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MEGASTAR AND MANI SHARMA AGAIN { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com Road accident Case against CM Jagan hikes subsidy for deaths cross Bars to come down Chandrababu 1.51 lakh posted to Nov Muslim, Christian pilgrims in 2018 by 40%; booze costly 25 for hearing PNS n VIJAYAWADA NEW DELHI: Nov 19 (PTI) PNS n VIJAYAWADA The number of people killed PNS n VIJAYAWADA Continuing the spree of welfare on Indian roads recorded a Former Chief Minister N schemes, Andhra Pradesh's rise of 2.37 per cent to 1.51 In yet another major decision, Chandrababu Naidu has Jagan Mohan Reddy govern- lakh in 2018 and 70 per cent the State government will bring received a shock from the ment on Tuesday enhanced the of the victims fell in the age down the number of bars by 40 Anti-Corruption Bureau subsidy for Muslim and bracket of 18-45 years, per cent. On Tuesday, Chief court in disproportionate Christian pilgrims. according to a report released Minister YS Jaganmohan assets case filed against him The government issued by the highways ministry on Reddy had a meeting with by NTR's widow Lakshmi orders, hiking the subsidy Tuesday. Excise Department officials, Parvati as the designated amount for Muslims visiting A total of 1.47 lakh people along with Excise Minister ACB court posted the case to the holy places in Saudi Arabia were killed in road crashes in Narayana Swamy. November 25 and directed for annual Haj pilgrimage and 2017, according to the annu- The decision came after a File photo authorities to record Lakshmi also for Christians going to al report 'Road Accidents in detailed discussion on the n The government is contemplating n Penal action would Parvati's evidence in the case. Jerusalem and other Biblical India, 2018' brought out by issue. All bars would be closed In a case that was filed in places. The orders were It pointed out that the state the ministry's transport by January and new licences increasing the prices of liquor sold in include imposing a fine, 2005, N Chandrababu Naidu For those whose annual government has also allocated research wing. would be issued through a bars. Strict penal action will be taken which is three times the had managed to obtain a income is less than Rs 3 lakh, issued pursuant to funds for the Dhupa, Deepa, "Road accidents in the draw of lots. against those who commit adulteration, licence fee and stay order from the High the subsidy has been increased the decision taken by Naivedyam to Hindu temples, country have increased mar- Chief Minister Y S smuggling of alcohol and illegal brewing imprisonment of up to six Court, stalling the trial in the from Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000. the state cabinet at thus giving due respect to all ginally by 0.46 per cent dur- Jaganmohan Reddy has direct- of country-made liquor months case. So, the case did not For those with annual income religions. ing 2018 with the year seeing ed officials to reduce the num- come to trial all these 14 years of more than Rs 3 lakh, the its meeting on Oct 30 "Giving subsidy to minori- 4.67 lakh road accidents as ber of bars by 50 per cent. But, n The Chief Minister has informed officials that the government will also because of the stay order. subsidy has been increased ty pilgrims is an old policy against 4.64 lakh in 2017," the officials explained that already amend the liquor policy legislation in the upcoming Assembly sessions Last year, the Supreme from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000. which was pursued by the Ministry of Road Transport 20 per cent of sales were Court ruled on stay orders The orders were issued pur- Christian, came under criti- previous TDP government as and Highways said. reduced and reducing the prices of liquor sold in bars. licence fee and imprisonment stating that the maximum suant to the decision taken by cism from Bharatiya Janata well, and the state has only number by 50 per cent at once Strict penal action will be of up to six months. The Chief duration of stay orders should the state cabinet at its meeting Party and right-wing groups increased the quantum of will have more impact. Finally, taken against those who com- Minister has informed officials not exceed six months either on October 30. for indulging in minority amount as there were requests the Chief Minister has direct- mit adulteration, smuggling that the government will also in civil or criminal cases. The state has allocated an appeasement by providing from the minorities," YSRCP RS chairman ed them to bring them down of alcohol and illegal brewing amend the liquor policy legis- Therefore, the High Court additional amount of Rs 14.22 subsidy to pilgrims. said in a statement. by 40 per cent. of country-made liquor. Penal lation in the upcoming did not give any extension to crore for the hike in the sub- Ruling YSR Congress Party "This need not be seen as an orders review The government is also con- action would include imposing Assembly sessions. the stay order. sidy amount for the pilgrim- (YSRCP), however, defended appeasement and carry out templating increasing the a fine, which is three times the Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 ages. its move and dismissed the uncalled for propaganda as it The government, headed by allegations of minority is an old policy which is being of new uniform Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, a appeasement continued by the State. of marshals NEW DELHI: Nov 19 (PTI) Robo cop to take complaints from people Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n Developed by Robot Coupler Allowed by law to intercept, ordered review of the new Techno Solutions Private military-style uniform of Robotic avatar of police has Limited, CYBIRA is a specially monitor Data: Govt marshals in the House, a taken birth in a Vizag's police equipped police robot to move which comes following station. To improve the effi- BLOOMBERG n NEW DELHI Ministry of Home Affairs told criticism by some ex-Army ciency in attending to the decipher audio recordings into parliament in a written reply PSBs reported officers and remarks of oppo- complaints, Visakhapatnam text messages The centre said on Tuesday it's when asked by an opposition sition leaders. Uniforms of police has inducted a cyber n The Virtual Assistant Robot was “empowered” to inter- lawmaker whether the frauds of over Rajya Sabha marshals were security interactive robotic launched by the Visakhapatnam cept, monitor and government had restyled from traditional agent called CYBIRA. decrypt digital infor- snooped on Indian attire comprising tur- Developed by Robot Police Commissioner RK Meena mation in the public WhatsApp, Facebook Rs 95,700 cr bans to dark navy blue and Coupler Techno Solutions Police Commissioner RK Meena launching the Virtual Assistant Robot at at the Maharanipeta Police interest as long as its Messenger, Viber, and olive green military-style out- Private Limited, CYBIRA is a Maharanipeta Police Station in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday Station agencies follow the law. Google calls and mes- in Apr-Sep fits with caps. Naidu men- specially equipped police robot Laws allowed federal sages. PNS n NEW DELHI tioned in the House that the to decipher audio recordings the Maharanipeta Police added that those who wish to deployed in Kerala and and state governments to Information can only be Secretariat of Rajya Sahba into text messages. Station. The Police file written complaints by Telangana. Apart from receiv- intercept "any information intercepted by "authorized Government owned banks had come out with a new The Virtual Assistant Robot Commissioner said that the themselves could do that ing complaints, these robots generated, transmitted, agencies as per due process of reported frauds of over Rs dress code for marshals. was launched by the public could stand in front of through the tablet attached to were designed to detect bombs received or stored in any com- law, and subject to safeguards 95,700 crore in the first six Visakhapatnam Police the robot and orally register CYBIRA. Earlier, similar mod- and identify suspects. puter resource," G Kishan as provided in the rules," the months of the current fiscal, Commissioner RK Meena at their complaints. He further els of police robots were Continued on Page 3 Reddy, junior minister for the statement said. the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Cong-NCP "According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), frauds as meet on Jio raises call, per year of reporting, as Mamata warns against Couple alleges daughters held reported by Public Sector alliance with data tariffs Banks (PSBs), during the period from April 1, 2019 to Sena called off minority extremism, PNS n MUMBAI September 30, 2019 is 5,743 at Nithyananda’s ashram involving a total amount of Rs NEW DELHI: Nov 19 (PTI) A day after Bharti Airtel and 95,760.49 crore," Finance A meeting with the Congress Owaisi hits back Vodafone Idea announced PNS n NEW DELHI When they learnt that Minister Nirmala Sitharaman scheduled on Tuesday to fur- their decision to increase tar- their daughters were said in the Rajya Sabha. ther discuss the possibility of PNS n KOLKATA iffs, Reliance Jio on Tuesday A couple has petitioned the In the written reply, the government formation in said that it will increase tele- Gujarat High Court on shifted to another branch minister further said that Maharashtra was called off due A day after West Bengal Chief com service charges in the Monday for help to get back of Nithyananda comprehensive measures to pre-occupation of Congress Minister Mamata Banerjee next few weeks, among other two daughters who they allege Dhyanpeetham, situated have been taken to curb the leaders with Indira Gandhi's warned against "minority measures. have been illegally confined at incidence of frauds in banks, birth anniversary events, NCP extremism" in an obvious The company in a statement an ashram run by controversial on the premises of Delhi including freezing bank leader Nawab Malik said. He attack on the AIMIM, party said it would carry out an self-styled godman Swami Public School in accounts of 3.38 lakh inoper- said Congress leaders request- chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit "appropriate" increase in tar- Nithyananda. Ahmedabad, they tried to ative companies. ed that the meeting be post- back on Tuesday, saying iffs which "does not adverse- Petitioners Janardana meet them. Meanwhile in reply to poned to Wednesday. The Muslims in the TMC chief's ly impact data consumption or Sharma and his wife told the another question, Minister of two sides have deputed lead- state are ranked "worst" on geting Owaisi, a Lok Sabha growth in digital adoption court on Monday that they had named Yogini State for Finance Anurag ers for holding talks on a pos- development indicators. MP from that city. and sustains investments". admitted their four daugh- Sarvagyapeetham, situated on the Sharmas visited the insti- Thakur said with the increase sible alliance. NCP President Marking a shift in her Without naming the All "Like other operators, we ters, from 7 to 15 years of age, the premises of Delhi Public tute and managed to bring in limit of withdrawal to Rs Sharad Pawar had a meeting rhetoric on religious extrem- India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- will take measures including to an educational institution School in Ahmedabad, they back their two minor daugh- 50,000 for customers of with Congress President Sonia ism, Banerjee had, at an event Muslimeen (AIMIM), appropriate increase in tariffs run by Swami Nithyananda in tried to meet them. ters, but their elder daughters, Punjab and Maharashtra Gandhi on Monday. Pawar in Cooch Behar on Monday, Banerjee said, "There are some in next few weeks in a manner Bengaluru in 2013. However, officials of the Lopamudra Janardhana Cooperative (PMC) Bank, said if the NCP-Congress have asked people to refrain from extremists among the minori- that does not adversely impact When they learnt that their institute refused to let them Sharma (21) and Nandhita 78 per cent of depositors of to take a view on government listening to "minority extrem- ties. They have their base in data consumption or growth daughters were this year shift- meet their daughters, the peti- (18), refused to accompany the bank will be able to with- formation, they have to first ists" who have their base in Hyderabad. Don't listen to in digital adoption and sus- ed to another branch of tioners alleged. them, according to the peti- draw their entire account discuss it between themselves. Hyderabad, apparently tar- them. Don't trust these forces". tains investments," it said. Nithyananda Dhyanpeetham, With help from the police, tion. balance.

TODAY VIZAG LAD IN PAK POLICE CUSTODY ALMANAC Admissions in govt schools may start Month & Paksham: Kartik& Krishna Paksha early for next academic year My son Prashant is not a Panchangam Tithi : Ashtami: 01.41 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Education Nakshatram: Magha 08:05 pm department is busy terrorist, says father Babu Rao Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start The Education Department is considering the proposal for chalking out training SUMIT ONKA any important work) completing admissions in gov- programmes for n VISAKHAPATNAM Rahukalam: 12:01 pm – 01:25 pm ernment schools for the next Yamagandam: 07:50 am – 09:14 am academic year much in government school A day after two Indians, Varjyam: 08-44 am - 10:15 am advance just as in private and teachers in English including Vizag native 07:00 pm - 05:03 am corporate schools. As English Medium Prashant Maidam, who was Gulika: 10:37 am - 12:01 pm Medium is going to be intro- last seen in Hyderabad, were duced in these schools, the learnt to be planning to admit arrested by Pakistani Rangers Good Time: (to start any important work) government is expecting a rise their children in government for 'illegally' entering their Amritakalam: 05:49 pm - 07:19 pm in demand for seats. So, the schools in the next academic soil, Prashant's father M Babu Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL department has already start- year." Rao said that his son is neither M Babu Rao Prashant ed preparing the guidelines and The Education Department a traitor nor a terrorist, but a n VIJAYAWADA the schedule for admissions. month. stituencies. 'Amma Vodi' is busy chalking out training victim going through pangs of “Prashant started his career as a ple in New Delhi seeking that WEATHER Normally, securing admis- Now, the government scheme, too, may create a big programmes for government depression following a love software engineer with a they use their good offices to sion for their wards in reput- schools may experience this impact, as it will give a big relief school teachers in English failure. company in Bengaluru. There he expedite Prashant's release. Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms ed schools is a big ordeal for kind of situation as English to lower and middle-class par- Medium. An official of the Babu Rao, who saw the fell in love with a colleague. After The aggrieved father, who is Temp: 29/23 parents. It is common for par- Medium education from Class ents from the burden of pay- Education Department said, video in which Prashant looks working in Bengaluru for a year or a native of Visakhapatnam Humidity: 82% ents to seek the help of MPs I to VI will have a big impact ment of fee in private schools. "The government is taking cheerful and is seen seeking where, incidentally, Prashant Sunrise: so, he shifted to Hi-tech City,” 06.22 and MLAs in this regard. on society. "People's represen- Besides, they would get the feedback from us on how to permission from Pakistan completed his B Tech, present- Sunset: 05.39 Babu Rao recalled Usually, admissions for private tatives may be under pressure annual financial assistance manage admissions and start- police to record a message to ly resides with his family at Current Weather Conditions Updated November 19, 2019 5:00 PM schools will be open in to recommend seats for stu- through the 'Amma Vodi' ing the admissions process his parents in Telugu, stated Affairs Minister, Embassy offi- Kukatpally in Hyderabad. December and closed within a dents in their respective con- scheme. Many parents are early is a good decision. that they will meet the External cials and other influential peo- Continued on Page 3 VIJAYAWADA|WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 vijayawada 02

chool education in Andhra language skills? What about the Pradesh government has age-old practice of having Sbecome a 'burning' topic, Telugu medium at the primary especially for Can English do justice to Telugu on its own soil? education level? What should those whose the government do to achieve passions have private schools, in which the on the head when he sarcastical- too has become tight-lipped such goal of having English as been inflamed by medium of instruction is The AP government has decided to go ly questioned Vice President M on this issue after being given the medium of instruction? the recent replace- English from Class I to Class X. ahead with its agenda of transforming Venkaiah Naidu whether his stewardship of the Telugu Can the government give guar- ment of the medi- Why are opposition parties school. The YS Jaganmohan Reddy grand children studied in Telugu Academy. antee on one key issue: that there um of averse to the change in the sen- medium! The AP government's deci- will not be a single drop out case PIN instruction. sitive sector of school education? government is trying hard to make parents It is surprising to note that sion might prompt other states in the entire academic year due POINT The decision of the Are they whole-heartedly understand that their children would those persons who had pitched to remove Telugu, which is to implementation of English state government to opposing the introduction of eventually be in a position to compete for the introduction of Telugu taught as a subject in govern- medium? These are some of the replace Telugu with English as English in school? Why are they globally in exploring job opportunities medium at school level are now ment schools there. questions that have remained the medium of instruction from not heeding the request of the supporting the government's The agony of Telugu language unaddressed. Class I to Class VIII with effect government in this regard? Are stand. Official Language echoed in Parliament too with All told, it would be pathetic from academic year 2020-21 has they really against uplift of stu- their children would eventual- The unified state of Andhra Commission chairman Y. members from Andhra raising for lovers of Telugu language to generated political heat. For the dents belonging to poor families, ly be in a position to compete Pradesh was formed for Telugu Lakshmi Prasad is one example. the issue on the first day of the see the possible disappearance opposition parties, including irrespective of their caste, creed globally in exploring job oppor- people on 1November, 1956. It M D RATNA KUMAR It is ridiculous on his part to say current session. They demand- of Telugu medium in a state Telugu Desam Party, the prima- and religion? tunities. was dream come true after Senior Journalist now that he has to "support ed three-language set up, with formed on linguistic basis. For ry goal is to "protect Telugu Students from disadvantaged The opposition parties, how- nearly 150 years. People's agi- whatever decision the Chief Telugu being continued as the that matter, Andhra Pradesh pride", which has been linked to sections can certainly benefit ever, are mobilising people to tation for separate Telugu state Minister takes". Where is the medium of instruction. was the first state to be formed the medium of instruction for from the government move. take on the government. This got fulfilled and Telugu-speak- Nehru for the formation of the need for his silence when he is Is it enough to meet the on linguistic lines in indepen- more than three decades. They can hope for maximum has led to concerns among a sec- ing districts were separated unified state of Andhra Pradesh. working as chairman of a lin- needs of the rich Telugu lan- dent India. So, replacing Telugu The objective of the support from the government, tion of the parents. The oppo- from the composite Madras Subsequently Nehru announced guistic body that is supposed to guage? Can English medium medium with English medium Government of AP is to begin including financial assistance in sition leaders need to clarify state. As a result, the new state the formation of AP in March propagate the language? The cater to the real needs of stu- could result in Telugu losing a new era in school education by the form of scholarships. whether children in their respec- of Andhra was carved out on 1 1956. same person lambasted the erst- dents and address the original prominence on its own soil at introducing English medium in Hence, the AP government tive families are studying in October 1953 with Kurnool as In this backdrop, due to while Chandrababu govern- problem in embracing the the behest of the government. all government schools across has decided to go ahead with its English medium. Emotional capital. opposition parties' stance, the ment for not bringing Telugu English medium? All teachers At the end of the day, the the state. The idea is to enable agenda of transforming school. bond with Telugu as mother Against odds, then Chief YSRCP government may have Research Institute from may not have capabilities to deal Jaganmohan Reddy govern- students with poor financial The YS Jaganmohan Reddy tongue is one thing and oppo- Minister of Hyderabad state to bulldoze its way to silence Karnataka to AP. with English medium. Will ori- ment will be answerable to peo- background to compete with government is trying hard to sition to English as the medium Dr.Burgula Ramakrishna Rao them. Chief Minister YS N. Lakshmi Parvathi, widow entation classes for teachers ple on the repercussions of the their affluent counterparts in make parents understand that of instruction is quite another. took initiative and convinced Jaganmohan Reddy hit the nail of TDP founder NT Ramarao, make them perfect in acquiring dicey move in school education. Thirumanjanam International Children performed at How about bilingual Padmavathi Festival of Arts & Culture PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM temple l The festival will be n education in AP schools? PNS VIJAYAWADA In an effort to encourage chil- organised by D La SEELAM AROZI Ptting politics apart, how dren to showcase their talent Valentina, a renowned n The holy ritual of Koil Alwar VIJAYAWADA about teaching some subjects in and national culture, a mega global fashion grooming Thirumanjanam was per- English and some others in international children's festi- l formed at the Sri Padmavathi Much debate has been generat- Telugu? In fact, studies in the US val of arts and culture will be agency in collaboration Valentina Mishra, Ammavari temple on Tuesday ed over introduction of English have revealed bilingual education organised in the Port City. The with the AP Tourism CEO of D La Valentina morning as part of the ensuing medium at government schools is beneficial for students in terms festival will be organised by D Department from Academy, said, "The Kartheeka Annual in the State. Amid the cacopho- of employment in the global La Valentina, a renowned December 1 to 6 aim of the festival is to Brahmotsavams beginning on ny for and against English medi- market and understanding their global fashion grooming bring together talented Nov 23. The temple was um, reason is the casualty. While own society through the medi- agency in collaboration with l The event 'Little Model cleaned with traditional herbs, the Jaganmohan Reddy govern- um of their mother tongue. the AP Tourism Department Earth- 2019', which is kids from all over the detergents and perfumed ment is keen on going ahead with KMP Latha, a senior aided from December 1 to 6. popular amongst European world to present their waters since early hours and his English-only agenda, the school teacher in the city, said The event 'Little Model national culture on an public darshan commenced Opposition parties have begun a bilingual education would make Earth- 2019', which is popu- countries, is expected to have participation from at international platform. later. Temple deputy executive 'Save Telugu' campaign. Populist children sharper. "In my view, lar amongst European coun- This will also help in officer Jhansi Rani, VSO overtones of the State govern- Mathematics, Science and Civics tries, is expected to have par- least 20 countries across Prabhakar, AEO ment's pitch for English educa- should be taught in English, ticipation from at least 20 the globe with over 75 boosting tourism of Subramanyam, superinten- tion are clear and louder. Sadly, l KMP Latha, a senior l while History and heritage countries across the globe participants the State and the dent Madhusudhan, AVSO voices for alternatives like bilin- Mother tongue of should be taught in Telugu. with over 75 participants. country" Nandeeswara Rao, Arjita gual education drowned in the aided school teacher in the the child should be Mother tongue of the child 'Little Model Earth' is an inspector Kola Srinivasulu, political din. In fact, instruction city, said bilingual education made mandatory. This should be made mandatory. international children's festi- temple priests Pratap, in two languages has proved ben- would make children will equip the students This will equip the students val, which is found with the Amone Modelling Academy, tourism of the State and the Manikantaswamy and other eficial. For instance, in Kendriya sharper. "In my view, with analytical skills in with analytical skills in English idea of popularisation of chil- South Africa. Valentina country." "The six-day event officials participated. Vidyalayas have the option of Mathematics, Science and and an understanding of their dren's and teens talent and Mishra, CEO of D La will commence on December studying Social Studies in Hindi. English and an tradition and culture in the presentation of national cul- Valentina Academy, said, "The 1 and will consist of various Details of Vahana Sevas Students opting for Hindi in Civics should be taught in understanding of their mother tongue," she said. ture on international plat- aim of the festival is to bring rounds, including interview of Brahmotsavams Northern State have the benefit English, while History and tradition and culture in Studies by UNESCO and form. together talented kids from all with international jury, talent n 23-11-2019, Dwajarohanam, of understanding their tradi- heritage should be taught in the mother tongue, other have proved that a child The fourth edition of this over the world to present round and national day," Chinna Sesha Vahanam tion and culture much better Telugu" she said understands better in its moth- children's festival, which orig- their national culture on an added Valentina stating that n 24-11-2019 Pedda Sesha than those who opted for all sub- er tongue. Therefore, it may inates from South Africa was international platform. This this is the first time that the Hamsa Vahanam jects in English. They can acquire prove counterproductive if founded by Amanda Kriel of will also help in boosting event is happening in India. n 25-11-2019 Muthyapu Pandiri all productive skills like reading succeeded in polarising society create vote bank. It is in this con- instruction in foreign language and Simha vahanam writing and speaking much bet- into two sections, endearing the text that one has to evaluate the is forced upon children from the n 26-11-2019 Kalpavruksha and ter than the other students. downtrodden sections, particu- intent of the government's new primary level of education. Hanumanta vahanam The Chief Minister and his larly SCs, STs and BCs, in the of policy English education. National President of Telugu Tinder n 27-11-2019 Pallaki utsava and Cabinet colleagues as well as process. However, there seems to On the other hand, is the Bhashodyama Samakhya Dr Gaja vahanam YSRCP leaders have raked up the be more to it than meets the eye. Opposition sincere in bashing Samala Ramesh Babu said it is introduces n 28-11-2019 Sarvabhoopala, needless 'us and them' controver- If the recent posturings of the government over English inhuman to impose foreign lan- Swarna ratham and Garuda sy by making personal com- YSRCP and its government are medium schools? May be not. guage instruction on children vahanam ments against Vice-President M any indication, the party is aim- The votaries of Telugu medium from the primary level. "The stu- ‘Festival n 29-11-2019 Suryaprabha and Venkaiah Naidu, TDP chief N ing high. have been shedding crocodile dents should learn about the Chandraprabha vahanam Chandrababu Naidu and Jana On the one hand, the govern- tears for the damage to be caused unknown language through the Mode' in India n 30-11-2019 Rathitsavam and Sena president Pawan Kalyan ment says it does not have to Telugu by Jaganmohan known language (Telugu in the PNS n NEW DELHI Aswa Vahanam asking if they had sent their chil- money for development, but it is Reddy's initiative. But, none of context of AP). Teaching of var- n 01-12-2019 Panchami dren to Telugu medium schools liberally announcing cash ben- these high-profile kids send their ious subjects can be done in Location-based dating ser- theertham and Dwajavarohanam Foreign delegates pay a visit to a field to know about natural farming in or English medium schools. efits under its flagship pro- wards to Telugu Medium English only from Class VIII to Chodavaram village in Visakhapatnam district vice major Tinder on n 02-12-2019 Pushpa Yagam With this, the Chief Minister has gramme 'Navaratnalu' only to Schools. X." Tuesday announced the launch of a new unique in- app user experience ‘Festival Foreign delegates Mode’ in India. "We know our diverse ‘Let's protect the rights of children' community values connect- laud Village Sect ing over shared interests, PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Director, District Woman and has launched the YSR Kishore and with Festival Mode, we Everyone has a Child Development Agency, Vikasam programme especially PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Government of Andhra are introducing an innova- District Child Protection Unit, responsibility to Visakhapatnam, informed that for young girls," she stated. Pradesh in rural develop- tive new way for Tinder District Woman and Child protect kids. Girls there are toll free helpline num- Principal of AS Raja Women's Foreign delegates belonging ment during the interaction users to make IRL connec- Development Agency and should be promoted in bers '181' and '1098' for women College Narayana Rao said that to 19 Afro-Asian countries with villagers and Village tions," Taru Kapoor, GM, Swanthana Voluntary and children respectively. the college had set up a Women's paid a visit to Chodavaram Secretariat employees. Tinder and Match Group Organisation jointly organised an education, employment, "Everyone has a responsibil- Empowerment Cell to educate Gram Sachivalayam, as a part They appreciated the gov- said in a statement. awareness programme as part of says Project Director ity to protect children. Girls children on rights and laws. A of international training pro- ernment, as it has taken up "Tinder is a reflection of the Child Rights Week at AS Raja should be promoted in educa- Satyanarayana, District Child gramme under National the administration to the its community, and as our Women's College. Every year, the tion, employment, medical and Protection Officer, said that the Institute of Rural doorsteps of the common members seek new, varied week starting on November 14 the run up to the Universal on the Rights of Child (UNCRC) other fields. Girls need to be protection of the rights of the Development. man. Furthermore, they experiences, we are excited and going up until November 20 Children's Day (November 20). came into being. aware of laws and be aware of children should not be under any They expressed satisfac- enquired about drinking to be there to enable more is celebrated as the International It was on November 20, 1989 that Speaking at the programme, N good and bad touch. I am pressure, but to protect their tion and happiness towards water, street lights, and other meaningful connections," Child Rights Week. This week is the United Nations Convention Sita Mahalakshmi, Project informed that the government rights. the initiative taken up by the facilities in the village. she added. Now, users can add a VIJAYAWADA badge to their profile high- lighting their planned festi- BULLION RATES val destination. From there, GOLD they have the ability to ` SOUPS CAN HELP FIGHT MALARIA: STUDY match and chat with other 38,210 (10 gm) ` users attending the same 90 IANS n LONDON against two stages of the parasite: event before they arrive. SILVER l "Malaria kills more than 400,000 l Several of the soup broths, when it can infect mosquitoes, After festivals, including ` 44,700(1kg) To fight against malaria, home- people every year and infects more collected from traditional family and when it can cause the disease EDC Las Vegas, Bonnaroo, ` 600 made soups might help as in humans. The recipes for each British Summer Time and researchers have found that some than 200 million, yet resistance to recipes that originated around the of the broths varied. EDC, Orlando, Festival of the soup recipes have anti- our frontline drugs continues to world, showed activity against the They were vegetarian, chick- Mode, will have its debut in CHICKEN malarial properties. emerge," said study lead malaria parasite Plasmodium en, or beef based, with no partic- India with Bacardi NH7 RATES `/KG "Malaria kills more than researcher Jake Baum, Professor falciparum, either by curbing its ular ingredient common to those Weekender in Pune. 400,000 people every year and with the strongest anti-malarial Dressed/With Skin `160 infects more than 200 million, yet at Imperial College of London growth or preventing it from maturing activity. The active ingredients in Without Skin `182 resistance to our frontline drugs the broths studied are yet to be Broiler at Farm `110 continues to emerge," said study identified and tested, the study lead researcher Jake Baum, College of London with school- The ry activity was comparable with from a traditional Chinese herbal said. Professor at Imperial College children test their family soup soup that of a leading anti-malarial medicine. According to the To move forwards, the active EGG London, the UK. broths for activity against the recipes had drug, dihydroartemisinin. Four researchers, the study was carried ingredients would need to be iso- "We may have to look beyond malaria parasite. Several of the been passed other broths were more than 50 out by students at Eden Primary lated, before tests of toxicology `/100 RATES the chemistry shelf for new soup broths, collected from tra- down through per cent effective at blocking the School in North London. The and effectiveness, first in human HYDERABAD 424 drugs, and natural remedies ditional family recipes that orig- the generations for ability of the parasites to mature pupils brought in samples of cells and later preclinical trials. VIJAYAWADA 438 shouldn't be off our watch list," inated around the world, showed the treatment of fever. Five of the to a form that infects mosquitoes, homemade clear soup broths The researchers behind the study Baum added. For the study, pub- activity against the malaria par- broths were able to curb growth potentially blocking the process from family recipes from across hope that they may discover new VISAKHAPATNAM 440 lished in the journal Archives of asite Plasmodium falciparum, of the parasite in its disease-caus- of transmission. Europe, North Africa, and the anti-malarial compounds in a RETAIL PRICE `4.38 (IN VIJAYAWADA) Disease in Childhood, either by curbing its growth or ing stage by more than 50 per- Dihydroarteminisin contains Middle East. Filtered extracts of similar way from the work look- researchers from Imperial preventing it from maturing. cent. In two of these, the inhibito- artemisinin, which was isolated the broths were then tested ing at soup.

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G RAVI KIRAN n l l CPI State Secretary of plastic by 2020 VIJAYAWADA CPM State Secretary P Madhu said: "On one Ramakrishna said: "This will lead PNS n VIJAYAWADA l l Selling the government lands to hand, the government to political corruption. Selling Minister for Energy, The minister stated that the raise funds is drawing flak is stating that the land the land is not a good decision. Minister for Energy, Forest, Forest, Environment, State government is committed from the opposition parties. Definitely, ruling party leaders Environment, Science and Science and to removing single-use is being procured for Implementing welfare schemes and their followers will get Technology Balineni Srinivasa Technology plastic material across at the stake of the State's assets distribution among the benefit out of it" Reddy has said that the State gov- Balineni the State. By 2020, all is wrong, opined the opposition poor and on the other ernment will ban plastic in all l Already, the TDP has termed Srinivasa municipalities will leaders. hand, it is saying that municipalities by 2020. He While some economists sup- it as a quid-pro concept and launched vehicles, which are Reddy implement the ban on ported the move stating that it they will sell the alleged that the YSRCP leaders meant for shifting plastic waste launched single-use plastic is inevitable in the present sce- lands, which is will procure the government to cement companies here on vehicles, material, he said and nario, as there is no support contradictory" lands through this scheme Tuesday. He has participated in which are added that Chief from the Union government. the programme conducted by the meant for Minister YS Jaganmohan Mission Build AP was Andhra Pradesh Pollution shifting plastic waste to Reddy wants to avoid plastic announced by the government But, it is being speculated proposal to sell the government lead to political corruption. Union government, the State Control Board and Vijayawada cement companies throughout the State by 2022. and approved by the Cabinet. that the government has intro- lands. They stated that selling Selling the land is not a good government has no other go, Municipal Corporation jointly. The mission was meant for duced many welfare-schemes in the government lands without decision. Definitely, leaders but to sell the lands. The minister stated that the mobilising funds for the devel- the name of 'Nava Ratnalu' and using them for a productive and their followers of the rul- Implementation of welfare State government is committed ment plant at Singnagar. He said nies will bring temporary relief, opment of infrastructure in in order to meet the require- purpose is not correct. ing party will get benefit out of schemes in the present scenario to removing single-use plastic that the plants are working at 44 he opined. the State. The government will ment, the Mission Build AP CPM State Secretary P it." is not an easy task. Moreover, material across the State. By municipalities and will be Commissioner of VMC have a tie-up with the National was planned. The funds Madhu said: "On one hand, the Already, the TDP has termed it will collaborate with the 2020, all municipalities will arranged in all the 110 munici- Prasanna Venkatesh said that 250 Building Construction mobilised through Mission government is stating that the it as a quid-pro concept and NBCC, which is a government implement the ban on single-use palities of the State very soon. tonnes out of 500 tonnes of Corporation (NBCC) to devel- Build AP will go for 'Nava land is being procured for the alleged that the YSRCP leaders organisation. Constructions in plastic material, he said and MLA Malladi Vishnu said garbage generated daily is being op the infrastructure. The gov- Ratnalu' and other require- distribution among the poor will procure the government collaboration with the NBCC added that Chief Minister YS that the dumping yard is causing recycled. As per the regulations ernment will sell the vacant ments. But, officially this is for and on the other hand, it is say- lands through this scheme. will help the government in Jaganmohan Reddy wants to inconvenience to the local peo- of the Union government, five lands, which are not in use and the development of infrastruc- ing that they will sell the lands, But, economist D Papa Rao saving the budget. Instead of avoid plastic throughout the ple for a long time now. The first per cent of the waste can be sent will propose constructions in a ture. which is contradictory." supported the move of the keeping vacant lands unused, State by 2022. priority is to remove the dump- to cement companies. "As per few lands in collaboration with The CPM and the CPI lam- CPI State Secretary government. He said: "When using them for a purpose will After launching the vehicles, ing yard in the locality. The shift- that regulation, we are sending the NBCC. basted the government for its Ramakrishna said: "This will there is no support from the be better." he inspected the waste manage- ing of wastage to cement compa- waste to Ultratech Cement Capsules Four hurt as bus Fresh licences mandatory Bluefrog gets clean chit from CID overturns PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Wednesday. Data related to the VIJAYAWADA: Four persons, then mines department and including two Ayyappa No evidence was found against their source code, log files of devotees, were injured when for boats: Tourism Minister Vizag-based Bluefrog various programme applica- the bus in which they were PNS n VIJAYAWADA Solutions, said DSO of CID tions done by the company travelling to Sabarimala from Chittibabu giving clean chit to and also data available in sys- Rajahmahendravaram All private boats in the State the mobile technology devel- tems within premises of overturned after hitting a road should have to take fresh oping firm accused of hacking Bluefrog Solutions in connec- divider in Phirangapuram licence, Minister for Tourism the State government's official tion with the sand related mandal of Guntur district on Avanti Srinivasa Rao has clari- site relating to disbursement transactions were verified. Tuesday. All the injured persons fied. Speaking to the media on and transaction of sand and Some e-mails were also relat- were rushed to the Guntur Tuesday at Tadepalli, he said tampering with the data. ed to sand transactions and Government General Hospital. that training session for drivers The CID had conducted secured the screenshots of the They were identified as Sk Jani and other staff would be com- searches on the premises of same and also mentioned that (29), Sk Khasim (65), pulsory to run any boat. Blue Frog following com- cloud data related to the appli- Kannepalli Suri Babu (55) and While there are 300 private plaints lodged against the IT company had with the TDP complaints that the IT firm cations were yet to be verified. and Erramsetti Ramu. boats, 54 are under the AP licences to work on boats, the November 21. In the Control Company. Searches had begun government. had hacked the State govern- The IT firm develops tailor- Tourism Development minister clarified. Rooms, officials from tourism, on Wednesday and ended on The cops did not get any ment's official site relating to made applications on the Corporation (APTDC), the He said, "The government police, disaster management Sunday night. evidence from seized docu- disbursement and transaction request of clients and at pre- minister said and added that the has decided to arrange nine and water resources depart- Bluefrog had launched an ments and devices to corrob- of sand www.sand.ap.gov.in sent the State/Central gov- department had verified almost Control Rooms in the State. ments and an official of MRO application, Mana Sand, which orate the accusation, hence, the and tampered with the data, ernments are their major 50% of the existing boats in the Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan cadre will lead them." The gave details of availability of complaint was a hoax and the Visakhapatnam wing of the clients. So far, they have devel- State. The training session for Reddy will lay the founda- minister said that only after sand at various reaches in the vindictive, said a company CID led by DSP I Chittibabu oped close to 70 applications boat staff will be for 18 days and tion-stone for a Control Room testing the boats," the licence State. The new government spokesperson. had searched on the premises in different modules for gov- after its completion, they will get at Mummidivaram on will be issued. cancelled the contract the In a swift response to the of the company on ernment schemes.

PAINTED STORKS WANDERING ‘Social service is need of I was born a Hindu and

Tadikonda MLA to the hour’ will die a Hindu: Avanthi depose over her caste PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n VIJAYAWADA of the principles. He said that The minister lambasted there is no one, who loves TDP Chief N Chandrababu status on Nov 26 A social service motto is Minister for Tourism Hinduism more than him- Naidu for using religion in VIJAYAWADA: Tadikonda need of the hour from all Avanti Srinivas self. He stated that he politics. He said as long as he YSRCP MLA Undavalli Sridevi sections of society to uplift slammed the TDP was born a Hindu was in the TDP, his Deeksha is going to face an inquiry to the lives of orphans and activists for mak- and would die a was pure, but just because he prove her caste on November poor children, stated dis- ing derogatory Hindu. joined the YSRCP, it does not 26. Joint Collector of Guntur trict registrar of remarks over He said that make him any less holy, he issued a notice to her to attend Registrations and Stamps him wearing even when he said. the inquiry with necessary Department K Manmadha footwear despite was a TDP MP, Reacting to Naidu's criti- evidence. Legal Rights Forum Rao at an orphanage here taking the he wore slippers cism of the introduction has complained to the on Monday. Ayyappa Deeksha and also recalled of English medium in govern- President against Sridevi As a part of Children's on Tuesday. that the TDP leader ment schools, he said that it alleging that she does not Right Week, Child Rights He clarified that he and former MP was not proper for the belong to SC category. The Protection Forum distrib- had to wear shoes for health Murali Mohan also wore TDP leader to make such probe was initiated as per the uted basic need materials reasons and not in violation slippers when in Deeksha. remarks. President's orders. At the time at Gnanananda of Vinayaka Chaturthi, a dispute Ramananda Ashram for arose at Anantavaram village orphan children here at on September 3. Two groups Painted stork wandering in the wetlands in Visakhapatnam Photo-Tirupathirao G Venkojipalem. had quarrelled over the guests Robo cop to take Bars to to be invited to the 'puja'. One group objected to the presence come down of MLA Undavalli Sridevi. Associates of Sridevi alleged My son Prashant is not a terrorist.... complaints from people by 40%; that they had objected to her Continued from Page 1 only because of her caste. She Continued from Page 1 home. Maidam Babu Rao told ed up in Pakistan police cus- the teary-eyed Babu Rao, in an robot was assigned major booze costly also filed a counter complaint. that police that, Prashanth had tody. Prashant and another emotion-ridden chocked tone. duties such as meeting and At that time, she had explained "My son Prashant started his left his residence in Kukatpally man Dari Lal from Madhya The Pakistan authorities Once the complaint is reg- greeting officers and visitors Continued From Page 1 that she belongs to the SC career as a software engineer on April 11, 2017 to attend the Pradesh were arrested by have also released a one-minute istered, the complainant, as through facial recognition, Community and her husband is with a company in Bengaluru. job at Shore Infotech, Pakistan police on November video of Prashant to his parents well as the respective police and also to guide visitors to the Speaking to the of Kapu community. There he fell in love with a col- Madhapur, and did not turn. 14 when they were spotted at to whom he is saying "Mummy officer, will be receiving a appropriate areas within the media, Narayana Swamy league. After working in Searches across all possible Yahzaman Mandi in and daddy are you fine? copy of the complaint in the office.The robo cop would said it was decided to Bengaluru for a year or so, he locations went in vain. Bahawalpur district. Although Everything is fine here. They written format. Reportedly, give detailed and accurate impose time restrictions Man held for bid shifted to Shore Infotech at Hi- However as time passed by, Madhapur police registered a brought me to a court from the the officer concerned will have information to the visitors on on bars. Now, the bars tech City," Babu Rao said. the family learnt that Prashanth missing case in 2017 following police station. Pakistan author- to initiate the investigation the procedures and the ser- will be open from 11 am to kill security Prashant has been in depres- on learning that his 'lady-love', Babu Rao's complaint, they ities will coordinate with the within a day of receiving the vices in the office verbally, to 10 pm and food guard, cop sion after the girl spurned his who is native of Madhya failed to trace him. Nor did Indian embassy. I might be complaint. Otherwise, the which will be accompanied by would be allowed till 11 moves. On April 11, 2017, Pradesh, went to Switzerland, they know of his whereabouts. released a month's time." robot will automatically for- information on the screen. pm. Bars in star hotels VISAKHAPATNAM: The III Prashant told his parents that the 31-year-old went to "My son is innocent. He Babu Rao earlier worked ward the status of the com- This will also keep track of vis- would be allowed to Town police arrested a 40-year he was going to the office, but Madhya Pradesh and decided does not have any links with with a leading garments shop- plaint to the senior officials. itors in order to set up remain open from 11 old person for allegedly he neither went to office nor to go Switzerland on foot. He anti-social elements. I do not ping mall in Vizag and stayed Furthermore, CYBIRA will appointments and also to issue am to 11 pm. The gov- attempting to murder a security did he come home and went crossed the Pakistan border know this Dari Lal. I am at Madhurawada up to 2013. facilitate the complainant to visitors' ID. The robot will also ernment also proposes guard and a constable at missing. The family had lodged near Sriganganagar in requesting the Union govern- Prashant is a B Tech (CSE) check the complaint status as be responsible for setting up of to increase the rates of Siripuram in Visakhapatnam a missing complainant in 2017 Rajasthan and entered ment to take immediate steps from Chaitanya Engineering well. Officially, the first robot case files on complaint or liquor at bars, he said. city late Monday night. The when Prashanth didn't return Cholistan desert and later land- to ensure my son's release," said College. cop inducted in Kerala, the petition by the visitor. arrested was identified as P Gowri Sai alias Gurrala Sai, a native of Gajuwaka and resident of Peda Gantyada area in Visakhapatnam. According to ‘Ignoring helmet, seat-belt spiking fatalies ' Case against III Town Inspector G Rama Rao, the accused Gowri has PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The Ministry of suffered injuries in 24,475 road entered the VMRDA Children's accidents in 2018. The number Chandrababu posted arena with a push cart on At least six two-wheeler riders Road Transport and of road accidents deaths Monday night. When the and over two four-wheeler rid- Highway's decreased from 8,060 in 2017 to security guard asked him to go ers die every day in the State for Research Wing 7,556 deaths in 2018. to Nov 25 for hearing away, he refused. After a minor not wearing helmets (head says that 3,164 Deputy Transport Continued from Page 1 altercation, the security guard guards) and fastening their seat two-wheeler riders, Commissioner, Vizag, GC Raja judge's decision as a rude shock informed Blue Colts. belts.The Road Transport Ratnam said whenever they to Naidu in its social media The security guard tried to Authority (RTA) officials say including 272 embark a major drive against the Consequently, the ACB court postings. Responding to this, push him out and beaten him that at least 40 to 50 per cent of female two-wheeler traffic violations, then only 70 per judge in a written order asked Chandrababu said that his up. Irked Gowri took a knife motorists in the State ignore to riders, died in road cent of motorists follow the traf- officials to record witness of advocates would take care of the and tried to eliminate him. Blue wear the safety devices despite the accidents in the fic. Raja Ratnam said that the use Lakshmi Parvati and posted case. Colts constable, who was at the increasing awareness drives by State in 2018 of helmets and seat belts has hearing of the case to At a party programme held spot recorded the chase. After various agencies. already been made compulsory November 25. in West Godavari, he addressed noticing Blue Colts constable, The Ministry of Road for motorists in Andhra Pradesh Meanwhile, the YSRCP rank the victims of the YSRCP Gowri tried to attack him too. Transport and Highway's in 2018. The report also says that 3,674 riders and 2,538 pillion rid- 3,000 people both drivers and from November 2015 by the and file have been indulging in activists and told them that 26 However the accused was Research Wing says that 3,164 a total of 2,385 two-wheelers, ers suffered injuries in the acci- passengers, were injured for not RTA and Traffic Police. However, propaganda that Chandrababu enquiries have been instituted nabbed and booked under two-wheeler riders, including including 678 pillion riders, died dents in the State in 2018. fastening their seat belts in the some motorists continue to float is sure to go to jail in the case. against him and he came out Section 307 of IPC. 272 female two-wheeler riders, for not wearing head-guards. A total of 846 persons, includ- State in 2018. In the State, 7,556 the norms and made the road not The YSRCP in its social media unscathed in all these pro- died in road accidents in the State Apart from the deaths, a total of ing 451 passengers died and over people died and 23,456 people safer for others, he added. accounts termed the ACB court ceedings. VIJAYAWADA|WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 nation 04 PIL claims AIIMS not providing DMK MP condemns Ramdev's remarks against Periyar adequate quota to differently abled PNS n NEW DELHI S Senthilkumar raised the issue 2 killed as PNS n NEW DELHI A DMK MP in Lok Sabha on during the Zero Hour and expressed The NGO has Tuesday raised the issue of trucks falls The Delhi High Court on urged the court to yoga guru Ramdev allegedly his condemnation of Ramdev's Tuesday sought response of the call for a status calling social reformer Periyar remarks. Periyar fought for social Centre and the All India a "Dalit terrorist" and said into gorge in Institute of Medical Sciences report from AIIMS image of a reformist like him equality and woman empowerment (AIIMS) on a PIL claiming that indicating the should not be distorted. J-K's Kishtwar n the premier institution was efforts made by it S Senthilkumar raised the PNS JAMMU not providing adequate reser- issue during the Zero Hour ger there. Singh harsh criticism and being pro- vation to persons with disabil- to provide inclusive and expressed his condem- said officials in jected as "almost villains" for A truck driver and his helper ities (PWD) in its post gradu- education to PWD nation of Ramdev's the state do not pollution in Delhi as rhetoric were killed when their vehicle ate seats. as mandated remarks. meet BJP MPs is getting better of sound ratio- skidded off the road and fell A bench of Chief Justice D Periyar fought for like him, and nal thinking. into a deep gorge in Kishtwar N Patel and Justice C Hari under the Act social equality and woman he cannot spend MPLAD Tackling pollution requires district of Jammu and Shankar issued notice to the empowerment, he said. funds because of lack of coop- a well thought-out strategy Kashmir, police said on ministries of Social Justice and Among other issues, Congress' eration from the Bengal gov- and the debt the country owes Tuesday. Health as well as AIIMS seek- post graduation seat out of claimed that the United Nation mandated under the Act. It has Gurjeet Aulja said the Union ernment. to these farmers should not be The Jammu-bound truck ing their stand on the plea by total 435, advertised in 2018- Convention on the Rights of also sought directions to the government should work to Khan wondered if they were forgotten. The burning of plunged into the gorge near an NGO which has alleged that 19, to persons with disabilities Persons with Disabilities institute to provide reservation ensure that pilgrims can visit MPs of India or some other paddy straw by farmers is seen Dharmshalla on Kishtwar- there is "non-inclusiveness of when it was legally bound to (UNCRPD) makes it manda- to PWD in its post graduate Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in country as the Centre's as one of the major reasons for Batote road around 10 pm on PWD" in the institute. reserve five per cent of the seats tory for their member States to (PG) sessions. Pakistan without passports schemes are not being imple- high level of pollution in Delhi Monday, resulting in the death NGO Prhari Sahyog for PWD. adopt the principle of inclusive Additionally, it has also and USD 20 fee. mented in the state. and surrounding areas in win- of the driver Kewal Krishan of Association, in its petition Bansal told the court that it education. sought directions to AIIMS to Two BJP MPs from West TMC's Mimi Chakraborty ters year after year. Udhampur and helper Gulzar filed through advocate Gaurav amounted to violation of the The NGO has urged the advertise and fill up the PG Bengal, Arjun Singh and demanded a tough law to curb Bhartruhari Mahtab of the Ahmad of Nagrota, a police Kumar Bansal, has contended Rights of Persons with court to call for a status report seats reserved for PWD which Saumitra Khan, attacked the cruelty against animals. BJD sought to know from the officer. He said the bodies were that AIIMS has failed to adopt Disabilities (RPWD) Act of from AIIMS indicating the remained vacant in the January state's Trinamool Congress Preneet Kaur of the government what benefits recovered from the scene on the principle of inclusive edu- 2016. efforts made by it to provide 2018, July 2019 and January government, saying their "con- Congress said farmers of India has got as a member of Tuesday morning and were cation as it provided only one The petition has also inclusive education to PWD as 2019 sessions. stitutional rights" are in dan- Punjab are being subjected to BRICS. handed over to their families. Capsules SIACHEN AVALANCHE ‘Over 20K volunteers Army Chief apprises Def have joined AAP Min about ground situation through ‘AK' mobile app’

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Maha: Two held for Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat More than 20,000 volunteers raping 17-yr-old girl, on Tuesday apprised Defence have joined the Aam Aadmi Minister Rajnath Singh about Party (AAP) through the 'AK' one absconding the ground situation on mobile application which was PALGHAR: Two men were Cong leads in Rajasthan Siachen Glacier where an launched by Delhi Chief arrested and a juvenile accused avalanche claimed the lives of Minister Arvind Kejriwal last was detained for allegedly four Army personnel and two month, senior party leader raping a 17-year-old girl at porters. Pankaj Gupta said on Tuesday. Nalasopara in Maharashtra's civic body elections A group of eight persons, Gupta said the app has been Palghar district, police said on PNS n JAIPUR bodies seems to be coming as including six Army personnel, downloaded about 50,000 Gupta said the Tuesday. The police are on a per expectations and hopes. It were struck by the avalanche at times and is helping the party app has been lookout for the fourth accused The ruling Congress was lead- is a matter of happiness that an altitude of 19,000 ft at in reaching out directly to the in the case, public relations ing on Tuesday afternoon in people have given mandate around 3 pm on Monday. people. "Earlier, just the BJP's downloaded about officer of Palghar police most of the 49 civic bodies in considering the performance Rescue teams from nearby point of view was coming 50,000 times and is Hemant Karkar said. Rajasthan where elections of the government," Gehlot posts were rushed to the loca- due to avalanche in Siachen. I into media but through the helping the party in The incident took place on were held last week to elect told reporters. tion after the incident. salute their courage and service A group of eight app, we are able to directly reaching out November 16 at Vaitivadi, more than 2,000 councillors. "I would like to say it to the Only two Army personnel to the nation. My heartfelt persons, including reach out to people and tell when the victim had gone for a directly to the As per the state election people that they should relax... survived the avalanche, an condolences to their families," six Army personnel, our side of the story," he said. morning walk with her friends department data available till We would not leave any stone official said. Singh tweeted. "Even if these volunteers people and the accused forcibly took 1.30 pm, 753 candidates of the unturned to do people's work," "Raksha Mantri Shri @raj- The Siachen Glacier at the were struck by the devote one to two hours every her away after threatening Congress have won, followed the chief minister said. nathsingh spoke to the Chief height of around 20,000 ft in avalanche at an day to the party, it would be those accompanying her, the by 590 of the BJP, 14 of the BSP The election for three of Army Staff, General Bipin the Karakoram range is known more than enough," he added. against the party and the Delhi official said. The accused took and 2 of the CPIM. As many municipal corporations, 18 Rawat, regarding the tragedy in as the highest militarized zone altitude of 19,000 ft Ahead of assembly elec- government, Kejriwal had said the victim to an isolated place, as 312 Independent candi- nagar parishads and 28 nagar Siachen. CoAS has apprised in the world where soldiers at around 3 pm on tions next year, Kejriwal last that through the app, the AAP where they took turns raping dates have also emerged win- palikas were held on Saturday. RM of the ground situation in have to battle frostbites and Monday. Rescue month launched his own will reach out to public direct- her, the official said. The ners. The counting of votes A total of 71.53 per cent vot- Siachen," the Defence strong winds in sub-zero tem- mobile app to stay in touch ly against "fake news". arrested accused have been started at 8 am and complete ers had exercised their fran- Minister's office tweeted. peratures. teams from nearby with volunteers and people, Kejriwal appealed to the identified as Kailas Veer (19) results are likely to come out chise in the election. A total of Singh also expressed Avalanches and landslides posts were rushed and tackle fake news spread people of India, and also peo- and Rohit alias Mental by the evening. Chief Minister 7,942 candidates had tested anguish over the death of the are common at the glacier to the location after against the AAP. ple of Indian origin across the Tanjotkar (20), he said, Ashok Gehlot said the results electoral waters in the elec- Army personnel and civilians. during the winter and tem- Commenting on the alleged world to download the 'AK' adding that the police have were up to the expectations. tions, including 2,832 women "Deeply pained by the peratures can drop to as low as the incident false propaganda and misin- app and connect directly with detained a minor and the fourth "The results of the local and 5,109 men. demise of soldiers and porters minus 60 degrees Celsius. formation that is spread him and the AAP. accused Amit Batla is absconding. An offence has been registered against the accused under section 376 Rogue drones: Oppn members (rape) and other relevant Please don't allow next sections of the Indian Penal SOPs issued to Need concrete policy condemn police Code and Protection of Children from Sexual defence forces action against Offences Act at Tulinj police Doklam in Arunachal: BJP MP PNS n NEW DELHI to tackle rising air station, he added. PNS n NEW DELHI If a repeat of Doklam JNU students takes place, it will Standard Operating PNS n NEW DELHI Akali leader shot Please don't allow the next happen in Arunachal Procedures (SOPs) on how to pollution: Mayawati Doklam in Arunachal Pradesh handle threats of rogue drones Opposition members in Lok dead, legs chopped as China has encroached more Pradesh because China has were issued to defence forces PNS n LUCKNOW Sabha on Tuesday described off after altercation than 50 km of land of the state, encroached 50-60 km of the and other security agencies, as "suppression of voice" the BATALA (PUNJAB): A local BJP member Tapir Gao claimed state which are maintaining vigil on BSP president Mayawati on alleged baton-charge by Akali leader was allegedly shot in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. — TAPIR GAO, BJP MP the device, the LS was Tuesday said toxic air pollu- police on JNU students dead following an altercation Whenever the president, informed on Tuesday. tion is a "dreaded problem" demanding total rollback of over some issue with his prime minister, defence minis- Union minister G Kishan which is not only threatening hostel fee hike. neighbour in Punjab's ter or home minister visits the had claimed that the Chinese Reddy said the Civil Aviation Delhi but the entire country Raising the issue during Gurdaspur district and later his state, objections are raised by Army intruded into Arunachal Ministry on August 27, 2018, especially the densely popu- Zero Hour, Saugata Roy legs were chopped off, police China, he said raising the issue Pradesh's remote Anjaw district issued the civil aviation lated Uttar Pradesh. (TMC), T N Prathapan said on Tuesday. Dalbir Singh during Zero Hour. stopped the building of a road and constructed a bridge over requirement regarding There is a need to frame a (Cong) and Danish Ali (BSP) Dhilwan, 51, was a vice He said China raised objec- in the disputed area by the a stream. 'Requirements for Operation concrete policy to tackle pol- accused the government of president of the Gurdaspur unit tions by conducting an official Chinese Army. However, Union Minister of Civil Remotely Piloted lution and ensure its strict using force to suppress the of the Shiromani Akali Dal and press conference when Defence Indian troops intervened to Kiren Rijiju had later insisted Aircraft System implementation in public voice of students. also a two-time village head. Minister Rajnath Singh visited stop the road as it posed a secu- that there was absolute peace on (RPAs/Drones)' in order to interest, the former Uttar "Understanding the root Roy dubbed as "unfortu- The incident took place at Tawang area of the state on rity risk to Chicken Neck, the the Indo-China border along his regulate and monitor the oper- Pradesh chief minister said. causes of pollution and nate" the use of force on stu- Dhilwan village in on Monday November 14, 2019. "I request narrow corridor connecting home state of Arunachal ation of the devices. "Pollution is a dreaded focussing on solving them is dents, saying the hike should evening, police said. The Batala the House and media to voice India with its north-eastern Pradesh. "However, in order to meet problem which is threatening necessary. It would be better if be rolled back as poor stu- senior superintendent of police protest against this," he said. states "There is absolutely no prob- the threat from hostile or not only the national capital the government pays imme- dents will find it difficult to ruled out any political motive "If a repeat of Doklam takes The standoff ended on lem. There is peace along the rogue drones operated by ter- but the entire country espe- diate attention on this issue," pay the amount. behind the murder. place, it will happen in August 28, 2017 following a border," he had said. rorists and subversive ele- cially most cities of densely she said. In a related tweet, the Prathpan said the students Arunachal Pradesh because mutual agreement under which Explaining the circum- ments, the Ministry of Home populated Uttar Pradesh," Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are protesting for their rights. China has encroached 50-60 km China stopped the construction stances, Rijiju had said, "When Affairs on May 10, 2019, Mayawati tweeted. supremo said "Due to gov- "The government is unde- of the state," he claimed. of the road and India withdrew there is no demarcation of issued comprehensive SOPs Urging those in power to ernment negligence, pollu- mocratically suppressing Troops of India and China its troops. boundary, so if their (Chinese) for handling the threat from take immediate steps to deal tion has become a widespread their voice against fee hike. were locked in a 73-day stand- This is not the first time that army comes in, we say intru- drones and other sub-con- with the menace, she said it problem and people have been The government is ruining off in Doklam near Sikkim last Gao has made the claim. Earlier sion. When our forces go that ventional aerial platforms in was important to understand forced to take to the streets higher education institu- year after the Indian side in September this year the MP side, they call it intrusion." the country," he said. the root causes of pollution. against it." tions," he said.

Police register 12-year-old barred from proceeding to Lord Ayyappa temple FIR in JNU students' PNS n SABARIMALA years had been stopped by court's verdict of September protest case After those accompanying the police on Monday from visit- 28, 2018 allowing women of all NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on A 12-year-old girl from child were informed about the ing the hill shrine, on Saturday, age groups to offer prayers at Tuesday registered an FIR in Puducherry, who had come for when the temple opened, at the shrine. However, this year, connection with the protests by darshan to Lord Ayyappa tem- current situation in Sabarimala, least 10 young women from even though the top court JNU students over the hostel fee ple here along with her father, her father and other relatives Andhra Pradesh had been sent had not stayed its verdict on hike, a senior police official said. was not allowed to proceed to back. The Pamba base camp is entry of young women into the He said the FIR has been the shrine from Pamba on proceeded to the temple at the foothills of Sabarimala, shrine while posting various registered under the relevant Tuesday morning. about 5 km from the shrine. petitions on the matter to a sections of the law but did not The age of the girl, with The Lord Ayyappa temple had larger bench, the government divulge details. The protests by "irrumudikettu" (offerings to temple. Supporting the shrine's Hridyakrishnan said she had opened on November 16 was exercising caution. JNU students had rocked the Lord Ayyappa) had been tradition, a nine-year-old visited the shrine thrice and evening for the two month Devaswom Minister national capital on Monday shown as 10 in the virtual Q Keralite girl, who came to the would have darshan of Lord long Mandala-Makaravillakku Kadakampally Surendran has bringing several parts of the booking. temple complex from Ayyappa only after she reach- pilgrimage season. made it clear that Sabarimala city to a halt. According to Women police examined Karnataka on Monday, had a es 50. Her father, Harikrishnan The state and temple was not a place for activists to police, nearly 30 police the girl's aadhar card and placard around her neck had said devotees are those precincts had witnessed display their activism and said personnel and 15 students found that she was 12 years old inscribed with the words who protect traditions and protests by right wing outfits the government would not were injured during the eight- and refused to allow her to said. the current situation in "Ready to wait. Will visit the beliefs. and BJP workers last year after encourage such women who hour long protest. proceed further from Pamba to After those accompanying Sabarimala, her father and shrine after attaining 50 years." While two women in the the LDF government decided want to visit the shrine for the shrine complex, police the child were informed about other relatives proceeded to the Hailing from Thrissur, barred age group of 10-50 to implement the Supreme publicity. VIJAYAWADA|WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 nation 05

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Creating excellence Raj, Manipur only states to have more important than Confident that IITs, NITs marks, says Bhagwat passed bills to check lynching NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan PNS n NEW DELHI Bhagwat on Tuesday asked educationists to create excellence among students Only Rajasthan and Manipur will find solutions: Prez have passed bills on action to rather than having a classroom PNS n NEW DELHI system geared towards scoring be taken against those involved marks in exams. He was in lynching but the legislations addressing the 'International President Ram Nath Kovind on are yet to get the President's Principals' Education Tuesday exuded confidence consent, the Lok Sabha was Conference 2019' here. that the IITs and NITs, with informed on Tuesday. "Classroom education is not their specialisations, will be Union minister of state for everything, though it has its able to find solutions to address home Nityananda Rai said the importance. But the classroom the problem of air pollution as Centre, following a Supreme is for real-time experience and well as create sensitivity among Court directive, has issued how it can be taken forward to a students and researchers. two advisories to state gov- conclusion," Bhagwat said. Kovind made the comments ernments to check incidents of "Nowadays, marksheets and at the annual 'visitor's confer- lynching. Union minister of state for home marks have become more ence' at the Rashtrapati "I am sure that your insti- clusters which contribute most "In pursuance to the Hon'ble President Ram Nath Kovind Nityananda Rai said the Centre, following important due to competition. Bhawan, attended by directors tutes, with your various spe- to pollution levels in Delhi- Supreme Court's judgment on Doing this (giving predominance of 23 Indian Institutes of cialisations, will find a solution NCR. July 17, 2018, two advisories - a Supreme Court directive, has issued to marks) is not education. We Technology (IITs), 31 National and take care to create a sen- "We are facing a kind of the Ease of Doing Business - on July 23, 2018, and two advisories to state governments to need to create people through Institutes of Technology (NITs) sitivity and awareness among challenge here that we have Index, the aim is now to September 25, 2018, were check incidents of lynching excellence," he said. and Indian Institute of students and researchers never faced before. improve the Ease of Living for issued to the state govern- Engineering Science And towards our common future," Hydrocarbon energy changed all citizens. ments and union territories Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. he added. the face of the world in the last "How can we move forward administrations for taking tures of Manipur and The government has also Maoists getting help "This is that time of the year With the air quality levels couple of centuries, but now it in that direction, and make life measures to curb incidents of Rajasthan are reserved by the sensitised service providers to when the air quality of the touching the "emergency" is threatening our very exis- easier for all, especially those mob lynching in the country," governor for consideration of take steps to check the propa- from Islamic militant national capital as well as of mark, various IITs have come tence. The challenge is com- on the margins of society? he said replying to a written the President have been gation of false news and organisations: CPI(M) many other cities worsens forward to work on solutions pounded for nations battling to Later this week, Governors of question. received. rumours having potential to KOZHIKODE(KER): Days after beyond all norms. Many sci- to address the issue including bring substantial sections of states will be here in On whether a number of "The bills so received are incite mob violence and lynch- the arrest of two CPI(M) entists and futurologists have identification of upwind dis- populations out of poverty. Rashtrapati Bhavan and this states have enacted laws, mak- examined in consultation with ing. student acivists under UAPA for painted doomsday scenarios. tricts in Punjab and Haryana Yet, we will have to find alter- will be one of the major points ing lynching a non-bailable the concerned central min- In its order, the Supreme their alleged maoist links, a On days of smog and poor vis- from where crop burning con- natives," Kovind said. of deliberation in their con- offence and recommending istries," he said. Court had said the state gov- Senior party leader has stirred ibility in our cities, we fear the tributes maximum to pollution The president said that ference. I am sure there are life imprisonment for those Rai said the government ernments shall designate a up a controversy by stating that future might already be here," in Delhi-NCR and a study on after the government's efforts solutions in the area of gover- involved in such violence, the through audio-visual media senior police officer, not below the ultras were receiving help Kovind said. identification of brick kiln to improve India's ranking on nance," he said. minister said as per informa- has also generated public the rank of Superintendent of from Islamic militant tion available, two bills on the awareness to curb the menace Police, as nodal officer in each organisations based here. subject passed by state legisla- of lynching. district. Maoists are being 'nurtured' by islamic militant organisations LS Speaker based in Kozhikode, CPI(M) Water quality: BJYM stages stir district secretary, P Mohanan, takes note of Massage said addressing a function here. "Some are encouraging with Kejriwal's ‘missing' posters Rahul’s absence facilities for these maoists to take up arms against the government," he PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI pilgrims alleged and asked the government to look into it. The Stepping up pressure on the Taking note of Congress PNS n DEHRADUN Islamic militant organisations AAP government over the leader Rahul Gandhi's here are the "strength" of the water quality issue in the absence from the House, Lok Massage facilities will be Maoists, he claimed. Two national capital, Delhi BJP's Sabha Speaker Om Birla on introduced for pilgrims along students-- Alain Shuhaib and Yuva Morcha activists staged Tuesday said he had wanted the 16-km trek route from Taha Fasal were arrested on protests across the city on to give a chance to the former Gaurikund to Kedarnath in November 1 after pro maoists Tuesday. The protesters were Congress president during Uttarakhand from next year, pamphlets were seized from seen carrying "missing" posters Question Hour. an official said. them. Meanwhile, police has of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind "His (Rahul Gandhi's) "We have decided to set up said C P Usman (40), hailing Kejriwal, who is also the chair- question was listed for the States, UTs briefed seven massage centres along from Malappuram, has been man of the Delhi Jal Board Question Hour and I wanted the uphill trek to the shrine identified as the third suspect (DJB). to give him a chance had he from the next season to help who had absconded after "Have you seen the DJB been present," Birla remarked pilgrims overcome fatigue Shuhaib and Taha had been chairman, Arvind Kejriwal?," when K Suresh got up to on Gandhis new during the journey," arrested. Describing UAPA as a read the posters. speak during Zero Hour from Rudraprayag District 'draconian' law, senior CPI-M Similar posters were put up Gandhi's seat. Magistrate Mangesh leader Prakash Karat had said in some parts of east Delhi. were put up after similar "miss- over a Bureau of Indian The speaker asked Suresh security protocols Ghildiyal told PTI. the two arrested Left student Former Delhi BJP president ing" posters were seen in the Standards (BIS) study that to move to his designated seat These centres, equipped activists have been 'wrongly' Satish Upadhyay took part in city of East Delhi BJP MP found water samples from and continue. PNS n NEW DELHI and UTs that the Gandhi fam- with massage chairs, will be booked under it and had urged the protest near the Gautam Gambhir, who faced Delhi failing on 10 of the 11 As per the Lok Sabha ily has been accorded an set up at the main halts -- the party-led LDF government Moolchand flyover. flak from the Aam Aadmi quality parameters. schedule, question number The CRPF has written to states advance security liaison (ASL) Bheembali, Lincholi, Rudra to intervene and "undo this Other senior leaders of the Party (AAP) over skipping a Protests were held across the 28 was listed against the and UTs about the new pro- protocol and this will require point and Junglechatti -- mistake". Chief Minister saffron party, including its key parliamentary panel meet- city on Monday also by the BJP name of Gandhi. The ques- tocols for Congress president the "support" of their intelli- along the uphill trek to the Pinarayi Vijayan had informed national vice-president Shyam ing on air pollution due to his and the Congress. tion pertained to Pradhan Sonia Gandhi and her family gence, police and administra- famed shrine, he said. the state assembly that the Jaju and Leader of Opposition cricket commentary assign- Kejriwal said according to Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana members security and will tive machinery prior to any of The decision is part of the government would not allow in the Delhi Assembly Vijender ment. the DJB tests carried out in the for Kerala. soon seek sanctions to raise at the five new protectees -- state government's efforts to the 'misuse' of UAPA and Gupta, also participated in the The Bharatiya Janata Party last nine months, 98.5 per Question numbers 21 to 25 least one more battalion for Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, introduce additional facilities would look into the issue protests. (BJP) has been trying to cor- cent water samples were found were taken up during the the task, officials said on Priyanka, Manmohan Singh for pilgrims en route to seriously. Kejriwal's "missing" posters ner the Kejriwal government to be safe. Question Hour. Tuesday. The central govern- and his wife Gursharan Kaur Kedarnath and enrich their ment earlier this month -- reaching their jurisdictions experience of visiting the replaced the Special Protection on official or personal tours. shrine, Ghildiyal said. Group (SPG) security cover The Singhs SPG cover was It will also help to generate given to Sonia Gandhi, her son withdrawn by the govern- employment opportunities Fire guts attendance logs of home guards Rahul Gandhi and daughter ment in August. for local youths, he added. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by The officials said a special Over 10 lakh pilgrims vis- PNS n NOIDA (UP) at district level, under the 'Z-plus' security of the CRPF team will travel at least ited Kedarnath this year Superintendent of Police, Central Reserve Police Force 24 hours in advance to these before it closed for the win- A fire broke out at the Home Noida, Vineet Jaiswal, has been (CRPF). locations and liaise with local ter season on October 29, Guards district commandant's constituted to investigate the The paramilitary force will authorities to sanitise the breaking all past records and office in Greater Noida, gutting matter, he added. also seek sanctions to procure venue and isolate the areas that the credit goes to the attendance logs of all person- "Prima facie it has come to specialised armoured vehicles the VVIPs will visit. improved facilities on the nel since 2014, police said on light that this box had salary in the light of these high-pro- "They will need to be given route, the District Magistrate Issue of withdrawal of Tuesday. The fire, which took muster rolls of home guards file persons, along with former all administrative and police said. place late Monday night and deputed in different police sta- prime minister Manmohan support along with route plans He said the number of pil- SPG cover for Gandhis was reported on Tuesday tions and government offices Singh, being sent under its and travel maps. The CRPF grims is expected to go up raised in LS morning, comes at a time in the district since 2014," security cover, the officials will now do what the SPG further in the years to come. when an investigation is going Krishan said. said. did," a senior official said. NEW DELHI: Congress leader on into the fraudulent with- Gautam Buddh Nagar, Vaibhav all the muster rolls inside it Earlier in July, it came to The CRPF, through the The states and UTs have Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on drawal of salaries of scores of Krishna said. completely burnt down," light that salaries of scores of Union home ministry, has been informed about the 'yel- Tuesday raised the issue of home guards in the district, "Station House Officer Krishna said. home guards deployed here written to state and union ter- low book' procedure in this withdrawal of SPG security officials said. The fire was (SHO) Surajpur and Fire Safety He said an FIR was being were withdrawn despite them ritory governments about the context and all the 28 VVIP cover to the Gandhi family, but reported in the District Officer in Surajpur found that registered in the case and thor- showing up for work only half new protocols that came into security bases of the CRPF in the government said he cannot Commandant Home Guard a big box having salary muster ough investigation has been of the time during May and force after the Centre's deci- the country will be used to raise the matter in Zero Hour as Office in Surajpur, Senior rolls (attendance logs) of home ordered. June, prompting officials to sion, they said. execute this job, the officials he had not given a notice for Superintendent of Police, guards was in a burnt state with A special investigation team launch a probe into the matter. It has also informed states said. the same. After the notice of adjournment motion given by the party on the withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) cover to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former party Draft guidelines for vehicle scrapping president Rahul Gandhi was rejected by Speaker Om Birla, Chowdhury raised the issue in the Zero Hour. Supporting the demand of the Congress, DMK centres prepared, NGT told member T R Baalu said PNS n NEW DELHI removing the SPG cover from As per the draft authorised vehicle the Gandhis has put their lives under threat. The government The Ministry of Road scrapping facility (AVSF) guidelines, should provide SPG protection Transport and Highways told individuals, firms, societies or trusts will to them, Baalu said. the National Green Tribunal on be allowed to set up scrappage facilities Chowdhury said the family ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370 Tuesday that draft guidelines faces threat to life and the for setting up and operating subject to meeting the eligibility criteria cover by the elite security vehicle scrapping centres has and receiving authorisation from the organisation should not have 765 arrested in J-K for been prepared and uploaded licensing authority beenwithdrawn. The Congress on its website seeking public leader said the previous NDA comments. government led by Atal Bihari stone pelting since till date The Ministry told a bench scrapping, it said. Area where illegal dismantling Vajpayee also did not remove headed by NGT Chairperson "DPCC has constituted 16 of vehicles was taking place. n the SPG cover of the Gandhis. PNS NEW DELHI ing since August 5 when the Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel teams to carry out night "On the directions of the He wondered what is the central government had that it has also circulated a pol- patrolling of industrial areas of chief secretary, DSIIDC has conspiracy of the government The Home Ministry on announced abrogation of the icy paper on creation of an eco confiscate tools and vehicles on Prospective scrappers must Delhi to identify dumping and floated tenders for upgradation in removing the SPG cover. Tuesday said security forces special status granted to system for scrapping of old a weekly basis. have usable treatment facilities burning of any type of waste of 20 kms of roads and 12 kms Both Congress and DMK have arrested 765 people in Jammu and Kashmir under vehicles for transition to envi- As per the draft authorised with a minimum area of 4,000 apart from identifying the of drains in both phases of members walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370. ronment-friendly new vehi- vehicle scrapping facility sq metre for small vehicles and industries emitting black Mayapuri industrial area with House on the issue of the abrogation of Article 370 "Since August 5, 2019 to cles. (AVSF) guidelines, individuals, 8,000 sq metres for all bigger smoke emissions ," DPCC said. an estimated cost of Rs 66.59 removing SPG cover from provisions for their alleged November 15, 2019, 765 peo- The tribunal was also firms, societies or trusts will be vehicles, as per the guidelines. The tribunal was informed crore. Additional Gandhis. Minister of State for involvement in stone pelting ple have been arrested in 190 informed by the Delhi allowed to set up scrappage Vehicles which have not that DPCC has already sanc- Commissioner of police has Parliamentary Affairs Arjun incidents and multi-pronged cases registered relating to Pollution Control Committee facilities subject to meeting renewed original registra- tioned Rs 61.5 lakhs to the informed that motorcycles Ram Meghwal said Chowdhury policies were adopted to check stone pelting/law and order. that a special task force, con- the eligibility criteria and tion, not been granted fitness Delhi State Industrial and have been engaged specifical- cannot raise the issue in Zero the menace. From January 1, 2019 to stituted by the NGT, is keeping receiving authorisation from certificate and those auc- Infrastructure Development ly to take rounds and to keep Hour as he had not given Union minister of state for August 4, 2019, 361 number of an active and regular watch in the licensing authority. tioned, impounded and aban- Corporation (DSIIDC) Ltd. check all over the area so that notice in this regard. home G Kishan Reddy also such cases were registered," he Mayapuri area to take action The authorisation will be doned by any enforcement for installation of CCTV cam- no illegal vehicle dismantling said there has been a decline said replying to a written against those who are disman- valid for 10 years and can be agency, among others will be eras at vulnerable points out- activity takes place," DPCC in the incidents of stone pelt- question in the Lok Sabha. tling vehicles on roads and renewed for another 10 years. allowed to be offered for side the Mayapuri Induatrial said. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Student uprising The JNU fee hike could be reasonably negotiated but using Power shift in Colombo force on students means undoing what we teach them to do tudent movements have had transformative Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya has vowed to maintain neutral but friendly and revolutionary power in world history, from S13th century Paris to the climate activism of relations with foreign powers. He must be judged by his deeds, not words Greta Thunberg. That’s how our societal and edu- cation systems have raised our young to be, ques- tion the status quo if it is unjust, create a liberal order, chase passions and ideals that are yet uncor- rupted by politics and do so with a “can do” spir- it that has not yet been bartered away to compro- mise. That’s why students have overturned regimes across the world, because all they need is a generational contiguity to override everything else and generate a populist swell. At home, the Nirbhaya and Jessica Lal vigils, Dalit or gay rights would not have changed outcomes had ASHOK K MEHTA the students not taken the lead. And they have all begun as non-violent, peace- ful sit-ins and marches till retaliation was forced by State repression. However, otabaya (Gota) Rajapaksa’s deci- sive victory in the presidential one must cite the college students versus Government protests in Iran of 1999 election was not entirely surpris- during which Ayatollah Khamenei had to instruct the police to restrain itself even ing though it has shocked the if it meant that students burnt his posters or tore them apart. This was remark- liberals in Colombo, becoming Gthe most ethnically polarised verdict. Gota able in a regime intolerant of any kind of alternative discourse or dissent but has shown that presidential elections can be Khamenei was aware that student activism had freed itself from State fear and won without the ethnic minority vote. Ever politics and in the long-term could be a challenge if not accommodated. Suppression since the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime was voted out of power in 2015 and following would only beget harsher rejection and counter-reaction. Therefore, such prag- the passage of the 19th Amendment, Gota’s matism should have also dawned on authorities in New Delhi before they used choice was natural as 19A had ruled out a the police to literally beat up protesting JNU students wanting to march to Parliament third term for the President and raised the bar for age to 35 years, thus rendering and be heard on a surprise fee hike. Cracking down on them mercilessly has Mahinda and his son Namal Rajapaksa inel- not only emboldened them further but shown up the Modi Government as a bull- igible for contesting the presidential election. dozer of what JNU stands for, an institution of excellence and learning that attempts For an Army Colonel, Gota’s decade as the Defence Secretary to elder brother and classlessness in thought and action, encourages free and radical thinking and a former President Mahinda Rajapaksa facil- convergence of ideas fearlessly. The ostensible row over a fee hike has taken a itated the straightening of many wrinkles in back seat due to such mishandling. The Modi Government has clearly overlooked defence and national security, though many the practicality of raising fees and used it as a ruse to suppress what it really of his Army colleagues and friends had turned adversaries. By the time Gota became wants, take over and crush a seat of Left-leaning liberalism, one that its propo- a presidential hopeful, he was accused of cor- nents dismiss as a despicable clan called “JNU type.” Particularly, malign a uni- ruption, human rights violations during the versity that bears the name of India’s first Prime Minister. The Government is mak- war, “white van” disappearances, murder of the editor of a newspaper and linkages to a ing a classic mistake of resorting to symbolism. Negotiations could have taken Buddhist extremist group targetting appointment in August attract- Wickremesinghe to quit, who International Monetary Fund’s military hardware to fight the care of much of the problem. But the suddenness of the fee hike was clearly Muslims. But his image as a war hero ed Western criticism on account said he will consider. A snap (IMF) growth forecast of 3.5 per Liberation Tigers of Tamil meant to provoke students and make them look like perennial trouble-makers endured. of alleged human rights viola- election could follow. cent for 2019. Eelam (LTTE). It was China Gota won exclusively on the plank of tions, will certainly get an exten- Second, according to the The Governor of the and Pakistan, who bailed them who needed to be taught a lesson. The students’ angst over the almost 300 per national security. The catastrophic Easter sion beyond December. 19th Amendment, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has out. Upon which India had cent hike is understandable as it’s astronomical and insensitive, instead of being Sunday bombings by radical Islamists linked As pledged, Gota will like- President can dismiss the warned of a Greece-like crisis mocked Lanka for approaching graded and phased out as all transitions to a new protocol should be. For long, to Islamic State (IS) were the result of infi- ly arrange the release from jail Government four-and-a-half unless deep structural reforms these countries when it was nite bungling by an incumbent Government of military intelligence offi- years into its term, which is are implemented. Colombo’s willing to supply only non- JNU has been offering succour to the poorest of families, who could not afford already charged with lackadaisical perfor- cials under trial. Similarly, he sometime in February 2020 to total indebtedness to Beijing is lethal stores in deference to a respectable education for their children due to the hefty fees charged by other mance. The clamour for return of the will end speculation over any pave the way for a new unknown but is estimated at 60 domestic political compulsions eminent institutions. It is also a fact that JNU had been operating under a differ- Rajapaksas, who had ushered in a decade of domestic or international inves- Parliament by August 2020. per cent of all foreign borrow- in Tamil Nadu. The strategic ` peace, began to pick up. Gota sensed his tigation about alleged war Either way, Mahinda will ings. Mahinda had given very cost of India’s hedging lingers ential fee regime compared to its counterparts. A room rent of just 20 per month moment. He blamed the Government for excesses and also close the now certainly be the next Prime generous concessions to China, though that constraint is gone. for a single-seater or `10 per month for a double seater, that, too without any dismantling the intelligence apparatus he had United Nations Human Rights Minister. And as he recently told resulting in both Hambantota Gota famously described New utility or service charge, is a dream in the heart of Delhi. This is the reason why established across the country for surveil- Council (UNHRC) resolution a Tamil newspaper: “PM is the and the Colombo Port City pro- Delhi’s non-interference in the lance and early warning. The bombings were dated January 30, 2015, co- real power.” The last and only jects being leased to Chinese war as “management” of India. students prolonged their stay at the hostels, enrolling in course after course while a clear systemic failure. sponsored with the US — time two brothers have been companies for 99 years. China China’s ingress in Sri Lanka pre- working part-time. Old students overstaying led to a chronic hostel shortage for As President, Commander-in-Chief of which has already quit the President and Prime Minister and Sri Lanka decided last dates Rajapaksas. Hambantota newcomers. In this sense, it is welcome that the varsity has finally woken up to the armed forces, Defence Minister or council — on post-war transi- together was a decade ago in month to establish an interna- was offered twice to India. The whichever portfolio he assigns to himself, tional justice and reconciliation. Poland with twins — the tional financial rest is history. the dangers of big subsidies. Yet it must be accepted that a steep hike, coming Gota’s first task will be to ginger up the intel- Most of the military is jubilant Kaczynskis. By abolishing the centre — to rival India’s planned It will be unwise to go by after 19 years, is an injustice when not reasonably executed. No consultations ligence network and reinstate the intelligence about Gota’s return. So excited 19th Amendment with a two- international financial centre in the track record of a feisty were made with the stakeholders or the management council to arrive at a com- grid and to eliminate the residual sleeper was the Army that it reported- thirds majority, the Rajapaksas Gandhinagar — halfway wartime defence secretary, who mon ground. The partial rollback, again swiftly ordered, was cosmetic, accord- cells of the IS linked to radicalised Muslims ly endorsed Gota’s presidential and the Sri Lanka People’s Party between Dubai and Singapore. as part of the famed troika with in Sri Lanka. The reorganisation of higher candidature in a newspaper (SLPP) may rule, preferably by Notwithstanding its viability, brother Basil and Secretary to ing to students. And clamping them down with police action frankly gives more defence management, which had become advertisement. taking minorities along, till the financial centre will give President Lalith Weeratunga, credence to their story of persecution than issues that matter. esoteric under his predecessor, is bound to Simultaneous with alter- kingdom come. China another foothold in Sri dealt with an intransigent India. Going by the recent past, students have won — those at Jadavpur University be revamped. The post-Easter Sunday ations in defence and security Gota must also attend to Lanka. Now President Gotabaya appointments of the chief of national intel- architecture, Gota will use his the declining economy crippled Where does the landmark Rajapaksa, who has said he will forced their Vice-Chancellor to resign, FTII students challenged the appointment ligence, Inspector General of Police and executive and persuasive pow- by the IS-linked terrorist regime change in Sri Lanka be “neutral but friendly” in for- of chairman Gajendra Chauhan and women students across the country began Defence Secretary, who report directly to the ers to change the Government attacks. Soon after the war, the leave India given that it was eign relations, must be judged the Pinjra Tod movement when Jamia Millia Islamia cancelled late nights for its President, will be reviewed. and make Mahinda the Prime economy was zipping at eight instrumental in dislodging by his deeds not words. Like Gen Shantha Kottegoda, whose term as Minister. This can happen in two per cent growth. The central Mahinda in 2015? This time Nepal, geography and history girl hostellers. The Government may want to compartmentalise every part of our Army Commander was prematurely termi- ways: First by Prime Minister bank bonds scam under the around, India’s non-interfer- militate against Sri Lanka being public life, saffronising education being a big part of it. Even if we were to fol- nated in mid-2000 to accommodate Gen Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Wickremesinghe Government ence is impeccable. With the hostile to India. low the spirit of Vedanta truly as it wants, then we would realise that “each man Sarath Fonseka, is current Defence Secretary. Cabinet resigning in the after- was the proverbial last straw Rajapaksa redux, it is easy to (The writer, a retired Major The extended term of Chief of Defence Staff, math of his party’s electoral that broke the people’s confi- paint doomsday scenarios. The General, was Commander IPKF is the power. There is no king. I see everybody equally the same.” That’s why Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne, a war hero defeat. Ministers aligned with dence in the Government. Rajapaksa’s indebtedness to South, Sri Lanka and founder Professor Firoz Khan of Banaras Hindu University may be a celebrated Sanskritist, who had to go to jail, ends next month and the presidential loser Sajith Multi-lateral financial agen- Beijing started during the war member of the Defence Planning who received awards in his subject, but is now considered untouchable. he may get an extension. Army Chief, Lt Gen Premadasa have already cies are uniformly predicting when New Delhi rejected sev- Staff, currently the Integrated Shavendra Silva, another war hero whose resigned and have urged GDP slipping below the eral requests from Colombo for Defence Staff.)

Hong Kong crisis S O U N D BITE Protests here have intensified and most citizens are in I am sure that IITs and I want to strike a balance The US is gravely concerned Everyone knows that selfish- NITs, with their specialisa- between films and web. I about deepening unrest and vio- ness is a bad thing but very support of the young activists. Beijing is in a quandary tions will be able to find haven’t given much thought lence in Hong Kong. The few people give up their selfish- hen the People’s Republic of China (PRC) solutions to address the about working more on Government must take clear ness. Take the example of the air pollution problem. streaming platforms. steps to address public concern. country or of individuals. took over the administration of Hong Kong in 1997, it laid to rest a painful chapter President Actor US Secretary of State RSS chief W —Emraan Hashmi —Mike Pompeo —Mohan Bhagwat of colonialism on the Chinese mainland. The UK —Ram Nath Kovind had sought and won certain rights for the citi- zens of Hong Kong. The Chinese Government had promised “One country, two systems” for the city- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR state, which still maintained its judicial, econom- ic and cultural identity. It even competes at glob- What a U-turn? That said, the dormant A whiff of Assam movement Tamilian schism, both at home al sporting meets independent of the PRC. Initially, and in Sri Lanka, may well find the system worked well. Officials in Beijing had Sir — This refers to the editorial, he Asom Songrami Mancha, a platform of civil soci- cause for resurgence. This is a tough time grasping the concepts of free speech and expression in Hong “Dealing with a new Lanka” ety leaders and activists, has threatened the BJP that where we need to tread with care Kong. They realised that the city and its vibrant stock markets and access to (November 19). In 2015, voters Tit will launch a massive stir if it goes ahead with the lest we repeat history. seemingly en masse voted to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. It has strict- R Narayanan the Western capital allowed huge fund inflows into the PRC. Indeed, the PRC’s defeat a supposedly corrupt ly warned the Centre of a great movement bigger than Navi Mumbai massive growth in the decade following Hong Kong’s return was fuelled by Rajapaksa regime, which was the 1980s’ Assam students’ agitation. The Bill propos- money that was routed through the city. However, things have taken a dark blamed for many negatives, es to grant citizenship to refugees from minority com- Troubling times ahead including nepotism of the high- munities like Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and turn here under China’s new strongman Xi Jinping, who wants the “Sinification” est degree. This, with utter disre- Christians. Muslims have been excluded from the of the city to progress much faster than the promised 50 years. Instead of Hong gard to the fact that it was the very scheme of things. This goes against the basic principles Sir — This refers to the editorial, Kong hoping that some of its free and open culture will be imbibed by China, same leader, who along with the of “secularism” as enshrined in the Constitution, partic- “Dealing with a new Lanka” defence guidance of his own ularly Articles 14 and 15, which guarantee equality before (November 19). The election of Xi wants it to be under his thumb. He wanted to achieve this by essentially brother, had been responsible for the law and forbid discrimination on grounds of religion. agitation was a mass movement against the influx of for- Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Sri subverting Hong Kong’s unique judicial system to that of China. Easy, peasy the defeat of the most feared ter- Indigenous people in the State are apprehensive and eigners, especially from neighbouring Bangladesh. It Lankan President will have serious he must have thought, but he had not accounted for the citizens, particularly rorist organisation. vociferous about granting citizenship to such a huge num- started in 1979 and ended with signing of the 1985 repercussions back home. It is the Five years on, people appar- ber of migrant refugees because this may alter the State’s Assam Accord. The Union Government must take stock political shift that is a cause of the students. They were loathe to give up the freedoms they have become accus- ently sought the very people to demography. It is also a fact that India has always wel- of the situation and discern the consequences of their worry. If Mahinda Rajapaksa tomed to. Even under the heavy hand of the Hong Kong police, who used some salvage the country from the comed and given asylum to all those who have been per- zeal to legislate the Citizenship Bill instead of acting hasti- becomes the Prime Minister, the of the latest facial recognition technology, the students have continued to resist. abyss it is said to find itself in. Sri secuted. But considering the number of refugees and ly. It must refrain from introducing the Citizenship Tamil and Muslim populations Lankans feel that Gotabaya migrants will be huge, it will send the already slowing Amendment Bill as it is bound to heap untold miseries over there will suffer the most. Xi’s predicament has worsened because of Hong Kong’s vibrant and free media, Rajapaksa is their saviour and they economy into a tailspin. If the BJP is still adamant, the on the people. But it will be better for the making the city’s crisis a public relations nightmare for Xi and his minions. pinned new hopes from the new Union Government must rehabilitate the migrants in other TK Nandanan Rajapaksa brothers to focus on Letting the students have their way would be akin to admitting defeat by President. States, too. The All Assam Students Union (AASU)-led Chennai issues plaguing the country, most Jayatheertha SA importantly the economy. India, Xi. However, he should learn that compromise is sometimes the best policy Hyderabad too, needs to pay close attention to as is keeping one’s promises, no matter how much one may not like them. always remained wanting. One We were naive to be over paid the ultimate price. the developments in the island Hong Kongers are proud to be citizens of the PRC as well but they were promised Tread with care can understand the thorny histor- involved in the Indian Peace Things may look better today. nation and protect the interests of ical issues with those in the land- Keeping Force (IPKF) operation. But in the election of Gotabaya the Tamil population there. two systems and they want that much and no further. The sight of teargas shells locked arc of the Northwest to the This peace-keeping exercise not Rajapaksa as the Sri Lankan Shivansh being lobbed at students will not serve Xi well in the long run and might even Sir — This refers to the editori- Northeast, the gateway of our only alienated our own Tamil sen- President, we have a proponent of Via email make his economic diplomacy goals such as the rehabilitation of Huawei and al, “Dealing with a new Lanka” invaders. There was no reason for timent but also earned the dis- majoritarianism, much like our selling the Belt and Road Initiative much more difficult. (November 19). India’s relations the recurrent indifferent ties with pleasure of the Sinhalese. Former own present dispensation and, Send your feedback to: with neighbouring countries have Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi thus, they could vibe well. [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019

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Being systematic ARVIND KEJRIWAL MUST NOMINATE A REPRESENTATIVE WE CAN GET WATER TESTED BY ANY INDEPENDENT TO TEST DELHI WATER SAMPLES AGAIN. WE CHOOSE AGENCY. STRANGELY, THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS has its benefits PRAMOD TIWARI AND J ROYCHOWDHURY FROM BIS. REPORT BELIES THAT OF JAL SHAKTI MINISTRY. Putting in money regularly through SIPs rather — CONSUMER AFFAIRS MINISTER — AAP MP than trying to time a lump sum investment can RAM VILAS PASWAN SANJAY SINGH help one become a more disciplined investor A man-made crisis

HIMA BINDU KOTA Authorities were aware of the impending environmental hazard but instead of a well thought out Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is an investment option offered by mutual funds to people where they can put in small long-term strategy to tackle air pollution, our approach appears to be a classic case of ad-hocism Aamounts periodically instead of lump sums. They can do this by directly debiting a fixed amount of money from their bank accounts and investing in a specific mutual fund and allocating several units according to the current Net Asset Value (NAV). The frequency of investment could be anywhere from weekly, to month- ly or quarterly. There is no fixed period of investment in a SIP and it could range from as small as six months to forever. However, the short- er the investment period in equity mutual fund SIPs, the higher the potential gain. However, this is not without a higher risk. Research shows that there is a 16 per cent chance of losing more KK PAUL than 20 per cent in an equity mutual fund over a six-month hori- zon, whereas, there is a 90 per cent chance of positive returns he London smog of November 1952 is in an average equity fund SIP of three years or more, making long- considered to be the worst-ever such term investments more desirable. Tcase of environmental hazard which led Although most investors associate SIPs with equity mutual to the death of a few thousand people. funds, investments into debt SIPs can be as effective. One of the Winston Churchill, who was the Prime fundamental principles of investing is to make money work as Minister at that time, himself suffered a soon as possible. An investment needs time to grow, so the longer bronchial attack due to the toxic air. Even the money is in the market, the more chance one has of achiev- though the Clean Air Act came up only in ing one’s goals. An SIP is an option for small investors who want 1956, stringent action had been initiated by the local authorities well before that, bring- to take advantage of investing for a longer-term but cannot put ing in a dramatic improvement in the state in a large amount or a lump sum. Surprisingly, sometimes mak- of the environment in the city. ing regular and small investments in the form of SIP can work in Back home, even though the National the favour of small investors, because of a concept known as Green Tribunal (NGT), in the case of Ganga “Rupee Cost Averaging.” Lalwani vs Union of India (2015), had made Rupee Cost Averaging is an approach in which a person burning of crop stubble a penal offence and invests a fixed amount of money at regular intervals. This, in turn, additionally, formulated a National Policy for ensures that they buy more shares when the prices are low and Management of Crop Residue, the result of less when they are high. Let’s take an example. Suppose Ram the enforcement effort has been rather half- has a lump sum of `10,000 that he wants to invest in a partic- hearted and its dismal and disastrous results ular stock or fund, valued at `100. He has two options: First, he are being experienced by all of us in the form ` ` of a health emergency being declared in the can invest the full 10,000 in one go, buying 100 shares, at 100 Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). each. But by doing this Ram is fully exposed to the movements According to medical experts, air pollution in of the market and the value of his investment will rise and fall in Delhi-NCR is no longer just a health risk, it has line with any share price changes. His second option is to invest become a hazard. Everyone in Delhi, particu- his money gradually and Ram may choose to invest `1,000 a larly asthma patients, infants, children and the month over 10 months. If the stock price stays the same, he will elderly are affected by this pollution. It doesn’t sible for about 37 per cent of the pollution, have greater pick-up. In the long run, elec- be able to buy 10 scrips each month at `100. matter whether a person is a smoker or not, the which is more or less of a seasonal nature. tricity-powered two-wheelers could be a suit- However, since share prices fluctuate frequently, regular invest- toxic air people are breathing in is equivalent to For the remaining, it is understood that two- EXCEPT FOR able alternative. The latest figures available ments by Ram will increase his buying power when the share price smoking 15 to 20 cigarettes a day. wheelers, whose number in Delhi alone is for usage of public transport in Delhi indi- falls and he ends up buying more stocks and vice versa. With a Except for the States of Odisha , Andhra 88 lakh, happen to be the source of about THE STATES cate that the Delhi Transport Corporation Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where some seri- 33 per cent of the pollutants, while four- (DTC) and Delhi Metro carry just 12 and drop in the share price to `90, he can buy 11 shares, whereas ` ousness has been shown in combatting air pol- wheelers, whose number is about 35 lakh are OF ODISHA, 10 per cent respectively of the entire com- if it rises to 110, Ram will end up with nine. lution, the enforcement of the NGT’s orders responsible for just about 15 per cent of it. muter traffic. Hence, by regular, small and pre-determined value of invest- and follow-up on the policy in some of the In these circumstances, forcing some ANDHRA PRADESH This is an extremely low proportion and ments, Ram would be in a position to buy more shares when the other States, particularly in Punjab and to four-wheelers to be off the roads is bound AND TAMIL NADU, obviously leading to a much greater usage price falls, thereby bringing down the average cost of purchase. some extent in Haryana, has been very poor. to have just a marginal impact. of highly polluting two-wheelers. Obviously, When the stock price recovers to `100 in the last month, Ram’s However, according to an affidavit filed On the other hand, as is well known, WHERE SOME we have to create conditions for encourag- original investment would be worth `10,300. This means Ram by the Central Government in the Supreme the two-stroke two-wheelers and three-wheel- SERIOUSNESS HAS ing greater ridership on public transport. At would be `300 richer by investing regularly, compared to a lump Court (SC), stubble burning has gone up by ers emit a far more hazardous mixture of the same time we must ensure a larger num- sum investment in the first month by buying 100 shares. seven per cent in Punjab and gone down by hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, some of BEEN SHOWN IN ber of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel However, there is a flip side to it as well. Ram could also 17 per cent in Haryana. In order to address which like benzene are known to be car- stations so as to reduce the waiting time, this problem, a new Central scheme, cinogenic, but their numbers continue to COMBATTING since mostly these cater to public transport lose money if the share price moves up and he ends up purchas- “Promotion of Agricultural Mechanisation for increase. vehicles or taxis. ing at a higher price for most of the months. However, we all know In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the In respect of automobile emissions, com- AIR POLLUTION, Last year a group of industries had con- that stock markets rarely move in a straight line and price fluc- States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and plete combustion within the engine is essen- THE ENFORCEMENT ducted a pilot project in two districts of tuations are the norm rather than an exception. NCT of Delhi,” was approved in 2018. tial to reduce the extent of pollutants. The Punjab covering an area of 16,000 acres of By systematic investments over some time, one can invest This provided for subsidising machin- four-stroke engine is cleaner because it burns OF THE NGT’S farm land, where 25,000 tonnes of rice straw across a range of prices and effectively end up paying the aver- ery required for in-situ management of the pure petrol; the two-stroke engine, on the ORDERS AND were processed and converted into fibre-based age price over a fixed period, which can help smooth out market biomass, for which a sum of `1,151.80 crore other hand, burns a combination of lubri- cellulosic products. The details of the pro- volatility. Trying to buy an asset when it is considered cheap, which has been allocated for the period of 2018- cating oil and petrol and a fair amount of FOLLOW-UP ON ject need to be analysed to enlarge its scope. is known as market timing, is tricky even for the most experienced 2023. Out of this provision, Punjab has got the oil is emitted as unburnt vapour. THE POLICY IN The apex court has pulled up the investors. Just because a share has already fallen steeply in value, the largest share. The objective of the scheme Some 94 per cent of the two-and three- Government of India as well as the Delhi was to procure agricultural machinery and wheelers in India are powered by two-stroke SOME OF THE Government for “passing the buck” even as doesn’t mean it won’t drop further. Because of many market forces equipment for in-situ management of crop engines that are simple and compact in Delhi and nearby areas face a public health at play, nobody can predict perfectly how and when the price would residue, create farm machinery banks and design, cheap and easy to maintain. But the OTHER STATES, emergency due to the severe air pollution. change. conduct multi-media awareness campaigns. conventionally-designed two-stroke engines Further, the Centre has been asked to The decision to invest should be based upon market con- Delhi, leading the NCR with a combi- produce high levels of hydrocarbons in PARTICULARLY IN call environmental experts including those ditions and putting in money regularly through SIPs rather than nation of adverse factors, has already bro- exhaust emissions — 5,500 parts per million PUNJAB AND TO from the Indian Institutes of Technology so trying to time a lump sum investment, can help one become a ken the world record for Air Quality Index (ppm), compared to 850 ppm from four- that their views on the current situation more disciplined investor and earn better returns in the long run. (AQI), making the headlines bold and telling. stroke engines. According to a research at SOME EXTENT could be taken into account for suitable SIPs help in hedging the risk of getting the market timing wrong. But perhaps waking up will take some time. the Indian Institute of Petroleum at IN HARYANA, directives. It can thus be easily observed that They are also a good option for people with a regular income who There is no dearth of authorities who are, Dehradun, four-stroke engine-powered motor a rational public policy based on scientific want to allocate a fixed amount for mutual funds every month. and were aware of the impending environ- cycles have been observed to emit just one- HAS BEEN inputs needs to be operationalised while mental hazard, but instead of a well thought sixth to one-tenth of the hydrocarbons emit- ensuring its stringent implementation and Further, the choice of mutual funds should be based on one’s risk out long-term strategy or some short-term ted by two-stroke engines. In addition, their VERY POOR monitoring. appetite and investment objective. relief our approach appears to be a classic fuel economy is better by 20 to 50 per cent. (The author is a former Governor and a (The writer is Assistant Professor, Amity University) case of ad-hocism. For instance, it is now However, manufacturers prefer two-stroke Senior Advisor at the Pranab Mukherjee known that the burning of stubble is respon- engines because they are more powerful and Foundation) What lies ahead for Sri Lankan Tamils? FOREIGN EYE The new President, known as ‘terminator’ for his role in wiping out the LTTE a decade ago, has faced lawsuits in Lanka and in the US over allegations of staged killings of Tamil separatists, critics and journalists during the civil war Minister, sooner than later. equip them. But, we ning with the hare Thiruvenkadam Velupillai “On the night of May 18, the top The new Sri Lankan President, did it,” he said. Giving and hunting with the Prabhakaran, the founder and leader LTTE leadership divided itself into known as “terminator” for his role in more details, hound. of the LTTE, broke from the line and three groups. They attacked the wiping out the Liberation Tigers of Gotabaya said that Shivshankar went into the small island with his Army’s forward defence line along the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a decade ago, has the President also cre- Menon in his book, bodyguards. Nandikadal lagoon and did manage to THE WORLD IS faced lawsuits in Sri Lanka and in the ated a core group to titled Choices: Inside “Kandasamy Pathmanabha, a break through. Jeyam, Pottu Amman WATCHING CHINA United States (US) over allegations of cut down red tape. the making of India’s Sri Lankan Tamil rebel, founder of the and Soosai led these three groups. staged killings of Tamil separatists, crit- “From our side it Foreign Policy, con- Eelam People’s Revolutionary Prabhakaran and his closest guards Since 1989, when it ics and journalists during the civil war. was Basil Rajapaksa, firms that New Delhi Liberation Front and the LTTE’s thought they would manage to escape crushed the pro-reform In a fascinating interview with Lalith Chandrakumar was in “intense” and financier, spoke to Prabhakaran in but in reality all these LTTE fighters protests that began in KALYANI SHANKAR this journalist in 2014, Gotabaya Weeratunga, who was “constant” touch with January 2009 over the phone asking (around 250) had got trapped between Tiananmen Square and revealed many things, including how the President’s Colombo. him to escape. We intercepted the con- the Army’s first and second line of witnessed the beginning of ri Lankan People’s Front candi- he the then government finished off Permanent Secretary “I vividly versation. Prabhakaran refused to defence. “After fierce fighting that date Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the LTTE. Giving a graphic descrip- and me. From the remember the atmos- hide at that time. Two weeks before the night, almost the entire leadership of the end for the Soviet Syounger brother of former tion of what happened in the last days Indian side it was phere of the crisis war ended KP spoke to him again and the LTTE was eliminated in that Union, Beijing has President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has of the LTTE War IV, (the name given their National Security Advisor MK that built up during that period and asked him to escape. The LTTE Tiger area. “We discovered Prabhakaran’s calculated that bloody now taken over as the country’s to the fourth phase of the armed con- Narayanan, Foreign Secretary repeated visits from and to Colombo again refused,” he said. body on the morning of May 19. I got suppression should be President. A retired Lieutenant- flict between the Sri Lankan military Shivshankar Menon and Defence in the first five months of 2009,” Gotabaya pointed out that, “Do the news of his death around 11 AM. avoided if possible — but Colonel, who presided over the coun- and the separatists), he pointed out Secretary VJ Singh, who were in the Menon notes in his book, adding that you think that such a person will come I got a phone call from the try’s Defence Ministry for a decade that the biggest advantage was that his loop. We coordinated everything. We by mid-January 2009, the Sri Lankan out holding his hands up and surren- Commander who gave me the infor- not by offering during his brother’s tenure (2005- brother had full trust in him and the went to India and they came to Sri Army and leadership were convinced der?” mation. Looking back, I was confident. concessions. It will angrily 2014), Gotabaya swept the polls in the then Army chief Sarath Fonseka. Lanka. And we discussed everything, that they had the measure of the LTTE The then Army chief Sarath I said I would finish the LTTE in three dismiss any criticism, as it Sinhala-majority districts, while his Mahinda had the political will to neu- even the operational plan and intelli- and the victory would be theirs. As a Fonseka, in an interview to this jour- years and I did it in two years and nine has that from Britain. main opponent Ranasinghe tralise the LTTE. gence inputs.” strategy, the Sri Lankan Army strong- nalist also observed that the strategy months,” Fonseka said. Premadasa, garnered most of the Second, the leadership agreed Gotabaya also exposed the dou- ly occupied the north and the south was to take on the LTTE in the jun- Those were different times but Ignored or not, foreign votes from the Tamil-dominated with the defence assessment that a ble face of the then Tamil Nadu so that the Tigers were kept away and gles. “By May 17, 2009 the troops cor- today it is a time for peace and as leaders have a duty to north and east of the country. large-scale expansion was needed Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who were stopped from procuring military nered the LTTE within an area of President how will Gotabaya deal with remind China that they are Gotabaya’s victory would mean within a very short period. “We put tremendous pressure on the supplies. 400X400 metres. That night when they the Tamil minorities in Lanka now? watching the action in Hong the return of the powerful Rajapaksa briefed the President. It was not an Manmohan Singh Government to As for the last phase of the tried to escape they were prevented The fact that the Tamils did not vote Kong. family as he is expected to appoint his easy thing to achieve. You need to stop the war on the LTTE, while the Eelam War IV, Gotabaya noted, that from doing so, by all three lines of for him reveals their apprehensions. The Guardian brother Mahinda as the Prime recruit people, train them and also ruling DMK adopted a strategy of run- even at the last minute defence put up by the Army. (The writer is a senior journalist) ( editorial) VIJAYAWADA WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2019 money 08

1,000 TONNES EXPECTED BY MONTH-END: GOVT OFFICIAL CAPSULE Tata Steel confirms job cuts of Pvt traders place up to 3,000 across European ops PTI n LONDON neutral future," he said. The programme is focused onion import orders Tata Steel has confirmed cuts on four areas to improve finan- of up to 3,000 jobs across its cial performance – increasing Passenger vehicle European operations as part of sales of higher-value steels by PNS n NEW DELHI a wider restructuring and cost- improving product mix and retail sales jump 11 cutting strategy to counter customer focus; efficiency pc in Oct on festive Private traders have placed stagnant steel demand in gains by optimising production orders for importing onions Europe and global overcapac- processes, supported by the demand: FADA and at least 1,000 tonnes are ity. application of big data and NEW DELHI: Automobile expected by month end, which The Indian steel giant said it advanced analytics; lowering dealers' body FADA on will help ease retail prices that plans to lower employment employment costs; and reduc- Tuesday said retail sales of is still ruling high at over Rs costs with the "estimated tion of procurement costs passenger vehicles in October 60/kg, a senior government reduction" in employee num- through smarter sourcing and increased 11 per cent to official said on Tuesday. bers, about two-thirds of which strengthening cooperation 2,48,036 units against the The retail prices of onion are expected to be office-based with companies within the same period last year, driven had soared to Rs 100/kg a week white-collar roles – a majori- Tata Steel group. by festive demand during the back in the national capital, but ty expected at its Netherlands The latest move comes a few month. According to the government's various inter- unit. months after Tata Steel Europe Federation of Automobile vention helped it to cool down "The information shared announced plans to close two Dealers Associations (FADA), a bit, but the rates are still rul- with the European Works The information shared with the European Works UK operations with the loss of passenger vehicles (PV) sales ing high at over Rs 60/kg in Council select committee lays Council select committee lays out the case for 400 jobs, after it failed to sell stood at 2,23,498 units in Delhi as well as other con- out the case for change, change, explains our transformation programme and off its loss-making Orb October 2018. Two-wheeler suming areas of the country. explains our transformation gives a first overview of the organisational impact Electrical Steels business in sales increased 5 per cent to "Private traders have The shipments will come smoothly as programme and gives a first Newport, South Wales. 13,34,941 units last month as informed the government that overview of the organisation- —TATA STEEL Tata Steel's struggles with its compared with 12,70,261 they have imported a small the government has liberalised al impact," a company state- European operations follow a units in the year-ago period. quantity of onion. Traders are phytosanitary and fumigation norms ment said. also aiming for an EBITDA ers, said the changes were European Union (EU) ruling Commercial vehicle sales, expected to order further for import of onion till December-end, "A transformation is needed margin of around 10 per cent needed to ensure the business to deny its joint venture plans however, declined 23 per cent 1,000 tonnes for delivery by to mitigate the current struc- throughout the market cycle. can thrive despite severe mar- with German giant to 67,060 units as compared month-end and another lot for the official added tural and cyclical headwinds "We intend to align on our ket headwinds and also accel- ThyssenKrupp on anti-com- to 87,618 units in October next month," a senior and create the foundation for approach and the process going erate innovation towards car- petitive grounds. last year. Three-wheeler sales Consumer Affairs Ministry To improve domestic avail- run MMTC, which has already the company's future success. forward and engage with var- bon-neutral steelmaking. The company said its quest saw an increase of 4 per cent official told PTI. ability and contain price rise, invited bids for import of Stagnant EU steel demand ious stakeholders to "Today we are highlighting for improved earnings and to 59,573 units last month. The shipments will come the government is facilitating 4,000 tonnes. and global overcapacity develop the pro- important proposals towards cash flows would help make it Total sales across categories smoothly as the government onion imports through private Onion prices came under have been compound- posed decisions building a financially strong a financially self-sustaining rose 4 per cent to 17,09,610 has liberalised phytosanitary as well as public trading agen- pressure due to 30-40 per cent ed by trade conflicts and ensure com- and sustainable European busi- business able to invest in asset units in October, as against and fumigation norms for cies. The government has estimated fall in the kharif which have turned pliance with all ness," said Henrik Adam, CEO reliability and improvements 16,38,832 units in the same import of onion till December- decided to import 1 lakh (summer) output this year on the European market European and of Tata Steel in Europe, in a while also servicing its finan- month last year. end, the official added. tonnes of onion through state- account of floods and drought. into a dumping national obliga- statement on Monday. cial obligations to its lenders ground for the world's tions. Further "We plan to change how we and shareholders. excess steel capacity," it details will be pro- work together to enable better According to the latest fig- TCS launches noted. vided from this cooperation and faster deci- ures, in the first six months of Through its proposed point forward and sion-making. This will help us its current financial year start- Microsoft Business transformation programme, detailed proposals will be become self-sustaining and ing April 2019, Tata Steel Tata Steel Europe said it is ini- developed from here," the cash positive in the face of Europe reported a drop of 90 Unit for enterprises tially targeting a positive cash company statement added. unprecedented severe market per cent in EBITDA to 31 mil- flow by the end of its financial The steel major, one of conditions, enabling us to lead lion pounds and revenue stood leveraging AI, ML year ending March 2021. It is Europe's leading steel produc- the way towards a carbon- at 3.25 billion pounds. Govt extends date till Nov 20 to register PNS n NEW DELHI with SIMS to import IT services major Tata Sundaram BNP NEW DELHI: The government Consultancy Services (TCS) Google acquires CloudSimple has extended the date for on Tuesday said it is setting Paribas HF is n traders till November 20 to up a new Microsoft Business PNS NEW DELHI register themselves with Steel Unit (MBU) that will help now Sundaram Import Monitoring System Housing sales enterprises to better leverage Google has acquired US-based (SIMS) to import 215 iron and technologies like artificial CloudSimple for an undis- Home Finance steel products. "One time intelligence, automation and closed amount, a move that relaxation till November 20, cloud. will help the tech giant further PNS n CHENNAI 2019, for obtaining SIMS of 9 listed "The new unit will lever- strengthen its cloud business. registration is notified," the age TCS' deep domain CloudSimple, which The subsidiary Directorate General of Foreign knowledge across industries allows companies to run of non-bank- Trade (DGFT) said in a and global talent pool of computing workloads that ing finance notification. Earlier, the date players up 2 pc nearly 50,000 engineers are based on VMware's serv- company was November 1. In trained on Microsoft tech- er virtualisation technology, Sundaram September, the government PNS n NEW DELHI While housing sales in nologies, to help customers is headquartered in Santa Finance Ltd - had made it mandatory for overall residential leverage the power of AI, Clara, US. Founded in 2016, Sundaram BNP Paribas traders to register themselves Housing sales of nine major market recorded a automation and cloud to it has offices in Ukraine and Home Finance - has been with SIMS to import 215 iron real estate companies, which enhance customer experi- India (Bengaluru, Gurugram changed to Sundaram Home and steel products. These are listed on stock exchanges, decline in Q2 FY20, the housing ence, re-imagine employee and Pune), and its investors Finance with immediate items include certain flat-rolled increased marginally 2 per sales value of India's top 9 listed empowerment, optimize include Mayfield, Redpoint effect. The move to change the products, some stranded wire, cent to Rs 5,520 crore during developers remained steady operations and spur innova- and M12 (Microsoft's venture CloudSimple, which allows companies name follows the receipt of the second quarter of 2019- tion," a statement said. fund). regulatory approvals relating ropes, cables; certain items of during the quarter to run computing workloads that are springs and leaves for springs 20, according to a research ANUJ PURI The MBU will be led by "This acquisition builds on to the acquisition by of iron and steel, tubes, pipes report. Chairman, Anarock Siva Ganesan, who has been our existing partnership with based on VMware's server Sundaram Finance of BNP and hollow profiles, diesel- The sales booking data for with TCS for over 29 years CloudSimple that we Paribas Personal Finance's electric locomotives, and July-September of nine com- and held various global lead- announced earlier this year, virtualisation technology, is stake in Sundaram BNP some parts of railways. panies -- DLF, Godrej recorded a decline in Q2 ership roles, it added. allowing us to accelerate a headquartered in Santa Clara, US Paribas Home Finance Ltd. Properties, Mahindra FY20, the housing sales value "Entire industries are fully integrated VMware In June, Sundaram Finance Lifespace, Oberoi Realty, of India's top 9 listed devel- transforming, and today migration solution with and BNP Paribas Personal Prestige, Sobha, Puravankara, opers remained steady during every company is becoming improved support for our cus- Terms of the deal were not want - so they can leverage Finance had reached an Brigade and Kolte-Patil -- has the quarter," said Anuj Puri, a software company. tomers," Google Vice-President disclosed. existing investments with as agreement whereby BNP been compiled by property Chairman, Anarock. Through this expanded part- (Engineering) Rich Sanzi said "As part of their IT mod- little toil as possible," he Paribas Personal Finance consultant Anarock. On quarterly basis, their nership with TCS, we are sig- in a blogpost. ernisation initia- said. agreed to sell its 49.9 per cent the organised housing bro- housing sales value increased nificantly increasing our abil- He added that many enter- tives, we hear fre- CloudSimple co- equity stake in Sundaram BNP kerage business, Noida-based 5 per cent from Rs 5,250 ity to enable our customers prises are using VMware in quently from founder and CEO Paribas Home Finance Ltd to Investors Clinic, Anarock, crore in the first quarter of to take advantage of the their on-premises environ- enterprise cus- Guru Pangal said the Sundaram Finance Ltd subject Traders to protest New Corp-backed PropTiger, 2019-20 to nearly Rs 5,520 opportunities to transform ments to run a variety of tomers that they company is "incredibly to the regulatory approvals. against Amazon, Anil Ambani led Reliance crore in the second quarter. and accelerate into the digi- workloads: business applica- need a simple way excited to be part of "The transaction was group-backed Square Yards, "On yearly basis, these list- tal era," Jean-Philippe tions such as ERP and CRM; to migrate those Google Cloud and completed on September 30 Flipkart on Wednesday Quikr Realty and Gurugram- ed developers collectively saw Courtois, Executive Vice databases such as Oracle and workloads to the look forward to accel- after receiving all regulatory NEW DELHI: Traders in more based 360 Realtors are the their housing sales value rise President and President, SQL Server; development and cloud. To put it erating our ability to approvals. The name change than 700 cities will on leading players. by a meagre 2 per cent from Global Sales, Marketing & test environments; virtual simply: they want to be able help customers easily move is consequent to this," a Wednesday protest against the "While housing sales in Rs 5,390 crore in Q2 FY19," Operations at Microsoft desktops; and reporting and to run what they want, where their enterprise workloads to company statement said on "unethical and unfair business overall residential market Puri said. Corp, said. analytics systems. they want, and how they the cloud". Tuesday. practices" of e-commerce firms Amazon and Flipkart, CAIT said. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has on multiple Comm min asks cashew occasions alleged that these Sebi bans Capital Heed proprietor from taking fresh clients companies were circumventing PNS n NEW DELHI found that Sen, as one of the investment advisory services to Sebi in his application for reg- the law and abusing Press Note partner of Cash Cow Broking & prior to making this application. istration as IA, the noticee industry to file application No 2 of the government's foreign Sebi has barred Capital Heed Advisory Solution, was carrying Also, he did not disclose his activ- (Sen) has, prima facie, violated direct investment (FDI) policy. Financial Research's proprietor out investment advisory ser- ities as the partner in the part- ...the IA Regulations," Sebi said During the nationwide agitation, Shailendra Sen from taking any vices from August 2014 till nership firm Cash Cow to Sebi. in an order passed on Monday. traders will observe November fresh clients for investment advi- October 2017 without obtain- On the basis of submitting Besides, Sen misrepresented for probe into dumping 20 as 'National Protest Day' and sory services as he provided false ing the necessary registration as false declaration and other doc- investors that he can provide PNS n NEW DELHI hold 'dharna' in more than 700 information to the regulator in mandated under the Investment uments for registration, Sebi portfolio management services cities in different states, said the his application for registration as Adviser (IA) Regulations. istration as an investment advis- granted registration to Sen. (PMS), although he does not The commerce ministry has body, which claims to represent investment adviser. Besides, the A Sebi probe also found that er with the regulator, has declared "...prima facie, by knowing- hold the certificate of registra- asked Cashew Export 7 crore traders. markets regulator prima facie, Sen, at the time of seeking reg- that he was not engaged in ly providing false information tion from Sebi to do so. Promotion Council to file an application with Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) to probe dumping of the commodity into India, India's first technical textile hackathon from Nov 22 which is impacting domestic players, an official has said. PNS n MUMBAI In a meeting last month on While the manufacturing side will be export performance of the India's first technical textile represented by companies of speciality country, the council had raised hackathon will be held here on the matter of dumping of bro- final call to impose these Friday, with an aim to identi- fibres, yarns, textiles, fabrics, products ken cashew into India. duties. fy solutions to the critical chal- along with brands and traders, the Cashew Export Promotion The council's chairman R K lenges of sustainable urban Council of India was asked to Bhoodes said large volumes of living. entrepreneur side will cover SMEs, file an anti-dumping investi- semi-finished kernels are being The hackathon aims to start-up ecosystems and accelerators gation request with the DGTR, dumped in India from African potentially build business mod- the official said. countries including Guyana, els that can be funded, scaled, The directorate is an arm of Mozambique, Tanzania and and taken at a global level. It is collaborate with industry stake- has the potential to present the ministry which conducts Ivory Coast. expected to bring the country's holders to develop focused solu- transformative ideas," Raj probe related to dumping and The African nations have top 10 technical textile start-ups tions using technical textiles, the Manek, executive director and significant increase in import formed 'African Cashew under one roof, a statement statement said. board member, Messe of a product. Alliance' to boost the industry issued by the organisers Messe "While Techtextil India exhi- Frankfurt Asia Holdings said. If it establishes in its probe in that continent. Frankfurt India said. bition highlights innovations in Technical textile is increas- that dumping and increase in The government in June While the manufacturing the sector, the Techtextil NEXT ingly penetrating every aspect imports are impacting domes- increased sharply the mini- side will be represented by Hackathon is a concerted effort of our daily lives such as med- tic players, DGTR recom- mum import price for whole companies of speciality fibres, the entrepreneur side will cover The hackathon will take up as ocean littering, plastic recy- to tackle today's urban living ical masks, car seats, trekking mends anti-dumping and safe- and broken cashew, making yarns, textiles, fabrics, products SMEs, start-up ecosystems and topics centred around India's cling and waste disposal and challenges with next-genera- gears, specialised sport-wear guard duties, respectively. The inbound shipments of the along with brands and traders, accelerators. challenges of sustainability such drive concepts for start-ups to tion solutions. The platform etc. finance ministry takes the commodity costlier. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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Actress Prachi Tehlan, who is all set to test her luck in STARSTAR ININ Telugu film industry with her latest flick Mamangam, shares her journey from SPORTSSPORTS being the captain of the Indian netball team to becoming an SHINES ON SHINES ON Netball should have picked after actor with performing on an international V SATEESH platform such as the Commonwealth games 2010 for the first time. But, we REDDY couldn’t make use of it. Players were not provided any grounds to play and SCREENSCREEN I remember, during the last tournament I played for India, we used rachi Tehlan, the have considerable screen to practise outdoors on the grass and Delhi-based space with all major charac- sportsperson-turned- ters in the film since the played the tournament on a wooden P actress is all set to test major part of the film was court. It doesn’t work like that. Players her luck with the shot at Unnimaya’s palace. should be respected and given Telugu audience with To play the role to my best I her latest film in Malayalam, learnt Mohiniyattam and facilities they deserve. Mamangam, which has been Malayalam.” She said that dubbed into Hindi, Tamil working with legendary actor on the grass and played the tourna- and Telugu. Prachi is also Mammootty is an honour for her and ment on a wooden court. It doesn’t a successful sportswoman he was helpful and kind in everyway. work like that. Players should be who represented India in Her love for movies equals her love respected and given facilities they netball and basketball and dedication for sports where she deserve.” competitions, national- has excelled before becoming an Prachi says that even the sports ly and internationally. actress. Prachi was the former captain dramas that have become so common “I was working for of the Indian netball team which rep- in mainstream movies can’t really Accenture as a consul- resented India at the 2010 inspire the youth to play unless fol- tant when Shashi Commonwealth Games and in other lowed up with proper infrastructure. Summet Productions major Asian championships in 2010- “It (the movies) definitely bring Everybody approached me with 11. awareness in people about sports and an acting offer. I took “Sports will always be my first love the journey of sportspersons. But, I it as an opportunity and it was a wonderful experience. I am not too sure how they can moti- to try something played both basketball and netball for vate people to play sports. For that new and I am glad 10 years for Delhi and India and I there should be good infrastructure, must watch it worked for me. I learnt a lot and developed a personal- motivation to join sports and good started enjoying it ity that has helped me in almost every job opportunities. There should be a and I can see profession I have worked in,” she tells structure in place to give children myself doing more The Pioneer. options from a younger age to choose George in the future. Prachi, who has been into sports whichever sports they would want to Arjan was my professionally for a decade now feels choose professionally,” says Prachi first movie and it team sports in India still have a long expressing her interest in starring in was directed by way to go for people to make it into a sports biopics along with romantic Manduip Singh profession with lucrative jobs and and action movies. Reddy: Chiru in which I loved salaries. “I have enjoyed playing About her Hyderabad connection, giving a power- sports and I was very passionate she recollects, “I remember playing a eorge Reddy has surprising that no movies ful performance about it. Now I am in a different sports tournament in Hyderabad gained consider- have been made on this rev- as Nimmi phase of my life and I have been when I was in Class 9 and I also able attention olutionary student leader (Nimrat Kaur),” blessed to experiment with careers. I remember seeing Kal Ho Naa Ho from all sections who questioned injustice says Prachi who enjoy being an actor today,” she says. here. And my childhood memories of G of society even and wrong doings. I wish to made her acting According to her, the status of net- this place definitely includes Biriyani.” before its release. watch more such movies,” debut with the TV ball in India is not up to the mark. Prachi has also acted in her first It even attracted the atten- Megastar said while releas- series Diya Aur Baati She says, “Netball should have picked Telugu film Trishanku which will be tion of Megastar Chiranjeevi ing the song Adugu Adugu... Hum in 2016. after performing on an international released soon. who recollected the time of the film. Speaking about her role platform such as the Commonwealth Reacting to whether she is thinking from his college days, when “Everybody must watch in the Mammootty-starrer games (CWG) 2010 for the first time. of moving to another career, she says, he first heard about the stu- this film,” Chiru said enthu- Mamangam, she shares, But, we couldn’t make use of it. “God knows. I am just going with the dent leader, George Reddy. siastically and congratulated “Mamangam is a period Players were not provided any flow. I don’t know where life takes “The first time I heard the movies team including drama. I play Unnimaya who grounds to play and I remember, dur- me. I am just utilising the opportuni- about George Reddy I was the lead actor Sandeep is an entertainer and a warrior. ing the last tournament I played for ties that come my way to the best of studying Intermediate in Madhav and writer-director I also feature in fight scenes. I India, we used to practise outdoors my capabilities.” Ongole. After that it is only B. Jeevan Reddy. The movie now I am hearing his name will hit screens on because of this movie. It is November 22. CITY ENJOYS MUMBAI FLAVOURS

Bengali movies to enthral city engali cinema, in to present the 3rd edition of independent filmmaker, a said Ranjan Kumar Roy the 1950s, has Telangana Bengali Film photo exhibition by Ritwik Choudhury, Chairman, mbience is often which is renowned through- tune with this requirement, brought in a wave Festival in the city. Ghatak and a cooking com- Hyderabad Bangalee Samithi. the most impor- out the country, recently offers a plethora of items Chef Irfan B of parallel cinema Spanning three days, the petition by Goutam Ghose. tant aspect of a launched a new menu at its catering to the local taste, that not only put festival, that will be held from “Eight lakh Bengalis reside A restaurant that is Hyderabad branch that aims which goes beyond the clas- few innovative additions like Indian cinema on December 6 to 8, at the in the twin cities of THE THREE-DAY overlooked by to cater to the local palette sic Bombay and Parsi Kundapuri Prawn, Meatless the world map but also influ- Prasad Preview Theatre at Hyderabad and many. But, when without compromising on flavours, encompassing dish- Baida Roti and Chicken enced the next generation of Banjara Hills, will feature 10 Secunderabad, who are FESTIVAL STARTING it comes to Soda Bottle taste. es that are inspired from ghee roast, which will leave filmmakers across the coun- feature films, eight short films parched for cultural shows or FROM DECEMBER 8 Opener Wala, a Parsi café Everyone knows about the other communities living in you wanting for more. try. To celebrate this rich cul- and three foreign films. movie screenings in Bengali. near Jubilee check-post, you affinity Hyderabadis have Mumbai. For instance, the If you’re on the lookout ture of Bengali cinema, the Apart from movie screen- TBFF — Aayna, 2019 will WILL FEATURE 10 are left in awe, as soon as for their food. But, there are Mutton Pepper Fry and the for a cafe to visit this week- Hyderabad Bangalee Samithi, ings, the film festival will again look to unite the huge FEATURE FILMS, you enter the restaurant, at certain items like the taste Egg Wrapped Kheema Pulao end, do remember to check in association with the unfold a variety of striking Bengali diaspora living in the amount of care taken in and aroma of a hot cuppa that Soda Bottle Opener out Soda Bottle Opener Tourism and Culture activities like acting work- Hyderabad and beyond and EIGHT SHORT FILMS creating a pleasant atmos- Irani Chai that turn us Wala caters to city residents Wala and enjoy a satisfying Government of Telangana, shop by Mohammad Ali Baig, help them connect with the phere. finicky and write lengthy are from the local bars of experience that will linger Moving Images and Utsab prominent theatre personali- artistic, social, cultural and AND THREE FOREIGN The restaurant chain, blogs. The restaurant, in Mumbai. There are also a on for days. Cultural Association is all set ty, Debasish Sen Sharma, an political ethos of their roots,” FILMS 10

Vijayawada Wednesday November 20, 2019 what’s brewing? KUBBRASAIT TO REPRESENT SACRED GAMES AT INTERNATIONAL EMMYS

ctress Kubbra Sait will So I think my nine years of soon head to New working, my nine years of learn- York to represent her ing and hustling and all those show Sacred Games at wonderful moments I have lived A International Emmys. makes me feel that all of that has The Netflix series is come through and makes sense.” nominated in the Best Drama “Cuckoo has been a character section at the 2019 International that finally portrays the third gen- Emmy Award, which will take der with respect, with love, with place on November 25. pride and I don’t think that’s an “I am putting it out there in ordinary feat at all. I am indebted the universe everyday that we are to the writer who made the char- coming back with the winning acter standout so beautifully. It trophy. For me it is the excite- wouldn’t have been possible with- ment of representing a show that out the writing. The incredible has created a universal reach. team and the way Anurag believed MRUNAL TO Everybody has been moved, has that a girl could play it just amaz- been touched, and felt the exhila- ing,” she added. ration of being part of this She also shared how her life incredible show across the changed after Sacred Games. CAST ALONGSIDE world,” Kubbra said. “Up until July 2018 it would She added, “And just to repre- have been fair to say am an sent that at an international level anchor. But July 2018 onward it’s and be with the entire crew and fair to say I have flipped the relive the moments is an award in switch and become and an actor. SHAHID IN JERSEY itself and I am looking forward to I have had the most fruitful the reward as well.” busiest and exciting year.” runal Thakur will star alongside Kubbra played the role of trans- “As a performer, I worked Shahid Kapoor in the remake of gender character Cuckoo in the with so many different pool of Telugu hit, Jersey. show. She received huge praise for directors. Had the chance to M The Hindi version will be her performance. And she is audition more. Read more. directed by Gowtam grateful for all the love. Learn more. Last one year has Tinnanauri, who also helmed “You work your entire life taught me more than all the years the 2019 Telugu original, starring Nani in that one fine day you will reach I’ve lived through. I am grateful lead role. that moment of culmination and will be grateful for a long Mrunal’s character has been described as and everyday will make sense. time,” she said. an “anchor to Shahid’s, who goes on an emotional journey against all odds to play cricket for the country in his mid 30’s, when it's time for most people to retire from competitive sports”. The actor is excited to come aboard the film. “When I saw the original film, I was bowled over by its passionate emotional journey. It felt like I had lived a full life- time of experiences in those two plus hours.” “So deep was the affect of the film on me that I couldn’t get it out of my heart the whole night, so I immedi- ately watched it again the next day. I can’t wait for Hindi audiences to experience a similar impact,” Mrunal said in a statement. The actor was last seen oppo- site John Abraham in Batla House and Hrithik Roshan in Super 30. Tinnanuri said Mrunal was the first choice for the female lead part and he is happy that she and felt she’s perfectly fit for the part in agreed to do the film. Jersey and will do full justice to the role,” “After Shahid came on board, I only he said. had Mrunal on my mind for the lead Produced by Allu Aravind, Aman Gill, opposite him. I loved her performance and Dil Raju, the film has a release date of confidence in Super 30 opposite Hrithik August 28, 2020.

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Vijayawada Wednesday November 20, 2019 tollywood Director Ravi Kiran speaks to NAGARAJ GOUD about his CONNECTING bumpy ride from receiving no support for choosing a career in films to the praises he has been receiving for his maiden film TO ROOTS Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru

ilmmaker Ravi Kiran After receiving some good native to East Godavari. The film Also, I like Malayalam films a lot Kola wasn’t prepared counsel, days after he reached deals with fear of rejection. I’ve and I wanted a similar colour for the response the Hyderabad, he decided to go seen many late adolescents tone for my film as well. F teaser of his maiden back to his hometown, get a speaking to other girls from their However, weather in East feature film, Raja graduation degree before trying class with relative ease but when Godavari is different to that of Vaaru Rani Gaaru, has his luck in the film world again. it comes to speaking to their first Kerala, so we waited for specific received after it was released While pursuing engineering, he love, they get nervous. The film time periods in a day to shoot online last month. From made a short film which was follows Raja who fight to muster some portions to get the desired Sukumar, Sreekanth Addala to picked for a festival in courage to tell how much he likes output. As we were not bound by Adivi Sesh and Bunny Vaas, Hyderabad. It helped him grab Rani. However, the story is not time to complete the shoot, we everybody rang him up and the attention of a prominent confined to them. There is a could get what we want without showered praises. “It was a great filmmaker, who asked him to whole world around them and I any pressure. In fact, we waited welcome gesture for sure. pen a screenplay for his film. focused on it as well,” he informs. three months for the monsoon to Impressed by the teaser, producer “After completing my last exam While casting his male lead, film some portions. Director Suresh Babu told me that he in engineering, I straightaway Kiran Abbavaram, was uncom- Tharun Bhascker recently told would love to support the film in took a bus and reached plicated, finding Rani proved to me that I transported him to a every way possible. He watched it Hyderabad. I was with the direc- be easier said than done. Ravi Premam kind of world with the in a special screening and decided tor for a year but as the film was keen on a Telugu girl doing film,” he informs, adding that he to give it a release under the couldn’t move to floors, I later the part. “I went through almost is writing on a political drama Suresh Productions banner. What directed a short film on Swachh 2,000 profiles for nearly four for his next. “It will have a mix of more can a team of youngsters Bharat with anchor Ravi in 2016. months, before zeroing in on local and state politics,” he says. ask for?” he tells us in an exclusive It was a period of boom for short Hyderabad-based Rahasya conversation. films back then and I thought Ghorak. For the supporting parts Ravi, a native of Bhadravaram things would change for me, but of Raja’s friends, Chowdary and village, East Godavari was drawn that wasn’t meant to be,” he remi- Naidu, I’ve chosen my childhood to films in school, courtesy nisces. buddies Rajkumar and Yajurved. Megastar Chiranjeevi. So eager to Later, he started penning the We later conducted a workshop get into the industry that he script of Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru with almost all the cast members landed in Hyderabad after com- and things started falling into for 25 days. The film was shot in pleting his intermediate. His place. “With the film I wanted to 40 villages around Ravulapalem father was staunchly opposed to connect to my roots and tell a for over 60 days,” he says. the idea, while his mother sup- tale honestly. I’ve seen a lot of One of the challenges he faced ported his dream. “My father was Telugu films where some charac- on sets was to draw natural per- the one who challenged me that I ters spoke in a East Godavari formances from his actors. will not become a director. He accent which is different from “I understood that they were was of the belief that since I how it actually is. Maybe that used to a certain kind of style, knew no one in the industry and was needed to generate comedy acting-wise, because of the films that I had no monetary support, but Rangasthalam managed to they grew up watching. Once it would be impossible for me to break that. All the characters in they got a wind of what I expect- become a director,” Ravi recalls. my film speak in a slang that is ed from them, it became easier.

ctor Sumanth’s next with Nikhil to marry Tamil film- maker Pradeep Kavuladaari turns A Krishna Moorthy has been titled Kapatadhaari. post film’s release? The actor’s superstar uncle KAPATADHAARI Nagarjuna unveiled the ctor Nikhil Siddhartha, who admitted to being in a relationship title on his Twitter page with a doctor, said he will be announcing his marriage details on Monday evening. after the release of his next Arjun Suravaram. Interacting with his Kapatadhaari is an offi- A fans as a part of promoting his November 29 cial remake of this year’s release, he spilled the beans about his mar- Kannada hit Kavuladaari, riage. “Hari bro, I will answer your ques- a political crime thriller. It tion post the film’s release,” was the actor’s has gone to floors on reply when a fan asked about his marriage. November 1 in Chennai He also said that he would love to team and the makers are plan- up with Pawan Kalyan — even if it means ning to wrap it up by sideling his present venture. “I will bear the January-end. The makers losses of my current film and will do a film are keen on releasing it in with Pawan Kalyan if an opportu- March. The likes of nity presents itself,” he insisted. Nasser, Nandita, Pooja On Arjun Suravaram’s Kumar, Jayaprakash and release woes, he clarified Sampath are playing sup- that the delay has noth- porting roles, while ing to do with finan- national award winning cial problems. producer Dr G. “Hmmm can’t Dhananjayan is produc- explain in a ing it under his Tweet.. but Creative Entertainers it was not & Distributors ban- because of ner. Financials Rajasekhar was as everyone initially supposed thought.. it to headline was of a small Kapatadhaari dispute which is but due to rea- resolved and every- sons guarded, thing smooth now. all he left the pro- happies now (sic),” he ject. After wrote when a fan quizzed wrapping up about the film’s multiple post- this film, ponements. Sumanth will He further said that he will shift atten- be teaming up with Ekkadiki tion to Telugu Pothavu Chinnavada director remake of Vi Anand for a new film next Malayalam hit year. Padayottam. Megastar and Mani Sharma again he suspense sur- rounding who would compose T music for Megastar Chiranjeevi’s next with Koratala Siva seems to have reached a conclusion, at last! MAY DAY While famed Bollywood musi- cians’ duo Ajay-Atul who were composing music for anticipated period flicks like Taanaji, Panipat, RELEASE FOR Shamshera and Sardar Udham Singh were frontrunners to bag the favouring Mani Sharma for the project, allegedly their jam-packed job. There’s also buzz about S.S. schedule has caused Koratala to Thaman’s name in the talks but look for other options. It is sources confirm that Mani SAI TEJ’S NEXT understood that Ajay-Atul Sharma, who is back in the spot- told Siva that they will be light after iSmart Shankar, is likely aunched last month, the filming of Sai Dharam Tej-starrer available from January but to walk away with the job. The Solo Brathuke So Better kicked off in Hyderabad on Tuesday. with the latter keen on composer also has multiple pro- A popcorn entertainer, the film will mark the directorial beginning the shoot with a jects in his kitty but it’s likely he L debut of Subbu and sees Nabha Natesh alongside Tej. With song shortly, he has initiated might overlook some of them to the summer of 2020 ready to witness the release of many discussions with other composers. work with Megastar, with whom anticipated films, producer B.V.S.N. Prasad has decided to Also, the fact that most Bollywood he has done films like Choodalani lock May 1 as the release date for Solo Brathuke So Better. Technicians composers refrain from composing Vundhi, Bavagaru Bagunnara, like S.S. Thaman (for music) and Venkat C. Dilip (cinematography) are background score, Koratala is Annaya and Indra among others. associating with the film. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 sport 12

Nur-Sultan to Wrist spinners difficult to pick with Pink ball: Harbhajan host Ind-Pak PTI n NEW DELHI Davis Cup tie t the floodlit Eden Gardens, wrist spinners landing the PTI n NEW DELHI Apink ball with scrambled seam will be far more difficult to ismissing Pakistan’s review pick than finger spinners, feels Dappeal, the International Tennis senior off-spinner Harbhajan Federation (ITF) on Tuesday Singh. announced Kazakhstan’s capital Nur- India will be playing its much- Sultan as the neutral venue for the awaited first Day/Night Test against upcoming Davis Cup tie between Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens India and Pakistan. from Saturday and there is a lot of Pakistan Tennis Federation curiosity regarding how the pink (PTF) had filed an appeal contesting ball would behave. the ITF Davis Cup Committee’s "Wrist spinners will have one November 4 decision to shift the advantage if you see because it's November 29-30 tie to a neutral going to be very difficult to pick the venue. seam (with black stitches) of pink PTF had argued that if Indian pil- ball," Harbhajan told PTI during an grims can visit Pakistan without any interaction. security threat, why can’t the Indian India has a wrist spinner in team play matches in Islamabad, but Kuldeep Yadav but Harbhajan did- the Independent Tribunal of the n't want to talk on selection mat- world governing body kept the games ters. at a neutral venue. "Well, that's the team manage- “The Pakistan Tennis Federation ment's call and I can't comment. (PTF) appealed the Davis Cup But then Bangladesh need to play Committee decision to move the tie the Indian pacers on the seamer from Islamabad. The appeal was friendly track before spinners are dismissed by an independent tribunal fully operational," he said, referring on Monday 18 November,” ITF said to their performance against Mohd in a statement. Shami and Co. In the first Test. “Further to the decision of the "And also between 3.30 and PTF not to nominate a neutral venue, 4.30 pm, the time of sunset in in accordance with Davis Cup regu- Kolkata where seamers are known lations, the Davis Cup Committee has to do maximum damage. But yes voted in favour of the tie being host- we need to figure out more about ed by the ITF on neutral ground at spinners if we want to play more the National Tennis Centre in Nur- D/N Tests in future." Sultan (previously Astana), He reminded how Kuldeep Kazakhstan on 29-30 November,” the turned out to be lethal during the statement added. 2016 Duleep Trophy, played with The matches will be played on the pink ball. indoor courts since extreme cold con- "If you remember Duleep ditions there won’t allow them to be Trophy, no one could effectively staged outside. read Kuldeep from his wrists. Leg “Playing indoor suits our players. spinners got lot of wickets during It will work in our favour, not that our that edition," Harbhajan said. Ravichandran Ashwin, center without cap, celebrates with teammates the dismissal o Bangladesh's Liton Das during the third day of first Test between India and Bangladesh in Indore AP players can’t play on grass but they a He explained why wrist spin- because unlike other finger spin- He then went on to explain the Also the format of the game For spinners to be more effec- lot more comfortable on hard courts. ners are more effective. ners, both his off break and doos- fundamental difference between When a finger makes it difficult. tive, they have to play more games The weather conditions are harsh and "When a finger spinner bowls, ra were released with scrambled bowling with white ball and pink spinner bowls, the "In 50 overs or 20 over crick- at the domestic level. though we are playing indoors, it still the ball is released with seam so seam," said one of India's greatest ball when the dew sets in. et, whenever the ball gets wet, you "If BCCI creates a window so affects the body,” India coach Zeeshan that there is turn and bounce. spinners. "A lot of people think that the ball is released with can just alter the length a bit and that all top national players are Ali said. When you are bowling the googly, However, the pink SG in gen- ball will be like a slippery soap bar seam so that there let the batsmen play on backfoot available for a couple of specific “The quality of tennis is better the seam will be scrambled and eral will be a challenge for the spin- as it happens with white ball in is turn and bounce. getting those singles. rounds in Ranji Trophy, then you playing indoors because factors like very difficult to pick," he explained. ners with the extra lacquer that will D/N games. It's not the same. The "But in a Test match, you will can learn more. sun and wind do not affect the However, someone like a be applied to keep its colour intact white ball becomes slippery When you are not have a field setting like that. "Even Duleep can go back to matches.” The tie was scheduled to be Muttiah Muralitharan might just be under lights. because the white lacquer goes off bowling the googly, You have to pitch it up. Now land- pink ball but only if stars play. With held in Islamabad in September but very effective. "More lacquer means that you the skin of the ball gets wet. ing six deliveries on one spot no disrespect to any player, if top was pushed to November 29-30 after "But there are exceptions like will not have a good grip on the "With extra lacquer, pink ball's the seam will be while trying to grip a wet seam can players dont play here, the purpose India expressed concerns about the Muttiah Muralitharan, who could ball, especially finger spinners. skin wont get wet but the stitches scrambled and very be a challenge because trying the is lost and no advantage gained safety of their players due to diplo- have been a killer with the pink ball And the ball starts skidding from will be very soggy. And therein lies difficult to pick ODI length will be easy meat for while playing next pink Test," he matic tensions between the two despite being a finger spinner the hand." problem with finger spinners. batsmen." concluded. nations. Shami alters length to Coach Langer throws Babar’s best yet keep batsmen guessing weight behind Warner to come: Ponting When he simplifies the game, stays still and IANS n BRISBANE PTI n NEW DELHI son there is a lot more data avail- watches the ball, keeps his mind clear, we able of you to the opposition. know there’s no more destructive player in ith Pakistan set to chal- ndia speedster Mohammed “But he has been batting beau- the world, probably,” Langer was quoted sa Wlenge Australia in a two- IShami said altering length to tifully, the way he balances himself saying by cricket.com.au. Tests series starting Thursday, keep the batsmen guessing would without falling on the offside as he “He loves batting in Australia, he loves former Australia skipper Ricky be key when India take on plays so straight and his movement batting, basically. We are looking forward to Ponting believes that Babar Bangladesh in their maiden Pink- of the front and back foot has been him having a great summer. I know how Azam could be a threat for the ball Test. fantastic making him the man in important he is to our team, that’s why I had home team as the World Cup- Shami, who has been in terrif- form who is full of confidence,” no doubt after the Ashes that he’d be in the winning skipper feels that ic form, returned with the figures Gavaskar said. first Test of the summer,” he added. Babar is yet to play to potential. of 3/27 and 4/31 in the first Test at Former India opener Gautam When Pakistan last toured Australia, “We haven’t seen the best Indore to achieve his career-best Gambhir said the Men in Blue have Warner averaged 71.20 across three Test of him yet,” Ponting told crick- ranking, said he intends on keep- a complete bowling unit with matches. et.com.au. “Twenty-odd Tests ing things simple for the historic quality spinners and pacers in their Earlier, Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon felt for an average of 35 — he’s bet- Test. ranks. that Warner would come out all guns blaz- ter than that. He averages 54 in “What one thing bowlers “If you see other oppositions, ing in the two-Test series against Pakistan. one-day cricket at a strike-rate should do is keep an eye on the tain Sunil Gavaskar cautioned some teams have got quality fast IANS n BRISBANE “Dave is a world-class player. I’m expect- of about 90. He’s a very, very wicket and how is it behaving, so Mayank Agarwal, who scored a bowling attacks, some have qual- ing him to come out here and play excep- classy player. what I do is as the pitch gets slow- double century in the Indore Test, ity spinners but if you look at this ustralia coach Justin Langer has reck- tionally well,” Lyon had told reporters on “He’s a really exciting tal- er I keep pushing myself and saying opposition would be better- Indian side, they’ve got two qual- Aoned opener David Warner will put his Saturday. ent and probably the guy I’m when I notice that the batsman is prepared to counter him in future ity spinners, three quality seamers bad form in the Ashes this year behind him “No doubt, he would have been down looking forward to seeing the uncomfortable I go over the top... matches. plus Jasprit Bumrah and in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan. and disappointed about the Ashes that he most this summer. I’ve seen the So the length has to keep chang- “He is enjoying Test cricket, Bhuvneshwar Kumar who are not Warner had a horrible outing during the had. But he was still part of the side to go Aussies a lot and I’ve seen a lot ing,” Shami said on Nerolac Cricket this is his first year and hopefully in the playing 11. Ashes campaign this year as he managed just over there and retain the Ashes, which is of the Kiwis, but I’m really Live on Star Sports. he keeps scoring on the second “So they’ve got proper 5 seam- 95 runs at an average of 9.5 from five games. pretty bloody special, if you ask me,” he excited to see him. He could be Meanwhile, former India cap- year also because in the second sea- ers plus Kuldeep Yadav.” “I cannot wait to see him play well. added. anything,” he added. Babar Azam in a file picture PCB Kiwis & Eng put rivalry to Test Misbah working on AFP n MOUNT MAUNGANUI it,” Wagner said. New Zealand will also be bolstered ew Zealand and England will take by the return of captain Kane plans to shut Smith Ntheir cricketing rivalry into the Test Williamson, who sat out the T20 series arena on Thursday after finding them- with a nagging hip injury. IANS n BRISBANE executing the plans very well mistake.” selves evenly matched in recent limited- It will be the first Test match ever right now, and hopefully we’ll be Pakistan are going into the overs thrillers. staged at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval, akistan coach Misbah-ul- able to build that kind of a pres- series with a pace attack that England have bragging rights after which has been hosting limited-overs PHaq said that pitching the sure, and stay disciplined espe- consists of Mohammad Abbas, winning a rollercoaster World Cup internationals since 2014. ball consistently on the blind cially early in the innings. No Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad final in July, then edging the Black Caps The beachside venue is Wagner’s spot or near the top of the off matter how good a batsman is Musa and the 16-year-old 3-2 in a desperately close Twenty20 home ground and he said the wicket stump would be key to dismiss- batting, it’s about consistency Naseem Shah. series completed earlier this month. could take time to get used to. ing Australian stalwart Steve and bowling the maximum balls “All the batsmen you talk to, Both the one-day decider and T20 “It’s been a pretty good wicket that’s Smith. in those areas that build pressure any batsman in the world, that’s series needed tie-breakers to find a win- tended to be on the flatter side but there’s Smith returned to Test and the batsman respects you, the area where you have to ner and there will be no shortage of always pace and bounce that you can cricket by taking the Ashes by and you force him to make a defend a ball, and that is a six to mutual respect when the rivals face off work with,” he said. storm earlier in the year. In the eight metre spot where you again on Thursday in the First Test at “It’s also got it’s own unique chal- five-match series that was held have to play the top of off Mount Maunganui. lenges with wind that swirls around a across August and September in stump,” he said. “That’s the area On paper, there again appears to be bit.” England, Smith scored a whop- from where if it’s happening then little to separate the teams, with New ping 774 runs at an average of that creates a great chance. Even Zealand second in the Test rankings and New Zealand and England players watch as local maori perform a haka during an official welcome AP SQUADS 110.57. He carried the good if it’s not happening, you have England third. New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), form into the recently conclud- less chances to do anything But England skipper Joe Root is approach this time, with batsmen plac- charge. Todd Astle, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, ed T20I series against Pakistan with the ball. painfully aware that his team underper- ing an emphasis on protecting their He is expected to hand opening Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie at home. “So it’s about consistency, formed when it lost a two-Test series in wickets. batsman Dom Sibley his debut, partner- Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, “As far as Steve Smith goes, and top players in the world, if New Zealand last year after underesti- “We have to be prepared to play ing Rory Burns, with Root moving down Henry Nicholls, Jeet Raval, Mitchell there’s a blind spot for every top you miss those areas, that spe- mating the Black Caps’ bowlers on their some attritional cricket at times,” he said. to fourth in the order. Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil batsman in the world; as a cial length and line, then they are home turf. “We have to try to bat longer... it New Zealand will take the oppor- Wagner, BJ Watling bowler you’re always interested good enough to just cash in Pacemen Trent Boult and Tim would be nice to get used to batting for tunity to blood speedster Lockie England: Joe Root (capt), Jofra Archer, in pitching the ball there,” on that. So you have to Southee bundled the tourists out for 58 120 overs more regularly, especially in Ferguson, who has already excelled in Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Rory Misbah is quoted as say- be very, very disci- in the first innings of the opening Test the first innings.” limited overs internationals and was Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam ing by ESPNCricinfo. plined, just keep as England tried to play what Root The series will not count towards the described as “an extreme talent” by Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Saqib “It’s important the ball there, and described as “fast forward” cricket. World Test Championship, giving new short-ball specialist Neil Wagner. Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie that we bowl with if it’s happening England’s skipper said his team England coach Chris Silverwood room “I know he’s raring to go. If he gets Pope, Dominic Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris consistency there. you are already would be taking a more measured to experiment in his first Test series in the opportunity he’ll make the most of Woakes. Our bowlers are in the game.”