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Max/Min temp. 30/19ºC no to Citizenship Act ASTROGUIDE States do not have powers to stall, says home ministry Vikari; Dakshinayana Tithi: Margasira Bahula Vidiya DC CORRESPONDENT till 8.45 am NEW DELHI, DEC. 13 ABE CALLS OFF Star: Punarvasu till 5.02 am (Saturday) The Union home ministry 2 MPs move SC GUWAHATI Varjyam: 5.26 pm to 6.58 pm says that state governments do not have any Durmuhurtam: 6.41 am to 8.09 am powers to stall implemen- MEET WITH MODI Rahukalam: 9 pm to 10.30 pm tation of the Citizenship against new law HIJRI CALENDAR (Amendment) Act in their Rabi-ul-Aker 16,1441 AH states since it was enact- PARMOD KUMAR I DC There were petitions by SRIDHAR PRAYERS ed under the Union List of NEW DELHI, DEC. 13 former high KUMARASWAMI I DC Fajar: 5.33 am the Seventh Schedule of Commissioner Deb NEW DELHI, DEC. 13 the Constitution. The day the Centre noti- Mukherjee, UP-based Zohar: 12.21 pm There are 97 items fied the controversial Peace Party, Rihai In a major casualty of the Asar: 4.08 pm which are under the Citizenship Amendment Manch, Citizens against violent protests rocking Maghrib: 5.50 pm Union List, which include Act (CAB), 12 petitions Hate, Mr Ehtesham Assam and parts of the Isha: 7.05 pm defence, external affairs, were filed in Supreme Hashmi, Mr Pradyot Deb Northeast due to the SUNSET TODAY 5.43 PM railways, citizenship and Court on Friday challeng- Barman, Jan Adhikaar Citizenship (Amendment) SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.38 AM naturalisation, in addi- ing the constitutional Party, advocate M.L. Bill controversy, India on MOONRISE TOMORROW 6.51 PM tion to others. validity of the law that Sharma and students Friday announced the can- A senior ministry offi- grants citizenship based from Symbiosis Law cellation of its annual MOONSET TODAY 8.24 AM cial said states do not on religion. School. All Assam summit with Japan that have the power to decline Starting with Trinamul Students Union also was to have been held in to implement a Central Lok Sabha member moved the court contend- Guwahati from Dec. 15 to law which is in the Union Mahua Moitra approaching that Sections 2, 3, 5 17. With this, Japanese Nirbhaya’s List. The ministry’s view ing Chief Justice S.A. and 6 of the CAB are PM Shinzo Abe’s visit to was made public after the Bobde’s court seeking an unconstitutional. India was also cancelled. mom moves SC categorical refusal by the urgent hearing of her Petition by Assam “With reference to the pro- Chief Ministers of West petition, the day saw 11 Assembly Leader of posed visit of Abe to India, New Delhi: Bengal, Punjab, Madhya other petitioners includ- Opposition Debabrata both sides have decided to Nirbhaya’s mother moved Pradesh, Kerala and ing Congress MP Jairam Saikia says the amended defer the visit to a mutual- the Supreme Court on Chhattisgarh, among oth- Ramesh approaching the law violates the Assam ly convenient date in the Friday opposing the plea ers, to implement the law top court to challenge the Accord. near future,” external filed by one of the four in their states. law which is at the root of affairs ministry said. death-row convicts seeking Most of these states are turmoil in Assam and ■ Page 8: Brazen attack on review of its 2017 judge- ruled either by the other northeast states. human rights: Ramesh ■ Full report on Page 8 ment awarding him death Congress or other penalty. Opposition parties. The counsel appearing for Kerala Chief Minister the victim's mother men- Pinarayi Vijayan and not implement the legisla- Madhya Pradesh, Mr seeds of divisiveness?" tioned the matter before a West Bengal Chief tion. Another Congress Kamal Nath, who said: MP Chief Minister Kamal bench headed by Chief Minister Mamata Chief Minister, Mr “Whatever stand the Nath asserted in New Justice S A Bobde and said Banerjee had launched a Bhupesh Baghel from Congress has taken on Delhi that it was part of they are opposing convict scathing attack on the Chhattisgarh, said the the Citizenship the Centre's “politics of Akshay Kumar Singh's new law. Act was clearly unconsti- (Amendment) Act, we distractions” to deflect review plea, which is sched- Punjab Chief Minister tutional and the same will follow that. Do we people's attention from uled to be heard by a Amarinder Singh had view was expressed by want to be a part of a economic slowdown. three-judge bench on said his government will his counterpart in process that sows the December 17. — PTI Onion output P7 | AMIT SHAH CANCELS VISIT TO ARUNACHAL & MEGHALAYA to dip further Chennai: Onion output for the year 2019-20 is estimat- Watchman set ablaze ed to be 22 per cent down over last year. The combined Kharif and late Kharif output for 2019- by TRS goons dies 20 is estimated at 54.73 lakh metric tonnnes as against 69.91 lakh metric DC CORRESPONDENT ● WHAT: TRS local lead- We are all pained by the tonnes in 2018-19, the HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 ers T Madhav Reddy terrible state of affairs in department of agriculture and S Madhav Reddy Telangana. This incident figures show. The ill-fated 40-year-old yet again proves that During 2019-20, there was watchman, who was set set ablaze watchman police is working for the upto four week delay in ablaze reportedly by two Saranappa, sexually protection of TRS leaders, sowing and the sown area Bowenpally area local assualted his wife and neglects the safety of for onions in the Kharif sea- TRS leaders, who had also ● WHO CARES: No TRS the public, at large. This son too had declined due sexually attacked and dis- breakdown of law and to the late arrival of mon- robed his wife, over a land leader cared to visit order is heart-wrench- soon.— DC dispute, succumbed to the the watchman ing.” No TRS leader cared injuries on Friday at the to visit the watchman as Gandhi Hospital in the two accused and their he battled for life for six city. other henchmen would be days after being set ablaze COUNTER POINT He was victim of an arrested very soon. by their own party lead- attack by T. Madhav Other sources in the ers. No TRS leader either Reddy and S. Madhav police department dis- strongly condemned the Reddy, both TRS local closed that the two attack nor the police leaders and goons, accused had been taken delays, but for which, the breathed his last on into custody of the police attack could have been Friday night, after bat- and that they are verify- prevented and the man tling for life over 45 per ing evidences leading to saved, said Mr Bhatti. cent burn injuries for six the killing of the watch- Mr Ponguleti Sudhakar days. When contacted by man. After learning about Reddy, BJP leader, con- Deccan Chronicle, the death, Congress demned the incident and Bowenpally inspector C. Legislature Party leader said the police had to Anjaiah confirmed that Mallu Bhatti work for safety of people the watchman was no Vikramarka, who was the and not to protect TRS more. Asked about the first politician to visit the leaders guilty of ghastly investigation and watchman at the hospital crimes. prospects of apprehend- after the attack, strongly ing the accused, the condemned the incident, ■ Page 4: TRS men tried inspector said that the saying, “it is unfortunate. to protect the accused

DISHA | CASE Police wanted rights activists to support killings Cops make failed attempts to ‘manufacture consent’

VIKRAM SHARMA | DC khaki to garner support ● TELEPHONE CALLS: Mahboob Ali making a HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 from rights activists to get Cops made telephone statement blaming Disha public support for their for not calling 100, and the Rare is an agreement on encounter, however, failed. calls to HR activists urg- manner in which they han- any issue between law Informed sources told ing them to “publicly dled the investigation. enforcement agencies and Deccan Chronicle that soon support the encounter People did not even spare human rights activists. after the early morning killing” Chief Minister K Even rarer if the topic is an encounter killing of the four ● Chandrasekhar Rao, who “encounter” killing. accused men on the out- PERSONAL MEETINGS: came under attack for not But in an unprecedented skirts of the city on Some police personnel paying a visit to the vic- exception, after the death in December 6, telephone calls even met HR activists tim’s family. an encounter of the four were made to at least eight personally But post the encounter, accused in the Disha gang human rights activists, urg- celebrations erupted rape and murder case, the ing them to “publicly sup- a majority of who seem to nation-wide, and in particu- Telangana police reportedly port the encounter killing”. have supported the “instant lar, in the city of Hyderabad initiated and undertook Some police officials, justice” delivered by the and across the state. The some “back channel” dis- reportedly at the behest of Telangana police. Telangana and Cyberabad cussions with certain rights senior officials, even met Initially, the state and city police, in particular, VC activists, requesting them some human right activists police had came in for sharp Sajjanar, Police to come out and publicly personally, and “urged criticism from all sections Commissioner, were hailed support the police action them” that they take a “dif- of society for the lapses on as heroes. (encounter), something ferent stand this time”, their part, including a delay unheard of ever before. keeping in mind the “senti- in registering an FIR, or the ■ Page 2: Not right time to The attempt by men in ments of ordinary people”, Home Minister Md talk about human rights c m y k c m y k

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DISHA | CASE Police wanted rights activists to support killings Cops make failed attempts to ‘manufacture consent’

legislators and Friday saw the biggest Hyderabad Mayor protests by Muslims in the history of Telangana — Etala Rajendar State. The protesters at several places expressed Health minister their anger at the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which excludes only Muslim immigrants SHORT TAKE from settling in the country and is blatantly reli- BIRD WALK gious in intent. A silent demonstration was organ- FESTIVAL ised in front of mosques against the CAA and the FROM TODAY proposed nationwide National Register of Security personnel seize a bottle of petrol from a PILLALAMARRI SRINIVAS I Citizens (NRC), which has person who was trying to enter the Mecca Masjid for DC disenfranchised lakhs of Friday prayers. — DC KUMARAM BHEEM ASIFABAD, people, mainly Muslims, DEC. 13 in Assam where it was tried out. The forest department is for Hundreds of people the first time organising a belonging to various Fear, anxiety grip ‘Bird Walk Festival’ on organisations and outfits Saturday and Sunday within participated in the rally the forests of the district, wearing black badges and where 270 varieties of birds strips, organised by the poor Muslims have been spotted. Students Islamic The walk, which will be free Organisation at Masjid-e- KANIZA GARARI | DC using mosques in the area of cost, is part of the depart- Azizia in Mehdipatnam. HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 as help centres. Urban ment’s aim is to create aware- Traffic was disturbed for Members of the minority community protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the historical Macca Masjid slums around NS Kunta, ness among people about the an hour on busy roads. Economically weaker sec- Vatapally, Jahanuma, in Hyderabad on Friday. They called it unconstitutional and undemocratic. — P. SURENDRA need to protect forests. Soon after prayers hun- tions of Muslims are Tadbun, Falaknuma and Officials say more than 100 dreds of students gathered aware that there is a dra- many others from Friday nature lovers have registered outside the Masjid-e- conian bill passed by the onwards to collect the their names for the Bird Walk Azizia, Mehdipatnam Centre and that there is a essential documents for Festival. crossroads with placards chance that they will be citizens. A small session The festival would highlight and banners and walked to OU students angry over Act taken away from their was held where the need to the world the rich biodiver- Rythu Bazaar. People from homes. for documents was sity within Kumarambheem all walks of life, cutting RAJESWARI PARASA | DC This is their only under- explained. Those who Asifabad district which, in across communal and HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 standing of the have documents were told turn, would attract tourists party lines, participated. Citizenship Amendment to keep them safely. Those and nature lovers to the dis- Protesters raised slogans Students from Osmania Bill and the National who do not have docu- trict. The department has such as “Modi Murdabad”, University (OU) have Registry of Citizens so ments were asked to identified a few places where “Modi ki Tanashai nahin joined the protests against far. There will be some check with their native the festival will be organised. chalegi nahin chalegi”, the Citizenship papers required but what village offices and get These include Kosini in “Amit Shah Murdabad” Amendment Act (CAA). exactly they are and them. Kagaznagar mandal, Malini and “We reject CAA” etc. The students call it anti- whether they have these Pamphlets were also dis- Hills in Sirpur (T), The protesters held plac- constitutional and against in their possession is not tributed that explained Nandigama hills, Palarapu ards that read “NRC & Article 14 of the clear. which documents are hills, Jilleda and shore area of CAB are tools to advance Constitution (‘The state When asked about their required, such as a birth river Pranahitha in Bejjur and Hindutva Agenda and shall not deny to any per- children, they are ready certificate with date of Penchikalpet mandals, beginning to declare India son equality before the with papers as the kids go birth and place of birth Gundala in Tiryani mandal, as the Nation State of law or the equal protec- to schools. For themselves properly recorded. and Ada project in Asifabad Hindus”, “NRC & CAA are tion of the laws within the and their parents, it’s a Mujtaba Hasan Askari mandal. The forest depart- the tools to divert the territory of India’). blank stare. of Helping Hand ment is also planning to make nation’s attention from Hundreds of students took All of them have Foundation explained, videos for the purpose to pro- economy, jobs & develop- out a rally on the campus, Aadhaar cards which “The NRC exercise in mote the rich flora and fauna ment to petty, ill-conceived carrying slogans and plac- they carry with them Assam is being taken as a to sensitise people about the and communal issues”, ards castigating CAA and wherever they go. yardstick to understand area’s biodiversity. There are a “India is home to all reli- the National Register of But the Aadhaar card is the process. The popula- number of waterfalls located gions” and “The CAA Citizens (NRC). A copy of not in the list of required tion has been divided into in the interior areas of selectively grants citizen- the Citizenship documents. What is age groups for better Kumarambheem Asifabad dis- ship to illegal immigrants Amendment Act was also required is birth certifi- understanding. Hence trict not yet known to the out- belongs to certain reli- burnt in front of the Arts Osmania University students hold protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in cate, authentication of those above 32 years of side world. gions only” etc. Later they College. Hyderabad on Friday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE place of birth, land or age, those between 15 to Kumarambheem Asifabad staged a sit-in at the home document, school 32 years and those below DFO Laxman Ranjeet Naik Mehdipatnam crossroads persecuted immigrants, the constitution, he said. the onus of proving who is CAA is a communal and and university certificate 15 years of age are cate- said they are also planning to for more than half an but the only thing this gov- By bringing this legisla- not a citizen lies on the divisive bill that only to establish their home- gorised. The documents bring out an album with pho- hour. ernment intends is to tion the government has government, the protest- invites refugees from cer- land. required for each catego- tographs of birds, including Speaking on the occa- advance its communal shown its true colours of ers urged the government tain religions and coun- These documents must ry was explained to rare and migratory ones, sion, Talha Faiyazuddin, agenda. Bringing in legis- fascist Hindutva and is and all the political par- tries. While it is totally be handy if the CAB and them.” which visit the Kumara- state president, TS-SIO, lation that discriminates openly pursuing policies ties to revoke CAA and against Muslims, it also NRC is implemented in Friday sermons are mbheem Asifabad district. He called the legislation against a particular com- to establish a Hindu stop instilling fear in, and does not consider the Sri Telangana state. being used as a platform said the people can capture unconstitutional and ille- munity on the basis of Rashtra. There were also intimidating, the common Lankan Tamil refugees Thirty slum areas have for disseminating this photographs of the birds dur- gal. He said that the gov- religion is against the slogans against a pro- man in the name of CAA and the Tibetan refugees, been identified in the Old information as there are ing the Bird Walk Festival. ernment doesn’t have any spirit of the constitution posed nationwide NRC. and NRC. most of whom are non- City by non-government large congregations dur- sympathy with religiously and violates Article 14 of Pointing to the fact that Some protesters said Muslims. organisations that are ing the afternoon prayers. ‘NOT RIGHT TIME TO TALK ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS’ Too early to speak on encounter Jagan questions probe From Page 1 Sources said that police offi- death inquiry, says Karthikeyan into encounter deaths cers who personally met a few activists told them that since VIKRAM SHARMA I DC N. VAMSI SRINIVAS I DC there was massive public sup- HYDERABAD DEC. 13 Karthikeyan and I prepared HC ORDERS VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 13 port for police, support from for the civil services activists will “go a long way” He is one of the top-notch together. He is very objective PRESERVATION Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Andhra House and send across a signal to professionals, known to and does not side with anyone. I Mohan Reddy has ques- criminals that no section of lead by example, and his tioned the rationale society would tolerate ghastly batchmates in the 1964 feel he will be able to complete OF BODIES behind National Human crimes. The police urged batch of the Indian Police the inquiry in one month. Rights Commission passes Disha bill rights activists to give state- Service (IPS) swear by DC CORRESPONDENT (NHRC) and Supreme ments in media in support of him. Back in the 1990s, — V. Appa Rao, Kartikeyan’s HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 Court-appointed probes MD ILYAS | DC will help reduce crimes the encounter. Cops tried to when he headed the batchmate in the 1964 batch. into the killing of the VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 13 in Andhra Pradesh. The convince the activists that Special Investigation The High Court directed accused in the Disha rape- House also passed the AP “this was not the right time to Team (SIT) which would the government to pre- and-murder case in an The Andhra Pradesh Special Courts for talk about human rights” but crack the Rajiv Gandhi very familiar with each other. But we should serve the bodies of the encounter by the Assembly passed the Specified Offences to instead extend all out sup- assassination case and Hyderabad,” Karthikeyan be in Hyderabad soon.” four accused in the Disha Telangana state police. Disha Bill on Friday, Against Women and port to police. The men in uni- secure the conviction of 26 told Deccan Chronicle over Asked whether he felt rape and murder case till The remarks came dur- which will punish cul- Children Bill. form painstakingly, sources accused in the case, this telephone from that six months is a long further orders of the ing the course of a debate prits in 21 days to provide The Disha bill pre- revealed, “explained why the IPS officer along with his Coimbatore, where he is time and that the commis- Supreme Court. on the Andhra Pradesh justice speedily to the vic- scribes the death penalty entire country needs to be on team would work 18 hours on a personal visit. sion would be able to com- A division bench of Disha Bill passed by the tims of specified offences for rape where there is the same page” whenever a day, for months together, Presently, associated plete the inquiry much Chief Justice Assembly on Friday. The against women and chil- conclusive evidence, and ghastly offences like Nirbhaya piecing together evidence with the Forum for Peace, before the stipulated time, Raghavendra Singh AP Bill seeks to reduce dren. this needs amendment to and Disha take place. and hunting the former Harmony and Good the former CBI boss said Chauhan and Justice A. the investigation and trial The YSRC hailed the bill Section 376 of the Indian While some of the activists prime minister’s assas- Governance in New Delhi that “it is a long process.” Abhishek Reddy gave the period in rape cases to 21 as historical and unique Penal Code. The Bill stipu- chose to get rid of the police sins. as its president, the 1964 Though Kartikeyan was order while adjourning days while making the and the opposition Telugu lates a period of 21 work- officials, saying they would Devarayapuram batch IPS officer says it is guarded in his comments the PILs over the death sentence mandatory Desam supported the leg- ing days for the case, with think about it and revert later, Ramasamy Karthikeyan too early to comment on and obviously so, in one of encounter deaths sine die for those convicted of islation. the investigation being others declined upfront to toe — the retired IPS officer how they would proceed the events organised by (adjourned with no specif- rape. “We all appreciate if Chief Minister Y.S. completed in seven days, the police line. “I heard the and one of the finest with the inquiry. “I have his forum earlier he spoke ic date for resumption). the hero in a movie shoots Jagan Mohan Reddy and the trial closing in 14 police official patiently and investigative minds in the known Justice Sirpurkar. his mind while speaking On Thursday, the rapists to death. But, in claimed that the Andhra days. The AP Disha Bill then made my point that country — is now I have headed inquiry on the topic ‘Accepting Supreme Court had con- this case, inquiries are Pradesh Disha Bill prescribes life imprison- though it was a horrific crime, Hyderabad-bound to dig commissions earlier but Responsibility; Quitting stituted a three-member going on in the name of Criminal Law (AP ment for sexual offences justice cannot be meted out out the truth in the this would be the first the blame game’. committee to conduct an NHRC and Supreme Amendment) Act, 2019 against children. through encounter killings. encounter killing of four time I would be part of the “Sometimes, when peo- inquiry into the Court. They condemn the They tried to convince that the accused in the rape and commission that is ple mess up at work, they encounter deaths and had ghastly incident and instant justice meted out the Nirbhaya Act, the AP encounter was genuine and murder of veterinary doc- enquiring into encounter dodge accountability and stayed all the proceedings demand punishment for to the rapists. He pointed Disha Act mandates only the four men were shot dead tor Disha. He along with killings,” he said. shift the responsibility to before the High Court. rapists but, at the same out that justice is still death sentence for rapes. when they tried to attack the Justice V.S. Sirpurkar who Asked what he felt about someone else. Blaming Due to the non-availabil- time, find fault with the pending in the Nirbhaya The state will have to seek police party. But I don’t buy is heading the commis- instant justice and the others for (your) mistake ity of the Supreme Court police. Hats off to KCR case. The CM termed the the Centre’s approval if this absurd theory,” an sion, and former Bombay encounter itself, the for- is not a healthy mecha- order copies, there was and Telangana police for proposed AP Disha Bill as the provision of death activist, on condition of High Court judge Justice mer IPS officer said, “Had nism. One of the most ambiguity on the bodies of meeting people’s aspira- revolutionary in that it penalty for rape is to be anonymity, said. Another Rekha Sundar Baldota, you asked me my opinion destructive human pas- the four accused, which tions in this matter,” would send shivers down included in the IPC and activist, who said that the will be arriving in 24 hours ago, before the times is playing the blame were being preserved by Reddy remarked. the spine of people who CrPC while implementing request from the police Hyderabad in the next few Supreme Court appointed game,”' he said, address- the police on High Court Expressing concern over even think of committing the law in Andhra department indeed caught days to begin the inquiry. the commission, I would ing the gathering in July orders. On Friday, the such inquiries, the chief such heinous crimes. Pradesh. him by surprise, claimed that With Kartikeyan in the have expressed my opin- this year. He said that High Court was informed minister said decision Meanwhile, legal A senior official of the those at the top had instructed commission, the top brass ion. But now, it would be blame game has been that the Supreme Court makers in government experts say it would take a state told Deccan the police to take rights of the Telangana state unethical as I am part of responsible for mass casu- had directed the govern- and police may hesitate to long time for the Disha Chronicle that since the activists into confidence. police is already feeling the inquiry commission,” alties of war. “Blame game ment to preserve the bod- act when such incidents Bill to come into force, as proposed AP Disha Bill “Perhaps, their aim was to the jitters. he said. Karthikeyan pre- consists of blaming anoth- ies till further. happen. Rapists may walk drastic changes have contains several provi- influence the central agencies “It (inquiry) is a long viously worked here as IG, er person for an event or free while victims’ family made to the Nirbhaya Act sions “repugnant to provi- or even courts, and to get some process and I have not yet South, CRPF. “The com- state of affairs thought to ■ THE SC had consti- members suffer forever. enacted by the Centre ear- sions of an earlier law sort of cover. But there is no received the orders. But I mission has only been be undesirable, instead of tuted a panel to con- He pointed out that every lier. While life imprison- made by Parliament”, the question of supporting these will be in Hyderabad and appointed yesterday and proactively making duct an inquiry into family in the society had ment or death penalty has AP Governor will have to kind of encounter killings,” will be camping there till we (the three members) changes to ameliorate the discussed the Disha case been prescribed for con- send the bill to the Centre the activist said. the inquiry is over. I am have not got in touch with situation,” he said. the encounter deaths. and appreciated the victs in rape cases under for vetting. Charminar magic PAGE GHMC’s Musharraf Ali Faruqui talks with civic workers about the City 3 magnificence of Charminar DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 14 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD NINE VARSITIES Peacock dies on road DO NOT HAVE Stroke due to loud noise may have killed the bird FULL-TIME V-Cs RAJESWARI PARASA I T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC must have died of a car- Chronicle. While no cen- DC HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 diac arrest because a sus has been conducted HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 Patrol vehicle will motorist would’ve by the government, there reach in 8 minutes if A peacock was found honked loudly. We can are said to be around 638 The government has pre- dead by motorists and say this because there peacocks in the KBR ferred to appoint yet anyone in emergency pedestrians on the road were no injury marks on Park in Jubilee Hills. another Indian at S.R. Nagar at about 1 the body,” said forest A paper authored by Administrative Service dials 100 pm on Friday. range officer, Ramesh Vinay Kumar Sethi and (IAS) officer as an in- — Anjani Kumar According to officials of Kumar Tirumala, who Dinesh Bhatt says, charge Vice-Chancellor the forest department, also works with the anti- from human interaction, ‘Indian peafows keep a of Telugu University. It Hyderabad police chief who received informa- poaching wing of the he said. distance from humans, replaced V. Anil Kumar, tion of the peacock’s car- department. “These birds are usual- but seem less affected by who retired recently, POWER| SHUTDOWN cass from the police, According to experts ly restricted to green their presence.” with Neetu Prasad, who sound pollution could like Chelmala areas, but, of late, they Incidentally, respond- took charge of all his 10 am to 12 noon: Karvy have claimed the bird’s Srinivasulu, assistant have begun to exploit ing to a question raised departments. Office, Durgam Cheruvu, AP life. They suspect that the professor, Department of smaller urban green in the Lok Sabha on It’s been close to six State Gallery, Patrikanagar bird could have died of a Zoology, Osmania spaces. So, people in Friday, MoS for months since the nine 10 am to 2 pm: Mega Hills, cardiac arrest on hearing University: “Birds like places like SR Nagar, ESI Environment Babul state universities are Sriramcolony, Guttala a loud sound. peacocks usually prefer Hospital and the Chest Supriyo said peacocks being administered by Begumpet, Ravindra Society, “The pace of the heart lush green environments Hospital should not be are listed in Schedule-I of bureaucrats. Kavuri Hills Phase I, Sainagar, beat in a peacock or as their habitats. It must surprised if they spot a the Wildlife (Protection) An official from a state Harijan Basti, Andhra Basti, peafowl is very high. have come out of its habi- fairly large bird crossing Act, 1972, according them university said that sev- Doctors Colony, Vemral They get jittery around tat to look for food.” the road,” Prof the highest degree of eral officials from the Garden, Ghafar Colony; loud sounds. The bird Peacocks do not shy away Srinivasulu told Deccan protection. university “are com- 10.30 am to 12 noon: Max plaining about the fact Cure Hospital- Madhapur and that the varsities are surrounding areas being handled by officers 2 pm to 5 pm: Jubilee Hills OSMANSAGAR from non-academic back- Roads No. 37, 38, 39, Ridge Most road mishaps occur grounds. We thought it’s Hotel ,Benz showroom, area BEAUTIFICATION a temporary measure but opposite Bajaj showroom, area it's been a long time and opposite SBI, Jubilee Ridge WORK TO START the government needs to Hotel, Chaitanya Tech School. between 3 pm and 6 pm take a decision soon.” 2 pm to 4 pm: Kavuri Hills More than half the aca- Phase-II, Amar Co-Operative DC CORRESPONDENT demic year has passed Society, Kalyannagar, HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 ADITYA CHUNDURU I DC the victims were things such as age and and examinations will Anjaninagar, Jubilee Hills HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 involved in two-wheeler sex might correspond start soon, which Road No. 44 Hyderabad accidents, 25 per cent in with similar studies, the requires the supervision 3 pm to 4.30 pm: Gowra Metropolitan Develop- A research paper four-wheeler, 11.90 per time of accident is of an academician as an Apartments, petrol bunk area, ment Authority (HMDA) authored by a city-based cent in three-wheeler, unique for each place. It in-charge if not full time Kummaribasti area, will lay the foundation forensic scientist on road 7.14 per cent in bus, 3,57 is a function of factors V-C. The IAS officers are Gaffoornagar, stone for beautification accidents and their caus- per cent were involved in that include the type of already handling two to 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm: Padmalya works worth `18 crore to es has provided some lorry and mini-lorry roads in that area and three portfolios each and Studio area, Jubilee Hills Road be taken up at interesting insights, accidents. Half the employment scenario. the universities are an No. 78, Easwarawalli, Babu Osmansagar. The lake including that most acci- injuries in two-wheeler Hence, this figure will be additional burden, say Jagjivan Ram Colony, will get a walking track, dents occurred between 3 accidents were sustained different in a place like, student representatives. Padmalaya slum area, areas cycling track, chain link and 6 pm. due to the skidding of the say, Jubilee Hills.” Search committees con- surrounding the houses of mesh fencing, street- Dr T. Vikramaditya, vehicle. Only 8.33 per He said Suraram is stituting three members Pullela Gopichand, Nihita lighting, shoreline assistant professor at the cent of the cases were located close to an indus- each were formed in Nethu and Sania Mirza, strengthening and land- Malla Reddy Institute of regarding driving under trial cluster (Jeedimetla), September to nominate Bharani Layout area, Teacher scaping covering 25 kilo- Medical Sciences the influence of alcohol. has a lot of colleges in three people to the gov- Training Centre area, Nyaya metres. (MRIMS), conducted a The data suggests that the vicinity and close to ernment, of which one Vihar. The HMDA said this retrospective study of males were more likely crucial highways. “The 3 person would be appoint- stretch had been chosen road traffic accidents in to be caught in an acci- pm-6 pm slot seems to be ed V-C. However, the out out of the 48-km Suraram, near dent. Seventy of the 84 when most students and final decision is still periphery as it to be the Qutubullapur, between injured were men. These employees return home. pending. lake’s entrance and was April and September figures correspond with That is probably why we most frequented by peo- 2016. The study focused other similar studies saw most accidents dur- ■ IAS OFFICERS are ple and more therefore on non-fatal accidents. done in the past. ing this time,” he said. already handling two more vulnerable to lit- Of the 84 victims of The study found that Analysis of month-wise tering. The lake will get road accidents brought most accidents — 29.76 data revealed that acci- to three portfolios amenities like a revolv- to MRIMS during this per cent — occurred dents peaked during each and the universi- ing restaurant, cable time, more than half between 3 pm and 6 pm July. Dr Vikramaditya ties are an additional car, houseboats, night (52.96 per cent) were aged every day. Dr said this could be due to burden, say student camping space, and food between 15 and 30. Vikramaditya said, the increase in traffic courts. Nearly 52.38 per cent of “While statistical data on post summer vacations. representatives. Checking Medaram PAGE ST welfare minister Satyavathi Rathod holds review meeting on Medaram City 4 jatara and tribal welfare budget DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 14 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD BRAVEHEART HELPS Loose legal terms in COP NAB ROBBER DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 13

Langer Houz police arrested a Data Act pose risk gang that had committed Government should seven robberies thanks to a braveheart. Syed Jaffer, eradicate alcohol in a Experts say terms open to different interpretations Mohammed Majeed Uddin, 26, and two minors were arrested stagewise manner DURGA PRASAD Mr Kaushik, who is on the basis of a complaint in the state SUNKU I DC AP’S DISHA ACT PROVISIONS ON the first Indian cyber lodged by one Islam Bin HYDERABAD DEC, 13 security expert to get an Abdullah. — Swami Paripoornananda CYBER CRIME ARE WELCOMED article published in He was travelling in an Cyber security experts Unesco’s Annual autorickshaw when one of his BJP leader are concerned that Magazine, said, “After co-passengers took out a knife there are many loose DC CORRESPONDENT to the citizens of AP enacting this Bill into a and threatened him and legal terms in the HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 from cyber crimes and law, the problems of demanded cash. Mr Abdullah IN Personal Data privacy violations.” data theft would be scuffled with the assailant. BRIEF Protection Bill, 2019, The Global Cyber The AP Bill proposes stopped and now you It was stated that both of which has been sent to a Security Forum wel- taking strict action will be the owner of them fell down. The thief then Auto driver held Joint Parliamentary comed the Andhra against those who your data. Without your ran away. The police was Committee for review. It Pradesh government's upload degrading posts permission no one will called, and the assailant was leaves a lot of room for Disha Act and, especial- about children and be able to use your data. caught by Golconda addition- with 2.3 kg ganja everybody, and it gives ly, its incorporation of women on social media If he does then he will al sub-inspector Omer. Hyderabad: An autorickshaw more power to the gov- cyber crime in relation under the Indian Penal have to face legal driver who was smuggling ernment to look into the to women. Code section 354 (E). action.” ganja was held by the personal data of indi- Mr Sai Krishna, chair- First-time offenders He said, “If someone Special Operations Team of viduals, they said. man of the Global will be punished with wants to take the data Rachakonda on Friday. The The experts did how- Cyber Security Forum, two years' of jail term, out of your country, police seized 2.3 kg of ganja ever say that the Bill said that the Centre’s while second-time then they have to take from the accused. Police would help create Data Act coupled with offenders will be pun- the permission of the said that on Friday evening, "cyber hygiene" and the Disha Act will pro- ished with a four-year government, without Malkajgiri SOT personnel curb fake news. vide greater protection jail term. which the data of the intercepted one Syed Jaffar Palash Verma, government cannot be Ali, 54, a resident of Moula Information security taken out, which is a Ali, at ZTC crossroads. Jaffar analyst at Cyber Ops, sions that exemptions side you claim that you good thing. Much more was carrying ganja to sell in told Deccan Chronicle in the bill are problem- are the hero of your has been left in this bill Moula Ali, Lalapet, Safilguda that the “Bill has very atic, he said, “All the data and it is a funda- which strengthens it and Malkajgiri station areas. loose legal terms that rules have been set and mental right and on the and it will be further give a lot of room to there are various expec- other side the bill gives consolidated but the anybody. The idea tations through which access to the govern- government should Proof found Disha behind the Bill is to pro- the bill can be bypassed. ment. The purpose insist on bringing the tect the data of Indian For sensitive data and should be clearly data centre to India so forced to drink citizens. But it has been critical data there are defined — the purpose that the bill and the phrased in a manner exceptions like search as stated by apex court,” security of the country Hyderabad: Evidence being that rather than engines can access data Mr Krishna said. can be strengthened fur- evaluated by forensic increasing privacy it which is problematic.” In an email conversa- ther.” experts in the Disha gang- will reduce privacy. It One is that any agency tion with this reporter, Mr Kaushik added rape and murder case found will allow companies to of the government can Mr Khushhal Kaushik, that the government traces of alcohol in the vic- access personal data as be exempted from the founder and CEO of had curbed private com- tim’s liver. “This corroborat- the phrasing of the Bill applicability of the law. Lisianthus Tech and a panies but the govern- SAD DEMISE PAGDI ed with confessions of four is not legally strongly". Mr Sai Krishna, chair- globally known ethical ment will store data accused that they had forced Commenting on the man of the Global hacker, said, “Each with itself. “If there is the victim to consume division of data, he said Cyber Security Forum social media intermedi- any data breach from liquor,” said a source in the that data has been divid- is critical of this. “They ary is classified as a the government, who police. During the course of ed into personal, sensi- state the reason is that ‘critical data fiduciary’, will be responsible? investigations earlier, the tive and critical person- it is in the interests of which will enable users Nothing is 100 per cent Clues team and forensic al. As stated in the Bill, national security. It is in India to voluntarily secure,” he said. experts had collected sam- critical personal data contradicting the verify their accounts. "Cyber hygiene will ples from vital parts of the will never leave India. It Supreme Court judg- Any user undergoing come into the picture. deceased and sent them for will not be processed by ment of 2017, which such voluntary verifica- With SMS service a forensic examination. any third party outside mandates the govern- tion must be provided providers a lot of viola- Late Shri ASHOK KUMAR CHHABRIA of India. Sensitive per- ment to declare a specif- with a mark of verifica- tions are happening. Passed away on 11th December 2019 Chautha Ceremony will be held on sonal data like health ic objective for collect- tion that is visible to all This bill will provide 14th December 2019, for both Ladies care data and Aadhaar ing private data. This users of the service. better immunity to citi- and Gents at Sindhu Bhavan, card details might be bill gives blanket This will curb anti- zens and penalise com- PG Road, Secunderabad from 4:30 Prof. PRALHAD DAKE (Retd) PM to 5:00 PM TRS LEADERS PUT given to certain third approval to any govern- national activities and panies who misuse your Expired on 03-12-2019 In grief Wife: Kanchan Chhabria parties with exceptions. ment agency to process fake news and fake pro- data,” added Mr 13th Day Ceremony on 15th Dec. 2019 at Sons: Mithun/Akshay Chhabria PRESSURE NOT TO Allaying apprehen- citizens’ data. On one file.” Krishna. our residence. Time: 1 pm onwards. and Chhabria Family Ingrief: DAKE FAMILY, NEAR & DEAR Mobile: 9885328250 / 9550371180 ARREST ACCUSED (B/1920/D00153) (S/1920/D01415) 7-YEAR JAIL FOR OBITUARY PAGDI From Page 1 Teacher targets teen The police had earlier delayed DOWRY DEATH filing the FIR when the two goons and namesakes, Hyderabad: A software Madhav Reddy, went to break engineer who was booked the compound wall at a prop- at zilla high school in a case of dowry death erty under dispute. During was convicted and impris- this, the duo beat up the DC CORRESPONDENT oned for seven years by a watchman and sexually HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 court on Friday. attacked his wife. When the Man molests his A case was registered couple tried to register a case, A woman’s attention against Simhadri Bala they not only delayed filing to her daughter’s Kishore, 31, in 2015, on the USHA KARNANI the complaint but also did not unusual behaviour at mother-in-law allegations that he W/o Late Sunder Karnani take any action against the home led to the arrest harassed his wife Eesha Pagdi Ceremony on 14th Dec. 2019 at DC CORRESPONDENT HYMA BALAKRISHNAN Sindhi Gurudwara, Hira Hall, Abids, Hyd. TRS leaders. of a teacher working daughter had gone to Pani who committed sui- DOB: 02-06-1926 DOD: 14-12-2018 Time: 4.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. The Bowenpally police at a zilla parishad high HYDERABAD DEC. 13 office. The complaint cide. Kishore was subse- Fondly remembered with much affection. Ph: 8106706578 leaked the efforts of the cou- school who was sexu- stated that the man quently arrested. BINA ASHOK & FAMILY Inserted by: ple to register a case to the ally harassing girl stu- A man allegedly sexu- sexually assaulted the PRAVIN BALAKRISHNAN KARNANI & VANGANI FAMILY goons the next day at a wed- dents by touching ally assaulted his victim at about 11 pm (S/1920/D01405) (B/1920/D00157) ding ceremony of the son of a their private parts. mother-in-law while and gagged her when TRS corporator, Mr Goud, at The Rachakonda she was sleeping alone she tried to shout. the Malareddy function hall. commissionerate at her residence last The next day her These two leaders, angry that arrested the school month. daughter found a poor couple had dared to file teacher following the According to the Karuna crying. When a case against them, went later complaint from a vic- complaint, Karuna she asked why, Karuna that night to attack them and tim’s mother on (name changed) was told her about the set the watchman ablaze. Friday. staying along with her attack. Locals informed that there According to the daughter, son-in-law The daughter sum- were at least two senior elect- police, the accused R. and their two-year-old moned her husband ed TRS law makers who were Jagadeeshwar, 38, is a grandson Karuna was who confessed that he constantly putting pressure resident of Yacharam being treated for had misbehaved with on the police to not arrest the in Ranga Reddy dis- depression and had Karuna. He then left culprits. But the police denied trict. He has been taken an anti-depres- the house, saying he that there was political pres- working as a teacher sant and gone to sleep. would divorce the sure to not act against the at a ZP school for one- Quoting from the wife. accused. and-a-half years and complaint, police said Following the com- The victim is not being was teaching social her son-in-law was plaint Panjagutta named to protect the identify studies to high school drunk when the inci- police booked a case of of his wife who was molested. students. dent occurred on rape and a probe is The victim, a Class November 13. The underway. VIII student, who Jagadeeshwar subject- ed to sexual abuse was The police said that plaint, a case was reg- behaving unusually at the victim’s mother istered against home for the last four lodged a complaint Jagadeeshwar under days. Her parents stating that Jagad- the relevant sections noticed she was silent eeshwar had touched of IPC and POCSO Act at home and was not the private parts of on Friday. interacting with them. her daughter. He was Jagadeeshwar was Alerted by this, her misbehaving with the taken into custody, the mother enquired and other girl students, police said, adding got to know about including the class- that further investiga- Jagadeeshwar molest- mates of the victim. tion in the case is ing her. Following the com- underway. 2 held smuggling 137-kg

30th YEAR REMEMBRANCE FOND REMEMBRANCE AP red sanders in a car Many women have done virtuously but 50th DEATH ANNIVERSARY you excel them all. Prov. 31:29 JAYENDRA Tadepalligudem in AP, 450 kg and 230 kg of CHAITHANYA T. I DC were arrested after the red sanders to two HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 police found the logs strangers and got in their car. cheated. Then, Rachakonda Special Rachakonda police Shanker decided to Operations Team said that Shanker had develop contacts first (SOT) personnel purchased the wood and supply the wood,” arrested two persons from one Kotesh at said a police official on from AP and seized 137 Komarolu located in their background. kg of red sanders logs the Nallamala forests Shanker roped in Late Mrs. MERAMMA ELIAS MUTHYALA that they were smug- between Kadapa and Ajith Kumar and pur- W/o Late Mr. Elias Muthyala DOD: December 14, 1989 gling into the state. Prakasam districts. chased red sanders at A faithful wife, and a doting mother. Ravuri Uma Shanker, “Shanker tried sell- `400 per kg from Your legacy of simplicity, integrity & rich spiritual life continue to inspire us. SUNDER BAI PENDALWAR 34, a caterer living at ing the red sanders to Kotesh and brought to W/o Late Shanker Rao Pendalwar Sanathnagar and Chi- strangers. He searched the city when they Inserted by Sons, Daughters-in-Law, Inserted by: rumamilla Ajith Kum- for buyers through were nabbed, accord- Grand Children & Great Grand Children Polkam Vijaya Umashanker & Family ar, 26, a resident of Facebook and supplied ing to the police. (India & USA) and Pendalwar Family (S/1920/D01423) (S/1920/D01420) c m y k c m y k

PAGE DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 14 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD 5 Inspection rounds PAGE Gajanan Mallya, general manager, SCR, conducts annual inspection of City 6 Nanded division in Maharashtra DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 14 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD HANDOVER OF Law changed, state to TS hasn’t paid STAFF BY AP railway: Centre UPSETS ASSN get Lok Ayukta at last ADITYA CHUNDURU I ● KCR is spending time DC Railway minis- DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 ter Piyush Goyal HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 talking, instead of Norm eased, retired High Court judge can be Lok Ayukta says TS govern- The Union railway min- The Telangana State Power taking welfare S.A. ISHAQUI I DC ment, Singareni ing the state human rights of the High Court as Lok state government has not istry has accused the Collieries need Engineers’ Association measures HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 commission, the Ayukta. taken any steps from the Telangana state govern- (TSPEA) on Friday con- Telangana High Court The government has also past six years. ment of delay and non- to pay `584 for demned allotment of 582 — T. Jayaprakash ‘Jagga’ Reddy After facing the wrath of directed the state govern- issued a notification con- As the line was clear to payment of its share of the railways to employees from AP to power the High Court several ment to appoint the Lok stituting the Telangana appoint the Lok Ayukta, funds, due to which the complete con- utilities in TS without follow- Congress MLA times, the state govern- Ayukta and set up the state human rights com- the government will progress of three new ing the guidelines laid down ment is finally taking Human Rights mission on Friday request the High Court to lines — Manoharabad- struction of proj- by Justice Dharmadhikari, steps to appoint Lok Commission by December The state has been suggest the names of the Kothapalli, Akkanapet- ects. the one-man committee on IN Ayukta by amending the 30. deprived of its Lok retired judges to select one Medak, Bhadrachalam- ● Government bifurcation of employees BRIEF legislation. Following the directions, Ayukta and human rights among them to head the Sattupalli — has been between the two states. The existing Telangana the state government has commission as the state Lok Ayukta. affected. Railway min- says the main TSPEA president and secre- Hudco chief Lok Ayukta Act, 1983, stip- issued an ordinance government has not tak- According to the ister Piyush Goyal has issue is land tary, P. Ratnakar Rao and P. ulates that the person to amending the Telangana ing any steps to constitute Protection of Human said that the state gov- acquisition. The Sadanandam respectively, checks 2BHKs be appointed as Lok Lok Ayukta Act 1983 in both institutions since its Rights Act, 1993, the state ernment and Singareni land owners are appealed to Justice Ayukta shall be a retired view of non-availability of formation. human rights commission Collieries Company asking for Dharmadhikari to undo the Hyderabad: Mr Ravi Kanth Chief Justice of the High retired chief justices in As the per the AP also to be headed by a Limited (SCCL) is yet to grave injustice done to Medithi, chairman and man- Court. the state Reorganisation Act 2014, retired Chief Justice, is release and deposit a enhanced rates. Telangana people by not aging driector of Housing On November 29 while The state government in the existing AP Lokayukta likely to be amended, in cumulative `584 crore. ● Shortage of bifurcating employees on the and Urban Development dealing with petitions order to mitigate non- and the AP state human view of the scarcity of the In a reply to basis of nativity. Corporation Limited (Hudco) moved questioning the availability of retired rights commission has to retired chief justices in Malkajgiri MP A. surveyors is also They said the entire move- on Friday inspected the inaction of the state gov- chief justices has amend- be bifurcated within two the state, so that a retired Revanth Reddy’s affecting the ment for a separate double-bedroom housing ernment in appointing the ed the Act paving the way years from the appointed judge might head the com- unstarred question in work, says for- Telangana was for a fair project at Kollur. The mega Lok Ayukta and constitut- to appoint a retired judge day, June 2, 2014. But the mission. the Lok Sabha on mer MP B. Vinod share to people of Telangana project is constructed on 124 November 27, the min- Kumar. in employment, which was acres with 15,660 dwelling istry had said four out denied in the united Andhra units in 117 blocks. He direct- of 13 ongoing projects Pradesh despite statutory ed officials to expedite the in Telangana state were Telangana Planning provisions like the project and hand over the being done on a cost- Board, admitted that Presidential Order, Article flats by March 2020. sharing basis with the there were indeed 371(D) and GO 610. state government. delays, mostly because As a result, Andhra The costs of of land acquisition, employees cornered many of BC panel asks for Manoharabad and when asked about Mr the posts in the Telangana Akkanapet lines are to Goyal’s statement. region. The same had also be shared between the “The sums being been pointed out by the G-1 notification Centre and state gov- referred to are mostly Girglani Commission. Hyderabad: A representation ernment, and those of regarding handing over The TSPEA leaders said has been made to Chief the Bhadrachalam line of land. This is current- after formation of Telangana Minister K. Chandrasekhar with the Centre and the ly under process. As state, 1,157 AP natives were Rao, to release Group 1 noti- Singareni Collieries and when the land is relieved from TS power utili- fication and to immediately Corporation Limited acquired, we will hand ties and allotted to Andhra fill in the vacant 1,200 posts (SCCL). It may be noted it over to the railways," Pradesh. Of them 613 opted by BC Welfare Association that SCCL is owned he said. to work for the AP power president R. Krishnaiah on jointly by the state and Mr Kumar said land units. But now, 582 employ- Friday. “It was said that the central governments, acquisition had become ees had been allotted to TS notification would be with the former having quite complex lately. power utilities, which is released after the formation a controlling stake. “Recently, there has against the guidelines issued of Telangana. However, the In the case of the been a proliferation of by Justice Dharmadhikari. government has dragged it Manoharabad-Kotha- canal irrigation They pointed out that AP by stating zonal issues, Now palli line, the state has schemes across the power utilities had commit- despite clearance of all the to pay `307 crore. Of state. For this, many ted to accommodating 202 issues, the government is not this, for the initial lands were acquired at employees in their existing releasing any of the notifica- work, the government high prices. People who vacancies. But in the final tions,” said Mr Krishnaiah. has deposited `60 crore are being asked to give allotment, even these and still owes `71.61 up land for railway employees have also not been crore. “Non-release of projects are also asking absorbed by AP, they lament- Train pilots get funds has resulted in for similarly high ed. non-payment of bills, prices. This has become ● ‘Fog Pass’ affecting the progress an issue. That being The TSPEA leaders of work,” said Mr said, we will pick up the said after formation of Hyderabad: The South Goyal in his answer. activity and finish it Telangana state, 1,157 Central Railways on Friday On Akkanapet- soon,” he said. AP natives were announced that it has start- BJP leader Swami Paripoornananda gives lemon juice to party leader D.K. Aruna to end her two-day fast on Friday. Medak, the government Mr Kumar, former relieved from TS power ed supplying Fog Pass Ms Aruna fasted for two days near Indira Park to demand an immediate ban of liquor in the state. has to pay `105 crore. Karimnagar MP, said devices to its train pilots. For the initial work, it that recently IT minis- utilities and allotted to The portable devices serve has deposited `21.15 ter K.T. Rama Rao and AP. Of them 613 opted as an aid to alert crews dur- crore, and is due `50.41 finance minister to work for the AP ing fog with regard to crore. Harish Rao had power units. upcoming landmarks On Bhadrachalam- detailed discussions on through audio and visual Sattupalli, SCCL has the subject with con- ● 582 employees have prompts, the SCR said. PM meets BJP MPs, party paid `156 crore of the cerned district collec- been allotted to TS, The GPS-based devices sanctioned share of tors, RDOs and other would supply train pilots `619 crore. “The project officials. “Another which is against the with data such as location of cost has now been problem we are facing guidelines issued by signals, stations, level cross- revised to `952 crore. is that there is a short- Justice Dharmadhikari. ing gates, warning boards, Acceptance of the age of surveyors. The curves and gradients. The likely to focus more on TS revised cost and present ones are con- SCR said in a statement that depositing of outstand- centrating on acquisi- train pilots often slow down IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY ing funds are awaited tion related to irriga- when they cannot see sur- I DC from M/s SCCL. Not tion projects and rounding locations and HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 depositing the out- haven’t been able to upcoming signals. This caus- KCR bypasses ministers, standing amount by work on lands for rail- es a drop in punctuality. Prime Minister Narendra M/s SCCL is badly way lines. However, Modi’s meeting with hampering the state officials recently Telangana state BJP MPs progress of the proj- met with those from Central depot on the last day of the ignores promises: BJP ect,” said Mr Goyal. railways and it was Winter Session of Mr B. Vinod Kumar, decided to expedite the for Ayush drugs Parliament triggered spec- DC CORRESPONDENT keeping his promises of out involving the minis- vice-chairman of the matter,” he said. ulation that the party will HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 providing two bedroom ters concerned. Hyderabad: A centralised focus on the state after the houses and not filling Dr Laxman alleged that depot for Ayush medicines Jharkhand elections. State BJP president Dr K. vacant posts. He had not the financial position of will be set up in Hyderabad Sources said that Mr Laxman alleged that the provided unemployment the state was so pathetic FOUL WORDS as the stocks are procured Modi personally told TRS government had allowance, nor waived that the TRS government arbitrarily on need basis. Union minister of state utterly failed on all fronts farmer loans. was unable to pay the ben- The government has allocat- for home G. Kishan after promising ‘Bangaru Dr Laxman alleged that eficiaries of any scheme. ECHO IN AP ed `1 crore for the construc- Reddy that he wanted to Telangana’. the people including He accused the state gov- tion of an integrated central- meet BJP MPs from the Speaking in a press con- labourers, employees and ernment of misusing ASSEMBLY ized stock point. Allopathic state. Mr Reddy according- ference at state party even Cabinet ministers funds allotted for the medicines are stocked by TS ly took Mr Soyam Bapu office on Friday, Dr and MLAs were not happy Haritha Haram pro- N. VAMSI SRINIVAS I Medical Services and Rao, Bandi Sanjay and Laxman told mediaperons with Dr Rao’s functioning. gramme and demanded a DC Infrastructure Development Dharmapuri Arvind and that Chief Minister K. He said that Mr Rao was White Paper on the num- VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 13 Corporation and a similar Rajya Sabha member Chandrasekhar Rao had taking decisions and hold- ber of saplings planted unit is being planned by the Garikapati Mohan Rao betrayed the people by not ing review meetings with- and their survival rate. Filthy language has Ayush department. “A cen- along with him to Mr been flowing freely in tralised system will enable Modi’s chambers in the AP Assembly low- us understand how much Parliament. after Mr Chandrasekhar and why TRS MP Nama it was due to the TRS ering the dignity of stock is available, what has Sources said that in the Rao said he would meet Nageswara Rao criticised keeping in view the the highest legislation been spent and the wake of Chief Minister K. the Prime Minister and the BJP in the House. minority votes and its making body. demand,” said minister Etala Chandrasekhar Rao and ask for the tax dues, and Sources said that Mr friendship with the MIM. Members including Rajendar. With the demand minister K.T. Rama Rao TRS MPs meeting finance Modi was curious about Sources revealed that Mr Chief Minister Y.S. for Ayush medicines increas- targeting the Centre with minister Nirmala the changing stand of the Modi discussed about the Jagan Mohan Reddy ing and the government’s regard to tax devolution to Sitharaman on the subject TRS with regard to the financial situation of the have been found utter- clinics dispensing tradition the state and during the on Friday. Citizenship Amendment state. Prior to the meeting, ing these objection- medicines doing well, the RTC strike, Mr Modi’s Sources said that Mr Bill when the party had he reportedly ascertained able words. focus is on developing infra- meeting with the BJP MPs Modi asked the MPs why supported several key from the finance minister The word “bastard” structure for it, sources said. gained significance.The their TRS counterparts bills. whether the Centre owed echoed in the House PM’s meeting comes days protested in Parliament The MPs explained that TS `29,000 GST dues. with member after member from the treasury benches using it in their bid to score a point over the Leader of Opposition HC angry as officials ignore its orders N Chandrababu Naidu, whom they VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA I DC an appeal after a petitioner accused of abusing HYDERABAD, DEC, 13 SIDDIPET COLLECTOR SUMMONED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT had filed a contempt case for the Chief Marshal of not implementing orders. the Assembly, Expressing displeasure DC CORRESPONDENT for violation of court ties took the land after The limitation period for Chief Minister Y.S. over government officers HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 orders. forcibly evicting the farmer. filing the appeal had elapsed Jagan Mohan Reddy deliberately flouting court The court had ordered him The officials replied to the but special counsel tried to displayed a video of orders, the Telangana High In a contempt case, then not to acquire `1.28 acres of court that they had paid convince the court to hear TD members’ scuffle Court on Friday observed Siddipet collector Venkat- assigned land which was compensation. The court the petition, without with Chief Marshal that there was something rami Reddy appeared before allotted to a farmer 28 years disagreed and on Friday responding on a condoned and said “He (Naidu) amiss with the government's the High Court on Friday ago. Despite this, authori- summoned the officer delay petition. The court called government dealing with the judiciary. said that the officers wake servants bastard. Chief justice Raghavendra up only after the filing of What is the meaning Singh Chauhan, said that it mented. Justice A. Abhishek Reddy, acquisition, home, munici- contempt cases and then of bastard adyaksha looked as if the government He said more than 2,000 told the government: “Don't pal administration and reg- rush to the government. (Speaker),” and went and its officers had to be contempt cases had been blame us if we take a strict istration departments. Advocate general, B.S. on to use the word on taught to respect the majesty filed before the High Court view in dealing the con- The judges’ outrage came Prasad, present in the court some more occasions. of law. “If we send two or for non-implementation of tempt cases, perhaps it may when when Sharat Kumar, hall, tried to offer an expla- Then it was the turn three officers to jail in con- court orders. One single lead to drastic steps.” special counsel for the gov- nation on the filing of con- of finance minister tempt cases, everything will judge had to deal more than The bench said that the ernment, asked the court for tempt cases. To this, Justice Buggana Rajendra- be set right and the remain- 800 contempt cases. maximum number of con- urgent hearing of an appeal Chauhan said no citizen nath Reddy who used ing officials will implement A division bench, compris- tempt cases were being filed against a single judge order. wanted to file contempt peti- the word at least judicial orders,” the CJ com- ing Justice Chauhan and against the revenue, land The government had issued tions by spending money. thrice in his speech. Necessary move PAGE Arvind Kejriwal says government will administer oath to Delhi Nation 7 schoolboys to behave with girls DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 14 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD PATNA COLLEGE STUDENT GANGRAPED NAYEAR AZAD | DC PATNA, DEC. 13 Citizenship Amid public outrage over rising crime law is India’s against women in Bihar, a college student was internal matter allegedly gang-raped in Patna by four youths. — Mohamed Nasheed, The incident had occurred earlier this Maldives speaker week but came to light on Friday when students created ruckus on the streets of Patna IN demanding justice for BRIEF the victim. Sources said that the LS productivity girl was called by her friend to a house where she was threatened and 116 per cent raped by four youths. New Delhi: The Lok Sabha The victim in her recorded productivity of 116 statement to the police per cent in the winter ses- said that the accused sion while for Rajya Sabha it also threatened to was about 100 per cent, release the video of the Parliamentary affairs minis- act on the internet if ter Pralhad Joshi said on she refused their Friday, the last day of the demands. session. During the winter However, the police session, 18 bills were intro- said that two accused in duced in the Lok Sabha. the case have surren- Fourteen bills were passed Police baton charge Patna dered and hunt is on to by the Lower House while 15 University students who arrest others who have bills were passed by Rajya were protesting against gone into hiding. Sabha. Overall, 15 bills were the alleged gang-rape of a “Two accused includ- passed by both Houses of Rahul not sorry ing the victim’s friend college student in Patna Parliament, Joshi said while on Friday. has surrendered in the addressing a press confer- — PTI court. We have obtained ence after both Houses were a warrant of arrest for adjourned sine die. two others who have Deploring the Congress for for rape remark been absconding after interrupting LS Speaker Om the incident,” ASP law Birla while he was making and order Swarn concluding remarks on the Smriti Irani wants Cong leader punished Prabhat said. last day of the session, Joshi said this is perhaps the first DC CORRESPONDENT ■ A DELEGATION of cases to make a mockery time that the Speaker was NEW DELHI, DEC. 13 BJP’s women parliamen- of his political rivals, interrupted during his con- which she said was concluding speech. Congress leader Rahul tarians including Smriti demnable. She said Gandhi’s “rape in India” Irani approached the Kanimozhi’s defence of barb at the BJP-led gov- Election Commission Gandhi was “disgusting, Khemka writes to ernment at the Centre and demanded to say the least”. Haryana CM during an election rally “strongest possible Earlier in the morning, in Jharkhand led to action” against Rahul for as the ruckus continued Chandigarh: Upset over vociferous protests in his comment on rape. for over half an hour, the another transfer — his 53rd the Lok Sabha on Friday Speaker adjourned the in three decades — senior by BJP members who proceedings till noon. IAS officer Ashok Khemka demanded an apology India. Kanimozhi’s reac- Question Hour could not has written to Haryana Chief from him, with defence tion came as parliamen- be taken up. Minister Manohar Lal minister Rajnath Singh tary affairs minister More than 30 members Khattar, saying while “pli- saying leaders like him Prahlad Joshi asked her from the BJP, including able” officials flourish the have no “moral right” to and NCP leader Supriya Bhopal MP Pragya honest are given insignifi- be in Parliament. Sule to express their Thakur, had stood in the cant roles. The 1991-batch A combative Gandhi opinion on Gandhi’s aisle and shouted slo- officer has asked Khattar to hit out at the govern- remarks. Joshi termed gans. Congress members permit him to seek a meet- ment and the BJP, saying her response “unfortu- too were in the aisle. ing with Prime Minister he will never apologise, nate”. Later, Gandhi told Narendra Modi. The Haryana and instead demanded Speaking at a public reporters outside government transferred an apology from Prime meeting in Jharkhand, Parliament that “as far Khemka from the science Minister Narendra where Assembly elec- as their (BJP’s) demand and technology department Modi, claiming that tions are under way, for apologising (is con- to the archives department Modi had called Delhi Gandhi said on cerned), I am never last month. the “rape capital” dur- Thursday that Narendra going to apologise to ing the UPA period. He Modi had promised them”. Being illegally also sought the PM’s “Make in India” but He also clarified his response on why he had “wherever you see now rape statement that trig- destroyed the economy you find ‘rape in India’” gered the protests by the detained: Nalini and had “snatched jobs” in different parts of the BJP in both Houses of Chennai: Nalini Sriharan, a from young people. country. Parliament, saying he life convict in the Rajiv The BJP protest, led by The BJP seized on his had simply made a point Gandhi assassination case, the party’s women MPs “rape in India” barb to that Modi has been talk- has moved the Madras High who assembled near the corner the Congress. ing about “Made in Court, alleging illegal deten- Well to attack Gandhi, The protests began as India” but it has now tion at Vellore prison from derailed the Lok Sabha’s soon as the House become “rape in India” September 10, 2018 as the regular business and assembled. Tearing into as incidents of rapes are Governor of Tamil Nadu had forced Speaker Om Birla the Congress leader, being reported in news- not acted on the advice of to adjourn the proceed- Union minister Smriti papers across the coun- the council of ministers to ings twice. Friday was Irani said he had try. release her. The petitioner the last day of the “insulted” the women He said the main issue referred to the Supreme Winter Session. and men of India and today was that “the BJP, Court judgment in the Maru Amid the din in the claimed his remarks Narendra Modi and Ram’s case (in 1980), in House, DMK MP K. amounted to inviting Amit Shah have burnt which a constitution bench Kanimozhi defended people to rape women. the entire Northeast and held that the advice of the Gandhi as Congress Seeking his apology, this is a tactic used to state government under members also came out Irani said that he should divert attention” by rais- Article 161 would be binding of their seats in protest, be punished. ing his rape remarks. on the head of the state. and asked the Speaker to Joining in, defence The Congress MP from She contended that as the take up Question Hour. minister Rajnath Singh Wayanad said he has a power under Article 161 She said Gandhi did attacked Gandhi and video clip of Narendra (power of the Governor to not make the remarks in said such MPs don’t Modi in his phone in grant pardons and suspend, the House and that he have the moral right to which he terms Delhi remit or commute sentences was referring to cases of be members of the the “rape capital” and he in certain cases), has already sexual assaults and vio- House. Irani also said will put the clip on been exercised by Tamil lence against women in Gandhi referred to rape Twitter. Nadu, the Governor has no discretion, but to act on the Sept 9 2018 advice of the council of ministers. Meerut hangman ready to NO MP HC RELIEF FOR execute Nirbhaya convicts Lucknow, Dec. 13: PRAGYA The ■ Pawan Jallad, who is administration, he said hangman at the Meerut he is ready to go to Tihar RABINDRA NATH prison on Friday indicat- a third-generation hang- Jail on 24 hours' notice. CHOUDHURY | DC ed that he is ready to man, said his grandfa- Pawan said his father BHOPAL, DEC. 13 carry out the execution ther had carried out the and grandfather were in the Tihar Jail of the hanging of the two men also hangmen. “My Madhya Pradesh high court men convicted of raping involved in the assassi- grandfather Kallu Jallad on Friday dismissed contro- and murdering nation of the then prime and father Babbu Jallad versial BJP MP Pragya Singh Nirbhaya in 2012. minister Indira Gandhi had done this job. I per- Thakur’s plea to junk a peti- Pawan Jallad, who is a besides notorious crimi- sonally helped my tion filed to challenge her elec- third-generation hang- grandfather in five exe- tion from Bhopal Lok Sabha man, said his grandfa- nals Ranga and Billa. cutions,” Pawan constituency, dealing a jolt to ther had carried out the request for hangmen. claimed, adding that he her. hanging of the two men “The Tihar Jail had accompanied his grand- The single bench of the involved in the assassi- asked Uttar Pradesh to father to Patiala, court headed by Justice Vishal nation of the then prime provide two hangmen at Allahabad, Agra and Dhagat rejected Thakur’s minister Indira Gandhi short notice but since Jaipur in the past to application questioning main- besides notorious crimi- one of them in Lucknow carry out executions. tainability of the election peti- nals Ranga and Billa. is unwell, the other one On preparations before tion filed by a Bhopal-based “I am ready to carry in Meerut has been any hanging, he said, “I journalist Rakesh Dixit . out the execution if asked to remain pre- have to check the The petition alleged that the asked by the jail admin- pared,” he said. strength of the rope and saffron party leader had deliv- istration,” Pawan Jallad Jallad, who is about 55- the platform needed for ered speeches during her cam- said, referring to the year-old, however, said hanging besides attend- paign on religious lines, thus authorities at the he is not aware of the ing to the lever used for violating provisions of section Meerut jail. identity of the convicts it.” He added that the 123 of the Representation of Amid reports about to be hanged but added actual preparation is People’s Act, 1951. preparations to hang the that as the Nirbhaya undertaken two to three Thakur, however, questioned four men convicted of case is in the news right hours before an execu- the maintainability of the the rape and murder, the now he might be tion early in the morn- petition by expressing doubts Uttar Pradesh’s addi- required for those con- ing. Jallad said he feels over authenticity of video tional director general victed in that. no pressure as he will be tapes of her alleged speeches (prisons) Anand Kumar Though he has not yet executing those who had submitted by the petitioner as confirmed that Delhi’s got any instructions carried out the most evidence. Tihar Jail has sent out a from the Meerut jail heinous crimes. — PTI