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Road accident deaths cross Farmer attacks revenue Writ against privatisation of RTC 1.51 lakh in 2018 office with petrol routes premature: High Court NEW DELHI: Nov 19 (PTI) RAMAKRISHNA PERALA Says TS cabinet decision to privatise 5,100 RTC routes cannot be faulted The number of people killed n on Indian roads recorded a PNS n HYDERABAD rise of 2.37 per cent to 1.51 In yet another incident that has lakh in 2018 and 70 per cent sent shivers down the spine of A two-judge bench of the TSRTC strike to continue, say JAC leaders of the victims fell in the age already scared revenue staff, on High Court, hearing bracket of 18-45 years, Tuesday a farmer sprinkled the cases pertaining to the PNS n HYDERABAD Aswathama Reddy said that that JAC would stand by the according to a report released petrol at a tahsil office here and TSRTC issue, on Tuesday sug- they would take a decision families of RTC workers took by the highways ministry on allegedly tried to immolate a gested that the writ petition The RTC Employees Unions' only after receiving the High their lives during the stir. Tuesday. staffer, but was overpowered by challenging the move by the JAC has said that on Court's verdict copy. "We will Meanwhile, RTC unions A total of 1.47 lakh people other staffers in the nick of the The farmer (right) holding a matchbox and the Tahsildar office into which he State government to privatise Wednesday it will take a call take a final decision after held meetings separately at were killed in road crashes in moment. entered with petrol for torching on Tuesday certain RTC routes was pre- on whether to continue the receiving the verdict copy and various places on Tuesday. 2017, according to the annu- The incident occurred in mature. The bench, comprising ongoing strike, considering discussing it with the legal The TMU held a meeting at a al report 'Road Accidents in Chigurumamidi mandal of Kanakaiah had made sever- Responding to the grouse of Chief Justice Raghavendra that it is yet receive a copy of experts. We are expecting private function hall in LB , 2018' brought out by , triggering al rounds to the office over a the farmer, revenue officials Singh Chauhan and Justice A the High Court judgment on copy from High Court tomor- Nagar. the ministry's transport bitter memories of the murder long period of time, but his told the police that since a dis- Abhisekh Reddy, pointedly the issue. JAC convenor row", he observed. He assured Continued on Page 4 research wing. of Abdullapurmet MRO Vijaya issue remained unsolved, pute among the family mem- asked the petitioner's counsel, "Road accidents in the Reddy, who was burnt alive by sources said. bers of Kanakaiah was pend- Chikkudu Prabhakar, as to country have increased mar- a disgruntled farmer early this According to reports, he ing, the passbook was not how the challenge was main- Act, which states the "State ginally by 0.46 per cent dur- month. came to the office on Tuesday issued to him. tainable at this stage. Government shall publish any ing 2018 with the year seeing The farmer concerned in and sprinkled petrol initially The Joint Collector Shyam The bench was dealing with modification proposed under 4.67 lakh road accidents as Chigurumamidi, identified as on computers and furniture Prasad Lal took the issue to the a public interest litigation plea, Sub-section (1) in the Official against 4.64 lakh in 2017," the Kanakaiah of Lambadipalli and later even on senior assis- notice of Collector Sarfaraz moved by retired professor P L Gazette and in one of the Ministry of Road Transport village, resorted to this act as tant Ramachandram. When Ahmed. Revenue officials Vishweswar Rao, challenging newspapers in the regional and Highways said. he was unable to secure his he allegedly tried to torch the were instructed to lodge a the intended action of the languages circulating in the Pattadar passbook. The farmer senior assistant, alarmed col- complaint against the culprit. State government to privatise area in which it is proposed to alleged that revenue officials leagues came to his rescue and Circle Inspector T Mahesh certain routes presently being be covered by such modifica- were intentionally harassing caught hold of the farmer. Goud took Kanakaiah into run by the State-owned tion, together with the date, not RS chairman him by delaying the issuance of Police later went to the spot custody. The police are ques- Corporation. being less than thirty days the passbook. and initiated an inquiry. tioning him now. After prolonged arguments from such publication in the orders review by the counsel on issues relat- process to permit private oper- At this stage, therefore, the Official Gazette, and the time ing to effects and far-reaching ators on 5,100 routes. Referring bench wondered if the allega- and place at which any repre- consequences of privatisation, to the challenge on the ground tions of procedural irregular- sentation received in this behalf of new uniform ‘Allowed by the bench pointed out that the of procedural irregularities, ities can be gone into. The peti- will be heard by the State decision of the State Cabinet the bench said the Cabinet nod tioner's counsel referred to Government." of marshals Mamata accuses law to was restricted to initiating the was only to initiate the process. Section 102 of Motor Vehicles Continued on Page 4 NEW DELHI: Nov 19 (PTI) Rajya Sabha Chairman M intercept, Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday Owaisi of divisive ordered review of the new 2,391 people military-style uniform of monitor data’ n Prashant went after his marshals in the House, a extremism BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI died during move which comes following criticism by some ex-Army PNS n KOLKATA The centre said on Tuesday officers and remarks of oppo- it's “empowered” to inter- monsoon girlfriend, claims father PNS n NEW DELHI sition leaders. Uniforms of West Bengal Chief Minister cept, monitor and decrypt Rajya Sabha marshals were Mamata Banerjee has accused digital information in the NAVEEN KUMAR restyled from traditional the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul public interest as long as its n HYDERABAD As many as 2,391 people lost Indian attire comprising tur- Muslimeen (AIMIM) party agencies follow the law. Distressed father their lives and over eight bans to dark navy blue and of dividing communities, and Laws allowed federal and Hyderabad techie Prashant lakh houses were damaged olive green military-style out- warned minorities against state governments Vaindam, among the two approaches during the monsoon this fits with caps. Naidu men- what she describes as "extrem- to intercept Indian nationals arrested in year, Union Minister of State tioned in the House that the ism". The AIMIM's leader, "any infor- Pakistan's Cholistan for ille- police for Home Nityanand Rai said Secretariat of Rajya Sahba Asaduddin Owaisi, shot back explictly name the AIMIM or mation gen- gally entering that country, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. had come out with a new on Tuesday, saying it wasn't Asaduddin Owaisi, she made erated, was reported missing back in M Babu Rao PNS n HYDERABAD When the rains and floods dress code for marshals. religious extremism "to say a clear allusion to them when transmitted, 2017. Speaking about his pro- hit different states, peak that Bengal's Muslims have she said they were based out received or longed absence, after coming Cyberabad Police deployment of the National one of the worst human devel- of Hyderabad. stored in any to know of his current where- Commissioner VC Sajjanar, Disaster Response Force was opment indicators of any Owaisi is the Lok Sabha computer abouts via news, Prashant's after being approached by 176 teams which rescued Cong-NCP minority". member from Hyderabad. resource," G Kishan Reddy, father, Babu claimed that his Prashant's father Babu Rao 98,962 people and 617 live- Mamata Banerjee, the Mamata Banerjee said the junior minister for the son had slipped into depres- on Tuesday, assured the lat- stock besides providing meet on leader of the Trinamool AIMIM was creating differ- Ministry of Home Affairs sion due to failure in a love ter that his son would be medical assistance to 23,869 Congress, was speaking on ences, and asked minorities told parliament in a written affair and that he had crossed back home soon and people in the country, he alliance with Monday at a rally in Cooch not to make the mistake of reply when asked by an oppo- the border solely because he requested the public not to said. Behar, a border district in "trusting these forces". sition lawmaker whether the went in search of his lady love believe in "false news" sur- "During the South-west Sena called off West Bengal where illegal She also warned voters government had snooped on against odds. rounding the case. "We have Monsoon, 2019, a number of immigration from Bangladesh against "Hindu extremist WhatsApp, Facebook Prashant was working for Prashant the missing case reported States and Union Territories NEW DELHI: Nov 19 (PTI) is a hot-button issue. forces". Messenger, Viber, and Google Shore Technologies, a soft- back in 2017 and are work- are reported to have been A meeting with the Congress Although Banerjee didn't Continued on Page 4 calls and messages. ware company in Hyderabad. Prashant's father Babu Rao ing on it. There are reports affected by floods. As per scheduled on Tuesday to fur- He was reported missing in told The Pioneer on Tuesday surfacing online with angles information received from ther discuss the possibility of April, 2017 when his family that since their complaint in of love jihad and that the the States and UTs, 2,391 government formation in lodged a complaint with the April 2017 his son had not techie is a spy and many human lives and 15,729 cat- Maharashtra was called off due Madhapur Police. The news of contacted the family. Nor more. I would request the tle were lost, 8,00,067 hous- to pre-occupation of Congress Couple alleges daughters held his surfacing in Pakistan has could the police trace him. public not to believe in all es were damaged and 63.975 leaders with Indira Gandhi's left friends and family residing Babu Rao hails from that and wait for things to lakh hectares of cropped birth anniversary events, NCP in Hyderabad deeply worried. Visakhapatnam in Andhra get cleared up to know the areas were affected due to leader Nawab Malik said. He They have urged the Telangana Pradesh. His family settled in full story," he said observed. floods, cloudburst, landslide," said Congress leaders request- at Nithyananda’s ashram and Union governments to Hyderabad six years ago. Continued on Page 4 Mr. Rai said replying to a ed that the meeting be post- PNS n NEW DELHI Sarvagyapeetham, situated on help them get their son back. Continued on Page 4 written question. poned to Wednesday. The the premises of Delhi Public two sides have deputed lead- A couple has petitioned the School in Ahmedabad, they ers for holding talks on a pos- Gujarat High Court on tried to meet them. MAN BOOKED FOR GIVING sible alliance. NCP President Monday for help to get back However, officials of the India vulnerable to Sharad Pawar had a meeting two daughters who they allege institute refused to let them with Congress President Sonia have been illegally confined at meet their daughters, the peti- TRIPLE TALAQ Gandhi on Monday. Pawar an ashram run by controversial tioners alleged. PNS n HYDERABAD to the police, the woman, said if the NCP-Congress have self-styled godman Swami With help from the police, identified as Mehraj Begum capital inflow to take a view on government Nithyananda. the Sharmas visited the insti- A trader who had given triple from old Safilguda, was mar- formation, they have to first Petitioners Janardana tute and managed to bring talaq to his wife, after he and ried to Mohammed Dastagiri, discuss it between themselves. Sharma and his wife told the back their two minor daugh- his family members allegedly a trader from Dabeerpura, in court on Monday that they had ters, but their elder daughters, harassed her for giving birth to 2011. They were married in shocks: YV Reddy admitted their four daugh- When they learnt that their Lopamudra Janardhana a girl child, was booked by the the presence of elders from TODAY ters, from 7 to 15 years of age, daughters were this year shift- Sharma (21) and Nandhita police on Tuesday, invoking both sides and Dastagiri had PNS n HYDERABAD to an educational institution ed to another branch of (18), refused to accompany provisions of the Muslim also taken dowry at the time ALMANAC run by Swami Nithyananda in Nithyananda Dhyanpeetham, them, according to the peti- Women (Protection of Rights of the wedding. Former governor of Reserve Bengaluru in 2013. named Yogini tion. on Marriage) Act. According Continued on Page 4 Bank YV Reddy has said that Month & Paksham: recent developments around Kartik& Krishna Paksha China, Iran and the Middle Panchangam East have the potential to gen- Tithi : Ashtami: 01.41 pm erate two types of shocks: oil Nakshatram: Magha 08:05 pm TS develops alternative Aadhaar authentication using AI-ML and capital flows. And, India Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start is vulnerable to both. NAVEENA GHANATE can be used for verification of He was speaking at a pro- any important work) n HYDERABAD Selfie will be used for authentication of citizens student's identity at entrance gramme organised by the Rahukalam: 12:01 pm – 01:25 pm examination centers. For tem- Institute for Advanced Studies Yamagandam: 07:50 am – 09:14 am The ITE&C Department of RTDAI doesn't store ples also we have suggested in Complex Choices (IASCC) Varjyam: 08-44 am - 10:15 am Telangana has developed an fingerprints or IRIS and this; when they want to check on Tuesday. concerted action on the part of 07:00 pm - 05:03 am alternative solution for purely depends on a person, this can be used. Reddy said, "There is a new all or most of the countries. He Gulika: 10:37 am - 12:01 pm Aadhaar using Aritificial Everybody wants to currently bi-polar world with USA and said, "Climate change is an Intelligence, Machine Learning selfies and does liveness see the solution." China leading each block. The area where collective action is Good Time: (to start any important work) and Deep Learning. Termed detection check using AI, RTDAI doesn't store fin- difference between old and inevitable, but it is becoming Amritakalam: 05:49 pm - 07:19 pm 'Real-time Digital demographic using ML gerprints or IRIS and purely new by-polar world is that increasingly difficult. As the Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL Authentication of Identity depends on selfies and does China and America have close problem is getting acute, the (RTDAI)', it uses a person's and photo matching test liveness detection check using economic integration. This solution is becoming more HYDERABAD selfie for authentication. based on Deep learning AI, demographic using ML complicates the fight for difficult. Demographic diver- WEATHER RTDAI facilitates some of and photo matching test based supremacy underway. The Belt gences are seriously affecting the key processes of govern- on Deep learning. He said, "In Road initiative goes well the macro-economic balances Forecast: Partly cloudy ment departments such as tion can be used. Pensioner's Aadhaar it is 2-factor - UID beyond economic infrastruc- and, more importantly, the Temp: 29/19 name verification, photograph Life Certification through number followed by finger ture. " compulsions to migrate. Humidity: 79% verification, ID verification, Selfie (PLCS) is the first case of print. Here, it is 3-factor He said that there were Technology is the third most Sunrise: 06.23 etc. for service that is accountability and trans- said, "If we think of anything RTDAI which has been already authentication; you give your three economic challenges, important element that will Sunset: 05.39 highly accurate and indepen- parency. GT Venkateshwar where we can remotely authen- used by 14, 000people. We previous voter ID, PAN, UID), which were global in the sense disturb the global balances in Current Weather Conditions Updated November 19, 2019 5:00 PM dent of human judgment, Rao, IRS, Commissioner ticate, where citizens need to suggested this for verification name and take a selfie. that they could be resolved future". along with proper audit trail for Electronic Service Delivery, prove your identity, this solu- of voters at polling booth. This Continued on Page 4 only through cooperation and Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 hyderabad 02

chool education in What about the age-old prac- Andhra Pradesh govern- tice of having Telugu medium Sment has become a 'burn- at the primary education level? ing' topic, especially for those Can English do justice to Telugu on its own soil? What should the government whose pas- do to achieve such goal of hav- sions have their affluent counterparts in Jaganmohan Reddy hit the too has become tight-lipped on ing English as the medium of been inflamed by private schools, in which the The AP government has decided to go nail on the head when he sar- this issue after being given instruction? Can the govern- the recent medium of instruction is ahead with its agenda of transforming castically questioned Vice stewardship of the Telugu ment give guarantee on one replacement of English from Class I to Class X. President M Venkaiah Naidu Academy. key issue: that there will not be the medi- Why are opposition parties school. The YS Jaganmohan Reddy whether his grand children The AP government's deci- a single drop out case in the PIN um of averse to the change in the sen- government is trying hard to make parents studied in Telugu medium! sion might prompt other states entire academic year due to POINT instruction. The sitive sector of school educa- understand that their children would It is surprising to note that to remove Telugu, which is implementation of English decision of the state tion? Are they whole-hearted- those persons who had pitched taught as a subject in govern- medium? These are some of government to replace ly opposing the introduction of eventually be in a position to compete for the introduction of Telugu ment schools there. the questions that have Telugu with English as the English in school? Why are globally in exploring job opportunities medium at school level are now The agony of remained unaddressed. medium of instruction from they not heeding the request of supporting the government's echoed in Parliament too with All told, it would be pathet- Class I to Class VIII with the government in this regard? stand. Official Language members from Andhra raising ic for lovers of Telugu language effect from academic year Are they really against uplift of hard to make parents under- medium of instruction is quite Commission chairman Y. the issue on the first day of the to see the possible disappear- 2020-21 has generated politi- students belonging to poor stand that their children would another. M D RATNA KUMAR Lakshmi Prasad is one exam- current session. They demand- ance of Telugu medium in a cal heat. For the opposition families, irrespective of their eventually be in a position to The unified state of Andhra Senior Journalist ple. It is ridiculous on his part ed three-language set up, with state formed on linguistic basis. parties, including Telugu caste, creed and religion? compete globally in exploring Pradesh was formed for Telugu to say now that he has to "sup- Telugu being continued as the For that matter, Andhra Desam Party, the primary goal Students from disadvan- job opportunities. people on 1November, 1956. It port whatever decision the medium of instruction. Pradesh was the first state to be is to "protect Telugu pride", taged sections can certainly The opposition parties, how- was dream come true after Dr.Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Chief Minister takes". Where is Is it enough to meet the formed on linguistic lines in which has been linked to the benefit from the government ever, are mobilising people to nearly 150 years. People's agi- took initiative and convinced the need for his silence when needs of the rich Telugu lan- independent India. So, replac- medium of instruction for move. They can hope for max- take on the government. This tation for separate Telugu state Nehru for the formation of the he is working as chairman of guage? Can English medium ing Telugu medium with more than three decades. imum support from the gov- has led to concerns among a got fulfilled and Telugu-speak- unified state of Andhra a linguistic body that is sup- cater to the real needs of stu- English medium could result in The objective of the ernment, including financial section of the parents. The ing districts were separated Pradesh. Subsequently Nehru posed to propagate the lan- dents and address the original Telugu losing prominence on Government of AP is to begin assistance in the form of schol- opposition leaders need to from the composite Madras announced the formation of guage? The same person lam- problem in embracing the its own soil at the behest of the a new era in school education arships. clarify whether children in state. As a result, the new state AP in March 1956. basted the erstwhile English medium? All teachers government. At the end of the by introducing English medium Hence, the AP government their respective families are of Andhra was carved out on In this backdrop, due to Chandrababu government for may not have capabilities to day, the Jaganmohan Reddy in all government schools across has decided to go ahead with studying in English medium. 1 October 1953 with Kurnool opposition parties' stance, the not bringing Telugu Research deal with English medium. government will be answerable the state. The idea is to enable its agenda of transforming Emotional bond with Telugu as as capital. YSRCP government may have Institute from Karnataka to AP. Will orientation classes for to people on the repercus- students with poor financial school. The YS Jaganmohan mother tongue is one thing and Against odds, then Chief to bulldoze its way to silence N. Lakshmi Parvathi, widow teachers make them perfect in sions of the dicey move in background to compete with Reddy government is trying opposition to English as the Minister of Hyderabad state them. Chief Minister YS of TDP founder NT Ramarao, acquiring language skills? school education. Etela urges Center to sanction 7 Harish inaugurates new PS building of Koheda medical colleges for Telangana PNS n SIDDIPET Finance Minister T Harish PNS n HYDERABAD Rao has inaugurated the new A detailed police station building at Health Minister Etela Rajender Koheda mandal headquarters on Tuesday said that he lead a project report in Siddipet district on Tuesday. delegation to Union Health would be He has also inaugurated the 22 Minister Harshavardhan and dispatched to CCTV Cameras installed at sought establishment of med- various important locations ical colleges, among other the Center soon, in Koheda. Addressing the things, in at least seven district. the Minister people after inaugurating the If not feasible, the delegation said. However, Police station, Rao has said urged the Union Minister to Telangana government was sanction medical colleges in Center agreed providing all infrastructure two or three districts at least. to sanction two facilities, best technology and The delegation pressed for or three medical vehicles to the Police depart- Central assistance especially ment to help them discharge The Finance Minister has called upon on five issues, he explained. colleges to their duties properly. The Center went on record the state He has called upon the staff the staff of the Police station to expressing its intention to set of the Police station to create create the best environment on up not less than 75 medical the best environment on the colleges across the nation. ical and health issues. Further, premises of the Police station the premises of the Police station to The delegation advised the the delegation impressed on to make the people visit the make the people visit the Station Center to set up medical col- the minister stating that health Station without any fear. After leges one each in Khammam, for all would be feasibly only planting a sapling, Rao has without any fear Karimnagar, Sangareddy, Health Minister Etela Rajender with Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan in New Delhi when modern diagnostic lab- asked the staff to improve the Mancherial, Bhadrachalam, oratories and scanning centers greenery on the premises of staff to create a friendly Vodeithala Sathish Kumar, Bhupalapalli, and Tandur or of Telangana delegation sought was urged to sanction trauma Ayushman Bharat. However, are set up. the Station. The Police station environment in the Police MLC, Ragotham Reddy, Vikarabad. establishment of regional can- care centers at 11 places on the Center wants state to imple- He said that the Government was built with an estimated station. He further said that ADCP, G Narsimha Reddy, A detailed project report cer treatment centres at national highways. The gov- ment Ayushman Bharat of Telangana won many awards cost of Rs 1 crore in 3,753 the two more police station ACP, , Mahendar would be dispatched to the Adilabad and Warangal and ernment told the Center that it scheme. for its accomplishments in square feet area. The new buildings in- Akkannapet and others were present. The Center soon, he said. However, also urged it to sanction two spends at least Rs 1,200 crore Etala said that the delegation medical and health sector and Station was having SI Room, and Komuravelly-were Finance Minister took part the Center agreed to sanction super specialty blocks to the annually for medicare of the urged the Union Minister to rated the state as number three waiting room, reception, under-construction in in a host of other pro- two or three medical colleges state for Gandhi, Niloufer and poor and told that the state has sanction incentives to the in the country in implementa- women restroom and others. Siddipet district. Zilla grammes under Husnabad to the state. Besides the med- Osmania Hospitals. been implementing Arogyasri states, who set an example for tion of novel medical and Commissioner of Police D Parishad Chairperson, Roja Assembly Constituency on ical colleges, the Government Besides these, the Center scheme better than the Center's the Center to emulate on med- health schemes. Joel Davis has instructed the Sharma, MLA, Husnabad, Tuesday. NIT-W registrar talks Singapore team all praise for TS policies Beechupally mill land to be PNS n HYDERABAD up their facilities in the state. registered in name of Oilfed MD tough on use of drugs During Tuesday's interaction, PNS n WARANGAL take necessary steps. A delegation headed by the KTR proposed for a meeting PNS n GADWAL tered under the name of The registrar clarified that Consul General of Singapore - with the heads of Singapore wrongful owners, which was The registrar of NIT-Warangal, on late on 26 October night, Chennai Pong Kok Tian called companies who are looking for District Collector K Shashanka contested in the Court of law, Prof S Goverdhan Rao on during the routine checking of on IT and Industries Minister opportunities to invest in has said that the land of which had ruled in favour of Tuesday asserted that the man- the hostel rooms by the secu- KT Rama Rao in Hyderabad Telangana. Minister request- Beechupally oil mill, which is Markfed. agement of the institute won’t rity personnel, traces of con- on Tuesday. During the meet- ed the Consul General to visit in the name of Markfed, would Sasanka said that survey tolerate the students con- sumption of ganja by some ing, both parties discussed Telangana's industrial parks soon be registered in the name would be done to ascertain the suming narcotic drugs students was noticed opportunities for Singapore and incubators such as T- of the Managing Director of boundaries for the entire land within the campus in one of the rooms companies to invest in various Hub to understand the ecosys- Telangana State Oil Federation. and only after that the land limits. In a statement of 1.8K hostel. sectors such as information tem in the state. He also men- On Tuesday, the Collector would be registered under the released to the He detailed that, technology, urban infrastruc- tioned about the BioAsia 2020 along with Oilfed Managing name of the managing director media, the registrar on comprehensive ture, pharma, and tourism. event and requested the Director K Nirmala, went of Oilfed. He also said that an said a news item probe, it was found In the meeting, Minister The Minister highlighted In the meeting, KTR said Consul General office to assist through the land records per- integrated agricultural market about the consump- that around 12 stu- KTR informed the Consul the Telangana government's that Telangana State has trans- in inviting major pharma taining to 97.30 acres of land yard with all facilities just like tion of marijuana by dents were in the state General that Major global industrial policy, TS-iPASS, formed into a favorite destina- companies to the event. which was allotted in the past the one constructed in Siddipet some students and seizure of intoxication. The companies have already set up which is a single-window tion for global companies in Consul General appreciated while setting-up of Beechupally would also be constructed in of large quantity of the banned Committee has taken note of their offices in Hyderabad. clearance initiative for the past five years. He stated the policies of the Telangana oil mill. In the past, 5.38 acres that land, which the district substance from the hostel the incident and and on enquiry, Minister stated that investors. He also stated that that the Telangana govern- government and said that the of that land was illegally regis- administration was considering. premises of NIT Warangal, was students have confessed to have Singapore's Surbana Jurong is Telangana is consistently ment will provide complete investor-friendly policies of carried out in the media and it consumed small quantities of preparing the master plan for ranked top in Ease of Doing assistance to the companies the state will encourage the alerted the management to ganja for the first time. Hyderabad Pharma City. Business in the country. who are interested in setting Singapore companies to invest. One dead, 3 injured in car HYDERABAD BULLION RATES Soups can help fight malaria, says study crash on NH 44 GOLD RANGAREDDY: One per- PNS n LONDON son died and three others ` 38,210 (10 gm) were injured when the car ` For the study, published in the 90 To fight against malaria, home they were travelling in, hit SILVER made soups might help as journal Archives of Disease in the road divider and crashed ` 44,700(1kg) researchers have found that Childhood, researchers from Imperial on the other side of NH44 ` 600 some of the soup recipes have on Tuesday morning. anti-malarial properties. College London with school children The passengers, all resi- "Malaria kills more than test their family soup broths for dents of Hyderabad, were CHICKEN 400,000 people per year and activity against the malaria parasite heading towards Jadcharla RATES `/KG infects more than 200 million, when all of a sudden, the dri- yet resistance to our frontline ver hit the median and the Dressed/With Skin `180 drugs continues to emerge," In two of these, the inhibito- isolated from a traditional car fell on the Shadnagar- Without Skin `205 said study lead researcher Jake ry activity was comparable Chinese herbal medicine. side of the national highway Broiler at Farm `124 Baum, Professor at Imperial with that of a leading anti- The pupils brought in sam- near Burgula stage. College London, in UK. malarial drug, dihy- ples of homemade clear soup "We may have to look droartemisinin. Four other broths from family recipes EGG beyond the chemistry shelf for ily soup broths for activity growth or preventing it from broths were more than 50 pe from across Europe, North `/ new drugs, and natural reme- against the malaria parasite. maturing. The soup recipes rcent effective at blocking the Africa, and the Middle East. RATES 100 dies shouldn't be off our watch Several of the soup broths, had been passed down ability of the parasites to Filtered extracts of the broths HYDERABAD 424 list," Baum added. For the collected from traditional fam- through the generations for the mature to a form that infects were then tested against two VIJAYAWADA 422 study, published in the journal ily recipes that originated treatment of fever. Five of the mosquitoes, potentially block- stages of the parasite: when it Archives of Disease in around the world, showed broths were able to curb ing the process of transmis- can infect mosquitoes, and VISAKHAPATNAM 412 Childhood, researchers from activity against the malaria growth of the parasite in its sion. when it can cause the disease RETAIL PRICE `4.24 Imperial College London with parasite Plasmodium falci- disease-causing stage by more Dihydroarteminisin con- in humans. The recipes for (IN HYDERABAD) school children test their fam- parum, either by curbing its than 50 percent. tains artemisinin, which was each of the broths varied.

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RIME CORNER ‘ZERO BUSINESS' TAKES A TOLL Public sector Man gets 10-year RI for raping lags behind daughter ON STATE'S GST REVENUE local court at LB Nagar here in use of AI Aon Tuesday sentenced a 40- PNS n HYDERABAD year-old man with 10 years Some traders are giving bills on demand PNS n HYDERABAD Rigorous Imprisonment after 'Zero business' going on in the he was convicted of raping his city unhindered causing a dent by consumers; otherwise, they are Despite the talk around minor daughter. The accused in the revenue of the state gov- happy with doing ‘zero business'. Even emerging technologies like was identified as Md. Anees, a ernment in spite of imple- though the concerned Tax Department Artificial Intelligence, Machine native of mentation of the GST. Learning, and Blockchain, 92 Uttarakhand. Business establishments have officials are well aware of the fact, they per cent of the solutions in Police said been allegedly avoiding pay- appear to be for obvious reasons public sector are in POC stage that ment of various taxes by in India. Only 8 per cent of Anees, an recording sales transactions solutions have been imple- alcohol only on white papers and by increase the price of goods The Muktiyar Gunj, Kishan mented in real time. In addict, not giving bills to consumers because of the tax component. Gunj, Osman Gunj, Maharaj Telangana, of the 6 In TS, of the 6 used to for the goods purchased. Therefore, the consumers are Gunj and other adjacent mar- Blockcchain use cases, only 2 Blockcchain use come home Publicity by the Commercial not demanding bills. The kets are known for sale of mil- have been rolled out and rest cases, only 2 in an inebriated Taxes Department advising Commercial Taxes lets, atta, rice, oil and so on. are in POC stage. Experts condition regularly and rape the consumers to demand bill Department officials also Here the traders give bill on opine that the lack of regula- have been rolled his daughter. He even for the goods purchased, ask- know about it, but fail to take white paper, but goods are tory reforms is the reason for out and rest are threatened her and made sure ing traders to pay taxes on time remedial measures. They supplied from godowns. slow adoption. in POC stage. she didn't disclose the and take part in country's apparently take no measures According to statistics, the Vishwesh Padmanabhan, incident to anyone. Later the development appears to have to increase the tax revenue to sales tax receipts of the govern- Partner - Digital, KPMG in Experts opine victim narrated the ordeal to no impact on the business the government. This is help- ment were put at Rs 60,000 India said, "India's public sec- that the lack of her mother after which a case community having very little or Some traders are giving bills Though the GST Act is in ing the zero-business thrive crore in 2018-19 with tor is fast emerging as a large regulatory was registered and Anees was no impact on the target group. on demand by consumers oth- force, the 'zero business' is like anything. Hyderabad markets along con- consumer of Blockchain tech- remanded to judicial custody The 'zero business' is being erwise, they are happy with going on unchecked. The The Begum Bazaar, whose tributing to 60-65 per cent of nology. The government is reforms is the and PD Act was invoked witnessed in all markets - doing 'zero business'. Even records of Commercial Taxes existence dates back to 1770, the revenue to it. According playing an important role not reason for slow against him. During his Begum Bazaar, Koti, Sultan though the concerned Tax Department reflect only a por- transacts business in lakhs of to officials, there are over 2000 only as a regulator but also as adoption judicial custody under PD Act Bazaar, Abids, Mozamzahi Department officials are well tion of the sales. Bills are being rupees across the shops in the registered dealers of various a consumer of Blockchain speedy trial was conducted Market, Troop Bazar, aware of the fact, they appear to given on white paper, which bazaar. All shops are general- goods and services who solutions in India. Currently, and ended up with 10 years Secunderabad market, be silent for obvious reasons. does not reflect the name of the ly full with customers. The include retail as well as whole- 40+ Blockchain initiatives are Experts emphasise the need Rigorous imprisonment and Malakpet Gunj market, Several allege that the 'zero- shop, goods purchased and market is famous for all kinds sale dealers. Some of them are being executed by the public for clear policy guidelines fined Rs 5,000. Charminar market and Pather business' is going on unhin- register number of the shop of goods right from dry fruits not furnishing full data of sector in India, with 92% in like clear approach for reso- Ghatti market. Even some shop- dered as the enforcement offi- and so on. and masala to gold. The mar- sales records. The situation is pilot/POC phase and 8% pro- lution is needed. The Central Rash driving ping malls are not giving bills cials look other way upon greas- The traders avoid giving ket is the main supplier of all more or less the same in all jects in the production phase". government has come out for the goods sold, it is learnt. ing of their palms by traders. bills because giving bills would varieties of goods to districts. other markets. He was speaking on the only with a paper on AI, lands truck driver sidelines of the the Ananta - draft rules for drones and still behind bars Seminar on Artificial figuring out Block chain stan- Intelligence and Blockchain dards. local court in for Efficient Public Service Sriram Mahalingam, AIbrahimpatnam sentenced a 7 held for stealing VRO arrested for taking bribe Delivery held in Hyderabad on Partner - BSR & Co "All these truck driver to undergo two Tuesday. He said, "One is emerging technologies have to years imprisonment for rash PNS n HYDERABAD father. The bribe amount was making sure the compliance converge, to give right effect and negligent driving leading recovered from Ramulu's pos- and assurance framework is for use case. AI and to the death of a motorcyclist cash from wine shop The officials of Anti session and was tested positive mature is trust worthy. Blockchain have to transform on Monday. The truck driver Corruption Bureau arrested in a chemical test. The accused Secondly, there has to be how public service is being has been identified as 38-year- PNS n HYDERABAD the Village Revenue Officer officer performed his duty enough funding and con- rendered. When it is cutting old Mohd Tabrez from NTR (VRO) of Kojja Vanampally, in improperly and dishonestly to sumption, the uptake has to across sectors, all these have to Nagar in Tandur village of The Crime team of the Nawabpet Mandal, Vikarabad obtain undue advantage" said increase and unit cost has to converge. Based on that the Ranga Reddy district. Narayanguda Police have District for demanding and the officials. come down. This trend is policy frameworks have to be According to the police, in arrested five people for steal- accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 The accused officer is being similar in other economy, made as massive data is to be February 2018, P Chandraiah ing Rs 18 Lakh cash in a wine on Tuesday. The accused arrested and produced before there is long gestation. The big used. Whether it is drones or and P Praveen Kumar were on shop at Himayat Nagar on Talari Ramulu, was caught red the Special Judge for SPE and thing is liability, accountabil- AI, creating right awareness to a motorcycle and heading to Tuesday. The arrested were handed when he demanded ACB cases, Hyderabad. The ity and responsibility for enhance acceptability is key. Hyderabad to Nampally village identified as Manraj Damai, and accepted the bribe amount case is under investigation. In frameworks". These are going to be long in Nalgonda. When they Krishna Pariyar, Ramprasad on Tuesday at 5 pm at his agri- Begari Sai Kumar, 36, to do an case of demand of bribe by any India is well positioned term projects and social reached the outskirts of Bhandari, Lokesh Gopi cultural field situated in the official favour, which was to employee of the Revenue, the because of IT base, but need impact of public service will Agapally village, Tabrez who Sharma, Deepak Khatri, outskirts of Chittigidda village. process an online entry of acres public are requested to contact to have legal and regulatory take longer. Longevity of was driving the truck rashly, Parame Damai and Gauri Ajay used to work as a watchman "He was caught accepting Rs 03.29 guntas agricultural land the Toll Free Number of ACB, framework to give the com- framework needs to be stud- hit the motorcycle. Due to the Ahuja. in a room beside Kuldeep 4,000 from the complainant, on the name complainant's 1064 for taking action as per law. munity and investors surety. ied". impact of the crash, Praveen The Narayanguda police wines and that's how he learnt fell down on the road and died received a complaint on 11 of the money that could be on the spot while Chandriah, November from the owner of stolen. Manraj then learned HMDA to take up who was riding pillion, Kuldeep wines, about cash the details of the shop, loca- Metro services CLEANING SPREE escaped with fractures on his from his wine shop being tion of the cash safe locker, massive land hands and legs. The Manchal stolen. The thieves stole Rs doors and safety system disrupted due police booked a case of negli- 18.3 lakh cash from his safe by through one of the employees pooling scheme gence causing death and sub- making a hole in the wall. of the shop and his relative to snag sequently arrested Tabrez. During investigation, the Krishna Pariyar. PNS n HYDERABAD After a charge sheet was filed Narayanaguda crime team The Narayanguda police PNS n HYDERABAD in the court, the judge sen- apprehended one of the then apprehended the other The HMDA will be taking up tenced him to undergo a 2 accused, Manraj Damai, who accused persons and recovered The Hyderabad Metro ser- massive Land Pooling year imprisonment and also was involved in the offence Rs 7.9 lakh from their posses- vices on the Nagole-Hitec Schemes in Hyderabad imposed a fine of Rs 1,500 on and recorded his confession. sion. They were arrested and City route have been dis- Metropolitan Region. As part him on Monday. Manraj said that his father remanded to judicial custody. rupted due to a technical of it, in phase-1, a total of snag. Passengers were seen 1,575 acres at villages of walking on the tracks at Pratapsingaram and Ameerpet Metro station and Korremula in services were halted for over Ghatkesarmandal and 456 GHMC begins repair 40 minutes. acres of land at Mokila and L&T Metro Rail Shankerpally will be pooled. Hyderabad Limited tweeted: HMDA issued a notifica- "We have a disruption in our tion for declaration of inten- works on damaged roads blue line due to a technical tion to undertake Land failure. We will start our Pooling Scheme and called for PNS n HYDERABAD services in 15 minutes. We consent applications from regret the inconvenience willing landowners expressing Following enormous com- caused." consent to participate in the plaints and social media posts Hyderabad Metro Rail land pooling scheme. HMDA requesting to repair bad roads, Limited Managing Director will be conducting Grama the Greater Hyderabad NVS Reddy said the panto- The GHMC EVDM teams have started removing of unauthorised flexis/banners across the city. This drive will last till Friday, Shaba / stakeholder consulta- Municipal Corporation have graph of a train, which after which strict penalties will be levied tions on 23 November. finally began fixing damaged draws power from the over- roads in phase wise. In few head electrical traction sys- places, roads have been laid, tem got entangled with an but most of the works being overhead electrical line done by the workers are patch between Begumpet and SBI CAPS to raise Rs 2,500 cr rupee term loan works. Ameerpet stations on the In the past few days, the cit- up line. Trains are being run PNS n HYDERABAD were floated for the purpose of izens vented their ire against on the other line in single The funds raised identifying arrangers for issu- the GHMC for ignoring road line method carefully in The Greater Hyderabad through rupee term ing municipal bonds and rupee repair works, which were dam- restricted mode and rectifi- Municipal Corporation's loan will be term loan and SBI CAPS, aged due to the rains. Some cit- cation work of the affected (GHMC) efforts to raise Rs exclusively utilised which quoted a fee of 0.10 per izens planted saplings in the line was underway, he 2,500 crore through rupee for Strategic Road cent of the amount raised, was potholes to bring the issue to added. term loan have gained momen- selected by the municipal cor- the notice of the concerned tum with the State government Development poration. officials, while others organ- Some citizens planted time and a few during the day. on Tuesday according permis- Programme Since GHMC lacks sufficient ised photo shoots and Venu Gopal, a student, who sion to appoint SBI CAPS as (SRDP) and others manpower and expertise to uploaded it on the social media saplings in the travels every day on Road the arranger for raising the in the city take up the task of raising term sites to highlight the crisis. potholes to bring the number 12 Banjara hills, says, loans. loans, it had taken up the Speaking on the issue, an "The entire road here was The funds raised through issue of utilising the services of official said, "We have started issue to the notice of damaged. It was very bad. rupee term loan will be exclu- poration to borrow Rs 1,000 GHMC has already issued SBI CAPS with the Standing repairing roads in phase wise. the GHMC officials Now finally the road has been sively utilised for Strategic crore through municipal bonds three tranches of municipal Committee, which approved There are a lot of places where fixed after almost three months Road Development and Rs 2,500 crore through bonds till date and raised Rs the same in October. Following we have redone the entire of complaints. I saw people Programme (SRDP) and oth- rupee term loans. There will be 495 crore. It has now become the GHMC Commissioner's stretch and in lot of places we ing roads on various points in here falling off their bikes due ers in the city. In 2017, the State no Government Guarantee for the largest municipal bond proposal, the State govern- are filling patches." Many the city; most of the works are to the bad road. I hope it stays government had accorded per- the loans raised by the munic- route utilizer for generating ment too on Tuesday approved workers across the city are lay- being done during the night for a long time." mission to the municipal cor- ipal corporation. funds in the country. Tenders the move. GHMC delegation inspects double-decker flyover in Nagpur

PNS n HYDERABAD the sewerage-treatment plant. The authorities explained water plants in public parks and The Metro Rail authorities the visiting dignitaries that to use it for construction sector. City Mayor Bonthu of Nagpur made a power- shuttle bus services, develop- The delegation went round Rammohan, principal secre- point presentation on the con- ment of foot-paths, pressing the underpasses in Nagpur tary to municipal administra- struction of the project, main- into service battery-operated where the officials took pre- tion department Arvind tenance and other technical vehicles, provision of bicycles cautions to prevent rain water Kumar, accompanied by chief aspects. The double-decker were all part of the project. finding its way into the under engineers Sridhar and flyovers helped reduce the The delegation inspected the passes. The team inspected Ziauddin, of the GHMC, vis- project cost by at least 40 per sewerage-treatment plan exe- vertical gardens set up at ited Nagpur and inspected cent and led to the minimal- cuted under the public-private many places across Nagpur. the double-decker flyover exe- ist acquisition of land and participation mode. Mayor Rammohan invited cuted as part of 38.215-km- public properties. It helped The mayor said that there is Metro Rail authorities to visit long Metro Rail project, con- accelerated execution of the a plan to set up the treatment Hyderabad. The delegation is struction of under passes in the project, which was executed at plants in Hyderabad too to use going to visit Pune on city, maintenance of parks and a total cost of Rs 8,680 crore. the water from the plants to Wednesday. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 hyderabad 04

POST HC VERDICT RTC STRIKE GOVT MULLS HIKE People lost faith in CLP to lodge plaint with IN LIQUOR PRICES judiciary, says VH Guv, President against govt PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Congress senior leader V Condemning the state government's affidavit, The State Government is like- Hanumantha Rao has found Congress Legislature Party which stated that the opposition parties and ly to revise the prices of liquor fault with the High Court for (CLP) has alleged that no Chief RTC JAC leaders were hatching conspiracy being sold in the state and has suggesting the RTC workers Minister in the history behaved plans to constitute a three- and state government to go to like Telangana Chief Minister K to destabilise the state government, Bhatti member Cabinet sub-commit- Labour Court for further trial Chandrashekhar Rao. "The demanded Chief Mininster to make tee to fix the revised prices, on ongoing RTC strike. He Chief Minister is not caring the the evidences public according to propaganda said that people have lost faith Constitutional systems. KCR gained currency among excise even on judicial system with VH said that the former is not listening to judicial sys- circles. the High Court's verdict on Prime Minister late Indira tem. KCR is not worried about Hall here on Tuesday. Bhatti said participating in the strike; Bhatti Chief Minister K RTC strike after 45 days trial. Gandhi's reforms were not the systems and employees. that the Congress will submit a said that TRS party affiliated Chandrashekhar Rao is likely "Court would have stated the being implemented in Arrogance has reached to KCR's memorandum to the Governor unions and TRS leaders may be to take a decision on the basis same much before," he said. Telangana. He alleged that head with the power and he is and President of India if Chief trying to destabilise the state of the recommendations of Speaking to the media on irregularities increased in behaving like a dictator. There Minister failed to change his government joining hands with the sub-committee. In the light Tuesday at Gandhi Bhavan, Revenue Department. VH said is no place to democracy in attitude. opposition parties. Bhatti of new excise policy, the Excise VH questioned the High that there is a need for the Telangana. The democracy has He reminded the High Court demanded the Chief Minister to Department did some home- mittee. However, the forth- A notification inviting appli- Court to tell as to why it failed Congress to wage movement been crushed in the hands of statement that the Telangana order CBI inquiry into it if he work and prepared proposals coming municipal elections cations to set up bars in all the to file a Suo Motu case against with the slogan 'KCR Hatao- KCR," CLP said. Demanding government will not consider if had such doubts. to hike the liquor prices by 5- will affect the government's 73 municipalities will be issued Chief Minister, when a driver Telangana Ko Bachao' agitation the Chief Minister to conduct appointed a committee with the "Many RTC workers have 10 per cent to net additional decision on hiking the liquor soon. The government will Naresh mentioned in his death for the sake of poor people, who talks with the RTC workers, Supreme Court retired judges to died with heart attacks and annual revenue to the state prices. Depending on the elec- take a decision soon. Further, declaration that the reason are facing all these atrocities. CLP warned KCR that consti- look into the RTC strike. committing suicides after KCR's between Rs 1,200-1,700 crore. tion schedule, the CM would the government is toying with for his death was KCR and Earlier, VH and other senior tutional crisis will arise in case Condemning the state govern- statement 'Self Dismiss'. RTC Excise Minister Srinivas take a decision, according to the idea of revise fees for stag- state government. He alleged Congress leaders Bhatti the state government failed to ment's affidavit, which stated workers died due to KCR. RTC Goud and higher officials in sources. If there is delay in ing various events in the state that several employees died Vikramarka, Ponnala conduct talks. Governor and that the opposition parties and workers were also Telangana the department deliberated on issuing the election notifica- capital and on its outskirts. The due to KCR's 'self dismiss' Laxmaiah, Marri Shashidhar President have powers to take RTC JAC leaders were hatching sons. They to participated in taking the proposals to the tion, the government wants to government wants to generate statement. "There might not be Reddy, T Jagga Reddy, action under their limits, CLP conspiracy to destabilise the Telangana movement", he notice of the Chief Minister. take a decision on the issue as additional revenue through these many deaths of RTC Damodara Raja Narsimha, said. It also made it clear that state, Bhatti demanded the state lamented. Sridhar Babu alleged The moment the proposals early as possible. If the elec- hiking liquor prices, by issuing employees if the court react- Jetti Kusuma Kumarand oth- taking up strikes is the right of government to make the evi- that Chief Minister is throwing referred to KCR, a Cabinet sub- tions are notified immediately, notification to set up bars in all ed in the same manner imme- ers paid floral tributes to the workers. dences if they have public. Or the pretense on opposition par- committee will be constituted the government would adopt a 73 municipalities and by revis- diately after filing case. portrait of the former Prime CLP leader Mallu Bhatti else take serious action against ties questioning the Chief and the Chief Minister will take wait-and-watch attitude till the ing the fees for organisaing var- Certainly people would lose Minister Indira Gandhi on the Vikramarka along with former the officials, he said. Minister to tell as to why he was a final call depending on the elections are over and then take ious events in the city and its faith in Courts with such ver- occasion of her102nd birth Minister D Sridhar Babu spoke Stating that TRS party's affil- not giving salaries of the RTC recommendations of the com- a decision. outskirts. dicts," he opined. anniversary at Gandhi Bhavan. to the media at Assembly Media iated Union TMU was also workers for the last two months. 20 in fray for COURTESY CALL Errabelli receives TS TS develops alternative Aadhaar TPCC SC Cell authentication using AI-ML Chairman Swachh Survekshan Award Continued from Page 1 are doing 1:1 matching; in polling booth we can do 1:n, position PNS n NEW DELHI If all the three happen in an where n is 1400. Based on self- PNS n HYDERABAD 'and' condition, citizens are ie, we can match. Entire iden- Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli authenticated." tification process can be dig- Around 20 leaders, includ- Dayakar Rao received Swachh On possible security issues, ital". ing senior leaders like for- Survekshan Grameen-2019 the official said, "In Aadhaar, It may be mentioned here mer Minister A award from Union Minister security became concern that of the 2.7 lakh pensioners Chandrasekhar, TPCC gen- for Commerce Sadanand because there is sensitive data in state, in month of eral secretaries Bakka Gowda at a programme held on finger print, IRIS and all. November about 12,000 pen- Judson, here on Tuesday. Union Here, we don't have and photo sioners used RTDAI authen- Manavatha Sanitation Secreary is not considered as secret bio- tication using this feature in T- Roy, TPCC Parameshwar Iyer, Telangana metric. Photo is so common, App-Folio. He said, "We have official Panchayat Raj Commissioner what you are collecting itself is established that 13,000 people spokesper- M Raghunandan Rao and oth- not so sensitive thing and so are able to access, with 92 per- sons ers took part in the function. data has typical security like cent success rate. About 14,000 Rachamalla Sanitation in Telangana any other application". attempted the system. The 8 Sidheshwar, improved because of the inter- It may be mentioned here percent (failure) are due to Satheesh Madiga, vention of the Chief Minister K Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao receiving the award from Union that the Telangana govern- names are old photos or dif- Medipally Sathyam are com- Chandrasekhar Rao and con- Minister for Commerce Sadanand Gowda in New Delhi on Tuesday ment informed the Election ferent names entered in doc- peting for the TPCC SC tribution of village sarpanches, Commission of the potential. uments. Maximum error Cell Chairman position. officials and elected people's implemented in village pan- schools and other public places, He said, "Polling booth could be 2-3percent." Already On Tuesday, the AICC representatives, Dayakar Rao chayats and Palle Pragati pro- he said adding that the govern- authentication can be done the Defence Department is committee comprising MLC and chairman of Telangana Farmers' Coordination Committee Palla said. He made a special men- grammes. Sanitation improved ment helped panchayats iden- without human discretion. In looking at PCLS use case of Brijlal Khabri (Committee Rajeshwar Reddy with Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday tion of the 30-day action plan in weekly shandies, anganwadis, tify dumping yards in villages. pensioners' application, we RTDAI. chairman), Rajakumaru Chandrawala (Member) and Noushad Solanki (Member) took the opinions of aspi- Man booked rants and senior leaders of Writ against privatisation of RTC Prashant went after his the party from the state. for giving The Committee, which came on Monday to triple talaq Hyderabad, took the opin- routes premature: High Court girlfriend, claims father ions on Tuesday at Gandhi Continued from Page 1 Bhavan. Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 According to sources, the Mehraj alleged that Committee also took the The notice must also be TSRTC strike to continue, Dastagiri and his family His son's first job posting Distressed father approaches police opinion of senior leaders like given to any other person members began harassing was in Bengaluru, where he Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka who, in the opinion of the State say JAC leaders her a few months after the had fallen in love with a girl Continued from Page 1 Vaindan, "it was conveyed as and Damodara Raja government, is likely to be Continued from Page 1 marriage. Her first child died working in the same company. early as May 2019 that he is Narsimha. The Committee affected by the proposed mod- during delivery due to the After the girl, hailing from Reports suggest that the reported to have inadver- left for Delhi on Tuesday ification, he contended. Later, speaking to the media, Ashwathama Reddy said that the negligence of her in-laws. Madhya Pradesh, moved to two Indian nationals were tently crossed over in 2017 night. The Committee will The court said that the deci- unions held meetings separately on the ongoing strike and future She was admitted to a hospi- Switzerland, Prashant slipped apprehended at separate and possibly apprehended by discuss with the party high sion taken by the state govern- course of action. The workers had differing opinions on the strike. tal where there was no prop- into depression. "Last we saw times. Sources alleged that Pakistan Rangers." His per- command and will ment for privatization of 5,100 Still, the unions had made it clear that they would abide by the er treatment, resulting in the him was when he was leaving Pakistani Foreign Ministry sonal details, along with announce the name later. permits of TSRTC cannot be decision of JAC whatever it may be, he claimed. According to child's death, said Mehraj in home in April, 2017 as usual had been officially informed photograph, were shared. faulted since it has only initiat- sources, JAC leaders gleaned the opinions of RTC workers depot- her complaint. She then got and did not return back," said by their Indian counterparts The case of Bari (Wari) Lal, ed the process under Section wise across the state. Employees' Union leaders met at KK Garden, pregnant again and gave birth the distraught father. about the possibility of the sources say, "was taken in 102 of the Motor Vehicles Act. STF leaders at CITU office and TJMU leaders at their own office. to a girl child. The delivery Prashant's brother told two Indian nationals having December 2018 when India vulnerable The court said that as the Workers from districts participated in the meetings in large expenses were borne by her media that Prashant was in inadvertently crossed over to reports were received that he process of privatisation has not numbers. According to sources, workers confronted the leaders parents, said Mehraj. love with a girl from Madhya Pakistan side several months may have crossed into to capital commenced so far, there is no and asked them to give them a clear picture. They were sore that After the birth of the girl Pradesh, later identified as back. According to sources, Pakistan inadvertently and evidence to prove the ulterior they had not received salaries for the past three months. They were child, they harassed Mehraj Swapnika Pandey. He inad- in the case of Prasanth arrested by Rangers in 2017." inflow shocks: motive of the state govern- worried that the Labour Court would take a long time to resolve the more and demanded addi- vertently crossed over to ment as alleged by the peti- issue. Some workers expressed their doubts over the tional dowry. Dastagir even Pakistan while trying to go YV Reddy tioner Dr. PL Visweswar Rao. government taking back employees, should the strike be called off. physically abused Mehraj, say- after her on foot. However, it saying, "Mummy and Daddy, with Dari Lal, a resident of Continued from Page 1 Citing that the state govern- Most of them wanted the strike to continue till the issue is resolved ing he wanted a son and told is not clear how Prashant and are you fine? Here (Pakistan), Madhya Pradesh, were arrest- ment has complete powers over by the Labour Court. Some wanted a clear assurance from the her that he was no longer Dari Lal (the other Indian everything is okay. They (refer- ed on November 14 in a desert the regulation of state road government that it would take back the employees. Others said it interested in her and wanted who has been detained) met or ring to Pakistan police) have close to Bahawalpur district. Reddy observed that tech- transport as per section 67 of the would be good to wait and see as the High Court has given 15 to marry again. The couple whether they had crossed the brought me to the local court Babu Rao said they had no nological progress was so fast MV Act, it asked the counsel for days' time to Labour Court. were earlier counseled at the border together. from the police station. They idea why Prashant went to and the disruptive nature of the petitioner what was the Women Police Station in Meanwhile, Pakistani have declared that there is no Rajasthan and how he came technological developments basis for faulting the deci- Charminar and at Bharosa authorities have released a problem (given me a clear- into contact with Dharilal. so deep that institutions were sion of the state cabinet. talks about the cancellation or Centre. However, last Saturday, one-minute video of Prashant ance). I am being sent to the "All I know is that my son is finding it difficult to cope with The counsel for the modification of the existing as they came out of the coun- talking to his parents. After jail from here, and after which, not the one to indulge in any these changes. Further, tech- petitioner told the court the scheme of transport. He also seling session, Dastagiri taking permission to speak in they (Pakistan police) will be illegal activity. We appeal to nologies had tendency to cut state government should said that the decision was allegedly pronounced talaq Telugu, Prashant assures his contacting the Indian embassy Pakistan authorities to release across national boundaries inform about its decision to taken in bad faith and with thrice in the presence of her parents that he is fine and that and further contact you. I may him," said Babu Rao, who sooner than later. The modify any changes as per ulterior motive at a time when family members. A case has he has been brought to the get released in a month." plans to leave for New Delhi to Institute for Advanced Studies section 102 of the MV Act. the TSRTC employees were been registered. No arrests court from the police station. Pakistan media reported on make a formal request to in Complex Choices (IASCC), He said that the said section on strike. have been made yet. The man is reportedly heard Monday that Prashant, along Pakistan Embassy. in association with XLRI, Jamshedpur, had organised a two-day Leadership Conclave - The Growth Paradox: Mamata Resolution through Changes Experts bat for curriculum change in Forestry Education in "Frames for Choice". accuses Owaisi The Leadership Conclave PNS n HYDERABAD Packaging industries has witnessed the presence of Dr With evolving technologies and immense potential from bio- of divisive... Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Dr Janaki Ram Reddy materials, wildlife entrepre- Continued from Page 1 Chief Economic Advisor, State Alavalapati, Professor and innovations in science, the curriculum neurship management as Asaduddin Owaisi tweeted Bank of India, Mohan Dean, School of Forestry and needs to be designed suiting business and hospitality mod- on Tuesday that "if Didi is wor- Guruswamy, Head Centre for Wildlife Science, Auburn industrial and societal needs, said els. Cross Laminated Timber ried about a bunch of us from Policy Alternatives, Harish R University, Alabama, USA vis- buildings will be the future in Hyderabad then she should tell Dave, former Deputy ited Forest College and R Sobha IFS, Prl. Chief Conservator of the construction sector. us how BJP won 18/42 LS seats Managing Director, Research Institute, at Mulugu Forests (HoFF) Telangana He also suggested to have a from Bengal." NABARD, P Sainath, on Tuesday and interacted nature camping activities for Mamata Banerjee is gov- Founder PARI and Ramon with faculty members and a one month duration. Plastic erning Bengal since 2011. Magsaysay Award winner, Dean, Forest College and Research and Extension pro- and innovations in science, based materials to be replaced But she is expected to face Biten Kathrani, Head APAC Research Institute (FCRI) on R Sobha IFS, Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) Telangana, and others at a grammes implemented in the curriculum needs to be with biomaterials. Interaction an uphill task as she prepares R&D - Visioncare, Johnson & exploring the prospects for meeting in Hyderabad on Tuesday Auburn University. He shared designed suiting to the indus- with graduate students in cur- for a new assembly election in Johnson Vision, Singapore, students and faculty develop- his inputs on various aspects trial and societal needs. He riculum revision. He suggest- 2021: the BJP, buoyed by a SV Nathan, Partner & CTO, ment and collaborative activ- (HoFF) Telangana and taining to collaboration were related to Forest based explained certain subjects like ed to have coordination with spectacular improvement in Deloitte India, among other ities. Munindra IFS, PCCF (IT & discussed in detailed, espe- Entrepreneurship, Economics Wood Science and forest-based corporations and fortunes in Bengal parlia- industry experts and acade- R Sobha IFS, Prl. Chief Admin) were present in the cially with regard to experi- and Marketing. Technology to be renamed as have collaboration with dif- mentary elections, is eyeing mic leaders. Conservator of Forests discussion. Various issues per- ences on Forestry Education, With evolving technologies Biomaterial Engineering. ferent agencies. the state with interest. HYDERABAD |WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 nation 05

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Creating excellence Raj, Manipur only states to have more important than Confident that IITs, NITs marks, says Bhagwat passed bills to check lynching NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan PNS n NEW DELHI Bhagwat on Tuesday asked educationists to create excellence among students Only Rajasthan and Manipur will find solutions: Prez have passed bills on action to rather than having a classroom PNS n NEW DELHI system geared towards scoring be taken against those involved marks in exams. He was in lynching but the legislations addressing the 'International President Ram Nath Kovind on are yet to get the President's Principals' Education Tuesday exuded confidence consent, the Lok Sabha was Conference 2019' here. that the IITs and NITs, with informed on Tuesday. "Classroom education is not their specialisations, will be Union minister of state for everything, though it has its able to find solutions to address home Nityananda Rai said the importance. But the classroom the problem of air pollution as Centre, following a Supreme is for real-time experience and well as create sensitivity among Court directive, has issued how it can be taken forward to a students and researchers. two advisories to state gov- conclusion," Bhagwat said. Kovind made the comments ernments to check incidents of "Nowadays, marksheets and at the annual 'visitor's confer- lynching. Union minister of state for home marks have become more ence' at the Rashtrapati "I am sure that your insti- clusters which contribute most "In pursuance to the Hon'ble President Ram Nath Kovind Nityananda Rai said the Centre, following important due to competition. Bhawan, attended by directors tutes, with your various spe- to pollution levels in Delhi- Supreme Court's judgment on Doing this (giving predominance of 23 Indian Institutes of cialisations, will find a solution NCR. July 17, 2018, two advisories - a Supreme Court directive, has issued to marks) is not education. We Technology (IITs), 31 National and take care to create a sen- "We are facing a kind of the Ease of Doing Business - on July 23, 2018, and two advisories to state governments to need to create people through Institutes of Technology (NITs) sitivity and awareness among challenge here that we have Index, the aim is now to September 25, 2018, were check incidents of lynching excellence," he said. and Indian Institute of students and researchers never faced before. improve the Ease of Living for issued to the state govern- Engineering Science And towards our common future," Hydrocarbon energy changed all citizens. ments and union territories Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. he added. the face of the world in the last "How can we move forward administrations for taking tures of Manipur and The government has also Maoists getting help "This is that time of the year With the air quality levels couple of centuries, but now it in that direction, and make life measures to curb incidents of Rajasthan are reserved by the sensitised service providers to when the air quality of the touching the "emergency" is threatening our very exis- easier for all, especially those mob lynching in the country," governor for consideration of take steps to check the propa- from Islamic militant national capital as well as of mark, various IITs have come tence. The challenge is com- on the margins of society? he said replying to a written the President have been gation of false news and organisations: CPI(M) many other cities worsens forward to work on solutions pounded for nations battling to Later this week, Governors of question. received. rumours having potential to KOZHIKODE(KER): Days after beyond all norms. Many sci- to address the issue including bring substantial sections of states will be here in On whether a number of "The bills so received are incite mob violence and lynch- the arrest of two CPI(M) entists and futurologists have identification of upwind dis- populations out of poverty. Rashtrapati Bhavan and this states have enacted laws, mak- examined in consultation with ing. student acivists under UAPA for painted doomsday scenarios. tricts in Punjab and Haryana Yet, we will have to find alter- will be one of the major points ing lynching a non-bailable the concerned central min- In its order, the Supreme their alleged maoist links, a On days of smog and poor vis- from where crop burning con- natives," Kovind said. of deliberation in their con- offence and recommending istries," he said. Court had said the state gov- Senior party leader has stirred ibility in our cities, we fear the tributes maximum to pollution The president said that ference. I am sure there are life imprisonment for those Rai said the government ernments shall designate a up a controversy by stating that future might already be here," in Delhi-NCR and a study on after the government's efforts solutions in the area of gover- involved in such violence, the through audio-visual media senior police officer, not below the ultras were receiving help Kovind said. identification of brick kiln to improve India's ranking on nance," he said. minister said as per informa- has also generated public the rank of Superintendent of from Islamic militant tion available, two bills on the awareness to curb the menace Police, as nodal officer in each organisations based here. subject passed by state legisla- of lynching. district. Maoists are being 'nurtured' by islamic militant organisations LS Speaker based in Kozhikode, CPI(M) Water quality: BJYM stages stir district secretary, P Mohanan, takes note of Massage said addressing a function here. "Some are encouraging with Kejriwal's ‘missing' posters Rahul’s absence facilities for these maoists to take up arms against the government," he PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI pilgrims alleged and asked the government to look into it. The Stepping up pressure on the Taking note of Congress PNS n DEHRADUN Islamic militant organisations AAP government over the leader Rahul Gandhi's here are the "strength" of the water quality issue in the absence from the House, Lok Massage facilities will be Maoists, he claimed. Two national capital, Delhi BJP's Sabha Speaker Om Birla on introduced for pilgrims along students-- Alain Shuhaib and Yuva Morcha activists staged Tuesday said he had wanted the 16-km trek route from Taha Fasal were arrested on protests across the city on to give a chance to the former Gaurikund to Kedarnath in November 1 after pro maoists Tuesday. The protesters were Congress president during Uttarakhand from next year, pamphlets were seized from seen carrying "missing" posters Question Hour. an official said. them. Meanwhile, police has of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind "His (Rahul Gandhi's) "We have decided to set up said C P Usman (40), hailing Kejriwal, who is also the chair- question was listed for the States, UTs briefed seven massage centres along from Malappuram, has been man of the Delhi Jal Board Question Hour and I wanted the uphill trek to the shrine identified as the third suspect (DJB). to give him a chance had he from the next season to help who had absconded after "Have you seen the DJB been present," Birla remarked pilgrims overcome fatigue Shuhaib and Taha had been chairman, Arvind Kejriwal?," when K Suresh got up to on Gandhis new during the journey," arrested. Describing UAPA as a read the posters. speak during Zero Hour from Rudraprayag District 'draconian' law, senior CPI-M Similar posters were put up Gandhi's seat. Magistrate Mangesh leader Prakash Karat had said in some parts of east Delhi. were put up after similar "miss- over a Bureau of Indian The speaker asked Suresh security protocols Ghildiyal told PTI. the two arrested Left student Former Delhi BJP president ing" posters were seen in the Standards (BIS) study that to move to his designated seat These centres, equipped activists have been 'wrongly' Satish Upadhyay took part in city of East Delhi BJP MP found water samples from and continue. PNS n NEW DELHI and UTs that the Gandhi fam- with massage chairs, will be booked under it and had urged the protest near the Gautam Gambhir, who faced Delhi failing on 10 of the 11 As per the Lok Sabha ily has been accorded an set up at the main halts -- the party-led LDF government Moolchand flyover. flak from the Aam Aadmi quality parameters. schedule, question number The CRPF has written to states advance security liaison (ASL) Bheembali, Lincholi, Rudra to intervene and "undo this Other senior leaders of the Party (AAP) over skipping a Protests were held across the 28 was listed against the and UTs about the new pro- protocol and this will require point and Junglechatti -- mistake". Chief Minister saffron party, including its key parliamentary panel meet- city on Monday also by the BJP name of Gandhi. The ques- tocols for Congress president the "support" of their intelli- along the uphill trek to the Pinarayi Vijayan had informed national vice-president Shyam ing on air pollution due to his and the Congress. tion pertained to Pradhan Sonia Gandhi and her family gence, police and administra- famed shrine, he said. the state assembly that the Jaju and Leader of Opposition commentary assign- Kejriwal said according to Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana members security and will tive machinery prior to any of The decision is part of the government would not allow in the Delhi Assembly Vijender ment. the DJB tests carried out in the for Kerala. soon seek sanctions to raise at the five new protectees -- state government's efforts to the 'misuse' of UAPA and Gupta, also participated in the The Bharatiya Janata Party last nine months, 98.5 per Question numbers 21 to 25 least one more battalion for Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, introduce additional facilities would look into the issue protests. (BJP) has been trying to cor- cent water samples were found were taken up during the the task, officials said on Priyanka, Manmohan Singh for pilgrims en route to seriously. Kejriwal's "missing" posters ner the Kejriwal government to be safe. Question Hour. Tuesday. The central govern- and his wife Gursharan Kaur Kedarnath and enrich their ment earlier this month -- reaching their jurisdictions experience of visiting the replaced the Special Protection on official or personal tours. shrine, Ghildiyal said. Group (SPG) security cover The Singhs SPG cover was It will also help to generate given to Sonia Gandhi, her son withdrawn by the govern- employment opportunities Fire guts attendance logs of home guards Rahul Gandhi and daughter ment in August. for local youths, he added. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by The officials said a special Over 10 lakh pilgrims vis- PNS n NOIDA (UP) at district level, under the 'Z-plus' security of the CRPF team will travel at least ited Kedarnath this year Superintendent of Police, Central Reserve Police Force 24 hours in advance to these before it closed for the win- A fire broke out at the Home Noida, Vineet Jaiswal, has been (CRPF). locations and liaise with local ter season on October 29, Guards district commandant's constituted to investigate the The paramilitary force will authorities to sanitise the breaking all past records and office in Greater Noida, gutting matter, he added. also seek sanctions to procure venue and isolate the areas that the credit goes to the attendance logs of all person- "Prima facie it has come to specialised armoured vehicles the VVIPs will visit. improved facilities on the nel since 2014, police said on light that this box had salary in the light of these high-pro- "They will need to be given route, the District Magistrate Issue of withdrawal of Tuesday. The fire, which took muster rolls of home guards file persons, along with former all administrative and police said. place late Monday night and deputed in different police sta- prime minister Manmohan support along with route plans He said the number of pil- SPG cover for Gandhis was reported on Tuesday tions and government offices Singh, being sent under its and travel maps. The CRPF grims is expected to go up raised in LS morning, comes at a time in the district since 2014," security cover, the officials will now do what the SPG further in the years to come. when an investigation is going Krishan said. said. did," a senior official said. NEW DELHI: Congress leader on into the fraudulent with- Gautam Buddh Nagar, Vaibhav all the muster rolls inside it Earlier in July, it came to The CRPF, through the The states and UTs have Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on drawal of salaries of scores of Krishna said. completely burnt down," light that salaries of scores of Union home ministry, has been informed about the 'yel- Tuesday raised the issue of home guards in the district, "Station House Officer Krishna said. home guards deployed here written to state and union ter- low book' procedure in this withdrawal of SPG security officials said. The fire was (SHO) Surajpur and Fire Safety He said an FIR was being were withdrawn despite them ritory governments about the context and all the 28 VVIP cover to the Gandhi family, but reported in the District Officer in Surajpur found that registered in the case and thor- showing up for work only half new protocols that came into security bases of the CRPF in the government said he cannot Commandant Home Guard a big box having salary muster ough investigation has been of the time during May and force after the Centre's deci- the country will be used to raise the matter in Zero Hour as Office in Surajpur, Senior rolls (attendance logs) of home ordered. June, prompting officials to sion, they said. execute this job, the officials he had not given a notice for Superintendent of Police, guards was in a burnt state with A special investigation team launch a probe into the matter. It has also informed states said. the same. After the notice of adjournment motion given by the party on the withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) cover to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former party Draft guidelines for vehicle scrapping president Rahul Gandhi was rejected by Speaker Om Birla, Chowdhury raised the issue in the Zero Hour. Supporting the demand of the Congress, DMK centres prepared, NGT told member T R Baalu said PNS n NEW DELHI removing the SPG cover from As per the draft authorised vehicle the Gandhis has put their lives under threat. The government The Ministry of Road scrapping facility (AVSF) guidelines, should provide SPG protection Transport and Highways told individuals, firms, societies or trusts will to them, Baalu said. the National Green Tribunal on be allowed to set up scrappage facilities Chowdhury said the family ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370 Tuesday that draft guidelines faces threat to life and the for setting up and operating subject to meeting the eligibility criteria cover by the elite security vehicle scrapping centres has and receiving authorisation from the organisation should not have 765 arrested in J-K for been prepared and uploaded licensing authority beenwithdrawn. The Congress on its website seeking public leader said the previous NDA comments. government led by Atal Bihari stone pelting since till date The Ministry told a bench scrapping, it said. Area where illegal dismantling Vajpayee also did not remove headed by NGT Chairperson "DPCC has constituted 16 of vehicles was taking place. n the SPG cover of the Gandhis. PNS NEW DELHI ing since August 5 when the Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel teams to carry out night "On the directions of the He wondered what is the central government had that it has also circulated a pol- patrolling of industrial areas of chief secretary, DSIIDC has conspiracy of the government The Home Ministry on announced abrogation of the icy paper on creation of an eco confiscate tools and vehicles on Prospective scrappers must Delhi to identify dumping and floated tenders for upgradation in removing the SPG cover. Tuesday said security forces special status granted to system for scrapping of old a weekly basis. have usable treatment facilities burning of any type of waste of 20 kms of roads and 12 kms Both Congress and DMK have arrested 765 people in Jammu and Kashmir under vehicles for transition to envi- As per the draft authorised with a minimum area of 4,000 apart from identifying the of drains in both phases of members walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370. ronment-friendly new vehi- vehicle scrapping facility sq metre for small vehicles and industries emitting black Mayapuri industrial area with House on the issue of the abrogation of Article 370 "Since August 5, 2019 to cles. (AVSF) guidelines, individuals, 8,000 sq metres for all bigger smoke emissions ," DPCC said. an estimated cost of Rs 66.59 removing SPG cover from provisions for their alleged November 15, 2019, 765 peo- The tribunal was also firms, societies or trusts will be vehicles, as per the guidelines. The tribunal was informed crore. Additional Gandhis. Minister of State for involvement in stone pelting ple have been arrested in 190 informed by the Delhi allowed to set up scrappage Vehicles which have not that DPCC has already sanc- Commissioner of police has Parliamentary Affairs Arjun incidents and multi-pronged cases registered relating to Pollution Control Committee facilities subject to meeting renewed original registra- tioned Rs 61.5 lakhs to the informed that motorcycles Ram Meghwal said Chowdhury policies were adopted to check stone pelting/law and order. that a special task force, con- the eligibility criteria and tion, not been granted fitness Delhi State Industrial and have been engaged specifical- cannot raise the issue in Zero the menace. From January 1, 2019 to stituted by the NGT, is keeping receiving authorisation from certificate and those auc- Infrastructure Development ly to take rounds and to keep Hour as he had not given Union minister of state for August 4, 2019, 361 number of an active and regular watch in the licensing authority. tioned, impounded and aban- Corporation (DSIIDC) Ltd. check all over the area so that notice in this regard. home G Kishan Reddy also such cases were registered," he Mayapuri area to take action The authorisation will be doned by any enforcement for installation of CCTV cam- no illegal vehicle dismantling said there has been a decline said replying to a written against those who are disman- valid for 10 years and can be agency, among others will be eras at vulnerable points out- activity takes place," DPCC in the incidents of stone pelt- question in the Lok Sabha. tling vehicles on roads and renewed for another 10 years. allowed to be offered for side the Mayapuri Induatrial said. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Student uprising The JNU fee hike could be reasonably negotiated but using Power shift in Colombo force on students means undoing what we teach them to do tudent movements have had transformative Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya has vowed to maintain neutral but friendly and revolutionary power in world history, from S13th century Paris to the climate activism of relations with foreign powers. He must be judged by his deeds, not words Greta Thunberg. That’s how our societal and edu- cation systems have raised our young to be, ques- tion the status quo if it is unjust, create a liberal order, chase passions and ideals that are yet uncor- rupted by politics and do so with a “can do” spir- it that has not yet been bartered away to compro- mise. That’s why students have overturned regimes across the world, because all they need is a generational contiguity to override everything else and generate a populist swell. At home, the Nirbhaya and Jessica Lal vigils, Dalit or gay rights would not have changed outcomes had ASHOK K MEHTA the students not taken the lead. And they have all begun as non-violent, peace- ful sit-ins and marches till retaliation was forced by State repression. However, otabaya (Gota) Rajapaksa’s deci- sive victory in the presidential one must cite the college students versus Government protests in Iran of 1999 election was not entirely surpris- during which Ayatollah Khamenei had to instruct the police to restrain itself even ing though it has shocked the if it meant that students burnt his posters or tore them apart. This was remark- liberals in Colombo, becoming Gthe most ethnically polarised verdict. Gota able in a regime intolerant of any kind of alternative discourse or dissent but has shown that presidential elections can be Khamenei was aware that student activism had freed itself from State fear and won without the ethnic minority vote. Ever politics and in the long-term could be a challenge if not accommodated. Suppression since the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime was voted out of power in 2015 and following would only beget harsher rejection and counter-reaction. Therefore, such prag- the passage of the 19th Amendment, Gota’s matism should have also dawned on authorities in New Delhi before they used choice was natural as 19A had ruled out a the police to literally beat up protesting JNU students wanting to march to Parliament third term for the President and raised the bar for age to 35 years, thus rendering and be heard on a surprise fee hike. Cracking down on them mercilessly has Mahinda and his son Namal Rajapaksa inel- not only emboldened them further but shown up the Modi Government as a bull- igible for contesting the presidential election. dozer of what JNU stands for, an institution of excellence and learning that attempts For an Army Colonel, Gota’s decade as the Defence Secretary to elder brother and classlessness in thought and action, encourages free and radical thinking and a former President Mahinda Rajapaksa facil- convergence of ideas fearlessly. The ostensible row over a fee hike has taken a itated the straightening of many wrinkles in back seat due to such mishandling. The Modi Government has clearly overlooked defence and national security, though many the practicality of raising fees and used it as a ruse to suppress what it really of his Army colleagues and friends had turned adversaries. By the time Gota became wants, take over and crush a seat of Left-leaning liberalism, one that its propo- a presidential hopeful, he was accused of cor- nents dismiss as a despicable clan called “JNU type.” Particularly, malign a uni- ruption, human rights violations during the versity that bears the name of India’s first Prime Minister. The Government is mak- war, “white van” disappearances, murder of the editor of a newspaper and linkages to a ing a classic mistake of resorting to symbolism. Negotiations could have taken Buddhist extremist group targetting appointment in August attract- Wickremesinghe to quit, who International Monetary Fund’s military hardware to fight the care of much of the problem. But the suddenness of the fee hike was clearly Muslims. But his image as a war hero ed Western criticism on account said he will consider. A snap (IMF) growth forecast of 3.5 per Liberation Tigers of Tamil meant to provoke students and make them look like perennial trouble-makers endured. of alleged human rights viola- election could follow. cent for 2019. Eelam (LTTE). It was China Gota won exclusively on the plank of tions, will certainly get an exten- Second, according to the The Governor of the and Pakistan, who bailed them who needed to be taught a lesson. The students’ angst over the almost 300 per national security. The catastrophic Easter sion beyond December. 19th Amendment, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has out. Upon which India had cent hike is understandable as it’s astronomical and insensitive, instead of being Sunday bombings by radical Islamists linked As pledged, Gota will like- President can dismiss the warned of a Greece-like crisis mocked Lanka for approaching graded and phased out as all transitions to a new protocol should be. For long, to Islamic State (IS) were the result of infi- ly arrange the release from jail Government four-and-a-half unless deep structural reforms these countries when it was nite bungling by an incumbent Government of military intelligence offi- years into its term, which is are implemented. Colombo’s willing to supply only non- JNU has been offering succour to the poorest of families, who could not afford already charged with lackadaisical perfor- cials under trial. Similarly, he sometime in February 2020 to total indebtedness to Beijing is lethal stores in deference to a respectable education for their children due to the hefty fees charged by other mance. The clamour for return of the will end speculation over any pave the way for a new unknown but is estimated at 60 domestic political compulsions eminent institutions. It is also a fact that JNU had been operating under a differ- Rajapaksas, who had ushered in a decade of domestic or international inves- Parliament by August 2020. per cent of all foreign borrow- in Tamil Nadu. The strategic ` peace, began to pick up. Gota sensed his tigation about alleged war Either way, Mahinda will ings. Mahinda had given very cost of India’s hedging lingers ential fee regime compared to its counterparts. A room rent of just 20 per month moment. He blamed the Government for excesses and also close the now certainly be the next Prime generous concessions to China, though that constraint is gone. for a single-seater or `10 per month for a double seater, that, too without any dismantling the intelligence apparatus he had United Nations Human Rights Minister. And as he recently told resulting in both Hambantota Gota famously described New utility or service charge, is a dream in the heart of Delhi. This is the reason why established across the country for surveil- Council (UNHRC) resolution a Tamil newspaper: “PM is the and the Colombo Port City pro- Delhi’s non-interference in the lance and early warning. The bombings were dated January 30, 2015, co- real power.” The last and only jects being leased to Chinese war as “management” of India. students prolonged their stay at the hostels, enrolling in course after course while a clear systemic failure. sponsored with the US — time two brothers have been companies for 99 years. China China’s ingress in Sri Lanka pre- working part-time. Old students overstaying led to a chronic hostel shortage for As President, Commander-in-Chief of which has already quit the President and Prime Minister and Sri Lanka decided last dates Rajapaksas. Hambantota newcomers. In this sense, it is welcome that the varsity has finally woken up to the armed forces, Defence Minister or council — on post-war transi- together was a decade ago in month to establish an interna- was offered twice to India. The whichever portfolio he assigns to himself, tional justice and reconciliation. Poland with twins — the tional financial rest is history. the dangers of big subsidies. Yet it must be accepted that a steep hike, coming Gota’s first task will be to ginger up the intel- Most of the military is jubilant Kaczynskis. By abolishing the centre — to rival India’s planned It will be unwise to go by after 19 years, is an injustice when not reasonably executed. No consultations ligence network and reinstate the intelligence about Gota’s return. So excited 19th Amendment with a two- international financial centre in the track record of a feisty were made with the stakeholders or the management council to arrive at a com- grid and to eliminate the residual sleeper was the Army that it reported- thirds majority, the Rajapaksas Gandhinagar — halfway wartime defence secretary, who mon ground. The partial rollback, again swiftly ordered, was cosmetic, accord- cells of the IS linked to radicalised Muslims ly endorsed Gota’s presidential and the Sri Lanka People’s Party between Dubai and Singapore. as part of the famed troika with in Sri Lanka. The reorganisation of higher candidature in a newspaper (SLPP) may rule, preferably by Notwithstanding its viability, brother Basil and Secretary to ing to students. And clamping them down with police action frankly gives more defence management, which had become advertisement. taking minorities along, till the financial centre will give President Lalith Weeratunga, credence to their story of persecution than issues that matter. esoteric under his predecessor, is bound to Simultaneous with alter- kingdom come. China another foothold in Sri dealt with an intransigent India. Going by the recent past, students have won — those at Jadavpur University be revamped. The post-Easter Sunday ations in defence and security Gota must also attend to Lanka. Now President Gotabaya appointments of the chief of national intel- architecture, Gota will use his the declining economy crippled Where does the landmark Rajapaksa, who has said he will forced their Vice-Chancellor to resign, FTII students challenged the appointment ligence, Inspector General of Police and executive and persuasive pow- by the IS-linked terrorist regime change in Sri Lanka be “neutral but friendly” in for- of chairman Gajendra Chauhan and women students across the country began Defence Secretary, who report directly to the ers to change the Government attacks. Soon after the war, the leave India given that it was eign relations, must be judged the Pinjra Tod movement when Jamia Millia Islamia cancelled late nights for its President, will be reviewed. and make Mahinda the Prime economy was zipping at eight instrumental in dislodging by his deeds not words. Like Gen Shantha Kottegoda, whose term as Minister. This can happen in two per cent growth. The central Mahinda in 2015? This time Nepal, geography and history girl hostellers. The Government may want to compartmentalise every part of our Army Commander was prematurely termi- ways: First by Prime Minister bank bonds scam under the around, India’s non-interfer- militate against Sri Lanka being public life, saffronising education being a big part of it. Even if we were to fol- nated in mid-2000 to accommodate Gen Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Wickremesinghe Government ence is impeccable. With the hostile to India. low the spirit of Vedanta truly as it wants, then we would realise that “each man Sarath Fonseka, is current Defence Secretary. Cabinet resigning in the after- was the proverbial last straw Rajapaksa redux, it is easy to (The writer, a retired Major The extended term of Chief of Defence Staff, math of his party’s electoral that broke the people’s confi- paint doomsday scenarios. The General, was Commander IPKF is the power. There is no king. I see everybody equally the same.” That’s why Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne, a war hero defeat. Ministers aligned with dence in the Government. Rajapaksa’s indebtedness to South, Sri Lanka and founder Professor Firoz Khan of Banaras Hindu University may be a celebrated Sanskritist, who had to go to jail, ends next month and the presidential loser Sajith Multi-lateral financial agen- Beijing started during the war member of the Defence Planning who received awards in his subject, but is now considered untouchable. he may get an extension. Army Chief, Lt Gen Premadasa have already cies are uniformly predicting when New Delhi rejected sev- Staff, currently the Integrated Shavendra Silva, another war hero whose resigned and have urged GDP slipping below the eral requests from Colombo for Defence Staff.)

Hong Kong crisis S O U N D BITE Protests here have intensified and most citizens are in I am sure that IITs and I want to strike a balance The US is gravely concerned Everyone knows that selfish- NITs, with their specialisa- between films and web. I about deepening unrest and vio- ness is a bad thing but very support of the young activists. Beijing is in a quandary tions will be able to find haven’t given much thought lence in Hong Kong. The few people give up their selfish- hen the People’s Republic of China (PRC) solutions to address the about working more on Government must take clear ness. Take the example of the air pollution problem. streaming platforms. steps to address public concern. country or of individuals. took over the administration of Hong Kong in 1997, it laid to rest a painful chapter President Actor US Secretary of State RSS chief W —Emraan Hashmi —Mike Pompeo —Mohan Bhagwat of colonialism on the Chinese mainland. The UK —Ram Nath Kovind had sought and won certain rights for the citi- zens of Hong Kong. The Chinese Government had promised “One country, two systems” for the city- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR state, which still maintained its judicial, econom- ic and cultural identity. It even competes at glob- What a U-turn? That said, the dormant A whiff of Assam movement Tamilian schism, both at home al sporting meets independent of the PRC. Initially, and in Sri Lanka, may well find the system worked well. Officials in Beijing had Sir — This refers to the editorial, he Asom Songrami Mancha, a platform of civil soci- cause for resurgence. This is a tough time grasping the concepts of free speech and expression in Hong “Dealing with a new Lanka” ety leaders and activists, has threatened the BJP that where we need to tread with care Kong. They realised that the city and its vibrant stock markets and access to (November 19). In 2015, voters Tit will launch a massive stir if it goes ahead with the lest we repeat history. seemingly en masse voted to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. It has strict- R Narayanan the Western capital allowed huge fund inflows into the PRC. Indeed, the PRC’s defeat a supposedly corrupt ly warned the Centre of a great movement bigger than Navi Mumbai massive growth in the decade following Hong Kong’s return was fuelled by Rajapaksa regime, which was the 1980s’ Assam students’ agitation. The Bill propos- money that was routed through the city. However, things have taken a dark blamed for many negatives, es to grant citizenship to refugees from minority com- Troubling times ahead including nepotism of the high- munities like Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and turn here under China’s new strongman Xi Jinping, who wants the “Sinification” est degree. This, with utter disre- Christians. Muslims have been excluded from the of the city to progress much faster than the promised 50 years. Instead of Hong gard to the fact that it was the very scheme of things. This goes against the basic principles Sir — This refers to the editorial, Kong hoping that some of its free and open culture will be imbibed by China, same leader, who along with the of “secularism” as enshrined in the Constitution, partic- “Dealing with a new Lanka” defence guidance of his own ularly Articles 14 and 15, which guarantee equality before (November 19). The election of Xi wants it to be under his thumb. He wanted to achieve this by essentially brother, had been responsible for the law and forbid discrimination on grounds of religion. agitation was a mass movement against the influx of for- Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Sri subverting Hong Kong’s unique judicial system to that of China. Easy, peasy the defeat of the most feared ter- Indigenous people in the State are apprehensive and eigners, especially from neighbouring Bangladesh. It Lankan President will have serious he must have thought, but he had not accounted for the citizens, particularly rorist organisation. vociferous about granting citizenship to such a huge num- started in 1979 and ended with signing of the 1985 repercussions back home. It is the Five years on, people appar- ber of migrant refugees because this may alter the State’s Assam Accord. The Union Government must take stock political shift that is a cause of the students. They were loathe to give up the freedoms they have become accus- ently sought the very people to demography. It is also a fact that India has always wel- of the situation and discern the consequences of their worry. If Mahinda Rajapaksa tomed to. Even under the heavy hand of the Hong Kong police, who used some salvage the country from the comed and given asylum to all those who have been per- zeal to legislate the Citizenship Bill instead of acting hasti- becomes the Prime Minister, the of the latest facial recognition technology, the students have continued to resist. abyss it is said to find itself in. Sri secuted. But considering the number of refugees and ly. It must refrain from introducing the Citizenship Tamil and Muslim populations Lankans feel that Gotabaya migrants will be huge, it will send the already slowing Amendment Bill as it is bound to heap untold miseries over there will suffer the most. Xi’s predicament has worsened because of Hong Kong’s vibrant and free media, Rajapaksa is their saviour and they economy into a tailspin. If the BJP is still adamant, the on the people. But it will be better for the making the city’s crisis a public relations nightmare for Xi and his minions. pinned new hopes from the new Union Government must rehabilitate the migrants in other TK Nandanan Rajapaksa brothers to focus on Letting the students have their way would be akin to admitting defeat by President. States, too. The All Assam Students Union (AASU)-led Chennai issues plaguing the country, most Jayatheertha SA importantly the economy. India, Xi. However, he should learn that compromise is sometimes the best policy Hyderabad too, needs to pay close attention to as is keeping one’s promises, no matter how much one may not like them. always remained wanting. One We were naive to be over paid the ultimate price. the developments in the island Hong Kongers are proud to be citizens of the PRC as well but they were promised Tread with care can understand the thorny histor- involved in the Indian Peace Things may look better today. nation and protect the interests of ical issues with those in the land- Keeping Force (IPKF) operation. But in the election of Gotabaya the Tamil population there. two systems and they want that much and no further. The sight of teargas shells locked arc of the Northwest to the This peace-keeping exercise not Rajapaksa as the Sri Lankan Shivansh being lobbed at students will not serve Xi well in the long run and might even Sir — This refers to the editori- Northeast, the gateway of our only alienated our own Tamil sen- President, we have a proponent of Via email make his economic diplomacy goals such as the rehabilitation of Huawei and al, “Dealing with a new Lanka” invaders. There was no reason for timent but also earned the dis- majoritarianism, much like our selling the Belt and Road Initiative much more difficult. (November 19). India’s relations the recurrent indifferent ties with pleasure of the Sinhalese. Former own present dispensation and, Send your feedback to: with neighbouring countries have Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi thus, they could vibe well. [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019

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Being systematic ARVIND KEJRIWAL MUST NOMINATE A REPRESENTATIVE WE CAN GET WATER TESTED BY ANY INDEPENDENT TO TEST DELHI WATER SAMPLES AGAIN. WE CHOOSE AGENCY. STRANGELY, THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS has its benefits PRAMOD TIWARI AND J ROYCHOWDHURY FROM BIS. REPORT BELIES THAT OF JAL SHAKTI MINISTRY. Putting in money regularly through SIPs rather — CONSUMER AFFAIRS MINISTER — AAP MP than trying to time a lump sum investment can RAM VILAS PASWAN SANJAY SINGH help one become a more disciplined investor A man-made crisis

HIMA BINDU KOTA Authorities were aware of the impending environmental hazard but instead of a well thought out Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is an investment option offered by mutual funds to people where they can put in small long-term strategy to tackle air pollution, our approach appears to be a classic case of ad-hocism Aamounts periodically instead of lump sums. They can do this by directly debiting a fixed amount of money from their bank accounts and investing in a specific mutual fund and allocating several units according to the current Net Asset Value (NAV). The frequency of investment could be anywhere from weekly, to month- ly or quarterly. There is no fixed period of investment in a SIP and it could range from as small as six months to forever. However, the short- er the investment period in equity mutual fund SIPs, the higher the potential gain. However, this is not without a higher risk. Research shows that there is a 16 per cent chance of losing more KK PAUL than 20 per cent in an equity mutual fund over a six-month hori- zon, whereas, there is a 90 per cent chance of positive returns he London smog of November 1952 is in an average equity fund SIP of three years or more, making long- considered to be the worst-ever such term investments more desirable. Tcase of environmental hazard which led Although most investors associate SIPs with equity mutual to the death of a few thousand people. funds, investments into debt SIPs can be as effective. One of the Winston Churchill, who was the Prime fundamental principles of investing is to make money work as Minister at that time, himself suffered a soon as possible. An investment needs time to grow, so the longer bronchial attack due to the toxic air. Even the money is in the market, the more chance one has of achiev- though the Clean Air Act came up only in ing one’s goals. An SIP is an option for small investors who want 1956, stringent action had been initiated by the local authorities well before that, bring- to take advantage of investing for a longer-term but cannot put ing in a dramatic improvement in the state in a large amount or a lump sum. Surprisingly, sometimes mak- of the environment in the city. ing regular and small investments in the form of SIP can work in Back home, even though the National the favour of small investors, because of a concept known as Green Tribunal (NGT), in the case of Ganga “Rupee Cost Averaging.” Lalwani vs Union of India (2015), had made Rupee Cost Averaging is an approach in which a person burning of crop stubble a penal offence and invests a fixed amount of money at regular intervals. This, in turn, additionally, formulated a National Policy for ensures that they buy more shares when the prices are low and Management of Crop Residue, the result of less when they are high. Let’s take an example. Suppose Ram the enforcement effort has been rather half- has a lump sum of `10,000 that he wants to invest in a partic- hearted and its dismal and disastrous results ular stock or fund, valued at `100. He has two options: First, he are being experienced by all of us in the form ` ` of a health emergency being declared in the can invest the full 10,000 in one go, buying 100 shares, at 100 Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). each. But by doing this Ram is fully exposed to the movements According to medical experts, air pollution in of the market and the value of his investment will rise and fall in Delhi-NCR is no longer just a health risk, it has line with any share price changes. His second option is to invest become a hazard. Everyone in Delhi, particu- his money gradually and Ram may choose to invest `1,000 a larly asthma patients, infants, children and the month over 10 months. If the stock price stays the same, he will elderly are affected by this pollution. It doesn’t sible for about 37 per cent of the pollution, have greater pick-up. In the long run, elec- be able to buy 10 scrips each month at `100. matter whether a person is a smoker or not, the which is more or less of a seasonal nature. tricity-powered two-wheelers could be a suit- However, since share prices fluctuate frequently, regular invest- toxic air people are breathing in is equivalent to For the remaining, it is understood that two- EXCEPT FOR able alternative. The latest figures available ments by Ram will increase his buying power when the share price smoking 15 to 20 cigarettes a day. wheelers, whose number in Delhi alone is for usage of public transport in Delhi indi- falls and he ends up buying more stocks and vice versa. With a Except for the States of Odisha , Andhra 88 lakh, happen to be the source of about THE STATES cate that the Delhi Transport Corporation Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where some seri- 33 per cent of the pollutants, while four- (DTC) and Delhi Metro carry just 12 and drop in the share price to `90, he can buy 11 shares, whereas ` ousness has been shown in combatting air pol- wheelers, whose number is about 35 lakh are OF ODISHA, 10 per cent respectively of the entire com- if it rises to 110, Ram will end up with nine. lution, the enforcement of the NGT’s orders responsible for just about 15 per cent of it. muter traffic. Hence, by regular, small and pre-determined value of invest- and follow-up on the policy in some of the In these circumstances, forcing some ANDHRA PRADESH This is an extremely low proportion and ments, Ram would be in a position to buy more shares when the other States, particularly in Punjab and to four-wheelers to be off the roads is bound AND TAMIL NADU, obviously leading to a much greater usage price falls, thereby bringing down the average cost of purchase. some extent in Haryana, has been very poor. to have just a marginal impact. of highly polluting two-wheelers. Obviously, When the stock price recovers to `100 in the last month, Ram’s However, according to an affidavit filed On the other hand, as is well known, WHERE SOME we have to create conditions for encourag- original investment would be worth `10,300. This means Ram by the Central Government in the Supreme the two-stroke two-wheelers and three-wheel- SERIOUSNESS HAS ing greater ridership on public transport. At would be `300 richer by investing regularly, compared to a lump Court (SC), stubble burning has gone up by ers emit a far more hazardous mixture of the same time we must ensure a larger num- sum investment in the first month by buying 100 shares. seven per cent in Punjab and gone down by hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, some of BEEN SHOWN IN ber of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel However, there is a flip side to it as well. Ram could also 17 per cent in Haryana. In order to address which like benzene are known to be car- stations so as to reduce the waiting time, this problem, a new Central scheme, cinogenic, but their numbers continue to COMBATTING since mostly these cater to public transport lose money if the share price moves up and he ends up purchas- “Promotion of Agricultural Mechanisation for increase. vehicles or taxis. ing at a higher price for most of the months. However, we all know In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the In respect of automobile emissions, com- AIR POLLUTION, Last year a group of industries had con- that stock markets rarely move in a straight line and price fluc- States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and plete combustion within the engine is essen- THE ENFORCEMENT ducted a pilot project in two districts of tuations are the norm rather than an exception. NCT of Delhi,” was approved in 2018. tial to reduce the extent of pollutants. The Punjab covering an area of 16,000 acres of By systematic investments over some time, one can invest This provided for subsidising machin- four-stroke engine is cleaner because it burns OF THE NGT’S farm land, where 25,000 tonnes of rice straw across a range of prices and effectively end up paying the aver- ery required for in-situ management of the pure petrol; the two-stroke engine, on the ORDERS AND were processed and converted into fibre-based age price over a fixed period, which can help smooth out market biomass, for which a sum of `1,151.80 crore other hand, burns a combination of lubri- cellulosic products. The details of the pro- volatility. Trying to buy an asset when it is considered cheap, which has been allocated for the period of 2018- cating oil and petrol and a fair amount of FOLLOW-UP ON ject need to be analysed to enlarge its scope. is known as market timing, is tricky even for the most experienced 2023. Out of this provision, Punjab has got the oil is emitted as unburnt vapour. THE POLICY IN The apex court has pulled up the investors. Just because a share has already fallen steeply in value, the largest share. The objective of the scheme Some 94 per cent of the two-and three- Government of India as well as the Delhi was to procure agricultural machinery and wheelers in India are powered by two-stroke SOME OF THE Government for “passing the buck” even as doesn’t mean it won’t drop further. Because of many market forces equipment for in-situ management of crop engines that are simple and compact in Delhi and nearby areas face a public health at play, nobody can predict perfectly how and when the price would residue, create farm machinery banks and design, cheap and easy to maintain. But the OTHER STATES, emergency due to the severe air pollution. change. conduct multi-media awareness campaigns. conventionally-designed two-stroke engines Further, the Centre has been asked to The decision to invest should be based upon market con- Delhi, leading the NCR with a combi- produce high levels of hydrocarbons in PARTICULARLY IN call environmental experts including those ditions and putting in money regularly through SIPs rather than nation of adverse factors, has already bro- exhaust emissions — 5,500 parts per million PUNJAB AND TO from the Indian Institutes of Technology so trying to time a lump sum investment, can help one become a ken the world record for Air Quality Index (ppm), compared to 850 ppm from four- that their views on the current situation more disciplined investor and earn better returns in the long run. (AQI), making the headlines bold and telling. stroke engines. According to a research at SOME EXTENT could be taken into account for suitable SIPs help in hedging the risk of getting the market timing wrong. But perhaps waking up will take some time. the Indian Institute of Petroleum at IN HARYANA, directives. It can thus be easily observed that They are also a good option for people with a regular income who There is no dearth of authorities who are, Dehradun, four-stroke engine-powered motor a rational public policy based on scientific want to allocate a fixed amount for mutual funds every month. and were aware of the impending environ- cycles have been observed to emit just one- HAS BEEN inputs needs to be operationalised while mental hazard, but instead of a well thought sixth to one-tenth of the hydrocarbons emit- ensuring its stringent implementation and Further, the choice of mutual funds should be based on one’s risk out long-term strategy or some short-term ted by two-stroke engines. In addition, their VERY POOR monitoring. appetite and investment objective. relief our approach appears to be a classic fuel economy is better by 20 to 50 per cent. (The author is a former Governor and a (The writer is Assistant Professor, Amity University) case of ad-hocism. For instance, it is now However, manufacturers prefer two-stroke Senior Advisor at the Pranab Mukherjee known that the burning of stubble is respon- engines because they are more powerful and Foundation) What lies ahead for Sri Lankan Tamils? FOREIGN EYE The new President, known as ‘terminator’ for his role in wiping out the LTTE a decade ago, has faced lawsuits in Lanka and in the US over allegations of staged killings of Tamil separatists, critics and journalists during the civil war Minister, sooner than later. equip them. But, we ning with the hare Thiruvenkadam Velupillai “On the night of May 18, the top The new Sri Lankan President, did it,” he said. Giving and hunting with the Prabhakaran, the founder and leader LTTE leadership divided itself into known as “terminator” for his role in more details, hound. of the LTTE, broke from the line and three groups. They attacked the wiping out the Liberation Tigers of Gotabaya said that Shivshankar went into the small island with his Army’s forward defence line along the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a decade ago, has the President also cre- Menon in his book, bodyguards. Nandikadal lagoon and did manage to THE WORLD IS faced lawsuits in Sri Lanka and in the ated a core group to titled Choices: Inside “Kandasamy Pathmanabha, a break through. Jeyam, Pottu Amman WATCHING CHINA United States (US) over allegations of cut down red tape. the making of India’s Sri Lankan Tamil rebel, founder of the and Soosai led these three groups. staged killings of Tamil separatists, crit- “From our side it Foreign Policy, con- Eelam People’s Revolutionary Prabhakaran and his closest guards Since 1989, when it ics and journalists during the civil war. was Basil Rajapaksa, firms that New Delhi Liberation Front and the LTTE’s thought they would manage to escape crushed the pro-reform In a fascinating interview with Lalith Chandrakumar was in “intense” and financier, spoke to Prabhakaran in but in reality all these LTTE fighters protests that began in KALYANI SHANKAR this journalist in 2014, Gotabaya Weeratunga, who was “constant” touch with January 2009 over the phone asking (around 250) had got trapped between Tiananmen Square and revealed many things, including how the President’s Colombo. him to escape. We intercepted the con- the Army’s first and second line of witnessed the beginning of ri Lankan People’s Front candi- he the then government finished off Permanent Secretary “I vividly versation. Prabhakaran refused to defence. “After fierce fighting that date Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the LTTE. Giving a graphic descrip- and me. From the remember the atmos- hide at that time. Two weeks before the night, almost the entire leadership of the end for the Soviet Syounger brother of former tion of what happened in the last days Indian side it was phere of the crisis war ended KP spoke to him again and the LTTE was eliminated in that Union, Beijing has President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has of the LTTE War IV, (the name given their National Security Advisor MK that built up during that period and asked him to escape. The LTTE Tiger area. “We discovered Prabhakaran’s calculated that bloody now taken over as the country’s to the fourth phase of the armed con- Narayanan, Foreign Secretary repeated visits from and to Colombo again refused,” he said. body on the morning of May 19. I got suppression should be President. A retired Lieutenant- flict between the Sri Lankan military Shivshankar Menon and Defence in the first five months of 2009,” Gotabaya pointed out that, “Do the news of his death around 11 AM. avoided if possible — but Colonel, who presided over the coun- and the separatists), he pointed out Secretary VJ Singh, who were in the Menon notes in his book, adding that you think that such a person will come I got a phone call from the try’s Defence Ministry for a decade that the biggest advantage was that his loop. We coordinated everything. We by mid-January 2009, the Sri Lankan out holding his hands up and surren- Commander who gave me the infor- not by offering during his brother’s tenure (2005- brother had full trust in him and the went to India and they came to Sri Army and leadership were convinced der?” mation. Looking back, I was confident. concessions. It will angrily 2014), Gotabaya swept the polls in the then Army chief Sarath Fonseka. Lanka. And we discussed everything, that they had the measure of the LTTE The then Army chief Sarath I said I would finish the LTTE in three dismiss any criticism, as it Sinhala-majority districts, while his Mahinda had the political will to neu- even the operational plan and intelli- and the victory would be theirs. As a Fonseka, in an interview to this jour- years and I did it in two years and nine has that from Britain. main opponent Ranasinghe tralise the LTTE. gence inputs.” strategy, the Sri Lankan Army strong- nalist also observed that the strategy months,” Fonseka said. Premadasa, garnered most of the Second, the leadership agreed Gotabaya also exposed the dou- ly occupied the north and the south was to take on the LTTE in the jun- Those were different times but Ignored or not, foreign votes from the Tamil-dominated with the defence assessment that a ble face of the then Tamil Nadu so that the Tigers were kept away and gles. “By May 17, 2009 the troops cor- today it is a time for peace and as leaders have a duty to north and east of the country. large-scale expansion was needed Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who were stopped from procuring military nered the LTTE within an area of President how will Gotabaya deal with remind China that they are Gotabaya’s victory would mean within a very short period. “We put tremendous pressure on the supplies. 400X400 metres. That night when they the Tamil minorities in Lanka now? watching the action in Hong the return of the powerful Rajapaksa briefed the President. It was not an Manmohan Singh Government to As for the last phase of the tried to escape they were prevented The fact that the Tamils did not vote Kong. family as he is expected to appoint his easy thing to achieve. You need to stop the war on the LTTE, while the Eelam War IV, Gotabaya noted, that from doing so, by all three lines of for him reveals their apprehensions. The Guardian brother Mahinda as the Prime recruit people, train them and also ruling DMK adopted a strategy of run- even at the last minute defence put up by the Army. (The writer is a senior journalist) ( editorial) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 money 08

1,000 TONNES EXPECTED BY MONTH-END: GOVT OFFICIAL CAPSULE Tata Steel confirms job cuts of Pvt traders place up to 3,000 across European ops PTI n LONDON neutral future," he said. The programme is focused onion import orders Tata Steel has confirmed cuts on four areas to improve finan- of up to 3,000 jobs across its cial performance – increasing Passenger vehicle European operations as part of sales of higher-value steels by PNS n NEW DELHI a wider restructuring and cost- improving product mix and retail sales jump 11 cutting strategy to counter customer focus; efficiency pc in Oct on festive Private traders have placed stagnant steel demand in gains by optimising production orders for importing onions Europe and global overcapac- processes, supported by the demand: FADA and at least 1,000 tonnes are ity. application of big data and NEW DELHI: Automobile expected by month end, which The Indian steel giant said it advanced analytics; lowering dealers' body FADA on will help ease retail prices that plans to lower employment employment costs; and reduc- Tuesday said retail sales of is still ruling high at over Rs costs with the "estimated tion of procurement costs passenger vehicles in October 60/kg, a senior government reduction" in employee num- through smarter sourcing and increased 11 per cent to official said on Tuesday. bers, about two-thirds of which strengthening cooperation 2,48,036 units against the The retail prices of onion are expected to be office-based with companies within the same period last year, driven had soared to Rs 100/kg a week white-collar roles – a majori- Tata Steel group. by festive demand during the back in the national capital, but ty expected at its Netherlands The latest move comes a few month. According to the government's various inter- unit. months after Tata Steel Europe Federation of Automobile vention helped it to cool down "The information shared announced plans to close two Dealers Associations (FADA), a bit, but the rates are still rul- with the European Works The information shared with the European Works UK operations with the loss of passenger vehicles (PV) sales ing high at over Rs 60/kg in Council select committee lays Council select committee lays out the case for 400 jobs, after it failed to sell stood at 2,23,498 units in Delhi as well as other con- out the case for change, change, explains our transformation programme and off its loss-making Orb October 2018. Two-wheeler suming areas of the country. explains our transformation gives a first overview of the organisational impact Electrical Steels business in sales increased 5 per cent to "Private traders have The shipments will come smoothly as programme and gives a first Newport, South Wales. 13,34,941 units last month as informed the government that overview of the organisation- —TATA STEEL Tata Steel's struggles with its compared with 12,70,261 they have imported a small the government has liberalised al impact," a company state- European operations follow a units in the year-ago period. quantity of onion. Traders are phytosanitary and fumigation norms ment said. also aiming for an EBITDA ers, said the changes were European Union (EU) ruling Commercial vehicle sales, expected to order further for import of onion till December-end, "A transformation is needed margin of around 10 per cent needed to ensure the business to deny its joint venture plans however, declined 23 per cent 1,000 tonnes for delivery by to mitigate the current struc- throughout the market cycle. can thrive despite severe mar- with German giant to 67,060 units as compared month-end and another lot for the official added tural and cyclical headwinds "We intend to align on our ket headwinds and also accel- ThyssenKrupp on anti-com- to 87,618 units in October next month," a senior and create the foundation for approach and the process going erate innovation towards car- petitive grounds. last year. Three-wheeler sales Consumer Affairs Ministry To improve domestic avail- run MMTC, which has already the company's future success. forward and engage with var- bon-neutral steelmaking. The company said its quest saw an increase of 4 per cent official told PTI. ability and contain price rise, invited bids for import of Stagnant EU steel demand ious stakeholders to "Today we are highlighting for improved earnings and to 59,573 units last month. The shipments will come the government is facilitating 4,000 tonnes. and global overcapacity develop the pro- important proposals towards cash flows would help make it Total sales across categories smoothly as the government onion imports through private Onion prices came under have been compound- posed decisions building a financially strong a financially self-sustaining rose 4 per cent to 17,09,610 has liberalised phytosanitary as well as public trading agen- pressure due to 30-40 per cent ed by trade conflicts and ensure com- and sustainable European busi- business able to invest in asset units in October, as against and fumigation norms for cies. The government has estimated fall in the kharif which have turned pliance with all ness," said Henrik Adam, CEO reliability and improvements 16,38,832 units in the same import of onion till December- decided to import 1 lakh (summer) output this year on the European market European and of Tata Steel in Europe, in a while also servicing its finan- month last year. end, the official added. tonnes of onion through state- account of floods and drought. into a dumping national obliga- statement on Monday. cial obligations to its lenders ground for the world's tions. Further "We plan to change how we and shareholders. excess steel capacity," it details will be pro- work together to enable better According to the latest fig- TCS launches noted. vided from this cooperation and faster deci- ures, in the first six months of Through its proposed point forward and sion-making. This will help us its current financial year start- Microsoft Business transformation programme, detailed proposals will be become self-sustaining and ing April 2019, Tata Steel Tata Steel Europe said it is ini- developed from here," the cash positive in the face of Europe reported a drop of 90 Unit for enterprises tially targeting a positive cash company statement added. unprecedented severe market per cent in EBITDA to 31 mil- flow by the end of its financial The steel major, one of conditions, enabling us to lead lion pounds and revenue stood leveraging AI, ML year ending March 2021. It is Europe's leading steel produc- the way towards a carbon- at 3.25 billion pounds. Govt extends date till Nov 20 to register PNS n NEW DELHI with SIMS to import IT services major Tata Sundaram BNP NEW DELHI: The government Consultancy Services (TCS) Google acquires CloudSimple has extended the date for on Tuesday said it is setting Paribas HF is n traders till November 20 to up a new Microsoft Business PNS NEW DELHI register themselves with Steel Unit (MBU) that will help now Sundaram Import Monitoring System Housing sales enterprises to better leverage Google has acquired US-based (SIMS) to import 215 iron and technologies like artificial CloudSimple for an undis- Home Finance steel products. "One time intelligence, automation and closed amount, a move that relaxation till November 20, cloud. will help the tech giant further PNS n CHENNAI 2019, for obtaining SIMS of 9 listed "The new unit will lever- strengthen its cloud business. registration is notified," the age TCS' deep domain CloudSimple, which The subsidiary Directorate General of Foreign knowledge across industries allows companies to run of non-bank- Trade (DGFT) said in a and global talent pool of computing workloads that ing finance notification. Earlier, the date players up 2 pc nearly 50,000 engineers are based on VMware's serv- company was November 1. In trained on Microsoft tech- er virtualisation technology, Sundaram September, the government PNS n NEW DELHI While housing sales in nologies, to help customers is headquartered in Santa Finance Ltd - had made it mandatory for overall residential leverage the power of AI, Clara, US. Founded in 2016, Sundaram BNP Paribas traders to register themselves Housing sales of nine major market recorded a automation and cloud to it has offices in Ukraine and Home Finance - has been with SIMS to import 215 iron real estate companies, which enhance customer experi- India (Bengaluru, Gurugram changed to Sundaram Home and steel products. These are listed on stock exchanges, decline in Q2 FY20, the housing ence, re-imagine employee and Pune), and its investors Finance with immediate items include certain flat-rolled increased marginally 2 per sales value of India's top 9 listed empowerment, optimize include Mayfield, Redpoint effect. The move to change the products, some stranded wire, cent to Rs 5,520 crore during developers remained steady operations and spur innova- and M12 (Microsoft's venture CloudSimple, which allows companies name follows the receipt of the second quarter of 2019- tion," a statement said. fund). regulatory approvals relating ropes, cables; certain items of during the quarter to run computing workloads that are springs and leaves for springs 20, according to a research ANUJ PURI The MBU will be led by "This acquisition builds on to the acquisition by of iron and steel, tubes, pipes report. Chairman, Anarock Siva Ganesan, who has been our existing partnership with based on VMware's server Sundaram Finance of BNP and hollow profiles, diesel- The sales booking data for with TCS for over 29 years CloudSimple that we Paribas Personal Finance's electric locomotives, and July-September of nine com- and held various global lead- announced earlier this year, virtualisation technology, is stake in Sundaram BNP some parts of railways. panies -- DLF, Godrej recorded a decline in Q2 ership roles, it added. allowing us to accelerate a headquartered in Santa Clara, US Paribas Home Finance Ltd. Properties, Mahindra FY20, the housing sales value "Entire industries are fully integrated VMware In June, Sundaram Finance Lifespace, Oberoi Realty, of India's top 9 listed devel- transforming, and today migration solution with and BNP Paribas Personal Prestige, Sobha, Puravankara, opers remained steady during every company is becoming improved support for our cus- Terms of the deal were not want - so they can leverage Finance had reached an Brigade and Kolte-Patil -- has the quarter," said Anuj Puri, a software company. tomers," Google Vice-President disclosed. existing investments with as agreement whereby BNP been compiled by property Chairman, Anarock. Through this expanded part- (Engineering) Rich Sanzi said "As part of their IT mod- little toil as possible," he Paribas Personal Finance consultant Anarock. On quarterly basis, their nership with TCS, we are sig- in a blogpost. ernisation initia- said. agreed to sell its 49.9 per cent the organised housing bro- housing sales value increased nificantly increasing our abil- He added that many enter- tives, we hear fre- CloudSimple co- equity stake in Sundaram BNP kerage business, Noida-based 5 per cent from Rs 5,250 ity to enable our customers prises are using VMware in quently from founder and CEO Paribas Home Finance Ltd to Investors Clinic, Anarock, crore in the first quarter of to take advantage of the their on-premises environ- enterprise cus- Guru Pangal said the Sundaram Finance Ltd subject Traders to protest New Corp-backed PropTiger, 2019-20 to nearly Rs 5,520 opportunities to transform ments to run a variety of tomers that they company is "incredibly to the regulatory approvals. against Amazon, Anil Ambani led Reliance crore in the second quarter. and accelerate into the digi- workloads: business applica- need a simple way excited to be part of "The transaction was group-backed Square Yards, "On yearly basis, these list- tal era," Jean-Philippe tions such as ERP and CRM; to migrate those Google Cloud and completed on September 30 Flipkart on Wednesday Quikr Realty and Gurugram- ed developers collectively saw Courtois, Executive Vice databases such as Oracle and workloads to the look forward to accel- after receiving all regulatory NEW DELHI: Traders in more based 360 Realtors are the their housing sales value rise President and President, SQL Server; development and cloud. To put it erating our ability to approvals. The name change than 700 cities will on leading players. by a meagre 2 per cent from Global Sales, Marketing & test environments; virtual simply: they want to be able help customers easily move is consequent to this," a Wednesday protest against the "While housing sales in Rs 5,390 crore in Q2 FY19," Operations at Microsoft desktops; and reporting and to run what they want, where their enterprise workloads to company statement said on "unethical and unfair business overall residential market Puri said. Corp, said. analytics systems. they want, and how they the cloud". Tuesday. practices" of e-commerce firms Amazon and Flipkart, CAIT said. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has on multiple Comm min asks cashew occasions alleged that these Sebi bans Capital Heed proprietor from taking fresh clients companies were circumventing PNS n NEW DELHI found that Sen, as one of the investment advisory services to Sebi in his application for reg- the law and abusing Press Note partner of Cash Cow Broking & prior to making this application. istration as IA, the noticee industry to file application No 2 of the government's foreign Sebi has barred Capital Heed Advisory Solution, was carrying Also, he did not disclose his activ- (Sen) has, prima facie, violated direct investment (FDI) policy. Financial Research's proprietor out investment advisory ser- ities as the partner in the part- ...the IA Regulations," Sebi said During the nationwide agitation, Shailendra Sen from taking any vices from August 2014 till nership firm Cash Cow to Sebi. in an order passed on Monday. traders will observe November fresh clients for investment advi- October 2017 without obtain- On the basis of submitting Besides, Sen misrepresented for probe into dumping 20 as 'National Protest Day' and sory services as he provided false ing the necessary registration as false declaration and other doc- investors that he can provide PNS n NEW DELHI hold 'dharna' in more than 700 information to the regulator in mandated under the Investment uments for registration, Sebi portfolio management services cities in different states, said the his application for registration as Adviser (IA) Regulations. istration as an investment advis- granted registration to Sen. (PMS), although he does not The commerce ministry has body, which claims to represent investment adviser. Besides, the A Sebi probe also found that er with the regulator, has declared "...prima facie, by knowing- hold the certificate of registra- asked Cashew Export 7 crore traders. markets regulator prima facie, Sen, at the time of seeking reg- that he was not engaged in ly providing false information tion from Sebi to do so. Promotion Council to file an application with Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) to probe dumping of the commodity into India, India's first technical textile hackathon from Nov 22 which is impacting domestic players, an official has said. PNS n MUMBAI In a meeting last month on While the manufacturing side will be export performance of the India's first technical textile represented by companies of speciality country, the council had raised hackathon will be held here on the matter of dumping of bro- final call to impose these Friday, with an aim to identi- fibres, yarns, textiles, fabrics, products ken cashew into India. duties. fy solutions to the critical chal- along with brands and traders, the Cashew Export Promotion The council's chairman R K lenges of sustainable urban Council of India was asked to Bhoodes said large volumes of living. entrepreneur side will cover SMEs, file an anti-dumping investi- semi-finished kernels are being The hackathon aims to start-up ecosystems and accelerators gation request with the DGTR, dumped in India from African potentially build business mod- the official said. countries including Guyana, els that can be funded, scaled, The directorate is an arm of Mozambique, Tanzania and and taken at a global level. It is collaborate with industry stake- has the potential to present the ministry which conducts Ivory Coast. expected to bring the country's holders to develop focused solu- transformative ideas," Raj probe related to dumping and The African nations have top 10 technical textile start-ups tions using technical textiles, the Manek, executive director and significant increase in import formed 'African Cashew under one roof, a statement statement said. board member, Messe of a product. Alliance' to boost the industry issued by the organisers Messe "While Techtextil India exhi- Frankfurt Asia Holdings said. If it establishes in its probe in that continent. Frankfurt India said. bition highlights innovations in Technical textile is increas- that dumping and increase in The government in June While the manufacturing the sector, the Techtextil NEXT ingly penetrating every aspect imports are impacting domes- increased sharply the mini- side will be represented by Hackathon is a concerted effort of our daily lives such as med- tic players, DGTR recom- mum import price for whole companies of speciality fibres, the entrepreneur side will cover The hackathon will take up as ocean littering, plastic recy- to tackle today's urban living ical masks, car seats, trekking mends anti-dumping and safe- and broken cashew, making yarns, textiles, fabrics, products SMEs, start-up ecosystems and topics centred around India's cling and waste disposal and challenges with next-genera- gears, specialised sport-wear guard duties, respectively. The inbound shipments of the along with brands and traders, accelerators. challenges of sustainability such drive concepts for start-ups to tion solutions. The platform etc. finance ministry takes the commodity costlier. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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Actress Prachi Tehlan, who is all set to test her luck in STARSTAR ININ Telugu film industry with her latest flick Mamangam, shares her journey from SPORTSSPORTS being the captain of the Indian netball team to becoming an SHINES ON SHINES ON Netball should have picked after actor with performing on an international V SATEESH platform such as the Commonwealth games 2010 for the first time. But, we REDDY couldn’t make use of it. Players were not provided any grounds to play and SCREENSCREEN I remember, during the last tournament I played for India, we used rachi Tehlan, the have considerable screen to practise outdoors on the grass and Delhi-based space with all major charac- sportsperson-turned- ters in the film since the played the tournament on a wooden P actress is all set to test major part of the film was court. It doesn’t work like that. Players her luck with the shot at Unnimaya’s palace. should be respected and given Telugu audience with To play the role to my best I her latest film in Malayalam, learnt Mohiniyattam and facilities they deserve. Mamangam, which has been Malayalam.” She said that dubbed into Hindi, Tamil working with legendary actor on the grass and played the tourna- and Telugu. Prachi is also Mammootty is an honour for her and ment on a wooden court. It doesn’t a successful sportswoman he was helpful and kind in everyway. work like that. Players should be who represented India in Her love for movies equals her love respected and given facilities they netball and basketball and dedication for sports where she deserve.” competitions, national- has excelled before becoming an Prachi says that even the sports ly and internationally. actress. Prachi was the former captain dramas that have become so common “I was working for of the Indian netball team which rep- in mainstream movies can’t really Accenture as a consul- resented India at the 2010 inspire the youth to play unless fol- tant when Shashi Commonwealth Games and in other lowed up with proper infrastructure. Summet Productions major Asian championships in 2010- “It (the movies) definitely bring Everybody approached me with 11. awareness in people about sports and an acting offer. I took “Sports will always be my first love the journey of sportspersons. But, I it as an opportunity and it was a wonderful experience. I am not too sure how they can moti- to try something played both basketball and netball for vate people to play sports. For that new and I am glad 10 years for Delhi and India and I there should be good infrastructure, must watch it worked for me. I learnt a lot and developed a personal- motivation to join sports and good started enjoying it ity that has helped me in almost every job opportunities. There should be a and I can see profession I have worked in,” she tells structure in place to give children myself doing more The Pioneer. options from a younger age to choose George in the future. Prachi, who has been into sports whichever sports they would want to Arjan was my professionally for a decade now feels choose professionally,” says Prachi first movie and it team sports in India still have a long expressing her interest in starring in was directed by way to go for people to make it into a sports biopics along with romantic Manduip Singh profession with lucrative jobs and and action movies. Reddy: Chiru in which I loved salaries. “I have enjoyed playing About her Hyderabad connection, giving a power- sports and I was very passionate she recollects, “I remember playing a eorge Reddy has surprising that no movies ful performance about it. Now I am in a different sports tournament in Hyderabad gained consider- have been made on this rev- as Nimmi phase of my life and I have been when I was in Class 9 and I also able attention olutionary student leader (Nimrat Kaur),” blessed to experiment with careers. I remember seeing Kal Ho Naa Ho from all sections who questioned injustice says Prachi who enjoy being an actor today,” she says. here. And my childhood memories of G of society even and wrong doings. I wish to made her acting According to her, the status of net- this place definitely includes Biriyani.” before its release. watch more such movies,” debut with the TV ball in India is not up to the mark. Prachi has also acted in her first It even attracted the atten- Megastar said while releas- series Diya Aur Baati She says, “Netball should have picked Telugu film Trishanku which will be tion of Megastar Chiranjeevi ing the song Adugu Adugu... Hum in 2016. after performing on an international released soon. who recollected the time of the film. Speaking about her role platform such as the Commonwealth Reacting to whether she is thinking from his college days, when “Everybody must watch in the Mammootty-starrer games (CWG) 2010 for the first time. of moving to another career, she says, he first heard about the stu- this film,” Chiru said enthu- Mamangam, she shares, But, we couldn’t make use of it. “God knows. I am just going with the dent leader, George Reddy. siastically and congratulated “Mamangam is a period Players were not provided any flow. I don’t know where life takes “The first time I heard the movies team including drama. I play Unnimaya who grounds to play and I remember, dur- me. I am just utilising the opportuni- about George Reddy I was the lead actor Sandeep is an entertainer and a warrior. ing the last tournament I played for ties that come my way to the best of studying Intermediate in Madhav and writer-director I also feature in fight scenes. I India, we used to practise outdoors my capabilities.” Ongole. After that it is only B. Jeevan Reddy. The movie now I am hearing his name will hit screens on because of this movie. It is November 22. CITY ENJOYS MUMBAI FLAVOURS

Bengali movies to enthral city engali cinema, in to present the 3rd edition of independent filmmaker, a said Ranjan Kumar Roy the 1950s, has Telangana Bengali Film photo exhibition by Ritwik Choudhury, Chairman, mbience is often which is renowned through- tune with this requirement, brought in a wave Festival in the city. Ghatak and a cooking com- Hyderabad Bangalee Samithi. the most impor- out the country, recently offers a plethora of items Chef Irfan B of parallel cinema Spanning three days, the petition by Goutam Ghose. tant aspect of a launched a new menu at its catering to the local taste, that not only put festival, that will be held from “Eight lakh Bengalis reside A restaurant that is Hyderabad branch that aims which goes beyond the clas- few innovative additions like Indian cinema on December 6 to 8, at the in the twin cities of THE THREE-DAY overlooked by to cater to the local palette sic Bombay and Parsi Kundapuri Prawn, Meatless the world map but also influ- Prasad Preview Theatre at Hyderabad and many. But, when without compromising on flavours, encompassing dish- Baida Roti and Chicken enced the next generation of Banjara Hills, will feature 10 Secunderabad, who are FESTIVAL STARTING it comes to Soda Bottle taste. es that are inspired from ghee roast, which will leave filmmakers across the coun- feature films, eight short films parched for cultural shows or FROM DECEMBER 8 Opener Wala, a Parsi café Everyone knows about the other communities living in you wanting for more. try. To celebrate this rich cul- and three foreign films. movie screenings in Bengali. near Jubilee check-post, you affinity Hyderabadis have Mumbai. For instance, the If you’re on the lookout ture of Bengali cinema, the Apart from movie screen- TBFF — Aayna, 2019 will WILL FEATURE 10 are left in awe, as soon as for their food. But, there are Mutton Pepper Fry and the for a cafe to visit this week- Hyderabad Bangalee Samithi, ings, the film festival will again look to unite the huge FEATURE FILMS, you enter the restaurant, at certain items like the taste Egg Wrapped Kheema Pulao end, do remember to check in association with the unfold a variety of striking Bengali diaspora living in the amount of care taken in and aroma of a hot cuppa that Soda Bottle Opener out Soda Bottle Opener Tourism and Culture activities like acting work- Hyderabad and beyond and EIGHT SHORT FILMS creating a pleasant atmos- Irani Chai that turn us Wala caters to city residents Wala and enjoy a satisfying Government of Telangana, shop by Mohammad Ali Baig, help them connect with the phere. finicky and write lengthy are from the local bars of experience that will linger Moving Images and Utsab prominent theatre personali- artistic, social, cultural and AND THREE FOREIGN The restaurant chain, blogs. The restaurant, in Mumbai. There are also a on for days. Cultural Association is all set ty, Debasish Sen Sharma, an political ethos of their roots,” FILMS 10

Hyderabad Wednesday November 20, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

ART AND SPORTS LEGENDS LIVE IN CONCERT One of the most- BRAVE 30 - AN MMA EVENT awaited events is India’s biggest MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) event is finally happening, a back in Hyderabad. Mercury presents to you the three-hour musical Brave 30, at GMC Balayogi Sports Complex. Popular concert with the MMA athletes from across the globe will fight it out voices of legends on the arena on November 23. — SP Balasubrahm -anyam, KJ Yesudas, and KS Chitra. The power-trio shall perform live at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium on November 30 at 7 pm. Organised by Eleven Point Two, the concert will showcase soulful melodies by the trio, who have come together for the first time. T Harish Rao Revanth Reddy INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Half a dozen bands from Germany, France, Switzerland, Meghalaya, WORKSHOP ON PUPPET THEATRE Mumbai and Hyderabad Leather shall be seen performing at puppetry the event. Goethe-Zentrum workshop is the Hyderabad, Alliance shadow theatre Française and U.S. tradition of AP, Consulate General Prabhas Telangana and Hyderabad are pleased to parts of Karnataka. present the 3rd International Stories from epics Hyderabad Jazz Festival such as Ramayana and Mahabharata will be from November 22 to enacted. The workshop by B. Raju of November 24 at Phoenix Nimmalakunta leather puppetry, will be held Arena 6:30 pm onwards. tomorrow at Alliance Francaise.

MOVIES, PLAYS AND CONCERTS ARIJIT - LIVE PERFORMANCE Namrata Shirodkar JOD TOD Jod Tod, a Hindi play presented by Kalayan Theatre group from Bengaluru, is a funfilled crackling comedy about My music, my country is bringing in Arijit Singh quintessential for a live performance. It was initiated by relationships and Hyderabad Talkies as a platform for gifted Indian its complications. artistes and to re-introduce the ethnicity of Indian This light hearted funfilled play will be held at music. The event will take place on November 23 Lamakaan on November 30 at 7.30 pm. at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.

QADIR ALI BAIG THEATER FESTIVAL VIVA CUBA MOVIE SCREENING One of the In a tale most prestigious Vijay Deverakonda Sunil, BVSN Prasad akin to theatre festivals in Romeo and the subcontinent Juliet, the today Qadir Ali friendship Baig Theater between two Festival brings children is together an Ujwal and Manisha threatened by eminent their parents' assembly of differences. theatre practitioners from across the country A STAR-STUDDED AFFAIR Malu is from an upper-class family and her single and over seas. It is curated by Padma Shri mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as recipient Mohammed Ali Baig as a tribute to his he engagement of producer Sirish’s son Ujwal to Manisha in she thinks his background coarse and Hyderabad over the weekend was a grand affair with celebs from father, Hindustani theatre legend Qadir Ali Baig. commonplace. The movie shall be screened at The event shall be held till November 24 across T all walks of life gracing it. Sirish being leading producer Dil Lamakaan on November 27, at 7 pm. Raju’s partner, the star power was evident at the event, with Prabhas, the city. Vijay Deverakonda, Sunil and Namrata Shirodkar among others adding glamour. Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao and MP Revanth GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details Reddy too were spotted at the do, so were VV Vinayak, Srinivas Reddy and Ajay among others. along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] Srinivas Reddy, Praveen, Ajay FUN TIME

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Hyderabad Wednesday November 20, 2019 tollywood Director Ravi Kiran speaks to NAGARAJ GOUD about his CONNECTING bumpy ride from receiving no support for choosing a career in films to the praises he has been receiving for his maiden film TO ROOTS Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru

ilmmaker Ravi Kiran After receiving some good native to East Godavari. The film Also, I like Malayalam films a lot Kola wasn’t prepared counsel, days after he reached deals with fear of rejection. I’ve and I wanted a similar colour for the response the Hyderabad, he decided to go seen many late adolescents tone for my film as well. F teaser of his maiden back to his hometown, get a speaking to other girls from their However, weather in East feature film, Raja graduation degree before trying class with relative ease but when Godavari is different to that of Vaaru Rani Gaaru, has his luck in the film world again. it comes to speaking to their first Kerala, so we waited for specific received after it was released While pursuing engineering, he love, they get nervous. The film time periods in a day to shoot online last month. From made a short film which was follows Raja who fight to muster some portions to get the desired Sukumar, Sreekanth Addala to picked for a festival in courage to tell how much he likes output. As we were not bound by Adivi Sesh and Bunny Vaas, Hyderabad. It helped him grab Rani. However, the story is not time to complete the shoot, we everybody rang him up and the attention of a prominent confined to them. There is a could get what we want without showered praises. “It was a great filmmaker, who asked him to whole world around them and I any pressure. In fact, we waited welcome gesture for sure. pen a screenplay for his film. focused on it as well,” he informs. three months for the monsoon to Impressed by the teaser, producer “After completing my last exam While casting his male lead, film some portions. Director Suresh Babu told me that he in engineering, I straightaway Kiran Abbavaram, was uncom- Tharun Bhascker recently told would love to support the film in took a bus and reached plicated, finding Rani proved to me that I transported him to a every way possible. He watched it Hyderabad. I was with the direc- be easier said than done. Ravi Premam kind of world with the in a special screening and decided tor for a year but as the film was keen on a Telugu girl doing film,” he informs, adding that he to give it a release under the couldn’t move to floors, I later the part. “I went through almost is writing on a political drama Suresh Productions banner. What directed a short film on Swachh 2,000 profiles for nearly four for his next. “It will have a mix of more can a team of youngsters Bharat with anchor Ravi in 2016. months, before zeroing in on local and state politics,” he says. ask for?” he tells us in an exclusive It was a period of boom for short Hyderabad-based Rahasya conversation. films back then and I thought Ghorak. For the supporting parts Ravi, a native of Bhadravaram things would change for me, but of Raja’s friends, Chowdary and village, East Godavari was drawn that wasn’t meant to be,” he remi- Naidu, I’ve chosen my childhood to films in school, courtesy nisces. buddies Rajkumar and Yajurved. Megastar Chiranjeevi. So eager to Later, he started penning the We later conducted a workshop get into the industry that he script of Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru with almost all the cast members landed in Hyderabad after com- and things started falling into for 25 days. The film was shot in pleting his intermediate. His place. “With the film I wanted to 40 villages around Ravulapalem father was staunchly opposed to connect to my roots and tell a for over 60 days,” he says. the idea, while his mother sup- tale honestly. I’ve seen a lot of One of the challenges he faced ported his dream. “My father was Telugu films where some charac- on sets was to draw natural per- the one who challenged me that I ters spoke in a East Godavari formances from his actors. will not become a director. He accent which is different from “I understood that they were was of the belief that since I how it actually is. Maybe that used to a certain kind of style, knew no one in the industry and was needed to generate comedy acting-wise, because of the films that I had no monetary support, but Rangasthalam managed to they grew up watching. Once it would be impossible for me to break that. All the characters in they got a wind of what I expect- become a director,” Ravi recalls. my film speak in a slang that is ed from them, it became easier.

ctor Sumanth’s next with Nikhil to marry Tamil film- maker Pradeep Kavuladaari turns A Krishna Moorthy has been titled Kapatadhaari. post film’s release? The actor’s superstar uncle KAPATADHAARI Nagarjuna unveiled the ctor Nikhil Siddhartha, who admitted to being in a relationship title on his Twitter page with a doctor, said he will be announcing his marriage details on Monday evening. after the release of his next Arjun Suravaram. Interacting with his Kapatadhaari is an offi- A fans as a part of promoting his November 29 cial remake of this year’s release, he spilled the beans about his mar- Kannada hit Kavuladaari, riage. “Hari bro, I will answer your ques- a political crime thriller. It tion post the film’s release,” was the actor’s has gone to floors on reply when a fan asked about his marriage. November 1 in Chennai He also said that he would love to team and the makers are plan- up with Pawan Kalyan — even if it means ning to wrap it up by sideling his present venture. “I will bear the January-end. The makers losses of my current film and will do a film are keen on releasing it in with Pawan Kalyan if an opportu- March. The likes of nity presents itself,” he insisted. Nasser, Nandita, Pooja On Arjun Suravaram’s Kumar, Jayaprakash and release woes, he clarified Sampath are playing sup- that the delay has noth- porting roles, while ing to do with finan- national award winning cial problems. producer Dr G. “Hmmm can’t Dhananjayan is produc- explain in a ing it under his Tweet.. but Creative Entertainers it was not & Distributors ban- because of ner. Financials Rajasekhar was as everyone initially supposed thought.. it to headline was of a small Kapatadhaari dispute which is but due to rea- resolved and every- sons guarded, thing smooth now. all he left the pro- happies now (sic),” he ject. After wrote when a fan quizzed wrapping up about the film’s multiple post- this film, ponements. Sumanth will He further said that he will shift atten- be teaming up with Ekkadiki tion to Telugu Pothavu Chinnavada director remake of Vi Anand for a new film next Malayalam hit year. Padayottam. Megastar and Mani Sharma again he suspense sur- rounding who would compose T music for Megastar Chiranjeevi’s next with Koratala Siva seems to have reached a conclusion, at last! MAY DAY While famed Bollywood musi- cians’ duo Ajay-Atul who were composing music for anticipated period flicks like Taanaji, Panipat, RELEASE FOR Shamshera and Sardar Udham Singh were frontrunners to bag the favouring Mani Sharma for the project, allegedly their jam-packed job. There’s also buzz about S.S. schedule has caused Koratala to Thaman’s name in the talks but look for other options. It is sources confirm that Mani SAI TEJ’S NEXT understood that Ajay-Atul Sharma, who is back in the spot- told Siva that they will be light after iSmart Shankar, is likely aunched last month, the filming of Sai Dharam Tej-starrer available from January but to walk away with the job. The Solo Brathuke So Better kicked off in Hyderabad on Tuesday. with the latter keen on composer also has multiple pro- A popcorn entertainer, the film will mark the directorial beginning the shoot with a jects in his kitty but it’s likely he L debut of Subbu and sees Nabha Natesh alongside Tej. With song shortly, he has initiated might overlook some of them to the summer of 2020 ready to witness the release of many discussions with other composers. work with Megastar, with whom anticipated films, producer B.V.S.N. Prasad has decided to Also, the fact that most Bollywood he has done films like Choodalani lock May 1 as the release date for Solo Brathuke So Better. Technicians composers refrain from composing Vundhi, Bavagaru Bagunnara, like S.S. Thaman (for music) and Venkat C. Dilip (cinematography) are background score, Koratala is Annaya and Indra among others. associating with the film. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 sport 12

Nur-Sultan to Wrist spinners difficult to pick with Pink ball: Harbhajan host Ind-Pak PTI n NEW DELHI Davis Cup tie t the floodlit Eden Gardens, wrist spinners landing the PTI n NEW DELHI Apink ball with scrambled seam will be far more difficult to ismissing Pakistan’s review pick than finger spinners, feels Dappeal, the International Tennis senior off-spinner Harbhajan Federation (ITF) on Tuesday Singh. announced Kazakhstan’s capital Nur- India will be playing its much- Sultan as the neutral venue for the awaited first Day/Night Test against upcoming Davis Cup tie between Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens India and Pakistan. from Saturday and there is a lot of Pakistan Tennis Federation curiosity regarding how the pink (PTF) had filed an appeal contesting ball would behave. the ITF Davis Cup Committee’s "Wrist spinners will have one November 4 decision to shift the advantage if you see because it's November 29-30 tie to a neutral going to be very difficult to pick the venue. seam (with black stitches) of pink PTF had argued that if Indian pil- ball," Harbhajan told PTI during an grims can visit Pakistan without any interaction. security threat, why can’t the Indian India has a wrist spinner in team play matches in Islamabad, but Kuldeep Yadav but Harbhajan did- the Independent Tribunal of the n't want to talk on selection mat- world governing body kept the games ters. at a neutral venue. "Well, that's the team manage- “The Pakistan Tennis Federation ment's call and I can't comment. (PTF) appealed the Davis Cup But then Bangladesh need to play Committee decision to move the tie the Indian pacers on the seamer from Islamabad. The appeal was friendly track before spinners are dismissed by an independent tribunal fully operational," he said, referring on Monday 18 November,” ITF said to their performance against Mohd in a statement. Shami and Co. In the first Test. “Further to the decision of the "And also between 3.30 and PTF not to nominate a neutral venue, 4.30 pm, the time of sunset in in accordance with Davis Cup regu- Kolkata where seamers are known lations, the Davis Cup Committee has to do maximum damage. But yes voted in favour of the tie being host- we need to figure out more about ed by the ITF on neutral ground at spinners if we want to play more the National Tennis Centre in Nur- D/N Tests in future." Sultan (previously Astana), He reminded how Kuldeep Kazakhstan on 29-30 November,” the turned out to be lethal during the statement added. 2016 Duleep Trophy, played with The matches will be played on the pink ball. indoor courts since extreme cold con- "If you remember Duleep ditions there won’t allow them to be Trophy, no one could effectively staged outside. read Kuldeep from his wrists. Leg “Playing indoor suits our players. spinners got lot of during It will work in our favour, not that our that edition," Harbhajan said. Ravichandran Ashwin, center without cap, celebrates with teammates the dismissal o Bangladesh's Liton Das during the third day of first Test between India and Bangladesh in Indore AP players can’t play on grass but they a He explained why wrist spin- because unlike other finger spin- He then went on to explain the Also the format of the game For spinners to be more effec- lot more comfortable on hard courts. ners are more effective. ners, both his off break and doos- fundamental difference between When a finger makes it difficult. tive, they have to play more games The weather conditions are harsh and "When a finger spinner bowls, ra were released with scrambled bowling with white ball and pink spinner bowls, the "In 50 overs or 20 over crick- at the domestic level. though we are playing indoors, it still the ball is released with seam so seam," said one of India's greatest ball when the dew sets in. et, whenever the ball gets wet, you "If BCCI creates a window so affects the body,” India coach Zeeshan that there is turn and bounce. spinners. "A lot of people think that the ball is released with can just alter the length a bit and that all top national players are Ali said. When you are bowling the googly, However, the pink SG in gen- ball will be like a slippery soap bar seam so that there let the batsmen play on backfoot available for a couple of specific “The quality of tennis is better the seam will be scrambled and eral will be a challenge for the spin- as it happens with white ball in is turn and bounce. getting those singles. rounds in Ranji Trophy, then you playing indoors because factors like very difficult to pick," he explained. ners with the extra lacquer that will D/N games. It's not the same. The "But in a Test match, you will can learn more. sun and wind do not affect the However, someone like a be applied to keep its colour intact white ball becomes slippery When you are not have a field setting like that. "Even Duleep can go back to matches.” The tie was scheduled to be Muttiah Muralitharan might just be under lights. because the white lacquer goes off bowling the googly, You have to pitch it up. Now land- pink ball but only if stars play. With held in Islamabad in September but very effective. "More lacquer means that you the skin of the ball gets wet. ing six deliveries on one spot no disrespect to any player, if top was pushed to November 29-30 after "But there are exceptions like will not have a good grip on the "With extra lacquer, pink ball's the seam will be while trying to grip a wet seam can players dont play here, the purpose India expressed concerns about the Muttiah Muralitharan, who could ball, especially finger spinners. skin wont get wet but the stitches scrambled and very be a challenge because trying the is lost and no advantage gained safety of their players due to diplo- have been a killer with the pink ball And the ball starts skidding from will be very soggy. And therein lies difficult to pick ODI length will be easy meat for while playing next pink Test," he matic tensions between the two despite being a finger spinner the hand." problem with finger spinners. batsmen." concluded. nations. Shami alters length to Coach Langer throws Babar’s best yet keep batsmen guessing weight behind Warner to come: Ponting When he simplifies the game, stays still and IANS n BRISBANE PTI n NEW DELHI son there is a lot more data avail- watches the ball, keeps his mind clear, we able of you to the opposition. know there’s no more destructive player in ith Pakistan set to chal- ndia speedster Mohammed “But he has been batting beau- the world, probably,” Langer was quoted sa Wlenge Australia in a two- IShami said altering length to tifully, the way he balances himself saying by cricket.com.au. Tests series starting Thursday, keep the batsmen guessing would without falling on the offside as he “He loves batting in Australia, he loves former Australia skipper Ricky be key when India take on plays so straight and his movement batting, basically. We are looking forward to Ponting believes that Babar Bangladesh in their maiden Pink- of the front and back foot has been him having a great summer. I know how Azam could be a threat for the ball Test. fantastic making him the man in important he is to our team, that’s why I had home team as the World Cup- Shami, who has been in terrif- form who is full of confidence,” no doubt after the Ashes that he’d be in the winning skipper feels that ic form, returned with the figures Gavaskar said. first Test of the summer,” he added. Babar is yet to play to potential. of 3/27 and 4/31 in the first Test at Former India opener Gautam When Pakistan last toured Australia, “We haven’t seen the best Indore to achieve his career-best Gambhir said the Men in Blue have Warner averaged 71.20 across three Test of him yet,” Ponting told crick- ranking, said he intends on keep- a complete bowling unit with matches. et.com.au. “Twenty-odd Tests ing things simple for the historic quality spinners and pacers in their Earlier, Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon felt for an average of 35 — he’s bet- Test. ranks. that Warner would come out all guns blaz- ter than that. He averages 54 in “What one thing bowlers “If you see other oppositions, ing in the two-Test series against Pakistan. one-day cricket at a strike-rate should do is keep an eye on the tain Sunil Gavaskar cautioned some teams have got quality fast IANS n BRISBANE “Dave is a world-class player. I’m expect- of about 90. He’s a very, very and how is it behaving, so Mayank Agarwal, who scored a bowling attacks, some have qual- ing him to come out here and play excep- classy player. what I do is as the pitch gets slow- double century in the Indore Test, ity spinners but if you look at this ustralia coach Justin Langer has reck- tionally well,” Lyon had told reporters on “He’s a really exciting tal- er I keep pushing myself and saying opposition would be better- Indian side, they’ve got two qual- Aoned opener David Warner will put his Saturday. ent and probably the guy I’m when I notice that the batsman is prepared to counter him in future ity spinners, three quality seamers bad form in the Ashes this year behind him “No doubt, he would have been down looking forward to seeing the uncomfortable I go over the top... matches. plus Jasprit Bumrah and in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan. and disappointed about the Ashes that he most this summer. I’ve seen the So the length has to keep chang- “He is enjoying , Bhuvneshwar Kumar who are not Warner had a horrible outing during the had. But he was still part of the side to go Aussies a lot and I’ve seen a lot ing,” Shami said on Nerolac Cricket this is his first year and hopefully in the playing 11. Ashes campaign this year as he managed just over there and retain the Ashes, which is of the Kiwis, but I’m really Live on Star Sports. he keeps scoring on the second “So they’ve got proper 5 seam- 95 runs at an average of 9.5 from five games. pretty bloody special, if you ask me,” he excited to see him. He could be Meanwhile, former India cap- year also because in the second sea- ers plus Kuldeep Yadav.” “I cannot wait to see him play well. added. anything,” he added. Babar Azam in a file picture PCB Kiwis & Eng put rivalry to Test Misbah working on AFP n MOUNT MAUNGANUI it,” Wagner said. New Zealand will also be bolstered ew Zealand and England will take by the return of captain Kane plans to shut Smith Ntheir cricketing rivalry into the Test Williamson, who sat out the T20 series arena on Thursday after finding them- with a nagging hip injury. IANS n BRISBANE executing the plans very well mistake.” selves evenly matched in recent limited- It will be the first Test match ever right now, and hopefully we’ll be Pakistan are going into the overs thrillers. staged at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval, akistan coach Misbah-ul- able to build that kind of a pres- series with a pace attack that England have bragging rights after which has been hosting limited-overs PHaq said that pitching the sure, and stay disciplined espe- consists of Mohammad Abbas, winning a rollercoaster World Cup internationals since 2014. ball consistently on the blind cially early in the innings. No Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad final in July, then edging the Black Caps The beachside venue is Wagner’s spot or near the top of the off matter how good a batsman is Musa and the 16-year-old 3-2 in a desperately close Twenty20 home ground and he said the wicket stump would be key to dismiss- batting, it’s about consistency Naseem Shah. series completed earlier this month. could take time to get used to. ing Australian stalwart Steve and bowling the maximum balls “All the batsmen you talk to, Both the one-day decider and T20 “It’s been a pretty good wicket that’s Smith. in those areas that build pressure any batsman in the world, that’s series needed tie-breakers to find a win- tended to be on the flatter side but there’s Smith returned to Test and the batsman respects you, the area where you have to ner and there will be no shortage of always pace and bounce that you can cricket by taking the Ashes by and you force him to make a defend a ball, and that is a six to mutual respect when the rivals face off work with,” he said. storm earlier in the year. In the eight metre spot where you again on Thursday in the First Test at “It’s also got it’s own unique chal- five-match series that was held have to play the top of off Mount Maunganui. lenges with wind that swirls around a across August and September in stump,” he said. “That’s the area On paper, there again appears to be bit.” England, Smith scored a whop- from where if it’s happening then little to separate the teams, with New ping 774 runs at an average of that creates a great chance. Even Zealand second in the Test rankings and New Zealand and England players watch as local maori perform a haka during an official welcome AP SQUADS 110.57. He carried the good if it’s not happening, you have England third. New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), form into the recently conclud- less chances to do anything But England skipper Joe Root is approach this time, with batsmen plac- charge. Todd Astle, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, ed T20I series against Pakistan with the ball. painfully aware that his team underper- ing an emphasis on protecting their He is expected to hand opening Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie at home. “So it’s about consistency, formed when it lost a two-Test series in wickets. batsman Dom Sibley his debut, partner- Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, “As far as Steve Smith goes, and top players in the world, if New Zealand last year after underesti- “We have to be prepared to play ing Rory Burns, with Root moving down Henry Nicholls, Jeet Raval, Mitchell there’s a blind spot for every top you miss those areas, that spe- mating the Black Caps’ bowlers on their some attritional cricket at times,” he said. to fourth in the order. Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil batsman in the world; as a cial length and line, then they are home turf. “We have to try to bat longer... it New Zealand will take the oppor- Wagner, BJ Watling bowler you’re always interested good enough to just cash in Pacemen Trent Boult and Tim would be nice to get used to batting for tunity to blood speedster Lockie England: Joe Root (capt), Jofra Archer, in pitching the ball there,” on that. So you have to Southee bundled the tourists out for 58 120 overs more regularly, especially in Ferguson, who has already excelled in Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Rory Misbah is quoted as say- be very, very disci- in the first innings of the opening Test the first innings.” limited overs internationals and was Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam ing by ESPNCricinfo. plined, just keep as England tried to play what Root The series will not count towards the described as “an extreme talent” by Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Saqib “It’s important the ball there, and described as “fast forward” cricket. World Test Championship, giving new short-ball specialist Neil Wagner. Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie that we bowl with if it’s happening England’s skipper said his team England coach Chris Silverwood room “I know he’s raring to go. If he gets Pope, Dominic Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris consistency there. you are already would be taking a more measured to experiment in his first Test series in the opportunity he’ll make the most of Woakes. Our bowlers are in the game.”