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esearchers have developed novel contact lenses to help correct inimising the consumption of carbohydrates may prevent and esearchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on wo Indian girls studying in a British university have jointly won the Rvarious forms of colour blindness, an advance that may lead to new Mreverse age-related effects within the brain, according to a study. RThursday claimed to have developed an AI-powered drone to counter Tinaugural award instituted by the Indian Journalists Association (IJA) clinical recommendations for the condition in which people have reduced The research, published in the journal PNAS, reveals that 'rogue drones' (unregulated UAVs) ensuring safety at vital locations. The for Indian students producing the best content on a postgraduate ability to distinguish between certain colours. According to the journal neurobiological changes associated with ageing can be seen at a much AI-powered system would be an assistance to law enforcement journalism course in the UK. IJA is a 73-year-old Optics Letters, scientists incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as younger age than would be expected, in the late agencies, security services, armed forces in order to secure air space organisation representing UK-based journalists metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to 40s. To better understand how diet influences over critical civilian and military installations by covering Indian affairs. Janani Suri and correct deuteranomaly -- a form of red-green brain ageing, researchers from Stony Brook 'rogue' drones. The drones can hack into the Malika Malhotra, students of International colour blindness. "Problems with distinguishing University in the US focused on the GPS navigation system of the ‘rogue Journalism in the Cardiff University, were red from green interrupt simple daily routines," presymptomatic period during which drones' forcing it to change its flight path or declared joint winners of the IJA award for said Sharon Karepov, a co-author of the study. prevention may be most effective. make a safe landing, a press release said. 2018-19.

DON’T OVERREACT, SAYS ETELA OPERATING DRONE CAMERA OVER KTR'S FARMHOUSE Two corona samples test negative, Revanth Reddy arrested, sent to Cherlapally jail Telangana heaves a sigh of relief n PNS HYDERABAD duct with respect to machin- ery), 120b (whoever is a party People working in IT need to be well-informed and behave responsibly The Narsingi police arrested to a criminal conspiracy other TPCC working president and than a criminal conspiracy to PNS n HYDERABAD Are we in 21st century or how to provide treatment, Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy commit an offence), 109(who- primitive age? How can prices that can be charged. on Thursday for allegedly ever abets any offence shall, if State agrees in Telangana on Thursday heaved Furthermore, 'contacts' of operating a spy drone to record the act abetted is committed in principle to a sigh of relief as samples of the people fight over the issue that the COVID-19 positive cases who details of Telangana Rashtra consequence of the abetment, two suspected cases of coro- virus would spread if the windows are advised home isolation by Samithi working president and and no express provision is supply drinking novirus-- a techie and a sani- of the patient's house are open Health Department should be minister K Taraka Ramarao's made by this Code for the pun- water to TN tation worker in Apollo -- sent Building was evacuated over a lady confined only to one room in farmhouse at Janwada. ishment of such abetment, be to the National Institute of their homes for a period of 28 Six persons, identified as punished with the punish- Virology (NIV), on employee in Mindspace being days. They should NOT min- Poreddy Praveen Paul Reddy, ment provided for the offence) Wednesday tested negative for infected with corona. gle freely even with their fam- Mangi Jaipal Reddy, Mandada of the IPC and 11a (whoever COVID-19. — ETELA RAJENDER ily members also. Vijay Simha Reddy, Darga willfully flies any aircraft in 4 Health Minister Etela HEALTH MINISTER Only one person admitted in Rajesh, Elubandi Shiva and such a manner as to cause dan- Rajender said, "Telangana peo- Gandhi hospital is being treat- Veeresh, were arrested in this ger to any person or to any ple are fortunate. Both the evacuated over a lady employ- ed and he would recover in a connection on Wednesday and property on land or water or in suspects from Telangana test- ee in Mindspace being infect- day or two. He said, "People remanded to custody. They the air shall be punishable ed negative. The Health ed with corona. Our entire working in IT need to be well- were arrested for using drones TPCC working president and Malkajgiri with imprisonment for a term Department has been working police and IT department tried informed and behave respon- without permission, while MP Revanth Reddy being taken into which may extend to six relentlessly for the past four to calm down the situation sibly". Revanth and his brother custody on Thursday months, or with fine which days. I would request all peo- TS Health Minister Etela Rajender there. Her reports are negative; The Minister said that it was Krishna Reddy were named as may extend to one thousand ple to continue the support that showing reports pertaining to the two don't overreact as it will lead to the responsibility of the para- the accused. (Disobedience to order duly rupees or with both) of the they have been giving us and samples from the state that tested bad consequences. We are tak- medical staff to educate people The police have registered promulgated by public ser- Indian Aircraft Act. helping people educate and negative for coronovirus ing measures". about rumors and false propa- cases under sections 188 vant) and 287(negligent con- 2 give them courage." If any COVID-19 positive ganda. He thanked all the Etela asked: "Are we in 21st that the virus would spread if patient is admitted to a private medical staff from various dis- century or primitive age? How the windows of the patient's hospital, the Health tricts of the state. HC TO TS GOVT can people fight over the issue house are open? Building was Department will direct them 2 Five killed Digvijaya Devise strategy in road blames five BJP accidents leaders for Coronavirus effect: Metro n ‘horse-trading’ to check corona PNS NIZAMABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Five persons were killed in two ridership tanks by 15,000 separate road accidents here on A division bench of the Thursday. In the first incident, 5 Telangana High Court on two persons were killed near To avoid overcrowding, trains to/from HI-TEC Thursday bombarded the state Medipalli on the Nizamabad- Covid-19 government with a volley of Karimangar main road when City will be run at 2.5-minute frequency questions on preventive steps a TSRTC bus hit a two-wheel- originated taken to curb the spread of er. Naveen of Prakasam dis- NAVEENA GHANATE from home amid the corona deadly coronavirus that has trict, Andhra Pradesh and from Sonia’s n HYDERABAD scare, this is possibly another already entered the state . The another person died on the reason." bench directed the state gov- spot. The bus from Bodhan home: RLP MP Hyderabadis have taken the To ensure that trains are not ernment to put in place a strat- issue directions to the state depot was proceeding towards threat of infection by coro- overcrowded and people feel egy for screening people and government to give wide pub- Warangal from Nizamabad PNS n NEW DELHI novirus seriously and are stu- safe during peak hours, HMRL to consider setting up screen- licity to aspects like personal and the bike was coming from diously avoiding crowded will be adding additional trains ing medical teams in major hygiene to keep the virus at the opposite direction. In the on Thursday wit- places, including Metro trains. on the Ameerpet to Raidurg bus and railway stations in the bay. second incident, three per- nessed uproar over a contro- Evidently, on Thursday the route. The move comes state. The bench, comprising the sons were killed when the dri- versial remark by a RLP MP, ridership in and bus services, there is evi- against the backdrop of panic The bench passed these Chief Justice of the state Justice ver of a speeding car lost con- who is a BJP ally, against the trains plunged with people dent scare among people over in IT corridor over a techie orders while dealing with a RS Chauhan and Justice A. trol over the vehicle and hit a Gandhi family during a dis- largely avoiding the public using Metro. being tested positive even Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Abhishek Reddy, also took tree at Indalwai in Nizamabad cussion on coronavirus, lead- transport. Anil Kumar Saini, L&T though the person later tested plea filed by a resident of note of the precautionary mea- district. The victims were going ing to adjournment of pro- HMRL MD N V S Reddy HMRL COO, said, "Based on negative. NVS Reddy said that Manikonda G. Sidda Laxmi sures taken up by the govern- from Hyderabad to ceedings for over an hour. said that the ridership drop the morning commuting the trains would run at a fre- urging the HC to prohibit the ment so far. The HC has also Nizamabad. Three others trav- HC dismisses Congress members was approximately between usage, we are expecting a max- quency of 2.5 minutes on the upcoming Holi celebrations appointed senior advocate S. elling in the car sustained Kochhar’s plea stormed the Well of the 15,000 and 20,000 pax. imum drop of 15,000 com- route to address the peak hour scheduled to be held on March Niranjan Reddy as an amicus severe injuries. The deceased House as soon as Hanuman Although measures have been muters. Moreover, a lot of traffic. 9 and March 10, 2020. In her curie in the issue. were identified as Gautam, against Beniwal said there should be taken to clean up Metro trains people have opted for work 2 petition, she urged the HC to 2 Nikhil and Balakrisha. termination a probe on whether coron- avirus is being spread from the "home" of Congress President Sonia Gandhi as a large number of people who New twist to drowning incident Bigg Boss 3 winner 8 were found to be affected by the virus are from Italy. PNS n KARIMNAGAR Fourteen Italians have test- Suicide pact by TRS MLA's kin? TODAY ed positive for coronavirus in It appears that the deaths of ‘attacked’ at pub India. three members of a family, In a diary recovered to TTD. The police are now PNS n HYDERABAD ALMANAC "Earlier, Congress leader attributed initially to 'acci- from a fertilizer shop owned inclined to believe that the The attackers, Month & Paksham: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury dental' drowning of their car by the deceased entire family might Tollywood singer and recent believed to be close said that party leader Rahul in the Kakatiya canal in Satyanarayan Reddy, police have committed suicide Bigg Boss 3 winner Rahul relatives of Tandur Magha & Shukla Paksha Gandhi had forewarned the Karimnagar on February found entries to the effect by riding the car into the Sipligunj was involved in a Panchangam government on the impend- 17th, could have been the that he wanted his entire canal. drunken brawl at a pub in MLA Pilot Rohit Tithi : Ekadashi: 11:46 am ing threat from coronavirus. result of a suicide pact. property to be bequeathed 2 Gachibowli on Wednesday Reddy, attacked Nakshatram: night. A group of persons Rahul with beer Punarvasu: 10:38 am linked to a politician alleged- Time to Avoid: bottles and (Bad time to start TS BUDGET SESSION FROM TODAY, BUDGET ON MARCH 8 ly attacked him, after an alter- any important work) cation. injured him Rahukalam: 10:59 am - 12:27 pm Rahul was at the pub with Yamagandam: his friends when the attack ed abusing me, following 03:23 pm – 04:52 pm Assembly, Council to pass anti-CAA resolution took place. The attackers, which an altercation started Varjyam: 06:07 pm - 07:37 pm believed to be close relatives of and soon they started hurling Gulika: 08:02 am - 09:30 am PNS n HYDERABAD Legislative Assembly on March granting citizenship, thus jeop- Tandur MLA from Vikarabad beer bottles at me. I heard that Good Time: (to start any important work) 8 and Legislative Affairs min- ardising secularism as envis- district, Pilot Rohit they do this often because of Amritakalam: The Telangana Legislative ister Vemula Prashanth Reddy aged in the Constitution. Reddy, attacked Rahul their political background," 08:19 am - 09:52 am Assembly is expected to pass a in the Legislative Council on The Cabinet has decided to with beer bottles and said the singer. Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:03 pm - 12:50 pm resolution against the the same day pass a resolution against the injured him, when he Though he did not lodge a Citizenship Amendment Act Voicing opposition to the CAA in the Assembly, the way questioned them for complaint with police on the HYDERABAD (CAA) during the Budget ses- amended citizenship law, the , Punjab, Rajasthan and allegedly passing com- incident, the Gachibowli WEATHER sion beginning on Friday. state cabinet had on February West Bengal have done, ments at his police registered a The Budget session would 16 urged the Union govern- according to an official release female friend. case on a complaint Forecast: Partly Cloudy start with the customary ment to abrogate the CAA. on February 16. "They were of the night Temp: 34/21 address of the Governor The February 16 Cabinet Coming out strongly against returning from patrolling teams. Humidity: 45% Tamilisai Soundararajan to the meeting, chaired by Chief theCAA, Rao had earlier said the washroom The teams had Sunrise: 06.30 joint sitting of the legislature on Minister K Chandrasekhar he may convene a meeting of and dashed me. rushed to the spot Sunset: 06.23 Friday. assumed office in September 7. The Finance Minister T Rao, had said it felt the CAA regional parties and Chief When I ques- and controlled the Current Weather Conditions Updated March 05, 2020 5:00 PM This address would be last. Debate on governor Harish Rao would introduce would lead to discrimination Ministers to oppose it. tioned them, they situation. Tamilisai’s first one after she speech will be held on March the budget for the first time in on the basis of religion while 2 got angry and start- 2 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 hyderabad 02 Welfare is always a priority in Telangana Budgets

elangana State, that constituted 14 task forces in The financial stability and KCR presented the Vote- Detailing about five years of came into existence on the areas of welfare, drinking The first Budget of Telangana, which was progress despite GST and on-Account Budget for the economic development KCR TJune 2, 2014, has water supply-sanitation, agri- in continuation of the Vote-on-Account demonetisation were also year 2019-20. This was the said that in the first year of for- achieved miraculous progress culture-dairy industry, indus- highlighted. In addition, there sixth Budget of the new State mation of the State, it could in a short span of five years try-basic infrastructure devel- sought by the then Government of the was a mention about the and first in the second term. spend just Rs 6,247 crore per and nine months. opment, human resources undivided State, was presented during the schemes that were conceived His hour-long Budget speech month, whereas after five Soon after K Chandrasekhar development, irrigation-water during 2017-2018 and the way touched every aspect of years, it reached a stage to Rao became the Chief resources, energy, environ- financial year 2014-15 they would be implemented in Telangana people and to put spend Rs 11,305 crore per Minister, he contemplated ment, law-administrative future. it in simple words, it was for month. drafting a comprehensive pol- reforms, vigilance, resource By the time preparation of of the State, it was in a way, the Telangana State was ranked the welfare of people. There There was significant icy for the overall development mobilisation, law and order, the State budget for 2016-17 first one to be prepared after No. 1 which is an indication were special reasons for Vote- increase in the capital expen- of the state. The policy as urban development and rural was underway, the govern- a comprehensive review of all about the buoyant economy of on-Account Budget as diture too. During the last ten envisaged by him, among oth- development before finalising ment was able to get a compre- items of expenditure and a the state. There was a distinct detailed by CM in his speech. years under the undivided ers, included aspects like the the Budget proposals. hensive idea about the trends realistic assessment of upward shift in the growth He said that once the Union State, total capital expenditure VANAM JWALA NARASIMHA RAO state’s economy vis-à-vis the Based on the reports of the in the State finances. It was resources based on the facts CPRO to Chief Minister path of the economy of Government introduced the incurred in Telangana was Rs country’s economy, its goals, task forces, the first Budget of only after the income and and figures available. Telangana since its formation full-fledged Budget after elec- 54,052 crore. aims and objectives etc. the Telangana State was present- expenditure under Plan and In the process, the fourth in June 2014. The average tions, the quantum of alloca- After formation of He was very clear that the ed on November 5, 2015. Thus, Non-Plan schemes from consecutive Budget, for the as well as middle income annual growth of State tion to each state, including Telangana, it was at Rs 1,03,551 policy so formulated should be the first Telangana Budget was March 31, 2015 to March 31, year 2017-2018, was both groups and with no exception. Domestic Product increased Telangana, would be known crore within five years. KCR aimed at generating wealth a major departure from the past 2016 was clearly calculated, the inspirational and message ori- The Budget for 2018-2019 from 4.2% in the two years and hence there would be said that though there was fall from sources till then both in its approach and con- real basis for Telangana State ented. The Budget reflected the mentioned without ambiguity preceding the formation of the some clarity. in revenues due to economic untapped and unidentified. tent, despite not having full Budget calculation was arrived Government’s objective of as to how the schemes and state (2012-14) to an impres- Presenting the Budget, the slowdown, he expressed hope The first Budget of comprehension about the finan- at. The first-year Budget after reaching out to all sections, all programmes that were con- sive growth of 9.5% during the CM said that Telangana has and optimism that situation Telangana which was in con- cial position of the State. The formation of Telangana was on those in the hereditary profes- ceived and implemented in the three years following the for- achieved miraculous progress will change for the better. tinuation of the Vote-on- first full-year Budget for 2015- ad-hoc calculation based on sions, all religions, people state till then could be stan- mation of the State (2014-17). in a short span of five years Against this genesis and Account sought by the then 16 was prepared without the earlier Budgets and the sec- working in various fields, all dardised, stabilised and con- This apart, Telangana State and by making rapid strides in evolution of the state’s budgets, Government of the undivided benefit of having estimates for ond-year full-fledged Budget government departments that solidated. The Budget also stood first among all the States all the spheres through bal- this year’s Budget is being State, was presented during the the full 12 months of the pre- was based on some exercise. are entrusted with the imple- made it clear as to how state by clocking a growth of 21.10% anced development, became presented to the state financial year 2014-15. Prior to vious year as the State was Though the Budget for mentation of development and GSDP was improved and bet- in its own tax revenue in one of the fastest growing Assembly by the Finance the preparation, government formed in June, 2014. 2016-17 was the third Budget welfare schemes, lower income tered. 2016-17 over 2015-16. States in the country. Minister.

GWMC ELECTIONS Follow due process: HC Renowned journalist MLAs MAKE FULL USE tells govt Potturi passes away PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the Potturi Venkateswara Rao, a KCR recalled OF PATTANA PRAGATHI state government to follow doyen of Telugu journalism the moral due process of law while tak- passed away here on Thursday. support PV KONDAL RAO Though Greater ing any steps in the issue of He was 86. A tall figure in jour- n WARANGAL the lands belonging to nalism, Potturi as he is called extended by Warangal Congress Party MP A affectionately by journalistic Potturi Elections for Greater Warangal Corporation is Revanth Reddy and his fraternity, breathed his last in Municipal Corporation are scheduled to go brother Kondal Reddy. A a hospital. He was suffering Venkateswara scheduled to be held in 2021. for polls in 2021, single judge bench compris- from cancer of late. Rao during the However, the ruling TRS ing Justice A Rajasekhara Potturi served in the field of Telangana MLAs are leaving no stone the MLAs and Reddy passed the order while journalism for over five unturned are grabbing oppor- corporators are dealing with a writ petition decades. He was the Press statehood tunities with both hands. The filed by the MP and his Academy Chairman in undi- movement state government's Palle and taking no chances brother Kondal reddy. vided Andhra Pradesh. He was Pattana Pragathi Programmes Arguing the case before the born on February 8, 1934 in came in handy for the ruling Though the existing corpora- High Court, the counsel for Potturu village of Guntur dis- Venkateswara Rao in the field of members. Former Minister party MLAs and Corporators. tors are actively taking part in the petitioners T Rajanikanth trict. He commenced his career media and social service. The Lokesh and YSRCP MP They are actively taking part the programmes, MLAs partic- Reddy urged the HC to issue in 1957 with Andhra Janata CM recalled the moral support Vijaya Sai Reddy conveyed in the programmes taken up ipation this time is dominating directions to the state govern- and went on to serve eminent extended by Potturi their condolence messages under Pattana Pragathi and in Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod interacting with the locals during Pattana the scene in Warangal ment to not interfere with the dailies like Andhra Bhumi, Venkateswara Rao during the through twitter. a way are making pre-election Pragathi programme in Warangal Municipal Corporation limits. peaceful possession and Eenadu and Andhra Prabha. Telangana statehood move- Himachal Pradesh Governor exercise in Warangal, MLAs active participation is enjoyment of land owned by Potturi authored several ment. The CM prayed to the Bandaru Dattatreya described Hanamkonda and Child Welfare Satyavathi with legislators - Dasyam seen as a planned strategy of the petitioners in books. His works like PaItrikala almighty to rest the departed Potturi Venkateswara Rao as Kazipet city limits. Rathod was entrusted with Vinayabhasakar, Nannapuneni the ruling party and the TRS is Gopannapally village. Meti Viluvalu, Chintana and soul in peace. KCR has con- one of the first generation The surrounding the responsibility of carry- Narender and Aroori Ramesh, considering it as an image He said that the RDO and Chirasmaraneeyulu brought veyed his heartfelt condolences journalists. In a message, he villages are also ing the baton of pro- Dharma Reddy and Dr T building method in Warangal. Tehsildar of the area came to him recognition. to members of the bereaved conveyed his profound grief to being covered grammes and her con- Rajaiah accompanying her. The Warangal Municipal the land of the petitioner and Chief Minister K family. the bereaved family members. with legislators of stant inspections in The welfare programme Corporation will go for polls in asked them to hand over the Chandrashekhar Rao has Former Chief Minister of Jana Sena president Pawan Wardhannapet, urban areas are yielding concepts initiated by the gov- 2021 and since the elections are possession of the same with- expressed his deep condolences Andhra Pradesh N Kalyan, who called Potturi as a Station Ghanpur positive results. ernment under the Pattana due in another fifteen months, out following any due process over the demise of senior jour- Chandrababu Naidu also con- towering journalist, said that and Parakal leading During the past ten days, Pragathi have been successful- the legislators of urban con- of law. The court later nalist Potturi Venkateswara Rao. doled the death and con- the death of Potturi caused an from the front. the Minister has been touring ly implemented with the par- stituencies are actively partic- adjourned the matter for fur- The Chief Minister commend- veyed his profound sympa- irreparable loss to the field of Minister for Women and Warangal almost every day ticipation of the legislators. ipating in the programmes. ther hearing till Friday. ed the services rendered by thies to bereaved family journalism. Assembly, Bigg Boss Corona effect: Council to ... New twist to Revanth Reddy arrested, Metro Continued from Page 1 3 winner... Continued from Page 1 ridership tanks The Asaduddin Owaisi- led AIMIM, a friendly party drowning incident Rahul was taken to a nearby sent to Cherlapally jail of the ruling TRS, has also Continued from Page 1 private hospital, where he by 15,000... sought to "put on stay" the Karimnagar CP was given first-aid. Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 National Population Register The Karimnagar while saying that "Rahul was along with his (NPR) in the state. Commissioner of Police Kamal a probe was on four friends -- Raj, Sudhaker, Police refuted the claim of the To ensure that the trains Owaisi had said they Hasan Reddy, while saying Usha and Pinky at Prism MP that he was arrested at are not crowded, two more would request the Chief that a probe was on into the into the case, pub. They entered about 8.30 the additional trains are being Ministerto put on holdNPRin suspicious circumstances lead- mentioned that pm on Wednesday where International Airport in prepared. The additional the state. ing to the Reddy's family, men- police recovered one Ritesh Reddy and 5 to 6 Shamshabad amidst a ruckus trains will be put to use in The Chief Minister on tioned that the police recovered of his friends were also pre- and said that Reddy himself about 10 days. The frequen- Wednesday called on "some important information "some important sent. At about 11 pm, one of surrendered at Narsingi PS. cy of 2.5 minutes will be Governor Tamilisai in connection with the case". information...” Reddy's friends dashed Rahul The Congress MP from maintained for 4 hours in Soundararajan and handed The Commissioner of while returning from the Malkajgiri, Revanth Reddy the morning and 4 hours in over the copy of the Police said that the police washroom while he was argued with the police how the evening, termed as 'peak Governor's address as were examining the entries in recovered from the canal on dancing with the female his name could be included hours'. approved by the state cabinet. the diary by involving hand- February 17. friends. During the alterca- in the case. L&T Hyderabad Metro The opposition Congress, writing and forensic experts. Satyanarayana owned a fer- tion, they beat him up with Officials then explained Rail Limited has initiated which held a meeting of its The fresh investigation was at tiliser shop in Karimnagar, hands and legs and also hit his involvement and the evi- measures to prevent the leaders here recently, said it an advanced stage, he said, while Radha was school- him with beer bottles on the dence available incriminating spread of the virus. would raise farmers issues, while declining to reveal teacher and Vinayasri was a face and head. The gang had him, adding that the MP Hyderabad Metro Rail among others, during the details at this stage. final year dental student. also misbehaved with the refused to cooperate with Limited Managing Director Assembly session. It may be recalled that the The trio left their residence female friends. Based on a the police. said, "All the Metro trains bodies of Nareddy at Bank Colony in Karimnagar complaint, a case was Following his arrest, the are being cleaned - every- Satyanarayana Reddy, his wife in their car on January 27th and booked," said Police Malkajgiri MP was produced thing, including metal rail- HYDERABAD Radha --who is a cousin of were reported missing there- Inspector of Gachibowli, R. before the court, after which ing, hand grab, whatever BULLION RATES TRS Peddapalli MLA after. Their bodies were acci- Srinivas, adding that they where he was remanded to part touched by people are GOLD Manohar Reddy -- and their dentally found by the police in were examining CCTV judicial custody for a period being sanitized by r2 chem- ` 42,230 (10 gm) daughter Vinayasri were the canal after 20 days. footage from the pub. of 14 days. icals." ` 0 SILVER ` 45,800(1kg) Devise... Two corona... ` 900 CCSCL inks pact with TS Police Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 n CHICKEN PNS HYDERABAD the DGP of TS police, Former Vice-Chancellor, OU, Rajender said that this is `/KG The amicus curie S. Mahender Reddy.He also Prof. T.Krishna Rao, Officer on not a test that is done if you RATES Niranjan Reddy made sever- The Centre for Cyber Security advised the Osmania special Duty to VC, Prof. have money, need, or doubt Dressed/With Skin `100 al suggestions during the and Cyber Law (CCSCL), University to offer certain cus- M.Kumar, Principal, but only when there are Without Skin `114 course of the hearing of the Osmania University, tom made courses meant for University College of symptoms. He said," People Broiler at Farm `69 case. He said that isolation Hyderabad and the Telangana police personnel and issue Engineering, OU & Executive with cough and cold are wards should be set up in all State Police, Home certificates. The Osmania Council Member, Prof. P.V.N. reaching out to us. the government hospitals of Department of Government of University officials explained Prasad, Dean, Faculty of Someone from Argentina EGG the state to extend treatment Telangana signed a MoU on the recent initiatives taken in Engineering, OU, Prof. wanted us to do a test. RATES `/100 to those suspected to be car- Thursday. the University, to offer technol- G.B.Reddy, Director, Without infection, how will rying coronavirus. He said “The MoU is useful in ogy based programmes and University Foreign Relations we test? How can we HYDERABAD 275 that the state government capacity building in both the also research. The MoU was Office, OU, Prof. Sudha, Head, remove from their nose or VIJAYAWADA 310 should follow the guidelines parties, detection of Cyber signed by the DGP and Prof. Department of Computer throat? Only if symptoms VISAKHAPATNAM 350 issued by the United Crimes, updating the Gopal Reddy, the Registrar, Science, UCE, OU, Prof. are there, there is enough RETAIL PRICE `2.75 Kingdom government to Knowledge of Cyber Laws and Osmania University. Shyamala, Director of CCSCL quantity, only then we will (IN HYDERABAD) tackle the virus. Cyber Security measures” said Prof. S.Ramachandram, and others were present. test for corona".

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TECHIES MEETUP COVID-19: ITS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR IT FROM TODAY PNS n HYDERABAD Cyberabad Police Commissioner Coronavirus VC Sajjanar along with Society for Cyberabad Security Council threat prompts (SCSC), Hysea and Nasscom organised an interactive meeting city to cancel Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited MD NVS Reddy launches Paytm QR code based on Thursday with more than 250 Metro-ticketing system at Metro Rail Bhavan in Rasoolpura on Thursday executives including the facility many events heads, HR representatives of IT QR-based e-tickets a hit industry to monitor the COVID- HYDERABAD: Amid coronavirus 19 in Cyberabad. scare in Hyderabad, several events The meeting was organised to slated to be organised in the city among Metro commuters review and discuss the concerns, have been cancelled. updates and the preventive mea- IIIT Hyderabad postponed its PNS n HYDERABAD route passes using QR code e- sures to be taken to contain the R&D Showcase 2020 on March 7 ticket, as currently QR code panic situation that was created UNCERTAINTY OVER and 8 citing, "Due to global Three months into launching tickets are used only for single due to one 'unconfirmed' coron- emergency after careful of QR code based e-ticketing or return journey. avirus case at Raheja MindSpace. consideration and guidance, the to book Metro train tickets in NVS Reddy said, "We will Based on request from members, HEALTH INSURANCE institute has decided to postpone Hyderabad, the service seems introduce passes on QR codes a standard operating protocol PNS n HYDERABAD If the need arises, we will plan the R&D showcase". The new to be a big hit. immediately after coronavirus will be published soon. to introduce a specific product dates are yet to be announced. Around 60,000 among 4 issue subsides. Using QR tick- Sajjanar said that the suspect- With private hospitals in state to address such viruses. On the Likewise, TiE Hyderabad's TiE- lakh Metro commuters are eting, commuters will get pass- ed sample of the techie sent to coming forward to treat the sus- claims front, we comprehend Woman launch to be held on using QR code based tickets es and discounts will be National Institute of Virology pects of coronavirus, there is that COVID -19 is a disease of Friday was cancelled stating that, everyday to travel in metro offered." (NIV) in Pune was found to be uncertainty over health insur- epidemic proportions, we are "We have cancelled the event due and is further increasing. According to officials, if negative for COVID-19. ance. If any COVID-19 positive trying to provide all the help. to concerns around the To further boost the ser- commuters purchase tickets in Answering the queries of the patient is admitted at a private SBI is not rejecting any claim coronavirus and in accordance vices, managing director of bulk, they would get comple- attendees, Sajjanar advised public hospital in TS, the Health Dep- without minimum compliance with health guidance". Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited mentary tickets. not to believe in rumours, unless artment will direct the hospital of requirements as prescribed". This has been the state of affairs (HMRL) NVS Reddy on Explaining about the idea they are verified and duly validat- on prices that can be charged. However life insurance poli- across the world. Even the Thursday launched a Paytm bulk tickets, Anil Kumar Saini ed by authorities. He assured that Insurers are going by the rule cies will continue to thrive. Olympics could be postponed. QR code based metro-ticket- said, "If a commuter buys 45 the current situation is Business that the claims due to coronav- IRDAI issued guidelines to Japan's Olympic Minister has said ing system at Metro Rail tickets in bulk, with each tick- As Usual (BAU) and in any man- irus are payable provided the health insurers handling coro- that the Tokyo 2020 Games could Bhavan at Rasoolpura in the et worth Rs 60, then they ner does not warrant shutting concerned person is hospital- navirus claims and directed be moved from the summer until presence of managing director would be given additional 5 down the operations or direct ised for at least 24 hours. the companies to design prod- later in the year due to the of L&TMRHL KVB Reddy, tickets as complementary. employees to work from home. According to Pankaj Verma, ucts covering the cost of treat- coronavirus. The Olympics are senior vice-president of Paytm Officials are working to decide "Companies should report to head of market underwriting ment. Most of the health insur- taking place from July 24 to Abhay Sharma, COO of the packages." the Cyberabad Police about the operation of SBI Insurance, ance policies do not cover out- August 6 of this year. While IOC L&TMRHL Anil Saini. Meanwhile, the HMRL offi- false messages and the police will "Our standard health policy is patient treatment. However, if remained firm that Olympics will NVS Reddy said, "Telangana cials said that the QR code take action against such individ- capable to provide insurance to coronavirus is declared as a be held in summer, IOC however state is pioneer in digital trans- scanning is being extended to uals. As per Health Department, coronavirus patients. As of now pandemic by WHO or Central will continue to follow the advice actions and Hyderabad Metro shuttle services. Using same healthy and unaffected persons do we are evaluating if there is any government, then claims might of WHO, as the leading United wants to be at fore front of QR code, a person can book a not need to wear masks. It is requirement for a specific cover. not be payable as such claims. Nations agency on this topic. these activities. The main ticket for shuttle service pro- advised for those who are ill with advantage of this ticketing is vided by Metro and complete symptoms. Dial '104' in case of any SCSC vice chairman Bharani avoiding queues and thus the journey using another suspect identified with COVID-19 the advisory mails and circulars to Commissioner of Police. Kumar Arol, Hyderabad Software reducing travel time. With shuttle service. The machines symptoms. Employees are advised its employees. To prevent the This meeting was organised Enterprises Association (HYSEA) Paytm standing parallel to are being setup in the shuttles not to share any rumours unless spread of the virus it is advised to held under the chairmanship of president Murali Bollu, HYSEA banking industry, many more provided by Metro and are they are vetted by themselves or clean the premises frequently and the Cyberabad Commissioner of COO Srinivas, NASSCOM direc- people will join the QR code likely to be extended to Tela- the heads of the companies. All the also use sanitisers and wash the Police attended by the SCSC gen- tor Srikant Srinivasan, STPI direc- ticketing. Further, HMRL ngana State Road Transport companies are advised to cascade hands regularly," said the eral secretary Krishna Yedula, tor Ram Prasad and others. would be adding multiple Corporation (TSRTC). SSC hall tickets to Auto driver gets 10-yr go online in advance No corruption in Metro: Centre PNS n HYDERABAD The reply mentioned that to avoid problems jail for sexual assault the Hyderabad Metro Project PNS n HYDERABAD As the victim used to frequ- Minister of State (Independent is a state government initiative PNS n HYDERABAD ently travel in the auto owned Charge) for Civil Aviation under Public Private An auto rickshaw driver was by the accused to reach the Hardeep Singh Puri in Lok Partnership with viability gap The Directorate of Government sentenced to undergo 10 years employer's house, the driver Sabha said that there was no funding from Central Ministry Examinations, Telangana has decided to of rigorous imprisonment for took advantage of her, promis- corruption in Hyderabad of Finance and was initially post the hall tickets of Secondary School sexually assaulting a minor girl ing that he would marry her. Metro Rail project. sanctioned under the Andhra Certificate (SSC) public examination in the by the special court for Prote- He took her to his house and Responding to questions Pradesh Municipal Tramways website much early to ensure enough time ction of Children from Sexual sexually assaulted her. Based raised by Revanth Reddy, the (Construction, Operation and to resolve the problems of students. Offences Act on Thursday. on a complaint, the police bo- Minister said, "State govern- Maintenance) Act, 2008. The decision was taken by the DGE after The court also slapped a oked a case against the accused ment of Telangana has Subsequently, the project witnessing the bitter experience faced by fine of Rs 5,000 on the auto and arrested him. informed that they have not was brought under The Metro the officials of Board of Intermediate driver, said public prosecutor The First Additional Metro- received any complaints Railways (Operation & Education (BIE). K Pratap Reddy, adding that politan Sessions Judge Sune- regarding any ongoing scam or Maintenance) Act, 2002 to Last year, SSC hall tickets were sent to the girl had lodged a compla- etha Kunchala held the auto corruption or misappropria- Hyderabad Metro Rail Project bring uniformity of standards respective schools and were posted in the int on July 19, 2016 stating she driver guilty for the offences tion in Hyderabad Metro Rail in accordance with the provi- as well as safety certification by relevant website just five days before the used to work as maid at a under Section 5(j-ii)(I) of the Project. It also said that the sions contained in The Metro Commission of Railway Safety commencement of exams. house and travel in auto to POCSO Act along with the fares have been fixed by Metro Railways (Operation and in respect of Metro Rail It may be recalled here that the BIE reach her employer's house. Section 376 (2)(n) of IPC. Rail Administration of Maintenance) Act, 2002". Projects. received many complaints from students that they had not received hall-tickets as the colleges did not pay the fee collected from students to the board. The officials Man nabbed for did not have enough time to sort out these 2 held for stealing Rs 32 L cash problems. sending lewd Going by the experience of BIE, the SSC texts to woman PNS n HYDERABAD in the dickey of the scooter. Board has decided to keep the hall tickets Majeed then alerted Shaheen, in the website to resolve any last minute PNS n HYDERABAD The Crime team of Abid Road who went to the scooter, problems. Police Station apprehended opened the boot with the Internal assessment marks of SSC would The Rachakonda Police arr- two persons on Thursday in duplicate key and stole cash also be uploaded into the website much ested a man for sending lewd connection with a theft case before fleeing the spot. early. It drops enough hints about problems texts through WhatsApp on reported at the GPO four days The complainant had gone that may arise later on. Thursday. ago. to a pan shop after keeping the betting While the BIE allows students to write The accused was identified The police officials seized cash in the scooter," said DCP racket busted, the exam even though the student hall tick- as Kotla Madhav Rao, 25, a mobile phones and recovered (Central) P Viswa Prasad, et did not feature principal's signature, this resident of Nizampet. In Rs 31.10 lakh cash from their adding that Shaheen later two arrested is not going to be the case with the SSC 2015, he came in contact possession on Thursday. handed over the cash to Board. If the SSC students have fee dues, with the elder sister of the vic- The accused identified as Majeed. PNS n HYDERABAD the principals of schools are not signing the tim, who was his classmate. Abdul Majeed, 31, and Cream parlour. On a complaint, the Abid hall tickets. Rao proposed to her. Howe- Shaheen Begum, 30 were Majeed, who works at the Road police registered a case The North Zone Team of the However, parents are urging the SSC to ver, she rejected him. Unable friends and allegedly planned company of the complainant, and tracked down Shaheen Commissioner's Task Force adopt the same method adopted by the to bear the rejection, Rao to steal cash from the scooter prepared a duplicate key of the Begum. Based on her confes- busted a cricket betting rack- BIE. At the time of issue of TC or other cer- started sending lewd mes- of a businessman. lock of the scooter and hand- sion, the police caught Majeed. et after conducting a raid at tificates, the dues can be collected then, the sages using virtual numbers Majeed, a resident of ed it over to Shaheen Begum. "Majeed paid Rs 1 lakh to a gaming house at Gowliguda parents advised. Several teachers second to the victim who is the sis- Secunderabad, is an employee "On March 2, Majeed along Shaheen and kept the rest," the and apprehended two organ- the opinion. They said that the students ter of the girl. The police of AM Corporation at with his employer came to DCP said. Both the arrested isers on Thursday. would go into depression if schools insist identified the man and arre- Ranigunj. Begum, a resident of Troop Bazaar and collected persons were produced before The accused have been them on clearing dues. sted him on Thursday. Uppal, works at Dandy Ice cash from traders and kept it court and remanded. identified as Praveen Agar- wal, 30, a resident of Bahadu- rpura and Lakhan Sarda, 29, a resident of Gowliguda. Earlier, the duo were habit- Gudumba makers get new lease of life uated to cricket bettings. Few months ago, they met the ma- PNS n HYDERABAD The courses include cook- in organiser Sanketh, a native ing, beautician, jute bag mak- of Rajasthan. They hatched a As many as 150 women whose ing, computers and Mehndi plan to organise cricket bet- families once involved in making designing. ting and share the profits. gudumba in Dhoolpet trained in These courses vary dura- Few months back the main several vocational courses were tions from 4 days to 45 days. organiser Sanketh provided given away certificates. Both married and unmarried betting app, its login ID and MLA Raja Singh Lodhi, women in the age group of 15 password to the duo, which FICCI Ladies Organisation to 50 years were from below provides online score as well (FLO) chairperson Sona middle class backgrounds as betting ratios. Chatwani, past chair ajita trained free of cost by FLO. Agarwal and Sarda used to Reddy prashanti Shekhar Two girls have already got organise cricket bettings from Initative head presented the jobs as beauticians. FLO also the residence of Lakhan Sarda certificates to the women on helped 15 women to get bank at Gowliguda with 20 punters successful completion of vari- loans to carry out their busi- directly and over calls for test ous courses nesses. matches and T20 series. Service to humanity is ser- I have learnt Data Entry, MS Based on a tip off, the officials vice to god. Though these Office few other basics in com- raided the gaming house and women are trained well in puters shared Neelima. The apprehended the duo while various specialisations and The MLA lauded the efforts by FLO as part of skilling ini- computer course training was they were betting on the Au- products, they must be also of FLO for coming forward to tiative. The initiative is aimed provided at Oxford High stralia Vs ODI trained well to market their help these lower middle class at empowering women finan- School. They gained lot of Cricket match. Officials sei- products and services, said families. cially, shared FLO chairperson practical knowledge and wired zed Rs 40,000 cash and two Raja Singh. The training was provided Sona Chatwani. in systems. phones from their possession. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 hyderabad 04 STATE AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO Soon Telangana to have 10 new Bharosa Centres SUPPLY DRINKING WATER TO TN PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Director-General of Police The CM suggested Mahender Reddy has hinted at Chief Minister K to the members of establishing Bharosa Centres in Chandrashekhar Rao has in 10 more districts across principle agreed to supply delegation to send Telangana. The centre has drinking water for Tamil Nadu a formal request been set up to help women in in consultation with the distress along with dealing Andhra Pradesh Chief proposal from the with cases under the Minister YS Jaganmohan CM of Tamil Nadu Protection of Children from Reddy from a perennial and to him and also to Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. assured source. This assur- It is a one-stop centre to resolve ance came in response to a the CM of Andhra problems faced by women and request from a delegation of Pradesh children. Ministers and officers of Tamil The centre also provides Nadu Government which psychological services with called on Chandrashekhar Rao for the suffering of Tamil Nadu the help of a Clinical at Pragathi Bhavan on in drinking water front. The Psychologist, social counselors Thursday. Chief Minister further said out and legal counselors. The Chief Minister suggest- of the 70,000 TMC of water Speaking as the chief guest DGP felicitates Samata ed to the delegation to send a available in India, after meeting in the 20th anniversary cele- formal proposal from Chief the irrigation needs of the brations of civil society organ- case investigators Minister of Tamil Nadu entire country, still there would isation 'Taruni', whose domain requesting him and also AP be a surplus of 30,000 TMC of is woman and child welfare, Chief Minister in that regard. water. Out of this just 10,000 the Bharosa Centre has been HYDERABAD: Director-General felicitated includes head of Police Mahender Reddy on constables and constables He further suggested that soon Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with the ministerial delegation from Tamil Nadu at Pragathi Bhavan on Thursday TMC of water is enough to set up to rule out the need for after receiving the proposal properly put to use for drink- women and children, being Thursday felicitated OSD Malla involved in the investigation and there should be a meeting The delegation from Tamil Kumar, Principal Secretary bouring states should be ing water purposes in the coun- subjected to work place, phys- Reddy (the then SP), DSP public prosecutor. The among the three states at offi- Nadu consisted of Ministers SP Irrigation Rajat Kumar, CMO benevolent. He said that he try. The Chief Minister suggest- ical and sexual harassment, Satyanarayana Reddy, CI Rana investigators explained the DGP cers’ and experts’ level to pre- Velumani and D Jayakumar officers S Narsing Rao, Smitha raised the issue of drinking ed the delegation that they mental agony and financial Pratap, SI N Venkatesh and and Additional director-geneal pare a report based on the dis- and Secretary PWD Dr K Sabharval, OSD to CM Sridhar water problem of Tamil Nadu should have a special strategy troubles, visiting the police other officials who investigated North Zone Nagi Reddy how cussions to proceed further. Manivasan and Advisor Dr M Rao Deshpande, Engineer in and also other issues of whole to fight for their drinking water stations and to get relief to Samata case and ensured that scientific evidence was collected “Let the officers come to a Sheelapriya. Chief Muralidhar Rao and CE country in NITI Aayog meet- which shall take priority over them under one roof. the guilty were awarded capital in the case and how information consensus for taking a final In the meeting that held with Interstate water Narasimha ings several times. TRS MPS everything else. On the occasion, the DGP punishment in record time. has been gathered from locals. decision. As and when this the delegation Ministers KT Rao were present. raised the issue of Tamil Nadu Later, the Chief Minister lauded the achievements of He presented them with shawls The investigators were also materializes, let India learn Rama Rao, Vemula Prashanth The Chief Minister, while drinking water couple of times made a phone call to his AP 'Taruni'. The organisation has and flower bouquets. The given cash incentives too. through this as to how states Reddy, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, interacting with the delegation in Lok Sabha, the CM said. counterpart and discussed the record of rescuing over can cooperate with each other,” Chief Advisor Rajiv Sharma, said that for the drinking water He said that in fact the whole about the Tamil Nadu delega- 17,000 women and children security to women. 809 other cases. A total of 447 K Chandrashekhar Rao said. Chief Secretary Somesh needs of any state, the neigh- country should feel ashamed tion request. directly and indirectly across In the three years of its chargesheets have also been the state. The DGP recalled the operation, Bharosa centres filed through the Bharosa cen- contribution of various civil have witnessed a total of 6,437 tres by the police. society organisations to protect cases, with a total of 898 Principal Secretary BUDGET SESSION women and children. He noted POCSO cases, and got convic- Parthasarathi, agriculture sec- ‘AP fishermen that Taruni is associated with tions in 37 cases. retary Dr Janardhan Reddy, the police since 2016. There were a reported 4,490 British Deputy High Congress gears up to Swati Lakra, IGP Women domestic violence cases and Commissioner Fleming, Forest using banned Safety said that Bharosa the two centres have managed Department CCF Raghuvir, Centres, SHE teams, NRI cells to close 3,627 cases. The cen- former civil servant Prabhakar and Taruni have been playing tre in the three years also Reddy and others took part in corner TRS in Assembly nets in TS waters' important roles to provide received 240 rape cases and the programme. PNS n HYDERABAD It is unfortunate that n the state has a Chief PNS HYDERABAD lous fishermen from AP were With Telangana Assembly using banned nets and fishing By-election for Budget session all set to com- Minister who behaves Animal Husbandry Minister in the waters. He asked them mence from February 6, the like dictator. Chief Minister K Talasani Srinivas Yadav on not to hesitate and initiate Nizamabad seat opposition parties have geared Chandrashekhar Rao looted Thursday directed action on such fishermen ille- on April 7 up to corner the state govern- one lakh crore and pushed Commissioner of Fisheries Dr gally entering into the State n ment for failing to implement the state into debt trap. Mid- C Suvarna to act against fish- waters. PNS HYDERABAD crop loan waiver and supply ermen from Andhra Pradesh In written orders to the urea to them in time and Manair, Sripada Yellampally for allegedly using banned district Police and Fishery Election Commission of plunging the state into 'debt were constructed during and unscientific fishing nets in Department, Talasani wanted India has released election trap'. Congress regime Telangana river waters. teams to be constituted under schedule for by-election of Apart from this, the opposi- —MALLU BHATTI VIKRAMARKA The Minister wanted stern Mahipal, a Fishery MLC seat from Nizamabad tion has also decided to raise a Congress Leader action to be taken against Department officer, to restrict under the Local Authorities host of issues including unem- those who were hindering the the movement of the illegal Constituency to fill in the ployment allowance, Rythu efforts of the Telangana gov- fishermen who were catching vacancy. The vacancy arose Bandhu, double bed room to provide water to even a sin- on Thursday, Bhatti said, "It is ernment for the welfare of the fishlings released into the because of disqualification houses, filling up of vacant jobs gle acre, though it spent one unfortunate that the state has fishermen in the State. backwaters. He also of R Bhoopathi Reddy on 16 and alleged corruption in irri- lakh crore on Kaleswaram a Chief Minister who behaves He said the government wanted the depart- January 2019. Accordingly, gation projects. Project, is likely to demand the like dictator. Chief Minister K released fishlings worth ment to take the issue notification would be released Congress government for a debate on Chandrashekhar Rao looted crores of rupees into the to the notice of their on March 12, 2020. Last date Legislature Party corruption in the irrigation one lakh crore and pushed the Srisailam backwaters counterparts in of filing nominations is March (CLP) has projects. Also, the Congress state into debt trap. Mid- (Krishna River) for the Andhra Pradesh as a 19, scrutiny of nominations is decided to is likely to bring up coro- Manair, Sripada Yellampally benefit of majority of illegal fish- March 20, last date for with- demand the navirus issue in the were constructed during Telangana fish- ermen fishing in drawal of candidatures is Newly-elected chairman of Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank Limited state govern- Assembly. Congress regime. KCR had ermen, but Telangana March 23, date of polling is on Konduri Ravinder Rao with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday ment to run Reacting on forgotten the assurances given certain waters are April 7 and counting will be the Budget the proposal of during elections," he alleged. unscrupu- from AP. held on April 9. session for 30 government to On the other hand, the rul- days and pass a resolution ing TRS government has also TSCAB chief would against Central govern- geared up to counter the mount pres- ment's CAA and NPR, CLP opposition in Assembly. The HANDS ON sure on gov- leader Mallu Bhatti government is also likely to ernment in BAC meeting to be Vikramarka found fault with introduce new Revenue Act, elected unanimously held after Governor’s address. the government stating that new GHMC and others The Congress, which alleged there is no use with the reso- besides passing resolution PNS n HYDERABAD Minister that the government has failed lutions. Addressing the media against CAA. Konduri Ravinder Rao was Singireddy said elected chairman of the the State was Telangana State Cooperative Regulate prices CC roads in villages Apex Bank Limited, while spending of surgical Gongidi Mahender Reddy was Rs 60,000 crore on elected vice-chairman unani- projects and by March-end mously in the elections held at masks: Cong TSCAB office here. electricity like no PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD in allotting CC roads based on Minister for Agriculture S other State the progress the villages Niranjan Reddy thanked Former Minister Mohammed The state government has achieved in implementing farmers for giving their full Ali Shabbir on Thursday made arrangements to spend Palle Pragathi. support to the TRS-supported introduced by the govern- demanded that the State at least Rs 600 crore by this Besides NREGS, CC roads candidates. He thanked the ment, the Minister said that Government take immediate month end to lay CC roads in would be laid in villages under directors of cooperative central the farmers' coordination measures to regulate the sup- villages as part of MGNREGS. Prime Minister Gram Sadak banks for their support to committees would be changed ply of surgical masks and Of the funds, at least 60 per Yojana (PMGSY). According Konduri Ravinder Rao and as Rythu Bandhu Samitis. He hand sanitizers and control cent of the funds would go to officials, the Centre has Gongidi Mahender Reddy. said the State was spending Rs their prices. towards wages to workers. agreed to give funds to lay He greeted the newly-elect- 60,000 crore on projects and Shabbir Ali, in a state- The government wanted to roads up to 800 km under As part of Pattana Pragathi programme, Excise Minister Srinivas Goud drives a tractor after handing over the vehicles to ed chairman and vice-chair- electricity like no other State ment, said that the prices of give priority to those villages PMGSY phase-III. the gram panchayats of Hanwada and Mahbubnagar on Thursday man. Listing out the reforms in the country. surgical face masks and hand sanitizers have increased by more than 10 times ever Cong condemns since the FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND first case Revanth's arrest of coro- novirus Mahbubnagar adopts AI-based tech to combat anaemia PNS n HYDERABAD was con- Telangana Congress leaders firmed n N Uttam Kumar Reddy, in Over 65,000 school students screened through Health Cube, a smart diagnostics solution Mohammed Shabbir Ali, Hyderabad PNS n HYDERABAD diagnostic labs and internet AICC secretary SA Sampath last week. The device can be used in even the connectivity. Kumar, Mallu Ravi on The surgical mask, which In its endeavor to provide peo- absence of electricity or internet, so it is Anaemia is a major health Thursday condemned the was sold for Rs 3-5 per piece ple easy access to timely diag- ideally suited to remote, far-flung locations concern for India and as per arrest of TPCC working pres- is now being sold for Rs 25- nostics, the district authorities the data from 4th National ident and Malkajgiri MP A 30 per mask. Similarly, the of Mahbubnagar have adopted which lack access to doctors, diagnostic Family Health Survey (NFHS), Revanth Reddy. hand santizers are not being an innovative AI-based tech- labs and internet connectivity 54 per cent adolescent girls in "How can the police arrest sold at MRP. nology solution to conduct the age group 15-19 years are an MP in this manner? Will "The increase in number of anaemia screening for school- cost-efficiency. It does not across various parameters like anaemic, while the figure for the government also arrest coronavirus cases/suspect has children under the 'Anaemia require a doctor to operate it vitals, biochemistry, infectious adolescent boys stands at 29 people if they question the created a sense of panic Mukt Bharat' initiative. and with proper training, any- diseases, and cardiac markers, per cent in the same age group government? Democrats, among the common people. Mahbubnagar is the first one with education qualifica- etc. The results are saved elec- across India. intellectuals and educationists As advised by the authorities, district in Telangana, where tion equivalent to 8th standard tronically on cloud with the In Telangana, 56.6 per cent have to think on it. There is people want to take all pre- artificial intelligence technolo- can successfully use the device help of an Android-based appli- of all women and 48.2 per cent no Constitution and law in cautions like wearing a mask gy has been used in anaemia to conduct the tests with 99 per cation and accessed easily on pregnant women in the age the state. Only Kalvakuntla and cleaning their hands with screening interventions. This cent accuracy. mobile phones and laptops. group of 15-49 were found to constitution is being imple- santizers. However, the pre- has been enabled by Through the smart diagnos- The device can be used in be anaemic. In Mahbubnagar mentation," they said in a caution is turning out to be a HealthCube, a portable device, tic system installed in the absence of electricity or district, over 50 per cent of statement. They called upon burden on the common man similar to the size of a set-top schools in the district. At the HealthCube not only enables HealthCube, 33 tests can be internet, so it is ideally suited women in the same age group the democrats, intellectuals due to sudden increase in box, which has been used to end of the project, over 65,000 timely and quick diagnostics, conducted in 3 to 30 minutes. to remote, far-flung locations were also found to be anaemic and educationists to launch prices," he said. conduct screening in over 250 students were screened. but also ensures accuracy and Results for these can be obtained which lack access to doctors, as per the NFHS-4. movement against TRS. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Cong slams suspension of Digvijaya blames five BJP leaders for ‘horse-trading' PNS n BHOPAL "Modi-Shah ji, why its 7 MPs as ‘dictatorial' are you looking for Congress veteran Digvijaya (black) money in PNS n NEW DELHI Singh on Thursday accused BJP welcomes five BJP leaders, including other countries, it's in your The Congress on Thursday former Madhya Pradesh chief party!" he added on the alleged that the suspension of Cong MPs' minister Shivraj Singh micro-blogging site. Tension in Coimbatore its seven members from Lok Chouhan, of being involved after attack on Sabha for the entire session was suspension in the alleged attempt to — Digvijaya Singh, a "dictatorial decision" by the poach MLAs to pull down the mosques government aimed at weaken- NEW DELHI: Calling the con- Kamal Nath-led government Congress veteran COIMBATORE: Tension ing the Opposition's voice duct of some Congress mem- in the state. prevailed in parts of the city ahead of a debate over Delhi bers in Lok Sabha as "unprece- The BJP, however, hit back early on Thursday after two riots. dented", the BJP on Thursday at Singh saying that he was Bhupendra Singh were min- mosques came under attack Lok Sabha passed a motion welcomed the decision to sus- lying, and maintained that the isters in the previous BJP here, following which security suspending seven Congress pend seven "unruly" members party had nothing to do with government in Madhya was beefed up, police said. members for the remaining of the opposition party from the developments. Pradesh. On Monday, While a bottle filled with petrol period of the Budget session the House for the remainder of In a late-night political Digvijaya Singh had alleged was hurled at a mosque in for their "gross misconduct" the session. drama in Madhya Pradesh on attempt. his party MLAs were being Ganapati locality, there were after they snatched papers Parliamentary Affairs Tuesday, the Congress "Horse-trading by the BJP offered a "huge amount of reports of stones being thrown from the Speaker's table and Minister Pralhad Joshi said claimed that the opposition in Madhya Pradesh has come money" by BJP leaders as at another place of worship in "utter disregard" for House one taken by the Speaker. cussion on the Delhi riots in his party has requested Speaker BJP took eight MLAs to a to light. But their plans were part of their attempt to desta- Kovaipudur. The incidents came rules. Asserting that the Congress Parliament. Om Birla to set up a panel to hotel in as part of a not fulfilled. Thanks to all the bilise the Kamal Nath govern- in retaliation to an attack on a As soon as the House met at members had done noting "Whether suspending seven look into the continuous "indis- conspiracy to topple the MLAs," Singh said in a tweet. ment. The state BJP, howev- Hindu Munnani worker late on 3 pm following an adjourn- wrong, Chowdhury said it was MPs is right, people will cipline" by Congress mem- Congress government. "BJP leaders responsible er, termed this entire episode Wednesday night, they said. ment, Meenakshi Lekhi, who a "dictatorial decision" and decide. We will not be scared bers. On Thursday morning, the for this horse-trading: 1- as the internal tussle of the Madukkarai Anand was was presiding the House, one that was motivated by and will continue to raise the "Snatching papers from the Congress held a press confer- Shivraj Chouhan, 2- ruling Congress. attacked by some unidentified named Gaurav Gogoi, T N "revenge politics". Delhi riots issue," he said. Speaker's table is utmost disre- ence in New Delhi, in which Narottam Mishra, 3- Sanjay Talking to PTI, BJP people, who came on bikes, Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, "We saw revenge politics in Gogoi, who was among the spect to the Chair. We con- it claimed that the BJP Pathak, 4- Vishwas Sarang, 5- spokesman Rajnish Agrawal when he was returning from a Manicka Tagore, Rajmohan House, orders were given by suspended MPs, said, "Suspend demn this," he told reporters. "abducted 14 MLAs" to bring Bhupendra Singh," he said in alleged, "Digvijaya Singh is pro- CAA rally at around 10 Unnithan, Benny Behanan and the chairperson to suspend us for a year, but discuss the Union minister Gajendra down its government in another tweet. speaking lies. The entire p.m. Gurjeet Singh Aujla. seven Cong MPs for this ses- Delhi riots and heal the Singh Shekhawat said the Madhya Pradesh. "Modi-Shah ji, why are you episode has exposed the Reacting to the develop- sion," he said. wounds of people." "unruly" behaviour of the Taking it to Twitter on looking for (black) money in internal tussle of Congress. ment, Congress's leader in Lok Chowdhury alleged that the "What happened today is a Congress MPs was "unprece- Thursday, Digvijaya held five other countries, it's in your None of the MLAs, allegedly PM Modi hails Sabha Adhir Ranjan suspension was an attempt to tale of embarrassment in the dented", and it would have BJP leaders including party!" he added on the involved in entire episode, women's contributions Chowdhury said it was a "gov- weaken the party in the House history of Parliament," shocked the country's founding Chouhan, responsible for the micro-blogging site. have made allegations against in different fields ernment decision" and not as the government fears a dis- Chowdhury said. fathers. recent "horse-trading" Mishra, Sarang, Pathak and the BJP." NEW DELHI: Prime Minister on Thursday hailed women's contribution in Passenger different fields, saying woman 30 honey-trapping Intelligent machines challenge to job creation power is securing the country and that he has been getting n held with 5 many motivating stories on cases booked in Raj PNS KOLKATA Sharma said exceptional women achievers. With India having a vast bullets at "Inspiring women intelligent PNS n JAIPUR pool of young population, machines are entrepreneurs. Nari Shakti the rise in use of intelligent Delhi airport securing India. Women Thirty cases of honeytrapping machines poses a challenge to emanating from n excelling in sports and PNS NEW DELHI leadership. Women farmers were registered in Rajasthan job creation in the country, nations with a showing the way. Been getting from December 2018 to secretary to the Union min- greying population An Allahabad-bound pas- January this year, istry of science and technol- senger was apprehended at many motivating stories on such as Japan and exceptional women achievers. Parliamentary Affairs ogy, Ashutosh Sharma, said Delhi airport for allegedly Do keep sharing more such life Minister Shanti Dhariwal on Thursday. Germany carrying five live bullets in his journeys! #SheInspiresUs," informed the state assembly Another challenge faced by bag, a senior official said on Modi tweeted. Modi had on on Thursday. He was replying technology is ensuring sus- earmarked by companies can Thursday. Tuesday said that he will be to a question raised by BJP tainable development, he said. be used for R&D purpose A Central Industrial Secu handing over his social media legislator Kalicharan Saraf. Sharma said intelligent now, he said adding that a rity Force official deputed at accounts to 'women who Thirty cases of honeytrap- machines are emanating from corporate can now finance an the Indira Gandhi Interna inspire', to mark Women's Day ping were registered in the nations with a greying popu- R&D project from its CSR tional Airport detected bul- on March 8. state from December 2018 to case, he added. In Jaipur lation such as Japan and changing environment," "Connecting with MSMEs fund, with matching contribu- let-like objects while check- January this year, Dhariwal Commissionerate, nine cases Germany. Sharma said at an event of the is part of SSR policy. SSR has tion by the government. ing the luggage of the Indian said. A total of 17 cases were of honey trapping were reg- "These countries cannot Merchants' Chambers of the potential to fundamental- He said India is ranked national, Chander Mohan Nirbhaya: SC to hear registered in Jaipur, Jodhpur istered in the last two years. grow economically without Commerce & Industry here. ly transform society by third in the number of start- Bali, around 1 pm on and Ajmer divisions from Nineteen people were arrest- intelligent machines. The sit- Diffusion of technology is improving lives of our citizens ups. Wednesday, he said. "Five on Mar 23 Centre's January 1, 2019 to January 31, ed in six cases and charge uation is just the opposite in not as rapid in MSMEs as it is while helping the nation The country has 28,000 live bullet rounds of 7.65 plea against HC 2020, he said. Charge sheets sheets filed, Dhariwal told the India which has a vast young in large companies, he said. achieve its goals for sustain- start-ups of which 15,000 are mm calibre were recovered NEW DELHI: The Supreme have been filed in nine cases, House. population. Since we cannot Sharma said the depart- able development," Sharma based on technology. The from the passenger who was Court Thursday said it would investigation is pending in Investigation in two cases stop the march of technology, ment has introduced a new added. department is supporting supposed to take an Air India hear on March 23 the appeal seven and the final report is pending and the FR has planners in India must figure policy - Scientific Social Corporate Social 3,000 start-ups through 120 flight to Allahabad," the offi- filed by the Centre challenging (FR) has been filed in one been filed in one case, he said. out how to create jobs in a Responsibility (SSR). Responsibility (CSR) funds incubators, he said. cial said. the Delhi High Court order that the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case have to be Gang of 4 battery ‘14 to 15 MLAs in Uproar in LS Haryana ex-minister, executed simultaneously. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta over remark told the bench, headed by Justice R Banumathi, that the thieves arrested touch with Aghadi’ daughter launch front trial court has fixed March 20 by MP as date of execution of the four PNS n NEW DELHI after an Internet service PNS n PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n CHANDIGARH convicts who have exhausted provider firm filed a complaint all their legal remedies. Mehta A gang allegedly involved in with the police that some bat- Maharashtra minister Jayant Lok Sabha on Thursday wit- Former Haryana minister told the bench, also comprising battery theft in south Delhi has teries installed at their office in Patil has claimed that 14 to 15 nessed uproar over a contro- Nirmal Singh and his daughter Justices Ashok Bhushan and a been busted with the arrest of Safdarjung Enclave have been BJP MLAs from the state are in versial remark by an RLP Chitra Sarwara on Wednesday S Bopanna, that these convicts four persons, police said on stolen. touch with the Maharashtra MP, who is a BJP ally, against floated a political front, vowing have made a mockery of the Thursday. According to the Following this, an investiga- Vikas Aghadi, but the ruling the Gandhi family during a to protect interests of the north- system by their delaying tactics police, a total of 128 stolen bat- tion was initiated and Guddu alliance is not willing to com- discussion on coronavirus, ern part of the state. and taken it for a ride. The teries, most of which are used Gautam, Lal Bacchan, Arun mit the mistake of "poaching" leading to adjournment of Nirmal Singh, who had bench said that it would hear in set top boxes to provide Kumar and Akram were opposition leaders. proceedings for over an served as a minister in the the mater on merits on March Internet service, have been arrested. With this, seven cases Patil's comment came in the hour. Bhajan Lal-led Congress gov- 23 and made it clear that no seized from them. of battery theft have been wake of the Congress' allegation Congress members stormed ernment in the state, had quit adjournments will be granted. The matter came to light solved, police said. that the BJP was carrying out an the Well of the House as the party after his daughter "Operation Lotus" in soon as Hanuman Beniwal Chitra, who earlier held the post forces to come together to MadhyaPradesh to bring down legislators...We don't intend to said there should be a probe of the All-India Mahila strengthen the new outfit. the Kamal Nath government in make that mistake. Our focus on whether coronavirus is Congress general secretary, was "The front will protect the that state. is on ensuring our govern- being spread from the denied ticket from interests of north Haryana. We Court dismisses Tahir’s plea Patil, who is the Maharashtra ment sustains," he added. "home" of Congress Cantonment in the assembly will be holding a big conference NCP chief, also accused the BJP The BJP emerged as the sin- President Sonia Gandhi as a elections held last year. of our workers on March 15 at of being desperate for power. gle largest party in Maharashtra large number of people who The former minister and his Ambala," said Singh, who has to surrender; arrested "Fourteen to fifteen MLAs of after the Assembly polls in were found to be affected by daughter then contested as been a four-time MLA. the opposition party are in October last year. But, it failed the virus are from Italy. independent candidates from "The way people supported PNS n NEW DELHI touch with us even today. We to form government after the Fourteen Italians have Ambala City and Ambala us in the October 2019 assem- have to do their works as we Uddhav Thackeray- led Shiv tested positive for coron- Cantt, respectively, but both lost bly polls, it shows that they want Absconding AAP councillor The reason given in share good relations with them Sena snapped ties with it over avirus in India. "Earlier, the elections despite getting a us to be actively involved in pol- Tahir Hussain was arrested by the application for (the MLAs concerned). We the issue of sharing the chief Congress leader Adhir sizeable number of votes. itics to serve their cause and Delhi Police on Thursday moving this understand their mindset," Patil ministerial post. The Congress Ranjan Chowdhury said that The Haryana Democratic raise their voice," said Sarwara. after a court here dismissed told reporters on Wednesday on Wednesday alleged "poach- party leader Front, which will be headed by She said the front believes in his plea seeking to surrender application does outside the state Legislature ing" bid on its MLAs and allies had forewarned the govern- Singh, who has influence in the "clean politics" and will encour- before it in connection with not justify the complex here. by the opposition BJP in ment on the impending state's northern region, has age people with clean image to alleged killing of Intelligence conduct of the "Yet, it is not right to poach Madhya Pradesh. threat from coronavirus. appealed to all 'like-minded' join them. Bureau (IB) official Ankit applicant to choose Sharma during the recent violence in northeast Delhi. this forum for Additional Chief Metropoli seeking the reliefs," tan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja the judge said ‘16,076 crew, passengers onboard ships from refused to entertain Hussain's plea saying that the relief sought by him was outside the appearing for Hussain, sub- It said: "This court is a spe- China not allowed to disembark on Indian ports' court's jurisdiction. mitted that there is a grave cial designated court dealing The court said that as per apprehension of threat to his with the matters of PNS n NEW DELHI the provisions of 177 life and therefore he has not MPs/MLAs. The high court The protocol is being maintained with Criminal Procedure Code surrendered before competent has designated this court as As many as 16,076 crew and all help in case of fever or sickness to (Ordinary place of inquiry court as there is "charged special court to deal with passengers onboard ships those on board and trial), the offence shall environment" in cases on fast track with from China or having travel ordinarily be inquired into Karkardooma District court. endeavour to dispose of the history to affected countries and tried by court within He said Hussain has no same within one year as its have not been allowed to dis- necessary facilities were being had reached Paradip Port on whose local jurisdiction it is connection or involvement in objective. embark at Indian ports, a extended to them. March1. All required proto- committed. the FIR registered by the "The applicant does not shipping ministry official said The protocol is being main- cols are being followed. "In the instant case, the police and he is being falsely fall in the aforesaid category, on Thursday. tained with all help in case of India has 12 major ports - offence has been committed implicated. hence this application cannot However, all possible assis- fever or sickness to those on - Deendayal (erstwhile Kand within the jurisdiction of PS Considering the gravity of be even entertained by this tance and help are being pro- board. la), Mumbai, JNPT, Marmu Dayalpur which falls within the situation, Hussain wishes court." vided to these passengers and The official added that at gao, New Mangalore, Cochin, the jurisdiction of to surrender before the court, The court further said crew -- onboard 452 ships affected from coronavirus. "No shore pass is being Paradip port a crew member , Kamarajar (earlier Karkardooma Court. The rea- he said. that the relief sought by anchored at designated places As a precautionary measure issued to the crew/seafarers onboard Chemstar Stellar Ennore), V O Chidambarnar, son given in the application The court said the Delhi Hussain does not fall within -- as per WHO guidelines in to prevent any outbreak, we having travel history from developed fever, and he along Visakhapatnam, Paradip and for moving this application High Court has specifically the domain or jurisdiction of case of any fever or symptoms. have not allowed the passen- the infected countries," the with his wife were evacuated Kolkata (including Haldia) - does not justify the conduct made a division of the juris- this court, "hence, no such "As many as 452 ships with gers and crew to disembark official told PTI. and transferred to SCB - that handled 699.04 MT of of the applicant to choose this dictions, be that of the police relief can be granted. In view EXIM cargo and 16,076 crew but ships were allowed to The official said that as Medical College, Cuttack for cargo during 2018-19. There forum for seeking the reliefs," stations or the courts district- of the observations, the appli- and passengers have arrived at anchor at designated places. per WHO guidelines, scan- further testing. The vessel are about 200 non-major the judge said. wise and work has been allo- cation deserves to be dis- Indian ports so far from China The cargo was brought with all ning of all aboard on the ves- had departed from Zapu, ports under the control of Advocate Mukesh Kalia, cated accordingly. missed". or a travel history to countries precautions. sels are being done and all China on February 10 and states. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 06 facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ op nion PAPER WITH PASSION The super club IITs, IIMs & DU have made it to the world top 100 rankings in Win over thy neighbour subjects but we should crack the institutional charts too n a general global atmosphere of gloom and doom, here’s a bit of good news for India. As Imany as 26 departments of higher education- Given the freeze in the relations between India and Nepal, it is time for New Delhi to al institutions in the country feature among the top 100 in the world in their respective categories. engage with Naya Nepal in a way that it is assured of the sincerity of its words According to the latest edition of the World impact the movement of peo- University Rankings by Subject, 26 have made ple from the bordering regions. it to the top 100 and two of them even figured Notably, people-to-people con- tact cannot be established in the global top 50. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) between the two countries, a calculates performance of institutions of higher move that seems to be acceding education based on four parameters — research to China’s request. While India impact, productivity of the research faculty, aca- and Nepal enjoy natural people- to-people relations, restrictions demic reputation and employer reputation. Significantly, all the departments to fig- on the free movement will ure in the list are in Central Government-run institutions, the usual top performers RISHI GUPTA come at a cost to India. — IITs, IIMs, IISc and the Delhi University. IIT Bombay has nine programmes, IIT disputes: Last oon after the peaceful conclusion November, Nepal objected to Delhi has five among the top 100, while IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IISc of the civil war in Nepal in 2006, the release of a new map of have recorded three programmes each. The subjects featuring the highest levels several political observers were of India. It said that the bound- of Indian representation are chemistry (20 universities); computer science and infor- the view that it be referred to as aries in the Kalapani region “Naya Nepal.” Naya, a Hindi- were shown wrongly and sent mation systems (20); physics and astronomy (18); biological sciences (16); elec- SNepali term, refers to a “new” nation that diplomatic notes to New Delhi. trical engineering (15) and chemical engineering (14). But before we start cele- emerged at the cost of 17,000 lives after India clarified that in no way brating, consider this: We have a whopping 993 universities, 51,649 higher edu- a decade-long civil war. Changes primar- does “the new map revisit ily included the ouster of the centuries- boundaries with Nepal.” It still cational institutions and 14.16 lakh teaching staff at the last count in September old monarchy and Nepal’s transition maintains this position on the 2019. Given these mind-boggling numbers, we should have had more than 26 depart- into a democratic State, where the king issue. The two countries have ments in the QS rankings. This suggests that there is something intrinsically wrong was no more considered to be the sole resolved 98 per cent of border administrator/protector, the restructur- disputes. The Indian side with our higher education system. What else can explain the fact that 80 per cent ing of the country from a Hindu State to believes that an objection on of our 2.9 million science and engineering graduates are unemployable? It’s a sad a secular one, the inclusion of the Maoist Kalapani, too, can be resolved reflection on our pedagogy skills if less than one per cent of the 1.5 million engi- guerrilla fighters into the mainstream diplomatically. However, this political process, reinstating of the multi- does not seem to be the case in neers, who enter the job market every year, are hired by the top 100 companies. party political system and providing Nepal. There are constant complaints from industries that there is a major gap in what is political freedom and adult franchise to Eminent persons group: being taught at our professional institutions and the skills required in the real world. the people. In 2016, the two countries Naya Nepal also faced the challenge appointed an Eminent Persons And this is not just restricted to technical education. of writing a democratic Constitution, giv- Group (EPG), consisting of So how do we change this dismal scenario? For starters, we need to invest ing justice to families who had lost their ments in Nepal, in 1960, 1990 during the 2015 earthquake to Congress-led Government hes- relevant experts from India more in research. When was the last time that innovations or path-breaking solu- loved ones during the civil war, maintain- and 2006, India played the carry out rescue operations in itated to use blockade as a and Nepal, to review bilateral ing political stability, narrowing the thaw role of a well-wisher to bridge affected areas was a major national security threat, the treaties and agreements tions emerged from Indian academic research? An increased focus on globalisa- between the Pahadi and Madhesi groups the gap between the erstwhile friendly operation. Later, India’s present KP Oli-led between the two countries, tion of curriculum and methods of instruction is needed so that our students become and improving the state of the economy, monarchy and the democratic financial assistance to Nepal for Government has amended the including the 1950 Treaty of participants in the global economy. We also need to increase Government spend- which was in a shambles due to the war. forces. Amid these natural ties, relief and reconstruction of NSP and categorised “block- Peace and Friendship. While ing in higher education so that we can build better infrastructure, improve meth- While the civil war affected the internal a fallout in the relations is not the damaged property show- ade” as a national security the group has submitted its structure of the country, it had an enor- unnatural, considering the cased the “naturalness” of its threat. It needs to be mentioned report with recommendations ods of research and hire world-class faculty that encourages a higher order of think- mous impact on its foreign policy, espe- nature of interaction between relation with Nepal. here that through the 1950 to both Governments, it ing, innovation, problem-solving, critical thinking and client handling. Though this cially towards India. It is often believed the two countries in the last five Blockade: In September Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace remains under wraps. Reasons year’s Budget saw a five per cent increase in allocation for education, up from `94,800 that Nepal, a country that falls between years. 2015, the Constituent Assembly and Friendship, New Delhi are unknown but it stands as a the two Asian giants, India and China, has The beginning: The year of Nepal promulgated a new had assured Kathmandu that it ticking bomb for India. The crore last year to `99,300 crore, the fact remains that our spending is lower than been a ground for competition between 2014 was promising for India- democratic-republican would not face any external EPG report may not be a crit- world standards. In fact, it has remained almost stagnant over the last eight years. them to strengthen their influence, pre- Nepal relations for two reasons. Constitution. This happened aggression on its part. In the ical issue for us but it is a mat- Besides, among public universities, around 97 per cent of our students go to those cisely due to its strategic location. While One, Nepal was the second seven years after Nepal’s trans- past 65 years of diplomatic ter of national prestige for China aims to focus on protecting its neighbouring country Prime formation into a democracy. interactions, Nepal has felt Nepal. Not making it public at the State level while the remaining three per cent make it to Central universities. interests in Tibet, India wants a stable Minister Narendra Modi visit- While Kathmandu rejoiced the secure. Therefore, Kathmandu’s will put all the blame on India. Yet 57.5 per cent of the Government’s higher education Budget goes to Central neighbour. Traditionally, India has been ed after taking charge in August hasty completion of a new sudden change on matters of In international relations, universities, IITs and IIMs. State universities also need funds and resources. Given a friend of Nepal. The India-Nepal 2014. This was also the first Constitution, issues like the mutual security is worrying diplomacy is considered to be Treaty of Peace and Friendship, signed in bilateral trip by an Indian rights of women, demarcation because it has more political the first and the last best resort this scenario, it is sad that Indian firms donate heavily to foreign universities as they 1950, recognises the “special relationship” Prime Minister to the of the federal boundaries and connotations rather than a will to resolve bilateral or multilat- feel they will get better returns by investing there. It is vital to develop a synergy shared between them. The uniqueness of Himalayan nation in 17 years. marginalisation of the to resolve issues. eral issues. India may have between the Government, the industry and universities as big business houses are this pact is characterised by open borders, This signalled the priority the Madhesis took a violent turn. Cutting people-to-people assured full diplomatic support free movement of people, deeply rooted new Government accorded to As a result, movement of goods ties: The updated National to Nepal. However, until these much more likely to invest in higher education if they derive value in terms of an socio-cultural ties and people-to-people better the strained relationship and people were obstructed Security Policy 2019 under the issues are part of the political excellent workforce and a knowledge pool. A separate research assessment body relations. with Nepal. Then again, the due to violence and arson at the Communist regime in Nepal mandate, the present chal- must be set up to regulate recruitment and appraisal standards. Also, stronger intel- However, with a change in its inter- Prime Minister returned to India-Nepal border. has not yet been made public lenges cannot be resolved. nal structure, there has been a change in Kathmandu in November Nepal was quick to call it and it is believed that it is the From a foreign policy per- lectual property protection must be enforced to encourage innovation and partner- the thought process of the new regime. 2014, to attend the 18th Annual an India-imposed blockade, use of the term “blockade” spective, Naya Nepal is more ships with the industry. Only then can we ensure that more of our universities improve Today, Nepal’s narrative is so-called Summit of the South Asian which was outrightly rejected that has ruffled feathers in challenging and complex for their global ranking and often appear in the top 200 list. nationalistic, extreme and abhors pro- Association for Regional by the latter. This saw a heat- New Delhi. Meanwhile, during India. The alleged border India sentiments. The anti-India tirade Cooperation (SAARC). This ed discussion in the Upper an interaction, an advisor to the blockade, the Madhesi move- among the Nepalese population is not summit was another opportu- House of the Indian Parliament Nepalese Prime Minister indi- ment and now the Kalapani new. Despite all efforts to improve bilat- nity for India to minimise the and was categorised as the cated that Nepal intends to reg- dispute have all become part of eral relations, distances have only grown. existing trust deficit with Nepal biggest national emergency in ulate its borders. The word our neighbour’s national nar- Transparent tenders It is here that sincere engagement is essen- and other regional neighbours. Nepal. The alleged blockade “regulate” incorporates limiting rative which is undoubtedly tial to reduce differences. Second, the two countries was used as a tool to influence the transit points at what has hateful and extreme. While all NITI Aayog plans to review norms, particularly in the L1 Need for a template: The anti-India revised their diplomatic chan- masses in Nepal during the been a largely open border, is not lost for the two countries, sentiment is acutely “political” and has nels of communication. This 2017 local and 2018 national establishing a dedicated Border the increasing presence of category, to ensure quality and equal opportunity for players become a part of everyday life, where a was indeed a strong message elections, too. Since then, the Security Force and treating China in Nepal and pending daily dose of dislike is being given to the for other competitive powers blockade has become an issue travelling through land routes bilateral issues between New aster, better or cheaper, pick any two” is the Nepalese population, based on selective that India would continue to of national emergency in the at par with air routes in terms Delhi and Kathmandu require mantra followed by most businesses in information. While in the past, several maintain its goodwill and neighbouring country. of document requirements for the best efforts from India’s assessing the most viable deals. But most attempts were made to isolate Nepal from developmental works in Nepal. Threat perception: In citizens of the two countries. side. F India, in the last five years, differences India’s swift despatch of the 2016, Nepal implemented its Nepal may well cite securi- (The writer is doctoral can- Government departments in India have for have become grave. National Disaster Response first National Security Policy ty reasons for these upcoming didate, Centre for South Asian decades prioritised the “cheaper” over the “bet- During several democratic move- Force (NDRF) teams to Nepal (NSP). While the then Nepali upgradations but this will Studies, JNU) ter” while giving out contracts, an approach which has impacted the quality of the task executed. In the end, most departments have ended up look- S O U N D BITE ing penny wise but pound foolish. Our tender The Health Minister saying that This is the digital age but The Indian Government must Law-making is not done by process is askew with a notice appearing in lead- the Government has the yes, I am a bit particular confront extremist Hindus and an imperial ruler or from the coronavirus crisis under control about what I post and what I their parties. It must stop the pulpit of a religious leader ing newspapers inviting offers with technical and is like the captain of the Titanic don’t. I like certain things to massacre of Muslims in order but by the representatives of commercial specifications. The vetting commit- telling passengers not to panic be private and people to prevent India’s isolation the people and you are the tees screen them, shortlist vendors and then evaluate them on the basis of their as his ship was unsinkable. respect that about me. from the world of Islam. enforcers of that law. commercial bids. The lowest of the commercial offers (L1) is selected and award- Congress leader Actor Iran’s Supreme Leader National Security Advisor ed the tender. In other words, you compromise quality on the service rendered, —Rahul Gandhi —Karisma Kapoor —Ayatollah Khamenei —Ajit Doval the equipment and talent used in doing so and the completed product. Quality comes at a price, simply because it’s calculated on the basis of established industry para- meters and is not open to subjective assessment or manipulated mindsets. The L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR L1 system has, therefore, always raised questions about the credibility of our selec- Bulk up infrastructure that the perpetrators are brought tion processes and resulted in criticism and questioning by other bidders. Sometimes, Safeguard Constitutional morality to book. Parliament is the ideal these have led to legal proceedings and stalling of the tender itself. This is why the forum to discuss these issues. NITI Aayog is mulling a plan to review tendering norms, particularly in the L1 cat- Sir — Shortage of doctors and his refers to the editorial, “The Bengal gamble” (March Jubel D’Cruz trained staff is a serious issue Mumbai egory, to ensure transparency and equal opportunity for all players. Often transna- 3). To put it in journalistic parlance, Union Home India has to deal with as we face Minister Amit Shah sounded the poll bugle in West tional companies argue that it is difficult to cut costs for their equipment that are the Coronavirus threat. Tackling TBengal. It was clear from his speech that the BJP would Questions remain not manufactured in India and, therefore, lose out on many of our projects that could the widespread impact of the use the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for whatever have done better with their expertise. Most global tenders, therefore, follow a qual- virus may not be a challenge in it is worth to try and wrest power from the Trinamool metropolitan cities. But just in Congress (TMC). It is no surprise as for the BJP, play- Sir — One fails to understand why ity-based selection process (QBS) where the emphasis is on securing the most case it reaches smaller cities or ing the religious card to polarise voters is the name of the Government still does not competent candidate and where higher weightage is given to the technical propos- villages, the situation will be dif- the game. It was ominous that the incendiary ‘Desh ke want an immediate discussion on als. There is the more practical quality cost-based selection process (QCBS), where ficult to handle. It is in such times gaddaron ko, goli maaron saalon ko’ (shoot the trai- the issue of violence in Delhi. If it that the reality of our poor med- tors) slogan was raised by frenzied BJP supporters in a is wanting to discuss about it after both the technical and financial proposals are used to determine the winning sub- ical infrastructure comes to haunt mammoth march in Kolkata. The loss of life in Delhi has Indian Muslims. The sole question is: Why should “non- Holi, why not now? Why waste mission. The idea is to identify the strongest technical proposal at the best price. us. India’s doctor-population not stopped them from chanting the slogan. It was jar- Muslim identity” be made a criterion for acquisition of the Parliament’s precious time? Telecom technology procurement on the lowest-bid method has cost us as PSUs ratio currently stands at 1:1,457, ring to hear ‘goli maaro’ and ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ in the citizenship? The CAA determines who refugees are and Why isn’t it taking action against which is lower than the World same breath. It is frightening to think how many cities who illegal immigrants are on the basis of religion, a fact those involved in the violence? don’t get time-tested products from market leaders in the segment. Health Organisation’s recom- and regions will be converted into theatres of commu- that makes it discriminatory and unconstitutional. If you Has action even been taken The norms need to be reviewed simply because far too many players come mended ratio of 1:1,000. nal violence. are of the “right religions”, you are granted citizenship, against those police personnel, up courtesy online bidding processes. With many parties to choose from, the organ- A better healthcare infra- It was, however, a climbdown by Shah that he did and if you are of the “wrong religion” you are denied cit- whose videos went viral, where structure is a prerequisite for not link CAA to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) izenship. If this is not religious discrimination, what is they were seen damaging win- isation concerned, through the L1 benchmark, tries to take the competitive cost disaster management. The pre- or repeat his favourite terminology “termites.” In a rally it? Shah should read the Constitution to see if anywhere dowpanes of parked vehicles and advantage and dilutes all other deciding factors. Often, a supplier makes an aggres- sent crisis may not be as threat- in Kolkata, he assured that “no minority will have to leave” it prescribes religion as a criterion for citizenship before CCTV cameras? Given the impor- sive bid, quoting an unimaginable price that does not even cover the cost of pro- ening as it is in Wuhan, which has the country owing to the CAA. While we must be behold- trying to justify CAA. Let us not do anything that depletes tance of the issue, the Government literally been cut off from other en to him for his “generosity”, things are not as easy India’s moral strength and compassion. should have allowed a discussion duction or promises a very slim profit margin. This is done to ensure good testi- Chinese cities but we need to be or simple as made out to be by him. The true import of G David Milton forthwith. In a democracy like monials in the market. Once the deal is sealed, all methods of cost-cutting are applied prepared for any eventuality. Last the CAA blows away the argument that it does not affect Maruthancode ours, people have every right to to increase profit margins. In the process, it is not just the customer, who ends up but not the least, clear and trans- know all about the riots and the parent communication between End stalemate reasons for not taking action with inferior, quality goods or services but also genuine bidders, who eventually the authorities and the public will killed and their properties are issue in Parliament. With at least against the leaders concerned. lose the race. The NITI Aayog must give higher weightage to quality, safety, imple- go a long way in ensuring that no being looted, ransacked and 48 people killed and more than Srinivas mentation schedules and technical requirements. Quality checks and technical tri- unnecessary panic is created Sir — The communal politics of burnt. Inaction on the part of the 200 injured, it is for the Via email within the society. the present regime has turned Modi Government has only Government to restore faith by als must be ensured at the initial stage itself. The price bids of top rankers could Bal Govind Delhi into a battleground where made matters worse. Even now, ordering a thorough investigation Send your feedback to: be opened and the one offering the lowest price could then be signed on. Noida Muslims are being assaulted, it is not willing to discuss the into the violence and make sure [email protected] HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Collateral POINTCOUNTERPOINT THEY (CENTRE) ARE BLOWING THE CORONA THREAT OUT THE PM HAS ALREADY CONDEMNED THE DELHI RIOTS damage OF PROPORTION SO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BUT DIDI HAS NOT SAID A WORD AGAINST THOSE WHO EXPLAIN THEIR FAILURE IN CONTROLLING DELHI RIOTS. BURNT TRAINS IN BENGAL IN PROTEST AGAINST CAA. Consumers will be left with high tariffs and a —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —BJP STATE PRESIDENT poorer and older technology telecom network if Vodafone Idea fails to make it through MAMATA BANERJEE DILIP GHOSH How to harness nari shakti KUMARDEEP BANERJEE Chetna Sinha set up the Mann Deshi Foundation with the aim of economically and socially he country may take a multi-billion dollar hit besides a deep dent on its reputation as a safe place to invest in the eventuality of empowering women in Maharashtra's Mhaswad village. She has never looked back TVodafone Idea exiting the market. Vodafone Idea, which once was referred to as the most prized and promising asset in the Vodafone group’s operating markets, is now looking at a bankruptcy procedure in India. At the heart of it all is a princely sum of $3.9 billion in adjust- ed gross revenues it immediately has to deposit with the Government, over a dispute on definitions spanning nearly two decades in various courts of the country. This potential exit is likely to have a lasting neg- ative impact on the Indian economy and most importantly the nearly 300 million consumers of the company. This may smother an already crumbling telecom sector into a duopoly market with just Airtel and Reliance Jio left in the fray. State-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar MOIN Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) QAZI jointly have a less than 10 per cent market share in the highly-com- haswad village is a mere blip on India’s vast petitive telecom market and have been surviving on Government eco- geographic radar but it shines brightly on nomic packages for years. Mthe country’s development landscape. The A duopoly market would be a disaster for telecom equipment ven- lodestar in this parched village is a woman of inde- dors and tower companies operating in the country. There are four fatigable stamina and unshakable courage. Chetna large network equipment firms, which have an exposure of nearly half Gala Sinha has dedicated her life to empowering a billion dollars in dues towards Vodafone Idea. Recovering dues from some of the area’s most impoverished and dispos- the service provider will be a challenge for these vendors as the court sessed women by giving them the tools to run busi- proceedings arising out of bankruptcy procedures may take a signif- nesses of their own. Her work has transformed the icant amount of time. Meanwhile, a market with just two addressable lives of nearly half a million women and she hopes to help one million women by 2024. Mhaswad vil- telecom service clients is likely to see an exit or substantial scaling lage, which has become a crucible for some of the down of the four equipment suppliers’ business operations. most revolutionary social experiments, nestles in SINHA'S WORK This, along with the economic slowdown that the country is wit- Satara district, on the placid banks of Manganga HAS SEVERAL nessing, will deliver a body blow to the job market in the telecom sec- River, some 300 km south-east of Mumbai. LESSONS FOR tor. Vodafone Idea has nearly 13,500 employees on its payrolls and Rural areas typically face several developmen- POLICYMAKERS employs another 1,00,000 indirectly through its operations. This means tal impediments: Small land holdings; low savings WHO MAY THINK nearly 1.5 lakh job losses in a sector which has seen two large play- and capital formation; stagnant factor productivi- OF CHANGING ers, namely Reliance Communications and Aircel, exit in recent years. ty; limited market access; low levels of human devel- THE DIRECTION Add to this, the fate of a multinational tower company American Tower opment; paucity of resources and a young popula- OF THEIR Corporation (ATC), which has spent nearly $1 billion in acquiring tion alienated from farming and other rural occu- pations. Reliant for the most part on subsistence agri- DISCOURSES. Vodafone’s standalone towers in the past. Vodafone Idea going belly culture, villagers are packing up in droves and head- INDIA SPENDS services are like safe water and clean ener- weakest of the weak and the poorest of the first aid and artificial insemination. They up would mean ATC would have to switch off 20,000 towers. ing to cities. They need solutions tailored to their MORE ON gy — they are essential to leading a bet- poor: Village women. Set up in 2006, are popularly known as “goat doctors.” Incidentally, each tower provides livelihood opportunities to near- needs and problems. Short-term palliatives like loan PROGRAMMES ter life”, says Sinha. Mann Deshi Mahila MDBSRW offers a menu of 25 courses, Today the team has 19 para-veterinarians. ly four to five people, whose jobs are in jeopardy now. A similar fate waivers and cash transfers cannot cure or address FOR THE POOR Sahakari Bank is India’s first bank that runs largely developed in-house. These include The biggest contribution to the local awaits other tower companies like Indus, as their tenancies or num- the pathology of poverty or fix the deep fault lines THAN MOST for and is managed by rural women. It classes in finance and marketing manage- economy are the cattle camps. This year, ber of operators beaming from each tower is likely to be reduced. in the rural economy. Sinha’s work with marginalised DEVELOPING began with 840 women members, each ment and vocational skills such as screen- the cattle camp was set up in January in Vodafone Idea currently beams from close to 2,00,000 towers cov- communities is now a legend. Described variously COUNTRIES BUT contributing a share capital of `600. printing, chutney-making, bag-making, collaboration with the Bajaj Foundation ering all telecom zones, many of which are via shared resources, with as a social entrepreneur, a microfinance banker, an Today, it has nine branches, more than tailoring and catering among others. The and two other organisations. It provides IS NOT GETTING ` Airtel sharing half the cost of a tower. A shutdown will take away economist, a farmer and an activist, Sinha has set THE EXPECTED 28,000 members and a share capital of 69 courses are certified by the National Skill fodder, water and shelter needed to sus- Vodafone’s signals from these shared towers leading to cost increase a path that continues to remain relevant and reso- crore. It has enabled thousands of women Development Corporation of India tain cattle from surrounding villages DIVIDENDS THAT when periodical and recurrent drought for a single tenant (in this case mostly Airtel), as well as switching off nant. She has nurtured social entrepreneurship at to save, insure and to responsibly borrow (NSDC). This ingenuity was recognised the grassroots that is redefining the way the world SIGNIFICANT —allowing them to build their assets and alongside Harvard Business School and stares at them. Spread over 100 acres, it for other towers. That would be an additional blow on employment. thinks about rural distress. Sinha has been able to PUBLIC improve their well-being and financial Fuqua School of Business in a Financial sheltered 7,000 cows and 20,000 goats A major portion of the collateral damage, however, will have to build women’s perspectives in the context of devel- EXPENDITURE prospects. The bank offers specially- Times’ ranking of the best B-schools. belonging to more than 50 villages. Along be borne by the over 300 million customers of Vodafone Idea, who opment, enabling them to claim space in the polit- WOULD SEEM TO designed savings accounts, pension ser- A unique idea is the Business School with the cattle shed, smaller tents — made will have to find a new service provider out of the two left in the mar- ical, economic, societal and cultural systems. WARRANT. THE vices and insurance products as well as on Wheels.The state-of-the-art bus trav- out of cloth, straw, leaves and plastic sheet- ket. Accommodating a customer network nearly the size of the entire Women are reframing crucial questions on burn- GOVERNMENT individualised loans. Financing is perhaps els with computers and micro ATMs. ing — are built for families accompany- European subscriber base will be a technological challenge for remain- ing issues, about their experiences, problems, needs CAN the biggest problem faced by small busi- MDBSRW also offers a Deshi MBA, which ing the scrawny cattle. People work ing operators. Analysts point to a nearly 15-20 per cent increase in and are developing a different narrative. COMPLEMENT nesses in the developing world. People is a year-long course where women attend through the day, chopping sugarcane and operational expenses for Airtel due to reversal in existing tower-shar- Sinha grew up in Mumbai where she obtained need credit to increase their financial workshops on finance, planning, inven- preparing wet fodder for the cattle. a postgraduate degree in economics. She then moved THE EFFORTS OF prospects. “The greatest fracture facing tory, marketing and accounting. The Sinha has been awarded the Nari ing agreements. The companies will have to invest heavily in augment- CRUSADERS LIKE ing their network capacity to accommodate the expected surge of cus- to to work with landless labourers. She came India is women’s inequality”, reiterates course syllabus was developed by Shakti Puraskar, India’s highest civilian in contact with the youth movement led by SINHA BY Sinha. “The majority of women are doing Mumbai’s SP Jain Management Institute award for women who work in the area tomers. Many analysts point that the remaining two operators will have Jaiprakash Narayan and was inspired by his social- IDENTIFYING, business on roads in cities and villages, sell- and acclaimed non-profit Accion. When of women’s empowerment, Schwab to, in a short span, deploy nearly 2,00,000 towers and get addition- ist philosophy. She met her husband Vijay Sinha, ADAPTING AND ing things in haats but they do not have the programme was set up in 2015 just 286 Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the al nodes for fibre network. a farmer from Mhaswad, during a farmers’ move- SUCCESSFULLY access to funds. Regular banks aren’t typ- women participated. This year, 958 Year Award (2013), Forbes Social The quality of the telecom network, which already has a dubi- ment in Maharashtra between 1984 and 1985. She SCALING UP ically an option; they have several formal- women graduated. A Deshi MBA student Entrepreneurs of the Year Award (2017). ous reputation in the country will go down further. The cost of ser- moved from Mumbai to Mhaswad after marriage. PROMISING ities, fee and documentation that can be is also provided with a mentor. With chap- She has served as a Co-Chair of the World vices, the cheapest data and voice calls in the world right now (1 Transplanted to a totally alien culture, Sinha ini- INTERVENTIONS intimidating and require an arduous trek ters of the business school in 12 centres Economic Forum in Davos (2018) and as Gigabytes of data at around $0.20, with voice calls being almost free) tially found it difficult to strike roots. She spent time INSTEAD OF to the nearest town, which can compro- equipped with nine buses, MDBSRW has a Co-Chair of Financial Inclusion at the will go up. Already telecom operators, including Vodafone Idea, have helping her husband on the farm and organising the mise a day’s wages. Banks find this seg- unleashed an entrepreneurial wave in vil- W20 Summit (2018) in Argentina. local community on different issues. The world of ROLLING OUT ment unviable because they feel the costs lages across Maharashtra, Gujarat and From Mumbai to Mhaswad, Sinha announced a nearly 50 per cent hike in select tariff plans and in the MORE AND MORE likelihood of two players remaining, the bargaining chip available to inequities that surrounded her kept her restless and of underwriting and originating these Karnataka. has come a long way. She succeeded she soon found her bearings. With the ebullient spir- REFORMS small loans are substantial,” she says. Mann Desha has helped over 4,00,000 because she looked at the familiar prob- consumers would be gone. it that was honed in JPs movement, she set her sights Mann Deshi serves as an umbrella women set up businesses and access new lems with fresh eyes. Sinha’s work has sev- The Government, like telecom vendors and consumers, will have on toppling the status quo in her husband’s coun- platform for several community initiatives markets. Traditionally confined to the eral lessons for policymakers, who may to silently bear the brunt of a two-player market. This also constrains ty. She followed through to tackle inequities and like cattle camps; mobile para-veterinary home, these village women have now think of changing the direction of their Indian consumers from upgrading to fifth generation or 5G telecom eradicate dysfunction in the local society. “I found services; erection of check dams; running become productive, articulate and confi- discourses. India spends more on pro- technology at par with their counterparts in 80 plus countries. Having life completely different from Mumbai. It opened a farmer produce company; local radio dent in their ability to think for themselves. grammes for the poor than most devel- joined the race early, India had expressed the desire to be a global leader my eyes to the plight of people at the grassroots level stations and sports talent hunts. Some of Sinha argues that rural women should be oping countries but is not getting the in the 5G technology deployment for providing high-speed wireless and the challenge of working for their benefit came the more modern innovations include a acknowledged for who they really are — expected dividends that significant pub- broadband services to its citizens. This multi-billion-dollar, new capac- with the idealism I had grown up with,” recalls Sinha. business school and the Mann Deshi a new generation of dynamic entrepre- lic expenditure would seem to warrant. ity addition and upgrade to faster technology may now be left crip- In 1996, Sinha founded the Mann Deshi Chamber of Commerce for Rural Women neurs, job-creators and economy drivers, The Government can complement the pled, with the only two players left in the fray, reluctant to make fresh Foundation with the aim of economically and social- (MCCRW) in partnership with the committed to bringing a change in their efforts of crusaders like Sinha by identi- ly empowering rural women. One of Sinha’s first Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) communities. fying, adapting and successfully scaling up investments. In the end, Indian consumers will be left with high tar- actions was to set up a bank for village women. She Mann Deshi Business School for Women have also been trained as promising interventions instead of rolling iffs and a poorer and older technology telecom network in case Vodafone believes access to finance is an important piece in Rural Women (MDBSRW) is a unique “barefoot professionals”. Four years ago, out more and more reforms. Idea fails to make it through. the development ecosystem and has necessarily to nursery for unlettered women. It places Mann Deshi started a unique initiative to (The writer is a reputed development (The writer is Country Manager, India, ITI Council) be at the core of any economic strategy. “Financial “professional” expertise in the hands of the train women in goat farming, vaccinations, professional) Ignore the ramblings of a ‘sick mind’ FOREIGN EYE While a US publication printed an offensive article, many US-funded enterprises and charities provided China with aid for epidemic prevention and more than 20 countries gave emergency materials to it, says LONG XINGCHUN

hina is under attack by the graphical scope of infection. For resulting in the formation of a com- Americans and killed thousands of harmful and wrong” arguing that the vided China with a large amount of aid Coronavirus. As the Chinese example, the Black Death that munity of shared destiny in public them was not called the “American flu” consequences of publishing an opin- for epidemic prevention as quickly as CGovernment and people are occurred in Europe in the 14 centu- health. When a major natural disas- either. Nor has any foreign ion like this include stoking fear and they possibly could. Many Americans battling this epidemic, governments ry caused more than 25 million ter or severe epidemic hit a country, Government or media called the US anxiety and increasing hostility against expressed sympathies and support to and people around the world have deaths, wiping out almost a third of the aid and help flow in from all over the a “sick man”, let alone blaming the US the Chinese and other Asians through- Beijing. expressed their sympathies and sup- European population at that time. world. political system for its occurrence. out the world. More than 20 countries, includ- A BREATH OF port to the nation. Many countries When that happened, let alone be For instance, China’s medical Linking a virus with a specific coun- The White House website has ing Japan, South Korea, Russia, FRESH AIR have extended help by providing infected, Asia, Africa and the US did team has made outstanding contribu- try or city, or attacking the country that received more than 100,000 signed Singapore and Pakistan, provided China with a large number of mater- not even know about the epidemic. tions to the fight against Ebola in is combatting the epidemic, is not only petitions asking the publication for an emergency materials to aid China. In The lifting of a destructive ial for epidemic prevention. However, With the development of science Africa. China is also an important con- a display of ignorance about the dis- apology. Many people wrote directly Sri Lanka, the Prime Minister led a ban on new onshore wind some individuals in some countries and technology, as well as new means tributor to the World Health ease but it is also a racist discrimina- to accuse the author of the article, countrywide prayer to invoke blessings power is a breath of fresh maliciously referred to the virus as of transportation such as steam Organisation’s (WHO) funding, fulfill- tion and denial of the epidemic-con- Walter Russell Mead. But Mead said for China and Lankan Cabinet air. The influence on public “Wuhan virus” and “China virus” on engines, came the global mobility of ing its responsibility as a major coun- trol effort of the country in question. that the headline was given by the Ministers joined in giving donations. life of climate deniers social media. human beings. The emergence of air- try for international health coopera- It undermines the cooperation of the newspaper editor and he had nothing The Union of the Comoros, a tiny A mainstream US media publica- planes, in particular, enabled people tion and human health improve- international community to fight to do with it. It is clear that Mead has African nation, one of the least devel- including former chancellor tion even printed an article under the to travel from the eastern hemisphere ment. against infectious diseases. People already recognised the offensive nature oped, has given China a symbolic gift Nigel Lawson has headline China is the real sick man of to the western hemisphere and from Infectious diseases are often trans- doing such deeds are the real “sick- of his piece. of 100 euros. It’s not a lot, but it means dramatically waned — with Asia. The article also downgraded the southern hemisphere to the north- mitted all over the world. In many minded” ones. The Chinese Government and a lot. Governments of many countries the 2019s’ upsurge of China’s economic outlook. Some ern hemisphere within half a day. cases, it is difficult to identify the orig- The article that described China people do not need to overly worry and the WHO have recognised the climate activism among the senior US officials even claimed that While enjoying the convenience, peo- inal source. Anyone, regardless of race, as “the real sick man of Asia”, has not about individuals or views attacking measures taken by the Chinese the outbreak in China would help ple also had to bear the concurrent may fall victim to the infection. only been condemned by the Chinese China, nor should they be distracted. Government to respond to the epi- causes. The UK has a bring jobs back to America. negative influences, such as the rapid Therefore, it is not fair to equate any Government and people but has also There are people with extreme ideolo- demic and acknowledged the sacrifices mountain to climb to reach The history of human develop- spread of diseases worldwide, which infectious disease with a specific been widely opposed and slammed by gies in each and every country who are and contributions made by China to emissions targets and the ment is one of constant battle with no country can cope with single-hand- country or race. Any attempt to name people with a conscience around the vicious and arrogant. However, their prevent the epidemic from spreading Government’s record so far infectious diseases that have caused edly. What is needed is global gover- the naturally-occurring viruses after world, including the US. views can never become the viewpoint globally. In the battle against the epi- is not encouraging. But the massive casualties. In ancient society, nance through all nations in the a country or city will only encounter Catherine Ceniza Choy, a profes- of the mainstream. demic, China is not alone. due to poor transportation and com- world working together. The concept protests. The Ebola virus was not sor of ethnic studies at the University While the US publication print- (The writer is a professor at the return of onshore wind is a munication, people moved around in of “saving others is saving ourselves” called the “African virus”. The season- of California, Berkeley, criticised the ed such an offensive article, US- School of Foreign Languages of China move in the right direction. a limited area, thus restricting the geo- is deeply-rooted in people’s hearts, al flu that infected millions of article saying, “This is extremely funded enterprises and charities pro- West Normal University) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 money 08

CAPSULE HC dismisses Coronavirus does not spread through Kochhar's plea chicken, mutton, seafood: FSSAI chief against termination PNS n MUMBAI that a judicial review cannot be PNS n NEW DELHI "Whether it is Ebola Assocham. incurred under Article 226 of virus or Avian flu, we Addressing the event on The Bombay High Court on the Constitution, which Gold falls Rs 157, There is no scientific evidence nutrition and functional foods, Thursday dismissed a petition empowers high courts to issue silver prices to show that coronavirus have handled them Hexagon Nutrition Managing filed by Chanda Kochhar directions, orders or writs in spreads through eating chick- very well. It is a matter of time. Director Vikram Kelkar said against her termination as such a matter. decline Rs 99 en, mutton and seafood, FSSAI We have to take precaution. prices of vitamin supplements managing director and CEO of The bank sought dismissal NEW DELHI: Gold on Thursday chief G S G Ayyangar said on We have to be on our toes," have been volatile recently the ICICI Bank, noting the of Kochhar's petition. fell by Rs 157 to Rs 44,250 per Thursday and asserted that the he said. and spread of coronavirus has dispute arises from a contract Kochhar was terminated 10 gram in the national capital virus would not survive in affected the supply across the of personal service. from the ICICI Bank months amid muted demand for the higher temperature. world. A division bench of Justices after she voluntarily left the precious metal. In the previous "It is basically an animal Avian flu, we have handled On March 2, poultry breed- N M Jamdar and M S Karnik second largest private sector trade, it had closed at Rs virus. Let us leave it to scien- them very well. It is a matter ers demanded a relief package accepted the bank's contention lender. 44,407 per 10 gram, according tists to figure out how it has of time. We have to take pre- from the government claiming that Kochhar's petition was The high-profile former to HDFC Securities. Likewise, been transmitted...however, caution. We have to be on our that the sector has incurred not maintainable banker moved silver prices also declined Rs ours is a tropical country and toes," he said. heavy losses of around Rs as the dispute the high court on 99 to Rs 47,517 per kg from once the temperature crosses Urging people to take pre- 1,750 crore in a month due to was contractual The termination November 30, Rs 47,616 per kg on 35-36 degrees celsius, no virus cautions, he said coronavirus fake news that eating chicken and concerns a 2019, challeng- Wednesday. "Spot gold for 24 will survive. is like many other viruses and could spread coronavirus. private body. of the petitioner ing "termination" Karat in Delhi pared previous "Let us pray to God that Safety and Standards Authority buy this argument," Ayyangar developing a vaccine will Poultry bird prices have "The termina- is in the realm of her employ- gains and traded lower by Rs winter ends and temperature of India (FSSAI) CEO said told reporters here. depend on the complexity of plunged to Rs 10-30 per kg at tion of the peti- of contractual ment by the 157. Rupee fluctuation kept rises," he said. there is a misconception about Ayyangar, who was earlier the virus. farm gate level due to a slump tioner is in the ICICI Bank. prices in range throughout the There are at least 29 con- it. "There is a misconception with Indian Council of The government is making in chicken demand while the realm of contrac- relationship," She contended day," HDFC Securities Senior firmed cases of coronavirus that coronavirus will spread Medical Research (ICMR), all efforts to isolate the virus. average cost of production is tual relationship," the court said that the bank also Analyst (Commodities) Tapan infection in India. through chicken, mutton and said it is a matter of time that "Once we are able to isolate the Rs 80 per kg, the All India the court said in in its order denied her remu- Patel said. The Indian rupee Amid apprehensions that seafood. There is nothing like vaccine for coronavirus will be virus, then it takes sometime Poultry Breeders Association its order. neration and continued its downward the infection could spread that. It is scientifically not developed as India has a good to find a vaccine to counter the had said in a representation to Courts cannot clawed back all journey on Thursday, sliding through eating chicken, mut- proven. track of handling viruses. virus," he said at an event the Ministry of Animal exercise their writ jurisdiction the bonuses and stock options another 5 paise to trade at ton and seafood, the Food "I am a scientist, I will not "Whether it is Ebola virus or organised by industry body Husbandry. when employment in a private between April 2009 and March 73.44 against the US dollar entity is regulated by contracts, 2018, for her alleged role in amid mounting fears of a it further said. granting out of turn loans coronavirus-led economic "Contractual duties are worth Rs 3,250 crore to the slowdown. General insurers say existing Virus could cost airlines enforceable as matters of pri- Videocon Group which bene- vate law by ordinary contrac- fitted her husband Deepak USD 113 bn revenue tual remedies such as damages, Kochhar. health policies cover coronavirus injunction, specific perfor- Kochhar's counsel Vikram mance and declaration," the Nankani earlier argued that PNS n MUMBAI high court said. her termination came months in 2020: IATA The bench in its order noted after the bank approved her The General Insurance PNS n SINGAPORE that even if an institution is voluntary resignation on Council, the apex industry performing a public duty and October 5, 2018 and therefore, lobby of the 44-member The airline industry could lose is amenable to writ jurisdic- the termination is "illegal, Facebook to help strong non-life insurers, on up to USD 113 billion in rev- tion, all its decisions would not untenable and unsustainable combat virus Thursday said almost all enue this year due to the impact be subject to judicial review. in law". health insurance policies cover of the new coronavirus, an "If the private body is dis- The ICICI Bank then filed misinformation epidemics, including coron- industry body warned charging a public function an affidavit, contending the BANGKOK: Facebook CEO avirus. Thursday, as the epidemic and the denial of any right is reliefs in the petition are not Mark Zuckerberg says the The statement comes after spreads rapidly worldwide. in connection with the public maintainable and it deserves to social network is stepping up the regulator Irdai on The International Air duty imposed on such body, be dismissed as ICICI is a pri- its efforts to combat virus- Wednesday asked insurers to Transport Association (IATA) the public law remedy can vate bank and is related misinformation by cover coronavirus cases in estimated revenue losses to air- be enforced," the court administered giving the World Health their existing policies and also sidelines of an industry event navirus disease under health lines' passenger business of said. under the Organization free advertising. to ensure that they expedi- to launch an awareness cam- policies. It also instructed between USD 63 billion and It took note of the Companies Act, Zuckerberg said in a post on tiously attend to the coron- paign to increase adoption of insurers to come out with USD 113 billion -- with the It was a far bleaker assess- fact that ICICI was a not the state or his Facebook account that the avirus claims. general insurance policies. policies to cover treatment higher figure for a scenario ment than two weeks ago, private bank gov- its agency. company is working with "Almost all the existing There are 30 confirmed costs for coronavirus infec- where the virus spreads more when IATA forecast revenue erned by a board of Khambata national health ministries and health policies cover almost all cases of coronavirus infection tion, which has impacted widely. losses would come in at USD directors and did argued that global organizations like the epidemics, which includes the in the country as of Thursday, thousands of people world- The more dire prediction 29.3 billion. not receive any ICICI was a World Health Orgnization, the coronavirus too. What the of which 16 are Italian wide. amounts to a 19 per cent loss in But since then the virus has funds from the private bank- US Centers for Disease regulator (Irdai) said was not tourists. "For the purpose of meeting worldwide passenger revenues, spread rapidly outside China, government. ing company Control and Prevention and to frame a new policy but ask- On Wednesday, the health insurance requirements IATA said. where it first emerged late last The ICICI and Kochhar's UNICEF to get out timely and ing the industry to treat coro- Insurance Regulatory and of various sections, insurers "Financially, that would be on year, and has now reached Bank's coun- petition seeks to accurate information on the navirus cases expeditiously," A Development Authority of are advised to design products a scale equivalent to what the some 80 countries and territo- sel Darius contest what are virus. Zuckerberg said V Girija Kumar, chairman of India (Irdai) asked insurers to covering the costs of treatment industry experienced in the ries. More than 95,000 people Khambata purely private Facebook will also give the General Insurance expeditiously settle hospitali- for coronavirus," Irdai said in global financial crisis," said a have been infected and over earlier contractual support and millions more in Council, told PTI here on the sation claims related to coro- a circular. statement from the group. 3,200 have died worldwide. argued terms. ad credits to other unspecified organizations. Sensex ends 61 pts SBI-led consortium to buy higher; SBI spurts on controlling stake in Yes Bank Yes Bank stake buzz n PNS NEW DELHI Money laundering; PNS n MUMBAI included Kotak Bank, HCL ED books former Jet Tech, HUL, TCS, Bharti Airtel, The government has approved Giving up most early gains, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance a plan for a consortium of Airways boss Goyal equity benchmark Sensex and SBI, while Reliance lenders, led by State Bank of MUMBAI: Jet Airways founder ended 61.13 points higher on Industries, Tech Mahindra, India, to acquire a controlling Naresh Goyal and few others Thursday as domestic ICICI Bank and Infosys ended stake in Yes Bank, highly places have been booked by the ED investors weighed the impact with losses. sources said on Thursday. in a money laundering case of rising coronavirus cases in SBI jumped 1.05 per cent An announcement is even as the agency is the country. following reports that the gov- expected soon, they added. conducting searches at his After rallying over 478 ernment has given the go- Yes Bank, which is grappling premises, officials said on Sebi bans 4 entities points during the day, the 30- ahead to the lender and other with bad loans, is looking to Thursday. They said a criminal share index settled 61.13 financial institutions to take raise fresh capital but the plans case against the former points or 0.16 per cent high- over capital-starved Yes Bank. are facing uncertainties. chairman of the airlines has for fraudulent trading er at 38,470.61. According to analysts, It has also delayed been filed under the PNS n NEW DELHI On similar lines, the broad- despite trading significantly announcement of 2019 owned lender said it would dis- and loan practices. Prevention of Money In a separate er NSE Nifty advanced 18 higher through the day on December 2019 quarter results close developments, if any, as Under his successor Ravneet Laundering Act (PMLA) after Markets regulator Sebi has points or 0.16 per positive global cues, market due to the ongoing crisis. per Sebi regulations. Gill, the lender has disclosed taking cognisance of a recent restrained four entities from order, Sebi cent to finish at failed to hold on to most The bank's capital buffers "... we will abide by the large under-reported stressed Mumbai Police FIR filed accessing securities market restrained 21 11,269. gains as domestic investors have come down due to non- timelines under Regulation 30 assets. against him. for two years for executing entities from Top turned increasingly risk averse performing assets. of Sebi (LODR) Regulations The bank reported its maid- fraudulent trading in the gainers in amid rising cases of coron- The sources said the gov- 2015 in disclosing the develop- en loss in the March 2019 scrip of Seshasayee Paper accessing the the avirus in the country. ernment has cleared a plan for ments, if any in the matter to quarter. and Boards Ltd (SPBL). securities market Sensex a SBI-led consortium to stock exchanges," it added. Yes Bank had initially Zydus Cadila Sebi conducted an investi- for one year as pack acquire a controlling stake in Yes Bank has been passing planned to raise capital of gation into the trading of the the bank. through a tumultuous period over USD 2 billion in the cur- gets DCGI nod scrip of the firm during they carried out In a clarification to stock ever since the Reserve Bank, in rent fiscal. Later, its board December 2011 and October fraudulent trading exchanges on reports that the August 2018, asked the then rejected a USD 1.2 billion for Saroglitazar 2014 and found a sharp rise in the scrip of government is said to have chief executive Rana Kapoor to investment in the bank by PNS n NEW DELHI in the scrip price and volume. approved SBI's plan to buy leave by January 31, 2019, Canadian investor SPGP It noted that the entities Jolly Plastic stake in Yes Bank, the state- amid concerns on governance Group/ Erwin Singh Braich. Pharmaceutical major Zydus had traded among each other Industries Ltd. Cadila on Thurday said it has as a connected group. received Drug Controller Sebi said the entities were of such contracts, whichever General of India (DCGI) "connected to each other is earlier. approval for its new drug and bought and sold shares They can also settle the CBI books former senior officials of Hindustan application for Saroglitazar to of SPBL through a common pay-in and pay-out obliga- treat a particular condition of connected broker, acted as a tions in respect of transac- liver, commonly known as group under a premeditated tions which have taken place Paper Corporation Ltd in Rs-64 cr scam NASH in India. scheme / plan to indulge before the close of March 4, Non-Cirrhotic Non- into circular trades at BSE 2020. PNS n NEW DELHI Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis (con.27 per cent of total In a separate order, Sebi The agency has also named as accused (NASH) is a progressive dis- market volume) and NSE restrained 21 entities from Senior officials of Hindustan ease of the liver, which starts (contributing to 21.10 per accessing the securities mar- Paper Corporation Limited the then chief executive of CPM Pratap with fat accumulation in the cent of total market volume) ket for one year as they car- (HPCL), including its former Goswami, acting chief executive TR liver known as non-alcoholic ... and created misleading ried out fraudulent trading in chairman-cum-managing Gowda, other senior officials and RS fatty liver disease. This con- appearance of trading in the the scrip of Jolly Plastic director MVN Rao, have been dition could progress to cir- scrip without any intention of Industries Ltd. booked by the CBI in a Rs-64 Gandhi, the proprietor of Hill Trade rhosis and liver failure, the change in beneficial owner- Apart from 9 individuals, crore bamboo purchase scam, Agency, which was given a subcontract company said in a statement. ship." the 12 firms that have been wherein inflated prices were by DHAC for the bamboo supply to CPM Commenting on the The entities are Bharat banned from securities mar- allegedly paid to the Dima approval, Zydus Group Jayantilal Patel, Fidelity ket are Aavia Buildtech, Hasao Autonomous Council had entered into an agree- to remain in force till 2012. Chairman Pankaj Patel said, Multitrade, Pasha Finance Aavia Softech, Accurate (DHAC) in Assam, officials ment with HPCL for the sup- However, a supplementary "We are happy that our efforts and Acira Consultancy. Buildwell , Aglow Financial said. booked the then director and RS Gandhi, the proprietor ply of bamboo in 1980 for a agreement was signed in 2006 to discover and develop a Barring the entities from Services, Bluechip Fincap The scam pertains to alleged (operations) SN Bhattarcharya, of Hill Trade Agency, which period of 30 years, officials between the two sides, under novel drug for patients living securities market, Sebi said if Serve, Capital Securities, irregularities in the procure- director (finance) Amitabh was given a subcontract by said. which DHAC employed a with NASH, an unmet the entities have any open Century Buildmart, Mould ment of bamboo by Cachar Banerjee and company secre- DHAC for the bamboo supply Till 2006, HPCL used to cut sub-contractor -- Hill Trade healthcare need globally, have positions in any exchange Trading, Ocean Share Paper Mill (CPM) from the tary LR Ekanath of HPCL. to CPM. and transport bamboos, for Agency -- for the purpose of been successful. Saroglitazar traded derivative contracts, Brokers, Steady Capital DHAC. Bamboo pulp is used The agency has also named The DHAC, formerly known which a fixed royalty was paid cutting and transporting will provide hope and new they can close out or square Advisory Services, Sure for producing paper. as accused the then chief exec- as the North Cachar Hills to DHAC under the agree- bamboo, resulting in an lease of life for millions of off such open positions with- Portfolio Services, Surya Besides Rao (now retired), utive of CPM Pratap Goswami, Autonomous Council ment. increase in the supply rates patients in India suffering in 3 months or at the expiry Medi Tech. the Central Bureau of acting chief executive TR (NCHAC), is an autonomous The agreement, which and transportation costs, the from NASH". Investigation (CBI) has also Gowda, other senior officials district council in Assam that came into affect in 1982, had officials said. 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Friday March 6, 2020 Binding people insect. The lac is wound on thin aluminium wire Lac is a resinous secretion produced through by the Kerria lacca

day as it is hand-made. Women are paid Hyderabad he city of between Rs 120 to Rs 150 Hyderabad is per set. has always famous for many Speaking of the sales, he things, and the said, “Hyderabad is the only been known Laad Bazaar is place where such bangles are Thin aluminum wires are carefully made into rings using a khola T among the most made. Although Rajasthan as a city of popular. and Uttar Pradesh make According to one legend, it bangles, they are not as

pearls, was built by the Qutub Shahis, BANGLES glossy. Bangles here are most who founded the city of sought after and are exported biryani and Hyderabad in the 1590s. One of across the world.” the popular stories credits the many, a visit to Hyderabad is Taufeeq who works for more. Of establishment of Laad Bazaar to incomplete without including another bangle store said, Sultan Mohammad Quli Qutub Laad Bazaar in their itinerary. “Laad Bazaar is famous for lac this, one Shah, who set it up to provide Syed Akhter of Akhter bangles, which have been bridal trousseau for his daugh- Bangles and Jewels set shop famous for years. These ban- ter’s wedding. The market con- 40 years ago and learnt the art gles are of two types — thandi such item is tinues to trade in a variety of of making lac bangles from lac and hot lac. The minimum items that are part of the stan- his father and grandfather. price of these bangles is Rs lac bangles, dard wedding trousseau. “Lac is a resinous secretion 500 for a set of 16 bangles.” Despite various kinds of produced by the Kerria lacca Explaining the difference manufactured bling available in the market, insect and the raw material is between cold and hot lac ban- marised. nothing comes close to the lac sourced from the kusum tree gles he said, “As the name says, It can be safely said that ban- The bangle is heated on coal locally. (lacquer) bangles sold here. In on which these insects are the design on cold lac bangles gles form an integral part of fact, it is believed that Laad farmed. Raw lac is purchased are made with glue and do not Telangana culture, cutting across These Bazaar derives its name from and processed, coloured and break easily, while the hot ones religious denominations. Be it ‘lac’, which is the local word shaped into various designs are easily breakable.” weddings, Ramzan or Bonalu bangles for lacquer. using a technique called slow When asked about the type of Jatara, new bangles are worn on With barely enough space heating. The bangles are then bangles customers prefer, most auspicious occasions by made on the to park two-wheelers side by decorated with various glass Akhter said, “For the last one women of all ages and regions. side, the tiny lanes are a feast and bead embellishments,” he year, thandi lac bangles have (How to reach: Easiest way streets of for the eyes and thanks to the said, describing the process. been in demand as they are is to take Metro till Gandhi lac bangles, mesmerising. Akhter was kind enough to more durable when compared Bhavan and hire an auto or a Old City are From simple chudis to heavy take us to the kharkhana and we to hot lac, which can be used for taxi to Laad Bazaar from bridal bangles, the bazaar were able to witness first-hand only one to two years.” Gandhi Bhavan Metro sta-

offers it all in terms of variety the various techniques, skills “A type of thandi lac bangles tion) the glitter famous and design. Even designer involved in bangle-making. known as jhoomar bangles are hot platform before adding

bangles pale in comparison. Initially, thin aluminum currently in demand,” he contin- The final output across the The bazaar is home to hun- wires are carefully made into ued. dreds of bangle stores, right rings using a khola to give it a Like all other businesses, GST world for from the posh-looking air spherical shape. They are then imposed on bangles has result-

conditioned ones, to street beaten flat on a hot platform ed in a sharp drop in sales They are then beaten flat on a their beauty. vendors carrying the bangles before lac is carefully mixed over the last two years. on their shoulders. with a base and applied. Many shopkeepers are K RAMYA The specialty of these ban- Then, the desired colours upset about this, saying gles is that they are all manu- are added on the surface. The that GST has hit their SREE takes factured locally. They are process is repeated and one sales by up to 30 per made in small karkhanas bangle is stuck to the other to cent. “Once a mashoor you through (workshops) tucked away in get the required size. place, with people narrow by-lanes or attached to They are then heat rolled to buzzing all the time, these streets the rear of the shop. The hard get the fine finish. the area now has shops work of the bangle makers is The work is then taken over that crave for attention. and the visible in the patterns of these by women, who stick stones Many people are not famous bangles. The bangles and pearls to the hot bangles. interested in buying made here are most sought “In a day, with a group of these bangles, except dur- making of lac after and are even six people, seven to eight sets ing festivals, as they find given as souvenirs of bangles are made. One set them expensive,” bangles to tourists. includes 16 bangles,” said Akhter sum- For Akhter, adding that one woman can make one set per . The desired colour is added on the surface. They are then heat rolled to get the fine finish Towards India's next hip-hop star wo Hyderabad in a circle and perform these days) one has to can show that Hyderabad outlive the creator. It’s youngsters one by one. As an MC, generate and circulate the has a strong hip-hop com- been nine years since I Hyderabad-based Zachariah the biggest strength is energy of the crowd.” munity. Our dream is to first started freestyle rap- Prasad and how they open them- About his preparation keep making authentic art ping which eventually rappers Zachariah Waseem were selves to a huge group of for the finals, Prasad says, and inspire the coming lead me to take this up T declared win- audience or listeners. “We have a set of songs generations to appreciate seriously.” Prasad and ners of the Hyderabad leg That is quintessential to and are trying to experi- art in whatever form. Art Another rapper of Red Bull Spotlight, a any performing art but ment a little and see how is an expression of self; it’s Waseem says, “I was very Waseem, who have nationwide hunt for the when it comes to being they works out. We need the reflection of how one happy to meet my fellow country’s next hip-hop an MC (called rappers to be at our best so that we perceives the world around competitors, judges dur- emerged winners star season III. They have them. Whatever we create ing the state-level com- been selected for the lives on by itself, it’s beau- petition. The competi- in Red Bull's finals to be held at the tiful.” tion is hosted for college national level in April. When asked about the students who aspire to Conducted all across the hip-hop culture in the be a rappers/artistes. Red Spotlight country, the city-wise country, Prasad says, Bull helps people like us winners will go head-to- “Ever since the movie produce our first album. competition in the head next month. Gully Boy we’ve seen a Our competitors were The champions will be spike in the number of great rappers and we all city, are all set to allowed to record a full- hip-hop music consumers carry different tech- length album in a studio, in India. I think it’s a great niques.” test their luck to along with a photo shoot start, but there is a lot of “I have been perform- and a music video. Each room for refinement. I am ing rap for 16 years. I become country's of the city winners will be looking forward to seeing have performed in differ- given time to record one different artists let go of ent places in Saudi and next big hip-hop song in a studio along the current norms and do various forms of art with a video. make art that is true to on stage. It has been fun stars in the finals Speaking to The them.” performing on stage after Pioneer, Zachariah Prasad Prasad adds, “When I coming back to India. I scheduled to be shares, “The competition starting rapping for fun, wish this continues and I started with the con- it was a great learning keep growing through held in April, finds tenders performing a experience. This art form time. I’m practicing very cipher. A cipher accord- helped me realise that well for the finals and I ing to the hip-hop culture everything has its pur- hope to become the V SATEESH is where a group of hip- pose and cause and there national champion,” REDDY hop artistes get together will be certain things that Waseem concludes. 10

Hyderabad Friday March 6, 2020 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

EVENTS TOGETHER POETRY SESSION l The poetry session open mic event will be FOREVER held on March 8 at Pheonix Arena from 6 pm. olitical leaders and well- wishers attended in large Pnumbers for the walima ceremony of Mohammed Zeeshan Azam Ali, son of Mohammed Azam Ali, with Uzma, daughter of Mohammed Abdul Aleem, and blessed the newly-weds. The guests had a great time over the delicious food. PAINTING WORKSHOP l Lamakaan, Banjara Hills is conducting a painting workshop on its premises on March 22 l Janaki Lagadapati from 11:30 am.

l Nayani Narasimha Reddy and Ateeq Siddiqui

PUPPETRY DAY l

Uzma Aleem Nori Art and Puppetry Centre is conducting World Zeeshan Azam Ali l

l Puppetry Day Celebrations on March 21 at Lamakaan from 6.30 pm. l Jabir Patel y r a h C V S y b b s o t o

h BOOK READING P

l Hyderabad Readers and Writers Group is hosting a book reading session on March 21 at Phoenix Arena from 6 pm.

l Adnan Altinors and Kubra COMEDY NIGHTS l Stand-up comedian Vivek Muralidharan is hosting his new stand-up show on March 8 at Phoenix Arena from 5 pm.

MADHUBANI PAINTING l Madhubani painting exhibition will be held on March 14 at Phoenix Arena from 2 pm onwards.

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Hyderabad Friday March 6, 2020 tollywood ANUPAMA TO REPRISE Starring Anna Ben in Helen Kumbalangi Nights fame Anna Ben in Telugu remake the titular VP acquired the Invisible Guest,) has even role, Helen, a Telugu remake zeroed in on the leading lady rights of Tamil to front the Telugu version. survival fantasy drama “He has spoken to Anupama Oh My Parameswaran to headline drama, told p Kadavule, featur- the film and she readily ing Ashok Selvan, Ritika accepted. She saw the film the story of a Singh, Vani Bhojan and when it released in Vijay Sethupathi in the Malayalam, and was mighty girl who gets lead roles. While there impressed with it. She never has been no significant thought the Telugu remake trapped in a development on who would come her way but as will spearhead the luck would have it, she was at freezer room, Telugu version, The the right place right time. Pioneer has now PVP is keen on tailoring the finds exclusively learnt script to suit Telugu sensibili- that the producer ties and work on it has begun has also bagged the full-swing. The project will go NAGARAJ Telugu remake to floors later this summer rights of last year and will be wrapped up most- GOUD Malayalam super hit ly in a start-to-finish sched- Helen. ule,” the source said. According to a well- Starring Nikhil's next gets placed source, PVP, Kumbalangi Nights who struck gold fame Anna Ben in last year with the titular role, Evaru (a Helen, a sur- Sukumar style title Telugu vival drama, remake of told the story nnounced last shot as Allu Aravind’s matographer. Spanish of a girl who December, granddaughter Arha The makers haven’t dis- film The gets trapped in Kumari 21F sounded the clapperboard. closed the film’s genre as a freezer director Palnati While there is no word well but we hear it is a room. Directed Surya Pratap’s yet on when the film will quirky love story, which by Mathukutty A next with Nikhil go to sets, as Nikhil will will tell the tale of an 18- Xavier, it got Siddhartha has been titled begin shooting for good page love story of the lead both critical 18 Pages. The film, a joint friend Chandoo Mondeti’s actor and so, the title. Plus, acclaim and com- production venture Karthikeya 2 shortly, it Sukumar, once a mathe- mercial success with between GA2 Pictures and will, however, have music matics teacher, is known to alike. Just last month, Lasya Sukumar Writings, was by Gopi Sunder. Yuvaraj, have a penchant for num- the film’s Tamil remake- Nagaraj has launched in Hyderabad on who shot films like bers and it reflected in pre- with Keerthi Pandian and also been announced Thursday. Sukumar, who Krishnagadi Veeraprema vious titles like 100 % Arun Pandian went to floors earlier this week in was written the film, Gadha and Lie, has been Love, 1: Nenokkadine and in Chennai. Kannada remake Bengaluru. directed the honorary first signed on as the cine- Kumar 21F.

Naresh on a leave, Banerjee steps in roubles in MAA conduct. Major works of the seem far from body have been pending over and because of his constant President absence. Chiru was partic- Naresh VK ularly unhappy over this T is caught in and had to step in to the eye of the storm curtail the damage fur- once again. With him ther. The chances of going on a leave of 41 Naresh returning to the days over a “tight president post are schedule”, the discipli- unlikely now. Banerjee nary and executive com- has been told to conduct mittee of MAA has swung day-to-day operations of the into action swiftly. They body without attracting met at Film Chamber, controversies,” the source Hyderabad on Wednesday said. evening and decided to among the many who However, putting a brave make vice-president attended the meeting. face, Naresh extended his Banerjee as the acting presi- A source close to MAA best wishes to Banerjee for dent with the help of bye- says this is the end of the his new assignment. “I Suresh Babu and laws. Krishnam Raju, road for Naresh as the presi- thank the disciplinary com- Chiranjeevi, Murali Mohan, dent. “The image of MAA mittee of maa fr da accep- Jayasudha took a severe beating ever tance of my leave letter fr da and Ali since Naresh came into next 40 days due to my tight were power. The fact that he schedule . Our vp mr Dil Raju join the OTT was not available for Banerji has been appointed the most of the time as acting president wishing for the association him and our committee da meant that other best to take the good work members were forward. All for maa (sic),” bandwagon dejected with his he wrote on Twitter.

ith their counter- part Allu Aravind consumed neck- deep with Aha app, how can one Vijaya Shanti is W leave behind other two top producers of the industry-Suresh Babu and Dil Raju. We’ve reliably my inspiration, learnt that both the produc- ers are planning to make their entry into streaming services later this year. While says PAYAL Suresh has always been cau- tious when it comes to t a presser in Hyderabad embracing new forms of sto- recently, the makers of rytelling, Raju, who is in Payal Rajput’s next have tune with time, has been announced the film’s title as silently listening to the 5Ws. The film marks the scripts for the past four A directorial debut of months. “Without naming Pranadeep, who assisted director his production house, Raju Gunasekhar in the past, and is crime even issued an advertising investigative drama. Produced by Kaivalya sometime back that he is Creations, it is in the last leg of shooting. looking at stories for web Speaking later, Payal, who will be seen as series,” says a source close to a cop in the film, said that it’s any actor’s Sri Venkateswara Creations. dream to play an IPS officer and she The source adds that both realised that with 5Ws very early in her Suresh and Raju believe OTT career. “I thank Pranadeep sir for showing platforms are the future and faith in me. It’s a challenging role and I they don’t want to lag behind hope I did it well. The film helped me to Aravind. “Suresh is getting learn and do many things that I haven’t help from his older son done in my career previously. I’ve per- Rana, while Raju is seeking THE SOURCE ADDS formed the stunts on my own without a the counsel of his brother body double,” she pointed out. Sirish and directors who he THAT BOTH SURESH She added that Vijaya Shanti is her worked with. Both the pro- inspiration in the industry. “I saw a lot of ducers are looking at Telugu AND RAJU BELIEVE her films where she played a cop. So when content like Aha. The fact OTT PLATFORMS Pranadeep narrated me the story, I didn’t that they’ve produced a good think twice to greenlit it. The film will number of films over years ARE THE FUTURE shed the glamorous image I have. As a mean that those films can AND THEY DON’T part of my prep for the role, I interacted always be streamed on their with cops who are a part of my friends platforms, helping them to WANT TO LAG circle. The conversations helped me attract initial viewership,” BEHIND ARAVIND with my body language,” she adds the source. informed. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 sport 12 Rain takes India to final Women in Blue pip England by virtue of wins in group stage to enter maiden T20 World Cup summit clash PTI n SYDNEY “Congratulations to the Indian Women's n unbeaten run in the group team on qualifying for the stage propelled India into @T20WorldCup Final. We are proud of Atheir maiden Women’s T20 you girls and wish you all the luck for World Cup final against defending the finals.” champions Australia after their —VIRAT KOHLI last-four clash against England was washed out here on Thursday, “...A reward for winning all the matches prompting both captains to say that in the group stage. Congratulations reserve days are essential for @BCCIWomen and wishing you glory knockout clashes. this Sunday #T20WorldCup.” Persistent rain since morning — delayed the toss and eventually the semifinal was called off without a “Would have been great to see the ball being bowled, taking Indians match, but many congratulations to into the summit clash and leaving @BCCIWomen for making it to the finals England players in tears. of the #T20WorldCup . A reward for "Really frustrating. Not how we winning 4 out of 4 in the group stages. wanted the World Cup to finish for Wishing the girls the very best for the Meg Lanning hits a four against South Africa ICC/Twiter us. No reserve day, no chance of finals on #WomensDay.” getting play, and ultimately that loss — VVS LAXMAN against South Africa cost us,” a dejected England captain Heather “It’s wonderful news. They played the Lanning, Schutt lead Knight said after the game was tri-series against England and Australia abandoned. very well. They won all the four group Her India counterpart matches in the World Cup and that too by Southern Stars win Harmanpreet Kaur also agreed huge margins. "So they definitely deserve PTI n SYDNEY that the semifinals should have had to be in the final. My best wishes are with a reserve day, a request which was them. Hopefully, we will return with the our-time champions Australia used their rich made by host Cricket Australia but Cup.” Fbig-match experience to surpass a spirited turned down by the ICC. — KULDEEP YADAV South Africa by five runs in a rain-hit semifinal “Unfortunate we didn’t get a here on Thursday, setting up a title clash against game, but there are rules and we first-timers India. have to follow it. Having reserve getting knocked out. It felt that we ments, and that has cost us.” There were fears that the second semifinal days in the future will be a great gained a bit of momentum in the India had topped Group A between Australia and South Africa at the SCG idea,” said Kaur. last few games and we were with four victories in as many too will be washed out like the India and Knight said her team paid the pumped up for the semifinals,” she matches while England had fin- Unhappy Knight calls for rule change England match earlier in the day. But the weath- price for not starting the tourna- added. ished second in Group B with three PTI n SYDNEY rule change and moving forward, er improved just enough to get a game albeit a ment well. “Lessons are to win the first wins and a defeat. no other team will have to expe- curtailed one. “It's all very English isn’t it, game I guess (laughs). It's become “From day one, we new we ngland captain Heather rience going out of a World Cup Australia skipper Meg Lanning led from the talking about the weather and a trend, not to start well in tourna- have to win all the games because EKnight on Thursday called purely because of rain,” she said front with unbeaten 49 off as many balls to take in case the semis don’t happen, that for a rule change after a rained- after the abandonment of the her team to 134 for five in 20 overs. Rain returned would be hard for us. In that sense, out semifinal clash against India game. during the innings break and South Africa were credit to the team for winning all knocked them out of the ICC “Hopefully it changes,” she set a revised target of 98 runs in 13 overs as per the games,” said Kaur. Women’s T20 World Cup here. added. the D/L method. Double delight “Everybody is looking in great ICC regulations dictate that “It’s gutting. You put in a lot South Africa ended at 92 for five despite a touch - Shafali (Verma) and Smriti in the event of a semi-final of hard work. There’s not a lot we fighting 41 not out off 27 balls from Laura Harman’s parent were in attendance at SCG (Mandhana). They are giving us washout, the winners of each can do about it..We’re just going Wolvaardt, leaving them dejected. good starts, and that helps. Me and group automatically go through to have to rue that first game and Hosts Australia, who did not have the services for first time as she leads India to final Smriti are trying to spend more to the final in Melbourne on try to move on but it’s going to of injured star all-rounder Elysse Perry, were ecsta- has never watched me play time in the nets,” she added reflect- Sunday. The world body had ear- be a bitter pill to swallow for a tic after Jess Jonassen was able to defend 19 runs cricket,” Harmanpreet said at the ing on her and Mandhana's so far lier declined Cricket Australia’s Heather Knight acknowledges crowd gesture few of us now.” in the final over with South Africa getting only post-match conference. indifferent form. request for a reserve day. after completing fifty ICC/Twitter Disappointment was writ 13. “They wanted to see today’s “We are looking more positive “They’re the rules that every- has been this situation and the large on the faces of England With the win, Australia advanced to their game, but unfortunately, they now. Unfortunately we haven't one signed up to,” Knight said of game tonight is potentially going players as their campaign ended sixth successive final out of the seven editions held didn’t get to watch. come up with big innings, but our the absence of a reserve day. to be rained off as well, so you’d without them getting a chance to so far. “It means a lot because from teammates are, and at the end of “You’d hope now that there hope now there is going to be a take the field. “It was extremely tense. Even in the last cou- day one I wanted them to watch the day it’s a team game.” ple of balls it just wasn’t safe. They needed 19 off me playing cricket and today I the last over and we knew we had to nail it. But got this opportunity. They have that’s T20 cricket for you; I was extremely ner- come here to watch all of us play- vous,” said skipper Lanning. ing, and I hope we get all sup- On the final against India, she added: “India port from all the parents and try Harman & girls have firepower to win T20 WC are a class side, they have been playing excellent to win this tournament.” IANS n KOLKATA is the biggest stage. Handling the pressure is cricket. We are going to have to play really well. Harmanpreet speaks during press Her parents will remain in the key. They have played fearless cricket so We have been improving each day, it hasn't been conference T20 WC/twitter Australia to watch India play in ormer captain Jhulan Goswami has put far and I am hopeful they will continue play- an easy road. the final at the iconic MCG, Fher money firmly behind the Indian team, ing good cricket and will win the World Cup,” “We wanted to give ourselves a chance of play- PTI n SYDNEY which will take place on her 31st saying that the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side said Goswami who was part of India’s gut- ing in the finals, and now we just need to enjoy birthday. has the arsenal to win their maiden Women’s wrenching 2017 50-over World Cup final loss ourselves. We are travelling to Melbourne tomor- t was double delight for cap- Harmanpreet said the team T20 World Cup title. India qualified for the to England at Lord’s. row, train on Saturday and play on Sunday. I doubt Itain Harmanpreet Kaur as knew the importance of win- final as their semi-final clash against England The 35-year-old added that reaching the there’d be much sleep happening tonight.” India entered their maiden T20 ning all matches from the begin- got washed out at the Sydney Cricket Ground final is an achievement in itself and the fear- South Africa skipper Dane van Niekerk said World Cup final and in atten- ning. on Thursday. less brand of cricket the team has played can her team tried its best. dance, for the first time in her “From day one, we knew we “It is great news. They have dominated help them win the trophy. “...We have to give credit to Australia for the international career, were her have to win all the games the World Cup. They topped the group and “Reaching the final and in this fashion is way they bowled and we just came six short. We parents. because in case the semis don’t made it to the semis. The semi-final was tition. However, Goswami said now that they a big achievement. They should continue brought them back with the ball really well, they “It was the first time they happen, that would be hard for washed out but this is part of the game,” are in the final, their real task would be to not playing the fearless cricket they have been got off to a flier and we thought they’d get to 160. were going to watch me playing us. In that sense, credit to the Jhulan told IANS. But in Heather Knight's get bogged down by the pressure of the big playing,” said Goswami who is the only play- “All the bowlers did really well, and credit to cricket since my dad did when team for winning all the games,” England, India had the toughest challenge as stage and keep playing fearless cricket. er in the world to take more than 200 wick- them for how they brought it back. It was very I was in school, and my mother she added. they have never beaten them in the compe- “Pressure will be there. World Cup final ets in women's one-day internationals. emotional to see the ladies like that. Rahul & Pant doing well, but Dhoni is missed: Kuldeep Janneman maiden ton

IANS n NEW DELHI but yes, you do miss his presence,” you play for one day, there are lots of “Our team is very strong and we Kuldeep told reporters on Thursday. days in a year for cricket,” he said. will make as much effort as possible helps SA seal series ndia spinner Kuldeep Yadav has While Pant was pushed as Dhoni’s Kuldeep felt that from a bowler’s to put up a strong performance. As far AFP n share the man-of-the-match Ionce again highlighted the position replacement post the 2019 World point of view, adjusting to Rahul or as wrist spin goes, it depends upon award with fast bowler Lungi former skipper MS Dhoni has in the Cup, the 22-year-old’s inconsistency Pant from Dhoni has not been too what the management decides. If anneman Malan, snubbed Ngidi, who took six for 58. Indian set-up. The bowler has said with the bat led to Rahul taking his much of a leap. there are two players who are very Jfor South Africa’s upcoming Finch said his team had that while KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant place behind the stumps. Kuldeep and Yuzvendra Chahal’s good at forming batting or bowling tour of India, hit a match-win- finished 20 or 30 runs short have been performing well behind the Consequently, Rahul’s supreme form rise as a deadly wrist spin duo was a partnerships, it is always great for the ning century as the Proteas because of their costly late- stumps, the experience that Dhoni with the bat and ability to play in a theme for India going into the 2019 team. So it will be good if we play clinched their one-day inter- innings collapse. brings is being missed in the team. variety of positions across the order World Cup. Since then however, the together,” he said. national series against “When you’ve got ‘in’ bat- “Mahi bhai obviously brings a lot seems to have led to him making the return of Ravindra Jadeja to the lim- “It’s all on the team combination. Australia with a six-wicket ters batting right to the end it of experience with him and he has position his own. ited-overs setup has led to the pair Jadeja has been playing very well as victory in the second match at makes a huge difference,” he given the Indian team a lot. So when “They are catching well and bat- rarely getting to play together in a a batsman, bowler and fielder. the Mangaung Oval on said. a player like that is not playing of ting pretty well. I have not felt too match. Kuldeep said that it’s all down Because of him the combination has Wednesday. Ngidi said: “I was given course you miss him. They (Rahul much of a difference in that way. Every to the team management when asked become stronger. He gives a lot of Malan made 129 not out the challenge before the game and Pant) are young and are doing player has their good days and bad if he expects to play once again with depth to the batting. Whenever to enable South Africa to by the coach (Mark Boucher) well. Both are keeping well so it has days and it’s important to back them Chahal at the T20 World Cup later in Chahal and I get chances we try to chase down a target of to knock not made too much of a difference, when they have bad ones. It’s not that the year. perform to our best.” 272 and seal the series over the with a game to spare big their first win in five three.” series in all formats in Mashrafe steps down as B'desh ODI captain home internationals Finch a member of parliament. Mashrafe this season. and said he would remain available for Kohli just out of form:Sehwag Malan, 23, Warner selection as a player, but selectors are IANS n NEW DELHI of 218 runs in the 11 innings (four was out for posted 50 off under pressure to bring in fresh T20Is, three ODIs and four Tests) a first-ball the first 37 blood ahead of the 2023 World Cup ormer Indian opener Virender that he played against the Black duck on balls of the in India. FSehwag believes Virat Kohli, Caps and ended a pathetic tour his ODI innings before Ngidi “I would like to thank Bangladesh who struggled in New Zealand with just 14 in his last innings. debut in the had Warner caught at Cricket Board for keeping confi- across formats, is just suffering The end result was that the first match in Paarl cover. He followed up dence in me for such a long period,” from lack of form and “doesn’t number one Test side had to face on Saturday and by dismissing Steve said Mashrafe. have hand-eye coordination a crushing defeat at the hands of was not selected in Smith and Marnus “I will try to give my best as a issues”. “When you are out of Black Caps, who made amends a 15-man squad Labuschagne off suc- player if I get the opportunity.” form, nothing works for you. It is following their 5-0 whitewash in which will depart cessive balls. Mashrafe, who withdrew from a not that Virat is not making the T20Is and came back strong- on Sunday for a Labuschagne's lucrative national team contract in efforts but luck has deserted him,” ly to win the ODIs and the Test three-game tour of wicket was Ngidi's 50th January, said the decision to rebuild Sehwag was quoted as saying by matches — 3-0 and 2-0, respec- India. in his 26th ODI -- the the team for the next World Cup had Sportstar. “Virat certainly doesn't tively. “Here (in New Zealand) the “They were fastest South African to AFP n SYLHET convinced him to step down. have hand-eye coordination ball has seamed a lot and if you are great partners to the landmark. “Until yesterday I was undecided, issues. Your hand-eye issue dete- not getting runs then the challenge have in the chase,” D'Arcy Short, who angladesh pace bowler Mashrafe but this morning I thought ‘that’s riorates over a period of time. Not multiplies. Of course, you can said Malan. “My gained a place on the BMortaza, one of the country’s enough’” he said. Mashrafe, who has overnight. I am sure it is just lack adapt, playing more on the front partners kept me tour when Glenn biggest sports stars, stepped down on had seven operations on his knees, of form. Also, he has got out to foot, by leaving the ball,” said calm when I was Maxwell was ruled out Thursday as captain of the national acknowledged that he had been lucky good deliveries.” Sehwag. itching a bit.” because of surgery, made one-day side, possibly ending his to play so long. The bowler has cult In the two Test matches “For me, it is important to He made his 69, his maiden one-day international career. Friday’s 50-over status in Bangladesh for his role in against Kane Williamson’s men, know which ball to leave and you runs off 139 balls international half-century, game against Zimbabwe in Sylhet will taking the team from being interna- Kohli managed just 38 runs at an can do that when you are feeling and hit seven fours before he was out in the be his last as captain, said the 36-year- tional whipping boys to becoming a average of 9.50 — his worst in confident. The pressure also may and four sixes. 42nd over to start Australia's old, who already has a new career as respected limited-overs side. recent times. He amassed a total Virat Kohli walks from the field after he was dismissed AP have got to Virat,” he added. Malan had to slide.