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BLOCKING OF DOWRY CALCULATOR FACES OF SIX STUDENTS RS 15 CR RAISED IN FIVE YEARS BY NO NEED TO WORRY: MIN ON REPORTS SITE: HC SEEKS CENTRE’S STAND ‘BLACKENED' OVER POOR MARKS AUCTIONING OFF GIFTS TO PM: MIN OF DEMONETISATION OF RS 2000 NOTE he Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a he faces of six Class 4 students, including two girls, were allegedly he culture ministry on Tuesday informed parliament that Rs 15.13 ismissing reports that the government is set to withdraw Rs 2000 Tplea challenging blocking of a website hosting a "dowry calculator", Tblackened and they were paraded in the private school's premises Tcrore were raised from the auction of mementos and gifts presented Ddenomination note, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on which according to its owner was created as a satirical comment on the after securing less marks in a test, police said on Tuesday. The incident to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last five years. In an answer to a Tuesday said there was no need to worry about it. existing dowry demand in society. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel took place on Friday and one of the girls, a 9-year-old Dalit, informed query in Rajya Sabha, Culture Minister Prahlad Patel said that the "This is the real worry (about demonetisation) and Justice C Hari Shankar issued a notice to the her parents about it. Her parent told reporters on Tuesday that family money had been raised during three which has surfaced now. I think that you should Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology, members went to the school to lodge a auctions-- February 18-20, 2015, not worry about it," Thakur told Rajya Women and Child Development and Communication, complaint about the treatment meted out January 27-April 1, 2019 and September Sabha replying to a question on seeking their stand on the website owner's petition, to the children, but the authorities failed 14-October 24, 2019. The proceeds were government's plan to withdraw Rs which claimed the site was blocked by government in to take action against the staff given to the Namami Gange project of 2000 note in the future. SP member Sep last year without giving him a hearing. responsible. the Union government, he said. Vishambhar Prasad Nishad said.

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‘GOVT DUTY-BOUND TO SET UP TRUST FOR RAM TEMPLE’ STATE FINANCIAL CONDITION TURNS GRIM NEW DELHI: The Centre is duty- L VENKAT RAM REDDY per cent. Unless the Centre bound to set up a new trust for n HYDERABAD comes to the rescue by releas- the development of Ayodhya and ing all arrears it owes to CM seeks PM construction of a Ram temple The financial condition of Telangana immediately, the Cabinet meet today to take within three months as per the Telangana state government government will struggle to directive of the Supreme has turned from bad to worse. pay even salaries and pensions Modi's appointment Court, Union Minister The gap between income for staff for the remaining four of State for Home G and expenditure has been months of this fiscal, let alone stock of financial situation PNS n HYDERABAD wants to take a delegations of Kishan Reddy said in widening with each passing implementing slew of welfare PNS n HYDERABAD officials to follow fiscal dis- senior officials to Delhi along the Lok Sabha on day. schemes like Rythu Bandhu, cipline in tune with the exist- The CM has sought appoint- with him to meet Modi and Tuesday. In a written The expenditure has sur- Aasara pensions etc. Chief Minister K ing economic situation in the ment to meet Prime Minister also union finance minister reply to a question, he passed the income as expen- Continued on Page 4 Chandrasekhar Rao has con- state. Narendra Modi to explain the Nirmala Sitharaman and said, the November 9 Supreme diture currently stands at 50 vened cabinet meeting at The CM has instructed the grave financial situation being apprise her of the financial cri- Court judgment in the Ram per cent, while the income Pragathi Bhavan on Principal Secretary to faced by Telangana govern- sis being faced by TS due to Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid from all sources stands at 45 Wednesday to discuss on the Finance K Ramakrishna Rao ment and request him to pending arrears from the matter included formulation of a grave financial situation and to impose cuts on all the release the arrears that the Centre. scheme by the Centre with n State’s estimated revenue the measures to be taken to instructed the officials from departments in tune with Centre owes to Telangana Recently Principal Secretary necessary provisions for the earnings: Rs 1.13 lakh crore overcome the situation. the Finance department to the decrease in funds from immediately. (Finance) Ramakrishna Rao r setting up of a trust with a board The fact that KCR has prepare a detailed note on the the Centre. The CM has also KCR wants to meet went to Delhi and brought to of trustees or any other n Realised only Rs 51,355 convened a cabinet meeting State's financial situation and instructed all the depart- Modi either on the notice of the Central appropriate body, the functioning crore by Oct-end to discuss on state's finances the funds, which are due ments to reduce expenditure. November 12 or 13 or government officials that of the trust, the powers of the shows the alarming situation from the Centre to be placed The cabinet meeting will depending on the Telangana State got 8.3 n Spent only trustees, transfer of land to the n State’s estimated the state is going through in before the State Cabinet on begin soon after KCR returns confirmation of his per cent less on the tax trust and all necessary, incidental Rs 68,882 crore spending Rs 1.37 lakh meeting the financial needs. December 11. The CM also from his Gajwel tour in the appointment. share account. and supplemental matters. by Oct-end crore The CM has already wanted the ministers and evening on Wednesday. The CM also Continued on Page 4 NANIGAADU FILM UNIT THREATENS SUICIDE US panel pushes for sanctions on BJP sees a possibility of SC ordering HYDERABAD: Protesting against the pirated version of Naanigadu film going viral on YouTube, the Shah over CAB curb on Muslims CBI probe into alleged encounter unit of the Durga Prasad-starrer PNS n NEW DELHI on Tuesday staged a K VENKATESHWARLU dharna in front of the Prez southern A panel on religion has advo- India slams USCIRF comments n HYDERABAD Film Chamber, dema- cated sanctions against India's nding the video sojourn from streaming website home minister Amit Shah if on CAB as ‘unwarranted' Telangana BJP official SC to hear ‘Disha’ remove the upload or the Citizenship Amendment spokesperson Madhavaneni Bill that was passed by the Lok NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: a statement said, the Bill that December 26 Raghunandan Rao has opined else they would commit India on Tuesday termed the was passed by the Lok Sabha Sabha on Monday is cleared by PNS n HYDERABAD that there is every possibility encounter case today suicide. The film crew expressed comments made by the US on Monday midnight, "provides concern over the film going viral Parliament. Commission on International expedited consideration for of the Supreme Court order- on YouTube at a time The contentious Bill Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Indian citizenship to persecuted As part of his annual southern ing a CBI inquiry into the Cyberabad CP Sajjanar rushes to Delhi arrangements were being made excludes Muslims seeks to the Citizenship (Amendment) religious minorities already in sojourn, President Ram Nath Shadnagar 'encounter' to NAVEEN KUMAR for its release. The unit said that amend the Citizenship Act Bill (CAB) as "neither India from certain contiguous Kovind will be reaching determine whether it was accused in the November n HYDERABAD the film was produced at a cost and declares only non-Muslim accurate nor countries". Hyderabad on December 26. real. 27th gang-rape and murder of Rs 40 lakh and had even minorities, specifically warranted". He said the Bill "seeks to During his visit to the "It is my opinion as an of Disha. received 'U' certificate for the Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Ministry of address their current Telangana State capital, he advocate and as a Post- Cyberabad Police Alongside, the National CBFC. Jains, Parsis and Sikhs, who External Affairs difficulties and meet their will be staying at Rashtrapati Graduate Diploma holder in Commissioner VC Human Rights fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh spokesperson basic human rights". Nilayam at Bolarum. Human Rights from the Sajjnar will appear Commission (NHRC) and Pakistan before 2015, eli- Raveesh "Such an initiative should be The Medchal-Malkajgiri University of Hyderabad", he before the Supreme will submit its report, OVER 1,000 gible for citizenships. Kumar, in welcomed, not criticized by district collector on Tuesday told The Pioneer. Court on Wednesday based on detailed SCIENTISTS The Bill has been widely those who are genuinely held a review meeting with the Rao sought to clarify that when it begins hear- investigations that criticized at home and abroad, committed to religious officers of various depart- he himself was neither ing in the began four days PROTEST CAB with Opposition claiming that freedom," the statement ments and directed them to 'against' nor 'for' the December 6th ago at ground religion will play a role in complete the arrangements 'encounter' killings of the Shadnagar zero, to the coun- NEW DELHI: Over 1,000 said. granting citizenship. Continued on Page 3 for the President's stay in the four accused in the Disha 'encounter' case per- try's apex court scientists and scholars The Bill also goes against city. Malkajgiri RDO gang-rape and murder case. taining to the on Wednesday. have signed a petition India's Constitution that guar- Madhusudhan has been deaths of Continued demanding that the antees legal equality to people statement inaccurate, saying During Monday's parlia- appointed as Nodal Officer to Continued on Page 4 the four on Page 4 Citizenship of all faiths, the U.S. the Bill sought to help perse- ment debate, AIMIM presi- oversee the arrangements. Amendment Bill in its Commission on International cuted religious minorities dent Asaduddin Owaisi ripped The collector said that the current form be Religious Freedom said. already in the country. up a copy of the Bill, calling it President would land at withdrawn. The Lok "If the CAB passes in both "It seeks to address their cur- a move by the Modi govern- Hakimpet Airport on Student suspended Sabha passed the bill a little past houses of parliament, the rent difficulties and meet their ment to render Muslims "state- December 26. He directed Metro ridership tanks midnight on Monday after a United States government basic human rights," said min- less". officials to beautify the routes for wearing heated debate that lasted over should consider sanctions istry spokesman Raveesh But the BJP, which promised that Kovind will be travelling seven hours. It seeks to provide against the Home Minister Kumar. the measure in an election on and immediately resolve after RTC strike ends Indian citizenship to non-Muslim Ayyappa robes NAVEENA GHANATE refugees coming from Pakistan, and other principal leader- Hindus in Bangladesh, campaign that swept it to the power issues in the sur- n HYDERABAD PNS n MEDAK Bangladesh and Afghanistan after ship," the panel said in a state- Christians in Pakistan and power in May, says the law is rounding areas. He instructed facing religious persecution there. ment, referring to the Sikhs in Afghanistan, all needed to help persecuted the district medical officer to Citizenship Amendment Bill Muslim-majority nations, minority individuals in its provide a 108 ambulance and With most of the RTC buses The Don Bosco School (CAB). have faced violence in recent neighbours. medical camp at the location. back on roads following the (English medium) in TODAY The panel is a bipartisan years, but India's opposition "If minorities in our neigh- In order to obtain passes, recent withdrawal of 52-day- Narsapur suspended one of body that makes foreign poli- parties, minority groups and bouring countries are being the officials have to submit ID long strike by employees, rid- its students for having attend- ALMANAC cy recommendations to the academics have said the bill persecuted, then India cannot card, Aadhaar card, and pho- ership on Metro Rail has seen ed class wearing Ayyappa Month & Paksham: USA leadership. India's foreign discriminates against stay a silent spectator," Shah tos to North Zone DCP and a dip. robes, according to reports ministry called the panel's Muslims. told parliament. Begumpet ACP. According to HMRL MD N reaching here on Tuesday. Margashirsha & Shukla Paksha V S Reddy, "Now about 4 lakh The Class V student, Tithi : Chaturdashi: 10:59 am people are travelling, but we Prasad, had turned up wear- Nakshatram: Rohini: 06:22 am (Next Day) are waiting for the numbers to During RTC strike, 70,000 ing black robes (worn by Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start stabilize. During RTC strike, extra people travelled Lord Ayyappa devotees on BJP has maximum lawmakers facing cases 70,000 extra people travelled deekhsa) two days ago. The any important work) using Metro every day. After using Metro every day. After school management had Rahukalam: 12:09 pm – 01:31 pm of crime against women, YSRCP third: ADR RTC strike, we have seen RTC strike, we have seen about objected to it and the head Yamagandam: 08:01 am – 09:24 am about 30,000 extra footfalls 30,000 extra footfalls than master asked the student not n Varjyam: 10:14 pm – 11:52 pm PNS NEW DELHI crimes against women has 66 candidates facing cases of (4063). The number of Lok than normal. Some people normal. Some people have gone to come to school until com- increased from two in 2009 to crime against women to con- Sabha election candidates with have gone back to RTC, which pletion of the deeksha. Gulika: 10:46 am - 12:09 pm back to RTC, which is good The YSR Congress Party 19 in 2019, it also said. test elections for the Lok Sabha, cases of crimes against women is good." — N V S REDDY Taking umbrage at the Good Time: (to start any (YSRCP) has the third highest "There are three MPs and six Rajya Sabha and state went up from 38 to 126, an Reddy added that overall, school's action, some HMRL MD important work) number of lawmakers facing MLAs who have declared cases Assemblies. The Congress increase of 231 percent, during subsequent to the opening of Ayyappa protested in front of Amritakalam: 03:07 am – 04:45 am cases related to crime against related to rape... In the last five fielded 46 such candidates and the period, the report said. Raidurg Metro station, by and the school demanding that women, after the BJP and the years, recognised parties have Bahujan Samaj Party 40. West Bengal reported the large footfalls have grown by Evidently there is change in the management allow the Abhijit Muhurtham: Nil Congress. given tickets to 41 candidates The ADR and National highest number of MPs/MLAs 40,000-50000 daily. The the footfalls across all available student to attend class in While 21 of the BJP's law- who declared cases related to Election Watch said it analysed (16) who declared cases of Raidurg Metro station was alternative modes of public deeksha robes. However, the HYDERABAD makers faces such charges, the rape," an ADR report said. 4,822 out of 4,896 election crimes against women, fol- inaugurated on November29 transportation. Despite hike in school management did not WEATHER Congress 16 legislators facing In the past five years, the BJP affidavits of current MPs (759) lowed by Odisha and and so far it has witnessed TSRTC fares, people continue budge. Forecast: Clear with periodic clouds cases related to crime against gave tickets and MLAs Maharashtra with 12 about 30,000 footfalls, includ- to switch to their original In a similar situation in a Temp: 29/16 women. Seven of the YSRCP's to MPs/MLAs each. ing entry and exit. "Raidurg mode of transport school in Bhongir, when the Humidity: 63% legislators faces similar charges, "In the last five years, a total alone entry exit footfalls are Likewise, SCR is also look- school management acted Sunrise: 06.35 according to election watchdog of 572 such candidates contest- coming to 30,000 -- 15,000 for ing at changes in footfalls in tough, the student had no Sunset: 05.42 Association for Democratic ed in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha entry and 15,000 for exit. It is the wake of RTC strike being choice but to remain at home. Current Weather Conditions Reforms (ADR). and assembly elections. None rising every day and we would called off, but it has not shared Later, Ayyappa devotees Updated December 10, 2019 5:00 PM The number of Lok Sabha of these candidates have been like to watch it stabilize," he the details yet. staged protests and ransacked MPs with cases related to convicted," the report read. said. Continued on Page 2 the school's office room. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 hyderabad 02 Encounters bring temporary boost for rulers! xtra-judicial killings nation. The state government regime. He reluctantly gave direct interaction with 1,500 attack on the rape victim dent- taken up by the police in did not want the stigma of This is not the first time that KCR got nod to this episode after get- police personnel. ed the reputation of the Yogi Ethe name of meting out inaction, especially after Chief popularity out of calculated acts. Soon ting advice from his close Subsequently, incidents of government. BJP took a lot of 'instant justice', basing on Minister K Chandrasekhar unofficial circles. harassment by police person- time to take a call on expulsion emotional outpourings of fam- Rao had gone blank when after the formation of Telangana, police KCR got credit when the nel increased, denting the of the MLA. Now the party is ily members of the deceased media persons in Delhi asked killed two terror operatives in Nalgonda dreaded gangster Nayeem, image of the government. The not in a position to control the and general public, may bring him pointedly why he was district. Despite losing a sub- considered 'Dawood Ibrahim' killing of the four accused in damage done to it due to the temporary boost to rulers, but there to attend a mar- inspector in that gun battle, the of Hyderabad, was eliminated. Disha case has enhanced the Unnao incident. Former pres- they won't ensure permanent riage, instead of visit- Nayeem had maintained close reputation of KCR govern- ident of AICC Rahul Gandhi political mileage! Be it Utter ing and consoling the government was hailed for the outcome contacts with top officials of ment at the national level. spoke for the legions in the Pradesh, Telangana or Andhra family of Disha. So, the police department, going In the case of Yogi country when he said even for- Pradesh, the outcomes will be the 'scene of recon- by entries in his personal Adityanath, Chief Minister of eigners are asking why India is the same, regardless of the struction' may have PIN was hailed for the chairperson and Congress diary. Extortion of a very close Uttar Pradesh, too the similar not able to look after her POINT rulers. been fixed subse- outcome. president Sonia Gandhi sought M D RATNA KUMAR associate of KCR proved to be situations played a crucial role women. Culprits in serious cases of quently. Noticeably, Likewise, the 'encounter' to visit the victims of terror Senior Journalist his nemesis. It came in handy in painting him as a popular So, the outcome of forceful rapes and murders should be within 24 hours of facing killings of three youths who strikes, YSR advised her not to for the KCR government to ruler with real commitment to acts of rulers for public con- given stringent punishment as embarrassing moments in were responsible for acid come to Hyderabad as there project itself as a government cracking down on hooligans sumption may not always yield per the prescribed provisions of Delhi, the 'muhurat' for attack on two girls at Warangal was possibility of the govern- Thakoor(Bhopal) was charged that cracks down anti-social and anti-social elements to fruits. The executions of Ajmal law of the land, despite inordi- 'encounter' seems to have in 2008 came in handy for the ment 's reputation getting following the incident. But, elements with an iron hand. ensure peace in society. The Kasab, lone terrorist caught nate delay. It is not acceptable been fixed. then YS Rajasekhara Reddy damaged and people becom- Sonia had to face criticism for Upon coming to power, situation took a turn for the alive by police in the 26/11 if the police are allowed to elim- This is not the first time that government to boost its image ing panicky. Sonia agreed and choosing Malegoan to visit the KCR had appreciated the worse when the involvement Mumbai strikes and Afzal inate the accused. KCR got popularity out of cal- as protector of women from dropped her plan. victims of terror strike, instead police department. The SHE of BJP personnel and support- Guru, mastermind in the terror- The Government of culated acts. Soon after the harassment. The City of Pearls Later, she went to Malegoan of Hyderabad, where dozens of Teams set up by the depart- ers surfaced in various crimes, ist attack on Parliament, did not Telangana had to take the formation of Telangana, police had suffered a set-back with of Maharashtra, where anoth- innocent people died in terror ment worked well in saving including rapes and murders! yield political dividend for the 'extreme step' in view of the killed two terror operatives in terror strikes in 2007 --during er terror strike took place, leav- strikes. Later in 2008, three women from incidents of eve- In the Unnao case, a young Congress party in the subse- prevailing situation as Disha's Nalgonda district. Despite the same regime. YSR then ing several people injured. youths accused in acid attack teasing and harassment. With woman was allegedly raped by quent elections, though it was gang-rape and murder sparked losing a sub-inspector in that acted firmly to avoid the polit- Present Lok Sabha member on two girls were killed by the the purpose of motivating the none other than BJP MLA expected to translate into public outrage across the gun battle, the government ical fallout. When then UPA Sadhvi Prajna Singh Warangal police during his entire department, KCR had a Kuldip Sengar. The deadly majority votes to unfold 'UPA3'!

BC leader Venkatesh Goud joins Congress TS police submit report to PNS n NEW DELHI TB cases on the rise in TS Senior Backward Classes leader of Telangana Oruganti PNS n HYDERABAD The number of TB NHRC on Hyd ‘encounter' Venkatesh Goud and his sup- patients in TS is porters on Tuesday joined the Tuberculosis (TB) is consid- PNS n HYDERABAD footage of the truck near the Congress here in the presence ered as one of the deadliest dis- reported to be scene of the crime and the of Congress state in-charge eases in India. Globally, it is 53,684 till The Telangana Police on accused buying petrol at a RC Khuntia. considered to be the top 10 September 2019. Tuesday submitted its report to petrol bunk. The police also pre- Venkatesh Goud, who is causes of death. As per the data the National Human Rights sented before the NHRC panel the chairman of Telangana tabled in the Parliament, there Government is Commission (NHRC) on the the serviceman of the petrol BC Association Joint Action has been a gradual increase in also increasing killing of all four accused in the bunk, who is a witness in the Committee, said he would the number of TB patients' the Microscopic gang-rape and murder of a vet- case. bring the Congress in power death during 2016-2018 in diagnostic erinarian on the outskirts of NHRC, which began its in the coming elections. Telangana. This is said to be Hyderabad. probe on December 7, has so far Venkatesh Goud and his sup- due to the rise in the number centres in the Officers of Cyberabad Police examined family members of all porters joined the Congress, of Human immunodeficiency state to examine Commissionerate submitted all and 28, subsequent arrest of the four slain accused and the vic- Khuntia said, adding BC virus (HIV) cases. the patients. details to the NHRC team, four accused, their interrogation tim. It already visited the crime leaders of Telangana have Speaking to The Pioneer, Dr which is probing the December and the alleged 'encounter'. scenes and the government-run reposed faith in the leader- Mahaboob Khan, tality rate is high. The State increased to 1,501 and 1,752 6 'encounter', in which the A seven-member NHRC hospital in Mahabubnagar, ship of Sonia Gandhi and Superintendent at Chest Government has taken few between 2017 and 2018 respec- police gunned down all the four team continued its investigation where the bodies of the accused Rahul Gandhi. Hospital Erragadda said that steps to curb down the TB tively. According to the data, free. Apart from this, they are accused at Chatanpally near into the 'encounter' for a fourth were kept. HIV and TB are directly relat- cases as well as the mortality the number of TB patients in also increasing the camping Shadnagar town. consecutive day on Tuesday. It On Monday, the bodies were ed hence there is an increase in rate. The Government has Telangana is reported to be efforts for case finding, case The police submitted all the conducted the hearing at shifted to Gandhi Hospital in the number of TB patients. He already started campaigns to 53,684 till September 2019. reporting and monitoring the details of the investigations Telangana Police Academy here. Hyderabad on the direction of also mentioned other reasons educate people about TB and Dr Khan mentioned that the Sputum positive patients. conducted by them into the rape Cyberabad Police, along with Telangana High Court. Hearing for the increase. when and whom to approach Government is also increasing Earlier, many doctors didn't and murder of the 26-year-old its report, is understood to a couple of petitions seeking "The TB patients often tend if a person has symptoms of the Microscopic diagnostic report the TB cases whereas near Shamshabad on the out- have submitted to the NHRC thorough probe into the 'extra- to skip their medicines which TB," he added. centres in the state to examine now the government has made skirts of Hyderabad, the setting panel the records related to the judicial' killings by the police, do not help in their treat- In 2016, there were report- the patients. The treatment it mandatory to report the ablaze of the victim's body near DNA tests of the victim and the the court directed authorities to ment. The patients suffering ed to be around 200 deaths provided to the patients in case of patients with Sputum Shadnagar town on the inter- accused, forensic evidence and preserve the bodies till from HIV and TB, their mor- whereas the number has these centres is completely positive or TB treatment. vening night of November 27 other evidence such as CCTV December 13.

Two killed as auto Older PCs can lead to productivity hits truck in Medak PNS n MEDAK loss in SMEs, says Microsoft study Two persons were killed in a road accident after an auto hit PNS n HYDERABAD a stationary lorry at Sanaipally village of Small and Medium Enterprises Papannapet mandal in (SMEs) in South India, using Medak district on Tuesday. older Personal Computers are According to Papannapet likely to experience reduced Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat addresses the gathering of Police, Kurma Bhupal, 22, a work place productivity and ‘She for her’ volunteers at a convention centre in Bhongir on Tuesday. resident of Ramateertham of security vulnerabilities, accord- Papannapet mandal, was ing to a Microsoft study. running an auto to eke out his Agriculture Minister visits SMEs using computers that livelihood. While he was pro- are over four years old and Fourth session of ceeding towards Papannapet running older operating sys- from Medak with three pas- tems will experience signifi- sengers, he rammed into a Horticulture University cantly reduced workplace pro- stationary lorry. ductivity as compared to newer South India said they had operating costs. The study said ‘She for her' held Bhupal died on the spot PNS n HYDERABAD ty, the Minister said. PCs, it said. experienced a security breach. 89 per cent of the southern PNS n HYDERABAD teams and their decoy opera- whereas the three passengers Several horticultural plants, The older PCs also expose Nearly 40 per cent of SMEs SMEs saw improved IT effi- tions to ensure a safer environ- sustained serious injuries. Agriculture Minister S including mango, guava, organisations to security vul- in the southern states are using ciency by adopting newer PCs The fourth session of the 'She ment, girl students in colleges Gulab Raana, a native of Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday pomegranate, papaya, nerabilities and IT threats, outdated PCs and 62 per cent, and 75 per cent of all SMEs for her' initiative taken up by are hesitant to come forward Meerut in Uttar Pradesh died visited the Horticulture tamarind, amla, bamboo and according to Farhana Haque, older versions of Windows, the agreed that adopting newer the Rachakonda Police SHE and reach the police when th- while being shifted to University at Mulugu, which is sandal wood trees were plant- Group Director-Devices, study said. These findings were PCs enabled better usage expe- teams was launched at a con- ey face eve-teasing. Government Hospital in going to be inaugurated by ed at the University. Microsoft India. SMEs have revealed in the latest Microsoft rience through cloud and vention centre in Bhongir by Two girl students are select- Medak. The other passengers, Chief Minister K Niranjan Reddy congratu- experienced older PCs being study in partnership with glob- mobility solutions Mahesh Bhagwat, Commiss- ed from each college who un- T. Vamshi Goud, a resident of Chandrasekhar Rao on lated the officials who worked repaired almost four times al SMB IT market research and "Technology can be a real ioner of Police, Rachakonda dergo the orientation training Papannapet and Athik Wednesday. hard for the past two years in than that of new PCs. analyst organization TechAisle, enabler for businesses, both on Tuesday. and are empowered with Rahaman, a native of Meerut The Minister said that the giving finishing touches to This can amount to at least which polled almost 2,000 small and large, and SMEs Nearly 1,000 girl volunteers awareness of Laws and Acts for were shifted to hospital. As Telangana is the fourth state to the varsity. 96 hours' worth of productive SMEs across Asia Pacific. need to recognise the value from Bhongir attended the crimes against women. the condition of Vamshi tu- have the horticulture univer- Integrated markets would time lost, a press release quot- SMEs in the South, who that IT investment can bring to session. The new initiative by They are then nominated as rned critical, he was later shi- sity after Himachal Pradesh, be developed in Gajwel at a ing her said. Recovering data have embraced a modern their present and future the Rachakonda Police SHE volunteer of the college. Their fted to a hospital in Hyderab- Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. cost of Rs 22 crore. The mar- and maintaining business con- workplace strategy, have expe- growth. SMEs employ over teams, was done to create a role is to act as a bridge betw- ad for better treatment. The Chief Minister will ket sells vegetables, fruits, tinuity is among the topmost rienced multiple benefits for 110 million people in India, safer environment for girls een police and students. They bring in changes in state's meat and will have 16 shops challenges for SMEs in the businesses and employees, significantly contributing to inside the college campus. help students with information HYDERABAD agriculture sector with the and a super market. It also fea- South. In the last year alone, 25 including higher productivity, India's economic growth", she Despite public places being on how they can approach law inauguration of the universi- tures a children's park. per cent of SMEs surveyed in better security and reduced said. taken care of by the SHE enforcement officials. BULLION RATES GOLD ` 37, 810 (10 gm) Metro ridership ` 130 Switzerland to be a country partner at BioAsia2020 SILVER tanks after RTC ` 43, 500(1kg) PNS n HYDERABAD healthtech ecosystem, span- Switzerland has placed itself as one of the ` 100 ning corporates to start-ups strike ends Switzerland will be the coun- most important stock exchanges for and academia to Continued form Page 1 try partner at the 17th edition lifescience companies in Europe. There is investors.We're eager to collab- CHICKEN of BioAsia2020, to be held orate with the key players in The normal footfalls, which growing interest from start-ups and RATES `/KG here from February 17-19, India and pursue new solutions were 1.7 lakh, increased to 2 2020. universities to engage with India. today, for tomorrow," she said. lakh per day after the strike Dressed/With Skin `148 Jayesh Ranjan, Principal More than a third of Swiss was called off. An official in Without Skin `168 Secretary of Industries & exports come from the phar- SCR said, "We are observing Broiler at Farm `102 Commerce and Information ing 58,500 professionals and India as a strategic partner in maceutical industry, making it the change in footfalls in Technology, Telangana, said, generating CHF 15.8 Billion in health tech. Hyderabad, a life a significant contributor to the MMTS after the strike was "Both Telangana and revenue (in 2018). Swiss sciences and healthtech hub, overall economy of called off. However, during the EGG Switzerland have inherent MedTech industry contributes has been an attractive ecosys- Switzerland. strike, a lot of people pur- strengths in life sciences, and 2.3% of the country's GDP. The tem for us to engage with," Switzerland has placed chased season ticket, which is `/ RATES 100 bringing them together will Swiss Biotech industry alone is Silvana Renggli-Frey, Deputy itself as one of the most valid for one month to travel HYDERABAD 434 drive significant developments home to 312 companies, gen- Consul-General - Consulate important stock exchanges in MMTS alone. Now we are VIJAYAWADA 454 in the life sciences industry erating revenue of CHF 4 General of Switzerland, told for lifescience companies in observing if people will switch globally." Billion whilst investing over newspersons here on Tuesday. Europe. Also, there is grow- to MMTS-cum-General Bus VISAKHAPATNAM 470 Switzerland's strength in CHF 1.5 Billion in R&D, year- "As a country partner at ing interest from innovation Ticket (GBT) or continue with RETAIL PRICE `4.34 healthtech is unparalleled with ly. BioAsia, we're bringing a holis- centres, start-ups and univer- IT Minister KT Rama Rao and Silvana Renggli-Frey, Deputy Consulate General of season ticket, which will help (IN HYDERABAD) over 1,400 companies employ- "Switzerland recognizes tic representation of the Swiss sities to engage with India. Switzerland, release the poster for BioAsia2020 country partnership. us stabilize numbers."

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 hyderabad 03 RIME Kondapur among nation’s CORNER Hyderabad Metro making Three injured as auto rams lorry residential hotspots HYDERABAD: Three persons, including two children, were neither profits nor losses injured when an auto-rickshaw l According to Anarock research, Kondapur stood rammed into a lorry at PNS n HYDERABAD by building four malls - at Chattanapally in Shadnagar on Panjagutta, Hitec City, at 10th place across the country Tuesday afternoon. The Hyderabad Metro rail is nei- Moosarambagh, and Errum accident took place at the ther making profits nor losses, Manzil". On the other hand, PNS n HYDERABAD bypass road. A woman and claim HMRL officials on the JBS to MGBS metro will be two children travelling in the Tuesday. launched by the end of January. Kondapur in Cyberabad has auto-rickshaw were trapped HMRL MD NVS Reddy said There are 4,000 parking slots been rated as the country's inside. Locals broke the that Hyderabad Metro was for 2-wheelers in all stations top 10 active residential windscreen and pulled them operationally breaking even and about 500 parking slots for hotspot for the year-2019. out. The injured were shifted which is not sufficient. This cars. Based on the number of new to the government hospital for means tickets, advertisements NVS Reddy said, "Parking is units launched during 2019, treatment. and other sources of revenue not the issue there and I won't Anarock research revealed are covering all of the fixed encourage parking but for only Kondapur features in the Man held for costs and variable costs of Indian conditions, we provide micro-markets apart from operating the business without parking facilities. People, who those in Delhi, Mumbai and cheating investors producing any profit. speak about parking a car, are Bengaluru. NVS Reddy said, "There is typically not the metro com- Hyderabad's Kondapur and HYDERABAD: The Central huge interest burden which is muters. I know 2-wheelers and MMR's Badlapur each saw a Crime Station police of coming to Rs 1,300 crore per L&THMRL has developed 18.5mn sft to concessionaire last mile connectivity issues, 5 per cent price rise - from Rs Rank Region Top 10 active Hyderabad arrested a person annum. Other Metros have only 1.3 mn sft of the 18.5 mn L&T. We cannot develop and people use it. Once last mile 4,353 per sq. ft. and Rs 3,588 who cheated investors on the low interest rates, with some sft of the real estate project dump immediately and it will connectivity improves, parking per sq. ft. in 2016-end to Rs /City residential guise of gaining profits on the securing 1.5 per cent interest attached to this project. NVS take 10-15years. For initial will be reduced as per the sug- 4,590 per sq. ft. and Rs 3,770 Mumbai ranks 2nd, NCR's hotspots of-19 stock market on Tuesday. The rate and JICA loans and sov- Reddy said, "Engineering inno- financial closure, their target gestions of traffic and transport per sq. ft. currently. New Gurgaon was close accused has been identified as 1 MMR Dombivli ereign guarantee by govern- vation has been done by giving was 6 mn sft. So far 1.3 mn sft experts." The average size of proper- behind in the 3rd spot while 2 MMR Panvel Mohd Jahangir. The police had ment. Here L&T Metro has to ties launched in Kondapur 4th and 5th spot taken by received a complaint from a pay by them so the interest was almost triple at 1,630 sq. MMR's Badlapur and Pune's 3 NCR New Gurgaon resident of Chandrayangutta rates are high. It would take 7- ft. Despite being ranked 10 th, Mahalunge respectively. 4 MMR Badlapur against Jahangir and two 8 years to break even." Now download movies while travelling on Metro average property sizes across According to Anuj Puri, others for cheating the 5 Pune Mahalunge He said that people are writ- HYDERABAD: L&T HMRL partnered with SugarBox Networks to provide the country is highest in Chairman - ANAROCK complainant and several other How does ing to banks not to finance entertainment experience to commuters of Hyderabad metro. This Hyderabad's Kondapur. Property Consultants, 6 Bangalore Sarjapur Road persons under the guise of Hyderabad Metro and so they SugarBox work on technology allows users to access mobile apps and services without Interestingly, no micro-mar- "Developers in all top cities giving huge profits on the 7 Pune Hinjewadi relying on internet connectivity. Presently, only one OTT service from Zee5 deposits to their companies are not sharing the financial Hyderabad Metro: kets in Chennai and Kolkata are now extremely selective is available. However, Sugar Box is already in discussions with other 8 NCR Sohna Ansar Perfumes and Cosmetic details. NVS Reddy said, "We feature in the top 10 list of with their choice of locations l Look for 'SugarBox' major OTT players. Hyderabad Metro is the first Metro in the country to 9 Bangalore Electronic City and Ansar Capital Solutions. are neither making profits nor most active residential and focus on markets with introduce such 'in-flight' like facilities for train commuters to watch and Jahangir and his associates suffering losses; we planned for in your WiFi settings& hotspots. MMR's Dombivli high demand within specific 10 Hyderabad Kondapur download movies, games etc., and listen to music while travelling in had collected more than Rs 4 this. It is physically a success, Connect ranks 1st, Panvel in Navi budget categories". Metro trains at the click of a button. Launching the facility, HMRL MD crores from them and and now we will work towards l Open ZEE5 or NVS Reddy stated that this is a revolutionary technology that allows use absconded. making it a financial success." NVS Reddy added that Freeplay App, register of seamless access to apps through a local Wi-Fi Network without increasing number of coaches using your mobile depending on Internet connectivity or using mobile data. He also advised Minister lauds Rohit Paranjpe, CEO, SugarBox Networks, that the facility shall not be No on-screen evaluation Three killed as jeep will add to the losses for Metro. number turns turtle He said, "Metro cars cannot be confined to entertainment alone but shall be extended to education and Table Tennis increased from three to six l Stream & knowledge related movies and videos, e-learning, shopping, food delivery, ANANTAPUR: Three persons coaches. Once you increase it Download movies last mile connectivity cab booking etc., to make life easier for the Metro for Intermediate exams medal winners were killed on the spot and to six coaches, the losses will without buffer or data commuters. SugarBox would introduce these facilities in the next few two others sustained critical increase. Today also trains are months. Speaking on the occasion L&TMRHL MD KVB Reddy and COO PNS n HYDERABAD during the IPE 2019 examina- PNS n HYDERABAD injuries when a jeep in which overcrowded only for a short charges Anil Kumar Saini promised to bring in a lot more App based and other tions TMC had mentioned var- they were travelled turned time and not throughout the l SugarBox Zones digital facilities to make the travel in Hyderabad Metro trains a more The Telangana State Board for ious issues to the board and also Minister for Sports V Srinivas turtle near Kalvapalli in day. We are addressing the are set up inside all pleasant event. The in-train entertainment facility is now available in all Intermediate Examination the points to be followed. In Goud on Tuesday congratu- Beluguppa mandal of the the trains and on the platforms of Ameerpet, JNTU, Begumpet, Nagole, issue by increased frequency Metro trains & 10 (TSBIE) has said that there will order to follow those points, lated Akula Srija for winning district on Tuesday. The injured and speed of trains, practical- Uppal, Miyapur, KPHB, Kukatpally and Secunderabad (East) Metro not be onscreen evaluation for EDP has been formed. two gold medals in table ten- people have been admitted to ly every 3-4minutes there is Major stations stations. the Intermediate Public Omer Jaleel mentioned that nis event held as part of the hospital. The mishap took train." Examination (IPE) 2020 due to the pre and post exams works South Asian Games and the place when five persons lack of infrastructure. are on and there is no scope for Youth Table Tennis belonging to the district were Omer Jaleel, Secretary, Board any speculations from parents Champion Snehit. returning from Pavagada in of Intermediate and students. The board is Srinivas Goud lauded neighbouring Karnataka state. SCR to Education, giving their best in order Snehit for winning the title Over speeding is stated to be IIT-Hyd, C-MET sign Telangana has said to get a good result in for the first time after a long the cause for the mishap. In a implement that the onscreen the coming examina- holiday of 60 years. He related incident, a tomatoes- evaluation sys- tion. described Snehit as the ray of laden jeep hit a motorcycle at TCAS to tem will be made Omer Jaleel added hope for the state in table ten- Mudigubba by-pass road available in the that so far, around nis. After inducting Somnath injuring two persons. The pact on e-waste recycling avert mishaps near future. 9,62,699 students have Ghosh as the Sports injured have been admitted in PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD He also stated already paid the exam- Authority of Telangana coach hospital. that the BIE will be ination fees for the on the directions of the KTR, The Indian Institute of Following the incident of rendering the services of upcoming IPE 2020 examina- the state has been getting Bench clerk in ACB net Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, MMTS and passenger train Center for Good Governance tion to be held in March. The wonderful results, the minis- on Tuesday said it has entered collision in November, SCR (CGG). number is reported to increase ter recalled. He appreciated HYDERABAD: A Senior into a pact with the Centre for is gearing up to implement The BIE has also appointed as the last date for submission Somnath Ghosh for his Assistant of the Additional Materials for Electronics train collision avoidance sys- Electronic Data Processing of exam fees is 31 December accomplishment. Family Court of Hyderabad was Technology (C-MET) to tem (TCAS). Using RFID, (EDP) team, established on with fine. The last date for cor- He called Akula Srija who arrested by the Anti-Corruption design and develop state-of- GPS technologies, TCAS the guidelines of the three-man rection of personal details is 15 won gold medals in doubles' Bureau officials on Wednesday the-art processes and equip- automatically apply brakes to committee, in order to deal with December after which it will events and women's events as for demanding a motorcycle as ment for e-waste recycling. the train without train dri- various issues that took place not be changed. the pride of Telangana. a bribe, along with cash As part of the pact signed by vers' intervention, if the amount of Rs 15 lakh. The IIT-Hyderabad director profes- trains are plying on same accused, Bojja Rama Krishna, sor BS Murty and C-MET track. This will remove the 44, was arrested by the ACB director-general NR human element, which pre- officials for demanding an Munirathnam, both the insti- vents collision. Apart from undue advantage in the form of tutions are planning to jointly edge and vision for the train- and skill development in the collision due to signaling, motorcycle for himself and Rs. conduct M Tech programme ing of human resources in the field of e-waste management. TCAS would, in addition, 15 lakhs to the Judge as bribe on e-waste management and niche and advanced areas of Research scientists and staff also avoid certain other sce- from the complainant Alok recycling. R&D; also promote exchange of C-MET can also pursue narios like non-interlocked Vardhan Singh, a private Murty said in the release of persons, activities and expe- doctoral degree at IIT- or non-signalled territory. employee from Kavadiguda to IIT-Hyderabad would collab- rience in relevant fields of Hyderabad as external candi- TCAS equipped locomotives perform an official duty orate with C-MET to explore higher education and research, dates or part-time doctoral stu- are being attached to sever- improperly and dishonestly. and develop cost-effective and the release said. dents, the release said. Students al passenger trains to study "The accused assured for affordable e-waste recycling Further, both institutions from the IIT can work at C- system performance. securing an order from S. Sreevani, Honourable District techniques. would also conduct joint MET, Hyderabad, for their stu- Currently the trail runs of Judge, Addl. Family Court, City The other objectives of the courses, workshops and con- dent internship (winter/sum- TCAS Development Work is Civil courts complex, memorandum of understand- ferences in the field, it said. mer), training programmes, being carried out on 250 ing include promoting acade- Munirathnam said that team- project, dissertation or thesis route kms (Lingampalli- Hyderabad in favour of Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar distributed cheques to the families of deceased home guards on Tuesday. complainant if his demands are mic and research cooperation ing up with institutes like IIT- provided they be facilitated Vikarabad- Wadi (excl) - met by the complainant. between the two institutes for Hyderabad would help C-MET with necessary infrastructural Bidar) section in the enhancement of knowl- enhance research component facilities, the release said. Secunderabad division of South Central Railway with 40 locomotives (20 diesel and 20 Cheques distributed to kin electric). Stationary and loco equipment uses duplex radio IIT-Hyd invites applications for short-term course communication for exchang- PNS n HYDERABAD 2019. The last date to apply is 15 to the objective description of dents, engineers in aerospace, ing the information between of deceased home guards December, 2019. Further infor- highly localized deformation automotive, civil, mechanical Locomotives and Stations. Indian Institute of Technology mation can be obtained from modes such as damage, fracture, engineering, and materials and TCAS system mainly consists PNS n HYDERABAD were in service on Tuesday. each were distributed. Of Hyderabad is inviting applica- http://nmamld2020.com/home. and shear bands. manufacturing industries with of 3 components Stationary The home guards contributed which, four cheques were tions for a short term course on html. This course will provide an Dr Amirtham Rajagopal, the theory and applications of TCAS unit, Locomotive The Commissioner of Police, for the welfare cheques dis- handed over to families of 'Nonlocal Mechanics overview of modelling approach- Associate Professor, Department nonlocal and nonlinear mechan- TCAS unit and RFID tags at Hyderabad, Anjani Kumar, tributed to ensure support to deceased home guards and Approaches for Modeling es used in the mechanics of elas- of Civil Engineering, IIT ics approaches for modelling sleepers. This has been indige- distributed cheques to the the families of the deceased also two cheques were hand- Localized Deformations' to be tic and inelastic materials and Hyderabad, said, "This course is localized elastic and inelastic nously developed by RDSO families of deceased home home guards. ed over to retired home held from 19 to 21 February structures, with special attention intended to provide graduate stu- deformations”. for the first time in India. guards who died while they Six cheques of Rs 3,01,350 guard. India slams USCIRF comments Disha case: Doubts raised over ages of two accused on CAB as ‘unwarranted'... PNS n HYDERABAD him 19-year-old. When PIL filed to register case against police checked with the Shadnagar Continued from Page 1 cise this prerogative through As the Special Investigation Police, who initially booked an various policies. Teams (SIT) are following up HYDERABAD: Telangana state civil liberties committee president Prof. FIR in the case, police inspec- sHe said the CAB "does not "The position articulated by on the 'retaliation shooting' in G Laxman on Tuesday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the tor A. Sreedhar Kumar said affect the existing avenues avail- USCIRF is not surprising given Disha case, leading to the death High Court challenging the alleged fake encounter of the four accused that they claimed to be 20 years able to all communities interest- its past record. It is, however, of four accused, doubts are now of Disha murder case. In his petition, Laxman urged the division old when asked during the pre- ed in seeking citizenship from regrettable that the body has raised about the authenticity of bench of the HC to issue directions to the state government to liminary enquiry. "We do not doing so. The recent record of chosen to be guided only by its the age of two accused as con- register a criminal case under Section 302 IPC against all the police know about the certificates or granting such citizenship would prejudices and biases on a mat- trasting evidence have surfaced personnel who participated in the encounter. He also urged the HC to Aadhar card but they have bear out the Government of ter on which it clearly has little up. As the Aadhar card of Jollu hand over the investigation of the case to country's premier claimed their age to be 20 India's objectivity in that knowledge and no locus stan- Shiva Kumar and Chintakunta investigation agency CBI. The PIL is expected to come up for hearing when asked. We did not check regard". He clarified that neither di," the statement added. The Chennakesavulu show that they on Thursday. This is the third case filed on the issue of the encounter for Aadhar during the arrest," the CAB nor the National USCIRF on Monday said it is are born in 2001, a bonafide of the accused by the police. said the official. Register of Citizens (NRC) "deeply troubled" by the passage certificate from their school The Commissioner of process seeks to strip citizenship of the Citizenship show them as minors. Cyberabad, VC Sajjanar said from any Indian citizen of any (Amendment) Bill (CAB) The bonafide certificates were ing into the alleged encounter. birth according to the school shows his year of birth as 2001, is 17-years-old. Jollu Shiva that all four were majors. The faith, and added that sugges- "given the religion criterion in reportedly issued by the head- The documents showed admission register shows April making him 19-years-old. studied from Class II to Class authorities at Cherlapally Jail tions to that effect are "motivat- the bill". It said if the CAB pass- master of ZPHS government accused Chintakunta 4, 2004. Notably, Keshavulu's In the case of Jollu Shiva's V between 2008- 2012 acade- have also confirmed that the ed and unjustified". es in both houses of Parliament, school in Gundigandla of Chenakeshavulu as 15-years- whose school documents shows date of birth, the school regis- mic year at Gundigandla ZP four accused were majors as "Every nation, including the US government "should Mahabubnagar district, the doc- old. He was a student of ZPHS him as a minor, is married and ter revealed that he was born High School. Meanwhile, his per the identification of docu- the United States, has the consider sanctions against the uments have surfaced at the time Gundigandla in Mahbubanagar his wife is in her first trimester. on August 15, 2002 and as per Aadhar card shows that he was ments submitted during admis- right to enumerate and vali- Home Minister and other prin- when the NHRC team is inquir- district. Keshavulu's date of However, his Aadhar card the school's calculation, Shiva born in 2001, also making sion at the Central Prison. date its citizenry, and to exer- cipal leadership". HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 hyderabad 04

any political parties, of the Citizenship Act particularly the (Amendment) Bill, Amit Shah MCongress and the has notched up three major Left, are always ready to lend CAB gives identity to minority immigrants victories during the past six religious colour to whatever months. With the abrogation of the Bharatiya Janata Party The same governments 'secular' since it always sides Constitution says that there while paying scant respect to the Article 370, beyond doubt does. It is everybody's knowl- regarded the Hindu, Sikh and with the Muslims. Any person can become a citizen of the should be no discrimination lakhs of Hindu illegal immi- Jammu and Kashmir became edge that the Congress sepa- Buddhist immigrants shel- The Bharatiya Janata Party country. The Bharatiya Janata Party is firm towards anyone on the grounds grants from Bangladesh. the integral part of the coun- rated people on religious and tered here because of the introduced CAB to rectify the of religion. Some skeptics For example, thousands of try. The credit for paving the caste lines, and ruled the coun- repression unleashed on them blunders that occurred in the on weeding out illegal immigrants by belonging to the Opposition people belonging to Matua, a way for construction of Ram try for decades. The Congress in Pakistan, Afghanistan and country's history and to ren- undoing the injustice done in granting argued that the Supreme Court sect of Hindu religion, migrat- temple at the disputed site in was responsible for lynching of Bangladesh as 'illegal' immi- der justice to all sections of would quash the Bill on the ed to India from East Pakistan Ayodhya goes to this govern- thousands, raping many, and grants. To rectify the defect society. The Bill is not intend- citizenship. The objective of BJP is to give basis of Article 14. However, after 1970. There were people ment, after the SC verdict. perpetrating many atrocities. and to grant them citizenship, ed against any particular reli- identity to all citizens of the country and JPC gave its green light to the of other faiths too. They spread The government has succeed- Therefore, Union Home the Modi-led government has gion. The interests of any entitle them to access the country's bill as the Law Department across North-Eastern States, ed in averting any law and Minister Amit Shah, while decided to amend the Muslim are not going to be made it clear that the proposed West Bengal and in the north- order problem following the piloting the Citizenship Act Citizenship Act of 1955. harmed because of the Bill. resources and wealth Bill does not harm equality of ern parts of India. It is not dif- verdict. The introduction of the (Amendment) Bill, breathed The Hindus, Sikhs, Any person can become a cit- any section of society and is not ficult to understand the appre- Citizenship Act (Amendment) fire at the Congress. Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and izen of the country. The violative of religious rights of hensions of the Opposition if Bill will lead to ending the The introduction of the Christians of Indian origin Bharatiya Janata Party is firm on because of illegal immigrants Bill was referred to the Joint- any community. these people get identity as cit- decades-old discrimination. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill suffered repression in Pakistan, weeding out illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Parliamentary Committee On January 8, 2018 the Lok izens of the country. As a continuation of the Bill, (CAB) would not have been Bangladesh and Afghanistan, by undoing the injustice done in In its 2019 election once the Lok Sabha Sabha passed the Bill. But, the The opposition parties are the government seeks to weed necessary had the Congress leading to their migration to granting citizenship. The objec- manifesto too, passed the Bill. Opposition was successful in putting forward strange argu- out illegal immigrants and not divided the country on the India. What is wrong in grant- tive of BJP is to give identity to BJP mentioned The JPC, com- getting the Bill stalled in the ments by comparing the implement the National lines of religion, Amit Shah ing them Indian citizenship? all citizens of the country and how people of prising 30 Rajya Sabha. Later, the Bill repressed non-Muslim Population Register to ensure said. He made it clear that the However, the Congress entitle them to access the coun- the country MPs drawn became time-barred. minorities with the illegal people of the country have Bill was not against the prin- argues that immigrant try's resources and wealth. have been from Lok Therefore, BJP, upon coming immigrants. They are refusing right to access socio-econom- ciples of equality and secular- Muslims should also be given Over the past three decades, losing their Sabha and to power for a second term, to set right the historical injus- ic benefits. It will also facili- ism enshrined in the citizenship to uphold equality BJP has been cautioning the cultural and Rajya Sabha, introduced the Bill. This is tes- tice done to them. The oppo- tate the government to main- Constitution. and secularism. Is there any government against the dan- linguistic toured many timony to BJP's sincerity to sition has been putting for- tain law and order sternly. Successive governments that instance of Muslims being gers of allowing illegal immi- identity and places, reach its target of protecting ward the argument that the The anarchists and those ruled at the Center had lent repressed in Pakistan, grants into the country. Way livelihood Y Satya Kumar including the interests of Indians. proposed Bill is antagonistic to who derive benefits by divid- support to the illegal entry of Bangladesh and Afghanistan? back in 1990, the BJP took part options in cer- Jodhpur, During electioneering this the interests of people of the ing the people on the lines of Muslim immigrants across the The Congress has been paint- in the movement against the tain regions. In the Ahmedabad, year, BJP gave wide publicity North-East. In fact, the Bill caste and religion find the Bill border and gave them identi- ing the BJP with religious presence of foreigners in process, BJP has been Rajkot, Guwahati, to the proposed Bill. This has seeks to protect the interests of hard to digest. Evolution of ty, which is not justified, and colour, as the BJP has decided Assam. It gives equal impor- trying to amend the Silchar and Shillong and inter- sent shivers down the spine of people of the North-East. It modern India under the lead- regarded them as vote banks to give citizenship to people tance to identify true Indians. Citizenship Act ever since it acted with immigrants, civil the Opposition, especially exempts people visiting ership of Narendra Modi is cer- and remained mute spectators belonging to various religious In its 1996 election manifesto, came to power for the first society organizations, and Trinamool Congress and Left Nagaland, Mizoram and tain as the people are going to as the illegal Muslim immi- groups except Muslims. It is BJP expressed concern over time with a huge majority. elected people's representa- parties in West Bengal. These Arunachal Pradesh from ignore such anarchist forces. grants encroached upon the ridiculous on the part of the the country's demographic On July 15, 2016, the draft tives. outfits regarded the illegal securing the Inter Line Permit. (The writer is BJP resources of local people. Congress to describe itself as profile undergoing sea-change Citizenship Act (Amendment) Article 14 of the immigrants as vote banks, With the successful piloting national secretary) Guv assures two Non-controversial leaders UoH students bedroom flats IP-based video surveillance set new record for adivasis will become chief: Cong in placements PNS n JAYASHANKAR at Begumpet Railway Station PNS n HYDERABAD but also Bhatti Vikramarka, D PNS n HYDERABAD BHUPALPALLY Sridhar Babu, Damodara Does money matter in selec- Rajanarsimha and anybody The University of Governor of Telangana tion of TPCC chief? can develop personally," Jagga Hyderabad recorded a high Tamilisai Soundararajan inter- l Nirbhaya Fund utilised to ensure better safety for women Congress MLA from Reddy said, emphasizing that domestic placement season acted with the adivasis at Sangareddy T Jagga Reddy there was "no single hero in with 154 students placed in Bodagudem hamlet in PNS n HYDERABAD says 'no'. Congress". Stating that the the last four months. Kataram mandal in the district He says the party high Gandhi Bhavan will dictate the Four students from MCA on Tuesday. Bhuplapally MLA The Begumpet railway sta- command will not entertain terms to leaders, Jagga Reddy and M.Tech have been Gandra Venkataramana Reddy tion, one of the very few all- leaders who say that they will said that ultimately, they will placed with a domestic pay and others welcomed the women crew railway stations in spend Rs 1,000 crore for the grow on their own. package of Rs.22.80 lakhs Governor. Assuring double the country, has been provid- sake of party. He also said that Leaders who are non-con- per annum by EA, which is bedroom houses and land for ed with an Internet Protocol there is no link between troversial will become the highest package not cultivation to adivasis she said, (IP) based Video Surveillance the selection of TPCC chief, he opined only for this year but also "I came here as your sister and System by RailTel, a Miniratna TPCC's new chief saying that Sridhar in the history of the not as the Governor. I urge you PSU under the Ministry of and money. Babu and T Jeevan university. to focus on your health, espe- Railways. The VSS has been While speak- Reddy were non- The university in a press cially pregnant women by installed to strengthen the ing to media controversial lead- release said it's placement adopting good health practices security at the station. The persons on ers in the party. season (2019-20) started as and taking nutritious food," she work has been done utilizing Tuesday The controver- early as July end and more said and invited them to visit the Nirbhaya fund for ensuring evening, Jagga sial leaders would than 42 companies have Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. better safety for women. A total Reddy made these remain on the list of visited for campus place- She also distributed blankets of 20 IP-based closed circuit The all-women personnel of Begumpet Railway Station give a thumbs-up after installation of the Internet Protocol-based video comments keeping TPCC chief aspirants, ments. Students from the to the elders and uniforms to television cameras have been surveillance system Malkajgiri MP A he said, making it clear that disciplines of Computer schoolchildren of the habita- installed on the station premis- Revanth Reddy in view. his statements were on behalf Science, Management, tion. Later, she visited the es keeping a tab on all the said: "This is an Internet Jagga Reddy said that there of PCC only. Communication, English, Kaleswara Mukteeswara tem- activities at station premises The recording of the video feed from Protocol based Video was nothing wrong in the Jagga Reddy said that the peo- Sciences etc. have been ple at Kaleswaram where she 24×7. The CCTV cameras are Surveillance system in which publicity that "Revanth Reddy ple of the state would cast their placed successfully. offered special prayers after connected through internet CCTV cameras will be stored for 30 days CCTV cameras are networked. is another power centre in the vote for the Congress in the 2023 Earlier, two MTech receiving traditional welcome and live feeds are displayed on for playback, post event analysis and for This will enhance the safety Congress." elections even if the party can- (Integrated Circuits by the temple priests. District multiple screens at the Railway and security of women pas- "Congress will strengthen didates do not distribute money. Technology) students of Collector Vasam Protection Force (RPF) control investigation purposes. Important videos sengers as well as the women further if Revanth Reddy is The people are feeling that they UoH from Centre for Venkateswarlu, Irrigation room for monitoring. The can be stored for longer duration crew of the Begumpet station strengthened more, he opined. committed a mistake by casting Advanced Studies in Engineer-in-chief of KLIS Nalla Railway Board had entrusted who are on duty 24×7." Congress will be benefited if their vote by accepting money, Electronics Science and Venkateswarlu and other offi- RailTel with the work of pro- The recording of the video individuals grow in the party. Jagga Reddy said. Technology (CASEST), cials accompanied the viding IP-based VSS with video Talking about the new sys- children, was of top most pri- feed form CCTV cameras will The Congress has strong lead- He said that the Congress School of Physics received Governor. The Governor was analytics and facial recognition tem, South Central Railway's ority. The new CCTV surveil- be stored for 30 days for play- ership from all castes and reli- will launch a movement international placement apprised by the officials about system at stations of A1, A, B, Secunderabad Divisional lance would help the SCR pro- back, post event analysis and gions. There is nothing wrong against the state government offers from Silicon Austria Kaleswaram project and she C,D and E category, coaches of Railway Manager Anand vide more proactive security. for investigation purposes. in Revanth Reddy believing for not implementing loan Labs (SAL), Austria at a went round the Laxmi barrage premium trains and subur- Bhatia said security of passen- Puneet Chawla, Chairman Important videos can be stored that he should grow personally waiver scheme in the state as package of Rs. 45 lakhs per and pump house at Kannepally. ban EMU coaches. gers, especially women and and Managing Director, RailTel for longer duration. in the party. Not only Revanth promised to farmers. annum. TABLE TALK State financial condition turns grim... BJP sees a possibility of SC Continued from Page 1 ernment. The government has estimated to earn Rs 31,186 ordering CBI probe... KCR, who presented the State CM seeks PM Modi's appointment crore through GST by October- Annual Budget for 2019-20 in Continued from Page 1 end, but realised just Rs 14,097 Continued from Page 1 Assembly in September, has crore by October-end, amount- SC to hear estimated the state's revenue He said due to the decrease in the funds allocation, several ing to just 45 per cent. Similarly, In the context, Rao point- earnings from all sources at Rs schemes in the State would face difficulties. Responding to him, out of Rs 21,972 crore estimat- ed out that the Supreme ‘Disha’... 1.13 lakh crore. However, by the central government officials said that situation is grim and cau- ed VAT revenue, it realised Court had ordered a CBI October-end, the state could tioned that the decrease may well go up from 8.3 per cent to 15 only 10,656 crore, amounting to inquiry into the 2005 Continued from Page 1 earn just Rs 51,355 crore, which percent. When the state government officials were upset that there 49 per cent. The other revenue- Sohrabuddin 'encounter' case, amounts to just 45 per cent of is a decrease of 8.3 per cent of the funds, the central government earning sources of stamps and five years after the incident, The seven-member NHRC the budget estimates. The bud- officials said that the decrease may further go upto 15 per cent. 15 registrations collections and in connection with team continued its get proposed to raise Rs 24,081 percent decrease in funds from the Centre would mean a decrease achieved 60 per cent, excise 57 which present Union Home investigation into the crore through loans. Of this, Rs of Rs 2,957 Crore from the funds from the Centre, which are due per cent, non-tax revenue 15 per Minister Amit Shah even 'encounter' for a fourth 17,500 crore was already raised to the state government. Ramakrishna Rao briefed his meeting cent, share in central taxes 45 went to jail. consecutive day on Tuesday by October-end. The budget has details to the CM, who said if this continues, the state's financial per cent, grant-in-aid 63 per Telangana Ministers' and and conducted the hearing at Telangana State Police Malakajgiri MP Revanth Reddy interacts with Sonia Gandhi at a dinner proposed to spend Rs 1.37 lakh position may turn into a grave situation. cent and loans 67 per cent of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Academy. The Supreme Court organised for Parliamentarians on Tuesday. crore of which only Rs 68,882 targeted revenues. Adding salt Minister YS Jaganmohan crore was spent by October-end, to the wounds of state govern- Reddy's comments with hearing is scheduled at 11 am which amounts of half of bud- to end. Collections accrued state government. Even these ment, the Centre has drastical- regard to 'encounter' deaths on Wednesday morning, as per get estimates, while less than through GST and VAT are the collections took a beating send- ly cut tax devolution to of the four accused in Disha sources. The Cyberabad Police, four months are left for 2019-20 main source of income for the ing shock waves among the gov- Telangana. case would trouble Telangana along with its report, is ‘Use grants of DMFT for Chief Minister K understood to have submitted Chandrasekhar Rao. to the NHRC panel the records The spokesperson of BJP related to the DNA tests of the taking up prioritised works’ Sunita decries said that several petitions victim and the accused, DK Aruna demands govt to punish were pending with the forensic evidence and other PNS n NIRMAL mittee had given its nod to ‘encounter’ Supreme Court in respect of evidence such as CCTV footage execute 18 works at a cost of the Shadnagar 'encounter'. of the truck near the scene of Minister for Forests, Rs 21.27 crore and works PNS n ALAIR culprits of Samatha, Manasa cases The apex court may order a the crime and the accused Environment, Endowments related to formation of roads CBI inquiry into it. buying petrol at a petrol bunk. and Housing, Allola at an estimated cost of Rs 18 Giving a PNS n HYDERABAD Telangana Ministers — Ch The police has also presented Indrakaran Reddy told the crore. He set a deadline of June sensational Malla Reddy, Puvvada Ajay before the NHRC panel the authorities concerned to spend 2020 for completing the works. turn to the Telangana BJP senior leader DK Kumar and Talasani Srinivas serviceman of the petrol bunk, grants of District Mineral He instructed the officials to Shamshabad Aruna on Tuesday demanded Yadav had stated that KCR who is a witness in the case. Fund Trust (DMFT) for tak- speed up tendering of works encounter the state government to imme- had released a 'Ram ban' NHRC, which began its probe ing up prioritised works. He proposed by the committee. killing of Disha rapists, TRS diately impose prohibition in the (arrow of Lord Ram) against on December 7, has so far was participating in DMFT Collector said the district had MLA from Alair Gongidi state. She alleged that the peo- the accused in the Disha case examined family members of meeting held here on Tuesday. 17 mineral mining quarries. Sunita kicked off a row on ple are turning into wild animals and that the 'encounter' was all four slain accused and the Zilla Parishad chairperson K She said additional classrooms Tuesday terming the after consuming liquor. a good message to society. victim. Vijayalaxmi and Collector M for 16 schools, drinking water encounter as painful. While Aruna demanded the state Another Minister said KCR Prashanti accomopanied the facilities, compound walls, taking part in a programme at government ban sale of liquor Telangana BJP senior leader DK Aruna addressing at a meet on Tuesday assumed 'Ugra rupam' (fierce had even found fault with the Minister. sports amenities were created Alair, she passed the com- immediately in the state to extend support to her deeksha fast track courts to initiate action appearance). Yet another National Human Rights Indrakaran Reddy said in educational institutions and ments and conveyed her ensure that crimes against demanding the state government against the culprits involved in Minister said "Action comes Committee (NHRC) probing committee of fund trust had repair of certain irrigation heartfelt sympathies to the women are not repeated. to ban sale of liquor in the state. those two incidents. only from silence". the 'encounter' and praised resolved to build several facil- tanks was undertaken with the bereaved families of the Aruna said that she will take Speaking to the media at the The senior leader urged the Such statements had given KCR. ities, repair irrigation tanks help of grants released by accused. Parents of the youth up two-day deeksha at Dharna BJP state office here, Aruna said state government to assist the room for doubts as to Going by the Supreme and improve infrastructure of DMFT. She added that white- killed in the encounter should Chowk in Indira Park on that two more incidents took families of Samatha and Manasa. whether the Shadnagar Court's previous orders in schools, besides forming wash was carried out for 17 have pained at the incident. December 12 and 13. She urged place in the state along with She said that she had consoled 'encounter' was real, the other cases, it might obtain roads. primary health centres (PHCs) Her video became viral on the all political parties and people's Disha incident. She demanded the families of victims in Telangana BJP official the statements of Telangana The Minister said the com- using the funds. Internet. organizations and women to the state government to establish Warangal and Asifabad. spokesperson stated. Jagan Ministers and Jagan. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 nation 05

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Student bodies to hold Crimes against women force countrywide protest on Jan 8 against govt NEW DELHI: Various student bodies have given a call for a us to think of society’s vision collective protest against the PNS n NEW DELHI "anti-student" policies of the "We can make a beginning by asking government. The students' President Ram Nath Kovind on ourselves if we have lived up to her bodies will hold the strike Tuesday flagged the recent CITIZENSHIP BILL across India on January 8. incidents of violence against vision of equal rights and equal dignity. Some of the bodies that are women in the country, saying Unfortunately, a series of of events in part of the call are the such heinous crimes force peo- the recent past force us to think again, Students' Federation of India, ple to think whether the soci- Cong slams govt, the JNU Students' Union and ety has lived up to the cher- and incidents of heinous crimes against the Samajwadi Chatra Sabha. ished universal vision of equal women are reported from many reports rights for all. of the country," he said In his address at an NHRC Rahul says ‘attack Solar panels installed function at Vigyan Bhawan on rooftops of 27 govt here to mark Human Rights like Mehta who championed being flagrantly violated," the buildings in Shimla Day, he said the ideal way to human rights and gender president said, adding, the on Constitution' commemorate the occasion equality. whole world needs to "intro- DHARAMSHALA: Solar panels will be for the whole world to against women in various parts UDHR, by replacing the phrase "We can make a beginning spect" to mark this day. PNS n NEW DELHI In a stinging attack on have been installed on the "introspect" what more needs of the country, which have trig- "All men are born free and by asking ourselves if we have Along with such introspec- rooftops of 27 government to be done to live up in letter gered shock and protests from equal" to "All human beings are lived up to her vision of equal tion, the society also needs to The Congress slammed the the government, buildings in the state capital of and spirit to the "sacred text" of citizens, demanding that born free and equal." rights and equal dignity. reinterpret the document and government on Tuesday after Congress leader Shimla, Chief Minister Jai Ram the Universal Declaration of authorities ensure safety of "In the draft of the UDHR, Unfortunately, a series of of expand the notion of human the passage of the Citizenship Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thakur informed the state Human Rights (UDHR). women in public places. it mentioned, 'all men...', and events in the recent past force rights, he said, adding, "All we (Amendment) Bill in the Lok said "India's tryst with Assembly on Tuesday. In a Human Rights Day is cele- The president also recalled Hansa Mehta insisted that it be us to think again, and incidents need is our empathy and imag- Sabha, with former party chief bigotry and narrow- written reply to a question by brated on December 10 to the contribution of Indian changed to 'all humans...' mak- of heinous crimes against ination." Rahul Gandhi saying the pro- Congress MLA Anirudh Singh commemorate the UDHR, reformer and educator Hansa ing it universal. Today, we owe women are reported from "I have children and forced posed legislation is an attack on minded exclusion" was on the second day of the which was adopted and pro- Jivraj Mehta in shaping the it to her," Kovind said, assert- many reports of the country," labourers, for example, in my the Constitution and anyone confirmed as the ongoing winter session here, claimed by the General landmark document on ing that the country also cele- he said. mind. Or consider the plights who supports it is attempting to Citizenship Thakur said the 1310.8 kilowatt Assembly of the United UDHR and ensuring it con- brated 70th anniversary of the He said such incidents are of those lodged in jail, on trial destroy the foundation of the (Amendment) Bill was (kW) capacity panels were Nations in 1948 as the shared tains a more gender sensitive adoption of Indian happening "not just limited to for petty crimes. These issues country. passed in the Lok setup in the last two years. Of standard yardstick to protect language. Constitution in November. one place or one nation". deserve urgent attention to The sharp criticism of the them, the highest capacity of human rights across the globe. She is widely credited with The president said more "In various parts of the make a harmonious society in opposition party came after the Sabha at midnight on 500 kW panels were set up on In his address, Kovind allud- making a significant change in needed to be done to com- world. The human rights of compliance with human Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Monday the rooftop of Himachal ed to recent cases of violence the wording of Article 1 of the memorate visionary leaders people who are vulnerable are rights," he said. was passed in the Lok Sabha on Pradesh University (HPU), said Monday with 311 members lifeblood for our freedom," she Thakur, who also holds the favouring it and 80 voting said in a tweet, recalling her additional charge of the state against it. The bill will now be great-grandfather Jawaharlal power department. tabled in the Rajya Sabha for its Nehru's speech at the midnight To promote solar energy, the Assam CM welcomes passage nod on Wednesday. of August 14-15, 1947, when work to install 1209.04 kW Won't support Bill till In a stinging attack on the India rang in its Independence. panels on 34 other government government, Congress leader "Long years ago, we made a buildings in Shimla is on, he Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said tryst with destiny, and now the said. we get clarity: Sena of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "India's tryst with bigotry and time comes when we shall PNS n GUWAHATI Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and narrow-minded exclusion" was redeem our pledge, not whol- MP: Man's burnt PNS n MUMBAI his Pakistani counterpart confirmed as the Citizenship ly or in full measure, but very Amid widespread protest over Liaquat Ali Khan signed an (Amendment) Bill was passed substantially. At the stroke of body found in Maharashtra Chief Minister the Citizenship (Amendment) agreement, known as the in the Lok Sabha at midnight on the midnight hour, when the govt school Uddhav Thackeray on Bill in Assam, state Chief Nehru-Liaquat Pact, in 1950 to Monday. "Last night at mid- world sleeps, India will awake BHOPAL: The charred remains Tuesday said the Shiv Sena Minister Sarbananda Sonowal protect the minority commu- night, India's tryst with bigotry to life and freedom," Nehru of a man were found inside a won't back the Citizenship on Tuesday welcomed the pas- nities in their respective coun- and narrow minded exclusion had said in the opening lines government school in Pansheel (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya sage of the Citizenship tries. was confirmed as the CAB of a speech believed to be Nagar locality of Madhya Sabha till there is clarity on the (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Sarma thanked the Union was passed in the Lok Sabha. among the greatest in the Pradesh's Bhopal city on party's queries posed in the Lok Sabha describing it as a home minister for tearing Our forefathers gave their 20th century. Tuesday, police said. The police Lok Sabha. "historic moment". "into the opposition as he suspect that unidentified The Lok Sabha passed the The Bill was passed in the made an inspired speech while persons may have killed the Bill, which seeks to provide Lower House of Parliament on replying on the CAB in the victim and disposed of his Indian citizenship to non- Monday night as the ruling Sarbananda Sonowal Lok Sabha". body by burning it, an official Muslim refugees coming from BJP enjoys a majority there. Protests against the Bill have For 4th day, flight ops said. "We have found the badly Pakistan, Bangladesh and The Modi "The passage of the Bill in Assam Finance, erupted across Assam - barring burnt body of a 25-year-old Afghanistan after facing reli- governme ntneeds Lok Sabha is a historic Health and PWD the three districts of Cachar, man inside the school gious persecution there, a lit- to worry about the moment for us all. It will not Karimganj and Hailakandi in suspended at Srinagar premises," deputy inspector tle past midnight on Monday only give relief to six persecut- Minister Himanta Barak Valley where the major- n general (DIG) Irshad Wali said. after a heated debate that last- economy, job ed minority communities from Biswa Sarma also ity of the people are Hindu PNS SRINAGAR The body has been burnt ed over seven hours. crisis and rising three neighbouring countries tweeted that the Bengalis hailing from beyond recognition and a chain The Sena supported the Bill cost of living, but will also pave the way for Bangladesh and are expected Flight operations at the was found entangled around in the Lower House. constitutional safeguards to Bill will go down in to benefit from the CAB. Srinagar airport remained sus- the victim's neck, he added. A Thackeray told reporters especially the the indigenous people of "history as a The North East Students' pended for the fourth straight man in his 20s has been here that a detailed discussio- onions price rise, Assam," Sonowal tweeted. glorious historical Organisation (NESO), backed day on Tuesday as all flights to reported missing from the area nand debate on the Bill was more than the The Bill seeks to give Indian by various other bodies and and fro the Kashmir Valley since the last four to five days, necessary. citizenship to members of correction of a political parties, has called an were cancelled due to poor vis- the senior official said, adding The Modi government- implementation of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, blunder committed 11-hour bandh from 5 am ibility caused by heavy fog, "The visibility at the airport that the link to the missing needs to worry about the the Bill, he said. Parsi and Christian communi- by the Nehru- against the Bill on Tuesday. officials said. has been hovering around 100 person cannot be established economy, job crisis and rising ties, who have come from Indigenous people of the "All flights at the Srinagar to 500 metres only while as the as the body is badly burnt. cost of living, especially the Pakistan, Bangladesh and Liyaquat Pact" Northeastern states are scared airport were cancelled on required visibility is 1000 to A DNA test would be conducted onions price rise, more than Taking a dig at the BJP, Afghanistan, till December 31, that the entry of these people Tuesday and no flight opera- 1200 metres. So, all flights for to ascertain the victim's the implementation of the Thackeray wondered if people 2014, facing religious persecu- indigenous people". will endanger their identity tions took place for the fourth the day were cancelled," the identity, Wali said. Bill, he said. who have sought refuge in tion there. Assam Finance, Health and and livelihood. straight day," an official of the official said. "We need to change this India and who will come He also thanked Prime PWD Minister Himanta Biswa Trying to allay apprehen- Airport Authority of India The flight operations have notion that one who supports under the Bill's ambit will Minister Narendra Modi and Sarma also tweeted that the Bill sions of these people, Shah on (AAI) said. been severely affected at the SMS service the Bill and the BJP is a patri- now get more onions. Union Home Minister Amit will go down in "history as a Monday said in the Lok Sabha He said the visibility at the airport for the past five days. messages resume ot and one who opposes it is "The BJP feels that any one Shah "for fulfilling a long- glorious historical correction that the Narendra Modi gov- airport was very poor due to On Friday, several flights anti-national.The government who disagrees (with it) is a standing commitment of India of a blunder committed by the ernment was committed to heavy fog and the conditions were cancelled, while no flight in Kashmir should answer all the issues 'deshdrohi' (traitor), and for taking everyone along Nehru-Liyaquat Pact". protect the customs and cul- were not suitable for flight operations took place on SRINAGAR: SMS service raised on the Bill," he said. Thackeray said. and ensuring protection for all The then Indian Prime ture of the people of the region. operations. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. messages, including 'one time passwords' (OTPs), resumed on Tuesday for 40 lakh subscribers in Kashmir following several requests from Uddhav should ‘stay' rising crime: BJP Pak Hindu migrants in Jodhpur the public, particularly the business community, officials PNS n MUMBAI green lung in Mumbai. "He has been Kalyan railway station. here said. Though the Jammu "He has been issuing stay A 32-year-old man was on celebrate passage of Citizenship Bill and Kashmir administration The BJP on Tuesday hit out at orders one after the other, so a issuing stay orders Sunday arrested for allegedly allowed service providers to Maharashtra Chief Minister similar step should also be one after the other, raping and killing a five-year- PNS n JODHPUR Hindu Singh Sodha, the resume machine-based Uddhav Thackeray over his taken for incidents of crime," old tribal girl by smashing her president of the Seemant Lok messages, subscribers will not "stay orders" on various pro- BJP leader Ashish Shelar said so a similar step head with a stone in Nagpur. The passage of the Citizenship Sangathan, an organisation be allowed to send any jects, and said he should also in a statement. should also be Besides, the dismembered Amendment Bill in the Lok fighting for the rights of the messages from their mobiles, try to put a 'stay' on the rise "The chief minister taken for incidents body of a woman was found in Sabha brought cheers to the migrants, said this amend- the officials said. The in incidents of crime in should try to put a a suitcase on Sunday at Kalyan Hindu migrants from Pakistan ment would make more resumption of service the state. 'stay' on the increas- of crime," BJP in Thane district. who are living in the city and migrants eligible for citizen- messages will help the general Since coming to ing crime incidents leader Ashish "The sexual assault and they are now looking forward ship. public, especially business- power, Thackeray, in the state," the for- Shelar said in a killing of a disabled girl in to the bill getting a nod from "This amendment would persons, receive service who heads the Shiv mer minister said, statement Jalgaon makes people wonder the Rajya Sabha. make more migrants eligible messages from banks, they Sena, ordered review while criticising the whether the state is paying lit- Premchand, who had shift- for citizenship sooner. People said. Phones fell silent on of several big ticket Thackeray-led Sena- tle attention to internal secu- ed here from Pakistan in 2005 had earlier been compelled to August 5, when the Centre infrastructure projects, NCP-Congress govern- some gruesome incidents of rity," Shelar said. and applied for citizenship wait for 11 long years in this revoked Jammu and Kashmir's including the multi-billion dol- ment over no portfolio alloca- crime in the state, including BJP's Rajya Sabha member later, expressed happiness over Minister Amit Shah and the country before applying for cit- special status and reorganised lar Mumbai-Ahmedabad bul- tion to his ministers even after sexual assault and killing of a Narayan Rane on Sunday this development. BJP government for giving us izenship," said . the state into two union let train project, and stayed over 10 days of coming to five-year-girl in Nagpur, kid- termed the Thackeray-led gov- "The government has given a chance to live in India with He said earlier the bill could territories -- Jammu and work on the Metro Line III power in the state. nappings in Thane and recov- ernment as a "temporary" one a new life to us. We express our dignity," he said, adding that he not get the nod of the Rajya Kashmir, and Ladakh. carshed in the Aarey Colony, a Shelar said there have been ery of a chopped body near only issuing "stay orders". gratitude to Union Home has applied for citizenship Sabha. JK and Ladakh employees to get Same view as Sena not always possible: NCP on CAB PNS n MUMBAI the state and national secular allowances of 7th Pay Commission The Sharad Pawar- fabric will have to be discussed With its Maharashtra alliance led party earlier among them, and only then PNS n NEW DELHI ing in Jammu and Kashmir, partner Shiv Sena backing the said the CAB is any of the three parties can and Ladakh, since October Citizenship (Amendment) Bill decide on its position. An amount of Rs 4,800 crore 31, the day these two UTs came in the Lok Sabha, the NCP on "anti- According to the CAB, has been approved for 4.5 lakh into existence. Tuesday said the two are differ- constitutional" and members of Hindu, Sikh, employees of erstwhile Jammu Reddy also stated that after ent parties and it is not possi- the BJP-led Union Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and and Kashmir for certain the creation of the two UTs, a ble always for them to hold the Christian communities, who allowances under the 7th Pay total of Rs 14,559.25 crore as same view on all issues. government is have come from Pakistan, Commission, Lok Sabha was the balance share of 14th NCP chief spokesperson pushing it only for Bangladesh and Afghanistan, informed today. Finance Commission grants, Nawab Malik, however, said political benefits till December 31, 2014 facing In a written reply, Minister share of taxes that were being the parties are committed to religious persecution there, of State for Home G Kishan given to the erstwhile state of ensure that no injustice is will not be treated as illegal Reddy said the Centre has Fixed Medical Allowance to Jammu and Kashmir has been meted to anyone on the in Maharashtra last month immigrants but given Indian been fully committed to the the employees. apportioned among the two grounds of religion, caste, lan- after the Thackeray-led party citizenship. overall development of the These employees were not new UTs. guage and region in (CAB) in the Lok Sabha, it was earlier said the CAB is "anti- severed its ties with the BJP. "We are two different parties. erstwhile state which includes getting these allowances earli- Out of this, Rs 2,977.31 Maharashtra. hopeful the Uddhav constitutional" and the BJP- In the CMP formulated We reached an agreement on giving certain 7th Pay er. crore has already been released Maharashtra Congress gen- Thackeray-led party will stick led Union government is before government formation, certain issues when it comes to Commission allowances like The Centre has now to Jammu and Kashmir and Rs eral secretary Sachin Sawant to the common minimum pro- pushing it only for political the Shiv Sena, NCP and governance in the state. Two Children Education approved an estimated cost of 1,275.99 crore has already also said that though the Shiv gramme (CMP) while gov- benefits. Congress mentioned that issues allies from Bihar too have Allowance, Hostel Allowance, Rs 4,800 crore, for all such been released to Ladakh till Sena has backed the erning the state. The Shiv Sena, NCP and regarding constitutional provi- taken a different stance on Transport Allowance, LTC, employees, who are now work- date. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill The Sharad Pawar-led party Congress formed government sions and having a bearing on some issues," Malik said. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Anxiety in the N-E The sub-nationalism of ethnic groups and the fear of influx may just deflate Hindu-dominant nationalism Unfulfilled goals he problem with identity politics is that it thrives on resentment and insecurities Tof social groups, fragmenting them fur- The best tribute to Gujral, who appreciated the need for India to blend development efforts with ther instead of galvanising them into a cohe- sive social structure. The manipulative poli- environmental protection, will be to revisit the findings of the GREEN India 2047 project tics of extremism feeds off mutual anxieties, creating an entirely different context of rele- vance that does not depend on governance. So the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on the strength of the numbers of the ruling dispensation, is a deeply unsettling piece of legislation as it pits all kinds of otherness versus each other. This is the reason why there’s a huge unrest in the North-east with indigenous groups fearing the RK PACHAURI influx of Hindu refugees from neighbouring Islamic countries that the Bill enables would swamp their culture and economy as it has historically. There have been t was last week that some events and torchlight vigils, students have taken to the streets in massive numbers and the television programmes were organ- ised to mark the 100th birth anniver- 12-hour bandh has stalled all North-eastern States. This despite assurances that sary of IK Gujral, who served as the the Bill would not be applicable to Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram 12th Prime Minister of India from where the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system exists and those tribal regions of Assam, IApril 1997 to March 1998. Those who have voiced their tributes and eulogies for this Meghalaya and Tripura which are governed under the Sixth Schedule of the humane and gentlemanly leader have Constitution. The Bill proposes to grant Indian citizenship to fleeing Hindus, Sikhs, highlighted not only Gujral’s vision in the Buddhists, Jains, Christians and Parsis, who are residents of Pakistan, Afghanistan field of international affairs but also his qualities as a steadfast friend to those who and Bangladesh and are persecuted there. It does not reference other neighbour- got to know him. Gujral was not only an ing countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar or China from where refugees could come intellectual who knew a great deal about in but predicates it solely on the championship of the post-Partition Hindus, name- subjects that political leaders generally do not read about, but he was also a person ly those left in Pakistan and Bangladesh. So it excludes persecuted Muslim sects who expressed his opinions without fear or from the same countries, the Shias and Ahmadiyas. In other words, non-Muslim favour. It is not well-known that Gujral immigrants would not face deportation and Muslims would, making religion a saheb was a person who held environmen- tal issues close to his heart and fully appre- key criterion for asylum. It also proposes to reduce the mandated 11 years of ciated the need for this country to blend residence in India for eligibility to six years, thereby hastening the cooption of development efforts with environmental Hindu refugees into the mainstream. The BJP wants to neutralise the Muslim protection. infiltration in border States, encouraged by votebank politics of past years, with It was in 1995 that The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched a a Hindu influx and effect a demographic change. But this nationalist spiel, in turn, major project called GREEN India 2047 in threatens locals, particularly in Assam. preparation for the celebration of 50 years Ethnic Assamese groups have consistently raised concerns about the Bill of India’s independence in 1997. This pro- ject, which was the effort of almost three being contradictory to the spirit of the Assam Accord and the just-released National dozen researchers working for almost two behind us. Even today, almost intensive and polluting. children? And when I say chil- Register of Citizens (NRC) list. They argue that the Bill granting citizenship to years, estimated and documented the two-third of India’s population If we look at specific ele- dren, I do not mean children Hindu refugees from across the border till the cutoff year of 2014 would swamp damage that Indian society had imposed lives in rural areas and while sev- ments of natural resources, only of the elite. The child liv- on the country’s natural resources and its eral leaders have highlighted the water, as is universally accept- ing in the slum, the child who Ahom identity and the right of indigenous people over their land, opportunities environmental quality. It further project- growth of India’s population as ed, would be heavily stressed in is walking and sleeping on the and resources. Truth be told, the BJP has been pushing the citizenship Bill so ed what could happen with business as one factor which imposes a several parts of the country street, what future are we offer- that lakhs of Hindu families left out of the NRC would automatically be rehabil- usual 50 years into the future, that is when larger and larger footprint on the THE PROJECT because of the impacts of cli- ing him?” India reaches 100 years of independence country’s natural resources, we mate change. It is now clear that Sadly, many of the projec- itated here. For the Assamese, any facilitation of Bengali Hindu immigrants is a in 2047. A brief presentation on this pro- have really not come to grips ESTIMATED AND with increased warming of tions that were made in this remnant of the colonial legacy that saw Bengali civil servants and businesses ject was made before Gujral early in with what would constitute a DOCUMENTED THE temperatures, we would not project and presented to the take over the socio-economic matrix. For a long time, till 1876, Bengali was the August 1997 at Vigyan Bhavan, during sustainable level of population only see persistent and more then Prime Minister have only which he also assembled a number of growth and consumption. India’s DAMAGE THAT serious droughts but also the become more threatening. operable language in the State. By virtue of territorial contiguity, the Bengali-dom- members of his Council of Ministers. At population, which was 336 mil- effects of extreme precipitation Whether it is the air quality, ination meant a continuous infusion of Bengalis, exacerbated by the Partition the end of the presentation, which provid- lion in 1947, was estimated as INDIAN SOCIETY events in different parts of the chemical and toxic pollution of and then the 1971 Bangladesh war. So even if their tribal pockets are protect- ed startling facts and figures, Gujral saheb 953 million in 1997. And today, HAD IMPOSED ON country. In several cases even our groundwater, dumping of stated that this presentation “should jolt us we are 1.3 billion mindlessly those areas, which are drought- waste in our rivers, thinning of ed, the Assamese fear that if Bengali-speaking illegal immigrants, especially those into action.” pursuing Western consumption THE COUNTRY’S prone during most of the year, forests and the huge mountains in the Barak Valley, are granted citizenship, they would outnumber the locals, as At that stage, the media, too, report- patterns, which impose a heavy NATURAL would see heavy precipitation of solid waste being generated it has happened in Tripura where Hindu Bengalis have edged out indigenous peo- ed on the stark facts and the disturbing burden on the country’s natur- RESOURCES events in some seasons. These not only by our cities but by ple from even claiming the political space. The royal scion of Tripura, Pradyot trends which had been in evidence during al resources. would lead to recurrent floods our rural areas as well, the out- the first 50 years of India’s independence. In this respect, the provi- AND ITS with loss of lives and property. look for 2047 looks grim and Manikya Debbarma, has been spearheading the cause of the tribals. In fact, the One particular editorial in a leading news- sion of infrastructure and During Gujral’s interven- frightening. BJP may be playing down the dissent in Assam but language and cultural pride paper carried the title as “Filthy at Fifty.” wherewithal for universal liter- ENVIRONMENTAL tion, after the presentation that While we have widespread of the Assamese have led to emotion-driven mass movements. Let not anyone Much of the media coverage, which acy and education have been QUALITY. IT ALSO was made before him, he stat- opportunities, the inertia in our undoubtedly supported efforts to inform lacking. So, too, the provision ed, “Thus, we have come to a system is pushing us in the forget the Bongal Kheda or the organised ethnic cleansing of Bengali Hindus that the Indian public, was clearly the result of of adequate healthcare facilities PROJECTED WHAT stage when there are two direction of business as usual. originated in the late 1940s and continued into the 1960s. The turbulence saw the attention provided by the then Prime in several parts of the country, COULD HAPPEN lifestyles. The elite in the coun- There is, therefore, a dire need significant property damage, ethnic policing, street violence, conversion of Bengali- Minister to the analysis and realities pre- which would have promoted try can drink water out of a for Indian society to shift gears sented to him. different fertility decisions. At WITH BUSINESS AS bottle; the common man can and move towards a path of medium schools into Assamese and attacks on Bengali students in education- Today it would be useful to revisit some the same time, the consumerist drink municipal water; and sustainable development. That al institutions. Similarly, the Mizos, who have struggled to establish their suprema- of the findings of the GREEN India 2047 culture, which Gandhiji was USUAL 50 YEARS the worst, the slum dwellers can would not only be a fitting trib- cy in power structures, are fearing a massive influx by Buddhist Chakmas. In project, perhaps as a salute to Gujral’s totally against, has not only INTO THE FUTURE, drink untreated river water. ute to Gujral but a reassurance appreciation of the fact that India cannot afflicted the growing urban This is the picture that is for our children living a secure turn, the Chakmas fear they could be denied citizenship under NRC and with develop without due attention to its natur- population but has also perco- THAT IS WHEN INDIA emerging. Therefore, when we existence devoid of the grow- Mizoram exempted from the CAB, protectionist permits would mean that they al resources and ecosystems, which not only lated to our rural areas. REACHES 100 YEARS look at the coming 50 years — ing risks from human-induced would be displaced despite being settlers for decades and have to move to other support human life but a range of biodiver- Besides, as it happens, his- we are now at the golden climate change and the cata- sity that this country is blessed with. The torically, industrial develop- OF INDEPENDENCE jubilee of our independence — strophic destruction of our States. With discriminatory attacks, there will be large-scale internal displace- truth is that in a range of vital resources, there ment has been centered around we must ask: Is this the lifestyle natural resources. ment of people for which nobody has any answers. The sub-nationalism of eth- has been rapid degradation as a result of so- chemicals and fertilisers, paper, we are thinking of? Is this the (The writer is former chair- nic groups may just take the wind off the sails of Hindu-dominant nationalism. called development. Some important facts cement, power generation and life that we are offering to our man, Intergovernmental Panel need reflection even as 1997 is now 22 years aluminium, which are resource- people? Is this the future of our on Climate Change, 2002-15) Shut out Russia S O U N D BITE Is the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to ban its The last thing he (Dhoni) I wasn't a household name. I Citizenship Bill is a It is regrettable that the will want is to impose him- was known by my part of the RSS’s Hindu USCIRF has chosen to be athletes from international competition justified? self on an Indian team, character's name or the guy Rashtra design of guided only by its prejudices ladimir Putin is not a happy man. In fact, having known him. He is who spoke very fast. I was expansionism propagated on a matter (Citizenship the Russian President is extremely wanting to take a break but also known as the by the fascist Modi Amendment Bill) on which it he is going to play the IPL. Vangry. This because the World Anti- ‘monologue guy.’ Government. has no locus standi. Doping Agency (WADA) has decided to ban India coach Actor Pakistan Prime Minister MEA Spokesperson all athletes competing under the Russian flag —Ravi Shastri —Kartik Aaryan —Imran Khan —Raveesh Kumar for four years. This is an unprecedented pun- ishment as the ban will cover all major com- petitions, including the Olympics and the foot- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR ball World Cup. In the case of the latter, even if Russia qualifies for the 2022 World Cup, the Task cut out CAB: A violation of the Constitution Business as usual athletes will not be allowed to represent their nation. And while Russian athletes, who can Sir — This refers to the editori- his refers to the report, “LS clears CAB amid pitched Sir — This refers to the editori- al, “Yediyurappa again” battle” (December 10). It is sad that the Bharatiya al, “Murder most foul” prove that they did not submit to what WADA called a systematic State-spon- (December 10). With the BJP TJanata Party (BJP) is working on an amendment that (December 10). The fire in New sored doping regime, can represent themselves at global competitions, they can- winning 12 of the 15 seats in the could worsen the religious divide in the country. The Delhi’s Sadar Bazar, that claimed not do so under the Russian tricolour. President Putin described this as proof of Karnataka Assembly bypolls, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) and the National the lives of 43 labourers, was an Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Register of Citizens both will have serious Constitutional accident waiting to happen. Most a global anti-Russian campaign. But was WADA justified? Yes, thanks to Grigory has not only ensured stability to and social implications, eroding the secular fabric of the industrial activities in the coun- Rodchenkov, the former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory, who called its Government but has dealt a country. In effect, the amendment to the CAB, when it try are not regulated and function out how Russian spies were tampering with results and even managing to break heavy blow to the Opposition, is adopted by both Houses, will grant citizenship to in utter violation of labour, safe- particularly the Congress and Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians ty and environment laws. That open and reseal apparently “untamperable” urine sample bottles. So the case Janata Dal (Secular), who were while shutting the doors for Muslims. such a cavalier set-up was func- was strong. This systematic tampering has been going on for years and was hoping to stage a comeback. There is no doubt that the population of Hindus has tioning uninterrupted speaks vol- apparently part of an attempt by the Russian authorities to paint the nation as a However, Yediyurappa has his seen a drastic decline over the past several decades in umes about how lethargic our task cut out. He must focus on countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh tries. That said, one sincerely hopes the Bill, when it is system has become. sporting superpower, much like it was done in the days of the Soviet Union. Some delivering a corruption-free due to the discriminatory measures adopted against passed, would undergo changes that are not inimical to If the proceedings in the Western analysts say that the ban doesn’t go far enough with some athletes, Government and work towards them. It is also true of the North-eastern States, espe- the basic goals of the framers of the Constitution. Of Uphaar case are anything to go by, who apparently gained from the doping regime but were never caught and were inclusive development in the cially Assam, where the influx from across the border course, we have the right to frame strict laws in regard one can very well imagine the State. has been very high. It goes without saying that in nature to immigrants. time the courts will take to decide still able to compete, albeit under the Olympic flag. If the Russian team qualifies Gajendra and spirit, Indian secularism and its treatment of Islam JS Acharya on this case. Moreover, one does for the World Cup in Qatar, a workaround will be found. Incidentally, this ban does Via email have been far more liberal than in the neighbouring coun- Hyderabad not even know if the punishment not apply to tournaments not classified as “major” like the Euro 2020 football will be exemplary. The fund relief championship, where the Russian city of St Petersburg will host some match- Address the root issue announced by the Government put the entire blame on the time. It could have ordered the of onions and one of the mea- for the victims in the Azad Mandi es and the team has qualified. Government. import of onions right at the sures could be to increase the fire does not matter. The owner All said and done, the sports world has to continue to crack down on drug Sir — This refers to the editor- Much of the crop was time when an increase was area under onion cultivation of the factory and its manager cheats. The drugs that some athletes use are getting more and more advanced ial, “No more tears please” destroyed due to unseasonal reported. Instead, it chose to across the country. have also been arrested. The real (December 9). Although the rains in key onion-growing wait for prices to spiral. It is now Onions are the staple food test, however, will be if we can and is easy to hide. Moreover, in a technological arms race between drugs and common man has been heavily regions in Maharashtra, that we have ordered the import for millions of Indians, the amend safety laws. detection, the latter is losing. Was Russia just a bit stupid that it got caught? Would hit by the high prices of onions Karnataka and Rajasthan that of onions from Egypt, poorest of whom often make Sahil Agrawal such a punishment ever be imposed on a Western nation? These are questions and everyone has been groaning left the year’s kharif crop dam- Afghanistan and Turkey. meals of wheat-rolled roti, green Kolkata about the Government’s inabil- aged. But it is also true that the The way forward for us chilli and this vegetable. that need some answering. But for now, this is not final as Russia has said that ity to get the bulk back within Government failed to take stock should be to find possible solu- Devendra Khurana Send your feedback to: it will appeal against this decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. their reach, it would be wrong to of the situation at the right tions to increase the production Bhopal [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN EVs are the next POINTCOUNTERPOINT WHEN WILL FAROOQ ABDULLAH AND TWO OTHER SHEIKH ABDULLAH WAS KEPT IN JAIL FOR 11 YEARS big thing FORMER CHIEF MINISTERS AND POLITICIANS OF BY CONGRESS, WE WON’T FOLLOW THEM. ONCE THE KASHMIR BE RELEASED FROM PRISON? ADMINISTRATION DECIDES, THEY WILL BE RELEASED. Improved battery technology and concerns over —SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER —UNION HOME MINISTER climate change are set to make electric vehicles the dominant force in the automobile space ADHIR RANJAN CHAUDHARY AMIT SHAH Take it into account PANKAJ M MUNJAL While standard accounting norms like IFRS are about creating a level global playing he increased use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is the first major game-changing revolution sweeping the automobile industry ever field, the freedom to differentiate each economy through reporting is also vital Tsince the internal combustion engine changed the sector’s dynamics. Powered by improved battery technology and made extremely relevant by growing concerns over climate change, EVs are slowly but steadily moving towards becoming the dominant force in the automobile space. In 2018, the global sale of plug-in vehicles reached 2.1 million units, which constituted a 64 per cent increase over the previous year. Of this, 69 per cent were all-electric models while 31 per cent were plug-in hybrids, indicating that the consumer is increasingly preferring pure EVs. Electric bicycles (e-cycles) are another category that is fast catching the public’s imagination glob- ally. According to a recent report by a leading market research organ- isation, the global e-cycle market is expected to touch $21 billion HIMA BINDU KOTA by 2024, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.5 per cent between 2019 and 2024. he world is witnessing an integration of Interestingly, a bulk of this growth in the EV category is com- economies like never before. At the same ing from China, which accounted for more than 50 per cent of glob- Ttime, political and economic volatility has also increased manifold and no country is immune al sales. It is the Scandinavian countries, however, that lead the way to the resultant turmoil. Another consequence of when it comes to adoption of EVs. In Norway, a whopping 40 per this global economic integration is the rise of multi- cent of new car sales in 2018 comprised EVs while in Iceland it stood nationals with transnational operations and sub- at 17.5 per cent and in Sweden 7.2 per cent. In India, the Government sidiaries in numerous countries and access to finan- has already provided a major boost to the EV sector by announc- cial markets worldwide. ing major investment goals for realising the objective of creating req- More than one-third of all financial transac- uisite charging infrastructure for them. The last Budget also announced tions occur across borders and that number is significant income tax breaks for people buying EVs. As the trans- expected to grow as the search for diversification WITH A VIEW TO port sector globally tilts towards them, a great amount of churning and better investment opportunities expands. IMPROVE is expected to take place in the automobile industry, which is cur- Different accounting standards mean different CORPORATE models. For example, a company may recognise rently dominated by internal combustion engine-powered vehicles. GOVERNANCE profits under one set of national accounting norms AND INCREASE An increasing shift to alternative energy is transforming differ- and losses under another, which could ultimate- ent aspects of the automotive industry. With EVs clearly emerging ly have an impact on its reported financial perfor- FREE FLOW OF as the future of the industry, automobile sector players are already mance and position. Without common account- CAPITAL ACROSS expected to invest billions of dollars in this emerging technology. With ing standards, cross-border activities were com- THE GLOBE, IN EVs becoming a reality sooner than it was expected, investing in this plicated in the past that resulted in adding cost, 2001, THE technology will be key for all major players to stay relevant. Currently, complexity and risk for both companies and INTERNATIONAL the EV divisions of most automobile manufacturers form a minis- investors using those financial statements to ACCOUNTING cule part of their overall businesses. Most manufacturers have just make economic decisions. In such an integrated STANDARDS one or two variants of EVs in place. However, as this is likely to change but impulsive world economy, it is important to BOARD have a common business language that can help DEVELOPED THE IFRS started with its commitment to the ating margin, without, however, affect- evancy over 40 French listed firms in in the near future, the next 10 years will be very critical for conven- understand and compare businesses. Financial momentum of growth in the G-20 sum- ing Earnings per share (EPS). 2004 utilising the longitudinal analysis tional automobile manufacturers. It is not that the automobile tech- INTERNATIONAL reporting is an important way through which com- FINANCIAL mit held in 2009, following which the Several studies have been conduct- and found that ROE and net income are nology has not witnessed any transformation in a century. However, panies communicate with external stakeholders Ministry of Corporate Affairs formulat- ed worldwide to examine the usefulness increased by decrease inequity value due the transformation was ushered by continuing development of exist- and standardisation of such reporting processes REPORTING ed an action plan to implement the con- of IFRS in realising the three pillars of to the concept of fair valuation. Also, they ing technology. A shift to EVs, however, marks a complete change worldwide to bring about uniformity is more valu- STANDARDS, A vergence of Indian Accounting Standards transparency, accountability and efficien- did not observe any evidence of improve- in automobile technology as well as major disruption in the auto- able today than ever before. SET OF with International Financial Reporting cy and to help economic decision-mak- ment in transparency and value rele- mobile ecosystem. For example, automotive parts manufacturers are With a view to improve corporate governance HIGH-QUALITY Standards from April 2011. ers and stakeholders alike to make vance. In India, Achalapathi and Bhanu likely to be hit since EVs use fewer parts than other vehicles. and increase free flow of capital across the globe, COMMON However, after initial glitches, from informed decisions. In Germany, the Sireesha studied several firms and The coming years will witness a huge boost in Research & in 2001, the International Accounting Standards ACCOUNTING 2016, India has implemented a new impact of IFRS adoption was studied showed that IFRS adoption has led to an Development (R&D) in the EV sector as an increasing number of Board (IASB) developed the International Financial RULES framework of the Indian Accounting during 1998 to 2002 by Hung and increase in most of the liquidity, prof- Reporting Standards (IFRS), a set of high-quali- ESTABLISHED TO Standards (Ind AS) that are based on and Subramanyam where they concluded itability and valuation ratios, which conventional car manufacturers work overtime to improve their EV ty common accounting rules established to bring seek to substantially converge with IFRS, that the value of total assets and equity were statistically significant and were able technology. The battery supply issues, need for fast-charging bat- BRING ABOUT about consistency, transparency, reliability and CONSISTENCY, although not fully adopt them. Leasing, and variability of net earnings are signif- to conclude that an opportunity for cap- teries as well as long distance charging concerns need to be addressed comparability in the financial statements world- revenue recognition, foreign currency icantly higher under IFRS compared to ital maintenance and protection against now. Most R&D efforts in the automobile sector are, therefore, expect- wide. They define the types of transactions with TRANSPARENCY, convertible bonds, current vs non-cur- the German Accounting Standards. failure risk may have been provided to ed to focus on improving battery performance and reducing battery financial impact, their maintenance and reporting. RELIABILITY AND rent liabilities, bargain purchases are However, changes in financial ratios were companies due to the transition to costs to make EVs more affordable. The e-cycle space is also like- This goal of a single set of high-quality global COMPARABILITY among the areas where India has devi- not supported by their study. IFRS. Although standardisation and ly to witness a greater churning and growth. The bulkier lead-acid accounting standards is being supported by sev- IN THE FINANCIAL ated from IFRS. Agca and Aktas conducted a pre and harmonisation of financial reporting is batteries have already made way for much lighter nickel-cadmium eral nations, including G20 countries, several pro- STATEMENTS According to the Ind AS, from post-adoption study on impacts on important in this globalised world, com- and lithium-ion batteries that have made newer models much more fessional accounting organisations and investors WORLDWIDE. April 1, 2016, adoption of these standards financial ratios of 147 listed firms on the plete integration may not be possible as viable and acceptable to the end consumer. Newer emerging trends worldwide. THEY DEFINE THE has been compulsory for companies with Istanbul stock exchange during 2004- there is an increasing focus among dif- IFRS norms support the three pillars of TYPES OF a net worth upward of `500 crore, which 2005 and found out that ratios that were ferent stakeholders on the future. in the e-cycle space include luxury folding e-bikes and high-tech bikes transparency, accountability and efficiency. later expanded to every listed company majorly affected were the current and net Therefore, in an environment that is with smartphone integration. TRANSACTIONS Transparency in financial statements is brought WITH FINANCIAL from accounting period beginning on or asset turnover ratios. In contrast to other highly volatile and ever-changing, it is With much-improved battery lives, e-cycles offer a highly sus- about by improving the comparability and the qual- after April 1, 2017. Even unlisted com- individual surveys by country, analysts rather difficult for companies to make tainable and effective solution to the air pollution-cum-traffic con- ity of financial information internationally, there- IMPACT, THEIR panies with a net worth greater than or Callao and Jarne, conducted two stud- accurate predictions. Thus, more flexi- gestion woes of countries like India. E-cycles launched in the coun- by improving the decision-making capability of MAINTENANCE equal to `250 crore but less than `500 ies comparing results in Spain and the bility is needed in this area and the pos- try are already offering a viable, versatile and eco-friendly alterna- investors and other external stakeholders. As a AND REPORTING crore came under its purview. Once any United Kingdom (UK). sibilities of standardisation become lim- tive to motorised bikes. These e-cycles come with substantial bat- source of globally-comparable information, IFRS company starts following Ind AS, either The results revealed that the quan- ited. Besides, non-financial aspects, like tery life and can easily be pedalled back manually in case of loss of norms are also of vital importance to regulators voluntarily or on mandate, it cannot titative impact on financial ratios is sig- Corporate Social Responsibility and battery. Interestingly, most path-breaking innovation in battery tech- around the world. By reducing the information revert to its old accounting method. As nificant in both countries and that it is Sustainable Development Goals, have nology is coming from startups and not from established automo- asymmetry between the providers and users of cap- on date, the Ministry of Corporate higher in the UK. Blanchette, Racicot and started to play a major role in company ital, they boost accountability. Improving capital Affairs has notified 41 standards. Fair Girard, in their research, examined var- reporting, the informative value of bile players which also indicates that the latter might have to fight allocation by helping investors to identify oppor- value and accurate reporting are given ious financial ratios of liquidity, leverage, which may vary greatly from one indus- harder for survival. tunities and risks across the world, these standards more importance, while computing coverage and profitability and their try to another and one country to Another interesting shift might be observed in the global cen- contribute towards better economic efficiency. The financial statements in the new account- impact on the adoption of IFRS in com- another. The individual characteristics of tres of automobile manufacturing. With countries like China and India usage of IFRS has become quite widespread with ing standards and substance are recog- panies operating in Canada and did not each firm and their complex value giving a major policy push to EVs, a lot of automobile manufactur- approximately 120 nations partially requiring these nised to reflect the most current picture find any difference. Although survey chains must be taken into account here, ing is likely to shift to these countries over the next 20 years. The standards for their domestic listed companies. of financials. It has also changed how the results showed differences in means, as well as the industry, sector and coun- next Detroit might as well emerge in one of these countries. However, as many as 90 countries have fully con- key financials such as revenue, net prof- medians and volatility in most financial try-specific requirements. Adequate flex- The emergence of EVs in a big way also gives a shot in the arm formed with IFRS as promulgated by the IASB and it, book value, operating profit, goodwill ratios of companies but statistical signif- ibility is vital for coherent, stringent and to the alternative fuel sector in general. An increasing yearning for a include a statement, acknowledging such confor- and return on equity are computed. For icance could not be established in many appropriately-structured reporting. carbon-neutral world has prompted greater work in the direction of mity in their audit reports. Even those countries instance, under the old rules, excise duty cases. When they specifically evaluated While standard accounting norms are all that don’t apply the standards directly, like China, was deducted from sales. Conversely, as their results by groups of companies who about creating a level global playing field, making a basket of clean fuels workable. An ethanol-powered bike closely follow the rules that the IASB has estab- per the Ind AS, excise duty is now treat- adopted IFRS at different dates, no sig- adequate freedom to differentiate each has already been launched in India. The decline of fossil fuels in gen- lished over the decades. According to a 2018 IFRS ed as a tax on manufacturing activity. nificant variations were found in their economy through our reporting is also eral and a shift towards a greener economy will, therefore, provide Foundation report, 27,000 domestically-listed Therefore, it is assumed to be a part of results. vital. a boost to biofuels as well as solar energy. companies on 88 major stock exchanges in the revenue, which thereby, increases the rev- Arouri researched the IFRS impacts (The writer is Assistant Professor, (The writer is Chairman & MD of a major motor company) world use the standards. India’s convergence with enue of companies but depresses oper- on return on equity (ROE) and value rel- Amity University) Time for collective introspection FOREIGN EYE Society should strongly support the victims of rape and not blame or shame them. The moral fabric of the country is tearing up slowly and this needs to stop. Boys must be taught to respect women by their parents at an early stage

Unfortunately, since then, despite daughter’s rapists had still not been women. After the Telangana and of which the maximum crimes were is raped and is unable to give evidence, public outrage, rape and molestation given capital punishment after all these Unnao incidents there has been clam- those involving hapless children. It is the culprits go scot-free because the cases have been on the rise and they years. In the meantime, there have our for even more stringent punish- also important to note that the con- mother’s evidence is considered sec- have become more violent. The recent been many high-profile rape cases ments. The question is, do we need viction rate is a dismal 32 per cent and ondary. How can a two-year-old child Telangana rape-murder case and the allegedly involving some politicians more laws? the other perpetrators are roaming give evidence of rape? The onus of BRING YOUTH TO burning of the Unnao rape victim and and gurus. In reality, what is needed is strin- free. proof should not lie with the victim. THE FOREFRONT her subsequent death in a hospital, However, the way some parlia- gent implementation of the existing Poor investigation and shoddy It is this kind of incongruity within the show that nothing has changed. Delhi mentarians clapped their hands in laws by the police, Government, law case build-up by agencies result in cul- legal system which needs to be Sri Lanka, while dealing is now considered the rape capital of support of the police encounter of the enforcement agencies and awareness prits getting away scot-free. In short, addressed. effectively with any nation KALYANI SHANKAR the world. Foreign countries like the four alleged rapists in Telangana and campaigns by women’s organisations. there are failings in the entire crimi- Last, but not the least, there is trying to interfere in its n William Shakespeare’s famous US and the UK have sent advisories the public support for the extrajudi- The cases drag on for years. In the nal justice system. The police are not need to change the mindset of the drama Julius Caesar, Cassius, a to tourists travelling to India. In these cial killings reveals the frustration of meanwhile, the perpetrators get prompt in dealing with rape cases, the public. Society should strongly support internal affairs, needs to Inobleman, speaking with his countries too, there are crimes and the people with the county’s criminal emboldened and attack infants, chil- prosecution fails to get the perpetra- the victims of rape and not blame or change its goals on friend, Brutus confides in the latter rapes but by and large, the public is justice system which takes years to dren, girls, women and even grand- tors convicted and the courts do not shame them. The moral fabric of the Universal Declaration of that in the best interests of the pub- aware that the “big brother” is watch- mete out punishment. mothers, to satiate their lust. Many have enough judges to take up cases. country is tearing up slowly and this Human Rights issues, and lic, Julius Caesar must be stopped from ing and the perpetrators will be But many apprehend that police women still do not go to the police to The Centre and States need to needs to stop. Boys should be taught as the 2019 theme says becoming the monarch of Rome. caught sooner or later. encounters often end up thwarting jus- report these incidents for lack of faith address the issue of women’s safety on to respect women in a country where Cassius tells him, “The fault, dear Sadly, this is not the case in India tice and are often misused as a quick- in the criminal justice system. a war footing as the public has lost the Shakti (divine feminine creative bring our creative, Brutus, is not in our stars, but in our- as criminals seem to have no fear of fix by the security establishment The spate of atrocities against confidence in the system. It is a sad power) cult is still relevant. enterprising, imaginative selves, that we are underlings.” How the authorities. under public pressure. girls/women is indeed a wake up call commentary that despite the Supreme We should introspect in the after- youth to the front and centre apt is this quotation today! The solu- The public outrage following After the Nirbhaya incident, The for the judiciary. The State Court’s observations that judicial math of Hyderabad and Unnao inci- of key human rights issues, tion to the increasing number of rapes these unfortunate incidents is huge, as Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, Governments and the High Courts reforms were needed urgently, the dents and put the fear of God in the including decision-making and atrocities on women lies with us it should be. Asha Devi, mother of 2013 was amended and is held as one (HCs) must support the Centre’s pro- Government is dragging its feet on it. minds of perpetrators and provide jus- not elsewhere. This was my intro while Nirbhaya, went on record and vent- of the most concrete steps taken by the posal to set up 1,000 special courts to Archaic laws need to be amend- tice to the victims. and poverty alleviation. writing about the Nirbhaya rape case. ed her frustration over the fact that her Government to curb violence against fast-track nearly 1.67 lakh rape cases, ed. It is appalling that when a toddler (The writer is a senior journalist) (Courtesy: Daily Mirror) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 money 08

CAPSULE Loan defaulters blame it on Fitch revises outlook on delayed salaries, downturn PNS n NEW DELHI Cairn India to negative Borrowers defaulting on mak- ing EMI payments are claim- PNS n NEW DELHI hence VLTD's credit profile. ing that the delays are caused Now, BoB lowers The current assessment does due to delay in receiving Fitch Ratings has revised its out- not factor any cash outflow salaries from their employers, MCLR lending rates look on Cairn India Holdings aside from dividends to while those in business blame by 20 bps Ltd (CIHL) to negative from Vedanta Resources," it said. it on the poor business for stable saying in its assessment CIHL has participatory inter- their default. These observa- MUMBAI: Following its peers the consolidated credit profile est in an oil and gas block in tions have come out from a like SBI, HDFC Bank and Bank of India, state-run Bank of of the company's owner, Rajasthan where all fields are survey conducted by Baroda also has lowered its Vedanta is expected to weaken producing. CIHL's production CreditMate, a fintech com- marginal cost of funds-based on lower metal prices. scale, based on its 35 per cent pany belonging to the Paytm lending rates (MCLR) by up to Vedanta owns half of its 70 share of the block, is small at Group. According to a Hindu 20 bps across various tenors, per cent in the prolific about 66,000 barrels of oil Business Line report, effective December 12. The rate Rajasthan oil block through equivalent per day (boepd) CreditMate surveyed over 2 reduction comes even as the Cairn India Holdings Ltd and comparable to that of oil lakh defaulters from across remaining 46% have not paid CreditMate said in a state- RBI in a surprise move had left (CIHL). In a statement, Fitch In a statement, Fitch Ratings said it has and gas producers in the 'B' the country and has pub- for over 90 days and therefore ment regarding the findings the key policy rates unchanged Ratings said it has revised its category. lished the findings titled 'The are categorized as NPAs. that the economic slowdown at the last meeting on outlook on CIHL to negative revised its outlook on CIHL to negative CIHL, however, benefits India Delinquency Report The ratio of salaried being witnessed currently is December 5. But the city-based from stable and affirmed the from stable and affirmed the Long-Term from the low-cost structure of 2019'. The period covered defaulters to business owners the major reason for this lender has reduced its one-year Long-Term Issuer Default the Rajasthan block with oper- for this survey is May to is 36% to 29%. Some of the extent of default among bor- MCLR rates, to which all retail Rating (IDR) of 'BB-'. Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BB-' ating costs of around USD 7.5 November 2019. The broad other reasons being attrib- rowers. The survey also loans are linked to, only "The Outlook revision per barrel (bbl) and finding and finding is that 54% defaulters uted by those surveyed showed that men were marginally by 5 bps to 8.25 reflects Fitch's assessment that development costs of about on EMI payments, though include medical emergencies responsible for more defaults percent, the bank said in the consolidated credit profile profile of Vedanta, which owns ment was subsequently USD 5-6/bbl. "The cost position they miss the pay by date, are (13%), loss of job (12%) and than women. 82% of the statement on Tuesday. On of CIHL's owner, Vedanta Ltd 100 per cent of CIHL, reflect- unwound profitably in August is significantly lower than that still not non-performing being out of the city or out of defaulters were men, while Monday, while SBI cut its one- (VLTD), is expected to weaken ing their strong linkages. 2019. "The transaction raised of peers and supports its strong assets (NPA), while the the country (10%). only 18% were women. year MCLR by 10 bps to 7.90 in the financial year ending "Our assessment reflects the concerns from investors, operating cash flow. This under- percent, HDFC Bank did a 15 March 2020 (FY2020) and group's complex shareholding including Vedanta Ltd's minor- pins CIHL's positive free cash bps cut to 8.15 percent, and FY22, after we recently lowered structure and the risk of cash ity stakeholders, and led to flow - despite its planned invest- Bank of India reduced the same our long-term mid-cycle met- leakages other than dividend declines in its share and bond ments of around USD 1 billion Passenger vehicle by 20 bps to 8.20 percent. als and mining price assump- distributions to parties outside prices. over the next four years - and tions, including aluminium and of ultimate parent Vedanta Vedanta Resources has since its continuing strong financial copper price assumptions, due Resources," Fitch said. committed to abstain from profile with a net cash position," to falling demand," it said. In January 2019, CIHL similar transactions; Fitch will it said. Fitch said CIHL's invest- sales slip again into This has reduced CIHL's invested in a structured prod- monitor Vedanta Resources to ments at the Rajasthan block are headroom at the current rating uct of Volcan Investments Ltd, see if any group entities provide expected to increase their level. CIHL's rating is aligned a shareholder of Vedanta further support to Volcan that proven (1P) and probable (2P) negative territory in Nov with the consolidated credit Resources, although the invest- could weaken their liquidity and reserves. PNS n NEW DELHI Domestic car sales were Panacea Biotec down 10.83 per cent to Chinese inflation Domestic passenger vehicle 1,60,306 units as against launches sales slipped into negative ter- 1,79,783 units in the year-ago hits 8-year high as SBI reports loan divergence ritory once again in November period while van sales were generic diabetes pork prices double after registering a slight recov- down 34.32 per cent to 10,728 ery in the preceding month, as units as compared to 16,333 in treatment drug BEIJING: Consumer prices in muted demand conditions November 2018. PNS n NEW DELHI China accelerated at their of Rs 11,932 crore for FY19 forced companies to reduce "Challenges continue in the fastest pace for almost eight PNS n NEW DELHI Hyundai to their dispatches to dealers. passenger vehicle segment. Drug firm Panacea Biotec on years in November as the According to data released we have to remember that the Tuesday said it has launched African swine fever epidemic The country's largest lender increase by the Society of Indian current numbers are on a its VilACT brand tablets caused pork prices to more State Bank of India (SBI) on Automobile Manufacturers comparatively low base of last available in four formula- than double, data showed Tuesday reported about Rs (SIAM), passenger vehicle November," SIAM Director tions, for treatment of type 2 Tuesday. The consumer price 12,000 crore divergence in vehicle prices (PV) sales declined 0.84 per General Rajesh Menon told diabetes in India. index (CPI) — a key gauge of their bad loans for the last fis- cent to 2,63,773 units in reporters here. New launches The four formulations are retail inflation — came in at cal. from January November from 2,66,000 units in the utility vehicle segment Vildagliptin 50 mg, 4.5 percent for November, the As per the assessment done PNS n NEW DELHI in the year-ago period. has helped prop up sales in Vildagliptin 50 mg + National Bureau of Statistics by the RBI, the gross NPA of The PV sales figure would October and November, he Metformin HCL 500 mg, (NBS) said, up from 3.8 the SBI was 11,932 crore more Hyundai Motor India on have been much lower during added. PV sales had risen Vildagliptin 50 mg + percent in October and the at Rs 1,84,682 as against Rs Tuesday said it will increase the period under considera- marginally in October aided Metformin HCL 850 mg and highest rate since January 1,72,750 reported by the bank prices of its entire product tion, if it had not been aided by positive festive season sen- Vildagliptin 50 mg + 2012. Analysts surveyed by for 2018-19, SBI said in a reg- range from next month to by the utility vehicle segment, timent and introduction of Metformin HCL 1,000 mg, Bloomberg News had forecast ulatory filing. primarily offset impact of ris- which saw despatches grow by new models in utility vehicle Panacea Biotec said in a fil- an increase of 4.3 percent on- Similarly, the net NPA was on the gross NPAs during the sure. Further, this information ing input costs. "The extent of 32.7 per cent to 92,739 units in space, just about managing to ing to the BSE. year. The widespread outbreak 77,827 crore as compared to third quarter of current fiscal is also price sensitive, requir- price increase may vary for dif- November as compared with snap 11 continuous months of Vildagliptin product patent of swine fever since August disclosed figure of Rs 65,895 is Rs 3,143 core. ing prompt disclosure by a list- ferent models and fuel types," 69,884 units a year-ago. decline in sales. in India has expired on 2018 has disrupted the pork crore, reflecting divergence of The impact on provisioning ed entity. Hyundai Motor India Ltd December 9, 2019 , it added. supply in China, sending the prices of the staple meat up Rs 11,932 crore, it said. during the third quarter stood Accordingly, the regulator (HMIL) said in a statement. "Diacar Strategic Business 110.2 percent last month As a result the bank has to at Rs 4,654 crore, it added. has decided that "listed banks However, did not share Unit (SBU) has launched November. With China's pig make additional provisioning In recent months, there have shall make disclosures of diver- details of model wise price ViLACT brand family. This herd down by about 40 of Rs 12,036 crore in the bal- been several instances of gences and provisioning change. The increase has been will open up a new segment percent, authorities last week ancesheet and the notional under-reporting of bad loans beyond specified threshold, necessitated on account of for accelerated growth of the launched a plan to restore pork loss would have been at Rs by lenders, prompting regula- as mentioned in aforesaid RBI rise in input and material SBU," Panacea Biotec MD production to pre-swine fever 6,968 crore. tory action by the Reserve notifications, as soon as rea- costs, it added. The company Rajesh Jain said. levels by 2021. SBI had posted a profit of Rs Bank of India. sonably possible and not later is working out on details and Panacea Biotec has engi- 862 crore for 2018-19 in May Last month, SBI in a circu- than 24 hours upon receipt of would share the details of the neered its sales and market- this year. lar noted that disclosures in the Reserve Bank's Final Risk model wise price hike later this ing network for pharmaceu- It further said after subse- respect of divergence and pro- Assessment Report (RAR), month. Maruti Suzuki and tical formulations into SBUs, quent slippage or upgrada- visioning are in the nature of rather than waiting to publish Tata Motors have already which comprise Oncotrust, tion during the current finan- material events and hence them as part of annual finan- announced to hike prices from Critical Care, Diacar, Procare cial year, the remaining impact necessitate immediate disclo- cial statements". January. and Growcare.

Aditya Birla Fashion Grofers expands Airtel launches Voice over Wi-Fi PhonePe receives gets board nod for hiring Himanshu operations to 27 cities service for better indoor voice call Rs 585.6-cr infusion NEW DELHI: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd on PNS n NEW DELHI tration has already set the path PNS n NEW DELHI indoors. There will be no Tuesday said that its board has for digital adoption and we are extra charge for calls made from parent firm approved the appointment of SoftBank-backed Grofers on hopeful that we would be able Telecom company Bharti over 'Airtel Wi-Fi Himanshu Kapania as vice Tuesday said it has expanded its to dominate this space, just like Airtel on Tuesday launched Calling' and the application PNS n NEW DELHI gence platform Tofler. The chairman of the company with services to 27 cities in the we have done in our existing voice over Wi-Fi service, and consumes minimal data," the company declined to com- effect from January 1. "The country, including Vadodara, markets," Grofers co-founder said the industry-first offer- statement said. Flipkart-owned digital pay- ment on the fund infusion. board of directors vide their Meerut, Rohtak, Panipat, and CEO Dhindsa said. Over ing will "significantly Commenting on the devel- ments company PhonePe has In July this year, PhonePe resolution dated December 10, Agra and Durgapur. the last two years, Grofers enhance" indoor voice calling opment, Randeep Sekhon, received a fund infusion of had received a fund infu- 2019, has approved the Grofers, which was has seen its annualised experience for smartphone Chief Technology Officer of about Rs 585.66 crore sion of about Rs 698 appointment of Himanshu launched in 2014 gross merchandise value customers at no extra charge. Bharti Airtel said, "Seamless from its parent firm crore from its parent Kapania as an additional (non- by Albinder (GMV) grow to USD 'Airtel Wi-Fi Calling' indoor coverage has been a in another round, firm. executive) director and vice- Dhindsa and 700 million (about Rs enables Airtel smartphone key ask from mobile cus- according to regu- The latest fund chairman of the company wef Saurabh Kumar, 4,900 crore), the state- customers to switch seam- tomers but getting permis- latory filings. infusion is expected January 1, 2020, liable to retire previously had pres- ment said. "Focussed on lessly from LTE (Long-Term The offering currently sions for site installations has PhonePe Pvt Ltd, to provide PhonePe by rotation," the company said ence in 14 Indian cities. the price sensitive Indian Evolution) to Wi-Fi based available in Delhi/NCR, and always been a big challenge Singapore, (formerly more muscle to com- in a regulatory filing. The "With this expansion, we consumers who are primarily calling when they are inside it will be rolled out across the for mobile operators, partic- Flipkart Payments Pvt pete in the burgeoning development is subject to the plan to reach out to consumers driven by savings, the compa- their homes/offices, the com- country in coming days. ularly in top metros. 'Airtel Ltd) was allotted 13,81,278 payments segment in India. approval of the shareholders at in non-metro cities and intro- ny believes this expansion will pany said in a statement, "With 'Airtel Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Calling'...will go a long shares and the total amount It competes against the likes the ensuing thirteenth annual duce them to the world of help Grofers to deepen the adding that there will be no Calling', customers with Wi- way in making the voice paid was Rs 585,66,18,720, of Paytm, Google Pay, general meeting of the value-for-money groceries. penetration of its wide portfo- extra charge for voice calls Fi at home or office will get calling experience more according to documents Amazon Pay and others in company, the filing said. Increased smartphone pene- lio of own brands," it added. made with the service. excellent signal quality seamless". sourced by business intelli- this space. Honda launches Rajan's ‘diagnosis’ of economy absolutely correct: Sena PNS n MUMBAI remarks. The government wants expressed concern over the ris- BS-VI-compliant City The government wants the finance the finance minister, RBI gov- ing onion prices," it noted. The Shiv Sena today said that minister, RBI governor, finance secretary ernor, finance secretary and The Sena claimed that when PNS n NEW DELHI introduced Digipad 2.0 — an centralisaton of power in the NITI Aayog chairman under its PM Modi was the Chief advanced infotainment system, Prime Minister's Office or PMO and NITI Aayog chairman under its control, it claimed, adding that Minister of Gujarat, he had said Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) in V, VX and ZX variants of the was one of the main reasons for control, it claimed, adding that this is this is the main reason for the onion is an essential commod- on Tuesday introduced BS-VI car, which now comes with 17.7 the "poor" economic health of the main reason for the country's ‘poor’ country's "poor" economic ity and it has become so costly compliant version of its premi- cm advanced touchscreen the country. The central gov- health. The economy is "paral- that it will have to be "kept in um sedan Honda City priced audio, video and navigation sys- ernment wants the finance min- economic health ysed" and former RBI governor lockers". "The situation has between Rs 9.91 lakh and Rs tem with smartphone connec- ister and RBI governor under its Raghuram Rajan's "diagnosis" is changed and Modi is now the 14.31 lakh (ex-showroom tivity through Apple CarPlay control, an editorial in Shiv absolutely correct. Prime Minister and the econo- Delhi). Petrol version of the BS- and Android Auto. Sena's mouthpiece 'Saamana' quarter. With inflation rising, this situation is not good for the "The government is not ready my is in a 'crisis'. An uncon- VI compliant Honda City is Commenting on the intro- claimed, adding that the present fears of stagflation - a fall in economy," the Marathi publica- to accept the economic slow- scious person is brought back to available in both manual and duction, HCIL Senior Vice BJP-led dispensation in the aggregate demand accompa- tion alleged. down. When the onion prices senses by being made to smell automatic transmissions, while President & Director, Centre is not ready to listen to nied by rising inflation - have "The present government is touch Rs 200 per kg, the finance onion, but this is not possible diesel version Marketing and Sales Rajesh economists as it considers the deep malaise in the economy resurfaced. The Shiv Sena said not ready to listen to economists minister says 'I don't eat garlic, now since onions have disap- will be intro- Goel said,"The launch of economy as a "share market that is being run through former Prime Ministers as it considers the economy like onion, so don't ask me'," it peared from markets," it said in duced subse- BS-6 Honda City will be gamble". extreme centralisation of power Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira a 'share bazaar satta'. What is quipped. sarcastic comments. quently, followed by sequen- It supported concerns raised in the PMO and powerless min- Gandhi cannot be held respon- Nirmala Sitharaman's contri- The Sena said Prime Minister The Sena also blamed deci- HCIL said in tial introduction of by former RBI governor isters. sible for the country's present bution as finance minister - 'I Narendra Modi was "not trying" sions like demonetisation and a statement. BS-VI versions of Raghuram Rajan, who recently India's economic growth economic situation. don''t eat onion, you also do the to improve the situation. "unnecessary focus" on projects The com- other models in our said India is in the midst of a slowed to a six-year low of 4.5 "Centralisation of power in same'," the Uddhav Thackeray- "When he was the Chief such as the bullet train for the pany said it has line-up". "growth recession" with signs of per cent in the July-September PMO and powerless ministers - led party said in taunting Minister of Gujarat, he had current economic situation. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday December 11, 2019

n #CHANDRAYAAN2 n #DIWALI India’s ambitious, though failed, The festival of lights, as it is pop- mission to land on the moon ularly known, is always a reason was a moment of pride and to meet one’s extended family honour for all Indians. The fact and gorge on sweets. This year NaMo, Bigil, Virat that the investment made was a was no less as people took to fraction of the cost of other Twitter to share how they cele- nations is something that speaks brated and spent time with family. volumes of our space agency. n #AVENGERSENDGAME The Marvel Cinematic winners of the n #CWC19 Universe, which makes the Well here comes Avengers franchise of movies, cricket again. The had a good run both in theatres gaming extravaganza and on Twitter. Along with fan ruled the roost for theories, Twitter was flooded months and all televi- with a healthy dose of disap- sions at homes were pointment over how the movie tuned in to watch it. ended and the situation the lead TWITTER RACE characters were in by the end. unning a fleeting the year cannot end without a n #AYODHYAVERDICT Time does fly doesn't it? As glance through tweet or mention by a The catchphrase “Mandir Yahin Twitter, we notice sportsperson. The most retweet- n #PULWAMA Banega” started out as a way for we come to the end of that the Golden ed sports tweet of the year was The attack on CRPF men in the political parties to gather votes. R Tweet of the year was of Virat Kohli, when he wished Pulwama region of Kashmir in But with the Ayodhya verdict another year, we look back Modi’s. The tweet by former Indian cricket captain February and the consequent taking eons (literally) to reach Modi, which was the most liked MS Dhoni on his birthday. blame game between us and closure, the phrase ended up at what made us laugh, go and most retweeted, was right Indians are also known for our neighbouring nation was becoming a satire on the after BJP’s Lok Sabha victory their love of cinema, and right- much talked about not just by aforementioned parties and the aww, cry or feel outraged wherein he thanked the people fully so. Tamil actor Vijay’s Indians, but by netizens the verdict ended up trending for for voting for development. tweet showcasing his movie world over. most of the year, despite being After politics, if there is poster Bigil was the most delivered only in November. about 2019. From the much something all Indians actively retweeted when it came to participate in, it is cricket. And entertainment. anticipated Chandrayaan-II n #ARTICLE370 n #EIDMUBARAK Kashmir was in the Rounding up the list of the most to the Lok Sabha elections, news again after the trending Tweets is the festival of COMING TO THE 10 TOPICS Centre revoked the Eid. Like Diwali, this is also a fes- there was entertainment special status the state tival that brings together families THAT GOT INDIA TAKING TO enjoyed under Article and encourages building relations. galore for people of all age 370 and split the state People wished each other Eid TWITTER THIS YEAR WERE into two Union Mubarak on the festival and groups. Adding to this are Territories. helped it reach the tenth spot. trolls on Twitter who act n #LOKSABHAELECTIONS2019 When it comes to people trending on the social media website, This does need an introduction. veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan took the top spot among males like the beacon of joy As mentioned earlier, this is n #BIGIL and Sonakshi Sinha grabbed the numero uno spot among something that Indians are really As mentioned earlier, actor females. Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, badminton champ amidst the otherwise boring, passionate about. This election Vijay has consistently been PV Sindhu were also trending for the most of the year. When it had a lot riding on the shoulders topping the charts when it came to politicians Smriti Irani stood first among her adversaries of the two national political par- comes the buzz that movies while Modi remained the most trending politician on Twitter in mundane lives we lead, ties and anything and everything generate for the last three India this year. they said was made into a tweet years. This year was no less as In conclusion it is safe to say that the year 2019 was a momen- writes K RAMYA SREE for or against each other. his movie Bigil was the most tous one for Twitteratis, who now look forward to continuing the talked about in entertainment. trolls, tirades and hashtags and keep us all enthralled.

Is the need to cheat on one’s to partner a natural AR RAHMAN symptom of an unhappy wedlock? compose anthem for global Or is it just a desire climate change initiative that goes beyond that which holds us — planet earth,” ndia’s Oscar-winning music Rahman said. the physical needs. maestro AR Rahman is Kragen added, “It is easier to pitching in with a creative accomplish the impossible than the contribution for Hollywood ordinary.” A survey reveals I music veteran and humani- The AR app will allow people to that the definition tarian Ken Kragen’s climate download 3D volumetric-captured change effort. Rahman, along with a celebrity holograms and take pho- team of international composers, will of an affair has Hand in hand for tographs standing beside them, hold- create a track titled ing their hands. They will then com- the initiative. bine users’ photographs with hun- evolved beyond Kragen, who was honoured with dreds of millions of others to form a physical and now United Nations Peace Medal in 1985 virtual selfie chain that will become for producing the historic charityhas joined the digital “Hands Around the World”. anthem We are the World, Users will be prompted to spread includes emotional hands with entertainment entrepre- the word and encouraged to donate neur Neil Morgan to set up an aug- towards ending cli- and social media mented reality (AR) project named mate change. Hands Around The World. “There are engagement too. The project aims at raising money people that and awareness for the cause of climate will deny cli- By PNS change. The initiative will be launched mate change on April 22 next year, on the occasion but they can’t of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. deny pollu- The AR app will also be launched the tion. Our pro- same day, reports variety.com. ject intends to While details about galvanise and Rahman’s composition unite people like are awaited, it has never before, come to light that in a positive the number will and fun way thematically be to help save reminiscent of We the planet,” Why cheat? said are the world. Morgan. an you decode the Interestingly, almost 62 email.” When faced with “The mind of evolution of mar- per cent people in love mar- For 50 per cent of Indians, infidelity, will the human race ried relationships riages feel the need to check infidelity is not just about a Indians forgive, for- is hard wired to in India and the their partners’ phones. physical relationship. Over get or fight? As per seek higher C importance of The survey further report- the past few years, the defini- the survey, 78 per cent ideals and trust and loyalty ed that suspicion of infidelity tion of ‘an affair’ has evolved will be bold about con- wisdom. For between partners? Well, is higher in the North and beyond the physical aspect of fronting infidelity. that, the Hotstar in partnership with East with 32 per cent and 31 a relationship which now Having said that, almost very first Mindshare and Unomer per cent respectively, where- includes emotional and 50 per cent are willing to step is recently released an indepen- as West and South reported a social media engagement as forgive their partners to pro- dent research that seeks to 22 per cent to 20 per cent well. While 47 per cent of whereas 20 per cent are tect understand India’s view on suspicion rate. Around 52 people claim that physical willing to forget and the infidelity. per cent respondents from intimacy is the worst form of rest 30 per cent claim they Soon on the heels of its Mumbai and 56 per cent cheating, 37 per cent feel the will fight it out. Reasons to latest show Out of Love that from Delhi claimed to have same way about emotional forgive range from accep- deals with the aftermath of checked their partner’s infidelity. As social media tance citing it as a ‘one- infidelity and the myriad phone without their knowl- dominates personal time, 16 time thing,’ to kids and choices that people are faced edge. per cent respondents are future holding prime with, the study tried to deci- Dr Ramon Llamba, life bothered by social media importance or even pher the mindset of Indian coach, therapist and quantum infidelity. feeling societal or fami- married individuals across medicine doctor, said, “We as Dr Llamba said, “There ly shame. Delhi has one age groups and cities. Almost human beings are naturally are various types of infidelity, of the higher rates of peo- 50 per cent of Indians are driven by behavioural mecha- some that happen out of ple who will choose to fight insecure in marriage, nisms called emotional dri- purely physical needs and with 38 per cent, while 48 revealed the research. As per vers. People who have securi- some where emotions have a per cent from Mumbai will the survey, insecurity in ty and control as their prima- stronger meaning. Cheating choose to forgive. marriage looms over as half ry driver have this innate is not planned. It happens The survey was carried of all respondents feel the desire to feed their emotions, because humans have no out with 1,088 married need to pry, with 45 per cent be in control of their environ- control over their feelings or respondents in the age- of people wanting to check ment and feel secure by find- emotions. Often they realise group of 18-64 years their partner’s phone without ing out information. This there is a void that they are from across metros and their knowledge and 55 per mechanism at a subconscious trying to fill which could be tier 1 towns with cent people who have already level drives them to spy on either psychological, emo- a 50:50 male: done it. their partner’s phone or tional or physical.” female ratio. 10

Hyderabad Wednesday December 11, 2019 what’s brewing? CITY GUIDE

ART Ankitha l SPACE TIME lGallery Space, Banjara Hills is presenting a group art show Space Time Continuum by Sachin Jaltare, Ramesh Gorjala, Anjaneyulu G and Bratin Khan until December 20 between 10 am and 6 pm.

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l Noor l Tanvi l Manju

HYDERABAD COMEDY FESTIVAL PARTY lStage adda brings to you Hyderabad's biggest comedy festIval ever. More than 35 artistes will be performing in the city during this three-day festival. All events that will begin from December 13 will be held at Oakwood Residence Kapil Hyderabad and CELEBRATING Bhaskara auditorium. MOTHERHOOD IMS Cuddles mother and childcare centre K held a ‘Mrs. Mom contest' for pregnant women recently. Several mothers-to-be enthusiastically walked TREND SETTING yderabadi the ramp. The panel of youngster, judges comprised of Hdesigner Pinkey experts from healthcare, Agarwal, launched fashion, politics and the ‘Purple Feathers’, a business world. The flagship store at Banjara yearly rendezvous, KIMS RUHANIYAT y

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Hyderabad Wednesday December 11, 2019 tollywood Dharma push for Puri's Fighter he Pioneer was the Bollywood heavy hitter Karan first to report (on Johar has come forward to asso- December 5) that ciate with it in Hindi and a deal RRR Vijay Deverakonda’s to this end is also on the verge of T next, Fighter, with being signed. The latest is that Puri Jagannadh will Puri has shifted base to Mumbai. be made in Hindi as well, mark- Also, some dynamics of the film ing the actor’s Bollywood debut. too have been changed after MOVES TO Impressed by the story, Dharma Productions agreed to come on board. A source says, “Along with a couple of his assistants, Puri left to Mumbai on Tuesday. The director initially planned to shoot some portions of the film SCENIC in Europe but that is going to change now. With Dharma being a partner, he decided to go big and instead will be filming the same portions in the US. A mas- sive Mumbai schedule too is on PADERU the cards.” In Fighter, an emotional or a major part of new schedule will last for a The next schedule will see lady. The likes of Ajay Devgn, action-drama, Deverakonda will Rajamouli has always last year, S.S. week. Sequences involving Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt P. Samuthirankani and Irish be seen as a youth with a stam- Rajamouli’s period NTR will be shot during this joining the team for the first actors Alison Doody and Ray mer. Professionally, he will be been secretive about F action-drama RRR, outing. Paderu and its neigh- time,” said a source close to Stevenson are essaying signifi- seen as a martial arts exponent. starring Jr NTR and boring coffee plantations will the film’s unit. cant roles. The film, one of the With the film being made in Ram Charan, was be hosting the shoot. The unit Being made on a budget of most anticipated ventures Hindi now, Puri has plans to his shoots, be it shot predominantly in special- reached Vizag on Monday, Rs 400 crore, RRR, set in early across the country, has a July rope in Hindi actors as well for ly erected sets in Hyderabad while Tarak joined the loca- 1920s, is a fictional story 30, 2020, release date. But, crucial supporting roles. The locations or dates. But and some parts in Bulgaria. tion on Tuesday morning. In based on two real-life heroes with the shooting set to con- casting will be dealt by a pro- Although the makers have fact, the current season serves and freedom fighters — tinue till the onset of summer fessional Mumbai casting now, NAGARAJ been discreet about the shoot- as a perfect setting for crucial Alluri Seetharama Raju and next year, the date might be agency. The film will begin ing locations, fearing that fans climax portions of the film. Komaram Bheem. Tarak will postponed. But there is no shooting next month. Puri GOUD finds out the might visit the places and dis- Rajamouli discovered the be playing the younger official confirmation from the had plans to release it turb the shoots, The Pioneer location when he visited the Bheem, with English actress makers about this. Besides in summer next year next destination for has learnt that the shooting sets of his son Karthikeya’s Olivia Morris paired alongside Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and but the release might has now shifted to maiden production venture, him, while Charan will be Hindi, the makers are plan- get deferred. — NG this epic RRR team Visakhapatnam. Aakashavani, earlier this year seen as the younger Ramaraju, ning to release it in six other “Beginning Tuesday, the and decided to use it for RRR. with Alia Bhatt as his leading languages simultaneously. Haathi Mere Saathi a ‘big action spectacle' with 12 elephants ctor Rana jungle for 25 years. The crux is actor Rajesh Khanna, who running in any competition. I Daggubati is excit- a problem which is evident starred in the 1971 film of the can make a Telugu film, a ed about his today — the issue of deforesta- same name, but will have a Hindi film... it doesn’t matter, upcoming action- tion, and a wall which is being fresh storyline. as long as it’s an interesting A spectacle Haathi made in the middle of the jun- The Baahubali star said the story. Mere Saathi as the gle which breaks nature and film is one of the many such “I am doing a love story in RAM is a film focuses on environmental the elephant corridor. stories that he would like to Telugu, then Haathi Mere issues and deforestation crisis. “It’s a story of a man who present to the audiences today, Saathi, a tri-lingual film that’s Directed by Prabhu fought for the jungle, the ani- especially in the time of OTT out next summer. I’m able to Solomon, the lavishly-mount- mals, against the society. It has platforms. do unique things, because ed movie will release across lots of action. It’s a big specta- “The stories I want to tell today the entertainment busi- dubbing king three languages — Hindi, cle film, with me and 12 ele- are very specific. Whether it’s ness has also become so big, Tamil and Telugu — in the phants,” Rana told PTI in an Baahubali, Ghazi or Haathi with films and OTT platforms, fter achieving a rare distinction of being the first south star summer of 2020. interview. Mere Saathi. These aren’t the the excitement is to find newer to have the Hindi-dubbed versions of three of his films — “Haathi Mere Saathi is a The movie is a tribute of films you’ll find in market stories to tell,” Daggubati, Nenu Sailaja, Vunnadi Okate Zindagi and Hello Guru story of a man living in the sorts to the late legendary somewhere. It’s not like I’m added. A Premakosame — cross more than 100 million views on YouTube, actor Ram Pothineni has added another feather to his cap. His Hello Guru Premakosame (dubbed Dumdaar Khiladi), directed by Trinadha Rao from a script of Prasanna Kumar Bezawada, has garnered more than a million likes, making him the first south Indian actor to achieve such a feat. The romantic-drama set in a fami- KEERTHY ly backdrop has clocked more than 140 million views and counting. “The fact that it’s a neat love story with romantic moments aplenty worked in its favour, attracting on cloud many repeat viewings,” said an industry observer. Chuffed to bits with the devel- opment, the actor, in a video, thanked all the people who have nine watched it. “Thank you for all the mad love. And I hope to keep you all entertained,” he added. The actor is now shooting for action-thriller Red; a remake of Tamil hit Thadam. Produced by Sravanthi Movies, it he might not have had a major release is being directed by this year but it has been an extremely Kishore Tirumala. productive year for Keerthy Suresh. From heading a couple of female-cen- S tric Telugu films — Miss India and Good Luck Sakhi to her Hindi debut with Ajay Devgn, she had her plate full for the year. She has also signed Nithiin-starrer Rang De! which goes to floors next year. Rounding off the year on a high, she has announced that she will be featuring oppo- site superstar Rajinikanth in his 168th endeavour with Siruthai Siva. Although names like Jyothika and Manju Warrier SHWETA were bandied for the coveted hero- ine’s role, the Mahanati girl pipped them. “Extremely happy to announce this magical milestone ends marriage in my journey. From being awe struck of @rajinikanth sir to sharing screen space with him will be my most cher- ished memory in my life. with Rohit Thank you @directorsiva sir @sunpictures (sic),” an ctress Shweta marriage. After months of excited Keerthy tweeted. Basu Prasad, who contemplation, we arrived at The likes of Meena, is known for her this decision a few months Prakash Raj and Soori roles in films like ago in each other’s best are on board for sup- A Kotha Bangaru interests, as individuals. porting roles in the film, Lokam and Ride, Not every book is supposed a Sun Pictures produc- has announced separation to be read cover to cover, tion. from her husband Rohit that doesn’t mean the book is Known for popcorn Mittal. bad, or one can’t read, some Tamil entertainers like The two had tied the knot- things are just best unfin- Veeram, Vedalam and as per Bengali rituals- at ished. Thank you Rohit for Viswasam among oth- Pune in an intimate affair on the irreplaceable memories ers, Siva has penned a December 13 last year. Before and always inspiring me. signature rural drama tying the knot, they’ve dated Have a great life ahead, for- that will be high on for four years. ever your Cheerleader (sic),” entertainment and Sharing the news on her post read. action for Rajini. Instagram on Monday A popular child artist with The shoot will begin evening, Shweta said that two national awards to her later this month they came to the decision- name, Shweta met Rohit, a and the makers, it is after months of contempla- director at Phantom films understood, are tion, stating that it was in and the two had an instant keen on releasing it their ‘best interests’. “Hi connection. It is believed for Diwali next year. everyone, Rohit Mittal and I acclaimed filmmaker Anurag D. Imman is the have mutually decided to Kashyap played cupid music composer. part our ways and end our between them. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2019 sport 12

PTI n MUMBAI ndia will have to address the many ‘WC is long way away, inadequacies laid bare by a resolute IWest Indies in the second T20 International when the two teams SERIES DECIDER made up of power-hitters square off let's focus on present’ in what promises to be an enthralling series-finale here today. India face Windies in winner takes it all contest at Wankhede PTI n MUMBAI The stylish batsman then The rubber is locked 1-1 after gave his rationale for why he two-time world champions West India vs Windies he Indian team might be wants to take one series at a time. Indies turned on the style in the sec- Live from 7:00pm IST Ttreating every bilateral T20 “We are playing against a ond T20 International in STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK assignment as an audition for quality team and hereafter Sri Thiruvananthapuram following a next year’s World Cup but vice- Lanka is coming, then we go to Virat Kohli special in the lung-open- captain Rohit Sharma prefers to New Zealand and thereafter er in Hyderabad. focus on the present instead of there are a lot of T20s to focus For India, the focus will once losing sleep over a marquee on. If we focus on the present, again be on young guns like off-spin- event, which is still 10 months that will help us more than any- ner Washington Sundar and under- away. thing else. fire wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh India will lock horns with “Right now, we need to see Pant. two-time world T20 champions what are the mistakes we are The spotlight on Pant, especially, in the series-deciding third making so that when we come has been obsessive and it is expected match here even as the efforts to out and play every fresh game, to be no different when the team takes find the right combination for we look like a different side.” the field at the Wankhede Stadium. the marquee event continue. Talk about chasing, Rohit As for Sundar, it would be inter- “See, I don’t want to keep agreed that India have been bet- esting to see whether the team man- saying that we are trying to build ter while batting second com- agement persists with him or gives a squad for the (T20)World pared to defending totals as chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav a Cup. It is still a long, long way one found out in the first two game. ahead. We just need to focus on games in Hyderabad (won while Sundar has taken only three wick- winning the series and that will chasing) and ets in the last five T20s that he has keep us in good state, moving Thuiruvananthapuram (lost played (two against West Indies and forward,” Rohit said on Tuesday while defending). three against Bangladesh) and leaked ahead of the series-finale. “Yes, of late our chasing has 144 runs in 23 overs that he bowled. “If we keep winning games, been good compared to posting He also ended up wicket-less in keep doing the right things on targets. It was a good target that the two T20 Internationals against the field, the composition of the we posted but again it’s a new set South Africa. team will take care of guys. Sundar's fielding is another aspect (of itself),” Rohit “There are a lot of inexpe- about which skipper Virat Kohli added. rienced players along with expe- would be worried. In the last game, he rienced players but that is what dropped a sitter of Lendl Simmons, every T20 team now has, bit of whose 45-ball 67 laidthe foundation Rohit Sharma, top left, Kuldeep Yadav, right, Ravindra Jadeja, front left, Deepak Chahar, right, warmsup during a training session AP/File Picture inexperience, along with that of the West Indies' eight-wicket tri- some experience. Those two umph. ing in the wings, Pant will have to against Bangladesh but has not man- Pooran and Shimron Hetymar are SQUADS elements need to come togeth- Kuldeep last played a T20 against come good sooner than later. aged to repeat the show this time among the runs and they will look to India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL er to form a very composition New Zealand in Hamilton back in But in overall analysis, India's bat- around. With Mohammed Shami continue the form. Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, (composite) side.” February. He warmed the benches in ting has never been a problem. around, Chahar will have to step up. Add to it, the firepower of Brandon Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, He gave West Indies the first two games. Opener Rohit Sharma, who had a Also, India's fielding was way King, Jason Holder and skipper Kieron Ravindra Jadeja, Washington credit for chasing a tar- For Pant also things are only get- rare-twin failure, would be raring to below par. The dropped catches and Pollard, the West Indies can look Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, get of 171 on a slow track. ting tougher. The focus on him has go before his home crowd. several mis-fields prompted Kohli to unbeatable on their day. Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, “When you talk about been unrelenting and it won't be easy K L Rahul and skipper Kohli are say if the performance does not Even their bowlers, including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shami, setting targets, on that pitch (in for him to regain the early form that also among the runs. Shivam Dube, improve, no score would be enough. pacer Sheldon Cottrell, are among the Sanju Samson. 2nd T20 Intl), a target of 170 plus made him seem like Mahendra Singh who slammed his maiden T20 fifty, The hosts are also good chase- wickets. Along with Cottrell, Kesrick West Indies: Kieron Pollard (171) looked decent. When we Dhoni's heir apparent. showed he can hit towering sixes and masters but will need to learn how to Williams, leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr (captain), Fabian Allen, started batting, the wicket was Coming in at No.4, Pant made he would want to perform before his defend targets. and Holder, will have to bowl in the Brandon King, Denesh on the slower side, the shot- scores of 33 not out, 18, 6, 27, 19, 4 home crowd and so Shreyas Iyer. On the other hand, West Indies right areas to stem the flow of runs. Ramdin, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin making was not that in the last seven T20s that he featured However, bowling is a slight con- will also fancy their chances to clinch The West Indies also have fond Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, easy although in. cern. A profligate pace duo of Deepak the series after the terrific comeback. memories of playing T20s at the Shimron Hetmyer, Khary the West His last T20 fifty came against Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar Their top-order batsmen, partic- Wankhede as in the 2016 ICC World Pierre, Lendl Simmons, Jason Indies made it West Indies in August, in Providence. leaked runs in the first two matches. ularly Simmons, are in splendid form. Cup semi-final, they defeated India and Holder, Hayden Walsh Jr, Keemo look very With the likes of Sanju Samson wait- Chahar had a memorable series Also the likes of Evin Lewis, Nicholas went on to win the title. Paul, Kesrick Williams. easy.” Pollard’s IPL experience will benefit WI Don’t mess with Mahi about the much-speculated PTI n MUMBAI “He knows things inside future of Dhoni, who has out and that will definitely been on a sabbatical ever est Indies coach Phil help our bowlers mainly, there ‘Pollard is a smart thinker’ since India’s semifinal exit WSimmons on Tuesday are a few youngsters in this for- PTI n MUMBAI we play them,” said Rohit. from the ODI World Cup in said the team would be bank- mat. It will definitely help,” he “He (Pollard) is a very England earlier this year. ing heavily on skipper Kieron added. ohit Sharma has seen a smart player, smart thinker “That (Dhoni) guy is a Pollard in the series-deciding There have been lot of Rcapable leader in Kieron and he has been the captain of legend. The last thing he will third T20 International against dropped catches from both Pollard from close quarters and the team. When it comes to want is to impose himself on India as his understanding of the sides and Simmons said believes that his longtime Mumbai (Indians), he has an Indian team, having the pitch due to IPL exposure there should be no excuses for Mumbai Indians teammate has always been part of the leader- known him. will be “invaluable” for the fielding lapses. been responsible for a trans- ship group and last year when He is wanting to take a bowlers. “You will not win games if formed West Indies side in I wasn’t available for one game, break but he is going to play Pollard has played a lot at you drop them. The players white ball format. he captained MI. So, he has the IPL,” Shastri said on the the Wankhede Stadium as he will have to tell you if it is the Rohit termed the West always been part of the leader- show ‘The Inspiration’. has been part of the Mumbai lights or whether it is their exe- Indies captain as a “smart ship group and I know how he Asked if he isn’t ruling Indians IPL squad and cution or their position,” he thinker of the game”. thinks.” out a comeback by the 38- Simmons said his experience said. “I know Pollard really well Rohit agreed that the year-old, Shastri answered, will help the visiting bowlers. “...I do not like excuses. I and he has a great knowledge Caribbeans are unpredictable as “The amount of sport he has “(Kieron) Pollard has think if you drop a catch it is about the game. I know as a a side. played... If he puts himself in played a lot at this venue, the your fault. You can blame the leader what he would be expect- “They are very unpre- Ravi Shastri and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a file picture AFP contention... If he feels after others have not played that lights but I think we just have to ing from the team. Under his dictable as a team, you never the IPL that ‘I am good much. I think the experience keep working hard so we do not Pollard looks on during training AP leadership, it is a different team know what they can come up PTI n NEW DELHI World Cup but the enigmat- enough to play for India’, which they have got from here drop any,” he added. he has been doing well in the that we are seeing now, so yes, with on a given day, like we saw ic former captain would don’t mess around with that.” is invaluable and especially Pollard replaced Jason twin roles. we have to be at our best when the other day,” said Rohit. ndia coach Ravi Shastri “never impose himself” on Dhoni, after maintain- the captain (Pollard), as he has Holder as the captain of the ODI “I didn’t have Jason (Holder) Isays none can “mess around the team. ing a stoic silence on his been here for 10 years,” team, while he replaced Carlos a lot in the ODIs when I was players. He lets them know sense that they know that he’ll with” Mahendra Singh Dhoni In a soon-to-be-telecast future plans for months, had Simmons said in the pre-match Brathwaite to become skipper of there (as a coach) before. Kieron exactly what he wants from give everything for the team,” if he decides to be in con- interview on ‘India Today’ recently stated that, “Don’t ask press conference here. the T20 side and Simmons said (Pollard) is proactive with all the them. He’s been good in the Simmons said. tention for next year’s T20 channel, Shastri was asked anything till January.” It’s an emotional moment: Azhar on return of Test cricket to Pak No more int’l cricket at neutral venues PCB invite CA for Test series RAWALPINDI: Pakistan will PTI n KARACHI The PCB official lament- no longer look for neutral ed that whoever from the venues to stage home inter- he Pakistan Cricket Board board had agreed to the exist- national cricket matches. Tis trying to convince ing Future Tours Program “The onus will be on Cricket Australia to send its schedule has not given the other teams to tell us national team for a Test series enough importance to Test why they can’t play in in Pakistan in 2022, according matches. Pakistan,” Pakistan Cricket to its CEO Wasim Khan. “It is unfortunate that we Board chairman Ehsan “Cricket Australia has are among those countries Mani told the Associated agreed in principle to play who play the least number of Press on Tuesday. three Tests in Pakistan’s home Test matches in a season. “Our default position series. Obviously, we are Whereas other leading will remain that Pakistan is doing everything to ensure nations play 8 to 14 Tests in Micky Arthur explains some bating techniques to Niroshan Dickwella AP safe. We play cricket in Australia agrees to play in a year we don’t even get six to Pakistan (and if) you want Pakistan in 2022 and it is an seven,” he said. to play against Pakistan you ongoing process,” Khan told Khan also confirmed that Mickey’s presence is big have to come to Pakistan.” reporters. the PCB has dispatched the “It’s only logical that He added that under the proposed itinerary of the ICC advantage: Karunaratne cricket comes home,” Mani new Future Tours Program, Test Championship Tests to said. AP whenever Pakistan and the Bangladesh Cricket Board PTI n RAWALPINDI But we have to do things right in Australia play a bilateral series to be played in January. the middle and implement our us. We know how important it will include three Tests. “We have sent the itiner- ri Lankan Test skipper plans properly.” this series is. Australia has not toured ary and are awaiting a SDimuth Karunaratne feels "Our bowlers have to bowl “We need to turn to reverse Pakistan since 1998, forcing response. After Sri Lanka’s the presence of former Pakistan in the right areas to every bats- our results and get back on the the 1992 World Cup champi- arrival to play the two Tests coach Mickey Arthur in their man and we have to also apply winning track as there is a lot ons to conduct their home we don’t foresee any problems camp will be a “big advantage” ourselves in batting and fielding. of pride in Pakistan cricket and series’ at neutral venues, in the Bangladesh board when his side take on Azhar Ali’s Pakistan has never been an easy we need to win back the confi- including Sri Lanka, England, agreeing to send their team in men. side to beat at home. The good dence of the fans,” he said. and UAE. January,” he said. “Mickey is with us and pre- thing is we know their game well Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dimuth Karunaratne pose with trophy before start of Test series PCB The under-pressure viously he was the coach of the having played regularly against Pakistan skipper also made it to be disciplined to beat Sri Azhar said one can’t say for Pakistan team as well so it is a them in gome or UAE,” he said. n PTI RAWALPINDI of 10 years when Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Azhar also clear that Sri Lanka would be a Lanka at home or away,” he said. certain how much time is positive thing for us that he He added that playing in they take on Sri Live from 10:05am IST conceded that the tough side to beat even in “We have to rely on our required to rebuild the team. knows the Pakistan team very Pakistan for the first time serves he return of Test cricket to Lanka in a two-Test SONY ESPN NETWORK series is a make-or- home conditions. bowling attack. Yasir Shah did- “We have never kept closely and that has given us a lot as a motivation for him do well TPakistani soil is an emotion- series starting here break situation for “Sri Lanka has always been n’t do well in Australia but he patience and we don’t give the of confidence for this series,” he in the series. al occasion, captain Azhar Ali today. his team it has not been play- a tough team because they play has won us many matches and rebuilding process time. I think said on the eve of the match. “I am in Pakistan for the first said on Tuesday but that will “All the players are very ing well in Test cricket for disciplined cricket. We also I think he will return to his old these players have a lot of However, the skipper said time and that is also a motiva- not come in the way of his emotional about this Test series. some time now. Pakistan lost 0- have to play disciplined crick- self in this series. We have potential and they will soon the onus will be on the his play- tion for me to do well as I have team’s efforts to make amends It is great to be back to our 2 to Australia et in every department. Test confidence in our attack and we come out of their comfort zone ers to execute plans properly. played against them at home and for a disastrous tour of home grounds and I just hope “It is unacceptable the way cricket demands disciplined are backing them,” he added. once they play under different “His presence is a big advan- in UAE. But this will be a differ- Australia. that Test cricket returns regu- we lost in Australia. The last cricket. You can’t win a test in There is a forecast of rain conditions. We have to keep tage to us as he knows each and ent experience for me and most Pakistani players will play larly to Pakistan now,” Azhar two series in South Africa and one session but you can lose a here on the second and third patience instead of calling for every player very closely. How our guys who are playing here Test cricket at home after a gap told a media conference. Australia have been tough for test in one session. So one has days of the match. changes,” he asserted. they think. How they prepare. for the first time,” he said.