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Crucial Pak may split Jagan-KCR Three Maoists killed in into pieces: meet today Rajnath Singh Vizag Agency encounter n HYDERABAD: Chief PNS NEW DELHI Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh - K „Two women among those gunned down No power would be able to Chandrasekhar Rao and YS save Pakistan from getting Jaganmohan Reddy - will „Encounter continuing: Greyhounds divided into pieces, if human meet at Pragati Bhavan here rights violations against on Monday to discuss various PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Balochs and Pashtuns contin- issues, including bringing of ued, said Defence Minister Godavari waters to Srisailam Three Maoists were killed in Rajnath Singh on Sunday. project and pending issues an exchange of fire with secu- "You can see they're getting post-bifurcation. rity forces in the reserve for- discouraged. Pakistan PM The CMs will lead official est area near Madimalli area comes to PoK and says 'coun- and ministerial delegations under Gummarevula trymen don't go to India-Pak and of engineering officials Panchayat of GK Veedhi border'. I say it's good because Union Minister of State for Home G Kishen Reddy addressing Jan Jagaran Sabha themed ‘One Nation One Constitution’ at for the crucial meeting. The Mandal, close to Darakonda in if they do, they would not be JNTU-K in Kakinada on Sunday meeting will mainly discuss Vizag Agency on Sunday. The able to return to Pakistan. bringing of Godavari waters region comes under Sileru They should not commit the to Srisailam project, which police station limits. mistake of repeating 1965 and also featured prominently Three members of the out- 1971," Rajnath said at a "Jan Behave or get wiped out, when the two met earlier lawed CPI (Maoist), including Jagran Sabha" (public aware- Various proposals have two women, were gunned ness meet), organised by BJP been formulated and exam- down when the elite anti- It also coincides with the completion of exactly in Patna. ined on the issue. The pro- naxal squad Greyhounds of "If they (Pakistan) repeat it, Kishen Reddy warns Pak posals of the two states have the AP Police encountered one year of the killing of the then Araku Valley they would have to think what been taken to the notice of the Maoists, Visakhapatnam MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and the former Araku would become of Pakistan PNS n KAKINADA former Prime Minister ``Had Sardar Vallabhai the CMs. district Superintendent of Occupied Kashmir. Human Jawaharlal Nehru responsible Patel, been the prime minis- Police Babujee Attada said. Valley MLA Siveri Soma by the Maoists near rights violations are commit- Union Minister of State for for continuation of this 'one ter things would have been dif- There could be some Livitput under Dumbriguda Mandal in Vizag ted against Balochs and Home G Kishan Reddy on nation two flags' system for ferent,'' the Minister felt. injuries but the police are yet Pashtuns there. If it continues, Sunday said that the Pak several years. He also expressed Kishen Reddy criticised Naidu wants to confirm. Intensive combing Agency on September 23, 2018 no power will be able to pro- Occupied Kashmir (POK) concern that the Indian Pakistan Prime Minister Imran has been launched in the area tect Pakistan from getting fur- issue would be taken up at an Constitution written by Baba Khan for trying to instigate CM to cancel after the firing incident. Agency on September 23, of fire and said that the ther divided into pieces," he appropriate time and strongly Saheb Ambedkar was not violence in POK by imper- The incident took place 2018. exchange of fire was going on said. warned that if war breaks out being implemented in Jammu sonating some terrorists as VS exam when the CPI (Maoist) Party The police said that based when reports last came in. The with Pakistan, the neighbour- and Kashmir. Indian soldiers . Reddy dis- was celebrating the 15th for- on intelligence reports on the police are yet to establish the ing country would be wiped The Minister deplored that closed that action would be VIJAYAWADA: TDP chief N mation day of the outfit from presence of the Maoists in identity of the deceased. out. there were no reservations or imitated in POK at an appro- Chandrababu Naidu has September 21. It also coin- Vizag Agency, they intensified Police officials said one self- Addressing Jan Jagaran efforts for women education in priate time and warned Pak written a letter to Chief cides with the completion of the combing operations. The loading rifle and two .303 Sabha at JNTU-K, under ‘One the valley. Nor was there an rulers not to create a war-like Minister YS Jaganmohan exactly one year of the killing exchange of fire lasted for rifles were seized from the Nation one Constitution’ as industrial activity in the region, atmosphere if it hopes to sur- Reddy demanding cancella- of the then Araku Valley MLA over 30 minutes before some Maoists. There were no part of National Unity he lamented. vive. Earlier, BJP leaders Somu tion of the exam conducted Kidari Sarveswara Rao and the Maoists escaped into the for- reports of any casualties on the Campaign, the Minister nar- The Kashmiri Pundits had Veerraju, Y Malakondayya, for Village Secretariat jobs on former Araku Valley MLA est, police said. police side. The banned out- rated in detail about Article to take shelter at different and JNTU- Anantapur Vice- Sunday. He said that it is the Siveri Soma by the Maoists Vizag Rural SP Babujee fit had announced anniversary 370 and why it was scrapped cities because of the policies Chancellor Prof S. Srinivas responsibility of the govern- near Livitput under Attada confirmed the death of celebrations from September by the NDA government. adopted and ones that were Kumar also addressed the ment to do justice to the 19 Dumbriguda Mandal in Vizag three Maoists in the exchange 21 to 28. Rajnath Singh He held Shaik Abdullah and detrimental to their well-being. Sabha. lakh candidates who appeared for the exam. Naidu alleged that the peo- ple of the State are facing MP women problems due to the inexpe- Naidu's rented house headed for demolition? rience of Jaganmohan Reddy. colleges to A leader should have deci- G RAVI KIRAN AREAOFTHEPLACE tioned a clause that allows sion-making power after a have police n VIJAYAWADA them to correct the previous thorough study of any situa- acres authorities' acts. tion. He alleged that relatives The latest notice served by Mangalagiri MLA Alla of employees working in outposts CRDA on Lingamaneni 1.318 Ramakrishna Reddy said, "I APPSC obtained top ranks PNS n BHOPAL Ramesh, owner of the house don't understand why Naidu is and jobs in the Village rented by TDP chief N SURVEYNUMBERS hesitating to vacate the build- Secretariats. Police posts will come up at Chandrababu Naidu, indicates ing. He has clearly mentioned MEIL is lone bidder women's colleges across that the structure would be that it's a rented house. Rules Madhya Pradesh to ensure demolished. Unless 272/1A, 272/2, & 274 were violated by its owner. If Ketamine worth the safety of students and Lingamaneni Ramesh obtains of Undavalli Village Naidu wants, the State for Polavaram project teachers, it was announced a stay order from the High Government will provide him on Sunday. Court, the demolition will be N Chandrababu Naidu a suitable house." Rs 300 cr seized PNS n AMARAVATI tiations with several top-notch The decision, taken by the just a formality next week. chayat and that he had paid the According to sources, TDP NEW DELHI: The Indian engineering firms and assured Higher Education Now the question is whether plan approval fee accordingly. by the Panchayat and it was not leaders are against Naidu vacat- Coast Guard has seized a Of the eight companies that them that they would not Department, is being com- Naidu will vacate the house But, CRDA, quoting from the valid. CRDA officials refuted ing the building. It appears they huge cache of ketamine drug had taken part in the pre-bid have to pay a single rupee municated to the silently or will he try to protest letter of the Panchayat the argument of Ramesh that want to create a sympathy worth Rs. 300 crore from a meetings for the prestigious Rs towards kickbacks to anyone. Superintendents of Police in against demolition. Secretary, had claimed that it the authority did not exist at wave for Naidu by highlighting Myanmarese ship, the agency 4987-crore Polavaram pro- They encouraged the engi- all districts. Ramesh claimed that he had was a lie. CRDA made it clear the time of construction. Citing the demolition, which now said on Saturday. ject, seven companies have neering firms to take part in In the letter, the permission of Undavalli pan- that it was a resolution passed the CRDA Act, they men- looks imminent. The Coast Guard, in a shied away with only Megha the bidding process without Department has asked the coordinated sea-air opera- Engineering Infrastructures fear. But, out of the eight police to identify education- tion on Thursday, appre- Limited (MEGA) alone par- companies that attended the al institutions for women hended the ship off the Car ticipating in the bids. pre-bid meetings, seven opted and areas where women PM's gesture at Houston airport wins hearts Petrol price Nicobar islands. On rum- The State Government, out. work for setting up police maging the vessel, 57 suspi- which hoped that the con- According to a highly posts there and arranging PNS n HOUSTON cious gunny bundles were tracting firms would compete placed government official, patrols by women constables. rise highest found aboard, the Coast with one another to bag the who wished to remain anony- It has also asked to set up Prime Minister Narendra Guard said. The gunny bags prestigious project works, mous, ever since the govern- committees of students to Modi, who arrived in Houston in 2 years were then transferred to found its hopes evaporating ment cancelled the PPAs and suggest security measures. on Saturday ahead of the mega NEW DELHI: Petrol prices Indian Coast Guard Ship with only MEIL making a Polavaram contracts, the cred- The authorities have also "Howdy, Modi!" event, received have been increased by Rs. Rajveer, which has appre- bid. It may be recalled that ibility of the government was sought CCTVs be set up at a warm welcome at the airport 1.59 a litre and diesel by Rs. hended the ship. Water Resources Minister Anil at stake given the lackadaisi- the entrance and exit gates where several Indian and US 1.31 in the last six days — the In a joint investigation by Kumar Yadav went on record cal approach of the engineer- and common areas of officials met him. A gesture by most since the current system the Narcotics Control Bureau stating that it could save Rs 58 ing firms. A general pre- women's colleges - so as to the Prime Minister left many of daily price reviews was and the local police, it was crore in one of the packages of sumption is that they devel- safeguard privacy. The insti- on social media inspired and introduced in 2017. Petrol revealed that suspicious sub- works for Polavaram. oped cold feet and were averse tutions have also been asked impressed. price on Sunday was hiked by stance in the gunny bags was The Government invited to being dragged into avoid- to compile a list of any seri- Christopher Olson, 27 paise to Rs. 73.62 a litre in ketamine, a psychotrophic bids to execute works worth Rs able controversies. ous incidents in the last two Director of Trade and Delhi. The rate of diesel was substance, and there were 4,987 crore towards the main The MEIL is known for its years and the action taken International Affairs, US increased by 18 paise to Rs. 1,160 packets of 1 kg each. dam works and also the hydel speedy completion of works against the perpetrators and Ambassador to India Kenneth In visuals, PM Modi is seen bouquet and some flowers fall 66.74 per litre in Delhi. This power project works. But, to without compromising the give it to the district Juster and Indian coming out of the plane, on the carpet, he promptly is the sixth straight daily their dismay, barring MEIL quality. On Monday, the gov- Collector and Ambassador to the US Harsh walking up to the officials and picks them up and gives increase and has taken the TODAY none evinced an interest. ernment will announce name Superintendent of Police Vardhan Shringla were at the exchanging greetings with them to one of his security cumulative price hike since Senior officials held nego- of the successful bidder. concerned. airport to receive PM Modi. them. When he is handed a personnel. September 17. ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Bhdrapada & Krishna Paksha Panchangam TS stares at Rs 1.43L cr public debt: CAG Woman killed as chunk falls Tithi : Navami : 06:37 pm PNS n HYDERABAD Nakshatram: Ardra: 11:30 am The Comptroller and Auditor General also Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Telangana's total debt stood at off Hyd Metro station ceiling any important work) nearly Rs 1.43 lakh crore by expressed concern that the interest payments by Rahukalam: 07:38 am – 09:08 am the end of 2017-18, an 18 per the government, relative to revenues, were higher PNS n HYDERABAD Yamagandam: 10:38 am – 12:08 pm cent increase over the pre- at 12.19 per cent against the target of 8.31 per cent ceding year, the CAG said in In a freak mishap, a 24-year-old Varjyam: 11:01 pm - 12:33 am its report tabled on Sunday in fixed by the 14th Finance Commission woman died after chunks of Gulika: 01:38 pm - 03:08 pm the state assembly. concrete fell from the ceiling of Good Time: (to start any important work) The Comptroller and cent 2017-18,it said. ment on its future borrowing," the pedestrian area under the Amritakalam: NIL Auditor General also The maturity profile of out- CAG said in its recommenda- Ameerpet Metro station fell on expressed concern that the standing public debt as on tions. her head from a height of nine Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:44 am - 12:32 pm interest payments by the gov- Product). Interest payments March 2018 showed that Rs The CAG report said the metres on Sunday. She was ernment, relative to revenues, are increasingly consuming 65,740 crore, 48 per cent of government had ensured rushed to a nearby private hos- VIJAYAWADA were higher at 12.19 per cent revenue receipts. The interest total outstanding debt, is to be decrease in the cost of collec- pital, but succumbed to the authorities said the mishap took L&T personnel," said HMRL WEATHER against the target of 8.31 per payments relative to revenue repaid over the next seven tion in the past three years injuries en route. place when some "small pieces managing director NVS Reddy. Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms cent fixed by the 14th Finance receipts were much higher at years, the auditor said in the prior to fiscal 2018, indicating The woman identified as of plaster" fell off from a "sur- Sources said Mounika, along Temp: 32/25 Commission. 12 per cent against the target report. greater efficiency measured as Mounika, a homemaker from face wall" of the station. with her cousin, had come to Humidity: 88% "Outstanding public debt of 8.31 per cent fixed by the "The state government may cost of tax collection as a per- Kukatpally and wife of TCS "The sharp edge of the piece Ameerpet in a Metro train Sunrise: 06.05 (Rs 1.42,918 crore) increased 14th Finance Commission," undertake a study supported centage of tax collection. employee Harikanth, was stand- fell on Mounika's head from from Kukatpally. Sunset: 06.11 by 18 per cent in 2017-18 over the CAG said. The ratio of by future projections to mea- The state government did ing in the pedestrian zone of the about nine meters height, and They were there to look for Current Weather Conditions the preceding year at a high- debt repayment to tax revenue sure its total physical commit- not disclose financial results of station while taking cover from she unfortunately succumbed to a hostel for her cousin, who was Updated September 22, 2019 5:00 PM er place than growth of GSDP also increased from six per ments that the ability to meet any of the irrigation projects, heavy rains in the evening. the head injury while being moving to the city for higher (Gross State Domestic cent in 2015-16 to 8.05 per them. Inform the risk assess- it said. Hyderabad Metro Rail taken to a nearby hospital by studies. VIJAYAWADA| MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 vijayawada 02

CAPSULE Banks merger to hit job aspirants BOOK ON ‘BOTANY G RAVI KIRAN l Normally, graduates and AND BEYOND' TO BE n VIJAYAWADA post-graduates of traditional RELEASED TODAY courses prefer bank jobs. Unemployed youth, preparing Earlier, Banking Service VIJAYAWADA: A book titled for bank jobs, is disappointed 'Botany and Beyond' written by now with the number of Recruitment Board India Dasari Lakshmana Rao will be opportunities in the sector will (BSRB) used to conduct exams released by AP High Court Chief be on the wane following the for the posts in all public Justice C Praveen Kumar here on merger of several banks sector banks regularly Monday. The book will contain announced recently by the l botanical nomenclature of Union government. The Private banks and various plants and their uses. Centre's decision has damp- insurance companies have Vice-Chancellor of Dr B R ened even the spirits of engi- provided many jobs in the Ambedkar University Dr K Ramji neering graduates, who have marketing sector for will be the special invitee. been aspiring for bank jobs, of youngsters, who are not lucky Velagapudi Siddhartha Law ‘Not just kids, late. enough to find a government College Principal Ch Diwakar Normally, graduates and job Babu, SVVU Dean of Veterinary post-graduates of traditional Sciences T S Chandrasekhara courses prefer bank jobs. l Due to the entry of Rao, Andhra Loyola College adults too love Earlier, Banking Service corporate banks, public sector Botany Department HoD Rose Recruitment Board India Mary, Neel Kamal Publications banks have stepped back a Private Limited MD Suresh (BSRB) used to conduct exams little unable to match their for the posts in all public sec- aggressive business animated content' Chandra Sharma will be the guests. tor banks regularly. techniques Private banks and insurance PTI n MUMBAI companies have provided l Barring a few banks like the many jobs in the marketing State Bank of India (SBI), most A new study from India's sector for youngsters, who are of the public sector banks animated news creator Bisbo, not lucky enough to find a gov- Many jobless engineering stu- jolt to youngsters. Even coaching centre man- shied away from expansion. on Sunday, revealed that 80 ernment job. dents are focusing on bank jobs S Venu Gopal, B Tech, said, agements are in trouble. G Many jobless engineering per cent of their 10 million Due to the entry of corporate after failing to get software jobs. "I have not got a job in campus Ramachandra Rao, a faculty, strong users are adults banks, public sector banks But now, the worldwide recruitment. Hence, I have said "Now, many have not students are focusing on bank between the age of 18 and have stepped back a little recession has influenced the chosen to prepare for a bank believed that the entire situa- jobs after failing to get 44. STATE GETS AWARDS unable to match their aggres- Union government to take the job. For that, I have joined a tion will change because of the software jobs According to Bisbo, the sive business techniques. initiative to merge the banks. coaching centre recently. Now, Union government's decision content industry also FOR WATER Barring a few banks like the Due to this step, now the all the people are saying oppor- on merger of public sector time. This will definitely affect includes mixed medium CONSERVATION State Bank of India (SBI), most banks have to adjust the exist- tunities will be very less in the banks. After knowing about the the institutes and we will also industries like mobile-based VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra of the public sector banks ing staff, rather than recruiting banking sector also. I am upset reality, bank job-aspirants will be in the soup along with the short news creators and ani- Pradesh government has won shied away from expansion. newcomers. This has given a with this." become fewer in the course of unemployed youth." mation. While mainstream news two awards for water l conservation and water has been giving space to People today don't have management from the Union scripted toons for long, a few time for repetitive footage government's National Water Cull out boat have used these as the main, on TV, or the patience to Mission. Horticulture department Wipro techies, kith & kin run in 110 cities storytelling medium. read columns in of the State has won the award drivers’ call data: From left-side cartoon newspapers PNS n BENGALURU with a'#FurtherTogether' as the society. "The marathon is our over, the run has brought all boxes in newspapers to 2- for conservation techniques used l for drip irrigation in Kurnool theme for the 14th consecutive annual, global tradition to stakeholders together for a com- Jyotula Nehru min, 3-D political capsules - Bisbo's solution for that district. Similarly, Hindustan Celebrating the spirit of cama- year reinforced our core values remind that everyone can mon cause. these cartoons have a curio is to present news and Coca Cola Beverages Private raderie, thousands of global to treat each person with achieve if they apply their mind "The run is a testament of value in newspapers and n current affairs in the Limited in Guntur district has software major Wipro's techies, respect, be global and respon- to it. We celebrate the spirit of what the spirit of togetherness PNS VIJAYAWADA news channels. animated format in such a their families, friends, alumni, sible, and integrity in everything Wiproites the world over on this and collaboration can achieve," "There is an increasing won the award in water way that viewers never get management category. customers, partners and sup- we do," said the city-based soft- special day," Chief Executive said Wipro chief HR officer Former MLA Jyotula amount of 2D animation pliers ran for fun in 110 cities ware vendor in a statement Abidali Z Neemuchwala said in Saurabh Govil. The run was Nehru alleged a huge scam content for adults - one bored watching the videos Union Minister for Jal Sakthi and end up learning about Gajendra Singh Sekhawat will across 34 countries, said the IT here. The annual global event a statement. organised in 25 global cities and behind the recently boat where the chosen topics res- present the awards to the State behemoth on Sunday. has brought people together as As one of the largest employ- 15 Indian cities, including tragedy near Devipatnam onate with them and their something new every time government on September 25. "The Spirit of Wipro run a community to bring change in ee engagement events the world Vijayawada and Vizag. and demanded the police lives. Our chosen type of they watch a video on to cull out boat drivers’ call content is animated news, Bisbo's channel," said data. the merging of current Shakir Ebrahim, Founder of Addressing the media affairs with a friendly format. GoBisbo Broadcasting here on Sunday, he said "People today don't have Network Private Limited. Gold remains Huge response to free eye camp that the culling out of call time for repetitive footage on data would throw more TV, or the patience to read l News is created every PNS n VIJAYAWADA light on the circumstances column in newspapers. day, as videos for Bisbo are leading to the boat tragedy. Bisbo's solution for that is to based on the topics for the buoyant, closes Maxi Vision Super Specialty He alleged that there was present news and current day, they have a steady Eye Hospital in association no transparency in filling affairs in the animated for- source of information with Telugu Association of the Village Secretariat posts mat in such a way that view- at $ 1,519. 14 North America (TANA) and and demanded that the ers never get bored watching l The team takes topics Free Cataract Operation YSRCP government go in the videos and end up learn- from the events of the day, PNS n HYDERABAD Association organised a mega for reverse exams proce- ing about something new Standard gold researches them and then free eye camp at the Zilla dure on the lines of reverse every time they watch a prepares a script that is Amidst simmering hostilities declined by Rs.180 Parishad High School in tendering of the Polavaram video on Bisbo's channel," between the US and Iran, oil and closed at Nidamanuru village of project works. said Shakir Ebrahim, visually compelling, yet easily understandable prices have zoomed all over the Rs.37,700 . Ornamental Vijayawada rural on Sunday. The storage capacity of Founder of GoBisbo world. However, due to suc- The eye camp was started at the Polavaram project was Broadcasting Network cessful diplomacy of our lead- gold too, moved in 9 am and continued till 3 pm. reduced by 60 tmc feet Private Limited. ally compelling, yet easily ership, oil-supply to India is tandem and was Eye camp received a huge from the previous 196 tmc News is created every day, understandable. The net- likely to remain uninterrupted, quoted in the range response as people made a bee- Venkat Rao, Senior Vice-President of Maxi Vision Super Specialty Eye Hospital, feet, he alleged as videos for Bisbo are based work is capturing a lot of albeit within higher price- of Rs.35,760 - 35,860 line for the screening. More inaugurating the mega eye camp at Nidamanuru village on Sunday He appealed to on the topics for the day, users' attention on YouTube. bracket. on the closing day than 750 patients underwent Jaganmohan Reddy not to they have a steady source of It regularly clocks a watch Gold remained buoyant and screening. tacles were distributed to the Hospital. Medicines distrib- mortgage interests of the information. time of over 50 million min- closed at US $ 1,519. 14 (per Dr Madhavilatha from Maxi poor patients by Venkat Rao, uted to 350 patients for free. State to sustain friendship The team takes topics utes a month, on just 50 ounce) while silver, followed erate. At Rythu Bazars and in Vision Eye Hospitals carried Senior Vice -President and Yugender, Sagar, Ravi Kumar with his Telangana coun- from the events of the day, minutes of original animat- suit and closed at $ 18.06 (per the various commodity mar- out the screening of the Arjun, Vice-President of Maxi from TANA participated in the terpart K Chandrasekhar researches them and then ed content created in the ounce). Platinum and kets located in Begum Bazar, patients. Over 550 plus spec- Vision Super Specialty Eye eye camp. Rao. prepares a script that is visu- same period. Palladium also marched for- Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, ward and closed at $.948.60 Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam (per 10 gms) and $. 1,645.75 Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, (per 10 gms) respectively. Kukatpally, Bowenpally and Other economic parameters General Bazar, it oscillated Justice in sight over Ram temple issue too moved northward. Brent between moderate and closed at US$ 63.82 (per bar- strong. HC UPADHYAY the licence issued by the State rel), while Crude oil was The inflow of agro- n HYDERABAD Call it travesty of circumstances, sinister planning by government under FSS Act quoted at Rs.4,178 (per goods supplies from anti-Hindu forces or sheer misfortune, the fact is that only enabled the company to barrel). Gold MCX other states, particu- Finally, curtains will fall on the carry on the business of dis- stood at Rs.37,697 (per larly Gujarat, much-prolonged legal battle on over four-fifths of 132 crore population has been tributor, supplier, transporter, 10 gms). Sensex and Maharashtra and the contentious issue of Lord forced to silently suffer onslaughts on their faith for wherein the petitioner is per- Nifty 50 closed at Madhya Ram's birthplace in Ayodhya, several generations! mitted to carry on food busi- 38,014.62 and Pradesh, has going by the Supreme Court's ness relating to ready-to-eat 11,274.20 been decision to conclude the hearing savouries, beverages, excluding Vysakhi Natyashri points respec- WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW obstructed of petitions on the subject mat- NI Act with regard to bounc- Kerala on September 19 tered under the Societies daily products. tively. due to heavy ter on October 18. Thereafter, ing of all the four cheques. declared that right to access Registration Act 1860, has Justice S. Sujatha, while dis- Leading foreign currencies' rains and flood situation in hopefully before the retirement Thereafter, complaints were the internet is a said that the said Society is missing the petition filed by the award for exchange rates were: US $: these states. of the Chief Justice of India, filed in the year 1999 and Fundamental Right forming not an industry within the said company observed: "indis- Rs.71.27, British Pound: Rs. During the week, common Ranjan Gogoi, the verdict will be these complaints have part of the Right to Industrial Disputes Act, putably, liquor is deleterious to Gaurie Dwivedi 88.79, Euro : Rs. 78.42, pulses such as tuar dal, moong delivered. If that happens, and dragged on for 20 Privacy under 1957and its employees are the health of Singapore $ : Rs.51.86, Swiss dal, urad dal, chillies, turmer- should happen under any cir- years, only on the Article 21 of not workmen. mankind...younger generation, PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Franc : Rs.72.30, Australian $: ic and masoor dal recorded cumstances, the people of the application of the theCiting Som Vihar including children below the Rs.48.19, Saudi Rial : Rs. marginal appreciation, while country would heave a sigh of appellant that all the Constitution of India. Apartment Owners Housing permissible age, succumbing to Gaurie Dwivedi, a renowned 19.03,New Zealand Dollar : staple food grains and com- relief. four complaints Delivering the judg- Maintenance Limited vs. this temptation of liquor con- classical dancer in Odissi 44.63, Kuwaiti Dinar : mon edible oils remained Call it travesty of circum- should be consolidat- ment on a petition filed by Workmen (2002) 9 SCC 652, sumption may not be strin- and Kathak, on Sunday Rs.234.40, Omani Rial : Rs. steady at the previous week's stances, sinister planning by ed and heard together. LEGAL an undergraduate stu- the court observed, "any ancil- gently regulated through online received the prestigious 184.93 and UAE Dinar : closing levels. With lower crop anti-Hindu forces or sheer mis- "The main ground dent, Faheema Shirin, lary activities which may be orders. The eligibility of age Vysakhi Natyashri Award Rs.19.41. estimates for soyabeans, its fortune, the fact is that over four- raised is that in terms of ROUNDUP Justice P V Asha accept- carried on by such a housing and sound mind to receive and from the Nataraj Music and At home, due to on-going price is expected to go up in fifths of 132 crore population has Section 219 of the Code ed the petitioner's con- society would be treated to be consume liquor is difficult to Dance Academy. She was Sraddhapaksh, trading was the near future. Coriander been forced to silently suffer of Criminal Procedure since the tention that the restriction placed merely adjunct and applying monitor with the trade carried here to participate in the dull. As such, both the precious remained divergent within onslaughts on their faith for offences took place during peri- on access to internet by her col- the 'dominant nature test,' out by the petitioner." three day national dance fes- metals remained divergent. narrow margins. several generations! od of one year, the cases should lege hostel curtailing the use of the same good not change the tival. Standard gold (24 carats) The prices of common veg- be dealt together. Even if Section mobile phones amounted to a nature of the activity so as to Overhaul of criminal law on the Gaurie Dwivedi travelled declined by Rs.180 and closed etables rose considerably dur- No provision for consolida- 219 of the Code of Criminal violation of Fundamental Right bring it within the purview of cards across the world to give per- at Rs.37,700 (per 10 gms). ing the week. Common veg- tion of cheque bouncing cases Procedure was to apply, there to freedom of speech and expres- the term "industry"." The Union Home Minister, Amit formances and enthralled the Ornamental gold too, moved in etables such as cabbage, cauli- in law: SC have to be two trials because not sion under Article 19(1)(a)of the Shah, has expressed himself in audience with her lively and tandem and was quoted in the flower, ribbed gourd, snake The Supreme Court, in a more than three cases can be Constitution of India. The Judge No online sale of liqour: HC favour of major changes in the energetic performance that range of Rs.35,760 - 35,860 on gourd, lady fingers, cucumber, recent judgment in Vani Agro tried together even if they also agreed with the petitioner The Karnataka High Court Indian Penal Code and the Code displayed perfection in all the closing day. On the other potatoes, onions, tomatoes and Enterprises vs State of Gujarat & occurred in one year.", the court that internet accessible through has held that online sale of of Criminal Procedure to make aspects of classical dance. hand, Silver (0.999) appreciat- French beans, along with other anr observed that "there is no observed. However, the court mobile phones or laptops, pro- liquor cannot be allowed as the criminal justice delivery sys- Trained in two dance ed by Rs.700 and closed at leafy vegetables, recorded an provision of consolidation of granted relief by directing the vided an avenue for the students there is no provision for such tem more efficient. He has asked styles, Gaurie Dwivedi has Rs.46,500 (per kg).The diver- increase in the range of 30 per cases in the Code of Criminal trial Magistrate to fix all the four to gather knowledge as well as to sale in the Karnataka Excise the state governments to suggest performed at all prestigious gent trend is likely to continue cent to 45 per cent. Procedure" with regard to the cases on one date so that it is con- express themselves. Act. changes in the criminal law to dance festivals in the country. till the beginning of Navaratri In Hyderabad, the NECC cases filed under Section 138 of venient to both the parties to HIP Bar Private Limited ensure that the criminals do not Her most recent performance festival. wholesale egg price appreciat- the Negotiable Instruments Act. attend the hearing of all the four Housing society is not was offering a semi-closed go scot-free. was at the world famous ed by Rs.34 and closed at The appellant had issued four cases on one date. industry : HC prepaid payment instrument With the changing times, laws Swami Haridas Sangeet COMMODITIES Rs.378 (per 100). The highest cheques to the respondent No.2 Kerala HC follows HRC-UN The Allahabad High Court, (mobile valet) to its customers should also be modified to keep Avum Nritya Mahotsav in The sentiment in principal price of Rs.438 was recorded at which subsequently bounced. Following the Human Rights dealing with a petition filed by after obtaining necessary per- in tune. This augurs well for the Vrindavan earlier this month wholesale commodity mar- Kolkata, while Hospet closed The respondent no.2 sent one Commission of the United Arun Vihar Residents Welfare mission from the Reserve of streamlining efforts of the justice where Swami Nrityagopal kets in the twin cities was mod- at the lowest price of Rs.370. notice in terms of Section 138 of Nations, the High Court of Association, a society regis- Bank of India (RBI). However, delivery system. Das was the chief guest.

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ow often in the recent past anything to speak of in terms of have we seen Speakers in tangible change for the better. HAssemblies and Chaipersons House Speakers still dyed in party colours? Frustrated MLAs vented their dis- in Upper Houses instinctively comfort in front of Ministers M favouring parties they've come ing only Treasury Benches!" Bhatti currently. One of the doctors at networking and re-working all his anti-government stance. KCR, for Srinivasa Rao and Mopidevi from - whether it is ex-LS Speaker shot back at Speaker Pocaharam Fever Hospital told us, "Of about 50 REPORTERS’ old connections in the IT industry, his part, had set the ball rolling first Venkataramana at a review meet- Sumitra Mahajan or current Rajya Reddy. cases I see in a day, at least 12 are and the Telangana government is all by showing the door to two chan- ing held in Visakhapatnam on Sabha Chairman and V-P Venkaiah dengue positive. The Fever Hospital too happy about the turn of events. nels in TS soon after he assumed Saturday. One MLA said revenue Naidu? The latest entrant in the club Dengue extent not alone has assigned more that 50 D ARY power in the state. Okay, they are officials were just not listening to is Pocaharam Srinivas Reddy, quantified doctors to especially tackle dengue. Jagan taking cue pals, but wonder if they are actu- party leaders, while another one Speaker of Telangana Assembly So, how bad is the dengue epi- Most of them concur that at least from KCR? ally sharing the 'best practices' said they were feeling hamstrung and ex-Agriculture minister of the demic scene after all, and how 100 cases get detected at the hos- There is nothing secret about the between them. because the police were behaving state. On Saturday, the penultimate many have fallen prey to the disease pital every day. This can serve as could to promote Sunrise State of close friendship between AP CM like they were the actual bosses. day of the Session, he happened to in the state so far? Fact is, there fair enough pointer of how wide- AP, returned recently to set up the Jaganmohan Reddy and Telangana YSRCP MLAs in low spirits Minister Srinivasa Rao tried lift respond to protesting Congress aren't any definitive answers. The spread the epidemic is. 'Hyderabad Fintec Forum' in the CM KCR. Both leaders have open- Four-odd months into its fresh spirits by saying all will fall in place MLAs stating: "We didn't pass the Health Department admits that the tech city. Chowdary, who in his pre- ly exhibited their 'dosti' and even tenure, YSRCP's honeymoon with time. But the MLAs weren't Bill when the Congress MLAs were number of dengue patients report- IT's control+Z -- back to vious role used to tom-tom vowed to lend support to each other should have been barely over if not buying the Minister's word much outside of the House." That made ed in Hyderabad this year is much Hyd from Amaravati 'Vishakapatnam Fintec Valley', for better coordination between the still continuing. But its party MLAs' like the voters who are beginning it look he was defending the ruling higher than the season's average Hyderabad is seeing the return of 'Hackathons' and other initiatives Telugu states and progress of Telugu relationship with the electorate to shrug off the MLAs themselves. TRS instead of being impartial as annual data. Officials have not IT experts, who had once gone all- of the AP government. But in the people. While the benefits of the seems to have hit a rocky patch. The the Speaker. Not to be undone, CLP measured the magnitude of dengue out in marketing Amravati under Hyderabad venture, there was no two CMs' camaraderie are yet to trouble is they are finding it diffi- ((Contributed by leader Bhatti Vikramarka seized the outbreak and so we might not be the Chandrababu Naidu regime. So mention of Andhra Pradesh. Call accrue, Jagan has surely borrowed cult to convince people of anything Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu, opportunity to make the Speaker provided an exact figure any time much so that somebody no less it what you will - pressing 'reset' a leaf or two out of friend KCR's meaningful being done in AP. The Mayank Tiwari, realise his faux pas with a stinging soon. However, one can get a reli- than JA Chowdary, the IT advisor botton, or backspace or control+Z playbook. He recently banned two masses had a lot of expectations Naveena Ghanate, remark. "We are not attributing any able estimate of the epidemic from of Andhra Pradesh government - but the move is quite a turnaround TV channels in AP, apparently from the Jaganmohan Reddy gov- Deepthi Nandan, motives to the Chair. We are ask- doctors who are treating patients himself, who at one point did all he for the IT tzar. These days he is busy after being miffed at those channels' ernment, but it has hardly done KMP Patnaik)

VILLAGE SECRETARIAT RECRUITMENT TEST CAPSULE Dy CMs fire a fresh salvo at Naidu ‘BABA' CLAIMING TO Lokesh alleges n BE EXORCIST HELD PNS VIJAYAWADA Deputy Chief Hyderabad: A man who claimed paper leak, to be a 'Baba', an exorcist who "Are you feeling jealous of cre- Ministers could rid people of evil spirits ation of 1.25 lakh government questioned the that possessed them, was jobs within three months?" arrested on Saturday night. The Deputy Chief Ministers - Pilli credibility of demands CBI probe man had thousands of Subhash Chandrabose, Alla Naidu as the n subscribers on his YouTube Nani, Pushpa Sri Vani, Narayana PNS VIJAYAWADA channel containing videos which Swamy and Amjad Basha - people of Andhra showed him performing rituals. asked TDP chief Naidu. Pradesh had Former minister Nara Lokesh The accused, identified as In a letter to Naidu in on Sunday levelled allegations Sayyed Tipu Sultan alias Tipu response to the letter by him to rejected his party against the YSRCP govern- Baba, 26, a resident of Kinara Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Pilli Subhash Chandrabose Alla Nani Pushpa Sri Vani ment charging some of the Galli in the city, used to shoot Reddy on Sunday, they said questioned the credibility of ministers in the Cabinet with videos of himself 'healing' Naidu is unable to digest the Naidu. They said the people of deliberately leaking question people afflicted of ailments. truth that candidates belonging l In a letter to Naidu in l Agreeing that the l They clarified that the Andhra Pradesh had rejected papers for the recent Village A complaint was filed by Jawed to SC, ST, BC and Minority response to the letter by him to majority of volunteers exams for Village Secretariat the useless experience of Naidu, Secretariat jobs recruitment Referring to Khan, 42, a videographer, with communities had found jobs in Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan recruited are YSRCP cadre, jobs have been conducted in a which had looted the public. test. YSRCP making the Hussaini Alam police station their own villages. Agreeing Reddy on Sunday, they said they said the followers of very transparent manner and They clarified that the exams He demanded that the that the majority of volunteers for Village Secretariat jobs have senior leaders in the govern- stating that Tipu Baba had Naidu is unable to digest the TDP are habituated to asked the TDP to stop making a hue over the recruited are YSRCP cadre, they been conducted in a very trans- ment resign owning moral accused him of performing black truth that candidates belonging easy money. "The YSRCP false allegations, which are question paper magic on his employee Mohd said the followers of TDP are parent manner and asked the responsibility for the paper Irfan, making him fall ill. habituated to easy money. "The to SC, ST, BC and Minority cadre are ready to accept insulting backward TDP to stop making false alle- leak. Because of the paper leak, leak that never The Baba convinced Irfan that YSRCP cadre are ready to accept communities had found jobs in the low paid jobs," they communities, who secured gations, which are insulting YSRCP followers' family mem- happened when Jawed has done black magic on the low paid jobs," they added. their own villages added jobs backward communities, who bers secured good ranks. him which made him fall sick. The Deputy Chief Ministers secured jobs. In a tweet, he charged the the TDP was in ruling party leaders with sell- power, he said ing each job for Rs 5 lakh. He accused the State government that a probe of holding secret parleys to ordered by the Delhi-Vja AI flight Aarogyasri: Enhancement of treatment costs demanded put the question paper leak TDP government issue under the carpet. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Aarogyasri payments of He said Aarogyasri pay- Referring to YSRCP mak- into the alleged ments of about Rs 650 crore ing a hue over the question leak proved that hit by turbulence, Members of the Aarogyasri about Rs 650 crore and and Employee Health Scheme paper leak that never hap- Network Hospitals Association (EHS) payments of about Rs pened when the TDP was in there was no of Navyandhra demanded that EHS payments of Rs 130 130 crore are pending. About power, he said that a probe leak at all probe ordered the government enhance the crore are pending, says five lakh people apart from ordered by the TDP govern- treatment cost of various dis- doctors are dependent on the ment into the alleged leak PNS n VIJAYAWADA eases covered under the Busireddy Nagendra Reddy Aarogyasri scheme, he added. proved that there was no leak ers in the government and scheme. The first executive Secretary Dr PB Kameswara at all. demanded a CBI probe into Hit by turbulence, an Air body meeting of the newly- Rao, treasurer Dr Vijay Kumar, Referring to Sakshi, what he the leak of SSC papers. India flight from New Delhi to formed association was held said hospitals cannot survive if than a year, the hospital man- Vice- Presidents Dr Madala said the mouth piece of the Referring to the incident, Vijayawada suffered a partial here on Sunday. payments are kept pending agements will run into debts. Narendra Kumar, Dr Ketireddy YSRCP, spewed venom on Lokesh demanded when the damage and its crew members Addressing the media, pres- for a long time by the State gov- The government has to clear Mohan Reddy, Dr Ramana the issue, he said. He recalled YSRCP leaders are going to were injured on September 17. ident of the association Dr ernment. If the government them within 60 to 90 days after Murthy and executive mem- how the YSRCP leaders went step down and order a CBI No passenger has been injured Busireddy Nagendra Reddy delays the payments for more discharge of the patient. bers participated. for the scalps of senior lead- probe into the incident. in the incident. The incident came to light only on Saturday. Air India has ordered a Air India has ordered a demanding the government to fill probe into the incident as probe into the incident up jobs," he pointed out. none of the members of the TS police to get training in AP He said that the Police crew reported the incident to as none of the Recruitment Board would the safety department. K VENKATESHWARLU he had already discussed with TRS government saying that it announce the results of nearly According to sources, Air members of the crew n HYDERABAD Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister was not filling the jobs. 18,000 police jobs within a week. India flight No 467 departed reported the incident to YS Jaganmohan Reddy to extend The Telangana government is He said that no government filled from Delhi at 7.28 pm on TS Chief Minister K training to about 4,000 constables filling jobs but the Congress is fil- police vacancies in such a massive September 17. It was sched- the safety department Chandrashekhar Rao has said that in Andhra Pradesh. KCR said that ing cases in Courts time and again manner. He said that the uled to land at 9.40 pm in about 4,000 constables will get the AP CM accepted his request. to stop the recruitment process. Telangana has the chance to Vijayawada. Turbulence after aid was administered to the police training in neighbouring While giving reply to the House He alleged that the Congress extend training to around 14,000 takeoff caused minor damage injured in the flight immedi- Andhra Pradesh state. He further on Appropriation Bill on Sunday filed about 900 cases against at a time and so that he request- to the interior of the Airbus ately. The authorities are said that the police recruitment in Legislative Assembly, the Chief recruitments. "It is not proper on ed the Andhra Pradesh govern- 320. A few members of the inquiring into the incident results would come within a Minister said that it is not prop- the part of Congress to approach ment to extend police training to crew were also injured. First- from all angles. week. The Chief Minister said that er to the Congress to criticise the courts, while on other side 4,000 candidates in Andhra. Sasibhushan gets addl charge as ARRANGEMENTS UNDERWAY FOR BRAHMOTSAVAMS CS of GAD PNS n TIRUMALA employees of Srivari temple, Anna Prasadam, accommoda- PNS n VIJAYAWADA With just less than a week left for tion, Kalyana Katta, medical, the mega religious festival of health and PR departments Principal Secretary of annual Brahmotsavams in with additional staff. Staff from Water Resources Tirumala, elaborate arrange- each of this department will Sasibhushan Kumar has ments by various departments function 24X7 in Command been given an additional for the big event reached pinna- Control Centre at Tirumala charge of Chief Secretary cle stage. The TTD has rolled out during Brahmotsavams. of GAD (General massive arrangements to ensure Devotees can call to an exclusive Administration) and that lakhs of devotees, who toll-free number 1800 425 4242 Kona Sasidhar, throng Tirumala during the during Brahmotsavams for Commissioner of Civil Srivari annual Brahmotsavams any queries. Supplies Department, has won't face inconvenience. been given an additional On the directive of TTD ANNAPRASADAM charge as Secretary of Executive Officer Anil Kumar AND HEALTH RTGS and Secretary of IT, Singhal, Special Officer AV While annaprasadam and relieving Anup Singh. The Dharma Reddy took measures health wings are gearing up for government has issued to coordinate all departments the big festival with their orders in this regard on and provide devotees a comfort- arrangements of the different Sunday. able darshan of Vahana Sevas in menu at different point of time Six IAS Officers of 2017 mada streets and also the dar- set up near Alipiri as well. The during Vahana Sevas especial- batch, who completed shan of Mula Virat in Srivari On the directive of TTD EO Anil Kumar Rangoli works are under ly on Garuda Seva day and also their training, got post- temple. Singhal, Special Officer AV Dharma Reddy progress to give enhanced look at Vaikuntham queue complex ings on Sunday. The State the hill town in and outside the and outside lines. The health government posted HM EXTENSIVE PUBLICITY took measures to coordinate all departments temple. department also deployed addi- Dhyanachandra as FOR BRAHMOTSAVAMS and provide devotees a comfortable darshan tional manpower to keep Vijayawada Sub-Collector, The TTD has launched a wide ELECTRICAL WING Tirumala clean and hygienic in R Gopala Krishna as publicity by printing 12,000 of Vahana Sevas in mada streets and also the The TTD's electrical wing is spite of the anticipated heavy Guduru Sub-Collector, T wall posters, one lakh pam- darshan of Mula Virat in Srivari temple putting up colourful LED light influx of pilgrims. Nisanthi as Penukonda phlets, 4,500 booklets in Telugu, decorations and electrical cut- Sub-Collector, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and outs at vital places in Tirumala EXHIBITION K Dinesh Kumar as English for the benefit of devo- also pasted on inter, intra-state colourful and bright decorations and Tirupati. Nearly, 37 (34 in (Left) Workers painting a rangoli on the premises of Lord Venkateswara Swamy The TTD has put up grand Tenali Sub- Collector, KS tees. Information booklets on RTC buses, tourism depart- along the four mada streets. Tirumala and three in Tirupati) temple at Tirumala (top and bottom) Finishing touches are being given to exhibition stalls at Kalyana Viswanathan as Vahana Sevas and other facilities ment vehicles to other States. Barricades and queue line gates, huge display screens were renovation works ahead of Brahmotsavams, which are slated from September 29 Vedika with a display of colour- Narasapuram Sub- provided by TTD to pilgrims are TTD Public Relations repairs to toilets, drinking water installed. The hill town is decked ful flowers and fruits, museum, Collector and CP Praveen also available at all the Department roped in Srivari taps are all put up. Special brass up with 41 huge electrical Brahmotsavams about 6,000 October 4, the TTD has banned ayurveda, sculpture, TTD for- Aditya as Information Kiosks or May I Sevakulu to arrange, paste and grills were set up with granite themes, 15 arches giving a grand security personnel, including plying of two-wheelers on ghat est and garden departments. Rampachodavaram Sub- Help You centres located in distribute these material. pillars at Swamy Pushkarani. look for the annual event. 1,200 TTD cops, 3,500 Srivari roads from midnight of October Arrangements have been com- Collector. In another Tirupati and also at Sarva Paintings and repairs complet- Sevakulu, 1,000 Scouts and 3 to the morning of October 5. pleted for artists, who arrive move, the government Darshan token issuing counters. ENGINEERING ed on all thoroughfares and ghat VIGILANCE Guides will be deployed at vital The TTD has prepared an from 14 States to display their has promoted 140 The Brahmotsavams wall DEPARTMENT CIVIL WING roads to give festival ambiance To provide theft-free and stam- points while 1,650 CCTV cam- action plan for providing max- culture and art forms, under the Inspectors of Police as posters are being displayed at The TTD Engineering to devotees. Additional parking pede-free environment to mil- eras will be installed. In view of imum facilities to devotees with aegis of HDPP and other cultur- DSPs. TTD Kalyana Mandapams and Department is fine-tuning space and mobile toilets are also lions of devotees coming for huge crowd for Garuda Seva on well-knit coordination between al projects of TTD. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 region 04

CAPSULE Man murders wife and City businessmen face NEW FORUM LAUNCHED FOR threat from a gang SELECTING LIFE kid, ends life in Odisha PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM He later went to PARTNERS Visakhapatnam: An PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM bodies were partially decom- A gang has been threatening collectorate where Ahmedabad-based NGO posed,'' he said. business persons in the city to MP V Vijaysai launched a new forum for people A 35-year-old man from The Odisha police found the make a quick money. Such to select their life partners, who Odisha killed his wife and body of Sujith near the railway threats are not known to the city Reddy and otherwise have been browsing four-year-old daughter in track at Rourkela on Saturday and when an industrialist ministers Srinivasa matrimonial sites. Madhuravada area in the city night. brought it to the notice of Anubandh Foundation organised and subsequently reportedly Investigations have revealed police and minister for tourism Rao and Mopidevi a swayamvar sabha for more committed suicide by jumping that the disputes between minister M Srinivasa Rao, they Venkataramana than 200 people, all above 50 in front of a running train in Sujith and Shukla have led to were shocked. The police sought years of age here on Sunday. Odisha on Saturday. the murders and suicide. Their the names of the people who were in a review The unique event took place in Reports said Sakrajit neighbours told media that threatened the businessman so meet and informed three rounds. In the first round Bhanjeo alias Sujith, a native of Sujith used to pick up fights that they could take action. The candidates introduced Rourkela,, and employee of with his wife on a regular local BJP leaders who came to Vijaysai Reddy themselves to one another and Food Corporation of India basis suspecting her fidelity. know about the incident said selected a partner. In the second (FCI) was living with his wife The watchman of the apart- they would inform the union round, candidates were given a Shukla and daughter Alina in ment said that he had seen home minister Amit Shah. Naresh Kumar told a section Sources said Naresh Kumar chance to have a one on one a flat at Jhahnavi Enclave, Sujith made a call to his mother on Sujith last on Thursday morn- According to reports, the of media that when he shared told the police that one of interaction with their selected Madhurawada for the past Saturday evening and informed that ing. The police are suspecting CEO of Symbiosys O Naresh the threat with his friends, them claimed as ZTPC from partners and in the last round four years. he killed his wife and daughter in the that after killing his wife and Kumar’s brother in law Lalitesh they too revealed that they had Kadapa and close to YS Jagan organisers counselled the Sujith made a call to his daughter, Sujith left for owned five acres of land in faced such threats recently. Mohan Reddy family and candidates. Speaking to the mother on Saturday evening flat and was going to end his life. Rourkela where he committed Madhavadhara and 200 square He later went to collectorate another as MPTC from the reporters, founder of Anubandh and informed that he killed his Sujith's mother alerted Odisha police suicide after informing his yards went into a dispute. where MP V Vijaysai Reddy same district. Foundation Natubhai Patel said wife and daughter in the flat mother. Subsequently it was solved and and ministers Srinivasa Rao Naresh also showed the "It's not that they have to get and was going to end his life. and her relatives in Vizag immediately The police are examining the occupants vacated the land. and Mopidevi Venkataramana CCTV footage of the visitors to married today itself. Now, they Sujith's mother alerted Odisha and Odisha police called up PM Palem the CCTV footage at the apart- Prior to that Lalitesh obtained were in a review meet and his home to the minister and can meet each other for a while police and her relatives in ment and also the call data of a GO from the government in informed Vijaysai Reddy. the commissioner of police. before taking the final steps." Vizag immediately and Odisha Police in Vizag city the accused to ascertain the is favour. The gang, not aware Both Reddy and Minister Meanwhile , former MP Dr K The initiative was launched in police called up PM Palem reason behind the crime. They of the Go and comprise, tried to Srinvasa Rao assured Naresh Haribabu and other leaders 2002 after the devastating Police in Vizag city. found Shukla in a pool of wife by slitting her throat and shifted the bodies to King threaten Naresh Kumar at his Kuamr that the government told Naresh Kumar that they Gujarat earthquake a year earlier. The PM Palem police with blood in the bedroom while smothered his daughter to George Hospital for autopsy house in East Point Colony would not spare such elements would take the issue to the the support of Sujith's relatives Alia was lying dead in the bath- death. after registering a case, said demanding money for a settle- in the State. They asked him to notice to the Union Home ONE MORE BOAT reached Jhahnavi Enclave and room. ``We are suspecting that Assistant Commissioner of ment. When Naresh became collect their names and basic Minister Amit Shah so that entered the flat by breaking Inspector A Ravi Kuamr Sujith might have committed Police, North Zone, Ravi aggressive and shouted back, details so that then police would such activities were put to stop MISHAP VICTIM'S open the door. The police said that Sujith murdered his the crime on Thursday as the Shankar Reddy. they quietly left the place. swing into action. in the beginning itself. BODY FOUND Kakinada: The East Godavari police, in association with New India Assurance Company, started helpdesk at VMRDA to widen roads A visual treat for dance connoisseurs Rajamahendravaram n government general hospital on PNS VISAKHAPATNAM Mohini Attam Sunday. The help desk will help in Vizianagram the needy in registering the The second day of Vysakhi names of deceased in prescribed Nrithyotsav 2019, the 12th All exponent Dr Kanak n format for insurance claims, PNS VISAKHAPATNAM India Dance Festival, organised Rele held saw with Police CI S Rambabu, New India under the aegis of Nataraj Assurance Company zonal Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Music and Dance Academy, her scintillating manager B G K Mohan Rao, Regional Development captivated the audiences at branch manager Parked Kumar Authority has taken up two Kalabharathi Auditorium here performance and others participated. road widening projects under Sunday evening. Mean while, one more body of a Vizianagaram Municipal The three-day festival, held deceased surfaced in Godavari Corporation. under the supervision of BR thief Ratnakara to sage Valmiki river waters on Sunday making The first is the 600-metre Vikram Kumar, founder- upon meeting Narada. the total of deceased in the long Gumchi-Rythubazaar President of NMDA and Editor As a second item, the troupe tourism boat mishap to 37. Out road and the other is the 950- of The Dance India, saw presented 'Sapta Tandava of 75 in the boat, 26 were metre long R&B Junction to delightful Bharatanatyam, Malika' of Lord Siva that was rescued on the day of incident Duppada Y-Junction road. VMRDA department to coordinate Kuchipudi and Odissi rendi- Bharatanatyam. Later in the evening, they set in Ragamalika and on 15 of this month. Still 12 VMRDA Commissioner P Commissioner and ensure that stalled pro- tions. D Sathyanarayana Raju, presented Padma Bhushan Talamalika. Gauri Dwivedi more are missing in the mishap. Koteswara Rao urged the jects were completed. The Mohini Attam exponent Dr additional Commissioner of awardee Dr Rele with 'Vysakhi excelled in her performance. special officer of the P Koteswara Rao Collector added, "These two Kanak Rele held saw with her Income Tax; Mavuri Venkata Lifetime Achievement Award' Each presentation lasted for 45 Corporation and District roads are key junction points scintillating performance, Ramana, CMD of Chandana for her contribution elevating minutes, much to the delight of Collector M Hari Jawahar urged the special taking commuters to differ- while coming up with equally Brothers and O Naresh Kumar, Mohini Attam. the audience. Lal to take measures in a officer of the ent parts of the city. vibrant showings were Gauri CEO of Symbiosis The eight-member troupe of Compère Dr Perala manner that would not draw Widening works have to be Dwivedi from New Delhi with Technologies and chief patron Dr Ratheesh Babu's 'Pibare Balamurali Krishna was at his public criticism. Corporation and taken up." her Odissi and Dr Ratheesh of Vysakhi Nrithyotsav opened Rama Rasam' in raga Bhairavi usual best. Connoisseurs of For the Gumchi-Rythu Collector M Hari He also urged local MLA, Babu and group from the day's proceedings by light- and tala Adi, emphatically cap- Indian dance filled the audito- bazaar road, a temple and six K Veerabhadra Swami, to Chhattisgarh with their ing the traditional lamp. tured the transformation of rium to rafters. buildings will have to be Jawahar Lal to take ensure cooperation from the demolished for the road measures locals. widening work, while for the He wanted officials of the R&B-Duppada Junction road, civic body to plant aromatic, Ramadugu work had come to a standstill Hari Jawahar Lal urged herbal and oxygen-generating KTR's fillip to handlooms because of high tension electric municipal authorities, plants around tanks that have project wires. VMRDA and electricity been cleaned. sees dearth of supply reaches FRL NAVEENA GHANATE sold out, so evidently govern- PNS n NIZAMABAD Rly stadium n HYDERABAD ment can provide only 87 sarees online. Official said that After four years, the IT Minister KT Rama Rao when the website was function- Ramadugu medium irrigation goes online since he took oath as the al, it was generating higher project in the district reached Visakhapatnam: East Coast Minister, vowed to promote sales and lot of traction. For its full reservoir limit. With Railways Sports Association handlooms. But the machinery handloom enthusiasts, the the project full to the brim, developed state of the art is unable to cater to the TSCO possesses 9 outlets locat- the farmers belonging to 11 designed web site under the demand which the Minister is ed in Northern India and 37 villages would benefit, as it guidance of Sports Officer trying to create. KT Rama outlets situated in Telangana would provide irrigation to Sakkeer Hussain to have self Rao's first post after swearing State. 5,000 acres. reliant website to put all the rail- as the Minister for second Meanwhile the TS govern- The project was construct- way sports related information time was with loom business lucrative and left ment is also exploring alternate ed across Ramadugu Vagu at on-line. Now with tag line on #HandloomSunday. While he our website in limbo in most modes of promoting hand- Ramadugu village of Think railways ….think sports tried to spread the word online, unethical way. We will have the loom. The government has Dharpally mandal in 1964. the web page www.waltairrail- the TSCO website, where peo- website updated in another 2 partnered with Amazon to On Friday and Saturday the waystadium.com. All Updates, ple can buy clothes is an eye- months. We are trying to get promote its handloom prod- project received heavy inflows Subscriptions, Coaching sore. our handlooms on shopify”. ucts and crafts. However, when and reached FRL level, after Academy, Sports events of There are just about 100 For months, the website has it comes to textiles, the govern- obtaining inflows of over Waltair Railway Sports Stadium sarees and about 10 duppattas. been showing the same sarees ment is following the approach 1,000 cusecs. will be available in this site. This The website, which was glori- without any changes resem- of one step forward and two The project has left and web portal was commissioned fied last year, became a victim bling a dummy website. It has steps backwards. With Amazon right canals, with the left today by Divisional Railway at the whims of the contractor 38 gadwal sico, 19 gadwal silk currently only cheriyal masks, canal extending to a length of Manager Chetan Kumar who used to run it. According sarees, 13 spun silk sarees, 12 Nirmal paintings and other 9.60 km and cultivating 1,400 Shrivastava in the presence of to a senior official of Narayapet silk sarees, 9 gollaba- crafts are being shipped. When acres, while the right canal has Andhra University students at a beach walk to create awareness on Ozone layer in Visakhapatnam on Sunday Sakkeer Hussain, ADRM infra Department of Handlooms ma sarees, 8 pochampally cot- it comes to clothing, officials length of 18.80 km and cul- Akshay Saxena and ADRM, and Textiles, “The website was ton, 6 pochampally ikat, 6 point that supply from our tivates 3,601 acres. Ramadagu operations P Ramachandra handled by a one contractor Gadwal cotton and 10 duppat- weavers is unable to meet the benefits 11 villages of Raoand other officials. Siva Reddy, who found hand- tas. About 13 of these 100 are demand. Dichpally and Dharpally AU students take beach mandals whose farmers grow kharif and rabi crops under an ayacut of 5,000 acres. North Telangana's boon, Sri walk for Ozone layer FLASH MOB ON SWACHHTA Ram Sagar Project, is getting heavy inflows since the last PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM two days and on Saturday HCFCs are both ozone-depleting substances evening, the project received Students of Environmental Waltair Division is observing 57,820 cusecs inflows and Sciences of Andhra University and powerful greenhouse gases that ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa Pakhwada’ water in the project level was took out a beach walk here on contribute to the thinning of the ozone layer, across its entire network from 45.700 TMC. Sunday to create awareness on September 21 to October 2 to SRSP capacity is 90 TMC the importance of Ozone layer. said Dr EUB Reddy, retired Professor, AU commemorate the 150th birth and FRL level is 1,091 feet. Joint chief engineer of AP Environmental Sciences anniversary of Mahatma On Saturday evening, the Pollution Control Board R Gandhi. As a part of this fort- project's water level reached Lakshminarayana spoke on night various programmes 1,077.40 feet, and of 90 the occasion. molecular oxygen (O2) accu- phere as a whole is about 0.3 such as intensive awareness TMC the project now has He extended the talk by mulated in the atmosphere parts per million. campaigns were organized 45.700 TMC of water. adding the ozone layer is main- and due to interaction with HCFCs are both ozone- using social media, Nukkad All this is due to heavy ly found in the lower portion ultraviolet solar radiation, depleting substances and pow- Natak, audio/video clips to inflows into Vishnupuri and of the stratosphere, from formed a protective ozone erful greenhouse gases that motivate and involve passen- Jayakwadi projects, which approximately 15 to 35 kilome- layer (O3) in the upper atmos- contribute to the thinning of gers, students, families, pen- reached FRL level, and ters above Earth. The thickness phere. True multi-cellular the ozone layer, said Dr EUB sioners, SHGs and other stake excess water being released of the ozone layer varies world- organisms formed as cells Reddy, retired Professor, AU holders to also participate in into river Godavari. On wide and is generally thinner within colonies became Environmental Sciences. the various activities of the Members of Scouts and Guides performing a flash mob at Visakhapatnam railway station on Swachhta-Hi-Sewa Pakhwada Friday evening, Maharashtra near the equator and thicker increasingly specialized. Aided "The ozone layer absorbs 97 “Swachhta-Hi-Sewa on Sunday irrigation officials released near the poles. If all of the by the absorption of harmful to 99 percent of the Sun's Pakhwada. flood waters from ozone were compressed to the ultraviolet radiation by the medium-frequency ultravio- On Sunday, Bharat Scouts cadets of Scouts and Guides Vizianagaram, Srikakulam Narasimha Rao said that the Vishnupuri project by lifting pressure of the air at sea level, ozone layer, life colonized let light (from about 200 nm to and Guides wing of Waltair took part in the flash mob and Road to propagate the message campaign will continue even two gates. Thanks to these it would be only 3 millimeters Earth's surface. The ozone 315 nm wavelength), which District comprising wards of street plays to create awareness on ban on single use plastic after the conclusion of this inflows and local catchment thick. The evolution of photo- layer contains less than 10 otherwise would potentially railway employees organized on cleanliness and avoid usage and its ill effects. Pakhwada till the end of this recording good rainfall, the synthesis allowed the Sun's parts per million of ozone, damage exposed life forms awareness campaigns over the of plastic in railway premises. Speaking to the media dis- menace and the cadets will SRSP is receiving 57,820 energy to be harvested direct- while the average ozone con- near the surface, said Prof T Division. At Visakhapatnam Apart from this rallies were trict commissioner, Scouts and spread the message every cor- cusecs inflows and until ly by life forms. The resultant centration in Earth's atmos- Byragi Reddy. Railway Station more than 100 organized at Visakhapatnam, Guides of Waltair District K ner of this division. night they may go up. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS PRACTICE IN UK Mumbai man drowns Phishing email in garb of I-T in Nagpur lake NAGPUR: A Mumbai resident Doctors, nurses need dept lurking in cyberspace drowned in Ambhajari Lake in Nagpur on Sunday morning, PNS n NEW DELHI police said. Anand Dwivedi, who hails from Matunga in An information stealing com- Mumbai, was working in an not take TOEFL, IELTS puter malware by masking as a Information Technology message from the Income Tax company here, an official said. PNS n NEW DELHI Department has been found "He had gone to the lake with The Occupational prowling in the Indian cyber- 6-7 friends. He did not know to Doctors, nurses, dentists and English Test (OET) space, a federal cyber security swim and drowned soon after mid-wives who wish to prac- is designed to agency has warned in a recent he entered the water. The tice in the UK will no longer advisory. incident happened at 7 am. His have to appear for English meet the specific "A phishing and malware body was brought out later by language tests like TOEFL and English language campaign is active since at least people who were swimming IELTS as the country will now needs of the September 12 and is targeting nearby," the Ambhajari police accept scores of Occupational individuals as well as financial A senior tax official said fraud links station official said. English Test (OET) which the healthcare sector organisations. The campaign candidates have to anyway involves fake emails purporting faking the I-T department are often clear for registering with the to be sent from Indian Income used by fraudsters as people are very Policeman's son relevant healthcare regulator. Hill Institute. Cambridge Tax Department," the CERT- electrocuted in The OET is an internation- Assessment English is a not- In said its latest advisory concerned and serious about their tax al English language test that for-profit department of the accessed by PTI. filing, refunds and other businesses UP's Bareilly assesses the language commu- University of Cambridge. Indian Computer Emergency BAREILLY: A son of a police nication skills of healthcare The test is recognised as Response Team (CERT-In) is with the department personnel was electrocuted professionals, who seek to reg- who have already passed an to all Tier 2 (General) visa proof of English proficiency the national agency to combat here on Sunday morning as he ister and practise in an English- English language test accepted applications submitted from for registration purposes by hacking, phishing incidents and series to educate people and tax- fraud emails being sent with pressed the door bell of a speaking environment. by the relevant professional October 1. The Occupational major healthcare boards and to fortify security-related payers against these frauds," the subject line stating: “Important: police outpost, where his father The candidates had to ear- body, do not have to sit anoth- English Test (OET) is designed councils in the UK, Ireland, defences of the Indian Internet official said. Income Tax Outstanding was posted. According to lier take OET to register with er test before entry to the UK to meet the specific English Australia, New Zealand, domain. While phishing The advisory said at least two Statements A.Y 2017-2018”; Superintendent of Police (City) Nursing and Midwifery on a Tier 2 visa," said Sujata language needs of the health- Dubai, Singapore, Namibia denotes to a category of cyber variants of the latest malware Income Tax Statement XML Abhinandan Singh, the incident Council and the General Stead, CEO, Cambridge care sector. It assesses the lan- and Ukraine. It is also accept- crime where a person's personal emails have been observed. PAN XXX895X.pif; Income took place at the Biharipur Medical Council, which are the Boxhill Language Assessment, guage proficiency of healthcare ed in Australia and New vital information like banking, First variant includes an Tax Statment XML.img; police outpost in the city. two healthcare boards in the which conducts the OET. professionals who wish to reg- Zealand for visa and immi- credit card details and pass- attachment with extension Income Tax Statement Singh said, "It was raining UK, as well as TOEFL or "This change which was ister and practise in an English- gration purposes. words are stolen, malware is an “.img” which contains a mali- XXX8957X.pif among others. when Saurabh (20), son of IELTS like exam to apply for announced last week will make speaking environment. OET is used as an entry or e-virus. cious “.pif” file while the second outpost in-charge Devendra visa. sure that hospitals and medical OET is conducted by exit test for healthcare cours- A senior tax official said variant lures the users to down- The agency also suggested Singh, pressed the door bell. "The UK Home Office has practices across the country Cambridge Boxhill Language es by educators and as recruit- fraud links faking the I-T load a malicious ".pif” file host- some counter-measures: He got an electric shock and streamlined English language will be able to access the staff Assessment (CBLA), a venture ment criterion for employ- department are often used by ed on a sharepoint page via a Do not to open documents died." He said at the time of the testing ensuring that doctors, they need more quickly," she between Cambridge ment of healthcare profes- fraudsters as people are very link of fraudulent domain from untrusted sources and incident, the police outpost was dentists, nurses and midwives, added. The change will apply Assessment English and Box sionals. concerned and serious about incometaxindia[.]info, it said. should disable running macros filled with water. "The fire their tax filing, refunds and This domain, it said, has in MS Office by default; don't brigade was called to pump out other businesses with the now been disabled. open attachments in unsolicit- the accumulated water," the SP department. "The malware samples add ed e-mails, even if they come said, adding that the incident Hamirpur "It is very important to guard persistence by modifying the from people in your contact lists would be probed. On daughter's day, Priyanka against any malicious email Windows registry and have and never click on a URL con- He said the body had been sent bypoll: Four- that talks about your I-T records been observed to have infor- tained in an unsolicited e-mail, for a post-mortem examination. or banking issues. The depart- mation stealing capabilities," it even if the link seems benign, it Gandhi's note on 16-yr-old Miraya cornered ment has run many awareness said. It issued some samples of said. Now Mulayam set to lose his contest Mercedes SUV PNS n LUCKNOW Dalit beaten LUCKNOW: After losing the plush bungalow allotted to him The September 23 bypoll to to death as former Uttar Pradesh Chief the Hamirpur Assembly con- Minister and then the sprawling stituency in Uttar Pradesh for theft Lohia Trust office, Samajwadi will witness a four-cornered n Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam contest, with the BJP, BSP, PNS KOTA (RAJ) Singh Yadav is now set to lose Samajwadi Party and the his swanky Mercedes SUV. The Congress fielding their can- A 40-year-old Dalit man was Mercedes, according to Estate didates. beaten to death for allegedly Department sources, has According to office of the stealing a water pump in developed some technical fault Chief Electoral Officer, UP, Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, and some Rs 26 lakhs is voting will be held from 7 am police said on Sunday. required for the repairs. "Our to 6 pm while counting of The incident took place in votes will take place on PUF insulated Ghatoli area on Saturday budget does not allow us to undertake the expensive repairs September 27. morning, when a 60-year-old so we will give another suitable The by-election, the first to man, his two sons, and some car, probably a Prado, to Miraya Vadra and her elder brother Raihan Vadra, 18, are usually kept away from the public eye be held after the 2019 Lok shelters for forces other unidentified people Mulayam Singh," said an estate Sabha polls, has been neces- thrashed Dhulichand Meena department official. SP leaders, PNS n NEW DELHI sitated due to the disqualifi- PNS n SRINAGAR The prefabricated of Mewakheda village, alleg- meanwhile, see this as yet cation of sitting Bharatiya ing that he stole a water another attempt by the state's Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ahead of winters, the Centre shelters would be pump from their fields, BJP government to target the posted a picture of her daughter this morn- Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel has sanctioned setting up of insulated with Station House Officer (SHO) party leaders. "The government ing on Twitter on the occasion of following his conviction in a over 40 pre-fabricated huts for Nainuram Meena said. can spend crores of rupees in Daughter's Day. In the picture, Miraya murder case. paramilitary forces in the Poly Urethane When Dhulichand was on publicity and advertising but Vadra, her 16-year-old daughter, is seen Nine candidates are in the Kashmir valley, besides Foam (PUF) and his way to a nearby village, cannot afford a mere Rs 26 enjoying the snow. The Congress general poll fray. Prominent among improving infrastructure in Purilal Tanwar, his sons, Devi lakhs for a car repair. This secretary tweeted, "Who knew there was them are Yuwraj Singh (BJP), existing private house and priority would be Singh (23) and Mohan (20) proves that the BJP is pursuing a '#Daughtersday' I thought it was every Hardeepak Nishad hotels to keep its troops com- given to those and the other men confront- the politics of vendetta," said an day." Miraya Vadra and her elder brother (Congress), Manoj Kumar fortable during the snow peri- ed him, the SHO said. SP leader. Mulayam Singh and Raihan Vadra, 18, are usually kept away Prajapati (SP), Naushad Ali od, officials said here. troops who are He said a heated exchange his son Akhilesh Yadav were from the public eye. However, they were (BSP) and Jamal Alam The move, which is indica- stationed in areas between Dhulichand and the made to vacate their official seen posing for a selfie with their moth- Mansoori (Communist Party tive of a longer haul for para- that get more group of men over the stolen bungalows, allotted to them as er in April when their uncle Rahul Gandhi of India). military forces in the Valley, is hand pump soon turned vio- former Chief Ministers, after a filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha The Election Commission likely to be implemented in the snow, the officials lent and he was beaten up Supreme Court order. Earlier election from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. on Saturday had announced next few weeks as the winter said badly. Dhulichand's father this month, the state polling for 11 Assembly seats season is expected to settle by reached the spot and took his government also got the Lohia Happy Daughter's Day: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posts in the state mostly belonging the end of next month in injured son home. Trust office vacated as per the photo of her daughter Miraya to MLAs who had won the Kashmir. had withdrawn paramilitary Later, Dhulichand's con- direction of the apex court. on Daughter's Day Lok Sabha elections and The prefabricated shelters forces, especially the Central dition deteriorated and he resigned as members of state would be insulated with Poly Reserve Police Force, from was rushed to a hospital, assembly will be held on Urethane Foam (PUF) and other areas and airlifted them where doctors declared him October 21. Assembly con- priority would be given to to the Kashmir valley. brought dead, the SHO said. stituencies which will vote in those troops who are sta- However, there have been He said preliminary inves- Depression off Guj coast, may become storm bypolls are Gangoh, Rampur, tioned in areas that get more minor skirmishes since the tigation revealed that Tanwar Iglas (SC), Lucknow snow, the officials said. withdrawal of special status to and his sons had on Friday PNS n AHMEDABAD Kutch region of Gujarat, and kmph, the IMD informed. The Cantonment, Govindnagar, Many CRPF companies the state. complained about the theft to heavy rainfall in isolated places depression over east-central and Manikpur, Pratapgarh, were pushed into the Valley The PUF hut, according to Dhulichand's father, who rep- A depression formed over east- in the coastal districts during the adjoining north- east Arabian Zaidpur (SC), Jalalpur, Balha ahead of the Centre's decision the officials, will have a special rimanded his son and asked central and north-east Arabian next 24 hours, the IMD sea off Gujarat coast moved (SC) and Ghosi. of August 5 to withdraw spe- foam layer to insulate the Tanwar to lodge a police Sea was now around 170 kilo- informed. west-northwest with a speed of cial status to Jammu and interiors from the winter chill. complaint against him. metres west-southwest off Fishermen have been advised 15 kilometres per hour and lay Kashmir and also bifurcate it Besides this, for the first A case under Section 302 Veraval in Gujarat, the India not to venture into the east-cen- centred, at 11:30 am on Sunday, into two Union territories -- time the CRPF has managed (murder) of the Indian Penal Meteorological Department said west-northwest towards Oman tral and adjoining north-east around 170 km west-southwest Jammu and Kashmir, and to secure a sanction for pur- Code and the SC/ST on Sunday. coast over the next 72 hours, the Arabian Sea along and off of Veraval in Gujarat, 570 km Ladakh. chase of over two lakh coir (Prevention of Atrocities) It is likely to intensify into a IMD added. Gujarat coast during next 48 south-southeast of Karachi in The Union territories will mattresses which will be used Act has been registered deep depression and subse- The cyclonic storm will cause hours as the condition of the sea Pakistan, and 1170 km east- come into being from October by the jawans of the paramil- against Tanwar, his sons and quently convert into a cyclonic light to moderate rains in sev- would be very rough with winds southeast of Muscat in Oman, 31. Apprehending a backlash itary force deployed in the seven unidentified men, the storm in 24 hours and move eral places in the Saurashtra- with speeds of 45-55 kmph to 65 the IMD said. following the move, the Centre Valley. SHO said. PM deserves respect when he ‘Suriname working on Ayurveda Chair’ PNS n NEW DELHI very good international certi- In an interview, the fication, with all the botanical represents India abroad: Tharoor Seeking to deepen its cooper- senior leader from details. PNS n PUNE ation with India, Suriname is "We are working on it and an currently working on estab- Suriname also MoU is to be signed between Senior Congress leader Shashi lishing a collaborative said, Bollywood the governments of Indian and Tharoor, who is a strong crit- Ayurveda Chair at a universi- will be "most Suriname to set up the Chair," ic of the Modi-led government, ty in its capital and direct air he told PTI in the interview. on Sunday said the prime connectivity between the two welcome" to shoot Adhin's roots are in Uttar minister deserves respect when countries, Vice President films in his country Pradesh as his great-great- he visits foreign countries as Michael Ashwin Adhin has great grandfather had left the India's representative, but Shashi Tharoor Narendra Modi said. country to reach Suriname when he is in the country, peo- In an interview to PTI, the Delhi University and Punjab- over 140 years ago. ple have the right to question deserves respect in foreign said. senior leader from Suriname based Lovely Professional "We can boost cooperation him. countries as (there) he is a rep- Amid a heated debate over also said, Bollywood will be University. in tourism and we are planning On the row over a common resentative of our nation. But his remark that Hindi should "most welcome" to shoot films On cultural cooperation, to open the airspace so that language for India, the Lok when he is in India, we have be a common language, Union in his country. The Suriname vice president the second cycle of bauxite at Adhin said, work is underway families from India whose Sabha MP from Kerala said he the right to ask him questions," Home Minister Amit Shah on "The two countries share said his country is seeking to the University of Suriname. on setting up an Indo-Surinami ancestors had migrated to was in favour of a three-lan- Tharoor said. Wednesday said he has never cultural ties that go back to "diversify relationship" with These are new opportunities collaborative Ayurveda Chair Suriname, can visit and see the guage formula (promoting On the issue of one com- asked for imposition of Hindi nearly 150 years, when people India to deepen bilateral coop- for the Indian government to at the University of Suriname country today," he said. multilingual communicative mon language in the country, over native languages in the from India had arrived in eration in a number of fields. invest," Adhin said. in capital Paramaribo. Asked if a direct flight is abilities). he said the BJP's ideology of country but advocated its use Suriname in search for a bet- "Tourism and agriculture The 39-year-old leader, a "The last amendments are being planned, Adhin said, He was speaking at a session promoting Hindi, Hinduism as the second language, He ter future... Of the total are the two main areas of scholar of Sanskrit and Indian being made on the subject "Yes, we are working on it". organised by the All India and Hindustan is "dangerous" criticised the ruling BJP over Surinami population of near- cooperation. But, we are diver- scriptures, including the (Ayurveda Chair). All the trib- Suriname aerially connects Professional Congress in Pune for our country. incidents of mob lynching, ly 600,000, around 30 per cent sifying our strategy to include Upanishads, Vedas and al and indigenous knowledge to other countries through its district of Maharashtra. "We need to carry on the saying they are an "insult to are of Indian-origin," Adhin other areas like bauxite, gold Puranas, visited India last week has to be systematised. And, we international airport at "The prime minister three-language formula," he Hinduism and Lord Ram". said. and oil. In 2024, we will start to attend programmes at the feel the Ayurveda system has a Paramaribo. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION A dose of adrenaline What’s a degree worth? The Indian economy needed a booster shot. Was Nirmala Sitharaman’s corporate tax cut the way to do it? n the face of it, Finance Minister As graduates and class VIII dropouts are forced into the same career stream, Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement to Ocut the corporate tax rates in India from India’s joblessness is leading to desperate choices 30 to 25 per cent, making for an effective slab parents sacrifice their earnings of 25.17 per cent for all companies in India for across the vast hinterland of that do not use incentives, is a smart move, India. If that benchmark is seen as a redundancy, then it is anoth- both for the corporate sector and the optics er challenge in a country where of politics. This avoids any potential conflict literacy is often mistaken to be with sector-specific reductions in Goods and good enough as an education, Services Tax (GST) rates, which would have compromising the overarching process of evolution of the mind. led to a showdown in the GST Council. By cut- Let’s not forget the last Annual ting a Central tax, a decision solely of the Central RINKU GHOSH Status of Education Report Government, days of headache have been avoided. Of course, Opposition politi- (ASER) which found that one hey say the story of India is out of every four Class VII stu- cians will make a fuss about these rates but the smarter among them will under- found in its people, its complex- dents in rural India is unable to stand that not only did something need to be done but that the private sector ity unravelling in everyday life. read even a Class II text and over was essential for creating employment and the challenges thereof might poten- And so it is that I chanced upon one in two Class VIII students Ankit, who is an owner-driver of cannot solve a problem that tially be reduced. Now, how the tax cuts will be utilised could determine how Ta Hyundai Xcent with taxi aggregator Uber involves basic division. they benefit the economy. Companies could use the extra cash to fund expan- and makes anything about `40,000-50,000 In the end, there is the sion, pare debt or even not reduce their workforces in what has been a difficult a month. That’s not new or surprising. But socio-psychological impact of Ankit was a verification officer at Barclay’s levelling out to a bare median, of year. That said, the reduction in corporate tax rates would also be extremely ben- bank, who found himself jobless at a time a graduate and a class VIII eficial for potential foreign investors who might have shied away from India due when he was expecting his first child and his dropout being forced into the to higher rates and could, therefore, give a boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative. family deep in a financial trough for other same bloodstream. Is a compro- reasons. Maternity meant his wife, too, was mise ever happy when you are This shows that the Government is not just taking half-hearted selective mea- hived off from her firm that justified job cuts told that excellence should be sures to revive the economy but is actually taking matters seriously. in the name of smart-sizing. Another job your only pursuit? Besides The prime disappointment though has been felt by middle-class income tax with his qualifications was difficult to come crushed expectations can have by and the offers that came guaranteed him ramifications in the form of payers, who were also hoping for some adjustments in personal income tax nothing more than `35,000 a month. With increased manifestation of dis- rates that remain relatively high. While the after-effect of demonetisation and mounting debts, he invested his severance turbing and deviant behaviour the GST rollout, both of which brought in a lot of the informal economy into the package in a car and drove around the city, among the youth. 17 hours on normal days, 22 hours over the How then can we customise formal scheme, was an increase in the overall tax base, there have been no weekend, so that he could earn the high higher education for a seg- commensurate rate reductions. The investing classes are still peeved about long- points and incentives that Uber guarantees. mented job market rather than term capital gains tax on money market investments and any reduction in these Despite the inhumanity of sleep deprivation dumping a one-size-fits-all for- will excite the markets once again. The problem is that while this might have that such trips entail, Ankit’s biodata on the mula on sectors that can hire but company’s app flashes the only thing that has need specific domain knowl- given the bourses a booster shot, it could take several quarters for the effects become his calling card; that he is healthy edge? How can we make our to really start taking hold of the economy. In the short-term, consumer senti- and ever-ready to run. Now a father of a one- graduates job-ready? As a recent ment might take a while to recover. And that is worrisome. With companies and-a-half month daughter, a fan of Adele skill research has shown, whose songs motivate him on each ride, he employers found 80 per cent of already stressed, some feel that the rate cut will be absorbed in the near-term has invested in a second car which he uses Noida’s one-time booming SEZ level education far exceeds job- Government salary is now Indian engineering graduates by firms balancing their books. While there could be some concerns and some for inter-city tours. Some day, he hopes to area also presents a sordid tale of lessness among illiterates in `18,000 per month, higher than failing to meet minimum cribs, there should be no doubt that the measures taken by the Government grow his tourist car business, may be even a slowdown and shutdown that’s both rural and urban areas: what 70 per cent employed peo- requirements for a hire. Many set up his own agency. But a job he is not forcing our young people to find “The unemployment rate is ple make in this country in des- such firms say prospective can- are on the whole an extremely positive given the overall state of the economy, going back to, even if it means devaluing his their own means of survival. highest among youth with edu- olate times. No data encapsulates didates lack sufficient industry and could even improve collections in the long-run once investments increase. education or explaining to neighbours in the With taxi aggregators like Uber cation until diploma (37 per this better than the Hindi film experience because our cours- If companies pare their debts, it could encourage the banks to start lending more. Ghaziabad condominium he lives in why he and Ola finding the third largest cent), graduate (36 per cent) and Dream Girl, where Ayushmann es are too theoretical and not scours the city at night. “Whatever gives me ride-sharing market in India post-graduate and above (36 per Khurrana plays an educated application-oriented. There Increased investments could spur job creation as well. Yes, the Government money, there is no shame. My education isn’t after the US and China, a driving cent), suggesting the lack of young man from Mathura, who must be an industry-aided skill has huge social responsibilities but the best way to help people is to create jobs working anymore.” partnership has now become a opportunities for a higher skilled has pursued the conventional requirement map so that the and India’s challenge on that front is unparalleled. This will help. However, this Many like Ankit, young graduates and viable self-entrepreneurial workforce.” The crisis was found path of BA, MA and MPhil but problem of over-qualification, as with middling incomes that are on freeze in option. Yet others are signing up to be more acute in urban areas finds himself without a job. evidenced by the latest job rush looks more like a distress management module rather than embodying a vision a sputtering economy, are signing up with taxi with food and other service (7.8 per cent) than in rural (5.3 Out of sheer desperation, he queues in Maharashtra, does not of either long-term goals, structural or big bang reforms that will take us to the aggregators to make ends meet across the aggregators. Some are even per cent). A report by the signs up for a phone-sex call dash hopes. Besides, there must next level irrespective of market trends and crisis. If only, this gives credence country. A very infrequent user, over the last relooking at their passions and Centre for Monitoring Indian centre simply because it promis- be a provision for career-long couple of months I have chanced upon at least acquired skills as there is a shop Economy (CMIE) had also es an income that his degrees skill upgradation given that the to the idea that no Government really changes the status quo unless it is forced six graduates who believe in dignity of labour for every kind of service, utilitar- found that qualified youth — cannot give him. economic paradigm can change to by the scale of an economic crisis. This is a repeat of the scenario in 1991 provided it ensures the right price. There was ian and entertainment, online. those with bachelor’s degrees Undoubtedly, this trend is due to technological break- when the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh liberalised the economy in Sandeep, who was a junior sales executive at If a report released by the and above — faced the highest setting off a socio-economic throughs and fluidity of the a company and a people’s person but once Azim Premji University’s Centre unemployment. transformation. At one level, it is economy. There should be the face of an unprecedented crisis. India’s economy cannot afford to be reac- retrenched, chose the graveyard shift to rush for Sustainable Employment is There have been alarming offering recourse to students enough start-up incentives for tive anymore, it has to be proactive. people to their destinations. There was to be believed, then people with news reports about how gradu- who are not academically bril- engineers to set up small units Vikas, who junked a job of `25,000 simply a graduate degree are more ates and post-graduates are liant and won’t make the cut in that are viable. Yes, use of because it involved gruellingly long hours and than twice as likely to be unem- applying for Class IV services in higher institutions, just plain Artificial Intelligence (AI) may he realised he could make more money in ployed than the national average. Maharashtra and how nearly a regulars who, however, make up kill some traditional jobs but as the same time period. “Now I can pace out The same study also found that third of the 93,000 applicants for the bulk of our educated work- seen with the IT revolution, they Role model my work on my own terms, be my boss and women are more likely to fall by 62 police courier jobs in Uttar force. At another level, it also also encourage an allied layer of take home everything,” he had told me. the wayside. Not only that. Even Pradesh had doctorates. With means we are dilluting their core human services and talent. That Greta Thunberg’s call is reverberating in India where school “What social embarrassment, I am my own if graduates decide to take up more people moving away from competence, productivity and spinoff is often overlooked in kids in metros are missing classes for a climate strike company and I can vary my workflow low-skill work, they have to face agriculture sector jobs to ser- belief that education and knowl- umbrella decisions. The jobs cri- depending on my needs. Which job will give intense competition from those vices, the pool of applicants is edge are tools for an elevated life. sis is severely threatening our outh leadership is certainly changing the me this flexibility? This is my choice.” There who apply to such categories now an ocean of missed oppor- We are teaching them the art of demographic dividend, given world. And the greatest impact among was a young woman too, Suman, who is normally. This trend was echoed tunities. There’s a big rush for compromise, building values that half our population is activist leaders has been achieved by 16- funding her vocational course by driving by a Kotak Institutional Equities any kind of Government jobs as numerically than holistically. In below the age of 25. But a Y around women professionals in a WagonR report too, which cited data from they provide what has become fact, if basic skills like driving and potential asset could become year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden, who has owned by the family. “I drive select hours, am the Government’s periodic elusive today — job security, cooking can earn people the our biggest liability if we don’t taken upon herself the task of awakening the con- on GPS, so safety isn’t an issue. This is good labour force survey (PLFS). The salaries that are routinely revised moolah, then our young may just look at the bigger picture now. sciousness of the world community to the only supplementary income for me.” unemployment rate among male and a relatively good beginners’ give up the idea of “becoming a (The writer is Associate issue that will matter to us — climate change. The fact that I found all these drivers in job seekers with secondary- package. The minimum graduate,” still an aspiration that Editor, The Pioneer) From launching a protest outside her country’s Parliament on August 2018, till a little more than a year now, the teenager has indeed caught the S O U N D BITE The Government has initiated I cried the day Article 377 was India is an important actor in The people of the country attention of not just the intended audience, the a major exercise to formulate abolished in India. The next climate action. Obviously, part have been divided into black lawmakers across the world, but gathered traction among the youth. Her mes- a National Education Policy step is gay marriages are of the dialogue was also and white and there is no sage has been plain and simple: Stop talking, start acting. And she is lead- that will aim to fulfil the allowed in our country. I hope related to our own efforts and shade in between which is ing by example, taking the road and sailing the waters in solar-powered rides aspiration of the youth. that happens very soon. the need to green the UN. called tolerance. while strictly not flying. Now her call for “climate strikes” till the end of the HRD Minister Filmmaker UN chief Congress leader month has ensured the largest student demonstration on planet earth till now. —Ramesh Pokhriyal —Karan Johar —Antonio Guterres —Shashi Tharoor Millions of youth, predominantly school-going, are giving their classrooms a miss to take part in peaceful street protests demanding world leaders to take concrete actions and avert environmental catastrophes. Her echoes have been L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR heard here, too, as millennials in Delhi launched a march from the city cen- tre that snaked past Lodhi Garden and ended at the Ministry of Environment, A wake-up call Timely action Forests and Climate Change. The students even submitted a memorandum Apathy towards a football player to the powers that be. In the spirit of the freedom movement and a display Sir — The world’s largest oil facil- tories about celebrities falling on bad times are Sir — This refers to the editori- of our vibrant culture, brightly dressed students held up placards that read, ities in Saudi Arabia have faced not rare. Managing whatever fortune they amassed al, “Missing woods for trees” “The show must go on” and “if the weather can change, so can you.” Young massive damages in the recent Sduring their heydays, many are known to have had (September 20). With more than drone attacks. Various conspira- pitiable existence thereafter, passing the rest of their 100 million adult smokers, India people in other metro cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata followed suit, cy theories have been doing the lives in near anonymity. But some sagas are known has a huge market for both elec- setting aside their weekday pursuits. rounds regarding the culprits to have their own share of shocks and surprises. The tronic and conventional ciga- Ahead of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, while speaking to the members and the US President, Donald story of ace footballer Uday Konar from Mumbai is a rettes. Although few Indians vape Trump, has as usual pointed a fin- case in point. Harassed by local goons, backed by influ- at present, the Indian ban cuts off of Congress in the House Ways and Means Committee last week, Greta said, ger at Iran. But it must be remem- ential people who are on the lookout to evict him from a vast potential market of 1.3 bil- “This is the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced, you cannot solve a crisis bered that Saudi Arabia has for his hawking space at the Colaba Causeway, Konar is lion consumers for makers of e- without treating it as one. Stop telling people that everything will be fine. As it long been threatened by internal at the risk of losing his only means of livelihood. Apart cigarettes. In particular, the e-cig- conflicts by fringe elements and from the space from where his father used to run a arette market is acquiring ‘epi- looks now, everything won’t be fine.” Bluntly, she told the US lawmakers,“Listen other radical groups. Further, newspaper stall since the 1960s, the land mafia is intent demic’ proportions among the to the scientists, unite behind the science, then take real action.” Echoing her the dependence of the world on on grabbing control of all spots allotted to his fami- Besides playing for Mumbai’s top outfits, Konar was youth and children. Given their words, even the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres could not afford to remain Saudi Arabia for fuel makes it ly in the close vicinity. One can very well understand also part of the Maharashtra squad that won the gold attractive appearances and the crucial for any strife there to be his desperation. medal in football at the 1999 National Games as well availability in a number of fla- a mute spectator and asked member nations to bring a plan and not plain speech- solved at once. This incident The very fact that Konar has not been able to elic- as the 2000 Santosh Trophy. Such indifference vors, teenagers are likely to be es to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Greta’s success and freshness have been goes on to show how such attacks it any response from Government officials speaks vol- towards one of India’s sporting heroes does not behove more prone to such devices. that as a disruptor, she is being heard more and as a representative of a gener- can impact world economics and umes about a powerful nexus with powerful lobbies. well. When it comes to matters of livelihood, it is essen- In this backdrop, the politics. His situation is that of a typical ordeal of a street ven- tial that the administration takes a stringent view of Government’s comprehensive ation we will be bequeathing the earth to, is stirring up enough guilt within us. P Senthil dor who gets targetted by powerful lobbies who use the matter and ensures that the Konar family is allowed ban on these battery-operated Besides, her passionate campaigns and demonstrable actions of how to re-ori- Via email force and bullying tactics to evict them. But how can to operate from its ancestral hawking spots. devices is welcome. The percep- ent modern living in a sustainable manner have given everybody an individual the administration be silent to the plight of the star Pachu Menon tion that e-cigarettes are a less- goal that is easier to meet than effecting a policy change. Climate scientists had Boosting the economy player who has brought many laurels to the State? Margao harmful alternative to cigarettes is entirely wrong. In fact, young- for long warned that the world is running out of time to avert the worst effects the corporate tax rate. This means will be as low as 15 per cent. stand disrupted due to the tariff sters who use ENDS are more of global heating. They had alerted about the consequences — food scarcity, Sir — This refers to the report, that the effective tax rate for firms Due to high corporate tax war between China and the US. likely to start smoking conven- water stress, deaths due to high temperatures, forest fires, and mass displace- “Corporate tax slashed to 25% to who do not avail exemptions rates, investments had remained While the present rate cut bodes tional cigarettes. rev up economy” (September will fall from 34.94 per cent at the lowest ebb. The present well for the overall economy, Bal Govind ments — all of which have become a reality. Youth leaders are more aware in 21). In a bold move to revive the presently to 25.17 per cent. move will encourage private largely, the corporate sector must Noida a knowledge society, more user-oriented and practical. It’s time we go by their economy, Finance Minister However, for new domestic man- investment. It may also give a not falter now. blueprint. For a child is indeed the father of man. Nirmala Sitharaman announced ufacturing companies, incorpo- boost to foreign investments Srishti Mathur Send your feedback to: an eight percentage points cut in rated after October 1, the tax rate given that global value chains Ujjain [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

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Unsung hero of BJP SHOULD STAGE A SIT-IN AT DELHI FOR RELEASE KAMAL NATH SHOULD GO TO DELHI HIMSELF AND OF FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS INSTEAD OF INDULGING IN ASK FOR HELP. HAVE I EVER TOLD THE OPPOSITION the downtrodden TONGUE WAGGING AGAINST MY GOVERNMENT. TO GET HELP FROM DELHI WHEN I WAS CM? Though Bhola Paswan Shastri worked tirelessly —MADHYA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER —FORMER MP CHIEF MINISTER AND BJP LEADER for the benefit of the underprivileged, he was KAMAL NATH SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN never credited for his socio-political work Beating desertification RAJ PARASHAR he name, Bhola Paswan Shastri, might have a different mean- At the COP14 held in India, 196 countries and the EU adopted voluntary land ing for different sections of society, but his contributions and degradation neutrality targets that include their restoration by 2030 Taccomplishments in the social and political arena speak for themselves. It is unfortunate that Shastri’s endeavours have not been accommodated in the political history of India. Though he worked tirelessly for the benefit of the underprivileged and the oppressed, and for the freedom of the country from colonial rule, Shastri has never been duly credited for his socio-political work. Simple living and high thinking was a way of life for the three- time Chief Minister of Bihar, who not just dedicated his whole life for the uplift of the marginalised sections of society but also fol- lowed a righteous path in the murky world of politics. Not one to believe in politics of opportunism, nepotism, favouritism, glorification and cashing in on his following by bargain- VK BAHUGUNA ing for political posts, Shastri charted his own course in life and was always guided by political ethics and constitutional morality. t the just-concluded Conference of Parties Born in 1914 in Bairgachhi, Purnea district, Bihar, in a family (COP) 14 hosted by India under the aegis that belonged to the Pasi community (considered untouchables) Aof the United Nations Convention to Bhola Paswan, as he was known at that time, faced intense dis- Combat Desertification (UNCCD), 196 partici- pating countries and the European Union adopt- crimination and atrocities. However, rising above that, he charted ed the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ wherein they his way forward and was a brilliant student. He gained a respectable agreed that land degradation is a major econom- position in society by studying from the renowned Kashi University ic, social and environmental problem, and wel- and the title of Shastri was conferred on him due to his keen intel- comed strengthening of the adoption of volun- lect. Using his education as a means to fight for the emancipation tary “land degradation neutrality” targets that of his people, Shastri began raising his voice against the caste sys- include restoration of degraded land by 2030. tem and the atrocities inflicted on members of the Dalit communi- The UNCCD, one of the three environmen- ty. He participated in many of the struggles launched for the bet- tal conventions running after the Rio de Janeiro terment of Dalits and later on joined active politics to make their Earth Summit in 1992, (the other two being The voice heard as their representative. United Framework Convention Climate Change and Convention on Biological Diversity) was Being a follower of Gandhi, he strongly advocated the Mahatma’s established in 1994 as a legally-binding interna- ideas during the days of freedom struggle and reiterated that polit- tional agreement within the parameters of the UN ical independence could not be achieved unless one was socially and connects the environment and development equal and liberated. Realising the important role education had played with sustainable land management. The conven- in his life; Shastri always stressed on the need for learning and urged tions deal with most vulnerable ecosystems in arid, Dalits to pursue higher education for an overall and holistic devel- semi-arid and dry lands areas. The basic aim of global efforts to mitigate and manage the risks of the bio-diversity and use of land for sustainable opment. His keen understanding of socio-political dynamics allowed the convention is to work for improving the liveli- crippling drought. development of the people living in these areas. Shastri to ignite the minds of the oppressed and encourage them hoods of the people in these ecosystems through Countries will now be expected to address India must gear up its diplomatic channels to to break the shackles of poverty and social stigma attached to the restoration of soil and land and combat draught insecurity of land tenure, including gender ensure creation of fund and technology for tack- caste-system. conditions. inequality; promote land restoration to reduce car- ling the threat by all countries. As for India, an Under the UNCCD, the developed countries bon emissions and mobilise innovative sources of action plan must be prepared to deal with defor- Later Shastri, who also had a nationalistic bent of mind, was are supposed to transfer technologies to the devel- finance from public and private sources to sup- estation, water conservation and land degradation to jump into the struggle for India’s independence as a revolution- oping countries for sustainable land development. port the implementation of these decisions at a COUNTRIES WILL for forest and non-forest lands. The degraded ary and play a significant role in it. Shastri’s dynamic personality The UNCCD had adopted a strategic framework national level. forests below 40 per cent crown density have and love for the country, politics and social issues resulted in him for the period 2018-2030, which among other All countries recognised that desertification NOW BE EXPECTED increased from 24 million hectares in 1985 to 30 becoming the first Dalit Chief Minister of Bihar in 1968. He was to things, primarily focusses on improving the con- undermines health, development and prosperi- TO ADDRESS million hectares in 2017 and regeneration of nat- occupy that post twice more. Shastri was also a member of the dition of affected ecosystems, combat desertifi- ty in all regions and were deeply concerned that ural forests needs to be backed up. Rajya Sabha and a vocal advocate for his community and the pro- cation, land degradation, promote sustainable land the impacts would be felt most keenly by vulner- INSECURITY OF The recent proposal of the Ministry of gressive plans he had for them. management and contribute to land degradation able people. They were also convinced that par- LAND TENURE, Environment, Forest and Climate Change to bring Shastri’s unmatched wit and intellect came through in an inter- neutrality. It also aims to mitigate, adapt to and ticipation from civil society organisations, local private investments in forest areas of less than 10 view he gave in 1978 in his capacity as the Chairman of the then manage the effects of drought in order to governments and the private sector would be cru- INCLUDING per cent crown density should be started on pilot enhance resilience of vulnerable populations and cial to achieving the objectives of UNCCD. basis after taking the local people into confidence. newly-founded Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission. ecosystems; mobilise resources for implementa- The document laid special emphasis on com- GENDER If it succeeds, it will give a big fillip to forest con- When asked about caste-based discrimination in the country, he tion of the convention and improve the living con- munity-driven transformative projects that are servation and enhancement of land productivi- said, “With more people from different communities becoming edu- ditions of the people residing in dry land ecosys- gender-sensitive at local, national and regional lev- INEQUALITY; ty. The land vested with tribals under Forest Right cated, the discrimination against Harijans is slowly becoming less. tems. By far this is the most important conven- els to drive implementation. PROMOTE LAND Act should also be taken up for investment for pro- But then, you also have rigid Hindus, like the ones who washed tion and the success of two other conventions’ While the declaration is a statement of con- ductive use and livelihoods. with Ganga water a statue that Jagjivan Ram had unveiled at Varanasi, objectives depends upon the success of the sensus, the 35 decisions are legally binding on each RESTORATION TO Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in order to ‘purify’ it.” UNCCD. The secretariat of the convention had of the 197 signatories. Activities carried out over REDUCE addressed the ministerial segment of the conven- He mobilised the Harijan community to enter the national main- taken lot of programmes to achieve its mandate the next two years would be monitored by India. tion, outlined the success achieved by India in stream and join hands with other landless peasants to change their and some excellent work has already been The resolutions adopted in the New Delhi CARBON implementation of the objectives of the conven- lives for the better. Shastri supported affirmative action and termed achieved by India though almost one-third of Declaration are vital for India and the world, which tion in checking desertification and land degra- is grappling with the ever-increasing effects of cli- EMISSIONS AND dation as well as help in saving the livelihoods of it as a way to rectify the history of injustice dating back thousands country’s landmass remains degraded and prone to desertification. mate change and faces a major desertification MOBILISE the people residing in dry areas. Modi asserted of years. A proponent of the reservation policy, Shastri often point- China, which became the president of the con- threat. that India was looking forward to making an effec- ed out that Harijans have a double impediment, poverty and social vention in 2017, passed on the baton to India at Around 30 per cent of the world’s populations INNOVATIVE tive contribution at the global level as it took over discrimination, to overcome and quota would help them beat this. the programme held in Greater Noida, Uttar live in dry areas, which cover more than 40 per the chairmanship for the next two years. Shastri was one of the unsung leaders and visionaries of yes- Pradesh. Environment, Forest and Climate cent of Earth’s land surface. Countries like SOURCES OF He called for concerted attempts as two-third teryears who contributed a lot to the nation but never took advan- Change Minister Prakash Javadekar, now has the Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Afghanistan, China and FINANCE FROM of the countries are affected by desertification and tage of their capacity and position. He always gave priority to soci- mammoth task of steering the mandate of the con- Pakistan are prone to repeated draught and in fact, are in the grip of severe water crisis. He exhort- ety over his family and was against amalgamation of wealth, which vention for the next two years. The four issues dis- 40 per cent of the world is now facing draught- PUBLIC AND ed the delegates to create a Global Water Action is why Shastri was left with just a few clothes, a pair of shoes and cussed during COP14 were land and draught; land like conditions due to climatic vagaries. PRIVATE SOURCES Agenda and offered Indian expertise to other a meagre bank account at the time of his death. Socialism and egal- and human security; land and climate change and In India, around 20 per cent (63.8 million countries in land degradation and raised the tar- itarianism were the inalienable attributes of Shastri’s personality which land and sustainable development goals. hectares) of the land is categorised as waste lands TO SUPPORT THE get of its land restoration from 21 million Signatories to the New Delhi Declaration and most of this is in dry areas. Latest statistics hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030. is evident from the journey of his life. endorsed 35 decisions, including commitments shows that 42 per cent of the Indian land mass IMPLEMENTATION Pointing out that India was on course to It will be an injustice to let his name be erased from the annals to combat land degradation, desertification and faces draughts where more than 600 million peo- achieve its Paris climate change targets, Modi of history, especially whenever we remember frontline social reform- drought. In the resolutions, the conference agreed ple live. OF THESE announced setting up of a Centre of Excellence ers and Dalit ideologues. In an era where politics of vendetta and to make the Sustainable Development Goal tar- In the light of these findings, the COP14 is DECISIONS AT A at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and nepotism is being used as a means to further personal agendas get of achieving “land degradation neutrality” vital for the entire world and its recommendations Education to facilitate scientific and technologi- or decimate rivals, his simple lifestyle and brand of selfless poli- (LDN), a national target for action. Besides the need to be implemented in all seriousness. The NATIONAL LEVEL cal collaboration between South-South tics can prove to be the guiding light for modern-day politicians and LDN agreement, whereby countries have pledged people and the institutions of governance must Cooperation and with those who wish to access inspire many budding leaders. to halt the degradation of land to the point where focus on physical structure of land and quality of knowledge and training of manpower so that land (The writer is a Research Scholar at Patna University.) ecosystems and land use can no longer be sup- soil; improve the availability of water; control land- degradation is addressed effectively. ported, there was a landmark decision to boost slides, floods and movement of soil and conserve (The writer is a retired civil servant) The rise of conspiracy theories and fantasies Complex political, economic, demographic shifts and the mushrooming of social media sites have all contributed in making fantastical explanations, that were once relegated to the lunatic fringe, migrate to the mainstream actually, this one left out certain acy theories. However, it became a er Yahya-funded documentary End changes occurring in the post-9/11 widely, but this time as fact, accord- brand new audience in the Arab claims made in the first edition of the huge online hit, encouraging the of Time. Commentary in the Urdu world and the mushrooming of ing to Michelis. world after the creation of Israel in film after they were debunked. makers of the film to turn it into a version was provided by a talk- social media sites, have all con- After doing the rounds in Russia, 1948. Its first Arabic translation A year later in 2007, a third ver- lucrative franchise of sorts. show host, who faithfully replicated tributed in making fantastical expla- The Protocols reached the US in 1917. appeared in 1951 in Egypt. It soon sion of the documentary emerged The first edition cost just $2,000, the film’s sombre tone, pointing out nations — that were once relegated In 1921, US car manufacturer Henry made its way into the non-Arab called Loose Change: Final Cut. This the second $6,000 and the third the ‘signs’ foretold by the holy scrip- to the lunatic fringe — migrate to the Ford financed the publishing of Muslim world as well. edition almost entirely edited out the $200,000, after the rights of the film tures of the coming apocalypse. mainstream. 50,000 copies of the tome. He also I am not sure when it appeared many speculative claims of the pre- were sold to a major DVD distribu- As I mentioned in a previous col- Confusion and polarisation in published a series of articles inspired in Pakistan as an Urdu translation, vious editions. This left the film look- tion company. Translated versions of umn two in-depth studies, conduct- this context allows people to latch on by the book in a newspaper that he but I once found a 1968 Urdu edi- ing more like a compilation of the film were also screened on TV ed in 2018 and published in the to theoretical concoctions connect- owned. The articles all appeared tion of it in a second-hand book store NADEEM PARACHA reports on the attacks because, by channels in various countries, includ- Journal of Individual Differences, ing disparate dots to complete an under the title The International Jew. in Islamabad in 2005. In 1987, when n 2005, an independent filmmak- then, Loose Change had been system- ing Pakistan. identified ‘schizotypy’ as a prominent (often diabolic) explanatory whole. Everything from the communist the Palestinian Islamist outfit Hamas er, Dylan Avery, made a docu- atically debunked through a series of Geo TV ran it with an Urdu com- reason behind the growth in the Nothing new about this, as such. In revolution in Russia to the creation was formed, its first charter (pub- Imentary called Loose Change. articles in various newspapers in the mentary, even though, by then, the acceptance of fantastical claims and 1902 a tome appeared in Russia titled of trade unions and inter-racial mar- lished in 1988) heavily referenced The film explores the many conspir- US and the UK. film had been significantly discred- conspiracy theories in recent years. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. riages in the West was blamed on the The Protocols. But by then the book acy theories which began to emerge Ironically, the American business ited. Influenced by the successful People with schizotypy have an ele- The book reports how a group Jews. In 1922, the book and the arti- had already begun to lose purchase after the 9/11 attacks in New York. tycoon, Mark Cuban, who had manner in which it had managed to vated need to feel unique, but at the of powerful Jews got together to plan cles were translated into German and in the Muslim world as well, until it The documentary does not dis- bought the rights to distribute the last draw a large audience, another local same time take refuge in a commu- a sinister takeover of the world’s eco- became popular in Germany. It returned with a bang a decade or so cuss the theories as much as it actu- edition of the film — which, unlike TV channel, Indus TV, began to run nity of like-minded individuals. Such nomic, political and media institu- would go on to influence the ideol- latter due to the internet explosion. ally promulgates them in a rather the first two editions, was not a series of translated documentaries an individual or community are tions. The book is also a hotchpotch ogy of Nazism in that country. It did- Uploaded by Neo-Nazi and dramatic manner. The film claims released online for free — was quot- funded by the wealthy Turkish more likely to judge nonsensical of segments plagiarised from certain n’t matter that the British daily The white supremacist groups and by var- that it has enough evidence to prove ed as saying that he entirely disagreed ‘Islamic creationist’ and cult figure statements as profound. 19th-century anti-Semitic literature. Times had already thoroughly ious Islamist outfits, The Protocols the conspiratorial notion that the with the contents of the film. One of Harun Yahya. These films explained They often believe in things for Russian scholar and professor Cesare exposed the book as a hoax and a once again managed to migrate 9/11 attacks were an “inside job,” the film’s producers, Mathew Brown, Darwinism, secularism, democracy, which there is no empirical evidence. G. De Michelis writes in his book The forgery. At the end of World War II, from the fringes to the mainstream. meaning they were organised by the echoed the sentiment but added that ‘Western modernity,’ and so on, as the The higher this schizotypy is in a per- Non-Existent Manuscript that The when facts about the Holocaust Its readers again outnumber US Government. he had financed the film because he core reasons behind the misery in the son, the more likely he or she is to Protocols was an anti-Semitic satire began to emerge, the book lost those who are more interested in In 2006, Avery and the film’s pro- believed in freedom of speech. Muslim world and on Earth in gen- believe in conspiracy theories. on a seminar organised by Russian mainstream traction and reader- reading the many exposés that com- ducers released a second edition of The first edition was a sloppy and eral. There is also the fact that the Zionists. Anti-Semitism was peaking ship in Europe and the US, and was pletely debunked the book as a the film, claiming that this one amateur attempt to cynically draw In 2009, ARY News jumped on complex political, economic, cli- in Russia at the time, and this is why relegated to the Right-wing fringe. vicious fraud. included some new evidence. But, traction from online fans of conspir- the bandwagon by adapting anoth- matic and demographic shifts and this satire was then published more But it rebounded by finding a (Courtesy, The Dawn) VIJAYAWADA|MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 money 08

CENTRE MULLS IMPOSING STOCK LIMITS CAPSULE Top 1,000 listed firms may Onion prices shoot up see Rs 37,000 cr savings PTI n NEW DELHI The Centre is mulling impos- PTI n NEW DELHI ing stock limits on onion CRISIL ON TAX CUT Given that we traders as the retail prices of BSNL pays August CRISIL Research on Sunday expect 5-6 per cent the key kitchen staple have shot salaries to staff: CMD said top 1,000 listed companies up to Rs 70-80 per kg in the could see tax savings of Rs growth in India Inc national capital and other parts NEW DELHI: Ending days of 37,000 crore on account of the revenues and of the country owing to supply agonising wait for employees, corporate tax cut. Ebitda (earnings disruption in the wake of crisis-ridden Bharat Sanchar "Over the past few days, a excess monsoon rains in the Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has made slew of measures have been before interest, major growing states, accord- salary payment to its staff for introduced to address the slow- tax, depreciation ing to sources. August, according to a top down in the Indian economy. As per the data maintained official. BSNL Chairman and Friday's announcement, how- and amortisation) by the consumer affairs min- Managing Director P K Purwar ever, is the most material...Our for this fiscal, the istry, retail onion prices rose to confirmed to PTI that the analysis indicates these 1,000 Rs 57/kg in Delhi, Rs 56/kg in corporation transferred the companies could see tax sav- savings could end Mumbai, Rs 48/kg in Kolkata funds and made August salary ings of Rs 37,000 crore, or up a tad higher," it and Rs 34/kg in Chennai last payment to its employees, last nearly a fourth of the total sav- added week. The prices were quoted at week. "Employees have got ings anticipated by the gov- Rs 60/kg in Gurgoan and It is a short-term supply disruption and their salary now. The salary ernment," it said in a statement. Jammu during the same period. requirements were met The drop in tax rate would per cent of NSE's market cap- Inc. this fiscal, the savings could However, trade data showed if the situation does not normalise in internally," Purwar said.State- now bring India at par with italisation -- indicates that "These estimates are based end up a tad higher," it added. retail onion prices skyrocketing the next 2-3 days and prices rise, then owned distressed telecom most Asian economies, it effective tax rates had risen on profit before tax for fiscal In a major fiscal booster, the to Rs 70-80 per kg towards the firms Mahanagar Telephone added. over the past 5 years," it said. 2019. Given that we expect 5- government on Friday slashed end of the last week from Rs 50- the government may consider seriously Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and BSNL "CRISIL Research's analysis These companies, includ- 6 per cent growth in India Inc effective corporate tax to 25.17 60/kg in the previous week. imposing stock holding limits on onion have been incurring losses of nearly 1,000 companies -- ing oil & gas and financial ser- revenues and Ebitda (earn- per cent, inclusive of all cess Onion prices are on the rise and have been facing spread across 80+ sectors such vices, account for nearly a ings before interest, tax, depre- and surcharges for domestic despite several measures taken traders, the source said problems in clearing staff that they cover more than 70 third of the tax paid by India ciation and amortisation) for companies. by the central government to salaries in the recent past. boost supply. The Department of "The government has taken try as fresh kharif (summer) and NCCF which are selling at Telecommunications (DoT) for several measures in the last few crop will hit the market from around Rs 22/kg and state-run some time now has been India's coal weeks to improve the domestic November onwards, traders Mother Dairy at Rs 23.90 per working on a rescue plan for ‘Markets may take a breather, supply and check further said. kg in the national capital the two companies in the form import declines increase in prices of onion. Traders further said that The state governments have of a revival package that However, retail prices have sud- there is enough supply of been asked to boost supply in entails components such as about 4% denly shot up in the last 2-3 days stored onion of the previous their states lifting central buffer voluntary retirement scheme, sentiment to remain upbeat’ PTI n NEW DELHI because of supply disruption year's crop in the country but stock. Some states like Delhi, asset monetisation and PTI n NEW DELHI due to excess rains in the grow- its transportation has been Tripura and Andhra Pradesh allocation of 4G spectrum. Market will take a India's coal import declined ing states," a source told PTI. affected because of heavy rains. have shown interest so far. Equity markets may take a breather after a by 3.7 per cent to 18.93 mil- It is a short-term supply dis- Much of the onion is stored The centre has a buffer breather following the massive lion tonnes (MT) in July this ruption and if the situation in Maharashtra, where rains stock of 56,000 tonnes of run up on Friday after the gov- massive run up on year from 19.67 MT in the does not normalise in the next disrupted the transport of the onion, of which 16,000 tonnes ernment announced a slew of Friday by witnessing some same month a year ago. 2-3 days and prices rise, then kitchen staple to other parts of has been offloaded so far. In economy-boosting measures, correction. It is important to Of the total coal imports in the government may consider the country, said a wholesale Delhi, 200 tonnes a day is while the overall sentiment is see when FPIs will resume July 2019, non-coking coal seriously imposing stock hold- trader from Lasalgoan in being offloaded. likely to stay upbeat, analysts said. their buying spree and how shipment was at ing limits on onion traders, the Maharasthra, Asia's largest Besides, the Centre has dis- The Sensex posted its 12.66 MT, source said. onion market. couraged export of onion by they are taking the tax rate cut Torrent Pharma biggest single-day jump in coking coal's According to the Met At wholesale market of increasing the minimum over a decade at 1,921 points —JIMEET MODI was at 4.17 Department, main onion pro- Lasalgoan, onion prices rose to export price and withdrawing expands recall of on Friday after Finance Founder & CEO, SAMCO MT, among ducing regions especially Rs 45/kg last week, when com- incentives. It is also cracking hypertension drug Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Securities & StockNote. others, Maharasthra, Karnataka, pared with less than Rs 10/kg down on blackmarketeers. delivered a surprise cut in according to a Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, east- in the year-ago period. Besides rains, prices are NEW DELHI: Drug firm Torrent corporate tax rates. She also "Market will take a breather slashed to 22 per cent from 30 provisional ern Rajasthan and western The Centre has taken several under pressure on likely fall in Pharmaceuticals is expanding clarified that enhanced tax after a massive run up on per cent; and for new manu- compilation by Madhya Pradesh have received measures to arrest the prices of kharif production of this year its voluntary recall for tablets surcharge will not to apply on Friday by witnessing some facturing firms, incorporated mjunction services based on excess monsoon rainfalls in the onion in Delhi and other parts owing to less planted area used to control hypertension capital gains arising from sale correction. It is important to after October 1, 2019, to 15 per monitoring of vessels' positions last two days. of the country. It is offloading under onion on account of in the US due to detection of of any security including deriv- see when FPIs will resume cent from 25 per cent. and data received from ship- Right now, stored onions are onion from its buffer stock excess rains, the sources traces of N- atives in the hands of FPIs. their buying spree and how The reduction in corporate ping companies. sold in most parts of the coun- through agencies like Nafed added. Methylnitrosobutyric acid, Besides, the all-powerful they are taking the tax rate cut," tax, which India Inc hailed as according to health regulator GST Council slashed tax rates said Jimeet Modi, Founder & the one which will revive USFDA. The company is on hotel tariffs and some goods CEO, SAMCO Securities & growth and investment, is the expanding recall for Losartan with a view to addressing sec- StockNote. single biggest cut in tax rates CANCER FEARS potassium tablets USP and toral concerns and spur The base corporate tax for since India opened up its econ- Losartan potassium / growth. existing companies has been omy in 1991. hydrochlorothiazide tablets to the consumer level due to the Dr.Reddys halts worldwide supply of detection of trace amounts of an unexpected impurity while Non-life insurers testing some finished product US seeks India’s tariffs batches manufactured utilising register 17 pc Ranitidine until FDA probe over active pharmaceutical PTI n HYDERABAD ingredient manufactured by rise in Aug regulators and industry part- ners to determine the source Hetero Labs, Torrent WTO dispute panel Ranitidine is an PTI n NEW DELHI Pharmaceuticals said in an Dr Reddy's Laboratories of this impurity in Ranitidine PTI n NEW DELHI Limited on Sunday said that Over-The-Counter being manufactured by sev- announcement posted on the (OTC) and website of USFDA. India's non-life insurance it is suspending supply of its eral companies RPT being The US has sought establish- companies registered a rise of drug Ranitidine worldwide prescription drug manufactured by several ment of a dispute panel by the 17 per cent in their combined as a precautionary measure, companies and examining World Trade Organization's new premium collection at Rs following the ongoing probe which decreases levels of NDMA in Ranitidine (WTO) in a case against 15,964 crore in August, Irdai by the US Food and Drug the amount of and evaluating any possible India's import duties on cer- data showed. Administration into the acid created by risk to patients. tain ICT products, including The 34 insurers' gross pre- reported impurity N-nitroso- Though the FDA is not call- mobile phones. mium collection stood at Rs dimethylamine in it at low lev- the stomach ing for individuals to stop tak- The US sought consulta- 13,657.51 crore in the same els. ing Ranitidine at this time, Amway aims 12% tions in July under the WTO's Bilateral month a year ago. Ranitidine is an Over-The- issue. As a precautionary mea- and an over-the-counter port- however, patients taking the of India biz from dispute settlement mechanism Among these, the 25 gen- Counter (OTC) and pre- sure, Dr Reddys is suspending folio of the product," Dr prescription and wishing to over imposition of import consultation is eral insurance providers scription drug which decreas- all shipments worldwide of Reddys spokesperson told discontinue its use should consumer durables duties by India on certain the first step had a combined premium es the amount of acid created Ranitidine products until the PTI in an email reply. talk to their health care pro- NEW DELHI: Amway India is information and communica- towards of Rs 12,447.10 crore during by the stomach. investigation (by the FDA) The FDA in a statement on fessionals about other treat- expecting its consumer tion (ICT) products, alleging the month, up by 12 per "Dr.Reddys is still evaluat- outcome is available. September 13 had said it is ment options, the US drug durables business to breach of global trade norms. resolution of a cent from same period of ing potential impact of the We have both a prescription working with international regulator said. contribute around 12 per cent As both the countries failed trade dispute 2018. to the company's overall to resolve the dispute through under the WTO turnover in the next two to the consultation process, the three years as the direct selling US has sought setting up of the norms firm carrying portfolio dispute panel. Petrol price jumps expansion plans in the Bilateral consultation is the Taiwan and Thailand have Yogi hails corporate tax cut segment, a top company first step towards resolution of sought to join in the dispute as official has said. Amway India, a trade dispute under the they have claimed significant PTI n NEW DELHI Adityanath exuded confi- of becoming a USD 1 trillion as part of expansion of its WTO norms. trade interest in the ICT prod- dence that the Union economy". "The message Rs 1.59/ltr, diesel Rs 1.31/ltr product portfolio, also "The US held consultations ucts over which India has Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Finance Ministry's behind the cut in the tax PTI n NEW DELHI announced foray into emerging with India on August 1, 2019. imposed import duties. Yogi Adityanath Sunday move will "not only rates is very clear -- more home air purifier segment and Unfortunately, these consulta- The EU has challenged termed as "historic" and "bold" enable India to wealth with the compa- Petrol prices have soared by Rs aims to clock sales of around tions did not resolve the dis- introduction of import duties the cut in corporate tax rates become a USD 5 tril- nies, more investment by 1.59 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.31 Rs 100 crore in the next 12 to pute," according to a commu- on a wide range of ICT prod- and said the measures are a lion economy by 2024 the companies, more cre- in the last six days -- the most 18 months. Besides, the nication of the US to the WTO. ucts, for instance, mobile precious pre-Diwali gift to the as envisaged by PM ation of jobs in the economy, since daily price revision was company is planning to enter Several countries including phones and components, base sector from Prime Minister Modi but also help in provid- high development, increase in introduced in 2017, as a mas- the water purifier segment and the European Union, stations, integrated circuits Narendra Modi and Finance ing an opportunity to Uttar demand and productivity and sive strike at Saudi Arabian oil working on the project. Singapore, Canada, China, and optical instruments. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Pradesh to embark on the path increased income," he told. facilities jolted oil markets. Petrol price was on Sunday hiked by 27 paise to Rs 73.62 ‘SHE LOVES TECH' a litre in the Delhi market -- the benchmark for national rates, Oil prices have according to a price notification by state-owned oil firms. cooled since the Indian researcher wins accolade at global startup contest Price of diesel was increased spike on by 18 paise to Rs 66.74 per litre September 16 PTI n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A method that can radical- in Delhi. She Loves Tech' is a global platform ly improve the quality of lives This is the sixth straight but remain on An Indian startup mentored committed to building an ecosystem of nearly 15 million cancer daily increase and has taken the edge and curated by the Kerala patients worldwide, itreduces the cumulative price hike since Startup Mission (KSUM) for for technology, entrepreneurship and the quantum of drugs sub- September 17 to Rs 1.59 per the 'She Loves Tech Global innovation that creates stantially due to its precision litre in case of petrol and Rs history. On Monday, Brent Startup Competition-2019' in method, besides being able to 1.31 for diesel. oil futures soared 15 per cent. Beijing has won accolades at opportunities for women skip their side effects and mak- Global oil prices shot up the Analysts have warned that the meet. ing cancer manageable. most since the Gulf war in the the style of the attacks on Odisha based researcher and Cyca OncoSolutions bagged developed an efficient, non- "This technology can also immediate aftermath of the Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq and entrepreneur Dr Nusrat J M the third prize at the summit, toxic invitro and in vivo deliv- sharply bring down the eco- unprecedented drone missile Khurais oil facilities may add Sanghamitra was honoured at held to identify and encourage ery method for various clinical nomic and social cost of man- strikes on key oil facilities in a permanent risk premium to the meet for the path-breaking innovative and successful tech- applications, especially for can- aging cancer, which especially Saudi Arabia that disabled 5 oil and gasoline prices. cancer drug delivery device nological ventures promoted by cer therapeutics, the release is a major issue with public per cent of the global supply. While Saudi Arabia is say- developed by CyCa women. said healthcare systems the worl- Oil prices have cooled since ing it can quickly bring supply OncoSolutions founded by her. Startups from Germany and Since the nano technology dover," Dr Nusrat said. the spike on September 16 but back online, experts say the The molecular drilling press release here said. lier won honours at the She Loves US bagged the first two prizes based molecular drilling "Entrepreneurship is not just remain on the edge. shock to the global oil market device that can inject directly 'She Loves Tech' is a global Tech India meet, organised by at the summit, which had lined device has proved effective in a career option. It is a way of Attackers using low-flying will be felt for years. and precisely anti-cancer drugs platform committed to build- KSUM in Kochi recently. up 15 women led enterprises delivering anti-cancer medi- life. It's a mindset that strives drones and cruise missiles India depends on Saudi to the affected cells, devel- ing an ecosystem for technol- Following this, KSUM sent from around the world for the cines to the affected cells to make a difference in people's knocked out 5.7 million bar- Arabia for a fifth of its oil oped by the Odisha-based ogy, entrepreneurship and Dr Nusrat to the four-day boot final round to present their directly, it is expected to cause life and to make a positive rels of production, or about 60 imports and has been in con- research and technology start- innovation that creates oppor- camp in Beijing and subse- imaginative and trail-blazing minimum harm to the unaf- impact on society by ones pro- per cent of what Saudi Arabia stant touch with Kingdom up, has been hailed as a break- tunities for women. quently she made her way to products and ideas. fected cells and to reduce the fessional and personal endeav- currently produces. It was the officials on securing its sup- through in cancer treatment, a Cyca OncoSolutions had ear- the global summit. Cyca OncoSolutions has side-effects. ours", Dr Nusrat added. largest supply disruption in plies. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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GOINGGOING GREEN:GREEN: WHYWHY SCHOOLSCHOOL ITIT ISIS IMPORTANTIMPORTANT FORFOR KIDSKIDS TOTO TRAVELTRAVEL BYBY BUSBUS As the government is keen on spreading awareness about environment by promoting travel via Metro and public transport, it should also educate schools to provide buses for students and encourage them to use the same, reports ANUSHKA PRADEEP

he morning school mind the students’ needs. For ents alike.” fact, our school hires public run has turned into example, students coming P Navya, another parent transport exclusively for our a nightmare as from far off areas or students says, “Although public trans- students. Once the bus has every family drops with physical disability can be port reduces pollution, we picked up and dropped the The school my son was T their kids in their the exceptions. I’m aware that prefer private transport as we students the bus becomes going to provided bus personal vehicles. several parents find that the get to know the whereabouts another normal RTC bus, But there are steps a family can price for school transportation of the child. Also, most school which benefits both us as well facility for its students. And take to tackle pollution and is pretty high and this is where buses lack basic safety features as the RTC authorities. Out of compared to any other means of congestion by being selective I believe the schools should and hire inexperienced drives, 1,200 students approximately transport we have provided for him about the use of private vehi- come in. They must try to reg- leading to an increase in acci- 200 of them travel by these cles to drop and pick up chil- ulate the fee amount they dents involving them.” buses provided.” in the consecutive years I still feel that dren from schools and col- charge for transportation in “If schools and govern- “The reason we are having using school bus was convenient for children and leges. order to encourage the parents ments impose stringent action a hard time to convince stu- parents alike Despite several private and to consider the school bus as against errant bus drivers and dents to use school buses is international schools offering an option.” mandate basic safety rules, that these buses that we hire — PRASOONA transportation, the proportion The actor feels that using parents would eventually cannot go door to door A PARENT of students going to schools in school buses as the mode of verve towards public trans- unlike autos or vans or their cars and bikes is much higher transport might reduce carbon port,” she concludes. private vehicles. Children than the number of students footprint along with fuel con- According to a source at a have to walk up to the bus attending government schools. sumption as several groups of higher-level at Kendriya stops. And for working par- Although the government these students travel together. Vidyalaya Sangathan, under ents, a transport which picks promotes using public trans- Also, another very important the condition of anonymity, up their kid from their port, most state-run schools aspect of this move is that the has revealed that several state doorstep is way more conve- Using school buses might reduce carbon footprint along and Central government parents would be able to teach and central government nient than having their kids schools do not provide trans- their children about being schools do not really provide walk a bit further. We under- with fuel consumption as several groups of these students portation facilities in schools. environment-friendly. A sense transportation facilities. “The stand this, but the benefits of travel together instead of their private transport. Also, another Around 41 per cent of stu- of responsibility towards the government ensures that the travelling in a bus are greater very important aspect of this move is that the parents would be dents attending private schools environment is planted in the fees they charge from the stu- compared to that of pri- arrive in motorised vehicles as minds of the next generation dents is considerably less so vate transports, when able to teach their children about being environment-friendly. A compared 24 per cent attend- at a very young age.” that the students are not bur- we look at the bigger sense of responsibility towards the environment is planted in the ing government schools, Escorting children to dened by the fee structure and picture here. Thus, in minds of the next generation at a very young age according to an article pub- schools in private vehicles can avail education which is order to encourage lished by BMC public health on every day is known to account ideal, but at the same time it students to travel via — NAVDEEP PALLAPOLLU the NCBI website. for a large population of leads to a dearth of funds buses provided by ACTOR While some parents sight household travel and in most when it comes to providing the school we person- the lack of basic safety as a cities peak traffic density coin- transportation to the students. ally took certain mea- major deterrent for not using cides with the beginning and Therefore the government sures such as organis- The reason we are having a hard time to school buses, others feel the the end of the normal working must try to come up with ini- ing talks and convince students to use school buses time taken to travel via a days of schools. Curious about tiatives towards the promotion sessions with is that these buses that we hire cannot school bus and a common pick the opinion of parents on the of school buses, because more members of up and drop point for an area issue, we approached Prasoona than anything else they pro- the traffic go door to door unlike autos or is an extra hassle for working who is a mother of two kids. vide the children with safe police, train- vans or their private parents. She has firsthand experience of travel which would be the pri- ing older stu- vehicles. Children have Speaking about the same, being a parent who sends their mary concern of any parent,” dents to take actor Navdeep Pallapollu, who kids in both private vehicles as he says. Since the government care of to walk up to the bus had recently commented on well as buses. When asked is keen on encouraging people younger stops. And for this issue on his Twitter handle about her opinion she clearly to adopt an eco-friendly ones on working parents, a said, “Chirec Public school has stated, “I prefer my kids travel- lifestyle, initiatives such as the a rule that its students have to ling in school buses than any making school buses mandato- buses transport which picks commute by school bus and in other means of transportation. ry at all state and central and so up their kid from a country like ours with such a The school my son was going schools would yield great bene- forth. We their doorstep is way large population, we cannot to provided bus facility for its fits. And more importantly it do wish expect the government to edu- students. And compared to would bring down the traffic more students more convenient than cate everyone. Hence, it is bet- any other means of transport congestion to a considerable would come for- having their kids walk a ter to impose a rule on the stu- we have provided for him in degree. ward to opt for bit further. dents in various schools and the consecutive years I still feel Narasimha Reddy, Principal buses as their daily colleges about making usage of that using school bus was con- HPS Ramanthapur said, “We mode of commute.” Mr — NARASIMHA REDDY buses mandatory keeping in venient for children and par- prefer public transport. In Reddy said. PRINCIPAL, HPS RAMANTHAPUR A chance for young football talent to shine here are many Fateh Hyderabad AFC, shed ing the league for talent that young kids who more light on how the can go into Fateh Hyderabad' are interested in Hyderabad Baby League AFC’s U-13, U15 and U-18 T football but are would function. “The League teams. This chapter of the without the finan- will be held for the Under 6, initiative is more advanced in cial means to pur- Under 8, Under 10 and terms of venue and spon- sue their passion. Keeping Under 12 age groups. The sors.” this in mind, Fateh cost of the league shall be Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Hyderabad AFC announced borne entirely by Fateh Secretary, Ministry of IT, the second season of the Hyderabad AFC. Kids from Telangana and Andrew STANDING UP FOR ONESELF Hyderabad Baby League local teams and schools are Fleming, the British Deputy which will be held in mid more than welcome to come Commissioner for Telangana t some point of President of Hapkido October at Hyderabad and participate. The matches and Andhra Pradesh time in your life - Association Telangana Riding and Polo Club Baby will be held on Sunday and expressed their support for maybe you were shared and demonstrated League. will be geared towards mak- the event and hoped that walking through techniques of Hapkido - a Yogesh Maurya, Technical ing the participants enjoy more will come forward to A a dark alley at Korean martial art that and Sporting Director of themselves. We will be scout- conduct such events. night or being focuses on locking joints, shoved indiscriminately the grappling and throwing mid-afternoon rush on the techniques in combat. The railway platform - the need moves are meant to weaken for defending oneself might the assailant and give you have occurred to you. Many enough time to get away. working women are vocal The Central government about the need for classes and many state govern- that teach self defense tech- ments, in tie up with vari- niques to adults and chil- ous private agencies, have dren alike. organised self defense class- Recently, a three-hour es in government schools workshop on self defense for the students. The stu- for girls using Hapkido at dents are witnessing the the Guidance High School benefits of attending such in Old Malakpet, witnessed classes through the way a turnout of 100 girls from they are able handle them- classes 6 to 10. selves with confidence in Md. Zaheeruddin, daily routine. 10 celeb talks Vijayawada Monday September 23, 2019

VARUN TO STAR IN MUSIC VIDEO this year and we look for- WITH BUDDING HIP-HOPhip-hop dance platform ARTISTESfor ward to expanding it more announced Bfab Crew as the the third time. There is so with the future editions,” treet Dancer 3D winner of the Crew much talent out there which said Anshuman Goenka, actor Varun Showcase category of Season often goes unrecognised. Marketing Head, Bacardi Dhawan will 3, along with winners This is a platform where India. shake a leg with Eshwar Tiwari AKA Bboy they can express themselves Raashi Sanghavi, Festival S budding hip-hop and live their passion in Director, Breezer Vivid Wild Child (Breaking cate- artistes in a music gory) and Neeraj (popping colour, with their crazy and Shuffle, OML, added: video. category). fun moves,” said Varun. “Sending out a lot of respect The artistes are winners of The winners bagged a This year, the festival wit- to the dancers/artists who a hip-hop dance festival. cash prize, the chance to go nessed participation from have been a part of the fest After touring 10 cities to an international dance nearly 1,500 dancers. over the last three years. I’ve across the country and with festival, the opportunity to “Three years ago, when seen massive growth in the an international round in feature in a music video we started out, our objective community and we will con- Bangkok, hip-hop dance fes- alongside Varun, and the was to help provide recogni- tinue to develop more talent tival, Breezer Vivid Shuffle, chance to perform at tion to budding hip-hop to make a mark in the global concluded Season 3 with a BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender. artistes in the country. The hip hop scene.” finale on Saturday here. “It feels amazing to have festival went international Varun, Breezer Vivid been part of India’s ultimate Shuffle’s Ambassador,

ANUSHKA IN FORTUNE INDIA'S LIST OF MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

ctress Anushka Sharma has been named in the Fortune India’s top 50 list of Most Powerful A Women of 2019. The actress, who ventured into Bollywood in 2008 with the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, is the youngest woman on the list and ranks at 39. Fortune India wrote about the actress, “Sharma is not only the face of her clothing line Nush and several other brands such as Nivea, Elle 18, Myntra and Lavie, but also a producer. Clean Slate Films, which Sharma set up when she was 25, has produced three small-budget Hindi films NH10, Phillauri, and Pari. “They made around Rs 40 crore GULZAR each at the box office. Moving beyond Bollywood, Clean Slate Films has tied up with Netflix RETURNS TO to produce a feature film titled Bulbul and a web- series called Mai. It is also PEN SONG IN developing and producing a web-series for Amazon THE SKY IS PINK Prime Video. Fortune’s annual ranking ollywood’s poet-lyricist par excellence Gulzar of India’s most powerful remains active as ever at 85. Although he hasin grown selective with time, he is stillHello penning hello women in business is Raaz. chosen for making an songs as diverse as the sprightlyDilbaro in B Pataakha and the lilting impact by virtue of their business acumen While every new Gulzar track is eagerly await- and social and cultural ed by fans, he returnsThe Sky with Is Pink.a new song in Shonali Bose’s influence. upcoming film, in Bose’s The lyricist has collaborated withDil composer hi toh hai Pritam after a hiatus to create the number film, which stars Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim. Arijit Singh has sung the song along with Antara Mitra and Nikhil D’Souza. “It was an honourDil to hi work toh haiwith is Gulzara very specialSaab for song the and music of this film. it was also an amazing experience to work with Shonali (Bose),” said Pritam.recently had its world premiere at The Sky Is Pink Toronto International Film Festival. The October 11 release is a bittersweet drama about a couple, played by Priyanka and Farhan, over 25 years, by their daughter IT'S (Zaira Wasim), who is afflicted by the deadly disease pul- SPLITSVILLE monary fibrosis. FOR MILEY CYRUS, KAITLYNN HILARY CARTER inger Miley Cyrus and DUFF'S HAS Kaitlynn Carter have gone their separate ways a little over a month after they S started dating. MOM GUILT “Miley and Kaitlyn broke people.com up. They’re still friends,” ctress Hilary Duff, who is battling “very contagious” strep throat, has opened quoted a source as saying. up about feeling mom guilt. The split came as Miley headed to The actress took to Instagram stories about how she was battling a “very con- Las Vegas on Saturday with her moth- tagious” case of strep throat. Although Duff, 31, felt terrible, she said her mom er Tish and sister Brandi to attend the A guilt was making her feel even worse because she is currently unable to spend iHeartRadio Music Festival. Carter time with her children — son Luca Cruz, 7, and daughter Banks Violet, 10 remained at her home here. months — as she recovers from the illness, reports people.com. “They’ve been friends forever and “I’m super sick — I think I have strep throat - and I’m in bed… I’m getting an IV to were there for each other when they hopefully feel better,” Duff explained, before asking her followers, “As a parent, why does were both getting separated, but they’re it feel so horrible to be sick? Like, the guilt of being in bed.” just not in a romantic relationship any- “There’s obviously times when I’ve had to be with my kids all day long, sick and more,” the source added. feeling horrible, with no help. But today, I have help and I should be resting and the The two had been spending quality guilt is crazy.” time together since announcing their “My head is spinning, and I feel like I should be doing a million things and splits from their respective husbands. being with my kids every minute when really I’m very contagious,” she added. They were first linked in early “It’s just the hard part of being a parent. It s**ks.” Since she is unable to do August, when they were spotted anything or go anywhere, Duff said she was using her time in bed kissing on vacation in Italy. wisely — to prepare for the upcoming Lizzie McGuire reboot. “I’m going to take this opportunity to watch Lizzie McGuire, like, start to finish,” she shared. “I’m going to do all my research and get it all fresh in my mind.” 11 tollywood Vijayawada Monday September 23, 2019 FROM NOVELS TO SHORT FILMS TO SILVER SCREEN hammeer Sultan, the direc- ending up bagging eight awards,” he he will produce it,” Sultan reminisces he wasn’t a director we would’ve still tor of Meeku Maathrame exults. fondly. cast him.” Cheptha, never expected The success of Naan 8 meant that he It was Vijay’s father Vardhan During the film’s pre-production, that happening faces like landed opportunities at feature film Deverakonda who proposed the name which went on for almost five months, s Vijay Deverakonda and direction but his maiden pro- of Tharun Bhascker to be the Sultan, a fan of Martin Scorsese, David Tharun Bhascker would ject couldn’t get going in film’s lead. The Pellich- Fincher and Edgar Wright, and his associate with his maiden film as a pro- Tamil. Luckily for him oopulu helmer, who is team figured out that language barri- ducer and as an actor respectively. and his team, Vijay fluent in Tamil as well, er wasn’t as tough as they predicted it “Moreover, our entire team is from Deverakonda was helped Sultan and to be. Chennai and we don’t know Telugu. mighty impressed team to translate “Tharun helped us to overcome our Turns out, we’ve made a Telugu film with Naan 8 and and adapt the barrier. Abhinav Gomatam who is and with utmost satisfaction,” the 33- soon a meeting Tamil script of playing another lead knows Tamil as year-old lad from Chennai says in an followed in Meeku Maathrame much as he knows Telugu. Vani Bhojan exclusive conversation with The Hyderabad. This Cheptha into who is cast opposite Tharun in the film Pioneer. happened before Telugu but was is a Chennai-based actress, so it was Sultan started off his creative jour- Arjun Reddy disinclined to act. kind of easy to communicate with our ney by penning a novel in 2010-11. In released. “He “He was like, ‘Why lead actors,” he explains, adding that a first-of-its-kind, he attached an really liked the are you asking me to once Tharun was on sets, the director audio CD to the book, as he wanted script of Meeku act? I’m writing the in him took a backseat. “He didn’t people to listen to the songs while read- Maathrame Cheptha, script for my next’. After interfere much in writing or direction ing the book, so that they can connect but there was this debate the narration, he got excit- on sets. Only when we needed his help, to it at a deeper emotional-level. After whether we should do it in ed and said he would do it. He he was there.” writing a couple of novels, he decided Tamil or Telugu as we were hand- felt the role was close to his real self,” Shot completely in and around to switch to visual medium. Shammeer icapped when it came to the latter. Sultan avers, adding that Tharun’s Hyderabad in 44 days spread over four who was an engineer by profession quit After Arjun Reddy released, equations reservations went on after saying ok. schedules, the film is a tragic comedy Starting his journey with novels, Shammeer his corporate job and started making changed overnight for him and we “We had a few workshops, where we of sorts, a rare genre for Telugu audi- short films along with his friends understood it. Our film is more of a practiced some scenes. There itself we ence. Sultan has now evolved to become a director Madan (cinematographer) and Arjun screenplay-based content driven com- discovered a hidden actor in him and “The title is relevant to the theme of (co-director). “I wouldn’t have made edy and didn’t demand any star as such. his comic timing was spot on, helping the film ‘my best friend’s secret’. The shorts films and a web series, Weekend But he was kind enough to tell us that the scenes to come alive more. Even if screenplay follows the journey of an who is backed by stars like Vijay Machan, with Gautham Menon if it embarrassing secret and how it turns wasn’t for them,” he adds. into a different story altogether, putting Deverakonda and Tharun Bhascker. He One of the first short films he made the concerned friend’s life in a spot of was part of an anthology drama Aviyal ONE OF THE FIRST SHORT FILMS MADE BY SHAMMEER bother. We wanted to generate curios- talks about his rise to recognition with compiled by Jigarthanda director ity about the film in the title itself, Karthik Subbaraj. It even got a theatri- SULTAN WAS PART OF AN ANTHOLOGY DRAMA AVIYAL which is why we’ve named it Meeku NAGARAJ GOUD. cal release. “The last short film Naan Maathrame Cheptha. In fact, it gets 8 travelled to various national and COMPILED BY JIGARTHANDA DIRECTOR KARTHIK repeated multiple times by different international festival film circuits, SUBBARAJ. IT EVEN GOT A THEATRICAL RELEASE characters in the film,” he concludes. GETUP SREENU is NAGA BABU's favourite NIHARIKA bets am Prasad, Sudheer and Getup Sreenu, noted comedians from the big on digital front r TV show Jabardusth, have er film career might not have stream on YouTube from October first teamed up for a film called been as successful as she week. Niharika says, “Except for 3 Monkeys. Directed by G. would’ve expected it to be, but Amrutham not many sitcoms have been Anil Kumar and produc- Niharika Konidela has been a made in Telugu. Our show follows the H Amrutham er by G. Nagesh, the film’s success story on the digital same pattern as but it is differ- title logo was unveiled by front, having produced and ent in its own way. It explores the problems actor Naga Babu in featured in successful web series like faced by millennials and how they go about Hyderabad on Sunday. Muddapappu Avakai and Nanna Koochi in solving it. Sometimes the problems get the Speaking later, Naga Babu the past. Scaling her production further, better of them. The chain of events, how- expressed his happiness on she has now produced a 100-episode com- ever, is dealt in an entertaining way. Each Jabardusth helping film industry edy series called Mad House under her episode will be of 15-20 minutes and the discover new comic talents. “There’s Pink Elephant Pictures. Debutant Mahesh series will go on for almost 18 months. A a still lot of potential which can be tapped from the Uppala has directed the series which will new episode will be uploaded every week.” show,” he told, addressing the industry. He said that in the group, Getup Sreenu is his favourite. “Ram Prasad is good at writing funny skits, while Sudheer can easily be the leading face of a film. Sreenu is my favourite and he can perform on an international platform too. He must’ve played KALYANRAM's next to closed to 90 roles in the show now and every role had a different diction and body language. It’s not an easy task for any comedian. Telugu industry have boat fight sequence will lose a gem of talent if it doesn’t use his poten- tial to its full effect,” he said. he filming of Nandamuri sequence in Godavari with16 boats. The Sudheer said the film is a comic caper which Kalyanram-starrer Entha film will be releasing on January 15.” will make the audience laugh and teary-eyed Manchi Vadavu Ra, directed by The next schedule will commence at the same time as it culminates into a climax. t Satish Vegesna, has been going from October 9 in Hyderabad and will go on in Rajahmundry and its on till October 22. The final schedule will surrounding areas for the past 20 days. take place in Kerala and Karnataka. A joint The schedule will go on till this production venture between Umesh Wednesday. Producer Sivalenka Krishna Gupta of Aditya Music and Sivalenka Prasad says, “A jathara set worth Rs 35 Prasad of Sridevi Movies, Entha Manchi Ala Vaikunthapuramlo lakh has been erected at Thorredu where Vadavu Ra sees the likes of V.K. Naresh, an item song has been shot on Kalyanram Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Tanikella Bharani, and Natasha Doshi. Around 50 dancers Pavitra Lokesh, Vennela Kishore, Praveen and 500 junior artistes participated in it. and Prabhas Sreenu in supporting roles, release advanced We’ve even shot a thrilling climax action while Mehreen is the film’s leading lady. lthough it wasn’t officially since it’s the Sankranti season, producers announced, Allu Arjun-starrer Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna seem Ala Vaikunthapuramlo was to be fine. a expected to release on January 14 Meanwhile, the shooting of the fam- — four days after Mahesh Babu- ily entertainer is in full-swing in starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru opens. But in Kompally, Hyderabad. The major cast, a latest development, we’ve now learnt that including Allu Arjun and Tabu are par- the film has been advanced by two days to ticipating in the schedule which will go January 12. While reasons regarding the on till the month ends. Featuring an change are unknown, ensemble cast consisting of Sushanth, January 12 hap- Navdeep, Nivetha Pethuraj, Jayaram, pens to be a Sathyaraj, Sunil, Rajendra Prasad, Rahul Sunday Ramakrishna, Brahmaji, Harsha Vardhan but and Vennela Kishore, the makers are plan- ning to complete the shoot by November- end. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 sport 12 Rahul clinches bronze PTI n NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN) I could have won a wriggled out of Graff’s right leg attacks. He also scored consecutive takedown ahul Aware won the biggest medal Gold. It was within points to lead 4-2 at the break. of his career by bagging a Bronze my reach. I could In the second period too, Graff got Rwhile an injured Deepak Punia hold of Aware’s right leg but the Indian settled for a Silver after pulling out of have won that semi- got himself out of trouble in an impres- the final as India celebrated its best-ever final (against Beka sive manner. performance at the World Wrestling He then pulled the bout away from Championship here on Sunday. Lomtadze). I the American with a flurry of moves - Aware outclassed Tyler Lee Graff, botched it up in the the takedowns and expose -taking a the 2017 Pan- America champion, 11- first period commanding 10-2 lead. It consolidated 4 in the 61kg bronze play-off to take further when the American lost a chal- India’s tally to five medals. lenge. Eventually he won 11-4. Deepak, the reigning junior world I did not get a chance to prove my The morning of the final day of the champion did not take mat against worth,” he argued. championships brought with it the Iranian great Hasan Yazdani due to an “I feared for losing this chance. After news that Deepak will not be able to Lure of job brought ankle injury, sustained during the semi- a long time, something good was wait- compete in Sunday’s final. final. ing for me and I was really scared to lose “The left foot is not taking the load. The other medal winners in this edi- it. I am glad I pulled it off,” Aware heaved It’s difficult to fight in this condition and Deepak to wrestling tion are Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya and a sigh of relief. could have aggravated the injury. I know Vinesh Phogat. Westling of late has been a sport it was a big chance to fight against PTI n NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN) India’s previous best show was at the dominated by grapplers from Haryana Yazdani but I can't help it,” Deepak told 2013 edition, when the country had won and Aware is first from Maharashtra to PTI. restling was just a route which Deepak Punia three medals through Amit Dahiya win a senior World medal. Deepak had come out of the mat Whoped would find him a good job to help sustain (Silver), Bajrang Punia (Bronze ) and “But Maratha sports history will limping and a swollen right eye after his his family. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav (Bronze in remember me for winning this medal. semifinal against Switzerland’s Stefan He wanted a job and was even offered the post of Greco-Roman) I am first from that region to do this," Reichmuth. a sepoy in the Indian Army back in 2016. Winning Gold medal at the 2018 he said adding that he would dedicate It was a good draw for Deepak and But he was told to dream big and not settle for lit- Commonwealth Games was 27-year-old his medal to his first coach, late he exploited it to get the biggest medal tle things in life by none other than Sushil Kumar. Aware’s best performance before. Harichander Brajdar. of his career. “Keep wrestling as your priority, jobs will chase you “I could have won a Gold. It was For the record, the greatest ever In a dream run, Deepak reached the later,” Sushil, India’s most successful wrestler with two within my reach. I could have won that Maharashtrian wrestler undoubtedly is final with wins over Reichmuth, Olympic medals and a world title, had told him, besides semi-final (against Beka Lomtadze). I late KD Jadhav, who won independent Colombia’s Carlos Arturo Mendez and arranging for a sponsorship. botched it up in the first period,” Aware India’s first individual medal, a bronze Kazakhstan’s Adilet Davlumbayev. He He became a World Cadet champion in 2016 and told PTI. in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. became only the fifth Indian ever to only last month won the junior World title, only the Aware had shown early promise Aware, who now trains under Kaka reach the World Championship final fourth Indian ever to do so and first in 18 years. when he won Bronze medals at the Pawar in Pune, said he was under a lot after Bishamber Singh (1967) Sushil Within one month of that feat in Estonia, he found Asian Championships in 2009 and of self-imposed pressure going into the Kumar (2010), Amit Dahiya (2013) and himself face-to-face with his idol and Iranian great Hasan 2011 but suddenly vanished from the bout. The American surprised Aware Bajrang Punia (2018). Only last year he Yazdani for a clash, the winner of which would be scene after that. with a double leg attack, the moment the had won the junior world championship. crowned the senior world champion. “The injuries pegged me back. I was bout started and earned two points with Sushil Kumar remains India’s only It is a pity that the bout did not happen because of ready in 2014 but then there were no tri- a takedown. World Champion. He had won a Gold the ankle injury he sustained during the semifinal against als for the CWG or the Asian Games. So However, he became alert and twice in 2010 in Moscow Switzerland’s Stefan Reichmuth and he settled for a sil- ver. He missed out on a great opportunity to wrestle with one of the best the sport has seen in its history. Milan belongs to Inter But the last three years in Deepak Punia’s life still From bad to worse (Barcelona suffer sounds like a dream. AFP n MILAN So, what is it that makes Deepak India’s best in heavyweight category in recent times. The results have omelu Lukaku fired Inter come thick and fast. shocking defeat against Granada) RMilan back top of Serie A “It’s a combination of a lot of things. Everything has with the second goal of a 2-0 derby to come together,” said India’s former foreign coach AFP n MADRID with little in any of the combi- win that extended their perfect Vladimir Mestvirishvili, who has played a key role in nations to suggest Ernesto start to the season at the expense Deepak’s progress as a world-class grappler. arcelona threw on their stars Valverde has yet worked out of city rivals AC Milan. “You need four things — brain, power, luck and flex- Bof the present and the future who will form his best attacking Belgium striker Lukaku and ibility on the mat. Deepak has all. He is a disciplined but neither Lionel Messi nor trio and in what positions. Marcelo Brozovic’s second half wrestler and that he gets from his father. Ansu Fati could save them from “In the end, the coach is strikes gave Inter their fourth win “Boys usually get bored with the repetition process a dismal 2-0 defeat away at responsible and I feel responsi- in as many games, putting them when they are told to learn a new technique but Deepak Granada. ble,” Valverde said. two points ahead of Juventus after would do it for two, three, four days unless he gets it. Messi was still not deemed “I always think you can the champions’ came back from a It comes from family.” fit enough to start at Los win or lose but at least you have goal down beat Verona 2-1 thanks It’s true. Carmenes while Fati, the 16- to deserve to win when you lose, to Aaron Ramsey’s first Serie A His father Subash has been coming to his training year-old who has lit up La Liga and today it hasn't been like that. goal and a Cristiano Ronaldo centre every morning to deliver milk and fruits to him in recent weeks, also began the penalty. he denied Lautaro Martinez, since 2015 despite the fact their Chhara village in Jhajjar game on the bench on Saturday. MESSI IMPACT LIMITED Antonio Conte’s Inter were Lukaku and Danilo D’Ambrosio. district in Haryana is at a distance of 60km. But while both came on at With Firpo on the floor, looking for a boost after their dis- Lautaro had a goal ruled out after That Deepak has immense appetite for milk was half-time with Barca trailing to Gerard Pique scrambled across mal 1-1 draw in their Champions 35 minutes for being marginally known from his childhood when he was a four-year- Ramon Azeez’s opener, it was but Puertas’ shot only looped up League draw against Czech out- offside. old kid and even it has a role in him getting the moniker Granada that scored again, off the defender to the back post siders Slavia Prague. But the breakthrough came 'Ketli pehalwan'. Alvaro Vadillo converting a where Azeez headed in. And they hit back in a fiery four minutes after the break when The Sarpanch of his village once offered him milk penalty after Arturo Vidal was Granada seemed hungrier Milan derby with Belgian striker Stefano Sensi set up Brozovic, which was kept in a 'ketli' (kettle). He drank that in one found guilty of a handball. than Barca and their domi- Lukaku heading in his third goal whose deflected shot beat gulp. He was offered a second, a third and a fourth and Barcelona have now won nance persuaded Valverde to in four games with 12 minutes Donnarumma and was confirmed he finished all. only two of their opening five make two changes at half-time, remaining after Brozovic’s 49th- after consultation with VAR. From then onwards, people started calling him 'ketli league games and none away Messi and Fati replacing Carles minute opener. Lukaku sealed the win and a pehalwan'. Deepak said staying disciplined has been a from Camp Nou, this their sec- Instead, Granada go top of gests he has finally recovered Perez and Firpo. “At 26 years old, I needed and perfect 12 points from four games big reason for his success. ond loss already, just one fewer the table after capitalising on from the niggling calf injury sus- Messi won a free-kick 30 wanted a coach like this, one who when he guided Nicolo Barella’s "I like hanging out with friends, going to malls and than the three they suffered dur- Atletico Madrid’s goalless draw tained at the start of August. yards out but hit it straight at the motivates me every day,” said cross home with a glancing head- doing some shopping. But we are not allowed to go out ing the entirety of last season. at home to Celta Vigo a few Their problems though are wall while Marc-Andre ter Lukaku of Conte. er, as AC Milan slip to ninth place of the training centre. I like buying shoes, shirts and jeans, With seven points on the hours before. unlikely to be solved simply by Stegen fumbled a cross and had “My relationship with Conte is with six points. though I don't get to wear them because I am always board, this is their worst start to They will stay there until their captain’s return. Junior to react quickly to claw it back very strong, he’s a really good “We came from a performance in a tracksuit," he said. a season since 1994. Sunday, when Sevilla, Real Firpo’s error two minutes into off his own line. coach because he’s someone who in the Champions League that "Whenever I get a chance, like after the tournaments, “Obviously I am worried,” Madrid or Athletic Bilbao could his first start for the club gifted Any hopes of a Barca come- helps players to develop a lot. left us with a bitter taste, but gave I go out and eat even junk food. But once the break is said coach Ernesto Valverde. overtake them. Granada their opening goal and back were dashed in the 66th “I’m really happy to be here us more impetus to face the derby over, I don't think about anything else. Wrestling and “Because we are not getting Barcelona are sixth, grasp- set the tone for a chaotic night minute as Vidal handballed at and to be wearing this shirt.” in the best way,” said Conte. training is life then." good results and when that ing onto the consolation of in defence. the end of a scramble in the box Milan could thank Gianluigi “It is a deserved victory, I am The sponsorship he got from OGQ took away a bit happens in two or three games, Messi’s second substitute appear- And up front, Antoine and Vadillo made no mistake Donnarumma for keeping the happy for our fans, because the of worry and he began to concentrate on honing his it means we are not playing well.” ance in five days that now sug- Griezmann was quiet again, with the spot-kick. match goalless in the first half after derby is always the derby." skills. Ole’s veering off road Sock, Kyrgios keep World in touch AFP n LONDON AFP n GENEVA “We’ve had so many chances first match alongside Alexander Team World draw level with John est Ham inflicted more away-day this weekend, it’s been crazy, so I Zverev in Friday's doubles tie, Isner's victory over Zverev. Wpain on a poor Manchester ack Sock and Nick Kyrgios think the score could be the other beat Australian Kyrgios 6-7 (5/7), Isner fought back from a set United side on Sunday, lifting them- Jpaired up to defeat Rafael Nadal way round. 7-5, 10-7 to the delight of his down to beat Zverev 6-7 (2/7), 6- selves to fourth in the Premier League and Stefanos Tsitsipas as Team “I thought it was a high qual- 17,000-strong home crowd. 4, 10-1 and haul Team World level with a comfortable 2-0 win at the World cut Europe’s lead to 7-5 ity match and we’re definitely “The crowd could feel it, I at 3-3 after Europe led by two London Stadium. heading into the final day of the happy to get the win.” could feel it. I needed to get some points after the opening day. Andriy Yarmolenko's goal shortly Laver Cup in Geneva. Nadal, who won his 19th energy going but you can’t do that The scoring system sees one before half-time and a wonderful late Sock and Kyrgios won Grand Slam title in New York, had if you don’t play any good shots point awarded for each win on the Aaron Cresswell free-kick extended Saturday’s doubles 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 earlier overcome Canada’s Raonic and Nick was playing very well,” first day, two points given for each United's barren run on the road. after Nadal defeated Milos Raonic 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) after defending said Federer, the 20-time Grand victory on the second day, and United, who started the season by in his first match since his US eight break points in the first set. Slam champion. three points on offer in each thumping Chelsea 4-0, have lost twice Open triumph in the singles. “I feel very lucky,” said Nadal. “I was just trying to stay match on Sunday's final day. already in their opening six league while United looked ponderous in “There was a lot on the line “I think he deserved that first focused. If you can turn the This year is the first time the games and lie seventh, without an attack and lacking in ideas, with Marcus there,” said Sock. “We obviously set for sure. Later in the match I momentum, the crowd gets back tournament has been played since away win in any competition since Rashford isolated up front. wanted to keep the overall week- think I started to play a little bit into it and I need some earplugs being added to the ATP Tour. March. The match was drifting towards the end close. Being down 9-3 is dif- better.” next time, it was just phenomenal." Europe won the 2018 edition 13- Injury-hit United were without interval before Felipe Anderson and ferent than 7-5. Roger Federer, who won his Bjorn Borg's holders had seen 8 in Chicago. midfielder Paul Pogba and forward Yarmolenko combined to sap United's Anthony Martial and huffed and puffed confidence with a goal in the 44th but failed to break down their dogged minute. opponents. United went close to an equaliser West Ham are riding high under early in the second half as the rain came Manuel Pellegrini, unbeaten since a 5- down in London, with Juan Mata miss- VENUS OUT OF WUHAN OPEN 0 drubbing in the first match of the sea- ing from close range after an Andreas AFP n WUHAN run from Williams, who saved two match Stephens had lost her last two matches debut at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen and son and this victory followed a home Pereira cross. enus Williams' first visit to Asia since 2017 points along the way as she drew level at 5- against Zhang, and was relieved to get a highly-anticipated Fed Cup final between win last season against United at the Already short of options up front Vwas cut short as she crashed out of the 5. In the decider, Williams got the first mini- through unscathed. Australia and France in Perth. London Stadium. and missing creators in midfield, they Wuhan Open first round on Sunday 7-5, 7- break but it was Collins who eventually cre- The American had won just one of her Barty is top seed at Wuhan and faces But it was a chastening day for Ole lost Rashford just before the hour 6 (7/5) to fellow American Danielle Collins. ated a 6-4 gap, converting with an ace on her last seven matches on tour but said she was- a stiff challenge in the fight for the year- Gunnar Solskjaer's men, just a day after mark, replaced by the out-of-form The 39-year-old Williams, a 2015 Wuhan fourth match point to move into the second n't concerned about her performance this year. end number one ranking from the likes of champions Manchester City came close Jesse Lingard. West Ham went close to champion now 59th in the world rankings, round. "I don't really dwell on things, just move Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Bianca to matching United's Premier League doubling their lead shortly afterwards squandered a lead in the first set before even- It was Collins' second triumph over on," the 14th-ranked Stephens said. Andreescu and Naomi Osaka. The 23- record for margin of victory -- 9-0 but David de Gea got down low to keep tually losing to Collins, who recorded just the Williams, who had also stumbled against the "The season is not fully behind me, I'm year-old Australian is first-ranked this against Ipswich in 1995. out an Anderson shot from a tight angle. second match win of her career on Chinese 25-year-old during the Miami Open last year. still playing, but when I'm done, it'll definite- week and would like to finish the year on Solskjaer played the same side that United upped the pressure and West soil. "This is my first tournament here in Asia, ly be behind me. I'm just going to get in the top, but admitted that she has other pri- triumphed against Leicester last week Ham had goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski The 35th-ranked Collins rallied back I was just happy to come out with a win, said best shape I can, have a great off-season, and orities. while Pablo Fornals came in for the to thank for keeping out a Harry from 3-5 down in the opening set, winning Collins, who next takes on defending cham- get ready for next year." "I think it's a target without being a tar- injured Manuel Lanzini for the home Maguire strike from close range. a whopping nine games in a row to go up 7- pion and ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka, a 6-1, get," Barty told reporters. side. Both sides were cagey at the start But West Ham continued to look 5, 5-0. 6-2 winner over Aliaksandra Sasnovich. TOP RANK RACE "We've put ourselves in a position of the match, with neither side able to more dangerous on the break and Williams, a wildcard at Wuhan this year, Former US Open champion Sloane Meanwhile, 2017 Wuhan runner-up where it's a possibility. I plan my sched- create clear-cut chances. made United pay when Ashley Young finally stopped the bleeding, holding the serve Stephens battled past home favourite Zhang Ashleigh Barty is making sure she has ule, the last six months of this year, well West Ham looked the more inven- brought down Mark Noble on the to interrupt her opponent's momentum. Shuai 7-5, 6-4 to take just her second win at enough left in the tank for a busy closing in advance. I think I'm not going to change tive team when they broke forward edge of the penalty area. It was the start of a surprising five-game Wuhan from four starts. stretch of the season, including her singles it to try and chase it," she added.