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ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Dakshinayana Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula Padyami till 4.20 am (Tuesday) Star: Revati till 10.18 am RTC strike singes KCR Varjyam: Nil Durmuhurtam: 12.25 pm to 1.11 pm and 2.45 pm to 3.31 pm Rahukalam: 7.30 am to 9 am HIJRI CALENDAR Forty new electric buses benefit buddy Megha Reddy Safar 14,1437 AH PRAYERS DC CORRESPONDENT Central government in the already made several alle- took over the company. What sweetened the deal a state government propos- Mr Reddy’s family mem- Fajar: 5.08 am HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 form of a subsidy. The gations that the real inten- Trinity Infraventures used was an assurance by the al to the Centre under a bers, who are directors in Zohar: 12.12 pm remaining amount is paid tion of a crackdown agai- to be owned by ‘Goldstone’ state government that it scheme called the Faster MEIL, into the Trinity An ongoing income-tax for by the state govern- nst the strike and firing Prasad, prime accused in would offer a contract for Adoption and Manufactu- board. They include Mr Asar: 4.18 pm search has unearthed a ment. In the case of over 48,000 employees was the Miyapur land scam. purchasing electric buses ring of Electric Vehicles Pamireddy Pitchi Reddy Maghrib: 6.01 pm link between Megha Olectra, that subsidy has because of the TRS govern- Mr Prasad also promotes to MEIL-Olectra (FAME) in India, Phase II. (whole-time director at Isha: 7.10 pm Krishna Reddy, a close not gone to the TSRTC, but ment desire to privatise the Goldstone Power. With Greentech Ltd on behalf of Under this, 334 electric MEIL), Mr Rama Reddy SUNSET TODAY 5.55 PM acquaintance of Chief to Olectra Greentech, whi- the RTC and hand over its the takeover of Trinity the TSRTC. Olectra buses were to be pur- Pamireddy and other rela- Minister K Chandrasekhar ch is owned by Mr Reddy’s assets to companies close Infraventures, Reddy’s Greentech Ltd is a manu- chased, of which 309 are tives, as non-promoter me- SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.09 AM Rao, and Olectra firm, Megha Engineering to its top leadership, that MEIL secured a 50 per cent facturer of electric buses for the Greater Hyderabad mbers of the Trinity board. MOONRISE TOMORROW 6.29 PM Greentech, a company that and Infrastructures Ltd this exclusive dealing con- stake in an associated com- and autos, and its plant is Zone and the rest for A source close to the MOONSET TODAY 6.21 AM has been chosen to supply (MEIL), which has so far firms such fears. pany, Goldstone Infratech, located at Jedcherla in the Warangal as part of the Goldstone Prasad family electric buses to the state. conveniently pocketed an The income-tax search whose name was subseque- erstwhile Mahbubnagar Smart Cities mission. said that besides MEIL, Olectra Greentech has amount of `40 crore. revealed that on August 10, ntly changed to Olectra district. I-T sleuths recovered doc- which had 50 per cent COUNTER POINT supplied 40 electric buses. It is interesting in the 2018, MEIL bought one Greentech, after MEIL ent- In the first phase of the uments which show MEIL share in Olectra, the Each bus costs close to `2 backdrop of the ongoing crore equity shares of ered the picture, according deal, MEIL-Olectra sup- taking a 50 per cent control Prasad family had 38 per crore, out of which `1 RTC strike, when the Trinity Infraventures, for to documents accessed by plied 40 buses. The buses in Olectra Greentech Ltd. cent share, while the rest crore comes from the Opposition parties have a sum of `650 crore, and Deccan Chronicle. were purchased following It also showed the entry of was with the public. 2 RTC staffers end In memory of the fallen lives, turn martyrs Driver succumbs; Conductor hangs himself JAYENDRA CHAITHANYA T. | DC HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 ANOTHER RTC DRIVER TRIES Ganguly set to An RTC conductor in the TO COMMIT SUICIDE IN STATE be BCCI chief city committed suicide hours after an RTC driver ANUDEEP Mr Bathini Ravi, poured Mumbai: In a dramatic turn succumbed to his self- CEREMILLA | DC petrol on himself and of events, former Indian immolation attempt at a WARANGAL, OCT. 13 attempted suicide. cricket team captain Sourav city hospital on Sunday Police and other Ganguly emerged as con- While D. Srinvas Reddy An RTC employee attem- employees who were pre- sensus candidate to be died at the DRDO Apollo pted to commit suicide in sent snatched away the BCCI’s new president after Hospital, TSRTC employee Narsampet on Sunday, petrol can from him and Brijesh Patel appeared to B. Surender Goud commit- the third such case in the stopped him from putting have grabbed the coveted ted suicide in the evening. last two days. The strik- a match to himself. Police post. Union home minister The 48-year-old was work- ing TSRTC employees threw water on him and Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah ing with the Ranigunj were conducting vanta shifted him to a hospital. will be the new secretary Depot-2. varpu at Narsampet in Mr Ravi is a native of while Arun Dhumal will be Quoting from his family Warangal Rural district. Nallabelli and works out the new treasurer. Monday members, a Kulsumpura All of a sudden, a driver, of the Narsampet depot. is the last day to file nomi- police official said Goud nation for BCCI posts. — PTI had borrowed money to construct a house. The Reddy had died earlier on hospital on Saturday that ■ Full report on Page 15 salaries of RTC staff have Sunday. He had doused the sacrifice of his life was TSRTC employees participate in a candlelight rally to pay homage to deceased RTC bus driver Srinivas Reddy at the not been paid this month, himself with petrol and set for the betterment of strik- martyrs memorial at Ramnagar in Hyderabad on Sunday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE and Goud’s EMI cheque himself on fire in support ing RTC employees. bounced. of the ongoing strike. Srinivas Reddy’s suicide Lunar ice may be Depressed by this and His dying declaration attempt left him with the prospect of being sack- was recorded by a magis- about 90 per cent burns. OPP. BLAMES KCR, of recent origin ed from the RTC, Goud trate. In it, he said he took He was rushed to a private Boston: Some ice deposits committed suicide, the the extreme step due to the hospital in Khammam and GHMC drivers join RTC CALLS TO JOIN found on the moon’s south officer said. He committed government’s decision to was later shifted to Apollo pole may be much more suicide by hanging. His dismiss striking RTC staff. DRDO Hospital in the city. recent than previous esti- family members noticed Srinivas Reddy, of As word spread of his OCT. 19 STRIKE mates that they are all bil- him and shifted him to Vastavai in Krishna dis- death, hundreds of strik- duty to earn more money lions of years old, according Mythri Hospital where he trict of Andhra Pradesh, ing RTC employees rushed IREDDY SRINIVAS to a study that may boost was declared brought lived with his family in to Kanchanbagh to pay MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ABOUT 50 PER CENT It’s believed that drivers REDDY | DC the already growing inter- dead. His body is being Khammam and was a dri- their respects, and tension HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 are lured by the RTC’s HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 est in exploring this part of shifted to the Osmania ver with the Khammam prevailed at the hospital. of the drivers have daily wages. As a result, the lunar surface. Resear- General Hospital for post- RTC. After attempting sui- The TSRTC strike has evaded duty the past piles of garbage have piled TS Congress working chers noted that counting mortem. cide, Srinivas Reddy repo- ■ Page 7: Cops blocked RTC been tough on the Greater three days. It’s up at all transfer stations. president and MP A. the number of smaller RTC driver Srinivas rtedly said at a Khammam protesters’ entry Hyderabad Municipal Even GHMC commission- Revanth Reddy alleged craters formed inside the Corporation (GHMC). believed that er D.S. Lokesh Kumar not- that Chief Minister K. larger ones helped the sci- Drivers in its transporta- drivers are lured by iced this at Imliban trans- Chandrasekhar Rao’s entists date the craters. tion wing were reluctant the RTC’s daily wages. fer station during a sur- uncompromising behav- to attend duty as they pre- As a result, piles of prise inspection on Satur- iour resulted in RTC dri- ■ Full report on Page 9 fer moonlighting at for day. He asked officials to ver D. Srinivas Reddy’s CM may skip Huzurnagar private buses under RTC, garbage have piled up clear it immediately. death. He invited mem- which pay `2,000 per at all transfer stations. However, matters were bers of the students’ Prasad takes S.A. ISHAQUI | DC face and insist that the Party working president eight-hour day. This worse on Sunday as the unions, the revenue HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 public meeting will hap- K.T. Rama Rao also can- dwarfs wages at the civic In recent years, 176 vehi- transfer station was filled unions, the Singareni pen, come what may. celled his road shows in body. As a result, garbage cles were declared unfit with garbage because the unions, the NSUI, and back comments The TSRTC has turned The police, which has to Huzurnagar this past wee- pick-up from transfer sta- and auctioned. The GHMC 2,500 Swachh auto-trolleys other unions to join the New Delhi: As Opposition into such a headache for take care of the VIP's kend. He has addressed tions has suffered the past uses 234 hired 25-MT did not pick up from state bandh called on parties came down heavily Chief Minister K. Chand- arrangements for a public only one road show, that three days. capacity garbage vehicles households. Private agen- October 19 by RTC on his comments about big rasekhar Rao that he has meeting, also disclosed on October 8. About 5,280 metric tonne to shift garbage to the cies were paying `800 to employees. He also asked business done by three changed his mind about that it has no confirma- In view of intensifying (MT) of garbage is generat- Jawaharnagar dumping `1,000 as daily wages, for the police to join in. films on October 12 to campaigning for his TRS tion from the Chief RTC stir, the top TRS lead- ed daily in the city. Of yard. 12 hours. The RTC, on the “Rulers have built counter claims of an eco- candidate in the Huzur- Minister's Office about a ership feels opposition this, 2,510 MT is wet Highly-placed sources other hand, is paying empires with the sacri- nomic slowdown, Union nagar by-election. public meeting on either parties may provoke RTC waste, 1952 MT is dry say about 50 per cent of the `1,500 to `2,000. fices of RTC employees minister Ravi Shankar He was to address a pub- October 17 or 18. workers to create some waste and the remaining drivers have evaded duty When contacted, and now the time has Prasad withdrew his com- lic meeting on October 18, Suryapet police sources trouble during the ruling 820 MT is other waste. The the past three days. Viswajit Kampati, addi- come for the empire to ments on Sunday saying but the intense RTC stir also have not received any party's campaign. Internal GHMC uses nearly 500 Private agencies which tional commissioner collapse,” said RTC JAC they had been “twisted and suicide of two RTC application from the TRS reports suggest that the trucks, 2,500 Swachh auto- maintain hired vehicles (transportation), said the convener Ashvathama completely out of context”. drivers have weakened seeking permission for a party candidate has an trolleys and over 18,000 told civic body officials GHMC would ensure the Reddy. “We are fighting his resolve. It has left public meeting by the CM. edge, TRS sources pointed workers for the collection that drivers who visited clearing of garbage as a for our self-respect and ■ Full report on Page 8 party leaders hanging, Hence some TRS leaders out, and no one wants to and disposal of waste in its their villages for Dasara priority since it would we will win this fight. though they put on a brave feel he may not visit. disturb this. 30 circles. never returned for duty. impact city sanitation. Very soon the people of the state will decide on who should be dismissed Saudi team visits from their posts.” COLLATERAL | DAMAGE Some schools and colleges defy TS order, ask students to attend classes BJP state president Dr West Bank K. Laxman alleged that Ramallah: Saudi Arabia's democracy has taken a national football team back seat in the state . arrived in the West Bank on “The state failed to give Sunday, on a groundbreak- Extended break irks schools, colleges salaries to the employees ing visit to play against for their work. The CM is Palestine on Tuesday. The RAJESWARI PARASA | DC asked students to attend them with other issues. being warned with loss of College said that this was Students on the other hand trying to privatise the game will be played in Al- HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 classes from Monday. Today it’s the RTC strike, pay in case of absence. in the interest of students. say that reaching those RTC,” he alleged. Ram, between Ramallah and The Ranga Reddy District tomorrow it might be som- Other institutes are run- “The faculty is sacrificing points from other areas in Mr V. Latchi Reddy, Jerusalem, and marks a While educationists oppose Education Office said: “If ething else. How can scho- ning school behind closed in this regard,” said SIEC. the absence of buses would president of the Deputy change in policy for the extending holidays due to any private school man- ols remain closed through? doors for 9th and 10th class “All parents are requested be difficult. Many schools Collectors Association, Gulf state, which has previ- the RTC strike, the school agements deviate from They are compensating it students. A few have asked to ask their wards to attend and colleges have nonethe- and Mr N. Laxminara- ously only played against education department will rules and disobey orders of with Saturdays, but those students to come in casual classes as per schedule, less declared holiday with yana, president of VROs Palestine in third countries. enforce the government enforcement, then their days are already designat- dress. fourth year first semester messages to parents that Association, said that the Four years ago a similar order to keep schools school recognition would ed for other activities. It’s Several colleges have dec- exams will be conducted as they would reopen on revenue unions were tak- game was ultimately played closed, threatening cancel- be cancelled.” not a solution,” said acade- ided to start classes from planned, from October 14.” October 21. But TS welfare ing the RTC employees’ in Jordan after pressure on lation of school recognition Educationists were criti- mician Anjali Razdan. Monday as mid-term exa- The institute told stu- residential schools would side. the Saudis not to go to to those that disobey. cal. “Education and health Schools are messaging ms are scheduled. A mes- dents it would provide tra- be conducting classes as Israeli territory. — AFP Nonetheless some private are important and the gov- parents to send students to sage from the Sreenidhi nsportation to those com- most students have ■ Page 7: Teachers’ unions schools and colleges have ernment should not link school and teachers are Institute of Engineering ing from Uppal and ECIL. returned to the institute. to support strike c m y k c m y k

PAGE DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD 2 Top award PAGE Police commissioner Anjani Kumar awarded Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award for excellence in police adminis- City 3 tration by Deshabhimani Charitable Society DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Crackdown on single-use

10,000 participants plastic may begin soon extended support by Almost everyone will be affected by the imminent ban participating in ADITYA CHUNDURU DC Unless the tiative was a good one but Cancer Run HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 there needs to be more manufacturers clarity. “We need to be SEVEN PLASTIC TRADERS — V.C. Sajjanar The Telangana state gov- of plastic items in told what exact items are Cyberabad commissioner of police ernment has ambitious areas such as banned. We are facing SLAPPED `48,000 FINE plans to ban single-use Katedan stop mak- such issues in states such plastic in all municipali- as Maharashtra and DC CORRESPONDENT should have at least cre- Alfred Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford, at the Iskcon, ties and panchayats. ing them, sales will Tamil Nadu where the HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 ated awareness and Secunderabad, on Sunday. — S. SURENDER REDDY IN BRIEF Municipal administra- continue. There is a ban is already in place. given us some time. The tion minister, K.T. Rama demand after all.” The lack of a strict defini- Seven plastic traders government has not Rao, had on Thursday –– HARSHIT, tion leaves room for have been fined `48,000 done any such thing.” CULTURE IN announced the decision harassment by officials as they were distribut- The central govern- Ford to raise funds on Twitter and said the a shop owner and that can lead to cor- ing plastic of less than ment had declared the SOUTH INDIA IS cabinet would soon ruption,” he said. 50 microns for their ban in August but the greenlight the proposal. had come to learn of the Mr Kakani added that products. The plastic demand for the plastic MIXED: EXPERTS For a society that government’s decision in the coming days, repre- was being used for products is very high for Iskcon temple depends so much on plas- through a Telugu newspa- sentatives of TAAPMA sweets, food products and traders have stocked DC CORRESPONDENT tic, it is anyone’s guess per. He said he is clueless would try and meet with and other regular day-to- according to the HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 how successful this ban what to do about it since government representa- day requirements. demand. The action now DC CORRESPONDENT the third meeting of the will be. Almost everyone, if plastic bottles, most tives to plead their case. Traders have also been being taken by the gov- HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 day. The first meeting was A composite culture developed without exception, will likely to come under ‘sin- “Business will definitely booked for distributing ernment has put traders with businessmen and the in South India but not in north be affected by the immi- gle use plastic’, were be affected,” he said. garbage bags, plastic and manufacturers on Alfred Ford, the great second with devotees in India stated historians, nent ban. For some, it will indeed banned, he would Roadside vendors were plates, cups and other the back foot. They now grandson of Henry Ford, Abids. By the evening, they experts, professors and be a minor inconven- be in trouble. “My busi- mostly unaware of the disposables. have surplus stock with was in the city to attend a said, as much as USD researchers who were dis- ience; for others, it will be ness will suffer a major development. When The deputy municipal them and have to switch function organised by the 250,000 (`1.7 crore) was cussing the impact of histori- a blow to their livelihood. setback. I have no alter- asked about the matter, commissioner of to an alternative. International Society of raised for the temple. cal processes on the different Mr Harshit, owner of a native. I hope the govern- most of them said they Hayatnagar has fined The manufacturing Krishna Consciousness Overall, the temple is states of India at the South shop on Subhash Road ment takes us into did not know about the them in the anti-plastic units too in Balanagar, (ISKCON) at the ISKCON expected to cost USD 500 India History Colloquium. near RP Road, said he account before it proposed ban. It may be drive carried out in their Jeedimetla are in a temple in Secunderabad on million. It is expected to Br Labeed Shafi, president of would stand to lose a lot announces the rules, recalled that Prime circle. The traders have dilemma as they have to Sunday. Ford was visiting open in 2022. the Student Islamic once the ban is since there are so many Minister, Mr Narendra been regularly supply- change the manufactur- the city as part of his effort Ford said this was his first Organisation of India, said, announced. He sells dis- like me,” he said. Modi, on October 2, ing to weekly markets ing process to shift to the to raise funds for the visit to Hyderabad. He has “Indian history is being posable cups, glasses, Large manufacturers Gandhi jayanti, had stat- and have been told that alternative. The less Temple of the Vedic visited nearly 70 countries changed in a systematic man- plates and covers. too are quite wary. Mr ed that single-use plastic plastic of less than 50 than 50 micron units are Planetarium (TVOP), as part of the fund-raising ner. The history and cultures “Currently, I have no Mohit Kakani, a member would eventually be microns must not be dis- also home-based manu- dubbed by the organisation drive. of South India are diverse and alternative. My shop’s of the Telangana and phased out across the tributed any more. facturing in small sec- as the largest temple in the “I really like Hyderabad. It it is important to preserve future depends precisely Andhra Pradesh Plastic country. Mr Manohar P, a trader tions where the world, in Mayapur in West is a clean city, the people are them.” on what specific items the Manufacturers One vendor of dosas who was fined, said, machines have been Bengal. friendly and the roads are Prof. Suleiman Siddiqui, for- government will ban,” he Association (TAAPMA) said he would simply stop “What are we to do with installed. Speaking to Deccan great,” he said. We wonder mer vice-chancellor of said. and director of city-based using plastic plates. “I our stocks? There is These will now have to Chronicle, Ford said the which city he is talking Osmania University, said, Asked about the recent Karni Packaging Private serve the food on steel stock which can last for be shut down as the envi- project was very close to his about. “Muslims did not come to GHMC drive against sin- Limited, said he was plates with clear plastic three months. Before ronmental hazard of heart. “This was the dream Also, as part of the India because of Mohammed gle-use plastic, Mr waiting for the govern- sheets on them. I will not declaring that single-use plastic waste is a major of my guru, Srila Secunderabad event, the bin Qasim but had arrived Harshit said if he didn't ment to clarify its inten- use the sheets. However, plastic is banned, they challenge. Prabhupada. In the final padukas (footwear) of Lord during the time of the Prophet sell the items, his com- tions. His company they are freely available years of my life, he asked Balaram (Nityananda) were in Kerala. They were in trade petitors would and then makes, among others, sil- at any shop,” he said, puz- me personally about financ- flown in from Mayapur. from that time. The difference he would go out of busi- ver-coloured plastic zled by the question. expected of us.” The tic thinner than 50 ing this project,” he said. They were paraded inside between north and south is ness. “Unless the manu- pouches that are used to Meanwhile, officials lie GHMC too is waiting for microns. Ford's visit to the the temple compound for that in the south, the Hindus facturers of plastic items pack food. in wait for the govern- further instructions. He told Deccan Secunderabad temple was the devotees. and Muslims lived side by in areas such as Katedan “I panicked the moment ment order. Mr M. However, it has sprung Chronicle on Friday: “The side, in peace with each other, stop making them, sales I saw the chief minister’s Praneeth Kumar, public into action on discourag- public is still not aware of and Hindu kings provided the will continue. There is a tweet,” he said. “The relations officer of ing the use of plastic. On the rules on plastic. Many Muslims with opportunities demand after all,” he problem is that there is Telangana State Thursday, Ravinder violators continue to for trade. In the North, there said. no proper definition of Pollution Control Board Goud, assistant medical feign ignorance. Once a was always a rift. A war for Perhaps one of the most single-use plastics. Even (TSPCB), said, “There are health officer (AMOH) at government order is the government always per- affected stakeholders are the cover of a biscuit a lot of stakeholders, GHMC in Begumpet and issued, there will sisted in this region between the manufacturers. Mr packet should be banned. TSPCB, GHMC and other Secunderabad, was part undoubtedly be pressure the religious communities. Imam Hussain, a PET Almost all plastic is sin- local bodies. Unless we of a team that dished out on us to meet the pre- Mohammed bin Qasim was bottle supplier operating gle-use,” he added. get the government order, three fines amounting to scribed targets and con- part of one such war.” out of Katedan, said he Mr Kakani said the ini- we won’t know what is `65,000 for usage of plas- trol plastic use.” 60 more to be felled PAGE It is unfortunate that nearly 50 trees have been cut and another 60 large trees are ready to be cut. Speakout 4 — K. Shobha Rani, PC Apts, Somajiguda DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Poor roads add to waterlogging woes GARBAGE DUMP AT ROADS DUG UP TERRIBLE CONDITION OF BADI MASJID TOLICHOWKI X-ROADS IN SINGADA he Badi Jama Masjiq, at Qutub Shahi, in Musheerabad,is suffering from neglect for over two here is a huge garbage dump Tyears now. The famed plasters of its Minarets áre opposite a temple, under the BASTI NOT FIXED falling off. The rainwater is seeping through the terraces Tflyover at Tolichowki cross- and has become a danger for the faithful who offer prayers roads, where waste is rotting but he road leading to here. Despite several complaints to the Archaeology depart- officials of the GHMC don’t take Crescent high school ment, there has been no action. The most urgent attention of any action. Since it has been rain- Tin Singada Basti, the Archaeology department is needed before any life is lost. ing every day for weeks now, this Road No 10, Banjara Hills, — S. Mohd & Arif Hussain dump has become a breeding was dug up for laying it Musheerabad ground for pests and flies, and the afresh 10 days ago. But residents are suffering from vari- since then, no work has ous viral fevers, including dengue. been carried out on thjois There are several hotels and stretch. The locality is GARBAGE DUMPS IN RK NAGAR PARK restaurants located very close to heavily populated area the dump. Even during the Dasara and residents are facing he garbage dumps at RK Nagar park in Malkajgiri lie festival, the garbage was never hardships with foul smell unattended to for weeks. Due to this garbage, elderly removed by the GHMC. emitting from the dug up Tpeople and kids find it difficult to use the park. People — Mufaviz Khan drains on the road. We are falling ill because of the flies and mosquitoes. Kindly Tolichowki request the GHMC, area help us to get rid of this. corporator and other con- — Kalyana Bala & Balaji cerned authorities to take Malkajgiri up the road works at the earliest and end the diffi- culties people in the area 6th DEATH ANNIVERSARY OBITUARY are facing. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. — Sultan M Ahmed Ps. 23:6 Banjara Hills, IN LOVING MEMORY OF Road No 10

OBITUARY The souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God. Wis 3:1

Mr. S.L. JAYARAJ DOB: 05.05.1941 DOD: 14.10.2013 We cherish your memories VICTOR WILSON MJ Colony has roads to hell You will always be with us in spirit DOB: 30.04.59 DOD: 12.10.19 Inserted by: Wife: Mrs. Hemalatha Jayaraj Funeral today at St. Mary’s Basilica J Colony in Moula Ali is There are dozens of stray dogs in for laying pipelines, and were Son & Daughter-in-law: Anil & Sunila at 11:00 a.m. followed by Burial at being neglected and treat- our area, which are creating closed with mud, without laying a Daughter & Son-in-law: Anitha & Sam Bhoiguda Catholic Cemetery. Grand Son: Daniel Levi Details : 9989432827 Med very badly by the panic and fear among residents, new road. This muddy road is authorities. There is always a pile especially women and children. nothing less than hell during Manda Joseph Sunder Rao (CA-3039) (Aged 67 Years) of garbage, uncleared and unat- They bark round the clock, espe- these rainy days, or rainy weeks. Husband of Ms. Neela Maria OBITUARY OBITUARY tended to for many days, especially cially through the night, disturb- We, the residents, have requested Passed away at his residence on 13.10.2019 in Nampally. near the Bombay Heights entrance ing the sleep of all residents. The our corporator and MLA to take The Funeral Requiem Mass will be held up to Road No. 5 and 6. We have road leading to the Gayatrinagar up these issues seriously, but they at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ramnagar tweeted pictures and registered water tank is in a very bad condi- don’t respond. today at 2 PM, thereafter burial at the Bhoiguda Cemetery in Secunderabad. complaints since January 2019, but tion since years. Last month, — S.I. Hussaini May his soul rest in peace. Amen nothing has been done in response. roads were dug in the entire area MJ colony, Moula Ali Inserted by: Deepak Kiran (Son) Bhavana Shree (Daughter) Alex Mani (Son-in-law) Near & Dear in the Family Ph: 9963775172, 8978420054 WATERLOGGING IN Save the park (CA-3042) OLD BOWENPALLY am writing to request T. PRAKASH Smt. MADHUBALA RAIBAGHI authorities to save the DOB: 25.09.1968 DOD: 13.10.2019 DOB: 28.01.1949 DOD: 13.10.2019 We regret to inform the sad We are sorry to inform about sudden his is to draw the attention of Ipark area near Naga Hills, demise of our Brother T. Prakash demise of our beloved Mother Smt. the GHMC and as well as the Raidurgam, beside Prashanti Funeral on 14.10.2019 at Madhubala Raibaghi on 13.10.2019. FUNERAL: Thigher authorities that the Hills, Khajaguda. I request Bansilalpet Crematorium Today (14.10.2019) at 11:00 a.m. sudden downpours have led to the GHMC officials of Inserted by : T. Ravi Chander Inserted by Sons: waterlogging, especially in Sri Sai Serlingampally to immediate- Brothers & Sisters Sanjeev Raibaghi, Mehender Raibaghi 9701073434 ; 9394800235 Ph: 9290612965 Enclave Colony of Old ly secure the park by con- Bowenpally, Division 119, and structing a bund and safe- (CA-3041) most low-lying areas nearby. Garbage near hospital in Shantinagar guard surrounding houses Safe in the Arms of Jesus IN LOVING MEMORY Whenever there is rain, our and area by laying a pipeline I have fought the good fight, I have finished colonies are almost immediately request you to publish this picture of garbage in front of rear gate for the excess water flow. Due the race, I have kept the faith 2 Tim 4:7 inundated. Commuters and resi- of the Nice Children Hospital, Shantinagar, Masab Tank, Alamgir to recent rains, water has dents have a tough time in moving IMasjid road. This is the condition of a hospital in a city, whose overflowed and submerged or stepping out, causing severe surroundings should be clean but where garbage has been not some of the houses and low inconvenience. Vehicles are get- cleared for many days. Hospital authorities and the GHMC should laying areas, beside the park. ting stranded due to water-logging coordinate to keep at least a children’s hospital area clean and Due to waterlogging, there at regular intervals due to unat- hygienic. are chances of spread of dan- tended manhole problems in the — Syed Irfan gerous diseases like dengue. colony since a long time, due to Malakpet Several people have reporting the gross negligence by the seeing snakes, causing fear GHMC. We urge higher authori- and danger to lives of people. SUSAN LAWRENCE ties to fix the issue permanently If kept open, the park can also 2nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY DOB: 17.04.1956 DOD: 09.10.2019 Mrs. VELLORE DAYAMANI DRAINAGE Death is swallowed up in victory (In Chennai) W/o V. Mohan and ease sufferings of residents of be encroached upon, whose 1Cor.15:14 With deep grief and sorrowful hearts we DOB: 14th Oct, 1950 DOD: 5th Oct, 2019 this area. fencing has already been bro- mourn the loss of our dearest Susan Memorial Service on 14th Oct, 2019 — Mohammed Wasif Ali ken and damaged. Lawrence W/o Richard Lawrence. Monday at 6:00 p.m. in CSI Wesley OVERFLOW IN Daughters: Janet & Family, Sarah & Family Church, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. Old Bowenpally — T. Chandra Shekar Brothers, Sisters and Family Forever In Our Hearts Reddy May God in His mercy rest Inserted by: MASEED BANDA Khajaguda her soul in His peace. HUSBAND & FAMILY MEMBERS (S/1920/D01034) (S/1920/D01031) he Sri Prabhupada IN THE LOVING MEMORY OF MEMORIAL SERVICE Township in TMaseedbanda of Kondapur, part of the Serilingampally mandal of GHMC NOT CLEARING Ranga Reddy district, have been suffering from a massive JOHN ISRAEL THADI overflow of drainage from the DOB: 12.12.1967 DOD: 14.10.2017 GARBAGE FOR past two months. No one is Inserted by: Smt. Priya John (Wife) taking any action. It has and Family Members SEVERAL MONTHS become impossible to cross the Ph : 9704294341 road. (S/1920/D01027) t is very unfortunate that — R. Narotham Reddy garbage is not cleared by Maseed Banda SHRADHANJALI IGHMC for months. Despite PAGOLA SUVARNA DEVAVARAM many complaints about sanitary C.J. SHAKUNTALA NAIDU DOB: 02.04.1935 DOD: 08.10.2019 On Monday the 14th October 2019 at issues, the local supervisor does W/o C.S. Jairam Naidu 7:00 p.m., Christ Church Lalaguda, not respond at all. Our area, in the 1st Year Death Anniversary Secunderabad-17. vicinity of Jiaguda police colony, will be held on 14.10.2019 From : FAMILY MEMBERS with a police station less than 100 Inserted by: FAMILY MEMBERS Mob: 9573951065, 9849402611 meters away, has became a hub of (S/1920/D01036) (CA-3037) life threatening diseases. There is 3rd DEATH ANNIVERSARY 6th DEATH ANNIVERSARY a school not more than 20 feet away. DOCTORS, CURE — Sree Kishan Jiaguda YOUR HANDWRITING Late Smt. PUSHPALALITHA YADAV W/o. Late Sri Babulal Yadav (Boxer) I am attaching a copy of a pre- We all miss you Maa. 13th Day Ceremony will held today at scription I got as a registered 5:00 p.m. at 33-127/1B, Officers Colony, OVERCHARGED pharmacist. Despite a R.K. Puram, Secunderabad. Inserted by: Supreme Court ruling over a From your Belovers, Children Grand FOR BOTTLED year ago that doctors should Children & Great Grand Children. write in block / capital letters 9989221829 WATER or print prescriptions, the (CA-3036) S. SABITHA Kamala SAKU BAI rule hasn’t seen the light of Days, Weeks, Months, Years are passing. But your memories W/o Late. Kamala Dayanandam went out for dinner the day. When would doctors are still fresh & alive. “You shall remain in our in the last week with start writing clearly and legi- Inserted by: hearts for ever” S. Satya Narayana (Husband) Inserted by: Imy family to Kinara bly so that patients and atten- Dr. Hemanth Shetty (Son) Grand, formerly known dants do not have to get wor- Mr. Ashok Shetty (Son) KAMALA SAMASTHANAM INUNDATION, CHOKED Smt. Sucharita (Daughter) Cell: 9866209473, 9550414675 as Swagath Grand, ried and anxious? When will & Grandchildrens. 6300825310 Attapur. After having we see doctors using technol- dinner, when I was about DRAINS IN SIKH VILLAGE ogy to print prescriptions or (S/1920/D01029) to pay the bill, I noticed write clearly for sake of cor- 10th DEATH ANNIVERSARY that a water bottle was he primary reason for city lanes rect dispensing of medicines The memory of the just is blessed Prov. 10:7 charged `32 while the and roads getting waterlogged even by pharmacist? I hope this MRP (maximum retail Tthere is little rainfall is because of awakens the conscience of price) is `20. I request garbage- and sand-choked drainage. the most learned and respect- the authority concerned Over 15 days back, many homes on the ed set of humans. to look into the matter ground floor were flooded in the SBI — Deepesh Surana and take necessary Colony, Sikh Village. The SCB sent a Sadar Bazaar, Bolaram steps. team of drainage cleaners and the — Hassaan Ahmed garbage was removed. But it is still lay- Khan, Shaikpet ing on the footpath of the SBI Colony and the Temple Rock enclave junction, which should be picked by the SCB Van.The question is whether SCB too doesn’t have Mr. B.S. PETER (Retd. Principal) vehicles or is its fleet also missing? (as Promoted to glory on 14.10.2009 reported about the 900 autos of GHMC Your principled and prayerful life is a source of inspiration to all of us. on October 6). Will we be able to see our your memories are still fresh in our hearts. colonies getting swatchh as publicised in Wife, Sons, Daughters-in-law, Grand the “Banega Swatchh India.” Children and Great Grand Children. — Rinki Jagawat, Sikh Village Ph: 7386011380, 9849565477 (S/1920/D01026) E-payments for power bills PAGE When representatives come for meter reading and print on-the-spot bills, they can as well collect the Speak Out 5 amount via digital means. — Govardhan Thoutam DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD High time GHMC reboots garbage disposal DRAINAGE WATER Stray animal block roads at Saidabad

FLOWING IN HOMES t has become very difficult to drive on most roads, especially while have made several complaints to taking turns. In particular, the road opposite the Hanuman temple, the HMWS&SB, Red Hills divi- ISaidabad main road, where stray animals rest on the road for days Ision, about drainage water flow- but on one takes any action. It is risking the lives of motorists and cre- ing into our house. It is regrettable ating severe traffic bottlenecks. that despite my repeated follow-ups, — Abdul Aleem not action is being taking towards a Hafez Baba Nagar repeated resolution. Every three or four days, drainage water is flowing back into our house. We are unable to stay and bear the toxic and unbearable smell. We seek immedi- ate action to be taken for a perma- nent solution for this problem. Online grievance reference: Grievance on 06/10/19, regarding chockage customer premises, regis- tered with token number:1283. The reply was it would be addressed within 4 days and solved as per Citizen Charter. — Mohammed Ali Nayyar Rainwaters overflow at Illegal septic tank on road Red Hills n the Ocean Park main road, a new drive-in food place has CLEAN UP AKBAR HILLS Monda market sprung up, named Fire 44. The owner of the place has illegal- uring the rainy season, we have an overflow of Oly constructed an open septic tank on the main road. Despite IN UPPERPALLY water to knee-level at Monda market. People requests to remove it, the owner ignores the matter. The civic situa- Dare suffering from lots of allied problem dur- tion here has worsened, with drainage waste overflowing and reach- would like to draw the attention ing rains for months. The people are so vexed with ing the road. It has covered the entrance of my property too. It caus- of the Rajendranagar authorities this government and GHMC that there are memes es health hazards to people around. Itowards the unhygienic condi- going around that Monda market in Secunderabad — Aashish Sirigiri tions in Akbar Hills, Upperpally. has become a tourist attraction and a rival to the Hyderabad The roads of the locality are filled famous floating flower market of Thailand. with water and dirt. During rains, — Ajay Puneriya drainage and sewage water flood Monda market our houses. It is more than 20 days now since our house has been flood- ed completely, as the main GHMC drain is blocked. As a result, our drinking water is contaminated. SV Officers Colony Germs and mosquitoes are breeding throughout our locality, causing ill- nesses and viral fevers among the in a mess residents, specially children. Parties create garbage, kid dies Repeated complaints and visits to he Sri Venkateshwara Officer’s Colony in the GHMC office at Rajendranagar Ramakrishnapuram is in a pathetic condi- have elucidated no response. I of dengue in Hussaini Alam Ttion. We, its residents, experience frequent request the authorities concerned to power cuts, sometimes five to ten times, per day. look into this, clean the drainage am a housewife and don't want to disclose my identity out of fear in We don’t have power for four to five hours. When and arrange for pest control. voicing this complaint. I live in Ahata Moosa Quadri in Hussaini we call the Lal Bazaar electricity office, they do not — Dr Mohd Khadri IAlam. In our locality, some people are regularly throwing parties. respond. Phones are kept aside and the standard Akbar Hills, Upperpally The problem is not their parties, per se, but afterwards they make the answer is the subscriber is unavailable. The AE area unbearably dirty. It becomes difficult to walk through the street. does not pick up the phone ever when we try to Rains have made it disastrous. Our society has become an adda for reach out. When the supply is restored, often it is dengue mosquitoes. Many children in the neighbourhood are suffering of either low voltage or only for one phase. NO GARBAGE from dengue and other viral fevers. A boy died of dengue in our neigh- Sometimes, for hours, one part of the road has bourhood recently, the only son in his family. Help us to solve this prob- power and the other side does not. CLEARANCE AT lem created by these parties. The government has introduced Swacchh How is one supposed to manage a home, and Bharat Abhiyaan but it is limited to theory. work, operate online work, maintain electronic JUMMERAT BAZAAR — Reader devices and appliances at home without power? When it comes to bills, the electricity department am a resident of Jummerat demands additional charges for customer service Bazaar, near Rani Avanti statue. and development, fixed randomly. One wonders IThe GHMC municipal workers what service and what development? don’t come to our area to clear the — Catherine Philip garbage. Everyday, lots of people S.V. Officer’s Colony, R.K. Puram. pee in the open. People dump garbage around openly. Stray ani- mals come and make the area their Dear Readers, Deccan Chronicle is not just your favourite newspaper. It is also your voice, and a recourse. place to hang. The unbearable foul Bad roads? No water supply? Too many power cuts? Garbage dumps unattended? Sewerage blocked? smell from garbage impacts our Schools without teachers? Hospitals without doctors? Write to us. Your problems, your issues — and lives. The GHMC takes no action, send a few photographs. We will fight for you, raise your issues, as always. despite the fact that there is a tem- Email to [email protected] with the ple and a school nearby. Please remove garbage from our area. subject line ‘My Issue’. — Rameshwari Thakur Jummerat Bazaar Garbage next to Muslim Maternity hospital

am a resident of receive our future generation? Osmanpura, Chaderghat. The boundary wall of the IMy house is located close to maternity hospital is being the Muslim Maternity used by public to relieve them- Hospital. I wish to bring to selves, which is disgusting for attention of GHMC the irregu- residents of the area, besides lar clearance of garbage in our the unhygienic situation it cre- locality, especially beside the ates. Pavements are overflow- maternity hospital. The city is ing with heaps of waste and in the grip of viral fevers. Our uncollected garbage is left to pathetic civic infrastructure rot. The air is filled with foul has made people suffer from smell. The area has become a deadly diseases. breeding ground for mosqui- Our locality has become toes and flies that spread dead- unhygienic and is a health haz- ly diseases. We request con- ard. What is especially unac- cerned authorities to take steps ceptable is that the dumping is to clear the garbage at regular being done just next to a hospi- intervals and stop this menace. tal where women deliver — Mirza Maqsood Baig babies. Is this the way to Osmanpura TRAFFIC CHAOS IN Traffic on Street SCHOOL ZONES ll schools in Hyderabad and No 9, Lingampally ASecunderabad will have traffic problems at n the last week of August, Deccan Chronicle had published school zones once the school my complaint about the wrong parking of vehicles on Street reopen. Stopping vehicles to INo. 9, Lingampally, adjacent to Reddy Women’s College, in allow children to cross the Narayanguda. The situation remains the same even now. In fact, road causes huge traffic it has worsened. This illegal park has not only blocked the traffic jams. There are often fights but also provides a “safe zone for public to urinate”. between the general public in — Rajeev Deshmukh a rush and stakeholders of Narayanguda the school – parents, school administrators and traffic police. Police also do not pay attention, and security guards deployed by school administration take total charge and stop vehicles. Traffic police seldom moni- tors traffic in front of schools, especially in the mornings. School zones are blocked by children’s par- DRAINAGE OVERFLOW IN ents’ vehicles. Police, if any, is busy doing the right thing, of course – helping children BHOLAKPUR cross the road from the innu- merable buses, cars and auto- he drainage in our locality rickshaws that ply the kids. Bholakpur near the Sheker Reddy Traffic police must come out THospital is overflowing since 15 with a clear policy to ensure days. No concerned official has respond- fair rules for all concerned. ed to any complaints or is taking any — Syed Shamsuddin action. Maghrabi and Minhaj — Irfan Pasha Syed, Red Hills Bholakpur Power struggle PAGE Jagan says AP is being penalised despite having the highest share City 6 of renewable energy at 25% DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD RTC STRIKE Rain fury slows down but floodwater yet to recede

T.S.S. SIDHARTH | DC It is painful to see the HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 RAIN IN WITHDRAWAL MODE extreme form Houses in Renukanagar, in Dammaiguda, were IN CITY, SPELLS CONTINUE of protest and death inundated with water DC CORRESPONDENT ate rains and thunder- of RTC staff after Saturday night’s HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 shower activities. rainfall. The houses are During the last 24 — Pawan Kalyan still submerged 48 hours After bearing the brunt hours, the city has after the rains stopped. of an aggressive south- received a cumulative 0.9 Jana Sena leader Bal Raj, a resident of the west monsoon, during mm of rainfall. colony, who opened his its withdrawal, the city All these weather con- house doors only to let on Sunday witnessed ditions are prevailing IN water in, said: “There was spells of light showers in due to the presence of a BRIEF earlier a kachha bund isolated areas of the city. cyclonic circulation over near the water body, and According to officials Andhra Pradesh and the this had never taken from Skymet, a private adjoining region in the Speeding SUV place. But for the last weather forecasting out- lower levels, reads a fore- three-years, our houses fit, the month of October cast issued by Skymet. kills pedestrian are filled with water every began with a bang for “Heavy rain is may Hyderabad: A pedestrian time it rains.” the city in terms of occur at isolated places. crossing the road in The houses are thought rains. Thunderstorms accom- Abdullapurmet was mowed to have been built on ille- During the last couple panied by lightning, are down by a speeding SUV on gal land parcels that were of days, the city of very likely to occur at Saturday night. The police grabbed from lake beds. Hyderabad has been isolated places over have booked a case and have Asked if the house was receiving light to moder- Telangana,” IMD said. alerted their counterparts to legitimate, Mr Raj said he trace the identity of the Several political leaders, including BJP state president Dr. K. Laxman, MRPS leader Manda Krishna Madiga had purchased the house deceased person. and Congress working president A. Revanth Reddy, along with TSRTC JAC leader Aswatham Reddy visit not the land. “We have no ■ THE HOUSES the Dammaiguda Lake is Abdullapurmet inspector S DRDO-Appollo Hospitall in Hyderabad on Sunday. — P.SURENDRA particular document are now frothing and trigger- Devender said that the acci- which can clarify whether thought to have been ing panic amongst resi- dent took place at around 10 the land on which our built on illegal land dents of illnesses or rash- pm on Saturday near house is built is legal. We parcels that were es. I have been writing to Balijaguda crossroads close had purchased the house the government and civic to Peddamberpet Outer Ring from those who had regis- grabbed from lake body for the last one-and- Road. A speeding car which tered it with the taluka,” beds. a-half months, but to no was heading towards Suicide not a solution, Mr Raj said. avail,” said Venkata Vijayawada rammed a pedes- P. Santosh, another resi- there is fear of burglary,” Subba Rao, a resident of trian who was crossing the dent of the area said, he said. A little further Dammaiguda. road. The driver of the vehi- “Colonies like Ambedkar- away, the Jawaharnagar The stench is unbear- cle was rash and negligent nagar and Sathyanara- Dumpyard’s leachate is able. “For years now, we and driving at high speed, he BJP tells RTC workers yana Colony are complete- making its way into the have heard the govern- said. ly waterlogged. Residents Dammaiguda Lake, leav- ment talk about shifting have to arm themselves ing a foul smell to perme- the Jawaharnagar Dump. Laxman blames TRS govt’s attitude for driver’s suicide with a mop and bucket to ate the residences in the But that has still not hap- Lawyer held for clear the water from their area. pened. Why are we bear- AVINASH PUJARI | DC homes. The children and “There are puddles of ing the brunt of abusing woman HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 STATE TEACHERS’ women have been moved black water in the open Gachibowli or Jubilee Hyderabad: An advocate from THOUSANDS GATHER TO out and only men are at areas around our house. Hills’ waste?” questioned Saroornagar was arrested on TSRTC bus driver UNIONS TO home. We cannot leave as Courtesy of the leachate, M Medha, resident. Sunday for allegedly outraging Srinivas Reddy, one RECEIVE DRIVER’S BODY the modesty of a woman. He among the 48,000 corpo- SUPPORT STRIKE allegedly abused her and inter- ration employees sacked DC CORRESPONDENT ■ TENSION PRE- rupted the Bhathukamma pro- by the state government KHAMMAM, OCT. 13 FROM PAGE 1 gramme in which she was partic- who set himself ablaze VAILED at the ipating. According to on Saturday, died on Thousands of workers Khammam bus CPI(M) leader Tammi- Saroornagar police, a complaint Sunday while undergo- and people received the depot and police neni Veerabhadram said was received from a woman liv- ing treatment at the body of RTC driver the state has to take ing at Lingojiguda that when she DRDO Apollo Hospital. Devireddy Srinivas personnel were responsibility for Red- along with her colony members BJP state president K. Reddy, who succumbed posted to deal with dy’s death. He con- were taking part in Bathukamma Laxman said, “The state to his self-immolation any situation. demned the CM’s com- festival and arranging a small government’s attitude attempt, at Warangal ments on employees. sound system, a resident of their towards TSRTC employ- crossroads in Khamm- were posted to deal with “Had if the CM colony, B. Subash, an advocate, ees is atrocious. Chief am at 6 pm on Sunday. any situation. responded positively on repeatedly complained to the Minister K. Chandrase- Congress former MP Mr Sanjay said Chief the issue of RTC emplo- police about the noise and inter- khar Rao is directly V. Hanumantha Rao, Minister K. yees, Srinivas Reddy’s rupted the programme. responsible for the death BJP Karimnagar MP Chandrasekhar Rao life would have not been When the woman and other resi- of Srinivas Reddy.” He Bandi Sanjay, RTC JAC and his ego were the lost,” said CPI leader K. dents went to Subash’s house to urged RTC employees convener Aswathama reason for the death of Narayana. “It was gov- question him for interrupting not to take any extreme Reddy and co-convener Srinivas Reddy. He said ernment provocation their programme, he reportedly step as the BJP would Raji Reddy accompa- the sacrifice will not go that led to his extreme used filthy language against her remain with them till nied with body from waste and Mr Rao step.” and also beat her. their legitimate deman- Hyderabad. Leaders should agree to talks Jana Sena president K. ds are accepted and emp- from the CPI, Congress, with the RTC JAC. Pawan Kalyan said the loyees sacked en masse CPM, Telugu Desam, Traffic on Bypass intervention of Telan- Woman’s chain taken back on duty. BJP and CPI (ML) New Road was disrupted gana’s political leaders Laxman announced Democracy paid trib- stranded with the pro- would have saved snatched that the BJP will fully utes to Srinivas Reddy. cession of Reddy’s body Reddy’s life. “Can we support the call of RTC workers, who and give him back to his fam- Hyderabad: A septuagenarian TSRTC JAC for took part in the proces- Drivers from various ily? It is disturbing that woman had her chain statewide Bandh on sion from Warangal deports paid tributes by even after Telangana snatched on Sunday morning October 19. The state crossroads to Srinivas garlanding the body became a separate state, while she was plucking flow- BJP president and senior Reddy’s residence at and took an oath that incidents like this are ers from a tree in front of her party leaders also visited Raparthinagar raised they would continue the happening,” he said. house. The chain was stated the DRDO Apollo slogans like ‘Srinivasa protest tilll their Minister Errabelli to weigh four tolas. Hospital following the Reddy Amar Hai’, ‘Your demands are fulfilled. Dayakar Rao told the According to Chandanagar RTC driver’s demise. sacrifice do not go Mr Aswathama Reddy media that the CM was Overflowing water gushes from clogged drains at Vidyanagar even as the area is police, the victim, Laxmi Senior BJP leader N. V. waste’ and “A martyr said Srinvas Reddy sac- striving to develop the inundated with rainwater. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE Devi, 76, is a resident of Old Subhash warned the lost to protect RTC’. rificed his life for the RTC’s condition. He MIG Quarters in BHEL area. Chief Minister that he His wife Savitri, sons welfare of RTC work- accused political parties At about 7.45 am, Ms Laxmi will have to face the heat Saiabhiram Reddy and ers. “We will not forget of misleading RTC Devi was plucking flowers in coming days if he con- Sai Karithik Reddy, who his sacrifice and contin- employees by saying from a tree in front of her tinues to ignore RTC are working in the ue our strike”, he said. that the CM would priva- PUBG-addict 16-yr-old house when two unidentified employees and does not Indian Air Force and RTC JAC leaders con- tise the corporation. persons on a motorcycle accept their demands. the Army, were con- sulted with the family The PRTU and 22 other snatched the gold chain from Party leader T. R. soled by the leaders. members on the last teachers’ unions said her neck. The victim alerted Sriniwas said it is high Tension prevailed at rites of Srinivas Reddy they would support the boy stages kidnap drama her family members and then time Chandrasekhar Rao the Khammam bus and it is decided to con- strike, and that they intimated the police. She gave up his ego and depot and bus station duct them on Sunday wanted to join the DC CORRESPONDENT ■ HE ATTEMPTED to inspector said. identified the bike model and resolved the strike going and police personnel night. protest after Dasara hol- HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 On October 12, the boy’s said the snatchers could be on since past nine days. idays. The PRTU said extort `3 lakh from mother received a mes- between 20 and 22 years of that the extension of Addicted to PUBG, an his parents after sage that a ticket was age. Based on her complaint, holidays at educational online game, a 16-year-old they snatched his booked online from a case of robbery was regis- institutions by the gov- Intermediate first year mobile phone as he Hyderabad to Macherla in tered and a team is working RTC STAFF HOLD ernment was meant to student staged a kidnap Guntur district of Andhra on the clues to nab the sus- Extended hols has dilute the RTC issue. drama and attempted to was not concentrat- Pradesh, where the boy’s pects. CANDLELIGHT extort `3 lakh from his ing on his studies. maternal grandparents parents after they live. On sharing the infor- VIGILS AT DEPOTS APSRTC STAFF snatched his mobile Raidurgam police and mation with the police, a parents in a tizzy phone. mentioned that he had team rushed to the bus TWO GIRLS DC CORRESPONDENT TO FIGHT FOR TS The boy cannot be taken away `2,000 from stand and rescued the boy, HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 KANIZA GARARI I DC cies? Our schedule for named as he is a minor. home. he said. DROWN IN HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 managing children is The resident of Raidurgam inspector S. The boy had scored 9.8 Striking Telangana Sta- going haywire. Their COUNTERPARTS Sriramnagar Colony was Ravinder said that during GPA during his Class X MADANAPALLE te Road Transport Corp- Sunday morning was school is from 8 am to 4 studying in a private col- investigation it was found examinations. After get- oration (TSRTC) emplo- not calm and relaxed for pm and after that there DC CORRESPONDENT lege and undergoing that the boy had boarded a ting addicted to the game, DC CORRESPONDENT yees conducted candle- parents of young chil- are classes till 8 pm at VIJAYAWADA OCT. 13 coaching for IIT. Addicted bus to go to Mumbai the he lost focus on his stud- NELLORE, OCT. 13 light vigils in front of dren as the state govern- night. This helps us to PUBG, he was not con- same day. He got down at ies and was not perform- bus depots on Sunday ment’s decision to manage our home-work The joint action commit- centrating on his educa- Sholapur to use the toilet ing well, he said. Two girls drowned in a tank honouring the memory extend the Dasara holi- balance.” tee (JAC) of APSRTC tion and his mother took but the bus had left by the The inspector said: “The near Madanapalle when they of driver D. Srinivas days by a week has upset Grandparents who employees staged a away the phone. time he returned, police boy was depressed and ventured into the water to wash Reddy who died earlier their plans. With both came to stay for the protest at all depots of On October 11, the boy said. “The boy borrowed a undergoing what looked their legs on Saturday. Though in the day following a parents usually work- Dasara have returned to Andhra Pradesh in 13 told his parents that he mobile phone of a passer- like withdrawal symptom. their mother and aunt were self-immolation attempt. ing, looking after chil- their homes as schools districts supporting the would visit his friend but by and called his mother. He was traced to MGBS at nearby washing clothes they Hundreds of employ- dren has become some- were to open on Monday. TSRTC employees. did not return. After He changed his voice and around 5 pm on Saturday failed to notice Shameera, 11, ees gathered at RTC thing of a juggling act. Serish V.K., who works They announced to searching for him, his told her that her son was and was handed over to and Asifa, 5, going to the crossroads, which is The extension is a in an insurance compa- attend duties wearing parents lodged a com- kidnapped and asked for a his parents and advised to water. near Bus Bhavan, the happy time for school ny, says, “We decided red badges on October 19 plaint with the ransom of `3 lakh,” the provide counselling.” The children told their moth- RTC headquarters, and children as one can that we will split the after which they will er Raziya and aunt Nazrana bus depots holding can- judge from the celebrato- responsibility and each announce their plan of that they are going to relieve dles. They counselled ry emojis they have put of us will take time off action. On the occasion, themselves before they left. each other to stay strong up on their social media from work. There is no all members of the JAC The women realised that the and not take any groups. But parents now other option. My son is assured Telangana RTC Mystery over girl’s death two girls are drowned when extreme step. have to do some detailed in Class V. We cannot opt workers that they will they noticed their footwear “It is unfortunate that planning to ensure there for a day care centre for support them and close to the tank but the we have lost a soul in our is someone at home for seven days.” appealed to them not to DC CORRESPONDENT Prabhu at Gangamma ing. Meanwhile, local children were nowhere to be struggle, we want all our the kids and they are Some are planning to commit suicide. NELLORE, OCT. 13 temple in Tirupati on Dalit associations said found. comrades to be brave sufficiently occupied take their children to Recalling the threaten- Friday, with the help of that they suspect the girl Locals rushed to the spot after and fight for their rights. and entertained. office at least for a day, ing speeches by TS Chief Mystery shrouds the some friends. The parents was murdered since she the women raised an alarm and The government should Sangeeta K., a while others are hoping Minister K. Chandrase- death of a 17-year-old girl of the boy and elders of married a Dalit boy. fished out the girls and rushed conduct talks to end the researcher with a phar- to find a friendly neigh- khar Rao, JAC convener who was found hanging at the village convinced the Members of the Dalit them to the government hospi- strike,” said a protestor maceutical company, is bour. Pooja Shah, an IT Pallisetti Damodara Rao her parents’ residence at couple to separate since associations lodged a com- tal in Madanapalle. on condition of very upset as these unex- employee, said, “I work said that even though Reddipalli village in the girl is a minor. They plaint with the police. However, medical officers anonymity. pected holidays are in the evening shift and the strike by RTC work- Santipuram mandal late sent the girl home. Palamaneru DSP declared them brought dead at A union leader, S. clashing with her quar- have decided to have my ers in TS entered the on Saturday. According to However, the girl was Arifullah and Kuppam the hospital. Rural sub-inspec- Babu, said they were terly research audit. friend’s children over in ninth day, it was not locals, the girl married a found hanging in her inspector Saiprasad tors Dileep Kumar and requesting employees “How can government the morning. Seven days proper for the state gov- 19-year-old boy, Prabhu, of room. Her parents cremat- examined the cremation Harihara Prasad registered a not to lose heart and take decisions based on will be managed at each ernment to behave Oddumadugu village as ed the body after inform- ground and booked a case. case and is investigating the commit suicides. their whims and fan- other’s homes.” adamantly. the two were in love. She ing the matter to the vil- Investigation is in matter. eloped and married lagers on Sunday morn- progress, police said. Mudra gift PAGE Planning Board vice-chairman B. Vinod Kumar appeals to PM to give Mudra loans Politics 7 to those running small businesses DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD COPS STOP RTC PROTESTERS AT Caste, religion play little role here HOSPITAL GATE ■ Huzurnagar voters divided equally between Congress and TRS, BJP hardly present FROM PAGE 1 SRIRAM KARRI | DC Government should GARIDEPALLY The Hyderabad police (HUZURNAGAR), OCT. 13 deployed a large number realise the agony of personnel to prevent As the sun sets after a hot the striking workers caused by the RTC humid day over the small from entering the hospi- strike to the public town, a small convoy of tal. The employees Congress campaign vehi- staged their protest in — G. Kishan Reddy cles drives slowly to the front, demanding that central junction and stops. Reddy’s body be shifted MoS home affairs Opposite the police sta- to Bus Bhavan at RTC tion, possibly the oldest crossroads. Police barri- and most important build- caded the area and took IN ing here, the Congress 86 employees into pre- BRIEF leaders stand on the vehi- ventive custody at differ- cle that has been altered to ent stations. UTTAM SLAMS act as an election stage, Doctors from Osmania with mikes and lights. General Hospital were KCR’S HANDLING People come towards the called to Apollo Hospital vehicle, the gathering com- for the postmortem. His OF RTC STRIKE prises party enthusiasts body was then handed and activists as well as over to his family and DC CORRESPONDENT curious bystanders. The escorted by police to HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 police and party cadre Khammam. work hard to ensure there Congress Malkajgiri Telangana Pradesh Congress is no traffic jam, but the MP A. Revanth Reddy Committee (TPCC) president road is narrow and every- paid a visit to the hospi- and Nalgonda MP Capt. N. one driving past slows tal and consoled the fam- Uttam Kumar Reddy strongly down to see the leaders. ily. He told the media condemned the attitude and A rare RTC bus passes, that during the approach of Chief Minister slows down and stops. The Telangana statehood Mr. K. Chandrashekhar Rao in driver, not a staffer but a movement five years dealing with the RTC strike. private employee hired in ago, Srikantha Chary’s Addressing a series of corner an emergency, ironically, death had propelled the meetings in Mattampally man- wants to hear what the movement till a separate dal as part of his campaign for excitement is about. The state was achieved. the Huzurnagar byelections on travellers look on interest- Srinivas Reddy’s death Sunday, Uttam Kumar Reddy edly at the rally. A com- at the same hospital described KCR as the most irre- muter tries to quickly buy would create a similar sponsible and insensitive chief a bottle of water from a movement in the state to minister. nearby shop, shouting to support the RTC He said that the TRS govern- the little girl at the counter employees. ment did not respond when to get him a chilled bottle “Srinivas Reddy gave a RTC unions served the strike and waving a `20 note dying declaration that notice following the rules and through the window. A calling the RTC employ- made no efforts to meet their cow ambles down the mid- ees as self-dismissed cre- justified demands. When the dle of the road slowly, ated chaos in their lives. RTC employees went on strike, unsure whether to settle So he attempted sui- the chief minister reacted in down on the left side or the cide,” said Mr Revanth an insane manner and the right. No one minds it. As the D-Day draws closer, leaders and workers of the TRS and Congress have intensified their campaigns in Huzurnagar. Reddy. “A case should be announced dismissal of more Children run around registered against than 48,000 employees in a sin- excitedly, trying to get a live. It is prime time TV castic. “Why would I not Congress for so long. Now, care passionately about Congress candidate responsible persons gle stroke. He also stopped flag to hold. Activists shoo stuff. I saunter towards vote for KCR? I have moved we want a change,” says parties. Most people work Padmavathi Reddy, people based on the dying dec- their previous month's salaries them away, but they keep them, listening, looking to my two-bedroom house. Balakrishna. for one of the parties and cheer. laration.” and they were also denied coming back, pesky, rebel- for an opening to become a My son has got a job. We Meera interjects. “He is a back some leader. Years Earlier in the day, I had Kanchanbagh inspec- treatment at the RTC Hospital, lious, and reluctant to part of it, lingering. are getting drinking water TRS man. Balakrishna back, there would be mur- witnessed Saidi Reddy tor J. Venkat Reddy said he said. miss out on any action. “No way Saidi Reddy will from Mission Bhagiratha. recently got married and ders over political differ- undertake padayatras and the dying declaration Several youths stop their win,” one of them is argu- Everything we hoped got a bike in dowry. Does ences. Now, we only dis- address rallies. The ener- will be shared with the motorcycles and cycles by ing. “Who is he? It is about when we fought for he go in buses? Ask me, I cuss,” explained Rajaiah. gy is infectious, despite Khammam police which the roadside and listen as KCR alone, and his work. Telangana state has come do. I will not for the TRS.” He calls another person the hot, hot weather. The is investigating the case. REVENUE STAFF an Osmania University What has he given us?” true.” But he won’t vote for to share his views. The green fields and filled student gives a passionate Some of them nod in Some laugh, some are not Congress either. It is all young man, Rambabu, vis- canals speak of a level of ■ Doctors from SUPPORT RTC speech about the youths agreement, some laugh amused. about their respective ibly better off than most prosperity. “This part feels Osmania General who fought for Telangana derisively. “Do we have power sup- party. “I am a Telugu around, confesses he gets more like Andhra, and it is WORKERS’ STIR statehood but have been After a point I make them ply? Do we have pensions? Desam supporter. I will `1.2 lakh a year for his 12 not too far either,” said a Hospital were called betrayed by Chief Mini- tell me their names and Are not fathers of girls get- show KCR who says my acres of land as a farmer. TRS leader. “We have to Apollo Hospital for DC CORRESPONDENT ster K. Chandrasekhar ask them to explain their ting financial support dur- party is dead that it is But he will not vote for the cement factories. But all the postmortem. His HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 Rao. People cheer the stand. They are happy to ing their wedding – Kalyan not.” TRS. “I am rich. I will get aspirations of develop- speaker. He raises the respond, honestly, openly. Laxmi or Shaadi Mubar- The contest is two-party money no matter how I ment have been belied. We body was then handed In a major boost to the ongoing tempo of the rhetoric. The biggest takeaway is ak? Are not farmers get- by a huge margin and nei- vote. What about people need a new leader to over to his family and stir of the Telangana State They cheer even more. the secular nature of the ting Rythu Bandhu,” one ther the BJP nor the TD like Meera or Hafeez here? arise.” escorted by police to Road Transport Corporation In nearby tea stalls and constituency. Neither reli- of them asks. matter to most voters. The This government only Across villages in Khammam. staff, the Telangana Revenue small old benches, menfolk gion nor caste is dis- Will the RTC strike and arguments go on, but it is works for the rich, nothing Huzurnagar, Neredcherla, Employees Association on gather to discuss the cussed. It is not that they move to fire employees clearly a tough contest. for the poor. We did not Garidepally and Mella- Sunday announced their sup- October 21 election. Not don’t matter, but it is make an impact, I ask. Election Commission want a Telangana to create chervu mandals, more peo- port to the strike. too many women are almost like they don’t exist “Of course, not. There observers are around, tak- another era of exploita- ple were surprisingly for- CITY HOSTING Telangana Deputy Collectors around post sunset, as factors. It is a rare dis- are hardly a few hundred ing snaps, videos, check- tion.” tright about who they Association president V. though womenfolk have tinction for any con- employees in Huzurnagar. ing bags and vehicles. More leaders arrive, would vote for, and why, CHRISTIAN Latchireddy, Telangana Village been part of the campaign stituency in India; secular, For us it is about giving Counting anything that is more speeches. More dis- than during the Assembly Revenue Officers Association effort all day. I shortlist oblivious to caste, but pas- the TRS a chance, give an expense. cussions, more jibes, and elections in December last. leaders S. Ramulu, G. Upender one group that is in the sionate about parties, and Saidi anna a chance. We “In Nalgonda and Surya- more rebuttals, and no And the verdict is clear, no YOUTHS’ MEET Rao, N. Lakshmi Narayana, midst of a no-holds-barred leaders. have stood by Uttam pet, and in Huzurnagar conclusion. Every time a one can be too sure who is Ravi Nayak, and V. Ramulu fight, fit to be televised The TRS critic turns sar- Kumar Reddy and the and Kodad regions, people leader invokes the name of winning. DC CORRESPONDENT were speaking at the condo- HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 lence meeting in the city on the suicide of RTC driver Srinivas ANDHRA PRADESH Hyderabad is hosting Reddy. over 450 Christian The association leaders said youths from different that the state government has states at the Catholic to change the anti-employees Secretariat shift rumours Health Association of attitude and have talks with the India training centre at employees’ leaders to solve Medchal to participate their demands. in the second national They said that they would cer- shadow Amaravati’s fate youth conference in col- tainly foil the conspiracy to laboration with the eliminate the revenue system MD ILYAS | DC Indian Catholic Youth in the state and they would also VIJAYAWADA, OCT. 13 MANGALAGIRI, TADEPALLI Movement. The event, go for the strike for their which started on demands in the coming days. Doubts about whether TO BECOME MODEL TOWNS Sunday, will continue They said that there was no Amaravati will continue till October 17. head of the revenue depart- to be the capital city of AP DC CORRESPONDENT Prathuru and 33,944 live Over the next four ment in the state and the rev- are increasing every day, VIJAYAWADA, OCT. 13 in Chinna Kakani, Atma- days, the youths are enue portfolio was with the and are gaining strength kur, Yerrabalem, Betha- expected to engage chief minister and he did not based on speculations that Mangalagiri and Tadep- pudi and Nowluru. themselves in various give an appointment to the rev- the AAndhra Pradesh alli, with road and rail There were allegations topics ranging from enue employees to discuss their Secretariat at Velagapudi connectivity, will be devel- that the TD government faith to environment, problems. will be shifted. oped as model towns with did not develop Mangala- media, psychological The leaders reminded that it Former Chief Minister the merger of 12 adjacent giri because YSRC leader health and relation- was the revenue staff of the N. Chandrababu Naidu villages. Alla Ramakrishna Reddy ships. This is seen as a state who had issued 58 lakhs used to work out of the Chinna Kakani, Atma- won from there in 2014. cultural exchange event pattadar passbooks during the temporary secretariat but kur, Yerrabalem, Betha- The YSRC leaders several as each region showcas- rectification of the records Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan pudi and Nowluru are to times demanded that the es its speciality, said drive taken up by the govern- Mohan Reddy prefers to be merged into Mangala- TD government develop ICYM president Percival ment. hold most reviews and giri. Undavalli, Penuma- Mangalagiri but in vain. Holt. They said that due to the work meetings at his residence- ka, Kolanukonda, Kunch- During the recent elec- Four crest gates of Srisailam dam was opened on Sunday after water in the reservoir “This year, we aim to burden several revenue cum-camp office at anapalli, Vaddeswaram, tions, TD supremo N. recorded 884.80 feet against the total reservoir height of 885 feet. break the stereotypical employees had lost their lives Tadepalli. Gundimeda and Prathuru Chandrababu Naidu's son podium-and-audience in the state while discharging During the TD govern- will form part of Tade- N. Lokesh contested from pattern and have the their duties, but the state gov- ment, then speaker palli. The government is Mangalagiri and prom- participants engage in ernment was acting against the Kodela Siva Prasada Rao conducting public hear- ised to develop the con- discussions not just in revenue staff with a vindictive had proposed to conduct ings in these villages to stituency but lost to Mr groups but also encour- attitude. the Assembly in the secure the approval of the Ramakrishna Reddy. Srisailam opens gates age them to be able to Meanwhile, the Telangana Acharya Nagarjuna locals for the merger. YSRC leaders said that express their opinions NGOs Association on Sunday University campus but As many as 31,571 people with the party in power, and concerns rather accused the RTC JAC of the plan did not materi- lived in Undavalli, Penu- Mangalagiri would be than just being an audi- launching strike without con- alise. Reports of officials maka, Kolanukonda, Kun- developed and welcomed 6th time in 2 months ence, said Fr Richard, sulting it. submitting a report to the chanapalli, Vaddeswar- the merger of five villages head of the Hyderabad K. Ravinder Reddy, convenor government about shift- am, Gundimeda and into the town. Youth Archdiocese. of the TNGOs, found fault with ing of the Secretariat to DC CORRESPONDENT Speaking to Deccan is 214.8450 tmc against its The event was inaugu- the RTC unions and other Nagarjuna University or KURNOOL, OCT. 13 Chronicle, he said that the maximum holding capaci- rated by Archbishop of employees unions for criticis- an adjacent private build- Further, the YSRC gov- not the capital will contin- Central Water Commiss- ty of 215 tmc ft. Hyderabad Thumma ing them for meeting Chief ings is fuelling specula- ernment has announced ue to be located there. Torrential rains in the ion’s alerts for the day did Instant inflow at source Bala on Sunday along- Minister Mr K. Chandrasekhar tions among all sections of the development of Man- Indian Union Muslim past few days in Andhra not warrant any continu- for Srisailam at Jurala side several priests and Rao. He said that they are the society as well as polit- galagiri and Tadepalli by League state president Pradesh and Karnataka ous flood as it was was 1,35,597 cusecs while nuns from various dio- ready to hold talks with the ical cirlces. merging adjacent villages. and AP High Court lawyer states flooded the localised and the trend the realised inflows at the ceses. The inauguration RTC JAC leaders about their The Velagapudi Secreta- This is being seen in line Basheer Ahmed said that Srisailam reservoir neces- was falling. He said rains dam site was 1,47,573 was followed by Mass demands and if they consult riat is 18 km from Vijaya- with the decision to shift the silence of Mr Reddy sitating lifting of four between Narayanpur dam cusecs. and cultural dances by them they will meet the chief wada, 25 km from Guntur the capital city. was creating suspicions crest gates on Sunday. and Jurala on the Krishna Four gates of the participants from vari- minister with a request to solve and 14 km from Mangala- The offices of several about the continuation of This is the sixth time river, and rains near Srisailam dam were lifted ous regions. the issues of the RTC staff. giri. Most of the officials departments are situated Amaravati as the capital. that these gates have been Mantralayam on the to a height of 10 feet let- and staff stay in these at Guntur, Gollapudi and Telugu Desam MLC and opened in a span of two Tungabhadra in the past ting out 1,11,932 cusecs. ■ The event was ■ The association leaders towns and spend a long Vijayawada and prepara- former minister Dokka months. Srisailam dam few days had chiefly con- Outflows through AP inaugurated by said the state government time travelling to their tions are being made to Manikya Varaprasada Superintendent Engineer tributed to the fresh bout Power House was 26982 offices and back. The offi- shift them to Tadepalli. Rao said after the rumo- Chandrasekhar Rao said of floods that filled the cusecs while Telangana Archbishop of would have to change its cials reportedly submit- The TD, Congress, BJP, JS urs anout shifting of the that historically the reservoir to the brim. State Power House let out Hyderabad Thumma anti-employees attitude and ted a report to Mr Reddy and Communist Party Secretariat to Tadepalli or month of October often Water in the reservoir 42378 cusecs. Pothireddy Bala on Sunday along- hold talks with the RTC about the shifting of the leaders, after the stopping adjacent areas and chang- sees floods in Srisailam recorded 884.80 feet padu head regulator dis- side several priests union to solve their Secretariat to ANU, Mang- of work in Amaravati, ing of the capital spread, upto October 14. “We are against the total reservoir charged just 7000 cusecs alagiri and Tadepalli to have demanded that Mr price of lands and houses geared up for any eventu- height of 885 feet. The on Sunday, the engineer and nuns from various demands. ease the travel time. Reddy clarify whether or had fallen in Amaravati. ality,” he said. present storage capacity said. dioceses. Poll tactics PAGE Criticising the BJP for highlighting the Kashmir issue during their campaigns for Maharashtra polls, Raj Thackeray Nation 8 questions its silence on issues like farmer suicides DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Dousing the flames Kerala celebrates St. Thresia DC CORRESPONDENT THRISSUR, OCT. 13 There is nothing in Several nuns and priests the situation in J&K of Thrissur archdiocese and Irinjalakuda diocese that in any way along with thousands of affects Pakistan devotees thronged Kuzhikkattussery shrine — Shashi Tharoor here at Puthanchira to Congress leader take part in holy mass and special prayers which Mariam Thresia Chiramel were held on the occasion ly apostolate and broke of canonisation of moth- conventions as a woman IN er Mariam Thresia who stretched her bound- BRIEF Chiramel on Sunday. aries to enter social work Mariam Thresia and nearly a century ago. This 45 per cent hike in four others were declared is a proud movement for Saints by Pope Francis at us,” Fr Kavungal said. a grand ceremony at the Several clergy from Punjab farm fires Vatican City on Sunday. across Kerala and from New Delhi: The paddy har- The priests at the shrine, nearby states of vesting season has started in where the sister is laid to Karnataka and Tamil Punjab and the state has rest, placed a golden Nadu had reached already recorded a 45 per crown on her statue at the Kuzhikkattussery shrine cent increase in stubble- church minutes before on Sunday. burning incidents till the ceremony. Mother Mariam Thresia October 11, but officials Promoter of who passed away at an hopes the farm fire counts Kuzhikkattussery shrine, age of 50 in 1926 is from will come down gradually as Father Jose Kavungal Puthanchira village in a result of intensive inter- placed the crown on the Mala near Irinjalakuda. ventions made this year. The statue of the mother in Born in a Christian fami- period between October 15 the presence of one of the ly, she started her social and November 15 is consid- vicars-general of work at an age of 16 by ered critical as maximum Irinjalakuda dioceses taking care of those number of stubble-burning Fire personnel douse a fire which broke out in a commercial building in Mumbai on Sunday. A 22-year-old man died and six others suffered from Jose Manjaly. affected by the dreaded incidents take place in this suffocation and other injuries after the blaze. — PTI “Mother Mariam epidemic Herpes disease span in Punjab and adjoining Thresia worked as a fami- (Vasoori). states and is one of the main reasons for the alarming spike in pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. Man held for snatching Special Pak train PM dares Opposition for Sikh pilgrims handbag of PM’s niece Islamabad: Pakistan Railways on Sunday intro- on J&K special status New Delhi, Oct. 13: A 21- Gujrati Samaj Bhawan in ■ duced a special train for year-old man from ■ The two per- North Delhi’s Civil Lines Sikh pilgrims from Nankana BJP to play up Article 370 in Maharashtra Assembly poll campaign Sonipat has been arrested sons, who were area, a senior police offi- Sahib to Karachi. in Haryana for allegedly riding a scooter, cer said. These pilgrims are in snatching the handbag of snatched Damyanti The stolen items, includ- Pakistan to participate in the DC CORRESPONDENT FARMER WEARING Prime Minister Narendra ing the `56,000 and some celebrations of the 550th MUMBAI, OCT. 13 Modi’s niece Damyanti Ben Modi’s purse, of the documents, have birth anniversary of the Ben Modi, police said on mobile phones, been recovered, the offi- founder of Sikh religion, Highlighting the salience PRO-BJP T-SHIRT Sunday. some documents cer said, adding that the Baba Guru Nanak. The train of the scrapping of Damayanti Ben’s bag, and other valu- scooter was seized from moved move from Nankana Article 370 of the HANGS HIMSELF containing cash of `56,000 the house of Gaurav’s Sahib and will reach Karachi Constitution yet again, and two mobile phones, ables aunt where he had gone city station today (Monday) Prime Minister Narendra DC CORRESPONDENT was wrenched from her after the incident. while making a stop at Modi dared the MUMBAI, OCT. 13 grasp by two persons Karim here, they said. The two men were iden- Shorkot, Khanewal, Rohri, Opposition parties on when she was alighting “Efforts are being made tified after examining Nawabshah and Karachi can- Sunday to bring back the A farmer allegedly com- from an auto-rickshaw on to nab his accomplice who CCTV camera footage. tonment. One portion of the provision that granted a mitted suicide on Sunday Saturday morning. has been identified as They were not wearing train has been reserved for special status to Jammu morning in Buldhana dis- Based on a complaint by Badal,” deputy commis- helmets. the recitation of the Guru and Kashmir. trict while wearing a T- her, the police registered a sioner of police (North) During interrogation, Garanth. The BJP has already shirt promoting the BJP. case and later identified Monika Bhardwaj said, Gaurav told police that he made it clear it would PM Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of Incidentally, Chief the two snatchers, one of adding that Badal is a res- had spotted Damayanti make the abrogation of Maharashtra elections, in Bhandara on Sunday. — PTI Minister Devendra whom, Gaurav alias Nonu ident of Sultanpuri here. Ben in an auto-rickshaw, a Indo-China military Article 370 its main elec- Fadnavis is in the city was arrested from Sonipat The two persons, who kilometre before targeting toral plank in the where he is scheduled to where he was staying at a were riding a scooter, her, the officer said. exercise in Dec. Maharashtra Assembly address three rallies relative’s house, police snatched her purse, Damayanti Ben is the poll campaign. Modi is diverting ahead of the October 21 said. mobile phones, some doc- daughter of the Prime New Delhi: After the two- Addressing his first rally Assembly polls. Gaurav is a resident of uments and other valu- Minister’s brother day informal summit of during the campaign for The police said Raju Sadar Bazar in Delhi but ables around 7 am when Prahlad Modi. Prime Minister, Narendra the Vidhan Sabha polls, in attention: Rahul Talware, 38, was found sometimes stayed in Nabi she got down at the — PTI Modi, and Chinese President, Jalgaon, Mr Modi said hanging at around 11 am Xi Jinping, the armies of the Jammu and Kashmir was Latur, Oct. 13: Congress apparent reference to at his residence in two countries will take part “not just a parcel of land, leader Rahul Gandhi on ISRO's Chandrayaan-2. Khatkhed in Shegaon in their annual exercise but the crown of India”, Sunday accused Prime He also sought to know if taluka, which is part of INDIA, CHINA TO ‘Hand in Hand’ in December and claimed it would not Minister Narendra Modi, Modi, during his recent Jalgaon Assembly seat. Jawan killed along in Meghalaya as a confi- take more than four Union Home Minister meeting with Chinese “He was wearing a BJP TO LOOK BEYOND dence-building measure. months to normalise the Amit Shah and the media President Xi Jinping, T-shirt that read: ‘Punha The exercise will be held at kind of situation that pre- of distracting people's asked the latter about the aaluya aaple sarkar' (Let’s LoC in Pak firing PRISM OF PAK the company level where vailed there for 40 years. attention from core issues. 2017 Doklam standoff. bring our government to around 120 troops from each Stating that it was the Addressing an election He was referring to the power again)’,” said an Srinagar, Oct. 13: An reply to Pakistani aggres- SRIDHAR side will be participating. Opposition parties which rally at Ausa in alleged incursion of official. Army jawan was killed on sion. Normal life KUMARASWAMI I DC The exercise will focus on were “politicising the Maharashtra's Latur for Chinese troops into the “It is believed that Sunday when Pakistani remained hit in Kashmir CHENNAI, OCT. 13 carrying out anti-terrorist unprecedented decision of the upcoming state polls, Indian territory in 2017. Talware had run up debts. troops violated the cease- for the 70th consecutive operations, human scrapping of Article 370,” Gandhi said when the He alleged that Rs 5.5 The truth will be known fire along the Line of day on Sunday since the India and China have assistance and disaster man- he accused them of youth ask for jobs, the gov- lakh crore debt of “15 rich after a detailed probe. We Control (LoC) in abrogation of Article 370 realised that they should agement. The annual exer- “speaking on the same ernment tells them to people” was waived off by have registered a case,” he Baramulla district of as the main markets con- look at their bilateral cise was not held in 2017 lines as the neighbouring watch the moon, in an the government. — PTI said. Jammu & Kashmir, an tinued to be shut and pub- relationship beyond the when both armies were country” on the issue. Army official said. The lic transport stayed off prism of Pakistan and locked in a stand-off at Accusing Opposition lead- Pakistani troops violated the roads, even as the glaring differences with- Doklam. It was resumed in ers of shedding crocodile have the guts, to declare in bring back Articles 370 change the August 5 deci- the ceasefire in north weekly flea market here in their national posi- December 2018 after the tears on the issue of their manifesto for the and 35A, which the BJP, sion. Stop shedding these Kashmir’s Uri sector by was open, officials said. tions on several regional informal summit at Wuhan. Article 370, he said: “I state elections and future the Modi government, crocodile tears on the resorting to unprovoked Mobile services and global issues. Last year, the exercise was challenge them, if they polls too, that they will scrapped... that they will issue.” firing on Indian posts, he remained suspended in Sources said Chinese held in the Chinese city of said. The Army jawan, Kashmir except in the President Xi Jinping Chengdu. Earlier, these exer- who was injured in the Handwara and Kupwara bringing up the issue of cises were held at the pla- Pakistani firing, was areas in the north since Pakistan PM Imran toon level and were later HOW GANDHI taken to a medical facility the night of August 4. Khan’s recent visit to upgraded to the company Prasad withdraws remarks for treatment, where he Internet services across Beijing during the sec- COMMITTED succumbed, he said. The also continued to be ond informal summit at Army is giving a befitting snapped. — PTI Mamallapuram with PM SUICIDE: PAPER linking film profit to economy Modi was “perhaps to 12 HELD FOR clear the air”, though Ahmedabad, Oct. 13: A DC CORRESPONDENT The Opposition charge Office report on the high the Kashmir issue, as question in a school NEW DELHI, OCT. 13 was led by Congress unemployment rate and already reported, was CIRCULATING exam on how Mahatma leader, Priyanka Gandhi the IMF’s report of a slow- “neither raised nor dis- Gandhi committed sui- As Opposition parties Vadra, who said that it down in India, Mr Prasad cussed”. cide has shocked the came down heavily on his was a matter of shame had said three Bollywood Though it seems CHILD PORN Gujarat education comments about big busi- that when lakhs of people movies generating busi- intriguing why Mr Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. authorities, prompting ness done by three films were losing jobs and ness of `120 crore on the Jinpiung referred to 13: Twelve people have been them to initiate an on October 2 to counter banks were sitting on October 2 holiday suggest- Pakistan PM’s visit at all arrested and cases registered inquiry into it. claims of an economic their money, the govern- ed a “sound economy.” in his conversation with against 20 people in Kerala for Another question slowdown, union minister ment was bothered about He dubbed the findings PM Modi, it is being circulating child pornography about boot-legging in Ravi Shankar Prasad movies. The minister of the NSSO report as seen in the context of a through social media, police dry Gujarat has also withdrew his comments should face reality, she ‘wrong’ and alleged that virtual war of words said here on Sunday. irked the education offi- on Sunday saying they said. some people were mis- between India and The action follows raids con- cials. had been “twisted com- While criticising a leading people over the Security personnel check documents of motorcyclists China just before the ducted by the Counter Child “Gandhijiye aapghaat pletely out of context”. National Sample Survey unemployment scenario. during a shut down in Srinagar on Sunday. — PTI summit. Sexual Exploitation Unit of karwa maate shu Kerala Police at 21 places in karyu?” (How did the state. Gandhiji commit sui- The CCSE works in coordi- cide) was the question RELIGIOUS | FREEDOM Says Muslims colorful, dazzling beads in socio-cultural garland of India nation with the INTERPOL- asked in Gujarati to Crimes against Children Unit Class nine students dur- and the International Centre ing an internal assess- for Missing and Exploited ment examination of Children. schools run under the Indian Muslims happiest, Bhagwat says The raids started at 6 am on banner of ‘Sufalam October 12 and ended at Shala Vikas Sankul,’ an AKSHAYA KUMAR were the “colourful” and ■ MOHAN BHAGWAT ty and it is important to tives of the RSS will par- around 1 am on Sunday, a sen- official said. SAHOO | DC “dazzling” beads in the said that the national- create proper conditions ticipate in the event. ior police official said. Besides, another ques- BHUBANESWAR, OCT. 13 socio-cultural garland of ist organisation aimed at organising the which will pave the way An working committee Laptops, mobile phones tion in an exam paper India. entire society in the country and not just the for nation-building. meeting will be held from modems, hard disks, memory for Class 12 students was Rashtriya Swayamsevak The RSS ideologue said Hindu community to transform and take The RSS chief arrived October 16-18 at a private cards, computers and other about “writing a letter to Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan that the nationalist organ- here on Saturday on a university here. electronic equipment were district police chief Bhagwat on Saturday isation aimed at organis- India towards a better future nine-day tour of Odisha. Union ministers seized from those arrested, complaining about the evening said Muslims in ing the entire society in During the visit, he is Dharmendra Pradhan, police said in a release. rise in sale of liquor in India enjoyed the ‘happi- the country and not just ty and transforming the sary to prepare the best scheduled to attend the Pratap Sarangi, BJP The WhatsApp groups which your area and nuisance est’ lives and they assimi- the Hindu community to country as it will not be person — someone with a maiden meeting of the national president were sharing child porn con- created by bootleggers.” lated quite well with the transform and take India possible to change the 130 clean character and capa- Akhil Bharatiya Baijayant Panda, tent were also identified, it “These questions are great socio-cultural life of towards a better future. crore people in it,” he said. ble of taking the lead in Karyakari Mandal in Bhubaneswar MP said. Police said that they highly objectionable, the land. “The right approach is to “It is important to bring every street and town, the Odisha, along with Aparajita Sarangi and sev- were closely monitoring vari- and we have initiated an Addressing a meeting of prepare the best person in change in society so RSS chief said. Bhayaji Joshi, the second- eral other state-level lead- ous groups in WhatsApp, inquiry.” district offi- intellectuals here, Mr who can play an important that the fate of the country Individuals, he said, are in-command in the RSS. ers of the BJP attended Telegram and Facebook. cials said. Bhagwat said the Muslims role in changing the socie- improves and it is neces- insignificant before socie- Around 400 representa- the meeting. Imran Khan in Iran PAGE Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Iran following a request from the United States and Saudi Arabia for World 9 him to try to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf. DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD IS families escape Syria camp Russia will work with Turkey, proxies advance deep into Syria as US pulls out 1,000 troops; 26 civilians killed in fighting Saudi Arabia against Qamishli, Syria, Oct. 13: Hundreds of relatives of TRUMP SAYS HE’S any attempt to foreign jihadists escaped from a displacement camp AN ‘ISLAND OF destabilise the oil in northern Syria, Kurdish market authorities said Sunday, as the number of people flee- ONE’ ON SYRIA — Vladimir Putin ing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000. Washington, Oct. 13: US Turkish forces and their President Donald Trump proxies pushed deep into said Saturday that he is an IN BRIEF Syria Sunday, moving clos- “island of one” for remov- er to completing their ing US forces from north- Xi aid to develop assault's initial phase. eastern Syria. Fighting raged along the But he remained stead- border on the fifth day of fast and defended a move Nepal, NRs 56b an offensive that has pro- that drew widespread Kathmandu: Chinese voked an international bipartisan criticism that President Xi Jinping has said outcry and left dozens of he has endangered stabili- that China will provide NRs civilians and fighters dead. ty in the Middle East and 56 billion assistance to Kurdish authorities and risked the lives of Syrian Kathmandu over the next foreign powers have Kurdish allies who helped two years to help Nepal’s warned repeatedly that the the US bring down the development programmes as hostilities could under- Islamic State group in the two countries inked 20 mine the fight against the Syria. agreements on Sunday to Islamic State group (IS) Turkey, however, regards bolster their bilateral ties. and allow jihadists to those Kurdish fighters as a Chinese President Xi, who break out of captivity. terrorist threat and has arrived here on Saturday The Kurdish administra- launched a military opera- after a two-day informal tion in northern Syria said tion against them. Trump summit with Prime Minister that Turkish bombard- said the U.S. cannot fight Narendra Modi, held talks ment near a camp for the endless wars. “We have to with his Nepalese counter- displaced led to nearly 800 bring our great heroes, part Bidya Devi Bhandari on relatives of IS members our great soldiers, we have Saturday on the first day of fleeing. to bring them home. It’s his two-day state visit - the The Syrian Observatory time. It’s time,” he said. first by a Chinese leader in for Human Rights War He portrayed the Middle 23 years. Monitor reported on East as a hopeless cause, Sunday that 26 more civil- despite years of American ians had been killed in military involvement and Shooter opens fire fighting. financial investment. Scores of civilians have “It’s less safe now. It’s at US wedding now died on the Syrian Picture shows Turkish city of Ceylanpinar where smoke is rising from the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain as fighting rages along the border on less secure, less stable and side, with Turkish reports the fifth day of a Turkish offensive in Syria against the Kurdish Peoples Protection Units that has provoked an international outcry. — AFP they fight,” he said. Washington: A shooter putting the number of “That’s what they do. opened fire at a wedding in civilians dead from They fight.” Trump a small town church in New Kurdish shelling inside UEFA WILL EXAMINE TURKEY announced that he had Hampshire on Saturday, Turkey at 26. Germany, France suspend directed $50 million in wounding two people before Meanwhile, France said emergency aid for Syria to being subdued by guests at Sunday it was worried FOOTBALLERS MILITARY SALUTE support Christians and the event, police said. after Kurdish authorities other religious minorities The motive of the attack is reported that hundreds of sale of arms to Turkey there. He was joined on not known but the incident relatives of foreign Rome: European foot- stage by Andrew Brunson, does not appear to be a ran- jihadists had escaped from Frankfurt, Oct. 13: FRANCE has ball's ruling body said an American pastor who dom event, the Pelham a displacement camp in Germany has banned ARMS EMBARGOES Saturday that they will was released by Turkey in Police Department said in a northern Syria, under arms exports to Turkey decided to ‘examine’ reports that October 2018 after nearly statement. The wedding was Turkish assault. over its assault against suspend all plans to CAN’T STOP US, Turkey footballers per- two years of confinement. underway when the shooting “Of course we are wor- Kurdish YPG militia in export weapons to formed a military salute — AFP broke out, police said. ried about what could hap- Syria, a foreign ministry Turkey SAYS ERDOGAN in their Euro 2020 quali- Wedding guests were subdu- pen and that is why we spokeswoman said on fier against Albania to ing the shooter when police want Turkey to end as Saturday. FRENCH FOREIGN Istanbul: President Recep mark their country's arrived three minutes later. quickly as possible the Turkey launched the mil- MINISTRY Tayyip Erdogan said widely-condemned The two victims were taken intervention it has begun,” itary operation on Sunday that threats of armed offensive against After the match, a to hospital. Their conditions government spokeswoman Wednesday after US ing to the spokeswoman. sanctions and arms Kurds in Syria. photo was also posted on were not known. Sibeth Ndiaye said. President Donald Trump Meanwhile, France also embargoes by Western “Personally, I have not the official Twitter The governor of the north- Kurdish authorities and withdrew some US troops said on Saturday that it powers would not stop seen this gesture, which account of the national eastern US state confirmed foreign powers have who had been backing has suspended all weapon Turkey's military offen- could be considered a team. the shooting at the New warned repeatedly that the Kurdish forces in the fight sales to Turkey and sive against Kurdish mili- provocation,”UEFA’s In it, the players are England Pentecostal hostilities could under- against Islamic State. warned Ankara that its tants in Syria. press chief Philip seen making a military Church. mine the fight against the The United States and offensive in northern "After we launched our Townsend stated. salute with the tweet Islamic State group (IS) European Union have Syria threatened operation, we have faced “Does the regulation indicating the players and allow jihadists to already warned Turkey of European security. threats like economic prohibit references to “have dedicated their Trudeau wears break out of captivity. possible sanctions over the "In expectation of the sanctions and embargoes politics and religion? victory to our brave sol- TURKEY ASSAULT “I do not know today who offensive. end of this offensive, on weapons sales. Those Yes, and I can guarantee diers and fellow mar- bullet-proof exactly the people are who “Against the backdrop of France has decided to sus- who think they can make you that we will look at tyrs.” In Turkey, it is COULD DISPLACE Montreal: Canadian leader fled from the camp; it has the Turkish military offen- pend all plans to export Turkey turn back with this situation.” common for celebrities, Justin Trudeau wore a bul- been a worry for France sive, the Federal govern- weapons to Turkey that these threats are gravely The salute was made including footballers, to let-proof vest and was sur- since the beginning of this ment will not issue any could be used in this offen- mistaken," Erdogan said, after Cenk Tosun's win- show their support for 4,00,000: UN rounded by heavy security armed intervention,” said new permits for all mili- sive. This decision is with adding, the Turkish mili- ning goal for Turkey in the security forces after during an election campaign Ndiaye. tary equipment that could immediate effect," a joint tary and its Syrian prox- the game in Istanbul on attacks or during mili- Geneva, Oct. 13: rally after receiving a securi- She underlined France's be used by Turkey in statement from the foreign ies now controlled the bor- Friday. tary operations. —AFP Turkey’s deadly assault on ty threat, sources told the stance that French Syria,” foreign minister, and defense ministries der town of Ras al-Ain. Kurdish positions in national broadcaster. jihadists fighting abroad Heiko Maas said, accord- said. —Reuters —AFP northeastern Syria has Trudeau had body armour must be tried in the coun- forced 1,30,000 people to under his shirt and jacket, try where they are appre- flee their homes, the UN photos from the event hended. said Sunday, adding it was showed, when he appeared Ndiaye said that in a call preparing for that figure an hour and a half late at the to Trump on Friday, to more than triple. 2,000-strong meeting in a French President Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria “We have moved into a suburb of the capital Emmanuel Macron had planning scenario where Toronto on Saturday. He pressed upon him France's Moscow, Oct.13: From neighbor. Washington's up to 4,00,000 people could doesn't normally wear a concerns about the Syria, where the US pulled abrupt decision to ditch be displaced within and jacket while campaigning. Turkish offensive, and back in the face of a the Kurds contrasted across the affected areas,” As Trudeau left the stage to underlined the need to pre- Turkish offensive, to sharply with Moscow's Jens Laerke, a spokesman greet supporters he was sur- vent a resurgence of IS in Ukraine, where the newly unwavering support for its for the UN humanitarian rounded by security officers, the region. Ndiaye said elected president saw his ally Assad, which helped agency OCHA told AFP in some with large backpacks there were also fears for a image dented by a US his government reclaim an email, adding that on, footage showed. “serious humanitarian cri- impeachment inquiry, the bulk of the country's these people would be “in They were present because sis” in Syria, where the new fault lines and ten- territory in a devastating need of assistance and of “a security threat, CBC number of people fleeing sions offer the Kremlin civil war. protection.” The UN had news stated. has soared to 130,000. fresh opportunities to Along with military said Friday that some Some 12,000 IS fighters — expand its clout and power, Russian President 1,00,000 people had been Syrians, Iraqis as well as advance its interests. Vladimir Putin has relied forced to flee their homes FLASHMOB foreigners from 54 coun- In Syria, the US military on diplomacy to achieve since the beginning of tries — are detained in withdrawal leaves Russia his goals in Syria, reach- Turkey's military incur- Kurdish prisons, accord- as the ultimate power bro- ing out to regional powers sion on Wednesday, after PROTESTS IN ing to official Kurdish sta- ker, allowing it to help —from Iran to Saudi Donald Trump ordered tistics. negotiate a potential Arabia, Israel and Turkey. American troops to pull Displacement camps agreement between NATO member Turkey back from the border. But HONG KONG meanwhile host some Syrian President Bashar has become a particularly by Sunday it warned of Hong Kong, Oct. 13: Riot 12,000 foreigners — 8,000 Assad and the Kurds who important partner for further displacements police clashed with anti-gov- children and 4,000 women. were abandoned by Russia. Even though the from rural areas around ernment protesters across Ankara brands the Washington. two countries have backed Tell Abiad and Ras al-Ain Hong Kong Sunday, as masked Syrian Kurdish YPG mili- And in Ukraine, where opposite sides in the with latest estimates “sur- activists vandalised business- tia as terrorists because of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a Syrian conflict, they have passing 1,30,000 people”. es deemed sympathetic to their ties to militants who comedian turned presi- pooled efforts to negotiate “Exact numbers cannot Beijing in another weekend of have waged an insurgency dent, has found himself a de-escalation zone in the yet be ascertained,” the chaos in the financial hub. in Turkey. US President drawn into the US political Syrian province of Idlib agency said in a updated Rallies erupted in multiple Donald Trump has been battles, Russia may use and co-sponsor talks on assessment document. neighbourhoods, with some accused of abandoning a the volatility to push for a forming a committee that An increasing number of protesters blocking roads, sab- loyal ally in the fight deal that would secure its would draft a new Syrian displaced were arriving at otaging train tracks, and against IS. —AFP leverage over its western constitution. — AFP An elderly woman is evacuated from a building in Akcakale. —AFP collective shelters. — AFP trashing pro-China business- es. Police said an officer was taken to hospital after his neck RESEARCH | FIND Ice on moon’s south pole may have more than one source was slashed. Local television Hagibis leaves trail of networks also broadcast footage of a man beaten bloody by protesters after they destruction in Japan found a baton in his bag and New study sheds light on lunar ice deposits suspected him of being an undercover officer. Boston, Oct. 13: Some ice Reconnaissance Orbiter — of the pace of asteroid and Tokyo, Oct.13: Japan in central and eastern Police have increasingly ■ Some ice deposits found on the Moon’s deposits found on the which has been orbiting comet impacts over time, sent tens of thousands of Japan inundated and cut posed as protesters, scoring moon’s south pole may be the moon since 2009 — and counting the smaller inner troops and rescue work- power to almost half a some tactical successes and south pole may be much more recent than much more recent than noted the ages of large craters helped them estab- ers on Sunday to save million homes. sparking widespread paranoia previous estimates previous estimates that craters in which evidence lish the ages of the ter- stranded residents and Landing restrictions at among frontline demonstra- they are all billions of for south pole ice deposits rains. fight floods caused by one Tokyo’s Narita and tors. During cat-and-mouse years old, according to a was found. Majority of the reported of the worst typhoons to Haneda airports were lift- encounters, officers made ■ Researchers said ■ The older ice study that may boost the The study, published in ice deposits were found hit the country in recent ed but more than 800 dozens of arrests but there already growing interest the journal Icarus, noted within large craters history, which killed 23 flights were cancelled for were fewer protesters than that the ice found could have originat- in exploring this part of that counting the number formed more than 3.1 bil- people and briefly paral- the day, NHK said, as have taken to the streets more in the recent ed from water-bear- the lunar surface. of smaller craters formed lion years ago. The ysed Tokyo. were some Shinkansen recently during the four- craters may also ing comets, aster- Researchers, including inside the larger ones researchers found evi- There were also 16 peo- bullet train services to month long protest movement. have different oids impacting the those from Brown helped the scientists date dence for frozen water in ple missing, public broad- the worst-hit areas. Protesters have increasingly University in the US, the craters. smaller craters which caster NHK said, as Prime Minister Shinzo turned on their ideological sources. surface. observed the data from Since, the researchers they said seemed quite Typhoon Hagibis left vast Abe convened an emer- opponents. — AFP NASA’s Lunar had an approximate idea freshly formed. — PTI swathes of low-lying land gency meeting. — AFP c m y k c m y k MIND POWER MARY KOM ELIUD KIPCHOGE PAGE I do not only rely on my technique or strength Only the disciplined ones are free in life. 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Set middle class free, Subhani abolish income-tax overnments in deep financial trouble turning to businesses for advice on reinvigorating the economy and kick-starting a cycle of growth and prosperity is not new. Centuries ago, when an entire Gline of French emperors fought ruinous wars and bankrupted the economy, they paused to conduct an event not too different from our mod- ern-day investor summit, hoping to create “confidence and boost business sentiment”. The most profound suggestion offered by any businessman, but unlearnt by all governments throughout history, was in a meeting in 1681, headed by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a powerful finance minister, in which Le Gendre, a businessman, said, “Laissez-nous faire (Leave us alone, or leave it to us).” It is time to tell India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman just that. If the BJP government sincerely wants to reinvigorate economy, jump- start growth, usher in investments, enhance confidence, increase con- sumer demand and enable job creation, abolish personal income tax. The over `5 lakh crore collected as personal income-tax from Indian taxpay- LETTERS ers, mostly salaried employees, under the best government will serve the An India-China ‘reset’ economy less well than it would in the hands of the people themselves. Yes, the BJP government has been setting the mood to make a coup of an SALUTE ‘SPEAK OUT’ announcement, perhaps before Diwali, to usher in electrifying good news, I appreciate your efforts to but actual proposals like toying with slabs, reducing a percentage, would bring out drawbacks of our hardly work. If the government wants an extraordinary turnaround in civic conditions and voice mood, it must make extraordinary concessions, without worrying about and the future of Asia either a political fallout or of being dubbed anti-poor and pro-rich by the the common people’s prob- Opposition, or get caught in the games of bureaucrats and officials — who lems through the Speak would never want to lose their power to harass taxpayers. Dull, insipid Out column. You must concessions from the government on the front of income-tax would yield (RCEP), consisting of 10 province. To boost people- equally dull and insipid results. Ms Sitharaman needs to resort to innova- Asean members and to-people contacts, 2020 ensure that Chief Minister tive political coinage, like “pro-middle class”, for instance, and take a bold South Korea, Japan and shall be the Year of India- K. Chandrasekhar Rao and plunge. Money in hands of citizens, especially the middle classes, would China, besides Australia, China Cultural and minister K.T. Rama Rao get achieve so much more than merely “enhance consumer demand”. It New Zealand and India. People to People would mean a historic moment seized and a metamorphosis in the gov- K.C. Singh Generally, after free trade Exchanges. A High-Level to see the Speak Out pages ernment’s approach to creation of wealth — not by government but by the agreements with the Economic and Trade so they can learn where people. Money in the hands of the middle classes would mean more spend, Asean bloc, India’s trade Dialogue mechanism was this city stands and prob- greater demand, higher and faster investment and job creation cycles in deficit with many nations announced. The need to the shorter term. In the longer term, we will create more families with has worsened. Joining a maintain tranquillity lems faced by common higher levels of prosperity — a larger base of people with higher risk free trade area centred on along the Line of Actual man. appetites, many of whom would potentially become angel investors for he “informal the UNGA sidelines, China, Japan and South Control was reiterated. Col. V.P. Shrinivasan (Retd) future start-ups. A $5 trillion economy means creating an ecosystem summit” India attended the meet- Korea could turn India On the boundary ques- Asha Officers Colony where several billionaires and multi-fold more millionaires work and are between Prime ing, just upgraded to for- into a dumping ground, tion, the special represen- invested in the country and economy. Minister Nar- eign minister level, of unless there are safe- tatives have been GHMC BAD FOR TRS Let the wise technocrats work on alternative fund-raising methods to Tendra Modi and four democracies of the guards and their markets enjoined to craft a “fair, manage the fiscal deficit. Let the additional pressure of reduced revenues Chinese President Xi Indo-Pacific — Australia, are opened for Indian ser- reasonable and mutually At the outset, lakhs of Deccan push a whole new generation of reforms, privatisation and a massive exit- Jinping in Chennai on India, Japan and the US, vices, pharmaceuticals, acceptable settlement”. Chronicle readers appreciate the ing of the government from businesses across industries and domains. October 11-12 had the known as the Quad. On agricultural products, etc. The re-invocation of efforts of bringing to notice of For too long, Indian politics has professed love for the poor on a precon- expected mix of October 3, India’s defence The 5G and Huawei ques- Political Parameters and GHMC the plight of citizens of their dition that they must forever remain poor. It is time to stop viewing the pageantry, culture, histo- secretary led a delegation tion lies at its heart. The Guiding Principles of the living conditions. You have clearly middle class Indian as a cow to be milked, annually, 30 per cent at source. ry and religion. India’s to Vietnam to discuss mil- US vehemently opposes 2005 agreement is wel- changed the sense of empowerment Unsheathe them as a force instead, a force to trigger and multiply the post-visit statement itary cooperation. Fin- Chinese dominance of come as Chinese had been of people by increasing response economy. Let them become a racehorse instead. They will gallop, and reveals the leaders had an ally, days before the this technology and its shunning them in recent every Monday, spanning two India will win. “in-depth exchange” on Chennai summit, India carrier. India is a market times. pages. long-term and strategic conducted an Integrated that both covet. But the Lyrical phrases aside, It is deplorable that GHMC offi- issues of global and Battle Group exercise in trust deficit between the Chennai summit has cials are not keen to respond or regional importance. Arunachal Pradesh India and China works “reset” relations to move take steps to improve living condi- Science and the marathoner They evaluated the (which China claims), against Chinese entry. beyond the Kashmir hur- tions, mainly bad roads and mos- lympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has made history in breaking the two- “direction of bilateral using new equipment and India will continue to dle. But Prime Minister quitoes menace resulting in break hour barrier for the marathon. This represents a splendid break- relations in a positive tactics, demonstrating resist Chinese attempts to Naendra Modi and out of dangerous diseases (GHMC Othrough for human endeavour. Man’s eternal quest to go faster, reach light”, and the need for mobility and punch to dominate Asia, if not the President Xi Jinping are Chief not keen to answer people, Oct. higher and get stronger has just found another great moment to celebrate. them to reflect the counter any Chinese world, by China creating domestically riding dan- 11). This was the equivalent of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute barrier enhanced global roles of transgression across the a Sino-centric power gerous populist-national- If citizens exercise their right to for the mile in 1954 and Jim Hines running 100 metres in 9.95 seconds in 1968. both nations. A “rules- Line of Actual Control. structure, of which the ist moods, now undercut sue GHMC for compensation due to Each of these achievements highlighted man’s indomitable spirit in aiming based international or- China arrived at the Belt and Road Initiative is by slowing economies. If deaths and disabilities caused eternally for improvement. der”, including an inter- summit after celebrating the skeleton. Two US Mr Modi has Kashmir to because of bad roads and negli- Breaking the marathon barrier is the ultimate athletic performance, con- national trading order, the 70th anniversary of Presidents preceding contend with, Mr Xi has gence, GHMC will run out of funds. sidering Kipchoge’s speed has been calculated to be the equivalent of sustain- was desired. These ano- Communist rule and a Donald Trump shared Hong Kong, Xinjiang and If GHMC cannot take seriously ing his run at 21 km per hour over the entire 26 miles and 385 yards, this mod- dyne incantations needed Tiananmen Square par- with India this vision to Tibet. Both leaders are civic conditions in spite of direc- ern marathon distance being a little more than the proverbial road from closer examination to ade which besides the balance China. While Mr airbrushing past history tions by the Hon’ble High Court of Marathon to Athens covered by an ancient Greek who wanted to convey the decipher the facts. usual marching troops Trump may have skewed to resurrect reimagined Telangana, it will have a serious news of a military victory over the Persians in 490 BCE. The last-minute ann- displayed 580 pieces of notions about global trade past glory based on a impact on political future of TRS. The last time the Kenyan runner, Kipchoge, lost a race was almost six years ouncement of the visit, weaponry, including DF- and US power, his trade selective reading of histo- S. S. Rama Chandra Murty ago. His Saturday landmark time of 1:59:40.2 (the official world record is 2:01:39 the diplomatic jousting 41 ballistic missiles capa- war with China is slow- ry. Hyphenating his India HMT Hills, Kukatpally by Kipchoge in Berlin 2018) would, however, not get into the record books between India and China ble of hitting any US city, ing the Chinese economic and Nepal visits and pref- since this run in Vienna on Saturday was more of an experiment with 41 at the United Nations, as well as a hypersonic juggernaut. Conse- acing it with hosting Every Monday the best letter of the pacemakers running in an arrow formation behind a car to protect Kipchoge after the August 5 Kash- glide weapon. On the neg- quently, China may be Imran Khan are signals week wins `300. Email your letters from the wind. He was wearing the Nike Vaporfly shoes with a curved plate mir gambit of the Modi ative side, the continuing both becoming more that Sino-Indian relations allowing his feet to glide without toe movement hampering momentum. government, and Mr Xi civil unrest in Hong Kong nationalistic and aggres- will simultaneously have to [email protected], The harnessing of science and technology helped him break the barrier. But hosting Pakistan’s PM challenging the “one- sive, but also more will- cooperation, competition [email protected], or fax then that is the essence of modern man whose advantage over his predeces- Imran Khan literally country-two-systems” for- ing to cut smaller deals and even friction. them to 27805256. You can also sors is the application of evolving technology. The sheer joy of thousands of before leaving for India mula, exactly the princi- with nations like India or Informal summits so far send them to Editor, Deccan Kenyans who turned up on roads to watch on giant screens was also some- set the scene for the sum- ple that the BJP over- the Asean bloc to limit the have handled crises and Chronicle, 36, Sarojini Devi Road, thing to behold. “In breaking the two-hour barrier, I want to open minds to mit. Just as the Wuhan turned in Kashmir, has skirmishes as it manages restored some normality Secunderabad-500 003. think that no human is limited,” Kipchoge quite aptly said. summit in April 2018 was been an embarrassment relations with America. to relations. 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nemies of the people,” before the apex court turns on the provided that the “basic structure” 1973, she appointed a new chief jus- tered against a sitting judge without shrieked the Daily Mail earli- interpretation of its constitution, the of the constitution is not affected. tice of India (CJI) in supersession of the prior consent of the CJI. er this year when judges court will not decline to judge the This has an amusing aftermath. three of his seniors. The supreme The CJI was invested with infalli- Eruled that the British govern- issue because its verdict may have Two senior lawyers in India and court took its revenge in 1993 by set- bility. No other country in the world ment cannot invoke Article 50 of the political consequences. The problem Pakistan each claimed authorship of ting up a “collegium” comprising its has built such a wall. Almost from A.G. European Union Treaty without par- arises when judges deliberately the basic structure doctrine. Neither own judges to select judges of the the beginning, this court has been a liament's sanction. The more recent ignore — or, worse still, flout — enjoyed respect in his country for superior courts and decide on trans- lawmaker, albeit, in Holmes’s Noorani unanimous ruling of its supreme the limits of their office to deliver integrity. Its real author was Dieter fers. The collegium has no sanction expression, ‘interstitial’ lawmaker. court — that Prime Minister Boris rulings that reflect their subjective Conrad of the University of in the constitution. It rests on the ipse Indeed, the court’s role today is Johnson's advice to the queen to pro- preferences. Heidelberg. He was influenced by his dixit of judges. In practice, it is a much more. It is expanding beyond rogue parliament was bad in law and India underwent a similar experi- country’s history. In 1975, the apex farce. As Robert Stevens wrote in dispute settling and interstitial law- void — has incurred criticism in ence in the last century when its court nullified laws which sought to The English Judges, “Judges choos- making. It is a problem solver in the As politicians some quarters of the UK. It merits supreme court ruled in the Golak give Indira immunity from the reach ing judges is the antithesis of nebulous areas.” close study in South Asia given its Nath case that even a unanimous of electoral laws on abuse of state democracy”. This is a naked usurpation of relevance to any parliamentary vote of parliament cannot amend the power to promote a candidate’s inter- There was a deep divide in India power opposed to the constitution democracy. chapter on fundamental rights, ests. This had two consequences. then, which has lasted. The supreme and the rule of law on which it rests. cannot usurp Governments cry “judicial intru- although there was no bar on this in Indira did not pursue a constitution- court's July 1991 ruling in the case of It subverts both and democracy sion in the political realm” whenever the constitution itself. The first attor- al amendment, which gave her the chief justice of the Madras High itself. It has survived still for 28 they suffer defeat in the highest court ney general of India predicted that immunity from the reach of criminal Court is atrocious. The Central years, thanks to a supine bar and power, judges of the land on a constitutional ques- the ruling would invite packing the laws. Meanwhile, she had inflicted a Bureau of Investigation had regis- media. Usurpation of power by tion with political consequences. But supreme court with pliant judges. blow on the supreme court from tered a case against him under the judges must be resisted as much as the doctrine of “political question” In April 1973, the supreme court which it has still not recovered. The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. those by politicians. has been rejected even in the country retrieved the balance. Fundamental very day after the court decided the The court ruled that no criminal case must not too of its origin — the US. If the issue rights are amendable like any other, fundamental rights case, in April concerning corruption can be regis- By arrangement with Dawn Predatory payday loan PAGE Google has fought predatory loans for a while, but now it's Technomics 11 taking that fight to its app store DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 14 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD SHORT TAKES Internet’s dark side stirs fear after 50 yrs As UCLA marks the anniversary, a new lab will focus on mitigating some of its unintended consequences

San Francisco, Oct. 13: es hawking things that are WHAT KIND arrival of protocols for On October 29, 1969, pro- outdated or unneeded, vio- OF BEAST? how data is routed, and fessor Leonard Kleinrock lating privacy to increase In the early days, US tele- creation of the World Wide and a team at the profit. com colossus AT&T ran Web system of online University of California at Instead of clever lone the lines connecting the pages. Los Angeles got a comput- hackers that vexed the computers for ARPANET, The name “internet” is a er to “talk” to a machine in internet in its early days, a project backed with shortening of the “inter- what is now known as bad actors now include money from a research networking” allowed when Silicon Valley. nation states, organized arm of the US military. one computer network The event gave birth to a crime and powerful corpo- A key to getting comput- could collaborate with WHATSAPP PAY network that later became rations “doing big, bad ers to exchange data was another, according to Marc known as the internet — things,” Kleinrock lament- breaking digitized infor- Weber, curatorial director TO LAUNCH hailed at first as a boon to ed. “We were not the social mation into packets fired at the Computer History equality and enlighten- scientists that we should between machines with no Museum in Silicon Valley. SOON: NPCI ment, but with a dark side have been,” Kleinrock said wasting of time, according “The billion dollar ques- that has emerged as well. of the internet’s early to Kleinrock. tion is, what kind of beast Mumbai, Oct. 13: Facebook- As UCLA marks the days. A grad student began has the internet become?” owned instant messaging anniversary, Kleinrock is Dr. Leonard Kleinrock poses in his He regretted a lack of typing “LOG” to log into Weber asked. giant WhatsApp will be com- opening a new lab devoted new lab under construction at the foresight to build into the the distant computer, “It has become the pliant with data localisation to all things related to the University of California Los very foundation of the which crashed after get- default main way for norms over the next two internet — particularly Angeles in Los Angeles, California, internet tools for better ting the “O.” “So, the first humans to communicate, months, post which it can roll mitigating some of its ahead of celebrations to mark the authenticating users and message was ‘Lo’ as in ‘Lo and that is not small.” out its much-delayed pay- unintended consequences 50th anniversary of the creation of data files. “It wouldn't and behold,’” Kleinrock While marking its 50th the internet. ments service here, says the on the internet which is have avoided the dark side, recounted. “We couldn't anniversary, the internet National Payments now used by some four bil- but it would have amelio- have a better, more suc- as we know it is a “rowdy Corporation. lion people worldwide. rated it,” he said. cinct first message.” teenager” in the eyes of Even after the launch of “To some point it democ- of nasty behavior,” said net of things, with an eye author’s posts have been. He remained optimistic Kleinrock’s team logged Internet Society chief WhatsApp's payments service, ratizes everyone,” Kleinrock, 85. toward thwarting online “It is a network of repu- about the internet’s woes in on the second try, send- technology officer Olaf it will take at least two years to Kleinrock told AFP. “I totally missed the evils. tation that is constantly up being solved with encryp- ing digital data packets Kolkman. reduce the cash dominance in “But it is also a perfect social networking side. I Kleinrock expressed par- to date,” Kleinrock said. tion, blockchain or other between computers on the “The internet has done the economy as the user base formula for the dark side, was thinking about people ticular interest in using “The challenge is how to innovations. “I do still ARPANET because fund- more good than harm,” of digital payments must at as we have learned.” So talking to computers or blockchain technology to do that in an ethical and worry. I think everyone is ing came from the US Kolkman said. least treble to 300 million to much is shouted online computers talking to com- attach reputations to peo- responsible fashion; feeling the impact of this Advanced Research “The biggest challenge have any tangible impact on that moderate voices are puters, not people talking ple or things online to pro- anonymity is a two-edged very dark side of the inter- Projects Agency (ARPA) we have in front of us is paring cash usage, the RBI- drowned out and extreme to people.” The new vide a gauge of who or sword, of course.” net that has bubbled up,” established in 1958. that while we cope with created NPCI's CEO Dilip viewpoints are amplified, Connection Lab will wel- what to trust. Kleinrock said. Credit for creating the big problems enabled by Asbe told PTI in an interview. spewing hate, misinforma- come research on topics For example, someone BUSINESSES “I still feel that the bene- internet is a topic of global connectivity that WhatsApp has been running tion and abuse, he con- including machine learn- reading an online restau- BEING BAD fits are far more signifi- debate, since there are a we don't throw the baby a beta version of its payments tended. “As engineers, we ing, social networking, rant review would be able He blamed many of the cant; I wouldn't turn off series of key moments in out with the bath water.” service since last year in the were not thinking in terms blockchain and the inter- to see how reliable that internet's ills on business- the internet if I could.” its evolution including — AFP country, and its official launch is being keenly watched by stakeholders, including its over 300 million users. Many WHAT TO EXPECT FROM think WhatsApp can help India emulate China's WeChat GOOGLE’S HARDWARE EVENT story, and help achieve the FB researchers to use When: October 15 Where: New York cashless payments objectives. “There are still a couple of intermediaries where work is WITH AN IPHONE 11-LIKE CAMERA SQUARE, FACE in progress. One is Google, maths for translation UNLOCK TECH AND A MOTION-SENSING RADAR, PIXEL second is WhatsApp. We 4 WILL BE THE SHOWSTOPPER OF THE EVENT. believe WhatsApp will be fully compliant in the next two Paris, Oct 13: Lample, but in practice ■ Ahead of the ■ Other than the smartphone, Google, months' time,” Asbe said. Designers of machine ● Automatic a large body of written show, there’s which had demoed what it called the WhatsApp has capped the translation tools still translation is texts are needed to map number of payment service mostly rely on diction- the language, something hardly any secret “next generation Google Assistant” at users at 1 million now as it is aries to make a foreign currently based lacking in Amazonian about the Pixel 4 its I/O conference in May, said that the yet to fully meet RBI's data language understand- on having large tribal languages. that has yet to be next-generation Assistant is coming to localisation norms which able. But now there is a databases of “If you have just tens leaked. “new Pixel phones later this year” require foreign companies to new way: numbers. identical texts in of thousands of phras- store transaction and user Facebook researchers both languages to es, it won't work. You ■ The leak about the new Assistant sug- ■ On the smart data within the country and say rendering words need several hundreds home segment, delete the same from foreign into figures and exploit- work from. But of thousands,” he said. gest that it will be “noticeably quicker” servers within 24 hours. ing mathematical simi- for many and the UI looks pretty slick Google may According to Asbe, a third- larities between lan- language pairs ‘HOLY GRAIL’ ■ In 2017, Google had launched the orig- unveil two new party audit by a firm empan- guages is a promising there just aren’t Experts at France's inal Pixelbook. Since then, the company devices — Google eled by the RBI is currently avenue — even if a uni- CNRS national scientif- had been silent about its plan for lap- Nest WiFi and underway to ascertain versal communicator a enough such ic centre said the WhatsApp's compliance. la Star Trek remains a parallel texts. approach Lample has tops. Now, The Verge and 9to5Google Google Nest Mini. “Once the auditors complete distant dream. taken for Facebook report that the tech giant will launch the The Nest mini their probe, we will review the Powerful automatic could produce useful next generation Pixelbook at the event model is likely to same and will see how to go translation is a big pri- FROM BASQUE TO results, even if it doesn't ■ Joining the true wireless earbud seg- have improved ahead,” he said. ority for internet giants. AMAZONIAN? result in perfect transla- Abse also clarified that he did Allowing as many peo- “For example, if you tions. Thierry Poibeau ment, Google is expected to launch the sound, a 3.5mm not meet the WhatsApp leader- ple as possible world- take the words ‘cat’ and of CNRS's Lattice labo- Pixel Buds alongside the Pixel 4 smart- stereo jack, and ship team when they visited wide to communicate is ‘dog’, semantically, they ratory, which also does phone. new colors the city recently. He also said not just an altruistic are words that describe research into machine that other applicants like goal, but also good busi- a similar thing, so they translation, called the Xiaomi, Amazon Pay and ness. Facebook, Google will be extremely close word vector approach “a Truecaller have not been able and Microsoft as well as together physically” in conceptual revolution”. to launch their payments serv- Russia’s Yandex, the vector space, said He said “translating ices because of data localisa- China’s Baidu and oth- Guillaume Lample, one without parallel data” -- London-based start-up aims tion rules. ers are constantly seek- of the system’s design- dictionaries or versions Citing a Niti Aayog survey, ing to improve their ers. “If you take words of the same documents Asbe said over three-fourths of translation tools. like Madrid, London, in both languages -- “is the financial transactions are Facebook has artificial Paris, which are something of the Holy under `100 and this is the space intelligence (AI) experts European capital cities, Grail” of machine where unified payments inter- on the job at one of its it's the same translation. to tackle online extremism face (UPI) has to make inroads research labs in Paris. idea.”These language “But the question is to replace cash and one step in Up to 200 languages maps can then be linked what level of perform- this regard has been increasing are currently used on to one another using ance can be expected” the acceptance points. Facebook, said Antoine algorithms -- at first from the word vector Jihadist online networks are known to be difficult to infiltrate He hoped increased use of Bordes, European co- roughly, but eventually method, said Poibeau. NPCI-developed UPI platform director of fundamental becoming more refined, The method “can give London, Oct. 13: Vidhya such content online, find- by intermediaries like Artificial Intelligence until entire phrases can an idea of the original Ramalingam believes it’s There was a lot ing out as much possible WhatsApp will help grow the research for the social be matched without too text” but the capability always possible to change, of recognition how they are doing it and digital payments scene. network. many errors. for a good translation even for people deeply what ideas they are look- Currently, there are only 100 Automatic translation Lample said results every time remains involved in the murky that terrorists were ing for, before intervening. million users of digital pay- is currently based on are already promising. unproven. online world of jihadist using the internet in That can even include ments and this must touch at having large databases For the language pair Francois Yvon, a and far-right extremism. creative ways... Yet direct contact, using least 300 million to have any of identical texts in of English-Romanian, researcher at CNRS's Her company Moonshot those of us that were social workers or mental material impact on cash in cir- both languages to work Facebook's current Computer Science CVE has the ambitious health specialists who culation, he said, underlining from. But for many lan- machine translation Laboratory for aim of trying to get any- trying to counter work in the “real world”. this as the real challenge. guage pairs there just system is “equal or Mechanics and one tempted by violence them simply were On the acceptance side, he aren’t enough such par- maybe a bit worse” than Engineering Sciences, back on the straight and moving too slowly. PEACE ACTIVISTS said there are 3 million points allel texts. the word vector system, said “the linking of lan- narrow. Jihadist online networks of sale (POS) machines and 10 That’s why research- said Lample. guages is much more Over the last four years, VIDHYA are known for being more million QR codes active now. ers have been looking But for the rarer lan- difficult” when they are the London-based start-up RAMALINGAM difficult to infiltrate, and However, there must at least for another method, like guage pair of English- far removed from one has grown quietly but not often use hard-to-access five-fold growth in both if we the system developed by Urdu, where Facebook's another. anonymously, if a recent Founder, encrypted software such are to see any significant Facebook which creates traditional system does- “The manner of denot- partnership deal with Moonshot CVE as the Telegram messag- reduction in cash usage, he a mathematical repre- n't have many bilingual ing concepts in Chinese Facebook is anything to ing app and other plat- noted. He added that though sentation for words. texts to reference, the is completely different go by. forms. the number of digital pay- Each word becomes a word vector system is from French,” he added. US national Rama- tive nature of its work — clients ranging from gov- Far-right extremists and ments users has touched 100 “vector” in a space of already superior, he However even imper- lingam and the firm’s co- and the potential for vio- ernments to technology white supremacists on the million in the past three years, several hundred dimen- said. fect translations can be founder Ross Frenett pre- lence from the people it firms. One project is a col- other hand are often more it will be a difficult journey to sions. Words that have But could the method useful, said Yvon, and viously worked as tracks. laboration with the inclined to air their views broaden the ecosystem. close associations in the allow translation from, could prove sufficient to researchers into extrem- Canadian government openly, which makes them “It will be difficult for all of spoken language also say, Basque into the lan- track hate speech, a ism and believe radical REINFORCED DOORS against jihadism and the easier to find, said us, including banks and non- find themselves close to guage of an Amazonian major priority for groups are often one step The address of far-right. Another works Ramalingam. banks, to get the next 200 mil- each other in this vector tribe? Facebook. ahead when it comes to Moonshot CVE’s London with the UN on online “Obviously, if we believe lion digital users onto the UPI space. In theory, yes, said — AFP technology. offices is kept secret and Islamist content in Asia. someone poses an immi- platform,” he said, adding that “There was a lot of most of its staff have no The company has also nent threat, that's where banks and fintechs should do recognition that terrorists visible online presence. had a partnership for sev- it's beyond our organisa- more in this area. were using the internet in Just to get into its prem- eral years with Google, tion,” she added. “Only on Small value payments of creative ways, that they ises in a nondescript using online advertising to rare occasions we'll under `500 will be on UPI, were reaching young audi- building in the British target people looking up engage with law enforce- while for the rest, cards will By 2020, 4K gaming on PC ences, that they were able capital, visitors have to violent extremism on the ment on this.”Since 2015, remain the mainstay, he said. to innovate,” she told AFP pass through heavy net. The Facebook contract Moonshot has gathered Only 5 per cent of digital users in an interview. armour-plated doors and a involves Moonshot ana- huge amounts of data and use scan-based features for “Yet those of us that security check. lysing how effective the experience, while payments, while in China it is will be affordable: AMD VP were trying to counter “We take precautions,” social network could be to Ramalingam says direct over 600 million a day, mostly them simply were moving said Ramalingam. “We “deradicalise” users look- messages sent to users scan-based ones, Asbe added. DC CORRESPONDENT However, AMD Vice- about 2 years and the too slowly and had too work on high-risk issues ing up extremist content. offering help have been NPCI has no plans to launch HYDERABAD, OCT. 13 President (Software Deve- same will be true for the many constraints to actu- and we try and put as Moonshot is classed as a particularly successful. a third version of the UPI plat- lopment & Management) transition to 8K. While ally replicate those meth- much into the public “social enterprise” in that “I've worked with so form now, but there will be While the next-gen con- Andrej Zdravkovic the top-notch devices are ods for counter-terrorism domain as possible.” The it reinvests most of its many individuals that regular incremental changes sole, PlayStation 5 and believes that the scenario already starting to sup- purposes.” That led to the start-up’s name refers to profits into the projects it were deep in these sort of such as PAN verification, Xbox Scarlett, which are will change quickly with port 8K, but affordability idea of a technology start- the act of launching a develops and technology, groups,” she said. which will be available within set to release during the the turn of next year as is a factor as well... On 4K, up able to keep up with rocket to the moon — and guaranteeing independ- “They’ve now left and the next two months, Asbe holiday season in 2020, companies will look to we expect that true 4K and fight against all forms gives an indication of its ence. It’s known for hav- turned their life around said. On reports about tax are likely to support gam- focus on 8K gaming with gaming will be possible by of violent extremism, stellar ambition. The CVE ing developed the “redi- and some of them have incentives being planned to ing at 8K resolution, the playable frame rates end of next year.” from jihadists and neo- stands for countering vio- rect method” of finding become peace activists. push UPI usage, he said it may top-notch gaming PCs, Speaking on the side- “Currently with the help Nazis, to nationalists and lent extremism. individuals taken in by “It’s a huge transforma- take some time as it involves which support 4K at lines of GameOn, Mr of softwares, 2K content is even “incels”. It employs 40 people violent extremism then tion. To my mind change sharing a part of GST revenue playable frame rates, Zdravkovic, recalling his upscaled for 4K,” he But greater visibility has working in 15 languages, trying to make them is always possible because as discounts. He also favoured remain prohibitively personal experience, told added. Meanwhile, India forced the company to including English, French change their ways. I've seen it with my own cashbacks to drive usage. expensive and out of the Deccan Chronicle, “The has a huge potential for take more security meas- and Arabic, on 76 projects That involves identify- eyes. You have to have an — PTI reach. jump from 2K to 4K took esports, he said. ures because of the sensi- in 28 countries, with ing people searching for optimistic view.” — AFP Route map Buy property for preparing to skip for a LTCGT sabbatical MONDAY 14 OCTOBER 2019 HYDERABAD | | Money

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The ese tourists to choose Ind- Indians visited China. services on the supply 5.0 per cent in 2021 and 7.2 per visa fee for this five-year ia as a destination for tour- Nevertheless, Chinese tou- * As of Saturday side. 9/30 12/31 3/31 6/30 9/30 12/31 3/31 6/30 cent in 2022 as it assumed multiple entry e-TV will ism purposes, the release rists are increasingly sear- The report, which has that the monetary stance be $80,” according to said ching for Indian destinati- been released ahead of Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation – Bloomberg would remain accom- Indian embassy in China. “China is the largest out- ons, hotels and restau- the annual meeting of the modative given benign Prospective tourists can bound market in the wor- rants. As per a study by World Bank with the price dynamics. avail of single-entry 30- ld. With India being a TripAdvisor last year, Chi- FPIs pull out International Monetary It said persistently low day validity e-TV at a medium haul destination, na topped the list with Fund, noted that India’s food prices remained well reduced visa fee of $25 and we are best positioned to growing interest in India, over `4,950 cr economic growth deceler- Bangladesh, Nepal ahead of India below the RBI’s mid-range for a 30-day e-TV during take advantage of this with a whopping 134 per ated for the second consec- target of 4 per cent in the the months of April to huge market with the new cent YoY growth over the from equities utive year. In 2018-19, it Washington, Oct. 13: tion Work. Imports have first half of 2019-20. “This June the visa fee will be visa fees reduction. With previous year. stood at 6.8 per cent, down Bangladesh and Nepal contracted between 15 allowed the RBI to ease only $10. The one-year the recent visit of the Chi- “Both the government Foreign portfolio investors with- from 7.2 per cent in the are estimated to grow fas- and 20 per cent in monetary policy via a multiple-entry e-TV will nese Premier, the mood is and the tourism service drew over Rs 6,200 crore from 2017-18 financial year. ter than India in 2019, acc- Pakistan and Sri Lanka. cumulative 135 basis point continue to be offered at a positive between the two providers should look at the capital markets in the first However, the 6 per cent ording to the World Bank. In Bangladesh, the real cut in the repo rate since reduced visa fee of $40. countries and this is the creating specific travel iti- two weeks of October. They pul- growth projected for FY20 Pakistan’s growth rate is GDP growth is estimated January 2019 and shift the In addition, e-TV, the right time to launch incre- nerary for Chinese touri- led out a net Rs 4,955.2 crore is higher than the projected to deteriorate to at 8.1 per cent in 2019, up policy stance from neutral existing e-medical visa, e- dible India in China,” said sts and get Chinese lan- from equities and Rs 1,261.9 fr- Moody’s projection of 5.8 2.4 per cent this fiscal from 7.9 per cent in 2018, to accommodative,” it said. conference visa, and the Dipak Deva, Managing guage speaking people to om debt, taking the total net per cent. year. Growth in South the report said. The World Bank report one-year multiple-entry e- Director, Travel Corpor- communicate with them. withdrawal to Rs 6,217.1 crore Interestingly, the bank Asia is projected to fall to In Nepal, GDP growth is also noted that the cur- business visa will contin- ation of India. Buddhist circuits and Bol- during October 1-11, as per latest had in its previous fore- 5.9 per cent in 2019, down projected to average 6.5 rent account deficit had ue to be issued through the According to reports, lywood packages would be depositories data. FPIs were net cast in April said that 1.1 percentage points per cent over this and widened to 2.1 per cent of online platform. Chinese travellers made of interest for the Chinese buyers last month and infused a India’s economic outlook from April 2019 estimates, next fiscal, backed by the GDP in 2018-19 from It is anticipated that this nearly 150 million out- tourists,” said Nikhil net sum of Rs 6,557.8 crore. was strong and projected the World Bank said in its strong services and const- 1.8 per cent a year before, unilateral liberalisation of bound visits in 2018, which Ganju, Country Manager, a growth of 7.5 per cent latest report, the South ruction activity from ris- mostly reflecting a deteri- e-TV for Chinese nationals was up 14.7 per cent year- TripAdvisor India. for the current fiscal year. Asia Economic Focus, ing tourist arrivals and orating trade balance. On “India’s cyclical slow- Making (De) centraliza- public spending. —PTI the financing side, signif- ‘Co-ops need down is severe,” the bank icant capital outflows in said. The weakness is the first half of the cur- mostly due to a decelera- becoming a drag on “In the first quarter of rent year were followed self-regulatory tion in local demand, growth,” it said. 2019-20, the economy expe- by a sharp reversal from according to the bank. “In India is currently grow- rienced a significant and October 2018 onwards Value content norms curb mechanism’ such a weak economic ing at its slowest pace in broad-based growth decel- and a build-up of interna- environment, structural six years, expanding at eration with a sharp tional reserves to $411.9 issues surface and the just 5 per cent in the decline in private con- billion at the end of the weak financial sector is April-June quarter. sumption on the demand fiscal year. jewellery exports to China SANGEETHA G exports to various mar- CHENNAI, OCT. 13 kets. Hence RVC of 45 per cent cannot be applicable CCI to examine telecom market Comm Min Despite being a leader in in case of cut and polished gems and jewellery diamonds, said Gems and exports, India has a trade Jewellery Export MANOJ RAMMOHAN (CCI) has started the prepa- the financials of market deficit in this segment Promotion Council. Leaders of cooperative sector told to keep NEW DELHI, OCT. 13 ratory work for the study players. There has also with China. India has not Similarly, in case of gold should think of a self regulatory about the telecom sector been consolidation in the been able to tap the grow- jewellery and silver jew- mechanism to strengthen it and Fair trade regulator CCI and it is expected to com- market. dairy out of ing jewellery market in ellery there is a Margin of prevent recurrence of scams like will conduct a study about mence in November. “Given the criticality of China due to the Regional Preference of 35 per cent, the PMC Bank case. Commerce the telecom sector to “As a market regulator, it the telecom services and Value Content restric- but an RVC of 45 per cent. and Industry Minister Piyush assess various competi- would give us insights into their overarching interface RCEP deal tions. “Since CPD is a major Goyal said. He said whistleblow- tion aspects as the market what we need to be watch- across economy, it becomes As of FY18, Indian gems commodity exported from ers should come forward wher- dynamics have undergone ful of, and what we need to imperative for market reg- New Delhi, Oct. 13: and jewellery industry India to China, the GJEPC ever such things are happening. significant changes in the do. This, would also ulator to keep a close Union Minister Giriraj imported $235 million ellery, silver jewellery or strongly recommends for It would not be possible for the recent past, according to enable the Commi- CCI watch on the Singh has asked the worth goods to China. Of imitation jewellery due to negotiating with China government to look at every its Chairman Ashok ssion to craft a developments in Commerce Ministry to this, the largest chunk the Regional Value for reducing stringent institution and issues, he said. said the study Kumar Gupta. competition ad- would enable it to the sector.” keep dairy sector out of worth $215 million was Content restrictions. As RVC 45 per cent condition From time to time, the vocacy strategy craft a competition “The telecom the proposed RCEP free cut and polished dia- part of the Asia-Pacific to maximum 15 per cent. watchdog commissions st- and recommen- advocacy strategy and market dynam- trade pact, voicing reser- monds. On the other hand, Trade Agreement, India Though coloured gem udies through independ- dations tailored ics have under- vation on possible India imported silver gets a 100 per cent Margin stones, silver, gold and recommendations tai- ent agencies to gather to the needs of gone a signific- import of milk produced bars, gold bars, rough of Preference for cut and imitation jewellery are Prez Xi pledges qualitative as well as the telecom sec- lored to the sec- ant change in by cattle that are given coloured gem stones, polished diamonds sent to not much exported from quantitative information tor,” he said. tor’s needs recent past by animal feed. rough pearls especially China. However, there is a India to China, negotia- NRs 56 billion in and insights from market The country’s tele- way of entry of new Opening of free trade cultured pearls valued condition that the RVC tions can be done towards participants and assess com sector has wit- player, wave of consoli- in dairy sector will $550 million, which led to should be 45 per cent. reducing RVC to 20 per aid to Nepal the state of competition in nessed a churn with stiff dation, change in competi- affect farmers of India, a trade deficit of $314 mil- India procures the raw cent in case of silver and a given sector. competition, especially aft- tion strategies and busi- which is the world’s larg- lion. materials like rough dia- imitation jewellery and 10 Chinese President Xi Jinping has In an interview to PTI, er the entry of Reliance ness models in the sector,” est producer of milk, the India has not been able monds, gold and silver per cent in case of gold said in Kathmandu that China Gupta said the Competiti- Jio, and the lower tariff Gupta said. dairy and animal hus- to export value-added from overseas producers, and coloured gem stones,” will provide Nepalese Rs 56 bil- on Commission of India regime that has impacted — PTI bandry minister said. products like gold jew- processes them and said GJEPC. lion assistance to Kathmandu The Regional Compre- over the next two years to help hensive Economic Part- Nepal’s development pro- nership (RCEP) — a me- grammes as the two countries ga free trade agreement inked 20 agreements — pertain- being negotiated among Jute set to return from sunset zone ing to sectors such as transport, Global, local cues to guide stocks 10 ASEAN countries wi- agriculture, industry, commerce th their six FTA part- and supply — on Sunday to bol- ners (India, China, Jap- RITWIK MUKHERJEE Meanwhile a group of ster their bilateral ties. RAVI RANJAN PRASAD sensitive sectors. an, South Korea, Austra- KOLKATA, OCT. 13 Commodity passionate women from MUMBAI, OCT. 13 Market sentiment is also lia and New Zealand). Andhra Pradesh and Tela- OPENING likely to improve on acco- The proposed deal is The golden fibre, or jute, is Compass ngana have come together Indian market would open unt of foreign portfolio expected to be finalised set to stage a comeback. to combat the ‘demon’ factoring in positive news investors’ selling coming and signed by the next With the increasing aver- called plastic. The all- on US-China trade talks down substantially in Sep- month. Last week, RCEP sion to plastic bags and boost demand for jute prod- women jute and allied fibre Sitharaman to progress, very weak indus- tember-October 2019 peri- member countries met concerted governmental ucts in the medium term. cooperative society called trial production data that BELL od by Rs 2,500 crore only in Bangkok for three and private initiatives to And with increased focus ‘Prabhavana’ is set to take meet PSU bank sunk to almost seven-year PROJECTIONS FOR THE WEEK compared to more than Rs days of negotiations, lead to a ‘plastic free on increased farmer inco- its first step towards van- low in August at minus 1.1 28,000 crore selling in July- perhaps for the last time world’, increased usage of me and assurance of a quishing the demon from per cent, World Bank pro- tanker was struck by two August 2019 period and to conclude the deal. jute products is expected. remunerative Minimum the abode of Lord Venka- CEOs today jecting GDP growth at 6 missiles near Saudi they turned net buyers on Explaining reasons While many countries are Support Price (MSP), dem- teswara at Tirumala. The Finance Minister Nirmala Sithar- per cent in current fiscal Arabia,” according to IFA Friday by Rs 749.74 crore. why dairy sector should looking to cut down the use and for packaging products cooperative society, argu- aman will hold a review meeting against 6.9 per cent in Global Treasury Research. The earnings season be kept out of the ambit of single-use plastic, India would also sustain. ably the first one in the with CEOs of public sector FY18-19 and forthcoming Post market hours on worries however would of the proposed RCEP already has a sustainable Several leading firms country to have presence in banks (PSBs) today to discuss domestic macro economic Friday industrial produc- remain with results to be trade pact, the minister substitute that cannot be have joined the govern- multiple states for jute and various issues, including pro- data related to inflation. tion data released by Cent- declared by Reliance Indu- said: “I have objection ignored any more — jute. ment’s efforts to tackle the allied fibre, besides being gress on credit offtake, as part The US has reportedly ral Statistics Office show- stries, ACC, Wipro, SBI on two issues. We will India is the world’s plastic menace, trying to the only all-women society, of efforts to prop up the econo- reached a partial trade ag- ed Industrial output slipp- Life, ICICI General Insura- not accept the milk pro- largest producer of jute, make their workplaces is soon going to sign a pact my. The meeting is expected to reement with China that ed to -1.1 per cent month- nce, TVS Motor, Federal duced by cattle that are which is a natural and plastic free with sustain- with the Jute Corporation review fund flow to stressed would shelve a planned on-month in August from Bank, DHFL and, given animal protein. biodegradable fibre. As able alternatives. Efforts of India for supplying jute NBFCs and MSMEs. Banks are increase in tariffs on goods 4.3 per cent in July. Mindtree among others. Our condition is milk high as 60 per cent of the are being made to replace bags to replace the plastic expected to present reports on imported from China, whi- The market would also Infosys and Dmart pro- imported should have world’s jute grows in India. plastic bags with reusable used for serving partial credit guarantee scheme le Beijing would increase start factoring in the out- moter Avenue Supermarts not any animal feed.” However, jute production bags such as jute. ‘prasadams’ to devotees by and fund raising from market. purchases of US agricul- come of assembly elec- positive earnings announ- India does not use ani- in the country has experi- The Union Minister of the Tirumala Tirupati tural products. However, tions next week in cement may impact on the mal protein as feed to enced an irregular trend Consumer Affairs Food Devasthanams. global cues remain mixed Maharashtra and Haryana other stocks in the sector. cattle, the minister said. since 2001-02. 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