Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 CELEB TALKS 10 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL CHINA’S IMPUNITY MADHURI DIXIT TURNS MAYANK’S RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR COMPLEX PRODUCER FOR MARATHI FILM HIGH RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 1 Issue 345 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY OCTOBER 11, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable VARUN TEJ TO SPORT SIX-PACK ABS FOR HIS BOXING DRAMA { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com Ban Bigg Boss, Tenders on book Salman CM Jagan vows to revamp demands UP BJP MLA e-Procurement GHAZIABAD: An Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA has sought healthcare system in AP a ban on reality TV show 'Bigg portal from Jan 1 Boss 13' for allegedly promot- l ing obscenity and demanded Launches ‘YSR Kanti Velugu' PNS n AMARAVATI Of this Rs 15,000 crore, Rs that its host and actor Salman 3,181 crore of purchases and Khan be booked under the PNS n ANANTAPUR month one district will be Chief Minister YS services was made using e- Chiranjeevi to stringent National Security added for implementation. Jaganmohan Reddy's deter- Procurement system. Around Act. Bhartiya Janata Party Vowing to revamp healthcare From January 1, Rs 10,000 pen- mination to eradicate corrup- Rs 12,000 crore worth pur- meet CM today (BJP) lawmaker Nand Kishore in the State, Chief Minister YS sion will be given to patients, tion and deliver transparent chases and services have not Gurjar has sent a letter to the Jaganmohan Reddy launched who have to undergo dialysis governance is on fast track followed any specific format. PNS n AMARAVATI Union Minister of Information the 'YSR Kanti Velugu' scheme, and Rs 5,000 pension will be with the new policy of e- Rs 2,099 crore was paid for and Broadcasting Prakash which will provide free eye care given to those suffering from Procurement taking wings 4,083 tenders in the name of Former Union Minister and Javdekar claiming that the to the people. paralysis and muscular dystro- from January 1, 2020. goods. An amount of Rs 1,082 Tollywood star K Chiranjeevi reality show currently being The scheme envisages total phy. From December onwards, Under the new system, all crore has been paid for 153 and his actor-producer son aired on Colors channel has revamp of the healthcare sys- a pension of Rs 5,000 per tenders related to purchase tenders in the name of ser- Ram Charan will meet Chief "shattered social harmony" tem. month, or Rs 225 per day will and services will be on e- vices. Moreover, supplies are Minister YS Jaganmohan and promotes "obscenity and Addressing a gathering at be given as post-surgery Procurement portal. The most of low quality. Apart from this, Reddy in Amaravati on vulgarity". The MLA said that the Government Junior allowance during the rest peri- important decision taken by there is no scope for the veri- Friday. According to official the channel is broadcasting the College grounds here on od recommended by the doc- the government is all the gov- fication on quality of supplies, sources, they will invite show at prime time when Thursday, the Chief Minister tors, he said. ernment departments will and there is no question on Jaganmohan Reddy to watch usually families sit together to said that in the first phase of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launches the ‘YSR Kanti Velugu' scheme in Palasa and Markapuram will implement the same format. whether the product is good the latest blockbuster of watch TV. Kanti Velugu scheme launched Anantapur on Thursday have Kidney Research Centres Every year government during payment of bills. Chiranjeevi 'Sye Raa on the World Sight Day here and hospitals and surface water spends Rs 15,000 crore for the The Chief Minister is keen Narsimha Reddy'. This is the on Thursday, 70 lakh school system would be strengthened, purchases and services in all that every tender from govern- first time that Chiranjeevi is students will be screened and l To strengthen l Aarogya Sri health cards he said adding that Network the departments. This amount ment should be public friend- meeting the Jagan after he NOBEL PRIZE in the second phase secondary YSR Aarogya Sri, with full data of the patient will Hospitals will also be strength- is utilised for the purchase of ly, qualitative, transparent, became the Chief Minister. IN LITERATURE screening will be taken up ened and of the Rs 650 core required machinery and other accountability, and corrup- during which further tests and 1,100 vehicles will be given in December. "Before dues about Rs 540 crore were items. tion free. Continued on Page 4 treatment will be conducted be purchased for that, we will empanel 150 cleared. "We have seen that the and spectacles will be distrib- '108' and '104' super specialty hospitals government hospitals are in a uted. services and they located in Hyderabad, Chennai very bad shape. Some of them To strengthen Aarogya Sri, will be pressed into and Bengaluru under the are so bad that surgeries were 1,100 vehicles will be pur- carried out with the help of cell Govt to provide Rs 60,000 chased for '108' and '104' ser- service by next Aarogya Sri scheme from phone flash lights, while rats vices and they will be pressed March in 676 November," the Chief Minister were biting infants and the like. into service by next March in mandals said We will bring in drastic Olga Tokarczuk 676 mandals. YSR Aarogya Sri changes in the functioning of financial aid for Haj pilgrims health cards with full data of the government hospitals and wins 2018 the patient will be given in Sri scheme from November," taking the total to 2,000 and show pictorial comparison PNS n VIJAYAWADA for direct flight from the December. "Before that, we he said. any treatment beyond Rs 1,000 after we revamp the system Vijayawada airport to the Haj award, Peter will empanel 150 super special- The Chief Minister said will be brought into its within three years' time and by People, who have an annual pilgrimage, Chief Minister YS ty hospitals located in more ailments like dengue and purview. A pilot project will 2022 they will wear a new income below Rs 3 lakhs will Jaganmohan Reddy is striving Handke 2019 Hyderabad, Chennai and malaria would be included begin in West Godavari district look." get Rs 60,000 financial assis- to make it possible by consult- Bengaluru under the Aarogya under the YSR Aaroya Sri, and thereafter in April every Continued on Page 4 tance, and those with Rs 3 lakhs ing the airport authorities and STOCKHOLM: The Royal will get Rs 30,000 for the Haj Centre, the minister stated. Swedish Academy of Sciences pilgrimage, Deputy Chief He said Haj volunteers will on Thursday announced two Minister and Minister for take care of pilgrims on behalf Nobel Prizes in literature - one Minorities Welfare Amzad of the government and they will for 2019 and one for 2018. The PPAs caused loss to Basha informed. The Cabinet Minorities Welfare here on be in touch with them till their 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature will grant approval for this on Thursday. return from the pilgrimage. has been awarded to Austrian October 16. Pilgrims have to submit their Officials of Minority Welfare author Peter Handke, while An online application for applications online before Department and Haj volunteers the award for 2018 went to exchequer: Minister Balineni Haj pilgrimage was launched by November 10 online, he said. fronm across the State partici- Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. the Deputy CM & Minister for Arrangements are being made pated in the programme. It is to be noted that 2018 PNS n AMARAVATI crore is the fixed cost paid to award was delayed following the unit irrespective of the sexual assault allegations that Exposing the fraudulent man- quantum of power the State had rocked the Swedish ner in which Chandrababu purchases. That is how the Man dies after Academy. The Nobel Prize in government has signed PPAs at State was paying more amount, Pawan to YSRCP govt collecting literature for 2019 was award- exorbitant rates to benefit his he said. "The State government undergoing ed to Handke "for an influen- coterie, the State government on September 23, 2010 signed support tial work that with linguistic has come out with facts and a PPA with Kudgi NTPC. check-up at ingenuity has explored the figures of Kudigi NTPC where After the bifurcation, pur- Ganga river ‘J tax’, alleges Naidu periphery and the specificity of there were gross irregularities. chase of 360 MW of power was Ayush Hospital human experience," according Energy Minister Balineni allotted to Andhra Pradesh." purification PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM to the judges. Srinivasa Reddy said the PPA In total, the government PNS n VIJAYAWADA was signed at Rs 11.68 per unit has lost Rs. 562.4 crore. Due to PNS n VIJAYAWADA TDP supremo and former when solar wind power was the high cost of electricity at chief minister Nara A man died after undergoing available at Kudgi NTPC, a request has Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan Chandrababu Naidu slammed medical tests at Ayush Infiltrators will Rs 4.80 per unit causing a Chandrababu government did been made to the Central stated that he will support the the YSRCP for tarnishing the Hospital here on Thursday. huge loss to public exchequer. not take the full despatch, but Electricity Department to fight for the purification of the image of the State with their Under the health package, the be thrown out Kudigi Plant has a capacity has taken only 392 MU during exclude the allotted electricity. River Ganga. He called on wrong policies hospital authorities conduct- of 360 MW and the 2019 at the inflated rate. Rs 317 Continued on Page 4 Swami Sivananda Maharaj at The YSRCP government ed check-up. But, after com- of India: Shah Matri Sadan ashram in has been collecting "J Tax" pleting the tests, he came out TULJAPUR: Infiltrators will Haridwar on Thursday, along (Jagan's Tax) from the people and collapsed in be made to leave the country with Waterman Rajendra for services. Slamming the front of the and the National Register of Singh. style of YSRCP governance, hospital. Citizens (NRC) will be imple- FM faces angry PMC depositors, Pawan Kalyan interacted while speaking at a review Doctors of mented for the purpose, Union with Swamy Sivananda meeting of the party here in Ayush Home Minister Amit Shah Maharaj and came to know the Vizag city, Naidu said that Hospital said on Thursday. The BJP says will amend laws if needed details of the fight waged for Chief Minister YS confirmed chief made the announcement the purification of the River Jaganmohan Reddy had that he at a campaign rally here for the PNS n MUMBAI Ganga. Swamy explained that been organising Pulivendula NAD Junction in Vizag city on breathed his last. October 21 Maharashtra Matri Sadan has stood as a Panchayat a la Khap Thursday, who gathered in The deceased was identi- Assembly elections."Before we Finance Minister Nirmala platform for the fight for the panchayat. bTDP leaders by ignoring the fied as Gopikrishna. Later, come to ask for votes in 2024 Sitharaman, who faced angry purification. He reminded that Terming the YSRCP gov- focus on governing the State. family members of the (general elections), let me depositors of scam-hit PMC Swamy Nigamanand had ernment as a rowdy govern- Some police personnel are deceased lodged a complaint assure you that the BJP govern- Bank here on Thursday, launched a hunger strike for ment, Naidu said that some also joined hands with the with the Patamata Police ment will make sure every announced setting up of a 115 days and died at the age of people have started extorting YSRCP government to take Station. Police shifted the infiltrator is thrown out of the panel to recommend legislative 33 years. Prof D Agarwal also money in the name of of set- revenge on TDP instead of body to the government hos- country," Shah said. changes to ensure better gov- died for the same cause, tlement in Vizag city, which is protecting the law and order," pital for post-mortem. ernance at co-operative banks. Sivananda Maharaj explained symbol of peace and tranquil- Naidu remarked. Inspector of Patamata police If necessary, the govern- to Pawan Kalyan. He men- lity. Naidu said that some Naidu also alleged that TDP Station said "We registered a TODAY ment will amend the laws gov- tioned that nobody from police personnel have been leaders and activists are being case as suspicious death erning cooperative banks in southern parts of the country trying to threaten the TDP framed under atrocity cases. under Section 174 based on ALMANAC the winter session of are coming forward to support activists, he added. "Everyone knows that the the complaint lodged by his Parliament, she said at a press their struggle. Pawan Kalyan Naidu has expressed his YSRCP government is respon- kin. After getting the report, Month & Paksham: conference. has assured him that he will outrage over the police for sible for the death of TDP we can ascertain reasons for Ashwini & Shukla Paksha After a Rs 4,500-crore scam the minister said the panel will over 70 per cent of its Rs 9,000 stand for the cause. blocking of TDP activists near leader Dr Kodela Sivaprasad. his death." Tithi : Trayodashi: 10:19 pm came to light at Punjab & study the issue and "if neces- crore in loans to near-bankrupt Nakshatram: Purva Bhadrapada: 05:10 am Maharashtra Cooperative sary, in the forthcoming win- realty player HDIL. (Next Day) Bank, the Reserve Bank, which ter session of Parliament itself, Irate depositors gathered Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start put curbs on withdrawal of we will be bringing in any outside the BJP's office in funds from the bank, had also amendments which may be south Mumbai ahead of Hotel merchants up in arms against OYO any important work) Rahukalam: 10:34 am – 12:02 pm said that it would examine if necessitated." Sitharaman's press conference. the regulatory framework Concerns exist about coop- When she arrived, they SUMIT ONKA service of OYO earlier. Now, partnership. The hotel man- Yamagandam: 02:58 pm – 04:26 pm needed tweaks. erative banks often becoming shouted slogans, demanding n VISAKHAPATNAM the remaining 43 hotels in the agements are looking for a new Varjyam: 09:25 am – 11:13 am Sitharaman said a commit- fiefdoms of politicians or other that their money should be city have decided not to allow platform for their hotels. Gulika: 07:39 am - 09:07 am tee of secretaries of Economic influential persons, giving a returned to them. With the tourism season rooms to any visitors, who A member of association G Good Time: (to start any Affairs and Financial Services, go-by to banking regulations Sitharaman and a few of the round the corner, tourists and booked rooms on OYO plat- Srinivas said, "The OYO is not important work) Rural Affairs and Urban and leading to soaring of bad depositors went inside and visitors on their trip to Vizag form in advance. paying us the money, and ulti- Amritakalam: 08:11 pm – 09:59 pm Development ministries and a loans and putting in peril had a brief conversation. may face trouble if the rooms This would create a problem mately tourists are facing trou- Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:39 am – 12:26 pm deputy governor of the RBI depositors' money. Many "I heard them about their are booked from OYO. The for those who booked the ble. We do not want to trou- would be formed. cooperative banks have failed problems and explained to Visakha Hotel Merchant rooms on OYO in advance. ble the tourists for the compa- VIJAYAWADA Through this committee, in the last two decades, and them that multi-state cooper- Associations have decided not Earlier, some of the tourists ny's mistakes and allotted the the government intends to PMC Bank is among the ative banks...are regulated by to allow those customers, who have also faced trouble, as rooms. As we demanded that WEATHER "understand and take neces- largest such banks. the RBI," she later said, adding booked the service through some hotels denied allotting the OYO pay the pending Forecast: Thunderstorm sary legislative steps to prevent After the scam came to light that the government's role is OYO. the rooms for a while. This is amount to end the terms, they Temp: 32/24 such things from happening in last month, the RBI capped limited. But she assured that The association alleged that from Gajuwaka to Rushikonda due to the issues between have started charging us under Humidity: 80% the future, empower the regu- withdrawals from the bank at she will speak to RBI Governor OYO management is cheating in the city. Out of 55, about hotel management and the various sub-clauses. The actu- Sunrise: 06.08 lator better," she said. Rs 1,000 and later increased it Shaktikanta Das and convey the hotels by cutting money eight hotels are partnered with OYO. Now, ahead of tourism al agreement is to provide 15 Sunset: 05.57 Stating that she is not pre- to Rs 25,000 following protests the "urgency and distress" of under various sub-clauses. OYO under flagship model by season to Visakhapatnam, the to 18 per cent commission to Current Weather Conditions suming that there are short- by depositors. the depositors. There are about 55 hotels handing over the hotel to hotel managements have the OYO, but they are charg- Updated October 10, 2019 5:00 PM comings in the present laws, The bank had allegedly lent Another report in Page 5 enrolled with OYO starting OYO, four other hotels quit the decided to quit from their ing us nearly 40 per cent." VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 vijayawada 02

TS to KRMB: ‘Gandhian principles key to AP using TTD Board now an epicentre excess water eliminate problems in society' PNS n HYDERABAD of politics, alleges Devineni PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The Telangana Irrigation Department officials have PNS n VIJAYAWADA Damodaram Sanjivayya informed the Krishna River National Law University Management Board that the Being in revered post, TTD organised a seminar on Andhra Pradesh had used Chairman YV Subba Reddy is Thursday on 'Gandhiji's Nai water in excess of its alloca- making political settlements Talim' in commemoration of tion from Potireddypadu, though he was not supposed to the Mahatma’s 150th birth KC Canal, Nagarjunasagar do, alleged former Minister anniversary. Left Canal and the Krishna Devineni Umamaheswara Ganta Gauri was the chief Delta Project System. Rao. guest. The seminar was The officials from Speaking to the media here inaugurated by Vice-chan- Telangana raised the issue in on Thursday, he opined that cellor Prof Surya Prakash a meeting of the Krishna TTD where he spoke about River Management Board has become an epicentre of n Gandhiji and quoted that "to held here on Thursday. YSRCP activities. Speaking Former Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao alleged that conducting annaprasadam in the achieve the goal of indepen- Dr Ganta Gauri, a reputed scholar specialising on Gandhian Studies, at a However, officials from further, he pointed out that name of party is not allowed at Swarna Kuteer, as it is against tradition, but YV Subba Reddy is dence, non-violence and seminar on ‘Gandhiji's Nai Talim' in commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi's Andhra Pradesh did not conducting annaprasadam in using Swarna Kuteer as his office cum residence, which is not correct honesty were the instru- 150th birth anniversary in Visakhapatnam on Thursday agree with Telangana's con- the name of party is not ments that Gandhiji had n While speaking about Polavaram and n Targeting Finance Minister Buggana tention with the exception of allowed at Swarna Kuteer, as it chosen". n drawal of water from NSP is against tradition, but YV Pulichintala project works, he said "In the Rajendranath Reddy on the sorry state of affairs He also stated that the life The idea of green politics, Vice-Chancellor Left Canal. Subba Reddy is using Swarna past four months there is no concrete work of the State, he wanted to know why the former journey of Gandhi is an which is gaining importance Andhra Pradesh also Kuteer as his office cum resi- was done at the Polavaram project. Not even was tight-lipped. Where he had gone? He inspiration to every person today was initiated by Gandhiji Prof Dr Surya sought release of 150 TMCft dence, which is not correct. a single cement bag was used at the pointed out that banks are rejecting to grant and inculcating his princi- with a fore thought to save Prakash said of water for the upcoming He demanded that YV Pulichintala project" loans to the State due to its inefficiency" ples to our life is Nai Talim, environment and to create a Yasangi crop season while Subba Reddy vacate the which states that knowledge sustainable development, said that "to achieve Telangana said it requires 79 Swarna Kuteer and hand it and work are not separate. Dr Ganta Gauri, a reputed the goal of TMCft of water for the crop over to the TTD immediate- While talking about YSR Kanti Velugu, he Polavaram project. Not even a The chief guest Ganta scholar on Gandhian Studies season. The KRMB is ly. Furthermore, "What about single cement bag was used at Gauri, a reputed scholar on independence, expected to issue its orders Pink Diamond? Why Vijayasai stated that Naidu had conducted eye the Pulichintala project," he Gandhian Studies, spoke n She quoted that the on water releases on Friday. Reddy and Jaganmohan tests for 67 lakh prople in the name of pointed out. about the relevance of concept of "customer is God" non-violence and With respect to the usage Reddy are keeping mum on While talking about YSR Mahatma Gandhi's ideology was firstly coined by Gandhiji of water so far, it was decid- it?, he questioned? Targeting Eye-Centre scheme, now Jagan was Kanti Velugu, he stated that N in today's world, where she honesty were and he being an epitome of ed that the Engineers-in- Finance Minister Buggana giving unnecessary publicity in the name Chandrababu Naidu had con- quoted that" In today's world the instruments Chiefs of the Irrigation Rajendranath Reddy on the ducted eye tests for 67 lakh of of terrorism, intolerance and ideas and a symbol of virtue Departments of the two sorry state of affairs of the of the Kanti Velugu scheme people in the name of Eye- social injustice the adoption had always stated that "my life that Gandhiji States would meet on State, he wanted to know why Centre scheme, now YS of Gandhian principles is my message" which stood as October 15 to discuss the former was tight-lipped. Jaganmohan Reddy was giving would serve a remedy by truth inspiring every individual had chosen" the issue along with the Where he had gone? He point- to its inefficiency". While works, he said "In the past four unnecessary publicity in the eliminating all the problems working manuals for the ed out that banks are rejecting speaking about Polavaram months there is no concrete name of the Kanti Velugu in the society". two States. to grant loans to the State due and Pulichintala project work was done at the scheme. She stated that the idea of stood as truth inspiring Bayola Kiran, assistant pro- green politics, which is gain- every individual. fessor, further spoke about ing importance today was Additionally she quoted that Gandhian principles for initiated by Gandhiji with a his very own biography "my today's lawyers where he fore thought to save envi- experiment with truth" stat- said that a lawyer is someone High convenience ronment and to create a ed 'truth according to me is who stands up for a cause sustainable development. really free from slightest and the work of Mahatma She quoted that the con- taint of evil. Gandhi in freedom struggle cept of "customer is God" The seminar further wit- makes Gandhiji stand as the charges by taxi was firstly stated by Gandhiji nessed with Lakshmipathi best lawyer that India has and he being an epitome of Raju's lecture on Gandhiji ever seen. ideas and a symbol of virtue following the non- violence By working for a right aggregators irk users had always stated that "my method as an instrument to cause, this it is invoking life is my message" which achieve independence. Gandhiji in every person.

PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Apart from the trip Minister for Tourism M Srinivasa Rao and others attending YSR Kanti Velugu The hidden convenience fare, every user is programme at Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam on Thursday charges being collected by taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola being charged Rs 100- from the passengers for a ride to or from the city airport has 130 extra as tolls, drawn severe criticism from the surcharges and fees YSR Kanti Velugu to service users. Apart from the trip fare, from passengers every user is being charged Rs 100-130 extra as tolls, sur- 15 minutes to walk and reach benefit 13 lakh students charges and fees from passen- the Uber pick-up point from gers. Transport companies like the arrival gate. Apart from the Uber claim that they need to inconvenience that is caused, I pay convenience fee for the air- need to shell out more money in north Andhra port rides. for no reason. I take the other PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM schools as well as private "I took an Uber ride last route, which does not have any educational institutions. In month from Vizag airport to toll gates, hence, I still do not Marking the World Sight the first phase, preliminary Desapatrunipalem. The bill understand why should I pay Day, YSR Kanti Velugu eye screening would be con- was charged Rs 419 for the ride the extra amount? Frequent scheme was launched across ducted on Class V to Class X (Trip fare Rs 304 and tolls Rs users need to come together the State on Thursday. Eye students for a week. Children 115). Since repeated attempts to and file a consumer check-ups will be conducted found to be having vision call Uber and messages to Uber case."According to the airport for all people in north defects would be given treat- through Twitter did not yield official, "Uber cabs are only Andhra region. ment in the second phase. any response," said Ravikanth, allowed to drop passengers Initially, schoolchildren The second phase of the who brought up the on the into the Vizag airport, but are will undergo the screening scheme will be held in Uber application. not allowed to pick up from test. About 13 lakh students November and the third In his post, Ravikanth, wrote, inside airport. Uber cabs can in north Andhra region will phase will start from "Although Vizag airport does pick up their passengers only be covered under this pro- February 2020 to January- not collect any charges and from the pickup point, which is gramme. end of 2022 when the rest of there are no tolls on my way to almost one km from the arrival After launching the the people will be covered in the destination, why have I been gate. This is because Uber had scheme at Gajuwaka High a three-year period. In charged extra money?" not participated in the tender School, Minister for Tourism Visakhapatnam district, over Responding to the query, process of Vizag airport." Muthamsetty (Avanthi) 6.16 lakh students will be Uber responded through the "While Ola had participat- Srinivasa Rao said the gov- covered in 5,268 schools. app, by stating, that, "An airport ed and won the bid, they are ernment would spend Rs 560 Similarly, the programme convenience fee of Rs 57.75 is paying the licence fee to pick up crore to conduct preliminary covers 3.10 lakh students applicable during airport rides passengers from the arrival eye check-up, provide specta- studying in 3,445 schools of to Visakhapatnam airport gate. Uber is not paying any cles and perform surgeries to Vizianagaram district and (pickup/drop) from 12 am to charges to the airport," he all the needy free of cost. He 3.69 lakh students in 3,894 11.59 pm. Parking fees, CESS added. urged every parent in the schools of Srikakulam dis- fees and other relative taxes that O Naresh Kumar, Vice-pres- State to bring their child for trict. Speaker Tammineni need to be paid to the airport ident of APATA, said, "This is the eye check-up. Sitaram launched the scheme are included in this fee. As this a clear indication of exploitation With coordinated efforts at Narasannapeta in is a fee that is passed on to the of passengers. A meeting will be from all government depart- Srikakulam district in the airport's authorities, we are held with MP MVV ments, eye check-ups will be presence of Minister for unable to compensate you for Satyanarayana and the airport conducted at government Roads and Buildings the same." director, along with the Uber Dharmana Krishna Das on Another frequent traveller, K representatives to bring out a VIJAYAWADA the same day. Sathish, said, "It takes more than solution." BULLION RATES GOLD ` 38, 472 (10 gm) South Zone Inter-University ` 90 SILVER ` 45, 960 (1kg) ` 140 Women Tennis Tourney begins PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM tournament Organising CHICKEN Secretary RATES `/KG South Zone Inter- Dr.K.Ramakrishna Rao University Women Tennis participated in the event. Dressed/With Skin `136 Tournament-2019 was Nearly 200 players, 60 Without Skin `155 inaugurated by noted mangers and officials from Broiler at Farm `94 Indian tennis player, 45 Universities are taking Arjuna Awardee Saketh part in this mega tourna- Myneni here on Thursday ment from the Southern EGG at GITAM Deemed to be States of India. `/ University campus. The Association of RATES 100 GITAM Vice- Indian Universities (AIU) HYDERABAD 411 Chancellor Sports Board is organising VIJAYAWADA 422 Prof.K.Sivaramakrishna, the tournament on Noted tennis player and Arjuna Awardee Saketh Registrar Knock-out-basis follow- VISAKHAPATNAM 420 Myneni releasing baloons to kick-off South Zone Prof.KVGDBalaji, GITAM ing the latest International RETAIL PRICE `4.22 Inter-University Women Tennis Tournament-2019 Joint Secretary Tennis Federation (ITF) (IN VIJAYAWADA) in Visakhapatnam on Thursday M.Bharadwaj and the rules.

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VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 vijayawada 03 CM BLESSES NEWLYWEDS BJP leaders to visit Naidu indulging in mud-slinging, Polavaram today alleges Ambati PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA l Official spokesperson of YSRCP and Sattenapalli MLA The YSRCP and TDP are at Opposition Leader N Ambati Rambabu alleged loggerheads on the Polavaram Chandrababu Naidu is unable project and their leaders are to digest the defeat of his that it was the TDP leaders, levelling allegations against party, observed official who had hushed up the the Vanajakshi issue Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at the reception of Rishika, daughter of Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharitha and each other time and again. It spokesperson of YSRCP and seems the BJP has joined the Sattenapalli MLA Ambati Dayasagar, at CK Convention Hall in Mangalagiri on Thursday l They also diluted the bandwagon and targeting both Rambabu. the parties and its chief Kanna Addressing a press confer- case against the party leader Kesineni Nani when Lakshminarayana announced l ence at the party's central Spl dy collector in ACB net Special trains that a team of leaders will pay BJP State President Kanna office in Tadepalli, near here, he had behaved in an a visit to the project site on Lakshminarayana stated that Kanna opined that on Thursday, he said the TDP unruly way with the then PNS n VIJAYAWADA Special Deputy Collector for clear rush Friday. they came to know that that whether there president is feeling that the Transport Commissioner Somasila project, Atmakuru, Taking on TDP and YSRCP machinery from China would is a benefit with people had done wrong by Balasubrahmaniam Special Deputy Collector (Land and as RDO of Kavali. A house VIJAYAWADA: In order to governments, the BJP State be used instead of German defeating him. Acquisition) of Telugu Ganga site in Koturu village in Nellore clear extra rush of passengers, President alleged that there was machinery. Not only the reverse tendering or Commenting that Naidu is Project, Nellore, was arrested by rural, one acre agriculture land two special trains will be run corruption in the construction savings, but the quality is also not would come to in a peculiar state of mind, the ACB sleuths after at Kandukuru in Prakasam dis- between Secunderabad - of Polavaram project during important for the Polavaram the fore only after Rambabu said there would no unearthing assets dispropor- trict are in the name of the taint- Kakinada Town - the TDP tenure. project, he cautioned future for TDP if Naidu fails tionate to his known source of ed officer. Secunderabad (Via Kazipet, Continuing his tirade the completion of to mend his ways. He said the income. ACB teams raided his G+2 house in Nellore, open Rayanapadu, Eluru). against the YSRCP govern- l He further stated that on the Polavaram TDP chief is unable to bear the properties in Nellore and found plot in Gundlapalem, open plot Train No. 07461 ment, he opined that that October 13, the AP BJP team exit of many party leaders. documents of properties, banks' in Tullur (Guntur district), agri- Secunderabad - Kakinada whether there is a benefit with will meet Union Minister for project He alleged that it was the details and cash, gold at resi- culture land in Kandukuru, town special train will depart reverse tendering or not would TDP leaders, who had hushed Water Resources Gajendra dence. four acres in Bhogasamudram Secunderabad at 20:45 hrs on come to the fore only after the will meet Union Minister for up the the Vanajakshi issue. Mannam Lakshmi are in the name of the wife of the October 12 and arrive in completion of the project. Singh Shekhawat and will Water Resources and will They also diluted the case Narasimham, who joined ser- accused. G+5 shopping com- Kakinada town at 06.00 hrs Speaking to the media in explain the status of the explain the status of the pro- against the party leader vice as Village Development plex in Kavali, two open plots in on the next day. In the oppo- Guntur on Thursday, he project to him ject to him. BJP President has Kesineni Nani when he had "The Chief Minister Officer of Panchayat Raj Nellore is in the name of the son site direction, Train No. informed that the BJP team suggested to Chief Minister YS behaved in an unruly way Department, Prakasam district of the accused. 07462 Kakinada town - will visit the Polavaram project German machinery. Not only Jaganmohan Reddy to focus on with the then Transport will not stoop so low in 1989, reached the designation The ACB team has found Rs Secunderabad special train on Friday. the savings, but the quality is getting the dues from the Commissioner to give reply to of Special Deputy Collector in 18 lakhs worth promissory will depart Kakinada town at Kanna Lakshminarayana also important for the Telangana government, as he is Balasubrahmaniam. the due course. Meanwhile, he notes, 650 gms gold and Rs.4.5 20.45 hrs on October 11 and stated that they came to know Polavaram project, he cau- having good relations with Naidu had conducted many Naidu's comments worked as tahsildar in 2002, lakhs cash. He was produced in arrive Secunderabad at 06:55 that machinery from China tioned. He further stated that Chief Minister of Telangana K a 'panchayat' working out made out of Deputy Collector in 2011, the court and sent for remand. hrs on the next day. would be used instead of on October 13, AP BJP team Chandrasekhar Rao. compromises among the party jealousy, fear and leaders during his five-year rule, he said frustration," Alleging that Naidu was Rambabu said indulging in mudslinging pol- Speculations rife over shifting of Secretariat: Dokka itics by harping on 'Pulivendula panchayat', the He pooh-poohed Naidu's n PNS VIJAYAWADA Jaganmohan Reddy's tenure is l Naidu put great efforts and pooled up 34,000 l TDP MLC Dokka he lamented. YSRCP spokesman said claim that the TDP had intro- killing the concept of Amaravati acres from farmers for the construction of the Manikya Vara Prasad He said "The TDP govern- Pulivendula is the symbol self- duced the Village Secretariat Speculations were rife over in a planned manner. ment has planned the project as respect. "Naidu is in frustra- system in 2003. The credit for shifting of the Secretariat and In the recent past, the news capital city, as it is being the centre for all 13 stated that N a self-financed project by sign- tion, it will take time for him closing down belt shops other departments either to was circulated on the in Social districts geographically. Hence, Amaravati Chandrababu Naidu ing pacts with different organ- to come out of it," he observed should go to the YSRCP gov- Mangalagiri or Tadepalli on Media, in which a team of construction was launched with the designs of had selected Amaravati isations, now the YSRCP gov- and said the transparent gov- ernment, he added. social media, the TDP has stat- senior IAS officials reportedly the Singapore government, but the YSRCP as the capital city as it ernment has stated that pauci- ernance of Jaganmohan Reddy "Chief Minister YS ed. submitted a report to the Chief government has stopped all the works abruptly, has historical and ty of funds as the reason for is not to the liking of the TDP Jaganmohan Reddy will not The party has demanded Minister requesting him to shift he lamented cultural significance halting the construction there." chief. stoop so low to give reply to that the State government give the Secretariat from Velagapudi With different statements The YSRCP government is Naidu's comments made out clarification on the news. to Mangalagiri. And the Chief the government give clarifica- as it has historical and cultural districts geographically. Hence, coming from ministers and going ahead with implemen- of jealousy, fear and frustra- Addressing the media at the Minister is in favour of shifting tion on it, whether it is true or significance. Naidu put great Amaravati construction was officials on behalf of the govern- tation of laws in letter and spir- tion," Rambabu said. party office in Guntur on the capital functioning from not. efforts and pooled up 34,000 launched with the designs of the ment, no industrialist is daring it, he said and alleged that Rambabu warned Naidu Thursday, TDP MLC Dokka Velagapudi to Mangalagiri and Dokka stated that N acres from farmers for the con- Singapore government, but the to enter the State, or showing Naidu is claiming that all the that he would have to face Manikya Vara Prasad alleged Tadepalli areas. Quoting this Chandrababu Naidu had select- struction of the capital city, as YSRCP government has interest to invest here, he schemes launched by the another electoral rout if he fails that the government under YS news, Dokka demanded that ed Amaravati as the capital city it is being the centre for all 13 stopped all the works abruptly, alleged. YSRCP government are TDP's. to change his ways. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 vijayawada 04

CAPSULE Implement YSR Kanti Velugu TRS lodges complaint against Cong TAHSILDAR IN ACB NET in all schools: VMC chief Says the party violating model code of conduct in Huzurnagar Vijayawada: Tahsildar of n n Sanjamala in Kurnool district R PNS VIJAYAWADA The VMC Chief PNS SURYAPET take preventive measures to Govinda Singh was trapped by stop money distribution by the ACB on Thursday. The Lakhs of students and people has instructed The ruling TRS has com- local corporate firms and tainted official demanded Rs will benefit out of YSR Kanti officials to plained to Chief Electoral factories to the voter to 5,000 from a farmer for the land Velugu Scheme, VMC implement the Officer that the TPCC pres- favour candidate from a spe- mutation. The farmer has Commissioner V Prasanna ident Uttam Kumar Reddy cific political party. approached the ACB and they Venkatesh has stated. He YSR Kanti had extended Rs 3 lakh for He also urged Election laid the trap. J Rameswara launched the scheme at Velugu Scheme construction of Mudiraj tem- Commission to take action Reddy, a farmer of Reddipalli Boyapati Sivaramakrishnaiah ple at Revuru of Mella against firms and factories, village in Sanjamala mandal of School, Mogalrajapuram on to every student Cheruvu mandal in indulging in such activities. Kurnool district, has approached Thursday. required as per the test reports, in the age group Huzurnagar Assembly con- The TRS also lodged com- tahasildar of Sanjamala R VMC Chief Prasanna will really beneficial to the stituency through a compa- In a representation to the Chief plaints with the CEO that the Govind Singh for the land Venkatesh has instructed offi- poor families, he mentioned. of 5 to 15 in all ny - Rain Cements, in vio- Electoral Officer, TRS general Congress candidate N mutation and issuance of e- cials to implement the YSR He explained that the first the schools lation of model code of con- secretary M Srinivas Reddy alleged Padmavathi Reddy cam- Passbook for the land of his Kanti Velugu Scheme to every survey will be carried out with duct. painged in a temple in mother. The lands are located in student in the age group of 5 eye tests, later basing on the In a representation submit- that through Rain Cements, Uttam Mattapally mandal and that the survey No 1216-1, to 15 in all the schools. This report, treatment will be pro- Chary, ANM and Asha work- ted to the Chief Electoral Kumar Reddy gave a cheque for Rs 3 her husband Uttam Kumar Alvakonda village of Sanjamala scheme is meant for eradicat- vided for all those students in ers conducted eye tests on the Officer, TRS general secre- Reddy campaigned in a mandal. ing blindness among the chil- the month of November. An students of the school. tary M Srinivas Reddy lakh to ‘Pancha Pandav Dev Society' church at Dirsincharla village As per the ACB's directive, dren and others by identifying awareness programme will Additional Commissioner alleged that through Rain for construction of the temple in Neredcherla mandal. complainant has given currency the problems in the early stages also be conducted to have (General) Sakuntala, Dy EO S Cements, Uttam Kumar The TRS said both activi- notes, which were laced with itself, he explained. bright light for the students, he Srinivas, head master Reddy extended a cheque of ties were in violation of chemical solution to the Distributing spectacles free of added. Nagaraju, and others partici- Rs 3 lakh to 'Pancha Pandav of the temple, which was Chief Electoral Officer to model code of conduct and accused. Immediately, the ACB cost to students, who are Dr M Priyanka, Dr STN pated in the programme. Dev Society' for construction incomplete. He urged the inquire into the matter and sought action. team entered the scene and tested the fingers of the accused and proved that he has taken the same currency notes as a bribe. Maoist dalam PPAs caused loss to RTC stir intensifies in Adilabad member arrested CONGRESS PNS n ADILABAD LEADER'S SON DIES PNS n KOTHAGUDEM exchequer: Minister Balineni The strike called by the IN CAR CRASH Telangana State Road A 20-year-old CPI Continued from Page 1 public money. "Electricity was public money as energy was Hyderabad: A 30-year-old Transport Corporation (Maoist) member was arrest- purchased at lower cost in purchased at a lower price man, later identified as the son employees has entered sixth ed here on Thursday in As a result of backing down, October, 2019 when com- when compared to previous of a Congress leader, died after day on Thursday. Despite the Bhadradri-Kothagudem dis- 2,289 MU of Kudigi, Rs 274 pared to October, 2018," the year and there is no truth in the car he was driving went Chief Minister talking tough trict, the police officials said. crore was wasted as fixed Minister announced the the allegation that they have out of control and turned turtle on the strike, the employees The police seized 20 gelatine cost and Rs 288.4 crore of details. purchased power at higher at Palamakula village in have intensified their strike in sticks from his possession. A additional power purchase Giving full details, the rates and the small hike was Shamshabad in the wee hours Adilabad district here on special police party and cost was incurred, he said. Minister revealed that the due to the exchange rate, he of Tuesday. According to the Thursday. Several teacher, employees' CRPF personnel apprehend- As per the PPAs made by previous government on said. police, Vinay Kishore, son of G n Tension prevailed as the Tension prevailed at striking employees tried to unions and JACs extended ed him during a vehicle check Naidu with solar and wind October 1, 2018, has pur- On October 3, 2018, 15.7 Srinivas Yadav, a Congress Adilabad district centre and their support to the strike. JAC near R Kothagudem village power plants, the govern- chased 9.92 MU of power at million units of current was leader from Shamshabad, was Mancherial district headquar- enter the depot Convener Goli Shankar, V on Wednesday. ment has reduced the power Rs. 5.99 per unit while on purchased at Rs. 6.58 per on his way from Jillelaguda in ters when the protestors took Madhusudan Rao, and treasur- He said he was working as purchase from Kudgi NTPC October 1 in 2019, 23.1 mil- unit. But on October 3, 2019, his car when the mishap out a rally and tried to enter their demands. He sought the er B Bapu, G Keshanna were an underground 'Dalam' where the cost of a unit cur- lion units of current was pur- the running government pur- occurred. Kishore, who was the bus stop. However, the cops government to come to the res- few among many who were member for the last two years rent is Rs. 3.58. And the gov- chased at Rs. 3.33 units and chased 20.18 million units of alone in the car, lost control when he reached Palamakula, prevented the protesters from cue of the employees by merg- present. under the leadership of a CPI ernment has started to pur- saved Rs. 2.66 on every unit current at Rs.3.41 per unit where the car is suspected to entering the depot. Later, they ing the corporation with it. He As many as 355 services (Maoist) commander belong- chase solar and wind power at compared to previous year. and saved Rs. 3.17 on every have run over a pothole. It continued their protest outside wanted it to withdraw its move including 171 buses owned by ing to the Charla Local Rs 4.84 per unit. By this, On October 2, 2018, 14.15 unit compared to the previous went off the road and turned the depot. They raised slogans to privatise the state-owned the corporation and 184 hired Organising Squad (LOS), the fixed charges of the plant million units of current were year. over, police said. He was against the Chief Minister and public transport system. were operated on various police said.Following his have been increased to Rs 8.2 purchased at Rs. 5.72 per On October 4, 2018, 12.7 rushed to hospital, where he the state government. He urged it to clear arrears routes in Adilabad, Asifabad, leaders' orders, he collected from Rs 1.2 per unit. unit. But on October 2, 2019, million units of current was died during treatment. Meanwhile, the officials have and reinstate the workers who Bhainsa, Mancherial, Nirmal the gelatine sticks from CPI Moreover, additionally Rs the existing government pur- purchased at Rs. 6.56 per The Shamshabad police arranged alternative services to were sacked for launching the and Utnoor depots as against (Maoist) committee mem- 1.26 has been paid for every chased 27.85 million units of unit. But on October 4, 2019, booked a case and are help passengers reach their strike. The leaders declared total fleet of 533, indicating bers and he was going to unit. current at Rs. 2.95 per unit the existing government pur- investigating. The body was destinations. that they would intensify fur- 66.60 percent. They were run hand it over to CPI (Maoist) The minister condemned and saved Rs. 2.77 on every chased 21.6 million units of shifted to Osmania General Mancherial depot's Joint ther if the government fails to as part of alternative public Charla LOS. The arrested the fake news on purchase of unit compared to the previous current at Rs. 3.38 per unit Hospital morgue and was later Action Committee convener fulfill the demands. transportation arranged by person was allegedly involved electricity at a high cost, and year. and saved Rs. 3.18 on every handed over to the family after MS Pasha criticised the gov- They vowed to fight until it government in the wake of the in two murders besides three clarified that the present gov- The State's decision to unit compared to the previous autopsy. ernment for not responding to succumbs to their strike. indefinite strike. other cases, police added. ernment's decision has saved review the PPAs has saved year. HUZURNAGAR BYPOLL Vegetable prices skyrocket in TS CM Jagan Cong to intensify its campaign vows to revamp Heavy rains, TSRTC strike led to the increase in prices healthcare Vijayashanthi likely to participate in the campaign on final days PNS n HYDERABAD It is learnt that Uttam PNS n HYDERABAD the farmers, who sell vegeta- system assigned the responsibility of bles in small quantity, are Telangana Congress is striving making Vijayashanthi to par- Following heavy rains, which unable to commute and reach Continued from Page 1 hard to retain the Huzurnagar ticipate in election campaign to have been lashing the state for the market from far away vil- seat by indulging in rigorous party leader Gali Anil Kumar. the last four days, the prices lages. In such a situation, the Medicare, along with campaign in the constituency. However, Vijayashanthi has of vegetables has increased farmers are left with only one agriculture and education The party is deploying the not yet confirmed. drastically. The rains damaged option to travel via private always are high on the pri- leaders based on the necessity Vijayashanthi failed to answer the crops, which in turn lorries which are already in ority of the government unlike ruling TRS party, which when 'The Pioneer' tried to caused a supply shortage, high demand right now. agenda, he said adding that deployed nearly 1,000 leaders contact her in this regard. according to the vendors. Sarvesh, a senior citizen Handri-Neva will undergo in the constituency. have participated in the elec- On the other hand, Lingam, a local vegetable told, "Today the tomato price modernisation and a paral- TPCC Chief and Nalgonda tion campaign in Huzurnagar Malkajgiri MP A Revanth vendor is forced to sell veg- is Rs 40 to Rs 60 depending lel canal will also come up MP Uttam Kumar Reddy, who by-elections. According to Reddy's programme of cam- etable at almost six times the upon the quality and soon the with a flow of 4,000 cusecs. was the reason for the by-poll party sources, senior leader V paign in Huzurnagar is not yet original price due to the rains prices will rise up to Rs 100 if On Kanti Velugu, he in Huzurnagar, has been striv- Hanumantha Rao will partic- confirmed. According to which have hit the supplies. this situation continues. How said, there are about 2.12 ing hard to ensure the victory ipate in the campaign from sources, Revanth Reddy may "Two weeks ago I sold toma- will the pensioners and old crore people in the State of Congress party candidate October 11. participate in the final stages of toes for Rs 8 or Rs 10 and people buy such expensive with ailments and 80 % of and his wife Padmavathi However, Vijayashanthi, the campaign. It may be today I am selling the same vegetables? The prices are them can be avoided with Reddy. Uttam won from this who is heading the TPCC recalled that Revanth Reddy tomatoes for Rs 60. Heavy raising day by day." precautions. constituency for three times. campaign committee, has not created a tension for a while by rains have damaged the He further added that We have taken up this He is hoping that the Congress yet confirmed whether she announcing his candidate cropped fields. Instead of ten Sarvesh, a senior citizen told The Pioneer, Hyderabad is considered to be scheme with Rs 560.88 will retain the seat. will participate in the cam- Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy lorries, only two are Pensioners Paradise but it crore and will provide tests, Party senior leaders and paign in the Huzurnagar con- before AICC announcing approaching the markets. We "Today the tomato price is Rs 40 to Rs 60 has become so costlier than treatment, surgeries in six district leaders K Jana Reddy, stituency or not. Vijayashanthi Padmavathi Reddy's name. are purchasing it for Rs 50 depending upon the quality and soon the prices any other place, which makes phases spread over three Komatireddy Venkat Reddy is busy with her film shooting Youth Congress state presi- from the wholesaler, and sell- difficult for them to buy years. are also striving hard for the with actor Mahesh Babu. dent Anil Kumar Yadav, who ing them for Rs 60 to the will rise up to Rs 100 if this situation continues expensive vegetables. The In the first phase, 70 victory of Padmavathi Reddy. According to sources, TPCC is member of campaign com- retailer. Same goes with the hiked vegetable prices have lakh students studying CLP leader Mallu Bhatti chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy mittee, held a Youth Congress prices of onions too. We sold 60," said Lingam. prices is the Telangana State put consumer budgets in dis- 62,503 schools would be Vikramarka, Ponnam is trying to deploy her in elec- meeting at Huzurnagar on it for Rs 15 a few days ago and He further stated that the Road Transport Corporation array as the prices have hiked screened from October 10 Prabhakar and others also tion campaign. Thursday. now we are selling it for Rs other cause of the soared (TSRTC) strike due to which within two days here. to 16 and in the second phase secondary screen- ing, prescription and distri- bution of spectacles will be carried out from November Mumbai Dabbawalas’ fight fakes in fraternity Cong, CPI extend support to 1 to December 31. From the third to sixth QUAID NIJAMI n MUMBAI phase, primary mass eye n "Luckily, it was only the screening, prescription and In a shocking development, RTC staff, take out rallies distribution of spectacles, genuine NMTBSCT office- the famed Mumbai PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR stir until their demands are met. secondary and tertiary care Dabbawalas launched an all- bearers whom Britain's The protesting employees and management, including out war to weed out a section Prince Charles met in The Congress and CPI have political leaders of Congress cataract surgeries, glauco- of alleged fakes, who infiltrat- Mumbai in 2003, and organised a huge rally in and CPI have raised slogans ma, diabetic retinopathy ed the fraternity to exploit invited them to his Shadnagar town in solidarity to against the government and to one crore people in each their name for their own wedding with Camilla the RTC stir on Thursday. Chief Minister KCR. phase through ASHA vol- vested interests. Parker in 2005. We hosted Addressing the rally, Congress They alleged that the TRS unteers would be taken up. Taking the initiative, the Queen Maxima of The leader and former Minister regime was trying to weaken In all, 1145 Primary Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Netherlands in 2018, and Shankar Rao slammed Chief the spirit of the employees and Health Centres, 195 Suppliers Charity Trust we hold the Guinness Minister K Chandrashekhar staff of RTC by creating sever- Community Health (NMTBSCT), registered in World Record for our Rao and said that the govern- al hurdles and by adopting Centres, 28 Area Hospitals, 1955, and the Mumbai Jevan ment, which came to the power appeasing techniques. The CPI 13 District Hospitals,11 (left) A dabbawala is getting ready to deliver lunch to his customers in Mumbai (right) Britain's Prince Charles shaking work. We have all the Dabe Vahtuk Mandal hands with dabbawalas during his visit to Mumbai in 2003 (file photos) with the aid of employees, was leaders accused the government Tertiary Hospitals (MJDVM), registered in 1970, official photographs in our now trying to ride on them for of adopting divide and rule pol- (Including 2 Regional Eye and their authorised organi- Mumbai headquarters for their vested interests. icy and called upon the teach- Hospitals) , 115 Vision sations - Sant Dnyaneshwar any manner whatsoever," elections. Charles met in Mumbai in anybody to verify," said He came down heavily on ers and other employees organ- Centres, 13 District Jevan Dabe Vahatuk Mandal their lawyer Amol V Sutrale NMTBSCT official 2003, and invited them to his NMTBSCT Chairman Ulhas the TRS leaders and govern- isations to come forward to lend Blindness Control Societies (Mulund), Bhimashankar said in a public notice on spokesperson Ritesh wedding with Camilla Parker S Muke ment and exhorted the RTC a supportive role to the stir of and 117 Registered NGO Jevan Dabe Vahatuk Mandal Thursday. The move came as Shantaram Andre dismissed in 2005. We hosted Queen employees to intensify their the RTC employees. Hospitals are being (Grant Road) and Ghatkopar a bombshell on a day when this outright, terming it as "a Maxima of The Netherlands involved in the pro- Jevan Dabe Vahatuk Mandal the Mumbai Dabbawalas unilateral, unauthorised move in 2018, and we hold the ed to expose these fakes who gramme. (Ghatkopar), hit out at least Association (MDA), which by a handful of fraudulent Guinness World Record for have allegedly been cornering The Chief Minister, in a dozen-odd masquerading as includes Subhash Gangaram elements", which has our work. We have all the huge chunks of funds Chiranjeevi to meet CM today order to implement the the 'asal' (original) Talekar, one of the persons absolutely no backing of the official photographs in our received from various quar- Continued from Page 1 invitation. scheme with no obstacles, Dabbawalas, ostensibly for targeted by NMTBSCT- larger tribe of Mumbai Mumbai headquarters for ters for the welfare of the tif- It may be recalled that The film is a portrayal of the has instructed the officials both glory and gratification. MJDVM - made the grand Dabbawalas, and urged the anybody to verify," NMTB- fin-carriers "which belongs to Telangana Governor Tamilisai biography of early freedom to set up task force com- "Barring these organisa- announcement that "the political parties "to beware". SCT Chairman Ulhas S. the real Dabbawalas toiling in Soundararajan watched fighter Uyyalavada Narasimha mittees in the districts. tions, no other person, or Dabbawalas will support the "Luckily, it was only the Muke told IANS. all weathers ferrying tiffin Chiranjeevi's first historical Reddy. It was directed by The committee will look entity is authorised to speak ruling Bharatiya Janata Party- genuine NMTBSCT office- He said the NMTBSCT boxes and earning global film, along with her family Surendar Reddy and produced after proper implementa- for, or represent my clients in Shiv Sena" in the October 21 bearers whom Britain's Prince and MDJVM have now decid- laurels". members, upon the actor's by Ram Charan. tion of the scheme. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 nation 05

‘Delhi govt's free- SHORT READS power scheme an Rahul pleads example of smart governance’ not guilty in PNS n NEW DELHI The Delhi government's free- defamation case electricity scheme will be an example of "smart gover- PNS n SURAT nance" as it is encouraging The court, while Delhiites to reduce their Congress leader Rahul admitting the power consumption, Chief Gandhi, who had been abroad Minister Arvind Kejriwal for few days, on Thursday suit, had held I-T raids ex-Karnataka dy said on Thursday. appeared before a magisterial that there was a CM's residence, others In August, the Aam Aadmi court here and pleaded not prima facie case Party government had guilty in a criminal defamation in tax evasion probe announced free-electricity of case filed against him for his of criminal up to 200 units for domestic "why do all thieves share Modi defamation BENGALURU: The Income Tax consumers and later extend- surname" remarks. against the Lok (I-T) Department on Thursday Kovind presents President's ed the scheme to tenants Gandhi appeared before the conducted raids at premises residing in the national cap- court of Chief Judicial Sabha member linked to former deputy chief ital. Magistrate B H Kapadia and from Wayanad minister of Karnataka G Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal pleaded not guilty when asked Parameshwara and others in said residents of the city were by the court whether he connection with a multi-crore Colours to Army Aviation Corps trying to consume less than accepts the charges, levelled grateful for the love & support tax evasion case linked to the 200 units of electricity to against him by BJP legislator of the Congress workers who NEET exams, officials said. A PNS n NASHIK tier for the Corps since 1984. avail the benefit. from Surat-West, have gathered here to total of 30 premises are being covered in the raids and a The President, who is also the Routinely operating at over He further claimed that 14 Purnesh Modi. express their solidarity President Ram Nath Kovind on 20,000 feet in challenging lakh consumers in the city After Gandhi's with me". team of around 80 I-T officials, Thursday presented the pres- supreme commander of the armed conditions, the highly skilled who consumed less than 200 plea was In his com- apart from police personnel, are undertaking the searches tigious President's Colours to forces, awarded the Colours at a and motivated pilots of the units of electricity received recorded, his plaint, the BJP at various locations in the the Army Aviation Corps at a Corps have carried out service zero bill. lawyers legislator had state and some places in ceremony here and lauded the grand ceremonial parade held at the in Operation Meghdoot. "The free-electricity moved an alleged the Combat Army Aviation Training School Rajasthan, they said. The wing for serving the nation The Army Aviation Corps scheme of Delhi is going to application Congress leader department took the action as with dedication. at Nashik Road has been conferred with two be an example of smart seeking per- had defamed the part of its probe to check The president, who is also Maha Vir Chakra, 16 Vir governance. Every family is manent entire Modi alleged irregularities in the the supreme commander of the Chakra, 13 Shaurya Chakra, now trying to consume less exemption community with conduct of NEET exams in two armed forces, awarded the Corps through dedication and soldiers. In my capacity as the 115 Sena Medals and 45 than 200 units after 14 from personal his remarks, made medical colleges run by a trust Colours at a grand ceremoni- worthy contribution both dur- Supreme Commander of the Mention in Despatches. lakh families received zero appearance. When during the Lok Sabha in Tumkur city. Parameshwara al parade held at the Combat ing war and peace. Armed Forces, I dedicate this Kovind arrived here on amount bills. People are Modi's lawyers raised campaign this year. is stated to be the chairman of Army Aviation Training School Kovind lauded the Army visit to the armed forces of our Wednesday night as part of his also getting benefits of free objection to the exemption The court, while admitting the trust identified as Shri at Nashik Road. Aviation Corps and for their country," he said. visit to Maharashtra, Karnataka electricity and they will plea, the court said it will the suit, had held that there Siddhartha education trust.A "The Indian Army and the immense contribution towards The Corps is a successor of and Gujarat from October 9 to now start saving electrici- decide on the plea on was a prima facie case of case of alleged forgery in the nation are proud of you," he nation-building. erstwhile Air Observation Post. 13. ty," Kejriwal tweeted in December 10. criminal defamation against NEET exam by impersonation told the Corps members dur- The 32-year-old Corps has Raised on November 1, 1986, Later on Thursday, he will Hindi. The court said Gandhi is the Lok Sabha member from and alleged illegal payments ing his address on the occasion. excelled in all spheres and the Corps has lived up to the reach Karnataka to attend the There are around 48 lakh not required to remain present Wayanad. made to secure seats is the Presentation of the President's proved its mettle in various motto of Swift and Sure and birth centenary celebrations domestic consumers in the during the next hearing on At a campaign rally at Kolar trigger of the I-T action, they Colours is an acknowledg- operations, he said. This peri- participated in various opera- of Maharaja Sri Jayachamaraja national capital. that date. in Karnataka on April 13, said. ment of the meritorious service od has been replete with tales tions. Wadiyar of Mysore. Under the scheme, people In a tweet, the Congress Gandhi had said, "Nirav Modi, rendered by the Army Aviation of heroism, honour and glory The Corps proved its com- On Friday, he will lay the consuming electricity leader said, "I am in Surat Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi... Corps over the years. in various operations, he bat credentials during foundation stone for the cam- between 201 units and 400 today to appear in a defama- how come they all have Modi ‘City Walk' festival in The honour is a visible sym- added. Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka. pus of JSS Academy of Higher units are eligible to avail 50 tion case filed against me by as common surname? How bol of excellence and has been "It gives me immense plea- The Siachen Glacier has been Education and Research at per cent subsidy from the my political opponents, des- come all thieves have Modi as MP to attract tourists earned by the Army Aviation sure to be present amid my sky the ultimate operational fron- Varuna Village, Mysuru. government on their bills. perate to silence me. I am common surname?" BHOPAL: Tourists can now get a feel of Madhya Pradesh's rich culture and heritage by being part of the month-long 'City Nadda given Mumbai-Amritsar- Walk Festival' starting on Saturday, an official said. 'Z' category ‘BJP-led govt in Maha worked for poor’ Stansted Air Over 100 walks will be conducted by the Madhya security PNS n PUNE our government came to enough. We will have to pro- the saffron alliance is bound "When our government Iindia flight Pradesh Tourism Board across power five years back, we vide water for farming to come back to power. came to power, the ranking of 11 cities during the festival, PNS n NEW DELHI Asserting that the BJP-Shiv worked for the poor, down- through sustainable irriga- "If you elect him, several Maharashtra in education was covering themes like art, . Sena alliance will once again trodden, tribals, minorities, tion. During the five years, we projects will gain momentum 16 or 18, but in the last five from Oct 31 culture, heritage, history, food, BJP working president J P return to power in farmers, OBCs and women, carried out several watershed in the region," he added. years, the state has secured PNS n CHANDIGARH textiles, photography and Nadda has been accorded Maharashtra, Chief Minister and tried to bring about a management projects through According to third position and we will spirituality, he said. with 'Z' category security and Devendra Fadnavis on transformation (in their the Jalyukta Shivar pro- Fadnavis, under the bring it to number one posi- National carrier Air India will "The idea is to familiarise he will be guarded by the Thursday said their govern- lives)," he said. gramme," he said. BJP rule, tion," he said. launch thrice-weekly flights tourists with the rich heritage, commandos of the Central ment worked for the weaker The BJP-Shiv Sena gov- Urging the voters to Maharastra has He added that as the Zilla on the Mumbai-Amritsar- natural beauty, glorious history Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sections of the society and ernment stood behind the elect Sudhakarpant secured number Parishad schools are turning Stansted (United Kingdom) and traditions of round the clock, officials said tried to transform their lives. farmers in the last five years Paricharak, a candidate of one place in digital, more than one lakh route from October 31 to Madhya Pradesh," state tourism on Thursday. He also criticised the oppo- and gave the biggest farm loan Rayat Kranti Sanghatana, business, students, who were earlier mark the 550th birth anniver- board's managing director Faiz The decision has been sition Congress and NCP for waiver, which benefited 50 which is an ally of BJP and employment studying in private schools, sary of Sikhism founder Guru Ahmed Kidwai said in a release taken by the Union Home "not doing anything" during lakh farmers. Sena, from the generation and have got themselves enrolled Nanak Dev, a senior official on Thursday. The walks, which Ministry taking into consid- their 15 years of their rule "But let me tell you that Pandharpur-Mangalwedha health. in ZP schools. said on Thursday. are open to both domestic and eration of the increased threat before the BJP-Sena govern- monetary relief alone is not constituency, Fadnavis said The chief minister added The international flight foreign visitors, will be perception on Nadda, who ment came to power in 2014. that with the blessings of the will connect Amritsar to organised in Bhopal, Indore, has taken the charge of the Fadnavis was addressing a When our government came to power, voters, BJP and Shiv Sena Stansted in London to facil- Ujjain, Gwalior, Panna, Vidisha, ruling party's crucial post public rally in Mangalwedha the ranking of Maharashtra in education alliance will come back to itate Sikh pilgrims visiting Khajuraho, Chanderi, Jabalpur, nearly four months ago. in Solapur district. power and the government Punjab on the occasion of the Burhanpur and Orchha from The BJP working president "Congress and NCP did not was 16 or 18, but in the last five years, will get a chance to execute birth anniversary of Guru October 12 to November 10, he has been accorded with the do anything for 15 years the state has secured third position and we will some big projects, like turn- Nanak Dev, Air India General said. Experts on culture, history 'Z' category security in all except giving false and mis- bring it to number one position ing Maharashtra into a Manager (Marketing and and heritage of the state India basis, a home ministry leading promises. But after —DEVENDRA FADNAVIS, Chief Minister, Maharashtra drought-free state. Planning) Ramn Babu told have been appointed to official said. media here. It will operate on conduct these walks, he added. Monday, Thursday and Saturday, he said, adding that Aircel-Maxis PMC BANK a 256-seater Boeing 787 Journalist killed in dreamliner aircraft will oper- UP's Kushinagar case: ED ate on the route. "Punjabi flavoured food GORAKHPUR:Unidentified challenges bail Sitharaman calms protesters will be served in the aircraft," miscreants killed a 55-year-old he said. journalist by slitting his throat to PC, Karti PNS n MUMBAI loaned over 70 per cent of its The carrier will also start a near Dubouli village in Rs 9,000 crore in advances. direct flight between Kushinagar district on PNS n NEW DELHI Finance Minister Nirmala At the press interaction, Amritsar and Patna from Thursday morning, police said. Sitharaman on Thursday faced Sitharaman said secretaries October 27, he said, adding The victim, Radheyshyam The Enforcement Directorate irate depositors of Punjab and from the department of finan- that a 162-seater aircraft will Sharma, was associated with a (ED) Thursday approached Maharashtra Co-operative cial services and economic operate on the route. local Hindi newspaper, they the Delhi High Court seeking (PMC) Bank, and promised to affairs will be meeting a deputy Gurdwara Patna Sahib in said. Sharma, a resident of cancellation of anticipatory bring in legislative changes governor of RBI soon to look Bihar's capital of Patna is a Siktiya Tola in Hata area of bail granted to former finance for upholding of their interests. into the "shortcomings" of the sacred place for the Sikh Kushinagar, also used to teach minister P Chidambaram The depositors had gathered functioning of multi-state community as it is the birth- at a private school near his and his son Karti in the outside the BJP's office here last month due to weak finan- cooperative banks and see if place of Guru Gobind Singh, village, the police said. The Oppn decries assault Aircel-Maxis case.The plea is ahead of Sitharaman's scheduled cial health, wherein the central any amendments can be made the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. assailants stopped Sharma, likely to be heard by the press interaction in the run up bank has capped the deposit to the laws. The flag carrier airline will who was on his motorcycle, court on Friday.ED has chal- to the October 21 Maharashtra withdrawals at Rs 25,000. "They will discuss legislative also increase the frequency of near Dubouli village in the lenged the September 5 order Assembly elections. PMC is in bad health steps needed to prevent such Delhi-Amritsar-Toronto morning and slit his throat, on Punjab Police of the special court granting The PMC Bank was put allegedly due to its exposure to incidents from happening and flight from thrice a week to they said.Police are probing the the relief to Chidambaram under "directions" by the the near bankrupt realty play- empower the regulator better," daily starting March next matter and trying to ascertain team by villagers and his son. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) er HDIL, to which it has Sitharaman said. year, he said. the motive. PNS n CHANDIGARH ly dealing with criminals like drug suppliers under the Prevalence of blindness in India down by 47 % since 2007 The opposition parties in Congress regime," BJP nation- Punjab on Thursday targeted al secretary Tarun Chugh said. PNS n NEW DELHI with the WHO criteria. the Congress government over He said the police should According to the new definition, a According to the new defi- the brutal assault on police- have taken the sufficient force The prevalence of blindness in person who is unable to count fingers nition, a person who is unable men by villagers in Haryana, to nab the drug supplier. India has come down by to count fingers from a dis- with the saffron party alleging "The Punjab Police is a around 47 per cent since 2007, from a distance of three metres would tance of three metres would be that the incident depicted the brave force and if such inci- according to a government be considered "blind" as against the considered "blind" as against "complete failure" on the part dents happen in which police- survey released on Thursday, earlier stipulation of six metres, which the earlier stipulation of six of the state police in effective- men are thrashed badly, the indicating that the country is metres, which was adopted in ly tackling criminals. criminals will stop fearing the close to achieving the WHO's was adopted in 1976 1976. The BJP said incidents like state police and it will also hit goal of reducing it to 0.3 per The aim of revising the def- this will affect the image of the the image of the most feared cent of the total population by Blindness in the Ministry of ment in India across all age inition is also to be able to gen- Punjab Police which is consid- police in country," Chugh 2020. Health said this house-to- group," Dr Gupta said. erate data which can be com- ered as one of most feared said. In absolute numbers, people house survey was designed to "The prevalence of blindness pared with global estimates forces in the country. He sought formation of a suffering from blindness have generate representative data in India has come down by and achieve the WHO goal of A man was killed and seven committee by Punjab Chief reduced from 12 million in for the sampled districts as well around 47 per cent since the reducing the blindness preva- policemen were injured on Minister Amarinder Singh to 2006-07 to 4.8 million in 2019. as for India. last survey conducted in 2006- lence in India to 0.3 per cent of Wednesday as villagers in suggest measures that need to Also, cataract still remains to Impaired Survey (2019) Sciences of the AIIMS in col- An additional survey was 2007 and the findings of the the total population by 2020, Haryana's Sirsa district clashed be taken to prevent such inci- be most common cause of released by Union Health laboration with the Union conducted between 0-49 years current survey are for blindness Gupta said. with a Punjab Police team that dents in future. blindness (66.2 per cent) fol- Minister Harsh Vardhan, the Health ministry in those aged age group in Jan-Feb 2019 and as defined to be vision of less The survey also found that had gone there to nab a drug The Hirsa incident lowed by corneal blindness estimated prevalence of blind- = 50 years population (93,000) covered 18,000 people in 6 dis- than 3/60 in the better eye," the visual impairment has supplier, an incident that saw occurred at 5 am when the (7.4 pc). Besides this, the pro- ness in the country has come using Rapid Assessment of tricts across various regions of Vardhan said adding the coun- come down by 51.9 per cent to an exchange of fire and the seven-member team of the portion of blindness due to down to 0.36 per cent from Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) India. try is close to achieving the 2.55 per cent as a compared to locals brutally assaulting the Punjab Police was attacked by complications of cataract 1.00 per cent in 2006-2007. method in 31 districts of 24 "The results of both surveys, WHO's goal of reducing it to 2010 levels. The WHO had set cops and torching their vehicle. villagers during a raid at the surgery (7.2 pc) has also The current survey was con- states and Union Territories. in 0-49 age group and in = 50 0.3 per cent by 2020. the goal of lowering the preva- "The incident shows the house of Kulwinder Singh, a increased, the survey revealed ducted over a period between Dr Promila Gupta, Principal years population, were used to India changed its over four- lence of visual impairment by complete failure on the part of resident of Desu Jodha village According to the National 2015 and 2018 by Dr Rajendra Consultant in the National estimate the prevalence of decade-old definition of blind- 25 per cent by 2019 as com- the Punjab Police in effective- in Dabwali. Blindness and Visually Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Programme for Control of blindness and visual impair- ness in 2017, bringing it in line pared to 2010 levels. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Polls to what end? The block elections in J&K are nothing but farcical in the China’s impunity complex absence of political parties except the BJP he Government’s rush to restore normal- cy in the Valley, be it by opening it to Xi’s visit should be used by New Delhi to convey to Beijing in clearer terms that Ttourists or conducting the Block Development Council (BDC) elections, is now so horribly distant from the ground reality that it should decouple its India policy from its sympathies for Islamabad it stands the risk of being counter-productive. Clearly, the concertina wires are now begin- ning to hurt the Government’s own plans and looking like an elaborate scheme of self-decep- tion. The almost 60 days of lockdown, the imprisonment of top political leaders and nota- bles to stifle any dissent on the changed sta- tus of Jammu & Kashmir and the intimidation of civilians by an enhanced secu- rity presence have only bred anger and prejudice. One can understand the VIVEK MISHRA Government’s strategic imperative. Though it has managed to convince the world t is not uncommon to notice the at large of its sovereign right to change the status of Kashmir, it has to dispel death of irony in international diplo- any doubts as to the rationale of that integration and restore democratic rights macy. Most countries, which are in immediately. The international concern over the rights situation in the Valley, be a position to influence internation- it of civilians or their elected representatives, keeps mounting and uncomfort- al or regional orders, have skeletons Iin their own cupboards but they desist from able questions are being asked. Normalcy comes in fits and starts with internet peeping into their own closet. Instead, they and cellphones still down, free movement restricted to numbers, schools, col- look at those of others. The US’ intolerance over human rights elsewhere is noticeable, leges and hospitals just about sputtering to life and the economy ground to a except when it comes to its role in the larg- halt. And the absence of a backlash doesn’t mean there is acceptance. According er West Asian region. to an internal document of security forces, about 100 personnel have been injured Last month, when a US drone strike in stone-pelting protests since the scrapping of Article 370. A unilateral move reportedly killed numerous farmers in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province was expected to result in sound and fury but silencing the sound by force does- in Afghanistan, it hardly grabbed interna- n’t mean the fury can be bottled up for long either. Erratic services mean some tional attention. This international impuni- commercial establishments are imposing self-imposed curfews as a mark of ty complex — a default appendage of being a major power — is fast catching up with protest, a sort of civil rebellion that can be far more crippling than violence. Of China, too. India’s international position course, some semblance of normalcy may be the consequence of official prod- as a benign and reluctant regional major ding or simply a desire to get on with life as usual but cannot be interpreted as power and its grey ground between a mid- dle and major power provide apposite calm. If anything, it could be the proverbial lull before the storm. In such a sce- grounds to whet its impunity complex for nario, no tourist is willing to risk a vacation or being profiled. A shutdown to snuff China. What fuels the Chinese state out local resistance may actually have an adverse effect with tourists becom- behaviour with India is its sense of mili- tary superiority, emanating from its his- ing soft targets. Although the authorities are now releasing political leaders with torical upper hand in the 1962 war, its giant gy that precedes most State vis- on border and for the larger goal As opposed to what Beijing the latter take a few reciprocal a caveat of “maintaining good behaviour”, it is a euphemism for a conditional leap in technology, manufacturing-led its to India and is carried out in of establishing bonhomie in claims vis-à-vis its stand on steps in the recent past, primar- release. It means that any public discussion with their voters on the revocation exports and defence sector. The resultant advance to strengthen grounds bilateral relations. Kashmir, there is a lack of con- ily in strengthening defence and asymmetry in bilateral relations between of negotiations during the visit. Furthermore, Xi’s meeting sistency in China’s Kashmir preparedness near the Line of of Article 370 or a free dialogue would still be considered incendiary. the two is structural in nature, which calls The delay in confirming with Pakistan Prime Minister stand. India, on the other hand, Actual Control (LAC). There is no denying that local politicians have profited from both the Indian for India to strengthen its key areas like Xi’s informal visit to India was Imran Khan on October 8 and has done well to be consistent The ongoing war exercise and Pakistan sides in the State’s terror economy but it is also true that mainline trade, defence and most importantly (as a subtle pressure tactic that his reiteration of Beijing’s in its stand on internal matters by the Indian Army, ‘Him Vijay’, recent events have shown), internation- finds resemblance in the last strong support to Islamabad on of other states, irrespective of in Arunachal Pradesh at an alti- parties, like the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), al diplomacy. informal visit by Xi to India in the issue of Kashmir — the issue, avoiding any impuni- tude of 14,000 and 100 km from had respected electoral processes and been invested in the united India narra- As China consolidates its seat on the 2018, which, too, was confirmed splashed across Chinese media ty complex. As recent Chinese the LAC, its Integrated Battle tive. Besides, no matter whom New Delhi cultivated or not, the fact is political global high table, irony is being strangled only in the last five days. — belies any semblance of behaviour has shown, larger Groups and raising the Quad even tighter each day, particularly on issues Another common streak that change of heart on the part of international role and respon- group to Ministerial level parties have fobbed off militants as an intermediary. Now the filter is being pro- of human rights, sovereignty and territor- precedes China’s State-level vis- China in dealing with India. sibility necessitates revisionist recently in New York are con- jected as the new enemy, completely eroding a system of popular representa- ial control. Most prominent examples are its to India is the latter’s unto- This was very well sensed from attitudes in state behaviour. crete steps that can strengthen tion. With the top brass of mainline parties still in detention, all parties, except China’s repression of the Uighur Muslims ward yet shy nature of being Chinese Foreign Ministry This may not be a bad cue for grounds and provide strong the BJP, have decided to boycott the BDC elections on October 24. With most in Xinjiang, its dominance in the South directly hostile. In 2014, Chinese spokesman Geng Shuang’s India to take from Beijing to counter-optics to China. China Sea, sensitivity over Tibet and the soldiers intruded into Indian ter- recent statement where he tac- strengthen its pursuit of playing The unique thing about leaders in captivity, it is difficult to get their organisational machinery to work at most recent unrest in Hong Kong. Further, ritory in Chumar area of Ladakh itly said that the Kashmir issue a larger global role. Indian diplomacy is that the grassroots level in such a short time window. In the BDC polls, panches and its attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at the while President Xi was in the should be resolved bilaterally. Nevertheless, Xi’s visit to despite infusing incremental sarpanches have to cast their vote to elect the Chairman but local parties argue United Nations (UN) and the open support country on a three-day visit. The When compared with China’s India provides an opportunity realism in its engagement it provides to Pakistan on issues like cross- incursion by the People’s earlier actions where it raised for both countries to strength- with China, there is a good that the process won’t be credible as over 64 per cent of panch and 45 per cent border terrorism, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Liberation Army (PLA) hap- the Kashmir issue in the UN en mechanisms to prevent oppo- deal of idealism that persists of sarpanch posts are vacant. About 90 per cent panchayat seats in Pulwama, UN expansion, the Financial Action Task pened even as Modi and Xi met and also called a closed-door sition from turning into open from the past to instill a sense Shopian and Kulgam districts are vacant, which means there will be no polls. Force (FATF) and listing of terrorists in the in New Delhi. UNSC meet, Geng’s statement hostility between the two. As of balance. Informal summits UN do not augur well for bilateral relations Recent satellite images have looks facile and does contradict such, the visit would be as much are frameworks on the ideal- Besides, by allowing the BDC elections to be held on a party basis and empow- with India. confirmed claims of road con- China’s intentions. an opportunity as a challenge. ist line. If the Wuhan informal ering the administration rather than the local electoral authority to conduct them, On October 4, Chinese Ambassador to struction by China at Bishing vil- India has rightly drawn the China would be aware that its summit in 2018 between the the Government has clearly moved away from the ideas of devolving power or Islamabad, Yao Jing, raked up the Kashmir lage in Upper Siang district of line with an official statement shedding of reluctance in oppos- two countries was successful issue again and said, “We are also working Arunachal Pradesh, days before stating, “It is not for other coun- ing India in international fora in cooling tempers post- strengthening local self-governance, something it could have used fairly to reap for the Kashmiris to help them get their the scheduled visit. tries to comment on the inter- and its outright support to Doklam and fostering engage- political dividends later. It is incumbent upon us to keep Panchayati Raj institu- fundamental rights and justice. There Additionally, Chinese “civil- nal affairs of India.” A diplomat- Pakistan are bound to meet ment, the Mamallapuram tions as community-oriented and not politicise them. It is precisely because the should be a justified solution to the issue ian” protests in the Demchok ically careful and nuanced with India’s new-found realism summit provides another of Kashmir and China will stand by sector on the occasion of the nation would not have allowed in conducting inter-state rela- opportunity to bring a balance elections are seen as a context of staging a political takeover that the Congress, Pakistan for regional peace and stability.” Dalai Lama’s birthday, Chinese such media coverage, even if tions. While Chinese State to both sides’ realistic scores too, decided to boycott them at the 11th hour. The BJP could have turned the This statement is overridden with impuni- Foreign Minister China Wang such assurances were given to behaviour is known for idealism above the other. elections into an opportunity for strengthening its case ground up. Its undue haste ty complex for, if one were to replace Yi’s mention of the Kashmir Pakistan in a bilateral conversa- within and calculated realism Xi’s visit should be used by “Kashmiris” with “Uighurs”, it would be issue at the UN and the scuffle tion. The intent behind letting outside, India has moved recent- India to convey to China in reeks of nothing but self-aggrandisement. reflective of China’s own domestic situa- between Indian and Chinese sol- out such hostile news coverage ly to address some of the lack of clear terms that it should tion, which is only worse. diers on the bank of the Pangong on the eve of a supposed “reset” realistic assessments in dealing decouple its India policy from Yao’s statement, coming just before the Tso lake in eastern Ladakh in is as much a direct communica- with China. The Chinese would its sympathies for Islamabad. Churlish move Chinese Premier’s visit to Mamallapuram in September, all send out wrong tion for New Delhi as it is be cognisant that their own (The writer is Research South India, cannot be read without context. signals to New Delhi for a res- reflective of Beijing’s stand on an diplomatic transition from latent Fellow, Indian Council of By stopping Kejriwal from attending climate meet, This is part of the broader Chinese strate- olution to outstanding disputes internal matter of India. to blatant vis-à-vis India has had World Affairs) the govt stokes hostilities with the Opposition here can be no politics about climate change simply because it is a shared con- S O U N D BITE ji cern and all stakeholders gain by Even Indira was challenged With each generation, there's Hey EU, wake up. I say it Why does Prime Minister T in the party over leadership. a change that needs to again: If you try to frame our Modi not say that India is exchanging notes and learning from each other. Rajivji and Soniaji were chal- happen. And today, we are operation as an invasion, our watching muzzling of There must be joint ownership of responsibil- lenged, too. But there was talking about how fashion task is simple: We will open pro-democracy movement ity on matters related to environment instead never a challenge to Rahul can be combined with com- the doors and send in Hong Kong when Xi says Gandhi's leadership. fort and still rock a cool look. 3.6 million migrants to you. he is watching Kashmir? of exclusive authorship of ideas. Because what matters in climate politics is an implementable Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Actor Turkish President Congress leader —Disha Patani solution for everybody and that alone is the —Bhupesh Baghel —Recep Tayyip Erdogan —Manish Tewari grand prize, not the face behind it. Therefore, it has been rather a messy and churlish move of the Centre, which anyway is a key global L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR player and initiator in sustainable development, to deny a certain citizen visa for attending the C-40 Climate Summit in Denmark and share his learnings. Did the Niggling issues Selective amnesia on lynching Improve fighter strength Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) refuse clearance to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal simply because he represents the Opposition and, therefore, not enti- Sir — This refers to the editori- ashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Sir — This refers to the editori- al, “Modi-Xi expectations” Bhagwat's call for action against perpetrators of al, “Welcoming the Rafale” tled to detail his experiences of managing the most toxic city in the world? Does (October 10). Though a bit R“social violence” is welcome. However, his stance (October 9). With the advent of it mean that other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, nobody has the right to delayed, the informal summit could have been tougher, given the number and sheer technology, there has been a par- address global fora on matters Indian? Or does it mean that the Government between Chinese President Xi brutality of the mob attacks and the general perception adigm shift in the way wars are Jinping and Prime Minister that self-styled Hindutva storm-troopers have the tacit fought. It is, therefore, essential doesn’t want acknowledgement for Opposition leaders who did good, simply Narendra Modi is finally on. The support of the state. He claimed that the term “lynch- that India, too, remains prepared because they are rivals at home? Of course, the current regime has made it known atmosphere, however, is not so ing” was a Western construct, which is being used to for any eventuality. With nations that it is intolerant of federalism but to stretch it this far, arguing that Kejriwal was ideal as both nations remain far defame India as well as Hindus. He also attempted to rising to the occasion to equip too senior to attend the meeting, really makes it look insecure and not worth the apart on core issues. If India is dissociate the Sangh from any kind of mob violence and themselves with the latest tech- grappling with terrorism and denied charges of Islamophobia against the Right-wing nology, India, too, must procure confidence a landslide electoral victory gives. Besides, in a digital age, its intran- economic crisis, China has sov- outfit. Unfortunately, Bhagwat only ended up displaying state-of-the-art arms and ammu- sigence only falls flat as Kejriwal will now address C-40 through a video con- ereignty and trade issues to con- selective amnesia. In most cases of lynchings in recent Government pursues action against perpetrators of mob nition to ensure decisive results in ference. Unlike the official claim of protocol issues, C-40 is actually open to lead- tend with. Xi may also not be as years, the role of cow vigilantes or religious fanatics has violence. Exemplary penalties alone will banish the ugly the battlefield. assertive as he was during the first come to light. Hate-mongers like BJP MPs Pragya Thakur spectre of Right-wing radicalism and assure the citizens The purchase of Rafale jets ers of all shades, innovators and policy-makers. It is a group of the world’s largest informal summit at Wuhan, given and Sakshi Maharaj have been allowed to spew venom. of the current dispensation's healthy respect for human will come as a shot in the arm of cities that is committed to tackling climate change and Kejriwal was to present China’s debilitating trade war The sincerity or otherwise of Bhagwat’s message rights and civil liberties. the Indian Air Force. But what is his set of initiatives that led to a 25 per cent reduction in air pollution. with the US and its dilemma over of maintaining harmony and upholding the rule of law JS Acharya worrisome is the IAF’s depleting Hong Kong’s future. will be demonstrated by how vigorously the Modi Hyderabad squadron strength. As many as 26 Apparently the mandarins have either had collective amnesia or are ill-informed. For India, however, the bug- fighter planes have gone down, In 2007, the then Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had attended the C-40 sum- bear has been Pakistan and its killing 12 pilots and other crew mit. This is not the first time that the Centre has denied permission to the leader surreptitious behaviour. Beijing’s All’s well that ends well ing incidents of mob lynching in cerns about secularism, one can members. As it is we have an of a rival political party to go abroad and showcase the work done by his/her unstinted support to Pakistan the country. That Chief Judicial only understand the plight of the alarming shortage of fighters. on the Kashmir issue has stressed Magistrate Surya Kant Tiwari common man, who raises The Rafale jets could not have Government. Recently, Kejriwal’s deputy Manish Sisodia could barely make it relations between New Delhi and Sir — This refers to the editor- accepted the complaint by his/her finger against the estab- come at a more opportune time to speak on educational reforms in Russia. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Beijing. Clearly, it cannot have it ial, “We will speak” (October 9). Sudhir Kumar Ojha, a lishment on issues that matter. and are just the first step in solv- also had run-ins with the MEA over her visits to China and Chicago. Clearly, the both ways — supporting Pakistan It is heartening to know that the Muzaffarpur-based advocate, The strength of a democra- ing the issue at hand. We must despite it being a state sponsor of Bihar Police has ordered the clo- without having checked the cy is assessed by how freely its improve our fleet. ruling BJP is scared that the C-40 could be used to highlight Kejriwal’s perfor- terrorism and at the same time sure of a sedition case filed veracity of the legal charges, is citizens can express their views Bal Govind mance before the Assembly elections. No doubt his Government has the elec- trying to explore India’s vast against 49 noted personalities, indeed perplexing. or thoughts. Healthy criticism Noida toral edge, courtesy its track record on school education, mohalla clinics and markets. It has to take a call. who had written a letter to In times when even noted must always be welcomed. Srishti Mathur Prime Minister Narendra Modi, personalities are slapped with Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee Send your feedback to: air pollution. So by allowing a controversy to brew, only the BJP stands to lose. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Frequent policy POINTCOUNTERPOINT THIS (C-40) IS A MAYOR-LEVEL CONFERENCE. THERE HE DID NOT CHECK HIS FACTS. IN 2007 THE THEN IS A SEPARATE PROTOCOL WHEN FUNCTIONARIES CHIEF MINISTER SHEILA DIKSHIT HAD LED THE swings hurt LIKE CHIEF MINISTERS ARE INVITED. DELHI DELEGATION FOR THE C-40 SUMMIT. The decision to give major incentives for electric —UNION MINISTER —AAP NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON vehicles has delivered a body blow to the already PRAKASH JAVADEKAR RAGHAV CHADHA struggling automobile sector They dared to dream KK PAUL Meena Manch, a club for adolescent girls in UP Govt schools, is motivating students to ometimes even with the best of intentions, certain words can lead to unexpected results and wreak damage disproportion- reject child marriage, continue their education and develop leadership and life skills Sately. Ever since the beginning of the year, the automobile indus- try had been on a downward swing for economic as well as psy- chological reasons. But the Finance Minister’s Budget speech in July virtually pulled the proverbial trigger for this sector to go into a free fall. The situation has continued to worsen all through July and August and despite the announcement of some positive mea- sures recently, no respite appears in sight. What the Finance Minister had actually said was, “The main objective of the FAME II scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of hybrid and Electric vehicles) is to encourage electric vehicles by way of offering upfront incentives on their purchase and also by SWAPNA MAJUMDAR establishing the necessary charging infrastructure for them. Only advanced battery and registered electric vehicles will be incentivised hen Reema turned 14, her mother under the scheme with greater emphasis on providing affordable decided to get her married. The teenag- and environment-friendly public transportation options for the com- Wer was then studying in Class VIII at the mon man.” While this was adequate to lay out the future course Kalli Paschim upper primary school in Lucknow for the industry, some misunderstanding out of a feeling of being district, Uttar Pradesh (UP), but her mother was left out was bound to be there once the actual financial benefits on confident that her dutiful daughter would hon- purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) became known. our her wishes. She was right and Reema did not With such attractive concessions in the offing, those who were reject the proposal. If this story sounds all too familiar, it is THE INITIAL in the market for buying cars or even two-wheelers might have post- because a majority of young girls in UP and many CONCEPT OF poned their decisions and this could be a significant contributor to other States face the same fate. UP is among the USING ‘MEENA’, A the negative automobile market sentiment that we are witnessing. 13 States where over 80 per cent of child mar- NINE-YEAR-OLD Further, just a couple of years ago a decision had been taken, riages take place in rural India, according to a FICTIONAL GIRL keeping the pollution-control measures in view, to skip the Bharat- recent study by the National Commission for WHO OVERCAME V stage entirely and straightaway move over to Bharat-VI emission Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and Young ALL OBSTACLES norms by 2020. It was, as such, quite natural for the automobile Lives. The National Family Health Survey TO GO TO SCHOOL manufacturers and oil refiners to modernise and upgrade their tech- (NFHS-4) found that 21 per cent of the 8.5 crore AND ILLUSTRATE nologies so as to be compliant with the newly-prescribed standards children in UP still fall prey to child marriage. In fact, one in every five girls in UP is a child THE NECESSITY OF within the time limit. Incentivising EVs is definitely a swing away EDUCATION FOR from the earlier decision. In our country the largest proportion of bride and every 10th underage pregnancy is from there. Out of the 44.67 lakh teenage pregnancies GIRLS, WAS pollution is attributed to coal-based thermal power plants, followed reported annually from India, over four lakh DEVELOPED BY by vehicular emissions. A few years ago, use of Compressed Natural cases are from UP alone (NFHS-4). UNICEF. Gas (CNG) was introduced in Delhi for public transport buses and But Reema was about to script a change in CREATED TO three-wheelers. CNG has the obvious advantage of much cheap- her story thanks to Meena Manch, a club for ado- CHANGE er import bills than oil; almost zero emissions besides the cost of lescent girls in UP Government schools. Not only PERCEPTIONS the CNG conversion kit for the engine were also low. Such a mea- had the youngster learnt about the pitfalls of early THAT HAMPER sure had initially brought in a visible change but as we can see, marriage through the club, she also knew the eco- THE SURVIVAL, over a period of time the CNG distribution network could not grow, nomic reasons behind her mother’s decision. So, along with a few members of the club, she per- PROTECTION AND resulting in vehicle owners spending hours at filling stations. This, DEVELOPMENT OF despite the easy availability of CNG within the country and the net- suaded her mother and her prospective in-laws to allow her to continue her studies after mar- GIRLS, THE work of GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited) pipelines. riage. They also agreed not to force her into liv- INITIATIVE, At the same time, let us not forget that in EVs the charging of ing with her husband until she turned 18. DEVELOPED AS the battery pack would also be a time-consuming process (15-30 The initial concept of using “Meena” — a PART OF THE minutes for two-wheelers). Lithium for the batteries in all likelihood nine-year-old fictional girl who overcame all INTERNATIONAL a written promise that you will send of the same group, reveals that after one ular character among school children. would have to be imported from China. A whole new grid with appro- obstacles to go to school and illustrate the neces- YEAR OF THE GIRL Rani to school from tomorrow.” boy of her village was almost beaten up One of the critical objectives of the priately-located charging stations would have to be established, with sity of education for girls — was developed by CHILD IN THE The group of diminutive girls, all by club members for eve-teasing, the radio programme, a partnership the most likely source of power being coal-based thermal power UNICEF. Created to change perceptions that 1990S, WAS members of the club, didn’t stop there. rest of the boys fell in line. between UNICEF, the UP Government plants. The net gain, however, would be that the running cost of hamper the survival, protection and development For the next two hours, they explained Even Meena Ki Duniya, the radio and AIR, is to focus on motivating chil- of girls, the initiative, developed as part of the ADAPTED UNDER to Anju how important it was for Rani programme introduced in UP in 2010, dren between the ages of 11 and 14 to fuel per kilometre for EVs would be much cheaper than petrol or THE SARVA diesel-based engines. International Year of the Girl Child in the 1990s, to continue her education. has increased the levels of awareness continue their education. Studies have was adapted under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan SHIKSHA ABHIYAN The turning point came when one and knowledge among children and shown that children in this age group In the present situation, an inadequate public transport has led (SSA), the Government’s flagship education pro- THE of them asked the mother whether she teachers on issues related to education are prone to drop out of school. An to a mushrooming of two-wheelers. Future policies have to take gramme. GOVERNMENT’S wanted Rani to be like her and not be of girls, child rights, adolescent health assessment report found that in UP, the note of this inadequacy and provide for electric buses to ease the The innovative Meena club was formed to FLAGSHIP able to write her own name. This is and hygiene, life skills, the perils of child dropout rate in primary school is 20 per traffic flow as well as the levels of pollution. It is well known that a motivate girls to continue their education and EDUCATION when Anju put her thumb impression marriage and gender roles. cent and rises by about 10 per cent in conventionally designed two stroke engine, used in two and three- develop leadership and life skills with the help PROGRAMME on the letter the girls had brought, The 15-minute programme, upper primary school. wheelers, produces high levels of hydrocarbons in exhaust emis- of a series of Meena story books, flip charts and promising to send her daughter back to designed by Sesame India is broadcast This is where the club and radio sions, far more than the four-stroke engines of four-wheelers. Some activity sheets. Each club, comprising 20 girls in school. The girls of Meena Manch had through All India Radio (AIR) in programmes are making a difference, 94 per cent of the two and three-wheelers in India are powered by the age group of 11-14 years, discusses the sto- scored again. schools across UP six days a week. especially since more girls drop out of two-stroke engines and are responsible for the maximum amount ries. Meena Cabinets, comprising two children In fact, teachers of the upper pri- Students tune into radio sets pro- school than boys. Since the programme of hazardous emissions. On the other hand according to the Indian from Classes III, IV and V, help to resolve issues mary school in Sarojini Nagar, vided by the Government in the after- is in Hindi, the messages are easy to club members may have with the aid of the Lucknow district, have no qualms in noons, Monday through Saturday. The understand and reach the students, Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, four-stroke engine powered motor- Sugamkarta — a female teacher from the school admitting that their club members broadcast fee for the programme is community and parents they are meant cycles have been observed to emit just one-sixth to one-tenth of who acts as the facilitator. were the driving force in bringing back borne by the UP Government and each to target. the hydrocarbons emitted by the two-stroke motorcycles. As such, At present, over 36,000 such clubs exist in dropouts, both girls and boys. “Ever episode has a story, a song and a game More importantly, with many of the the obvious target for pollution control has to be two-wheelers. upper primary schools in UP but soon, all upper since Meena Manch was formed, we designed to entertain schoolchildren girls already a part of the Meena In this entire scheme, there is no mention either of ethanol- primary schools in the State will have them. This don’t have to worry about children not while encouraging them to think. Manch, they identify and want to be like blended fuel or bio-diesel. Till such time that we move over com- was announced by the UP education department coming to school. The members, spring The International Day of the Girl their role model Meena, a confident and pletely to EVs, it would be very useful to enhance the usage of blend- recently. into action as soon as they learn about Child, celebrated every year on October educated girl. ed fuels for reducing the import bill as well as pollution. Following This is not surprising, considering the any missing student,” says Aarti, a 11, has become a good platform to turn While Archana wants to be a police the path of least inconvenience we must first go in for electric two impact the manch is having. Thirty-year-old senior teacher and a manch facilitator. the spotlight on the manch engender- officer, Manju wants to become a doc- wheelers and public transport. According to the current estimates, Anju’s experience is a prime example of the Thirteen-year-old Shanno Sharma ing schoolchildren and teachers. tor, Muskan aspires to be an education change effected by members of the Meena says elders in her village Parsauli, Government school teachers have also official, Rukmini, a social worker and the oil reserves in the world may be good only for a few decades Manch. When she stopped Rani, her 13-year-old Kanpur Dehat district, know she is a been trained on how to use Meena Francy, a journalist. And like Meena, more. With most of the lithium having already been cornered by daughter from going to school, the girl’s class- member of the club. “Our group is well- Radio as a teaching aid. they are no longer afraid to be seen and China, it would be of utmost importance that our scientists invest mates marched to her house and demanded to known because we have managed to With the education department heard. Ordinary girls in rural areas are in research to look for alternatives to lithium for battery packs. know why she had dropped out. “Why isn’t Rani stop marriages where dowry was issuing a directive to schools to enable daring to dream and are on the thresh- (The author is a former Governor and a Senior Advisor at coming to school? Don’t you know how happy demanded”, she says. students to listen to the radio at the pre- old of making their dreams come true. the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation) she was there? We won’t leave until you give us Shama Awasthi, another member scribed time, Meena has become a pop- (The writer is a senior journalist) Don’t judge, just help people with disorders Every fourth person in the world suffers from some mental or neurological illness, which leads to a poor quality of life. In India, social stigma and inadequate manpower, combined with lack of infrastructure for mental healthcare, worsen the situation

ductivity and lower earning poten- Given the continued trend, India other healthcare professionals, con- healthcare, worsen the situation. and progress needs to be made in tal healthcare and services and to tial. won’t be able to achieve the tributes to the stigma due to their The solution lies in training almost all aspects of the mental protect, promote, and fulfil the Around 450 million people Sustainable Development Goal limited knowledge and awareness other healthcare professionals in health framework. Adaptation of rights of such persons during deliv- across the globe currently suffer (SDGs) of the United Nations to about psychiatry and mental health mental health and utilising their ser- therapeutic techniques to Indian ery of mental healthcare and ser- from some kind of disorder, making reduce the global suicide rate by one- problems. In many cases people are vices to treat common disorders sub-cultures, temperament and cog- vices. However, the Act remains it one of the leading causes of ill- third by the year 2030. not even ready to acknowledge which could be easily treatable by nitive biases needs to be addressed silent on the services provided in the health and disability worldwide. According to the NMHS, these problems. general healthcare providers. to stay ahead of the challenges pro- community. According to the World Health approximately 150 million Indians Because of stigma, mental illness Integration of mental health fessionals are currently facing. Policy Suicide prevention, which was RC JILOHA Organisation (WHO), 6.5 per cent need professional care but only a is often discounted and the affected with the general health services is the makers should promote availability the theme of this World Mental of Indians suffer from some form of small proportion of them is able to person is discouraged from seeking objective of the National Mental of and access to cost-effective treat- Health Day, is highly relevant in view ental health is a state of serious illness like schizophrenia, access mental health services. Nearly treatment. S/he is often advised to be Health Programme (NMHP) ment of common disorders at the of the fact that close to 800,000 peo- emotional, psychological with an equal distribution among two-thirds of people with known strong and snap out of the condition. launched in 1982. primary health care level. ple kill themselves every year across Mand social well-being in rural and urban populations. The disorders never seek professional People in need of help should be The District Mental Health An environment needs to be cre- the globe and 17 per cent of these which the individual realises his/her National Mental Health Survey help, resulting in a huge treatment encouraged to seek expert advice Programme, started in 1996 under ated which promotes healthy living deaths are in India. One person com- own abilities, copes with the stress- (NMHS) concludes that 10.6 per gap. and those undergoing treatment the NMHP, had aimed at the inte- and encourages people to adopt an mits suicide every 40 seconds and es of life, works productively and cent people in India suffer from This could be because of sever- should be urged to regularly visit gration of psychiatry services with active lifestyle. Mental health promo- behind every death there are 20 sui- possesses the ability to contribute to common disorders like depression, al reasons such as stigma associat- their psychiatrist and comply with general health services as one of its tion will now receive more focus, cide attempts. society. It is an integral part of health anxiety and substance abuse. ed with mental illnesses, lack of the instructions. key goals. with its inclusion in the SDGs that Suicides are preventable and and not just the absence of mental About 56 million people in the awareness, lack of resources, poor The mental health workforce in However, it has largely remained need to be addressed through com- much can be done to prevent them illness. Mental well-being can be country suffer from depression and infrastructure and apathy on the part India is extremely low considering a psychiatrist-oriented programme prehensive strategies for promo- at the individual, community and affected by a number of factors and its severe form may lead to suicide, of policy makers to counter these the prevalence of disorders — there and the desirable transfer and inte- tion, prevention, treatment and national level. It is time for us to every person is vulnerable to prob- a major cause of death in the age problems. are 0.3 psychiatrists, 0.12 nurses, 0.07 gration of care from psychiatrists to recovery in a whole-of-Government spread awareness about mental dis- lems, irrespective of age, gender, group of 15-39 years. Suicide deaths In fact, stigma is a significant psychologists and 0.07 social work- general medical practitioners has not approach. orders, their management and pre- socio-economic status and ethnic in India have drastically increased hindering factor in Indian society ers for 100,000 people. The available been achieved. Treatment and cure Introduction of the Mental vention. It is time also to reflect background. since 1990 and around 230,314 and prevents patients from reaching professional manpower is much less are of utmost importance and ignor- Healthcare Act, 2017 protects the upon some of the challenges we face Every fourth person in the were recorded in 2016. Incidents of health facilities, resulting in neglect than the laid down WHO standards. ing or neglecting disorders can rights of and enables citizens to as a society in India. world suffers from some mental or student taking their lives are also on in the care of the mentally ill. It has Stigma and inadequate man- escalate the issue pretty exponential- decide the ways they wish to be treat- (The writer is professor at the neurological disorder, which leads to the rise and close to 26,000 students been found that the attitude of doc- power, combined with lack of ade- ly. ed if they fall prey to a mental illness. Hamdard Institute of Medical a poor quality of life, decreased pro- died between 2014 and 2016. tors, other than psychiatrists and quate infrastructure for mental There is much to be achieved The Act promises to provide men- Sciences and Research) VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 money 08 We’ll exceed renewable energy target of 175 gw by 2022: MNRE PNS n NEW DELHI capacity is at various stages of DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS The ministry termed the report as bidding which would be The New and Renewable "ill founded", factually incorrect and installed by September 2021, Energy Ministry on Thursday lacking credibility, and pointed out taking the percentage of denounced a Crisil report that installed capacity to over 87 L&T wins up to stated the ministry may miss that Crisil even did not consult it for per cent of the targeted capac- the renewable energy target by its views on the target ity, it said. 42 per cent, and asserted that "With only 23,000 MW of Rs 2,500 cr worth the clean power capacity by renewable power capacity left 2022 will exceed the goal of per cent due to many a regu- even bother to consult this to bid, India is confident that 175 GW. latory challenge, policy flip- Ministry for its views...doubts the target of installing 1,75,000 The ministry termed the flops and also a steep fall in are ill-founded and not reflec- MW of renewable power contracts report as "ill founded", factu- tariffs. tive of the status on the ground capacity will not only be met ally incorrect and lacking cred- "The CRISIL report...is nei- and plans ahead," the ministry but exceeded," it said. PTI n NEW DELHI ibility, and pointed out that ther factually correct nor takes said in a statement. The ministry said it has This link is a Crisil even did not consult it into account initiatives taken It said the New and has installed more than 82,580 than 1,13,000 MW of renew- worked systematically to Engineering and construction for its views on the target. by the MNRE to facilitate Renewable Energy Ministry MW of renewable energy able power capacity. resolve various issues that major L&T on Thursday said part of the The report by Crisil high- accelerated development and (MNRE) refutes reports capacity with around 31,150 This would constitute near- arise from time to time, it has won contracts worth up Islamic lighted that the country is deployment of renewable expressing doubt on India's MW of capacity under various ly 65 per cent of the targeted putting in place facilitative to Rs 2,500 crore from domes- Development likely to miss the renewable energy in the country. This renewable energy target. stages of installation. Thus, by capacity, the ministry said. and ease of doing business tic and international markets. energy target of 175 GW by report lacks in credibility in all By the end of September the first quarter of 2021, India Besides this, around 39,000 policies and programmes for The construction arm of L&T Bank-funded 2022 by a wide margin of 42 respects as CRISIL did not 2019, the ministry said India would have installed more MW of renewable power achieving the goal. has won contracts for 400kV Chimuara - transmission line in Nacala Mozambique and for 220kV project in the UAE. Transmission CAPSULE "In the Republic of Project Govt panel to Mozambique, the (construc- WeWork India to raise $ 200 mn; tion) business has secured an suggest steps to order for engineering, pro- City in Haryana. The existing augment GST curement and construction 11kV overhead distribution of a 400kV overhead trans- network will be converted aims 1 lakh coworking seats by 2020 revenue mission line between the into underground cable net- towns of Chimuara and Alto work with Ring Main Units PTI n NEW DELHI ft office space to open three co- PTI n NEW DELHI Molocue in Zambezia etc. which will greatly improve working centres comprising Province," L&T said in a state- the reliability of power supply. Co-working major WeWork nearly 3,900 seats in Noida. The government has consti- ment. Besides, the company said India, owned by realty firm The company is leasing more tuted a committee of officers This link is a part of the the Kutch region in Gujarat Govt giving sector- Embassy Group, will raise USD office spaces to expand oper- to suggest measures to aug- Islamic Development Bank- has abundant wind energy specific solutions to 200 million (around Rs 1,400 ation. ment GST revenue collec- funded Chimuara - Nacala potential and high capacity crore) by December to expand Virwani said the company tions and administration. Transmission Project. transmission systems have fight slowdown: FM business and expects to be has achieved profitability at "The committee should con- "In the UAE, the business been planned to integrate and MUMBAI: Union Finance profitable at the entity level in centre level and expects to sider a wide range of reforms has secured an order for the evacuate the power from this Minister Nirmala Sitharaman one year, a top company offi- earn profit at the entity level so that a comprehensive list of design, supply and construc- region. on Thursday said the cial said. over the next 12 months. suggestions may emerge," an tion of a 220kV substation An order has been bagged government is giving sector- Asserting that there would WeWork India is an inde- official order said. The terms of project from one of the gov- for the construction of 765kV specific solutions to fight the be no impact on the Indian pendent entity with the right to reference of the panel include ernment utilities," the state- & 400kV transmission lines slowdown in economic operation due to deferment of execute its business in India making suggestions about sys- ment said. associated with such systems, growth. She, however, parried public issue of US-based and it pays a management fee temic changes in goods and ser- On the domestic front, an that will not only strengthen a specific question on whether WeWork, India business head to the American firm. vices tax (GST) including order has been secured for the grid but also avoid over- the government accepts if the Karn Virwani said the compa- There is lot of speculation about WeWork India Last week, Embassy Group checks and balances to prevent modernising the electrical dis- loading in the intrastate sys- country is in the midst of an ny has already invested Rs business. We still believe in WeWork brand. India said there would be no impact misuse and measures to tribution network in several tem due to renewable energy economic slowdown. India's 1,300 crore, including Rs 1,000 business is really growing well. Embassy Group is on the Indian operation due to improve voluntary compliance. sectors of Gurugram Smart injection, it said. GDP expansion has slowed to crore as equity, in this business bullish about the co-working sector and we continue to expand deferment of initial public a six-year low of five per cent and will continue to infuse offering (IPO) of US-based for the June quarter. This has more for growth. KARAN VIRWANI, WeWork India CWeO WeWork's parent - The We led to a rash of downward "There is lot of speculation Company. The IPO was post- revisions in expectations, about WeWork India business. ational coworking centres with this expansion plan, we poned a week after the Gold ETFs catch investors' including from the RBI which We still believe in WeWork 46,000 seating capacity. It has plan to raise USD 200 SoftBank-backed now expects GDP growth to brand. India business is really 9 centres in Bengaluru, 10 in million by end of this startup removed come down to 6.1 per cent in growing well. Embassy Group Mumbai, 6 in Gurugram and year from foreign and founder Adam FY20. The government has is bullish about the co-working one in Pune where seats are domestic investors," Neumann as its chief eye in September taken a slew of measures, sector and we continue to available in range of Rs 5,000- he said. executive officer. including a massive cut in expand," WeWork India 40,000 per desk per month. WeWork India will Virwani said the PTI n NEW DELHI corporate taxes to revive CWeO Karan Virwani told "We are targeting to reach soon enter Noida and company is working economic growth, even at the PTI in an interview. 1,00,000 desks/seats by end of Hyderabad markets. It has closely with the new man- Gold exchange-traded funds cost of sacrificing revenues. WeWork India has 26 oper- the next year. In order to fund taken on lease over 3 lakh sq agement at the global level. garnered Rs 44 crore in September, making it the sec- ond straight month of inflows, as trade conflicts, signs of a Kia Motors sales global slowdown and decline Sensex plunges 297 pts; in equities made investors bet at 7,554 units in big on the safe-heaven asset. This comes on the back of a September net infusion of Rs 145 crore in Lodha Group sells IndusInd Bank tanks 6.15 pc gold exchange-traded funds PTI n NEW DELHI (ETFs) in August. It was the properties worth Rs n PTI MUMBAI After sinking 375 points during the first inflow since November 3,300 cr in Apr-Sep Kia Motors India on Thursday last year, when Rs 10 crore was Gold prices remain unchanged; said it has sold 7,554 units of Equity benchmark BSE Sensex day, the 30-share Sensex ended infused in such instruments. NEW DELHI: Realty major its SUV Seltos in the domes- plunged 297 points on 297.55 points, or 0.78 per cent, lower Prior to this, gold ETFs had silver marginally down Lodha Group's sales bookings tic market in September while Thursday, dragged by heavy seen a net inflow of Rs 20 crore increased by 6 per cent to Rs bookings have crossed 50,000 losses in banking, auto and at 37,880.40. It hit an intra-day low of in October 2016 and before PTI n NEW DELHI ing marginally lower by Rs 24 3,300 crore in the first half of units.Kia Motors, which metal stocks amid muted earn- 37,802.93 and a high of 38,130.23. that, an inflow of Rs 5 crore at Rs 47,120 per kilogram as this fiscal on better demand for marked its entry into the Indian ings outlook. was witnessed in such funds in Gold prices remained almost compared with Rs 47,144 affordable housing, a senior market with the launch of Seltos After sinking 375 points May 2013. unchanged at the bullion per kilogram, its previous company official said. The on August 22, has sold 13,990 during the day, the 30-share performing assets rose to 2.19 According to the latest data market here on Thursday closing level. "The two day Mumbai-based company said units in August-September, the Sensex ended 297.55 points, or per cent of gross advances as available with the Association amid muted spot demand. trade talks between the US the sales momentum continues company said in a statement. 0.78 per cent, lower at on September 30, 2019, from of Mutual Funds in India The yellow metal was and Chinese negotiators will to be strong even this month Kia Motors on Thursday 37,880.40. It hit an intra-day 1.09 per cent in the same peri- (AMFI), Rs 44 crore was trading marginally higher by start from today. Market will with the company already opened its first brand experi- low of 37,802.93 and a high of od a year ago. pumped in gold-linked ETFs Rs 3 at Rs 39,375 per 10 gram. eye any comments or tweets achieving sales of Rs 320 crore ence centre, BEAT360, in 38,130.23. Meanwhile, Moody's last month as compared to an On Wednesday, gold had regarding any development in in the first week. "Our sales India at Gurugram and plans Similarly, the broader NSE Investors Service on Thursday outflow of Rs 34 crore in closed at Rs 39,372 per 10 the next two days," HDFC bookings stood at Rs 3,300 to open similar experience Nifty fell 78.75 points, or 0.70 slashed its 2019-20 GDP September 2018. gram, according to data from Securities Senior Analyst crore during April-September centres in other Indian met- per cent, to close at 11,234.55. growth forecast for India to 5.8 "Sudden rally in gold prices HDFC Securities. (Commodities) Tapan Patel period of this fiscal against Rs ros, Kia Motors India said in Top laggards in the Sensex Asian Paints and Bajaj Auto per cent from 6.2 per cent ear- mainly due to uneasy trade Silver, however, was trad- said. 3,100 crore in the corresponding period of the a statement. "Consumers have pack included IndusInd Bank, rose up to 5.05 per cent. lier, saying the economy was negotiation between the US previous year," Lodha Group been the primary focus for Yes Bank, Tata Motors, Weak earnings outlook experiencing a pronounced and China, and lower than Himanshu Srivastava, senior September as well, although Chief Sales Officer Prashant Kia Motors India and since Vedanta, ICICI Bank, SBI, weighed on domestic investor slowdown which is partly relat- expected global GDP growth analyst manager research, the quantum of net inflow was Bindal said. Out of the total the beginning, we aimed to HDFC Bank and Tata Steel, sentiment, traders said. ed to long-lasting factors. are the key reasons for the Morningstar Investment lower than the previous sales, around 97 per cent came connect with them to offer a falling up to 6.15 per cent. Kicking off the earnings According to a Motilal inflows in gold ETFs in recent Adviser India said, "Like in the month. The slowdown in flows from residential segment, and true Kia experience," Kia On the other hand, Bharti season, IndusInd Bank's Q2 Oswal report, the second quar- times," said Omkeshwar Singh, month of August, gold ETFs could be attributed to profit rest from commercial segment. Motors India MD & CEO Airtel, RIL, HUL, HCL Tech, consolidated net profit jumped ter earnings season will be head of mutual fund distribu- continued to witness net booking given the surge in Kookhyun Shim said. PowerGrid, Sun Pharma, 52.2 per cent, but gross non- tepid and uneventful. tion business at Samco. inflow in the month of gold prices in the recent times." LVB to continue Asia markets mixed as dealers await trade talks PTI n HONG KONG Pricol announces raising capital Global investors have been broadly Asian markets were mixed upbeat in recent weeks that the non-working days PTI n CHENNAI Acts and Regulations, Thursday with investors mov- across facilities Lakshmi Vilas bank (LVB) ing cautiously as they sifted meeting in Washington between top- CHENNAI: Auto-components Private sector Lakshmi Vilas said in a BSE filing. through conflicting reports level representatives would see at maker Pricol on Thursday Bank on Thursday said LVB said with a legacy of about the outlook for upcom- least some progress announced non-working days Reserve Bank of India's deci- more than nine decades, its ing China-US trade talks. in its facilities across the sion not to approve the amal- deposit book was close to Rs Global investors have been country, in October. According gamation with Indiabulls 26,000 crore and it had served broadly upbeat in recent weeks impeachment inquiry at home cent higher and Shanghai put to the company, the non- Housing Finance Ltd has three generation of clients. that the meeting in and a weakening economy. on 0.8 per cent. Manila was working days would be put an end to the ".. we are committed Washington between top-level The SCMP report "reverses also higher. implemented at its Coimbatore uncertainty over the towards growth and representatives would see at the trade optimism that was But Seoul shed 0.8 per cent, plants 1, 3 and 4; at Units 2 proposed merger, creating value to our least some progress. dominating overnight flow as Singapore eased 0.4 per cent, and 9 in Gurugram, Unit 5 in and the lender stakeholders," it said. But with the much-antici- investors were hoping that at Mumbai dropped 0.8 per cent Pune, Plant 10 in Sri City and would continue fund Noting that it pated gathering due to start minimum, some type of a deal and Bangkok fell 0.5 per cent. unit 7 in Pantnagar. The Tamil raising. began its journey in within hours, Hong Kong's could be forged", said Stephen Sydney and Jakarta were flat. Nadu based company had In a regulatory fil- 1926, the bank said it South China Morning Post sible, with Beijing boosting on some officials, while a Innes, Asia-Pacific market London opened 0.2 per cent announced non-working days ing on Thursday, witnessed a lot of busi- reported pre-meeting discus- agricultural purchases and report said the White House strategist at AxiTrader. higher, Paris added 0.3 per cent for eight out of its 10 plants in Lakshmi Vilas Bank said the ness cycles 'punctuated with sions had not made any Washington delaying the was considering curtailing "So instead of debating how and Frankfurt was flat. the country last month. In a bank acknowledges the deci- booms and recession." progress on key areas such as imposition of new tariffs next American investment in the encompassing the deal might In foreign exchange markets, regulatory filing on Thursday, sion of Apex bank. The deci- "LVB continues to stand forced technology transfers, week. country. be, investors are now back to the dollar was lower against Pricol said the move sion taken by the RBI brings resilient and stronger as and that the meet would be cut Tensions were already show- For its part, sources were plucking petals from a flower most other currencies after was part of efforts to align the to an end the uncertainty and always. The bank was an early in half to just one day. ing this week after the US reported to have said China guessing if there will be a deal minutes from the Federal production with sales the financial institution would adopter of technology during That came after Wall Street's unveiled restrictions on 28 had narrowed the issues it was at all." Reserve's September policy requirements and market continue to raise capital as per 1980s towards providing three main indexes ended with Chinese entities over human willing to discuss as it felt in a On regional markets, Hong meeting showed it was grow- demand. the permitted modes in com- prompt customer service," it healthy gains on reports that a rights violations in Xinjiang stronger position owing to Kong edged up 0.1 per cent, ing concerned about the pliance with all applicable said. pared-down deal was still pos- and imposed visa restrictions Donald Trump facing an while Tokyo finished 0.5 per impact of Trump's trade war. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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This filmmaker went to the rural areas of Mahbubnagar to understand problems arising FILMING from digitisation, lack of sex education and more, finds V SATEESH REDDY FOR A CAUSE e are living in a Communications. It was sup- has been done in Raju Nayak world where posed to be a 12-minute Tanda, Manikonda, access to all types short film on the same topic. Keshwapur and Narayanpet w of information is I couldn’t make it as I could- areas of Mahbubnagar dis- right at our finger- n’t find the right actors. My trict. The film crew stayed in tips. Technology is professors liked the idea and the villages during the entire good only when it’s used for encouraged me to make it shoot. All the kids in the I was always concerned a good cause. But children into a feature film.” film, hailing from Raju about the kind of sex are increasingly getting He adds, “I always wanted NayakTanda, were given ade- exposed to impressionable to make a film where I cast quate training before being education kids are getting content such as pornography. non-actors and train them as cast in the film. these days especially when This might plant wrong per the script. Therefore, For the film, he spoke to a talking about such things is thoughts in one’s mind at a after working as an executive kid’s parents who migrated to young age. producer for advertisements, Mumbai for work. He shares, still a taboo. After rampant To help schoolchildren I have decided to write “I have to talk to parents of digitisation in India, I felt understand issues like good screenplays. I was always the children about what the that access to pornographic touch and bad touch, sex concerned about the kind of film is about. They thought education and more, sex education children are that it would be a short film. content has become easy Mahbubnagar-based film- getting these days especially Some were against their kids and it has escaped parental maker Uday Chauhan is when talking about such being part of the film. They guidance. matter better.” sound designer and editor stop music for a few minutes making a feature film titled things is still a taboo. After lost their hopes in between as He said that G.V. Raag's of Raghavendar. till we shoot. Also we had to Season of Innocence featuring rampant digitisation in India, well when I took almost a UDAY CHAUHAN, FILMMAKER Clown Pictures, who liked the Talking about the chal- finish the shoot in one sched- students aged below 14 years I felt that access to porno- year to get the film on sets.” concept and also attended the lenges he faced while filming, ule as one of the kid’s school from government schools. graphic content has become He shares, “During the shoot in the villages, agreed to Uday says, “Recording sound reopened after holidays. Speaking to The Pioneer, easy and it has escaped writing process, I shortlisted a have migrated to Mumbai for and that helps me to under- produce the film. Most of his on set was very difficult. At Everyday was challenging in Uday Chauhan says, “I came parental guidance. I also few kids based on the roles. I work. I used to meet them stand what these kids were team is from FTII, Pune, the time of shooting, the cele- one way or the other.” up with the idea of making researched how many kids realised that these kids do everyday after school on holi- capable of. The project was including cinematographer brations for Ganesh Chaturthi Uday said that he will send this film in 2016 when I was get influenced by such con- everything on their own, from days and teach them about initially a documentary film Vinod Bangari, production were going on. At times, we the film to various interna- doing my PG in Symbiosis tent.” cooking to getting ready to acting and they used to come but later I turned it into a fea- designer Himanshi Patwal, had to go to each Ganesh tional film festivals and later Institute of Media and He said that the shooting school, since their parents up with stories of their own ture film to convey the subject Suresh Bagli, sync sound and mandapa and ask them to release it in theatres here.

Affordable tech to REBUILD LIVES In a country where accidents have become very common, an entrepreneur duo plans to make prosthetics affordable to the FOUNDERS OF marginalised, reports ARUN DANIEL YELLAMATY SOCIAL HARDWARE with the state government Connector. So we spoke to and non-profit organisations BELIEVE THAT he first ever tions, which usually results in many people to understand accidents. They don’t have so that we can maximise the IN A RAPIDLY Autodesk’s design what sort of tool they require reach and impact of our night in India money to buy prosthesis. So, and accordingly we went we wanted to make a durable, products,” says Abhit. DEVELOPING saw the launch of ahead with the design. Our Cameron says that they T an advanced affordable and democratised tools are designed like a bill STATE LIKE prosthesis for people who want to ensure that the peo- design of pros- hook, a knife, a plowing tool ple in need get their prod- TELANGANA, can’t afford the costly ones. or an artisan hammer so the thetics called Avocado Wrist That’s where the idea of the ucts for free. Connector, as part of the amputees can resume their “We will be distributing WHERE CON- Avocado Wrist Connector work even after the accident Hyderabad Design Week. and Electric Prosthesis came our products to various STRUCTION OF Abhit Kumar and Cameron and don’t have to face unem- organisations in every dis- to our mind,” says Abhit. ployment,” he says. BUILDINGS Norris, co-founders of “We started our project in trict that treat amputees and Social Hardware, say they The entrepreneurs are they will be incurring the 2016 and we did 18 months trying to partner with state AND kept in mind the financial of research before we estab- cost, not the end-user,” says plight of farmers and daily governments so they can Cameron. PRODUCTION lished our company in 2017. reach out to more beneficia- workers while designing and We understood the market While the Avocado Wrist UNITS IS producing the prosthetics. ries. Founders of Social Connector is currently in and how our model of oper- Hardware believe that in a “In India, the highest rate ation fits into it. The devel- the testing stage, Social HAPPENING AT of amputation occurs in low- rapidly developing state like Hardware is making it avail- opment of assistive devices Telangana where construc- A FAST PACE, income rural areas — home includes many rounds of able as part of the STEM to more than two-thirds of tion of buildings and pro- education kit to hobbyists, THE R&D and ideation and a lot duction units is happening the country’s population — of prototyping and testing students, and educational where a lot of road, railway, at a fast pace the corre- institutions to gather more CORRESPONDI for engineering design. sponding risk in the and agricultural accidents Fusion 360 has made it feedback. The team has also NG RISK IN THE occur. We have been working increase of causalities is also partnered with rehabilita- incredibly easy for us to pre- pretty high. INCREASE OF on this because it's largely an pare designs for rapid proto- tion centres across the unexplored market. There “We are already prepared country, including the typing,” adds Abhit. for this as Alenco sockets CAUSALITIES are more than two million Apart from the wrist con- Association of People with arm amputees on whom we and prosthetics have already Disability, Karnataka, and IS ALSO VERY nector the duo has created been distributed across the want to leave an impact on, more tools to help people Nevedac Prosthetic Centre, HIGH and most of them are from country and our Avocado Punjab to make their assis- who met with accidents. connector is compatible construction or agricultural “Different demographics tive devices available to background. These daily with that. What we have to users free of charge. require different types of do next is to collaborate wage workers are forced to tools for the Avocado Wrist work in hazardous condi- 10 celeb talks Vijayawada Friday October 11, 2019

BRIE LARSON: MADHURI DIXIT MARVEL WOMEN WANT TURNS PRODUCER ALL-FEMALE MOVIE FOR MARATHI FILM Larson also reflected on filming star Brie scene where aptain Marvel the Avengers: Endgame Larson says women asso- her character Captain Marvel made ciated with Marvel a special appearance, teaming up take on belief and superstitions for the Studios have asked presi- with all of the women of the MCU. ollywood’s Dream girl whole family. Sending my best wishes C dent Kevin Feige to make For Larson, filming that scene Madhuri Dixit Nene has to our team as they start shooting an all-female movie. was a powerful experience. turned producer for a today,” she captioned the snaps. “It was just a great day,” she Panchak. Meanwhile, on the work front, the Larson said that she along with Marathi film titledAaja recalled. B Apart from the Padma Shri actor whoKalank was waslast seenin the her Marvel co-stars have had talks actor, the film is also with Marvel Studios president Feige “To get to be with all of those Nachle period drama film Dance about making an all-women Marvel women for the day and you get produced by her husband and doctor judging the reality show mash-up movie, reports this feeling of, like, almost a little Shriram Nene. Deewane 2. variety.com. bit of naughtiness because it’s a The film which stars Adinath Asked if the female film has been secret and none of us can talk Kothare and will be directed by Jayant “truly discussed” at the studio, about it —that it felt like we Jathar. Larson said, “It is something”, and were a part of this like coven Madhuri shared a boomerang video took a pause and continued, “Well working together for this from the muhurat of the film where she what do you mean truly discussed?” goal. It was an opportunity can be seen posing with the clapper- “I will say that a lot of the female for us to share and hang board along with Dr Nene. cast members from Marvel walked out,” she said, adding, “And In a picture shared by the actor, up to Kevin and we were like, “We as many people know, a she can be seen striking a pose are in this together, we want to do lot of the time women with the entire crew of the this,” Larson explained. aren’t working together. film. “What that means, I have no It’s kind of been this “Elated to announce idea. You know, I’m not in charge of new breath of fresh our film banner, @rnm- the future of Marvel, but it is some- air for us in our movingpictures, thing that we’re really passionate industry that there’s next project, about and we love and I feel like if more female #Panchak It’s a fan- enough people out in the world talk ensemble films, tastic and hilarious about how much they want it, which has allowed maybe it’ll happen,” she added. us the opportunity Feige has previously expressed to really communi- interest in the all-women Marvel cate with one film, though no firm plans to green another. So we get light such a project have been set. so excited and feel Lately, Marvel is putting empha- so much energy sis on more female-forwardCaptain stand- when you get to be alone films from Larson’s around your peers and share stories.” Marvel to Scarlett Johansson’sfilm. upcoming Black Widow

BIG B TURNS 77 TODAY; WANTS NO FANFARE ON B'DAY

Does he have any unfulfilled the veteran actor recalls, adding, dream? “There’re so many! I mitabh Bachchan turns “But this tradition took an entirely want play the piano. I want to 77 today but the super- new definition when, after my learn many languages. I’d star is in no mood to near-fatal accident in 1984 (when have liked to work with celebrate his birthday he nearly lost his life after Coolie),a shoot- Guru Dutt,” he says. A this year. ing accident on the set of Finally, which one “What is there to cele- my father recited my birthday of his films would ROAM ROME he love to remake brate? It’s a day like any other. I’m poem. It was like a new life for me. While reading the poem my father for himself? “None. What was to NAWAZUDDIN'S grateful that I still working, that be done was done to those films. my body is able to keep pace with broke down. It was the only time I’ve seen him like that.” Why not look ahead?” replies the TO BE SCREENED AT my spirit,” he says, humbly urging man most in the industry acknowl- MEIN his wellwishers to pray for his good Big B says things have changed over time, as far as birthday rituals edge has mastered the art of think- health. ing young, despite his age.co-star ROME FILM FEST tures Valentina Corti, Isha Big B recalls his childhood go. “My father’s poetry is much- Gulabo Sitabo missed, as is my mother’s excite- As his Instagram and wrote, “All Talwar, Francesco Apolloni, birthdays when his father, the late Ayushmann Khurrana recently fter winning big at UrBano Barberini, Pamela poet Harivanshrai Bachchan, ment on that day. The annual Roads lead to Rome. Our next ritual of cake-cutting no said, Amitabh Bachchan is “a 77- Busan International stop is where it all began Rome Villoresi, Andrea Scarduzio.is multi- would always compose longer interests me. It has year-old man with the mind of a Film Festival, actor Roam Rome Mein and recite a poem 24-year-old”. Film Fest ... 15th October...Roam been replaced by a plate Nawaduddin here we come with lingual — Hindi, English and for him. of dry fruits,” he says. A Siddiqui-starrer ” Italian. The 14th edition of “It was a fam- is Rome Mein. Roam Rome Mein Rome Film Fest will run from ily tradition,” The romantic drama marks all set to be screened at Rome the directorial debut of actress October 17-27. Film Fest. Tannishtha Chatterjee. Sharing the news with his It also fea- JENNA fans, Nawazuddin took to DEWAN TO HOST DATING SHOW ctress Jenna Dewan will be hosting a dating show titled Flirty Dancing. Dewan has been announced as the emcee for Flirty Dancing, a new dancing-dating hybrid show A coming to Fox. The show, based on the UK format, is set to premiere in winter 2019, reports variety.com. The setup for Flirty Dancing sees two complete strangers learn half of a dance routine, then meet up for the first time on a blind date where they will then dance together without saying a word. In a twist on the original format, the US adaptation will feature singles performing a different choreographed dance with two potential love interests, before choosing the one with whom they have the strongest connection. “Flirty Dancing is a truly unique format — it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. It’s fun, fresh and romantic, and broadens the dating format far beyond its traditional boundaries,” said Rob Wade, president of alter- native entertainment and specials at FoxEntertainment. Talking about Dewan, Wade said, “Jenna is our dream host. She knows all about how powerful con- nection and chemistry can be on the dance floor. So there really is no one better to help guide these singles in their search for love.” Other than her competition show hosting, Dewan recently starred in the film The Wedding Year and in the anthology film Berlin, I Love You. 11 tollywood Vijayawada Friday October 11, 2019 VARUN TEJ to sport six-pack abs for his boxing DRAMA NAVEEN n the development for the past 10 months, Varun Tej’s boxing drama headlines with debutant director Kiran i Korrapati was finally launched in Hyderabad on Thursday. Varun’s a period father Naga Babu sounded the clapboard for first shot while Megastar Chiranjeevi’s wife Surekha switched on the camera. Allu Aravind directed the honorary first shot. A joint production venture between Sidhu LOVE Mudda and Allu Venkatesh, the film will be shot be cinematographer George C Willaims, while SS Thaman is the music composer.exclusively, Speaking to The Pioneer director Kiran, who earlier assisted VV STORY Vinayak, Harish Shankar and Raghava Lawrence, billed the film as a commercial sports drama. He wasn’t forthcoming on The actor revealing more details, while adding that it will be shot in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and New Delhi. “The idea finished 80 per is to get it ready for summer release next year,” he said. Earlier this year, Varun trained with Olympic Boxer Tony Jeffries in LA, cent filming for US for a month to get his moves right as a pugilist. The actor will be resum- ing the train from October 15. “We are planning to ask Tony to come down the untitled to Mumbai and train Varun further. The actor is required to lose weight and project that also sport six-pack abs for the film,”— he NG stated. marks the Speaking to The Pioneer, director Kiran, who directorial debut earlier assisted VV Vinayak, Harish Shankar and Raghava Lawrence, billed the film as a of Suresh, who commercial sports drama earlier assisted the legend Bapu, finds NAGARAJ GOUD Kammula's film to release next year aunched in the first half leading man, who is busy com- of last month, Sekhar pleting the pending portions of Kammula’s next with Venky Mama. Chay will join the L Naga Chaitanya and Sai sets of Sekhar’s film later this Pallavi will be missing week and will devote all his time the December release date. to it for the next three months. Although the unit was firm on “Sekhar and his producers aveen Chandra is on the date, the delay in shooting of Narayan Das, Sunil Narang and a career high. While Chaitanya’s other film Venky P. Ram Mohan Rao are looking at on one hand he is Mama with Venkatesh meant Valentine’s Day release next year. spearheading films, that the release of Sekhar’s film The fact that the film is a musi- n on the other hand he had to be pushed forward. With cal love story should work well isn’t missing out on the second half of December with the date,” said a source. supporting parts that are carry- packed with films like Disco The film shows the journey of ing a ton of weight. After an Raja, Prathiroju Pandage, two individuals who travel from impressive turn in the very suc- Bheeshma and Balakrishna’s yet- village in Telangana to Hyderabad cessful Evaru, where he played a to-be titled film among others, to pursue their dreams. Pavan, cop who is always on the edge, the makers felt that it’s better to who learnt music from the actor has green-lit a solo film, release their film at a later date. A.R. Rahman’s KM The Pioneer has exclusively Only 10 days of the Music Conser- learnt. Another interesting aspect Sekhar’s film has been vatory in about the untitled project, shot so far. He has fin- Chennai, com- according to a source close to the ished some portions posed the development, is that he has fin- that don’t involve his film’s score. ished filming for it 80 per cent. The film, a production venture of Kalyan under his Trishala Entertainments, marks the direc- torial debut of Suresh, who ear- NAMA lier assisted the legend Bapu, while Gayatri Suresh is the lead- ing lady. In fact, this is Naveen set to distribute and Gayatri’s second successive outing together. They’ve earlier teamed up for Adda director GS GEORGE REDDY Karthik’s Hero Heroine, whose release is around the corner. bhishek Nama, who has tasted success by distributing recent hits like iSmart The source adds, “The film is Shankar and Rakshasudu, has acquired the distribution rights of George Reddy, a whacky period love story that A featuring Vangaveeti fame Sandeep Madhav. Directed by Jeevan Reddy of flips between past and present. Dalam fame, the film is a production venture of Appireddy under Mic Movies The narrative has been designed banner in collaboration with Silly Monks and Three Lines Cinema. It is a biopic in an innovative way and the of student leader, George Reddy, who was killed on Osmania Campus in 1972. director is banking on it to do the “Impressed by the trailer and the reception it received from trick for him. Both Naveen and cinephiles and eminent celebs on Dussera, Nama was Gayatri have parts that satiated quick to snatch the rights. He would decide on the release the actor in them. The likes of date shortly,” a source said. Aditi Myakal and newcomer Shot in Hyderabad, Kerala and Medak, the film gives Kittu will be seen in significant a portrayal of George, dubbed as Che Guevara of supporting roles, while senior Osmania University, and the impression his ideology has cameraman Bhupathi is the cin- made on student politics. His death led to the forma- ematographer. In another week tion of the Progressive Democratic Students movement mostly, the filming will be as a formidable force against fascism in the universi- wrapped up totally.” ty. The likes of Satyadev, Manoj Nandam, Meesala Meanwhile, Naveen is also Laxman, Chaitanya Krishna, Shatru and Jay Kay awaiting the release of Dr Anil (Padi Padi Leche Manasu cinematographer) have Viswanath’s 28°C, an intense played supporting roles in the film, which sees love story. Besides, he is locking Marathi actress Devika as George’s moth- horns with Dhanush in his next er. Sairat cinematographer Sudhakar with Durai Senthilkumar. Yakkanti has shot the film.

olitician and philanthropist T. Subbarami Reddy felicitated the team of Sye Raa Narasimha p Reddy at Park Hyatt, Hyderabad on Wednesday evening. The TSR felicitates event was attended by Megastar Chiranjeevi, producer Ram Charan, director Surender Reddy, heroine Tamannaah and writer Paruchuri SYE RAA Venkateswara Rao among other cast and team crew members. Noted faces from the industry and from other walks of life too version of it was a super hit in Hindi My journey with Chiranjeevi is attended the event. as well. We have been friends since TSR said Sye Raa… is a big milestone then. My love for him stems from the more than 20 years old. I in Chiranjeevi’s career. “He has shown his fact that he is a kind-hearted soul.” produced his State Rowdy and the might to the nation by the way he went Chiranjeevi said, “Subbarami Reddy dubbed version of it was a super hit in about portraying Uyyalawada Narasimha garu is someone who takes pleasure in Reddy, who gave British sleepless nights. others’ successes. Kalabandhu is an Hindi as well. My love for him stems He has taken a huge gamble by picking appropriate title for him. He has been from the fact that he is a kind-hearted this story but came out in flying colours. supporting us since the day we went to soul I couldn’t believe that a youngster like floors and would boost our energy lev- Ram Charan has produced it. I’ve never els, saying that the film will be a hit. I — T. SUBBARAMI REDDY undertaken such a risk in my career span- thank him for his unconditional love.” ning 57 years. What he has achieved with K.I. Vara Prasad Reddy, A.V. Gurava the film is truly remarkable. He is a brave Reddy, K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao, PVP, Kiran, Victory Venkatesh, Raghurama producer and everyone should learn C.M. Ramesh, Danam Nagendar, J.C. Krishnam Raju, K.S. Ramarao, from him,” he said. Pavan Reddy, Chamundeswaranath, Kodandarami Reddy, Jeevitha, Rajasekhar, He added, “My journey with Mohammad Azharuddin, Kasu Prasada Krish, Sukumar, Meher Ramesh and Chiranjeevi is more than 20 years old. I Reddy, Ashwini Dutt, Boney Kapoor, Anil Ravipudi were among the prominent produced his State Rowdy and the dubbed Suresh Babu, Eenadu MD Kiran, Sailaja personalities who attended the event. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2019 sport 12

SINGLES SOMETHING WRONG WITH PAK CRICKET SYSTEM : MISBAH karachi: Pakistan's head coach Misbah-ul-Haq MAYANK'S HIGH says the humiliating 0-3 hammering in a T20 series against a second-string SL has opened his eyes to the fact that there is something Agarwal becomes 1st Indian opener since Sehwag to score back to back hundreds as opener in Tests seriously wrong with the country's cricket system."This series has been an eye-opener for PTI n PUNE ond Test hundred hitting left- guilty of bowling fuller deliveries us and everyone else. These same players have arm spinner Keshav Maharaj at a drivable length outside the off- been around for a while now. More or less the pener Mayank Agarwal down the ground for consecutive stump. Kohli becomes same team which made us number one and has stamped his authority on a sixes and then played an intention- In fact, Dale Steyn’s “use that been playing together for around three to four Ostruggling South African al back-cut off Vernon Philander short leg” advice on Twitter, was 2nd Indian captain years now," Misbah said ." The result of series is attack with a second successive to complete the coveted mile- meant for Nortje, advising him to also an eye-opener for our system as well. If we hundred as India cruised to 273 for stone. alter the length. to lead in 50 Tests can lose to a side without its main players how three on the opening day of the Agarwal’s scoring chart would In one of his overs before did we think we were number one," he added. second Test here. indicate that his innings was a per- lunch, Agarwal hit an off-drive fol- nPUNE Play was stopped in the 86th fect blend of caution mixed with lowed by two cover drives. K’TAKA BEAT MUMBAI DESPITE over due to fading light. aggression. He got 74 runs off 18 In the post lunch session, ndia skipper Virat Kohli on DUBE’S HEROICS The 28-year-old’s rich vein of balls in boundaries and the Nortje tried to hit the back of IThursday achieved another bengluru: form continued as he looked in remaining 34 runs came off 177 length but Agarwal had already feat when he surpassed Sourav A blazing 100 by all-rounder complete command for his 108 off balls. completed his half century and Ganguly to become the sec- Shivam Dube went in vain, as defending 195 balls, having made a sublime Among South African pacers, was well set. The moment Nortje ond Indian captain after champions Mumbai suffered a heartbreaking 215 in the series opener in Kagiso Rabada (3/48 in 18.1 overs), pitched it short, he went back and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to nine-run defeat against Karnataka in their Elite Visakhapatnam last week. hit better lengths during the course across to play a couple of pull lead the side in 50 or more Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on The first day of the second of the day and was easily the most shots. Test matches.The Indian run- Thursday.Put into bat first at the M match panned out similar to the potent bowler on view. On the other hand, Pujara machine was tied at the sec- Chinnaswamy Stadium here, Karnataka posted way the first Test went as India, Rabada bowled a beautiful began on a cautious note and it ond spot with former skipper a healthy 312/7 on the board and then bundled leading 1-0 in the series, looked to delivery that pitched on length and was only after left-arm spinner Ganguly (49 Tests) in the list Mumbai out for 303 in 48.1 overs, with pacer out-bat the Proteas on a good sur- moved only a shade to kiss the out- Keshav Maharaj (0/89 in 29 overs) of leading the national side Abhimanyu Mithun (3-40) and spinner K face. side edge of Rohit’s bat before was brought into the attack, the before the start of the second Gowtham (3-51) among the wicket-takers.For Along with Cheteshwar Pujara going into wicketkeeper Quinton Saurashtra right-hander upped Test against South Africa here Karnataka, opener Devdutt Padikkal put up the (58), Agarwal added 138 runs for de Kock’s gloves. the ante. on Thursday.Kohli, who highest score with 79 runs in 85 balls, striking the second wicket with minimum Rabada was unlucky to miss In his very first over, he used remained unbeaten on 63 as 10 fours and a six.Padikkal and his opening fuss, despite India losing Rohit out on a second wicket — of Pujara his feet to come to the pitch of the India rode on Mayank partner K L Rahul (58) conjured 137 runs for Sharma's (14) wicket in the first — when Temba Bavuma, at short ball, hitting two elegant on-drives. Agarwal's 108 to post 273/3 at the first wicket. hour itself. leg, missed a reflex catch. The bats- A third on-drive also came along stumps on Day 1, became only In the final session, skipper man was yet to get off the mark at the way off Rabada’s bowling. the second Indian captain to PUNDUCHERY SURGE AHEAD ; Virat Kohli (63 batting off 105 that stage. Watching Pujara use his feet the landmark of 50 Tests after C’GARH REMAIN INFRAY balls) was in his element, hitting He finally got Pujara, caught against Maharaj, Agarwal got the Dhoni, who had led the dehradun: Arun Karthik made an unbeaten 86 yet another Test half-century and at first slip but not before the India confidence in the post-lunch ses- national team 60 times in as Puducherry thrashed Arunachal Pradesh by adding 75 runs for the unbroken No.3 had scored his 22nd Test half- sion in which he got around 50 Tests between 2008 and 2014. nine wickets here on Thursday to dominate the fourth wicket partnership with century. runs. Plate Group standings of the Vijay Hazare Ajinkya Rahane (18 batting off 70 During the first hour, Trophy domestic one-day cricket balls). Kohli hit some flowing dri- Agarwal was all cautious FIRST EVER CENTURY STAND AT PUNE: tournament.Arunchal Pradesh's decision to bat ves during the final hour and had against Philander and Rabada RUNS PARTNERS VENUE SEASON RESULT first in a match reduced to 43 overs because of 10 fours to his credit. who bowled a probing first wet outfield backfired as they were bowled out The highlight of the day how- spell. 268 Rahul Dravid/Virender Sehwag Chennai 2007-08 Drawn for 179 in 42.3 overs at the Abhimanyu Cricket ever was Agarwal’s approach He was smart enough to 171 Deep Dasgupta/Rahul Dravid Port Elizabeth 2001-02 Drawn Academy.Rahul Dalal top-scored for Arunachal against both pace and spin, both wait for the third seamer in Pradesh with a 47-ball 40 while wicketkeeper of which, he tackled with ease. His rookie Anrich Nortje (0/60 in 169 Cheteshwar Pujara/Rohit Sharma Visakhapatnam 2019-20 Won 157 Cheteshwar Pujara/Murali Vijay Durban 2013-14 Lost Uvais Ahmad made 39.Medium pacer Ashith knock comprised 16 fours and two 13 overs) to be introduced Rajiv returned with 3/42, while veteran Vinay sixes. into the attack. 138 Cheteshwar Pujara/Mayank Agarwal Pune 2019-20 Awaited Kumar, Suresh Kumar and Sagar Udeshi The opener raced to his sec- Nortje, with his pace, was FAISEL FEATURES chipped in with two wickets apiece for Puducherry. THAI STAR CLEARED OF DOPING ‘Rabada getting Mayank learnt art of conversion from domestic cricket: Pujara bangkok: Former badminton world champion Ratchanok Intanon bears "no fault" after testing positive for doping, the sport's governing body PTI n PUNE anything to Mayank while their part- said Thursday, clearing the path for the Thai back to his best' nership was on? star to compete in the 2020 Olympics.The or someone who smashed 1000 “That habit (for big scores) has Badminton World Federation (BWF) said the Ffirst-class runs in a month’s domes- come from first class cricket, so I did- women's world number 5 was found to be in tic cricket in 2017, it shouldn’t come n’t have to tell him much. To be hon- violation of anti-doping regulations earlier this as a surprise that a heavy duty scor- est, we were just communicating year.But Ratchanok, known as "May" in er like Mayank Agarwal knows a thing what their gameplan was. Thailand, was able to prove that the low amount or two about the art of conversion, “If there was an error in his bat- of the banned substance clenbuterol was feels Cheteshwar Pujara. ting, I would just tell him to play close related to meat she had eaten at a barbeque Agarwal, a relatively new entrant to his body, when I thought his bat restaurant."She was found to bear no fault or to the Test arena, has scored his sec- was going away. negligence for the violation, and thus no period ond Test hundred in as many games Apart from that, he is batting real- of ineligibility has been imposed on her," the against South Africa, starting with a ly well and you don’t have to guide statement said. double hundred in the series opener him much.” in Visakhapatnam. Pujara was very happy with the OSAKA PICKS JAPANESE “He (Agarwal) is an experienced kind of track on offer which has a bit CITIZENSHIP player, who has scored so many first- for everyone and batting first, he tokyo: Tennis star Naomi Osaka has decided to class runs, which has helped him a lot. thought was a prudent decision. choose Japanese over American nationality And when it comes to being nervous “It’s a true pitch, where if a fast with an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, public in his 90s, he is someone who is fear- bowler is bowling well, he can also get broadcaster NHK reported Thursday.Osaka, PTI n PUNE tour is to bowl to our less,” Pujara replied, when asked is the consistent scores in domestic time, once he goes past hundred, he a batsman out and if you are batsman, who has a Japanese mother and a Haitian strengths. The plan was to about the Karnataka opener showing cricket that has made him what he is can score heavily as we saw in the last there is value for your shots. There father, told NHK she has completed an agiso Rabada is slow- be patient on a wicket little sign of nerves. today. game,” said Pujara was little bit of spin later on. If we have administrative step to obtain Japanese Kly showing signs of that was going to give us Pujara has seen a lot of Agarwal “Mayank knows how to convert Pujara himself is someone with a runs on the board, it won’t be easy to citizenship ahead of her birthday next getting his mojo back as assistance in the morning,” in the domestic arena and believes it fifties into big scores and at the same penchant for big knocks. So did he tell bat in the fourth innings,” he said. week.Japanese law stipulates that a Japanese indicated by his spell in Barnes said. with more than one nationality must chose one the post lunch session, “We had to keep before turning 22 years old."It gives me a observed South Africa’s bowling in the right areas Will pick & choose tournaments special feeling to try to go to the Olympics to bowling coach Vincent and they would make mis- Current crop of pacers have changed represent Japan," the two-time Grand Slam Barnes. takes. Pujara at one stage champion told the broadcaster in an interview Rabada was the only looked set and KG to remain fit: P V Sindhu in Tokyo. Proteas bowler, who made (Rabada) bowled in the the face of Indian cricket: Kapil some kind of impact with right area and got the PTI n MUMBAI Mohammed Shami, Ishant PTI n CHENNAI 12 out of 15 tournaments of INDIA’S CAMPAIGN ENDS IN SINGLE figures of 3 for 48 in wicket.” Sharma, Deepak Chahar and the World Tour or face a EVENTS OF BWF India’s 273 for 3 on the But he did admit that he legendary Kapil Dev Navdeep Saini. orld champion shuttler penalty. kazan: India's campaign in the singles first day of the second in the morning session Ton Thursday heaped In the absence of WP V Sindhu on “Since it's the Olympics competition at the ongoing BWF World Junior Test. with a bit of luck (Pujara praise on India’s current Bumrah, who has been ruled Thursday said she will pick year, each and every tourna- “It was fantastic to see was dropped on zero), pace battery, saying the fast out of the ongoing Test series and choose tournaments to ment is important. You need Championships came to a halt after Aditi Bhatt him bowl, especially, the South Africa’s new ball bowlers have changed the against South Africa , Shami stay fit ahead of next year’s to be mentally and physically and Rohan Gurbani crashed out of their spell after lunch. I thought bowlers could have picked face of Indian cricket in the stood up and ran through Tokyo Olympics. fit and maintain your fitness respective events here on Thursday.Aditi was he bowled well in Vizag up a couple of more wick- last four-five years. the visiting team's batting The Olympic qualification levels and give your 100 per shown the door by fourth seeded Indonesian (Visakhapatnam) as well. ets. Asked whether the cur- line up in the first match in period started on April 29 cent in every tournament,” Putri Kusuma Wardani 11-21 15-21 in a girls Today, there were a lot of “When we looked at rent pace attack is the best, Visakhapatnam. with the Badminton World Sindhu said. “Definitely, I will singles pre-quarterfinal contest that lasted signs that he is getting to the conditions this morn- Kapil said, “Do I have to say “No issues about that Federation (BWF) considering choose tournaments since you exactly 30 minutes.It was the same outcome in the top,” Barnes said at the ing, the window for the that? (not being in the top 10 the rankings list published on have to be injury-free and give the boys singles as Rohan lost 15-21 ,13-21 end of the day’s play. fast bowlers was a lot “Aisa pace attack humne bowlers). How effective he April 30, 2020, to allocate 100 per cent which is very against junior world number 24 Ren Cheng In fact, patience is the longer than compared to dekha nahi tha, socha bhi (Shami) has been for the spots. important...” she added. Ming of China.Aditi, however, still has a medal key for fast bowlers on this Visakhapatnam. I thought nahi tha (we have not seen years the fast bowlers have team is more important. You Since last year, the BWF The 24-year-old chance as she will partner Tanisha Crasto in the track as Rabada showed by that we bowled quite well such a pace attack and never changed the face of Indian have seen him. Great to see has also made it compulsory Hyderabad shuttler became girls doubles. The 12th seeded India pair will getting Cheteshwar this morning. And, with a thought about it). So one cricket,” he said. him doing well and that’s the for the world’s top 15 players the first Indian to be crowned play Japan's Atsumi Miyazaki and Chihiro Pujara’s wicket with persis- bit of luck, we could have does not have to say any- India currently boast of bottom line,” Kapil said dur- in the singles events and top world champion when she Uchiyama in the pre-quarterfinals late on tence. had a few more wickets,” thing and yes without any a lethal pace attack in Jasprit ing a promotional event 10 pairs in the doubles disci- defeated Japan's Nozomi Thursday night. “Our focus on this Barnes said. doubt, in the last four-five Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, here. plines to play a minimum of Okuhara in August.

PTI n ULAN-UDE (RUSSIA) finishes. This year alone, she won gold ix-time champion M C Mary medals at the India Open in SKom (51kg) on Thursday sur- Mary confirms 8th world medal Guwahati and President’s Cup in passed herself as the most success- Indonesia. ful boxer in the Women’s World Germany’s Ursula Gottlob by a Nien-Chin in her quarterfinal number of medals won, is in fact She is also a member of the Championship history by securing similar margin after draining clash. numero uno cutting across both Rajya Sabha. an unprecedented eighth medal showdowns. However, two-time bronze- the men’s and women’s competi- Both Rani and Boro fetched before three of her compatriots also Borgohain, on the other hand, medallist Kavita Chahal (+81kg) tions. hard-fought victories, engaged entered the semifinals here. pulled off a facile 4-1 triumph over bowed out after a 0-5 loss to Cuban icon Felix Savon is the with strong opponents who hard- The debutant duo of sixth Poland's sixth-seeded Karolina Belarus’ Katsiaryna Kavaleva. most successful in the men’s event ly gave anything away defensively. seed Manju Rani (48kg) and Koszewska. In a tactful performance, Mary with seven medals — six gold and But the two Indians were remark- Jamuna Boro (54kg) along with last “I am very happy to have Kom waited for her chances and a silver. ably good in counter-attacks. edition's bronze-medallist and secured a medal but I would be defended sharply to ensure that Entering into this edition, “My opponent was very third seed Lovlina Borgohain looking to make it better by reach- Victoria’s plan to impress the Mary Kom had six gold and a sil- aggressive and in the first round, (69kg) made the medal rounds ing the finals," the 36-year-old judges by throwing in more punch- ver in her kitty but this is the first I was quite confused about how to along side Mary Kom to ensure Mary Kom said after the bout. es didn’t yield results. time, she has secured a world handle her but eventually I settled that India equalled their last edi- “It was a good bout for me and The Indian’s huge reservoir of medal in the 51kg category. She down and it became easier,” Boro tion's performance in terms of I will now try to improve on this experience came in handy as she had finished a quarterfinalist in said after her bout. number of medals won. performance in the semifinals,” she swung her right arm masterfully to this division in the past. Later Borgohain had little trou- The third-seeded Mary Kom added. connect well-placed hooks. Her The latest achievement has ble going past Koszewska, whose defeated a spirited rival in Awaiting Mary Kom in the straight punches were as effective only added to her ever-growing rather awkward stance compound- Colombia’s Valencia Victoria, semifinals on Saturday, after a and regularly pierced through legend. ed her problems. fetching a unanimous 5-0 verdict rest day on Friday, is second- Victoria’s reasonably strong Besides six world titles, Mary However, three-time Asian to make the last-four stage. seeded Turk Busenaz Cakiroglu, defence. Kom’s incredible career is also medallist Chahal didn’t seem up to Rani stunned top seed and last who is the reigning European For Rani, her next opponent is Games bronze-medallist Huang With this, Mary Kom bettered studded with an Olympic bronze it and produced a rather sloppy edition's bronze-medallist Kim Championships and European going to be Thailand's Chuthamat Hsiao-Wen of Chinese Taipei. her own record as the most suc- medal (2012), five Asian titles, gold show against a more agile Hyang Mi of South Korea 4-1, Games gold-medallist. Cakiroglu Raksat, who upstaged fifth seed Borgohain’s opponent in the cessful boxer in the history of the medals at the Asian Games and the Kavaleva, who got the result mere- while Boro, an Assam Rifles defeated China's Cai Zongju in her Yuliyanova Asenova. Boro will semfinals would be China’s Yang marquee tournament. Commonwealth Games, besides ly by hitting straight and clean for employee, got the better of quarterfinal bout. take on top seed and former Asian Liu, who shocked top seed Chen The Manipuri, in terms of numerous other international top most part of the bout.