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VENKY'S TWO PROJECTS CALLED OFF { Page 13 } www.dailypioneer.com Tamilisai Soundararajan New Ministers’ KCR's cabinet expansion: portfolios T Harish Rao - Finance takes charge as TS Governor KT Rama Rao - Municipal Administration & Urban l Only additions, no removals Development, IT & New Guv administers oath to six new ministers Communications, Industries L VENKAT RAM REDDY P Sabitha Indra Reddy - within five hours of assuming office n HYDERABAD Education Gangula Kamalakar - BC PNS n HYDERABAD Telangana Chief Minister K Welfare, Food & Civil Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday Supplies and Consumer Telangana State on Sunday expanded his cabinet by induct- Affairs got its first woman Governor ing six new ministers, with the Satyavathi Rathod - ST with Dr Tamilisai highlights being the return of his Welfare, Women & Child Soundararajan taking charge son KT Rama Rao and nephew Welfare at the Raj Bhavan. She was T Harish Rao, after a gap of Puvvada Ajay Kumar - administered the oath of nearly nine months, and the Transport office by Chief Justice of entry of women ministers. PORTFOLIO CHANGE: Telangana High Court New governor Tamilisai G Jagadish Reddy - Energy Raghavendra Singh Chauhan. Soundararajan administered the (earlier Education) The oath of office was oath of office and secrecy to the administered after Chief new the ministers at a simple IT Minister KT Rama Rao seeks blessings of his father and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Secretary SK Joshi read out ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. while Finance Minister T Harish Rao greets the CM after the swearing in ceremony in Hyderabad on Sunday the warrant of appointment Contrary to speculations that Tough task for issued by President Ram Nath KCR would sack a few minis- Kovind appointing ters, he did not touch any of the FM Harish: Soundararajan as Telangana incumbent 12 ones. KTR back to IT, industries, MAUD; Harish gets promotion Governor. Chief Minister K The size of the Telangana cab- elangana Chief Minister K irrigation portfolio between Tackling Chandrashekhar Rao and the inet should not exceed 18 mem- TChandrasekhar Rao, who 2014 and 2018 and was Chief Justice then greeted bers, including CM, as per the completed his cabinet formation instrumental in giving initial her with bouquets. ruling party's total strength of by inducting six ministers on push to the execution of the slowdown Several senior BJP leaders, 119 MLAs in the Legislative Sunday, retained the major Kaleshwaram project and PNS n HYDERABAD including Himachal Pradesh Assembly. With Sunday's irrigation portfolio, apparently to Mission Kakatiya, is now back Governor-designate Bandaru expansion, the cabinet reached ensure that all the major projects in the cabinet after a gap of Finance Minister T Harish Rao Dattatreya and Union its full strength of 18, thereby like Kaleshwaram and Palamur- nine months. However, he has has a herculean task cut out for Minister of State for Home G Governor of Telangana State Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan being administered giving indications that there is Ranga Reddy are completed on a now been entrusted with the him in his new avatar. Kishan Reddy, were among the oath of office at Raj Bhavan on Sunday no scope for any cabinet reshuf- war-footing. KCR's nephew T portfolio of Finance. Harish Rao has assumed those who attended the fle in the near future. Harish Rao, who held the Continued on Page 3 charge as Finance Minister at a swearing-in ceremony at the were among several other colleagues at the Begumpet KCR has given representation time when the State is staring Raj Bhavan. Tamil Nadu leaders present Airport upon her arrival by to women ministers for the at a bruised economy that must The simple ceremony was on the occasion. a special flight from Chennai. first time in his cabinet. He KCR also sprang a surprise by Rajender and Koppula also weather recession amid a attended by Telangana State Interestingly, the new The appointment of inducted Sabitha Indra Reddy giving chance to Gangula Eashwar. In the latest cabinet very tight financial position. Ministers, MPs, MLAs, Governor administered oath Tamilisai as Telangana's next and Sathyavathy Rathod into his Kamalakar and Puvvada Ajay, expansion, KTR and Gangula Chief Minister K Assembly Speaker Pocharam to six new ministers within Governor was announced on cabinet. The cabinet of KCR, in both of whom are rookies as Kamalakar have found place in Chandrasekhar Rao has already Srinivas Reddy, among others. five hours of taking charge as September 1, following its entire first term from 2014 ministers. The undivided the cabinet. Khammam previ- More than three months back, raised alarm bells over the dis- Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Governor. which she stepped down and 2019, lacked a woman min- Karimnagar district bagged the ously had no representation in ‘The Pioneer’ predicted with remarkable tinct possibility of the state's Minister O Pannerselvam, Earlier, Dr Soundararajan from her role as Tamil Nadu ister, fuelling criticism from lion's share in the cabinet with the cabinet. The gap has not accuracy that KTR and Harish would be earnings being badly hit due to Tamil Nadu ministers D was welcomed by the Chief BJP chief. opposition parties and women four ministers. The district is been filled with the induction of back in cabinet. We were right even the impact of 'global recession'. Jayakumar and Thangamani Minister and his Cabinet Continued on Page 3 organizations. already represented by Etela Puvvada Ajay. about their portfolios Continued on Page 3 Veteran jurist Congrats to Lander Vikram located on Pakistan, Jethmalani Modi on 100 China discuss passes away days of ‘no lunar surface: ISRO chief Kashmir NEW DELHI: Eminent development' PNS n BENGALURU PNS n ISLAMABAD jurist and former Union PNS n NEW DELHI minister Ram Jethmalani The Chandrayaan-2s Vikram Pakistan and China on passed away on Sunday at Taking a dig at the Modi gov- module has been located on Sunday discussed the the age of 95, his family ernment, Congress leader the Lunar surface and it must Kashmir issue and under- members said. Rahul Gandhi on Sunday "con- have been a hard-landing, lined the need to settle dis- Jethmalani breathed his gratulated" it on 100 days of "no ISRO chairman K Sivan said putes in the region through last at 7.45 am at his official development". on Sunday, in an admission dialogue on the basis of residence in New Delhi, his He alleged that there was a that the planned soft-landing mutual respect and equality, son Mahesh Jethmalani said. glaring lack of leadership, wasnt successful. as Beijing reaffirmed its sup- Mahesh and other close direction and plans to turn- Yes, we have located the lan- port for its all-weather ally in acquaintances said Ram TS Budget session around the "ravaged economy". der on the Lunar surface. safeguarding its sovereignty Jethmalani was not keeping The NDA government led by It must have been a hard- and territorial integrity. well for a few months. Prime Minister Narendra landing, Sivan said. In a joint press release He passed away a few Modi completed 100 days after He said the lander rover issued at the conclusion of days before his 96th birthday from today coming to power for a second Pragyan is housed inside it was Chinese Foreign Minister on September 14, his son consecutive term with a mas- located by on-board cameras Wang Yi's two-day visit to said. Mahesh said his father's l KCR to present Budget in sive mandate. "Congratulations of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. munication. "Vikram Lander The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter Pakistan, the two countries last rites will be performed to the Modi govt on Asked if the lander was descent was as planned and is healthy and safe in the emphasised that their all- in the evening at the Lodhi Assembly, FM Harish in Council #100DaysNoVikas, the con- damaged during the hard- normal performance was Lunar orbit, an ISRO official weather strategic ties would road crematorium here. tinued subversion of democ- landing, he said: That we do observed up to an altitude of said after the lander lost con- remain unaffected by any Besides Mahesh PNS n HYDERABAD ed to dominate the Budget ses- racy, a firmer stranglehold on not know. Sivan said efforts to 2.1 km. Subsequently, com- tact with ground stations min- regional or international sit- Jethmalani, the former sion. The government would a submissive media to drown establish contact with the lan- munication from the lander to utes before the touchdown on uation. Wang's visit to Union minister is survived The budget session of present its regular budget dur- out criticism and a glaring lack der were continuing. ground stations was lost," Sivan Moon's surface. "The orbiter is Pakistan took place amidst by his daughter based in the Telangana Legislature will com- ing the session. Chief Minister of leadership, direction & plans India's mission to soft-land had said. "The data is being healthy, intact, functioning fresh Indo-Pak tensions after US. His other daughter, Rani mence on Monday. K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is where it's needed the most - to on moon suffered a setback analysed", he had added at the normally and safely in the New Delhi revoked Jammu Jethmalani, died in 2011. Chief Minister K holding the finance depart- turnaround our ravaged econ- during the wee hours on Mission Operations Complex Lunar orbit," the official said. and Kashmir's special status Chandrasekhar Rao will pre- ment, had presented a vote-on- omy," Gandhi said in a tweet. Saturday, with 'Vikram' mod- at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking The mission life of the on August 5. sent full-fledged budget for account budget in February this ule losing communication with and Command Network 2,379-kg orbiter is one year. The two sides underlined 2019-20 in Legislative Assembly year in tune with the Centre ground stations, just 2.1 km (ISTRAC) here. The successful The orbiter payloads would that a peaceful, stable, coop- on the first day while the new doing so. from the lunar surface during landing would have made conduct remote-sensing obser- erative and prosperous South finance minister T Harish Rao The opposition Congress its final descent. India the fourth country after vations from a 100-km orbit. Asia is in the common inter- will present the budget in had said it would raise public Considered as the most erstwhile USSR, the US and Chandrayaan-2, a follow-on est of all parties. "Parties Legislative Council. The spread health, including the spread of complex" stageof the country's China to achieve a soft-land- mission to the Chandrayaan- need to settle disputes and of dengue and seasonal dis- dengue and seasonal diseases, second expedition to the ing on the moon, also the first 1 mission undertaken more issues in the region through eases, shortage of urea for the promise of loan waiver, moon, the Lander was on a to launch amission to the than a decade ago, comprises dialogue on the basis of farmers, agricultural loan waiv- shortage of urea, among others, powered decent for a soft- unexplored south pole of the an orbiter, lander (Vikram) and mutual respect and equality," er and other issues are expect- during the session. landing when it lost the com- Moon. rover (Pragyan). the statement said. TODAY KCR’S STRATEGY ON CABINET EXPANSION ALMANAC India announces Month & Paksham: Bhdrapada & Shukla Paksha Tackling dissent within party and toning up govt Panchangam DEEPTHI NANDAN REDDY $1 mn disaster relief Tithi : Ekadashi 12:30 am(Next Day) n HYDERABAD Nakshatram: Purva Ashadha : 08:37 am It appears that KCR does not want to give Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Going by the composition of the scope for any sort of dissidence or disturbance aid for Bahamas new team, Chief Minister and any important work) TRS supremo K Chandrashekar within the party, as BJP is waiting for even the PNS n NEW DELHI Rahukalam: 07:38 am – 09:10 am Rao has tried to address dissent MEA spokesperson Yamagandam: 10:41 am – 12:13 pm within the party while strength- slightest opportunity to destabilise TRS sarkar India on Sunday announced a Raveesh Kumar Varjyam: 05:28 pm - 07:14 pm ening the government. humanitarian assistance of USD T Harish Rao, believed to 1 million to help people in The said India stands in Gulika: 01:45 pm - 03:16 pm have been sidelined, has been The firebrand leader from undivided Karimnagar district. Bahamas affected by Hurricane solidarity with that Good Time: (to start any important work) brought back into the cabinet Karimnagar, Gangula Though political circles were Dorian. MEA spokesperson country in this Amritakalam: 04:05 am - 05:51 am and given the key portfolio of Kamalakar, has been made Civil abuzz with discussions that Raveesh Kumar said India difficult time Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:48 am - 12:37 pm Finance. Keeping Harish out of Supplies Minister to stall BJP's Etela Rajender may be axed stands in solidarity with that cabinet had given enough growth in the region, which is from the cabinet, like the way T country in this difficult time. HYDERABAD ammunition for KCR's detrac- Harish being given Finance Municipal Administration, IT considered as TRS' stronghold Rajaiah was shown the door in "We are saddened by the tors to come up with theories of Ministry, the discussions of a and Industries, which he had and also put a check on dis- TRS's first term, KCR did not large scale destruction caused in According to reports, the WEATHER 'infighting' within TRS that had divide and discord in TRS held earlier. Puvvada Ajay, con- senting voices within the party. touch him. This hints that KCR The Bahamas by Hurricane death toll from the calamity has Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms made the TRS boss uncomfort- would be put to rest at least for sidered a close associate of KTR, Senior leader and Health does not want to give scope for #Dorian. In solidarity with the risen to over 40 and is likely to Temp: 29/23 able. Harish was even bandied some time now, giving KCR the has been made the Transport Minister Etela Rajender and any sort of dissidence or dis- friendly people of The increase even more, even as Humidity: 85% about as "a rallying point" for much-needed breather. Minister. But KTR's mark on the folk singer turned MLA turbance within the party, as BJP #Bahamas in this difficult search and rescue teams are still Sunrise: 06.03 KCR's opponents, should a pow- Along with Harish, even TRS cabinet expansion ended there, Rasamayi Balakishan, who is waiting for even the slightest moment, the Government of trying to reach out to Bahamian Sunset: 06.23 erful Centre and the resurgent scion KT Rama Rao has been as KCR made efforts to strike a recently hit the headlines for opportunity to destabilise TRS India is extending an immedi- communities isolated by flood- Current Weather Conditions BJP in State attempt to topple inducted into the cabinet and balance between leadership making comments against TRS sarkar. ate disaster relief of $ 1 million," waters and debris in the wake Updated September 08, 2019 5:00 PM TRS sarkar in Telangana. With given the same portfolios of qualities of KTR and Harish. government, both belong to Continued on Page 2 he tweeted. of Hurricane Dorian. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 hyderabad 02

ew Telangana Governor Minister. Inducting not one but two Tamilisai Soundararajan put women in the Cabinet should have Nher best for forward on day AT HOME IN TELUGU LAND silenced the critics, but that's real- that understandably must have ly not the case. The new grouse is mattered most to her. Great start to Telugu film 'Bharat Anu Nenu'. inspect works going on there. The ple authorities to perform a that the two women joined the TRS a fresh innings and so far so good. sheer sight of water level at full REPORTERS’ Varunayagam for bountiful rains. Can't please everybody only lately and are not true-blue Much to the delight of those present Rains can do wonders capacity got the better of him and This happened at the Simhachalam Putting an end to criticism that party loyalists. There seems to be at the ceremony at Raj Bhavan, the One would think that the season's he just couldn't stop himself from temple on Saturday where AP min- Telangana does not have single truth in the dictum that no matter new Governor got the newly- first rains bring a burst of joy taking a plunge in the dam water. D ARY ister for tourism Muttamsetti woman in the Cabinet, CM KCR what you do, there will be a bunch inducted Minister to take oath among kids. But how about adults, MLA Venkateshwar unwittingly Srinivasa Rao suggested that the inducted two women leaders into of people who will remain hard to with the Telugu words 'Anu even Ministers at that, jumping with brought out the kid in him and authorities perform a yagam for the elite team in the latest ministe- please. Nenu…' Those words made it joy at the sight of water! That's exact- swam to his heart's content. rains. The juxtaposition is about rial expansion. So while Sabita amply clear that she is here to stay ly how thrilled Devarakadra MLA of people who simply refuse to give two very varied branches of belief. Indra Reddy has been given (Contributed by and she's feeling very much at Ala Venkateshwar Reddy was on Parallel worlds up on superstition and myths. So And since neither of the two belief Education portfolio, tribal affairs Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu home in Hyderabad. It's another seeing rainwater filling up reservoirs Just when the country is making while most people were engrossed systems might be able to reconcile leader from Mahabubabad district Avinash Deepak Puli matter that the phrase was made in Mahabubnagar district. He was rapid strides in science and space with the progress of the moon mis- with the other, they may have to live Satyvathi Rathod in the new KMP Patnaik famous first by Mahesh Babu in the visiting the Alipuram check dam to technology, there are also a clutch sion, some others were asking tem- with each other. Women, Child and Tribal Welfare Deepthi Nandan) Gold remains buoyant ‘BJP had no role in TS formation’ PNS n HYDERABAD Bazars and the markets locat- ed in Begum Bazar, Amidst continuous bickering According to Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, n IT HAD NEITHER PLAYED A ROLE IN HYDERABAD LIBERATION, SAYS UTTAM between the US on the one side unconfirmed Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam and Iran, N. Korea and China Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, PNS n HYDERABAD BJP is misleading the farmer has lost his life while on the other, the yellow metal reports, there Kukatpally, Bowenpally, standing in a long queue for remained buoyant during the has been General Bazar and Alwal wit- Telangana Pradesh Congress people on Hyderabad urea. Despite the death of one week ended Saturday. unprecedented nessed good arrivals. Most of Committee (TPCC) president Liberation Day. Ram farmer, he said that neither According to unconfirmed demand for gold, the commodities, including and Nalgonda MP Capt N Madhav should know history TRS Government in the State reports, there has been unprece- chillies, coriander, turmeric, Uttam Kumar Reddy informed before speaking on the issue nor BJP Government at the dented demand for gold, partic- particularly from tamarind, methi, mustard, rice, that the Congress party would UTTAM KUMAR REDDY Centre took any measures to ularly from ETF for terror ETF for terror wheat, jowar, maize, ragi, gar- launch its membership drive in TPCC president resolve the crisis. He said the funding purposes. This is funding lic, ginger etc; either remained the State from September 15 delay in arranging required indeed a very serious matter. steady or moved within nar- from Mahabubnagar. quantity of Urea has exposed Consequently, New York gold purposes row margins. Common puls- Addressing a press conference, about the issue. He said it was the negligent attitude of TRS touched US $ 1508.59 (per es such as tuar dal, moong dal, along with other senior leaders, the Congress which merged and BJP Governments towards oz), while silver also moved up urad dal and masoor dal at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday, Hyderabad with Indian Union the farmers. in tandem and closed at $ 19.52, and CAD 54.38. recorded a small appreciation Uttam Kumar Reddy said that in 1948 and the same party Uttam said that the TRS 18.27. Platinum and At home, amidst sluggish in the range of 1 per cent to 2 the membership drive was granted statehood for Government had promised to Palladium closed at demand both the yellow and per cent, while edible oils, being launched at the instruc- TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy addresses media at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday Telangana State in 2014. pay farmers Rs 5,000 per acre $952.35 and 1540.95 white metals recorded mar- sugar and Vanaspati remained tions of party high command. The TPCC President said during kharif and rabi seasons respectively. ginal gains. Standard unchanged. He said that those getting gate the ideologies and teach- regarding the policies and that the public health system every year under Rythu Other economic gold (24 carats) appre- According to the sources, this Congress membership would ings of Mahatma Gandhi to views of Congress party. has collapsed in Telangana Bandhu scheme. However, he parameters ciated by Rs.160 and year soya bean output is expect- also be provided with life insur- every locality and household in Commenting on Hyderabad State with thousands of people said nearly 50% of farmers are remained upbeat closed at Rs.38, 920 ed to be 1.4 cr. tons higher than ance facility and the responsi- Telangana State. He said train- Liberation Day to be celebrat- getting affected with seasonal yet to get the promised vis-a-vis rupee. (per 10 gms). estimated. bility to work out the scheme ing programmes for all party ed on September 17, Uttam and other viral diseases. He amount. Similarly, he said that Crude oil closed Ornamental gold The wholesale prices of has been assigned to CLP workers were being designed at Kumar Reddy said that the BJP said that the Congress leaders the promise of waiving off at Rs.3,969 (per too, moved up onions, potatoes, sweet-pota- leader Mallu Bhatti district-level. He said the train- had played no role in merger would visit District Hospitals crop loans up to Rs. 1 lakh barrel), in tandem and toes, tomatoes, Kandha (yam) Vikramarka and ex-MP Konda ing programmes would contin- of Hyderabad State with Indian across Telangana on September remained unimplemented. To while Brent was quoted in and carrots moved up substan- Vishveshwara Reddy. ue even if municipal elections Union. Further, he said BJP was 9 to inspect the facilities avail- press for fulfilling of this Crude WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW the range of tially. Similarly, cabbage, cauli- Uttam Kumar Reddy said are held in near future. He said even connected with Telangana able for poor patients. promise, he announced that closed at Rs.36,920- flower, ribbed guard, snake that the Congress party has 10 leaders would be sent to All movement. He accused the He also slammed the TRS the Congress would organise US$ 61.22. Copper MCX was 37,020 on the closing day. guard, lady fingers, cucumber also decided to organise grand India Congress Committee BJP of misleading the people government for the ongoing State-wide protest on quoted at Rs.453.4 (per kg). Silver (0.999) recorded an and French beans, along with celebrations of 150th birth (AICC) Headquarters for train- on the issue of Hyderabad shortage of urea. He said farm- September 11 at 11 am. He also Gold MCX stood at Rs.38,566 appreciation of Rs.1,200 and other leafy vegetables too, anniversary of Mahatma ing and later, these leaders Liberation Day and advised ers were being forced to stand announced that the Congress (per 10 gms) and Silver MCX closed at Rs.47,900 (per recorded an appreciation in Gandhi. He said that the would supervise the training BJP leader Ram Madhav to in long queues for several would launch massive agitation at Rs.47,885 (per kg). Sensex kg).The sentiment in gold and the range of 14 per cent to 20 Congress cadre would propa- programming in the State read history before speaking hours to get urea. He said one against the Uranium mining. and Nifty 50 closed at silver jewellery market is like- per cent. 36,981.77 and 10,946.20 points ly to remain firm in the near In Hyderabad, the NECC respectively. future. wholesale egg-price recorded a The foreign exchange market decline of Rs.14 over previous also remained firm during the COMMODITIES week and closed at Rs.319 (per RIMS officials face music week. The foreign exchange During the week, the senti- 100). The highest price of Rs. rates were: US $ 71.73, EURO ment in principal wholesale 387 was recorded at Varanasi PNS n ADILABAD Expressing severe impa- 79.06, GPB 88.25, CNY 10.08, commodity markets in the while Hospet recorded the low- tience over absence of medical SR 19.28, KD 238.16, UAE twin cities was strong. Rythu est price of Rs.310. District Principal Judge MG officers in any of the words Priyadarsini, accompanied by that she had visited, she said District Legal Services that she would bring it to the Authority Secretary Udaya notice of the High Court. Tackling dissent... Bhaskar, on Saturday inspect- She went through the atten- Continued from Page 1 Over 20,000 industrial ed various wards in the pres- dance register and found out tigious Rajiv Gandhi Institute that at least a dozen doctors This is quite uncharacteris- of Medical Sciences (RIMS) reported for duty. Later, she Minister Niranjan Reddy at a review in Hyderabad on Sunday tic of KCR! Yet, it is apparent workers lose jobs hospital here and felt that the District Principal visited the diagnostic labora- that the threat of dissent has services being rendered by the Judge Priyadarsini tory and held a meeting with pushed him into a defensive PNS n SANGAREDDY Because of the economic hospital are worse than the inspected various the medical officers. She position. Sabita Indra recession, the industries are services rendered by an RMP. asked the medical officers to 33,800 tonnes of urea Reddy has been given the Because of the prevailing eco- implementing only a four or When she entered the wards in the extend proper medicare to education portfolio - the one nomic slowdown, at least five-day a week affecting liveli- orthopaedic ward in the sec- hospital and the patients since they visit held by Jagadish Reddy earli- 20,000 industrial workers have hood of many workers. The ond floor of the RIMS and expressed hospitals treating doctors as supplied to ryots so far er. Jagadish Reddy, while being lost their livelihood as many automobile giant Mahindra noticed that a woman patient Almighty. shown the door in education units reduced the number of and Mahindra has cut down was almost falling off from her displeasure over She said that she had to visit PNS n HYDERABAD officials to take stringent action ministry, seems to have been 'mandays' and many small- production by at least 30 per hospital bed with no head the services the RIMS because there are a against traders if they found to rewarded with the Power scale industries dependent on cent, according to trade union nurse sighted anywhere near lot of complaints against the Agriculture Minister S Niranjan sell urea at higher prices. Ministry. With no expulsions major industries for their sus- leaders. At least 1,000 work- the ward. Moreover, the hospital's working. She point- Reddy said that around 33,800 Huge demand for groundnut and without any major changes tenance are facing the threat of ers have lost livelihood in the patient has been bleeding. and enquired from them the ed out that a head injury tonnes of urea was supplied to seeds in the portfolios of existing closure. unit. Several minor units The nurses present in the health services being ren- patient in an accident case suc- farmers in September till Agriculture Minister S ministers, KCR has ensured In Pathancheru Assembly dependent on Mahindra and ward are seen engaging in dered to them. cumbed to the injury for want Saturday. In all, 16,374 tonnes Niranjan Reddy predicted that that there is no discontent constituency, there are many Mahindra like Avanti and chit-chat rather than attending Attendants of one of the of timely medicare. She asked of urea is being dispatched to the area under groundnut crop among his cabinet colleagues industries. In Sangareddy and Polal are facing the threat of the patients. patients told her that the the medical officers and other villages through urea rake will increase phenomenally in and has sent clear signals that he Zaheerabad constituencies, closure. She expressed her impa- patient had gone to a private staff members to mend their points through additional vehi- Nalgonda, Rangareddy, undi- wants to take everyone along there are industries in many Another automobile tyre tience over the garbage piled diagnostic laboratory to fetch ways and extend proper cles, he said and asked govern- vided Mahabubnagar and with him.Thus, by attempting mandals offering jobs to the unit, the MRF, has been imple- up at a place in the ward. She his blood report. Another medicare to the patients. ment officials to monitor the Medak districts with the avail- a full-scale cabinet expansion, locals. menting a three-days a week found that not a house-sur- patient told her that the hos- If there is a shortage of supply. ability of irrigation facility. at a time when political equa- Workers from Bihar, Kerala, work schedule giving con- geon was present in the ward. pital is not giving them all the medicines, the hospital man- He was reviewing the avail- The Minister on Sunday said tions are changing swiftly in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, tract workers three days off in Later, she visited the fevers medicines that are prescribed agement is asked to procure ability of urea with Agriculture that 60,000-70,000 quintals of the State, KCR has not just Karnataka, UP, Punjab, AP, a week. The production in the ward where also the junior and they have to buy them them. RIMS deputy superin- Principal Secretary C groundnut seeds are needed for made efforts to address dissent Himachal Pradesh and other ITDC has been almost halved doctors were conspicuous by from outside. He showed the tendent Kalyan Reddy, RMO Parthasaradhi, additional direc- cultivating the crop in the rabi. within the party but has also states have found gainful leading to 4,000 workers of the their absence. She interacted medicines purchased by him Ramu and several doctors tor agriculture Vijaya Kumar However, the Telangana Seeds strengthened governance. employment in these units. work force losing their jobs. with the patients in the ward from outside. were present. and others in a meeting held at has only 10,000 quintals of HACA bhavan here on Sunday. seeds with it. The farmers are Urea supplied to the state preparing themselves to grow from other states will reach var- groundnut in rabi on a large ious ports and also by train, he scale. Keeping this in mind, the TELANGANA LAWYERS UP THE ANTE said adding that 17,000 tonnes Agriculture Department on of urea would be reaching vil- Aug 21 called for tenders for HC UPADHYAY enjoys freedom in matters of Unfortunately, whatever over anxiety, provides for exor- lages by Monday night. supply of ground nut seeds. n HYDERABAD transfer, promotion and other The lawyers are up in arms because of actions are taken against cor- bitant fines for several offences Another 14,000 tonnes of urea, In view of the unprecedent- service conditions of the judi- the transfer orders of the second senior rupt and criminal elements connected with vehicles and which is ready for loading into ed increase in demand for Led by the High Court Bar cial officers of the high courts, most judge of the State HC, Justice PV belonging to the opposition people's safety. The fine various vehicles, is expected to groundnut seeds, the Association, lawyers in and the SC, under minimum parties they are automatically amounts vary from 500 per- be received by Sep 12. Agriculture Minister reviewed Telangana have resorted to interference of the govern- Sanjay Kumar to the HC of Punjab & termed as 'political vendetta'. cent to 1,000 percents over By Septemebr 12, the total the situation with Parthasarathi, boycott of all courts since ment, of late, questions have Haryana in the lower seniority It sends out wrong signals to repealed provisions. quantity of urea reaching farm- principal secretary Agriculture, September 4. Effectively the been raised about the style of the people that the 'politically True that 93 Sections ers is put at 90,000 metric and other officials in a meeting court work will be hampered functioning of the Collegium motivated' actions are meant to amended MV Act by any stan- tonnes, he said. He asked the held at HACA Bhavan. till September 10 because of and the SC itself. In any case, apparent success. Our democ- been disastrous. Right from harass innocent people. True, dard is a model law and if it Sunday and public holiday on such a situation needs to be ratic scheme of governance challenging Rafael deal to the government of the day at could be taken in its true spir- account of Moharrum. tackled by all the stake-hold- provides for an overwhelming opposing triple talaq, times becomes 'selective' in it and implemented effective- The lawyers obviously are up ers, including the government, peoples' participation. This is demonetisation, merger targeting the offenders, but ly, it could help save thousands in arms because of the transfer and the apex court firmly, ensured by holding the right to of banks , repulsive mil- was it not the case during of precious lives. Alas, that orders of the second senior amicably and effectively with- exercise franchise and electing itary action against the rule of Congress and seems more like daydreaming. most judge of the State HC, out giving any scope for the representatives of the people to Pakistan to extending Congress-led UPA in Given the prevailing hopeless Justice PV Sanjay Kumar to the escalation of discontent or adorn the temples of democra- support to the past? Then road conditions and rampant High Court of Punjab & heart burning among any par- cy, called the Parliament and Pakistan on the why shout corruption among the Traffic Haryana in the lower seniority. ticular stake holder. state Legislatures. In other issue of abroga- hoarse at the Police throughout country, the Incidentally, the apex court words, the party voted to power tion of Articles present ruling party? gullible pedestrians will always only a couple of days before in 'Political vendetta' is bound to hear voices of the 370 and 35 A, the remain at the receiving end. a case related to the Allahabad doublespeak opposition, although at the end role of the 'Fine raj' not fine Added to this, the incapabili- High Court decried the ten- Ever since the change of baton of the day it is the ruling party's Opposition has been LEGAL The recently passed ty of the vehicle owners to shell dency of legal fraternity to at the Centre in 2014, the crest- mandate that will prevail. This destructive. The lat- Motor Vehicles down heavy penalty would abstain from court work as it fallen UPA has been behaving mechanism has been adopted est in this series has ROUNDUP (Amendment) Act, 2019 also frustrate the ideal objec- goes against the interests of the like a bunch of fools. All deci- by the makers of the been the stage- has generated a storm. tives of the Act. litigant public. The agitating sions taken by the government Constitution after due deliber- managed violent demonstra- Enacted with laudable inten- Therefore, a rethink on the lawyers have apparently of new dispensation with the ations. It has been working tions in the aftermath of the tion to curtail the menace of quantum of fine is necessary trained guns at the Collegium approval of Parliament, and effectively, all these years. arrest of P Chidambaram and road-rage, which takes a toll of though there is no guarantee of the Supreme Court. While even the SC, have been vocifer- But the fall of one party being DK Shivakumar terming their about 1,50,000 human lives that by doing so the desired it is true that the apex court ously opposed but with no in power for several decades has arrest as 'political vendetta'. annually, the said Act, due to results would be achieved.

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RIME BIDDING GOODBYE CORNER Oath ceremony, Ganesh Man nabbed with 22 kg ganja HYDERABAD: A man working at HRC in Malakpet was caught processions choke roads with 22 kg ganja on Sunday. Police said KG Panna Singh (41) had the narcotic at his residence Bumper-to-bumper traffic on city roads pushes commuters in corner at Dhobi Galli in Old Malakpet. PNS n HYDERABAD During interrogation, Singh confessed that he peddles ganja Seventh-day immersion of and procures it from one Ganesh idols and frequent VIP Nagamani in Agency area of movement brought traffic to a Visakhapatnam. The latest grinding halt in most parts of consignment was procured three Hyderabad on Sunday. days ago. Singh was packing the Motorists faced delays lasting ganja into small packets at his at least 40 minutes at residence when police nabbed Punjagutta crossroads, him on basis of credible Begumpet stretch, Somajiguda information. Earlier in 2002, -Khairatabad stretch and many Panna Singh was arrested in one others to let processions pass. liquor smuggling case in Constant VIP movement at Kachiguda and two cases in Somajiguda and connecting Chaderghat police station areas. roads - on account of the Swearing-in of new Telangana Ravi. "I started from Begumpet Biker suffers shock Governor Tamilisai at around 11 am and it took me from live wire Soundararajan's at Raj Bhavan Khairatabad Ganesha huge more than an hour to reach at 11 am and the State Cabinet Khairtabad. Even during the HYDERABAD: A 29-year-old man expansion programme in the draw; Metro station crowded usual peak hours, it only takes suffered an electric shock when evening left traffic virtually about 20 minutes," he said. his bike came in contact with a gridlocked on trunk routes. PNS n HYDERABAD which registered 40,000 exits With roads full choc-a-bloc, live wire at Isnapur junction in Tank Bund was the other area and 30,000 entries. some commuters searched for A Ganesh idol being lowered into Hussain Sagar with the help of a crane on Sunday Patancheru mandal of where roads were choked due Large crowds were seen at Special arrangements were alternative routes on Google Sangareddy on Sunday. Police to idol immersion. Khairatabad Metro station made at the station and extra Maps. That was hardly of any said the man, Srinivas, got Hyderabad traffic police also on Sunday, all head for the trains with 4.5 minute fre- help, however. The app sug- thrown off on the road and the closed the Panjagutta-Raj pandal that hosts the city's quency were run on the day. gested that it takes 'just' an hour KTR back to bike went up in flames. He was Bhavan Quarters road for gen- largest Khairatabad Ganesha. Train timings too were and 20 minutes to travel from returning home when the bike eral traffic between 10 am and Over 70,000 commuters used extended by half an hour to Somajiguda to Lakdi-ka-Pul, a GHMC teams take IT, industries, ran over an electric wire and 12.30 pm. And most house- the Khairatabad station clear the rush. 3 km distance. skidded. Srinivas fell a foot away holds, apartment and colony Traffic conditions are from his bike and the live electric MAUD... associations planning Ganesh expected to remain such for to thermal fogging wire. While the vehicle lay Visarjan on the weekend, a commuters to take alternate trucks for Ganesh Xisarjan, some more time. Regular traf- Continued from Page 1 burning, none of the passers-by number of vital routes across routes in order to avoid incon- VIPs moving around, and many fic will be affected near Tank or even the traffic cop posted at the city remained clogged up venience during the oath-tak- large private buses too on the Bund, Khairtabad, Somajiguda Entomologists spray larvicide in Harish will be reading out the junction came to his rescue. throughout the day. ing ceremony. road. How does the other traf- and Punjagutta till at least his first budget speech in the Instead an auto driver, Raju, Police had indeed advised "There are lorries and mini- fic move?" said a commuter, September 12. areas affected by mosquitoes Assembly on Monday, when stopped his vehicle and helped the monsoon session begins Srinivas move further away from PNS n HYDERABAD to approve the full-fledged the electric wire. Some others GHMC Commissioner budget. then joined in and rushed the Three held Mosquito prevention pro- However, the Chief injured man to Area Hospital in gramme is now the new asked entomology Minister returned the same Patancheru in the auto. He was Box explodes on footpath, mantra of the GHMC ento- wing officials to old portfolio of Information given first-aid and shifted to for trying to another hospital. Meanwhile, the mology wing. The depart- remain vigilant for Technology, Municipal ment, which had failed to Adminstration and Industries electricity department later cut the next two months steal laddu control the menace since the to his son K T Rama Rao, off power in the area to remove rag-picker killed in blast as mosquito-borne the wire from the road. beginning of the season, is who held the same during his from pandal now conducting door-to-door diseases are likely to tenure in the first TRS gov- Discarded box contained chemical substance programmes in the city to pre- continue till end of ernment. PNS n HYDERABAD vent further spread of vector- Sabita Indra Reddy, who Tamilisai takes PNS n HYDERABAD borne diseases. monsoon was minister for mines and Three minor boys were Chairman of Telangana geology in the Y S Rajasekhar charge as Guv Tension prevailed on nabbed for attempting to Hospitals Board, Ravinder Reddy cabinet between 2004 Rajendranagar-Aramghar road steal a laddu off the hand of Rao, said, "The corporation's Kushaiguda areas. and 2009 and the first woman Continued from Page 1 after a blast killed a man who a Ganesh idol in Mallapur's entomologists could have pre- Larvicide is being sprayed home minister of the com- stumbled upon an unclaimed pandal by the Nacharam vented the burden of season- and thermal fogging done at bined Andhra Pradesh This appointment came box lying on the footpath on police on Friday. al communicable diseases by places where many dengue between 2009 and 2014, has along with the change of Sunday. Top officials from According to the police, following the protocol before and malaria positive cases now been given the education Governors in three other states Cyberabad, including Police the incident occurred late at the vector epidemic came up." have been detected, said an portfolio. G Jagadeesh Reddy - Kerala, Maharashtra and Commissioner VC Sajjanar night on Thursday when the On Sunday, GHMC ento- entomologist from GHMC. has been divested of the high- Himachal. Tamilisai served in and counter-terrorist teams of trio, all in their late teens, mologists went over to areas of At least 150 colonies and er education portfolio per- the TN BJP unit in various Octopus and the bomb squad allegedly with a liking for lad- the city severely affected by slums are being thermally haps because of the bungling capacities, starting from the rushed to the spot to investi- dus, had sneaked into the mosquito breeding help tack- fogged every day using the 150 in the declaration of South Chennai District gate. Ganesh pandal in Jinnaram le the menace and educate res- portable and 10 large fogging Intermediate Examination Medical Wing Secretary in According to the police, the Colony and attempted to idents about mosquito-borne machines, he said. results. He has now been 1999. She was appointed as explosion occurred near steal the huge laddu kept diseases and preventive mea- Commissioner Lokesh shifted to power. As for other the chief of TN BJP in August PVNR pillar no 276 when the Police barricade the spot where the blast took place on Sunday along with the Ganesh idol. sures. Kumar asked entomology ministers, Satyavathi Rathod 2014. A doctor by profession, man, identified as Ali, a rag- "One of the organisers GHMC Commissioner DS wing officials to remain vigi- gets women, child and tribal Tamilisai is the daughter of picker, tried to open a small his injuries during treatment at Police suspect the box might who was asleep in the pan- Lokesh Kumar and Additional lant for the next two months welfare; Gangula Kamalakar Congress leader Kumari container. It exploded and left Osmania General Hospital. have contained some chemical dal noticed them and raised Commissioner Shruti Ojha as mosquito-borne diseases BC welfare and civil supplies, Ananthan and the niece of him seriously injured. The A team from the Forensic substance which was discard- the alarm following which conducted field inspections are likely to continue till the and Puvvada Ajay — trans- Congress MP H explosion took place on a Science Laboratory (FSL) col- ed after expiry date. However, they fled the spot," police at Kutbullapur and end of monsoon. port. Vasanthakumar. Tamilisai deserted footpath on the lected samples from the scene clearing romours about 'bomb', said. had been one of the BJP's star Rajendranagar-Aramghar road of the explosion. A police offi- Commissioner Sajjanar said Based on a complaint campaigners during the 2014 at around 10.30 am. A crater cer said they were scanning the blast was due to the chem- from the organisers, the LS polls, leading to her becom- was formed by the impact of footage from CCTVs in the icals in the box. There is noth- Nacharam police registered TS Budget ing BJP chief. She was the state the explosion, said police, area to ascertain where the rag ing serious behind the inci- a theft attempt case and Tough task for FM Harish: BJP's first woman president. adding that Ali succumbed to picker found the bag. dent, police said. arrested the trio. session from today Tackling slowdown Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Mission Bhagiratha, 126 booked for drunk Youth steals Rs 3.6L Kaleshwaram, Palamur-Ranga With a spurt in cases of During the recent pre-bud- Reddy projects etc. dengue and other seasonal get exercise with officials at The government is already ailments during the current Pragathi Bhavan, KCR asked all spending nearly Rs 50,000 crore driving over weekend from neighbour's house rainy season, Congress and departments to maintain finan- per year on welfare schemes. PNS n HYDERABAD who was pursuing his MBA in also BJP have been critical of cial discipline and cut down on The burden has further distance education. He was the TRS government for its wasteful expenditure in the increased with TRS increasing Four teenagers among offenders caught during drive A 21 year old student was booked for trespassing, break- failure to contain the spread wake of recession being wit- amount for Aasara pension, arrested for stealing cash and ing and entering and theft by of diseases. nessed across the globe in gen- Rythu Bandhu as promised PNS n HYDERABAD valuables worth Rs 3.65 lakh the Chilkalaguda police. The opposition parties are eral and in India in particular. during the 2018 December from a residence in the same The arrest was done follow- also expected to question the The debt burden of TS gov- Assembly polls. Cyberabad traffic police locality in Madhura Nagar ing a complaint from Gurram government over protests by ernment has already crossed Rs The government is yet to booked 126 cases for drunk colony of Parsigutta in Pavan Kumar Goud, 49, a farmers at different places in 2 lakh crore. There is not much implement its major poll driving offences over the week- Chilkalguda. The boy has businessman who stated that the state on the shortage of scope for the state government promise of Rs 3,016 per month end. Four teenagers too were spent Rs 4,000 in a pub from on September 1, at around urea. to raise more loans as it has to unemployment allowance for booked in the special drive. the stolen amount and had 6.30 pm, he and his family The TRS government is stick to loan limit of 3.5 per cent unemployed youth, implemen- Chargesheets will be filed planned to spend the rest of members went to his relatives' expected to counter the of GSDP as per FRBM norms. tation of new Pay Revision against all the drivers caught in the money by lavishly funding house at Quthbullapur and opposition by highlightingthe This apart, the state govern- Commission pay scales, all of the courts after counselling for his needs, said the police. returned on the same day to steps taken by it to address ment has raised several thou- which require substantial funds. them at Traffic Training The accused was identified as find Rs 2 lakh cash and valu- the seasonal diseases, short- sands of crores of rupees by set- Simple jugglery of figures won't Institute, Madhapur, officials Nethi Rohith Kumar, a student ables worth Rs 1.65 missing. age of urea and other issues. ting up corporations to fund do for the new FM. said. The police booked 17 cases in Madhapur, 14 in Miyapur, YSR CHAYALO… 11 in Kukatpally, 18 in Alwal, Junior colleges 14 Rajendranagar, 9 in Balanagar, 17 in Shamshabad, hit 1 lakh 12 Gachibowli, 5 in Shadnagar, Book on ex-CM of undivided AP out and 9 in Jeedimetla out of a Police booked 17 cases in Madhapur, total of 126. As many as 237 admissions mark PNS n HYDERABAD Lakshmiprasad released the vehicles were booked in the 14 in Miyapur, 11 in Kukatpally, 18 in PNS n HYDERABAD The book contains Telugu book brought out by drive, including 157 two Alwal, 14 Rajendranagar, 9 in A media advisor to a Chief several interesting Emesco publishers in wheelers, 16 three wheelers, 64 Government Junior Colleges in Minister can do wonders if the facts about Hyderabad on Sunday. four wheelers and two lorries. Balanagar, 17 in Shamshabad, 12 Telangana are seeing higher boss is cultured, accommoda- Member of Parliament Dr KV Meanwhile, Rachakonda Gachibowli, 5 in Shadnagar, and 9 in number of admissions since tive and reposes ample trust in achievements, Ramachandra Rao, TS govern- police has booked 529 cases Jeedimetla, among others 2014. This academic year, the his subordinates who know programmes, ment advisor KV were booked for drunk driving numbers crossed 1,00,000 their job inside out. Former policies and the Ramanachary, former bureau- in the month of August. Apart admissions. About 80 percent undivided Andhra Pradesh crat K Prabhakar Reddy, for- from that, a whopping number during their trial. Another 49 getting government jobs, pass- of students admitted at these Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara exemplary mer MP Undavalli Arun of 15,381 cases were booked of the violators were given port, etc. According to the colleges in Telangana are from Reddy epitomized such a boss leadership Kumar, Dr KV Rao and Sakshi for speeding, traffic police community service as a pun- Motor Vehicle Act 1988, a weaker sections, said an official and hence today Hyderabad G Valliswar (right) with Dr Yarlagadda qualities of YSR group editorial director K said. Total amount of Rs ishment. The fine amounts person can be punished if from Telangana State Board of boasts of a campus of BITS Lakshmiprasad at the event on Sunday Ramachandra Murthy 7,11,400 was collected as fines were slapped on 572 individ- over 30 mg of alcohol per 100 Intermediate Education. So Pilani, the location of US ments, programmes, policies recounted interesting incidents in the drunken driving cases. uals, including the ones for ml of blood is detected in the far, 1 lakh students have taken Consulate General, and the and the exemplary leadership from their association with "As many as 5,818 vehicles drunk driving and overspeed- Breath Alcohol Content test. admission in 404 junior col- memorable visit of former qualities of YSR have been pre- shade)", written by senior jour- YSR and highlighted how had more than three unpaid ing" said the officials of But in Hyderabad, it has been leges in the state. A total of United States President George sented, along with fascinating nalist G Valliswar, who was Valliswar could pull off the dif- challans pending against their Rachakonda Traffic Police. raised to 35 mg of alcohol per 78,177 students in junior col- W Bush and his wife Laura, anecdotes about the work done YSR's media advisor. ficult job of a media advisor vehicle. Out of the whole, 49 The persons convicted in 100 ml of blood considering leges applied for generalised among other things. behind the screen by his Chairman of Andhra successfully through sheer individuals were rewarded drunken driving and other minor errors in breath-analy- courses, while 21,823 applied These and several other remarkable team, in the book Pradesh Official Language integrity, hard work and with prison time by the court cases may face difficulties in sers. for vocational courses. interesting facts about achieve- "YSR Chayalo (in YSR's Commission Dr Yarlagadda shrewdness.

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And for the first time in TS history, explained the cal equations fol- For the first time in the histo- reasons for the lowing merger ry of Telangana, a woman took 2 women have been inducted into Cabinet TRS inability to of the CLP oath as Governor - Tamili Sai. give a minister- with the TRS, Secondly, on the very day of ial berth to a it is specu- Governor taking oath, the for the first time in the state's elected to the Assembly on the woman in the lated that Cabinet has been expanded history, two women - Sabita Congress ticket, later joined last Cabinet. He Sabita will be and new Ministers have been Indra Reddy and Satyavati the TRS with the merger of the attributed it to inducted into the inducted into the Cabinet tak- Rathore - have been inducted CLP. Earlier, while speaking some caste and Cabinet. As speculated, she ing oath the same day as that of into the Cabinet. from the Opposition benches geographical got a ministerial berth and also KTR, Harish's return douses the new Governor. Above all, Sabita Indra Reddy, who was she demanded Chief Minister K equations. He vowed to induct Satyavati Rathore. rumours of ‘rift' within TRS L VENKAT RAM REDDY to hang up his boots some- The only setback for TRS Team KCR n HYDERABAD time later. was losing four Lok Sabha These speculations spread seats to BJP and three to The return of K like wildfire after KCR ele- Congress in general elections Chandrashekhar Rao's son vated his son KTR as working in May 2019 though TRS KT RAMA RAO T HARISH RAO SABITHA INDRA REDDY KT Rama Rao and KCR's president of TRS soon after he won majority seats of 9 out of nephew T Harish Rao into the assumed office for second 16 seats in Lok Sabha polls. RS working President RETAINS PORTFOLIOS Harish Rao, born PEOPLE'S LEADER hief Minister K THIRD TIME MINISTER KT Rama Rao has on 3 June 1972, Chandrasekhar state cabinet on Sunday has term in December 2018, while The big blow was Kavitha los- Treturned to the Cabinet Thas been a TO THE CORE CRao has put an end to speculations of not giving any party position ing from Nizamabad Lok for the second time after member of the inducted Sabitha the 'rift' between KCR's fam- to Harish. Despite KTR and Sabha seat and KCR's close serving as Minister in the Telangana Legislative Indra Reddy to ily and Harish and also Harish rubbishing reports of aide B Vinod Kumar losing first TRS Government in Assembly since 2004 silence his critics. between KTR and Harish. any 'rift' between them, the from Karimnagar LS seat, the State between 2014 representing Siddipet. Consequently Though both the 'high pro- issue did not subside for the both at the hands of BJP. and 2018. He has retained Between 2014 and Sabita became file' leaders in TRS were not past nine months. Since all elections were over his previous portfolios of 2018, he served as Minister for the inducted into the Cabinet TRS leadership gave indi- barring municipal polls, which IT and Industries and Minister for Irrigation, third time in her after TRS thumping victory in cations that KTR and Harish are expected anytime, there Municipal wing. KT Rama Marketing & Legislative career. Sabita Assembly polls in 2018, were excluded from the were indications of KCR tak- Rao, son of TRS preisdent Affairs of Telangana. entered portal of Harish Rao's exclusion has Cabinet since December 2018 ing KTR and Harish back into and Chief Minister K With his win at the Assembly in 2000 stirred up a controversy and only to utilise their services cabinet to make his govern- Chandrashekhar Rao, 2018 Assembly following the death also a debate in government for the party to face back-to- ment and party stronger. began his political career in election, Rao became of her husband and political circles that KCR back elections since January. Harish was not only taken into 2009 when he contested the youngest six-time Indra Reddy in a had done this to sideline The party faced panchayat the cabinet but was given the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from member of any legislative assembly in India. He now road accident. She was elected to the Assembly on Harish, both in the govern- elections, Lok Sabha elec- finance portfolio, which is the Sircilla Assembly constituency. He won by a close been appointed as the Minister of Finance in the Congress ticket from Chevella in the by-elections. ment and in the party, to pave tions, ZPTC/ MPTC elec- considered to be the No 2 posi- margin of 171 votes, defeating independent candidate KK cabinet expansion held on Sunday. Harish Rao She retained her seat in 2004 elections also and way for smooth succession of tions from January to June tion in the cabinet. KTR Mahender Reddy. Soon after, KT Rama Rao and 10 other started his political journey with TRS as youth went on to become the first woman Home Minister his son KTR in party and gov- 2019, which it all won with a retained his old portfolios of IT, members from the TRS resigned from the Legislative leader. He was elected to Assembly at the age of 32 and Minister for Mines in Dr Rajasekhar Reddy ernment, when KCR decides good majority. MA&UD and industries. Assembly in support of a separate State for Telangana. In from Siddipet. He raised his strong voice in governments. She had to move to Maheswaram July 2010, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh ordered the assembly on various issues of Telangana region. seat as Chevella seat was reserved for SCs in 2009 Election Commission of India to conduct by-polls in Soon, he became key member of TRS and started Assembly polls. Dr Rajasekhara Reddy used to Sircilla and Vemulawada among other towns across the working as internal party strategist. He along with launch all of his schemes from Chevella as his Karimnagar gets Telangana region. KT Rama Rao contested again from other MLA's resigned as Congress party delayed the sentiment would have it. She earned the nickname No stopping TRS Sircilla defeating opponent KK Mahender Reddy (from announcement of bifurcation of Telangana. He won of 'Chevella Chellemma'. She resigned from lion’s share the INC) yet again, this time with a huge margin of as MLA with majority over 58,000 though it was Assembly on May 25, 2013 as she figured as A4 in PNS n KARIMNAGAR 68,219 votes. KT Rama Rao had played a crucial role in major set back for party winning only 7 MLA seats the charge-sheet against Jaganmohan Reddy. She the separate statehood movement. After the and 2 MP seats out of 17 MLA's and 4 MP's had to appear before the magistrate on a number Erstwhile Karimnagar district in Mahabubnagar bifurcation, On 2 June 2014, KT Rama Rao was sworn in contested. In 2009, once again elected as MLA from of occasions.Because of this, she had to step got a lion’s share in the cabinet as MLA from Sircilla and Cabinet Minister for Siddipet (Assembly constituency) constituency with down. She suffered political defeat in 2014 expansion on Sunday. While PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR stiff challenge from BJP Information Technology and Panchayat Raj. During his over 60,000 majority. In 2018, Harish Rao won as elections under the influence of the TRS wave. She two Ministers Eetela Rajender and Congress but the rul- tenure as the Minister, the IT sector recorded huge the MLA for the Six consecutive time with a had to remain aloof from party activities for a long and Koppula Eeshwar already With all MLAs in its kitty ing party in the state is exports of Rs 68,258 crore through 1,300 IT units, whopping majority of 1,20,650 votes. He played key time. She was elected to Assembly on Congress represent the district in the subsequent to the defec- not considering the including 500 global companies, which shows 16 per in role during 2014 elections in all Telangana ticket in 2018 elections from Maheswaram. Cabinet, two more were tion of the Kollapur leg- Mahabubnagar district as cent growth. KT Rama Rao also played a crucial role and especially in United Medak district and other district Subsequently, she joined TRS with the merger of inducted into the Cabinet in islator Harshavardhan a place where it would was lauded for the victory of TRS in the GHMC polls in Northern Telangana. He also took the complete the CLP with the TRS. She was married to P. Indra the form of KTR and Gangula Reddy, the TRS is seeing face any challenge from since the party had a bitter loss when it contested for the responsibility of By-Election, 2014: Medak and Reddy who was the Home Minister in NT Rama Kamalakar. From Karimnagar, no challenge whatsoever the BJP in the coming Municipal elections in 2002, when it ended up winning Narayankhed By Elections, TRS party won with huge Rao's Cabinet. Indra Reddy was a very popular Eetela and Gangula are in the from the BJP or Congress days. just one division. majority on both the occasions. leader who carried a cult image in Telangana. Cabinet, while Siricilla is rep- in Mahabubnagar and That could be the prime resented by KTR and thus there was no increase reason why no new face Peddapalli by Koppula in the berths in the state has been inducted in the Eeshwar. cabinet in the Sunday Cabinet on Sunday. There expansion. was a talk that Lakshma PUVVADA AJAY RAO SATHYAVATHI RATHOD GANGULA KAMALAKAR Like in the pre- Reddy of Jadcharla vious Cabinet in would be he mood of TRS THE MULTIFACETED atyavati Rathode FROM SARPANCH he three-time HAT-TRICK MLA Harish's induction activists is jubilant belongs to MLA from 2014, the dis- inducted but following induction of POLITICIAN Gundratiadugu in TO MINISTER Karimnagar, trict this his name has T S T brings cheer time has got not figured Puvvada Ajay Kumar into Mahabubnagar district. Gangula Kamlakar has n the Cabinet by KCR on She started her political started his political PNS MEDAK two berths in the fresh Sunday. He is an career as sarpanch of career as a in Srinivas expansion. academician and heads Gundratimadugu in 1996. corporator. He was a The induction of T Harish Rao Goud and Guvvala Mamata Group of Medial In 2007, she was staunch supporter of as the Finance Minister in the Niranjan Balaraju of Educational institutions. unanimously elected ZPTC Telugu Desam Party cabinet has reinvigorated the Reddy and the district His father is a CPI veteran. of Narsimhulupet. In 2009, in undivided Andhra cadre in the three districts of they remained has got the He joined Congress in she unsuccessfully Pradesh. He played a erstwhile Medak. Though intact. In 2014, Whip post in the 2014 and defeated TRS contested as MLA from crucial role in CM K Chandrashekhar Rao Jupalli Krishna Rao Saturday appoint- heavy weight Tummala Dornakal on TDP ticket. developing the party and Harish Rao both represent and Lakshma Reddy were ments and Veera Reddy of Nageswara Rao and Again in 2014, she base in Karimnagar Siddipet district, the cadre of in the cabinet, but in the District is given the created a sensation. contested as TRS MLA and district. Soon, he these three districts and the 2018, Jupalli lost the elec- choice in the legislative However, he quit the party tasted defeat. Currently, became a close aide adjoining Nizamabad district tions. Lakshma Reddy council as the Whip. Thus in 2016 to join the TRS and turned tables on Congress. she is MLC. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to the then Chief Minister in Andhra Pradesh N feel elated over Harish's induc- was replaced by Niranjan there is a talk that the no- Alleged attempts to repress him in the party and accused inducted her into his Cabinet on Sunday. For the first Chandrababu Naidu. He contested on TDP ticket tion. The leaders in villages say Reddy and the other berth challenge zones would be the TPCC of spreading lies against KCR in spite of the time, KCR inducted two women into his Cabinet - from Karimnagar in 2009 and the won the seat with that the desired recognition was allocated to Srinivas kept from the expansion CM's hardwork to develop the state. Satyavati Rathore and Sabita Indra Reddy - during his huge majority. In 2014, he shifted his loyalty to the would entail in the reassertion Goud. In the subsequent of the ministry and In 2018 elections, he defeated TDP candidate Nama second term as the CM. The two got place in the history TRS. He registered a hat-trick victory from the of the party in the bastions of parliament elections, TRS Mahabubnagar seemed in Nageswara Rao with a huge majority and representing as first women ministers in the newly formed Telangana Karimnagar Assembly seat (in 2009, 2014, 2018). In this district and it would help emerged victorious in the that list in the Sunday the Khammam district in KCR Cabinet. He hails from state. She has been allocated Tribal welfare and woman 2018, Kamalakar won the Karimnagar seat with a as a morale booster. two MP seats despite a expansion. Kamma community. and child portfolio. majority of 14,974 votes. Harish back at the helm

K VENKATESHWARLU n Harish Rao has been a Harish Rao was the Irrigation n HYDERABAD Minister. Harish Rao worked member of the day and night by visiting the Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao, Telangana Legislative Kaleswaram project time and who participated in Telangana Assembly since 2004 again. At one point of time movement on par with the representing Siddipet then Governor ESL Chief Minister K Narasimhan termed Harish as Chandrasekhar Rao since the n He served as Kaleswara Rao. inception of TRS party and the Minister for Harish Rao too maintained played pivotal role in spread- Irrigation, Marketing low profile during these nine ing the party in all villages and Legislative Affairs months confining to his con- along with TRS Chief KCR, between 2014 and stituency. Many times, Harish Know your Ministers… has faced some 'agony' for the Rao spoke in a philosophical last nine months as the Chief 2018 manner that service speaks K Chandrashekhar Rao - Chief Minister, GAD, Law & A Indrakaran Reddy - Endowments, Forests Science & Minister kept Harish Rao volumes but not positions. At aside by not inducting him Siddipet. Harish Rao was also one point of time, rumors order, Revenue, Irrigation, Technology, Law into his Cabinet after coming created history by becoming spread that Harish will leave Mining and other unallocated Talasani Srinivas Yadav - Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, to power for the second time. the Minister in Congress gov- the party and join some other portfolios Though Harish Rao, who ernment when late YS party or float a new political Dairy Development, has the name of trouble shoot- Rajasekhar Reddy was the outfit. The rumors also spread Mohammad Mahmood Ali - Home, Prisons & Fire Services Cinematography er in the party and stood in Chief Minister of erstwhile that KCR was intentionally first place after KCR in facing Andhra Pradesh state without kept Harish Rao only to make T Harish Rao - Finance V Srinivas Goud - Excise & Prohibitionb, Sports & TRS party's ups and downs becoming an MLA. his son KTR as the CM at an Youth Services, Archaelogy, Tourism during its journey, never Harish Rao now been appropriate time. KT Rama Rao - Municipal Administration & expressed his unhappiness appointed as the Minister of Keeping full stop to all Ch Malla Reddy - Labour & Employment, Urban Development, IT & openly but his actions reflect- Finance in the Cabinet expan- these rumors, KCR gave Factories, Skill Development ed it in some way or the other sion held on Sunday. He was Finance Ministry to Harish Communications, Industries because many new comers in not happy since after TRS inducting the latter into his S Niranjan Reddy - Agriculture, Cooperation, Marketing the party got ministry posts. coming to power second time cabinet. Harish Rao, created P Sabitha Indra Reddy - Education Harish Rao has been a in 2018 as the KCR didn't take history by winning elections V Prashanth Reddy - Roads & Buildings, Housing, member of the Telangana him into his cabinet. Rumors with huge majorities for many Gangula Kamalakar - BC Welfare, Food & Civil Legislative Affairs Legislative Assembly since spread in political circles when times, won the 2018 elections Supplies and Consumer Affairs 2004 representing Siddipet. KCR didn't induct him in into with a huge majority 1,20,650 Koppula Eshwar - Scheduled Castes, Minorities, Harish Rao served as Minister the cabinet. The rumors on votes. Whether Harish Rao, Satyavathi Rathod - ST Welfare, Women & and Senior Citizen Welfare for Irrigation, Marketing and social media stated that the who performed Irrigation, Child Welfare Legislative Affairs between gap between KCR and Harish Marketing and Assembly Errabelli Dayakar Rao - Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, 2014 and 2018. Harish created Rao widened and hence KCR Affairs Ministries successful- Puvvada Ajay Kumar - Transport Rural Water Supply history as the youngest six- not even invited Harish Rao ly during first term of TRS time member of any Legislative for the inauguration of government, happy with the G Jagadish Reddy - Energy Etela Rajender - Medical & Health, Family Welfare Assembly in India by winning Kaleswaram project. The pro- newly got Finance Ministry or 2018 Assembly elections from ject was launched when not will be known in future. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS Delhi family to bear education Senior forest officer Nadda briefs RSS meet on commits suicide BENGALURU: A senior Indian forest service officer allegedly cost of city student committed suicide in his PNS n NEW DELHI apartment here, police said on Article 370, Ram on NRC Sunday. The body of the 52- Chief Minister Arvind year-old Avtar Singh was found PNS n PUSHKAR Kejriwal on Sunday said a hanging and police believe city-based family has decided severe backpain might have BJP working president JP Guru Nanak, Ambedkar tower to bear the cost of education of made him take the extreme Nadda on Sunday gave a Vijay Kumar, who has qualified step. A case has been detailed presentation on the over Sangh ideologues for the IIT-Delhi after availing registered and investigation is abrogation of Jammu and the government's free coaching on, a police official said in a Kashmir's special status at the PUSHKAR: Dalit icon BR organisations. Cut-outs of scheme. press statement. Its very RSS meeting with its affiliates Ambedkar and Sikhism founder Sangh's founder KB Hedgewar Kejriwal introduced the unfortunate, principal chief here, while senior party leader Guru Nanak dominated an and M S Golwalkar were also on south Delhi-based family at a conservator of forest Punati Ram Madhav addressed con- exhibition organised by the RSS display, but it was the massive press conference here during Sridhar told PTI while denying cerns raised over the issue of here, alongside its three-day hoardings of Guru Nanak and which Kumar and his parents reports that Singh was under NRC in Assam, sources said. meeting with affiliates. A brief Ambedkar, which caught were also present. work pressure. The incident Leaders of Sangh, the ideo- life history of leaders of various everybody's eye. When asked, a Kumar, 16, is son of a tailor has nothing to do with logical mentor of the BJP, and JP Nadda tribes and scheduled castes, Sangh functionary who is part father and a homemaker workload because there were its affiliates lauded the gov- mainly from Rajasthan, have of the organising team of the mother. ture will inspire others to con- decided to extend it to needy hardly one or two files to look ernment for its landmark move The sources said also been showcased at the meeting, said Guru Nanak's cut- "You all have already read tribute to society too," he said. students from general catego- after because there was not any on revoking provisions of Nadda also shared exhibition. The exhibition has out is there as it is his 550 birth about and seen on TV Vijay's Gandhi, accompanied by ry and other backward classes. backlog, he said. Singh is Article 370 in Jammu and been organised by the Sangh's anniversary year, whereas achievements. He had availed his mother, during the con- Thirty-five underprivileged survived by his wife and two details about the Marwarh unit, alongside the Ambedkar is a Dalit icon. The children, he added. Kashmir. the Delhi government's 'Jai ference said his family has students, who got free coach- The sources said Nadda also government's coordination meeting, which is hoardings are in line with Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha always valued eduction and ing under the scheme, had shared details about the gov- being attended by over 200 Sangh's view of social harmony, Vikas Yojana' which is a free celebrated excellence. cracked the JEE Main and various plans for delegates of 35 RSS affiliated he said. Govt mum after ernment's various plans for improving the coaching scheme for aspiring "Instead of donating money NEET examination this year. ‘ruining economy': improving the overall condi- students like him, who dream to a temple, making a talent- Five of them secured admis- tion in the Kashmir Valley. overall condition in August 31, that left out over 1.9 Over 200 delegates of 35 RSS big but do not have resources," ed kid realise his dream of IIT sions to leading technical and Priyanka Gandhi On the other side, Madhav the Kashmir Valley million people, the sources affiliates are attending the said Kejriwal, himself an IIT is a much bigger service to medical institutions such as NEW DELHI: Congress general briefed delegates on the issue said. coordination meeting, first graduate. God," he said. Lady Hardinge College, IIT- secretary Priyanka Gandhi of the National Register of The sources said concerns such after the Lok Sabha elec- "After hearing about Vijay's Buoyed by the success of its Delhi, Netaji Subhas Institute Vadra on Sunday said the Modi Citizen's in Assam and also Hindus. Concerns were raised were raised on several genuine tions. case, Varun Gandhi and his 'Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri of Technology, National government is mum after responded to the concerns at the meeting on Saturday citizens being left out, espe- The three-day-long meeting family decided to fund his edu- Pratibha Vikas Yojana', the Institute of Technology Delhi "ruining the economy" and raised in the meeting over during a presentation made by cially those who settled in began on Saturday, where a cation at IIT-Delhi. Their ges- AAP government had earlier and Banaras Hindu University. alleged that it is trying to hide several genuine citizens being RSS affiliate 'Seema Jagran Assam from neighbouring wide variety of issues are being the grim situation in the left out of the final list, major- Manch' on the final list of the states, and Madhav addressed discussed, ranging from the country. Her attack came as the ity of whom, they claimed, are NRC in Assam, published on those. economy to national security. Modi government completed 9 in fray for 100 days in office in its second Cong panel to term. "The government is mum Dantewada after ruining the economy. The NCPCR to companies are in danger, while Modi govt committed to probe spat between bypoll trade is in doldrums," Priyanka look into Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. PNS n RAIPUR "Through drama, deceit, lies, Digvijaya, Singhar and propaganda, they are trying empowering women: Irani adoption trend Battle lines have been drawn to hide the country's grim PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n BHOPAL for the Dantewada Assembly situation," she said, using the In a series of seat by-election in hashtag '100DaysNoVikas' (100 The government is committed tweets, the The apex child rights body Congress president Sonia Chhattisgarh on September days, no development). to empowering women and has proposed to launch a Gandhi has referred the issue 23 wherein nine candidates securing the future of children, Women and Child fact-finding exercise to of public spat involving veter- are in the fray. K'taka outfit donates WCD Minister Smriti Irani Development ascertain if the trend of sur- an leader Digvijaya Singh and The by-election in the Rs 25L worth items to said on Sunday as she listed out Minister referred rendering adopted children a Madhya Pradesh minister to Naxal-affected seat, reserved achievements of the Modi gov- to key measures is on rise. the party's central discipli- for Scheduled Tribe (ST) can- Shirdi temple ernment in its first 100 days The National Commission nary committee, a senior didates, was necessitated fol- SHIRDI: A Karnataka-based including freeing women from undertaken by the for Protection of Child Rights leader said on Sunday. lowing the death of sitting religious trust has donated over triple talaq and making law Modi government said if that is the situation, it The move comes after MP BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in Rs 25 lakh worth of gold- against child sexual abuse in its second term will not only amount to a Chief Minister Kamal Nath a Naxal attack in April this covered rudrakshas as well more stringent. trauma to the child, but will met Congress president Sonia year. silver items to the renowned Congratulating the Modi Smriti Irani also discourage him or her Gandhi in New Delhi on "After the end of the dead- Sai Baba temple in government over completion from believing in the family Saturday. Digvijaya Singh line for withdrawal of nom- Maharashtra's Shirdi town, a of historic first 100 days , 2018 to reduce low birth band. The government has institution, said the minutes Prior to it, Congress gener- inations on Saturday, nine temple functionary said on Irani said the government weight, stunting, under-nutri- also slashed the price of its of the 38th statutory meeting al secretary in-charge of candidates are in the fray," an Sunday. The donation from the through its policy, decisions tion, anaemia among children, biodegradable sanitary napkins of the apex child rights body. Madhya Pradesh Deepak "The Congress' election official said here on Shri Shirdi Saibaba Seva Samiti and plans has worked to adolescent girls and women. 'Suvidha', which are sold from "Hence, to avoid such sit- Babariya on Friday submitted disciplinary Sunday. Earlier, 10 candi- in Davangere in Karnataka improve the lives of citizens. Under Poshan Abhiyan, Jan Aushadhi Kendras, from uation for the CNCP (child in his report to Gandhi over the committee dates filed their nominations comprises 108 rudrakshas In a series of tweets, the September is celebrated as the Rs 2.50 to one rupee per piece. need of care and protection), infighting in the party's state and papers of nine of them having 642 grams of gold Women and Child national nutrition month every On Saturday, the govern- a fact-finding exercise is pro- unit and the unsavoury chairman A K were found valid after scruti- worth Rs 22.65 lakh, and silver Development Minister referred year. ment achieved the target of posed to be carried out to remarks made by partymen in Antony is ny, he said. "None of the can- bouquets, plates and garland to key measures undertaken by The Protection of Children giving eight crore free cooking ascertain the real problem of public. expected to come didates withdrew their nom- costing Rs 3.24 lakh, an official the Modi government in its from Sexual Offences gas (LPG) connections to the this situation," it said. "The Congress' disciplinary ination," he added. said. A rudraksha is the seed of second term. (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that poor. The exercise will analyse if committee chairman A K up with his report The seat is likely to witness the elaeocarpus ganitrus tree, Poshan maah (month) for provides for death penalty in In another tweet, Irani said the problem lies in the regu- Antony is expected to come up on the matter by a direct contest between the and is used as prayer beads ensuring a nutritious India, cases of aggravated sexual the implementation of UAPA lations or its implementation with his report on the matter next week," a ruling Congress and the and in organic jewellery. stringent POCSO law, freedom assault on children and greater for national security and the or with the stakeholders or by next week," a senior party opposition BJP. from triple divorce for women, punishment for other crimes abolition of articles 370 and the adopted parents. leader said. senior party leader The Congress has again 8 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries, against minors was approved 35A for integrity are the result The proposal was consid- Madhya Pradesh Forest said reposed faith in Devti Karma, 15th Finance panel decisions like sanitary pad in by Parliament. of the decisive leadership of the ered and approved in princi- Minister Umang Singhar, said wife of party leader expresses concern Re 1 show commitment by our The Muslim Women Modi government. ple by the Commission. to be close to senior party Mahendra Karma who was over PRIs government to the protection (Protection of Rights on With the goal of Integral Over 4,000 children, leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, called Singh a blackmailer. killed in the Jhiram valley of woman power and securing Marriage) Act, 2019 crimi- Humanism and Antyodaya, including 2,398 girls, were recently made some critical Asked whether action Naxal attack in 2013, for the JAIPUR: The 15th Finance the future children of the nalises talaq-e-biddat or any we are determined to move adopted in 2018-19, the high- statements against former MP would be taken against bypoll. Commission on Sunday country. #MODIfied100, the other similar form of talaq hav- forward on the path of public est in five years, data released chief minister Digvijaya Singh Singhar, the party leader said The BJP has fielded Ojaswi expressed concern over the accountability mechanism and Minister tweeted. ing the effect of instantaneous welfare, development and ser- by the Child Adoption and accused him of running it depends on how Antony Mandavi, wife of Bhima financial reporting of Panchayti The Poshan Abhiyaan was and irrevocable divorce pro- vice. #MODIfied100, she said Resource Authority (CARA) the Nath government from views the feud and draws a Mandavi, in a bid to cash in Raj Institutions (PRIs) and launched by the Centre in nounced by a Muslim hus- in another tweet. has said. behind the curtains. He also conclusion. on the sympathy vote. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Rajasthan. The commission, headed by its chairman N K Singh, held meetings with representatives of PRIs and J-K leader urges PM to announce special package ULBs here and pointed out PNS n JAMMU The two communities were issues pertaining to their Poonchi said special drives should be accounts. "The accountability granted Scheduled Tribe sta- mechanism and financial A prominent Gujjar leader organised for recruitment of youths from tus 28 years ago but the state reporting of the Panchayati Raj on Sunday sought from Prime the Gujjar and Bakarwal communities in governments failed to grant Institutions in the state Minister Narendra Modi a the Army, the Central Armed Police them political reservation, continues to be weak. Of the special package for members Poonchi said. total 10,219 PRIs, only 6,802 of his and Bakarwal commu- Forces and the local police "There are 31 Assembly and (66.5 per cent) of PRI accounts nities living in 20 of Jammu two Lok Sabha segments were certified by the and Kashmir's 22 districts. which are inhabited by Gujjars Department of Local Fund He said the package was the package for Gujjars and two communities on the lines and Bakarwals but due to the Audit," according to a release. need of the hour for uplift- Bakarwals so that they can get of Navodaya Vidyalayas. indifferent attitude of the pre- The commission also expressed ment of these socially, educa- facilities like roads, electrici- Poonchi said special drives Narendra Modi vious state governments, concern on unutilised funds of tionally, economically and ty, water supply, healthcare should be organised for Gujjars and Bakarwals stand PRIs. In another meeting with politically backward commu- and education," Poonchi said recruitment of youths from The Gujjar leader also deprived of their right to MLA booked for ULB representatives, it was nities. in a statement here. the Gujjar and Bakarwal sought reservation of assem- political reservation," he said, noted that only 68 per cent of "We appeal to the prime He also urged the govern- communities in the Army, bly and Lok Sabha con- adding that the successive ULB accounts were certified minister to announce a special ment to establish boarding the Central Armed Police stituencies for the communi- governments had done a during 2017-18. developmental and political schools for children from the Forces and the local police. ties. "great injustice". berating official PNS n BATALA (PUNJAB) In the video, 51 differently- An independent MLA was legislator Kejriwal govt's anti-dengue campaign gets on Sunday booked by Punjab Simranjit Singh abled couples police for allegedly berating Gurdaspur deputy commis- Bains is seen tie knot sioner publicly at the civil shouting at Dy thumbs-up from Kapil Dev, Bollywood stars hospital here on the issue of Commissioner PNS n UDAIPUR identity of a victim's body, PNS n NEW DELHI with the video of the incident Vipul Ujwal even On September 1, Kejriwal had launched Fifty-one differently-abled, having gone viral. as the officer tries The Arvind Kejriwal govern- the campaign #10Hafte10Baje10Minute' underprivileged couple tied In the video, legislator to clear some ment-led campaign to combat nuptial knot at a mass wed- Simranjit Singh Bains is seen dengue has garnered support by inspecting his house for clean ding ceremony at a smart vil- shouting at Dy Commissioner confusion over the from several public personal- standing water lage here in the district on Vipul Ujwal even as the offi- identity of a blast ities, including cricket legend Sunday. cer tries to clear some confu- victim's body Kapil Dev, many Bollywood The ceremony was organ- sion over the identity of a blast actors and well-known jour- Dengue mosquito larvae to be done at frequent inter- ised by Narayan Seva victim's body. nalists. breed in clean and stagnant vals". Sansthan, an outfit working A day after the blast in a 353) from discharging his At a press conference here water, and they thrive in this In a fresh video message, the for specially-abled people. firecracker unit here that killed duty, committing trespass (S on Sunday, the Delhi chief season. chief minister appealed to The wedding ceremony 23 persons, Lok Insaaf Party 451) and making criminal minister thanked all those who Baijal also shared pictures on Delhi residents to give 10 min- took place in a traditional chief and MLA Bains had intimidation (S 506) and other took part in the campaign, and Twitter after the inspection, utes every Sunday-- between manner, complete with music allegedly berated Ujwal pub- relevant sections of the Indian said, "Lt Governor Anil Baijal and tweeted: "Carried out September 1 and November and fancifully decorated licly at the civil hospital here. Penal Code. today also checked for any very happy that many people precautions in combating this inspection at residence to 15-- to ensure that there is no venue, a release by the NGO Police have booked Senior Superintendent of water stagnation at his resi- are taking part in it besides vector-borne disease. check for any potential sources stagnant water in their houses said. Ludhiana MLA and his Police Opinderjit Singh said dence". celebrities and journalists," On September 1, Kejriwal of stagnant clean water, which or surroundings. The couples tying the nup- unidentified twenty-odd asso- the FIR has been registered on "Our campaign against Kejriwal told reporters. had launched the campaign can lead to breeding of Aedes The chief minister in the tial knot appeared happy and ciates on charges of voluntar- the complaint of Batala Sub dengue is getting a lot of sup- He said participation of '#10Hafte10Baje10Minute' by mosquitoes that causes vector- morning had also tagged a few excited with the brides and ily obstructing and assaulting divisional Magistrate Balraj port, and many celebrities are these public personalities will inspecting his house for clean borne diseases like dengue, celebrities to join the cam- grooms following tradition- or using criminal force against Singh who was also present at also participating in it. I am inspire common people to take standing water. chikungunya, etc. Such checks paign. al marriage rituals. a public servant (Ss 186 and the time of incident. 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SHORT READS th Boat capsizes in ‘Nation's support, Bike rally to mark 550 birth Brahmani river, four persons PM's address missing anniversary of Sikhism founder Thane man absconding PNS n DHENKANAL boosted our morale’ after killing wife held PNS n NEW DELHI faiths have registered for the Four persons went missing PNS n BENGALURU from UP rally and the total participation when a boat carrying them Over 1,500 bikers will take part is expected to be around 1,500," capsized in river Brahmani in Prime Minister Narendra THANE: A man who allegedly in a mega rally from Delhi to Sirsa said. Odisha's Dhenkanal district, Modi's address and out- killed his wife on September 2 Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib in Twenty groups of bikers police said on Sunday. pouring of support and kind in Maharashtra's Thane district Punjab to spread Sikhism active in the Delhi NCR had The mishap took place near words for ISRO after the was held from a village in Uttar founder Guru Nanak Dev's actively associated with the Khadagprasad when the coun- unsuccessful bid by Pradesh on Sunday, police said. message of peace and harmo- rally through WhatsApp and try boat ferrying nine persons Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Vikram Bharti (25) had killed his ny on his 550th birth anniver- other social media platforms overturned midway on module to touch-down on wife Rekha (21) in their house sary this year. created to promote the event, Saturday night, Sub-Divisional the lunar surface have boost- in Umbarde in Kalyan and fled, The mega bike rally would he said. Police Officer (SDPO), ed the morale of its scien- an official said. "He doubted her be flagged off from Rakabganj The online free registration Kamakhyanagar, Suprasanna tists, space agency's character and this caused Gurdwara on October 6, said for the rally can be done Mallick said. Chairman K Sivan said on K Sivan frequent fights. We got a tip-off Manjinder Singh Sirsa, head of through the DSGMC website The boat overturned and Sunday. that he was in Gorakhpur in UP. the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara till September 30. sank in the middle of the "We are extremely happy A team of Thane police's Anti- Management Committee The mega bike rally would be flagged Besides, forms for registra- Brahmani river apparently (with PM's address as well as was incredible yesterday." he Extortion Cell reached there and (DSGMC). "The committee is off from Rakabganj Gurdwara on tion are available at major his- after losing balance due to nation rallying behind told PTI. arrested him at 5:45am today," organising the Sarbat Da Bhalla toric gurdwaras and Sikh edu- strong current, the SDPO said. ISRO). It has boosted the "The way he (PM) con- said Inspector Vikas Ghodke of Bike Rally to spread the mes- October 6, said Manjinder Singh Sirsa, cational institutions in Delhi. While five persons man- morale of our people," Sivan veyed it... so passionate... so AEC. He will be handed over to sage of affection, peace and head of the DSGMC The bikers would be pro- aged to swim to safety and told PTI. emotional and sometimes Khadakpada police station humanity to commemorate vided with literature on the reach the shore of the river, Former ISRO Chariman K rich with meanings and pos- which is investigating the the 550th birth anniversary of teachings , philosophy and life four others went missing after Kasturirangan praised the itive responses. I think we murder of Rekha, the official Sikhism founder Guru Nanak around 250 km in around 12 ised to motivate younger gen- of Guru Nanak Dev, Sirsa said. being swept away by strong Prime Minister for inspiring, could not have expected any- added. Dev," he said. hours with brief stopovers at eration to follow the Sikh ethos The bikes would also be current, he said. encouraging and reassuring thing better. Fantastic," he The bike rally would culmi- the Kundli border, Panipat, of serving people without any decorated with logos and Search operation has been Sivan and ISRO team and said. Minor killed, 3 hurt in nate at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Karnal and Ambala. discrimination of region, reli- posters highlighting various launched by Odisha Disaster fully backing them. "We are Another former ISRO Sahib in Punjab after passing Programmes highlighting gion, race or caste, he said. aspects of Guru Nanak Dev's Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) so touched. chief A S Kiran Kumar said, firing at marriage through various cities. Guru Nanak Dev's philosophy "So far, around 1,000 Sikh life, his teachings and mes- and fire service personnel to The country has given a "We are definitely grateful to function in Punjab "It will cover a distance of and teachings would be organ- bikers and persons of different sages, Sirsa added. trace the four missing persons. good, positive response. PM the nation and the PM." FARIDKOT (PB): A minor died and three others were injured in a clash between two groups at a marriage function in Punjab's Kotkapura town, police said on Cong's duty to defend secular space: Tharoor Sunday. One of the injured is serious. A group, led by one PNS n NEW DELHI old leader said. Ankush, was consuming liquor ‘HINDUTVA LITE' NOT ANSWER TO HINDI HEARTLAND WOES Tharoor's remarks come fol- at the marriage function on Asserting that the Congress has lowing Congress' washout in Saturday night, when another a duty to defend secular space, An Introduction to Hinduism', the Hindi heartland in the group, led by one Gurlal Singh, senior leader Shashi Tharoor Lok Sabha polls and sugges- came there and started firing at on Sunday said the answer to Tharoor claimed that what tions by some from both with- them, police said. Both the the party's woes in Hindi heart- those in power are propagating in and outside the party that it groups engaged in firing, in land does not lie in "majority needs to counter the BJP nar- which a bullet hit 16-year-old appeasement" or offering some is not Hinduism in any true rative of "minority appease- Lovpreet Singh, who later died, sort of a "Hindutva Lite" like a ment" and go soft on its secu- police said. Ankush was "Coke Lite" as such a pursuit sense, but a "grotesque larism refrain. seriously injured and had been will only end up in being deformation" of a glorious faith, 'Coke Lite' and 'Pepsi Zero' admitted to a hospital in "Congress Zero". are sugar-free and no-calorie Ludhiana, police said, adding He also alleged that for the which they have converted into variants of the original soft that Gurlal and his companion BJP dispensation and its allies a narrow-minded political tool drinks. were also injured. An old being a Hindu is no different Asserting that 'secularism' is enmity between Ankush and Jeep captured from Pak in from the team identity loyalty to serve purely political and a word that is often misunder- Gurlal is said to be the cause of of the "British football hooli- electoral gains stood, Tharoor said western fighting between the two, police gan". dictionaries have defined sec- said, adding that they were 1971 stands as ‘war trophy' In an interview to PTI ahead ularism essentially as the investigating whether those of the launch of his book 'The there are enough like-minded Thiruvananthapuram MP said. idated by the BJP's success, it absence of religion and dis- involved in the incident had any Hindu Way: An Introduction Indians, including among "Those who are suggesting is far better for the Congress to tancing from religion, but in criminal record. Police have in army camp near Leh to Hinduism', Tharoor claimed youth, who are committed to that the answer to the party's stand up for what it has always reality, Indian secularism has registered a case, but no arrest that what those in power are resisting recent "chauvinistic woes in the Hindi heartland is to believed in and urge the coun- always meant a profusion of has been made so far. PNS n LEH Khetrapal from the Armoured propagating is not Hinduism in trends" and will continue to become more like the BJP in try to follow its principles. religions and the state engag- Regiment. any true sense, but a "grotesque ensure that a "distorted idea of 'majority- appeasement' are "The loyalist will respect a ing with all of them but privi- History-sheeter held All of 48 years and maybe "It is a 'war trophy' and was deformation" of a glorious India" does not prevail. making a cardinal error: if the party that demonstrates the leging none. more, the 'Jarpal Queen', a shown to VIP guests and was faith, which they have con- "As a member of the voter is presented with a choice courage of our convictions Secularism in India did not in Jalna symbol of India's triumph also used during guard of hon- verted into a narrow-minded Congress party, I do believe between the original article and rather than offering some sort mean irreligiousness, which JALNA: A history-sheeter was against Pakistan, travels our for senior officers. It is in political tool to serve purely that the party has a funda- a pale imitation, he will choose of 'Hindutva Lite'; like 'Coke even avowedly atheist parties arrested on Sunday in through the length and breadth great condition and runs very political and electoral gains. mental role -- and a duty to the original every time," he said. Lite' and 'Pepsi Zero', 'Hindutva like the Communists or the Maharashtra's Jalna district of India as a 'war trophy' of the smoothly," said Dhillon, a Sena Tharoor said, as a cautious take the lead -- in defending Tharoor argued that rather Lite' will only end up with DMK found unpopular after police got a tip-off about Indian Army. Medal recipient who was com- optimist he would argue that the secular space in India," the than allowing itself to be intim- 'Congress Zero'," the 63-year- amongst their voters, he said. someone riding a motorcycle The 'Queen', named after missioned in the 3 Grenadier without a number plate, an Jarpal in Pakistan, is actually Regiment in 1982 and now official said. Following a chase, royalty on four wheels, a Willys heads the Indian Institute of a team of police's Anti-Dacoity jeep, sleek, shiny and in ship- Skiing and Mountaineering, 4.9-magnitude Squad managed to nab Kishor shape condition, the object of Gulmarg, under the Ministry Modi govt's 100 days in three words – Singh Ram Singh Tak, a lavish attention at the 3 of Tourism. He said the 'Jarpal quake hits Chenab resident of Dwarka Nagar here, Grenadier Regiment's camp, Queen' had gone wherever Valley in J-K an official said. "He has six about 40 km from Leh. the Regiment has been sta- cases of house-breaking theft n tyranny, chaos, anarchy: Congress and robbery registered against The vehicle, with Urdu script tioned. Jaipur, Kupwara, Simla, PNS BHADERWAH/JAMMU on its sides, is a "war trophy" Poonch, Meerut, Ferozepur... his name in various police captured from Pakistan during the list is long. A 4.9-magnitude earthquake PNS n NEW DELHI cent and our Finance Minister stations in Jalna. He was the 1971 conflict. In 1988, when the Regiment hit Doda and Kishtwar districts still refuses to accept that our caught after we were informed Once fitted with a recoilless was in Ferozpur in Punjab, the of Chenab Valley region in The Congress on Sunday economy is in free fall. If the about a motorcycle spotted gun, this US-origin jeep now jeep was registered with the Jammu and Kashmir on claimed that the Modi govern- BJP continues this path of without a number plate. We travels across India as a prized Punjab transport department Sunday, officials said. There was ment's 100 days in office have negligence & deceit, we are recovered Rs 28,000 from possession of the Regiment, for it to be driven on the road. no immediate report of any been characterised by "arro- headed towards recession," the him," ADS chief Yashwant which has ensured the almost "We took a number, insured casualty or damage to proper- gance, uncertainty and vendet- party said. Jadhav said. 50-year-old vehicle moves like and registered it. As far as I can ty from anywhere, Senior ta politics", as it attacked the A steep fall in the GDP a well-oiled machine. recall, except the regiment's Superintendent of Police, Doda, dispensation over issues such as from last year is a direct result Jeweller shot at, "We captured it during the UN mission to Eithopia, the Mumtaz Ahmed said. The the state of economy, situation of the government's ignorance robbed in Pratapgarh Jarpal war and it was used by jeep has gone everywhere with quake occurred around 8.04 in Kashmir, the NRC in Assam and "gross mismanagement" of the Pakistani army as a part of them," said Dhillon. am and lasted for a few sec- and action by probe agencies economy, the Congress alleged. PRATAPGARH (UP): Some their attack plan at Shakargarh The jeep has also been wit- onds, causing panic among against opposition leaders. increasing, there is no strategy against their own people, they "By disregarding voices of unidentified men allegedly shot border, in Jarpal area of ness to numerous border skir- people who rushed out of their Congress senior spokesper- on education and health, small are being sheltered, and action the industry, economists & at a jeweller in Uttar Pradesh's Pakistan. So, it was named mishes with the neighbouring homes in Bhaderwah, Doda son Kapil Sibal said the massive trader is in distress, and there is being take against opposition former PM Dr (Manmohan) Pratapgarh district and fled Jarpal Queen. From that war, country, particularly during and Kishtwar, the officials said. mandate to the BJP in the Lok is vendetta politics against leaders against whom there is Singh, BJP has proved itself to with his bag containing India has two Param Vir the regiment's stints in Jammu The epicentre of the quake was Sabha polls had given it an political opponents," Sibal said. no evidence," he claimed. be completely incompetent in ornaments worth Rs 1.5 lakh, Chakra medals," said Colonel and Kashmir. A full-scale war at latitude 33 degrees North and opportunity to provide relief to He alleged that the "Three words that describe handling the economy," it said. police said on Sunday. The (retd) J S Dhillon. broke out between India and longitude 67.1 East, some- the common man, but what Enforcement Directorate, the first 100 days of BJP 2.0 - "The automobile sector is assailants stopped Amit Soni at The two Param Vir Chakra Pakistan over East Pakistan in where close to the Bhaderwah- happened was the opposite. Income Tax Department and tyranny, chaos and anarchy," facing its worst-ever crisis in Besahu village in Raniganj area awardees were Colonel 1971. It ended with surrender Himachal Pradesh border, a "Common man's problems the Central Bureau of the Congress said earlier in a years and all the government on Saturday and tried to snatch Hoshiar Singh from the of 90,000 Pakistani troops and spokesperson of the are increasing, lapdog media is Investigation (CBI) are being series of tweets. has to say our economy is his bag. But when the jeweller Grenadier Regiment and led to the creation of Meteorological (MeT) becoming even more biased, misused. "Eight sectors have record- doing better than US and resisted, they shot at him, Second Lieutenant Arun Bangladesh. Department said. atrocities against women "Where there is evidence ed a growth rate below 2 per China," the party said. Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Surendra Prasad Dwivedi said. Soni was seriously injured and was sent to the district hospital, from TIFF 2019: Indian delegation Cops, firemen thwart suicidal where he was later referred to Allahabad. A case will be registered and an investigation pitches ‘ease of filming' in country woman's bid to jump from flat is on, the officer said. Zila panchayat official n n PNS TORONTO The delegation PNS MUMBAI booked for rape The visiting Indian delegation held talks with A 46-year-old mentally dis- BANDA: An official of the to 2019 Toronto International Hannah Fisher, turbed woman, who threat- Chitrakoot district panchayat Film Festival (TIFF) held dis- ened to commit suicide by office here has been booked on cussions with representatives of Programming jumping from her eighth floor the charge of rape, police said various film forums as part of Head of flat in suburban Andheri, was on Sunday. Karwi police station their global outreach for the Heartland rescued by police and fire SHO Anil Kumar Singh said, "A golden jubilee of International brigade personnel, an official 23-year-old woman cooked Film Festival of Indian (IFFI) International Film said on Sunday. food at the house of Surendra and to promote the country as Festival, which is She had earlier also tried to Singh, apar mukhya adhikari a suitable filming location. held annually in end her life, he said. (AMA) of the zila panchayat. The Ministry of Information The woman locked herself She has registered a case & Broadcasting in collaboration Indianapolis, in the house, located at Sai Deshmukh then rushed to the woman was taken to a nearby against him, alleging that the with Confederation of Indian Indiana in the US Krupa Society in Gundavali spot and started talking to the hospital, he said, adding that official raped her and is Industry (CII) is participating at area, along with her 18-year- woman to persuade her against she was mentally unstable and pressuring her to go for an TIFF, which runs from old son in the early hours of the move as well as to distract undergoing treatment. abortion." The SHO said the September 5 to 15. pation at the golden jubilee edi- gation held talks with Hannah en jubilee. Saturday. "When her son tried her, while they tried to rescue Kale said according to the case was registered on The Indian delegation tion of IFFI, possibility of taking Fisher, Programming Head of Discussions were also held to open the door, the woman her with the help of the fire woman's relatives, she had Saturday. Police said the includes Chaitanya Prasad, forward government thrust of Heartland International Film with Newport Beach Film threatened to jump off the bal- brigade, senior police inspec- tried to commit suicide earli- woman claimed that she was Additional Director General, 'ease of filming in India', recent Festival, which is held annually in Festival CEO/Co-founder, Gregg cony of the flat. Their neigh- tor Rajesh Kale said. er also. "She is from a well off four-month pregnant. "The Directorate of Film Festivals and initiatives to promote film facil- Indianapolis, Indiana in the US. Schwenk, regarding the possi- bours gathered on hearing the "While the police engaged family and has been staying in woman has been sent for a Dhanpreet Kaur, Deputy itation in the form of single win- She suggested that there could be bility of enhancing presence of commotion. Her son alerted her in talks, a fire brigade per- the building since last few medical examination to the Secretary (Films), Ministry of dow clearance and the growth a special focus on India under the Indian film across North some relatives who in turn sonnel broke open the door, years," he said. government hospital, and the Information & Broadcasting. potential of different verticals 'Foreign Language Category' dur- America continent along with informed the police," he said. allowing our staff to rush in "To save her life at any cost matter is being investigated," "The discussions were wide under the M&E sector of India," ing the festival which will spread exploring business opportunities A police team from Andheri and pin her down," he said. was our priority and we did they said. ranging which included partici- a press release stated. The dele- awareness about the IFFI's gold- & collaboration ventures. led by inspector Balwant After being rescued, the that," Kale added. 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HONG KONG Afghan Govt praises ‘sincere efforts' Protesters urge Trump to ‘liberate' their city as Trump calls off Taliban talks Hong Kong: Demonstrators accusing the United States of Kabul: Afghanistan praised meeting and called off peace from the talks. in Hong Kong marched to the fomenting unrest in Hong the "sincere efforts of its allies" negotiations". "We have always insisted US Embassy on Sunday, urging Kong." Sunday after US President His announcement left the that a real peace can only be President Donald Trump to It said US citizens and Donald Trump said he had withdrawal deal shrouded in achieved if the Taliban stop "liberate" their city as they embassy staff have been the tar- called off negotiations with the uncertainty. killing Afghans and accept a press for more democratic get of the propaganda and Taliban, apparently ending a The US-backed govern- ceasefire, and face-to-face talks freedom in the semi- urged them to exercise year-long diplomatic push to ment in Kabul had eyed the with the Afghan government," autonomous Chinese territory. increased caution. exit America's longest war. deal with deep unease and long the statement from Ghani's Thousands of people con- Some US lawmakers have "The Afghan government, complained of being sidelined office said. AFP verged at a park in central spoken out strongly in support in relation to the peace, appre- Hong Kong, chanting "Resist of the Hong Kong protesters ciates the sincere efforts of its Beijing, Liberate Hong Kong." and voiced concern about the allies and is committed to Many of them, clad in black potential for a brutal crack- working together with the Taliban says US ‘will be shirts and wearing masks, down by China. United States and other allies waved American flags and car- Trump, however, has indi- to bring a lasting peace," said ried posters that read cated the US would stay out of a statement from President harmed more than anyone' "President Trump, please lib- a matter he considers between Ashraf Ghani's office. erate Hong Kong." Hong Kong and China. He has The statement came after Kabul: The Taliban said the insurgents had "finalised" a Riot police stood watch as said he believes the US trade Trump tweeted late Saturday US "will be harmed more than deal with the US that had been they began their march to the war with China is making that he had planned unprece- anyone" but left the door open expected to allow Washington nearby US Embassy. Beijing tread carefully. dented, albeit separate, talks for future negotiations on to begin withdrawing troops in "Hong Kong is at the fore- Sunday's rally followed with the Taliban and with Sunday after President Donald exchange for security promis- front of the battle against the overnight violent clashes Ghani Sunday at Camp David, Trump abruptly announced es from the Taliban. totalitarian regime of China," between protesters and police the presidential retreat in that he had called off year-long It added that both sides said Panzer Chan, one of the Protesters wave US flags and shout slogans as they march from Chater Garden to the US Consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday AP at several metro stations. Maryland. talks to end America's longest had been preparing for the organisers of Sunday's march. Protesters set fire to debris The secret talks would war. deal to be announced and "Please support us in our fight." China in 1997. Beijing's rule since Hong Act, to support their cause. near a metro station that had have come after months of "We still... Believe that the signed when Trump tweeted Hong Kong has been Hong Kong's government Kong's return from Britain. The bill proposes sanc- been shuttered in the crowded diplomatic wrangling between American side will come back late Saturday that he had rocked by a summer of unrest promised last week to withdraw Beijing and the entirely state- tions against Hong Kong and Mongkok area but retreated the US and the Taliban over a to this position... Our fight for "called off peace negotiations". kicked off by a proposed law the bill — an early demand of controlled media have por- Chinese officials found to sup- after riot police chased them deal that would allow the past 18 years should have Trump had cited a Taliban that would have allowed crim- protesters — but that has failed trayed the protests as an effort press democracy and human using pepper spray. Washington to begin with- proven to the Americans that attack in Kabul on Thursday inal suspects to be sent to to appease the demonstrators, by criminals to split the terri- rights in the city, and could also Violent clashes separately drawing its troops from we will not be satisfied until we which killed 12 people includ- mainland China for trial. who have widened their tory from China, backed by affect Hong Kong's preferential took place at a station in Sha Tin Afghanistan. witness the complete end of ing a US soldier as his reason Many saw the extradition demands to include other hostile foreigners. trade status with the US. new town, where protesters But after the Taliban killed the occupation," the group for calling off the talks, includ- bill as a glaring example of the issues, such as greater democ- Protesters on Sunday urged The US State Department chased police officers into the 12 people in a single attack in said in a statement released on ing a secret meeting with the Chinese territory's eroding racy. Washington to pass a bill, in a travel advisory Friday said control room before riot police Kabul this week, including a Twitter by spokesman insurgents at Camp David in autonomy since the former The unrest has become known as the Hong Kong Beijing has undertaken a pro- arrived. Several people were US soldier, Trump said he Zabihullah Mujahid. Maryland planned for this British colony was returned to the biggest challenge to Democratic and Human Rights paganda campaign "falsely injured and detained. AP "immediately cancelled the The statement said the weekend. AFP Johnson not trying to get a North Korea reports five Tunisia airs first ‘great debate' Brexit deal, says ex-UK Min deaths, damage in typhoon ahead of presidential poll London: A senior minister concrete new ideas. leave the EU as scheduled Seoul: North Korean State destroyed or inundated" by the Tunis: Days before the first Benkredda, founder of the democratic and transparent who quit British Prime Rudd's resignation as work October 31 even if there is no media said on Sunday five peo- typhoon, it said. round of Tunisia's presidential Munathara Initiative which elections despite the absence of Minister Boris Johnson's and pensions secretary late divorce agreement with the ple had been killed in a power- Crops were wiped out or election, the fledgling democ- promotes open debate in the the basic principle of equal Cabinet said Sunday that the Saturday is the latest blow to bloc. But his plan is meeting ful typhoon that destroyed damaged in 46,000 hectares racy on Saturday began three Arab world and helped organ- opportunities." government is making little or the embattled British prime fierce resistance, including farmland and damaged hun- (110,000 acres) of farmland — nights of televised debates ise the event. The stage, at the studios of no effort to secure a Brexit minister. from some members of his dreds of buildings. roughly the area of the small between the candidates, a rare The first hour-and-a-half public TV channel Wataniya, agreement with the European Johnson says Britain must own party. AP Typhoon Lingling, called European country of Andorra event in the Arab world. debate on Saturday night placed candidates in a semi-cir- Union, despite Johnson's insis- Typhoon-13 in North Korea, hit — the report said, adding that The showdown between involved eight of the cle with two journalist moder- tence that he wants a deal. the reclusive nuclear-armed recovery efforts were underway. the 26 hopefuls is seen as the candidates, including ators at the centre. Amber Rudd said "there is FRANCE SAYS ‘NO' TO MORE BREXIT DELAY state on Saturday afternoon, It came after South Korea's highlight of the campaign and Abdelfattah Mourou of the The questions were set by no evidence of a deal. There are reported the official KCNA disaster agency reported three a turning point in Tunisian pol- Islamist-inspired Ennahda the journalists and randomly no formal negotiations taking Paris: French Foreign other solutions, alternative news service. deaths caused by the same itics ahead of the September 15 party, and passionate secular- selected and allocated to can- place." Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrangements so that they The impoverished and iso- typhoon, according to Yonhap vote. ist Abir Moussi, head of a didates on Friday. "What we know is that on Sunday rejected any fur- can leave," he said, referring to lated country is vulnerable to news agency. The North African nation group with roots in the party of Each candidate had 90 sec- Angela Merkel and the EU ther delay to Britain's exit Prime Minister Boris natural disasters, especially On Saturday, KCNA report- has been praised as a rare suc- former dictator Zine El Abidine onds to respond to a question have said, 'give us your pro- from the EU, now scheduled Johnson's efforts to find a floods, due in part to defor- ed that North Korean leader cess story for democratic tran- Ben Ali. and could be asked a follow-up posal,' and we have not given for October 31 but clouded by way out of the backstop mech- estation and poor infrastructure. Kim Jong Un had berated offi- sition after the Arab Spring There was also an empty question or interrupted. them a proposal," she told the political turmoil in London. anism for Northern Ireland, "According to data available cials for their "easygoing" atti- regional uprisings sparked by space for the controversial At the end of the BBC. "In the current circum- the main sticking point. from the State Emergency tude to the approaching storm. its 2011 revolution. media mogul Nabil Karoui, show, candidates were given 99 Treasury chief Sajid Javid stances, it's no! ... We are not "But we have not seen Disaster Committee, five per- According to that dispatch, Called "The road to currently detained on money seconds to outline their insisted that the government going to go through this every them and so it is 'no'... Let the sons were dead and three per- Kim had convened an emer- Carthage: Tunisia makes its laundering charges. manifestos and campaign was "straining every sinew to three months," Le Drian said British authorities tell us the sons injured. The injured per- gency meeting on Friday and choice", the programme was "Tonight I am deprived of promises. get a deal" and had sent British on Le Grand Rendez-vous way forward," he said. sons are now under treatment said "dangerous circumstances" broadcast on 11 TV channels, my constitutional right to Tunisians gathered in cafes negotiator David Frost to Europe1/CNEWS/Les Echos "Let them take responsi- at hospitals," KCNA said. caused by the typhoon were two of them public, and about express myself in front of the to watch the debates, their Brussels for talks. programme. bility for their situation... They More than 460 houses and "imminent", but that many in 20 radio stations. Tunisian people," Karoui wrote eyes riveted to TV screens as if The EU, however, says "The (British) say that have to tell us what they at least a dozen public buildings positions of authority were ill- "We won't be able to escape on Twitter. they were following an impor- Britain has not produced any they want to put forward want." AFP were "completely or partly prepared. AFP it," said a smiling Belabbes "They dare to speak of tant football match. AFP

B’desh university BOSNIA'S FIRST LGBT PRIDE PARADE Suicide p Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, is bomber dies holding its first ever LGBT suspends student pride parade, amid heavy security, while opponents of in Philippines; the event held a gathering of no casualties for being Rohingya their own. p Using sniffer dogs and metal Cox's Bazar: A Bangladesh uni- but they must follow a proce- barriers, more than 1,000 Manila: A militant wearing a versity has suspended a student dure." He said the young woman police deployed early on traditional black Muslim for being Rohingya, officials had supplied documents show- Sunday along the route where woman's gown was killed in a said on Sunday, as impatience ing she completed high-school hundreds of participants suicide bombing attack on with the refugees grows follow- studies in Bangladesh's port city marched, singing and waving Sunday on a military detach- ing a second failed attempt to of Chittagong. rainbow flags About a mile ment in the southern repatriate them to Myanmar. Khushi, who was studying away, dozens of followers of a Philippines that failed to inflict Some 740,000 of the law, told AFP the private uni- conservative Islamic group any other deaths or injuries, Muslim minority fled to south- versity's decision had "mentally have held a rally against the officials said. east Bangladesh after a military shattered" her. parade. The suicide attacker, who crackdown in Myanmar's "Any other girl may have p They described the pride wore a traditional black Rakhine state in August 2017, killed themselves by now. But... march as a "sin" and Muslim woman's gown, tried joining 200,000 Rohingya I am trying my best to face the "humiliation" for Sarajevo. but failed to enter a detachment already there. situation," she said. p in Sulu province's Indanan Formal education in The decision follows the lat- Extremists and hooligans in town and died when a bomb Bangladesh is forbidden for est repatriation attempt by the past have attacked two the militant was carrying refugees. Cox's Bazar Bangladesh and Myanmar, queer events in Sarajevo, exploded. International University said it which failed with not a single predominantly a Muslim city, It was the third known sui- had suspended Rahima Akter refugee volunteering to cross the fueling fears of violence ahead cide attack in Sulu this year. Khushi, 20, and would investi- border back home. of this event. Regional military chief Lt gate her case after local media Dhaka also recalled or re- p Bosnia remains depply Gen Cirilito Sobejana said the said she hid her Rohingya iden- assigned senior government conservative, and Sarajevo is bomber failed to enter the tity to enrol. officials who allowed some the last capital in the Balkans detachment due to tight secu- "Rohingya can't be admitted 200,000 Rohingya to take part in Participants march during the country's first ever LGBT pride parade in downtown Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday AP to hold a pride event. rity. AP to our university, because they a rally to mark the second are refugees," the institution's anniversary of the mass exodus head Abul Kashem said. on August 25, several days after "Foreigners can study here, the repatriation attempt. AFP Pak, China discuss J&K issue; underline need to settle disputes through talk Islamabad: Pakistan and President Arif Alvi and Prime Pakistan and China that the scrapping of Article The two sides also agreed ment. China on Sunday discussed Minister Imran Khan. He also exchanged views on the situ- 370 was an internal matter of to strengthen cooperation on The Prime Minister's the Kashmir issue and under- held talks with Foreign ation in Jammu and Kashmir. the country and also advised the Afghanistan issue and sup- office in a statement said Khan lined the need to settle dis- Minister Shah Mahmood The Pakistani side briefed the Pakistan to accept the reality. port the ‘Afghan-led, Afghan- during his talks with Wang putes in the region through Qureshi and Army chief Chinese side on the situation, During his visit to Beijing owned' peace and reconcilia- “underscored that friendship dialogue on the basis of mutu- General Qamar Javed Bajwa. including its concerns, posi- last month, External Affairs tion process. with China is the corner stone al respect and equality, as During the meetings, both tion, and "urgent humanitar- Minister S Jaishankar told his They reiterated that the of Pakistan's foreign policy" Beijing reaffirmed its support sides had an in-depth ian issues". Chinese counterpart Wang "time-tested all-weather strate- He also “highlighted that for its all-weather ally in safe- exchange of views on bilater- “The Chinese side that the legislation passed by gic cooperative partnership ‘all-weather strategic cooper- guarding its sovereignty and al, regional and international responded that it was paying the Indian Parliament on between China and Pakistan is ative partnership' between the territorial integrity. issues of mutual interest. close attention to the current Jammu and Kashmir was an an anchor of peace and stabil- two countries is deeply root- In a joint press release Wang's visit to Pakistan situation in Jammu and internal matter for India. ity in the region and beyond." ed in mutual trust and respect issued at the conclusion of took place amidst fresh Indo- Kashmir and reiterated that According to the joint "This partnership remains and is an anchor of peace and Chinese Foreign Minister Pak tensions after New Delhi the Kashmir issue is a dispute press statement, Beijing reaf- unaffected by any adverse stability in the region and Wang Yi's two-day visit to revoked Jammu and Kashmir's left from history, and should firmed its support for Pakistan regional and international beyond.” Pakistan, the two countries special status on August 5. be properly and peacefully in safeguarding its sovereign- development and continues Wang said China-Pakistan emphasised that their all- The two sides underlined resolved based on the UN ty, territorial integrity, inde- to move from strength to relationship is "rock-solid and weather strategic ties would that a peaceful, stable, coop- Charter, relevant UN Security pendence and national digni- strength. Both sides reaffirmed unbreakable". remain unaffected by any erative and prosperous South Council resolutions and bilat- ty, in choosing its development that China-Pakistan relation- He reaffirmed China's regional or international situ- Asia is in the common inter- eral agreements. China oppos- path in light of its national con- ship is a priority in their for- support and reiterated oppo- ation. est of all parties. "Parties need es any unilateral actions that ditions, in working for a bet- eign policies, and committed sition to any "unilateral action Wang, who was here to to settle disputes and issues in complicate the situation,” ter external security environ- to build a closer China- as well as the measures, by attend China-Afghanistan- the region through dialogue on according to the statement. ment, and in playing a more Pakistan community with a India, that could further com- Pakistan Trilateral Foreign the basis of mutual respect and India has categorically told constructive role in regional shared future in the new era,” plicate the situation," the state- Ministers' Dialogue, called on equality," the statement said. the international community and international issues. according to the joint state- ment said. PTI HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Onwards and upwards No, there is no such thing as failure in scientific Nobody’s children missions. The nation and ISRO will move forward t certain moments in time, you tend to The NRC exercise in Assam has just sent more children to the abyss of desolation, remember the pioneers for inspiration. AAnd for the scientists at the Indian Space making them unwelcome in their own homes, neighbourhoods and schools Research Organisation (ISRO), the wisdom of Albert Einstein held them together. “Most peo- ple say that it is the intellect which makes a even crusaders against the influx of great scientist. They are wrong: It is charac- Bangladeshi migrants have been left out from a process that is hardly transparent ter.” And though they wore grim faces as the or accountable. When innocence is looked Vikram lander missed its perch on the moon, upon as an enemy, and it is toughened by they have re-dedicated themselves to the pur- the experience of maladies and neglect, that alienation would breed dissent and then suit of new frontiers the morning after, hop- demolishers of the very system that they ing to retrieve something from the could have embraced. Assam is already a RINKU GHOSH Chandrayaan-2 mission. As the signal from the lander was lost shortly after it trafficking hub of the country, accounting for 22 per cent of the total reported cases descended through two kilometres above the moon’s surface, many thought erhaps, they didn’t make head- across India, according to the last National that it was but a technical glitch, a temporary loss of transmission. However, lines because they are children of Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. The while there is still some hope of re-establishing contact with the lander over the a lesser God. On the trail of State also has the highest number of child humanitarian woes lying by the trafficking (1,317) cases, which account for next two weeks, that hope is remote and depends on whether it made it onto roadside as people trudge and toil 38 per cent of the national count. These fig- the surface of the moon. Even if we have indeed lost all contact with it, the mis- toP prove they are worthy of being citizens ures have clearly gone up given recent sion is still a success simply because it dared to execute new technological con- first, the National Register of Citizens crackdowns as young girls continue to go (NRC) in Assam has orphaned a genera- missing. Induced migration, either because cepts and chose to explore the moon’s South Pole. Besides, the lunar orbiter of tion. Stories emerge every day of children of natural disasters like flooding or polit- the mission is still recording and sending back images and data from our celes- who have not made it to the list, sometimes ical violence, have anyway displaced chil- tial satellite. Chandrayaan-1 had sent back pictures of water crystals, something because of a lack of documentation, some- dren. The NRC has just sent more to the times arbitrarily, at other times inexplica- abyss of desolation. which we were planning to explore on the surface. The instruments onboard bly as their parents and blood relatives have What then is the way forward? Some the orbiter are in perfect health and communicating with the ground station and made the cut. And in the blunderland of countries like Thailand have evolved can send feedback over the next few years as ISRO claims. This includes the a human misadventure of recognising who strategies based on experience. As a recip- is alien and who is our own, countless have ient of children refugees, some of whom search for further evidence of water on the moon and an assessment of its rel- been torn apart through generations, left cannot even be grouped into age categories ative abundance. That the margin of error was very less and we wobbled at the floating in a sea of vulnerability. Suddenly, in the absence of papers, it has seen their finishing line means we have reason to go back to the drawing board and plan these children are not Indians, they are lives bartered away as bonded labour, run- stateless. And life as they knew it is going ners, couriers and sex workers and most a Chandrayaan-3. Lunar landings anyway have had a lower strike rate even in to be nothing like it anymore. Worst, they worryingly, as psychologically damaged space-programmed nations and we should not believe we have faulted, there- have become unwelcome intruders in and deviant pre-adults. It, therefore, decid- fore. In the end, we have dared to experiment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi their own homes, neighbourhood and ed to confer a sense of belonging to the next spoke eloquently when he addressed the nation on this disappointment, saying schools. Illegitimate children of destiny, generation and has conferred Thai nation- condemned for daring to exist and hated ality to over 27,000 formerly stateless kids we will try again and learn from the mistakes. The scientists and team have had like wild grass for making humanity since 2012. Up to 80,000 more could failures in the past but those drove them to even greater heights. uncomfortable. This is the burden they will acquire Thai nationality by 2024. What was equally heartening was that during the approach of the lander on inherit in their minds. The UN’s 2030 Sustainable When we talk of identity politics, sel- Development Agenda seeks to eliminate Friday night, millions were glued to watching or listening to events as they unfold- dom do we rationalise its practical impact childhood statelessness through “achiev- ed. In this hyper-partisan times, it was a rare moment in present-day India that and damaging potential. Have we spared ing legal identity for all through birth reg- people from opposite political persuasions were united for once. It was but a a thought for the infant born on our soil, istration” in the country where the baby is whose parents may not have been privi- survivors become soft and easy targets of illegal migrants, they would not be deport- born. In 2014, the UNHCR launched the fleeting moment but it did feel nice that there was a sense of pride at the work leged enough to document his/her birth? human rights abuses and are trafficked for ed to Bangladesh or be exactly stateless, #IBelongCampaign to raise public aware- that our scientists had done and so what if we had failed, we still could make What of the girl born in a detention camp? sex, drug, fidayeen and the gun-running they would end up being a confused sub- ness of childhood statelessness and pres- the journey ahead. That is the message we must take away from this feat. Major What of the boy who is a football champ trades. Some are easy fodder for conflict category of demography. sure states into taking workable correctives. but doesn’t have privileged parents to pur- zones. For some, statelessness equals a birth Assuming that they would be confined The global awareness is trickling in feebly scientific expeditions have always had a degree of risk; every nation that has sue the battle for identity till the end? What that better not happen. to a ghettoised quarter, with perhaps in hypernationalist times, majoritarian been to space has suffered tremendous failures. Some, like the US, have had of the single child abandoned by parents A report by the Child Rights work permits, some access to welfarist assertion and nativist politics, with nine their failures broadcast, just like what happened last night. But that did not stop in a camp or traded away to peddlers, sim- International Network has found that doles and no voting rights, imagine chil- nations relooking and revising statelessness ply because they are lucky to keep the sib- stateless mothers “may not receive prop- dren growing up sequestered and with a protocols and about six States streamlin- any of them from continuing, and this latest apparent failure will not stop India lings and can do without the attendant lia- er prenatal medical care and stateless much abhorred tag. Robbed of childhood, ing the processes for naturalising kids. It from its quest to explore the heavens. India’s space programme has punched bility of fighting for one? What about stu- infants may not receive necessary immu- plucked out of normal processes of grow- is to culminate in a more focussed policy way above its weight category for years and we should continue our steady dents who risk being derostered from a for- nisations. Unless stateless children obtain ing up, denied the right to express them- template this October. mal schooling system and benefits that a nationality, accessing appropriate med- selves, their natural abilities stunted and Other ideas being toyed about include progress towards other celestial bodies and also our future manned space mis- come with it? Without identity, they can- ical treatment can become a life-long strug- made to feel “alien” and “outcasts,” they granting citizenship of a mother’s host sions. While India’s explorations are monuments to national pride, one must not not claim scholarships, without papers, gle. As a result, stateless populations suf- could grow up depressed and lost, con- country to children in case of single forget that these are missions for the whole of mankind. The spirit of exploration they cannot sign up for health check-ups fer high mortality rates and their overall signed to a sense of imposed worthlessness, women on an equal basis as fathers, and usual entitlements and without citi- health outcomes are generally worse than or escape it with twisted ideas of bravado allowing the tender age group of children and scientific progress is what makes us all essentially human. But most impor- zenship, their talent would never be those of non-stateless groups. Poor over- and rebellion. access to preventive medical protocols, tantly, what makes us human is our ability to stand up when we fall. owned as a building block of this country. all health among the stateless is further Everybody knows that the reconcilia- eliminating laws and practices that deny Nobody would want them because they are exacerbated by a lack of educational tion process is quite the chimera in the children nationality because of their eth- stateless. access. Many stateless children are denied Assam NRC. For starters, most of those left nicity, race or religion and ensuring uni- If the United Nations data, which has the right to education because they do not out are marginalised anyway, without versal birth registration. But with migra- National shame conducted the most exhaustive surveys on have the documentation required for economic, legal or political resources. tion levels expected to remain high in children in conflict, is anything to go by school enrollment. In turn, without a basic The poor have trouble gathering scraps of Europe, too, we cannot end childhood Sexual abuse of sportswomen is rampant and it’s then an estimated 50 per cent of stateless primary education, it becomes much paper beyond their Aadhaar or voting card statelessness by 2024 without the greater people in the world today are under the age harder for stateless populations to advocate and can never afford the fees required for and combined political will of all nations time for swifter, stringent action against offenders of 18. Although the United Nations’ for themselves. Hence, depriving stateless a review, let alone stake their desperation concerned. As UN High Commissioner for or all the spectacular successes notched Convention on the Rights of the Child children of education can further perpet- on “legacy cartels” that promise key doc- Refugees António Guterres said, “In the up by female athletes in recent years, a (which every nation except the US has rat- uate statelessness and the human rights vio- uments. Going by earlier judgements of for- short time that children get to be children, ified) asserts that all children should be lations that accompany it.” eigners’ tribunals, about 80 per cent appli- statelessness can set in stone grave prob- Fblip of shame reminds us how they, too, guaranteed a nationality, roughly 70,000 Of course, the lengthened review cants have lost their cases. Most of them lems that will haunt them throughout their fall easy prey to sexual harassment, sadly by children are born into statelessness each process (120 days for appeal and then are Muslims, raising questions about eth- childhood and sentence them to a life of the mentors who groom them. Disgustingly year. The consequences are for all to see. review), to be followed up by judicial nic bias in proceedings. discrimination, frustration and despair. One may have heaved with emotion, see- redress (going through the rigmarole of A decorated Indian Army veteran, None of our children should be stateless. enough, such incidents not only defeat the ing pictures of the El Salvadorean and the lower to the higher court) cannot guaran- Mohammed Sanaullah, spent 11 days in a All children should belong.” virtue of sports as one that overcomes bar- Syrian refugee boys who washed up dead, tee inclusion. And since the Government detention camp in June after being declared (The writer is Associate Editor, riers and fear but spoil the institution of guru but perhaps what is not known is how the has promised that even if it does identify a “foreigner.” National award winners and The Pioneer) and shishya and the inherent trust imbued by tradition, where the mentor finds his pride in the excellence of the student. The latest case S O U N D BITE to hit the headlines is the shameful abuse of We would like to see all Yes. In life you're going to We want freedom for those folks There is nothing to authority by swimming coach Surajit Ganguly, who had been molesting a 15- restrictions go but it lose friends, family and (Uighur Muslims). We have lots of despair. ISRO only lost depends on how Pakistan partners but no matter who challenges with China but this is communication with the year-old national junior gold medallist for over six months. Though he was sacked behaves. It's a stimulant walks out of your life, about their fundamental unalien- Lander and not the hopes by the Goa Swimming Association (GSA) and later booked for rape, he man- and response situation. never lose yourself. able rights for those individuals. of 1.3 billion Indians. aged to get a job. Not only that, turns out he is a repeat offender. If this happens National Security Advisor Actor US Secretary of State Vice President to a high-value performer, who is usually in the public eye, one dreads to think —Ajit Kumar Doval —Ileana D'Cruz —Mike Pompeo —M Venkaiah Naidu what must be happening to debutantes and those waiting to make the cut? Though Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju stepped in and promised stringent action, he did so only after being badgered by a Twitter user who tagged him with screen- shots from the video of the minor girl being molested. Why should attention be L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR compellingly drawn to such travesty by predatory coaches and selectors and Learn from mistakes of the mission. NASA’s first an automatic penalty code not embedded in sporting federations? Hong Kong crisis isn’t over yet manned Apollo space flight was It’s sad that the well-being and safety of our sportspersons are taken light- a disaster. Similarly, their space Sir — Space exploration requires his refers to the editorial, “Civil disobedience” shuttles Challenger, as well as ly when they are expected to deliver in high-pressure tests of endurance, per- not only extraordinary technolo- (September 7). Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Columbia, were destroyed during formance and will power. Clearly we are waiting for more scandals to flare up gies but also great human quali- TLam’s decision to withdraw the controversial extra- their re-entry into the earth’s before our response mechanisms can kick in. And this case follows close on ties. Not just India but the entire dition Bill that intended to hand over suspected crimi- atmosphere. But the US took world was waiting with bated nal offenders to mainland China has at least temporari- these failures as a challenge. the heels of star athlete Hima Das’ coach Nipon Das being accused of sexual breath to watch Vikram, the lan- ly halted mounting tensions. Pro-democracy protesters ISRO must learn from the present assault by another trainee in Guwahati. Inaction and lack of redress of sexual der and Pragyaan, the rover’s have, however, rejected her offer and have vowed to con- setback. Data must be decoded, harassment can have disastrous effects on the performer, a fact acknowledged touchdown on the moon. The tinue demonstrations. Hong Kongers have never been sat- analysed and corrective action mission was special in the sense isfied with the ‘one nation two system’ policy ever since must be taken for the success of by the International Olympic Committee way back in 2007. Noting the preva- that no other country has ever the British handed the country back to China in 1997. future space programmes. lence of predatory behaviour in elite sports, it had said, “Sexual harassment and attempted to go to the lunar Lam’s concessions fell flat on the face of an The abrupt snapping of the abuse in sport... can result in impaired performance and lead to athlete drop- south polar region. expanded charter of demands. The Government’s communication system at the last Nevertheless, success and delayed decision led to the protesters demanding a judi- leg of the mission, when the lan- out. Clinical data indicate that psychosomatic illnesses, anxiety, depression, sub- failures are a part of life. What is cial investigation into the way it handled the crisis. But million inhabitants are linguistically and culturally dis- der was 2.1 km above the Moon’s stance abuse, self harm and suicide are some of the serious health consequences.” important is to learn from fail- the most important demand of the democracy move- tinct from mainland China. Hong Kong has developed surface, is quite frustrating. The Although sporting federations have a cardboardish complaints committee and ures. World over, there are many ment is of universal suffrage. The 2014 umbrella move- exponentially and has retained its distinct character- failure of the communication sys- training stadia, institutes and complexes come within the purview of the Sexual cases of failed space missions. For ment is, of course, pivotal to the current campaign. istics from mainland China. The latter must shun its tem of the lander with the ground example, during the US’ first Critics of the Bill feared that Beijing would use its pro- aggressive policy of dominance. An accommodative control station means the failure of Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, hardly do athletes file complaints. Apollo programme, a flash fire visions to round up dissidents in the semi-autonomous policy suits best for China, Hong Kong and the rest not only telemetry tracking of the That’s because they fear the hitback that comes in the form of official coercion, erupted during a routine launch- territory, which was retroceded to China in 1997. of the world. lander Vikram but also the control ostracisation, exclusion from the squad, stigmatisation and, in short, the end pad test due to which the pro- Opposition to the Bill quickly escalated into a campaign TK Nandanan command system which, in turn, gramme could not run. However, for full political freedom for Hong Kong, whose 7.2 Chennai might have resulted in its crash of their careers. So, unsure are our sportswomen of getting justice that there what followed next were some landing on the moon. But the per- have been cases of suicide by girls unable to handle the pressure, abuse and safety and engineering lessons Bringing a bad name Well done, ISRO formance of Lunar Orbit Insertion humiliation. The 2015 suicide pact and resultant death of one of the four Kerala and project Apollo became one of wordings that “this is not a fit case — the separation of the lander mankind’s greatest achievements. to grant anticipatory bail” depict the from the orbiter and bringing the rowing trainees at the SAI’s Vembanad centre, claiming harassment by seniors, Chandrayaan-2 is not a failed Sir — This refers to the editorial, gravity of the case. One just hopes Sir — India’s failure of making a former to such a low altitude — is is a case in point. A 21-year-old pugilist committed suicide in 2009 facing con- mission — it is still sending “The endgame” (September 7). the Congress will at least now soft landing on the unexplored by no means a less achievement. stant harassment from her coach. Then there’s the larger socio-cultural mind- beautiful images of the moon. The Supreme Court’s rejection of realise the folly of playing the lunar south polar region must not J Akshobhya This is no small feat. The mission anticipatory bail to former Union political victim card aimed at gain- be considered as a setback. For, Mysuru set which doesn’t stop objectifying and belittling players like Saina Nehwal, Sania must continue. Minister P Chidambaram case has ing false public sympathy for him. there has been no mission with- Mirza and Jwala Gutta. Till we regard sportswomen as high-value achievers and Shashi come as a huge setback to him and Sudeep out any failure in the history of Send your feedback to: record-holders worth celebrating, fair Via email the Congress as well. The court’s Via email science. In fact, it is always a part [email protected] HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN The truth about POINTCOUNTERPOINT AS IF BEFORE THEY CAME TO POWER, NO SUCH IT'S A PROUD MOMENT FOR EVERY INDIAN. NO abrogation MISSIONS WERE TAKEN UP. IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO NEED TO LOOK AT IT ANY OTHER WAY RATHER DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ECONOMIC DISASTER. THAN BEING PROUD OF ISRO. The quashing of Article 370 was only a stunt and —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —FINANCE MINISTER gimmick to divert attention of the public from the terrible economic crisis facing India MAMATA BANERJEE NIRMALA SITHARAMAN Plug farm extension gaps MARKANDEY KATJU If we can address flaws in implementing welfare schemes for farmers, the efficacy uch has been said and written about abrogation of Articles 35A and 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gave spe- of these measures will increase and contribute to doubling farmers’ incomes Mcial status to Kashmir. I had avoided commenting on the topic for quite some time as the atmosphere was so surcharged with jingoism and euphoria about our great ‘victory’ that it was impos- sible to present a rational opinion without getting a barrage of abus- es and invectives in return. However, now the time has come to speak the truth. In my opinion, this abrogation was only a stunt and gimmick to divert attention of the public from the terrible economic crisis facing India. Let me explain. The test of every political system and political act is one, and only one: Does it raise the standard of living of the people? Does it give them better lives? A AMARENDER REDDY To my mind, abrogation of Articles 35A and 370 will not raise the standard of living of the people of Kashmir and so it is really n view of the crippling crisis gripping the farm irrelevant whether they are retained or not. sector, the Centre and all State Governments The truth is that the Indian economy has tanked and is nose- Iare giving priority to the welfare of farmers and have, over the years, introduced schemes target- diving rapidly and irreversibly. Details about the dip in the Gross ed at increasing farmers’ incomes by 2022. State Domestic Product (GDP), steep downward turn in the automobile, agriculture departments are responsible for Information Technology (IT), real estate and other sectors, lakhs of implementing these schemes and though agen- job losses, and so on have been widely publicised in the media, cies at district and block levels are trying to exe- and so I need not repeat them. All serious economists admit that cute them, some gaps exist. the crisis is due to lack of demand (since most of our people are If these gaps are plugged, the efficacy of these poor) and the huge job losses have further accentuated the prob- measures will increase and contribute to the lem. A worker is not only a producer, he is also a consumer. For national objective of doubling farmers’ incomes. instance, a worker in the automobile sector not only produces vehi- The Centre depends heavily on States to cles; he and his family consume food, clothes, shoes, medicines implement centrally-sponsored benefit pro- grammes like the Soil Health Card (SHC) and so on. When he loses his job his purchasing power is drasti- scheme, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) cally reduced and he is forced to survive on his savings and spend and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). only on bare essentials. In addition to the Centre’s welfare pro- When job losses take place on a large scale, the domestic mar- grammes for cultivators, State Governments HISTORICALLY, IT ket consequently shrinks. This makes manufacturers cut down on also have a number of schemes for their welfare IS THE their production and lay off many workers, which makes the mar- like Rythu Bima and Rythu Bandhu of Telangana RESPONSIBILITY money is allocated to direct money vate agencies is limited, especially in private sector is strong, for the benefit ket shrink further, thus intensifying the crisis. It’s a vicious cycle. and Rythu Bharosa of Andhra Pradesh. OF STATE transfers schemes like PM-KISAN or remote districts. To enhance last-mile of farmers. Businesses run on bank loans and banks run on loans to busi- There are more than 20 Government schemes AGRICULTURE Rythu Bandhu. The expenditure on engagement, the Government is In the scenario of expanding private nesses. Both will be adversely affected, because businesses will for growers’ benefit but Indian Council of DEPARTMENTS TO agricultural extension is only 0.16 per employing progressive farmers as kisan sector extension and declining funds for borrow less when their market (i.e. demand for products) has shrunk Agricultural Research (ICAR) field surveys and cent of the farm sector’s contribution to mitras (friend of the farmer) with a the public sector, there is a danger of even National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO) PROVIDE ALL the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), monthly honorarium, which is showing concentrating on large farmers mostly and banks will lend less for fear that the loan may become a NPA assessments show that implementation of and SCHEME-RELATED which is quite low when compared to good results in some areas. in irrigated areas, and neglecting small, and may never be recovered. A catch 22 situation again. awareness regarding schemes can be vastly INFORMATION TO international standards. There is an These kisan mitras have good women and rain-fed farmers. Hence, the The huge deficit in the Union Budget has been sought to be improved to achieve Government targets. FARMERS. immediate need to increase budget allo- knowledge of local conditions and are Government should incentivise the covered by taking Rs 1.76 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank of Improved dissemination of information will HOWEVER, OVER cation for agricultural extension. able to influence fellow farmers to private sector to cater to these neglect- India’s (RBIs) surplus funds. But this can only give temporary relief play a key role in this, as getting detailed infor- THE YEARS, THEY Given that farmers are moving adopt new technologies. Employing one ed areas and people, by including them and reminds one of the situation in France before the French mation about scheme modalities, eligibility cri- HAVE BEEN from subsistence to market-oriented kisan mitra for two villages and engag- in District Agricultural Plans developed Revolution of 1789. In something similar to what is happening in teria, procedure for application and other infor- BURDENED WITH farming, more information is needed on ing one for each remote village will not by the Agricultural Technology India, the situation at that time was that the expenditure of the French mation at the right time through appropriate DISTRIBUTION OF seasonal changes in prices, latest farm only help in technical information dis- Management Agency. Government (the monarchy of Louis 16th) far exceeded its revenue channels is crucial for farmers to reap the bene- SUBSIDIES AND implements, precision farming, quali- semination but also help in creating Although agricultural officers are and the huge deficit was sought to be covered by taking loans from fits of ongoing programmes. ty standards of produce, export to dif- awareness about different Government known for their technical skills, they are Historically, it is the responsibility of state INPUTS, WITH ferent countries, export demand and schemes. Also, now almost every rural not that skilled in communication and Dutch bankers. However, a time came when the bankers realised agriculture departments to provide all scheme- LITTLE TIME LEFT food safety standards. Several household has a 4G or 3G-enabled market-oriented approaches. The train- they would never recover their loans, and so stopped giving any related information to farmers. However, over the TO DEVOTE FOR Government schemes like crop insur- mobile phone which makes streaming ing institutions should focus on market- further ones, and the consequence is well known. years, they have been burdened with distribution CORE EXTENSION ance, subsidy on farm implements, of multi-media videos and short films oriented information needs like trends Our political leaders obviously realised that an economic cri- of subsidies and inputs, with little time left to ACTIVITIES LIKE precision farming and electronic agri- easy for providing information. These in price changes, export demand and sis was looming and to divert attention from it resorted to the des- devote for core extension activities like advising ADVISING cultural markets are knowledge-inten- are better tools compared to age-old food safety standards. perate gambit of abrogating Articles 35A and 370 (since Ram Mandir, farmers on utility of the schemes, scheme modal- FARMERS ON sive. Hence, more budgetary allocations information tools like posters. The private and public sector should Yoga Day, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan no longer sufficed ), depicting ities, technicalities, implementation strategies and UTILITY OF THE are needed to devise innovative ways of Many start-ups are also developing complement each other in usage of it as a great triumph over the villain, Pakistan. procedures. SCHEMES, information dissemination and promote apps with satellite images and Artificial Information and Communications This has no doubt been lapped up with glee by our gullible As a result, awareness of schemes like Soil SCHEME new eco-systems even in remote and Intelligence to provide information at Technology (ICT) tools and the same public but harsh economic realities cannot be wished away for long. Health Card is low in most cases. Even farmers rural areas. the right time in a more accessible needs to be synchronised in Block who are aware of it are not adopting the recom- MODALITIES, As agricultural departments alone media form. Of late, WhatsApp groups Agriculture Plans. They need to be Like Banquo’s ghost in William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth, mendations based on these advisories. As agri- TECHNICALITIES, cannot meet the complex information comprising farmers, local agricultural trained in monitoring agricultural they will just keep reappearing. culture department officers are simultaneously IMPLEMENTATION needs of farmers, there is a need for pro- officers and NGO partners are becom- schemes through apps or computerised (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court engaged in implementing many schemes, they feel STRATEGIES AND moting alternative channels of informa- ing popular and effective in identifying information systems, so that they can of India.) that their task is over with the distribution of the PROCEDURES tion dissemination. local farm sector problems, evolving effectively implement these schemes cards. However, it requires concentrated efforts Some channels like input dealers, mutually agreed solutions and speedy within a limited period and spend more by the officers to motivate farmers to apply the private companies (ITC e-choupals, adoption. However, local agricultural time on information dissemination. right dose of fertilisers, depending on the health TATA Kisan Kendras), farmer produc- officers need to take care of farmers who An agriculture officer’s work of their soil. er companies (like MAHAGRAPES), don’t have smartphones, otherwise involves a lot of field work, identifying The national objective of doubling farmers’ cooperative societies (Mulkanoor), there is a danger of excluding them from local problems and co-evolving solu- income by 2022 cannot be achieved without the some NGOs (Bharatiya Agro-Industries Government schemes. tions in partnership with local stake- successful implementation of these schemes and Federation and Action for Food Also, the market-oriented holders. Hence, they need operational increased awareness coupled with proper trans- Production) are already active in knowl- approaches of private companies need autonomy to take local decisions like fer of knowledge by block agricultural officers are edge dissemination to farmers on input to be used by Government officials in involvement of suitable private sector the first steps towards achieving this. and output markets. Use of multiple a synergist manner to popularise partners in extension, training and Thus it is vital that all blocks have sufficient information channels (including pri- improved seed varieties, farm machin- demonstrations. officers but the fact remains that there are a large vate) needs to be incorporated into the ery, small implements, bio-fertilisers, etc All these measures need innova- number of block agricultural officers’ positions model agricultural extension policy of so that it helps in increased adoption of tions backed by sufficient budget, at least vacant across India. Currently one agricultural the Centre. Still, safeguarding farmers new technologies. 1 per cent of the agricultural GDP needs officer serves 1,162 farmers as against the recom- from any misinformation should be top Public-private partnerships need to to be allocated for agricultural extension, mended ratio of 1:750. priority. be encouraged through promotion of so that the objective of doubling After liberalisation in the 1990s, agricultur- In spite of efforts by both public and rural advisory services and custom hir- incomes of farmers will be achieved. al extension has been constrained by limited bud- private agencies, it has been found that ing centres, especially in hi-tech agri- (The writer is Principal Scientist, get allocation. Further, in recent years more the reach of agricultural officers and pri- culture and precision farming, where the ICAR) A political thug in blunderland Salvini, a hard-Right populist who thought he could force an early election and become Italy’s strongman by breaking up FOREIGN EYE the coalition Government he served in, has publicly cut his own throat cant and they managed to rub along thick as a brick. He forgot that talks on a coalition with the M5S. together with no major disasters for polling numbers are not the same as They would both be decimated 18 months. seats in Parliament. if there were an election now and nei- What caused the break-up was The League would clearly win an ther of them wants to see an extreme- not policy differences but the polling election if one were held today but Right Government take power in figures. Back in March 2018, the M5S an election could only happen if no Italy, so agreement on principle was NIP NATIONALIST got 32 per cent of the vote and the alternative Government can be relatively easy. League only got 17 per cent, so M5S formed in the current Parliament. Agreeing on a programme and NARRATIVES was definitely the senior partner. However, last year’s national election a Cabinet in the next week will be Viktor Orbán, Hungary's DYER Salvini only became deputy prime gave the M5S almost twice as many harder and it could all still unravel. Prime Minister's praise of GWYNNE minister, but he used the job to seats in Parliament as the League – But it could also be a coalition that here is something very gratify- appeal to Italians’ worst instincts enough seats that it might be able to lasts until the next scheduled election the fertility of Hungarian ing about watching a political He demonised migrants, form a coalition with some other in mid-2023. women as a bulwark of Tthug get hoist with his own Romanies, Muslims and Left-wing party. Salvini is outraged, of course. Europe's survival, appealed petard. Matteo Salvini, the hard- “do-gooders” as enemies of the peo- It would be tricky, of course, He’s even talking about a “march on to dangerous and atavistic Right populist who thought he could ple and presented himself as the but many people didn’t mind that. seemed to make sense. If the League’s because M5S is deeply unpopular Rome” next month, in a sly allusion myths. That isn't force an early election and become super-patriotic hard man who could The League’s polling results began to numbers kept on going up, it would with most other parties and especial- to the March on Rome that brought Italy’s strongman by breaking up the see them all off and Make Italy Great improve and those of the M5S start- win enough seats in the next election ly with the official Opposition, the the dictator Benito Mussolini to a reason to ignore it. In fact coalition Government he served in, Again. He prevented ships that had ed to slide. to form a different coalition with a centre-left Democratic Party (PD). power in Italy in 1922. But his blun- it needs meeting head-on, has publicly cut his own throat. And rescued drowning migrants from By the European elections last more congenial small party like the Politicians hate being mocked, and der has been huge, and for the for it marks a further almost everybody is enjoying the landing them in Italian ports, he car- May, the two coalition parties had Brothers of Italy (which is openly fas- the M5S specialises in mockery. moment at least his credibility is irruption into mainstream spectacle. ried a rosary and kissed it frequent- entirely reversed their positions: the cist). By this month, the League was Maybe that was what Salvini was shot. It’s not even a year-and-a-half ly, he thanked the Virgin Mary for all League got 34 per cent of the votes, hitting 38 per cent in the polls and counting on to save him. If so, he got It almost makes you feel sorry for politics across the rich since the last Italian election, when his “successes.” and the M5S got only 17 per cent. Salvini decided it was time to pull the it wrong. him. How could he have foreseen world of “replacement the anti-establishment Five-Star It kind of worked. Many Italians The European poll had no direct plug on his current partners. The moderate parties in this? After all, this is only the first theory”: The belief that the Movement (M5S) and Salvini’s ultra- are sick to death of the country’s effect in Italy but inevitably Salvini He clearly knows how to count, Parliament are utterly horrified at the time he has ever lived in Italy all his nature of Europe is nationalist League party got enough political and economic stagnation, began to dream of ditching his awk- which is a valuable skill in politics. prospect of a far-Right Government life. threatened by demographic seats to form a Government togeth- and Salvini was brash and new. ward M5S partners (who are neither But a good politician needs to under- in Italy run by the League in coali- (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is er. They had very little in common, Nasty and bullying too, especially racist nor neo-fascist) and going it stand strategy, too, and in that tion with the Brothers of Italy. So last Growing Pains: The Future of change. but political power is a great lubri- towards non-Whites and migrants, alone. The political arithmetic department Matteo Salvini is as week the Democratic Party began Democracy and Work) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 money 10 CAPSULE ‘SBI sought issuance of 147 Look Industry leaders discuss tech-driven Out Circulars in last five months’ changes in IIM-R

PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI Bank of India According to data provided in The Country's largest public Parliament in December last year, How disruptive technologies launches festive sector bank -- State Bank of are bringing a paradigm shift offer; waives loan India -- sought issuance of 147 about 49 economic offenders have in the industry and how Look Out Circulars (LoC) in escaped to different countries and the organisations are adapting to processing charges the last five months in con- stay relevant in a continuous- NEW DELHI: State-owned nection with bank fraud cases, government is making attempts to ly evolving world? Bank of India (BoI) under its an RTI response from the bank bring them back These were some of the festive offer for retail products said. questions that leaders from the is offering home loans at Data shows that the bank business world discussed and concessional interest rate with started seeking LoC from the Intelligence Bureau. The BOI Among bank groups, PSBs, deliberated upon during a no processing charges to woo Bureau of Immigration from sought refuge from disclosure which have the largest market management summit hosted customers. The bank has April this year. under the Section 24 of the RTI share in terms of lending, at the IIM-Rohtak's campus waived loan processing Between April and August, Act which exempts it from the accounted for the majority of near here. Technology can charges and will provide home it issued request seeking LoC ambit of the transparency law. frauds reported in 2018-19. It "Since the beginning, dis- help in expedition loan at concessional rates, BoI against 147 individuals to pre- However, State Bank of India was followed by private sector ruptive technological change general manager Salil Kumar vent them from leaving the in its response to Durve said it banks and foreign banks. has been the defining charac- of decision Swain said. Home loan of up country, the bank said in has sought issuance of 147 In the reporting year, state- teristic of industrial progress making but it may prevent to Rs 30 lakh would be response to a Right to Look Out Circulars while run banks reported 3,766 cases towards achieving higher effi- judicious decision making available at 8.35 per cent while Information query filed by Mallya, diamantaire Mehul Association seeking legal pro- Union Bank of India replied of frauds worth Rs 64,509.43 ciency and productivity. because it is now loan above Rs 30 lakh would Pune-based activist Vihar Choksi and his nephew Nirav tection and immunity available the information was not in its crore. The report said that the "The pace of change con- scientifically established be linked to repo rate, he said. Durve said. Modi, industrialists Nitin and to police and the CBI while domain. average lag between the date of tinues to accelerate as organ- At the same time, the bank On October 12, 2018, the Chetan Sandesara are among issuing the LoCs, it said. UCO Bank said it does not occurrence of frauds and its isations innovate and adapt to that use of internet can offering education loan at Home Ministry included 58 economic offenders probed Durve had approached the issue Look Out Circulars while detection by banks was 22 stay relevant in the continu- reduce imagination which competitive rate, he added. Chairman, Chief Executive by the CBI, Enforcement Finance Ministry seeking to Punjab and Sindh Bank said months. ously evolving world. is necessary for scientific The bank has also launched an Officers and Managing Directorate and other agencies know details about the request their MD and CEO were autho- The average lag for large Organisations, today, are achievements SME welcome offer, he said, Directors of public sector who have escaped abroad, it for issuance of LoC received rized to issue the LoCs but frauds, i.e. Rs 100 crore and introducing the change with a —DHEERAJ SHARMA adding, loans between Rs 50 banks in the list of individuals says. from various authorities "there is no such data" available. above, amounting to Rs 52,200 positive outlook and a vision Director, IIM Rohtak and Rs 5 crore would be who can seek issuance of Look Although top officials of between 2017 and 2019, action Bank of Baroda said the crore reported during 2018-19, to provide it with meaning to available at concessional rate Out Circulars against offend- public sector bank were taken on them among other information does not pertain to was 55 months," it said. move it forward," the organ- depending on value of ers to prevent their escape empowered last year to seek things. it and Canara Bank said no Cheating and forgery were isers of the event, held on Ltd, emphasised the need for security. from the country, it said. issuance of LoC against indi- The Finance Ministry trans- requests for LoCs were made the major component, fol- Saturday, said in a statement. a positive outlook and said, According to data provided viduals, relevant guidelines ferred the application to the by it in the period. lowed by misappropriation The theme of the summit "The shift in the industry has in Parliament in December were framed by the Indian Home Ministry and Public In FY19, the banking sector and criminal breach of trust. was 'The Challenge of Change: been brought by the intro- last year, about 49 economic Banks' Association in March Sector Banks to furnish the reported 6,801 frauds involving Fraud cases involving an Embracing it through a posi- duction of smart manufactur- offenders have escaped to dif- this year, the Association told information. Rs 71,542.93 crore as against amount of less than Rs 1 lakh tive vision,' which focused on ing and technologies like the ferent countries and the gov- Durve. The Home Ministry then 5,916 cases involving Rs (i.e., small-value frauds) were the challenges posed by the Internet of Things". ernment is making attempts to The guidelines were consid- transferred the application to 41,167.04 crore reported in only 0.1% of the total amount changing business environ- The panelists during the bring them back. ered necessary after public the Bureau of Immigration 2017-18, the Reserve Bank of involved in 2018-19, the ment to the corporate world discussion also underlined the Fugitive liquor baron Vijay sector banks approached the (BOI), which works under the India has said in its latest report. report showed. and how the companies are good side of technological evolving and adapting to the changes and how it makes lives Book to discuss challenges posed by them, it simple and, also emphasised LGBTQ inclusion in said. how it has been "reducing Leaders from top corporate people's attention span". corporate India Flipkart to help craftsmen set up online big houses attended the summit Arun Verma of Brightstar, NEW DELHI: A new book on PTI n NEW DELHI the e-commerce fold, ahead of and spoke in a thematic panel said, "The half-life of new the story of corporate India's the state's much-awaited discussion. technology has come down tryst with LGBTQ inclusion will Flipkart on Sunday said it has Bamboo Artists Conclave on Director, IIM Rohtak, from 24 years to four and a hit the stands next year, signed an MoU with September 18 - 19," Flipkart Dheeraj Sharma, said, half years which is further Westland Publications has Jharkhand government to help said in a statement. "Technology can help in expe- reducing drastically. To survive announced. The artisans, weavers and crafts- "This e-commerce platform dition of decision making but and thrive in this time frame announcement of the book, men of the state set up online will unite the people across it may prevent judicious deci- one has to gear up for the new "Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion business through a special ini- India with Jharkhand's craft, sion making because it is now technological onslaught". in Corporate India", comes at a tiative. traditional skills and knowl- scientifically established that "The change management is time when India celebrates the The initiative 'Flipkart edge. Apart from local artisans use of internet can reduce the process of transitioning in first anniversary of historic Samarth' aims at enabling and presence of Jharkhand Chief and weavers, in course of time, imagination which is neces- a non-disruptive way, so that Supreme Court verdict handholding craftsmen from Minister Raghubar Das. other Jharkhand MSME man- sary for scientific achieve- entire stakeholder come along decriminalising homosexuality. across India to set up online "The MoU will bring thou- ufacturers will also benefit out ments". with the decision to embrace On September 6, 2018, a five- Mumbai's Tardeo business. sands of artisans, weavers, and of this association with Gurvinder Singh, CFO, the change," Anil Jena of Agro judge Constitution bench of The MoU was signed in the craftsmen from Jharkhand into Flipkart," Das said. Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt India said. the Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old India's costliest colonial law under Section 377 Roca explores NCLAT upholds of the IPC. Written by ‘PSU debt raising through bonds Parmesh Shahani, founder of residential location manufacturing NCLT on the Godrej India Culture Lab plant in Gujarat and vice-president at Godrej PTI n NEW DELHI gained, NBFCs faced challenge’ Aditya Estates Industries, the book traces the Worli and PTI n KOLKATA author's eventful journey from South Mumbai's Tardeo is Mahalaxmi in PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI the high-powered boardrooms India's costliest residential Mumbai Sanitaryware maker Roca of corporate India to the Pride location, commanding a stag- India is evaluating a green- The loss of fund-raising capa- The National Company Law marches in the streets while gering Rs 56,000 per sq ft aver- Metropolitan field integrated manufactur- bility through corporate debt Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) amplifying the voices of the age rate for homes available in Region (MMR) are ing plant in Gujarat amid an bonds by NBFCs resulted in the has dismissed a plea chal- brave young Indians fighting the primary real estate market, economic slowdown, a com- gain for public sector financial lenging NCLT's order to ini- for LGBTQ inclusion. according to property consul- placed at second pany official said. institutions which increased tiate insolvency proceedings tant Anarock. and third positions With its Rs 250 crore cap- their share in debt issues by 8 against Aditya Estates over the Worli and Mahalaxmi in with average ital expenditure plan in the percentage points in 2018-19, claims filed by ICICI Bank UK Mumbai Metropolitan Region country, the Indian arm of said an Assocham-Crisil study. PLC. (MMR) are placed at second housing prices of Spanish Roca Group Defaults by Infrastructure A three-member bench of and third positions with aver- Rs 41,500 and Rs remained optimistic about Leasing & Financial Services NCLAT headed by Chairman EHL proposes new age housing prices of Rs 40,000 per sq ft, future as slowdown is con- (IL&FS) at the beginning of Justice S J Mukhopadhaya scheme to list Equitas 41,500 and Rs 40,000 per sq ft, sidered as a short- term dis- September 2018 created panic upheld the order of NCLT respectively. respectively ruption, Roca India and led to a dip in investor ticular, have plunged in the It further said that the share and rejected the claims of Small Finance Bank Anarock has compiled a Managing Director K E confidence towards lending aftermath of defaults by a few of AAA-rated issuances Aditya Kumar Jajodia that NEW DELHI: Equitas Holdings list of the top 10 most expen- with high-grade educational Ranganathan said. to non-banking finance com- large players and the ensuing increased 12 percentage points ICICI Bank UK PLC was not Ltd (EHL) has proposed a new sive residential locations in and healthcare institutions as He said the company panies (NBFCs). downgrades that eroded investor as investors moved towards a direct financial creditor of scheme of arrangement to list India in the primary market well as hotels and fine dining enjoys 36 per cent share of the The debt market in India confidence and appetite, it said. safer investments amid the Aditya Estates. its small financing bank arm that consists of new properties restaurants available, the Rs 2,500 crore organised san- has seen notable growth over The study noted that intensifying credit crisis. The appellate tribunal said ESFB after being denied an launched by builders and report said. itaryware market in India the years. However, the devel- investors tend to move towards For most of the borrowers, that Aditya Estates in a debt extension to the listing excludes resale ones. Chennai's Nungambakkam and hoped that the econom- opment has been skewed the safety of the top-rated cor- domestic bond issuance asset swap agreement had deadline by the RBI as well as "South Mumbai's Tardeo is ranks fourth with an average ic situation in the country towards government securities, porate bonds in the backdrop of remains costly and cumbersome undertaken obligation to approval to reverse merger India's most expensive resi- price of Rs 18,000 per sq ft, would get stabilised soon. or G-secs, compared with cor- certain events, affecting partic- compared with bank lending. repay the loans availed by proposal by Sebi. Under the dential location in the prima- while Egmore ranks fifth "Roca is here for a long porate bonds. G-secs com- ularly the NBFC sector, it added. Lack of retail participation Assam Oil Company from new scheme, EHL has ry residential real estate mar- with Rs 15,100 per sq ft rate. haul and we are not per- mand a penetration ratio of The share lost by despite a huge supply of gov- ICICI Bank UK PLC. proposed to capitalise free ket. Property here comes with Anna Nagar is at the seventh turbed with the current nearly 30 per cent of the GDP. NBFCs/HFCs in overall ernment paper in the country "We find that ICICI Bank reserves of Equitas Small an astronomical price tag of place with price of Rs 13,000 slowdown. It is a short- Corporate bonds, in com- issuances (of corporate bonds) is also one of the major imped- UK PLC has successfully Finance Bank (ESFB) and INR 56,200 per sq ft," Anarock per sq ft. term issue. We are evaluat- parison, have a penetration was captured by PSU financial iments to the penetration of made out a case that it is the issue shares of the subsidiary Chairman Anuj Puri said. Delhi's Karol Bagh is at the ing an integrated greenfield ratio of 16 per cent, and are institutions, who grew their the bond market. financial creditor of the to its shareholders without Tardeo, also known as sixth position with average manufacturing facility in rather illiquid even in the sec- share by 8 percentage points, Corporates prefer raising Corporate Debtor and the cash consideration.EHL is the Tardeo Road, is a very promi- price of Rs 13,500 per sq ft, Gujarat," Ranganathan told ondary market, with a trading said the joint ASSOCHAM- funds through private place- Adjudicating Authority promoter and holding nent residential and commer- while the Golf Course Road in PTI. ratio of 0.22 per cent compared CRISIL on Deepening the debt ments but private placements (NCLT) has rightly admitted company of Equitas Small cial location in South Mumbai. Gurugram, Haryana is ranked The company is "open for with 0.55 per cent for G-secs. market' which has dwelt issues lack transparency and access is the application under Finance Bank (ESFB) and is a It enjoys excellent connectiv- ninth carrying an average price acquisition if there is a good Issuances from the and imperatives of the Indian not available to a large pool of Section 7 of I&B Code," said listed company. ity and is largely self-sufficient tag of Rs 12,500 per sq ft. asset," he said. NBFC/HFC segment, in par- debt market. investors, the study added. NCLAT. PNB puts up for sale JET FUEL 11 NPA accounts Oil companies flag roadblocks in rationalising taxes PTI n NEW DELHI Currently, airlines have to pay taxes es on the charges by billing air- PTI n NEW DELHI lines. However, due to such Oil marketing companies have for certain services, such as convoluted billing process, State-owned Punjab National cited issues like sales tax as a 'throughput charges', 'into-plane taxes such as GST and excise Bank (PNB) has put up for sale barrier to the Civil Aviation charges' and 'fuel-infrastructure duty and VAT is added on to nearly a dozen non-performing Ministry's plan to rationalise throughput charges." assets (NPA) to recover dues of additional charges that airlines charges' when they take the ATF at The official said that at the more than Rs 1,234 crore. have to pay while uplifting avi- any airport for their planes Delhi airport, if the throughput The lender has invited bids ation turbine fuel (ATF) at air- charges levied by the airport from asset reconstruction expedite the process of due ports across India, officials said. line's total expenditure. Bharat Petroleum -- stated that operator is only Rs 100, the air- companies (ARCs)/ NBFCs/ diligence, saying it will make Currently, airlines have to Therefore, any taxation on the state governments would be line ends up paying Rs 164 as banks/ financial institutions all possible efforts to bring pay taxes for certain services, ATF always has a huge impact reluctant to let go of the tax rev- it is paying "tax on tax", which for 11 NPA accounts. copies of documents at one such as 'throughput charges', on airline companies. enues that come from the cir- includes the goods and services The accounts include Visa place for verification. The 'into-plane charges' and 'fuel- "The OMCs have told us cuitous billing. tax (GST), excise duty and Steel, which has irrecoverable prospective buyers shall be infrastructure charges' when that there are certain provi- The official said the com- value-added tax (VAT). dues of Rs 441.83 crore, intimated separately, depend- they take the ATF at any air- formed a committee to devel- service providers among oth- sions in the sales tax regime at mittee was expected to submit According to the official, IndBarath Energy (Utkal) Rs ing upon their response. port for their planes. op a direct-billing mechanism ers. the state-level, as well as in the its report soon. had the throughput charges 414.23 crore, Aster Pvt Ltd Rs The prospective bidders can "These charges are taxed between airline companies and According to government excise tax regime, which may Explaining the matter, the been invoiced directly by the 113.57 crore and Om Shiv evince their interest by multiple times as they are airport operators so that these estimates, if a direct-billing prevent direct billing," the first official quoted above said: airport operators to the airlines, Estates Rs 100.16 crore. The September 12. billed in a circuitous manner," multiple taxes can be removed. mechanism is implemented, official said. "Take the example of billing for the latter would have got the sale is on 100 per cent cash The last date to submit bids a senior government official The committee comprises airlines would be able to save During one of the meetings throughput charges, which is input tax credit for the GST basis, PNB said in an adver- is September 20, 2019. The said. representatives from airlines, around Rs 400 crore per year. of the committee, the official done by the airport operator to paid and there would be no tisement. The bank has asked bids will be opened on A second official said the airport operators, oil market- In India, ATF accounts for said, the OMCs -- Indian Oil, the oil company. application of excise duty or the prospective bidders to September 21. Ministry of Civil Aviation had ing companies (OMCs), other almost 40 per cent of any air- Hindustan Petroleum and "In turn, oil company pass- VAT. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Monday September 9, 2019 STORYTELLING AT HIS BEST Speaking to V SATEESH I wrote more than 75 books REDDY, storyteller for children to enlighten their knowledge, especially Chokkapu Venkata Ramana to develop ethical values yderabad-based story- He conducted several story entertain them.” teller Chokkapu writing workshops, personality Telugu University has awarded shares about his experience and building confidence Venkata Ramana has development workshops, magic him for his novel approach on through my stories. I also H recently entered into and puppetry workshops for chil- how to save trees through sever- of narrating 100 stories in 100 conducted free programmes the Wonder Book of dren. Recently, he conducted al stories which would attract chil- Records, United World training for teachers of dren and enhance their wisdom. minutes and entering for orphans, old age people, Records, Bharat Book of Records Karimnagar, Khammam and Speaking about his experience mentally challenged people, and more for narrating as many as Suryapet schools to tell them at the recently concluded World Wonder Book of Records, his juvenile jails to educate and 100 stories in 100 minutes. how to narrate lessons in story Telugu Conference held in Ramana has started an initia- formats to students for better Hyderabad, Ramana says, “Events unique initiative to train entertain them. tive, Katha Kuteeram, in 2017 to understanding. He has been train- like World Telugu Conference CHOKKAPU VENKATA RAMANA engage people with Telugu story- ing Anganwadi teachers on differ- helps to propagate the greatness STORYTELLER telling and organised many work- ent skills like storytelling skills and of Telugu language. I was very government school teachers shops across Telugu states. other life skills for the last 25 years. happy to be a part of this event Speaking to The Pioneer, He adds, “I conducted many and honoured to perform my on teaching Ramana says, “In this fast-paced storytelling workshops for stu- shows for the Telugu language generation, parents don’t have dents of various government lovers. During the conference, I lessons in a time to narrate stories to children. schools. When I approached them have witnessed many youngsters I feel that children understand about the concept of narrating actively participating in various story lessons much better if we tell them lessons in story format, they did- Telugu events like storytelling in a story format. Storytelling n't believe me and asked how it and interacting with others. We format, develops language skills among possible to narrate a lesson in a need more events like the World children. For the first time in story format. I explained them in Telugu Conference to take Telugu among India, I organised a Telugu story- detail by narrating a lesson in to new heights.” telling festival Katha Keli in July at story format. Even we can narrate Recently, Ramana organised a others Tyagaraya Ganasabha. This festi- a mathematics chapter in a story- seven-day Telugu storytelling fes- val had a tremendous response telling format for students.” tival Katha Keli, in Hyderabad. He from Telugu language lovers.” He shares, “I wrote more than said, “For this festival, I have invit- Ramana is not the only expert 75 books for children to enlight- ed many storytelling experts to at storytelling but also a master at en their knowledge, especially to share their signature style of nar- writing children literature, mime develop ethical values and build- rating stories with the audience. shows, magic and puppetry. He ing confidence through my sto- This is the first-of-its-kind festi- penned more than 75 books for ries. I also conducted free pro- val in India. Many storytellers children and won Kendra Sahitya grammes for orphans, old age from various states participated in Academy Award in ‘Bala people, mentally challenged peo- the festival and shared stories with Sahityam’ in 2015. ple, juvenile jails to educate and our audience.”

While all South STARDOM: THE actors are content ruling the roost locally, NORTH-SOUTH crossing the regional language barriers only on rare BARRIER occasions, they he Indian film This also benefitted the pro- venture with the reputed South industry may be the ducer in that, a Hindi film with banner, B. Nagi Reddi’s pro- have aspirations biggest in the world a South actor in the cast, also duction house, Vijaya T and the South film opened up the South market Productions with Prem Nagar. and ambitions to industry, combined which, otherwise, gave very The film, starring the reigning Kamal Haasan in itself, outnum- limited exposure to Hindi superstar Rajesh Khanna with make it to Hindi bers the Hindi films produced. movies. Hema Malini, marked the glo- The South has four main lan- Take the example of Kamal rious entry of Dr Naidu into guages in which the films are Haasan. He was brought to the Hindi films. Dr Naidu’s films made — Tamil, Telugu, Hindi films by the legendary sons were doing well in the Malayalam and Kannada. filmmaker, L.V. Prasad with Ek family business as the oldest, and launch a star in a Hindi Rajinikanth While, all South actors are Duuje Ke Liye. Similarly, Suresh, looked after the pro- film with the remake of a South content ruling the roost local- Rajanikant made his Hindi duction and the younger, language film. During this time, ly, crossing the regional lan- debut with another South pro- Venkatesh (Venky) had turned other heroes from the South guage barriers only on rare ducer, A Poornachndra Rao out to be a successful hero. So also tried their luck with Hindi occasions, they have aspirations with Andha Kanoon along with why not launch Venky in Hindi films. These included and ambitions to make it to Amitabh Bachchan. The idea films? Ambareesh and Vishnuvardhan Hindi films. That would mean was that, as mentioned earlier, Venky was launched opposite from Kannada industry and universal acceptance and cast the best of both the worlds, Karisma Kapoor in Anari, Mammootty from Malayalam recognition which the Hindi North and South. Chiranjeevi, which was a hit. Next, Dr Naidu films. The trend continues film medium offers. the Telugu superstar of his wanted to launch his grandson, through the involvement of Similar is the case when it time, was launched by his Rana Daggubati. He wanted to the South filmmakers in Hindi Prabhas comes to female artistes. While brother-in-law, Allu Arvind. see if Rana’s debut Telugu film films is now almost non-exis- in most cases, it was the Hindi Mukesh Udeshi, who dubbed was a success so the same could tent! Hindi by those wanting to film producer who sought out South films into Hindi among be remade into Hindi. That was The one-film wonder with cash in while it lasted. a South Indian female star, in his other businesses, was the co- not to be and Rana’s debut the South stars continues as we But when it comes to hero- the case of male actors, their producer. His Hindi debut film came with Dum Maaro Dum in have seen actors like Kamal ines, the South films sourced Hindi foray came through was titled Gentleman, a big hit. 2011, where he did not lead the Haasan, Rajnikanth, many. Besides their classy some or the other South Indian Dr D Rama Naidu, a prolif- cast and the film went general- Chiranjeevi, to the present day looks, what worked in their filmmaker making a Hindi ic filmmaker from Telugu ly unnoticed. Rana now keeps aspirants like Siddharth, favour was that they were usu- film. This was because, the Industry, produced around 150 doing an odd Hindi film. Dhanush, Suriya and others. ally well trained in classical familiarity between the two, the films in various languages, However, he played an impor- They come and go. Madhvan is dancing which made them actor and the producer as well over a period. He started off his tant though a negative role in the only South star who contin- extremely expressive and just as the ease of communication. Hindi film making in a joint Baahubali which has brought ues to get assignments though the kind the films made in him back in the limelight. not as a solo hero. While the those days demanded. Those Another South actor ready to other South heroes could not female artistes who made it big be launched was Nagarjuna, make a mark on the Hindi in the Hindi film industry also from a renowned South screens, the one who survived include Waheeda Rehman, Suriya film family of A Nageshwar for the longest time was Vyjayantimala, Leela Naidu, Rao. Ram Gopal Varma Rajanikanth. This is because, Padmini, Kalpana, Hema star, Prabhas, with the film launched him in Hindi with Rajanikanth did most of his Malini, Rekha, Sridevi, Jaya Saaho. The film seemed more Shiva, a remake of his acclaimed films with other, established Prada, Meenakshi Seshadri, about cashing on the popular- Telugu film, Siva. Having Hindi film heroes. In fact, Tabu, Zareena Wahab, Diya ity of the hero post massive watched Siva one knew that most of his films were multi- Mirza, Deepika Padukone success of his Baahubali fran- even its Hindi version would be starrer. That helped. What also among others. chise. The film offered nothing a hit, too. And, it was. The film marred the careers of these While the actors from the else except Prabhas even while also brought to Hindi cinema a stars from the South was that, Hindi film had no reason to it boasted of a budget of a stylised villain from the South after they gained some recog- seek work in the South, the whopping Rs 350 crore. The in Raghuvaran. But, both could nition in Hindi films, the mar- Hindi film villains did find a lot moviegoer has not taken well not go far in the Hindi cinema. ket was flooded with their of work there. The week past to the film and this is no good Akkineni Nagarjuna Siddharth Dhanush The trend was to play safe films from South dubbed into saw the entry of another South news for Prabhas. 12

Hyderabad Monday September 9, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

FUN AND COMEDY THEATRE FROLIC SUNDEEP SHARMA LIVE SRIRAM - A STYLISED DANCE DRAMA l tudents of Lakhotia lSundeep Sharma is the Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra's magnum Institute of Fashion and "Brahman bro" of comedy. opus is based on the Indian epic Ramayana. It SInterior Designing had a This Bareilly guy has a was first produced in 1957 as Ramlila. It has been staged for the last 65 years and has great day at Fresher’s and typical North Indian travelled to many countries. The troupe Farewell Party organised accent and performs jokes with a desi flair. He comprises of 20 artistes. recently. Dressed in myriad September 14, 7 pm, Shilpakala Vedika styles, students had a blast is a storyteller and and enjoyed games, fun incorporates social, activities and dance political and general competitions. issues in his comedy. His mimicry of famous national and international personalities only adds to his hilariousness. September 14, 7 pm, Oakwood Residence Kapil, Gachibowli.

FRESHER THOUGHTS lThis will be the EK DURACHARI RAJA freshest material l All of us believe from Kunal Kamra. After seeing him take that our present over the internet with may be bad but his extremely edgy our future will be humour, he is back good. The Hindi to Hyderabad with play Ek Durachari his latest show Raja (the story of a ‘Fresher thoughts'. despot) adapted A show where he from Albert brings to you Camus' Caligula

Payal his brand new Ayesha and Azhar Ayesha remains universally relevant. It represents the l

l bits. Yet another YouTube breaking video, a genre-defining podcast and troll bashing face of despotism, not only in terms of the

Ameena worthy of history books, Kunal is back with new whimsical madness and deification of rulers but

l jokes, insights and truth bombs also in terms of how people react to such rule September 13 to October 6, multiple venues in city with glimmer of hope for the future. September 22, 7.30 pm, Lamakaan MUSIC GADHA KAHINI CARNATIC 2.0 l The play Gadha Kahini - The story of a Donkey, l After the amazing opens with five response to Carnatic 2.0, storytellers trying to we present to you a gather an audience for reimagined version with narrating their stories and new exciting elements and finally agress upon telling musical pieces. Carnatic 2.0 the Story of a Donkey, together. Reloaded is the complete Electro Classical Fusion September 15, 7.30 pm, Lamakaan experience, this time featuring Vijay Baskar, Eva Rawat and Irfan Sheriff along with Mahesh Raghvan, Shravan Sridhar, Sharanya Srinivas and Akshay MAHABHARATA - THE EPIC TALE Anantapadmanabhan. September 8, 8 pm, Moonshine Project l All history and mythology is based on Dimpy

l EXHIBITION cause and effect, EMERGING PALETTES Mahabharata - The Epic Tale... lA group art exhibition, a in-depth deals platform for emerging with the artists to display their work. primary This is the 11th edition of emotional and the exhibition organised in psychological collaboration with Goethe- causes that were the genesis of this destructive Zentrum. From September 7 war. The planet has witnessed destruction based to October 6 at Shrishti Art on the whims of a few people.

Saritha Gallery, Jubilee Hills. September 14 to October 6, multiple venues l GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details l Some of the students of Lakhotia Institute of Fashion and Interior Designing along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] Photos by SV Chary FUN TIME

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Hyderabad Monday September 9, 2019 tollywood VIKRAM'S STRENGTH NANI don’t think I will be doing the LIES IN HIS IDEAS:he points out, prompt to clarify that number of movies I’m doing right or Nani, being on film Ahead of Gang this isn’t the script that the direc- now. I’m signing content that is sets is equivalent to a tor worked for Allu Arjun. “I exciting me,” he declares, adding working holiday, which Leader release, know that script as well. It’s a nice after becoming an actor, he never is why he regularly vis- one and I believe it’s on track to be stopped watching cinema. “I still F its cinema halls once in made.” get excited when the production Nani speaks to he will be seen six months unlike his In Gang Leader, house’s and the film name pops up as pencil Parthasarthy, a crime on screen. The viewer in me is still peers. This year, he is likely to have NAGARAJ writer. “He watches Hollywood another release V-mostly for the same and I’m evolving with the Jersey released ear- films and copies that content into audience.” December. His Gang Telugu. He believes his books are Jersey, he says he lier this summer and his next, GOUD about his Talking about opens later this week. world famous but they don’t sell. is “extremely happy about its box- Leader, In this scenario, three women, a “Days pass by quick and fast when director, script and office performance” though a sec- teen and a kid approach him to tion of critics felt that it underper- I’m on sets but the 15 days break take revenge on one man. They I take to promote a film of mine his lost belief in formed. have a strong reason to take “The film told the story of a 36- before it releases are torturous for revenge. Thus begins his first me,” he sighs. But when he usual- ‘success rate' factor year-old cricket who is tagged as a and original story,” he shares. loser. He has a kid as well. We ly takes a break, he makes it a point The actor’s success juggernaut of to visit his sister Deepthi in the US- broke all norms of filmmaking dealt with action and one-liners in seven hits on the trot was halted Telugu cinema-wise and it ended just like he did last week. the past while in this film; it’s pre- Krishnarjuna He admits to have been in talks last year with up collecting a share of Rs 30 crore. sented in an entertaining format. Yuddham. His follow-up venture It will soon get a release in China, with Vikram K Kumar for long, Vikram is usually a funny guy in Devadas, the same year, ended up considering different ideas in the while spawning remakes in Tamil, life contrary to the stuff he made. as an average grosser. Nonetheless, Kannada and Hindi. Moreover, it past. “Vikram’s strength is that he When he narrates comic scenes, he he got back to winning ways with is full of ideas. Although he shared wasn’t made to mint money. We becomes a comedian. I was liter- Jersey earlier this summer. He got 400 per cent profits from what many exciting ideas, I wasn’t sat- ally in splits when he narrated the insists he no longer believes in fac- isfied. One fine day he met me at we’ve invested in it,” he exults, sign- Gang story to me. If people go through tors like “success rate”. “If I over ing off. my office and spoke about a similar emotion while watching think of what will work or not, I Leader. I fell in love with it. the film, it will be a blockbuster,” Revenge as a concept has been After Hyderabad, VENKY'S it's Pollachi for two projects team Bheeshma aunched earlier this June, the filming of Nithiin and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer called off Bheeshma is in full-swing in Hyderabad. The L latest schedule, which will be wrapped up ictory Venkatesh’s long-in- settled investment banker later this week, will witness 40 per cent of the-development project Ashish Mehra (played by Ajay the filming coming to an end. “With the lat- with director Trinadh Rao Devgn) falling for a 26-year-old est schedule coming to an end, it will mark 35 days of film- Nakkina has been called engineer Ayesha (Rakul Preet Singh) ing, leaving the unit to shoot for another 45 days. While V off. The film was to see the and the subsequent turns the story the majority of the remaining shoot will be wrapped senior actor in the role of a takes as Aashish, unannounced, intro- up in Hyderabad, the unit will have to travel to a dashing cop and although he evinced duces his love to his family back in rural setup for a week. Tollywood’s favourite interest in it initially, due to reasons Manali. However, as Manmadhudu 2, village spot Pollachi has been zeroed in on as guarded, the film has been put off. which treaded a similar plotline, sank the location and unit will pack their bags to Writer Prasanna Kumar Bezawada without a trace last month, Suresh the Tamil Nadu town in October-end. A and director Trinadh have almost Babu, the sharp mind that he is, couple of songs will be shot abroad,” says a invested nine months on the project, decided to put the project on hold for source. which was to be a joint production time being. As of now, Venky only has Meanwhile, the source venture of Suresh Productions and a film with Tharun Bhascker in hand denied reports that Hebah People Media Factory. Realising that but there’s no significant development Patel is playing a part there’s no point involving in it any fur- on it ever since Suresh announced it with grey shades in the ther, Trinadh has shifted attention to more than a couple of months ago. film, a romantic entertainer work with Bellamkonda Sreenivas. — NG with a generous dose of Venky’s other project; De De Pyaar humour. “Her part is more of De remake as well hit a roadblock, a guest appearance,” the source we’ve learnt. Leading producer Suresh REALISING THAT THERE’S adds. Babu purchased the rights for the Naresh, Sampath, Raghu Babu, remake and director Sriwass was NO POINT INVOLVING IN Brahmaji, Narra Srinivas, Kalyani attached to adapt it to Telugu sensibil- IT ANY FURTHER, Natarajan and Rajshri Nair are play- ities. The orig- ing supporting roles in the film, a inal told the TRINADH HAS SHIFTED Sithara Entertainments production, tale of a ATTENTION TO WORK while Mahati Sagar is rendering 50-year- tunes. The makers have announced old WITH BELLAMKONDA that they will be arriving for London- Christmas. SREENIVAS — NG

VARUN to star in Merlapaka Gandhi's next? ilmmaker Merlapaka Gandhi’s long wait for an A-lister to spear- head his next has ended. After his last Krishnarjuna Yuddham flubbed at the box-office, the director worked on a love story, F investing more than six months time. He narrated it to Naga Chaitanya first, but talks with him didn’t move beyond the ini- tial stages. However, the buzz is, Varun Tej has showed inter- est in the project. Presently, awaiting the release of Valmiki, the lanky actor is looking for another narration to make up his mind, but word on the street is that his presence is more or less con- firmed. With UV Creations, which has waiting to collab- orate with him for the past one year, bankrolling it, Varun believes the pro- ject’s quality will not be compromised. Merlapaka remained unavailable for a comment. Meanwhile, Varun was supposed to start Kiran Korrapati’s boxing drama after Valmiki but there has been no word on it for the past six months. He even got trained in boxing for the film. 14

Hyderabad Monday September 9, 2019 celeb talks STEVE MCQUEEN BIOPIC DON'T CARE IN THE PIPELINE

film tracing the life of late Hollywood icon Steve McQueen is in the works. WHAT TROLLS Wonderfilm Media has acquired the rights of A Marshall Terrill’s 2010 biography Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon, and will be adapt- ing it into a feature film, reports hollywoodreporter.com. AND HATERS SAY: The book follows the actor’s life from humble beginnings in the Midwest to the pinnacle of Hollywood and to his untimely death at the age of 50 in Mexico. Known as Hollywood’s “King of Cool”, McQueen rose to fame SONAKSHI SINHA in 1960s and 1970s after the success of The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles, The Thomas Crown Affair, fter a series of flops over the past few years, Sonakshi Sinha is final- Bullitt, The Getaway, Papillon and The Towering Inferno. ly part of a big hit. Mission Mangal, the Independence Day multi- Wonderfilm’s Jeff Bowler, Bret Saxon and Dan Grodnik will starrer release that features her in the cast, has been declared a produce the film, with Terrill on board as an executive producer A superhit by the trade after a Rs 193.14 crore domestic haul at the and creative consultant. last count. The biopic will also include the intersection between “I feel great. For me at least, it (success) has been long overdue. It McQueen and the mass murderer Charles Manson. According feels nice. It’s a very special film and working with the team was a wonderful to Terrill’s book, Manson pitched a screenplay to McQueen that experience. It is a very positive feeling. Hats off to those scientists who actually was rejected. made it happen, and went through so much of difficulties and struggles,” “When I found out from Marshal’s incredibly researched and Sonakshi told, adding that she was always confident about Mission Mangal. thorough book that McQueen was supposed to be at the “Honestly, I did expect the film to be successful because it talks about a very Sharon Tate house the night of the Manson murders, I was big achievement of our country. I feel, if you make a film on patriotism and the instantly engaged in that story thread,” said Bowler. subject is good, it always works,” she said. “I think we’ve found a fascinating way into the story of an incredible leg- Mission Mangal starring Akshay Kumar with Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, end,” Bowler added. Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menen and Sharman Joshi, may be one of the biggest hits of 2019 so far, but Sonakshi has seen consecutive duds over the past few years. Films such as Tevar, Akira, Noor and Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi crashed, and she became an easy target for trolls on social media. However, the 32-year-old actress chooses to keep negativity at bay and focus on her job instead. “Everybody has their ups and downs, not only actors. Even a rikshawallah has ups and downs. That’s normal. That is RANVEER-ALIA'S GULLY BOY TO how you grow as a person. I don’t care what trolls and haters say because I am still here and they are still there. I have this quality that I can shut out all nega- tivity and for me. It is very important to focus on RELEASE IN JAPAN NEXT MONTH my work, stay positive and move forward. If few of my films have not done well, people have not stopped offering me films. In fact, I’ve been ilmmaker Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, busiest over the past few years, and I have four which has premiered at the Berlin Film releases this year,” she said. Festival and won the Best Film award at Sonakshi made her Bollywood debut with Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, is all Dabangg opposite Salman Khan in 2010, and F set to release in Japan in October. she is still kown as the ‘Dabangg Girl’. She “I am very happy, very proud that returned in Dabangg 2, which released in Gully Boy is releasing in Japan. I have never been 2012. This year, Dabangg 3 is scheduled to hit to Japan but only learnt, heard and seen the most the screens in December. wonderful things about the land of the rising sun,” How does it feel like, to said Ranveer, who was excited by the news. return as Rajjo, in the The actor, who essayed a role of a rapper in the third instalment of the movie added, “I hope to come there someday — blockbuster series Gully Boy is releasing in Japan and it's a very that continues to be happy and proud moment for us all who have her calling card? worked on the film — that our film has travelled “I can’t explain to the vast nation of Japan and we hope that you the feeling in all see it and you all like it.” words. For Gully Boy is loosely based on the life of street me, it’s rappers Divine and Naezy. The film also stars like Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz and Siddhant home- Chaturvedi in supporting roles. com- ing. It’s

like CAMILA AVOIDS SOCIAL MEDIA going back to where you TO ‘PROTECT HER ENERGY' began. What I am and where I am today is inger Camila Cabello says she avoids social because of Dabangg, media in order to ‘protect her energy’. because of Salman Khan, “I want it to be things I can relate to, Arbaaz Khan and the family. things from the heart. I do it to protect my They made me Rajjo and, for me, S energy. I can’t do that if I care about what there was no looking back after that. people think. I can’t do that if I’m trying to For me, it’s always going to be the please,” Cabello said on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio most special film of my life. It’s just show, reports femalefirst.co.uk. great reuniting with the entire team. The Havana hitmaker has earlier said that she doesn’t Most of the team members are use social media ‘that much’ because it’s ‘not good’ for there right from the first part — her. the DOP, his crew, the assistant “I don’t go on social media that much cause it’s not directors. It feels like I am work- good for me, and I don’t know how to not be affected ing on my first film all over by what people say here so I just don’t read it,” she said. again,” said Sonakshi. Camila, however, acknowledged no everything about Prabhu Deva takes over as social media was bad. “I am totally aware I can use this director of the series in Dabangg platform to help people even in small ways! So to any- 3, and the film will have a new one on here who is struggling, which we all do some- villain by way of Kannada times cause we’re human! I super recommend taking superstar Sudeep. Pankaj five minutes out of your day to just breathe,” she said. Tripathi joins the cast while The pop has taken to meditation and breathing exer- Mouni Roy and Warina cises lately in a bid to reduce anxiety. Hussain have been signed up for special dance numbers. Prabhu Deva has directed Sonakshi in Rowdy Rathore, R Rajkumar and Action Jackson in the past. “Prabhu sir has brought in some amazing twists and turns in to the fran- ‘BEAUTIFUL AND HOT' KATRINA A chise with the way he shot the film. He has brought in a lot of freshness to the film,” said the ‘‘MAZDOOR'' DEEP INSIDE: HRITHIK actress. After Dabangg 3, rithik Roshan has called Katrina Kaif Sonakshi will be seen a ‘mazdoor’ (labourer). He insists it alongside Ajay Devgn is a “well-intentioned compliment” in Bhuj: The Pride Of but she takes it as a kind of “insult”. India. Before sign- H Social media is lapping it all up, if ing off, Sonakshi Twitter trends are to go by. also hinted that a “This is something that I’ve always told biopic featuring Katrina, which she kind of takes as an insult, her in the lead but which I mean as an incredibly well-inten- will be tioned compliment. I regard Katrina as a “maz- announced door”. She is a labourer, a worker. She is one of soon. the best labourers and workers that I’ve ever come across,” Hrithik said in a recent interview to hindustantimes.com. Elaborating on her working style, he shared, “I’m telling you, deep inside Katrina is a “maz- door”; she just happens to be beautiful and hot and all of those things. Those are just the deco- rations, but deep inside, she is a worker. Having said that, she is so super-talented, it becomes very easy for her, it becomes very easy for me when I’m working with her.” Hrithik and Katrina have worked together in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Bang Bang (2014). Katrina also performed the block- buster dance number Chikni Chameli in the 2012 Hrithik-starrer Agneepath. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 sport 15

Smith proud to ‘step Eng hope for great escape up when it's tough' Aussies strike on regular intervals as hosts struggle at 194-8 on final day AFP n MANCHESTER

os Buttler led a defiant rear- guard action as England fought Jdesperately to draw the fourth Test against Australia at Old Trafford on Sunday and keep the Ashes alive. England were 166-6 at tea on the final day in a match in which a win for Australia would see the holders retain the Ashes at 2-1 up with one to play in a five-Test series. Buttler, England’s last recog- nised batsman, was 30 not out, with the usually free-flowing run- scorer having faced 96 balls, while Craig Overton was unbeaten on 12 off 47 deliveries. Any thoughts of England chas- ing down an imposing victory tar- get of 383 had long since evapo- rated. Instead, with a new ball avail- able to Australia 11 overs after tea, the question was whether they could hold out for a draw, which Steve Smith runs between wickets during day four of the fourth Ashes Test AP would leave the series all square ahead of next week’s finale at the Oval in London. AFP n MANCHESTER tain, following a 12-month ban for his role England, resuming on their in a ball-tampering scandal in South overnight 18-2, got through the teve Smith was glad to have again Africa. Smith added fast bowler Cummins first hour without losing a wicket. Smade runs when needed them as had shown Australia the way on a pitch But when Ben Stokes, whose Australia closed in on retaining the Ashes becoming increasingly tough for batsmen. superb 135 not out had sealed a at Old Trafford on Saturday. “My first 20 or 30 balls, I felt pretty stunning win at Headingley, fell for Despite being the dominant side for vulnerable when they (England) were just one shortly before lunch, the most of the fourth Test, Australia were fal- bowling that good length,” he recalled. home side were floundering at 74- tering at 44-4 in their second innings on “Patty hit it beautifully tonight, I think 4. Saturday. that ball to Root is a blueprint of what we England started the day with But Smith's counter-attacking 82 was need to do tomorrow, first thing in the makeshift opener Joe Denly 10 not the centrepiece of their second-innings morning, and the quicks to keep hitting out and Jason Roy eight not out total of 186-6 declared, whch left England that top of the stump length and let the after Pat Cummins had taken two with an imposing target of 383 to win the pitch do its thing.” wickets in two balls on Saturday, Test and keep their hopes of winning the including Joe Root for a golden series alive. PLAYING ON DIFFERENT LEVEL duck, the England captain's third “When it is tough you want your Former Australian captain and cur- nought in five innings. experienced players to step up,” Smith told rent team mentor Steve Waugh said that The most England had made reporters after stumps. Steve Smith's record breaking run in the in the fourth innings to win a Test “I have played quite a lot of cricket ongoing Ashes is incomprehensible. Smith was the 362-9 they posted at now. I like to get in those situations and has gone on overdrive in England scor- Headingley try to be the one to take the team ing a mind-numbing 671 runs in five But their immediate goal was through.” England's second-innings pur- innings thus far at an average of 134.2 to bat out the fifth day for a draw suit suffered an early double setback when “I obviously didn't see Don Bradman — something they had not done Australia’s Pat Cummins took two wick- play, but I guess it's in a similar sort of since Matt Prior helped them ets in two balls to remove Rory Burns and vein,” Waugh told cricket.com.au. “He just defy New Zealand at Auckland in captain Joe Root without a run on the keeps scoring runs and it almost looks too 2013. board. easy. He's playing on a different level to Denly was fortunate to see a Australia's Pat Cummins, center, celebrates with teammates after dismissing England's Ben Stokes during day five of the fourth Ashes AP England were 18-2 at the close, with everyone else. loose drive off left-arm quick Australia requiring just eight more wick- “I guess you've just got to cash in Mitchell Starc fly over the slips for he cover-drive Starc for four. when Cummins, the world’s top- 112-ball fifty when he drove Starc Bairstow reviewed but, with ets on Sunday's final day to be assured of while it lasts because we know cricket can four and he almost gave his wick- Fast bowler Cummins, how- ranked Test bowler, cut one back down the ground for four. Kumar Dharmasena’s decision a win that would see them keep hold of turn around pretty quickly. But right now et away when, despite England's ever, struck again when a fine-off to the left-handed batsman, with But he was out soon after- upheld on umpire's call, England the Ashes at 2-1 up with one to play in a he's making the most of some great form.” desperate position, he lofted a cutter found a gap between bat Australia captain and wicketkeep- wards for 53 when he gloved a were 138-6. five-Test series. “It's a phenomenal performance. It's sweep off Nathan Lyon's off-spin and pad to bowl Roy for 31. er Tim Paine holding a good div- Lyon delivery that turned and Cummins thought he had his Smith, who shot a superb 211 in monumental when you look back on it. which just dropped short of deep ing catch off the inside edge. bounced out of the rough to fifth wicket of the innings when Australia's first innings of 497-8 declared, To be out of the game for so long, to have midwicket. STOKES FALLS CHEAPLY Stokes did not even wait for Marnus Labuschagne at short leg. Overton, on five, was given out has now scored 671 runs in five innings so much pressure and to do so well, it's World Cup-winner Roy, who Stokes walked out to a huge umpire Marais Erasmus to raise Jonny Bairstow and Buttler lbw only for Erasmus’s decision to this Ashes, at an average of 134.2 and almost incomprehensible what he’s done. has struggled to transfer his one- ovation from a capacity 23,500 his finger before leaving the crease. were together for 14 overs until the be overturned after a review including three hundreds. It’ll go down in the history of the game day international form into the crowd. Denly, who rode his luck to be former's 61-ball 25 ended when he revealed the ball had pitched out- It's an incredible return to Test crick- as one of the great performances by an Test arena, defended solidly before But he had made just one 48 not out at lunch, completed a was lbw to Starc. side off stump. et for the 30-year-old former Australia cap- individual in a series,” said Waugh. Focus on youngsters as Ind ‘A' take on SA ‘A' Afghans on cusp of historic win PTI n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, With K L Rahul not in the best of form, AFP n CHITTAGONG the duo will be keen to put in a strong per- he in-form Shubman Gill will renew formance against a quality SA ‘A’ attack pinners Rashid Khan and This quest for selection into the senior that includes, among others, the sharp SZahir Khan shared five team when India ‘A’ take on South Africa Lungi Ngidi, who is coming back from an wickets between them as 'A' in the first unofficial Test beginning injury. Afghanistan came within four here today. All-rounders Vijay Shankar and wickets of a historic win over The highly-rated Gill will lead the team Shivam Dube will figure in both match- Bangladesh in the one-off Test in the first of the two four-day matches, es. The Tamil Nadu player who returned in Chittagong on Sunday. with veteran ‘keeper Wriddhiman Saha mid-way from the World Cup due to an The visitors- playing only captaining in the second. injury and made a comeback during the their third Test ever- reduced The teams for both the matches are a TNPL only to get injured again and miss Bangladesh to 136-6 before mix of experience and youth. the limited-overs leg of ‘A’ series, gets an rain forced early stumps on the The first game will see Karnataka all- opportunity to underline his credentials. fourth day, with the hosts, rounder K Gowtham and Andhra wicket- Mumbai player Dube, on the other who were set a record target of keeper K S Bharat get a go. The former was hand, has impressed in the recent five- 398 runs, still needing 262. Afghan players return back to pavilion at the end of fourth day play icc/twitter in his element during the ‘A’ team's tour of match unofficial ODIs against SA ‘A’, “Yes, we are bit excited the Caribbean and shone in the Karnataka showing an ability to get quick runs. He because we are in a good posi- Skipper Shakib Al Hasan we are losing,” he said. Mosaddek Hossain chased a Premier League too. will be eager to perform in the longer for- tion,” Afghanistan's wicket- remained unbeaten on 39 runs, Rashid, who made his ball from him wide outside the Bharat has showcased his skills with mat, too, and catch the selectors’ eye. keeper-batsman Afsar Zazai giving a little hope to debut as youngest-ever Test off-stump to give a catch to the gloves and bat in the several games he Jharkhand left-arm spinner Shahbaz said. Bangladesh captain, led Afghanistan from Asghar Afghan at long off has played for India 'A' in the past year or Nadeem has been a consistent performer “It means a lot to be hon- Shakib will resume the the front, finishing the day with after making 12 runs. so and has been close to selection in the over the years and starred in the ‘A’ team's est,” he added. fifth day's play along with 3-46 while left-arm chinaman Earlier, resuming at 237-8 senior team. recent win against West Indies ‘A’ in the “The people know about Soumya Sarkar, the last recog- Zahir claimed 2-36 runs. after more than two hours' With Rishab Pant becoming the first- Caribbean. us good enough in white-ball nised batsman for Bangladesh, Retiring all-rounder delay due to drizzle, choice ‘keeper across formats in the The Proteas ‘A’ team, led by Aiden cricket. We've discussed in our who was yet to open his Mohammad Nabi claimed the Afghanistan added 23 runs to absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Markram, seen as a future senior team cap- dressing room that this Test account. other wicket. their overnight score before with the selectors likely to manage his tain, includes several players with interna- match is very important for us “The realistic result is we Zahir started the victory they were all out for 260, which workload, the focus will be on the likes of tional experience. Markram and the rest to win because we want to are very close to defeat. Unless push when he dismissed open- took their lead close to the 400- Bharat to replace him whenever he is given Shubman Gill in a file picture will look to gain experience of playing in show we can play Test cricket.” there is some rain... Probably er Liton Das, One-down run mark. a break. sub-continent with the Test series to fol- Bharat and Saha are among those in in the second match’ to be played in low the T20 Internationals. the fray for the second ‘keeper’s slot and Mysuru from September 17. The series will also serve as good their performances will be watched with The two batsmen have scored heavi- preparation for Ngidi, who is part of the interest. ly for Gujarat and Bengal respectively in Test squad. He had struggled with a ham- PCB worried about unavailability of SL players The focus will also be on openers the past few seasons with Easwaran slam- string injury during the World Cup and Priyank Panchal and Abhimanyu ming a big century in the Duleep Trophy played only four of the side's nine match- PTI n KARACHI Media reports have claimed that Test force any player to make the tour. Easwaran though the duo will feature only final that concluded on Saturday. es in the tournament in England. and ODI captain Karunaratne, T20 cap- For the first time since 2009, the PCB he continued refusal of senior Sri tain Malinga and senior pro Matthews is preparing to host a top tier team for a TLankan players including captain have informed the Sri Lankan board proper bilateral series that involves ODI Dimuth Karunaratne, Lasith Malinga and they will not tour Pakistan because of and T20 series. Rabada not worried over rise of Bumrah, Archer Angelo Matthews to tour Pakistan for a security concerns. The Sri Lankan team had come down limited over series later this month has left The families of the three players are to Lahore for a day to play a lone T20 IANS n KOLKATA then putting in extra work.” ent; Bumrah is doing wonders the PCB authorities worried. said to be uncomfortable with the prospect match in October, 2017 while the ICC Rabada will be one of South and that can force you to lift your Though the Pakistan Cricket Board of them playing in Pakistan which is World Eleven and West Indies have also outh Africa pace spearhead Africa’s key weapons in their game. You are not always at the (PCB) has made no official comment on understandable since it was in March, 2009 played short T20 series in Pakistan in the SKagiso Rabada is not losing tour to India. The first of the top, that’s one thing I can tell the senior Sri Lanka players’ availability, that terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team last two years. sleep over the meteorical rise of three T20s in on September 3 you.” sources in the board said they are in touch bus in Lahore, leading to Pakistan's iso- But this is the first time in 10 years, a India’s Jasprit Bumrah and and that will be followed by South Africa had a disap- with the Sri Lankan board officials and lation as as an international cricket des- top team will be in Pakistan for more than England’s Jofra Archer. three Tests. pointing World Cup campaign Sports Minister Harin Fernando. tination. two weeks. “It’s never easy maintaining “I admire those bowlers, where they crashed out of the “Technically it is an internal matter of A source in the PCB said that the Sri The Sri Lankan and Pakistan boards a career; I’ve learned that there they are good bowlers,” Rabada, World Cup with Rabada also fail- the Sri Lankan board so we can't comment Lankan Sports Minister had called the agreed to the limited over series after the are a lot of ups and downs. I Kagiso Rabada in a file picture who will have an opportunity to ing to spark his magic. Bumrah on it. But the bottom line is that the tour three players for a meeting on Monday in former initially rejected a request to play want to be the best in the world, better his figures in the upcom- and Archer though have done is on from 25th September and we are which they would be assured of the full two games of the ICC World Test everybody does,” Rabada told “I’m disappointed, not angry ing T20I and Test series in quite well in this period. making all preparations to host them in security arrangements to be made for the Championship in Pakistan. iol.co.za as quoted by (about the World Cup). What do India, said when asked about While Bumrah returned Karachi and Lahore,” an official source tour. The Sri Lankans are set to review the ESPNCricinfo. I do with anger? When a setback Bumrah and Archer. with 13 wickets from the Test said. Fernando himself has offered to tour security arrangements for the coming lim- “You are naturally going to comes you want to be deter- “However, the media hypes series in the West Indies includ- He said Pakistan would accept what- with the team from September 25 to ited over series based on which they would compete in that fashion, I’m not mined, you don’t want to change certain players, and that’s OK; I ing a hat-trick, Archer has shown ever team the Sri Lankan board sends for October 9. then take a decision on whether to play too worried, I’m feeling nice and a lot of things. It’s about seeing know I have been playing very his class since making his Test the three One-day Internationals and three But it is obvious that neither the the Tests in December in Pakistan or in easy. where you went wrong and well. Archer is such a natural tal- debut in the Ashes. T20s. Minister nor the Sri Lankan board can the UAE. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 sport 16

So close, yet so far Serena says her poor effort ‘inexcusable’ in final Dreams AFP n NEW YORK erena Williams is won- Sdering when she will start playing like a 23- do come true time Grand Slam cham- pion again in a major final, calling her poor showing in Saturday’s final loss “inexcusable.” 19-years old Andreescu “I love Bianca. I think she’s a great girl. But I topples Serena for maiden think this was the worst match I’ve played all tour- Slam in Flushing Meadows nament. It’s hard to know that you could do better,” Williams said. “Bianca obviously played well. I think her Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to Bianca Andreescu AP returns make me play better and put pressure “I honestly don’t Williams said. “I’m so on my serve. think Serena showed up. close, so close, so close, “At the same time it’s I have to kind of figure yet so far away. inexcusable for me to out how to get her to “I don’t know what to play at that level.” show up in Grand Slam say. I guess I got to keep Williams had 33 win- finals.” going if I want to be a ners but just as many Williams, who professional tennis play- unforced errors. She hit remains one Slam title er. And I just got to just nine aces but misfired shy of matching Margaret keep fighting through it.” eight double faults and hit Court's all-time record, Williams, who turns only 44 percent of her has lost the past two 38 later this month, first serves. She dropped Wimbledon and US downplayed the pursuit 30 of 43 points on her Open finals since return- of Court’s record. second serve. ing after having a baby “I’m not necessarily “I believe I could two years ago. chasing a record. I’m just have played better. I And she’s struggling trying to win Grand believe I could have done to find answers for bad Slams,” she said. “It’s def- more. I believe I could performances in the initely frustrating, but for have just been more biggest matches. the most part I just am Serena today,” Williams “All of it honestly, still here. I’m still doing said. truly is super frustrating,” what I can do.”

Bianca Andreescu holds up the championship trophy after defeating Serena Williams in the women's singles final of the US Open championships Saturday AP “It’s so hard to explain in AFP n NEW YORK *Andreescu is the first teen to MOTION PICTURE “CONGRATULATIONS words but I’m just @BANDREESCU_! YOU’VE MADE beyond grateful and win a Grand Slam title since HISTORY AND MADE A WHOLE COUNTRY eenager Bianca Andreescu became Russia’s Maria Sharapova cap- Canada’s first Grand Slam singles truly blessed. I’ve VERY PROUD. #SHETHENORTH” champion on Saturday (Sunday early worked really, tured the 2006 US Open and @JustinTrudeau (Canadian Prime Minister ) T really hard for this morning IST) with a rollercoaster 6-3, 7-5 she is the youngest US Open win over 23-time major champion Serena moment. This champion since Russia’s “CONGRATS GIRL! Williams in the US Open final. year has been a Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004. CANADIAN HISTORY” dream come true. The 19-year-old Andreescu became the @geniebouchard (the Being able to play first Canadian woman to youngest Grand Slam winner since Svetlana on this stage against *Andreescu, Canada’s first make a Grand Slam final Kuznetsova at the 2004 US Open, handing Serena, a true legend of Grand Slam winner, matched posted with a big-screen Williams a fourth consecutive defeat in the the sport, is amazing. It wasn’t Monica Seles, who lifted the TV image of Andreescu final of a major to again deny her a record- holding the US Open champion's trophy) easy at all. I tried to prepare my best like I do 1990 Roland Garros trophy in equaling 24th Slam title. every match, I tried not to focus on who I’m “It’s so hard to explain in words but I’m her fourth major, as the fastest “SHE THE CHAMP! CONGRATS, playing. I’m really proud of how I dealt with player to win her first Slam title just beyond grateful and truly blessed. I’ve everything.” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Alexis Ohanian, left, BANDREESCU_ in the Open era. AP worked really, really hard for this moment,” —BIANCA ANDREESCU applaud as players are introduced before the start #WETHENORTH X said Andreescu, who had won just two #SHETHENORTH” Grand Slam matches ahead of her US Open * @Raptors (reigning NBA “I love Bianca. I think She will break into the top five champion Toronto Raptors main draw debut. she’s a great girl. But Monday after her remarkable She improved her record over top-10 transmuted their slogan I think this was the breakthrough run at Flushing from their title run, “We opponents this season to 8-0 and will rise worst match I’ve Meadows, where she scooped the North”, to “She the to a career-high ranking of fifth on Monday. played all North” in tribute, tweeting the note with a photo “This year has been a dream come true. a winner's check for an eye- of a Raptors jersey with Andresscu name on it tournament. It’s watering $3.85 million, taking Being able to play on this stage against hard to know that next to the NBA championship trophy) Serena, a true legend of the sport, is amaz- you could do her 2019 earnings to over $6 ing. better. Bianca million. She started the year “YOU’RE #1!!! CONGRATS “It wasn’t easy at all. I tried to prepare obviously played well. with career winnings of just @BANDREESCU_! AP my best like I do every match, I tried not I believe I could have $215,888. Spectators cheer for Bianca Andreescu after final win AP Gigi Hadid attends the women's finals #SHETHENORTH #USOPEN” to focus on who I’m playing. I’m really proud done more. I believe I could have just been @Canucks (Vancouver Canucks sent their message with a photo of how I dealt with everything.” more Serena today. I honestly don’t think Andreescu tied Monica Seles, who lift- the opening set. That prompted forlorn looks from the smacked a forehand winner to stay alive and of a No 1 jersey bearing Serena showed up. I have to kind of figure Andreescu’s name) ed the 1990 Roland Garros trophy in her out how to get her to show up in Grand Slam Serving at 2-4, Williams erased five Williams box, where her close friend then rattled off 14 of 17 points to peg her fourth major, for the record as the fastest finals.” break points with a combination of aces and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was opponent back at 5-all. “HISTORY CONGRATULATIONS player to win her first Slam title in the Open —SERENA WILLIAMS booming groundstrokes but Andreescu seated alongside sister Venus and fashion “I was just fighting at that point, just try- TO @BANDREESCU_ ON era. was knocking on the door once more as titan Anna Wintour. ing to stay out there a little bit longer,” said BECOMING THE FIRST Williams, 37, suffered a second finals titles, Williams made an inauspicious the American served to stay in the set. The American carved out four oppor- Williams, feeding off the energy of 24,000 (CANADIAN) TO WIN A loss in a row at Flushing Meadows, after a start at Arthur Ashe Stadium by A forehand winner earned the tunities to hit back the following game, ben- cheering fans as she briefly sparked hopes GRAND SLAM SINGLES 2018 defeat against Naomi Osaka best conceding her opening service youngster a set point, and efiting from a huge stroke of luck when a of an incredible comeback. TITLE! #USOPEN remembered for a furious tirade against game with successive double Williams duly her gifted her the forehand brushed the tape and trickled over “The fans started cheering so hard it @BlueJays chair umpire Carlos Ramos. faults. opener with another double fault. to haul herself back on serve. made me start playing a little bit better and “Bianca played an unbelievable match, Andreescu had failed to even Undeterred, Andreescu promptly fighting a little bit more.” “CONGRATULATIONS @BANDREESCU_ I am so proud and happy for you. It was GENEROUS SERENA reach the main draw at Flushing Meadows regained the initiative with another break The Canadian stemmed the bleeding by ON AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE AND incredible tennis out there. If anyone could Andreescu, who wasn’t even born the past two years, twice falling in the first and looked to be marching towards the title holding for 6-5 and an errant Williams back- YOUR FIRST GRAND SLAM! ROMANIA IS win this, outside of Venus, I’m happy it’s when Williams won her maiden Slam at the qualifying round, and her confidence con- when she followed a routine hold by again hand handed Andreescu two more shots at VERY PROUD OF YOU.” Bianca,” Williams said. 1999 US Open, responded with a comfort- tinued to flow as she surged 2-0 ahead in breaking the Williams serve for a 5-1 lead. the title. Williams saved the first with an ace @Simona_Halep (reigning Wimbledon Appearing in a 33rd Grand Slam final, able hold, a pattern that repeated itself until the second — Williams again doubled-fault- Andreescu brought up championship but Andreescu secured victory on the next champion, pays tribute to Andreescu, whose and fourth since the last of her 23 major the Canadian threatened to run away with ing on break point. point in the ensuing game, but Williams with a blistering forehand return. parents are from Romania)

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harles Leclerc secured France, Portugal back on track CFerrari’s first victory at their Monza is red home Italian Grand Prix since AFP n PARIS 2010 on Sunday when he resist- Leclerc battles to Ferrari’s first home win since 2010 ed race-long pressure from both rance and Portugal got Mercedes rivals to claim his sec- Ftheir Euro 2020 qualifica- ond successive Formula One tri- tion campaigns back on track umph. with impressive wins over The 21-year-old Monegasque, Balkan pair Albania and who dedicated his maiden win last Serbia that boosted the world Sunday to the memory of his late and European champions friend Anthoine Hubert, who chances of making next sum- was killed in an F2 race a day ear- mer’s tournament. lier, was exultant as a vast army of France moved back top of ‘tifosi’ in an estimated crowd of Group H with a 4-1 thumping more than 150,000 celebrated of Albania thanks to a deliriously. Kingsley Coman’s first inter- “What a race!” said an national goals in more than exhausted Leclerc. “I have never three years and further strikes felt so tired in a race. It was so dif- from Olivier Giroud and sub- ficult. For me, it is a dream to win stitute Jonathan Ikone at the here like this in front of the Stade de France. ‘tifosi’ — thanks to everyone!” Iceland briefly led the Lelcerc came home narrowly standings after beating ahead of second-placed Valtteri Moldova 3-0 earlier in the day, Bottas and his Mercedes team- but were joined on 12 points AP mate Lewis Hamilton, who pur- by Didier Deschamps side Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, reacts at the end of the Euro 2020 group B qualifying match against Serbia; (right) Harry Kane celebrates after completing hat-trick sued the victor for most of the and Turkey, who needed a last the bemused Albanian players paign. On Tuesday, Portugal in and two second half penal- race until his tyres let him down. minute Ozan Tufan strike to refusing to play until the right They are eight have a chance to consol- ties which keep his side top of After a late pit stop, Hamilton edge Andorra 1-0, with the tune was played. points behind leaders idate their position in the Group A with nine points then claimed the fastest lap of the French on top on goal differ- Ukraine, who top the group when they head to from three matches, a point race. ence. PORTUGAL OFF group unbeaten hav- winless Lithuania, while ahead of Kosovo who stunned Leclerc’s Ferrari team-mate “The balance sheet is very MARK ing played five times Serbia travel to lowly the Czech Republic with a 2- Sebastian Vettel endured a torrid positive. We could have won Portugal meanwhile are after their 3-0 drubbing Luxembourg with both 1 win. and disappointing day, finishing by more,” said Deschamps. second in Group B on five of Lithuania. a point behind Ronaldo and Captain Kane also laid on 13th after spinning off and taking “We did what we had to points from three games after However Portugal had a Co. Raheem Sterling for his strike a penalty for rejoining in a dan- AP do, even if we relaxed a bit at they also struck four times in much trickier time than the Earlier England main- 10 minutes after the break, gerous fashion. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc celebrates on podium after winning the Italy Grand Prix the end.” Belgrade, with William French, with Nikola tained their 100 percent qual- highlighting his ability beyond Hamilton apologised to the drivers’ championship. after starting from 19th in the sec- The easy win was a good Carvalho, Goncalo Guedes, Milenkovic and Aleksandar ifying record as Harry Kane’s just goalscoring. Mercedes and said his tyres “had Daniel Ricciardo came home ond Red Bull. end to a night that started off Cristiano Ronaldo and Mitrovic twice pulling goals at hat-trick inspired a 4-0 demo- England will have a gone off the cliff…. I’m sorry I fourth ahead of his Renault team- Local hero Antonio in bizarre fashion, with the Bernardo Silva giving a loud Stadion Rajko Mitic lition of Bulgaria at Wembley. chance to open up a gap at the wasn’t able to pull it off,” he said. mate Nico Hulkenberg, Red Bull Giovinazzi came home ninth for match kicking off late after the Fernando Santos’ side a 4-2 back before Silva finally made Kane has now scored 25 top of the group when they The defending five-time new boy Alex Albon, Sergio Perez Alfa Romeo ahead of Lando hosts mistakenly played the victory that was also their first sure of the three points four goals in 40 England appear- host Kosovo at St Mary’s sta- champion now leads his Mercedes of Force India and Max Norris of McLaren, who contin- Andorran anthem, leading to win of the qualifying cam- minutes from the end. ances after a 25th-minute tap- dium in Southampton on team-mate Bottas by 63 points in Verstappen, who finished eighth ued his impressive rookie season.