Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 9 HYDERABAD 11 SPORTS 16 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW CHANGING THE A VALLEY THAT NO CAC NOT KEEN ON BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH FACE OF KASHMIR ONE UNDERSTOOD FOREIGN COACH RANCHI BHUBANESWAR DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 1 ISSUE 304 HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ‘AVANTIKA IS THE MOST I ENJOYED PLAYING ON SCREEN' { Page 13 } www.dailypioneer.com Sushma Swaraj passes away PoK, Aksai Chin ours; will n PNS NEW DELHI stating that she was waiting for as for her mellow sense of this day in her lifetime. humour- had moved out of her Former external affairs minister Swaraj, who was the official residence in June. Sushma Swaraj passed away Bharatiya Janata Party's most The same month, she had here on Tuesday, following a prominent woman face, did tweeted to dispel rumours that give life for it: Amit Shah heart attack. She was 67. not contest the recently held Lok she had been appointed According to reports, Swaraj, Sabha elections. Last November, Governor of Andhra Pradesh. PNS n NEW DELHI who had suffered a cardiac she had announced she would Her clarification came after India rejects arrest, was rushed to AIIMS not contest the general election. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Home Minister Amit Shah on China's opposition hospital in Delhi as her condi- "Thank you Prime Minister. triggered speculation when he Tuesday asserted in Lok Sabha tion was critical. Attempts to Thank you very much. I was congratulated her in a tweet. that Pakistan occupied to UT of Ladakh revive her failed. waiting to see this day in my life- A nine-time parliamentarian Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday Her last Twitter post was time," her tweet read. followed by nearly 12.8 million are part of Jammu and Kashmir rejected China's opposition to about thanking Prime Minister The foreign minister -- loved people on Twitter, Sushma and said "we are ready to give its move to create a separate Narendra Modi about the gov- as much for her quick response Swaraj became the youngest our lives for it". Moving a res- Union Territory of Ladakh, ernment's move on Kashmir, to distress messages on Twitter minister of a state back in 1977. olution for revoking provisions calling it an internal matter of of Article 370 and the Jammu the country. External Affairs and Kashmir Reorganisation Ministry Spokesperson Bill 2019, Shah also said that Raveesh Kumar said India UNEASY CALM Photo: Reuters there has been a long-standing does not comment on the demand for giving Union internal affairs of other Territory status to Ladakh countries and similarly expects which was fulfilled by the LS passes Kashmir reorganization Bill other countries to do likewise. Narendra Modi government. he bill to split Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories "The Jammu and Kashmir "Kashmir is an integral part of Tsailed through Lok Sabha on Tuesday, with some opposition Reorganization Bill 2019, India, there is no doubt about parties walking out, bringing down the majority mark, and others introduced by the government it. When I say Jammu and siding with the government. Amid a political storm that started on in Parliament on August 5, Kashmir, I include Pakistan Monday morning since Union Home Minister Amit Shah's which proposes the formation Occupied Kashmir and Aksai announcement in parliament, the resolution was passed through a of a new Union Territory of Chin, both are included in the division of votes - 370 members voted in its favour and 70 voted Ladakh is an internal matter territorial boundaries of Jammu against it. Amid a huge troop build-up leading to unrest in the state, concerning the territory of and Kashmir," the Home the government on Tuesday morning announced that special status to India," he said in response to a Minister said. Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the constitution has been query on China's comments on "Ladakh including Aksai removed by an order from President Ram Nath Kovind. the matter. Chin will be a Union Territory, Both Hill Councils will con- tinue to be active," he said. cation of all provisions of the these bills. When some mem- To this, Shah said this was Responding to a query Indian Constitution to Jammu bers from opposition benches an example of discrediting the whether the new provisions and Kashmir, this means asked why was the home min- contribution of Sardar would also include PoK, Shah Article 35A is removed". The ister appearing so aggressive, Vallabbhai Patel. "This House said, "We will give our lives for House also witnessed uproar, Shah replied, "I am aggressive has seen very historical deci- it." Aksai Chin is a vast area in with Congress members and because you think PoK is not sions, this bill will be written Ladakh which is currently Shah involved in a war of a part of India." Tewari said. if in golden letters," Shah under Chinese occupation. words. Congress Leader of the Jammu and Kashmir, Junagadh added. Shah said the "President has House Adhir Ranjan and Hyderabad are part of Shah said nobody can stop signed a Constitution Order Chowdhury questioned the India, then it is because of us from introducing a resolu- 2019 yesterday, ordering appli- legality behind introducing Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. tion on Kashmir in Parliament. State rainfall Even Rs 15 K cr power bill deficit drops to Policemen stand guard in a deserted street following restrictions in Jammu. With complete black-out of communications and internet, people remained indoors for Kaleshwaram is OK: CM 2% in 10 days Imran threatens MAYANK TIWARI Sonia Gandhi, Rahul upset l Project will lift 400 TMC per year l Optimise use of n HYDERABAD ‘Pulwama-like Godavari water l Two more projects to complement KLIP Telangana states overall mon- incidents' soon deficit has contracted over ‘self-goal’ on Kashmir PV KONDAL RAO down to 2 percent in a short PNS n ISLAMABAD n DHARMAPURI span of 10 days. Thanks to the PNS n NEW DELHI formation of a pressure area Training guns on the RSS Chief Minister K over the north-east Bay of A Congress leader's self-goal in over crisis in Jammu and Chandrasekhar Rao, while Bengal which gave abundant parliament on Tuesday on the Kashmir, Pakistan Prime mentioning on Tuesday that rain. "10 days ago the state wit- government's big Jammu and Minister Imran Khan the power bill relating to the nessed a deficit of 38 percent, Kashmir move has upset Sonia Tuesday said that in the cur- Kaleshwaram lift irrigation now it is just 2 percent," said Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, rent scenario, "all are not project could be around Rs meteorologist Raja Rao from sources say. Adhir Ranjan equal citizens" in India. "I pay 4,992 crore per year, reiterat- the India Meteorological Chowdhury, the leader of the tribute to the Quaid-e-Azam ed that his government was Department (IMD). Congress in the Lok Sabha, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who ready for an outgo of Rs 15,000 According to IMD, rainfall deeply embarrassed his party by foresaw how the Muslims of crore per year on that account, is likely to improve further for appearing to suggest that India would be held hostage considering that KLIP was the next two days, which is Jammu and Kashmir is not an to the brute Hindu majority meant for all-round develop- expected to clear the deficit of internal matter. Amit Shah, in an undivided India," he ment of Telangana State, meet- 2 percent. Releasing a yellow after pushing the measures in PIL in SC challenging Presidential order on Art 370 said, while addressing a joint ing the needs for irrigation, warning, IMD meteorologists the Rajya Sabha, made a state- petition was filed in the Supreme Court Tuesday challenging the session of Pakistan parlia- industrial and drinking pur- said, "There are chances of ment in the Lok Sabha on the APresidential order on Article 370 which revokes the special status ment. Pakistan PM argued poses. leaders and some 'self-pro- complete the project fast with heavy to very heavy rainfall in decision to end Jammu and given to Jammu and Kashmir. The plea has been filed by advocate M Modi government's move KCR addressed a press con- claimed intellectuals' that our own funds as the Centre the isolated districts of the Kashmir's special status under L Sharma who claimed that the Presidential order was "illegal" as it against Article 370 validated ference in Dharmapuri, after Kaleshwaram would become did not give even a single state." The state capital, how- Article 370 and to bifurcate the was passed without taking consent from the state assembly. Sharma Mohammad Ali Jinnah's two- conducting an aerial survey of an 'unbearable burden' on the rupee, despite repeated ever, is likely to receive light to state into two union territories. is likely to mention his plea for urgent listing before the apex court nation theory. "Jinnah knew KLIP along with select minis- state exchequer were 'rubbish'. requests," KCR remarked. He moderate rainfall for the next Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday. The Centre had on Monday revoked Article 370 that RSS wants India only for ters and officials in two heli- "Some disruptive forces have urged people and media not to two days. The rain has been demanded the government's which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that Hindus and any Muslims copters. He asserted that, taken up a malicious campaign fall prey to the designs of vest- merciful in some of the dis- position on Pakistan-occupied the state be bifurcated into two union territories, J&K, and Ladakh. there would be treated as sec- come what may, the project against Kaleshwaram. They ed interests which had tricts including, Komaram Kashmir (PoK) while referring ond-class citizens. would lift 400 TMC of water are unable to digest the fact launched a malicious propa- Bheem Asifabad, Karimnagar to a 1994 resolution by the Lok per year from the Godavari that we could complete a pro- ganda without knowing the and Warangal, "These dis- Sabha that the entire Jammu and thinking about PoK, you vio- Kashmir is an integral and and irrigate 45 lakh acres, ject of this huge magnitude facts and figures of the scheme. tricts recorded the excess of Kashmir was an integral part of lated all rules and converted a inseparable part of India. There BJP divided besides meeting drinking within three years, while nor- The CM underlined that a rainfall," informed IMD India. He said the government state into a union territory is absolutely no doubt over it, water and industrial needs of mally it takes about 25 years or total of 400 TMC water would metrologist. While, districts of had thrown rules and regula- overnight," Mr Chowdhury said. and there is no legal dispute on Kashmir and also Telangana. more. They have filed over 300 be drawn throughout the year Nalgonda is still 40 percent tions out of the window by The Home Minister told Mr this," Shah asserted. The Congress The Chief Minister said that cases in various courts and tri- from the Godavari River. deficit, followed by 29 percent proposing to create two union Chowdhury not to make a "gen- Congress leader then blundered the claims being made by bunals to stall Kaleshwaram. deficit at Mahabubnagar. territories out of Jammu and eral statement". "I want to make into comments that he would By Krishna Prasad opposition parties, opposition But we could overcome all and Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Kashmir. "I don't think you are it very clear that Jammu and find difficult to undo later. Page 2 TODAY 9 children dead ALMANAC Secretariat shifting to begin after fortnight Month & Paksham: as school van K VENKATESHWARLU Shravana & Shukla Paksha l Tithi : Saptami: 11:40 am n HYDERABAD CS holds review meeting falls into gorge Nakshatram: Swati: 09:36 pm l Officials say IT installation n Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start The shifting of TS Secretariat may take around 15 days PNS NEW TEHRI to BRKR Bhavan is likely to be any important work) delayed further as the IT l IT Department asks Rs.17 cr Nine children died and Rahukalam: 12:21 pm – 01:57 pm Department and the R&B for Smart Track Technology eleven were injured when a Yamagandam: 07:35 am – 09:11 am Department have sought two l van taking them to school Varjyam: 03:10 am – 04:45 am more weeks to install the IT R&B says repairs at BRKR fell into a 200-metre-deep Gulika: 10:46 am - 12:21 pm network and take up repair Bhavan could take two weeks' gorge in Uttarakhand's Good Time: (to start any works in the building, though time Tehri Garhwal district on important work) the state government had Tuesday morning, an offi- directed all the secretaries to cial said. The accident Chandrayaan-2 orbit Amritakalam: 01:05 pm – 02:38 pm Abhijit Muhurtham: start moving immediately. the progress of the repair occurred on the Kangsali- At a review on Tuesday, works in BRKR Bhavan. Madannegi road near Nil Chief Secretary SK Joshi This being so, officials of Lambgaon in Pratap Nagar raised for fifth time asked secretaries of all the 32 Packers and Movers Company area, around 150 km from HYDERABAD departments located on The IT Department asked installation of IT network in met the Chief Secretary to Dehradun, Tehri District PNS n CHENNAI to an orbit of 276x142,975 km WEATHER Secretariat premises to start the state government to sanc- BRKR Bhavan. start packing of files and Magistrate V Shanmugam by firing the spacecraft's Forecast: Scattered Thunderstorms shifting. tion Rs.17 crore for the Smart The Roads & Buildings other equipment ahead of the said. The Indian space agency on onboard motors for 1,041 sec- Temp: 27/23 However, officials present Track Technology to manage Department reasoned with shifting. Nine children died on the Tuesday successfully raised onds. All spacecraft parame- Humidity: 88% at the meeting informed the websites and applications. The the Chief Secretary that it IT Department informed spot and eleven were Chandrayaan-2's orbit for fifth ters were normal. Sunrise: 05.56 Chief Secretary that installa- IT Department also suggest- would take at least two weeks the government that it would injured. The driver jumped time at 3.04 p.m. According to The next manoeuver is Sunset: 06.46 tion of IT network for all the ed that the government for repairs and other works in need Rs.17 crore to connect off the vehicle to save him- Indian Space Research Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI), Current Weather Conditions offices in BRKR Bhavan should use the existing IT unit BRKR Bhavan. The govern- the server lines from self and fled the spot, Organisation (ISRO), the orbit which is scheduled on August Updated August 6, 2019 5:00 PM would take around 15 days. at Secretariat until complete ment had sought a report on Gachibowli to BRKR Bhavan. Shanmugam said. of Chandrayaan-2 was raised 14, 2019, between 3-4 a.m. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 hyderabad 02

he decision of Modi 2.0 as one that is not supporting government to revoke the will of the majority in a TArticle 370, in what democracy. looks like an internal surgical BJP divided Kashmir and also Congress This is the divide which strike, has actually hit the BJP wants to create with last- Congress party most. The con- ing benefits. By branding tradictory opinions being Chowdhury, the leader of the was being converted into a "lib- Benerjee of TMC and MK Congress as 'minority appeas- expressed today by every con- Congress, sought clarification eral vs conservative debate". Stalin of DMK in its fight er' it won the Lok Sabha elec- fused leader of the tattered on whether J&K is an internal "Parties should put aside leading nowhere. tions with a huge majority. organization suggest that the matter or a bilateral issue. This ideological fixations & debate Insiders of Congress say Now, it can easily brand party, considered by default to justifiably received huge criti- what's best for India's sover- that they have no objection to Congress as 'anti-majority' be the major opposition party, cism not only from ruling BJP eignty and federalism, peace in the abolition of Article 370 but which may ultimately pave has no idea about crucial mat- members but also Congress J&K, jobs for Kashmiri youth opposed to bifurcation of way for realizing in full its ters concerning Article 370 leaders, who knew their faux and justice for Kashmiri Jammu and Kashmir and cre- dream of 'Congress-mukt' and Jammu and Kashmir. In pas was indefensible. Pandits," he said, in a tweet. ation of Ladakh as new union Bharat. fact, the Congress has fumbled The situation across the Rajasthan Minister Ashok territory. They could not spell Now, the question is not more than once in the last two country indicates a favourable Chandna on Tuesday wel- the same in the Rajya Sabha whether BJP has followed rules days, indicating it continues to situation for BJP and its 'bold' Jamyang Tsering said. Deepender Singh Hooda comed the Centre's decision to and continued to wallow in and democratic systems in be rudderless and is drifting action on Kashmir. In contrast, Congress party senior leader tweeted: "I have already sup- abrogate provisions of Article their confusion in the Lok achieving its goal. Its intention with no sense of direction. the Congress is left with no Janardan Dwivedi was the first ported this idea for long that in 370 that gave special status to KRISHNA PRASAD Sabha, creating an atmosphere, to 'set right' the historical blun- Senior leaders of the party friends and has lost many sup- to welcome the Modi govern- the 21st century, there is no Jammu and Kashmir, adding to just for the heck of it, that they der and create a road map to like Janardhan Dwivedi, for- porters because of its mechan- ment's deci- place for the list of Congress leaders who are not on board with the settle long-standing issues mer Lok Sabha member ical opposition to the axing of sion and said Article 370 have 'unliked' the party line of House, expressly differing with Union government in the abo- would be appreciated, though Deepender Singh Hooda, Uttar Article 370. that the "mis- and it must opposing the move. the stand taken by the lition of Article 370 and the a lot of it is in the womb of Pradesh MLA Aditi Singh as Refreshingly, the Ladakh take" com- go." Chandana, the state youth Congress. 'unifying act'. future. The BJP has sensed the well as Abhishek Manu Singhvi MP welcomed the Centre's mitted after Rae Bareli affairs and sports minister, The grand old party has lost This has further a created public mood and acted accord- favoured the government's move on creation of Ladakh as MLA Aditi however said that it was his its friends like Mayawati's gap between common people ingly with surgical precision. decision on revoking Article a Union Territory. Independence had been recti- Singh also tweeted: "United we personal view. Bahujan Samaj Party, N with 'nationalist' feelings spread The Congress party, still strug- 370 and bifurcating the state of "Development, identity, lan- fied. jyotiraditya scindia also stand! Jai Hind. Article 370." On Monday, the Congress Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu by BJP and the Congress party. gling to know for sure whether Jammu and Kashmir. guage of Ladakh suffered supported government move. Mumbai Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, Desam Party and Arvind Now, BJP has a golden chance it has a president at the helm, The confusion reached the because of Article 370 and Haryana Congress leader Milind Deora said it was "very Bhubaneswar Kalita, resigned Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, to slowly alienate the principal has completely missed the pinnacle when Adhir Ranjan Congress," Ladakh MP and former Rohtak MP unfortunate" that Article 370 from the party and the Upper thus retaining only Mamata opposition party by painting it point only to be bowled out. Shah emerges stronger after BJP, Congress join hands on Himachal land law delivering on BJP's agenda PNS n SHIMLA tifying it before the state gov- Himachal Pradesh ernment. PNS n NEW DELHI his party's contentious core Both the Congress and the BJP minister Suresh He alleged that the state's BJP agenda, which also includes on Tuesday defended a government is trying to relax the After securing his legacy as the building Ram temple in Himachal Pradesh law that Bhardwaj said section 118 norms to provide most successful BJP president, Ayodhya and enacting uniform places restrictions on buying those opposing the land to those industrialists who Home Minister Amit Shah has civil code. land in the state, saying there is revocation of J&K's arranged funds for the party emerged stronger in the coun- It gladdened the hearts of no comparison with the provi- during the recent parliamentary try's political landscape, espe- the party's ever-broadening sions under Articles 370 and special status are elections. cially within his party and its base but the government's lack 35A that stopped outsiders spreading Rathore claimed that is why Hindutva allies, by successful- of a majority in Rajya Sabha from owning property in misinformation the state Congress has launched ly delivering on his organisa- meant that the Narendra Modi Jammu and Kashmir. a Himachal Bachao campaign tion's core promise of revoking dispensation could make no The Centre on Monday about the on Congress leader Yashwant Goa minister provisions of Article 370. meaningful move in fulfilling revoked the special status Himachal law Singh Parmar's birth anniver- His successful piloting of the these promises. enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir sary on August 4. The Act was says he will move to strip Jammu and After playing a key role in over a range of subjects under Himachalis, he told PTI. passed in 1972 during Parmar's Kashmir of its special status is charting his party's path to the two Acts. But restrictions, Anybody can buy a flat in the tenure. buy land in undoubtedly the highlight of power in many states and a big- mostly under Article 371, on state. But non-agriculturists, Sub-section 1 of Section 118 his ministerial stint since the Party leaders said it was also to the credit ger majority in the Lok Sabha buying land and property by Himachalis or non-Himachalis, in Chapter XI of the Himachal Kashmir Modi 2.0 government assumed in the recent general election, outsiders in a few other states need the state government per- Act says no transfer of land in office on May 30. of Shah, who remains at the helm in the Shah joined the government remain. mission if they want to buy land any manner shall be valid if it PNS n PANAJI Parliament's nod to the bills BJP, that the government was successful and spearheaded its exercise on Himachal Pradesh minister for a business or for building a is in favour of a person who is to strengthen anti-terror laws in shattering any pretence of the opposition this front. Suresh Bhardwaj said those home, he said. not an agriculturist. A day after the Centre during the ongoing session He has been instrumental in opposing the revocation of The section bars transfer of However, sub section 2 (g) withdrew the special status has also bolstered his image on unity by winning over a number of non- winning over leaders from the J&K's special status are spread- land to non-agriculturists with- gives non-agriculturists the right of Kashmir by rendering two planks close to the saffron allies like the BJD, YSR Cong and BSP opposition, bagging support ing misinformation about the out the permission of the state to purchase a house, or land for the Article 370 inoperative, parivar: Hindutva and nation- from non-allied parties and Himachal law. government. building a house, from the Goa Ports Minister al security. turning the numbers on their Section 118 of Himachal The Congress too defended Himachal Pradesh Housing and Michael Lobo on Tuesday After Prime Minister fold like the YSR Congress olutions and bills on Jammu head in Rajya Sabha. Pradesh Tenancy and Land Section 118. Urban Development Authority said he would buy land for Narendra Modi, Shah is getting were no less enthusiastic in and Kashmir around the theme On paper, the BJP-led NDA Reforms Act, 1972 is entirely Himachal Congress presi- (HIMUDA) -- if the state gov- constructing his house in the credit for bringing to lauding him. of national security and unity, still lacks a majority in the different from the now scrapped dent Kuldeep Singh Rathore ernment gives the permission. Kashmir, where he intends fruition a cause for which the Party leaders said it was resulting in a party like Arvind Upper House but the bill to provisions in Article 370 and said the law had had been Suresh Bhardwaj, who is the to stay after retiring from BJP ideologue Syama Prasad also to the credit of Shah, who Kejriwal-led AAP, a bitter BJP bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir Article 35A, he said. enacted to safeguard the inter- state's education minister, also politics. Mookerjee died in a Jammu remains at the helm in the BJP, critic, ending up supporting into two states received 125 First of all, let me make it ests of small farmers in the state. said the law was enacted to save Lobo was speaking in and Kashmir jail in 1953. that the government was suc- the treasury benches. votes in favour and only 61 clear that this section applies to He said anyone can buy land forests, tribal customs and the the Legislative Assembly While BJP leaders were cessful in shattering any pre- Since joining the Modi 2.0 against it on Monday. all non-agriculturists, whether for constructing a house or interests of small farmers and during the motion con- expectedly fulsome in praise of tence of the opposition unity government, Shah has Political pundits say Shah they are Himachalis or non- setting up a business after jus- the poor. gratulating the Union gov- Shah in their speeches in by winning over a number of enhanced his reputation as a has used a skilful mix of ideo- ernment for its "historic" Parliament, with some likening non-allies like the BJD, YSR champion of Hindutva ideol- logical firmness, unlimited decision on Jammu and him to first home minister Congress and BSP. ogy. political imagination and Kashmir through which Sardar Patel, speakers from An astute political strategist, As the BJP president, he was realpolitik flexibility to keep the Himalayan state has even parties outside the NDA Shah framed the debate on res- an enthusiastic proponent of the BJP ahead of the game. State rainfall been reorganised into two China asks India, Union Territories (UTs). deficit drops to "I am planning to buy KCR CONDUCTS AERIAL SURVEY OF KALESHWARAM land in Kashmir. I want to Water level in 2% in 10 days Pak to show restraint build a house there. I will invite all my legislator Godavari starts Continued from Page 1 PTI n KJM VARMA and Kashmir. friends there," the BJP Optimize use of Pranahita "China's position on the MLA said. receding Although there has been Voicing serious concern over Kashmir issue is clear and con- Lobo said he would be plenty of rain, in the yester- the situation in Kashmir, China sistent. This issue is a legacy of staying in that house once PNS n NASHIK weeks' groundwater refilling on Tuesday asked India and history between India and he retires from politics. flood waters: CM in the state which is depen- Pakistan to exercise restraint Pakistan, which is also the "The government's move The flood situation in Nashik dent on the first six weeks of and avoid actions that "unilat- consensus of the internation- (to do away with the in Maharashtra eased on PNS n HYDERABAD rains witnessed in June and erally" change the status quo al community," Hua said, with- Article 370) has given us Tuesday as water level in the July showcases disappoint- and exacerbate tensions out directly referring to revo- an opportunity to buy land Godavari river, which was Chief Minister K ing results. between the two countries. cation of Article 370 by India. in Kashmir and to work in flowing above the danger Chandrashekhar Rao has alert- According to the "China is seriously con- "The parties concerned Kashmir," he said. mark, started receding, an ed top irrigation officials to Telangana Ground Water cerned about the current sit- should exercise restraint and act With the Article 370 official said. make the most of lakhs of Department (GWD) report uation in Kashmir," Foreign with caution, especially to avoid gone, all laws in place in The intensity of rains less- cusecs of heavy floodwater of July suggests that state has Ministry spokesperson Hua actions that unilaterally change the rest of the country will ened since the early hours of coming from Pranahita, while received actual rainfall of Chunying said in a written the status quo and exacerbate now become applicable in the day, with Trimbakeshwar ensuring proper maintenance of 302.3mm as against response to media queries the tension," she said. the proposed UT of getting 81 millimetres and the Kaleswaram project's bar- 373.4mm of normal rainfall, about the militaries of India "We call on the two sides to Jammu and Kashmir, Igatpuri receiving 65 mm, as rages and gates. He instructed which has led to 19 percent and Pakistan exchanging fire peacefully resolve relevant dis- which include a right to per data from the collector's them to take all precautions and deficit rainfall during the along the Line of Control and putes through dialogue and buy property and seek office. measures in this regard. crucial period, of six weeks the Indian government's move consultation and safeguard employment. "We released 8.973 cusecs On Tuesday, the Chief where the groundwater is to revoke Article 370 which regional peace and stability , of water from Gangapur Dam Minister, along with senior offi- replenished. gave special status to Jammu she said. into Godavari river at 7am cials, surveyed the Kaleswaram HYDERABAD today. The quantum of water project in two helicopters to released from Darna dam examine the river basin, where BULLION RATES stood at 13,026 cusecs. Water water had stagnated, some 150 know the quantum of water that Putta Madhu, MLA Gandra GOLD had be let off from Bhavali, km above the Medigadda bar- had flowed down the Venkatramana Reddy, CM Even Rs 15k crore power bill... Alandi, Palkhed, Chankapur, rage, which is the vital for the Medigadda reservoir in this principal secretary Narsing ` 35, 910 (10 gm) ` Haranbari and Punegaon project. season till date. The officials Rao, principal secretary Continued from Page 1 Yellampalli project, the Godavari the levels required in Telangana 100 dams as well," R S Shinde, The Chief Minister expressed informed KCR that so far 300 (finance) Ramakrishna Rao, water would be drawn at the rate because of upper riparian pro- SILVER Executive Engineer, state his happiness that the TMC water had flowed. The irrigation secretary Somesh He pointed out that 360 of 3 TMC per day, while from jects, the Godavari River had ` 42, 400 (1kg) Irrigation department said on Kaleswaram project, aimed at CM asked the officials con- Kumar, CM's secretary Smitha TMC water would be drawn Yellampalli to Mallannasagar, 2 become a major resource to ` 136 Tuesday. supplying water to irrigate 45 cerned to open the gates based Sabharwal, OSD Bhoopal from June to November every TMC water would be utilised, he meet the state's needs. The An official said water level lakh acres and meet require- on the floodwater being Reddy, Collector V year, at the rate of 60 TMC said. Apart from this, the Kaleshwaram water would of Mosam river in Malegaon, ments for industrial and drink- received, while maintaining Venkateswarlu, Irrigation E-in- every month; while in the peri- Kondapochamma Sagar pro- reach Midmanaor soon. He CHICKEN a powerloom town in the dis- ing purposes, covering 80 per- water level. Once the floods C Muralidhar Rao, EE Ramana od from November to June, 40 ject would be provided 7,000 said that 65 per cent of the pro- RATES `/KG trict, was rising and there was cent of the Telangana state, has recede in Godavari, all the gates Reddy and L&T representative TMC would be drawn to cater cusecs water per day, he said. ject works were accomplished a threat of flood there. been completed in a short peri- could be closed, the CM sug- Raju participated. to the needs of the projects. KCR said that the projects re- and since SRSP had failed to Dressed/With Skin `148 The receding water level in od. gested. Apart from these, the Sripadam designed by the TRS govern- cater to the required levels of Without Skin `168 the Godavari river brought Earlier, from a make-shift The Chief Minister congrat- Yellampalli project would pro- ment were formulated after a water due to inadequate STRANGE COINCIDENCE Broiler at Farm `102 about its own share of woes helipad at Medigadda, KCR ulated L&T and irrigation offi- vide 75 TMC water to cater to thorough study of the Central resources, KLIS would remain for conservancy staff as sev- reached the barrage. While tak- cials for completing the In strange coincidence, various needs, he added. Water Commission records of a lifeline for the irrigation sec- eral hundred tonnes of ing a long walk on the barrage, Medigadda barrage in time and there was a heavy rain at the Referring to utilisation, the past 44 years to secure opti- tor of the entire Telangana EGG garbage, plastic and slush he offered flowers, vermilion making it functional this season. Medigadda barrage before Chief Minister detailed that the mum utilisation of the state in the coming years. `/ were left strewn across areas (kum Kum) and turmeric to Later, KCR visited the the Chief Minister's visit. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Godavari waters. The KLIS KCR said that the Godavari RATES 100 close to the banks, including River Godavari. As has been his Yagashala, which was utilised The rain stopped when Supply and Sewerage Board, would complemented with two water, with 400 TMC of water HYDERABAD 328 the Ram Setu and Gagde wont, he dropped coins into the recently, and received memo- KCR was at the barrage. Mission Bhageertha, Kermit more projects -- from KLIS, 100 TMC from VIJAYAWADA 339 Maharaj bridges, said officials. river. Later, he made enquiries randa from people. After he left for Golivada, project, Gudem project, new Tupakulagudem and Dummugudem project and 75 The intensity of the gush- from officials about floodwaters Along with the Chief there was again heavy rain units of revived FCI, new power Dummugudem schemes, TMC from the Devadula pro- VISAKHAPATNAM 352 ing water had bent some of reaching Pranahita above the Minister, ministers Etela in Medigadda and units in NTPC would be util- shortly, he added. ject, would provide the irriga- RETAIL PRICE `3.28 the railings on these bridges, Medigadda barrage. Rajender, E Dayakar Rao, MP Kaleswaram areas. ising the Kaleshwaram water. Considering that Krishna tion requirements throughout (IN HYDERABAD) they pointed out. The Chief Minister sought to J Santosh Kumar, ZP chairman From Medigadda to waters could not be drawn to the year.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Jagathi Publications Ltd, D 75, E 52, Industrial Estate, Balangar, Hyderabad -500 037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 hyderabad 03 RIME Patchwork on potholes will CORNER Guv takes Metro ride; Man killed as truck rams bike get washed away again HYDERABAD: A 45-year-old MAYANK TIWARI man was killed on the spot n HYDERABAD when a speeding mini-truck impressed with stations Repair job rammed his motorcycle at without scraping Medchal on Monday evening. Roads in Hyderabad took a The deceased was identified as TRAVELS IMPROMPTU ALONG WITH WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER beating during persistent rains the surface will this week and have turned into Gandra Ramesh Rao, a private n not let asphalt employee from Bolarum PNS HYDERABAD tenance of Metro stations, STANDING OVATION a commuting hazard. Rain working at Sri Sai Core adding that the operational caused the asphalt to erode and set effectively Containers at Muppireddypally. Hyderabad Metro Rail Project systems too were excellent. blacktopping is washed away, Police said the mishap occurred is the crown jewel of the twin Replying to a query, he said creating scores of large pot- while Gandra Rao was returning cities and residents should he had himself inaugurated the holes and cracks. Farooqi, however, tweeted: home from work. As he was make use of this modern pub- Metro operations between The GHMC Emergency "Long spell of rain makes it passing by a service road, a lic transport facility as much as Ameerpet Junction and LB Monsoon Teams have begun pretty challenging, but timely DCM truck driver heading in the possible, Governor of Nagar Metro Station as also the repairing some of these but intervention is being done by same direction rammed Rao's Telangana ESL Narasimhan Ameerpet Jn to HiTec City don't seem to be doing a thor- the GHMC engineers." bike from behind, killing him on after taking a ride on it himself Metro Station stretch about a ough job. "They are dumping "The situation at Nizampet the spot. The truck driver fled on Tuesday. year ago. He said today he in tar without scraping or is horrible. Though it's no dif- the scene after the accident. In an impromptu pro- wanted to he wished to travel treating the surface. Also, a lit- ferent anywhere else in gramme in this afternoon, on the Hyderabad Metro again, tle patch of asphalt on the road Hyderabad as I commute from the Governor along with his all by himself, to get a first- surface which has suffered Nizampet to Hi-Tec City, I risk Newspaper vendor wife Vimala Narasimhan and hand experience of how it was abrasion will again wash away my life almost two hours every dies in bike mishap granddaughter travelled in functioning. after another spell of rain," said Concrete reduced to loose gravel on day while I am on such dug up HYDERABAD: A newspaper the Metro from Ameerpet MD of L&T-HMRL KVB a city-based civil engineer, city roads (referring to pothole-ridden vendor died in a road accident at junction to Nagole station as Reddy and other senior offi- Niranjan. roads)," wrote one Shubheksh Nallakunta on Tuesday morning. a common citizen. He also cials received the Governor at According to statistics pro- Corridor across Hyderabad Shukla on Twitter. According to the police, the visited the Uppal Metro Nagole Metro Station and gave vided by the Hyderabad traf- Metro Rail network which However, officials of the deceased, Abhinav (15), was a Depot. HMRL managing him a tour of the Depot. fic police, so far nearly 28 peo- costs over Rs 5 crore." corporation said, "Monsoon student in a private school in the director NVS Reddy accom- Officials showed him state-of- ple lost their lives because of Potholes on roads are emergency teams are engaged city. Police said the boy's panied the Governor on the the-art features of the rail pro- bad roads in the city in 2019. omnipresent not just alongside in filling potholes on a war motorcycle crashed into a road Metro trip. ject, particularly the function- Filling of potholes immedi- the stretch of the metro, but footing since Friday night divider while he out to deliver On the return journey from ing of Operation Command ately is like patchwork, which from upmarket colonies of onwards, and works are newspapers. He fell off the Nagole, Governor Control (OCC) room. is done using low-quality Jubilee Hills to the narrow expected to be completed by vehicle, suffered serious injuries Narasimhan got down at Earlier, the Governor and his materials. "It is a nonsensical lanes of the old city. Main Tuesday." GHMC and succumbed on the spot. Begumpet station and later wife planted fruit saplings on Governor ESL Narasimhan, his wife and granddaughter travel by the Metro on and costly affair. The GHMC roads are being patched up, Commissioner, Dana Kishore spoke to the media there. He the L&T Metro Rail Depot Tuesday. The Governor said he wanted to travel like a common citizen to get a must look for planned long- while internal roads remain said, "We are using jet pack said he appreciated the main- premises. first-hand experience of the city transport service term solutions," the civil engi- out of GHMC's focus. "Serious machines to fill the potholes." Man held for cyber neer said. City Mayor, Bonthu erosion has happened on fly- The corporation claims to harassment Rammohan said, "Short-term overs' ascent and descent have patched 75 per cent of the tenders process has been com- slopes," said Manikanta, an Ola 4,000 identified potholes in the HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old man TSEAMCET pleted within two days for the cab driver. city, yet the roads are scraped, was arrested by the Cyber Crime Vendors unenthused filling the potholes, Road reha- GHMC's Khairatabad zonal dusty, uneven and hazardous police of Rachakonda on bilitation of Metro Rail commissioner Musharraf Ali for the commute. Tuesday for harassing and Over 7,000 stalking girls over mobile phone and by sending them lewd about Paytm's new PoS seats allotted messages. Police said the PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD accused, Mandapuram Nagaraju, Smokers get away with had known the victim. After talking to her for months, he Digital payments company Nearly 7,376 seats were proposed to her and got rejected. Paytm is distributing point-of- allotted in the first phase of Thereafter, he bore a grudge and sales (PoS) machines to medi- Telangana State- Rs 1.3L in fines threatened her by calling up um-sized vendors and retailers Engineering, Agriculture in Hyderabad but retailers and Medical Common repeatedly. The accused also n posted her photos on social don't seem keen on having the Entrance Test (TSEAMCET) PNS HYDERABAD media to make it look that she facility for it entails a surcharge web counselling for admis- Chief Secretary SK Joshi had recently was soliciting, police said. on their customers. "I am sions into B-Pharmacy, According to the Union asked to take a surcharge cus- Pharm-D and Bio- Ministry of Health and directed the officials to put up 'No Smoking tomers for using the PoS Technology courses. Family Welfare 2018-19, Zone' signboards in public places during a Errum Manzil case: machines given by Paytm," The number of students nearly Rs 3.51 crore was said a general store merchant qualified stood at 61,159, collected as the fine review meeting on COTPA. The chief Validity of GO questioned Ravi in Khairatabad. while the number of candi- amount under the "Annually, Paytm wants me to dates attended for certificate Cigarette and Other secretary wanted the signboards to be PNS n HYDERABAD pay Rs 2,800 for maintenance verification is 10,919. Around Tobacco Product (COTPA) erected on the premises of educational The Telangana High Court on of PoS, saying that I would A mobile phone-run Paytm PoS at a paan shop in the city 9,815 had given web options, Act across India. However, Tuesday observed that it did benefit from the facility in the while the total number of a mere Rs 1.39 lakh was institutions, places of worship, markets, bus not find any ground that sup- near future," said the trader. charge customers in order be options received was collected as fine amount ported the decision of the state So far the payments com- Traders say in benefit from it." 2,22,773. After the seat allot- from 927 violators in stands, railway stations and cinema halls government to repeal the con- pany used QR codes to con- order to benefit Paytm spokesperson ment, the number of seats Telangana. tentious Regulation 13 from duct transactions free of cost. recently said that the compa- unfilled after Phase I stood at Chief Secretary SK Joshi HMDA zone rules. A division But now the company has got from service ny will continue to expand its 417. had recently directed the other tobacco products by shops and the sale of cig- bench comprising of Chief into card payments at mer- they would have digital payments ecosystem in For B. Pharmacy, the total officials to put up 'No imposing progressive arettes from near 100 Justice RS Chauhan and Justice chant locations in the city. to charge the country and enable small number of institutes, includ- Smoking Zone' signboards restrictions to protect yards of the schools. Shameem Akhtar made this Paytm wants to bring in both merchants to accept payments ing private and universities in public places during a non-smokers from sec- The direction has not observation after perusing the traditional PoS system as well customers extra digitally, using both QR codes are 119. The number of review meeting on ond- been followed, and the note file submitted by the state as mobile PoS terminals. and PoS systems at locations seats available are 6,679 and COTPA. The chief secre- sale of cigarettes contin- government in the Errum Traditional PoS terminals work where people prefer card pay- the number of seats allotted tary wanted the sign- ues near the education- Manzil case. The petitioners on GPS or landline while "The machine is a gift, but ments. is 6,262. For Pharma D and boards to be erected on al institutes. Section contended that the GO issued mobile terminals work with a we have to pay an annual Last year in May, Paytm Biotechnology, the total the premises of edu- (4) of the COTPA by the state government was smartphone. Most of the charge for maintenance," said launched payments bank number of institutes is 120 cational institu- (Prohibition of not valid since it repealed devices distributed to small Mohammed, a paan shop intending to double its cus- and the number of available tions, places of Advertisement Regulation 13 from the state and medium vendors and owner at Road No. 1 Banjara tomer base to 50 crore by seats are 7,793 and the worship, mar- and Regulation heritage Act, 2017, from its traders are operated via smart- Hills. "I am confused with 2020. Currently, Paytm has a number of seats allotted is kets, bus of Trade and inception. phones attached to the PoS. this PoS gift as I have to over- user base of 35 crore. 7,376. stands, railway Commerce stations and Production, cinema halls. Supply and He directed the officials Distribution) Plaints from slums to concerned to Act COTPA Hyd will soon be ‘Green City': Mayor constitute dis- 2003 pro- trict coordina- hibits smok- PNS n HYDERABAD planted and distributed in tion committees ing in all pub- be addressed quickly Greater Hyderabad in the and enforcement lic places PNS n HYDERABAD priority basis." The representa- City Mayor Bonthu last four installments of teams for the strict including the tives can file complaints about Rammohan said that the Haritha Haram, and we are implementation of buffer zone of 100 The GHMC is planning to imme- issues like repairs, sanitation main- Greater Hyderabad aiming to multiply the the provisions of yards near temples, diately resolve grievances that tenance, street dog menace, street- Municipal Corporation number each year." COTPA that includes mosques, hotels, parks have come from 45,000 women lights, public trash, and also report (GHMC) is preparing to GHMC Commissioner, imposing fine for smoking educational institutes and members of Self Help Groups about the use of plastic covers of plant 10 crore saplings in Dana Kishore said, "The in public places. all kinds of public spaces. (SHGs) associated with 1,300 less than 50 microns and water the next five years aiming government has set a tar- Further, Joshi wanted hand smoke. The imple- As per the Global Adult slum level federation (SLFs) in wastage. "Complaints received to make Hyderabad a get of distributing and them to include lessons on mentation of COTPA is Tobacco Survey of India Hyderabad. Commissioner of from SLF representatives will be 'Green City'. He was planting three crore ill-effects of tobacco use in best done when the system 2016-17, 17.8 per cent of GHMC Dana Kishore, in a meet- sent to the relevant field officer to speaking at Haritha saplings in Greater school syllabi. He also mechanism is institution- adults aged 15 and above ing held with representatives of resolve the matter immediately," Haram plantation drive at Hyderabad during the fifth asked them to increase alised. in Telangana use tobacco SLFs on Tuesday said, "SLF pres- the commissioner said. Dana Delhi Public School on phase of Haritha Haram, vigilance on the use of Earlier this year, T in some form or other. idents and representatives can file Kishore has asked for the setting Tuesday. this year." He also said that banned tobacco products. Vijaya Kumar, School Nearly 8.3 per cent are their grievances on civic and up of a separate unit to review the Speaking on the occa- the corporation has taken The COTPA, enacted in Education Director, and cigarette smokers, 4.2 per colony issues on the GHMC call actions taken by the SHG female sion, the Mayor asked the special initiatives for pro- 2003 is applicable across Commissioner issued cent are bidi smokers and centre no. 040-21111111 or dial representatives and will also con- students to plant at least tecting the planted saplings the country. The aim was notices to all the District 5.2 per cent are smokeless 100 for immediate resolution," and duct a review of the grievances ten saplings. He said, to increase the percentage Mayor Bonthu Rammohan plants sapling at DPS to discourage the con- Education Officers to tobacco users, the report added that "action will be taken on every week. "Three crore saplings were of survival. as part of Haritha Haram campaign on Tuesday sumption of cigarettes and immediately remove paan said. 53-year-old man found Food safety wing short of inspectors SUSHMA NAGARAJU There was a proposal to appoint n HYDERABAD None of GHMC's 30 20 inspectors, but that is pend- ing," he said. murdered at Jawaharnagar Why there is no monitoring on circles has regular With vast areas not being mon- the increasing food poisoning inspectors; burden itored, food suppliers get away PNS n HYDERABAD rel. On Sunday, Das visited cases in the city? In just the recent with flouting safety rules. "There n Deceased was involved in illicit Anitha's house when Raju was past many students in residential shouldered by just needs to be one food inspector The body of a man was found affair present. schools and hostels had to be hos- for one circle to check adulter- with stab marks on the head and The next day, Paul got a call pitalised after eating stale food. two senior officials ation, quality of material etc. some blunt injuries at Devendra informing him of Das's body The lack of monitoring is because Else cases of food poisoning will Nagar colony in Jawaharnagar on died due to health issues two lying in front of Anitha's house. there are no food inspectors in cle working under the supervi- Regular food inspectors are keep increasing," the gazetted Monday. Police suspect that the years ago. "The body had blunt injuries and the GHMC's jurisdiction. sion of the Gazetted Food expected to look after many sec- inspector said. person was murdered. According to the police, Das stab wounds on the forehead, The civic body has been Inspector and the assistant food tors which include hospital, hos- That apart, officials have also Police said the deceased person, knew another woman, Anitha, right cheek, back of the head, neglecting the functioning of its inspector. However, owing to tels, residential schools, restau- been facing a tough time with fre- Bhuma Das (53), was a daily wage and her son Suresh, who also which indicate that he was mur- food safety department. There are lack of personnel the two officials rants, bars and others. "We are quent complaints from customers worker. In a statement to the worked in the same bar. Das got dered," said P Bikshapathi Rao, a total of 30 GHMC circles but no have to do the job of food inspec- unable to monitor all the sectors who order food on apps like police, the deceased's brother close to Anitha's daughter Jawaharnagar police inspector. food inspectors in any of them. tors. and monitor in a full-fledged Swiggy and Zomato. At least Bhuma Paul, said that Das lived Sangeetha, and allegedly had an Anitha, Raju and Sangeetha are The 30 circles are being moni- "Recently many food poisoning manner," Sudharshan said. five-six complaints reach the alone in a rented room and illicit affair with her. Anitha and absconding. tored by two higher officials of cases came to light, but we are The two lone officials have to office every day. With monsoon- worked as a labourer in a bar. He Das used to fight over this. Based on a complaint from the food safety department - a unable to handle all of them due respond to all small and big related water-borne diseases was married to Chandrakala in Meanwhile, another person, iden- Bhuma Paul, police registered a Gazetted Food Inspector and an to inadequate staff. There are complaints for the GHMC's 30 already beginning to surface, 1986 and the couple had two tified as Raju, had a relationship case under Section 302 of IPC assistant food inspector. around 150 pending cases," said circles. "I will retire after nine more cases of food poisoning is sons. However in 1996, he mar- with Anitha and was always (charges of murder) and are inves- According to rules, there must be Gazetted Food Inspector months and the other officer is the last that that the city residents ried another woman, Laxmi, who around when they used to quar- tigating. one food inspector for each cir- Sudharshan. also due to retire after 10 months. would want. 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hat Wshou ld be the focus of attention of THE QUIXOTIC POLAVARAM SAGA any govern- PIN ment Putting it in a nutshell, the cadre as long as it enjoys a Andhra Pradesh. Of course, he lot, is nothing short of oxygen. POINT that storms to fact of the matter is that the What was the motive of the incumbent friendly rapport with YS has to discharge his duties as What was deemed a neces- power with an over- project is the lifeline of Andhra state government in cancelling the Jaganmohan Reddy. per the Constitution and to the sity during the days of undi- whelming majority? Pradesh, whose administration tenders and giving marching orders to The situation today is such extent that when he address- vided Andhra Pradesh, Should it be in giving fillip to can fully utilise the abundant that cancelation of tenders es joint sessions of both Polavaram has today become the welfare and overall well- waters of River Godavari. the contracting firm? Was it only to has come as a blessing in dis- Houses of Legislature, he has inevitable for the residuary being of the people who put it It is pertinent that the gov- settle political scores by way of guise for the Centre as, to utter the words 'my gov- state. The sooner it is com- in the gaddi in the first place, ernment spells out its priori- accusations of alleged large-scale although, it agreed to pay in ernment' even if the subject pleted the better it is for the or should it restrict itself to ties about which takes prece- accordance with the 'revised' pertains to Polavaram, the people, and, in effect, the gov- erasing the indelible footprints dence -- exposing possible irregularities in the construction of the estimates of Polavaram, it need bone of contention between ernment. Moreover, it will left by the immediate prede- misuse of funds by the earlier project, at the 'behest' of Naidu? not urgently cough-up money Andhra Pradesh and Odisha! also make for a politically cessor? regime or ensuring that the given that the project has One dreads at the emerging correct statement. Such doubts will creep in, project is completed early. Left A school of thought indi- Another faux pas is that the come to a grinding halt. scenario wherein the 'lifeline' The government of the day and quite understandably so, in a stupor, people's optimism cates that Jaganmohan Reddy's state government did not Strictly speaking, even GoI may be rendered 'lifeless' much must realise that accomplish- when people take stock of the about 'happy days are here' is regime might not get full cred- inform the cancellation of ten- M D RATNA KUMAR appears uninterested in the to the chagrin of the people of ing Polavaram project is far current state-of-affairs vis-à- getting drowned in the one- it if it allowed the present con- ders to the Centre nor did it Senior Journalist project. Andhra Pradesh. On its part, more important than pointing vis Polavaram irrigation pro- upmanship battle. tracting firm to continue the seek its permission. Despite Odisha has been vehe- GoI will not release a single fingers and maligning the ject, and the reported 'snail's What was the motive of the construction works as it was having the right to take deci- which the BJP is trying to mently opposing the project rupee for Polavaram and image of the previous govern- pace' of progress following incumbent state government awarded the prestigious con- sions freely in this regard, the make inroads into south India, citing reasons of submersion of squarely blame the state gov- ment. the scrapping of tenders! in cancelling the tenders and tract by the TDP government. state government must have especially Andhra Pradesh, a vast portion of its lands and ernment for the fiasco! Poetically speaking, it may Quick to seize the opportuni- giving marching orders to the That would effectively dash the kept GoI posted as Polavaram where regional parties domi- jungles. It has approached the This will give rise to a situ- also emerge as the 'lifeline' for ty, the Union government has contracting firm? Was it only aspirations of the present gov- project has been accorded a nate, the YSRCP government Supreme Court seeking forth- ation, whereupon the govern- YSRCP and help solidify its contended that such a unilat- to settle political scores by way ernment that is keen on win- 'national project' status because should pursue a cordial rela- with stoppage of the project. ment will have to face the aspirations of enjoying long- eral cancellation will hinder its of accusations of alleged large- ning accolades for bringing the of which the Centre has to bear tionship with the Narendra Quite ironically, a strong wrath of the people, who saw term political stability. construction process. Of scale irregularities in the con- project into 'ready to use' every penny of its construction Modi government at the Polavaram-baiter like hope in the new government course, there will be political struction of the project, at the stage! Hence, the 'decision' to cost. Centre. This bondage will Viswabhushan Harichandan, and who await the completion (The author ramifications one too many in 'behest' of Chandrababu cancel the earlier tenders, goes Taking note and being wary come as an insurance cover as who hails from Odisha, has of Polavaram project, which, as can be reached at the days ahead. Naidu? the argument. of the obsessive manner in BJP will not dare touch YSRCP been made Governor of a ray of hope to the harrowed [email protected])

32 millers clear dues Respond on as part of CMR J&K Bill will set historic wrong right: TRS MP uranium mining, PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n NEW DELHI ply and irrigation facility to Cong to KCR As part of custom milling of Nama Nageswara Rao made it clear farmers. The TRS govern- rice (CMR), 89 millers owed TRS Legislature Party leader in that the TRS pledges its full support ment has been initiating steps PNS n HYDERABAD to the government 73,000 the Lok Sabha Nama to ensure that the farmers lead J&K will see change metric tonnes of rice worth Nageswara Rao has appealed to the Bill on bifurcation of J&K, and a happy life, he said. The TRS AICC secretary Ch Rs 117.22 crore pertaining to all the MPs to give their assent cited as example how Telangana, is pledging its support to the Vamshichand Reddy demand- the period 2010-11 to 2014- to the Bill to bifurcate the bill for the safety of the youth in 5 years: Laxman ed the Chief Minister K 15, Civil Supplies State of Jammu and Kashmir under the leadership of KCR, is of the Jammu and Kashmir Chandrasekhar Rao to Commissioner Akun into two Union Territories and marching on the road to progress and for the complete devel- PNS n HYDERABAD respond on the uranium min- Sabharwal said. Of these, 32 noted that the people would opment of Jammu and ing at Nallamala (Amrabad millers came forward to pay not spare those who opposed Kashmir, he said BJP State unit president Dr K area) forests. Condemning the Rs 11.14 crore -- a quarter of the bill. outfits describing August 5 as Jammu and Kashmir and cited He desired that the Pakistan- Laxman has described abro- arrest of TJS Chief Prof M the value of the rice owed by Speaking on the Bill intro- Black Day, the TRS Legislature as example how Telangana, occupied-Kashmir should be gation of the Article 370 as a Kodandaram when he tried to them --to the government. duced by the Union Home Party leader in LS said the day under the leadership of CM K merged with India. He felt the bold and historic step and visit the Uranium mining spot The remittance was made Minister Amit Shah in the that has brought sheen in the Chandrashekhara Rao, is need for the country to protect will do good to the terrorism- at Nallamala forests, Vamshi at a meeting the commis- Lok Sabha, Nama Nageswara lives of the people of Jammu marching on the road to the picturesque Jammu and ravaged Jammu and Kashmir. said that the Congress will sioner held with defaulting Rao hailed the Bill and asked and Kashmir. progress. Kashmir. The people would He felt that a perceptible extend its full support to the millers on Monday. In all, the the MPs to support the bill to He made it clear that the After the bifurcation blues regard those outfits that would change in the development of movement against uranium 32 millers need to pay back set the historic wrong right. TRS pledges its full support to are over, the State is able to not lend their support to the the region can be gauged after mining. a total quantity of rice worth Referring to several political the Bill on bifurcation of provide adequate power sup- bill as saboteurs, he warned. the next five years. Not only Telangana, but Rs 44.55 crore to government. In a release on Tuesday, he other states will also be affect- The commissioner asked thanked Prime Minister lasting problems of Jammu ed with the uranium mining them to send the remainder Narendra Modi and Union and Kashmir. He exuded in Nallamala forests, he said. of the rice in four install- Third historic mistake, says Owaisi Home Minister Amit Shah confidence that the region, He asked Chief Minister to ments along with a bank and called them as modern ravaged by terrorism for over respond immediately in this guarantee for it. The remain- PNS n HYDERABAD nitely lived up to electoral ourable" to create two Union day Sardar Vallabhai Patel seven decades, will be able to regard. Reminding TRS MP P der would be collected next promise in their manifesto, but Territories in the place of a and said the founder of shake off the terrorist men- Ramulu and former MP K kharif season in proportion MIM Lok Sabha MP from you have not lived up to your full-fledged state of Jammu Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Dr ace. Kavitha's anti-uranium min- with their milling capacity. Hyderabad, Asaduddin constitutional duties. You've and Kashmir. "Are you plan- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's He called Article 370 as a ing statement, Vamshichand Some millers urged the Owaisi on Tuesday launched a indulged in breach of a con- ning to settle outside people in dream came true. bitter pill that was prescribed demanded them to write a let- commissioner to consider scathing attack on the stitutional promise." Referring the Valley the way Israelis He advocated, "Ek desh by the then Prime Minister ter to the Centre in this regard. payment of market value of Narendra Modi government to security clampdown in the [did in certain settlements in mein do Vidhan, do Pradhan Jawaharlal Nehru. He recalled Chikkudu Vamshikrishna the rice in cash, sought a one- over its move to end special Kashmir Valley ahead of West Bank]," asked Owaisi. aur Do Nishan nahi chalega how Sardar Vallabhai Patel made it clear that they are time settlement and offered status of Jammu and Kashmir. Bakrid, Owaisi said, "What The Hyderabad Lok Sabha (a single country cannot managed to merge the opposing uranium mining in to give a collateral security Participating in a debate on the will happen on Eid? Eid is on MP also cited the Supreme afford to have two constitu- princely States of Hyderabad Nallamala forests outright. instead of a bank guarantee. Jammu and Kashmir reor- Monday. Are you assuming Court judgments to counter tions, two Prime Ministers and Junagadh. However, Chikkudu alleged that the The commissioner told them ganisation bill, Owaisi called that Kashmiris instead of sac- Union Home Minister Amit and two national emblems)." Nehru had failed to merge govt is trying to loot the nat- that he would take a decision the move as "third historic rificing lamb should sacrifice Shah's argument that Article It may be recalled that he had Jammu and Kashmir with the ural resources of Nallamala. after consulting Agriculture mistake". State as the other two historic themselves? If you want that 370 was "temporary" in nature. attained martyrdom during Indian Union. Moreover, "The Centre stopped the Minister S Niranjan Reddy. He counted the arrest of for- mistakes. Owaisi said the rul- I'm sure they'll do that, they've While seeking support for his visit to Jammu and Nehru was responsible for the process of uranium mining Because of the delay in mer Jammu and Kashmir ing BJP has broken a consti- been doing that." "Your MPs ending special status to Jammu Kashmir in 1953. current situation of Jammu when we waged a movement crediting rice owed by millers Chief Minister Sheikh tutional promise made to the are saying this is Diwali. Then and Kashmir in both the Rajya Dr Laxman who is touring and Kashmir, he said. Lakhs against it. But once again the to it, the government is sad- Abdullah in 1953 by the Pandit people of Jammu and Kashmir why not let all Kashmiris Sabha and the Lok Sabha, Nalgonda district as part of of soldiers, civilians and Centre is stating that it has got dled with interest burden, he Jawaharlal Nehru government by granting special status come out and celebrate," he Amit Shah said Article 370 the party's membership drive tourists perished all along all permissions, he said mak- said and asked the officials to and the alleged rigging of under Article 370. said in the Lok Sabha. was a "temporary" provision in lauded t he Center's initiative these years because of Nehru ing it clear that the Congress get tough on the issue. 1987 assembly election in the He said, "The BJP has defi- Owaisi said it was "dishon- the Constitution. in finding a solution to the and Sheikh Abdullah. will oppose the proposal. KOMATIREDDY IS SURE HC denies bail to Delimitation: HC asks TS to reply PNS n HYDERABAD schedule issued by the State Koneru Krishna Rao election Commission for car- TO JOIN BJP: LAXMAN The Telangana High Court rying out the division of the PNS n HYDERABAD made by the counsel for the on Tuesday directed the State wards was not practicable and PNS n NALGONDA Several leaders from 370, he said adding that August State police before it oppos- government to file counter would defeat the very trans- 5 will go down the history as the The Telangana High Court on ing the bail petition filed by affidavit in regard with a Public parency intended to be BJP State unit president Dr K other parties are making red letter day in the annals of Tuesday informed Koneru Krishna Rao, who is also the Interest Litigation (PIL) filed achieved through the Election Laxman on Tuesday made it the country. Krishna Rao, the brother of former Zilla Parishad Vice alleging irregularities in the Commission rules. He said clear that Congress MLA from a beeline to the BJP, he The measure would uphold TRS party MLA from Sirpur Chairman Of Komurambhim carrying out delimitation exer- that the Election Commission Nalgonda Komatireddy Venkata said adding that the the country's unity and integri- Koneru Kanappa, that it was Asifabad District and others cise without adhering to the issued a notification on June Reddy is sure to join the BJP. ty, he said. The decision of the not inclined to grant bail to through separate petitions. schedule given by a single- 19, 2019, in this regard. Several leaders from other State has been set for Center for comprehensive devel- him and 16 others accused for In his arguments, the coun- judge bench of the HC to He also told the court that parties are making a beeline to opment of the Jammu and attacking a forest officer. sel for the State police told the conduct elections to munici- several aggrieved people of the BJP, he said adding that the catapulting the BJP into Kashmir would pay off in the A single-judge bench head- court that the accused could palities of the State. the State submitted their rep- State has been set for catapult- power in Telangana long run, he said. ed by Justice Sridevi made the exercise undue influence on The court posted the matter resentations to the State gov- ing the BJP into power in The people were in no mood observation while dealing with the victim and possibly threat- to August 13 for further hear- ernment and the election Telangana. The response from to forgive the Opposition's anti- the bail petitions filed by Rao en her and her witnesses if ing. A division bench com- one K Anju Kumar Reddy, a authorities raising their objec- the people to BJP's membership the hands of Prime Minister BJP stand, he said adding that the and other accused in the case. they were given bail. He urged prising Chief Justice RS legal practitioner and a resi- tions. He said that the objec- drive is overwhelming. The Narendra Modi, he said. People Opposition bothers to pay no The High Court made the the court to dismiss the peti- Chauhan and Justice Shameem dent of Nirmal town. tions raised by them were people have been voluntarily welcomed bold decision of the attention to country's problems, observation by taking into tion filed by Rao and other Akhtar passed the orders while In his petition, the peti- summarily rejected by the coming forward to strengthen Center in abrogating the Article he said. consideration the arguments accused in the case. dealing with the PIL filed by tioner told the court that the authorities. Minister inspects Godavari floods: Over 17,000 shifted to relief camps Martyrs' Memorial ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DAMAGE REPORT ON SITUATION PNS n AMARAVATI state government said. Godavari district. One drone 450 quintals of rice, 190 kilo- According to the report, 18,809 team each has been deployed in grams of red gram pulses, Over a lakh food packets and persons were shifted to 85 both the districts. 1,917 litres palm oil, 1917 kg over five lakh water packets relief camps and 85 medical According to the prelimi- onions and 1908 kg of potatoes have been distributed among camps were organised in East nary damage report, 18 man- were distributed among the flood-affected families in East Godavari district. As many as dals in East Godavari and 22 in affected families in East and West Godavari, the 133 persons were shifted to two West Godavari, 202 villages in Godavari. In West Godavari, Government of Andhra relief camps in West Godavari East and 218 in West Godavari 927.5 quintals rice, 10,100 litres Pradesh said on Tuesday. "Due District. Rescue teams and have been affected due to kerosene, 5,050 red gram puls- to heavy downpour in the resources involved in the res- floods. Total population affect- es, 5,050 litres palm oil, 5,050 catchment area of Godavari cue operations included NDRF, ed by the floods in East and kilograms of onions, and 5,050 basin and incessant rains in the SDRF, fire service troops, satel- West Godavari districts has kg of potatoes were distributed PNS n HYDERABAD acres at a whopping cost of Rs 100 East and West Godavari dis- lite phones, and drone teams. mounted to 87,350 and 26,047, among the affected families. crore. The memorial will have a trict, floodwater discharge at As many as 90 NDRF offi- respectively, the APSDMA said. A total of 500 roads and R and B Minister Vemula museum, photo gallery, conven- Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, cers were deployed in East According to the report, buildings have been damaged Prashant Reddy on Tuesday tion hall, restaurant, parking facil- Dowaleswaram, inflow: measures have been taken by affected villages of East and Godavari while 30 officers are transportation to 64 villages permanently in the floods, and inspected the Martyrs' Memorial ity for 1,000 vehicles, the Minister 10,62,488 cusecs, Outflow: the district Collectors. West Godavari districts," the deployed in West Godavari. has been cut off and eight vil- over one lakh people have been being built in front of Secretariat. said and added that it will be com- 10,62,488 cusecs at 10:00 am "Government issued orders to report said. "Out of the total Around 157 SDRF officers lages submerged in East affected due to floods in East Speaking on the occasion, the pleted in six months. The secre- on Tuesday, first-level warning the respective authorities on 1,75,226 food packets, 94,370 were deployed in East Godavari Godavari district, whereas and West Godavari districts of Minister said, because of the tariat building plan and other continuing," Andhra Pradesh August 3 for distributing essen- have been distributed in East and 69 officers in West transportation to 48 villages Andhra Pradesh, as on Monday. sacrifices made by many, includ- aspects are being looked into by State Disaster Management tial commodities, for all eligi- Godavari and 80,856 in West Godavari. Five satellite phones has been cut off and eight vil- However, the APSDMA has ing Chief Minister K the concerned Cabinet sub-com- Authority (APSDMA) said in ble families. Per family 25 kg Godavari district and out of are being used in East Godavari lages are completely submerged said floodwater levels in both Chandrasekhara Rao for over 15 mittee, he further said. R&B its report on the deluge. rice, two litres kerosene, a kg of 5,05,876 water packets, and one in West Godavari. As in water in West Godavari. A the districts are gradually reced- years, the people of the State are Chief Engineer Ganapati Reddy The government body also red gram pulses, one litre of 2,46,750 have been distributed many as 111 fire service tenders total of 17,737 houses have ing. It has directed officials in enjoying the statehood. The and other engineering officials said the situation is currently palm oil, one kg onions, and in East Godavari and 2,59,126 have been deployed in East been inundated by floodwaters flood-affected regions to take memorial is being built in three accompanied the Minister. under control, and all necessary one kg of potatoes, in flood- packets in West Godavari," the Godavari and 49 in West in over 24 hours. On August 5, necessary measures. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS ‘Situation totally peaceful in J-K’ PNS n SRINAGAR/JAMMU cials and reviewed the prevail- ing security and law and order The situation in all three scenario in the state. Farooq neither under regions of Jammu and Kashmir The governor stressed the detention nor arrest: is totally peaceful, amid need for ensuring safety of gen- unprecedented security cover eral public and advised the Amit Shah in LS and restrictions, top officials administration to give due NEW DELHI: Former Jammu said on Tuesday. consideration to the genuine and Kashmir chief minister There are no untoward needs of the people in the cur- Farooq Abdullah is neither under reports from anywhere in the rent scenario, the spokesperson ‘Howdy, Modi!' detention nor arrest and he is at state, Director General of said. his home of his own will, Home Police Dilbagh Singh said from Reviewing the law and order Minister Amit SHah informed Srinagar, a day after the Centre situation and preparedness of summit to host 50,000 Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He made revoked Jammu and Kashmir's the government machinery, these remarks when Supriya special status and proposed to Malik emphasised the need for Sule (NCP) said Abdullah used bifurcate the state into two constant alertness, prepared- to sit next to him in the House. union territories. ness and synergy among vari- people in Houston She said he is not in House and The law and order situation ous departments and agencies his voice is not being heard. "He in Jammu and Kashmir is to enable dealing with emerg- SEEMA HAKHU KACHRU The Texas India Forum, which is neither under detention nor "totally peaceful", Singh said. ing situation in a coordinated n HOUSTON is hosting the event, said that over under arrest. He is at his home In Srinagar city, where there and effective manner. 25,000 attendees, 1000 volunteers on his own will," Shah said. has been virtual communica- The governor reiterated the The Indian community in the and 650 Welcome Partner organ- When Sule wondered whether tions blackout with few phones need to constantly maintain a US state of Texas, especially in isations have already signed up for the National conference leader and internet connections, peo- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief Doda D S Dattatray said the close watch on the ground sit- Houston, are eagerly getting the Howdy, Modi! event on the was unwell, Shah said it was up ple who have urgent work are ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar situation remained peaceful uation and underlined the ready to welcome Prime very first week of its registrations. to the doctors to say. "I can't being allowed to move despite Abdullah, under house arrest since in Doda and have appealed to importance of sustained efforts Minister Narendra Modi here "The community's excitement carry out the treatment, it was strict restrictions, Deputy people to maintain peace and to bring peace and harmony in on September 22, where 50,000 about this event has been palpa- up to doctors," he said. The Commissioner, Srinagar, Sunday night, were arrested on tranquillity. All educational the society for overall benefit supporters will gather to hear ble, with a very diverse set of vol- House is debating a motion to Shahid Iqbal Choduhary said. Monday night as they were treated a institutes across the state are of people. him speak. The event, with the unteers signing up to help and a abrogate provisions of Article In Srinagar, people who have threat to the law and order situation closed for the second consec- Malik has appealed to the tagline 'Shared Dreams, Bright number of organisations stepping 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and any emergency or some urgent utive day, the officials said. people and leaders of various Futures', will shine light on the up, to host meetings at their facil- a bill to split the state into two work are being allowed to In Kargil, a Joint Action social, religious and political tremendous contribution of ities. We are pleased to have such union territories. move despite strict restric- they were treated a threat to the imposed in Kishtwar and Committee has called for a shut organisations to cooperate with Indo-Americans in the US and widespread involvement from tions, Deputy Commissioner law and order situation, offi- Rajouri areas and restrictions down to protest against the the government machinery to the strong and lasting partner- the community, said Jugal Malani, TMC will strongly Srinagar Shahid Iqbal cials said. under Section 144 CrPc were decision. maintain law and order in the ship between the US and India. convener of the "Howdy, Modi!" Choduhary said. Jammu and Kashmir imposed in all the districts of On Monday night, Jammu state, the spokesperson said. Houston, which has one of organising committee. "This will oppose bill to bifurcate He said the situation is total- People's Conference leaders Jammu region, the officials and Kashmir Governor Satya Army's General Officer the largest concentration of over be the largest ever gathering of J&K: Mamata ly under control and no reports Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari said. Pal Malik reviewed the securi- Commanding-in-Chief Lt Gen 500,000 Indian-American com- Indian-Americans and friends of KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief of any untoward incident is were among over a dozen who "The situation is totally ty situation with senior officials Ranbir Singh also met the gov- munity in the US, is the energy India, with diverse representation Minister on Tuesday said her reported from anywhere. were arrested, they said. peaceful. There were no reports and emphasised the need for ernor on Monday night and capital of the world. Excitement from the region and across the party, the Trinamool Congress, Former Jammu and Kashmir Orders of their arrests were of any untoward incident from constant alertness and pre- briefed him about internal and is building in Houston to host country and for the convenience will strongly oppose the Jammu chief ministers Mehbooba issued by magistrates in view of anywhere. Night curfew was paredness to deal with any external security situation, he Prime Minister Modi, amidst of the attendees, we are planning and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill Mufti and Omar Abdullah, their activities to cause breach imposed and restriction are in eventuality. said. The Army officer also expected crowd of 50,000 sup- to mobilize over 300 buses to that proposes to bifurcate the who were under house arrest of peace and tranquillity in the place," Deputy Commissioner According to a Raj Bhavan apprised him of the prepared- porters at the sprawling NRG transport them from locations state into two union territories. since Sunday night, have been Kashmir Valley. In Jammu Kishtwar A S Rana said. spokesperson, the governor ness for addressing any eventu- Stadium here, the organisers of around the greater Houston area," Banerjee also said the Centre arrested on Monday night as region, night curfew was Deputy Commissioner held a meeting with top offi- ality, the spokesperson said. the "Howdy, Modi!" event said. Malani said. should have consulted all political parties before coming to a decision to scrap NOMINATION OF MLAs TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS Constitutional provisions that Pakistan intensifying efforts to increase accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The chief minister was talking to reporters HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt at the Netaji Subhash Chandra strength of terrorists along LoC: Army Bose International Airport here PNS n NEW DELHI shall not be repeated again and before heading to Chennai, to PNS n JAMMU them not to proliferate rumours again," Gupta said in his peti- unveil a statue of DMK leader as well as dissuade their near and The Delhi High Court sought tion mentioned through and former chief minister M Pakistan has intensified its efforts dear ones from indulging in to know the stand of the Ashwini Kumar Dubey. Karunanidhi. "The government at increasing the strength of ter- rumour-mongering. Centre, the AAP government On July 12, a notification could have taken the decision rorists in launch pads along the Lt Gen Singh warned that if and the Assembly on Tuesday was issued by the Delhi after consulting all the political Line of Control over the past few the Pakistan Army continued on a plea moved by BJP legis- Assembly to nominate 13 AAP parties and Kashmiris. There days and pushing infiltrators with a disruptive course, the lator Vijender Gupta seeking MLAs again to the municipal was no vote or discussion on into Jammu and Kashmir, a top Indian Army would respond quashing of a notification corporations -- North, South the Kashmir issue. This is not Army officer said on Tuesday. with resolve and the cost would nominating a group of MLAs and East Delhi municipal cor- democratic. We will oppose it General Officer be prohibitive for them. to the municipal corporations porations. tooth and nail," Banerjee said. Commanding-in-Chief, Giving details of security of the in the national capital. According to Gupta, he filed Home Minister Amit Shah had Northern Command, Lt Gen Agencies at Srinagar to review the Line of Control (LoC), initi- hinterland, it was highlighted that A bench of justices G S the petition on Friday. "During on Monday moved a resolution Ranbir Singh added that Pakistan the operational readiness to meet ating ceasefire violations, push- counter-terrorism and law and Sistani and Jyoti Singh issued the tenure of the present leg- in the Lok Sabha for bringing a is also initiating ceasefire viola- any contingency that could ing infiltrators across the LoC, order grids had been strength- a notice to the Ministry of islative assembly, not one MLA bill to reorganise the state of tions. adversely impact the security sit- calibrating terrorist actions in the ened. The security forces are Home Affairs, the Assembly, national capital in February from the Opposition has been Jammu and Kashmir into two If the Pakistan Army contin- uation. hinterland and also exploiting the suitably deployed to guard the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 2015, the same legislators of nominated by the speaker. Not union territories -- Jammu and ues with its disruptive course, the According to a press release social media to launch a disin- important vulnerable points and government in Delhi and the the party were repeatedly nom- only this, the speaker has Kashmir, and Ladakh. The Indian Army will respond with issued by Udhampur-based formation campaign in Jammu areas, prepared for crowd control, lieutenant governor's office, inated as councillors in the nominated the same mem- government also revoked Article resolve and the costs will be pro- Army officials, Lt Gen Singh also and Kashmir. The Indian Army emerging law and order situa- seeking their response to the municipal corporations in vio- bers of the legislative assembly 370 which gave special status to hibitive for them, he said. said necessary security arrange- has given a befitting response, tions, and also to conduct effec- plea. The petition contends lation of the laid-down norms. as members of the three Jammu and Kashmir. Although A day after the government ments had been put in place to thwarting their nefarious designs tive counter-terrorist operations, that 13 MLAs are being nom- "As per the provisions of the municipal corporations," the the Rajya Sabha TMC MPs in revoked the special status of ensure peace and security. of causing disturbances in our a defence spokesperson said. inated as councillors in the cor- Delhi Municipal Corporation BJP leader said in his petition. the Rajya Sabha staged a walk- Jammu and Kashmir and pro- The Army Commander high- country, he said. The Army Commander stat- porations. Act, 1957, the speaker is under "This act of the speaker is out during voting on the bill, posed to split it into two union lighted that over the past few He urged people not to fall ed that security forces were Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata obligation to nominate the biased, ultra vires, arbitrary Banerjee said it did not mean territories, Lt Gen Singh chaired days, Pakistan had intensified its prey to the "enemy's evil designs maintaining a high state of alert- Party (BJP) MLA from Rohini, persons rotation-wise, mean- and contrary to Article 14 of that the party facilitated the a meeting of the Core Group of efforts at increasing strength of to poison their minds with inces- ness and readiness to counter any alleged that since the AAP ing the MLAs who were nom- the Constitution of India," he passage of the bill. Intelligence and Security terrorists in launch pads along sant propaganda" and exhorted inimical designs. formed the government in the inated in the previous years alleged in the petition. Heavy rains in Goa; several Goa to amend Portuguese-era law ‘Withdraw Nehru's illegal petition For allowing marriage registration of outsiders PNS n PANAJI banned in Goa. stranded at island, buses stuck seeking UN intervention in J&K’ "We would amend the The BJP-led Goa government Uniform Civil Code, after PNS n PANAJI the Goa-Karnataka border since to the spot with water and food PNS n NEW DELHI Council through the petition filed would amend the Portuguese- which non-Goans can be Monday night due to flooding in for the stranded passengers," the in January 1948 following the out- era Uniform Civil Code allowed to register their mar- Several people were stranded at the area after heavy rains, an offi- official added. Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian break of the first war between India (UCC), introduced in the year riages in the coastal state, Diwar Island near Panaji due to cial in the Chief Minister's Office Earlier, around 10 people Swamy has demanded the with- and Pakistan. On the basis of this 1870, so that non-Goans can which is currently banned flooding in the area following (CMO) said. stranded at their water- logged drawal of former Prime Minister petition, the Security Council had register their marriages in the under this Portuguese-era law. incessant rains in Goa. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant homes in Pilgaon village of North Jawaharlal Nehru's petition that established the UN Commission coastal state, the Legislative "Many people want to reg- Besides, eight passenger buses instructed the officials concerned Goa district were rescued by per- sought UN intervention in for India and Pakistan to mediate Assembly was told on Tuesday. ister their marriages in Goa were stuck on the state's border to rush to Radhanagari village on sonnel of the disaster manage- Kashmir. In a tweet, Swamy between the two countries. "Now The UCC was introduced as the state is governed by the with Karnataka due to the heavy the state border with Karnataka ment department on Monday termed the petition as 'illegal' Namo Govt must withdraw the by the erstwhile Portuguese Uniform Civil Code. We will rains which inundated several to rescue the stranded passengers, night, another state government since it had been filed by Nehru Kashmir was not taken because Petition filed by Nehru in the rulers. It was retained even make a provision through low-lying areas, officials said. he said. "Our teams have rushed official said. without cabinet approval. Speaking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was still UNSC seeking UN intervention after the territory was merged amendment so that they will Local resident Manohar to IANS on Tuesday, Swamy said alive then and would have blocked in Kashmir. The Petition was with India in the year 1961. be allowed to do so," Chief Bhomkar, 70, who was stranded that he assumed that cabinet it. Prime Minister Nehru had filed without Cabinet approval Registration of marriage of Minister Pramod Sawant at the Diwar Island, posted a video approval for UN intervention in appealed to the UN Security hence illegal," tweeted Swamy. non-Goans is currently said. on social media of some water- logged homes on the island, fol- lowing which state Water Resources Minister Filipe Neri AYODHYA DISPUTE Rodrigues said the government would provide all help to them. The exact number of those Hindu outfit seeks control of entire 2.77 acre disputed land stranded at the island was not immediately known. In the video, tailment of arguments. Bhomkar said due to breach in In Kolhapur; 10,000 evacuated, PNS n NEW DELHI A five-judge The CJI replied that there the embankment of a nearby Constitution bench should not be any doubt in river, water gushed into their Muslims have not been allowed headed by Chief anybody's mind that the hear- homes. national highway shut to enter the disputed Ram ing or the arguments would be "There is flood everywhere. Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Justice Ranjan Gogoi curtailed in any manner. The embankment has breached PNS n KOLHAPUR ing "unprecedented" rains, structure in Ayodhya since was told by senior Dhavan did not stop and and water is entering the island causing a flood-like situation in 1934, a Hindu group told the again said that is what he was say- from all sides. We have been Incessant rains in Maharashtra's several tehsils, he said. "On Supreme Court on Tuesday advocate Sushil Jain, ing and made some statement. stranded for four days," he said in Kolhapur district caused flood- Monday, we shifted more than and sought the control and appearing for Nirmohi At this, the CJI said, "Dr Dhavan, the video. Rodrigues said the gov- ing in several low-lying areas on 4,500 people from low-lying management of the entire 2.77 Akhara, that it was keep the dignity of the court." ernment was making all efforts to Tuesday, following which areas, and today, over 6,000 acre land which is under dis- Dhavan said that he had help those stuck due to flooding 10,000 people were evacuated people have been evacuated pute. seeking management replied to some questions only. at various places. "We will also and power supply to over from several villages," Nirmohi Akhara, one of the and possession of The bench told him, "Please provide assistance to people at 85,000 consumers was sus- Deshmukh said. parties to the case, said while the area keep in mind that you are offi- Diwar Island," he said. pended, officials said. Power supply to around advancing the arguments that The bench, also comprising ment rights," said the Akhara cer of the Court and all we are The island is located across the The national highway 85,523 consumers was tem- the structure has been in its Justices S A Bobde, D Y counsel. saying that we are not going to Mandovi river near Panaji and its between south Kolhapur and porarily suspended as a pre- exclusive possession. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan He also told the court that The ongoing hearing also curtail anybody's arguments". residents have to use boats to Belgaum in Karnataka was cautionary measure, an offi- The day-to-day hearing in and S A Nazeer, began the day- the Akhara was in possession witnessed a heated exchange of The counsel representing reach the state capital and other shut for vehicular traffic due to cial from the Maharashtra the case commenced Tuesday to-day hearing by rejecting of the inner courtyard and words between the bench and Nirmohi Akhara claimed right places. water-logging in the area, State Electricity Distribution after the efforts to arrive at an the plea of former RSS ideo- Ram Janmasthan for hundreds senior advocate Rajeev over disputed 2.77 acre Ram However, following heavy Kolhapur Superintendent of Company (MSEDCL) said. amicable settlement through logue K N Govindacharya of years. Dhavan, who is appearing for janmabhumi-Babri Masjid showers, the state river navigation Police Abhinav Deshmukh told Teams of the National mediation failed. seeking recording of the "We were in possession of a Muslim party. land and said they have been department suspended the ferry PTI. "On Monday, we closed Disaster Response Force A five-judge Constitution Ayodhya case proceedings. inner courtyard and Ram While the bench was asking possessing, managing and wor- service to some places, including one side of the national high- (NDRF), fire brigade, local bench headed by Chief Justice The Akhara counsel told Janmasthan for hundreds of the counsel for Nirmohi shipping Lord Ram Lalla since Diwar Island. The coastal state has way. However, as rains administration and police Ranjan Gogoi was told by the apex court that their suit years. Outer courtyard having Akhara to confine his argu- time immemorial at the site. been receiving heavy showers for increased, we had to shut the have been roped in for help senior advocate Sushil Jain, was basically for belongings, 'Sita Rasoi', 'Chabutra', ments to civil dispute and ask- "In any case, you have been the last one week, throwing nor- entire national highway in the as some rivers in the district appearing for Nirmohi Akhara, possession and management 'Bhandar Grah' were in our ing him to skip reading some given one-third of disputed mal life out of gear. Around eight early hours of Tuesday," he said. are flowing above the danger that it was seeking manage- rights. "I am a registered body. possession and it was never a written statements, Dhavan area in preliminary decree by buses carrying several passengers, Kolhapur has been witness- mark, Deshmukh said. ment and possession of the My suit is basically for belong- part of dispute in any case," the interfered and said perhaps the High Court," the bench told including students, were stuck on area. ings, possession and manage- senior counsel told the bench. there would not be any cur- the Nirmohi Akhara's counsel. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 world 06

UK calls for calm as China warns Hong Kong protesters British MPs divided over Don’t mistake restraint for weakness, those who play with fire will perish by it: Beijing Article 370 revocation AFP n BEIJING Office of the State Council, said by the most widespread and ADITI KHANNA the “radical protests... Have sustained clashes so far at more n LONDON China warned Hong Kong’s severely impacted Hong Kong’s than a dozen locations. pro-democracy protesters on prosperity and stability, push- Police stations were a par- The UK government on Tuesday that “those who play ing it into a dangerous abyss”. ticular target, with protesters Tuesday said that it was mon- with fire will perish by it”, a day Yang said the Government hurling stones, eggs and bottles, itoring the situation in Kashmir after the most widespread still “firmly supports” both the and using giant improvised closely and called for calm as unrest of the two-month crisis. Hong Kong police force -- slingshots to catapult bricks the country's parliamentari- In its harshest warning yet who have been criticised for over walls. An apartment com- ans echoed some of the wider Beijing said the immense their handling of the protests - plex that houses police officers divisions over the India's deci- strength of the Central - and Carrie Lam, the city’s pro- and their families also came sion to revoke Article 370 and Government should not be Beijing leader who protesters under attack. bifurcate the state of Jammu underestimated as police in the want to resign. Superintendent John Tse told and Kashmir. semi-autonomous city “We would like to make it reporters that police fired some The Indian government on announced they had arrested clear to the very small group of 800 tear gas rounds -- almost Monday revoked Article 370 ter to the Indian High 148 people in connection with unscrupulous and violent crim- as many as the 1,000 rounds which gave special status to Commissioner to the UK Ruchi Monday’s violence. inals and the dirty forces behind they said they had fired Jammu and Kashmir and pro- Ghanashyam, calling for a The city has been plunged them: Those who play with fire throughout the last two posed that the state be bifur- meeting to discuss the position into chaos by weeks of protests will perish by it,” Yang said. months. In Beijing, the Press cated into two union territories, of the Indian government even triggered by Opposition to a “Don’t ever misjudge the conference held by China’s Jammu and Kashmir, and as she drew parallels with the planned law that would have situation and mistake our Cabinet-level State Council Ladakh. United Kingdom's own allowed extraditions to main- restraint for weakness... Don’t was the second about the "We are following develop- devolved government with land China. The protests have ever underestimate the firm unrest in as many weeks, high- ments closely and support calls regions such as Scotland. since evolved into a wider resolve and immense strength lighting concern in the capital. for the situation to remain She called for a "moratori- movement for democratic of the Central Government.” The clashes have piled pres- calm," said a Foreign and um" to allow the citizens affect- reform and the protection of Hong Kong Police said 148 sure on Chinese President Xi Commonwealth Office (FCO) ed by the action to have their freedoms. people were arrested during Jinping, and led to speculation spokesperson, in reference to say and asked that international At a Press briefing in Beijing, running battles with protesters that Beijing might be forced to the issue which has led British observers be sent to the region. Yang Guang, spokesman for the In this photo, protesters fight with a group of men wielding wooden poles on a street during the anti-extradition Bill protest at a on Monday as the city buckled intervene in some capacity, MPs to express both "grave The cross-party APPG on Hong Kong and Macao Affairs neighborhood in Hong Kong AP under a general strike followed even militarily. concern" and "strong support". Kashmir, which claims to be The chair of Britain's All made up of MPs and peers of GLOBE Party Parliamentary Group both Indian and Pakistani her- TROTTING (APPG) on Kashmir has writ- itage, was created to support Beijing warns of Trump vows ten to UK foreign secretary the "right to self-determination Scottish scientists create artificial IRAN ‘FAVOURS’ TALKS Dominic Raab to flag the of the Kashmiri people through DESPITE TRUMP SNUB countermeasures urgent action human rights concerns and dialogue" and campaigns for a Tehran: President Hassan over United States after shootings, ask if the UK will be raising the process of peace and reconcil- tongue that can detect fake whisky Rouhani said on Tuesday that issue at the next UN Security iation in Kashmir on both Iran favours talks with the US if Council in September. sides of the Line of Control. PNS n LONDON identifying counterfeit alco- it lifts sanctions against the missile plans offers few details "We are gravely concerned at Another very vocal British hols, it could be used in food Islamic republic, despite his top AFP n BEIJING Washington: Speaking out the announcement by Indian MP on the issue is the Chair of Scientists in Scotland have safety testing, quality control, diplomat turning down a against weekend mass shoot- Home Minister, Amit Shah, the APPG on British Hindus, developed an artificial security – really any area meeting with US President. hina warned on Tuesday it ings that rocked a nation, that Article 370 of the Indian Conservative Party MP Bob "tongue" with numerous taste where a portable, reusable Rouhani said “peace with Iran is Cwould take unspecified President Donald Trump called Constitution, which grants spe- Blackman, who described buds that can pick out real method of tasting would be the mother of all peace” and countermeasures if the United for bipartisan solutions to the cial status to Jammu and Article 370 as an "anomaly" from fake whisky. useful," he said. “war with Iran is the mother of States goes ahead with plans to bloodshed but offered few Kashmir, has been removed by which has held Kashmir back The device, developed by Sub-microscopic slices of all wars” as he defended a deploy ground-based interme- details and faced pointed ques- Presidential Order," Debbie by starving it of investment scientists from the gold and aluminium, arranged landmark 2015 nuclear deal diate-range missiles in the tions from Democrats about Abrahams, an Opposition through the prevention of Universities of Glasgow and in a checkerboard pattern, between Iran and world powers. Asia-Pacific region. whether he had the moral Labour Party MP and Chair of external ownership of land. Strathclyde, can taste subtle juice but it can easily tell the act as the so-called tastebuds The comments come days authority to rally America the APPG on Kashmir, notes in "I strongly support the revo- differences between drams of difference between these com- in the team's artificial tongue. 4 KILLED IN UKRAINE after US Defense Secretary against the spasm of violence her letter to the FCO minister. cation of Article 370… whisky using properties in plex chemical mixtures," said The researchers poured GRENADE ATTACK Mark Esper said Washington and racism. "The unilateral decision Narendra Modi has again gold and aluminium to test Alasdair Clark, of the samples of whisky over the Kiev: Four Ukrainian soldiers was now free to deploy the Trump, back at the White made by the Indian govern- shown proper and strong lead- differences between spirits University of Glasgow's tastebuds – which are about were killed in a grenade weapons following its with- House on Monday after ment to remove Article 370 ership in honouring the man- and could be ultimately used School of Engineering and 500 times smaller than their attack in the war-torn east of the drawal last week remaining largely out of view betrays the trust of the people ifesto of the BJP – now is the to help cut down on the trade the paper's lead author. human equivalents – and country on Tuesday, Kiev said, from the Intermediate-Range for two days at his New Jersey of Jammu and Kashmir, dating time to properly integrate in counterfeit alcohol. "We're not the first measured how they absorb the highest daily casualty toll Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty golf club, declared the shoot- back to the accession of 1947, Jammu and Kashmir into the In a new paper published researchers to make an artifi- light while submerged. over the past two weeks. with Russia. ings in Texas and Ohio barbaric and threatens to escalate ten- Indian Constitution," said on Tuesday in the Royal cial tongue, but we're the first Statistical analysis of the “China will not stand idly crimes “against all humanity” sions in the region even further. Blackman. Society of Chemistry's journal to make a single artificial very subtle differences in how ONE DEAD IN RUSSIA by and will be forced to take and called for unity to respond It also contravenes interna- "Kashmiri Pandits must be 'Nanoscale', the engineers tongue that uses two different the metals in the artificial ARMS DEPOT FIRE countermeasures should the to an epidemic of gun violence. tional law," she said, calling on guaranteed right of return after describe how they built the types of nanoscale metal tongue absorb light – what sci- Moscow: Investigators said US deploy intermediate-range He blamed mental illness and the senior minister to urgent- they were the victims of ethnic tiny taster and used it to sam- 'tastebuds', which provides entists call their plasmonic res- Tuesday that one person ground-based missiles in this video games but made no men- ly inform Britain's MPs of the cleansing and this move should ple a selection of famous more information about the onance – allowed the team to was killed and eight injured after part of the world,” said Fu tion of more limits on the representations being made by prevent any other minority Scotch whiskies from well- 'taste' of each sample and identify different types of a fire and explosions at a Cong, the director of arms firearms that can be sold. the UK on the issue. groups being forced to leave the known brands such as allows a faster and more accu- whiskies. The tongue was able Siberian ammunition depot. control at the Chinese foreign Trump said he wanted leg- Abrahams also issued a let- Kashmir Valley. Glenfiddich, Glen Marnoch rate response. to taste the differences between ministry. islation providing “strong back- and Laphroaig in their exper- "While we've focused on the drinks with greater than 99 ATTACK IN EAST DR “And we also call on our ground checks” for gun users, iment. whisky in this experiment, the per cent accuracy. It was capa- CONGO LEAVES 2 DEAD neighbours, our neighbouring though he has reneged on pre- "We call this an artificial artificial tongue could easily ble of picking up on the subtler Beni, (DR Congo): Two people countries, to exercise prudence vious promises along that line tongue because it acts simi- be used to 'taste' virtually any distinctions between the same were killed and 24 remain and not to allow a US deploy- after mass attacks. He seemed larly to a human tongue – like liquid, which means it could whisky aged in different barrels, missing after a militia attack ment of its intermediate-range to abandon his latest idea of us, it can't identify the indi- be used for a wide variety of and tell the difference between overnight on a town in the missiles on (their) territory,” he linking gun control legislation vidual chemicals which make applications. In addition to its the same whisky aged for 12, 15 volatile east of the DR Congo, added, naming Australia, Japan to immigration policy just a few coffee taste different to apple obvious potential for use in and 18 years. local sources said on Tuesday. and South Korea. hours after proposing it. AFP Taliban say differences Turkey shuts independent Nobel laureate Toni resolved on US troop withdrawal news site Bianet Morrison dead at 88 AP n ISTANBUL 1997, Bianet is well-known articles would be lost by the AP n NEW YORK the written word.” AP n KABUL in Turkey for its articles on shutdown. Morrison wrote 11 novels, A Turkish court has ordered human rights, violence The local chapter of Toni Morrison, the first many of them touching on life The United States and the Taliban the blocking of news site against women and its Reporters Without Borders African-American woman to as a black American, in a glit- have resolved differences in peace Bianet, known for its human exhaustive coverage of trials (RSF) decried the decision as win the Nobel Prize for tering literary and award-laden talks over the withdrawal of rights coverage, on "nation- linked to freedom of expres- "scandalous" and "totally Literature and one of America’s career that lasted over six American troops from Afghanistan al security" grounds, accord- sion. Its articles are pub- arbitrary", calling for it to be best loved writers, has died fol- decades. and guarantees from the insurgents ing to a decision published lished in Turkish, English overturned. lowing a brief illness, her fam- She also penned numerous that they will cut ties with other on Tuesday. and Kurdish. Rights groups have regu- ily said in a statement on essays, poems and speeches extremist groups, a Taliban official The decision also targeted "The decision has not even larly criticised the erosion of Tuesday. She was 88. and was often referred to as said Tuesday. The US side did not 135 other online addresses been transmitted to Bianet, free speech in Turkey under “It is with profound sad- America’s “conscience” for her immediately provide details about including YouTube and we found out by chance," the President Recep Tayyip ness we share that, following a poignant takes on race and the latest round of talks held in DailyMotion videos, as well site's lawyer, Meric Eyboglu, Erdogan, especially since a short illness, our adored moth- human rights, never afraid of Qatar, where the Taliban maintain as the Twitter account of told AFP. failed coup attempt in 2016 er and grandmother, Toni commenting on the day’s a political office. But Zalmay Kurdish member of parlia- "We were able to confirm triggered a massive crack- Morrison, passed away peace- weightiest political issues. Khalilzad, the American envoy who ment Oya Ersoy. that the decision covers the down on government critics fully last night surrounded by She won the Pulitzer Prize has been leading the talks since they The court in Ankara said entirety of the website - it in the press and beyond. family and friends,” they said. and the American Book Award began late last year, tweeted that the decision -- which fol- will be totally blocked. The Turkey is the only country “Although her passing rep- in 1988 for her 1987 novel they had made “excellent progress.” lowed a police request -- closure of the site could hap- apart from China to block resents a tremendous loss, we “Beloved.” Set after the The two sides have been meeting would "protect... national pen at any moment," she Wikipedia, and was ranked are grateful she had a long, well American Civil War in the for the last two days, and technical security and public order", said. 157th out of 180 countries lived life,” the statement added, 1860s, the story centered on a teams were continuing discus- without explaining how. An article on Bianet said for freedom of the press in describing her as “the con- slave who escaped Kentucky to sions on Tuesday in Doha. Founded in Istanbul in more than 200,000 of its the most recent RSF list. summate writer who treasured the free state of Ohio. AFP Thai official links Bangkok Brazil inmate found dead after bombings to troubled south foiled escape disguised as daughter PNS n BANGKOK PNS n RIO DE JANEIRO ment shows da Silva stripping An official in Thailand has off his elaborate disguise in linked groups from the coun- A Brazilian drug trafficker, front of officials. try's troubled south to small who had attempted to escape Three days after his failed bombings last week in from prison disguised as his escape, da Silva, a senior mem- Bangkok as it hosted a meet- teenage daughter, was found ber of the Red Command, one ing of Southeast Asian foreign dead in his cell on Tuesday, of Brazil's main crime groups, ministers. officials said. was found dead in his cell in a Only a handful of people Clauvino da Silva, nick- maximum security prison. suffered minor injuries. the violence. named "Shorty" or "Bajito" in Officials said he appeared to Deputy Prime Minister Police say 10 small devices Portuguese, made headlines have hanged himself with a bed Prawit Wongsuwan said the exploded at various points in after he was caught Saturday sheet. An investigation has suspects were groups from the Bangkok last Friday as the trying to walk out the front been launched into his death. south and police had made foreign ministers of the 10- door of a Rio de Janeiro jail. Experts estimate hundreds arrests. member Association of Da Silva, 42, wore a silicon of prisoners are killed in Prawit did not elaborate, Southeast Asian Nations were mask, long dark wig, glasses, Brazilian prisons every year, but the government has for meeting. white flip flops and the clothes, him. His daughter and seven mostly in confrontations more than a decade been fight- Also attending the meeting including pink T-shirt, blue She had planned to stay other visitors were detained between rival gangs battling for ing Muslim separatist insur- were US Secretary of State denim jeans and black bra, behind while he made his get- over the foiled breakout. control of one of the world's gents in the deep south. More Mike Pompeo and his coun- belonging to his 19-year-old away. Da Silva was serving a A video released by the state most important cocaine mar- than 7,000 people have died in terpart from China. daughter, who was visiting 73-year jail sentence. prisons administration depart- kets and trafficking routes. {mindspace} HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 vivacity 07

Swaraj: Dream of every Indian The stability and success of the government is possible only after moral and spiritual cleansing, says RAJYOGI BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI ecently, an article, writ- ten by the chief econom- Ric advisor of the Government of India, Towards a $5trillion economy, which was published in a leading English daily raised a lot of questions and hopes and made headlines across global media. However, even after the media hype, the common man remains as confused as before. The political fraternity must understand that in the 21st century, where the average voters of India are aged between 18-35, a mere enun- ciation of national policy objectives, which reads like a Can politicians, who wish-list, would no longer always claim to be the ‘servants very week, on an appointed day, work out in their favour. of people’, not make some sac- a steady stream of women with The approach, however rifices for their motherland? Echildren in tow can be seen laudable, has to be backed by Can’t they save their country making their way from Yavatmal’s giving up political and person- from sliding down further Babhulgaon block towards the angan- Mothering al antagonism and animus into the morass of divisionism, wadi centre in Kopara, Maharashtra. and must be supported by ill-will and energy-draining As the women of this quiet rural ham- substance and records. The activities, returning to co- let gather around in the baithak (liv- methods of governance have to operation in constructive and ing room), the little ones get busy provide a framework in which consensual ways? However, is playing games. the complete political class, it possible to end the morass These mothers’ meets are an undividedly, can work on and bring back social trans- opportunity for young mothers and national issues like poverty, parency and accountability mothers-to-be to lean on each other illiteracy, disease, pollution, without morally educating the for friendship and support. Together, mothers unemployment and numerous masses? they seek some sound advice on Women in a small district of Maharashtra others. Let the politicians bid When news channels childcare and indulge in creative adieu to personal prejudices show that the new govern- problem-solving for the well-being of have found a refuge in the anganwadi and beliefs that have proved to ment will be building more their offsprings. be debilitating and costly for houses, creating opportunities Prabha Sudhkar Navade, angan- centres where they discuss the health and the country to the extent that for employment in rural areas, wadi worker, conducts the meeting Swaraj has become a distant making primary education and invites participants to speak one problems of children, says DARSHNA DAWDA dream. compulsory, providing free by one. Gradually, it turns into a full- Today, every Indian, rich drinking water to the citizens, blown discussion on different aspects often they find solutions amongst nisation and other key elements of Navade is really proud that the of ownership among children. It also or poor, hopes for a political and making India a hunger- of motherhood. “The meetings take themselves by tapping into collective childcare. The participating mothers mothers associated with anganwadi enables friendly competition among leader who could act as a role free nation in the next five place every week so that the women wisdom,” reveals Navade. discussed the varied and unpre- have understood the value of holis- them. When they come for classes, model. The recent past has years and so on — the news is can exchange notes on the health This, indeed, is a sustainable dictable food habits of their children. tic, healthy living and achieving all- they take out time to draw, colour or turned out to be horrific for welcomed by all. But one problems that their children face and and participatory initiative that not Aparna, mother of Aditi Ganesh round growth for young ones. make something from rough paper the country as politics has must first question where collectively offer some practical solu- only helps in building the confidence Mehekar, confessed that earlier she An hour-and-a-half’s drive away, and crayons that they have brought become synonymous with cor- would the money for these tions to each other,” says she. of the women but also enables them was unaware that she should give veg- in the neighbouring block of Digras, from home. When it’s time for them ruption, exploitation and dis- schemes come from. How The unique feature of these gath- to safeguard the health of their little etables and fruits to her children there is a village called Harsul. The to go back, they neatly put their cre- crimination on the basis of would these be funded? Also, erings is that the groups have been ones. For expert opinion and assis- everyday. She says, “Also, I had no anganwadi worker and her assistant ations back into their bags. caste and religion, hypocrisy even though in such cases formed on the basis of children’s age. tance, mothers can always reach out idea how frequently growing children there have found a unique way to When the children come along and double-speak, egoism, lust money is usually raised by For example, expectant women gath- to the anganwadi worker or the had to be fed”. Aradhya Santosh ensure that the children are excited with their mothers for weekly meet- for power, and some false broadening the tax-base, er on the first Saturday of every Accredited Social Health Activist Patil’s mother, Seema candidly told to come to the centre. The health ings at the centre or for some special promises. Some small alliances would it be possible to make month, mothers of toddlers come on (ASHA). everyone, “Earlier, my daughter ate workers have transformed the off- programmes, the anganwadi-tai asks have also become tools of big these benefits reachable to the third Saturday and so on. “This During the Poshan Pakhwada cel- very little at home but now she has white cloth bag, which was used to them to show off their art work. Such parties for swinging them back the deprived masses? That approach enables them to easily ebrations, held in March to mark the learnt to eat everything in the com- provide families with fortified Take display of talent encourages them to to power, for toppling the too, without delays or any share their experiences since their first anniversary of the Poshan pany of other children as they share Home Ration (THR), into a craft bag learn and grow. Not surprisingly, the state governments that have kind of inefficiency from the children are going through similar Abhiyan, Navade had called a moth- food. Now she also asks me to cook for the children. Each bag displays mothers can’t stop gushing. been formed by a different bureaucracy, which has led to milestones and difficulties. Very ers’ meet to discuss nutrition, immu- a variety of vegetables.” their I-card and this creates a sense —Charkha Features party or for ruining the leakage of the funds. So is it chances of an opposing party really possible? from gaining power. So, it is We all wish that these t is said that life is all about If you are wondering why time that we clear this corrupt, goals should be achieved and Ilearning and expanding your it is important, you need to stained image of politics as it that the new government horizons. Business writer Tom understand that it’s also about needs to regain its lost respect attains stability and success. Peters once said, “A career is a passion and satisfaction that it and faith among the people so But with a small note of cau- portfolio of projects that teach- A lifelong process offers. When you are passion- that they don’t lose the remain- tion — without moral and es you new skills, gains you new ate about learning, it gives you ing interest in the govern- spiritual cleansing, Swaraj expertise, develops new capabil- a kick and an incomparable ment and their methods. would remain a far-off goal. ities, grows your colleague set A technological change demands stronger and continuous connection between sense of satisfaction. Also, it and constantly reinvents your- skills up your functionality as self as a brand.” While all these education and employment. And that is the reason people should strive to learn more an individual. From learning a words of wisdom define the to improve the meaning of their existence, says PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH new process at work to using a depth of learning, simultane- new app, it is a new world of ously there is the debate nities, schools, religious institu- trick is to acquire relevant and knowledge every day that whether education ever stops or tions and workplaces. The best meaningful information and makes you an efficient individ- it continues throughout life. part of this ongoing process is develop this into knowledge ual. It has been proven that Our entire life is a learning that you evolve as a better and skills. The next stage is learning is becoming an eco- experience that never ends. individual, who understands described as ‘search’. At this nomic imperative. A technolog- From classroom lectures to the deeper meaning of life and stage, one needs to search for ical change demands stronger real-life experiences, it is a existence. Also, through contin- personal meaning in the infor- and continuous connection combination of everything that uous learning one can become mation s/he is acquiring. It between education and employ- defines your existence. In the a ‘provider’ rather than just often happens that we find it ment. And that’s the reason current scenario, it is an on- being a ‘receiver’. It has been hard to remember facts without people in the corporate sector going process where an individ- proven that learning helps in understanding them or being are always striving to learn ual acquires skills and compe- developing the business-ori- able to put them into context. more in order to improve their tence in the formal and non- ented mindset that can result in Next comes, the stage of ‘trig- existence. formal learning set-up through- making you a ‘job provider’. It ger’. It is the time when you Apart from all this, learn- out his life. Today, education is enhances the understanding of need to make notes of every- ing also adds value to your daily a highly time-dependent and the world around us, provide us thing you learn as it is difficult life. It makes it more practical, cumulative process that with better opportunities and to remember everything. You helps you handle everything — requires you to move slowly improves the quality of life. need to examine your knowl- right from home to office and and go deeper to make the best Master It Faster by Colin edge to help reinforce what you from society to nature. In sim- of it. Rose has described the six have learned. And finally, one ple words, it makes you an asset According to scholars, edu- stages of learning that are needs to reflect on the learning. to the world. So are you ready cation or learning is a part of believed to be the key to It is necessary to think about to be a part of the process that life, which takes place at all become an effective learner. tion’. It is believed that it is vain. The next stage is called how and why you learned, has no end? times in all places. The lifelong These stages can be applied to essential for an individual to ‘acquire’. During effective learn- including how you felt about a (The author is the manag- process begins at home with any type of learning, either have this so that the learning ing, you are required to read, particular topic or situation. ing director of a company family and friends and gradu- formal or informal. The first reflects in his personality. listen, observe, practice, exper- That is how you develop and engaged in bridging the educa- ally moves to society, commu- stage in this process is ‘motiva- Forceful learning is always in iment and experience. The evolve your skills. tion gap.)

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TESTOSTERONE THERAPY UPS STROKE RISK TAKING HOT BATH BEFORE BED IMPROVES SLEEP EXERCISE AND HYDRATION MAY TACKLE LOW BP FRENCH KISS MAY GET YOU GONORRHOEA CIGARETTE BUTTS DAMAGE PLANT GROWTH Ageing men with low Taking hot bath at least 90 minutes before bedtime is your Suffering from low blood If you thought gonorrhoea — the most antibiotic-resistant of Cigarette butts testosterone levels who take ticket to sound sleep. Just remember that the water pressure? Exercise for an all the sexually-transmitted infections — can spread through significantly reduce testosterone replacement temperature should be around 40-42 degrees celsius, else you hour or more and stay only oral, anal or vaginal sex with someone with the disease, plant growth as their therapy (TRT) are at a high risk may not get better shuteye. hydrated to improve the hold on. New research suggests mouth kissing can also be a presence in the soil of experiencing an ischemic Biomedical engineers at University of Texas-Austin condition and control risk factor in spread of the infection and a good-quality anti- affects the stroke or a cardiac arrest reached this conclusion after analysing thousands of studies fainting or dizziness bacterial mouthwash can help. germination success episodes, finds a NASA- especially during the first two linking water-based passive body heating or bathing and The global sexual health community “needs to and shoot length, find years of use, warns a study. showering with warm/hot funded study on recognise that gonorrhoea is on the rise and there should be researchers. Published in The American water, with improved sleep astronauts. The researchers from Anglia Ruskin University an increased awareness of the risks of kissing as a route of Journal of Medicine, the findings confirm concerns voiced quality. The study is the first to examine the condition called (ARU) found that the presence of cigarette butts in the transmission,” said one of the researchers Christopher by many health agencies about the potential risks “When we looked through “orthostatic intolerance” during daily activities when the astronauts soil reduces the germination success and shoot length Fairley, professor at Monash University, Australia. associated with the treatment. “Our research shows that the all known studies, we noticed returned home. of clover by 27 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively, “Understanding how it is transmitted is the key to learn use of TRT was associated with an increased risk of stroke, significant disparities in terms The researchers found that exercise regimens during space while root biomass (root weight) reduced by 57 per transient ischemic attack or cardiac arrest during the first of approaches and findings,” flight, followed by saline injections after landing, were sufficient to how to control it — if transmission by kissing is a key route cent. For grass, germination success reduced by 10 per two years of use,” said Christel Renoux from the McGill said Shahab Haghayegh, lead prevent the condition from occurring. of transmission then it is important to investigate new cent and shoot length by 13 per cent. University, Canada. author on the paper. “The only “Daily exercise of an hour or so was sufficient to prevent loss of methods of control, such The study, published in the journal Ecotoxicology As per researchers, there is limited evidence on long- way to make an accurate heart muscle and when it was combined with receiving hydration on as anti-bacterial and Environmental Safety, is the first to show the term clinical benefits of TRT to effectively treat the decline determination of whether sleep can, in fact, be improved was their return, the condition was prevented entirely. We expected to see mouthwash. Kissing can damage that cigarette butts can cause to plants. It is of endogenous testosterone levels of ageing but healthy to combine all the past data and look at it through a new lens.” up to two-thirds of the space crew faint. Instead, no one fainted,” also cause gonorrhoea estimated that around 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are men. “We strongly recommend that clinicians proceed with Meta-analytical tools were used to assess the consistency said cardiologist Dr Benjamin Levine from UT Southwestern Medical though the chances are littered every year, making them the most pervasive form caution when prescribing TRT and first discuss the potential between relevant studies and showed that an optimum Center. A similar condition is diagnosed in patients as Postural less. Saliva is also a of plastic pollution on the planet. Most cigarette butts benefits and risks with patients,” he added. temperature of 40-42 degrees celsius improved sleep quality. Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, which is mainly found in women. reason,” he added. contain a filter made of cellulose acetate fibre. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Strike on status quo The reorganisation of J&K has reset terms of diplomacy Leadership without care with Pakistan and China issuing belligerent counters hen Home Minister Amit Shah told Lok Sabha that the government It’s unfortunate that leaders choose to ignore the truth or deliberately serve the interests of Wwould not settle for the integration of Jammu and Kashmir without Pakistan-occu- lobbies who want to maximise profits without regard for the future impact of climate change pied Kashmir or Aksai Chin, he drove home the point that we are now very much prepared to redefine diplomacy in the neighbourhood and change status quo in that area too. That our strategic reboot would mean an unchart- ed approach to both Pakistan and China. And that the big powers, particularly the US, have been kept in the loop to evolve a new dynam- RK PACHAURI ic in a post-Donald Trump era, where extreme coercion would provoke extreme reaction. There has been an overnight upending of our terms of reference with he UK has been quite unique as Pakistan, one that has involved the primacy of Kashmir as a pivot of talks, be a developed nation, having enact- they diplomatic, economic, cultural or about confidence-building. But after the ed the country’s Climate Change Act in 2008. According to the withdrawal of special status that allowed Pakistan interventionist interest, and Committee on Climate Change, now the downgrade of statehood to a Union Territory (UT), J&K is just anoth- Ta statutory independent body, by 2017 its er piece of territory in the Indian Union. And with the government keeping legal- greenhouse emissions were 43 per cent below 1990 levels while the economy grew by two- ities and technical arguments within the Constitutional framework of justifica- thirds over the same period. The Act calls tion, one wonders if challenges to that can ever wash with the larger diplomat- for the UK to reduce these emissions by at ic community, who have so far stayed away, except asking both sides to main- least 80 per cent by 2050, compared to 1990 levels. The remarkable aspect of this Act is tain calm. Considering India had launched its diplomatic awareness drive on its that it cuts across party lines and binds the “internal reorganisation for peace” a week before and the P5 members have country to a set of measures enacted by so far maintained a hands-off approach, there’s enough indication that a new Parliament. But, of course, much more needs to be done now to ensure that human soci- template has to evolve within the bilateral paradigm. So the pre-condition of Kashmir ety does not allow the earth’s temperatures for any talks with Pakistan has now evaporated as it is now a legitimised domes- to exceed 1.5°C by the end of this century. tic matter. Many strategists feel that the unique status of Jammu and Kashmir Meanwhile, according to meteorologi- was in a way a tacit admission of its controversial status and was obstruction- cal information, the year 2019 has already crossed previous limits and is heading ist, compromising India’s bargaining power. Now that the Valley is off the table, towards becoming the hottest year on future negotiations with Pakistan will have to begin from scratch. Of course, record. At the same time, all across the world, Pakistan is not expected to give up so easily without its own takeaways from there are extreme events ranging from heat waves to extreme precipitation events, it. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has resorted to familiar bluster, warning which have increased in frequency and inten- of ethnic outbursts, more Pulwamas, even a conventional war, if provoked. He sity. This year there were also reports that a may keep harping on the refrain of the UNSC resolution though that cannot be widespread area in the Arctic had raging fires right from Siberia to Alaska. recommendations with a series tainly seems trimmer than was views, has recently sacked the a reference point anymore. India’s claim that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is vir- The Arctic region, according to the of vast Homeric barbecues.” the case when he was the Mayor head of the National Institute for tually an extension of Islamabad’s administration waters down any counter-cam- Fourth Assessment Report by the Johnson ignores the fact of London. It may be that Space Research, which has been paign. Perhaps, that’s the reason why Khan absented himself at first from Pakistan’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that the IPCC makes no recom- Symonds will be a productive monitoring deforestation in the (IPCC) published in 2007, estimated that the mendations. Its assessments are influence on the man who is Amazon region. After Parliament to debate the reorganisation issue and then came prepared. Now Arctic region was warming at twice the rate policy-relevant but not policy now the British Prime Minister Bolsonaro’s assumption of office, whether this is part of a larger understanding — where Pakistan is currying of the rest of the globe. The extreme heat this prescriptive. He states further, WHILE ONE CAN and, thus, send a message to the deforestation in June was esti- back its favour with the US by negotiating with the Taliban in Afghanistan over year and in earlier periods is also melting the “We are going to have carnivo- public in that nation. mated by this organisation as 88 Greenland ice sheet at a rapid rate, which rous festivals of chops and BE AMUSED Johnson in his article also per cent higher than the same withdrawal of troops and a new regime of governance — is open to specula- would enhance sea level rise dangerously. sausages and burgers and chit- stated, “Man is an omnivore, cul- period last year. tion. If its relevance to the US as a strategic ally is conditional on its role in Drastic measures are required to curb terlings and chine and offal, and WITH BORIS turally and probably biological- It is unfortunate that leaders Afghanistan, it may, for the time being at least, not be too aggressive. Its overt greenhouse gas emissions and these include the fat will run down our chins, JOHNSON’S ly programmed to take protein of major countries choose to lifestyle changes as well. and the dripping will blaze on from meat; and those meat ani- ignore the truth or deliberately push for mediation in J&K with Trump is, after all, one of the reasons for embold- It is questionable whether the new the charcoal, and the smoky HUMOUR, IT mals must be farmed.” The meat serve the interests of lobbies, who ening the Modi regime to wall off any attempt at internationalisation. Prime Minister of Britain, Boris Johnson, is vapours will rise to the heavens. WOULD BE industry undoubtedly was just want to maximise their However, China is gravely disturbed by the UT status to Ladakh as it would truly committed to action on climate change We will call these meat UNFORTUNATE IF thrilled with this view. Sadly, profits without regard to the lend India strategic depth in a region that lies next to Aksai Chin. China, which and certainly, he is not likely to make any feasts Pachauri days, in satirical Johnson obviously has not future impacts of climate change. lifestyle changes himself or motivate others homage to the tofu-chomping THE PRIME realised that the entire global This mental inertia has to be got the Shaksgam Valley in 1963 from Pakistan, has so far argued that its claim in the UK to do so. This writer had UN man who told the human meat cycle is very intensive in overcome through public con- there is contingent on the resolution of the Kashmir issue. Now it is part of the addressed a gathering of professionals in race to go veggie.” MINISTER OF A the use of energy, right up to the sciousness and grassroots action, London in 2008, where he clearly highlight- There is considerable spec- COUNTRY AS stage where households store as has been the case in several UT of Ladakh and cannot figure as an adjunct of J&K. So it has lambasted India’s ed the need for reducing meat consumption, ulation in the British media on meat in their refrigerators. countries of the world. It is the “unilateralism”, saying it impinges on its “sovereignty.” Over the years, it has based on his plea, “Please eat less meat, whether Johnson’s live-in part- IMPORTANT AS Added to that is the clearing youth of the world who now invested much, pushing an agenda of cultural contiguity, influencing Buddhist because you would be healthier and so would ner Carrie Symonds might actu- THE UK, AND of forests as pastureland, such as need to take the lead and imple- groups and playing them against each other. It has surreptitiously been fund- the planet.” The UK beef industry, of course, ally be able to influence his posi- with the Amazon rainforest, ment actions to reduce the was very critical of this appeal but surpris- tion on climate change, perhaps WHICH HAS HAD and providing CO2 intensive emissions of greenhouse gases, ing monasteries in the area to link them to the larger Chinese Buddhism, a strat- ingly, so was the current Prime Minister of with some changes in lifestyle as THE VISION OF feed material produced in larg- which are responsible for egy which has allowed it to make inroads in the Buddhist countries of Southeast Britain, who was then the Mayor of London. well and possibly have him er and larger quantities for live- human-induced climate change. Asia too. Particularly, given Dalai Lama’s ill health, China would like to hold sway He wrote an op-ed piece in the Daily forego the excessive craving for ENACTING ITS stock. An IPCC report just Fortunately, this is now Telegraph on September 9, 2008, which while meat feasts, which he had released provides a stark warn- gaining momentum with the over various schools of Tibetan Buddhism and have a say in a post-Dalai Lama ridiculing advice to cut down on meat con- referred to as Pachauri days. CLIMATE CHANGE ing of land just not being avail- efforts of Greta Thunberg, the scenario. The reorganisation now allows New Delhi direct decision-making and sumption, wrote the following. While one can be amused LAW, STICKS able on planet earth if we con- 16-year-old Swedish activist, first-hand engagement with the Buddhists of Ladakh and could well strength- “No, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, distin- with Johnson’s humour, it would sume meat at current levels. This and the Protect Our Planet guished chairman of the panel, I am not be unfortunate if the Prime TO HIS OLD report establishes the escalating (POP) movement being imple- en the constituency of Himalayan Buddhism. As Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil going to have one meat-free day per week. Minister of a country as impor- POSITION conflict between meat produc- mented in several countries. Wickremesinghe said, with 70 per cent Buddhists, Ladakh will be the first Indian No, I am not going to become a gradual tant as the UK, and which has tion and other more essential But when do we get leaders with territorial entity with a Buddhist majority. Like Balakot, the redefinition of Kashmir vegetarian. In fact, the whole proposition had the vision of enacting its cli- uses of land. a conscience and those who care is so irritating that I am almost minded to mate change law, sticks to his old Sadly, the current President about our future? will compel both Pakistan and China to evolve new reactive strategies. Only time eat more meat in response. position. Who knows, perhaps of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who (The writer is former chair- will tell how provocative they can be. Beyond the obviousness of wordplay. Every weekend, rain or shine, I suggest he has actually reduced his meat subscribes to US President man, Intergovernmental Panel on that we flaunt our defiance of UN dietary consumption because he cer- Donald Trump’s and Johnson’s Climate Change, 2002-15)

Trade in trouble S O U N D BITE The trade war between China and the US, where the gloves Yeh Hindustan hum sabka We need to be prepared not We will fight it at every Are you assuming that instead are now off, will impact India for better or for worse Hindustan hai, Hindu ho, only diplomatically but also on forum. We're thinking how of sacrificing lamb, Kashmiris Muslim ho, Sikh ho, ground as Pakistan will make we can take it to should sacrifice themselves? If or years before he became the 45th isai ho, yeh sabka noise over the Centre's move to International Court (of you want that, I'm sure they'll President of the US, Donald Trump used Hindustan tha. revoke provisions of Article 370. Justice)... to the UNSC. do that, they've been doing that. the media platforms to complain about F National Conference chief Former Army Chief Pakistan Prime Minister AIMIM leader how other nations have abused America’s trust —Farooq Abdullah —VP Malik —Imran Khan —Asaduddin Owaisi by skewing the trade system and how “unfair” trade deals were taking away jobs from home. His rant against the global trade sys- tem, ironically anchored to the US economy, L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR was popular, particularly among the working class Whites in the American Midwest. As a Questionable eminence Undoing errors of the past in a given context New innings result, in 2016, he won a surprising number of States where Hillary Clinton was supposed Sir — This refers to the editorial, his refers to the editorial, “Toying with fire” (August Sir — This refers to the editori- “Excellence or not” (August 5). 6). The imposition of Article 370, which accord- al, “Toying with fire” (August 6). to win in a canter. And as promised, he unleashed hell on global trade, renego- Whether an institution is given Ting to legal experts as well as historians of signif- Successive Governments at the tiated deals with his two neighbours, threatened European car imports and even the tag of an “institute of emi- icance, was more of a tedious machination on the part Centre were scared of burning wine and, of course, trained his sights on China. But the Asian giant was primed nence” or not, as long as it does of two significant dramatis personae — namely the their fingers by touching the spe- not deliver “intelligent and emi- first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and the cial status granted to the State of for a fight. With tariffs and counter-tariffs by each side, now China is playing around nent students”, which is what is charismatic Kashmiri leader Sheikh Mohammed Jammu & Kashmir in the form of with its currency and the US has formally declared it to be a currency manipu- expected of it, notwithstanding Abdullah. This Constitutional provision was supposed Article 370 and 35A. They pam- lator. This renewed tension has sent shockwaves through global markets. The the different mental make-up of to be temporary. The abrogation of Article 370 is, there- pered the Kashmiri separatists as the students, the tag is of no value. fore, a landmark in our timeline. in the manner of speaking, an opposition of the social well as leaders of the State, who Indian rupee and bourses are also getting spooked. Particularly with Trump mak- That many students face difficul- For long now, there has been a concerted effort by fabric of the State or in other words, the State's Muslim always threatened New Delhi ing it clear that India has “unfair” trade terms with the US, investors are under- ties in finding a job speak volumes both sides of the argument surrounding Article 370. While dominated populace. Would it be too revisionist a thought with dire consequences if they standably worried. Trump’s style of open, public negotiating tactics using Twitter about the poor standards of edu- on the one hand, leaders such as former Jammu and — now a reality — to consider the abrogation or amend- touched these provisions. means that his tweet is a genuine market-moving tool. cation. The tag alone cannot lead Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah believe that Article ment of Article 370 by the very means it was institut- This situation in Jammu & to academic excellence. Affordable 370 is the only Constitutional link between the State and ed, a presidential order? Every new day is an opportu- Kashmir was unacceptable to India, therefore, finds itself in a particularly strange pickle. It might be target- education with high-quality stan- the rest of India, there are many from across the spec- nity to undo the mistakes of the past. Provided it is done most Indians. After the sepa- ted by Trump but if it plays its cards right on the trade front, it could, in return dards from the primary level trum who insist that Article 370 has, in fact, prevented with current context too. ratists, the divisive politicians of for greater market access for some American products like dairy, poultry and should be the aim. the State from truly becoming an integral part of India. KS Jayatheertha Kashmir, too, have been shown VS Jayaraman It is also suggested that any objection to Article 370 is, Bengaluru their place. Not only Articles motorcycles, gain greater access for Indian manufactured goods. US firms and Chennai 370 and 35A have been abrogat- their suppliers are looking to start new manufacturing bases outside China. Our ed but the status and geography eastern neighbour could also become a customer of our agricultural produce. Can’t blank out people Muslim-majority State’s accession has given the impression that the Kashmir, has abruptly brought a of the erstwhile Jammu & to India was premised on its spe- Valley’s people are less important presidential Ordinance on Article Kashmir State have been changed This could give a dramatic surge to the “Make In india” programme and poten- cial status. Hence, it is a valid than its territory. 35A. Other than sending a subtle by splitting it into two Union ter- tially create millions of jobs that could boost the economy. This is why India should Sir — This refers to the editorial, apprehension that the BJP G David Milton message to the US, to desist, the ritories. This is a bold decision, take up trade talks with the US very carefully and with attention from the very “Toying with fire” (August 6). Government’s unilateral move, Maruthancode present step cannot be expected which has opened a new door for top because dealing with Trump is not easy. Even his much-ballyhooed friend- With a parliamentary majority on done without consulting the stake- to find quick solutions. There will development and prosperity of its side, the Bharatiya Janata Party holders in the State, may weaken, No quick solutions be reactions. But right now, the the Kashmiris. ship with North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un is strange, with the North Koreans firing (BJP) has implemented a key item if not break, the bond between Indian Tricolour will be hoisted in MC Joshi missiles over the past few days. Narendra Modi is no ordinary politician and he on the core agenda of its parent Kashmir and the rest of India and Srinagar with far greater assertive- Lucknow will need the skills he has developed over four decades to come to the fore when organisation Rashtriya also alter the State’s present demo- Sir — The Trumpian style of ness and Central authority. Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) — graphic profile. The saddest part whimsical intervention in interna- R Narayanan Send your feedback to: dealing with the US President on trade. abrogation of Article 370. The is that the Central Government tional politics, this time in Navi Mumbai [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN A tribute to POINTCOUNTERPOINT YOU SAY IT (J&K) IS AN INTERNAL MATTER. THE UN HAS HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT KASHMIR IS NOT OUR BR Ambedkar BEEN MONITORING THE SITUATION SINCE 1948. THERE IS INTEGRAL PART AND IT IS NOT OUR INTERNAL ISSUE? SIMLA AGREEMENT AND LAHORE DECLARATION. THE CONGRESS HAS BECOME MENTALLY BANKRUPT. The anomalies created due to Article 370 and 35A —CONGRESS LEADER —UNION MINISTER were erroneous at many levels. The Government’s decision will usher a remarkable transformation in the ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI lives of Dalit, tribal and other backward communities Saga of greed, dynastic politics

GURU PRAKASH With Article 370 being revoked, the writing on the wall is clear: The Government is ne of the most significant points that is lost in the debate over the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of discarding old guard in the State and building a new leadership at the grassroot level OIndia is the plight of the subalterns in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The commentariat has missed the impact of removal of Article 370 on the Dalits, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and tribal communities in the State. The socially, politically and economically disadvantaged sections were bereft of any Constitutional benefits, which were meant for their welfare and development. “You wish India should protect your border, it should build road in your areas, it should supply you food grains and Kashmir should get equal status as India. But the Government of India should have limited powers and Indian people should have no PRASHANT TEWARI rights in Kashmir. To give consent in your proposal, would be a treacherous thing against the interest of India and I, as the Law hink Kashmir without the families of Raja Minister of India, will never do”, observed BR Ambedkar on the Hari Singh, Sheikh Abdullah, Mufti demand of special status to Jammu & Kashmir. TMohammad Sayeed in today’s context and As someone, who dedicated his life for the cause of the Dalits, delete Jawaharlal Nehru and MA Jinnah’s person- Babasaheb carefully pre-empted the implications of a distinc- al love for the place; surely, the political landscape tive Constitutional status. He never compromised with the nation- of the State would have been completely different. al interest and the interests of the community. He was unfortu- It is axiomatic that Jammu & Kashmir became inde- nately overridden by the then rulers, whose only intentions were pendent as soon as it was released from its allegiance to the British crown under the Indian Independence to seek power at all costs. Act. The Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir became By revoking Article 370, the Narendra Modi Government has the repository of all power under this Act, which undone years of oppression and institutional discrimination of created the two dominions of India and Pakistan. the socially marginalised sections like the Scheduled Castes, He was free to decide whether he would accede to Scheduled Tribes and OBCs. any one of the two dominions. Coming together of arch-rivals Meanwhile, Jinnah visualised Kashmir as It was one of the rare occasions where the Bahujan Samaj part of Pakistan and dreamt of bracing its climate Party (BSP) solidly stood with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). and Mughal Gardens as the Governor-General Affirmative action policies like preferential treatment to the Dalits, of Pakistan. He thought it was almost in his pock- tribal and OBC communities became victims of Article 370, which et: Whether it came to him willingly or was taken by force was immaterial. The British had created a permanent roadblock for Central legislations. It is inter- promised it to him: It was a majority Muslim area esting to note that reservation policies were not fully implement- and it had no approach to India except through ed in the entire State of Jammu & Kashmir due to Article 370. Pakistan. Being sure of his ground, Jinnah first Many Valmiki Dalits in Jammu are forced to become sweep- made an approach to the Maharaja for accession ers because the State legislation does not recognise their com- of the State to Pakistan in a very persuasive and munity, whose members are conventionally manual scavengers, friendly manner. In fact, he lured the then Prime as State subjects. The members of the community cannot apply Minister of Kashmir, Ram Chandra Kak, to bring October 26, 1947. That letter of Mountbatten was plebiscite although the legal nature of Kashmir’s and outfits, who claim to be self-styled represen- for a Scheduled Caste certificate or a Government job, except Kashmir to Pakistan. But the Maharaja remained personal and it was in reply to the Maharaja’s let- accession was the foundation of India’s case. tatives of the Kashmiri Muslims and support rad- for the post of a sweeper. They have been protesting against firm on the ground that either the State would ter of October 26, stating that “'a grave emergency” Years later, the problem in Kashmir is often rep- icalism — directly or indirectly. No one will be this since a very long time. According to a news report pub- enjoy independent status or it would emerge with had arisen in his State and acknowledging that the resented primarily as a matter between India and spared, no matter how much influential. The the Indian dominion. Indian dominion “cannot send the help asked for” Pakistan and framed around the issues of the legit- National Investigation Agency has already seized lished by News18 in 2010, one of the Ministers publicly admit- As far as India was concerned, it was indiffer- without his State acceding to India. Accordingly, imacy of Kashmir’s accession to India during inde- assets worth `1,400 crore and has launched an ted that, “The demands of the Valimikis are genuine. They are ent on the subject, though it would have been happy on October 26, the Maharaja attached the pendence. But this is not the problem today as cir- investigation in 21 cases. The Central Board of not outsiders but adopted ones. Due to Article 370, giving State if Kashmir had acceded to India. Mahatma Instrument of Accession for acceptance. In his let- cumstances since the accession have changed such Direct Taxes and the Enforcement Directorate are subject to them is difficult. In order to solve their situation, we Gandhi visited Kashmir before August 15, 1947, ter, Mountbatten wrote, “...my Government has that insurgency is now largely fuelled by an increas- working overtime in the State, identifying, track- will form a committee consisting of all party members, who can to persuade the Maharaja to accede to India but decided to accept the accession of Kashmir State ingly hardliner Pakistan state. The ethnic and reli- ing and shutting down all means to fund terror- solve their plight soon,” said the then Jammu & Kashmir Minister he remained non-committal. If the Maharaja had to the dominion of India. In consistence with their gious diversity in Jammu & Kashmir, which is divid- ist activities. A massive crackdown on the for Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla. decided to accede to India or to Pakistan before policy that in the case of any State, where the issue ed into three regions, has contributed to the com- Jamaat-e-Islami has begun. The outfit has a strong “Being denied SC certificate puts them at a disadvantage August 15, 1947, much of the trouble and bitter- of accession has been the subject of dispute, the plexity of the Kashmir problem. influence in south Kashmir and is largely held and they cannot even obtain a loan in the State to pull them- ness may well have been avoided. But he was toy- question of accession should be decided in accor- The current violence cycle of the insurgency responsible for turning the four districts in the selves out of backwardness. Without residential rights to prop- ing with the idea of independence and was rely- dance with the wishes of the people of the State. It was started in late 1980s — it began as an ethnic region into a hub for terrorism. This crackdown ing on his Dogra forces to achieve this end. is my Government’s wish that as soon as law and issue. However, over the years, insurgency has been is going to get stronger in the days to come until erty, they have no collateral to mortgage. Even after living in However, he was completely averse to the idea of order have been restored in Kashmir and its soil carefully and deliberately cultivated into a religious the outfit is made completely redundant. Similarly, Jammu & Kashmir for 62 years, the Valmikis do not have a right acceding to Pakistan as it would have involved the cleared of the invader, the question of the State’s one. This created an environment of intolerance, tougher action is being taken against separatists, to vote in panchayat, municipality or State Assembly elections”, complete destruction of the Hindu population of accession should be settled by a reference to the peo- intimidation and ultimately, violence throughout not just cosmetic ones. Many leaders have been observed Pallavi Sareen in one of the articles on the plight of the State and seizure of all that they had, includ- ple.” This statement of Mountbatten was to evoke the Valley that only exasperated other existing ten- shifted to prisons outside Srinagar so that the Valmikis in Jammu & Kashmir. ing abduction of women. Meanwhile, Sheikh an almost violent reaction from MC Mahajan, who sions: A situation that led to the exodus of the Valley does not come under their influence. This was a gross violation of Constitutional values and spir- Abdullah along with his deputy, Bakshi, took over was the then Prime minister of Kashmir and later Kashmiri Hindu pandits from the region. With The writing on the wall is clear: Narendra it. Valmikis in the rest of the country are recognised as SC and the leadership of the National Conference (NC) as became the Chief Justice of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi securing a major- Modi and Shah are discarding the old guard in are entitled to benefits in State-sponsored education and employ- it was the only political party of the State. NC lead- In his Accession of Kashmir to India (The Inside ity in the second term and Union Home Minister the State and building a new leadership from the ment schemes. Can a similar class of citizens be treated dif- ers were favorable to the State’s accession to India. Story), the learned judge wrote: “The Indian Amit Shah at the helm of affairs, the Central grassroot. The abrogation of Article 370 and 35A ferently in the same country? It was a matter of embarrassment The Maharaja felt that there was no option for him Independence Act did not envisage conditional Government will now take on the Kashmir issue shall facilitate larger integration of Jammu & but to accede to India. However, India continued accession. It could not envisage such a situation as much more assertively than it did in its first term. Kashmir with the rest of the country. As India is as it never caught the attention of intellectuals and activists, who maintaining an indifferent approach towards it would be outside the Parliament’s policy. It want- One of the key shifts in the new Government’s marching ahead towards becoming a $5 trillion have systematically benefitted from atrocity narrative. Kashmir. Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel pre- ed to keep no Indian State in a state of suspense. approach to Kashmir is that while prior to May economy, policy-makers must not exclude The story does not end here. It is surprising that there ferred the situation where Kashmir accession must It conferred on the rulers of the Indian States 2019, the focus was on dealing with the separatists Jammu & Kashmir State from the fruits of devel- is no provision of political representation of STs in the State come voluntarily to India. Being a liberal democ- absolute power in their discretion to accede to either with an iron hand, the focus now is to make the opment just to please a few feudal families threat- of Jammu & Kashmir. Whereas the Constitution of India has rat, Pandit Nehru was keen on the Maharaja hand- of the two dominions. The dominion’s Governor Kashmiri separatist and dynast leaders irrelevant ening the State of India of false repercussions. made special arrangements for their equitable representation ing over the power to Sheikh Abdullah than about General had the power to accept the accession or altogether. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Jammu & Kashmir has been a victim of protect- at critical decision making positions, the tribal communities accession. In his view, once the State administra- reject the offer, but he had no power to keep the has pushed for a muscular policy in dealing with ing the rights of a few political families rather than were still prohibited to enter the legislative chambers of Jammu tion had gone to popular hands, the question of question open or attach conditions to it.” What is the present crisis in the Valley with fair success but the people and then one of the tallest Indian leader & Kashmir. With the bifurcation of Ladakh as a separate Union accession could be appropriately discussed with the also not in dispute is the Himalayan bungle creat- India was missing a bold Home Minister in Modi Syama Prasad Mukherjee has correctly predict- Territory, tribal communities will now get what was due to popular Government. ed by Nehru’s Government of the time. On 1.0 to translate Doval’s initiative at the legislative ed in 1952 that the Indian State must abandon The biggest hurdle to resolving the Kashmir January 27, 1948, India and Pakistan submitted a platform. Shah has bridged this gap with Modi 2.0 Prince and Czars of Kashmir to let it freely inte- them since so many decades. issue has been the business of “plebiscite”, which draft proposal to the president of the United Nations leading to appropriate legislation in the Parliament grate with the Union of India to blossom in a pros- The anomalies created due to Article 370 and Article 35A Pakistan as well as other India-baiters, including Security Council on the appropriate methods of to address the Kashmir issue, seeking permanent perous integrated society. The historic decision were erroneous at many levels. The Modi Government’s deci- the so-called liberals, has often raised. The origin solving the Kashmir dispute. According to the solution from an Indian perspective. to abrogate Article 370 and re-organisation of the sion will usher a remarkable transformation in the lives of Dalit, of that apprehension can be traced to the letter of Security Council verbatim reports cited by Justice On the domestic front, the first part of the State by the Modi Government shall facilitate tribal and other backward communities of Jammu & Kashmir. October 27, 1947, which Lord Mountbatten wrote Anand, the Indian representative on the floor of policy involves scaling up military action against faster development of the State with the nation. (The writer is Adviser, Dalit Indian Chambers of Commerce to Maharaja Hari Singh after the latter had signed the Security Council made it appear that the final terrorists in Kashmir. The second part of this pol- (The writer is a regular columnist with The and Industry (DICCI) and Assistant Professor at Patna University) his acceptance on the Instrument of Accession on status of Kashmir was to be determined by icy involves the relentless pursuit of individuals Pioneer and Editor-in-chief of Opinion Express) Changing the face of Kashmir The Modi-Shah duo has taken a historic step by rendering Article 370 toothless and repealing Article 35(A). But FOREIGN EYE managing the aftermath is a challenge with some comparing the State to another Palestine Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to act House was also possible due to the lable. There are some who fear danger of more home-grown terror- The political reason for clubbing on its promises. division in Opposition ranks. Many Kashmir might turn out to be ism and the emergence of more Jammu & Kashmir might be to Article 370 of the Constitution parties, including the Biju Janata another Palestine. Burhan Wanis. make the State Hindu grants special status to Jammu & Dal (BJD), Telangana Rashtra Second, the State has been Pakistan might also take it to majority gradually. Kashmir, while Article 35A empow- Samithi (TRS), YSR Congress Party degraded but has the Government the United Nations as Kashmir Politically, Modi has emerged ers the Legislature to define the (YSRCP), Bahujan Samaj Party thought of an economic plan for the can no longer be on the agenda and MOST DANGEROUS much stronger. The Prime Minister State’s “permanent residents” and (BSP) and the Aam Aadmi Party development of these two Union also seek the US’ intervention. and Union Home Minister Amit their special rights and privileges. (AAP), sided with the Government, Territories? As Amit Shah had Above all, most Kashmiris in PLACE IN THE WORLD Shah get kudos for the bloodless It also bars a Kashmiri woman from thus isolating the Congress, the noted in his speech in Parliament the Valley feel betrayed. The State There is still a good chance KALYANI SHANKAR coup. “We reiterate our position getting any property rights if she Trinamool Congress (TMC) and a while presenting the Bills, crores of Government and the Centre must that the changes to the since the time of the Jan Sangh to marries a person outside the State. few other parties. However, all rupees have been sent to the State do everything to assuage their feel- ugust 5, 2019, will remain a the abrogation of Article 370," read The Modi-Shah duo took every regional parties in the State, includ- for development but they never ing of alienation and fill up the trust Constitution will end up historic day for the country. the BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the Lok one by surprise by planning the ing NC, PDP, Jammu and Kashmir reached the people. The economic deficit. Bringing normalcy in the before the Supreme Court. AOn this day, the Modi Sabha election of 2019. Articles 35A whole operation in complete secre- People’s Movement (J&KPM) and plan is a must for the future and the Valley should be the top priority. But the fires are already lit. Government scrapped Article 370 and Article 370, among other issues, cy. The Opposition has complained others, opposed the measure. Government is yet to disclose it. Overall, while doubts may The US and China must not and Article 35A pertaining to including national security, nation- that no consultations were made Now that the Parliament has Third, Pakistan, too, must have linger about the response from the allow Kashmir to become a Jammu & Kashmir in one stroke. alism and terrorism, had became with the stakeholders. In fact, while endorsed the proposal, managing been taken by surprise by this Valley, Prime Minister Modi has Prime Minister Narendra Modi major election issues. the Bill was introduced in the the aftermath is the challenge ahead coup. Enthused by the good recep- earned huge political capital by this pawn in their ongoing has resolved a complex issue, which Interestingly, the Congress had House, two former Chief Ministers for the Modi Government. The tion Pakistan Prime Minister Imran measure. disputes; on the contrary, many Prime Ministers had been promised in its manifesto that noth- — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prime Minister believes that the Khan received in the US recently, If the Supreme Court gives a the US, China, the UN and grappling with unsuccessfully for ing will be done or allowed to chief Mehbooba Mufti and National measure will solve the Kashmir with promises of more aid to bail green signal by November, the BJP other powers with influence the past 70 years, boldly within the change the Constitutional position Conference leader Omar Abdullah problem and bring peace and pros- out its economy, the Pakistani is ready to build the Ram temple in first 100 days of his second term. on Kashmir. Now that the Bharatiya — were kept under house arrest in perity to the State. establishment is upbeat. Ayodhya, too. There are many, over India and Pakistan As a bureaucrat friend Janata Party (BJP) is heading the Srinagar. Getting the Bill passed in While there has been no imme- Encouraged by all these, it cannot who believe that if elections were to must urgently do what they remarked, with half a page strongest Government at the Centre the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling diate signs of violence in Jammu & be ruled out that Pakistan might be held tomorrow, Prime Minister can to prevent India’s folly Presidential order and four hours of in 30 years after having secured a party is in a minority, Kashmir as massive forces have instigate some violence in Kashmir. Modi might even beat former Prime from escalating into a debate and discussion in the Rajya massive majority of its own in the was indeed a feat for the Treasury been deployed, it is too soon to dis- Also the Valley is the most vulner- Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s record of perilous and unpredictable Sabha, Jammu & Kashmir as a State 2019 Lok Sabha elections, there was Benches. The Congress feels miss any trouble. The gene is out able to Talibanis and other terror getting 405 seats in the 1984 Lok disappeared and in its place pressure from the Rashtriya outfoxed. of the bottle and it is not known organisations like Al Qaeda and the Sabha elections. regional crisis. emerged two Union Territories — Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Modi’s success in the Upper whether it will turn uncontrol- Islamic State (IS). There is also the (The writer is a senior journalist) (The New York Times) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 7, 2019 money 10 Australia, Canadian funds to Helmet maker Steelbird offers to set up plant in J&K invest up to $2 bn thru NIIF PNS n NEW DELHI Amit Shah to overrule Article how most cities and states 370 . This fantastic move grow and we see it as a great PNS n NEW DELHI tions it as one of the primary Asia's largest helmet manu- ensures that the Valley enters opportunity for localites first," Indian pooling vehicles for facturer Steelbird Hi-tech the Indian main- said Steelbird Helmets MD Minda The National Investment and The agreements include global capital. India on Tuesday stream and Rajeev Kapur. Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) on commitments of USD 250 million Dale Burgess, senior man- offered to set up a becomes a part "We plan to come up with Industries Q1 Tuesday said Australia's largest aging director (infrastructure manufacturing of our nation's manufacturing facility in superannuation fund each in the Master Fund and co- and natural resources) of plant in Jammu & collective accordance to the upcoming net down by AustralianSuper and Canada's investment rights of up to USD 750 Ontario Teachers', said, "NIIF's Kashmir, a day growth," said investor summit in the month Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan million each in future opportunities investment strategy aligns with after article 35A Steelbird of October. We hope the deci- 26.33 pc have signed pacts to invest up the long-term and partner- granting special Helmets sions will allow the business- to USD 2 billion with the NIIF alongside the Fund, it said oriented investing approach, we status to the state Chairman es to operate freely under the PNS n NEW DELHI Master Fund. have successfully used in other was revoked by the Subhash same rules in the Valley," he The NIIF invests in equity regions." government. Kapur. added. Auto components maker capital in the country's core Ben Chan, regional manag- This will help the Until now, Steelbird already has invest- Minda Industries on infrastructure sectors with a ing director (Asia-Pacific) of Kashmir Valley kick- most of the man- ed Rs 150 crore in the manu- Tuesday reported a 26.33 focus on transportation, Ontario Teachers', said a com- start a new industrial ufacturing activity facturing plants at Baddi, per cent decline in consol- energy and urban infra- mitment to NIIF will substan- revolution and employ- in J&K has remained Himachal Pradesh and is now idated net profit at Rs 62.33 structure. tially bolster Ontario Teachers' ment for the citizens, said restricted to the state's inher- planning to enhance the pro- crore in the first quarter "The NIIF of India is presence in India, providing Steelbird in a statement wel- ent capacities in agriculture duction capacity to 44,500 hel- ended June 30. pleased to announce that us with on-the-ground mar- coming the government's and handicraft, it added. mets a day. The company had post- AustralianSuper, Australia's ket insights and capabilities move. "We think it will kickstart It intends to replicate the ed a consolidated net prof- largest superannuation fund, to be well-positioned in a "It is a much awaited move with the companies tying up same success story for the it of Rs 84.6 crore in the and Ontario Teachers' Pension share- large market with significant by Prime Minister Narendra with established local players Valley as well, the statement year-ago quarter, Minda Plan (Ontario Teachers'), holders expected growth. Modi and Home Minister to build the ecosystem. This is added. Industries said in a regu- Canada's largest single-profes- in National Mark Delaney, chief invest- latory filing. sion pension plan, have each Investment ment officer with Total income during the signed agreements for invest- and AustralianSuper, said India's quarter under review stood ments of up to USD 1 billion Infrastructure Fund rupees to burgeoning infrastructure mar- at Rs 1,446.67 crore as with the NIIF Master Fund," Ltd, NIIF's investment suit the ket is among the largest in Asia, Kandikuppa against Rs 1,436.32 crore in NIIF said in a statement. management company, it requirements of the infra- which presents many opportu- the same period last year, it The agreements include said. The Fund also added that structure sector. nities for investment. "We are Sreekant added. commitments of USD 250 mil- domestic investors HDFC Life NIIF Managing Director and pleased to have entered into this During the first quarter, lion each in the Master Fund and Kotak Mahindra Life Chief Executive Officer Sujoy agreement with the NIIF becomes Power there was industry wide and co-investment rights of up Insurance have further com- Bose said, "We are delighted to Master Fund and to be share- volume cuts due to weak to USD 750 million each in mitted Rs 600 million in the welcome two of the world's holders of National Investment Grid CMD demand environment and future opportunities alongside third round. leading pension funds as and Infrastructure Fund margin pressures across the Fund, it said. "With this, NIIF Master investors in the NIIF Master Limited and look forward to PNS n NEW DELHI OEMs (original equipment "This marks the third close Fund becomes the largest infra- Fund and as shareholders of participating in a strong manufacturers). of the NIIF Master Fund. structure fund in India with NIIF, alongside other eminent pipeline of projects across a State-owned Power Grid The company said its AustralianSuper and Ontario assets under management of investors. AustralianSuper and range of sectors." Corporation on Tuesday said total expenses during the Teachers' will now join the over USD 1.8 billion and a co- Ontario Teachers' are among NIIF is a fund manager that its Director (Finance) Jet Airways’ quarter stood at Rs 1,362.56 Government of India (GOI), investment pool of USD 2.5 bil- the most respected infrastruc- invests in infrastructure and Kandikuppa Sreekant has crore as against Rs 1,322.21 Abu Dhabi Investment lion, which will enable the ture investors in the world and related sectors in India. An taken over as the company's crore in the corresponding Authority (ADIA), Temasek, Fund to invest at the scale bring considerable global per- institution anchored by the chairman and managing period a year ago. HDFC Group, ICICI Bank, required for the large infra- spective and value to NIIF. Government of India, NIIF is director. employees seek Shares of Minda Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance structure requirements in Their significant investments a collaborative investment plat- Kandikuppa Sreekant Industries were trading at and Axis Bank as investors in India," it said. demonstrate the international form for international and assumed the charge of the Rs 294.75 apiece, up 1.60 the Fund," the statement said. The Master Fund has a interest in Indian infrastructure Indian investors with a man- chairman and managing interim financial relief per cent from the previous AustralianSuper and Ontario tenure of 15 years and is and reconfirms the many date to invest equity capital in director of Power Grid close on the BSE. Teachers' will also become denominated in the Indian strengths of NIIF, which posi- domestic infrastructure. Corporation of India on PNS n NEW DELHI survival. Monday. The resolution process According to a statement Scores of Jet Airways employ- should be fast-tracked and as per the Ministry of Power ees on Tuesday gathered in the operations should be restart- order, the tenure of national capital and sought an ed at the earliest. There HGS Q1 profit at Rs 40.4 cr, Kandikuppa Sreekant will be interim financial assistance shouldn't be liquidation, he till December 31, 2023, the till completion of the insol- added. date of his superannuation, or vency resolution process. Most of the employees, who until further orders, whichev- The once-storied full service gathered at Jantar Mantar sees strong topline growth er is earlier. carrier stopped flying on April here, were clad in the airline's Prior to taking up this 17 as it ran out of money for uniform. PNS n NEW DELHI assignment, he was serving as daily operations. The deadline for submission the director (finance) of An employees' consortium of initial bids under the insol- Hinduja Global Solutions Power Grid. has demanded that the vency resolution process ends (HGS) saw its consolidated net Sreekant is a B.Com Committee of Creditors (CoC) on August 10. profit expand marginally to Rs (Hons.) graduate, CMA and should look at providing one In a filing to stock 40.4 crore for the quarter PGDBM (finance), having month's salary as an interim exchanges on Saturday, the air- ended June 2019 from the Transasia-Erba group more than 33 years of expe- financial assistance. line said the last date for sub- year-ago period. rience in the power sector, The consortium represents mitting Expressions of Interest The company had regis- involving finance and around 9,000 employees, (EoIs) has been extended on tered a net profit of Rs 40.3 to double R&D accounting functions, long- including pilots, engineers and the basis of requests received crore in April-June, 2018, HGS term financial planning, cabin crew, according to A K from prima-facie credible said in a filing on Monday new fiscal and the topline has "Our solutions for social investment appraisals, for- Mohanty. interested resolution appli- night. grown 17.2 per cent, while care, intelligent automation, spending to Rs 200 cr mulation of capital budgets, Mohanty, a representative of cants for some additional time. HGS' revenue from opera- EBITDA more than doubled analytics and cloud services resource mobilisation from the consortium, said one An insolvency professional tions grew 17.2 per cent to Rs in the quarter under review. are seeing big demand from PNS n MUMBAI nostic market currently domestic and international month's salary should be is managing the affairs of Jet 1,290.5 crore in the quarter "Growth was led by organ- clients. We will increase our exceeds USD 65 billion and is markets and corporate released to existing employees Airways under the Insolvency under review as against Rs ic expansion and new client investments to build capabil- In-vitro diagnostic company, expected to grow at a CAGR accounts. of Jet Airways for their basic and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). 1,100.8 crore in the year-ago ramp-up, especially in the ities in these growth areas as Transasia-Erba group on of 4.75 per cent to reach USD period. Revenue growth in US...Based on the visibility we see big opportunities for Tuesday said it is doubling its 94 billion by 2025. constant currency terms was from new wins and a healthy technology-led services," he annual research and develop- "In the last ten years, we 15.3 per cent. pipeline, we expect to post noted. ment (R&D) spend to Rs 200 spent Rs 1,500 crore in 14 "PAT (profit after tax) was strong topline growth in the At the end of June quarter, crore as part of its growth overseas acquisitions, each of PNB Housing raises $75 m in flat in the quarter, primarily rest of year," he added. HGS had 241 core BPM clients strategy. which comes with extensive due to drop in Other Income DeSarkar said all the geo- and 668 HRO/Payroll pro- The increased R&D spends R&D capabilities besides a arising out of adverse exchange graphies are performing as cessing clients, and its employ- will primarily focus on accel- proven product line. The rate fluctuations," HGS CEO expected, and AxisPoint ee headcount was at 42,371. erating cutting-edge products recent success of the hema- ECB from Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Partha DeSarkar said. Health and India domestic The Board has declared an currently in the pipeline in tology range from Europe that PNS n MUMBAI He added that HGS' growth businesses continue to show interim dividend of Rs 2.50 a areas like molecular diagnos- we launched in India is a momentum continues in the improvement for the company. share. tics, chemiluminiscence, it template we would like to Mortgage lender PNB Housing said in a statement. replicate globally, particularly, Finance has raised USD 75 mil- At present, there are three in emerging markets which is lion or Rs 522 crore in external companies globally who can our main focus. commercial borrowing (ECB) Ajay new CEO of Emaar India offer a complete range of This requires ongoing under the automatic route. products to a clinical lab, it investments and of course we The proceeds from the ECB, PNS n NEW DELHI Gupta had joined Emaar India aging director of the joint ven- said. don't want to keep our eyes off raised from the Singapore- as CEO in June last year. ture, resigned from the post. "The Transasia-Erba group the future," Transasia-Erba based Sumitomo Mitsui Dubai-based Emaar Properties In 2005, Emaar Properties In January 2018, the is working to become the group chairman and manag- Banking Corporation, will be has appointed Ajay Munot as entered Indian real estate mar- National Company Law fourth company in the world ing director Suresh Vazirani used as per the applicable reg- tion," PNB Housing Financial 11 percent to Rs 284.50 crore its chief executive officer ket in partnership with India's Tribunal (NCLT) approved the to offer a complete line of IVD said. ulatory guidelines, a company managing director Sanjaya from Rs 255.80 crore in the year- (CEO) for its India business, MGF group and invested Rs proposed demerger scheme of products. The company is bet- "Continued investments in said Tuesday. Gupta said. ago period, while net interest sources said on Tuesday. 8,500 crore through joint ven- Emaar MGF Land, paving the ting on this as a key element our R&D facilities across the "The landed cost of the fully Last month, the company income grew 45% to Rs 625.50 Munot was earlier the CEO ture Emaar MGF Land. way for two joint venture part- of its strategy to post sustained world and in India to ensure hedged facility has been much had raised USD 100 million crore from Rs 432.8 crore. of Adani Realty. He has been However, in April 2016, it ners - Emaar Properties and double-digit growth year on we stay ahead of the curve is lower than the present domes- from International Finance Gross non-performing assets appointed as the CEO of Emaar decided to end this joint ven- MGF Development - to go sep- year," it said. another reason behind the tic pricing for similar tenure. Corporation (IFC), a member stood at 0.85% of the loan India after Prashant Gupta last ture and two months later arate ways. In-vitro diagnostic market increased investments. We This facility will not only aug- of the World Bank Group, to assets as against 0.43% a year month resigned from the com- Shravan Gupta, the then exec- The demerger process got in India is likely to exceed only expect the investments to ment our liquidity but will fur- finance the purchase of afford- ago and net NPA stood at pany citing personal reasons. utive vice chairman and man- completed in July 2018. USD 1.8 billion mark by 2025, grow in the years ahead," he ther balance our long-term able housing projects. 0.67% as against 0.33% last while the global In- vitro diag- added. asset liability management posi- In the June quarter, its net rose year. ‘Aware of reports on authenticity of Siddhartha's sign’ PNS n NEW DELHI On July 30, BSE had sought clarification from Coffee Day The authenticity of the note is not Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd on Enterprises over reports that Tuesday said it is aware of Siddhartha's signatures on the known and the signature does not reports questioning the purported letter were not tally with Shri VG Siddhartha's authenticity of the signature matching with his signature on on the purported letter writ- other documents. signature as available in his annual Deadline for submission ten by late founder VG VG Siddhartha, was con- reports," the statement from the Siddhartha and is cooperating firmed dead on July 31, after with regulatory authorities on his body was found in the Income Tax Department had said of EoIs for SAIL's 3 this issue. Netravati river in Dakshina The purported letter, which Kannada district of Karnataka, is believed to be the final note a day after he went missing. during their probe against had said. plants extended by the late promoter and wide- On the same day, Coffee Siddhartha and had pointed In a press statement issued PNS n NEW DELHI However, no reasons were ly circulated on social media, Day Enterprises had named out that the signatures of the on July 30, Coffee Day given for the extension of the contained statements alleging independent director S V entrepreneur available with Enterprises had admitted The deadline for submission of deadline. The government had harassment on VG Siddhartha Ranganath as the interim them were different from about the purported letter initial bids for stake sale of earlier invited bids for 100 per by the Income Tax department. chairman of the company. those on a letter being widely signed by Siddhartha and said SAIL's three plants -- VISP, ASP cent stake sale in the three In a reply to the clarification In the purported letter, published on the social media. that it has shared it with the and SSP -- has been extended plants. The Department of sought by the bourses on the dated July 27, 2019 Siddhartha "The authenticity of the authorities. to August 20. Investment and Public Asset issue, Coffee Day Enterprises had said there was a lot of Mindtree deal and then taking crunch," the letter, bearing a note is not known and the sig- "The board also reviewed a "The last date for 'submis- Management (DIPAM) had said "the company is aware of harassment from the previous position of our Coffee Day purported signature of nature does not tally with copy of the letter purportedly sion of EoIs (Expression of invited EoIs from bidders for the news report" and added DG of the Income Tax shares, although revised Siddhartha, had said. Shri VG Siddhartha's signature signed by VG Siddhartha dated Interests) physically' has been SAIL's Alloys Steels Plant that it is "co-operating with reg- Department in the form of returns have been filed by us". However, the Income Tax as available in his annual July 27, 2019 and has shared a extended from August 1, 2019 (ASP), Salem Steel Plant (SSP) ulatory authorities in relation attaching "our shares on two "This was very unfair and Department had last week reports," the statement from copy of the letter with relevant to August 20, 2019," said the and Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel to the letter and related matter." separate occasions to block our has led to a serious liquidity denied charges of harassment the Income Tax Department authorities," it had said. company's website. Plant (VISP). Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday August 7, 2019 A valley that no one understood It all started with tourists being he Centre's move to scrap Article 370 Well, as long as India remains a democracy, each LIGHTS, in Kashmir has befuddled people person is entitled to his or her own opinion. asked to leave J&K and culminated across the country. While a few peo- While the whole issue has snowballed into a mess T ple are all praise, others claim this is as people are unable to reach their loved ones in Article 370 being scrapped. the doings of a dictatorship, totalitar- back home, we asked a few people their opin- ian government. ion, and this is what they had to say. K RAMYA SREE writes what this Be it the blocking of all communication to and Students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in CAMERA, from the valley, or asking tourists to leave cit- Hyderabad shared that scrapping of Article 370 ing 'security issues,' people have gone through was a disrespect to the mandate set by previous means to Kashmiris in particular a lot and feel that this has turned out to be a mess. leaders. They say that our leaders had reached and Indians in general with inputs Students are the worst affected as they have left a consensus that this should only be amended their loved ones at home and come to different following a plebiscite or by the Jammu and ACTION! from SREENATH S KURUP parts of the country to study. Kashmir Legislature. More than six plays, which deal with Need Brexit style referendum various issues of society, would be pinion of the “OKashmiris staged as part of the Abhinaya matter. Forced occu- pation is not the right National Theatre Festival in the city solution and cannot be permanent,” said from August 9, finds Goutam Uyalla, a freelance communi- cation professional. V SATEESH REDDY “Kashmir is an integral part of the he stage is all set for the 14th national multilingual drama country and many festival ‘Abhinaya National Theatre Festival 2019’. The fes- Indians believe in tival, being organised by the Department of Language and that, but the govern- Culture, Government of Telangana along with South Zone ment and military T Cultural Centre and Telangana Sangeeta Nataka Academy, The relationship doesn’t treat them that way. Kashmir independence will be held from August 9 to 12 at Ravindra Bharati. Move is against is not a new chorus among the citizens there. Forced An understanding Along with Telugu plays, some prestigious plays from other states the Instrument of is now over occupation of the state is paralysing the economy and between will also be staged during the four-day festival. Speaking to The n entire valley has been human rights violations are prevalent. There should Pioneer, Abhinaya Srinivas, founder of the festival, who started organ- Accession “A under siege. There is a com- be a Brexit style referendum in Kashmir so that we Modi and Trump ising this event in Hyderabad since 2006, says, “During my child- xpressing discontent on the munication blackout and citizens know whether the people want to be with India or e Indians have reached hood, I used to watch many street plays. Those plays inspired me to Eway this was done, Bimal have been placed under house be independent. Does the BJP government have the “Wsuch a point that it is take up theatre. I acted in my first play Galivana in 1989. Later, I did Shivaji, a senior journalist said, arrest. Due to the blackout, we courage to take this bold step?” he asks. high time the government does many plays. At that time, I wanted to do something for theatre and “I feel that this move is against were unable to contact our fami- something to improve the situ- started the magazine Abhinaya to write play reviews. I travelled all the Instrument of Accession. ly. All this started the day before ation there. While few optimists over the Telugu states and wrote about many plays. This tour inspired People already feel that laws are yesterday. Kashmiri students have feel there is no fall-out between me to start the Abhinaya National Theatre Festival to encourage the- being imposed upon them, and been living in fear when they go ‘Feel disturbed’ the Central government and atre arts.” this was just the icing on the outside, especially after some of the people, others feel that this Since its inception in 2006, the festival became a trademark for cake.” them were beaten up post- nother Kashmir-based student, on condition of takes away the identity of the great plays. This year, plays including SimnaKanthi, Keratalu, “Curtailing freedom is the Pulwama. This communication Aanonymity said, “We are disconnected from our Kashmiris,” said D Nagarjuna, a Nangeli, Ippudu, GollaKalapam and Thiruka Raja would be staged first thing that a ‘nationalist’ blackout adds fuel to the fire,” said family. It’s been two days since I talked to them. All media faculty in a Hyderabad during the evenings. government does. This makes Hadif Nisar, President of Jammu of us here share the same thought and are very dis- college. When asked about the difference between Abhinaya and other the- people fear them. House arrest and Kashmir Students Association turbed. We all feel like going back home, but with “This move has received atre festivals, Srinivas informs, “Most Telugu plays involve verbal com- of leaders is another tactic that of University of Hyderabad and a all the restrictions we don’t think we can do so.” mixed reactions from both the munication. If you see plays outside the Telugu States, they use sound, such governments adopt. I native of Anantnag media and citizens across the lighting and design to present it more beautifully. In recent times, would compare this to the Hadif and the Jammu and country. Some feel that Modi is some Telugu plays are also using all aspects Erdogan government in Turkey Kashmir Students Association are curtailing the freedom of of theatre. Through this festival, we are and sadly, we are on our way to helping a lot of students in need, ‘Make Hyderabad a UT’ Kashmiris, while I strongly feel showing the famous plays of other states a totalitarian government. both mentally and materially. He this move is an understanding to inspire our theatre artistes to do some Curtailing freedom of speech is says, “There are new students who pplauding the move by the Modi government, between Trump and Modi,” he experiments.” the end result of blocking the have come out of their home for ARatna Sagar, a 20-year-old NIT Srinagar student said. Through the festival, Srinivas staged Internet. During the Emergency, the first time and there are also who is currently travelling to Vijayawada from Jammu Speaking about communica- more than 300 plays across India. He is Indira Gandhi had arrested few people who get depressed. said, “We support the scrapping of Article 370. This tions being cut off and high- also organising the same festival every year socialist leaders under one pre- But, we are reaching out to them move is definitely going to help citizens of Kashmir level officials being placed under in many States. He shares, “This year we text or another. Arresting legit- constantly and are collectively and others. Although we were evacuated in a short house arrest, Nagarjuna said, “It have received more than 120 entries from imate leaders in the state is a trying to sort out their issues. notice, the government was really helpful in provid- is more a pre-emptive step and all over India. We selected six serious issue. The NDA govern- Also, many students were sup- ing us transport to our native region. It not only pro- I hope after assessing the plays for the festival.” ment’s tactics are now out in the posed to get money from their vided us with transport, but has also given us money Intelligence Bureau inputs, it will Out of the six plays in the open. Today, if authorities arrest parents on Monday. But owing to for the expenses and a guest house to stay in.” be restored. In the long run, festival, Nangeli, a Hindi me saying I am a terrorist, it is the circumstances, they haven’t.” Speaking about security in Jammu and Kashmir, detention of these leaders will be play, explains about the my duty to prove that I am not. Hadif also said that some of the AP-based student said that the current situation counter-productive.” breast tax (Mulakkaram or The onus is on the individual,” them had plans to visit their is extremely dangerous. “My friends in Srinagar have Mula-karam in he said. “We are further alien- home for celebrating Eid. But, been put under house arrest. We are not even able Malayam), a tax imposed ating people who are already now they had to cancel every- to reach out to them and find out if they are safe as on the untouchable (out- distraught over poor develop- thing. communication has been cut off.” caste) women in ment in the state,” he adds. Speaking on the issue of scrap- He said, during a similar incident in 2014, it took Travancore (in the pre- ping Article 370, Hadif stated that four months for the government to get things back sent-day Kerala state it was something that bound to normal. Since we are in our final year now, we hope of India), until 1924. Kashmir with India. The popular the government sorts out the situation within a The government sentiment of the valley dictates month, without affecting our academics. forced a tax on the that once the article is broken, the The 20-year-old also demanded that the govern- breast of untouchable relationship is over. ment make Hyderabad a Union Territory, as when women. The outcaste AP was bifurcated, crucial assets were left behind in women were not Hyderabad. allowed to wear clothes covering their upper body in public. The law resulted from Travancore’s tradition, in which the breasts were bared as a symbol of respect to higher- status people. In the play, Nangeli was a poor Ezhava woman from the village called Cherthala. Her family could not afford to pay taxes and was in debt with the rulers. She chopped her breasts and gift- ed it to the Travancore king- dom. After her death, many Nadar women started protests against this cruel tax system. This play explains the cru- elty actions forced on women at that time. On a concluding note, Srinivas says, “In recent times, many IT employees are staging plays which are a good sign for the art. Many women are also coming forward to take theatre as their profes- sion. I hope the Abhinaya festival also inspires many to take up theatre.” 12

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MUSIC THEATRE SAFARNAMA ANDE KE CHILKE lRenowned singer Lucky l Set in the 1960s, about a household that Ali will take you on a ride primarily indulged in vegetarian meals; eggs were a taboo. Interestingly, the house’s daughter-in-law through his soulful would brave the troubles and resort to eating melodies along with his some of the yellow and white goodness. She other popular numbers. would also secretly cooking this forbidden delight August 10, 7.30 pm, and serving it to her husband and brother-in-law. Shilpakala Vedika, August 10, 8.15 pm, Phoenix Arena, HITEC City. Madhapur. EXHIBITION l Shailaja Ramaiyer, Director of Handlooms and Textiles; and Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of IT and Industries REVIVING TELIA RUMAL IKAT elebrating National Handloom day, handloom products from across the MAIDANAM state would be displayed at People’s Plaza on the Necklace Road from l Based on one of the most famous and most CAugust 7 to 12. The Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Government controversial of Chalam’s novels, it is about of Telangana would present a unique fashion showcase of traditional and con- Rajeswari, a young, frustrated housewife. It all temporary garments by designer Rina Singh, along with emerging designers starts with her thorough disillusionment with of Telangana and in-house collections by TSCO and LIKE THE AIR I BREATHE her tradition-bound, unfeeling, emotionally Golconda handicrafts. At a press meet organised lArtist Bakula Nayak exhibits her paintings sterile lawyer-husband who treats her as a for its announcement, a curtain-raiser took place inspired by the beautiful epic love poem piece of property, as one who fulfils his sexual with models presenting handloom weaves in a Ritusamharam and vintage ephemeras. and social needs. contemporary style. Ongoing, until September 2, 6.30 pm, Kalakriti August 10, 7.30 pm, Lamakaan, Banjara Hills. A wide collection of garments will be on dis- Art Gallery, Banjara Hills. play at the State Gallery of Art, Kavuri Hills. While Home Minister Mahmood Ali will inau- gurate the event, Saina Nehwal will be the guest OXFORD DRAWINGS of honour. The main focus of this year would be l This exhibition showcases exquisite works by the revival of Telia Rumal Ikat and the creation of renowned and eminent artist KG Subramanyan Mahadevpur Tussar silk sarees using natural dyes. done in the year 1987-88 while he was at Handloom weavers from across Telangana Oxford. and neighbouring states will display their Ongoing, until August 13, 5 to 7 pm, Taj work. Falaknuma Palace, Falaknuma. KAIFI AUR MEIN Alongside Handloom stalls, fashion shows are also scheduled to be organ- lA theatrical and ised every evening. WORKSHOP musical journey which will be KNIFE PAINTING Shabana Azmi's lA free workshop organised by Suman tribute to her Krishna and Nandini R Penna will deal with father Kaifi Azmi. different techniques to use knife to paint on a Javed Akhtar will canvas. Materials will be provided by enact Kaifi in this venture. organisers. August 11, 7 pm, Shilpakala Vedika, Madhapur. August 10, 11 am, Lamakaan, Banjara Hills. JAMBU DWEEPAM COMEDY lThis 1988 political satire starts with two characters — a king, Prajapati, and his Sevak, FRIDAY COMEDY Nandi — finds that they are shipwrecked on an lJoin Funny Side Up for an evening of island called Jambu Dweeepam. The island is standup comedy where 4 phenomenal comics ruled by Bruhaspathi, a revolutionary leader will make you ROFL. The show is headlined by who believes in inequality and social justice. the hilarious bachelor with a unique style, Toby What ensues is a battle between the conflicting Thomas, Hyderabad’s best kept and funniest ideals of the two leaders. secret. August 10, 7 pm, Phoenix Arena, HITEC City. August 9, 7.45 pm, The Coffee Cup, Sainikpuri. DON’T JUDGE lStage Adda brings Sumit Sourav, Raunak Rajani, and Shreeja Chaturvedi together for the very first time to your city Hyderabad with a laughter dose. August 10, 7 pm, IQ Lounge, Somajigudda.

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Hyderabad Wednesday August 7, 2019 tollywood Sadineni to introduce ‘Avantika is the Bellamkonda most I enjoyed playing on screen' GANESH Actress Rakul Preet Singh raves ilmmaker Pavan The youngster Sadineni has taken the about Manmadhudu 2 director mantle of introducing has been producer Rahul Ravindran's talent and F Bellamkonda Suresh’s nursing acting younger son Ganesh as describes Nagarjuna as an actor an actor, The Pioneer has exclu- ambitions for a sively learnt. The youngster has been nursing acting ambi- secure about himself tions for a while and although he was attached to a pro- ject with a new director, Phani, last year, it didn’t materi- hen Rahul Ravindran, director of Manmadhudu 2, offered while and alise. Along with his father, he was on the hunt for a good Rakul Preet Singh the female lead of the film, there was no script and the search ended with Pavan’s love story. “As the W way the actress could’ve said no since “a role like Avantika although he director was on the lookout for a producer to back the his is rare to come by”. “She is a prankster, fun-loving, full-of-life, and vision for his third film, he got a call from Suresh, asking lives in the present. She also has a mature head because of what she was attached if he was interested to pitch it to his son and him. The pro- has been through in the past. It’s a layered role, had a lot to explore ducer liked it and felt it’d be a tailor-made story for a new and has equal importance to that of Nag sir’s role. It came at the to a project guy. Ganesh echoed the same opinion and within no time, right time for me and it’s the most I enjoyed playing till now. I had the pre-production kicked off,” informed a highly placed withdrawal symptoms on the last day of the shoot, feeling that the with a new source close to the development. shooting went by rather quickly,” Rakul According to the source, Ganesh has cut his teeth in film- sighs, in a conversation ahead of the film’s First of all, I’m director, Phani, making in the US, while he got acting training in release this Friday. De Mumbai. “He has even attended some acting classes in This is also the first time she is rubbing not offered last year, it Hyderabad. His conversations with Pavan have been fruit- shoulders with superstar Nagarjuna. De Pyaar De’s remake. ful so far. Given how natural Ganesh is, he even attended Describing him as a secure actor, she Even if I’m offered it, I didn't a workshop, conducted by Pavan, for a month. Bekkem mentions, “The film had scenes Venugopal, who introduced Pavan as a director with the where he was physically present won’t be doing it. materialise, acclaimed Prema Ishq Kadhal in 2013, will be shepherd- but dialogues were reserved for There’s no kick in ing the project under his Lucky Media,” the source noted. supporting actors and me. doing the same role We further hear the film will roll in September, with He never forced a dialogue in finds the majority of shooting taking place in the US and such sequences. He looks at again. I’m not against Hyderabad. “It will be a hatke love story with multi- the bigger picture and that remakes but I don’t NAGARAJ ple layers to it. Ganesh’s part ages from a boy to a mar- happens only when you are want to do a role that ried man and the film is bound to make everyone fall secure as an actor.” GOUD in love. Five new girls have been cast alongside him.” A fan of Rahul’s maiden I’ve already done in work as a director — Chi La one language Sow — the actress believes he has a long way to go — RAKUL PREET SINGH in the industry and is a talent to watch out for. “He is my Rakhi brother. He addresses me as ‘kiddo’. He is very much into pre-pro- duction and I got the bound script Chiru regrets one month in advance, so I was kind of aware of my lines before the actual shoot began. It also helps to emote better when not playing PRABHAS’ you know about your co- stars’ lines well in advance. He is good at transporting THANK YOU NOTE you into the mood of the Bhagat Singh scene without pressuring you. Also, he has maintained a The actor took to social media to thank healthy atmosphere on sets. I’ve egastar Chiranjeevi, who never seen a unit member losing is playing freedom fight- the cast and crew of other films that his cool during the whole shoot,” she M er Uyyalawada raves. Narasimha Reddy in Sye had to reschedule their release dates to The family entertainer is a remake of Raa Narasimha Reddy, his 2006 French comedy Prête-moi ta main but October 2 release, rues the fact accommodate Saaho Rakul chose not to watch the original, fearing that he didn’t play Bhagat Singh that the original performance will get uncon- despite being offered the role ith Saaho postponed to August 30, the produc- sciously registered, which she didn’t want. “I many times in the past. ers of other films who booked their slot dur- wanted to approach it in a new way, which “It has always been my dream W ing August-end were a worried lot. However, is why I skipped watching it,” she declares. to play Bhagat Singh. Despite realising the mammoth budget of the Prabhas-starrer, Speaking about remakes, will she topline De being offered the role back in the films like Chhichhore (Hindi), Gang Leader (Telugu) and De Pyaar De remake in Telugu with day, I couldn’t play it for sever- Bandobast (Tamil and Telugu) were rescheduled for anoth- Victory Venkatesh? “First of all, I’m not al reasons and it was later played er date. Harish Shankar’s Valmiki, which was initially offered the film. Even if I’m offered it, by several of my counterparts. It planned for September 7 had to be postponed to September I won’t be doing it. There’s no kick in was played by several actors 14, to ensure smooth sailing for Saaho in the second week doing the same role again. I’m not across languages. I regret miss- as well. Prabhas is grateful for this gesture from the against remakes but I don’t want to ing out on an opportunity fraternity cutting across different industries. “A do a role that I’ve already done in because I don’t think big thank you to all the actors, producers and one language.” anyone wants to make directors of the films who have had to The actress has her kitty full a film on him today,” reschedule their release dates to accom- for the remainder of the year. said Chiranjeevi, modate Saaho on August 30. Team She has recently signed on adding that it was Saaho is grateful to you all, and we wish acclaimed director Shankar’s his long-time the very best for your releases,” the much talked about desire to play a actor posted on his social media pages Bharateeyudu 2 besides giv- historic character. on Tuesday morning. ing her nod to Nithiin’s next He was speaking Production house UV Creations with Chandrasekhar in an interview too expressed their gratitude, Yeleti, where she will be with his daughter- tweeting, “Extremely thankful playing a criminal in-law Upasana for producers across all the lan- lawyer. She admits to Konidela for her guages for clearing the way for having signed another magazine, #Saaho and helping for a big- film, the details of Bpositive. ger release. Action begins in which she will reveal cinemas from 30th Aug! (sic)” later. Not to forget, Featuring an ensemble cast she has finished of Shraddha Kapoor, Jackie shooting for Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bollywood film Mandira Bedi, Chunky Pandey, Marjaavaan Mahesh Manjrekar, Arun Vijay and alongside Riteish Puri back in Murali Sharma, Saaho, an action- Deshmukh, thriller, is Run Raja Run director Sujeeth Sidharth Malhotra Sign’s second film. and Tara Sutaria. the limelight — NG

ith iSmart Shankar GOVERNOR WATCHES OH! BABY The director has grossing more than W `65 crore, Puri elangana Governor initiated talks with Jagannadh is back in demand T ESL Narasimhan and how! While on one hand along with his wife he has already initiated discus- Vimala watched a Vijay Deverakonda special screening of sions with Vijay Deverakonda Oh! for his immediate next, the Samantha-starrer and is looking to Baby at Ramanaidu buzz is, he is looking to col- laborate with Nandamuri Studios, Hyderabad, collaborate with Balakrishna again next year. earlier this week. After Paisa Vasool, their earlier the screening, the Nandamuri endeavour, sank without a Governor interacted trace at the box-office, but the with the film's Balakrishna again actor-director forged a great director Nandini bond on sets, promising to Reddy for a while work together in the future before leaving. again. And looks like its time. Producers TG Vishwa This project, in all likelihood, Prasad, Vivek K and will go to sets after Balayya Abhiram Daggubati wraps up his film with KS received the Governor Ravikumar. earlier and were Meanwhile, it is said that present as he exited Mythri Movie Makers is keen the hall. Meanwhile, to produce Vijay’s next with efforts are being made to dub Oh! Puri, while the director is Baby adamant on Charmme’s par- in Tamil and ticipation in it as a producer. Malayalam. Discussions are going on to this end and a clear picture will emerge in the days to come. 14

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ship. A foundation inscription states that he erected this great house of Shiva “to reflect his own glory and the laughter of the Lord.” The tem- ple is dedicated to Shiva Gangadhara, the bearer of the river Ganga. “The entire complex of this royal temple is grand and lavishly sculpt- ed. Rampant lions and a royal sym- bol of the Pallavas are made every- where. They display the vigour and courage of the spirit within us, to fight the demons of our ignorance. They also display the glory of the Pallava king, who made the temple. It has many images of Durga as Mahishasur Mardini. It is one of the most expressive images of Indian art. Durga personifies the energy and power within us to face and to destroy the demon of our igno- rance,” says Behl and adds that there is a panel of ganas, only thirty inch- es in height, which runs along the base of the temple. It displays the high quality of carving everywhere in the temple. Ganas are an impor- tant motif in Shiva temples and they depict the joyous spirit of the wor- ship of the lord. The filmmaker shares that the temple presents the essential fea- tures of the style of South Indian outh India is a place of Bodhisena, who was invited by the temples, which were to follow. worship for artists. The Emperor of Japan to inaugurate the Near Kanchipuram is a township region is replete with 8th century temple of Todaiji in now called Chinna Kanchipuram, THROWBACK rich and vast culture Nara, was from Kanchipuram. which means little Kanchipuram. s and traditions. Even Large numbers of Roman coins In the olden days, this may have though they have kept have been found in this part of been Jaina Kanchipuram. The their age-old traditions intact, they Tamil Nadu, so we know that Vaishnava and Jaina establish- haven’t shied away from embracing Romans did extensive trade in the ments would have been there, TO HISTORY modernity. Its history and monu- area. The considerable trade and while the Shaivite and Buddhist ments are evidence of the stories for interaction with South East Asia is were in the main city. “Indeed, the rest of time. seen from the fact that the Pallava Kanchipuram was also a great cen- For filmmaker, art-historian and alphabet is still used in many of the tre of Jaina and Buddhist learning For his documentary, photographer Benoy K Behl, scripts of South East Asia. Romans in ancient times,” says Behl and Kanchipuram became a place of came to Kanchipuram for spices and goes on to add, “Adi Shankara Imperial City of inspiration. He depicts that in his because it was a major cotton weav- established Mathas all over India, documentary, Imperial City of ing centre. The cotton, of course, the four main ones being at Kanchipuram, filmmaker, Kanchipuram. Behl says that came from further North of the Jyotirmath, Dwaraka, Puri and Kanchipuram is one of the seven Deccan. It was brought here and the Sringeri. He also made a Peetha in art-historian and most holy cities for Hindus in weavers developed this very fine art Kanchipuram and after his time India. of weaving the Kanchipuram cotton there has been continuity of photographer Benoy K Many famous Buddhist philoso- saree. Shankaracharyas, who have had a phers and thinkers were born in the Behl, in his documentary, show- very major role in the history of Behl found his muse in city including Bodhi Dharma, who cases the rich history of the city. He the development of Hinduism in introduced Zen Buddhism in China tells us that Kanchipuram was also this region. Also belonging to A LOT OF ROMAN COINS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN KANCHIPURAM, SO WE south India at the Shaolin temple during the 6th one of the greatest centres for the Kanchipuram was another very century. The word Zen comes from study of Sanskrit, Pali and Tamil. great Vaishnava saint Ramanuja. KNOW THAT ROMANS DID EXTENSIVE TRADE IN THE AREA. THE Dhyana and this form of Buddhism Today, it is known as a city of a Behl says that Kanchipuram, also spread to Japan, where it made thousand temples. King Rajasimha historically has been a great cen- TRADE AND INTERACTION WITH SOUTH EAST ASIA IS SEEN FROM THE a landmark contribution to Japanese made the glorious Kailashanatha tre of Hinduism, Buddhism and FACT THAT THE PALLAVA ALPHABET IS STILL USED IN MANY SCRIPTS culture. It is also believed that Temple here for his personal wor- Jainism. OF SOUTH EAST ASIA

August-end. They all are stuck now,” added Abdullah, who is worried about what the future holds for local line pro- ducers like him. TREND BLAZER “Yeh achanak se hua (this happened all of a sudden). Now, it has been done. SRK CHIEF GUEST AT Inshallah, things will get settled soon. If that doesn’t happen, it will be a big prob- MELBOURNE FESTIVAL lem for us because this is our rozi-roti (bread and butter),” added the line pro- ctor ShahRukh Khan is ducer, who has worked on John Aall set to be felicitated Abraham’s Romeo Akbar Walter, with the Excellence in Abhishek Bachchan’s Manmarziyaan and Cinema Awards on Arjun Rampal’s Final Call in the past. August 8 at the It marks the return of Mahesh Bhatt The production houses might have Awards Night of as director, and the filmmaker had to bear additional expenses owing to the Indian Film Festival planned to shoot sequences pertaining shuffle of the schedule, although the of Melbourne. He is to the protagonists reaching the god- amounts will probably not be exorbi- also the chief guest man’s ashram. The shooting is on hold tant. at the festival. everal actors, including Sanjay for now. “There is some unrest and confusion Helmed by the Dutt, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Without revealing names, line pro- going on in Jammu and Kashmir. The S Malhotra, were scheduled to ducer Md Abdullah of Hami Asto government has taken measures. So, all Victorian Forget the shoot in Kashmir for forthcom- Productions, who arranges shoots in the planned shoots in the region will be government, ing projects over the next few months the Jammu and Kashmir regions, said delayed for a while. It will not have Australia, the IFFM but the repeal of Article 370 has put that two to three Bollywood films and much negative impact in terms of cost will celebrate Bollywood’s plans to shoot in Kashmir one big Telugu film were slated to escalation, because productions of ‘courage’ as its wadi as on hold for now. arrive over the next few months for these films were yet to start,” film and central theme. SRK ‘I feel like I don't belong here. I It has had a ripple effect on the shoot- shooting. trade expert Girish Johar said. says, “I am humbled feel like a newcomer. I need to ing schedules. Sidharth was supposed “There were some big projects in line “Cost would have been a problem and honoured for this to shoot for Captain Vikram Batra’s — two to three Bollywood films and had they started shooting in Kashmir recognition. It will be a figure out this new room and biopic Shershaah in the Valley. Directed one Telugu film. Now, we can’t say if and were forced to come back. Now, great experience to this new club that I've entered. backdrop by Vishnu Varadhan from a story that will happen because of the dis- there will be a nominal increase in the share the stage with Even though I've been here for written by Sandeep Srivastava. The film turbed environment. Maybe they will cost,” Johar added. my fellow industry 15 years, it's not my comfort is backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma push the schedule or maybe they will The love affair between Bollywood members.”He will be The abrogation of Article Productions. According to a source go to a different location,” Abdullah and Kashmir is long-standing. From presented the award zone. I need to get my head close to the actor, the shooting sched- said. Sharmila Tagore to Alia Bhatt, and from by Linda Dessau, first around it. I can't feel that I 370 throws Bollywood’s ule has been pushed, with no new date “We just wrapped up shoot of the late Shammi Kapoor to Salman Khan, female Governor of know exactly what's going on given yet. Telugu film Venky Mama, which stars Indian actors down the generations the State of plans for shooting in Sadak 2 makers had plans to shoot Venkatesh. They shot in Pahalgam and have starred in blockbusters that saw Victoria. and what I need to do next. an important segment of the film with Sonmarg. The month-long shot was filmmakers capture the beauty of the So, I'm trying to keep it simple Kashmir in a tizzy Sanjay, Alia and Makarand Deshpande, wrapped up in June. One big Bollywood region in their films. who essays role of a godman in the film. film was supposed to start shooting in —IANS and go with my instinct and ROSE COMES UP my gut.’ WITH NEW — SHAHID KAPOOR The panel also spoke about the com- SERIES mon themes of their respective books and ollywood actress, how their identities have affected their writing, beliefs and worldviews. The HRuby Rose FINDING suffered the slings panel expounded the differences between writing fiction and writing for news, and arrows from focussing upon the role of identity, lega- schoolmates about cy and historical baggage in writing. Raj, being different before A NEW the rise of social talking about his book The City and the Sea, said, “For me, fiction is a place where media. The 33-year- I get the space I don’t get in the newsroom. old gender-fluid SUBJECT Two plus two equals to four is an estab- actress who came lished fact but while talking about free- out as a lesbian at he manner in which we (journal- He had said that he had expected to dom, I mean that the space to show your age 12 in her There is dire need ists) accomplish our work is as become a ‘Sherlock Holmes’ but instead respective interpretation of that ‘two’ is also native Australia T important as the work itself. The became a “journalist on hire,” being paid important.” hopes her title for young statement had come from a lead- by wealthy clients to investigate cases. But Looking at another aspect of writing in role on The CW’s ing news organisation’s Code of Ethics. he started using his subjective discretion journalism, Aatish talked about how his new series, journalists to Indeed, when talking about investigative to choose cases that do not question jour- upbringing in India and Pakistan helped Batwoman lets journalism and the multiple challenges nalistic ethics. Adding to this, Josy Joseph, shape his identity and understanding of the audience know faced by truth seekers, it has become a New Delhi-based award-winning jour- political perspectives and how an increas- they’re not alone. It’s move outside the increasingly difficult in the current envi- nalist, said, “The kind of media censorship ing use of social media is actually dark for ronment for investigative journalism to and fear that the current government has Indian politics but could be a rising step the first TV series newsrooms to prevail because of the persecution of spread has not been seen in India since the for the youth. “Twitter has become a court headlined by an LGBTQ superhero. fter an overwhelming response to whistle-blowers. days of Emergency.” He added that the of its own. There was a time in this coun- Fankind, an online fund-raising redefine news- Journalist Aatish Taseer, the writer of the days of ‘beat journalism’, where reporters try, a decade ago, when people were not Rose, who has said A she is bipolar, believes platform founded by Anshula Kapoor, Time article Divider-in-Chief, as part of a had unfiltered access to corridors of very active while talking about its democ- Varun Dhawan’s experience is now live gathering and panel at The Media Rumble at IHC, won- power, are over. Sources have dried up racy but now we are blown away by pol- that society has come dered why does gathering credible news because protection of such disseminators itics. Social media and numerous opinions a long way in on the platform where one lucky fan recreate space for sometimes question the ethics of journal- is becoming increasingly difficult. on the feeds have completely redefined accepting different will get to play a game of paintball with ism? The conversation escalated to how Among others, the panel discussion The journalism and news-gathering amongst groups and says, “I the actor. Commenting on his investigative investigative journalism has lessened Layers of Identity in Writing and youngsters in India,” he said. am seeing greater association with the brand, he says, down the years and quoted David Journalism saw Madhu Trehan, co-founder The conversation went on to highlight representation of them “The severe water crisis in journalism Usborne, from Quest Research and and editor-in-chief of Newslaundry, jour- the importance of young people coming on television.” She Maharashtra has affected the farmers Investigations (QRI), who moved from nalist Aatish Taseer, former journalist and into a news organisation with fresh wants young people the most resulting in the loss of their in India being an investigative journalist with The novelist Prayaag Akbar and Raj Kamal Jha, thoughts, akin almost to a method of to be able to identify agricultural livelihood. That is why we Independent to a private investigating firm. chief editor of The Indian Express. reverse mentorship. and relate to are raising funds.” characters on The campaign is live on its website. Batwoman. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY I AUGUST 7, 2019 sport 15 Smith,Virat are world's best PTI n BIRMINGHAM ustralia coach Justin Langer Smith overtakes Pujara feels Steve Smith is at par with AIndian captain Virat Kohli as the PTI n DUBAI ed him six spots to the 13th position world’s best batsman after the come- among bowlers. back-man struck consecutive hun- ustralian batsman Steve Smith on Pacer Pat Cummins has consol- dreds in the opening Ashes Test against ATuesday overtook India’s idated his top position with a seven- England. Cheteshwar Pujara to grab the No 3 wicket match haul that helped him Langer said it’s credit to Smith that spot in the ICC rankings after con- reach a career-best 898 rating points, he began his career as a spinner and secutive hundreds in the opening the third-best for an Australia bowler later transformed into the best batsman Ashes Test in Edgbaston. in the past 50 years after Glenn in the world. Smith, playing his first Test series McGrath and Shane Warne. “Let’s face it; when he (Smith) first after returning from a one-year ban For England, Ben Foakes and came in, leg-spinner, unorthodox... for ball-tampering, gained a rung to Chris Woakes are in 69th and 70th (everyone thought) ‘I’m not sure this reach the third position in the latest positions in the list for batsmen kid’s going to make it’. Then he goes list for batsmen, which continues to after gaining one and 11 points, away (and decides) ‘I don’t want to be be led by India captain Virat Kohli. respectively. Opener Rory Burns’ a leg-spinner; I want to be the best bats- Pujara is placed fourth in the fresh knock of 133 in the first innings has man in the world’. standings. helped him move up 25 places to a “Then he transforms himself and Smith’s knocks of 144 and 142 career-best 81st position. he is the best batsman in the world with won him the Man of the Match award Fast bowler Stuart Broad, who Virat. It’s a great credit to him,” Langer and the formerly top-ranked batsman completed 100 Test wickets against said. is back above the 900-point mark Australia during the match, has “I said during the summer that along with Kohli (922) and New gained two places to be 16th. Virat Kohli is the best player I have ever Zealand captain Kane Williamson Woakes has advanced four places seen but that (Smith’s knocks) is just (913). He started the Test, which to take the 29th slot after grabbing another level,” the coach said. Australia won by 251 runs, in fourth four wickets in the match. Woakes Kohli currently leads the ICC Test place and with 857 points. has also leapfrogged compatriot rankings, while Smith has moved up to Australian spinner Nathan Lyon’s Moeen Ali to reach ninth among all- James Anderson prepares to bowl during England’s training session AP third with his latest performance. nine wickets in the match have lift- rounders. Langer said Smith’s knocks at Edgbaston showed his mental tough- Anderson out ness and traits of a great player. “You throw to him in the nets and Langer also praised off-spinner “You have in different teams, dif- you literally feel like you can’t get him Nathan Lyon, who claimed 6 for 49 in ferent eras, great players but for some- out and there’s no batsman like that and the second innings to seal the win for one like Smudge (Smith), who is aver- you just end up throwing a million balls Australia. of Lord’s Test aging over 60 and the way he played in and you are just lost for answers," “Like a few of our players, like Steve AFP n LONDON this innings with all the pressure and Langer said. Smith, I didn’t realise how good Nathan everything that is on him, it was not “I guess you would have to ask Lyon was until I took over coaching the ames Anderson has been ruled out of the second Ashes only great skill but enormous charac- England how they feel about that and cricket team,” he said. JTest, with England uncertain when he will be fit to return ter, enormous courage, very brave, they had some interesting tactics for “You see him on telly, yeah Nathan after injuring his right calf. unbelievable concentration, unbeliev- him. They had the really short point Lyon, off-spin bowler, but the last 12 England’s record wicket-taker broke down after just able physical stamina, unbelievable which I had never seen before, they months or so I just can’t believe how four overs in the series opener at Edgbaston and did not mental stamina, all traits of great play- obviously had a tactic they prepared good a bowler he is. He’s a brilliant bowl again as Australia romped to a 251-run victory. ers,” he said. and Trevor Bayliss has seen a lot of bowler, such good control: he spins, he Scans have confirmed he has no chance of taking part The former left-handed opener Steve Smith since he was a kid. They gets some bounce, great fielder, really in next week’s game at Lord’s, the second of the five-match termed Smith a problem-solver of his would have studied him closely but he good in the team, he’s the song master, series, with assessment taking place “on an ongoing basis”. team, someone who just loves batting just has a knack, well, he is the best so that tells you something about his Anderson’s absence is a huge blow for England, whose for long hours. Steve Smith returns to pavilion after completing his second hundred during 1st Ashes Test ICC/Twitter problem-solver in the game,” he added. character.” deflating defeat in Birmingham came just three weeks after they won the World Cup. After pulling up injured on the first morning in Birmingham, Anderson, 37, was restricted to two batting cameos at number 11. The veteran, who has taken 575 Test wickets, had not McCullum retires from all forms of cricket played competitive cricket for a month leading into the PTI n AUCKLAND and a highest score of 302. “As much as I am proud of cricket have now become too match after injuring the same calf playing for Lancashire. In 260 ODIs, he scored what I have achieved in my 20- great. I owe it to myself and the “The MRI confirmed that Anderson has suffered a calf ormer New Zealand captain 6083 runs with five hundreds year professional career — more teams I represent to close that injury,” said a statement from the England and Wales FBrendon McCullum will while 71 T20 Internationals than I ever could have dreamt chapter rather than plough on Cricket Board on Tuesday. retire from all forms of compet- fetched him 2140 runs. of when I first entered the regardless of what I know to be “As a result of the injury, he will commence a rehabil- itive cricket after the conclusion He has a prolific T20 career game — I felt the drive to keep true.” itation programme working with the England and of the ongoing Global T20 (all leagues included) as he going, harder to maintain in The dasher from Canterbury Lancashire medical teams. Canada, ending a journey scored 9922 runs from 370 recent months,” said McCullum, is extremely proud for the man- “Anderson will miss the second Test match, which starts which he termed “one hell of a games so far. who was one of the commenta- ner in which he played the game. at Lord’s on Wednesday August 14. He will be reassessed ride”. “It is with pride and satis- tors during last month’s ICC He was a trailblazer in his own on an ongoing basis.” McCullum, who is playing faction that I am today World Cup. right and is happy that the Kiwis Former England captain Michael Vaughan does not for Toronto Nationals, had announcing my retirement “My style of cricket has broke boundaries during his expect to see Anderson on duty again until the fourth Test retired from all forms of inter- from all cricket following the always been full noise and full tenure in international cricket. at the earliest and warned his absence could have a big national cricket in 2016 but conclusion of the GT20 Canada. throttle. From Culling Park to “With New Zealand, we impact in both dressing rooms. continued to ply his trade in I now won’t be playing in the Lord’s and everything in broke boundaries and estab- “My concern is you don’t underestimate the psycho- various T20 leagues across the Euro T20 Slam and I sincerely between, there has been some lished a style of play that earned logical effect of Jimmy Anderson has on the England team, globe. thank the organisers for their wonderful memories,” us respect across the world. In but also the positive effect it sends through the Australia The 37-year-old former support and understanding of McCullum said. T20 cricket, I have enjoyed so team,” he said. Black Caps skipper has played my decision,” McCullum said in “Unfortunately, the sacri- many varied challenges, I can “For them to arrive next week and the week after to 101 Tests from which he scored an official statement on his fices needed and commitment leave the game knowing I left no know they won’t be facing Jimmy... That is monstrous.” 6453 runs with 12 hundreds Twitter page. required to play that type of stone unturned.” ARCHER TEST DEBUT? A debut for paceman Jofra Archer, one of the stars of England’s World Cup campaign, could lessen the blow but he must first prove his own fitness for the five-day game. Faf confirmed as SA Test captain He was carrying a side strain throughout the tourna- ment and has been sent to play for Sussex 2nd XI to get AFP n JOHANNESBURG ward and we will talk about aspects of the national team, long spells with the red ball under his belt. the white-ball strategy to including the appointment England captain Joe Root had no regrets about includ- af du Plessis will captain 2023.” of a coaching staff, the ing Anderson for the Edgbaston game, saying he had passed FSouth Africa in the Test South Africa will play captain or captains every medical test. series against India in October three Twenty20 internationals and medical and “It’s one of those freak scenarios where he pulled up but may not lead the side in all in India next month ahead of administrative per- — because it’s the same calf, we’re not sure whether it’s a formats, Corrie van Zyl, the Test series, their first in the sonnel. slightly different injury,” said Root. Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) new world Test championship, Moroe also sug- “Jimmy in those conditions, if he bowls 15 overs, things new acting director of cricket which starts on October 2. gested that policy could have been very different in the first innings in gen- said on Tuesday. At Tuesday’s press confer- would be directed eral. Root said picking Archer would not represent a gam- Van Zyl, who was appoint- ence, Thabang Moroe, the from the top. ble if he gets through the required workload this week. ed to the acting role following chief executive of CSA, said he “We want to see a “With Jofra, we’re in a slightly different situation where the weekend purge of head hoped the appointments in a more pro-active style he’ll have played a lot of cricket in between and we’ll have coach Ottis Gibson and his new structure for the of play with the team a clearer idea of where he’s at,” he said. coaching staff, said he would national team would be taking calculated risks “We’ll turn up to Lord’s and make sure in the next few chair a selection meeting “in made before England start and backing themselves,” days we don’t make any shotgun decisions.” the next day-and-a-half” to a tour of South Africa in said Moroe who added England’s defeat at Edgbaston means they face an uphill discuss future strategy, which December. that racial “representivity battle to wrestle the Ashes back from Australia, who have would include planning for the On Sunday, CSA said targets” (quotas) would not won a Test series in England since 2001. 2023 World Cup. a football-style team remain in place with a tar- The home side have a number of issues to address aside “Faf will be the captain of manager would be get average of six black from Anderson’s absence, needing to shore up their bat- Wayne Rooney poses for a photo after signing Derby County contract Derby/Twitter the Test team,” said Van Zyl. appointed, who would players in a team over the ting and find a chink in the armour of Steve Smith, who “But we need to look for- take charge of all course of a season. made two centuries in the match. Rooney joins Derby as player/coach AFP n LONDON United States and wanted to return home. ormer England captain Wayne Rooney, who is presently FRooney is to leave Washington- working towards securing his Sharapova, Kerber fall in Toronto based DC United after agreeing a coaching qualifications, will work deal to become player-coach of under former PSV Eindhoven AFP n TORONTO end,” said Kontaveit, who converted She was forced out of opening set to win in 90 minutes. Championship side Derby County, boss Phillip Cocu. her first match point in the follow- Wimbledon by a left forearm injury. The Dane, who lifted the WTA’s the clubs announced on Tuesday. “I am very excited about the nett Kontaveit spoiled Maria ing game when Sharapova sent a ser- Canadian Premier-level title in 2010 The 33-year-old — the record opportunity that Derby County ASharapova’s return from injury vice return long. KASATKINA TOPS KERBER when the tournament was in goalscorer for both his country have provided me with,” Rooney on Monday, rallying to beat the While Kontaveit readies herself The top eight seeds in the key US Montreal, hasn’t always thrived in the and Manchester United — signed told the club website. five-time Grand Slam champion 4- for a second round match against Open tuneup receive first round byes years in which Toronto hosted, an initial 18 month contract with “I am looking forward to join- 6, 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA tournament either Venus Williams or Carla — a group led by world number one although she did make it to the final the ambitious second tier side, ing Phillip Cocu, his coaching staff in Toronto. Suarez Navarro — who open play on Ash Barty of Australia which also in 2017. who under Rooney’s former and the first-team squad from the Sharapova, competing for the Centre Court on Tuesday — includes No 2 Naomi Osaka of “I’m just happy to be here and England team-mate Frank start of January. first time since retiring from her first- Sharapova will set her sights on next Japan, fourth-seeded Wimbledon win another match here and get a Lampard reached the play-off “I am sure I can make a big round match at Wimbledon, week’s tournament in champion Simona Halep and eighth- good start,” Wozniacki said. “We’ll see final last season. contribution and can’t wait to appeared to be on course for just a Cincinnati, where seeded Serena Williams. how it goes. The high-profile signing has meet everyone, especially the sup- fourth match win since January she has received a German 12th seed Angelique Switzerland’s Bencic, seeded already paid off for the club. porters. when she went up a set and an early wild card just as Kerber was unable to make to the 11th, advanced with ease, dispatch- “On the back of Wayne join- “I am equally excited to begin break on the 16th seed from Estonia. she did in second round, however, the three- ing Russian qualifier Anastasia ing the club, we have just been my coaching career at Derby Having forced the third set, Toronto. time Grand Slam champion beaten Potapova 6-2, 6-1. offered a record-breaking sponsor- County working with both the first Kontaveit gave herself a chance to “I don’t think 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 by Russian Daria Despite the lopsided scoreline, ship deal with our principal shirt team and academy. serve for the match with a break of this is the time to Kasatkina. Bencic needed four match points to sponsor,” said owner Mel Morris. “I must also take this oppor- serve in an epic ninth game. take a break,” she said. Two former champions made it close it out. Derby, two-time English tunity to thank DC United, their Sharapova hung on through nine The 32-year-old has slipped to safely into the second round, Bencic won the second WTA champions back in the 1970s, owners, executives and supporters deuces before Kontaveit converted 82nd in the world rankings after Caroline Wozniacki and Belinda title of her career in Toronto in 2015, have been rewarded for being who have been superb to work her third break chance in a game that another season marred by injury. She Bencic both posting straight-sets beating four of the top-six players in quick off the mark when rumours with. lasted more than 15 minutes. had missed more than four months wins. the world, including Serena Williams. surfaced that Colleen, Rooney’s “I want them to know that I “I was just trying to take it point in the wake of right shoulder surgery Denmark’s Wozniacki, seeded But she hasn’t played in Toronto wife and mother of their three will give my all in support of our by point and not think about the when she returned for the grass court 15th, shook off an early break of ser- since as her precocious WTA rise was children, was unhappy in the push for the play-offs.” score that much. It worked in the Maria Sharapova returns a shot WTA/Twitter season this year. vice, rallying from 2-4 down in the stalled by a string of injuries. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY I AUGUST 7, 2019 sport 16

Indian paddlers must pick Took unnecessary pressure and choose events ahead of Oly qualifiers: former coach ing plans. Now they have the qualifi- after CWG success: Chirag cation stage that they must focus on,” he added. “This time, we man- Constantini, who is currently serv- aged the pressure really ing as the High Performance Manager well in the final, even Rankireddy-Shetty at International Table Tennis though we were playing a Federation (ITTF), lauded the Indian Super Series summit clash paddlers for their good show despite for the first time. We could jump seven spots being without a coach. have given into pressure “Lack of guidance is a major prob- and lost the third game achieve the feat. lem. Being alone can be a weakness. easily, having lost the sec- The other Indian Planning, guidance and support are ond. But we handled it men’s doubles duo of very important for players. So I pretty well, and that’s how Manu Attri and B admire the Indian players that we were able to comeback. Sumeeth Reddy remained they are performing “I think, we have on 25th spot. so well in spite of matured as players and now In the men’s singles, that. Manav the way we handle pressure there were no significant (Thakkar), G is lot better than what we changes for Indian shut- Sathiyan and Manika used to handle a year back,” tlers as Kidambi (Batra) are doing very he emphasised. Srikanth (10th), well. They have managed On a high after their Sameer Verma (13), B this period very well,” he said. maiden title triumph, Sai Praneeth (19), H S The 61-year-old backed world Chirag has now trained his Prannoy (31) and Sourav number 30, Sathiyan, to give a good eyes on the upcoming Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty Verma (44) are all static at fight to his opponents at the Olympic World Championship in PTI n NEW DELHI the respective positions. qualifiers. Basel, starting August 19. Parupalli Kashyap “Sathiyan has a fantastic chance of “Well, after this win (in ndian men’s doubles pair moved up three places to qualifying for the Olympics. He can be Thailand Open), hopefully Iof Satwiksairaj 32nd spot, while a big threat for many players. In fact I we will able to carry the Rankireddy and Chirag Subhankar Dey climbed feel Olympics is easier than the World momentum into the World Shetty on Tuesday jumped two places to 39th. Championships, which has more Championships as well. At seven places to enter the Meanwhile, Olympic G Sathiyan celebrates after win UTT/Twitter Chinese, Japanese and Korean com- the World Championship, top 10 of the latest bad- medallists P V Sindhu and petitors. Here there is a lesser number. the competition is tough minton world rankings, Saina Nehwal managed to PTI n NEW DELHI So technically, Sathiyan has a great right from first round courtesy their historic win hold on to their fifth and chance,” Constantini said. (itself),” Chirag said. at last week’s Thailand eighth spots respectively in ountry’s former table tennis coach Constantini also revealed that he “This year, we have Open. the women’s singles rank- CMassimo Costantini has advised has remained in contact with the been playing pretty well. Rankireddy and ings. the Indian paddlers to pick and choose India paddlers and they are open Now, we are pretty much Shetty, who created histo- In the women’s dou- tournaments wisely ahead of the 2020 seek his advice at any point of time. confident and hopefully we ry on Sunday by becoming bles, Ashwini Ponnappa Tokyo Olympic qualifiers. “I have not only been in touch but will be able to carry the the first Indian men’s dou- and N Sikki Reddy moved Under the Italian, India had made I have been following their perfor- momentum in the World bles pair to win a BWF up a place to 23rd. rapid strides with historic perfor- mances on the ITTF website. Some Championships,” said the Super 500 tournament, are But Indians witnessed mances at the Gold Coast have been still asking me what to do, 22-year-old. placed ninth in the men’s a downward move in the Commonwealth Games and Jakarta what to change. Some personally text Asked what this title doubles rankings issued mixed doubles rankings. Asian Games, where the country me which feels great,” he said. triumph means, the young- on Tuesday. While the pair of ended a 60-year-wait for a table ten- “But that is natural because after ster replied: “At an individ- Rankireddy and Shetty Pranaav Jerry Chopra and nis medal. having done so much and achieved so ual level, I feel that it augurs stunned reigning world Sikki Reddy dropped a However, Constantini had decid- much, I keep following them. Even in well for Indian men’s dou- champions Li Jun Hui and place to 23rd, the duo of ed against renewing his contract last ITTF training camps, I meet them.” bles because for the past so Liu Yu Chen of China 21- Ponnappa and Rankireddy year citing personal reasons. Since his India’s best shot at winning a many years, we haven’t won 19, 18-21, 21-18 in the slipped four spots to be departure, Indian paddlers have been medal in table tennis comes from the anything at this level as far Thailand Open final to placed 27th. without the services of a national Asian Games bronze medallist mixed as this category is con- coach. doubles pair of Manika Batra and Indian men’s doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty returns a shot during game BWF/Fansite cerned. So, hopefully things “Olympics is always very special. Sharath Kamal. change for better in doubles tournament was far more reporters in Hyderabad that I think you have to analyse your Talking about the duo, Constantini PTI n MUMBAI said on Tuesday. themselves after winning department for India,” the challenging compared to it’s yet to sink in, Chirag opportunities and adopt a balance said if both the players go in with the Chirag and his partner Silver at the Gold Coast lanky shuttler said. CWG. Also considering finds it a bit more believ- approach towards tournaments. Try to correct mindset, then they can win at he maturity to handle Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Games last year. For him, this victory that it is an Olympic year able. get the proper appetite and miss tour- Tokyo. pressure situations last week defeated Li Jun “The pressure of expec- surpasses the Silver medal and all the top players were “Kind of, now it is little naments if the need be. They need to “All doubles are very unpredictable, Twas the recipe for Hui and Liu Yu Chen of tations was there after the won at the Gold Coast in fray.” believable. We played our plan fitness and training well and strike that’s the problem. But Manika and their success at the China to win their first Commonwealth Games, we Commonwealth Games. On Tuesday, the pair of hearts out and won that title the perfect balance,” Constantini said Sharath have an edge for sure. They Thailand Open after a brief ever BWF Super 500 event. lost in three tournaments in “For us, it is our best Chirag and Satwiksairaj in Thailand. Now, we need on the sidelines of Ultimate Table have the authority to be promising can- downward spiral post last However the Mumbai the first round. It was victory so far. I would rate climbed to their career best to get ourselves up and Tennis league. didates. If you are able to achieve one year’s Commonwealth lad remembers how the unnecessary pressure that it above Commonwealth world rank of 9 in the BWF start preparing for the next “They have to combine the quan- stage, you can do it again so it is all Games success, emerging duo lost track having taken we took upon ourselves,” (Games) Silver medal. The charts. target, that is the World tity of competition and performance. about the mindset,” he said. star shuttler Chirag Shetty unnecessary pressure on Chirag said. competition pool in this While Satwiksairaj told Championship.” They must also prioritise their train- Duleep Trophy back CAC not keen on foreign coach IANS n NEW DELHI have always been the priority. that exists and allows the play- member panel, so a split deci- After all, the team has also ers to have the mental space to sion is highly unlikely. But to red ball format he uncertainty over done well under an Indian excel. yes, if at all a situation does Twhether Ravi Shastri will head coach, so why look for a “If a change is made at this arise where A goes for one can- PTI n NEW DELHI continue to be the head coach change? As things stand now, stage, it would be a change of didate, B for another and C for of Team India seems all but Shastri does look to be the strategy and planning for the another, the vote of the chair- he season-opening over, as the Cricket Advisory favourite to be handed a fresh next 5 years. It would be unfair man will come in and the TDuleep Trophy, which Committee (CAC) — com- contract,” the CAC member to take such a decision at a decision will stand. But as of has been India’s only day- prising Kapil Dev, Anshuman said. stage when the stake- now, we don’t see something night first-class tournament Gaekwad and Shantha A senior BCCI official holders are not the like that happening,” the mem- with pink ball for the last Rangaswamy — appointed to had also recently said that ones deciding,” ber said. three seasons, is set to go pick the new coach has made it was important for the official said. “But yes, we will give the back to the day format with it clear that it is not looking at Shastri to continue CoA chief board options like our first red ball due to lack of TV a foreign face for the coveted as the team was Vinod Rai has preference is A, second prefer- coverage. post. undergoing made it clear ence is B and third preference The blue-riband tourna- Speaking about it, a CAC transition. that the final for the job is C. That is more ment, which will feature member said that with the “Nothing decision lay with because there can be a case like India’s top domestic stars, will team doing so well under permanent the CAC and they at the time of the women’s be played from August 17 to Shastri, it was all but certain with a long will appoint the coach coach appointment when September 9 at Bengaluru’s that the former India all- term effect and there won’t be a case of Kirsten had IPL commitments.” Chinnaswamy Stadium. rounder will continue to coach should happen at this them giving their recommen- The CAC is yet to receive a India’s next superstar the Virat Kohli-led team. stage of transition. Shastri dation to the BCCI. date from the board as to when in making Shubman “We are not too keen to and Kohli complement each When asked if there was a the shortlisted candidates are Gill, India A regular bring in a foreign coach. Yes, other well and it would be joint winner, the CAC member will be interviewed. But they Priyank Panchal had someone of the stature of unfair to change half of a said that the vote of Kapil expect to get intimation on the and Vidarbha Gary Kirsten applied, we might team that has been suc- would come in if at all such a same soon. Rai on his part has Ranji champion have given it a thought. But cessful. A change in coach scenario arose. said that the interviews will take skipper Faiz Fazal will lead Shubman Gill (batsman) will lead India Blue in Duleep Trophy IPL/Twitter even then, an Indian would may disturb the equation “See, firstly, it is a three- place in mid-August. Blue, Red and Green teams respectively. final has been done keeping also in the mix just like last However, the BCCI’s GM bigger picture in mind. season's highest run-scorer (Cricket Operations) Saba “The Indian team is not Milind Kumar of Sikkim or Karim confirmed that save playing any pink ball cricket talented left-arm seamer from NZ players still discuss WC heartbreak: Southee the final from September 5- in near future. All our Test Rajasthan Tanveer ul Haq. 9, which will be telecast live engagements are a part of IANS n COLOMBO ing to coming to terms with the loss, how- on Star Sports, all the other World Test Championship. SQUADS ever, they are proud of the way they fared matches will be traditional And we are not playing any India Blue: Shubman Gill ew Zealand pacer Tim Southee in the showpiece event. red-ball games like the old Day/Night games in World (captain), Ruturaj Gailwad, Nbelieves that adapting to condi- “There are a few guys here who were times. Test Championship,” the Rajat Patidar, Anmolpreet tions in Sri Lanka will hold the key for part of the World Cup. Our focus was “We have floodlights at senior official, who is privy to Singh, Ricky Bhui, Ankeet the Kiwis in the upcoming two-match there at the ODI format for quite some the Chinnaswamy but we Indian team management’s Bawne, Snell Patel (wk), Test series against Sri Lanka in the Island time and we now have to shift it to Test are not playing with pink ball selection policies, said. Shreyas Gopal, Saurabh Nation. cricket. There are still conversations under lights as there is no live “So what’s the logic of Kumar, Jalaj Saxena, Tushar New Zealand will play a three-day about what happened in England and also coverage. Only the final our supply line of players Deshpande, Basil Thampi, warm-up game against the Sri Lanka about what we were able to achieve as a match will be a day/night playing a tournament with Diwesh Pathania, Aniket Board President XI from August 8 group in those eight weeks,” said Southee. affair as that’s the only match pink ball when they are in Choudhary, Ashutosh Amar. before taking on Sri Lanka in the first Test “There’s a lot of frustration and to be aired live” Karim said any case going to play red ball India Green: Faiz Fazal (cap- from August 14 in Colombo. other emotions that come to mind. But on Tuesday. cricket if selected for India,” tain), Akshath Reddy, Dhruv Speaking about it, Southee said: when we dig deep, we are very proud of Asked if this will be a he said. Shorey, Priyam Garg, Siddesh “We have some guys who were on the last the way we represented New Zealand,” he roadblock in moving towards On the three Duleep Lad, Akshdeep Nath, Rahul tour to Sri Lanka and we had some suc- added. pink ball Tests in future, squads formed, most of the Chahar, Dharmendra Jadeja, cess here. So, it’s nice to have that expe- The two-match series, which will be Karim disagreed. current India A players along Jayant Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, rience. But we know that the conditions broadcast on Sony ESPN, will see the two “I don’t think so. If every- with performers from Ishan Porel, Tanveer ul Haq, have changed and we need to adapt to teams beginning their campaign in the one associated with Indian Vidarbha and other Ranji Akshay Wadkar (wk), Rajesh that as quickly as we can.” ICC World Test Championship. cricket is on the same page, teams have got a chance. Mohanty, Milind Kumar. The two teams have not played Southee believes the WTC will add may be we can think of hav- The likes of Abhimanyu India Red: Priyank Panchal Tests in Sri Lanka since 2012, when New Mark Wood celebrates after taking wicket of Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson during World Cup final AP further excitement to Test cricket as it will ing India A first class games Easwaran, Anmolpreet Singh, (captain), Abhimanyu Zealand won the second Test (also at the bring more context to bilateral series. with pink balls. I am not say- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Easwaran, Axar Patel, Karun P Sara Oval) to draw the series follow- that of UAE. You get the damp heat and their heart-wrenching World Cup deba- “World Test Championship is some- ing anything is confirmed but Gopal, Jayant Yadav, Axar Nair, Ishan Kishan (wk), ing a heavy defeat in Galle. a lot more sweat than UAE. So, we are just cle where they lost to England in one of thing new and exciting. There are many you never know if everyone Patel, all of whom have played Harpreet Bhatia, Aditya “It’s going to be a tough series in this acclimatizing to it,” said Southee point- the most epic ODI encounters in the final guys who enjoy playing Test cricket. And comes on same page,” Karim at least one format for India Sarwate, Mahipal Lomror, part of the world. The sub-continent is ing at the difference in conditions between at Lord’s on July 14. They lost to hosts on so, with the added edge of WTC, Test said. A in the West Indies A tour, Akshay Wakhare, Varun always a tough place to come, purely Sri Lanka and UAE, where the Black Caps count of boundary after both the regu- cricket becomes all more exciting,” said However, a senior BCCI are there. Aaron, Ronit More, Jaydev because the conditions are quite differ- last played in the subcontinent and lation overs and the subsequent Super Southee. official said the decision to India discards like Karun Unadkat, Sandeep Warrier, ent from that we are used to. Here (in Sri defeated Pakistan in the Test series. Over ended in a tie. “It will be nice to go back to Lord’s scrap pink balls save the Nair and Varun Aaron are Ankit Kalsi. Lanka), the conditions are different from New Zealand are coming fresh from Southee feels that the group is still try- in a couple of years and play the finals.”