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6 HCU students Is AP govt contemplating an detained for bid to screen documentary alternative to ‘Amaravati'? PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA l Botsa Satyanarayana's comments Tension prevailed on the HC issues that Amaravati construction would be University of Hyderabad Minister for Municipal a costly affair raise eyebrows campus on Tuesday, after six notices to Administration Botsa students were detained for Satyanarayana's observations l Keeping the observations of screening a documentary Google on on Amaravati have raised many experts in view, the State government titled "In the name of Ram ke an eyebrow as he has stated that is contemplating spending less on the naam" at the lecture hall of Gambling clubs construction cost of the capital capital city Amaravati and also finding the Sociology wing. porn websites city is too high and internal dis- out the ways and means for an Earlier, when representa- PNS n HYDERABAD cussions are going on in the gov- alternative to it as most of the areas tives of the All India Students ernment over the capital. of Amaravati are inundated in the Association (AISA) expressed across border luring The Telangana High Court "Flyovers and huge structures recent floods, said a bureaucrat their desire to screen the on Tuesday issued notices to have to be built in Amaravati, documentary at the new sem- Google India Pvt Ltd to while the construction cost in inar hall in the Social Science respond to a petition filed by other areas of the State is low", block, the dean had denied people from TS a woman complaining that Satyanarayana said. mer CM's observations by say- permission stating that the the company did not take any It may be noted that the ing that Amaravati construction hall would not be allowed to PNS n HYDERABAD clubs across the border, espe- action on her representation budget allocation for the Capital INTENT IS CLEAR WITH would be a costly affair. be used by any student orga- cially those in Bengaluru, to remove her name and sur- City of Amaravati is just Rs 500 It may be recalled that former nization or affiliated student With the police dealing firm- Karnataka. name from some of the porn crore. Stating that Amaravati is Rs 500-cr ALLOCATION bureaucrat EAS Sarma had said wings for unstated reasons. ly with gamblers, the latter Some of these clubs have websites that can be accessed a flood-prone area, the minister one year ago "The State budget However, subsequently have chosen to practice their appointed commission agents through its search engine. said the State government would ith an allocation of Rs 500 crore for Amaravati construction in figures show that as a result of permission was given before- trade in clubs based in the in Telangana to conduct gam- The hearing of the case was assess the damage caused by Wthe State Budget, the YSRCP government had dropped enough the diversion of revenue for hand on paper by Prof. neighbouring Maharashtra blers to their dens, offering later adjourned to Aug 30, floods and decide on the extent hints on its priorities. With this, the government has reiterated its non-productive purposes and Tirunnavakkurasu under seal and Karnataka states. The lat- attractive sums. The clubs 2019. The petition was filed of compensation. He hit out at stand on the 'reverse tendering', which is to be taken up in a phased shrinkage in the space for cap- of the HOD of the Sociology ter in fact has become the hot offer them anywhere between by a 38-year-old woman, the 'yellow' media for putting manner in all capital works. It may be recalled that Capital Amaravati ital investments, the State is Department allowing them to destination for gamblers. Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,500 per per- who is a native of Indranagar out distorted news and pointing was the top priority during the TDP government's regime. unable to devote enough screen the same at the first The police are of late getting son to bring them to the in Ramanthapur of Uppal fingers at the YSRCP govern- Former Professor of Economics Dr LSN Prasad said he was amazed resources for lifeline sectors year Sociology lecture hall. tough with gamblers, regis- clubs. mandal under the newly ment's prompt steps, which at a single line mention of the allocation of funds for construction of such as agriculture and crucial Later, in no time police- tering at least 10-20 cases Even cars have been hired formed Medchal Malkajgiri minimised the damage to prop- Capital City Amaravati. "The allocation to social welfare and education sectors like social welfare. While men came in and confiscat- daily in Nizamabad, to transport gamblers bound district. erty and prevented human loss. was more than expected," he said and added that allotting only Rs the State's finances are deterio- ed the laptop of a student. Karimnagar and Adilabad dis- for Bangaluru to the airport in Continued on Page 3 Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan 500 crore for the capital construction was something that needs to rating, there seems to be no con- When the students protested, tricts. They are arresting gam- Hyderabad free of cost. The Reddy had constantly enquired be discussed at length. Allocation of Rs 92,050 crore for scious effort on the part of the around six of them were blers and seizing lakhs of commission agents even book about the flood situation in the development activities was laudable, he said and added that making government to observe econo- detained by the police. The rupees used as stake money. air tickets free of cost to send State from the US and issued budgetary allocation towards financial aid for barbers, tailors and my and austerity. Meetings are detained students were The police have also detected gamblers to Bangaluru. The Aarogyasri appropriate directions. auto drivers is a new concept. Prasad further stated that the revenue held not in modest state guest Bavajaan, Sonal, Nikhil, Vikas dens of gamblers amid mango agents have been promising Exactly a year ago, the then deficit is only Rs 1,700 crore and the total deficit is Rs 32,500 crore. houses, but in five star hotels. Raj, Vikas Kumar and Arif. gardens and in some of the everything free for them and services Chief Minister N Chandrababu Special aircraft are routinely The students were released forest areas near villages. are advising the gamblers to Naidu had directed the CRDA Naidu had suggested to suggestions for making used for travel, unmindful of the later. Upon their release, the So, alert gamblers are wary bring only Rs 25000-50,000 restored officials to expedite capital con- CRDA officials to elicit the Amaravati the happiest place. fact that even the US ministers students demanded that of indulging in the vice on along with them. struction to win the confidence opinion of the common man However, Satyanarayana's are reluctant to charter special democracy should be Telangana soil. The addicts HYDERABAD: Following a of the people. apart from global experts to seek comments contradict the for- aircraft, fearing public uproar." restored on the campus. among them prefer to go to Continued on Page 4 meeting with Health Minister Etela Rajender on Tuesday, the network of hospitals under Aarogyasri scheme has DRI seizes CBI team at announced the decision to Submit proofs to Centre, restore the services that were foreign currency Check your beer before drinking Chidambaram's suspended on August 15th over non-payment of bills. Vijayashanthi asks Nadda from 2 flyers l Adulteration of liquor rampant on city outskirts doorstep Addressing media persons after the meeting, Network PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD The counterfeit liquor that PNS n NEW DELHI hospitals association presi- excise officials seized on dent Rakesh Reddy said, TPCC Campaign Committee The Hyderabad zonal unit of The seal of the bottle may be Monday at Abudllah Nagar is Hours after the Delhi High "Following Minister Etela's chairperson Vijayashanthi has the Directorate of Revenue intact, but the content may just the tip of the iceberg and Court refused to grant any assurance, we have decided to urged BJP national working Intelligence (DRI) arrested not be the intended brand of reflective of the pernicious protection from arrest to for- restore the services. Over 3 president JP Nadda to submit two persons in possession of beer or other liquor, but spu- practice. Hazardous chemi- mer Union finance minister P crore people are benefiting to the Centre evidences relat- foreign currency worth Rs rious liquor adulterated with cals are sometimes used to Chidambaram, a team of CBI because of Aarogyasri." ing to graft alleged under the 1.48 crore at city airport harmful ingredients. The adulterate liquor. officers landed at his posh Jor K Chandrashekhar Rao gov- RGIA on Tuesday. They were whole thing is packaged so Often water mixed with Bagh residence to locate him, ernment. She was responding planning to smuggle foreign well that detection is next to sugar, chemicals, soap nut officials said. The CBI team to TRS working president currency to Dubai in two sep- impossible. juice and shampoo (which left the premises after con- HC reserves KT Rama Rao's poser to arate flights. Due to administrative neg- give it a frothy look when firming that Chidambaram Nadda asking him to show The two flyers were ligence, 'spurious liquor busi- shaken) is palmed off as beer. was not present at the address, judgment on evidence if any regarding alle- nabbed based on specific ness' is thriving like any- rampant on the outskirts of Upon mixing the ingredi- they said. gations of corruption against intelligence inputs, DRI said. thing. Things have come to the city. The product target- ents, the bottle is sealed after The team, which had some Navayuga plea the TRS government. On proofs. On a reference from They were bound for Dubai such a pass that when liquor ed most for adulteration is being filled with soda and gas. SP-rank officials, did not Monday, Nadda alleged at a the President, the Ministry of in an Indigo flight, scheduled shops receive their stocks beer. The nefarious practice No wonder, when the bottle is make it clear if they had gone VIJAYAWADA: Andhra public meeting in the Home Affairs had directed to depart at 2.50 pm, when from depots, unscrupulous was previously limited to opened the effervescence to his residence to arrest him Pradesh High Court has Exhibition Grounds that the Telangana State Chief sleuths intercepted them. An elements manage to supply bars, but now it is spreading would make it look like noth- for alleged irregularities in reserved its judgment on a KCR government had looted Secretary SK Joshi to submit examination of their spurious liquor using the among wine shops, more so if ing but beer. foreign investment clearance petition filed by Navayuga thousands of crores of rupees a comprehensive report. checked-in baggage revealed same vehicle. Adulteration is they have 'permit' rooms. Continued on Page 4 to INX media during his Company seeking cancella- in the name of irrigation pro- Shocked at the President's foreign currency concealed in tenure as finance minister. tion of a fresh tender notifi- jects, particularly intervention, KCR alleged false bottoms created in bis- The officials returned to the cation issued by the State Kaleshwaram. that opposition parties were cuit boxes along with other CBI headquarters where they gvernment for hydel project In a statement on Tuesday, trying to blame the TRS gov- items, officials said. got into a huddle with senior construction in Polavaram Vijayashanthi pointed out ernment by hatching a con- Continued on Page 2 Actor Raj Tharun crashes car at Narsingi officers of the agency to project. All the arguments that KTR had thrown a sim- spiracy, she said. decide the future course of were presented by the counsel ilar challenge at her and other Vijayashanthi suggested that PNS n HYDERABAD the 27-year-old actor. They action, officials said. of Navayuga Company on opposition leaders when they KCR should KTR as to why were returning to The Delhi High Court on Tuesday. Navayuga Company alleged that Globerena he threw challenge at Nadda, An up-and-coming actor of Hyderabad when the inci- Tuesday refused to grant any was the earlier contractor of Company was to blame for instead of criticizing opposi- Tollywood, Raj Tarun, was dent occurred. protection to Chidambaram the Polavaram Project includ- the suicides of Intermediate tion parties saying that they involved in a road mishap "The place where the from arrest by the CBI and the ing and hydel project. On students in the state and that were hatching a conspiracy when his car careened and mishap occurred is an acci- Enforcement Directorate. He August 14, the government KTR had links with the firm. against his government. crashing into a divider near dent prone zone. Many seri- failed to get an audience from issued an order cancelling its She said that President Vijayashanthi wanted the Outer Ring Road at ous accidents have taken Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on earlier order stating that the Ram Nath Kovind had Nadda to submit evidences Alkapur in Narsingi in the place at that area as there is Tuesday for urgent hearing of work was not done in-time responded to the suicides of against the TRS government's wee hours of Tuesday. a sharp u-turn with no prop- his appeal in the Supreme and issued a fresh notification Intermediate students after corruption to the Centre to According to sources, er lights," said an official. Court against the Delhi High on August 17. BJP leaders lodged a com- prove his credibility in the another person was travel- Court order dismissing his Continued on Page 3 plaint in this regard with face of KTR's challenge. ling in the car, along with Continued on Page 4 anticipatory bail plea. TODAY ALMANAC Metro trains to run at Month & Paksham: Shravana & Krishna Paksha Where has all the money gone? Tithi : Shashthi: Full Night L VENKAT RAM REDDY the Centre is pointing fingers Nakshatram: Ashwini: 12:48 am n HYDERABAD l Severe 'cash crunch' felt in at the Reserve Bank of India for 3minute frequency (Next Day) all sectors maintaining high levels of cash Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start A severe 'cash crunch' is being l TS govt's pending bills touch reserves with it which is lying PNS n HYDERABAD the commissioning of the 'rever- any important work) felt across all sectors in the Rs 30,000 crore, AP's at Rs idle, contending that no coun- sal' facility beyond the HITEC Rahukalam: 12:19 pm – 01:53 pm country. Even state govern- 22,000 crore try in the world maintains In a huge relief to commuters City metro station, near Trident ments in the Telugu States are such large reserves. travelling from Ameerpet Hotel. With this increased fre- Yamagandam: 07:37 am – 09:11 am l Varjyam: 08:25 pm – 10:10 pm feeling the squeeze, with pend- States blames FRBM Act for As per official estimates, the towards HI-TEC City, HMRL quency, HMRL will be running Gulika: 10:45 am - 12:19 pm ing bills of Telangana state cash crunch RBI currently has Rs 9.60 lakh has increased the speed of the about 60 additional train trips. Good Time: (to start any government touching Rs l Centre blames RBI's high crore of reserves with it, lying trains to 4minutes during peak Presently about 270 trips are 30,000 crore while that of idle. The Centre argues that if hours, starting Tuesday. The being made daily. important work) reserves of Rs 9.60 lakh crore Andhra Pradesh are pegged at RBI releases a certain portion increased frequency is due to Continued on Page 4 Amritakalam: 04:54 pm – 06:39 pm Rs 22,000 crore. lying idle of the reserves, it can ease the Abhijit Muhurtham: Nil Both the state governments l Demand for restoring power cash crunch situation in the have stopped all payments, of Centre to print money at will country. except salaries/pensions for floated to resolve cash crunch The state governments on HYDERABAD their staff. The tight financial the other hand are blaming the WEATHER condition has raised a troubling Centre's FRBM Act of 2003 for Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms question: "Where has all the 1,000 crore. The government crunch'. Private companies are high of nearly 8 lakh units by the cash crunch, arguing that Temp: 29/23 money gone?" could not solve the problem defaulting on payments, citing June-end in nine major cities in they could not mobilise funds Humidity: 82% Private hospitals in even four days after the hospi- 'no cash'. The real estate sector the country, including despite having repayment Sunrise: 04.54 Telangana have stopped tals stopped services, due to is reeling under cash crunch Hyderabad. capacity due to stringent norms Sunset: 06.39 Arogyasri services after the paucity of funds. with poor sales of apart- The state governments are prescribed under the Act. Current Weather Conditions government failed to clear The private sector is also ments/independent houses as blaming the Centre for the Updated August 20, 2019 5:00 PM arrears amounting to over Rs feeling the pinch of 'cash unsold units have touched a cash-scarcity situation, while Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2019 hyderabad 02

"Nothing is undeserved for making AP govt has got its water priorities woefully wrong poetry"… is PIN theflood, particularly in the 3 tmc. In such a situation, the Even former CM Dr YS can hardly be done if the POINT famous poetic absence of Chief Minister YS Optimal use of high water levels during floods 'target' may get inundated, Rajasekhar Reddy handled the rulers don't grab the opportu- expression of great Jaganmohan Reddy who is on can hardly be made if the rulers don’t grab the maybe to the liking of his flood situation during his nity and have a lethargic atti- Telugu writer of 20th a visit to US. opportunity and have a lethargic attitude in opponents who are out to tenure very deftly in the face tude in getting things done in Century Srirangam Srinivasa The two political rivals, prove that the building is an of severe criticism from his a timely manner. Rao, popularly known as Sri YSRC and TDP, severely crit- getting things done in a timely manner. illegal construction built on own party quarters. He stood A staggering 200 tmc of sur- Sri. Principal political players icized each other over flood The two political rivals severely river flood bank. What needs up for the interests of his own plus water - enough to meet of Andhra Pradesh appeared and water 'management'. The criticized each other over flood and to be done is releasing all region -- by effectively using the water requirement of 13 to have imbibed the essence of alleged operation of drone water in excess of the barrage flood waters without breach- lakh of acres of land in the such poetic saying and cameras over the residence of water management capacity and initiate relief ing the reservoir capacity lim- Krishna delta -- got drained unleashed a veiled attack on N Chandrababu Naidu on the operations. its -- and got due recognition into the sea in floods this time. their political rivals, even over pretext of surveying the flood issue of a private bungalow Apart from that building, All this brings to mind the in the end. Large amounts of surplus flood havoc that disturbed situation sparked severe criti- that was taken by the government has also devastating floods in Krishna Whatever be the current water could have been saved the lives of lakhs of people in cism. A private person oper- Chandrababu for residential issued notices to the other 22 river in 2009. The grim situa- AP government's objectives, it by diverting it into several the state. Ruling YSR Congress ating the drone without per- purpose during his tenure as structures constructed along- M D RATNA KUMAR tion was effectively tackled by still couldn't get the water medium and minor projects in and principal Opposition mission over the residence of CM, and lives there even now side the river bund/flood Senior Journalist then CM K Rosaiah by early needed to meet the require- the state. party Telugudesam are fully Naidu who enjoys NSG pro- as Leader of Opposition in AP bank. Since those buildings release of water from the two ments of Rayalaseema through In other words, government engaged in verbal duel, par- tection is the main cause of Assembly. But YSR Congress might happen to obstruct the What appears to be the major projects of Nagarjuna Pothireddipadu (PRP) head didn't act responsibly and ticularly when the devastating uproar from Opposition. The has been persistently stating river flow and cause severe alarming part in this episode Sagar and Srisailam even regulator in the upstream of instead chose to prioritise tar- flood in river Krishna which government has evaded a that it's an illegal building damage during floods, the is the government maintaining before flood waters reached Srisailam project which is geting its political rival, when occured after release of lakhs direct reply to this aspect and that came up near the flood government is of the firm excess water in the Prakasam their reservoirs. designed specially to cater to it could have used flood waters of cusecs of water from pro- defended it as being a part of bank, which attracts the pro- opinion that such buildings, Barrage, in whose vicinity The current government's the needs of parched lands of sensibly for the benefit of peo- jects upstream. Darts flew flood survey. Actually, YSRC visions of River Conservation including Chandrababu's Naidu's residence is located, priorities appear to be differ- the region. The optimal use of ple and collect valuable brown- from both sides following the has been concentrating on the Act. house, must go. beyond its storage capacity of ent from its predecessors'. high water levels during floods ie points in the process. BJP dares KTR for debate on graft Ramchander Rao demands judicial inquiry into State’s irrigation projects Krishnasagar Rao PNS n HYDERABAD TRS ignoring BJP senior leader and party's Aruna slams KTR leader in Legislative Council Prez's orders, N Ramchander Rao chal- lenged TRS working presi- Says the TRS working says BJP dent KT Rama Rao for an open debate on corruption in president is playing foul game PNS n HYDERABAD TRS rule and demanded a judicial inquiry on the irriga- TJS chief Prof M Kodandaram submits a representation to DGP M Mahender The TRS government tion projects being taken up by PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR struggle to focus on the fulfill- Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday ignored the President of the government, including ment of issues and a public India's orders on Kaleshwaram project. Former Minister and BJP meeting would be organised Intermediate students' sui- Firing on KTR for latter's leader D K Aruna launched a highlighting the issues. TJS seeks permission to cides, alleged Krishnasagar comments on JP Nadda, scathing attack on TRS work- Meanwhile, another BJP leader Rao, the official spokesman of Ramchander Rao stressed that ing president KT Rama Rao for and former MP G Vivek on the BJP. Addressing media at all the issues raised by BJP his derogatory remarks on the Tuesday exhorted the party enter Nallamala forests the BJP office here on national working president are BJP leader in Legislative Council N Ramchander Rao addresses media on Tuesday BJP leader JP Nadda. cadre to strengthen the party in Tuesday, he accused the TRS true and therefore TRS leaders Speaking to media persons, Mahabubnagar district from PNS n HYDERABAD government of not conduct- are becoming insecure and KTR's comments on JP Nadda. state are facing severe hard- the BJP leader said the the roots in villages. Villagers resent ing a probe into the circum- intolerant. Ramchander Rao further ships. "Arogyasri has become 'Kalvakuntla family' Speaking to media Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) stances that led to the stu- "KTR said he does not know said that JP Nadda's tour has completely defunct as Rs 1,500 has made the state persons, the newly urged the Director General of uranium mining dents' suicides. JP Nadda. People are laughing pushed TRS into extreme fear. crore bills are pending to the of Telangana a joined BJP leader Police (DGP) M Mahender NALGONDA: Tribals on He went one-step ahead over his comments and he is "With just one visit of JP hospitals. Due to government's centre of lies. She demanded a CBI Reddy to grant permission to Tuesday discussed the and found fault with the Dr getting trolled on social media. Nadda, the whole of TRS party neglect, several private hospi- said the TRS probe in the con- visit Nallamala area and allow consequencies of the SK Joshi, the Chief Secretary. JP Nadda has not read a writ- is getting ruffled. Right from tals are on the verge of closure. working presi- struction of irri- its leaders to talk to the peo- proposed uranium exporation "If the government fails to ten copy given by Telangana KTR to Ministers and MLAs, Government hospitals are fac- dent bowed gation projects in ple in Amrabad and Padara project in Nallamala forest send the report on suicides to BJP. He has spoken the truth. everyone is spewing venom at ing heavy rush of patients before the BJP the State. He Mandals, where the govern- area at Peddagattu village and President Ramnath Kovind, All the issues raised by Nadda BJP. Inefficient, incompetent while there are no facilities. But leader Nadda for alleged that the ment proposes to mine resisted the UCIL the BJP would take appropri- are true and BJP is ready for an and insecure TRS has become KTR is saying that Ayushman funds earlier and Chief Minister has Uranium, and the activists of representatives when they ate action, but did not speci- open debate. Does KTR have intolerant of BJP. This is just the Bharat being implemented by now are trying to devi- pushed the state into movement against Uranium visited the village to collect fy what it is going to do. KTR guts to debate? We demand beginning. BJP will expose Centre is useless. KTR should ate from that by playing a foul debt and has become a con- mining. water samples. They raised has become TRS party's TRS government to order for TRS's misdeeds at every pos- know that already 80 lakh game. The BJP leader said the tractor-friendly. The TJS also asked the DGP to slogans against uranium Rahul Gandhi, he said adding a judicial inquiry on the sible instance and enlighten people have been benefited poll promises in the Amangal Kaleshwaram redesigning issue guidelines for the use of mining and did not pay that KTR feels elated when schemes being implemented people about KCR's misrule," through Ayushman Bharat. As Municipal Corporation were process and the construction of Section 151 CrPC to prevent attention when the UCIL audience put their hands by them, including stressed Ramchander Rao. TRS government has miserably not fulfilled and the revelations Assembly and Secretariat undue interference in the representatives tried to together unable to under- Kaleshwaram Project. TRS Ramchander Rao also failed in implementing of Chief Minister K buildings were contemplated to democratic activity permitted convince the villagers. They stand his speech," he said. He government is involved in demanded the Telangana gov- Arogyasri and strengthening Chandrashekhar Rao, about help the contractor sections, he by the Constitution. The TJS warned the UCIL against took pity on KTR for trying unbridled corruption in all ernment to implement health facilities in government Rs 25 crore worth works imple- alleged. The BJP leader also asked the DGP to prepare visiting their village again. to fill his speech with rhyming schemes. If KCR does not go Ayushman Bharat scheme hospitals, it should immedi- mentation was not materi- demanded a white paper on the the guidelines in consultation words. BJP state unit secretary for an inquiry, then BJP will act immediately in Telangana as ately implement Ayushman alised. state economy and financial with political parties and civil going on". Once again, on S Kumar called the Congress on corruption," said Arogyasri scheme has become Bharat scheme in Telangana," The BJP leader said her status in the wake of these society groups and they should August 14, the police arrested as an irresponsible party. Ramchander Rao countering defunct and people across the demanded Ramchander Rao. party would take up a massive developments. be adequately publicized. TJS leaders stating that "it is On Tuesday, TJS Chief Prof difficult to provide security to M Kodandaram, official both wild life as well as peo- spokesperson Venkat Reddy ple visiting the restricted areas DRI seizes and others submitted a mem- in Nallamala reserve forest". RDO, MRO get jail ‘New Revenue Act to check corruption’ orandum to DGP in this He said that the similar foreign... regard. Kodandaram men- restrictions were not imposed PNS n HYDERABAD tioned in the letter that the on any other organization. for contempt of court Continued from Page 1 police arrested TJS leaders Individuals as well as organi- Chief Minister K under Section 151 CrPC twice zations visited the area with- PNS n HYDERABAD Chandrashekhar Rao held a Each of them was attempt- during the last one month out any difficulty; he said The orders were passed by a nine-hour marathon meeting ing to smuggle 3.5 lakh Saudi when they tried to meet the lamenting that at least some The Telangana High Court, single-judge bench, headed with collectors of 33 districts Riyals, equivalent to Rs Chenchus in Nallamala forests. people are able to move freely. taking a serious view of the by Justice MS Ramachander to seek their opinion and sug- 74,37,500. On grilling, the He said that the reasons "What bothers use is the dis- willful disobeyance of an ear- Rao of the High Court. The gestions on the proposed new two confessed that the cur- offered for their arrest were criminatory attitude towards lier order of the court, on RDO Of Siddipeta, D. Revenue Act. rency was obtained from frivolous to say the least. On TJS, which is against the law, Tuesday sentenced the Gajwel Vijender Reddy and Toggutta The meeting which started unauthorised dealers and August 3, the police arrested the Constitution and the RDO and Thogutta MRO to 2 Tehsildar Prabhu, were sen- at 11.45 am at Pragathi Bhavan they were well aware of the TJS leaders at Hazipur stating democratic norms", he point- months’ imprisonment and tenced by the HC for com- concluded at 8.45 pm. fact that it was illegal to that "Maoists Martyrs Week is ed out. imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 mitting contempt of court. The meeting will be contin- smuggle foreign currency each in a contempt case seek- The court had asked the offi- ued and concluded on out of the country. ing action against them for cials concerned to pay com- Wednesday. K ruption, laxity in delivery of cials of all various depart- The currency was violation of the court order not pensation to the land oustees Chandrashekhar Rao had services to people etc. The CM ments were invited for the obtained in violation of to disposses the petitioners of the Komravelli Mallanna announced to introduce new is considering a proposal to meeting. The CM sought opin- FEMA and attempted to be Respond to Bhagwat's from the subject lands Sagar project. However, the Revenue Act in the upcoming scrap village revenue officer ions and suggestions from col- exported in contravention of acquired under the Mallanna officials ignored the order budget session of Legislative system and even change the lectors on the norms that the Customs Act, officials Sagar reservoir until payment prompting the petitioners to Assembly in September. The nomenclature of collectors. should be included in the new said. Further investigation of compensation. file contempt petition. new Act is aimed to check cor- Minister and senior offi- Revenue Act. was on in the case. comments: Cong to BJP

PNS n HYDERABAD ling across the nation. HYDERABAD Congress made it clear that it Telangana Congress on is condemning the comments BULLION RATES Congress' future in Telangana at crossroads Tuesday condemned RSS of BJP's backbone RSS Chief GOLD Chief Mohan Bhagwat's com- Mohan Bhagwat's comments K VENKATESHWARLU ` 37, 970 (10 gm) that BJP has no matter though becoming strong in the state ments on reservations. The strongly. The party demanded n HYDERABAD ` After elections, it is doing 'bahana' in the state. like many small tributaries party alleged that Narendra the Telangana BJP leaders to 30 He exuded confidence that the leading to a big river with the Modi, who himself chanted as respond on the comments of SILVER Telangana Congress, which the TRS Congress will win the next joining of leaders from all he is a BC leader, became Mohan Bhagwat immediately. ` 43, 823 (1kg) became dull after the back-to- succeeded in elections in the state. Former most all political parties in the Prime Minister twice with the TPCC leaders Ponnam ` 323 back defeats recently is strug- attracting 12 MLA SA Sampath Kumar state and most of them are votes of BCs. Prabhakar, Bakka Judson, gling to face the criticism from questioned BJP to tell as to why from Congress. Though the The party alleged that Prime Bellayya Naik, Addanki the BJP in the state. The Cong MLAs and it was mum on TRS govern- Congress leaders are satisfying Minister is not reacting on the Dayakar, Prof Kathi Venkata CHICKEN Congress leaders, who in gen- After the elections, the TRS other leaders ment's corruption all these with the statements like 'only comments of Mohan Bhagwat Swamy, Jaganalal Naik and RATES `/KG eral used to level their allega- succeeded in attracting 12 years. Sampath demanded the Congress scrap is joining BJP', yet though he is from BC com- Indira Shobhan have tions against TRS only, are Congress MLAs and other into its fold BJP-led Union government to many are not thinking about munity. The Congress remind- addressed a letter to the Prime Dressed/With Skin `146 now forced to target BJP, which senior leaders and made them conduct an inquiry into the the demoralization of Congress ed that BJP senior leader LK Minister Narendra Modi in Without Skin `166 is criticizing Congress left and to join the TRS. The Congress state. The Telangana Congress TRS government's corrupt cadre with the desertions of the Advani succeeded in can- this regard on Tuesday. Broiler at Farm `101 right on everyday basis. In the faced TRS's 'Operation leaders, who tried with TRS's practices.The Congress criti- party leaders. But the Congress celling Mandal Commission Ponnam said that the reser- beginning, the state Congress Akarash' after the Assembly Operation Akarsh activities, cism against BJP looks like a is not seriously trying to stop recommendation by travel- vation issue is not today's one. used to defend itself saying that elections. However, the TRS were criticizing the BJP but criticism of TRS against BJP. the desertions of their leaders EGG Congress is the only alternative stopped its 'Operation Akarsh' taking it lightly in stopping Some Congress leaders are to BJP, which is growing in the `/ party to the ruling TRS. As and concentrated on other their leaders from joining BJP. stating that the Congress crit- state speedily. The Congress, RATES 100 time passes by, the Congress is things after Lok Sabha elec- Though the leaders like icism against BJP is too late as which failed to face TRS till HYDERABAD 341 failing in its efforts in facing the tions. But now, the Congress is Bhongir MP Komatireddy BJP is becoming strong in the recent elections, now has to VIJAYAWADA 348 BJP than TRS as BJP is becom- facing 'Operation Akarsh' Venkat Reddy are alleging that state day by day. Leaders from face two parties-TRS as well as ing stronger day by day. The threat from the BJP since BJP is a tail party of the TRS, TDP and Congress are joining BJP in the state in ensuing elec- VISAKHAPATNAM 361 BJP is becoming morally strong before Lok Sabha elections to the BJP is continuing its efforts BJP one after the other. tions. One has to wait and see RETAIL PRICE `3.41 in criticizing not only Congress till now. The BJP is busy with in attracting leaders from Some Congress leaders also as to how far Congress will suc- (IN HYDERABAD) but also TRS. its 'Operation Akarsh' in the Congress. He further said admitted that the BJP is ceed in its efforts in the state.

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According to the police, the PNS n HYDERABAD Once customers joined by pay- driver of the car Narsimulu had The Cyberabad police arrest- ing a DD to the company, a kept the money in it and gone to GHMC has raised Rs 100 crore ed the father-son duo who was username and password would a bank with his mother when the by selling municipal bonds on behind the fraudulent multi- be generated. thieves stole the money. Bombay Stock Exchange, seek- level marketing (MLM) com- Talking about their 'business Narsimulu had withdrawn the ing to use the proceeds on pany that cheated people to the model', Commissioner Sajjanar money from his mother's developing roads through the tune of Rs 5,000 crore all over said the promoters told stu- pension account, inspector Ravi Strategic Road Development the country. dents that they would be a part Kumar said. The car was parked Project (SRDP). The third Pawan Malhan, MD of of a large 'eBiz Kingdom' where in a corner out of CCTV camera tranche of GHMC Municipal "eBiz" MLM company and his they could build their own coverage. Police registered a Bonds opened for bidding on son Hitikh Malhan were future. They claimed that stu- case and are investigating the Tuesday and received an over- arrested on Tuesday. Officials dents could claim a refund of incident. whelming response from cap- were able to freeze Rs 389 crore their money within a month if ital market investors. The in bank accounts of eBiz.Com the business didn't work. Mission Bhagiratha bonds were issued at a coupon Pvt. Ltd company, its directors However, the promoters would employees rate of 10.23% -- the net inter- and accused persons. then drag matters by holding est after incentive from the The Malhans were running motivational classes, training in ACB net Centre of Rs13 crore will there- the MLM company since 2001 sessions and providing busi- HYDERABAD: The employees of fore be about 9%. from Noida in UP. "The com- ness school books and even Mission Bhagiratha in Tandur The GHMC needed Rs 300 GHMC officials monitor the bond sale on BSE on TV pany head office is located at holiday package at times. area of Vikarabad were arrested crore, but it decided to bid for Sector 63 of Noida in Uttar Accused duo, Pawan and Hitikh Malhan The eBiz business model is by the officials of Anti Corruption just Rs 100 crore keeping in Rs 100 crore will be spent on Pradesh, which was sealed by a simple pyramid scheme in Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday for mind the slump in stock mar- The GHMC needed Rs 300 crore, but projects taken up under SRDP. the police now and an amount which the early entrants earn demanding and accepting a ket. A month hence, it will bid it decided to bid for just Rs 100 crore GHMC bonds were received of Rs 389 crore is frozen in the tion," said VC Sajjanar, money and as the number of bribe amount of Rs 30,000. municipal bonds worth anoth- keeping in mind the slump in stock well despite the stock market company's bank account. It Commissioner of Police, representatives increases, find- According to the officials, er Rs 200 crore, based on mar- slowdown. Interest for the was registered with ROC in Cyberabad. Cases against the ing more representatives (new- Mission Bhagiratha Division ket condition. market. A month hence, it will bid funds collected would be paid New Delhi with Pavan being company have also been regis- comers) to join becomes diffi- Engineer K. Srinivas and Work The GHMC is the only cor- bonds worth another Rs 200 crore out once every six months the MD, his wife Anitha a tered all over the country. cult or impossible. Inspector Mahender had poration to hit the capital mar- and the capital will be paid over director and his son Hitik Specifically targeting the Police said the company's demanded the said amount from kets for third time, becoming ously raised Rs 395 crore in also become the largest recip- a period of 10 years. With these looking after day-to-day affairs. students and unemployed head office at Noida has been one Guruvaiah, who did the the largest Municipal Bond two tranches of Rs 200 crore ient of incentive or grant funds, works like flyovers, Earlier, there were two cases youth, eBiz.com promoters sealed and other accused in the pipeline filling work. "They Route Utiliser in the country. and Rs 195 crore through from Union Ministry of underpasses and bridges will registered against this compa- gave them motivational lec- fraud are yet to be arrested. A demanded the amount as a The bidding for GHMC bonds issuance of municipal bonds Housing & Urban Affairs of a be taken up." ny at Warangal and Adilabad tures stating that there is a detailed investigation is being favour to clear the pending bills opened at 11.30 am and in February and August 2018. total of Rs 52 crore, including The bidding process was which are under investiga- business opportunity which done in the fraud case. of Mission Bhagiratha. Following received bidding for Rs 100 Municipal and other urban for the current issue. This will conducted under the supervi- a tip off from Guruvaiah, we laid crore well before 12.30 pm. The local bodies (ULBs) in the substantially lower its bor- sion of Additional a trap and nabbed the two men. bonds are rated AA by Care country have raised about Rs rowing cost, reflecting the Commissioners Sikta Patnaik, They were caught red-handed and India Ratings. The grade 3,600 crore in the last 60 financial prudence of the D Jayaraj Kennedy, BSE offi- Three held while accepting the amount and is one notch lower than the top years. GHMC now accounts Hyderabad civic body. cials, advisor to the municipal Top cop warns WhatsApp their hands were verified via grade. for almost 20% market share Mayor Dr Bonthu department Ms Jayasree, with 78 kg testing water solution" said the The civic body had previ- of municipal bonds. It will Rammohan said, "The secured among others. officials. Cases were booked admins over fake news against them and further of marijuana investigations are on. Toddler crushed Videos of violence in other PNS n HYDERABAD Man held for GHMC evicts 1,000-odd The State Task Force of murdering to death countries being circulated in city Prohibition and Excise offi- cials arrested three men who second wife under tempo PNS n HYDERABAD were in possession of 78 kilos encroachers in Kharitabad of dry marijuana on Tuesday HYDERABAD: A 42-year-old man n n was arrested by Golconda police PNS HYDERABAD PNS HYDERABAD Hyderabad city Police evening. According to the on Tuesday for murdering his Commissioner Anjani Kumar officials, the accused were second wife at their residence. GHMC officials of Khairtabad A three-year-old girl was warned admins of WhatsApp identified as Manoj Tharate, The deceased was identified as zone said that they removed mowed down by tempo, which groups of strict action if any Ashok Tharate and Raju Sameera Begum who worked as about 1,000 footpath encroach- further rammed a bike parked members were found circu- Chandrabose. On Tuesday a house maid. She was married ments in a month. On Tuesday, on the road near Amma lating fake news or rumours. evening about 3:45 pm, the to Mohammed Basheer Ahmed, about 50 encroachments were Garden in Mailardevpally on The warning was issued trio were caught during the 45, who works as a cab driver. removed at NBT Nagar in Tuesday morning. The after the police came across a route watch conducted by the The couple had four kids. Banjara Hills. deceased infant was identified few old videos of incidents in Excise Team at Kohler cross According to the police, Sameera Zonal Commissioner as Esthi Rani, daughter of other countries being circu- roads in Zaheerabad area of was Basheer's second wife. His Musharaff Ali Faruqui said, Balgudem Veeranna, 35. lated as local incidents on Sangareddy. first wife was Sameera's elder "This is part of the ongoing Police said the accident, WhatsApp and Facebook and "We have seized 78 kilos of sister, with whom he had six drive to address the issue of reported at 11 am, occurred other social media platforms. Anjani Kumar dry ganja from them which kids. He kept both wives and encroachments. Over the past when Rani's mother and aunt "We warn admins of was being transported from their children in separate one month, we removed more took her to a shop on scooter. WhatsApp groups. If they are violent videos from other Visakha Agency area to houses, police said. Basheer than 1,000 encroachments, The vehicle, bearing the num- found circulating videos con- countries in our city," he Maharashtra in Honda city suspected Sameera's fidelity and including evacuating street ber AP 25 X 6906 registered on taining violence then they will added. car bearing number MH 12 the couple fought frequently over vendors." Sayeed Bin Mubarak's name, be booked. And the admins The police commissioner DS 9007. They were natives this. Sameera's body was found While GHMC initiated a A foothpath being cleared of encroachments in Khairatabad on Tuesday was being driven in reverse will be held responsible if any said that the city is nowhere of Maharashtra" said offi- with injuries. Police suspect that similar drive last year, most of direction in a negligent man- communal tensions break out related to those videos and it cials. Basheer used a sharp edged the evicted vendors have encroachments but are not tinue for long time." ner. The toddler got crushed due to such videos," he said. is an attempt of miscreants to object to murder her. Golconda returned. Musharaff said that going harsh on vendors as we Meanwhile, officials are to death, said police. A case Kumar said that Hyderabad disturb peace in the state's cap- police has registered a case not all vendors have come do not want to disturb their identifying vending zones for was booked against the driver is a hub for international com- ital. He also asked the public under Section 302 (murder) of back, and officials are ensuring livelihood. We are giving them hawkers and vendors. Three under Section 304-A (death by panies and that has been made not TO believe in rumours HC reserves IPC and started investigated the that the activity is kept under an opportunity to find alter- prominent busy markets in negligence) of IPC and the possible by enforcing law and and immediately inform the incident. Basheer was sent in check. He said, "We are doing natives and inform and coun- Khairtabad zone have been body was shifted for post- order strictly. "But a few mis- police if they came across any judgment... judicial remand. multiple iterations of checking sel them that this cannot con- identified for the purpose. mortem. creants are trying to circulate attempt to trigger trouble. Continued from Page 1

The counsel of Navayuga argued that there was no Plaint against NTV scribe over FB post delay in work from the con- HC issues notices to Google on porn sites tractor’s side. PNS n HYDERABAD with an intention to cause a rift feelings and defection voices of APGencom, which has citizens and the Indian gov- Kashmir's are throttled by the Continued from Page 1 Reddy, heard the case and removed by Google from the passed the orders. signed the agreement with The president of Hindu ernment. barbed fences, prohibitory passed the orders. porn websites. The women complained that Navayuga for construction of Sanghatan filed a complaint The now deleted FB post of orders of the Army and secu- In her petition, she urged the The woman complained that In her petition, she urged the some persons morphed her Hydel project, had failed to with the Saidabad Police on NTV journalist Rehana rity agencies, which is contrary HC to declare the action of some persons morphed her HC to declare the action of pictures from her Facebook identify the place for con- Tuesday against a journalist Begum showed the journalist to the situation prevailing in Union and State government in pictures accessed from her union and state government in account and posted them in struction of the power pro- alleging her post on a social along a fence in Kashmir with the Kashmir valley, and further not taking action against Facebook account and later not taking action against porn websites. ject. He further argued that media platform was 'anti- the caption saying that she feels the post is promoting enmity Google India Private Limited posted them on porn websites. Google India private limited She brought to the notice of APGenco is the appropriate national'. sorry for the people of against Government of India for not removing her name She brought to the notice of the for not removing her name the court that though she authority to take a decision In a statement to the police, Kashmir. by describing that the state has from the porn website as ille- court that though she had from the porn website as ille- lodged a complaint with cyber- on cancellation of work order Karunsagar Kashimshetty, the Karunsagar claimed that throttled the voices of gal, arbitrary and in violation lodged a complaint with the gal , arbitrary and in violation crime police and also Google, and not the Government of president of the Hindu organ- "The post of Rehana Begum is Kashmiri's by deploying armed of the principles of natural jus- Cybercrime police and of principles of natural justice. no action was initiated against Andhra Pradesh. isation had claimed that the giving colour that she is put to forces in Kashmir (sic).” tice. approached Google, no action A single judge bench head- the culprits or her photos were The cancelled order issued journalist's post on Facebook great pain seeing the Kashmir The police registered a case A single judge bench, head- was initiated against the cul- ed by Justice A. Rajasekher removed by Google from the by the government is not was fake news and was done put under arrest with cuffs, and are investigating. ed by Justice A. Rajasekher prits. Neither were her photos Reddy heard the case and porn websites. valid, he said. Unit making Illicit liquor CCMB study throws up new riddle about ‘Skeleton Lake' MAYANK TIWARI riddle which is to be resolved ern Mediterranean died in this n HYDERABAD Genetic analysis by anthropologists and histo- place a few hundred years raided, material seized of skeletal rians as the site contains genit- ago," said author and professor, PNS n HYDERABAD A study conducted by Cellular ically highly distinct groups. David Reich, of Harvard and Molecular Biology remains found in First, during the 7th Century Medical School, US. Officials of the district (CCMB), Hyderabad, uncov- Himalayan lake CE, individuals with Indian- After sequencing the mito- Prohibition and Excise ered that two genetically dis- ‘Roopkund' related ancestry died at chondrial DNA of 72 skeletons Department busted a gang tinct groups died in at least two Roopkund Lake. "The radio "we concluded that they belong involved in manufacturing of episodes separated by a 1,000 suggest that carbon dating of the skeletal to 23 males and 15 females, all illicit liquor using fake labels years at Roopkund Lake aka Greeks, other was conducted in a German adults." Interestingly, Dr and seals, with the arrest of five Skeleton Lake located at the Europeans were lab," said CCMB director Thangaraj added, "Sample members, on Monday. About and Sunil, native of bottom of a small valley in the Rakesh Mishra. study proves that less than 50 35 litres of spurious liquor, 20 Aurangabad - are absconding. Himalayas in Chamoli district among hundreds "The second incident of mass percent, 23 of the individuals litres of rectified spirit, 22,650 Excise superintendent S in Uttrakhand whose enduring of people who death is mysterious in itself. possessed genetic information liquor bottle caps, 1,486 fake Krishna Priya said they con- mystery of over 500 unidenti- died there The other two groups, likely typical of present-day Indian holographic labels and 5,000 ducted a raid on a house at fied human skeletal remains composed of travellers from populations, and the majority empty bottles were seized in the Abdulla Nagar village of unsolved. the eastern Mediterranean and of individuals shows genetic raid. The value of seized mate- Bhoodan Pochampally mandal The mystery first emerged caught in a storm. Another Southeast Asia arrived at makeup that would be more rial was said to be Rs 25 lakh. after receiving credible infor- during the early 20th Century Mystery about skeletons found in Roopkund Lake endures view is that they were the vic- Roopkund Lake during 17- typical of populations from The arrested were identified mation. Special teams have when an English man discov- tims of an epidemic. 20th centuries," said Mishra. West Eurasia, Medetarian as Maddi Sunil Reddy, Maddi been formed to arrest the ered Roopkund Lake full of whose decade-long genetic 11 months in a year, but melt- "Our genomic study con- "The reason of their death or (Crete and Cyprus) and even Narender Reddy, Maddi absconders, he added. Bhongir skeletons. "The identity of these research on the skeletal ing ice revealed even more ducted on 72 bone samples of their purpose of arrival is a far eastern parts of Asia." Vikram Reddy, Maddi Excise inspector Nagi Reddy, skeletons has long been a sub- remains found near Roopkund skeletal remains. Local folklore more than 500 skeletal remains mystery to be solved by histo- "This study, which was Narender alias Lattu and Task Force inspector D ject of speculation. In the Lake was published in describes a pilgrimage to the at Roopkund Lake says some- rians and anthropologists." undertaken for a cost of Rs 1 Bandari Narender Reddy. Srinivas Reddy and meantime, many unscientific 'International Journal Nature nearby shrine of the mountain thing otherwise -- the preva- "We discovered that the his- crore, highlights the power of Three other persons -- Meer Enforcement inspectors hypotheses were presented Communications Journal' on goddess, Nanda Devi. It has lence of two clusters, which we tory of Roopkund Lake is more genomics study, coupled with Ali, a resident of Chaderghat in Bharath Bushan, Nagarjuna which had led to the formula- Tuesday. also been suggested that these classified chronologically," said complex than we anticipated, other biomolecular tools, in Hyderabad, Mogulappa Reddy and Raghavana took tion of theories," said Dr The terrain is hardly acces- are the remains of an army or Dr Thangaraj. and raises the striking question understanding our past," said Mudhiraj, native of Zaheerabad part in the raid. Thangaraj, CCMB scientist sible and the lake is frozen for group of merchants who were The study unfolds another of how migrants from the east- Rakesh Mishra.

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CAPSULE Nizamabad should be Rajiv Gandhi's vision put India Faculty beaten up for misbehaving on growth path: Maha ex-CM with student renamed ‘Indur’: MP Arvind KARIMNAGAR: A lab faculty member working with a private engineering college in Claims people of constituency wanted the name to be changed as it was ‘inauspicious’ Karimnagar town was beaten up n black and blue for misbehaving PNS HYDERABAD assembly elections in Dcember with an engineering student Indur has the last year, Singh, the lone BJP during the examination. Claiming that the name name Hindustan member to have emerged vic- According to the police, the Nizambad was 'inauspicious', torious in the hustings, had faculty, Venkatesh was on duty BJP MP D Arvind on Tuesday in it, and starts said if his party was voted to as an invigilator in the said the Telangana city, repre- power, it would rename supplementary examination and sented by him in the Lok with ‘Ind' like Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar. a girl student from the Sabha, should be renamed Citing some instances in neighbouring college was taking "Indur", as it was known ear- India. That support of the claim that name the test in the college where lier. Nizamabad was inauspicious, Venkatesh works. The students Arvind, who defeated ruling makes the name Arvind said Nizam Sugars did alleged that Venkatesh, in the TRS nominee and chief min- auspicious and not do well and it never had name of frisking, inappropriately ister K Chandrasekhar Rao's sufficient water. touched the girl. The student daughter K Kavitha in the also nationalistic, This isthe feeling among TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy, VH Hanumantha Rao and others at a photo exhibition. (Right) Former Maharashtra Chief informed the same to her college April Lok Sabha polls in thepeoplethateven infarmsec- Minister Prithviraj Chauhan addresses party workers at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday principal and on knowing this, Nizambad, also said people of BJP MP says tor is alsonot doing well (due to the students caught hold of the the constituency wanted the the name).We normally change PNS n HYDERABAD faculty and beat him black and name change. names when we feel it is not Rajiv Gandhi had introduced Navodaya blue. As he tried to escape from It was needed as both the name," he said. Arvind said: "People are auspicious.Sowe have to respect Former Maharashtra Chief schools, ‘Operation Black Board’ schemes as the scene, the students chased city and the district named According to the official demanding that it should be people sentiment,he argued. Minister Prithviraj Chauhan him and handed over the after erstwhile ruler "Nizam" of website of the district, renamed as Indur now. I told When contacted, senior has called upon the Congress part of rural education policy. He also accused to the police. Hyderabad has 'failed' to fare Nizamabad, about 175 kms the people we will try to Congress leaderMadhu Goud workers to take the sacrifices Karimnagar town police well in all aspects, the MP told from here, derived its name as change. Of course I am for it Yaskhi,a two-time MP from of former Prime Ministers late introduced Technology Mission for the growth registered a case and took the PTI, a day after raising the Nizamabad (Nizam-a-abadi) and I am for the change of Nizamabad, said Arvind Indira Gandhi and Rajiv of nation, said Prithviraj Chauhan faculty into custody. demand at an event in from the Nizam of Hyderabad name, he added. should focus on fulfilling poll Gandhi to the people. He stat- Nizamabad. Asaf Jahi, VI, who had ruled He is the second BJP leader promises rather taking up ed that Rajiv Gandhi had This name (Nizamabad) has Deccan during the 18th in the state to advocate name name changes. brought anti-defection law to Bose Raj, Srinivas Krishnan, Later, the leaders paid floral trib- become very inauspicious and Century A.D. change of cities. "He (Arvind)should first get control 'Ayarams and former Minister Sailajanath, utes to Rajiv Gandhi statue. people's sentiment is what I Originally the district was Earlier, Goshamahal MLA Turmeric Board to Nizamabad Gayarams' in political parties AICC in-charge RC Kuntia, After that, the leaders also paid expressed. Indur has name of called INDUR, known to have Raja Singh has demanded that as promised to the farmers dur- but the trend is going on still. former MP V Hanumantha floral tributes to the portrait of Hindustan and it starts with originated in the name of king Hyderabads name be changed ing his poll campaign rather Recalling the services of Rao, MLAs Bhatti Vikramarka, Rajiv Gandhi at Gandhi Bhavan. 'Ind' like in India. It is auspi- Indradatta who had ruled this to Bhagyanagar. than looking to change name Rajiv Gandhi, Chouhan said D Sridhar Babu, T Jagga Later, Uttam launched Youth cious and also nationalistic region during 5th Century A.D. During the campaigning for (of Nizamabad)," Yashki said. that Rajiv Gandhi, who lost her Reddy, Ponnala Laxmaiah, Congress' blood donation camp mother in the attack of her and others also participated. at Gandhi Bhavan. Hundreds of Master plan in own security guards, strived In the morning, VH and Youth Congress activists donat- place to develop hard to see that such situation former Minister Shabbir Ali ed their blood on the occasion. Bhadrachalam: MP not arise to anybody. The con- welcomed Rajiv Sadbhavan ral- The Youth Congress was also Irregularities to the fore in ditions were serious when lies reached to the statue of Rajiv organized a photo exhibition on BHADRACHALAM: Lok Sabha Rajiv became the Prime Gandhi located at Punjagutta. Rajiv Gandhi. Member Nama Nageswara Rao Minister of the nation, but he performed special puja at Sri worked hard to protect law and Ramachandraswamy temple Endowments Department order and for peaceful country, here on Tuesday. Later talking to Pridviraj said. Blood donation camp organised the media, he said Chief Minister One can easily become a gazetted officer without qualification Addressing the gathering PNS n WARANGAL were regarded as the beacon K Chandrasekhar Rao paid on the occasion of 75th birth lights and the local bodies special attention to develop PNS n HYDERABAD anniversary celebrations of The Congress leaders and were entrusted with powers. Bhadrachalam Temple on the When a person late Rajiv Gandhi here on workers have paid tributes to The former Prime Minister lines of Yadadri temple. A master Do you have no SSC qualifi- joins the Overcrowded Tuesday at Gandhi Bhavan, the former Prime Minister was remembered for his ini- plan has been prepared to cation, never mind! Still, you Pridviraj said that Rajiv Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th tiation in the electoral reforms develop the temple with Rs 100 can easily become a gazette Endowments buses a common became Prime Minister of the birth anniversary, in Warangal and the revolutionary steps crore, he said. officer in Endowments Department nation by winning more than on Tuesday. Speaking on the initiated in the IT sector are Department of the sight in Jagtial 400 MP seats. He identified the occasion, the district Congress also laudable, Reddy said. On Government of Telangana. with the PNS n KARIMNAGAR necessity of computers for party president Naini the occasion, a blood dona- Thanks to the utter disorder blessings of transparent governance. He Rajender Reddy said the ser- tion camp was organised in in the department. All you Overloaded buses continue to worked for peace in Punjab, vices rendered by the modern Hanamkonda and about 50 Tollywood actor have to do is to bring a fake officials, the ply in Jagtial district as the RTC Assam and Mizoram. He was architect of technology in activists and the cadre of certificate along with you. TSPSC rules fails to cater to the needs of also ready for discussions with India are laudable and they are Congress party donated Raj Tharun You can gradually become a rural commuters in this part. Srilanka Tamils and sent peace remembered by the present blood. The Red Cross society gazette officer, which is do not apply The region, which has wit- Army to Lanka. But LTTE generations. issued certificates to the blood crashes car... unlikely in other govern- nessed the worst-ever acci- killed Rajiv by not digesting The Congress leader said donors. Leaders of the ment departments. dents of the decade, including the peace discussions with the reforms in the Panchayath Congress party EV Srinivas Continued from Page 1 Of late, the department become the Deputy appointments. The employ- the Kondagattu last year, is con- Srilanka Tamils, Pridviraj said. Raj sector undertaken during Rao, Puli Anil Kumar, and has become home for such Commissioners. ees allege that recently each tinuing to witness overloaded Rajiv Gandhi introduced the regime of Rajiv Gandhi others were also present. Police reached the spot irregularities. First get a Executive officers of tem- post in the department was buses. The scenes of over- Navodaya schools, Operation after some local people foothold in the department, ples and assistant commis- sold for Rs 3 lakh. The crowded buses, students hang- Black Board schemes as part of informed them of the crash. then irrespective of qualifi- sioners can be recruited amount was collected appar- ing on to the doors, people sit- Rural Education Policy. Rajiv They identified the car as reg- cations you can become a directly through the ently stating that their supe- ting on the top are a regular also introduced Telecom, istered in the name of a gazette officer. Chief Telangana State Public riors' hands need to be affair in Medipally Mandal of Water, Education Technology Pradeep from Lead India Minister K Chandrashekhar Service Commission. greased. Those who are the district. Last year, the Mission for the growth of Private Limited Company. Rao wants to change the However, these positions can accustomed to earning TSRTC bus carrying 100 pas- nation, he recalled. Former After the mishap, the actor age-old and outdated systems also be filled through pro- money dishonestly are com- sengers fell off Kondagattu Andhra Pradesh Chief left the scene in another car. in the department, but the motion channel. When a ing in the way of appointing Ghat Road while returning Minister K Rosaiah, TPCC CCTV footage obtained irregularity still clung on to person joins the staff through the TSPSC. from Anjaneya Swamy temple Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy, showed the actor walking the department. Endowments Department The whole incident came atop Kondagattu Hills, about MLC T Jeevan Reddy, former away from the crash site. According to one of the with the blessings of officials, to light when the SSC marks 190 km from Hyderabad. MLC Prof K Nageshwar, senior Due to similarity of the rules, temple trust board the TSPSC rules does not memo of a controversial offi- Around 60 people, including 30 journalist Dr K surnames, veteran Tollywood members with the blessings apply. Irrespective of educa- cer of the rank of assistant women and 4 children, were Ramachandramurthy, AICC actor Tarun Kumar started of some officials in govern- tional qualifications, some commissioner was sought. killed in the incident. secretaries Saleem Ahmed, getting calls, with people ment departments can trust board members manage He is accused of submitting seeking to enquire about his become junior assistants. to become junior assistants. a fake marks memo. In fact, 'condition'. The actor later Afterwards, he can be pro- Later, they are being pro- he is said to have studied up clarified that he was safe in moted to the rank of temple moted to gazette ranks by to only Class VI. Check your his house, much less involved executive officer. In fact, 40 awarding series of promo- Currently, the case is Where has all the money gone? in any accident. per cent of Grade-3 EO posts tions. The suggestion to under inquiry. He went on to beer before However, the Narsingi and 20 per cent of the posts appoint all posts over and become a gazette officer with Continued from Page 1 been printing $70 billion of some economists say the cur- Inspector of Police, G V under Grade-1 and 2 will be above the rank of executive Class VI qualification. Those cash every month. rent liquidity crisis could Ramana Goud, denied that reserved for such junior officer through the TSPSC is who promoted to assistant Even the Centre has to adhere "The government gave up have been handled better if drinking any such incident had assistants for the purpose of kept pending since long. commissioner from assistant to FRBM Act, forcing it to not that power to print money the government had the occurred. "No such thing has promotion depending on Some of the top officials of post number around 60 in raise funds above the pre- under the FRBM Act. There is power to print currency at Continued from Page 1 happened. There was no crash. their seniority. If the age per- the Endowments the department. Out of them, scribed limit. a severe liquidity problem now will, some others argue that No Tollywood actor was mits, one can also become Department are allegedly five or six of them went on to The severe cash crunch is and these are issues which an unfettered right to print As per new rules, if the involved in anything," said deputy commissioner. There collecting 'mamools' for become deputy commission- fuelling calls for scrapping the need to be discussed. But some money will trigger an infla- sales exceed the fixed quota, the official when contacted. are many who went on to awarding promotions and ers. FRBM Act or easing borrow- of our economic theoreticians tionary spiral, rekindling wine shops are required to ing norms under the Act. oppose blindly the printing of memories of the 1960s and pay additional licence fee. But India adopted the Fiscal money to overcome cash 1970s when the RBI was some of the wine shop own- Responsibility and Budget crunch," one economist said. printing money to finance the ers, instead of paying the fee Management (FRBM) Act in The current total capital of government's huge budget to government, are selling Outsourcing agencies dupe youths 2003 that capped borrowings RBI is about Rs 10.53 lakh deficit. spurious liquor. by the Centre and states by crore. Of this, the revaluation "Indiscriminate printing of Spurious liquor is also PNS n NALGONDA fied superviser, telephone oper- linking it to tough fiscal deficit reserves on account of foreign money is inflationary and will made by boiling water mixed ator, gas operators, reception- criteria. Some economists have exchange and bullion the RBI hurt the poor the most. with sugar, cleaning liquids, Outsourcing agencies that sup- ist-cum-clerk, male nursing argued that FRBM Act has holds amount to Rs 7 lakh Inflation will make life tougher, nail polish remover, creams ply work force to the recently orderlies and so on. robbed the government of the crore. the poor poorer, and the rich used to rub cars to give the started government medical The outsourcing agencies right to print money at will, The economists' fraternity richer. The political fallout of desired kick to tipplers. Even college here have started col- have been leaving no stone unlike before 2003. They point too is divided on how to such a policy is usually nega- branded liquor is being adul- lecting lakhs of rupees from unturned to get the appoint- out that the Bank of Japan has resolve the situation. While tive," they opine. terated with water or cheap prospective candidates promis- ment order as the outsourcing variants of liquor since the ing them jobs in the college. agency to fill jobs by mounting bottles are made of plastic According to sources, they pressure on district officials and not glass. Sometimes have fixed rates in lakhs for and lobbying with ministers. Gambling clubs mineral water is being used to each post and started accept- But, no agency has been given Metro trains to run at adulterate liquor. ing applications from them. In an order. across border luring There are expert techni- fact, four work force supply Meanwhile, the outsourcing cians who can open the bot- agencies have been vying with agencies have started collecting people from TS tle's cap without damaging each other to recruit staff. anywhere between Rs 2 lakh 3-minute frequency Continued from Page 1 the seal. One fourth of the Pending appointing them as According to sources, the agencies and Rs 7 lakh for each post liquor is removed from them work force supply agency, they have fixed rates in lakhs for each post promising them jobs once they Continued from Page 1 will help a lot of IT sector Sometimes, the commission and the bottles are then filled have been conducting their are appointed as HR agency to employees working in HI- agents accompany the gamblers with cheap liquor and water. business rather illegally and in govt medical college and started recruit staff in the medical col- Since March, the opera- TEC city area. Once the and guide them to the clubs and pro- Later, the seal is carefully playing with lives of the unem- accepting applications from lege. The agencies have been tions have been taking place operations stabilize, then the vide accommodation to them in replaced without giving rise ployed by collecting lakhs of unemployed youths targeting rural youth and using in twin single line system frequency will be increased high-class lodges, offering food free to any doubts. The techni- rupees. the services of middlemen to between HI-TEC City and further to 3 minutes there- of cost. Everything, except gambling, cians visit the wine shops A GO was issued on June 12 catch fish. the Jubilee Hills check-post after, if required. Train fre- comes free for them. At least 10-12 now and then. They charge last year advising the medical medical college. According to The posts of attendants in While medical college stations so that trains could quency on LB Nagar to tables are laid out in the central hall the wine shops depending on college to fill 237 posts through officials, the classes are likely to dissection hall, sweepers, lab authorities support some agen- be run at a frequency of 7-15 Miyapur line has also been of the gambling den and the club the number of bottles tam- outsourcing. Since the college begin next month. attendants, office subordinates, cies, ruling party leaders have minutes. The 'reversal facili- increased to 5 minutes." organisers charge Rs 5,000 per table pered with. building was not yet ready First year, at least 80 posts van drivers, record assistants, been supporting some other ty' at Trident Hotel will facil- HMRL MD also pointed for each game. The card games of Tipplers, when they are then, the officials suspended will be filled. The officials dark room assistants, blood agencies. Meanwhile, the itate trains arriving on plat- that the Train AC tempera- rummy and three-cards are played sober, do realize their mistake staff recruitment. Now the have already started the process bank technician, store keepers, unemployed have been form number one to reverse ture has also been reduced there. For each game, each gambler as well as intake and make building is ready and MBBS to appoint an outsourcing assistant librarians, book-keep- expressing their anguish over after reaching the HI-TEC to 23 C for better comfort of has to shell down anything between feeble appeals to the excise first year admission counseling agency for Suryapet Medical er, computer operator, atten- collecting bribes in lakhs of City station and then enter passengers. He observed Rs 3000-5000. Some of the gamblers officials to check the sale of was over. College. Applications from ders, ward boys, head dhobhi, rupees in spite of their suit- platform number two. "Trains are running smooth- have been burning a hole in their spurious liquor. The problem Officials have been speeding prospective candidates are also packers, carpenters, black ability to the jobs. When the HMRL MD N V S Reddy ly and commuters are pockets by indulging in gambling for is: who cares for the words of up with the process of handing being received. But, the process smith, barber, tailor, electrician reporter tried to contact the said, "The trains will run expressing happiness about about three days. On the whole, the a drunkard? How about oth- over the district headquarters is yet to begin in respect of foreman, electrician, plumber, college authorities, they are not with frequency of 4minutes the increased frequency and gamblers' addiction is bringing rich ers? They perhaps have no government hospital to the Nalgonda medical college. AC mechanic, gardner, modi- available for clarification. for about 2 or 3 weeks. This comfort level". dividends to clubs across the border. locus standi! HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS ALLAYS FEARS ON NRC ‘Centre trying to GOVT SAYS NON-INCLUSION DOES strangulate elected NOT MAKE ONE FOREIGNER govt in Pondy’ Four TN fishermen PNS n PUDUCHERRY PNS n NEW DELHI final NRC, can represent held for fishing off "Thus, non- his/her case in front of the Senior Congress leader Mukul Neduntheevu In an effort to allay fears, the inclusion of a appellate authority i.e. for- Wasnik Tuesday charged the Union Home Ministry on eigner tribunals," it said. NDA government at the RAMESWARAM(TN): Four Tuesday said non-inclusion of person's name in The Citizenship Centre with trying to "stran- Tamil Nadu fishermen were a person's name in the final list NRC does not by (Registration of Citizens and gulate" the democratically arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy of NRC does not by itself Issue of National Identity elected government in on Tuesday for allegedly fishing amount to him or her being itself amount to Cards) Rules, 2003 are also Puducherry. off Neduntheevu, a fisheries declared a foreigner and him/her being being amended accordingly. Addressing a meeting to cel- department official said. assured that adequate arrange- To maintain law and order, ebrate the 75th birth anniver- The fishermen from ments have been made for declared as a the ministry said, central secu- sary of late Prime Minister Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai appeal against it. foreigner," it said rity forces are being provided Rajiv Gandhi Tuesday here, district had ventured into the The ministry also said it will to the state. Wasnik said the Centre was sea on Monday and were amend the rules to increase the The Union Home Ministry "creating problems" for the ter- fishing near Neduntheevu when time limit of filing of appeals time, the MHA will amend the and the Assam government ritorial government. Mukul Wasnik the Sri Lankan naval personnel in foreigners tribunals (FTs) rules to increase the present have held extensive delibera- "But, Chief Minister V reached the spot and arrested from 60 to 120 days for those In a statement, the ministry persons excluded from NRC, time limit of filing of appeals tions in recent weeks, the state- Narayanasamy and his cabinet status of a Union Territory and them, Assistant Director of who would be excluded from said under the provisions of adequate number of such tri- in FTs from 60 days to 120 days ment said. colleagues would fight out the two Union Territories have Fisheries, Pudukottai, the final National Register of Foreigners Act 1946 and bunals is being established at regarding exclusion from final When the draft NRC was challenge posed by the Centre been carved out of Jammu and Kumaresan said. The Citizens, a list of Assam's res- Foreigners (Tribunals) Order convenient locations. NRC," the statement said. published on July 30, 2018, and they would all be suc- Kashmir." fisherfolks were taken to idents to be published on 1964, only foreigners tribunals "It has been decided that At the meeting, it was also there was a huge controversy cessful in their efforts to pro- "This is for the first time a Kangesanthurai port in the August 31. are empowered to declare a state government would also decided that adequate over the exclusion of 40.7 lakh tect democracy." state had been reduced to a island nation along with their The decisions were taken at person foreigner. make arrangements to pro- arrangements will be made by people from it. The draft NRC The All India Congress Union Territory. This is the boat, he said. On August 13, a high-level meeting chaired by "Thus, non-inclusion of a vide legal aid to the needy peo- the state government to pro- included the names of 2.9 Committee General Secretary style of functioning of the seven fishermen from here Union Home Minister Amit person's name in NRC does ple amongst those excluded vide full opportunity to peo- crore people out of the total recalled that late leader Rajiv central government," he said. were arrested by the Lankan Shah and attended by Assam not by itself amount to him/her from NRC. As it may not be ple excluded from the NRC list 3.29 crore applications. Gandhi had launched several The Congress leader called Navy for allegedly fishing off Chief Minister Sarbananda being declared as a foreigner," possible for all those excluded to appeal. In the list published in June missions to promote technol- upon the party cadre to take a Neduntheevu. Sonowal and others here on it said. from final NRC to file the "Every individual, whose 2019, over a lakh more people ogy, literacy, empowerment pledge on the occasion to Monday. In order to facilitate the appeal within the prescribed name does not figure in the were excluded. of women and also country`s ensure that the mission of economic growth. Rajiv Gandhi to make Indiaa Hitting out at the central strong democratic country government for withdrawing was achieved. SARADHA SCAM the special status granted to "We will not compromise ‘Unpleasant trends of intolerance, Jammu and Kashmir, wasnik whenever democracy is HC extends said "Jammu and Kashmir attacked. had a state government. But It is our bold and clear polarisation can damage our polity’ protection now it had been reduced to a determination," he added. Gangster Chhota Rajan PNS n NEW DELHI these very values," he said. to Kumar convicted in attempt- "No religion Describing Gandhi as an PNS n KOLKATA to-murder case Former prime minister "illustrious" and a young former Actor Manju, crew Manmohan Singh on Tuesday preaches hatred prime minister who was a true The Calcutta High Court on MUMBAI: A special court here said "unpleasant trends" of and intolerance. visionary, Singh said he truly Tuesday extended the protec- convicted gangster Chhota growing intolerance, commu- Vested interests, set the direction for equipping tion from arrest to West stuck due to HP floods Rajan and five others on nal polarisation, and incidents our nation for entering the new Bengal CID Additional Tuesday in a 2012 attempt-to- of violent crimes propelled by both external and millennium with a progressive, Director General Rajeev PNS n murder and extortion case hatred of certain groups will internal, are modern and scientific outlook. Kumar in connection with THIRUVANANTHAPURAM lodged against them by a damage our polity. Singh also noted that major the Saradha chit-fund scam. Mumbai hotelier. Arguments on Remembering former prime inciting and strides in communication and Justice Madhumati Mitra Malayalam superstar Manju the quantum of punishment will minister Rajiv Gandhi on his exploiting information technology, in extended Kumar's interim pro- Warrier and her film crew be held later in the day. Special 75th birth anniversary, he said Manmohan Singh strengthening democracy at tection till August 28 after a were among those stranded in court judge A T Wankhede these trends are repugnant to communal the grass roots level, in educa- CBI counsel submitted before Himachal Pradesh as flash convicted the six under various promotion of peace, national ests, both external and internal, passions and tion, in ending the decade-old her that his senior was out of floods and landslides blocked sections of the stringent integration and communal har- are inciting and exploiting violence to divide insurgency movement in town in connection with roads in many parts of the Maharashtra Control of mony, which are cherished communal passions and vio- Mizoram, in opening a fresh another case. The junior coun- state. Three days of heavy Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) objectives enshrined in our lence to divide India," he said. India," he said dialogue with China, in launch- sel for the CBI prayed for an rain led to snapping of sever- in the case of hotelier B R Shetty, who was shot at in Constitution. Singh said another cause for ing technology missions, have adjournment of hearing of al key road links. They have Manju Warrier suburban Andheri when he was "All of us need to reflect on solemn reflection today is some anniversary is an occasion to been the direct results of his Kumar's petition seeking been rescued and are being going to meet his friend. Rajan how we can contribute to "disturbing trends" that our remember values of broad sec- vision and efforts. quashing of a notice served on moved to safety, the Himachal in vehicles safely," Himachal is currently lodged in Tihar jail arresting these trends," he said. country has been witnessing ular outlook, spirit of tolerance, They have given us today a him by the agency to appear Pradesh Chief Minister said. Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam in Delhi after his deportation to Recalling Rajiv Gandhi's over past few years. commitment to communal firm platform to launch further for questioning in connec- Around 30 to 40 people, Thakur told reporters. India following his arrest in words, Singh said, "Nothing is "These unpleasant trends of harmony and empathy to oth- initiatives for growth and devel- tion with the Rs 2,500-crore including Manu Warrier, film- The actress managed to call Indonesia in October 2015. more important than the unity growing intolerance, commu- ers, which define our nation- opment, he said. scam. The court said the mat- maker Sanal Kumar her brother on Monday night and integrity of our nation. nal polarisation, growing inci- hood. He also said homage to Rajiv ter would be heard again on Sasidharan and the crew of a at around 9 pm through a India is indivisible. Secularism dents of violent crimes pro- "Our homage to Rajiv ji Gandhi should not only be a August 27. Kumar, a former film they were shooting for satellite phone as telephone Another elephant is the bedrock of our nation- pelled by hatred of certain should not only be a remem- remembrance of his extraordi- commissioner of Kolkata were stuck in the hill state's lines were not working. attack claims life of hood. It implies more than tol- groups and of mobs taking the brance of his extraordinary nary personality and contribu- Police and Bidhannagar Police, Chattru. Around 200 people She said they were running erance. It involves an active law in their own hands can only personality and contribution to tion to nation building, but also was appointed ADG, CID, by were stuck in the flood-affect- out of food and other essen- hospital employee effort for harmony." damage our polity," the former nation building - it should also be marked by a reaffirmation of the Mamata Banerjee-led gov- ed area. tials which were likely to last COIMBATORE: A private "No religion preaches hatred prime minister said. be marked by a reaffirmation of our commitment to abide by ernment before the 2019 Lok "They were taken out of the just another day, according to hospital employee was killed by and intolerance. Vested inter- He said Gandhi's birth our commitment to abide by these values. Sabha election. area a short while ago and sent the brother Madhu Warrier. a wild elephant at Thoppampatti, near here, and this is the second such incident reported in two days. Two men, both aged 27, were sitting and Dabholkar's kin seek Govt okays Rs 4,432 cr aid to Odisha, K'taka talking near Ganapathi Garden PNS n NEW DELHI late Monday night when the This additional assistance is over and elephant came down from a hill arrest of ‘real killers’ near the CRPF camp, police The Centre has approved above the funds released by Centre in said Tuesday. Seeing the PNS n PUNE rently probing the case. release of over Rs 4,432 crore elephant, the men took to their As per the chargesheet filed to Odisha, Karnataka and the State Disaster Response Fund heels, but the elephant took On the occasion of the sixth by the CBI in June, 2016, Himachal Pradesh for the dam- (SDRF) already placed at the disposal Prem Karthik with its trunk, death anniversary of Narendra Hindu Janajagruti Samiti age caused by natural calami- of states hurled him down and trampled Dabholkar on Tuesday, his member Virendra Tawde was ties in these states during the him to death, they said. His family members and activists the alleged mastermind last financial year. friend Vignesh managed to demanded arrest of "real per- behind Dabholkar's killing. In a statement, the home Rs 2 was provided to next of It said that more than 15.5 escape and informed the petrators" responsible for "It has been six years now ministry said a high-level com- the kin of the deceased and Rs lakhs people were taken to villagers about the incident. killing the rationalist. since my father was killed but mittee, headed by Union Home 50,000 to those seriously safety and the centre had pro- They, in turn, alerted the police Members of Dabholkar- the probe has stopped at one Minister Amit Shah, has Response Fund (NDRF). states from the SDRF, the state- injured in the cyclone from vided all necessary assistance in and the forest department founded Andhashradha point. Before his death approved additional central This additional assistance is ment said. PM's Relief Fund. restoration of power supply personnel. The personnel Nirmulan Samiti (ANS) and anniversary in 2018, the sus- assistance of Rs 3338.22 crore over and above the funds In view of cyclone Fani, Rs During cyclone 'Fani', the and communication in affect- recovered the Prem's body and his family members organised pected shooters were arrested to Odisha for the damage released by Centre in the State 340.87 crore was released to centre had deployed 71 teams ed districts, including that of sent it for a postmortem at the a protest march at the and it was expected that real caused by the cyclone Fani, Rs Disaster Response Fund Odisha in advance on April 29 of the National Disaster providing necessary stores, gen- government hospital. On early Omkareshwar bridge where perpetrators too would be 1029.39 crore to Karnataka (SDRF) already placed at the from the SDRF. Prime Minister Response Force (NDRF), 19 erator sets, steel poles and Monday, an elephant attack Dabholkar, 68, was shot dead exposed, but in reality nothing for drought and Rs 64.49 crore disposal of states. Narendra Modi visited the columns of Army, nine skilled manpower. As other occurred just three km away by motorcycle-borne assailants happened," said Hameed to Himachal Pradesh for During 2018-19, the central state on May 6, and as Engineering Task Force (ETF), states were also likely to be from Pannimadai, where a during a morning walk on this Dabholkar. He said the case avalanches and hailstorm dur- government had released Rs announced by him, an imme- 27 aircraft/helicopters and 16 affected, an amount of Rs 688 driver was trampled to death, day in 2013. has progressed only because it ing 2018-19. 9,658 crore to all states and diate assistance of Rs 1,000 ships of Armed Forces for crore was released in advance leading to panic among the The Central Bureau of has been monitored by the The funds will be disbursed during 2019-20, till date, it has crore was released in advance. relief and rescue operations, the from SDRF to Andhra Pradesh, people of the vicinity. Investigation (CBI) is cur- high court. from the National Disaster released Rs 6,104 crore to 24 Additionally, an ex gratia of statement said. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Didi Ke Bolo: Testing time for TMC leaders Puri's arrest: Nath dubs it action PNS n KOLKATA these issues," a TMC leader, As part of the programme, over 1,000 who faced such uncomfortable West Bengal Chief Minister questions, told PTI. with ‘malicious intention' Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke party leaders are visiting 10,000 Among those participating Bolo' (Tell Didi) campaign is villages to redress the in the outreach programme are PNS n BHOPAL the arrest appears to be an helping the TMC reach out to senior party leaders and min- action take with malicious people in distress, but at the grievances of people isters Rabindranath Ghosh, Madhya Pradesh Chief intention." same time forcing party lead- Jyotipriyo Mullick, Arup Roy, Minister Kamal Nath on "It is sad that all the agencies ers to handle uncomfortable were asked to resolve the issues. looked into their grievances. Firhad Hakim, Partha Tuesday dubbed the arrest of are being misused for political questions about cut money, All the complaints were "Some callers have com- Chatterjee, Sashi Panja, Sadhan his nephew Ratul Puri in a purpose," he told reporters on arrogance of local leaders and Mamata Banerjee addressed within 24 hours," a plained against certain leaders, Pande, Tapan Dasgupta, money laundering case as the sidelines of a programme syndicates. senior TMC leader told PTI. especially those who have Nirmal Ghosh and Abdur "action with malicious inten- organised here to mark former As advised by poll strategist Senior TMC leaders cited Even people from West joined the TMC from other Rezzak Mollah. tion", even as the BJP said the prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's Prashant Kishor and his organ- examples of Rima Datta of Bengal who were stuck in parties after we came to power "In some of the areas that we Enforcement Directorate's birth anniversary. isation, appointed by the North 24 Parganas district, floods in Karnataka and Kerala in 2011," another TMC leader have visited, people are ques- move was based on its inves- Kamal Nath Nath was asked a question Trinamool Congress (TMC) Samar Mandal of South 24 were rescued after their loca- said on condition of anonymi- tioning us why we are hesitat- tigation. about Puri's arrest. Accusing after its poor performance in Parganas district, Ebadur tion and coordinates were ty. ing to throw out corrupt and Accusing the Union gov- Prevention of Money the Centre of using its agencies the Lok Sabha polls, Banerjee Rahman of Hooghly district, passed on to the disaster man- During the mass outreach arrogant leaders from the party. ernment of using the central Laundering Act (PMLA) after to target leaders like on July 29 had launched a ded- Jagannath Chakraborty of agement department, the TMC programme too, the party lead- We will submit our observa- agencies to target leaders like he appeared before the central Chidambaram, others and icated helpline number and a Howrah district and Md Firoz leader said. However, the ini- ers are being forced to bite the tions to the leadership," said former finance minister P probe agency in New Delhi. industrialists, the chief minis- website as part of 'Didi Ke of Jalpaiguri district who had tiative has also raised some tongue while answering queries another TMC leader. Chidambaram and others, He was arrested by the ED ter said, "I don't bother about Bolo', to enable people to have received assistance for medical allegations against a section of on cut money and alleged Reacting to the develop- Nath expressed hope that the in a fresh case of money laun- anything." a direct interface with party emergency or getting admis- party leaders. arrogance of local TMC lead- ment, state BJP president Dilip court will take a right decision dering linked to an alleged Rs The ED has summoned functionaries. sion to colleges. "People have called up the ers, a party functionary said. Ghosh said people of West in the case. 354 crore bank loan fraud Chidambaram in connection As part of the programme, "After getting calls from helpline number and com- "We are facing a tough time Bengal are "fed up" with the Puri, a businessman, was case. with its money laundering over 1,000 party leaders are vis- people in distress, we contact- plained about extortion, cut answering these questions. But misrule of the state govern- arrested late Monday night by Reacting to it, Nath said, "I probe into alleged aviation iting 10,000 villages to redress ed local TMC leaders and money and syndicates. As soon we can assure the people that ment and "cut money business" the Enforcement Directorate have no connection with their related financial irregularities the grievances of people. departments concerned, who as we received such calls, we steps will be taken to address of the TMC. (ED) under provisions of the (Puri's) business. But, I think during the UPA dispensation. 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Centre, others on FBs plea ‘Modi govt Raj Thackeray to PNS n NEW DELHI find out who is the originator of such messages on social throttling appear before ED; MNS The Supreme Court on media which are defamatory, withdraws Thane bandh Tuesday agreed to hear a plea terror-oriented or fake news. pro-people laws’ of Facebook Inc for transfer of Both Facebook and PNS n NEW DELHI MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj cases related to demands for WhatsApp told the bench that Thackeray will appear before linking of social media profiles Blue Whale game has nothing In the backdrop of RSS chief the Enforcement Directorate of users with Aadhaar number, to do with their platforms and Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on (ED) in connection with a pending before the high courts if data is shared with third par- reservation, Congress leader money laundering probe and of Madras, Bombay and ties, it will be a breach of pri- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on has appealed to the party Madhya Pradesh to the apex vacy. Tuesday alleged that the Modi The nun was expelled by the Aluva-base workers not to protest over the court. To this, the bench said it government was throttling pro- issue, a party spokesperson The top court issued notice seems to be a conflict between people laws and the "real target" Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) said on Tuesday. The MNS has to the Centre, Google, Twitter, right to privacy and right to of the RSS-BJP was social jus- early this month for her lifestyle 'in also withdrawn its proposed YouTube and others and govern the country and the tice. "The confidence of the RSS bandh in the neighbouring sought their response by court has to maintain a balance is high and intentions are dan- violation' of the proper law of the FCC Thane district on Thursday, he September 13. between the two. gerous. At a time when the BJP said. The ED has summoned A bench of justices Deepak The apex court on Monday government is throttling pro- PNS n KOCHI the CCTV visuals of media Thackeray to appear before it Gupta and Aniruddha Bose was told by the Tamil Nadu people laws, the RSS has also persons visiting her at the con- on Thursday in connection with said the notices to unserved government that social media raised the issue of debate on A Kerala nun, who supported a vent and made a video aiming its probe into the Infrastructure parties should be sent through profiles of users need to be reservation," she said in a tweet protest against a Bishop accused to humiliate her in public. She Leasing & Financial Services e-mail. linked with Aadhaar numbers in Hindi. "Debate is just an of rape, Tuesday accused a alleged the CCTV visuals were (IL&FS) scam. The agency is The bench said the hearing to check circulation of fake, excuse, the real target of the RSS- Catholic priest of Mananthavady collected with the help of her fel- probing alleged irregularities in cases related to linkage of defamatory and pornographic BJP is social justice," she said. diocese of using social media low nuns in the FCC convent at relating to loans and equity social media user profiles with The bench said the hearing in cases content as also anti-national "Will you allow this to hap- platform to "humiliate" her. Karackamala in Wayanad. investment worth over Rs 450 12-digit Aadhaar number, the and terror material. pen," the Congress general Sister Lucy Kalappura alleged "In the video, he (the priest) crore by IL&FS in Kohinoor related to linkage of social media user CTNL Infrastructure Company, Biometric Unique Identity, profiles with 12-digit Aadhaar number, the Facebook Inc is resisting the secretary asked the people of that the priest, who is part of used vulgar language to humil- pending before the Madras state's suggestion on grounds the country. On Sunday, PRO team of the Mananthavady iate me. He did so to disgrace which is developing Kohinoor High Court will continue but Biometric Unique Identity, pending before that sharing of Aadhaar would Bhagwat had said there should diocese of the Catholic Church, me, to humiliate me," Sister Square tower in Mumbai's no final order will be passed. the Madras High Court will continue but violate privacy policy of users. be a conversation in a harmo- posted the CCTV visual of Kalappura told reporters outside Dadar area. Attorney General K K no final order will be passed Facebook Inc had said that it nious atmosphere between media persons visiting her in the her convent. Venugopal, appearing for the cannot share Aadhaar number those in favour of reservation convent in the social media The nun said she would lodge Pak Army opens fire at Tamil Nadu government told with a third party as the con- and those against it. A day later, platforms to "humiliate" her. a police complaint against the the bench that the Madras whether service providers can the Madras High Court would tent on its instant messaging the Rashtriya Swayamsevak The nun was expelled by the priest. The Mananthavady dio- forward posts, High Court has conducted 18 be asked to share data with have a bearing on their global Whatsapp was end-to-end Sangh (RSS) dismissed the Aluva-base Franciscan Clarist cese disowned the views villages in Poonch hearings so far and it should be probe agencies to help them in operations. encrypted and even they do not row over its chief's remarks on Congregation (FCC) early this expressed by the priest in the allowed to conclude the argu- criminal investigation needs to Venugopal referred to the have access to it. quota as "unnecessary" and month for her lifestyle 'in viola- video, saying it was his person- JAMMU: The Pakistan Army on ment and deliver the verdict in be decided by the apex court as Blue Whale game and said sev- It had contended that there asserted that Bhagwat had tion' of the proper law of the al views. Tuesday targeted forward posts the cases. it will have a global effect. eral young lives were lost due to are four petitions including -- merely highlighted the impor- FCC. "Whatever the priest said in and villages along the LoC in Senior advocates Mukul They said that both directions given by the curator. two in Madras High Court, tance of resolving all issues in Following her expulsion, the the video are his personal views. Poonch district of Jammu and Mohatgi and Kapil Sibal, Facebook and WhatsApp are He said governments did not one in Bombay and one in the society through a cordial congregation had asked the nun We were not consulted before Kashmir with mortars and appearing for Facebook and international companies hav- get any clue about the curator Madhya Pradesh High Courts dialogue while asking everyone to leave the nunnery. posting such a video in the firing from small arms, a instant messaging app ing their operation in over 150 in the Blue Whale game and -- and they contained almost to exchange views on a sensi- The nun had on Tuesday social media," PRO of the defence spokesman said. The WhatsApp, respectively, said countries and any findings by therefore it is necessary to similar prayers. tive issue like reservation. alleged that the priest collected Diocese, Fr Jose Kocharackal. firing from across the border in Krishna Ghati sector started around 1100 hours, drawing response from the Indian Army, OMBUDSMAN'S ORDER the spokesman said. He said Chopper deal: ED the cross-border firing between the two sides was going on Sreesanth's ban to be seven when last reports came in. However, there was no opposes Ratul Puri's immediate report of any casualty in the Pakistani firing. years, ends in August 2020 Last week, the Pakistan Army had opened fire in Nowshera anticipatory bail plea sector of nearby Rajouri district PNS n NEW DELHI mercial Cricket or from asso- leaving an Indian soldier dead. PNS n NEW DELHI ciating with any activities of the Pakistan also suffered a Tainted Indian pacer S BCCI or its affiliates, for a peri- number of casualties in the Sreesanth's ban for alleged od of seven years with effect The Enforcement Directorate on retaliatory action, the spot-fixing will end next from 13.09.2013, i.e. the date Tuesday opposed the anticipa- spokesman said. August, BCCI Ombudsman from which, the period of ban tory bail plea of businessman D K Jain has ordered, observ- imposed by the Disciplinary Ratul Puri, the nephew of ing that the cricketer is well Committee had commenced, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister past his prime having already will meet the ends of justice," Kamal Nath, in a money-laun- India's e-tourist visa served six years. Jain said in the order. dering case related to the VVIP opposed the plea, saying Puri fee based on tourist The BCCI banned In April this year, a bench of chopper scam. Delhi High was evasive in his replies to the Sreesanth, who is now 36, for Justices Ashok Bhushan and K Court Judge Justice Sunil Gaur, agency during investigation and footfalls Water level in life in August 2013 along with tice" would be met by making M Joseph said that Jain would after hearing the arguments of his answers were ex-facie mis- NEW DELHI: India will his Rajasthan Royals team- it a seven-year suspension and reconsider within three the counsels for ED and Puri, leading. He said evasiveness of introduce a flexible e-tourist mates Ajit Chandila and letting him play next year. months, the quantum of pun- said he will pronounce the order reply is a ground to seek his cus- visa regime based on tourist Yamuna rises further Ankeet Chavan for indulging "...for Mr Sreesanth, who is ishment for Sreesanth for his on the plea later in the day. todial interrogation. footfall, with higher fee for July in alleged spot-fixing in the now in his late thirties, his involvement in the spot-fixing Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Puri, in his plea through to March peak season and a PNS n NEW DELHI living in low-lying areas IPL of that year. prime years as a Cricketer, par- episode. Singhvi, appearing for Puri, advocate Vijay Aggarwal, has considerably lower fee during along the Yamuna in the But on March 15 this year, ticularly as a fast bowler may The BCCI, on February 28, contended he was cooperating challenged the August 6 order of April to June lean period, The River Yamuna in the city city were evacuated by the the Supreme Court set aside already be over," Jain reasoned told the apex court that the life in the investigation and legal the trial court dismissing his Tourism minister Prahlad Patel continued to swell on government agencies as the the BCCI disciplinary com- in his order. ban imposed on Sreesanth malice and vendetta was writ anticipatory bail plea. On August said on Tuesday. Speaking at Tuesday and was flowing river after the river breached mittee's order. "... I am of the view that ban- was "fully sustainable in law" as large in the agency's conduct. 9, the trial court issued a non the inauguration of a meeting above the danger level, an the danger mark. Now, in an order passed on ning Mr. Sreesanth from par- he had "tried to influence" a Additional Solicitor General bailable warrant against Puri on with state government official said. In 1978, the water in the August 7, Jain said "ends of jus- ticipating in any kind of com- match. Aman Lekhi, representing ED, ED's plea. representatives on tourism, The river was flowing at river had risen to its highest- Patel said the move was to 206.08 metres at 1 PM. ever level of 207.49 metres, encourage tourists to visit India. Delhi Revenue Minister causing a devastating flood "India to offer 30-day e-tourist Kailash Gahlot inspected the in the national capital. visa with USD 10 fee during relief camps set up by Delhi In view of the rising level Arvind moves HC to quash defamation suit by Gupta lean period April to June and Government at Haathi Ghat of water, authorities in Delhi USD 25 fee during peak tourism and Kanchan Colony. have shut the Old Iron PNS n NEW DELHI offence of defamation under His lawyers, however, admit- general election campaign, he period from July to March," he "Inspected Relief Camps at Yamuna Bride for vehicular the Indian Penal Code has to ted that the AAP chief had re- had alleged on Twitter that the said. While the Home Ministry Haathi Ghat and Kanchan and rail traffic. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal be determined during trial. tweeted Sisodia's tweet but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has approved the new visa Colony set up by Delhi Govt. On Monday, Chief has moved the Delhi High The court asked Kejriwal's with his own comment in wanted to get him killed by his regime, the Ministry of External Interacted with people who Minister Arvind Kejriwal Court for quashing of the lawyers to go through the which also Gupta was not own personal security officer Affairs (MEA) is soon expected have been evacuated and said the water level in the defamation complaint against judgement to ascertain mentioned by name. (PSO) in the manner in which to give its approval on the fee now staying in relief camps. river is likely to rise further him by BJP leader Vijender whether it would be applicable Kejriwal, in his plea filed Indira Gandhi had been assas- aspect, officials said. A new Have directed area DMs to with more discharge from Gupta and summons issued to in the instant case and listed it through advocate Mohd Irsad, sinated. In response to his five-year e-tourist visa will be ensure availability of all the the Hathnikund barrage by him in the matter. for hearing on August 23. has contended that he has nei- comments, Gupta had said introduced with USD 80 fee and relief materials," Gahlot neighbouring Haryana. When the matter came up Gupta, in his complaint, had AAP chief. The AAP convenor, ther made any defamatory that Kejriwal was slapped a one year e-tourist visa with tweeted. People living in the flood- for hearing before Justice accused Kejriwal and Deputy represented by senior advocate comment against Gupta nor because he had relaxed his USD 40 fee, Patel said. "For On Monday, the river plain of the river have been Manoj Kumar Ohri on chief minister Manish Sisodia Vikas Pahwa and advocate R mentioned his name and there- security cordon. Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, breached the danger mark of moved to over 22,000 tents Tuesday, the judge observed of "maligning" his image by Arunadhri Iyer, has claimed fore, the offence was not made To this, Sisodia had tweet- lean period visa fees is USD 10 205.33 metres, the official set up at safe places by var- that there was a high court rul- allegedly accusing him on that he had neither mentioned out against him. ed that there was a conspiracy and for e-visa of 30 days, 1 year said. ious Delhi government agen- ing which said whether re- Twitter of being part of an Gupta in his tweet nor made After Kejriwal was slapped to kill Kejriwal and that Gupta and 5 years is USD 25," he said. More than 10,000 people cies. tweets would constitute an alleged "conspiracy" to kill the any allegations against him. in May this year during the was allegedly part of it.

No need for any Treat all citizens with ITBP ‘pension debate on reservation: ISRO explains why countries adalat' in Paswan dignity: Bombay HC NEW DELHI: Asserting that Chandigarh on there is no need for any n are racing to moon's south pole PNS MUMBAI "debate" on the issue of August 23 reservation, BJP ally and Union n PNS NEW DELHI are turning to the Moon essential resources. The State must treat all citi- minister Ram Vilas Paswan n - vying each other to fly Its elemental and posi- zens, whether rich or poor, PNS NEW DELHI said on Tuesday it is a Chandrayaan 2, India's their flags on lunar South tional advantages make it with dignity, the Bombay constitutional right of the second lunar exploration Pole. a suitable pit stop for High Court said on Tuesday Border guarding force ITBP is weaker sections of society. The mission, successfully Indian Space Research future space exploration. while pulling up the holding an all-India special Lok Janshakti Party president's manoeuvred into lunar Organisation explains According to ISRO, Maharashtra government for 'pension adalat' or pension comments come days after orbit today, after 28 days why nations are investing Chandrayaan 2's lander forcing nearly 15,000 families idents affected by the grievance redressal camp for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's of space travel. The lift- resources to reach Moon's will separate from the to stay in the chemical pol- Brihanmumbai Municipal its retired personnel on remarks that there should be off of Chandrayaan 2 on South Pole: orbiter and enter into a lution-affected Mahul area Corporation (BMC)'s demo- August 23 in Chandigarh, an conversation in harmonious July 22 was successful in Moon's craters have 100 km x 30 km orbit of Mumbai. lition drive. The litigants said official said on Tuesday. atmosphere between those in its second attempt, a been untouched by sun- around the moon. Then, A bench of Chief Justice the civic body was refusing to He said this is the third favour of reservation and those week after it was aborted light for billions of years - it will perform a series of Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice compensate them towards rent such camp being held and all against it. Paswan said just under an hour from offering an undisturbed complex braking Bharati Dangre also referred to for an alternative place of res- kinds of pensionary disputes reservation is a constitutional its launch due to a tech- record of the solar sys- manoeuvres to soft land the Biblical story of Noah and idence. will be resolved with the help right and added that Prime nical glitch. Prior to this, tem's origins. in the south polar region his ark, saying, "When the Around 15,000 families, or of various operational wings Minister Narendra Modi has the Indian Space Its permanently shad- of the moon on 1:40 am floods came, Noah didn't leave 60,000 people, were affected of the force. The retired per- reiterated it many times that it Research Organisation owed craters are estimat- on September 7, 2019. even a single animal behind, when the BMC demolished all sonnel are requested to bring can not tampered with. "There launched Chandrayaan- ed to hold nearly 100 mil- This is India's most but took them all on his boat." encroachments and illegal their pension documents, a is no need for any debate on 1, India's first Indian lion tons of water. ambitious space mission "Similarly,you must take constructions along the Tansa copy of Aadhaar card, bank reservation. This is now lunar probe in October Its regolith has traces of to date and Chandrayaan care of the interest of all your water pipeline in the city last passbook and other vital available even to the upper 2008, and operated until hydrogen, ammonia, 2 mission stands out citizens, whether poor or rich," year. It decided to shift them papers, so that the issues can castes poor so it is impossible August 2009. The world methane, sodium, mer- because of its low cost, it said. to alternative accommoda- be resolved on the spot dur- that it will be ended," he told over, countries, compa- cury and silver - making with just about Rs. 1,000 The bench was hearing an tions in Mahul near suburban ing the day-long camp, an reporters. nies and even individuals it an untapped source of crore spent. application filed by some res- Chembur. ITBP spokesperson said. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2019 world 07

GLOBE Cameroon TROTTING US tests cruise missile anglophone Johnson issues backstop PEOPLE WHO POST SELFIES SEEN AS INSECURE separatist leader Brexit ultimatum, EU rebuffs New York: Even though selfies are popular, researchers say that gets life sentence London: British Prime backstop – designed to avert a ister of not proposing realistic those who post selfies are after INF treaty exit viewed as less likeable, less Minister Boris Johnson has post-Brexit hard border alternatives to the backstop. AFP n YAOUNDE issued an ultimatum to the between EU member-country He said: “The backstop is successful and more insecure. AFP n WASHINGTON European Union (EU) over Ireland and British region an insurance to avoid a hard military court in what he has branded an “anti- Northern Ireland. border on the island of Ireland NIGERIA: 5 KILLED AFTER he US Defence Department ACameroon on Tuesday democratic” Irish border back- “The changes we seek relate unless and until an alternative BUILDINGS COLLAPSE Tannounced on Monday the handed a life sentence to the stop, which must be scrapped primarily to the backstop. The is found. Abuja: Five persons were test of a medium-range head of the country’s anglo- to negotiate a new deal before problems with the backstop “Those against the back- confirmed killed after two ground-launched cruise mis- phone separatist movement, the October 31 Brexit deadline. run much deeper than the sim- stop and not proposing realis- residential buildings collapsed in sile, just weeks after tearing up Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, in a But the ultimatum was ple political reality that it has tic alternatives in fact support two different locations in the Cold War-era pact with move that analysts said could rejected by the EU as it restat- three times been rejected by the reestablishing a border. Even if Nigeria’s Jigawa on Monday, said Russia that eliminated such inflame the 22-month-old ed its stand on the backstop House of Commons,” writes the they do not admit it.” a local official. nuclear-capable weapons. revolt. being non-negotiable. prime minister in his letter. Johnson, who has been a The missile was launched Ayuk Tabe, a charismatic In a letter to European “The truth is that it is sim- vehement critic of the clause in PUTIN, MACRON SPAR on Sunday from the US Navy- leader widely deemed as a Council President Donald Tusk ply unviable… it is anti-demo- the withdrawal agreement OVER ‘YELLOW VEST’ controlled San Nicolas Island moderate in the separatist on Monday night, Johnson cratic and inconsistent with the negotiated by his predecessor Bormes-les-mimosas: Russian off the coast of Los Angeles, movement, was convicted with reiterated his “highest priority” sovereignty of the UK as a Theresa May, told Tusk that it President Vladimir Putin on California. nine others of charges includ- was to achieve an agreement to state,” he notes. locks the UK, potentially indef- Monday vowed to prevent the “The test missile exited its ing “terrorism and secession”, avert a chaotic no-deal exit Tusk took to Twitter on initely, into an international emergence of any mass ground mobile launcher and capabilities in the wake of the violated in recent years, will the state’s lawyer, Martin Luther from the 28-nation economic Tuesday to rebuff the claims, treaty which will bind Britain demonstrations in Moscow like accurately impacted its target collapse of the Intermediate- lead to a new and dangerous Achet, told AFP. bloc, but not with any kind of accusing the British prime min- into a customs union. PTI the “yellow vest” anti- after more than 500 kilometers Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on nuclear arms race. They were given life terms. government protests that erupted of flight,” the Pentagon said in August 2. On August 2, Secretary of The sentences were con- in France late last year. “We a statement. The INF had banned all Defense Mark Esper said the firmed by a lawyer for the sep- would not want such a thing to “Data collected and lessons land-based missiles, conven- US, no longer bound by the aratists, Joseph Fru, who added Gunman in Brazil holds 16 bus passengers hostage happen in the Russian capital,” learned from this test will tional and nuclear, that could INF, had already begun work to the 10 had also been fined 250 Rio de Janeiro: A gunman is holding at least 16 armed with a gun, a tazer and gasoline. Putin said after talks with French inform the Department of travel between 500 and 5,500 develop “mobile, conventional, billion CFA francs (USD 422 bus passengers hostage in Rio de Janeiro on A live broadcast of the scene shows five ambu- counterpart Emmanuel Macron at Defense’s development of kilometers (310 and 3,400 ground-launched cruise and million, 381 million euros). Tuesday, officials said, as police negotiate with the lances parked near the bus, receiving hostages as the Bregancon fortress on future intermediate-range miles), in an effort to abolish a ballistic missile systems.” Fru condemned what he hijacker to try to end the standoff. they are released. France’s Mediterranean coast. capabilities.” class of nuclear arms deployed “Now that we have with- called a “parody of justice” At least six people -- four women and two A series of gunshots have been heard, Globo While the missile was across Europe by the United drawn, the Department of and said the defendants refused men -- have been freed so far from the vehicle that TV reported. The gunman reportedly boarded the REBELS WITHDRAW FROM described as “conventionally States and the then-Soviet Defense will fully pursue the to recognise the right of the is stopped on heavily transited bridge connecting Rio-bound bus at 5:30 am (0830 GMT) and began KEY BASTION IN SYRIA configured,” meaning not Union. development of these ground- military tribunal in Yaounde to Rio with neighboring city Niteroi. threatening passengers. Damascus: Rebel groups were nuclear-equipped, the launch Many fear the end of the launched conventional mis- try them. Their lawyers have Heavily armed police including military and Several lanes of traffic on the busy Rio-Niteroi on Tuesday forced to withdraw was a sign of Washington beef- INF, which Washington siles as a prudent response to yet to say whether they will file snipers have surrounded the bus as they negoti- bridge spanning Guanabara Bay have been paral- from their key bastion of Khan ing up its nuclear war-fighting accused Moscow of having Russia’s actions,” Esper said. an appeal. ate with the gunman, who G1 news reported is ysed during the ongoing hostage situation. AFP Shaykhun town in Syria’s Idlib province as a result of a military offensive in the region, a war Russia, China blast US missile test Seoul to fine Volkswagen monitor reported. Moscow: Russia and China lating the accord. Trump seeks to sue Google for IMRAN ORDERS TO warned Tuesday that a new US Washington said the agree- over ‘illicit’ emissions devices EXPEDITE CPEC WORK missile test had heightened mil- ment also tied its hands in deal- Seoul: South Korea said Tuesday more nitrogen oxide emissions Islamabad: Pakistan Prime itary tensions and risked spark- ing with other powers such as ‘manipulating votes’ in 2016 polls it would issue fines and file crim- than standard levels. Minister Imran Khan has directed ing an arms race, weeks after China. The US Department of inal complaints against The certifications for eight authorities to expedite work on Washington ripped up a Cold Defense announced on Monday Washington: US President Trump Supporter! Google last year when he testified Volkswagen and and its luxury models — including Audi A6, half a dozen projects of the War-era weapons pact with it had tested a type of ground- Donald Trump on Monday should be sued,” Trump tweet- before a House panel and said arm, Porsche, for installing “illic- Volkswagen Touareg and China-Pakistan Economic Moscow. launched missile that was sought to sue multinational ed. the company had investigated it devices” that helped multiple Porsche Cayenne — will be Corridor (CPEC) that have been The US and Russia ditched banned under the 1987 INF technology company Google “My victory was even big- it and pointed to issues with the diesel vehicles cheat pollution revoked and the carmakers will facing significant delays. On the Intermediate-Range Nuclear agreement, which limited the use for allegedly manipulating up ger than thought!” he said. study’s methodology. standards. face an estimated fine of 11.5 bil- Monday, Khan took a detailed Forces (INF) treaty this month of nuclear and conventional to “16 million votes” in favour Trump was apparently In a statement on Monday, The environment ministry lion won (US$9.5 million), the briefing on the delayed energy after accusing each other of vio- medium-range weapons. AFP of Democratic presidential can- referring to the work of Robert a Google spokesperson called said over 10,000 vehicles sold in ministry said. and infrastructure projects of the didate Hillary Clinton in the Epstein, a researcher with the Epstein’s claim “debunked”, South Korea by Volkswagen “We plan to continue multi-billion dollar CPEC, reports 2016 elections. California-based American pointing out it has been circu- and Porsche from May 2015 to responding firmly to manipula- The Express Tribune. The election results had Institute for Behavioral lating for three years. January 2018 were fitted with the tion of gas emissions in future,” surprised many as Clinton was Research and Technology. PTI devices, resulting in 10 times a ministry official said. AFP tipped to win by the media and Epstein had testified in a pollsters. Senate hearing in June that his “Wow, Report Just Out! research shows Google’s search Google manipulated from 2.6 results pushed at least 2.6 mil- million to 16 million votes for lion people to vote for Clinton Hillary Clinton in 2016 in 2016. Election! This was put out by Google CEO Sundar Pichai a Clinton supporter, not a was asked about Epstein’s work Toll from attack on Burkina military base rises to 24

AFP n OUAGADOUGOU The country’s main oppo- sition party, the Union for he death toll from an attack Progress and Change (UPC), TMonday on a military base said the government appoint- in northern Burkina Faso rose ed by President Roch Marc to 24, the military said, in an Christian Kabore had “com- unprecedented blow to the pletely failed”. army in its campaign against It called for a “new team, jihadist insurgents. whose prime task will be to Seven people were wound- defend territorial integrity and ed and five others missing, protect the public.” armed forces headquarters said Monday’s attack came four in a statement Tuesday. days after suspected jihadists The previous toll from the raided a village in the restive attack, at Koutougou in Soum north, killing 15 people, plun- province near the border with dering and burning shops. Mali, had been given late A former French colony Monday as “more than a that ranks among one of the dozen”. poorest countries in the world, An “extraordinary meeting Burkina Faso has been strug- of the defence council” was gling with an Islamist revolt underway at the presidential since 2015, which began in the palace in the capital north but has since spread to Ouagadougou, a security the east, near the border with source told AFP. Togo and Benin. Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide AP n NEW YORK

effrey Epstein signed a will Jjust two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what could be a long battle over the financier’s fortune. Court papers filed last week in the US Virgin Islands list no details of beneficiaries but valued the estate at more than $577 million, including more than $56 mil- lion in cash. The existence of the will, first reported by the New York Post, raised new questions about Epstein’s final days inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Epstein signed the docu- ment Aug. 8. Less than 48 hours later, he was found dead in his cell, prompting an inves- tigation that has cast a harsh light on staffing shortages at the Manhattan detention center. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION French eye India to launch 8-10 satellites with France as Remove the chill part of a ‘constellation’ for maritime surveillance hatever be the domestic apprehen- The time has come to provide new orientation to India-China relations. The two nations sions about the many controversial Wmoves of Modi 2.0, particularly over must come together and work towards the establishment of global peace and security the revocation of Article 370 and reorganisa- tion of Jammu and Kashmir, diplomatically it has managed to keep the opinion of the big power players on its side. Considering 14 of the 15 members at the UN Security Council were largely dismissive of Kashmir as a mat- ter to be settled bilaterally and with China hav- ing no locus standi in the matter as it has been reorganising its own territories and legitimis- RK PACHAURI ing PoK, India is moving to now matters maritime. And in a direct challenge to China’s “string of pearls” approach in the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR), one that has he outcome of External Affairs its military and commercial facilities dotting our littoral states, from the Chinese Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to mainland to the Horn of Africa, India is looking to France to narrow down its China has been positive, not only in terms of India explaining its hawk’s eyes. India’s new space endeavour with France, where the two coun- stand but also clearing the air for tries will launch 8-10 satellites as part of a “constellation” for maritime surveil- futureT exchanges. The External Affairs lance, will help safeguard strategic interests at sea. This new venture, to be finalised Minister is not only a distinguished diplomat but having been India’s Ambassador to during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris, will provide an inside-out China, he knows the system and personali- information about developments over, on and under the sea surface and coastal ties whom he has to deal with. One major areas. This has become almost a necessity considering China is known to have point made by him to China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi was to emphasise that the built artificial islands over the last decade or so. Besides, its interest in the future of the India-China relationship will Scarborough Shoal near the Philippines and its military fortification of islands in depend on “mutual sensitivity” to each the South China Sea have complicated the security environment. Considering other’s “core concerns.” In return, Minister Wang Yi emphasised “the five principles of that France has been supportive of India’s position and has even spearheaded peaceful co-existence”, which have “funda- resolutions to protect it from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in the UN, there could mental interest and long-term interest of our be no better ally in this project of a larger national security. two peoples and also contribute to world The Chinese belligerence on our waters is worrisome simply because sea peace and human progress.” As an immedi- ate measure, India and China signed four lines run through several major maritime choke points such as the Strait of Mandeb, agreements covering cultural exchanges, the Strait of Malacca, the Strait of Hormuz and the Lombok Strait as well as other healthcare, sports and cooperation in muse- strategic maritime centres in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives and um management. In particular, both Jaishankar and Yi emphasised the importance Somalia. Right now, China has effectively encircled India and reinforced its supe- of cooperation in the field of traditional med- riority by setting up outposts and ports in countries which are beholden to it cour- icine, wherein both China and India, the two tesy the economic projects under the Belt and Road Initiative. Apart from mili- most ancient civilisations in the modern world, have cumulative knowledge. tary muscularity, such control also bodes ill for the ease of trade in these waters. The time has come now to provide a new India itself conducts nearly 40 per cent of its trade with littoral nations along IOR orientation in China-India relations. In the ing when he predicted that for the which clearly makes this a “core and waste water treatment. He and has been consistently working with some of them to preserve the integri- economic field, bilateral trade between the two civilised West “a time is coming concern” for both societies. It is also highlighted the indiscrimi- countries touched almost $90 billion in when those who are in the mad also important for the population nate use of plastic. Additionally, ty, inviolability and freedom of oceanic channels. While we have been conduct- 2017-18 but trade deficit increased to $62.9 rush today of multiplying their of China and India to set a new he addressed the need for cutting ing joint naval exercises, fact is our Navy is not as cutting edge as China’s, hence billion in China’s favour. China must follow wants, will retrace their steps and path of development which is rel- down on the use of chemical fer- the need for pre-emptive surveillance. The new age of conflicts means that we Lao Tzu: “If you do not change direction, you say; what have we done…. evant not only for the two coun- tilisers in agriculture by up to 25 may end up where you are heading.” It clear- Modern civilisation is such that TOGETHER, CHINA tries but also for the rest of the per cent. He stated: “This would are as prone to the dangers of maritime terrorism, smuggling, transnational crime, ly has interests which are long term, given its one has only to be patient and it AND INDIA ARE world. Together, China and India be a great service to the nation. drug trafficking, illegal immigration besides climate change issues. This satel- ancient history and traditions and it is will be self-destroyed.” What we are close to three billion people This would be a great step in sav- lite cluster will, therefore, monitor sea traffic management. While the IOR is of unlikely that it would think in terms of mere find across the entire world, CLOSE TO THREE in a world which holds today an ing our Mother Earth.” short-term benefits that could lead to friction which is mindlessly aping the estimated 7.7 billion. Clearly, China and India can work concern to India, France, too, has its territories spread across the Indian, Pacific and disputes. Our External Affairs Minister Western model, is human- BILLION PEOPLE therefore, whatever path is set by towards the use of bio-fertilis- and Atlantic Oceans and is seeking cooperation on its vigil campaign. India was clearly mentioned that any bilateral differences induced climate change resulting IN A WORLD the two countries will have a ers, which would enable us to a natural choice as a partner because France has had space cooperation with should not become disputes. from the burning of fossil fuels, WHICH TODAY major influence on the world as do away with chemical fertilis- us for about six decades and is now involved even in ISRO’s human mission China has major ambitions to emerge as a loss of biodiversity and destruc- a whole. ers. “Saving our Mother Earth” the largest and most influential global power tion of the earth’s ecosystems. HOLDS AN An area in which coopera- is clearly a core concern for programme, Gaganyaan. This alliance is expected to continue in our future inter- in the world. Its growth rate has been phe- China and India are large tion is needed would be to devel- both societies. This writer has planetary endeavours. Of late, India has found a strategic and technological sound- nomenal and poverty, which was widely countries, which are also suffer- ESTIMATED 7.7 op and use renewable sources of interacted with those responsi- prevalent, has more or less been completely ing from the consequences of BILLION. CLEARLY, energy. The IPCC has clearly ble for conceptualising a facil- ing board in France as its relations with others have their own set boxes — Russia eliminated. This writer first visited China in these disastrous trends. As the assessed the reasons for the ity called “Science City”, which remains our oldest defence partner and despite leaning towards China for prac- 1981 and today, the country represents Intergovernmental Panel on THEREFORE, world to keep within the 1.5oC is to be established outside tical reasons, still honours the legacy of a shared past. China, despite every- progress which most other nations have Climate Change (IPCC) has pro- WHATEVER PATH limit by the end of the century. Beijing over an area of 100 thing that is disputed, remains our key trading partner and the US is a new-found achieved in almost a century. Yet, China can- jected and as is becoming It has also defined the implica- square kilometres. not ignore the fact that it shares a large bor- increasingly evident today, the IS SET BY THE tions of land use, including mas- The ambition behind this ally. Over the decades, India and France have emerged as true democratic part- der with India and the latter is a rising power frequency and intensity of TWO COUNTRIES sive consumption of meat, which initiative is to see that China ners, who honour the spirit of international law, and have been developing coop- in a complex world. There is every need for extreme events is rapidly on the is totally unsustainable. Today, addresses global problems of a eration in counter-terrorism, intelligence-sharing and cooperation on investiga- the two nations to come together and work increase. These take place in the WILL HAVE China has increased its con- long-term nature. Perhaps towards the establishment of global peace and form of heat waves, extreme A MAJOR sumption of all forms of meat to India could also join hands tions and judicial processes. Despite global outcry over the nuclear tests in 1998, security. precipitation events and several a huge level. However, fortunate- with China, with delineation of France was the first to resume nuclear talks with India and among the first to One major area where the two countries sea level related disasters. There INFLUENCE ON ly, it is one of the leaders in the principles governing intellectu- push nuclear trade in later years. One area that remains unexplored is that of must cooperate is in respect of promoting a are areas which are suffering from use of renewable energy where- al property and clear areas of pattern of sustainable development which prolonged drought, which at the THE WORLD in both countries would derive common endeavour to cooper- bilateral trade between the two. On the basis of this trust, India may even become deviates substantially from the Western same time, witness floods during AS A WHOLE mutual benefits from working ate in “Science City” so that we a middle power with its own bargaining chips. model. Unfortunately, both nations have been certain seasons. together. work towards developing glob- following this model. China in particular has China already has a major In Prime Minister Modi’s al solutions for a sustainable adopted it much too rapidly with major eco- problem of water scarcity, partic- Independence Day speech, he future. nomic success but with some adverse conse- ularly in its western region. India, emphasised the need for water (The writer is former chair- quences both at the global and national lev- too, is suffering from the conse- conservation, including precision man, Intergovernmental Panel Squatters have no rights els. Gandhiji was not in any way exaggerat- quences of global climate change, agriculture, rainwater harvesting on Climate Change, 2002-15) The poor often get unfairly tarnished for squatting on public property whereas the worst culprits are entitled politicians S O U N D BITE t the memorial of the late great Sushma The tension and anxiety kept on Choosing scripts that are I cut back $1.3 billion a year to At a time when the BJP Swaraj, many mourners noted how the building as the clock ticked. It radical and are not easily Pakistan. When I cut it back, I Government is throttling Aformer Foreign Minister had vacated her was a great relief and joy when acceptable by another artiste, have a better relationship pro-people laws, the RSS official accommodation soon after leaving the the Chandrayaan-2 was put into I think that is my safety with — as you know, we has raised the issue of the lunar orbit successfully. bracket, my zone. have a great relationship. debate on reservation. Government. Her actions are in direct con- trast to the shameful and thuggish behaviour ISRO Chairman Actor US President Congress leader —Ayushmann Khurrana —Donald Trump —Priyanka Gandhi of Jat leader Ajit Singh, who tried to hold on —K Sivan to his official quarters even after being trashed at the hustings. He further tried to hire goons to threaten the Government back in 2014. L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR Thankfully, Singh realised that he could not muster any public sympathy for his squat- Strengthen data law Challenging times ting, which he tried to rationalise calling it a “matter of Jat pride” and left his Schools cannot foster divisiveness house in a huff. But others like Adhir Ranjan Choudhury of the Congress, who Sir — Agro-chemical products t was a crying shame that in some schools in Tamil Sir — Internet services have refused to give up his ministerial quarters after his party’s defeat in 2014, had take a long time to grow. In addi- Nadu, students were made to wear colour-coded wrist again been suspended in the tion, new molecules at present Ibands as “caste markers” as distinct from religious Jammu and Kashmir region. Post to be physically evicted. Now in 2019, the Modi Government is taking it upon take about six to seven years to be threads. The wrist bands — which came in hues of red, the abrogation of Article 370, the itself to ensure that Members of Parliament (MPs) do not overstay their wel- registered. The bureaucratic yellow, green and saffron — were giveaways of the wear- Government was bound to face come in Government housing. It has given errant MPs and former Ministers, process delays the delivery of the ers’ caste identity. How students were looked at and treat- challenges in restoring normalcy products to farmers, leaving them ed (with respect or contempt) depended on the wrist in the Valley. We will also need to several of them members of the BJP, a week to vacate their houses. with no option but to buy cheap- bands they wore. To be branded like this is the ultimate continue engaging with the world Frankly, this move was long overdue and there should be no quarter given. er, low-quality products. It is humiliation. There can be nothing more dehumanising community over current and Several MPs have used all sorts of excuses to overstay their welcome. Some recommended that the and degrading than designating pupils as lower castes past issues over Jammu & have moved the courts to get stay orders but after the Supreme Court ordered Government look into this issue and higher castes. The practice underlines that there is Kashmir with alacrity and less at the earliest. no hope of escape from caste even for school kids. It and cultural norm. Caste is premised on the notions of reservation. This, too, will be a a cleanup in 2013, that avenue was closed. However, some high-security indi- Also, while Indian formula- widens the rifts between castes. It is a stain on the so- purity and pollution and superiority and inferiority. It challenge. So, the need for the viduals, who are in the ‘Z+’ security category, such as LK Advani and Priyanka tions are mostly generic products called proud culture of Tamil Nadu. negates the noble idea of equality contained in a Tamil Government is to remain trans- Gandhi, might be allowed to remain in exclusive housing because they are eas- as research and development We are at loss to understand how it became pos- verse Pirappu okkum ella uyirkum — all lives are equal parent across the aisle. More so (R&D) is expensive, overseas sible for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in birth. The emergence of a new India is not possible when this historical step is bound ier to protect. Government housing is a privilege that parliamentarians enjoy only companies frequently spread their (AIADMK), a party with roots in the Dravidian movement, without breaking the hideous chains of caste. to entail far-reaching socio-polit- for their term and this rule has to be enforced. If previous occupants do not leave, assortment and are eager to invest to validate the naked display of caste discrimination. The G David Milton ical connotations. how will new MPs and Ministers function? Just because a person wants to retain in India on product R&D and humiliation of lower caste people is accepted as a social Maruthancode The Government must also marketing. Data selectiveness in realise that a strong Opposition a fancy New Delhi address, he/she should pay the same market rentals in pri- the agrochemicals sector will not is needed to sustain our democ- vate colonies that ordinary citizens do. Nobody should have an extremely inflat- only delay the entry of generics by Nurture ties with Bhutan Paro to Thimpu spoke volumes signed and the Prime Minister did ratic ethos. And, hence, it needs ed sense of self like Ajit Singh, a man now reduced to being a political nobody, creating an additional period of about his popularity among the not miss the opportunity to nar- to be nurtured. Tide and times legal monopoly but will also make Bhutanese people. rate the Indian story to the youth will constantly impact and test ignored by the community for whom he said he wanted to keep his house. At agrochemicals or pesticides unaf- Sir — In the backdrop of China’s India’s long-term commit- over there. However, it is also a fact our mettle — the J&K issue is but the same time, the shortage of housing in central Delhi is also evidence of the fordable to Indian farmers. Data propensity to open diplomatic ment to foster economic and cul- that with the world growing, and one of them. The strife to add need to build new and better housing facilities for Government servants, defence protection or selectiveness will ties, Prime Minister Narendra tural ties with Bhutan has been more strategic powers courting incremental value and strength to obstruct growth of indigenous Modi’s second visit to Bhutan not vital in developing a strong bond Bhutan, much remains to be done our polity will never cease. personnel and parliamentarians in the centre of the city. Several older Government manufacturers and will work only weighed heavily on the bilat- with the neighbouring country. to retain ties. Both India and R Narayanan colonies and many bungalows built in ‘Lutyens Delhi’ are showing signs of age. against the Government’s vision of eral front but was also an oppor- This visit marked a new chapter in Bhutan must address each other’s Navi Mumbai They are in desperate need of repair if not outright reconstruction. Old rules do “Make in India.” tunity to woo the youth over relations between the two coun- concerns. Vijaykumar HK there. The Prime Minister’s grand tries. A total of 10 Memoranda of Janga Bahadur Sunuwar Send your feedback to: not apply to housing anymore and old structures must be removed. Raichur welcome on the streets from Understanding (MoUs) were Bagrakote [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Reunification of POINTCOUNTERPOINT I HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THEIR (PURI’S) ED TOOK ACTION ON BASIS OF ITS PROBE. PEOPLE India a necessity BUSINESS. BUT, I THINK THE ARREST APPEARS TO BE INVOLVED IN PLUNDERING COUNTRY’S MONEY AN ACTION TAKEN WITH MALICIOUS INTENTION. WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO SCOT-FREE. The idea of Indian reunification is one whose —MADHYA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER —MADHYA PRADESH BJP SPOKESMAN time has come though there’s no doubt that it will take a long time to achieve. However, it KAMAL NATH RAJNEESH AGRAWAL must be under a strong, liberal leadership The overleverage fix More research must be done as to why firms become hooked to high debt. As they MARKANDEY KATJU say about addiction, admitting you have a problem is the first step towards solving it or a long time, I have been propagating the idea that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh should reunite under a secu- Flar government for their mutual good (see the Mission Statement and articles on indianreunificationassociation.co.in). I have long said that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are real- ly one country, with a common culture, and were one for cen- turies. Many people have criticised this idea, more so in light of the recent developments in the subcontinent. Many Pakistanis, including Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, say that recent developments in the region prove that the founder HIMA BINDU KOTA of Pakistan, MA Jinnah, was right in insisting that Muslims get their own homeland otherwise atrocities (e.g. lynching, he recent suicide by Café Coffee Day attacks and incarceration of Muslims for long periods on owner jolted every coffee lover in the trumped-up charges) would be committed on them in a unit- Tcountry and brought to the fore the grim ed India. So these developments prove that Partition was good reality that high debt can be dangerous for a for Muslims, and the idea of Indian reunification is only a pipe company. A business is said to be overlever- dream, they point out. aged when it carries too much debt and is My reply is as follows: Our aim must be to create a high- unable to make interest payments on loans and ly industrialised country, because only then can we gener- meet other expenses. ate the wealth needed for the welfare of our people and give Overleveraged companies are often unable to them decent lives. Only a high level of industrialisation can pay operating expenses because of the burden create millions of jobs to wipe out unemployment. brought on by debt in the form of interest pay- ments and principal repayments. Overleveraging The Partition of India in 1947, and creation of an Islamic can sometimes lead to a downward financial spi- state, which was a historical British swindle on the basis of ral where the company cannot generate enough the bogus two-nation theory, was aimed at preventing this revenue to make the debt payments and pay its growth. If India emerges as another China, then, with its cheap usual operating expenses. This leads to the com- labour, our industries will undercut their rivals from devel- pany having to borrow more to stay in operation, oped countries. Who will buy their costly goods then and won’t and the problem gets worse. This spiral usually their industries shut down? One China has become a headache ends when the company closes its doors or files for the West. Will they permit another? for bankruptcy protection. So the secret understanding among developed countries A less leveraged company can be better is that India must not be allowed to emerge as a modern indus- positioned to sustain drops in revenue because they do not have the same expensive debt-relat- trial giant like China. To prevent that, Indians must remain ed burden on their cash flow. Businesses that divided on the basis of religion, caste, region etc. borrow money to add to a product line, All this talk of improving relations between India and expand internationally, or upgrade their facil- Pakistan (such as that touted by the campaign Aman ki Asha) ities are often better able to offset the risk they is unrealistic and nonsense. The very purpose of creating take on when borrowing. ed” to increasing their debt levels steadily. because companies need flexibility in dealing with tal from equity sources. Pakistan as an Islamic state was that there shouldn’t be peace Leverage can be measured by financial lever- According to them, “leverage begets leverage”. new opportunities and problems. On top of that, However, banks and lenders have top senior- but hostility between the two neighbors and Hindus and age ratios, sometimes called equity or debt However, it was further analysed that other cor- the creditors are often dispersed and unable to take ity when it comes to repayment in the event of Muslims. If there are good relations then the very purpose ratios, which measure the value of equity in a com- porations have become addicted to debt, even a unified position. a bankruptcy. This means that lenders will get of creating Pakistan will be defeated. pany by analyzing its overall debt picture. These when it reduces the total value of the enterprise. The most obvious risk of high debt is the paid out before anyone else, including the com- Our common enemy is massive poverty, record unem- ratios either compare debt or equity to assets as Once a company begins to take on debt, they say, increased danger of falling into financial distress pany owner. If the company has a secured loan, well as shares outstanding to measure the true the leverage becomes almost “irreversible.” or even bankruptcy. But on the other hand, ris- the bank can repossess company assets. ployment, appalling child malnourishment, farmers in distress, value of the equity in a business. Shareholders will generally oppose measures that ing leverage can also make companies reluctant Depending on the business structure and the spiralling prices, ignorance, lack of healthcare, unabated cor- This shows how much of the company reduce debt and support moves to increase it to invest in promising new projects. terms of the loan, the owner of the company may ruption, atrocities on minorities, etc. We waste our scant and assets belong to the shareholders rather than cred- whenever the opportunity arises. That’s because part of the increase in value also be personally liable for the loan repayment. precious resources fighting each other instead of joining hands itors. When shareholders own a majority of the According to Paul Pfleiderer, a professor of generated by an investment would flow not to the Third, just like with individual lending, banks and fighting against these problems that are our real enemies. assets, the company is said to be less leveraged. finance at Stanford, taking leverage is like eat- shareholders but to the creditors, because their scrutinize corporate credit reports before doling To say that Partition was necessary to safeguard When creditors own a majority of the assets, the ing potato chips. One cannot stick to the com- bonds and loans would become more secure. out more loans. Banks are unlikely to provide fur- Muslims is puerile. First, there are as many Muslims in India company is considered highly leveraged. All of mitment of eating just a few chips. So, if one can- Corporate boards take a hard new look at how ther funding to highly leveraged organizations. as in Pakistan (about 200 million in each). Second, Muslims these measurements are important for investors not stop after eating just one chip, one might be much they compensate management through Not only are these companies at high risk for in Pakistan may be safe from Hindu bigots, but are they safe to understand how risky the capital structure of better off not eating them at all. stock options and other grants of equity in the bankruptcy, the new lender might not get paid from Muslim bigots? Are Ahmadis, Shias safe? Are Barelvis a company is and if it is worth investing in. The authors argue that since reducing debt company. The more money managers earn from back if the company goes under. The most common financial leverage ratios entails a transfer of risk - and wealth - from grants of stock and options, rather than from their Older loans typically carry higher seniority safe from Deobandis? They often bomb mosques, dargahs, are debt ratios, debt-equity ratios and equity ratios. shareholders to creditors, there is a clear disin- salaries, the more they will align their self-inter- compared to newer loans, so lenders are hesi- etc. And are the Muslims there free from the evils of unem- Debt ratio is a solvency ratio that measures a firm’s centive for shareholders to cut back on borrow- est with shareholders rather than creditors tant to put themselves at the bottom of the list ployment, price rise, malnourishment, ignorance, lack of health- total liabilities as a percentage of its total assets. ing. If a company buys back its bonds, for exam- As bad as it may seem, at some point, almost for recouping their investment. In the event a care, corruption, etc? It was a stupid idea that creation of In a sense, the debt ratio shows a company’s abil- ple, bondholders will demand a premium all businesses must take out loans. Debt financ- bank does issue a loan, the interest rate will be Pakistan will keep Muslims safe. In fact Partition has increased ity to pay off its liabilities with its assets. In other above the current market price for those bonds. ing can be attractive to business owners because high enough to account for that increased risk. the problems of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians there. words, this shows how many assets the compa- That’s because bondholders will insist that the banks won’t dictate how they should spend the Fourth, one of the options a company has So, unless we reunite, we will keep wasting our scant ny must sell in order to pay off all its liabilities. buyback price reflect the fact that the remain- money and they don’t have to split up compa- to reduce its financial leverage is to increase the resources fighting each other, and will never become a high- The debt to equity ratio is a financial, liq- ing debt will be at less risk of default. ny ownership. Highly leveraged companies are amount of equity capital. ly industrialised country, and thus remain poor with many social uidity ratio that compares a company’s total debt In other words, bondholders get all the ben- very sensitive to economic declines and at high- However, investors rarely give money to evils. As mentioned earlier, we are really one nation with a to total equity. The debt to equity ratio shows efits of debt reduction and shareholders have to er risk for bankruptcy. highly leveraged businesses. Investors avoid the percentage of company financing that foot the cost upfront. Government tax policy There are several problems of a highly lever- highly leveraged companies for all the same common culture, and were befooled by the British into think- comes from creditors and investors. A higher makes companies even more biased toward aged company. First, the lenders require borrow- reasons lenders do, plus they’re the last in line ing we are each other’s enemies. But how are we to reunite? debt to equity ratio indicates that more credi- higher debt, because it allows companies to deduct ers to pay back their loan in a timely manner. to get repaid. This can only be done peacefully and voluntarily, and will tor financing, i.e., bank loans, is being used than interest payments from their taxable income. This becomes a problem for fledgling compa- If an investor is willing to invest in a high- take a long time, maybe 10-20 years. The communal venom investor financing, i.e., shareholders. In theory, creditors can protect themselves nies that borrow money for projects with long- ly leveraged company they’ll expect to receive an which was injected into our body politic by vested interests The equity ratio is an investment leverage by insisting on contracts or “covenants” that restrict term returns. If payments come due before the especially large percentage of ownership in for over a century, will take a long time to be expelled. During or solvency ratio that measures the amount of a company’s ability to increase its leverage in the company starts seeing returns, loan repayments exchange for their money. this period, we must patiently explain to the masses the truth assets that are financed by the owner’s invest- future. Among other things, covenants can can be a crippling expense. It’s important that further research should that we are really one nation, were one for centuries, and ments by comparing the total equity in the com- restrict a company from selling additional bonds Paying back the loan on a regular basis be done to shed light on why companies can spread the idea of Indian reunification among them. pany to the total assets. or making big payouts to shareholders, which means less money to finance operations and become hooked to high debt. As they say about As Victor Hugo said, “There is one thing more powerful In fact, some years ago, a team of financial reduce the company’s equity. invest in growth opportunities. other forms of addiction, admitting you have a scholars at Stanford Graduate School of Business In practice, the authors argue, covenants are Second, substantial loan payments can eas- problem is the first step towards solving it. than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose and at Germany’s Max Planck Institute studied difficult to enforce. Most covenants give compa- ily cripple a highly leveraged company. A com- (The writer is Assistant Professor, Amity time has come.” The idea of Indian reunification is one whose banks and found that they have become “addict- nies at least some discretion to take on more debt, pany doesn’t have an obligation to repay capi- University) time has come though it will no doubt take a long time to achieve. We will be called daydreamers by many. But when Giuseppe Mazzini spoke of Italian unification, he too was called a daydreamer, though the dream became a reality thanks to the efforts of Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi. West and Time to defuse population bomb East Germany reunited in 1990 after partition in 1945. North and South Vietnam reunited in 1975 after a partition of over While Modi talked about India’s demographic dividend in his first term, in his second term he has realised 21 years. At present, all that needs to be done is to spread the idea that though a large population may not be a bad thing, it has to contribute to the country’s growth of reunification, as is being done by the Indian Reunification Association. Later, when the idea has gripped the imagina- nearly 273 million people between 2019 mainly targeted towards these poorer Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) issues that raise their heads whenever tion and minds of the masses, then people will use their cre- and 2050. Inevitably, with these figures, sections of society and his appeal to them chief Mohan Bhagwat, during his annu- the spotlight is on population control. ativity and find ways to make a peaceful reunification a real- “India is projected to surpass China as for keeping the family small was aimed al Dussehra address some time ago, While the southern states feel that their ity. the world’s most populous country at improving their standard of living. noted, “We need to rise above vote bank great success in bringing down the pop- However, it’s vital that such a reunification is under a lib- around 2027”, the report said. The He is aware that the poor are miss- politics to formulate a holistic approach, ulation is costing them in terms of eral leadership, which while ensuring religious freedom does biggest challenge for India is its unpre- ing out on opportunities to climb up the equally applicable to all citizens, towards resources devolved from the Centre, the not tolerate religious bigotry from any quarter and crushes paredness to accommodate such a economic and social ladder because they the population policy.” Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar it with an iron hand. Such progressive leaders will rapidly huge population. Looking at these fig- have too many mouths to feed. Making In Parliament too, BJP members Abbas Naqvi has claimed this week that KALYANI SHANKAR ures, “The time has now come that we it a nationalistic issue, he said, “Those have raised this issue. Recently Rakesh it is a social reform. ensure industrialization of the nation, provide for the welfare should take such challenges ahead,” who follow the policy of a small family Sinha, a BJP Member of Parliament, The Prime Minister is not one to of the people and catapult India into the front ranks of the yebrows were raised when Prime Modi said. also contribute to the development of the introduced a Private Member’s Bill to waste words and he has used the world community. How and when such a historic transfor- Minister Narendra Modi Interestingly, while Modi talked nation; it is also a form of patriotism.” regulate population. Earlier, another BJP Independence Day speech to prepare the mation will take place, who these leaders would be, is impos- Eexpressed concern about the pop- about India’s demographic dividend in Why did Modi talk of population member Sanjeev Balyan, who is now a country for population regulation, going sible to predict. But it is a necessity. ulation explosion in the country in his his first term, in his second term he has explosion now? It obviously stems from minister, had also introduced another forward. There is an urgent need to (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India) recent Independence Day speech. realised that though a large population the fact that his hands are strengthened Bill with the backing of 124 members. aggressively push concepts like the two- There was a feeling of surprise that the by itself may not be a bad thing, it has after the massive mandate he received The late BJP stalwart Atal Bihari child policy, child spacing, increased use Prime Minister chose to bring up an to contribute to the growth of the in the 2019 polls. Vajpayee too had made such an attempt of contraceptives and voluntary sterili- issue that has been a ‘No- No’ for many country. This needs to be supported by Politically, Modi is much stronger in 2000 by bringing a forward-looking sation. The two-child norm should be politicians from the days of Emergency capital, technology and infrastructure, today, while the Opposition is weak like National Population Policy. However, it made a uniform criterion for govern- when the Indira Gandhi government as well as skills. That is why the Prime never before. Add to that the Prime made the two-child norm a voluntary ment jobs, getting aid and subsidies and used coercive population control mea- Minister is now talking of education as Minister’s recent success in Parliament commitment for individuals. The Modi other benefits. Perhaps incentives and sures. Her Family Planning programme a means of both moderating the rising in getting controversial Bills like Triple Government has also followed the same disincentives might work better in con- received widespread condemnation population and making it productive. Talaq and abrogation of Article 370 per- approach that the family planning pro- taining the size of the family. The and effectively never realized its pur- The country is already facing an taining to the special status of Jammu gramme in India is target-free and vol- health ministry is already implementing pose. Later the ministry’s name was acute drinking water crisis, garbage dis- and Kashmir passed, despite being in a untary in nature. many of these schemes, but much more changed to Family Welfare. posal and sewage treatment problems, minority in the Rajya Sabha. Modi’s speech has triggered specu- will be needed to create awareness and India’s population is 1.34 billion, inadequate rainfall, climate change, Second, the Indian Right-wing, lation that a mild interventionist popu- to make an impact in the long run. which is nearly a four-fold increase increased levels of pollution, high including the BJP, has always expressed lation policy is not far off. It is a very sen- As India aspires to become a major since Independence. Modi has reasons infant and child mortality rate and poor concerns about the increasing minori- sitive issue both at the state level as well economic power, it’s time to define for concern as according to the World standard of living in the economically ty population. They feel that the Muslims as the religious level. whether a growing population is an Population Prospects 2019 of the weaker sections. are trying to overtake Hindus in the The North-South divide and the opportunity or a danger. United Nations, India is expected to add The Prime Minister’s speech was country by multiplying fast. The Hindu-Muslim divide are the two (The writer is a senior journalist) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2019 money 10

CAPSULE Mahindra inks JV deal to acquire Resolve stressed assets over 58% in Sri Lanka firm n PNS NEW DELHI With this JV, Mahindra Finance aims to replicate Mahindra & Mahindra on time: RBI to bankers its business model in Sri Financial Services (Mahindra PNS n MUMBAI Finance) on Tuesday said it has Lanka, it said, adding Artimas Fashions The RBI issued the new NPA recognition entered into a joint venture deal that the company has ties up with Virat Reserve Bank deputy governor and resolution guidelines on June 7 after with Sri Lanka's Ideal Finance to fuelled the NS Vishwanathan Tuesday the Supreme Court had in April declared acquire up to 58.2 per cent stake entrepreneurial Kohli brand exhorted bankers to ensure in the company for LKR 2 bil- aspirations of over 6.2 KOLKATA: Artimas Fashions, a timely resolution of stressed the earlier one issued on February 12, lion (nearly Rs 80 crore). million customers in over subsidiary of listed hosiery assets under the new framework 2018 as ultra vires Mahindra Finance will invest 3,70,000 villages in India firm Lux Industries, has to extract the best value and LKR 2 billion until March 2021 entered into a tie-up to underlined the need for dealing for up to 58.2 per cent stake in manufacture and market a only in "genuine" cases. implemented in 180 days. back" clause, such that a key offi- Ideal Finance, it said in a release. gy. Sri Lanka, with its cultural male innerwear brand, The central bank will be Meanwhile, Vishwanathan also cial has to pay past bonuses and The rural and semi-urban and geographical similarity to mercial trucks, motor cars, promoted by Indian cricket coming out with the final guide- saidthe RBI will soon be com- incomes if she has been found focussed non-banking finan- India and its vibrant financial three-wheelers, two-wheelers, captain Virat Kohli. Initially, the lines for private and foreign ing up with the final guidelines to have erred in any aspect. cial company (NBFC) said the services market, emerged as the gold loans and personal loans. 'one8' brand would be bankers' compensation soon, he for top management compen- Vishwanathan reiterated that joint venture (JV) will capitalise first choice," it said. IFL, which started opera- available on e- commerce said, speaking at the annual NS Vishwanathan sation. the country has adopted a flex- on Mahindra Finance's 25-year With this JV, Mahindra tions in 2012, has an asset base platforms, after which retail- industry event Fibac. "Last year we had issued ible approach when it comes to expertise in the financial services Finance aims to replicate its busi- of LKR 4.4 billion and an equi- channel sales would follow, Vishwanathan said the RBI's hope that banks will use this to draft guidelines on revised com- adopting the post global finan- domain and Ideal Finance's ness model in Sri Lanka, it said, ty base of LKR 1.1 billion and as Nischal Puri, the MD of city- revised framework on resolution deal with genuine stress in their pensation policy, aligning it cial crisis regulations formed at domestic market knowledge to adding that the company has many as 10 branches. based Artimas Fashions, said. of stressed assets introduced on balance sheets to address the with global guidelines. We have the global level, which includes build a market leading financial fuelled the entrepreneurial aspi- "We believe that the Sri "The size of mid-to-premier June 7 is "less intrusive" as it problem," he added. got excellent comments from being conservative on a few services business in Sri Lanka. rations of over 6.2 million cus- Lankan market holds great innerwear market in India is Rs gives banks the leeway to draft The RBI issued the new the market, bankers and HR things and consciously deviat- "The strategic investment in tomers in over 3,70,000 villages potential for growth. We see a 5,400 crore and growing at their own resolution plans for a NPA recognition and resolu- practitioners and we will soon ing in others. Ideal Finance is a significant step in India. It manages assets under strong, long-term growth oppor- 11.5 per cent per annum," Puri particular case. tion guidelines on June 7 after come out with final guidelines The strategy is to "calibrate" in Mahindra Finance's global management (AUM) of over tunity in this market and are said. He said that 'one8' "Timely resolution is very the Supreme Court had in on the revised compensation the regulations in sync with the expansion strategy. The com- USD 10 billion. committed to bringing in the products would address the important. I'd request you to April declared the earlier one policy," he said. local requirements, he said, list- pany has been looking at Ideal Finance Ltd (IFL) required capital and expertise preferences of the present-day ensure that the resolutions are issued on February 12, 2018 as It can be noted that in the ing out the deviations which expanding its market overseas as focusses on rural and semi- to fuel this growth," said Ramesh youth of the country who are done in time, not just for the ultra vires. The new framework draft guidelines, the RBI had have been opted for. part of its global growth strate- urban sector, caters to com- Iyer. living in 'an era of self- regulatory requirement but also lays focus on better coordina- proposed measures including The deviations include net indulgence'. Puri said that the because it will result in better tion between banks while deal- making50 percent of the com- stable funding ratio which has company would be knitting its valuation going forward," he ing with a stressed assets by pensation of senior officials of been deferred to April 2020, own fabric at its own factory in said. "We've given a lot of free- mandating them to sign inter- private and foreign banks adopting group exposures Wipro inks West Bengal while premium dom to banks to determine creditor agreements and decide 'should be variable". According framework in April 2020 even cotton would be imported, various contours. We are mak- on a resolution strategy in 30 to media reports, the central after adopting the large exposure pact with IISc adding that the manufacturing ing less intrusive regulations and days, which will have to be bank is also planning a "claw- framework in April 2019. and marketing rights of the Virat Kohli-brand in the for research in country had been licensed to Artimas Fashions. Hyundai drives robotics, 5G Samsung eyes 65% mkt share PNS n BENGALURU in Grand i10 Wipro Limited on Tuesday of India's premium smartphone Nios at SBI festival home, auto announced a strategic part- nership with the Indian PNS n NEW DELHI Institute of Science (IISc) to Rs 4.99L loans cheaper rates conduct advanced applied Tech giant Samsung on PNS n NEW DELHI research in autonomous sys- Sterling and Wilson Tuesday said it is confident of PNS n NEW DELHI car loan online through the tems, robotics and 5G space. Solar shares tumble cornering 65 per cent market South Korean auto major bank's digital platform like The two organisations have share in the premium smart- Hyundai on Tuesday expand- State Bank of India (SBI), the YONO or website, a 25-basis jointly set up the Wipro IISc over 10% on debut phone segment (Rs 30,000 ed its compact segment port- country's largest lender, on point concession on interest rate Research and Innovation NEW DELHI: Shares of and above) with the launch of folio in India with the launch Tuesday announced a number can be availed, it said. Network (WIRIN), an indus- Sterling and Wilson Solar its flagship Galaxy Note 10 of Grand i10 Nios hatchback, of offers including cheaper The salaried customers can try academia collaboration made a disappointing debut and 10+ in India. priced between Rs 4.99 lakh rates for home and auto loan also avail the loan up to 90 per unit. A group of senior pro- on the bourses on Tuesday, The company, which com- and Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-show- borrowers, to cash in on festi- cent of the car's on-road price, fessors and research staff falling more than 10 per cent petes with the likes of room). The company, which is val fervour. Customers can it said. Recently, SBI reduced from IISc and engineers, over its issue price of Rs 780. OnePlus and Apple, in this present in the country through avail the cheaper loans with marginal cost of funds-based developers, architects and The scrip opened the day at segment, said in the first half a wholly-owned subsidiary, added benefits such as waiver lending rate (MCLR) by 15 bps researchers from the Rs 700, with a discount of of 2019 (January-June), its Apart from the Note series, Galaxy Note10. From August has introduced the model in processing fees, pre-approved due to which overall home autonomous systems, robot- 10.25 per cent over its issue market share was at 63 per the company's lineup in the 23, Galaxy Note10+ will be with both petrol and diesel digital loans and loans with no loan interest rate is now reduced ics and 5G domains at Wipro price on the BSE. At the NSE, cent in value terms in the pre- premium category includes available for Rs 79,999 powertrains. The petrol vari- escalation in interest rates by 35 bps since April 2019. would constitute the team at shares got listed at Rs 706, mium category (as per GfK Samsung Galaxy S series and onwards, while Galaxy ants, with manual and auto- spread across various cate- Currently, the bank offers WIRIN, Wipro said in a press down 9.48 per cent from the data). A80. He said the Note 10 Note10 is priced at Rs 69,999. mated manual transmission gories, SBI said in a statement. cheapest home loan with an release. They would focus on issue price. The Rs 3,125 "We had 52 per cent value series has powerful flagship Galaxy Note10+ will be avail- (AMT), are priced between Rs The bank has not specified interest rate of 8.05 per cent as the research and develop- crore initial public offer of market share in the premium devices that will take the pro- able in two variants – 12GB 4.99 lakh and Rs 7.14 lakh. the time period for which this repo rate-linked home loan ment of cutting-edge tech- Shapoorji Pallonji group firm segment in 2018. This rose to ductivity and creativity of RAM and 256GB memory, Diesel trims, including festival offer would be valid. and this rate will be applicable nologies in artificial intelli- Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd 63 per cent in H1 2019," millennial users to the next and 12GB RAM with 512GB manual and automatic variants However, the move would be to all existing and new loan gence, machine learning, was subscribed 92 per cent. Samsung India Senior Vice level. “For the first time ever, memory. The Note 10 has are tagged between Rs 6.7 lakh followed by the other lenders as from September 1, it said. With visual computing, human The price range for the offer President and Head of Galaxy Note10 comes in two 8GB RAM with 256GB inter- and Rs 7.99 lakh. well. "SBI has waived process- regard to personal loan, it computer interaction (HCI) was fixed at Rs 775-780 per Marketing, Mobile Business sizes, so consumers can find nal storage. The company claimed fuel ing fees on car loans during fes- claimed Rs 20 lakh will be avail- and vehicle-to-everything share. The firm had said that Ranjivjit Singh told PTI. the Note that's best for them. The Note 10 features 6.3- efficiency of 20.7 km/litre for tival season. The bank is offer- able at the lowest interest rate communication (V2X), it the portion of the net proceeds He added that by the year- It has an enhanced S Pen that inch display, triple camera the 1.2 litre petrol manual vari- ing lowest interest rate starting starting from 10.75 per cent said. would be utilised towards end, the company is confident converts handwriting to dig- setup (16MP+12MP+12MP) ants and 20.5 km/litre for the from 8.70 per cent to cus- with the longest repayment funding full repayment of of expanding this share fur- ital text, and enhanced and 3500 mAh battery. AMT versions. tomers opting for car loan, tenure of 6 years, reducing loans. ther to 65 per cent and above. Samsung DeX for PC and link The Note 10+ has 6.8-inch with no escalation in interest," equated-monthly instalment "The premium category, to Windows for all meeting display, quad camera setup it said. No escalation will ensure (EMI) burden on the cus- estimated to be about Rs productivity needs of the cus- (16MP+12MP+12MP and that the customer will not have tomers. Additionally, salary 15,000-20,000 crore, is grow- tomers," Singh added. VGA) and 4,300 mAh bat- to face fluctuation in the inter- account customers can avail ing at about 9-10 per cent. We Engineers at Samsung R&D tery. Both devices have est rate. pre-approved digital loans up to are growing at strong double Institute in Bengaluru have 10MP front camera. The S For customers applying for a Rs 5 lakh through YONO. digits and expect to grow at worked on several of the Pen has been equipped with over 20 per cent," he said. innovative features of the gesture control. Non-life insurers register 23% rise Square Yards’ Q1 revenue NEW DELHI: Non-life Shell exits city gas business in India insurance companies earned a premium income of Rs rises 53% to Rs 60 crore 14,378.45 crore in July this l Sells Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) stake in open market PNS n NEW DELHI revenues growing by 53 per year, up nearly 23 per cent cent. Elaborating further, Shori from a year ago, data from the PNS n NEW DELHI to the shareholding agreement, Property brokerage firm Square said the distribution expansion Insurance Regulatory and partners had the first right to Yards, which is backed by Anil (increase in sales employees) Development Authority of Shell India, the local arm of the buy in case either one of them Ambani led-Reliance Group, continued with about 80 per India (Irdai) showed. The 34 Netherlands-based Royal Dutch wanted to exit. has clocked 53 per cent growth cent jump year-on-year, con- non-life insurance firms had Shell Plc, on Tuesday exited the "We already have a control- in its revenue at Rs 59.5 crore for tinuing from similar expan- collected a premium income city gas business in the country ling stake. What purpose would the first quarter of this fiscal, a sion in the last quarter. of Rs 11,715.05 crore in the after it sold its 10 per cent stake it have served to buy the addi- top company official said on Square Yards launched its corresponding month a year in Mahanagar Gas Ltd for Rs tional stake at market price," a Tuesday. It had posted a revenue which follows the best quarter developer enterprise platform ago. Of these, 25 general 770 crore. senior GAIL official said. He of Rs 38.9 crore in the year-ago for the calendar year (January- Square Edge last quarter and re- insurers recorded a rise of 14 According to stock exchange said the sale price was "too high". period. During the April-June March), Square Yards CEO launched its broker aggregation per cent in their collective data, BG Asia Pacific Holdings "It doesn't make any sense for quarter, Square Yard said that Tanuj Shori said, adding that platform - Square Connect. It premium in July at Rs (BGAPH), a wholly-owned sub- us to buy the stake at the mar- Indian real estate operations "launches and sales are at annu- has also started a brand cam- 12,275.93 crore as against Rs sidiary of Shell, sold 9.98 million ket price," he added. contributed 64 per cent to the al lows, and this year was no dif- paigns, with a view to position 10,782.34 crore in the same shares in the company through holds in and around Mumbai. the open market through bulk When Shell first started dilut- group's overall revenue, fol- ferent. Infact volumes were at all the company as first port of call month of 2018, as per Irdai block deals at Rs 780 apiece. When MGL was listed in July deals. The government of ing its take in MGL in April last lowed by international real time low in top 9 cities, coupled for real estate buying experience. data. The seven standalone Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL), 2016, Shell and GAIL held 32.5 Maharashtra has 10 per cent year, the company had stated estate with 25 per cent contri- with regulatory tightening on "We continue to ramp up dis- private sector health insurers where the majority stake is per cent stake each in the com- shareholding in MGL, while the that this was "part of Shell's bution, while the remaining 11 lending norms for mortgage tribution capacity, and are cre- witnessed a 44 per cent jump owned by state-owned GAIL pany. Last year, Shell sold 24 per remaining is with the public. ongoing portfolio optimisation per cent came from the mort- products". On the company's ating both tech and physical at Rs 1,116.85 crore from Rs India Ltd, sells compressed nat- cent of its shareholding in two Shell sold its stake in the open to transform Shell into a simpler gage business. performance, he said it has infrastructure to prepare for a 777.01 crore premium ural gas (CNG) to automobiles tranches -- 8.5 per cent in April market after GAIL waived off its company, delivering stronger Q1FY is seasonally weakest delivered strong results in the 100 per cent growth target in collected a year before. and piped-cooking gas to house- and 14 per cent in August -- in first right of refusal. According returns". quarter for India real estate weak industry backdrop, with FY20. TikTok safe user Sebi mulls slew of reforms tighter check on rating PNS n NEW DELHI consent to obtain from their campaign launched Officials said that Sebi's board, at a meeting lenders and other entities full With an aim to further safeguard scheduled on Wednesday in Mumbai, is also details about their existing and n PNS NEW DELHI Foundation (DEF) to execute investors' interests and to take likely to take up issues relating to mutual future borrowings as also their a digital literacy programme in defaulters to task, capital mar- repayment and delay or default TikTok on Tuesday said it the country. "As internet pen- ket regulator Sebi is planning to funds, startup listing platform and buybacks, of any nature and provide the will launch an awareness cam- etration grows at a rapid pace unveil a slew of reforms, includ- among other agenda items same to the rating agencies. paign to sensitise Indian neti- across india, the need to drive ing for greater checks on credit The move is aimed at helping zens about safe and awareness around safe rating agencies and for reward- rating agencies get timely infor- responsible use of user- user behaviour is felt ing informants in insider trad- en its norms to make it manda- often sought to shift the blame mation about the rated entity's generated content plat- like never before. We ing cases with up to Rs 1 crore tory for companies to provide to companies and lenders by financial strength and incorpo- forms as the Chinese believe that reward. these details to credit rating claiming that they do not get rate it in their ratings. company looks to curb #WaitASecToReflect The regulator is also planning agencies. information about delay in In another major proposal, incidents of people risk- will encourage all digi- to ease its norms for 'Muni Amid numerous cases of meeting bank obligations and Sebi plans to propose that an ing their lives to shoot tal citizens to use the Bonds' to allow smart cities huge loan defaults, including in payment failures, which are informant will get up to Rs 1 videos. The firm, which has internet and online platforms and other entities undertaking at a meeting scheduled on Amid concerns over banks cases like IL&FS, rating agencies considered early indicators of a crore reward, a hotline for shar- drawn flak from the Indian in a more responsible, respect- tasks similar to municipalities to Wednesday in Mumbai, is also citing 'client confidentiality' to have also come under the scan- default. Sebi is now proposing to ing details confidentially, and a government and courts on ful and constructive manner," raise funds through this route likely to take up issues relating resist sharing of information on ner for failing to flag potential amend its regulations for rating possible amnesty or settlement alleged misuse of its platform, TikTok Director of Public and get their securities listed on to mutual funds, startup listing delayed loan repayments and credit risks of the securities and agencies to ensure that any list- for minor wrongdoings in said it has partnered with the Policy (India) Nitin Saluja the stock exchanges. platform and buybacks, among possible defaults by their bor- entities rated by them. ed or unlisted entity, before return for cooperation in the Digital Empowerment said in a statement. Officials said that Sebi's board, other agenda items. rowers, Sebi is planning to tight- However, rating agencies have getting rated, gives an explicit probe. 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ld movies are like served or restored a single ma lovers. The club started textbooks for movie of mine to date. I have three months ago and has a youngsters who done more than 90 films great response from the audi- O want to learn film- and I’m not sure how many ence. More than 300 people making. In this of those I have to save due to attends our screening. It is digital era, while their present situation.” always important to know we upgrade our techniques Film experts from all over the iconic movies of our to the latest technology, we the world guide participants past. We are ready to screen are also forgetting to restore on techniques to save cellu- the movies restored through and preserve the movies we loid cinema and on how to this workshop.” made on celluloid,” said actor deal with issues relating to Sudhanshu Vats, Nagarjuna, who launched digital cinema. Nagarjuna Viacom18 CEO and MD, the poster of the 5th edition adds, “My father used to tell says, “Cinema is an integral of Film Preservation and me about films from the part of our country’s cultur- Restoration Workshop India Silent Era. Now, none of al DNA and we owe it to our 2019 at Annapurna Studios those films has been saved. future generations to pass it on Tuesday. The event was Hard disks can become unre- on. This is the reason why we also attended by actress- liable any time and so, we have collaborated with this activist Amala Akkineni, and need to find a solution to workshop. To take it further, Principal Secretary of IT, preserve and restore our clas- we are also conducting a Government of Telangana, sics. These workshops start- round table conference with Jayesh Ranjan. ed four years ago in India the Telugu film fraternity to The one-week long work- and saved more than 300 discuss the workshop.” shop would be organised by films. I hope it will inspire Shivendra Singh, the Film Heritage Foundation in film enthusiasts to join in this founder of Film Heritage PRESERVING THE association with Viacom 18, workshop and to save the Foundation, says that film is and International Federation of cinema.” an art form and reflects the Film Archives from December Amala mentions that they times we live in. “To save Old movies are like We are very happy to 8 to 15 at Annapurna Studios. have arranged 20 classrooms Indian cinema, we started textbooks for help make this a big The workshop helps enthusi- for this workshop. “We are conducting workshops since asts to learn about various very happy to help make this 2015 and have been training youngsters who want event. It is our duty, topics like film preservation, a big event. It is our duty, as individuals on restoring old to learn filmmaking. In this as film personalities, to ICONIC TALES restoration, paper and photo- film personalities, to show cinema. More than 200 film digital era, while we upgrade show our youngsters the graph conservation, digital our youngsters the greatness of enthusiasts will participate in preservation and restoration, classic movies and help them the workshop. People from to the latest technology, we greatness of classic Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop India archive strategy, film repair, learn how to save those films. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, also forget to restore and movies and help them film scanning, colour correc- I’m requesting the entire Bhutan, and Afghanistan are preserve the movies we made learn how to save those 2019, which aims to preserve and restore the glory of tion and more. Telugu film fraternity to come participating in it as well.” The actor further says, “I forward and join this work- The applications for the on celluloid. I have done films. I’m requesting the Indian cinema by teaching film enthusiasts on its saved my iconic movies such shop.” workshop will be open from more than 90 films and I’m entire Telugu film as Annamayya in a hard Jayesh Ranjan says, “I’m August 25 to October 20. not sure how many of those I fraternity to come forward techniques, will begin in Hyderabad on disk, but the files got corrupt- also running a film club — One can apply at ed years later. I’m ashamed of Moving Images — and we www.filmheritagefounda- have to save and join this workshop December 8, reports V SATEESH REDDY myself for not having pre- screen old classics for cine- tion.co.in NAGARJUNA AKKINENI AMALA AKKINENI

ith the kind of films film into a documentary. A choice left for filmmakers. that unspool every film like Sachin: A Billion The limited choice is between week, one can con- Dreams costs crores as royalty romance, action and comedy, W clude that there is a to the character on whose life it with few writers and makers to dearth of not only is based, as well as to acquire justify the latter. While ideas are ideas but also direc- real-life footage. The film on borrowed from foreign films tion! Varied kinds of films are Sachin was a victim of failing to (which includes this year's being made, as each filmmak- dramatise. The idea is to pick a National Award winner, er is trying to come out with life story and add a fair amount Andhadhun), and films from something different. This of fiction along with the music South languages are being WHAT NEXT? includes all — big as well as as was done with the Dhoni film. sought once again for remakes medium-range producers. The Akshay Kumar has become a by a few. idea seems to be taking a shot torchbearer of the films that So, after each successful film, in the dark. It is all about tak- convert real-life stories into reel the question arises — what ing chances. life sagas. He has been greatly next? From the records, the FILMMAKER'S Some producers are falling successful in his endeavours. His makers of Piku, Bhaag Milkha back on period costume dra- image of being a thoroughbred Bhaag, Dhoni: The Untold mas, which work out very cost- nationalist probably adds to Story, Dangal, Neerja and many ly and are not every director’s the acceptability of his films. His such films have either delivered cup of tea. This genre was instincts and beliefs seem to be flops or are at a loss for an idea avoided for a long time mainly paying up so far. Then, there is for their next! — IANS because of these two reasons: John Abraham. He loves to DILEMMA capability and cost. Yet, we play the incredible hulk tackling have had period films like major cases like the Rajiv Bajirao Mastani and Gandhi assassination or Padmaavat, Manikarnika and Pokhran nuclear tests. He has Kesari. There have been a few been partly successful. With each year, filmmakers are facing a dearth flops in this genre like Mohenjo It is believed that there are Daro, Rangoon and Thugs Of only seven basic storylines in Hindostan. The backers of such this world. Films were made of content as well as direction, with new films would do it only based on accordingly. There was a time saleable stars, coupled with a when some makers stuck to genres and ideas that are proving capable director. Still, it often making religion-based or proves risky. mythological films while a few Each week, a new kind of film others only made horror to be risky devoid as they are is dropped in the market. For movies. The mainstay for most instance, last week we had makers, however, was romance of right stars and Khandaani Shafakhana, a film and family socials. Action discussing sexual problems for movies were not in vogue in the those who can make sense of the mainstream cine- directors title! For one, sex and problems ma till mid- related to it are not generally dis- 1970 and cussed in India. Delhi and sur- action, * Last week rounding areas do have such in a mea- has seen two major clinics but that does not make sured films release with Batla the subject acceptable all over. amount, was House and Mission One may have thought if a part of regular Mangal, both on Vicky Donor could work, why movies. Action Thursday, August 15, to not take it a step further? Odd movies as such cash in on the national subjects like Vicky Donor or were rated B Grade, holiday. Both have reaped Piku, very personal to people, do released only at desig- THE BOX the benefit with good work. However, they need to be nated cinema halls, and collection figures for the woven into a plausible story and it was left to actors like OFFICE opening day. While dealt with a fair amount of Kamran Khan and Sheikh Mission Mangal has humour. Recent such films are Mukhtar. Dara Singh later ` Piku, Padman, and Toilet: Ek introduced action movies managed a hefty 29 Prem Katha. This is called where wrestling was the crore on the opening day, reaching out to personal matters theme. Batla House has of people. Humour is a must There were a few cos- collected about `14.75 since it delivers the message tume dramas and crore. without making the proceedings comedies. While * Jabariya Jodi seem mundane. most producers remains poor. The film It seems filmmaking is all stuck to their collects about `16.5 about inspirational and aware- formula of crore for its first week. ness films. A small film about a catering to * Judgementall person few had heard about, the family Hai Kya fails to Paan Singh Tomar, followed by audience, deliver. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, opened up some even stuck a new genre — the biopic. to certain alpha- Neerja, MS Dhoni: The Untold bets to name their Story and Dangal followed in films with. Producer quick succession. The film J Om Prakash (who industry calls this a “daur” passed away last week) (trend). It does not last long, named all his films start- though. ing with alphabet A, as did Most writers who script sto- producer Mohan Kumar. ries like Piku or Vicky Donor, or Another filmmaker, Arjun directors who make films like Hingorani, preferred alphabet Dangal, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag K to name his films. and Neerja, have always had this Filmmakers, like many others, problem, regarding what next. are quite superstitious and this They usually have nothing that trend of faith in a certain alpha- matches the earlier success. No bet still prevails in filmmakers maker seemed to have a worthy like Rakesh Roshan, whose successor. Therefore, they go films have titles beginning with back to the usual claptrap and K. come a cropper. Now, the genres of family There were also some biopics socials, horror and mythology like Manjhi: The Mountain Man have been taken away by televi- THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SOME MAKERS STUCK TO MAKING or Sachin: A Billion Dreams, sion serials. Action films are where the makers just chose to accepted only coming from a PATRIOTIC OR MYTHOLOGICAL FILMS, WHILE THE MAINSTAY FOR MOST go with the trend but turned the couple of stars. There is little MAKERS WAS, HOWEVER, ROMANCE AND FAMILY SOCIALS 12

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FUN-FILLED EVENING COMEDY THEATRE embers of Sanskruti Ladies Organisation had a gala evening at a star Mhotel in Hyderabad, with the participants taking part in various games MANIK’S DAY OUT LASYA TANDAVA and other activities. The winners lManik Manha’s style of lArtiste Sabrina of these games were suitably rewarded. dry, almost offensive but Arusam will showcase in a funny sort of way, the dance forms of comedy is what he's loved India through a puppet for. He's ticking off the ballet at a free event being hosted by best comedy centres Alliance Francaise. across the country. August 21, 7 pm, August 25, 7 pm, IQ Ravindra Bharathi Lounge Bar, Somajigudda. Auditorium, Lakdikapul. BAS KAR BASSI lThis is a show where KABADDI:THE GAME OF PARTITION Anubhav Singh Bassi l This play is a testament to the mass that was will tell an honest story made to participate in one of the biggest about his career choices political gambles ever. What the people went and his lifestyle. His through at the time is what has carried the struggle is worth legacy. We have all read enough about Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah, the commission, India, and listening because Pakistan; it is now time to relive the madness nothing seems like a as citizens of the country once did. struggle. So come and Maya Patel August 23, 8 pm, Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.

l witness a story full of fun, laughter and alcoholic moments. August 23, 8 pm, Oakwood Residence Kapil Gachibowli.

l Aarti Shah SAB SCAM HAI lIt is a stand-up show by Gaurav Kapoor, where he talks nonsense with l Zeny Photos by SV Chary just one sensible joke. It's basically a one hour EXHIBITION show with a mix of stories and observations. INDIAN TRAILS August 25, 7 and 9 pm, l A six-day exhibition by artists Sona Kapoor l Meena Oakwood Residence and Nandini R Penna encapsulates the country’s Kapil, Gachibowli. glorious culture, history, exquisite monuments, and architectural marvels that have stood the test of time. FRIDAY COMEDY August 26 to 31, Alliance Francaise, Banjara

Bina Mehta lThe show is headlined by the hilarious Vivek Hills. l Muralidharan popular for his YouTube videos. LIKE THE AIR I BREATHE The event is hosted by Hyderabad’s funniest mom Rupali Tyagi. It also features various lArtist Bakula artistes from the city. Nayak exhibits her August 23, 7.45 pm, The Coffee Cup, Sainikpuri. paintings inspired by the beautiful epic love poem IMPROV COMEDY Ritusamharam and vintage ephemeras. lWhile usually done in English, few city Ongoing, until September 2, 6.30 pm, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills. comedy artistes will perform a unique improv Telugu comedy show. BEAUTY OF WISDOM August 24, 7 pm, Nritya — Forum for l A solo exhibition by Performing Arts, Banjara Hills. artist Harikumar that delves deep into the ART introspection of beauty and how the artist JOURNEY OF THE CANVAS wants to use his lA unique art residency programme will be paintings to let viewers organised featuring four exceptional artists — take a peek into their Syeda Ali, Manoj Das, Steven Gandhi, and own beauty. Kotegadde Ravi — along with a live art Ongoing, August 16 to exhibition. 23, 9.30 am, Alliance August 24, 6.30 pm, Mix, Westin, HITEC City. Francaise, Banjara Hills. Anjani Shah l l Sheetali GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details l Sonal l Hiral along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] FUN TIME

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he teaser of Megastar Chiranjeevi-starrer Sye VISHNU INDURI AND Raa Narasimha Reddy was unveiled at a T grand event in SONY JOIN HANDS Mumbai on Tuesday. BIG B is the one and They will produce films of south Indian Speaking at the event, which was attended by the principal cast and directors who recently won the best director crew comprising Kichcha Sudeep, awards at the recent SIIMA Vijay Sethupathi, Ravi Kishan, Tamannaah and Ram Charan resently associ- along with Hindi presents Farhan ated with the Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Anil only megastar: CHIRU biopic of former Thadani, Chiru dubbed Amitabh P Chief Minister of Bachchan as his real-life mentor. Tamil Nadu J The iconic Bollywood figure is The actor, speaking at Sye Raa teaser release event in Mumbai, said Jayalalithaa and 1983 playing the Telugu star’s guru World Cup triumph, pro- Gosai Venkanna in the costume ducer and entrepreneur drama. “He is my mentor. I feel that he is indebted to the Bollywood actor for being a part of the movie Vishnu Induri will be there is only one megastar and joining hands with Sony that is he. I’m indebted to him for form stunts on my own. I was just Pictures Entertainment having accepted to be part of my recuperating from a shoulder to produce films of South film,” Chiru said. surgery but they were unyielding. SYE RAA TEASER TOUTS THE directors who recently Recalling Big B’s participation, It was not fair (smiles) but I was won the best director he added, “Film’s director happy. I always cherished doing awards at SIIMA award at Doha, Qatar. Surender Reddy said if Amitabh hard work,” he noted and quipped FIRST REBEL INDIA FORGOT In Telugu, Vishnu, who has produced the two-part ji plays my guru, then there that because of his punctuality, his he teaser of Sye Raa is a visual treat for the fans, as it promises a riveting biopic of NTR earlier this year, and Sony Pictures, which would be nothing like it. I said I wife Surekha felt that Charan drama. It had a glimpse of breathtaking action sequences, production will mark their debut with Adivi Sesh-starrer Major, will would try. I rang him and asked would get a bad name. “I used to Tdesign befitting a bygone era and above all, a thundering Chiranjeevi as bankroll RX100 director Ajay Bhupathi’s third film. In him if he can be a part of the film. report to sets 7 am every day freedom fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. For legions of Telugu film Tamil, they will pool in resources for Nelson’s next. They I told him, “It is produced by Ram while the current lot, including buffs, the icing on the cake is the voiceover by Pawan Kalyan, Chiranjeevi's will also produce ventures of Mahesh Kumar and Charan and has an amazing story’. Charan, is known to go to sets a brother or Power Star as he is referred to by his fans. The teaser opens with Zakariya Mohammed from Kannada and Malayalam To which, he said, ‘You’ve never little late.” the narrator saying how we can never forget heroic freedom fighters, and industries respectively. asked me anything until now He further said the Tamil ver- soon, we are introduced to Chiranjeevi as Narasimha. He has been touted as Coming to Telugu, Bhupathi is attached to make and since you are asking, I’m say- sion of the film would have the first rebel that India has forgotten. The teaser also gave glimpses of other Mahasamudram, starring Ravi Teja, Siddharth and Aditi ing ok’. He asked me to send my Kamal Haasan’s voice-over. While actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Tamannaah, and Sudeep. It doesn’t just Rao Hydari, with Gemini Kiran. A crime drama set in team later to Mumbai, which I the Telugu version teaser had the focus on war scenes and valour but goes beyond that, leaving a lasting Visakhapatnam, it will move to floors in October. did. I extend my heartfelt thanks voice-over of his brother Pawan to him.” Kalyan, the Malayalam version impression. The multi-starrer, produced by Ram Charan and helmed by He further said that he shot for had Mohanlal’s. “I requested Surender Reddy, will hit silver screens on October 2. The shooting had kick- started in 2017, and it was recently wrapped up. The makers shot a vital war the action sequences on his own. Kamal to lend his voice for the ` “During the narration, I felt film and he said he is willing to sequence, reportedly spenting a whopping 45 crore for it. International stunt- Edaina Jaragocchu Surender Reddy and Charan will do it. He couldn’t give the voice- choreographers such as Greg Powell, Lee Whittaker and Ram-Laxman were use a body double for the action over for the teaser, as he is not roped in for the action scenes. The movie will clash with Hrithik Roshan and given the technology at disposal. feeling well. But for the film, he Tiger Shroff’s War and Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria’s Marjaavaan. story gave me goose However, they wanted me to per- will be,” Chiru suggested. bumps: Bobby Simha The actor mentioned that K Ramakanth's writing and the way he etched the characters sealed the deal for him ational award-winning actor Bobby Simha, who will be seen as the prime antagonist in Edaina Jaragocchu, featuring Sivaji Raja’s son, Vijay Raja, says the film n has been a two-year-long journey for him. “When the makers first approached me for the film two years ago with a brief line, I kind of liked it but I was look- ing for more. In the third meet, the story gave me goose- bumps. The director’s writing and the way he etched char- acters sealed the deal for me. Irrespective of it being a small film I said I’d do it,” the actor said. He was speaking at a pro- motional event of the film in Hyderabad recently. In the crime horror thriller, Vijay will be seen as a guy who is into mul- tiple part-time jobs. One of his avatars — that of a bank recovery agent — makes him fall in love with a girl (Pooja Solanki) and the follow- up events are narrated comically with a twist. A joint venture between Wet Brain Entertainment and Sudharm Productions, the film marks the directori- al debut of K Ramakanth, who earlier worked as an assistant director to Chandrasekhar Yeleti. Speaking about Vijay, Bobby added, “I never felt that he was a new- comer. He was not cam- era shy or was afraid of it. He slipped into the charac- ter with relative ease. I found DAPPER BALAYYA a younger brother in him.” ith his Tony Stark-ish goatee Thailand and on Tuesday, the director start- look getting trolled heavily — ed filming an action sequence under the ARJUN-CARTHYK after a picture, of him with a fan, supervision of a local stunt choreograph- w made the rounds on Monday er. After the completion of the action evening — the makers of sequences, some key portions will be shot TO DIRECT A Nandamuri Balakrishna’s next with KS there. Later, the setting will shift to Ravikumar have quickly gone into dam- Hyderabad. age control mode and released his first The action-drama sees Sonal Chauhan SATIRICAL COMEDY look from the film on Tuesday. and Vedika as Balayya’s romantic interests, Appearing to have gone for a com- while the likes of Jayasudha, Prakash Raj, Producer MLV Satyanarayana has given his plete makeover from head to toe, the Bhumika Chawla, Sayaji Shinde, nod for their writer-director duo's second actor, sporting a van dyke beard, Nagineedu, Saptagiri and Srinivas Reddy looked dapper in a suit. The film’s round off the supporting cast. C Kalyan is venture, as he was impressed with the way shooting is presently going on in producing the film under Happy Movies. they went about making Rajdooth fter making their directorial debut with Rajdooth last month, writer-director duo Arjun-Carthyk is set for their next. The Pioneer has understood that a they got the nod of their first producer MLV Satyanarayana aka Satti Babu for their second effort NANI IN HANU'S as well. “Satti Babu was impressed with the way the duo went about making Rajdooth. They promised him that they will finish the project under `2.50 crore but they wrapped it up under `1.50 crore. Also, he was impressed with the pace at which the duo shot the film,” said a source. PERIOD PIECE The new project will be a satirical comedy and will fea- ture three young and happening comedians, while an expe- The actor will be seen as soldier in an Army rienced comedian will be the leading face. Sudarshan has already been zeroed in as one of the three young comedi- backdrop from the '80s for the action period ans, while the duo is on the hunt for other actors. “The film will have satires on government and on the current state drama, finds NAGARAJ GOUD of media where a small issue is blown out of proportion, albeit in a lighter tone. Without taking sides, it will also take fter wrapping up Vikram Kumar’s Gang the most promising filmmakers around, he a dig at Andhra-Telangana bifurcation in a funny way. It Leader, Nani dived headlong into the sets understands that he disappointed the audience will have the flavour of the iconic Hollywood comedy of Indraganti Mohana Krishna’s with his last Padi Padi Leche Manasu, Hangover, but story-wise, it’s a completely original screen- a V earlier this month. The which is why he has gone back to the play,” added the source. Sammohanam filmmak- drawing board and is investing er’s murder mystery requires heavily on the writing front to Nani’s dates till November, come up with a watertight after which, we’ve learnt, the script. He got Nani’s consent actor will be joining forces long back. The actor rates with his Krishnagadi the director very high.” Veeraprema Gaadha film- The source adds, “The maker Hanu Raghavapudi film will move to floors in for a new feature. April or May next year in A highly placed source Ladakh with a 40-day close to the development schedule before it moves to confirms to The Pioneer, “The other parts of the country. film, a gritty action period Nani has to significantly prep drama, will be set in an army for his part. It remains to be seen backdrop of the ’80s and will see whether he will start another project Nani as a soldier. Hanu has been before joining Hanu’s sets or will allot researching the story for the past six months, trav- time for prep. Mythri Movie Makers are tipped elling across the country for the material. One of to produce the film.” 14

Hyderabad Wednesday August 21, 2019 celeb talks WITH KHAYYAM,

Several B-town celebrities Anil Kapoor: A humble Vishal Dadlani: Feels like took to social media to pay man, a great composer music lost a note today. tribute to the composer. and a true artist. Khayyam Saab, thank you Khayyam Saab was and for your music and your MUSIC LOST A NOTE will remain an inspira- kindness each time we tion. He will truly be met. Wish it could have Many Bollywood celebrities and eminent personalities missed. been more often, but I’m glad I was able to thank paid tribute to the legendary musician, whose funeral you in person for the... will be held with full state honours hen the creator of brief illness, an aide said. The respect. Thereafter, his funeral some of the most Padma Bhushan awardee was will take place with full state memorable compo- admitted to Sujay Hospital in honours, the spokesperson said. sitions, National suburban Juhu a few days ago Prime Minister Narendra W award-winner owing to breathing issues and Modi on Monday expressed Lata Mangeshkar tweeted in Khayyam’s death other age-related illnesses. “He sorrow at the demise of Hindi: broke on Monday night, a died at Sujay Hospital at around acclaimed music director Legendary musician and a string of celebrities, including 9.30 pm,” a family friend said. Khayyam, saying he will be beautiful soul, Khayyam Lata Mangeshkar and Amitabh According to the composer’s remembered for his efforts to Saab is no more. I can't Bachchan were left shocked. spokesperson, Khayyam’s mor- support upcoming artists. express in words how sad Hansal Mehta: An entire era The Bollywood music tal remains will be kept at his “India will remain grateful to I am. An era of music was blessed with music composer whose residential complex from Khayyam Sahab for giving us ended with his demise. I from Madan Mohan, SD Kailash Kher: Fondly known real name was 10 am onwards some of the most memorable pay my tribute to him. Burman, Naushad, as Khayyam Saab compos- Mohammed for people to compositions, which will be Khayyam, RD Burman er of Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Zahir pay their remembered forever,” he tweet- and Kalyanji Anandji Mein, In Ankho Ki Masti Hashmi last ed. aided by singers at their Ke, Dikhai Diye Yun and passed away Modi said Khayyam will also peak and some great many more epic songs. at the age of be remembered for his human- poetry. What we have is Thank you for leaving 92, late on itarian gestures to support mostly mediocrity and treasures of music behind. Monday at upcoming artists. “His demise noise with only a few RIP. a private is extremely saddening,” he exceptions. Sound rules hospital said. over melody and poetry. here fol- lowing a

Amitabh Bachchan: A legend in music. A soft-spoken amiable soul. One that con- tributed to several films and some of the more important ones of mine pass away. Khayyam sahib for all the memorable music he con- Shekhar Suman: RIP ducted and produced. Khayyam Sahab. The Prayers condolences. Madhur Bhandarkar: world will miss your Khayyam sir, your melodious music. You immense contribution to were a maestro and a gen- the world of music will tleman. The music of be always remembered. Umrao Jaan. Stays as one of the best forever. Alvida!

Adnan Sami: I’m extremely saddened to learn of the demise of our Legendary Music Composer Khayyam Sahib. He is credited with some of the most iconic film sound- AR Rahman: A True Patriot tracks. Umrao Jaan, and a Master Kabhi Kabhi, Razia Songwriter... Mohammed Sultana to name a few. Zahur Khayyam. God bless his soul.

AAKHRI KHAT... Kabhie Kabhie. The film received three both the Filmfare Award and the National har baat, brilliantly sung by the gifted asked to wait as the duo was in a meeting. three of the four albums released in the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyrics, Best Film Award for Best Music Director. Bhupinder Singh. Beautifully picturised on Feeling insulted, the director replaced year were hits. The songs Kabhi Kisi Ko Aakhri Khat was Rajesh Khanna's debut Music and Best Male Playback Singer. Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil who them with Khayyam. Muqammal Jahan Nahin Milta, Mana film and on the other hand, Khayyam's Reportedly, Yash Chopra asked Khayyam are considered as the two of Hindi teri nazar mein, Bin bulaye hum chale last Hindi film before his eight-year PHIR SUBHA HOG...I to pray for the film's success. And Kabhie cinema's most talented actors. NOORIE... aaye and Nazar se phool chunati hai sabbatical. The lyrics of the songs were Kabhie broke all the records at the box For Phir Subha Hogi, Sahir Ludhianvi nazar from the film had the music lovers penned by Kaifi Azmi and the soundtrack office! recommended Khayyam. The composer The music of the film played a major role raving it. includes the famous song Baharon Mera also had to pass Raj Kapoor's test of RAZIA SULTAN... in making Manmohan Krishna's only film Jeevan Bhi Sanwaro, sung by Lata tuning a Tanpura to get the film. Songs Khayyam was nominated in Filmfare as director. The film was a huge hit at the UMRAO JAAN... THODISI BEWAFAII... TIMELESS Mangeshkar. Bhupender Singh marked his like Cheen O Arab Hamara and the duet Awards in the category of Best Music box office and the seventh highest- debut as a playback singer with this film The music of Rekha's Umrao Jaan was version of Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi Director for the music of this film. The grossing film in 1979. The film starred This is the only film in which Khayyam album. composed by Khayyam, however, he was became popular among the audience. lyrics were penned by Jan Nisar Akhtar Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan worked with Gulzar. And their work not the first choice of the director of the and Nida Fazli. However, music director Puri and Iftekhar in lead roles. together was welcomed by everyone. film. Reportedly, Khayyam was brought duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal was the first Songs Hazar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhin and COMPOSITIONS KABHIE KABHIE... BAZAAR REMEMBERING on board after the original music choice of the director of the film. He asked AHISTA AHISTA... Aaj Bichhde Hain, which were the sad THE MAESTRO’S Khayyam composed the music of composer of the film and the director had Bazaar had many great songs. But the them to rework on a particular song. songs of separation, made a place in megastar Amitabh Bachchan's film some irreconcilable differences. He won best pick will always be Karoge yaad to When he went to meet them, he was 1981 was a great year of Khayyam as everyone's heart. SALMAN MAY FACE BAN IF HE WORKS WITH MIKA inger Mika Singh, who was banned by the Federation and Mika will be performing. of Western India Cine Employees association Titled Up, Close and Personal (FWICE) after he performed at a wedding in Karachi, With Salman Khan, the show has awaits the final verdict which will be out after he meets been scheduled for next week. RADHIKA S the members of the film body. Mika is expected to join them in According to a report published in Mid Day, the the Houston leg of the pro- federation has said that, any artist working with Mika till the ver- gramme on August 28. Ashok dict arrives may face ban. He was reportedly speaking with ref- Dubey, general secretary, FWICE, erence to an upcoming six-city gig in the US where Salman Khan explained the technicalities of the NOT AN AWARD ban. He told Mid Day, “If we impose a ban, it means all our technicians — including actors, directors and even spot boys — will not work with Mika. If someone works with Mika CRAZY PERSON during this ban, say Salman or anyone else, then he too will be banned.” ctress Radhika Apte was a part of two films — Raghavan’s Andhadhun is a well-scripted Commenting on whether Andhadhun and Padman — that bagged and shot effort. “The performances were the ban applies to gigs held out- National Film Awards this year. She is grate- good. It was extremely thrilling. Every few side the country, Dubey said, A ful, but says she isn’t crazy about awards. minutes, you would find yourself in a differ- “Whether it’s an organiser from “I am glad that both the films won National ent turn or twist in the script. It kept you the US or any other country, we Film Awards. I am happy and grateful for the hooked throughout the plot. The story was cannot stop anybody from con- awards, but I don’t look at films like ‘this should win a very interesting,” said Radhika. ducting an event. Our policy is National award’. I just think people should watch the She feels that over the years, National Film simple, we will not work with the film and hope they like it. I am not an award-crazy Awards have been recognising Hindi movies for person who has been banned.” person,” Radhika told IANS. their potential, so she doesn’t think suddenly they The show has been put together by While Padman was declared Best Film on are looking at Hindi cinema in a different way. Sohail Khan’s event management com- Social Issues, Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky She agrees content of Hindi cinema has pany in coordination with one Jordy Kaushal jointly received the Best Actor Award changed and at some level, “it has improved”. Patel’s company called JA Events in India for their performances in Andhadhun and “What’s happening today is that people and Bhavesh Patel in the US. The report Uri: The Surgical Strike. Apart from the want to watch different cinema and more quotes Jordy as saying, “We are only dealing Best Actor Award, Andhadhun also content, so it is a good time if a film with Bhavesh Patel as our contract is with him. won Best Hindi Film award and an like Andhadhun can fit into both Some local promoter in the US must have signed honour for its screenplay writer the brackets of critically- on Mika and added him to the line-up. Salman will (adapted). acclaimed cinema and have nothing to do with Mika at the event. They will Radhika feels commercial success,” not even interact on stage.” Sriram she said. Mika had on Sunday put out a video on Twitter, where fed- eration member BN Tiwari mentioned that Mika has expressed a desire to apologise to the nation. 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SINGLES DULEEP TROPHY OPENER ENDS IN DRAW Bengaluru: The rain-marred Duleep Trophy opener here between India Blue and India Green ended in a draw on Tuesday after three days were washed out. India’s selection dilemma The match ended without even the first innings being completed, and both teams got a point each. After the opening day's proceedings started late on Team management to decide between Rahane and Rohit or a fifth bowler for 1st Test Saturday owing to overnight rain and saw 49 overs being bowled, play on the other days were called off ing XI selections, Vihari, who batted without a ball being bowled. Only 49 overs were No 3 and scored a fifty in the warm- bowled in the entire match. On a truncated opening up game against West Indies A, could day, India Green had reduced India Blue to 112 for once again open in the first Test if six. India Red play India Blue in the next match Rahul’s poor Test record during past beginning on August 23 at Alur. one year is taken into account. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat PRIYAM NAMED INDIA U-23 CAPTAIN Kohli are the two pillars at No 3 and New Delhi: Priyam Garg will captain the India U-23 4 respectively but the problem starts team in the home series beginning against after that. Bangladesh U-23 beginning September 19 in Raipur. With Rishabh Pant expected to All the five games of the series will be played in come in at No 6 and Ravindra Jadeja Raipur. Garg had captained the India U-19 squad in with his all-round skills bringing in the recently held youth ODI series in the UK. the necessary balance at No 7 in the Yashasvi Jawal too was part of the U-19 squad. The absence of an injured Hardik Pandya, squad also includes Arshdeep Singh and Harpreet WI Kohli may be left with an unenviable Jason Holder receives Windies Test Player of the Year award Brar who were part of the Kings XI Punjab squad in task of putting either Rahane or IPL 2019. Bengal's U-23 captain Ritwik Roy Rohit on the chopping block. Choudhary, considered a handy all-rounder, has also Rohit’s last Test knock was an Holder, Hope bags been included for leading the team to National U-23 unbeaten half-century and he also final. The selectors picked the squad after scored a first-innings half-ton in the considering the performances of the U-19 series in practice game. top WI honours the UK and CK Nayudu Trophy. While Rahane got a few runs in the second innings, his form has been IANS n ST JOHNS DEMBELE ADDS TO BARCA'S WOES on the downhill and even a county Barcelona: Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele stint with Hampshire has not done ason Holder, West Indies skipper in Test and will miss five weeks after suffering a hamstring anything to bolster his confidence. JODIs, has bagged the West Indies Test Player of injury, the club said. The club said in a statement that The only option to include both the Year award at the seventh CWI/WIPA Awards tests showed a "fibrillary lesion in the left thigh is to go for a four-bowler strategy with 2019. femoral biceps." If Dembele is out for that long, he three pacers in Jasprit Bumrah, Under Holder’s captaincy in 2018, West Indies could miss five matches in La Liga as well as Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma drew the three-match home Test series against Sri France's Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania on along with Ravichandran Ashwin or Lanka 1-1 and later defeated Bangladesh in the September 7 and Andorra on September 20. He Kuldeep Yadav as the lone spinner. two-match Test series 2-0. During the said peri- suffered a similar problem in May at the end of an The extra batsman then will take od, the star all-rounder also scored 405 runs and injury-ravaged first season in Barcelona. He is the Jadeja out of equation but there will picked up 21 wickets in ODIs. He will now be lead- latest casualty in a depleted Barcelona strike force. always be a chance of fatigue in sul- ing the side in the two-match Test series against Lionel Messi missed the Liga opener with a calf Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma rest during India’s practice session in Antigua ahead of 1st Test BCCI/Twitter try conditions and the case of main- India beginning on Thursday. problem. Luis Suarez limped off after 37 minutes in taining proper over-rates with three At the annual CWI Award ceremony which Bilbao, also with a calf problem, and is expected to PTI n ANTIGUA half months and the moot point of out and out fast bowlers in operation. took place on Monday, Shai Hope was named West be absent for a month. INDIA WILL BE RETURNING the playing XI will be whether Kohli- Skipper Kohli has always been a Indies’ ODI Player of the Year. The right-handed he Indian team management Ravi Shastri duo goes for an addition- big advocator of playing five bowlers batsman scored 875 runs at 67.30 in 2018, includ- KANE, AKILA REPORTED FOR ACTION will be fretting on possible TO THE LONGEST FORMAT al sixth batsman or an extra bowler as the key to winning Test matches is ing three centuries and three half-centuries. Dubai: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Tteam combinations for the first AFTER A GOOD SEVEN AND for the first Test starting on Thursday. 20 wickets. Keemo Paul won West Indies’ T20I Player of Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya have been reported for Test against the West Indies with a If the Indian team’s think tank If the track is lively, Kohli per- the Year award. Paul, who made his debut last year, suspect bowling action after the first Test between difficult choice between senior pros HALF MONTHS AND THE employs conservative strategy, KL haps wouldn’t even mind playing a picked up 17 wickets and scored 124 runs in 13 the two sides in Galle, the International Cricket Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane if MOOT POINT OF THE Rahul and Mayank Agarwal should fourth pacer in Umesh Yadav (along matches for the West Indies. Council (ICC) said on Tuesday. Both the players are it opts for a fifth specialist bowler. be opening the innings but Rahul it with lone spinner), who had a good Oshane Thomas was named as the West Indies right-arm off-break spinners and their bowling Unless India go with a safety-first PLAYING XI WILL BE may be recalled was dropped for the game against the Windies A. Emerging Player of the Year while Rahkeem actions came under scrutiny during the opening Test four bowler strategy which allows WHETHER TEAM GOES FOR last two Test matches in Australia However a lot will depend on the Cornwall, who is in line to make his Test debut which ended on Sunday. Williamson and Dananjaya both Test and ODI vice-captain to with Hanuma Vihari opening the kind of track that the local curators against India this week, was adjudged West Indies will now undergo testing within 14 days from the figure in the scheme of things, one AN ADDITIONAL SIXTH innings. provide at the Sir Vivian Richards Championship Player of the Year. Andre Russell reporting date (August 18), and, during this period among the two would be cooling BATSMAN OR AN EXTRA While Vihari didn’t score too Stadium here. bagged the Caribbean T20 player award. both will be permitted to continue bowling in heels and it could be Rahane going many runs, he blunted the new ball There is a perception that this In women’s cricket, big-hitting all-rounder international cricket until the results of the testing are by his wretched form in red-ball BOWLER FOR THE FIRST attack which helped Agarwal and Indian team can take 20 wickets with Deandra Dottin swept the top three awards — West known. Williamson bowled just three overs during cricket. TEST STARTING ON Cheteshwar Pujara to consolidate four bowlers but will Kohli take that Indies Women Player of the Year, West Indies the second innings of the game while Dananjaya India will be returning to the without much trouble. risk in their World Test Women’s ODI Player of the Year and the T20 Player claimed six scalps in the Galle, including a five- longest format after a good seven and THURSDAY If one looks at the pattern of play- Championship opener? of the Year. wicket haul in the first innings. AGENCIES Pogba fails in Wolves draw Smith out of Headingley Test AFP n WOLVERHAMPTON AFP n LEEDS anchester United were forced Mto settle for a 1-1 draw against ustralia’s star batsman Steve Smith has been ruled Wolves after Paul Pogba’s penalty Aout of the third Ashes Test beginning on Thursday was saved by Rui Patricio at after suffering concussion, Cricket Australia announced Molineux on Monday. on Tuesday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side The 30-year-old — who has scored two centuries and took the lead through Anthony 92 in his three innings in the first two Tests — was felled Martial’s second Premier League by a Jofra Archer bouncer on Saturday in the first innings goal of the season in the first half. of the second Test at Lord’s. Ruben Neves hit a brilliant Smith’s absence will be a huge blow to Australia who equaliser for Wolves after the inter- hold a 1-0 lead in the five Test series and victory at val before France star Pogba was Headingley would ensure they retained the Ashes. denied by Patricio. Their other batsmen have not looked convincing — HS Prannoy looks on during his match AP It was a curious decision for experienced opener David Warner has totalled just 18 Pogba to take the spot-kick as in his four innings — with Smith being the lynch-pin. Marcus Rashford had scored a “Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes penalty in last weekend’s 4-0 victo- Test at Headingley, with coach Justin Langer confirm- Prannoy stuns ry over Chelsea and also memorably ing the news after the batsman sat out Australia’s train- AP netted the Champions League last- Manchester United's Paul Pogba, front, fails to score penalty shot against Wolves ing session on Tuesday,” Cricket Australia announced on 16 winner from the spot against underlined why Solskjaer still has a 173 days, Solskjaer had picked their website. Lin Dan Paris Saint Germain last lot of work to do to turn his United’s youngest Premier League The team doctor Richard Saw had the final say on PTI n BASEL term. team into title contenders. starting line-up since the final day whether Smith played or not and he was seen speaking Pogba has now missed While there were of the 2016-17 campaign. with him during team training on Tuesday. ndian shuttler four Premier League penal- moments of promise in Daniel James made his maiden According to the website vice-captain Pat Cummins H S Prannoy ties since the start of last sea- attack and defence, United start for United after the close-sea- patted Smith on the shoulder and coach Justin Langer I Australia coach Justin Langer, right, and Steve Smith during a nets stunned multi- son. didn’t take their chances and son signing from Swansea. wrapped his arm round the former captain as the rest AP ple-time Olympic and world champi- United would have gone crumbled too easily when There was no place in the of the squad trained without him. session at Headingley in Leeds ahead of third Ashes Test on Lin Dan in a hard-fought match top of the table with a win, but they came under pressure in their matchday squad for Chile forward Smith — who has risen to number two in the world Smith now has two weeks to be ready for the fourth while Sai Praneeth outplayed Lee instead they were left to reflect on second game of the season. Alexis Sanchez, who has been batting rankings — was pictured with his head in his Test in Manchester, which starts on September 4, with Dong Keun to enter the pre-quarter- an inconsistent performance that At an average of 24 years and linked with Inter Milan. hands and Langer looking glumly at the ground. a three-day tour match in Derby from August 29-31. finals of the World Championships here on Tuesday. Prannoy, unseeded in the tourna- ment, beat the highly-decorated Chinese 21-11, 13-21, 21-7 in a second Sushil earns world round match that lasted one hour and Mandeep’s hat-trick take India to final two minutes. In the pre-quarterfinals, Prannoy c’ship ticket PTI n TOKYO side as forward Gurjant found the faces an uphill task against top seed back of the net in the 41st minute Kento Momota of Japan, who downed PTI n NEW DELHI triker Mandeep Singh struck a to make it 6-2 which put the world Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain 21-10, Sfine hat-trick to help the Indian number 5 side in a dominant posi- 21-7. truggling star Sushil Kumar men’s hockey team beat hosts tion at the end of the third quar- In five meetings between the two, Ssealed a berth in India’s squad for Japan 6-3 and book a summit ter. Prannoy has emerged victorious thrice. the World Championship, pipping a clash berth in the Olympic Test Japan attacked the Indian The Chinese won in the last meeting, spirited Jitender Kumar 4-2 in a bit- Event here on Tuesday. defence in the the fourth quarter at the Australian Open in June. terly-fought 74kg final of the selec- The Indian team bounced and scored their third goal "I started and ended well but the tion trials here on Tuesday. back from their 1-2 loss against through Kazuma Murata in the strategy in the second game went com- Consistent attacks from both the New Zealand with an impressive 52nd minute. pletely opposite for me. Thanks to wrestlers in the fast-paced final display in their third match at the The win put India in the sec- coaches I could make a few changes in bout had the fans on the edge of their Oi Hockey Stadium here. India ond spot in the points table and crucial moments. I am happy I was seats. Close to 1500 gathered at the again face New Zealand in the they face toppers New Zealand in patient and was ready for a long match. IGI stadium to watch their favourite summit clash today. the summit clash. Shuttles were not very fast but I am star in action. Mandeep found the target in happy with my game,” Prannoy said. Sushil opened up a 4-0 lead in the 9th, 29th and 30th minutes EVES TO P THE TABLE Later on Tuesday, 16th seed Sai the first period and ended up inflict- while Nilakanta Sharma (3rd), Following an impressive per- Praneeth completed a comprehensive ing an eye injury on Jitender early in Nilam Sanjeep Xess (7th) and formance against Australia, the Sushil Kumar is declared winner after a bout 21-16, 21-15 win over Dong Keun of the second period. Gurjant Singh (41st) were the HI/Twitter Indian women’s hockey team also South Korea in the second round. Sushil, whose return to the mat during the wrestling trials in the 74kg for the other scorers for India. Indian players return to dugout after beating Japan 6-3 in the final league game secured its place in the final by PTI In the women’s doubles, the Indian after a year at an event in Belarus met World Championships at IGI stadium Kentaro Fukuda (25th), Kenta was awarded to India in the sev- two field goals in quick succession playing out a 0-0 draw against pair of Ashwini Ponappa N Sikki with a disappointing end, apologised cerning, it seemed the two medical Tanaka (36th) and Kazuma enth minute which was convert- to help India take a big 5-1 lead. China. Reddy got a walkover from Chinese immediately. breaks he took was a ploy to catch Murata (52nd) scored the goals for ed brilliantly by Nilam Sanjeep to The Indian vice-captain scored China needed the victory to Taipei’s Chang Ching Hui and Yang Later, another attacking move some breath. Japan. help the team take a 2-0 lead. just before the half-time whistle in make sure that they progress to the Ching Tun in their opening match. from Sushil had Jitender wincing in With two push-out points, Nilakanta gave India an excel- India continued to take the the 29th and 30th minutes. final but India’s defense was up to They will face seventh seeded Chinese pain as he suffered an elbow injury. Jitender reduced the margin of lent start through a field goal in aggressive approach and Mandeep Japan started the third quar- the task, and seemed determined pair of Du Yue and LI Yin Hui in the Nevertheless, Jitender did not defeat. the third minute. Buoyed by the found the back of the net with an ter on an aggressive note and kept to consolidate their position at the second round. give up and thrice he had got hold It still is not over for Jitender as early lead, the Indian team put excellent field goal in the ninth putting pressure on the Indian top of the points table. The men’s doubles pairing of of Sushil’s right leg but lack of prop- the federation has given him the tremendous pressure on the Japan minute. defence and found a field goal With a tally of five points from Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy beat er grip meant he could not convert option to book a World defence as Gurjant Singh took a Japan managed to open their through Kenta Tanaka in the 36th their three matches, India topped the French duo of Thom Gicquel and them into points. Championship berth in 79kg by shot on goal, but saw his effort account through a field goal minute. the points table, and will now face Ronan Labar 21-13, 21-13 in a first The two-time Olympic medallist challenging Tuesday’s winner Virdev going wide of the post. through Kentaro Fukuda in the India did not let the momen- hosts and World No 14 Japan in round match. was feeling the heat and to the dis- Gulia. However, a penalty corner 25th minute, but Mandeep scored tum shift towards the Japanese the final today. 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Healthy rivalry augurs ‘Frightening’ Archer won’t let up: Stokes well for team’s pace AFP n LEEDS especially in 2013, but Jofra just makes it look so easy. I’d rather attack, says Umesh ngland’s Ben Stokes has told have him on my team than have Eng need to preserve Australia to expect more to face him. He’s a frightening tal- Ebouncers from Jofra Archer ent. in the remainder of the Ashes. “The sky is the limit for him “It’s part of the game and a big and he’s a great addition to our Test Archer: Akhtar part of Jofra’s game, being aggres- team.” IANS n NEW DELHI video posted on his Youtube sive, not letting batsmen settle,” England’s top order remains a channel. said Stokes. concern but after all-rounder ormer Pakistan speedster “My suggestion will be to Archer produced a hostile Stokes’s elevation to number five FShoaib Akhtar believes play him in fewer matches, he and compelling display on debut in the second innings at Lord’s, he England have got a great should not bowl 27 overs in an as the rain-affected second Test scored an impressive 115 not out. weapon in Jofra Archer but they innings. What he cannot do in ended in a draw at Lord’s on “It just depends on what hap- need to preserve him and man- 14 overs, he won’t be able to do Sunday. pens in the game,” he said. age his workload in a way that it 27 overs,” he further said. Not only did he take five wick- “I went to six because my the 24-year-old doesn’t get Akhtar also feels that Ashes, ets, he repeatedly unsettled bowling workloads have gone up injured very often. which is currently 1-0 in favour Australia with a short-pitched in the last few years. I’m sure it will “Archer is an exciting talent. of Australia, would now take a balls. The 92mph bouncer that hit change. He is strong but I believe he is turn with Archer’s inclusion Steve Smith on the neck forced the “We’re a very versatile batting the perfect candidate for being into the England lineup. star batsman to miss the last day line-up, some days it might be injury prone. With his action “I think Ashes will now with concussion. Jonny Bairstow at five, some days and speed, I believe he can have take a turn. I believe fast “When someone takes a nasty Jos Buttler, some days me. We’re back injuries, so he needs to be bowlers should bowl with more blow no bowler is going to say ‘I’m all capable, it just depends on preserved,” Akhtar said in a intensity now. not going to bowl that again workloads.” because I don’t want to hit them again’,” Stokes, a lively seam bowler, added. “The concern is always there when someone takes it, but next McGrath loves what he sees in Jofra ball, when you get back to the mark, it’s ‘I’m going to keep doing IANS n LONDON it’.” Smith, who could be ruled out PTI/File Picture of the third Test at Headingley he legendary Glenn McGrath Umesh Yadav bowls during India’s nets session starting on Thursday as well, had Tis a big supporter of Jofra PTI n COOLIDGE earlier been hit a painful blow by Archer and feels the England Archer on his left forearm. pace sensation is going to play acer Umesh Yadav says he has regained confi- Marnus Labuschagne, Smith’s Test cricket for a long time. Pdence after working on his erratic line and length replacement at Lord’s as cricket’s “I’ve been a big supporter of in the time away from the Indian team and is con- first concussion substitute, was Archer for a long time and I love fident of making the playing eleven in the Test series then hit flush on the grille of his what I see there,” McGrath was against the West Indies starting on Thursday. helmet second ball by another quoted as saying by BBC where Umesh, who took three wickets for 19 runs in Archer thunderbolt. he will be part of the Test Match the West Indies A first innings in the warm-up game All the deliveries are consid- Special commentary team and which concluded on Monday here, said he worked ered a legitimate part of a fast contribute a regular column to on getting his rhythm back at the Vidarbha Cricket bowler’s armoury and Stokes said the BBC Sport website. Academy with coach Subroto Banerjee in the last Archer had no reason to change “It’s quite rare to be able to few months. his approach in Leeds. bowl with pace and accuracy for “As a fast bowler you have to practice and you Stokes believes Archer’s extra such a long time. To have pace is need to set your rhythm, to know at what line and pace can help England overturn a so unique and with Archer, it is length you have to bowl. I have also tried the same, 1-0 deficit in the five-match Ashes all natural. His action doesn’t look to get my rhythm right. I was preparing myself to series following their 251-run loss too stressful, he has a nice, do what I will be doing in a match situation,” Umesh in the first Test at Edgbaston. smooth run-up and goes through said after the drawn warm-up game. “Everything is so rhythmical the crease really well. “I went to Vidarbha Cricket Academy and with Jofra it is tough to see when It’s a fairly stress-free action worked with coach Subroto Banerjee there and that bouncer is coming,” said and he’s young and fit. He keeps asked him for his opinion. There were these issues Stokes. it simple: “He just comes in, of length of deliveries. It happens to a lot of fast “There’s no ‘tell’. He bowled a bowls good areas and with good bowlers, when you are playing a lot continuously, lot of them, but they don’t seem to pace.” you’re unable to settle into a specific line and length. pick it up. Archer took the cricketing I worked on that,” he added. “He gives another dimension fraternity by storm on his Test AP/File Picture He said he was able to bowl into the right areas to our bowling attack. The first debut, bowling hostile spells Jofra Archer bowls as he takes part in a training session at Lord’s during the warm-up game against the West Indies innings he bowled 29 overs but his which put even the likes of Steve tained his pace throughout his and technique, I don’t see any rea- A team. last spell of eight was one of the Smith in all sorts of discomfort overs. That is a brilliant sign that son why he can’t play plenty of “I am playing a practice match after a long time. best out-and-out fast bowling during the course of the game, he can bowl long spells at top pace Tests. It’s just experience that he I had earlier come here to play for India A and I spells I have seen since I started reminding fans of the famous then come back and bowl second needs and he will be fine,” said the played one game. The wicket is not too different and playing,” he added. bodyline series. and third spells no problem at all,” former Australian fast bowler it has swing. “We’ve seen (Australia’s) “At Lord’s he bowled some McGrath pointed out. regarded as one of the finest the “(In the warm-up game) I was focussing on the Jofra Archer walks back to his mark before bowling to Usman Khawaja AP Mitchell Johnson do it to us, quite lengthy spells, but he main- “With a guy with his action game has produced. areas I have to put the ball. My mindset was to put the balls in those areas and bowl dot balls. I was being able to do that,” he added. The 31-year-old played his last Test in Australia in December 2018. He then played for Vidarbha in Murray falls in Rashid to captain Afghans in B’desh the domestic competitions and followed it up with a stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. “After the Australia tour, I played in Ranji tro- first hurdle PTI n KABUL ed in the side. Ihsanullah Janat, Javid phy and we (Vidarbha) won and then IPL came. In Announcing the squad, Ahmadi, Ibrahim Zadran, the two and half months after that, I gave myself ff-spinner Rashid Khan will lead chief selector Andy Moles Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah some time to work on my errors and get my rhythm AFP n WASHINGTON a level down to get some OAfghanistan in their one-off Test said: “We have selected a 17- Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, back. Accordingly, I prepared my mindset. matches and build my against Bangladesh and the triangu- member squad for the T20I Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad “I worked on bowling drills and trained a lot ndy Murray on game up a little bit before lar series featuring Zimbabwe. The matches as per the advice of Nabi, Qais Ahmad, Sayed on whatever bowling problems which I thought I AMonday fell in the first I start playing on the tour Test will begin on September 5 while the captain as we have two Ahmad Shirzad, Yamin had. You need off-time because it is only during your round of the ATP again,” he said. the tri-series will kick-off from important tournaments — Ahmadzai, Zahir Khan off-time that you can re-shape your mindset on what Winston-Salem Open, In other action on a September 13. T20I Asia Cup and ICC T20 Pakteen, Afsar Zazai and needs to be done,” he added, when asked about the where the three-time day when rain wreaked Alongwith Mohammad Shahzad, World Cup 2020 — ahead of Shapoor Zadran. drills at the Vidarbha academy. Grand Slam champion was havoc on the schedule, who is serving a suspension, middle- us. We will seek to prepare Squad for T20 Triangular Asked about the competition in the current giving his surgically South Korean Lee Duck- order batsman Nasir Jamal, left-arm good sides for these tourna- Series: Rashid Khan (C), Indian team in the fast-bowling department, he said, repaired hip just its second hee became the first deaf spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf, paceman ments and those players who Asghar Afghan, Mohammad “When you know you’re going to play back-to-back test in singles. player to win an ATP Tour Wafadar Momand, and left-arm perform well, will be consid- Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Test matches, you need that kind of bench- Britain’s Murray, who match, beating wristspinner Waqar Salamkheil have ered for selection. Najeeb Tarakai, Rahmanullah strength. feared in January that his Switzerland’s Henri not been included in the squad. “We will also consider the Gurbaz, Mujeeb ur Rahman, “All the fast bowlers know there is a good com- hip trouble would end his Laaksonen 7-6 (7/4), 6-1. On the other hand, experienced performance of players in the Shafiqullah Shafaq, Najib petition and that everyone is going to get an oppor- career, accepted a wild card “My message for peo- left-arm paceman Shapoor Zadran, upcoming Shpageeza Cricket Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, tunity. Whoever does well, will get to play more. If into this week’s tourna- ple who are hearing who is yet to feature in the longest for- League and Afghanistan Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, we think in that manner, it’s good for us because ment in North Carolina impaired is to not be dis- mat of the game, and Afsar Zazai, the Premier League T20 for future Fareed Ahmad Malik, we will try to improve ourselves. after falling in his singles couraged. wicketkeeper-batsman who played selection.” Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazal “It is a healthy competition and it is good for comeback in Cincinnati If you try hard, you Afghanistan’s maiden Test — against Squad for Test against Niazai, Dawlat Zadran and the team. It make us more exciting and challeng- last week. can do anything,” said Lee, India in June 2018 have been includ- Rashid Khan celebrates after taking wicket AP/File Picture Bangladesh: Rashid Khan (C), Naveen ul Haq. ing and will improve our performance.” He again showed who will next face third- glimpses of his once-dom- seeded Hubert Hurkacz inant self, but was inconsis- of Poland. tent in a 7-6 (10-8), 7-5 loss Lee was two points to 73rd-ranked American from victory when thun- Southee to lead Tennys Sandgren in a derstorms swept through. Serena to play match lasting 2 hours and When he and 10 minutes. Laaksonen returned some “Some things were a five hours later, Lee quick- bit better today I think,” ly polished off a win he NZ in SL T20s Murray said. “I was hitting admitted he hadn’t been in Auckland n the ball a bit cleaner than expecting. IANS WELLINGTON I did maybe in Cincinnati... “I thought that I was AFP n WELLINGTON I feel like I moved fairly just going to do my best ight-arm pacer Tim Southee will well to some drop shots, and try to stay focused,” erena Williams announced on Ankita Raina prepares to return a shot Ankita/Twitter Rcaptain New Zealand in a three- which maybe last week I Lee said. STuesday she will warm-up for match T20I series against Sri Lanka wasn’t running to. “But I January’s Australian Open at the starting September 1 in Kandy. “So there’s some good came Auckland Classic, a tournament that Ankita progresses Regular skipper Kane Williamson things in there but also out a has mixed memories for the American and paceman Trent Boult will be some stuff I would like to win- superstar. returning home for a pre-planned rest do better.” ner.” Williams slumped to a shock sec- following the current Test series, ond-round loss in her only previous to 2nd round which Sri Lanka are currently leading LANDMARK FOR appearance in New Zealand in 2017, PTI n NEW YORK 1-0. LEE lashing out at windy conditions she The 14-man squad features three Having said in described as some of the “least ndia’s Ankita Raina knocked out ninth seed specialist spinners in Ish Sodhi, Cincinnati he would dis- favourite” she had ever experi- IBelgian Ysaline Bonaventure to progress to the Mitchell Santner and Todd Astle. continue doubles to enced. second round of the US Open Qualifiers but “Kane and Trent played an enor- focus on But she went on to win the Ramkumar Ramanathan bit the dust in the men’s mous role in our recent World Cup returning to Australian Open later that singles here. campaign and with a big summer Tim Southee bowls during practice match AP peak singles month, claiming the most recent AP/File Picture The 194th ranked Ankita was up against a ahead, we see it as a good opportuni- form, of her 23 majors to pass Steffi Serena Williams higher-ranked player but prevailed 6-1, 1-6, 6- ty to give them a rest,” said selector begin setting our sights on another Murray Graf’s Open-era benchmark of 22. “Last time I was there I had so 2 for her second win against the Belgian on the Gavin Larsen. world event,” Larsen said. said he She also announced her engage- much going on and although I fought Pro Tour. “The series in Sri Lanka will be a “Our T20 team has been pretty might con- ment to Alexis Ohanian while in through to win my first match, I know She had beaten the 111th ranked challenging one against a team who consistent over the past couple of years sider play- New Zealand and it later emerged she I didn’t play to my level.” Bonaventure in her own country in 2014 on clay. are tough to beat in their own condi- and we’re really happy with the power ing an ATP was pregnant with her first child while Since her 2017 triumph at Ankita has not gone beyond the second tions.” and versatility we have in this squad.” Challenger Tour competing at the tournament. Melbourne Park, Williams has been round at the Grand Slam qualifiers and she has He also said the series represent- Squad: Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, event before heading to Currently ranked eighth in the world, chasing a 24th Grand Slam to match a good chance to better that stat as she is up ed the start of a new T20 cycle, with Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Asia, where he is entered in the 37-year-old said she wanted to Australian Margaret Court’s record. against Czech Republic’s Denia Allertova, who nine T20Is series scheduled for the Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, September’s Zhuhai show New Zealanders what she could She is battling back problems is placed 85 places below her at 279. side ahead of next October’s World Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Championships and the do on the court. ahead of the US Open that forced her In the men’s singles, Ramkumar T20 in Australia. Colin Munro, Seth Rance, Mitchell China Open. “Oh man, I want to win that title to retire from warm-up tournaments Ramanathan bowed out with a 5-7, 6-7(9) defeat “Following that amazing ride in Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, “Maybe I need to play so bad,” she said in a statement. in Toronto and Cincinnatti. against Italy’s Filippo Baldi. the ODI World Cup, it’s exciting to Ross Taylor.