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Muslim woman Congress to ‘divorced' for 30 KILLED IN TWO MASS hold next hailing passage CWC meeting of talaq Bill on Aug 10 BANDA: Irked by his wife SHOOTINGS IN US PNS n NEW DELHI celebrating passage of the anti-triple talaq bill by the PNS n WASHINGTON/HOUSTON said the hospital was treating 11 The Congress Working Rajya Sabha, a Muslim man El Paso victims. Nine were in Committee will meet on allegedly gave her instant At least 30 people were killed critical but stable condition and August 10 amid a leadership triple talaq and expelled her and several others injured in two two were stable, he said. Patient crisis and finding Rahul from his house in Fatehpur separate mass shootings within ages ranged from 35 to 82. Gandhi's successor is likely to district near here, said police. 24 hours in the United States, The University Medical top the agenda when the "Mufeeda Khatun, a resi- the latest in a string of mass Centre of El Paso received 13 13 farm labourers party's top brass meets at the dent of Jigni village under shootings in America. patients, according to Ryan AICC headquarters here. Bindki police station cele- Ten people, including the Mielke, the hospital's The meeting comes after brated the successful passage shooter, were killed and at least spokesman. He said two minors, killed in road mishap several top party leaders such of the anti-triple talaq bill in 16 others injured on early including a two-year-old, were as Shashi Tharoor and Karan Rajya Sabha. This angered her Sunday in Dayton's Oregon dis- stabilized and transferred to El AVINASH DEEPAK PULI mangled auto, and then tried to Singh voiced concern over husband Shamsuddin who trict, a historic neighbourhood Paso Children's Hospital. Mielke n MAHABUBNAGAR extricate the bodies. All the four lack of clarity over the lead- expelled her from the house known for its nightclubs, bars, said the victims' conditions women sustained injuries. They ership issue. The party has on August 3 after giving hr art galleries and shops. "The ranged from minor injury to In a ghastly road mishap that were shifted to the also seen a series of deser- instant triple talaq," said shooter is deceased. There are 9 This CCTV image obtained by KTSM 9 news channel shows the gunman, fatal. The authorities identified has shaken the entire Mahabubnagar district hospital. tions by leaders from Bindki's Circle Officer others also deceased. At least 16 identified as Patrick Crusius the El Paso gunman as Patrick Koththapalli village of Midgil District police superintendent Karnataka and Maharashtra Abhishek Tiwari on Sunday. others went to area hospitals Crusius from an affluent Dallas revenue mandal, 13 farm Rema Rajeshwari visited the to the latest being that of The police have registered a with injuries," Dayton police suburb. He was taken into cus- labourers, 12 women and a spot and directed the local Rajya Sabha MP Sajay Sinh, case against Shamsuddin on said. The incident took place President Donald Trump condemned the tody after he surrendered to the man, were killed instanta- police to regulate traffic as by with several leaders citing a complaint by his wife. In her hours after a 21-year-old gun- El Paso attack as an ‘act of cowardice’ and police outside the Walmart neously and four others were then the villagers went berserk indecision and confusion complaint, Mufeeda said her man armed with an assault rifle store. The authorities said they injured when the autorickshaw upon seeing an ambulance that within the rank and file of the husband reached her home opened fire at a crowded said there could be no justification for the were investigating a manifesto in which they were travelling had arrived to shift the bodies. party after Gandhi's resigna- and "divorced" her instantly Walmart store in the southern killing of innocent people Crusius, who is white, may was hit by a speeding lorry at the They prevented shifting of the tion as a reason to quit. "It has pronouncing "talaq" thrice in border town of El Paso in Texas, have posted before the shooting, Midgil mandal headquarters bodies from the scene of offence been decided to hold the front of her parents. killing 20 people and wounding which described an attack in on Sunday evening. The auto and demanded payment of ex next Congress Working The Parliament on July 30, 26 others. "The ages and genders ing lot. Twenty people were innocent people. "I stand with response to "the Hispanic inva- was carrying the farm labour- gratia money to the next of kin Committee Meeting on had approved the bill that of all these people injured and killed and 26 others injured in everyone in this Country to sion of Texas." The manifesto is ers who were returning home of the deceased workers. Saturday, 10th of August, 11 makes instant triple talaq a killed are numerous in the age the shooting in El Paso, said condemn today's hateful act. filled with white nationalist lan- from the outskirts of The details of the victims are: AM at AICC," Congress gen- criminal offence, with the groups," El Paso Police Chief Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. "Texas There are no reasons or excus- guage and racist hatred toward Koththapalli village after paddy Salamma(50), Wadde eral secretary organisation Rajya Sabha passing the con- Greg Allen said. "The situation, grieves for the people of El es that will ever justify killing immigrants and Latinos, blam- transplantation work. The lorry Chennamma(50), Katike K C Venugopal tweeted. tentious legislation. needless to say, is a horrific one." Paso," Abbott told reporters. innocent people. Melania and I ing immigrants and first-gen- was proceeding to Kodad on the Balamani(45),Bandari The party had said last Lok Sabha had passed the For several minutes on Saturday "On a day that would have been send our heartfelt thoughts and eration Americans for taking highway and it was allegedly Yellamma(45),Ragula week that the CWC will meet Muslim Women (Protection morning, the packed Walmart a normal day for someone to prayers to the great people of away jobs. Citing a source famil- moving in high speed when it Shivaleela(40),Chandramma(45 after the current session of of Rights on Marriage) Bill store, where shoppers were busy leisurely go shopping, turned Texas," Trump tweeted. iar with the investigative process, hit the rear of the auto. As soon ),Bollepalli Parliament, that ends next last week. With the Rajya buying back to school stuff for into one of the most deadly days Marcelo Ebrard, the secretary the CNN said the FBI has as the lorry hit, the auto driver Venkatamma(45),Bichani Wednesday. The meeting Sabha also approving it, the their kids, filled with gun smoke in the history of Texas." President of foreign affairs of Mexico, said opened a domestic terrorism lost control over the vehicle (40),H.Venkatamma(35) all would be the first since practice of instant divorce by and the echo of gunfire. Footage Donald Trump condemned the six Mexican nationals were investigation into the shooting which was thrown on to the from Koththapalli village,and Gandhi had announced his Muslim men has been ren- shot on mobiles appeared to El Paso attack as an "act of cow- among the El Paso injured. to be worked concurrent to the road boundary. Sevya(30),Chandi(35),Sivajinaik decision to quit as party chief dered punishable with a jail show multiple bodies lying on ardice" and said there could be Victor Guerrero, a spokesman state investigation, with Texas Villagers rushed to the spot, (40) from Gogyathanda , a on May 25 after the Lok term of up to three years. the ground in the store's park- no justification for the killing of for Del Sol Medical Center, authorities taking the lead. rescued four women from the hamlet of Koththapalli. Sabha polls debacle. Kashmir has potential to blow NIT Srinagar students up into a regional crisis: Imran leave for home states l PNS n JAMMU night," said Amit Kumar, a stu- Pak PM says India violated international law, wants Trump to mediate dent from Bihar. PNS n ISLAMABAD Amid confusion and height- Kumar along with his other ened security across Jammu classmates were waiting for a Pakistan Prime Minister Imran and Kashmir, hundreds of train at Jammu Railway Khan on Sunday chaired a students from Srinagar's Station to return home. meeting of the National National Institute of "We don't know when the Security Committee to hold Shah holds Technology on Sunday left classes will resume. We have consultations with the coun- for their home states with been told to watch for a fresh try's top civil and military meeting with local administration coming notice and ensure our return Vilas Rikkala, the winner of the US $4.08 million Big Ticket raffle, with his family leadership over the sudden forward to facilitate their once the institute reopens," he spike in tensions with India. smooth journey. said. Khan called the meeting top security The students, hailing from Jammu South's Sub-divi- after the army alleged that different parts of the country, sional Magistrate Srikant TS farmer wins India used cluster bombs to officials reached the winter capital Balasaheeb Suse said around target the civilian population in PNS n NEW DELHI Jammu from Srinagar around 300 students from NIT Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. midnight, hoping to return to Srinagar have left by Madras The Indian Army on Home Minister Amit Shah on their institute early. Janta, Sri Shakti, Malwa and Rs 28 cr in Dubai lottery Saturday termed as "lies and Sunday held a meeting with "We were asked to get ready Hapa express trains. PNS n HYDERABAD to the report, Rikkala and his deceit" Pakistan's allegations the vexed issue during their top security officials and is on Saturday morning after a "The remaining 130 stu- wife do farm jobs in India and that Indian troops used cluster The NSC meeting meeting in Japan, evoking a believed to have discussed the notice by the management dents will be sent through An Indian farmer, who their annual earnings from till- bombs targeting civilians along was attended by sharp reaction from India prevailing situation in Jammu informed us that the classes Begam Pura express. The dis- returned home after failing to ing rice fields amount to about the Line of Control. Defence Minister which denied Modi making and Kashmir, officials said. have been suspended till fur- trict administration is coordi- find a job in Dubai, on Rs 3,00,000 (USD 4,306). The NSC meeting was Pervez Khattak, any such request. In another The hour-long meeting ther orders. We boarded buses nating with railway authorities Saturday ended up winning Rikkala had previously lived in attended by Defence Minister Foreign Minister tweet, Khan said the people of was attended by National arranged by the management for their safe return from over USD 4 million in raffle, Dubai and worked as a driver. Pervez Khattak, Foreign Kashmir "must be allowed to Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and reached here around mid- Jammu," Suse said. the tickets of which he bought An inhabitant of Jakranpalli Minister Shah Mehmood Shah Mehmood exercise their right to self- Union Home Secretary Rajiv with the money borrowed village in Nizamabad district, Qureshi, Army Chief General Qureshi, Army Chief determination according to Gauba and other senior offi- from his wife. Vilas Rikkala, Rikkala has two daughters. He Qamar Javed Bajwa and other General Qamar Javed UN SC resolutions." cials. The situation in Jammu who is presently in Hyderabad, has been buying raffle tickets top officials. Bajwa and other top "The only road to peace & and Kashmir is understood to was the winner of the Dh15 in the UAE for two years, In a series of tweets, Khan officials security in South Asia runs have been discussed in the million (USD 4.08 million) Big including the Dubai Shopping said that it's time for US through a peaceful & just set- meeting, an official said. Ticket raffle, the Gulf News Festival raffle tickets while he President Donald Trump to tlement of Kashmir," he tweet- However, what exactly reported. worked in the UAE. mediate on the Kashmir issue. forces, he said, adding that this ed. He also alleged that India transpired in the meeting is Rikkala left the UAE 45 days After his job efforts failed, "President Trump offered has the "potential to blow up was using "cluster munitions" not known immediately. ago at the end of his failed he borrowed Rs 20,000 from to mediate on Kashmir. This is into a regional crisis". and asked the UN Security Jammu and Kashmir has effort to hunt for a job in his wife and gave the money to the time to do so as situation Last month, Trump had Council to take note of this. been on the edge following Dubai. On Saturday, he was his friend Ravi, who works in deteriorates there and along made a stunning claim that Khan also condemned deployment of additional informed that he has won the Abu Dhabi. Ravi bought three the LOC with new aggressive Prime Minister Narendra alleged Indian attacks on the security forces in the state last huge prize money. According tickets under Rikkala's name. actions being taken" by Indian Modi asked him to mediate on civilian population. week. TODAY GODAVARI WATER DIVERSION TO SRISAILAM, NAGARJUNA SAGAR… ALMANAC Jr doctors in TS continue Month & Paksham: Shravana & Shukla Paksha Tithi : Panchami: 03:54 pm protest against NMC Bill TS, AP govts wary of higher costs, time factor Nakshatram: Hasta: 11:48 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start PNS n HYDERABAD L VENKAT RAM REDDY via Tupakulagudem. They l Preliminary study any important work) n HYDERABAD also estimated the expenditure Rahukalam: 07:35 am – 09:11 am Members of the Telangana suggests huge at Rs 77,815 crore, if Godavari Yamagandam: 10:46 am – 12:22 pm Junior Doctors Association The proposal of Chief financial burden on water is diverted to Srisailam (TJUDA) continued boycott Ministers of Telangana and Telugu states from Nagarjunasagar via Varjyam: 09:27 am – 10:56 am of elective duties and emer- Andhra Pradesh, K Dummugudem. Further, to Gulika: 01:57 pm - 03:33 pm gency services in the state on Chandrasekhar Rao and YS l Inevitable digging divert 1TMC of Godavari Good Time: (to start any Sunday to protest against the Jaganmohan Reddy respec- of tunnels could take water, it requires Rs 250 crore important work) National Medical Commission tion. It plans to wind up the tively, to divert Godavari water eight years to dig one-km tunnel and if the Amritakalam: 06:17 pm – 07:45 pm Bill. They said the agitation Medical Council of India and to the Krishna basin, made at l proposal of CMs to divert Abhijit Muhurtham: would continue till some sec- have in its place a National a joint meeting of the states Officials told to 4TMCs is taken into consider- 11:56 am – 12:47 pm tions in the Bill were amended. Medical Commission, a central held at Pragathi Bhavan in undertake further ation, it requires Rs 1,000 crore Three undergraduate students, authority responsible for regu- June, would cost a bomb. studies to cut costs, to dig one-km tunnel. HYDERABAD on indefinite hunger strike at lating medical education in the Regardless of the routes adopt- shorten timelines Even if two huge Tunnel Osmania Medical College here country. ed for diversion of water, it Boring machines (TBMs) are WEATHER from August 1, also continued Besides, the bill proposes a would impose heavy financial used to dig tunnels, it may take Forecast: Scattered Thunderstorms their fast. The doctors have common final-year MBBS burden on both the state gov- ing Godavari water to Srisailam arate estimates on project costs river and Rs 77,000 crore to three months' time just for one- Temp: 28/23 been keeping off emergency examination, to be known as ernments. Irrigation officials of and Nagarjuna Sagar projects and timelines. divert water to Srisailam from kilometre distance. This trans- Humidity: 85% services from Thursday and- the National Exit Test (NEXT), both the states, who made a in the Krishna basin, submit- As per the estimates put up Rampur river. lates to taking more than eight Sunrise: 05.56 elective duties from Wednesday. for admission to post-graduate preliminary study following ted a report on the cost and by Telangana officials, it The AP officials pegged the years' time to complete digging Sunset: 06.47 The bill, after its passage in medical courses and for the directions of respective time estimates for making this requires Rs 67,500 crore to expenditure at Rs 84,120 crore, of the tunnels. Current Weather Conditions Rajya Sabha on Thursday, has obtaining a licence to practise CMs on the possibility and proposal a reality. Both the divert Godavari to if Godavari water is diverted to Updated August 4, 2019 5:00 PM triggered a countrywide agita- medicine. financial implications of divert- states have come out with sep- Nagarjunasagar from Rampur Srisailam from Nagarjunasagar Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 hyderabad 02

he TSPSC (Telangana State the bosses were happy for while that Public Service Commission) these ladies would be good at cyber Thas been able to hire only a COURTING YOUTH WITH JOB MELAS crime detection given the technical small number of youths in jobs and knowledge they gained in college. falling far short of the job demand Aroori Ramesh, however, has been even convey things to their own TRS and BJP usually don't take been in constant touch with bureau- But to their dismay, two of the smart in the government sector, and so more ingenious given that at stake seniors and bosses through the REPORTERS’ kindly to interference of the public. crats of the respective departments. women, who were made members elected representatives have had to is a vast prospective voter base of media, instead of speaking direct- At heart of the issue, however, is the More so because the Chief Minister of Shakti team, shot a TikTok video chip in to keep with their own youths. Ramesh quickly arranged ly with them. That's what happens D ARY fact that excess control can lead to had given them homework related clip imitating a comedy show that efforts to keep the young electorate for a coaching centre - with board- at Gandhi Bhavan press meets time the severe curbs on liberty. to on-going works. Hence, the went viral. The new boss of the city in good humour. MLAs are gath- ing facility, no less -- to help TSPSC and again. On Saturday, senior Constraining the right to free ministers may be away from the police RP Meena wasn't impressed ering resources to hold job melas for exam aspirants prepare for one leader V Hanumantha Rao made a speech and the right to access Capital, but they are monitoring the by their act; he shelved the entire unemployed youths in their seg- entire month. It is no secret that 35 request to TPCC chief N Uttam information by amending the RTI developments and have asked Shakti team. Meena has now decid- ments in Telangana. They are try- per cent of the voters belong to the Kumar Reddy at a press meet to Kumar himself, VH said: "Uttam Act may have done just that. Heads of Departments to note ed to restructure the entire team ing to get multinational IT compa- 21-38 years age group, and politi- start a mass agitation against the Gaaru, didn't you hear what I said? down representations made by vis- and train the members afresh to nies operating in Hyderabad and cians can help their cause if they Hazipur rape issue and take it up as Holiday when boss is on leave? itors from various parts of the take the police job more seriously. corporate groups from all over the have this youthful segment on stridently as the protests against the Controlling info, curbing liberty The AP Secretariat slipped into hol- state. Many visitors from far-off Surprisingly, the two smart police country to participate in the job their side. Unnao rape case, which has caught TRS backed the BJP over the Right iday mood as soon as Chief places in AP, however, are left con- women showed no signs of regret. fairs. So far 12 MLAs from rural national attention. VH may have to Information (RTI) Amendment Minister Jaganmohan Reddy went fused about how to submit their They reportedly told a woman Telangana districts have successfully Cong messaging via media thought that the message would Bill in Rajya Sabha. Is it that both, on a foreign tour. Barring two or Spandana requests as CM's resi- journalist recently that there was no held melas, attracting about 5,000 Congress leaders are in the habit of reach Uttam Kumar far quickly via the state and the central govern- three ministers, the rest of them dence is far from the Secretariat. harm if police women had little fun. unemployed youths each. The par- using the media to not just criticise the media than speaking to him ment are aiming to hollow out all took off for their native con- They are being guided by security Such things were common in the ticipating companies are obvious- their opponents but also individu- over phone. Uttam is currently in credible oversight mechanisms and stituencies for a break. However, personnel to the CM's residence. developed countries, they claimed, ly not hiring all of the - shortlisting als from their own party. This is Delhi to attend Lok Sabha sessions. pave way for absolute authoritari- government work can't stop like to justify their actions. aspirants instead and sending out where they are different from other VH is certain that this method can anism? The Bill has been amended that. To keep thing going, ministers TikTok cops (P V Kondal Rao, Kolishetty offers to about 100-odd that make parties which also seek media cov- indeed work. So when a scribe without much public consultation for Home, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, When couple BTech women Venkateshwarlu, Mayank Tiwari, the cut. Wardhannapet MLA erage. Congress men sometimes asked him why he didn't call up and in the House because of both Agriculture and Industries have graduates joined the police force, Patri Vasudevan, KMP Patnaik) Will civic polls determine ‘alternative' to TRS? Ayodya Reddy appointed l Tally of seats to ‘settle' rival claims of Congress and BJP TPCC media coordinator PNS n HYDERABAD going round the state. On the people would not encourage PNS n HYDERABAD contrary, BJP has intensified its According to communal forces. However, If everything goes fine, the out- activities across the state. It is political experts, Congress is not able to stop its The Telangana Pradesh come of the upcoming elections levelling serious allegations leaders from quitting the party. Congress Committee (TPCC) to urban local bodies would against the ruling TRS. The BJP the municipal While senior leaders like DK Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy determine who among Cong is stating that it will come to elections could be Aruna, Ponguleti Sudhakar has appointed journalist and BJP can hope to position power in Telangana in the next a boon to BJP as it Reddy and others quit before the turned politician Boreddy themselves as an alternative to elections. Lok Sabha elections, recently Ayodya Reddy as a TPCC the ruling TRS in Telangana. Political analysts say the is believed to be Munugodu MLA Komatireddy media co-ordinator and state As things stand, both upcoming municipal polls Nizamabad, Karimnagar and very strong in urban Rajagopal Reddy announced official spokesperson. Congress and BJP of Telangana would be a good chance for Secunderabad — in the recent areas. that he would join BJP. He has On Sunday, Uttam Kumar are claiming:"We are an alter- both Congress and BJP to prove Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has been waiting for 'suspension' or Reddy issued orders in this native party to the ruling TRS". their mettle and stand as an been saying that it is only a 'start' 'expulsion' as punishment from regard. Ayodya Reddy However, the grand old party is alternative party to TRS in the but not end for the party. BJP a boon to BJP as it is believed to Congress to avoid being dis- received appointment orders not putting its efforts to stand as future. leaders at all levels are saying be very strong in urban areas. qualified. Many chiefs of DCCs from the hands of Uttam an alternative to the ruling The BJP is confidently mov- that it would decimate the TPCC chief N Uttam Kumar are also contemplating to join Kumar Reddy. party, when compared to BJP. ing ahead and has been inviting Congress and TTDP in Reddy himself gone on record BJP at an appropriate time, Ayodya Reddy worked as a The Congress leaders are most- national and state leaders to par- Telangana by attracting leaders that BJP is an 'urban- oriented' sources claimed. Besides, there journalist in various Telugu ly confined to issuing state- ticipate in meetings held at from those parties. party and it would not show its is no unity among Congress newspapers-Prajashakthi, ments and that too in Gandhi remote areas. After winning 4 According to political experts, impact in rural areas. leaders. The party needs strong Andhra Jyothy and Sakshi Bhavan. They are not seriously MP seats -- Adilabad, the municipal elections could be He also stated that Telangana leadership. for the last two decades. On the occasion, Ayodya Reddy said that he will strive TPCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy handing over appointment orders to to take the party policies and Ayodya Reddy Krishnaiah ideals to the people exten- Gold remains firm in higher brackets sively. He said that he will responsibilities entrusted to ers for extending their sup- PNS n HYDERABAD firm and closed at marginally week of the current month, denies links serve the party with obedi- him. He thanked Uttam port in getting the position in Silver remained higher levels, when compared while the second consign- ence and faithfully to the Kumar Reddy and other lead- Congress. Mainly two factors dominated with the previous week. ment of 5,000 tons of these the market sentiment during unchanged and Standard gold (24 carats) appre- pulses is likely to reach by with Nayeem the week ended Saturday. First, closed at $ ciated by Rs.400 and closed at September end. This measure PNS n HYDERABAD the 12th round of US-China 16.31 (per Rs.35,460 (per 10 gms) . will go a long way in easing 1.3 lakh netted talks to end the logjam in trad- ounce). Ornamental gold too, moved up the prices of these common National Backward Classes' ing relations between these in tandem and was quoted in pulses, particularly during Welfare Association president Abolish SC, ST Atrocity Act as fines for countries ended without any Platinum and the range of Rs.33,640 - 33,740 the upcoming Dassera and R Krishnaiah has denied hav- positive result; and, second, the palladium on the closing day. Silver Diwali festivals. ing had any links whatsoever unemployment rate in the US (0.999), too, appreciated by Rs. During the week, common with the slain gangster smoking in public followed suit, or apply it to all castes: OCs n remained unchanged at June- 150 and closed at Rs.41,300 (per pulses such as tuar dal, Nayeem. PNS HYDERABAD end level of 3.7 per cent. and closed at kg).The sentiment in gold and moong dal, urad dal and At a media conference here PNS n HYDERABAD pointed out. Therefore, gold remained firm Rs.25,650 (per silver is likely to remain mod- masoor dal remained steady on Saturday, the BC leader This Act had become a seri- According to the Union in higher brackets and closed at 10 gms) and Rs. erate during a couple of weeks at the previous week's closing sought to clarify that he had Leaders of Other Castes (OCs) ous problem to other castes, the Ministry of Health and Family US $ 1,443.06 (per ounce) from now. levels so also edible oils and only sided with Nayeem's vic- or Upper Castes have demand- leaders said. The Act was Welfare, in 2018-19 a sum of Rs while silver, remained 31,604 (per 10 Vanaspati. The prices of com- tims. He had already revealed ed that the Centre should abol- intended to remove inequali- 3.51 crore was collected as unchanged and closed at $ gms) COMMODITIES mon vegetables eased fur- everything that he had known ish the Scheduled Caste and ties, but selfish persons had fines under the Cigarette and 16.31 (per ounce). Platinum respectively The sentiment in principal ther considerably during the about Nayeem to officials. The Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of been using it for troubling Other Tobacco Product and palladium followed wholesale commodity mar- week. Common vegetables officials let go many persons Atrocities) Act, 1989 or apply people belonging to other (COTPA) Act, 2003 across suit and closed at kets in the twin cities was such as cabbage, cauliflower, who had ties with the late gang- the law to all castes. In this castes, the leaders mentioned in India, and merely Rs 1.39 lakh Rs.25,650 (per 10 gms) foreign currencies' moderate. Rythu Bazars and ribbed guard, snake guard, ster, he claimed. Krishnaiah connection, leaders of OCs a note. Only 5 percent of cases was collected from 927 viola- and Rs. 31,604 (per 10 exchange rates the various commodity mar- lady fingers, cucumber, pota- condemned the police for nam- would stage a dharna at Jantar registered under the Act were tors in Telangana. Reports sug- gms) respectively. were: US $: kets located in Begum Bazar, toes, onions, tomatoes and ing him in the charge-sheet Mantar, Delhi on August 9th. genuine, while the rest were gest that Rs 1, 39,100 was col- Other economic Rs.69.80, British Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, French beans along with filed against the gangster and Leaders of OC Sangarshana founded on falsehood, they lected as fines from public parameters, Pound: Rs. Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam other leafy vegetables record- described it as a ploy to prevent Samithi, OC Vidyarthi lamented. smokers in 2018-19 in except Brent 84.89, Euro: Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, ed a decline in prices in the him from raising his voice in Federation, OC Udyogula The Act was not serving any Telangana State for violating and Crude oil, WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW Rs. 77.69, Kukatpally, Bowenpally, range of 20 per cent to 40 per support of BCs. He demand- Sangam from both Telugu purpose, but dividing people, COTPA Violations. Chief moved north- Singapore General Bazar witnessed cent due to the increased ed the state government to dis- states are getting ready to make they said. The leaders said Secretary SK Joshi recently ward. Brent closed at US$ 61. $: Rs.50.71, Canadian $: moderate business. supplies. tribute the money found at the dharna in a big way. They they had been spearheading a directed officials to put up 'No 31 (per barrel) while Crude oil Rs.52.88, Swiss Franc: Rs.71.15, To cope with the increase In Hyderabad, the NECC Nayeem's residence among alleged that the SC, ST Atrocity movement on behalf of victims Smoking Zone' signboards at was quoted at Rs. 3,892 (per Australian $: Rs.47.50, Saudi in festival demand, the gov- wholesale egg-price appreci- victims. The officials had been Act had become a 'gift' for the of this Act since May 7, 2019. public places during a review barrel). Gold MCX stood at Rial : Rs. 18.76 and UAE Rial : ernment permitted import ated by Rs.21 and closed at doing precious little in the castes under the law and a The leaders called upon the vic- on COTPA. He wanted the Rs.35,550 (per 10 gms) and Rs.19.17. of Tuar and Urad daal. The Rs.326 (per 100). The highest case, except for threatening 'bane' for other castes. Not tims of cases booked under this signboards on the premises of Silver MCX at Rs.41,302 (per At home, due to incessant first consignment of 20,000 price of Rs.378 was recorded those who had taken up the only people belonging to upper Act to unite against Act and educational institutions, places kg). Sensex and Nifty 50 closed rains in Hyderabad, trading tons of Tuar Daal and 30,000 at Mumbai while Barwala cause of the BCs, he said. He castes, but also those of other push the state and central gov- of worship, markets, bus stands, at 37,118.22 and 10,997.35 was dull. However, both the yel- tons of Urad Daal is expect- closed at the lowest price of demanded that the gangster's castes were becoming scape- ernments to abolish the Act or railway stations and cinema points respectively. Leading low and white metals remained ed to arrive in the second Rs.315on the closing day. diary be made public. goats due to this Act, they apply it to all castes. halls. ‘Ram, Ram’ to mediation: Ayodhya issue back to square one! HC UPADHYAY parties to the legal battle have Chief Justice of India has per- been fast changing. of the case has no retrospective n HYDERABAD pledged their commitment to mitted the CBI to lodge an FIR Accountability and trans- application, the division bench sincerely abide by the apex The nation has been anxiously looking forward to against Justice S.N Shukla, a parency are the beacon lights comprising Justice Uday With the three-member apex court's verdict. And indeed, if the final verdict on the temple issue. Happily the sitting judge of the Allahabad of good governance and judi- Umesh Lalit and Justice Vineet court-appointed mediation that happens, India will be able High Court, Lucknow bench ciary cannot be an exception. Saran set at rest the confusion panel washing off its hands on to hold its head high in the parties to the legal battle have pledged their on the charges of corruption True, independence of judi- about the matter after 2018 the issue of construction of comity of nations. commitment to sincerely abide by the apex court's and malpractices. ciary largely depends upon the amendment to the NI Act. Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya The CJI has taken this decision statutory protection provided Now, with this clarification by mutual consent, the COURT MAY TAKE VOICE verdict. And indeed, if that happens, India will be in view of the apex court's ver- to the judges and other judi- by the apex court, it has decades-old contentious legal dict in K. Veeraswami vs. cial officers, but it does not become clear that the Section issue has finally come back to SAMPLES SANS CONSENT able to hold its head high in the comity of nations. Union of India & Ors, 1991 mean that they should be 143 A shall apply only to the the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in an SCC (3) 655 wherein the court accorded total immunity in all cases filed after 2018 amend- Now the highest court will important judgement deliv- held that an FIR against a sit- circumstances. The present ment and not to those filed take up the day-to-day hearing ered on July 26 has held that ordering the accused to give of Criminal Banerjee, dismissed a special ting Supreme Court or High law called, Judges Enquiry before. The appeal in G.J Raja of the matter and will deter- a magistrate can direct an his voice samples for investi- Procedure 1973 did leave petition No. 6005/2019 Court judge could not be Act, is a toothless law as an Vs. Tejraj Surana was filed mine the long-pending case accused to provide his voice gation by the judicial magis- not preclude the in Shome Nikhil Danani Vs. lodged without first showing enquiry against a sitting Judge, against a Madras High Court within the shortest possible samples for investigation even trate, it would be better to respondent from Tanya Banon Danani case. the evidence to the CJI and hardly results in any punitive order on the issue. time. In fact, referring the without his consent. insert a new provision seeking Earlier, in Juveria Abdul Majid seeking his permission. Since action. Therefore, it is high matter to the mediation at A larger bench of three-judges into the Cr.P.C by appropri- Khan Patni vs. Atif Iqbal this judgement, no investi- time to streamline this Act and LAWMAKERS DO such a belated time itself was headed by the Chief Justice bringing in an amend- ate reliefs Masoori case (2014), the apex gating agency has probed the also the impeachment process looked at with suspicion as, Ranjan Gogoi, while setting at ment to the Cr.P.C. In under the court held that monetary relief conduct of a sitting judge of by parliament to bridle the EXCELLENT WORK! due to the well-pronounced rest the split verdict of 2012 by fact, Art.142 (1) too, Protection of as stipulated under Section 20 higher judiciary and this is the corrupt and characterless ele- In a praise-worthy manner, public stands of the litigant a two-judge bench in Ritesh speaks about this and Women from of the DV Act is different from first case of its kind. ments in the judiciary. Parliament passed several parties, it was quite clear that Sinha vs State of UP, held that, expects the parliament LEGAL Domestic Violence maintenance, which can be in Earlier, a Preliminary Enquiry important laws during the week. no amicable solution could be in the absence of specific pow- to make necessary law to ROUNDUP Act, 2005. Hence, addition to an order of main- against Justice Shukla was SECTION 143A OF NI ACT Their sincerity was evident from arrived at. Thus, the whole ers in the Code of Criminal fall in line with the apex we decline to enter- tenance under Section 125 of ordered by the former CJI APPLICABLE the fact that Parliament extend- exercise of mediation has Procedure, the inherent pow- court's judgement. tain the special leave Cr.P.C or any other law. Deepak Misra on receiving a ed its sitting times and deliber- proved to be futile. ers under Article 142 of the petition under Article 136 of complaint from UP Advocate PROSPECTIVELY :SC ated the Bills. Among the Bills RELIEFS UNDER DVC, Hope, this would be the 'final' Constitution should be the Constitution," observing so CJI PERMITS CBI TO General alleging serious mis- Stating that Section 143 A of passed are Amendments to round of litigation. The nation invoked to confer such power ADDITIONAL TO a division bench of the conduct. the Negotiable Instruments POCSO Act, National Medical has been anxiously looking on the Magistrate. MAINTENANCE UNDER CR.P.C Supreme Court comprising LODGE FIR AGAINST With the changing times, the Act on the payment of interim Commission Bill and Insolvency forward to the final verdict on However, in the absence of any "..the mere passing of an order Justice Dhananjaya Y. SITTING HC JUDGE colonial mentality of our compensation to the com- and Bankruptcy Code the temple issue. Happily the specific provision in Cr.P.C for under Section 125 of the Code Chadrachud and Justice Indira In an unprecedented case, the administrators and rulers has plainant during the pendency Amendment Bill.

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RIME CORNER Hussain Sagar is brimming at 513 metres Two held for forging land documents he Commissioner's Task n FEAR OF FLOOD LOOMS IN AREAS CLOSE TO LAKE; WATER LEVEL JUST ONE METRE BELOW FULL TANK CAPACITY TForce (East) team on Sunday nabbed two persons allegedly involved in preparing fake land registration documents and Rain-battered roads bare 4,000 potholes duping public. The officials seized old non-judicial stamp PNS n HYDERABAD papers, rubber stamps and other material from them. The last few days of rain in the Following a tip-off, police city has brought to the fore nabbed accused Kranti Suresh 4,000 potholes on as many as Kumar, 62, of Alwal and Mohd 987 road stretches in the city. Ali, 40, of Secunderabad. One Preliminary surveys conduct- of their associate Satish, 40 is ed by GHMC engineering offi- absconding. Additional Deputy cers show that 987 roads were Commissioner of Police, S severely damaged by heavy Chaitanya Kumar, said Suresh rains in the city over the last and Mohd Ali are licensed stamp vendors and sell non- few days creating thousands of judicial stamp papers near the potholes. These will be repaired Secunderabad court. Police at a cost of Rs 50 crore which said the duo purchased old the GHMC has granted as non-judicial stamp papers from immediate relief. An addition- one Satish and sold it to the al Rs 3 crore have been allo- public. The buyers were mostly cated for damaged stretches on real estate brokers, who would the SRDP project roads. The GHMC will procure create fake documents for n property using the old non- PNS HYDERABAD 2,000 shellac bags to fix the bro- judicial stamp papers and Authorities are concerned about safety ken roads. It currently has only approach courts to harass Hussain Sagar lake has swelled in low-lying areas of Domalguda, 1,000 bags. The Hyderabad genuine property owners. with water in the ensuing rains, Road Development GHMC Commissioner Dana Kishore inspects a damaged road in the city and may even breach its banks Ashok Nagar and Himayatnagar which Corporation (HRDC) has also and flood the areas close to it. could face flooding identified 236 spots where holes within two days. Senior the respective GHMC officials Planning officers to carry out Man hangs himself The water level in the Hussain roads maintained by it have officials and members of the to ensure that the roads are inspections to determine the Sagar was measured at alarm- been damaged. vigilance department need to restored by contractors. strength of old buildings and after financial distress ingly high of 513.37 meters on ing. He directed vigilance offi- could face flooding. Commissioner Dana carry out inspections before Dana Kishore inspected school buildings in the city. n unemployed man hanged Sunday. Its full capacity is cials to keep an eye on rising According to officials, rain- Kishore ordered officials to fixing the potholes. The repairs damaged roads in various Meanwhile, the disaster Ahimself at his residence in about 514 metres. levels of the lake. water flowing through the take up the repairs on a war- of the 600 km road carried out parts of the city in the morn- response crews removed sev- Chandrayangutta on Sunday. He With the increase in its Authorities are concerned inlets of Kukatpally, Malkapur, footing. The 150 monsoon under periodic preventive ing, and ordered officials to eral large trees that has fallen on was finding it difficult to clear water level, GHMC commis- about safety in low-lying areas Picket, Panjagutta and relief teams present at the maintenance (PPM) must be ensure that the drinking water roads at various places in the his debts, police said The sioner M Dana Kishore said of Domalguda, Ashok Nagar Begumpet is the primary cause GHMC will work for 24 hours done by contractors. A meeting supply is not contaminated. city and cleared water-logging deceased, identified as that there are chances of flood- and Himayatnagar which of rising water level in the lake. in three shifts and fill the pot- will be held with contractors by GHMC has instructed Town in 40 areas. Mohammed Rashid, 55, was a carpenter and lived at Ghousenagar in Bandlaguda. Police said Rashid was jobless 11-year-old for some time and had NIRDPR to hold rural borrowed money from people which he failed to repay. He boy goes slipped into depression and committed suicide by hanging innovators conclave in city missing himself from the ceiling fan. PNS n HYDERABAD one-year fellowship to partic- PNS n HYDERABAD Polices registered a case and ipate in tailor-made work- shifted the body for The National Institute of Rural shops on themes such as An 11-year-old class VIII stu- postmortem. Development and Panchayati design, packaging, marketing, dent was reported missing Raj (NIRDPR) will organise a among others, to be orga- after he left his house in two-day event on September nized by NIRDPR. Kishanbagh of Bahadurpura 27-28 to promote rural inno- "Humongous problems on Friday night. According to Auto-rickshaw to vators and start-ups. which are plaguing the rural the police, the boy, Syed Being introduced in the areas can only be addressed by Mehfoz Pasha, 11, lived with be registered for memory of former President constant infusion of innova- his mother Reshma Begum in late A P J Abdul Kalam, the 3rd tions and technologies focused Asad Baba Nagar in passenger safety edition of Rural Innovators on mitigating these issues. The Kishanbagh. On Friday Startup Conclave (RISC) seeks RISC programme aims to pro- evening, Pasha told his moth- PNS n HYDERABAD to provide a platform to inno- vide critical support to inno- er that he was going out to vators and entrepreneurs to NIRDPR Director General, WR Reddy vators from rural areas who play. When he did not return In view of the growing num- showcase their innovations know these issues better than home till late, Reshma Begum Weekend rains confine ber of people using auto-rick- and connect them with poten- are agriculture and allied activ- anyone else to work towards looked for him all night and shaws for commute in the tial funding and network sup- ities, green energy solution, addressing these challenges," enquired with friends and Cyberabad commissionerate port. waste to wealth, health and NIRDPR Director General W family but in vain. She then people to homes area, officials started a drive The conclave will be held at elderly care, drinking water R Reddy said. approached the Bahadurpura to register auto-rickshaws NIRDPR's campus here. and sanitation, sustainable NIRDPR will play a key police on Saturday morning and tag them -- 'My Auto is The institute has invited housing, and sustainable liveli- role by connecting these inno- and lodged a complaint, police PNS n HYDERABAD Safe'. online nominations from hood, NIRDPR said. vators with appropriate insti- said. Officials registered a case For many IT employees, Saturday was The move is aimed at innovators, start-ups and stu- The best start-ups and inno- tutions and investors who have and started a search for Pasha. Showers in the city for the past holiday, while government employees ensuring the safety and secu- dents on or before August 30, vations will be awarded cash the technological and financial Persons with any informa- four days have dampened the rity of passengers, especially 2019, an official statement prize of Rs 1,00,000 and and means of catering to the entre- tion on the boy were asked to spirit of people who had to applied for leave on the day on women and children. The said. Rs 50,000, respectively. preneurial aspirations of the call up Bahadurpura police mostly remain confined to account of the showers objective is to provide infor- The themes of the conclave Besides, they will also get a youth, he added. station on 040-27854794. homes during the week-end. mation about auto own- The disappointments were ers/drivers to passengers. many. Several who ordered for leave on the day on account 550 and Rs 650. Some drivers fficials said they had food online got 'out of order' of the drizzle. collected a hefty Rs 1,000 for received a large number of messages from the food deliv- Daily wage earners too did a 15-km distance. complaints of misbehaviour, Bhanu Kiran found guilty of filing false plea in court ery apps. Worse, customer not evince interest to wait for At the same time, there rash driving, over-charging, care call centres could not work at the designated labour were just no cabs at all at some missing properties etc., from PNS n HYDERABAD even be reached on phone for hubs. Food delivery boys and places. App-based cab ser- people who travel in auto- Bhanu Kiran was the prime accused clarifications. Almost all apps OLA and Uber cabs mostly vices did not respond even half rickshaws. "We hope to The Nampally court sentenced in the sensational murder of Gangula were down, and could not remained off road. But for an hour after booking from improve safety by giving accused Bhanu Kiran to three Suryanarayana Reddy alias receive food orders. Push cart some cab drivers, bad weath- busy areas like Tank Bund, information of auto own- years' imprisonment and and other vendors of food er and rains was time to make Banjara Hills, Masab Tank and ers/drivers to passengers as imposed a fine in connection Maddelacheruvvu Suri, faction leader were also not seen on roads an extra buck with 'surge in Himayat Nagar localities caus- per the law," said the official. with an Arms Act case booked from Rayalseema, Andhra Pradesh on account of the gloomy demand' alibi. The usual fare ing immense inconvenience to Auto registration centers in 2002 by Ramgopalpet police. weather. for travel from Jubilee Hills customers. Even motorcycle have been set up at four Bhanu Kiran was the prime The accused had suppressed C.C.S. Hyderabad and the same For many IT employees, checkpost to Kondapur is taxi drivers took a day off cit- places in Cyberabad -- Police accused in the sensational mur- the fact of cancellation and had was later transferred to AP CID Saturday was holiday, while between Rs 250 and Rs 350, ing inclement weather over the post in front of Inorbit mall, der of Gangula Suryanarayana filed a petition in the Court for for further investigation. "Post government employees applied but cabs charged as much as Rs weekend. Kukatpally Old Traffic PS, Reddy alias Maddelacheruvvu the release of his pistol, along the investigation, CID had filed Rajendra Nagar Traffic PS Suri, faction leader from through his counsel before the with five live rounds and the charge-sheet on January 20, and Alwal Traffic PS near St. Rayalseema, Andhra Pradesh. court stating that he was hav- court also released the same. 2014 before the Nampally Ann's School in Suri was accused of killing the ing a valid licence for the "With the collusion of his Court, which conducted trial PD Act invoked Petbasheerabad. late Telugu Desam MLA seized ammunition from accomplice, Syed. Rafiq and pronounced judgment on Police said all auto-rick- Paritala Ravi. District Collector of Ahmad, 45, the released pistol July 31, 2019 and declared against habitual shaw owners who want to "In 2002, the Kiran was Khammam" said the officials. was deposited in A.P. Armoury, Kiran guilty" officials said, operate in Cyberabad Police arrested by the Ramgopalpet However, K. Sathish, Sub Arms and Ammunition adding that he was rewarded offender Commissionerate jurisdic- police for possessing an illegal Inspector Begumpet Police, Dealers at Naseem Complex with simple imprisonment for tion need to apply for regis- firearm, pistol and five live came to know that the District Nampally Station Road Abids three months with a fine of Rs PNS n HYDERABAD tration with the driver and rounds, which were seized and Collector had issued proceedings without producing authentic 2,000 for Arms Act case and a owner information along deposited before the Court in on March 16, 2009, cancelling document," the official added. simple imprisonment for three Hyderabad Police with valid RC of vehicle and Secunderabad. The accused the Arms Licence of the accused Based on a complaint of SIP, years with a fine of Rs 10,000 Commissioner Anjani Kumar driving license. then filed a false petition with directions to seize it. a case was registered in at for the cheating case. issued orders detaining N Vinod Kumar, a burglar and a habitual offender from Mallapur in Balapur.The bur- glar, 25-year-old Vinod, alias BITS Pilani's Hyd campus holds 8th convocation Akhilesh Kumar, was involved The tree pruned in Siddipet which resulted in the fine in a dozen cases in the city PNS n HYDERABAD lectual capital they possessed since 2014. He was earlier As many as 921 and urged them to fearlessly detained under PD Act by the Birla Institute of Technology students were choose the path that makes a Rachakonda Police, but con- Man fined for cutting and Science (BITS) Pilani, positive impact on the lives of tinued to commit offences Hyderabad Campus held the awarded degrees. people. Chief Guest Prof even after release from prison. convocation ceremony for its Of these, 744 Goverdhan Mehta called India He was last arrested by Rein graduating students on Sunday. students 'a rainbow country' and urged Bazaar police in May and branches of tree As many as 921 students graduating students to under- was in remand since then. The PNS n HYDERABAD close to his house on the main were awarded degrees. Of received their stand its diverse nature, make PD Act order against him was road," horticulture officer these, 744 students received first degrees, 146 the best use of the emergent executed in Central Prison at A man was fined Rs 3,000 for Samala Ilaiah told the media. their first degrees, 146 received received higher opportunities and nurture Chanchalguda, where he is chopping branches of a tree The information was higher degrees and 31 scholars degrees and 31 entrepreneurship to make their currently lodged. near his house in Siddipet on brought to the official's notice received PhD degrees. The own success cocktail. Sunday. by a staffer who saw Ravi cut- first-degree students awarded scholars received Prof G Sundar, Director of Horticulture officials have ting the branches without per- medals for outstanding acade- PhD degrees the Hyderabad campus, initiated a drive to take stern mission. Ilaiah said that he has mic performances were reviewed the achievements of action against people who dam- imposed Rs 3,000 fine as the Anirudh Srinivasan (Gold), V Learning Programmes (WILP) Kumar Mangalam Birla paid learning and making uncon- the Hyderabad campus of BITS age trees and saplings planted staff brought the incident to his Thejas (Silver), Bhavsar Neel for working professionals at the homage to late BK Birla, who ventional choices which Pilani for 2018-2019 academ- under Telangana Ku Haritha notice. He also warned the Hiteshbhai and Sangi Manish ceremony. This year's was member of Board of unleashes the full creative ic year and expressed confi- Haram (TKHH) programme. offender of serious action if he Rao (Bronze). Besides, 15 first Distinguished Alumnus Award Governors of the institute till potential. dence in the batch of outgoing "We imposed a fine of Rs repeated the mistake. Officials degrees and 87 higher degrees was won by Akila his demise recently. He urged Vice Chancellor Prof Souvik students that time they had 3,000 on a person identified as said the tree had grown from a were also awarded in the cate- Krishnakumar. the graduating students to Bhattacharyya reminded stu- spent in the institute would help Kathi Ravi for cutting all the sapling that was planted during gory of Work Integrated In his message, Chancellor commit themselves to a life of dents of the moral and intel- them face challenges in life. Anjani Kumar branches of a tree growing the first TKHH in 2015. FOR SUBSCRIPTION, RENEWALS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT DELAYED PAPER DELIVERY, PLEASE CONTACT 040-23322341-43 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 hyderabad 04

CAPSULE Second warning SVBC chairman to order signal sounded 26 snake-bite at Dowleswaram PNS n VIJAYAWADA cases in 72 hours VIJAYAWADA: At least five A second warning signal has probe into irregularities been issued at Sir Arthur persons suffered snake bites in Krishna district on Saturday, Cotton Barrage in PNS n HYDERABAD taking the total number of never anticipated serving Lord Dowleswaram as the flood snake-bite victims to 26 in the Venkateswara in this fashion. level in the river Godavari past 72 hours. The victims Tollywood actor and chair- Prithvi assumed office on crossed the 13 lakh cusecs have been making a beeline to man of Sri Venkateswara July 28. He said that he was mark Sunday morning. the government hospital at Bhakthi Channel (SVBC) deeply indebted to Tollywood At 11am, 13,43,836 cusecs Movva. Sources said snakes Prithviraj has indicated that he forever. Asserting that he flowed into the barrage and The langur sits with students in the class got prone to biting spree as would order a probe into would uphold the spiritual the same was discharged into the weather cooled down after alleged irregularities and cor- values espoused by the devo- the delta canals and the sea. monsoon showers. The ruption in running the chan- tional channel, he vowed to As the surge of floodwater hospital at Movva has stocked nel. "The law will take its make it "the No.1 channel in continued, many villages in Langur attends rural up additional anti-venom course," he commented, while the country". He thanked Chief East and West Godavari dis- injections as a precautionary speaking to media persons Minister YS Jaganmohan tricts continued to remain measure. As word of snake- here on Sunday about the Reddy for having appointed marooned. The famous school in Kurnool! bite incidents spread, medical alleged misdeeds. him to the post. He rated Goshpada Kshetram on the n officers at the hospital advised Prithviraj said that during Tollywood actor Posani banks of Godavari at PNS KURNOOL with during classes. It eats the people to bring in victims as the Telugu Desam Party regime Krishna Murali like his broth- Kovvuru was inundated, fol- food only in the lunch hour early possible to enable Tollywood director er and called him a sincere per- lowing which temples here Strange as it may sound, but a along and plays with the stu- administering anti-venom Raghavender Rao was the son. He said that he would not were closed down. langur has been a regular at a dents at the end of the school. injections quickly before it chairman of the channel. speak politics in Tirumala, but The water level touched 29 government school in At first, students got per- Similarly, several others func- in Amaravati. He vowed to metres at Polavaram dam Mangalapalli village of turbed by the presence of the spreads in the body, and Several others functioned as chairmen prior to him. thereby save lives. tioned as chairmen prior to work apolitically without hurt- construction site, but all Kurnool district. The animal animal and closed the class- him. Therefore, a probe into Therefore, a probe into irregularities, if any, during ing sentiments of devotees. access to the project has been visiting the school room doors. But after sitting irregularities, if any, during their regimes would have to be conducted Referring to fellow Tollywood remained cut off as the main every day for the past 12 days. out for some time, it entered Haj pilgrim dies their regimes would be con- actor Sivaji, Prithvi accused approach Kademma sluice According to head master through the windows. This ducted as "it is inevitable". He — PRITHVIRAJ, SVBC chairman him of playing second fiddle to bridge submerged. Abdul Latif, students are won over the students. A few of heart attack declared that the services of former CM Chandrababu For the fifth consecutive amused by the langur and days ago, it got a little sick. A MAHBUBNAGAR: A Haj contract employees of SVBC Naidu and noted that he would day, island villages under named it 'Lakshmi', and have vet was called, who treated it. pilgrim from Mahbubnagar would be regularised soon. Tollywood and cited as exam- him to book his services for not be able to take a firm stand Devipatnam Mandal of East begun sharing food with it. The langur was back on its feet district died of heart attack in Soon after he became the ple the manner in which sev- their flicks. He mentioned that on issues. He called YSRCP as Godavari district remained in The langur attends the prayer the next day. Now, it is given Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Chairman of SVBC, he became eral producers took back he was lucky to have got the the organization that gave him darkness as power supply session, goes to the class room only fruits. The school staff According to information the target of victimization by advances that they had given SVBC chairman post. He had political birth. was cut off. with students and actually sits feed it bananas daily. received by his family members, the deceased, Rafiuddin (58), used to work as a headmaster in the city-based Madina Model TS, AP govts School. He is survived by wife Minister promises tourist amenities near waterfall and four daughters. He left for wary of higher Haj pilgrimage tour along with PNS n BOATH relatives from here a week ago. Rafiuddin collapsed after Minister for Forests Indrakaran costs, time suffering a massive heart attack Reddy on Sunday said that the and was rushed to the local state government will develop factor hospital by relatives, but Adilabad district as a tourist doctors declared him dead on hub and hinted at developing Continued from Page 1 arrival. Pochchera waterfalls area into a popular tourist attraction in As per the estimates pre- the district. pared by AP officials, there is He visited the waterfalls on a need to dig tunnels spread Sunday and interacted with over 83 kilometres if the tourists there. Indrakaran Godavari water is diverted Reddy said the Adilabad dis- from Tupakulagudem and trict is home to precious nat- 69 kilometres, if it is divert- ural beauty, flora and fauna, ed from Dammugudem. temples and waterfalls. The TS officials estimated MLA Malladi Vishnu taking part in plantation drive in Vijayawada on Sunday Tourists from Hyderabad that the tunnels need to be and from other states visit dug spread over 61 kilome- Kuntala waterfalls, the highest tres if water is diverted from Tirumala SO inspects fall in the state. The minister Rampur to Nagarjunasagar MLA urges people said there was need to create and 131 kilometres, if water Forest Minister Indrakaran Reddy at the waterfall on Sunday Ring Road works more tourist amenities at these is diverted from Rampur to TIRUMALA: TTD Tirumala places because of the increas- waterfalls will have water all up on 150 acres near Boath Rao, Adilabad ZP chairman Srisailam. Special Officer, Sri A V Dharma to plant saplings for ing footfalls. through the year, drawing along with a tourism plaza at Rathore Janardhan and others They said digging tunnels Reddy on Sunday inspected Once the Rs 850-crore Kupti tourists in all seasons, he said. An Pochchera waterfalls, he said. accompanied the minister to was the only option to divert the ongoing engineering works project is ready, the Kuntala urban forestry park would be set Boath MLA Rathore Bapu Pochchera waterfalls. water as water would have to at Tirumala. As a part of the healthier society pass through areas under inspection he visited the wildlife sanctuary and envi- parking areas at PAC 3, SPT, PNS n VIJAYAWADA Student ends ronmental laws do not permit and later on, also inspected the Management Students clean construction of surface canals 2nd and 3rd phase outer ring Central MLA Malladi life; harassment Buddhist rock-cut in such areas. In such areas, road works in scheduled time. Vishnu called upon people to consultant MC sea underwater only tunnel boring machines TTD In charge of Chief plant more saplings as qual- Das said that just by lecturer PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM will be permitted for digging Engineer Sri Ramachandra ity of life depends on trees like how lungs cave unearthed at purpose, which again is high- Reddy, EE Sri Subramanyam, and it is the responsibly of alleged Students of Integral Institute ly expensive. DE( Electrical), Smt Saraswati, society to make Andhra are important for of Advanced Management These preliminary reports and other officials participated Pradesh a Harithandhra the human body, PNS n KADAPA Mogalrajpuram (IIAM) conducted a beach naturally came as a shock to in the inspection. Pradesh. trees are a must and underwater clean-up at both the governments, which He was taking part in the for a healthy A Junior intermediate student PNS n VIJAYAWADA Buddhist monks and the top Mangamaripeta beach here are already straining under Truck loaded with sapling-plantation drive committed suicide by falling floor was carved with a stupa on Sunday. They took up the huge debt burden and not in organised by Andhra society. "These under a running train here on A huge Buddhist rock-cut cave motif measuring 5feet by 5 drive as part of the national a position to make such a liquor goes missing Pradesh Chapter of Indian trees spread Sunday. According to police, was unearthed in the feet. management week-2019, in huge expenditure on their TIRUMALA: A truck carrying Radiological and Imaging Harshavarshan, who is pur- Dhanamkonda hill in "The cave and the stupa association with Platypus own. Association in which over oxygen, which suing Intermediate at Mogalrajpuram here dated back motif devoid of any artistic Escapes Pvt Ltd, a scuba div- The CMs of both the states crates of liquor went missing enhance the near a petrol station at hundred saplings were plant- Narayana College in NGO to the 1st Century BC during the decor resemble the similar ing company situated in were supposed to meet in July Kanchikacherla in Krishna ed. health of the Colony, is learnt to be in survey conducted by Buddhist one located at Bojjannakonda Rushikonda. itself to take forward their Management consultant depression for some time (Sankaran) near Anakapalli The participants informed proposal on the Godavari district on Saturday. people". Archaeologist and CEO, According to Kanchikacherla MC Das said that just like and was found dead on a rail- Cultural Centre of Vijayawada in Visakhapatnam district that the objective behind the water diversion. However, police, Kondapalli how lungs are important for way track near RIMS on and Amravati (CCVA) Siva also hewn during the clean-up drive was to pro- the costs involved and the Venkateswara Rao, driver cum the human body, trees are a Rao, secretary B Friday night. Nagi Reddy on Sunday. Satavahana times," said mote clean beaches in time factor as per the pre- owner of the truck, was must for a healthy society. Seshalakshmi and several The incident came to light The survey was part of the Sivanagi Reddy. Visakhapatnam and conserve liminary report have become carrying crates of liquor worth "These trees spread oxygen, radiologists took part in the on Saturday. Meanwhile, the awareness campaign called He added that this rock-cut life under water. This would a cause of big concern for Rs 56 lakh from Sentini Beer which enhance the health of programme. parents of Harshavardhan 'Preserve Heritage for Posterity' cave belongs to Theravada help attract more tourists both the governments, due to Factory in Gandepalli village to the people". Indian Radiological and said that their son committed launched by CCVA. monks, who used it as a retreat and show responsibility which the meetings between Tenali in Guntur district. The Clean Green Society sec- Imaging Association has suicide due to alleged torture Dr Reddy, along with during the four months of the towards ocean conservation. the CMs have been put off for incident occurred at 11.30 pm retary Kodali Subhas taken up the national level by lecturers. Subhakar Medasani, a Buddhist rainy season. Basing on the his- Every year, the Association now. Irrigation officials of when the truck disappeared Chandra Bose, who super- event in which over one Jairam, father of the heritage activist and President of torical importance of Buddhist of Indian Management both the states have been after Rao stopped it near a vised the plantation drive at lakh saplings were planned deceased, said that his son AP Society for Preservation Of caves, Dr Reddy and Subhakar Schools calls for all school asked to make further stud- hotel adjacent to the road on Gulabithota VMC Park in across the length and was confronted before his Buddhist Heritage, identified Medasani appealed the AP management to dedicate a ies on how to curtail costs NH-5 for having dinner. The Durgapuram, said that the breadth of the country. classmates by lecturers. 15 ft in length, 16 ft in height and Tourism Authority to include it week to community devel- and shorten timelines. police are examining the CCTV clean and green environ- Caption: Central MLA Depressed over it, he ended 8 ft in depth rock cut into the hill on the Vijayawada Buddhist opment activities. The next round of meeting footage to identify the ment was in the hands of Malladi Vishnu taking part his life, said Jairam adding at a height Of 200 ft from the circuit. This year, IIAM respond- between the Chief Ministers miscreants. A case under IPC locals. in plantation drive of that he came to know his ground level. Towards the east of the rock- ed to the call and more than will be possible only after offi- Section 379 has been Project Coordinator GV Andhra Pradesh chapter of son's death through a He said that the rock-cut cut cave, they spotted a natural 200 management students cials come out with a fresh registered and further Mohan Prasad, Vijayawada Indian Radiological and WhatsApp message. The cave was hewn in two storeys, cave in the same hill which was devoted themselves to sus- report on the possibilities investigation is on. Sub-Chapter president B Raj Imaging Association in police registered a case and the lower one used as a rainy used as a rainy retreat by the tainable community devel- and financial implications of Kumar, secretary BSR Prasad Vijayawada on Sunday. took up investigation. retreat (Varshaavaasa) of the monks in their survey. opment activities. diverting Godavari water. UNOFFICIAL POWER CUTS IRK PEOPLE DEFECTION OF TDP RS MEMBERS TO BJP PNS n VIJAYAWADA "Maybe the intention of the Power problems existed earlier as Chief Minister is to cut down AP Speaker finds Unofficial power cuts have well in certain areas under the TDP the expenditure. But, he has to been causing trouble to the consider the problems of the people of the state, particular- government's tenure. But, it seems people and mindset of ly those from rural areas. The that the issue has become more investors. Our state falls under fault with V-P power cuts have not been offi- 24 hours power supply cate- PNS n VIJAYAWADA should be a discussion on cially confirmed by officials, common with the present government gory. When that is not being rights, powers and responsi- who only claim that the elec- and people have been complaining implemented, how will any In what could develop into a bilities of Speakers in the tricity has been shut down in about the power cuts in several areas industrialist dare to start a major political debate, Speaker country. He clarified that Chief certain areas for maintenance company in a state where Tammineni Sitaram stated Minister YS Jaganmohan work to be carried out due to there is a power problem?" that the issue of defection of Reddy has clearly stated that rains. transformer tripped due to (PPAs). As the people have said advocate K Kamalakara people's representatives to he would not interfere at any Power problems existed ear- overload. But how come, the been following the issue, right Rao. other parties should be taken stage in the affairs of the lier as well in certain areas power gets switched off for from the Chief Minister's state- Though the government cir- seriously. Speaker. He also stated that the under the TDP government's hours together by the depart- ment to the petitions filed by cles have ruled out any official Speaking at a Meet-the- Assembly was like a mirror tenure. But, it seems that the ment? Nine hours power for companies in the High Court, power cuts, there have been Press programme in Press where everything would be issue has become more com- agriculture has been imple- there seems to be a divided unofficial reports that the sit- Club here on Sunday, he reflected before the public. mon with the present govern- mented perfectly in some areas, opinion on the issue. uation has come in to place termed the decision of Vice- "We have to protect all the ment and people have been YS Jaganmohan Reddy ernment said that the problem but we came to know that only "When the state does not because of the closure of sup- President M Venkaiah Naidu four constitutional systems, complaining about the power announced in the Assembly was limited to a few areas due by September we will start get- have sufficient funds, how can ply from solar and wind power to accept TDP Rajya Sabha otherwise the fifth one, which cuts in several areas. that measures are being taken to various reasons. ting nine hours of power", said we pay a high price to power companies as per the decision MPs as BJP members was is the public system, will ques- The government planned to and that budget has been allo- "Power cuts have been going G Sanjeeva Reddy, a farmer. companies unnecessarily? They of the government. Whatever unfortunate. He wondered tion us," he claimed. He added provide nine hours power for cated to overcome the issue. on, but not at a fixed time. The discussions on the have to cut down their price so the reason may be, the only who would protect the system, that he had not wished to the agriculture sector, but could The TDP in fact raised the Whenever we ask for reasons, power cut issue have also been that state can benefit," claimed man, who can address the if those who had to protect the impose a ban on three media not provide in all areas due to issue of power cuts during the they will reply that some repair going towards Power P Mohan Reddy, a private sec- issue is the Chief Minister Constitution violate the sys- channels at the time of the some hiccups. Chief Minister Assembly session and the gov- has been going on or that the Purchasing Agreements tor employee. himself. tem. He stated that there Assembly sessions. 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SHORT READS Elect people who Present times Post-FYUP, UGC panel witnessing have character, calibre, volatile individuals: CJI recommends 4-yr UG courses capacity, conduct: V-P PNS n GUWAHATI PNS n NEW DELHI the report added. PNS n PATNA Chief Justice of India Ranjan The Four Year Undergraduate Gogoi on Sunday said the pre- Five years after the controver- Programme (FYUP) introduced Vice-President M Venkaiah sent times are witnessing "bel- Amitabh Bachchan sial Four Year Undergraduate by the Delhi University under Naidu on Sunday exhorted ligerent and reckless behaviour" Programme (FYUP) was the regime of previous Vice people to look for four quali- by a few individuals and some begins shooting for scrapped, a UGC committee Chancellor Dinesh Singh was ties while electing their repre- groups. He, however, expressed 'Kaun Banega has recommended the intro- scrapped by former Human sentatives - character, calibre, optimism that such develop- duction of the four-year degree Resource Development minis- capacity and conduct. Those ments are just "exceptions" Crorepati' Season 11 for promoting and improving ter Smriti Irani. who possess a set of other four and will be defeated by the MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh quality of research in colleges The NEP panel led by for- Cs - cash, community, caste strong traditions of the coun- Bachchan has started filming and universities. mer ISRO chief K and criminality - should be try's legal institutions. the 11th season of popular The four-member commit- Kasturirangan, which submit- shunned and there should not "I am hopeful that such inci- reality game show "Kaun tee which recently submitted its ted its report to the new HRD be any discrimination on the dents would turn out to be Banega Crorepati". The 76-year- report to the University Grants Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal basis of caste, religion and gen- exceptions and that the strong old actor on Saturday took to Commission (UGC) is not the 'Nishank', has recommended der, Naidu said. set of politicians does not traditions and ethos of our Twitter to share the news. "It only one pitching for transition re-introduction of the four- "If people want to give have these four Cs. They are institution shall always assist has begun... another 'KBC' ... to a four-year programme from Increase the number of universities year course as part of the someone a job of responsibil- interested in having cash, our stakeholders to display 19 years since it started... 11 the current three year under- offering the four-year undergraduate undergraduate reforms. ity... in the panchayat, as an community, caste and crimi- resilience to overcome the bel- seasons... and the love of all graduate courses, but the HRD programme, with a strong research "Both three-year and four- MLA and or as an MP, they nality. People should avoid ligerence of such wayward the viewers," Bachchan tweeted Ministry appointed panel year courses will be allowed to should elect those having the them," Naidu said at a function constituents," Gogoi said after along with some photographs working on the new National component to provide the pipeline for co-exist, but with multiple exit four qualities of character, cal- organised to mark the cente- laying the foundation stone of from the sets. The "Badla" star Education Policy (NEP) had good quality students for the and entry options. The four- ibre, capacity and conduct. nary celebrations of the Patna an auditorioum of the Gauhati wrote on his blog recounting also recommended the pro- doctoral programme year programme will provide "But it is unfortunate that a University's library here. High Court here. the "the signature tune" of the gramme among undergraduate for greater rigour and allow show, which has been airing courses reforms. students to conduct research since 2000. "... And the tech "Increase the number of uni- said in its report. Biotechnology or optionally," the NEP draft said. rehearsals come alive and the versities offering the four-year "Also, the existing two-year Bioinformatics ), as they pro- "Students will graduate with palpitation for the morrow and undergraduate programme, MA and MSc programs should vide training only in spe- a four-year Liberal Arts Science Airfares “cheaper” than AC1, AC2 train the first episode for this year with a strong research compo- have a research project with a cialised subjects. Education degree with and its apprehensions and nent to provide the pipeline for requirement of typically 6-10 "All full-time under-gradu- Honours, or may graduate uncertainties... But shall try to good quality students for the credits. It may be important to ate programmes must be with a B Sc, BA, B Com or B fares, says rly zone, allows officials to fly give it a best knock..." he wrote. doctoral programme," the com- stop undergraduate pro- broad-based. Professional and Voc after completing three "KBC", based on the UK mittee headed by professor P grammes that are limited in vocational courses that facili- years with a suitable comple- ANANYA SENGUPTA programme "Who Wants to Be Balaram, former director, Indian scope (for example in spe- tate jobs should be run sepa- tion of credits within their sub- n NEW DELHI a Millionaire?", is scheduled to Institute of Science, Bangalore, cialised subjects like rately as Diploma courses," ject," it said. start airing this month. Contending that airfares to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from their centres are "cheap- Kejriwal challenges er" than AC1 and AC2 train Position won't hinder police BJP to make power fares, the Hubli, Karnataka headquartered South Western free in poll-bound Railway has approved its offi- action on violators of law: CM cials' request to fly to these States destinations instead. PNS n THRISSUR (KERALA) Muhammed Basheer (35), PNS n NEW DELHI The General Manager, bureau chief of Malayalam South Western Railway has UP: CMO fined for not Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi newspaper 'Siraj' at a road in Days after the BJP termed as approved the proposal which providing information Vijayan on Sunday said the the heart of thecapital city "poll stunt" Delhi CM Arvind states that it would "increase CPI(M)-led LDF government while he was returning home Kejriwal's announcement of productivity" as the travel under RTI would not protect any official from work. free electricity for people con- time between any location in ment" from headquarters or and time taken for travel by MUZAFFARNAGAR: The Uttar who violates the law irrespec- The 33-year-old IAS officer, suming up to 200 units a month, the railway zone to these tier division to Delhi. The GM of premium trains, air fare Pradesh information tive of the position he or she who was appointed Survey the AAP chief on Sunday chal- 1 cities is "more than 12 SWR had approved the same became a cheaper and prefer- commission has imposed a fine holds. Director by the state cabinet on lenged the BJP to do the same hours." on August 1. able mode of travel, the audi- of Rs 25000 on the CMO of "It is natural that action will Thursday, was arrested under in poll-bound Maharashtra and "The one way travel time by "Branch officials are impor- tor had said in its report. Shamli district for not providing be taken against wrongdoings. Section 279 (Rash driving on Haryana. Kejriwal said he would train from any location in tant people. If they are going Since then, the railways information under the Right to Everyone is equal before law a public way) and 304 (pun- ask people to vote for the BJP if SWR to to Delhi, it would take officers have taken measures to Information (RTI) Act, an and justice. The position or the judicial custody on Saturday. ishment) following widespread it implemented the AAP gov- Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata is three days to travel for a two- address the issue by cutting official said on Sunday. A man rank of the accused will not be Apparently referring to the public outrage and strong ernment's decision in both the more than 12 hours...it can be hour meeting. This is in line down the number of trains in named Ismael had filed an RTI a hindrance for police to exer- recent lock-up torture and protest by media. states where polls are due later seen that flight fares of private with Central government pro- which dynamic pricing was application in 2014 but the cise their duty and take action," death of a man at However, even hours after this year. airlines on mostly travelled cedures," GM, SWR Ajay applicable. As of now, accord- Chief Medical Officer (CMO) did Vijayan said here while Nedumkandam in Idukki dis- being remanded, Venkitaraman He said his government will routes are cheaper than that of Kumar Singh told PTI. ing to a recent reply in Lok not respond, the official said. addressing a passing-out trict, Vijayan said the actions of continues to be in a private hos- also make public transport free 1AC/2AC train fares," the The order comes a year Sabha by the ministry, the According to the Registrar of parade of women cadets here. certain police personnel had pital in Thiruvananthapuram for women in Delhi. Addressing Deputy General Manager of after the Comptroller and scheme is prevalent in around the commission, the district The Chief Minister's state- put the entire force in bad light under police surveillance. a gathering at his residence, the zone has proposed in a let- Auditor General of India 141 trains. authorities have been informed ment comes a day after an IAS and the Left government would Revenue Minister E Kejriwal asked the BJP to make ter to the GM seeking his (CAG) in its report had "With a view to improve the about the order. officer Sriram Venkitaraman not tolerate lock-up assaults Chandrasekharan told reporters its stand clear on the AAP gov- approval for air-travel for argued that a comparison productivity of officers and a allegedly drunk and driving a and third degree torture. that the government would ernment's announcement on senior officials on July 31. with air fare for 13 sectors process reform on SWR, it is car mowed down a young Venkitaraman, also a med- examine the circumstances in power tariff. The Delhi CM had It also said that meetings at showed that travelling by proposed to permit officers up journalist in ical doctor and Fullbright which the officer continues to announced on Wednesday that Railway Board are arranged aeroplane was cheaper than in to JS level to travel both ways Thiruvanananthapuram. Fellow, allegedly drove his car take treatment at a private hos- people consuming up to 200 at short notice and permit- train for a large number of by air when train travel one The IAS officer was arrest- in a rash manner and hit the pital even hours after being units of electricity won't have to ting air travel will enable routes. way takes more than 12 ed and remanded to 14days stationary motorcycle of K remanded. pay power bills. officers for "quick move- When compared to the cost hours," the letter stated. Alka Lamba to quit AAP, Shiv Sena launches another Delhi Assembly to go ‘paperless' party says ready to accept campaign, targets women voters in 3 months; MLAs to have tabs Priyanka Gandhi PNS n NEW DELHI has been sent to the finance slams Modi govt over resignation even on Twitter PNS n MUMBAI ing down all points and sugges- department of the Delhi gov- Skill India initiative tions and the party will work on In the next three months, the ernment for further procedure. PNS n NEW DELHI Close on the heels of Yuva Sena how to solve the problems. I plan Delhi Assembly will go "paper- "In next three months, the NEW DELHI: Congress general chief Aaditya Thackeray's ongo- to cover a minimum of 100 to less" as part of an ambitious pro- Delhi Assembly will go paper- secretary Priyanka Gandhi AAP's disgruntled MLA Alka ing 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', the Shiv 125 Assembly segments (out of ject under which every MLA less. MLAs also can see from Vadra on Sunday hit out at the Lamba on Sunday said she has Sena has launched another cam- total 288 in the state) till August will be given tabs to keep abreast home whether his or her ques- Narendra Modi government decided to resign from the pri- paign to reach out to women vot- 31 by balancing my profession- with House proceedings. tion to be asked during Session over its Skill India initiative, mary membership of the party ers ahead of the Maharashtra al commitments," he said. Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has been chosen or not. "The saying it has been a case of and will contest the upcoming Assembly polls. Bandekar said the Sena want- told PTI that MLA seats will also project is being executed with "much ado about nothing". She Delhi Assembly polls as an Shiv Sena's secretary Aadesh ed to give a platform to house- have LCD computer screen financial help of the Delhi gov- cited a media report which independent candidate. The Bandekar, who is also a well- his TV show "Home Minister", wives, farm labourers, workers of through which they will be able ernment which has sanctioned claimed that out of nearly 72 AAP said it is ready to accept known Marathi actor and TV which is currently airing on a 'aanganwadis' (state-run women to see list of business during the Rs 20 crore for the same," Goel lakh people trained under the her resignation even on show host, has been given the regional channel. and child care centres) and trib- Assembly session besides read- said. Centre's Pradhan Mantri Twitter. Reacting to her remarks, task to carry out the campaign, "'Home Minister' is an enter- als where they could put forth ing questions and other docu- According to a senior official, Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), The Chandni Chowk MLA, AAP spokesperson Saurabh titled 'Mauli Sanvad'. tainment show involving women their issues. "The Shiv Sena will ments pertaining to House pro- as per the plan, legislators will be only 15.23 lakh (21 per cent) who has been at odds with the Bhardwaj in a tweet said, "She Bandekar began his cam- and their homes. Here through hear them out and work on ceedings. The Delhi government provided tabs so that they are got placements. "Much ado party leadership for some has announced this a dozen of paign on Friday from Dahanu in 'Mauli Sanvad', I am trying to resolving their issues," he added. has sanctioned Rs 20 crore to well-informed about House pro- about nothing. Skill India that time, said she took the deci- times in the past. It takes 1 min neighbouring Palghar district understand their pain and suf- Aaditya Thackeray, the son of fund the project after the ceedings in advance. was launched with much sion after consulting the peo- to send a written resignation and has so far covered Poisar, ferings and what they want to be Shiv Sena president Uddhav Assembly Secretariat opted out The official said that NIC is fanfare by the government is in ple of her constituency letter to party leadership. We Wada and Shahapur areas there. done for it," he said. Thackeray, is currently on the of the Centre's NeVA (National providing technical support to this state. In Uttar Pradesh, 10 through a Jan Sabha. Lamba will accept it on Twitter too." Talking to PTI, the Sena Bandekar said his interac- second phase of his 'Jan e-Vidhan Application), for all the Assembly Secretariat in exe- lakh were given training, but said she will soon resign from On Thursday, Lamba had leader said he was hopeful that tions with women in the last two Ashirwad Yatra' where he is legislatures. cuting the project. An agency only 2 lakh got jobs," she said the primary membership of told PTI that she had been dis- women would share their prob- days were centered around issues seeking blessings of people and The Assembly's technical will soon be hired to execute the in a tweet. Will the government the party but will continue to respected by the party on sev- lems with him without any hes- pertaining to water, education, thanking them for their support advisory committee has "dream project" of Speaker, offi- speak on this, she asked. be an MLA of the assembly. eral occasions. itation, given the popularity of housing and health. "We are not- to his party. approved the proposal, which cial said. Statue of Unity shortlisted for US woman upset over HC bail to rape convict UK-based structural award PNS n NEW DELHI It also directed Panwar not to Panwar challenged the trial court's verdict contact or get in touch with the PNS n AHMEDABAD Other structures shortlisted The Delhi High Court has in the high court which, on July 5, granted complainant woman in any for the award include a sports granted bail and suspended the manner and if he does so, she or The Statue of Unity, a memo- stadium with a roof made up seven years' sentence awarded to him bail on furnishing a personal bond of the prosecution may move an rial to Sardar Patel, in of rotating petals in Hangzhou a man for digitally raping an appropriate application for the Gujarat's Kevadia in China, a 22-metre American woman who recent- Rs 25,000 and said as the disposal of the passing of the appropriate and town has been short- deep basement ly shot a video outside the appeal may take some time necessary orders in this regard. listed for 'The beneath a 5-star hotel Indian Consulate in San An application was also filed Structural Awards in London and build- Francisco, alleging that she was on behalf of the woman that she 2019' of the UK-based ings showcasing the denied assistance there. to convicted criminals that are the high court, while suspend- be impleaded as a party in the Institution of world's best seismic The incident dates back to sentenced". ing the sentence, said the man appeal. To this, the high court Structural Engineers performance in San 2013, when Delhi resident Rajiv "I come here to the San has spent over five months in said the proceedings have been (IStructE). Francisco, according Panwar sexually assaulted the Francisco consulate, where I custody. launched by the state govern- The 182-metre-tall to the website. US national who was staying as court's verdict in the high court that the man who attacked her need to have these forms Advocate Karuna Nandy, rep- ment on the complaint of the statue was unveiled "Our profession has a tenant in his house in South which, on July 5, granted him in India has been granted bail. notarised so that (Delhi) high resenting the woman, submitted woman who was not a party by Prime Minister again demonstrated Delhi with her husband. She bail on furnishing a personal In the video, the woman said, court knows who my attorney is that Panwar should not be before the trial court. Narendra Modi on extraordinary innova- filed a complaint against him in bond of Rs 25,000 and said as "Last month I was notified that and I am on board, and I am allowed to leave the National It said the woman was not October 31 last year. tion over the past year. June 2013 and Panwar was con- the disposal of the appeal may the man who viciously attacked again denied service and assis- Capital Region (NCR) without required to be impleaded as a It is among the 49 The 2019 shortlist victed of rape by a trial court take some time, the substantive me, who I had to fight to make tance from the consulate in the permission of the court and party in the appeal but she has structures that will vie offers many great here in February 2019. He was sentence of the appellant is sus- sure he was convicted of his India, now San Francisco they the appeal may be heard expe- a right of audience and hearing for the prestigious examples of the inge- sentenced to seven years' impris- pended during the pendency of crime and he was sentenced in tell me now that I need to go and ditiously. and would be heard and grant- award, according to the insti- nuity, creativity and skill of onment. the plea. India, has been given bail on his get it notarised locally then The court said it finds force ed permission to intervene and tution's website. structural engineers world- When someone rapes a per- Upset with the high court's appeal." have to go to Sacramento and in the contention of the woman's assist the prosecutor and this The awards will be wide," Professor Tim Ibell, head son using their finger or fingers order, the woman shot a video She further gave details of the get the notary verified," she counsel and directed that the court within the legal parame- announced in a function in of the judging panel, informed it is termed as digital rape. in front of the Indian Consulate unfortunate incident of 2013 said in the video. man shall not leave the NCR ters during the course of the London on November 15. PTI through an email. Panwar challenged the trial in San Francisco, complaining and added "you don't give bail Justice Chander Shekhar of without its permission. hearing. 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Unnao rape Deora proposes Pilot or Govt seeks more Over 2L cases pending in victim stable: NDRF teams as rains pound Doctors Scindia for Cong chief courts for 25 years: CJI Mumbai: Mumbai Congress away from the procedure to pick Mumbai Lucknow: The condition of the chief Milind Deora on Sunday the new Congress chief, we Mumbai: TheMaharashtra gov- Guwahati: Expressing concern Unnao rape victim who was proposed the names of Sachin must respect his decision," ernment on Sunday sought six over pendency of cases, Chief critically injured along with her Pilot and Jyotiraditya Scindia for Deora added. more teams of the National Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi lawyer after their car was hit by the post of party's national pres- When asked if the Congress Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said on Sunday that more than a truck in Rae Bareli on July 28 ident. will accept a non-Gandhi as the to tackle the situation arising out two lakh cases are in courts for is stable, doctors attending to Deora told PTI he agreed party chief, the former Lok of heavy rains in Mumbai and its 25 years, while over 1,000 cases her at a hospital here said on with Punjab Chief Minister Sabha MP said the contribution adjoining districts. The have not been disposed of even Sunday. Amarinder Singh that the new of the Nehru-Gandhi family to Brihanmumbai Municipal after five decades. King George's Medical Congress president should be the party was unmatched. Corporation (BMC) and its dis- Speaking at a public func- University Trauma Centre in- young, capable and possess elec- "We are standing at such a aster management cell were fully tion here, Justice Gogoi said charge Dr Sandeep Tiwari said, toral, administrative and organ- regarding the new president, crucial juncture in history that prepared and monitoring the sit- though the judiciary faces crit- "The condition of both the isational experience, and a pan Deora said Congress must we have to depart from con- uation in the city and the Mumbai icism for the huge number of Unnao rape survivor and her India appeal. respect the faith 13 crore voters ventional political routes. It is Metropolitan Region, the Chief pending cases, it is not entirely lawyer is stable." "In my view, Sachin Pilot have reposed in the party by tak- their (Nehru-Gandhi family) Minister's Office (CMO) said in responsible for the delay as the Yesterday, the rape victim and Jyotiraditya Scindia have all ing decisive steps. decision to stay out of the lead- a statement. "The state govern- executive also has some respon- had developed pneumonia. these qualities and can provide "It is high time we, as a party, ership race and we must respect ment is in touch with the NDRF, sibility in the justice delivery Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi during the foundation stone laying Because of pneumonia, strength to the organisation and made a collective call on our it," he said. Army, Navy and other agencies mechanism. ceremony of the auditorium of the Gauhati High Court in Guwahati on Sunday PTI she has fever and is also being vigour to the opposition space," leadership. In my opinion, we On general secretary also," the CMO said. "In India, we have a little given medication to control he said. need to put our best foot for- Priyanka Gandhi's possible can- Chief MinisterDevendra over one thousand 50-year-old pending criminal cases, about 45 judges. This is my dream. It her blood pressure. She is He added that he was ward, enthuse the cadre and didature for the top job, Deora Fadnavis, who is currently in cases and above two lakh 25- lakh are petty offences. should be carried out by my suc- being given oxygen through a "unequivocally ruling myself once again attract the attention said, "Priyanka Gandhi is excep- Gondia as part of his ongoing year-old cases," he said. Justice Gogoi said he had cessor Chief Justice (of India) tube inserted in the windpipe, out" adding that "I know my of the electorate," he said. tionally talented. It is the fami- 'Maha Janadesh Yatra', spoke to The CJI said, out of about 90 addressed the chief justices of and I don't see why he cannot Tiwari said on Saturday. strengths and capabilities and I He said the delay in electing ly's decision to not be involved Public Works Department lakh pending civil cases, more various high courts on July 10, change the face of Indian judi- He stressed that KGMU is am willing to work with anyone a new congress chief was hurt- with the office of the Congress Minister Eknath Shinde and than 20 lakh are at a stage during which he requested them ciary," Justice Gogoi said. fully equipped to provide best in the best interest of our party". ing the party. president. We must respect this asked Chief Secretary Ajoy where summons have not been to "go after" the 50-year-old and On the trial courts, the CJI treatment to the two patients. Deora said Pilot or Scindia "India's single largest oppo- and move on." Mehtato oversee the relief mea- served yet. those pending for 25 years. said already around 4,000 posts She and her lawyer suf- should be made interim presi- sition party has a huge respon- When asked if the leader- sures, it said. "The government "This is about 23 per cent of He instructed Gauhati High have been filled of 6,000 vacan- fered critical injuries in the dent at least, and be publicly sibility towards strengthening ship vacuum hurt the Congress has requested for six more NDRF the civil cases in the country. In Court acting Chief Justice Arup cies and 1,500 more will be filled truck-car crash; her two aunts backed by the Gandhi family. the world's largest democracy," in Karnataka and Goa, Deora teams for Mumbai, Thane and criminal cases, the figure is Kumar Goswami to clear such up by the end of this year. were killed. One of the aunts "Unless of course, the he said. Speaking about the said many of these events could Palghar in view of the heavy worse. Out of 2.10 crore (pend- long pending cases in Assam as "As far as the high courts are was a witness to the rape of the Gandhi family disagrees with upcoming assembly polls in have been avoided if the party rains. A request has been made ing) criminal cases, the total soon as possible. concerned, out of 1,079 posts all woman in 2017 when she was my assessment," he added. some states, including had a strong and decisive cen- to the Indian Air Force to airlift pendency at the summoning He also expressed hope that over the country, 403 are vacant. a minor. To a query on what if the Maharashtra, Deora said, "We tral leadership. "We do not have around 35 villagers stranded at stage is over a crore. the Centre will accept his pro- I have requested the chief justices The victim and her lawyer party decided on someone other have crucial elections coming up the luxury of time," Deora said Ju-Nandkhuri village in Thane," "If summons have not been posal to raise the retirement age (of the high courts) to send their are under round-the-clock than the two, he said, "If the in October and further delay can about the need for the Congress the statement said. Meanwhile, served, how do my judges start of high court judges to 65 years recommendations.... Make good observation, doctors said. party collectively decides on impact our prospects adversely." to act fast. Responding to a when Fadnavis was asked during the trial? This is my question to from the current 62. recommendations," he said. The Supreme Court someone else, I will respect its On Rahul Gandhi's s deci- question on whether he a press conference in Gondia the executive. The responsibili- "The immediate result - In Assam and other North will pass orders on Monday wisdom. But I will be surprised sion to quit, Deora said it was favoured polls for the post of about the rains in Mumbai, he ty of summoning solely lies there will be a freeze of retire- East states, there is no case whether the woman should if the party or public disagrees unfortunate and added that the Congress president, Deora said said the problem of water-logging with the executive arm of the ment for three years. In these which is 50 years old, but there be moved to AIIMS hospital with my assessment." Congress leader did his best for a call on this would have to be in the metropolis would be eased government," Justice Gogoi said. three years, we can try and fill are 106 cases which are pending in Delhi for better Responding to a question the party. taken by the party's working after all the eight water pumping He said out of the total up the 403 vacancies by good for 25 years, Gogoi said. PTI treatment. PTI on the party's indecisiveness "If he has decided to stay committee (CWC). PTI stations are activated. PTI BJP spokesman files complaint PR sites good but may boomerang against TN Bishop for ‘abusive' remarks against PM Modi if grievances not heard, warns Min SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Apparently advised by elec- strategy is full of possibilities for Chennai: A police complaint well known television face of the tion strategist Prashant Kishor the Government to perform has been lodged by a BJP BJP in debates, said in his plea ithin days of Bengal Chief — who is professionally direct- but on the other hand if this is spokesperson against Bishop that Sargunam's remarks were WMinister Mamata ing the Trinamool Congress not handled and followed up Ezra Sargunam for his alleged being circulated in the social Banerjee launching her public and Banerjee’s image-makeover scrupulously then you are in for provocative and abusive remarks media and sought action. relation portals “Didi ke Bolo” drill — the TMC supremo had trouble as it will not take long for against Prime Minister His online complaint was (Tell Didi) and “Amar Gorbo after much trumpet blast the popular faith in you to die Narendra Modi in a Tamil news registered in the Abiramapuram Mamata” (Mamata My Pride) in launched the portal Didi ke down,” he said advising the channel's digital platform. Police Station on Sunday and a an apparent bid to assuage pop- Bolo.com and a helpline where Chief Minister to take care of the The Bishop, a well known receipt with acknowledgement ular feeling by reaching out to the people were asked to regis- follow-up exercise. evangelist of the Evangelical number was given under the the masses, one of her key ter their complaints to enable the “I will request the Chief Church of India, made the Community Service Register Ministers Subroto Mukherjee on Chief Minister to directly inter- Minister to take up and follow remarks in an interview of him (CSR). The crux of Sargunam's Sunday said things could vene and solve their problems. up each and every case to redress by Cauvery News's digital plat- allegation in the interview boomerang if not followed up In fact the nodal office at the them otherwise things may form which was streamed a appeared to reflect accusations scrupulously. State secretariat Nabanna, had boomerang,” the Minister said. few days ago. Prime Minister Modi faced Mukherjee a senior leader received humungous response Mukherjee is credited with In his complaint, Narayanan about a decade ago when he was known for not speaking out of from the masses with thousands bringing Banerjee, a firebrand Tirupathi, BJP's Tamil Nadu the Gujarat Chief Minister. turn and sans insinuations said of complaints pouring in since young leader into the Congress unit spokesperson, detailed the When the anchor pointed “Didi ke Bolo is a good gesture the launch of Didi ke Bolo. and fetching her a ticket to con- allegations made by Sargunam out that none of the allegations to reach out to the masses and “A complaint not reaching test her first parliamentary elec- and sought the Bishop's arrest against Modi were proven in a address popular issues but at the the Chief Minister is one thing tions from Jadavpur con- and prosecution under IPC 504 court of law, the evangelist in same time it is a risky move too and the issue officially reaching stituency whence she defeated (intentional insult with intent to his repartee used a particular because if you do not follow up her but not getting redressed the Marxist heavyweight provoke breach of the peace). word which is also seen as and redress popular grievances immediately is another" said Somnath Chatterjee to enter Engineering students have food arranged by local administration before boarding a special train at the Jammu Railway Station The senior functionary, a untenable. PTI then you will be in trouble.” Mukherjee. “On one hand this the lower house in mid-eighties. for their homes following a security advisory by the J&K Government in Jammu on Sunday PTI EFFORTS TO SIDELINE THALAIVAR FROM POLITICS SP to stage protest 3 JMB members Rajinikanth lampooned in novel style against ‘worsening' n arrested in Assam KUMAR CHELLAPPAN addressed by fans, would be lowers to work tirelessly for Pradeep Ranganathan and CHENNAI ready with the party and making him the Chief actor Jayam Ravi. By Sunday law and order in UP plans in time for the next Minister while they them- morning, the trailer drew a Barpeta (Assam): Three suspected he Tamil chauvinists in Assembly election scheduled selves should not aspire for viewership of over one mil- Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party will hold a Day-long members of the Jamaat-ul- TTamil Nadu film industry for 2021. But the DMK and anything. It is an open secret lion. protest across the state on August 9 to highlight the Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were has chosen an innovative style other outfits are not that nothing would be print- There is a big fight among alleged "poor law and order" situation in the State. arrested from different parts of to lampoon superstar humoured by the moves of ed in Murasoli without the starts of the Tamil film indus- The party workers will be staging demonstrations Barpeta district, police said on Rajinikanth’s political dreams. Rajinikanth. An unsigned concurrence of party chief try to grab the political space all over the state on August 9 in which all party MPs, Sunday. While Kamal Haassan, the article published in ‘Murasoli’, MK Stalin. vacated by J Jayalalithaa, the MLAs and office bearers of its different wings will be Police nabbed two sleeper cell other superstar, who tried to the DMK’s mouthpiece in The latest attack on former Chief Minister, who participating, said SP national spokesperson Rajendra members and one linkman of JMB break into the world of poli- October 2018 had lambasted Rajinikanth is a film Comali breathed her last in 2016. Chaudhary. on Saturday night, a senior officer tics with an outfit named and lampooned Rajinikanth (Tamil for Joker) which por- Vishal and Joseph Vijay are "There is complete jungle raj in the state. In every said. Makkal Neethi Maiam had to for his political dreams. trays the political dreams the ones in contention for the district, there has been a spurt in the crime graph. The The three have been identified as make a hasty retreat following The article was in hilariously of the protago- chair while there are others SP workers are being targeted in every district. The Mustafizur Rahman (25), Shafiqul the drubbing he received in response to Rajinikanth's let- nist who was in coma for 16 too waiting in the sidelines to BJP leaders are giving patronage to criminal elements Islam (29) and Danesh Ali. They were Last week, four more suspected the Lok Sabha election held ter to his fans and followers years. Though the movie try their luck. Interestingly, in the state," said Chaudhary in a statement. produced before a court which sent jihadis were arrested from different on April 2019, Rajinikanth that those who are after power maker, a staunch Dravidian Stalin and other Dravidian The statement listed a series of demands, includ- them to eight days police remand. parts of Barpeta and adjoining has not yet announced the and wealth would not have activist, is silent about the nationalists are silent over ing the shifting of the Unnao's woman rape accused Barpeta Superintendent of Police Chirang districts. name of the party he propos- any place in his scheme of character, the teaser of the the entry of film actors born and BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to a jail outside Robin Kumar said Rahman and They were identified as Hafizur es to launch. things. The Murasoli article movie released on Saturday in Tamil Nadu while they are the state, allocation of land to tribals of Umbha vil- Islam are trained JMB cadres, while Rahman, Yakub Ali, Sariful Islam and What is known is that asked how was it possible for makes it clear that Rajnikanth opposed to any kind of polit- lage in Sonbhadra district and entering their names Ali is the linkmen of all jihadi activ- Hanif Ali. They were arrested for “Thalaivar”, as Rajinikanth is Rajinikanth to expect his fol- is the target of director ical move by Rajnikanth. in revenue records. PTI ities in the district. jihadi activities, police said. PTI Cattle smuggling: When smugglers become traders in Bangladesh

Siliguri (WB): The vicious "Since there is a huge Bangladesh. cattle smuggling besides it is an talks between the BSF and the tackle the menace. cycle of cross-border cattle demand for cattle in "A cattle smuggler becomes easy earning of all the stake- BGB were concluded in Dhaka Brigadier Jalal Gani, smuggling along the India- Bangladesh, smugglers never a trader once he is in holders in the entire chain. during which it was mutually Commander of the North West Bangladesh border has snow- lose a single chance to cross Bangladesh and pays taka 500 "The price difference is decided to enhance coopera- Region, Bangladesh, said that balled into a major challenge over to the neighbouring coun- per animal as Customs duty such that it is a profitable trade tion to better check crime and smugglers are poor people who for the BSF which always try where they earn easy after smuggling of cattle from even if a cattle is auctioned smuggling of cattle and nar- indulge in the illegal activity remains on the receiving end. money. The demand and sup- India," he said. thrice," the official said. Porus cotics across the 4,096 km just to sustain themselves and On July 11, a BSF soldier ply chain has to be broken," the Bangladesh generates border and unfenced gaps are frontier shared by the neigh- not to lead a lavish lifestyle. lost his hand and suffered seri- official said, adding that these income at three stages from this favourable conditions for the bours. The BGB, however, has "Regarding the killing of ous injuries in a bomb attack by criminals often open fire at the vicious cycle of cattle smug- smugglers. accepted that cross-border smugglers by the BSF, this is Bangladeshi cattle smugglers BSF, killing or injuring the gling. Smuggling of cattle, drugs smuggling cannot be stopped our request that we should fol- along the India-Bangladesh officials deployed at the border. First, they get revenue at and narcotics, leather, arms completely at the Indo-Bangla low the law of the land. Killing border in West Bengal. According to officials, tens the entry of the animal in and ammunition has been a frontier as it sought greater is not the solution," the com- According to an official of thousands of cattle are esti- Bangladesh, second in meat major challenge for the Border cooperation from the BSF to mander said. PTI who spoke on the condition of mated to be smuggled to water currents are favourable the animals to the other side of export and third is the indus- Security Force (BSF) and the anonymity, cattle smugglers Bangladesh annually through for the smugglers who prefer the border where their accom- tries related to it like textile. Border Guard Bangladesh from India are treated as the porous India-Bangladesh sending the cattle after sunset plices wait for the livestock. The factors contributing to (BGB) — the border guarding traders once they cross over to border in West Bengal. to avoid detection. The demand for cattle in cattle smuggling include the forces of the two countries. Bangladesh. Floating banana stems are As per the modus operan- Bangladesh is always high and supply and demand chain, Since it is a source of "All these smugglers need hugely popular for illegally di, the smugglers place the it peaks ahead of Eid festivities. unabated movement of cattle income for the government of to do is to furnish taka 500 per sending cows, oxen and buf- heads of the bovines between The official said that from hinterland to border Bangladesh, the BSF does not animal to the officials in faloes across the border into two strong banana stems and Bangladesh does not treat cat- areas. get any support from the BGB Bangladesh afterwards they Bangladesh using the flow of tie them together before they tle smuggling from India as a The implementation of to stop cattle smuggling. are free to sell it to whoever river. are pushed in the deep water, crime as cattle trade is a legal non-lethal strategy by the BSF Last month, the 48th bi- they wish," he said. Vast rivers with strong allowing the currents to take source of income in also contributes to the rise in annual Director General-level HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 world 07

‘Racist' video: GLOBE Media Freedom TROTTING Indian-origin YouTubers Iran seizes third foreign ship tender 'unconditional 20 HELD IN HONG KONG Coalition to address AFTER CLASHES apology' Hong Kong: More than 20 people have been arrested for AFP n SINGAPORE in less than month offences including unlawful attacks on scribes assembly in Hong Kong's Tsim Two Indian-origin YouTubers, AFP n TEHRAN Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Wong accused of making a "racist" AFP n LONDON against journalists, the new coali- Tai Sin areas, where chaos and video to criticise an e-payment ran has seized a foreign tion will aim to change political violence raged until early Sunday advertisement, tendered an Itanker in the Gulf, state As one of the key outcomes of calculations and increase the morning. unconditional apology on their media said Sunday, in what the recent Global Conference for costs to those who abuse media social media account on would be the third such seizure Media Freedom in London, the freedom,” he said. From India, WE ARE TINY: ELON Saturday. Posting an apology on in a month amid heightened UK government has announced Vinod K Jose, Executive Editor MUSK TO NASA their Facebook account, Preeti tensions with its foe the United a new Media Freedom Coalition of 'The Caravan', was one of the Washington: Replying to NASA's Nair and her brother Subhas said States. to address attacks on journalists speakers in the Conference. In tweet about Jupiter's massive they "unconditionally apologise The Islamic Revolutionary around the world. the panel titled 'Religion and the size as compared to Earth, Elon for the tone, aggression, vulgar- Guard Corps "seized this ship The coalition, devised by Media; Telling the Untold Story,' Musk, founder of SpaceX which ities and gestures" used in the around Farsi Island which was UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Jose made a presentation on the has partnered with the space controversial rap video. carrying around 700,000 litres Hunt and Canadian Foreign increased instances of mob agency for its Artemis mission, "We have apologised but we of smuggled fuel", said a Minister Chrystia Freeland as co- lynchings and targeted violence has said: "We are tiny". understand that more needs to Guards statement quoted by hosts of the conference held last in India. be said and done," they said. the official news agency IRNA. month, will comprise govern- "India's Constitution CLIMBER SCALES PAK'S "People are offended and we sin- Seven foreign crew were ments around the world who promises secular values and HIGHEST PEAKS IN 23 DAYS cerely apologise for it. If we arrested in the operation car- Iran and world powers and they had detained the Panama- control traffic and detect illic- sign up to a pledge that commits freedom of religion is a funda- Islamabad: A Nepalese could do it again, we would ried out on Wednesday night, began reimposing biting sanc- flagged for MT Riah for alleged it trade when they seized the them to speak out and take mental right in India… But mountaineer has climbed all five change the manner in which we said Fars news agency, which is tions against the country. fuel smuggling. tanker. action together when media there are violations in the nature of Pakistan's highest mountains approached the issue," Channel considered close to the Guards. At the height of the crisis, And a day later, they "The ship was transferred freedom is at risk. of targeted killings on Muslims above 8,000 metres — K2, News Asia quoted the Facebook Tensions between arch- US President Donald Trump announced they had impound- to Bushehr and its smuggled "The fact that over 100 coun- and Christians," said Jose, as he Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak and post. enemies Iran and the US have called off air strikes against Iran ed the British-flagged Stena fuel was handed over" to the tries were represented at the played videos of attacks on reli- Gasherbrum I, II — in just 23 On Friday, the Home Affairs soared this year after at the last minute in June after Impero in the Strait of Hormuz authorities in coordination Global Conference for Media gious minorities which hit the days, the media reported on Ministry of Singapore had Washington stepped up its the Islamic republic's forces for breaking "international with judicial authorities, said a Freedom, with over 1,500 dele- headlines in recent weeks and Sunday. termed their earlier statement campaign of "maximum pres- shot down a US drone. maritime rules". statement. Fars quoted gates from all regions of the months. Going further back to "insincere". The advertisement sure" against Tehran. The seizure of the latest The identity of the latest Brigadier General Ramezan world, demonstrates the global trace the tensions between US DELEGATION TO against which they had created Ships have been attacked, tanker would be the third by vessel seized and the national- Zirahi, a commander of the resonance of this issue," said majority and minority religious ARRIVE IN PAKISTAN the video was about the network drones downed and oil tankers Iran in less than a month in ity of its crew had not yet been Guards who carried out the Hunt, in reference to the new groups in India, he spoke of the Islamabad: A US delegation will for electronics transfer (NETS), seized since May, a year after the Gulf waters -- a conduit for revealed on Sunday. seizure, as saying the tanker coalition which will take shape 1984 anti-Sikh riots during what reach Islamabad on Monday for a widely used e-payment system United States withdrew from a much of the world's crude oil. The Guards said their boats had been en route to deliver over the course of the year. he described as the "height of the talks with Pakistani officials, as in Singapore. landmark nuclear deal between On July 18, the Guards said had been patrolling the Gulf to fuel to Gulf Arab States. "By shining a light on attacks Congress Party rule". the Afghan peace process intensifies and could lead to a presidential visit to the region, if Quake hits it succeeds, a media report said Sudanese protesters sign Frenchman achieves ‘dream' of on Sunday. northeastern FLOODS CLAIM 108 LIVES IN BANGLADESH power-sharing deal with military Japan, no first hoverboard Channel crossing Dhaka: Floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush AP n CAIRO demanding a rapid transition to "There will be no democ- AFP n ST MARGARET'S BAY(UK) phone to his son, who could be of water from hills across the a civilian authority. They have racy without peace," he said. tsunami threat heard saying, "Dad, you're the Indian borders have claimed at udan's pro-democracy been locked in tense negotia- "National reconciliation will Tokyo: A strong 6.3-magnitude A French daredevil who spent best!" Zapata, a 40-year-old least 108 lives in Bangladesh, a Smovement signed a power- tions with the military for be the slogan of the transitional earthquake struck in the Pacific years developing a jet-powered former jet-ski champion, made disaster official said on Sunday. sharing agreement with the weeks while holding mass period." off Fukushima, northeastern hoverboard zoomed across the his first attempt on July 25, to ruling military council on protests. The two sides reached a Japan, on Sunday, but there was English Channel on Sunday, coincide with the 110th LIBYAN NAVY RESCUES 62 Sunday aimed at paving the General Mohammed preliminary agreement last no tsunami threat, US and fulfilling his quest after pulling anniversary of Louis Bleriot's ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS way for a transition to civilian Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy month following international Japanese authorities said. off a tricky refuelling manoeu- historic first crossing of the Tripoli: Libyan coast guards on rule following the overthrow of head of the military council, pressure, amid growing con- The quake jolted large vre that cut short his first Channel by plane. Saturday rescued 62 illegal President Omar al-Bashir in told a joint news conference cerns the political crisis could areas in the region at 7:23 pm attempt 10 days ago. AFP after landing. But the bid was cut short immigrants off the country's April. that the deal has ended an era ignite civil war. (1023 GMT) with its epicentre Franky Zapata blasted off He said the indicators in when he tumbled into the western coast, said the Libyan Representatives initialed a in Sudan's history "character- That document provided located 54 kilometres (34 on his "Flyboard" from Sangatte the visor of his helmet showed water after failing to land on a anti-illegal immigration constitutional document that ized by rivalry and fighting." for the establishment of a joint miles) east of Namie, eastern on the northern coast of France he raced over the busy shipping boat to refuel -- his backpack department. would establish a joint military "We have entered the nego- civilian-military sovereign Fukushima, according to the at 8:17 am (0617 GMT) for the lane at a speed of 160-170 carries some 35 kilogrammes of and civilian council to rule for tiations as partners and leave as council. US Geological Survey said. 35-kilometre trip to St. km/h, doing zig-zags as he kerosene, enough to keep him CHEMICALS IN PLASTICS a little over three years until one team. The national will has A military leader would The quake was also felt in Margaret's Bay in Dover. neared the coast to try to ease aloft for around 10 minutes. THREATEN SEABIRDS elections can be held. The triumphed... It is a win-win," he head the 11-member council Tokyo. The Japan Escorted by three heli- the fatigue in his legs. Asked if he considered Tokyo: Researchers found that agreement would establish a said. for the first 21 months, fol- Meteorological Agency said copters, he glided across the "It's an isometric exercise himself Bleriot's successor, hazardous chemicals were Cabinet appointed by the Protest leader Omar al- lowed by a civilian leader for there were no worries about water in the early morning light for the thighs, so it burns -- it's Zapata told BFM television: detected in plastics eaten by activists, as well as a legislative Dagir said a "fair and trans- the next 18. There would also tsunami damage. and landed 22 minutes later in quite hard. But you recover "It's not really comparable, he seabirds. "We uncovered that body. parent" investigation into be a Cabinet of technocrats The agency issued an the picturesque bay, to the quickly, it's not like riding a was one of the first men to fly." four kinds of UV stabilisers and The military overthrew al- recent violence by security chosen by the protesters, as well warning when the quake hit, applause of dozens of onlook- bicycle," he said. "Let's just say that I achieved my two brominated flame retardants Bashir in April following forces against protesters, and as a legislative council with but there was no report of ers and journalists. Minutes after descending dream." This time the refuelling at detection frequencies of 4.6 months of mass protests against achieving peace with rebel majority from the Forces for injuries.Shinkansen bullet train "I'm feeling good. I'm feel- from the metal platform where boat was bigger and had a per cent and 2.1%, respectively," his three-decade-long auto- groups, would be top priorities the Declaration of Freedom services were temporarily sus- ing happy, I'm feeling lucky. he landed his craft, Zapata larger landing area, and French said Hideshige Takada, Professor cratic rule. The protesters for the transitional and Change, the main protest pended in the region, public This is just an amazing had broken down in tears of navy vessels in the area kept an at Tokyo University of Agriculture remained in the streets, Government. coalition. broadcaster NHK said. AFP moment for me," Zapata told emotion while talking on the eye out in case of trouble. and Technology. Syrian jihadist group refuses withdrawal Mexican journalist 31 dead, 62 rescued after from proposed Idlib buffer zone killed in Veracruz boats capsize in Philippines Idlib: The chief of Hayat Tahrir government agreed to a truce in accused Turkey of dragging its AP n XALAPA RUIZ VÁZQUEZ WAS al-Sham, the main jihadist group the northwestern region of Idlib feet in implementing the deal, AP n MANILA crew were rescued. derstorms and rain-triggered in Syria's northwestern Idlib, on condition that a Turkish- which provided for a buffer journalist in the Gulf Coast THE THIRD A third ferry, which was landslides amid a tropical on Saturday refused any with- Russian buffer-zone deal is zone of up to 20 kilometres (12 Astate of Veracruz has been JOURNALIST KILLED escuers recovered more not carrying any passengers, depression more than 1,000 drawal from a future buffer implemented, according to state miles) between the two sides, free shot dead just days before he Rbodies in rough seas where also capsized in the Iloilo Strait kilometers (620 miles) off the zone after a truce went into effect news agency SANA. of heavy weaponry. was scheduled to testify before IN A SINGLE WEEK, three ferry boats capsized after but its five crewmen survived, country's eastern coast. in the area. Most of Idlib province and "We will not change our state authorities about threats AND THE 10TH KILLED being buffeted by fierce winds Balilo said. Classes and work were sus- "What the regime could not parts of Hama, Aleppo and position, neither at the request of of violence against him. and waves off two central Survivors recounted how pended in metropolitan Manila take militarily or by force, they Latakia — which currently hosts our friends or our enemies," The state attorney's office THIS YEAR, IN MEXICO Philippine provinces, bringing the sky suddenly turned dark on Friday and Saturday amid will not get through peaceful some three million residents — Jolani insisted, refusing any idea said in a statement that Jorge the death toll to 31 with three midway through their trip, fol- heavy rains and flooding, means or through negotiations are controlled by the HTS. of a demilitarised zone. Celestino Ruiz Vázquez was missing, the coast guard said lowed by strong winds and rain which caused intense traffic and politics," said Abu Mohamed The region is supposed to be Air strikes on the Idlib found dead at his home short- authorities next Tuesday. He Sunday. that battered their ferries. jams in low-lying areas of the al-Jolani. "We will never with- protected from a massive gov- region stopped on Friday after ly before midnight Friday after alleged that Actopan Mayor Coast guard spokesman Authorities wondered why capital. draw from the zone." ernment offensive by the the government's truce police responded to a call alert- Paulino Domínguez Sánchez Armand Balilo said the dead a third ferry was allowed to sail About 20 typhoons and Jolani made his comments Turkish-Russian deal, but it has announcement but the fighting ing them to gunshots at the res- was behind the threats. were mostly passengers of two about three hours after two storms batter the Philippines during a meeting with reporters come under increasing fire by since late April has killed 790 idence in Actopan, 60 kilome- The Committee to Protect ferries that flipped over in other ferries overturned almost each year, making the archi- organised by the former Al- Damascus and its backer civilians in regime and Russian ters (37 miles) south of state Journalists says Ruiz Vázquez sudden wind gusts and pow- at the same time at noon in bad pelago that lies on the Pacific Qaeda affiliate group Hayat Moscow since the end of April. attacks, the UK-based Syrian capital Xalapa. was the third journalist killed erful waves Saturday off weather. typhoon and earthquake belt Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The Government of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Ruiz Vázquez was sched- in a single week, and the 10th Guimaras and Iloilo provinces. Forecasters have warned of one of the world's most disas- On Thursday the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has monitor says. AFP uled to give statements to killed this year, in Mexico. Sixty-two other passengers and heavy monsoon rains, thun- ter-prone countries.(AP) Khmer Rouge ‘brother number two' Nuon Chea dies Blast at Syrian air base kills 26 UK urges EU to Damascus: A Syrian pro-gov- Saturday at the base, saying it Phnom Penh: Khmer Rouge 'brother month. Cambodia. ernment newspaper is report- killed an undetermined num- number two' Nuon Chea died on Sunday The reign of terror led by "Brother The UN-backed court sentenced him ing 26 soldiers, including seven ber of soldiers. It said the blast reflect ‘political aged 93, a spokesman for the Cambodia tri- Number 1" Pol Pot left some two million to life in prison last year after he was found officers, have been killed in an was caused by a technical error bunal where he was convicted of genocide Cambodians dead from overwork, starva- guilty of genocide against the ethnic explosion blamed on a techni- while transporting ammuni- and crimes against humanity told AFP. tion and mass executions from 1975 to Vietnamese and Cham Muslim minority cal error in central Syria. tion. reality' on Brexit "We can confirm that defendant Nuon 1979. group. Al-Watan quoted a military The Britain-based Syrian Chea... Passed away this evening on 4 But Nuon Chea, considered the Khmer His lawyers had informed the court that official as describing Saturday's Observatory for Human AFP n LONDON was agreed, 61 percent of all the August 2019 at Khmer Soviet Friendship Rouge's chief ideologue, was not arrested Nuon Chea would appeal, but prosecutors explosion at the Shayrat air Rights, an opposition-linked EU states' MEPs have changed. hospital," said Neth Pheaktra, spokesman until 2007. are now expected to ask the Supreme Court base in the Homs province as group that monitors the war, ritish Prime Minister Boris Such a fundamental shift illus- for the tribunal. He and other senior members of the chamber to terminate his case following his severe. put the death toll at 31. It said BJohnson's Government has trates the need for a change of The cause of his death was not given ultra-Maoist group were put on trial at the death, according to a court official. The official news agency the cause of the explosion was urged EU leaders again to drop approach. but he had been in hospital since early last Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of AFP SANA reported an explosion unclear. AP their opposition to renegotiat- "Mr Barnier needs to urge ing the terms of Brexit, claim- EU leaders to consider this if ing recent European elections they too want an agreement, to required a change of approach. enable him to negotiate in a Johnson, who took office way that finds common ground US, Taliban push for peace in day 2 of talks late last month, says he wants with the UK. to leave the European Union "Otherwise, no deal is AFP n DOHA eighth round, began on But despite a rapid con- that enables withdrawal," reduced to as low as 8,000 from Sydney. with a deal but insists the cur- coming down the tracks." Saturday with no end date clusion to the conventional Khalilzad tweeted on Friday as the current level of around An Afghan official hinted rent terms are unacceptable Former prime minister Theresa he US and the Taliban were issued publicly. phase of the war, the Taliban he arrived in Doha after talks 14,000. last week that the government and if necessary Britain will exit May quit after delaying Brexit Tthrashing out elements of a A Taliban source told AFP have proved formidable insur- with Pakistani Prime Minister In exchange, the Taliban of President Ashraf Ghani was on October 31 with no agree- twice while she tried unsuc- deal to bring a close to efforts had been made to gents, bogging down US troops Imran Khan in Islamabad. would abide by a ceasefire, preparing for direct talks with ment at all. cessfully to get the divorce Afghanistan's 18-year conflict organise a direct meeting for years. "Our presence in renounce Al-Qaeda, and talk to the Taliban, the details of which In an article in the Mail on terms she struck with Brussels at the second day of renewed between US envoy for Washington is hoping to Afghanistan is conditions- the Kabul administration. have yet to be announced. Sunday newspaper, Johnson's through the British parliament. talks in Doha on Sunday. Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad strike a peace deal with the based, and any withdrawal will "After 19 years, President "We have no preconditions Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay But the EU has refused to The US, which invaded and Taliban co-founder Mullah Taliban by September 1 -- be conditions-based." Trump has made it very clear to begin talks, but the peace said European Parliament elec- reopen the deal, the result of 17 Afghanistan and toppled the Baradar, who heads the move- ahead of Afghan polls due the In another sign of progress, that his desire is that we devel- agreement is not without con- tions in May had changed the months of tough negotiations. Taliban in 2001, wants to with- ment's political wing. same month, and US presi- the Afghan government has op a diplomatic resolution that ditions," Ghani wrote in Pashto political dynamic and urged Johnson has ramped up draw thousands of troops and The men have met previ- dential elections due in 2020. formed a negotiating team for permits us to reduce the on his Facebook page on Friday EU leaders to amend the man- preparations for leaving with- turn the page on its longest ever ously, as recently as May. US President Donald separate peace talks with the resources that are located ahead of the talks. date of their chief negotiator, out any agreement. war. But it would first seek A coalition led by Trump told reporters at the Taliban that diplomats hope there... While simultaneously "We want a republic gov- Michel Barnier. However, some British law- assurances from the insurgents Washington ousted the Taliban White House on Friday that could be held as early as later ensuring that Afghanistan ernment not an emirate," he "The political realities have makers have vowed to stop that they will renounce Al- in late 2001 accusing it of har- "we've made a lot of progress. this month. never again becomes a platform said, a challenge to the Taliban changed since Mr Barnier's him, fearing the economic con- Qaeda and stop other militants bouring Al-Qaeda jihadists We're talking". The Washington Post where a terrorist can strike the which has insisted on reverting instructions were set," Barclay sequences of severing ties with like the Islamic State group who claimed the September 11 "We are pursuing a peace reported Thursday that an ini- United States," US Secretary of to the "Islamic Emirate" name wrote. Britain's closest trading partner using the country as a haven. attacks against the US that agreement not a withdrawal tial deal to end the war would State Mike Pompeo said Afghanistan bore under its "Since the last mandate overnight. The talks, now in their killed almost 3,000 people. agreement, a peace agreement see the US force in Afghanistan Sunday during a visit to rule. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Kashmir on edge With a massive security build-up and unprecedented fear The great water paradox psychosis, civil engagement in the Valley is under threat efore we address the cloud of apprehen- sion over Kashmir, courtesy the unprece- India’s relatively wet climate offers hope even in today’s dire situation. What is needed is Bdented security cover, the bigger ques- tion is whether the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party the enforcement of programmes aimed at conserving our most precious resource (BJP) is being pragmatic or wise enough to push a tunnel vision project pursuant to its party agenda at this point over other issues that per- haps need more intense an intervention. While everybody understands how Prime Minister Narendra Modi feels about the Valley, having been a party in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir in the past, and is keen to de-radi- ANUPMA MEHTA calise it internally and be seen as an architect of its political destiny, the ho and hum around that effort is certainly not convincing enough. If anything else, it is ater, water everywhere/ Nor ending up drawing attention in the wrong places and strengthening policy stereo- any drop to drink.” These types than breakthroughs. Nobody is discounting the security threat that looms words, from an evocative poem by the famous 18th large over the Amarnath yatra or that a post-Balakot Pakistan won’t let up. But century English poet, the yatra itself has never been called off in the worst years of militancy. Nor an WSamuel Coleridge, echo the helplessness of emergency situation created whereby 11,000 tourists, including foreigners, are a harried sailor, his ship stranded in the mid- dle of the sea but with no water to drink as being evacuated from a State that depends a lot on the tourist economy. That, all supplies on it have been exhausted. The too, with war-like hyper drills of rationing goods. Isn’t crippling services and every- sailor’s desperate cry, uttered over 300 years day life more provocative than reassuring? This, compounded by speculation ago, seems to ring an ominous bell in India today as the country battles extreme water and a massive security build-up, only leads to an atmosphere of fear and doubt, scarcity in several regions alongside exten- particularly when it comes so soon after Governor Satyapal Malik’s advocacy sive flooding in many others. This ironical of grassroots governance through panchayats or talks with Hurriyat leaders. Unless situation is the result of prolonged water mis- management, leading to depleted ground- this blow-hot-blow-cold approach is some sort of mind game. Either way, with water levels, coupled with a waxing and wan- a civil society that has long drifted away, the fog of alienation and insecurity is ing monsoon. not good for either side and undercuts any gains made. Also, wittingly or unwit- The change in monsoon patterns across tingly, it has drawn the international gaze, too, to what is clearly a created chaos the country has been causing significant rain deficit in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, or a confrontational context for justifying any intended action. Ostensibly, there Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Delhi over the has been a seizure of Pakistani-origin weapons and intelligence input of an attack. last decade as compared to historical rainfall And despite the aggressive stance of Home Minister Amit Shah on Article 370 averages. In other States like Assam, Bihar and Kerala, floods caused by an aggressive mon- in Parliament, the fact is he is well within rights to maintain law and order and soon are leaving behind a trail of death and curtail threat perception in conflict-riddled areas. But will brute force or naming destruction. The first casualty of the disrup- individual people as terrorists under the new UAPA (Unlawful Activities [Prevention] tion in rainfall is agriculture as an estimated harmful chemicals like arsenic, 41,554 households in 1,503 vil- Rejuvenation for overseeing all spending will increase both 49 per cent of India’s farms depend solely on nitrate and fluoride. An even lages and 971 urban neighbour- water-related issues. The water supply and the net area Amendment) Bill really reset the contours of Kashmir’s eco-system? The clam- rain for irrigation. According to the Economic graver food crisis looms on the hoods across India, jointly con- Government has identified 1,592 under irrigation,” says Dr pdowns on school teachers from across the state and others suspected of “mil- Survey 2017-18, farmers without access to irri- horizon because when irrigation ducted by the National Council blocks in 256 districts facing Biksham Gujja, former head of itancy-related” activities have already diminished the scope of civil gation lose nearly 14 per cent of their income wells go dry, farmers use untreat- of Applied Economic Research acute water scarcity and over- water policy at WWF- because of rainfall shocks. And among those, ed wastewater laced with indus- (NCAER) and University of exploitation of groundwater as International and founder of engagement. who are able to irrigate their fields, 62 per cent trial chemicals and human Maryland, the US, in 2004-05 prospective locations for rainwa- AgSri, a private organisation What is left to crack down considering even the Hurriyat is now a spent force? rely exclusively on groundwater. Since ground- sewage for watering their food and 2011-12. IHDS found that ter harvesting and water conser- promoting sustainable agricul- A muscular squeeze on terror financing has ensured a weakening of Pakistani water is replenished only through rain seep- crops, which eventually find only 44 per cent households had vation in the first phase. ture and water resources man- ing into the ground, the vagaries of the mon- their way into our kitchens. It is access to piped water, with the fig- Other initiatives, including agement. He argues that the Jal conduits, even charities. Yet worryingly, the last few years have seen local youth soon lead to a vicious cycle of drought-rid- obvious that India is sitting on a ure going up by merely four per renovation and re-use of tradi- Shakti Ministry should instead supporting terrorism and even participating in it. South Kashmir is still caught den fields and rapidly depleting aquifers across potential “water” bomb threaten- cent between 2004 and 2012. The tional water bodies and water- focus on developing tools and in the vortex of violence. And if the heavily supervised Lok Sabha election in the country, with the depth of access to ing public health by unleashing IHDS findings also show a sub- shed development, are slated for technology for efficient hydro- groundwater plunging from 7.5 m in 1998 to a spectre of diseases among its stantial decline in the duration of the next phase. The Union logical management. sensitive areas and low percentages are anything to go by, then democratic par- 9.2 m in 2018. over-populated and under- water availability — from 5.3 per Budget 2019-20 also allocated On an optimistic note, ticipation is a long call. In this supercharged atmosphere, the fears of abroga- A 2012 World Bank report on ground- resourced habitations. cent in 2003-04 to 3.8 per cent in `9,150.36 crore for the National India’s relatively wet climate, tion of Article 35 A or Article 370 are now being attributed as the sole intention, water exploitation in India asserted that the How did India, venerated as 2011-12 — for households with Rural Drinking Water even in the most arid regions, country recorded the highest dependence on a land of rivers and holy waters piped water in metro cities. Programme, marking a massive offers hope even in today’s further leading to a sense of detachment and anger. In these days of informa- water from aquifers globally. While 90 per cent since primordial times, achieve Consequently, households with- increase of 69 per cent over the dire situation. What is needed tion superhighways and the wayward traffic of dialogue in them, radio silence of this groundwater is used for irrigation, the this disconcerting status of a out indoor water sources spend allocation of `5,391.32 crore in is efficient and wider imple- does no good. A build-up, clearly meant to induce a fear psychosis, automati- remainder is used to supply drinking water. nation riddled with water defi- precious time collecting water at 2018-19. mentation of programmes for Highlighting over-exploitation of 29 per ciency and toxicity? “After 1990, an average of 80 minutes per day, Water conservationists and rainwater harvesting, develop- cally fuels the expectation of retributive approach. Kashmir is not alien to secu- cent of groundwater blocks, the report pre- cities in India have grown rapid- extending to even three hours for experts are, however, not ment of water storage bodies rity presence and a stronger-arm approach can do little to dent its status. If any- dicted a 60 per cent rise in this figure in 20 ly but without considering where about 10 per cent of these house- impressed, dismissing the Budget like ponds and reservoirs, pro- thing it only entrenches rigidities. Some are wondering if this is part of a great years, with serious implications for agricul- the resources are coming from”, holds. How will the economy provisions as a “pipe dream”. motion of water re-use and plan consistent with the BJP’s aim of hoisting the tricolour in every panchayat tural sustainability, food security and econom- says Samrat Basak, Director of counter this time burden and Raman VR, Head of Policy at the recycling and better filtration ic growth. the World Resource Institution huge opportunity cost? NGO WaterAidIndia, posits that techniques for de-contaminat- this Independence Day, an attempt at galvanising its workers who ensured suc- However, the crisis is almost upon us (WRI) India’s Urban Water Compelled to take cogni- in 2017, the Ministry of Drinking ing potable water, across the cess at the local body polls. But that inroad has to be made through negotia- much before the World Bank’s deadline. In Programme. Reflecting on the sance of the water crisis, the Water and Sanitation itself esti- country. And these solutions ` tion, reconciliation and a semblance of trust. Any ramrod approach now may June 2018, the NITI Aayog had predicted that social impact of the water crisis, Government decided to prioritise mated the need for 500,000 need to be enforced now — the the demand for potable water would com- VK Madhavan, Chief Executive water management in the latest crore for providing piped drink- time for long-term planning even tear this delicate fabric. Besides, with all the intermediary filters and inter- pletely outstrip supply by 2030 in the absence of the non-profit WaterAid India, Union Budget, to ensure provi- ing water to all households. Even has run out! locutors out of place, it might be very difficult for the government to engage with of any urgent action. Even more alarmingly, contends that soon young girls, sion of potable water throughout if States contribute half this Coleridge’s hapless mariner people who may come out on the streets en masse for a bloody showdown. 21 cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai especially in rural areas, might the country by 2024 under the amount, the annual requirement survived the challenges at sea, and Hyderabad,would run out of groundwa- start dropping out of school en proposed “Har Ghar Jal” scheme. till 2024 would be over `60,000 presumably finding clean water ter as early as 2020, affecting 100 million peo- masse to help their families fetch Union Finance Minister Nirmala crore, to cover hardware, human at the end of his ordeal. But will ple and leading to an estimated six per cent water from increasingly remote Sitharaman also announced the resources, infrastructural, oper- the rising tide of India’s popula- loss in GDP by 2050. water access points. This warn- formation of a new Ministry, the ations and maintenance costs. tion be equally fortunate? Excellence or not Another complication is the impact of ing is corroborated by data from Jal Shakti Ministry, by merging Where will these funds come (The writer is Editor at the excessive groundwater extraction on water the India Human Development the Ministries of Drinking Water from? National Council of Applied The decision to give unoperational ‘institutes of potential’ a quality as water collected from deeper under- Survey (IHDS), a nationally rep- and Water Resources and River “There is no evidence to Economic Research. Views tag of ‘eminence’ rather than operational ones is strange ground is more likely to be contaminated with resentative survey covering Development and Ganga suggest that merely enhanced expressed are personal) here may be an idea of fairness in using global rankings to determine which S O U N D BITE Thigher educational institutions should be On Article 370 and 35A, I Crores of persons want to Escalating conflict results in The lowlife who raped and bestowed with an “institution of eminence” tag. would advise extreme cau- witness its (Ayodhya case) greater loss of life. beheaded a 3-year-old with N Gopalaswami, the former Chief Election tion: tread carefully for proceedings but cannot do Demonstrate restraint and help from monstrous there are legal, political, the same due to the respect for Afghan civilians. friends was on bail because Commissioner (CEC) who headed the panel constitutional and emotion- Supreme Court norms. of his mother, a police offi- of the University Grants Commission (UGC), al factors involved. UN Special Representative cer. Shame on our society. for Afghanistan was correct that until an university is ranked Veteran Congress leader RSS ideologue Actor —K.N. Govindacharya —Tadamichi Yamamoto globally, it should not be considered. It —Karan Singh — Richa Chadha speaks volumes about the decrepit nature of several of India’s higher educational institutions that very few make the global cut, an embar- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR rassing situation for the world’s second-largest populated nation. But if that was the criterion, a normal person would think that it is bizarre that institutes that are Expose the truth Tiger reserves must be protected Progressive Bill yet to start the rather important job of educating people should make the cut on the basis of their ‘potential’, because unlike rankings, these are completely sub- Sir — Cafe Coffee Day founder his refers to the article, “Big cat’s leap of faith” Sir — Yes, it is true. The way we jective. In fact, the former CEC, in an interview, admitted that they should not VG Siddhartha’s suicide should (August 3) by Hiranmay Karlekar. Compared to 2008, drive and behave on the road is ring alarm bells in the corridors Tthe enhanced tiger number is certainly an occasion set for a transformative course really have been considered. Possibly the government’s need to have 20 insti- of the all-powerful Finance to gloat over. Though their habitats have not stabilised, correction, on paper at least, tutes on the list, 10 public and 10 private, might have been a motivation but it Ministry. The mandarins in the the Government's success in ensuring the increase in with the Parliament’s green signal might have been warranted to avoid any controversy altogether by capping the bureaucracy and their political tiger population is salutary. However, while tiger counts to a landmark legislation that masters should no longer pretend in some traditional tiger States have increased, the same aims to improve road safety with numbers and admitting that India might not have 10 private institutes worthy of that everything is hunky-dory vis- cannot be said of others. The issue of tiger-habitat stringent laws for errant drivers, inclusion rather than using an amorphous benchmark. à-vis the Indian economy. destruction due to urbanisation cannot go unnoticed. This contractors in case of faulty roads At the same time, reports have emerged that almost half the engineering seats Only investigations can reveal does not inspire much confidence in the tiger protec- and vehicle makers if they fall the details of his business deals tion mechanism in the country though the National Tiger short of production standards. in a State like Tamil Nadu have gone empty this academic year. The situation is and the debt burden and possibly Conservation Authority (NTCA) under its “Project Tiger’ of territories and highways are impediments to their Once the Bill becomes a law, similar in many other States as well, with engineering and medical seats going offer reasons that forced the mission is doing its best. It should be made known that movement. The conviction rate of poachers is abysmal. stringent penalties will reduce abegging. Many universities are unable to assure placements for their students owner of a successful enterprise any tiger death is attributed to poaching unless proved This needs to be looked into. “Villagers-tiger co-exis- road accidental deaths, which in to take the fatal step. The stake- otherwise. That said, natural diseases have also led to tence” mechanism should be stressed upon by officers India come to around 1.5 lakh in these trying times given the overall quality of education. Ironically several of holders will get their dues and the their deaths. of the tiger reserves. Dedicated officers should be made annually. It has taken the country the institutes with empty seats and hollow educational standards must have also market, too, may stabilise after a Deaths outside the reserves also cause anxiety. The in-charge of tiger conservation projects. decades of indiscipline on roads, had some potential once upon a time, even though it is more likely that many while. But it is time for the big cats traverse through what are known as “tiger spots” Ganapathi Bhat violating traffic rules and escaping Government to wake up and on the highway because they need serious demarcation Akola any accountability for poor engi- of them were just started with financial lucre in mind. Even in several other smell the coffee. It is important neering to gain the shameful rep- major institutes, including those awarded with the “institute of eminence” that we learn the right lessons utation of being the world leader tag, standards are barely keeping up with those in many other countries from this unfortunate incident. cian, whose word was law in the ly, who have been living in fear of ruling party to expel Sengar? in road accidents. While most of Javvadi Lakshamna Rao boondocks in Uttar Pradesh. the goons of the MLA ever since The BJP leadership owes an apol- the features of the Bill are welcome, and Indian students, already disadvantaged after poor secondary educa- Visakhapatnam In a big embarrassment for the victim mustered the courage ogy to the voters. Regretfully, with some aspects have the potential to tion, fall further behind. There needs to be an urgent fix of the system because the Uttar Pradesh Government, to lodge an FIR against him for the saffron-clad Yogi Adityanath be misused by the traffic police. the unspoken part of India’s jobs crisis is that far too many “graduates” Punish the guilty the Supreme Court transferred all the heinous crime. Hopefully, as the Chief Minister of Uttar Often, traffic police are reported to cases related to the alleged rape her bravery and courage will not Pradesh, a criminal like Sengar harass drivers and vehicle owners are unemployable in India and that is proving to be a major impediment in of a girl in 2017 by the now go waste and the leader and his conspired to defy the justice sys- for inadvertent and trivial mistakes. our economic potential. The stories of how engineers and doctorate-degree Sir — It took widespread public expelled BJP MLA, Kuldeep henchmen will soon be given the tem after he had raped a minor J Akshay holders jostle for menial government jobs do not just speak of a lack of outrage for the authorities to Singh Sengar. In short, the top sternest possible punishment per- girl and then terrorised her and Bengaluru jobs, they speak of poor educational standards as well. And gimmicks like wake up to the tragic plight of the court did everything in its power missible under law. her family. Unnao rape victim at the hands to try and ensure justice to the Having said that, the question Vani A Send your feedback to: “institutions of eminence” will not change that fact. of a powerful ruling party politi- victim and her tormented fami- is why did it take so long for the Secunderabad [email protected] HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Why taking risks POINTCOUNTERPOINT I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS & NOT A SINGLE THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON ANY CONSTITUTIONAL is essential ANSWER. AND I’VE BEEN CM FOR 6 YEARS. IMAGINE CHANGES. HENCE THERE SHOULD BE NO PANIC AS THE PLIGHT OF EVERYDAY KASHMIRIS. THIS IS PURELY A SECURITY MATTER. While risk management has become fashionable, —FORMER J&K CM its integration with the overall strategy —J&K GOVERNOR formulation has been low OMAR ABDULLAH SATYA PAL MALIK Conversation around AI

VINAYSHIL GAUTAM Before attempting to craft laws and regulations, officials and the public need to understand the isk management is a vantage point of perception, which has now become endemic. Almost nothing gets done without some effect and impact of deploying different kinds of AI on individuals and the society in general Rreflection on the risks involved. Progressively, it is being remit- ted to the audit function. Yet, it is not bound by it. Concerted attempts are being made to widen and deepen its operations. Historically speak- ing, the area received the first formal limelight when corporate reg- ulatory agencies made it mandatory to have a function with this “title” in all listed companies. The aim of risk management was to have a separate identity. It was envisaged that under his/her over- all control, the risk management wing shall carry out its responsi- bilities and he/she would at least have the rank of an executive direc- tor of the company. If any listed company actually institutionalised the structure of this silo with all the nuances of risk a process, the SHOHINI SENGUPTA experiment is yet to be documented. In the meanwhile, the area grew both in terms of quantum of attention and the range of activ- arlier this month, Member of Parliament ities. Skill formation in this area was still weak and not surprising- Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged that social ly, many with little understanding or insight, entered the domain. Emedia companies used algorithms to sup- The method followed was usually simplistic. The way of list- press, deny and amplify certain conversations, ing risks usually followed the narratives of some key people and and made a case for India to enact a legisla- their perceptions. It was then categorised into high moderate and tion to check algorithmic bias. Chandrasekhar’s low risks. The “juggernaut” rolled on and very often, there was more allegation is not new, not in India or anywhere noise than light. What this method yielded by way of results was else. In fact, it is a symptom of a much bigger malaise — a rapidly evolving technology not clear to many. More complicated was the fact that there were ecosystem with disparate and reactive attempts no established standards against which its efficacy could be eval- at accountability and regulation. uated. Only a detailed review at a subsequent point of time could The reason why Governments around the establish this. The process is still in the making world and industries have become so con- The “notable” consulting companies (especially those with non- cerned about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in gen- Indian names and linkages) made a killing. Their demand was high. eral is because it presents vast economic and Special magical attraction was for such firms that had connects social opportunities. AI systems (ie, comput- with the Atlantic rim institutions. More specifically, and profession- er science that emphasises on the development ally speaking, any delineation of “risks” should have followed an of intelligent machines to mimic certain fea- enunciation of risk management and mitigation policy at the board tures of the human brain) have improved mobility, fostered greater information-sharing level. This in turn should have been followed up by the immediate culture and are fundamental to many functions next executive level to remarket, internally in the organisation, the and businesses today, including LinkedIn, areas of risk. social media firms, search engine functions and Areas of defined unpredictability and risks could have been iden- cab aggregators like Uber. However, with an tified and specific episodes could have been sighted, where risk increase in the use of AI, multiple issues of was visible. This would have led to a robust delineation of the risk trust, privacy, bias, market dominance and terrain. Customised training programme would then have to be security have also arisen. designed to cover the foot soldiers of that area and above. This would On the issue of algorithmic bias itself, have made the orientation and processes more professional and Chandrasekhar is right to the extent that var- rigorous. No such thing happened in many cases and in several ious technology companies have skirted these issues in the past and have been criticised for such cases, training programmes were launched in very general being politically influenced or for using tech- and commonsensical terms. Sometimes this was in imitation of nologies in a manner that is sometimes what had been attempted in another organisation, in another cul- beyond their control or are driven by hidden to consider and experiment with innovative their commitment to achieving “Trustworthy to control and correct for such bias in the tural context. There were cases where this was done without a pol- motives — often both. Further, due to price models so as to ensure that the economic gains, AI.” Most importantly, the EU guidelines deployment of any technology, including AI, icy statement on the risk in place in the organisation. efficiencies and immediate benefits like lower social influence and security impact of AI is identified core ethical imperatives such as pre- or at the very least, opens our minds to the pos- Pointing this out by well-meaning professionals did not prices and convenience benefits to consumers, positive for all. Thus, engaging and bringing vention of harm, respect for human autono- sibilities of over-reliance on such AI. always yield results and was often discouraged by the top man- people tend to be “present biased” and are more all relevant stakeholders into the conversation my, fairness and explicability. Further, any regulation on AI will need to agement, who were keen to demonstrate their conformity to a than willing to trade off future benefits (say pri- — academia, policy-makers and the wider Therefore, in India, before attempting to begin with the establishment of foundational given directive. Incidentally, the directive, like any similar exer- vacy or stronger redressal mechanisms among community — will be crucial to assessing the craft laws and regulations, officials and the concepts and building on the existing frame- cise, could have been only a statement of intent and could not other things) for present gratification (like challenges that lie ahead. public alike need to better understand in gen- works of law and governance before we move lower prices and convenience). In this context, understandably, various eral the effect of AI and the impact of deploy- on to ethical and other challenges that may go have substituted for a policy statement. If there were people at This common cognitive bias results in a Governments around the world, as also inter- ing its uses on individuals and the society in beyond the framework of the law. the top, who saw this contradiction or were worried about it, tendency to overestimate immediate utility and national organisations, have begun to weigh in general, while establishing clear policy objec- Policy will then need to take into account they took care of not to show their anxiety. discount future or invisible harms that may on the issues of regulating certain technology tives and governing principles. More impor- the scope of deployment of AI and the impact In the process, perhaps, more damage than help was caused. accrue to communities later, much like the fall- companies and their use of AI. In India, con- tantly, policy discussions need to clarify the dif- of such deployment. In the clamour to regu- But that’s another story. Usually, the financial, economic and mate- outs of climate change or the impact Facebook versations around regulating AI and technol- ference or lack thereof between regulating tech- late technology companies, it must not be for- rial indicators of risk got flagged. Illustratively, where relevant for- on the 2016 US elections, or the impact on civil ogy companies have been conflated and there nology companies deploying AI unethically, gotten that there are differences in various eign exchange risk was listed. Similarly, if there was inflation, the liberties, attributable to predictive technolo- is no clarity as to how this can be achieved. and behind regulating all kinds of AI indis- firms deploying AI and its varied uses. For trend was cited as a risk. Similarly, losses in inventory and poor gy used for policing and facial recognition Further, discussions around technology regu- criminately. instance, there is a difference between AI used quality products got listed as risks because market would not be applications. Notably, allegations of AI lation in general have been scattered across reg- Further, regulations in this space need to on an OTT platform to present viewers with tolerant to it. What was often left out was a broader risk of skill defi- entrenching bias and discrimination are not ulators (depending on specific subject matter) be grounded on core principles of data priva- choices of certain kinds of movies over others limited to technology companies, they extend and are bereft of guiding principles, unlike cy, security, consumer safety, ethics and fair- and the one used to filter or moderate con- ciency at multiple level of organisations or the sheer ineptness of to Governments and State authorities as well. what has been done in several other countries. ness. It is instructive to note that at present, tent on a big social media platform that can the CFO. Few people understood the problems of a badly designed Take the example of the discriminatory out- For instance, in Australia, following the there is no cogent and comprehensive data pri- lead to real world violence. job description and even fewer saw it as a matter of great concern. comes of using AI in the US criminal justice release of a White paper on the governance of vacy law in India. Simultaneously, it must also A governance framework that does not The organisation flows were often not identified and, hence, the bot- system and for policing in Australia. AI by the Australian Human Rights be noted that the potential impact of certain engage in the nuances of technological uses and tle necks to productivity and results could not be pinpointed. Thus, there have been rising and com- Commission earlier this year, another kinds of AI, including on other human rights, the different kinds of biases — which exist in At the end of the day, risk management became fashionable pelling reasons to regulate technology firms, Australian federal Government agency, respon- goes beyond privacy, and impacts future of the offline and online world, in our thinking but its integration to the overall strategy formulation was low. The particularly those, who rely on discriminato- sible for scientific research (CSIRO), released work and innovation, decision-making, and and in the software we build, in power struc- situation was further compounded by the sheer absence of any ry and biased AI outcomes. However, adopt- a discussion paper on AI and ethics, propos- has a profound impact on our democractic tures and differing incentives, in our assessment of the risk management process. The highest level of ing the right governance framework is becom- ing a toolkit to assist stakeholders in applying processes and institutions. Governments and businesses — can be both the organisation was happy to receive the “results”. Perhaps, a decade ing increasingly difficult, both because AI tech- eight core principles. Similarly, in Europe, the In this context, it is crucial to remember misleading and misguided. In correcting for nologies are becoming more complex and are EU High-Level Expert Group comprising 52 that any meaningful policy discussion around discrimination and bias, unless we militate or so down the line, it became obvious but there was a lot of effort being applied in a variety of different contexts experts on AI, including representatives from the regulation of AI and algorithmic bias in against absolute and simplistic understandings with no commensurate outcome. The issue is still being tackled. — from helping in procedural vetting of doc- academia, civil society and industry, recently India will first need to start by acknowledg- of technology and on drafting laws without In the meanwhile, the risk registers are being compiled. The risk uments to content moderation. They present published its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy ing that core socio-economic issues and bias- consulting the wider community, a law regu- matrices are being created and who knows, one may even begin twin capacities for enormous social develop- AI, following stakeholder consultation on es cannot be cured by technological advance- lating algorithmic bias may be more harmful to see a sense of direction sooner than later? ment and harm, often together. Therefore, draft guidelines. The EU guidelines were not ments. Acknowledging the inherent bias in our to the innovation ecosystem in India than no (The writer is a well-known management consultant) before rushing to draft a law to “regulate algo- binding, but nevertheless offered stakeholders sociological understanding of the world, in our law at all. rithmic bias” in India, the need of the hour is a set of guiding principles to follow to indicate databases and existing jurisprudence, allows us (The writer is fellow at the Esya Centre) Scouting opportunities abroad If Indian start-ups are to really compete with their counterparts in the developed economies, they need more seamless access to markets abroad, easier entry to customer base and a route to capital and mentorship BookMyShow as well as a number of and regulatory requirements about how to sell its product across Technology should be leveraged to source of information. Mindset change: We need to industry portals. India is home to 26 Success stories markets. Products have a standard provide in-flight amenities like SaaS: According to a KPMG create an environment where entre- unicorns and a rise in their number Some start-ups having firm lifecycle — they start slow, acceler- WiFi, movies et al. Finally, travel survey, over 43 per cent of small preneurship is supported by the pol- helps bring in more investment. foothold in the country have start- ate, reach a peak, slow back down agents should be incentivised to business owners use mobile devices icy ecosystem. Often, due to pauci- Now, the bad news. Despite the ed making international footprint and then diminish/disappear. Unless drive international sales. as their primary platform. SaaS ty of adequate funding and mature developments and influx of invest- with success. Oyo hotels and homes, they come up with a re-targetted and Consumer brands: Asia-Pacific players should focus on delivering mentorship, start-ups struggle to ment, close to 90 per cent of start-ups one of the most famous home- refurbished second gen product has one of the fastest growing mar- customised products for small busi- expand or even break even. They fail within the first year. One of the grown hospitality chains, started its and start exploring secondary mar- kets for apparel and retail sales. ness owners. The product should survive by adopting short-cut tech- primary reasons behind this is their global expansion by foraying into kets, they will lose out on the edge. Divisions should focus on this have the ability to function both niques, colloquially referred to as the PARIMAL SHAH insistence on catering to a local Nepal and Malaysia. It then spread Finding a secondary market is not region. As for established markets, online and offline if emerging mar- desi jugaad. However, if start-ups are audience. An innovative eco-system to China, which has a booming as difficult as is thought. For online channels play a key role in kets have to be targetted as data is to really compete with their coun- ndia has a robust and vibrant that enables start-ups think beyond tourism industry with a strong instance, Kellogg’s has perfected boosting sales figures. Maintaining still expensive in those areas. A terparts in the developed economies, start-up base of over 40,000 local shores and devise strategies that influx of international tourists, and the art of catering identical products a strong online brand image is the strong online marketing strategy, they need more seamless access to Icompanies that is growing at a can cater to wider markets is the need has successfully established thou- to noticeably different markets. key to driving positive recommen- coupled with direct client contact markets abroad, easier access to cus- steady pace. A digital revolution of the hour. sands of hotels spread across 28 Although a lot of its cereal products dations. via an in-house sales team, is more tomer base and easier access to cap- powered by smartphones, a sizeable Scout for new markets provinces. It is now eyeing taste similar, packaging is smart Real estate developers: Players effective than field sales. ital and mentorship. middle class with growing dispos- Finding customers is an expen- Indonesia, Europe and the UK. enough to set it apart. from this sector should focus on What does the start-up Start-up cells in embassies: able incomes and a consequent rise sive process for start-ups if they do Zomato is another desi startup Opportunities for Indian play- providing end-to-end solutions and eco-system need? The Government can help boost in consumerism are some factors not have brand recognition. It is that initiated its presence in the ers in the global market increase the wallet share from India needs to invest more in start-ups’ capacities by establishing that have propelled this growth. This important that they develop busi- international market starting with Travel providers: They need to expats. They can offer value-added R&D and establish a working col- dedicated start-up cells within is not a recent occurrence but ness strategies with an eye on the Dubai in 2012. It now has operations focus on key emerging markets services like furniture, interior laboration with different countries. embassies of different countries or rather the latest development in an future instead of focussing solely on in 10,000 cities across 24 countries. with a high volume of first-time design and relocation assistance. This will help solidify the links in collaboration with the embassies evolutionary curve that can be short-term results. If they want to The cab aggregator, Ola, the ticket- travelers. Airline firms should use Firms should organise and advertise between multinationals, local com- of different countries in India. This traced back to four decades. The late stay relevant in the global markets ing platform, Cleartrip, and the craft their own channels to attract cus- property launch events in regions panies and academic institutions. could be a designated Trade Cell, 1980s saw the birth of IT companies, cape, they need to develop a busi- beer brand, Bira 91, are a few other tomers and build brand image. Big with a high volume of NRI diaspo- Innovations need to focus on soci- which is funded by the Government some of whom went on to become ness plan with an eye for other glob- companies that have successfully data can be mined to create ra. They can tie up with foreign mar- etal problems such as healthcare, and has the sole mandate of help- giants on the global economic map al markets, targetting countries expanded their operational base. detailed purchase records of trav- keting agencies to reach out to education, transportation, sanita- ing start-ups and SMEs to gain a after the IT revolution. It laid down with high mobile and broadband The right packaging elers. This will help companies potential international customers tion, clean energy and other such foothold in markets abroad. the success road for dot-com star- penetration, stable political climate, If a company offers a spe- design targetted product offerings and build an online brand image pressing issues that most of the (The writer is president, interna- tups like the ticketing website favorable socio-economics, easy tax cialised product, it needs to think and marketing campaigns. that projects them as a trustworthy countries across the world face. tional operations, of a leading agri firm) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 money 10

CAPSULE Foreign investors Rs 25K cr tenders modified to pull out Rs 2,881 cr promote Make in India products in 2 trading sessions PTI n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI Hyundai leads UV The government issued the order Continuing their selling segment in July with Government tenders worth on June 15, 2017, to promote spree, foreign investors have over Rs 25,000 crore were withdrawn a net amount of sale of 16,234 units either cancelled or modified manufacturing and production of goods Rs 2,881 crore from the NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motor and re-issued after the and services in India and enhance Indian capital markets in the India sold over 16,200 units in Department for Promotion of income and employment in the country first two sessions of August the utility vehicle segment in Industry and Internal Trade on account of domestic as July to take a lead over Maruti (DPIIT) stepped in to change well as global headwinds. Suzuki India (MSI) and their conditions in order to pharmaceutical, electronics, issued directives to all central According to latest depos- reactions and added to the Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), promote 'Made in India' goods, telecommunications, heavy vigilance officers to exercise itories data, foreign portfolio uncertainty," he added. which have for long a top official said. industries, textiles, shipping oversight on all contracts of investors (FPIs) pulled out a FPIs were net buyers in the dominated the vertical. Last "The department is taking and power in this regard. over Rs 5 crore to ensure that net sum of Rs 2,632.58 crore Indian capital markets in the month, Hyundai sold a total of every step for effective imple- "Directions were given to restrictive and discriminatory from equities and Rs 248.52 first half of 2019, barring 16,234 units of Creta, Venue, mentation of public procure- ensure strict compliance of clauses against domestic sup- crore from the debt segment January. They infused a net Tucson and Kona Electric, ment order, 2017, to promote the order in letter and spirit. All pliers are not included in the during August 1-2, taking the Rs 10,384.54 crore in June, Rs while in comparison M&M 'Made in India' products," the nodal ministries were directed tender documents for public cumulative net outflow to 9,031.15 crore in May, Rs sold 16,003 utility vehicles official said. to ensure notification of local procurement and that the ten- Rs 2,881.10 crore. 16,093 crore in April, Rs (UVs). M&M sells seven The government issued the Similarly, a tender for pro- ified. content," the official added. der conditions are in sync with Prior to this, FPIs with- 45,981 crore in March and Rs models in the UV segment like order on June 15, 2017, to curement of train set coaches The move assumes signifi- Under the Public the order. Further, the official drew a net Rs 2,985.88 crore 11,182 crore in February. XUV 500, Scorpio, Bolero and promote manufacturing and was cancelled as the tender had cance as concerns have been Procurement (Preference to said that any grievance related from the Indian capital mar- However, the trend Thar. MSI on the other hand production of goods and ser- certain restrictive conditions raised by certain quarters about Make in India) Order, it was to the issue will be taken care kets (both equity and debt) reversed in July after the reported sale of 15,178 units vices in India and enhance which were discriminatory the restrictive and discrimina- envisaged that all central gov- of by the standing committee during July 1-31. announcement of higher tax in the UV segment last month. income and employment in the against domestic manufactur- tory clauses being imposed ernment departments, their on implementation of this "FPIs withdrew more than on FPIs registered as trusts Its UV portfolio comprises country. ers and favoured foreign play- against domestic manufactur- attached or subordinate offices order. It is chaired by the they invested as the US- and association of persons in models like Ertiga, Vitara A tender worth Rs 8,000 ers. The project cost was Rs ers and suppliers in tender doc- and autonomous bodies con- DPIIT Secretary. China trade war has started the Union Budget for 2019- Brezza and S-Cross. "Hyundai crore was withdrawn and re- 5,000 crore. uments for public procure- trolled by the Government of Several departments and brewing again which is not 20, experts said. has strong position in issued with modified condi- A tender for Rs 8,135 crore ment. India should ensure purchase ministries including pharma- helping investors' senti- The sentiments have also compact SUV segment with tions after the intervention of was modified with revised eli- The department had earlier preference be given to domes- ceuticals and defence produc- ments," said Harsh Jain, COO been impacted by slowdown Creta. Now with Venue, we the DIPP. The project was gibility criteria for setting up of held a series of meetings with tic suppliers in government tion have already identified a at Groww. in the economy, weak quar- have further consolidated our related with setting up of a urea a 3x800 MW project. A tender all the concerned departments procurement. number of items which would Further, "the announce- terly earnings and sub-par position in the UV segment," and ammonia plant for gasifi- worth Rs 3,000 crore for and ministries including steel, Last year, the Central have a minimum level of ment of rate cuts by Fed in monsoon, among other fac- Hyundai Motor India National cation. Mumbai Metro was also mod- railways, defence, oil and gas, Vigilance Commission had domestic content. the US has evoked confused tors, they added. Head-Sales Vikas Jain said. ‘RBI rate decision, 8 of top-10 ‘India needs to grow at 9% to achieve firms lose global cues, earnings to Rs 89,535 cr PM's target of $ 5 tn economy’ DLF lowers in m-cap PTI n NEW DELHI tained for a long period. drive markets this week’ EY said Total investment is the sum payable to JV firm PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI The country will need to grow of public investment, house- to Rs 5,600 cr PMI data for the by 9 per cent every year for five achieving hold investment and invest- The RBI's interest rate deci- Eight of the 10 most valued years continuously and raise such levels ment by the private corporate NEW DELHI: Realty major sion, US-China trade conflict services sector is Indian companies suffered a aggregate investment rate to 38 would be sector. Raising the growth rate DLF has settled Rs 3,100 and quarterly earnings would due on Monday, combined erosion of Rs 89,535 per cent of GDP to achieve to 9 per cent in FY21 would crore amount payable to its influence trading in the equi- crore in market valuation last Prime Minister Narendra consistent require uplifting the invest- joint venture with Singapore ty markets this week, say ana- which would also week, with SBI emerging as the Modi's target of turning India with the ment rate to close to 38 per investment firm GIC by lysts. Participants will also influence trading biggest drag. In the top-10 list, into a USD 5 trillion economy, cent of GDP as against 31.3 per transferring Noida shopping requirements keep an eye on taxation issues sentiment, only Tata Consultancy Services EY has said. cent in FY19, it said. mall and some land parcels. following reports that the (TCS) and HUL saw gains in In its latest edition of of our "If the inflation rate is lower At the end of 2018, DLF owed Prime Minister's Office and according to their market capitalisation (m- Economy Watch, EY said demographic than 4 per cent on an average Rs 8,700 crore to DLF Cyber the finance ministry have held marketmen cap) for the week ended Friday. assuming India grows by pro- dividend and if the exchange rate depre- City Developers Ltd (DCCDL), talks regarding tax surcharge Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), jected 7 per cent in the current ciation is higher than 2 per cent which is a joint venture on FPIs announced in the HDFC Bank, HDFC, Infosys, fiscal year ending March 31, per annum, reaching the size of between DLF and Singapore Budget. However, the key trig- PMI data for the services ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, 2020, the size of the economy real growth rate close to 9 per is relatively high because of USD 5 trillion would be sovereign wealth fund GIC. ger this week is likely to be the sector is due on Monday, SBI and ICICI Bank closed the will grow to USD 3 trillion cent would be required to deficient capacity utilisation." delayed even beyond these "DCCDL payable reduced Reserve Bank's three-day pol- which would also influence week with losses. The valuation from USD 2.7 trillion in the increase the size of the Indian Historically, India's average target years." from Rs 8,700 crore to Rs icy meeting, beginning trading sentiment, according of SBI tumbled Rs 30,388.3 previous year. economy to USD 5 trillion by ICOR during the three-year While the central govern- 5,600 crore by July 1, 2019," Monday (August 5). The cen- to marketmen. crore to Rs 2,75,279.64 crore. It will have to grow by 9 per FY25. This implies a nominal period from FY17 to FY19 has ment plays a four-fold role in DLF said in an investors tral bank is expected to cut the According to Arun Thukral, RIL's m-cap plummeted Rs cent in each of the five subse- growth rate of 13 per cent, averaged 4.23. The highest determining the overall invest- presentation. Updating benchmark interest rate for the MD and CEO, Axis Securities, 18,952.5 crore to Rs quent years to take the size of assuming an average annual achieved investment rate in ment rate through its bud- settlement status, DLF said fourth time in a row to boost "The recent correction has 7,50,674.86 crore and that of the economy to USD 3.3 tril- depreciation of the rupee viz- India was 39.6 per cent in getary capital expenditure, that its Mall of India project at the economy at time when key been driven by various factors HDFC Bank plunged Rs lion in FY21, USD 3.6 trillion a-vis the US$ at 2 per cent," it FY12. spending through PSUs, poli- Noida, Uttar Pradesh has been transferred to DCCDL at indicators are pointing -- global weakness, selling by 16,774.8 crore to Rs in FY22, USD 4.1 trillion in said. In FY19 (2018-19), the EY said achieving such lev- cy initiatives inducing private an enterprise value of Rs towards a slowdown, experts FPIs along with signs of a 6,05,627.15 crore. The market FY23, USD 4.5 trillion in FY24 gross investment rate, esti- els would be consistent with investments and coordination 2,950 crore. The realty firm said. "The market is now slowdown in domestic econ- valuation of HDFC tanked Rs and USD 5 trillion in FY25. mated at 31.3 per cent, was able the requirements of our demo- with state governments, the has also transferred 3.05 awaiting the RBI meet which omy. Having breached the 7,660.34 crore to Rs "Assuming an inflation rate to deliver a real growth rate of graphic dividend. Centre's share in country's acres land parcel at is scheduled this week," said psychologically crucial levels, 3,66,471.19 crore and that of of 4 per cent which is the tar- 6.8 per cent. The implicit incre- In China, average saving aggregate investment was quite Gurugram, Haryana. Mustafa Nadeem, CEO, Epic markets are expected to be ITC declined Rs 6,995.81 get inflation rate as per the mental capital-output ratio and investment rates of close to small at 1.6 per cent of GDP in Research. volatile in the near term." crore to Rs 3,24,753.23 crore. Monetary Policy Framework, a (ICOR) was 4.6, it said. "This 45 per cent have been main- FY19. 2 lakh jobs cut across automobile dealerships: FADA E-commerce cos' focus on small PTI n NEW DELHI The two lakh jobs cuts in the last three months are over and Around two lakh jobs have above the 32,000 people who towns to fuel job opportunities been cut across automobile lost employment when 286 dealerships in India in the last showrooms were closed across PTI n NEW DELHI cities. This is a remarkable three months as vehicle retail- 271 cities in the 18-month change and an indication of the ers take the last resort of cut- period ended April this year, he E-commerce companies are reach of e-commerce. ting manpower to tide over the added. betting big on small towns to Companies are focusing on impact of the unprecedented Stating that more dealerships explore the opportunities warehouse, logistics and last sales slump, according to have closed in the past three offered by a large customer mile connectivity. The job Allowing industry body FADA. months, Kale said, "We are col- base and are expanding their market is growing in these With no immediate signs of lating the figures again...In a talent pool in these cities to cities and will see a growth of Rs 1000 notes recovery, the Federation of few cases some (dealers) have fuel growth, experts say. 15 per cent in these cities," Automobile Dealers gone for closure of outlets, not They expect recruitment to Teamlease Services Head of in 1999 Associations (FADA) feared the main outlets but those go up by 15 per cent in this Digital & IT Mayur Saraswat that the job cuts may contin- He further said, "Right now "It is a guesstimate that our which were put up anticipating space. Small towns are becom- and have also been expanding said. With competition in scrapped ue with more showrooms most of the cuts which have members have already cut 7-8 some geographic reach." ing the driving force behind e- their talent base in these towns. metro cities reaching satura- being shut in the near future happened are in front-end per cent of the jobs in most of Elaborating reasons for tak- commerce growth in the coun- The sectors that are expect- tion, companies have to look PTI n NEW DELHI and sought immediate gov- sales jobs but if this (slow- the dealerships as the degrowth ing the drastic step of cutting try as online retailers are tar- ed to grow include logistics, e- for new markets and hence ernment intervention such as down) continues, then even the has been very high," he added. jobs, he said the 'margin of geting last mile connectivity wallets, FMCG, and retail as chasing organic growth in A law which allowed the reduction of GST to provide technical jobs will be affected Around 2.5 million people error' in the business in the and are increasingly focusing these industries have been these small towns is a natural Reserve Bank of India to cir- relief to the auto industry. because if we are selling less were employed directly past few years has really gone on getting the small-town focusing on tier II and tier III option, Saraswat noted. culate Rs 1000 denomination "The majority of job cuts then we will also service less, through around 26,000 auto- down with cost almost dou- Indian customer to shop cities growth and have seen Indeed India Managing notes to tide over the shortage have happened in the last three so it is a cycle." mobile showrooms operated by bling in the last three to four online. Experts said in order to customer base grow faster in Director Sashi Kumar said of currency in the late 1990s months...It started around May When asked how many jobs 15,000 dealers. Another 2.5 years. deal with the rising demands comparison to metro cities. that as per Indeed data, some has been scrapped. and continued through June have been cut across the deal- million are indirectly employed "The margin that we earn of consumers, e-commerce "Last year Diwali festive of the country's leading uni- The High Denomination and July," FADA President erships in India, he said, "Close in the dealership ecosystem, he overall as a business has not companies have been setting sales showed 40 per cent con- corns are seeking talent in Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Ashish Harsharaj Kale said. to about two lakh." added. gone up. Therefore, if we go up warehouses in small towns tribution from tier II and III tier II and tier III locations. Amendment Act, 1998 is one of 58 "redundant" laws repealed last week. Parliament passed a bill to repeal 58 laws from the statute books on RBI may go for 25 bps rate cut on Wed for 4th time in row Friday. The then finance min- ister, Yashwant Sinha, had PTI n NEW DELHI India Rajkiran Rai G said that power in 2014. Finance moved bill in December 1998 the MPC is likely to cut rate by This along with infusing liquidity in the Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to allow RBI circulate Rs 1000 The Reserve Bank is expected 25 basis points. will meet heads of public as denomination notes. to cut the policy rate by 25 basis "At this point of time we banking system will also reduce the well as major private sector "To eliminate the shortage points, for the fourth time in a need growth impetus. I am sure burden on banks' resources, given the banks on Monday to review the of currency notes and to ease row, on Wednesday to give a they will reduce rates," he said. fact that currently, the credit-deposit flow of credit to important sec- the pressure on other denom- boost to the economy at a Industry body CII in a state- tors of the economy, including inations, it is proposed to time when key indicators point ment said the central bank ratio is hovering at a high of 77-78 % MSME, automobile and hous- amend section 2 of the High towards a slowdown, opined started its interest rate easing ing sectors, according to an Denomination Bank Notes experts. The industry also cycle in February 2019, taking official statement. (Demonetisation) Act, 1978. expects the six-member cognizance of the headwinds to the demand for passenger and rate cut by RBI to 25 basis Generally, the finance min- This will facilitate the Reserve Monetary Policy Committee growth and inflation reading commercial vehicle,' it added. points, he said. "We expect sev- ister holds a review meeting Bank of India to issue notes of (MPC) headed by RBI remaining below the RBI's tar- When asked for expecta- eral industries and sectors, with heads of public sector Rs 1,000 denomination imme- Governor Shaktikanta Das to get of 4 per cent. However, the tions from the MPC, including real estate, to pick up banks and financial institu- diately," read the amended take steps to improve liquidity transmission of the rate-cuts to Anshuman Magazine, CBRE's in the coming times and regis- tions, but this time the ministry Act which came into force in situation and also ensure trans- the end-consumers has chairman and CEO for India, ter substantial growth in the has also invited major private- 1999. On 8 November 2016, mission of rate (repo) cuts to remained very gradual and uidity in the banking system for further investment to boost South East Asia, Middle East latter part of the calendar year," sector lenders. the government announced borrowers by the banks. relatively lower than the repo will also reduce the burden on the growth rate and to speed up and Africa said in the light of he added. Ashish R. Puravankara, demonetisation of all Rs 500 The Monetary Policy rate revisions, it said banks' resources, given the fact the transmission effect because increasing investor confidence In its June policy review, Managing Director, and Rs 1,000 banknotes of the Committee (MPC) will meet The CII said the RBI should that currently, the credit- the inflation is well contained. and consumer spending, the while reducing the rate for the Puravankara Limited said it is Mahatma Gandhi series. during August 5 to 7, 2019 for cut cash reserve ratio (CRR) by deposit ratio is hovering at a "Addressing the liquidity economic sentiments are cur- third time in a row, the RBI had very encouraging to hear the It also announced the the Third Bi-monthly 50 bps which will release high of 77-78 per cent," it problem of NBFCs, a rate cut rently looking up. signalled more easing as it RBI Governor's advisory to issuance of new Rs 500 and RS Monetary Policy Statement for around Rs 60,000 crore into the added. Industry body will help in boosting the eco- India's retail inflation mar- looked to support an economy banks to pass on the benefit of 2,000 notes. The Rs 1000 2019-20. Managing director system. Assocham said that economy nomic growth and consumer ginally accelerated, following growing at the slowest pace the rate cuts announced in denomination notes are no and CEO of Union Bank of "This along with infusing liq- requires funding at a cheap rate spending that may increase the third consecutive policy since the BJP first came to June, down to the industries. longer in circulation. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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India is ranked very low in organ donation. While many countries are making policies mandating it, in our country, there are rules that encourage people to say no to donating their organs. — ANIL SRIVATSA

wanted to show people that we can live nor- mally even after donat- ing an organ. That is i the reason why I chose to participate in the 100-metre sprint race in the upcom- ing World Transplant Games 2019 in the UK. The event is quite difficult and one needs to use his or her full energy to complete it. Along with me, 13 other people from India, both donors and receivers, are participating in these games to inspire more people into donat- ing their organs,” says 51-year-old Anil Srivatsa, who donated his kidney to his brother. To cre- ate awareness about this, he drives around many parts of the world in his car. mal life.” However, since it was necessary, he Recently, he shared his story with was able to convince his family. Contradicting Hyderabadis in an event held at Lamakaan. everyone’s fear, Anil realised that everything was SINCE HE STARTED HIS JOURNEY, Speaking to The Pioneer, Anil says, “Before normal two months after the surgery. “I am able HE HAS COVERED MORE THAN donating my kidney in 2015, I was afraid about to do my daily routines with the same energy,” what might happen to me. In India, we have to he adds. 85,000 KM ACROSS 41 COUNTRIES cross many legal hurdles and red tape to Anil is a founder of a start-up company deal- IN OVER 300 DAYS. DURING HIS donate organs. My family members were afraid ing with digital audio. Explaining what inspired and they thought I might not able to lead a nor- him to start his road journey around the world, JOURNEY, HE INTERACTED WITH he says, “After the surgery, I spoke to a few peo- MORE THAN 45,000 PEOPLE ple who had donated their organs. They are all living normal lives and their words gave me a THROUGH VARIOUS GATHERINGS. lot of strength. At that time, I thought that my actions would inspire more people to donate ANIL INFORMED THAT, AFTER THE organs and started the road trip around the WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES, HE world. I started my journey in 2016 from Bengaluru to Scotland, followed by Italy, and WOULD BE TRAVELLING TO NORTH then to the UAE.” AND SOUTH AMERICA, COVERING Since he started his journey, he has covered more than 85,000 km across 41 countries in over MORE THAN 50,000 KM ACROSS 17 300 days. During his journey, he interacted with NATIONS OVER 150 DAYS Bengaluru-based Anil more than 45,000 people through various talks and gatherings. Anil informed that after the Driving World Transplant Games, he would be travel- drive himself around the world. He mentions Srivatsa, a kidney donor, ling to North and South America, covering more that this journey has become his mission. He than 50,000 km across 17 nations over a 150- has also filed a few petitions in Karnataka to help is driving all over the day period. patients to get approvals for a smooth transplant world creating awareness for a He feels, “India is ranked very low in organ process. donation. While many countries are making Anil has also toured around India spreading policies mandating it, in our country, there are awareness. He adds that villagers have more on organ donation, finds rules that encourage people to say no to donat- knowledge about organ donation than urban cit- ing their organs. Indians need to understand the izens do. He explains, “During my drive, I inter- V SATEESH REDDY procedure for organ donation, and to make it acted with many urban and rural people. happen we need to organise many awareness Surprisingly, villagers have a positive response activities. I am also planning to release a doc- towards organ donation than urban people. umentary regarding the issue.” Many villagers had admitted to being willing to cause It is not an easy task for the 51-year-old to donate their organs.” A COLLISION OF REALITIES self-confessed stub- born romantic, Bakula Nayak, brings out the magic A stifled in everyday and elevates the mundane into something bright, dreamy and unique through her art. ‘Like the Air I breathe’, being organised at Kalakriti Art Gallery, is her only art show this year — one that emphasises her need for love and her belief that love is what this world needs. The exhibition of paintings and From left: Pt Rupak Kulkarni on flute, Pranshu Chaturlal on tabla, Saskia Rao-De Haas on cello and Pt Subhendra Rao on sitar vintage ephemera by Bakula Nayak is a contemporary take on Kalidasa’s Ritusamharam — with storytelling and paintings inspired by this epic love poem — supported with music by Ranjani Sivakumar. She says, “Collecting vintage paper is a passion I have had for A blissful evening years. I love to imagine their lives and the people who owned them. Aged beautifully, they The culmination of Prayas — an initiative to propagate Indian form the perfect canvas to inter- this, she pulled a long stint in pret the reality of my world, an retail package design with glob- classical music — witnessed an array of maestros enthralling unfinished inventory of my LIKE THE AIR I al brands such as L’Oreal, Mikasa daydreaming, and my love for and Ralph Lauren. After which audiences from the city, reports SREENATH S KURUP all things vintage; replicating my BREATHE, AN she moved back to India where insane desire for romance, aes- ONGOING EXHIBITION she embarked upon her journey rayas, a musical concert to Speaking about the day’s perfor- thetics, poetics and seduction in as an artist. She now lives in commemorate the 93rd THE EVENT FEATURED mance Subhendra said, “My sitar is a mix everything. I live in an alternate AT KALAKRITI ART Pittsburgh, USA. birth anniversary of tabla RENOWNED MAESTROS of Persian setar and Indian veena. For world.” GALLERY, BY BAKULA Her work is mostly inspired p wizard Pandit Chaturlal was this beautiful evening, we will be pre- She adds that it might be NAYAK, EMPHASISES by the stories woven in these organised on Saturday at SHARING VALUABLE INSIGHTS senting the raga mahu bihag and we will just as well be her real world. documents themselves and MCM HRD institute, AND INPUTS ON later go into medium tempo chaptal and “I look at this world passing by HER NEED FOR LOVE peppered with liberal doses of Jubilee Hills. This concert also marked 12 beat ektaal.” — in montages, some- her abilities. She often finds the culmination of Prayas — an initia- INSTRUMENTS, EXPLANATION The Netherland-born cellist Saskia times in fast-forward AND HER BELIEF these stories colliding with her tive to propagate Indian classical music. OF THE MOOD OF RAGAS, Rao mentioned that today, Indian music and sometimes in THAT LOVE IS own reality. “I hope my art The event featured renowned maestros is not just confined to India. “The very slow motion. Reality invites the viewer into a space sharing valuable insights and inputs on PURITY AND NUANCES OF fact that I am playing cello, a foreign constricts me and I WHAT THIS of speculation, elicits a smile instruments, explanation of the mood of THE CLASSICAL MUSIC, AND instrument, to Indian tunes proves the am not in sync with and brings some romance into ragas, purity and nuances of the classi- greatness of the music inherited by this it.” Bakula further WORLD NEEDS their every day as well.” cal music, and its significance and cor- ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND country. Let us fuse it with new instal- mentions that her Dignitaries like Andrew relation to Indian culture. It was followed CORRELATION TO INDIAN lations, let us merge it to inspire a new journey hasn’t With an under- Fleming, British Deputy by an interactive session between audi- generation. Let more and more people been very graduate degree in High Commissioner; Prasad, ences and performers. CULTURE listen to this music,” she says, adding, smooth. architecture and industrialist; socialites and With a unique line up of artistes, Kulkarni on flute; and Pranshu “There is so much of negativity in the an MS in artistes like Parvati Reddy, Prayas marked a timeless evening filled Chaturlal, grandson of Chaturlal, on world today, but one hour of Classical Communication Ratna Sekar Rao, Sanjana with wondrous performances of Indian tabla. The event started by displaying a music is the medicine anyone can take “Motherhood Design from Pratt Prasad, Priyanka Aley, and classical and Hindustani music. The short movie, A Chairy Tale — a and this is what makes me perform thrice over has Institute, Ramakrishna appreciated the artists included Pt Subhendra Rao, pro- Canadian pixilation short film whose here.” She further spoke about her incli- further com- Manhattan, Bakula efforts of the artist. tégé of Pt Ravishankar, on sitar; Saskia music was composed by Pt Ravishankar nation to Indian music and on how she plicated my began her career at The exhibition is open until Rao-De Haas on cello; Pt Rupak and Chaturlal. The film also got nomi- learnt to perform it. crazy bon- a fragrance house in September 2, at Kalakriti Art nated for Academy Awards and was a The soulful evening witnessed mes- homie life. It has New York. Following Gallery, Banjara Hills. This is the first time me, tribute to these maestros. merising performances and jugalbandi, led me to a whole Subhendra Rao said, “It gives me the which received a standing ovation from new elevated level Saskia and Rupak are immense privilege to present this show the crowd. The event also witnessed of vagueness, Motherhood thrice over has further presenting a show in this in Hyderabad. In fact, this is the first melodies from Rag Desh, which also amnesia and fran- complicated my crazy bonhomie life. It has wonderful city.The lineage left time me, Saskia and Rupak are present- provided the audience with an ecstatic ticness. Tea is my ing a show in this wonderful city. The experience. The musicians also daily soothing rit- led me to a whole new elevated level of by Chaturlal is too difficult to lineage left by Chaturlal is too difficult explained about the importance of their ual to combat that. vagueness, amnesia and franticness. Tea is

Pranshu Chaturlal follow and yet, here we are, to follow and yet, here we are, trying to respective instruments, their origin, You will f ind that my daily soothing ritual to combat that. trying to do it do it. We also intend to educate the types of usage etc. during the session and my paintings carry youth on Indian classic music with this featured timeless classical music perfor- the obsession I have — BAKULA NAYAK — PT SUBHENDRA RAO journey.” mances from them. for tea.” 12

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Hyderabad Monday August 5, 2019 tollywood I want to explode on screen: Ram's directive to Puri The actor mentions that they didn't have any script when he and director Puri Jagannadh got together to do something ‘wild', finds NAGARAJ GOUD BALAYYA TO PLAY LAWYER ive days before iSmart Shankar stormed into theatres last month, Ram had to jet off to Europe to attend a family vacation, which was planned long back, leaving director Puri Jagannadh, pro- IN PINK REMAKE? f ducer Charmme Kaur and actresses Nidhhi Agerwal and Nabha Natesh to do all the heavy lifting. The actor touched down in fter making his Tamil debut with this Hyderabad last week and immediately dived headlong to do his week’s release Nerkonda Paarvai — the Boney Kapoor wants Dil Raju bit on the promotional front. Understandably, he is over the moon with a official remake of 2016 Hindi hit Pink the film’s enormous success. “A week — Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor, to associate with the remake. before the release, I watched the film and it is understood, is keen on a Telugu felt an immense adrenaline rush. I’ve remake as well. The buzz about the same has The latter is keen on been a part of soft films, where the order THE ACTOR been doing the rounds for the past one of the day was to be subtle. After MENTIONED THAT HE month, with no morsel of news. However, for Nandamuri Balakrishna to play watching such films, I used to come out the Telugu version, Boney wants to partner of cinema halls with a sense of frustra- IS A LITTLE WEAK with local heavyweight Dil Raju. Both produc- the lawyer tion. I was questioning myself why do WHEN IT COMES TO ers are jointly associated to produce F2 — Fun I need to underplay all the time. I felt and Frustration’s remake in Hindi. like doing something wild and when I PROMOTIONS. HE “With a proper face to spearhead it, Boney had that notion, the only person who DEDICATED THE believes the content of the film can resonate crossed my mind was Puri garu. I shared with Telugu audience as well. Raju shares a sim- my frustration with him and asked, FILM’S SUCCESS TO ilar opinion. After recently watching the ‘What if a bad guy has a love story?’ The Tamil version, he firmly made up his mind on result is iSmart Shankar,” he recalls. HIS FANS the Telugu version and help Boney assemble He mentions that Puri didn’t have a a strong casting. He is keen on Nandamuri script when they both decided to come together. “It was the weirdest way Balakrishna to play the lawyer. The idea is that to start a project. We lacked a story but not the energy to do something the film will look fresh on him, a far cry from wild and different. That’s how my character slowly began to take form. the project Balakrishna generally associates Puri garu showed me his skills with the pen when he came up with the with. However, the producer is yet to approach story in 10 days. The only directive I had for him was that I want to explode the actor with the proposal,” said a source. on screen and he did that by etching a fabulous role. The general reac- Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, the tion from the public is that Shankar will be remembered for a decade,” he courtroom drama is a contemporary youth- notes. centric film with a strong socially relevant mes- Heaping high praise on Puri, Ram rhapsodises, “They say we should- sage about the choices young women of today n’t meet people who we like the most, fearing they will not meet our expec- make and about respecting those decisions. Its tations. With Puri garu, it’s different. The more you meet him the more prime message was “no means no”. The film you fall in love with him.” The actor is also thankful to Charmme for her told the story about a girl named Minal energy off the sets. “I’m a little weak in promotions but she ensured that (Taapsee), who after being molested tries to file iSmart Shankar is on everybody’s lips,” he says, adding that he is dedicat- an FIR against a politician’s nephew. When the ing the film’s success to his loyal fans, who stood by him during thick and subsequent case gets rigged, Deepak (played thin. by Amitabh Bachchan), a retired lawyer, helps them fight the case. 26 VFX STUDIOS FOR MEGASTAR'S DREAM PROJECT Shiva Kandukuri The decision to send it to many studios was taken by Ram Charan and director Surender Reddy after sensing a delay in VFX on a signing spree lthough the team of Sye as many as 26 studios in release. The makers got an Raa Narasimha Reddy Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, assurance that the effects will be hasn’t officially Serbia, Cairo, Iran, Russia and in place before the scheduled The actor has signed director Vaidehi Chandrasekhar's a announced the film’s the United States. They are release. As things stand now, the release date, it is but working overtime to give the film will open on October 2,” debut project, which also features Manjima Mohan confirmed that the film will be best possible outlet without a informed a source. flying into theatres on October delay. “Normally, for a film of Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Digangana Suryavanshi 2. Megastar Chiranjeevi is also this scale, effects usually arrive charts the epic story of Kurnool- adamant on the date given its in late, causing a change in the based freedom fighter ven before his maiden film opens in cin- Ravindranath who produced Jagapathi Babu and significance. Therefore, sens- release date. Chiru doesn’t want Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy emas, Shiva Kandukuri, son of produc- Nara Rohith-starrer damp squib Aatagallu last ing a delay in VFX, producer the film to be deferred any who led an armed rebellion er Raj Kandukuri, has year will pool in resources for the project.” Ram Charan and director longer as it’s been in the making against the British in 1846, more e signed two projects Meanwhile, the senior Kandukuri Surender Reddy have handed for nearly 18 months and his than a decade before the sepoy — Manu announced the title of his new pro- over the VFX responsibilities to fans are eagerly awaiting the mutiny took place in Meerut. Charithra with Bharat duction with Shiva and ’96 fame and debutante Sujana’s Varsha Bollamma as Choosi film tentatively titled Choodangaane on Sunday. Gopi Little Bird. Now, we Sundar is presently working on have exclusively the film's music in Cochin. The AAMIR-SAIF to learnt that he has producer is expecting the film, given his nod to directed by Sesha Sindhu Rao, another newbie, to finish all post-production Vaidehi formalities by reunite for Hindi remake Chandrasekhar, September 10. He who has assisted is planning to Ram Gopal Varma release the film of VIKRAM VEDHA besides hosting shows on September for Eenadu TV. The film 21. ollywood actors Aamir Khan character, Saif will replace will be a romantic emotion- and Saif Ali Khan to star in Madhavan as the honest cop. al entertainer. — NG the Hindi remake of The husband-wife duo A highly placed source close to the devel- b Madhavan and Vijay Pushkar-Gayathri who directed opment informs, “The story was first narrated Shiva Kandukuri Manjima Mohan Sethupathi’s Vikram Vedha, a Vikram Vedha are said to direct to Raj Kandukuri who was blown away by it. He neo-noir thriller which was one of the remake as well. The film is especially liked the conflict point before the the most successful Tamil films of set take off in March 2020. Y interval and Shiva’s reaction was similar to that 2017. Not Studios and Neeraj Pandey of his dad. A major part of the film is set in the It was earlier said that Shah are coming together to produce US, with filming likely to kick off on October Rukh Khan wanted to remake the the Hindi remake, which will go 5 for 30-35 days, followed by a 10-day outing film in Bollywood and play Vijay on floors towards the end of in India. Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo girl Kedi director Sethupathi’s role Vedha from the 2019. Manjima Mohan and Hippi girl Digangana original version. But the film did- The film will be released in Suryavanshi have been cast n’t materialise. Now, a new report the first half of 2020. There opposite Shiva. Vasireddy set for his has said that Aamir Khan and Saif were several film companies Ali Khan are coming together for in Bollywood that desperate- second shot the remake of the film. ly wanted to lay their hands on While Aamir will be playing the rights to remake the film. fter his maiden film Vijay Sethupathi’s The film that was made on a Kedi (2010), starring budget of `11 crore, col- a Nagarjuna, flubbed at lected about `50 crore the box-office big time, at the box office. opportunities to prove — K Ramya Sree his talent eluded director writer-director Kiran. However, he did score brownie points with Mani Ratnam’s Cheliya for which he penned the Telugu dialogues. We now hear he is in talks with the Praveen, Anil Ye dosti hum nahi todenge... Kadiyala and Tirumal Reddy, TR and Ram Charan, both of whom are playing producers of Guna 369, for his the lead roles in SS Rajamouli’s RRR, rung in the second venture. He has nar- friendship day on Sunday by posting cordial mes- rated a romantic drama and n sages to each other. Taking to Instagram, Charan the producers expressed wrote, “Some bonds take time to form. However, their content over it. when done, they are forged for life. I’ve forged one such Digangana They’ve asked him to bond with Tarak, my Bheem! #RRRYehDosti (sic). Suryavanshi develop it further and NTR was quick to respond on Twitter, saying, “‘Be Kiran is on the job. It slow to fall into friendship. But when thou art in, con- will most likely be the tinue firm and constant’ — Socrates. Perhaps no trio’s second effort unless other quote defines our friendship better Guna 369 fails to make #RRRYehDosti (sic).” money. 14

Hyderabad Monday August 5, 2019 melange On my death bed, I won’t pable.” He realised human potential is unfathomable and mountain stood there casting a spell on me. I did not remember how much the discovery of this strength served as the greatest moti- know what mountaineering was, I just knew it is yet bank balance I have or EVER vation for him. another mountain, a little high but I could definitely do what contract I won or lost. Every Adventurous since childhood, Satyarup says, “I never it. So, I promised Everest that I am going to come back.” dreamt of mountaineering, but I was always adventur- But, he soon realised that mountaineering was not like step that I put on the high altitude, ous in my thought process. I used to read a lot of nov- normal trekking and was a different game altogether. But fills me up with gratitude. It’s like a els and imagine that I am the central character. People he clung on to his dream and started preparing for it. miracle, as I never thought I could often saw me on the treetop or climbing on the para- He then went to Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain pets or the boundary walls.” in Africa and came to know about the concept of seven climb any mountain. Sharing about his initial years, he says, “Because my summits. (The seven summits represent the highest point — SATYARUP SIDDHANTA college was in the Himalayas, I had intense asthma attacks on each of the seven continents). Satyarup says, “I was YOUNGEST GUINNESS WORLD UPWARD because of the high altitude.” The turning point came blown away by the idea and started dreaming about it. RECORD HOLDER when he had an asthma attack and had forgotten the But, soon realised that I didn’t have money for climb- From an asthmatic sickly boy, inhaler in his room. He says, “I was rolling on the ground ing even one and here I am thinking about seven moun- to breathe. I tried everything possible to regularise my tains.” the journey to becoming a breath but nothing worked. After 10 minutes, it auto- Talking about the challenges of his journey he says, matically became normal.” This incident changed “I went to Mt Denali, the highest mountain of North Guinness World Record holder Satyarup’s life. He became contemplative and saw the America in Alaska, unsupported and unguided because incident through a broader perspective. He realised how of its heavy cost.” But the good part was that he com- in mountaineering was riddled dependent he was on his inhaler and wanted to get rid pleted the journey and this boosted his confidence for of that helplessness for which he started training his body Everest. But financial constraints held him back, so he with hurdles but Satyarup by eating food that he was allergic to. collected funds from his college, friends, parents and It was when he joined a job at Bengaluru in 2005 crowdfunding. But in 2015, there was an earthquake in Siddhanta refused to give up, that the seeds of mountaineering were sowed. His boss Nepal which killed more than 10,000 people and all showed him his trekking pictures at Parvathamalai hill expeditions were closed. Talking about the tough time which gave him an insight into the world he was not he says, “I lost four friends, I was shattered. Our dreams says SAKSHI SHARMA aware of. He says, “For a moment I was shocked because were crushed, but I did not lose hope. I held together I always used to think that treks were possible only in all the broken pieces of my dreams and started rebuild- journey from being an asthmatic kid, who foreign countries because the adventure novels that I read ing it.” could barely run 100 metres, to being the were mostly set abroad. I asked my boss if I could also Mountaineering involves challenges in all aspects, youngest Guinness World Record holder for do this, and he counter questioned, ‘if I can why can’t be it physical, mental or financial. A mountaineer should climbing the seven summits and seven vol- you?’” This excited him to the core but he knew that it be strong enough to combat these in order to turn their A canic summits, Satyarup Siddhanta has would not be easy for him on account of his asthma. But, dream into a reality. Satyarup says, “You have to be men- fought against all odds and made India proud he decided to chase his dreams and went on a trek to tally very strong because it’s not easy to see someone by inspiring young talent. Parvathamalai hills. He says, “When I reached the top, falling from the cliff in front of your eyes but then you But Satyarup knows how to crawl out from the I not only had the joy of climbing the hill but also of the have to walk ahead without feeling anything. This needs depths. While climbing the Everest, which he consid- fact that I didn’t use the inhaler during the whole jour- a lot of guts.” One needs to be patient in order to han- ers his most challenging expedition, he fell into a deep ney. I felt liberated. That moment instilled confidence dle the uncertainties. Talking about the financial chal- crevice after a snowbridge broke enroute to camp. He in me and I realised that I could achieve all my dreams lenges, he says, “I had to leave my job because there was was stuck in the middle and it was so deep that he could if I am dedicated.” no policy for such long leaves in my office. So, I had to not see its bottom. But he was lucky enough to be alive Since then there has been no looking back. Satyarup choose between Everest and my job and I chose the for- and tell the tale. decided to fight his problems and fulfill his wildest imag- mer because I had no idea whether I would come back He says, “On my death bed, I won’t remember how ination. He says, “Every weekend, people saw me on the from the climb or not. I thought there was no point both- much bank balance I have or what con- Western Ghats trekking, diving and skydiving. I never ering about the job? The Everest climb cost `20-25 lakh tract I won or lost.” Rather, he wants thought that I would become a mountaineer.” Things and Antarctica `76 lakh.” He has run up a loan of `45 to feel content that he touched lives. took a 360 degree turn in 2010 when he went for the lakh for which he works two jobs — morning and But to battle the odds, tough con- Everest base camp trek in Nepal. He says, “The highest evening — to pay his EMIs. Therefore, he is trying to ditions and extreme weather get the government’s support. He feels that India is not needs a special kind of motiva- mature enough about mountaineering. He says, “There tion. He says, “Every step that are consistent efforts to encourage sports which has I put on the high altitude, fills ‘IT WILL BE A FAILURE ON PART OF shown results as we have been breaking records. My me up with gratitude. It’s OUR COUNTRY IF THE POTENTIAL AND request is to extend this to mountaineering as well.” He like a miracle, as I never hopes that the government understands his situation and thought I could climb PASSION OF MOUNTAINEERS IS HELD reverts with a positive response. any mountain. The joy BACK BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL “It will be a failure on part of our country if the poten- in surpassing my tial and passion of mountaineers is held back because own limits, break- CONSTRAINTS. I COULD HAVE USED of financial constraints. I could have used this money ing barriers and to buy a house or a car and lead a settled life but I want- shattering the THE MONEY TO LIVE A SETTLED LIFE ed to make my country proud. Nobody asked me to, but self limiting BUT I FELT AN URGE TO BE I felt an urge to be instrumental,” adds he. He repeat- belief makes edly urges the government to support mountaineers who me feel INSTRUMENTAL AND MAKE MY silently bring glory to the country but are suffering ter- unstop- COUNTRY PROUD’ ribly.

STUDIO CHAT 30 MINUTES Production consultant of Dynasties, Dhruv Singh, says that tiger is one such animal that can PATIENCE AND freeze for unimaginable Find lengths of time POWER Swap clothes, personalise your your playlist and explore the world of roduction consultant Dhruv Singh was the space for animals. And It was very clear that adventure with your buddies and involved in the epic wildlife series — this film about tigers in their habitat, living a nat- P Dynasties. He was vital in liaising with the ural life. And that is what was exciting as well as create memories that one would Forest Department and local community in a challenge. In order to make a successful film, we tribe Bandhavgarh to make the filming happen. He also need to have a safe distance. The tiger must not treasure forever spent several days on the field filming with the pro- feel your presence, which is a hard thing. So it was duction crew, given his expertise and awareness of all possible because of the lenses we used. The ethics mbarking on a journey with friends flying with a water-powered jetpack which the local scenario and challenges. of the channel are very clear. The entire team is a great way of strengthening your blasts hundreds of litres of water through its behaved in a certain manner in which they E bond and creating memories that one thrust nozzles allowing you to fly 15 metres Tell us about your journey. How did you get into should. To shoot the tigers, there should not be any would treasure forever. A good company can above the water. Each introductory session this profession and how many wildlife shows have disturbance, and the team adhered to it. Because make any activity fun, adventurous and excit- includes training of 45 minutes and a flight you been a part of? the minute a tiger is disturbed, the shot is of no ing. Below is a list of unique experiences of 15 minutes. Water jet powered fly boards Since my childhood days, I have been interest- use to us. across the world to help you plan a memo- and bikes are also available there. ed in wildlife, all thanks to my parents, who pio- Dhruv Singh rable trip with your friends. neered the wildlife and ran one of the first wildlife What are the ground realities in the jungles that Party in Ibiza, Spain lodges of the country in Bandhavgarh, Bhopal in tiger or not. There could be days when you would- contribute to extinction of animal species includ- Road trip through Avenue of the Giants, Speaking of thrilling adventures, partying 1978. I was brought up in Bandhavgarh and had n’t see a tiger at all. There was a part of the shoot, ing tigers? What can a common man do to help California with your friends is as fun and exciting as any been exposed to tigers since childhood. Initially, in where out of three weeks, for two weeks we did- in tiger conservation? Avenue of the Giants, located into the heart activity. Ibiza in Spain is known for it’s night this profession I was a wildlife photographer. I can n’t find a single Raj Bhera, the tigress. It was a very I feel that people of the country are very of Humboldt Redwoods State Park is known life and legendary parties. So, pack your bags still recall the day I got an opportunity to work on stressful moment for the entire crew. However, responsible as they understand what does it mean for it’s world famous 31-mile drive. The whole and fly down to Spain to experience one of a wildlife documentary and since then I never shooting in Bandhavgarh, we had the best possi- to be cruel towards animals. That is why most of route has eight key stopping points which the best night life in the world. You can start looked back. So, I have been working on such doc- bility of seeing them because it has the highest the species animals have survived in India. Even gives you enough opportunities to explore the the day by exploring amazing beaches and umentaries since the year 1996. My first film was numbers. We knew the territories, which part of though India being the most populated country in scenic beauty of the woods. You can go swim- boat parties. As the sun sets, you can move the Lands of the Tigers (1997), which was a the park to find them. So we had the best knowl- the world, there is still room for animals. And that ming in the Eel River nearby or visit the 950 into the town for some drinks and thereafter groundbreaking film of BBC on the Indian sub-con- edge and that made Bandhavgarh the perfect loca- is not only because of education or conservation year old tree which has survived countless join any of the legendary clubs with your tinent and it was one of my most enjoyable expe- tion to film the show. efforts, it is because people care for animals and that floods and lightning strikes. If you haven’t favourite DJs. riences in life. That’s how my passion for tigers and for me is the essence of conservation. It is our duty, ever took a road trip with your friends, now wildlife grew and turned into a profession. What is the current situation of tigers in India? me as a filmmaker and every other individual as is the perfect time to visit the Red Wood Glacier Express, Switzerland Is it better than before? If yes, then how and what common person to understand their manner of liv- Forest of California which also has some If you and your friends are a fan of breath What is that one trait of a tiger that is distinct from more can be done to help conserve the tiger? ing. Giving them freedom is what matters the most amazing views to keep you mesmerised taking views, then you are in for a treat. other animals? I would answer that in two ways. The number as everybody likes to live in their natural habitat throughout the journey. The Glacier Express has been titled the ‘slow- The trait that appeals me the most is the patience, of tigers is undoubtedly far better than before but and live a life as they want. If we let them live on est express train in the world.’ It is a direct especially when they are about to hunt. And even that is worse. Where will they go and how can their own terms, this simple means that we care Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking, Bali train from Zermatt to St Moritz. The train because I have spent all my life with tigers, I have we create a space for them is a challenge. And to enough to protect them. In a nutshell, the biggest Trekking is one of the most common activ- passes through 91 tunnels and 291 bridges observed them. A tiger can absolutely freeze for answer that further, the government of Madhya responsibility to have is to fidget nature, national ities done with friends and what makes it epic accounting for a 291 km and an eight hour unimaginable lengths of time. There will be Pradesh has taken bold steps. Because of their con- parks, reserves and spend time with animals. is the beautiful view on the top. A good com- journey. It passes through narrow valleys, absolutely no movement. One can never sense that servation efforts, the numbers have increased. And pany helps to keep you going through the tight curves and the beautiful Swiss the animal is around them. So when a tiger is this is a problem that they have foreseen that when What drove you to the world of wildlife? Tell us trek. Trekking at Mount Batur begins early Alps. Make sure to keep a camera to click inquisitive, it would just freeze in any position. And the numbers will grow, where would the tigers go. your scariest moment while assisting in filming morning and lot of tourists who visit Bali take pictures of unique and unobstructed land- you can see that in some of the parts of Dynasties. They have made efforts by making headway into the tiger? part in this activity as it allows them to gaze scapes. programmes by which they can keep them even- A lot of people find get scared when something at the stars while going up. Once you have How difficult was it to shoot in Bandhavgarh ly. They can move them from parts which are big happens. However, while filming wildlife, it’s reached the top of the mountain you can wit- Cross Border Zipline, Andalucia Reserve for the show? in numbers to areas that have smaller number of scariest part is when nothing is happens. It means ness a breath taking view of the sunrise. Make Cross Border Zipline is one of the most It was a struggle that we knew we were getting tigers. It was very successfully in Panna, where the that it is scary when you can’t find anything to sure to stop at a nearby hot water spring to unique thing to experience with your friends. into. I would like to advice people, who want to numbers had drastically dropped. They were able shoot. When a tiger sleeps, it sleeps through out relax your muscles. It connects Sanlucar de Guadiana, in make a film or a documentary on the animal — to repopulate by bringing them from other tiger the day. The longest we have gone without seeing Andalucia, Spain, to Alcoutim, in Algarve, do carry a few pills for blood pressure because it’s reserves. a tiger is two and a half weeks, almost 18-20 days. Jetpack adventures, New South Wales Portugal. What makes this 2,362 foot long a real challenge. Actually, filming wildlife itself is It was so dreadful. It’s really difficult because the Jetpacking is one of the most thrilling activ- zipline unique is the fact that it allows you a challenge as it’s among one of a few professions Does filming in proximity in the jungles disturb entire crew’s patience is tested to extreme levels. ity to do with your friends. The Jetpack cen- to travel back in time as Algarve, Portugal is or maybe the only type of genre, where the sub- the animals? And that’s where the production plays a big role tre located in Sydney and at Mount Penang an hour behind Andalucia, Spain. The speed ject you’re going to film is completely uncertain. The reason why I agreed to work with Sony BBC in keeping the morale of the team high and keep- Garden at the Central coast of New South of this zipline can reach 45 miles per hour There is no surety whether you’re going to see a Earth for Dynasties was that they deeply respect ing them excited. Wales allows you to experience the thrill of which makes it even more exciting. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 sport 15 SUPEROHIT SHOW Rohit, Krunal lift India to 167/5 against West Indies

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runal Pandya's two last-over sixes after KRohit Sharma's char- acteristically sublime 67 lift- ed India to 167 for five against West Indies in the second T20 International here on Sunday. Rohit scored his runs off 51 balls, setting India up for a challenging total before Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja propped up the innings by smashing 20 runs in the final over, which was bowled by Keemo Paul. In the process, Rohit became T20 internationals' ROHIT SURPASSES GAYLE IN 6s most prolific six-hitter, going PTI n LAUDERHILL series. During his knock of Steve Smith celebrates after completing his 25th Test hundred cricket.com.au/Twitter past Chris Gayle with 106 24 in the opening game, maximums. He struck six ohit Sharma on Sunday Rohit had hit two sixes. On fours and three sixes in the Rbecame the most prolific Sunday, he smashed another match. six-hitter in T20 three to lead the tally with Sent into bat, India were Internationals while his 107 sixes. New Zealand's off to a quick start as they skipper Virat Kohli attained Martin Guptill has 103. Driver’s seat reached 50-run mark in the pole position among Indians Rohit was one of India's seventh over, with Rohit in the shortest format across biggest success stories in the doing the bulk of scoring. all competitions. 2019 World Cup, scoring a Wade’s 110, Smith’s second hundred of Rohit found the gaps Rohit surpassed Chris record five centuries to go with ease, clipping Paul off Gayle's record of 105 sixes past Kumar Sangakkara. Ashes opener put Australia in the front-foot his pads for a six over deep by hitting three maximums On the way to his 28 off 23 midwicket. The World Cup on his way to a 51-ball 67 in balls, Kohli bettered Suresh AFP n BIRMINGHAM "When he goes out to bat, it's highest scorer then swept the second T20 International Raina's record to become the almost like he's in a trance-like state," him for a four as the Indians against West Indies here. highest run-getter among ngland finally saw the back of Steve former Australia captain Waugh told upped the tempo. The World Cup's highest Indians in T20cricket. Raina ESmith but only after a second cen- Channel Nine. Keemo Paul gave West scorer needed four sixes to held the top spot with 8392 tury in his comeback Test saw "He knows exactly what he's try- Indies their first break- go past Gayle's record at the runs, while Kohli entered the Australia compile a potentially match- ing to do, exactly what the opposition through when he bowled start of the three-match game with 8388. winning lead in the Ashes opener at are trying to do... he analyses every ball Shikhar Dhawan with the Edgbaston on Sunday. and it's like a computer, he spits out the Indian scorecard reading 67 Ashes-holders Australia, bidding answer," added Waugh, now a mentor for one in the eighth over. end, Kohli's deputy Rohit third man fielder Kieron to win their first Test series away to to the Australia squad. Two quite overs followed then smashed Carlos Pollard. England in 18 years, were 356-5 at tea England captain Joe Root brought as Indian captain Virat Kohli Brathwaite for a six and four Sheldon Cottrell then on the fourth day — 266 runs ahead himself on to bowl his part-time off- joined Rohit, who broke the as India's hundred came up had the big one, sending — with the hosts a bowler down in the breaks and deployed Joe Denly's occa- shackles with a six over deep in the 13th over. Kohli's middle stump cart- absence of James Anderson. sional leg-spin in a desperate bid for midwicket, Sunil Narine It took a fine catch from wheeling for a 23-ball 28 Smith made 142 following his 144 wickets on a sluggish pitch. being the bowler, and then Shimron Hetmyer to bring with a perfectly-executed in the first innings of the match — the Wicketkeeper Wade, playing as a brought up his 17th half-cen- an end to Rohit's stay in the yorker and performing his former Australia captain's first Test specialist batsman, with Australia cap- tury in this format with a sin- middle -- he hit one high up trademark salute celebra- since the end of a 12-month ban for tain Tim Paine behind the stumps, gle to long-off. in the air off Oshane Thomas tions. his role in last year's ball-tampering reverse-swept Root to complete a 70- Nicely getting under- with just over six overs left in By that time tough, scandal in South Africa. ball fifty. neath the flight of left-arm the Indian innings. Kohli became the highest Matthew Wade, in his first Test for Wade was given out lbw to Broad spinner Khary Pierre, Kohli Rishabh Pant (5) per- run scorer among Indians in nearly two years, was 86 not out after by Wilson on 69 but his review showed got going with a neat six. ished quickly, top-edging T20 cricket, including putting on 126 for the fifth wicket with the ball going over the top of the Well settled at the other Oshane into the hands of domestic tourneys. Smith. stumps. Only three times have a side made The new ball, however, did even- more than 150 in the fourth innings tually give England the wicket they to win a Test at Edgbaston. craved. Smith is just the fifth Australia Chris Woakes, on his batsman to score a hundred in both Warwickshire home ground, got a Bhuvi always ready to guide youngsters innings of an Ashes Test, following delivery to deviate in the air outside off Warren Bardsley (1909), Arthur stump, with Smith edging an intend- PTI n LAUDERHILL that,” Bhuvneshwar said at the senior pacer. Morris (1946/47), Steve Waugh (1997) ed drive to wicketkeeper Jonny post-match press conference. “He has bolwed really well. and Matthew Hayden (2002/03). Bairstow. enior pacer Bhuvneshwar “When young players like WHEN YOUNG PLAYERS The most important thing is, he Having reached lunch on 98 not The match was in the balance SKumar is happy with the com- Navdeep Saini does well and LIKE NAVDEEP SAINI DOES has proved in different stages. He out, Smith went to three figures in style when Australia resumed on 124-3, a ing up of bright prospects like Khaleel (Ahmed) does well, you plays so much of cricket, in IPL when he cover-drove England pace- lead of just 34 runs, with Smith 46 not Navdeep Saini and says he’s always want to always talk to them. You WELL AND KHALEEL and for India A. So when he came man Stuart Broad for his 10th four in and Travis Head unbeaten on 21. ready to guide the youngsters want to make them comfortable. (AHMED) DOES WELL, YOU into the (senior national) team he 147 balls faced. Smith, cleared of concussion after when they come in to the nation- That is the first thing I want to do was very confident.” being hit on the head by a Ben Stokes al team. and I always guide them,” he WANT TO ALWAYS TALK TO Asked about the switching SMITH CELEBRATES bouncer on Saturday, has now scored The 29-year-old Bhuvneshwar added. THEM. YOU WANT TO from ODI cricket to T20 format, He celebrated by removing his bat- more than 1,000 runs in his past 10 took two wickets for 19 runs to Bhuvneshwar was all praise for MAKE THEM he said, “Not really mental adjust- ting helmet and waving his bat joyous- Ashes innings. play an important role in India's Saini who starred in the India’s win ment because T20 and ODI are the ly towards the Australia changing England were once more looking four-wicket win against the West with figures of 3/17 in his India COMFORTABLE. THAT IS same, not the same format but you room. to Broad, who took 5-86 in the first Indies in the first T20 debut match. THE FIRST THING I WANT have to bowl deck bowling in ODI And while there was applause innings, to lead their attack in the International here on Saturday. “Just before coming into the and T20 as well. from a packed crowd, there were also absence of Anderson, their all-time “As a senior player you always team he played for India A against TO DO AND I ALWAYS “It is only that T20 is a short- renewed chants of "Crying on the telly, leading Test wicket-taker. want to perform. Even you could West Indies A in West Indies. That GUIDE THEM er format and when you go to we saw you crying on the telly" in a ref- Lancashire paceman Anderson not perform you have to con- is why he did well. When you do ODI, it takes more load on the erence to the emotional press confer- only managed four overs in Australia's tribute to the team. That is the first well at international level, it gives — BHUVNESHWAR body. This is something we always ence Smith gave in Sydney after he was first innings 284 before breaking down thing I want to do and luckily I did you a lot of confidence,” said the Navdeep Saini celebrates after taking wicket take care of.” sent home from South Africa. with a calf injury.

AFP n CAPE TOWN practice in professional sport,” said Moroe. Hamilton denies ttis Gibson and his entire Former West Indian player and OSouth African coaching team Proteas sack Gibson coach Gibson was appointed South and management staff have lost African team coach in 2017. His con- their jobs, Cricket South Africa be appointed, who would take Moroe would appoint an interim tract was due to expire next month. (CSA) announced on Sunday. charge of all aspects of the nation- management team for the tour of Gibson said during the recent Max in Hungary The decision, taken during a al team, including the appointment India as well as an interim selec- Cricket World Cup that he was keen board meeting last week, follows a of a coaching staff, the captain or tion panel and captain. to continue in the job but his AFP n BUDAPEST disastrous South African World captains and medical and admin- Faf du Plessis, the current cap- prospects plummeted when South Cup campaign in which the istrative personnel. tain, was on Saturday night named Africa were among the first teams to ewis Hamilton regained his Proteas finished seventh of the 10 The team manager will report South African Cricketer of the Year be eliminated from contention for a Lmomentum in the drivers’ teams. directly to a Director of Cricket, a and it would be a surprise if he was World Cup semi-final place. world championship with a mem- The clean-out comes shortly new position. replaced. Van Zyl, 57, played in one unof- orable strategic victory on Sunday before a tour of India next month Former South African player Sunday’s statement said none ficial Test during South Africa’s when he overcame young rival during which South Africa will Corrie van Zyl, currently in charge of the current team management, years of isolation and in two one-day Max Verstappen to triumph in a play their first three Test matches of cricket pathways at CSA, will be including coaches, would be internationals in 1992 following the tense and thrilling Hungarian in the new world Test champi- acting Director of Cricket until a retained. country’s return to official interna- Grand Prix. onship. full-time appointment is made. “This change will herald an tional cricket. He had a brief spell as The 34-year-old defending In a statement, CSA said a The statement said Van Zyl exciting new era for the SA cricket South African coach between 2009 five-time champion started third on football-style team manager would Ottis Gibson in a file picture and CSA chief executive Thabang and will bring us into line with best and 2011. the grid in his Mercedes and, after stalking the 21-year-old Dutch tyro for most of a fascinating tac- tical contest, finally swept into the Haryana Steelers lose to lead on lap 67 of a stirring 70 laps. Vinesh wins 3rd successive Gold Hamilton’s record seventh win in Hungary and 81st of his career Tamil Thalaivas PTI n NEW DELHI n wrecked Red Bull’s hopes of turn- AP PTI PATNA Kandola widened the gap Turkey last month. ing Verstappen’s maiden pole posi- Lewis Hamilton celebrates after win between the two teams when he tar India grappler Vinesh “The biggest positives from tion into victory and increased his was ninth in the second Mercedes he Haryana Steelers played helped Haryana carry out an all SPhogat has bagged her wrestling against strong oppo- lead in the title race to 62 points and Alex Albon 10th for Toro Ttheir heart out, but went out of the Tamil Thalaivas team third consecutive Gold in nents are it forces me out of my before the sport’s European sum- Rosso. down 28-35 to the Tamil in the eleventh minute. women’s 53kg category after comfort zone, makes me push mer break. “What a drive, what a strategy,” Thalaivas in the Pro Kabaddi Naveen and Vinay backed winning the Poland Open my limits, and teaches important Verstappen, who led most of said Hamilton’s race engineer Peter League in Patna on Sunday. up Kandola with a few raid wrestling tournament in lessons! Happy with my perfor- the race before his tyres faded, Bonnington. “Only you could make Vikash Kandola bolstered points as the Haryana Steelers Warsaw. mance at the #PolandOpen came home 17.796 seconds behind that work today.” the Haryana team after making ended the first half with a nine- The 24-year-old pre- Excited by this start as a 53 kg in second and clocked a record race Mercedes matched Red Bull’s a return to the side, but the point lead at 19-10 vailed 3-2 over local wrestler wrestler, now onwards and fastest lap for the Hungaroring after strategy until gambling with a late Thalaivas found a way to main- The Tamil Thalaivas tried to Roksana in the final of the upwards,” Vinesh tweeted. a late pit-stop. additional pit-stop that left tain their lead in the last few fight back through a tackle competition. “As always, thank you to Four-time champion Sebastian Hamilton with 20 laps to make up minutes of the match. point and a few raid points, but Vinesh had earlier beat- everyone out there for the con- Vettel was third for Ferrari ahead a 20-second deficit on fresh tyres The Haryana Steelers got off raiders Kandola and Naveen en Sofia Mattson of Sweden, stant stream of good wishes, of team-mate Charles Leclerc, — a move that worked with to a great start through fantas- ensured that Haryana stay in the the Rio Olympics Bronze love, and support A big thank Carlos Sainz of McLaren and Pierre Verstappen complaining to his tic raids by Kandola and Naveen lead. Dharmaraj Cheralathan medallist, in the quarterfinals you to my coach Woller Akos, Gasly in the second Red Bull. team before he lost the lead “my in the opening minutes of the tackled Ajay Thakur in the 26th of this international tourna- physio Rucha, @IndiaSports, Kimi Raikkonen was seventh tyres are dead”. match. minute as the Haryana Steelers ment. @FederationWrest, and for Alfa Romeo ahead of Hamilton’s “They rolled the dice and it Vinay pulled off a brilliant took a five-point lead at 24-19. The top Indian woman @OGQ_India. Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas worked for them, unfortunately,” raid point in the sixth minute However, the Tamil wrestler had stood atop the “I thank God for the oppor- who had been forced into an early Red Bull team boss Christian and Sunil scored a tackle point Thalaivas gained momentum podium at Grand Prix of tunity given to me. #lookingfor- pit-stop after a first lap incident. Horner told Verstappen. in the next minute which helped thereafter and clinched raid and Spain and at the Yasar Dogu ward #makeeverydaycount British rookie Lando Norris “But you drove your heart out.” Haryana take a four-point lead. tackle points quickly. International at Istanbul, Vinesh Phogat poses with the Gold medal Vinesh/Twitter #1YearToGo,” she added. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 5, 2019 sport 16 First time in shuttle history

Satwik-Chirag become 1st Indian pair to win BWF Super 500 tourney

PTI n BANGKOK atwiksairaj Rankireddy and CHOU WINS Chirag Shetty on Sunday created Shistory by becoming the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 SINGLES TITLE badminton tournament, stunning AFP n BANGKOK reigning world champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen in the final of aiwan shuttler Chou Tien-chen Thailand Open here. Tclinched the men's singles title at Nick Kyrgios reacts during Citi Open tournament match in Washington AP India’s top men’s doubles duo of the Thailand Open badminton tour- Rankireddy and Shetty posted a hard- nament on Sunday, in a thrilling final fought 21-19, 18-21, 21-18 win to against Hong Kong opponent Angus claim its biggest career title after bat- Ng Ka Long. Kyrgios ousts Tsitsipas tling for an hour and two minutes Both players collapsed after against the third seeded Chinese third-seed Chou eked out victory 21- combo. 14, 11-21, 23-21 in a 67-minute This was not only their first tri- match at Bangkok’s Indoor Stadium in Washington semis umph at Super 500 level and above but Huamark. also the most prestigious doubles title “I love you guys, thank you,” the AFP n WASHINGTON for India since the inception of the 29-year-old winner told the crowd in ranking system. an on-court interview. ustralia’s Nick Kyrgios overcame a mid-match meltdown This achievement will also propel Former world champion and Aand his rival’s shoe repair delays to defeat Greek top the current World No 16 Indian com- hometown favourite Ratchanok seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the ATP Washington Open bination into the top 10 for the first Intanon was denied a third Thailand final. time, making it the first-ever Indian Open title later on Sunday when The 52nd-ranked Aussie hammered 19 aces, saved a men’s doubles duo to enter the elite Chinese top seed Chen Yufei defeat- match point and often played to the crowd in a dramatic bracket. ed her 22-20, 21-18. and emotional 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9/7) victory over Tsitsipas, This was the first final of the 2019 In women’s doubles, Japanese whose broken shoes caused two third-set delays. season for the unseeded Indian pair, seventh seeds Shiho Tanaka and Tsitsipas, who becomes world number five on Monday, doubles Silver medallist at the 2018 Koharu Yonemoto fended off Du Yue fell behind a set and a break, took advantage of Kyrgios los- Commonwealth Games. and Li Yinhui, the eighth seeds ing control with racquet slams and call complaints to force During the thrilling summit clash from China, in three close games. a third set, only to fall in the tie-breaker. against the World No 2 Chinese team, Kyrgios will play for the $365,390 (328,851 euro) top Rankireddy displayed brilliant antic- prize against 10th-ranked Russian Daniil Medvedev, who ipation and extraordinary placements things to give them a bigger lead. eliminated German lucky loser Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2. from the front court, while Shetty con- “We just stuck to our plan of keep- The 24-year-old Aussie beat Medvedev this year in trolled the backcourt effortlessly. ing the shuttle low and not hurrying Rome in their only prior meeting. Li and Liu had earlier this year through the points. I think that real- Kyrgios, who improved to 4-1 against top-10 rivals this beaten the Indians at Australian Open. ly worked and that helped us get the year, seeks a sixth career ATP title and his first since “When we played them at the lead at 8-6.” Acapulco in March. Australian Open, we lost to them very Intelligent rotation of the shuttle “It’s probably one of the best tournament weeks of my closely. We understood they were combined with Rankireddy’s power- life,” Kyrgios said. under pressure today but we had ful smashes flummoxed the world’s Medvedev, 23, seeks his fifth ATP title after taking his none since we were very excited to play second-best pair whose every come- most recent crown at Sofia in February. our first final,” said Rankireddy. back was thwarted by the ever-alert Italy’s 62nd-ranked Camila Giorgi, a 2018 Wimbledon “I have some shoulder issues so we Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after winning Thailand Open men’s doubles final on Sunday BWF/Twitter Indians. quarter-finalist seeking her third WTA title, and 79th- had decided that I would play more Even when Li and Liu tried to pro- ranked American Jessica Pegula advanced to the women’s from the front and Chirag from the Although Li and Liu surged ahead to 13-11, but kept their composure to maintain the long the rallies in an attempt to tire out final at the US Open tuneup tournament. back. I was focussing more on the ser- narrowed the gap further the Indians lifted their edge till the end. the Indians, Rankireddy and Shetty vice and the net,” he added. down to 19-20, the Indians game and drew parity at 13 Even though the Chinese pair were up to the task and never relin- Kyrgios excited the crowd throughout with such flam- Rankireddy and Shetty started managed to win the crucial apiece. fought back and at one stage reduced quished their advantage, converting boyant moves as underhand serves, between the legs shots attacking from the word go and after point to wrap up the first game. The Indians then overtook their the gap to 18-19, the Indians looked on their first match point to get the and leaping drop shots. Other times he would just swat away. breaking away from a tied 3-3, they In the second game, the opponents to make it 16-14 and then in no mood to climb down and went monumental victory. “He was on fire in some moments,” Tsitsipas said. moved ahead to open up a 10-6 lead, Rankireddy and Shetty managed to climbed to 18-16 before the Chinese on to pocket two consecutive points “It’s the biggest title we have won “It felt like sometimes he didn’t care at all. It’s proba- but their Chinese opponents kept take an upper hand at the beginning pair won five consecutive points to to seal the match in their favour. so far in our career. Right now I am bly his plan to put you out of focus.” breathing down their necks and made as they moved up to a 6-2 lead, but the take it to the decider. Rankireddy said, “Well, we kept out of words after playing in a final Kyrgios admitted, “I’ve always been able to play high it 14-14. Chinese soon bridged the gap to 5-6 Rankireddy and Shetty were slow our calm all throughout the tourna- and beating the current world cham- level tennis. I just need to be more consistent. I have to be It was a closely-fought affair after before catching up with them at 11- off the blocks in the third game but ment. Even when we were down 1-4 pions. I am extremely happy,” said mentally tougher.” that and the Indian pair could take a 11. managed to make it 6-6. From there- in the third game, we didn’t lose hope. Shetty after the win. It was the Greek star’s first match against Kyrgios, who slight edge only at 20-18. After the interval, Li and Liu on, the Indians never looked back and We just were steady and did not rush is of Greek and Malaysian heritage. Each man won 91 points, hit 58 of 91 first serves, won 48 of 58 first-serve points and 16-of-33 second serve points. “His serve was just unreal first set. I couldn’t do any- thing with it,” said Tsitsipas. City draw first blood with Community Shield win “I haven’t seen anything like it.” AFP n BERLIN Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Champions League just weeks Sane, who limped off in the 1ST DOUBLES TITLE Oleksandr Zinchenko. later. 10th minute holding his right US teen Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old who electrified anchester City drew fired The jubilant celebrations On the evidence of this leg after collapsing while chas- Wimbledon with a fourth-round singles run last month, cap- Mthe first shot in their bat- from City's players and fans hard-fought contest, which fea- ing a long pass. tured her first WTA title on Saturday in women’s doubles. tle for supremacy with rivals showed inflicting an early psy- tured both flashes of quality Sane was playing on the Gauff and partner Catherine McNally, who combined Liverpool on Sunday as they chological blow on Liverpool and signs of rustiness, there will day reports claimed his agents to win last year’s US Open junior women’s doubles title, snatched the Community Shield was a moment to savour, regard- little to separate the two teams had agreed a contract with defeated Hungary's Fanny Stollar and American Maria with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win less of the supposed warm-up as they go head-to-head for the Bayern Munich, who are keen Sanchez 6-2, 6-2 to hoist their inaugural WTA trophy. after a 1-1 draw at Wembley. status of the glamour friendly. major prizes once again over to sign the Germany winger. The teens jumped into each others arms and later hugged Raheem Sterling gave City With City installed as the next 10 months. City's victory was a well- in celebration of the breakthrough milestone triumph. a first half lead before Joel favourites to win the title for a Retaining the Community time riposte for Guardiola, Gauff defeated idol Venus Williams in the first round Matip grabbed a late equaliser third successive season and Shield trophy they won 12 who this week hit back at at Wimbledon and rescued two match points on the way to for Liverpool in the annual Liverpool expected to present months ago would improve Klopp's claim that the champi- beating Polona Hercog in the third round before eventual curtain-raiser to the English the strongest challenge to Pep City's belief that they can repeat ons live in a transfer "fantasy champion Simona Halep eliminated her. top-flight season. Guardiola's side, their meeting last season's remarkable silver- land". Gauff, in her first post-Wimbledon singles appearance, In the shoot-out, City keep- on the eve of the season was a ware haul, but Liverpool could Guardiola gave a debut to qualified for the Washington main draw but lost her first Manchester City's players celebrate with the trophy after win against Liverpool AP er Claudio Bravo saved from window into what to expect take encouragement as well Spain midfielder Rodri, who match 6-4, 6-2 to Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas. Georginio Wijnaldum, with this term. rivals' 97, City went on to won earlier in the campaign. after they finished strongly joined from Atletico Madrid McNally, a 17-year-old American who made only her Gabriel Jesus driving in the After pipping Liverpool to complete an unprecedented But Jurgen Klopp's men enough to have won. for a club record £63 million fourth WTA appearance in singles, took her first three tour winning kick after successful last season's Premier League domestic treble by adding the didn't dwell on that painful The only dark cloud for (69 million euros) in the close- match wins to reach the semi-finals, where she lost 7-6 (7/5), efforts from Ilkay Gundogan, title with 98 points to their FA Cup to the League Cup they near-miss as they won the City was an injury to Leroy season. 6-2 on Saturday to Italy’s Camila Giorgi. AFP n BERLIN Zheng sets up ngland forward Jadon Sancho Escored a goal and set-up anoth- Sancho show Nadal leads Montreal field er as Borussia Dortmund beat Sabalenka date Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday to AFP n MONTREAL Nadal could face a chal- deny the German league and cup AFP n SAN JOSE lenge in the second round after champions a fourth straight Super efending champion Rafael a bye, with a possible match Cup title. hina’s Zheng Saisai surprised seventh-seeded DNadal heads the field for against Australian Alex de Sancho, 19, fed Spain forward CMaria Sakkari 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Saturday to line the ATP Montreal Masters that Minaur — winner of the Paco Alcacer for Dortmund’s open- up a title clash with second-seeded Aryna starts on Monday with Novak Atlanta title last weekend. er just after the break before clinch- Sabalenka at the WTA tournament in San Jose, Djokovic and Roger Federer Second seed Thiem has ing the victory and his side’s first California. opting out of the key US Open purposefully left it late for the trophy since 2017 with a clinical fin- Unseeded tuneup. hardcourts, preferring to stay as ish within the final half an hour of Zheng knocked With Djokovic and Federer long as possible on European play. off her third seed- putting a return to action on clay by entering both Hamburg “We absolutely wanted to win ed opponent of hold after their dramatic and Kitzbuehel. this match, it was very difficult,” said the week, after Wimbledon final, 33-year-old Thiem, beaten by Nadal in Dortmund coach Lucien Favre. downing eighth- Nadal will be seeking to retain the last two Roland Garros “Bayern were very strong and seeded American the title he earned last year in finals, has a special goal driving had a lot of possession but we Danielle Collins Toronto, when he beat rising him when he lands in fran- defended well and stayed very Jadon Sancho embraces Paco Alcacer during the German Supercup match AP and fourth-seeded star Stefanos Tsitsipas in the cophile Canada. compact. US teen Amanda final. “I’ve never won a match in “We knew that we had to go on The home side, who finished with quick step-overs. Anisimova in a The Greek is back, taking Canada, I’d like to change that.” the counter-attack and we did that second in the league last season, had The teenager fed striker three-set quarter- the fourth seeding behind a pair Rafael Nadal watches his racquet during he said. very well.” a good early chance. Alcacer at the edge of the box who final marathon on of fellow young guns in num- Wimbledon’s practice session Twitter “I’m just hoping to play Bayern, who pipped Favre’s Portugal winger Raphael beat Neuer with a low shot for a 1- Friday night. ber two Dominic Thiem of well. side to the Bundesliga title last sea- Guerreiro broke down the left 0 lead on 48 minutes. On Sunday, Austria and Germany’s beach resorts with his family “Canada is a big goal — I’m son and lifted the German Cup, flank and cut-back to find captain Dortmund’s lead was doubled Zheng will be Alexander Zverev, seeded third. prior to picking up the racquet really hoping to get a win there.” were without World Cup winning Marco Reus inside the penalty with 22 minutes to go from a clin- seeking a first Federer and Djokovic aren’t once again. Thiem will open his cam- left-back and new signing Lucas box. ical counter-attack. WTA singles title scheduled to resurface until Nadal, meanwhile, is pacing paign against either Canadian Hernandez due to a knee problem. Reus’s effort was then well Sancho was free once again on when she takes on the Cincinnati Masters starts on himself after another season Denis Shapovalov or Dortmund’s big name summer saved by Neuer after less than a the right wing, he burst into the box Sabalenka, the world number 10 who defeated fifth- August 12, giving them one marred by injury, insisting Frenchman Pierre-Hugues arrivals of winger Thorgen Hazard minute of play. beyond Bayern’s back-four and seeded Croatian Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-3. tournament prior to the August despite the pleas and induce- Herbert. and Julian Brandt, as well as defend- Bayern’s best opportunity of the nutmegged the experienced Neuer Sabalenka, of Belarus, reached her first final 26 start of the US Open at ments of Cincinnati officials Third seed Zverev, who er Mats Hummels, returning the first half fell to Kingsley Coman 10 to make it 2-0. since she won the Shenzhen Open in January. Flushing Meadows, the final that he won't decide whether to won the title here two years ago club after three seasons in Bavaria, minutes later. Influential Sancho left the field She and Vekic traded six service breaks in the Grand slam of the year. play there until he sees how he with a win over Federer in the were also ruled out due to injuries. He found himself unmarked in with 10 minutes to play after seem- first seven games before Sabalenka pocketed the Federer has been training feels after Montreal. final, will open against either Bayern captain Manuel Neuer the box but his toe-poke shot was ing to be hurt following an off-the- set. on hardcourt at home in “Depending on what hap- Briton Cameron Norrie or said errors proved costly. saved by Marwin Hitz low to the field challenge by Joshua Kimmich. Sabalenka broke twice more in the second set Switzerland after falling to pens in Montreal, I’ll take a Hungarian Martin Fucsovic. “We gave Dortmund the match right. Bayern coach Niko Kovac to capture the match in just under 80 minutes, after Djokovic in a dramatic five-set decision on Cincinnati,” he Tsitsipas will bid to better by making too many mistakes,” Bayern’s inability to make the brought on Portugal midfielder the players combined for 14 double faults and 10 final at the All England Club said. his 2018 finals showing but Neuer said. most of the ball in first 45 minutes Renato Sanches and France World service breaks. three weeks ago, in which the “Cincinnati is still an must first get past either home- “We made the mistakes all on came back to bite them almost Cup winner Benjamin Pavard late- “I don’t know, I just hit the ball as hard as I Swiss great held two match option. But I want to arrive well grown Milos Raonic, the 2013 our own, we gave them possession immediately after the break. on but they were unable to find the could and everything was going in,” Sabalenka said points. prepared and ready for the US finalist, or American Taylor and that’s why we conceded the Sancho attacked down the left goals to retain the title and the early- of the key to her victory. “Probably was a lucky day Djokovic has been pictured Open, the last major of the sea- Fritz, runner-up to de Minaur goals.” drawing four Bayern defenders season bragging rights. for me.” relaxing at various European son.” in Atlanta.