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TWO ‘DEPRESSED' 19 INDIANS KIDNAPPED BY PIRATES INDIAN TEACHER FIRST FOREIGNER GANDHI WANTED TO SPEND CAPITAL RYOTS DIE RELEASED, ONE DIE IN CAPTIVITY TO CONTRACT CORONAVIRUS 15 AUG, 1947 IN PAK: BOOK wo farmers - Abburi Appa Rao and Bezawada Smarajyamma - died ineteen Indians, kidnapped by pirates from a commercial vessel from 45-year-old Indian school teacher is undergoing treatment for a new ahatma Gandhi wanted to spend August 15, 1947, the first day of Tdue to heart attack on Sunday. Appa Rao, who had given seven acres Nthe high sea off the western coast of Africa last month, have been Astrain of pneumonia outbreak spreading in the Chinese cities of Mfreedom, in breakaway Pakistan rather than in India, says a new book by of land under the land pooling scheme, had been participating in the released while one died in their captivity, according to the Indian Wuhan and Shenzhen, becoming the first foreigner to have contracted former Union minister MJ Akbar. This was, however, neither tokenism nor a agitation for the past one month. He went into a depression as his son mission here. Twenty Indian crew members were kidnapped from the the mysterious SARS-like coronavirus. Preeti Maheshwari, a teacher at gesture of support for a country carved out of multifaith and daughter-in-law were being harassed vessel MT Duke in the high seas off the western coast of Africa on an international school in Shenzhen, has been admitted to a local India in the name of one religion, Islam, the author writes in by police by registering cases against December 15. The High Commission of hospital after she fell seriously ill last ‘Gandhi's Hinduism: The Struggle Against Jinnah's Islam". them. Swarajyamma had parted with 20 India in Abuja on Sunday tweeted that 19 Friday. Doctors on Monday confirmed that "It was a promise of defiance. Gandhi simply did not believe acres of land for the Capital project. Her Indian nationals were released on Saturday she was suffering from the virus and is in the partition of India, and the creation of new, ‘unnatural' son Gopala Rao was recently arrested by while one died in the captivity of the pirates being treated for it, her husband Ashuman borders by an arbitrary scalpel in a fit of what he described police for participating in the agitation. in adverse conditions. Khowal told PTI from Shenzhen. as momentary madness," he says.

GOVT-OPPN FACEOFF, SHOWDOWN ON CAPITAL SHIFTING 3-DAY ASSEMBLY SESSION Naidu sees no logic in Bill on shifting of Capital three-Capitals concept TDP chief tells Jagan not to shift Capital from Amaravati Kejri's stance on likely to be tabled today PTI n NEW DELHI Denying any irregularities in the CAA-NPR-NRC, PNS n VIJAYAWADA Ahead of a special session of Speaker warns Andhra Pradesh Assembly decision making for Jamia-JNU Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan called to decide on a propos- Amaravati as Capital Reddy had a meeting with al to have three capitals, TDP during his tenure, opportunistic: Finance Minister Buggana trouble-makers chief N Chandrababu Naidu Sibal Rajendranath Reddy and on Sunday urged Chief Naidu asserted he Government Chief Whip PNS n VIJAYAWADA Minister YS Jaganmohan does not have any Gadikota Srikanth Reddy and Reddy not to shift the State 'vested interest' in discussed plan to be adopted Speaker Tammineni Sitaram Capital from Amaravati, warn- 4 during the three-day session has warned those who are ing that about Rs 50,000 crore Amaravati that begins on Monday. planning to obstruct the move- committed investment could In all probability, the govern- ment of MLAs and MLCs from be withdrawn and also make TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu ment may table the attending the Assembly session farmers suffer. investors will lose confidence functions'. The Chief Minister Decentralisation Bill on to be held for three days from Denying any irregularities in for future investment. wants to have Executive Monday itself. The Chief n The Decentralisation Bill n The State will be divided into four Monday. the decision making for The YSRCP government, Capital in Visakhapatnam, Minister's Office (CMO) is envisages all-round zones, namely, North Andhra, Addressing a press confer- Amaravati as capital during his which took over in May last Legislative Capital in also learnt to have discussed the development of the State. As Central Andhra, South Andhra and ence here on Sunday, he said tenure, Naidu asserted he does year, has alleged irregularities Amaravati and Judicial Capital strategy to be employed in the placing hurdles for the mem- not have any 'vested interest' in by the previous Naidu govern- in Kurnool. Legislative Council where the part of this, various Rayalaseema, each with a bers to attend the Assembly Amaravati, saying his party is ment in awarding contracts In an exclusive interview to Opposition TDP is strong. The government departments, commissionerate. The zonal session would amount to vio- fighting to control further and in allotting prime lands to PTI from Vijayawada, Naidu - Cabinet meeting will be held at branches and systems will be commissionerates will take care of lation of rights and the law damage of the State. those close to the then Chief a former chief minister of new 9 am. It will discuss the report set up in different regions the needs of people locally would take its own course if Alleging that Andhra Minister. Andhra Pradesh and also the to be submitted to it by the anyone was found to be Pradesh is on the 'path of On January 20, the three- undivided State -said there is High Power Committee on the involved in such activities. destruction', Naidu said if the day special winter session of 'no logic' in having three cap- recommendations made by (BCG). The Cabinet meeting Regions Bill-2020 and is likely He said people could stage present government - which is the Assembly is scheduled to itals and called the govern- Sivaramakrishna Committee, will also discuss the Andhra to give its approval for it, peaceful protests by respecting already in debt - does not hon- begin to approve the report of ment's proposed plan just a GN Rao Committee and the Pradesh Decentralisation and according to official sources. the laws. our the agreements, it will the High-Powered Committee 'witch hunt' against the TDP. Niti Aayog Boston Consulting Group Equal Development of All Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 dent the image of the State and (HPC) on 'distributed capital Continued on Page 3 member justifies 5 MLAs skip internet ban No permission for ‘Chalo TDP carrying false propaganda in J&K TDLP meeting Assembly; security tightened on Capital issue: YSRCP leaders PNS n VIJAYAWADA Five TDP MLAs skipped the 5 PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Telugu Desam Legislature Party (TDLP) at the party Even as the Opposition parties Countering the campaign by office in Mangalagiri on are gearing up for a showdown the Opposition TDP in sup- Sunday which discussed the with the government by laying port of the farmers agitating in strategy to be adopted during siege to the Assembly, the Amaravati against the three- the crucial three-day police have not granted per- Capital concept, the YSRCP Assembly session that begins mission for the 'Chalo took out a massive rally in on Monday. Assembly’ programme on Vijayawada on Sunday. Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Monday. Hundreds of people took Vasupalli Ganesh, Ashok and Section 144 of CrPC and part in the rally led by Anagani Satya Prasad and Section 30 of the Police Act Endowments Minister Adireddy Bhavani did not will continue to be in force Vellampalli Srinivas, turn up for the meeting. until further orders. Vijayawada Central MLA They have sent messages to Police have already appealed Malladi Vishnu, Penamaluru Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas, Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi the party high command to villagers not to entertain MLA Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Vishnu, Penamaluru MLA Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Jaggaiahpet MLA Samineni stating that they were unable strangers. If strangers were Jaggaiahpet MLA Samineni Udayabhanu and Gowtham Reddy taking out a rally in support of three-Capitals to attend the meeting for per- proposal in Vijayawada on Sunday Air India unions responsible for any untoward Udayabhanu and Gowtham sonal reasons. incident in the villages, action Tension as 3 youths Reddy. Hundreds of people opined, "TDP is leading an According to party to demand would be taken against the Speaking on the occasion, artificial agitation in the sources, all of them will local residents. climb MLA quarters Vellampalli Srinivas said the took part in the rally Capital." attend the Assembly session VRS in meeting Action would be taken YSRCP government's decision led by Endowments He said that insider trading on Monday. against the people if they pro- AMARAVATI: Tension prevailed that they would go to any extent to decentralise development Minister Vellampalli was resorted to by TDP pres- Continued on Page 3 today vide vehicles or any logistic for some time at Rayapudi in the to save Amaravati. They said and governance had the peo- ident N Chandrababu Naidu in support to those participating Capital region on Sunday when they were ready to lay down ple's support. "It is the aim of Srinivas, Vijayawada the purchase of over 4,000 in the 'Chalo Assembly' pro- three youths climbed up the their lives for the sake of the government to ensure Central MLA Malladi acres of land in the Capital gramme. under-construction MLA Amaravati. The incident comes development of all the regions Vishnu, Penamaluru Region. The TDP leaders and 8 Farmers from Mandadam, quarters and threatened to jump close on the heels of fours in the State," he added. workers were taking part in the including women, marched to demanding that Amaravati be youths climbing the cell tower The Endowments Minister MLA Kolusu and others agitation in the name of farm- the Durga temple in declared as the only Capital of and threatening the government said the huge turnout of peo- ers, he said and commented TODAY Vijayawada on Sunday and the State. However, they were to jump from there if it is failed ple for the rally was enough CM Jaganmohan Reddy had that the State would stand to offered 'Naivedyam' to the rescued by the farmers. The to withdraw the proposal for proof that the TDP was carry- taken the decision on decen- lose if only one region was ALMANAC presiding deity. youths raised slogans saying three Capitals. ing out a false propaganda over traliaation as per the aspira- developed. Month & Paksham: Continued on Page 3 the Capital issue. tions of people, he said and Continued on Page 3 Ganta Srinivasa Rao Paush & Krishna Paksha Panchangam Tithi : Ekadami: 02:05 am (Next Day) Bank unions call two-day Nakshatram: Anuradha: 11:30 pm Check your facts, Nirmala tells nitpickers Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start strike from Jan 31 PNS n CHENNAI While Nirmala faced was a reference to booster any important work) measures for various sectors, Rahukalam: PNS n DHARAMSHALA Finance Minister Nirmala flak from some, the Union Minister said she 08:16 am- 09:40 am Sitharaman on Sunday said such remarks were light heart- Yamagandam: including netizens for 11:03 am – 12:27 pm The United Forum of Bank those who hurled jibes at her not participating in ed and came as a relief to her. Varjyam: 05:09 am - 06:46 am Unions (UFBU), which repre- for not taking part in a recent "It is good entertainment," the important meet, Gulika: 01:50 pm - 03:13 pm sents nine trade unions, has brainstorming meet steered by she said. given a call for a two-day strike Prime Minister Narendra Modi she said she knew her The meet chaired by Prime Good Time: (to start any important work) beginning January 31. on reviving economy have got job and work on the Minister Modi discussed a Amritakalam: 01:11 pm - 02:46 pm It has also called strike a their facts wrong. range of issues to pep up Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:04 pm - 12:49 pm three-day strike from March chairman of Indian Banks' In view of another appoint- Union Budget was on growth, startups and innova- 11, and if the demands are not Association, Secretary ment that was finalised about tion. VIJAYAWADA met, the UFBU has threatened Department of Financial a month prior to the pre-bud- even though I travel across the After deliberating with WEATHER to go on an indefinite strike Services and Chief Labour get meet on January 9 at Niti country to speak on CAA, I economists, private equity and from April 1, 2020. Commissioner. Aayog, she could not partici- focus on my work. We have got venture capitalists, business Forecast: Clear So, the bank unions are Bandlish said the decision pate in it, she said. around 10 days to present the leaders and agri experts, Modi Temp: 31/20 planning basically to observe to go on a strike was taken as "After getting Prime While Nirmala faced flak "Some are saying I am tak- budget and that work is also called for focussed efforts Humidity: 76% strike in three phases. our demands of wage revision Minister's approval, I took part from some, including netizens ing the role of Home Minister going on," Sitharaman said in from all stakeholders to Sunrise: 06.49 According to the convener settlement at 20% on payslip, in another event. But without for not participating in the and going around the country a meet here on CAA. achieve the target of nearly Sunset: 06.04 of UFBU, Sanjeev Kumar five-day banking, scraping of knowing the facts in full, some important meet, she said she explaining about CAA. We On comments in the recent doubling the size of the Indian Current Weather Conditions Bandlish, a letter in this regard new pension scheme etc have people are making comments," knew her job and work on the have our own duty. past that she was announcing economy to USD 5 trillion by Updated January 19, 2020 5:00 PM has already been sent to the been lying pending since long. she said. union budget was on. This government is one and a "budget every Friday," which 2024. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 vijayawada 02 CAPSULE ‘Capital should spur Indian Navy to participate Adhyayanotsavam in Republic Day parade at Govindaraja Swamy temple Tableaux will highlight the welfare programmes of YSRCP govt VIJAYAWADA: A 24-day holy all-round development’ n PNS VISAKHAPATNAM utsavam of Adhyayanotsavam n PNS VISAKHAPATNAM n Prof Chalam said there will be performed at the TTD The special attraction of this local temple of Sri Govindaraja Shifting the State Capital were discussion and year Republic Day will be par- Swamy from January 24 to should result in all-round different opinions on the ticipation of Eastern Naval February 17. It is an age old development and decentralisa- Capital all over the State Command. The parade would practice to perform the unique tion, opined representatives of since Chief Minister YS be conducted at the RK Beach ritual of Parayanam of Divya various organisations and Jaganmohan Reddy here on January 26, said Alwar Prabandam in Magha masam. The TTD is planning to activists while welcoming the disclosed about the Collector V Vinay Chand conduct Chinna Sattumora on government's plan on crown- possibilities of three while reviewing the arrange- February 4, Pranaya ing Visakhapatnam as Capitals in the Assembly ments with the police and Executive Capital. naval personnel from the Kalahotsavam on February 10 n and Pedda Sattumora on Former union government But the government Eastern Naval Command for February 14. secretary EAS Sarma and for- should keep in its mind the parade, at his chambers mer member of UPSC Prof KS that there has to be here on Sunday. Chalam were the main speak- decentralisation that Chief Minister YS Free medical ers at the meeting held here on should lead to all-round Jaganmohan Reddy and ent government departments Matsyadarsini to camp held Sunday. the population in Rayalaseema on the lines of Governor Biswa Bushan depicting various achieve- Pandurangapuram Road. Prof Chalam said there were Visakhapatnam live in slums, Bundelkhand region of Uttar development of the Harichandan are participating ments of the government will The authorities are making MACHILIPATNAM: Krishna discussion and different opin- the government should serve Pradesh and Koraput in State as the chief guests. participate. Another officials seating arrangements for District Superintendent of Police ions on the Capital all over the their interest in developing Odisha. n EAS Sarma said since "Participation of Eastern Naval said around 30,000 people are 20,000 people to witness the M Ravindranath Babu State since Chief Minister YS them. Focus should also be on Progressive Organisation for half of the population in Command will add more likely to witness the parade in parade. Cultural programmes inaugurated a free medical camp Jaganmohan Reddy disclosed the half million tribals, fisher- Women convener M Lakshmi colour to the parade and the spite of strict security arrange- by students of various schools organised by Machilipantam about the possibilities of three men and others, who have and IFTU state general secre- Visakhapatnam live in events,'' the Collector said. ments. would be the other attraction. police department at Taxi stand Capitals in the Assembly. But been living in abject poverty. tary M Venkatewarulu organ- slums, the government He also reviewed the prepa- In addition to the Navy, Meanwhile, officials of centre on Sunday. The camp the government should keep in He reminded that north ised the meeting. Prof KP should serve their ration of tableaux and suggest- around 1,000 personnel from GVMC led by Commissioner was organised as part of the its mind that there has to be Andhra remained backward Subba Rao, HRF district secre- interest in developing ed that welfare schemes like special police, excise, Central G Srijana and sanitation staff 31st National Road Safety Week, decentralisation that should even after 50 years of struggle tary A Sharat, APCLC secre- them. Focus should also 'Amma Vodi', 'Nadu-Nedu' Industrial Security Force, visited the Beach Road to taxi, auto, lorry drivers and poor lead to all-round development and suggested that a special tary T Srirama Murty and be on tribals, fishermen and 'Navaratnalu' should be National Cadet Corps, Red inspect sanitary conditions visited the camp in large of the State. package should be announced Arunodaya convener K Aruna and downtrodden highlighted. Cross and scouts and guides and told the staff to keep the numbers. The SP spoke to EAS Sarma said since half of for north Andhra and were present at the meeting. About 28 tableaux of differ- will conduct parade from area clean for the event. doctors on various tests carried out at the medical camp. Tests were conducted for diabetes, hypertension, eye tests, along with tests for fevers, and TTD AEO launches Governor to grace ANU convocation medicines were distributed Precious metals freely. Dr Ramesh Babu, Dr n Pawan Kumar, Dr Jayasri, ASP pulse polio drive PNS VISAKHAPATNAM Sattibabu, DSP MAhaboob Governor Biswa Bushan breathe easy Basha, traffic DSP n Harichandan will attend the Venkateswarulu, special branch PNS VIJAYAWADA convocation of Adikavi PNS n HYDERABAD quoted at 4,153 (per barrel). CI Chandrashekar and other TTD Additional executive offi- Nannaya University (ANU) at In local market, the pre- police officials were present. cer AV Dharma Reddy launched the varsity campus in Amidst the signing of the first cious metals were divergent. the pulse polio programme at Rajamahendravaram on phase trade agreement While standard gold (24 ‘Make Vja clean Tirumala on Sunday. Speaking January 24. between the US and China carats) appreciated by Rs.70 on the occasion, he said pulse He will distribute the and de-escalation of hostility and closed at Rs.40,020 (per and green city' polio camps were set up at 25 degrees and medals to the of the former with Iran, glob- 10 gms), silver (0.999) record- VIJAYAWADA: Krishna District locations in Tirumala of which students during the 11th and al markets of precious metals ed a decline of Rs.200 at Collector Md Imtiaz on Sunday 19 were for pilgrims and rest for 12th convocations. Disclosing breathed easy during the Rs.46,700 (per kg) at closing. made a surprise visit to ODA locals and employees. the details, ANU Vice- week. New York gold and sil- With the Sankranti festival community hall in All devotees and others TTD Additional executive officer Chancellor Prof M Jagannadha Godavari districts during n Governor Biswa Bushan ver closed at US $ 15,569.69 over, the new buying bout of Rajarajeswaripeta and inspected should take advantage of pulse AV Dharma Reddy administering polio Rao said that Rajiv Gandhi 2018-19 academic years will Harichandan will distribute and 18.12 (per oz) respective- precious metals, particularly cleanliness activities taken up in polio camps operating from drops to an infant in Tirumala on University of Knowledge take part in the convocation. the degrees and medals to ly. Platinum and palladium in rural areas, has begun. that area. The Collector morning 7 am to 6 pm and Technologies (RGUKT) Vice- The Vice-Chancellor were quoted at $ 1,024.64 and Therefore, the buoyancy is Sunday as part of pulse polio drive the students during the interacted with the residents of should administer polio drops to Chancellor KC Reddy will be informed that many students 2,536.85 (per oz). expected to return in due that place and enquired about their kids. centres at Balajinagar, TTD the chief guest for the event have already applied for the 11th and 12th convocations In foreign exchange mar- course. the cleanliness taken up by the Meanwhile, pulse polio employees dispensary, SV High and he will address the stu- convocation. The rest of the n ANU Vice-Chancellor Prof M ket, Indian Rupee remained department. He made a note of camps were set up under the School, Papavinasam and Alipiri dents on the occasion. students were asked to apply Jagannadha Rao said that almost unchanged with mar- COMMODITIES the complaints from the local aegis of the TTD medical wing footpath. Leaders, dignitaries, uni- for the convocation by follow- ginal upswing. On the closing residents and instructed the at Aswini Hospital in Tirumala, Ashwini hospital superinten- versity officials, academics and ing the instructions on the uni- Rajiv Gandhi University of day, US Dollar and British The sentiment in local VMC officials to take appropriate GNC, RTC bus stand, CRO, dent Dr Narmada, Kalyana members of the Godavari versity website. Knowledge Technologies Pound commanded the principal wholesale commod- measures to improve cleanliness new bus stand, Vaikuntam Katta dispensary superinten- Sadhana Samiti will participate He urged the students, (RGUKT) Vice-Chancellor KC exchange values of Rs. ity markets remained firm. in the area as part of Swachh queue complex I and II, health dent Dr Kusuma Kumari, in the convocation. Students, researchers and gold medal Reddy will be the chief 71.08 and Rs.92.41 The markets at Begum Survekshan cleanliness drive. He office at ATC, Supatham, Central Hospital medical officer who have completed PG, PG winners to apply for the con- guest respectively. Similarly, Bazar, Osmangunj, Mir appealed to all denizens to feel Varahaswami, Rambagicha, Dr Kusuma Kumari and other Diploma and under-graduate vocation to receive degrees Euro and Canadian Alam Mandi, General the responsibility to transform inside Srivari temple, Vahana officials, para medical staff par- professional courses from the and medals. He asked the attend the convocation and Dollar closed at Bazar, Bowenpally, the city into clean and green city. Mandapam, Kalyana Katta, two ticipated. ANU in both East and West alumni of the university to make it a success. Rs.78.79 and Rs. Kukatpally, 54.37 while Dilsukhnagar, Kuwaiti Dinar Risala Abdullah, and UAE Maharajgunj, Dinar stood Kishangunj and Excessive internet use reduces study skills in students: Study at Monda Rs.234.16 WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW Market have IANS n NEW YORK lower actual academic perfor- between one to three hours a and been back with mance," said study researcher Students reporting day. Rs.19.34 brisk business Students who use digital tech- Phil Reed from Swansea The main uses of the inter- respectively. Saudi Riyal and after the festival. nology excessively are less University in the UK. more internet net for the student sample were Omani Riyal were quoted at The sentiment in chillis, motivated to engage with their For the findings, 285 uni- addiction also social networking (40 per cent) Rs.18.94 and Rs.176.62, ginger, garlic and sugar studies, and are more anxious versity students, enrolled on a found it harder to and information seeking (30 whereas Singapore Dollar and remained strong; while in about exam tests, according to range of health-related degree per cent), the researchers said. Australian Dollar were coriander, common pulses a new research. courses, participated in the organise their In addition to the links between exchanged for Rs.52.73 and and edible oils, it was moder- This effect was made worse study. They were assessed for learning levels of internet addiction and Rs.48.92 respectively. ate. by the increased feelings of their use of digital technolo- poor study motivation and The buoyancy continued to Common vegetables and loneliness that use of digital gy, their study skills and moti- productively, and ability, internet addiction was grip the stock market. Sensex NECC eggs recorded a consid- technology produced, said the vation, anxiety and loneli- were more anxious found to be associated with and Nifty 50 closed at erable decline due to the study, published in the Journal ness. about their increased loneliness. 41,945.37 and 12,352.35 increased arrivals. In of Computer Assisted The research found a neg- The results indicated that points respectively. MCX gold Hyderabad, the NECC whole- Learning. ative relationship between upcoming tests loneliness, in turn, made study- and silver closed at Rs.39,957 sale egg price crashed by Rs.24 "The results suggest that internet addiction and moti- ing harder for the students. The (per 10 gms) and Rs. 46,451 at the closing price of Rs.408 students with high levels of vation to study. Students productively, and were more that internet addiction was cent of the students reported study suggests that loneliness (per kg). MCX copper closed (per 100). Surat recorded the internet addiction may be reporting more internet anxious about their upcoming associated with loneliness, that they spent over four plays a large role in positive feel- at Rs. 452.25 (per kg). highest price of Rs.487, while particularly at risk from lower addiction also found it hard- tests. and that this loneliness made hours a day online, with the ings about academic life in Similarly, Brent oil closed at Namakkal closed with the motivations to study, hence, er to organise their learning The findings also found study harder. About 25 per rest indicating that they spent higher education. $ 65.35, while crude oil was lowest of Rs.395. ‘REAL’ FREEDOM TO POLICE STILL ELUSIVE HC UPADHYAY ruling TRS, were seen threatening suo motu. against its order passed in July last the petitioner has contended and n HYDERABAD the police personnel of dire conse- In fact, the million-dollar ques- year. added that in order to prevent quences should they proceed against tion is: When there is rampant cor- Unfortunately, judiciary which wields As a result of this, the telecom recurrence of such incidentsb in Although politicians of ruling par- their workers and supporters. In ruption, gross abuse of power and lots of power to prevent the abuse of companies, including Bharati Airtel, society, he was seeking the exem- ties both at the central as well as state this exercise, they had also the meticulously planned action to cre- Vodafone-Idea, Reliance plary damages of Rs.1.5 crore. levels assert day in and day out that audacity to get an FIR filed against ate a civil-war like situation by open legal process by people in power, be Communication and state-owned the police and other security agen- an IPS officer holding the high defiance of the lawfully estab- they public representatives or public MTNL and BSNL, will have to pay Hyderabad encounters: Terms of cies have total freedom to deal office of the Joint Commissioner lished government, who will altogether a whopping sum of about reference finalised with any law and order problem, the of Hyderabad Police. ensure the rule of law and pro- servants; often tends to be quite slow Rs.96,500 crore towards the share in fact remains that in many sensitive Obviously, such practices tect the life, property and in exercising its powers suo motu the licence fee to the government. The apex court has finalised the cases, particularly those involving demoralise the police force. human dignity of the peo- terms of reference in the alleged ruling party members, the law- True, there are ple ? Certainly, the Man seeks Rs 1.5 crore encounter killings of four accused enforcing agencies are not only umpteen cases of cor- people are not ask- In Shri Uttamchand (D) through has proposed sweeping changes in from cruel mother persons by police in the Disha rape prevented from doing their duty ruption, use of brutal ing too much in LRs vs. Nathu Ram (D) through the Constitution. According to and murder case in the wee hours honestly and independently, but force on the innocent expecting from the LRs and Ors, a division bench of Putin, the changes empower more Fit to be a film plot, a 40-year-old of December 6 last year. quite often coerced to bow down to people, and dereliction Constitutional wings due Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Parliament without changing the man, Shrikant, has filed a plea On December 12, while hearing political pressure. of duty by some black discharge of their Hemant Gupta, after quoting a basic structure of the Constitution. before the Bombay High Court to a PIL petition, the bench presided To prove this point, we do not sheep in police and other Constitutional obligations to catena of judgments, dealt with the The changes, though generally award damages to the tune of Rs. 1.5 over by the Chief Justice of India S.A have to go far in history. If media security forces and they LEGAL which they have solemnly or import of Article 65 of the welcomed, are also looked down as crore from his biological mother Bobde, while virtually staying reports are to be believed, tremen- need to be attended with ROUNDUP in the name of God been Limitation Act. To bring home the a ploy of the President to retain Arti Mhaskar, who had left him on enquiries in the incident by any dous pressure was exerted on the all seriousness, but in sworn in. point, the court also relied upon its power for a longer period. The new the Pune Railway platform when he other court or forum, had constitut- police to save the criminals involved doing so, let the Constitutional recent judgment in Ayodhya case, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was just 2.1/2 years old kid. ed a three-member Enquiry or delay their arrest in cases of authorities not lose sight of main- SC on adverse possession M. Siddiqui (D) through LRs vs. is considered a trusted lieutenant of The petitioner, in his affidavit Commission. The Commission will lynching, killings by the cow vigi- taining the balance and impartiali- Mahant Suresh Das & others. Putin. filed in the court, has narrated his be headed by the former Judge of the lantes and even in rape and murder ty. Mere continuous possession of pathetic story of ' dreadful' life Supreme Court, Justice VS by powers that be close to the rul- Unfortunately, judiciary which the property is not enough to prove Sweeping changes in Russian Jolt to telecom companies after his own mother abandoned Sirpurkar, while former judge of the ing party. wields lots of power to prevent the adverse possession of a property, but Constitution him in a cruel manner and eloped Bombay High Court, Justice Rekha Similarly, in Hyderabad, in sever- abuse of legal process by people in it is also necessary to prove the hos- In a major jolt to telecom com- with her paramour. Though a Baldolta and former CBI Director al cases of rioting, arsoning etc, cer- power, be they public representatives tile possession to its true owner, thus Post resignation of Prime panies, the Supreme Court on woman has right to give birth, she Karthikeyan will be its members. tain important functionaries and an or public servants; often tends to be held a division bench of the Minister Dimitry Medvedev, January 10 dismissed the review has also an obligation to bring up The court has granted six months MLA of AIMIM party, the ally of quite slow in exercising its powers Supreme Court on January 15. Russian President Vladimir Putin petition filed by these companies the baby in a responsible manner, period to complete the enquiry

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ongress senior leader V the party's main leaders till the 2018 Hanumantha Rao plays Assembly polls. However, that Ctricks every now and then to Standing request to scribes: Don't ask tough questions! importance is no longer there for attract media attention. On January him ever since he was defeated by 17, he held a presser on 36th Rajiv Congress candidate Harshavardhan Gandhi All India Under-19 hence we are asking questions". couldn't really get the hang of the pre-Jatara period in recent times. mental concerns post Jatara. Reddy in the Kollapur constituen- Twenty-20 League Cricket Then VHR said: "You have to ask social networking site. Instagram is REPORTERS’ Business activities concerning cy. This of course came as a rude Championship-2020. After his easy questions, instead of typical a great way to connect to the mil- the Jatara too have commenced. On The rebel has his way jolt to Jupalli and subsequent to the address, he asked media persons to questions", leaving scribes in splits. lennials, but once you are onto the Mulugu-Tadwai stretch, tiffin defection of Kollapur present MLA shoot questions, if any. One of the Twitter, it is difficult. The Minister D ARY centres and makeshift breakfast Jupalli Krishna Rao has always Harshavardhan Reddy to TRS, his scribes posed a loaded question, KTR mutes, rarely blocks spends about 2 hours per day on hotels have stated their Jatara-orient- stood out as a 'rebel' from the early importance at the high command asking him what he would do if the social media. Whenever he is trav- ed business ahead of the schedule. days of struggle for Telangana decreased further. The urban local Congress high command does not IT Minister K T Rama Rao, who elling and while on flight, whatev- The Jatara devotees in Telangana statehood. He had resigned as bodies' election has given Jupalli the give TPCC chief post to BCs. is active on Twitter, recently er orders or advice he has to give, chose Sunday as the appropriate minister and joined the TRS scope to once rebel against the VHR then shot back, "Will you revealed his preference: his mute he sends it through WhatsApp in Sammakka Saralamma Jatara in the time and their chain of visits com- brigade during the initial days of party's official nominees and the people ask Chief Minister K list is longer than his block list. flight mode. Once he gets off, the erstwhile Warangal district, the menced from the Vemulawada- Telangana movement. This sacri- Indian Forward Block Party's offer Chandrasekhar Rao such ques- Being a politician, KTR is at the messages are delivered and officials rush of pilgrims has begun, more Inavole-Koththakonda and home fice is believed to have given him came as a blessing in disguise for tions? You people are targeting me receiving end many times. "I pre- carry out their tasks. so due to the Sankranti holidays. Sammakka pandaga to the prominence in the pink party dur- him. as I am in the opposition party." fer to mute people." Due to the so- Many devotees of the tribal deities Sammakka Jatara venue this time ing the first term of Chief Minister (Contributed by Taken aback, the scribe responded called 'Chowkidar campaign' by Pre-Jatara rush have started flocking to the Jatara. too. This time the Jatara has been and party supreme K Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu, "The Chief Minister did not ask BJP, most of BJP people are on his The arrivals over the last four days declared plastic-free event. Many Chandrasekhar Reddy. He got a Naveena Ghanate scribes to pose questions, but you mute list. KTR recently ventured on With just about a fortnight left and particularly the rush on Sunday people hope that the ban on plas- ministerial berth in the first cabi- PV Kondal Rao and asked us to raise questions and Instagram, but conceded that he for the biennial Medaram or have been a record of sorts for the tic would help address environ- net of TRS and he remained among Avinash Deepak Puli)

CAPSULE RASH DRIVING Lokesh blames govt AP Building and Contractors Assn ‘More laser guns must for farmers' deaths diary released VIJAYAWADA: Members of the PNS n AMARAVATI Andhra Pradesh Building and Contractors Association released Telugu Desam Party (TDP) the diary for 2020 at a to control over-speeding’ national general secretary programme held here on Sunday. Nara Lokesh said that the Addressing the media here on death of farmers, who fought Sunday, the association state n for the cause of the Capital in PNS VISAKHAPATNAM n On an average, the city representative A Srinivas Reddy Amaravati should be treated said that the State government As the over-speeding cases have traffic police booked at least as government-sponsored has not paid nearly Rs 400 crore been increasing drastically in 12 to 14 cases of over- murders. since 15 months, which has the city, the police are in need of speeding in a day in Vizag In a tweet on Monday, he dragged them onto the road. He more speed lasers guns in the city. Majority of the over- said Chief Minister YS said that if the government does coming days. speeding cases have been Jaganmohan Reddy was spon- not address their problem suicide On an average, the city traffic soring the killing of farmers, reporting on the Beach is the only option left for them. police booked at least 12 to 14 who had joined the Land He said that since five months cases of over-speeding in a day in Road, Port Connectivity Pooling Scheme (LPS) for the government has completely Vizag city. Majority of the over- Road and also near Zoo the Capital project. He alleged stopped paying pending bills and speeding cases have been report- Park, Marikavalasa, that the government was said though they have met a few ing on the Beach Road, Port Aganampudi, Sheelanagar foisting cases on peaceful ministers and people Connectivity Road and also near and a few other localities on protesters. representatives their issue is still Zoo Park, Marikavalasa, Lokesh said he was sad- the NH-16 stretch pending. He said that since May Aganampudi, Sheelanagar and a dened by the incidents of two In a tweet on Monday, he said Chief 29, 2019, the government few other localities on the NH- the speed laser guns at strategic ACP (Traffic) MRK Raju. n City Police Chief RK Meena farmers dying due to heart Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was suspended construction works 16 stretch. locations on a regular basis. We The traffic police personnel said that the city traffic attack after going into sponsoring the killing of farmers, who less than 25 per cent and there is City Police Chief RK Meena require at least five more speed said that some young-motorists depression when their no clarity about it. On behalf of said that the city traffic police laser guns to check in the over- have been dodging the speed police booked over 8,000 respective family members had joined the Land Pooling Scheme the association members, he booked over 8,000 over-speeding speeding violations at some laser guns, which track the over- over-speeding cases in the were arrested and harassed (LPS) for the Capital project. He appealed to the government to cases in the past three years from stretches.We are planning to pro- speeding of vehicles, as they are past three years from 2017 by police. He expressed con- alleged that the government was release the pending bills and 2017 to 2019 by using the speed cure five more laser guns by this aware of some locations, where to 2019 by using the speed cern over farmers, who had foisting cases on peaceful protesters save them from debts. laser guns. Similarly, officials of financial year", said RK Meena the traffic police equipped with laser guns. Similarly, officials given lands for the Capital, Association state coordinator K Road Transport Authority (RTA) Our data has revealed that the speed laser guns to nab the of Road Transport Authority had to meet with a tragic Siva Kumar, N Appa Rao, Ch booked over 3,000 over-speeding nearly 60 per cent of motorists, violators. If we placed the speed end. "While people want development works, he is Vijayabhaskar, Ch Mohan cases in the past three years. who were booked for over-speed- laser guns at a time at various (RTA) booked over 3,000 Lokesh said 'Praja Ballot' Amaravati to be the only proposing to set up three Krishna, M Sai, Srinivas Rao and "At present, we are using fore ing, were youngsters and two- locations, there will be no scope over-speeding cases in the had shown that people were Capital of the State, the CM Capitals in the name of decen- others were present. speed laser guns to identify the wheeler riders and the 40 per cent for over-speeding motorists to past three years. on one side and Jaganmohan wants to break into three tralisation only to divide peo- over-speeding vehicles by placing were four-wheeler drivers, said escape, police personnel added. Reddy was on the other side. pieces. Unable to take up ple," he observed.

Naidu sees no logic in 3-Capitals concept CM AT PULSE POLIO DRIVE Robotic surgery a Continued from Page 1 under an unique 'land pooling not have 'any vested interest' in scheme' for creation of the cap- Amaravati. "As a politician, I "Does it makes sense to shift ital and who are agitating have only one interest, that is the Capital when the construc- against the government's plan development and future of the boon to patients tion is almost at an advanced to shift the capital - will be State." stage? An investment of near- badly affected with the pro- "I had prepared vision 2020 PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM While introducing Robotic ly Rs 50,000 crore has been posed move, he said and added for combined Andhra Pradesh. technology in orthopaedic committed that has potential to the compensation amount is to Almost all has happened in For the first time in the State, surgery, Dr Ramana Murthy T, generate 50,000 jobs in the the tune of Rs 1-4 lakh crore. Hyderabad. For new Andhra an exclusive Robotic knee Chairman and Chief Joint State. About 130 institutes from Denying any 'irregularities' Pradesh, I prepared a vision replacement symposium was Replacement Surgeon at Q1 hospitals to education hub in making Amaravati as capi- 2029-2050. By 2029, Andhra conducted at Q1 Hospitals here Hospitals emphasised that the were to come up. All this will tal, he said it was created should be number one State in on Sunday. idea behind establishing not happen if the capital is based on recommendations the country in all aspects like Vice-Chancellor of Dr NTR Robotic Technology at Q1 shifted," Naidu said. of the Sivaramakrishnan per capita income and growth. University Of Health Sciences Hospitals to ensure customised Already, Rs 10,000 crore Committee constituted by the Now, this man (Reddy) has Dr P Shyam Prasad, who planning, Robotic precision has been spent on developing Centre in 2014 post-bifurca- damaged all hopes." graced the occasion as the chief and consistent performance to Amaravati and many struc- tion. Alleging that the ruling guest, inaugurated the sympo- the arthritis patients for joint tures from the Secretariat to Amaravati was chosen YSRCP government is spread- sium. replacements. the Assembly complexes, because it is a centrally locat- ing lines rather than giving a Around 150 orthopaedic sur- He said that presently the courts, Raj Bhavan and DGP ed place and is planned and convincing logic for shifting the geons from across the country Robotic surgical facility in office have come up. The con- positioned very well in all capital, Naidu said the con- attended the conference. The orthopaedics is available at struction of 5,000 quarters for aspects, he said adding the area tention of the Reddy govern- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy holding an infant being administered pulse polio drops at Tadepalli on Sunday symposium was specifically only a few select centres in ministers and senior officers is for the Capital was already ment is that Amaravati capital designed for orthopaedic sur- world and Q1 Hospitals, underway, he said, adding selected and that chapter is is being built on a submergeable geons to upgrade their knowl- Visakhapatnam, is one among everything will be ready in over now. area although Green Tribunal edge and skills with the evolu- those centres having latest ver- Amaravati if the government "If there were any irregular- has made it clear it is not the 5 MLAs skip TDLP meeting No permission for tion of technology and tech- sion of Robotic machine. spends another Rs 2,000 to Rs ities, the government is free to case and even the Supreme niques to enhance surgical Furthermore, in his key note 3,000 crore. act. Already, eight months in Court had upheld its decision. Continued from Page 1 they acted in violation of the Chalo Assembly’ recovery in various orthopaedic address he added the enhanced If shifted, there will be a power, why the government is Another lie the state govern- party whip. The TDLP has dis- Continued from Page 1 procedures through live surg- surgical recovery at Q1 problem of environmental not initiating any action. ment said was that Amaravati The party has issued the cussed in detail the strategy to eries and presentations. Hospitals through multidiscipli- degradation as the land cannot Instead of taking action, it is was not suitable for the capi- whip to all members, includ- be adopted if the CRDA Bill is The protestors walked 13 km The participating faculty nary approach by using latest be used for agriculture, the unnecessarily indulging in tal quoting a report of IIT ing rebel MLAs Vallabhaneni tabled as Money Bill. The carrying 'pongal' demanding during the symposium dis- technology and techniques such TDP president said. mudslinging," he said. Chennai. However, the IIT Vamsi and Maddali Giridhar, Assembly will discuss decen- that Amaravati be continued as cussed various aspects of usage as Robotic technology, which On top of it, farmers - who Except for interest of five Chennai has denied having to attend the session. The tralisation of development and the only Capital of the State. of Robotic technology in improves the surgical and post- are yet to get compensation for crore people of Andhra come out with any such report, rebels were warned that action administration as well as Security has been beefed in the orthopaedic surgery. operative recovery. donating 33,000 acres of land Pradesh, Naidu said he does the TDP president said. would be taken against them if amendment to the CRDA Act. Capital region to prevent any untoward incident. In view of the intelligence reports that anti-social elements may dis- turb peace in the Capital dur- Plea to minimise Bill on shifting of Capital ing the 'Chalo Assembly', police are taking no chances. A large number of police personnel use of petro products were in the region. According likely to be tabled today to intelligence sources, even hooligans were moving in the Continued from Page 1 needs of the people locally. Three-layered security has been area to create trouble. Police They need not have to travel arranged in Capital villages and already issued notices to Oppo- It would also take up the to the Secretariat for redressal of check-posts were arranged at sition leaders, including those CRDA Act Amendment Bill their grievances. The Chief problematic villages. belonging to TDP, CPI and ryo- 2020. The Business Advisory Minister will be the chairman of ts under Section 149 of CrPC. Council (BAC) meeting will be the zonal boards. Each board will held at 10 am to be attended by have its own vice-chairman, an Speaker warns Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan MP, two MLAs and four mem- Reddy, Finance Minister bers to be appointed by the gov- Hindustan Petroleum LPG chief manager M Srinivas flagging off bicycle rally in Buggana Rajendranath Reddy, ernment. trouble-makers TDP carrying false propaganda... Vijayawada on Sunday Water Resources Minister Anil The CRDA Amendment Bill- Continued from Page 1 PNS n VIJAYAWADA participated in the rally on Kumar Yadav and TDLP deputy 2020 aims at revoking the provi- Continued from Page 1 defeat in the last elections. on account of decentralisation Sunday. leader K Atchannaidu. The sions of the old CRDA Act and He the members could Observing that no one could and advised him to refrain Hindustan Petroleum LPG Addressing the gathering on Assembly session is scheduled to notifications issued under it. It express their problems in He observed that shift the Capital form from doing dirty politics. chief manager M Srinivas the occasion, he said that to cre- begin at 11 am. also aims at reviving the the Assembly and said it Sivaramakrishna Committee, Amaravati as it was one of the YSRCP leader Jogi Ramesh appealed to people to min- ate awareness among people to The Decentralisation Bill Vijayawada - Guntur - Tenali - would not be proper on GN Rao Committee and the three Capitals, Vishnu said said Naidu had failed to build imise the use of petroleum minimise the use of petroleum envisages all-round development Mangalagiri Urban Development their part to say that they Boston Consulting Group Naidu was leading a misinfor- the Durga flyover but wanted products and preserve it for and gas products various initia- of the State. As part of this, var- Authority (VGTM - UDA) and would lay siege to the (BCG) had favoured decentral- mation campaign. to build a Greenfield Capital the coming generations. He tives are being taken by them to ious government departments, the entire CRDA would come Assembly. He appealed to isation of development and "What will be the fate of the city in Amaravati. flagged off a bicycle rally minimise starting from January branches and systems will be set under its purview. Loans availed the farmers to bring to the governance. other regions if only Amaravati Jaggaiahpet MLA Samineni organised by the Ministry of 16 to 31. He said that by import- up in different regions. The State under the CRDA would be trans- notice of the government if Vijayawada-Central MLA is developed at a cost of over Rs Udaya Bhaskar said every Petroleum and National Gas ing crude oil from foreign coun- will be divided into four zones, ferred to VGTMUDA. The they had any grievances. Malladi Vishnu said Naidu 1 lakh crore?" he questioned. district would have a city like Department from BRTS Road tries and paying lakhs of crore namely, North Andhra, Central CRDA employees will be trans- "Everyone should cooperate was playing the worst politics Penamaluru MLA Kolusu Hyderabad due to decentral- to Madhuranagar Junction. rupees as export and import Andhra, South Andhra and ferred to VGTM - UDA. for the smooth conduct of by taking shelter under the Parthasaradhi said Naidu was isation. YSRCP leaders Representatives and staff from duties, which need to be min- Rayalaseema, each with a com- The trial run of the CM's con- the Assembly session from farmers of 29 Capital villages leading an artificial agitation Gowtham Reddy and various petroleum and gas imised, he added. Hindustan missionerate. The zonal commis- voy was conducted along the Monday," he said. and observed that the latter had only because the land prices in Devineni Avinash were also companies from across the city petroleum representatives. sionerates will take care of the road that leads to the Secretariat. not learnt any lessons from his Amaravati were coming down present. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 nation 04 Kejri's stance on CAA-NPR-NRC, Kashmir still under sub-zero SHORT READS Jamia-JNU opportunistic: Sibal night temperatures PNS n NEW DELHI Asked if the Asserting that the uproar over the amended citizenship law massive uproar Pondy CM kick-starts and the Jamia-JNU violence over the drive against polio will be a major factor in the Citizenship Delhi Assembly polls, senior PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Amendment Act of Puducherry V Narayanasamy Sunday said Chief Minister (CAA), the National on Sunday kick-started a drive Arvind Kejriwal's "subdued" Population Register against pulse polio by response to the issues "smacks administering drops to children (NPR), the National at a government higher of opportunism". PNS n SRINAGAR people, especially motorists. was the coldest recorded place He also said the Congress Register of Citizens Srinagar recorded the min- in the Kashmir valley. secondary school at Nellithope will play a "significant" role in (NRC) and the Kashmir continued to reel imum temperature of minus The ski-resort of Gulmarg in the constituency he represents. the polls and exuded confi- under sub-zero night temper- 2.8 degrees Celsius, over a north Kashmir registered a min- Official sources said the dence that the party could get over the Citizenship (AAP) was not talking much violence on atures with a layer of frost degree down from yesterday's imum of minus 13.4 degrees intensified pulse polio enough seats to emerge as the Amendment Act (CAA), the about CAA, NPR and NRC for university developing on roads in the minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, the Celsius, down from minus 11 immunisation programme was "determining factor" in govern- National Population Register the fear of losing a section of campuses will be a morning, the weatherman said official said. degrees Celsius, he said. carried out by administering ment formation. (NPR), the National Register of a vote bank that it "desperate- on Sunday. He said the mercury in The night temperature in drops to children aged below "He (Kejriwal) did not show Citizens (NRC) and the vio- ly needs". major factor in the The valley witnessed a Qazigund — the gateway town Kokernag settled at a low of five. Around 98,000 children up in Jamia (Millia Islamia), he lence on university campuses He asserted that Kejriwal has polls, Sibal replied sunny day on Sunday bringing to the valley in south Kashmir minus 5.7 degrees Celsius, were eligible for the coverage did not show up in JNU will be a major factor in the to answer to the people for his in the affirmative some relief to the residents, a — decreased nearly four while Kupwara recorded a low under the drive. Over 450 (Jawaharlal Nehru University). polls, Sibal replied in the affir- response to CAA, NPR and MET official said. degrees from yesterday's low of of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius, places, including government His statements were not fre- mative. NRC. The night temperature con- minus 1.4 degrees Celsius to the official added. hospitals, were used for quent enough, strong enough "What has Kejriwal done? Asked if the Congress can mining factor", he said, "Let us tinued to remain below the settle at the low of minus 5.1 Leh in the Ladakh Union ter- holding the camp. Mobile units and open enough," Sibal told Kejriwal has not even visited form the government on its first get the results out in the freezing point across Kashmir degrees Celsius. ritory recorded a low of minus were also pressed into service PTI in an interview. the campuses, not even visited own, Sibal said, "I don't think open. What our strategy is will Valley and Ladakh Union Pahalgam tourist resort in 16.3 degrees Celsius — down to administer the drops to He said Kejriwal's some- JNU, because this is politics," that we should be making be known to everybody at that Territory, a MET official said. south Kashmir recorded a low from minus 13.0 degrees Celsius children at bus terminals and what "subdued" response to he said. such tall claims, but at the same point in time." He said the freezing temper- of minus 13.7 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said. The the railway station, and places what has been happening "This is the problem when time I think we will be a sig- Sibal also dismissed sug- atures led to development of a – down from minus 6.8 MET office has forecast light to of worship from morning. around has not sent the right political parties take positions nificant factor in this election... gestions that the Congress' layer of frost on roads which degrees Celsius yesterday, the moderate rain or snow in the val- Later, the Chief Minister told kind of signals. only for the purpose of an elec- maybe giving us enough seats chances in the polls may be caused inconvenience to the official said, adding the resort ley over the next two days. newsmen that the territorial administration intensified its "It smacks of opportunism," tion, not for the purpose of to be the determining factor in hampered by the absence of a efforts to retain the record of said the Rajya Sabha MP, who what is right. People see the formation of the govern- popular and credible face, say- Puducherry being polio-free. is a member of the Congress' through their acts," the former ment." ing the credibility of a face has election and campaign com- Union minister said. On whether the Congress no relationship to the party's No pvt school mittees for the Delhi polls. Sibal also alleged that the can join hands with the AAP credibility in terms of its func- Anganwadi worker Asked if the massive uproar ruling Aam Aadmi Party if it turns out to be the "deter- tioning on the ground. can arbitrarily dies after falling into hike fees: Kejri gorge in HP's Kullu

ANTI-CAA VIOLENCE PNS n NEW DELHI SHIMLA: An anganwadi worker Yogendra Yadav lashes died as she fell into a deep Delhi Chief Minister Arvind gorge after skidding on a snow- Three arrested Kejriwal on Sunday assured covered path in Himachal out at Modi govt over CAA parents that as long as his Pradesh's Kullu district on madrassa students "honest government" is in Sunday, police said. Geeta Devi, a resident of Mail village in Sainj PNS n THANE power in the national capital, no released on bail private school will be allowed to sub tehsil, died after skidding on Criticising the Centre over the arbitrarily increase fees. the path in Banjar area, Kullu Citizenship Amendment Act, Man detained He said like the last five years, Superintendent of Police Gaurav Swaraj India president his government will continue to Singh said. The incident Yogendra Yadav said it is unfor- minutes before control the school fees in Delhi. Kerala mosque hosts occurred in the morning when tunate that Prime Minister "As long as there is an hon- she was on duty while Narendra Modi can only see the est government in Delhi, par- administering polio drops to "white cap" and "hijab" (worn by FM arrives for ents need not worry. No private Hindu wedding children in the area, he said. She Muslims) but not the national school in Delhi will be allowed was employed in Mail flag in the hands of lakhs of Umar Khalid also addressed the CAA event to arbitrarily decide its fees. Like n sion signifying communal anganwadi centre of Banjar with PNS ALAPPUZHA(KER) additional responsibility of a PNS n MUZAFFARNAGAR (UP) people. He said the ongoing gathering. PNS n CHENNAI the last five years, we will con- amity. protests across the country "Modi can only see the white tinue to control the fees," In a rare wedding ceremony A vegetarian sadya was also mini-anganwadi centre in Three madrassa students held against some decisions of the cap and 'hijab' and not not the A man was detained by secu- Kejriwal said in a tweet in held in a Mosque, a Hindu held at the premises. Shakti, the SP added. Her in connection with violence Centre were a way for people to tricolour in the hands of lakhs rity officals at Chennai airport Hindi. His comments came couple tied the nuptial knot Kerala Chief Minister husband Bhag Chand was also that took place during anti-cit- vent out their "suffocation". of people which is unfortunate. on Sunday when he shouted ahead of the February 8 Delhi and exchanged vows here on Pinarayi Vijayan took to there at the centre, the officer izenship law protests in the city The politician-activist was The suffocation in the country 'Down down NPR rpt NPR,' Assembly polls. Sunday. Facebook to congragulate the said. The woman's body has last month have been granted addressing a rally in Bhiwandi has come out through these agi- minutes before Union In April 2018, the Delhi The marriage hosted by the young couple and said the been recovered and sent for a bail. A Special Investigation town here on Saturday night to tations," Yadav said. Finance Minister Nirmala government had issued a circu- Cheruvally Muslim Jamaat state has always upheld and post mortem, he said. Team (SIT) that was formed to oppose CAA, the proposed He also said that the agitation Sitharaman arrived here to lar prohibiting private unaided mosque near here, was held showcased such beautiful look into the cases has with- nationwide National Register of at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi has address a pro-CAA event. schools functioning on govern- according to hindu rituals in examples of religious harmo- drawn serious charges against Citizens (NRC) and the "proved the power of women". Police said the man had ment land from hiking tuition front of a lighted traditional ny. Maha mobile phone them on Saturday. National Population Register The protesters, who are arrived at the airport to meet fees without the approval of the lamp with guests from both The wedding was held at a shop owner cheated of During investigation, the (NPR). opposing the CAA and NRC, a relative and enquired why Directorate of Education. the communities participating. time when a concerted attempt SIT had earlier charged the Maharashtra Housing have been sitting on protest at there was enhanced security. Later in May that year, the The Bride Anju and the was being made to divide Rs 4.9 lakh protesters under sections 188 Minister Jitendra Awhad, JD(S) Shaheen Bagh for over a month. On being told that the FM government also directed 575 groom Sarath exchanged gar- people in the name of religion, THANE: A 26-year-old mobile (disobedience to order duly national general secretary and The road is a key link between would be arriving here, he private schools to refund the lands and performed rituals in Vijayan said conveying his shop owner from Ulhasnagar in promulgated by public ser- Justice (retd) B G Kolse-Patil Noida and Delhi and has been shouted 'down down NPR excess fees charged — between the presence of a priest at the wishes to the couple, their Thane district was allegedly vant) and 143 (punishment) and Jawaharlal Nehru closed by Noida Traffic Police RPT NPR', following which June 2016 to January 2018 — mosque premises, which was families and the mosque com- cheated of Rs 4.90 lakh by of the IPC. University (JNU)student leader in view of the ongoing protests. he was detained, they said. with 9 per cent interest. decked up for the rare occa- mittee. three Delhi-based dealers, police said on Sunday. Vikas Sawant has told police that he placed an order of 113 mobile Delhi Police says woman lawyer phones with three dealers identified as Mohammad ‘ABVP not involved in Visva Bharati violence’ Istakar, Rahisuddin and PNS n KOLKATA connection with Visva Bharati Mujahid Hussain, and paid Rs who torched police bike identified incident on January 15 "are 4.90 lakh, an official said. The ABVP national organising linked" to Trinamool Chhatra "However, mobile phones worth PNS n NEW DELHI cameras. secretary (East) Sunil Ambekar Parishad and alleged the state Rs 1.70 lakh were defective. In one of the footage, the on Sunday said the student government is "harbouring Even before these phones Delhi Police has identified a lawyer is seen setting the organisation was not involved violence in educational institu- could be replaced, he placed woman lawyer who was the first police motorcycle parked in the January 15 unrest in Visva tions in West Bengal." another order for 123 phones to torch the motorcycle of a outside the lock-up in the Tis Bharati university campus. According to police two and made payment of Rs 3.20 policeman during a clash Hazari Court premises on He dared those linking the groups of students clashed lakh. This second consignment between lawyers and police at fire at 4.14 pm. She is sur- ABVP to the unrest in Visva inside the Visva Bharati cam- consisted of two empty parcels Tis Hazari Court Complex in rounded by other lawyers. Bharati university campus to pus on January 15 leaving delivered to him in December," November last year but no Within five minutes of it, prove their charge. two persons injured. The uni- he said. The dealers have action can be taken against more police bikes are set on fire. Asked about Students versity authorities had said closed their shop in Laxmi her, officials said on Sunday. adding police cannot take action In another footage, an advo- Federation of India allegations themselves and then link arrested in connection with the that the clash was not linked Nagar in Delhi and have fled, They said the high court has also because a judicial inquiry cate is seen bringing a sack full that ABVP was behind the stu- ABVP with that." incident be ascertained. I am to politics but the SFI alleged the official added. A case of made it clear no "coercive is in progress into the incident. of stones at 4.19 pm. Shortly dent violence in Visva Bharati Daring the Left to reveal the throwing the challenge." that ABVP activists armed cheating was registered at action" can be taken against any The crime branch identi- hereafter, a group of lawyers campus on January 15, true identity of those involved ABVP national secretary with rods attacked its mem- Central police station on Friday, lawyer in connection with the fied the lawyer after scanning start pelting stones on police Ambekar told reporters "they in the violence, he said "let the Saptarshi Sarkar claimed that bers in the wake of SFI's but no arrests have been made, violent clash on November 2, through multiple CCTV personnel as the fires rage. (left students) fight among identity of those having been the two persons arrested in protests against CAA. he said. NCB busts Nation bearing brunt of ‘differences' NCST for probe to understand psychotropic medicines between Modi-Shah: Baghel demographic changes in tribal areas PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n RAIPUR During the previous five racket There is no discussion years of NDA government, The National Commission PNS n NEW DELHI Chhattisgarh Chief Minister in this government over Modi gave "nothing except for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Bhupesh Baghel has said the pain" to people and now, since will ask the Chhattisgarh gov- The Narcotics Control country is bearing the brunt of problems of price rise, last seven to eight months, ernment to probe if the reset- Bureau (NCB) has unearthed "differences" between Prime Amit Shah has been doing the tlement of Bangladeshi an inter-state racket of psy- Minister Narendra Modi and economic crisis and same and has brought people refugees has led to demo- chotropic medicine traffick- Union Home Minister Amit unemployment being out on the streets, he alleged. graphic changes in tribal ers with the seizure of over 7 Shah over the issue of the Baghel also raised questions areas, according to officials. lakh tablets and more than proposed nationwide National faced by the country, over the probe into the It will also ask the 1,400 vials of injection and Register of Citizens (NRC). rather the focus is only February 2019 Pulwama terror Chhattisgarh government to bottles of cough syrup, offi- Speaking at a function here attack, saying startling revela- probe complaints of the cials said on Sunday. on Friday, the Congress leader on citizenship: Baghel tions were coming out about a refugees "displacing" a large Three people have been alleged that the BJP was "mis- Jammu and Kashmir police number of tribals from their arrested as part of an opera- leading" the country, and asked officer in connection with the land in the Bastar region and tion that began early this people to remain alert. He accused the BJP was focus is only on citizenship." incident. "inflicting atrocities" on them, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, tribal repre- month and spanned across "While Amit Shah says NRC "misleading" and "dividing" He said questioning people J&K Deputy Superintendent an NCST official told PTI. A the Northeast under the sentatives claimed that the Agra in Uttar Pradesh, will be implemented, Prime the country. about their citizenship was an of Police Davinder Singh, who number of tribal representa- Dandakaranya project that influx of refugees over the Ludhiana in Punjab and in Minister contradicts his state- Hitting out at the Centre "insult to them. he had been posted in tives raised these issues dur- started in 1958. Many more years has led to demograph- the national capital, NCB ment. Who is speaking the over the Citizenship "A huge chunk of Pulwama as DSP at that time, ing the commission's visit to came after the 1971 India- ic changes in tribal areas," the Delhi zonal director K P S truth and who is lying? Who is Amendment Act and NRC, Chhattisgarh's population is was arrested last weekend with the state last month, the offi- Pakistan War," the official official said. Malhotra said. right, the PM or the Home Baghel said, "There is no dis- below poverty line. Neither Hizbul terrorists in south cial said. said. The commission has also "A total of 7,24,840 tablets Minister?. It seems that there cussion in this government they have land nor their par- Kashmir. Baghel said the "The government resettled In Chhattisgarh, the received complaints about and capsules, 1,400 injec- are some differences between (at the Centre) over problems ents were literate. Due to lack Pulwama terror attack, in a large number of Bengali Bengali refugees were reset- the refugees "displacing a tions and 80 CBCS (codeine the two and the entire country of price rise, economic crisis of certain documents, how which 40 security personnel refugees, who came to India tled in the Bastar region, large number of tribals from based cough syrup) bottles is bearing its brunt. You need and unemployment being they will prove their citizen- were killed, took place before from East Pakistan (now especially Kanker district. their land and inflicting atroc- have been seized. to remain alert...," Baghel said. faced by the country, rather the ship?" he asked. last year's Lok Sabha polls. Bangladesh) after Partition, in "During our visit to ities on them", he said. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 nation 05

SHORT READS NSA Doval meets Lankan Ex-UP home minister Niti Aayog member justifies Saiduzzaman Prez, pledges $50 mn security complains of extortion VPNS n COLOMBO MUZAFFARNAGAR (UP): Congress leader and former UP internet ban in J&K India has pledged a USD 50 home minister S Saiduzzaman PNS n AHMEDABAD million security assistance to has alleged that unidentified What Sri Lanka as National Security persons called him to demand NITI Aayog member V K Advisor Ajit Doval called on extortion money and threatened Saraswat has said the shut down difference President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to kill his son if the payment of internet services in Jammu does it make if and discussed a range of bilat- was not made here. During and Kashmir after the abroga- eral issues, including strength- anti-citizenship law protests tion of Article 370 did not have there's no internet ening cooperation in defence, last month, four cars inside his any significant impact on the there? What do you intelligence sharing and mar- house were burnt by economy, as people there did itime security. unidentified people after nothing other than watching watch on internet Doval arrived in Colombo violence erupted here. After "dirty films" online. there? What e-tailing on Saturday on a previously lodging a complaint with the He also said that internet ser- is happening there? unannounced visit during Kotwali police station here on vices were suspended inJammu which he also met several for- Saturday, the former and Kashmir to prevent certain Besides watching eign diplomats and discussed Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha MP elements from "misusing" infor- dirty films, you do important issues of mutual said that the miscreants wanted mation that could affect law and interest. Rs 10 lakh failing which they order situation there. nothing there "A very cordial discussion threatened to kill his son NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat Salman Sayeed. Saraswat was speaking to was held with National reporters in Gandhinagar on Security Advisor of India, Ajit Doval arrived in Colombo on Saturday on Saturday after attending the Doval today. Strengthening of a previously unannounced visit during convocation of the Dhirubhai bilateral cooperation on ‘Union govt should ‘Nobody has the which he also met several foreign Ambani Institute of Information national security, intelligence come clean on and Communication sharing, maritime security & diplomats and discussed important deradicalisation camps’ Technology. "What difference fostering of regional collabora- does it make if there's no inter- right to speak like this’ tion, were some of the key issues of mutual interest THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: net there? What do you watch points of discussion," President CPI(M) General Secretary on internet there? What e-tail- PNS n SRINAGAR Rajapaksa tweeted on Saturday. reported. The President's office itime zone between Sri Lanka, Sitaram Yechury on Sunday ing is happening there? Besides The President's office said said President Rajapaksa and the Maldives and India. He demanded that the Union watching dirty films, you do The Kashmir Chamber of Doval pledged that India will Doval also discussed improv- said other regional countries government come clean on the nothing there," he said. Commerce and Industry provide USD 50 million to Sri ing bilateral relations and should also be brought into de-radicalisation camps "If there is no internet in (KCCI) – an apex trade body Lanka to help the country strengthening cooperation this process as observers, the operating in India. He described Kashmir, it does not have any — on Sunday condemned purchase equipment for its between the armed forces and paper said, quoting the as "outrageous" the disclosure significant effect on the econo- NITI Aayog member V K security forces. coastguard agencies of the two President's office. of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) my," he added. Saraswat said the Saraswat's reported remarks During the talks, India also countries and maritime secu- Doval has become the sec- Gen Bipin Rawat that de- reason for suspending internet that the Union Territory's pledged to provide assistance rity. ond highest ranking Indian radicalisation camps were services in Jammu and Kashmir economy was not significant- to Sri Lanka with technology Doval pointed out the official to visit Colombo after operating in the country. The was to prevent certain elements ly affected by the internet sus- on intelligence gathering, The importance of reviewing the Rajapaksa assumed office in CDS had said there is need for from misusing information. pension and the data service Sunday Times newspaper intelligence related to the mar- mid November. de-radicalisation of Muslim "If Article 370 had to be was only used to watch "dirty youth, particularly in Kashmir. removed, and if Kashmir had to films", and demanded his "Army commanders are be taken forward, we knew immediate removal. entering domestic politics. This there were elements there which "We condemn these said, "What difference does it deeply affected by the suspen- Cong: Don't do is unprecedented. will misuse this kind of informa- remarks. They are spreading make if there's no internet sion of internet services. Every tion in a manner that will affect venom against the people of there (Kashmir)? What do you sector of our economy has something to Delhi CM the law and order situation," he Kashmir. Nobody gives him watch on internet there? What suffered a great deal. If any per- Kejriwal releases said. On recent protests in the right to speak like this e-tailing is happening there? son says something like this, it artificially Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru about the people of Jammu and Besides watching dirty films, speaks a volume about his ‘guarantee card' University (JNU), Saraswat said Kashmir and utter this non- you do nothing there." mind capacity. He has no right boost growth NEW DELHI: Chief Minister the institution has become a sense against us," KCCI presi- Ashiq said the whole world to sit in the NITI Aayog," he PNS n NEW DELHI Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday "political battleground" with dent Sheikh Ashiq told PTI. knows that the Valley is suffer- said. released a "guarantee card" half of the teachers being "hard- Speaking to reporters on ing due to the internet shut- The KCCI recently submit- The Congress on Sunday listing 10 promises, including core Leftists". the sidelines of the annual down and the losses to the ted a detailed report about the expressed apprehension over free bus rides for students and He called for the issues there convocation at Dhirubhai business sector here have business losses in the Kashmir the government's reported bid deployment of "mohalla to be resolved "democratically". Ambani Institute of amounted to over Rs 18,000 valley to Lieutenant Governor to revamp official statistics to marshals" for women's safety, Saraswat also said that Information and crore in the past nearly six G C Murmu and Union min- account for the unorganised that his AAP will fulfil if it is re- protests like those against the Communication Technology months. ister of Commerce Piyush sector, saying no attempt elected in Delhi. The card, "10 Citizenship Amendment Act (DA-IICT) in Gandhinagar, "We at the Chamber know Goyal as well as MoS PMO Anti-CAA protests: Cops should be made to "artificial- guarantees of Kejriwal", also and in JNU affect the economy. Gujarat, on Saturday, Saraswat that our economy has been Jitendra Singh. ly boost" the rate of growth. promises to continue the The government has sud- scheme for free electricity up to take away blankets denly expressed alarm and a 200 units, free health facilities, "revamp of official statistics" is to plant two crore saplings, Ajit: ‘Saheb' PNS n LUCKNOW by the women protesters, the being proposed because it clean Yamuna river and reduce CAA petition in SC: Kerala Guv Lucknow Police in a tweet believes unorganised sector has pollution in Delhi over the next is four-time A group of women continued said, "During the illegal protest not been looked at, Abhishek five years. "I am giving 10 their protest against the going at Lucknow's Singhvi said at a press confer- guarantees to the people of seeks report from LDF govt Citizenship Amendment Act Ghantaghar Park (Clock ence. "We have no problem if it Delhi. This is not a manifesto. CM, I anyhow (CAA) at the Ghantaghar Park Tower), some people tried to is a constructive exercise... We will launch a PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM here on Sunday with some of make a 'gheraa' (cordon) using Please don't do something comprehensive manifesto in became DyCM However, the state them alleging that police took ropes and sticks, and also where you artificially boost 7-10 days. The manifesto will Kerala Governor Arif PNS n MUMBAI away their blankets, a charge tried to put sheets. They were your official 4.9 per cent rate of have more things specifically Mohammed Khan has sought has maintained dismissed by the police. not allowed to do so. Some growth which your own CEA for students, teachers, among a report from the state govern- that it had not NCP leader Ajit Pawar has On the lines of Delhi's organisations were distributing (Arvind Subramanian) believes others. This will be for ment for moving the Supreme violated any rules said while his uncle and Shaheen Bagh, around 50 blankets in park premises. As is 2-2.5 per cent less than stat- everyone," Kejriwal said. Court against the Citizenship party president Sharad women along with children a result of which, people living ed," he said. Amendment Act without and no deliberate Pawar was the state's chief have been squatting near the in the vicinity, who are not a "This government is desper- BJP repeatedly informing him. attempts had been minister four times, he also Clock Tower in Lucknow's part of the protests, were com- ate to find quick-fix solutions, The office of Raj Bhavan has made to challenge "anyhow" became the deputy old quarters protesting the ing to take the blankets." jumla solutions, misleading harassing Hardik Patel: sought the report from the CM as many times. Ajit CAA and National Register of "Police removed those per- solutions, to find sleight of the authority of the Priyanka Gandhi Chief Secretary of the state. Pawar was speaking at a Citizens. sons and organisations distrib- hand solutions, to avoid sub- "The Governor's office has Governor's office function in his constituency The women protesters uting blankets there, and stance, to avoid the real meat NEW DELHI: Congress leader sought a report from the Chief Arif Mohammed Khan Baramati in Pune district on alleged that blankets provided action is being initiated against of the matter, and give a mis- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Secretary for not informing Saturday. to them by some organisations them," the Lucknow Police leading new issue to digress Sunday accused the BJP of him about the state's move to public, had told reporters in government. "The Governor is "I am a party worker who were taken away by police. said, and urged people not to and divert attention," repeatedly harassing party approach the apex court Delhi that as per Rules of defaming a state government has seen 'saheb' (Sharad Rubbishing the claims made spread rumours. He alleged. leader Hardik Patel, who has against the CAA," a top source Business Section 34(2) sub which was elected by the peo- Pawar) become chief minis- been arrested for failing to from Raj Bhavan told PTI on section 5, the state government ple of the state. ter four times. I too, anyhow, appear before a court in a 2015 Sunday. should inform the Governor The post of Governor is not became deputy chief minis- sedition case. The Congress The LDF government had on matters that affect the rela- to defame the state govern- ter four times," the 60-year- general secretary said Patel has on January 13 moved the top tions between the state and the ment," he said in an article in old leader said, evoking been fighting for the court challenging the Act and Centre. However, the state has the party newspaper. laughter from the audience. When and if CAA is declared constitutional employment of youth and the had sought to declare it as ultra maintained that it had not vio- Meanwhile, Khan, who was "If saheb can be chief min- rights of farmers. The BJP is vires of the Constitution. lated any rules and no deliber- scheduled to attend a public ister four times, why not me repeatedly harassing Patel, Attacking Chief Minister ate attempts had been made to function at Kozhikode on (be DyCM)," he said. by SC, it will be problematic: Kapil Sibal Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet Pinarayi Vijayan, Khan had challenge the authority of the Sunday, cancelled it, citing Ajit Pawar was deputy PNS n NEW DELHI Citizenship Amendment Act in Hindi. "Hardik voiced the earlier said the public affairs Governor's office. security reasons. chief minister twice in the (CAA) when it is already concerns of the people of his and the business of the govern- Law Minister A K Balan had The Governor was sched- 15- year regime of Congress- Senior Congress leader Kapil passed by the Parliament. society, sought jobs for them, ment cannot be run in accor- said on Saturday that the gov- uled to attend a session at the NCP alliance in Maharashtra Sibal on Sunday asserted that "I believe the CAA is sought scholarships, carried dance with the "whims of an ernment would clear all appre- Kerala Literary Festival (KLF). during 1999-2014. every state assembly has the unconstitutional. Every State out farmers' movement. BJP is individual or a political party" hensions raised by Khan. "The organisers told us it Later, he was again sworn constitutional right to pass a Assembly has the constitu- calling this 'treason'," she said. Patel was arrested on Saturday and everyone has to respect the A day after CPI(M) mouth- would be difficult for them to in to the post on November resolution and seek the tional right to pass a resolu- night from Viramgam taluka in rules. Kerala was the first state piece Deshabhimani attacked follow the security protocol for 23 last year after he rebelled amended Citizenship Act's tion and seek its withdrawal. Gujarat's Ahmedabad district to pass a resolution in the state the Governor in a hard hitting the Governor as the KLF is a against the NCP and joined withdrawal, but if the law is When and if the law is for failing to appear before a assembly against the CAA and editorial, party state secretary function which is being attend- hands with the BJP. He declared constitutional by the declared to be constitutional trial court in connection with to knock on the doors of the Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on ed by thousands of people. resigned three days later on Supreme Court then it will be by the Supreme Court then it the sedition case, hours after a top court, challenging the new Sunday accused Khan of They requested us to change November 26, leading to problematic to oppose it. will be problematic to oppose warrant was issued against law. The Governor, who has unnecessarily interfering in the date,"Raj Bhavan sources collapse of the Devendra His remarks came a day way a state can deny the it. The fight must go on!" Sibal him. made his displeasure known the day-to-day affairs of the said. Fadnavis-led government. after he had said there is no implementation of the said in a tweet. JNU students to move Spoke to Amit Shah on cabinet expansion: BSY PNS n BENGALURU Yediyurappa includes Industries HC on hostel manual The Chief Minister told reporters before Minister Jagadish Shattar, Chief n PNS NEW DELHI had witnessed tussle between Karnataka Chief Minister B S leaving for Davos to attend the World Secretary T M Vijaya Bhaskar student groups over the issue of Yediyurappa on Sunday said he and top officials of the state gov- The Jawaharlal Nehru University registration. has had detailed discussions Economic Forum meet that he hoped his ernment. Students' Union on Sunday said Amid the stir, masked men with BJP national President visit would help bring in large-scale The Chief Minister,who was it will approach the Delhi HC on had gone on a rampage on Jan Amit Shah on the cabinet investments to the state anxiously waiting for the high Jan 20 seeking a direction for 5 in the campus assaulting stu- expansion and that the exercise command's nod to expand his quashing the new hostel man- dents and teachers and storm- would be carried out after his ministry amid intense lobbying ual which has provisions for fee ing hostels, drawing widespread return from Davos. Amarinder Singh of Punjab and investors that the govern- by the aspirants, was keen on hike. In a statement, the stu- outrage. The JNUSU also The Chief Minister told and Kamal Nath of Madhya ment will give all necessary getting approval for it from dents' body said it will be filing appealed to students to boycott reporters before leaving for Pradesh, are among those facilities within our limits and Shah, but was asked to visit the plea on Monday against the exams and classes till they get Davos to attend the World expected to join over 100 Indian also clear all the doubts that they Delhi after returning from Inter-Hall Administration man- "buffer time" to complete the Economic Forum meet that he CEOs at Davos in the coming have," the Chief Minister said. Davos, party sources said. ual which, it claimed, was passed academic backlog of the hoped his visit would help bring days for the WEF's 50th annu- He said employment oppor- They also said that with J P "illegally" in October without Monsoon Semester 2019. in large-scale investments to the al meeting. Stating that he was tunities in Karnataka would Nadda all set to take over as BJP taking the feedback of the "Furthermore, taking exams state. leaving on a four day trip for increase due to all these efforts. National President, he would Union. The JNUSU, which has and/or classes at this juncture "On cabinet expansion, I had He also rubbished media natural for me to meet Amit Davos with an aim to bring Claiming that the economic have final discussions with been on a strike on the issue for will only create more chaos and detailed discussions for about reports about lack of clarity on Shah." According to the Chief investments to the state, he said situation in Karnataka was sta- Yediyurappa on the Ministry close to three months, urged the ruckus and lead to another half-an-hour (with Amit Shah the Ministry expansion. Ministers tour programme, he interactions have been fixed ble despite the global econom- expansion exercise. students to continue the boycott bifurcation in the student com- on Saturday), got a good "It is not right... there are no will be back in the city on with 38 industrialists and ic slowdown, he said the state S R Vishwanath,Political of registration and all academ- munity that has been resolute- response... one or two days after issues, he said. January 24. investors. was also organising the Global Secretarytothe Chief Minister ic activities. The petition shall ly and unitedly fighting tooth I come from Davos, I will Asked whether he would Yediyurappa, along with "There is a large possibility of Investors Meet in November to too said that Yediyurappa would also seek registration at "old rates and nail against this draconian expand the cabinet. There are no travel to Delhi to meet Shah after Union ministers Piyush Goyal investments coming to the state attract industries and create go to Delhi after his return from without late fines", they said. VC and his political masters," stumbling blocks for it, returning from Davos, and Mansukh Mandaviya, as from meetings during the WEF employment opportunities. Davos and immediately expand Early this month, the university the JNUSU said. Yediyurappa said. Yediyurappa merely said, "It is well as Chief Ministers meet. I will assure industrialists The delegation led by the Ministry. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 06 www.dailypioneer.com op nion facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Maximum city, again Shops, malls and eateries will remain open 24X7 in Mumbai The hand that rocks from January 26. Will this rebrand the city? or some time, besieged by infrastructur- al breakdowns and carrying the weight Women across the world are challenging the authoritarian politics of the times Fof history, Mumbai had lost its swanky flavour and standing as the first among met- ros. Newer cities and the Tier II explosion meant by leading mass grassroots movements and civil uprisings that it was no longer considered a smart option. Besides, once considered a safe haven for women, the rising crime graph even punctured the indulgent soft spot it has had in urban con- sciousness. And ever since the Mumbai blasts of March 1993, the subsequent gangland killings and terror blasts meant that the nightlife the citizens so prided in was gone forever. Not to forget the monsoon deluge RINKU GHOSH every season that has now pushed it to the edge of our consciousness as a for- gettable urban nightmare. All that is set to change from January 26, when Mumbai t is just another Sunday evening in Delhi, the howling cold forcing people turns 24X7 and literally becomes the city that never sleeps. Thanks to a seven- indoors for comfort and wrapping up year-old proposal that got the green signal on January 16, restaurants, malls, their energies for the week ahead. Yet multiplexes, shopping plazas and food courts will remain open round-the-clock. in an old warehouse in Okhla, an all- Iwomen group stages a play, a dark tale about Though the restaurants will not be able to serve alcohol beyond 1.30 am due the common woman’s conflict with identi- to security concerns, the move gels well with the Maximum City’s singular char- ty, one who finds no space to breathe amid acter that has mixed business and pleasure with effortless ease and made it an the sorting and reordering of society that decides who she should be. What of the aspirant of the world city tag. A vibrant nightlife defines a city’s culture of accept- migrant worker, who doesn’t know where she ability and openness. A pet project of the young and aspirational Environment was born or belongs, who got her to the city and Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who was the first to suggest it, the move or not except the world that her workplace has become? Trafficked as a child, she has no will do much to boost tourism and employment in Maharashtra that’s battling paper trail, no parentage to prove why she an employment crisis with as many as 1.5 lakh job opportunities lost. That the was born. Then there’s the grass widow of Government is keen to boost tourism to offset the impact of the economic decel- Assam, whose husband has gone to the big city in search of work after their farmland was eration and put Mumbai on the global map became clear when it gave the green ravaged by the floods in the Brahmaputra, signal for setting up a Mumbai Eye on the lines of the London Eye. Mumbai will her ration card, the only claim to her citizen- be the testing ground for this initiative — the notification for which was issued ry and proof that she was married to a local, washed away by the raging waters. So left out over a year ago by the erstwhile BJP-Sena Government but was shelved post of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the restaurant fire in Kamala Mills Compound — before it is eventually rolled out she has been torn apart from her family. in other cities of the State to draw crowds and generate much-needed revenue. What of the orphaned factory worker, who has no memory of ancestry? These are sur- Politically, the young Thackeray also wants the “Mumbai nightlife” campaign to vivors in a no woman’s land, a wilderness of neutralise the Shiv Sena’s retrograde image as anti-youth and anti-West. the disowned, rising up to claim their dues The idea is to open more business avenues and capitalise on existing resources for service to a nation that they are being told and peace-building in a world nightmare, the State controlling influencers rather than being a selves in water still form a pic- in a city that does not have any scope for expansion and also to attract interna- is not their own. “For years, have we not where all of these have become every cellular aspect of national token presence, the peace ture of civil determination. Or improved your lives as workers in factories toxic or anachronistic. Why is life. Be it through identity and processes and social stability are remember Sundar Bahuguna’s tional businesses by fostering a hip metropolitan culture like that of New York, and helps at home? Have you not trusted your this so? Because for all their privacy laws or through nation- more lasting. And as the women Chipko movement, where village Las Vegas, Paris, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Bangkok and Cairo, cities which have children with us? Have we not been produc- efforts at political participation alism enforced with the sancti- of Shaheen Bagh have shown, women encircled and hugged seen a boost in their economies by capitalising on their unique distinction and tive or contributed to your economy? Have as drivers of change, women are ty of religion, there is a patriar- their door-to-door access to trees to save them from being we not helped you build your lives? Why still a minority or a marginalised chal aggression, sometimes vio- homes has meant that they are felled by loggers and set an culture. Nightlife has been a major revenue earner for these cities. The untapped throw us away now?” Rhetorical questions lot in decision-making process- lence, at play to keep order sim- best placed to generate a example for conservation much potential is exposed by comparative figures for Mumbai and Bangkok — the that trouble the audience. es. This despite the United ply by denial of rights. That is groundswell of support, irrespec- before Greta Thunberg did? former attracts five lakh tourists per year while the latter gets 15 million. As it is, The thunder of protest courses through Nations’ vision from 20 years ago why women are changing this tive of faith, propaganda or This organised resistance did the walls and seeps into every pore of human that women could anchor con- paradigm by not staying within hired activism. A Sikh jatha lead to a ban on tree-felling in Mumbai practically runs day and night with people commuting long distances consciousness. Somehow it streams out all the flict resolution better when but choosing to move out and cooked for the women of Uttar Pradesh. to work and factories working in multiple shifts due to the availability of State way to Shaheen Bagh, to Seelampuri and even entrusted with leadership roles. seizing the polarity that lies Shaheen Bagh in solidarity, sim- Women have spearheaded transport buses at all hours and suburban trains running for over 20 hours. However, Prayagraj. Everyday women, having finished Somewhere, this has got to do vacant, by embracing the oppo- ply because the community is protests against the Kudankulam their chores and responsibilities for the day, with the idea of leadership itself siteness of gender as a strength, convinced by their spontaneity nuclear plant, where authorities the success of this initiative hinges on security. One is yet to forget the street are sitting on night vigils with candles and mutating with the bubbling up not a weakness. They also and sense of justice. Theirs is an wanted to set up a reactor for molestation on a New Year’s night some years ago. So keeping this in mind, woollens — the same faces showing up like of women and the intransigence embody the contrarian discourse ethical integrity, one that can spent fuel, and have got a con- only establishments falling within gated communities, non-residential zones with clockwork at the same time, same place and of a patriarchal order to give in. through their rather dramatic never be bought or intimidated. versation going on safeguards for the same time period — to fight for the It is becoming increasingly mus- campaigns, the night vigils across This subliminal hold as nurtur- against radioactivity for commu- security, CCTVs, parking areas and so on can remain open round-the-clock. This safe future of their children and their right cular and male, qualities that are India being a case in point. ers definitely lends women nities that live around it. And let move, which is being hailed as progressive by the traders and hospitality indus- to be heard as mothers born of earth. increasingly finding acceptance Taking the global scenario movements a decisive edge. And us not forget the women sur- try, is expected to boost employment by at least 25 per cent and open up near- Nurturing societies as they have known, cre- in a fractured world looking for into account, women-led move- given their tenacity and disci- vivors and descendants of the ated and healed, they won’t let them be direction. One that is dominat- ments are inclusive, non-violent, pline, women-led movements Bhopal gas tragedy, who despite ly 50,000 jobs for security providers. Some of the major luxury malls, clearly at destroyed by divisive constructs of the ed by a totalitarian control of compassionate and have a 50 per last longer and emerge as a getting their compensation, have the receiving end of a sluggish economy and online business, are already on empire of politics or the hate virus that’s lab- egoistic fiefdoms and the toxic cent chance of ensuring results social disruptor. Most important- not given up the campaign board to harness the potential of the Maximum City. Can this be the zing thing? grown from the databank of social and ances- masculinity of helmsmanship. than those led by others. They ly, they appeal to the youth, sim- against exploitative practices of try profiles. Certainly, they are shedding the One that cannot deal with the are cooptive, practical, welcom- ply because by resisting change, multinationals or the awareness patronising mantle of empowerment, like crumbling of failing institutions ing of other subsidiary move- they appeal to their sensibility of drive on chemical contamina- some undeserved grant or concession, and and seeks solace in history, one ments and can metabolise them challenging status quo. If we pan tion, ensuring that there is no No surprises here creating their own powerful narratives on that is lazy about finding one’s into a larger force to spark a rev- all mass movements of 2019, we repeat of a disaster that resulted their terms. And should that meet brutality, way in changed times and con- olution. Women’s movements would find that women collec- from governmental sellouts. they would face it not as human shields or texts and falls back on the pro- have managed to reset the agen- tives, not leadership, have com- Women in India will no longer Both the BJP and AAP candidate lists play safe spoils of war but as a force majeure of all tectorate of revisionism, one da in Spain, Argentina, Brazil pelled course correction. be content being unicorns with with expected names and reward turncoats humanity. Age, education, privilege would- that chooses simplicity of bina- and South Korea, simply because Narmada Bachao Andolan self-made success stories meant n’t matter. ries over the complexities of mul- they reflect the issues that mat- activist Medha Patkar had once to be emulated and inspira- ith the gong being struck for a three- Women across the world are challeng- tiplicity. Simply because it is eas- ter to people at a structural, liveli- said that women were swords, tional. They are going to have cornered electoral contest in Delhi, the ing the authoritarian politics of the times by ier to follow than evolve, simply hood level rather than foisting something she herself harnessed faith in their regular lives and two top contenders — the Aam leading mass grassroots movements and civil because the past is tested and the imagined devils that hang in the for her anti-dam agitations and take on societal irregularities by W uprisings. Be it the women of Shaheen Bagh, present is too risky to try out. As air so thick and heavy, it gives ensured rehabilitation of evac- staying together. Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata or those in Sudan and Algeria, they have a “pretend democracy,” India is you a brain fog. UN research has uees and refugees. Visuals of (The writer is Associate Party (BJP) — have had a tough task draw- become the new face of democracy, change fast becoming an Orwellian shown that where women are women half-immersing them- Editor, The Pioneer) ing up candidate lists as local polls mean that each face has to be popular and an effective vote-gatherer for each seat no matter what the S O U N D BITE party ideology or politics is. And the Delhi voter I have nothing against There was a time when I The so-called ‘supreme leader' The BJP-RSS combine has is known to be demanding when it comes to Rahul Gandhi personally. took up whatever came my of Iran, who has not been so created a civil war-like He is a decent fellow, very way. Now, my choices supreme lately, who had some situation by raising divisive choosing representatives who serve his/her well-mannered. But young depend on what I would nasty things to say about the issues aimed to polarise interests. Neither can AAP, which has the India does not want a like to do and whether US and Europe, should be and divide the people on advantage built on its performance and delivery of promises, sit easy, nor can fifth-generation dynast. it is worth my time. careful with his words! communal lines. the BJP use the tried and tested formula of banking on the nationalist persona Historian Actor US President CPI general secretary of Narendra Modi or identity politics to make up for warring State unit leaders. —Ramachandra Guha —Neha Dhupia —Donald Trump —D Raja If we consider the winnability factor, then the BJP’s list looks lacklustre as it has sought to repeat most of its candidates, certainly not a determined push for wrest- ing the Delhi durbar. For none of these faces have delivered in the 20 years that L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR the party has been out of power in the State. Either the BJP has not learnt a les- Overhaul the system been a wonderful bowler. His son from its defeat in five States in the past 12 months because of its over-depen- Lesson in humility deliveries used to skid off the dence on the Modi brand or it is giving up without a fight and a chief ministeri- wicket pretty quickly. He was al face. Maybe it feels its improved Lok Sabha vote share last year could be a Sir — This refers to the editor- ndia’s pride, the world’s No 1 batsman and the cap- impossible to negotiate on the ial, “Death of justice” (January tain of the star-studded men’s cricket team, Virat back foot. If today’s LPW rule was jetpack for the State polls. At least it should have conveyed the optics for attempt- 17). It’s wrong on the part of Kohli, has set an unenviable record by becoming the to be applied, his tally would have ing a “generational change.” But it has sought to rely on old-timers, particular- political parties to politicise the Ifirst Indian skipper to oversee a 10-wicket defeat been more than thrice of what it ly those who had helped it sweep the 2017 civic polls. In about 57 of the 70 delay in the execution of the cul- against Australia in One-Day International (ODI) was. He was also a sound utility prits of the 2012 Delhi gangrape. batsman. He was probably the seats, candidates who have previously fought the Lok Sabha or the municipal cricket. Kudos to Australia, not just for its record-break- Actually, the fault lies in the very ing win but also for blowing what is arguably India’s main person instrumental in polls, have been given tickets. Perhaps, the BJP in Delhi is hemmed in by the system, which is ridden with too best-ever bowling line-up to smithereens in less than having Sandeep Patil come back localised hold of these leaders and doesn’t want to risk dissent and sabotage. many loopholes, allowing con- 38 overs. Between them, the Aussie captain, Aaron after a blow on his head. victs to twist it and get their way. Vijaykumar HK At the same time, it has rewarded AAP turncoat Kapil Mishra, going by its past Finch, and David Warner set the Wankhede stadium The four convicts have no on fire with their boundaries, winning the match against Karnataka practice of rehabilitating inductees of rivals. This transactional politics benefits fear for death as they continue India without losing a wicket. nobody much and parties looking to make a difference should, therefore, not to utilise every caveat in the rule Although in the recent past India has been on a Welcome initiative go by cliches. book to defer their hanging. winning spree against Afghanistan, Bangladesh, West experiment of batting at No 4 and the usual collapse There’s a possibility even now Indies and Sri Lanka, the mighty Australia has humil- of India’s middle order. But one must not forget that AAP, too, has sought to retain 46 sitting members even though a few incum- that they may not be hanged on iated the “Men in Blue” miserably. This was also India’s cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties. Hence, even Sir — This refers to the editori- bent MLAs — including former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson February 1 because three of the fourth successive loss to Australia in ODIs at home; though India was mercilessly beaten by the Aussies al, “Talks with Pakistan?” Adarsh Shastri — have been dropped. AAP has injected a dose of seriousness convicts can still file mercy who can forget that 10 months ago Finch’s men had in the first ODI, cricket lovers expect that our men will (January 18). India’s decision to petitions one after the other. It overturned a 2-0 deficit to win a five-match series 3- recover. The next ODI did turn the tide in their favour. invite Pakistan Prime Minister by bringing in Lok Sabha faces Atishi Marlena and Raghav Chandra. Marlena is is surprising that their mercy 2 in India? The main reasons for India’s defeat were Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee Imran Khan for the Shanghai known for her work in education reforms, having stridently worked for it while petitions are still being enter- Rohit Sharma’s early departure, the failure of Kohli’s Faridabad Cooperation Organisation (SCO) tained. meet has come at a time when Chandra, one of the youngest to take the political plunge, is perceived as a sin- This calls for an overhaul of relations between the two coun- cere worker. Simultaneously, a few incumbents have been replaced with new- the system whereby crimes petitions should be decided in a All-rounder cricketer (Corporation) Stadium in Madras tries are strained. Though it is a comers. It has fielded 23 new faces, counting on their freshness of appeal and attracting death penalty must be time-bound period of three (now Chennai). Besides, he was positive development, a lot will sincerity of purpose. This could work for a party which has demonstrated change fast-tracked during all stages of months. May be they should be also a brilliant fielder. He was the now depend on Khan. Will he trial from the district court to allowed only when no court has Sir — Indian cricket has lost a real coach of the Indian team that accept the invitation or just send and needs to take forward a new message and image. Yet, AAP has not been the Supreme Court. Review or handed out the death sentence. stalwart in Bapu Nadkarni. He toured Australia in 1981, which a representative? immune to turncoats either, fielding Congress’ Ram Singh Netaji and Vinay Mishra. curative petitions should be The law should be amended in became famous for having saw a major controversy with Shashi What is common to both the AAP and the BJP is the lack of gender diversity. allowed only in the Supreme such a manner that criminals bowled 21 consecutive maiden Sunil Gavaskar threatening a Via email Court. These, too, should be fear death penalty. overs (21.5 overs or 131 balls) in walkout in the Melbourne Test. While the former has named eight women candidates, the latter has nominated decided within a fortnight after Madhu Agrawal an inning against England on In today’s scenario of limited Send your feedback to: just five. In the end, the hard-earned trust of Delhiites will be the only decider. they have been filed. Mercy Delhi January 12, 1964, at the Nehru overs cricket, he would have [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Modi needs to POINTCOUNTERPOINT WHILE I IDENTIFY WITH ASHA DEVI’S PAIN, I URGE HER WHO IS INDIRA JAISING TO GIVE ME SUCH ADVICE? make a decision TO FOLLOW SONIA GANDHI’S EXAMPLE WHO FORGAVE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE HER, JUSTICE IS NOT DONE AND DID NOT WANT DEATH PENALTY FOR NALINI. WITH RAPE VICTIMS. The benefits of e-commerce far outweigh the —ADVOCATE —NIRBHAYA’S MOTHER negatives. But it is vital that the Government formulates a policy which benefits all INDIRA JAISING ASHA DEVI the stakeholders, says Javvadi Rao

he tone and tenor of Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s remarks about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was certainly scornful and will Tplease the politically-important trader lobby, the core constituen- Decoding the future of jobs cy of the BJP, ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections. The Amazon boss was in India last week but received a frosty reception, with the billionaire being ignored by top Government officials and Prime Minister India is facing a unique challenge owing to new job opportunities, reduced employability due to Narendra Modi, alike. In fact, Bezos’ most high-profile interactions were in Mumbai where he celebrated the success of Amazon’s video archaic education, changes in the workplace and poor learning capabilities caused by malnutrition streaming service Amazon Prime with Bollywood’s elite and the hon- chos of several Indian conglomerates. Meanwhile, not disheartened by the Government’s apathy, Bezos lauded India for its potential and even promised to invest $1 billion in the country in the days to come, by creating one million jobs over the same period. This is indeed a big positive for the country as well as to the Modi Government, coming as it is at a time when unem- ployment has rocketed to a four-decade high. Significantly, as Bezos concluded his three-day visit to India on Saturday, he announced that Amazon had partnered with thousands of kirana (grocery) stores across the country, which will now act as delivery points. This, incidentally was in response to a demand raised by Goyal in a meeting held in PRABHAT SOURAJIT November 2019 with Amazon, where the Minister had emphasised LABH AIYER on the need for propping up India’s kirana stores through partner- ships with e-commerce marketplaces and platforms. oal 8 of the UN Sustainable Development Meanwhile, Bezos’ statement, which gracefully steered clear of Goals looks at decent work and economic any reference to Goyal’s distasteful swipe, suggests he is fully aware Ggrowth. One offshoot of this should be an of the Modi Government’s Achilles heel and not unfamiliar with the improvement and sustained growth in the country’s subtle art of shadow-boxing. Even the common man understands state of jobs. But India is facing a unique challenge that the BJP is venting its anger on the CEO due to the critical stand on this front, owing to a combination of evolving job taken by the Bezos-owned newspaper The Washington Post, on the opportunities across sectors, reduced employabili- scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the enactment ty due to the gaps between the education system and of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which has sparked spon- the dynamic changes in today’s workplace and defi- taneous protests across India. cient learning capabilities due to legacy nutrition chal- Just before his visit, the country’s anti-trust authority the lenges. Even though the NSSO data estimating India’s six per cent unemployment rate at a 45-year high was THERE IS A NEED Competition Commission of India (CCI) had hauled up Amazon for contested due to its narrow sample-size, the labour TO DRIVE “unfair” trade practices, a move hailed breathlessly by the Swadeshi force participation rate and work participation rate RELEVANT Jagran Manch and trader/retailer associations. Over the last five-and- (those in working-age looking for work and finding SKILLING AND a-half-years the BJP, under Modi and Amit Shah, is returning to its it, respectively) declined between 2012 and 2018, as EDUCATION protectionist, anti-multinational corporation, technophobic notions, per a paper by the Azim Premji University. The CONTENT THAT underlining that strong Governments can also be more risk-averse. Grameen Foundation India’s (GFI’s) State of the Jobs MUST BE While Bezos’ e-commerce platform, Amazon.in, has grown sev- in India report underscored the urgency to create jobs MONITORED, eral times over in India, the Government — neither the previous one for over 15 million youth who are expected to enter the workforce each year. The question is which MEASURED AND nor the current dispensation — has still not made up its mind whether BACKED WITH this industry is good for the country or not. In some way, such dither- avenues can create net new jobs? sustainable farming, setting up rural- tion, green transport and so on are the employers’ role enables relevance of the A more enduring challenge is the fact that our APPROPRIATE based industries, facilitating farmer pro- avenues picking up speed. Social enterpris- pedagogy. Such programmes could also be ing helps e-commerce players who happily chug along unfettered, educated workforce often lacks the requisite employ- APPRENTICESHIPS, ducer organisations (FPOs), ramping up es that seek broader social goals and not revenue-generating if they enrol out- unregulated expanding their businesses, much to the joy of consumers. ability skills to meet the emerging demands of today’s ENTREPRENEUR- social collateral-based rural credit, intro- just shareholder returns, are another. siders. Certification courses could be Such procrastination only helps a set of stakeholders and not every- jobs, be it on knowledge, competencies, technolo- INCUBATION OR ducing technologies to scale up crop pro- While these are still in their infancy, they developed separately by specialised skill one as can be seen from the recent action of the CCI which can’t gies, processes, critical thinking and analytical abil- JOB FUNCTIONS ductivity, reduce damage, facilitate storage could be instrumental in creating much of providers as well, leaving employers free seem to make up its mind whether it should go after e-commerce ities. Our archaic education pedagogy is not mak- SO THAT THE and transport and encourage the agri- the new jobs the country needs. Since these to focus on their core business. players, Flipkart and Amazon for their alleged “unfair trade practices” ing our youth employable. This is causing a mismatch MIGRATION FROM entrepreneur ecosystem. That would also sectors still require partnerships between This upskilling and critical thinking or wait till the Government formulates a complete policy on these com- between aspirations and abilities, between income SKILLING TO help revive the Bharat consumption story, corporates, Governments and communi- would also boost growth of startups as panies. The fact that businesses can sell their wares at any price below and consumption and a delay in realising India’s a selling point of India’s growth story that ties to establish scalable operating models, many ventures are still in the red despite demographic dividend. The need to push the right RELEVANT JOBS has hit headwinds. these linkages could create job opportu- several years in operations. The era of star- the minimum retail price is a point they miss out completely. OCCURS. THAT The e-commerce world and start-ups work differently from any skill set and education to meet the evolving nature The manufacturing sector, where nities even with other stakeholders. tups delivering me-too products without of jobs is perhaps even more imminent. PRESUPPOSES MSMEs dominate in terms of people The Fourth Industrial Revolution, led a distinct competitive advantage is ending. other businesses. Valuations of these entities are based on the num- The investment in human capital for most of our MEASURES TO employed, saw employment decline by 3.5 by breakthrough technologies, is changing Critical thinking and innovations would ber of footfalls and conversions into actual sales. For that to happen, population has been low from infancy which has IMPROVE THE million between 2012 and 2018. While this the way we work. That means new types be instrumental in making their business entities like Flipkart and Amazon offer discounts higher than those caused legacy nutrition issues like stunting and under- NUTRITIONAL was led by a sluggishness in the construc- of jobs, replacement of erstwhile jobs and models competitive, generating operating offered by offline players. Once the valuations go up, investors, pri- nutrition. Research suggests stunting and undernu- STATUS OF OUR tion sector, it is also worth noting that only new skills. It is important to understand cash flows and turning their books black. marily venture capitalists and private equities exit at a higher price trition impacts the brain’s development and thus abil- HOUSEHOLDS, about 50 million out of the 62-63 million that technology is becoming a job-enabler Inclusiveness in the workforce by offering their stakes to other similar investors. ities to learn new knowledge and skills which ren- ESPECIALLY IN THE MSMEs are said to be operational and across sectors and not just a job by itself. bringing in more women and specially- In case the CCI rules against such practices, Amazon and Flipkart ders us unemployable. No quick-fix skill training can RURAL AND most are struggling to scale up. The chal- Thus, to grow in any sector or function, abled could help the job market incremen- would be mere online stores who would offer only the convenience address this vexed issue. lenges include their inability to adopt new the workforce will need to build technol- tally, while driving economic gains. Almost The GFI recently brought together corporates, PERI-URBAN technologies, digitalisation and production ogy skills. This includes sectors which we half of India’s specially-abled are literate and of shopping sitting at home without trudging to the brick and mor- REGIONS. ONE HAS tar stores. What the regulators and the Government should realise is policymakers, researchers, think-tanks, innovators, processes and the failure to reinvent their rarely associate with technology, like agri- in employable age, a potential workforce skill-developers, financiers, NGOs and the youth to TO WATCH HOW competitiveness given the new sources of culture and textiles. It is also important to India could leverage with market-based that e-commerce is a reality and that it is also one among the enter- deliberate on the current situation, identify trends INDIA ADDRESSES competition and trade-wars. A concerted understand that upskilling on technology vocational training and appropriate roles. prises which offers jobs and at the same time helps a wide section and opportunities and seek the best recourse as the ALL THESE mix of technology influx, policy support is not only to save oneself from the discom- Addressing the socio-cultural challenges of the people, who do not have access to capital to set up physical way forward. One priority was to address the issues REQUIREMENTS and funding measures is needed to build fort of becoming redundant but to make that women face at homes, on the streets stores, to sell their goods through these online stores. surrounding the major employers of the workforce, their long-term competitiveness and cre- one competent to leverage newer oppor- and at the workplace could help reduce the There are benefits which far outweigh the negatives, though it i.e. agriculture and micro, small and medium enter- ate better outcomes through sustained tunities of business (and job) growth. We gender gap. is equally important that the Government formulates a policy which prises (MSMEs). The discourse on these sectors often business and job growth. That presuppos- not only need more people to devise inno- Several sectors hold promise to create benefits all the stakeholders in this space. For a long time now, the gets shadowed by the buzz surrounding start-ups and es their workforce is also made capable on vative technologies, we also need thinkers new jobs, provided the necessary policies, Government has been dragging its feet on coming out with a robust technology as the new engines of job growth; how- skills to leverage the new technologies. to devise how those innovations can help technologies and funding converge in time. e-commerce policy, or even a policy on online tech platforms like a ever, these two remain the mass employers. The debate on sustainability and cli- us redefine our target market, expand cus- In the near-term, there is a need to drive Swiggy or a Zomato or an Uber or an Ola. Most of the statements With net income growth from farming moving mate change is turning loud following the tomer base and markets. That means build- relevant skilling and education content that south — a minuscule growth of 0.44 per cent per increasing awareness of consumers and ing our critical thinking and analytical skills must be monitored, measured and backed from the Government are like knee-jerk reactions to certain situations. annum between 2011 and 2016 as per a NITI Aayog investors. Stakeholders are concerned as well. with appropriate apprenticeships, entrepre- However, the crux of the matter is that consumers are largely paper — coupled with chronic debt due to expen- how these risks impact businesses, A growing awareness among working neur-incubation or job functions so that happy with the speedy delivery that is ensured by these e-platforms sive chemical inputs and natural phenomena like economies, natural and social ecosystems, professionals to remain relevant and avoid the migration from skilling to relevant jobs and love the addictive discounts that the e-commerce giants offer. varying rainfall, floods and droughts, it is no surprise and that is driving a new category of jobs, layoffs is driving the demand for upskilling. occurs. That presupposes measures to On top of that, the Government needs foreign investment to grow a that sectoral employment declined by 27 million i.e. green jobs. Most of these did not exist Institutionalising upskilling programmes improve the nutritional status of our slowing economy. The takeaway for the anti-trust authority is that between 2012 and 2018. This is manifesting in mass till some time back, ergo their existing that are quick, low-cost and convenient for households, especially in the rural and peri- they can’t put up new restrictions on Amazon and Flipkart based on migration from rural regions, led by youth. While workforce migrated from other roles. all would depend on the employers’ ini- urban regions. One has to watch how India the seven per cent of a $1.2 trillion retail market that has gone online. the Government’s efforts to bridge the knowledge- That implies a demand for upskilling to fill tiatives and the strength of public-private addresses all these requirements. Without Major changes are afoot in the remaining 93 per cent of the indus- gaps of new farming methods and technologies with their knowledge gaps. New graduate partnerships. A frequent method of these investments in human capital devel- try that’s currently offline. Meanwhile consumers are waiting for the extension and technical training have been in the courses dedicated to these avenues are also upskilling are skill programmes by the opment, the going would only get tough. right direction, there is a need to devise a reverse- required. employers themselves. This may need part- (Labh is the CEO of GIF and a global churn that comes after JioMart goes live. Bezos, too, will be wait- migration strategy to bring back the youth to the Renewable energy, circular economy, nerships with state authorities to develop development expert and Aiyer is a consul- ing, that’s a certainty. farms. This can be done by incentivising low-cost, waste recycling, water treatment, sanita- content or recognised certifications. The tant with a leading business insights portal) The thin red line in Pak-Iran relations Since 1981, Pakistan’s relations with Iran have remained tense in contrast to their earlier warm ties. Yet not once have the two come close to fighting a war “Islamist” insurgency against Soviet according to Jacquelyn Davis, in and language had played during Baloch insurgents operating in the expand its circle of influence with the Saudi and American orbit. Pakistan troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s. By Anticipating a Nuclear Iran, many of Muslim rule in India between the 13th remote areas near the border could be power of the so-called “petrodollar.” It sent 40,000 soldiers to Saudi Arabia in the time Soviet troops left Afghanistan the Pakistani Shia support Iran’s post- and 19th centuries. But since the Shah’s eliminated. This way Iran also elimi- also started to outpace Iran in matters case the conflict spread to the king- in the late 1980s, the fallout of that war 1979 political and ideological set-up. Iran was known as “America’s police- nated the threat of the insurgency of providing economic aid to Pakistan, dom. A cultural consequence of this greatly impacted Pakistan, deepening Until the mid-1970s, Pakistan man in Asia”, it also tried to insulate spilling into Iran’s Baloch-majority which came with the condition of was the “Saudization” of Pakistan and sectarian fissures in the country and enjoyed a seamless relationship with Pakistan from the Left-leaning “Third- areas. Relations between the two adopting the Arab culture and faith as the steady erosion of Persian culture; aiding the mushrooming of religious Iran. In fact, Pakistan was closer to Iran Worldism” — an idea first formulat- countries began to somewhat recede prescribed by Saudi Arabia. after the 1979 revolution in Iran, it militancy and extremism, that even- than it was to Saudi Arabia. Iran, a ed by the charismatic Arab national- when the populist Government of ZA Iran’s Shia theocracy began to be began being seen as “Shia culture.” tually mutated and turned anti-state. modern pro-US monarchy, was one of ist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt Bhutto in Pakistan attempted to for- seen as a threat by the puritanical Saudi Ever since 1981, Pakistan’s rela- NADEEM Indeed, this must be on the minds of the first countries to recognise Pakistan and the “socialist” Indian PM mulate an international “Muslim bloc” political and religious establishment — tions with Iran have remained tense PARACHA the state and Government of Pakistan when it was formed in August 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru. Iran made sure that in 1974. The planned bloc also includ- especially when Iran initiated the and enigmatic. Iran has often accused he assassination of the contro- for them to declare their neutrality. But Also, the Shah of Iran became the first Pakistan remained firmly in the ed “enemies” of the Shah, especially rather unabashed export of its version Pakistan of backing radical anti-Iran versial Major General of Iran’s there is a lot more to Pakistan’s ambi- major foreign head of state to visit American orbit during the Cold War. “radical” Soviet-backed Arab regimes, of anti-Saudi and anti-US “political Sunni groups operating near the Pak- TIslamic Revolutionary Guard, guity in this context. And I use the Pakistan in 1950. The state of Pakistan admired such as Libya, Iraq, Syria, Algeria and Islam” to other Muslim countries. Iran border, and Pakistan has Qassem Soleimani, by the equally con- word ambiguity because relations During the 1965 Pakistan-India Iran’s economic and social moderni- the erstwhile South Yemen. Therefore, In the 1980s, Pakistan accepted expressed concern that anti-Pakistan troversial Government of US President between Iran and Pakistan have large- war, when the US had suspended all ty and tried to emulate it. In his essay, the Shah was the only major Muslim hefty financial and military aid from groups backed by India have been Donald Trump, has sent Pakistan ly remained abstruse, especially in the military aid to both India and Pakistan, Pakistan As A Factor in Indo-Iranian head of state to decline attending the the US and Saudi Arabia during the allowed by Iran to operate near the into a spin. A Minister in Prime last 40 years or so. Rand Corporation’s Iran sent nurses, medical supplies and Relations, for the December 1974 1974 Islamic Summit in Lahore, anti-Soviet insurgency in Afghanistan. same border. Yet, not once have the Minister Imran Khan’s Government 2014 study Iran’s Influence in 5,000 tonnes of petroleum to Pakistan. issue of The Indian Journal of Political organised by the Bhutto Government. This money was also used to form rad- two countries come close to fighting announced that Pakistan would side Afghanistan describes the relationship As an oil-rich country, Iran also Science, LK Choudhary wrote that, In 1977, the Bhutto regime was ical Sunni indoctrination outlets and a war against each other. Soleimani was with Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich king- between Pakistan and Iran as “a com- threatened to impose an embargo on during the 1971 Pakistan-India war, toppled in a reactionary military coup militant outfits to supplement Afghan understood by Islamabad as being an dom that is a firm American ally and plex mix of cooperation and peer rival- oil supplies to India. In the 2015 edi- Iran again sidestepped an arms embar- by General Zia-ul-Haq. So when the militant groups. But many such out- ‘anti-Pakistan hawk.’ Pakistan, having strongly opposed to Iran. However, the ry.” Iran is a Shia Muslim-majority tion of the journal International Affairs go on Pakistan and supplied it with Shah’s regime fell in 1979 and was fits eventually turned anti-Shia and frenzied borders with India and spokesperson of the Pakistan military’s country headed by a powerful Shia and Global Strategy, M Saqib Khan military equipment. The Times of replaced by a radical theocracy, thus anti-Iran. This saw Iran bankroll Afghanistan, and only recently man- Inter-Services Public Relations wing clergy, which came to power through writes that, to sidestep the US and India quoted the Shah as saying, Pakistan became the first country to militant Shia groups within Pakistan. aging to vanquish the extreme conse- and then Foreign Minister Shah a revolution in 1979. According to European arms embargo imposed on “Pakistan and Iran are like one soul in recognise the new Government. But The result was deadly violence, clash- quences of its participation in the anti- Mehmood Qureshi were quick to Andreas Rieck’s 2016 book The Shias India and Pakistan during the war, Iran two bodies.” the refreshed relations between the two es and riots between Saudi and Iranian Soviet Afghan insurgency, has wisely announce that the country would of Pakistan: An Assertive and bought 90 Sabre fighter jets from West In 1973, when a Baloch insur- countries, on the basis of Islam, soon proxies in Pakistan. decided to declare neutrality in the US- remain neutral in case hostilities Beleaguered Minority, Pakistan has a Germany and sent them to Pakistan. gency broke out in Balochistan, which began to nosedive from 1981 onwards. Even though Pakistan declared Iran conflict. More so, it has down- intensify between Iran and the US. significant Shia minority. Estimates Iran saw Pakistan as a modern shares a border with Iran, the Shah From the mid-1970s, Saudi neutrality during the Iran-Iraq war in played the fact that Soleimani was no Pakistan was a frontline proxy from 2018 suggest 20 to 25 per cent of extension of Persian culture in South provided lethal American-made com- Arabia, buoyed by increasing oil the 1980s, the Zia regime increasing- hero to Pakistan. State in the US and Saudi-funded Pakistan’s population is Shia. And Asia because of the role this culture bat helicopters to Pakistan so that prices, had begun to aggressively ly galvanised Pakistan towards the (Courtesy Dawn) VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 money 08

CAPSULE COHESIVE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD Davos readies for decade of delivery

PTI n DAVOS As top world leaders get ready In the letter, for the 50th WEF Annual Schwab said, Tea production will Meeting in this Swiss Alpine "The resort town, the Geneva-based increase only when organisation's founder Klaus opportunity and workers' quality of Schwab on Sunday urged all the need for life improves: ITA members and partners of the companies and Forum to commit to achieving investors to JALPAIPURI: The Indian Tea net-zero carbon emissions by Interim dividend Association (ITA) has said that 2050 or earlier. show leadership tea production will increase In letters sent to all WEF on climate only when the quality of life of members and partners, Schwab tea garden workers improves. underlined the need to put in change is more may figure in ITA vice-chairman Nayantara place concrete measures for a eminent than Palchoudhuri, addressing the cohesive and sustainable world. ever before." 142nd annual convention of The move comes just ahead the organisation's Dooars of the WEF's annual meeting, RBI's board meet branch in West Bengal's starting on Monday and expect- tutional investors with nearly Jalpaiguri district on Saturday, ed to be attended by more than USD 4 trillion under manage- PNS n NEW DELHI said a recent study has found 3,000 world leaders including ment has committed to transi- There would be at that many women tea workers top CEOs and political leaders tioning their portfolios to net- The issue of interim dividend least one board suffer from anaemia and steps including US President Donald zero emissions by 2050. may come up for discussion in meeting of RBI are being taken in this regard. Trump and German Chancellor Members of the alliance the next Reserve Bank board before this fiscal She also stressed on the need Angela Merkel. include some of the world's meeting as the government to provide sanitary napkins at The 50th annual meeting largest insurers and pension struggles to meet its ambitious comes to an end, affordable rates to women will have a theme of talism in the modern era. ment, business and finance challenge for businesses look- funds. The alliance is expect- fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per the issue of interim workers. Palchoudhuri said 'Stakeholders for a Cohesive The year 2020 also marks the leaders at the beginning of this ing to take action on climate is ed to offer an update on activ- cent amid revenue shortfall, dividend could be work is being done to upgrade and Sustainable World'. fifth anniversary of the Paris critical decade. the lack of a ities in a press conference dur- sources said. raised by the health facilities, especially In the letter, Schwab said, Agreement on climate change. A number of globally ing the WEF Annual Meeting. Government finances have for newborn babies and "The opportunity and the need However, the years since have initiatives are accepted stan- The Mission Possible come under pressure due to government lactating mothers. for companies and investors to been marked by under-per- expected to be dard of mea- Platform is a public-private moderation in revenue collection nominee directors ITA secretary general Arijit show leadership on climate formance at the government either launched or surement. The partnership aimed at helping and a slew of measures taken to in the meeting, Raha said steps are being change is more eminent than and business level in imple- advanced this 140-member industries that rely heavily on lift growth from over six-year- sources said taken to ensure that tea ever before." menting decarbonization poli- week in Davos International fossil fuels – such as aviation, low of 4.5 per cent in the second garden workers avail central He said committing to tack- cies. and these include Business maritime, trucking, chemicals quarter of the current fiscal. welfare schemes, their salary le the urgent issue of climate Schwab's request will form a ESG Community and iron and steel – transition As per the government's cial relief to the government, and bonus disbursement is change is also in line with the key element to discussions (Environmental, will meet this to a net-zero future. estimate, the country's GDP sources added. Reserve Bank digitised for which they have stakeholder imperative of the across each industry and social and governance) report- week to review and hopefully CEOs from these industries growth is seen dipping to an of India (RBI) follows July to Aadhaar cards, and owners 2020 Davos Manifesto, a doc- community group at the ing, net-zero asset owners' adopt proposals that could will meet in Davos to discuss 11-year low of 5 per cent in the June financial year. provide them with ument released by the Forum Annual Meeting, with the hope alliance, mission possible plat- move climate action further the technology, financing and current fiscal as compared to The RBI largely earns prof- accommodation, health, water in December outlining the of lending momentum to form and 1t.org. into the mainstream. policy interventions needed 6.8 per cent in 2018-19. its through its trading of cur- and education facilities. concept of stakeholder capi- ongoing efforts by govern- The WEF said a common Besides, a coalition of insti- for a low-carbon transition. There would be at least one rencies and government board meeting of RBI before bonds. Part of these earnings this fiscal comes to an end, the are set aside by the RBI for its issue of interim dividend could operational and contingency be raised by government nom- needs while the rest is trans- Centre for limiting duty-free inee directors in the meeting, ferred to the government in sources said. the form of dividend. However, the board meeting In the past, the govern- alcohol purchase to one bottle would be preceded by Finance ment has taken the route of Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking interim dividend from HCL Tech expects PNS n NEW DELHI rette from these shops. customary address to the cen- the RBI to balance its account. According to sources, there tral board of RBI to explain Last fiscal, the RBI paid Rs strong demand The Commerce Ministry has are countries that allow only vision of the Budget to be pre- 28,000 crore as interim divi- across sectors in recommended restricting pur- one litre of liquor to interna- sented on February 1. This tra- dend. During 2017-18, the coming quarters chase of tax-free alcohol to one tional passengers and the same ditional exercise takes places a government received Rs Air India unions bottle at duty-free shops as practice can be adopted in few days after the Budget pre- 10,000 crore as interim divi- NEW DELHI: IT services firm part of steps to reduce import India. sentation every year. dend from the central bank. HCL Technologies is betting of non-essential goods, This suggestion assumes According to sources, it has Last year in August, on strong demand across sources said. significance as the govern- been an exceptional year dur- Governor Shaktikanta Das- sectors, including to demand VRS The ministry has also rec- ment is looking at various ing which several extra-ordi- led RBI central board gave its manufacturing and retail, to ommended to its finance ways to curtail import of non- nary measures including slash- nod for transferring to the continue its growth counterpart that purchase of essential goods into the coun- ing corporate tax rate outside government a sum of Rs momentum in the coming in meeting today cigarette cartons at duty-free would be unveiled by Finance try to rein in trade deficit. Budget were announced 1,76,051 crore, comprising Rs quarters. The company, which shops should be prohibited, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman A duty-free shop is where putting government finances 1,23,414 crore of surplus for posted 15.5 per cent rise in PNS n MUMBAI they said. on February 1. an inbound international pas- under stress. the year 2018-19 and Rs revenue in the December The government is These recommendations are Currently inbound inter- senger can generally purchase If the RBI board agrees to 52,637 crore of excess provi- quarter, is also seeing strong Air India trade unions are planning to float part of proposals made by the national passengers are goods worth about Rs 50,000 interim dividend based on sions identified as per the growth in the European and US likely to demand a VRS pack- commerce ministry for the allowed to buy two litres of without paying any import their six-month performance, revised Economic Capital markets. "Our pipeline is very Expression of strong. And we're also pretty age at their second meeting forthcoming Budget, which alcohol and a carton of ciga- duty. it would provide some finan- Framework (ECF). with Minister of State for Civil Interest (EoI) for confident of the conversion selling its entire rates. As we speak, we're Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi on Monday. looking large deals. So overall, 100 per cent stake ‘Govt may go for I'm positive," HCL Technologies The minister is set to meet over a dozen Air India unions, in the loss-making President and CEO C flag carrier some Investment in equity auction of 100 Vijayakumar told PTI. He added including unrecognised ones, that sectors like manufacturing, on Monday for the second time next week fully explored retail and CPG (consumer time in a month over the air- packaged goods) look quite line's privatisation plans. MFs drops 41% in 2019 new blocks’ n strong. "On financial services, The government is planning government to keep the airline PNS NEW DELHI n we are a little bit cautious to float Expression of Interest afloat and sought employees PNS NEW DELHI because European banks...there (EoI) for selling its entire 100 per cooperation in carrying out Reliance outpaces Investors pumped in nearly Rs Experts, is still some decline in spends in cent stake in the loss-making flag the disinvestment process. industry in petrol, 75,000 crore in equity-orient- however, are of Union minister Pralhad Joshi some of our customers," he carrier some time next week. Puri had also told the ed mutual fund schemes in the view that on Sunday said the Centre said, adding that Europe overall At the first meeting on unions that he will call them diesel sales 2019, a sharp plunge of 41 per will stop the "substitutable is performing well for the January 2, the minister had again after the meeting of the cent from the preceding year, equity schemes import" of coal in the next n company. made it clear that privatisation ministerial panel on Air India PNS NEW DELHI mainly hit by extreme market will attract three to four years and can go was the only option before the disinvestment. volatility amid slowing eco- investor interest for auction of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) nomic growth. 100 fully has outpaced industry in clock- Experts, however, are of the this year as the explored ing double digit sales growth in view that equity schemes will market is blocks. petrol and diesel from its near- attract investor interest this expected to The ly 1,400-odd petrol pumps in year as the market is expected statement Trivitronn eyes over Rs 1,000-crHealthcare revenue Chairman and MD the third quarter ended to perform well. perform well assumes sig- PNS TRIVITRON GSK Velu told PTI. December 31, 2019. "While volatility in the mar- nificance in view Domestic medical devices At present, 60 per cent of In an investor presentation ket may continue for some India (Amfi) equity and equity- Mutual Fund chief Kailash of recent developments in the maker Trivitron Healthcare is the company's revenue come post announcing earnings more time going forward, we linked saving schemes (ELSS) Kulkarni said. sector where the government looking to clock revenue of over from India and 40 per cent is for October-December 2019, believe investors will want to attracted an inflow of Rs 74,870 The pace of inflows in equi- recently brought an ordi- Rs 1,000 crore in fiscal year 2022 the tenth facility in Patalganga international, he added. Reliance, operator of the benefit from this volatility and crore in 2019, much lower than ty funds tapered off towards the nance to amend laws to open as it expands the number of in Maharashtra. "Going forward, Africa is world's largest oil refining use it to create and growth their Rs 1.2 lakh crore seen in 2018. end of the year with the inflow up coal mining to firms other manufacturing facilities and The company is expecting to going to be one of the biggest complex, said it registered an wealth. As we expect industry In 2017, such schemes had in such schemes hitting a 41- than those in the steel and also eyes inorganic growth, a top close the current fiscal year areas of growth for the com- 11 per cent growth in diesel inflows to rise, we believe that witnessed an impressive inflow of month low of Rs 1,312 crore in power sectors, removing company official has said. with a revenue of around Rs pany. We are also looking at sales and 15 per cent growth all categories of mutual funds around Rs 1.33 lakh crore as com- November as investors did not restrictions on end-use of Trivitron Healthcare cur- 700 crore. both the US and China as key rate in petrol sales from its including equity funds to see a pared to Rs 51,000 crore in 2016. see the index returns in their the fuel. rently has nine manufacturing "We are looking at a revenue markets for growth this year 1,394 fuel retail outlets. steady rise in flows," said Equity schemes have seen a own funds. Besides, weakness facilities across five locations - of over Rs 1,000 crore for the and plan to have some kind of This is compared to indus- Ashwani Bhatia, MD and CEO little bit of a slowdown in in the mid and small-cap space - Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, fiscal year 2022. It will be manufacturing presence in try growth rate of 0.2 per cent at SBI Mutual Fund. 2019 as compared to the past dented the investor confidence, Ankara and Helsinki -- and is achieved through organic and both the countries in the cur- for diesel and 7.1 per cent for According to data with few years because of extreme- said Vidya Bala, co-founder of in the process of constructing inorganic growth," Trivitron rent calender year," he added. petrol. Association of Mutual funds in ly volatile markets, L&T Primeinvestor.in. Half of world economy dependent on nature: WEF study PTI n DAVOS industries could be signifi- moderately nature-dependent. cantly disrupted. Industries The industries are chemicals ‘No dearth of Flagging huge risks to the Such industries rely on either the highly dependent on nature and materials; aviation, travel economy from dangers of bio- direct extraction of resources from generate 15 per cent of global and tourism; real estate; min- money, plan to diversity loss and climate forests and oceans or the provision of GDP (USD 13 trillion), while ing and metals; supply chain change, a new WEF study on moderately dependent indus- and transport; and retail, con- spend Rs 5L cr Sunday said businesses are ecosystem services such as healthy tries generate 37 per cent (USD sumer goods and lifestyle. more than dependent on soils, clean water, pollination and a 31 trillion). In terms of global exposure, on infra’ nature with an estimated expo- This World Economic larger economies have the sure of USD 44 trillion or half stable climate Forum report, produced in highest absolute amounts of PNS n NAGPUR of the world GDP. collaboration with PwC UK, GDP in nature-dependent sec- Releasing the Nature Risk The report said USD 44 tril- depend most on nature. found that many industries tors: USD 2.7 trillion in China, Union Minister for Road Rising Report ahead of its 50th lion of economic value gener- Combined, their value is have significant “hidden USD 2.4 trillion in the Transport and Highways Annual Meeting, the World ation - over half the world's roughly twice the size of the dependencies” on nature in European Union and USD 2.1 Nitin Gadkari on Sunday Economic Forum said about 25 total GDP - is moderately or German economy. their supply chain and may be trillion in the United States. said his ministry planned to per cent of our assessed plant highly dependent on nature Such industries rely on either more at risk of disruption than “We need to reset the rela- spend Rs 5 lakh crore on and animal species are threat- and its services and, as a result, the direct extraction of expected. tionship between humans and infrastructure development ened by human actions, with a exposed to risks from nature resources from forests and For instance, there are six nature,” said Dominic this year. He was speaking at million species facing extinc- loss. oceans or the provision of industries which have less than Waughray, Managing Director the inaugural function of the tion, many within decades. An analysis of 163 industry and its services. Pollination, Construction (USD 4 tril- ecosystem services such as 15 per cent of their direct at the World Economic Forum. Diamond Jubilee celebrations China, the EU and the US sectors and their supply chains water quality and disease con- lion), agriculture (USD 2.5 healthy soils, clean water, pol- gross value added (GVA) that The report said damage to of Visvesvaraya National have the highest absolute eco- found that over half of the trol are three examples of the trillion) and food and bever- lination and a stable climate. is highly dependent on nature, nature from economic activity Institute of Technology nomic value in nature-depen- world's GDP is moderately or services an ecosystem can pro- ages (USD 1.4 trillion) are the As nature loses its capacity to yet over 50 per cent of their can no longer be considered an (VNIT) in Nagpur in dent industries. highly dependent on nature vide. three largest industries that provide such services, these supply chains' GVA is highly or ‘externality'. Maharashtra. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Monday January 20, 2020 Conquering peaks in7 continents: Life of Shailee

verest to Empowerment’ was an interactive ses- sion held with moun- Scaling mountains is definitely not for taineer Shailee Basnet in Hyderabad at the Hotel the weak-hearted and scaling the Mt e Radisson Blu on Saturday. Everest, however, is a different ball She spoke to 150 YFLO mem- bers about her experience game altogether. But mountaineer- climbing some of the tallest mountains on Earth, the chal- lenges she and her team- turned-comedian Shailee Basnet has mates faced and the lessons learnt. ‘Start from where not only scaled the world's tallest you are, work on your- self and keep your ego peak, but also conquered the tallest in check if you have a vision’, are some peaks in all continents, adding one of the many lessons Shailee feather after another to her skills, shared with the audi- ence. writes K RAMYA SREE Born in Kathmandu in Nepal, Shailee is a multi-faceted personality accomplished other goals such as Everest too has changed. “It used to who is a mountaineer, social becoming a motivational speaker and be the same 12 years ago too. What worker, motivational speaker, a stand-up comic. The 36-year-old talks has changed is that there are more stand-up comedian and a journal- at conventions, seminars and educa- photos of the traffic jams being taken ist. tional institutions and performs in and shared on social media, which was “Being one with nature was the most comedy shows across the world. not the case in the past,” she said. The number of deaths beautiful thing of scaling the Mt Since it is her first visit to the city, Not one to rest on her laurels, she Everest and was the biggest blessing I she said that she can’t wait to eat said that she is also planning to author that used to occur on the ever received,” Shailee said speaking to biryani. “I tasted it last night at the a book titled 7 Summits, 7 Challenges Mt Everest is same as the audience. hotel. Hyderabad is a nice city and I am and 7 Lessons. “I am looking for a good before. Mountaineering is a Many might just stay content with returning on February 20 to address the international publisher. The book climbing the world’s highest mountain Women Congress in the city,” she will be completed this year,” simple game of lungs and legs. being their greatest achievement, but shared. she shared. The success depends on how not for Shailee. Since her climb up the Speaking of scaling the Mount The number of people who have you train and manage these two Everest in May 2008, she’s reached even Everest, she said that while climbing scaled the Everest is shy of 6,000. “Of greater heights. After conquering the has become easy because of better this, only a handful of Nepali women organs Everest, Shailee set her sights on the resources and technology to predict have summited it. It was only in 1993, SHAILEE BASNET ‘Seven Summits’ across the continents weather accurately, the number of 40 years after Tenzing Norgay and MOUNTAINEER and formed a team with seven deaths hasn’t reduced. People are still Edmund Hillary scaled it the first time, women. Four-and-a-half-years later, dying. Mountaineering is a simple that a Nepali woman — Pasang Lhamu the team became the first women’s game of lungs and legs. The success Sherpa — scaled the Everest,” she my inspiration. My aim is to transform group to climb the highest peak on depends on how you train and man- added. lives of young girls rescued from flesh each continent. age these two organs,” Shailee said. “Junko Tabei was the first woman to trade. We want to help them live a dig- Between climbs, Shailee also Over the years, footfall on the summit the Everest in 1975 and she is nified life,” she said, signing off.

he hall echoed with which was incredible. “We don’t along with the rhythm of the the music of sever- detail the entirety of our set. We songs. “The concert was al instruments and allow ourselves to just go with extremely soothing and excit- musical segments at the flow. The only thing we ing, especially due to the fact t the HICC Novotel carry is the order of the pieces that the energy throughout the Nomads in search of soul as the Violin that we are supposed to per- programme was consistently Nomads performed their con- form.” changing. I found each piece to The performance of Violin Nomads in the city was a treat to the ears and cert. The Violin Nomads con- While the Western classical be emotive,” said Mrinalini, an sist of four performers Rupam portrayed the folk music cul- audience member, founder 6 Ghosh and Antoine Marhem ture of Germany, France, Yards Plus, a start-up on sarees. eyes alike. ANUSHKA PRADEEP writes about a melodious fusion between on the violins, and Eric Navet Romania and several other The concert was a blend of and Antoine Morino on multi- European countries, the Indian emotions — from mellow and Indian and European classical music the city witnessed over the weekend ple percussion instruments. set consisted of several ragas melancholy classicals of Middle The band has been touring the such as Shivaranjini and Raag Eastern music to tunes depict- world for a few years now and ing joy and festivities of this is their first performance in European folk festivals. Hyderabad. The concert was a “The best thing about the Speaking with The Pioneer, blend of emotions — Indian audience is that they are Rupam Ghosh delves into the extremely encouraging and formation and journey of the from mellow and kind. The attention and appl- band so far. “It was around melancholy ause we received from audience three years ago Antoine classicals of Middle here is extremely heartwarm- Marhem and I connected ing,” said Antoine Marhem, through Facebook. And eve- Eastern music to the lead violinist. ntually, thanks to the require- tunes depicting joy Regarding the future plans of ment of a percussionist, we wel- the group, he says, “In the comed Eric, who played the and festivities of future we look forward to per- xylophone, tambourine and European folk forming in the US.” “Hyderabad the matka tonight. We have was our first performance in been performing across Europe festivals India. The next cities lined up since 2016. And it was during are Chennai, Pune, Ahm- one of those tours that we ca- edabad, Delhi and Kolkata,” me across the very talented Charukeshi. A piece titled Ekhla says Rupam. Antoine Morino, an Iranian Cholo Re, performed as a trib- The event concluded with a musician from another band,” ute to Nobel laureate Rabind- birthday song for Antoine said Rupam, who is a student of ranath Tagore, stole the show whose birthday was on the renowned musician Ustad with the audience humming to weekend. The participants, Amjed Ali Khan. the tune. organisers, and the audience The concert displayed a The audiences were captivat- alike chimed in to offer warm fusion of Indian classical and ed by the rich blend of culture greetings. Western classical styles. The within music that the Violin The group performed nine most unique point of the con- Nomads offered them. The pieces in all. The performance cert was that while lots of pre- enthusiasm was visible as the was organised by Alliance planning goes into preparing audience rose to laud and Francaise in collaboration with groundwork for most such per- offered standing ovations at not the Hyderabad Literary Festival formances, the Violin Nomads just one but several musical which is scheduled to be held were improvising the music pieces at the concert. The audi- from January 24 to 26 at the on the spot as they played, ence at many times clapped Vidyaranya School. 10

Vijayawada Monday January 20, 2020 what’s brewing? Zoe Kravitz says she plans to bring ‘strong femininity' to Catwoman

ctor Zoe Kravitz says she intends And then of course Michelle Pfeiffer — her to channel the strong feminine performance has always been super inspiring traits of iconic DC character to me. It just felt iconic,” Kravitz said. Catwoman in her portrayal for the The actor said she is excited to dive in the Matt Reeves-directed The Batman. world of Kyle, who represents “really strong a Kravitz, best known for films femininity”. such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Fantastic “I think femininity represents power, and Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, will por- I think it’s a different kind of power than mas- tray Selina Kyle aka Catwoman in the culine power. That’s something that’s really movie which will see Robert Pattinson mak- interesting about Batman and Catwoman.” ing his debut as Bruce Wayne aka Batman. “I think Batman represents a very kind of Talking to Variety on the sidelines of masculine power, and Catwoman represents Television Critics Association’s winter press very feminine power, slightly more complicat- tour, the 31-year-old actor said looks up to ed, and softer, too. I like the idea that you can Michelle Pfeiffer, who portrayed character be soft, you can be gentle and still be very pow- in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, for inspi- erful and still be very dangerous,” Kravitz said. ration. The Batman will also feature Jeffrey Wright, “I think Catwoman is an iconic character. Paul Dano, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, and JUSTIN I was never into a lot of comic books, but John Turturro in pivotal roles. The film has that world was always really intriguing to me. a release date of June 25, 2021. — PTI BIEBER ‘ASKED Chris Hemsworth TO LEAVE’ to lead Nat Geo EXCLUSIVE docu-series Limitless ollywood star Chris Hemsworth will be turning into a GYM “human guinea pig” for National op singer Justin Bieber was report- h Geographic series edly asked to leave an exclusive Limitless. gym because singer Taylor Swift The docu-series, to be execu- wanted to train alone. tive produced by filmmaker Bieber and Swift have had beef Darren Aronofsky, was p in the past. The Blank Space hit- announced at the 2020 maker hit out at Bieber’s manager, Scooter Television Critics Association Braun, who’s the official owner of all of Swift’s press tour, reported masters of every album she’s made bar one, Entertainment Weekly. The sci- reports mirror.co.uk. Swift accused Braun of entific series will see Hemsworth “bullying”, with Bieber wading into the fray by undergo a number of challenges sharing a photograph of him on FaceTime call that will explore different ways with Braun and rapper Kanye West, caption- humans can live longer. ing it: “Taylor swift what up.” The show will then follow the Now it’s reported that Bieber, along with the 36-year-old actor as he discov- others at gym were told they needed to leave as ers how to live a healthier and Swift had made an appointment. smarter life by transforming himself through six physical and mental TMZ.com reported that Bieber’s entourage challenges around the world. insisted he stay and finish his workout — with Each episode will tackle a different technique that is to help extend it said Bieber was none the wiser that it was Swift human life — like regenerating damage, shocking the body, and super- who had booked it up. charging memory. A source told MailOnline that the Baby hit- “Basically, I was somehow convinced to volunteer myself as a human maker had arrived at the gym without an guinea pig and endure a series of mental and physical challenges across appointment, and that he was asked to leave the globe, all for the sake of science,” Hemsworth said in a statement. the gym “because they had other appoint- “We’re hoping to shed some light on new ideas and emerging sci- ments.” The source added: “It is a pri- ence with the focus on extending a healthy life span. Production starts vate gym so everyone has their own time soon, so wish me luck,” he added. slots.” —IANS The Avengers: Endgame star will also executive produce the show alongside Ben Grayson, Jane Root and Arif Nurmohamed of Nutopia, Matt Renner and Bengt Anderson. Ruth Shurman will serve as the showrunner. — IANS

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Vijayawada Monday January 20, 2020 tollywood Sarileru… and Ala… enter the Rs 100 cr club t has indeed turned out to be a blockbuster Sankranti. Releasing amid a day gap between, two of the anticipated films, Sarileru Neekevvaru and Ala Vaikunthapuramlo, have lived up to all the hype surrounding them and within a week surpassed the magical mark of Rs 100 crore. In the process, both films have emerged as personal career best for Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun revenue-wise. Till Saturday, the former's film has collected a share of Rs 112.03 crore, while the i latter's minted more than Rs 118. 1 crore. After a flying start, Mahesh's film slowed down con- siderably but the festive season helped it to pick up. On the other hand, there seems to be no stopping Arjun's film as it consolidated on its first two days momentum all throughout the week and emerged as a strong competitor to Mahesh's film, even establishing non-Baahubali records at most places. Besides some parts of the Telugu states, the film has amassed more than Sarileru Neekevvaru in the US, a region which is a stronghold of Mahesh. In all probability, going by the current trends Ala Vaikunthapuramlo will end up collecting more than Sarileru Neekevvaru in the days to come. Realising his film has potential to draw more footfalls, Bunny, who has attended a massive success event in Vizag on Sunday, will be promoting the film in Tirupati on January 24. He has lined up some events in Bengaluru and Kerala over the course of next 10 days. Mahesh, meanwhile, has decided to put a full stop to promotions. He has left the country with his family for a holiday. - NG JANHVI out Varalakshmi boards of Fighter, Allari Naresh's next ooks like Varalakshmi Sarath Kumar wants to strike a balance between Kollywood and Tollywood. After agreeing to be a part of Ravi Teja-starrer Krack, where she will be seen in a significant supporting role, the l Sarkar actress has signed on Allari Naresh's next with ANANYA in debutant director Vijay Kanakamedala, who assisted Harish Shankar for films like Mirapakay, Gabbar Singh and DJ. This would be the first time that she will be acting along with Puri Jagannadh has signed up Ananya Panday Naresh. She was attached to star alongside him in James Bond (2015) but the negotiations fell through. as the female face for Fighter starring Vijay A source close to the development tells us, "Varalakshmi will be seen in the second most important role after Naresh in the Deverakonda. NAGARAJ GOUD writes about the film. She won't have any songs alongside Naresh. The role will pave way for Telugu directors to consider her for strong char- acter roles in the future. Alongside her, director Vijay has also change in cast, shooting schedule and more got the nods of Praveen, Harish Uttaman, Devi Prasad and et to go to floors from delayed because of her dates. Priyadarshi for in other supporting roles." today, Puri Ananya was later given the To be launched today in Hyderabad, the untitled film is a con- Jagannadh's narration. She liked her char- cept-driven social drama where Naresh will be playing a com- Fighter with acter and the fact that the mon man. The film discusses an issue he faces and will not have Vijay film will give her a chance any resemblance to the kind of films he acted in the past. "In fact, s Deverakonda to work with Vijay there will not be a tinge of comedy at all. It will be a serious film has gone for a major Deverakonda. She didn't loaded with strong emotions," Vijay had said speaking to us some- change in terms of its have to think twice to say time back. Satish Vegesna, who has co-produced Okka female lead. Bollywood's yes. She is likely join the film Kshanam and Mosagallaku Mosagadu in the past, is producing current favourite, Janhvi in the second schedule. In the film under SV2 Entertainment. Major portions of the film Kapoor, who was tipped to be the interim, she will be taking will be shot in Hyderabad, beginning Monday. The first sched- the film's female face, is no some Telugu classes to perfect ule will go on for 25 days, post which the unit will take a break longer part of the project. her dialogues," chips in a source, of four to five days. The next schedule will witness the comple- Speculations about her participa- who adds that Mehbooba villain, tion of the shoot. Sri Charan Pakala has been roped in as the music tion in the film did rounds last Vishu Reddy, is onboard as well composer. - NG month but the makers chose for a negative role. not to deny it. Now we hear The first schedule of that her dates have turned Fighter will go on for near- out to be the stumbling ly 15 days in Mumbai, post block, preventing her to which Deverakonda will come onboard. With mul- shift attention to the pro- tiple Hindi projects in her motions of his next, World NABHA FEELS bag, she couldn't adjust her Famous Lover, which is date diary for the movie, scheduled for a Valentine's- leaving producers Karan Johar Day release. The actor, who has and Puri Jagannadh to consid- undergone mixed martial arts er other names. "Janhvi is like training in Thailand for a good ‘FORTUNATE'ith iSmart Shankar doing won- Karan's baby and he didn't want to push part of this month, is back in India. ders at the box-office upon her if she wasn't in a position to space out He will be seen as a martial arts expo- release last year, Nabha Natesh's time. He later proposed the name of Ananya nent in the film, an emotional career took off. No wonder she Panday, who he had introduced in Student action-drama to be shot admits that last year has been of the Year 2 last year. Puri and Charmme in Hindi and Telugu simultane- w the best of her career so far. were okay with it as long as the shoot isn't ously. "iSmart Shankar songs were played on a loop wherever I've been to post the release. The events where I've performed asked me to perform to the film's songs and say some dialogues from it," the actress, who played a Warangal girl Chandini in the film, gushes in excitement. RRR postponed Right now, Nabha is awaiting the release of Vi Anand's Disco to October? Raja, where she is paired opposite Mass ith Ram Charan recently clarifying that RRR will be sticking Maharaja Ravi Teja. She its scheduled July 30 release date, whispers about a probable is quick to inform that postponement due to the delay in shooting, have died down. her role is in complete con- However, since Saturday evening, buzz that the film's release trast to what she played in w has moved to October has gained significant momentum. iSmart Shankar. "I play Nabha, a National trade trackers like Taran Adarsh and Komal Natha bank employee who is independent and dropped hints about the same, while the makers chose to remain mum. is this generation's woman. She val- A little birdie tells us that chances of making to July 30 are also not ruled ues human emotions and takes care out at this juncture. But Rajamouli wants more time before he can make of the people around her. It's a role up his mind. "He is likely to wrap up the film by April-end but wants to close to my real life. The director devote major time on post-production and marketing, which is why he gave me the liberty to experiment doesn't want to rush things as of now. He will let his producer Danayya with my looks and acting," she states, know about his decision shortly. In all likelihood, a postponement is adding that as she has roots in the- around the corner," adds the source. atre she feels fortunate to have been Set in early 1920s, the film is a fictional story based on two real-life offered a wide variety of roles so heroes and freedom fighters -Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. early in her career. Tarak is playing the younger Bheem, with English actress Olivia Morris She is a big fan of Ravi Teja, paired alongside him, while Charan will be seen as younger Ramaraju, especially after Vikramarkudu, with Alia Bhatt as his love interest. The likes of Ajay Devgn, P. and believes the actor's comic Samuthirankani and Irish actors Alison Doody and Ray Stevenson are timing is on a different level alto- essaying significant roles. M.M. Keeravani is the film's composer. gether. "I was more than happy LAKSHMI TURNS that I was offered this film," she says, going on to explain that Ravi Teja doled out valuable advice to her on food and life. ENGLISH TEACHER "He doesn't have a negative bone in his body," she adds. ctor-producer Lakshmi Manchu, who supports many social causes, on Saturday vol- Into her third year in the unteered to be a guest English teacher. Taking time off from her schedule, she taught industry, she laments the English to Grade 5 students at a government primary school, Madhapur, to invite vol- fact that she didn't make unteer applications for Pega 'Teach for Change' Literacy Programme for the new aca- many friends. "After fin- demic year. ishing a film's schedule, a The Pega 'Teach for Change' Literacy Programme is a nationwide movement that I leave to Bengaluru works in collaboration with state governments, to develop literacy skills among primary school- mostly. I don't get to children. As part of the programme, committed individuals volunteer to teach at government meet many people," schools in their community. The volunteers are screened and trained before they are assigned points out the to a neighborhood school. The volunteers teach modules that are specially developed to enhance actress, who insists the speaking, reading, writing and listening skills of the students. An English-speaking environ- that she will be seen in ment is created in the classroom to help the students learn the language easily. a "never-before-kind "Lakshmi's commitment to the cause reflects that change can be realised anywhere. She is a of role" in Sai Tej- symbol of hope and inspiration to make a difference in improving education in India. We feel starrer Solo encouraged and supported in our endeavor to help these students get access to the quality of Brathuke So Better. education they deserve," Suman Reddy, Managing Director, Pegasystems India, said. - NG VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JANUARY 20, 2020 sport 12 Dominant India take series Rohit's DHAWAN TAKEN FOR SCAN, CALL ON hundred leads PARTICIPATION AFTER ASSESSMENT

Men in Blue to PTI n BENGALURU Dhawan was taken off cover region before hurting the field after he got inured his shoulder. 7 wickets win enior India opener in the fifth over of the game He then walked out and at the M Chinnaswamy was replaced by leg-spinner SShikhar Dhawan was Prithvi shaw celebrates after scoring fifty runs PTI over Aussies taken for an x-ray after he Stadium. Yuzvendra Chahal on the n hurt his left shoulder during “Shikhar Dhawan has field. PTI BENGALURU the series-deciding third gone for an x-ray. A call on The 34-year-old him being available for the Dhawan had not taken the ohit Sharma and Virat ODI against Australia here on Sunday. game will be taken once he field for the entire duration Shaw slams 150 as Ind Kohli paced a tricky is back and assessed,” the of the Australian innings in run chase with sublime A call on his participa- R tion in the match will be BCCI said. the second ODI after a Pat knocks as India wrapped the taken after further assess- The left-handed bats- Cummins bouncer hit him series 2-1 with a comfortable man had dived to save an on the rib cage while batting. A hand NZ XI defeat seven-wicket victory in the ment, the BCCI said in a n Trophy game against statement. Aaron Finch shot in the The series is levelled at 1-1. PTI LINCOLN (NEW decisive third ODI against ZEALAND) Karnataka cut short his run, Australia, here on Sunday. ruling him out of India A’s first Rohit (119 off 128) was did not need to, considering knock in the Australian again evident why they love rithvi Shaw slammed a 100- practice match here. due for a big score in the series the way his team got the job innings came from Marnus batting together. Pball 150 in India A’s 12-run Mayank Agarwal (32) and and he delivered in the all- done. Labuschagne (54 off 64). They both had stitched a victory over New Zealand XI Shaw stitched an 89-run open- important game for his 29th Rahul, who batted at three Australia won the toss for 96-run stand on Friday and in the second practice game ing stand but the former was ODI hundred. in Mumbai and five in Rajkot, the third time in a row but batted in a similar fashion, here on Sunday, coming back dismissed by pacer Andrew India had a point to prove came out to open alongside unlike the last game in Rajkot, rotating the strike regularly from an injury in the manner Hazeldine. against Australia, having lost Rohit. He began with a beau- opted to bat. and picking up an odd bound- that matched the hype around Skipper Shubman Gill (24), the home series to them in tiful punch on the off side but Kohli decided to go in ary enroute to their 127-run him. Suryakumar Yadav (26) and March last year. The 10-wick- lasted only 27 balls after with the winning combination partnership. Eyeing a return to the Ishan Kishan (14) alongside et drubbing in Mumbai did Australia took a successful of the last game even though Labuschagne, who made Indian senior team, the 20- Shaw kept the scoreboard tick- not deter India as they post- LBW review off Ashton Agar. Rishabh Pant was available for 46 in his first ODI innings year-old Shaw struck 22 fours ing, helping India reach 241 in ed emphatic victories in Rohit scored bulk of runs selection. during the Rajkot game but and two sixes during his blaz- 31 overs. Rajkot and here at the in their 69-run opening stand. It meant Rahul was the got out at the wrong time, ing knock at the Bert Sutcliffe After the dismissal of Shaw Chinnaswamy Stadium. Australia offered Rohit specialist wicketkeeper bats- went on to score a half-centu- Oval. in the beginning of the 35th Following Rohit's fall, plenty of loose balls to free his man for the second successive ry on this occasion. Shaw’s knock will certain- over, all-rounder Vijay Shankar Kohli (89 off 91) anchored the arms as he ended up smash- game. Alongside Smith, he ly excite the selectors as they stamped his authority with a 41- chase as India cantered to a ing six sixes and eight fours. Australia lost their in- looked set for a big knock pick the squad for the Test ball 58. the win in 47.3 overs. Shreyas His best hit came off Pat form openers - David Warner until a diving Kohli sent him series in New Zealand. Chasing 373, New Zealand Iyer remained unbeaten on 44 Cummins as he flicked the (3) and Aaron Finch (19) -- back with a stunning catch at The first Test will get suffered an early blow with off 35 balls. pacer for a spectacular six over rather early. Targeting the cover. underway on February 21 at opener Katene Clarke (1) The 137-run stand midwicket. off-stump channel initially, Jadeja, who got the ball to the Basin Reserve in Hamilton departing in the second over. between Rohit and Kohli Rohit also became the Shami induced an outside turn on a dry pitch, got his and the second match is sched- Josh Clarkson (14) soon fol- effectively won the game for third fastest to 9000 ODI edge from Warner's bat with second wicket of the over uled to be played at the Hagley lowed, leaving the home team India, who overhauled the runs while Kohli became the an away going delivery. when he had Mitchell Starc, Oval in Christchurch, starting struggling at 2-27. 287-run target with 15 balls to fastest batsman to score 5000 Smith was responsible for who was sent ahead of Alex February 29. Opener Jack Boyle (130) spare. runs as skipper. Finch's run out as he called his Carey, caught at deep mid- Batting first, India A were and Finn Allen (87) kept New Steve Smith's ninth ODI Earlier, India bounced skipper for a run before wicket. all out for an imposing 372 in Zealand in the fight before the hundred helped Australia back in the last 10 overs, changing his mind. Finch, Smith was going along 49.2 over before restricting hosts ran out of overs. score 286 for nine after Aaron conceding just 63 runs for five who is usually calm and com- nicely at the other end but the the home side to 360 for six to For India, right-arm medi- Finch opted to bat. Indian wickets. posed, was furious and used team needed another sub- register their second win of the um pacer Ishan Porel (2/39) and bowlers, led by Mohammad Smith (131 off 132) rose cuss words while walking stantial contribution to go tour. spinner Krunal Pandya (2/50) Shami (4/63), did well to to the occasion but did not get back to the dressing room. past 300. He shared 58 runs Shaw was in sparkling grabbed two wickets each. limit Australia to under 300. much support from the other By the first powerplay, for the fifth wicket with touch since returning from Having recovered from the Opener Shikhar Dhawan batsmen. Shami was brilliant Australia reached 56 for two Carey (35) but the latter his eight-month doping ban, injury, Shaw has straightaway did not come out to bat due in the death overs striking with Smith and Labuschagne departed when the innings but a shoulder injury on the set his sights on his immediate India's Rohit Sharma raises his bat to celebrate scoring a century AP to an injured shoulder and he thrice. The other substantial in the middle. It was once needed a move on. opening day of Mumbai’s Ranji goals, with a fine knock. De Kock falls; SA reeling Masvaure fifty helps Zim to solid start against SL

Brett Lee terms Rabada AFP n HARARE after he miscued a hook Angelo Mathews was ban as “ridiculous” off Suranga Lakmal. also included in an expe- rince Masvaure struck Zimbabwe captain rienced side. The two- MELBOURNE: Former Australia Phis maiden Test fifty Sean Williams elected Test tour was only fast bowler Brett Lee has termed while opening partner to bat first despite over- announced by the Sri ICC’s decision to ban South Kevin Kasuza approached a cast skies at the Harare Lankan cricket board Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada half-century on debut as Sports Club, where the earlier this week. for one Test for his aggressive Zimbabwe reached 108 for African nation are play- Zimbabwe were celebration against England in 1 at tea on the first day of ing their first home Test readmitted as an ICC Port Elizabeth as “ridiculous”. the first Test against Sri since 2017. member last October Rabada was banned for one Test Lanka in Harare. The hosts handed following a three-month by the International Cricket Masvaure, playing in debuts to three players suspension over political Council (ICC) for the way he his third Test, made 55 — opening batsman interference. celebrated the dismissal of before he was caught by Sri Kasuza, left-arm spinner The Sri Lanka games England captain Joe Root during Jos Buttler celebrates with Ollie Pope after taking a catch to dismiss Rassie van der Dussen AP Lanka captain Dimuth Ainsley Ndlovu and represent their first Tests the first day of the third Test at Karunaratne off the slow seam bowler Victor since a 1-1 series draw in Port Elizabeth on Thursday. pace to send Dean Elgar’s off Vernon Philander missed a drive left-arm bowling of Lasith Nyauchi — in their first Bangladesh in Slamming the ICC for the stump flying out of the ground against a full delivery which Embuldeniya. Test match in 14 months. November 2018. decision, Lee tweeted, “I before he had Zubayr Hamza swung in between bat and pad. Kasuza was unbeaten Fast bowler Lakmal Zimbabwe last played a understand that cricket needs to feeling for a ball outside his leg He was out for 27. on 48 following the after- returned for Sri Lanka, Test at home against be played in the spirit of the stump to present a catch to wick- Sam Curran uprooted noon session, having sur- having missed the entire the West Indies in game but to ban @KagisoRabada25 for a test etkeeper Jos Buttler. Quinton de Kock’s middle stump vived a dropped chance Pakistan series, while October 2017. match for over celebrating to me England captain Joe Root with the fifth ball of the next over is ridiculous.” struck a third blow for the with the left-hander missing an “I also know that he has pushed tourists when he trapped Pieter extravagant drive against a ball the boundaries before but come Malan leg before wicket in the angled in from the left-armed last over before tea, leaving bowler. Pollard’s four wickets in vain on! No swearing involved! Love England well-placed to take a 2- De Kock had not added to his passion. Don't agree @ICC,” n PTI 1 lead in the four-match series his overnight score of 63. PTI BASSETERRE another in a series of stoppages. ing dangerous opener Paul Stirling despite uncertain weather. Keshav Maharaj was bowled (SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS) Umpired eventually called the who was caught in the deep for just AFP n PORT ELIZABETH Following a lengthy delay on off a bottom edge when he tried game off as a no result. Ireland lead 17. Saturday, the players were off for to pull a ball from Broad before aptain Kieron Pollard produced the series 1-0 after their dramatic Stirling had smashed a 47-ball 95 ngland fast bowler Mark more than three hours, including Kagiso Rabada, who scored the Cthe best bowling spell by a West four-run win in the opener in in the first game. EWood came out after a the lunch break, on Sunday. only run in the collapse, hit a Indian in Twenty20 International Grenada on Wednesday. Ireland lost three wickets on the lengthy rain break and plunged England enforced the follow- simple catch to mid-off to give cricket on Saturday before rain forced The third and final game is also last three balls of their innings South Africa into trouble in their on after they needed only 28 balls Broad his third wicket. the second match of a three-game in St Kitts on Sunday. Saturday, two of them off run-outs as second innings on the fourth day to dismiss South Africa’s last Broad finished with three for series against Ireland to be aban- Pollard ripped the heart out of they desperately scrambled to get past of the third Test at St George’s four batsmen at the start of play. 30. Wood, bowling around the doned. the Irish middle order by removing 150. Park on Sunday. Stuart Broad took three wickets left-handed wicket, fired a fast Pollard took 4-25 as Ireland top scorer Gareth Delany, whose 44 The West Indies would have South Africa, forced to follow as South Africa added only one delivery through Elgar’s defences were limited to 147-9 in a clash included five sixes, skipper Andy been confident of chasing down the on after being bowled out for 209, run to their overnight total. with the eighth ball after the reduced to 19 overs a side. Balbirnie (36) as well Gary Wilson target although wary of their recent were 44 for three at tea, still 246 Armed with the second new resumption of play in the after- Set a rain-revised target of 152 to (five) and George Dockrell (two). record at St Kitts. runs short of making England bat ball, Broad struck with the fourth noon before following up with win, the West Indies reached 16-1 Fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell In 2019, they were bowled out for again. Wood used his extreme delivery of the morning when the wicket of Hamza. Kieron Pollard during practice session AP after 2.2 overs before rain caused also starred with two wickets, includ- just 45 and 71 against England. Aksh, Rinku give UP upper-hand against Mumbai PTI n MUMBAI opening day of the Ranji Trophy encounter. TIWARY PUT BENGAL IN COMMAND also gave a fine support with 86-ball 59 On a track where players half his age KALYANI (WB): Former skipper Manoj (8x4) as the duo put on 112 runs for the ttar Pradesh batsman Aksh Deep Nath were not able to cross 20-run mark, the for- Tiwary hit an unbeaten 156 and Shreevats fourth wicket. Ustuck an unbeaten hundred, which not mer India opener, who is a month shy from Goswami a combative 95 as Bengal recov- only pulled his side out of trouble but also being 42, scored 83 in his team's meagre ered from a shaky start to end the day one TN TAKE UPPERHAND gave them an upper hand, on the opening total of 179. of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match CHENNAI: A superb performance by day of their Elite Ranji Trophy Group B With ball jagging around all day in cold against Hyderabad at a commanding 366 bowlers R Ashwin and M Siddharth and a match against Mumbai here on Sunday. and windy conditions, former India U-19 for five, here on Sunday. ton by Abhinav Mukund gave Tamil Nadu Following an unbroken 137-run fifth- seamer Aditya Thakare (4/14) polished the Desperate for an outright win to keep the upperhand on the opening day of its wicket stand between Nath (115 not out off Delhi top-order in a five-over burst to their qualifying hopes alive, Bengal, who Ranji Trophy Group B match against 215 balls) andRinku Singh (71 not out off reduce the hosts to 41 for 4 at stumps. chose Kalyani over Eden Gardens, found the Railways here on Sunday. 134 balls; 7x4), UP ended the day at a decent The match is expected to get over inside going tough early on to be reduced to 60 Electing to bat, the visiting team fold- 281/4 after being 48/3 at one stage at the three days and Delhi will have to depend for three inside 15 overs. ed for 76 in 39.1 overs as the experienced Wankhede Stadium. on the pair of Nitish Rana (3 batting) and Opener A Raman fell for a duck in the Ashwin (4/26) and left-arm spinner Mumbai pacers Akash Parkar (2-67) Lalit Yadav (0 batting) to at least ensure a fifth ball of the day, edging Ravi Kiran (2/47) Siddharth (4/32) ran through the railways and Royston Dias (2 -48) initially dominat- respectable first innings total. behind the stumps after Bengal elected to batting order. ed proceeding but later Nath stuck a Thakare got the bowl to swing both bat. At stumps, the hosts were sitting pret- patient hundred to ensure Mumbai could ways as the likes of captain Dhruv Shorey Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran (12) ty putting up 236 for 4. not capitalise on the early advantage. was deceived by away movement and continued his poor run while debutant Kazi From 15 for no loss in the 8th over, Jonty Sidhu squared up by late swing. Saifi, who was drafted in after his stupen- the Railways batsmen came a cropper VIDARBHA TAKE CONTROL VS DELHI The day belonged to Jaffer, who showed dous show at the U-23 level, could not con- against Ashwin and Siddharth to be bun- New Delhi :Veteran Wasim Jaffer’s master- the technique to bat on a track where the vert his start to be dismissed for 27. dled out in the opening session of the class was a purists’ delight as Delhi's strat- trio of Ishant Sharma (3/45 in 14 overs), But it was Tiwary who showed a class game.It was a dismal display by the egy of preparing a result-oriented seaming Simarjeet Singh (4/39 in 16.5 overs) and act as he paced his innings beautifully to Railways batsmen as only three managed track boomeranged with defending cham- Kulwant Khejroliya (2/50 in 18 overs) made lead Bengal's recovery. to reach double figures with Saurabh Singh pions Vidarbha taking control on the life miserable for other players. Manoj Tiwari plays a shot during Ranji Trophy domestic cricket Tournament PTI Number five Anustup Majumdar (59) (22) being the top-scorer.