Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 8 CELEB TALKS 14 SPORTS 16 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW HARNESS THE SRK: I AM WORKING ON SCRIPTS, DEAN’S CLASS: ELGAR, BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH POWER OF SUN WILL ANNOUNCE MY NEXT FILM SOON DE KOCK SCORE HUNDRED BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 1 ISSUE 362 HYDERABAD, SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SANTOSH SRINIVAS TO DIRECT BELLAMKONDA { Page 13 } www.dailypioneer.com RBI reduces GOVT INVOKES ESMA AS TALKS FAIL key lending Sedition slap on celebrities TSRTC strike from today rate by 25 bps PNS n HYDERABAD MUMBAI: To reverse the consumption slowdown and who penned letter to PM TSRTC buses will go off the KCR sets 6-00 shore-up growth, the Reserve roads from Saturday as talks Bank of India on Friday PNS n MUZAFFARPUR between the three-member pm deadline reduced key lending rates IAS officers' committee for the fifth consecutive time. An FIR has been lodged in Adoor Gopalakrishnan: Moving towards appointed by the state gov- for RTC staff Accordingly, the the RBI's Bihar's Muzaffarpur against ernment and representatives of HYDERABAD: Reacting to the monetary policy committee nearly 50 celebrities, including ‘What's happening to us?’ an authoritarian the Joint Action Committee RTC strike for the first time, (MPC) in its fourth policy Aparna Sen, Adoor (JAC) of TSRTC employees Chief Minister K review of the current fiscal Gopalakrishnan and THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: and workers unions proved n Govt says employees going on Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday reduced the repo, or short Ramchandra Guha for alleged Kerala filmmaker Adoor state: Rahul sterile for the third consecutive strike could be sacked set 6-00 pm on Saturday as term lending rate for com- sedition after they wrote an Gopalakrishnan is in "total WAYANAD (KERALA): Coming day on Friday. the ‘deadline' for RTC mercial banks, by 25 basis open letter to Prime Minister disbelief" after a case of sedition down heavily on Prime Minister However, RTC management n Employees trash warnings, say employees to report for duty. points to 5.15 per cent from Narendra Modi voicing con- was filed against him and the 48 Narendra Modi, former Congress has decided to operate about stir would outsize Sakala Janula According to an official press 5.40 per cent. Consequently, cern over growing incidents of signatories of an open letter sent President Rahul Gandhi on Friday 10,500 buses by hiring private Samme release on Friday, only those the reverse repo rate was mob lynching. to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that everyone in the country vehicles, including school reporting for duty before 6-00 revised to 4.90 per cent, and Police said the FIR was in July that expressed concern and the world knows what's going buses, and engaging temporary strike. Except for security and pm on Saturday will be the marginal standing facili- lodged on Thursday under over growing incidents of mob in our country. "The country is drivers, conductors and other paramedical staff, all TSRTC considered as RTC ty (MSF) rate and the bank several sections of the Indian killings and the alleged moving towards an authoritarian staffers. The idea is to ensure workers and employees will employees. The rest will be rate to 5.40 per Further, the Penal Code, including those weaponisation of the "Jai Shri state and people who speak bus services in line with peak participate in the strike com- deemed to have resigned. Reserve Bank's Monetary related to sedition, public nui- Ram" slogan that made against the government or the demand expected in view of mencing from tonight. The Chief Minister also stated Policy Committee continued sance, hurting religious feelings headlines in Bengal during against the spirit of that letter to Prime Minister are being put in Dasara festival. Stating that government that 7,500 buses were ready its accomodative stance. and insulting with an intent to national elections this year. read it like that, " jail, the media is being crushed. The JAC had expressed its threats, including ESMA, were to ply from Saturday provoke breach of peace. "What is happening to us? I Gopalakrishnan asked, 78, "Presently an ideological fight is resolve to go on indefinite not new to them, he urged notwithstanding the strike. Reacting sharply to the reg- heard about this in total disbelief adding, "When someone going on in the country and it's strike from October 5 in sup- people to cooperate with RTC AYODHYACASE istration of the FIR against because I cannot imagine any criticises the government it is about if the country be ruled by port of its demands, which staff to help them achieve avoid any inconvenience to eminent film personalities, court admitting a case of not sedition. We are living in a one person and one ideology and include merger of RTC their just demands. He said the people travelling by RTC buses SC to wrap up writers and others, Congress sedition against that letter... it is democracy". all the others should shut their employees with the state gov- employees' strike this time during the festive season. leader Rahul Gandhi alleged mouth," asked Gandhi angrily. He ernment staff and implemen- would be bigger than the 42- Accordingly, RTC officials the country was moving order on August 20, accepting eminent personalities, also was speaking to the media after tation of PRC for RTC staff on day Sakala Janula Samme done have commenced making hearing on towards becoming an "author- my petition upon the receipt of including filmmakers Mani visiting his constituency Wayanad par with other government in 2011 demanding statehood alternative arrangements. itarian state" where anybody which an FIR was lodged at the Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, to show solidarity with the employees. for Telangana. They are planning to operate Oct 17 who said anything against Sadar police station here," Ojha Shyam Benegal, actor protesters opposing night traffic The JAC representatives, The three-member IAS offi- about 10,000 buses, including NEW DELHI: The Supreme Modi or his government was said. Soumitra Chatterjee and ban on the national highway who did not budge from their cers committee, comprising 2,100 hired ones, besides Court Friday said it would put behind bars. He said nearly 50 signatories vocalist Shubha Mudgal in passing through Bandipur Tiger position that the government Special Chief Secretary school and private buses. wrap up the hearing in the The case was lodged fol- to the letter were named as July this year. Reserve in Kerala. must give a written commit- Somesh Kumar, Principal Employees have been hired on politically sensitive Ram lowing an order by accused in his petition, which It said that the lynching of ment to resolve their demands Secretary for Transport Sunil temporary basis for daily pay- Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial accused them of having "tar- Muslims, Dalits and other with a specific timeframe, Sharma and Principal ments. Private vehicle opera- land dispute at Ayodhya by Magistrate Surya Kant Tiwari nished the image of the coun- minorities must be stopped walked out during discussions Secretary for Finance K tors, including buses, autorick- October 17. A 5-judge on a petition by local advocate try and undermined the immediately, while stressing on Friday. Ramakrishna Rao, said the shaws and cabs, have been Constitution bench headed Sudhir Kumar Ojha, who impressive performance of the there was "no democracy with- JAC convener E State government was well- warned against collecting addi- by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, claimed, among other things, prime minister", besides "sup- out dissent". Ashwathama Reddy said, with prepared to address any even- tional charges from passengers on the conclusion of 37th day that the letter supported seces- porting secessionist tenden- It also noted that the 'Jai Shri no commitment from the State tualities in the wake of RTC by taking advantage of the of the hearing, fixed the sched- sionist tendencies". cies". Ram' slogan was reduced to a government, they were left staff strike. The State govern- RTC strike period. ule for the final leg of the "The CJM had passed the The letter was written by 49 "provocative war cry". with no option but to observe ment expedited measures to Continued on Page 2 lengthy arguments. The bench said the Muslim sides to the dispute would complete the HUZURNAGAR BY-POLL arguments on October 14 and Man kills thereafter, two days would be granted to the Hindu parties father for not to sum up their rejoinders by ECI transfers Suryapet SP October 16, and October 17 would be the last day for PNS n HYDERABAD switching TV wrapping up the hearing. The n R Bhaskaran has been bench, also comprising justices In a rude jolt to the ruling appointed as the new channel S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the SP of Suryapet. PNS n NALGONDA: Ashok Bhushan and S A high-stakes Huzurnagar by- Nazeer, had earlier fixed the poll, the Election Commission n R Venkateswarlu is A man, enraged at his father deadline of October 18 to of India (ECI) on Friday trans- likely to be shifted to for not switching to a partic- conclude the hearing. ferred Suryapet SP Ravirala the state headquarters ular television channel, blud- Venkateshwarlu, after opposi- and posted in a geoned him to death late on tion parties complained that the position that has no Thursday night. senior police officer had been connection with the by- The victim, identified as Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao greeting Prime ‘Big mistake’ to acting in favour of TRS candi- SP Ravirala Venkateshwarlu poll Perumalla Govardhan (50), Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister date Sanampudi Saidi Reddy.