other service issued by STPI, which to make aforesaid precau- tions’’ in trading of November 2016. “The executive commit- 8.83 per cent against providers) regime. overseas facilities and tionary measures in this Treasury securities. Still, A drop on Wednesday tee of the central board at Sensex and Nifty-50's fall “There are rules that rules for software expo- regard for continuity of the Dow was still down sent the Dow into what is its meeting held on March NCLAT sets of 8.18 per cent and 8.3 per allow employees to work rters, said in the wake of business operations in a nearly 1,600 points, or 6.7 known as a bear market 11 accorded approval for cent, each. from home in certain situ- the coronavirus outbreak, seamless manner,” the per cent, in the early after- for the first time in more purchase of 725 crore aside govt plea The top losers included ation. We have issued units may require employ- advisory said. noon, while the broader than a decade when the shares of Yes Bank at a TCS (-9.45 per cent), HCL those enabling clauses ees to work from home The coronavirus out- S&P 500 was off 6.3 per index lost more than 20 price of Rs 10 a share, Technologies (-8.18 per and will motivate all units using the laptop or desk- break, declared a pandem- cent. European markets per cent from its all-time subject to regulatory on 63 Moons cent), Tech Mahindra registered with us to top provided by the unit to ic by the WHO on lost 12 per cent in one of high, set just last month. approvals,” SBI said in an The NCLAT set aside the gov- (8.32 per cent), Infosys (- implement it. There are them. Wednesday, has led to their worst days in histo- The S&P 500 was likewise exchange filing on ernment's plea to supersede 7.82 per cent) and Wipro (- around 3,000 exporters “In this connection, more than 4,000 deaths so ry. in danger of finishing the Thursday. the board of 63 Moons 6.54 per cent). L&T registered with us and para-6.07 of HBOP (hand- far globally. — PTI The steep fall came amid day Thursday in bear The bank, however, did Technologies (formerly Finan- Infotech also declined by a cascade of cancellations market territory. That not mention the exact cial Technologies). But the 9.13 per cent. and shutdowns across the would bring to a close the quantum of stake it will NCLAT bench under Justice S. Offshore operations of globe and rising worries longest bull run in Wall be buying in Yes Bank. J. Mukhopadhaya upheld the IT companies would be that the White House and Street history. Under the reconstruc- directions of the NCLT Chennai hit though their onshore other authorities around The latest sell-off came tion scheme, SBI will operations may not be Revenue targets may miss the world can’t or won’t after Trump announced have to buy 49 per cent of bench to appoint three govern- ment nominees on 63 Moons affected much, analysts help the economic damage late Wednesday he would Yes Bank and cannot board. NCLAT also dismissed said. The fall, they said, is MADHUSUDAN SAHOO break is expected to As the impact of coron- from the coronavirus pan- restrict travel to the US reduce its holding below the plea of three directors, more sentimental, as IT NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 impact several sectors avirus is widely expected demic any time soon. from Europe in hopes of 26 per cent before for the including Jignesh Shah, chal- companies can manage such as tourism, hospitali- to stay till end June, the On Wall Street, stocks containing the virus, deal- next three years. lenging their disqualification. their offshore operations With the coronavirus ty and entertainment mop-up from disinvest- fell so fast at the opening ing another hit to the The SBI investment of from home as well. cases rising in the coun- industries. The visa ment and taxes would fal- bell that they triggered an already battered airline Rs 7,250 crore is much Among hotel stocks, the try, the government is restrictions will have a ter for at least two quarter, automatic, 15-minute trad- and travel industries. higher than Rs 2,450 crore top losers included EIH (- likely to face formidable cascading effect in almost even as cheaper oil is like- ing halt for the second The US President also it had planned initially 17.46 per cent), Lemon economic challenges, all the above sectors. ly to make up for the loss time this week. The so- outlined measures to for 49 per cent stake in the Tree Hotels (-17.07 per including a slowdown con- Explaining the impact of in revenue receipts for the called circuit breakers extend financial help to private sector lender that Nidhis given one cent) and ITC (-11.07 per sumption demand and the pandemic, an official current fiscal. were first adopted after individuals and business- began operations in 2004. cent). Indian Hotels, economic activity, and source said, "While lower "The decline in oil prices the 1987 crash, and until es hurt by the crisis. Last week, State Bank of which operates Taj Group may fall short of revenue international oil prices could have a bearing on this week hadn’t been But “the market judg- India chairman Rajnish year more to of Hotels, recovered after collection targets in the will lead to lower current the strategic sale plans for activated since 1997. ment on that announce- Kumar had told reporters falling 15.49 per cent to Rs current fiscal. account deficit and infla- BPCL, which has seen ero- Trump often points ment is that it’s too little, that the bank would update details 96.55 intra-day to close As the economy has tion, reduced economic sion in market capitalisa- proudly to the big rise on too late,’’ said Michael invest Rs 2,450 crore to 3.33 per cent down at Rs already slowed down to an activity will dampen tax tion over the last month," Wall Street under his McCarthy of CMC buy 245 crore shares of The government has given up 110.45 on the BSE. 11-year low, the virus out- mop-up as a whole." the source said. administration, and the Markets. — AP Yes Bank. — PTI to one-year time for Nidhi com- panies to update their details. 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CRICKET pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 15 LAST TWO ODIs SHORT TAKES TO BE HELD IN World Series EMPTY STADIUM tourney cancelled Corona puts IPL in limbo New Delhi, March 12: Mumbai: The Road Safety World The remaining two one- Series, featuring cricket greats dayers between India such as Sachin Tendulkar and and South Africa will be Brian Lara, have been cancelled played in empty stadi- for the time being in view of the Fate of glitzy league uncertain; BCCI mulls games sans spectators ums in Lucknow and rising coronavirus threat in Kolkata due to the dread- Maharashtra. DC CORRESPONDENT ed novel coronavirus A highly-placed source said that (with agency inputs) pandemic, the BCCI con- the series have been called off CHENNAI, MARCH 12 firmed on Thursday. for the safety of the players and The matches are sched- the public. The fate of Indian Premier uled to be held in March “In the interest of public safety, League (IPL) season 13 is 15 (Lucknow) and March the organisers have agreed to uncertain following a 18 (Kolkata). reschedule the remaining directive from the Sports The sports ministry matches. These matches will be Ministry not to encourage has issued an advisory played when the situation will the gathering of large that in case it’s unavoid- be conducive to hold them,” the crowds and advice from able to postpone a sport- source said. the External Affairs ing event, then it is The organisers had earlier can- Ministry “not do it at this preferable that it be con- celled the matches which were time but if the organisers ducted without a large to be played at the MCA want to go ahead, it is public gathering. Stadium in Pune and relocated their decision”. “After holding discus- them to the D. Y. Patil Stadium The IPL Governing sions with the Ministry in Navi Mumbai. Council will take a final of Youth Affairs and It was also earlier decided that call on the forthcoming Sports (MYAS) and the matches would he held in season (from March 29) on Ministry Of Health and empty stadiums, but now they Saturday. It is likely that Family Welfare have been cancelled for the even if the IPL goes ahead, (MOHFW), the BCCI on time being. which is what the BCCI is Thursday announced Maharashtra reported 10 cases hoping for at the moment, that the remaining two of coronavirus on Wednesday. matches will have to be One-day Internationals Due to the outbreak of the held before empty stadi- of the three-match novel coronavirus, several sport- ums toe the line of the Fans sport facemasks as they wait outside the Dharamsala Stadium where India and South Africa were to play an ODI on Thursday. — AFP series of South Africa ing events in India and across sports ministry directive. tour of India, 2020, will the globe have been cancelled The cash-rich IPL might be played without any or postponed. —PTI go ahead as suspending public gathering, includ- the cash rich league might Spectator at Women’s T20 final ing spectators,” a BCCI bring in contractual com- diagnosed with COVID-19: MCG Sports ministry tells NSFs release stated. — PTI No fans allowed plications involving hun- dreds of millions of dol- Melbourne, March 12: A spectator who attended on Ranji final day lars. A closed-door edition the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final between REMAINING PSL might not be the ideal India and Australia here on March 8 has tested pos- to follow health advisory Rajkot: The final day of the solution to a sport that itive for novel coronavirus, the Melbourne Cricket Ranji Trophy summit clash thrives on the presence of Ground said on Thursday but insisted that the risk New Delhi, March 12: MATCHES BEHIND between Bengal and Saurashtra lively spectators at the of him infecting others was low. The BCCI kept mum but will be played without any spec- venues besides the mil- The final was won by Australia by 85 runs for a the Sports Ministry on CLOSED DOORS tators due to the COVID-19 pan- lions on TV. fifth world title. “...a person who attended the ICC Thursday dropped hints demic, the BCCI said on Meanwhile, Chennai Women’s T20 World Cup Final at the MCG on that the IPL could be held Karachi, March 12: Thursday. Super Kings CEO Kasi Sunday March 8 has now been diagnosed with in empty stadiums due to The Pakistan Cricket “No public will be allowed on Viswanathan has made it COVID-19,” the Melbourne Cricket Ground man- the COVID-19 pandemic Board (PCB) on the final day. Only the players, clear that the fresh visa agement said in a statement. even as foreign players Thursday decided to match officials, officials from advisory from the Indian “The Department of Health and Human Services were ruled out of the hold the remaining the host association and media government has made it (DHHS) has advised of the patron’s diagnosis and glitzy event till April 15 matches of the Pakistan are allowed,” BCCI general man- almost impossible for for- has classified it as a low-risk of spreading COVID- following government- Super League (PSL) ager Saba Karim, who is in eign players to join their 19 to surrounding members of the public and staff. imposed travel restric- behind closed doors charge of domestic cricket said. respective teams in the The patron sat on Level 2 of the Northern Stand at tions. after the spread of novel The decision came after Indian Premier League the MCG in section N42,” it added. IPL in empty stadiums coronavirus pandemic the Sports Ministry’s advisory to before April 15 unless the The DHHS has recommended that those seated in would be up for discussion in Karachi and other all NSFs to follow the Health BCCI gets special permis- N42 “should continue to go about their normal rou- at the event’s Governing parts of Pakistan. Ministry’s advisory and avoid sion. “Most of the players tine, with an increased focus on hygiene measures, Council meeting on The majority number large gatherings in sports are travelling with busi- and should any flu-like symptoms emerge to con- Saturday and the BCCI of positive COVID 19 events. ness visas and that is how sult with a medical professional.” — PTI has decided to adopt a wait cases have been record- The government’s directive is they come and play in the and watch policy till then. ed in Karachi. The PCB unlikely to have a huge impact IPL. So, it will be impossi- The T20 tournament is announced that from on the final day’s proceedings ble for them to join the due to start on March 29 in Fans wear facemasks amid concerns of the spread of Friday matches at the with only a handful of specta- teams unless the BCCI Mumbai. coronavirus outbreak, at Himachal Pradesh Cricket NSK will be held with- tors coming to watch the action gets special permission,” However, the Sports min- Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday. — AFP out spectators inside the on the previous four days. Viswanathan said. istry has asked all nation- stadium and all tickets The decision to not allow fans In Dubai, the annual al federations, including Sports Secretary Radhey employment, in an purchased would be to watch day five of final comes board meeting of the ICC the cricket board, to follow Shyam Julaniya reiterated attempt to prevent the refunded. after a host of sporting events scheduled from March 26- the Health Ministry’s the ministry’s position spread of coronavirus as “Following develop- have been cancelled around the 29 will now be held via advisory and avoid large while talking to this cases across India rose to ments in the past 24 world or are being conducted in video conference call. gatherings in sports agency. “We have asked all more than 60. No foreign hours, the PCB has empty stadiums to tackle the “In light of the contin- events. the NSFs, including the player will be available in decided to take a pro- Coronavirus threat. — PTI ued global spread of “...ensure that no public BCCI, to follow the Health the league due to the active approach and put COVID-19, concerns gathering takes place in Ministry’s latest advisory, restrictions. in place precautionary expressed by members any sporting event. In the which says public gather- “The foreign players who measures to better safe- and mindful of the impor- event the sporting event ings should be avoided in play in the IPL come guard the health and MAJUMDAR tance of taking mitigating cannot be avoided, the all events, including sport- under the Business Visa safety of all those who measures against the same could be done ing activities,” Julaniya category. As per the gov- will be involved in virus, the ICC Board, has wihout allowing gathering said. ernment’s directive, they upcoming matches. All KEEPS BENGAL decided to hold its meet- of people, The government on can’t come till April 15,” a matches at the NSK will ings via conference call A file photo of the crowd outside the MCG ahead of including spectators,” Wednesday suspended all BCCI source said on condi- now be held in empty IN THE HUNT only,” the ICC media Women’s T20 World Cup final. — BCCI read an order from the visas, barring a few cate- tions of anonymity. stadium” PCB CEO, release stated. Sports ministry. gories like diplomatic and — PTI Wasim Khan said. — PTI Rajkot: Bengal’s ‘Man Friday’ Anustup Majumdar stood between Saurashtra and Ranji Trophy with a defiant unbeaten 58 as the summit clash entered HC notice a tantalising final day with the Supreme Court refuses visitors needing 72 runs more. Bengal ended the fourth day at to BCCI, 354 for six as Majumdar added 91 runs for the unbroken sev- urgent hearing on PIL enth wicket stand with Arnab Ministry Nandi (28 batting, 82 balls), New Delhi, March 12: months, but no safety domestic professional who showed a lot of courage The Supreme Court on measures have been tournament with no con- Chennai, March 12: despite getting hit on the finger Thursday refused to declared to prevent the tribution to ICC records The Madras High Court by Jaydev Unadkat delivery. accord urgent hearing on spread of coronavirus and is a private tourna- on Thursday ordered Majumdar, who had bailed a petition seeking post- during the matches, ment and the risk in the issuance of notice to the Bengal out of a precarious posi- ponement of the Indian which are likely to wit- times of Covid-19 (coron- Union Health Ministry tion in the quarter as well as Premier League-2020 ness over 40,000 specta- avirus) is quite high due and the Board of Control semifinal, was the saviour again amid the coronavirus tors in each match. to huge crowd gathering for Cricket in India and got much needed support scare. “We are sitting in a including players, staff, (BCCI) on a PIL seeking from Nandi as the duo batted A vacation bench of vacation bench. We will cheerleaders etc,” the a direction not to allow out the entire evening session justices U. U. Lalit and hear those matters which plea said. conduct of IPL matches to keep the match evenly Aniruddha Bose told the cannot wait. All IPL “They (BCCI and other in view of coronavirus poised going into day five. petitioner that he could matches will not start on concerned authorities) outbreak. The home team was guilty of mention the matter for March 29. You can men- should explain how they When the PIL by G. poor fielding and allowing easy urgent listing before the tion it on March 16,” the are going to deal with the Alex Benziger, an advo- runs to Bengal in the final ses- regular bench on March bench said. recent threat of Covid-19 cate came up, a bench of sion where 90 runs were scored. 16, when the apex court The number of coron- and is it not the right Justices M. M. Harvik Desai at first slip will re-open after the avirus patients in India time to either postpone Sundaresh and dropped a regulation catch of Holi break. has risen to 73 with 13 or defer the same to Krishnan Ramasamy Majumdar, who was on 10 at “This is not a matter fresh cases, the Union future date as the threat sought the response of that time, and it proved to be a which cannot await till health ministry said on is apparent in all proba- Board of Control for costly miss. re-opening of the court. Thursday. bilities looking into the Cricket in India (BCCI) On Day Four, Bengal won the You can mention it Agarwal told the apex present scenario,” it and Ministry of Health morning and evening session before the regular court court that during the said. & Family Welfare while Saurashtra stayed in the on March 16,” the bench IPL, players, commenta- The plea has also Department by March 23 game by taking three wickets in told advocate Mohan tors and broadcasters sought a direction to and adjourned the mat- the afternoon. By day three, it Babu Agarwal, who has from foreign countries “either stop, postpone or ter. had become clear that final will filed the petition. which are hit by coron- defer for future dates all The petitioner sought a be decided by the first innings Agarwal told the bench avirus would come to such huge programs like direction to the Centre lead and both teams were that the Indian Premier India and there is a possi- IPL etc, avoiding large not to allow BCCI to con- locked in a fierce battle. League (IPL)-2020 is bility of spread of the public gathering for the duct IPL matches from Resuming the day at 134 for 3, scheduled to start from virus during large gath- time being till it (coron- March 29 to May 24 due Sudip Chatterrjee and March 29 and would con- erings in such matches. avirus) is being con- to the coronavirus out- Wriddhiman Saha kept Bengal’s tinue for almost two “This IPL is just a trolled”. — PTI break. fight going with a 101-run part- According to the web- nership, consuming 49 overs in site of the World Health the process. They frustrated Organisation, there was Saurashtra in the wicket-less no specific medicine or morning session, scoring 89 Rain washes out India-South to prevent orto treat the runs in 29 overs. With the odd COVID-19, he pointed ball keeping low, the pre- out and claimed that the dictable ploy was to target the virus was spreading all stumps and bring the ball back Africa opener in Dharamsala over the world rapidly in, which Saurashtra pacers and creating a huge epi- managed to do both with the Dharamsala, March Stadium because of Fans and organisers demic disaster. old and the second new ball. 12: The first One-Day inclement weather. had offered prayers at The Italy Federation Chatterjee, who resumed the International between Incidentally, that match the Indrunag Temple in League, one of the oldest day on 47, was solid in defence. India and South Africa was also an India-South the hills overlooking the leagues in the world, has — PTI was on Thursday aban- Africa clash in stadium in an attempt to been severely affected Brief scores: Saurashtra 425 vs doned without a ball September last year. The appease the rain gods. and the football games Bengal 354 for 6 in 147 overs being bowled due to first ODI of the three- Heavy rain had also were being played (S.D. Chatterjee 81, M. Tiwary incessant rain here. It match series was always lashed the hill town just behind closed doors 35, W. Saha 64, A. Majumdar was the second match in in doubt after the weath- after the two teams’ prac- with no fans allowed at batting 58, A. Nandi batting 28, less than six months to erman forecast wide- tice sessions on any football ground Chetan Sakariya 1/52, be abandoned at the pic- spread rains and thun- Wednesday, forcing the until April 3 by the Dharmendrasinh Jadeja 2/106, turesque Himachal dershowers over the organisers to cover the Italian government, the Prerak Mankad 2/45, Chirag Jani Pradesh Cricket region on Thursday and entire playing area. petitioner noted. 1/32). Association (HPCA) Friday. — PTI — PTI GAMES pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 13 MARCH 2020 | 16

SHORT TAKES Delay Games, suggests Trump Washington: U.S. President Covid-19 plays spoilsport Donald Trump on Thursday said officials should consider delay- ■ ■ ing the Tokyo2020 Olympic Real in quarantine as Spanish league suspends fixtures NBA suspends season Games for one year amid the global coronavirus outbreak, saying the event would not be ■ the same without spectators. after Jazz player tests positive for virus McLaren withdraw from Australian GP The United States is one of Los Angeles, March 12: the biggest participants in the The NBA suspended the Games, are scheduled for July. season on Wednesday Boxers asked to stay after a Utah Jazz player CANCELLING OLYMPICS tested positive for the UNTHINKABLE: TOKYO GUV new coronavirus, prompt- Cancelling the 2020 Olympics ing a game to be aban- home-quarantined is “unthinkable” although the doned just before tip-off. classification of the coronavirus The test result was New Delhi, March 12: the novel coronavirus. as a pandemic will likely have reported as Utah’s game The Indian boxing team, “For senior Indian ath- some impact on the Games, the against the Thunder in returning from the Asian letes who are training to Tokyo city governor said on Oklahoma City was about Olympic Qualifiers in qualify for Tokyo Thursday. to begin. The game was Jordan, will be “home- Olympics, all our competi- “It can’t be said that the abruptly postponed and quarantined” in view of tions are lined-up begin- announcement of a pandemic the players were effective- the COVID-19 threat even ning with Indian Grand would have no impact... But I ly quarantined in the though all the members Prix 1 in Patiala on 20th think cancellation is unthink- locker room area. have got the necessary March, IGP 2 on 25th able,” Yuriko Koike told The league said the health clearances, the March in Sangrur, IGP 3 in reporters. — Agencies affected player, believed national federation said on Delhi on 29th March fol- to be French defensive Thursday. lowed by Fed Cup Seniors standout Rudy Gobert, A total of 13 boxers and in Patiala,” Sumariwalla Olympic flame lit was not at the arena and almost an equal number of said in a statement. was being treated by coaching staff arrive back “All these competitions health officials in on Thursday after clinch- will go ahead as planned amidst lockdown Oklahoma City. ing an unprecedented nine for Indian athletes and we Olympia, Greece: The Olympic “The NBA is suspend- Olympic slots in the quali- will follow all the guide- flame for the 2020 Tokyo ing game play following fiers which concluded on lines as directed by MYAS Games was lit in ancient the conclusion of Wednesday in Amman. (Ministry of Youth Affairs Olympia on Thursday amid an tonight’s schedule of “They will be asked to and Sports),” he added. unprecedented health lock- games until further quarantine themselves at AITA CANCELS ALL down as Greece registered its notice,” the league said. their homes or hostel DOMESTIC EVENTS first death from coronavirus. “The NBA will use this rooms for a few days. They With spectators banned, an hiatus to determine next have, however, been given The National Tennis actress dressed as an ancient steps for moving forward the necessary health clear- Federation on Thursday Greek high priestess lit the in regard to the coron- ances by the Jordanian cancelled all domestic flame using the rays of the sun avirus pandemic.” Olympic association,” tournaments with immedi- reflected off a concave mirror, The Jazz issued a state- Boxing Federation of ate effect, following gov- launching a week-long torch ment saying the player India’s executive director ernment’s health advisory relay in Greece before the had flu-like symptoms R.K. Sacheti said. to prevent the deadly flame is handed to Tokyo but initially tested nega- The boxers were training COVID-19 pandemic from organisers on March 19. tive for influenza and a in Italy, one of the worst- spreading. “Today marks the beginning respiratory infection. affected by the coronavirus Several state associations of the journey of the Olympic The decision was made pandemic, till February 26. and private stakeholders flame to Japan,” said to test again for COVID- They reached Amman host plenty of ranking International Olympic 19, for which he tested from Assisi on February 27 series tournaments, both Committee (IOC) president positive. Real Madrid went into quarantine on Thursday as La Liga announced Spain's top two divisions will be suspended and were found all clear junior and seniors every Thomas Bach. SPAIN SUSPENDS for at least two weeks over the coronavirus. — AFP after undergoing the week. “When the flame returns to TOP TWO DIVISIONS mandatory screening for CLOUD OVER INDIAN Tokyo after 56 years, hope will cial pre-race press confer- symptoms. Jordan has so OPEN TOURNEY light the way across the entire Real Madrid went into ence packed with media. RONALDO IS IN far recorded only one posi- country,” he said. quarantine on Thursday MIAMI OPEN, ATP tive case. The Badminton Japan last hosted the summer as La Liga announced EVENTS CALLED OFF QUARANTINE BUT AFI SAYS FED CUP Association of India (BAI) Olympics — also in Tokyo — in Spain’s top two divisions WILL GO AHEAD has apprised the world 1964. will be suspended for at The ATP and WTA Miami body (BWF) on the latest Now it seeks to use the 2020 least two weeks over the Open was called off on ‘SYMPTOM-FREE’ The Athletics Federation travel advisory issued by Olympics to show the world it coronavirus. Thursday by Miami-Dade of India on Thursday said the government, which has regained its creative flair La Liga authorities County Mayor Carlos Lisbon, March 12: it will go ahead with the might affect the India Open and innovative energy, but also made the decision after Gimenez, who declared a Cristiano Ronaldo has Federation Cup National Super 500 tournament, a as a means to highlight recon- Real Madrid confirmed state of emergency over been in quarantine in Senior Championships in crucial event for the Tokyo struction following the 2011 its senior football team is coronavirus and began Madeira for several days Patiala from April 10 to 13 Olympic qualification. earthquake and tsunami in in quarantine after one of halting mass gatherings. but is not showing any but withdrew its invitation The revised travel adviso- Fukushima. the club’s basketball play- The hardcourt tennis symptoms of the coron- to five countries to partici- ry issued by the govern- — AFP ers tested positive for the tournament, one of the avirus contracted by a pate in the meet in view of ment seems to have raised virus. world’s top events outside Juventus team-mate, local the COVID-19 pandemic. fresh concerns about the Real Madrid’s football of the Grand Slams, was authorities in Portugal AFI president Adille tournament. According to and basketball players scheduled to begin with said on Thursday. Sumariwalla said the the advisory, PCI puts national share facilities at Ciudad qualifying on March 23 “Ronaldo left Italy a few national meet will go “All existing visas, expect Real Madrid, the club’s and run through April 5. days ago and his isolation ahead as it is an Olympic diplomatic, official, events on hold training ground in Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes attends a press confer- And the ATP later hasn’t just started now,” qualifying event but will UN/International Organi- New Delhi: The Paralympic Valdebebas. ence at the Albert Park circuit ahead of the Australian announced a six-week said Pedro Ramos, a mem- follow the government sations, employment, proj- Committee of India (PCI) on La Liga has also fol- Grand Prix in Melbourne on Thursday. — AFP halt to the season that ber of the Madeira guidelines issued in the ect visas, stand suspended Thursday decided to put on lowed Italy’s Serie A in AUSTRALIAN GRAND also included another US regional government in wake of rising threat of till 15th April 2020.” — PTI hold all national and state suspending its matches, PRIX IN CHAOS now be treated by local tournament, the US Clay charge of health. championships till April 15, after a meeting on healthcare authorities,” Court Championships “Both the athlete and keeping in mind government Thursday with the McLaren pulled out of McLaren said in a state- that had been set for next his family are symptom- directions to avoid large gath- Spanish Football the season-opening ment. month in Houston. less,” he added during a ARCHERY WORLD CUP IN erings in the wake of the novel Federation and the Australian Grand Prix McLaren’s decision to MLS SUSPENDED news conference. coronavirus outbreak. Spanish Players Union. Thursday after a team pull out casts doubt over FOR 30 DAYS Juventus and Italy The PCI was scheduled to host It had been decided on member tested positive whether the race will be defender Daniele Rugani GUATEMALA CANCELLED national para-athletics champi- Tuesday that games in for coronavirus, throwing run without a full com- Major League Soccer tested positive for the Lausanne, March 12: The first stage of 2020 Archery onship in Mysore from March Spain’s top two divisions the race into chaos. plement of teams, and announced a 30-day sus- COVID-19 virus on World Cup to be held next month in Guatemala City, 26-28 and national swimming would be held behind The employee was whether others will fol- pension of its season on Wednesday, although the where 16 Indians were to compete, was on Thursday championship from March 28- closed doors but those fix- among eight Formula low suit. Thursday as fears over club said he was not cancelled due to the COVID-19 pendemic. 20 in Bengaluru. tures over the next 14 One personnel who went World champion Lewis the new coronavirus exhibiting any symptoms. Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar, Kapil and Dhiraj “We were already struggling to days will now be suspend- into isolation after show- Hamilton earlier gripped sport across the CL GAMES POSTPONED Bommadevara were to take part in recurve men while arrange for sponsorship to host ed. ing flu-like symptoms Thursday said he was United States. A day after Baria Premilaben, Himani, Ridhi, Tisa Sancheti were these events but with fresh Real’s second leg away typical of the virus this stunned the race was the NBA announced a The Champions League to participate in recurve women in the World Cup directions from the govern- to Manchester City in the week in Melbourne. going ahead as fears suspension of the league last 16, second legs scheduled to be held from April 20 to 26. ment, we did not have any Champions League last The other seven — mount about the spread after a player tested posi- between Manchester City Vedant Wankhede, Sukhbeer Singh, Mohan option but to ask the state bod- 16, scheduled for next including four from the of the disease. tive for the virus, MLS and Real Madrid and Bhardqaj, Harsh Parashar were the compound men ies to put on hold all champi- Tuesday, is also in serious Haas team — all returned “I am really very, very said in a statement it was Juventus and Lyon archers who were to be represent India in the meet onships,” PCI President Deepa doubt. negative results, organis- surprised that we’re here. following suit. became the latest high- while Trisha Deb, Muskan Kirar, Markoo Raginee, Malik said. Barcelona have already ers said. I don’t think it’s great MLS commissioner Don profile football matches to Ashu made up the women’s compound team. Haryana’s state championship confirmed their tie “The team member was that we have races but it Garber said the suspen- be postponed due to the The event in Guatemala had no direct qualification was scheduled to begin from against Napoli at Camp tested and self-isolated as really is shocking that sion had been imposed coronavirus outbreak, implications for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Friday in Faridabad. Nou on Wednesday will soon as they started to we’re all sitting in this after advice from health UEFA confirmed on Games. — PTI — PTI be played without fans. show symptoms and will room,” he said at an offi- authorities. — Agencies Thursday. — AFP Saina stumbles, Atletico send champs packing Klopp takes swipe Liverpool, March 12: Lakshya bows Liverpool’s Champions at Diego’s tactics League defence is over after Atletico Madrid played the Liverpool, March 12: Birmingham, March 12: Up against world number role of party poopers at Jurgen Klopp hit out at THE RESULTS Rising Indian shuttler three Yamaguchi, it was a Anfield and paved the way Atletico Madrid’s defen- Lakshya Sen was knocked tough opening round for for a strangely anti-climac- sive approach after holders Liverpool 2 out of the All England Saina, who lost 11-21, 8-21 tic end to the season for Liverpool were knocked (Wijnaldum 43, Firmino Championships after los- in just 28 minutes. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds. out of the Champions 94) ing in straight games to Saina is placed 20th on Barring an unprecedent- League on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid 3 Victor Axelsen here on the BWF rankings with ed collapse, Klopp will Klopp’s side were on (Llorente 97, 105+1, Thursday. 46267 points and the 2012 deliver a first league title in course for the quarter- Morata 120+1) aet Lakshay went down to London Olympics bronze- 30 years, though there is finals after taking a 2-0 lead Atletico win 4-2 the world number seven medallist needs to enter some doubt over whether in extra time in the last-16 on aggregate Dane 17-21, 18-21 in a hard the top-16 bracket by April the season can even be com- second leg. fought second round battle 28 to make the cut for the pleted due to the coron- Goals from Georginio Paris Saint-Germain 2 which lasted 45 minutes. 2020 Tokyo Games. avirus outbreak. Wijnaldum and Roberto (Neymar 28, Bernat Earlier, the 18-year old She now needs strong Liverpool, after a record- Firmino left Liverpool 2-1 45+1) Indian, who won five titles performances to pocket breaking start to the up on aggregate at Anfield. Borussia Dortmund 0 last season, had defeated crucial ranking points but Premier League campaign, But a howler from Paris Saint-Germain Hong Kong’s Cheuk Yiu considering that several had the title effectively Liverpool goalkeeper win 3-2 on aggregate Lee 17-21, 21-8, 21-17 in the sporting events are being sewn up by Christmas but Adrian opened the flood- opening round. cancelled. failure to add more silver- gates as Marcos Llorente On Wednesday night, star The mixed doubles pair of ware during a historic sea- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE struck twice before Alvaro deep and have counter- Indian shuttler Saina Pranaav Jerry Chopra and son now feels like a let- Morata completed attacks. “I realise I am a Nehwal’s chances of quali- N. Sikki Reddy advanced to down. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (right) reacts after their 2-3 Champions League Round of 16 Atletico’s 4-2 aggregate tri- really bad loser, especially fying for the Olympics took the second round when “For two and a half years second leg loss to Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday. — AFP umph. when the boys put such an a hit after she made a first- top-seeded Chinese pair of we had an exceptional ride Klopp couldn’t hide his effort in against world- round exit, following a loss Si Wei Zheng and Ya Qiong in the Champions League, game, fought hard, played holders for 94 minutes. to a tale of two goalkeepers. frustration at the way class players on the other to Japanese nemesis Huang retired while trail- we had party after party well, and scored wonderful That was how long it took Atletico coach Diego Atletico manager Diego side who defend with two Akane Yamaguchi. ing 4-5. — PTI after party in the goals. But we lost.” the hosts to score their sec- Simeone hailed Oblak as Simeone set up his side in rows of four.” Champions League pretty Atletico’s 3-2 win in extra ond goal to move 2-0 in front the best in the world. a cautious counter-attack- The defeat ended much,” said Klopp, whose time on Wednesday com- on the night as a combina- Liverpool’s Alisson ing style for long periods. Liverpool’s bid for a third Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 side were also finalists in pleted a 4-2 aggregate victo- tion of wayward finishing Becker is another con- “It’s so difficult to play a successive Champions Printed and Published by T. Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan 2018. “Tonight was a party, ry and inflicted Klopp’s and some brilliant goal- tender for that crown but, side like this. I don’t under- League final appearance. Chronicle Holdings Limited. 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