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Owner of goats BYE BYE GANESHA fined Rs 10K This was just a trailer, for letting them eat saplings movie yet to come: Modi NARAYANPET: A goat rear- er was fined Rs 10,000 by the Narayanpet district adminis- l PM responding on 100 days of his government tration on Wednesday as he let his goats consume even PNS n NEW DELHI saplings planted as part of Democracy in the Haritha Haram drive Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently. Thursday borrowed a quote peril, govt On Wednesday, District from a Shah Rukh Khan-star- Collector Venkata Rao, who rer to claim that his cabinet's misusing was passing from Makthal, achievements in its first 100 found some goats eating away days in governance were just a mandate: Sonia saplings planted on both sides "trailer", and the complete pic- PNS n NEW DELHI of the railway line on the out- ture would emerge in the years skirts of Makhtal town. He to come. "Before the elections, Barely a month after being immediately informed the I had promised to create a named the Congress's inter- mandal officers concerned strong and work-oriented gov- im president, Sonia Gandhi and they swiftly reached there ernment — a government that today chalked out a roadmap and took custody of the goats. will work at a speed that's even for taking on the BJP amid MPDO Pavani, MRO faster than the earlier one, a gov- what she called a "peril" of Khairatabad Ganesh immersion done early Srinivasulu and their staff ernment that will strive to make democracy. Accusing the BJP fined Shiva Kumar, the owner all your aspirations come true. of "misusing" the mandate it HYDERABAD: Khairtabad Ganesh aka Bada Ganesh was immersion was completed by 1.30pm on Thursday. It was the first idol of the goat Rs 10,000 and Our 100 days in governance was received, Sonia Gandhi said to be immersed at NTR marg. A sea of people at Tank Bund bid adieu to the colossal Ganesh. asked him to pay the fine and just a trailer, the entire movie is The Narendra Modi government had launched its it is "not enough to be active Continued on Page 3 take his goats home. yet to come," the BJP quoted second term with a roar, pushing a number of and aggressive on the social Continued on Page 4 him as saying in a tweet. media... far more important The Narendra Modi govern- controversial legislations such as the Triple Talaq is to go to the people direct- ment had launched its second Bill and the Right to Information (Amendment) ly". "Democracy has never NEGLIGENCE TOWARDS term with a roar, pushing a Bill through parliament within a span of weeks been at greater peril than it is NASA joins ISRO to track Vikram CM'S 30-DAY ACTION PLAN number of controversial legis- now... As I said a few weeks lations such as the Triple Talaq back, the mandate of 2019 is PNS n CHENNAI "Attempts are being made to (IDSN) at Byalalu near Bill and the Right to decades. focus on the larger goal of tak- now being misused and reestablish communication Bengaluru. DPO suspends Information (Amendment) Bill PM Modi had made similar ing our country forward," he abused in a most dangerous The Indian Space Research links with the moon lan- Scott Tilley, an ama- through parliament within a claims at a BJP rally in had said, adding that the coun- fashion," Sonia Gandhi said Organisation (ISRO) is contin- der Vikram. The teur astronomer who sarpanch, PS span of weeks. On August 5, it Haryana's Rohtak on Sunday. try was heading towards "devel- at an internal meeting of the uing its attempt to reach out to attempts will be made found American weather NAGARKURNOOL: also scrapped the special status "The 130 crore people of this opment, trust and a big change". party meant to discuss its India's moon lander sending till September 20-21 satellite IMAGE in 2018 District Panchayat Officer accorded to Jammu and country were the inspiration "The first 100 days of BJP 2.0 rejuvenation and formulate communication signals with its when the sunlight will be that was considered to be Suresh Mohan has issued Kashmir under Article 370 and behind whatever big decisions can be described in three words: strategy for the coming round Deep Space Network (DSN), there in the area where the lost, on September 10, orders suspending the bifurcated it into two distinct were taken in the past 100 tyranny, chaos and anarchy," the of state elections. said officials. It is also reported Vikram has landed," an tweeted: "#DSN 24 beams Sarpanch, Panchayat union territories. The mon- days. Poor people remain the Congress party said, referring to The Congress, she said, the American space agency ISRO official preferring 12KW of RF at the Secretary and Field Assistant soon parliamentary session held BJP's first priority, whether it is the slowdown in the industrial must "stand up fearlessly to National Aeronautics and Space anonymity said. #Moon in hopes of stim- of Vangoor for alleged neg- under the new government was ruling at the state or central sector and the manner in which fight on the streets, fight in Administration's (NASA) Jet The ISRO is trying to ulating #Chandrayaan2's ligence in performing their regarded as one of the most pro- level. We don't think in a frag- the country's growth had villages, towns and cities". Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is establish link with Vikram with lander #VikramLander into duties as part of the 30-day ductive over the last few mented manner, but instead dropped to five percent. The party, she said. sending radio signals to Vikram. its Indian Deep Space Network communicating with home. Action Plan in the gram panchayat. On Thursday, Suresh Mohan inspected Vangoor, Won’t leave Sarvareddipally and KCR to call for emergency meet Telkapally gram panchayats TRS, clarifies to check the implementation of the Action Plan at the local level. He also reviewed Bodhan MLA the progress of works with to douse ‘discontent’ in the party PNS n HYDERABAD the gram panchayat staff concerned. L VENKAT RAM REDDY Late on Thursday night, TRS Continued on Page 4 n HYDERABAD l KCR will shift his MLA from Bodhan focus back to party Mohammed Aamir Shakil The groundswell of discontent affairs trashed rumours that he was Talking on in the Telangana Rashtra set to join the BJP, Samithi, especially in the wake l Disgruntled leaders saying he of the recent cabinet expansion, would phone, woman has forced TRS chief and Chief unfazed by KTR's remain sits on snakes, Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao warnings with the to shift his focus back to party l pink activities and set the organiza- Nominated posts to party all gets bitten, dies tion in order before things spin stanch rebellion in his life. GORAKHPUR: In a bizarre out of control. KCR has, there- party Ready for action to Reacting incident, a woman while talk- fore, decided to convene an to speculations ing on the phone sat down on emergency extended meeting of triggered by his meeting with a pair of snakes, got bitten the party's executive meeting noise after the latest round of retrieve PoK: Army chief BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind and died minutes later. The this week. cabinet expansion, which saw during the day, Shakil said that incident took place in Riyanv All along KCR has confined the induction of six ministers. PNS n NEW DELHI "All actions are decided he won't leave the party what- village in Gorakhpur on himself largely to governance as party. The expectation was that open dissidence, in spite of Although there has been no upon by the central govern- ever it may be. "TRS chief and Wednesday. the Chief Minister ever since he KTR would devote most of his KTR's efforts to buy peace, has heartburn over the inclusion of Indian Army Chief, Gen. ment. Agencies working under Chief Minister K Gita, wife of Jai Singh elevated his son KT Rama Rao time to party activities as work- become a major cause of con- KTR and Harish Rao in the cab- Bipin Rawat said on Thursday the government have to act in Chandrashekhar is like my Yadav who works in as the party's working president ing president, considering that cern for KCR. Although KTR inet, the induction of Sabitha that the army is prepared for accordance with its direc- godfather. He has reposed his Thailand, was talking to her in December 2018, when TRS KCR would not be in a position has repeatedly warned that the Indra Reddy, Satyavathi an operation to retrieve tions... the Army remains trust in me and my sincerity husband on phone. A pair of stormed back to power for a sec- to devote time to minute orga- party would not leave those who Rathode, Puvvada Ajay and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir always prepared for any kind which was saw me get party snakes had entered the house ond term with a thumping nizational matters or meet party cross limits or make anti-party Gangula Kamalakar has led to (PoK) from the clutches of of action," Rawat told the nomination in three elections and were reportedly on the majority. leaders and cadre regularly due statements, the situation has not resentment among certain TRS Pakistan, if the government media. Earlier, Singh, who is and I won two times from bed which had a printed bed KTR has been taking care of to his preoccupation with changed at the ground level. senior leaders who had been wants so. Minister of State in PMO and Bodhan," he remarked. cover. Gita walked into the most of the party activities administration as CM. This So, KCR has decided to angling for cabinet berths. The Rawat was replying to a also holds independent charge Reacting to rumblings room while talking on phone since then. He was allotted was one reason why KTR was spring into action and set the cabinet expansion has led to a media query on Union of the DONER ministry, had within the TRS over the exclu- and without seeing the chambers in the party's head- not inducted into the cabinet for party in order. As the first step, tussle between senior TRS lead- Minister Jitendra Singh's state- made the statement on PoK sion of some senior leaders snakes, she sat down on the quarters --Telangana Bhavan - nine months from December he wants to pacify disgruntled ers and political turncoats who ment who said that the next while talking about achieve- from the Cabinet, he said, "I bed. The snakes bit her and - to make himself available to 2018 till recently. leaders with nominated posts. have recently become leaders in agenda of the government is ments of the Modi govern- never asked K within minutes, she fell party leaders and cadre and to However, the grumblings This would take care of those TRS. retrieving PoK and making it ment after 100 days of its for- Chandrashekhar Rao to give unconscious. Other family work for strengthening the with the party, bordering on who appeared to be making Continued on Page 4 a part of India. mation. me ministerial berth." members rushed her to a nearby hospital where she died during treatment. KCR's image vanishes from ‘Einstein discovered gravity’ TODAY remark goes viral; Piyush clarifies ALMANAC PNS n NEW DELHI: try will have to grow at 12%. Month & Paksham: Maha Stupa at Nagarjunasagar Today it's growing at 6%," he Bhdrapada & Shukla Paksha Union minister Piyush Goyal's said. "Don't get into those PNS n NALGONDA Panchangam defence of the economy under maths. Those maths have never Prime Minister Narendra helped Einstein discover grav- Tithi : Chaturdashi : 07:35 am Following an uproar over CM Modi's government led to an ity... If you'd only gone by Nakshatram: Shathabhisha: 07:59 pm KCR's image sculpted on inadvertent error on the dis- structured formulae and what Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Yadadri temple stone pillars, covery of gravity today, setting was past knowledge, I don't similar images sculpted on Twitter buzzing. Jokes and think there would have been any important work) Film Nagar laddu which fetched Rs 17.7 lakh the Nagarjuna Sagar Budhdha memes flooded the any innovation in this Rahukalam: 10:40 am – 12:12 pm Stupam were removed in a social media plat- world," he added. Yamagandam: 03:14 pm – 04:45 pm Film Nagar laddu outdoes clandestine operation on form as some Twitter promptly Varjyam: 03:10 am - 04:48 pm September 7, it is learnt. users pointed to pointed out that it On the stupam, an image of Union minister was Newton and Gulika: 07:38 am - 09:09 am Balapur, fetches Rs 17.7L KCR offering floral tributes to Nirmala not Einstein who Good Time: (to start any important work) Lord Budhdha was sculpted Sitharaman's discovered gravity Amritakalam: 11:53 am - 01:41 pm PNS n HYDERABAD on the Stupam in comment on and the names of l New records set at Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:47 am - 12:36 pm Budhdhavanam in Nagarjuna millennials — both scientists shot Economic slowdown didn't Ganpati Laddu auction Sagar. To the surprise of one while explaining up in the trending HYDERABAD deter Ganapathi Laddu auc- l and all, the image of KCR dis- image of former CMD of Maha Nirvana. When this the auto sector slow- lists. tions whatsoever in the city, Balapur Laddu goes appeared from the stupam all Tourism Development correspondent sought clari- down -- days before. He In face of widespread deri- WEATHER with bidders offering lakhs of for Rs 17.6 lakh off a sudden. Corporation along with offi- fication from issued a clarification later. sion, the minster later Forecast: Cloudy rupees to bag the Prasadam. l Auctioning custom, Responding to media cials. (Anjaneya Reddy) Budhdhavanam Project offi- Speaking to reporters after a explained, "The comment that Temp: 39/23 The much sought-after reports, the district machin- In Nagarjunasagar, which cer Mallepalli Lakshmaiah, meeting with the Board of I made had a certain context. Humidity: 85% Balapur Laddu is no longer the which began in 1994, ery got the KCR's image of is the land of Lord Budhdha, he said that CM's image was Trade in Delhi, Mr Goyal Unfortunately some friends Sunrise: 06.03 reigning performer, having is a highly anticipated offering floral tributes to Lord a Budhdha Vanam is being sculpted to install it. But, it advised people not to go by cal- have sought to remove the Sunset: 06.20 been trumped by the Film feature of Ganesh Budhdha was removed from set up portraying images of did not come off well and culations seen on television. context, pick up one line and Current Weather Conditions Nagar Laddu this year. festivities in city there. Budhdha from His child- hence it was not included on "If you're looking at a five tril- create a very mischievous nar- Updated September 12, 2019 5:00 PM Continued on Page 3 Also removed was the hood to that of attaining the Mahastupa. lion dollar economy, the coun- rative." HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 hyderabad 02 TRS let down Muslims, STs; Uttam n KCR promised to implement 12 % quota, but he failed to do that, says TPCC chief

PNS n HYDERABAD The Nalgonda MP also condemned Telangana Pradesh Congress the TRS Government for not initiating Committee (TPCC) president and Nalgonda MP Capt N the process to waive off crop loans up Uttam Kumar Reddy demand- to Rs 1 lakh for each farmer ed that the TRS Government to immediately release promised Investment Support to farmers accommodating two other mem- did not even respect the reso- under Rythu Bandhu scheme bers of his family in the cabinet. lutions passed in the Assembly and immediate waive off crop He demanded that KCR given an and Council seeking enhanced loans. explanation on the issue. reservation. He said KCR wants Chief Minister K The TPCC chief alleged that to continue in power by mis- Chandrashekhar Rao had KCR neither fulfilled the leading all communities. promised to pay Rs 5,000 per promises he made in his last The TPCC Chief claimed Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy interacts with officials at Gannavaram port on Thursday acre for two seasons to farm- term nor did anything concrete that the Congress party would ers across Telangana State, he to honour the assurances he retain the Huzurnagar said and added that more than gave in the present term. Citing Assembly seat in the by-elec- 50 per cent farmers were yet to an example, he said KCR had tions to be held in near future. Firm on supplying urea get the amount even as the crop promised to give 12% reserva- He said had represented the season has reached its peak. tion to Muslims within four Kodad and Huzurnagar seats The Nalgonda MP also con- cleared immediately besides issuing statements. He said months after coming to power. for five terms and brought demned the TRS Government waiving off crop loans. The that the State Government did However, this promise has immense development. He said to farmers, says Niranjan for not initiating the process to TPCC Chief also condemned not react even after the death remained unimplemented even he had to resign from the waive off crop loans up to Rs the State and Central of one farmer who stood in a after six years. Similarly, KCR Huzurnagar seat following his PNS n HYDERABAD 1 lakh for each farmer. He said Government for the ongoing long queue to get urea. Uttam cheated Scheduled Tribes on election as Nalgonda MP. that the banks were not giving shortage of urea in Telangana accused KCR of doing injustice the promise of 12% reservation. He said TRS Government did Agriculture Minister 1,649 tonnes of urea loans to farmers due to over State. He said instead of ensur- with all sections of the society. He said neighbouring not bring any development in Singireddy Niranjan Reddy dues and non-clearance of pre- ing supply of urea in adequate He alleged that KCR had no Maharashtra has successfully Huzurnagar Assembly segment has said that the government reache Jadcherla vious crop loans and they also quantities, both TRS sense of maintaining regional implemented 12% reservation during the last six years. Except will not waste a single minute did not get the promised sup- Government in Telangana and and social balance. He strong- for Marathas although they for making leaders of opposi- in providing urea to the farm- PNS n JADCHERLA Nagarkurnool districts. port from State Government BJP Government at the Centre ly condemned KCR for exceeded the 50% ceiling. tion parties join TRS, the ruling ers. He said that the govern- Besides, they allotted 120 under Rythu Bandhu scheme. were making contradictory neglecting the Madiga com- Uttam reminded that the party did nothing for the wel- ment would use road and rail- Nearly 1649-tonne urea rake tonnes to Jadcherla mandal. He accused the TRS and false statements on the munity by not giving it any rep- Chief Minister made state- fare of people. He reminded that way routes in bringing the urea arrived resolving the prob- Speaking to media later, Government of pushing lakhs availability of urea. resentation in the Cabinet. ments in the Assembly and it was due to his efforts that from ports. The Minister made lems of farmers and another Sucharita said that there was of farmers under bad debts and He said the requirement of He said Madigas have a pop- Council claiming that Prime Huzurnagar got a 100-bed hos- it clear that the government two rakes carrying 3,800 no shortage of urea in undi- severe financial strain. He farmers could be met only by ulation of over 40 lakh in the Minister Narender Modi had pital, a degree college, MRO will make urea stocks ready for tonnes are expected shortly. vided Mahabubnagar district. demanded that all dues under supplying urea and not by State. However, KCR decided to agreed to enhance the quota for office and CC roads among sev- Rabi season also. The District Agricultural offi- Nearly 50 per cent of the urea Rythu Bandhu scheme be entering into blame game or ignore the community while Muslims and STs. He said KCR eral other developments. He informed that the gov- cer Sucharita, Markfed offi- received will be allotted to ernment brought 20,387 tonnes cial Praneet, Rake point offi- PACS through Markfed and of NFL urea from all ports. "We cer here Rambhupal inspect- the rest of the urea will be brought 6800 tonnes of urea ed the SPIC brand urea allotted to dealers. TBGKS to from Visakhapatnam", he said. arrived her and devised plans There was no demand for BRKR to work on full-fledged basis from Sept 23 On Thursday, the Minister vis- to supply urea to all parts of urea in June because of split soon? ited the Gannavaram port and the undivided Mahabubnagar delayed monsoons. However, K VENKATESHWARLU works will be completed within got assurance from district. the demand for urea PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD Finance Dept weekdays, a Secretariat employ- Gangavaram Port CEO DGP The officials allotted 500 increased in July and August continued in the ee told to 'The Pioneer' on con- Nanduri Sambasivarao for tonnes of urea for because of monsoon showers. TRS affiliated Singareni The officers and employees will dition of anonymity. immediate transport of urea. Mahabubnagar, The district requires 34,000 workers union Telangana work on full-fledged basis in existing premises Secretaries presence makes The Minister and special offi- Narayanapeta and Wanaparti tonnes of urea to apply on Boggu Gani Karmiak temporary Secretariat BRKR due to ongoing full-fledged Secretariat and the cers from Tealngana had a meet- districts each, and 129 tonnes crops being raised in 1.17 Sangam (TBGKS) is on the Bhavan from next week. All Secretaries will attend their ing with the port officials. The each to Gadwal and lakh hectares. verge of split it seems. most all the departments have Assembly Budget duties from BRKR Bhavan in a Minister also visited urea ship According to sources, been shifted to BRKR Bhavan, session weekdays, the employee fur- which came from Vietnam at Minister asked the workers at urea plants due to unsup- Kengerla Mallaiah, who except for Finance and ther said. All the Secretariat staff Gangavaram port. Later, the and transporters to work in ported weather conditions, he played pivotal role in floating Revenue Departments. are attending their duties from Minister visited urea godown, three shifts. Speaking on the said. But now the government TBGKS, is contemplating to The shifting of Finance and offices were being vacated fully. sources, the Finance and BRKR Bhavan. railway vagans which will trans- occasion, he said, the central had overcome from the prob- join BJP. Mallaiah already Revenue Department will be The Finance Department stayed Revenue Departments will also However, the Secretariat port urea to Telangana state. government is importing urea lem, he said. The Minister toured all Singareni mines completed within a week and in the existing premises due to start working from September offices are not availing Internet The Minister urged the from foreign countries. The thanked port, railway and AP located in six districts and got they too start their work from ongoing Assembly Budget ses- 23 as the Budget session will end services in the BRKR Bhavan. workers and transporters at weather has to cooperate dur- government for extending sup- the support of workers, it is September 23 onwards in sion. The Finance Department on September 22. The works on Providing Internet and LAN ser- NFL urea plant, Kribhco plant ing loading and unloading port to urea supply, he said. learnt. The TGBKS played an BRKR Bhavan premises, the too started vacating its office chambers of secretaries are going vices may take time as the gov- in Sravani godowns to extend here. Unloading will not pos- The Agriculture important role during Secretariat sources said. slowly as the government intro- on in the temporary Secretariat, ernment has not yet installed the their support to transport urea sible if it rains, he explained. Department principal secre- Telangana movement too. The employees are not com- duced the Budget in the BRKR Bhavan and so that the Internet and LAN lines from to Telangana. The workers Delay in supplying urea to the tary Partha Sarathi accompa- Rumors are doing rounds ing to existing Secretariat for the Assembly and Council on Secretaries are not yet coming to existing secretariat to the tem- assured that they will extend farmers was due to the troubles nied the Minister during that TBGKS is going to split last couple of days as their September 9. According to BRKR Bhavan. Their chambers' porary secretariat. their support when the during unloading and packing Vishakhapatnam visit. at any moment. Setback for ATCOTE conducts Jagtial district lags behind police on Edla Srinivas case graduation ceremony in per capita income PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n JAGTIAL ple of the district. The district gross domestic product of Jagtial A division bench of Telangana Air Traffic Control Officers The per capital income of is recorded as Rs 10,82,725. High Court on Thursday set Training Establishment Jagtial district is only Rs 92,751 Of the 1.85 lakh hectares in aside the order of detention of (ATCOTE) at Air Force per annum as against the state the district, only 1.60-lakh Edla Srinivas who is dubbed Academy, Dundigal has con- average per capital income of acres are being cultivated. The as 'Telangana Veerappan', ducted graduation ceremony Rs 1,80,697, figuring at the cultivation of commercial who was allegedly involved in on Wednesday to mark the other end of the spectrum. It crops increased compared to smuggling of timber in the successful completion of 133rd ranks number 12 in terms of food crops production. In last several years. The Bench, Air Traffic Surveillance total landed area and area 2001-02, the ratio of food Chairman of Telangana State Legislative Council Gutha Sukhender Reddy and comprising Chief Justice of Services (ATSS) course. under cultivation. crops to commercial crops his family members at Yadadri on Thursday the state Justice RS Chauhan Air Marshal AS Butola, Officers from the Indian According to socio-eco- trict is Rs 1,46,634, while that production was 70.8:29.2. In and Justice A Abhishek Reddy Commandant, Air Force Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air nomic survey, the per capita of Karimnagar is Rs 1,28,221. 2017-18, the ratio increased to directed the police authorities Academy graced the occasion Force, Indian Coast Guard, income of an individual living The highest per capita 61.3:38.7. Cultivation of food concerned to set the detenu at as the Reviewing Officer. The Hindustan Aeronautics in the district is less than Rs income is recorded in grains, millets, pulses and so Yadadri will be a liberty forthwith. Senior three months long ATSS Limited and Officers from 93,000 per annum. However, Rangareddy district, Rs on was on the wane, while cul- Advocate PV Nagamani course would now pave way Friendly Foreign Countries. the per capital income of the 4,57,034. The Jagtial district is tivation of cotton, oilseeds, argued the case on behalf of for the young aerodrome con- Around 16 officers com- district compared to 2015-16 characterised by more rural flowers, turmeric registered the petitioner. Arguing the trollers to also perform the prising nine from Indian Air (Rs 77,070) increased by Rs population and less urban pop- an increase. symbol of pride, case before the HC, the coun- demanding and skilful task as Force, five from Indian Navy 15,000. ulation. The mainstay of peo- The state's lieracy rate is put sel for the petitioner told that radar controllers. and two from HAL graduated The information is gleaned ple in villages is agriculture. at 66.54% with male literate the decision of the police to ATCOTE is a premier train- as Radar Controllers. Flight from the socio-economic out- Though urbanisation is taking rate exceeding female literacy register a series of cases ing establishment of the Indian Lieutenant SR Mishra was look for 2017-18. Compared place, industrialisation is still a rate. The population of Jagtial says Gutha against the petitioner without Air Force that undertakes Air adjudged First in Order of to Jagtial district, the per cap- far cry. It has been affecting the is put at 9,85,417, including his involvement as illegal and Traffic Services training for Merit. ital income of Peddapalli dis- individual income levels of peo- 5,01,338 females. PNS n HYDERABAD arbitrary. He exuded Chairman of Telangana State confidence that HYDERABAD Legislative Council Gutha Sukhender Reddy on Yadadri temple BULLION RATES Chubb’s business service centre in Hyd soon Thursday said the develop- will soon GOLD ment of Yadadri Sri PNS n HYDERABAD n emerge as a top ` 37,875 (10 gm) To be located in now seeking. That includes Lakshminarsimha Swamy ` Hyderabad and building and expanding criti- temple took place only after Hindu temple 425 Chubb - world's largest publicly cal digital skills and expertise the formation of Telangana SILVER traded property and casualty Bangalore, Chubb in data analytics, machine State. Sukhender Reddy, in world and ` 47,600 (1kg) insurance company, has Business Services - India learning, quantitative sciences accompanied with family attract ` 56 announced that it is building a will employ technical and intelligent process members, visited Yadadri for devotees business services center in professionals automation. By hiring and the first time after assuming India to support its global developing our own talent, charge as Legislative Council CHICKEN insurance operations' infor- providing support we will have greater control chairman, and participated in as a prestigious temple in the RATES `/KG mation technology, digital and in areas such as over the capabilities and pro- pooja at Balalayam. coming days and would also analytics functions. To be intelligent process jects we are developing to The temple priests wel- be a symbol of pride for the Dressed/With Skin `144 located in Hyderabad and automation, digital enhance the experience for comed the Council Chairman people of the State, he added. Without Skin `163 Bangalore, Chubb Business technology, data analytics our customers and business with 'purna kumbham'. He felt happy for visiting the Broiler at Farm `99 Services - India will employ partners, introduce innova- Sukhender Reddy said Chief temple after assuming charge technical professionals pro- tive products, streamline Minister K Chandrashekhar as Chairman of Legislative viding support in areas such as company to be truly com- processes and improve effi- Rao took up Yadadri temple Council. He also pledged to EGG intelligent process automation, pelling in a digital age," said ciency." development as a prestigious work impartially as Chairman `/ digital technology, data ana- over the next several years. ment Chubb Digital Centers of Sean Ringsted, Chief Risk "The talent we hire in India task and was working on a of Legislatve Council. RATES 100 lytics and others such as cata- The initiative converts tech- Excellence for Business and Officer and Chief Digital will be an important comple- mission mode to implement Government Whip and Alair HYDERABAD 332 strophe modeling and risk nology, analytical and other Innovation already operating Officer for Chubb. "To further ment to the teams already his plan in this regard. MLA Gongidi Sunitha VIJAYAWADA 359 management. The center will quantitative positions cur- in locations such as Jersey advance our progress, we need established in our regional He exuded confidence that Mahender Reddy, Zilla commence rently outsourced to third- City, N.J., Miami, Fla., and internal talent capable of exe- technology delivery centers," Yadadri temple would soon Parishad Chairman Alimineti VISAKHAPATNAM 370 operations with more than party vendors in India to full- Singapore. cuting our digital technology said Julie Dillman, emerge as a top Hindu temple Sandeep Reddy and temple RETAIL PRICE `3.32 100 positions at launch with an time Chubb employee posi- "One of Chubb's strategic and analytics work at the pace Global Head of Operations for in world and attract the devo- Executive Officer N Geetha (IN HYDERABAD) opportunity to grow larger tions. These facilities supple- priorities is to transform our and scale that the business is Chubb. tees. Yadadri would stand out were also present.

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RIME CORNER CITY REVERBERATES WITH Film Nagar Laddu outdoes Unidentified man killed in hit-and-run Balapur, fetches Rs 17.7L Continued from Page 1 family making the winning n unidentified man was killed ‘GANAPATI BAPPA MORAYA' bid of Rs 17.6 lakh. Ain a hit-and-run case at BJP leader Pallapu Govardhan The auction of Balapur Kukatpally on Wednesday night. nSOUND POLLUTION KEPT UNDER CHECK, CLEAN-UP CONTINUED SIMULTANEOUSLY According to the police, the victim bagged the new record-setter for Ganesh laddu has become one PNS n HYDERABAD was in his early 30s and was of the final immersion proces- a mouthwatering Rs 17.75 lakh of the most anticipated annu- crossing the road near Balajinagar sion. Over 11,000 sanitation at Vinayak Nagar Basti in Film al features during the festivities, The streets of Hyderabad workers have been kept the Nagar. Last year Vinayak Nagar gaining popularity every year bus stop when an unidentified Khairatabad Ganesh... vehicle mowed him down. resounded with 'Ganapati city clean as people discard Laddu had sold for Rs 15.1 lakh. after it was started in the early Kukatpally police said the man Bappa Moraya' as city residents Continued from Page 1 tonnes of weight was used. plastic bags, plates, flowers and RV Residence, a gated villa '90s. Bidders form as far as suffered grievous injuries and bid adieu to the Lord Ganesh, The procession moved other substances. About 1,600 community located in Keerthi Nellor in AP to participating in died on the spot. Motorists marking the culmination of 10- While the officials planned to towards TankBund via Tele- idols were immersed in Tank Richmond Villas at Sun City in the bidding on Thursday. passing by rushed to his rescue, day festivities. The immersion immerse the Ganesh com- phone Bhavan, Secretariat, Bund since 11 pm on Hyderabad, raised a whopping Mohan Reddy of the Kolan but in vain. Police reached the of Ganesh idols was underway pletely, it was still floating. A NTR Marg. The crane num- Wednesday night. Rs 18.51 lakh for charity by auc- family won it for the first time spot and shifted the body to with a mammoth procession in High Level GHMC official ber 6 was positioned at the Police also solved about 35 tioning the auspicious Laddoo for Rs 450, and has personally Gandhi Hospital. The body will be Hyderabad at the time of pub- said, “The idol immersion was Integrated Control Room at missing persons cases at Tank Prasad by bidding among them- bagged it five times since then. preserved for identification. lishing, and is likely to com- better than last year, with NTR Gardens. After the idol Bund which saw a gathering of selves. This is the third year run- Other members of his family Efforts are on to identify the plete by Friday afternoon. most of the part submerged in reached the crane, prayers a sea of people at a number of ning that the residents have out- too have secured the laddu victim and trace the driver Ganesh idols, in different water. The idol had to be posi- was held for 30minutes, fol- points. Sound pollution was performed last year's bids by thrice. The only woman winner involved in the accident, avatars, were being brought to tioned a little straight at the lowing which the immersion curbed as drums and instru- more than Rs 5 lakh. to have made the winning bid police said. the lake on trucks amid slogans feet during immersion, took place with help of ments were completely banned The coveted 'Balapur laddu' for it has been Saritha, who by devotees as police were because of which part of it is ARD(Automatic Release on NTR Marg. The much-tout- fetched Rs 17.6 lakh at an auc- bagged it for Rs 5.10 lakh in maintaining a tight vigil to pre- was still visible”. The shobay- Device) technology for the ed Ganga Harathi, was also not tion on Thursday. Highest bid- 2009. Locals say the custom of Man rapes minor, vent any untoward incident. atra of 61feet idol began immersion. Named as performed. The main Ganesha der Kolan Ram Reddy secured auctioning the laddu, consid- arrested Home Minister Mahmood around 7:30am in the morn- Tadano, the crane is owned by procession line was formed the 21-kg laddu at the 26th ered auspicious for the person Ali, Animal Husbandry ing to avoid traffic snarls. A by Modern Crane Service after 6 pm as streams of pro- annual auction at the Balapur In the latest auction, bidding buys it, began in Balapur village. man was arrested for raping Minister Talasani Srinivas troll equipped with 26 tyres which lifts upto 400tonne cessions from east, west and Ganesh pandal. began in the streets filled with Soon after the auction, the Aa 15-year-old girl in Yadav, DGP Mahender Reddy and which can carry upto 55 weight. north of the city joined the main The Kolan family has for devotees at Balapur around Balapur Ganesh procession Madhapur on Thursday. and Hyderabad Police procession route, following the long been the highest bidders 10.30 am. A total 19 members started for immersion in According to the police, Commissioner Anjani Kumar main idols from old city near for the 'laddu', having bought participated in the bidding, Hussain Sagar. It passed via accused Ravi (24), a water flew in a helicopter from oversaw the various arrange- Talasani, who visited Charminar. Khairtabad Zonal it a record eight times since it which the Balapur Ganesh Chandrayangutta, Aliabad, tanker driver, became friends Begumpet Airport during the ments that were made in Charminar area and reviewed Commissioner Musharaff Ali first began being auctioned in Utsav Committee began at Charminar, Afzalgunj, M J with the minor who lives with Ganesh immersion in advance. They were provided the arrangements earlier in the Faruqui said a total 45,000 idols 1994. Last year, the laddu base price of Rs 1,116 from. Market, Abids and Liberty her parents in Madhapur. The Hyderabad on Thursday. latest updates on the progress day, said that the government are being immersed in the city fetched Rs 16.6 lakh that was Within minutes, the bids start- even as other smaller groups girl used to go to a nearby Through the aerial view, they of processions. has ensured the smooth conduct -- 25,000 in Hussain Sagar alone. bid by T Srinivas Gupta. ing shooting up, with the Kolan joined the main procession. water tank to fetch water, said Madhapur police, adding that it was during these trips that Ravi befriended her. Last week, Rain likely in Everyone must be when the victim and her Constable quits duty, cites DRI-DGGI raids younger sister went to the state, city like Shaktiman: water tank, Ravi forcibly took Baghwat her into a nearby room and PNS n HYDERABAD on fraudulent allegedly raped her, police said. poor career prospects PNS n HYDERABAD The girl told her mother about The IMD said heavy rain is the incident following which a PNS n HYDERABAD letter was sent to the Police very likely on Friday in dis- Addressing a Ganesh proces- complaint was lodged at the Constable Commissioner of Hyderabad, tricts of Adilabad, Nirmal, IGST refunds sion at MJ Market on Madhapur police station. Based Siddhanthi Pratap, a constable who has not taken any decision Mancherial, Khammam, NZB, PNS n HYDERABAD Indirect Taxes and Customs Thursday, Rashtriya on a complaint, a case of rape in the Charminar Police Siddhanthi on it yet." Jagtial, Sircilla, Peddapalli, (CBIC), was a first of its kind Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and sections of the POCSO Act Station, offered to resign from Pratap writes Sources said Pratap had ear- Warangal, Mulugu, and In the biggest-ever joint oper- by CBIC which involved about chief Mohan Bhagwat asked was booked against Ravi, who his job saying his post did not to city Police lier been rejected by a girl Suryapet of Telangana. Rain or ation by Directorate General of 1,200 officers from both the people to become 'Shaktiman'. was traced and nabbed after offer any growth prospects. apparently because of his lack- thundershowers are also like- GST Intelligence (DGGI) and agencies, said Sanjeev Kumar He said, "Everyone should being on the run for a few Twenty-nine-year-old Pratap Commissioner lustre job and poor chances of ly at many places in the state, DRI against exporters claiming Singh, additional director of become Shaktiman. Without days. said he realised his job had no to say he career growth. "A police con- including Hyderabad. On refund of IGST fraudulently, DRI. Shakti (strength), nobody will scope for growth even after stable's job involves long work- Thursday, the sky remained searches were carried out Preliminary examination of listen to even to the good you Cop on bandobast being in service for five years. doesn't want ing hours and slow career cloudy in Hyderabad. across 336 different locations in the records/documents are saying. Do not use Shakti duty injured The constable wrote in a let- be in same growth," he said. the country on Wednesday. resumed during the course of to hinder or hurt people, but ter addressed to his seniors in post for long There are over 14,000 con- The operation covered enti- the joint operation along with to help people and to ensure police constable from the police department: "I stables like Pratap in the city MANUU admissions ties in the states of Delhi, the statements recorded of var- that no one touches us. Shakti ABahadurpura police station joined the force in 2014 after years police who toil hard for a PNS n HYDERABAD Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, ious persons indicated that an needs direction of wisdom. was injured after slipping doing engineering and I have salary of about Rs 30,000. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Input Tax Credit of more than Shakti and wisdom are need- from a crane which was seen many colleagues who Constables in the police The last date for admission to Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Rs 470 crore (invoice value of ed for Bharat Maa ki Bakthi.” moving a Ganesh statue on have remained constables all 30-40 years without any pro- department are paid a decent various programmes of Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, about Rs 3,500 crore) is bogus/ Mohan Bhagwat told the Thursday morning. According through their lives. It is motions in the job," he said in amount currently, after being Maulana Azad National Urdu Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal fake which has been further audience how Ganesh, Shakti's to Bahadurpura inspector depressing to think of my the letter written this month lowly-paid for decades. University's (MANUU) Pradesh, Uttarakhand and utilised by the exporters for son, took the rounds of his Durga Prasad, the constable G future," said Pratap. "I have addressed to the Hyderabad Nevertheless, constable Pratap department of distance edu- Chhattisgarh. effecting exports on payment of parents to travel the world. He Ravinder was deployed in been observing senior consta- Police Commissioner. is more concerned about cation (DDE) for the July The joint operation of the IGST through ITC and claim- said that this kind of excite- bandobast duties when the bles who retired from service Charminar police station future prospects than his salary 2019 session has been extend- two premier intelligence agen- ing consequential cash refund ment for Ganesh Utasav can incident occurred. as constables after serving for SHO, N Buchaiah, said, "The in the police force. ed till September 30. cies of Central Board of of the same. be seen only in Baghyanagar. FOR SUBSCRIPTION, RENEWALS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT DELAYED PAPER DELIVERY, PLEASE CONTACT 040-23322341-43 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 hyderabad 04

‘Cogent reasons behind HC judges' transfer' Medaram works hang in balance PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n TADWAI n Officials yet to submit revised proposals for taking Recently, Supreme Court Secretary There is hardly five months proposals have General Sanjeev S Kalgoankar time to implement permanent up permanent works; Festival to begin from Feb 5 been sent to the on Thursday said that the works for the bi-ennial Collegium had made the rec- Sammakka-Sarakka festival slat- govt for execution ommendations for transfer of ed to be held in Medaram from of works at a cost chief justices and judges of February 5-8. Yet the perma- of Rs 175 cr. But, Emergency team engaged in putting back the OHE car onto the tracks at Bonakal different high courts of the nent works did not progress in Khammam district on Thursday country after full and com- beyond proposal stage. Even if the govt returned plete deliberations in a unan- the revised proposals are cleared them asking the imous manner. He also said and tender process was duly fol- that each of the recommen- lowed, then agreement has to be authorities to dation for transfer was made reached with contractors, after reduce the budget OHE inspection car for cogent reasons, after which it would take at least one complying with the required month for the contractors to procedure. In an official procure the necessary materials. Medaram last week and visited derails in Khammam statement, he also said that The government initially various sites for development to the SC Collegium was ready wanted all infrastructural and revise the proposals. PNS n KHAMMAM to even disclose the reasons other development works to be This time, execution of Satahavahana for the transfer of the judges, completed by December end. works like construction of A railway Over Head Express and if required. The statement With the paucity of time, the bathing ghats, undertaking Equipment (OHE) inspection Golconda Express assumes importance in the quality of works to be executed repairs to roads, installation of and maintenance car derailed wake of the recent week-long will suffer, it is being appre- drinking water pipelines, erec- near Bonakal railway station bound for Hyd agitation by advocates in hended. tion of ad hoc toilets and so on on Khammam-Vijayawada were halted at Telangana, demanding the From November, the devo- of Rs 175 crore. But, the gov- 3. In July, he reviewed the suggestions to the officials. are yet to take place. Even if the route during the railway Madhira and withdrawal of the resolution tees will start reaching the place ernment returned the propos- arrangements and asked offi- Dayakar Rao is yet to hold a proposals are cleared now, it inspection, affecting several of transfer of the second and by Pongal. Huge number of als asking the authorities to cials to prepare proposals. Later, meeting with the priests' asso- will take at least one month to trains on the route in the dis- Yerrepalem senior-most judge of TS HC devotees will throng the place reduce the budget. The revised he reviewed the arrangements ciation, but the dates were not ground the works by contrac- trict on Thursday. delaying their Justice PV Sanjay Kumar as putting hurdles to execution of proposals are not yet submitted. again in Mulugu Collectorate. yet finalised. As a result, the tors. If the works are executed The incident caused dis- travel schedule Judge of Punjab and development works. To facili- It would lead to delay in allo- On Aug 14, a meeting was revision of proposals, launch- sub-standard hurriedly, the ruption of rail traffic for sev- Haryana HC. tate the government to imple- cation of funds, it is appre- held to acquire land for execu- ing of development works exe- government funds to the tune eral hours on the route. ment development works com- hended. The ongoing develop- tion of permanent works. In cution did not progress causing of several crores will find their Satahavahana Express and the derailment of the OHE car. fortably, the priests association ments indicate that the arrange- Hanmakonda, Yerrabelli severe dissastisfaction among way into pockets of contractors. Golconda Express bound for Railway emergency team from declared the festival dates nine ments for the festival are unlike- Dayakar Rao also reviewed the devotees and the priests. Because of the alleged negli- Hyderabad were halted at Vijayawada was summoned DPO suspends months in advance on April 20. ly to be put in place before the arrangements. Recently, In the wake of the govern- gence of officials, construction Madhira and Yerrepalem rail- and pressed into service to lift Recently, the proposals have deadline. In view of formation Ministers Errabelli Dayakar ment asking officials to send of the shopping complex, dor- way stations respectively the OHE car onto the tracks sarpanch, PS been sent to the government for of new district - Mulugu - the and Indrakaran Reddy reviewed revised proposals, on the direc- mitory, toilets built on ITDA delaying their travel schedule. and the entire operation took execution of development and district Collector Narayana the arrangements and develop- tions of Mulugu District guest house premises became Schedules of several other over three hours after which Continued from Page 1 infrastructural works at a cost Reddy toured the venue on May ment works and made several Collector officials went to useless. trains were also affected due to the traffic was resumed.

When he found that no works were being undertak- en in Vangoor, he immedi- Man fined ately issued suspension orders Karimnagar roads will be on par to the Sarpanch, Panchayat Secretary and Field Assistant for dumping of the village. At Telkapally gram pan- with global standards: Gangula trash on road chayat, Suresh gave instruc- tions to the gram panchayat PNS n KARIMNAGAR PNS n MANCHERIAL staff regarding traffic control measures to be taken up. He BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Authorities of Panchayat also ordered the removal of Minister Gangula Kamalakar Raj Department imposed a shops which had been set up has assured that Karimnagar fine of Rs 500 against a res- illegally along the main road. roads would be developed on ident for dumping trash par with international roads on the road at under Smart City programme. Erraguntapalli village in Roads would have a service life Chennur mandal on KCR to call for of 30 to 40 years since all roads Thursday. It was the second are being laid with M40 grade instance of such incidnet of emergency meet of concrete. imposing a penalty on The Minister was speaking those who litter the streets to douse... after launching road works at in the district in a period of Continued from Page 1 Vidhyanagar here on fortnight. The accused was Excise Minister Srinivas Goud administers vaccine to a kid in Mahabubnagar on Thursday Thursday. Stating that there identified as Nune TRS women senior leaders were 24 roads in Karimnagar Narayana. Padma Devender Reddy, town, he said they were of Minister Gangula Kamalakar during a puja in Karimnagar on Thursday On September 8, Segyam Gongidi Sunitha and Rekha three types 60, 40 and 35 feet, Rajaiah, a resident of ‘Govt keen on protecting Naik are said to be deeply and all these roads have been guidelines, a comprehensive Karimnagar's name for smart Mamidigattu village in hurt Sabitha Indra Reddy, divided into three packages. survey would be conducted city programme. Though town Mandamarri mandal, was who had recently switched In the first phase, works on before laying roads, he was not eligible for smart city, fined Rs 500 for open defe- loyalty from Congress, get- five roads including Prathima- informed and added that CC KCR convinced the Prime cation. health of children' ting cabinet berth. They feel Collectorate, Shiva theater- roads would be laid only after Minister Narendra Modi and Under the NDA govern- that KCR has ignored them, University, Kisannagar, completion of underground the then Urban Development ment's flagship programme PNS n NALGONDA though they have been loyal Ambedkar stadium-old PG drainage. Stating that some Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Swachh Bharat Mission, to the party for years on college and Bhagath statue- people were creating hurdles, The Chief Minister, he said, States began levying fines for Zilla Parishad Chairman Minister administers end. Similarly, some other Peddamma temple would be he said they delayed the works has a special affection for littering, open defecation Banda Narender Reddy on TRS seniors are unable to taken up and the remaining by filing cases in court. Now, Karimnagar, and always gives and urination in public Thursday said the State gov- digest that Ajay Puvvada, roads would be taken up after all the hurdles were cleared and top priority for the district, places . The fines ranged ernment had given top prior- Rotavirus vaccine who had defected from completion of these five roads. tenders were also finalized. which was in the forefront dur- from Rs 200 to Rs 5,000, ity to the health of the people PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR mary health centres. Congress in 2015, has got a According to Chief Minister Kamalakar thanked Chief ing the separate Statehood according to the Municipal and was ensuring supply of The Minister said the gov- cabinet berth. K Chandrashekhar Rao's Minister for recommending movement. and Panchyat Raj Act. vaccines to children to build a Excise Minister Srinivas ernment was keen on realis- healthy society. Goud on Thursday launched ing a healthy Telangana and The ZP chairman and the Rotavirus vaccination all the employees in the gov- District Collector Gaurav programme at the ernment sector were trained Uppal launched the adminis- Mahabubnagar district med- to administer the vaccine. YS Jagan reviews irrigation projects’ status tration of Rotavirus vaccines to ical and health wing in District Collector Ronald children in the district gov- Mahabubnagar. Speaking on Ross and ZP Chairperson PNS n AMARAVATI supplied to Rayalaseema ernment hospital. Narender the occasion, the Minister Swarna Sudhakar Reddy region as expected because of Reddy said that in addition to said the consumption of con- were present in the pro- In spite of financial constraints, non-completion of river canal nine other vaccinces, Rotavirus tagious water, unhealthy food gramme. work on all irrigation projects lining works, they reasoned. vaccine would be adminis- causes the spurt in Rotavirus Later, the Minister took would go ahead after reverse He asked the authorities to tered to children at govern- and the government has part in a Haritha Haram tendering of contracts, says appoint a special officer to ment hospital free of cost. taken it as a challenge to pre- programme from Subhash Andhra Pradesh Chief take care of the relief and The government decided to vent the spurt of such virus Chowrastha area to Railway Minister YS Jaganmohan rehabilitation works of the launch Rotavirus vaccine sup- by administering the station limits and planted Reddy. Reviewing status of displaced people due to recent ply for the benefit of poor peo- Rotavirus vaccine in the pri- saplings. irrigation projects with officials floods. On irrigation priori- ple, who can't afford the cost- here on Thursday, the Chief AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy with the officials in Amaravati on Thursday ties of various districts, he ly vaccine, he added. The vac- tal would put an end to such available to people at Primary Minister stressed on applica- asked the officials to prepare cine protects the children from deaths in the State. Gaurav Health Centres (PHCs) from tion of more acumen to use preparedness in full gear and ning projects should be com- ed, he said while reviewing the plans. Rotavirus infections, which Uppal said that three doses of October 21. Joint Collector floodwaters and minimise its all projects that are dependent pleted within four years. He Vamsadhara Project works. He reminded the officials causes severe diarrhea. He Rotavirus vaccine would be Chandrasekhar Reddy, flowing of it waste into the sea. on Krishna floodwaters will asked officials to prepare dis- Officials told the CM that that Water Grid works at pointed out that several chil- administered to children District Revenue Officer The flood control plans store floodwaters before final- trict-wise plans, if necessary. for the first time 44,000 cusecs Uddanam are high on priori- dren aged less than two years within span of one month. Ravindranath, District should be redrawn with the ly they let water into the sea. To resolve outstanding inter- of water was drawn from ty. The officials apprised the were losing lives due to the dis- Reminding that the costly Medical and Health Officer flooding taking place for a To ensure transparency in state river water projects, the Pothireddypadu Head CM of problems being faced by ease. Rotavirus vaccine was earlier Kondal Rao, District period of 30-40 days in a year irrigation works, reverse ten- government needs to hold Regulator, a project conceived them in acquiring 600 acres for He exuded confidence that available to the people only at Immunization Officer as against the current 120 days, dering should be employed, talks with the neighbouring as part of the Jalayagnam. execution of the Chinthalapudi the availability of Rotavirus private hospital, he informed Venugopal Reddy and others he said adding that it will keep he said insisting that all run- Odisha government, if need- However, water could not be lift-irrigation scheme. vaccine at government hospi- that the vaccine would be were present. Owner of goats fined Rs 10K BJP looks to cash in on rumblings within TRS PV KONDAL RAO BJPs advantage by the politi- n WARANGAL The ruling party at cal analysts of North for letting them eat saplings the Centre is Telangana. The flared up dissensions and It is subsequent to this series Continued from Page 1 the subsequent statements of waiting intently to , one more MLA of the TRS in pacified leaders of TRS draw any of Nizamabad district Shakeel of On Tuesday, two goats were notwithstanding, mind game Bodhan has met the 'arrested' in Huzurabad, politics of BJP seemed working the disgruntled Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Karimnagar district, for graz- out in at least the north leaders into its Aravind in Nizamabad on ing saplings planted by the Telangana districts of the state fold in the state Thursday and this was seen as government under the Haritha till date. 'Confused' MLAs of a major political development Haram initiative. The 'accused' the ruling party are seemingly in that district by the social goats were found to be repeat increasing in number for the the Liberation day. including former Home leaders to clarify their stand media. One more MLA Jeevan offenders and were freed after past four days and they are The national ruling party is Minister Naini Narsimha towards the high command, Reddy's name has also made the owner agreed to pay a fine compelled to either issue a waiting intently to capture any Reddy, Dr T Rajaiah, but many feel the threat of BJP rounds prior to that and both of Rs 1,000. rejoinder or a clarification in of the disgruntled elements Arikepudi Gandhi , Bajireddi might have prompted the TRS these MLAs have not yet issued According to 'Save the media consequent to their into its fold and it has tried seri- Govardhan, Gandra Venkata high command to issue such their clarifications in the Trees', an NGO, the goats had plained to the police several hard to acquire these plants, meeting with the BJP leaders. ously to clinch that initiative Ramana Reddy and Jogu 'diktats'. Two kinds of infor- media. been repeatedly destroying times about the goat menace. and then these goats started to The Telangana Liberation particularly after the accom- Ramanna expressed their ire mation, firstly the dissension These developments indicate wild almond saplings planted On Tuesday, they caught the come in and eat our plants," Day deadline is looming large plishment of cabinet expan- towards the high command of certain disgruntled ele- that the mind game of the BJP under the Huzurabad munic- 'accused' red-handed and said Kyasa Vikranth, a member on the ruling TRS leaders in sion. though half heartedly , but they ments and followed by a series seems working out seriously in ipality. The NGO had planted handed them over to police. of Save the Trees, said. The almost all the regions and Rumblings emerged from issued rejoinders within 24 of clarifications heaping praise the rural Telangana districts around 980 wild almond "We had planted around goats were released after their since the state government has the TRS as some leaders hours to exhibit their disci- on the high command in gen- and the ruling TRS is almost saplings at several public 980 wild almond trees at owner, Dornakonda Rajaiah, a not spelled out its stand on expecting the ministerial pline. eral and Chief Minister K placed in a defensive position offices and hospitals. However, school, hospital and police resident of Kummariwada, was September 17, the BJP is tak- berths tried to vent their ire There was a talk that the Chandrashekhar Rao in par- to direct its leaders to issue the goats ate away at least 250 station premises using our asked to pay a fine of Rs 1,000 ing up the matter seriously to seeking accommodation of high command might have ticular by the same leaders rejoinders and clarifications of them. The NGO had com- own money. We had worked to free them. inspire the youths to celebrate their candidature. The leaders issued wield warning to these was seen as a reflection of on a day-to-day basis. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS INX MEDIA CASE BJP offers Sena Delhi court reserves order on 106 seats in Maha PNS n MUMBAI The party, which has a pres- ence in western Maharashtra Chidambaram's plea to surrender The BJP has offered 106 seats had demanded nine seats to to its main alliance partner start with, but its leader Vinay PNS n NEW DELHI Shiv Sena for the next month's Kore agreed to four seats dur- He is not in a position to tamper with evidence since Maharashtra Assembly polls, ing the talks on Wednesday, A Delhi court Thursday already in judicial custody. Will arrest him at but the latter is not likely to the source said. Mamata warns BJP reserved for tomorrow its order appropriate time since thereafter only 15 days will be accept less than 120 seats, a Discussions are still on with on a plea by former finance min- available with ED to interrogate him in custody source said on Thursday. the remaining allies, namely, not to play with fire in ister P Chidambaram, lodged in — TUSHAR MEHTA, Solicitor General The seat-sharing talks Republican Party of India led the name of NRC Tihar jail in the INX Media cor- between the two parties are by Union minister ruption case, seeking to sur- likely to conclude in a Ramdas Athawale, KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief render in the money laundering advocate Nitesh Rana said. ED to take me in custody," he day or two, a BJP ShivSangram and Minister Mamata Banerjee on case. Special judge Ajay Kumar He contended that the said. source said here. Rashtriya Thursday warned the BJP not Kuhar was informed by the accused cannot guide the probe "ED had come to my house The Assembly Samaj Party, to play with fire in the name of Enforcement Directorate that and the order to take him in cus- for arrest on August 20 and 21... has a total of 288 sources said. NRC and said she would never Chidambaram's arrest in the tody right now will curtail the But now they do not want to seats. Last time The three allow the exercise in the state. INX Media money laundering discretion of probe agency. arrest me. This is just to ensure the two parties parties had Banerjee, also the Trinamool case is necessary but it will be Prior to August 21, the 'rea- that I remain in judicial custody. had fought the rejected the Congress supremo, challenged done at an appropriate time. sons to believe' that he was Even before the Supreme Court elections separately. BJP's proposal BJP leaders to touch even one Solicitor General Tushar required to be arrested existed they said they wanted to arrest "We have offered that their candi- citizen of West Bengal in the Mehta told the court that and it exists even today, said me. The stand today that they the Sena 106 seats. But dates contest with name of the National Register Chidambaram, 73, is already in Mehta, adding that after arrest- want to interrogate six others the Sena may agree to 120 the BJP symbol. of Citizens (NRC). "We will judicial custody in the CBI's cor- just to ensure that he remains in country, he said. "He is not in a ing Chidambaram they would before they arrest me was not (and not less)," the source In 2014, when they con- never allow NRC in Bengal. We ruption case and not in a posi- judicial custody. position to tamper with evi- like to confront him with the mentioned anywhere else," Sibal said. tested the state polls separate- will not allow them to divide the tion to tamper with the evi- The court was hearing dence since already in judicial evidence which has been gath- said. On September 5, The Jan Surajya Shakti ly (and joined hands later), the people on religious and caste dence. Senior advocate Kapil Chidambaram's plea to surren- custody. Will arrest him at ered. "Grant of police custody at Chidambaram was remanded to Party, another ally, has agreed BJP had won 122 seats and the lines. We will not accept NRC Sibal, appearing for der in ED's money laundering appropriate time since thereafter this stage will set a precedent 14-day judicial custody in the to contest four seats, he said. Shiv Sena 63. in Assam. They have silenced Chidambaram, contended that case related to INX Media scam. only 15 days will be available when every accused will come corruption case till Sept19. On the people of Assam by using the ED's submission is mala fide During the hearing, Mehta with ED to interrogate him in before court and curtail probe the same day, the court had police administration but they and intended to make him suf- argued that certain aspects are custody," Mehta said and sought agency's discretion," he said. issued notice to the ED on cannot silence Bengal," she said fer. He also told the court that required to be probed before his dismissal of Chidambaram's Opposing the ED's submis- Chidambaram's plea seeking to while addressing an anti-NRC Chidambaram can surrender custodial interrogation. surrender application. sions, Sibal and advocate surrender in the money laun- CBI conducts voice rally here. She led the protest whenever he wants to as its his The agency requires to inter- "As of now we don't want his Arshdeep Singh claimed that the dering case lodged by the agency march from Sinthee to right. Sibal said ED had come to rogate six persons before his cus- custody. We will approach this agency wanted to harass in which the SC had dismissed Shyambazar five-point Chidambaram's house to arrest todial interrogation and it was court at an appropriate stage. We Chidambaram. "What has his plea against the August 20 sample test of TMC crossing, 5 kilometre away, in him on August 20 and 21 but investigating money laundering want to utilise the 15 day peri- changed since August 21 when order of the Delhi High Court North Kolkata to protest against now they do not want to do so which reaches beyond this od at maximum," Mehta and they wanted to arrest me? Direct denying him pre-arrest bail. the NRC in Assam. MP Kakoli Ghosh PNS n KOLKATA UP govt reconsidering MUZAFFARPUR SHELTER In a video footage traffic penalties The anti-corruption wing of released just LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Central Bureau of Investigation before the state government is reconsidering SC allows 8 girls to reunite (CBI) on Thursday carried out the new penalties for breaking voice sample tests of Trinamool assembly polls in n traffic rules and may join the PNS NEW DELHI Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh 2016, the TMC growing band of states that find Dastidar in connection with the MP from Barasat the fines listed in the amended The Supreme Court on Narada sting operation. Motor Vehicles Act too high. "In Thursday allowed eight out of Ghosh Dastidar is among the LS constituency the interest of the people of the 44 girls of Bihar's ten leaders and ministers of the was seen Uttar Pradesh, the government Muzaffarpur shelter home to Mamata Banerjee-led accepting cash is reconsidering what and how be reunited with their families Trinamool Congress (TMC) it should be done," state after all necessary clearances. who have been summoned by from Samuels Transport Minister Ashok A bench headed by justice N the agency for the test. Kataria said Thursday. "We will V Ramana directed the Bihar In the sting opera- soon take a decision and come Even 18 yrs after 9/11, government to provide all nec- tion conducted in mine the veracity out with the rates of penalty," essary financial and medical 2014, Narada of the conversa- the minister said. assistance to these eight girls. News portal tions which It also directed the state head Mathew Samuel had Al Qaeda leader Al government to assess the com- Samuels, pos- with them. Indian Army officer pensation liable to be paid to ed over to their families. apex court had in July this year ing as a busi- Over the posted at UN mission such victims under the scheme Several girls were sexually allowed 'Koshish' to interact nessman, was past two Zawahiri remains elusive and submit a report to the assaulted at the NGO-run shel- with these children and their seen approach- weeks, several in DR Congo dead court. The bench also com- ter home in Muzaffarpur, respective families to find out ing the Trinamool TMC ministers NEW DELHI: An Indian Army PNS n NEW DELHI prising justices M M Bihar, and the issue had come the acceptability of these chil- Congress ministers and leaders, officer posted at the UN Zawahari, who was Shantanagoudar and Ajay to light following a report by dren to their families and the and leaders to get including Subrata Mission in the Democratic As the US and the world number 2 in Al Rastogi directed the Tata TISS, which had conducted a repercussions thereupon. favours, and in return, Mukherjee, Sougata Roy Republic of the Congo has died remembered the victims of the Qaeda hierarchy at Institute of Social Sciences social audit. The court was The counsel appearing for offered cash to them. and Madan Mitra, have been in a kayaking incident in the 9/11 attacks on its anniversary, the time of the (TISS) to prepare a status dealing with an application Bihar had earlier told the top In a video footage released subjected to voice sample tests one of the main planners of the report with respect to the filed by the Bihar government court that children of just before the state assembly in connection with the pur- African country, sources said. unprecedented Lt Col Gaurav Solanki, who was ghastly terror strike, Al Qaeda remaining girls and submit it seeking permission to com- Muzaffarpur shelter home polls in 2016, the TMC MP ported sting operation. posted as a military staff officer chief Ayman al Zawahiri, terror attacks in before the court in eight weeks. plete the process of rehabilita- have been kept in different from Barasat Lok Sabha con- The CBI has also summoned in the UN Mission in the remains elusive even 18 years the US, has The apex court's decision tion and restoration of 44 girls child care institutions and stituency was seen accepting state transport minister Democratic Republic of the after the incident that shook the released a video, comes after TISS filed its field of Muzaffarpur shelter home, some of them have started cash from Samuels. Subhendu Adhikari for col- Congo, went missing while world. Zawahari is believed to hailing the killing of action project 'Koshish' before who are presently residing in showing aggressive behaviour The investigating agency is lecting his voice sample as he kayaking near the Tchegera be hiding somewhere in it in a sealed cover, saying the different shelter homes in the and also indulged in inflicting collecting the voice samples of had also allegedly featured in Island in Lake Kivu near Goma Afghanistan or Pakistan, most thousands of eight girls were fit to be hand- state, with their families. The self harm. the Trinamool leaders to deter- the sting operation. on September 8, they said. An likely with the support of people on Sept 11, intensive search was carried Pakistani intelligence agencies, 2001 out to retrieve the officer and as was the case with Al Qaeda his body was found on chief Osama bin Laden before Thursday from the lake. he was hunted down and killed cadres through intermediaries Amid rumours of joining BJP, Udayanraje meets Pawar in Abbottabad, deep inside or through the videos, which Pakistan, by the American spe- are released from time to time. PNS n PUNE Fadnavis last month said the Centre floats RFP to cial forces. Zawahari, who was In the latest video, Zawahiri Bhosale, who is one of the NCP's four BJP will be happy if Bhosale redevelop Parliament number 2 in Al Qaeda hierar- terms as "bless raids" the attacks Amid speculation that he may joins the ruling party. chy at the time of the unprece- in the US in which over 2,900 join the BJP, NCP's Satara MP MPs from Maharashtra, then said he His statement came after House or build new one dented terror attacks in the US, people were killed. Udayanraje Bhosale met his will have to take a decision based on Bhosale lavished praise on the NEW DELHI: The Centre has has released a video, hailing the The aircraft-borne attackers party chief Sharad Pawar at the what was in the interest of the people chief minister for carrying out floated a request for proposal killing of thousands of people targeted the iconic places like latter's residence in development works in Satara. (RFP) to redevelop the on September 11, 2001. the twin towers in New York, Maharashtra's Pune city on of his constituency at a given time The Lok Sabha member from Parliament House or build a The intelligence agencies of the Pentagon in Washington Thursday. The meeting here Satara had also accused the new one, sources said on the mighty US, who have been and the White House. The comes two days after Bhosale, previous Congress-NCP gov- Thursday. The Union Housing hunting for him ever since the attack on White House was, who is a descendant of warrior paign in the state in view of the ately spreading rumours about ernment of creating "obstacles" and Urban Affairs (HUA) attacks, are unable to track his however, aborted. king Chhatrapati Shivaji upcoming elections," Munde his joining to divert the attention in the progress of his con- Ministry has also invited exact location. One of the main Osama bin Laden was hunt- Maharaj, met Chief Minister said. Asked whether this meet- of people of the state from stituency. Bhosale, who is one of architecture firms to redevelop reasons for his evading the ed by the American forces and Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. ing will end the speculation of some key issues," the leader of the NCP's four MPs from Sharad Pawar the central vista, a 3-km stretch Americans is that he does not killed in 2011 in a special oper- NCP leader Dhananjay Bhosale joining the BJP, Munde opposition in the state Maharashtra, then said he will from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to use any modern tools of com- ation in Abbottabad, where he Munde later told reporters that said the NCP MP himself never Legislative Council said. have to take a decision based on the India Gate, and construct a munication, including the was residing clearly with the the meeting of Bhosale with "Today's meeting between made any statement about join- "Today's meeting was to chalk what was in the interest of the new common Central mobile phones. support of the Pakistani estab- Pawar was regarding the Pawar saheb and Bhosale was ing the ruling party. "In fact, out a strategy for the state elec- people of his constituency at a Secretariat for offices of all He communicates with his lishment. upcoming state Assembly polls. about the party's overall cam- camps in the BJP were deliber- tions," he reiterated. given time. ministries. The sources said by August 2022, the monsoon session of the Parliament will be held in a new or a retrofitted Cong to hold RAVIDAS TEMPLE DEMOLITION CASE building. By next year, the Those threatening fruit growers in central vista will be redeveloped and the Common Secretariat stirs against will be built by 2024, they said. Kashmir will be ‘punished': J-K Guv govt's policies AAP accuses BJP of PNS n NEW DELHI BJP to observe 'Seva PNS n SRINAGAR I want to warn those anti-Dalit mentality Saptah' from Sep 14 threatening our farmer The Congress on Thursday Jammu and Kashmir Governor announced it will hold massive PNS n NEW DELHI to mark PM's birthday Satya Pal Malik on Thursday brothers. Let them agitations across the country NEW DELHI: The BJP will said those threatening fruit change their behaviour from October 15 to October 25 Accusing the BJP of having an observe 'Seva Saptah' from growers in the Valley will be immediately or else we will against the government's poli- "anti-Dalit" mentality, the AAP September 14 to mark the "punished" and asserted that the provide full security to cies that have allegedly led to on Thursday claimed that while birthday of Prime Minister government will protect the farmers... We will protect them an "economic slowdown". The the saffron party was pushing Narendra Modi, a senior leader farming community. decision was taken at a meet- for the construction of Ram said on Thursday. During this His remarks came after a ter- fully ing chaired by Congress chief temple in Ayodhya, it was week-long drive, the party's ror attack on Saturday on a fruit — SATYA PAL MALIK Sonia Gandhi at the AICC behind the demolition of the leaders and workers will carry merchant's home in Sopore Jammu and Kashmir Governor headquarters here. The meet- Ravidas temple here. No imme- out various welfare activities, which left four persons, includ- ing was attended by former diate response was available especially among the poor, BJP ing a two-and-a-half-year-old prime minister Manmohan from the BJP on the issue general secretary Arun Singh girl, injured. "I want to warn department under the aegis of Singh, AICC general secre- "The day we receive a deno- said at a press conference. Last those threatening our farmer the Union home ministry for taries and in-charges of various tification proposal from the Sanjay Singh year too, the party had brothers. Let them change their the current apple harvesting states and Congress Legislative DDA we will approve it and celebrated Modi's birthday, behaviour immediately or else duce at their own will and if any- "But, if he is selling and you season. It will be implemented Party leaders, among others. start construction. But no steps demolition of the Ravidas tem- which falls on September 17, we will provide full security to one is found indulging in that, threaten him and even fire at his in the state by the directorate of It was decided at the meet- are being taken by the DDA. ple. He said Chief Minister as Seva Saptah. The Seva farmers... We will protect them the person will be punished two-year-old daughter, then planning and marketing, and ing that Pradesh Congress This shows that the BJP has Arvind Kejriwal also wrote to Saptah celebrations will begin fully," the governor said. immediately, he said. you cannot remain free for a supported by the directorate of Committee delegate conven- anti-Dalit mentality," Aam Union minister Hardeep Singh with party chief Amit Shah and Malik was addressing a func- "We will immediately punish long time," Malik said. horticulture, Kashmir, and the tions will be held across the Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Puri on Wednesday, seeking a working president J P Nadda tion at the launch of a market those threatening farmers. So, The scheme aims at provid- Jammu and Kashmir country from September 20 to Sanjay Singh told reporters. direction to the Delhi visiting AIIMS in the national intervention scheme for apple no one should harass or threat- ing maximum price to growers Horticultural Produce, 30 to highlight the "economic He said that on one hand the Development Authority (DDA) capital and distributing fruits growers in Kashmir. en farmers. If any farmer does and it has been approved by the Marketing and Processing slowdown", Congress BJP was pushing for construc- to initiate the process of deno- among patients. No one should harass farm- not want to sell the produce, we Union agriculture ministry's Corporation Ltd, an official spokesperson R P N Singh tion of Ram temple in Ayodhya, tifying the forest land where the ers who want to sell their pro- will not force him. agriculture and cooperation spokesman said. said. on the other hand it was behind Ravidas temple stood. 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SHORT READS Smuggled cigarettes ‘Standoff between Indian Lord Ganesh gets grand worth Rs 2.69cr seized, one arrested send-off across Maharashtra Kolkata, Sep 12 (PTI) Sleuths n of the Directorate of Revenue and Chinese troops resolved’ PNS MUMBAI/PUNE Intelligence (DRI) have seized PNS n NEW DELHI Devotees bid a grand farewell smuggled cigarettes worth Rs Both sides disengaged 2.69 crore and arrested one to their beloved Lord Ganesh person in connection with it, A scuffle broke out between fully after the as the immersion of idols the agency said on Thursday. India and Chinese soldiers on delegation-level talks began across Maharashtra on Acting on a tip-off, DRI officials the bank of the Pangong lake on Tuesday, the Thursday, marking the end of intercepted a truck in West in eastern Ladakh on sources said adding the 10-day-long mega festival. Bengal's Murshidabad district Wednesday but the matter has the incident took The immersion processions on Tuesday and recovered 27 been resolved through talks, place due to differing of idols of various mandals in lakh smuggled cigarettes sticks military sources said. perceptions of the Mumbai, which witnesses of Myanmarese and Korean The incident took place after maximum festive grandeur, Indian soldiers patrolling the Line of Control and Pune, the state's cultural origin, the DRI said in a between the two statement. The cigarettes were area did not heed to objection capital which hosts one of the smuggled from Myanmar into to their presence in the area by countries best Ganesh Chaturthi cele- India, it said. Driver of the truck Chinese troops, the sources brations, were taken out amid was arrested under provisions said on Thursday. great zeal and enthusiasm on of the Customs Act, 1962, the After the scuffle, both sides China have a dispute over the occasion of 'Anant were immersed till noon at #GaneshVisarjan," the agency said. With this seizure, called for reinforcements. after the delegation-level talks India and China share a Doklam. Chaturdashi'. these places, a civic official Mumbai police tweeted. DRI Kolkata has recovered However, the face-off ended on Tuesday, the sources said nearly 4,000-km-long border. The two sides hold Border Devotees performed one said. The Brihanmumbai cigarettes worth Rs 6.44 crore following a delegation-level adding the incident took place Troops of India and China Personnel Meeting at five last puja and chanted "Ganpati The immersion processions Municipal Corporation has this financial year, it added. talks between the two sides, due to differing perceptions of were locked in the 73-day points -- Daulat Beg Oldie in Bappa Morya, Pudachya of the prominent Ganpati urged all the Ganesh mandals Army sources said. the Line of Control between standoff in Doklam in 2017 northern Ladakh, Kibithu in Varshi Lavkar Ya" (Hail Lord mandals, including the to refrain from revelry or Two-thirds of the lake in the two countries. after the Indian side stopped Arunachal Pradesh, Chusul in Ganesh, come back fast next Lalbaugcha Raja, Khetwadicha indulging in large gatherings FIR against three sons eastern Ladakh is controlled by "There are established mech- the construction of a road in Ladakh, Bum-La near Tawang year), before carrying the idols Ganraj and Ganesh Galli at on old and narrow roads and for throwing woman China. anism to resolve such inci- the disputed area by the in Arunachal Pradesh and of the elephant-headed God on Girgaum, will start later in the bridges. Both sides disengaged fully dents," said an official. Chinese Army. Bhutan and Nathu-La in Sikkim. flower-decked vehicles accom- day, he said. "In view of incidents of out of her house panied by troupes of drum- More than 50,000 police bridge collapse in the city dur- MUMBAI: The Worli police here mers. personnel have been deployed ing last few years, we have has registered a case against Maharashtra Chief Minister across the metropolis to ensure decided to close the weak three sons and daughters-in- Chinmayanand Devendra, who along with his that Ganesh idol immersion bridges. At least 53 roads have law of an 80-year-old woman celebrates the festival every processions pass off without been closed for traffic in for allegedly rendering her Central team in Punjab to assess case gets year at his official residence in any untoward incident, an Mumbai while one-way vehic- homeless. The family lives in Mumbai, also performed puja official earlier said. ular movement is being the Hill Road locality in Worli. A murkier before proceeding for the Processions will also be con- allowed on 56 roads for today," first information report (FIR) damage due to recent floods immersion of their eco-friend- tinuously monitored by over a senior police official said. was registered against family PNS n SHAHJAHANPUR (UP) ly Ganesh idol. 5,000 CCTV cameras, he said. Besides, 18 roads have been members of Anusaya Rajaram PNS n MOHALI In Mumbai, the immersion For better crowd manage- closed for heavy vehicles while More on Wednesday after her The Chinmayanand case of idols was being done at 129 ment, the police have closed parking is not allowed at 99 three sons and their wives A seven-member inter-minis- seems to be getting murkier places, including Girgaum some of the old and dilapidat- places, he said. allegedly evicted her from the terial central team visited day by day with several video Chowpatty, Shivaji Park, Juhu, ed bridges and roads for traf- The Brihanmumbai house. The FIR named Datta Punjab on Thursday to assess clips related to both the Aksa, Versova and Marve fic. Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samiti, More (52), his wife Godavari, the damage caused by floods in accused former Union beaches of the Arabian Sea, "As we gear up to bid our coordinating committee of all Prakash (50), his wife Vandana, various districts of the state last Minister and the survivor and several lakes and artificial favourite Lord Ganesha adieu, Ganesh mandals in the city, has Ashok and his wife Usha More, month. getting viral, with either claim- ponds set up for the purpose. we urge you all to ensure a safe, promised to cooperate with the a police official said. Anusaya The team led by Joint ing victimhood. Around 587 Ganesh idols secure and peaceful civic body's guidelines. More alleged in her complaint Secretary, Union Ministry of The SIT probing the case that her sons were not taking Home Affairs, Anuj Sharma has got the woman medical- care of her for the last five met top officials of the Punjab ly examined and her hostel years and they even starved government here to assess the room has been sealed after PM launches her. On Wednesday they threw damage caused by recent investigations. So far, no major her out of house, she said. "We floods, an official statement break through has been made, Maha lawyers to three pension have registered a case under said. Special Principal Secretary to the Chief instead the question that now the Maintenance and Welfare of Punjab Special Chief Minister, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh briefed hangs -- what will be the Parents and Senior Citizens Secretary (Revenue) Karanbir future of the senior BJP schemes Act, 2007, but not made any the team about the relief and rescue boycott work today n Singh Sidhu briefed the team leader? PNS RANCHI arrest. Probe is on," said senior about the devastation caused operations carried out as well as the The veracity of the videos PNS n MUMBAI inspector Sukhlal Varpe and the post-deluge relief mea- rehabilitation efforts afoot still has to be forensically Prime Minister Narendra of Worli police station. sures undertaken by the state established and then it will Around 2,000 advocates in Modi on Thursday launched government. depend upon the Court to Latur district of Maharashtra three national level schemes SIT questions He pegged the cumulative for financial aid, the statement Husbandry Department, Rs take the cognizance of the will boycott court proceedings for farmers, small traders and loss at Rs 1,219.23 crore, the said. 202.54 crore by the Water videos into account. Retired on Friday to protest against the tribal students here. Modi principals of two statement said. Kirpal Singh reiterated that Resources Department and Rs senior police official R.K. transfer of Chief Justice Vijaya launched the Prime Minister colleges Sidhu informed the central the state government would 2.84 crore as reported by the Chaturvedi said that at present K Tahilramani from Madras Kisan Mandhan Yojna (PM- SHAHJAHANPUR (UP): The team about the widespread spare no efforts to provide Water Supply and Sanitation the woman's case is strong in High Court to Meghalaya India after the collegium KMY). Under this scheme, SIT probing a student's destruction in the entire belts assistance to the people, it Department, the statement view of the first video which High Court. refused to reconsider its deci- farmers will get Rs 3000 per harassment allegations against of the Sutlej, Beas and the Ravi said. said. shows Chinmayanand get- Tahilramani hails from sion. month as pension after attain- Swami Chinmayanand on rivers and the districts of As per the memorandum Lauding the efforts under- ting a massage from the Latur in Marathwada region. Her resignation is yet to be ing the age of 60 years. For this, Thursday questioned the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, submitted to the team, the taken by the Punjab govern- woman, but the second video "Around 1,800 lawyers from accepted or rejected. a farmer between the age of 18 principals of two colleges here Roopnagar, Jalandhar, estimate of the losses include ment to tackle the aftermath shot in a car in with 'extor- the Latur Bar Association and The advocates plan to and 40 has to register with the and had also asked the BJP Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Rs 66.07 crore as submitted by of the floods and provide tion'-related talks could spell others from district bar asso- appeal to the Supreme Court government. The registered leader earlier this week to Ludhiana, Moga, Pathankot, the deputy commissioners, Rs relief to the affected people gloom for the accuser, as the ciations will abstain from collegium to reconsider its farmer has to pay Rs 55 to Rs appear before it. Sources said Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Tarn 5.37 crore by the Power and the areas, Anuj Sharma woman seen sitting in the car attending court proceedings decision along with a simul- 200 per month premium for the special investigation team Taran, it added. Department, Rs 172.83 crore assured all assistance as per looks much like the law stu- on Friday," said advocate Balaji taneous appeal to Chief Justice the pension depending upon had sent a notice to the former Special Principal Secretary by the PWD (B&R), Rs 38.72 the norms. dent, -- this could go a long Panchal, former vice president Tahilramani to withdraw her the age. The government will Union minister to appear before to the Chief Minister, Gurkirat crore by the Rural Following heavy rains and way in tipping the balance. of the Latur Bar Association. resignation. add the same amount of it for questioning after 6 pm on Kirpal Singh briefed the team Development Department, Rs the release of excess water "A criminal case can be Panchal said the lawyers Born in Latur on October 3, money. More than 13 lakh September 9, but this could not about the relief and rescue 577.7 crore by the from the Bhakra dam, the filed under Section 383 of IPC are protesting the order passed 1958, Chief Justice farmers have so far registered take place. Chinmayanand had operations carried out as well Development Department, Rs Sutlej river and its tributaries in the case against the by the Supreme Court col- Tahilramani obtained her law for this pension scheme and requested the SIT to postpone as the rehabilitation efforts 72.64 crore by the Health and had inundated villages in sev- accused," Chaturvedi said. "It legium transferring Madras degree and enrolled herself as the government has deposited the questioning till after afoot. Family Welfare Department, eral areas of Punjab, causing is important that all the videos High Court Chief Justice an advocate with the Bar more than 16 crore against the September 10, sources said. Focussing on the farming Rs 57.07 crore by the Local extensive damage to crops, be forensically examined. And Tahilramani to the Meghalaya Council of Maharashtra and premium. As a symbol, pen- However, the lawyer of the community in particular, he Government Department, Rs especially paddy, and homes in then the court has to take cog- High Court. Goa in July 1982. She started sion cards were given to seven leader told a news channel on put forward the case of Punjab 23.45 crore by the Animal low-lying areas. nizance of the videos." Chief Justice Tahilramani her practice in the city civil farmers selected from Thursday that Chinmayanand last week tendered her resig- and sessions courts and later Jharkahnd, Haryana, Tamil was ready for questioning nation to the Chief Justice of in the Bombay High Court. Nadu, Bihar and other states. anytime and the postponement was by the SIT itself. No new date for this has been fixed yet. Maha to draft rehab plan for flood-hit areas The two principals questioned on Thursday head colleges PNS n MUMBAI "Contrasting situations are Pak’s bid to polarise Kashmir where the woman has studied. Representatives of frequently seen in The postgraduate student has Maharashtra Chief Minister the WB and the Maharashtra, where one region alleged that she was raped and Devendra Fadnavis on faces acute water shortage, at UNHRC rejected: India "physically exploited" for a year Thursday announced that the ADB had recently while the other is troubled with by the BJP leader, whose state government would draft visited the flood- the excess of it," he said. PNS n NEW DELHI special status, an issue on which organisation runs several a sustainable rehabilitation affected areas of The recent records showed Islamabad demanded an inter- colleges. In a letter on the SIT plan for the flood-hit parts of that Mahabaleshwar (in Satara India on Thursday said national investigation by the on Wednesday, the woman the state with the help of the Sangli and district) recorded one of the Pakistan's attempt to polarise global rights body. "It is quite alleged that some vital evidence World Bank (WB) and the Kolhapur districts highest precipitations in the and politicise the Kashmir issue audacious on the part of was removed from her hostel Asian Development Bank country, while another area at the UN Human Rights Pakistan that the country which room by Chinmayanand's (ADB). around 80 kms away in the Council has been rejected. is harbouring terrorists, which supporters before it was sealed Due to heavy rainfall, several same district was reeling under It also said Pakistan needs to is the epicentre of terrorism, is by the police. Her father districts of Maharashtra wit- bilitation and relief works in Devendra Fadnavis water shortage, the chief min- understand that "repeating a lie Pakistan's attempt to "polarise pretending to speak on behalf of alleged that they removed from nessed devastating floods last the flood-hit regions. ister added. four or five times does not turn and politicise" the Kashmir the global community on the room a pair of spectacles month, with Sangli and Representatives of the WB officials from the departments "It is necessary to draft a it into a gospel truth". issue at the UNHRC has been human rights," Kumar said. with a camera fitted in them, Kolhapur becoming the worst- and the ADB had recently vis- concerned. comprehensive and sustain- The global community is rejected, he said. His remarks "Their record of persecution suggesting that this contained hit districts. Severe floods in ited the flood-affected areas of "The state will take all the able rehabilitation plan to face aware about Pakistan's role in came two days after India and of minorities, both ethnic and evidence against the BJP the five districts of western Sangli and Kolhapur districts. efforts for the development of such situation. Expertise avail- aiding, abetting and supporting Pakistan engaged in a war of religious, I don't need to ampli- leader. The woman also alleged Maharashtra had claimed the Fadnavis on Thursday a comprehensive and sustain- able with the WB and the terrorist infrastructure which words over the Kashmir issue fy...The credibility of the mes- that they planted some things lives of over 60 people. chaired a meeting with the WB able rehabilitation plan. It also ADB have the experience of they have in their country, on Tuesday at the UNHRC senger here is highly suspect. there to tarnish her image. She The state had sought finan- and ADB representatives here, includes diversion of excess dealing with such situations, Ministry of External Affairs with New Delhi stoutly defend- This is something which the has demanded action by the cial assistance of Rs 6,000 which was attended by state water to arid regions of the which will be help the state to Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar ing its "sovereign decision" to global community is aware of," SIT in this connection. crore for carrying out the reha- chief secretay Ajoy Mehta and state," Fadnavis said. draft similar plans," he said. said at a media briefing. revoke Jammu and Kashmir's he said. ‘15 mins of terror' is disservice Bank unions threaten two-day strike PNS n CHANDIGARH The unions are duction of five day week, halt- India and Oriental Bank of talk of to science: Scientist /DHARAMSHALA ing of undue interference in the Commerce are to be merged PNS n CHENNAI tists do great disservice to sci- also pressing for existing procedure of vigilance with Punjab National Bank, ence by using such terms," Four bank employee unions expeditious wage cases by outside agencies, set- making the proposed entity the Even as serious attempts are Misra, a former Director of have given a call for a two-day tlement of issues pertaining to second largest public sector being made by Indian space ISRO's Space Application strike from the midnight of revision, the retirees, adequate recruitment, bank (PSB). agency to establish communi- Centre and Physical Research September 25 and an indefinite introduction of the scrapping of NPS, reduction of Syndicate Bank is to be cation link with its moon lan- Laboratory said in a social stir from the second week of five-day week and service charges for consumers merged with Canara Bank. der Vikram that crashed on to media post. November to protest against the and harassing of officers under Allahabad Bank will be merged the lunar surface, a Senior According to him, all the mega-merger of 10 nationalised other demands specious plea of non-perfor- with Indian Bank. Andhra Bank Advisor in ISRO has explained complex science can be banks, a union leader said on mance, he said. will be amalgamated with in simple terms the landers explained scientifically in small Thursday. In the biggest consolidation Corporation Bank and Union planned operations. by a team in Jet Propulsion scientific parts to make the The unions are also pressing and National Organisation of tion in the banking sector by the exercise in the banking space, Bank of India. According to Tapan Misra, Laboratory (JPL), US, to sum resultant complex science sim- for expeditious wage revision, Bank Officers (NOBO), the central government and other the government on August 30 India has seen a merger of six Senior Advisor to the Indian up the Mars landing of ple. the introduction of the five-day general secretary of AIBOC demands of employees, Sharma announced four major mergers associate banks along with SBI Space Research Organisation Curiosity. Step by step, Misra week and other demands. (Chandigarh), Deepal Kumar said. He said that the nation- of PSBs, bringing down their and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (ISRO) and Adjunct Professor The Curiosity is a car sized explained, the moon lander The strike call has been given Sharma, said here. alised banks will further observe total number to 12 from 19 in with the country's largest lender at Indian Institute of rover sent to Mars by the Vikram's operation from the by All India Bank Officer's Nationalised banks across indefinite strike from the second 2017, a move aimed at making in the financial year beginning Technology-Kharagpur, the American space agency time it started its journey Confederation (AIBOC), All the country will observe strike week of November. state-owned lenders the global- April 2017. oft-repeated term related to National Aeronautics and towards soft landing on the India Bank Officer's Association from midnight of September 25 The bank employee unions sized banks. Following next year, Vijaya moon landing of Vikram "15 Space Administration (NASA). moon on September 7 early (AIBOA), Indian National Bank to midnight of September 27 to are demanding expeditious According to the consolida- Bank and Dena Bank were minutes of terror" was coined "I personally believe, scien- morning. Officer's Congress (INBOC) protest merger and amalgama- wage revision, immediate intro- tion exercise, United Bank of merged with Bank of Baroda. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 world 07

GLOBE TROTTING Boris denies lying to Queen over Parl suspension NEW US AMBASSADOR TAKES UP POST AT UN United Nations: US Ambassador Scottish High Court rules his move to seek a prorogation of Parliament from monarch was unlawful Kelly Craft took up her post at the United Nations on Thursday, PTI n LONDON query about his motivation an agreement in place by the nine months after the departure behind the Parliament suspen- October 31 deadline. UK Government of her high-profile predecessor K's embattled Prime sion currently in force, which The so-called Operation downplays its Nikki Haley. Craft, 57, served UMinister Boris Johnson critics believe was a ploy to pre- Yellowhammer document, previously as US ambassador to on Thursday denied that he lied vent MPs from scrutinising which the Johnson government own stark no-deal Canada where she was involved to Queen Elizabeth II when he his Brexit strategy. was pressured to publish after a in negotiations on a new US sought the suspension of After Scotland's High media leak around its findings, Brexit warning Mexico Canada free trade Parliament last month, even as Court ruled against the move warns of disruption lasting up AP n LONDON agreement. Opposition parties intensified on Wednesday, the UK to six months, lorries piling up their demand for its recall. Supreme Court will now hear on the border and fears of he British government is PARIS BANS USE The power to prorogue the government's appeal protests and counter-protests. Tinsisting its assessment that OF PESTICIDES the UK Parliament lies with the against that verdict next week. But Johnson is standing there could be food and med- Paris: Paris and four other British monarch, who conven- The UK High Court has firm on his “do or die” pledge icine shortages, gridlock at French cities on Thursday tionally acts on the advice of dismissed a similar case to leave within the Brexit dead- ports and riots in the streets if banned the use of synthetic the Prime Minister. brought by Indian-origin anti- line and insisted the UK "will there is a no-deal Brexit is a pesticides within their Johnson was confronted Brexit campaigner Gina Miller be ready" to leave the EU by worst-case scenario, not what boundaries as an anti-chemicals by the question about mis- last week. October 31 without an agree- is likely to happen. movement that began in the leading the Queen, a day after Meanwhile, the Opposition ment "if we have to". The stark picture of dis- countryside gains momentum. the Scottish High Court ruled Labour Party said it is "more "What you're looking at ruption represents the gov- that his move to seek a proro- important than ever" that here is just the sensible prepa- ernment's "reasonable worst IMRAN KHAN TO VISIT gation of Parliament from the Parliament is recalled after the rations – the worst-case scenario case scenario" for leaving the SAUDI ARABIA AGAIN monarch was "unlawful". government published its no- – that you'd expect any gov- European Union on October 31 Islamabad: Pakistan Prime "Absolutely not. The High deal Brexit assessment which ernment to do. In reality we will without a divorce agreement Minister Imran Khan will visit Court in England plainly agrees lays bare the prospect of food certainly be ready for a no-deal The government was forced to Saudi Arabia later this month, with us, but the Supreme Court and medicine shortages in the Brexit if we have to do it and I publish the document late his third trip to the Kingdom, a will have to decide," said event that Britain left the Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an activity with school children as he visits the NLV Pharos, a lighthouse stress again that's not where we Wednesday after lawmakers media report said on Thursday, Johnson, in response to the European Union (EU) without tender moored on the river Thames, to mark London International Shipping Week in London on Thursday AP intend to end up," he said. demanded it. amidst the Indo-Pak tensions over Kashmir. ‘WATER FOUND ON Netanyahu: Sheikh Hasina SUPER-EARTH EXOPLANET' Trump blames Taliban for 50 killed after train London: In an "incredibly Rocket attacks blames Myanmar exciting" finding, astronomers have for the first time discovered end of Afghan peace talks make new war in for Rohingya derails in DR Congo water in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star PTI n WASHINGTON many of these people were ate what they thought was a repatriation failure AFP n LUBUMBASHI (DR CONGO) them dating from the 1960s. outside our solar system with civilians,” he said. better negotiating stance I said Gaza inevitable In March, at least 24 peo- Earth-like temperatures that sserting that the Afghan “You also had a NATO sol- that's the end of them — get AP n JERUSALEM AFP n DHAKA ifty people were killed on ple were killed and 31 were could support life. K2-18b, Apeace talks are dead, US dier in addition to our great them out. I don't want anything FThursday when a train injured Sunday when a freight which is eight times the mass of President Donald Trump solider. But when they did to do with them. They've been sraeli Prime Minister angladesh's Prime Minister derailed in southeastern train carrying illegal passengers Earth, is now the only exoplanet attributed the end in the nego- what they did in order to cre- hit very hard,” he said. IBenjamin Netanyahu said Bhas blamed Myanmar for Democratic Republic of Congo, crashed in the central region of known to have both water and tiations to the Taliban and said on Thursday that continued the failure of a recent attempt the Minister for humanitarian Kasai. temperatures that could be that the group is now being hit rocket fire from Gaza is mak- to repatriate Rohingya refugees, action, Steve Mbikayi, said. In November last year, 10 potentially habitable, according harder than ever before. Afghanistan's Bolton made ing another war against mili- saying its neighbouring coun- "Another disaster! stowaways were killed and 24 to the study published in the Speaking to reporters at the tants in the coastal strip try did not do enough to win Derailing at 3am (local time) in injured near the eastern town journal Nature Astronomy. White House on Wednesday, Taliban sends some very big inevitable, his latest headline- the community's trust. Tanganyika near Mayibaridi. of Samba when the brakes The planet orbits the cool dwarf Trump blamed the Taliban for grabbing announcement just The comments from Provisional toll: 50 dead and failed on a freight train. star K2-18, which is about 110 the end in the deliberations warning to Trump mistakes: Trump days before he seeks re-election Sheikh Hasina came three several injured," he wrote. In November 2017, 35 peo- light years from the Earth in the after the group claimed respon- in bitter exchange PTI n WASHINGTON in a nationwide vote. weeks after a fresh push to Railways in the DRC have ple were killed when a freight Leo constellation, noted the sibility of a terrorist attack in Netanyahu said advanced return the Muslim minority to a poor record for safety, ham- train carrying 13 oil tankers researchers who used data from Kabul last week that left 12 dead, Kabul: The war of words S President Donald Trump plans were in place to strike Myanmar's conflict-scarred pered by poor tracks and plunged into a ravine in south- NASA Hubble Space Telescope. including an American soldier. between the Taliban and Uhas defended his decision Gaza and that he would decide Rakhine state that fell flat when decrepit locomotives, many of ern Lualaba province. “I'll tell you one thing--we President Donald Trump esca- to fire John Bolton as national the optimal timing of no-one turned up. are hitting the Taliban right lated as the Afghan insurgents security adviser, saying the lat- the offensive, given the Some 740,000 Rohingya now harder than they've ever warned that the US leader had ter had done some "big mis- Gaza Hamas rulers' unwill- fled their villages in Rakhine been hit,” Trump said. The US failed to grasp "what type of takes" and his actions ingness to stop the daily following a military crack- president said that the Taliban nation he is dealing with". were not in line with the barrages. down in August 2017, joining did this because they thought The latest salvo in the bitter administration. The Israeli military has nearly 200,000 already living in by doing this, they will have an exchange comes a day after "When he (Bolton) talked responded to the attacks with squalid camps across the bor- upper hand in negotiations. Trump boasted during a 9/11 about the Libyan model for Kim limited strikes against Hamas der in southeast Bangladesh. “What they did was horri- anniversary ceremony that US Jong-un, that was not a good installations that have caused "We've seen Myanmar ble… When they killed a great forces have "hit our enemy hard- statement to make," Trump no casualties and little damage, could not win Rohingya's trust American soldier--when they er than they have ever been hit said. "You just take a look at and has refrained from risking in creating a conducive situa- killed 12 people--innocent peo- before and that will continue" just what happened with Gaddafi, a larger conflagration on the tion (in Rakhine) for their ple-- essentially, innocent peo- days after peace talks between that was not a good statement eve of Israelis heading to the dignified return," Hasina said ple because if you look, I mean the two sides collapsed. AFP to make and it set us back." polls. in parliament late Wednesday. Mugabe's family, Govt wrangle over burial AFP n HARARE Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared at odds over burying imbabwe ex-president him at the National Heroes ZRobert Mugabe's family Acre in Harare or at a private and the government appeared ceremony likely in the family to be deadlocked on Thursday homestead of Kutama, north- over his final resting place west of the capital. after relatives snubbed a plan "His body will lie in state at for him to be buried at a Kutama on Sunday night... national monument. Followed by a private burial — Mugabe died in Singapore either Monday or Tuesday — last week aged 95, leaving no National Heroes Acre. Zimbabweans divided over the That's the decision of the whole legacy of a leader once lauded family," his nephew Leo as a colonial-era liberation Mugabe told AFP. hero, but whose autocratic 37- In a statement, the family year rule ended in a coup in accused Mnangagwa of trying 2017. to strongarm them into a pub- After Mugabe's death, his lic funeral against Mugabe's family and President final wishes. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION The messenger is wrong Sitharaman’s attempt to blame millennials and now Goyal Look beyond the bias urging Indians to not do math may be innocuous if not scary rom millennials to mathematics, the search for scapegoats for the econom- Boris Johnson might have been cavalier in his attitude towards the burqa. But by raking up Fic crisis continues. In desperation, a dead man might soon face the music as well. In an old controversy, is Dhesi reinforcing stereotypes than breaking them? the meantime, there appears to be no hunt for solutions to the economic malaise that we are in and this now increasingly appears to be a clear case of the pigeons coming home to roost. In this case, that would have to be demonetisation. However, it is rather amus- ing that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chose to blame millennials for the car sales PRIYADARSHI DUTTA slowdown and also the increasing preference that these young people show for taxi services offered through ride-hailing applications such as Ola and Uber. ardar Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Incidentally, taxi aggregators engage drivers who mostly deploy Maruti cars. Britain’s first ever Sikh MP, recent- Meanwhile, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal felt facts and figures never mat- ly targetted the newly-elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his tered in understanding the “gravity” of the prevalent economic scenario. remarks about burqa-clad Muslim There is no doubt that ride-hailing applications have made a difference to women.S In a newspaper article written last urban life in the country but a couple of things must be remembered why we year, Johnson had compared Muslim women in burqa to “bank robbers” and “letter boxes.” use them. First, most Indian cities have a very poor public transport system. The article had stirred a hornet’s nest back Also, in several cities, particularly in the National Capital Region (NCR), there then with his Conservative peer, Lord was no history of hailing a taxi down to travel. Little neighbourhood taxi wallahs Sheikh, filing a written complaint to demand a thorough investigation. Johnson, accused were the only hope. The ride-hailing services turned that upside down. For jour- of breaching party code, refused to apolo- neys after a party or maybe to travel to a commercial area where parking is dif- gise, notwithstanding instructions from ficult to come by, these services make sense. But for longer distances and cross- party chairman Brandon Lewis. Finally, an independent panel chaired by Naomi ing borders, a cost-benefit study and usage analysis will show that they are far Ellenbogen cleared him of the charges in from replacing car ownership. True, a car is still a large capital expense but if December last year. The panel did find millennials are not buying them, it is a bit rich to blame Ola and Uber. Millennials, Johnson’s language “provocative” but ruled the marketing term for those born between 1980 and 2000 approximately, depend- against excessively censoring “the use of satire to emphasise a viewpoint, particularly one ing on which advertising maven you ask, are not buying cars because afford- that is not subject to criticism.” ability is an issue. That is because jobs for starters are getting increasingly dif- Dhesi, a Sikh who grew up in Britain, ficult to come by as the economy stalls. This lack of confidence in purchasing must have experienced racism himself. It was natural for him to stand up in defence of power is leading to a cycle of negativity which might lead to troubles beyond a other victimised groups and individuals. But cyclical slowdown and to something worse, a structural slowdown. Make no he, being a Labour MP, was perhaps, actu- mistakes, for many Indians in large cities and small towns, owning a private vehi- ated by political partisanship, too. What oth- erwise explains reigniting an issue that was Britain, ultimately compelling society? It would be pertinent to the burqa as a custom. But to cle — whether it is a car or a two-wheeler — is a functional requirement to be settled last December? But how wise would 20,000 people to join their read what BR Ambedkar, run him down would mean a productive member of society. In addition, for those climbing up the social it be to defend a regressive custom for the cause. Their leader was Jayaben Chairman of the Drafting encouraging those Muslim and economic ladder, owning a car remains to be something aspirational as the sake of multiculturalism or to downgrade Desai (1933-2001), a Gujarati Committee of the Constitution males, who enforce these political opponents? women who relocated from of India, said about burqa and repressive customs of their country’s largest carmaker Maruti-Suzuki has highlighted. This is also reflect- Johnson, being a Conservative, might Tanzania to Britain. She laid a purdah (women’s quarters in womenfolk. Dhesi might know ed by the fact that the second-hand car market is booming by all indications. suffer from certain biases and angularities. strike of Asian and African Muslim homes) in the 1940s. better that consumption of The slowing economy is failing to create enough jobs for the millennials and But what about Tony Blair, Leader of the women, who worked at “These burqa women walk- halal meat is prohibited in his Labour Party for 13 years and former Prime Grunwick Film processing fac- ing in the streets is one of the religion viz, Sikhism. The Sikh there is no escaping that. The slowdown has meant that students, who entered Minister of Britain for 10 years? As the then tory in north London under A PERSON WHO IS most hideous sights one can wit- gurus, in their wisdom, might the job market in 2018 and 2019, have not found jobs and the Class of 2020 Prime Minister, on October 17, 2006, Blair pitiable conditions. Her photo in WEARING A ness in India. Such seclusion have formulated this rule. But is looking fearfully at the coming months. And if you don’t have a job, maybe had said that the wearing of full veils by a sari topped by cardigan and cannot but have its deteriorating the formidability of halal is now Muslim women was a “mark of separation” holding a placard, “The Workers TURBAN OR SARI effects upon the physical consti- being experienced by European you shouldn’t buy a car. The crisis in the auto industry, or for that matter the and made some “outside the community feel United Will Never Be Defeated,” tution of Muslim women. They nations. It would be a gross economy, is not about lopsided demand and supply. It’s a warning bell for big uncomfortable.” His comments were made became one of the rivetting pic- OR ANY are usually victims to anaemia, understatement to say that halal bang structural reforms and better policies for the manufacturing sector. There’s in the context of suspension of a student, tures of labour movement in the RELIGIOUS tuberculosis and pyorrhoea. is merely a dietary choice. It Aisha Azmi, at the Headfield Church of 20th century. The bottomline is Their bodies are deformed, with encompasses food, pharma- a need to perk up the small and medium enterprises as they are among the best England, a junior school in Dewsbury, for her that the sari never restricted SYMBOL LIKE their backs bent, bones protrud- ceuticals, cosmetics, banking job generators. Find solutions, not lame excuses. refusal to remove her veil. Blair had support- women’s participation in indus- CROSS, IS ed, hands and feet and insurance products among ed the authorities over their decision. trial or professional life of crooked….purdah deprives others. Western institutions are The ensuing year (on October 31, 2007), Britain. CONTRIBUTING TO Muslim women of mental and projecting themselves as halal - Cherie Blair did some straight talking at Radio But burqa signifies a very THE INDUSTRIAL, moral nourishment. Being compliant or certified to No marks for excellence Four’s programme. She said, “Women cov- different mindset. Blair was deprived of healthy social life, appease a growing Muslim cus- Indian institutions fail to make it among the top ering their heads, women dressing modest- asked at the same news confer- COMMERCIAL AND the process of moral degenera- tomer base. Halal is, thus, an ly, I have no problem with at all. I think, how- ence whether it was possible for PUBLIC LIFE OF tion must and does set in...They instrument to subjugate the 300 of the World University Rankings ever, that if you get to a stage where a woman a burqa-wearing woman to be lag behind their sisters from Western system or free world is not able to express her personality because contributing to the society. He BRITAIN. COULD other communities, cannot take system to Arabic imperialism. or all the convincing strides we make in you can’t see her face, then you do start to exclaimed, “that’s a difficult DHESI SAY THE part in any outdoor activity One hopes Dhesi will see burqa the field of knowledge with our home- ask whether this is something that is actual- question.” Could there be a and are weighed down by a slav- in the same light. The same grown and exported talent pool, India has ly acknowledging the woman’s right to be a clearer view on the issue com- SAME THING ish mentality and an inferiority group of people, who enforce F person in her own right.” ing from a Labour Prime complex. They have no desire burqa, also make no secret of just not been able to establish its place in the If the British were so uncharitable Minister? A person who is wear- ABOUT BURQA AS for knowledge, because they their intentions to impose world as a valued learning centre. No Indian towards ethnic wear, why did sari not ing a turban or sari or any reli- WELL? are taught not be interested in Shari’ah law on Britain. Is that become a focal point of discrimination? My gious symbol like cross, is con- anything outside the four walls a desirable proposition? university could feature in the top 300 of the aunt, Latika Chanda, now long retired from tributing to the industrial, com- of the house. Purdah women in (The writer is an indepen- Times Higher Education (THE)’s World the National Health Service (Britain), mercial and public life of Britain. particular become helpless, dent researcher based in New University Rankings 2020. The only two insti- always wore a sari during her medical prac- Could Dhesi say the same thing timid and unfit for any fight in Delhi and has authored the book, tutes that could make it into the 301-350 rank- tice in London. She was never deprived of about burqa as well? Rather, is life” (Pakistan, or, The Partition The Microphone Men: How the esteem she deserved for her profession- burqa not concealing the real of India, ed. 1946 , P.220-21). Orators Created a Modern India. ing were the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), al competence. In 1976, the “strikers in saris” question about internal dis- Johnson might have been Views expressed are personal) Bengaluru, and the Indian Institute of conducted the famous labour protest in crimination within the Muslim cavalier in his attitude towards Technology (IIT), Ropar. The top positions were taken by the US and the UK, with Japan and China forging their way ahead. Our downslide is all the more surprising considering that we had made sig- S O U N D BITE nificant strides in the past seven years, moving up the ladder in the very same What India needs isn't pro- Today, it’s (anxiety) Quite audacious on part of If he (Einstein) had only paganda, manipulated something that I still deal Pakistan to pretend to speak gone by structured formu- rankings. Both IISc, Bengaluru and IIT, Ropar were listed in the 251-300 group news cycles and foolish with but it has become so on behalf of global community lae and what was past last year with 25 universities ranking in the top 200. The only succour this theories about millennials much better than what it on human rights. It must knowledge, I do not think time is the fact that India is the fifth most-represented nation in the complete but a concrete plan to was. Also, somewhere you understand that repeating a lie there would have been any #FixTheEconomy. have to embrace it. innovation in this world. list, with 56 entries, and IIT Ropar making a surprise debut as India’s No 1 does not turn it into truth. university, surpassing even IIT Bombay. Data released by the QS rankings released Congress leader Actor MEA spokesperson Union Minister in June this year, too, were not so encouraging. While three IITs found a place —Rahul Gandhi — Shraddha Kapoor —Raveesh Kumar —Piyush Goyal among the top 200 and saw some fresh names being included, many emi- nent universities lost their positions from the list. Never mind the contrasting figures, our inability to rank anywhere close to the 100 mark is worrisome, as L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR we are lagging far behind Japan and China. With 103 universities, Japan holds the first position and with 72, China bagged the second position in the 2019 Blow to the Congress Transfers without prejudice? Say no to terrorism Asia University Rankings. India was considered worthy of just 27 institutions Sir — Given the current rate of ecent recommendations of the Supreme Court col- Sir — This refers to the report, in the said list, and as a disseminator of knowledge, definitely not worthy of attrition in the Opposition rank and legium led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on “India snubs Pak’s Valley interfer- being considered an Asian major. file, with defectors hopping onto Rthe transfer of judges rarely elicited any criticism. ence bid in Geneva” (September We immediately need to look at systemic flaws in the higher education sys- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) However, the transfer of Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani 12). Ever since the abrogation of tem. The teacher-student ratio is still dismal. Besides, most faculty members and the Shiv Sena with monoto- from Madras to Meghalaya sparked spontaneous protests. Article 370, several reports have nous regularity, it appears that Justice Tahilramani became the judge of the Bombay High surfaced that claim that Pakistan in universities continue to be hired on an ad hoc basis. Second, there is no Maharashtra will soon practically Court in 2001. In August 2018, she was transferred to the has pushed dozens of terrorists funding for research and collaborative ventures with academics or cross-flow be “opposition-mukt.” So far, the Madras High Court as Chief Justice. And when the col- into our country to launch terror with other world universities. Even existing centres of excellence, like IITs and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legium refused to entertain her petition against the trans- attacks. This is not something that received the blows and it looked like fer to Meghalaya, she resigned. Unless elevated to the apex is unheard of. Every time when IISc, need to register their international presence by publicising their research the Congress saved the blushes. But court, she would have retired just in a year, in October 2020. our eastern neighbour is let down and courses abroad. Despite a slew of innovations, seldom does IIT research this time, the Congress poll prepa- To recall, a transfer used to be ordered to improve High Court, who was shifted to Allahabad High Court in on the international forum, it find a place in rated international journals and papers. Third, there’s lack of a rations in Maharashtra is in the dol- the functioning of either the High Courts or when close 2017, and Justice Tahilramani of the Madras High Court, takes recourse to such tactics. drums. Recently, three of its mem- relatives of the judge were practising in the same court. who was handpicked to face a transfer now, had adjudi- However, what is surprising conducive environment for high-quality research, which is most critical to world bers — Former Ministers The top court used to order a transfer if a judge had lit- cated criminal cases of mysterious murders in Gujarat at is the fact that Islamabad, despite rankings. The UGC’s assessment of academicians through the Academic Harshavardhan Patil and igation or property interest in the State or when his/her different times. To borrow from history, Julius Caeser going through a difficult phase of Performance Indicators (API) score has inflicted more damage to the overall Kripashankar Singh as also Urmila continuance in the High Court had become untenable due divorced his wife Pompeia stating that “My wife ought time, continues with the same Matondkar — quit the party. to surging controversies. The resolution to transfer Justice not even to be under suspicion” after a trial on her alleged pernicious foreign policy of pro- quality of research as scholars are focussed on scoring higher points than main- During his mass outreach Tahilramani simply stated that it was done “in the inter- flirtation with a young patrician. That has now become viding material support for terror- taining the quality of research. And if we want to catch up indeed, then we programme, Chief Minister est of better administration of justice.” The syntactic ambi- an enduring commandment for every institution to fol- ism. Its economy is in doldrums, need to roll out inter-disciplinary courses. Though new age courses like marine Devendra Fadnavis had claimed guity in the wording with the possibility of more than one low tenaciously. foreign reserves have dried up recently that Opposition parties derivative from the sequence of words is apparent. Haridasan Rajan and it continues to remain on engineering, geophysics, game design and development have found a place would be diminished to such an Incidentally, both Justice Jayant Patel of the Karnataka Kozhikode FATF’s “grey list” for not doing now, STEM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) remain extent that they would be hard- enough to crack down on terror a priority for students. With the world making rapid strides in AI (artificial intel- pressed to secure the post of the financing. It must realise that leader of the Opposition. Looks No compromise steep hike in fines is a step in the amendments that have brought in escalating tensions across the ligence), automation and machine learning and employers looking for skilled like his claim is likely to fructify right direction as it will help several changes. As riders become border will in no way help it gain people, more such courses need to be introduced. That’s why India is seen as senior leaders, perceived to pos- bring down accident rates and aware of the new rules, they may any support. as a nation that sends and not receives students for higher education. The per- sess the “winnable” factor, are join- Sir — Thanks to the strict improve road safety. lead to safer roads. Extensive Manisha ing the ruling bandwagon. Who enforcement by traffic authori- The traffic enforcement effort is also required to improve Via email centage of foreign students studying here is, therefore, very tiny in compari- then will be left in the Opposition? ties across the nation, there has authorities should conduct a the conditions of the roads. son. One may argue that these Western parameters are biased against our Padmini Raghavendra a been massive rise in the collec- large-scale awareness drive on Varun Dambal Send your feedback to: more socialist approach to education but quality is for us to retain. Secunderabad tion of fines for violations. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Time for Nitish POINTCOUNTERPOINT NITISH KUMAR SHOULD NOW STEP DOWN FROM THE ONLY NITISH KUMAR WILL BE THE FACE OF THE to be astute POST OF CHIEF MINISTER FOR BJP. WE TRUSTED HIM NDA IN THE NEXT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS AND IT FOR 15 YEARS, HE SHOULD NOW RECIPROCATE. HAS BEEN ACCEPTED EVEN BY TOP BJP LEADERS. The Bihar Chief Minister should move on —BJP LEADER — JD(U) SPOKESPERSON to national-level politics and respecting the coalition dharma, hand over the SANJAY PASWAN NIKHIL MANDAL reins to the BJP that has stood by him for so long, says RATNESH KUSHWAHA

ost their historical victory in not one but two parliamentary elections consecutively, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pemerged as the most influential political party of the nation. Greasing wheels of justice In the present milieu, a significant number of BJP workers are of the view that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should follow the Merely raising the number of judicial officers may not be enough for quick pragmatic path of career progression and start adding value to nation- al politics, given his profound experience in the field. delivery of justice as the system calls for changes in vital areas The party hopes that while doing so, the Chief Minister will make way for the BJP to lead the State on the path of prosperity and suc- cess and the Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) will keep playing the all- important and pivotal role of coalition partner in Bihar and beyond. In recent times, several BJP leaders, including former State chief and Rajya Sabha member CP Thakur and erstwhile Union Minister Sanjay Paswan, have urged Nitish Kumar to join mainstream politi- cians at the Centre on several occasions. The party is hoping that after Nitish Kumar goes on to the national political scene, he will hand over the reins of the State to the party and install a BJP Chief Minister. These voices are not only coming from the BJP but from with- KK PAUL in the JD(U) as well. Recently, Member of Legislative Assembly Amarnath Gami put up banners expressing his views on the mat- ecently on the recommendation of the ter in his constituency of Hayaghat in Darbhanga district. The ban- Collegium of the Supreme Court (SC), four ners stated that in 2020, the Bihar Assembly elections would be RChief Justices from the High Courts fought and won by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under (HCs) were elevated, raising its strength to 34. While a growth in the arrears of cases in the SC the leadership and on the basis of the work done by the Prime Minister and the need for their early disposal appear to as they had swept the parliamentary polls in Bihar due to Narendra be the main reasons for such a raise, its relevance Modi’s efforts and charisma. arises from the fact that the apex court is the head For some time now, BJP workers, supporters and different seg- of the judiciary in the country and for expedi- ments of society are eager to see a BJP-led Government in Bihar tious disposals, it has to set an example and for- albeit with the full support of its alliance partner JD(U) and party mulate a strategy for speedy and less expensive chief Nitish Kumar’s blessings. They feel that a change of guard delivery of justice in courts and its consequent would certainly be a boon for Bihar as the new Chief Minister would benefits to the common man. One thing which is most striking in the bring a fresh outlook and energy to the table and at the same time OUR COURTS benefit from Nitish Kumar’s stewardship. They argue that since the whole scenario is that our Constitution came into being in 1950, that is just about 70 years ago, FOLLOW THE advent of democracy, political transition has always been a reality while the criminal code of procedure, which reg- PRINCIPLE OF and Nitish Kumar should accept this with grace and wholeheart- ulates the procedure for investigation of cases by ‘PROOF BEYOND edly bless the new leadership. the police and their trial in the courts is as old REASONABLE The BJP gave Nitish Kumar the top job in 2000 when the leader as 1898, which is almost 120 years old. DOUBT’ FOR A was unable to prove his majority and his Samta Party was an impor- An amended code was brought in 1973 but CONVICTION. ON tant but very small player in comparison. The feeling within the BJP its basic structure remains the same. It is obvi- ous that the system devised by the British Crown THE OTHER HAND is that it is time for the Chief Minister to return the favour bestowed IF THIS IS upon him by the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who not only inducted for the colonial administration should have been done away with, as per the aspirations of an inde- CHANGED TO ‘IF him into the Union Cabinet but also projected him as the chief min- THE COURT IS isterial candidate for Bihar. The NDA won that election by the dint pendent country, a republican and a people- friendly Government, but for some reason we CONVINCED THAT of hard work put in by BJP workers, not just for party candidates have continued to persist with this relic of the IT IS TRUE’, but also for JD(U) leaders. colonial period. TRIALS WOULD In the 2005 Assembly elections, the BJP projected Nitish Kumar As the delays in courts multiply, hopes of the BE EXPEDITED as the chief ministerial candidate for the NDA despite the fact that common man for quick and inexpensive deliv- WITH BETTER he lost from his traditional seat Barh in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. ery of justice continue to recede. The serious- RESULTS FOR THE the accused are in custody. tions of time perhaps for the sake of the course of depositions. In certain After the NDA won the elections, Nitish Kumar became the Chief ness of the situation can be gauged from the fact Greater reliance was placed on an creating an impression. Courts can European countries like France and that in October 2018, the present Chief Justice PROSECUTION. Alternate Dispute Resolution mecha- always fix time limits in consultation Germany, an inquisitorial system is fol- Minister of Bihar again. SOME OF THESE In consonance with coalition dharma, the BJP has stood by of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi had expressed that nism through Gram Nyayalayas (village with the advocates before the proceed- lowed where the judge can pull up the SC judges should not take leave on working days. MEASURES HAD courts) for rural areas and Conciliation ings actually commence, so that the investigator and ask for gaps to be filled. Nitish Kumar for the last two decades and in the last Lok Sabha EARLIER BEEN elections, the party gave up five of the seats held by it and con- This was more or less an exhortation to ensure Courts for rent and eviction suits arguments are pointed and confined to The trial judge can also question the better disposal. SUGGESTED BY A related litigation in urban courts. the issues at hand. The Law accused and draw an adverse inference tested in 17 to help the JD(U) chief accommodate his party lead- According to rough estimates as of August COMMITTEE In addition, this commission had Commission has also studied this sub- in case he remains silent and does not ers. Given the pro-BJP wave sweeping the country and the party’s 2019, there are over 3.5 crore cases pending CONSTITUTED BY stressed that the Government being one ject and made its recommendations. explain himself. considerable clout on the national scene, it is time for Nitish Kumar across the SC, the HCs and the subordinate THE MINISTRY OF of the biggest litigants, should careful- Unfortunately, its 239th report, This is also relevant in borderline to show political astuteness and a big heart and make way for a courts throughout the country. Of these, subor- HOME AFFAIRS ly check the judgments from the HCs instead of focussing on the conduct of cases where there is a very thin differ- BJP Chief Minister in the State. dinate courts account for over 87.3 per cent pen- and not go to the apex court in appeals expeditious trial and reduction of ence between a cognisable and non- dency of cases, followed by 12.5 per cent pen- BUT MOST OF ITS as a matter of routine, just to avoid alle- arrears in courts, has dwelt more on the cognisable offence. In our case, the The people of Bihar still recall Nitish Kumar’s first term as Chief PROPOSALS ARE Minister as a golden era of development and good governance. dency in the 24 HCs. The remaining 0.2 per cent gations. negligence of the police force in the Article 20 (3) of the Constitution of cases are pending with the apex court. The YET TO BE The commission also recommend- country. needs to be amended accordingly. Our However, the credit for the success of the JD(U) stalwart’s subse- IMPLEMENTED quent and present tenures must be given to the diligence and effi- problem of pendency creates a lot of collateral ed a very ambitious strategic action We are well aware that the court courts follow the principle of “proof ciency shown by BJP ministers who gave the Chief Minister full damage, particularly in criminal cases, as it leads plan for time-bound clearance of trial commences where the investiga- beyond reasonable doubt” for a convic- to prolongation of stay of undertrials in custody. arrears in the jurisdiction of each HC. tion ends. As such merely highlighting tion. On the other hand if this is cooperation. It’s not for nothing that the performance of BJP min- The situation in some of the subordinate courts Despite several constructive and doable the deficiencies of the police depart- changed to “if the court is convinced isters has been appreciated by different Government and public agen- has almost assumed scandalous proportions as suggestions, the reform process has ment does not expedite the process of that it is true”, trials would be expedit- cies. In fact, Nitish Kumar himself spoke about being uncomfort- even the CJI had said at one place that “convicts been slow even as pendency in the trial in court. Police reforms and sep- ed with better results for the prosecu- able working with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) when he formed are being heard in some courts after the com- courts continues to multiply on a daily aration of investigation from law and tion. Some of these measures had ear- the Government with it in 2015. pletion of their sentence.” basis. order are separate subjects of great pub- lier been suggested by a committee con- Nitish Kumar’s equation with the NDA indicates It is not as if the problem of mounting arrears As far as court procedures are con- lic importance but the issue of a quick stituted by the Ministry of Home that the BJP is sincerely committed towards has not been addressed with sufficient empha- cerned, the grant of adjournments, far and an inexpensive trial in the court has Affairs but most of its recommenda- the development of Bihar along-with the sis in the past. The Arrears Committee consti- in excess and in routine, to advocates been relegated in this report. tions are yet to be implemented. A JD(U). Hence, in the interest of Bihar, he tuted by the Government on the recommenda- needs to be limited. As the pendency of cases leads to reclassification of crimes for trial of tion of the Chief Justices’ conference, had said, Once there was a strike by the delays in trial, it causes serious collat- offences under the social welfare code, should make way for the BJP and follow “the failure on the part of the Executive to pro- advocates on some issue in a particu- eral damage, particularly in criminal correctional code, economic and other the coalition dharma of reciprocation. The duce adequate number of competent judges from lar HC. The judges continued to cases. The rate of acquittal being white collar crimes, criminal code, BJP has already played its part by giving time to time has substantially contributed to the adjourn the cases of striking advocates already quite high, with lapse of time organised crime and terrorism, also unconditional support, cooperation and a mounting arrears.” instead of going ahead with the hear- many more cases end in acquittal, needs to be considered. It may be eas- free hand to the JD(U) chief in running the The National Commission to review the ings wherever both the parties were which might have seen a conviction ily observed that merely raising the State for the last 15 years. It’s now time working of the Constitution (2002) had suggest- personally present. Such uncalled for otherwise. strength of the judicial officers may not that Bihar benefits from a change of ed that the Government should also share the adjournments are not in the overall The rates of conviction in some of be enough for quick delivery of justice to the common man as the system calls guard at the helm. concurrent obligation of meeting the expendi- interest of quick disposal of cases. Also, the Western democracies are quite high ture of the subordinate courts and maintaining one can frequently observe that despite and it is not as if they have been con- for changes in vital areas. (The writer is a member of the subordinate judiciary. It had further made the pith and substance of arguments victing innocent people. In our courts, (The author is a former Governor the BJP State Working several recommendations, including giving pri- being fully covered, some of the advo- the judge mostly hears but does not and a senior advisor at the Pranab Committee, Bihar) ority over civil matters to criminal cases, where cates continue to speak for long dura- involve himself beyond a limit during Mukherjee Foundation) Pakistan's poster boy is losing the plot The neighbouring state’s 22nd Prime Minister Imran Khan is not at his best. His persuasive ways and charming language are badly faltering. He is charged, unfriendly, makes absurd claims and unbalanced statements that are highly unbecoming of the high office he occupies best. His persuasive ways and charm- logue for peace rebuffed by State. Khan’s words in an opinion to do with sovereign India’s internal 2022. Understandably, Khan, who theory of Islamic Pakistan and non- ing language are badly faltering. He India...... Evidently our desire for piece in The New York Times are all affairs? Is Khan mixing up facts and usually had his way during his non- Islamic India. With 2022 being the is charged, unfriendly, makes absurd peace in a nuclear neighbourhood is but hilarious: “With a nuclear shad- figures? Surely, he needs a gentle political days, finds it suffocating and 1400th year of Islam, it’s bound to be claims and unbalanced statements mistaken as appeasement.” The tirade ow hovering over South Asia, we have reminder on the reality of his own humiliating as the Prime Minister to an occasion for fanatics and terror- that are highly unbecoming of the continued: “If the world does noth- to begin dialogue on Kashmir, strate- land. be steered and ordered by the back- ists of Pakistan, to ignite fire. Fourth, high office he occupies. The former ing to stop Indian assault on Kashmir gic matters and trade.” Mark the Khan should remember that seat-driving Bajwa. After all, Imran the present mass religious hysteria, cricketer is talking nuclear war as if and its people, there will be conse- words, “trade,” without which Khan’s while he is the 22nd Prime Minister is a proud Pashtun and Bajwa a non- generated by Khan and the Army-ISI he is a bowler, giving bumper and quences for the whole world as two promised “Naya Pakistan” will lan- of Pakistan, Qamar Bajwa is the 16th Pashtun ruler. Pakistan certainly is no duo, to cross over to India could very body-line to a dour tail-ender on the nuclear-armed states get ever closer guish for want of money, profit and Army chief. This goes to show which India with rich cross-cultural and well be the last, and worst, of Pakistani ground. As if it’s a toy to be fiddled to direct military confrontation.” mobility. So, for Khan, it’s either office is more stable. Only three of diverse ethnicity in barracks and bun- folly, if implemented. And finally, ABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYA with. One isn’t surprised at the jingo- “nuclear war” or “trade” with India. Pakistan’s 22 Prime Ministers have galows of the state. Bajwa, arguably, one of the most mran Khan, the 22nd Prime Known for aggressive and brash istic language used by him as Khan’s Between death in war and dollar for completed more than four years in It’s, therefore, absolutely imper- silent, low profile operators, who Minister of Pakistan since 2018, is on-ground appeals, Khan is relying lack of wisdom on “real issues” is too trade stands the raised collar of the office so far: Liaquat Ali Khan, ative for India to be extremely care- picked up rank, superseding two Ia vocal actor-cum-appellant, on past ground tactics, using threats, transparent to be missed. He’s the Pakistani Prime Minister. Yousaf Raza Gillani and Nawaz ful owing to the potential misadven- seniors, courtesy, Nawaz Sharif in though not necessarily effective, in telling lies, deploying deceit and try- Prime Minister of a country but his The conclusion of the article is Sharif. Compare this with tenures of tures of desperadoes in the neigh- 2016. Bajwa is a seasoned hand who doing things. Two enduring charac- ing tricks in the realm of politics and rabble-rousing and ramblings resem- even more ludicrous. “The World Army chiefs. Ayub Khan was chief bourhood. 2022 could be a defining virtually spent his life in the vicinity teristics of Khan, however, remain. diplomatic relations. He publicly ble the psyche of a member of War II happened because of appease- for over seven years, Musa Khan’s year for South Asia in general and of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). His colourful past and his perfor- confessed to unethical ball tamper- Opposition in Parliament. That’s ment at Munich.” True or not, how tenure was just one month short of India in particular. First, there’s the Bajwa also is closest possible to mance on the cricket ground. Both ing in the past. Can dishonest acts be because Khan’s ego refuses to accept is Munich relevant here? On eight years, Parvez Musharraf did heat generated by Pakistan-occu- the Chinese and the main architect of these proved to be an asset as well wiped out from the curriculum vitae the reality of life. He is the Pakistani September 29, 1938 the Munich Pact nine years and 53 days while Zia-ul- pied-Kashmir in the west and China- to deploy one division to protect them as a liability for the Niazi tribesman, of the man who is heading our Prime Minister just in theory. He was signed, an undeniable “prologue Haq was in office for 12 years and 169 occupied-Ladakh in the east. The and the CPEC. One, therefore, pities settled in Pakistani Punjab’s Mianwali. aggressive neighbour at the moment? doesn’t wield power in practice. The to tragedy.” But then there were four days. Musharraf’s successor Kayani, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor the civilian puppet of the military Nevertheless, the combination of Simultaneously whining, wailing Army is the boss wherein lies the nations on the table, Germany, Italy, too, had a six-year stint after getting (CPEC) and Tibet-Xinjiang road, puppeteer. India must be on the look- cricket as an asset and colourful lia- and warning all and sundry, Khan has power of the State. As often referred United Kingdom and France. Their a three-year extension. both pass through India. Second, out for, not the civilian loudspeaker, bility lasted through the vagaries of arraigned India before the comity of to by Pakistan’s all-weather friend leaders, Adolf Hitler, Benito In fact, Khan bowed to (and not 2022 is the 75th year of both India but terrorist and terrorism master- Khan’s life, which either endeared or nations. “One of my foremost prior- China, “Power comes out of the bar- Mussolini, Arthur Chamberlain and bowled against) the “wishes” of and Pakistan’s Independence. Possibly mind and lord of the civilian loud- alienated him to a section of people ities was...peace,.....wanted to nor- rel of the gun.” In Pakistan, ever since Édouard Daladier collectively made General Bajwa and gave him a three- a gala Indian celebration and a damp speaker, the Pakistani Army. and finally led the Pashtun politician malise relations with India,....meeting the coup in October 1958 by General the pact, only to fail to protect the year extension under duress. Instead squib for Pakistan may lead to a spoil- (The writer, an alumnus National to head the Pakistani Government. was arranged,.....but India cancelled Ayub Khan, the barrel of the Army’s independence of sovereign of retiring in November 2019, Bajwa sport scenario. Third, 1947 hap- Defence College, is author of China in Khan today, however, is not at his meeting,....all my efforts to start a dia- gun always wielded power in the Czechoslovakia. But what does it have will now continue till November pened on the back of the two-nation India.) HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 money 10 Markets snap winning run, down by 0.48%; banks, auto weigh

PNS n MUMBAI by 15 days additional tariffs on mixed note, with the BSE Midcap some Chinese imports. Beijing On the global front, markets rose on slipping 0.45 per cent and the Benchmark indices surrendered had on Wednesday announced it hopes of a resolution to the US-China small-cap gauge rising 0.12 per early gains to close in the nega- would exempt 16 categories of cent. tive zone on Thursday as products from US tariffs, ahead trade conflict after President Donald Elsewhere in Asia, Shanghai investors preferred to cash in on of their next round of trade Trump delayed by 15 days additional Composite Index and Nikkei set- recent gains ahead of key macro- negotiations next month. tled in the green amid hopes of economic data releases. Yes Bank, which was the top tariffs on some Chinese imports a resolution in the US-China After swinging 386 points gainer in the Sensex pack on trade conflict and expectations intra-day, the 30-share BSE Wednesday, was the biggest loser 2.13 per cent. supported by more rate cut by that the European Central Bank Sensex settled 166.54 points, or in Thursday's session, tumbling "Market had done well in the RBI in the next month's policy would kick off monetary easing. 0.45 per cent, lower at 37,104.28. 5.10 per cent. last one-week and bounced back meet," said Vinod Nair, Head of Hang Seng, on the other hand, Similarly, the broader NSE Other laggards included Tata from the oversold region which Research, Geojit Financial ended on a tad lower. Nifty fell 52.90 points, or 0.48 per Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Axis was heavily impacted last month Services. Exchanges in Europe were cent, to close at 10,982.80. Bank, Bharti Airtel, RIL, NTPC, by poor economic data. Sectorally, BSE auto, telecom, trading higher in their respective Domestic investors turned cau- Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, ITC, "Today it is waiting for the next energy, oil and gas, realty, utilities, early sessions. tious ahead of factory output and Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance and set of updated data to understand teck, FMCG and IT indices ended The Indian rupee appreciated inflation data, traders said. TCS, falling up to 4.76 per cent. whether the worst for the econ- up to 1.92 per cent lower. by 34 paise (intra-day) to trade at On the global front, markets On the other hand, ICICI omy is over or if this slowdown Finance, bankex, capital goods 71.32 per US dollar. rose on hopes of a resolution to Bank, Sun Pharma, IndusInd will continue in the short-term. and basic materials gained up to Global oil benchmark Brent the US-China trade conflict after Bank, HDFC twins, SBI, Tech The outlook on these upcoming 0.35 per cent. crude was trading 1 per cent President Donald Trump delayed Mahindra and ONGC rose up to data is weak which is likely to be Broader indices closed on a lower at USD 60.18 per barrel. CAPSULE Reliance commits to pay China welcomes Trump's ‘goodwill’ act ahead of talks for any gas supply shortfall PNS n BEIJING China on Thursday welcomed Gold prices fall PNS n NEW DELHI sources or shut plants. US President Donald Trump's MA field ceased to produce "goodwill" gesture to postpone Rs 74 on stronger With gas output from its fields last year. a planned tariff hike on rupee not matching commitments Reliance-BP are developing Chinese products, as the two in past, Reliance Industries is three sets of discoveries in countries warmed up to each NEW DELHI: Gold prices on offering supply-or-pay con- KG-D6 block -- R-Cluster, other ahead of the next month's Thursday fell Rs 74 to Rs tracts for natural gas it plans to Satellites and MJ by 2022 that talks to end the bruising trade 38,775 per 10 gram at the produce from newer fields can produce a peak of 30 war. bullion market here on a beginning mid-2020, with an mmscmd of gas. Trump said on Wednesday stronger rupee against the obligation to pay if it is unable The quantity offered for that he had delayed his pro- dollar, according to HDFC to supply. bidding in the NIO is 5 posed increased tariffs on USD Securities. Prices of silver Reliance and its partner BP mmscmd from R-Series fields 250 billion worth of Chinese witnessed a marginal fall, plc of UK in a notice inviting which will start production in goods from October 1 to slipping Rs 10 to Rs 48,590 per kilogram in the national capital. offer (NIO) for sale of gas from mid-2020. October 15. HDFC Securities Senior Analyst R-Series fields in the KG-D6 Officials said peak output Earlier, China on (Commodities) Tapan Patel said block in the Bay of Bengal has from R-Series is 12 mmscmd, Wednesday unveiled the first spot gold prices for 24 Karat for the first time offered to pay while Satellites will produce set of US goods to be exclud- (99.9 per cent purity) in Delhi the buyer for the purchase of another 7 mmscmd beginning ed from the first round of addi- a gesture of goodwill, to move talks early October. Since last was trading down at Rs 38,775 alternate fuel for the default Reliance-BP are developing three sets of mid-2021. MJ field, which tional tariffs on US products, the increased tariffs on 250 bil- year, the two countries are per 10 gram on broad selling quantity. discoveries in KG-D6 block -- R-Cluster, will start production in the which Trump described as a lion dollars worth of goods working on a comprehensive and a stronger rupee against the This clause is in addition to second half of 2022, also has goodwill gesture. (25% to 30%), from October trade deal, which not only dollar. In early trade on the take-or-pay clause requir- Satellites and MJ by 2022 that can a planned peak output of 12 The exemption, which covers 1st to October 15th". addresses the issue of balance of Thursday, the domestic ing the buyer of gas to offtake produce a peak of 30 mmscmd of gas mmscmd. two lists with 16 categories of Welcoming Trump's trade, but also ends theft of currency appreciated 36 paise the committed quantity or pay While Reliance-BP is confi- goods, will be valid from announcement, Gao Feng, intellectual property and coer- to 71.30 against the US dollar. for it. dent of meeting supply com- September 17, 2019 to China's Ministry of Commerce cion of American companies in "Gold buyers are awaiting some "If a shortfall quantity aris- quantity on a competitive price block and signed committed mitments from these fields, September 16, 2020, the China's spokesman told media in China. correction in prices before es in a quarter, then, sellers and provides the sellers GSPAs with fertiliser, power they are offering additional Customs Tariff Commission of Beijing on Thursday that Gao did not confirm the festival and wedding season shall reimburse buyer as liqui- detailed documentary evidence and other consumers. comfort to buyers through the the State Council said in a state- Chinese buyers have already specific date of the talks, demand kicks in," Patel added. dated damages for the purchase of all costs. But output lagged commit- supply-or-pay clause, they said. ment. started to make enquiries about although they are widely by buyer of a quantity of gas Reliance had in the past ment with gas production The GSPA has also intro- In his tweet Trump said, "at the prices of US farm products, expected to take place before equal to such shortfall quanti- committed to supplying as beginning to dip within two duced anti-bribery and anti- the request of Vice Premier of including soybeans and pork, October 15, leaving room for ty," according to the gas sales much as 60 million metric years of the start of production money laundering clauses that China, Liu He, and due to the although he did not elaborate on a further postponement or purchase agreement (GSPA) standard cubic metres per day in April 2009. The production provide for "immediate termi- fact that the People's Republic the timing or size of any intend- even cancelling of some of the accompanying the NIO. (mmscmd) of gas from now is 1.3 mmscmd, leaving nation" of the agreement and of China will be celebrating ed purchases. tariffs, Hong-Kong based It provides for the buyer Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) several committed customers recovery of any losses in case their 70th Anniversary on Top Chinese officials are South China Morning Post procuring the replacement and MA fields in the KG-D6 having to buy gas from other of violation. October 1st, we have agreed, as scheduled to arrive in the US for reported.

Passengers at 400 rly BoB seeks to Traders told stations to soon be Norms soon for forex credit to Merger of public served tea in kulhads sell Dena Bank to complete NEW DELHI: Rail passengers hqs in BKC for pulses import sector banks positive: will soon be served tea, snacks exporters at affordable rates and meals in kulhads and other over Rs 530 cr by Oct 31 earthenware plates at 400 PTI n NEW DELHI Infosys Finacle major stations across the PTI n MUMBAI PTI n NEW DELHI country in deference to the Expressing concerns over fall PTI n NEW DELHI wish of Prime Minister State-run Bank of Baroda in export credit, Commerce Rejecting the demand of Narendra Modi to make India has put on block the erstwhile and Industry Minister Piyush traders, the commerce min- Banking solutions provider free from single-use plastic. headquarters of Dena Bank Goyal on Thursday said the istry has asked them to com- Infosys Finacle on Thursday Khadi and Village Industries in the financial capital at a government will soon come plete import of pulses by said the government's decision Commission (KVIC) will be reserve price of Rs 530 crore. out with guidelines on extend- October 31 for 2019-20 and to merge several public sector providing 30,000 electric potter Dena Bank and Vijaya ing foreign exchange credit to submit a report by November banks is a positive develop- wheels and also grinding Bank got amalgamated with exporters at affordable rates. 7. The Directorate General of ment and will not adversely machines to recycle/crush the Bank of Baroda from this "We are concerned that it Foreign Trade (DGFT) in a impact its business. earthenware, its chairman Vinai April. The property situated (export credit) has fallen, and trade notice has said that The company, which has Kumar Saxena told PTI. "We in the tony Bandra Kurla will come up with the contours imports should arrive on implemented its digital bank- In the biggest are giving 30,000 potter wheels Complex central business of a vibrant programme (to Indian ports latest by October ing suite on cloud solution for this year which can be used to district has a land area of address the issue) soon, which 31 and the validity period of Shivalik Mercantile Co-oper- consolidation produce 2 crore kulhads and 2,878.36 sqm with a built-up will particularly support micro, the allotment will not be ative Bank Ltd, said it is also exercise in the other terracotta utensils daily," area of 9,953.73 sqm. small and medium enterpris- The Union Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal enhanced. witnessing strong client wins banking space, he said, adding the process "Bank of Baroda invites es," Goyal said while address- It said that several repre- internationally from markets should start within 15 days. presenting the awards at the Board of Trade Meeting, in New Delhi on Thursday bids for sale-cum-auction of ing the meeting of the Board sentations have been received like the US and Australia. the government The Ministry of Railways has in August had already directed all Principal Dena Corporate Centre in of Trade here. export credit. Rs 12.39 lakh crore in 2017-18. for extension of the date of "Impact is positive...last year, Chief Commercial Managers of BKC through an e-auction," The programme, more The bankers are on board He also said the ministry import of pulses beyond the government had merged announced four different Zonal Railways and according to an offer docu- importantly, will make for- and "...we shall shortly be would notify new anti-dump- October 31. Bank of Baroda with Dena and ment published in newspa- eign exchange credit available coming out with the contours ing rules this month. "The matter has been Vijaya, the platform is ours," major mergers of CMD IRCTC "to further public sector proliferate use of locally- pers Thursday. to exporters at competitive that have been finalised Further, the minister urged examined and it has been Infosys Finacle Senior Vice produced environment-savvy The auction will be held on rates, he said, adding that the between the Reserve Bank of states to send representatives to decided that no relaxation President and Global Head of banks, bringing terracotta products like kulhad, October 18. rates were likely to be in the India (RBI), the finance min- the Board of Trade meetings. can be granted at this stage Sales Venkatramana Gosavi said. However the banks said sub-four per cent category. istry and the commerce min- The level of participation of and eligible quantity/quota When asked if there could be down their total glasses and plates for serving number to 12 catering items at 400 railway the movable furniture and He said the ministry was istry," he added. states and ministries will issued to the millers should a loss of business on account of Stations across Indian otherfixtures in the proper- waiting for Finance Minister Export credit disbursement determine the cooperation arrive/land on Indian port these developments, he from 19 Railways", said Saxena. ty are not be part of the auc- Nirmala Sitharaman to take a declined 23 per cent in 2018- that "we will give" them, he latest by October 31," it answered in the negative. tion. call on some of the issues on 19 to Rs 9.57 lakh crore from said. noted. Speaking at an event, he said there could be challenges on Currently, banks in over 100 the tech front, among other countries use Finacle to cater to areas, for these banks may be more than a billion consumers operating on different banking and 1.3 billion accounts. Premji nostalgic over 40-yr Wipro bonds with IISc software and versions. Talking about the partner- In the biggest consolidation ship with Shivalik Mercantile PNS n BENGALURU make," Premji said. Apart from the transfer of months, they worked out of the IT Czar said. exercise in the banking space, Co-operative Bank Ltd, Gosavi The consultancy project technology and expertise, IISc Digital Lab at IISc. According to him, there are the government in August said the deployment of Finacle Founder Chairman of Wipro, involved surveying literature on helped build the R&D man- "This really was the birth of two big lessons from this story had announced four major Digital Banking Suite on cloud Azim Premji turned nostalgic the computers being made all power of Wipro. our IT business - what is now (Wipro-IISc association). mergers of public sector banks, will provide the bank with on Thursday at the Indian over the world. The first employee of Wipro the globally successful business "The first one is that collab- bringing down their total agility to scale operations in a Institute of Science here, where And it was also a platform IT division was an M Tech stu- by which Wipro is most known oration matters more than we{ number to 12 from 19. cost effective manner. the company's information for technical discussions, con- dent at IISc and was across the world. realise. We must encourage Gosavi said Infosys Finacle Working with end-to-end technology business was born ceptualisation, and design hired to anchor So, it would be quite and foster collaboration across has a dominant market share managed services, the bank four decades ago. review between Wipro's R&D the project in its accurate to say that different sectors - across edu- in India and is steadily shifted its banking platform Addressing Convocation team and IISc. initial stages. Wipro IT business cation and research institu- expanding its presence in the from a capital expense model 2019 at IISc, he recalled that in "It was here (IISc) that we Sridhar Mitta was born in IISc. tions, industry, civil society international markets as well. to an operational expense 1979, Wipro approached the began to think about what from ECIL This is our birth- and government", Premji said. "Our early success has been model, ensuring that the bank newly set up Centre for chips, bus and microprocessor joined Wipro place", Premji "The second lesson is that in our home market as expect- only pays for what it uses Scientific and Industry should be used in the first soon after. In said. years, and the company has the role and contribution of of ed from a product company. without significant upfront Consultancy at IISc for a con- Wipro computer," he said. the first few He said Wipro's continued to recruit from good and open-minded insti- "In the last 10-12 months, we investments. sultancy project. association with IISc and do collaborative tutions in society cannot be have had big wins in the US, in "Without technology mod- The city-headquartered IISc has continued projects at the cutting edge of measured in money terms", he the UK and Australia...rev- ernisation, cooperative banks company had then just set up It was here (IISc) that we began to over the past technology. said. enues are now secular in nature. face a persistent threat to their its information technology think about what chips, bus and 40 "...for example, we are "They have far-reaching and At one point in time, this part continuity, with big banks, fin- division, having decided to microprocessor should be used in the together doing a project on deep impact. We must build of the world (India) was con- techs and non-banking players diversify into IT. first Wipro computer 'driverless cars' and building more such institutions, which tributing largely (to revenues) investing to continuously "The institute constituted a —AZIM PREMJI India's first indigenous 'Metal pursue excellence in their cho- but now that is changing which expand their customer base," committee to advise us on Founder Chairman of Wipro 3D Printing (Additive sen fields - and are deeply is in line with our aspiration for Shivalik Bank MD and CEO what computer we should Manufacturing) Machine," the engaged with society. growing," he said. Suveer Kumar Gupta said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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Stereotyping the members of LGBTQ+ community populace has since long been mirrored in mainstream films, television, etc., They have been called names, abused and mistreated by all. Last year when Section 377 was legalised, many people rejoiced. But the question of how quick and open is the media still remains, finds ANUSHKA PRADEEP CAN THEY FINALLY COME

LGBTQA OUT OF THE CLOSET? he years 2018 and out movies such as ate an inclusive space for us. paradigm shift in mass 19 marked the Margherita With A Straw Our only source of help media was, in several ways, beginning of a and more recently Ek Ladki during times when we face directly or indirectly the T new chapter in Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga problems in society has result of the repeal of Indian media (starring, Anil Kapoor, been news channels,” she Section 377. when the portray- Sonam Kapoor, Rajkumaar continued. “National media has al of the ‘other’ gender Rao and Regina Cassandra) Upon being asked about always been far more sup- To be honest I used to watch shows like underwent a transition. which, though subtle in its her opinion of the represen- portive and tolerant of the Crime Patrol and there were several From a time when the com- approach, made a com- tation of transgender in LGBTQA+ community than occasions where lesbian relationships were munity was the butt of all mendable effort to bring the movies today, she opined, local media in most states,” jokes to the present when community into the lime- “Although it is amazing that says Kushary Sandipan bet- portrayed on screen. Most of these episodes the characters have depth light. the media is bringing forth ter known as Sandi, the made me cringe, because the people were and a reason to exist, their Whilst mainstream cine- content intended to create president of the Mobbera portrayed in a detestable manner. Television misrepresentation in Indian ma is taking baby steps awareness about trans-peo- foundation. media has finally ended. Or towards eradicating pre- ple, a majority still stereo- Sandi who claims to be a had me believe that this is what being part has it? existent social stigma, shows type the community.” gay says, “The local media of the community meant until I met people “Earlier, I never used to like Made in Heaven and 4 Media everywhere is now stigmatises the community in real life. Getting to know them up close participate in the LGBTQA+ More Shots Please on more enthusiastic than ever way more than national movements,” says Hepzibah Amazon prime and Sacred in trying to bring media ever does, be it in changed my life. Smith. “To be honest I used Games on Netflix have gone forth news in sup- movies or news. Local HEPZIBAH SMITH to watch shows like Crime to great lengths to redefine port of this cause. media generally prioritise PRESIDENT OF THE ‘ALL INDIA QUEER ASSOCIATION Patrol and there were sever- this impression. Social It is an unde- budget and scale over cause al occasions where lesbian media has been and is con- niable and intent. But a majority relationships were portrayed sistently attempting to nor- fact of locals as well as mem- on screen. Most of these malise the existence of the that bers of the media are yet episodes made me cringe, LGBTQ+ community thus the to understand which part because the people were acknowledging its equality of the population we portrayed in a detestable with respect to the hetero- actually represent, and manner. Television had me sexual population. more importantly believe that this is what “The community is in what we stand for.” being part of the communi- demand. It has now turned ty meant until I met people into a USP when it comes to in real life. Getting to know the media. They are them up close changed my promoting talent and life,” says Hepzibah, a bisex- equality,” says Shane, ual by orientation and the a 35-year-old The local media stigmatises president of the ‘All India trans-woman Queer Association’ (AIQA). who’s been the community way more than Smith, 25, never knew working for national media ever does, be it whether or not she would Dell for nine in movies or news. Local ever be able to identify with years. her community, due to the “Media media generally prioritise fear that had been instilled has budget and scale over cause in her by the depiction in helped and intent. But a majority of the media which adhered to cre- pre-existing stereotypes and locals as well as members of created an unsettling image. the media are yet to But, recently the repre- understand which part of the sentation of the LGBTQA+ content population we actually has changed drasti- represent, and more cally as main- importantly what we stand stream cine- ma began for churn- KUSHARY SANDIPAN ing PRESIDENT OF THE MOBBERA FOUNDATION Media has helped create an inclusive space for us. Our only source of help during times when we face problems in society has been WHILST MAINSTREAM CINEMA IS news channels. Although it is amazing that TAKING BABY STEPS TOWARDS the media is bringing forth content intended ERADICATING PRE-EXISTENT to create awareness about trans-people, a SOCIAL STIGMA, SHOWS LIKE majority still stereotype the community. The community is in demand. It has now turned MADE IN HEAVEN AND 4 MORE into a USP when it comes to the media. SHOTS PLEASE ON AMAZON PRIME They are promoting talent and equality AND SACRED GAMES ON NETFLIX SHANE HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO TRANS WOMAN WORKING WITH DELL REDEFINE THIS IMPRESSION

Corporates all set to prove their mettle in the upcoming CII Daikin Telangana Cricket Cup 2019, reports V SATEEESH REDDY 6TH EDITION OF CII CRICKET TOURNEY UNDERWAY aking a break EV Narasimha Reddy, powerful medium and it the first time and watching from the mun- vice chairman & MD, brings everyone together. We Sunil Gavaskar playing. He dane routine, Telangana State Industrial can learn many life lessons urged the players of corpo- more than 30 cor- Infrastructure Corporation from sports. Cricket is a rate cricket cup to never T porate teams will (TSIIC), unveiled the win- team game that needs every- give up till the last ball, cit- take part in the ners and the runner’s up one support to achieve vic- ing the recent performance 6th edition of CII Daikin trophy of Telangana Cricket tory. It helps us learn various of Ben Stokes in the final Telangana Cricket Cup Cup 2019. things like teamwork, lead- match of World Cup 2019, being organised by the Narasimha Reddy appre- ership, time management, Cricket. Confederation of Indian ciated CII for organising the decision making and more.” G Sarva Lakshmi, ICC Industry — Telangana from corporate cricket cup and He adds, “Apart from Match Referee, said that September 21 to October 20 creating a bonding amongst cricket, other sports have spirit of cricket should be in Hyderabad. all sectors as IT, Pharma, also been receiving good upheld and success of others Synergising the industry manufacturing, construc- response in the recent times. should also be enjoyed and and sports together and to tion, finance, among others. Hyderabad has produced respected. She added that create a well-defined physi- He said that team work is many international players sports teaches one to handle cal infrastructure and enable the key to success and felt like VVS Laxman, ups and downs in life human development in the that such sports events Azharuddin, AmbatiRayudu ICC cricket umpire Industry, CII Telangana is among different industries and more.” ChettithodyShamshuddin organising the sixth edition will create a fraternity Andrew Fleming, UK said that cricket is a certain of the cricket cup. The tour- between the employees by Deputy High Commissioner game with a lot of uncer- nament starts with the cutting the barriers of hier- to Telangana & AP, said that tainties. He urged players to round robin league followed archy. He said that sports sports bring nations togeth- work on achieving excel- by knock-out matches and not only gives fitness but er. He shared some of his lence rather than perfection. will be played across various also sharpens one’s mind. memories of cricket in He also suggested payers to cricket grounds in the city D Raju, Chairman, CII London such as visiting the play the game very hard but during weekends. Telangana, says. “Sports is a Lords Cricket ground for play safe and fair. 12

Hyderabad Friday September 13, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

BONDING COMEDY THEATRE SUNDEEP SHARMA LIVE SRIRAM - A STYLISED DANCE DRAMA l OVER ART lSundeep Sharma is the Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra's magnum "Brahman bro" of comedy. opus is based on the Indian epic Ramayana. It roups of artists have displayed their latest This Bareilly guy has a was first produced in 1957 as Ramlila. It has Gwork at an exhibition named Emerging typical North Indian been staged for the last 65 years and has Palettes at Shrishti Art Gallery. Art lovers accent and performs travelled to many countries. The troupe attended in large numbers and interacted with jokes with a desi flair. He comprises of 20 artistes. the artists about their concept of work. is a storyteller and September 14, 7 pm, Shilpakala Vedika incorporates social, political and general issues in his comedy. His mimicry of famous national and international personalities only adds to his hilariousness. September 14, 7 pm, Oakwood Residence Kapil, Gachibowli.

FRESHER THOUGHTS lThis will be the EK DURACHARI RAJA Meghana Rao freshest material l l All of us believe from Kunal Kamra. After seeing him take that our present over the internet with may be bad but his extremely edgy our future will be humour, he is back good. The Hindi to Hyderabad with play Ek Durachari his latest show Raja (the story of a ‘Fresher thoughts'. A despot) adapted show where he from Albert brings to you his Camus' Caligula brand new bits. Yet another YouTube breaking video, a genre-defining remains universally relevant. It represents the l face of despotism, not only in terms of the Divya Reddy Meda Lakshmi Nambiar podcast and troll bashing worthy of history books,

l Kunal is back with new jokes, insights and truth whimsical madness and deification of rulers but bombs also in terms of how people react to such rule September 13 to October 6, multiple venues in city with glimmer of hope for the future. September 22, 7.30 pm, Lamakaan VENTRILOQUISM GADHA KAHINI lVentriloquism is an l The play Gadha Kahini art of voice manipulation - The story of a Donkey, using a puppet or doll. opens with five Sathosh is a storytellers trying to international gather an audience for Ventriloquism artiste, narrating their stories and with more than 20 years finally agress upon telling experience in performing Ventriloquism shows. He is the Story of a Donkey, together. the only ventriloquist who is attending international September 15, 7.30 pm, Lamakaan Ventriloquism convention at USA, since 2012. He regularly works with schoolchildren & teachers in

Sushma Thota helping them to improving their skills. MAHABHARATA - THE EPIC TALE

l September 21, 11 am, Lamakaan l All history and mythology is based on EXHIBITION cause and effect, EMERGING PALETTES Mahabharata - The Epic Tale... lA group art exhibition, a in-depth deals platform for emerging with the artists to display their work. primary This is the 11th edition of emotional and the exhibition organised in psychological collaboration with Goethe- causes that were the genesis of this destructive Zentrum. From September 7 war. The planet has witnessed destruction based to October 6 at Shrishti Art on the whims of a few people. Gallery, Jubilee Hills. September 14 to October 6, multiple venues GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] l Sunila Eti l Dr Kamala l Komal Mistri (artist) Photos by SV Chary FUN TIME

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Rules l Each row and column can contain each number (1 to 9) exactly once. l The sum of all numbers in any row or column must equal 45. 13

Hyderabad Friday September 13, 2019 tollywood KOTI AKHIL switches tracks oti, popular music composer of the to get a makeover ’90s, is making his K acting debut with director Siva Nagu’s Devineni, featuring for his next with Taraka Ratna in the titular role. In the action drama, which will revolve around the life and times of TDP leader Devineni Nehru Prasanth Varma and his feud with politi- cal rival Vangaveeti The untitled film will be produced by Niranjan Ranga (played by senior actor Banerjee), the Reddy of Matinee Entertainment and the famed composer will be as seen as KS Vyas, the pre-production is on, finds NAGARAJ GOUD superintendent of police of Vijayawada is second film Kalki result aside, Prasanth Varma is still the go-to man back then in 1983. for young actors who are looking to get out of their comfort zones. Expressing his joy, Credited with giving Rajasekhar a stylish makeover in Kakli, the direc- Koti, who of late has tor is set to emulate the same with his next actor, Akhil Akkineni, as been judging h well, The Pioneer has exclusively learnt. The untitled singing reality film will be produced by Niranjan Reddy of shows, says, “This Matinee Entertainment and the pre-production is is a second innings on. “Contrary to some reports, the film is not a of sorts for me. I crime-thriller. It’s a village-based love story pep- was a successful composer for 20 years. When director Siva pered with humour. In fact, the audience will Nagu approached me to play a cop, I was immediately feel the humour from the first frame to last. reminded of my father’s wish of him seeing me as an IPS The director will be giving a complete officer. I latched on to the opportunity pronto. My career makeover to Akhil and his first look will lit- began in 1983 and I'm incidentally playing a role in film, erally take everyone by surprise. With the which happened in the same timeframe.” help of photo shop, the team has zeroed in The director informs the film is 75 per cent wrapped on a look already. Acting-wise and looks-wise, up and with the last schedule, talkie portions will be Akhil will get a makeover akin to the way Ram wrapped up. He is planning to film the climax Charan got with Rangasthalam,” points out a episode on the Chilakaluripet Highway, Guntur on a highly-placed source close to the unit. grand note. The likes of Annapurnamma, Ajay, The source adds that Prasanth understands that Nagineedu, Prasanna Kumar and Suresh Kondeti will the biggest challenge in front of him will be to pre- be seen in supporting roles in the film, a production sent Akhil, who looks debonair in general, convincing- venture of Ram Rathod. ly as a villager. “Which is why he is planning to conduct a workshop of 45 days for the principal actors to get their body language and the role’s nuances right. Akhil is required to put on some weight for his part. In fact, he was looking for a subject like this and as luck would have it Prasanth approached him with what he wanted. That is how the project began to take form,” the source chips in. The source further informs us that no actress has been zeroed in to romance Akhil as of now. “The director pitched the film’s idea to both Nivetha Thomas and Sai Pallavi. They liked ANANDA PRASAD it. After Akhil wraps up Bommarillu Bhasker’s romantic-comedy, Prasanth will take a call on his leading lady depending on their availability and other factors,” the source concluded. signs AJAY BHUPATHI hile the status of his second film Mahasamudram, a w love story set in the backdrop of smug- gling, still hangs in balance- DEVERAKONDA after he and Ravi Teja had a bit- ter fall out- looks like Ajay Bhupathi has found a producer for this #SaveNallamala third project. bats for Ananda Prasad, who is producing Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s next with Nithiin and CAMPAIGN Anand Deverakonda’s sec- ond project presently, will be shepherd- ing RX100 director’s third project under Nallamala forests (sic),” he noted. his Bhavya Creations. The official couple of days after actor-turned- He suggested to the government that if all announcement was made on Thursday. politician Pawan Kalyan extended his it wants is a non-renewable source like ura- The project is likely to go to sets next year. support to the protests against allow- nium, then they can purchase it. While more details are awaited, a state- a ing uranium mining in the Nallamalla “We can buy Uranium but can we buy ment on behalf of the production house did forest area in Nagarkurnool district forests? If we can’t afford it, develop renew- hint that ‘a sensational star hero is expected of Telangana, Vijay Deverakonda too joined able solar energy, put solar panels on every to sign it’. Any guesses? in the cause. Sharing his concerns on his social rooftop, and make it compulsory (sic),” he media pages on Thursday, the Arjun Reddy pointed out and declared what is the point of sensation said that 20,000 acres of Nallamala possessing uranium and electricity “when we stands at “risk of being destroyed”. “We have don’t have breathable air and drinkable destroyed our lakes, flooded our states, water” in the first place. caused drought in others, and polluted most Deverakonda is the latest tinsel town of our drinking water sources. The quality of celeb, after Sekhar Kammula, to have raised our air is deteriorating everywhere, while mul- his concerns over uranium mining in tiple cities are running out of water, to drink, For Raj and DK, Nallamala forests, which is spread across five brush, shower, wash, everything. And we con- districts in Andhra Pradesh and two districts tinue to justify destroying any small good that in Telangana — Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda. is left. Next in line are the lush green SUNDEEP turns ere is the first look of Prathiroju Pandage, starring Sai Dharam, Raashi Khanna and First look of Prathiroju H Satyaraj in the lead roles. Directed by Maruthi, the film, a joint production venture between GA2 Pictures and UV Creations, celebrates the spirit Pandage out of life and will open in cinemas this Christmas. an ARMY MAJOR undeep Kishan, who is basking in the success of Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene, will be seen as army Major s Vikram Vaid in director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK’s antici- pated web series Family Man, spearheaded by national award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee. The actor has shot for the series long back but his pictures in the uniform were released recently. It’s also the first time he is playing a Major. While we don’t know whether his part will run throughout the series to be streamed on Amazon Prime Video from September 20, he has definitely pinned high hopes on the series, as it marks him reteaming up with his Shor In The City directors. The series will focus on the tale of an under- cover spy (Bajpayee) working with National Investigation Agency, trying to stick to the straight and narrow. While he tries to protect the nation from terror threats, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secre- tive, high-pressure, and low paying job. The likes of Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Gul Panag, Sharad Kelkar, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Dalip Tahil and Darshan Kumar round off the supporting cast of what appears to be an edgy action drama with a dose of satirical humour. THE SERIES WILL FOCUS ON THE TALE OF AN UNDERCOVER SPY WORKING WITH NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, TRYING TO STICK TO THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW 14

Hyderabad Friday September 13, 2019 celeb talks ALI FAZAL TO RIHANNA SHARE SCREEN WANTS WOMEN TO FEEL SPACE WITH “SEXIEST'' IN GAL GADOT HER LATEST COLLECTION

inger Rihanna says her latest Savage X Fenty collection is designed by a S woman for women. i-D mag- In an interview to hitmak- azine, the Man down er said she hopes to see women feel their bestfemale- in the garments, reports first.co.uk. “It’s for women to feel their ctor Ali Fazal has bagged a starrole sexiest, their boldest, their alongside Wonder Woman most feminine, their most Gal Gadot in a film basedDeath on masculine, their most, peri- author Agatha Christies od. I’m a curvy girl, and if I A on The Nile. can’t wear it myself, it’s not After playing the titular lead in Ali will now be seen in going to work. Victoria & Abdul, “I need to see how it looks the on-screen modern-day adaptation of the on my hips, on my thighs, novel. on my stomach — does it It explores the investigation Hercule look good on me or only on Poirot sets upon due to certain mysterious a fit model? It’s important,” events that occur on a cruise ship on the added Rihanna. nile. A murder. As the investigation goes on and a handful of suspects come into ques- tion, several of the suspects also meet their demise, further deepening the mys- tery. The film, to be directed by Kenneth Branagh, is said to be a follow up to the hit Murder on the Orient Express. Ali said, “I am part of this wonderful jour- ney and I look forward to being a part of it. My mother and I have always been huge fans of Agatha Christie novels.” It goes on floors later this month in London and parts of Europe.

CHRISTINA HACKS EX'S PHONE KATIE PRICE MAY BEFORE LOSE £2 MILLION SEPARATING MANSION OVER ctress-singer Christina Milian says she hacked into BANKRUPTCY former boyfriend Nick A Canon’s phone for a month he former glamour model entered into an before breaking up with him. ongoing Individual Voluntary Arrangement In an interview to E! News, with debtors in 2018 which reportedly Christina opened up about how she T allowed her to pay £12,000 a month found out Nick was being unfaithful to over the course of four years. But The her. Sun reports that a bankruptcy “When I was dating Nick Cannon, the petition has been placed on the IVA, and password somehow worked on the first that on October 14 she will find out of check and I was right and the next thing her home, which she lives in with new you know, I was reading for like a boyfriend Charles Drury, will be used month. I was reading messages. I was as payment. A bankruptcy petition stuck in Romania. I had time. I cannot is an application to the court for bust him when I am away. I need to bust someone’s assets to be taken and him in person so in the meantime, I’m sold to pay their debts. Katie out- going to get my intel, make sure this is side court in March 2019. In for real for real and it was for real so it December 2018, Katie swerved being was enough,” she said. formally declared bankrupt after her pay- Christina added she had a hard time ment plan was accepted by the courts. It imagining a split from her ‘first love’. came four months after Katie agreed to pay “We were just so close that I think at back her creditors over a period of time, with a fol- that time, I couldn’t deal with the idea low-up bankruptcy hearing taking place on October that if we ended up breaking up, I wasn’t 30, 2018, to hear her 12-week progress. A report on going to get to see him again. So I want- November 28 alleged that Katie was ‘chasing her ed to be able to see him in person, go tail’ with repayments because her ‘loans, mort- over it-not like it would change any- gage, debts and taxes outweighed her pro- thing-but part of me was like he was my jected income’. However, in the December first love. It was unreal that it was hap- hearing, her terms for repayment by her pening,” she explained. “He was living at creditors were accepted, and as long as she my house. Right under my roof this is stuck to the plan, she was in the clear. Katie happening? It just kind of blew me has been recent weeks holidaying in Turkey. away,” she pointed out.

KRITI HAS IMPROMPTU DINNER WITH ‘GIRL CRUSH' PRIYANKA ctress Kriti Sanon had impromptu dinner plans with actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who she fondly called her ‘girl crush’, after New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Kriti on Wednesday night took to Instagram, where A she shared a photograph of herself along with Priyanka and her friends. “Impromptu plans are the best! It was so lovely meeting you last night Priyanka Chopra! Girl crush. Natasha Poonawalla good to see ya in a different city this time. Rohin Iyer this trip has been fab! To many more!” Kriti captioned the image. The Bareilly Ki Barfi actress earlier shared a string of pho- tographs from the NYFW along with Stuart Vevers, Creative Director of the luxury label Coach. On the Bollywood front, Kriti will next be seen in Panipat, a period drama. The film also stars actor Arjun Kapoor. She will also be seen in the fourth installment of the Housefull franchise starring Akshay Kumar. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 sport 15

SINGLES Taylor backs Smith to Sourabh enters Vietnam quarters Ho Chi Minh City: A gritty Sourabh Verma dug deep to get the better off Japan's Yu Igarashi and Games of two halves lead Aussies again enter the men's singles quarterfinals of the Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 tournament on Smith failed to hold on to a AFP n LONDON Thursday. The second seeded Indian edged out sharp chance at second slip off Igarashi 25-23, 24-22 to set up a quarterfinal clash the bowling of Siddle. ormer skipper Mark Taylor on Thursday with local favourite Tien Minh Nguyen. Siril, who is Root drove Josh Fbacked Steve Smith to captain Australia again ranked 97th in the world could not get past China's Hazlewood square of the wick- after his incredible Ashes exploits, as support Lei Lan Xi in the pre-quarterfinals, going down 12- et to bring up 7,000 Test runs mounts for the 30-year-old to be given a second 21, 15-21 in a one-sided contest. The third seeded in his 158th innings — only chance. Shubhankar Dey had also suffered a 11-21, 17-21 three England players have Smith was banned for 12 months over a brazen defeat at the hands of unseeded Malaysian Jia Wei reached the mark more quick- attempt to alter the ball with sandpaper under his Tan. India's campaign also ended in the men's ly. captaincy in a Cape Town Test, and slapped with doubles event after the pair of Arun George and But the home side were a further year’s suspension from any leadership role Sanyam Shukla lost 13-21, 11-21 to top seeds Lu unable to make the most of which runs out at the end of March next year. Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei. their good fortune, losing Rory While wicketkeeper Tim Paine assumed the job Burns and Ben Stokes tamely in Tests and won praise for the way he helped the Dutee to run in World C'ships to stumble to 130-3. side retain the Ashes at Old Trafford last weekend, New Delhi: Sprinter Dutee Chand has been added he will be 35 in December. to India's team for the World Athletics FIRST TO G O Usman Khawaja and Travis Head have been Championships to be held in Doha later this month Opener Burns was caught touted as potential future leaders, but neither have after the national federation accepted an invite for at midwicket for 47 when he performed in England while Pat Cummins and Josh her participation from the international parent body. top-edged a pull off the bowl- Hazlewood are bowlers, who rarely become cap- The Athletics Federation of India had on September ing of Hazlewood while Stokes tains. 9 named a 25-member team for the (September 27- miscued a pull off the recalled Taylor, who helped determine Smith’s ball-tam- October 6) World Championships while also Mitchell Marsh and was pering penalty, along with the bans handed to David approving World University Games 100m champion caught at point for 20. Warner and Cameron Bancroft, said he was the nat- Dutee's name, pending an invite from the IAAF. Root, making the most of ural choice to take over. Dutee did not meet the qualification mark of 11.24 his fortune, reached his fifty off “I believe Smith will captain Australia again,” seconds but found herself within the required 105 balls with just three fours. he said in a column for the Sydney Morning Herald. number of competitors for the event. “The IAAF sent Earlier, opener Joe Denly “I was on the Cricket Australia board that deter- an invite, saying Dutee can compete in the World was the first to go, caught in mined the penalties for Smith, David Warner and Championships and the AFI has accepted it. So, her the slips by Smith for 14. Cameron Bancroft over the events of participation is confirmed,” an AFI source said. Visiting captain Paine Cape Town and have no doubt he will be asked the home side to bat, a better leader next time around because Mary in line for Padma Vibhushan hoping his bowlers could take of the very harsh lessons he learnt.” New Delhi: Archer Tarundeep Rai and hockey advantage of early overcast Paine was widely criticised for his Olympian MP Ganesh were on Thursday conditions in south London decision-making in the third Test at recommended for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest but will rue his team's missed Headingley that Australia lost, civilian honour in India, alongside seven women chances. but he bounced back admirably sportspersons by the Sports Ministry. Besides Rai Australia won at Old at Old Trafford and Taylor said and Ganesh, seven women in this year's list of Trafford last week to he should retain the armband recommendations for the Padma Shri award are take a 2-1 lead in the for the upcoming home wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Manika Batra (table tennis), five-match series, summer series against n cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, national women's AFP Mitchell Marsh celebrates taking the wicket of Sam Curran AP meaning they will Pakistan and New Zealand. hockey team captain Rani Rampal, former shooter LONDON retain the Ashes urn But Smith would be Suma Shirur and mountaineer twin sisters Tashi and England captain Root regardless of the result waiting in the wings. Nungshi Malik. In six-time world champion M C oe Root came into the match search- WORLD CUP at the Oval. “To me it’s not a matter of Mary Kom, the Sports Ministry has, for the first time, rode his ing for consistency after But Paine said whether he (Smith) becomes recommended a woman athlete for the prestigious Jluck to three ducks in his five pre- WINNERS his side were "very captain again on April 1. It Padma Vibhushan award, the country's second reach his 50 vious innings but needed ENGLAND, hungry" to complete doesn’t have to happen that highest civilian honour. The Sports Ministry has also after being dropped three outrageous luck to survive. the job and win quickly,” he said. recommended world champion and Olympic Silver times by fumbling Australia on He had an astonishing let- DESPERATE TO their first Test “But I’d like to think when medallist shuttler PV Sindhu for the Padma the opening day of the fifth off when, on 24, he top-edged LEVEL THE SERIES series in England Paine is finished as Test captain Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian honour. Ashes Test at the Oval on a pull off Pat Cummins to deep for 18 years. — whether that's in six months' Thursday. fine leg, only for the recalled AT 2-2, REACHED To stand any time or two or three years — he Wahab takes indefinite break World Cup winners Peter Siddle to drop a straight- 169-3 AT TEA chance of levelling the would be a candidate to lead the Karachi: Pakistan's seasoned left-arm fast bowler England, desperate to level forward catch, much to the series, England will have to side again.” Wahab Riaz on Thursday announced taking the series at 2-2, reached 169- delight of the nearby crowd. AFTER LOSING find a way to prise out Smith, Another ex-captain, Ian indefinite break from the longest format of the 3 at tea after losing the toss, as In Cummins' next over who has scored 671 runs in Chappell, has also backed game, saying he will concentrate on one-day and early cloud cover gave way to Root again had a huge escape THE TOSS, AS just five innings at an aston- Smith to again assume the role. T20 cricket for the time being. Wahab said he will sunny skies in London. when wicketkeeper Paine EARLY CLOUD ishing average of more than “I think the problem for not play in the revamped Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first Root was unbeaten on 57 failed to cling on to a one- 134. Australia will be there’s no one else class tournament which kicks off from Saturday. He and Jonny Bairstow was 22 not handed chance in front of COVER GAVE WAY All-rounder Marsh and I can see to captain that side,” he said said he will be concentrating on the shorter formats out as the home side seek to David Warner at first slip. TO SUNNY SKIES seamer Siddle were brought in recently, while Ricky Ponting stated of the game. He also said he may be returning to deny Tim Paine's Australia a Shortly after lunch the for the tourists, with batsman he “wouldn’t have any problem with red-ball cricket at a later date. “After reviewing my first series win in England skipper had yet another IN LONDON Travis Head and paceman it at all”. past couple of years' performances in red-ball since 2001. reprieve when a diving Steve Mitchell Starc missing out. cricket and the upcoming limited overs cricket, I have decided to take time off from first-class cricket,” Wahab said. “During this period, I will like to focus on 50-over and 20-over cricket, and continue to access my fitness for the longer version Clijsters announces surprise comeback of the game. At a stage I feel I can not only return Would be thrilled by In a 51-second video on but also perform with the red-ball, I would make social media she asks: “Could myself available,” he added. I be a loving mum to three kids, and the best tennis Modric adds to Zidane worries Neymar’s return: Messi player I can possibly be? Madrid: Real Madrid's Luka Modric has been “Let’s do this. Let’s come back diagnosed with a groin injury, the Spanish club said AFP n BARCELONA said Messi. “I would have one more time. See you in on Thursday, less than a week before they face liked it if he had come and 2020.” Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The arcelona captain Lionel been with us but, as I have Clijsters made her WTA reigning Ballon d'Or winner is a doubt for BMessi would be “thrilled” said, we have an exception- debut aged 15 at Antwerp in Saturday's La Liga fixture against Levante and if Neymar returned to the al squad to challenge for 1999. She has 41 singles could miss the trip to the French capital on Catalan side but insisted every title, even without titles, and is the only moth- Wednesday. Real's website confirmed the club's they could still win trophies him.” er to top the WTA charts medical service had diagnosed “a muscle injury in without the Brazilian. Messi denied reports he since computer rankings the adductor of the right leg”. Playmaker Hazard In an interview with the had used his influence to try began in 1975. and Colombia's Rodriguez returned to training with Catalan newspaper Sport and force the Barcelona Despite her lengthy time the squad on Tuesday which suggests they could this week, Messi said the board to push through the out she still ranks third be available for Real's opening group stage tie at return of Neymar, who was deal. among active players in the Parc de Princes. at Barca from 2013 and 2017 “Here, it is not me that terms of tournament success when he left for Paris Saint- gives the orders,” he said. Kim Clijsters celebrates after winning US Open title WTA/File Picture behind the Williams sisters manish claims dominating win Germain, could only “We never said that he had — Serena with 72 titles and Ekaterinburg: Commonwealth Games Silver- strengthen the Spanish to be brought in. We didn’t AFP n PARIS I’ve been a full-time mum. Venus with 49. medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg) hardly broke a champions. make any demands.” And I love it, I really do. But She told the WTA’s offi- sweat as he out-punched Kyrgyzstan's Uulu Argen “I would be thrilled if “I don’t know if the club elgium’s former world I also loved being a profes- cial website that her motiva- Kadyrbek to enter the second round of the World Neymar came back,” said the (Barcelona) wanted it to Bnumber one Kim sional tennis player. And tion to come out of retire- men's Boxing Championship here on Thursday. Argentine. happen. What I do know is Clijsters announced on honestly I miss that feeling,” ment wasn’t that she felt she Kaushik prevailed 5-0 in the thoroughly lopsided “I understand that not that Neymar really wanted it. Thursday her return to com- she said on Twitter. still had something to prove opening-round bout. He will next face the everyone agrees. That’s nor- But I understand it is very petitive tennis in 2020, seven Clijsters won the US but rather for “the chal- Netherland's Enrico Lacruz. The only Indian in mal after everything that difficult to negotiate with years after retiring to become Open in 2005, 2009 and lenge”. action on Thursday, Kaushik was advised to keep happened around Ney, the PSG.” a stay-at-home mum of three 2010, and the Australian “I have friends who his distance from Kadyrbek by his corner and he way in which he left, the way Lionel Messi celebrates with Neymar Jr after scoring for Barcelona Twitter Barcelona president children. Open in 2011. would say, I want to run the executed the plan to perfection. The first round was he abandoned us. results we want.” ($264 million at the time) in Josep Maria Bartomeu said The 36-year-old four- She initially retired in New York Marathon before relatively uneventful before Kaushik took control of “But when you look at The summer transfer 2017, with Barcelona and on Friday Neymar “did time singles Grand Slam 2007 aged 23, making a I turn 50. For me, I still love the proceedings with his accurately-placed the sporting angle, for me window saw an on-off soap Real Madrid both linked. everything” to force through champion said she loved return two years later after to play tennis,” she said. combination punches. It also helped that his rival Neymar is one of the best opera surrounding the 27- Ultimately he stayed in a return to the Camp Nou in being a mum but missed the having her first child to win As a former world num- was neither quick nor had the ferocity in punches to players in the world and year-old’s apparent desire to the French capital, at least for the close season, but his club adrenalin of the tennis world her second US Open, then ber one she can expect cause any concern for the Indian, who got the obviously would improve leave PSG, who paid a world the time being. could “not meet” the French tour. hanging up her racquet again unlimited wildcards next unanimous nod of the judges. our chances of getting the record 222 million euros “I am not disappointed,” champions' demands. “These last seven years after the 2012 US Open. season. Patna keep playoff hopes alive Kolkata: Record-breaker Sandeep Narwal was once again at his best as Patna continued their winning momentum, edging out Jaipur Pink Empty space reserved for Olympic Gold: Sindhu Panthers 36-33 in a thrilling Pro Kabaddi League fixture here on Thursday. Coming on the back of a PTI n NEW DELHI Rio Games, World that and would love to see try and learn new things. think about it because if there is a dearth of qual- big victory against Tamil Thalaivas here on Monday, Championships (2017, myself win that Olympic I should also learn new I can play well, it will ity women’s singles play- three-time champions Patna thus picked their he World 2018), 2017 Dubai Super Gold at Tokyo. things in each tourna- come up. At the end of ers in the country beyond second win in a row to jump from rock bottom to TChampionship Gold Series Finals, the 2018 “There is a vacant ment, because people will the day, you will have to them. ninth place in the 12-team table and keep their has healed the wounds of Commonwealth Games space (laughs) in my cab- have some kind of strat- beat these top players On whether she is playoff hopes alive. Patna now have 30 points, while all past final debacles and the Jakarta Asian inet for that Gold. The egy for me,” she said. again to achieve the concerned about lack of the Jaipur outfit remained in top-six with 42 points, except the Rio Olympics, Games. Olympic qualification is “I have been working Gold,” she said. women’s singles players, having played 15 matches each. Captain Narwal led says Indian badminton “It (World on and this win will give with Kim. She had some Asked if achieving the Sindhu said: “Well, after by example with 14 raid points as he was ably ace P V Sindhu, who has Championships Gold) me the confidence to go changes for me and it world No1 ranking is on me and Saina, there is a supported by Jang Kun Lee (eight points) as the kept an empty space in takes care of all those further.” helped me. But now I her mind, the former little bit of gap. There are Korean made a fine comeback to the side to put up her trophy cabinet for losses. People have been Sindhu, however, says have to learn few new world No 2 said: “Yeah.. some junior players but it a formidable attack. the top prize, which she talking about my final the path to the Tokyo things. I need to work on But I am not very partic- will take time. It is not hopes to claim in Tokyo phobia, how I take pres- Olympic Gold will be a net-play.” ular about ranking and going to be easy. Schutt takes 2 whAite ball hat-tricks North Sound: next year. sure in the finals and I tough one as now her Ranked fifth in the for now it is Olympics, it “A lot of players from Australia fast bowler Megan Schutt An Olympic Silver- can say I gave the answer opponents will look to World currently, Sindhu is ultimate goal, so after other countries are doing scripted history by becoming the first woman to medallist, Sindhu with my racquet,” Sindhu, exploit her weaknesses has virtually sealed her that it will be step by step. well at the junior level claim two hat-tricks in white ball cricket after she clinched the historic who has been recom- and she will need to add Olympic qualification. “Next for me is whether it is Korea, cleaned up the West Indies tail in the third ODI. Schutt World Championship mended for Padma something new to her A higher ranking will China, so focusing on Thailand or China. So I (3/24), thus, became the first Australian women to Gold at Basel after beat- Bhushan said. game to achieve success. help her avoid meeting that,” said the think it will take a few claim a hat-trick in ODIs. Her feat enabled Australia ing Japan’s Nozomi “But Olympics is a “(Rio) 2016 was my top players when the Hyderabadi, who is tak- years till we have some women to bowl out West Indies women for a paltry Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in completely different feel- first Olympics and draw is made at the Tokyo ing part in the China players coming up. 180. Later chasing 181, half centuries by opener her third successive final. ing. Rio (Games) and nobody knew me much. I Games but Sindhu said Open (September 17) and “But they need to Alyssa Healy (61) and captain Meg Lanning (58) Before that historic World Championship was just one of the play- she is unfazed about Korea Open (September work hard. They have to helped Australia beat the hosts by eight wickets in the third game of the five-match series on Wednesday. day, the 24-year-old gave me different memo- ers but after Rio, every- standings. 24) in the next two weeks. be smart and be strong The visitors have now taken an unassailable 3-0 lead. Indian faced incessant for ries, but, yeah, one Gold thing changed and now “Ranking matters While Sindhu and themselves about what AGENCIES losing lost in the finals of medal is missing, so def- after the world champi- because the draw depends Saina Nehwal have put they want,” she signed major events such as the initely I will work hard for onship, everybody will on it but I don’t really Indian badminton on top, off. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 sport 16 Feroz Shah Kotla renamed as Arun Jaitley stadium 2nd Innings PTI n NEW DELHI

he Delhi and District Cricket Association Rohit to play as opener in South Africa Tests; Rahul makes way for Shubman T(DDCA) on Thursday renamed the Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium in memo- HARSHIT BISHT n NEW DELHI ry of the late politician-cum-sports-administra- SQUADS tor. n another bid to ignite his Test career, In a glittering function, Home Minister Indian limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Test: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Amit Shah digitally inaugurated the renamed ISharma has been selected as the first- Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in presence of late choice opener alongside Mayank Agarwal Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), finance minister’s family. for the three-match Test series against Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (Wicket- DDCA also unveiled a new pavilion stand South Africa starting from 2nd October keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket- at the Feroz Shah Kotla after skipper Virat Kohli, at Visakhapatnam. keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently became the most successful India The Mumbai batsman, who opens for Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, captain in Test cricket, surpassing MS Dhoni. India in One Day International and T20 Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, A short video and an animation film on format made his long-awaited Test debut Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill. Kohli’s journey from being an U-19 player to in the home series against West Indies in India captain was also shown. November 2013 (farewell series of Sachin Board President's XI: Rohit Sharma “When I decided to name a stand in hon- Tendulkar) but despite scoring 177 runs (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank our of Virat Kohli, I told this first to Arun Jaitley in his maiden innings and earning Man Panchal, AR Easwaran, Karun Nair, ji. He told me this is a good decision because of the Series award, the talented 32-years Siddhesh Lad, KS Bharat (wicket- there is no better player than Virat in world old Mumbaikar never really impressed in keeper), Jalaj Saxena, Dharmendrasinh cricket,” said DDCA president Rajat Sharma. the red-ball format and could only man- Jadeja, Avesh Khan, Ishan Porel, The unveiling ceremony was held at the age to feature in 27 Tests in six years since Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav. Weightlifting Hall of the Jawaharlal Nehru debut despite being a top performer in the Soon after getting his maiden call-up for the Test Stadium. white-ball game. series. Shubman Gill said it's an honour to represent Besides the family members of Jaitley, the One of the primary reasons for his the country, ‘donning the blue or white’ the Karnataka player got a fair run but a gala evening was also attended by Sport exclusion from the Test side was his bat- dip in form forced the panel to go for a Minister Kiren Rijiju, former sports minister ting position; with Cheteshwar Pujara, that team management's patience with him change. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Delhi BJP chief Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane forming (Pant) is finally running out even though “We definitely communicated to KL. Manoj Tiwari, ex-skipper Kapil Dev and former the solid middle-order partnership, Rohit he remains the first-choice for the selec- He is an exceptional talent and unfortu- India opener Chetan Chauhan, among others. was left with no choice than to give up his tion panel. nately his form has dipped in red-ball “For Arun ji, cricket was his passion and life. preferred position and bat at number six Asked who among Pant or cricket,” Prasad said. He remained DDCA chief for 13 years and he in which he never looked comfortable. Wriddhiman is going to be the first “With Shikhar Dhawan and Murali played a great role in making the likes of Virat, And now with Hanuma Vihari perform- choice, Prasad gave a twisted reply. Vijay gone, we can’t keep changing both Pant, Dhawan, Nehra, Sehwag as great players. ing well in that position (number six) for “My answer is the same. Let’s see. the openers in the side. Someone had to All these players love him very much,” Sharma almost a year, there was no other choice Rishabh definitely to begin with but we will stick around. And probably with seniors, said. left with the selectors except to try Rohit see whether the team management thinks who exiting, KL got more opportunities. as opener in place of out-of-form KL on those lines. Let’s leave it to them. Also Unfortunately, he was not delivering con- 2 NEW ACADEMIES Rahul, who despite having long run in the in India, we need a ‘keeper with some sistently. He delivered in patches and that's The DDCA president Rajat Sharma also red-ball format at his preferred position more skills playing at home, let’s see how why we backed him because when he is announced the setting up of two cricket acad- failed to perform according to his calibre. it goes,” he said. on song, he is treat to watch.” emies for under-privileged kids here, an endeav- Rohit, who started his international In the bowling section, Umesh Yadav When asked about what’s next for our the likes of Kapil Dev and Gautam Gambhir career as a middle-order batsman in lost his place despite being the top wick- Rahul, Prasad gave the example of VVS have agreed to support. 2007 T20 World Cup was promoted to et-taker in the last home series (11 wick- Laxman. “Following my friend late Arun Jaitley’s open the innings in the One Day format ets in two Tests) against West Indies in “When VVS Laxman was once vision, we have decided to have two cricket acad- and subsequently in the T20s also after he 2018, as in home conditions, the team can’t dropped from the Indian team, he went emies for under-privileged kids. impressed in the ICC Champions Trophy have the luxury of four specialist pacers back to domestic cricket, scored 1400 runs The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) 2013 in England and Wales. His opening when only two will finally play. in the Ranji Trophy and came back. KL has has allotted land in Pitampura and CWG stand with former India A partner Shikhar Speaking about Yadav, Prasad said that to do the same,” said Prasad. Games village,” the DDCA president said dur- Dhawan was one of the major reasons of it’s better Umesh plays domestic cricket as MSK Prasad meanwhile also indicat- ing the glittering ceremony attended by Virat India’s triumph in that tournament. he has no chance to fit in the playing XI ed that selection committee has created a Kohli and his team. During that Champions Trophy, Rohit when one among Ishant and Shami will pool of openers and whoever now gets an “We will open two academies in Delhi where not just only settled his place at the top of be dropped at home. opportunity, will get a long rope just like players from economically weaker background the order with 177 runs in five innings (2 “Issue right now, we couldn’t have Rahul did. will get free training. Gautam Gambhir, Kapil fifties) but also in the following games Umesh here as it will be two-seamers who “So you know, in the pipeline, Dev, Ashish Nehra, Virender Sehwag have proved why he was rated as one of the will play. If it’s really a seaming track, we Shubman is opening and we have Priyank agreed to help in this endeavour,” Sharma said. brightest talents in world cricket. go for the third one. So Umesh may not Panchal and Abhimanyu Easwaran, who “Former greats like Sehwag, Nehra and His 209-run innings against Australia play. For him, it is better to play domes- is doing extremely well. From the available Gambhir have assured me that they will help at M Chinnaswamy in the last game of the KL Rahul’s continuous failure, finally Prasad said after the meeting of the panel tic cricket as we are in the domestic sea- lot, we will look at giving them as many shape career of these kids free of cost,” he said. 2013 series showed that he is capable MSK Prasad-led selection committee on Thursday. son. He is in India A side,” Prasad added. opportunities. Sharma also announced a medical insurance enough of playing big innings and he opted for him to play as a specialist open- “With regards to Shubman Gill, we Rohit will captain the Board “Whoever gets an opportunity, also cover for all current first class cricketers. proved that Bengaluru’s innings was not er in the side. look at him as an opener as well as a mid- President’s XI in a three-day warm-up gets a fair run. We have alternatives and just a fluke by scoring two more double And not just only Rohit but also 2018 dle-order batsman. We are looking at him match against the Proteas in Vizianagaram back-ups, we have created bench strength,” hundreds in the following years. U-19 World Cup Player of the Tournament as back-up for both the slots. As he keeps from September 26, where he will also test Prasad asserted. His 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden and highly rated rookie Punjab batsman playing more and more, he will get his himself in the new role. Speaking about fit-again all-rounder Gardens on 13th November 2014 still Shubman Gill was too rewarded for his opportunities, because he is a player for “He is opening in white-ball cricket for Hardik Pandya, who also failed to find his holds the record of the highest individual performance with a place in the Test side all three formats,” he observed. a decade now (for six years) and I am sure place in the 15, the former Indian wick- score by a batsman in white-ball game. as a back-up floater, who can fit in both he has that ability to bat up the order. We etkeeper said that the Baroda cricketer was During ICC World Cup in England as an opener and a middle-order batsman. PANT ON FIRE have seen that in red-ball cricket and if he excluded because there is very little this year also he was the highest run-get- “Yes, we are definitely looking at him As far as other positions were con- can replicate that in white-ball cricket, chance of him fitting into the XI in home ter of the tournament with 648 runs in (Rohit) and want to give him an oppor- cerned Rishabh Pant retained his place in nothing like it,” Prasad said. conditions. nine innings which includes record five tunity up the order. He is keen (on open- the side despite a below-par series in “Hardik is not in the side because if hundred in a single edition. ing) and the selection committee, as well Caribbean islands but could lose his spot TIME FOR CHANGE you look at home conditions, he may not And after that brilliant record there as everyone (team management), is keen. in the playing XI to a more accomplished For Rahul, who has scored only one fit in. Also a lot of white-ball cricket being was a lot of talk about his inclusion in the We want to see where he stands and then Wriddhiman Saha after the chairman of Test hundred (149 against England at played, it’s a culmination of both,” he con- five-day format of the game and now with take a call,” Chairman of Selectors MSK selection committee gave a fair indication Oval) in last 18 months, Prasad said that cluded.

DDCA digitally unveil a new pavilion stand bearing Virat Kohli’s name at newly renamed Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi PTI Easwaran ready for Int’l arena Kohli's appreciation tweet triggers Kohli turns nostalgic Thursday. Asked whether he feels he is ready for the grind of international cricket, PTI n NEW DELHI Easwaran said: “Yes I am.” speculation on MS in social media Besides Shubman Gill, who lead the ndia skipper Virat Kohli turned nostalgic on India A’ side in the first unofficial Test against PTI n NEW DELHI me run like in a fitness test @msdhoni,” IThursday after the Delhi and District Cricket South Africa A’ in Thiruvananthapuram, the tweeted Kohli alongside the picture. Association (DDCA) unveiled a new pavilion focus will also be on openers Easwaran and ll Virat Kohli wanted was to remem- The appreciation tweet, within no stand bearing his name at the Feroz Shah Kotla Priyank Panchal who will feature only in the Aber a good partnership with time, was linked to Dhoni’s future and in recognition of his contribution to the game. second match, to be played in Mysuru from Mahendra Singh Dhoni but the seeming- speculation started that the veteran wick- “Never thought I would be honoured at such September 17. ly innocuous social media post ended up etkeeper-batsman would be making an a grand scale. Don’t know how to address this as “It will be a good challenge for me triggering a fresh avalanche of specula- announcement by evening. my family, wife, brother, sister-in-law are here,” said against quality South African bowlers. If you tion on the former skipper’s future on Dhoni, who is currently on a break Kohli during the glittering function. do well, your confidence always grows,” Thursday. in the USA, became a trending topic on “It was in 2001 (2000) during a match Easwaran said on his upcoming assignment. It started with Kohli posting a picture social media thanks to Kohli’s post against Zimbabwe, my childhood coach Rajkumar The recent West Indies tour where he of himself with Dhoni from the 2016 before the speculation was put to rest. Sharma gave me two tickets. I remember cling- played against their A’ side, was a learning World T20 quarterfinal match against “I don’t know from where these ing to the gallery grill asking for Javagal Srinath’s curve for Easwaran, although he did not get Australia, which India won by six wick- rumours started. I don’t think they are autograph. I was telling my brother how far we many runs. ets. In that match, Kohli top-scored true,” was Chairman of Selectors MSK have come. “So today to have a pavilion in my “I learnt a lot from that tour. Playing with a 51-ball 82 not out and stitched a Prasad’s response when the senior play- name at the same stadium is surreal and a great with the Dukes ball in those conditions. I 67-run unbeaten partnership with his er’s name cropped up while he was honour,” he added. played for the first time under lights with then captain Dhoni (18 not out) to steer addressing a press conference to The Delhi batsman recently became the most the red ball. That was also a challenge. It’s India home. “A game I can never forget. announce India’s Test squad for the successful India captain in Test cricket, surpass- Abhimanyu Easwaran in a file picture Instagram difficult as an opener to play with the new Special night. This man (Dhoni), made home series. ing Mahendra Singh Dhoni. ball under lights. I had to adjust to the wick- IANS n KOLKATA ets there.” Most of Easwaran’s time at India A’ was bagful of runs to show for in first-class spent under the tutelage of Rahul Dravid Acricket, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran although the legendary former India cap- Have to work harder to get into India ‘A’ win by 7 wickets is ready to move to the next level but is not tain stepped down from that role due to his losing sleep over an India call-up ahead of National Cricket Academy commitments. PTI n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM innings to leave India ‘A’ at 10 for the South Africa home Test series. “Rahul sir has been an idol since I start- Test team: Navdeep Saini one. Easwaran helped India Red win the ed playing cricket. He is an inspiration. ndia ‘A’ defeated South Africa ‘A’ Bawne was then dismissed Duleep Trophy by an innings and 38 runs Sharing the dressing room with him has PTI n NEW DELHI side claim some of its biggest over- Icomfortably by seven wickets for a 17-ball 6, caught by Senuran in Bengaluru last week as he cracked a copy- been a dream come true. I learnt quite a bit seas Test wins in the last couple of on the final day morning of the Muthusamy off Ngidi, while book 153 from 300 balls in the first innings from him. He has been very open to us,” n impressive T20 years. first unofficial Test to take a 1-0 Bharat was sent back by off-spin- to lay the foundation for the massive tri- Easwaran said. AInternational debut under his With Umesh Yadav and lead in the two-match series here ner Dane Piedt. umph. On the added pressure of leading belt, speedster Navdeep Saini Bhuvneshwar also competing on Thursday. Left-handed Dube, who had Easwaran, who turned 24 a few days ago Bengal, he said: “I think it’s an honour for hopes to play Test cricket in for spots in the XI, breaking in to Mumbai all-rounder Shivam showcased his hitting abilities in and was also appointed the captain of the me to lead Bengal. If I can bat the way I have future but feels he will need extra the Indian Test side seems tough. Dube smashed two sixes off suc- the unofficial ODI series preced- Bengal team for all three formats, is a India been batting, it will be really helpful for my hard work to break into the However, the Indian team cessive balls to seal the win for the ing the Test matches, smacked A regular and has been in good form for team. The management has shown faith in “strong” bowling unit of the management sees Saini as a future hosts. Chasing just 48 runs in Piedt for two huge sixes to finish quite some time. me. When it comes to team selection and national team. prospect in red-ball cricket. To their second innings, India ‘A’ the job in style. The Dehradun-born city boy had a decision making, I have a little added “Our bowling unit in the Test groom him in the longest format endured a mild stutter as skipper Resuming at the overnight blockbuster season in the 2018-19 Ranji responsibility. But I would like to enjoy it and format is very strong. When I was of the game, the management Shubhman Gill (5), Ankit Bawne score of 179 for 9, SA ‘A’ were Trophy, amassing 861 runs, the fourth high- take it as a challenge.” with the team (in West Indies) I used him as a net bowler in the (6) and K S Bharat (5) fell in early bowled out for 186 in their sec- est from the Elite Group teams, with an aver- Although he has never had the chance realised that I’ll have to work hard- Test series against West Indies and before Dube (12 not out) and ond innings as the hosts needed age of 95.66 and studded with three cen- to speak to Indian captain Virat Kohli, er to get into the side. Only by the youngster said he learnt a lot Ricky Bhui (20 not out) complet- only 3.5 overs to wrap things up. turies. Easwaran — who made his first class doing that a I might get a chance,” from his experience with the ed the formalities for the home Shardul Thakur bowled “I am not thinking about selection. I am debut in 2013, concluded by saying he loves Saini told reporters. senior team. team. Lutho Sipamla for 8 to finish with not thinking about things I can’t control. I the way Kohli approaches the game. The Indian pace trio of Jasprit “At the international level South Africa ‘A’ fast bowler figures of 2 for 31. Shahbaz am only thinking about the South Africa A “I really enjoy the way Virat Kohli plays Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and error of margin is very less so I Lungi Ngidi, on a comeback trail Nadeem (3/17) and Jalaj Saxena series coming up from September 17. I have his cricket and the passion he has for the Mohammed Shami have been learn how to work around it in after injury, bowled Gill, who (2/22) were the best bowlers for to prepare well for that," Easwaran said on game. I love watching him bat.” extremely consistent helping the Navdeep Saini celebrates after taking wicket AP practice,” Saini said. made a classy 90 in the first India ‘A’ in the second innings.