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SITARA TO GIVE VOICE FOR LITTLE ELSA { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com PMO war against corrupt in 16 hurt as trains collide at Kacheguda railway station bureaucracy gets fresh legs Trapped loco pilot rescued after over 8 hours PNS n NEW DELH updating of the same by all Nilam Sawhney stakeholder departments has to ARUN DANIEL YELLAMATY In the ongoing war against cor- be ensured." n HYDERABAD ruption and weeding out the New provisions have now Nilam corrupt from within the been put in place and height- At least 16 passengers were bureaucracy, the Prime ened vigil is reportedly going injured when the Lingampalli- Sawhney is Minister's Office has launched to pay off. Vigilance wings Falaknuma Multi-Modal a fresh crackdown. across government depart- Transport System (MMTS) AP new CS All Central government ments are now investigating service and the Kurnool- VIJAYAWADA: Social Justice departments have now been complaints against 29 IAS offi- Secunderabad Hundry Inter- and Empowerment Secretary asked to provide a list of cers and nine group 'A' officers, City Express collided at Nilam Sawhney was on expendable and corrupt offi- while investigations against Kacheguda Railway Station Monday sent back to her cers every few months so that 1,815 officers from the 'B' and here on Monday morning. cadre state Andhra Pradesh the entire system is flushed 'C' groups have been acceler- The MMTS train apparent- and she is likely to be clean. Despite exemplary pun- ated. ly overshot the signal. Six appointed as the chief secre- ishment having been meted All Central government departments have now been A list of 14 officers from the coaches of the MMTS service tary of the state, officials out including immediate ter- asked to provide a list of expendable and corrupt Ministry of Railways, 12 offi- and three coaches of the said. mination, the threshold levels officers every few months so that the entire system is cers under Ministry of Coal Hundry Express were dam- Rescue team extricating the trapped loco pilot of the MMTS train from the The Appointments are still being breached by and six officers from the aged, according to SCR offi- mangled remains of his cabin on Monday Committee of the Cabinet many in the bureaucracy. flushed clean Ministry of Civil Aviation is cials. Among those injured has approved repatriation of Despite promising clean being examined along with an was the MMTS loco pilot, according to Osmania General incident was (due to) a human Sawhney, a 1984 batch Indian governance, the PM and his As many as 1,007 officers with which are not commensurate unspecified number of officers who was stuck in the mangled Hospital Resident Medical error, there was no signal that Administrative Service (IAS) office have observed that com- dubious disciplinary records with incomes or are blatantly from the Ministry of Shipping remains of his cabin for over Officer Mohammed Rafi. was given for the MMTS train officer, on the request of the plaints continue to pile up. are being scrutinised. Zero disproportionate will be red- under rule FR 56 (J) for com- eight hours and rescued by the An inquiry into the accident to move, but it started and state government, an order Moreover, it has been found tolerance against corruption flagged for expeditious dis- pulsory retirement. railway authorities in an has been ordered by the South ended up colliding with the issued by the Personnel that officers against whom has been the norm over the last posal. This rule empowers the gov- unconscious condition. He Central Railway. other train coming from the Ministry said. previously filed complaints five years but yet, corruption The PMO note categorical- ernment to force compulsory was shifted to a hospital for Due to the accident, there opposite direction into the Her husband Ajay continue to rise are able to on the ground refuses to go ly asserts: "On a review of the retirement on corrupt officers treatment. was widespread panic across platform. We are still trying to Sawhney who is also serving seamlessly move up the ranks away. matter recently at the PMO, it who have completed 30 years The condition of another the station and elsewhere in get proper information and the Central deputation had in parallel. This is most curi- So, a new tack has been was decided that a quick of qualifying service or have injured passenger was serious the city. proofs for the reason for the worked as principal secretary ous given that levels of inspec- devised, abnormal property uploading of the current infor- attained 50 years of age. because of the injuries he had Ch. Rakesh, CPRO, South accident." of CMO of N Chandrababu tion have been strengthened. or other asset transactions mation and regular periodic Continued on Page 2 sustained on his throat, Central Railways, said: "The Continued on Page 2 Naidu in 2014. Guv gives new twist, CM orders Complaint filling up KCR now eyes Centre's filed against calls NCP to form govt tanks in lands to augment revenues Owaisi PNS n MUMBAI L VENKAT RAM REDDY PNS n BHOPAL Suryapet n HYDERABAD High drama witnessed in PNS n HYDERABAD A complaint was on Monday Mumbai on Monday as Chief Minister K filed against AIMIM chief Lata Mangeshkar Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, in an Asaduddin Owaisi for Singh Koshyari invited Sharad Chandrasekhar Rao on effort to augment revenues allegedly making inciting Pawar-led NCP to stake gov- Monday directed officials to that have shrunk due to the statement following the Lata admitted ernment after Shiv Sena failed fill up tanks in water-starved economic slowdown, is explor- Supreme Court's verdict on to submit letter of support Suryapet district with ing all options, including mon- Ayodhya dispute case. to hospital from NCP and Congress with- Godavari river water. etizing unused portions of In a landmark judgment, in 7:30pm. Rao, who reviewed the lands allotted to central insti- the apex court had last week MUMBAI: Legendary singer The governor's decision Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari matter with Minister G tutions, to mobilise additional permitted the Centre to con- Lata Mangeshkar was admit- came after Uddhav Jagadeesh Reddy, said the funds to enable the state gov- struct a temple at the site ted to Breach Candy Thackeray's son Aaditya form a government for want of government was ready to ernment to fully implement its where the Babri Masjid once Hospital's Intensive Care Unit sought three more days to requisite numbers in the wake release as many days as welfare schemes and develop- Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat called on Chief Minister stood, and allot a "prominent in the early hours of Monday prove majority. However, the of the Sena refusing to join its required to fill up tanks in the mental programmes. K Chandrashekhar Rao at Pragati Bhavan on Monday and suitable" five-acre plot for after she complained of governor rejected their oldest ally. district as there was adequate In his Budget speech in Muslims to construct a breathing problems, hospital request. NCP has time till 8:30pm water, an official press release September, KCR announced down. The Chief Minister has status of lands allotted to var- mosque in Ayodhya. sources said. In the 288-member House, on Tuesday to form the gov- said. The diversion of water the government's plans to sell now shifted his focus to huge ious central institutions, detail- Following the pronounce- The singer, who turned the Sena with 56 MLAs is the ernment. from Godavari river to the off government lands to raise parcels of lands allotted to var- ing the lease amount, lease ment of the verdict, Owaisi 90 on September 28, is in a second largest bloc after the "As per the procedure district began 20 days ago, it additional revenues so that the ious Central government insti- period, expiry of lease, purpose said that the "Supreme Court critical condition, they said. BJP (105). The NCP and the Governor has given us the let- said. government can execute ongo- tutions, primarily in and of the land allotment, the extent is indeed supreme but not "She was brought to hos- Congress each has 54 and 44 ter (to stake claim to form govt Rao also ordered repair of ing irrigation projects without around Hyderabad as well as in of land actually in use, the infallible". pital at about 2 am. She is crit- MLAs, respectively. The ) being the 3rd largest party in canals, if required, should be hassles and ensure that welfare various districts of the state. extent of unused lands, among "I am not satisfied with the ical and in the ICU," a hos- halfway mark is 145. On Maharashtra. carried out for smooth flow of schemes are not hit due to fund KCR has directed officials to other things. verdict. We have full faith in pital insider said. Sunday, the BJP declined to Continued on Page 2 water, the release added. crunch occasioned by the slow- submit a report on the actual Continued on Page 4 the Constitution. We were Mangeshkar's niece fighting for our legal rights. Rachana Shah said the singer We do not need five-acre land is recovering. as a donation," he had said. "She was down with a viral The complaint filed by an infection. She is on path to Govt starts process of constituting temple trust Seven-year jail for rape advocate Pawan Kumar recovery," Shah said. Yadav at Jahangirabad Police In a career spanning over PNS n NEW DELHI Ministry of Home Affairs or Station alleges that Owaisi seven decades, the Indore- A team of officials have the Ministry of Culture will be convict in Sangareddy gave inciting statement on the born Mangeshkar has lent her The Centre has started the been tasked with the nodal body for the PNS n SANGAREDDY and attempted to rape her. The verdict. He sought registra- voice to thousands of songs in process of setting up a trust, as Ayodhya Ram temple trust, girl managed to escape from tion of an FIR against him on over 1,000 Hindi films as well mandated by the Supreme studying the apex court another official said. A 60-year-old man, who was the clutches of the accused. the charges of sedition. as in various regional and for- Court in its Ram order threadbare for its In a historic and unani- convicted of an attempt to After knowing about the inci- eign languages. Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid technicality and nuances mous verdict on Saturday, a rape a five-year-old girl from dent, the parents and their rel- The indefatigable verdict, with a team of officers five-judge constitution bench Siddipet town, has been sen- atives had staged a protest Mangeshkar recorded her examining the order thread- so that the trust can be headed by Chief Justice Ranjan tenced to seven years of demanding stringent action last song this year. "Saugandh bare, officials said on Monday. constituted Gogoi cleared the way for the imprisonment by the against the accused. mujhe is mitti ki" was Opinions of the Ministry of A team of officials have construction of a Ram temple Sangareddy Court. After conducting an inquiry, released on March 30 as a Law and the attorney general been tasked with studying the at the 2.77-acre disputed site in First Additional District Commissioner of Police D tribute to the Indian Army. will be taken on how to pro- apex court order threadbare for adding consultation process Ayodhya, and directed the Sessions Court Judge Justice B Joel Davis had assured to file Her last full album in 2004 ceed on setting up the trust that its technicality and nuances so is underway, but no decision Centre to allot a five-acre plot Papi Reddy pronounced the a charge-against against the was "Veer-Zaara" when she will fix the modalities for con- that the trust can be constitut- has been taken so far. at a "prominent" location to the judgment on Monday. On May accused. Following the argu- was 75. struction of a Ram temple in ed exactly as per the Supreme However, it was not imme- Sunni Waqf Board for building 1, 2018, Mallesham had taken ments, the court pronounced Ayodhya. Court verdict, an official said, diately clear whether the a mosque. the victim to an isolated place the verdict on Monday. TODAY ALMANAC ‘Rs 47 cr to RTC won’t solve the problem’ Revenue staff plan ‘Simha Month & Paksham: Kartik& Shukla Paksha PNS n HYDERABAD Stating that the demands Panchangam The govt also filed a raised by the Unions fell under Garjana’ after Nov 22 counter affidavit before PNS n HYDERABAD Tithi : Purnima 07.04 pm The State government on the 'industrial dispute' catego- Ahead of Simha Garjana, Nakshatram: Bharini: 08:52 pm Monday filed a copy of the pro- the High Court giving ry, the state government urged ceedings of the state cabinet's the High Court to pass orders Following in the footsteps of the JAC has lined up a Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start additional details about recent approval to privatise so that the conciliation pro- striking RTC employees, series of programmes any important work) 5,100 route permits of TSRTC the liabilities the ceedings could be taken up fur- Revenue Department staff on Rahukalam: 02:48 pm – 04:12 pm in compliance with the orders corporation has to ther by the designated author- Monday announced their starting Nov 13. Unions Yamagandam: 09:11 am – 10:35 am of the Telangana High Court ity under the provisions of action plan to highlight their of employees, teachers passed on Friday last week discharge immediately in Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. demands, mainly security in Varjyam: NIL while dealing with a PIL plea. the RTC strike case On the other hand, the view of the recent torching of and pensioners held a Gulika: 12:00 pm - 01:24 pm The plea was filed challeng- counsel for the petitioner, PV MRO Vijaya Reddy in her meeting in this regard Good Time: (to start any important work) ing the decision of the state Krishnaiah, requested the court office. Accordingly, the Revenue Amritakalam: 03:45 pm - 05:27 pm cabinet to approve the issuance tance to meet the huge out- to declare the ongoing strike of Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the route permits. It was filed RTC workers submitting memorandum to Minister T Srinivas Yadav on Monday standing dues. While citing the RTC as illegal. This has decided to organise 'Simha murder of Abdullahpurmet Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:37 am - 12:22 pm by the vice president of the that the Unions were still stick- prompted the court to ask the Garjana' after November 22 in MRO Vijaya Reddy. Revenue Telangana Jana Samithi Prof. discharge immediately in the corporation, including statu- ing to their non-feasible counsel as to how the strike case the government fails to JAC leader V Lachi Reddy HYDERABAD PL Visweswar Rao. The court RTC strike case. tory liabilities and cumulative demand of merger of corpora- could be declared illegal. respond to their demands. chaired the meeting. WEATHER has decided to hear the plea In his affidavit, the Chief losses. He said that the corpo- tion with the government, he Responding to the ques- Ahead of the Simha Garjana, Lachi Reddy said that rev- Forecast: Clear with periodic clouds along with all other petitions Secretary of the state, Dr. SK ration could not escape statu- told the HC that no useful pur- tion, Krishnaiah told the HC the JAC has lined up a series of enue employees had to work Temp: 31/19 filed concerning RTC strike Joshi, told the High Court that tory liabilities and cumulative pose would be served by that the corporation came programmes starting mingling with people. Citing Humidity: 80% and private permits. the mere payment of Rs 47 losses in any way. He told the engaging them in any further under ESMA (Essential November 13. the murder of Vijaya Reddy, he Sunrise: 06.19 The state government also crore to meet four of the quan- HC that the state government discussions or negotiations. Services Maintenance Act) Unions of employees, teach- alleged that the government Sunset: 05.40 filed a counter affidavit before tified demands as advised by had rescued the corporation in The Chief Secretary also told and added that the strike was ers and pensioners held a round was weakening the historically the Telangana High Court giv- the apex court was not going to the past, but added that its pre- the court that Unions went on illegal as per the said Act table meeting here on Monday. significant Revenue Current Weather Conditions Updated November 11, 2019 5:00 PM ing additional details about the address the larger issue of the sent budgetary constraints did strike on October 5 when the since the corporation was also The meeting discussed the far- Department. liabilities the corporation has to huge outstanding dues of the not permit the release of assis- conciliation process was on. a public utility. reaching consequences of the Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 hyderabad 02 MISSION BHAGIRATHA TO Igniting young minds PNS n HYDERABAD

Students from 33 government schools of Wanaparthy district MODEL NATIONWIDE SCHEME participated in pitching compe- tition at T-Hub. As part of Information Technology KCR gives power point presentation on project to Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Industry Tour by Telangana Information Technology PNS n HYDERABAD overheads by gravity. Due to Association (TITA), Innovation Mission Bhagiratha there is a club members (8th class stu- Union Minister for Jal Shakti permanent solution of drink- dent, 9th class student and a Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has ing water problem. As on date, Teacher) from 33 Government said that the Centre would exam- 23, 968 habitations were cov- Schools from Wanaparthy ine the possibility of implement- ered through the scheme and District visited various IT ing Mission Bhagiratha-type only 91 were left which are in Companies in Phoenix IT Park, scheme for provision of safe remote tribal areas," the Chief Cyber Towers and T-hub. drinking water to every house- Minister said. These Government school hold across the country. He said "We have kept in mind the students were taught Robotics Students from 33 govt schools in that providing safe drinking rise in population in the com- (Line follower, Obstacle water to the people was the min- ing 30 years and the demands Detector & Home Wanaparthy participated in pitching imum responsibility of the gov- that may crop up then. Hence, Automation) and Artificial competition at T-Hub. They also ernment. we have designed the project Intelligence basics. They The Union Minister said, keeping in view the demands pitched 11 different ideas dur- visited various IT firms in Phoenix IT with the participation of the that may come up for the next ing the pitching competition at Park, Cyber Towers and T-hub States concerned, the drinking 30 years. If this scheme is T-hub. Robotic Kits were given water programme could be implemented all over the coun- away to all 33 schools, with implemented. He suggested try, it will be of a great use. One which these innovation club Digital Literacy Mission, where with Innovation. Our special that the state government Cheif Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at Pragathi Bhavan on Monday should not view the schemes members can in-turn share the in 150+ volunteers had impart- thanks to IT Secretay Jayesh should study the improvised aimed at providing drinking knowledge to other students in ed Digital Literacy to 12,139 Ranjan, Wanaparthy District sewerage treatment plant sys- Pragathi Bhavan. Mission Bhagiratha Scheme. pure drinking water on a daily water from the financial expen- their respective schools. students of 137 Government Collector Swetha Mohanthy, tem that could help make use of Shekhawat enquired about There used to be severe drink- basis to the people. The scheme diture point of view, " the It may be mentioned here Schools. Sundeep Kumar DEO Sushindra garu, Phoenix treated water for domestic and the works taken up as part of ing water scarcity at several is almost completed. A perma- Chief Minister explained. that TITA has embarked upon Makthala of TITA said, "With Director Srikanth Badiga, for agricultural purposes. Such the Mission Bhagiratha places in the State. There used nent solution to the drinking "The Central government a DIGITHON #DigitalYatra in this tour, Digithon has success- your support to make this methods had been globally test- Scheme. The Chief Minister to be problem of fluoride at water problems is found. has fixed its aim and objective Wanaparthy District as a part of fully ignited students mind event happen". ed and appreciated. The treat- and other officials gave the many places. Drinking water People will be healthy with this to provide safe drinking water ed water could also be used for Union Minister a power point was not available at several scheme. Mission Bhagiratha to people all over the country. village sanitation, he said. presentation on Mission places and the water that was (MB) brought a substantial The Telangana government The Union Minister called Bhagiratha. available was not pure, often and qualitative change in the has already fulfilled this aim. Farmer on Chief Minister K Briefing the Union Minister, leading to severe health issues lifestyle of rural women of Hence, the Centre should Missing hostel Chandrashekhar Rao, along the CM said, "For 24,000 habi- for the people. Hence, we have Telangana. It is an end-to-end extend financial help to the threatens to with Parameswaran Iyer, Union tations in the Telangana State, taken up the scheme to purify solution. The process of draw- Mission Bhagiratha Scheme," commit suicide Secretary, Drinking Water and we have decided to provide safe water from Godavari and ing water from source to end the Chief Minister told the boarder's body found, Sanitation, on Monday at drinking water through Krishna Rivers and supply point is unique. This is through Union Minister. PNS n NIZAMABAD

Fed up with the MRO not resolving a land row, a warden suspended PMO war against farmer threatened to commit Minister cautions ryots on red sorghum cultivation suicide by jumping from a PNS n NALGONDA NSP near Anumula and corrupt in tree in front of an RDO informed the matter to the PNS n HYDERABAD red sorghum. He appealed to office at Collectorate in The district in-charge police. Haliya police rushed to bureaucracy... farmers to be exercise caution Nizamabad on Monday. Collector placed under sus- the spot and shifted the body Continued from Page 1 Agriculture Minister while entering the contracts. Gangadhar, who complained pension, Bhumaiah, warden of to district government hospi- Singireddy Niranjan Reddy He wanted agricultural offi- of a borewell in a land owned SC A-1 hostel here after one of tal at Nalgonda for treatment. As per the rule: has called upon red sorghum cers to hold meetings in vil- by him and his brother to the the body of a hostel Alleging that the stu- "Notwithstanding anything farmers to cultivate the crop lages where farmers predomi- MRO was unresolved for boarder was found in dent committed sui- contained in this rule, the only after entering into MoUs nantly cultivate red sorghum to some time. Although the the Nagarjuna Sagar cide due to harass- appropriate authority shall, if with companies and advised sensitise them on various complaint was brought to Left canal on ment of warden of it is of the opinion that it is in them against being duped after aspects. The farmers should notice the MRO several Monday. The body the hostel, the lead- the public interest so to do, entering into contracts with take precautions taking into times, it was not solved, of the boarder, iden- ers of different stu- have the absolute right to unauthorised persons. He consideration past experiences alleged Gangadhar. tified as dent unions and retire any government ser- insisted that the farmers should in selling red sorghum, he In a similar incident, a Gaddameedi Ramesh Dalit organisation vant by giving him notice of produce red sorghum seeds said. woman attempted suicide was found in the canal submitted a memoran- not less than three months in only after entering into con- Minister Niranjan Reddy and Gangula Kamalakar at a review meeting on Monday Arrangements would be in front of the RDO office at on Monday. dum to In-Charge district writing or three months pay tracts with corporates. made for Assembly Speaker Bodhan for not being issued The student went missing Collector Chandrasekhar. and allowances in lieu of such He was reviewing the red Director Kesavulu. Minister clarified that the gov- Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy, a digital passbook. When the for the last seven days. He was Reacting to it, the district notice." sorgum cultivation with agri- Appreciating decision of farm- ernment would have no role in Transport Minister Vemula police asked her foiling her studying in Class IX. He went Collector has suspended the The screening committee cultural principal secretary C ers to cultivate red sorghum the contracts entered into by Prashant Reddy to sensitise red attempt, she said that the missing on November 2. hostel warden Bhumaiah by of the Central Board of Parthasarathi and Telangana following abundant availabili- farmers with the companies sorghum farmers along with land got registered by some Locals found his body near holding him responsible to the Indirect Taxes and Customs Seed Development Corportion ty of irrigation facility, the with regard to cultivation of the local MLAs, he said. other's name. 14th mile stone of left canal of incident. (CBIC) - that recently recom- mended sacking 37 corrupt officers - is likely to meet in the third week of November to review more such cases 16 hurt as trains collide at... Guv gives... forwarded by different com- Continued from Page 1 train with one of my friends and sud- Continued from Page 1 missionerates under their denly there was a big noise and I fell on jurisdiction. Earlier, there were tense moments when the opposite direction and then noticed We suggested him that we'll the railway authorities made efforts to blood on my head; in the next 15-20 have to talk to our allies and rescue the MMTS driver Chandershekar minutes I was taken to the hospital and we'll get back to him as early who was stuck in his shattered cabin. my friend didn't receive any injuries." as possible. Deadline is 8.30 100 kg ganja Trapped for over eight hours, he was res- Many who were standing at the sta- pm tomorrow," said NCP cued around 6:40pm. "We wanted to tion started panicking, while some leader Jayant Patil. seized in ensure that the driver was alive so we began recording the accident and BJP sources say they are still kept releasing oxygen in the area where sharing clips on social media plat- waiting and watching and it is he was stuck and conducted the rescue forms. Some others started running not over yet as people of Kothagudem mission in a very detailed manner," SCR towards the accident spot in an effort Maharashtra will see "who officials said. to help those injured. works in their interest and PNS n KOTHAGUDEM The injured persons, some with MD Iqbal, one of them, said: "I who is only power hungry". fractures and others with head heard a lot of screams and rushed to NCP leader Nawab Malik Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan receives cheque from Siripuram Vishwanatham Bhadrachalam police have injuries, were rushed to Osmania the spot with people around me and said, "We have been called by seized huge quantity of dry General Hospital. tried to help as many people as pos- the Governor, a delegation of ganja being transported in Lakshmi, one of the injured, speak- sible by the time the news spread and our party has met the two cars on Monday. The ing on the incident, said, "I was in the the 108 ambulance people arrived. Governor. Bizman donates town Inspector of Police Vinod Reddy informed the press that the police have found nearly 100 kilograms Rs 50 lakh for ganja worth around Rs 15 Fluorosis victim's painting lakhs. Five persons were arrested and booked in con- Armed Forces Fund nection with the case, he said. The car was intercepted moves Anand Mahindra PNS n HYDERABAD It was my dream to during regular vehicle check- serve the nation and n ing drives. PNS HYDERABAD Siripuram Vishwanatham, a hence decided to Crippled due to businessman from Courage of Ramavath Suvarna, a flu- fluorsis, Suvarna Huzurnagar, has donated Rs 50 donate money for the Flag orosis victim, who cannot even eat lakh to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund HYDERABAD began sketching SIRIPURAM food by herself, gave Anand Day fund here on Monday. He VISHWANATHAM BULLION RATES Mahindra spirit to start a new week. portraits of handed over the cheque to Businessman GOLD On Monday, the chairman of prominent people. Governor Dr Tamilisai Mahindra Group took to twitter to Soundararajan at Raj Bhavan. ` (10 gm) 38,100 applaud the efforts of the 22-year-old To meet her According to a Raj Bhavan the Flag Day Fund which is ` 860 tribal woman, Suvarna, a resident of needs, she sold press release, the Governor meant for rehabilitation of the SILVER Sai Banda Tanda of Kudabaksh these pictures to appreciated the good will soldiers who are defending Palle ram panchayat in Marriguda gesture and kind hearted- the Nation," Siripuram ` 44,100(1kg) the children in the ` 2500 mandal of Nalgonda district. ness of Siripuram Vishwanatham said. Crippled due to fluorsis, Suvarna tribal hamlet at Vishwanatham and honoured The Armed Forces Flag began sketching portraits of promi- prices ranging him by presenting him a Day is observed on December nent people. To meet her needs, she shawl. She said that his kind 7 every year to commemorate CHICKEN sold these pictures to the children between gesture would go a long way the monumental sacrifices RATES `/KG in the tribal hamlet at prices Rs 2 and Rs 10 in ensuring welfare of Ex- made by the Armed Forces Dressed/With Skin `167 ranging between Rs 2 Servicemen and their fami- personnel in defending the Without Skin `190 and Rs 10. An NRI lies. "It was my dream to territorial integrity of the from Washington, KCR, KTR". her strength and will empower to serve the nation and hence country both during War and Broiler at Farm `115 Sudheer Jalagam Moved by the do more. With response from decided to donate money for Peace times. shared pictures sketches, Mahindra Mahindra, more people came for- drawn by the victim said, "I wish I could ward to help Suvarna. Art Lounge EGG tagging Mahindra on send her a message an organisation from Mumbai con- RATES `/100 twitter. about how her tacted the artist and is preparing an Sudheer who earlier courage gives me the art supply hamper to further HYDERABAD 392 provided her with oil spirit to start a new week encourage her skills. It may be VIJAYAWADA 401 paints and drawing sheets and the strength to meet all mentioned here that the picture of said, "She cannot move her hand challenges. I'm honoured to be in Chief Minister K Chandrashekar VISAKHAPATNAM 405 more than 2 cm. Earlier, she drew her 'portfolio' of portraits...(sic)". Rao, drawn by Suvarna was pur- RETAIL PRICE `3.92 pictures of folk dancers, devotion- Sudheer said that the response chased by Suresh Gudapuri for Rs (IN HYDERABAD) al and political leaders like Modiji, from Mahindra will definitely boost 55,000.

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RIME Man booked CORNER In 9 days, GHMC collects for thrashing Three held in neighbour's fake certificate child racket 214 tonnes of scrap PNS n HYDERABAD he Commissioner's Task TForce, West Zone team PNS n HYDERABAD A 7-year-old boy was brutal- apprehended three persons on ly thrashed by a neighbour at Monday for preparing fake Broken furniture and old an apartment complex in confirmation certificates of clothes are slogging in house- Alwal on Monday. The chill- SSC and cheating students by holds of Hyderabad. About ing incident was captured forging the signature of (AJS) 15.4 per cent of scrap in on the CCTVs installed in the Additional Joint Secretary and Hyderabad accounts to broken complex, said the police. A delegation from ‘IndiaJoy’ with IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday issuing the certificates after chairs and tables. Likewise, The incident occurred at collecting money from them. old clothes and mattresses Suvarna residency in Alwal. A The arrested were identified as account to 14.3% of scrap. flat owner, Kranthi Swarup, Mohd Ibrahim Ali Khan (45), This is based on the data pro- had parked his car in the park- Suresh Kumar (42) and Mohd vided by GHMC as part of its ing space of the apartments. Hyd all set to Arif (50). The accused along recyclothon initiative. The minor boy, while playing with seized property was The special drive, to collect with his cycle, had come in handed over to SHO, Abids scrap and other disposable front of Swarup's car, which PS, for taking further material from citizens, which angered him and he beat the host ‘IndiaJoy' necessary action. began on November 3, will end boy black and blue. The on Tuesday. Through these 9 CCTV footage also showed PNS n HYDERABAD companies on the world stage. Two held for days, GHMC has collected Swarup taking the boy into the IndiaJoy Festival in its 2nd 214 MT (Metric tonnes) of lift and thrashing him again. Hyderabad will be hosting edition is supported by the selling ganja scrap of which 33.049 MT is The entire incident was also the prestigious 'IndiaJoy' Government of Telangana and he Excise Enforcement team broken furniture and 30.564 recorded in the CC camera which is an important plat- has a power-packed line up of Tof Uppal arrested two peo- MT are unused clothes and GHMC workers collecting scrap from households in the city installed in the lift. form in the world for Digital, 9 world-class events that ple for selling the banned nar- mattress. When the boy returned Media and Entertainment include IGDC (India Game cotic, marijuana on Monday. About 17.951 MT of plastic and Self Help Groups, to facil- home, his father G Anil Corporations to collaborate Developer Conference), Desi Officials seized 22 kg of mari- and 5.99MT of e-waste was The residents of LB Nagar zone itate the collection of these Kumar noticed the injuries and to innovate. A delegation Toons, VFX Summit, juana from their possession. collected from the citizens. disposed maximum scrap of 80.301 items from the public, besides and asked him about them. from IndiaJoy met IT Minister InfluencerCon, Investor- The arrested were identified as The residents of LB Nagar giving the drive publicity The crying child then KT Rama Rao and formally Publisher Connect, E-Sports, Venkatesh, 24, and Naragani zone disposed maximum scrap MT followed by Secunderabad Zone through local representatives as revealed his ordeal to his invited him to the event and OTT Pulse and the Indiajoy Nagaraju ,28. Both are natives of 80.301 MT followed by where in GHMC collected 51.774 MT. well as sanitation staff. father who lodged a com- also appraised him about the Music Fest. The 1000+ of Warangal. Officials nabbed Secunderabad Zone where in The scrap collection was least in Dry waste like broken furni- plaint against Shanti Swaroop. arrangements being made. International delegation the duo during a vehicle check GHMC collected 51.774 MT. ture, metals, paper, cardboard, However sources said that The Minister said that the expected to attend the event between Ashok Nagar and The scrap collection was Khairtabad zone with 15.376 MT styrofoam, e-waste etc are previous enmity between the IndiaJoy event will provide fil- will boost Hyderabad's visibil- Nehru Nagar. The police said least in Khairtabad zone with being collected and dropped two flat owners, Anil and lip to the already thriving ity in the global VFX, Toons, that the duo were smuggling 15.376 MT, followed by off at ward wise collection Kranthi, about issues in the Animation, Gaming, VFX and Gaming, and entertainment the contraband to sell it in Charminar where it is from Serilingampally and here that GHMC is also involv- centers instead of throwing apartment, had led to Kranthi Digital entertainment sector in industry. To make Hyderabad Medchal, Ghatkesar, and 20.754MT. The GHMC has 23.508 MT from Kukatpally ing voluntary organisations, them on the streets in nalas showing his anger on Anil's Hyderabad. With more than and Telangana as the most Uppal. collected 22.098 tones of scrap Zone. It may be mentioned Residential Welfare Societies causing sanitation issues. child. Achyuta Rao, a child 30,000 visitors, the 4-day con- favored destination for invest- right's activist from Balala clave Indiajoy 2019 will be held ment in Animation, Visual Hakkula Sangham urged the in Hyderabad from 20-23rd Effects, Gaming & Comics Cyberabad CP V C Sajjanar, November. The event is expect- sector, Telangana Government WALL COLLAPSE to book Kranthi for attempt ed to serve as a springboard for has launched IMAGE Policy in Talasani promises stringent to murder. Indian media, entertainment April 2016. NBA accreditation action against culprits for OU College of PNS n HYDERABAD Engineering courses Minister for Animal PNS n HYDERABAD Husbandry Talasani Srinivasa Yadav, accompanied by The undergraduate programmes of the Amberpet MLA Kaleru Osmania University College of Engineering Venkatesh, on Monday visited in Biomedical Engineering, Civil Pearl Gardens in Golnaka, Engineering, Computer Science where four persons were killed Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Seven arrested after a wall collapsed on Sunday. Mechanical Engineering have received He assured the victims of accreditation from the National Board of necessary help from the gov- Accreditation. According to Prof for stealing ernment. He said that the M Kumar, Principal, UCE, the UG pro- GHMC announced an ex-gra- gramme of Biomedical Engineering was tia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of accredited for six years from November deceased and promised better 2019 to November 2025 while the remain- bioproducts treatment to the injured in the ing four UG programmes were accredited incident. He said that he for three years from November 2019 to would take the issue to the November 2022. PNS n HYDERABAD notice of the CM to extend large. As soon as he was con- Kachiguda railway station The ECE Department has already got According to the more support to the victims. fiscated, the government where two MMTC trains col- NBA accreditation for three years from June Officials of the CCS, police officials, He said the bodies would be would take stern action against lided. He enquired from offi- 2019 to June 2022 based on the inspection Malkajgiri and Uppal PS of the sent to native places of the vic- him. GHMC zonal commis- cials the reasons for the colli- done in March 2019. An NBA inspection Rachakonda Police Chandra Shekar tims at government expenses sioner Sankaraiah also accom- sion. He directed t he officials committee with 11 members had visited the Commissionerate have appre- Reddy, the main after post-mortem. He said the panied the Minister. to extend proper medicare to University College of Engineering in July hended seven offenders who Pearl Gardens owner was at The Minister also visited the injured in the incident. this year for the UG courses accreditation. stole bioproducts worth Rs 25 accused in the lakh from a godown at Uppal case, runs a on Monday. pesticide shop The arrested persons have been identified as Muthukur at his native Gang of dacoits detained under PD Act Chandra Shekar Reddy (60), place at Kurnool n Sudigundu Murali Krishna in Andhra PNS HYDERABAD The accused robbed the a car and followed it to the Keesara (30), Shaik Shashavali (33), passengers of Rs 60,000 tollgate. The gang then stopped the Uppara Bade Saheb (21), Pradesh The Rachakonda police detained car and threatened the occupants Vadde Ramanjaneyulu (20), a six-member gang of dacoits in cash and two cell by claiming that they were the Vanjari Sai (19) and under the Preventive Detention phones and let them off after police. They robbed the passengers Gowrishetty Bhasker (20). tered at Uppal Police station. Act on Monday. threatening them of dire of Rs 60,000 in cash and two cell According to the police, Based on credible informa- They were identified as consequences phones and let them off after Naganandi Venkata Narayana, tion, the Central Crime Station Ananthula Veeranna (37), Mogulla MAHESH BHAGWAT threatening them of dire conse- the complainant, runs a busi- of Malkajgiri and the Uppal Naresh (31), Cheruku Rajinikanth Rachakonda Commissioner of Police quences if they revealed the inci- ness at IDA Uppal where he police arrested the 7 persons (23), Gangadevi Prabhakar (28), dent to anyone. The passengers, manufactures bioproducts and at Chiluka Nagar on Monday. Syed Sameer (22) and Mohd ing as police and snatching money however, complained to the police distributes them to dealers in Upon interrogation, they con- Fareed (36). from them by threatening to book and a case was registered at the Andhra and Telangana fessed to the crime. As many In the ongoing drive against cases and arrest them. He dis- Keesara police station," said the regions. The finished bioprod- as 121 boxes of bioproducts habitual offenders to create a cussed the plan with Naresh, who official. ucts are filled in tins of differ- weighing 3770 kg and two sense of safety and security to the suggested that they make a gang of Using the same method, on 19th ent weights and the same are vehicles that were used in the public properties and to preserve Mahabubabad and Palakurthy. In six to intimidate people. Naresh September, the gang went in two stored in his godown. On crime were seized from their public order in Rachakonda Police November 2018, the Janagam then brought in Rajanikanth, cars and followed another car 28th October, the bioproducts possession. Commissionerate, CP, police arrested Veeranna and jailed Prabhakar, Sameer and Fareed," from Patancheru tollgate, that was were filled in tins and stored The police said that Rachakonda has detained them him. Naresh was also arrested by said Mahesh Bhagwat, transporting gutka bags. They in his godown for distribution Chandra Shekar Reddy, the under the PD Act from Ghatkesar the Palakurthy police and jailed, Commissioner of Police, stopped the car at Ghatkesar toll- to dealers. On 3rd November, main accused, runs a pesticide PS. The leader of the gang, after which the duo stopped that Rachakonda. gate claiming to be Hyderabad he locked his godown. shop at his native place at Ananthula Veeranna and his racket for a while. "According to their plan, on Task Force Police. The gang then However on the 5th, he Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. brother-in-law, Mogulla Naresh, Veeranna then decided to 12th September, the gang went in took them to Boduppal where they noticed that the locks were In the last three years, he started illegal transportation of impersonate a policeman and a car to Zaheerabad Tollgate and took a victim's ATM Card and broken and the manufactured used to visit and purchase the gutka/pan masala from Bidar in threaten persons doing the illegal Rajanikanth observed and identi- withdrew Rs.10,000 from Canara products worth Rs 25 lakh bioproducts from Venkata Karnataka using a rented SUV and gutka business and extort money fied vehicles that were transport- Bank ATM and Rs.10,000 from were stolen. A case was regis- Narayana's shop Uppal. sell the same at higher prices at from them. "He had a plan of act- ing bags of gutka. They identified HDFC ATM. GREEN CHALLENGE Self-employment trendy, says Prof Kavita PNS n HYDERABAD Most of the alumni the objective behind to arrange have been performing the 'Samalokanam' pro- "There is a paradigm shift in gramme. He wished that the the present day education. well and leading good platform may provide an Most of the people are trend- life in the areas like animation, opportunity to the student to ing towards self-employment building and design fields choose design or architecture and entrepreneur ship," said PROF KAVITA DARYANI RAO course and will clarify the Prof Kavita Daryani Rao, vice- Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine droughts of students as well as chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Arts University Vice Chancellor their parents. Prof A Sreeram Architecture and Fine Arts briefed the over view of University, Hyderabad. alumni meet. Most of the GITAM since its incepting to She was speaking after inau- alumni have been performing present day excelling. gurating 'Samalokanam', an well and leading good life in Mukteshwar, Assistant awareness programme on the areas like animation, build- Professor, GITAM School of Architecture and Design ing and design fields. She Architecture proposed the vote Education at Institute of expressed her dismay that the of thanks. The day-long aware- Engineers, Khairatabad. Prof skills what they learned might ness programme on Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar plants a sapling as Kavita was the chief guest and not match at work place. Prof. Architecture and Design pro- part of Green Challenge, initiated by the TRS MP Santosh lit the lamp as mark of the Affairs and Muttu Kumar, tutes have been importing the Kavita supported to opt the vided more clarity for the aspi- Kumar, in Hyderabad on Monday. As part of the inauguration along with Prof G Vice-President, HMTV. life skills to the students, so that creative professional educa- rants. Most the students and challenge, Arvind Kumar nominated actor Vijay Sunil Kumar, Director, GITAM In her chief guest remarks, they able to perform those tion to grow in the future. parents from the twin cities vis- Devarakonda, KUDA chairman Marri Yadava Reddy and School of Architecture, Prof A Prof Daryani Rao said that the skills lifelong. She shared her Earlier, Prof. Sunil Kumar ited this fair and utilized the the entire team of the KUDA to participate in the drive Sreeram, Director, Students architecture and design insti- experience with JNAFAU's welcomed the guests and told unique opportunity. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 hyderabad 04 Striking employees get support of NRIs K VENKATESHWARLU n HYDERABAD

The striking RTC employees are getting support from across the world. Telangana NRIs in United Kingdom (UK) have floated an All-Party Committee with the support of six politi- cal parties and announced their support to the ongoing RTC strike. Extending sympathies to the bereaved RTC families, the NRIs urged the RTC employ- ees not to commit suicides. They demanded the Telangana government to extend Rs 15 lakh ex-gratia and a job to one NRIs hold placards in support of RTC employees in London of the bereaved families. RTC JAC members argue with police officials at a protest in Hyderabad on Monday. (Right) Police arrest CPI members in Warangal The NRIs displayed placards Srinivas Devulapally, Tirupari 'Dear RTC employees- suicide Stating that Narsimha Reddy, Mary, is not a solution', 'Fight for jus- Jawahar Reddy, Jayanth tice…We are with you', 'KCR suppressing the Vaddiraju (Congress), do justice to RTC workers non-violent Pasunuri Kiran, Praveen Bitla RTC JAC ups the ante against govt immediately', 'Solve RTC issue- (BJP), Rangu Venkateshwarlu, Stop RTC privatization', 'Take movement as Swamy Akula, Raju Goud RTC employees back to work'. undemocratic, (TJS), Koti, Chaithanya (TDP), Employees storm residences of MLAs, MPs and MLCs across the state The NRIs decided to extend Ayyappa, Haneef, Abdul (Jana financial assistance to the RTC NRIs demanded Sena), Shiva Reddy, Ganesh PNS n HYDERABAD workers after taking legal opin- the government Reddy (YSRCP), Oruganti In Siddipet, the RTC workers made a ion. They demanded the gov- to conduct talks Kamalakar Rao, Sravan Goud, On the 38th day of the RTC vain bid to lay siege to the residence ernment to merge the RTC into Dr Vishwanath Kokkonda strike on Monday, members of Etela promises government similar to Andhra with RTC (intellectuals), the RTC JAC attempted to lay of Finance Minister T Harish Rao. The Pradesh government. employees Later, the NRIs also held a seize to houses of Ministers, RTC workers along with the Left While reminding the Chief video conference with the MLAs and MLCs of ruling to resolve issues Minister K Chandrashekhar immediately Telangana political leaders. party across the state and parties leaders made a sit-in in front Rao that the NRIs from While speaking, Revanth raised slogans against the state of Harish Rao's residence HYDERABAD:The RTC Telangana. They told him London stand by the side of Reddy urged Telangana NRI of government to register their workers stormed Health that 22 RTC workers sacri- him by waging movement on Sena, YSRCP and Telangana other nations to extend their protest against the lathi-charge Minister Etala Rajender's res- ficed their lives so far. They the banks of Thames River and intellectuals have floated a all- support to the RTC employees on the RTC workers during the conductor was injured. result, tension prevailed in the idence and submitted him a said that they were at a loss of before the Briton Parliament, party committee and held a similar to NRIs from UK. November 9 Million March Tension prevailed at area. memorandum urging him to comprehension on the course the NRIs said, in a united video conference with the TJS Komatireddy Venkat Reddy held on Tankbund. Minister Yerrabelli Dayakar RTC workers accompanied resolve their problems. adopted by the RTC. The AP statement, that it is unfortunate chief Prof M Kodandaram, urged the Telangana NRIs They accused the TRS gov- Rao's residence as the RTC by Congress and Left parties Responding government merged the that the situation is arising once Congress MPs-- A Revanth from America to extend their ernment of failing to resolve workers protested in front of leaders laid siege to the house favourably to the RTC with the govern- again to stage dharnas with the Reddy (Malkajgiri), support to the RTC employees the problems of RTC workers. his house in Ramnagar in of Warangal East legislator demands of the ment and purchased KCR's policies. Komatireddy Venkat Reddy similar to the NRIs of UK. He During the protest, clashes Hanmakonda. Tension pre- Nannapaneni Narender and RTC workers, a fleet of 1,000 Stating that suppressing the (Nalgonda), former MPand said that several issues can be between the police and the vailed as the police and the pro- accused Chief Minister K he assured the buses to the RTC. peaceful and non-violent BJP leader DK Aruna, RTC solved if the Chief Minister RTC workers took place lead- testers clashed in front of the Chandrasekhar Rao of terror- workers to They said that they movement for their demands is JAC convener Ashwathama pays the dues to RTC. It is ing to jostling by each other house. ising the RTC workers. take their were unable to undemocratic, NRIs demand- Reddy. The leaders urged painful as Chief Minister is causing injuries to the workers. Similarly, the RTC workers In Narasmpeta of Warangal demands to comprehend why ed the state government to con- Telangana NRIs residing in speaking lies, Komatireddy The police effected arrests of and the police clashed in front rural district, the protest pro- the notice of the rich state like duct talks with RTC employees other countries to extend their lamented. the protesters at many places. of the house of Vinaya Bhaskar, gramme escalated tensions in Chief Minister Telangana is repress- immediately. The forming of support to the ongoing RTC BJP leader DK Aruna In Siddipet, the RTC work- Warangal West legislator and the region. The RTC workers K Chandrasekhar ing on the rights of unions takes places as per strike similar to NRIs of UK. demanded Chief Minister K ers made a vain bid to lay siege government whip, in proceeded in a rally to the Rao. RTC workers. It was high- democratic manner and it is The NRIs-Gampa Chandrasekhar Rao to leave to the residence of Finance Hanmakonda. The RTC work- camp office of MLA Sudarsan The workers told the time the state government not correct to the Chief Venugopal, Pasunuri Kiran, the stubborn attitude towards Minister T Harish Rao. The ers along with Congress lead- Reddy from the RTC depot Minister that their contribu- understood the workers' prob- Minister to create differences Rangu Venkateshwarlu, RTC employees. RTC problem RTC workers along with the ers tried to lay siege to the and raised slogans against the tion to the movement for lems and resolved them. among the employees as some Sridhar Neela organised the will create another problem if Left parties leaders made a sit- house when the police thwart- government. As the police present ministers acted as meeting in which six political the government indulges in in in front of Harish Rao's ed their attempts. The protest- tried to prevent them, there injuries and also some RTC dences of MLAs, MPs, honorary presidents too, they parties representatives partic- detentions and houses, she house. The police tried to ers raised slogans against the ensued a clash leading to push- workers. In all these parts the Rajyasabha Members and said. ipated. They are Gampa opined saying that there is no thwart their attempts leading to government leading to the ing each other. In the process, police made elaborate securi- MLCs were posted with police The six-political parties- Venugopal, Gangasani need to Chief Minister to mis- jostling. In the melee, a woman police effecting arrests. As a a lady constable sustained ty arrangements and the resi- pickets as a preventive measure. Congress, BJP, TJS, TDP, Jana Praveen Reddy, Sridhar Neela, guide the High Court. Govt firm on uplift of tribals: Minister KCR now eyes Revenue staff plans Simha Garjana... Centre's lands Continued from Page 1 ed Andhra rule, had been fac- tection to revenue employees. PNS n KAMAREDDY ing travails for the last six years The staff would stage 'Vanta She said that to augment The government was project- in Telangana. Non-working of Varpu' programme before the Minister for Social Welfare KCR ordered ing revenue employees as cor- the Revenue Department was Tahasildar offices on November Satyavathi Rathod has rupt, though they had issued nothing but non-working of 15. The employees will not per- described residential educa- supply of fine revenues 58 lakh pattadar passbooks. government, he said. He form duties in regard to land tional institutions as the brain rice to Continued from Page 1 Some non-farmers were also alleged that government heads issues on November 16. child of Chief Minister K threatening revenue employees were behaving like dictators Later, they would conduct Chandrasekhar Rao and noted residential KCR had constituted a now, he claimed. and urged all employees to regional conferences, with the that TRS government built schools besides Cabinet Sub-Committee on The JAC leader alleged that condemn the attitude of the first one being organized at many residential schools soon extending the Resource Mobilisation, head- some elements were intention- government. Khammam. Revenue employ- after coming to power almost ed by Finance Minister T ally branding the department as RTC JAC leader Raji Reddy, ees from Khammam, doubling the existing schools. students quality Harish Rao, to recommend a bad one only to weaken the UTF leader Ch Ramulu, JACTO Warangal and Nalgonda would She was addressing a gath- education measures to the state gov- entire revenue system. Revenue leader Sadananda Goud, participate in it. ering after inaugurating a ernment to raise additional employees were being blamed Electricity Employees JAC The second regional confer- Residential school for STs, revenues. The committee has for land disputes, though the leader Medi Ramesh, STF leader ence would be conducted at built at a cost of Rs 4.20 crore, sarpanch, noted that the trib- already met three times to disputes might be due to con- Pochaiah, TSPTA leader Kamareddy on November 19. at Narsullabad in Kamareddy al thandas under the limits of discuss additional resource fusion in revenue acts, techni- Chinna Ramulu, TGCTA leader Revenue employees from district on Monday. Assembly the village panchayat of which mobilization. cal loopholes in software, and Vijay Kumar, TSUTF leader Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Speaker Pocharam Srinivasa she was the sarpanch now Following its meeting on lack of adequate employees. He Chava Ravi and others leaders, Adilabad and Medak would Reddy also graced the occa- became village panchayats and October 28, the committee made it clear that the staff including M Parvatha Reddy, S participate in the Kamareddy sion. school in her tribal thanda. dents is Rs 1.20 lakh. many tribals went on to asked collectors of all the 33 would wage a movement for Ramulu, Laxminarayana, V conference. They will organize The number of residential She claimed to have run KCR believes in develop- become sarpanches. She attrib- districts to furnish informa- their protection as a JAC, keep- Ramulu, Sudhakar Rao and B the last conference at Rangreddy school doubled as the TRS gov- away from the school unable to ment of tribals only through uted it to the greatness of tion on the status of Central ing their unions aside. Sudarshan, participated in the district on November 22. ernment set up as many eat the rice cooked using coarse education and hence sanction Chief Minister K lands. Revenue JAC leader meeting. Revenue employees from schools as they were in undi- grains. Therefore, her parents residential schools for them on Chandrashekhar Rao. Accordingly, principal sec- Upender Rao said that the state As per the resolutions passed Mahabubnagar, Rangareddy vided AP, she explained. She found only alternative for her a large scale, she observed. She "Chief Minister gave an ordi- retary of industries and com- government was trying to at the meeting, the Revenue and Hyderabad would partici- said that KCR ordered supply was to marry her off. Thus her said that KCR was kind enough nary tribal woman ministeri- merce Jayesh Ranjan issued a destroy the Revenue Department employees would pate in it. of fine rice to residential marriage was performed in her to convert over 30,000 tribal al berth and made me the first circular on October 29 asking Department. The government stage 'pen down' strike on The revenue employees would schools besides extending the childhood. hamlets (thandas), Koya ever woman Minister in all the collectors to furnish had hatched a conspiracy to November 13 and 14 and sub- organize Simha Garjana involv- students quality education. The Chief Minister was well gudems, Chenchu habitats into Telangana Cabinet. In other the information sought in the destroy the Revenue System. mit memorandums to the ing 30,000 revenue employees at Turning a leaf from her life, aware of the problem and was village panchayats and pro- parties, if a person wants to prescribed format immedi- RTC JAC leader Thomas Ministers, MPs, MLAs, ZP Hyderabad after November 22 in Satyavathi Rathore said that instrumental in supplying fine vided opportunity of self-rule become Minister, a lot of lob- ately. Reddy alleged that the revenue Chairpersons, chiefs of MPPs case the government failed to she was admitted to a residen- rice to residential schools, she by the tribals. bying will take place. Or else, The details sought include employees, who never faced and ZPTCs as well as respond to their demand, the tial school when she was young said putting the per capital gov- Satyavathi Rathod, who there should be a god father," name of the central institu- such troubles during the unit- Sarpanches demanding pro- JAC leaders said. by her parents as there was no ernment's expenditure on stu- began her career as a village she observed. tion, land allotted in acres, date of allotment, mode of allotment (sale/ lease basis), allotted rate per acre, details Asad went to of registered document exe- Free Internet access a basic human right, cry researchers cuted, present status of insti- tution (functional, non-func- Maha to PNS n LONDON population of 7 billion people tional), present land utiliza- ensure BJP's Internet could be a key way of had access to the Internet. tion in acres, prevailing gov- With political engagement protecting other basic human rights "Universal Internet access ernment land rate under and debates increasingly taking need not cost the earth -- respective sub-registrar office victory: VH place online, free internet such as life, liberty and freedom from accessing politically important jurisdiction, and prevailing access must be considered as a torture -- a means of enabling billions opportunities such as blog- market rate. PNS n HYDERABAD human right, as people unable ging, obtaining information, Based on the collectors' to get online -- particularly in of people to lead "minimally decent joining virtual groups, or send- reports on these lines, KCR Congress senior leader V the developing countries -- lives", said the study ing and receiving emails does will take a call on how to pro- Hanumantha Rao has found lack meaningful ways to influ- not require the latest informa- ceed further in respect of fault with the AIMIM chief ence the global players shaping tion technology," said Reglitz. unused lands, lands whose Asaduddin Owaisi for stating their everyday lives, researchers people lack a meaningful way people 'offline' had decreased. Currently, some 2.3 billion lease has expired, low rate of that the Congress was dead have stressed. to influence and hold account- The study cited several people live without affordable land leased etc. and alleged that the latter Basic freedoms that many able supranational rule-makers examples of Internet engage- Internet access. "Web-capable The government wants to went to Maharashtra to take for granted including free and institutions. These indi- ment that helped hold govern- phones allow people to access reclaim unused lands, besides ensure the victory of BJP in expression, freedom of infor- viduals simply don't have a say ment and institutions to these services and public inter- revising lease rates as per the recent Assembly elec- mation and freedom of assem- in the making of the rules they account like the 'Arab Spring' net provision, such as public existing government rates. tions. However, BJP lost elec- bly are undermined if some cit- must obey and which shape and #MeToo campaign. The libraries, can help get people The state government tions due to Asad's entry into izens have access to Internet their life chances," lamented European Union recently online where individual hopes that these measures Maharashtra, he pointed out. and others do not, said the Reglitz. launched the "WiFi4EU" ini- domestic access is initially too would help augment its rev- VH said that the Congress team from University of right and everyone should have of protecting other basic Exercising free speech and tiative to provide 'every expensive." The human right to enues. The administration is will not die with the words of Birmingham. unmonitored and uncensored human rights such as life, lib- obtaining information is now European village and city with Internet access was similar to of the view that vast extents Asaduddin. He condemned Kerala, for instance, has access to this global medium - erty and freedom from torture heavily dependent on having free wireless Internet access the global right to health, of lands allotted to central the removal of SPG security declared universal Internet provided free of charge for -- a means of enabling billions Internet access. Much of today's around main centres of public which cannot require globally institutions several decades to AICC chief Sonia Gandhi access a human right and aims those unable to afford it," com- of people to lead "minimally political debate took place life by 2020. The UN's the highest possible medical ago, including those in prime and Rahul Gandhi. He to provide it for its 3.5 crore mented Dr Merten Reglitz, decent lives", said the study online and politically relevant International treatment, as many states are locations, are lying unused or reminded that Rajiv Gandhi people by the end of this year. Lecturer in Global Ethics at the published in the Journal of information is shared on the Telecommunication Union too poor to provide such ser- in the possession of the was murdered only after the "Internet access is no luxury, University of Birmingham. Applied Philosophy. Internet -- meaning the relative estimated that by the end of vices and thus would face Centre at nominal lease removal of SPG to him. but instead a moral human Internet could be a key way "Without such access, many value these freedoms held for 2018, 51 per cent of the world's impossible demands. rates. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 nation 05

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Chhattisgarh: Man Visva Bharati played glorious JNU students protest beaten to death by Naxals in Sukma SUKMA: A man was beaten to role in nation building: Prez fee hike, dress code death by Naxals in PNS n SANTINIKETAN PNS n NEW DELHI Chhattisgarh's Sukma district For Gurudev after they accused him of being Hailing Visva Bharati Hundreds of students protest- a police informer, an official (Tagore), as well said on Monday. The body of University as an institute which as for Mahatma, ed near the Jawaharlal Nehru Sudam Hunga, a native of has upheld the country's cul- University here on Monday ture and ethos, President Ram right education against the administration's Kamapura village, was found was the key to on Monday morning on the Nath Kovind on Monday said "anti-student" policy. outskirts of Jagargunda village his visit to the varsity was no national Students wanted to march and a leaflet left on the spot by less than a pilgrimage. towards the All India Council Addressing the annual con- regeneration, the for Technical Education Naxals claimed he was killed President for being a police informer, the vocation of the university as a (AICTE), where Vice official said. "He was abducted 'paridarshak' (visitor), Kovind emphasized President Venkaiah Naidu some days ago and it seems he said this "seat of learning" has was addressing the universi- was beaten to death. We have played a glorious role in nation Kovind urged students to ty's convocation at an audi- launched a combing operation building. take a pledge to strive towards torium. to nab the culprits," he added. "I call this (visit to the uni- Visva-Bharati's glorious future The gates of the AICTE, versity) a pilgrimage because Ram Nath Kovind in accordance with the Nobel around 3 km from the JNU, the two greatest visionaries of laureate's vision. were locked and the security With placards in their hands, the Man in sadhu's attire modern India, Rabindranath and Visva Bharati, to this date, tributed in taking independent "Tagore was too great to be personnel were stationed in students were beating tambourine and Tagore (founder of the varsity), follows that tradition," Kovind India to new heights," Kovind inhibited by man-made barri- and outside the premises in raising slogans like "Delhi Police Go found dead with eyes and Mahatma Gandhi, fre- stated. said during his address to the ers of gender, caste, community wake of the protests that start- Back" and calling Vice Chancellor M gouged out in UP quently met here. It is here that This uniqueness of Visva- students. or race. Open air for open ed in the morning. we all pick the threads of life Bharati is something that "we In an age where machine minds. He wanted to remove Barricades were placed out- Jagadesh Kumar a "thief" BANDA (UP): The body of a 40- and lessons of these great sages need to cherish and hold up and wealth are considered walls, literally and metaphor- side the north and west gates year-old man wearing a sadhu's and learn from them," he said. with pride", he insisted. benchmarks of progress, Visva- ically, when the world was of the JNU campus, as well as robe was found with his eyes Kovind recalled that Tagore "It was in this place that Bharati has emerged as a raising walls," he added. on the route between the Human Resource testers were also raising slogans gouged out in an agricultural had turned to Gandhi for help Tagore lived, worked and gave unique blend of tradition and Congratulating the students AICTE auditorium and the Development Minister "we want V-C". field in Budhauli village of Uttar when the varsity was in dire concrete shape to his dreams. modernity, the president who received their degrees on JNU at Baba Balaknath Marg, Ramesh Pokhriyal was not "Historic day for us that we Pradesh's Banda district, police need of funds in 1935 and had The community here - stu- observed. the occcasion, he urged them near the traffic signal, under- being able to come out of the broke barricades, reached the said on Monday. Circle Officer received a draft of Rs 60,000. dents, academics, staff, "Tagore felt it necessary not to remember the institution neath the flyover and near the venue. convocation venue and met the Kuldeep Singh said a post- For Gurudev (Tagore), as ashramites - are proud inher- only to train the minds of the which has nourished them as venue, an officer said. "JNUSU president Aishe minister," Ghosh said. "This mortem has established that well as for Mahatma, right itors of that rich legacy which students through disciplines a "foster-mother". But students broke these Ghosh and vice president Saket could happen because we were Krishna Kumar alias Lala was education was the key to your founder has left you. like philosophy, literature or "You have done well so far, blockades and marched Moon were asked to talk to the united." strangled to death. He added national regeneration, the pres- "Its illustrious alumni cov- history, but also to engage and I wish you the best... towards the venue around students to make way for the "This is not the end of our that the man had a criminal ident emphasized. ering a diverse range of per- their souls with music and Visva-Bharati has made you 11.30 am. Some of the pro- HRD minister. Police request- movement. We urged the HRD history with five cases "Gurudev had thought of an sonalities, from Indira Gandhi painting and fine arts. Given aware of your potential, and testers have been detained, ed the protesters to move from minister to ask the V-C to have registered against him. Baberu alternative model (of educa- and Satyajit Ray, have not only the pragmatic needs, there was made you sensitive to your role police said. the gate, but they refused," an a dialogue with the students," Kotwali station house officer tion) which advocates for inti- fulfilled its founder's vision to space for agricultural studies in society," the President With placards in their officer said. the JNUSU president said. "It Shashi Kumar Pandey said the mate communion with nature a great extent, but also con- too," he said. added. hands, the students were beat- The JNUSU office-bearers is due to the V-C that things man was living in a Durga ing tambourine and raising met Pokhriyal who assured have come to be like this." temple in the village along with slogans like "Delhi Police Go them that their demands The HRD minister has other sadhus for the past few Back" and calling Vice would be looked into. promised that students' union months and was found dead on Senior Cong Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar They, however, were not would be called for meeting to Sunday in the fields with his Ayodhya verdict welcomed a "thief". able to meet the V-C. The pro- the ministry. hands and legs tied together. The body bore deep wound leaders leave marks and the assailants appear to have gouged out his by ‘one and all': Sri Sri Jaipur resort Sena leader eyes, the SHO said, adding that PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n JAIPUR VP bats for political three other persons living in the It has been a long- Sawant quits temple have been taken into Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi standing, unresolved Senior Congress leaders have custody for questioning. Shankar on Monday said the conflict between two left the resort in Jaipur, where Further investigation is empowerment of women Supreme Court's verdict on newly-elected Maharashtra Union cabinet underway, police said. communities. In India, it was a the Ayodhya land dispute case thorn in the harmonious Congress legislators are stay- PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI was welcomed by 'one and all' relationship between two ing, to attend the working in the country as citizens have committee meeting of the Vice President Venkaiah Shiv Sena leader Arvind CRPF jawan injured in responded peacefully since communities party in Delhi. Naidu pitched on Monday for Sawant on Monday C'garh after stepping the judgement was SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR The Congress is expected political empowerment of announced his resignation on electric wire announced. Spiritual leader to take a final call on extend- women by providing adequate from the Union cabinet, say- DANTEWADA: A CRPF jawan Pointing out that the past ing support to the Shiv Sena reservation for them in ing there is no trust left and was injured on Monday after few days have been tranquil at the meeting of its top Parliament and state legisla- it would not be proper to coming in contact with live wire across the country, the founder promulgated by the court as leadership with Maharashtra tures. continue as minister when a during a combing operation in of The Art of Living Sri Sri Ravi Shankar such," the spiritual leader, who state leaders at 4 pm. At the third convocation new government is being Chhattisgarh's Dantewada Foundation said "... that means was part of the Supreme Former Union minister ceremony of Jawaharlal Nehru formed in Maharashtra. district, police said. The people have really welcomed the Hindu holy town. Court-appointed mediation Sushil Kumar Shinde, former University (JNU), he Addressing a press confer- this great judgement. It has "It has been a long-standing, panel in the Ayodhya case, chief ministers Prithviraj expressed happiness over the ence, Sawant accused the BJP incident took place in the Venkaiah Naidu jungles of Arbe village under been welcomed by one and unresolved conflict between said. Chavan and Ashok Chavan, fact that women constitute 51 of reneging on its promise to Aranpur police station area all." two communities. In India, it After the verdict was deliv- state Congress chief per cent of the students in the the Sena for equal division of when a team of the CRPF's He was speaking at the 12th was a thorn in the harmonious ered on Saturday, Shankar Balasaheb Thorat and party institute because of special India to again emerge as a seats and power and forcing 111th battalion was patrolling International Women relationship between two com- had welcomed it, saying that general secretary Avinash admission policy for them, global hub of learning. the Uddhav Thackeray-led in view of a police camp being Entrepreneurial Challenge munities," Shankar said. the judgement had brought Pande have left the resort, and those hailing from distant "For this to happen, our uni- party to snap ties. set up in Potali village, an (IWEC) Awards & Conference The Ram Janmabhoomi- 'joy and relief' to members of sources said. The Congress places and belonging to mar- versities and institutions of He alleged that the BJP was official said. Constable Ravi here. Babri Masjid dispute had been both the Hindu and Muslim MLAs are staying in the ginalized sections. higher learning have to reori- resorting to "lies" by denying Singh Kushwaha accidentally The apex court, in a his- going on for over a century communities. resort here since Friday and "I would also like to stress ent their methods of teaching the agreement reached stepped on the electric wire laid toric verdict on Saturday, and has for long polarised the "I wholeheartedly welcome the leaders held rounds of on the need for political and focus more sharply on between the leaders of the by villagers in the dense forest backed the construction of a country and frayed the secu- the historic judgment of the meeting to discuss political empowerment of women by research. In Indian civilization, two allies before the assem- in a bid to hunt wild boar, and Ram temple by a govern- lar tapestry of Indian society. Hon. Supreme Court. This impasse in Maharashtra. providing adequate reserva- emphasis was always on a bly elections. sustained burn injuries, he said. ment-formed trust at the dis- "Today it is resolved and the has brought joy and relief to The Shiv Sena is racing tion for them in Parliament holistic integrated vision of "They have also hurt my puted site in Ayodhya. It same solution which I have people of both communities against time on Monday to and state legislatures," Naidu education. We must bring party by lying. Since there is ruled that an alternative five- been offering since 2003 from a long-standing dispute. cobble together an alliance to said. back this multi-disciplinary no trust left, I have decided CCI invites research acre plot must be allotted for proved to be right and the #AYODHYAVERDICT," he form a government in The Vice President asserted approach to learning," he to resign," Sawant told papers for annual journal construction of a mosque in same solution has been now had tweeted. Maharashtra. that the time has come for added. reporters. on competition law He also accused the BJP of NEW DELHI: The Competition hurting the sentiments of Commission on Monday invited the Shiv Sena and of the Thackeray family. original high quality research Monitor use of plastic in election campaigns: NGT papers, articles and book "I have resigned as Union PNS n NEW DELHI reviews for publication in its friendly material. minister. I have sent my res- annual Journal on Competition "In view of the fact that ignation to Prime Minister Law and Policy. The last date of The National Green Tribunal MoEF as well as Election Narendra Modi," the Shiv submitting papers is December (NGT) has directed the Commission have taken the Sena leader said and dis- 31, 2019, the fair trade Election Commission of India view that use of plastic during played his letter resigning as regulator said in a tweet. "Full and the Chief Electoral Officers elections particularly banner/ Heavy Industries minister. papers along with CV of of all states and Union hoardings needs to be avoided, Asked if the Sena has author(s) and duly signed Territories to monitor the it will be appropriate that com- snapped its ties with the BJP, certificate of originality...may be compliance of advisories pliance of advisories/ direc- he said, "When I have sent to [email protected]," against the use of plastic, espe- tions mentioned above is resigned, you can under- the Competition Commission of cially banners and hoardings, appropriately monitored by stand what it means." India (CCI) said in a detailed during elections. Chief Secretaries and Chief The ministry said that it has the Election Commission of "The BJP had agreed with note. "The Commission invites The NGT's decision came Electoral Officers of all states written letters to them asking India, Chief Electoral Officers Sena to equal division of original high quality research Nearly 13,000 tribals after it was informed that the and UTs to use alternative to use material such as com- of all the States/UTs and the seats and power but it has papers, articles and book Ministry of Environment and options during election cam- postable plastic, natural fabrics, Central Pollution Control now rejected this," Sawant reviews on competition law, Forests (MoEF) has asked the paigns. recycled paper and other eco- Board," the tribunal said. said. economics of competition law and contemporary antitrust or become literate in competition issues for publication in the ... journal," it added. Further, the regulator Kerala in two years Sanjay Raut's ‘love jihad’ swipe at BJP-PDP ties said that research works on themes such as cartel, vertical PNS n MUMBAI The PDP, a regional party, and the BJP, restraints and competition, PNS n ed into the world of letters in merger and acquisition, new THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Attapady block through an Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay both ideologically different, came age economy and intellectual equivalency scheme. Raut on Monday said if the BJP together to form government in the property rights and competition Battling various odds from The Mission director, P S was not willing to fulfill its erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state in law among others will be poverty to backwardness, Sreekala, said the triballitera- promise of sharing the chief encouraged. nearly 13,000 members of var- cy programmes would be minister's post in Maharashtra, 2015. However, the BJP ended its ious tribal communities in expanded to more settlements there was no point in continu- alliance with the Mehbooba Mufti-led Kerala have been initiated in view of the good response. ing the alliance. Iran says new oil field into the world of letters in the "We have roped in instruc- A day after Governor Bhagat party last year, following which the adds only 22 bln last two years under different tors from the tribal commu- Singh Koshyari invited the Shiv government there collapsed. barrels to reserves schemes, the state Literacy nity to teach the illiterate trib- Sena to stake claim to form Mission said here on Monday. als. This is one of the reasons government, Mr Raut told MLAs after the BJP (105), has the interest of Maharashtra," he TEHRAN: Iran's oil minister The state-run agency, which for the success of the pro- reporters that the BJP "insult- time till 7.30 pm on Monday to said. After the BJP declined to said Monday that an oil field designed special literacy pro- gramme. Our objective is to ed" people''s mandate by not no meaning in staying with the The PDP, a regional party, stake claim to form govern- form government in whose discovery President grammes for the marginalised eradicate illiteracy complete- abiding to the "50:50" formula alliance," the Rajya Sabha mem- and the BJP, both ideological- ment. Maharashtra on Sunday, the Hassan Rouhani announced at sections, had already covered ly from the tribal hamlets of which, he claimed, was decid- ber said. ly different, came together to "A conspiracy is going on to governor asked the Sena to the weekend adds only 22.2 Wayanad and Attappady, the the state in a phased manner," ed before the Lok Sabha polls. To a query, he said when the form government in the erst- keep Maharashtra under con- "indicate its willingness and billion barrels to the country's major tribal settlements, she said. The BJP on Sunday BJP could tie-up with the while Jammu and Kashmir trol through President''s rule. ability" to stake claim. estimated crude reserves. Out besides 100 selected hamlets With the support of the all- announced it would not form People's Democratic Party state in 2015. However, the BJP The Sena, NCP and Congress While the Sena has been of the amount at the site, only a across the state. women network, government in the state and (PDP) to form government in ended its alliance with the have agreed to not let this con- making efforts to reach out to tenth -- 2.2 billion barrels --- Under various schemes, a Kudumbashree, the Literacy accused the Shiv Sena of "dis- the then Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti-led party last spiracy succeed," he added. the NCP and the Congress, the can be extracted due to total of 12,968 tribal people, Mission is now gearing up to respecting" people''s mandate state, why the Sena cannot do year, following which the gov- Reaching out to the opposi- Sharad Pawar-led party on technological limitations, the minister, Bijan Namdar have become literate across the launch the programme at secured by the NDA in the the same with the NCP and ernment there collapsed. tion parties, he said the Sunday said the Sena will have Zanganeh, told reporters in state in the last two years, Aralam farm in Kannur dis- recent Assembly polls. Congress in Maharashtra. Mr Raut also expressed dis- Congress and NCP should to walk out of the NDA first. Tehran. Rouhani announced on according to the figures trict, where a majority of "The BJP''s arrogance that it "Should we call the BJP's appointment over the Uddhav bury their internal differences Sena leader Arvind Sawant, Sunday the discovery of a new released by the Mission. inhabitants are tribals. would sit in the opposition but association with PDP as "love Thackeray-led party being to come up with a "common the lone party minister in the oil field containing 53 billion Of this, 7,302 people had Of the total 1,600 families not share the chief minister's jihad"? I am simply under- given just 24 hours to stake minimum programme" in the Modi Cabinet, on Monday barrels of oil in southwestern become literate in Wayanad living in six blocks of the post has led to this situation...if scoring here the contradiction claim. The Sena, which is the interest of Maharashtra. announced his decision to quit Iran. through a special literacy drive farm, a majority are believed the BJP is not willing to imple- behind the question," Mr Raut second-largest party in the "The Sena, NCP and the NDA government at the while 3,760 had been initiat- to be illiterate. ment its promise, then there is said. 288-member House with 56 Congress agree on protecting Centre. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Mahabharta of power The Cong-NCP-Sena alliance for a Government is based on a seasonal hatred of the BJP. Can numbers work? Historical reconstruction aharashtra is no Karnataka, where a hung verdict had led to political machi- Mnations and a power surge of conve- The Supreme Court’s landmark judgment on the disputed site in Ayodhya rests nience. Yet in a shape-shifting scenario of per- mutations and combinations, Government for- on historical evidence; the gains of which are civilisational mation is turning out to be a bizarre prospect despite a decisive electoral verdict. The Congress was desperate then, seized the advantage, was one up on the BJP but could not last even with like-minded partners in a coalition arrangement. It is still desperate for regaining a State that was its strong- hold but in Maharashtra is faced between the devil and the deep sea. It cannot afford to settle with its enemy’s enemy, namely the Sena, and put its credibil- ity on the line by supporting the latter’s Government from the outside. Nor can SANDHYA JAIN it afford to lose the heft of its ally, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and learned member of the five- play second fiddle to it, now that the latter has been invited by the Governor to judge Bench (not Constitution stake a claim, and concede to its chief Sharad Pawar’s acceptability among Bench) wisely collated the evi- both the BJP and Sena. Predicted to be even more unstable than Karnataka, dence regarding Sri Ram’s birth- place and appended it to the one hopes the Congress’ decision doesn’t give more ammunition to the BJP’s SupremeA Court’s verdict of November 9, charge that it is better to be mukt of it and a single party rule is the only way granting the disputed site to Ram Lalla forward, be it in Lok Sabha or the States. The pre-poll alliance of the BJP-Shiv Virajman. The 116-page addendum highlights the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) gigan- Sena, which has crumbled under the destabilising weight of egoistic turf wars, tic efforts to collect every scrap of evidence has put a question mark on the efficacy of alliance politics that the BJP-led National to legally establish Hindu belief in the birth- Democratic Alliance (NDA) has so far prided itself in. Particularly, when it loses place of Vishnu’s avatar. The evidence is com- pelling. Critics, who allege that the judgment a 30-year-old ally, that too one which has significantly helped in pushing a core privileged one community, have not read the Hindutva plank and Ayodhya. For all talk of development, the granularity of the 1,045-page document. BJP’s fundamental ideology was left to the Sena to manage while the bigger As the dispute centres on the destruction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple at Ayodhya party could bask in the benevolence of the idea of a grand Bharat Parv. In that by Babur’s general, Mir Baqi, evidence prov- sense, Sena was the fall guy for doing things with a fringe, parochial mindset ing the sacredness of the shrine prior to 1528 and taking the blame for them with a vision limited to Jai Maharashtra. Now is critical. The Janma Sakhies (biographies) that the BJP has appropriated its only comfort zone and relegated it to sec- of Guru Nanak Dev show he visited Ayodhya in 1510-1511 AD, before Babar’s invasion of ondary space, the Sena is making a desperate lunge to be seen and heard, rel- India. Later, Guru Tegh Bahadur and his son, evant as it still is as a counterweight. With the election of Sena founder Balasaheb Guru Govind Singh, also visited the temple Thackeray’s grandson Aaditya, it now feels it can indeed roar like a tiger than at Ayodhya. Though the Janma Sakhies do not ing their superstitions”. However, after which all official reports, The Gazetteer of Bara Banki, identify the exact place of the Janmabhoomi, the people “go around three correspondences and orders Vol 48 (1921), mentions that in be the whimpering sidekick at a neighbourhood park. The BJP, with its Chief Guru Nanak’s visit shows that pilgrims were times and prostrate on the floor.” cite the “Mosque” as “Mosque 1853, the Bairagis seized the Minister-worthy leader in Devendra Fadnavis, the man who even has the RSS’ visiting Ayodhya prior to the temple’s destruc- This is clear evidence that Hindus Janma Sthan.” The Historical janamsthan temple land (pg blessings, knows people trust it for providing a stable leadership. It knows the tion. Thus, the faith and belief of Hindus at the time of Tieffenthaler were Sketch of Tehsil Fyzabad, Zillah 169), prompting Muslims led by regarding the location of Lord Ram’s birth- worshipping the janamsthan as Fyzabad by P Carnegy, Amir Ali, to march towards nakedly ambitious Sena could go around with a shopping bag but would not place, as asserted in scriptures and sacred a deity. Officiating Commissioner and Ayodhya. They were intercepted have a natural proximity, nor the leadership, compromised as it would be by books, including Valmiki Ramayana and The East India Gazetteer of Settlement Officer of Ayodhya by Col Barlow of the First the Congress-NCP conditions. In fact, it is sitting back to expose the Sena as Skanda Purana, is not groundless. Walter Hamilton (1828) notes and Fyzabad (1870), states that Regiment of Oudh; the regiment During emperor Akbar’s reign (1556- that pilgrimage to Oudh are AKBAR’S Ayodhya is to Hindus what was wiped out and Amir Ali and a spoiler. And it wants to reap the spoils knowing that a new anti-BJP coalition 1605), Tulsidas composed the chiefly by the Ramata sect. BIOGRAPHY, Mecca is to the Mohammedans many others were killed. could be wobbly without mutual convergence of interests. Ramcharitmanas (1574-75). The Balakanda Montgomery Martin in History, and Jerusalem to the Jews. On November 30, 1858, The Congress is upon its worst moment of reconciliation, one that threat- shows Brahma urging Vishnu to save the gods, Antiquities, Topography and AIN-I-AKBARI, Carnegy categorically stated Syed Mohammed Khatib sages, gandharvas and Earth from Ravana’s Statistics of Eastern India (1838), MENTIONS that at the place of janamsthan, Moazzim of the Babri Mosque ens its ideological consistency even if it were to support the Sena Government terror; Vishnu promises: “Fear not, o sages, mentions the glory of Ayodhya. emperor Babar built a Mosque, complained that one Nihang from outside, cede ground to the NCP and insist upon a common agenda of Siddhas and Indra; for your sake I will assume Edward Thornton’s Gazetteer of AYODHYA AS THE which still bears his name, in Singh had constructed an earth governance. How could it have justified itself supporting a Hindutva-driven aggres- the form of a human being. In the glorious India (1854) and Gazetteer of the RESIDENCE OF AD 1528. These facts are repeat- chabutra (platform), written solar race, I shall be born as a human being Territories under the ed in several subsequent “Ram Ram” inside the mosque, sion to its minority votebank or even accepted Sena’s chief ministership? Aligning along with my part manifestations.” (Doha Government of the East Indies RAMACHANDRA Gazetteers. and was conducting havan (rit- with the Sena would mean drawing attention to its own uncharitable history of 186-7) Vishnu grants a boon to sage Kasyapa Company of the native States on AND ONE OF THE The report of the uals) there. There are several using Thackeray to undercut its own dissidents and State leaders. Besides, it and his wife Aditi to be born in Ayodhya as the Continent of India (1858) Archaeological Survey of India pleas by mosque officials for the Dasaratha and Kausalya; Vishnu would take gives details of Oudh. HOLIEST PLACES (ASI) of North West Provinces removal of the chabutra. In has worked with the Sena to get support on its contentious issues like the birth in the form of four brothers, “the orna- Mirza Jaan’s Hadith-e-Sehba and Oudh (1889) states, “The old 1866, Bairagis placed an idol Emergency. Using the Sena to keep the BJP out, therefore, would be like jump- ment of Raghu’s line.” (1856) states, “The above men- OF ANTIQUITY. temple of Ramachandra at inside the premises. In 1877, the ing from the frying pan into the fire. Staying in would be more problematic than Akbar’s biography, Ain-i-Akbari, men- tioned place is called seat of father TRAVELLER janamsthanam must have been Deputy Commissioner, staying out. As for Pawar himself, everybody was surprised about the return of tions Ayodhya as the residence of of Lord Rama. Places of idol wor- a very fine one, for many of its Ayodhya, granted permission to Ramachandra and one of the holiest places shiping situated here were demol- WILLIAM FINCH columns have been used by the Khem Das, Mahant, janam- the true Marathi warrior, who held on despite BJP-engineered defections and is of antiquity. Traveller William Finch visited ished…The place of worship is VISITED INDIA Musalmans in the construction sthan, to open the door in the justifiably angry with the national party despite supporting it in 2014. But by going India from 1607 to 1611 AD and mentioned called the birthplace of Lord FROM 1607 TO of Babar’s masjid.” Alois Anton mosque’s northern wall to give with the Sena, he would look just like any other greedy regional satrap though the ruins of Ramachandra’s castle. Rama and the place which is Fuhrer’s report of the ASI (1889), Hindus a separate route to the Father Joseph Tieffenthaler visited India adjacent to it is called “Sita Ki 1611 AD AND The Sharqi Architecture of site. In 1934, a dome was dam- the NCP has made support conditional on Sena snapping ties with the BJP. Pawar between 1766 and 1771 AD and found in Rasoi”…At that place, Babar Jaunpur; with Notes on aged in a riot, which the admin- has always enjoyed being kingmaker but does that mean he won’t have a say Oudh (Awadh) a famous place called Sita Shah got constructed a very big MENTIONED THE Zafarabad, Sahet-Mahet and istration got repaired. as a king even with the Congress behind him? That’s another ego battle at work. Rasoi on a mud hill. Emperor Aurangzeb got masjid under the supervision of RUINS OF other places in the North-Western These accounts prove that the fortress called Ramcot (Ramkot) demol- Sayyad Musha Ashiqan in the Provinces and Oudh, states that Hindus continuously struggled The only thing holding him and the Sena together is their seasonal hatred of the ished and a Muslim mosque, with triple year 923 Hijri and its history is RAMACHANDRA’S Babar’s Masjid at Ayodhya was to access and worship the site; BJP. Maharashtra has anyway proved that arithmetic does not matter. The coali- domes, constructed at the same place. still maintained. Today, the CASTLE built on the very spot where the hence the Sunni Wakf Board tion of convenience may find it difficult to get stability considering the BJP will Tieffenthaler recounts that some said the above-mentioned “Sita Ki Rasoi” old temple janamsthan of could not establish possessory masjid was constructed by “Babor” (Babur) is called the “masjid.” The learned Ramchandra was standing. rights over it. The judgment have the ammunition to stall them at each step and insist one Fadnavis was bet- and 14 black stone pillars of five span high judge observed, “The book can- Fuhrer reiterates this in rests on historical evidence; the ter than a hydra-headed king. Sad for a State which is dealing with a serious from the fortress are visible there; 12 support didly accepts that at the janam- Monumental Antiquities and gains are civilisational. farm crisis. Sadder for a people whose choices do not matter anymore. the interior arcades of the mosque. He sthan of Lord Ram, (a) mosque Inscriptions in the North-Western (The writer is Senior Fellow, describes the bedi (cradle) of Ram and says was constructed by Babar.” Provinces and Oudh (1891). Nehru Memorial Museum and Aurangzeb or Babur razed the temple “to deny In 1858, the British Obviously, Prof BB Lal’s excava- Library; the views expressed are Go for success the noble people, the opportunity of practic- Government annexed Awadh, tions followed ASI precedents. personal) Shafali Verma’s rapidfire 50 is evidence that the Indian S O U N D BITE cricket board needs to promote the women’s game more India was once known as If I have any claim to the word We welcome the opening of If Babri Masjid was illegal, Vishwaguru. The time has ‘icon’ it’s only because I was on the Kartarpur corridor and then why is Advani being urists might argue that it is a bit unfair come for the country to an iconic show, with an iconic hope that both sides continue tried for its demolition and once again emerge as a cast, and an iconic haircut. to show goodwill to resolve if it was legal then why is to compare men’s and women’s sport global hub of learning. Friends was the gift of a lifetime. differences through dialogue. Advani getting the land? Peven in the same game. But the recent achievement by teenage sensation Shafali Vice President Actor Chinese official AIMIM leader —M Venkaiah Naidu —Jennifer Aniston —Geng Shuang —Asaduddin Owaisi Verma, who at two months short of 16 years struck an international 50 in a T20 internation- al against the West Indies, is quite an achievement. Alongside the spectacular suc- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR cess of the Indian women’s team in the last cricket world cup as well as the achievements Accepting the verdict Stupendous victory of various members of the team, maybe it is Welcoming Kartarpur pertinent to pose the question to the new boss Sir — This refers to the report, uring Partition, Shakargarh, a tehsil on the right bank Sir — Kudos to team India for of Indian cricket, Sourav Ganguly, on whether it is time for the Board of Control “Ram gets back his birthplace” of Ravi River where Kartarpur is located, went to accomplishing an exceptional (November 10). The historic DPakistan and Gurdaspur, a tehsil on the left bank victory in the third T20 interna- for Cricket in India (BCCI) or whatever new name that he wishes to give that Ayodhya verdict and the grace with of Ravi River, remained with India. The opening of the tional match played against organisation, to hold a professional Indian Premier League (IPL)-style contest which it was accepted by the peo- much-awaited corridor, connecting Dera Baba Nanak in Bangladesh. The middle order for the women’s game. ple proved the maturity of the Punjab with Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan, was a batsmen must be commended for Indian democracy, its judiciary and long-cherished dream for the Sikh Panth. Kartarpur Sahib, playing responsible knocks in Critics might argue that the pool of talent in the women’s game is far more citizens. All apprehensions of post- where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanakji, spent almost the series decider. After early dis- limited. For the time being, this is a valid argument but only if there is a eight- verdict tension proved wrong as 18 years of his life teaching and preaching and which was missal of Indian openers Rohit team tournament for the IPL. A smaller, four-team tournament with additional not a single untoward incident was his final resting abode, is what Mecca is for the Muslims. Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, the reported. Indeed, there could have The new corridor will allow Sikh pilgrims holding a spe- need was for a composed partner- slots for international talent may easily meet the competitive marks needed by been no better solution to the 492- cial permit to freely visit the shrine. ship between the two batsmen to any such competition. Evidence of the success of the short form of the women’s year-old dispute. Immediately after assuming power, Pakistan Prime accelerate the team to a massive game is seen in Australia, where the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), which The construction of the Ram Minister Imran Khan made a promise to construct the total. KL Rahul’s scintillating 52 Mandir in Ayodhya had been on Kartarpur corridor before the 550th birth anniversary of the ruling party. Fortunately, Sikhs are sensible and are and Shreyas Iyer’s outrageous 62 is played alongside the Australian T20 league, the BBL, has been a huge suc- the BJP’s poll agenda for long, Guru Nanakji, a gesture that found immediate traction difficult to sway. Punjab exhibited extraordinary proved to be the one. cess and has made superstars out of players like Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy. which helped it consolidate its with the Sikh community. The BJP-Akali Dal combine, resilience to the mischievous representations unleashed Being asked to bowl in the Its inaugural games unearthed a 16-year-old gem in Phoebe Litchfield. The tour- supporters. On the other hand, which seemed rather unconcerned initially, reversed its in Pakistan and kept its peace. The Kartarpur passage second innings by the toss win- Opposition parties left no oppor- position quickly, sensing a possible Sikh backlash. As has within it the spark to convert itself into a “corridor ning team, especially at a time nament has dramatically expanded Australia’s women’s cricket talent pool and tunity to accuse the saffron party is common these days, a section of the electronic media of peace” in the region. when there is dew on the ground, with Cricket Australia committing to pay all its cricketers equally, they have taken for not fulfilling its promise. indulged in continuous double-speak on Pakistan and Haridasan Rajan it seemed like a strenuous task for the lead when it comes to equal opportunities. It will take a man to change the BJP president LK Advani’s the architects of the corridor, in line with the mood of Kozhikode Indian bowlers. But Deepak dynamics between men’s and women’s cricket in India and bring them to some rath yatra from Somnath to Chahar accomplished the best Ayodhya played a major role in bowling figures in T20 interna- level of parity. Sourav Ganguly can easily be the one. He was the visionary leader the party’s ascent to power. After A true legend of India (ECI) the much-needed as the first man to become the tionals, taking six wickets for just who laid the foundations of the success that Virat Kohli and his men enjoy today, the Supreme Court verdict on spine. He took the electoral body Election Commissioner but for seven runs in a spell of 3.2 overs. over a decade after he retired. No Indian cricket fan doubts his dynamism and Ayodhya, it is now expected that to greater heights of authority, his strong character. He took He did something one would party leaders will refrain from Sir — As the Chief Election credibility and visibility. It is tes- charge in an era of booth captur- never have anticipated. leadership abilities. Now, freed of the burden of the Committee of Administrators, politicising this issue and instead Commissioner, TN Seshan not timony to his strong character ing and rigging but literally trans- Tushar Anand Ganguly can effect lasting change. Change that can mean that girls like Shafali concentrate on more serious only ushered in strict electoral and personality that people can formed the way elections are Patna Verma can become superstars for every single Indian, much like the man whose issues plaguing the nation. reforms for the enforcement of relate with him when it comes to now conducted in our country. MC Joshi the Moral Code of Conduct but elections. Bal Govind Send your feedback to: record she broke, Sachin Tendulkar. Lucknow he gave the Election Commission We may not remember him Noida [email protected] HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 07 www.dailypioneer.com analysis FIRSTCOLUMN Not a coup, just POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE MANDATE WAS FOR A BJP-SENA ALLIANCE. IF THE WHERE WAS THEIR IDEOLOGY WHEN THEY FORMED THE a big blunder SENA WANTS TO FORM THE GOVERNMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN J&K WITH THE PDP, WITH MAYAWATI CONGRESS AND THE NCP, WE WISH THEM GOOD LUCK. IN UP AND WITH NITISH KUMAR IN BIHAR? If you are going to rig the vote, do it from the —MAHARASHTRA BJP CHIEF —SHIV SENA MP start. Don’t wait until the count shows that your CHANDRAKANT PATIL ARVIND SAWANT candidate is not doing well and then intervene Time to secure South Asia GWYNNE DYER Regional economic integration remains the only option for addressing the long-standing, emocracy is in danger in Bolivia as the result of legitimate pres- sures from the poor. We cannot generate economic growth protracted interstate tensions in South Asia Dand well-being for a few and then expect that the large majori- ties that are excluded will watch silently and patiently.” A recent President of Bolivia said that, but it wasn’t Evo Morales (who has just quit, plunging the country into chaos). It was Carlos Mesa, the man whom Morales tried to cheat out of the presidency in last month’s election. Mesa said it in 2005, the last time he was President, just before he quit and Morales won a landslide victory in the election triggered by the former’s resignation. Most outside commentators used to stick to a simple script when talking about Bolivia. Evo Morales was the good guy, because he was the country’s first indigenous President (he grew up speaking Aymara, and only learned Spanish as a young adult) and because M ASHRAF HAIDARI he looked like and seemed to care about the poor majority of Bolivians. On the other hand, Carlos Mesa belongs to the privileged white he South Asian Association for Regional minority (15 per cent of the population) who have always controlled Cooperation (SAARC) Chamber of both the politics and the wealth, so he must be the bad guy. But his TCommerce recently hosted a conference face doesn’t fit the frame: He is an historian and television journal- on “Regional Economic Integration: A Catalyst ist and he resigned from the presidency in 2005 after trying and fail- for Socioeconomic Prosperity in South Asia.” ing to nationalise the country’s gas industry. I welcomed this timely forum. Afghanistan, Evo Morales took his place, and he did better. Morales nation- a country-participant and member-State of alised not only oil and gas but the tin and zinc mines and key utili- SAARC, has long been advocating for an accel- ties as well. He got away with it, where Mesa couldn’t, because he eration of regionwide efforts to jump-start the paid out good compensation to the owners — and he could do that process of regional economic integration. Doing so can indeed be a catalyst for the sus- because Bolivia was riding a commodities boom that tripled the coun- tainable development of all South Asian nations, try’s Gross Domestic Product in 15 years. which hold so much promise in terms of both The boom has been over for a while now and a more cunning natural and human resources that should be har- politician than Morales might have decided to let Mesa win this elec- nessed for lifting the whole region out of pover- tion. Then, as the country’s income dropped further, Mesa would ty, disease, environmental degradation, and have got the blame for downsizing the welfare State Morales built, other challenges that directly feed terrorism, and Morales could return to power triumphantly in five years, claim- extremism and criminality in the region. SAARC STANDS ing that Mesa had betrayed the poor. Morales’ mistake was to believe At the same time, regional economic inte- OUT IN HAVING that he was the indispensable man. He clung to office too long, and gration remains the only option for addressing LAGGED FAR now he is toast. He will retain enough of a following to be a perma- the long-standing, protracted interstate tensions in South Asia. We know this from the bitter BEHIND OTHERS nent political nuisance but he has embarrassed his country and he’s experiences of Europe during the 18th, 19th, and BECAUSE TWO OF unlikely ever to hold high office again. Under the new constitution early 20th centuries, where the pursuit of ITS KEY of 2009, promulgated by Morales himself, a Bolivian President is zero-sum foreign policies and militarism even- MEMBER-STATES entitled to only two five-year terms. But as he got closer to the 2019 tually led to the utter destruction of the whole REMAIN HOSTILE deadline, Morales changed his mind and in 2016 he held a referen- continent in the two world wars. TO EACH OTHER. dum that proposed to allow the President any number of terms. He But, in the wake of World War-II, THIS CONTINUES with those of cooperative, win-win in the two processes, to achieve the al investment between the two nations. lost. So Morales went to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, which is Europeans realised that what unfortunately TO HINDER partnerships would gradually min- shared goals of the two platforms. Of To this end, we look forward to final- dominated by his own party. Unsurprisingly, the tribunal agreed that remains the status quo in South Asia would no EFFORTS BY imise the existing interstate tensions course, every tangible step they take ising and signing with Sri Lanka an the two-term constitutional limit violated his ‘human rights’ — so longer serve their shared best, long-term THE OTHER in South Asia. And this would enable to utilise these interconnected process- memorandum of understanding there he was last month, seeking a fourth term as President in a national security and economic interests. SAARC to realise its vision, knowing es will help minimise their own and (MoU) on trade and investment pro- That is why they gradually but steadily MEMBER-STATES, that South Asia is an extremely young other nations’ security and socioeco- motion and protection. race with eight other candidates. moved toward long-term economic integration, INCLUDING and naturally-endowed region where nomic vulnerabilities against the ter- This step, together with our bilat- Everybody knew that Morales would lead and Mesa would be which they understood could help address their AFGHANISTAN our youths demand jobs and a secure rorist-extremist-criminal nexus that eral air services agreement, should the runner-up in the first round of voting. Many suspected that Mesa short and long-term human and protective secu- AND SRI LANKA, future in a common, interdependent victimises Afghanistan more than any facilitate the establishment of a direct would pick up more votes and overtake Morales in the second round rity needs, which were increasingly inter- TO MAKE STEADY neighbourhood. other country in the region. passenger and cargo flight between — so his advisers decided that he had to win in the first round. He twined. Those needs could no longer be PROGRESS Indeed, this won’t come to pass This constructive thinking under- Kabul and Colombo. When this hap- could do that only if he were ahead of Mesa by at least 10 per cent ensured by the pursuit of the same zero-sum TOWARDS unless South Asian Governments pins our growing ties with the friend- pens as one of the country’s key goals, of the votes cast. approaches that caused two devastating wars. REGIONAL learn relevant lessons from pre and ly Government and people of Sri Afghans and Sri Lankans should be On October 20, the ‘fast count’ of the national vote went smooth- These harsh experiences and Western ECONOMIC post-war Europe, that would encour- Lanka, with whom Afghanistan shares able to reconnect with their shared ly until 84 per cent of all the votes had been counted — at which Europe’s resulting adoption of a common eco- INTEGRATION, age them to make tough but necessary an ancient civilisation. heritage through tourism, trade, point it became clear that Morales was not going to have a big enough nomic market soon, began inspiring other WHICH policy choices against the status quo Since I took up my assignment as investment, education and cultural lead over Mesa. So suddenly the counting stopped, and did not resume regions of the world to form such regional for achieving shared peace and pros- Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka exchange. groupings as the SAARC, the Association of UNDERPINNED perity across the region through eco- last year, we have worked to further Indeed, the achievement of this for 24 hours. It then showed Morales with a 10.1 per cent lead over Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Eurasian THE VISION AND nomic integration. expand our bilateral relations with a bilateral goal will help South Asia as Mesa, so no second round was needed. All hail Morales’s fourth Economic Community (EEC), the North MISSION The Government of Afghanistan focus on promoting full-spectrum a least connected region, make a giant term! American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the OF SAARC has done its part and continues to do connectivity that builds deeper eco- leap forward towards regional eco- But the vote-rigging was just too blatant and for almost three African Union (AU), and the Union of South WHEN IT WAS so. Despite the imposed security chal- nomic, defence, cultural, and people- nomic integration — effectively con- weeks the protesters have been in the streets. By last weekend even American Nations (USAN), to name a few. ESTABLISHED lenges the nation is facing, Afghanistan to-people ties between Afghanistan, Sri necting SAARC’s northernmost mem- the police were refusing to defend Morales. When the election mon- As we know, however, not all these region- IN 1985 has put forth a strategic solution for Lanka and the rest of South Asia. ber-State, Afghanistan, with its south- itors from the Organisation of American States delivered their ver- al groupings have achieved their dream of mean- adoption and implementation by its In this light, we have met with ernmost counterpart, Sri Lanka. dict on Sunday, saying that there were “serious security flaws” in ingful economic integration on a par with near and far neighbours: The Heart of numerous businesses, including mem- And this necessary connectivity the computer systems and “clear manipulation” of the count, Morales Europe associations. Asia–Istanbul Process (HOA-IP) on bers of Sri Lanka’s chambers of com- will undoubtedly benefit the rest of resigned. The election results were cancelled and it’s pretty clear SAARC stands out in having lagged far Regional Security and Cooperation for merce, to discuss the vast bilateral South Asia where the challenges that behind others because two of its key member- a Secure and Stable Afghanistan and trade potential that needs to be face our nations and the opportunities that he will not be a candidate when the re-run happens. States remain hostile to each other. This con- the Regional Economic Cooperation realised. that we must exploit to our shared How much damage has all this done? Not much. Bolivia used tinues to hinder efforts by the other member- Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA). More recently, high-powered advantage are increasingly intertwined. to hold the world record for military coups, but everybody behaved States, including Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, to These Afghanistan-led processes were Afghan delegations have met with the That is why others in the SAARC reasonably well this time. Most of the good things Morales did, like make steady progress toward regional econom- established to help secure regional representatives of the Ceylon Chamber should consider doing away with the entrenching the rights of indigenous communities in the constitu- ic integration, which underpinned the vision cooperation for Afghanistan’s stabili- of Commerce; the Colombo Chamber prevailing zero-sum approaches and tion, will survive him. Carlos Mesa, who will almost certainly be the and mission of SAARC when it was established sation and sustainable development, of Commerce; the National Chamber join Afghanistan and Sri Lanka to next President, has a very different style, but he is not hostile to most in 1985. thereby ensuring regionwide stability of Commerce as well as the operationalise the vision of SAARC for of Morales’s goals. And here’s a take-away for everybody in poli- As we continue advocating for cooperation and prosperity, which SAARC strives International Chamber of Commerce the common economic benefit of all tics: If you are going to rig the vote, do it from the start. Don’t wait against confrontation among our neighbours, to accomplish. of Sri Lanka to discuss the formation of its member-States with increased until the count shows that your candidate is not doing well and only Afghanistan has consistently pursued a foreign Even though HOA-IP and of an Afghanistan-Sri Lanka Business interdependencies. policy that promotes regional economic coop- RECCA remain underutilised so far, Council to promote exchange of trade (The writer is the Ambassador of then intervene to fix it. Amateurs! eration against zero-sum hedging strategies. it is in the best short and long-term teams, business-to-business meetings Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, as well as a (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is ‘Growing Pains: The Future of We strongly believe that the replacement interests of the countries — including and business match-making confer- Senior International Security Fellow at Democracy and Work’.) of confrontational policies at the regional level, India and Pakistan — that participate ences, which should facilitate bilater- the New America in Washington-DC) Indians voted for reforms in 2019 LS polls The Finance Minister has indicated that a lot of the market rectifications or some of the other structural changes often on the list of economists are well on the cards, as a mandate of 303 makes them possible

developments of different events in recognise the significance of both In fact, the reductions were one of economy. A bulk of these reforms the issue of rotational chief minis- lessons from such developments. 2019 cannot be without a detailed these achievements, as these were the largest tax cuts in the 21st cen- have become necessary and urgent tership and the subsequent falling No matter, what the result of the discussion on the significance of 303 extremely challenging and con- tury. Their significance is difficult such as the corporate tax cuts. As it out have plunged the State into a cri- political games and machinations in seats. tentious issues with severe political to fathom for many commentators, is often said, one should never sis of governance till the vexed kissa Maharashtra, the fact remains that The subsequent full majority and social repercussions. The han- but the fact that it makes our tax miss an opportunity for reforms and kursi ka (who will rule) Maharashtra the sooner the reins of the State Government of Prime Minister dling of both these issues has been rates competitive amongst other certainly Modi 2.0 is not a is settled. come into responsible hands, the Narendra Modi comes with the with utmost care and this shows the East Asian countries after a really Government to shy away from Clearly, none of the political faster the beleaguered State that has backdrop of improved numbers for level of empathy by our executive, long time, illustrates the importance them. The significance of it all is that parties in the country have learnt been reeling under a farm and KARAN BHASIN the BJP in the Rajya Sabha and a judicial and legislative bodies. The of the same. as the BJP delivers on its core agen- their lessons from the Karnataka water crisis, can head on the path of long list of States where the saffron Prime Minister’s address after the The Finance Minister too indi- da, Modi has created a new agenda debacle or the unsuccessful Jammu economic development. party is currently in power. All of judgment is extremely important as cated that a lot of the market of developing a ‘New India’. & Kashmir experience, which More importantly, no matter he year 2019 will go down in this opens interesting opportunities he welcomed the verdict and gave reforms or some of the other struc- This implies an unflinching showed very clearly that unnatural how one looks at 2019, one finds sig- Indian history as a critical for some of the long-standing polit- a call for the creation of a ‘New tural reforms often on the list of commitment towards economic alliances only result in misgover- nificant political, social and cultur- Tjuncture that changed the ically-sensitive, yet important eco- India’. The theme of ‘New India’ economists are well on the cards, as growth and development for the nance and political instability does al developments that are likely to country’s trajectory. With a switch nomic reforms. More importantly, seems to be consistent with Modi’s a mandate of 303 makes them pos- next couple of years, which will like- more damage to institutions over a have significant consequences for in our direction, it is evident that it gives the BJP the necessary polit- agenda to build a more inclusive, sible. Recall the land ordinance ly result in a transformation of the period, than anything else. the future of the Indian economy. we’re going to change our eventual ical capital to take tough decisions. dynamic and equitable society. during Modi 1.0, which became a country’s economy and society. In the future, when fresh elec- The BJP has an unflinching commit- destiny. For the first time in 48 years Be it the issue of triple talaq or The focus is on creation of equal problem because of the lack of The manifesto of the BJP seems tions are held in Maharashtra, the ment to its social contract, which is of the country’s political history, of Article 370, we see an unflinch- opportunities to ensure upward numbers in the Rajya Sabha. Now to have become a form of social con- people of the State will definitely ask resulting in further consolidation of India elected a second term, full- ing commitment by the mobility in the nation’s economy. there is no such problem and there- tract between the party and the peo- all these political parties some its power. majority Government in 2019. Government to its manifesto. The Government has drastically fore, critical reforms such as land ple. It is this form of social contract tough questions. They will ask why With just another month and a It was also for the first time in Especially the so-called ‘core’ agen- pivoted India’s welfare programmes reforms can become a reality soon- that has enabled the growth of the their mandate to the saffron alliance half before 2019 ends, nobody the country’s history that Indians da of the BJP such as the Uniform away from the leaky socialist ones. er rather than later. party across the country, giving it was not respected and why gover- knows what more is likely to hap- voted for a reformist Government, Civil Code (UCC), Article 370 and Smart welfare in the form of Direct The fact that growth is slower in further political capital to fulfil its nance in Maharashtra was put on pen, but one thing is for sure, thereby signalling a new dawn in the the issue of construction of the Ram Benefit Transfer (DBT) must be 2019 is also an important thing that promises. hold for many days after the people Indian politics and the country are nation’s politics. The electoral results Temple. The way things stand, in viewed as a tool that aims at creat- many have ignored. With the slow- It is interesting to also point out had given their verdict. likely to have transformed into broke the myth of the citizens vot- 2019 at least two of these core ing a basic and decent standard of down coming early in the term of that just as the BJP is expanding, old At the end of the day, politics something better by the end of the ing against reforms, which pre- promises have been delivered, one living for all. This is also the year Modi 2.0, we are likely to see a lot allies like the Shiv Sena have part- and economics are always inter- year. vailed in academic discussions for by the BJP and the other by the when India initiated one of the bold- of reforms to address some of the ed ways. The power struggle twined and that is precisely why one (The writer is a New Delhi-based many years. Any analysis of the Supreme Court. It is important to est corporate tax cuts in its history. long-standing issues that affect the between the two old partners over needs to watch out and learn vital public policy researcher) HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 money 08

PMC BANK SCAM CAPSULE Gold rises Rs 118 on global Maha Sikhs unable to go cues as rupee depreciates PNS n NEW DELHI on Kartarpur pilgrimage Gold prices on Monday ral- Jana Small Finance lied by Rs 118 to Rs 38,678 PNS n MUMBAI Another member of the per 10 gram in the national Bank raises Rs 225 cr Kurla gurudwara committee, capital helped by a recovery from TPG Asia At least 1,950 Sikhs from Preetpal Singh Seth, said sev- in global prices and sharp Maharashtra could not go to eral people with accounts in rupee depreciation against MUMBAI: Bengaluru-based Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in the PMC Bank could not help the dollar, according to Jana Small Finance Bank on Pakistan after opening of the each other to make the pil- HDFC Securities. Housing sales of 9 Monday said it has raised Rs 225 crore equity in the latest Kartarpur corridor as they are grimage as all of them are cur- On Saturday, the precious funding round from its facing financial crunch due to rently cash-strapped. metal had closed at Rs 38,560 a scam at the Punjab and "I also lost this golden per 10 gram. HDFC Securities existing investors - Jana listed players up 11% Holdings, TPG Asia and Maharashtra Cooperative opportunity to go on the pil- Senior Analyst (Commodities) HarbourVest Partners. With (PMC) Bank, a senior com- grimage. Around 80 per cent Tapan Patel said spot gold this equity infusion, the capital munity leader claimed. account holders in the PMC prices for 24 Karat in Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Bank are Sikhs. Most of the were trading up by Rs 118 with in Q1 to Rs 5,300cr adequacy ratio for the small Modi on Saturday inaugurated people come forward to help recovery in global gold prices finance bank has reached n 19.97 per cent as on October the Kartarpur corridor and each other during such times, and sharp rupee depreciation. PNS NEW DELHI 31, 2019, as against the flagged off the first batch of but this time they are facing the He further said the spot regulatory requirement of 15 over 500 Indian pilgrims, cash crunch," he said. rupee was trading around 20 Housing sales of nine major per cent, the release said. including former prime min- The depositors have so far paise weaker against the dol- players, which are listed on The total capital infusion for ister Manmohan Singh and held over two dozen protests lar during the day. stock exchanges, rose 11 per The sales of Jana Bank stands at Rs 2,947 Union minister Harsimrat since the bank was put under The Indian rupee depreci- cent to nearly Rs 5,300 crore these nine listed crore. As of September 2019, Kaur Badal. directions by the RBI, and ated 8 paise to 71.34 against during the first quarter of this entities are the bank's total deposits stood The corridor links Gurdwara We were in the process of submitting their details online have agitated outside the RBI's the US dollar in early trade on fiscal as home buyers are pre- at Rs 7,503 crore while Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the on the required website, but suddenly due to the PMC headquarters and also the offi- Monday tracking uncertainty ferring organised players hav- expected to final resting place of Sikhism cial residence of Maharashtra's over the US-China trade deal ing good track record of exe- advances were at Rs 8,550 Bank crisis many opted out. Of these 2,000 people, only grow in the crore. The bank's net non- founder Guru Nanak Dev, to chief minister. and subdued opening of the cution, property consultant remaining period performing assets were at 1.72 Dera Baba Nanak shrine in about 50 could finally manage to go. All others dropped out due They also targeted political domestic equity market. Anarock said. per cent of net advances as on Punjab's Gurdaspur district. to lack of money because of the PMC Bank scam campaign venues ahead of the Silver prices also gained Rs The sales of these nine list- of this fiscal, it October 31, 2019 and gross The PMC Bank has been put — HARDEV SINGH SAINI, Member of a gurudwara committee in Kurla, elections to the state, which 293 to Rs 45,263 per kg as ed entities are expected to added non- performing assets stood under restrictions by the RBI resulted in them getting an against Rs 44,970 per kg in grow in the remaining period at 3.98 per cent on AUM. since September after an audience with Finance the previous trade. of this fiscal, it added. These alleged Rs 4,355 crore scam Jattha, Hardev Singh Saini, pointed at not being able to be Minister Nirmala Sitharaman On international trend he nine companies are -- DLF, Property Consultants said. came to light, following which member of a gurudwara com- a part of the historic pilgrim- as well. The crisis at the bank said, "Gold prices on Monday Godrej Properties, Mahindra In 2016-17, the new launch- the deposit withdrawal was ini- mittee in Kurla, said. age. is attributed to loans made to witnessed marginal recovery Lifespace, Oberoi Realty, es by these nine listed players tially capped at Rs 1,000, caus- "We were in the process of "We were waiting for this realty player Housing after declining more than 3 Prestige, Sobha, Puravankara, in top seven cities comprised ing panic and distress among submitting their details online historic moment for last many Development Infrastructure per cent in the previous week Brigade and Kolte-Patil. 5 per cent share of the overall depositors. The withdrawal on the required website, but years, but Ltd (HDIL), which on US-China trade deal "The robust sales and launches, this share increased limit has been raised in a stag- suddenly due to the PMC unfortunately were allegedly hid- hopes." increased new launches by to 10 per cent as on 2018-19 gered manner to Rs 50,000. Bank crisis many opted out. Of we did not get den from regulators' these top nine listed players are and will increase steadily, he Nearly 2,000 Sikhs from these 2,000 people, only about a chance to go scrutiny, turning only likely to grow in the added. Mumbai, Nashik, Nanded, 50 could finally manage to go. due to the non-performing upcoming quarters, especial- "Adroitly following con- Paytm plans to Navi Mumbai and Thane, most All others dropped out due to PMC crisis. I assets. ly since homebuyers are now sumer demand, these devel- invest Rs 500 cr in of whom have accounts in the lack of money because of the have three Five persons, more skewed towards leading opers have fine-tuned their PMC Bank, wanted to go on to PMC Bank scam," he claimed. accounts in the including HDIL developers who assure them product offerings and are tech startups the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib as Ravindra Kaur Saini, who PMC Bank, promoters and timely project delivery and launching projects in the high- NEW DELHI: Digital payments part of the trip organised by has three accounts in the PMC but did not have money in bank's top management, have quality construction," Anuj demand affordable and mid- firm Paytm on Monday said it local body Nirmaan Sevak Bank, said she was disap- hand to go," she said. been arrested. Puri, chairman of ANAROCK range segments," Puri said. plans to invest Rs 500 crore in early stage startups that build complementary technologies augmenting the digital ecosystem. The company will ‘Chemicals ind can contribute $300b to GDP by FY25’ focus on artificial intelligence- based technology and big data PNS n MUMBAI sector has a huge role to play income steadily increasing, the to the enabling reforms such as Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil solutions for new innovations in this and can contribute mid income population pre- GST, relaxed FDI norms, Nadu. Upon completion, these that can generate large scale Union minister for chemicals USD 304 billion of that, up sents a huge market. It is labour reforms and bankrupt- regions will be home to around employment. "The company and fertilisers Sadananda from the present USD 160 bil- expected that the chemical cy laws. Rs 8 lakh crore investments, has set aside Rs 500 crore to Gowda on Monday said the lion," Gowda said at the India industry will grow at 9 percent These initiatives have made and are likely to generate over invest in early-stage sector has the potential to con- chemicals summit here. annually over the next five the country one of the most 4 million jobs. companies that build tribute over USD 300 billion to Assuring the industry of all years," Gowda said. attractive investment destina- Chemicals and petrochem- complementary technologies GDP over the next five years the necessary support, he He also said gov- tions leading to an inflow of icals secretary P Raghavendra augmenting the digital when the economy is slated to urged the stakeholders ernment is commit- USD 280 billion foreign capi- Rao said the country still ecosystem," Paytm said in a scale the USD 5 -trillion- need to work hard to real- ted to provide a pre- tal during the past five years imports chemicals worth bil- statement. The company said mount. ize its full potential and dictable and mar- alone, Gowda said. lions of dollars, underlining the it expects to employ The chemicals and fertilisers siad "certainly this is not ket-friendly policy He further said government huge untapped opportunity technology across the growing Biz confidence sector, which currently con- an impossible target. framework to enable has already approved setting up for growth. internet to become the tributes nearly 7.76 percent of Though I am satisfied companies to take of four petroleum, chemicals "As we are expecting the dominant player in AI. manufacturing now, has the at the present investment deci- and petrochemical investment industry to grow to USD 304 declines across potential to reach 20-25 per- growth rate, I sions and pointed regions in Gujarat, Andhra billion by 2025, imports are cent in the next five years and believe we also likely to increase to USD can nearly double to USD 304 can grow These initiatives have made the 126 billion. This indicates that billion, he said. faster on country one of the most attractive as the market grows, trade industry: NCAER "Government has set an the back of investment destinations leading to deficit is also growing at a faster ambitious target of making the right rate. We need to see this USD PNS n NEW DELHI the country a USD 5-trillion policies." an inflow of USD 280 billion foreign 126 billion as an opportunity to As compared to economy by 2025. I believe that With per capital during the past five years alone increase our own production," Business confidence across the year-ago the chemicals and fertilizers capita —SADANANDA GOWDA he said. Hinduja Global the industry declined in the period, the BCI Solutions Q2 net up September quarter over the previous three months due to fell 22.5 per cent 10 pc at Rs 49 cr an all-pervasive worsening of during the the Saugata Gupta, Vipin Sondhi join NEW DELHI: Hinduja Global business sentiment, said a sur- second quarter By Dec mills must Solutions (HGS), the BPO arm vey by economic think tank of the diversified Hinduja NCAER on Monday. Ashok Leyland board of directors group, on Monday posted a NCAER's Business it said. Confidence Index (BCI), an The survey focussed on PNS n NEW DELHI Chairman Dheeraj Hinduja goods (FMCG) and automo- export last year's 9.7 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs indicator of business sentiment four components which have said, "The induction of both tive sectors in lndia and inter- 49.1 crore in September 2019 across Indian industry, stood at equal weightage in the BCI. Hinduja flagship firm Ashok Saugata and Vipin into the national markets." quarter. The company had 103.1 in the second quarter of The steepest decline was for Leyland on Monday said board of direc- Gupta is credited with trans- balance sugar quota registered a net profit of Rs 2019-20, falling 15.3 per cent the component, 'the overall Marico MD and CEO forming Marico into a high 44.7 crore in July-September quarter-on-quarter, despite a economic conditions will Saugata Gupta and out- performing business, 2018 quarter, HGS said in a small reprieve in July 2019. improve in next six months', going JCB India MD and responsible for driving PNS n NEW DELHI statement. Its revenue As compared to the year- where the share of positive CEO Vipin Sondhi have growth and operations A senior food increased 11.4 per cent to Rs ago period, the BCI fell 22.5 responses fell from 58.9 per been appointed as both in India and across The government on Monday ministry official 1,290.6 crore for the quarter per cent during the the second cent in June 2019 quarter to directors to its board. international markets, gave sugar mills three months said that much under review from Rs 1,158.6 quarter. 46.3 per cent in September The board of direc- with a commitment to more till December to export crore in July-September a year This is based on the 110th 2019 quarter . tors of the company, at a sustainable development, the last year's balance quota of of the sugar ago, it added. "HGS posted a Round of the Business "The percentage of respon- meeting held last week, the statement said. the sweetener. during the last robust revenue growth in Q2 Expectations Survey (BES) dents expecting that 'the finan- decided to induct Saugata Sondhi, who is he cur- Mills were able to export Vipin Sondhi Saugata Gupta year was FY2020, driven by demand carried out by NCAER, said cial position of firms will Gupta as Independent rently JCB's MD and CEO about 3.8 million tonne of across healthcare and CES the National Council of improve in the next six Director and Vipin Sondhi as tors at Ashok Leyland will - India, South East Asia and sugar during the 2018-19 mar- exported to the (Consumer Engagement Applied Economic Research. months' decreased from 48.8 Director, Ashok Leyland said add significant strategic depth Pacific and a member of their keting year (October- Middle East, Services) verticals," HGS CEO "The numbers suggest a per cent in June 2019 to 39.3 in a statement. to the company given their rich Global Executive Leadership September) due to depressed Iran, Partha DeSarkar said. deep and all-pervasive wors- per cent in September 2019," Commenting on the devel- and unique experience across Team, will formally join the market conditions, against the ening of business sentiments" the think tank said. opment, Ashok Leyland the fast-moving consumer Hinduja Group later this month. target of 5 million tonne under Afghanistan, the Minimum Indicative Bangladesh and Export Quota (MIEQ) scheme. Sri Lanka "Now, it has been decided by the central government to Wheat sowing down 37 percent ; oilseeds up allow those sugar mills, which hopeful that the quota will be had partially exported their fulfilled as the global market PNS n NEW DELHI year-ago period. MIEQ of 2018-19 till is facing 4 million tonnes of According to the latest data released An agriculture ministry offi- September 2019, to export deficit. Wheat planting remained cial said the prospects of rabi the balance quantity of their India has started the 2019- lower by 37 per cent at 9.69 by the ministry, farmers have planted sowing looks bright because of MIEQ by December 31, 2019," 20 marketing year with an all- lakh hectare till last week of the wheat in an area of 9.69 lakh hectare better soil moisture on account said a fresh notification issued time high opening stock of ongoing rabi (winter) season of of good monsoon and reser- by the food ministry. 14.5 million tonne against a the 2019-20 crop year, but the till last week of this season, compared voirs are also full. This will be over and above requirement of 3-5 million acreage under oilseeds was with 15.35 lakh hectare a year ago "Water levels in as many as the quota allocated for the tonne. higher during the period, 97 reservoirs are more than 80 ongoing 2019-20 marketing The government has pegged according to the agriculture per cent. This will ensure we year. sugar output to decline to 28- ministry's latest data. farm experts said, was due to lakh hectare in the said period. have an excellent rabi crop this A senior food ministry offi- 29 million tonne for the cur- Sowing of wheat and other late harvesting of 2019 kharif However, the planting of year," the official said. cial said that much of the sugar rent year from rabi crops begins from October, crops that has delayed sowing oilseeds was undertaken in He also noted that rabi crops during the last year was 33.1 million while harvesting from April in some states, especially more area at 41.24 lakh hectare are mostly grown in irrigated exported to the Middle East, tonnes during onwards. Wheat is the main Madhya Pradesh. The curbs on till last week of this rabi season area. Acreage of maize and Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh 2018-19 due to rabi crop. stubble burning has also as against 39.65 lakh hectare a mustard seed is expected to be and Sri Lanka. sharp fall in cane According to the latest data delayed land preparation. year ago. higher in the rabi season. For the acreage in released by the ministry, farm- Among other rabi crops, Rice planting area remained The agriculture ministry has current year, Maharashtra and ers have planted wheat in an area lakh hectares in the year-ago period. area sown to pulses also similar to the previous year's set the production target for the govern- Karnataka. of 9.69 lakh hectare till last week period. Wheat planting, however, remained lower at 27.85 lakh level of 5.77 lakh hectare in the foodgrains at a record 291.1 ment has Whereas industry of this season, compared with In Punjab, farmers planted in Uttar Pradesh was covered hectare till last week of this rabi said period. million tonne for 2019-20 crop fixed an body ISMA has pro- 15.35 lakh hectare a year ago. wheat in 4.20 lakh hectare as in more area at 1.73 lakh season, as against 39.93 lakh Total acreage under all rabi year (July-June), comprising export quota jected the country's Wheat acreage was lagging at against 4.68 lakh hectare a hectare till last week of this sea- hectare in the year-ago period. crops was down by 15 per cent 147.9 million tonnes in kharif of 6 million output to touch a 74,000 hectare in Madhya year ago, while that in Haryana son as against 94,000 hectare a Coarse cereals were also at 95.35 lakh hectare till last (summer) season and 143.2 tonne under three-year low at Pradesh till last week of this in 1.16 lakh hectare as against year ago, the data showed. planted in lesser area at 12.39 week of this season, as against million tonnes during rabi the MIEQ. 26 million tonne season, when compared with 6 1.19 lakh hectare in the said The lower wheat acreage, lakh hectare as against 13.54 112.24 lakh hectare in the (winter) season. 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You may be the best of File photo of a jam on top of Mt Everest mountaineers, but if the mountain decides against it, there's nothing you can do. Determination in itself plays a huge role, but it is not everything. Nature and fate take THE WHITE WALL OF their own course. ROMIL BARTHWAL GLORY AND PAIN MOUNTAINEER he Mount Everest, also one of the few people to beginning at the first base the tallest moun- be selected from India to be a camp may range between - The plain chaos of city life tain in the world part of the Boston marathon. 20°C to -30°C while the tem- T has today been He addressed the issue of perature at the peak may sucks everybody in. Sometimes reduced to a mere the recent increase in traffic even drop to as low as -60°C. trophy for people jams at the summit and said, Romil said that prepara- mountains are the only salvation. who plan to scale without “I have seen several people tions for the May 26, 2019 thinking twice about the risks trying to scale the summit climb began a whole year ANUSHKA PRADEEP finds associated with it. without experience or prepa- before, on the same date. The journey is not for the ration. People treat the “You may be the best of out what it takes to conquer the faint-hearted and is bound to mountain like a recreational mountaineers, but if the humble anyone, given the space and the journey is often mountain is against you, harsh conditions stacking treated as something which there's nothing you can do. tallest peak in the world from a upon man-made perils such helps them prove a point in Determination in itself plays as traffic jams at the peak, society. Many pay huge sums a huge role, but it is not decorated Army officer says Romil Barthwal, an to scale the Everest and often everything. Nature and fate IITan, Army officer, moun- ignore the sherpas (guides). take their own course.” teammates returned home throughout my journey, albeit taineer, trekker and This results in their own In response to a question unscathed, which is unfortu- they were a hesitant at first. endurance athlete who nar- harm. The increasing number by an audience member nately not the case with many In fact, both my daughters rated his daring tales at an of people at the summit regarding the ordeals he first-timers. Thus hard work are inspired by me and one of interactive session in an event inevitably leads to traffic jams faced, Romil replied, “The and proper preparation don’t them has already begun par- titled ‘Conquering the Everest that might lead to casualties.” whole of last year was spent have substitutes,” he said. ticipating in marathons. She within’. He detailed that his climb in preparation of scaling the When The Pioneer asked has enrolled in mountaineer- He led a team of 15 mem- was only after adhering to Everest. We had previously him if he received support ing courses as well.” bers to a punishing 8,848 certain rules like climbing scaled mountains measuring from his family, Romil said, When asked about an metres above sea-level to the only during the evening around 6,000 feet, such as the “Generally families are incentive for today’s genera- find themselves trapped in a future, most people don’t make use of time in a manner summit. This is the crown instead of during the day, to Stok Kangri near Ladakh. But, against their kids’ plans to tion to come out and travel, vicious cycle of job and fami- even realise when the chance where they live a wholesome jewel of the several high alti- avoid melting of snow that the practice was almost as participate in such exercises. he said, “It is important to ly responsibilities. While they to fulfil their dream passes life and not fall into the ‘I’ll tude mountains that he has might lead to an avalanche. arduous as the Everest itself. I But luckily in my case, my find a balance between work keep postponing their happi- them. My advice to them figure out along the way’ scaled in the past. He was The average temperature had to make sure that all my family encouraged me and life. If not they’ll only ness and passion for the would be to find a way to trap.” MANTO, ISMAT COME ALIVE he play Ismat aur researched by Suhas novels and plays. Chughtai is Manto ki Bhatnagar. He breathed life considered as one of the four Chuhalbaaziyaan into the characters and pillars of modern Urdu short T was staged ensured that the audience story. recently in the could connect with them. Saadat Hasan Manto, was city by Roadwayz As both the actors were one of the most controver- and Kahaniwala — cultural involved in the writing sial writers of his time, for groups that organise plays process, the dialogue deliv- his refusal to tone down the and poetry events. Capt S.N. ery was seamless. Excerpts raw portrayal of human Ahmed, who played Manto, from the original stories nature. He is best known for captivated the audience by were in complex Urdu, but his stories about the parti- bringing the character to the actors made it sound tion of India and the many life. He performed with utter simple. The audience, who screenplays he had written ease and the viewers were was majorly non-Urdu for Bollywood. He is able to witness the famous speaking crowd, found few acknowledged as one of the Urdu writer in flesh and words tough to comprehend, finest Urdu writers of the blood through Capt Ahmed. but were so involved, that 20th century. A platform for young innovators His dialogue delivery in they understood the crux Urdu and the effective use of just with the enactment. health of the old, the dis- spreads awareness about bangle also alerts relatives available stage space, Despite being serious and abled and people in need of the dangers of non-biod- and the nearest police sta- demonstrated how well he revolutionary writers of their THE PLAY SHOWED Sankalp, an initiative by the medical care. The wrist- egradable polythene bags. tion along with sharing the had sunk into the character. time, the play portrayed how HOW MANTO AND band, along with a mobile Another speaker, woman’s live location. Seema Khan, as Ismat they would have shared Telangana State Innovation Cell, application, monitors the Vishwaja Reddy, too, while Along with the keynote Chugtai, was a perfect match lighter moments, which was ISMAT WOULD HAVE person’s temperature and spreading awareness about speakers, the event also for the grand doyenne of the essence of the show. SHARED LIGHTER is encouraging budding pulse rate and notifies menstrual hygiene, has suc- included open mic perfor- Urdu fiction. Through her Ismat Chughtai is consid- when if the person is mov- cessfully built and installed mances that included poet- dialogue delivery, her body ered an epitome of women MOMENTS DESPITE innovators in the state to ing, awake or asleep. It also sanitary vending machines ry and storytelling. language and her costume empowerment in literary BEING automatically calls an am- and incinerators. Seema reinvented herself as writing, who fought for her showcase their creations bulance if the health wors- Each speaker was given a Ismat Chugtai. freedom of speech. She is REVOLUTIONARY ens. A ‘Smart Pillbox’ pro- resounding applause for the The 50-minute play, was known for her short stories WRITERS gramme in it gives timely work they have accom- TSIC IS AN conceptualised and such as The Quilt and many wristband to brilliant minds to speak out alerts about the medication. plished. INITIATIVE BY THE monitor the about their ideas. Another speaker was J. People also lauded health of the old TSIC is an initiative by Rama, a soft skills trainer, Hareesh Gadi, the master- STATE TO DRIVE A and the disabled; the Government of who, through her enterprise mind behind the ‘Self- ECONOMIC GROWTH a security bangle Telangana that believes in ‘Health Engineer’, has given Security Bangle for that protects driving economic growth life to used sarees and Women’, which, once worn, BY NURTURING women from attacks; by nurturing imaginative dupattas by turning them sends electric shocks to INNOVATORS colourful bags made out of minds. into colourful bags. Rama attackers. Furthermore, this old sarees and dupattas. “There are three types of These are just some of the thinkers. The first set pon- many innovative ideas that ders upon the surroundings the youth of Telangana have and seeks help, the second come up with, but were set complains about the ignored so far. problem and the third set To share the unheard sto- of people is those who ries of these innovators of think creatively and find a Telangana, the Telangana solution for the problem,” State Innovation Cell said Jayesh Ranjan, (TSIC), along with The Principal Secretary, ITE&C, Good Talk Factory, organ- Government of Telangana ised the second edition of at the event. the Sankalp — ‘Intinta Among the innovators Innovator’ speaker series — who spoke about their work at the British Library was Hemesh, a student recently. from Jubilee Hills Public The event aimed to give a School, who devised a platform for all the young wristband that monitors the 10

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MY FATHER - HIS EXALTED HIGHNESS FOOD FETISH ART AND SPORTS A play ollywood actresses Archana BRAVE 30 - AN MMA EVENT based on the Shastry and Madhu Shalini life of the T inaugurated two outlets of a India’s biggest MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) event in last Nizam of popular food chain at Miyapur and back in Hyderabad. Mercury presents to you the Hyderabad, Chandanadar respectively. Many Brave 30, at GMC Balayogi Sports Complex. Popular once the socialites were spotted relishing MMA athletes from across the globe shall fight it out richest man various cuisines that the restaurant on the arena on November 23. on the serves alongside the mouth- planet. It delves into his relationship with his daughter watering Hyderabadi dum Biryani. Shehzadi Pasha with the turmoil of accession looming in the background. It was written by Noor Baig and directed by Mohammad Ali Baig. It will be held on November 15 at Ravindra Bharathi. MELANGE STEPPIN OUT NIGHT MARKET The Steppin Out Night Market, Christmas WORKSHOP ON PUPPET THEATRE Edition in association with CRED Experiences, will Madhu Shalini Leather be held at Taj Krishna. It’s a one-step gateway to puppetry the world of fashion with clothing, jewellery, home workshop is the decor, and lots more which will be held on shadow theatre December 14. tradition of AP, Telangana and parts of Karnataka. Stories from epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata shall be enacted. The workshop by B. Raju of Nimmalakunta leather puppetry, will be on November 20 at Alliance Francaise. Madhuri Srikanth THEATRE ARIJIT - LIVE PERFORMANCE JOD TOD Jod Tod, a Hindi comedy play presented by Kalayan Theatre group from Bengaluru, is a funfilled crackling comedy My music, my country’ is bringing in Arijit play about Singh for a live performance. It was initiated by quintessential Hyderabad Talkies as a platform for gifted Indian relationships and artistes and to re-introduce the ethnicity of Indian its complications. This light hearted funfilled play music. The event will take place on November 23 will be held at Lamakaan on November 30 at 7.30 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. pm. MUSICAL JOURNEY INDRAJAL The play INDRAJAL is one of the masterpieces of Hindi writer Jai Shankar Prasad. It is a Sur-O-Dhwani Foundation is conducting a love story musical evening Ninaad on November 16 at between Bela Nritya Forum for Performing Arts, Road No 2, and Goli, members of a travelling community who Jubilee Hills from 6.30 pm. Barnali Bhattacharya dream of devoting their entire life to each other and will present traditional Khayal, accompanied by

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Hyderabad Tuesday November 12, 2019 tollywood People have forgotten to laugh: Nageswara Reddy

nown for his he informs. Sundeep,” he promises. promise when it comes to Making people laugh is comedy enter- Reddy is now looking Talking about the film’s warring parties in a civil an art. The days of full- tainers, film- forward to the release of his story and Sundeep’s role, he court. But, in the second K maker G. next, Tenali Ramakrishna says, just like Tenali half of the movie, he ends Nageswara BA BL, featuring Sundeep Ramakrishna who saved up fighting a case with all length comedies need Reddy hasn’t had Kishan and Hansika his king Sri his might and shrewdness. a good run at the box- Motwani in the lead. As Krishnadevaraya from an Like Tenali Ramakrishna, to return to draw office in the past three usual, he is banking on impending danger in the our Ramakrishna is also years. His last, Achari comedy to do the trick for 15th century, Sundeep’s tit- witty and playful but when audience to the America Yatra, was a colos- him. “It has been a while ular part too saves his lead- confronted with a serious sal flop, disappearing into since we had a full-length ing lady, Hansika, from situation, he rises to the theatres and send them thin air in no time upon entertainer in Telugu and danger. “Sundeep, who occasion,” Reddy informs, release. He admits he our film will deliver just plays a lawyer, sure that the film will help shouldn’t have taken up the that. I believe people are believes in his leading man earn the back in good spirits. film in the first place. “I taking a lot of pressure off com- tag of a com- expressed my reservations late, worried about earning mercial NAGARAJ GOUD about the story at the time and managing money. They hero. of filming. But, due to the have forgotten to laugh finds more about market demands I had to daily, a factor that has led go ahead and finish it. In to the formation of laugh- filmmaker fact, I was even doubtful ing clubs. Films have the about its box-office power to limit laughing G. Nageswara Reddy's prospects as the cameras clubs to a certain extent, rolled. In the end, the dam- and our film, is a hilari- attempts to make age was done as it incurred ous family affair from losses to me, Manchu the first reel to the laughing clubs obsolete Vishnu and the producer,” last. It also has a track involving Annapurna, Posani Sundeep plays a lawyer who believes in compromise when it Krishna Murali, Vennela Kishore, comes to warring parties. But, in the second half, he ends up Satya Krishna fighting a case with all his might and shrewdness. Like Tenali and Saptagiri. Ramakrishna, our Ramakrishna is also witty and playful but They will have the audience when confronted with a serious situation, he delivers rolling in the aisles more G. NAGESWARA REDDY, FILMMAKER than

JAYALALITHAA biopic with Kangana to be shot in Telugu too nitially planned as a Tamil-Hindi bilin- ing about Jayalalithaa, besides learning gual, the biopic on J. Jayalalithaa, the Bharatnatyam. She has also been to the US to late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, is give measurements for prosthetics. Renowned SITARA to I now being shot in Telugu Hollywood artist, Jason Collins, who has worked as well. Titled Thalaivi, on films like Captain Marvel, is working on the the drama, directed by national award winner’s look. Aravind Swamy has Tamil director A.L. Vijay, been roped in to play legendary politician M.G. give voice has gone to floors in Chennai Ramachandran who was instrumental in groom- on Sunday, with the chief cast ing the star actress into a politician. and crew in attendance. As Beginning with her journey as an actress, the Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut film will end with Jayalalithaa becoming the for little Elsa RED is reprising Jayalalithaa, the antici- Chief Minister for the first time. The ups and TO pation surrounding the project is downs she weathered till that period will be a n a clever move, Disney India has roped in high. For past four months, she has part of the film. Baahubali writer Vijayendra superstar Mahesh Babu’s daughter Sitara to been on an extensive preparation, read- Prasad has written the story. lend her voice for the younger version of I Elsa in the Telugu version of the highly- MOVE awaited sequel of Frozen. The seven-year- old, who has a YouTube channel to her name along with her friend Aadya, daughter of filmmaker Vamshi Paidipally, has recently featured in a commer- TO GOA cial for a real estate firm along with her other family members. It was her first spell in front of the camera. aunched last month- This stint with Disney is her second professional assign- end, Ram-starrer Red, Ranveer pulls off ment and she has already completed the dubbing for- which is a remake of malities. this year’s Tamil super “Sitara’s love for the movie is so much that when she L hit Thadam, will go in was offered to voice young Elsa, there was no way we front of cameras later Kapil's ‘Natraj' shot could’ve turned it down. It is a movie that every girl this week. We’ve learnt that the relates to and Sitara is no different. We would like to first schedule will be held in aking to Instagram match couldn’t be televised. rounder, Madan Lal. Tamil actor thank the team of Disney for this wonderful opportuni- Hyderabad for 10 days, post on Monday, The legendary former skipper Jiiva has been cast as ty,” said Namrata, Sitara’s mother and actress. We won- which the unit will travel to Ranveer Singh, himself was full of praise for the Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Pankaj der if Sitara too will follow her dad’s footsteps and Goa for a near two-week T who is playing actor. “Hats off Ranveer!” Kapil Dev Tripathi will play the role of team establish herself as a child actor. Frozen 2 will hit schedule. “The schedule Kapil Dev in ’83, wrote while retweeting his photo. manager P.R. Man Singh. Punjabi screens on November 22. might extend if the treated his follow- The picture also found admira- actor Ammy Virk will bring alive situation arises. Goa ers to a brand new still from the tion from former India cricketer Balvinder on screen. Tahir Raj has been a lucky film in which he is seen nailing and commentator Sanjay Bhasin will be playing Sunil place for Ram as his Kapil’s iconic ‘Natraj’ shot — a Manjrekar, who lauded him for Gavaskar. Deepika Padukone plays successful ventures like Nenu Sailaja swivel and a pull that sends the ball looking the part, both with the shot Kapil’s wife, Romi. and iSmart Shankar have been shot there. All flying to the boundary. The said and the gear he is wearing in the The film’s shooting has been the principal actors will be partaking in this shot is part of Kapil’s knock of 175 photo. wrapped up and it will be dubbed schedule, during which some key scenes and a against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge in “Well done Ranveer! Not easy to into Telugu as well. song will be shot. The Hyderabad schedule the 1983 World Cup. Only a few ‘pull’ this off. Great attention to Presented by Reliance will follow soon after,” said a source. thousands were lucky to watch the detail too with gear etc,” Manjrekar Entertainment and produced by Excited about acting in an investigative innings, which Dev’s former tweeted. Deepika Padukone, Sajid thriller for the first time, Ram, speaking at the teammate Sunil Gavaskar The cast of the film includes Jatin Nadiadwala, Kabir Khan, Nikhil muhurat, had mentioned that the film has a regarded as ‘the greatest inni- Sarna as Yashpal Sharma — the Dwivedi, Vishnu Induri, 83 Films mix of both mass and class elements. The ngs’ he has ever seen. As the inventor of the 'badam shot' — and Ltd. and Phantom Films, ’83 is tout- Tamil script has been tailored to suit Telugu British Broadcasting Saqib Saleem as the all-rounder ed as the “biggest sports film” of the audiences tastes. To be directed by Kishore Corporation employ- Mohinder Amarnath. Harrdy country and is scheduled for release Tirumala, Red sees Ram is dual roles for the ees were on strike, the Sandhu will portray another all- on April 10, 2020. first time, while Nivetha Pethuraj and Malavika Sharma are the leading ladies. A production venture of Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, the film has music by Mani Sharma. — NG HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2019 sport 12 Given heads Chahar happy to repay captain’s faith up to be India’s bowl at the death. Whenever I got a chance, I bowled well. I have bowled before as well, even for my state. Generally No 4: Iyer you don’t bowl those bowlers at the death who bowl at less than PTI n NAGPUR next year, Iyer said: Yes, 130kph, but I don’t have that obviously there is lot of issue. I have bowled around he talented Shreyas Iyer competition going in the 135kph even in the IPL and say Thas been given a “heads team. I personally feel that in CSK I wasn’t used because up” by the Indian team I compete with myself. I Mahi bhai had other bowlers. management that he will be don’t want myself to be “It depends also on the the designated No 4 bats- judged with anyone or captain. Team requirement is man in white-ball format when you say that this also something that you need after a string of impressive position is empty in the to look into. Like on Sunday we performances in the past team. had only two fast bowlers in few months. While he will be batting Khaleel Ahmed and me. India tried umpteen at number four for some Shivam Dube isn’t a proper fast players at the number four time now, Iyer is flexible bowler. So, Rohit bhaiya used Deepak Chahar celebrates with MS Dhoni after taking wicket during IPL IPLT20.com spot in the lead up to the and ready to bat at any posi- me in the death. When I played 50-over World Cup but tion that the team wants before, the set-up needed me to none of them could cement him to. bowl at the top,” he pointed. their place in the team and “I am really open- Every player is preparing ‘CSK stint taught me to it was used as a floating minded and can bat at any keeping the World T20 in mind position during the mega number. So I just like to and while Chahar too wants to event as the experiment back myself in tough situ- go ahead and represent the with Vijay Shankar fell flat. ations and today’s innings country in the showpiece event counter dew & sweat factor’ “For me personally, showed that I can bat under in Australia in 2020, he wants PTI n NAGPUR an interview on ‘Chahal TV’ . they (team management) pressure as well.” to keep working on his game Asked what was his strate- have given me a heads up In the final T20, Iyer and get better with each pass- ountering the dew in the gy considering that there was no that ‘You’ll be there at No 4. went ballistic after being ing day. Csultry Chennai heat has nip in the air and the ball was- So just back yourself and cautious at the beginning. “World T20 is about 11 been a big part of Deepak n’t swinging a lot. believe in yourself’,” Iyer, Four of his five sixes came months away and that is a Chahar’s cricket education and “Since the side boundaries who smashed 62 off 33 balls against the spinners and his long time. Obviously I have that he said it showed during his (at VCA Stadium) were big including five sixes in the knock allowed India to put in the mind and we are look- world record figures of 6 for 7 and that was the plan that we T20 series decider against up a defendable 174 for five. ing to win the trophy, but as a against Bangladesh in the will have to force the batsman Bangladesh, told media- “The support staff have sportsman you can’t think so series-deciding third T20. to play shots on the sides. I also persons after the match. given me the freedom — far as there is a lot of interna- Chahar, who also became wanted to vary the pace as the “It has been a really not just me but all the bats- tional cricket before that as well the first male cricketer from the ball was getting wet because of important last few series for men — that you need to as the IPL. I want to gain more country to take a T20 the dew and it was difficult to me to set the benchmark at have that intent when you trust from the management International hat-trick, has been grip,” Chahar explained. the No 4 position, which all go in there. And you should Deepak Chahar celebrates with his Indian teammates after completing his maiden five-wicket haul against Bangladesh in T20s PTI till then and there will be times one of the Chennai Super For the 27-year-old, never of us are competing for at feel very positive when where I will get hit and I want Kings’ successful new ball even in his wildest of imagina- the moment,” said you’re batting. If the ball IANS n NEW DELHI not suited for bowlers, it is the trol. He is the No 1 bowler for to still gain the trust of the team bowlers, used judiciously by tions, he could have thought Iyer, who scored a pitches in my area, I am not faith that skipper Rohit showed me and saying that is not a so that they support me. franchise captain Mahendra about incredible figures of 6 for couple of half- going to control myself. t almost looked like in him that makes him happy. shame. I am not competing Performing in every match is Singh Dhoni. 7 in 3.2 overs. centuries batting I’ll bat according Bangladesh would run away “He told me I will use you with him and my job is to do the goal. “Playing in Chennai, I have “Came to know in the end at No 5 in the to my Iwith the third T20I in as a Bumrah today. I will bowl well. You need to focus on the “I take every game as the now realised how to counter that I got a hat-trick since I got ODIs against the instincts.” Nagpur on Sunday and with it you in the crucial overs and game and the team should win last as the competition is very dew and sweat. How to keep my the first wicket off the last ball West Indies. register their maiden series that was motivating for me. I and that has to be the priority. high and the fast bowling unit hands clean. At times, rub dry of previous over. Even if you sit Iyer will have to win over India as Mohammad love it when I am given respon- “When they were cruising is doing really well. Cementing soil in your hands and then back at home and dream, you be one of the “finish- Naim and Mohammad Mithun sibility under pressure because at the end of 12 overs, I want- your place in this team is very bowl (so that hands don’t get will not think that in four overs, ers” in case team’s top looked to be in cruise mode. that makes me feel that I am ed to walk up to him and ask tough, so I look to perform slippery),” the 27-year-old you will get six wickets for 7 two batsmen — skip- With dew not helping matters, being trusted. I feel bad when for the ball from the captain, every time I get an opportuni- Rajasthan seamer said during runs,” said a beaming Chahar. per Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma handed nobody trusts me. To get that but I didn’t because I knew the ty,” he signed off. deputy Rohit Sharma the ball to pacer Deepak confidence from the captain felt captain would have his plan — are dismissed Chahar, hoping for the young- good at that stage of the game,” and give me the ball. The cheaply. ster to rise to the occasion. And he smiled. whole thought was that we “Even if Kohli and that is exactly what he did. It is not often that you have shouldn’t lose the game and the DRS = ‘Don’t ask Rishabh System’ Rohit get out, we need Chahar, who had earlier players liking the fact that he is series. What matters when you someone to finish the scalped for Liton Das and compared to a teammate, but play for the country is to per- IANS n NAGPUR behind. He even convinced stand-in skipper Rohit game and bat till the end.’ Soumya Sarkar, delivered Chahar says there is no doubt- form and win matches,” he Sharma to seek a review only for replays to show that That is a No 4’s role. instantly in the 13th over and ing the fact that Bumrah is the explained. ndia came back strongly from their first match the ball was missing the bat in a big way. That’s what I was trying to started the collapse. The rest as No 1 bowler at present in the Pundits have often spoken Idefeat at the hands of Bangladesh to win the three There were chants of “Dhoni, Dhoni”, the for- replicate today and it they say is history. Chahar fin- format and it is a matter of about how he is more of a new- match T20I series 2-1, but there was no respite for mer India captain known to call it right almost every worked out really well for ished with figures of 6/7 — the pride to be compared to the ball bowler, but Chahar stumper Rishabh Pant as the jeers turned into cat- time, as social media also lashed out at Pant’s repeat- me,” said the 24-year-old, best in T20Is — and also pacer. silenced all with his perfor- calls for his gaffes behind the stumps, especially with ed failures. who has overcome the dis- became the second Indian to “Imandar hona chahiye mance on Sunday. And the the Decision Review System (DRS). “The DRS would never fail if captain always do appointment of missing out pick a hat-trick in the format. (You should be honest)…I pacer says that it was more Pant, who was under the scanner for his wrong the opposite of Pant’s opinion,” wrote a Twitter user. on ODI World Cup berth. Speaking after game, know where he stands and I about people assuming things DRS calls in the first rubber, made similar mistakes “DRS stands for — Don’t ask Rishabh System,” Asked how significant Chahar said that while every- also know where I stand. He is because he always had varia- on Sunday even. wrote another enthusiast drawing attention for his his knock was considering one is talking about him pick- the No 1 bowler in the format tions up his sleeves. During Bangladesh’s chase, pacer Khaleel cheeky comment. that team is trying out ing the hat-trick and winning and as a T20 bowler, he has “People assumed that and Ahmed bowled a shortish delivery to Mohammad “Lesson for Rohit Sharma: when pant calls for fringe players like him India the game in conditions everything, be it pace or con- didn’t give me a chance to Naim and Pant launched an appeal for caught DRS,don’t take it,” read another comment. ahead of the World T20 Deepak jumps 88 Long way to go in places in rankings Shafali, Deepti power Eves to 10-wicket win PTI n DUBAI T20s: Mahmudullah PTI n GROS ISLET led by Deepti, who registered career-best figures of 4 for 10, ndia fast bowler Deepak Chahar, PTI n NAGPUR was composer or not. But if eenager Shafali Verma managed to restrict the West Iwho returned a world record you see, we did similar kind of Tscored her second consec- Indies for a paltry 103 for haul of six for seven against angladesh captain mistakes probably in few utive half century after off- seven in the stipulated 20 Bangladesh on Sunday, has moved BMahmudullah feels his games in recent times. That’s spinner Deepti Sharma starred overs. up 88 slots to 42nd in the latest ICC team still has a long way to go where I think big teams are with the ball as the Indian Deepti accounted for the T20 rankings for bowlers. in Twenty20s as it is neither quite good and very consistent women’s cricket team regis- four wickets in the last four The list, however, continued to learning from its mistakes nor in these situations and they tered an emphatic 10-wicket overs. be led by slow bowlers. The top five has the big-hitters essential to can chase down this sort of win over the West Indies in the Later Mandhana, who had and eight of the top nine are spin- the format. total. second T20I. also smashed a half-century in ners, with Mitchell Santner reach- Bangladesh have come “Having said that, the The 15-year-old Shafali the series-opener, played sec- ing second place — his best posi- close to victory on many occa- wicket was very good to chase continued her impressive run ond fiddle to Shafali in guid- tion since he topped the table in sions but failed to cross the on. Our bowlers did a very by scoring a quick-fire 69 off ing the team home. The 23- January 2018, behind Afghanistan’s line, especially against top good job to restrict them to 35 balls alongside Smriti year-old’s innings was laced Rashid Khan. teams like India losing the just- 174. We just didn’t finish well.” Mandhana (30). The duo pow- with four boundaries. Rohit Sharma continued to concluded T20 series 1-2. “If you analyse these three ered India to a 2-0 lead in the West Indies captain Anisa remain India’s top-ranked batsman “We have a long way to go can improve then we will have games, I think we played good five-match series on Sunday. Mohammed had no answer to at seventh position while K L in T20 cricket. We don’t have more chances to win,” he cricket. But T20 cricket is Shafali, who overtook the the Indian duo and used seven Rahul moved up a place to eight big hitters. We have to be added. such a format, if you lose iconic Sachin Tendulkar to bowlers, including herself, with after his half-century on Sunday. dependent on our skill hitting. Needing 50 runs off the momentum it’s very hard to become the youngest Indian no success. England’s Dawid Malan has So we are working on our last 30 balls with six wickets in get it back. We were very close cricketer to score a half-centu- The combined effort saw made a grand re-entry to the bat- game sense and become more hand, Bangladesh were on in this game but as we lost ry in international cricket, dis- India reach their target in 10.3 ting chart, grabbing third position consistent mentally,” said course for a memorable series three-four wickets in six or played scintillating form yet overs. in the list led by Pakistan’s Babar Mahmudullah following the win but lost wickets in a heap seven balls and that's the cru- again and smashed 10 fours The third T20I will be Azam, while Aaron Finch of 30-run loss in the series- to blow it all away. cial part of that game,” said the and two sixes. played at Providence Stadium Australia has taken second spot decider. “As a batting unit, if we “I am not sure whether it skipper. Earlier, the Indian bowlers, Shafali Verma chats with Smriti Mandhana during 2nd T20 against Windies BCCI in Guyana on November 14. after gaining two positions. England captain Eoin Morgan and New Zealand opener Martin Guptill have also made notable Shooters continue medal rush movements to take joint ninth Mumbai makes it three in a row place while Jonny Bairstow has However, Verma had to be satis- reached a career-best 498 rating fied with a fifth-place finish in the PTI n MUMBAI breach the 150-run mark. Assam. points and is in the top 40 for the eight-man final, having managed For the hosts, Shams Mulani (1- first time. 181.5. The trio of Chaudhary, Verma omestic giants Mumbai contin- 17), Ranjane (1-24), Sujit Nayak (1- DELHI THRASH NAGALAND Bangladesh batsman and Sharvan Kumar bagged the team Dued its winning run in the Syed 26) and Tushar Deshpande (1-34) SURAT: A disciplined all-round Mohammad Naim’s 143 runs in Bronze with a total of 1740 in the qual- Mushtaq Ali Trophy thrashing were among the wickets. effort helped Delhi thrash Nagaland three matches saw him at joint- ifying, finishing behind China (1745) Madhya Pradesh by nine wickets on Chasing 160, Bista and Tare laid by eight wickets in a Group ‘E’ T20 38th position along with Bairstow. and Korea (1744). Monday. the foundation stone of the win with match. Ashton Agar’s fine perfor- Shreya Agrawal and Dhanush This is Mumbai’s third win on an 111-run stand for the opening Electing to field, Delhi restrict- mances against Sri Lanka and Srikanth won the Gold medal in the the trot after they beat Mizoram and wicket. ed Nagaland to 75 for nine in their Pakistan have seen him move up 57 PTI n DOHA 10m air rifle mixed team junior com- Haryana in the first two league After Bista was dismissed by stipulated 20 overs before returning places to ninth in the bowling list. petition, while Gurnihal Garcha, games of Group D. Kuldeep Sen, Tare took the onus on to overhaul the target, scoring 78 for In the all-rounders’ table, een shooter Saurabh Chaudhary Abhay Singh Sekhon and Ayush In the game at the Wankhede himself to complete the match. two in 12.3 overs. Glenn Maxwell’s continued absence Tclaimed the Silver medal in men’s Rudraraju claimed the team Gold in Stadium, Mumbai rode on blister- He in the company of in-form While left-arm spinner Pawan has enabled Afghanistan’s 10m air pistol event to continue India’s the junior men’s skeet. ing half centuries by openers Jay skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20 not Negi claimed three wickets, Lalit Mohammad Nabi to move above surge at the 14th Asian Championship Gurnihal Garcha also won an Bista (68 off 36 balls) and Aditya out off 11 balls) took the side Yadav, S Bhati and Karan Dagar him to take the top spot for the first here on Monday. individual Silver with a score of 50 in Tare (74 not out off 48 balls) to home with 4.1 overs to spare. accounted for one wicket each. time. The 17-year-old World Cup and the finals. Abhay Sekhon, who had chase the 160-run target with ease. In the earlier game at Chasing the target, Delhi rode In the team rankings, Pakistan the Asian Games Gold-medallist shot topped qualification with a solid 120, Electing to bat, Madhya Wankhede, Bengal defeated on some useful contributions from continued at the top with 270 244.5 to finish second on the podium was the second Indian in the final but Pradesh ride on skipper Naman Meghalaya by 55 runs. the top-order with skipper Dhruv points but Australia were only behind North Korea’s Kim Song Guk, finished fourth, narrowly missing out Ojha (22 off 17 balls) and one down Meanwhile, at BKC, India spin- Shorey top-scoring with a run-a-ball one point behind them after win- who won the top prize with a world on a medal. Rajat Patidar (25 off 17 balls) before ner Yuzvendra Chahal joined the 27 and Nitish Rana scoring 20 not ning their three-match series 2-0. record 246.5. In all, India picked up eight two down Parth Sahani made a Haryana squad but was rested for out. England, South Africa and India With 583, both Chaudhary and medals on the day. India won six quick fire 47 off 36 balls. the game against Assam. In other Group E matches, occupied the next three positions Abhishek Verma had qualified for the Olympic quotas across events from the An unbeaten 31 off 29 balls Haryana rode on half century Saurashtra registered a comfortable and were within five points of each final in seventh and sixth place, prestigious championship, taking their from Anand Bais and 19- ball 24 by opener Harshal Patel (62) to reg- 57-run win over Gujarat at the other. respectively. total to 15. from Venkatesh Iyer helped MP ister a three wicket win against Lalabhai Contractor Stadium.