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{ Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com JMs empowered to take YSRCP Govt to unveil new-look ‘Canteens' voice sample for probe: SC n PNS AMRAVATI PNS n NEW DELHI Days after declaring that the In a landmark judgment, the Chandrababu 'Anna Canteens', set up by the Devadas Supreme Court on Friday held previous TDP dispensation, that judicial magistrates "must ‘voice’ to be were not discontinued, Kanakala be conceded" the power to Municipal Administration direct a person to give voice tested? Minister Botcha Satyanarayana sample to investigating agen- on Friday said it has decided to no more cies to effectively further probe he Supreme Court's frame a new policy for running Tjudgment on Friday that HYDERABAD: Veteran in a case. judicial magistrates has the it. Satyanarayana, who on July actor, director and writer It used its plenary power power to direct a person to give 30 told the State Assembly that Devadas Kanakala passed under Article 142 of the voice sample to investigating the Anna Canteens were not away here on Friday, after Constitution to fill the void in agencies to effectively further discontinued, clarified that the prolonged illness. According the Code of Criminal probe could open the Pandora's government has decided to to sources, Devadas was Procedure, which until now voice for the purpose of inves- It, however, said none of box. For, there are multiple draw up a new policy for run- undergoing treatment for age- did not force people, accused tigation of a crime," the bench, these amendments specifical- cases in which determination of ning the canteens. related ailments and breathed in criminal offences, to give comprising Justices Deepak ly authorized or empowered a the authenticity of voice "We have not thought of proposal to rename the can- ber said in a tweet. The his last at KIMS hospital in voice samples to probe agencies Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, magistrate to direct an accused samples collected holds the closing down the canteens. teens after YS Rajasekhar Municipal Administration Kondapur on Friday. He is against their wish. said. "Such power has to be or any other person to give his key, the latest being the 2015 We have only decided to make Reddy. minister said the canteens did survived by his son Rajeev The top court said until conferred on a magistrate by a or her voice sample for the pur- 'Cash-for-Votes' scandal in them more accessible to peo- "Let them change the name, not give intended results as Kanakala, a popular charac- "explicit provisions" are process of judicial interpreta- poses of an inquiry or investi- which TDP leaders of Telangana ple and, accordingly, we are we have no objection. But, they were set up without prop- ter actor and daughter Sree engrafted in the CrPC by tion and in exercise of juris- gation. state were captured in a video taking steps to rectify the 20,000 people have been ren- er planning. Lakshmi. The actor, having Parliament, judicial magis- diction vested in this court Referring to the 87th report footage, aired by media shortcomings in their mainte- dered jobless while lakhs of "Bills of over Rs 50 crore appeared in over 25 films, has trates would be empowered to under Article 142 of the of the Law Commission of channels, offering bribes to a nance," the minister said in a poor people are deprived of related to the construction of coached many of today's top order a person to give voice Constitution of India," the India of August 29, 1980, the nominated MLA for his vote in statement, as the canteens daily food due to closure of the canteen buildings remain actors, including Rajinikanth, sample for probe. bench said in its 23-page ver- bench observed it had said the 2015 elections of the remained non-functional for canteens," TDP MLAs A Satya unpaid. Payment of Rs 40 Chiranjeevi and Rajendra A three-judge bench head- dict. that a suitable legislation, in Telangana Legislative Council. the past couple of days. Prasad and M Giri said on crore towards food supplied Prasad, apart from scores of ed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi The bench dealt with the the form of an amendment to Then TDP legislator Revanth The then TDP government Friday. was also kept pending for the others who were among his decided the issue after a two- issues, including that whether Section 5 of the Identification Reddy was arrested by the had launched Anna Canteen YSRC Parliamentary Party last six months," he said. students in his acting institute. judge bench had given a split in the absence of any provision of Prisoners Act, would be Telangana Police when he was across the State ahead of the leader V Vijayasai Reddy Of the 182 canteens, only 68 verdict in December 2012 on in the CrPC, can a magistrate appropriate to specifically offering Rs. 50 lakh to the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. alleged that the previous gov- were actually accessible to the subject and referred it to a authorise the investigating empower a judicial magis- nominated MLA Stephenson. A In all 182 Anna Canteens, ernment looted in the name of people, Satyanarayana said. larger bench. agency to record the voice trate to compel an accused related phone conversation, named after former Chief providing food at low prices to "A lot of public money has ‘Re-tendering "In the light of the above dis- sample of the person accused person to give his or her voice including what was purported Minister and TDP founder the poor. been wasted by building can- cussions, we unhesitatingly of an offence. sample. to be the voice of then CM NT Rama Rao, were estab- "It's a Rs 150 crore scam. teens in inaccessible places. will delay take the view that until explic- It noted that medical exam- Section 5 of the Chandrababu conversing with lished in towns and cities The Chandrababu Naidu gov- They should have set them up it provisions are engrafted in ination of an accused for the Identification of Prisoners Act, the same nominated MLA was across the state. ernment established these can- near bus stations, railway sta- Polavaram' the Code of Criminal purposes of effective investi- 1920 empowers a magistrate to aired by news channels. The After the YSR Congress teens only to lure people ahead tions and hospitals for more Procedure by Parliament, a gation of a criminal case has direct any person to allow his TDP later alleged that the voices party came to power, the yel- of the elections. For each can- people to avail of its services. NEW DELHI: Union judicial magistrate must be received a wider meaning by measurements or photographs were 'doctored' by the low colour of the canteen teen that could be built for Rs We will now come out with a Minister Gajendra Singh conceded the power to order a the amendments made in the to be taken for the purposes of Telangana government buildings was changed to two lakh, Rs 30-50 lakh was new policy to rectify such Shekhawat termed the can- person to give a sample of his CrPC in 2006. investigation or proceeding. white. here is also reportedly a spent," the Rajya Sabha mem- lapses," he added. cellation of Polavaram project tenders as unfortunate. The decision of the Andhra ROPES IN 7 MLAs FROM COAST Pradesh government is a hur- 3 Muslim boys Man loses dle for the completion of the Godavari in spate, over project as recalling tenders ‘attacked' for not wife to friends would delay construction Ganta inching towards BJP? work. Similarly, the project 30 villages inundated saying Shri Ram in gamble cost would escalate with re- KMP PATNAIK tendering process. Onus lies PNS n AMARAVATI PNS n GODHRA n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n JAUNPUR (UP) on the State government for its Several AP completion as the Centre had A surge of the flood in Three Muslim boys were Former minister and In a horrifying incident, a already fulfilled its commit- Godavari river on Friday allegedly thrashed by six Visakhapatnam North MLA, leaders join BJP man addicted to gambling ment on the project, he point- evening left over 30 villages in unidentified men for refusing Ganta Srinivasa Rao, is grad- and alcohol, bet his wife after ed out. He made this state- East Godavari district of to say "Shri Ram" in Gujarat's ually inching towards the BJP NEW DELHI: Several leaders running out of money and ment while taking part in a Andhra Pradesh inundated. Godhra town, police said on as he feels that the future in from Andhra Pradesh late allowed his friends to gan- discussion in the Lok Sabha The district administration is Friday. Telugu Desam party (TDP) Thursday joined the Bhartiya grape her after losing the on dam safety. on constant vigil and making charging 7.11 lakh cusecs from Siddique Bhagat, the remains uncertain after the Janata Party in the presence of stake. arrangements for possible evac- the barrage into the Bay of complainant, claimed that electoral drubbing it received. its working president JP The incident took place in uation of people from the vil- Bengal. six unidentified men on The high-flying and con- Nadda, the party said. Jaunpur district and after the lages if the flood-level rises fur- At the under-construction two motorcycles stopped troversial leader, who never Those who joined the party are incident, the victim went to Govt clarifies ther. East Godavari district Polavaram, upstream of the his son Samir (17), and his lost an election in his 20-year Gangula Pratap Reddy, a three- court when the police refused joint collector Lakshmisha told Cotton Barrage, floodwater was friends Salman Gheeteli and political career, went to New time MLA and one-time MP, to take action on her com- on delayed PTI over phone that the situa- being let out over the spillway Sohail Bhagat when the trio Delhi for parleys with his Ganta Srinivasa Rao who had vacated his seat for plaint. Following a court tion remained under control as to alleviate the threat of sub- were returning home on friends who recently joined the the then Prime Minister PV order, an FIR has been regis- of now though the flood-level mergence of villages in the motorbike on Thursday BJP. Party sources said Narsimha Rao in 1991 to tered in Jaffarabad police sta- salaries was apparently increasing. project area, water resources night. Party sources said Srinivasa Srinivasa Rao contest Lok Sabha election. tion in Jaunpur district. VIJAYAWADA: The State "In the morning, the flood department said. "The accused asked my Rao convinced seven sitting convinced seven Reddy later left the Congress The victim, who lives in Government has clarified receded and again started With river Krishna on the son and his friends to chant MLAs and 27 who lost in the and joined the TDP. the Zafarabad police station that there has been a techni- increasing by late evening. other side, an average of over `Shri Ram'. When the boys recent elections to move to the sitting MLAs and 27 Others who joined include, area, claimed that her hus- cal issue relating to the Thankfully, the rain has stopped 1.93 lakh cusecs of water was refused, they started thrash- BJP. He needs the support of at who lost in the recent Pasupuleti Sudhakar, Kancharla band was an alcoholic and encryption of files with e- but we have kept everything flowing into the Srisailam reser- ing them. One of them hit least 16 MLAs to avoid attract- elections to move to Hari Prasad, a TDP member had put her on stake while Kuber platform of the ready to possibly shift the peo- voir following heavy discharge Samir with a bicycle chain on ing the anti-defection law. and retired Income Tax gambling. Reprts said her Reserve Bank of India, ple to safer places, Lakshmisha from upstream reservoirs of forehead while another man Sources said the idea was to the BJP Commissioner, Shaik husband's friend Arun and Mumbai. Reacting to social said. Essential commodities, Almatti, Narayanpur and Jurala. hit Salman on head with a wield power in the State with Nizamuddin, HMA Mazhar relative Anil often used to media streaming over delay including milk, were being About 2.30 lakh cusecs of blunt object," he said. the leadership of BJP at the all party activities and recent- Bhaig and Venkaih D. visit their house for drinking in crediting of salaries to supplied to the affected villagers water was being discharged "Before leaving, the Centre after quitting the ly skipped the press meet and gambling. One particu- State Government employees, through the Civil Supplies from Almatti in Karnataka assailants threatened to kill assembly seat. addressed by two MLAs over ting another party member lar day, last month, her hus- they clarified that the delay Department. Road communi- while 1.87 lakh cusecs was them if they were seen again "He is planning to garner closure of Anna Canteens. from the same region. band put her on stake while had nothing to do with funds cation and power supply to the flowing from downstream in the area," stated the First strength and build the party for BJP sources said former Meanwhile, Ganta's resi- gambling with Anil and availability. Finance Minister marooned villages, however, Jurala into Srisailam. Information Report (FIR) the next elections and he is floor leader P Vishnu Kumar dence on the National Arun. On losing, Arun and Buggana Rajendranath remained cut off. Inflow at Sir The Andhra Pradesh registered at Godhra Town very sure, he will lead the BJP Raju, who lost to Ganta Highway, which was busy Anil gang-raped her. Reddy stated that the techni- Arthur Cotton Barrage at Weather Forecasting and Early police station. with the connections he has at Srinivasa Rao in the recent everyday with hundreds of After the incident, the vic- cal glitch was resolved in Dowaleswaram remained Warning Research Centre Samir and his friends who the highest leadership level,'' elections, also did not raise any people in the last five years, tim went to her maternal consultation with RBI and steady since Friday evening at (Aware) issued a moderate to were injured were taken to said a senior leader. objections over Ganta's wears a deserted look these uncle's house. Her husband there would be no such hic- 7.12 lakh cusecs. heavy rainfall warning, valid till the civil hospital by some A close observer of the TDP switchover. As a tradition, BJP days. Only a handful of his loy- followed her there, asking for cups in the future. The water resources depart- August 5, for five coastal dis- local people, said police in the north coastal Andhra seeks opinion of the con- alists who benefited under forgiveness and said that it ment personnel have been dis- tricts of the state. inspector H C Rathva. said Ganta has been avoiding stituency leader before admit- him are seen. was a mistake. TODAY VANPIC CASE ALMANAC A route map for strategic corridors Month & Paksham: Shravana & Shukla Paksha Govt planning to invite countries to set up chambers of commerce in AP Was detained in Belgrade, Panchangam Tithi : Tritiya 10:05 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA Vijayawada on August 9, will Nakshatram: Magha: 06:44 am The focus sectors establish a first level connection Purva Phalguni: 04:06 am (Next Day) The Government is making of AP are between the State Government Nimmagadda informs CBI efforts to reduce the transac- and visiting diplomats. Thus Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start pharmaceuticals, tion cost to run businesses in established, it will be leveraged PNS n HYDERABAD plaint by the Ras Al Khaimah any important work) Andhra Pradesh. By reiterating automotive, steel, to identify trade synergies and (RAK) government in con- Rahukalam: 09:10 am – 10:46 am its commitment to complete textiles, food technology transfer programs Industrialist Nimmagadda nection with the case, sources Yamagandam: 01:57 pm – 03:33 pm and operationalize the two processing, that will further strengthen Prasad, accused in an alleged said. The Ras Al Khaimah Varjyam: 01:51 pm - 03:17 pm strategic corridors-Vizag - electronics, and the ties between the state and disproportionate assets case government's entity in the Gulika: 05:59 am - 07:35 am Cennai Industrial Corridor the partnering country. against Andhra Pradesh Chief United Arab Emirates (UAE) (VCIC) and Chennai - electric mobility Further the government is Minister Y S Jagan Mohan had invested in the project. Good Time: (to start any important work) Bengaluru Industrial Corridor planning to invite countries to Reddy, has been detained in RAK is one of the seven Amritakalam: 10:24 pm - 11:50 pm (CBIC)- the Industries platforms for them separately. large land bank and is well con- setup their chambers of com- Belgrade. His counsel, Uma emirates that make up the Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:56 am - 12:47 pm Ministry is preparing a route Further the State is creating nected with ports, highways merce in the state in order to Maheswara Rao, informed a UAE. Nimmagadda was map for expanding its manu- Industrial parks with com- and railway network. facilitate strong trade relations local CBI court about the Nimmagadda Prasad picked up by the Serbian police VIJAYAWADA facturing and services sectors, mon facilities in order to attract "Focus on reviving the with Andhra Pradesh. development through a memo based on a request by the WEATHER and creating modern urban large number of investments. stressed units in the MSME Investment promotion offices as Nimmagadda was supposed Industrial Corridor (VANPIC) UAE government, on behalf of centers connected by state-of- An enabling policy environ- sector, providing platform to while investor desks will be to return to India from his for- project, in return for invest- RAK, the sources said. Forecast: Thunderstorm the-art infrastructure. ment is being developed with train entrepreneurs and funds setup in business centers across eign tour on Friday. ments made by him in Jagan's "We filed a memo intimating Temp: 27/24 The focus sectors of AP are sector specific incentives to to harness youth's latent talent major Indian cities and select According to CBI, businesses. Jagan's father Y S (the court) that he was detained Humidity: 88% pharmaceuticals, automotive, ensure maximum possible sup- in the State," the bureaucrat has cities like Tokyo and Seoul in Nimmagadda got nearly Rajasekhara Reddy was the by Serbian police at Belgrade on Sunrise: 05.55 Sunset: 06.48 steel, textiles, food processing, port to Industries which want observed. order to enable regular inter- 24,000 acres of land from the chief minister at that time. Sunday (July 28). We have also electronics, and electric mobil- to invest in the State, said a The proposed interactions in action with top investors across Andhra Pradesh government The Serbian police, on July informed the CBI so that they Current Weather Conditions Updated August 2, 2019 5:00 PM ity, and accordingly, the gov- senior bureaucrat, who added the diplomat outreach pro- sectors and bridge the infor- in 2007-08 for the Vadarevu 28, arrested the Indian busi- can bring him to face the trial ernment is planning to create that the State is blessed with gramme, scheduled at mation gap. and Nizampatnam Port and nessman following a com- here," Rao said. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019 vijayawada 02

CAPSULE Hiccups in Benz Circle flyover Civic chief inaugurates sale KDAA TO STAGE DISTRICT MEET of clay Ganeshas in city ON AUGUST 6 will be solved soon: Collector PNS n VIJAYAWADA VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra PNS n VIJAYAWADA Pradesh Athletic Association ment and health. “It was proved Municipal Commissioner (APAA) General Secretary Akula that carry bags containing hot V Prasanna Venkatesh inau- Hyma, on Friday said Krishna District Collector Md Imtiyaz dishes and eatables spread can- gurated the sale of clay Ganesh District Athletics Association is on Friday said that the con- cerous chemicals causing var- idols organised by Bhoomi organising the district struction of Benz Circle flyover ious kinds of cancers”. Organics near A1 Convention championship for both boys faced some hiccups as locals He said denizens should make Hall here on Friday. and girls in under 14, 16, 18 residing at Pirgangipuram felt it a habit to carry bag with them Speaking on the occasion, and 20 categories at Sri the structure was disturbing to carry provisions, eatables and the Commissioner said every- Viswasanthi Educational their dwellings. fruits vegetables. He said the one should take up the respon- Institutions at Vuyyuru on Speaking at the Meet-the- indiscriminate use of sing-use sibility of safeguarding the August 6. Press programme organised plastic bags was clogging the environment and use She said interested participants by Andhra Pradesh Union of canals and drain ripping the free clay Ganesh idols “To safeguard the surroundings and should bring Rs 250 as entry Working Journalists (APUWJ), flow of drain water. The District instead of idols made fees along with DoB certificate he said he had written a letter Collector said the Spandana of Plaster-of-Paris the environment, we have taken up as well as Aadhaar Card. to the State government to take programmes initiated by Chief during Ganesh the initiative to prepare idols made The Management of Sri up the issue to the Central gov- Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy Chaviti festival. ernment. “We are looking for were receiving an overwhelming He appreciated of clay and bring down the pollution Viswasanthi Educational We are looking for an Institutions has accepted to an alternative site for which we response and last week (July 29) the NGO-Bhoomi levels”, says Additional alternative site for which provide their school infra and need funds. The work will as many as 7,000 applications Organics - for coming Commissioner (Projects) U Sharada free lunch to the participants, commence soon after the reply we need funds. The work will were received. up with the idea of mak- she said and added that from the Centre”. commence soon after the reply He said the general public ing clay idols, which would participants should report on He said the Kanakadurga from the Centre has realised that they can get protect the environment and year Ganesh festival was cele- tiative to prepare idols made of August 6 at 8.30 a.m. to SAAP flyover will be completed by justice if they addressed their appealed to everyone to use brated with idols made of var- clay and bring down the pol- — MD IMTIYAZ , District Collector Coach J. Varalakshmi. September and it will be grievances at Spandana. “We clay Ganeshas for the upcom- ious harmful chemicals thus lution levels”. Additional The u-14 participants should be thrown open to the public by are conducting this (Spandana) ing festival. NGO representa- polluting the environment. Commissioner (Projects) U born between November 7, December. programme in mandal head- tive Raghuram thanked the “To safeguard the sur- Sharada and representatives of 2005, and November 6, 2007, On sand policy, he said quarters also apart from Commissioner inaugurating roundings and the environ- Bhoomi Organics were pre- while the u-16 should be born though the sand policy was all The Collector said though the sand policy was Vijayawada and the sales, he said that every ment, we have taken up the ini- sent. between November 7, 2003, set for implementation from all set for implementation from September 5, Machilipatnam. Recently, we and November 6, 2005. For u- September 5, efforts were on to conducted meets at Tiruvuru 18 the athlete should be born meet the present demands of efforts were on to meet the present demands and Kaikaluru”. between November 7, 2001 and the customers. “We have sought of the customers.“We sought environment He agreed to the fact the city Tribal University November 6, 2003 while U-20 environment clearance for clearance for three sand ramps near was full of potholes and Jagan harming AP athletes should be born three sand ramps near promised to discuss with the counselling on between November 7, 1999 and Kanchikacharla and soon sand Kanchikacharla and soon sand will be supplied engineers and corporation offi- November 6, 2001. will be supplied from the from the ramps. Already, clearances were cials to solve the issue. August 9 She said athletes who perform ramps. Already clearances were He said a government school interests: Tulasi well will be selected for the given to ramps at Ghantasala given to ramps at Ghantasala and at Kalidindi was upgraded PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM district team and they would and Thotlavalluru”. Thotlavalluru” with Class X and Class XI PNS n VIJAYAWADA represent Krishna in the Andhra He said both VMC and while a primary school at Central Tribal University of Pradesh State Junior Athletics District Collector were taking Guravayyapalem was upgrad- Andhra Pradesh Congress Andhra Pradesh ahs Championships to be held at up awareness programmes on the ban on single-use plastic have made it a habit to carry a ed to a high school. “At A Committee vice-president announced that the next phase Acharya Nagarjuna University a regular basis on plastic ban. bags use. Initially, both buyers cloth or jute bag”. Konduru I sanctioned nine Tulasi Reddy on Friday said of counseling for admission to Synthetic Track, Nagarjuna “In all, 23 Rythu Bazaars, we and sellers felt a little bit incon- He said carry-bag culture RO water plants as the area had Chief Minister YS seats that are available in Post Nagar, Guntur from August 9 have successfully implemented venience, but now the buyers was hurting both the environ- a number of kidney patients”. Jaganmohan Reddy was all set Graduation diplomas/ diplo- to 11. For more details contact to turn the state into a desert mas will be held on August 9, J Varalakshmi, on 7989114384. as he was doing undue favour said in-charge Vice-Chancellor SCR to run four to Telangana by offering of Andhra University, Prof AUTHOUR OF Godavari water on a platter. PVGD Prasada Reddy. Make EWS eligible for Village Speaking to media per- Prof Reddy said that suc- PINGALI BOOKS special trains between sons, he said the proposal to cessful Intermediate and use Telangana land for divert- The CM is all set to Degree students seeking FELICITATED Hyderabad- Srikakulam ing Godavari water to Andhra turn the state into a admission in M Sc Chemistry, VIJAYAWADA: Dr. Venna Secretariat jobs: BJYM Pradesh and Telangana was a MSW, B Sc(MPC), BBA, PG Vallabharao, recipient of VIJAYAWADA: South dubious one and water will desert as he is doing Diploma in Computer appli- Kendra Sahitya Academy award Central Railway, in order to PNS n VIJAYAWADA not reach the Srisailam. undue favour to cations, Cyber Security, and author - Jatiyapataka clear extra rush of passengers, “Andhra Pradesh has the Horticulture and Tourism and Rupasilpi Pingali Venkayya is operating four special trains Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha right for the surplus water and Telangana by offering Hospitality management (Telugu) and Rastradhwaj Ke between Hyderabad - (BJYM) State president Ramesh the freedom to enjoy it as it is Godavari water should report at the office of Nirmatha Pingali Venkayya Srikakulam Road, according to Naidu on Friday, while wel- the tail-end State". Directorate of Admissions, (Hindi) was felicitated by on a platter Cultural Centre of Vijayawada a release on Friday. coming the State government’s He said Telangana Chief AU, in Peda Waltair by 10am & Amaravati (CCVA) on Friday. Train No. 07026 Hyderabad decision to implement the 10 per Minister was taking his AP on August 9. They should The authour was felicitated on – Srikakulam Road special cent reservations to the eco- counterpart for a ride by bring along originals and pho- the occasion of 142nd Jayanthi train will depart Hyderabad at nomically weaker sections of exercising right over the water Kurnool where he blamed tostat copies of relevant cer- of Pingali Venkayya, said 19:30 hrs arrive/depart upper castes, asked the govern- meant for AP. “Instead Jagan KCR for constructing illegal tificates and course fee. Sivanagi Reddy, CEO, CCVA. Secunderabad at 19.55/20.00 ment to make it eligible for should use the right canal of dams on Krishna. ‘We want Further details cane be had Rao narrated the biography of hrs on August 5 and 7 Village Secretariat jobs. Polavaram to divert the water to know whats the quid pro from CTU Administrative the designer of the Tricolour (Monday, Wednesday) and Speaking to media persons, he through Prakasam barrage quo between Jagan and KCR. officer, Dr NVS flag to the audience. Golla arrive Srikakulam Road at asked the government to issue a to Srisailam”. The KCR- Jagan tie upon Suryanarayana, during office Narayana Rao, president, 13:10 hrs on the next day. notification to that extent as He said remained Jagan of water sharing is a curse to hours on 0891- Andhra Arts Academy, Dr. G In the return direction, lakhs of students are keen to BJYM State President Ramesh Naidu addressing a press meet in Vijayawada on Friday his Jala Deeskah in 2016 at AP”. 2844422/96666-33885. Samba Siva Rao of Malaxmi Train No. 07025 Srikakulam apply for jobs before August 10. Group and others were Road – Hyderabad special “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “It is a fact that corruption and irregularities present. train will depart Srikakulam in a path-breaking effort, pro- Road at 15.15 hrs on August vided 10 per cent reservations to occurred during the TDP regime. It is a Floral tributes 6 and 8 (Tuesday, Thursday) economically weaker sections of welcome sign that YSRCP has decided to KADAPA TO HOST arrive/depart Secunderabad the upper castes and many State paid to Pingali BADMINTON at 07.40/07.45 hrs on the governments are implementing revert some of the decisions, but YSRCP next day and arrive the quota”. TOURNEY Hyderabad at 08.20 hrs. He blamed both ruling should take steps not to hamper the progress of Venkayya VIJAYAWADA: The first AP State Enroute, these special trains YSRCP and Opposition TDP for the project and should try and complete it soon” sub-junior ranking badminton will stop at Kazipet, finding fault with the construc- PNS n VIJAYAWADA tournament - 2019 for under-13 Warangal, Khammam, tion of the Polavaram project, says BJYM State president Ramesh Naidu boys and girls will be organised Rayanapadu, Eluru, which was the lifeline for the Floral tributes were paid to by Kadapa District Badminton Tadepalligudem, people of Andhra Pradesh. “It is Pingali Venkayya at Bapu Association at Kadapa from Rajahmundry, Samalkot, a fact that corruption and irreg- to hamper the progress of the like TDP. “We will keenly watch Museum by garlanding his August 16 to 18. Players from Tuni, Anakapalli, Duvvada, ularities occurred during the project and should try and com- the State government’s moves portrait on the occasion of his B Atchutha Rao, Addl SP (Crime) Ajitha Vejendla, IPS, Addl SP (Admn) Krishna District willing to Simhachalam North, TDP regime. It is a welcome sign plete it soon”. He warned that the and if it deviates, we will exert birth anniversary. The pro- participate in the above Kottavalasa, Vizianagaram that YSRCP has decided to BJP will take up the agitation pressure on the Centre to take gramme was organised by Dr tournament are requested to give and Chipurupalle stations in revert some of the decisions, but path if YSRCP delays the over the Polavaram project and G Vani Mohan, Director of the their names at Krishna District both the directions. YSRCP should take all steps not Polavaram project and behaved complete it”. Department of Archaeology 2 Additional SPs for Vizag Badminton Association office in and Museums, here on Friday DRRMC Indoor Stadium, to create awareness among PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM recently promoted and post- Vijayawada on or before August GenNext about the architect of ed as additional SP while she 5 before 4 p.m. Players should the national flag. Speaking on Two additional SPs for was serving at Greyhounds, be born on or after January 1, Most trade unions protest the occasion, Siddhartha Vassumed charge here on Rampachodavaram and 2007. Players not having BAI ID Mahila Kalasala Director Dr T Friday. Ajitha Vejendla of Rajamahendravarm.Atchutha / APBA ID should submit their Vijayalakshmi stated that 2015 batch, assumed charge Rao worked as RIO in Date of Birth certificate. For Pingali Venkayya hailed from as additional Superintendent Visakhapatnam city, Eluru details contact 9849640314. amendment to labour laws Krishna district and had been of Police of administration and was transferred from an inspiration to many. Andhra Visakhapatnam and B Amaravathi DGP office. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Most of these laws Loyola College lecturer M Atchutha Rao as additional Both the officials interact- VIJAYAWADA Srinivas Rao inspired students Superintendent of Crimes in ed with the district police offi- Several Left party unions, asso- were enacted to by enlightening them about the district. cials soon after assuming BULLION RATES ciations and federations on address and regulate Venkayya's life history. Ajitha Vejendla has been office. GOLD Friday condemned the ` 35, 100 (10 gm) grotesque manner labour laws the service conditions ` were being bulldozed in spite 60 of strong objections from trade of different segments SILVER union leaders. of workers and DIAL-YOUR-COLLECTOR FOR ` 41, 000 (1kg) Workers and leaders from employees ` 600 CITU, INTUC, AITUC, HMS, and TUCC carried out their protests at prime locations in STUDENTS EVOKES GOOD RESPONSE CHICKEN the district here on Friday. ent segments of workers and RATES `/KG Speaking on the occasion, employees like sales promotion PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM drinking water, street lights, cameras at every hostel for pro- they said that the government employees, mines, beedi, con- rest rooms and quality food. viding survellience and secu- Dressed/With Skin `144 has made known their inten- both the Bills totally ignore the of workers for application of struction, working journalists The Dial-your-Collector for Pointing out about providing rity to the students at welfare Without Skin `163 tion to codify various labour points raised by the opposi- those laws. and newspaper employees and students evoked a good drinking water in all the three hostels. Broiler at Farm `99 laws through an unconstitu- tions and their reservations on The wage code has denied others in accordance with and response, said collector Dr M welfare hostels, which has Sub Collector Kethan Garg tional method by making it a various provisions in the two the agreed formula of wage cal- taking care of the aspects relat- Hari Jawaharlal, who immedi- been reduced in the district, who had visited the town part of the budget speech, Bills, which curtail rights of culation as per 15th Indian ing their respective occupation ately ordered officials to pro- he asked the officials that he children orphanage, asked EGG ignoring the state jurisdiction workers and are prejudised to Labour conference, and add on specificties and peculiarities, vide better basic amenities to will release the funds and sug- the officials and prepare a `/ of Concurrent List in the their interests. 25 per cent as directed by the which varied from one another. the students at welfare hostels. gested Tribal Welfare Director report for developing the RATES 100 Constitution. Whereas on July Contrary to the claims by Supreme Court judgment in CTU condemned such anti- He received over 10 com- Ravindra Babu over phone, to orphanage. Collector opined HYDERABAD 315 23, the government has intro- the government, these codes Raptakos case that was unan- worker moves of the govern- plaints regarding the infra establish a drinking water that as the schools were vital VIJAYAWADA 332 duced the Code on Wages Bill would enhance the process of imously accepted by 45th and ment and had called upon structure and facilities during purifying plants at welfare for the society development, 2019 and the Occupational exclusion of workers from the 46th ILC. workers, their unions and fed- Dial ur Collector programme hostels within a week. all the welfare hostels should VISAKHAPATNAM 352 Safety, Health and Working benefits they accrue from the Most of these laws were erations, irrespective of affilia- here on Friday. Later he directed the officials be well maintained to create RETAIL PRICE `3.32 (IN VIJAYAWADA) Conditions Code Bill 2019 in existing laws, by simply raising enacted to address and regulate tions, to observe protest on Collector Jawahar lal to provide more rest rooms, a good ambience for the Lok Sabha. The contents of the threshold level of number the service conditions of differ- Friday. ordered officials to provide street lights and arrange CCTV students.

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CAPSULE GOVERNOR Village Secretaries Incessant rains heighten tests under digital GANG ATTACKS TURNS 85 TODAY surveillance WOMAN AT MIDNIGHT n Vijayawada: A six-member gang PNS VIJAYAWADA n misbehaved with a woman and transportation woes of citizens PNS VIJAYAWADA attacked her brothers in Governor Biswa Bhusan n Vijayawada on Wednesday. Harichandan will celebrate PNS VIJAYAWADA trian walkways, wading The State government is According to reports, a young his 85th birthday on Saturday. through muddy water is a all set to conduct written woman (20) belonging to According to Governor's sec- Denizens are having a harrow- daily ritual for many. "I dread tests for Village and Srinivasa Mahal area in Kothapet, retary Mukesh Kumar Meena, ing experience as city roads it when the downpour occurs Ward Secretaries under was taken to a private hospital by the Governor will participate were inundated with rainwater. all night and I have to go to digital surveillance from her brothers in an auto at in social service activities and Poor maintenance has led to college the next morning. I September 1. Exams midnight as she was unwell. cultural programmes. potholes and stagnant water in can barely walk on the muddy would be conducted for After leaving the hospital, they Priests of Tirumala Tirupati n most of the roads leaving peo- roads as they are mostly slip- 19 posts that fall under stopped at Pandit Nehru Bus Devesthanams (TTD) and Sri Priests of Tirumala ple dismayed. Devinagar, pery and damaged. It's hard to three categories. While Station to have tiffin. On seeing Durga Malleswara Tirupati Devesthanams Autonagar and Singnagar have protect my shoes and clothes six lakh applications the girl eating alone, the gang Swamyvarla Devasthanam will (TTD) and Sri Durga been the most affected. from the dirty water. Most have been received so far approached and started bless the Governor by chant- Malleswara Swamyvarla Though it is common that vehicles splash water at us for the posts, around 20 misbehaving with her. When her ing Vedic hymns. Devasthanam will bless the the monsoon would bring with when they speed by. Once, I lakh people are expected brothers tried to intervene, the He will be participating in Governor by chanting Vedic it problems in road transport was late for my college and to appear, according to gang attacked them and escaped the cake-cutting programme hymns and drainage, citizens lament n Though it is common that n "Many roads have been they did not allow me to enter officials. in a vehicle. The woman in the presence of tribal and that all they have been able to the premises. There seems to The government has n the monsoon would bring blocked and transportation immediately informed the Control Dalit students. He will present Biswa Bhusan do every year is complain with it problems in road be no sign of maintenance and provided the facility for new clothes and notebooks to about it amongst themselves, has become difficult. Muddy reconstruction of roads for candidates to attend Room and Krishnalanka police Harichandan will be transport and drainage, registered a case and took up them. participating in the cake- without addressing the root roads have been causing us many years. A proper drainage both tests on the same investigation. He said that a few classical causes. They opine that the citizens lament that all they trouble. We have been system could somehow min- day as the written test for cutting programme in the have been able to do every programmes showcasing the presence of tribal and Dalit issues are brought on by facing the problems for a imise the problem to an extent Category-1 and tradition of Andhra Pradesh untimely and incomplete road year is complain about it long time, but neither the by helping the water to pass Category-2 will be held ICICI BANK OPENED students. Later, he will amongst themselves without will be performed. Later, the expansion works and drainage government nor any from the roads", says Satya, a in the morning session Governor will participate in a present new clothes and projects. addressing the root causes. student. on September 1, while AT KADIYAM authority or community has Vijayawada: Tahsildar G Bhima blood donation camp organ- notebooks to them. Surayya, a resident of They opine that the issues are "Many roads have been for Category-3 in the Rao inaugurated a new branch of ised by Red Cross at Andhra Autonagar, says "The black- brought on by untimely and come to anyone's rescue," blocked and transportation afternoon session of the ICICI Bank at Kadiyam in East Loyola College. topped roads in my locality incomplete road expansion recounted Bhaskar, a has been made difficult same day. Godavari district on Friday. The Governor will plant behalf of the government. have turned into muddy pools works and drainage projects private employee around the city. The muddy The written test for Speaking on the occasion saplings on the college premis- BJP State President Kanna and the drainage project has roads have been causing us posts under Category-1 Shantanu Samaddar, Zonal Head es. As Chief Minister YS Lakshminarayana and other also started. This has blocked trouble. We have been facing and Category-2 will - Rural and Inclusive Banking Jaganmohan Reddy is on a for- leaders will meet the Governor the flow of transportation in the authorities and keep on portation issues caused by the these kinds of problems for a have similar question Group, Andhra Pradesh and eign tour, Minister for Civil and greet him. Representatives and around our area, and now walking on the same muddy rains. Though many enjoy long time, but neither the papers, unlike posts Telangana, said that, "ICICI Bank Supplies Kodali Venkateswara of different parties, non-gov- there is also a shortage of roads or pray for an early end the monsoon sitting from government nor any authori- under Category-3, is committed to providing world- Rao and Endowments ernmental organisations, drinking water. Neither we, nor to monsoon." their home, it becomes a ty or community has come to which will have different class banking services and Minister Vellampalli Srinivas police personnel and others the authorities concerned, have Many find it difficult to nightmare the moment they anyone's rescue," recounted question papers for each innovative products to Indian will extend their greetings to will participate in the celebra- made any effort to alleviate this arrive at work or school on step out of the house. Without Bhaskar, a private sector post. customers, including rural the the Governor at Raj Bhavan on tions. problem. All that we do is curse time because of the trans- proper pavements and pedes- employee. population. With this branch, we will cater to nearly one lakh residents staying in Kadiyam who HEAVY RAINS LASH CITY are primarily engaged in nursery Govt committed to welfare plantations, schools, hospitals and other government organisations. Our branch will Endowments Minister, civic chief offer a wide range of products of rag pickers : Vellampalli and services like salary accounts, mortgages, agricultural loans, PNS n VIJAYAWADA overdraft and cash credit facility caution people living in hilly areas Malladi Vishnu to the residents of this area." Endowment Minister He stated that the branch would PNS n VIJAYAWADA Colony with the help of motors Vellampalli Srinivas at a work- appealed rag pickers remain open from 9.30 AM to Officials informed that and that the stagnated rainwa- shop organised by Dalit to admit their children 4:30 PM from Monday to Friday, Minister for Endowments they are draining out ter would be cleared soon. Bahujan Resource Centre here as well as on the first, third and Vellampalli Srinivas and The Minister and the on Friday stated that the gov- in schools and get fifth Saturdays of the month. The Vijayawada Municipal water from the Commissioner, along with cen- ernment was committed to the Rs 15,000 under the branch would offer a Corporation Commissioner V tral MLA Malladi Vishnu, welfare of rag pickers in the comprehensive range of Prasanna Venkatesh cautioned waterlogged Rotary made a field-level visit to state. As many as 300 waste Amma Vodi scheme accounts, deposits and loans people living on hilly areas Colony with the Besant Road, Ansari Park, pickers were present on the including savings and current under the Vijayawada Govindarajula Market and dis- occasion. accounts, as well as term Corporation limits against help of motors cussed on how to regulate the Addressing the gathering, their children in schools and deposits. It would also offer crop, landslides that were likely to traffic in the area and floated the minister implored rag pick- get Rs 15,000 under the Amma jewel, farm equipment, occur on account of heavy cials concerned to take appro- the idea of a multi-storeyed ers to register their names at the 'House for All' scheme and Vodi scheme. commercial equipment, auto, rains. priate measures to prevent parking facility. Aadhaar centres so that they appreciated the Dalit Bahujan He added that women from home, personal and business The Minister and the wall of a house collapsed due damage to the retaining wall on Chief engineer JV could receive the benefits of Resource Centre for taking SC, ST, BC and minority com- loans along with credit cards. The Commissioner on Friday paid to heavy rains. The Minister the top of the hill. Ramakrishna, Chief Medical various welfare schemes intro- the initiative to help them munities, who were above 45 branch would also offers banking a visit to Milk Project and assured the residents that they Officials informed that they Officer Dr K Arjuna Rao, duced by the government. He lead a better life. years, would also get benefit of services to NRI customers, as Bheemanavaripeta hill areas in would be allotted with G+3 were also draining out water executive engineers and others assured that they would be MLA Malladi Vishnu also Rs 15,000 under YSR well as house a 24x7 ATM. One Town where the retaining houses soon. He directed offi- from the waterlogged Rotary were present. provided with houses under appealed rag pickers to admit Cheyutha scheme. Jugnoo launches Anna Canteens closure ‘Scrapping of categories in VIP autos, taxis lowered Jagan’s image: CPI break yielding PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA good results' Jugnoo, country's largest PNS n TIRUMALA auto-aggregator, recently CPI State Secretary launched Jugnoo autos and n Their services are now K Ramakrishna on Friday The scraping of List 1, List 2 taxis in Vijayawada providing said the closure of Anna and List 3 categories in VIP an affordable and accessible available in Vijayawada Canteens has lowered the break darshan tickets has Red sanders worth mode of commuting to the at affordable rates and image of Chief Minister YS resulted in the provision of people of the city. the users can avail flat Jaganmohan Reddy among darshan to common pilgrims Commuters in the city now 50% cash back up to the poor. by an hour. have access to Jugnoo's reli- Rs 50 on auto rides and Speaking to the media per- Speaking to media persons Rs 1 cr seized, two held able and quick services flat 50% cash back up sons, he said Chief Minister at Annamaiah Bhavan, Special PNS n VIJAYAWADA According to Proddatur DFO through a click on the Jugnoo to Rs 100 on a taxi ride YS Jaganmohan Reddy was Officer of Tirumala AV Guruprabhakar, on a tip-off, app, which provides autos projecting himself as the sav- Dharma Reddy said the TTD In a major breakthrough, for- forest staff conducted raids at and taxis. iour of the poor, but his Trust Board Chairman YV est officials seized 95 red sander Jyothi forest beat near With a fleet of over 50,000 The brand has actions were quite contrary. Subba Reddy announced that logs worth Rs 1 crore from a Chelimibavi village and arrest- autos and taxis on-road, onboard, licensed “The government has not common pilgrims will be lorry at Chelimibavi village in ed the accused, while they were across 50+ cities Jugnoo aims given a proper reason for the given priority in darshan and Kasinayina mandal in the wee trying to transport the red at expanding its services in drivers, who have closure of the eateries, which accordingly changes have hours of Friday. sanders in a lorry. The DFO various cities across the coun- been screened and was proving food for the poor The food served at been brought in reducing VIP The accused have been iden- stated that the accused try. Their services are now and weaker sections for a the outlets is good break darshan by cancelling tified as M Veeranarayana and Veeranarayana worked as a available in Vijayawada at accredited by the subsidized price”. “According categories from July 18 G Sudhakar from Ramapuram forest watcher in the depart- affordable rates and the users authorities. to our report, the food served and they are catering onwards. village in Kalasapadu mandal. ment earlier. can avail flat 50% cash back at the outlets is good and they to the poor and up to Rs 50 on auto rides and are catering to the poor and flat 50% cash back up to Rs Founder of Jugnoo said, working class. Abruptly clos- working class, says 100 on a taxi ride. "Jugnoo has always been ing them has severely hit K Ramakrishna On top of that users can committed to providing a them. Many feel because and the construction sector ‘Mothers' milk boosts IQ levels' also avail lucrative offers on gamut of services to its cus- Anna Canteens had pho- was suffering for want of referral cash back wherein tomers. We constantly work tographs of NT Rama Rao, sand. PNS n VIJAYAWADA which provided them with stated that newborns should the referred user will get a towards developing conve- they were closed down”. consoling yatra from On Godavari water shar- required nutrition for live cell be breastfed for at least a cash back coupon worth nient business models for He said the non-payment Prakasam district from ing, the senor Left leader K Krishnakumari, Project growth as well as nutrition for year as it would help in all- Rs 200 and the referee will get people; be it commuting or of fourth and fifth install- Saturday and meeting the sought convening the all- Director of the District Child brain, heart, liver and bone round development and a coupon for a free ride with any other hyperlocal needs. ments loan waiver to farmers families of farmers, who party meeting with experts and Women's Welfare growth. added that mother's milk Jugnoo. The brand has With the launch of autos and was driving them to commit ended their lives. from irrigation and agricul- Department, spoke on the Krishna Kumari stressed would help boost the their IQ onboard, licensed drivers, taxi in Vijayawada, we aim to suicides. “As the scheme He said the State govern- ture segments. “It is the importance of mother's milk on the importance of breast- levels. who have been screened and provide affordable travel introduced by N ment had failed to tackle responsibly of the Chief for newborns at the Breast feeding for the first six months The Well Baby Show was accredited by the authorities. options for our ever-growing Chandrababu Naidu, Jagan is both the drought and the Minister to prove the Feeding Week organised by after which baby could be fed also organised on the occasion Also, every driver-partner customer base. Jugnoo has not interested in paying the devastation caused by heavy Opposition wrong as it says Rainbow Children's hospital both the mother's milk as at the hospital with quiz com- will be required to submit big plans to strengthen its last two installments. Many rains in 13 districts. He said the water sharing exercise on Friday. Speaking on the well as nutritious semi-solid petitions for mothers with valid government documents position in the country and is farmers are forced to take the though the government was was taken up Jagan to bene- occasion, she stated that food for the next two years. children below five years. before accessing the app. in a bid to get more democ- extreme step”. promulgating sand policy by fit KCR who had funded him breastfeeding was the Rainbow Hospital Vice- Prizes were also distributed to Samar Singla, CEO and ratic". He said CPI will start the September 5, the real estate the recent elections”. birthright of the newborn, President CLS Reddy also the winners after the show. 50 electric charging stations Brahmotsavams at Tirumala from Sept 30 to come up in Hyderabad PNS n TIRUMALA had received good response The Executive Officer stated that the trial run to from the pilgrims. He added Hyderabad: EESL has part- GHMC has been pushing elec- TTD EO Anil Kumar Singhal that the Jute Board or the Jute nered with GHMC to set up tric vehicles under the direc- on Friday stated that the annu- carry laddus in jute bags had received good Corporation of India was ready electric charging stations in 50 tives of the government to al Brahmotsavams in Tirumala response from the pilgrims to commence the sale of jute areas of the city to facilitate use reduce air pollution in would be observed from bags from the third week of of the electric vehicles in the Hyderabad. EESL is setting up September 30 to October 8 this August in Tirumala. The EO efforts to create pollution free these public charging stations year. September 30, Garuda Seva on Varalakshmi Vratam at also said that the month of July Hyderabad city. in 50 areas of the city's Speaking to the media after October 4, Rathotsavam on Tiruchanoor on August 9 and showed better figures in relation Saurath Kumar, Managing GHMC. the 'Dial your EO' programme October 7 and Chakrasnanam Sravana Pournami Managudi to darshan, accommodation, Director of EESL and GHMC The mayor advised EESL to at Annamaiah Bhavan in on October 8. He also stated from August 9 to 15 in the distribution of laddus, Chief Dana Kishore have take steps to convert the Tirumala, the EO stated that that the Pavitrotsavam at selected temples of AP and TS. annaprasadam, kalyanakatta exchanged an agreement in autonomous automobiles that important events such as Tirumala would be observed The EO stated that the trial and hundi collection than the the presence of Mayor Bonthu are currently underway at Dhwajarohanam would be on from August 11 to 13, run to carry laddus in jute bags previous year. Rammohan. He said that the GHMC into electric vehicles. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019 region 04

CAPSULE Brinda slams unholy Jagan-Modi alliance WORLD PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Singh, who was accused in the BREASTFEEDING high-profile case. Politburo member of CPM "The decision to expel an AWARENESS RALLIES ON Brinda Karat slammed the BJP- MLA who has been accused of BREASTFEEDING AT PHCS YSRCP nexus calling it an raping a minor is actually too Visakhapatnam: Marking the unholy alliance and flayed chief little and too late," she said. World Breastfeeding Week, minister YS Jagan Mohan Karat was at Life Share Blood some special rallies and Reddy for being a hypocrite. Bank, a unit of Vemulapalli community meetings were being Brinda, who was here to Kodanda Ramayya (VRK) organised at primary health participate in a programme Trust, which organised a sem- centres (PHCs) in the villages of here on Friday, said on the one inar on 'Challenges in the field Visakhapatnam during the first side he is not forming an of Transfusion Medicine' to week of August. Regularly, alliance with the NDA in the bring discuss with the physi- Be the go-to men, awareness programmes were Centre, on the other has his cians and nurses in the city being held in rural parts of the party MPs support all anti-peo- about the precautions one district to encourage ple bills being proposed by the should take before transfusing breastfeeding and improve the Union government. YSRCP blood to the patients once they Collector tells health of babies. has supported bills like the are delivered from blood banks. According to district medical and labour code, triple talaq and Life Share blood bank will be health officer S Tirupati Rao, the RTI amendments, which are all giving free blood to patients department is creating against the people. suffering from thalassemia, village volunteers awareness on the importance of She said that YSRCP's sup- sickle cell and hemophilia in breastfeeding through port for the BJP had come at a August and September. All the PNS n VIZINAGARAM information, education and time when the Union patients who are in need of Every volunteer communication at 88 PHCs in Government rejected the blood should register with the Vizianagaram District should work on the the district. Asha workers, ANMs demand for special status for blood bank prior to the deliv- Collector Dr M Hari and Mahila Aarogya Samithi Andhra Pradesh, with the ery. Any patient form any hos- Jawaharlal appealed to government schemes groups were involved at field Union Finance Ministry clear- CPM politburo member Brinda Karat addressing a press conference in Visakhapatnam on Friday. pital with or without Arogyasri resource persons to train and ensure that they level awareness campaigns. ly stating that no funds will be will be given each blood bag at grama volunteers in such a are reaching the However, the breastfeeding rate allotted for the purpose. centralisation, commercialisa- Rs 600 in August and way that become trustworthy is low in urban areas only. Many On the eviction of tribals tion and criminalisation. This On the eviction of tribals from their September. bridge between the State needy people in their infants were not breastfed by from their habitat, she said the will take away the existing habitat, she said the Centre is using the Meanwhile, in-charge of Government and the public. respective mothers in the city due to Centre is using the Indian rights of tribals and other tra- transfusion cell of Kokilaben Jawaharlal took part in the different reasons. After having a Forest Act to send the tribals ditional forest dwellers." Indian Forest Act to send the tribals away Dhirubhai Ambani Hopsital, two-day training program for jurisdiction. As part of caesarean section, the mothers away from their homes. She said the amendments from their homes. One should understand Mumbai, Rajesh Sawant said resource persons from the that around 10,853 suffer post-operative pain. As "One should understand that will dilute the rights of those that quite often people are district here on Friday. they were unable to give early this is a protection act and not who are recognised under the that this is a protection act and not an unaware under what conditions Addressing them, the volunteers should be breastfeeding, the babies depend an eviction act," she said. Forest Rights Act, the Wild Life eviction act, Brinda Karat said blood has to be stored and Collector said to prevent cor- trained by the on bottle feeding. Doctors are Commenting on the Union Protect Act as amended in given to patients. ruption at the grass-root and resource persons against bottle feed as it comes Government's proposal to 2006, the Panchayat (Extension "Over transfusion of any of maintain transparency, the with a slew of disadvantages. amend the Forest Rights Act, to Scheduled Areas) Act , the Rehabilitation Act (2013), as On the Unnao gang-rape the blood components may government had created the Health experts advise the Karat said, "The amendments Land Acquisition and well as the constitutional pro- case, she lashed out at the BJP lead to the death of the patient," grama-ward volunteers sys- while perforoming their mothers working in private suggested are a blueprint for Resettlement and visions in Schedules 5 and 6. decision to expel MLA Kuldeep said Rajesh Sawant. tem. Every volunteer should duties. sector also to take maternity work on the government In-charge Joint Collector leave for a period of six months schemes and ensure that they Salman Raj called upon the to enable regular breastfeeding. are reaching the needy people resource persons to utilise the Explaining the health benefits of in their respective jurisdiction. training programme for pro- breastfeeding, they ask the Transco Chief proposes As part of that around viding better services among contemporary women to avoid 10,853 volunteers should be the public. bottle feed. The repercussions of trained by the resource per- A total of 919 panchayaths not breastfeeding could be sons. The volunteer who plays and 664 village secretariats detrimental to both mothers and ‘Power Health Bulletin' a vital role at the ground-level with each covering 5,000 peo- babies. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM should be motivated to pro- ple. vide services with dedication The trained resource per- Medak farmers begin Andhra Pradesh Energy towards the public. The sons will conduct classes for Secretary, Nagulapalli Srikant, Collector advised them to fol- the volunteers, said Zilla paddy transplantation on Friday directed the APEPD- low participatory methods for Parishad administrative officer MEDAK: Rains brought cheer to the CL officials to release an yielding better results in Venkateswar Rao. Officials farm sector in the three new 'Energy bulletin' on a daily future. from agriculture, helath, rev- districts of erstwhile Medak district. basis to inform the people He also explained how the enue and other department Farmers who have sown the rain- about the power supply posi- volunteers should be trained were present. fed crops and were waiting for good tion, its interruptions, and monsoon rains were relieved after A Ram Mohan Reddy, Vizag SEZ Commissioner and Dr V Narayana Reddy from duration of interruption, its the district received widespread Dr Reddy's Laboratories at the function in Visakhapatnam causes and also restoration rains over the last two days. In the time of power to consumers. SALUTE TO PINGALI Zaheerabad region, where rain-fed The circle Superintendent crops are sown over large areas, Dr. Reddy's rewards Engineers should release this farmers said the timely rain would bulletin in their circle level the State. Officials should keep help raise pulses. In Sangareddi and offices. The circle rolling stock of the essential the Medak districts, farmers took to Srikant, who is also CMD of Superintendent equipment like poles, trans- paddy transplantation in the ensuing meritorious students APTRANSCO, issued this formers, conductors and other rain spell. Agriculture department direction besides setting dead- Engineers should material for attending to officials said Kharif transplantation PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Dr Reddy's has selected line for many ongoing projects release this bulletin restoration works, he said. is likely to reach expected levels. while holding a review meeting "Every service should be Dr Reddy's Laboratories pre- 504 students drawn with officials of APEPDCL & in their circle level metered and billing to collect Medical college sented scholarships to 76 stu- from 200 ZP High APTRANSCO at the Corporate offices. long pending dues. Officials of dents from Zilla Parishad High Office here on Friday. APEPDCL & APTRANSCO inaugurated Schools in Vishakhapatnam Schools from AP and 29 He reviewed the World Bank should strengthen their net- NALGONDA: Education Minister region. This will be applicable financial assistance works, tions in the day time and work in order to overcome G Jagadeeshwar Reddy for the 2018-2019 academic schools from TS DDUGJY and IPDS, schemes release pending agricultural problems in supply and distri- inaugurated a medical college in year and the beneficiaries are along with implementation of connection, immediately. bution of power," he pointed the Suryapet district those who completed their Scholarship, according to Dr V Smart metres programmes, He instructed completion of out. headquarters and launched an Secondary School Examination Narayana Reddy, Head IR, solar pump set pilot projects Underground Cable Project Nagalakshmi Selvarajan, orientation programme for the (SSC) with impressive grades. CSR, Dr Reddy's Laboratories works with the respective heads works without any further Chairman and Managing students at the new college on Although, many any schools Ltd. A Ram Mohan Reddy, of departments. delays under strict regular Director of APEPDCL, K Friday. Speaking at the inaugural, surrounding Dr Reddy's man- Vizag SEZ Commissioner and The officials were instructed supervision on contractors and Rajabapaiah, Director (opera- the minister said the Suryapet is ufacturing facilities produce Dr V Narayana Reddy gave to ensure uninterrupted 24x7 on their works. He reviewed Rs tion &Projects), APTRANSCO, the first new district in the state top performers every year, most away the scholarships at an hours quality and reliable power 1,000 crore worth ''Power For Chief Engineers J Devanand, G to get a medical college and he of them discontinue their high- impressive function here. supply to consumers. "If any All'' project works that were Rajubabu, B Ramesh Prasad, was elated at being a er education due to lack of For the academic year 2018- interruption happened, power taken up by APEPDCL for and senior officials KSN Murty, representative of the district. He financial support. 2019, Dr Reddy's has selected should be restored immediate- providing 24x7 quality and O Simhadri, PVV said the government would take To bridge this gap and under 504 students drawn from 200 ly to the consumers," he said. reliable power to consumers in Satyanarayana, , V Vijaya steps to provide all basic its School Improvement ZP High Schools from Andhra He directed the officials to five districts. Lalitha, PS Kumar, P Nageswara infrastructure facilities to the Program, the company identi- Pradesh and 29 schools from ensure nine hours free power The officials were urged to Rao, G Srinivasa Reddy, G Vivekananda Seva Samiti members take out a rally with a huge national flag to new college, complete with a fies bright students and rewards Telangana State. The scholar- supply to all agricultural ser- gear up to meet any kind of Sarat Kumar and YSN Prasad mark 143 birth anniversary day celebrations of Pingali Venkayya at old town in modern building, soon. them with post-SSC ships are worth Rs 54.40 lakh. vices without any interrup- eventuality before cyclones hit were present. Visakhapatnam on Friday. TRS to have special focus on Private colleges acting like membership enrolment in Hyd ‘education mafia', alleges Congress PNS n HYDERABAD Say both institutes have numerous colleges, but show only a few on paper Amid speculations about early polls to the Greater PNS n HYDERABAD and demanded the Chief Hyderabad Municipal Minister to respond on such KTR moved after Corporation (GHMC), the Congress leaders have alleged issues immediately. "Is there ruling TRS in Telangana on that Narayana and Chaithanya any relation between corporate Thursday decided to give spe- colleges have turned into 'edu- colleges and government hospital visit cial focus on enrolment of cation mafia'. They asked Chief heads," he said. Finding fault PNS n KARIMNAGAR party members in the city. Minister K Chandrasekhar with the Intermediate Board, TRS working president K T Rao, who had alleged during Bhatti said that it was suc- TRS Working President and Rama Rao, who held a meet- the Telangana movement that cumbing to the pressure from the MLA of Siricilla K ing with ministers and party both Narayana and Chaithanya corporate colleges and not ini- Tarakarama Rao on Friday MLAs from the city, told colleges were looting tiating action. made a surprise visit to the them to complete the mem- Telangana, to explain why he Bhatti released an 'open let- district area hospital on bership process by August 10, ship drive be utilised to fur- failed to initiate action against ter' addressed to the Chief Friday morning and the party sources said. TRS working ther strengthen the party, them despite being in power Minister demanding replicat- expressed concern over the Rao, son of party president president K T they said. for over five years. ing Chintamadaka-like staff shortage in the gynecol- and Chief Minister K On the occasion, Rama schemes in the entire state. ogy wing in the hospital. He Chandrasekhar Rao, held a Rama Rao, who Rao spoke to some of the new Congress leaders Mallu They asked Education Minister, said the hospital will be pro- review on the membership held a meeting members on phone and told Bhatti Vikramarka said the Former minister and vided with a gynecologist to Commissioner and Secretary to enrolment in each of the four with ministers them that the party provided government needs to explain Congress MLA from cater to patients' needs. KTR Lok Sabha constituencies insurance to all those who why it removed the rule of col- tell as to what they are doing as Manthani, D Sridhar Babu, said he was moved by the lack under GHMC limits and party MLAs enrolled as members. leges having playgrounds alleged that the government of facilities in the hospital and Secunderabad, Hyderabad, State minister T Srinivas mandatorily. He alleged that Narayana and Chaithanya colleges was trying to privatise educa- held a meeting with the offi- Malkajgiri and Chevella, they from the city, told Yadav told reporters that the government was giving tion. He said Narayana and cials concerned. He also said. them to complete Rama Rao has been request- permissions to open colleges, are running more than 250 Chaithanya colleges were treat- talked to doctors and the hos- Rama Rao suggested that ed to visit different residential satisfied with a small 'gym' on colleges while showing they have ing students as robots. The col- pital superintendent about the TRS governments welfare the membership colonies in the city. campus instead of play- leges, which have no play- the facilities. He later talked and development pro- process by According to some media grounds. Congress members 50 each grounds, were destroying stu- with health commissioner grammes be taken to the peo- reports, there is buzz among sought to know from dents mentally by confining Shanthakumaran and asked ple, the sources said. August 10 ruling TRS circles that Education Minister, 250 colleges while showing on them to just books. The two her to post four gynecologists It was noted that the GHMC polls would be held Commissioner and Secretary paper only 50 each. They On Friday, CLP leader Mallu colleges were like jails, Sridhar in the hospital. He advised Kaleswaram project on The TRS working president this year-end, 14 months what they were doing in the alleged that Narayana and Bhatti Vikramarka said the Babu said, referring to lack of the officials to make sure that Godavari river would ensure asserted the party was a for- ahead of schedule. TRS had case of Narayana and Chaithanya colleges have more corporate colleges have not open space and playground the doctors appointed are there was no problem vis-a- midable force in Hyderabad won 99 wards out of the total Chaithanya institutions, which than 40 illegal buildings in been allotting 25 per cent seats facilities for students at the placed here on a permanent vis water supply in the city. and urged that the member- 150 in the polls in 2016. have been running more than Ayyappa Society. to poor students as per rule, institutes. basis. VIJAYAWADA| SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS Maha polls: Oppn UPs LS passes Jallianwala Bagh Bill pitch on EVMs, bats for ballot papers n PNS NEW DELHI questioning Congress party ister and a close relative of MUMBAI: Raising alarm over for stopping it from appointing Punjab chief minister had laud- EVMs ahead of the Maharashtra Lok Sabha on Friday passed his family members on the ed the role of General Dyer Assembly polls, key opposition 'The Jallianwala Bagh National board. who was involved in the parties on Friday pitched for Memorial (amendment) Bill, As soon as the minister Jallianwala Bagh massacre. reverting to the use of ballot which seeks to remove the started speaking on the bill, "This was a recorded histo- papers and announced a protest Congress president as a trustee, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ry and you cannot forget it," march on August 21 over the amid vociferous protests from entered the house. Opposing she said. With this, the issue. A clutch of opposition the party members who later the bill, Congress member Congress countered Badal by NMC BILL leaders, key among them state walked out. Piloting the bill, Gurjeet Aujla said the govern- shouting slogans and making Congress chief Balasaheb Culture Minister Prahlad Patel ment wants to re-write the his- counter allegations. Thorat, MNS president Raj asserted that national memo- tory by removing the Congress At one time, a few members Thackeray and NCP's Ajit Pawar, rials cannot be "political president from the trust. of the Congress were seen Health minister held a joint press conference memorials" and they should be "This government wants to showing placards about "drug here over the EVM issue. They kept away from politics. distort history, destroy history. mafia" in Punjab. termed the April-May Lok Sabha The bill was passed by a The bill was passed by a voice vote amid a You cannot remove the sacri- Speaking on the bill, AAP meets doctors, urges polls results as "shocking" as voice vote amid the Congress fice of the Congress to the MP Bhagwant Mann said they expressed concern over the walkout. Amendments moved Congress walkout. Amendments moved by country's freedom struggle," he Jallianwala Bagh belongs to all. use of Electronic Voting by Opposition parties were Opposition parties were defeated by division of said. As Aujla attacked the Giving point by point rebut- them to resume work Machines (EVMs) in unison. defeated by division of votes. ruling BJP and like-minded tal, Patel said no one can Speaking in Wardha, A division sought by oppo- votes. A division sought by opposition members organisations for "not taking rewrite history and nor the PNS n NEW DELHI ened to prolong it indefinitely, Maharashtra Chief Minister sition members at the time of part in the freedom struggle", Modi government is doing Vardhan met their representa- Devendra Fadnavis asked consideration of the bill was at the time of consideration of the Bill was the ruling party members that. It is only reviewing it and Union Health Minister Harsh tives, who included people from opposition parties to "introspect" defeated with 214 voting in defeated with 214 voting in favour and 30 against countered him with slogans. acknowledging those who have Vardhan on Friday met doctors AIIMS and RML hospitals in why they have lost the people's favour and 30 against. "You have no contribution to been forgotten. protesting against the National Delhi and Federation of Resident trust instead of finding fault with The amendment bill also the country's freedom struggle. He further said majority Medical Commission Bill and Doctors Association. EVMs. Seeking to develop a paves the way for the leader of person, President of Indian that politics should be removed Why do you want to control contribution for acquiring land urged them to resume work, say- He said he tried to clear their groundswell on the issue, the the single largest opposition National Congress, Culture from the national memorial the memorial," he alleged. for the memorial was given by ing the legislation is in the inter- doubts about some provisions in opposition leaders said they party in the Lok Sabha to be a Minister, Leader of Opposition and hence the amendments Participating in the debate, common man and it was also est of doctors, patients, medical the bill. "They had queries about would reach out to the people member of the trust. in the Lok Sabha, Punjab gov- were brought to the 1951 Act," Akali Dal member and Union common people who sacrificed students and the society. AIIMS being included for the and get filled forms, saying they But no such post exists at ernor, Punjab CM as its mem- he said. Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal their life there. His appeal came as resident NEET. They wanted clarity on want ballot papers back. present as no non-BJP party bers. Replying to the debate on Patel said there should be no said it was the members of the Taking on Congress, the doctors at several government the NEXT, how one can get Thackeray also stated that the won the required 10 per cent the bill, Patel said the govern- politicisation of the memorial Congress who were involved in minister said in 1970 Babu hospitals continued their strike admission to PG through this BJP and the Shiv Sena, too, of total seats to get the status. ment wants to end politics rather there should be nation- the 1984 riots against Sikhs. Jagjivan Ram was the president for the second day against the exam and also on the definition should join the August 21 As of now, the trust which associated with the Jallianwala alisation. Badal alleged that a person of Congress but then Prime legislation that seeks to regulate of community health providers," march, which he added, will not manages the memorial, has the Bagh National Memorial Trust. "It should be a great tribute involved in the 1984 anti- Sikh Minister Indira Gandhi was on the medical education sector. Vardhan said. have flag of any particular party. Prime Minister as the chair- "It is our belief and principle to Udham Singh," he said while riots has been made chief min- the board of trust. The doctors say the bill promotes The bill proposes a common quackery and is "anti-poor, anti- final-year MBBS examination — student and undemocratic". the National Exit Test (NEXT) — Ghaziabad: Five cops The government has for admission to post-graduate Tejashwi Yadav cautions described the bill, which will courses and to obtain licence to suspended for Jammu and Kashmir police to replace the corruption-plagued practice medicine. extorting Rs 20K Medical Council of India with a "I addressed their queries and new body — the National told them how NMC will work GHAZIABAD: Five policemen against fake Medical Commission, as one of and also explained them the role have been suspended for get pepper ball launching guns the biggest reforms in medical of Community Health Providers allegedly extorting rupees education. The legislation was (CHP). It should be noted that 20,000 from two college nationalism, propaganda ANIL BHATT passed by Rajya Sabha Thursday the concept of mid-level practi- students in Uttar Pradesh's n JAMMU night but it will go back to Lok tioners is recognised worldwide Ghaziabad city, police said on PNS n PATNA Sabha as two amendments need and this concept has also been Friday. A departmental inquiry The Jammu and Kashmir to be approved by it. highlighted by the WHO and the has also been initiated against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who police will procure pepper On Friday, as the doctors Lancet Journal," the minister the errant policemen, they said. has been in a sulk ever since his ball launching guns (PBLGs) continued their strike and threat- added. Two head constables and three party drew a blank in the Lok and remotely operated vehi- constables approached a girl Sabha elections, has urged vot- cles (RoVs) to deal with the and a boy sitting in a car ers to be cautious of "issues like law and order situation in parked outside the Indirapuram Hindus versus Muslims and Kashmir Valley, an official Habitat Centre on July 22. The fake nationalism" and choose a said. Post-Tripura, BJP eyes policemen threatened to call government without being The state police recently their parents and send them to affected by propaganda. floated tenders for purchas- jail, senior superintendent of The leader of Opposition, day, why would any regime feel ing 50 PBLGs and two RoVs power in Bengal, Kerala police, Ghaziabad, Sudhir whose absence from the recent- the need for solving their prob- with water jet disruptors and Kumar Singh said. The police ly concluded assembly session in lems," the 30-year-old stated. weapon mounts for their use PNS n NEW DELHI West Bengal was a Left bas- team asked the students to Bihar drew repeated criticisms He was referring to the BJP- in security situation. guns should also have PAVA On the Scoville scale (mea- tion for decades and now the cough up rupees 20,000 to from the treasury benches, led central government's 'Kisan "Tenders have been invit- rounds along with hopper sures pungency of peppers Buoyed by its big win in local BJP is a major player in the state avoid prosecution. The shared his thoughts in a lengthy Samman Nidhi Yojana', under ed from manufacturers or magazines, High Pressure and chillies), PAVA is cate- polls in Tripura, the BJP on and will come to power there, students paid them the money, Facebook post on Thursday. which the an income support of their authorised dealers for Air (HPA)cylinders and gorised as "above peak", Friday exuded confidence that he said, asserting the party will he said. Later, the boy tweeted "People must choose a gov- Rs 6,000 will be provided every the supply of pepper ball under barrel source of power, meaning it will "severely irri- it will come to power in West also rule Kerala. about the incident to director ernment keeping in mind the year to small and marginal launchers and remotely oper- it said. tate and paralyse" humans, Bengal, once a Left bastion, The BJP fared poorly in general of police, Uttar issues that affect their daily farmer families having com- ated vehicles," Assistant These must be .68 caliber but the irritation and paral- and the Left-ruled Kerala in Kerala in the recent Lok Sabha Pradesh, following which lives, without being affected by bined land holding or ownership Inspector General (AIG) of launchers and powered by ysis will remain "temporary" the same way it has in Tripura. polls when it could not win a Superintendent of Police Shlok propaganda," Yadav said in the of up to two hectares. Police, Mubassir Latifi said. high pressure of air at the rate in nature. Senior party leader Ravi single seat. It, however, put up Kumar was directed to look post titled 'Dil ki baat'. The RJD heir apparent also According to the specifi- of 3,000 psi with the ability to According to the specifi- Shankar Prasad hailed the an impressive show in West into the charges, Singh said. Assembly polls in Bihar are complained about the Nitish cation, the PBLGs must be fire six pepper balls per sec- cation of RoVs, they must be party's overwhelming win in Bengal, wining 18 of the 42 scheduled for next year. "If peo- Kumar government for its "con- capable of launching pepper- ond. PAVA stands for cable of carrying out the Tripura polls and noted seats. ple give in to issues like Hindus tinuous harping on the situation filled projectile at a particu- Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Explosive Ordnance Disposal that the state was ruled by the Prasad, also a Union minis- Floods bring crocodiles versus Muslims and fake nation- that prevailed 25-30 years ago", lar distance to do room inter- Amide, also called (EoD) surveillance inside Left for over 25 years before ter, said the people of Tripura to Vadodara streets, alism fall for enticements like a when the state was ruled by his vention, mob dispersal and Nonivamide. It is an organ- aircraft, trains, buildings, the BJP threw it out of power have shown their faith in the mere Rs 6,000 per annum, father Lalu and, successively, by must be less lethal in nature. ic compound found in nat- installations and bus stands, in the 2018 assembly polls party's and Prime Minister seven rescued which amounts to just Rs 17 per mother Rabri Devi. The pepper ball launching ural chilli pepper. the official added. with a big win. Narendra Modi's leadership. AHMEDABAD: Rains have given respite to Vadodara city in central Gujarat after an unprecedented downpour two days ago, but the authorities are Unnao case: Police probe video of cop being Rlys earned additional 20 pc revenue now facing the task of capturing crocodiles which arrived with floodwaters. Seven mid-sized ‘bribed' by man close to rape accused MLA in ticket sales during 2017-19 crocodiles which swam into the PNS n NEW DELHI city as the Vishwamitri river PNS n LUCKNOW him because he is our MLA. I am Flexi-fare is overflowed have been captured not in the BJP." Pain, agony of Unnao The Indian Railways earned an applicable to only by forest department's teams The Uttar Pradesh police ordered In another part of the video, rape survivor puts govt additional 20 per cent revenue from areas such as Raj Mahal a probe on Friday after a police- a motorcycle-borne man is heard in ticket sales through dynam- 141 of the 13,452 Road and Fatehgunj which are man posted at the Sitapur jail, asking someone to arrange a to shame: Mayawati ic pricing or flexi-fare during trains currently, on the riverbank. Three crocodiles were captured on where rape accused MLA meeting with the MLA and LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj 2017-19, an RTI reply has after the Railway Thursday and four on Friday, Kuldeep Sengar is lodged, was being told "there is pressure". Party chief Mayawati said on revealed. Ministry revised Assistant Conservator of Forest seen in a video allegedly being Sengar's incarceration in the Friday the pain and agony of Of the Rs 10,072 crore Vinod Damor, who is in charge bribed by a person considered Sitapur jail hogged media head- the Unnao rape survivor and earned by the national trans- the scheme close to the legislator. lines recently when BJP MP porter in the said period, flexi- of rescue of stranded her family puts the ruling recently crocodiles, said. "The stretch of Sengar, accused of raping a by a man wearing kurta-pyja- Sakshi Maharaj paid a visit to the government to shame. "The fare accounted for Rs 2,217 minor girl from Unnao two ma outside the Sitapur jail. The prison to thank him after the Lok crore, it said. Vishwamitri passing through pain and agony which the the city is home to around 150 years ago and killing two mem- man in the video, Rinku Sabha election. Unnao rape victim and her Flexi-fare is applicable to bers of her family, was expelled Shukla, a panchayat member of "He is in jail for a long time. only 141 of the 13,452 trains tributed Rs 1,153 crore to the per cent. crocodiles. Some of them family suffered from the ruling from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Unnao, told reporters that he Sengar is one of the most popu- currently, after the Railway total earnings of Rs 5,171 crore Replying to a question in the entered residential areas after Party (BJP) on Thursday. was not bribing the policeman lar lawmakers, so I came to thank dispensation is unpardonable Ministry revised the scheme of the national transporter Lok Sabha, Railway Minister water from the river flooded the "I have not seen the video but to meet Sengar, the Bangermau him after the election," the MP and puts the government to recently. from ticket sales. Piyush Goyal had recently said city," he said. "We have formed it has come to our knowledge. MLA. had told reporters after meeting shame and this cannot be It is applicable only for AC The scheme was launched in there were no plans to dis- six teams to capture them," he We will get the matter probed "It is my habit. I might have the jailed MLA in June. compensated," Mayawati posed two-tier, AC three-tier, AC 2016 and was applicable to the continue the flexi-fare system said. Each team comprises a and strict action will be taken. If given money to him (policeman) The CBI, in its chargesheet on Twitter. The BSP chief said chair car, sleeper and second Rajdhani, Shatabdi and as it was generating addition- forest department personnel policemen are found guilty, they for having tea as he was stand- filed against Sengar in July last the Supreme Court deserved class (reserved) tickets. Duronto trains, allowing 10 al revenue. and three volunteers with will be dismissed," Director ing there. My intention was not year, had booked him under sec- praise for its intervention, In 2017-2018, the railways per cent of the seats to be sold The application under the experience of animal rescue. General (DG), Prisons, Anand to bribe him. I met Sengar inside tions 120B, 363, 366, 376(1), 506 adding that justice could be earned Rs 4,901 crore from at normal fare and thereafter, Right to Information (RTI) Act Many city residents uploaded Kumar said here. the jail 10-15 days ago," he said. of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) meted out only if the guilty get ticketing, including Rs 1,063 increasing the fare by 10 per was filed by Madhya Pradesh- videos of crocodiles on In the video, the policeman Asked why he went to meet as also under the relevant sec- strict punishment. crore from flexi-fare. cent with every 10 per cent of based activist Chandrashekhar innundated streets on social is seen allegedly being bribed Sengar in jail, Shukla said, "I met tions of the POSCO Act. In 2018-2019, flexi-fare con- berths sold with a ceiling of 50 Gaur. media. NIA seeks in-camera trial of 2008 Malegaon case Amended NIA Act with PNS n MUMBAI In the plea, the agency case has direct bearing on the The trial in the case began in communal harmony, national October last year after the spe- powers to probe abroad The NIA has moved a special has submitted that the security and public order and cial court framed charges under court seeking in-camera trial of the sensitive nature of the case, the UAPA against Purohit, the 2008 Malegaon blast case allegations against the unwarranted publicity needs to Pragya Singh Thakur and oth- claiming that "unwarranted pub- accused are that they be avoided, as it has a potential ers. Currently, the court is comes into force licity" to the proceedings can to damage communal harmony recording witnesses' testimonies. crimes and cases of human damage "communal harmony". committed the offence and eventually jeopardise the So far, 124 of the total 475 PNS n NEW DELHI trafficking. The National Investigation to take revenge fairness of the trial," it said. prosecution witnesses have "In exercise of the powers Agency (NIA) filed an applica- "It is necessary to conduct the deposed. The NIA's plea came The National Investigation conferred by sub-section (2) of tion before special court judge, against "Muslim Jihadi trial of this case in-camera couple of days after the Bombay Agency is now able to probe section 1 of the National V S Padalkar here on Thursday. under the provision of the NIA High Court sought to know terror cases abroad as the Investigation Agency In the plea, the agency has activities" and "to Act and the UAPA [Unlawful from the central agency how Union Home Ministry issued (Amendment) Act, 2019 (16 of submitted that the allegations create a rift between Activities (Prevention) Act]," long the trial is estimated to go a notification on Friday on the 2019), the central government against the accused are that the agency added. on, while hearing a petition filed amendments to the Act gov- hereby appoints the 2nd they committed the offence to two communities" As the matter came up for by one of the accused. erning the anti-terror probe August, 2019, as the date on take revenge against "Muslim bomb blast as it is a Muslim- Prasad Purohit, seeking non- camera trial for the purpose of hearing on Friday, the defence Six people were killed and 100 organisation. which the provisions of the Jihadi activities" and "to create dominated area. truncated copies of the wit- security and protection of wit- sought a copy of the NIA's others injured when a bomb, The latest amendments to said Act shall come into force," a rift between two communi- The agency pointed out that nesses' statements, the Bombay nesses. application to file its reply. strapped to a motorcycle, went the NIA Act will allow the the notification said. The NIA ties". during the hearing of the appli- High Court had enquired that "Keeping in view the obser- The judge allowed the off near a mosque in Malegaon, agency to probe terrorist activ- was set up in 2009, a year after According to the NIA, cation filed by one of the whether it (NIA) has requested vations made by the high court defence's request and posted the about 200 km from here, on ities against Indians and the Mumbai terror attacks Malegaon was chosen for the accused in the case, Lt Col the special court to conduct in- and considering the fact that this matter for hearing on Monday. September 29, 2008. Indian interests abroad, cyber that claimed 166 lives. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Power shots With an eye on Assembly polls, the AAP govt offers free Big cat’s leap of faith electricity but will it be enough to get Kejriwal another term? hey may look jaded slogans but when it comes to governance in Delhi, it is the An increase in its population is gratifying but the tiger still faces problems, including the Tclassic bijli, sadak and paani (power, roads and water) issues which have worked frequent man-animal conflicts. A national-level strategy is needed to manage this interface in local elections. Particularly, the city’s power supply has been the most crucial swing fac- tor for the continuity of regimes. Power reforms were the reason the Congress, then led by Sheila Dikshit, got mass acceptability between 1998 and 2013. Her focus was on improving the quality of power supply through privatisa- tion of the electricity distribution sector. And when that frayed at the edges, the mess was a fertile ground for the Aam Aadmi HIRANMAY KARLEKAR Party (AAP) to emerge as a champion of people’s right to a good life. The party im Corbett wrote in the Man-Eaters questioned the privatisation model, alleging financial irregularities by distribution of Kumaon, the “tiger is a large-heart- companies (discoms) and suggesting a collusion between the Congress gov- ed gentleman with boundless courage ernment and the discoms to keep tariffs artificially high at public expense. In fact, and that when he is exterminated — power reforms have found mention as a key plank and a promise of an afford- as exterminated he will be unless pub- licJ opinion rallies to his support — India able living index in all its manifestos. Not only that, AAP has consistently detailed will be the poorer, having lost the finest of its rationale for the tariff, revenue and distribution to justify its claims and ensured her fauna.” Had the legendary hunter- execution to gain popular vote. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal intends keeping it turned conservationist and writer been alive, he would have noted with relief the that way and as he seeks another mandate; he has not changed Delhi’s power contents of the latest estimation report on tariff, calling it among the lowest in the country, and even announced free elec- the number of tigers, titled the Status of tricity for those who consume less than 200 units a month and a 50 per cent Tigers, Co-Predators, Prey and their Habitat, 2018, released by Prime Minister Narendra subsidy for those who consume till 400 units. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Modi on July 29, annually observed as Commission (DERC) also reduced fixed charges for most domestic connections Global Tiger Day. The report puts the num- by up to 84 per cent. The subsidy has, of course, been criticised many times ber at 2,967, which marks an increase of 33 per cent over the figure of 2.226 in the about its broad-based nature that allows many of the privileged to claim bene- estimated tiger count in 2014 and a phe- fits but that was revised last year to benefit the low consumption end. And Kejriwal nomenal 210 per cent over the 2006 figure has sweetened his latest announcement saying he has equalised free power for of 1,411. The increase is gratifying because it the poor with that of the city’s political elite. Some observers also point out that comes as a part of a continuing upward in the absence of a tariff hike, how is it possible to manage discoms with sub- trend since 2006. Besides it represents one sidy payments that will cost about `1,700 to 2,000 crore additional expense. of the few instances in which the Union or a State Government’s efforts have suc- Despite these naysayers Kejriwal has admittedly scored on power infrastructure, ceeded. It all started in 1970 when the improving the revenues and funds for power companies, eliminating red tape Union Government banned the hunting of and ensuring almost zero power cuts. But this toggling between populism, vision tigers throughout the country. Two other important developments followed in 1972. and institutional viability can prove costly if exuberant enthusiasm is not curbed The country’s first tiger census put the by rational discretion. number of the striped lords of the jungles kilometres. No human activi- the critical role played by the Innovation category for suc- suggestion for developing a The AAP regime has consistently built social capital that has strengthened at 1,827. More important, Parliament ty is allowed in their core Wildlife Crime Control Bureau cessfully innovating enforce- national level strategy for man- passed the Wildlife (Protection) Act, areas, while limited access is (WCCB) set up in 2006 under ment techniques that have dra- agement of human-tiger inter- its electoral traction. Its improvement of the public school infrastructure, teach- 1972, for protecting animals, birds, reptiles granted to the buffer zones the same amendment act that matically improved action face and dispersing tigers in ing standards and student performance has revolutionised the way we look at and plants. It prohibited the capturing, around these. Strong action is established the NTCA. against trans-boundary envi- compliance to its standard Delhi’s government schools. The “Happiness Curriculum” and the construction killing, poisoning or trapping of wild ani- being taken against poaching A statutory multi-discipli- ronmental crimes in India. operating procedure, ensuring mals, the injuring, destroying and remov- with rangers and forest guards nary body under the MOEFC, Earlier, in 2010, it had received active collaboration between of new classrooms in government schools have received accolades globally. The ing any part of a wild animal’s body, also being provided wireless com- to combat organised wildlife the prestigious Clark R Bavin district administrations, police doorstep delivery of services, the primary healthcare centres offering free con- forbade disturbing or damaging of the eggs munication systems, improved crime in the country, it collects Wildlife Law Enforcement and forest department person- sultations, the mohalla clinics, some regularisation of unauthorised colonies have of wild birds and reptiles. It further pro- weaponry and facilities for and collates intelligence per- Award for outstanding work on nel, and, when required, for all worked for the “common man’s” agenda. This despite AAP’s consistent run- hibited the picking, uprooting, destruction, rapid movement. taining to organised wildlife wildlife law enforcement. Not mob management to ensure acquisition and collection of specified Funded by the Union crime and disseminates the surprisingly, its actions, along safe capture or movement of in with the Centre on allocation of full statehood powers and constant delays on plants and trade in these. The Act also pro- Government, administered by same among State and other with those of other enforce- animals. infrastructure projects pending clearance. But AAP is desperate for consolida- vided for the creation of sanctuaries and the Union Ministry of enforcement agencies for ment agencies, have resulted in All this, however, will not tion of its votebase, which has slipped to a dismal 18 per cent in the May Lok national parks where wildlife would be safe Environment, Forests and immediate action. Its func- the arrest of 350 wildlife crim- help if State Governments clear and for restriction of entry into these. Climate Change (MOEFCC), tions also include the establish- inals and huge seizures of projects threatening the tiger’s Sabha polls from about 33 per cent previously. It has even slid to third position More, it provided punishment for each cat- and functioning under the ment of a centralised wildlife tiger/leopard skins, rhino survival. Two examples come in five Lok Sabha seats behind the Congress this time. The BJP’s vote percent- egory of crime. direct supervision of the crime data bank, co-ordination horns, elephant ivory, immediately to the mind. age is at 56 per cent and following victories in the municipal corporation, it is The Act was an important step as the National Tiger Conservation of actions by various agencies turtles/tortoises, raw mongoose Maharashtra sanctioned last Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act of Authority (NTCA), set up in enforcing the Act’s provi- hair, mongoose hair brushes, year the diversion of 467.5 hoping for a short-term cascading impact on the Delhi Assembly polls. But wor- 1912 (eight of 12) and the various State laws under the provisions of the sions and assistance to foreign protected birds, marine prod- hectares of forest land in ryingly for AAP, the BJP, in its bid to end a power drought in Delhi, is intensively prevailing until then offered little protec- Wild Life (Protection) authorities and international ucts, live pangolins, deer antlers Yavatmal district for a cement promoting a Mission 2020 campaign to ensure that the underprivileged pock- tion. It was, however, aimed at wildlife in Amendment Act, 2006, Project organisations to facilitate glob- and so on across the States. plant. Also, its recommenda- general and not specifically tigers. For the Tiger has made the most al action against wildlife crime. There is, however, hardly tion has led to the clearance, in ets, slum clusters and the Muslim community are provided with the benefits of latter, Project Tiger was launched on April important contribution to Among other things, it also any scope for complacence. principle, of 87.98 hectares of the Modi government schemes. It is this aggression in AAP territory that needs 1, 1973, with two objectives — identifica- increasing the number of tigers. helps to improve the capacity Human-tiger conflicts are land in Kondhali and a far stronger counter-script from Kejriwal than just power reforms. tion of the causes of shrinking tiger habi- One, however, has also to take of agencies combating wildlife becoming more frequent as Kalmeshwar ranges — barely tats, adoption of remedial measures and into account the efforts made crime to conduct scientific and the increase in the number of 160 km from Yavatmal — to an repair, to the extent possible, of the dam- to protect wildlife from crimes professional investigations and tigers continues along with explosives company in age already done; and, second, the main- against it, which has helped sig- assists State Governments to growing human encroachments Chakdoh for manufacturing Pipe dreams tenance of a viable tiger population. nificantly, particularly since successfully conduct prosecu- into their habitats in the form defence products. The project’s distinguishing feature has poaching to meet the demand tion for the same. of new settlements, more exten- Unfortunately, tigers do been the creation of sanctuaries, called abroad for tiger body parts for A proud feather in its cap sive farming, infrastructure, not vote. Nor do they con- The Hyperloop promises to revolutionise travel but Tiger Reserves, to protect tigers from their allegedly medical and has been the United Nation and environmentally-disastrous tribute to the funds of political questions remain about its economic viability poaching and other threats. Against nine aphrodisiacal value, has been a Environment Progamme’s con- industrial projects benefitting parties. spread over 9,115 square kilometres at the contributory factor in the ferring on it in November last blue-eyed entrepreneurs. In (The writer is Consultant he world is littered with expensive trans- beginning, there are now 50 of these decline in numbers. In this year of an Asia Environment this context, there is an urgent Editor, The Pioneer, and an portation infrastructure projects that are encompassing an area of 74,749 square context, one needs to recognise Enforcement Award in the need to implement the NTCA’s author) Tbarely used and even abandoned after a few years. There is the famous example of a brand new airport near Madrid, Spain, which S O U N D BITE was abandoned after a few months. In 2002, People are drinking urrak, Women are said to be femi- For decades China has taken The biopic (Mogul, based China inaugurated a magnetic levitation train feni. Is that causing can- nine and femininity means advantage of trade... It's time on Gulshan Kumar) is on cer? It is a known fact that they are fragile, compared to for that to stop. President track and in two months, I between the Pudong airport and the outskirts if you smoke, it causes their counterparts. A lady Trump has said we are will be announcing the of Shanghai, the harbinger of a massive net- cancer. Get a survey done. shouldn’t have to work nights. gonna fix this. And to fix it names of the actors as well requires determination. as the director. work of space age connectivity. While that train Former Goa Chief Minister Goa BJP's woman MLA Producer remains the world’s fastest commercially oper- —Pratapsingh Rane —Alina Saldanha US Secretary of State —Mike Pompeo —Bhushan Kumar ating train, with speeds touching 500 km per hour, it is nothing more than a tourist attraction today. The 30 km rack cost an eye-watering $1.2 billion in the early-2000s and it should serve as a cautionary tale for those who want to make India a hub for the new ‘Hyperloop’ technolo- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR gy. In essence, Hyperloop is ‘Maglev Plus.’ Magnetic levitation lifts a ‘shuttle’, Strange exchange Constitution and the elected which travels through an enclosed pipe. It operates ideally, in a vacuum, but real- Say no to religious appeasement Government is bound to exercise istically with very low air pressure, allowing the shuttles to move without any air its invulnerable dominance resistance at up to 1,000 km per hour. Such a system would make immense Sir — It is amusing that only his refers to the editorial, “Food democracy” against any such acts to protect three days after some 50 eminent (August 20). Food platform Zomato has served up the genuine interests of the peo- sense then as a transportation system between urban agglomerations located citizens came together to write Tan exemplary lesson on the idea of India by telling ple. Significantly, this anachronis- close to each other. Such as Mumbai and Pune, and it is no surprise that those an open letter to the Prime a customer, who had demanded his delivery agent be tic system is already debarred by who back the technology feel that this will make for a great test track. Sure, reduc- Minister, requesting action changed because he was a “Muslim fellow”, that the many of Islamic nations, includ- against “Jai Shri Ram” being company is proud of the country's diversity and “not ing Pakistan. Similarly, our apex ing the three-four hour travel time by road between Maharashtra’s industrial hubs used as a war-cry and the sorry to lose any business that comes in the way of court, too, has declared triple will be welcome but there are several caveats. First, there is little certainty on increase in religion-fuelled hate- our values.” Zomato's response is similar to what Ola, talaq as unlawful. It’s time for us who will fund this extremely extravagant programme. While the Maharashtra gov- crime such as lynching, anoth- the app cab service, had told a customer in Lucknow to shun this practice. er group of 62 celebrities last year, who had tweeted that he cancelled his cab TKM Kummbalamchuvattil ernment has given it ‘infrastructure’ status, the State government and the Centre responded to it in defence of the with a driver who had a Semitic name because he did Muvattupuzha are not investing any money. The estimated project’s price is a truly sky-rock- Government’s silence. Is the not “want to give his money to jihadi people.” eting $10 billion, and that is before the inevitable cost escalations, since the tech- Government not accountable to Ola had replied: “Ola, like our country, is a sec- Speedy delivery the citizens anymore? After all, ular platform, and we don't discriminate our driver part- threads, which we use for pooja or consume, are sold nology itself is currently in its testing phase. supporters of the Prime Minister ners or customers (on the) basis (of) their caste, reli- by Muslims. A lot of cotton handlooms or the famous Would the money be better spent on developing a regular high-speed train seem to have taken up the task gion, gender or creed. We urge all our customers and Kashmiri shawls, Benaras sarees are woven by Sir — Now that all cases related track between the two cities that tunnels through the Western Ghats instead? Or of answering for him. driver partners to treat each other with respect at all Muslims and it is hard to tell one weaver from the other. to Unnao rape have been shift- The 62 celebrities have writ- times.” It is sad to realise that the well of hatred is Remember the roadside mechanic who repairs our ed to Delhi, it is clear that the should money be poured into a unproven technology with immense potential but ten an open letter against the apparently bottomless. Now that the dam has burst, “stubborn” vehicles? Without tolerance towards Government and the law-enforc- possibly still years, possibly decades away from commercial application? Will “selective outrage and false nar- the poison comes out in jets, streams and rivers of another person's basic rights, chest-beating love for ing authorities have failed mis- the Hyperloop in India end up like the Maglev track outside Shanghai, a tourist ratives” and accused the writers hate, trying to consume anyone and everyone with a the nation becomes a superficial, hollow devotion. erably to render justice to the of the first open letter of not hav- Muslim name. It's time we realise that most of the sell- Jayatheertha SA victim though two years elapsed attraction that showcases the future that might have been? It is one thing to look ing condemned separatist slo- ers of flowers or fruits or various coloured sacred Hyderabad after the crime. The case cries at the future, but practicality should also come into consideration. Massive, futur- gans that were allegedly raised out for an early disposal. Rape istic infrastructure projects and technologies get politicians goggly-eyed but run- on university campuses. The cases must be dealt within a Chairperson of the Central the better” that the respondents Laws for good talaq Act is a brazen violation of fixed time-frame with early con- ning headlong into something without thinking it through is plain silly. Has any- Board of Film Certification claim is happening? Who knew the rights guaranteed by the viction. Rape should be made a one asked the question on who will use the ‘Hyperloop’ between the two cities? Prasoon Joshi stated that he that in the land of Mahatma Constitution to religious minori- non-bailable offence. If the project costs a bomb, then only the very rich or tourists can use it. After does not support anything that Gandhi, speaking the truth Sir — This refers to the editor- ties is overtly misleading. Sravana Ramachandran degrades human live. would become an act of defam- ial, “Divorced Opposition” The Constitution is supreme. Chennai all, in Shanghai, locals prefer taking the regular, slow subway train instead of the Why, then, do he and the ing the nation? (August 1). The allegation by the Religious outfits cannot trun- Maglev. We do not have the luxury of building infrastructure to make a point, we others not criticise hate crimes Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee Opposition/certain Islamic cate or modify the basic rights of Send your feedback to: have to build infrastructure to be used by a billion people. vocally? Is this the “change for Faridabad organisations that the triple their members conferred in the [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN A regulatory POINTCOUNTERPOINT I SPOKE WITH PAKISTAN AND INDIA; BUT THAT’S THE ANY DISCUSSION ON KASHMIR, IF AT ALL approach BATTLE, FOR A LONG TIME. IF I CAN, IF THEY WARRANTED, WILL ONLY BE WITH PAKISTAN AND WANTED TO, I WOULD CERTAINLY HELP THEM. ONLY BILATERALLY. It is the responsibility of the taxi aggregators to —US PRESIDENT —EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ensure passenger safety. Monitoring app-based services is essential for accountability DONALD TRUMP S JAISHANKAR Time to stand up for real CHAITRA V While Modi’s first term performance may be open to debate, what the current victory has done ecently, the Karnataka Government asked taxi aggrega- tors like Ola and Uber to withdraw carpooling services is to highlight the fact that he can no longer get away by foisting the blame on his predecessors Rin Bengaluru. The Government said that the ride-sharing services were illegal as there is no relevant legal provision in the Karnataka on-demand Transportation Technologv Aggregators Rules, 2016, which currently governs the opera- tion of taxi aggregators in the State. Undoubtedly, these ride- sharing taxi services, wherein multiple passengers avail the same transportation facility at the same time along a common route, is an ideal supplement to the public transit system. This facil- ity is very likely to minimise the travel costs, level of green- house gas emissions and traffic congestion among other things. Although the shared mobility service has its own benefits, the main challenge facing it is that these services do not fit into DEEPAK SINHA our existing legal framework. The civil liability of the taxi aggre- gators like Uber and Ola for the damages caused by the car rime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent drivers during the course of a ride is uncertain. The inevitable electoral victory can be clearly attrib- question which arises is whether these car drivers are the uted to two essential arguments that he employees of the taxi aggregators, who hire them to provide was able to sell successfully, no matter transportation services. how cosmetic the value. First, that the PBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a party with a On this issue, taxi aggregators like Uber have stated time and time again that the car drivers, who register with them to difference when it came to matters of honesty and integrity. Second, it was not a family concern and provide transportation services, are not “employees” but “inde- had no place for dynasts. Without any doubt, the pendent contractors” and, therefore, ineligible for any employ- Congress and some other Opposition parties are ee benefits. facing an existential crisis, having been voted out Legally speaking, as far as the manner of execution of the of power earlier for corruption and now because work is concerned, an independent contractor is not under the the voter has made its distaste for family-run con- direct control of the person who has employed him/her to do cerns pretty obvious, especially given the rather the work. On the other hand, an employee acts under the direct underwhelming performances of some of these control and supervision of his/her employer. Thus, the employ- very “families.” er is not vicariously liable for the tort committed by indepen- Unfortunately, if we go beyond the superfi- dent contractors in the course of work. cial, the reality on both counts is quite different. As the Report by the Association for Democratic CLEARLY, These taxi aggregators further contend that they only pro- Reforms makes it quite clear, as per their own TILTING vide a convenient forum to connect the riders with the self- declarations, the average assets of those in the TOWARDS THE employed car drivers. In this regard, it is pertinent to note here Union Council of Ministers is `14.72 crore, while US HAS NOT that the relevant provisions of the Karnataka On-demand 22 (39 per cent) of them have declared criminal BEEN WITHOUT Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016, prescribe cases against them, of which 16 Ministers have ADVERSE that the taxi aggregators must issue brand stickers and iden- serious criminal cases pending. As a matter of fact, of its 301 members in the Lok Sabha, 116 CONSEQUENCES, tity cards to the registered car drivers and organise at least one AND DESPITE structured refresher training programme in a year. have declared criminal cases pending, just mar- ginally better than that of other parties and cer- ALL THE The taxi aggregators must also ensure that all the taxies RHETORIC AND at their command maintain uninterrupted contact with the con- tainly no indication of either honesty or integri- ty. POSTURING, IN trol room and that the vehicles entered in their licence do not Moreover, despite its claims to the contrary, HIS DEALINGS operate independently or accept bookings directly. They are con- the BJP is really no different from the family con- WITH BOTH THE tinuously tracked with GPS and GPRS facility, with the provi- cerns that it so disparages. It, too, is run by an US AND CHINA sion of a panic button to alert the control room of the aggre- extremely small and close-knit (REMEMBER THE gator as well as local police. “family”, albeit not related by blood, in WUHAN Simply put, these taxi aggregators control the manner of which other leaders are treated more as in the international community. Yet, in within the Valley. While levels of vio- Kashmir. This is what makes the busi- bystanders or retainers. SUMMIT?), MODI our own neighbourhood, in lence have been contained, for the pre- ness of insurgency tick and what the the work carried out by these self-employed drivers, thus bring- HAS EMERGED ing them under the purview of “employee”. On the other hand, While Modi’s performance in his first term Afghanistan, where the Taliban is on the sent, the Central Government has Government needs to tackle. may be open to debate, what the current victo- AS A WEAK AND ascendancy, Modi’s influence is as made little effort to push for an equi- Finally, where this divergence Ola, Uber drivers, who generally own the cars, have the free- PLIABLE dom to work on their own time, thus giving them more con- ry has done is to highlight the fact that he can good as non-existent and we find our- table political solution that can help between fact and fiction is most notable no longer get away by foisting the blame for the LEADER, UNABLE selves discarded by the wayside. negate insurgency. Of course, one may is in the Prime Minister’s dealings with trol over their work schedule. They are also free to work for prevailing difficult security, social, economic or TO STAND UP For us, Afghanistan’s importance is well be proved wrong with the recent the military. In these past five years, he their company’s competitors. The Karnataka On-demand law and order issues on his predecessors, some- FOR WHAT IS in the access it provides to the Central induction of a hundred companies of has made much of the military publicly, Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016, gives lib- thing he had turned into a fine art then. And OBVIOUSLY IN Asian Republics through the Iranian the Central Armed Police Forces even constructing the long demanded erty to the registered car driver, who is in operation under one immensely challenging task is at hand for the OUR NATIONAL port of Chabahar. By succumbing to (CRPF), ostensibly to strengthen the National War Memorial in quick time. taxi aggregator to operate his vehicle simultaneously with any Government with the economy being in the dol- INTEREST American pressure over sanctions counter-insurgency grid. This seems Undoubtedly, as it is generally accept- other aggregator. This implies that the taxi aggregators have no drums, foreign investors jumping the ship, the against Iran, we have dealt a mortal odd given that there are more than ade- ed, his electoral victories also owe much absolute control regarding the time and manner of the work car- security environment far from being conducive blow to our Chabahar initiative and quate troops already available in the to the “surgical strikes” undertaken by ried out by registered car drivers, thus bringing them under the and the country’s foreign policy has just been hope of access to those Republics. sector. This action may well herald a the military. While scarce budgetary purview of “independent contractors”. upended by the actions of US President Donald Similarly, the re-emergence of the US- serious effort to break the political support for defence is understandable, To remove this ambiguity, the court’s opinion on the sub- J Trump. These problems, however, pale in com- Pakistan relationship from the shadows deadlock. We will have to wait and see given our difficult economic situation, parison to the fact that the BJP’s credibility rests has once again derailed our efforts to as to the manner in which the situation what is utterly incomprehensible is the ject is the need of the hour. The much-needed clarity on the solely on the popularity that Modi enjoys and isolate Pakistan internationally, a key develops in the coming days and fact that the Government spares no liability of taxi aggregators will also remove ambiguity with without him, it is likely to flounder very quick- strategy in Modi’s Kashmir policy. months. effort to demean, degrade and demor- respect to insurance coverage policies in cases of damages ly. Clearly, tilting towards the US has In this context, it is also worth alise our forces. caused by the the drivers during the course of a ride. The safe- Interestingly, his popularity depends signif- not been without adverse consequences, repeating that while much is made of Examples abound and are well ty of passengers is a growing concern with respect to shared icantly on the larger-than-life image he has been and despite all the rhetoric and postur- cross-border terrorism, even at the known to bear repetition, with the lat- mobility services as it involves sharing the cabs with unacquaint- able to generate as a leader, who is not only seen ing, in his dealings with both the US worst of times, foreign militants have est example being the manner in which ed people. High level of security technologies to help the rider as strong, bold, pragmatic and decisive but also and China (remember the Wuhan played only a marginal role in the ongo- a modified form of One Rank, One in trouble, strict screening procedures for drivers, effective mon- a very capable administrator, who is forward Summit?), Modi has emerged as a weak ing insurgency. While we must stay alert Pension (OROP), given by this very itoring by the control room can, however, address the safety thinking and empathetic. While much of this is and pliable leader, unable to stand up to avoid a Kargil repeat, we have to Government with much fanfare, is in issues. The larger question to ponder over is the responsibili- a carefully tailored media creation, the latest being for what is obviously in our national focus inwards. In addition, while the the process of being gutted. The prob- his participation in a survival-based reality show, interest. issue of funding of separatists by lem for the Prime Minister is that he ty of the taxi-aggregators. The answer to be sought is whether similar to what Russian President Vladimir Putin There is a similar disconnect with Pakistan receives enormous media can’t be all things to all people. More the taxi aggregators exercise sufficient control over the man- puts on, his inability to fully live up to the image regard to our internal security issues as attention, we refuse to acknowledge the importantly, we the people deserve to ner of work of the drivers so as to hold the former liable for he projects is quite evident. well as our military capabilities. bigger problem of domestic financing. know what exactly he stands for? So, the damages caused by the latter in the course of a ride. In this Take foreign policy for instance. No Prime Regardless of whether the Balakot Surely our intelligence agencies and the will the real Modi please stand up? digital age the old definitions of employer, employee, indepen- Minister, other than Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has episode should be seen as the “new nor- security establishment are quite aware (The writer, a military veteran, is a dent contractor hold no relevance. devoted as much time and effort to foreign pol- mal” or not, our Kashmir policy has not that the militant groups corner a per- consultant with the Observer Research (The writer is Assistant Professor, School of Law, Christ icy as Modi has done. He has been travelling made much headway, especially given centage of all Government contracts Foundation and a Visiting Senior Fellow (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru) much of the world to raise India’s stature with- the increase in popular discontent and developmental funds in Jammu & with The Peninsula Foundation, Chennai) When anything goes A few media outlets, who still hold on to the intent of objective journalism, have become victims of not only external forces, but also by the mess created by their more subjective peers. The battle for media freedom, in an era of subjective journalism and relative truths, will be messier this time round n’t a Sindhi, Baloch or Pakhtun Musharraf dictatorship in 2007. during a crisis, it is equally important across the world, we saw a concentrat- show-business and reaped the ratings. for all kind of opinions. But opinions nationalist either. He belonged to the There is nothing unique about for one to look for triggers within. ed attack on the whole idea of objec- After the success of Fox News, almost dressed as “facts.” Ironically, the attack Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) — one of this. Large protest movements have a Internal reasons that might be tivity. Vulgar post-modernism derid- all private news channels, which on the idea of objectivity was encour- the few Right-wing parties that were tendency of bringing together distinct contributing to the crisis often get ed objectivity as being an intellectu- mushroomed across the world, includ- aged by the media. But if objectivity against the Zia regime. ideological groups to address shared ignored when all the effort is being ally elitist tool to repress popular opin- ing Pakistan, adopted the same model. as an intent once bothered external In 1984, when the Zia dictatorship concerns. Consider the present sce- invested in pointing out external trig- ion. The gatekeepers were brushed The nature of the media as a busi- forces, adopting subjectivity can banned student unions, various Left- nario in the context of the kind of gers. Looking for internal triggers is aside and a new subjective idea of jour- ness changed. The intent of remain- become a self-destructive act. wing student groups and the student harassment and censorship the coun- important because, I believe, the cri- nalism started to take root. All of a sud- ing objective was now bad for business. Subjective journalism does not wing of the Right-wing Jamaat-i- try’s media has been facing these days. sis faced by the media today may be den, anybody could say just about any- When news media, show business and bother about objective things such as NADEEM PARACHA Islami, the Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT), If, for example, one media group slightly different than before. thing. popular opinion came together, the evidence. But this opens it up to n 1995, I came across a book writ- set aside their ideological differences comes under attack by the powers that To begin with, there is a battle That’s why what is being said — result was a new form of entertainment counter-accusations that also do not ten by a Pakistani political activist to protest together against the ban. At be, its peers are likely to either remain going on within the media between especially on TV news channels — is + a kind of “newstainment” that blurs bother with things such as proof. That’s Iin 1985, after he was released least for a month or two, the dictator- quiet or even celebrate! objective journalism and subjective mostly opinion. But opinions are not the line between fact and fantasy, truth why the nature of censoring today’s from solitary confinement where he ship was put under tremendous pres- How did this happen? Whenever journalism. The former is based on necessarily facts. As a US Senator once and lie. It became okay to come on TV media has become a lot more brazen had been mercilessly tortured by the sure, until the IJT decided to sudden- a profession, an institution or an indi- facts that are thoroughly investigated, correctly pointed out: “Everyone is or print in a newspaper or a website than before. It’s all subjective now, all police. As a young activist, the author ly exit the protest. vidual faces a crisis, the instinctive checked and cross-checked. Their entitled to their opinion, but not to “facts” such as: 9/11 was an inside job; “relative.” One man’s ban (on a media had participated in various protests During the same period, journal- thing to do is to point out the exter- agenda is simply to provide informa- their facts.” The whole Fox News that ancient Hindus were flying group) is another man’s act of patrio- against the reactionary Gen Zia dic- ists and their unions often cooperat- nal forces responsible for triggering the tion without any obvious bias towards model turned this on its head. around in spaceships thousands of tism, and another media group’s tri- tatorship (1977-88). In the early 1980s, ed to protest against what were called crisis. And on most occasions, the a particular political party or individ- Opinions were presented as facts and years ago; that one can derive energy umph. Typical post-modernist hog- accused of being a member of a “ter- “Zia’s black laws” against Press free- external forces are the triggers. ual, a state institution, a religion, a sect, anyone with a theory or a rant was wel- from jinns: That Malala’s shooting was wash. The few media outlets that are rorist communist outfit” and an doms. A detailed study by Philip E Pakistan has had a long history in an ethnicity, etc. come to appear on TV. This model was staged: That there were billions upon still holding on to the intent of objec- “Indian agent”, he was thrown in jail Jones of the 1968 movement against which certain state institutions, We can all agree that absolute a huge commercial success. Those, billions of dollars stashed by Pakistani tive journalism have become victims and constantly tortured in the various the Ayub regime saw similar left-right Governments and political parties objectivity is impossible, but at least the who thought they knew better than the politicians in foreign banks: That he of not only external forces threatened prisons of interior Sindh. Finally, in alliances taking shape. The late schol- have bullied, harassed, terrorised and intent to be objective (in the media) snooty experts and intellectuals, lapped or she was corrupt or a traitor, or an by their objectivity, but also by the 1985, he was allowed medical treat- ar, Khalid bin Sayeed’s study of the censored the media. However, if today was once there. That’s why, for exam- it all up. infidel or a racist, a sexist, immoral, fas- mess created by their more subjective ment in Karachi. 1977 movement against the authori- we begin to again point out these exter- ple, newspapers used to have what Conspiracy theories, distortions of cist, liberal fascist, et al. peers within the media industry. He was not a member of any com- tarian Z A Bhutto regime also speaks nal forces, we won’t be saying anything were called “gatekeepers.” Their job historical and contemporary facts All this is now okay to say and Therefore, this time the battle for munist outfit, nor was he a member of the left and right journalist groups new. We won’t be saying anything that was to safeguard the intent of remain- and the demonisation of imagined write as long as it is generating ratings, media freedom is and will be a lot of Zia’s most active opponent, the coming together. This happened again hasn’t already been said for over 40 ing objective and factual. enemies, all became acceptable con- circulation, likes and retweets. All more complex and messier. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He was- during the movement against the years. It is being lamented again. But But from the 1990s onwards, tent. News journalism crossed into forms of media have become platforms (Courtesy: The Dawn) VIJAYAWADA| SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE Energy companies assured A CNAPS first for SBI, Shanghai branch n of securing funding: Pradhan PTI BEIJING The CNAPS, launched in 2008 by The State Bank of India's People's Bank of China (PBOC) provides PTI n NEW DELHI Recently, Andhra Pradesh Shanghai branch is now con- real-time settlement services for all HDFC shares gain has asked state-run power nected to China's National Indian energy companies are giant NTPC and Solar Energy Advance Payment System payments cleared in mainland China, as over 2 pc after Q1 not facing any challenge in Corporation of India (SECI) (CNAPS), becoming the first well as in all clearing banks in offshore earnings securing finances especially for lowering the tariff of power Indian Bank to operationalise from overseas markets, Union supplied from some solar pro- it, a senior bank official said on yuan centers, such as Hong Kong NEW DELHI: Shares of HDFC minister Dharmendra Pradhan jects. Friday. Ltd on Friday rose over 2 per cent after the company said on Friday. Pradhan said, "Our govern- The CNAPS, launched in rency, as well as foreign cur- reported a 46 per cent rise in The statement assumes sig- ment has requested state gov- 2008 by People's Bank of China rency. standalone net profit for the nificance as there are reports ernments to reconsider their (PBOC) provides real-time With total customer credit first quarter ended June 30. that some sovereign funds, decision, as this will jeopardise settlement services for all pay- of nearly USD 500 million and The shares of the company including Norway's State future investment in not only ments cleared in mainland staff strength of 40 people gained 1.75 per cent to close Pension Fund, have decided not the concerned state but also the China, as well as in all clearing that includes 32 Chinese at Rs 2,124.10 on the BSE. to invest or finance fossil fuel- country as a whole." banks in offshore yuan centers, nationals, the bank has always During the day, it rose 2.92 per based projects and businesses. About renewables, the min- such as Hong Kong. been at the forefront of facili- cent to Rs 2,148.60. At the "There is no challenge... I ister said, "This is the right time The CNAPS system is com- tating India-China trade and NSE, shares went up 2.34 per have mentioned in speech that to think of sale options like plemented by its internation- investments apart from serving cent to close at Rs 2,135.75. pension funds and others are blending electricity generated al counterpart, the CIPS live system on July 8, 2019, he the Indians working in China The country's largest mortgage keen (to invest)," the oil min- Recently, Andhra Pradesh has asked from gas power plants with (China International Payments said. in the field of IT and others, lender on Friday reported a 46 ister said at the BNEF Summit state-run power giant NTPC and Solar renewable energy. This will System or Cross-Border Inter- After being a member of the Swaminathan said. per cent rise in standalone net here. He was replying to a Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for further aid the process of emis- Bank Payment System), CNAPS, SBI Shanghai can also The bank extends bank profit to Rs 3,203.10 crore for query that whether Indian sion reduction." launched in 2015 with the offer real time transfer of local guarantee facility to Chinese the first quarter ended June energy firms are facing chal- lowering the tariff of power supplied He was of the view that this aim of boosting international funds within China by routing corporates undertaking vari- 30. The company had posted a lenges in getting funding par- from some solar projects option has the merits of bal- use of the Chinese currency, them through the PBOC. ous construction, tech, and net profit of Rs 2,190 crore ticularly from overseas markets. ancing the grid and optimum yuan. It eliminates the need of tie investment projects, he said. during the corresponding "India's growing energy sec- utilisation of the transmission The CIPS already has par- up and maintenance of The bank has also been April-June period of 2018-19. tor is attractive for foreign ward." able energy to sustain high infrastructure by comple- ticipants from multiple coun- accounts with multiple Banks extending term as well work- Total income (standalone) investors. It has repeatedly India is expected to get growth and energy access to menting the uncertain nature tries across the globe. for fund transfer, he said. ing capital credit facilities to increased to Rs 12,996.11 received funding from sover- investments of over USD 75 1.3 billion people. It is impor- of renewable energy generation The SBI is the only Indian The CNAPS will also be Indian corporates and com- crore in the first quarter as eign wealth funds, pension billion in gas infrastructure in tant to tap every source of with gas-based power, which bank to have obtained the used for cross border RMB panies promoted by Indians in against Rs 9,951.98 crore in funds, long-term strategic the next eight years, the min- energy, he added. will also aid in optimum util- license to do business in local payments which are hitherto China to facilitate Indian the same period of the investors from western coun- ister said, adding that Indian About incidents of states isation of our gas power plants. currency and also inducted to being made through local cor- investment in China, he said. preceding fiscal, HDFC Ltd said tries, Asian countries and the refineries have invested over Rs backing out on concluded The Central Electricity the CNAPS by the PBOC as on respondent banks. This will The bank has also been an in a regulatory filing. Middle East," the minister said. 30,000 crore for upgrading to power purchase agreements Authority (CEA) has project- date, K Swaminathan, Chief also give SBI opportunity to do active participant in local syn- Pradhan further said, "The BS-VI quality fuel production. and demanded for renegotia- ed 65 per cent electricity gen- Executive Officer of SBI, business of Bankers accep- dication arranged by major economy is projected to grow India will become USD 3 tion of tariff (lowering that), eration capacity from non- Shanghai told PTI on Friday. tance drafts (BAD), he said. foreign as well as Chinese at more than 7 per cent, which trillion economy this year and the minister said, "We are fossil fuel sources by 2030. The SBI has obtained the The SBI has started its rep- banks. will attract more funding. aims to achieve a USD 5 tril- mindful of the difficulties The minister also informed PBOC approval in December resentative office in 1997 and Other than the activities on Many companies have suc- lion target in the near future, being faced by investors in that hydrogen will be infused 2016 for implementation of the began its commercial opera- asset side, the bank has been cessfully raised funding the oil minister said. some instances where state into compressed natural gas in CNAPS and after successful tion in 2006. facilitating Indians working through overseas bond market To achieve this target, government is trying to rene- Delhi by December, which installation of various hard- Currently, it is the only in China in their remittance as and this funding route is like- Pradhan said, India needs gotiate some of the executed would be even more cleaner ware and software, testing it is Indian bank with license to well as other banking needs, he ly to grow many fold going for- secure, affordable and sustain- contracts." fuel. now connected to the PBOC deal in RMB, the local cur- said. Exide net profit up 7pc in June quarter KOLKATA: attery major Exide Industries on Friday reported a TCL for reduction of seven per cent on-year Coffee Day shares tank over 48 pc in 4 days increase in standalone net profit to Rs 224.29 crore in PTI n NEW DELHI Siddhartha's body was the first quarter of the current In four days of heavy selling, when import duty on open shares of the company have tanked recovered from a river near financial year. The company Coffee Day Enterprises stock Mangalore on Wednesday. had posted a standalone net plunged over 48 per cent in over 48 per cent, its market valuation The coffee tycoon seemed profit of Rs 209.92 crore four days to hit its fresh lower to be under severe financial during the corresponding cell TV panels has been eroded by Rs 1,956.6 crore circuit limit as wary investors stress before his death with quarter a year ago. During the to Rs 2,110.40 crore on the BSE PTI n NEW DELHI took to selling amid slew of his Coffee Day Enterprises' April-June period, its net negative news aswirl about the liabilities doubling to over Rs turnover was at Rs 2,779.25 crore, as against Rs 2,772.46 China-based consumer elec- company. circuit of Rs 99.90 on the BSE. pendent director S V 5,200 crore and his unlisted crore during the quarter ended tronics firm TCL Electronics, In four days of heavy sell- At the NSE, it cracked 10 Ranganath as the interim ventures for realty and hos- June 30, 2018. Commenting which is investing Rs 2,000 ing, when shares of the com- per cent to its lower circuit chairman of the company to pitality having similar levels on the earnings, Exide MD and crore to set up a new manu- pany have tanked over 48 crore on the BSE. limit and one-year low of Rs replace its founder VG of debt, as per regulatory fil- CEO G Chatterjee said demand facturing facility in Tirupati, per cent, its market valua- On Friday, the scrip plum- 99.45. Siddhartha, who was con- ings with stock exchanges of automotive batteries Friday asked the government tion has been eroded by Rs meted 9.96 per cent to a fresh Coffee Day Enterprises firmed dead, days after he and the corporate affairs remained under pressure, to "reconsider the import duty" 1,956.6 crore to Rs 2,110.40 52-week low as well as lower on Wednesday named inde- went missing. ministry. while growth in UPS, telecom on open cell television panels. and otherinfrastructure TCL, which aims to be at segments continued in the the second spot in next three reporting quarter. years in the TV segment, said Companies Godrej Agrovet reduction in customs duty import television would act as "catalyst" for the Tata Motors, Tata Power to brands as TCL, which are panels in open- Q1 profit investing in India and would cell state, which down 4 percent boost domestic manufacturing require further under Make-in-India. install charging stations in Hyd "We hope that the govern- assembling with at Rs 78 cr ment would reconsider the value addition PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI towards faster adoption of import duty and other cess before being electric vehicles in the coun- that are being currently Godrej Agrovet Friday Tata Motors and Tata Power on try," he added. IndiGo ties up Ashok Leyland charged," TCL India Managing shipped to reported 4 per cent decline in Friday said they have come The chargers will be oper- shares drop nearly Director Mike Chen told PTI. market for sale consolidated net profit at Rs together to install 300 fast ated by Tata Power and will with global 7% post sales data "This will act as a catalyst for 77.6 crore for the quarter charging stations by the end of adhere to Bharat Standard (15 brands like us to fast-track the TCL has sold 3.5 lakh units ended June 2019. It had post- this fiscal in five cities -- kW) for the initial 50 chargers. travel NEW DELHI: Shares of Ashok investment and for introduc- of LED TVs last year and ed a net profit of Rs 81 crore Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Going forward, companies Leyland on Friday dropped tion of the latest technology in expects to continue the same in the year-ago period. Bengaluru and Hyderabad. also plans to have charging sta- aggregator nearly 7 per cent after the the country," he added. level of growth. Total income rose to Rs As part of the initiative, the tions that will adhere to 30-50 company reported 28 per At present, imported open "In the first half of this 1,712.8 crore during April- companies on Friday inaugu- kW DC CCS2 Standard. PTI n NEW DELHI cent decline in total sales in cell television panels attract year (January-June), we have June 2019 from Rs 1,488.2 rated seven charging stations in Tata Motors president, elec- July. The scrip plunged 6.60 five per cent customs duty. sold 3.5 lakh units and crore in the corresponding Pune to enable the e-mobility the potential electric vehicle tric mobility business and cor- IndiGo announced on Friday per cent to close at Rs 64.40 Companies import televi- expect to sell much more period of the previous year, drive in the city. owners," Tata Power MD and porate strategy Shailesh that it had entered into a part- on the BSE. During the day, it sion panels in open-cell state, than that in the second half the company said in a state- Over the next two months, CEO Praveer Sinha said in a Chandra said the chargers nership with a global travel dropped 11.74 per cent to Rs which require further assem- as in India, most TV sale ment. they plan to install 45 more statement. could be accessed by any elec- aggregator that will allow the 60.85 -- its 52-week low. On bling with value addition happens during the festive Godrej Agrovet is into ani- chargers across other four Tata Motors CEO and MD tric vehicle user having cars latter's users to book tickets the NSE, shares of the before being shipped to mar- season," he added. mal feed, crop protection, oil cities. The chargers will be Guenter Butschek said the compatible to the above charg- of the budget carrier's flights. company declined 6.24 per ket for sale. The company is operating palm, dairy, poultry and installed at Tata Motors deal- partnership is an important ing standards. The partnership with cent to close at Rs 64.55. In TCL is presently at fifth in India under two brands -- processed foods businesses. erships, certain Tata Group milestone in company's jour- Tata Power and Tata Motors Skyscanner, one of the terms of volume, 82.92 lakh position in the Indian TV TCL an iFFalcon. The former The consolidated results retail outlets and other public ney to offer complete ecosys- have jointly developed a charg- world's? leading travel search shares were traded on the market and according to GFK is primarily for the offline of June quarter include finan- locations. tem solutions and offer ing tariff for Tata Motors EV engine, will not only enhance BSE and over 14 crore units data, it had 5.3 per cent mar- brick and mortar shop and the cials of Godrej Tyson Foods "Our aim is to make EV peace of mind to its cus- customers. access to Indian destinations on the NSE during the day. ket share in June this year. latter caters the online sales and Godrej Maxximilk charging as fast and easy as tomers,. Currently, Tata Power has 42 but also place them more Ashok Leyland on Thursday "We are aiming to be num- channels as Amazon and which became subsidiaries of possible for all the Indians "We remain committed to charging points in Mumbai. prominently on the world reported 28 per cent decline ber two player in next three Flipkart. the company on March 27, and we are very pleased to the sustainable mobility mis- The company has signed pacts map, according to IndiGo in total sales at 10,927 years by 2022," said Chen According to him, it is third 2019. partner with Tata Motors, sion and will continue to work for setting up commercial scale chief commercial officer vehicles in July as against adding that the company is largest TV brand on Amzaon Hence, the results are not with whom we jointly identi- towards bringing aspirational electric vehicles charging sta- William Boulter. 15,199 units in the same growing over threefold every and is at fourth position on comparable with the year-ago fied high priority locations e-mobility solutions for the tions at HPCL, IOCL, and "This integration will be a month last year. year. Flipkart platform. period, it added. which could be preferred by customers, leading the drive IGL retail outlets. gateway for Skyscanner users to access a wide network of domestic and international IndiGo flights at affordable fares, while we deliver an on- Beijing vows to strike back at US over tariffs threat time, courteous and hassle- free experience," Boulter said. PTI n BEIJING the core interests of the coun- Friday. of trade... It's time for that to The chief commercial offi- try and its people," Hua said, When he announced the stop," Pompeo said, accusing cer said the partnership The trade war between the adding that Beijing did not China has tariffs on Twitter, Trump said Beijing of "protectionism" and would enable economic United States and China esca- want a trade war "but is not imposed tariffs Beijing had agreed "to buy "predatory tactics" to give its growth through "inbound lated on Friday as Beijing afraid to fight one if necessary." agricultural product from the companies an advantage in tourist spends". threatened to unleash "coun- She did not specify what kind on $110 billion US in large quantities but did global markets. Skyscanner said the inte- termeasures" against US plans of measures China would take, in American not do so." Just hours earlier, Washington has accused gration highlighted the aggre- to impose tariffs on $300 bil- but in the past Beijing has hint- goods, almost China had said it had started to China of using a state-directed gator's commitment to help lion in Chinese goods. ed that it could restrict exports make more purchases of US economic model, unfairly sub- its partners like IndiGo President Donald Trump of rare earths that are vital to all of the farm goods. sidising production and steal- expand into new markets. jolted US and Asian stock mar- the US technology industry, products it "Additionally, my friend ing US technology. "What's more, it means that kets as he issued the threat just and it is also drawing up a President Xi said that he would Trade relations with China our 90 million monthly active a day after US and Chinese blacklist of "unreliable" for- imports from stop the sale of fentanyl to the have swung between progress users will have even more trade negotiators revived talks eign companies. the US United States -- this never and disaster, appearing to col- choice on Skyscanner's trust- aimed at ending the year-long Trump's announcement happened, and many lapse in May only to be revived ed platforms," Mike Ferguson, dispute. means virtually all of the $660 Americans continue to die!" two months later after Trump commercial director, Asia- "China expresses its strong billion in annual two-way trade September 1, and come on top can do less, depending on means they will take place just Trump said, referring to the and Chinese President Xi Pacific, Skyscanner, said. dissatisfaction and resolute between the world's two biggest of the 25 percent tariffs on $250 what happens with respect to after the new tariffs take effect. highly potent and addictive Jinping agreed to a truce at a With around 49 per cent opposition to this," foreign economies will have tariffs on billion in Chinese imports a deal," he said at the White "Slapping on tariffs is defi- opioid. meeting in June. share of the domestic market, ministry spokeswoman Hua it. already in place. House. nitely not a constructive way to US Secretary of State Mike "We expect this (tariffs) step IndiGo is the leading airline Chunying said at a regular China has imposed tariffs on Trump later raised the pos- After resuming face-to-face resolve economic and trade Pompeo directed more criti- to make China less keen to in India. Having a fleet of press briefing. $110 billion in American sibility he could increase the talks in Shanghai this week, frictions, it's not the correct cism at China at the meeting of achieve a deal and more deter- over 200 aircraft, the low-cost "If the US implements the goods, almost all of the prod- duties to "well beyond" 25 per- trade negotiators were set to way," Chinese Foreign Minister Southeast Asian nations that mined to prepare itself for airline offers over 1,400 daily tariff measures, China will ucts it imports from the US. cent. "The 10 percent is... for a reconvene in Washington in Wang Yi said on the sidelines Wang also attended in long-term economic tension flights and connects 56 have to take necessary counter- Trump said 10 percent duties short-term period and then I early September for another of a regional meeting of top Bangkok. with the US," Oxford domestic destinations and measures to resolutely defend on $300 billion will take effect can always do much more or I round of discussions, which diplomats in Bangkok on "China has taken advantage Economics said in a note. 19 international destinations. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Saturday August 3, 2019

Celebrating International Breast Feeding Week, actress Neha Dhupia shares a video of her feeding daughter Mihr while speaking about her roller-coaster motherhood ride, writes K RAMYA SREE NO APOLOGIES! #FREEDOMTOFEED IS ALL THAT WOMEN ASK FOR

ecoming the parent of a new born is both a life-altering B gift and an immense respon- sibility. Supporting healthy brain development in babies and young children, protecting infants against infection, WHEN MYTHOLOGY decreasing the risk of obesity and diseases, reducing health- care costs and protecting nurs- ing mothers against ovarian cancer and breast cancer, the part of the package. I mean benefits of breastfeeding for it’s amazing how the mommy children and mothers are wide brain works on autopilot, spread. you know, resting the baby’s Yet, policies that support head just right when you’re INTERTWINES breastfeeding — such as paid nursing her or knowing maternal leave and breastfeed- when she is done and of ing breaks — are not available course becoming the burping to most mothers worldwide. To expert in the world.” add to this, breastfeeding is The actress also empha- considered a taboo for many sised that mothers do not people across the world. But need to be apologetic about WITH THE PRESENT women have stepped forward breastfeeding. She also said to break the stereotypes and that there should be more talk about this ‘natural process’ discussion around the subject A city-based artist unveils that every mother goes and no taboo around it. through post giving birth. Stressing on the need to Celebrating international breastfeed a baby for the first about the unexplored facets breast feeding week, B-wood’s versation... as mothers we Mehr that is November 18, six months, the actor said that latest mommy, actor Neha need #freedomtofeed ... #inter- 2018, Neha says, “It’s been a she continues to breastfeed of Indian mythology with his Dhupia launched a campaign nationalbreastfeedingweek little over eight months since Mehr even today, adding “It #freedomtofeed, demanding @freedomtofeed #ItsNotAnAd we embarked on this roller- makes you realise the impor- unique digital sketches to that women should have the (sic).” coaster ride. And there is no tance of a support system and freedom to feed their babies. The video shows various better day than today and no a lack of it.” SREENATH S KURUP On Friday, the actor shared glimpses of Neha kissing Mehr, better time than now to talk After a lot of speculation, a video on her Instagram han- cuddling her, feeding her and about how truly grateful I am Neha Dhupia married Angad rt has always India, you find yakshikas, dle where she was seen breast putting her to sleep. The for all the joy that the little Bedi in May last year and Angad been a favourite who are the guardians of the feeding her daughter Mehr. actress also shared some of her one has brought into our confirmed the speculation that terrain for temple and are more devil- However, the baby’s face has experiences as a new mother, lives. You know, I’m not she was pregnant before they got A mythology and ish in nature. There is yak- not yet been revealed by the including her sleepless nights going to lie, motherhood married. their characters, shika in necklace worn by actress and how she became an expert hasn’t been easy. The sleep- On the work front, Neha but what makes Shoorpanaka which is the Neha wrote, “#free- in burping. less nights, sometimes you’re was last seen in the Kajol’s Soham Bhowmick’s works embodiment of both god domtofeed — an initiative by In the video which begins feeling like a mere food Helicopter Eela and she con- different from others is his and devil.” Neha Dhupia Let’s start a con- showing the birth date of source, but the blues are all tinues to shoot for Rowdies. perspective and layers given Soham has also looked to characters from our own into pivotal characters like myths. With his series of dig- Shikhandi, who is a eunuch ital sketches named Mythya and plays the backbone in Muse, the artist has tried to this epic. Even the garland interpret various layers that worn by Shikhandi has a our mythology has given to story, which made her what CAPTURING EMOTIONS such characters and takes an she is today. ironical stance towards it. The postures given to each Always fascinated by and every character is based mythology and curious on Bharatanatyam, the form about how these stories have of which is also a blend of come up, Soham feels that storytelling and martial arts. ONE LENS AT A TIME the contexts in which the Even the way in which mythology has been penned Draupadi aka Yagsaini, has here are examples given the right opportunity. Vidya Niketan, a basti school aren’t superficial in today’s been given a tilaka with five Witness the aplenty of kids And one such example is in Nandi Nagar. The exhibi- time. marks, denotes to be the from underprivi- Public Spaces, a photography tion is a part of the Teach for “Take the incidence of consort of five. The flowing beauty, leged back- exhibition at Goethe India project. lynching, even in ancient hair confers the vengeance T grounds doing Zentrum organised by more times characters like Sita against Kaurava and her traditions, culture wonders when than 20 students of Khusbow continued on page 10 and Draupadi were subject- pledge that she would only ed to it,” he said, adding, “one braid it after the latter’s elim- and people of must try to be more con- ination. Even the mudra of scious and look forward to her hand denotes self Hyderabad utilising the scriptures than penance. following it.” He has also portrayed a When you enter a temple in south captured by Soham, who has por- fusion of Saraswathi — god- India, you find yakshikas, who are the trayed Shoorpanaka in many dess of knowledge — more than 20 different way says, “The first embodied as peaceful in guardians of the temple and are more thing that comes to mind is nature and Kali — an inde- devilish in nature. There is a yakshika school that she shouldn’t have a pendent force who is not in necklace worn by Shoorpanaka nose. I didn’t want that par- ruled by any societal norms. ticular feature to be charac- “Here, I wanted to show which is the embodiment of both god students in a teristic as there are a lot more that you can be one, and yet and devil layers to her that are unex- perform two different func- SOHAM BHOWMICK photography plored, but we only see her tions.” as an evil woman who want- Another one is the depic- exhibition, ed to snatch someone’s hus- tion of Garuda, giving nec- with him, which is why the organically over time. He band.” tar to his siblings, the ser- background of this character said, “I used to sketch, ‘Public Spaces’, Soham observes that there pents. Whereas, in reality, has been given a dark shade.” doodle and keep observing are stark differences in the eagles and snake are enemies Soham is an architectur- things and have developed reports V south Indian and north by nature. “Garuda is a char- al designer by profession this fascination towards Indian style of attires. “When acter in isolation and has lots and mentions that his inter- mythology from child- SATEESH you enter a temple in south of grey shades associated est for sketching evolved hood.” REDDY 10

Vijayawada Saturday August 3, 2019 what’s brewing?

SHILPA TO MAKE A COMEBACK TO FILMS ctress SHILPA SHETTY will be making a comeback after 13 years with Sabbir Khan's action film, Nikamma. “It feels great. I am ready to Atake that plunge again and looking forward to be back on the big screen. It's a refreshingly unique project. I loved my role, it's something I've never done before. I can't wait for the audience to CAPTURING EMOTIONS see me in a new avatar,” Shilpa said. The actress, who was last seen on the big screen in 2007 in Life In A Metro and Apne, also took to Instagram to share her excitement about the project. “My sabbatical of 13 long years comes to an end. I am so excited to announce that the film you will see me ONE LENS AT A TIME next in is Nikamma,” she posted. continued from page 9 ‘I am feeling nervous before the telecast of To capture the essence of the Sanjivani 2 and my city, the students went to places like excitement is Charminar, Moula Ali and so on overshadowed by my with photography experts. nervousness. It's our first Amita Talwar, founder of Art for Causes, says, “Every year, we come day in front of the up with a different programme to audience through the inspire school children from media and I am underprivileged backgrounds to wondering if the audience pursue various professions.” will accept the show or “Previously, we have conducted not. However, with the painting and music programmes kind of feedback we are and this time we chose photogra- getting, it seems people phy. We took 20 students of are looking forward to the Khusbow Vidya Niketan to various show.’ places in the city to help them learn —Mohnish Bahl photography techniques from experts,” she added. Amita said that the programme spanned eight Sundays in the last three months. She adds, “All cam- eras used by the students are basic. Blazers However, they managed to master candid shots. We deployed five hile Hrithik Roshan is on a happy high with photography experts to help stu- the success of his latest release Super 30, dents learn the nuances of photog- WKangana Ranauts sister-cum-spokesperson raphy.” Rangoli Chandel continues with her rants against him She further said, “We woke up publicly on social early every Sunday and travelled to media. select places in a mini bus. We give In her latest tweet them some time to observe the hinted at Hrithik, places and later tell them to cap- without mentioning his ture whatever they want. Students name, Rangoli has also learned how to respect people alleged that the actor and interact with people about dif- has ruined the biopic ferent cultures and traditions.” of a great human Lazar Souri, a class X student of being. “Khud kala rang the school, says, “I didn't know anything about photography before muh pe laga ke this programme and now I have outdated 90's ki acting learned many things. Here, I am karke, ek itne mahaan showcasing my work which insaan ki biopic kharab explains the importance of water. kardi, sara dhyaan For me, photography is like a fes- Kangana mein hi tival of colours. I interacted with rakhoge toh bhai acting kab karoge? Usko apna guru many people during the event. It mankar, roz uski photo ki pooja kiya kar, ja thodi acting was a great experience and has Previously, we have seekh le. Jadoo kahin ka,” Rangoli tweeted. inspired me to take up photogra- conducted painting phy in the future.” Another student, Swathi Devi and music Poornika, shares, “This pro- programmes and this time we gramme helped me learn how to chose photography. We took interact with unknown people. I JURY TO FIND WHAT KATY OWES want to become an IPS officer and 20 students of Khusbow Vidya urors are set to hear closing arguments before deciding how communicating with people is an Niketan to various places in much Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label owe to important aspect of the job. the city to help them learn Jthe writers of a Christian rap song over her hit, Dark Horse. Photography is a great field where Lawyers of Perry and the rapper, Marcus Gray, will make their final one can express difficult situations photography techniques from cases to jurors and are likely to present wildly different numbers. without saying anything.” experts Gray’s attorneys have emphasised that the tens of millions brought The exhibition is on display till in by the album were used to make and market it. The same jurors August 12 at Goethe Zentrum AMITA TALWAR found that Perry and her five co-writers copied Gray’s 2009 song, FOUNDER, ART FOR CAUSES between 10 am and 6 pm. Joyful Noise with 2013's Dark Horse. FUN TIME

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Vijayawada Saturday August 3, 2019 tollywood Prakash Kovelamudi, Director Harsha Kanika Dhillon split Vardhan zeroed in Certain reports are connecting Prakash-Kanika on Italy as the AN ITALIAN JOB separation with Dia Mirza and Sahil Singha's setting and the parting. While Kanika slammed the reports, Dia weather is apt for SUDHEER took to Twitter to clear the air shooting only FOR elugu-Hindi Filmmaker husband, have been romantically involved during October or he Pioneer earlier reported that actor Prakash Kovelamudi and with each other in the recent past. Sudheer Babu and actor-turned-film- his writer-wife Kanika However, Kanika slammed the reports for March. However, maker Harsha Vardhan will be com- T Dhillon have announced using her name in Dia’s separation from ing together for a romantic action their separation on Sahil. since the actor is T thriller packed with twists and turns Thursday. In an interview With some Bollywood reports indicat- (Dec 11). The film was to flag-off ear- to a Bollywood portal, they revealed ing that Kanika’s closeness with Sahil that they split two years ago much Sangha led to his split with Dia, the writer occupied for the lier this year, but there’s a major change in plan. before they started shooting for Ekta chose to slam such reports. “It’s ridiculous Sources close to the project told us that Harsha Kapoor’s production venture how two individual reports are being inter- rest of the year, is planning to take it in front of cameras next Judgementall Hai Kya, which linked. I have never met Dia or Sahil in March-April. The director zeroed in on Italy as released last week. Kanika wrote my entire life. This is baseless and mali- the foreign shoot the setting and his vision requires the film to be the film, while Prakash, son of vet- cious,” Kanika said. shot in either October or March-April next year. eran K Raghavendra Rao, direct- Dia Mirza too came down heavily on “Harsha has scouted locations in Italy earlier this ed it, thus marking his Bollywood the speculations. “This is to clarify and put will take place May and blocked his favourite places. The , finds weather is conducive to shoot in debut. to rest all kind of speculation that is being next year October or in March, while it is The two, who were married bandied about by a certain section of the impossible to shoot in the other since 2014, emphasised the fact media regarding my separation with NAGARAJ months. With Sudheer Babu occu- that they remain friends and that Sahil. It is most unfortunate to see the level their decision, to go their sepa- of irresponsibility exercised. What is even pied with IndragantiV and Mohana former GOUD Krishna’s thriller rate ways, was mutual. They are more unfortunate is that our colleagues’ badminton player Pullela also open to professional collab- names are being tarnished and maligned Gopichand biopic (with Praveen orations in the future. Prakash by this media. As a Sattaru) for the rest of the year, has also directed Size Zero, woman, I will not October was ruled out,” starring Anushka Shetty, based stand for another informed a highly placed source on Kanika’s script. woman’s name close to the development. Harsha Vardhan It is said that being used so The source further added Kanika and irresponsibly to that Harsha would start filming year, Harsha, who asrecently a circle performedinspector, hasin Sahil perpetuate a lie,” early next year in Hyderabad, Brochevarevaru Raa Sangha, Dia tweeted on followed by the Italian outing. shifted his attention to acting assignments. One Dia Friday. “He will film for 20 days in of the most underrated actors of our times, he Mirza’s Hyderabad before jetting off with has green-lit Trivikram’s film with Allu Arjun for- the team to Italy for a 50-day out- where he will be seen in a full-length role, play- mer ing. The film has a fair dose of com- ing Tabu’s brother in the family entertainer. He has also given his consent to feature in Chinni puter-generated shots and Harsha is Akshara and another new film with planning in such a way that by the Krishna’s time he returns to Hyderabad after fresh faces. “Harsha wants to wrap up his act- wrapping up the European leg, the ing assignments by the end of the year and wants to shift attention to the pre-production of his effect shots are in place. This way there directorial project early next year,” the source wouldn’t be any hassles with the release concluded. date,” the source noted. Sudheer Babu With the project deferred to next Harsha Vardhan will film for 20 days in Hyderabad before jetting off with the team to Italy for a 50-day outing. The film has a fair dose of computer- generated shots and Harsha is planning in such a way that by the time he returns to Hyderabad after wrapping up the European leg, the effect shots are in place. This way there wouldn’t be any hassles with the release dateA SOURCE

VISWANT is Prakash Boyfriend for Hire Kanika Dhillon Kovelamudi erintha and Manamantha fame Ramachandran in the female lead roles while Viswant will be playing the lead role Sivaji Raja and Raja Ravindra form the support- in BFH (Boyfriend For Hire), the ing cast. Written and directed by Santosh muhurat of which was held in Kambhampati, the film, a production venture K Hyderabad on Friday. Producer Yash of Venu Madhav Peddi under Swastika Cinema Rangineni graced the launch ceremo- banner, will go to floors from August 26. Gopi ny as a guest. A new-age roman- Sundar is on board to deliver the musical accom- tic comedy, the film will see paniment. It's a wrap for Malavika Satheesan and George Reddy Pooja n the making for a long time, the first The first look of Sandeep look of George Reddy, featuring Vangaveeti fame Sandeep Kumar, was Viswant Kumar as George Reddy I unveiled recently. A joint production venture between Mic Movies, Sillymonks was released recently, Studios and Three Lines Cinema, the film, directed by Dalam fame Jeevan Reddy, has and Ram Gopal Varma completed its shooting and is presently in post-pro- Malavika Satheesan duction. The film has got Ram Gopal Varma all excited since Jeevan had assisted Varma in the past. took to Twitter to thank “A biopic on the ferocious rebel youth icon George Reddy, who was killed in Osmania Campus in 1972. the cast and the crew Thank you Sandeep Madhav for becoming him, Jeevan for directing and Sudhakar Reddy for filming it. George Reddy amar rahe,” he posted on Twitter. Shot in Hyderabad, Kerala and Medak, the film deals with the mark that George, dubbed as Che Guevara of Osmania University, left on student politics, his ideolo- gies, and the way he led his life before communal elements brutal- ly murdered him in broad daylight. The 25-year-old’s death led to the formation of Progressive Democratic Students movement as a formidable force against fascism Harish forays in the university. Speaking to us earlier this January, Jeevan had said, “George Reddy, as a film, is made to inspire the current generation of stu- dents. Through it, I’m comparing into web space the two periods — the present and the past. Besides, Osmania campus nown for his outings in Prema Ishq maker Rahul Sankrutyan in the past, is helm- is not producing popular leaders of Kadhal and Vaisakham, actor Harish ing it. Harish is extremely happy with Balaji’s late. Why? I’m also going back in Varma is entering the web space. The vision. Spread over eight episodes, with each time to show its brightest face.” K Pioneer has exclusively learnt that a episode running into 18-25 minutes, the idea The likes of Manoj Nandam, lack of exciting feature film stories is to wrap up the series under 40 days. The Meesala Laxman, Chaitanya prompted him to go the digital way. Hyderabad leg of filming will go for anoth- Krishna, Shatru and Jay Kay (Padi The suave actor was desperate to get back in er week, followed by a 20-day outing in Padi Leche Manasu cinematogra- action as it’s been more than two years since he East Godavari. Comedian Sudarshan pher) have played supporting roles faced the cameras. Impressed by the content of will be seen in a key role alongside in the film, which will also see the web series, he felt it was a perfect platform Harish, while Balaji is introducing Marathi actress Devika as George’s for him to showcase his acting chops and prove two new girls. The success of the mother. Satyadev has essayed a a point. “It’s a time-travel drama and has first season will decide its renew- guest role. already gone to floors earlier this week in al,” said a source in the know. Hyderabad. Balaji, who assisted Taxiwaala film- — NG Harish Varma VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | AUGUST 3, 2019 sport 12

Rankireddy-Shetty Bayern renew battle with Dortmund AFP n BERLIN

ayern Munich resume their power enter Thai semis Bstruggle with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday for the German Super Cup with PTI n BANGKOK the Bavarians chasing Manchester City star Leroy Sane to reinforce their squad. ndia’s Satwiksairaj The blockbuster Bundesliga curtain- Rankireddy and Chirag raiser in Dortmund once more pits IShetty qualified for the Germany’s top clubs together after Bayern men’s doubles semifinals but held off a spirited Dortmund challenge to B Sai Praneeth crashed out of land a seventh straight league title on the the men’s singles event at the final day of last season. Thailand Open here on “This is the first title that is important Friday. to us,” said Bayern star Thomas Mueller While Rankireddy and a fortnight before the new Bundesliga sea- Shetty registered a hard- son starts. fought win over qualifiers “The game has a certain explosive- Choi Solgyu and Seo Seung ness. We want to show that we are ready Jae of Korea, Sai Praneeth — we’ll put our all into it.” As defender suffered a straight game Niklas Suele put it, Bayern “want to give defeat against seventh seed a sign” they remain the team to beat in Kenta Tsuneyama of Japan. Germany. After posing some chal- Dortmund have recruited hard, sign- lenge in the first game, Sai ing wingers Thorgan Hazard and Julian Praneeth, who reached the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in a file picture BWF/Fansite Brandt — the latter currently sidelined by semifinals of last injury — and luring Mats Hummels back week’s Japan Open, International court and this has helped us from Bayern to beef up the defence. surrendered 18-21, Challenge and to win crucial points, which And while Bayern added French 12-21 in the men’s reached the semifi- otherwise we have been los- world champions Lucas Hernandez and singles quarterfinals. nals of Denmark ing. Also staying calm and Benjamin Pavard, City winger Sane is the With Sai Praneeth’s exit, Challenge. positive has really worked in marquee player they crave. Sane aggressively following criticism COMAN, GNABRY DOUBTFUL weeks,” moaned Mueller. “This guy Indian challenge has ended The 16th ranked Indians our favour.” from Bayern’s senior figures. Frenchman Kingsley Coman, who Jerome Boateng does us good,” he added in the men’s singles event. will take on another Korean However, it was curtains POTENTIAL CLUB RECORD “We’re all well advised to not talk suffered a recurrence of a serious ankle in his team-mate’s defence. However, the unseeded combo of Ko Sung Hyun and for Rankireddy in the quar- According to reports, Bayern have about players still under contract,” said injury last season, “only” bruised his knee This will be Dortmund’s first key test Indian combination of Shin Baek Cheol in the semi- terfinals of mixed doubles tabled a bid of around 90 million euros sports director Hasan Salihamidzic while against Spurs, Bayern confirmed. after winning six pre-season friendlies — Rankireddy and Shetty finals on Saturday. event as he and Ashwini ($85 million) — which would be a club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge also Fellow winger Serge Gnabry is also including a 3-2 victory over Champions fought valiantly for exactly an Speaking after the match, Ponnappa lost in straight record. criticised Kovac’s bold statement. doubtful with a leg knock, but Kovac indi- League holders Liverpool last month on hour to get past the Korean Rankireddy said, “With every games to bow out of the tour- They have even reportedly pushed On Wednesday, Kovac insisted “what cated both players “will be back soon”. their US tour. rivals 21-17, 17-21, 21-19 in tournament we can see our nament. taking the official team photo back to I said was true” as he still believes in the It will be interesting to see if Jerome They posted a 4-1 win over St Gallen a quarterfinal duel. game is improving. In today’s Rankireddy and September in the hope the 23-year-old will deal with the transfer window to close in Boateng features after coming off the on Tuesday in their Swiss training camp The win was Rankireddy match, we knew if we stay Ponnappa were no match have joined by then. a month’s time. bench against Spurs and missing the cru- with captain Marco Reus scoring their and Shetty’s maiden victory positive and confident till the for third seeds Yuta Head coach Niko Kovac initially Exactly who will line up for Bayern cial penalty in the shoot-out. fourth. over the Korean pair to enter end we can win and we real- Watanabe and Arisa declared “I assume we’ll get him” last at Dortmund is unclear. Bayern are keen to sell the 2014 World “The Super Cup is very important for the semifinal, their first in ly played well in the last two Higashino of Japan, losing weekend, but Bayern have dramatically Bayern fielded mainly reserve team Cup winner, but the club’s desire to move us all — to start the season well and show 2019 on the BWF World points in the end. 13-21, 15-21 in a lopsided dialled back. players in Wednesday’s defeat to the 30-year-old on has irritated the fans what we have planned,” said Reus. Tour circuit. They had earli- “Both of us are making encounter that lasted just 28 Kovac phoned his City counterpart Tottenham Hotspur in the final of their squad. “However, it’s clear neither us nor er won the Brazil strategies for every point on minutes. Pep Guardiola to apologise for recruiting pre-season tournament. “We’ve been going round in circles for Bayern are at 100 percent yet.” KOHLI HASN’T HAD A CHEAT DAY IN 2 YEARS: SHANKER PTI n NEW DELHI

e came in when the Indian Hcricket team was “looking for a fitness culture” and former strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker says his stint has ended with the satisfaction that none of the play- ers would be able to “leave the reg- imen even if they wanted to”. The 50-year-old’s four-year tenure ended with the World Cup. While Kohli was always a “freak” who has not taken a cheat TSITSIPAS REACHES day in the last two years, the Chennai-based professional is most satisfied about the transformation he WASHINGTON QUARTERS has brought in the fitness levels of Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe trains during session PSG/Twitter speedsters Jasprit Bumrah, AFP n WASHINGTON what I'm capable of this season." Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Medvedev and Karen Khachanov give Russia Mohammad Shami. orld number six Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled two top-10 players for the first time since “When I started it was a chal- Wlate but advanced to the ATP Washington October 2010. Mbappe urges lenge to transform the culture, now Open quarter-finals on Thursday by defeating "I'm playing good," Medvedev said. "I want 90 per cent of the team trains very effective in his job. and Shami, fast bowlers clocking Australia's Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). to back it up with some more wins." professionally. There will always be “When you see someone like 145kmph is very heartening to see The 20-year-old Greek top seed took the only Tiafoe said he will skip next week's ATP Neymar to stay one or two in every team who him, it is difficult not to be inspired,” and you have another whole lot break of the match to claim the first set and after Canada Masters Canada after aggravating a foot require the extra push,” Basu, whose said Basu. clocking 140 plus. It can’t happen some tense moments won the tie-breaker when injury in the loss. AFP n PARIS contract with the Indian team ended “His cheat days come once in a overnight. Thompson netted a forehand after 99 minutes at Two lucky losers reached the last eight, includ- on July 30, said. blue moon, I have not seen him take He also picked the cases of the US Open hardcourt tune-up event. ing Slovakia's Norbert Gombos, a last-second rench World Cup-winner Kylian Mbappe urged He also worked extensively with one in the last two years. I am telling Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar “It was kind of tricky at the end,” Tsitsipas said. replacement for South African fourth seed Kevin Ftroubled Brazilian Neymar to stay at Paris Saint- the others including KL Rahul, you that fellow is a freak. There will Jadhav. "I kept doing silly mistakes in the tie-breaker. I Anderson, who withdrew with right knee pain. Germain on Friday as he apologised for sparking Hardik Pandya, Ishant, Dinesh be months together he would go on “Bhuvneshwar bowls at 140 was not happy about it. I made a lot of unforced The world number 137 will next face Aussie speculation about his own future at the club. Karthik and Ravichandran Ashwin. and I would force him to take rest.” kmph consistently, when I came in errors. Nick Kyrgios, who fired 15 aces in eliminating Mbappe, speaking before the Champions The list goes on. Ravindra Jadeja, The Indian teams of the past he was bowling at around 128 "I played great to get break points, then I start- Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 7-5. Trophy against Rennes in Shenzhen, China, said according to him, is a natural ath- were not known for their fitness but kmph. When you talk about spin- ed thinking about it. I didn't identify the right German 122nd-ranked lucky loser Peter Neymar was a key player for the French league-win- lete who knows his body well and under Kohli India has become one ners, with improved fitness, Ashwin occasion to come to the net. Just a little lost." Gojowczyk shocked Canada's Milos Raonic, the ners who are desperate for success in Europe next probably the best fielder in the of the fittest sides around. could bowl 95 overs in a match,” said "I believe I can handle those situations more 2014 Washington champion, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the season. world. “It is very simple. You hit one the man during whose tenure, clear- mature in my next matches." quarter-finals. “Everyone loves him and I love him so much,” Basu decided against continuing and then you hit two. In a team if the ing the yo yo test became mandato- In the quarter-finals, Tsitsipas will meet "Couldn't make it count when it was the most Mbappe said of Neymar, who has been linked with with the Indian team due to family captain sets the example everyone ry. French 10th seed Benoit Paire, who ousted US fifth important," Raonic said. "Just a disappointing per- a return to his former club Barcelona. reasons and says it time for him to starts following, it is tough otherwise. And there were some gifted seed John Isner 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. formance." “I don’t want him to leave the team, obvious- move on to the next phase in his life. And you cannot paint everyone with men like Jadeja who did not need a "He's a very dangerous player," said Tsitsipas Gojowczyk, who had lost 12 of 14 prior ly. I want him to stay. When you think about his “Looking back, I came at the the same brush. lot of attention. of Paire. "He has a big backhand. His serve can matches entering the week, replaced Aussie situation and then he plays very well and he co- right juncture (in 2015). The Indian “They need to buy in, unless “Look at Jadeja, probably the be dangerous. I'll have to be careful. He's very Bernard Tomic, who withdrew with a finger injury. operates with the team you can see what he means team was looking for changes and they buy in there is no way you can most natural athlete in the world and unpredictable." The German has made the most of his oppor- to us.” that was one of the responsibilities be effective as a coach. When they the fittest fielder I have seen in my Tsitsipas, who beat Roger Federer in January tunity by dispatching Russian Andrey Rublev, The 20-year-old Mbappe, who smashed 33 thrust on me, to bring about the cul- started seeing the change, they all life. He is an enigma. The way he on his way to the Australian Open semi-finals, Aussie 12th seed Alex De Minaur and 20th- goals for PSG last season, also doused any linger- ture. To be very honest I was very started embracing it. Now we have moves on the field, he is easily best seeks his fourth career ATP title after crowns last ranked Raonic. ing concerns over his own plans after he talked blessed with a set of boys who were come to a stage, even if they want to fielder by a country mile. October in Stockholm, last February at Marseille Next up for Gojowczyk is British 13th seed about playing “elsewhere” at the French league looking for this change. leave it, they won’t be able to. It is “He is one guy who did things and in May at Estoril. Kyle Edmund, who ousted France's 70th-ranked awards ceremony in May. “When I joined I made a pact ingrained in their system,” said on his own, didn’t spend too much Tsitsipas reached the 2018 Washington semi- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. “I think it wasn’t the right place (to say that),” with myself that I will tirelessly work Basu. time in the gym. He was a road run- finals and a week later became the youngest play- Tsonga, who fired 18 aces, received a wild- he told reporters in southern Chinese city. “I’d like to bring in the much needed impro- There were doubts over the ner and I understood that very early er to ever beat four top-10 ATP players in the same card into next week's event at Montreal. to say sorry to the players who were there, visations and culture to augment the longevity of Bumrah with his unusu- and let him be. So it was all about week before losing to Rafael Nadal in the Canada Also getting a Montreal spot was Britain's because I spoiled the party.” team’s needs. I was very fortunate to al action and his pace partner Shami horses for courses.” Masters final. Andy Murray, who will play doubles alongside It has been a troubled few months for Neymar, work with a coaching and support also broke down way too often. He can’t travel with the team Croatian sixth seed Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Spaniard Feliciano Lopez as he tries to make a sin- who earned a three-match ban after an altercation team which allowed me to make While Bumrah has become the anymore but is always open to Open champion, beat Canadian ninth seed Felix gles return in two weeks at Cincinnati. with a fan as Rennes stunned PSG on penalties to independent decisions with regards number one match-winner in all helping the national team. Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4. Murray, who feared he might never play again win the French Cup in April. to training. three formats in the last two years, “At any point if the country World number 17 Cilic booked a last-eight after January right hip surgery, plays alongside Neymar also missed Brazil’s triumphant Copa “Most of the boys had already Shami has worked hard on his fit- wants me I am there for consulta- date with Russia's 10th-ranked Daniil Medvedev, brother Jamie in a Washington doubles quarter- America campaign on home soil after suffering an worked with me during their under- ness and managed to stay injury free. tion. Let me first relax for a month who eliminated hometown hero Frances Tiafoe final Friday. ankle injury in a warm-up friendly against Qatar. 19 days and it was easy to sell the “It is not only Virat, Bumrah, and then take all life decisions later. 6-2, 7-5. In the joint WTA event, Taiwan's 31st-ranked And the 27-year-old has been embroiled in rape concepts.” DK, Rahul, Ishant, Shubman, every- I have just had two biryanis at a go "He's in great shape. His game is strong. We Hsieh Su-wei became the only seed in the quar- allegations, vehemently denied, which were dis- And having a leader like Kohli body has bought into it now. But I so let me enjoy this phase,” Basu all know what he's capable of when he's in good ter-finals by outlasting Russian qualifier Varvara missed by Brazilian police on Monday for lack of in the side helped him in being more really enjoyed working with Bumrah quipped. shape," Medvedev said of Cilic. "It's going to show Gracheva 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (8/6). evidence. “He is still the same Neymar,” said Mbappe of his team-mate, who trained with the rest of the squad on Friday. “We all know he is in very special circum- Kvitova withdraws from Toronto, Williams seeded stances. However he is training with us and he is still performing his best which is not unusual and AFP n TORONTO Serena Williams is now given a to withdraw from the Rogers Johanna Konta. after all he is a very good player.” top eight seed. Venus Williams will Cup," Kvitova commented. Kvitova has made a remark- Mbappe said he hoped to improve on his 33- wo-time Wimbledon cham- Venus Williams will take take the available "My forearm injury is con- able comeback to tennis after goal tally next season, adding that Qatar-owned Tpion Petra Kvitova has with- the available space in the main tinuing to cause some problems being attacked during a home PSG also want to take the elusive next step in the drawn from next week's Rogers draw while a wild card spot space in the main so, on the advice of my medical invasion and robbery in 2016 Champions League. Cup in Toronto after failing to would be handed to Svetlana draw while a wild team, I have made the decision which left her with serious “We’re going to try to win the two national tro- recover from an arm injury Kuznetsova. not to travel to Canada." injuries to her left hand. phies, to not leave matches to chance,” he said. which has dogged her season, Kvitova said in a statement card spot would be Despite pulling out of Although doctors feared she “After that there’s the Champions League, which organisers said Friday. she had pulled out after the left handed to Svetlana Roland Garros, Kvitova went may never play tennis again, she everyone's looking at... we have to take that step. Tennis Canada said in a arm injury that forced her to on to play Wimbledon, advanc- returned to the sport in 2017 and “We’ve found our way blocked the last few statement that the 29-year-old withdraw from the French Open Kuznetsova ing to the last 16 for the first time has since won eight titles, as well years. It’s up to us to find a way to go as far as Czech star's withdrawal would flared up again. in five years where she was as reaching the final of the possible.” mean former world number one "I'm so disappointed to have eventually knocked out by Australian Open in January.