Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 Published From FALLING BACK ON CASTE ROHIT, PUJARA HOLD DELHI LUCKNOW FISCAL DEFICIT OF STATES TO BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH CENSUS, YET AGAIN MODERATE TO 4.1 PC OF GDP FORT FOR INDIA BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 308 HYDERABAD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SALONY LUTHRA DELIGHTED TO BAG SIIMA NOMINATION { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com SC NOTICE TO CENTRE OVER UNIFORM SAMYUKT KISAN MORCHA CALLS FOR MYSURU GANG-RAPE: KUMARASWAMY INDIA ON RADAR OF ISIS ARM THAT PAY STRUCTURE FOR EMPLOYEES OF HCs ‘BHARAT BANDH' ON SEPTEMBER 25 SAYS ‘DO WHAT WAS DONE IN HYD’ STRUCK KABUL AIRPORT, SAYS INTEL he Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the he Samyukt Kisan Morcha, spearheading the anti-farm DS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday appeared to he ISIS unit believed to be behind Thursday's deadly Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to laws protests, on Friday called for a ‘Bharat Bandh' on suggest to deal with alleged rapists of a college student Kabul bombings have India in their crosshairs with Tprovide uniform or comparable pay structure, TSeptember 25. The SKM said the move is aimed at stre- Jnear Mysuru, on the lines of police action in Testablishing the rule of their caliphate among lofty emoluments and other working conditions for the ngthening and expanding the farmers' agitation that began in nearly two years ago when perpetrators of such a crime ideological goals, reports electronic media. According to employees of High Courts across the country. A bench of November last year. Addressing a press conference at Delhi's were shot dead. Amid outrage over the gang-rape, the government sources who requested not to be named, justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to Singhu border, Ashish Mittal from SKM said, “We are calling Minister Anand Singh said: "Everything of the perpetrators having secured a solid foothold in Afghanistan, the Islamic the Centre, States, Union Territories and others on the plea for a ‘Bharat bandh' on September 25. "This is happening after should be chopped off." Speaking to reporters in Chen- State Khorasan, also known as IS-K or ISIS-K, hopes to which claimed there is disparity in the pay scales, a similar ‘bandh' was organised on the same date last year, napatna, Kumaraswamy said, "I appreciate the Hyderabad "export jihad to Central Asia and later in India". Carrying emoluments as well as working conditions of the and we hope that it would be more successful than the one police in dealing with a rape case. What did they do finally? out terror attacks and recruiting young people are on top of employees of High Courts. held amid Covid pandemic last year. Unless stringent action is taken things will not improve." their agenda for this, they said. 170 killed in Kabul airport There is limit to our patience: KTR o ‘If political leaders throw decorum to winds, law will take its course' TRS party recast o Minister defends Malla Reddy's carnage; Biden vows retribution retaliation against Revanth Reddy with statewide PNS n KABUL ML MELLY MAITREYI flag fest on Sept 2 ‘We will hunt you down and n HYDERABAD US forces helping to evacuate he Telangana Rashtra Samithi Afghans desperate to flee Taliban make you pay’: Biden warns Thas finalized its long-awaited rule were on alert for more attacks Kabul airport attackers There is a limit to the patience of action plan and schedule for on Friday after at least one Islamic Telangana Rashtra Samiti party strengthening its organizational State suicide bomber killed 170 leaders when opposition leaders structure inter alia by constituting people including 13 US soldiers being fished out and laid in heaps repeatedly resort to derogatory and party committees right from the outside the gates of Kabul airport. while wailing civilians searched for abusive words against Chief Minister village level to the State level. Two blasts and gunfire rocked loved ones. K Chandrasekhar Rao and ruling The process of restructuring the the area outside the airport on "I saw bodies and body parts fly- party leaders. "Be prepared to face party at all levels will begin on Thursday evening, witnesses said. ing in the air like a tornado blow- the consequences", TRS working September 2 with the hoisting of Video shot by Afghan journalists ing plastic bags," said one Afghan president K T Rama Rao warned the TRS party flag at a flag showed dozens of bodies strewn witness. "That little water flowing foul-mouthed opposition leaders at festival to be conducted in all the around a canal on the edge of the in the sewage canal had turned a media conference here on Friday. gations and abusive remarks made 12,769 gram panchayats and 142 airport. into blood." In a strong criticism of the lan- by the Congress State unit president, municipalities. On the same day, The US military said 13 of its Several thousand people were guage employed by some of the KTR, however, said for every action Chief Minister and party founder service members were killed in back at the airport fence on Friday, opposition Congress and BJP lead- there would be an equal and oppo- and president K Chandrasekhar what it described as a complex according to video posted on ers against TRS Ministers and lead- site reaction. Rao will lay the foundation stone attack. social media. ers, KTR said those in politics Condemning the unparliamen- for the TRS party office building Islamic State (ISIS), an enemy of US forces are Staking A Claim should observe decorum. tary language used by Revanth at New Delhi in the presence of the Islamist Taliban as well as the racing to complete British Defence Secretary Ben KTR responded to a query about Reddy against KCR, KTR said the MLAs, MLCs, MPs and members West, said one of its suicide their withdrawal Wallace said the threat of attacks the intemperate language used by man caught red-handed with money of the State Executive Committee. bombers targeted "translators and from Afghanistan by would increase as Western troops Minister Malla Reddy against PCC bags and an accused in the 'note for He has asked all the legislators to collaborators with the American an Aug. 31 got closer to completing the huge president Revanth Reddy. vote' scam was targeting KCR. reach Delhi by September 1 army". deadline set by airlift and leaving. Mentioning that Malla Reddy might evening. 2 It was not clear if suicide President Joe "The narrative is always going to have lost his temper at the wild alle- 2 bombers detonated both blasts or Biden. He says the be, as we leave, certain groups such if one was a planted bomb. It was United States long as ISIS will want to stake a claim also not clear if ISIS gunmen were ago achieved its that they have driven out the US involved in the attack or if the fir- original rationale or the UK," Wallace told Sky Foundation stone of People will reject Praja Sangrama ing that followed the blasts was for invading the News. He also vowed action Taliban guards firing into the air to country in 2001: to against ISIS wherever it manifests TRS office in Delhi to control crowds. root out al Qaeda itself. Yatra of BJP predicts KTR General Frank McKenzie, head terrorists and A US Central Command be laid on Sept 2 PNS n HYDERABAD prices of petrol and diesel several of US Central Command, said US prevent a repeat of spokesperson said 18 soldiers times, and was bent on selling away commanders were watching for the Sept. 11 attacks wounded in the attack were "in the PNS n HYDERABAD TRS working president K T government assets and public more attacks by Islamic State, on the United process of being geometrically Rama Rao has posers per- sector companies. States that year. including possibly rockets or car- evacuated from Afghanistan on TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao taining to the 'Praja san- ‘People "Does the BJP leader have bombs targeting the airport. specially equipped C-17s with would lay the foundation stone for grama yatra' to be angry with any moral justification to "We're doing everything we can embarked surgical units". the party's office in Delhi on launched by State BJP rising prices, farm seek the blessings of peo- to be prepared," he said, adding United States long ago achieved its that claimed responsibility. A Taliban official lamented the September 2, TRS Working president Bandi Sanjay. laws, and selling ple? Is this yatra a ploy to that some intelligence was being original rationale for invading the "We will not forgive. We will not number of its members killed, say- President KT Rama Rao said on Lashing out at the away of PSUs' identify more public assets shared with the Taliban and that country in 2001: to root out al forget. We will hunt you down and ing they had lost more men that Friday. The Telangana Chief BJP party and its leaders and put them up for sale," he believed "some attacks have Qaeda terrorists and prevent a make you pay," Biden said during the Americans, but Taliban Minister would perform the 'Bhumi at a media conference KTR asked rhetorically. He been thwarted by them." repeat of the Sept. 11 attacks on the televised comments from the spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid puja' for the party office in Delhi and here on Friday, KTR said said that Telangana people were US forces are racing to complete United States that year. White House. later said no Taliban were killed in the party MPs, MLAs, MLCs and Bandi Sanjay was leading the unit socially aware and could not be their withdrawal from Afghanistan Biden said he had ordered the Video taken after the attack the twin blasts. other leaders would attend the of a party that had subjected peo- fooled by the words of BJP leaders. by an Aug. 31 deadline set by Pentagon to plan how to strike showed corpses in a waste water event, KTR told ple to hardships, imposed a huge President Joe Biden. He says the ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate canal by the airport fence, some 2 reporters here. 2 burden on people by increasing the 2 Sensex closes above Prez appoints Judges face pressure until AIBP funds to Veligonda upset TS govt 56K for first time; SRS Ramchandra PNS n HYDERABAD Nifty scales 16,700 Rao as acting CJ verdict: Justice Hima Kohli The Telangana irrigation officials wrote to the Union The Telangana government has Jal Shakti Ministry that no allocations were made for PNS n PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD material to try and arrive at a just expressed its shock to learn that decision. funds have been allocated to the Veligonda project by the Krishna Tribunal and that Equity benchmark Sensex President of India Ram Nath Kovind A judge's mind is always filled with “Wearing the mantle of a Judge Veligonda project taken up by project was taken up on the basis of flood waters. climbed 175 points to close has appointed Justice Mamidanna pros and cons of a case even when and deciding complicated matters despite its complaint above the 56,000-mark for the Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao, he or she is off the Bench or with is not a mean task. There is always to the Krishna River Management first time on Friday, driven by senior-most Judge of the Telangana family members, a running conflict in the mind Board about its legality. waters outside the basin, they com- strong buying in infrastructure, High Court, as acting Chief Justice Telangana High Court about the right and the In a letter to the Central govern- plained. finance and pharma stocks of Telangana High Court. Chief Justice Hima wrong of a case. This ment, Telangana Irrigation “When the project itself was ille- despite lacklustre global cues. The order reads, "Mamidanna Kohli said on battle continues day in Department authorities complained gal, it was not proper for the Jal Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao, Friday. and day out,” she said. that though the Veligonda project Shakti department to sanction funds 2 senior-most Judge of Telangana Speaking at the “One eats, breathes has no approvals or water allocation, under the AIBP scheme to the High Court, to perform the duties Full Bench and sleeps carrying the funds were sanctioned under the Veligonda project,” Telangana offi- of the office of the Chief Justice of farewell accorded case in the heart till the AIBP (Accelerated Irrigation cials said. The Veligonda project is that High Court with effect from to her on her ele- judgment is finally pro- Benefits Programme). aimed at providing drinking and irri- TODAY the date Kumari Justice Hima vation as Supreme nounced. Even while The Telangana irrigation offi- gation for the underdeveloped areas Kohli relinquishes the charge as Court judge, Justice remaining physically pres- cials wrote to the Union Jal Shakti of Prakasam, Nellore and Kadapa ALMANAC Chief Justice of the Telangana High Kohli said the real work ent with the family, the mind Ministry that no allocations were districts. Month & Paksham: Court consequent upon her of a judge starts after leaving is always ticking, weighing the made for Veligonda project by the Objecting to the sanction of funds Shravana & Shukla Paksha appointment as Judge of the court and retire to the chambers as pros and cons of a case one is Krishna Tribunal and that project for the project, the Telangana govern- Supreme Court of India." that is the time when they go engaged with,” she said. was taken up on the basis of flood ment requested the Jal Shakti depart- Panchangam through the reserved cases, the waters. The AP government was ment to re-examine if the project Tithi : Shashthi 20:56 2 citations and sift through all the 2 using this project to divert Krishna qualified for funds under the AIBP. Nakshatram : Bharani 27:35 Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad time to start any important work) Bldgs with podium parking Bhavinaben scripts history in Paralympics Rahukalam : 9:11 am - 10:44 am Yamagandam : 1:50 pm - 3:23 pm PNS n TOKYO cutlery shop in the village. to mushroom in city soon "She is 90 percent disabled but Varjyam : 11:30 am - 1:17 pm NAVEENA GHANATE Bhavinaben Patel on Friday script- she has the will power and deter- Gulika : 6:05 am - 7:38 am n HYDERABAD ed history by becoming the first mination of 10 able-bodied person. Indian table tennis player to secure I get inspired from her will and Good Time : (to start any important work) With the state government recent- a medal in the Paralympics after she confidence," Nikunj told PTI refer- Amritakalam : 10:13 pm - 12:00 am ly giving its nod, multi-storied stunned defending champion and ring to his wife's disability due to buildings with podium parking World No. 2 Borislava Peric polio affliction in childhood. Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:52 am - 12:41 pm will be a reality by the next year. Rankovic of Serbia to reach the Paralympic Committee of India Realtors in the city have acknowl- semifinals of the women's singles president Deepa Malik, who is HYDERABAD edged that new buyers are very class-4 event here. also in Tokyo, was quick to congrat- WEATHER specific about parking facilities, to allow builders and developers to The 34-year-old Indian beat the ulate Bhavinaben. Forecast: thunderstorms especially because they have wit- build parking areas in the floors of Rio Paralympics champion 11-5 11- "It is sure that we can see a medal Temp: 29/22 nessed the havoc created by floods the towers up to 15 metres. The 6 11-7 in a quarterfinal match that from her. Tomorrow morning's Humidity: 83% in cellars last year. Municipal Administration and lasted 18 minutes. match (semifinal) is a huge decider Sunrise: 6:01 am Podium floors are parking Urban Development Department She takes on Zhang Miao of what colour of the medal she will Sunset: 06:32 pm spaces above the ground. Parking issued an order allowing podium China in the semifinals on Saturday tennis, and both losing semi-final- Gujarat. She moved to Ahmedabad win," she said in a video footage on Current Weather Conditions of vehicles will no longer be floors for parking. but she is guaranteed of at least a ists are guaranteed of a bronze. after marrying Nikunj Patel, who her Twitter handle. Updated AUGUST 27, 2021 5:00 PM restricted to cellars. For, in July the bronze. There is no bronze-medal Bhavinaben hails from Sundhiya has played junior cricket for State government took a decision 2 play-off in Tokyo Paralympics table village in Mehsana district in Gujarat. Her father runs a small 2 HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 hyderabad 02 KCR vows to work for success of Dalit Bandhu Akbaruddin Owaisi o Dalit Bandhu scheme not for garnering votes, a movement for transforming Dalits’ lives: CM summoned by court PNS n HYDERABAD Akbaruddin was enlarged ML MELLY MAITREYI leaders and officials. continue till every Dalit fami- guide them not to choose a n HYDERABAD After the success of turning ly was developed. similar unit as everyone flock- MIM legislator Akbaruddin on bail. The case around agriculture, power sec- The way several lakh crores ing to a similar unit would not Owaisi was summoned by the proceedings have Chief Minister K tor and irrigation sectors and had been spent to revive the be profitable. As Karimnagar Special Court for People's Chandrasekhar Rao has making Telangana rice bowl of irrigation and farm sectors, district is popular for the dairy Representatives on Friday in continued. The then Kiran declared that he would strive the country and improvement the government decided to industry, Dalits in Huzurabad connection with his speech in Kumar Reddy government for the comprehensive develop- in rural economy because of spend Rs.1.75 lakh crore in a pilot project could be encour- Nirmal. The Court has asked took action against Owaisi ment of Dalits and success of encouragement and support phased manner on Dalit aged to take up Dairy units. him to attend trail on 3rd Dalit Bandhu scheme till the given to communities practic- Bandhu scheme at the rate of He disclosed that reserva- September. In January 2013, last drop of his blood on the ing hereditary professions and Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 30,000 tions would be provided for Akbaruddin allegedly deliv- brothers. Later, the TRS lines of struggle he waged for implementing welfare schemes crore a year covering two lakh Dalits in granting licences to ered a hate speech. Acting on Government came and MIM Telangana Statehood. for the benefit of different sec- to three lakh Dalit families a start fertiliser, medical and complaints, the police filed a became its ally. In a call to the Telangana tions of people- farmers, the year. The kind of investment on wine shops, besides giving case and later arrested him. Now, as per the new proce- society, he wanted people to poor, most backward classes, Dalits over a period of time them opportunities in con- Akbaruddin was enlarged dures, the case has been shifted come forward and facilitate the minorities, it was the turn to would create huge economic tacts for various works and on bail. The case proceedings to the Special Court for People's economic and social develop- implement an action plan for opportunities for Dalits and supply of materials. have continued. The then Kiran Representatives. Earlier, ex- ment of SCs putting an end to the development of Dalits, generate wealth for themselves He told the meeting that Dalit Kumar Reddy government took Minister Danam Nagendar, MP the discrimination suffered by KCR said in the meeting. and the State. Committees would be constitut- action against Owaisi. Maloth Kavitha were sentenced them all these decades. “The Dalit Bandhu should have Dalit intellectuals should ed at village, mandal, assembly Thereafter, political rivalry to imprisonment by this court. way you stood behind me for been launched last year but got Rythu Bandhu under which which the government is work- become part of this move- segment, district and State lev- developed between Kiran They got stay orders from the achieving Telangana state, I delayed due to the pandemic input assistance was given to ing, he said. ment and reach out to every els and a census would be con- Kumar Reddy and the Owaisi High Court later. would urge you to extend the and said after the implementa- every farmer without any The Chief Minister said Dalit family in the State, visit ducted to understand the actu- same support for Dalit empow- tion of the scheme as a pilot restrictions, Dalit Bandhu there were 17 lakh, Dalit fam- their habitations, and create al living conditions. Through erment,” he said. project in Huzurabad con- would also be extended to all ilies, with 75 lakh Dalits in the awareness among them about Dalit Security Fund, a the sup- The Chief Minister held a stituency, it would be imple- Dalits, including government State comprising 18 per cent of the scheme, he said. portive structure would be cre- high level review meeting on mented across the State in a employees and all the sub- the population and their per- The Chief Minister instruct- ated to help Dalit families in the 170 killed in Kabul airport... the implementation of phased manner and it would sects. Like the way Rythu centage was growing and ed the officials to prepare a event of any eventuality. The Telangana Dalit Bandhu become a model for the entire Bandhu changed the lives of accordingly reservations for pamphlet on programmes / Dalit Bhandu committees would Continued from page 1 flights had accelerated on scheme at Karimnagar District country, he asserted. farmers and prevented sui- them would be increased in the units to be implemented under monitor the Dalit Security fund Friday and American pass- Collectorate on Friday attend- The condition of Dalits was cides of farmers, Dalit Bandhu future. the Dalit Bandhu scheme and under the chairmanship of the Western countries fear that port holders had been ed by Ministers Harisha Rao, pathetic across the country would transform the lives of He made it clear that Dalit explain opportunities and help District Collector. the Taliban, who once shel- allowed to enter the airport Koppula Eshwar, Gangula and their plight was even worse Dalits and make them social- Bandhu was not a scheme to the beneficiaries select the The CM said an extended tered Osaka bin Laden's al compound, according to a Kamalakar, MP Santosh in Northen India, he observed. ly and economically empow- garner votes and there was no units as per their skills and meeting would be held later in Qaeda before it was oust- Western security official Kumar, MLAs, MLCs, party KCR said on the lines of ered. That is the vision with hurry and the scheme would experience. They should also Hyderabad. ed from power by the US- stationed inside the airport. led 2001 invasion, will In the past 12 days, allow Afghanistan to turn Western countries have again into a haven for ter- evacuated nearly 100,000 Foundation stone Prez appoints SRS rorists. The Taliban say people. But they acknowl- There is limit to our patience: KTR Ramchandra... they will not let the coun- edge that thousands will be of TRS office in try be used by terrorists. left behind when the last Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 ISIS-K was initially con- US troops leave at the end Delhi to be laid... fined to areas on the bor- of the month. "KCR is not like any other TRS party recast with statewide flag fest on Sept 2 Exercising his powers con- der with Pakistan but has The American casualties Continued from page 1 Chief Minister but a Chief ferred by Article 223 of the established a second front in Thursday's attack were Minister who achieved Continued from page 1 notified slums in the GHMC area, apart from 150 Constitution of India, the in the north of the country. believed to be the most US The TRS has already been Telangana State and a leader division committees. It may be mentioned here President has appointed the The Combating Terrorism troops killed in allotted 1,200 sq metres of with a long political history, one Disclosing this at a media conference at the that it was proposed to form party committees Acting Chief Justice for the Centre at West Point says Afghanistan in a single land in Delhi for the con- who achieved the decades-old Telangana Bhavan here on Friday, party working after the completion of the membership drive in High Courts of Telangana, ISIS-K includes Pakistanis incident since 30 personnel struction of the party office. dream of Telangana people. He president and IT, Industry and MA&UD Minister K February this year and complete the process by Gujarat, Sikkim and from other terrorist groups died when a helicopter was Having an office in the became Chief Minister twice T Rama Rao said that it was a great journey for April 27 -- Party Formation Day, but the second Karnataka. and Uzbek extremists in shot down in 2011. national capital is a significant with the blessings of people. Yet, the TRS party that was born to achieve Telangana wave of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted those Full-court farewell was addition to Afghans. The US deaths were the occasion for the party as it some small leaders were shoot- State 20 years ago and had reached a stage to plans. Emphasising the need to give priority to given on Friday to Justice The United States will first in action in began its journey (in 2001) ing their mouth against a tall have its own office in the national capital. A active party workers in all the committees, KTR Hima Kohli at the Telangana press on with evacuations Afghanistan in 18 months, majestic party office building will be constructed said 51 per cent of the committees would be with the aim of achieving leader. We will teach a lesson to drawn from SC, ST, BC and Minority High Court. Advocate- despite the threat of further a fact likely to be cited by statehood for Telangana, the opposition in the same vein. as envisioned by the Chief Minister at Delhi on the General of Telangana BS attacks, McKenzie said, critics who accuse Biden of lines of the Telangana Bhavan here. KTR said communities, along with women. He said that a Rama Rao, son of the CM, There is a limit to one's patience. meeting would be held with city MLAs, Prasad delivered his speech noting that there were still recklessly abandoning a said. One would wish those in poli- village- and ward-level committee would be on the occasion and high- about 1,000 US citizens in stable and hard-won status constituted during September 2-12th across the constituency in-charges and party leaders in the The office building that tics behaved with dignity and GHMC area in two or three days to discuss the lighted important milestones Afghanistan. quo by ordering an abrupt would come up in Delhi decorum. In , a State and during September 12-20th mandal-, in the legal career of Justice The pace of evacuation pullout. city- and constituency- level committees would be constitution of committees in the GHMC. Apart would be better than the Union Minister was not spared from party committees from the village level to the Kohli. party headquarters in for making intemperate remarks in place. After September 20, district-level committees will be formed. The target was to State level, all affiliated organisations like Women, Hyderabad as the party against the Chief Minister and Students, workers, and youth wings of the party supremo is taking special was arrested. Should we also constitute party committees at all levels by September-end, he said. In Hyderabad, which is would be constituted, he said. The party could not interest and supervising its respond in the same manner even hold its plenary sessions in the last two design, he said. towards those who were abus- different from other districts in terms of the Bldgs with podium parking to... density of population and the extent of the area, years due to the pandemic situation and in 2019 it Rama Rao also said the ing the CM," he questioned. could not be held due to the Lok Sabha elections. party's village, ward, mandal, KTR said some persons, in Basthi committees would be constituted in 1,400 Continued from page 1 is problematic. Construction- square metres who can opt for town, district and state com- the 'guise' of journalists, were wise, when you dig deeper, podium parking and the max- mittees would be appointed crossing their limits and using A podium is a horizontal pro- there will be time lapses espe- imum height of the podium during September. derogatory language against the Reddy, KTR said: "That parrot Reddy was driven away by peo- was only a puppet in the hands jection (platform) extending cially due to the terrain of floor should be 15 metres. He added that social media Chief Minister and were resort- belongs here, but speaks lan- ple in his own constituency and of others, KTR said if the beyond the building footprint Hyderabad. But when you go to These are most common in committees would be ing to blackmail politics. But the guage of others". TDP president had to take refuge in Malkajgiri. Congress leader had courage, he and the extension could be on upper floors, it is easy." cities like Delhi and Mumbai, appointed for the party at the law would take its course, he Chandrababu Naidu had taken "Now he is behaving as if he is should accept Minister Malla one or more sides and could be The floor which is con- where space is limited and mandal, town and con- asserted. Congress party here as his fran- holding Prime Minister's post. Reddy's challenge and resign on one or more floors. The gov- structed either below ground providing an open parking stituency-level. Having a dig at Revanth chise, he quipped. Revanth Alleging that Revanth Reddy from his MP post. ernment has allowed the park- level or above ground level, facility is not an option. In the ing of vehicles on these podium especially for car parking, is national capital of Delhi, podi- floors by introducing the con- called as the podium floor. A um parking was made manda- cept of podium parking in the year after the city witnessed a tory in 2011 for all new societies Sensex closes above 56K for first time; Nifty... People will reject Praja Sangrama... State. 100-year flood, except for between 100 and 1,000 sq Continued from page 1 jobs every year, KTR said, G Ram Reddy of ARK podium rules, nothing has metres. Continued from page 1 up to 1.07 percent. sectoral indexes. The progress instead of creating new jobs, Constructions said: "People are changed. This means the num- An official cautioned that “Indian benchmark indices which the markets have made Criticising the Centre's dis- the Centre was bent on tak- already getting permits for ber of cellars which will be buyers should ask the builder A strengthening rupee, which remained in positive territory so far is based on the expected crimination against ing away over 11 lakh jobs Podium parking and by the inundated will be low. for the building plan approval, surged 53 paise against the US even as global markets traded performance of the economy, Telangana, the TRS leader due to privatization of PSUs. next year we can see more. As per the rules, it is only the if they are buying a house as it dollar, further bolstered senti- mixed as investors awaited and therefore, of the corporates, said while it gave Rs.1000 Sadly, it would take away Podium parking is good for builders and developers who would clearly state the number ment, traders said. announcements from the mainly against the background crore to flood-affected five lakh jobs provided to industry, especially when it is are developing a site in a plot of parking spaces as approved Staging a smart rebound after Jackson Hole Economic of low interest rates and liquid- Gujarat and Rs.500 crore to SCs, STs, and BCs under the going to rain, and digging deep measuring more than 2,000 by the authorities. a gap-down opening, the 30- Symposium. Mid and small-cap ity which is aplenty. some other States, it did not reservation policy as private share BSE Sensex settled 175.62 stocks continued their outper- "FIIs have been sellers all the give a single rupee to companies would not imple- points or 0.31 percent higher at formance while recovery in the days while the mop up through Hyderabad that was devastat- ment reservation. its new closing peak of metal and pharma sectors guid- IPOs stands at close to USD 2.50 ed by floods in October He said that the Centre did Judges face... Bhavinaben scripts history... 56,124.72. ed them to be the sectoral lead- billion so far this month. There last."Would he (Bandi) ask not fulfil every single assur- Similarly, the broader NSE ers. "Globally, markets are await- has been some selling in the people to bless him for this ance under the State Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 fully functional arms and Nifty gained 68.30 points or 0.41 ing comments from the Fed midcaps and small caps which bias?" Reorgansation Act and hands. Their impairment may percent to finish at a record chair on the US economy and stems from the fact that both the The Centre announced refused to give Rs.24,000 Noting that most holidays of In 2017, the International be due to a lower spinal-cord 16,705.20. clarity on its future policy indexes have become relatively that it would sell PSUs to crore recommended by NITI judges are dedicated to dic- Paralympic Committee (IPC) lesion or cerebral palsy. UltraTech Cement was the changes," said Vinod Nair, Head more expensive, and the large raise Rs.6 lakh crore. While Aayog to Mission Bhagiratha tating longish judgments, Governing Board had "I could win my semi-final top gainer in the Sensex pack, of Research at Geojit Financial caps looked a shade better," said Prime Minister Modi had and Mission Kakatiya. It Justice Kohli said she would approved the International match due to the support of the surging 3.64 percent, followed Services. During the week, the Joseph Thomas, Head of boasted about 'Make in failed to give national project entreat the public not to Table Tennis Federation's people of India. Please keep by L&T, Dr Reddy's, Bajaj Sensex gained 795.40 points or Research, Emkay Wealth India', 'Skill India', 'Digital status to a single irrigation count the holidays in the request to remove the third- supporting me so that I can win Finserv, Sun Pharma, TCS, 1.43 percent, while the Nifty Management. India' in the past, now the project in the State. court calendar and assume place play-off in all the medal my semi-final match," Patel Bharti Airtel and Kotak Bank. advanced 254.70 points or 1.54 All BSE sectoral indices slogan apparently changed While Telangana had peo- that they are spent relaxing events and award bronze to said after the quarterfinal On the other hand, Infosys, percent. closed in the green on Friday, to 'Becho (Sell) India', he ple paid Rs.2.72 lakh crore as with family on holidaying. both the losing semi-finalists. match. IndusInd Bank, M&M, Nestle "The domestic equity markets led by capital goods (2.14 per- quipped. taxes over the last seven years “On most of those days, Earlier in the day, She had entered the knock- India, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank remained buoyant during the cent), basic materials (1.69 per- Referring to another to the Centre, it gave back we are on our tables all day Bhavinaben had beaten Joyce our round after winning one and Tech Mahindra were whole week, with advances seen cent), industrials (1.58 percent) promise of the BJP govern- only Rs.1.45 lakh to long working on judgments,” de Oliveira of Brazil 12-10 13- match and losing the other among the laggards, shedding in the frontline as well as the and power (1.46 percent). ment to provide two crore Telangana. she said. 11, 11-6 in Round of 16 to group game. become the first Indian table Compatriot Sonalben tennis player to reach the quar- Manubhai Patel had lost both terfinals in the Paralympics. her group matches on Athletes in Class-4 category Thursday to bow out of the Majority prefer WFH on permanent basis have fair sitting balance and competition. PNS n HYDERABAD employees expressing similar cent of the surveyed responded views in the survey conducted saying that they want working Many IT employees and those in January this year. from home at least one day per CHICKEN working in other sectors, but In a similar exercise conduct- week. A city-based employer RATES `/KG working from home inclined to ed by a prominent Indian conducted such a survey in continue to work from in spite Internet Broadband company in Telugu states. Of the surveyed, Dressed/With Skin `244 of long working hours and work the second week of August 38 per cent of the workers want pressure. Some employers are questioning over 1.50 lakh, 48 permanent working from home Without Skin `264 allowing the employees to per cent of those surveyed pre- benefit, while 21 per cent pre- Broiler at Farm `135 extend their work-from-home ferred to work from home on a ferred to work from home at imposing cuts in some permanent basis claiming them- least three days a week. allowances. selves to more comfortable Many employers want to be EGG Many employees accustomed working remotely in spite of very strict as far as safeguarding RATES `/100 to working-from-home are not prefer to work from home for- PriceWaterhouseCooper sur- work pressure. the health of employees is con- in a mood to work from office ever, if various surveys done to veyed views of millions of Another survey done in this cerned. Those who work from HYDERABAD 403 even after the reopening of elicit the employees' views on employees worldwide. Of those regard by Indian IT firm indi- home or from office should VIJAYAWADA 411 their offices. If the employers working from home indicate. surveyed, 41 per cent minced no cated that 19 per cent of the sur- receive the Covid-19 vaccine. VISAKHAPATNAM 410 insist on them to work from The response to the survey words when they responded veyed seek permanent remote Many employees approve of it. office, they are threatening to results by the employees is not saying that they are not prepared work, while 17 per cent want at According to Gallup Poll, 36 per RETAIL PRICE `4.03 quit jobs rather than working immediately known. to work from office at all. This least three days a week working ent employees are in favour of (IN HYDERABAD from office. Some employees The London-based is against only 29 per cent of the from home option, while 22 per it while 29% are against it.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 hyderabad 03 Threat of dengue looms large in city PNS n HYDERABAD ondary infection of dengue is threat of Hematocrit, water rate is likely to reach below symptoms. life threatening. Hence, the getting collected in the lay- 60 per minute. It is a danger Line of Treatment: Since With rains lashing out the WHO insisted on administer- ers of lungs and abdomen condition, requiring imme- dengue is a viral disease, state under the influence of ing the vaccine to those who due to capillary leak. The diate hospitalisation. there are no medicines to monsoons, there is water have had dengue attack. symptoms require aggres- Diagnostic tests treat the disease. The treat- stagnation everywhere. It has Once the platelet count is sive treatment. The BP will n As the platelet count ment should be on the basis become breeding ground for restored to normal level, one come d own drastically. In drops, patient's BP should of symptoms. To solve the mosquitoes especially Aedes should assume that he or she severe conditions, damage be checked every 24 hours. problem of dehydration, the Aegypti tiger mosquito that is free from dengue. to liver, kidneys and inter- n Tests Ns1, Igm, Igg are patients should be given oral cases dengue. Similarly, Covid Important symptoms of nal bleeding and patient required to be done to con- rehydral solution. If the situ- is caused by SARS-CoV-2 include developing epilepsy is pos- firm dengue ation is deteriorating, IV flu- virus. As the threat of third n Severe internal bleeding sible. n IPF (immature platelet ids should be injected. If wave of the Corona virus is due to drop in platelets n The pulse fraction) is the most mod- there is an internal bleeding, looming large, the dengue count. Besides, ern diagnostic test that is the patient should be given has raised its ugly head. some report offered in major blood and platelets' transfu- Initially, fever symptoms severe dehy- diagnostic centres. sion. In fact, the patients appear in dengue patients. dration. n Since the should be given fresh frozen However, the people should n Other reports of the plasma. If the drop in platelet Tank Bund to become not regard that they are free symp- major diagnostic is so low as 20,000 or 15,000, from dengue since the platelet toms test are likely to transfusion of platelets is counts drops only after the include be delayed, compulsory. To treat dengue, fever subsides. In fact, the severe reduc- instead of aspirin should not be given fever subsides on its own. But tion in haemo- waiting for the like treating normal fevers traffic-free on Sundays the severe fall in platelets globin concen- report, the treat- because aspirin is a blood count might pose problems in tration, ment should be thinker increases the risk of PNS n HYDERABAD Considering the request of the and diverted at Ambedkar some of the patients. There increasing carried out on the heavy internal bleeding. citizen, the Minister has for- statue towards Liberty, were instances of people suf- the basis of the According to senior physi- Commissioner of Police warded it to the Commissioner Himayathnagar. fering from severe drop in BP cian Dr K Sivaraju, preven- Anjani Kumar has issued a of Police to take necessary Traffic coming from Karbala level and gum bleeding. In tion is better than cure in notification on Friday on traf- steps in that regard. Maidan towards Upper Tank case of these complica- dengue also. The mosquito fic diversions at Tank Bund on Responding immediately, Bund will not be allowed and tions and also that of causing dengue bites only Sundays. the Commissioner of Police diverted at Sailing Club losing consciousness, during day time. It breeds on As per the announcement had consultations with the towards Kavadiguda DBR the patients require imme- stagnant water and thrives in made by Minister for concerned and worked out. He Mills - Lower Tank Bund - diate hospitalisation. dark and cool corners of the Municipal Administration has issued all the details offi- Katta Maisamma Temple - There is vaccine available house. Therefore, one should KTR three days ago, the cially on Friday. Telugu Thalli Flyover. in the market for dengue. always wear clothes covering Commissioner has issued Traffic diversions will be Traffic coming from DBR But it should be given only their whole body taking due guidelines on diversion of traf- effective from 5 pm to 10 pm Mills towards Upper Tank to those who have suffered care to ensure there is prop- fic and as well as parking every Sunday. Traffic coming Bund will not be allowed and from dengue once as the sec- er ventilation in house. details to facilitate visitors to from Liberty towards Upper diverted at DBR Mills towards visit Tank Bund on Sundays Tank bund will not be allowed Ghosala - Kavadiguda - Jabbar from 5 pm to 10 pm. and diverted at Ambedkar Complex - Bible House. It may be recalled that a cit- statue towards Telugu Thalli Traffic coming from Iqbal izen has requested KTR to flyover and Iqbal Minar. Minar towards Secunderabad As part of the week-long restrict traffic on Sunday Traffic coming from Telugu will be diverted at Old IMD issues yellow alert celebrations by the Ministry evening to allow citizens to Thalli flyover towards Upper Secretariat towards Telugu enjoy the beautiful Tank Bund. Tank Bund will not be allowed Thalli Flyover. of Information & Broadcasting of the Azadi Ka Amrit for city till August 31 Mahotsav- 75 years of the country's Independence, a OU notifies part PNS n HYDERABAD photo exhibition on ‘Take steps for industrial 'Prominent Telugu Freedom time lecturer posts Several localities of Hyderabad Fighters' being organised by have been witnessing moder- devt of Medchal-Malkajgiri’ PNS n HYDERABAD ate to heavy rains as the south- the Regional Outreach Bureau west monsoon gets active over at MGBS in the city was PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI incentive to promote indus- The Department of Public Telangana again. On Friday, inaugurated by Joint tries; he also gave the subsidy Administration, University Saroornagar received the high- Commissioner of Police District Collector S Harish of Rs 11.50 lakh for SCs set- College of Arts & Social est rainfall of 47.8 mm. The Ramesh Reddy on Friday. has called upon district offi- ting up 11 units, Rs 26.30 Sciences, Osmania University, continuous rains have resulted Department (IMD) has also cials to create all amenities lakh to STs setting up five has invited applications from in a dip in the temperature in issued a Yellow alert for for industrial development of units and sanctioned coal for eligible for two posts of part- the city and the maximum Hyderabad till August 31. As on the city and extend a helping five units. time lecturers. The post temperature recorded on Friday, Hyderabad has received hand to prospective indus- He asked the officials to requires MA with PhD in Friday was 28.8 degree Celsius. 10.6 per cent excess rain during tries willing to set up indus- clear the pending applica- Public Administration and Several localities, including this monsoon season. tries in the district by giving tions in appointed time. NET or SLET and the candi- Hayathnagar, Uppal, Saidabad, Several districts of Telangana them permissions under the District Industries General dates will be selected based on Kapra and Golconda, experi- have been receiving heavy single window programme Manager Ravinder, deputy a written test and interview. enced up to 26 mm of rainfall. downpours for the last two TS-iPASS. chief of factories Srinivasa Interested can submit their According to the forecast by days. On Friday, Suryapet, In a review meeting held Reddy, Lead Bank manager applications in the office of the Telangana State Development Sangareddy, Nalgonda, Jangaon at Collectorate here on P Kishore Kumar, joint direc- Department of Public Planning Society, the city is and Peddapalli received upto Friday on TS-iPASS, Harish tor Tulja Naik and others Administration on or before likely to receive more rain for 58.8 mm of rainfall. sanctioned Rs 6.40 lakh as took part. September 10. the next three days. Narayanraopet in Siddipet saw The India Meteorological the highest rainfall of 64 mm. Photos by SV Chary City a gateway for cyber criminals Telangana PRLIS PNS n HYDERABAD people of Telangana are the most received and complained about registers 339 NGT directs Environ Ministry called victims to that number. Rs 24 crore amount. Out of it, In June, the National Cyber In the last two months, on an only 1.5 crore and money was Crime wing has launched a toll- average every day 40 calls were recovered by the Cyber Police. new Covid cases to submit inspection report free number 155260. People registered from Telangana In all, 1,047 calls received have been directed to that num- reporting the loss of money from Cyberabad, 359 from PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD by the project. ber and they will get acknowledg- from a minimum of Rs 2 lakhs Hyderabad, 358 from The NGT Bench on Friday ment. Now, after analysing the to a maximum of Rs 40 Rachakondaand 749 from In all, 339 fresh cases of The National Green Tribunal, removed the Mines and received calls to that number, lakhs.Total 2513 calls have been other areas of Telangana. Covid-19 were registered in which heard the petition com- Geology department of Telangana till 5.30 pm on plaining against violations of Telangana and appointed Friday. A total of two deaths environmental laws in the con- Krishna River Management were also registered. struction of a reservoir as part Board as nodal agency of the ‘TS contributes 13.15% of With this, the number of of Palamur Ranga Reddy Lift Expert Committee comprising Covid-19 cases in Telangana Irrigation Scheme in a senior official from the has increased to 6,56,794 while Telangana, has allowed Andhra Union Ministry of direct sales in ' the death toll has reached Pradesh government to Environment and Forests' 3,867. As many as 417 people implead itself in the petition. Regional office, a scientist PNS n HYDERABAD came up with regulations in have recovered in the last 24 The petition was first filed from Central Pollution Control 2017 for direct selling com- hours. This increased the total by Kosgi Venkataiah of Board's regional The Direct Selling Industry panies to protect consumer number of recovered patients Rajapur mandal in office, Mahbubnagar District in Telangana is all set to interests. to 6,46,761. As against India's Mahbubnagar district that the Collector and Director of leverage its potential with a Registration of direct fatality rate of 1.3%, the fatal- project violated environment Mines and Geology. conducive business climate. selling companies is to start ity rate in Telangana is 0.58%. laws. The NGT expressed its Telangana contributed soon by the Centre and A total of 80,568 Covid-19 The AP Government mean- impatience as the Inspection 13.15% to the share of busi- will be looked after by the tests were conducted in the last while filed a petition that it committee's report on the ness in the southern region Department for Promotion 24 hours taking the total num- should be allowed to implead PRLIS has not been submitted with a turnover of Rs of Industry and Internal ber of tests conducted so far to in the petition as their State to the Tribunal by the Central 292.50 crore, correspond- Trade (DPIIT). Registration 2,43,47,215. would be adversely impacted Environment Ministry so far. ing to 1.74% to national and regulatory framework sales in 2019-20, according will be good for all stake- to the Annual Survey holders including cus- report released by the tomers". Indian Direct Selling Telangana has good NMDC lends support to NINL Association (IDSA). industrial policy and will Chetan Bhardwaj, always encourage compa- General Manager, the IDSA nies with good quality said that Telangana has products in direct selling, for iron ore mining in Odisha about 90,000 direct sellers, he added. which comprises 44,000 Speaking on the occa- PNS n HYDERABAD women. The top three sion, V Prakash Rao, Policy Direct Selling segments are Advisor to the CM and The NMDC, the largest iron Wellness & Nutraceuticals, Chairman, Telangana Water ore producer, has stepped in to Cosmetics - Personal Care Resources Development provide technical and financial and Home Care. Corporation, said that the assistance to Neelachal Ispat To provide impetus to government cannot pro- Nigam Limited (NINL) for further growth, the IDSA vide jobs for all. He said, resumption of their mining urged the state government "We are seeing a lot of operations in Odisha. The to facilitate a registration dejected youth committing operations of NINL iron ore mechanism for Direct suicides due to unemploy- mines at Mithirda mine block Selling entities in the state. ment. Youth can look to have resumed on Friday. The Jayesh Ranjan, Principal direct selling for employ- inaugural function was attend- Secretary at Telangana ment and income genera- ed by Sumit Deb, CMD Direct Selling Sammelanam tion. Earlier, direct selling NMDC, PK Satpathy, Director NINL, a joint venture com- production in the state and in Hyderabad, said, "The was being seen as a second (Production) NMDC, RK Jha, pany of MMTC, IPICOL, meet the expenses of the com- Telangana government is income but things are MD NINL, and senior officials OMC, NMDC and others set pany. ready to extend all help changing and people are of NMDC and NINL. up a 1.1 MTPA integrated Commenting on the devel- and support to Direct seeing it as a primary Under the aegis of the steel plant at Dubri, Jajpur in opments, CMD NMDC Sumit Marketing Companies to income thing. Earlier, Ministry of Steel, Ministry of Odisha. The company Deb said, "Iron ore mining by set up manufacturing in mostly women were taking Commerce and DIPAM, acquired the mining lease for the NINL will not only ease ore the state. Direct selling is a part in it, but now the NINL, approached the NMDC captive production of iron ore scarcity in the state but will go 20-year-old industry and trend is changing and we for support. To provide impe- in January 2017. The NINL a long way in eliminating the faced problems in the past are seeing men taking the tus to the supply of high grade received permission for mer- financial constraints faced by due to some companies that lead". He expressed his hap- iron ore in Odisha, the NMDC chant sale of iron ore for one NINL. NMDC extends full cheated customers and piness on seeing that 84 signed an MoU to extend million tonnes per year for two support to the NINL team in committed fraud. The percent of the direct sellers assistance to the NINL. years to augment the iron ore their new endeavour." Telangana government were graduates. hyderabad 04 HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 Errabelli: PV worked solely for betterment of society PNS n

Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao has lauded former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao had worked for betterment of sys- tems and society, but did not subserve the interests of indi- viduals. Addressing a gathering in connection with laying the foundation stone for the PV Narasimha Rao Vignana PV Narasimha Rao as a said. She hailed distribution of Vedika and PV Museum at his great leader, who distributed cheques among SHG groups' native village Vangara here on his own lands among the land- women in this connection to Friday, Dayakar Rao lauded less poor. enable them to grow. the former PM for bringing PV Centenary Celebrations' Later, the Ministers distrib- good name to the country in Committee chairman and uted cheques for Rs 18.08 the eyes of world. Rajya Sabha Member K Kesava crore cheques among SHG He expressed concern over Rao said that the PV's groups' women of the previous regimes neglect- Centenary celebrations were Bheemadevarapalli, Rs 16.36 ing PV Narasimha Rao. held on a grand scale not only crore for Yelkaturti mandal Minister V Srinivas Goud in the state, but also at nation- Self-Help Groups, bank-link- Warangal on fast-track growth lauded PV as a multi-faceted al and international level. PV age loans and Stree Nidhi personality and was the first to was great statesman who laid loans. NS RAO The cities of Warangal and tric crematorium near sanctioned with Rs 256 crore, Rao Vignana Vedika Park are become the PM from South the foundations for modern Later, they unveiled the n WARANGAL Hanmakonda are expanding Padmakshi Gutta at a cost of Rs so far 736 houses were com- beign developed at a cost of Rs India. Furthermore, he called India. The son of the soil from PV's idol at PV's house in rapidly and are going to witness 2 crore. He also inaugurated Dr pleted. The rest of the 4022 7 crore. PV as a great leader who suc- Telangana left his indelible Vangara. Warangal, which is significant rapid development in near Ambedkar Junction and other 2BHK houses are under The CM sanctioned 1,403 cessfully ran the minority gov- mark in every sphere of activ- Tourism Chairman Srinivas historically after the state cap- future. junctions at a cost of Rs 2 crore. progress. works at a cost of Rs 587 crore ernment for five years. A ity, he added. The Gupta, Tourism Development ital Hyderabad, is marching on The Kakatiya Urban As part of the Cycle for Under TS-iPASS, 215 per- to the district. Under the Memorial Park would be is Corporation MD Manohar, high road to development with Development Authority pre- Change Challenge competi- missions were given to set up Smart City project, 101 works developed in 4.5 acres at a cost implementing many pro- DRDO Srinivas Kumar, DRO implementation of infrastruc- pared proposals to develop tions of Government of India, 212 industries out of the total worth Rs 2,349 crore were of Rs 7 crore to remember the grammes to commemorate Vasu Chandra, District ture development projects, Neo Metro Railway Project at Warangal competed with 144 312 permission required. implemented. former PM would be devel- PV and to document his Panchayat Officer Jagadishwar, Smart City project, industrial a cost of Rs 1100 crore from towns and cities and ranked There is vast scope for KCR and KTR are of the oped in Vangara as there is a achievements forever. Bheemadevarapalli and development and UNESCO Khazipet in Warangal to number 11 among them. tourism development in firm resolve to develop the city need to document permanent- PV's daughter and MLC Yelkaturti MPPs Jakkula Anita according heritage structure Warangal Railway station. A 4-km-long cycle track Warangal district as the on a par with Hyderabad. ly PV's association with Surabhi Vani Devi said that all and Mekala Swapna, status to the historic Ramappa Under the HRIDAY scheme, from Fatima Nagar to Subedari UNESCO accorded Panchayat Raj Minister Vangara. The park would be her siblings were born in Tahsildars Uma Devi and temple. the Bhadrakali Temple tank was laid. As part of the Smart Rammappa temple the world Errabelli Dayakar Rao, City completed in a year, he added. Vangara. Her works of water Ravinder Reddy, It may be recalled that Chief bund was developed at a cost City Project, 27 projects worth heritage structure status. Rs Mayor Gundu Sudha Rani He said that Vangara would paintings, painted in Vangara, Bheemadevarapalli MPDO Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of Rs 35 crore. Rs 74.19 crore are in tender 50 crore was allocated for and district collector Rajiv be developed in all respects were displayed in Washington. Bhaskar, Vangara Sarpanch announced that Warangal will Recently, KTR as part of his stage. About, 37 projects in var- development Kaloji Kala Gandhi Hanumanthu paid from tourism perspective. The PV is the first Telugu person to Rajita and SHG members and soon emerge as the mini-cap- Hanmakonda tour inaugurat- ious phases of development. Kshetram and PV Memorial special attention to city devel- Necklace Road in Hyderabad hoist the national tricolour others took part in the pro- ital of Telangana. ed Sarigama Park and an elec- Out of the 5091 2BHK houses Museum and PV Narasimha opment. was named as PV Maarg. on the ramparts of Red Fort, he gramme. Leakage hits power HUZURABAD BYPOLL CM dared to AISF, AIYF protest seeking Cong to announce its candidate after Aug 30 implement generation in KTPP phase-I Manickam Tagore to stay in the state for two days on August 29 and 30 jobs, funds for PNS n JAYASHANKAR Several blame it on the alleged PNS n HYDERABAD in the state. Meanwhile, the BC Bandhu PNS n SIDDIPET in the state assembly, not sanc- BHUPALAPALLY negligence by the officials. scheduled Saturday TPCC tioning a University to Siddipet Some others blame it on the Telangana Congress Affairs Political Affairs meeting has PNS n CHERYALA Mild tension prevailed here on and questioned the closure of On account of leakage in use of the sub-standard coal in-charge Manickam Tagore been postponed to Monday. Friday as the police clashed with Government schools in the boiler tube in Kakatiya in power generation. Experts will be arriving to the state on It is learnt that TPCC BC Hakkula Sadhana Samiti AISF, AIYF leaders who tried to name of rationalisation. He Thermal Power Project first predict that such problem a two-day tour on August 29 Election Management has dared Chief Minister K lay siege to District Collectorate wanted the government to come phase on Thursday night, are likely to crop up with the and 30. Manickam will attend Committee chairman Chandrasekhar Rao to here demanding jobs to the to the rescue of the unemployed power generation in 500- use of sub-standard coal. the Karimnagar Parliamentary Damodara Rajanarsimha announce BC Bandhu pro- unemployed and allocation of by providing them with educa- MW first unit has been affect- The power generated in level party leaders meeting on will submit a report to gramme on the lines of Dalit funds to education sector. The tional and employment oppor- ed in the unit. thermal power project at August 29 in Karimnagar. On Manickam Tagore on August Bandhu as the BCs, who con- AISF and AIYF leaders court- tunities. In a similar incident that Chelpur is relayed to August 30, Manickam Tagore presidents, AICC secretaries 30. According to sources, stitute the largest chunk of the ed arrest in connection with the The protesters threatened to occurred in 600-MW second Warangal and redistributed to will participate in a meeting to and others will participate in the report will be in a man- state's population are reeling protest programme. lay siege to Pragati Bhavan on unit on August 9, the power electric sub-stations. be held at Gandhi Bhavan. the meeting. According to ner that will explain the under poverty. AISF district secretary J September 7 with thousands of production was affected. Interruptions to power TPCC chief A Revanth Gandhi Bhavan sources, the winning prospects of the Addressing the media here on Janardhan demanded creation the students and youth in sup- The officials are yet to generation at least twice in a Reddy, CLP, TPCC working meeting will discuss the three candidates he submit- Friday, state leaders of the of industrial corridor and cre- port of their demands. ascertain the cause for the fre- month may cause severe hic- presidents, chairmen of Huzurabad by-poll and the ted to the party high com- organisation Eeri Bhumaiah ate job opportunities for unem- The police arrested those quent leakage in boiler tubes. cups in power supply. TPCC wings, former PCC prevailing political situation mand earlier. and Bommagani Anjaiah Goud ployed. The other demands of who tried to lay siege to collec- noted that the BCs of the state the protestors include payment torate and whisked them to have been living under miser- of unemployment allowance, three-town police station. able conditions in the state for filling of vacancies in govern- AISF district president MLA inspects want of food, shelter and ment departments, release of Manne Kumar, district vice- KCR not daring to initiate action employment. Therefore, they post_matric scholarships and president Mittapalli Sudhakar, leakage of water reiterated their demand asking tuition fees reimbursement AIYF district secretary the CM to announce BC overdue since long, establish- Kanukuntla Sankar, AIYF dis- Bandhu on the lines of Dalit ment of a university in Siddipet, trict leaders Bichchala Srinu and from Ryalampadu against Malla Reddy: Revanth Bandhu in Huzurabad con- Janardhan became angry as Maloth Uma and others took stituency. the CM, representing the region part in the programme. reservoir PNS n HYDERABAD name of development. The Chief Minister failed to devel- PNS n GADWAL TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy op the three villages he adopt- alleged that Minister for ed, he pointed out. He ques- Cong Seva Dal urges HC CJ to SP attributes Gadwal legislator Bandla Labour Ch Malla Reddy had tioned whether KCR and his Krishna Mohan Reddy on threatened a real estate busi- son IT Minister KT Rama Rao investigation of Friday inspected the nessman on 50 acres land will extend support to Malla restrain govt from selling lands Ryalampadu reservoir along issue. He said that he provid- Reddy's corruption. PNS n HYDERABAD the TRS government. In his pending cases to with project engineer-in- ed evidence against Malla Stating that he won the elec- letter, Kanukula Janardhan joint action plan chief Raghunadha Rao and Reddy to Chief Minister K tion in 2019 against Malla All India Congress Seva Dal Reddy mentioned that it is not a team of offi- Chandrasekhar Rao, however, Reddy, Revanth Reddy said has addressed a letter to Chief proper to sell the lands of the PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR cials and asked the team to the latter is not daring to ini- that his challenge is not with Justice of Telangana High government. Finding fault inspect the defects in the tiate action against him, he the loser, but with KCR. He Court on Friday urging the with Finance Minister T Mahabubnagar District reservoir and submit a alleged. asked KCR to tell whether the Chief Justice to restrain the Harish Rao's statement that Superintendent of Police report to the government. Speaking to the media at latter have guts to abolish the Telangana government from the government will sell lands R Venkateswarlu has attributed He said that there is leakage Gandhi Bhavan here on Friday, Assembly to face elections or selling any government land to for the implementation of completing the investigation of water from the reser- Revanth Reddy recalled Chief He asked the Chief Minister however, how it has been reg- else the Chief Minister has to meet its expenditure to sup- welfare schemes, Kanukula of many pending cases to the voir. Minister's statements that the to tell as to why the latter has istered in the name of Malla tender resignation in Gajwel port its various schemes in the opined that selling govern- joint action plan evolved by the The MLA put the total latter will send his son or been adopting a different Reddy's daughter-in-law. How and ready to contest the elec- interest of public and future ment lands for the implemen- police officers here. He said that storage capacity of the reser- daughter to jail if indulged in approach towards Malla Reddy the 22.08 acres land located in tion. "We will show what generations. tation of schemes is nothing teams have been constituted to voir is 4.2 tmc. Because of corrupt practices. KCR dis- and Rajaiah and Eatala. He said Survey No. 650 located in Congress party is if interim While addressing the letter but a foolish decision. He said serve warrants and summons the water leak, only 2 tmc of missed Rajaiah and Eatala that the land located in Survey Gundlapochampally becomes elections come", he warned. He to Chief Justice, All India that the government's respon- on the accused and the witness- water is being stored in the from the Cabinet, however, No 488, which is now on the 33.26 acre land in Dharani por- said that the ED served notices Congress Seva Dal treasurer sibility is to protect the govern- es. Participating in the video reservoir. The team of engi- why the Chief Minister is not Malla Reddy hospital premis- tal. on the drug users in response Kanukula Janardhan Reddy ment lands and its assets. He conference, addressed by the neers estimate the coast of initiating action against Malla es at Jawahar Nagar, belongs to Revanth Reddy alleged that to his case filed in the case, stated that the government is made it clear that the rulers are DGP, he said that speed break- plugging the leakage would Reddy though he has been fac- the government. There is no the Chief Minister himself laid however, why the government contemplating to sell the gov- only protectors but not own- ers were installed at various be at least Rs 100 crore, he ing several allegations in regard chance for registration as it roads to his farmhouse while is hesitating for inquiry, he ernment lands to implement ers of the government lands or places in the town and special added. to corruption. belongs to the government, adopting the villages in the questioned? welfare schemes introduced by whatever. boards have been erected. DGP asks Siddipet cops Two-day training KCR names MPP chief’s newborn baby boy KTR programme on TADURU KARUNAKAR The legislator, who was to increase conviction rate n KARIMNAGAR · The couple aware of the dispute between PNS n SIDDIPET men for extending better ser- RTI Act begins were earlier Laxman and his wife Kavitha, vices to the people of the dis- PNS n NAGAR KURNOOL Chief Minister K estranged and informed the former that he Director-General of Police M trict through functional verti- Chandrasekhar Rao named the would allocate the party ticket Mahender Reddy has appreci- cals. A two-day training pro- newborn baby boy of living separately only to his wife. Laxman mar- ated City Police He specially appreciated the gramme on RTI Act 2005 Ramadugu MPP president · Choppadandi ried Kavitha of Kothapalli man- Commissioner D Joel Davis district police for cracking commenced at the Praja Kaligeti Kavitha and Laxman as dal headquarters 11 years ago and other police personnel for the 2014 case in the district. Vaani Hall on Friday for the ‘Kaligeti Taraka Rama Rao’ MLA reunited and has been living separately exceeding the target for inves- He asked the officials to benefit of the officers and (KTR), the name of his son and them during for the last five years due to tigating the cases under inves- conduct training classes for employees who deal with RTI Minister for IT K Taraka Rama family disputes. Taking a cue tigation in the district. He court duty constables on con- section in various govern- Rao. MPTC elections from the legislator, Laxman called all district units to work viction and prosecution and ment departments. The Ramadugu MPP couple, in 2019 approached his wife and dis- with team spirit and crack the precautions to be taken to pre- The programme is being who also belongs to the Dalit · The couple cussed living together again and investigation of the cases. The sent witnesses in court. He held under the aegis of the community, along with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao flanked by Ramadugu MPP president informed her about the MLA police officers and men should asked the district police to Dr Marri Channa Reddy Choppdandi MLA Sunke Kaligeti Kavitha and Laxman hold the newborn baby boy of the couple when they were blessed offering her the party ticket to be motivated on the basis of increase the rate of conviction Institute of HRD, according to Ravishankar, met the Chief called on him at his residence in Karimnagar on Friday with a baby boy contest the MPTC election. the plan of action in each case. in the cases. undivided Mahabubnagar Minister at his residence in their child after CM’s son, the ies’ polls in June 2019 by Incidentally, Kavitha had Reviewing the progress of The charge-sheets should be district training officer Theegalaguttapalli on the out- couple thanked the Chief Choppadandi legislator Sunke recently won the elections by securing investigation of pending cases uploaded into the Crime and D Gopal. skirts of Karimnagar town on Minister and said that they Ravishankar. a lead of 480 votes in elections. and implementation of the Criminal Tracking Administrative officer at Friday and informed him about would be indebted to him Kaligeti Laxman, a staunch Later, the legislator made her functional verticals in the dis- Networking Systems the District Collectorate the naming of the child. The throughout their life. supporter of Ravishankar, hail- ing a party ticket to his moth- Mandal Parishad president trict with the district SP and (CCTNS), he said asking the Mohammad Jakir Ali com- Chief Minister took the child It may be mentioned that the ing from the Koratapalli village er to contest as an MPTC from Ramadugu mandal with other police personnel officials to conduct a mela on menced the training pro- into his arms and named him couple Laxman and Kavitha of Ramadugu mandal, con- (Mandal Parishad Territorial the support of remaining through video conference minors and oral enquiry and gramme, along with the ‘Kaligeti Taraka Rama Rao’ were estranged and living sep- tested in sarpanch elections Constituency) member from MPTC members. After the from Hyderabad on Friday, he dispose of the cases as early as District Training Centre man- amid cheers. Buoyed over the arately. However, they were and lost with a less majority. He Mothe village of the mandal as reunion of the couple, they congratulated the officers and possible. ager Gopal Goud. joy and happiness of naming reunited during the local bod- approached the legislator seek- it was reserved for SC women. were blessed with a baby boy. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 nation 05

Odisha CM inaugurates eastern Fee waiver for Calcutta varsity students Karnataka DGP to supervise probe INDIA India's largest ECMO facility he Calcutta University has waived fees for students of all postgraduate courses and two into Mysuru gang-rape case Tinstitute-run undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2021-22, taking into CORNERdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated eastern India's largest account the financial constraints families have been facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The irector General of Police Praveen Sood will supervise the investigation into the gang rape OECMO facility in Cuttack for providing free treatment to critically ill COVID-19 institution, in a notification, also said that final-year students need not pay their outstanding Dof a college student near Chamundy foothills on the outskirts of Mysuru, Karnataka Chief patients. The facility, having nine ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) dues to collect mark sheets. "This is for the information of all concerned that in view of the Minister Basavaraj S Bommai said on Friday. "The DGP is going to Mysuru. I have directed machines, was set up at the SCB Medical and College Hospital. "The patients of Odisha present pandemic situation, the university has waived off all fees like Admission fees, Tuition him to supervise the investigation and crack the case at the earliest," he told reporters here. now need not be airlifted to other states for the ECMO treatment," Patnaik said, launch- fees and Examination fees of the students (PG and University UG students) for the academic The CM said investigation teams have been formed and the probe is in progress in full swing. ing the facility as the state readies to fight the possible third wave of the pandemic. year 2021-2022 for different semesters. It is He added that he has told the police to send the investigation report directly to him. "Though it is a costly treatment, the people of Odisha will get not required for the students to pay fees for Meanwhile, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra told media that the service free of cost. The state government will bear all collecting the Mark sheets/Grade sheets of he would hold a meeting with the police officers on the issue the expenses," he said. Patnaik said the ECMO facility in different semester examinations," said the and get the progress report. He said the probe was in Cuttack is the largest such facility in eastern India as notification undersigned by acting registrar progress and the number of crack teams have been increased. nowhere nine ECMO machines are available in one place. Debasis Das. Talking to PTI, the vice "I am sure the case will be cracked," Jnanendra said. The "The second wave of the pandemic was very much painful. chancellor of the 164-year-old varsity, Sonali medical student with her boyfriend was on their way to the Even as the lockdown restrictions have been relaxed, the Chakraborty Bandyopadhyay, said the decision Chamundi hills on Tuesday evening when at least four people pandemic is not yet over. We have to remain more cautious was taken in the interest of students."We want waylaid them and gang-raped her after assaulting him. The for the impending third wave," he said. In a video message, to be on their side. We wish to ensure their gang members also allegedly made a video and threatened to Patnaik said health experts have predicted that more chil- studies are not affected in any way due to the make it viral unless they paid them Rs three lakh, police dren will be infected in the possible third wave. pandemic," she asserted. sources said.

Thieves target HC to hear FB, WhatsApp I know lot of things, will bring -Mumbai express train, appeals over privacy policy out cases step by step: Rane steal ‘lakhs’ PNS n NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court Friday PNS n MUMBAI PNS n ALIBAUG said it will hear in October the appeals of Facebook and In a veiled warning to the rul- Fuel prices up The police in Roha of WhatsApp challenging its sin- ing Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Maharashtra's Raigad dis- gle-judge order dismissing Union minister and BJP leader due to higher trict have registered three their pleas against the probe Narayan Rane, who is locked cases of theft that took ordered by the Competition in a bitter fight with it, on place on board an express Commission of India (CCI) Friday said he knew a lot of import cost train heading to Mumbai into the instant messaging things about the party and its from Goa, an official said app's new privacy policy. leaders and would bring out of crude: Rane on Friday. A bench of Chief Justice D cases "step by step". While three passengers N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh Without taking anybody's PNS n MUMBAI were robbed on listed the matter for October 11 name, he said he knew who Matsyagandha Express on while extending the time to file had asked whom to throw Union minister Narayan Rane July 1, the offences in this replies to the June 4 and 8 acid on brother's wife. on Friday claimed that higher regard were registered on notices issued by CCI to Rane was speaking at a rally import cost of crude oil was Thursday, the official said. WhatsApp and Facebook, till in Ratnagiri district as a part the main reason behind the The Roha police regis- then. of his 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra'. spiralling retail prices of tered the offences under While CCI was represented issued notices on the appeals violation of individuals' priva- Earlier this week, he had petrol and diesel. Replying to section 379 (theft) of the through Additional Solicitor and asked the Centre to cy which was being looked into made remarks against questions on rising fuel IPC against unknown per- General Aman Lekhi, respond to it. by the Supreme Court. Maharashtra Chief Minister arresting a union minister? I worker, became the state CM prices which have touched sons, he said. WhatsApp and Facebook were The single judge on April 22 It had argued before the Uddhav Thackeray, which will bring out cases step by in 1999. However, in 2005, he record levels this year, he According to the police, represented through senior had said though it would have court that the new privacy pol- kicked up a row and led to his step." was expelled from the Sena for told reporters in Ratnagiri a woman passenger was advocates Harish Salve and been "prudent" for the CCI to icy of WhatsApp would lead to arrest on Tuesday before his "A Sena boy - Varun "anti-party activities". After district that certain things are robbed of cash and valu- Mukul Rohatgi respectively. await the outcome of petitions excessive data collection and release a few hours later. The Sardesai - had come outside that he joined the Congress not in the government's ables worth Rs 1.94 lakh, WhatsApp and Facebook in the Supreme Court and the "stalking" of consumers for episode had sparked off clash- my home (in Mumbai) and and stayed there till 2017. hands. “The import cost of while in the second have also challenged the CCI's Delhi High Court against targeted advertising to bring in es between Shiv Sena and BJP threatened me. If he comes After quitting the Congress, crude oil has gone up. instance, unknown per- asking them to furnish certain WhatsApp's new privacy pol- more users and is therefore an supporters. next time, he won't go back," he launched the Maharashtra Hence, we (the central sons stole cash, a mobile information for the purpose of icy, not doing so would not alleged abuse of dominant "I have worked with them the former Maharashtra chief Swabhiman Paksha in October government) have to phone and gold orna- inquiry conducted by it. make the regulator's order position. for 39 years, I know a lot of minister added. 2017. In 2018, he declared increase the retail prices of ments worth over Rs 3 The case relates to the "perverse" or "wanting of juris- WhatsApp and Facebook things. I know who asked Sardesai is a leader of the support for the BJP and was petrol, diesel, LPG. Certain lakh from a woman, and appeals of Facebook and diction". had challenged the CCI's whom to throw acid on his Yuva Sena, the youth wing of elected to the Rajya Sabha on things are not in our hands, another woman lost valu- WhatsApp against a single The court had said it saw no March 24 order directing a own brother's wife. What kind the Shiv Sena. The Yuva Sena that party's nomination. In because we import it," the ables worth Rs 32,000 to judge order dismissing their merit in the petitions of probe into the new privacy of 'sanskar' is it?" the BJP workers had protested out- October 2019, he merged his Union MSME minister said. thieves. pleas against the probe CCI Facebook and WhatsApp to policy. leader said on Friday. side Rane's bungalow in party with the BJP. He was According to estimates, India The Roha police have ordered into the instant mes- interdict the investigation In January, the CCI on its In a veiled attack on Uddhav Mumbai on Tuesday over his made the Union Minister for imports over 80 per cent of launched a probe to nab saging app's new privacy pol- directed by the CCI. own decided to look into Thackeray, who is also the remarks. Micro, Small and Medium its oil needs and more than the thieves who targeted icy. The CCI had contended WhatsApp's new privacy pol- president of Shiv Sena, Rane Rane, who started off his Enterprises (MSME) last 50 per cent of its gas women on the express The division bench of the before the single judge that it icy on the basis of news reports said, "What did one achieve by political career as a Shiv Sena month in the cabinet reshuffle. requirement. train, the official said. high court had on May 6 was not examining the alleged regarding the same. KODANADU HEIST & MURDER CASE Gehlot decries decision Court adjourns hearing to September 2 on Sabarmati Ashram PNS n UDHAGAMANDALAM speedy and day-to-day trial and Police had interrogated Sayan not conducted properly to book objected to further proceedings. for three hours some 10 days ago the 'real' culprits in the matter. PNS n JAIPUR service of humanity. The District Sessions court, Om Bahadur, watchman of and were expected to produce his The probe was conducted in "Creating state-of-the-art and which is hearing the sensational Kodanadu Estate, belonging to statement this morning before the a hurried manner to hush up the Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok luxury infrastructure in the Kodanadu heist and murder case late chief minister Jayalalithaa, Judge, amid speculation among truth, Advocate-General R Gehlot Friday said the decision ashram of the Mahatma who on Friday adjourned it for was found handing dead on a political parties and general pub- Shanmugasundaram said when to modernise the Sabarmati lived a simple life is contrary to September 2 following argument tree with his throat slit and lic that the accused would name a criminal original petition from Ashram in Ahmedabad by alter- the originality of his life. Bapu's by AIADMK lawyers that the case another watchman lying with senior AIADMK leaders for their Ravi alias Anubav Ravi (52), also ing its original form is wrong. thoughts and principles are cannot be taken up as another serious injuries. One of the involvement in the case. The joint secretary of the Coimbatore He alleged the Centre and the reflected in the Sabarmati case is pending in Madras High rooms of the guest house inside AIADMK had objected for tak- unit of the Amma Peravai, came Gujarat government are trying Ashram," he said. Court in this regard. was found broken open on the ing up the case again and submit- up for hearing before Justice M to erase the legacy of "All the intellectuals As the key accused Sayan, who night of April 24 in 2017 and ted a memorandum to the Tamil Nirmal Kumar. Mahatma Gandhi by have opposed this has reportedly given a confes- police had registered a burglary Nadu Governor. The petitioner alleged that tampering with the move by writing a sional statement with regard to and murder case. The Tamil Nadu government the state was now re-opening the Ashram's basic letter to the the incident, was produced Hearing the argument on had on Tuesday told the Madras case and to conduct re-investiga- structure. Central govern- before the judge C Sanjai Baba on Friday, Sanjai Baba adjourned the High Court that the investigation tion, which is not permissible "The decision of ment. I again Kerala CM rejects Friday afternoon, the lawyers case for September two for three in the case relating to Kodanadu under the criminal procedure the Central gov- appeal to the cited a case in the High Court, for days continuous hearing. Estate heist and murder case was code. ernment and the Central govern- Government of ment not to tam- Gujarat to destroy the per with the original criticism against State's original form of form of Sabarmati Sabarmati Ashram in Ashram. Instead of trying Delhi schools to reopen in a phased manner Ahmedabad and modernise it is to earn money from it, let it be a Covid management completely wrong. This deci- centre of contemplation," he said. PNS n NEW DELHI on Friday. COVID-19 situation in Delhi, nationwide lockdown to contain sion is being criticised not only The Gandhi Ashram on the PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Strengthened), he asked if "Reopening of schools will following a recent brutal second the spread of coronavirus. The in India but all over the world. banks of the Sabarmati river, also Kerala's COVID management is Schools in the national capital begin in phased manner. wave of the infection which Delhi government recently With this decision, the simplici- known as Sabarmati Ashram, At a time when the Kerala gov- wrong, then which model should will reopen in a phased manner Classes for 9-12 grades will claimed many lives, with the announced partial reopening of ty and purity of Sabarmati was where Mahatma Gandhi ernment is drawing flak for its the state adopt. from September 1, according to begin from September 1 and shortage of oxygen at hospitals schools and allowed class X and Ashram will end, he said in a lived between 1917 and 1930 as alleged failed COVID-19 man- "In Kerala, not a single person sources. A decision in this that for 6-8 grades from across the city adding to the XII students to visit schools for series of tweets. he led the freedom struggle. It is agement in view of high test pos- had died due to the dearth of oxy- regard was taken at the meeting September 8," a source said. woes. Schools in the national admission-related work, He said that Mahatma Gandhi now managed by the Sabarmati itivity rate and increased daily gen. No one has been denied of the Delhi Disaster The decision came following a capital were ordered shut last practical activities and led a simple life and devoted it to Ashram Preservation and cases, Chief Minister Pinarayi access to health services or any- Management Authority (DDMA) marked improvement in the year in March ahead of a counselling sessions. the freedom struggle and to the Memorial Trust. Vijayan has rejected the criticism one faced a situation of not get- terming it as "unwanted" and sus- ting a hospital bed during emer- pected it as attempts to under- gencies" Vijayan said. mine people's support in its fight Defending his point that the against the pandemic. present criticisms were unwant- Musician couple worried about fate of Afghani music students In an article published in the ed, he said all the three sero latest edition of "Chintha" week- prevalence surveys conducted PNS n KOLKATA They were reverentially ing about the deadly airport sionals, that they would not ly, one of the mouthpiece publi- in the country had confirmed addressed, as Ustad Abhishek blast on Thursday, Pt Adhikari prevent women to carry on cations of the ruling CPI(M), he that Kerala had the lowest inci- Classical Indian music instru- and Ustad Murchana in on Friday said his worries their professions. They would said a section in the society was dence of the disease. mentalist couple Pt Abhishek Afghanistan. have increased about the safe- not take away personal liber- making deliberate attempts to Without wasting a single drop Adhikari and Dr Murchana After 2019 at personal ini- ty and well being of the well ty, he said. create confusion among people of vaccine, Kerala had showcased Adhikary Barthakur, who tiative the duo continued to wishers and friends based However, going by the by criticising the state's disease a model in inoculation also, he taught sitar and sarod to their impart online music classes to there. reports pouring in from there management strategies. said adding that the COVID students in Afghanistan, are eager female and male stu- "Till now my students are in the past few days, "it seems These moves were to trigger mortality rate in the state is less now living with worries for dents in Kabul till things came safe. I had immediately con- even if there are moderate public sentiments against the than 0.5 per cent, which is only their students after the Taliban to a standstill due to Taliban tacted them after getting to voices in the militia, that has government and thus create a sit- one-third of the country's total take over of the country and take over of Kabul in mid- know about the blast at Kabul been taken over by the hard- uation in which the fight against death toll. the deadly explosion at Kabul August. Airport. But I am trying to get liners who strictly believe that the virus infection was viewed "Those who criticise the gov- Airport. Pt Abhishek told PTI from more updates," he informed. music and art should not be lightly by the people, he alleged. ernment are not unaware that the They are in touch with somewhere in north India, The classicist said he had practiced and women should The Chief Minister's state- second wave of the disease had some of their Afghan stu- "our students are scared to been told by the institute live indoors," he added. ment assumes significance as started a bit late compared to dents through Facebook mes- practice or listen to music as director the other day that he The couple used to go to the opposition Congress-led many other places and that the senger. Taliban is against music. wishes all the music teachers Afghanistan as guest teacher UDF and BJP were demanding number of people who are at the The couple had been asso- Secretly few of my students, and students can leave Kabul twice a year from 2012 to him to end silence as the daily risk of contracting the disease is ciated with the Afghan gov- living in the same neighbour- but that seems to be fraught 2015. From 2015 to September COVID cases had crossed the high in Kerala," he said. ernment run institute of hood, gathered at one's resi- with uncertainty currently as 22, 2019 they were there as 30,000 mark after an interval this Apart from all these, they also instrumental music - dence to listen to Indian clas- "As they informed me about twice a year from 2012 and the Taliban doesn't want permanent Sitar and Sarod week. know that the most effective Afghanistan National Institute sical music audio kept with this I asked them to be always from 2015 onwards shifted Afghan nationals to leave. faculty. In the article titled "Badal method of prevention against the of Music - from 2012 till 2019 them. They did that after clos- careful about their life and there till the 2019 departure When they took over Kabul The institute had around Nayangale Kooduthal pandemic is complete vaccina- October and afterwards quit ing the door and windows and safety," the affable music said. this time, the Taliban initial- 350 students interested in Shakthippeduthum" (Alternate tion and the responsibility of from the institute and ensuring not a single decibel teacher couple who had been Stating he was trying to ly claimed they would not do Indian classical instrumen- Policies to be Further ensuring it rests with the Centre. returned to India. goes out." visiting the Kabul Institute contact his students after hear- any harm to artistes, profes- tals. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Doha Agreement Fair law? Irrespective of court judgments, women still need to fight for justice and are often denied it and Af’s collapse HIRANMAY KARLEKAR ffences against women show no signs of abating and they sometimes get no relief even from the courts. The latest instance is of the Chhattisgarh High OCourt discharging a man from the charge of marital rape because the court The Afghan Army feels that it has been let down by the United relied upon an exception under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code that “sexual intercourse or sexual act by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under 15 States and Nato forces in their handling of the Taliban takeover years of age, is not rape”. Marital rape has been criminalised by over 150 coun- he rapid collapse of the tries but India is not among them. Some women NGOs term marital rape as the Afghan National Army single biggest crime women face with “one in three men admitting to raping their (ANA) against the Taliban has been attrib- wives, and one Indian woman raped by her husband every three seconds”. The Centre utedT to the lack of its capability argued in 2017 that “what may appear to be marital rape to an individual wife, it and will to fight. Trained and may not appear so to others”. Former CJI Dipak Mishra in April 2019 went on record built by the United States’ Army for about 20 years at a cost of an defending it “because it will create absolute anar- estimated $83 billion, it should, chy in families and our country is sustaining itself prima facie, not have lacked because of the family platform which upholds fam- either. The argument that cor- ily values”. Not all courts, however, have backed ruption, inefficiency and deser- tions had considerably affected this view. In a 2018 judgment of the Gujarat High its fighting capability is true to Court, a single Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala said: some extent but has certainly not “I wonder how BR Ambedkar would have seen the been the defining cause. The present-day scenario when no one is willing to even American and Nato forces had played little combat role against discuss to reform the criminalisation of marital rape. the Taliban after President A law that does not give married and unmarried Barack Obama announced on women equal protection creates conditions that lead May 27, 2014, that the combat to the marital rape.” role of the US troops would end by the close of that year and the At a time when women are allowed to take the National Defence Academy exam- bulk of them would be with- ination and a gender balance in the higher judiciary is becoming a reality, the Government drawn from Afghanistan by the and the courts should strive to criminalise marital rape. A woman, irrespective of end of 2016. The bulk of the her married status, has the right to choose the person with whom to have sexual fighting had since then been achieving this objective by no provision about the states: “And when the Taliban done by ANA personnel, albeit relations and when. There is a bigger issue involved here. It is about a society deter- May 29, 2020….” Further, Taliban honouring the human started building momentum with air and tactical support by “The United States and its rights of Afghans, particular- after the United States’ mined to deny women their rights even though the Constitution guarantees gender the US and allied forces. And allies will refrain from the ly those of women and girls, announcement of withdrawal, equality and neutrality. More often than not, direct intervention by the courts has had they had done remarkably well threat or the use of force or of agreeing to having a it only increased the belief that on a number of occasions. against the territorial integri- democratic system of fighting in the security forces to enforce women’s rights that are already theirs. There is now a well-endowed gen- The erosion of will began der jurisprudence available to ensure women are not discriminated against. Yet, some ty or political independence Government in Afghanistan. — fighting for President with the Doha Agreement of of Afghanistan or intervening Understandably, many in Ashraf Ghani’s Government — court observations defy logic and do not help the women’s cause at all. For exam- February 29, 2020, between the in its domestic affairs.” Afghanistan, including mem- wasn’t worth dying for. In ple, the judgment of the Nagpur Bench that groping a minor girl without “skin to skin, US and the Taliban. The US, for The condition on bers of its armed forces, interview after interview, sol- its part, agreed on an initial Afghanistan was that it “will THE AFGHAN believed that the US has sold diers and police officers direct physical contact” cannot be categorised as sexual assault. Or, the Gauhati High reduction of its force level from Court granting bail to a rape accused because he is “a talented, young student and not allow any of its members, them down the river. described moments of despair 13,000 to 8,600 by July 2020, fol- other individuals or groups, GOVERNMENT, THE A report by Susannah and feelings of abandonment.” a future asset to the State of Assam”. A trial court in Rajasthan in the 1995 Bhanwari lowed by a full withdrawal in 14 including al-Qaeda, to use the FATE OF WHICH George in Washington Post, of George, citing an Afghan Devi case even observed “an upper caste man could not have defiled himself by months if the Taliban kept its soil of Afghanistan to threat- August 15, 2021, reads: “The officer and a US official said commitments. It had also agreed en the security of the US and WAS TO BE Doha Agreement….left many that from early last year, the raping a lower caste woman”. These instances force the progressive jurisprudence to close down five military bases of the Indian judiciary to regrettably take a step backward. its allies.” The agreement also FUNDAMENTALLY Afghan forces demoralised, Taliban were “offering money within 135 days and said that it stated that “the Taliban com- bringing into stark relief the in exchange for the intended to end its economic mits that its released prison- AFFECTED BY THE corrupt impulses of many Government forces to hand PICTALK sanctions against the Taliban by ers….will not pose a threat to Afghan officials and their over their weapons”. Beginning August 27, 2020. the security of the US and its ACCORD, WAS tenuous loyalty to the coun- with a series of deals brokered It called for talks between the allies”. The agreement further NEITHER A try’s central Government.” in villages between the militant Afghan Government and the laid down: “The participants Some police officers com- group and some of the Afghan Taliban to begin on March 10, of intra-Afghan negotiations SIGNATORY NOR A plained that they had not Government’s lowest-ranking 2020, and, prior to that, the will discuss the date and PARTICIPANT IN been paid in six months or officials, the process spread release of 5,000 Taliban prison- modalities of a permanent more. “They saw that docu- “rapidly on to provincial cap- ers held by the Government and comprehensive ceasefire, THE TALKS. THERE ment as the end,” the officer itals, culminating in a breath- and 1,000 from the including joint implementa- WAS NO PROVISION said, referring to the majori- taking series of negotiated Government’s side held by the tion mechanisms, which will ty of Afghans aligned with the surrenders by government Taliban. The two sides, it said, be announced along with the ABOUT THE TALIBAN Government. “The day the forces, according to interviews will have the goal of “releasing completion and agreement deal was signed we saw the with more than a dozen all the remaining prisoners over over the future political HONOURING THE change. Everyone was just Afghan officers, police, special the course of the subsequent roadmap of Afghanistan.” HUMAN RIGHTS looking out for himself. It was operations troops and other three months”. Also, the US will The Afghan Government, like (the US) left us to fail.” soldiers”. start diplomatic engagement the fate of which was to be OF AFGHANS Despair grew with time. A The stage was set for the with other members of the fundamentally affected by the report in the New York Times collapse that followed. United Nations Security Council accord, was neither a signato- by Thomas Gibbons-Neff, (The author is Consulting and Afghanistan to remove ry to it nor a participant in the Fahim Abed and Sharrif Editor, The Pioneer. The views members of the Taliban “from talks leading to it. There was Hassan of August 13, 2021, expressed are personal.) the sanctions list with the aim of LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

THE US MUST RETALIATE Angioplasty will be done. I am happy Battling the Caldor fire, firefighters burn vegetation to create a control line, in California AP Sir — The situation in Afghanistan has just A good place to be in that I am getting it gone from bad to worse after the terror- ists attacked the Hamid Karzai Airport. A tance of reading. Books are the most faith- done at the SMS series of explosions were reported on the ful friends of a reader, and in a library, one Hospital. I am fine Timely step periphery of the airport where hundreds can make plenty. and will be back soon. of Afghans had gathered in the hope of Popular movies and shows like Harry evacuation. The explosion claimed the lives Potter, Game of Thrones, The Godfather, Rajasthan Chief Minister The collegium and Govt have cleared the names of more than 70 Afghans and 13 US sol- among many others, have been adapted — Ashok Gehlot of new SC judges. It would speed up verdicts diers and left many wounded. The Islamic from their book versions and been an State (IS) has taken responsibility for the absolute success. One could imagine how We will respond t last, the Learned Brothers in the Supreme Court collegium solved the 21-month attack. The IS terrorists were previously many brilliant movie scripts could be hid- with force and pending grave issue of non-appointment of judges. In most cases, the blame for eradicated from eastern Afghanistan by the den there in a well-sized library. However, precision in our US and Afghan troops in 2019. However, public libraries in India, which have served the delay in filling vacancies in the High Courts and Supreme Court falls on the time, in a place A it appears that the current circumstances ibraries, with their warm and welcom- as reservoirs, preservers and disseminators we choose in a Government which is the link between the appointment of authority — the President. But in Afghanistan have led to the revival of ing vibe, not only look beautiful but are of knowledge for years and years, are strug- manner of our choosing. here, the top five judges could not finalise the list of new appointments in their own court many terror organisations, including the IS. Lalso home to knowledge and enlighten- gling to sustain themselves in the digital era. and the vacancies rose to 10 in the top court with the The US and the UK had warned the ment. They are a paradise for those who find Many of these libraries rarely welcome read- US President Taliban of a possible terror attack which being around books gratifying. The altruis- ers, therefore, it is necessary for the — Joe Biden total strength of 34 judges. It is known that just-retired the Taliban ignored. The casualties of tic environment, awe-inspiring architecture Government to improve their infrastructure Justice Rohinton Nariman was objecting to certain cri- American soldiers have raised questions and thousands of books stacked neatly can and incorporate a bit of modernisation to teria, and the other four judges were opposing his ver- on the competency of US President once make any book-lover joyous. The word attract more young readers. These old The move from per- forming on-ground sion. Within days of Justice Nariman’s retirement, the again. Responding to the attack, he said, “library” is derived from the Latin word libraries resemble our grandparents who are “We will not forgive, we will not forget. We “libraria”, meaning ‘a books’ place’. The an ocean of knowledge but are often over- to now performing new collegium approved nine persons to be elevated will hunt you down and make you pay.” popular saying, “Reading is to the mind what looked. live on digital plat- to the Supreme Court and the Government in no time It is high time that the President address- exercise is to the body” describes the impor- Ranganathan Sivakumar | Chennai forms has been processed the recommendation. Among the new judges es this issue strictly. The terrorist organ- immersive and delightful in isations are demonstrating their vicious not be deserving. It is often seen that many appropriate behaviour. The likelihood of such uncertain times. who are taking oath on August 31, there are interest- strength with absolute immoral brute and ing facts. For the first time, three women judges have parliamentarians, especially celebrities a third wave adds to the uncertainty of the need to be contained. nominated to the Rajya Sabha, use their situation. Experts believe that closure of Singer been selected to the apex court. Among them, Justice Manoj Kumar Jena |Cuttack tenure only as an additional feather in their schools for such a long time has adverse- — Hariharan BV Nagarathna is expected to be the first woman Chief caps. Some highly influential persons from ly affected students’ learning and cogni- Justice of India by September 2027 as per seniority. This will make history. PUSHING THE PARLIAMENTARIANS prominent industrial groups enter the tive abilities. It is worrisome to learn that As much as I think The current collegium also deserves credit for speeding up the selection process Sir — The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha only to use it as an effective children have forgotten basics like writing India are going to Secretariats should update the compara- tool for lobbying without any contribution simple words, doing calculations, recog- lose the Test quite when the country’s top court was witnessing several vacancies. Now, the only tive figures of development activities of the as parliamentarians. The Rajya Sabha, in nising colours and so on. convincingly, they vacancy is the one created after the new list. We sincerely hope that the collegium Members of Parliaments on their respec- the absence of any publicised comparative While there is an urgent need to can take quite a bit keeps up its determination in speeding up the process of filling vacancies com- tive websites. The activities can include study of developmental activities, has reopen schools, all measures must be taken from the second innings. ing up in 2022-2023. The vacancies in the top court will only affect the delivery their attendance records, number of ques- become a billionaire club where seats are to prevent transmission of COVID-19. tions asked and the Bills presented, par- purchased by the ultra rich in this system The reopening must be guided by careful Former England captain of justice across India. Similar is the case with the vacancies in the High Courts ticipation in Parliamentary debates, util- of open voting for the Upper House. risk analysis and epidemiological factors. — Michael Vaughan and lower courts. At the end of the day, people suffer due to these vacancies. Here, isation of the development funds and other Madhu Agrawal |New Delhi Not all the schools can be opened at once; the only viable solution is the speedy functioning of collegiums of the Supreme such activities. This comparative study will therefore, schools must devise special time motivate the parliamentarians to perform OPEN SCHOOLS, BUT WITH CAUTION We are receiving a Court and High Courts in tandem with the Government’s processing mechanism. tables. If possible, classes should be con- good response from responsibly and will induce positive com- Sir — The decision by the States to reopen ducted in open places instead of cramped teachers, parents and For the past few weeks, the apex court is seized of the matter of vacancies in tri- petition to work more effectively. Political schools after nearly 18 months has creat- rooms. Healthcare workers could be education experts. bunals, too. Here, the problem is with the Government which is sitting on issuing parties will then be compelled to give tick- ed mixed feelings. Students who were appointed at schools and symptoms must Based on the pros appointment papers to judges in tribunals after the courts finish the selection process. ets only to the better performing members. forced to stay at home due to the pandem- be monitored carefully. and cons, a decision on Even the ‘best parliamentarian award’ ic are eager to return to classrooms. Venu GS |Kollam resuming classes will be taken. Meanwhile, the Government has come up with an amendment Act on the issue. should be given on the basis of perfor- Parents, on the other hand, are anxious These unwarranted tussles between the judiciary and Government will ultimately mance which is currently awarded to three and apprehensive. As for the teachers, they Send your feedback to: Karnataka Education Minister delay the delivery of justice, besides policy paralysis. veterans even though some of them may have to balance teaching with COVID- [email protected] — BC Nagesh HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN ISLAMIST TERRORISM Falling back on caste

HAS LONG WAY TO GO RAJENDRA PRASAD GUPTA The notion that the Taliban takeover will census, yet again trigger a wave of terror is absurd Those raising the divisive demand may think that it would help them politically. But at what cost? he noise for caste census tends GWYNNE DYER to inevitably surface in India whenever it is time for the 10- iolent Islamist movements, as current events in Afghanistan year general census. Not sur- demonstrate, have had some success in Muslim countries that Tprising that ahead of the launch of the Vhave been invaded by the United States. But they have failed upcoming 2021 census, several political everywhere else, and the whole Islamist ideology is getting long in parties have revived the demand for a the tooth. Revolutionary ideologies rarely prosper after they pass the nationwide caste-based census. age of fifty. There is much media chatter at the moment about how In such a scenario, it becomes crit- the Taliban's victory will inspire like-minded groups elsewhere and lead ical to ask how desirable is a caste cen- sus. In the past, the issue became an to a steep rise in terrorist attacks. Some of this is just journalistic panic- electoral plank in states like Tamil mongering, but various military and political interest groups will also Nadu. Many political parties in Bihar promote this notion for their own purposes. The Taliban are Afghans, and Uttar Pradesh are making a strong of course, but Islamist terrorism is primarily a phenomenon of the pitch for a caste census. In Bihar, a res- Arab world. That is the part of the Muslim world where the rulers are olution was passed by both the houses most brazenly cruel and corrupt. Many Arabs have been attracted to of legislature, and aneleven-member del- Islamism as a possible way to replace those rotten regimes - and some egation of 10 political parties, under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish of them have concluded that only violence can bring Islamists to power. Kumar, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put forward this demand. But such a step needs to be thor- oughly discussed and assessed keeping in mind the national interests and the unity of the nation. And to do so, all the political parties need to rise above THE RELATIVE divisive politics and work in the inter- BACKWARDNESS est of the country and the society. This OF BIHAR AND is not a simple matter to be decided in UTTAR PRADESH haste since it can threaten the unity and IS LINKED TO integrity of the nation. This is not the first time that this THEIR strongly against it? They believed Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, politics. The census itself is a very demand for caste census has come up. DOMINANT that casteism would be a hin- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay have complex task. Whenever a new The last caste census was done in India CASTE-BASED drance to the development of advocated social harmony by entry is registered in the census, in the year 1931, but due to the outbreak POLITICS. India. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash doing away with the evils of the a new kind of politics is also born of World War II, it was not taken up in THE CENSUS Narayan considered social revo- caste system. All these social out of it. This leads to the forma- 1941 and never again thereafter. After lution truly important in the reformers believed that all-round tion of new parties and associa- Independence in 1947, a proposal for ITSELF IS A VERY "Saat Kranti" and always propa- development in India would be tions based on caste, which in no The solution to the Muslim world's current plight, therefore, is to install caste census was made before the then COMPLEX TASK. gated that the caste system should possible only by eliminating the way strengthens the unity of the revolutionary Islamist regimes that will enforce that version of God's government in 1951, but it was dis- WHENEVER A be abolished by eradicating the caste system. Then only we could country. A good society should will on the population, whereupon with God's help they will start to missed. The then Home Minister Sardar NEW ENTRY IS discrimination based on caste. He hope to build a great nation earn not be inclined to save caste win. A united Muslim world will arise that breaks its current shack- Vallabhbhai Patel rejected it saying that REGISTERED started his movement in 1974 in the respect of the global commu- dominance but to strengthen a caste census could disturb the social his village Sitab-Diyara and nity. democracy. How unfortunate it is les, achieves great power and prosperity - and in some versions, con- fabric of the country. IN THE CENSUS, around ten thousand people pre- In such a situation, raising the that even after 75 years of inde- verts the entire world to Islam. An attractive vision for many Arabs The demand was again raised in A NEW KIND sent in that meeting resolved to bogey of caste census would be pendence, we are going on the who were near despair, and the 1970s, '80s and '90s were filled with 2011 but the government at that time OF POLITICS leave the caste system behind by against the ideals of these great path of destruction instead of attempted Islamist revolutions from Algeria to Saudi Arabia - all of also rejected it and conducted a survey IS ALSO BORN breaking their sacred threads. leaders and an insult to their lega- development. That is why this which failed. The Islamists never managed to convince enough peo- on an economic basis instead. That sur- OUT OF IT Along with this, JP had given the cies. This will lead to a divided issue needs to be discussed thor- ple that this pipe dream was worth dying for. So around 1999 an vey is today utilized by the Union slogan”? (leave the caste, break society and encourage caste oughly in a country with the sec- Government under the leadership of the sacred thread, connect human politicization, which would ond-highest population in the Islamist leader called Osama bin Laden came up with a new strate- Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the to human). It is ridiculous that threaten the unity and integrity of world and hundreds of castes. A gy. The only way to mobilise enough Muslims behind the Islamist benefit of the downtrodden. Many the very politicians who swear by the nation. caste census will further divide dream, he believed, was to provoke a direct assault on Islam by the schemes have been implemented for the JP day and night are today fan- Those raising the divisive people and spur competition infidels. And the only way to motivate the lazy infidels to play their deprived and backward classes and ning the heat around the demand demand may think that it would amongst them to increase the allotted role in this strategy was to attack them directly - not to con- millions of Indians have benefitted for the caste-based census. help them politically. But at what population of their respective quer them, which was impossible, but to trick them into invading Muslim from it. Dr. Lohia also believed caste cost? They should realize that castes. countries. That was the strategy behind the 9/11 attacks, and it suc- The welfare schemes include distri- to be a symbol of orthodox forces they are playing in the hands of This will make our country bution of free food grains to the poor, that promote inertia. Babasaheb forces that want to divide and lag behind in multiple spheres. ceeded even beyond bin Laden's expectations. free gas cylinders to women, the open- Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect break the country. The price the country will pay in The outraged United States declared the 'War on Terror' and invad- ing of bank accounts through Jan Dhan of the Constitution of India, was At this time, we must look terms of development is unimag- ed not one but two Muslim countries, Afghanistan and Iraq. The for- Yojana, Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers also a staunch opponent of back at the lesson few learned inable.It is obvious that caste mer had little to do with 9/11 and the latter nothing at all, but the per year, and Ayushman Bharat for the casteism and used to say that from our history and under- census is a demand that strikes at invasions had the effect that bin Laden was seeking. Twenty years uplift of people from the last rungs of casteism cannot increase effi- stand how the Britishers ruled the unity and integrity of India by later, however, the benefits for the Islamist cause have been quite the society. It is the need of the hour to ciency and neither can ethnicity over us by dividing us along threatening to destroy social har- limited. The Taliban are finally back in power in Afghanistan, and there ensure an equitable development of soci- improve race. caste lines. Why should we mony. ety. Undoubtedly, the ill effects of unleash the same evil design all This is totally against the was an interval when 'Islamic State' (ISIS) controlled a lot of Iraq and How ironic is it that politicians who (The writer is the caste census would largely over again? We should remember ideals of "one India". The politi- even expanded into Syria, but there is still not a single revolutionary allegedly follow the paths of intellectu- Vice-President of BJP in harm Hindus. To maintain social the price we have paid due to the cal parties and opinion makers as Islamist regime in the Arab world. The obvious conclusion is that Bihar and a Member of als like Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr. Bihar Legislative Council. harmony, Rashtriya Swayamsevak promotion of caste-based politics. well intelligential must come this strategy has definitively failed. Even with the help of Western inva- Ram Manohar Lohia are raising their The views expressed Sangh has undertaken many his- The relative backwardness of together on one platform and sions and the 'War on Terror', the Islamists have been unable to con- voices in favour of the caste census when are personal.) torical works. Apart from this, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh is linked push the agenda of India's devel- vince enough Arabs that they are the right solution to the Arab world's the truth is that both theleaders were many great personalities like to their dominant caste-based opment and not its disunity. problems. There will doubtless continue to be scattered Islamist ter- rorist attacks both within and beyond the Arab world for many years, although probably none as dramatic as the 9/11 events. But the notion POINTCOUNTERPOINT that the Taliban take-over in Afghanistan will lead to a huge new wave of Islamist terrorism is absurd. The Taliban's victory was discount- MODI CANNOT SELL THE COUNTRY’S MAMATA SHOULD FIX HER ‘TALIBAN RAJ’ IN ed in advance years ago, and the idea of provoking US invasions as ASSETS LIKE THIS. IT IS NOT THE BJP’S WEST BENGAL FIRST. HER PARTY HAS SOLD METRO recruiting tools for Islamist revolutions is now very old hat. Even AFFAIR BUT THE COUNTRY'S AFFAIR. DAIRY AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES HERE. Washington can see through it. — WB CHIEF MINISTER — BENGAL BJP PRESIDENT (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is ‘The Shortest History of War’. MAMATA BANERJEE DILIP GHOSH The views expressed are personal.) Liberating struggles The memorial at Amritsar shall forever remind an indebted nation of the martyrs who laid down their lives for the motherland he inauguration of the thousand innocent persons, The sinister designs of the innocent people by the police number has never become The British failed to judge renovated Jallianwala gathered to celebrate the joyous British were reflected in the and the crawling orders in known; there is a vast differ- the mood of Indiansand the TBagh Memorial at festival of Baisakhi on April 13, actions of Michael O'Dwyer, Khuh Korian waliGali (street ence between the official and far-reaching consequences of Amritsar by Prime Minister 1919, were mercilessly gunned the then Lieutenant-Governor with flogging well). unofficial figures. To rub salt the tragic episode. Young Narendra Modi on August 28 down by the British Brigadier- of Punjab. The educated class Brigadier-General into the wounds, Dyer Indians were out to avenge may raise the question of its General Reginald Dyer. The was heaped with insults, hun- Reginald Dyer was shifted imposed curfew with a com- these acts of brutality. The enduring relevance to the AGRAWAL episode has left an indelible dreds were put behind the from Jalandhar to Amritsar plete ban on movement so that great revolutionary Udham nationafter more than a centu- ASHVINI mark on the memory of the bars and the press gagged. just a day before the episode. the wounded could not be Singh took the task upon him- ry of the gruesome massacre by wounded nation. cy to crush Indians by letting Peaceful hartals in Lahore and On his arrival, he promulgat- attended to and the dead could self and shot dead Michael the British. Volumes have been written loose a reign of terror through Amritsar were forcibly broken ed restrictions on public gath- not be removed. O'Dwyer on March 13, 1940, India has seen just too to record the horrid experience. inhuman acts that by any stan- and peaceful protesters were erings which remained The replies given by Dyer in London.Patriotic revolu- many invasions resulting in the Events like the enactment of dards would be unthinkably fired upon. Local leaders were unknown to common people. to the Hunter Committee are tionaries like Bhagat Singh wanton killing of thousands of the Rowlatt Act in March shameful for any civilized arrested and deported. Places A large number of them, most- not only a reflection of the per- and Chandrashekhar Azad innocent people but each time 1919, the promulgation of country. like Kasur and Gujaranwala ly peasants, had already gath- petuator's state of mind but that were the direct result of the life carried on with the attitude martial law in Punjab, the role Ever since India's first war bore the brunt of atrocities ered in Amritsar to celebrate of the entire setup. He told the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. We reflected in the popular Punjabi of Michael O'Dwyer, the then of independence in 1857, the along with Lahore and Baisakhi on April 13. Dyer Committee that his actions owe our independence to their- proverb, 'Khada peetalahe da, Lieutenant-Governor of British were badly shaken. Any Amritsar. reached the main entrance of were the result of a fully con- supreme sacrifices. The memo- baaki Ahmad Shahe da' Punjab, the massacre by prospect of revolutionary activ- The situation became tense Jallianwala Bagh with his sol- scious and pre-planned strat- rial at Amritsar shall forever (Consume whatever is avail- Reginald Dyer followed by the ities against their rule deeply when as a result of unprovoked diers, none of whom was egy. The only action taken remind an indebted nation of able, the rest shall be plundered setting up of the Hunter scared them. At the beginning firing five Europeans were British, in the afternoon and against Dyer by the then gov- the martyrs who laid down The writer is whole-time by Ahmad Shah Abdali), mak- Member, National Committee absolving the cul- of the 20th century, leaders like killed in Amritsar and a lady ordered firing without any ernment was relieving him of their lives for the motherland, ing light of the tragedy. Monuments Authority. prits of all charges are too well- Lala Hardayal, Lala Lajpat Rai missionary named Sherwood warning. Nearly 1650 rounds his active duties, whereas a monument of national pride This has not happened in The views expressed known to deserve any repeti- and Ajit Singh were deported was beaten up on a street. This were fired within minutes, Michael O'Dwyer and and an inspiration for the the Jallianwala Bagh massacre are personal.) tion here. It was a well-planned but it did little to assuage the bruised the British pride as it killing and wounding a large Chelmsford were completely cause of freedom for all times in which an estimated one deep-rooted British conspira- British fears. led to the brutal flogging of number of people. The exact absolved of all guilt. to come. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 Money 08 Fiscal deficit of States to No GSTR-1 for non-filers of 2 monthly returns from Sept. 1 Asian stocks moderate to 4.1 pc of GDP PNS n NEW DELHI mixed ahead of Businesses that have not filed PNS n MUMBAI grew 77 per cent Y-o-Y and 46 GSTR-3B returns in the pre- Fed guidance per cent y-o-y, respectively, in ceding two months will not be India Ratings and Research Q1 FY22. able to file details of outward PNS n SINGAPORE Friday said it expects the aggre- This indicates that these supplies in GSTR-1 from gate fiscal deficit of states in the states' revenue collection was September 1, GSTN has said. Asian stock markets were country to moderate to 4.1 per resilient to the disruptions While businesses file GSTR- mixed Friday as investors cent of GDP in the current from the second Covid wave. 1 of a particular month by the awaited more guidance on financial year from its earlier All states' gross market bor- 11th day of the subsequent the U.S. Federal Reserve's expectation of 4.3 per cent. rowings were Rs 7.88 lakh month, GSTR-3B, through easing plans. In line with the slight mod- crore in FY'21. which businesses pay taxes, is The moves in Asia fol- eration in its forecast for fiscal During April-July 2021, filed in a staggered manner low a pullback on Wall deficit in FY22, the agency exp- states' aggregate market bor- between 20th-24th day of the For taxpayers filing quarter- appreciate this move as till now Street after the deadly ects the aggregate debt/GDP rowing was lower at Rs 1.94 succeeding month. ly return, GSTR-1 filing would their input tax credit was also attacks on Afghan civilians ratio to come in lower at 32.4 lakh crore than Rs 2.1 lakh In an advisory to taxpayers, be restricted if he has not fur- at risk in case vendors do not and U.S. troops at the per cent in FY22 as against the crore in April-July 2020, the GSTN, which manages the nished the return in Form file their GSTR-3B even Kabul airport on Thursday. previous estimate of 34 per report said adding that this is technology backbone for GSTR-3B for preceding tax though such invoice is appear- Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost cent. primarily attributable to an Goods and Services Tax, said period. ing in GSTR-2A," Jain added. 0.4per cent to 27,641.14 “We expect the aggregate fis- improvement in states' aggre- that Rule-59(6) of Central GST EY Tax Partner Abhishek AMRG & Associates Senior while the Kospi in South cal deficit of Indian states to business and commercial activ- states grew 30.8 per cent to Rs gate revenue receipts during Rules which provides for Jain said this is a well thought Partner Rajat Mohan said from Korea added 0.2per cent to moderate to 4.1 percent of the ity, the agency said. 3.95 lakh crore during the Q1 FY22. restriction in filing of GSTR- restriction and a necessary September 1 GSTN is imple- 3,133.88. Hong Kong's gross domestic product "We now expect the aggre- period. The agency estimates the 1, will come into effect from control check to eliminate the menting GST rules that bars a Hang Seng slipped 0.1per (GDP)," the agency said. gate revenue deficit of states to Although the considerable gross market borrowings of September 1, 2021. cases where taxpayers although taxpayer to file GSTR 1 where- cent to 25,382.65 in after- The revenue receipts of State come in marginally lower at 1.3 improvement is due to a low states, in aggregate, will According to the rule, a report their supply invoices in in taxpayer has not paid taxes noon trading. governments are expected to per cent of GDP in FY22 than base, revenue receipts grew 1.5 increase to Rs 8.2 lakh crore in registered person shall not be GSTR-1 (due to constant fol- for previous two consecutive The Shanghai Compo- improve, backed by an eco- the earlier forecast of 1.5 per per cent in Q1 FY22 over the FY22 compared to its previous allowed to furnish the details low ups from recipients' side) tax periods. site advanced 0.4per cent nomic recovery, resulting from cent of GDP," it said. pre-COVID 19 period of Q1 estimate of Rs 8.4 lakh crore. of outward supplies of goods or but they do not submit their "This system will cumula- to 3,514.16. Sydney's a large section of the populace After analysis of information FY20, it said. The net market borrowings services or both in Form corresponding GSTR-3B tively result in barring the S&P/ASX 200 fell under receiving vaccinations, it said. of 14 states for Q1 FY22, the The agency further said the would be Rs 6.2 lakh crore in GSTR-1, if he has not furnis- return through which tax is flow of tax credit to the cus- 0.1per cent to 7,488.30. This would lead to states agency found that the aggre- aggregate own tax and non-tax FY'22 compared to Rs 6.45 hed the return in Form GSTR- actually paid to government. tomers of a non-compliant further easing restrictions on gate revenue receipts of these revenue receipt of 14 states lakh crore in FY21, it said. 3B for preceding two months. "Compliant taxpayers would vendor," Mohan said. MONEY MATTERS R K Singh urges Moody's assigns Ba3 rating to India, Oz to speed Rupee rallies 53 paise to close Union ministers, CMs to switch to AGEL's proposed USD notes up trade pact talk at 73.69 against US dollar PNS n NEW DELHI ment by December 2021 on an he rupee surged 53 paise electric vehicles PNS n NEW DELHI are stable, given the geograph- interim agreement to liberalise to close at 73.69 PNS n NEW DELHI ic diversification of its gener- India and Australia are aiming and deepen bilateral trade in T(provisional) against the Moody's Investors Service has ation fleet reduces its exposure to reach an early harvest goods and services, and pave US dollar on Friday, supported In a bid to promote electric assigned a Ba3 rating to Adani to potential fluctuations in announcement by December the way for a comprehensive by a firm trend in domestic vehicles in the country, Power Green Energy's proposed USD the availability of solar and 2021 to further enhance trade agreement," the statement said. equities ahead of the key Minister RK Singh urged all senior secured notes. wind resources, it stated. ties between the two countries, They also decided to start speech from US Federal Union Ministers and CMs to According to Moody's scale Most of AGEL's projects according to a joint statement consultations on the potential Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. switch over to electric vehi- of ratings, obligations rated Ba have long-term PPAs with released on Friday. opportunities and impacts of At the interbank forex market, cles for all official purposes. are judged to be speculative AGEL's proposed notes reflects either central government- This was agreed upon in a an interim agreement as a the local unit opened strong at According to a power min- and subject to substantial cred- the company's predictable cash owned or state government- meeting held between Com- pathway to a full CECA. 74.17 against the greenback, then gained strength and settled for the istry statement, Singh shot off it risk. flow backed by long-term owned utilities, with prede- merce Minister Piyush Goyal "The ministers look for- day at 73.69, higher by 53 paise over its previous close of 74.22. letters to his union cabinet It has assigned a Ba3 rating power purchase agreements fined tariffs for the duration, of and his Australian counterpart ward to a balanced trade agre- The local unit moved in a range of 73.69 to 74.20 in the day trade. colleagues as well as all chief to the proposed USD senior (PPAs) that are supported by the contract. As of June 2021, Dan Tehan MP on Thursday. ement that encourages expa- "The Indian rupee marked single biggest day gain after April 16, ministers in this regard. secured notes to be issued by its large and diversified port- AGEL's PPAs for operating The ministers directed offi- nded trade and investment 2021 on back of month-end rebalancing and foreign fund inflows The Union Minister of Adani Green Energy Ltd, a sta- folio of solar and wind gener- projects had an average cials to speed up the negotia- flows to the benefit of both of ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium later tonight," said Dilip Power and New & Renewable tement by Moody's said adding ation projects, significant cap- remaining life of around 20 tions. They discussed the way our economies and people, Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities. The global forex market Energy has written to all the that the outlook is stable. ital spending plans, demon- years, which provides visibili- forward for an early conclu- and that reflects their shared remained calm ahead of the event while the domestic market took Union Ministers including AGEL will primarily use strated capacity to deliver on ty over the company's long- sion of a bilateral Compreh- commitment to the rules- this as opportunity and has given range breakout, Parmar said the Minister of States the proceeds from the USD growth projects, backed by its term cash flow, it stated. ensive Economic Cooperation based international trading adding that "the bias for the rupee has turned bullish after today's (Independent Charge) and notes to on-lend to its direct experienced management AGEL has outlined a long- Agreement (CECA). system," it added. price action". Chief Ministers of all the and indirect subsidiaries for team, and very high financial term target to grow its gener- "In this regard, the ministers The bilateral trade between States/UTs to join the govern- them to fund the development leverage," says Abhishek Tyagi, ation capacity to around 25 directed officials to speed up the countries stood at USD ment's initiative on trans- of utility-scale renewable a Moody's Vice President and gigawatts (GW) by the end of the negotiations and to meet 12.3 billion in 2020-21 as formative mobility, as per power projects. Senior Credit Officer. the fiscal year ending March as often as required to achieve compared to USD 12.64 bil- Programme to win gold in the statement. "The Ba3 rating assigned to AGEL's operating cash flows 31, 2025. an early harvest announce- lion in 2019-20. Paris Olympics 2024 starts ata Motors and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on TFriday strengthened their long- Tenures Sebi disposes of proceedings term partnership with the launch of an initiative to win a gold medal extended of in the next edition of Olympics. The initiative, 'Quest for Gold at on Fortis statutory auditor Paris Olympics 2024', is a holistic UBI, CBI development programme with the singular objective to win the PNS n NEW DELHI coveted gold medal at the next Olympics. As part of this initiative, exec directors WFI and Tata Motors, will focus on the growth, progress and PNS n NEW DELHI Markets regulator Sebi has dis- advancement of both men and women wrestlers, across age posed of proceedings against groups, by providing access to the right infrastructure, platform, Public sector lenders statutory auditor of Fortis opportunities and security. Young and talented Indian wrestlers Union Bank of India and Healthcare in a matter pertain- would gain assured and enhanced access to world-class training Central Bank of India on ing to its alleged role in diver- facilities, internationally reputed coaches and support through a rich BIF sees Satcom as Friday said the governm- sion of funds. nutritional programme. In addition, as part of this initiative, eligible ent extended tenures of It was alleged against senior wrestlers will be offered central contracts, and budding their executive directors. Rashim Tandon, partner, wrestlers will also be supported through virtuous scholarships mainstream option The terms of UBI's Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP, along with insurance cover, medical and physiotherapy assistance. executive directors -- the statutory auditor of Fortis Manas Ranjan Biswal and Healthcare Ltd (FHL), that it PNS n NEW DELHI Authority of India (TRAI) on Gopal Singh Gusain -- had indirectly aided in misrep- Thursday recommended to have been extended vide resentation and non-disclo- that Deloitte Haskins and Sells long period of time as a regu- India gold to raise $12 mn in The telecom regulator's latest the government to reduce / a notification dated sure of material information in LLP were the statutory auditors lar business practice of FHL recommendations on 'licensing remove various levies imposed August 26, the lender said consolidated financials of FHL. of the company during the and its wholly-owned subsid- framework for satellite-based on satellite operators as well as in a regulatory filing. An investigation was initiat- period when misrepresenta- iary and there was no default funding from PayU, others connectivity for low bit rate measures like avoiding inter- Biswal's term has been ed in the matter of Fortis after tion of financial statements of in regular repayment of them. ndiagold - a gold-focused applications' are "well-bal- mediaries in the segment to extended beyond his cur- an article published in 2016-17 and first quarter of The investigation of Sebi digital alternative credit anced" and provide regulatory make services affordable. rently notified term, February 2018 said promoters 2017-18 took place and being does not allege or establish that Iplatform - on Friday said it will certainty, and cost efficiencies The regulator, in its recom- which expires on of FHL have taken at least Rs signatory to the financial state- the auditor was even aware of raise USD 12 million (about Rs besides plugging connectivity mendations on licensing February 28, 2022, till 500 crore out of FHL. ments, it failed to comply with the fraudulent scheme. 89 crore) in funding. "Indiagold gaps for remote areas, indus- framework for satellite-based the date of his superannu- Sebi had initiated investiga- code of ethics and conduct the "On the contrary, it is has agreed to raise USD 12 try body BIF said on Friday. connectivity for low bit rate ation (April 30, 2022) or tion into the matter of grant of audit in accordance with the observed from the investiga- million funding. PayU and Alpha Permitting the licensees to applications, has suggested until further orders, inter-corporate deposits (ICD) auditing standards. tion of Sebi that the Noticee Wave Incubation (AWI) fund will obtain satellite bandwidth from allowing the use of all types of whichever is earlier, to three borrower companies. However, Sebi found that at had refused to sign unqualified lead the investment round with foreign satellites in all the per- satellites for low bit rate con- Union Bank of India said. A forensic auditor was the time when the statutory unaudited financial informa- participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures, 3one4 Capital, mitted satellite bands to pro- nectivity. Similarly, Gusain's te- appointed to examine the auditor had started the audit- tion of FHL Group (which RainmatterCapital, and existing investor Leo Capital," a statement vide services would greatly It also recommended the use rm has been extended alleged diversion of funds from ing, there was no reason for an included FHsL) pending clar- said. Launched in 2020 by Deepak Abbot and Nitin Misra, Indiagold enhance capacities for address- of foreign satellites for provid- till the date of his retire- FHL / its subsidiaries for the auditor to be alarmed with ity on recoverability of the offers gold-backed loans, gold savings, and gold locker services to ing rapidly-growing digital ing connectivity for a longer ment, (January 31, 2022) benefit of promoter or promot- respect to the issue of the ICDs, which were not repaid as over a million consumers in India. The gold financing business in connectivity needs. duration than the permissible or until further orders. er connected entities. ICDs since the same were contracted on September 30, India is predominantly offline, dominated by the informal segment, The Telecom Regulatory 3-5 years at present. It was prima facie observed being already provided over a 2017," it added. which accounts for about 70 per cent of gold loans in India. These loans address the liquidity needs of Indians without access to unsecured credit, which is availed by less than 10 per cent of the total working population. IOC to invest Rs 1 L-cr on expansion SpiceJet shares Maruti Suzuki commences PNS n NEW DELHI ies while a new plant is being built at the subsidiary, Chennai jump over 4 pc India's top oil firm Indian Oil Petroleum Corp Ltd. These sixth round of MAIL initiative Corp on Friday said it will expansions will take IOC's aruti Suzuki India on invest close to Rs 1 lakh-crore refining capacity to 106.7 MT. PNS n NEW DELHI Friday said it has to raise its refining capacity by Vaidya said IOC is focusing Mcommenced taking almost a third in the next 4-5 on optimally integrating cur- Shares of SpiceJet on Friday applications for the sixth round years as it saw fuel demand co- rent refining processes to yield jumped over 4 per cent after of its Mobility and Automobile ntinuing to grow in near future. more chemical products per aviation regulator DGCA lift- Innovation Lab programme. At the company's annual barrel of oil. ed the ban on Boeing 737 Max Early-stage startups working in meeting of shareholders, IOC "This will intensify petro- planes' commercial flight DGCA after the crash of an mobility and automobile space Chairman Shrikant Madhav To cater to that demand su- and diesel. These have a com- chemical and lubricant integra- operations after almost two- Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max are eligible to participate. The winning startups will get an Vaidya said petrol demand is rge, IOC is aggressively rolling bined capacity of 81.2 million tion leading to a diversified and-half years. plane, near Addis Ababa opportunity to undertake a paid Proof of Concept with the company, already back at pre-COVID le- out new projects. "These trans- tonne. product portfolio and attain The stock gained 4.36 per which had left 157 people, the auto major noted. These selected startups will be closely vels and diesel - the most used late into refining capacity It plans to raise the capaci- profit maximisation." cent to Rs 74.15 on the BSE. including four Indians, dead. mentored by industry experts in the domestic and international fuel in the country - should ret- expansion of over 25 MMT per ty of its Koyali refinery in "In fact, integration pro- India's aviation regulator Currently, in India, only startup ecosystem, it added. Besides, the participating startups will urn to normal levels by Diwali. annum, including (subsidiary) Gujarat to 18 million tonne jects, like the upcoming Sty- DGCA on Thursday lifted the SpiceJet airline has Boeing be provided with an opportunity to turn their innovative ideas into "Forecasts by various agen- CPCL, and an investment from the current 13.7 million rene Monomer Project at Pan- ban on Boeing 737 Max pla- 737 Max aircraft in its fleet. practical and disruptive solutions, and showcase their entrepren- cies see Indian fuel demand commitment of close to Rs 1 tonne while the same at ipat or the Lube Integration nes' commercial flight opera- The budget carrier, in a state- eurial capabilities, Maruti Suzuki said. "As a key stakeholder, we are climbing to 400-450 million lakh-crore over the next 4 to 5 Panipat refinery in Haryana is Project at Gujarat Refinery tions after almost two-and- ment on Thursday, said it committed to nurture and promote a culture of innovation in this tonne by 2040 from the present years," he said. planned to go up to 25 MT will also reduce India's import half years. expects to start operations of dynamic industry. In the last two years, we have had an encour- 250 million tonne. This offers IOC operates 11 refineries from the current 15 MT. dependence and strengthen On March 13, 2019, all Bo- Max planes around the end of aging experience through the MAIL initiative. Already 25 startups enough legroom for all forms that convert crude oil into Expansion is also planned at the promise of Aatmanirbhar eing 737 Max planes were September, subject to regula- are engaged with us and 13 PoCs have been enabled,” it said. of energy to co-exist," he said. valued fuels such as petrol Guwahati and Barauni refiner- Bharat," he said. grounded in India by the tory approvals. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Saturday August 28, 2021 WORSHIPPING BRAND ‘HYDERABAD' SHIKHA DUGGAL Times Best Brands in 2019, by remi- Do not niscing how he unveiled his first pro- ject — Signature One, located in the his week, for posh area of Banjara Hills. Hyderabond, He has been instrumental in trans- neglect ear we have a forming the real estate sector and T renowned, skyline of Hyderabad with high-rise rapidly expand- apartments, mansions, and other living ing real estate properties — never compromising on businessman Rohit their superior quality. No wonder The Reddy, whose interests Economic Times named him as the aren’t limited to just one ‘Promising Entrepreneur of India infections domain! He has them 2019’. But he doesn’t want to make scattered across indus- these achievements his pit stop. The inety per cent of the infection can spread to tries as wide as power, future only looks bright for this busi- children will a bone called the mastoid, entertainment, fitness, nessman full of life. He envisions let- have at least one at the base of the skull, and fashion, blogging, ting every homeowner have a taste of episode of ear also, eventually, to the lifestyle, philanthropy, luxury. That’s why he put together a N infection before brain itself and cause and the new-in-trend team of excellent architects and interi- they reach meningitis. It can cause influencing. His vari- or designers to furnish the best in adulthood. It is usually due loss of hearing and affect ous pursuits keep him architectural design, as well as home to a viral or bacterial infec- balance too. busy and have helped and living aesthetics guaranteeing a tion of the middle ear or On examination, some push his current esti- fulfilling living and investing experi- otitis media. The child children may be found to mated net worth to a ence for buyers. becomes inconsolable — have large “adenoids” — a whopping million! His personal life is just as exciting as crying, refusing feeds — collection of lymphoid tis- But, life hasn’t been a his professional one. He is extremely and may keep tugging at sues at the back of the bed of roses for Rohit! passionate about fashion, fitness, and a the affected ear, which throat. Large adenoids can Before becoming one of healthy lifestyle. You can even find him hurts if pressed or pulled. block the eustachian tube the most sought-after walking down the ramps for his It may or may not be leading to frequent infec- entrepreneurs and a famous fashion designer friend Manish accompanied by fever. tions. Children may place successful individual, Malhotra. He spends hours working Those who have been foreign bodies, like dal or he had his fair share of out, honing a sculpted body and didn’t immunised against pneu- seeds, in the ear. struggles. When Rohit stop working out as per mococcal, H. influenzae Sometimes they forget to Reddy completed his his strict regime even during the and flu tend to have fewer insert it. Do not try to use Master’s degree in pandemic. He talks about his fitness infections. They are, how- earbuds to dislodge it as industrial engineering routine, “My fitness regime includes a ever, still susceptible to ear that may push it further from Purdue combination of cardio, weight training, infections from other bac- inside. Seek professional University, Indiana, yoga, kickboxing, and pilates. I also teria and viruses. There is a help to safely remove the he had little clue that run 45k a week. Life is full of chal- narrow pipe-like connec- object. it would lead to one lenges, it’s inevitable — so it’s all about tion between the middle Ear infections, of course, of the most devastat- getting creative and making the most ear and the back of the are not limited to children. ing times of his life. of what you have! Dream big, be loyal throat — the eustachian In adults, an infection of He lost his father, to your goals and take action without tube. Initially, this connec- the external ear canal (oti- the late M. Mohan excuses. Pursuing my fitness goals with tion is straight. As a child tis externa) can occur if the Reddy, when he was consistency helps me show up as a bet- grows, it becomes angulat- delicate skin lining the just 23. But this per- ter entrepreneur every single day.” ed. Therefore, in children, canal is damaged. This can sonal loss didn’t Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams food can easily pass from be caused when foreign deter him from car- Trust and Devnar Blind School are a the throat to the ear, but objects such as earbuds or rying the legacy of few names he supports. He is con- not in adults. This contam- pins are inserted to clean his father in entrepre- cerned about issues of women empow- ination also causes infec- ear wax or relieve itching. neurship, becoming a erment, health, and education. He is a tion of the ear. The ear becomes painful, second-generation bachelor and didn’t marry out of If they are fed liquids red and swollen. Usually, businessman in choice! “I right now feel like I will while they are lying down, antibiotic drops are all that his family. undoubtedly be at the spot I am today. particularly if they are put may be required for 5-7 He Looking forward, I am making plans to to sleep holding a bottle in days. show up at the top of my inert limit their mouth. The milk can Fungus can also grow in and stay there for a long time. I love to easily enter the middle ear. the external ear canal. This founded his real estate venture work and make an impetus for my If they come in contact can occur in people who Signature Developers in 2006. Rohit is money related masters and the people with pollutants, especially immerse their ears in water now leaving no stone unturned in tak- who trust me,” he shared. cigarette smoke and for a long time, such as ing the family name to top echelons in He says his complete resources are vapourising mosquito swimmers. This manifests the business world — all by re-shaping the relationship he shares with his cus- repellents. as a fluffy, white discharge international housing standards with tomers and the worship of his brand When they attend that causes intense itching. his dream real estate projects. He Hyderabad. “Money is obvious, love is school. This risk increases To prevent this, a few recently earned laurels as The Economic indistinct,” he believes. if cross-ventilation in the drops of liquid paraffin can classroom is not adequate be placed in the ears before or if the room is air-condi- swimming. The ear can be tioned. dried after the swim with a These infections require hair dryer. Topical antifun- Soha & Kunal Kemmu nose drops to clear the gal drops are usually all back of the nose and upper that’s needed in case of an pen children’s book series throat so as to equalise the infection. pressure between the mid- An infection may also enguin Empowering small businesses dle ear and the environ- happen if an insect enters Random ment. Antihistamines dry the ear and gets lodged House India is he pandemic has appetite for taking risks,” Ajit will not be charged a processing vision of becoming more self- the nasal secretions and there. If a powerful flash- to publish a brought in rough Mohan, VP and MD Facebook fee by Indifi. Indifi will also dis- reliant. Digital transformation paracetamol or brufen can light is shone into the ear, P series of three times for many. India, said at the launch event. burse the loan amount within will act as a catalyst for India’s help relieve the pain. the insect mayfly out. If it picture books T Things got even India is the first Facebook five working days of the bor- development story going for- Antibiotics are needed for doesn’t, put a little warm from actor duo, partners worse for small busi- country where this program is rower completing all documen- ward, and access to finances will 7-10 days if the fever per- liquid paraffin or baby oil and parents Soha Ali ness owners. Acting getting rolled out. The program tation formalities after accep- be crucial to this transforma- sists for more than 48 in the ear. Khan and Kunal on such a crisis, Facebook India is open to businesses registered tance of the offer by Indifi. tion. In this context, Facebook’s hours. (The writer Dr Gita Kemmu, tentatively titled announced a new program, the across 200 towns and cities of Many small businesses face Small Business Loans initiative Neglected infections can Mathai, is a paediatrician Inni and Bobo, with the ‘Small Business Loans Initiative’, India. challenges in securing loans of is a big step in the right direc- cause a discharge and end with a family practice and first book to be released to help small and medium busi- According to the ‘Future of lower ticket-size as they are not tion and I’m happy to note that up perforating the the author of Staying in 2022. nesses (SMBs) that advertise on Business’ survey conducted by viable for many lenders. India is the first country where eardrum. If left untreated, Healthy in Modern India) Soha debuted as an Facebook to get quick access to Facebook in collaboration with Through this program, small the company is launching such author in 2017 with The found her new best credit through independent OECD and the World Bank last businesses can get loans an initiative.” Perils of Being Moderately friend! lending partners. Indifi is the year, almost a third of opera- between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 50 Famous, a best-selling Told with a lot of first lending partner that tional SMBs on Facebook in lakh. The program is a not-for- memoir published as a heart, the Inni and Bobo Facebook has tied up with and 2020 said that they expected profit arrangement with collection of essays by series is not only about a the program is built with the cash flow to be one of their pri- Facebook’s lending partners and Penguin. This is the first little child finding friend- potential to bring more partners mary challenges. Getting access small businesses are not obligat- time she is writing for ship and the beauty of on board. The goal of the initia- to timely credit is particularly ed to spend their loan amount young readers. This book adopting dogs, but also tive is to make business loans challenging for micro and small on Facebook advertising. also marks Kunal’s debut about empathy and more easily accessible to small businesses that have just started The announcement came at a as an author. The three imperative life lessons. businesses and reduce the credit out and might not have a long virtual event — ‘Enabling picture books will take Talking about the inspi- gap within India’s MSME sector. credit history. MSME Growth through readers through the ration behind the book, “Access to timely capital is High and floating interest Financial Inclusion’ — hosted adventures of a little girl Soha and Kunal said, more important than ever as it rates might deter a lot of small by Facebook India in partner- called Inni who loves all “One of (daughter) can help them jump-start their businesses from applying for ship with Federation of Indian animals, but especially Inaaya’s favourite things recovery and drive big growth. loans. Through Facebook’s part- Chambers of Commerce & cute little puppies. One to do is story time, either The country has made tremen- nership with Indifi, small busi- Industry. The event also saw day this little girl visits she’ll bring a book to one dous progress in the last few nesses that advertise with Niti Aayog’s Chief Executive an animal adoption cen- of us and ask us to read it years in expanding access to Facebook can get loans at a pre- Officer, Amitabh Kant, deliver tre and wants to take all to her whilst she looks at credit. As a company, we are at defined interest rate of 17%- the keynote address. the puppies home — the pictures, or then as the spear end of the digital 20% per annum. The program Amitabh Kant, Chief after all, they’re so cute she says ‘from your transformation and we believe will also enable small businesses Executive Officer, Niti Aayog and adorable! But then mouth’ where she choos- that the Small Business Loans to apply for loans without col- said in his keynote address, she chanced upon the es the characters and the Initiative can provide big impe- lateral through a quick online “MSMEs will play a significant floppy-eared Bobo. And setting and we make up tus to early entrepreneurs to application. Small businesses role in reviving India’s econom- her heart is set. She has the story for her.” fuel their ideas and their applying under this program ic growth and achieving its 10

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Hyderabad Saturday August 28, 2021 tollywood TUCK SALONY JAGADISH LUTHRA ON AMAZON DELIGHTED PRIME FOR VINAYAKA TO BAG SIIMA CHAVITHI NOMINATION SHIKHA DUGGAL one of us is representing the entire team. I guess, my slogging paid off. atural star 240 countries and territories. The crew had to halt for a while, I was took to social The film was initially he awards sea- asked to gain weight, we were shoot- media on Friday, slated to hit the theatres. Due son is here and ing in real-time, these were the kinds N to announce the to the second wave of the the popular of preps that went into building my release date of his novel coronavirus pandemic, T Tollywood character.” upcoming film, the makers decided to release SIIMA awards The actress who has done some Tuck Jagadish. He tweeted it on OTT. nomination list predominant work in some of the that the film will release on A few days ago, Nani is out! ‘Bhanumathi English movies too, disclosed that it Amazon Prime Video on shared an emotional post Ramakrishna’ fame wasn’t just physical transformation September 10, on the occa- explaining that he has left Salony Luthra is elated that her role demanded but also a lot sion of Vinayaka Chavithi. the decision of Tuck to the next level for of mental vigour! The subject of the He announced the film’s Jagadish’s release plans to grabbing the nomination movie was such that Bhanumathi release date with a promo. the producers. Shine Screens, for Best Debutant Actress Ramakrishna touched the issues of Sharing the video, Nani’s the production house, later for her Telugu film on aha anxiety, for which the Tollywood new- tweet in Telugu is translated confirmed that the film will video. We got in touch bie feels that the SIIMA nomination is as, “With our family for the skip a theatrical release. with the actress to know well-deserving. “It definitely touched festival — Love #Tuck Nani’s statement read, not just about the the lives across age groups. I was kept Jagadish (sic).” “With the unpredictable con- enthusiasm she is filled receiving calls even from the older Directed by Shiva ditions here and abroad and with for a meaningful generation lauding me about the way I Nirvana, the movie is pro- the unfortunate restrictions nomination, but to also portrayed the character of duced by Sahu Garapati and on theatres in Andhra, it has know what her future ‘Bhanumathi’. I am glad the way the Harish Peddi under the ban- become a conflict of many endeavours are and she whole media fraternity has welcomed ner of Shine Screens. The ways. I have the utmost tells us all. me into the industry including actors, movie stars Nani, Ritu respect for the producers and Revealing her thoughts crew, journalists, and fans. This makes Varma, and I believe any call regarding behind this nomination, if me want to spend ample time in in lead roles, along with the film they make, should she saw it coming, the actress Hyderabad city,” the Shimla-born tells Aishwarya Rajesh, be theirs. Leaving the deci- shares, “I did expect laurels us. When Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Thiruveer, Vaishnavi sion about Tuck Jagadish to for my role in the debut movie released, it was one of the first enter- Chaitanya, Devadarshini, shine screens and all stake because the character was tainment flicks to have a digital and Daniel Balaji in pivotal holders and will humbly something so many could release, which partnered with an OTT roles. Tuck Jagadish will accept their final decision relate to. However, to be platform (aha) that wasn’t even com- premiere globally in over (sic).” a nominee of the well- peting with the giant OTT players in liked awards show the market! The actress thanks her from the South stars that it turned out to be a super industry is in hit online. All geared up for her next itself a big Tollywood release now, she divulges thing for me. more details: “My next is with UV Whether I Creations, I just finished shooting for win it or it. It is a performance-oriented role, not, I’ll still content-driven cinema. The movie has be ecstatic been title Ghoda, and is directed by about it. Pradeep Chilukuri. Currently, I am Adding to only focused on doing significant that, it is roles for Tollywood cinema. For my beautiful upcoming movie, I lost almost twelve that one of kgs! The audience is going to witness us from the me as a village belle; I am eagerly cast and crew waiting for the posters to release for is nominated; my look to be revealed.”

Vijay Sethupathi, Urvashi Rautela answers the Sundeep Kishan's film most frequently asked questions ollywood’s youngest birthplace in the reel and about Michael superstar Urvashi her foundation which is named titled Rautela’s fame is wide- as ‘Urvashi Rautela Foundation’. B spread and the actress Urvashi Rautela looks after the has stunned the world firm since 2011. The actress has with her acting skills been to Badrinath and Kedarnath and her magnetic looks. twice every year and it shows The actress’s colossal how spiritual our beloved and growing fan fol- Urvashi Rautela is. lowing exists Urvashi Rautela’s fans rushed because of Urvashi to the comments sections and Rautela’s trendy out- showered their love and praise for fits and her zeal for their favorite actress. The actress fitness and well- always raises the enthusiasm of ctors Vijay Sethupathi posted on Instagram, along with ness. Apart from the fans when she posts some- and Sundeep Kishan the title poster, which reveals that this, the actress thing on her social media han- will be seen together in “Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathy has a founda- dles. Urvashi Rautela is the epito- an action-packed film. will be seen in a Special Action tion named after me of inspiration when it comes A On Friday, it was Role.” her. to maintaining a healthy and fit announced that the Sundeep was quick to respond Recently, lifestyle. movie has been titled Michael. to the post saying, “Thank you Urvashi Rautela On the work front, Urvashi Vijay Sethupathi released the Anna…For truly being The an impression that Michael is Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, took to her Rautela will be making her debut first-look title poster of the film Makkal Selvan.” going to be an action extravaganza Malayalam, and Hindi. The Instagram account in Telugu cinema with the while revealing that he was join- The poster has Sundeep’s one and will feature first-of-its-kind film will be made on a grand and answered some upcoming film Black Rose. To be ing the cast. “Happy to be part of hand in a handcuff, while he action. Michael will be an intense scale by Bharath Chowdary and of the most com- helmed as a Hindi-Telugu bilin- my dear most Director @je.ranjit’s holds brass knuckles in another script with commercial elements. Puskur Ram Mohan Rao. The monly asked ques- gual, the story and the screenplay Film. Here is Title Poster of @sun- hand. There is blood all over his Directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi, the film's cast and crew will be tions about her by of the female-orientated emotion- deepkishan’s #MICHAEL,” he shirt and hands. The poster gives film is all set to be made in unveiled in the coming days. the actress’s lovely al thriller is provided by Sampath fans. The actress Nandi and according to reports, titled her amazing the Bengal Tiger director took reel ‘Questions I inspiration from the character of Maha Samudram am asked about Shylock in William Shakespeare’s to being Urvashi play The Merchant of Venice. Rautela’. Mohan Bharadwaj will be making Urvashi his directorial debut with this create waves on Oct. 14 Rautela project. shared She will also be making her iddharth and Sharwanand’s Dasara Fire with an Intense Tale her Tamil debut with a big-budget upcoming film, Maha of #Immea surableLove. sci-fi Tamil film in which she will Samudram, is all set to hit #MahaSamudram Hitting your be playing the role of a microbi- the big screens on October Hearts from OCT 14th (sic).” ologist and an IITian, and later S 14, on the occasion of Siddharth will be making his she is going to appear in the Dussehra. Directed by Ajay Telugu comeback after nine years Hindi remake of Thirutu Payale Bhupathi, Maha Samudram with this film. The film also has 2. The actress recently got a is an intense love story with Aditi Rao actors Jagapathi Babu, KGF fame blockbuster response for her song Hydari and Anu Emmanuel playing Garuda Raam and Rao Ramesh Doob Gaye opposite Guru female leads. The shooting of Maha playing pivotal roles. Maha Randhawa and Versace Baby Samudram was wrapped up on July 9. Samudram has cinematography by opposite Mohamed Ramadan. The post-production work is progress- Raj Thota, editing by Praveen KL, and Urvashi is starring in a lead role ing in full swing in Hyderabad. On music by Chaitan Bharadwaj. The film in Jio studio’s web series Inspector Friday, the makers took to social is produced by AK Entertainments. Avinash opposite Randeep media to announce the film’s release Looks like Maha Samudram will take Hooda, which is a biopic based date with a new poster. on SS Rajamouli’s RRR at the box on the true story of super cop Taking to Twitter, director Ajay office, which is to release on October Avinash Mishra and Poonam Bhupathi wrote, “Let’s Celebrate 13! Mishra. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | AUGUST 28, 2021 sport 12

shortpasses FLICK RECALLS REUS BERLIN: New Germany coach Hansi Flick has recalled forward Marco Reus and named three uncapped players in his first squad for Rohit, Pujara hold fort for India next week's World Cup qualifiers. PTI n LEEDS TUCHEL EYES MORE SIGNINGS ENGLAND’S BIGGEST LEAD AGAINST INDIA WHILE BATTING SECOND LONDON: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel ohit Sharma once again showed a lot Lead India England Venue Season Result says the Champions League holders are still of patience to bring up his second in the market for new players despite Rhalf-century of the series while 486 224 710-7 dec Birmingham 2011 England won spending £97 million on Romelu Lukaku. Cheteshwar Pujara punished the loose 380 272 652-7 dec Chennai 1984-85 England won balls as India reached 112 for one at tea 368 203 571-8 dec Manchester 1936 Drawn ASI STADIUM RENAMED against England on the third day of the third PUNE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Test here. 432 78 432 Leeds 2021 Awaited Friday felicitated Defence Forces personnel Rohit (59 batting off 142 balls), who hit 338 148 486 The Oval 2014 England won who took part in the Tokyo Olympics, his 14th Test half-century, added 78 runs Faisel Features including Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, at with Pujara (40 batting, 72 balls), who struck the Army Sports Institute (ASI) and also re- as many as seven boundaries and matched named the ASI Stadium after Chopra. Rohit stroke for stroke. However, having conceded a mammoth ‘Jarvo 69' again enters field of FRASER-PRYCE TRUMPS ELAINE 354-run lead after their dismal first-innings LAUSANNE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce score of 78 and with 242 runs in arrears, play, this time in pads and helmet avenged her Olympic Games defeat to India still have a long way to go before they Jamaican compatriot Elaine Thompson- are out of the woods. PTI n LEEDS Herah by winning the 100m at the Lausanne The batting conditions are not difficult Diamond League meeting on Thursday in the even though England pacers have bowled he intruder in now-famous fan 'Jarvo third fastest ever time of 10.60sec. better lines during both sessions, especial- T69' came alive yet again on the third ly Ollie Robinson (13-3-31-0), who produced day of the third Test between India and CASEMIRO EXTENDS CONTRACT the maximum number of unplayable balls. England here as he entered the playing MADRID: Midfielder Casemiro has extended Earlier, Mohammed Shami (4/95 in 28 arena, this time in batting gear.He had also his contract with Real Madrid by two years overs) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/59 in 27.2 walked his way into the Lord's ground on until 2025, the Spanish giants announced. overs) polished off the tail for the addition Day 4 of the second Test between the two of just nine more runs to the overnight score sides and was seen setting the field for the ILYA BEATS CARRENO BUSTA as England finished their first essay at 432. Indian team, leaving the spectators and WASHINGTON: Ilya Ivashka used an Rohit, who has shown impeccable viewers in splits.At Lord's, the fan, who laughter, before the man was escorted off impressive performance on serve to topple defence since the start of the series again put claims to be a popular prankster, was spot- by the security guards.On Friday too, he top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (7/2), 6- his bat down in the first session save an ted walking casually on the ground in an made an intrusion after opener Rohit 3 on Thursday and reach the semi-finals of upper cut off Robinson, which fetched him Indian jersey with his name on the back. Sharma was dismissed in the final session the ATP hardcourt tournament in Winston- a six along with a pull in front of the wick- He had to be escorted out after being of play, even India tried to stage a come- Salem. He will now play Emil Ruusuvuori, et and a clip off Sam Curran (6-1-29-0) spotted and after that he also revealed how back in the match.This time he was wear- who ousted 14th-seeded Richard Gasquet. towards mid-wicket boundary. Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj ing a surgical mask under his helmet India lost K L Rahul (8 off 54 balls) at reacted after spotting him.Mohammed before security personnel came and escort- 3 INDIANS ENTER FINALS the stroke of lunch to Craig Overton (10- 3rd Test. Day 3 Siraj and Jadeja could barely control their ed him out of the ground. NEW DELHI: Live from 3:30pm IST Three Indian boxers stormed 5-18-1) but when the visitors came out after SONY SIX NETWORK into the finals of the Asian Junior C’ships in lunch, Pujara surprised everyone with his with all three England seamers hitting the side the off-stump and his first drive was in Dubai with dominating victories in their last- aggressive batting. He was also helped by deck on the tight off-stump channel but the the post-lunch session where he reached to four stage bouts. Tanu (52kg), Nikita Chand James Anderson (14-7-26-0) bowling a few wicket-taking edges of the first innings a wide half-volley to smash it through cov- (60kg) and Vishu Rathee (48kg) were the freebies on his pads. turned into luckless deliveries in the second. ers. He did again play the pull shot off ones to make the final, on Thursday. Scoring runs wasn't the easiest of jobs Rohit mostly left what was bowled out- Curran to get a boundary. CAIRNS SUFFERS PARALYSIS MELBOURNE: Former New Zealand all- AFP N MANCHESTER rounder Chris Cairns has suffered paralysis in his legs after the stroke in his spine during anchester United announced a life-saving heart surgery in Australia. Mon Friday they have reached a Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Man Utd deal to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester."United's swoop capped Sunday's Premier League trip to that United have offered Juve 28 mil- the day, Juventus coach Massimiliano GUYANA STUN TKR IN OPENER from Juventus, 12 years after he left a tumultuous 24 hours during which Wolves."Cristiano is a legend of this lion euros ($33 million), agreeing a Allegri confirmed the five-time ST KITTS & NEVIS: Guyana Amazon Old Trafford for Real Ronaldo initially seemed poised to club, he's the greatest player of all two-year deal with the superstar Ballon d'Or winner's desire to leave Warriors beat defending champions Trinbago Madrid."Manchester United is join rivals Manchester City.Premier time, if you ask me," said Solskjaer, attacker worth 25 million euros per the Italian giants."Yesterday, speak- Knight Riders with a nine-run win in the delighted to confirm that the club has League champions City had been who played alongside season.Ronaldo won the first of his ing with Cristiano, he told me that opening match of the CPL here. reached agreement with Juventus for widely linked with a move for the Ronaldo."We've always had a good five Champions League titles and was he has no intention of staying at the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese forward after missing out communication. I know Bruno first crowned the world's best play- Juventus, for this reason he will not OMAN BEAT MUMBAI BY 3 WKTS subject to agreement of personal on England captain Harry (Fernandes) has been talking to er during six years at United between be picked tomorrow. This morning MUSCAT: Hosts Oman defeated Indian terms, visa and medical," United said Kane.However, United manager Ole him as well. He knows what we feel 2003 and 2009.In total he scored 118 he didn't train," said Allegri."He was domestic giants Mumbai by three wickets in in a statement."Everyone at the club Gunnar Solskjaer hinted a deal was about him. If he was ever going to goals in 292 games, also winning here three years, he made his contri- the third and final T20 here on Friday to win looks forward to welcoming in the offing during his pre-match move from Juventus, he knows that three Premier League titles, one FA bution, he made himself available to the series 2-1. Agencies Cristiano back to press conference on Friday ahead of we're here."Sky Sport Italia reported Cup and two League Cups.Earlier in Juventus and now he's leaving. Life ASI stadium renamed after Neeraj Sania-McHale Leicester face Napoli PTI n PUNE elicitating gold medal-winning javelin cruise to semis in Europa League Fthrower Neeraj Chopra and other Olympians serving with the defence forces PTI n CLEVELAND AFP n ISTANBUL at the Army Sports Institute (ASI) here, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday ndia’s Sania Mirza and her eicester City will face Kane shines urged them to make India a "sports power". IAmerican partner Christina LNapoli in this season’s Speaking at a ceremony where the institute's McHale cruised to the semifinals of Europa League, while Celtic stadium was named for Chopra, Singh also Tennis in the Land tournament found themselves in a tough in Spurs win said he was awaiting the day when India with a straight set win over Lucie section alongside Bayer Paris: Harry Kane netted would host the Olympic Games. Hradecka and Shuai Zhang here. Leverkusen and Real Betis in a double in his first match “You are not just players but leaders of Mirza and McHale hardly Friday's draw for the group since announcing that he will the Indian youth. It is the responsibility of broke a sweat, beating Czech stage. stay at Tottenham this season leaders to give the right direction to the fol- Republic’s Hradecka and her As well as Napoli, as Spurs beat Pacos de Ferreira lowers," he said. "Make a resolve, today we Chinese partner Zhang 6-3, 6-3 in Leicester will play Spartak 3-0 on Thursday to overturn all have to make a resolve to make India one hour one minute in the Moscow and Legia Warsaw in a first-leg deficit in the sports power in the days to come,” he said Olympics so far, but we don't have to be sat- women’s doubles quarterfinals on Group C as they look to do Europa Conference after felicitating the 'Defence Forces' isfied here. We will have to strive hard to Thursday night. better than their run to the will face French giants Lyon, League play-off Olympians' who took part in the Tokyo achieve further,” he added. The Indian-American pair will last 32 of last season's compe- Sparta Prague and Danish round.Also Jose Games. Singh also lauded the ASI's efforts to now take on Norway’s Ulrikke tition. champions Brondby in Mourinho's Roma “After looking at all these players, I am help athletes during the Covid-19 pandem- Eikeri and American Catherine The Foxes narrowly Group A. eased into the assured that this resolve will be fulfilled. Our ic and resultant lockdown. Harrison in the semifinals. missed out on qualification for West Ham United group phase Prime Minister has shown immense inter- Despite Covid, we had a spectacular per- They are yet to drop a set in the the Champions League last were England's other with a 3-0 sec- est in sports, which is unprecedented. I have formance in the Olympics, which is not a tournament as they had defeated season, finishing fifth in the representatives in the ond-leg victo- been in politics for a long time, but the inter- small thing. There were constraints on train- Georgia’s Oksana Kalashnikova Premier League but winning draw made in Istanbul, ry over est shown by the current prime minister in ing, proper training was not happening. and her Romanian partner Andreea the FA Cup. Celtic failed to making a rare appear- Trabzonspor sports is beyond imagination. He boosted However, despite all these odds, the players Mitu 6-3 6-2 in the opening round. make it through Champions ance in Europe after at the Stadio the morale of players by interacting and eat- gave a spectacular performance and ASI League qualifying under new coming sixth in the Olimpico. ing with them,” Singh added. played a key role. coach Ange Postecoglou but Premier League last sea- “I am waiting for that moment when “I would like to express my gratitude and India’s singles challenge ends they scraped past AZ Alkmaar son. India will get the opportunity to host the respect towards this institute, this is a world in the Netherlands on David Moyes's team will following the introduction of Olympics,” the Union minister said. renowned sports institute of the Army and New York: India’s singles challenge draws, went down 3-6, 4-6 to Thursday to make the Europa play two clubs who dropped the new third-tier Europa The performance in Tokyo was the I was told that 34 Olympians, 22 came to an end at the US Open qual- Eubanks, ranked 216th, in a 50- League group stage. out of Champions League Conference League. country's best performance at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games medal winners and ifiers after Prajnesh Gunneswaran minute showdown on Thursday Their reward was a place qualifying in Dinamo Zagreb The final will be played at Singh noted. 21 Asian Games medal winners were pro- was handed a straight-set defeat by night. in Group G with former and Belgian side Genk, as well the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Those Olympians who missed the duced by the ASI,” he said. American Christopher Eubanks in The 31-year-old Gunneswaran UEFA Cup winners as Rapid Vienna in Group H. stadium in Seville on May 18 medal by a whisker, they are no less than “During lockdown, when it was difficult the second round here. had qualified for the main draw in Leverkusen, Betis and The Europa League group next year. winners. They represented India in the for players to get training, the ASI took The world No 156 Indian, who 2019, when he had lost to Russia’s Ferencvaros. stage has been streamlined The first round of group Olympics which in itself is a matter of pride. equipment to their doorstop,” the minister was looking to make his second Danil Medvedev in the opening Rangers, who beat Celtic this season to feature just 32 fixtures will be played on “This is our best performance in the noted. appearance in the US Open main round. PTI to last season's Scottish title, teams from the previous 48, September 16. Reid sets new targets for Indian men's hockey team No time to grieve over Tokyo defeat: Vinesh PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI decided in the next month or so," Reid said Sushil still best wrestler in India: Bajrang on Hockey India's podcast series Hockey tar Indian wrestler Vinesh historic Olympic Bronze medal in Te Charcha. SPhogat on Friday said she New Delhi: Olympic Bronze a better wrestler than Sushil Aits pocket, the Indian men's hockey The Australian said he will take feed- does not have much time to medallist Bajrang Punia on Kumar in India...He enlivened team is eyeing several milestones in the back from the players going forward and grieve over her Tokyo Games Friday said he considered wrestling after winning an coming years, the preparation for which analyse what other teams have been debacle and is gearing up for jailed wrestler Sushil Kumar Olympic medal in 2008 and will begin next month, chief coach doing. future challenges while young still the best in the business as that came after 56 years,” Graham Reid said on Friday. "We also have to sit down Anshu Malik suggested that a he ‘enlivened’ the grappling Punia said. The team won a Bronze at and analyse all the games sports psychologist should be sport by ending a 56-year wait Sushil won a Bronze in the Tokyo Games earlier this from the Olympics and see attached with the team to help for a medal at the Summer Beijing before better securing month, ending a 41-year wait what the other teams have them overcome nerves at big Games. Silver in London four years for a medal in the sport. been doing, because you stage like the Olympics. “I do not consider anyone later. PTI Talking about the never get the time to do that The athletes spoke during roadmap ahead, Reid said, in the middle of a tourna- a programme where Tata wight categories the next time now, compared to past but "We have set some milestones ment, when the focus is Motors and Wrestling In my first Olympics, I got reach on top but to stay on top and give our best the Olympics, sometimes you get nervous in terms of competitions that limited only on the next Federation of India (WFI) injured and now I suffered defeat is challenging," said Vinesh, Worlds and Commonwealth like Olympics is a big stage. If are coming up for us now. We opponent. announced extension of their and I would accept that. I will who was suspended by WFI for and other championships." someone can interact with us, have Asian Games, FIH Pro "We also need to get feed- partnership till the 2024 work over the weaknesses before indiscipline in Tokyo but later When talented Anshu, who like a psychologist, that will be League, Commonwealth back from our players on what Olympics. the upcoming competitions. let off with a warning. is rising fast from the junior better," she said. Games, Hockey World Cup in 2023 they feel are the skills that they When Vinesh was asked "At the senior level we The 26-year-old said she ranks, asked what is it that she Listening to this, WFI and then Paris Olympics the fol- need to work on going forward, about her experience in Tokyo don't have enough time to even learnt from her juniors feels is needed in terms of sup- President Brijbhushan Sharan lowing year. and surely we need to accelerate where she made a shock quarter- grieve over a defeat, because the who were in Tokyo. port, the 19-year-old men- Singh admitted that the Indian "So the milestones have been our learning to be consistently up final exit, she said she “learnt a next Olympics is approaching "We (Anshu and Sonam) tioned services of a psycholo- team needs to have two psy- set, but how we need to prepare there with the best teams in the lot”. and there are back-to-back went together this time and I gist. chologists travelling with them between those milestones will be world all the time." "It was my second Olympics. competitions. It's one thing to wish that we qualify in all "There are a lot of facilities all the time.