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PNS n HYDERABAD some thorny issues that come under the Centre's domain, like The magnitude of defeat at the CBI cases against the Chief hands of the Aam Aadmi Party Minister, Special Category in Delhi might put brakes on Status to AP, flow of funds due the speed with which the saf- to the state and so on. The fron party had been moving in Delhi election results will the two Telugu states following ensure that there would be no its 2019 Lok Sabha victory. hiccups in getting a majority of Though it may have won a thorny issues sorted out. higher number of Assembly After the 2019 elections, the seats in Delhi, power in the BJP government has been city-state still eludes the BJP. moving at a feverish pace to If the BJP were to have won implement its core ideological the Delhi Assembly elections, agenda. Within a few months it would have serious conse- of retaining the power at the quences on national politics, Centre, it abrogated Article the Telugu states being no 370. Everyone welcomed the exception. move believing it to be a last- Tuesday's poll results have As far as the YSRCP is con- on the party in the Rajya ing solution to J&K issue. brought despair to the BJP, cerned, the regional party is Sabha to get its Bills passed in The Centre then passed while its rivals are obviously moving closely with the BJP. the Upper House. Citizenship Amendment Act. overjoyed. Moreover, the BJP is dependent The state government has 2 8 Don’t fix your own priorities, 3 die in road accident near workers that he would carry on with the develop- KCR tells Collectors Warangal 62 ment work that PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n WARANGAL brought the AAP PNS n NEW DELHI a landslide victory. Chief Minister K Three persons, including a B The AAP head- Chandrashekhar Rao has cau- Tech student, were killed when The Aam Aadmi Party quarters were deco- tioned District Collectors and an auto-rickshaw in which Aam Aadmi Party's on Tuesday swept back to rated with blue and Additional Collectors that they they were travelling to victory signalled the power for a second consecu- white balloons and big "should not fix their own pri- Hanamkonda from Bavupet victory of a "new kind of tive term in Delhi, winning 62 cutouts of Kejriwal were placed orities", but implement govern- was hit by a lorry coming from of the 70 seats as votes for last strike a in different parts of the office. ment policies and schemes in the opposite direction near the politics". "People of Delhi week's Assembly elections were chord with Delhiites who over- The Assembly elections letter and spirit while keeping Hasanparthy tank on the have given a message that counted, according to Election whelmingly voted for AAP were held on February 8. in mind people's welfare and Warangal-Karimnagar high- they will vote for schools, Commission figures. This will and its leader Arvind Kejriwal. While the AAP put for- development of the state. way on Tuesday. be the party’s third term in The contest for political ward Kejriwal, Prime Minister The Chief Minister The deceased were identi- mohalla clinics, 24-hour power. power over the national capi- Narendra Modi, Home addressed District Collectors fied as Kalkotla Sravani (21), electricity and free water. The BJP won eight seats and tal was a bipolar one with the Minister Amit Shah and Uttar and Additional Collectors at Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao addressing Collectors and Additional daughter of Yellaiah of This is a great message for the Congress drew a blank. Congress nowhere in the reck- Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Pragathi Bhavan here on Collectors at Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Wardhnnapet, Marri Srikanth The BJP's massive campaign oning. Adityanath were among those Tuesday. Ministers and senior (25) of Bavupet, and Yerra the country that included Prime Minister Kejriwal, who had led his who extensively campaigned officials participated in the further down, according to an Suryapet, Narayanpet, Shanthamma (47) of Yellapur — ARVIND KEJRIWAL Narendra Modi, Home party to a spectacular win of 67 for the BJP. meeting. The Chief Minister official press note. Sangareddy districts, KCR sug- village in Hasanparthy mandal CHIEF MINISTER OF DELHI Minister Amit Shah along with of 70 seats in 2015, told the set out clearly the govern- Referring to the inadequate gested that Collectors of these of the district. Four others, 200-odd BJP MPs failed to people of Delhi and party MORE REPORTS ON PAGE 4 ment's priorities and the forest cover in Hyderabad, districts should concentrate who sustained injuries in the responsibilities of the admin- Gadwal, Karimnagar, Jangaon, on developing social forestry. mishap, were shifted to MGM istration at the district level and Warangal Urban, Yadadri, 2 Hospital here. WHO research BJP continues to lose Assembly forum on nCov polls; sixth loss in last two years Trump, Melania to visit ‘Make in TS' launched India from Feb 24 LED TVs hit PNS n GENEVA PNS n NEW DELHI The NDA was in a the December election, the Congress has governments in PNS n WASHINGTON November. market A two-day global research With insulting defeat in Delhi, much better position seven states now. In an official statement, PNS n HYDERABAD and innovation forum led by the BJP-led NDA has now lost in December, 2017 In Delhi, the Aam Aadmi KTR lauds US President Donald Trump the US Press Secretary said the World Health power in six states in the last when the BJP and its Party has won for the third and First Lady Melania the President and the First LED TVs manufactured by Organization (WHO) was two years. The BJP, which had allies ruled 19 states. time in a row. Trinamool Kejriwal on Trump will visit India from Lady "will visit Ahmedabad, Samsung in January under the launched here Tuesday to won just three seats in Delhi Congress rules West Bengal, February 24-25, during which is in Prime Minister 'Make in Telangana' initiative mobilise international action last time, was expecting a CPM-led coalition in Kerala, which they will also travel to Modi's home state of Gujarat has hit the market. Minister K in response to the novel coro- much better performance this YSR Congress in Andhra Delhi win Prime Minister Narendra and played such an impor- T Rama Rao on Tuesday navirus outbreak. time. 16 states that account for 42 Pradesh, BJD in Odisha and PNS n HYDERABAD Modis home state. tant role in Mahatma shared on Twitter that Radiant Co-hosted by the WHO Delhi state BJP chief Manoj per cent of the nation's pop- TRS in Telangana. In Tamil This will be Donald Gandhi's life and leadership Appliances became the first and the Global Research Tiwari had hoped to ulation. Nadu, where the BJP fought The ruling Telangana Rashra Trump's first visit to India as of the Indian independence company from Hyderabad to Collaboration for Infectious win 48 seats to enable The Congress is in the Lok Sabha election with the Samithi's working president the US President. movement". manufacture LED TVs for Disease Preparedness and the party to return to power in AIADMK, it does not have a K T Rama Rao on Tuesday The announcement of his During a phone call over global market leader Samsung. funded by Bill & Melinda power in Delhi afer Maharashtra, single MLA. Therefore, it is not congratulated Delhi Chief two-day visit came just a the weekend, Trump and Other well-known MNC Gates Foundation, the forum over two decades. Rajasthan, Madhya a partner in power. Minister Arvind Kejriwal on week after he was acquitted Modi agreed "the trip will brands are also manufacturing kicked off at 9 a.m.(local However, these esti- Pradesh, The NDA was in a much the Aam Aadmi Party's by the US Senate in his further strengthen the US- LED TVs from their state-of- time) on Tuesday and is exp- mates proved to be Chhattisgarh, better position in December, resounding victory in the impeachment trial. He was India strategic partnership the-art facility at ected to conclude at the end incorrect. Punjab, and 2017 when the BJP and its Assembly polls. accused of illegally seeking and highlight the strong and Maheshwaram Fab City. He of Wednesday, the Xinhua There are now anti- Puducherry either on allies ruled 19 states. A year "Many congratulations to help from Ukraine to influ- enduring bonds between the shared it with #SAMSUNG- news agency reported. BJP governments in 12 its own or as part of an later, the BJP lost power to the Sri @ArvindKejriwal Ji on an ence the forthcoming presi- American and Indian peo- MakeInTelangana and The forum gathers rough- states, including Delhi. The alliance. After forming the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, impressive hat trick victory," dential elections in ple". #ElectronicsManufacturing. ly 400 participants, both live NDA now has governments in government in Jharkhand after Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Rama Rao tweeted. and online, including leading scientists from virus-related disciplines around the world, representatives of countries Men posing as police rape with confirmed novel coron- Mohd Pahelwan, accused of attacking avirus cases and those of public health agencies, ethics experts with related expertise, woman in Zaheerabad Akbaruddin, dies of cardiac arrest n and representatives of major PNS HYDERABAD Suryapet, the two persons got woman was traveling with a 14- research donors. PNS n HYDERABAD Mohammed Bin Omer Pahelwan's mortal remains into a Hyderabad-bound RTC year-old boy, who was forced to Yafai alias Mohammed were shifted to his residence Two unidentified miscreants bus from Bidar in the guise of wait by the roadside while the Mohammed Pahelwan, a real- Pahelwan died due to health at Barkas. allegedly raped a 38-year-old policemen. After 'checking' the men raped her. TODAY tor and wrestler accused of issues, according to his fam- Earlier, Hyderabad city woman at Pastapur Crossroads luggage of the woman, who was With the help of local peo- making an attempt to murder ily members. He had not police tightened security at his near Zaheerabad on Tuesday carrying banned gutkha, they ple, the woman reached ALMANAC Chandrayangutta legislator been keeping well for the residence and in 'sensitive' morning, after posing as cops forced her to get down from Zaheerabad Police Station and Month & Paksham: Akbaruddin Owaisi in April past few days and was admit- surrounding areas to ward off and forcing her to disembark the bus. They then took her to lodged a complaint. Based on 2011, died of cardiac arrest in ted to Yashoda Hospital, untoward incidents. an RTC bus. a one-room building behind the complaint, the Zaheerbad Magha & Krishna Paksha a city hospital on Tuesday Malakpet where he breathed Mohammed Pahelwan According to a complaint the SBI Bank at the crossroads police have launched a hunt to Panchangam morning. his last. 2 from the woman, a native of and sexually assaulted her. The trace the accused. Tithi: Chaturthi: 11:38 pm Nakshatram: Uttara Phalguni: 11:46am Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Jagan to meet Cops foil ‘self-immolation’ by doc at Gandhi Hospital any important work) Rahukalam: 12:-30 pm – 01:56 pm Yamagandam: 08:13 am – 09:39 am Varjyam: 07:20 pm – 08:47 pm Modi today Doctor was shifted for dishing out false info to scribes on novel coronavirus Gulika: 11:04 am - 12:30 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh, PNS n HYDERABAD though a police team quickly group of journalists from Delhi, Good Time: (to start any important seek funds for pending pro- foiled it. The action against the suggesting that the government work) Chief Minister YS jects in Andhra Pradesh along A casualty medical officer at medical officer came following was not in a position to set up Amritakalam: 04:00 am – 05:27 am Jaganmohan Reddy will leave with other issues pertaining to Gandhi Hospital, Dr Vasant media reports that two of the special wards in Gandhi Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL for New Delhi at around 12.30 the state. Kumar, was shifted on Tuesday samples tested 'positive' for Hospital to treat patients with pm on Wednesday after chair- The meeting assumes sig- as he allegedly gave false infor- coronavirus at the Gandhi suspected exposure to coron- HYDERABAD ing the Cabinet meeting. nificance in the backdrop of mation to journalists on nCoV Hospital. The reports created avirus. A show-cause notice WEATHER He has an appoint- BJP's debacle in Delhi cases in the state. He has since sensation. Upon verification, was served on another doctor ment with Prime Assembly polls and its been surrendered to the the reports were found to be who had assisted Dr Vasant Forecast: Haze Minister Narendra increasing dependence on Director of Health for discipli- false and Dr Vasant Kumar was Kumar in the episode, accord- Temp: 28/18 Humidity: 67% Modi at 4 pm with regional parties like YSRCP nary action. The Telangana held responsible for sharing ing to Gandhi Hospital superin- Sunrise: 06.44 whom he is expected to in national politics to State Medical and Health Police officials reasoning with the doctor who threatened 'self-immolation' at unsubstantiated information tendent Dr Shravan Kumar. Sunset: 06.16 press for long-pend- get crucial Bills Department issued orders to this Gandhi Hospital after being shifted on Tuesday with the media. Medical education director ing demand of passed in Rajya effect on Tuesday. An internal inquiry found Dr Ramesh Reddy issued the Current Weather Conditions Updated February 11, 2019 5:00 PM according Special Sabha. After he was shifted, Dr ment by senior colleagues, threatened to commit self- that Dr Vasant Kumar had orders. Category Status 2 Vasant Kumar alleged harass- doused himself with petrol, and immolation at the hospital, given false information to a 2 HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 hyderabad 02 Odisha’s move on Polavaram lands Guv in a spot ess than However, the TDP govern- court against Polavaram results government, keeping aside his the AP Governor would dis- nine ment, citing ‘speedy comple- Despite considerable progress in in delaying the construction personal feelings. charge his routine duty of Lmonths tion’, announced that it would construction work being visible, the works, the AP government Dr Marri Channa Reddy reading out the prepared text into office, Chief take responsibility for the will naturally hold the neigh- was the Governor of Tamil in the next session of Minister YS construction work of the pro- government had to face allegations bouring state responsible. Nadu in mid-1990s. Despite his Assembly, possibly condemn- Jaganmohan ject. It was inevitable that the of large-scale corruption levelled by Generally, such indictment or serious differences with the ing Odisha. PIN Reddy faces estimated cost of project shot criticism wouldn’t be a prob- then Chief Minister of TN J. Also, the YSRCP govern- POINT a fresh challenge. up to unimaginable levels, the YSRCP, then in opposition. The lem for the government of any Jayalalithaa and contrary to ment has to be prepared to The latest bomb- giving scope to allegations of YSRCP took the issue to the national state, but Biswabhusan the expectations of political field questions raised over shell to fall on the corruption. Harichandan, it may create a circles there, he read out the Polavaram. The deadline of the YSRCP government is the Despite considerable stage by submitting a memorandum peculiar situation. prepared speech of govern- project has already been decision by neighbouring progress in construction work to the Union government seeking a Harichandan has had a his- ment, including the phrase “my revised and people of the state Odisha to seek stay on the con- being visible, the government thorough inquiry and subsequent tory of opposing Polavaram government”. have to wait for one more year struction work of Polavaram had to face allegations of large- M D RATNA KUMAR project when he represented If Harichandan follows tra- to see its completion, as per the irrigation project, saying that scale corruption levelled by action into those allegations Senior Journalist his home state of Odisha in the dition, there would be no latest statement from the the discharge of water during the YSRCP, then in opposition. Lok Sabha. Now, as Governor, issue, but in the event of he Centre. About Rs 8,614 crore floods could reach 50 lakh The YSRCP took the issue to he would have to act as per the deciding to follow Arif has already been spent on cusecs, threatening the exis- the national stage by submitting exercise would save the gov- involvement of the Central will be left red-faced in the wishes of AP government. He Mohammed Khan who creat- Polavaram project, according tence of its villages. a memorandum to the Union ernment tens of crores of government. event of the Governor of the would have to criticise the ed a flutter in Kerala Assembly to official data. More delay is Polavaram is considered to government seeking a thorough rupees. However, the process Now, Odisha’s decision to state reacts contrary to its decision of his home state recently while addressing the inevitable in the event of the be the lifeline of residuary inquiry and subsequent action led to delays, and subsequent- challenge the construction of the wishes, similar to his counter- Odisha as it is also the duty of House by finding fault with the Supreme Court issuing guide- Andhra Pradesh, particularly into those allegations. ly, stoppage of work at the pro- national project, if accepted by part in Kerala. the Governor to reflect the government for his ‘prepared lines on Odisha’s petition. after bifurcation. Right from With the change of guard in ject site. the Supreme Court, will lead to It’s a general practice that feelings of the people of speech’ that included adverse Earlier, the Telangana gov- the time it was announced, it Andhra Pradesh, the YSRCP, Detractors say that the delay some interesting situations. Governor's speech delivered in Andhra Pradesh. remarks on Citizenship ernment had also moved has attracted controversies, which swept into power win- would achieve nothing but fur- How can one state oppose the Assembly on particular Former Governor ESL Amendment Act, it would be against Polavaram and had and objections by Odisha. ning 151 of the 175 seats in the ther increase in the cost of the the construction work of a occasions reflects the views of Narasimhan earlier efficiently an acute embarrassment for expressed the wish that it Work on the project picked Assembly, decided to put the project in the days to come, or national project and get it the state government. While played a double role — criticis- the YSRCP government. would like Odisha by its side pace during the previous regime works hitherto done on the in other words, the financial stayed at the cost of the inter- delivering such speeches, the ing the moves of both Andhra The Kerala Governor reluc- on the issue. headed by N. Chandrababu Polavaram project under scan- burden on completion of pro- ests of a neighbouring state? If Governor uses the phrase “my Pradesh and Telangana on the tantly read out the written TS Chief Minister K. Naidu in the backdrop of bifur- ner. The YSRCP government ject would be higher than the the efforts of Odisha somehow government” since he or she floor of respective Assemblies. speech, that included anti- Chandrasekhar Rao had also cation. As part of the bifurca- also announced “reverse tender- amount of money saved succeed, it would be detrimen- is the head of state. The gov- The question now is what CAA remarks, on the floor of met his Odisha counterpart tion promises, the Government ing system” to unveil the new through reverse tendering. tal to the interests of AP par- ernment utilises the would Harichandan do if faced the House but pointedly added during his pilgrimage in of India agreed to accord it picture with ‘contents of past’. After announcing reverse ticularly at a time it is facing Governor’s address to convey with such a scenario? that he did so because of his Odisha and stressed on the national project status, meaning Going in for the reverse ten- tendering, the YSRCP govern- several constraints following to the people its decisions and Strictly speaking, the due respect for Chief Minister need for a joint fight against that it would fund the project dering process, the YSRCP ment decided to get the pro- bifurcation. accomplishments. Governor has to read out the Pinarayi Vijayan. Polavaram as both states fear 100 per cent. government claimed that the ject completed with direct Also, the AP government If Odisha’s decision to move address prepared by the state There is no guarantee that submergence of their villages.

CORONAVIRUS CAPSULE PACS polls: Nalgonda Passengers TS first to launch FMD HC seeks answer from 4 more from SEC over countries to vaccination programme societies in TRS kitty PNS n HYDERABAD Keshava Rao vote be screened The aim of HYDERABAD: The Telangana PNS n NALGONDA societies have been were captured by TRS. PNS n HYDERABAD The Animal Husbandry and the FMD High Court on Tuesday directed captured unani- Suryapet societies witnessed Veterinary Services (AHVS) vaccination the State Election Commission The Telangana Rashtra mously by the competition, but two Facing growing pressure to Department of Telangana has to respond to the petition filed Samithi captured 39 PACS ruling party in societies in this contain a deadly viral out- taken up national disease con- programme is by BJP municipal councillors bodies unanimously. Nagarjuna Sagar district were break that has spread halfway trol vaccination programme to curb the challenging the decision of In Kodad Assembly con- assembly limits clinched by around the world, passengers for foot and mouth disease disease election officer concerned in stituency the TRS has got 14 while in the TRS coming from four more control programme (FMD- allowing Rajya Sabha member PACS bodies unanimously. Miryalaguda three unani- countries will be screened at CP) from February 1. burden in TS from ruling TRS party K Keshava In Yadadri Bhongir district six societies went in mously. RGIA apart from China and The state is 1st state to in the and to get Rao to cast his vote as ex-officio societies have been given the favour of the In all a Hongkong. The Health country to launch the pro- opportunities member for election of unanimous nod and four TRS. In total of Department expanded the gramme. Officials of AHVS chairperson and vice- societies were captured by Thungathurthi 486 screening to all the passen- Department are conducting for exports chairperson of Tukkuguda the TRS in Aler. of Suryapet dis- director gers coming in flights direct- this programme in all the dis- and increase municipality on January 27, In Bhongir, two societies trict three soci- posts in the erstwhile ly from Japan, South Korea, tricts of Telangana. the value of 2020. It asked the State Election were clinched by the ruling eties went in favour of the Nalgonda district went in Thailand and Singapore. In this programme 84 lakh animals Commission to submit complete party supporters and three in TRS in the director level favour of the TRS in the 91 As many as 267 passengers bovine population are to be details about the issue. The Nakrekal assembly limits of nominations itself. In societies spread across the were screened at RGIA on vaccinated above three months matter was posted to Thursday Nalgonda. A total of four Huzurnagar too four societies limits. Tuesday. As many as 82 pas- age duly tagging all the ani- AVHS Director V Lakshma Lakshma Reddy explained by the High Court for further sengers are under home quar- mals. The programme will be Reddy paid a surprise visit to the management aspects of hearing. A total of 8 BJP antine for 28 days. continued for a period of 30 a Goshala at Jiyaguda in livestock to Goshala staff and councillors from the municipality As many as seven patients days in all the districts. Hyderabad on Tuesday, where interacted with the founder of filed the case. In their petition, Will Delhi debacle put Don't fix your suspecting n-Cov were The aim of the vaccination the FMD control programme Goshala. The director instruct- they urged the court to decision admitted in Gandhi Hospital programme is to eradicate the is being held. He verified the ed the AVHS staff to tag the of the election officer of the own priorities.. on Tuesday. Till now, 74 sam- disease from Telangana state maintenance of the cold chain animal and then conduct FMD municipality to allow KK, who is ples have been taken from and to get more opportunities and registers at Goshala. So far vaccination and upload the a Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra BJP on the back foot? Continued from Page 1 passengers and all of them for exports and increase the 5,664 bovine are vaccinated details in INAPH portal soon Pradesh was illegal and against Continued from Page 1 torate and say that the party's were found to be negative. value of animals. and tagged in Hyderabad. after vaccination. laws. They said that the decision fortunes are on the wane. Like Palle Pragathi, Pattana of the election officer was The popular feeling among The TRS government has Pragathi programme would against section 5 (2) (3) of the people is that the Act is been accusing the Centre of be launched by the governm- Telangana municipalities Act against the Muslims, yet the doing injustice to Telangana ent to cover urban areas. An Cops foil ‘self-immolation’ by doc... 2019. They told the court that BJP did not backtrack despite and will now sharpen its crit- Action Plan was getting according to the official records protests. icism of the Centre. Moreover, ready, he said. Continued from Page 1 "Today morning a doctor by the of the Rajya Sabha secretariat , KK's name was registered as the The Union Home Minister the failure of the BJP to cap- "In the past, there were six name of Dr. Vasanth, who works in Rajya Sabha member of Andhra announced in Lok Sabha that ture power in Delhi, under the Municipal Corporations Dr Ramesh Reddy stated that Gandhi Hospital in the General Pradesh. the government would imple- nose of the Centre, will no which we have increased to there was a complaint against Dr Medicine Department, came to the ment the National Register for doubt leave KCR, who is tryi- 13 now. The number of mun- Vasant Kumar made by other doc- Gandhi Hospital with two petrol bot- Citizens across the nation. ng to float a non-Congress and icipalities has also increased tors. Stern action would be initiat- tles and attempted self-immolation. The statement sparked non-BJP Federal Front, glad. from 68 to 128. We will pro- ed against the casualty doctor. Only Immediately the local police reached protests across the country. The BJP's failure to come to vide funds for the 141 urban the nodal officer was authorized to the spot, rescued him, and shifted Mohd Pahelwan, In fact, the BJP has project- power in Delhi will also be local bodies. We will release speak on coronavirus, he pointed out. him to his residence," Kamleshwar ed the Delhi elections as a ref- seen as good news for the TDP Rs 78 crore per month for On Monday, TS Health Singhenvar, DCP, North Zone, accused of erendum on its moves on and YSRCP, while the Jana Hyderabad and Rs 70 crore to Minister Etala Rajender Dr Kumar tucked in two CAA and NRC, without say- Sena, which recently allied other cities. With these funds said in Huzurabad that bottles of petrol bottles attacking... ing so in so many words. with the saffron party, getting development plans should the State and Central under his shirt and Now with the electoral worried. be prepared," he said. Governments would pulled out a cigarette Continued from Page 1 upset, the BJP might slow The BJP has made it clear There were chances that not hide any sensitive lighter, threatening down on its plans for NRC. that it plans to come to power cities having no seashore wo- information on issues to set himself on fire. Mohammed Pahelwan was Political outfits in Telugu in AP by stepping into the uld have more pollution, with like coronavirus. All However, after an the main accused in the states apparently welcome the shoes of the TDP. To meet this Delhi serving as the best ex- the 74 people who hour of negotiation attack on Akbaruddin Owaisi BJP's defeat in sharp contrast goal, the BJP wooed top lead- ample, he pointed out. had approached the and conversation, the in 2001, but was set free by a to their outward countenance. ers of the TDP into its fold and "Hyderabad, regarded as the hospital on suspicion Inspector of Chilkal- court in 2017. The court In Telangana, the BJP has also allied with the JS. 'most livable city", will have of exposure to coron- guda, Balagangi Reddy convicted four persons in been claiming to be the viable The stronger the BJP grows, to face severe pollution prob- avirus tested negative, snatched away the lighter the case — all relatives of alternative to the TRS and has the weaker the TDP becomes. lem if it is neglected. There is Rajender said. from him. Pahelwan, while acquitting been trying to strengthen its Chandrababu Naidu had also 1.60 lakh hectares of forest- The inspector said that his team, him as the charges against base. The BJP has four MPs given the BJP enough hints of land available. Grow dense Cops rewarded including Admin SI Ravi Kumar, SI him could not be proved. from Telangana and fancies a late that he wants to sail with forests there. Develop Harini Hyderabad Police Commissioner Varunkant Reddy and SI Srinivas, good showing in the forth- the saffron party in the next Vanasthali Park at Vanastha- Anjani Kumar has rewarded the talked him out of his suicide plan. HYDERABAD coming GHMC polls. The fai- elections. Thus far, the BJP had lipuram like KBR Park. Pre- cops who had prevented self-immo- Constable Nayeem, Venu Gopal, lure of the BJP to capture po- been rebuffing Naidu's adva- pare a plan to control pollu- lation by the doctor. The Chilkalguda Anil, Devendar, Ravi, fire officer Mu- BULLION RATES wer in Delhi gives leverage to nces. The Delhi defeat may put tion in the city and impleme- police team was given Rs. 10,000 for kesh HG Srinivas, Manikanta and GOLD the TRS to go before the elec- the BJP on the back foot. nt it," KCR told the officials. its successful rescue mission. Sankar Nayak were also present. ` 40,850 (10 gm) ` 110 SILVER Vinod: Centre Jagan to meet Modi... ` 46,000(1kg) Cancel permissions for Pharma ` 100 discriminating Continued from Page 1 The BJP-led NDA government, which CHICKEN against state City: Komatireddy urges Centre lacks a majority in the Upper House, will n n RATES `/KG PNS HYDERABAD PNS HYDERABAD ked the latter for sanctioning have to depend on regional parties as it is Rs 200 crore for the road wor- difficult to secure majority on its own after Dressed/With Skin `126 Telangana State Planning Congress MP from Bhongir ks between Nakerekal and losing one state Assembly after the other Without Skin `144 Board vice-chairman B Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Nagarjuna Sagar. He urged post its May 2019 victory in LS polls. Broiler at Farm `87 Vinod Kumar on Tuesday has urged the Central govern- the Minister to direct the offi- Sources said Jagan might take up issues said that Finance Minister ment to cancel the permissions cials concerned to complete pertaining to decentralisation of adminis- Nirmala Sitharaman's reply in given to the proposed Pharma the works on war footing. The tration by floating three capitals and also EGG LS exposed the hollowness of City at Medipalli and Much- Congress MP also met the abolition of Legislative Council. `/ the claims of political outfits herla in Rangareddy district. Union Minister Narendra The CM is also likely to discuss post- RATES 100 on financial position of state. The Congress MP met the Singh Thomar and submitted bifurcation issues with the PM and also the HYDERABAD 365 The Centre imposed a cut Union Minister of Environm- a memorandum urging the lat- SCS issue. The CM will have a meeting with VIJAYAWADA 365 in release of Rs 450 crore for ent, Forest and Climate ter to sanction funds for the the Prime Minister at around 4 pm. development of backward re- Change Prakash Javadekar in Meanwhile, Venkat Reddy repairs and ring roads in Bho- He is expected to request the Centre to VISAKHAPATNAM 400 gions, Vinod said and alleged this regard on Tuesday at also met the Union Minister ngir Parliament limits under see that the Bill on abolition of Legislative RETAIL PRICE `3.65 that the Centre is discrimina- Delhi. He also addressed a let- for Road Transport and High- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Council be passed in the ongoing Budget (IN HYDERABAD) ting against the state. ter to the PM about the issue. ways Nitin Gadkari and than- Yozana scheme. session of parliament itself.

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The Union Ministry of housing and urban affairs' 'Ease of Living Index' programme has gathered steam as the survey to examine services and city was opened to the citizens seeking their online feedback. The programme will help the government to rate top 10 cities ducted by the from 100 and 14 Central govern- Atal Mission for ment on ease of Rejuvenation and living index to up Urban Transformation the rank of the city from (AMRUT) cities having more 3rd position to 1st. than 10 lakh population sur- The 'My City My Pride' sur- veyed on the basis of findings. vey will continue up to February The survey will conducted on 29, 2020, Lokesh Kumar said and citizens living standards, basic further appealed to the resi- amenities, health care , education dents to give positive feedback in , technology , environment , the survey to get better ranking. transport , employment , house Based on the feedback and rank- rent , sanitation , drinking water ing, the investments and job , security , emergency services , opportunities will increase in the women safety , recreation, bank- cities, he said ing and ATM facility and elec- The online survey can be tricity supply among others. accessed by visiting The GHMC commissioner https://eol2019.org/citizenfeed- DS Lokesh Kumar appealed the back or by scanning QR code of residents of Hyderabad to partic- Ease of Living Index Survey- ipate in the survey being con- 2019.

Techie commits A slow start for suicide over JBS-MGBS line ‘love failure' PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD First Monday after open- ing up of JBS-MGBS Met- A 26-year-old techie was found ro line, the route witnes- hanging at his residence in sed footfall of only 33,876 Gachibowli on Monday. The victim passengers. identified as Malli Reddy The maximum number Subramanyam Reddy is a native of of passenger footfall of Gudivada in Krishna district. Reddy 14,000 was witnessed at was a software employee residing at JBS station entry, followed APHB Colony in Gachibowli. by MGBS which saw According to the police, Nune 9,998 passengers exiting. Mahesh Reddy, Subramanyam All other Metro statio- Reddy's cousin, had gone to visit ns on the stretch witness- him on Monday night. After find- ed a footfall of less than ing the door locked and his phone 15,000 passengers except not being answered, Mahesh called RTC X Road Metro stati- the police who broke open the door. on which saw a footfall of Subramanyam was found hanging 2,000 passengers. HMRL from the ceiling fan. A suicide note MD NVS Reddy said, "It's was found in which he stated that too early and it will take he committed suicide due to a love a month or so for this cor- failure. The police registered a ridor to pick up.” complaint and are investigating.

Transport office AO in ACB net HYDERABAD: An administrative officer in Transport Commis- sioner office in Hyder- abad was caught red- handed while he was accepted bribe of Rs 36,000. This is the second time that the officer is being nabbed for taking bribes, said the ACB officials. The accused, J Narender, had demanded the bribe for issuing proc- eedings for the manu- facturing of a trailer and tanker for the complainant. The ACB officials seized the bribe amount from Narender. Miscreants attempt to set two ATMs on fire HYDERABAD: Unidentified persons attempted to set two ATMs on fire at Chan- drayangutta on Tuesd- ay. According to the police, the miscreants poured engine oil on the floor and on the cash dispensing mac- hine and lit some papers. Passersby noticed smoke eman- ating from the place and alerted the police and firemen who reached the spot and sprayed water. The police booked a case. Hotel worker attempts to jump off tower HYDERABAD: A hotel worker climbed on to a tower at LB Stadium and threatened to jump off on Tuesday. The man was identified as Venkatesh worked at a hotel in Basheerb- agh where he was sac- ked. Depressed over this, Venkatesh clim- bed the tower and threatened to jump off. However, police foiled his attempt by assur- ing to help him. NEW DELHI ASSEMBLY VERDICT HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 04 ‘Aam Aadmi' scripts extraordinary win Delhi's 51-year-old, now three-time, Chief Minister is the embodiment of the everyday man who has tailored his politics and campaign in keeping with the times 63 Congress BJP puts up posters candidates lose deposits accepting defeat in Delhi PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI Earlier, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said he is not Congress's performance BJP puts up posters accepting nervous as he knows that the touched a record low in the defeat in Delhi polls polls will have something good Jaganmohan Reddy Delhi Assembly election as Soon after the Delhi Assembly for the party. congratulates Kejriwal the party bagged less than 5 poll trends showed that the Congress spokesperson per cent of the total votes Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is Sharmistha Mukherjee on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan polled and 63 of its candi- winning with a clear majori- Tuesday conceded that the Reddy on Tuesday dates lost their deposits. The ty, the BJP seems to have party had again been decimat- congratulated Delhi Chief party, which ruled Delhi for accepted defeat. The party ed in the Delhi Assembly Minister Arvind Kejriwal for 15 years on the trot under has put up posters at its Delhi polls. Aam Aadmi Party's former Chief Minister Sheila party office saying that it is not "We are again decimated in resounding victory in Dikshit, failed to open its discouraged by defeat. Delhi. Enough of introspec- Assembly elections. account for the second con- A poster in the Delhi BJP tion, time for action now. "Hearty congratulations to secutive assembly election in office has a photo of Union Inordinate delay in decision the Aam Admi Party and Delhi. Only three of its can- Home Minister Amit Shah making at the top, lack of strat- Arvind Kejriwal on the didates Arvinder Singh and reads 'Victory doesn't egy and unity at state level, remarkable victory Lovely from Gandhi Nagar, makes us arrogant, defeat demotivated workers, no on Delhi polls Devender Yadav from Badli doesn't demoralise us'. grassroots connect - all are fac- 2020. Wishing and Abhishek Dutt from Delhi BJP leader Manoj tors. Being part of the system, you a successful Kasturba Nagar managed to Yadav said that this is an old I too take my share of respon- tenure ahead," save their deposits. Security poster and it should not be sibility," the Congress Jaganmohan deposit of a candidate is for- linked to the Delhi Assembly spokesperson tweeted after Reddy Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal waves while campaigning for elections to the city-state Assembly. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and feited if he/she fails to secure election results. the results. tweeted. AAP leaders are also seen in this file photographs. one-sixth of the total valid votes cast in a constituency. A poster put PNS n NEW DELHI the BJP if they thought so or Most of Congress candida- opt for his party if they view tes got less than 5 per cent of up by the Gowda congratulates Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil Modi, Rahul Gandhi wish him as a son of Delhi. the total votes polled in their Delhi BJP at Kejriwal for hat-trick servant and Delhi's man with Born on August 16, 1968 in respective constituencies. the party Former Prime a development agenda, is the Hisar in Haryana to Gobind Delhi Congress chief Shu- office has a Minister and David who slayed the mighty Kejriwal, AAP on victory Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi, bhash Chopra's daughter Shi- photo of Union Janata Dal- Goliath for the second time in fter BJP President Kejriwal is a man of simple vani Chopra, who was the pa- Secular (JD- five years. AJ.P. Nadda, Prime tastes. rty candidate from Kalkaji, al- Home Minister S) supreme The Kejriwal-led Aam Minister Narendra His family is always by his so could not save her deposit. Amit Shah and H.D. Deve Aadmi Party is poised to win Modi who side. Former Delhi Assembly reads ‘Victory Gowda on 62 of Delhi's 70 seats, leaving congratulated AAP Kejriwal, who lives with his Speaker Yoganand Shastri's Tuesday congratulated Delhi the BJP with eight and decim- leader Arvind parents, wife Sunita and two daughter Priyanka Singh also doesn't makes Chief Minister Arvind ating the Congress, overcom- Kejriwal on his children, is often seen going forfeited her deposit. us arrogant, Kejriwal for his ruling Aam ing the BJP's divisive campaign. spectacular victory in out for a quiet meal or the The party's campaign com- defeat doesn't Aadmi Party's (AAP) hat- Nine years ago, Kejriwal sli- the Delhi Assembly occasional film. Both daughter mittee chairman Kirti Azad's trick victory in the northern pped into the political frame elections. "Congratulations to AAP and Shri @ArvindKejriwal Ji for Harshita and son Pulkit are IIT wife, Poonam Azad, lost demoralise state's Assembly elections. behind Anna Hazare during the victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections. Wishing them the very products. badly and stood fourth. us'. "Please accept my heartiest the Lokpal movement in 2011 best in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Delhi," he tweeted. On Tuesday, the self con- congratulations on your before quickly enlarging his ca- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too extended his best wishes. "My fessed film buff and fond hus- splendid third victory in the nvas, first as a satyagrah activist best wishes & congratulations to Mr Kejriwal and the AAP on band told his cheering Delhi state Assembly and then as founder of the clev- winning the Delhi Assembly elections," he said, in a tweet. As per supporters from the AAP tsunami in Delhi wipes out BSP too elections," said Gowda in a the EC, the Aam Aadmi Party won or is ahead in 62 of the total 70 erly named Aam Aadmi Party victory dais that it nce a formidable force, the BSP has lost the deposit in all seats it contested in February 8 Delhi letter to Kejriwal even before that took on the might of the seats, while the BJP has won or is ahead in the remaining eight. was Sunita's OAssembly elections and could see its the vote percentage fall under one per cent when the final tally is results for all the 70 BJP to reclaim Delhi for a third birthday. out. On his party's performance, BSP state President Laxman Singh said: "It is polarisation which has constituencies were time on Tuesday. A strict vegetar- decimated us... those who were against BJP voted for the AAP." He also said that excessive Hindutva has declared, as counting was The name of his party as direct challenger to Narendra his political message and refus- ian who prefers caused damage to the BJP as well as his party. "The core Dalit vote did not think that we are a formidable underway, with the AAP carefully chosen as his public Modi came a cropper in 2014 ing to be baited by the BJP home-made force" in Delhi, he said. Laxman Singh said that it was a "tsunami". The BSP had put its best performance leading in 62 seats. persona perhaps, Delhi's 51- when he contested the Lok which made the anti-CAA food, Kejriwal in the Delhi polls in 2008, when it saw two candidates elected, and the party becoming runner-up in 5 year-old chief minister is the Sabha elections from Varanasi. protests in 'Shaheen Bagh' its is married to seats. In 2013, the party did not win any seats but got 5.5 per cent of the votes but in 2015, when embodiment of the everyday He tried to make an electoral campaign centrepiece. Sunita, who is the AAP won an unprecedented 67 seats, the BSP saw its vote-share dip to 1.25 per cent. AAP win is against BJP man but one who has tailored dent in Punjab and Goa in During the election cam- also an Indian Reve- In this election, BSP turncoats Ram Singh Netaji was leading from Badarpur as an AAP candidate arrogance: Akhilesh his politics and campaign in 2017 but that didn't work eit- paign, Kejriwal attacked BJP on nue Service officer and while Surendra Kumar won from Gokalpur (SC), Laxman Singh said. A senior BSP leader said that keeping with the times. her. So Delhi it is for the several occasions, asking who his batchmate. Samajwadi Party chief the party was banking on Delhi's 25 lakh Dalit population, which has been voting for Congress Akhilesh Yadav said on As he emerged on the victo- moment. is their chief ministerial candi- and shifted to the AAP in 2013 but could not convince them to support it. ry stage to loud cheers from his In 2013, he became chief date. He was careful, however, Tuesday that the Aam Aadmi AAP supporters and shouted minister but only for 49 days, to not speak out too clearly on party's victory in Delhi would Bharat Mata ki Jai , Inquilab images of him sleeping in his the Shaheen Bagh protests. send a clear message across Zindabad and Vande Mataram utilitarian Wagon R while on Notwithstanding the elec- ‘HANUMAN the country. Akhilesh said before saying “I love you” to dharna' for a Jan Lokpal (om- toral triumph for BJP in the After hours of CHALISA' HELPED the the Delhi people voted Delhiites, many remembered budsman) wrapped in a cotton May Lok Sabha polls, the IIT against BJP's arrogance. the earnest activist who went quilt against the cold winter graduate has managed to AAP WIN DELHI They voted for development, on a hunger strike for a Lokpal nights making the front pages. anchor a campaign that wooed tension, Sisodia he said. He said the BJP had bill in 2011. Battling allegations of being all sections in the city. POLLS: BJP made maximum efforts to communalise the elections The year after, in 2012, he autocratic and unyielding in his He announced in the begin- anuman Chalisa' recited by started his political party and politics, Kejriwal resigned soon ning of the campaign that he and its hate-campaign hit an pulls off a thriller ‘HDelhi Chief Minister Arvind all-time low. He congratu- emerged as a mascot of an after, only to bide his time till will run a positive campaign Kejriwal helped his party win the alternative brand of politics 2015 when he scripted a stun- fought on the basis of his gov- he contest lated AAP and its leaders for Delhi Assembly elections, J&K the party's victory and the aam aadmi' politician ning win to bag 67 of Delhi's ernment's development work Tbetween AAP BJP president Ravinder Raina with his muffler casually 70 seats. in the last five years. candidate from and hoped that said on Tuesday. "Kejriwal won this election wrapped around his neck, and Earning the moniker muf- His main poll planks were Patparganj the Delhi polls because of sometimes his head, oversized flerman' for his fondness for schemes such as free bus trav- Manish Sisodia would change Hanuman ji as he recited the the political narr- shirts and open toed sandals. the muffler, Kejriwal runs his el for women in DTC buses, and BJP's Hanuman Chalisa and was Though his ambitions to party with the proverbial iron free 200 units of electricity, Ravinder Singh ative of the cou- blessed by Lord Hanuman ntry. make the AAP a national party fist and has learnt to temper his installation of 1.4 lakh CCTV Negi was nothing otherwise he would not have have not met with much suc- aggression, say people close to cameras and free 20,000 litres short of a thriller won," Raina told reporters here. cess, the Delhi chief minister's him. of water. which Sisodia Reacting to the landslide victory hat is one that will stay — for He has mellowed since his He was called a "terrorist" by finally emerging of the AAP in Delhi, he said the Politics of hatred did not the next five years at least. days as the rebel leader on a BJP leaders, but Kejriwal hit victorious with a vote percentage of his party also work in Delhi: Mamata His effort to be seen as a 'dharna', carefully calibrating back saying voters could back margin of 3,000 votes on Tuesday. Sisodia, who increased manifold. is also Deputy Chief Minister, is seen as the key West Bengal Chief Minister "He (Kejriwal) remembered Mamata Banerjee on figure in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's edu- Hanuman for the first time and cation and healthcare push in the national cap- Tuesday described the Aam recited Hanuman Chalisa and he Aadmi Party's win in the ital, was trailing after 10 rounds of counting ear- was blessed by the Pawan BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER, SAYS lier in the day. Delhi Assembly polls as a Putra," he said. victory of democracy and His victory has silenced those who ques- Asked why the BJP was not tioned his decision to declare support for the said the people did not want KEJRIWAL'S WIFE ON AAP VICTORY blessed despite chanting 'Jai divisive politics. Banerjee, Shaheen Bagh protesters in the face of a polar- Shri Ram', he said the party won NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal said she could not izing campaign by the BJP. Since morning, who made a phone call to the parliamentary elections with AAP supremo Arvind have asked for a better gift on her birthday than the mandate given by the people of Delhi Sisodia sat silently at a counting booth in his a thumping majority because in the assembly polls.Speaking at the party office, Sunita, a former IRS officer, said the Kejriwal to congratulate him assembly constituency calculating the results lakhs of party workers chanted it on his party's resounding campaigning saw several "ups and downs" but the party members had complete faith in from different booths. However, post 11th repetitively. their work. "Delhi people have given me a gift, could not have asked for a better gift. There success, later told media round of counting, he kept on increasing the Meanwhile, jubilant AAP activists here that the BJP was losing was anxiety, several ups and downs were going on. We trusted our work. Delhi has made lead over his rival. "It is the victory of edu- hit the roads outside the 'kaam' (work) victorious," Sunita said. She also said the personal attacks on her husband every poll now. cation," said Sisodia after he was declared exhibition ground here to Banerjee recalled that during the campaigning were uncalled for. "Fight politics positively," she advised. winner, waving to his supporters with the vic- celebrate the victory of the party Kejriwal's daughter Harshita said she had taken leave from her office to campaign for the there was a time tory sign. As he came out of the counting in the Delhi elections. when the BJP party and would join back work in March. "There are many volunteers like me who have centre, he enthusiastically stood atop a They distributed sweets before taken leave to work for the party and I will be joining back work," the 24-year-old IITian was disturbing vehicle with the party flag and waved it. dispersing peacefully. "Voters of the AAP said. According to the latest trends projected by the Election Commission, AAP is leading in Then along with party workers, he held a Delhi rejected the politics of 63 out of 70 assembly seats while the BJP is ahead in seven constituencies. government small road show in the area thanking the hatred and voted for the work a lot. voters. done by AAP,” they said. Exit polls get their prediction With 5 Muslim MLAs, community voters clearly prefer AAP right in forecasting AAP win PNS n NEW DELHI had come all out in Jagdish Pradhan even as PNS n NEW DELHI This is for the fourth time support of the protests Congress leaders claim that Congress candidate Ali Mehdi that the India Today-Axis sur- The victory of five Muslim against the excessive polarisation led to the could not cross the five-digit All exit polls proved to be right vey has got its predictions candidates put up by the Aam Citizenship vote figure. Ironically, in predicting AAP's victory, right, the first being for the Aadmi Party over their BJP and (Amendment) Act party's rout this time, even though Mustafabad was one of the with the Arvind Kejriwal-led 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Congress rivals in community- across the country. the opposition party had come all three seats won by the BJP in party registering a stupen- Elated over getting the fig- dominated seats in Delhi clear- Reacting to the poll out in support of the protests the 2015 Assembly polls. dous win in the Delhi ures right, the chairman and ly indicates that the minority outcome, Congress leader against the CAA across the country. Reacting to the AAP victory Assembly polls. managing director of Axis My voters from these segments Sandeep Dikshit said that in the Muslim-dominated seg- Of the exit polls, the India India also shook his leg in a prefer the ruling party to take "excessive polarisation of vot- ments, AAP leader Mehmood Today-Axis, ABP-C Voter, news channel's studio. on the BJP. The Congress had ers hurt our prospects as BJP's Sanjay Jain even as ex-minister Haroon Yusuf, who Ahmed from Zakir Nagar said: TV9 Bharatvarsh-Cicero got The ABP-C Voter had given held sway over the minority Muslims did not believe that we Congress rival Matin came third. In Matia Mahal, "It's the work done by Chief their numbers right for both the range of 49 and 63 seats to voters in Delhi till 2013, when can defeat the BJP in Delhi." So Ahmed, who has been a Shoaib Iqbal won convincing- Minister Arvind Kejriwal that the parties. AAP, and between five to 19 Sheila Dikshit was around. the Muslims sided with the five-time MLA, came a poor ly against Ravinder Gupta of the gave us this huge victory. We The India Today-Axis sur- seats to the BJP. Congress leaders claim that AAP, he reasoned. third. In the Ballimaran seat, BJP and Mirza Javed Ali of the have devoted all our time to vey had predicted 59-68 seats TV9 Bharatvarsh-Cicero excessive polarisation led to the AAP's Amanatullah Khan Parvez Hashmi failed to save his AAP candidate Imran Hussain Congress. public welfare, be it drinking for the AAP and 2-11 for the had predicted 52-64 seats for party's rout this time, even again won from the Okhla seat deposit. In Seelampur, AAP's won over the BJP's Lata Sodhi, In Mustafabad, AAP's Haji water, sewage, or installing BJP. the AAP and 6-16 for the BJP. though the opposition party where Congress candidate Abdul Rehman defeated the apart from five-time MLA and Yunus defeated the BJP's CCTVs." HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Sitharaman takes dig ‘No curbs on visit of any at PC's doctor remarks PNS n NEW DELHI Indian citizen to J-K’ Taking a dig at Congress leader n P Chidambaram, Finance PNS NEW DELHI They met civil BJP accepts mandate, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the fiscal deficit There are no restrictions on administration, Nearly 45,000 will act as was at a record high during the visit of any Indian citizen to the political leaders, constructive UPA regime when the econo- Union Territory of Jammu and representatives of my was handled by competent Kashmir, the government pilgrims visited opposition: Nadda doctors. informed Parliament on the civil society NEW DELHI: BJP president JP She was referring to remarks Tuesday. including youth Kartarpur Sahib Nadda on Tuesday said his of former Finance Minister have to be hear. 2008-09 fiscal In response to a question from different party accepts the mandate Chidambaram on Monday that deficit was 6.1 per cent, 2009- seeking to know the time by ethnic, representa- since Nov 2019 given by the people of Delhi the "economy was perilously 10 6.6 per cent, 2010-11 4.9 per which the government propos- PNS n NEW DELHI and it will play the role of a close to collapse and was being cent, 2011-12 5.9 per cent, es to allow Indian delegates to tives of mainstream constructive opposition. attended by incompetent doc- 2012-13, 4.9 per cent, 2013-14 visit Jammu and Kashmir, media from A total of 44,951 pilgrims Congratulating Arvind Kejriwal tors." Replying to the opposition 4.5 per cent. So when we are Minister of State for Home Kashmir, and the travelled through the and AAP for their victory in the charge of government over- talking about fiscal deficit, let us Affairs G Kishan Reddy told displaced Kashmiri Kartarpur corridor to pay Delhi assembly election, Nadda shooting fiscal deficit target please concentrate and under- the Lok Sabha that there are no Pandit community obeisance at Pakistan's Sri said in a series of tweets that prescribed in Fiscal Responsibi- stand when economies are restrictions on any Indian cit- Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, the BJP hopes the AAP lity and Budget Management managed by very competent izen to visit the Union the final resting place of government will work for the (FRBM) Act, she said the doctors," she said. Territory. On the question of Argentina, Bangladesh, Fiji, media from Kashmir, and the group of countries represent- Sikhism founder Guru overall development of the Narendra Modi government Compared to this, she said, visit of foreign ambassadors Guyana, Maldives, Morocco, displaced Kashmiri Pandit ing different geographical Nanak Dev, since the open- national capital. He also has always respected the FRBM the government under there, the minister said a visit Niger, Nigeria, Norway, community, he said. regions were invited for the ing of the route in expressed gratitude towards and kept the discipline of Narendra Modi has been con- of heads of 15 Missions to Philippines, Peru, South Korea, "During their visit, the visit to the UT in order to November 2019, the Lok BJP workers, saying they FRBM Act. sistently bringing down fiscal Jammu and Kashmir was Togo, the United States and HoMs interacted freely, met maintain the group size man- Sabha was informed on worked day and night for the The primary deficit under deficit. Reeling out numbers, organised on January 9-10 "in Vietnam -- visited Jammu and different people and could see ageable and broad-based. Tuesday. party's victory. the Congress-led UPA govern- the finance minister said dur- view of requests received from Kashmir, Reddy said. the prevailing normalcy in the "The HoMs of some of the Union Minister of State ment never came below one per ing 2014-15, the fiscal deficit foreign Missions based in They met civil administra- UT of Jammu and Kashmir. EU countries welcomed the for Home G Kishan Reddy cent of the GDP while during came down to 4.1 per cent of Delhi with a view to have bet- tion, political leaders, represen- The HoMs welcomed the initiative but regretted that said a state-of-the-art inte- DMK member the Prime Minister Narendra GDP, 2015-16 3.9 per cent of ter understanding of the situ- tatives of the civil society organisation of the visit and they won't be able to visit the grated Passenger Terminal demands withdrawal Modi-led government "we have GDP, 2016-17 3.5 per cent of ation in the UT". including youth from different acknowledged the prevailing UT due to short notice. They, Building at Dera Baba managed to keep it below one GDP, 2017-18 3.4 per cent of As per report, a group of res- ethnic, religious and socioeco- normalcy in UT of Jammu and however, expressed interest to Nanak and a four-lane of hydrocarbon per cent," she said. GDP and 2018-19 3.4 per cent ident Heads of Missions nomic communities, repre- Kashmir," Reddy said. visit Jammu and Kashmir at a National Highway (NH- projects in Cauvery "Some hard truth you will of GDP. (HoMs) from 15 countries — sentatives of mainstream The minister said a select later date," he said. 354B) from Dera Baba NEW DELHI: A DMK member in Nanak to the international Lok Sabha on Tuesday boundary have been built to demanded the government provide smooth and easy withdraw all hydrocarbon passage to pilgrims AMU students march against police JVM(P) to merge with throughout the year. projects in Cauvery delta area as it would impact farmers of A total of 44,951 pil- that region. T R Baalu (DMK) grims travelled from said lot of hydrocarbon projects action on anti-CAA protesters in Kanpur BJP on February 17 November 9, 2019 to are going on in the delta region. January 31, 2020 via n "The matter is serious. I request PNS RANCHI Prabhat Tara maidan here on Kartarpur corridor to pay n the agriculture minister to PNS ALIGARH (UP) demanded the resignation of February 17. obeisance at Sri Kartarpur prevail over the oil minister to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Marandi also said, the expul- Sahib, he said in a written withdraw all the projects," Baalu Hundreds of Aligarh Muslim Yogi Adityanath. (Prajatantrik) led by Babulal sion of party MLAs Pradip reply to a question. said just before the reply of University students, who By venting fury against the Marandi on Tuesday announ- Yadav and Bandhu Turkey has Further, Reddy said, the Finance Minister Nirmala included a large number of protesters, especially women, ced its decision to merge with been approved by the central passport of the pilgrims is Sitharaman on Budget 2020-21. girls, took out a candle-light police was adding fuel to the the BJP on February 17. A cen- committee of the party. The not being stamped by the march inside the campus in fire in UP, the memorandum tral committee meeting of the JVM(P) had last week expelled immigration authorities protest against the police action claimed. It said UP police, party has unanimously Yadav from the party's prima- and the government of Delhi-based lawyer on anti-citizenship law protest- instead of allowing peaceful approved the party's merger ry membership days after he India has repeatedly urged ers in Kanpur and on Jamia protests, is aggravating the sit- with the BJP, JVM(P) president met Congress leaders Sonia the government of Pakistan killed, friend injured Millia Islamia students in uation by indulging in "wanton Marandi told reporters. Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in that it should not levy any in car accident: Police Delhi. brutalities". The former Jharkhand chief New Delhi. Yadav was the sec- fee or charge on the pil- After the march Monday The committee demanded minister said, Union Home ond party MLA after Tirkey to grims. MUZAFFARNAGAR: A Delhi- night, the AMU Students that the president intervene to Minister Amit Shah and BJP have been axed within a fort- Pakistan charges USD 20 based lawyer was killed and his Coordination Committee sub- addressed to President Ram seeking his intervention on the prevent deterioration of law president J P Nadda will be pre- night for alleged anti-party from each pilgrim visiting friend seriously injured when mitted a memorandum, Nath Kovind, to authorities, issue. The committee also and order. sent at the merger ceremony at activities. Kartarpur Sahib. the car they were travelling in fell into a ditch by the side of Ganga canal road at Dudhli village near here, police said on NIRBHAYA CASE: Tuesday. The accident took ‘Dip in naxal violence; deaths ‘Allocation for SC/ST place on Monday when 38- year-old lawyer, Nishan, was Convict moves SC returning home from Hardwar along with his friend Shubham, of civilians, security men’ in Budget insufficient’ they said. PNS n NEW DELHI challenging rejection In 2017, while 136 PNS n NEW DELHI The number of Naxal vio- Mahua Moitra, lence incidents and those of Naxals were killed in Members in Rajya Sabha on Manish Tewari of mercy plea by Prez civilians and security forces various states, it grew Tuesday raised the issue of killed in these occurrences "insufficient" budget allocation included in JPC PNS n NEW DELHI has shown a declining trend in to 225 in 2018 but for welfare of SC/ST communi- the last three-year period ties. Participating in the debate NEW DELHI: Two members of came down to 145 Lok Sabha were on Tuesday One of the four death row con- beginning 2017, the govern- on the Union Budget 2020-21, included in the Joint victs in the Nirbhaya gang rape ment informed Parliament on during the last year. Narendra Jadhav (Nominated) Parliamentary Committee (JPC) and murder case, Vinay Sharma, Tuesday. Similarly, the figures said, "Provision for welfare of on Personal Data Protection approached the Supreme Court Minister of State for Home SC/STs should have been high- opment. Md Ali Khan (Cong) Bill. The government's on Tuesday challenging the G Kishan Reddy provided the for Maoists arrested er as budget has only Rs 83,257 said under the present regime proposal to include Mahua rejection of his mercy petition by data in this context in a writ- crore allocation for them which regional governments have Moitra of the TMC and Manish the President. Sharma, through ten reply to the Lok Sabha. were 1,888 in 2017 is barely 2.35 per cent higher th- weakened. K J Alphons (BJP) Tewari of the Congress in the his counsel A P Singh, has also The number of Maoist vio- 67 (2018) and 52 (2019). which went up to an the previous budget and giv- said the budget is holistic and JPC was approved by voice sought commutation of death lence incidents declined from However, the number of en the inflation the hike is nil". initiatives by the present govern- vote in the lower house. Moitra sentence to life imprisonment. 908 (2017) to 833 (2018) and Maoists killed and arrested 1,933 in 2018 and Abdul Wahab (IUML) said ment have led to enrolment of and Tewari will replace Saugata President Ram Nath Kovind were recorded at 670 (2019), during the same time period "injustice" has been meted out to 93 per cent of girls at primary Roy (TMC) and Jothi Mani had on February 1 rejected the the data provided by the min- did not show a consistent pic- then went down to minorities who have been total- level, 83 per cent at high school (Congress) in the Committee clemency plea of Vinay. ister showed. ture. 1,276 in 2019 ly ignored in the budget and level and 53 per cent at higher which has members from both The trial court had on January chamber. Pawan also has the Similarly, the number of In 2017, while 136 Naxals added that devaluation of the secondary level. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. 31 stayed "till further orders" exe- option of filing a mercy plea. civilians killed in various Left were killed in various states, it rupee was another major con- Congress leader Pratap Singh The Personal Data Protection cution of the four convicts in the The 23-year-old physiother- Wing Extremism (LWE) vio- grew to 225 in 2018 but came ace in a holistic manner, the cern. Bajwa highlighted that share of Bill, 2019, which outlines case — Mukesh Kumar Singh apy intern, who came to be lence-affected states also came down to 145 during the last government of India has for- Amee Yajnik (Cong) said the farm sector in the country's framework for handling of (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay known as 'Nirbhaya' (fearless), down from 188 (2017) to 173 year. mulated a national policy and 5,000 high networth individuals economy has come down to 13.9 personal data including its Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay was gang-raped and savagely (2018) and followed by 150 Similarly, the figures for action plan in 2015, which have left the country. She alleged per cent now from 30 per cent processing by public and Kumar (31), who are lodged in assaulted on the night of (2019). Maoists arrested were 1,888 in envisages a multi-pronged that the Skill India initiative has in 1990. private entities, has been Tihar Jail. Pawan has not yet filed December 16, 2012, in a mov- A similar trend was 2017 which went up to 1,933 approach comprising security, completely failed while six crore He said the youth of agrari- referred to a Joint a curative petition — the last and ing bus in South Delhi. She died observed in the number of in 2018 and then went down to development and ensuring micro industries have closed an states like Punjab are more Parliamentary Committee of final legal remedy available to a of her injuries a fortnight later security forces personnel killed 1,276 in 2019. rights and entitlements of local down and the government was interested in going abroad than both the Houses. person which is decided in- in a Singapore hospital. in these incidents — 75 (2017), "To combat the LWE men- communities etc.," Reddy said. providing "fudged data" of devel- doing farming.

WB to provide MUZAFFARPUR SHELTER HOME: Astronauts for India's human space social security, skill training to Delhi court sentences Brajesh, flight start training in Moscow workers PNS n BENGALURU pilots will also be trained to act 11 others to life imprisonment correctly in case of abnormal PNS n KOLKATA Russian launch service landing of the manned space- PNS n NEW DELHI not be shown to the convicts as provider Glavkosmos said the ship descent module in various The West Bengal government the victims in the case were planned twelve month training climate and geographic zones. has drawn up plans to provide A Delhi court Tuesday sen- minors. programme of Indian candi- Minister of State for Atomic social security and skill devel- tenced Brajesh Thakur to Public Prosecutor Amit dates for a spaceflight started Energy and Space Jitendra opment training to workers of imprisonment till his last breath Jindal had told the court that the on Monday at the Gagarin Singh had last month said that the unorganised sector, state for sexually and physically five convicts — Thakur, Dillip Research and Test Cosmonaut after training in Russia, the labour minister Moloy Ghatak assaulting several girls in a Kumar Verma, Ravi Roshan, Training Center (GCTC) in astronauts will receive module- said. Ghatak, while replying to shelter home in Bihar's Vikas Kumar, Vijay Kumar Moscow. specific training in India. a question in the Assembly, also Muzaffarpur district. Additional Tiwari — who were convicted After a thorough selection, In that, they will be trained said that the government would Sessions Judge Saurabh of the offences of aggravated the four Indian Air Force fight- in crew and service module make arrangements to provide Kulshreshtha also sent 11 oth- penetrative sexual assault and er pilots became the Indian designed by ISRO, learn to job opportunities to families of ers to jail for life in the case. rape should be sentenced to life Space Research Organisation operate it, work around it and tea garden workers. The court on January 20 imprisonment for remainder of candidates for the spaceflight. do simulations. The contract So far, every unorganized convicted Thakur, who once life given the heinous nature of For India's first manned mis- for training the Indian candi- sector worker had to pay Rs 25 unsuccessfully contested assem- 120-B (criminal conspiracy), the crime they have committed. sion to space- Gaganyaan, dates for a spaceflight between for availing of social security bly polls on Bihar People's Party 324 (causing hurt by dangerous Verma, child protection offi- which is planned around 2022, Glavkosmos and the Human measures, such as provident (BPP) ticket, of several offences weapons or means), 323 (volun- cer of District Child Protection trained pilots will be selected Spaceflight Centre of ISRO fund (PF), but the budget that including aggravated penetra- tarily causing hurt) and those Unit; Vikas, member of Child from among them. Roscosmos) and the Human Indian candidates, which will was signed on June 27, 2019. was placed in Assembly on tive sexual assault under section relating to abetment, Section 21 Welfare Committee; Guddu "This Monday Gagarin Spaceflight Centre of the be combined with regular The document implies the Monday did away with that 6 of the Protection of Children (failure to report commission of Patel, Kishan Kumar and Research & Test Cosmonaut (ISRO)," Glavkosmos said in a physical practices. support of Glavkosmos in requirement, the minister said from Sexual Offences (POCSO) an offence) of the POCSO Act Ramanuj Thakur were held Training Center (GCTC) has statement on its website. In addition, they will study selection of candidates, their during the Question Hour. Act, and offences of rape and and Section 75 (cruelty to child) guilty of the offences of aggra- started the planned training Most part of the training will in detail the systems of the medical examination and var- Each unorganized sector gang rape under the Indian of the Juvenile Justice Act. vated penetrative sexual assault program of Indian candidates take place at the GCTC facili- Soyuz manned spaceship. They ious aspects of space training, worker would get a monthly Penal code (IPC). The CBI on February 4 under the POCSO Act, crimi- for a spaceflight under the ties. Glavkosmos said the 12- will be trained in short-term the statement read. pension of Rs 1,500 and one- In its 1,546 page judgment, sought life imprisonment "till nal conspiracy, rape, gang rape, contract between month training programme weightlessness mode aboard Glavkosmos, JSC is a sub- time assistance of Rs 60,000 the court had also convicted remainder of life" for Thakur, causing hurt, abetment to rape Glavkosmos,JSC (part of the includes comprehensive and the special Il-76MDK aircraft, sidiary of the State Space would be doled out to those ail- Thakur of offences under saying "rape is a crime of lust under the IPC and the POCSO State Space Corporation biomedical training of the it said, adding that the Indian Corporation Roscosmos. ing among them, he explained. Indian Penal Code sections and power" and leniency should Act, and section 75 of the JJ Act. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION AAP ki Dilli The verdict brings a whiff of reassurance in times of toxic josh politics and knocks out the BJP’s oversized ambitions No in defence Budget ithout taking away any credit from the quiet resilience and perseverance of the WAam Aadmi Party (AAP), the real win- Winning elections and wars are not in the same league. The Govt can no longer camouflage ner of the Delhi Assembly elections has been the Indian citizen. In a poll that was meant to be local its declining defence modernisation programme with high symbolism and hyper-nationalism but turned into a national referendum, they chose what they wanted to as Indians, scything through the hate politics and toxic rhetoric of the times, reclaiming the sensibility of what public life and politics should be, owning nationalism on their fin- gertips and showing the possibilities of plurality. And as Chief Minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal paid obeisance at the Hanuman mandir yet again, something that was mocked by the BJP earlier on in the campaign, he proved that Hinduism was not the sole custodi- ASHOK K MEHTA anship of the saffron guild. And as the popular tagline of a steel major goes, Delhiites also chose development for themselves, the only capital that works to win hearts. wo recent trends inimical to Had this not been so, then there would be no faith left in the politics of performance the country’s national secu- and the needle would have swung back to the politics of opportunism. Finally, it was rity — the politicisation of the military and a flat and nega- the culmination of the civil society movement that birthed Kejriwal in the first place. tive defence modernisation This was much-needed at a time when Delhi was besieged with the worst images BudgetT — worrying as they are, will of divisive politics that played out as brutal crackdowns on protesters against the soon become the new normal. In this space, I have written enough as to how citizenship law, on students who dared to dissent and on women who decided to the ruling political elite has milked the lead a rights movement. And what a knockout punch Delhiites have delivered with armed forces for electoral gains — be their monolithic support to the AAP which hit the ball out of the park with 62 seats, it during the Uri surface strikes or Balakot air strikes — but in the process, losing only five seats from 2015. The AAP’s welfarist schemes on power, educa- it has brazenly politicised them. tion, healthcare and housing, some of which have picked up global awards, have Carrying pictures of serving Army undoubtedly congealed people’s faith. Its reliance on the youth brigade, considered officers on political posters by the BJP is terrible. But terming the Army and well-meaning and uncorrupted, have lent credence to the belief that they would be the Air Force as “Modiji’s sena” is unac- empowered to drive governance in a manner that no political party can. Still the naked ceptable. So is the usage of Air Force display of majoritarianism and the BJP’s organised choreography of imagined threats commanders to legitimise breaches in the procurement procedure to justify the to our identity did leave it worried, particularly in the last days of campaigning. Then purchase of the Rafale aircraft. there was the BJP’s juggernaut with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister During the Karnataka elections, Amit Shah at the helm, unleashing a high decibel campaign. But Kejriwal sagacious- Prime Minister Narendra Modi need- ly side-stepped every polarising trap set by the BJP. He didn’t attack Modi, know- lessly revived seven-decade-old politi- cal events involving Gen KS Thimayya ing he still has a godman-like hold of the mass consciousness. He softly peddled but erroneously named Gen KS his Hindu identity, inclusive as opposed to the BJP’s exclusive version. He shunned Cariappa, thus hurting both families. In optics with the Muslim community while convincing them privately that it was a polit- contrast, it was heartening to listen to the new Army Chief when he remind- ically motivated design and that he would still be theirs. His cadres helped students ed his soldiers about the Constitution. the Delhi elections. In contrast, nursing the surgical strike’s defence allocation, the CDS be corrected. Equally, more hit by police brutalities. He didn’t oppose nationalist moves like abrogation of Article It was, however, disappointing that he recently the Australian CDS, hangover, said nothing, though apparently put the lid on any funds must be allotted for 370 or take a stand on the massive protests against the CAA and the National Register read out the Government’s political Gen Angus John Campbell, did his remarks on defeating a comments by single Service modernisation to catch up with script on the merits of its actions in precisely this: Tap his Defence nuclear-armed Pakistan in Chiefs, telling some journalists China, whose defence Budget of Citizens (NRC), saying they were the purview of the Centre. And he pointedly stuck Jammu & Kashmir, especially when the Minister Christopher Pyne seven to 10 days remained that the Budget was adequate; is three times more than India’s. to concerns within the territoriality of the city-State, leaving out bigger issues like legislation is under arbitration. The deep when he switched from speak- puzzling, especially as officials that the management of the Clearly, the josh of the sur- law and order since they didn’t come under his jurisdiction. This honesty and humil- selection of Service Chiefs, overriding ing about military issues to in the Ministry of Defence Budget is critical; and that it is gical strikes is no cover for lack the seniority norm and the appointment answering political questions have said that ammunition for more of a management issue of defence preparedness. ity worked as a strategy. AAP 2.0 also relied on some staples of traditional politics, of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will in the presence of senior military a 10-day intense war will be than a question of adequate Winning elections and wars are taking in turncoats, conducting live sabhas for a direct interface and a la Modi, ask- have political resonance. officers, telling him that he available only by 2022-23. funds. He also said that he not in the same league. The ing dramatically, “Kejriwal vs who?” The impatient disruptor is now a mature politi- The ruling dispensation has become would ask the military to move US Ambassador Kenneth would prioritise acquisition, Government can no longer immune to criticism by the Election out — and they did. Campbell Juster said recently that the eco- raise age of retirement to 58 camouflage its declining mod- cian and has become one with the winning ways of the Delhi durbar. Commission, its political opponents and did not want his officers to be nomic slowdown, which the years, create funds from with- ernisation programme with The BJP, which had made Delhi a high stakes battle, was grotesquely trapped the veteran community about involving seen backing his Minister over Government has not admitted in and if necessary, take addi- high symbolism and hyper- in its own mesh. It’s a huge loss of face for a party which thought that the city’s both serving and retired personnel to pro- his party’s claimed political to as yet, will affect moderni- tional requirements to the nationalism. Its seriousness mote its partisan agenda, much of which achievements. sation of defence capability. On Government. The Prime about defence can be judged 81.86 per cent Hindus, most of them refugees, would get carried away by its jus- is sub-judice. The Prime Minister’s choice For the fourth year in a row, paltry modernisation funds Minister, while speaking to the from the appointment of five tification of citizenship and otherisation politics. And a wave in its favour would cas- of themes, while speaking to the military defence allocation was not year on year, former Finance NCC cadets, mentioned the Defence Ministers in six years. cade to States awaiting elections next year. Thankfully, Delhi has thinking Hindus. during the inauguration of the National mentioned during the 2020-21 Minister Arun Jaitley had said, appointment of the CDS, elab- Still, the CDS is a positive step War Memorial (NWM) or the young Budget presented this month. “Defence forces do not have the orating that along with single though the way he has been Of course, the BJP continues to be a national party in the absence of a federal front, cadets at the National Cadet Corps (NCC) In her marathon speech, the mechanism to spend the Service Chiefs, this represented located in the hierarchy, he is though it is quickly losing its States to strong regional satraps and is now confined during the annual parade recently, was Finance Minister quoted a money; we do not have the one plus one plus one, equalling another ‘1’ in the Prime to only an odd 30 per cent of the map. This will mean a new paradigm of Centre- political and inappropriate. Feeding Tamil sage and said: “Just as funds to give them; will have 111, implying that the CDS is Minister’s 111 arithmetic. impressionable cadets with political national security was important funds only once the tax net the Alibaba of defence issues. The politics of national State relations where stronger States will form a phalanx and could bring in resolu- achievements while casually claiming a millennium ago, for her expands.” Since 2014, when The decision on One Rank, security has trumped its eco- tions against Central policies or create hurdles in their implementation. And though that India could defeat Pakistan in war in Government, it is the number the BJP came into power, One Pension (OROP) taken by nomics, leading to the 15th AAP has revived its aspirational designs, with calls of “associate with AAP for nation seven to 10 days has left many bedazzled. one issue today.” But the funds defence Budgets have been at the Prime Minister in the heat Finance Commission fire-fight- building,” fact is the umbrella effort hasn’t worked for any regional party so far. Neither Fuelling nationalistic hype when the mil- she provided for defence mod- their lowest since 1962 at and dust of the 2014 election ing for the creation of addition- itary is starved of funds for modernisation ernisation suggested otherwise. around 1.5 to 1.6 per cent of the campaign was one he must be al defence funds. Given the have federal leaders been able to project a mutually agreed upon national face. They is intriguing. The Prime Minister, aiming According to one official in the Gross Domestic Product regretting now. The defence tight fiscal situation, the have to agree on a first among equals at some point. Which brings us to the Congress, with a Kalashnikov rifle at the highly exag- Ministry of Defence, the funds (GDP). BJP’s own stalwarts in pension Bill has reached `1.33 Government should temper pathetically down to four per cent of the votepie from nine in 2015. While it may gerated achievements of the Defence are barely sufficient to pay the Standing Committee on lakh crore, which is more than its national security ambitions Expo 2020, which is now held wherever instalments for weapons pur- Defence and Estimates `1.18 lakh crore for salaries and and goals and leave the profes- claim it wilfully underplayed itself to defeat the BJP, fact is its vote shifted to the BJP the Defence Minister’s political con- chased earlier. The Defence Committee, Gen BC Khanduri `1.11 lakh crore for capital. In sional military alone. as the AAP held on to its figure from last time. The time for its rebuild is over, it has stituency is, will become an ironic visual. Minister issued a lofty Press and MM Joshi, had pointed out 2010, it was `41,000 crore and (The writer, a retired Major now been relegated to becoming a C-team player, a realisation yet to dawn on its Military politicisation peaked at the release, lauding the Budget, big holes in defence prepared- last year it was `1.13 lakh General, was Commander IPKF NCC rally. Strangely none of the Service without mentioning a word ness. Khanduri lost his job for crore. Another `6,500 crore South, Sri Lanka and founder arrogant leaders. One doesn’t know if the Delhi vote of 2020 can be called historic Chiefs nor the CDS present there stopped about the impoverished plight indicating this. will be required for OROP member of the Defence Planning or not but it certainly lauds the city’s exceptionalism in exceptionally turbulent times. the Prime Minister from speaking to the of her own Ministry. Similarly, Soon after the current five equaliser this year. This incon- Staff, currently the Integrated Where karmayog rules dharmayog and Hanuman devotees are true Ram bhakts. cadets about the political events aimed at the Prime Minister, who is still per cent dismal increase in gruity in tooth to tail ratio must Defence Staff.) Goon attack at Gargi S O U N D BITE The matter is pending The term oneness can make It is unbearable for the The so-called national party Were the girl students at DU college attacked simply before the Supreme people question its existence US to accept the victory could not stand against Court… trust your in today’s cynical world, of a great nation and that Kejriwal’s broom. The people of for organising a fest celebrating diversity? judges, they’ll decide which is rife with divisive a superpower has Delhi have shown that ‘Jan Ki s our students continue the renewal process according to the politics and mentality but been driven out of Baat’ will work on the country Constitution. in society by asking questions of the estab- we are wired for unity. this land. now and not ‘Mann ki Baat.’ lishment, they are being projected as the new Former CJI Music composer Iran President Maharashtra CM A —Ranjan Gogoi threats to democracy. It isn’t surprising then that —AR Rahman — Hassan Rouhani —Uddhav Thackeray in the past three months, there has been a sys- tematic assault on public universities and students ever since the passage of the Citizenship L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR Amendment Act (CAA). As if the January 5 inci- Retrograde step honour will lead to diversification dent — where masked men entered the Jawaharlal Lessons in defeat for the BJP from white male film-making to Nehru University (JNU) campus and beat up teach- embrace women, too. ers and students — was not enough, some goons Sir — The decision of the ndeed, the voters have given a decisive mandate to Bal Govind Union Government to detain the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Chief Minister Noida allegedly molested girl students at Gargi college. former Chief Ministers Omar IArvind Kejriwal. The sweeping victory registered by Wrong move Unidentified men gatecrashed the premises during their annual fest, which was themed Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti the party was possible because the Kejriwal Government on diversity, abusing, groping, molesting and harassing them. As if they were being under the Public Safety Act kept its focus only on governance issues like education, (PSA) is a retrograde step and healthcare, water and electricity. Besides, it also opted Sir — The Government seems to punished and psyched out for encouraging liberal conversations with an assault where is bound to aggravate the for a refreshing approach to campaigning, evading hot have acted in haste by charging it hurt most, their dignity. Contributing to the horror was the mismanagement by the already volatile situation in the topics like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and former Chief Ministers Delhi University (DU) Vice-Chancellor, the college administration and the police. What Valley. Both leaders have already instead, focussing purely on civic issues, bereft of iden- Mehbooba Mufti and Omar under detention for seven tity politics. Indeed, AAP’s biggest unsaid contribution Abdullah under the Public Safety was most shocking was that the principal, herself a woman, underplayed the inci- months. Extension of their could be in restoring people’s faith in politics. On the Act (PSA). In a democracy, free- dent and asked the girls to leave if they felt “unsafe.” Such bigoted view of the prin- detention is in violation of their other hand, the BJP’s campaign machinery only politi- dom of expression cannot be sti- cipal is certainly neither enlightening, nor reassuring to students, who are being told rights and liberty as guaranteed cised issues like the abrogation of Article 370 and the fear-mongering has been carried out continuously by the fled or suppressed but it appears by the Constitution. Such CAA. This proves that Delhiites did not get swayed by BJP and RSS for years and with special vigour under that the Government is hell- to not practise what they learn, namely free speech, in campuses across the coun- uncertainty does not augur well the BJP’s high-pitch rhetoric on national issues. the benign protection of the Modi sarkar for the past bent to move in a direction that try. How many heads of institutions will abdicate their responsibility now? for the future of the State. Another fascinating aspect of the victory is that it six months. It has been done semi-secretively in many will lead to nowhere. In times The less said about the passive behaviour of the Delhi policemen, who were to Shivanshu K Srivastava brought to fore the prevailing anger of the younger gen- election campaigns. But in Delhi, it reached its zenith. when the Centre must make ensure the safe conduct of the fest, the better. Looks like mute spectatorship is their Lucknow eration on account of the BJP’s medieval outlook. Its cam- The Delhi Assembly results are not just Kejriwal’s vic- renewed efforts for normalcy to Long way to go paign has done severe damage to the society of this teem- tory but are in equal measure Prime Minister Modi’s return in Jammu & Kashmir, it practised drill now as they failed to seal the college premises and allowed hooligans ing metropolis with over two crore population. This was defeat. Delhi is not just another State or city. It is the has sought to undermine the to jump the gate even as the girls screamed for help. They did not even file a com- completely unnecessary and opportunistic. Its greed for microcosm of the country. Let us hope that Modiji will State’s interests. The Government Sir — It refers to the report, power is now so unbridled and its ambition so auda- hear the heartbeats and instead of multiplying arrogance, has no evidence to prove that the plaint until four days later. Although a probe into this matter has been ordered, what “Asia breaks the barrier” cious that it deliberately invoked the most dangerous will signal that he has learnt from his mistakes. two leaders fuelled violence or needs urgent redressal is how the goons sneaked into the campus without I-cards. (February 11). This Oscar will mantras to befuddle the people and create hatred where Javvadi Lakshmana Rao sought to break the Union. The bigger question is: How do we ensure safety for women students who are being indeed remain historic as it is none existed, at least not in any significant form. Such Andhra Pradesh Agreed, they have been critical of for the first time that a foreign the Government but they have intimidated for being free-thinkers? No politics of divergence can justify the horror language film won the best pic- also stood up for the Union. the girls underwent. When a woman’s honour becomes a political tool of negotia- ture award for its dark drama. has acknowledged the need to won three other awards (best the least, while the Academy has Detention is not the answer. tion, then we as a society are definitely not respecting her. This is just another exam- While many other foreign lan- diversify. This win will give the director, best original screen- made a big effort to appear more Devendra Khurana ple of demonisation of women, who are leading protest marches, acquiring leader- guage films have been nominat- much-needed hope to other film- play and best international film), inclusive, it still has a long way to Bhopal ed to the best film category in the makers to dream and aspire for which it rightly deserved. Indian go. None of the women directors ship positions and forcing a new political agenda. The violence at Gargi is just anoth- past, none could reach this far. By the coveted prize. film-makers, too, should aspire to were nominated for best director Send your feedback to: er attempt to stifle an alternative opinion. awarding Parasite, the Academy Besides, Parasite has also cover this distance. Last but not this year. Hopefully, the present [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020

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Anytime during the lifetime of a business, the requirement for its valuation emerges, specifically when considering the purchase or sale of a company or any line of its business. A firm may sell a part of its business while restructuring or dispose some of its operating divisions. Other companies and investors, mainly institutional, are buyers of these firms. Valuation of a business concern is the baseline for any negotiation. Once a corporation knows its value — which can be obtained through a reputed valuation service — it can negotiate with the buyer and FARAH BOOKWALA VHORA can reject the deal, if the offer made is less than what is required. uch has been written about the uproar over A company may require additional funds from time to time the telecom regulator’s decision to bring in to run smoothly or prevent any financial distress. Any potential Mamendments to the New Tariff Order investor scrutinises the value of the firm and may also derive its (NTO). Dubbed NTO 2.0, the revised tariff order valuation based on any future cash flows. Since the investors are has met with severe criticism and legal armour from interested to increase their return on investment (ROI), they are broadcasters, who have accused the Telecom keen to fund any business when they feel their funds can take the Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) of sabotaging company to the next level and improve its valuation. Both buyers the sector by introducing clauses that will allegedly and sellers have to find the economic value of either the entire com- erode subscription revenues, push broadcasters pany or the specific line of business with some reasonable cor- towards an advertising-led revenue model and destroy the level-playing field in favour of Distribution rectness. With increased globalisation, mergers and acquisitions Platforms (DPOs) and advertisers. have become the norm for businesses to survive and in this con- The TRAI, on its part, has argued that the text, valuation has become crucial. amendments were necessary as the NTO had failed Another important reason for valuation of one’s company is to meet its objective of giving adequate choice to con- SHOULD THE TRAI not for others but for self. The goal of any business in today’s sce- sumers through rampant “misuse” of power and flex- CONTINUE WITH nario is shareholders’ wealth maximisation and value management ibility granted to broadcasters. But, perhaps, the most EXCESSIVE AND has become a key strategic objective. Many corporations mea- stinging reason that led to these amendments was ARBITRARY sure economic value creation for the company as a whole, peri- the TRAI’s inability to keep cable bills in check, prompting consumers to downsize on TV viewing. REGULATORY odically, using different techniques to measure performance against MEASURES, IT planned targets and suitably reward managers on achieving the There are compelling reasons to scrutinise the regulator’s tinkering with the Network Capacity Fee WILL PUSH THE same. So whether it is for other buyers or self, a company is val- (NCF) to expand the reach of Free-To-Air (FTA) BROADCAST ued economically at least once in its lifetime. channels under the NTO 2.0. There was widespread SECTOR ON A firm is assessed by valuing its equity and the total compa- belief that the TRAI would waive off or at least reduce TO THE SAME ny. Equity of any company is valued by measuring the expected the NCF under its amendments to make TV view- THORNY PATH AS future cash flows to the shareholders. The expected dividend paid ing more affordable. Far from it, the TRAI has THE TELECOM channels could be obtained by the con- offering a wider viewing through the 200+ may convert to FTA to remain attractive by a company over a reasonable period of time is the stake of replaced the old NCF structure with a two-slab one SECTOR. sumer by going to DD Free Dish. So some- FTAs, there is no real choice on offer. for consumers, following the introduction any shareholder of a firm, plus the present price of the expected that further expands the ambit of FTA channels. ‘UNTIL A DECADE thing that the Free Dish makes available “MSO head-ends are not capable of deliv- of new economic regulations on bouquets. values of equity at the end of this time. This reasonable period of To recapitulate, the NTO issued last year man- AGO, INDIA for free, the regulator, in the name of bring- ering differential packages of FTA chan- If more such pay channels become FTA, time varies depending on the industry — three to five years for dated DPOs to provide 100 FTA channels, which ing down the burden on the consumer, has nels to every household taking into broadcasters will cease to invest in high- included 76 private ones and 24 Doordarshan (DD) BOASTED allowed the DPOs to charge up to `160.” account their age, language and genre pref- quality, niche content. This will negative- fast-changing industries like IT and longer, like 10 to 20 years for ` 14 TELECOM resource-based industries like oil. By discounting these annual div- channels to every subscriber for 130, excluding tax. Broadcasters are bemused that the erences. So where is the choice as far as ly impact content quality,” says Sharan. Under the amended NTO, the TRAI has asked DPOs PLAYERS; TODAY TRAI is willing to give private DPOs the FTAs are concerned?,” asks the senior exec- As more channels become FTAs and idend cash flows, one gets to derive the value of equity. to provide up to 200 channels, excluding 24 DD chan- WE ARE STARING upper hand even at the cost of the utive. All of this could have perhaps been more air-time becomes available, ad rates Free cash flows are used to find the value of the entire com- nels for `130. The regulator also introduced anoth- AT A DUOPOLY. Government’s own DD Free Dish. “Doesn’t pardonable if the new NCF structure could will fall and advertisers will gain immense- pany and any past and projected earnings are transformed into a er slab — for more than 200 private FTA channels THE BROADCAST TRAI favour private and commercial guarantee lower cable bills, a claim TRAI ly. This will lead to an increase in number net cash flow framework. The first step is to project the earning and 24 DD channels, the NCF would be `160 exclud- SECTOR IS DPOs vis-a-vis DD Free Dish DTH, is only happy to make. Broadcasters, of advertisements on TV. “This will only patterns and the simplest way to do it is to keep the current level ing tax. HEADED IN THE where the subscriber has to incur a one- however, are quick to burst the bubble. expedite the migration of consumers to of earnings constant. However, such a simple measure is unre- The TRAI may have had the best intentions in time cost for a Set Top Box and gets the “DPOs will charge a MRP of either `130 other digital platforms, where they not only SAME DIRECTION. ` alistic in case the cash flows are expected to either grow, decline introducing the two-tier NCF structure. “TRAI MORE CHANNELS FTA channels for free for life but has to pay or 160 for the FTA channels and then enjoy high quality content but also with- or show a cyclical pattern. So a year-on-year projection for as far recognises that the new regulatory framework private DPOs a monthly NCF for those consumers have to opt for à la carte chan- out the frequent interruptions of advertise- implemented in 2019 caused distortions that led to ARE FORCED TO same channels?,” asks an executive from nels or broadcasters’ bouquet or DPO bou- ments,” says the head of another broadcast- as possible into the future is required. The second step is to con- GO THE FTA WAY, vert the earning patterns into cash flows by adjusting the after- price increases in the TV market. Primary among a leading broadcaster on condition of quets to watch their choice of channels. So er. them is a reduced incentive for distributors to LEADING anonymity. The executive argues the how will the two-slab NCF actually reduce The TRAI did not respond to an email tax earnings with non-cash items like depreciation. Estimating future improve the quality of service on account of the NCF. BROADCASTERS TRAI is not only destroying DD Free Dish’s bills?,” argues the executive. To put it anoth- seeking replies on the new amendments investment outlays to achieve the current level of earnings is the Consumers also pay more to watch the same con- ARE NOT viewership but consumers are repeatedly er way, the NCF itself serves as the biggest that come into effect on March 1. next and the third step. These future investments could be buy- tent and it’s tedious for them to keep track of the num- LAUNCHING NEW “fleeced” each month in the name of NCF. single-fixed component of monthly cable Experts say TRAI needs to allow the ing a new plant and machinery, putting money in research and ber of subscribed channels, as a result of the NCF. CHANNELS AND The legal head of another popular bills. broadcasting sector to flourish by scaling development and any incremental working capital requirements. Through this two-slab system, TRAI ostensibly seeks SMALLER, NICHE broadcaster laments that the TRAI has Distribution platforms have another down economic regulations and taking The final step is to estimate the ongoing market value of the busi- to address such documented challenges,” says Vivan CHANNELS ARE played into the hands of DPOs, granting point of view and say the NCF’s two- stock of the performance of last-mile dis- ness at a point in time. This approach can be further refined in a Sharan, Partner, Koan Advisory. SHUTTING SHOP. them unequivocal authority to create pronged approach will ease cable bills and tributors. “The NCF has certainly increased multi-business company, where the operating cash flows of each Despite its stated intention, however, the revi- base packs for consumers. “DPOs will now satisfy even conscious TV watchers. For a the cost of watching TV. This can only be sion in NCF — along with the mandate to reduce ULTIMATELY, IF create a base pack of 224 poor-quality FTA fee of `130 and taxes, an entry-level con- remedied by enhancing competition business unit are discounted. However, it needs to be understood ` ` THE BROADCAST ` that there is nothing automatic about estimating future cash flows the MRP of channels from 19 to 12 to be part of channels priced at 160 and push these sumer can now avail up to 200 FTA chan- among last-mile TV distributors, not by a bouquet — has raised difficult questions, many of SECTOR onto consumers. Meanwhile, as a content nels, giving him a wider basket. Then again, more economic regulations,” says Sharan. and coming to an economic value of a business. Since these are which reflect the TRAI’s own inconsistencies. PERISHES, SO creator, my relationship with my con- even if a consumer opts for the entire uni- “Distributors must do justice to consumers estimations, each investor, buyer or an analyst, is free to choose For one, the NTO was introduced last year in WILL THE sumers is curtailed, I lose the authority to verse of pay channels, the TRAI has lim- by actually using revenues from NCF to the assumptions for predicting cash flows and interpret the results an attempt to empower consumers and give them DISTRIBUTION decide how my channel will be carried by ited the NCF to `160 a month, which hith- improve quality of service. A transparent in their own manner. So there would definitely be a difference the freedom to choose what they want to watch and PLATFORMS,’ the platforms and the reach it will garner, erto increased as the number of channels ecosystem-wide audit is desperately need- between the economic value of a company from the point of view pay only for that. The TRAI has repeatedly argued SAYS AN EXPERT and my economies of scale have been erod- increased (an additional NCF of `20 was ed. Logically, this should precede regula- of buyers and sellers and negotiating skills come into play here. that the introduction of à la carte pricing was nec- ed too,” says the legal executive who does charged for every slab of 25 channels). tory changes,” he concludes. Valuation of a company is not without its challenges. To begin essary as broadcasters were dumping “unwanted” not wish to be named. Broadcasters argue the reduced MRP The legal executive warns that should with, valuation has to deal with the problems of estimations and channels on consumers through bundling and Distributors, however, say there is no caps and new NCF structure will limit the the TRAI continue with excessive and arbi- forecasting and an attempt at quantification of available objective bouquet formations. But here’s the catch, while the inherent benefit to them as claimed by number of channels in pay bouquets, erode trary regulatory measures, it will push the data. Valuation of a business is one of the most complex tasks TRAI is attempting to restrict broadcasters from broadcasters. The CEO of a leading Multi- the value delivered to consumers and the broadcast sector on to the same thorny bundling or forming bouquets, doesn’t allowing a dis- System Operator says on condition of loss of subscribers and revenues will force path as the telecom sector. for any analyst since the entire process depends upon estimation, tribution platform to offer 200+ FTA channels tan- anonymity, “The NCF was never designed more pay channels to become FTA, which “Until a decade ago, India boasted 14 specific skills like prediction of earnings, cash flows, assessment tamount to bundling? Then again there’s an issue of as a premise to offer FTAs to consumers. solely rely on advertisement revenue for telecom players; today we are staring at a of risk, strategic insight and interpretation of the impact of com- who really benefits from the introduction of the new Platforms charge consumers NCF to their business. duopoly. The broadcast sector is headed bining management styles, operations and resources. NCF structure — consumers or DPOs? cover the cost of setting up the infrastruc- As more channels become FTAs, it will in the same direction. More channels are Valuation should help companies establish new goals to Chairman of Star and Disney India Uday ture to carry channels and their operations. also force broadcasters to fight a hard bat- forced to go the FTA way, leading broad- increase their worth over the coming years. It should be an annu- Shankar points out the anomaly, “If the regulator is As part of that commitment, the TRAI tle with DPOs to be included in their FTA casters are not launching new channels and al affair to undertake all three main types of valuations and to mea- so concerned about bringing down the price for the directed us to offer 100 FTAs under the base packs, giving platforms the upper smaller, niche channels are shutting shop. sure growth, losses and identify room for improvement. Knowing consumer, then why in the name of an NCF, are the NTO. So FTAs are incidental, not the pri- hand to negotiate higher carriage fees. Put Ultimately, if the broadcast sector perish- distributors being allowed to charge as much as `160? mary reason why NCF is levied.” together, this will negatively affect the qual- es, so will the distribution platforms,” he the valuation of one’s company is after all a useful piece of busi- ` ness intelligence. Theoretically, they can charge anything up to 160 Then there’s the critical issue of guar- ity of programmatic content and the says. for only providing FTA channels. Just to understand anteeing choice to consumers. Broadcasters viewing experience for consumers. (The writer is a journalist covering the (The writer is Associate Professor, Amity University, Noida) the ludicrous contradiction of this order, the same allege that while the TRAI seems to be “Smaller broadcasters pay channels media and entertainment landscape) Kejriwal reinvented himself to win Delhi FOREIGN EYE However, the AAP and the Delhi Chief Minister should remember that there are many challenges ahead if they want to move to the national stage

to his madness though his critics called on Modi.” The BJP leader won the 2014 versy, anti-CAA protests and hate pol- tentious Bills on the abrogation of ther the Congress nor the BJP had any him an “anarchist.” Delhi was not the elections on the promise of develop- itics, though Muslims are part of his Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu credible leaders to match Kejriwal’s end of his ambition, as he took on ment and Kejriwal did the same in the core voters. and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. He stature. The BJP was betting on the Narendra Modi in the 2014 Lok Sabha Delhi polls. Second, Kejriwal is nothing if not also welcomed the Supreme Court ver- Modi magic while the Congress was STEP CAREFULLY elections and the party contested on 400 To his credit, he delivered on that a quick learner. He realised his mistakes dict on Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. All invoking the work of Sheila Dikshit. seats. Even after winning this time promise and after five years at the helm and changed his style of functioning these have resulted in a better relation- In short, his victory was due to four ON CORONAVIRUS around, the AAP was talking of nation- the Chief Minister did not go to the after the AAP’s humiliating defeat in the ship between the Delhi Chief Minister main factors. First, Kejriwal was suc- The human and economic building. But for now, Kejriwal must be Delhi voters empty-handed. He was Delhi Municipal Corporation elec- and the Prime Minister. Modi even sent cessful in making the people believe that satisfied with the landslide win in the armed with his welfare measures, tions in 2017. But the real change came Kejriwal birthday greetings when the he merited another chance. Second, cost of the outbreak which KALYANI SHANKAR Delhi Assembly polls. This is the sec- including free water, cheap power, after the AAP got a drubbing in the latter turned 51. people saw him as a “doer” as compared began in China is great, but ond time the “Modi magic” did not improved health services, better edu- 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Fourth, he scrupulously kept the to his earlier image of a political the most extreme response hoever thought seven years work in Delhi elections, that too just six cational facilities, doorstep delivery of So Kejriwal attempted an image poll narrative to local issues while the upstart. Third, was the decline of the may not be the best. Though ago that the Delhi Chief months after the BJP’s impressive 2019 services to the common man, free bus makeover and from the angry young BJP raked national and divisive issues Congress and lack of any credible leader experts focus on hygiene WMinister Arvind Kejriwal victory. The fight was between the AAP rides for women, better street lighting, man in 2012, he transformed into a with motormouths giving hate speech- in the BJP. Fourth he was successful in would come this far to bag the throne and the BJP with the Congress not any- CCTVs and so on and sought votes on “vikas purush (development man).” es and trying to vitiate the atmosphere. nurturing of the “poor” as his con- measures, some think of Delhi for the third term? Though the where in the reckoning. his Government’s performance. The “muffler man,” Kejriwal discarded Fifth, Kejriwal also abandoned his stituency. He got credit for the regular- movement controls may Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had arrived The BJP had gone all out to win Though Kejriwal’s critics alleged that he his muffler and also projected himself constant fight with Delhi’s Lieutenant- isation of illegal colonies and stayed help to buy scientists time. as a disruptive force in 2013 and was back the State — as it had been in the was doling out sops with the taxpayers’ as a family man. The winning tactic was Governor (L-G) after the Supreme away from polarising politics. However, To deal with uncertainty and dismissed as an upstart, its chief political wilderness in the Capital for money, his projection of the AAP as a that Kejriwal preferred to fight for Delhi Court ordered the L-G to work on the the AAP and its chief should remem- nuance is hard. But it is Kejriwal surprised critics with his abil- almost three decades now — bombard- party that works for the poor went in strictly on bread and butter issues. Also, “aid and advice of the Council of ber that there are many challenges ity to grasp the pulse of the public and ing the city with high-profile leaders. their favour. he consciously stopped his confronta- Ministers.” The constant court battles, ahead if they want to move to the necessary if we are to act change for the better in this roller coast- So, what worked for Kejriwal this Kejriwal also wisely kept himself tionist politics and surprised many too, have stopped. national stage. humanely and sensibly. er political ride. There was a method time? The coup was that he did a “Modi away from the Shaheen Bagh contro- when his party supported the con- Sixth, and more importantly, nei- (The writer is a senior journalist) (The HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 money 08

SHORT READS CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Economy not in trouble; Smartphone industry feels green shoots visible: FM impact of supply disruption PNS n NEW DELHI So there is a steady PNS n NEW DELHI IndiGo announces growth and therefore Finance Minister Nirmala negative growth, The Indian smartphone indus- four-day special Sitharaman on Tuesday said try, which relies heavily on the economy is not in trouble which it showed in September China for components and Valentine sale and green shoots are visible and October, has been sub-assemblies, has started feel- KOLKATA: Low cost carrier with the country moving corrected and we are on a ing the impact of supply disrup- IndiGo on Tuesday announced towards a USD 5 trillion econ- positive growth trajectory and tions in certain products cate- a four-day special Valentine omy. gory due to the coronavirus sale on travel across its Listing initiatives taken by this will obviously bring in outbreak, market watchers said network within India with all- the government, she said, greater and newer on Tuesday. inclusive fares starting at Rs increasing Foreign Direct investments to the economy The industry is keeping a 999. The airline is offering one Investment (FDI), rise in fac- and it will also reduce the close watch to see if shuttered million seats on discounted tory output and over Rs 1 lakh business cost factories in China reopen in the fares from February 11 to crore GST collection in the past — NIRMALA SITHARAMAN coming days and supplies February 14. The sale is valid three months are indications of Finance Minister resume sometime this week. for travel from March 1 to green shoots in the economy. "Yes, the industry is already September 30, a company "There are seven important feeling the impact and some statement said. "We are indicators which show that moving forward, she added. products and models have been delighted to announce the four- there are green shoots in the The Finance Minister said impacted. It is still early to draw entire week." Industry watchers, and POCO on the impact on day special sale effective from economy...economy is not in the government's focus is on any conclusion as select facto- however, admitted that the sit- supplies was unanswered. today till February 14, trouble," she said while reply- in April-November 2019-20 in November 2019, it was 6 per four engines of growth which ries are slated to resume pro- uation on the ground is bad, as Meanwhile, reports suggest kickstarting the Valentine's ing to a debate on the Union as against USD 21.2 billion in cent. "So there is a steady include private investment, duction in a phased manner," the supply lines for smart- that one of the large contract celebrations a little early," the Budget in Lok Sabha. the same period the previous growth and therefore negative private consumption, public India Cellular and Electronics phones predominantly come manufacturers and component chief commercial officer of Referring to visible indica- year," she said. growth, which it showed in investment and exports. Association (ICEA) Chairman from China. At the same time, suppliers has resumed opera- IndiGo, William Boulter, said. tors of green shoots, the Net Foreign Portfolio September and October, has With regard to public invest- Pankaj Mohindroo told PTI. they said the market itself is tions in one of its plants in Both corporate and leisure Finance Minister said the forex Investment (FPI) in April- been corrected and we are on ment, she said, the government He declined to comment on slow and and demand, sluggish. China, but is operating with customers who wish to plan reserve is at an all time high November 2019-20 was posi- a positive growth trajectory in December announced a the specifics, but added, "we are An e-mail query sent to only a small fraction of its their travel can book tickets via and the stock market is upbeat. tive at USD 12.6 billion as and this will obviously bring in National Infrastructure in a wait-and-watch mode this Xiaomi, Oppo, vivo, realme workforce. the official website, the "Global sentiment is in against USD 8.7 billion in the greater and newer investments Pipeline. statement added. favour of India. Foreign same period last fiscal. to the economy and it will also It envisages investment of Rs investors continue to show She further said the gross reduce the business cost," she 103 lakh crore for infrastruc- Granules India gets confidence in India and that is GST (Goods and Services Tax) added. There are seven green ture development across the Uber sets up why the country has attracted revenue collected in January shoots based on which the country in the next four years Steps to reduce drug nod from USFDA a net FDI of USD 24.4 billion 2020 grew at 12 per cent while economy now very clearly (till 2024-25), she said. 100-plus team for generic Colchicine import of bulk NEW DELHI: Drug firm in Hyd unit Granules India on Tuesday PNS n NEW DELHI said it has received tentative Sensex rises approval from the US health Govt has taken specific steps drugs, APIs Ride-hailing major Uber on regulator for its generic 237 pts; Nifty PNS n NEW DELHI Tuesday said it has set up Colchicine capsules indicated Uber Money, a team of over for prevention of gout flares in above 12,100 to boost exports: Sitharaman The quantity of raw materials 100 technology professionals adults. The US Food and Drug PNS n MUMBAI imported for the formulation responsible for global finan- Administration (USFDA) has PNS n NEW DELHI tentatively approved the of antibiotic medicines was cial products and technology abbreviated new drug Market benchmark Sensex reduced to 11,230.50 metric innovations, at its Hyderabad application (ANDA) filed by The government has taken ended 237 points higher on tonne in 2019, as the govern- Tech Centre. Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc several steps, including tax Tuesday, largely in tandem ment has undertaken various The policies Besides Hyderabad, the refund scheme and enhanced with global equities that steps to promote the produc- Uber Money team also has a for Colchicine capsules in the formulated by strength of 0.6 mg, Granules credit to exporters, to boost advanced despite concerns tion in the country, the Lok presence at San Francisco, outbound shipments, Finance over the coronavirus out- Sabha was informed on Government from Palo Alto, New York and India said in a filing to the time to time are BSE. The company's product Minister Nirmala Sitharaman break. Tuesday. As per the informa- Amsterdam tech centres, is a generic version of Hikma said on Tuesday. Led by gains in index tion received from the port designed to Uber said in a statement. International Pharmaceuticals Replying to a debate on the heavyweights RIL, ICICI offices of the Central Drugs minimize country's "The Hyderabad-based LLC's Mitigare capsules in the Union Budget, Sitharaman Bank and HDFC, the 30- Standard Control dependence on team will play an essential same strength, it added. "We mentioned six specific steps share BSE Sensex settled Organisation (CDSCO), it role in enabling upcoming taken for improving the coun- 236.52 points, or 0.58 per stood at 12,006.11 metric imports and to give new global features and are pleased to receive tentative fillip to indigenous approval for our fourth try's exports. cent, higher at 41,216.14. It tonne (MT) for 2018 and improvements, including Paragraph IV ANDA and She said that Remission of hit an intra-day high of 5,591.44 MT in 2017, Minister manufacturing real-time earnings; updated launch of the product will be Duties or Taxes on Export 41,444.34. of Chemicals & Fertilizers D debit accounts, and debit as per our agreement with Product (RoDTEP) scheme Similarly, the broader NSE V Sadananda Gowda said in a cards for Uber drivers; along Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA will replace the existing tivise exporters than the exist- together," she added. Under Nifty rose 76.40 points, or reply in the House. the antibiotics, to provide a with Uber Wallet and Inc," Granules Pharmaceuticals Merchandise from India ing schemes all put together," the Foreign Trade Policy, 0.64 per cent, to 12,107.90. "The policies formulated by level-playing field to domestic refreshed Uber credit card for Inc ED Priyanka Chigurupati Scheme (MEIS), which is con- Sitharaman said, adding that MEIS was introduced in 2015. NTPC, Maruti, SBI, Government from time to manufacturers, Gowda said. Uber riders," it added. said. sidered as non-compliant to now the concerns raised over This incentivises merchan- PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, time are designed to minimize The Department of The Uber Money team global trade rules. withdrawal of MEIS is dise/goods exports of over UltraTech Cement and Axis country's dependence on Pharmaceuticals has formulat- will focus on implementing The minister said textiles addressed. 8,000 items and it was the Bank rose up to 2.95 per imports and to give fillip to ed a scheme, namely new payment methods, Titan acquihires HUG and all other sectors, which "I am making it plain that biggest scheme of its kind. cent. indigenous manufacturing," 'Assistance to bulk drug enabling and building finan- currently enjoy incentives up RoDTEP, which is now com- Exporters get duty credits at On the other hand, Bharti he added. industry for common facility cial compliance tools, lever- Innovations, launches to 2 per cent over MEIS, will ing in, will more than ade- fixed rates of 2 per cent, 3 per Airtel, Mahindra and In this direction, the gov- centre', for providing assis- aging smart routing tech- smart watch transit to RoDTEP. quately compensate and cent, and 5 per cent, depend- Mahindra, Nestle India, TCS ernment has withdrawn tance to bulk drug segment in nologies for payment gate- BENGALURU: Titan Company "In effect, RoDTEP will incentivise exporters than all ing upon the product and tar- and Sun Pharma fell up to exemption of customs duty on any upcoming bulk drug park ways and applying Uber Limited on Tuesday announced more than adequately incen- the existing schemes put get country. 0.75 per cent. certain categories of bulk promoted by state govern- Artificial Intelligence models acquihire of Hyderabad-based drugs/ APIs, which are used in ments/ state corporations, he for intelligent risk decisions, technology and wearables firm the manufacturing of some of added. the statement said. HUG Innovations, and the launch of 'Titan Connected X', a full-touch smart watch with 13 Sales of electric two and three wheelers features in the Indian market. India gets $463.44 million FDI CEO (watches and wearables business) of Titan Company Limited S Ravi Kant said the to see huge improvement by 2024: Crisil CEO and founder of HUG in food processing in Apr-Sep Innovation Raj Neravati, along PNS n NEW DELHI of two- and three-wheelers is with 23 others in his team, had a function of cost. Typically, PNS n NEW DELHI trade in respect of food prod- joined the Titan Company from Around 43-48 per cent of electric scooters are cheaper to ucts produced/manufactured January 1, 2020. "Titan also new three wheelers and up to run compared with ICE scoot- India has received foreign in India. gets an advantage to access 17 per cent of the new two ers. And, e-autos are cheaper direct investment (FDI) of Placing the data before the their (HUG's) consumer wheelers sold in the country to both own and run com- USD 463.44 million in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for platform and IPs that are by 2024 could be electric vehi- pared with their ICE counter- food processing sector in the Food Processing Industries extremely relevant in the cles (EVs), a report by Crisil parts, it said. "In the context, first half of the current fiscal, Rameswar Teli said the coun- companys wearable journey," Research said. In the four supply will also be a critical the government informed try has received USD 463.44 the company said. After the wheeler segment, however, factor for adoption. The top Parliament on Tuesday. million FDI in the food pro- acquihiring, Hyderabad would the traction is expected to five electric two-wheeler man- The country had received cessing sector during April- now have the Titan's remain low with EV sales ufacturers are expected to USD 628.24 million FDI in the September period of 2019-20. Development Centre, the accounting for just 5 per cent increase their capacity for food processing sector during through automatic route in "...in April-June 2019 quar- company said. Speaking about of the new sales, it noted. electric variants from 0.4 mil- the full fiscal year 2018-19 and manufacturing of food prod- ter, the FDI equity inflow was the launch, Ravi Kant told The study looked at sidy and charging infrastruc- ation of EVs compared with lion units in fiscal 2020 to over USD 904.90 million during ucts subject to sectoral rules USD 329.04 million which is reporters: "The product will be demand, supply and policy ture, besides conducting a existing internal combustion 3 million units by fiscal 2024," 2017-18, it added. and regulations. Also, 100 per higher than the quarter ending available in all leading Titan growth drivers for EVs such as segment-wise analysis of the engine (ICE) vehicles, Crisil Crisil Research Director Hetal The government has per- cent FDI is allowed through September 2019 at USD 134.40 stores in March 2020." battery costs, government sub- cost of acquisition and oper- Research said. Faster adoption Gandhi said. mitted 100 per cent FDI government route in retail million," he added. Government to rename NIFM after AS US INDICTS 4 CHINESE ARMY MEN... Arun Jaitley India may show greater willingness to resist NEW DELHI: The government China says it ‘never has decided to rename National Institute of Financial Chinese assertiveness in Indo-Pacific: CRS report Management (NIFM), PNS n WASHINGTON Faridabad, as Arun Jaitley The CRS prepares periodic reports on engages' in cybertheft National Institute of Financial A Congressional report on the issues of interest of lawmakers for Management, an official Indo-Pacific region has said them to take informed decisions. The AFP n BEIJING participate in activities of trade statement said on Tuesday. Set that India could lead to a theft through the internet," up in 1993 as a registered "greater willingness" to resist CRS reports are not considered as an Beijing said Tuesday it "never said foreign ministry society under the Department "Chinese assertiveness" and official view of the Congress engages" in cybertheft, follow- spokesman Geng Shuang at a of Expenditure, NIFM trains move closer to the US while ing US indictments of regular press briefing. officers of Finance and not abandoning multilateral four Chinese army He said that China Accounts Services recruited by approaches. challenges with the United The CRS prepares periodic members for has "always resolute- the Union Public Service China has been trying to States loom: many Indian reports on issues of interest of alleged involve- ly opposed and Commission (UPSC) as also spread its influence in the strategic thinkers say their lawmakers for them to take ment in the 2017 cracked down on officers of Indian Cost resource-rich Indo-Pacific country's national interests are informed decisions. The CRS hacking of credit all forms of online Accounts Service. The Union region. To counter Beijing, the served by continued engage- reports are not considered as rating agency hacking attacks" Finance Minister is the US has been pushing for a ment with Russia and Iran, and an official view of the Equifax. and is a "staunch President of the NIFM Society. broader role by India in the thus contend there will be lim- Congress. The US Justice defender of cyberse- "Aligning the vision and strategically important region. its to New Delhi's willingness Thus, Prime Minister Modi, Department on curity". aspiration of the Institute for India, the US and several "Most analysts consider that and move closer to the United to abide "America's short-term the report said, has articulated Monday accused the Geng Shuang "China is also a seri- the future with the vision and other world powers have been the Modi/BJP victory in spring States while not abandoning impulses." a vision of a free, open, and hackers of stealing the ous victim of US contribution of late Arun talking about the need to 2019 parliamentary elections multilateral approaches,” inde- While New Delhi generally inclusive Indo-Pacific, and sensitive personal informa- cybertheft," Geng said. Jaitley, the Government has ensure a free, open and thriv- has empowered the Indian pendent Congressional welcomes the US Free and India has engaged Russia, tion on some 145 million The four members of the decided to rename National ing Indo-Pacific in the back- leader (Prime Minister Research Service said in a Open Indo-Pacific strategy, Japan, Australia, and other Americans, in one of the People's Liberation Army's Institute of Financial drop of China's rising military Narendra Modi) domestically report. Indian leaders continue to Indo-Pacific countries as world's largest-ever data 54th Research Institute — Wu Management (NIFM) as the maneuvering in the region, and on the global stage. Given In its latest report "Indo- demur from confronting potential balancers of China's breaches. Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke Arun Jaitley National Institute which is a large swathe of land Modi's reputation for a “mus- Pacific Strategies of US Allies China in most instances, the influence while remaining China rejected the claims on and Liu Lei — were charged of Financial Management (AJNIFM)," the statement said. and sea stretching all the way cular” foreign policy, this could and Partners: Issues for CRS said, which is an indepen- wary of joining any nascent Tuesday. with multiple counts of hack- from the west coast of the US lead to a greater willingness to Congress" the Congressional dent research wing of the security architectures that "The Chinese government ing, computer fraud, econom- to the shores of east Africa. resist Chinese assertiveness Research Service said that the Congress. could antagonise Beijing. and army... never engage in or ic espionage and wire fraud. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday February 12, 2020 SHAPING ART FOR SOCIETY ven one work of a Speaking about the research he ticular work. For example, if I Hyderabad-based micro artiste micro art needs a does on each topic, he says, “My wish to show a farmer then I first great deal of patience work is inspired from nature and find out what a farmer wears and S. Uday Kumar is enroute to and time. people in my surroundings. other such important features in E City-based micro Before starting on a sculpture, I order to get the sculpture right.” create 100 sculptures on pencil artist S. Uday Kumar first decide on the key elements Uday says he can’t wait to fin- has been making his mark in the that accurately represent a par- ish his 100 sculptures and display points to spread awareness field by sculpting out incredu- it in an exhibition for the public, lous miniature artwork on the both offline and in the online about societal issues, finds graphite points of pencils since It will take 20 seconds for me to world to reach out to as many 2014. He was awarded the make one alphabet on a pencil people as he can. V SATEESH REDDY Vajra World Record for making He excitedly shares that he a four-letter art on a 0.7 mm point. So in order to get all the plans to break the Guinness pencil edge. 26 alphabets, one on each World Record by sculpting the For now, he is busy creating point, it will take less than 10 English alphabet on pencil points 100 different miniature sculp- in the shortest amount of time. tures. minutes. The previous Guinness “It will take 20 seconds for me to “I wanted to do something Record was three hours make one alphabet on a pencil different and came up with the point. So in order to get all the idea of making 100 different S. UDAY KUMAR 26 alphabets, one on each point, sculptures on 100 different top- MICRO ARTISTE it will take less than 10 minutes. ics. I have chosen topics like The previous Guinness Record nature, agriculture, lives of was three hours. So breaking this woman and children in rural record shouldn’t be a problem for areas, current topics like the me. I will attempt this after com- recent Disha case and more. pleting my 100 sculptures,” he Through this project I have shares. chosen to create awareness Uday said that micro among people about vari- artistes like him will be par- ous topics,” says Uday ticipating in an upcoming Kumar. event Seher 2020 on “I also did one about February 23 in Hyderabad the recent Australian bush to display their work. fires where I sculpted trees “Micro artistes need out of the graphite to look encouragement. Untill like they are on fire,” he now, I have never tried to adds. He said that he even make many records as most managed to shape out the of them require money. If Eiffel Tower in three attempts there is encouragement, I can which has been his toughest pro- set many Guinness World ject so far. Records,” he concludes.

Speaking to V SATEESH REDDY, popular Telugu ‘Cinema will comedian Venu Yeldandi shares about his entry into movies, mastering martial arts, his comedy shows, controversies, always survive' dream roles and more their talent. I request people to came out of the show. Nagababu thousand skits there comes a take our skits on a lighter note sir also came out and he sup- demand for new content. To because all of it is only for com- ports the youngsters in the engage the audience into our omedian Venu guages. Outside the sets people edy.” Adirindhi show, which has been skits, we research various topics. Yeldandi aka Tillu, call me by the names of the getting a great response from the For example, if we are doing a Nalla Venu and Venu characters that I play on screen, Second innings audience. Nitin and Bharath skit about a journalist, then we C Wonders has been a and that makes me happy. Speaking about the controver- approached me for the show and observe a scribe’s attire, words popular figure among Whenever I go out, people sy surrounding the Jabardasth I said okay for it.” and body language to get some the Telugu, Tamil and recognise me and and ask about show in the light of the show details about the role. Research Hindi film fraternity for many my next films.” losing many of its stars to anoth- Research matters helps us to go deep into every years now. He acted in more er comedy show, he says, “I don’t Venu says that he does a thor- skit and it connects with the than 200 movies in all three lan- TV format know what happened between ough research for every skit he audience immediately.” guages. Even before the popular TV the directors Nitin and Bharath performs. He shares, “After a show, Jabardasth, aired, Venu with the Jabardasth manage- Dream roles The beginning and his gang, including comedi- ment. They Venu said that among his Coming from an agricultural ans Dhanraj, Chandra, dream roles he would like to background, Venu never used to perform comedy play the role of an Army man thought that he will become an skits at audio functions and and star in a serious mafia actor one day. He shares, “My videos of their perfor- movie. parents used to sell vegetables mances went viral many He adds, “I wanted to show and I used to help them in my times. Reminiscing about variations in my acting. In the childhood. I was the only per- his Jabardasth days, Venu industry, senior comedians like son in my family to complete says, “We used to perform Brahmanandam, Ali, late Venu SSC and it was a big achieve- various skits at audio func- Madhav are familiar to me. ment at that time. My family has tions. We also put up our Comedians like Srinivas Reddy, no background in arts, so I work on the YouTube chan- Vennela Kishore, Dhanraj, never thought I will become an nel, Smoke TV, and most of Tagubothu Ramesh, Chandra, actor.” our videos went viral. After Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna Speaking about his strengths, watching our skits, Mallemala are very good friends. he says, “I was pretty popular team approached us to start a Jabardasth Sudheer, Seenu and among my friends for the way I Telugu comedy show. That is Ram Prasadh are doing well used to entertain them with how we started Jabardasth and and I’m very happy that punch dialogues. I earned the we never expected it to reach Sudheer and Seenu were intro- name Babumohan’s Bammardi such heights. Later, it turned duced by me.” in my group. My friends out to be the biggest platform encouraged me to talk to more for budding artistes. I tried Cinema survives people and it inspired me to do shuttling between the show and At present, Venu is working something to prove myself.” my movie career but eventually in a movie starring Sai left the show. I am still called Dharam Tej and with Learning martial arts Venu Wonder because of the Brahmanandam in Ranga Venu, in search of his calling, show.” Marthanda. About the advent landed on martial arts. He of OTT platforms and their became a master at it by win- Need freedom impact on movies, Venu ning accolades in karate compe- While he was in Jabardasth, shares, “I believe that the titions held in 1996 in Venu was reportedly attacked by OTT platforms have some Kamareddy and 1997 in Karim- people of a particular communi- impact on cinema but it will nagar. ty for alleged offensive portrayal be minimal. Cinema has “I also received a medal from of their community. About it, always survived. Many actor Suman in 1997 in Venu says, “When we write a years ago, movies used to Karimnagar for my skills. I also script, we keep ENTRY INTO CINEMA run 100 days in 100s of trained students. When I in mind about Venu says that he turned his attention to movies after he quit theatres. Now, movies are realised that I can’t make a content that may martial arts. He had ran away from home to Hyderabad in 1999 collecting 100 days worth career out of it I quit,” he says. offend anyone. Even to test his luck in the industry. Venu shares, “From 1999 to of revenue in a week. The with all these precau- 2004, I struggled a lot to get a chance in the movies. Whenever positive thing with the No looking back tions, unfortu- I felt like giving up, I thought about Rajinikanth and web is the easy access to After Jai, offers started com- nately, some Chiranjeevi and the number of hurdles they faced watch movies. OTT plat- ing in for Venu. After working skits go wrong before making it big. I worked as a set boy, a touch up forms are giving oppor- in the movie Munna as Tillu, and we take boy, an assistant director and other such roles in tunities for youngsters. order to feed myself. In 2003, I was selected for a role people started calling him as the brunt of it. out of the Jai, directed by Teja and led by Navdeep. These days, anyone can Venu Tillu. He shares, “Till date, Actors must be in the movie become a star I did more than 200 movies in given a free Even though the movie was a flop, many appreciated overnight with good Telugu, Hindi and Tamil lan- hand to show BOX my role in the film and that paved my entry into films.” content.” 10

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Itlu Amma fter the much he is one such person. He mother can still learn something the film’s biggest USP. It doesn’t a acclaimed Ankuram believes in fighting against insti- and change something. There’s a preach but rather focusses on (1993), which tutions for the well-being of the metamorphosis that happens making people think about the A received the National society. I hope the film will which is rarely explored. Uma important things. It’s a small Film Award for Best impact the society in the way the brought that story to life. His budget film that will say great small film Telugu feature Film, makers have desired,” he added. first sentence for the film was things,” she stated further. the actor-director duo of Revathy said that the film one stormy night and I had to “I believe that women have the Revathy and C. Umamaheswara traces the journey of a mother. shoot for 12 nights in rain to get power to create a society with Rao have teamed up once again “At an age above 50 years, a his desired shot,” she noted. peace and without discrimina- about great for Itlu Amma. Produced by She added that she was happy tion. Mothers should unite for Bommak Murali under Bommak to have rejoined forces with the this cause this and this film is a Creations, its title logo was ACTOR-DIRECTOR DUO Ankuram team. “We are a team step in that direction. A woman unveiled by leading producer where we speak our minds, drop shouldn’t limit herself to four things: Allu Aravind in Hyderabad OF REVATHY AND C. suggestions and argue among walls. She should understand recently. ourselves, for the betterment of society and form strong opinions Speaking about the team, UMAMAHESWARA RAO the product. Itlu Amma has a about it. The film tells the story Aravind said he has a lot of HAVE TEAMED UP ONCE heart and a soul. In times like of one such woman (played by respect for Umamaheswara Rao. AGAIN AFTER ANKURAM this, the film makes a statement Revathy) who comes from a tra- REVATHY “There are a very few directors subtly, beautifully and with a lot ditional family,” Umamaheswara who pen stories for society and FOR ITLU AMMA of depth, which is going to be Rao said. Deverakonda vows to ‘CHANGE A GENERATION' s someone who Bangladesh and Pakistan. As I made a career out was shooting in Mumbai for of starring in love Vijay Puri sir’s film recently, many stories like people on the street would call A Pellichoopulu, Deverakonda me Bobby (his character in Arjun Reddy and Dear Comrade). It couldn’t get Geetha Govindam, Vijay has taken it positive reviews but it still Deverakonda’s recent state- stands as my best day-one ment — that he wouldn’t be upon himself grosser. I bagged the best Bharat Chowdary to associating with full-length actor award from love stories henceforth — Behindwoods for it, so did attracted a lot of traction on to be a Rashmika Mandanna. So, I social media. He pins this believe if you do a film with launch Danayya's son sudden shift on his constantly frontrunner all your heart and soul, it will evolving tastes. get its due in one way or the hile everybody expected ceeds. Also, as he is completely invest- “I sometimes undergo dras- of change. other. In Dear Comrade’s case, D. V. V. D a n ay y a t o l au n c h ed with the shooting of RRR, he tic changes where I suddenly it paid off with other avenues his son Kalyan Dasari as an understood that he won’t be able to dissociate with some things. He speaks instead of theatrical distribu- W actor, here comes a surprise. give enough time to his son’s film and Before starting World Famous tion,” he insists. According to sources, the in the best interest of all, he decided to Lover (WFL), I wasn’t excited about his Starting off with playing ace producer has handed repose faith in Bharat. However, he with the prospect of doing supporting roles to becoming over the responsibility of introducing will keep a tab on the film’s day-to-day another love story but I had journey into one of the most sought-after his son as a leading man to Bharat developments and ensure that it hits given my commitment to the actors, he has come a long Chowdary who jointly produced films the bull's eye,” said sources. film long back. It may be my Tollywood so way. He adds that his philoso- like MLA and Nene Raju Nene Mantri Directed by Sriwass, the untitled last story for a while unless phy has always been ‘why he with other producers in the past. film is a concept-based crime comedy my taste changes drastically far, his shouldn’t do some things?’. “Danayya felt its better if another and will roll next month in again. The audience will get to “When I wanted to become an producer launches his son and suc- Hyderabad. see a new side of me in the upcoming actor, people around me told next three-four months. For me, ‘Dad couldn’t crack the the next two years as well, my industry, why would you want line-up is something differ- projects and to try it out? The success per- ent,” he tells us. centage is less’. I believe we’ve Adah Sharma pledges WFL might be another love more, reports been mentally trained to grow story but he is quick to men- up in fear. I feel the need to do tion that it falls in a different NAGARAJ whatever is possible. Yes, I do to donates eyes category altogether. Although get scared but the point is to ctor Adah he is not keen into revealing GOUD face it and then prove it to you Sharma has details of the plot, he says he that it is possible. It is possible pledged to plays a role with three differ- to start a clothing line, to pro- donate eyes. ent shades and admits to have Seenayya’s portions, I had to duce films and do a pan-India A Attending the enjoyed playing Seenayya, a trim my hair and moustache film. I understand how much launch of a mine worker, the most. Did he whereas for the Paris portions impact this has on people. I state-of-the-art eye undertake any prep as such? with Izabelle Leite, I had to will change a generation. I will centre by Dr Agarwal’s “Not really. I figured it on sets grow them back. The shoot change kids of 10-15 years of at Mehdipatnam in the but my first shot took almost was spread over multiple age. I believe it’s my duty. I city, she spoke about half a day. It took time to get schedules.” want them to speak their mi- the importance of eyes Seenayya’s body language and Deverakonda’s last release nd and do whatever they feel and how easy it is to look to get right. From the as an actor was Dear like. Otherwise they will con- take eyesight for grant- way he used to drape his Comrade. The film opened to stantly swim in fear,” he says. ed. lungi and the manner in mixed response and subse- The actor has finished a “If you donate eyes, which he sleeps, I tried quently couldn’t capitalise on schedule of Puri Jagannadh’s it will give vision to imitating my dad,” he the rollicking start it got. next in Mumbai. It will mark othera. We take eye- says, adding that Overtime though, it devel- his Bollywood debut. On it, he sight for granted. We playing a role with oped a cult following on says, “It’s a very physical film. only realise its impor- many shades was streaming platforms. He I was prepping for it till 3 am tance when a speck of mentally taxing. maintains he wasn’t disap- on the day it was launched. dirt gets into your “The film took a toll on me, pointed with its failure. “On After a long time I feel excited eyes. I have friends physically and mentally. For YouTube it’s a rage in Nepal, about a film,” he signs off. who are visually impaired and I can understand how their ctor Rana Daggubati’s long-delayed life is like. We get to Aranya will be releasing on April 2, discuss people we the production house Eros Senior film meet and the places we A International announced on Monday Rana's wildlife go in such great detail evening. Directed by Prabhu Solomon, and with such ease. the film has been in the making for scribe passes This is only possible over two years. Its schedules over the last one year due to our sense of went haywire following Rana’s health issues but drama Aranya away sight,” she said at the the actor has completed shooting his portions in centre’s launch. the recent past. enior film journalist Pasupuleti A tribute of sorts to the late legendary actor Rama Rao, who has penned books Rajesh Khanna, who starred in the 1971 film of opens in April on Dasari Narayana Rao, Megastar the same name, but with a fresh storyline, the lav- S Chiranjeevi, Sridevi and T. Krishna, ishly-mounted Aranya has been shot in Hindi, passed away in Hyderabad on Tamil and Telugu simultaneously. Tuesday. He was 70. He was admitted to a Peppered with lot of action, the film tells the private hospital in the city on Sunday follow- story of a mahout (played by Rana) who fights for ing health complications. Doctors treating the jungle, the animals, and against society. The him put on a ventilator but he breathed his fight against deforestation, and a wall in the jun- last on Tuesday. gle that divides an elephant corridor, is highlight- In a career ed in particular, it is learnt. spanning more Also featuring Zoya Hussain, Shriya Pilgaonkar than three First look and Vishnu Vishal in supporting roles, the VFX of decades, he Aranya has been done by Prana Studios, the stu- worked for ere is the first look of Vijay dio behind Hollywood biggies, such as Life Of Pi Andhra Patrika, Sethupathi from his second and Thor. Shantanu Moitra is the music compos- Andhra Jyothi Telugu film, Uppena. The Tamil er. and other film star is believed to be playing a role Interestingly, films like Nishabdam and Uppena magazines like H with negative shades in this rustic have booked their berths to arrive on April 2 in Sivaranjani and love story that introduces Telugu. Remains to be seen who will back out in Santosham. He Megastar Chiranjeevi’s nephew Vaisshnav the end. shared a special Tej as a leading man. Directed bond with by Buchi Babu Sana and Chiranjeevi who produced by Mythri has helped him Movie Makers and financially on Sukumar many fronts. The Writings, the actor was the film is set to first to pay his tributes to the departed soul. open in cin- “We had immense affection for each other. emas on He even named his son as Kalyan Naga April 2. Chiranjeevi — after me and my brothers Naga Babu and Pawan Kalyan. I didn’t see him as a journalist. I saw him as someone who was honest and dedicated to his profes- sion. I will look after his family,” the actor said in a statement. He later paid a visit to the mortal remains of Ramarao at his residence. The likes of Kalyanram, Nani and Harish Shankar too expressed their condolences to Ramarao’s family by taking to Twitter. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 sport 12 5 players charged by ICC after U-19 WC final 2 Indians (Bishnoi & Akash), 3 Bangladesh players handed suspension points for ugly fracas after n PTI DUBAI B’desh aim to wo Indians — Akash Singh and Ravi Bishnoi — and three learn ‘self-belief’ TBangladesh players were on Tuesday found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and handed from U-19 team suspension points for the ugly on- RAWALPINDI: After suffering an field confrontation that marred the innings defeat against Pakistan, Under-19 World Cup final in South Bangladesh captain Mominul Africa. Haque has insisted that his side will Akash and Bishnoi along with look to seek inspiration from the Bangladesh’s Md Towhid Hridoy, junior team, who won the U-19 2 years’ hardwork paid off, over the Shamim Hossain and Rakibul ICC World Cup. Hasan were found guilty of breach- Pakistan on Monday defeated ing the ICC Code of Conduct after Bangladesh by an innings and 44 moon an understatement: Akbar Ali the two sides nearly came to blows runs in Rawalpindi to lead the two- KOLKATA: He is still bathing in the Cup. Then we played a series in following Bangladesh’s three-wick- Test series 1-0. On the other hand, euphoria of leading Bangladesh to England, New Zealand. We played Sri et win for their maiden U-19 World the junior team came out with a their first global cricket title. But 18- Lanka and England at home too. The Cup title in Potchefstroom, on spirited performance as they defeat- year old Akbar Ali knows all too well cricket board invested a lot in us and Sunday. ed defending champions India in that a place in the senior team is still gave us a lot of exposure tours which “Five players have been found the pulsating U-19 World Cup. a bridge too far and he has to contin- helped immensely. So it’s good plan- guilty of a Level 3 breach of the ICC “If you want to learn some- ue the good work to realise his ultimate ning coupled with our execution that Code of Conduct for Players and thing, you can learn from your dream. worked,” said Akbar. Support Personnel ... (they) were juniors and from everywhere. They Akbar quite literally led from the The Rangpur-born Akbar had charged with violating Article 2.21 can give us some knowledge on front as Bangladesh stunned defend- said before the World Cup that win- of the code, whilst Bishnoi received how to get good results,” Mominul ing champions India to win their ning the title was always the goal and a further charge of breaching Article was quoted as saying after the maiden U-19 World Cup on Sunday anything lesser at the tournament 2.5,” the ICC said in a statement. match. in a thrilling final at Potchefstroom. would have left them dissatisfied. The article 2.21 of the ICC code “They really fought back on the He showed nerves of steel with a “We had the belief in us and we relates to conduct that bring the ground and we should learn from patient 43 not out off 77 balls, com- were confident (before the start of the game into disrepute. It covers pub- them. We have to learn one more ing out to bat when his team was in a tournament) that if we can play our lic acts of misconduct, unruly pub- thing from them and that is the way spot and seeing out India’s threats from natural cricket, we can beat any oppo- lic behaviour and inappropriate they have shown self-belief,” he leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and fast nent. comments which are detrimental to added. bowler Kartik Tyagi’s spells before “The quarter-final against South the interests of the game. Ravi Bishnoi celebrates after taking wicket of Bangladesh batsman during ICC U-19 World Cup final on Sunday CricketWorldCup/Twitter The 28-year-old minced no reaching the finishing line. Africa gave us a lot of confidence and One suspension point amounts times openly on camera. which add up to six demerit points, words while criticising his team and “It was a dream come true perhaps that is where we turned a cor- to a player being ineligible for one As soon as the match ended, it “You bat, bowl and field which will remain on his record for said: “It was a very disappointing moment for all of us. We have worked ner,” said Akbar who braved the loss ODI or T20I, U-19 or A team inter- became tense with Bangladeshi badly…happens, but there’s two years. performance by us, there is no really hard for two years. All our hard of his elder sister during the tourna- national match. However, all of players rushing to the ground and no excuse for behaving Hossain received a sanction of excuse for it and I think we have to work came to life at that one moment. ment to lift the trophy. these players are set to progress to display aggressive body language. eight suspension points, which improve a lot of things.” We were over the moon and even that After Bangladesh won the final, the senior set up now and are “India’s Akash accepted the badly. The behaviour was equate to six demerit points. They Meanwhile, former Bangladesh is an understatement. I cannot describe the players of the two teams were seen unlikely to be affected by this. charge of breaching Article 2.21 and disgusting and most will remain on his record for two captain & national selector Habibul the feeling when Rakibul (Hasan) hit engaging in an exchange of words and “All five players have accepted has received a sanction of eight sus- disgraceful. The innocence of years. Bashar said he is expecting quite a the winning runs,” Akbar said before even some pushing and shoving on the the sanctions proposed by ICC U- pension points, which equates to six that age was not visible at all. Hasan received a sanction of few players from the U-19 team to the team left for Bangladesh. field, leaving a Bangladeshi flag dam- 19 Cricket World Cup Match demerit points, which will remain four suspension points, which equal make it to the senior level. “I want to play for Bangladesh aged in the process. Referee Graeme Labrooy,” it added. on his record for two years,” the ICC What Bangladesh do is their five demerit points, which will “This is great for our cricket. senior team like everybody else. That Akbar reiterated that something of Some Bangladesh players got said. problem, what our boys do is remain on his record for two years. We played in the Asia Cup final and is the ultimate goal. But I really don’t that sort should never happen, but also carried away while celebrating their Compatriot Bishnoi accepted our problem. You could see All charges were levelled by on- failed, same with the Nidahas want to think of it now. We have a long added that Indians were also at fault historic win over India in the final. the charge of breaching Article that there was abusive field umpires Sam Nogajski and Trophy final, so we were struggling way to go. This is the just the begin- like them. While their captain Akbar Ali apol- 2.21 and received a sanction of five Adrian Holdstock, third umpire to cross the final hurdle but the ning as I have said before,” said the “I said (sorry) on my behalf. ogised for the “unfortunate inci- suspension points, which equates to language used.” Ravindra Wimalasiri as well as junior team broke the jinx and that wicketkeeper batsman. Emotions are always high during a dent”, his Indian counterpart Priyam five demerit points. —BISHAN SINGH BEDI fourth umpire Patrick Bongni Jele. too at a World Cup which is a very It was not a one-off for Bangladesh final. I would say that we also made a Garg felt it is something that should “Bishnoi also accepted a level 1 TOLD MID DAY Level 3 breaches carry a minimum positive sign for us,” Bashar said who had been searching for a crown mistake, Indian players also made a not have happened. charge of breaching Article 2.5 for penalty of four suspension points from Rawalpindi. for the last 20 years. Akbar said the U- mistake. The first-time champions were a separate incident during the and a maximum penalty of 12 sus- “I am hopeful that we will get 19 group have been together since “Whatever has happened during overly aggressive while fielding match, where he used language, “For this he received a further pension points. a lot of players from this group who August 2018, preparing for the World the match, it can happen. But what with their lead pacer Shoriful Islam actions or gestures which disparage two demerit points meaning seven The suspension points will be will graduate into the senior team Cup and have toured places like happened after the match was not sledging the Indian batsmen after or which could provoke an aggres- demerit points will remain on his applied to the forthcoming interna- and serve Bangladesh cricket for a England and New Zealand to fine tune right. I said sorry on my team’s behalf. every delivery. As Bangladesh sive reaction from a batter follow- record for the next two years.” tional matches the players are most long time,” said Bashar who played their skills. But both teams were at fault. This approached the winning runs, ing the dismissal of Avishek Das in Bangladesh’s Hridoy received a likely to participate in at either 50 Tests and 111 ODIs for “We have been camping together should not never happen again,” he Shoriful was seen swearing multiple the 23rd over,” said the ICC. sanction of 10 suspension points, senior or U-19 level. Bangladesh. IANS from 2018 August. We played the Asia signed off. IANS Delhi hope for miracle in Ranji Emery needed more time at Arsenal PTI n NEW DELHI against Hyderabad, a bonus point will AFP n LONDON qualification for the Champions League in our not be enough for Delhi. own hands but it all went wrong. ll but out of the quarterfinal race, Even after all this, Delhi will have ormer Arsenal boss Unai Emery says he did- “We lost our four captains (Laurent) ADelhi will need several results to to ensure they end with a higher run Fn’t get enough time to transform the London Koscielny, (Petr) Cech, (Aaron) Ramsey and go their way and a big win over fel- rate than Karnataka, and going by the giants who were on a “downward slope” when (Nacho) Monreal and we really missed them. low laggards Rajasthan in their final numerous complications, it looks like he was appointed, France Football magazine “Some of our top players didn’t have the Ranji Trophy group match starting a dead rubber for Delhi. reported on Monday. right attitude and were asking for more here today to remain in the hunt for Mired in selection controversies, Emery had 18 months at the Emirates than they were giving.” a knockout berth. Delhi had a disastrous Ranji cam- Stadium after a two-year stint with Paris “I needed more time to manage to With just 18 points from seven paign this year, winning just two Saint-Germain and a spell which included transform this club, into the new games, Delhi are currently languish- while losing one and drawing four winning three straight Europa League titles Arsenal I had been hoping to build,” ing at the 10th spot in the 18-team games out of their seven matches. with Sevilla. added Emery, currently without a club. Group A and B cross pool and are Rajasthan, on the other hand, are “Arsenal had been on a downward slope Emery also claimed he could have Saurashtra aim virtually out of the reckoning, but a out of the reckoning, having garnered for two years when I joined them,” Emery told succeeded at PSG had VAR bonus point win over Rajasthan just 16 points from seven games. France Football. been in place when his and some favourable results can Rajasthan have been no better “We stopped the rot and took the charges were Champions to finish league still keep them in the fray. than Delhi and have registered two club to the Europa League final League last-16 victims to However, Delhi’s hopes depend wins, four loses and one draw in their (where they lost 4-1 to Chelsea) Barcelona. on permutations and combinations seven matches. and took fifth place in the Premier “In the home leg we did stage with win and it would be stunning if they with a bonus point and then hope Gujarat, meanwhile, are leading League,” Emery said in defence really well with top-level foot- make the next round. Karnataka and Punjab lose their the combined Group A and B chart of his tenure that ended in ball (winning 4-0). But in the PTI n RAJKOT They have the same points as games, while Uttar Pradesh and with 29 points from seven games, November 2019 after a run of return we were eliminated Vidarbha, but Delhi’s situation has Tamil Nadu at the most, draw their ahead of Saurashtra (28 points off 7 seven games in all compe- because VAR did not yet exist. aurashtra, who have already qualified for the been made worse by a low run rate. encounter. matches) and Andhra (27 points titions without a win. We lost (6-1) because of referee- Sknock-outs, will aim to finish the league stage with They need to beat Rajasthan But if Vidarbha win their next tie from 7 games). “That season we had ing decisions and this was clear.” a victory when they will face Tamil Nadu in Elite Group B game in Rajkot. Saurashtra collected three points from their drawn- game against Mumbai and are sitting at the Sports Ministry set to order inquiry into second place in the combined A and B Group stand- We are trying to implement a ings with 28 points. A win will boost their more before playing the quarter-final. quicker passing game: Dennerby ‘unauthorised’ Pak trip by kabaddi players Only five teams from combined A and B will PTI n NEW DELHI The Indian Olympic played in these countries participating countries make the quarter-final. “That is a very positive sign Association (IOA) on so these farzi (unrecog- such as Australia, Tamil Nadu, who are 19 points, are in contention for any coach. Currently there he Sports Ministry is Monday said it has not nised) players are repre- England and Canada. mathematically. They will need to beat Saurashtra is a big fight — a healthy com- Tcontemplating an sanctioned any kabaddi senting these countries,” “If Pakistan is now with a bonus point and then hope that Karnataka, petition among the players for inquiry into an “unautho- team’s visit to Pakistan for he said. claiming that this is an UP and Punjab lose their respective games. slots in the team. As a result, the rised” Indian team’s par- a tournament. On his part, the official World Cup then If TN don’t win with a bonus point, they can still team is benefiting, Indian foot- ticipation in a circle style A contingent from administrator of AKFI, how come Indian players qualify if Karnataka, Punjab and UP lose their match- ball is benefiting. world cup in Pakistan, India reached Lahore on Justice (Retd) S P Garg, are now playing for dif- es, as then the quotient will come into picture. TN “The most significant part which has kicked up a Saturday via the Wagah had also said that the ferent countries which is right now have a higher quotient. stays that when someone gets storm. Border to take part in the national body did not evident from a list that Bowling has not been an issue for Saurashtra as into a better shape, it forces the The players, estimat- championship. Pictures clear any such team. we have,” a source said, their spinners led by Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and others to pull up their socks too ed to be 45 in number and footage of the Indians Questions are also calling Pakistan’s version pacers led by Jaydev Unadkat have done a decent job. and shape up too,” explained and accompanied by a arriving in Lahore have being raised about the an “eyewash”. Jadeja has so far taken 20 wickets. But he needs Dennerby. group of some 12 officials surfaced on social media role of the Punjab Meanwhile, a letter of support from others and so does Unadkat. On the exposure tour to and coaches, are in the platforms, kicking up a Kabaddi Association Gehlot granting approval It is their batting which needs to come good, Turkey, the coach said: “It’s the neighbouring country storm. (PKA) as the officials to the ongoing tourna- especially the top-order. The hosts are too depen- perfect time to enact some without any official per- On Tuesday, and almost all the players ment in Pakistan in his dent on Arpit Vasavada or Sheldon Jackson and the IANS n NEW DELHI international level. To do that changes. The stage is set to mission or clearance, International Kabaddi participating in the tour- capacity as IKF presi- likes of Harvik Deai, Snell Patel need to score big. will be a very significant test for develop more players, and sure- according to the Ministry. Federation (IKF) presi- nament are affiliated to dent has emerged. The Tamil Nadu have a tough task at hand consid- ndia U-17 womens football us,” Dennerby was quoted as ly we won't just play 11 players A Sports Ministry dent Janardhan Singh the state body, which letter was sent to Pakistan ering that the track at SCA Stadium could aide spin- Ihead coach Thomas saying by www.the-aiff.com. during the tour. We need to be source said that “the min- Gehlot said the tourna- does not have the Kabaddi Federation pres- ners from the third day. Dennerby wants his charges to “It’s for all to see that with more specific in coaching as ister (Kiren Rijiju) is set ment is not recognised by “authority” to clear a ident Muhammad Meanwhile, multiple-time champions Mumbai, try and imbibe a quicker pass- every given day, the game is get- much as we need to be a bit to start an inquiry.” the apex body. team on its own for inter- Sarwar Rana. who have been knocked-out of the Ranji trophy, will ing game as they get ready for ting quicker and quicker. We more sharper in coaching, as “Any disciplinary “Yeh farzi tourna- national competitions. Asked about it, play for pride against Madhya Pradesh. the U-17 World Cup slated to are trying to implement a we know a bit more about the proceeding will start only ment hein, farzi players The list bearing the Gehlot said, “The The Vinayak Samant-coached team would like be played in the country in quicker passing game with less- players.” after the players are back,” participate kar rahe hein names of officials and Pakistan federation sent to end, what has been a disappointing season on a November. er touches on the ball, and more “At times I feel our girls are said another source. (This is an invalid tour- players is signed by PKA a letter asking for winning note. The team, as part of their running. We are making a sin- a bit too friendly on the pitch There is more trouble nament where players president Sikander Singh approval to host the tour- Mumbai have added all-rounder Aakrshit preparation, have travelled to cere effort to play at a higher (smiles). Romania are a techni- in store for the belea- who are not recognised Maluka. nament and the IKF Gomel to the 15-member squad for the game against Turkey where they play two pace. cal side who are also very guered national kabaddi by the world body are Sources said that the granted it and I gave the MP. friendly matches against the “The girls are much fitter physical. That will be a huge les- federation as two individ- participating),” Gehlot AKFI and PKA are approval as I am the pres- In other elite B games, Karnataka take on Baroda Romanian U-17 team. now, and are quite adept in son for our girls as to how to uals — K P Rao and M V said. “together” on the issue ident. There is nothing at Bengaluru, with the hosts having a chance to make “We are trying to put in a playing at a higher pace. The combat teams who are willing Prasaad Babu — filed a “The countries tak- that saw a new twist wrong in it. the knockouts. Baroda are already out. new formation — the 4-2-3-1. good thing is that the gap to use their bodies, physical writ petition in the Delhi ing part in this circle when Pakistan Amateur “If one of our mem- And at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh take on If you look at the profile of the between the best players and presence and tough tackles. It High Court demanding a Word Cup in Pakistan, Circle Kabaddi bers wanted to host a Himachal Pradesh. While Himachal are out of the players we have, I feel it suits us the rest, both in terms of tech- will help them mature playing CBI inquiry into “alleged say Australia or Canada, Federation (PACKF) tournament, we can give reckoning, a win could give UP a chance to quali- very well. We have played some nical acumen, and physical against a new style. After all scandal and functioning are not affiliated to the claimed that many it. How do we know these fy, but they will also have to see the results of other games amongst ourselves but prowess is getting closer,” he they are preparing for the U-17 of AKFI at large”, the international federation. Indian players were com- kind of issues will hap- games. the real test is to test it at the said. Women’s World Cup,” he said. sources claimed. Circle kabaddi is not peting for teams of other pen?”