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WRF (12km) RAINFALL (mm) FORECAST FOR 48HR WRF (12km) GHMC-RAINFALL (mm) FORECAST for 48hr Valid from 08:30 am of 13-10-2020 am of 14-10-2020 Valid from 08:30 am of 13-10-2020 to 08:30 am of 14-10-2020 Karvy staffers ‘Witch hunt’: misuse demat Bollywood a/c, arrested moves court PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n NEW DELHI

Two employees of sub-broking In a latest development, lead- firm Karvy - a branch manag- ing Bollywood producers er and assistant branch man- approached the Delhi High ager -- were on Monday arrest- Court on Monday seeking to Govt announces ed by the Central Crime restrain Republic TV and cash-for-LTC, Station (CCS) police for Times Now from making or allegedly indulging in stock publishing allegedly "irrespon- festival advance investment fraud. sible, derogatory and defam- to boost Based on the complainant atory remarks' against film from Ramarao Nagaraj, an industry and conducting consumer demand MET dept issues red NRI, lodged on September 25, media trials against its mem- CCS police booked a case on bers on various issues." charges of cheating and mis- The lawsuit by four appropriation of stockholding Bollywood industry associa- 8 of the victim. The police arre- Newly-elected MLC K Kavitha meets her father and Chief Minister tions and thirty four leading alert for Telangana sted G. Mounika (25), branch K Chandrasekhar Rao soon after the election result was declared on Monday. producers have also sought to manager and Shivini Gari restrain them from interfering PNS n HYDERABAD some areas of the districts for Shetty Vasundhara (41), assis- with the right to privacy asso- some hours to even a few tant branch manager of Karvy ciated with people from The India Meteorological days. Agriculture lands can be GHMC staff gets sub-broking office at Tarnaka. Kavitha enters state Bollywood. Department has issued 'Red submerged and crop damage is The complainant stated that A few of the producers who Alert', predicting extremely predicted," the IMD alert said. ready for ‘deluge’ he and his wife invested Rs 1 have approached the Delhi heavy rainfall for 14 districts of As per the IMD, flooding is crore in their demat account at politics with a bang High Court include Karan Telangana for Tuesday. In their expected in Siddipet, Janagaon HYDERABAD: With the Met the Karvy branch at Tarnaka. Johar, Aamir Khan, Anil alert, the weathermen said Peddapalli, Karimnagar, J. department predicting very On pretext of activation of PNS n HYDERABAD favour of TRS. Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Ajay that the extremely heavy rain- Bhupalapally, Mulugu, heavy rains in the city for next their demat accounts, Representatives of local Devgn, Salman Khan, Shah fall could lead to massive Bhadradri Kothagudem, two days, the expected rain fall Mounika and Vasundhara Kalvakuntla Kavitha, former bodies elected on Congress Rukh Khan and other big flooding and water logging in Warangal (U &R), according to some models is took signatures on blank Nizamabad Lok Sabha and BJP tickets also voted for production houses of the film many low-lying areas in the Mahbubabad, Khammam, 90mm - 160mm. papers in February 2018. Member and daughter of TRS Kavitha, causing huge embar- industry. districts. Nalgonda, Y. Bhuvanagiri and GHMC Commissioner DS "Without their consent and supremo K Chandrasekhar rassment to respective party It has sought direction to The IMD said that reser- Suryapet districts. Lokesh Kumar said, "This is a knowledge, the firm traded on Rao, made a grand entry into leaderships. Republic TV, its editor-in- voirs will overflow or reach the Heavy to very heavy rain is deluge-like situation and very the demat account of the com- Telangana state politics by Kavitha displayed an upper chief Arnab Goswami and SC seeks Centre's danger marks, apart from trees very likely to occur at a few serious as there is every plainant and caused loss of registering an emphatic win in hand right from the first round reporter Pradeep Bhandari, and electric poles getting places in the remaining dis- possibility of inundations and total stock worth Rs 1 crore," the bypoll for the Nizamabad itself when she secured 531 out Times Now, its editor-in-chief reply on pleas uprooted. "This could lead to tricts of Telangana on Tuesday. related flooding issues." said CCS ACP SV Hari Local Bodies constituency, on of 600 votes and received Rahul Shivshankar and group challenging disruption of transport in 2 2 Krishna. Monday. another 197 votes in the sec- editor Navika Kumar, and Kavitha polled a whopping ond round. unknown defendants as well as farm laws 728 of the 823 possible votes, She won with a thumping social media platforms to while candidates of both the majority of 672 votes against refrain from making or pub- AP HC orders Congress and BJP failed to her nearest opponent and BJP lishing allegedly irresponsible, Pending LRS applications will retain their deposits, thanks candidate Lakshmi Narayana derogatory and defamatory 5 CBI probe into to cross voting by members who received 56 votes. remarks against Bollywood. defamatory be disposed under new rules of respective parties in 3 2 remarks PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD 2015 rules 2020 rules TS to create 30,000 jobs Telangana government has The Andhra Pradesh High decided to process all pend- ̈ 10% of the penal amount (minimum Rs ̈ Conversion charges Court today ordered a probe ing applications under the 10,000) shall be paid along with the will be remitted within 3 by the Central Bureau of previous LRS scheme, intro- in AI in next two years application form. Balance amount months - by Investigation into defamato- duced in 2015, under the shall be paid within 6 months from January 31, PNS n HYDERABAD ry social media posts on its present LRS. the date of submission of 2021, failing Hyderabad gets judgments. Principal Secretary application. which The Telangana State govern- Notice was issued to 49 Arvind Kumar on Monday regularisation ment is working towards cre- Applied AI leaders and activists of the issued a memo stating that ̈ In case of applications that are won't be ating 30,000 jobs in the next state's ruling YSR Congress there was no need to apply found to not be in accordance considered. two years in the Artificial Research Centre Party and the agency under the new scheme with the rules, orders shall be ̈ As per 2020 Intelligence sector. was ordered to file cases afresh wherein applications issued rejecting them as early as rules, appeals are to The State government has HYDERABAD: The Government against all those who slander are pending under the old possible, but not beyond six months from be disposed of within 7 identified 19 different job roles of Telangana in collaboration with Modi sowing judges. scheme. the last date of receipt of applications. days in this area. Based on the job Intel India, IIIT-Hyderabad and 2 2 role, people, particularly stu- Public Health Foundation of India seeds for farmers’ dents, will be trained through (PHFI) announced the launch of rosy future Telangana Academy for Skill INAI, an applied AI research and Knowledge (TASK). TASK centre in Hyderabad on Monday. CBI puts Hathras case FIR on currently offers four courses on INAI is an initiative to apply AI to Don’t play with Artificial Intelligence at sub- Jayesh Ranjan population scale problems in the 2 website, removes within hours sidised fees for students. Indian context, with a focus on Principal Secretary Jayesh ly - data sets and high perfor- identifying and solving challenges PNS n NEW DELHI police. The agency, however, Ranjan said that skilling is mance computing, skilling, in the healthcare and smart lives of citizens: HC did not retract or remove its highly important when it bias, research and innovation, mobility segments through TODAY Hours after putting the media statement from the comes to new technology and adoption in governance and strong ecosystem collaboration. Hathras rape case FIR on its website. The FIR withheld the the State government has plans Investment fund. One of the The centre is anchored at IIIT-H. ALMANAC TS warned over ‘cleverly drafted but website, the CBI removed it name of the Hathras victim, to create 30,000 jobs in 19 job core pillars of our AI strategy Speaking at the inauguration, Month & Paksham: sensing possible violation of a concealed using a whitening roles in the next two years is research and innovation Union Minister for IT Ravi Ashwin (Adhik) & Krishna Paksha vague report' on dealing with Covid Supreme Court order that ink, but it was decided to with- itself. "We have created a ded- and we want to capitalise on Shankar Prasad said, "I am happy Panchangam FIRs in cases of rape and sex- draw it from public domain to icated institution T-AIM in the pool of researchers, insti- that they have taken up Intel and PNS n HYDERABAD the Telangana government took Tithi : Ekadashi: 02:35 pm ual assault, including those avoid unnecessary controver- partnership with NASSCOM tutes available in Hyderabad," against minors, should not sy, sources said. whose focus is driving the six the Principal Secretary said. up the initiative of INAI. Nakshatram: Magha: 10:54 pm The Telangana High Court on be put in public domain by 2 pillars of AI framework name- 2 2 Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Monday described a report any important work) filed by the state government Rahukalam: 02:57 pm – 04:24 pm on its handling of the Covid- Yamagandam: 09:07 am – 10:34 am 19 pandemic as "drafted in a clever manner and totally Power outage leaves Mumbai in the dark for hours Varjyam: 11:42 am – 01:11 pm, vague in nature". 12:00 am – 07:37 am A division bench of the PNS n MUMBAI With work- Both the Western Railway social distancing. After a few Gulika: 12:02 pm - 01:29 pm High Court, dealing with a wave of coronavirus might hit and Central Railway blamed jittery minutes, they were evac- Good Time: (to start any important work) batch of petitions, warned the the State with the onset of win- A rare citywide power outage from-home the power cut from Tata Power uated. In June 2018, there was Amritakalam: 08:40 pm – 10:09 pm State government that it faces ter and festival seasons, the paralysed Mumbai on Monday, becoming the (their power supplier) for the a widespread power outage in Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:38 am – 12:25 pm a notice of contempt for public health and medical halting local train services, norm, disruption in services. the city and adjoining areas due attempting to mislead the infrastructure have not been trapping people in lifts and dis- With work-from-home to a technical glitch and also court with regard to number improved by the Telangana rupting work from home employee becoming the norm across the led to sustained period of load- HYDERABAD of Covid-19 tests being con- Government in the state. adopted by millions during output was services sector, employee out- shedding for some consumers. ducted by it, the number of "The infrastructure at the ongoing pandemic. impacted as put was impacted as the homes Maharashtra's Power WEATHER deaths and so on, due to Government Hospitals Power restoration efforts do not have power back-ups Minister Nitin Raut said the Forecast: Thunderstorm Coronavirus. remains woefully inadequate," began on war footing and the homes do like institutional bodies. trouble on Monday emanated Temp: 26/22 The bench made it clear that the court said, adding that the pocket-wise resumption in not have power However, a few were not so from Maharashtra State Humidity: 98% the people should not be kept State administration must supply was started around 12 back-ups lucky, like the employees work- Electricity Transmission Sunrise: 06.08 am in the dark by being presented increase the number of beds to noon onwards, nearly two ing in an upscale business Company (MSETCL) facili- Sunset: 05.55 pm a wrong picture of the pandem- bring them as per WHO hours after the outage. tions, beginning with CR's vices workers at present, which complex in central Mumbai ties during a planned mainte- Current Weather Conditions ic. It said that despite being guidelines. Trains services took two and Harbour Line. The trains are helped minimise the passenger who found themselves stuck in nance work. Updated October 12, 2020 5:00 PM aware of the fact that a second 2 half hours to resume opera- carrying only essential ser- inconvenience. an elevator during times of 2 HYDERABAD | TUSEDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 hyderabad 02

hen Prime Minister urbanites, observe governance WNarendra Modi tele- keenly. Trends of the last sev- phoned Suresh Chandra, a eral years indicate the enthu- common man in Uttarakhand, Modi sowing seeds for farmers’ rosy future siastic participation of rural on Sunday morning to voters in the poll process enquire about implementation be implemented in towns and Eight Union Ministers have to new markets without compared to urban voters. of his Swamitwa Scheme, the cities. The card contains suc- The PM spoke to farmers in six states to visited villages and destroying the MSP sys- Lok Neeti-CSDS study indi- latter, overjoyed at speaking to cession records of the proper- obtain feedback on the new scheme -- The started creating tem. cated that more rural voters the PM, said that identifica- ty, including details of the pre- awareness TRULY In spite of huge exercised their franchise in tion of assets under the vious owners. It also features Swamitwa scheme. The scheme aims at about the new agricultural produc- favour of the BJP in 2019, scheme was done in the most details of loans availed from surveying villages and mapping them with laws. BJP lead- SPEAKING tion in the country when compared to the rural transparent way in his village. government agencies and ers and activists and food grain stocks voter response in 2014. Chandra said that the prop- pending cases against the the help of new technologies. The scheme is have been holding increasing, farmers are The strength of the erty cards issued would help property and details of tax described as ‘revolutionary’, one that could awareness meetings unable to market them. Congress and other parties, them get loans easily. paid and so on. change the contours of villages extensively. Not only corporates, but who turned rural voters into The PM spoke to farmers in The scheme will be initial- When changes do take also farm producers organisa- their traditional vote banks, six states to obtain feedback on ly implemented in 763 villages place and when revolutionary tions ensure that markets are has been on the wane. Modi’s the new scheme -- The in six states and benefit lakhs changes are occurring from continuously supplied with policies have started impact- Swamitwa scheme. The of people and subsequently, documents for their proper- doubling of farmers’ income the grassroots level in the agricultural products. The ing the villages positively. scheme aims at surveying vil- across the country. ties. Under the Swamitwa as his objective. Y SATYA KUMAR country, some kind of oppo- new technologies unveiled Sensing that the soil under lages and mapping them with Survey of rural UP, scheme, ownership of proper- He doubled allocations to BJP National Secretary sition to them is natural. will free farmers from the their feet slipping, the the help of new technologies. Haryana, Maharashtra, ties will be fixed and proper- agriculture in the Budget and When economic reforms clutches of middlemen. Opposition is perturbed at The scheme is described as Uttarakhand, MP and ty cards would be distributed took steps to reduce the cost agriculture laws enacted and were introduced in the coun- The Opposition parties Modi implementing compre- ‘revolutionary’, one that could Karnataka was done with the and prices of properties will be of agricultural tools, ensure started Swamitwa scheme. try earlier, such cacophony have no regard for the poor, hensive reforms and organisa- change the contours of vil- help of the Survey of India. decided. remunerative price for the The opposition propaganda was heard. Over time, when villages and the country at tional changes in rural India lages. Panchayat raj and revenue Once implemented, the produce, to provide market against the new farm laws are the reforms started yielding large. Their only agenda is to and started slinging mud at People can download prop- officials conducted physical scheme would result in 100 facilities for farmers’ produce anti-farmer, did not garner results, the people rejected the oppose development. him. erty cards by clicking the SMS surveys in the villages and pre- percent property tax recovery before the harvested crop gets enough support from the opposition contention. Is Rahul Gandhi justified in The Opposition may cry link sent to their mobile pared property cards. The by panchayats as against the 19 damaged and to provide alter- farmers. Moreover, farmers When in power, the calling the PM, who took a hoarse about Modi’s policies, phone. The cards will have a Union government will imple- percent currently. native economic sources to the are eager to grab the opportu- Opposition parties paid no bold step to revolutionise the but would not be able to stop unique number, somewhat ment the Swamitwa scheme in Ever since Modi came to farmer. He declared these as nities that the government is heed to the problems faced by agriculture sector, a coward? him from implementing them. like Aadhaar. The scheme 6.6 lakh villages in the next power, he has been trying to his government’s policy creating for them. The Modi farmers, but have started shed- Modi had to retort by saying There is no doubt that the facilitates villagers to convert four years in phases. make villages economically umpteen times. government has decided to ding crocodile tears now. that the people have started agricultural laws, Swamitwa their assets into economic The fact remains that 60 self-reliant. He spoke to farm- The attitude of the PM is to dispel myths about the new The farmers have started taking note of those who loot- like scheme have earned a per- wealth. percent of the people living in ers many times and shared his implement his ideas at any agriculture laws by holding noticing that the Modi gov- ed the country. manent place for Modi in Gradually, the scheme will rural areas have no proper views with them. He declared cost. That was why he got the talks with them. ernment is facilitating access Rural people, compared to people’s hearts. TS adds 1,021 fresh cases Prisoners make a killing Eight Nagarjunasagar PNS n HYDERABAD project gates lifted Telangana recorded 1,021 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the rearing country chicken PNS n NALGONDA tally of infections to 2,13,084, while the death toll rose to 1,228 PNS n HYDERABAD impressed by the taste of fish Eight crest gates of the with six more fatalities, the state being reared in the jail. She was Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP) government said on Monday. Life convicts in the open air said to have specially ordered were lifted up to 10 feet after The Greater Hyderabad Cherlapally prison are into fish twice from the jail. the inflow increased to one Municipal Corporation farming these days. The jail Arrangements are under way lakh cusecs late on Monday accounted for 228 of the 1,021 authorities say that the prison- to grow fishlings in the jail tank evening. fresh cases, followed by ers are being trained in various this year too. To improve oxy- The project's water storage Medchal Malkajgiri (84), aspects of farming so that they gen in fish tank, domestic touched 311 tmc ft against the Rangareddy (68), Karimnagar can lead a bright life beyond ducks are also being reared. storage capacity of 312 tmc ft (67) and other districts, it said the barriers of the jail. Already, According to jail superinten- while the water level was 589 in a bulletin, providing data as the prisoners of Cherlapally dent Dasaradharami Reddy, feet against the FRL of 590 feet. of 8 pm on October 11. Open Air Jail have been grow- the authorities target is to pre- The outflow was one lakh ing 100 per cent organic veg- vent the inmates from resort- cusecs, including water etables and fruits at its farms ing to crime again. Rajiv released to the left canal and since 2013. Trivedi, Director-General of the SLBC low-level canal. Banswada CI As immunity has become Prisons Department, said that the buzzword in the wake of ing the mainstream of society. phone calls to the jail making the open air jail is a good Covid-19, officials at the are Mysuru brand of country enquiries when the next sale of experiment to drive away fear in ACB net helping prisoners to start an chicken and popular the poultry birds would be. among the inmates to join the Pending LRS PNS n HYDERABAD avocation on their own after Kadaknath variety of poultry The open air jail has also mainstream society. Don’t play with their release from incarcera- birds are being reared by taken up rearing of quail birds. Therefore, the jail has been applications... The ACB officials on Monday tion. The department is inmates of the jail. In special- These birds are being reared in imparting them with some arrested Circle Inspector of procuring newborn chicks and ly erected sheds, the inmates natural conditions feeding skills. A rural atmosphere is Continued from Page 1 Police, Banswada Rural Circle raising them for 40 to 45 days are rearing the domestic poul- them with Godrej poultry feed. being created in the open air lives of citizens: HC while accepting a bribe of in a dedicated enclosure spread try birds at the rate of 500 for The open air jail officials pro- jail by encouraging inmates to He said that since all under- Rs 10,000. According to the on a one-acre land on the each batch. The jail outlets sell cure chicks of quails from undergo training in agriculture Continued from Page 1 Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, lying terms and conditions officials, the accused premises of the open air prison. the birds once in four months. hatcheries in Shamirpet. The and dairy development. Once Karnataka and Telangana remain exactly the same, KTR Chamanthula Tata Babu, was The prisoners are being Jailor Ashok Kumar says that quail meat is said to have released from jail, the jail The bench made it clear that regarding the total number of has agreed to allow the old caught red handed at his res- trained in rearing country two batches of Mysuru coun- medicinal values. Sundays, one authorities help inmates get the State Government should positive cases detected, num- applications to be processed idence when he demanded chicken, quail birds and fish so try poultry birds have been can see serpentine queues in jobs in petrol stations and fac- furnish the correct data about ber of deaths reported and so under the new scheme. As per and accepted the bribe of Rs that they will be able to earn an sold so far. The variety enjoys front of the outlets selling tories. In all, 300 released pris- coronavirus deaths in on due to Covid-19. The court the memo, there are a number 10,000 from the complainant independent livelihood and popular demand from cus- quail meat at the jail. Governor oners have been shown place- Telangana. It said that public also directed the state govern- of applications applied under Meghavath Prathap Singh. will have no difficulty in join- tomers, who have been making Tamilisai Sounderrajan was so ments, he added. health employees and workers ment to increase the number the previous scheme for various of the state government, of mobile testing vans in the reasons, including NOC from Municipal Corporations and interest of lakhs of homeless revenue or irrigation authorities, gram Panchayats must not be persons and the destitute. title aspects and payment of bal- ‘Witch hunt’: CBI puts diverted to work for other gov- The bench also directed it to ance LRS charges. Arvind TS to create 30,000 jobs... ernment schemes or pro- submit state and district dis- Kumar directed the GHMC, Bollywood... Hathras case grammes like Dharani. The aster management plans HMDA, KUDA and Continued from Page 1 court told the employees that before the court. It further Commissioners of all ULBs to Continued from Page 1 Hyderabad gets Applied AI Research Centre they must work dedicatedly directed the state to have a vig- examine and dispose of the The Telangana government FIR on... for improving the health con- ilance wing and create a spe- pending LRS applications as per The suit filed through DSK has an ambitious plan for set- Continued from Page 1 providing latest solutions to some Continued from Page 1 ditions in the state. cial helpline facility for the vic- new LRS 2020 rules by Legal firm said, this comes in ting up an Investment fund for of the challenges in the social It also said that the public tims of domestic violence December 31, 2020. Meanwhile the wake of these channels Artificial Intelligence to further I compliment this initiative and sector. May INAI true in its Tamil In December, 2018, a health workforce in the cases during Coronavirus sit- 12.76 lakh applications were using highly derogatory propel the ecosystem in the hope it will bring in multiple Meaning of 'bringing together' - Supreme Court bench headed Government must be uation. received for LRS as on Monday words and expressions for state. However, due to the relevant institutional help to bring human intent and Artificial by Justice Madan B Lokur strengthened further. The The division bench later with maximum applicants from Bollywood such as 'dirt', economic conditions across unfold dimensions of AI - Smart Intelligence together to create a directed the print and electron- bench directed the govern- posted the matter to Gram Panchayats and munic- 'filth', 'scum', 'druggies' and the world, the State govern- Mobility and Quality Healthcare." better society." Nivruti Rai, Country ic media to not reveal the iden- ment to submit information of November 19, 2020 for further ipalities accounting to about five expressions such as 'it is ment couldn't secure funding The Applied AI Research Centre Head, Intel India said, "The launch tity of victims of rape and sex- the states of Maharashtra, hearing. lakh each. Bollywood where the dirt commitment. Jayesh Ranjan was launched during the opening of the Applied AI Research Centre, ual assault "even in a remote needs to be cleaned' and said, "We plan to set up an AI of the all.ai 2020 Virtual Summit initiatives to train students on AI manner". The apex court said many such other comments Investment Fund, but we and AI for Youth symposium. readiness skills and the all.ai 2020 FIRs in cases of rape and sex- as mentioned by PTI. couldn't secure funding com- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Summit reinforce our commitment ual assault, including those Power outage AP HC orders CBI probe into Soon after the Bollywood mitment but will continue to his letter to Intel, said, "I am sure towards realizing the exponential against minors, should not be 'biggies' moved the high work towards it. While there Applied AI Research Centre named impact of AI in an inclusive, put in public domain by police. leaves defamatory remarks... court, #BollywoodStrikesBack are a lot of gloomy things, we INAI will further innovation and the collaborative and responsible The issue had cropped up started trending on Twitter have been able to maintain the spirit of enterprise aimed at manner." when the court was hearing a Continued from Page 1 the court said the "objection- with many supporting the momentum, using AI tools batch of petitions filed after the Mumbai in... able comments" were tarnish- producers decision to go and we are on course." role of taking the city many World Economic Forum on rape and murder of a para- Continued from Page 1 The tough action from the ing the reputation of the judi- against the mentioned news He said that the addition of leagues ahead in the area. showcasing how bias in medic student on December court came days after Chief ciary. The court had taken TV channels. an applied AI research centre It may be mentioned here Artificial Intelligence can have 16, 2012, in New Delhi to sup- Tata Power, which is into Minister Jaganmohan Reddy cognizance of the social media INAI is a jewel in the crown of that the Telangana govern- adverse consequences on gov- port the initiatives on women's both generation and distri- complained to the Chief posts after a lawyer filed a peti- HYDERABAD the State as it will truly play the ment recently tied up with the ernance. safety across the country. bution, attributed the outage Justice of India that the High tion, bringing the matter into BULLION RATES to a simultaneous substation Court Chief Justice and four its attention. The court had tripping at 1010 hrs at state- other judges were acting asked the state government to GOLD run transmission company against his elected govern- investigate the issue but said ` 53, 310 (10 gm) MSETCL's two substations ment at the behest of a senior today that the Criminal ` 0 MET dept issues red alert for Telangana in the suburbs of Kalwa and Supreme Court judge, who he Investigation Department of Kharghar. said, was close to TDP chief the state police did not SILVER Continued from Page 1 fall on Monday. The state gov- Power outages were Chandrababu Naidu. A Telugu respond appropriately, so a ` 63, 800 (1kg) ernment has issued an adviso- GHMC staff gets ready for ‘deluge’ reported from suburbs like Desam leader who was earli- request was made for a CBI 0 On Monday, the state was ry to all district collectors, Thane, Panvel, Dombivili er a police officer, Monday investigation. under 'orange-alert' wherein commissioners of police, and and Kalyan as well, along said the controversial remarks The CBI has been given heavy to very heavy rain Superintendents of Police to Continued from Page 1 as 211 complaints of drainage with those in the island city on social media were "made eight weeks to file a report on CHICKEN occurred in the state. The remain alert. District SPs to overflow and 29 water logging and the suburbs. with a plan". Contending that the matter. The judges have RATES `/KG heavy rains are due to the Station House Officers have GHMC has readied designated complaints were received by With the number of the judgments of the High asked the government to depression which is going to been warned of heavy rains for relief centres and evacuation GHMC on Monday due to rains. COVID-19 infections still Court were "misrepresented", cooperate with the CBI. Dressed/With Skin `215 make landfall between the next three days across the points such as schools, Due to the recent rainfall in very high and many patients Without Skin `244 Narsapur and Visakhapatnam, state. The DGP urged all police community halls to attend to the Himayatsagar reservoir recovering in hospitals any eventuality. On Monday, the catchment area, the floodwater Broiler at Farm `148 close to Kakinada early on commissioners to be vigilant. including specially-created October 13. Under its influ- He said that all the police offi- highest rainfall of 59.5 mm was level in the reservoir reached facilities rendering services ence, enhanced rainfall activ- cers should be on duty for 24 recorded at Uppal, followed by 1,762.00 feet (2.603 tmc ft). like oxygen supply, EGG ity is expected across Telangana hours to ensure that no incon- 56 mm at Serilingampally. HMWSSB said, "According to Municipal Commissioner of RATES from Tuesday to Thursday. venience is caused to the pub- Average rainfall in GHMC limits the IMD, Telangana is likely to Mumbai I S Chahal instruct- `/100 As per TSDPS, State Average lic. The DGP asked the peo- was about 19.5mm as of 7 pm receive heavy rainfall in the next ed staff to bolster diesel sup- Rainfall on Monday was 13.4 ple of the state to Dial 100 on Monday. few days. As the floodgates of ply to last up to eight hours HYDERABAD 515 The EV&DM wing has alerted Himayatsagar Reservoir have VIJAYAWADA 529 mm against a normal of 3.7 wherever they encounter any and also scout for mobile mm. Medak, Kamareddy, difficulties. It was clarified that the monsoon emergency teams reached 1,763.00 feet, there is a diesel generator vans which VISAKHAPATNAM 522 Jagtial, Siddipet, Sangareddy all incoming calls mainly to and stationed them at possible possibility of raising the gates are used at film shoots as a RETAIL PRICE `5.28 and Jogulamba Gadwal dis- Dial 100 should be taken up inundation locations. As many anytime." standby. (IN HYDERABAD) tricts received very heavy rain- and resolved with priority.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | TUSEDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 hyderabad 03 Crooks cash in on e-KYC loopholes 1 more killed in wall collapse DURGA PRASAD SUNKU uments physically. In this e- KTR seeks evacuation of dilapilated buildings n HYDERABAD Through e-KYC KYC customer who wanted to option there is no open bank accounts had to do PNS n HYDERABAD Cyberabad cyber crime police need of a a live video call and submit the who are investigating the OLX documents digitally. Using the Following two different inci- fraud case found 23 bank customer to go to loop holes the accused opened dents of wall collapse killing accounts with one of the bank and submit bank accounts on different three persons over the past two accused involved in the documents names and used them for days, Municipal Administr- offences. The police have cheating public, said police ation and Urban Development issued notices to respective officer. Minister KT Rama Rao direct- banks regarding how they Ravinder Reddy who is inves- Meanwhile, Cyberabad ed the Greater Hyderabad opened the accounts with tigating the case. cyber crime police sought the Municipal Corporation improper KYC details. E-KYC became quite popu- ten days custody of (GHMC) officials to issue Special team of Cyberabad lar during the lockdown as accused."Our primary focus notices and evacuate those police who nabbed OLX fraud- people fear to step out in wake will be about money trail like living in dilapidated buildings sters in Rajasthan and brought Information Technology and would be a 'game changer' had of Covid. The banking indus- where are they investing the to avoid loss of life. them on transit warrant came well educated senior citizens. really come handy for the try promoted e-KYC as the money or saving it. Further, A seven-year-old girl died across different fascinated Secondly, their expertise in fraudsters. solution for the customer to how they managed to get hands when the wall of a house col- things during their preliminary usage of technology. The "We have sent notice to two open bank accounts and other on hundreds of fraud SIM lapsed at Chikkadpally on field work and investigation. accused used the e-KYC to banks in which these 23 banking transactions during cards and bank accounts. How Monday. Firstly, the accused persons open scores of bank accounts accounts were opened asking Covid. are they planning the frauds The victim, Jayasree, 7, lived who were school dropouts which were used to dump to furnish the discrepancies Through e-KYC option and cheating the gullible pub- along with her parents and sib- were able to cheat the persons cheated money. The banking which led to opening fraudu- there is no need of a customer lic," shared Investigation offi- lings at Sanjaynagar in who are professionals in sector which had presumed it lent bank accounts," said M to go to bank and submit doc- cer. Chikkadpally and according to The police have booked a dilapidated buildings but old the police, the family had case and shifted the body of the compound walls and retaining recently started demolishing child to the Osmania Hospital walls of cellars adjoining open their old house to construct a mortuary. lands. He said, "The people new house. However, a small Likewise on Sunday, residing adjoining the old walls Minister to monitor Transport workers protest, portion of the house was yet to Parveen Begum, 42, and Anees and retaining walls shall be be demolished. Begum, 18, were killed in advised to vacate immediate- On Monday morning, Hussain Alam area after a ly to safeguard their lives." Jayasree along with her moth- house collapsed in old city. In Excavation of cellars is not attendance of docs demand support from govt er Vijaya Laxmi and sibling total as many as seven persons allowed in the city. PNS n HYDERABAD report every morning at 11 am Divya were removing the were injured over the past two Commissioner said, "In case to DME office, which will be PNS n HYDERABAD debris in the compound when days. Minister KT Rama Rao of already dug cellar and work Health Minister Eatala later sent to office of Health Associations a portion of the wall collapsed directed Assistant City in progress check safety of sur- Rajender will be monitoring Minister Eatala Rajender. The transport workers in share that other on them. All three sustained Planners and Town Planning rounding buildings and ensure the attendance of the doctors To ensure strict compliance Telangana have been protest- injuries and were rushed to a Staff to be on high alert due to that all standard safety precau- in all Non-Covid government of removal of quarantine ing for some time for the state states are paying private hospital where doctors incessant rains. tionary measures such as soil hospitals. instructions, daily attendance government to help them minimum wages pronounced Jayasree dead GHMC Commissioner D S strengthening, construction of Director of Medical of doctors is being sought by financially. However, seeing to labours of while two others are undergo- Lokesh Kumar on Monday retaining hall, barricading Education instructed the hos- the Health Minister. As per the that they weren't aided, they ing treatment for injuries, the instructed the officials to pay around the land, etc., are taken pital authorities that a xerox Superintendent of Osmania now are demanding minimum various categories Chikkadpally police said. special attention to not only immediately". copy of attendance register Hospital Dr B Nagender, “All wages to be paid every month including transport should be submitted to the the doctors should endorse to all the workers, despite no workers office of the Health Minister. their signature in the atten- work. All non-covid teaching hos- dance register before 9.30 am Manchireddy Rajender 5-yr-old boy pitals in the state that resumed or the forwarded copy of daily Reddy, Telangana Lorry giving up to Rs 15,000 every ing it to their notice, the gov- their regular OP and elective attendance will mismatch with Association President said, month as minimum wages, so ernment hasn't helped us at all. riding pillion treatments were told to submit sent copies to the office of "We have been asking the gov- why can't the government." However, it's necessary that the doctors daily attendance Health Minister.” ernment to help us for so long The other associations also government listens to us now. now, however they haven't share that several other states We need some amount to keep dies as truck been able to. We are now already are paying minimum us afloat. The government can CITY LIGHTS demanding minimum wage. If, wages to labours of various cat- decide the amount that they hits scooter like other employees, the trans- egories. think a family needs to survive PNS n HYDERABAD port workers too had some Shaik Salauddin, the State and share that with us. We City Police Commissioner money every month during President of Telangana Four have already talked about EPF A five-year-old boy was killed the pandemic they wouldn't be Wheeler Drivers' Association facility. The drivers of after he fell off a scooter on asks SHOs to stay on alert knee deep in debts. We really shares, "Lakhs of people didn't Telangana are in need of help which he was pillion riding, ity Police Commissioner Anjani hope the government listens to earn a rupee for months in and the government should after a mini delivery truck us. The private employers are Telangana. And despite bring- support us." rammed the scooter from CKumar has asked all the SHOs/ACPs to be on alert in view of behind at Tarnaka under Osmania University police the heavy rains expected in the city in Three from Nepal the next 72 hours. Anjani Kumar station limits on Monday asked officials to be alert, especially Cricket betting afternoon. at low-lying areas along the Musi The deceased was identi- River, Tank Bund, Mir Alam and other racket busted, held for dacoities fied as Sheik Omar, 5, a res- ident of Moulali. areas where inundation issues are n reported usually. He asked the SHOs 7 bookies held PNS HYDERABAD the other accused, involved in According to the police, to monitor the rainfall and alert the the two dacoity cases report- Sheik Omar along with his n authorities concerned to minimize inconvenience to citizens and also PNS HYDERABAD Three people from Nepal ed in the first week of October, relative Md Yousuf, 26, was asked all senior officers to coordinate with the local municipal, including a woman, part of a are absconding, police said on the way to Chaderghat to revenue, irrigation and other department officials in shifting people to The Special Operation Team nine-member gang which was According to police, the his relative's residence. When function halls and other temporary shelters wherever needed. Senior (SOT) of Madhapur along allegedly involved in two gang leader identifies people, the vehicle reached Tanaka traffic officials were asked to ensure hassle free flow of traffic on with Rajasthan Anti- dacoity cases here, have been who are from nearby villages and was taking a U turn, a important routes wherever possible. The situation is being monitored Terrorism Squad (ATS) bust- arrested, police said on in Nepal and working in cities mini delivery truck which from the command and control center and necessary instructions are ed a cricket betting racket and Monday. like Hyderabad, Bengaluru was behind them rammed being issued to the ground level officials. arrested seven bookies in the The Telangana Police in and Mumbai as housemaids the scooter. city on Sunday night, the coordination with Uttar and servants and lures them Subsequently, the five- police said on Monday. Pradesh Police, Uttarakhand into committing crimes. year-old Sheik Omar fell The arrested persons were Police and Sashastra Seema As part of the plan, the gang down on the road due to GHMC receives over 1,000 rain Nehru Zoo park identified as Ashok Kumar Bal arrested the trio including leader gives them (house- impact and sustained griev- Chalani, Ganesh Malchalani, gang leader Netra Bahadur maids) sleeping pills to be ous head injury. The boy related grievances in four days Pankaj Seth, Surendhar Shahi from the India-Nepal mixed in their owners food was rushed to Gandhi ‘in good shape’ Chalani, Beraram Purohith, border and from here, they and beverages and once they Hospital where he was yderabad has been all hailing from Rajasthan said. fall unconscious, the maids call declared brought dead by Hreeling under heavy PNS n HYDERABAD and Manoj Pasman from Police recovered Rs 5.2 lakh his team members over the duty doctors. rainfall over the past The heavy rain fall Bihar. and gold ornaments weighing mobile. Based on the complaint four days. Since 9 It has been a week since the in the city has also After receiving credible about 300 grams, collectively The other team members from the victim's family October, the Greater Nehru Zoological Park in information, the police offi- worth Rs 20 lakh from their enter the premises and com- members, Osmania Hyderabad Municipal Hyderabad opened its doors affected the cials raided a flat in Blossom possession, Cyberabad mit theft of valuables like University Police booked case Corporation (GHMC) again for common public and number if people Chamber Apartment in Commissioner of Police VC gold, cash and they flee to and took the accused driver received 1,275 rain looks like people were waiting visiting the zoo Indira Nagar and arrested all Sajjanar said. A driver and a Nepal through different identified as N Shiva into cus- related grievances from for this retreat. the accused on Sunday night. woman cook, who are among routes, police added. tody. citizen until 12 October "Although, there is not as According to the police, 5 pm. Majority of the complaints were related to drainage over flow many people as there used to The heavy rain fall in the the main accused Ashok while 299 were water logging complaints. On Tuesday alone, 211 be, we still had at least 1000 city recently has also affected Kumar was involved in online complaints were related to drainage overflow. Nearly 69 complaints footfall daily and about 2000 the number if people coming cricket betting and used to were related to road repairs. About 64 complaints were related to over the weekend. We expect in the Zoo. Kshitija said, "The collect money through agents Body of newborn girl found in nala fallen trees or branches. a steady increase," shares Zoo's bigger problem is that there is from Rajasthan, Bangalore, curator N Kshitija, adding, a water logging in the safari Mumbai, Delhi and PNS n HYDERABAD culvert between Shubodaya "However I have to add that area. We had closed it for Hyderabad. colony and Laxmi Narsimha this is approximately one- cleaning anyway. But the water Meanwhile, the Central A body of newborn girl was Colony near Kapra. fourth of the people who used for nalas has entered the Zone Task Force team bust- spotted in a nala near the The police said that the to come daily before the Covid grounds and is a bit of a trou- ed a cricket betting racket and Kapra lake on the outskirts of child might have been killed Kavitha enters state pandemic." ble. Apart from that, every- arrested two persons. Acting the city on Monday morning. because it was born out of an While the Zoo is open for thing is fine." on a tip off, the police team The police said that the child, illicit affair or the parents did the visitors, closed areas with- Recently, the Zoological raided AN National Travels whose umbilical cord was still not want a girl child. A case politics with a bang in its premises including rep- Park has called citizens to near Nampally railway station intact, could have been thrown under Section 318 of the IPC tile house, aquarium and the adopt an animal. Talking and caught Mohammed Silar into the nala a couple of days has been registered at the Continued from Page 1 Reddy has reportedly offered Natural History Museum has- about the initiative, Kshitija Baba, 27 and Syed Sajeed, 27, ago and the body surfaced after noticed the child's body float- Kushaiguda police station. The to quit to balance caste and n't been opened due to safety adds, "We have received bril- both residents of Habee-bna- the increased water level from ing in a corner of the nala and police are verifying CCTV Subhash Reddy of the district equations in the reasons. The Zoo authorities liant responses. In fact 15 of gar, who were allegedly the continuous rains subsided. alerted the police. cameras for clues and are also Congress secured a meagre 29 Cabinet to make way for are also making sure that they our 27 animals have been organising cricket betting on According to the police offi- Police said that the nala inquiring in the surrounding votes, while 10 votes were Kavitha. have volunteers watching over already adopted. The tigers the ongoing IPL matches and cials at the Kushaiguda police travels from the Kapra lake to residential areas for details of rejected. The erstwhile Nizamabad the crowd to not form a group have taken the cake as they are collecting money from pun- station, under whose jurisdic- Nagaram lake near Keesara. pregnant women or women The Electoral College for district is represented by and keep moving. a hit among the children.” ters in the city. tion the nala falls, a passerby The body was found near a who had recently given birth. the seat comprised represen- Speaker Pocharam Srinivas tatives of local bodies in undi- Reddy and Prashanth Reddy, vided Nizamabad district. both from Reddy community They include MPTCs, ZPTCs, and accommodating one more councillors, corporators and person from the forward Arthritis patients suffering due to fewer rheumatologists ex-officio members. castes from the same district The original strength of in the form of Kavitha would PNS n HYDERABAD rheumatology to cater to our ly 100 million people in India. women in the 30-60 years age TRS in the local bodies is 494, be difficult. needs. National Medical Arthritis is a group of dis- band, autoimmune ailments followed by Congress with It may be mentioned here India needs more than 20,000 Council (NMC) should take eases, which cause inflamma- occur due to changes in the 140 members, BJP 84, AIMIM that Kavitha's tenure to the rheumatologists as lakhs of necessary steps to increase tion of the joints. It can affect genetic or hormonal imbal- 28, independents 66 and oth- Council would be only for 15 patients are suffering due to rheumatology training centres one joint or multiple joints. ances. And to control the prob- ers 12. months -- till January, 2022 - non-availability of rheumatol- in India. NMC should allow There are more than 100 differ- lem, it is important to keep TRS leaders and cadre broke - as it was a bypoll. ogy services in most of the hos- more postdoctoral (post MD) ent types of arthritis, with dif- weight under check, avoid into celebrations even before TRS insiders rule out the pitals and thousands dying rheumatology fellowship pro- ferent causes and treatment Vitamin-D deficiency, get treat- the formal announcement of possibility of a Cabinet reshuf- due to delayed diagnosis and grammes across India in all methods. The most common ed for PCOD problems (if the result. fle before completion of all lack of proper treatment facil- teaching hospitals," said Dr V. types are Osteoarthritis, Rheu- any), and stay safe if prone to Kavitha's grand victory has polls in Telangana by March ities across the country, said Sarath Chandra Mouli, matoid Arthritis, Systemic respiratory problems," said Dr triggered a debate in the TRS 2021, which include GHMC, experts on the occasion of Consultant Rheumatologist, Lupus Erythematosus or Srujana, Rheumatologist, of her inclusion in the KCR MLC and Warangal, World Arthritis Day. KIMS Hospitals. Spondyloarthritis and Gout. Medicover Hospitals. Cabinet anytime soon. Khammam municipal corpo- The country has only about He said the NMC will have "Human immune system Dr Sarath Chandra Mouli However, the Cabinet has rations. 800 rheumatologists against to ensure training on a large normally fights infections and believes that the situation can already reached the threshold The by-elections were man- the requirement of more than scale as by merely allowing 100 provides protection to us. And be improved by better educat- and a Minister has to step dated following disqualifica- 20,000. teaching hospitals to have two when this system gets dis- ing general practitioners, by down to pave way for Kavitha's tion of the sitting TRS MLC R "There are only a few fellows per hospital per year, it first observed in 1996. It was rheumatic and musculoskele- turbed, the white blood cells also making patients aware of entry. Bhoopathi Reddy who defect- rheumatology teaching cen- will take 100 years to train started by Arthritis and tal diseases. Arthritis affects damage our ability to fight relevant symptoms and by Party sources said R&B ed to Congress before 2018 tres. We need more DM, DNB 20,000 rheumatologists. Rheumatism International to approximately 350 million peo- autoimmune ailments like increasing the number of minister Vemula Prashanth Assembly polls. and fellowship programmes in World Arthritis Day was increase global awareness about ple worldwide, including near- arthritis. Seen mostly among trained rheumatologists. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 hyderabad 04 TRS' ‘Operation Akarsh’ stumps Congress

K VENKATESHWARLU n HYDERABAD Harish takes a dig at Uttam Leaders from Opposition par- ties are making beeline to join the ruling TRS in Dubbak. On PNS n HYDERABAD If Uttam can Monday, Congress party Congress demands senior leader Maddula Finance Minister T Harish Rao on ensure victory Nageshwar Reddy, who unsuc- Monday took a dig at TPCC Chief of Dubbak cessfully contested from N Uttam Kumar Reddy and asked Dubbak constituency in 2018, the latter to reveal if he can candidate, why survey of OBC voters joined the ruling party in ensure the victory of Congress he failed in his presence of Finance Minister candidate in Dubbak when he own Huzurnagar PNS n HYDERABAD AICC spokesperson T Harish Rao at Telangana himself failed in his own Bhavan. Earlier this week, two constituency, Huzurnagar. constituency, AICC spokesperson and senior Dasoju Sravan key leaders of the Congress - The people of Dubbak will give Harish Rao Congress leader Dr Dasoju demanded for a befitting reply to the Congress. Venkata Narasimha Redddy asked TPCC Sravan warned Chief Minister conducting OBCs and Manohar Rao - from the "What happened in Huzurnagar K Chandrashekar Rao of census through BC constituency along with over will repeat in Dubbak," said the chief Uttam severe backlash from OBCs, if 2,000 followers joined the Finance MInister T Harish Rao welcoming Congress leaders into the TRS fold at Telangana Bhavan on Monday Finance Minister. He suggested government does not conduct Co-operative TRS. the Congress party leaders to caste census to ascertain OBCs Finance Following this, Congress some leaders are seriously introspect themselves as to why Finding fault with CLP leader population and provide reser- deployed its army in the con- Earlier this week, two key leaders of participating in the campaign the Congress leaders are leaving Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for vations accordingly in the Corporation and stituency. Telangana state the Congress - Venkata Narasimha but all are not with the same the party. "Now there are no local stating that the Congress would upcoming Municipal also implementing Congress Affairs in-charge vigor. This will cost the party leaders in the Congress in obstruct the Pharma City, Harish Corporations elections. OBCs Redddy and Manohar Rao - from the said that the youth are waiting for Manickam Tagore directed the interests in case the party Dubbak," he said. Stating that the TRS govern- categorisation party leaders and activists to Dubbak constituency along with won't change its strategy, he "The Congress leaders will be Pharma City expecting jobs in it. ment has been betraying strive hard for the victory of opined. shocked after opening the ballot "The Congress leaders have OBCs through political trick- the party candidate by staying over 2,000 followers joined the He further said that the boxes on the result day. The stated that they will obstruct ery, Dasoju Sravan demanded in the constituency and ruling TRS party party leaders from all over the Congress and BJP leaders are Kaleswaram project and filed for conducting OBCs census appointed village wise in- state are camping in Dubbak Tigers only before the mikes. We cases in the past. The Congress through BC Co-operative Court in the morning and charges. He further directed but they are failing to partici- are ready to explain to the people didn't give drinking water to the Finance Corporation and also withdrawing it in the evening. the party leaders to stay in the the ruling TRS. Harish Rao, The leaders of the Congress pate in campaign along with the work we have done. Is BJP people. The people are saying 'no' implementing OBCs categori- As a result, OBCs have lost Dubbak till the election. who was successfully in con- say that the party senior lead- the local leaders. However, the and Congress ready as what they to the Congress, which says no to sation even in elections alike opportunities in Panchayath However, the party is failing tinuing his operation 'akarsh', ers, including TPCC chief N ruling TRS leadership is in full have done?," he questioned. all works taken up by the TRS in education and employment Raj elections. Telangana to protect its local leadership has stated that the Congress Uttam Kumar Reddy are not 'josh' with the local flavour. While inducting Maddula government," he said. He said spheres. Government is once again in Dubbak. The leaders, who party has no leaders left in seriously participating in the However, the ruling party is Nageshwar Reddy into the party that the TRS government “TRS government is betray- trying to deceive OBCs in expected party ticket, Dubbaka now. Harish Rao is campaign. More so, they are not leaving any chance to the at Telangana Bhavan on Monday, provided drinking water to ing OBCs through political Municipal Corporations elec- Komatireddy Venkata back to back shocks to the participating in the campaign opposition parties and doing Harish said that Nageshwar Dubbak and asked the people to trickery. In the Panchayat Raj tions and called for a Special Narsimha Reddy, Bumpally opposition Congress by without strategies, which suit all sorts of efforts to attract the Reddy stood in second place in think as to who is supplying Act brought out in 2018, the Assembly Session to make Manohar Rao, Bangaraiah and inducting party senior leaders the local conditions. One of voters and leaders from oppo- 2018 elections in Dubbak while drinking water to every government announced 34 amendments to GHMC Act. several others already joined from the constituency. the party leaders said that sition parties. contesting from Congress party. household. per cent reservations for OBCs But now we are warning Chief to woo them. But the same Minister K Chandrashekar government has obstructed Rao that, OBCs we will launch the implementation of these a mass agitation against TRS reservations in the Panchayath Government, if it goes ahead In Dubbak, Opposition banks on targeting Harish Rao Raj elections by adopting sly to conduct Municipal tactics. A Gopal Reddy, a TRS Corporation elections without PNS n HYDERABAD Congress leaders who are constituency remained backward. characteristic style. He is and cadres. Harish Rao has been leader, approached the High taking up OBC voters survey campaigning in Dubbak. The Congress took electoral intensifying campaign with the highlighting provision of drinking Court against 34 per cent and categorisation," said The Congress and BJP are In 2018 elections, Harish Rao victory in Dubbak as a matter of help of local MP Prabhakar Reddy water to Dubbak through Mission reservations for OBCs, saying Sravan, speaking at Gandhi targeting Finance Minister T Harish campaigned vigorously in prestige and all crucial leaders of and TRS leaders in undivided Bhagiradha, pension to beedi that it will breach 50 percent Bhavan in Hyderabad on Rao instead of targeting TRS constituencies claimed to the the party have been camping in Medak district. He wooed workers, handloom weavers, Rytu cap on reservations rule. The Monday. candidate Sujata in Dubbak since strongholds of the Congress. In the constituency. Congress party ticket aspirants Bandhu, Rytu Bima schemes, Telangana Government Earlier in the day, senior the former is the sole and whole in Huzurnagar elections too, crucial Former Minister Peddi Reddy Manohar Rao, Venkat Narsimha Asara pensions, Kalyana Lakshmi announced that it will Congress leader Dr Dasoju the constituency. Targeting Harish TRS leaders campaigned in the has been campaigning for the BJP Reddy and Chindam Raju Kumar and other schemes. He was also approach the Supreme Court Sravan released a letter written Rao is the campaign style adopted constituency to defeat the candidate. The top BJP leaders in to the TRS and dealt a blow to the critical of the Congress regime to ensure 34 per cent reserva- to Chief Minister K by TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Congress candidate. Going by Raghunandan Rao, former the state and at national level have Congress. Harish Rao has been which saw people suffering due to tions and cheated OBCs. The Chandrashekar Rao request- Reddy, MPs Revanth Reddy and these, the Congress is of the view minister Peddi Reddy in his been proceeding to Dubbak to busy holding meetings with youth various problems and anti-farmer TRS government misled OBCs ing Government to conduct Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, to target Harish Rao to defeat the campaign. The BJP candidate has campaign on behalf of association and taking part in bike policies of the BJP government. OBCs voters survey and cate- been questioning Harish Rao what and had done a huge disser- Congress working president Mallu TRS. Harish Rao has been Raghunandan. But Harish Rao has rallies. He has been holding review He has been appealing to voters to vice to them, by filing Special gorisation of BCs. Bhatti Vikramarka and other targeting BJP candidate did he do to develop the Dubbak been drawing up strategy his meetings with the party leaders give their vote to the TRS. constituency since the Leave Petition in Supreme Revanth invites Thota SIGHT TO BEHOLD Cong prepares action plan for Kamalakar to join Congress Dubbak by-poll PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD on the part of BJP to give tick- et to the leaders who commit- Telanganga Congress Affairs TPCC working president and ted mistakes by suspending the in-charge Manickam Tagore Malkajgiri MP A Revanth leader strived hard for the on Monday asked the booth- Reddy on Monday held discus- sake of the party," he said. level in charges to prepare an sions with Kisan Morcha state It may be recalled that the action plan to get at least 400 vice-president Tota Kamalakar state BJP has suspended Thota votes in each booth in Reddy, who was recently Kamalakar Reddy from the Dubbak by-election. expelled from the BJP. party when the latter launched “Late Cheruku Muthyam It is learnt that Revanth a scathing attack on the party Reddy won the seat in 2009 Reddy assured Kamalakar Revanth said that Kamalakar leadership for giving Dubbak from Congress party and in Reddy that the latter will have Reddy worked in the BJP with ticket to M Raghunandan Rao. the same manner, the party a bright future in the Congress commitment. He stood on top On the other hand, Revanth should win big in upcoming party. On Monday, in in a waging fight against the also questioned the TRS lead- by election,” he said. Mirudoddi mandal, Revanth TRS. ership to reveal as to why the Participating in a review Reddy, along with mandal in- "It is atrocious on part of BJP party didn't give Cabinet berth meeting in Dubbak late on charges met Kamalakar Reddy to give ticket to M to Ramalinga Reddy though he Monday night, Tagore asked at his residence and invited Raghunandan Rao, who lost was elected four times. He said the party leaders and cadre to him to join the Congress party. three elections consecutively. that Dubbak bye-elections TRS Renovation works at Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadadri going on strive hard to attract the vot- Revanth Reddy said that The Congress party needs in-charge and Finance at brisk pace. Rajya Sabha member J Santosh Kumar tweeted few glimpses of the ers. TPCC chief N Uttam Kamalakar Reddy also agreed young leaders like Kamalakar Minister T Harish Rao's con- works. “Captivating Yadadri getting ready!! Few shots by me,” he tweeted along Kumar Reddy said that party to join after due consultation Reddy. As part of it, I came to dition in the TRS party is with the pictures. candidate Cheruku Srinivas with his colleagues,. invite Kamalakar Reddy to similar to Tahasildar in the Reddy will file his nomina- Speaking to the media, join Congress. It is atrocious TRS government. tion on October 15. Plasma Donors Assn expands base MLC ELECTIONS PNS n HYDERABAD TPDA and he would be the patients. He said that plas- Will TRS back Nageshwar to defeat BJP? incharge of the TPDA oper- ma has been proved to be Telangana Plasma Donors ations in Warangal and the one of the best treat- PNS n HYDERABAD case TRS extends its support Association has extended Hanamkonda. ment methods to treat the to Prof Nageshwar as rumors its services to Warangal He said Srinivas would patients. CPM state secretary Thammin already spread in this regard. city. Telangana Plasma coordinate with patients He said they have been eni Veerabhadram's remarks "Kondandaram made it Donors Associa tion pres- who require plasma and planning to extend the against TJS indicate that the clear that TJS's main oppo- ident Gudur Naraya na also with hospitals. He TPDA services in ruling TRS may support Prof nent is TRS and not BJP Reddy said that keeping said that as per World Khammam and K Nageshwar, independent when we sought their sup- the demand for plasma in Health Organisation spread Karimnagar soon. He said candidate from Hyderabad- port. We asked Kodandaram Warangal and of Corona would continue that through TPDA so far Rangareddy-Mahbubnagar to reveal as to whom TJS Hanumakonda cities, they He informed that EV for few more months and they have provided plasma graduate MLC constituency, to would extend its support have decided to extend the Srinivas has been appoint- no dependable medicine is to one thousand defeat BJP candidate. among BJP and Nageshwar in services. ed as vice president of available to treat the Coronavirus patients. Thammineni on Monday case TRS extends its support revealed that TJS chief Prof M Left to extend support to to the latter. Then Kodandaram is not ready to Kodandaram made it clear extend its support to Prof K Nageshwar, B Jayasarathi that TJS's main opponent is Nageshwar if TRS backs the TRS only. Even he didn't Chicken, eggs turn costlier in TS latter to defeat BJP's sitting PNS n HYDERABAD C) and CPI (ML-Liberation) have come to the meeting held on MLC N Ramchander Rao. announced their decision on Sunday. However, Left parties PNS n HYDERABAD According to chicken While announcing CPM's On the other hand, five Left Monday. Speaking on the main opponent is BJP. We decision of extending support parties have decided to extend occasion, the Left parties leaders will extend our full support Chickens don't fly high, but stall owners, people to the independent candidate their support to the CPI candidate have said that they seriously tried to independent candidate chicken prices do. Chicken Prof Nageshwar's in Hyde B Jayasarathi Reddy for to field single candidate from Prof Nageshwar and CPI can- prices, which were anchored have been regularly rabad-Rangareddy-Mahbu Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal opposition parties, however, Left didate Jayasarathi Reddy," he well below Rs 200 a kg, are consuming chicken bnagar graduate MLC con- graduate MLC constituency and Parties are fielding their candidates said. rocketing yet again. In a stituency and CPI candidate independent candidate Prof K due to lack of unanimity among Thammineni's statement month, the prices have twice or thrice a B Jayasarathi Reddy's candi- Nageshwar contesting from opposition parties. Chada Venkat clearly states that there is a increased by at least Rs 50 a kg. week now dature in Nalgonda- Hyderabad-Rangareddy- Reddy said that they tried to get scope that the TRS may Similarly, the cost of eggs Khammam-Warangal gradu- Mahbubnagar graduate MLC unanimity with TDP, TJS, extend its support to Prof has also increased. On Sunday, ate MLC constituency, along constituency. Telangana Inti Party and others, Nageshwar to defeat BJP can- a kg of chicken was sold at Rs pandemic. In retail market, with four other Left Parties, Left parties leaders -Chada however, they failed to get didate N Ramchander Rao, 260. This is attributed to the cost of an egg has Veerabhadram alleged that Venkat Reddy (CPI), Thammineni consensus in this regard. He called who is sitting MLC from increased consumption of increased from Rs 5 to Rs 6. they worked together along Veerabhadram (CPM), upon the graduates to enrol their Hyderabad-Rangareddy- chicken and eggs by people to The Telangana Poultry with Kodand aram, Cheruku Janakiramulu (RSP), Prasad votes to extend their support to Mahbubnagar graduate MLC improve their immunity people have been regularly the sale of fish and meat has Federation state president Sudhakar and TDP over (Forward Block) , Murahari (SUCI- Left parties. constituency. Ramchander against Coronavirus. consuming chicken twice or increased and the sales Errabelli Pradeep Rao has demolition of secretariat Rao was elected as a Moreover, doctors have also thrice a week now. Prior to reached peak levels now. The commented that the increased issue. made it clear to Kodandaram port to Kodandaram. But Graduate Constituency MLC advised patients to consume Covid, these families used to daily of sales of eggs is put at consumption of chicken and The Left parties tried to that it will withdraw their Kodandaram said that the by defeating TRS candidate chicken and eggs. The owners have chicken only once in a 2 crore as against 1.80 lakh eggs would be a temporary work unitedly even in MLC candidate in case the TJS will not extend its sup- Devi Prasad in the last elec- of chicken outlets say that the week. Besides chicken, eggs, prior to the outbreak of the phenomenon. elections. Even the CPI also Congress extends its sup- port to Prof Nageshwar in tions. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 nation 05 UP govt being ‘unethical', SC seeks Centre's reply on pleas challenging farm laws not doing its job: Rahul PNS n NEW DELHI K’taka govt The Supreme Court Monday PNS n NEW DELHI started attacking the family. sought the Centre's response "It is not the government's failed to contain on a batch of petitions chal- Stepping up their attack on the job to help and protect the lenging the constitutional Uttar Pradesh government perpetrators of the crime Covid spread, validity of the newly enacted over the Hathras case, Con but send them to jail and three contentious farm laws. gress leaders Rahul Gan dhi help the victim get justice. A bench headed by Chief and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on The Uttar Pradesh govern- says Congress Justice S A Bobde, in a hear- Monday accused it of being ment is not doing its job and PNS n BENGALURU ing conducted via video con- insensitive and unethical, and that is why I am being ferencing, issued notice to the said authorities are indulging stopped," he said in a near- The Congress in Karnataka on central government and sought in victim-blaming instead of ly two-minute video attached Monday claimed Chief its reply within four weeks. putting criminals in jail. with his tweet. Minister B S Yediyurappa The bench expressed sur- The bench expressed surprised on A 19-year-old Dalit woman The video clip also shows reshuffling his cabinet by prised on seeing a battery of from Hathras district was footage of his visit to Hathras changing the Health Minister law officers, including seeing a battery of law officers, allegedly raped and attacked by and how he was stopped. is proof of the government's Attorney General K K including Attorney General K K four men, and she later suc- The government's attitude in the "I want to tell the govern- miserable failure in handling Venugopal and Solicitor Venugopal and Solicitor General Tushar cumbed to injuries at a Delhi Hathras incident is inhuman and ment to start doing its job of Covid. Minister B Sriramulu General Tushar Mehta, hospital. sending the criminals to jail was divested of the Health and appearing in the matter even Mehta, appearing in the matter even The Congress leaders also unethical. They are engaged in and protect the victims. This Family Welfare portfolio by before the issuance of the before the issuance of the notice launched a social media cam- protecting the criminals rather than is not the story of just one Yediyurappa today and it was notice. paign, urging people, espe- helping the victim's family, said Rahul woman, this is the story of allocated to Medical Education "AG, SG, ASG all appear in cially women, to speak up for lakhs of women in India. Minister K Sudhakar. "The a matter where there is no er from Rajya Sabha, Manoj (Promotion and Facilitation) the Hathras victim. Gandhi Lakhs of women are looking Cabinet Reshuffle done by cause of action...This in com- Jha and DMK Rajya Sabha MP Act, 2020 and The Essential "The government's attitude up to the government, which CM @BSYBJP is proof of this mon parlance is called an from Tamil Nadu, Tiruchi Commodities (Amendment) in the Hathras incident is is not doing its work," Rahul government's miserable failure 'overkill'," it said. Siva, and one by Rakesh Act 2020 -- took effect from inhuman and unethical. They to women all over the country," "I fail to understand, why was Gandhi said. in handling the Pandemic. Venugopal told the court Vaishnav of Chhattisgarh September 27 after President are engaged in protecting the he said in a tweet in Hindi, I stopped and not allowed to "We all need to exert The fact that the Health that the Centre would be fil- Kisan Congress. Ram Nath Kovid's assent. criminals rather than helping using the hashtag meet with the Hathras victim's pressure on the government Minister has been changed ing a consolidated reply to the The three laws -- Farmers' The petitions alleged that the victim's family," Rahul "SpeakUpForWomenSafety". family," he said. and help change the society, adds credence to our charge petitions. (Empowerment and Protec these laws would dismantle the Gandhi said. The former Congress pres- Rahul Gandhi alleged that because what is being done that this Govt's incompetency The bench, also comprising tion) Agreement of Price Agricultural Produce Market "Let us take one step towards ident said a few days ago, the moment he reached the to the mothers and daughters has led to massive loss of life Justices A S Bopanna and V Assurance and Farm Services Committee (APMC) system change, let us raise our voice before he could reach Hathras, victim's house and talked to in the country is grossly and livelihood," Shivakumar Ramasubramanian, was hear- Act, 2020; Farmers' Produce intended to ensure fair prices against the injustice being done he was stopped by authorities. her family, the government unjust," he also said. tweeted. ing pleas filed by RJD lawmak- Trade and Commerce for farm products. INDIA CORNER MP bypolls: Chouhan hits back Adhere to Richa, Payal get 2 days Woman held with 110 grams Covid norms, of smack worth Rs 10 lakh after Cong's 'nange-bhooke' jibe says Mamata to file consent terms 55-year-old woman was PNS n KOLKATA PNS n NEW DELHI arrested from north Delhi's PNS n BHOPAL that's why I understand their AMajnu Ka Tilla for allegedly pain. West Bengal Chief Minister The Bombay High Court on supplying drugs in the national A day after a Congress leader I am poor and, therefore, Mamata Banerjee said there Monday granted two days capital, police said on Monday. called him "nange bhooke ghar ensure poor children go to are instances of COVID-19 time to actor Richa Chadha A total of 110 gra ms of smack ka" (from a poverty stricken school by becoming their becoming air borne and the and aspiring actor Payal worth around Rs 10 lakh in the household) during a bypoll mama (as the CM is affection- community transmission of Ghosh to file 'consent terms' international market was campaign rally, Madhya ately called by supporters). I the contagion has started in for settling the dispute recovered from her possession, Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj am poor, therefore, I perform the state and urged people to between them with regard to they said. The accus ed has Singh Chouhan hit back on kanyadaan (giving away the strictly adhere to the regula- the defamation suit filed by court last week that his client been identified as Seema, a Monday claiming hailing from bride) of daughters of poor tions during the coming fes- Chadha against Ghosh. regrets the statement she resident of Aruna Nagar in Majnu Ka Tilla. She was previously a poor background allowed number ke udyogpati hai. families." tive season. Banerjee, who Last week, Chadha filed the made, and sought to withdraw involved in a culpable homicide case registered at Civil Lines police him to understand the pain of Shivraj ki tarah nange bhooke Addressing a rally in Guna, was speaking after a cabinet suit against Ghosh for making it and apologise. On Monday, station. Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Anto Alphonse said the deprived and downtrod- ghar ke nahi (Kamal Nath is a Chouhan lashed out at the meeting, said "I ask every- a "false, baseless, indecent and Chadhas lawyer Saveena Bedi they received a tip-off and apprehended the woman. During interro den. big industrialist. He is not Congress over the "nange body to follow the COVID- derogatory" statement against Sachar, however, told a single gation, she disclosed that she was in the business of selling drugs Addressing a rally on like Shivraj (Singh Chouhan) bhooke" remark and took a 19 safety protocols during the her and sought monetary bench of Justice A K Menon for the past few months. She used to purchase the drugs from a man Sunday in Rajpur in Ashok who is from a poverty-strick- swipe at Nath by stating "I festive season. There are compensation as damages. that the defendant (Ghosh), named Sanju, the DCP said. Further investigation is in progress and nagar, Congress farmers' cell en household)," Gurjar said in understand the pain of the instance of community trans- Ghosh, while levelling alle- after the court hearing last efforts are being made to get to the source from where drugs were leader Dinesh Gurjar high- the presence of the senior poor but an industrialist mission of COVID-19 and gations of rape against film- week, put up a post on her being supplied, police added. lighted Chouhan's humble ori- Congress leader who was state won't". The BJP and the also the contagion becoming maker Anurag Kashyap, had social media saying she would gins and that of "big industri- CM till March. Congress are in a bitter tussle air borne." State CS Alapan also dragged Chadha and two never apologise. Justice Menon alist" former chief minister Responding on Twitter, for 28 MP Assembly seats Bandopadhyay said measures other female actors into the then asked Satpute if Ghosh Kalyan Singh recovers from Kamal Nath. Chouhan said. "I am from a where bypolls are scheduled are being taken bring down controversy. Ghoshs lawyer was interested in settling the Covid, discharged from hospital "Kamal Nath desh ke doosre nange bhooke ghar ka, and for November 3. the cost of coronavirus tests. Nitin Satpute told the high matter with Chadha. ormer Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP Bihar minister Fleader Kalyan Singh has Dissent brewing in Tripura BJP over CM's leadership been discharged from a dies of Ghazi abad hospital after PNS n AGARTALA 25 of the 36 BJP rule" byDeb have ruined the appointments with Prime recovering from coron party in the state, which is Minister Narendra Modi and avirus, an official said on Schism within the ruling BJP MLAs now want a now"alienated from people, Home Minister Amit Shah. post-Covid Monday. Kalyan Singh was inTripura has come to the fore change, and a but lost ground could be "Neither the government nor admitted to Ghazi abad's with 12 dissident MLAs camp- proper reshuffling restored withthe delivery of the party is moving in the right complications Yashoda Super Speciality ing inNew Delhi to meet the good governance". direction. All the pre-poll PNS n PATNA Hospital on September 16 party's national president J P in the council of Sushanta Choudhury, for- promises, mentioned in thep- after he tested positive for the infection. He was shifted from Nadda andconvey to him about ministers, said a mer youth Congress presi- arty's Vision Document, were Bihar minister for backward Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences "bad governance" in the state, member of the dent,who had joined the BJP made to be fulfilled. and extremely backward class to the hospital near the Kaushambi Metro station here. The hospital's which, theysaid, could lead to before the last Assembly elec- Theseshould be reflected in welfare Vinod Kumar Singh Medical Superintendent, Dr Anuj Agarwal, told PTI that the BJP its downfall in the 2023 team tions heldin February 2018, action, but we are far away died on Monday at a hospi- leader tested negative for the infection on Saturday. Singh suffered Assemblyelections. told reporters here over the fromreality. We want to high- tal in Delhi due to post- from other health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, The team of legislators phone that theyare hopeful to light what is happening in the COVID 19 complications, Parkinson's disease, kidney and heart-related issues. Singh expres include former state health "Twenty-five of the 36 BJP good governance could be meet BJP's national president state,"Choudhury said. Sudip family sources said. He was sed gratitude towards the hospital staff for the treatment and said he minister Sudip Roy Barman, MLAs now want a change, delivered topeople," a member JP Nadda andother organisa- Roy Barman, former Tripura 55. He is survived by wife was happy after being acquitted in the Babri mosque demolition case. Asish Saha, Sushanta and a proper reshuffling in the of the team said on condition tional leaders to discuss on the Pradesh Congress Committee Nisha and two daughters. Choudhury,Ramprasad Pal council of ministers headed of anonymity. He also alleged currentsituation. He also said president, had joined the saf- Singh, a BJP MLA from and Diba Chandra Hrankhawl. byBiplab Kumar Deb so that that "poor leadership and mis- they have a plan to seek fron party in 2017. Pranpur constituency in Katihar district, had tested Nirbhay missile develops positive for COVID-19 on June 28 and subsequently technical snag during trial recovered. Kejriwal joins AAP Punjab Two LeT militants Shortly after, however, he he Nirbhay subsonic suffered a brain haemorrhage cruise missile, having a and had to be airlifted to a Trange of around 1,000 private hospital in Delhi, km, developed a technical unit protest at Jantar Mantar killed in encounter where he breathed his last. snag during a test firing on Mourning the demise of Monday at a facility in PNS n NEW DELHI with farmers in this fight and PNS n SRINAGAR ing specific inputs about the Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Odisha, forcing its developer as Delhi chief minister, I sup- presence of militants in the Nitish Kumar announced DRDO to abort the trial, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind port you in this protest." Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) area, a police official said. that he would be cremated official sources said.The Kejriwal participated in a Kejriwal said some parties militants, including a top The forces retaliated, ensu- with full state honours. missile was test-fired by the protest organised by Punjab are indulging in politics over Pakistani commander invol ing an encounter, the official "He was an efficient Defence Research and Dev elopment Organisation (DRDO) from an unit of Aam Aadmi Party and the three contentious farm ved in several recent attacks on said. Two militants were killed administrator and a popular integrated test range in Balasore in Odisha at around 10:30 AM. demanded a complete roll- laws. "When the bill was being security forces, were on in the gunfight, the official leader. I am personally pained "Minutes later, the missile developed a technical snag following which back of the three recently made a leader of the national Monday killed in an encounter said. DGP Dilbag Singh said by Singh's untimely demise. the trial process was aborted. The DRDO is analysing all the details," enacted central farm laws. party was present in the com- in Old Barzulla area here, one of the two killed militants His death has caused an said a source. The DRDO has already carried out several successful Addressing his party work- three laws. It is non-nego- mittee, and who congratulat- police said. was a Pakistani and a top com- irreparable loss to the states trials of the 'Nirb hay' missile since October 2014. The state-of-the- ers from Punjab at the Jantar tiable," he asserted, "Second, ed the BJP for making the law, Security forces launched a mander of the LeT named political spectrum and the art missile, which can be deployed from multiple platforms, has a Mantar agitation, Kejriwal said a law on MSP (Minimum and made sure that the bill got cordon and search operation Saifullah, who was involved in society," Kumar said. Sources speed less than that of sound (Mach 0.8). Powered by a solid rocket the AAP has a very clear Support Price) must be passed and when it was passed in Old Barzulla area of the city several recent attacks on secu- in the BJP said the party is motor booster developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory stance on the farm laws. "We brought in the country. The they are protesting. Are people here in the early hours of rity forces in and around likely to field Nisha Singh (ASL), the missile has an operational range of 1000 km, officials said. want a complete rollback of the whole of Delhi is standing stupid?" Kejriwal said. Monday morning after receiv- Srinagar. from Pranpur constituency. Khandu thanks Centre for Is Prashant Kishor helping Chirag Paswan? PNS n PATNA The BJP's refusal to death. There is no mention of Kumar, hours before the offi- developing infra in border states Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, cial announcement of his father With Chirag Paswan becoming act against Chirag the NDA's face in Bihar. and LJP chief Ram Vilas PNS n ITANAGAR said. Khandu virtually attend- Yomi, Tanchen Panga in West a strain on Bihar's ruling Paswan has deeply Bihar BJP leaders, facing Paswan's death on Thursday ed the dedication of 44 Siang, Ungu in Upper National Democratic Alliance relentless criticism from their evening. Though Prashant Arunachal Pradesh Chief bridges in several parts of the Subansiri, Siang in Siang and (NDA) in the run-up to this upset the Bihar Chief ally for not taking on Chirag Kishor has not been to Bihar, Minister Pema Khandu on country, including eight in Sigit in Upper Siang district, month's election, the BJP's Minister's JDU Paswan publicly, are pitching his home state, since February, Monday expressed gratitude to Arunachal Pradesh, by a communiqu said. damage control machinery has the idea that Prashant Kishor BJP leaders like Sushil Modi the Centre for developing Defence Minister Rajnath He hailed the Border pulled out the one name that is actively counselling him. have hinted that he is remote- modern infrastructure in bor- Singh. Singh also virtually Roads Organisation (BRO) has been credited with past They are busy looking for steering Chirag Paswan to get der states. laid the foundation stone for for starting work on the 450 election successes of both NDA and has pledged to fight the "PK" imprint on Chirag back at Nitish Kumar. Despite harsh conditions the Nechiphu Tunnel on the m D-shaped two-lane Prime Minister Narendra Modi Nitish Kumar in the polls, has out the blessing of the BJP lead- Paswan's moves so far. They The Chief Minister, who and unpredictable climate, BCT Road in West Kameng Nechiphu Tunnel which will and Nitish Kumar - poll strate- deeply upset the Bihar Chief ership. The latest provocation detect signs in the way he had made Prashant Kishor his engineers and workers of the district. Bridges were inaugu- bypass a portion of the BTC gist Prashant Kishor. Minister's JDU. from the Lok Janshakti Party cleared the names of all his poll deputy in 2018, sacked him in BRO toil day and night to rated at Yasong and Sarti in Road that remains foggy The BJP's refusal to act The JDU cannot believe that leader is his tweet thanking PM candidates and released a let- January after he publicly build roads and bridges and Anjaw district, Karteso Kong throughout the year, causing against Chirag Paswan, who is Chirag Paswan can get away Modi for his support after his ter to BJP president JP Nadda attacked him over a range of maintain the existing ones, he and Kangdang Sila in Shi- accidents. contesting separately from the with so many infractions with- father Ram Vilas Paswan's complaining about Nitish subjects. HYDERABAD | TUSEDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Betting on Taiwan India should stay just under the diplomatic threshold and engage more visibly with Taiwan, especially in economic ties, to keep China in check Consensus is vital n any other year, the Taiwanese National Day celebra- tions in India wouldn’t have assumed such political Had the Government chosen a Standing Committee scrutiny or even had a Iproportions had both nations not been at the receiv- ing end of China’s maximalist ambitions. So they need- dialogue with farmers, the opposition to farm laws could have been avoided ed to make a statement about standing by each other in the face of a shared geo-political threat. In a move laden with a message to China, posters of the event were put up outside the Chinese embassy by a ruling BJP member, though they were taken down later on the grounds of not having the required permission. But they had served their purpose. Similarly, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen thanked “dear friends in India” for send- ing wishes for the annual celebration, clearly intended to rile up China further after its embassy issued a “letter” to the Indian media to not cover Taiwan’s National Day as it would vio- late our “One China” policy. Not only that, she even mentioned the Ladakh standoff in her PRIYADARSHI DUTTA speech among many examples of Chinese expansionist tendencies in the region. What he new farm laws might China does not understand is that the Indian media is free to pursue its own policies inde- not be as disruptive as pendent of the official Government line and is not beholden to follow it. The “One China” their critics want us to believe. They are appar- policy means that the Government doesn’t have diplomatic ties with Taiwan, though both ently as logical and sides have trade offices which operate as de-facto embassies. Beyond the officialese, Taiwan Ttimely reforms as interventions like has always been building stronger economic and cultural associations with India. In fact, State procurement and notifying of Minimum Support Price (MSP) it is looking at India as a potential business destination as the US trade war with China had been in the mid-1960s. The has pushed its companies to look for newer markets. Besides, to counter China’s colo- ruling and Opposition parties are nial takeover of the economic and cultural space in south and southeast Asia with its Belt engaged in a wholly avoidable fracas, both refusing to view things and Road Initiative, Taiwan has set up its own southbound policy. This focusses on strength- in totality. The Opposition is ening ties in the areas of culture, tourism, education and trade with 18 southeast and south indulging in loathing and fear- Asian countries, with India being pitched as one of the pivotal collaborators. The new President mongering, reminiscent of the times when economic liberalisa- is pursuing this aggressively one-on-one with each nation. Trade between India and Taiwan tion was introduced in 1991. will likely touch $10 billion over the next few years and this has led to synergies across Paradoxically, it was the Congress’ sectors with consistent media coverage of the same. Little wonder then that the Ministry Government then. The party now is behaving differently when in the of External Affairs dismissed the Chinese embassy’s instructions, saying the “free” Indian Opposition. media would report “as it sees fit.” China must realise that the Indian media does not oper- The Government’s cavalier atti- ate by the rules and framework of its own Press, which is an extension counter for its pro- tude to the Opposition parties’ Central legislation. It was one of ernments in coalition in seven 1966). It had its origin in the neglected problem of agricul- paganda. And as a free medium in a democracy, India allows debates and discourse on stance is equally uncharitable. the key legislations enacted out of 11 provinces (under decline in wheat production, tural marketing. In pursuit of Motives have been imputed to their during the Green Revolution Government of India Act 1935). consecutively between 1962 to doubling the farmers’ income everything, including foreign policy, and allows even dissent. Besides, it has only to mea- decision. They are accused of hav- era. Still, one is reminded of how These included debt relief mea- 1964, and decline and margin- by 2022 (from the level of sure the coverage and importance that Chinese President Xi Jinping is given whenever he ing a vested interest in the the Atal Bihari Vajpayee sures, tenancy reforms and al recovery of rice production 2016), the Narendra Modi visits India. The Government may have to be vigilant about sensitivities and anxieties but Agricultural Produce Market Government approached the licencing and regulation of during the corresponding peri- Government formed a com- Committee (APMC)-run mandis, contentious subject of contract money lenders and so on. But od. This compelled the mittee led by Ashok Dalwai, the Indian media is well within its right to criticise China and give space to Taiwan. Even besides being friendly towards the farming. This was envisaged in separation from Burma (now Government to revisit its open IAS. The committee produced if China insists on “good faith”, it must realise that it has long broken that understanding middlemen who call the shots in the National Agriculture Policy Myanmar) from the Indian market policy for wheat and a 14-volume eminently read- with predatory moves in Ladakh and insisting on reclaiming border positions from 1959. those market yards. Ironically, on 2000. Instead of bringing a Union in 1937 stressed rice modest control on transport able report. Though the deci- the National Agriculture Market Central law, the Government in availability in India. and sale of rice. The severity of sion to “liberalise” the farm was And in a hostile environment, diplomatic niceties cannot be expected. Still India has never portal (eNAM), started by the 2003 circulated a Model India’s agricultural policy the food shortage could be not among its direct recom- subverted the rule of law so far despite Chinese provocations. present Government in 2016, there Agricultural Produce Marketing since Independence was aimed understood from the sheer mendations, one has to realise Meanwhile, Taiwan, too, has used its National Day to reassert its political and cultur- were no less than 83, 958 commis- (Regulation) Act to the States for at attaining food security. With number of speeches that Shastri that significant decisions are sion agents registered as on August adoption in 2003. The ensuing fragmented landholdings, inad- delivered on the subject as the always political rather than al identity and undercut its existence as tied to the mainland. It commemorates a 1911 31. Why is the Government pro- UPA-I Government continued equate electricity supply, pitiable Prime Minister. His Selected bureaucratic in nature. The uprising in the central Chinese city of Wuhan against the nation’s last imperial dynasty. moting middlemen here? the policy. Contract farming was irrigation facilities and poor Speeches, published by the farmers must have better alter- This led to the creation of the Republic of China, which leader Chiang Kai-shek then brought The fear that APMC-run man- included as an option in the acreage, production was insuf- Publications Division, Ministry natives for remunerative pric- dis would be abolished is largely National Farmers Policy (2007). ficient. To bridge the require- of I&B (1972) categorises a ing with legal safeguards. Even to Taiwan seven decades ago when he fled Beijing as the Communist Party took power. unfounded. The eNAM platform By August 2007, a total of 15 ment and availability of food total of 10 under “Food today, there is no legal restric- It is just about remembering a historical event but allows Taiwan to technically bypass any- can today boast of connecting States had brought amendments grains, India entered into an Problems.” tion on farmers selling his/her thing that would suggest total independence. Yet it allows it wiggle room to assert its his- about a 1,000 of them across 18 in the APMC (Regulation) Acts agreement with the US under The Shastri Government product in the open market. States and three Union Territories based on the model legislation. their Public Law 480 on August moved in towards a regime of What cripples the farmer, how- torical, political and cultural identity subtly. And leverage itself vis-a-vis China, which has (UT). However, the passage of the Why did the four Labour 29, 1956. It allowed India to greater regulation and control ever, is not merely the logisti- been breathing down on it by sending jets in the Taiwanese straits. As far as India is con- Bills was not preceded by any kind Codes, recently enacted, did not obtain wheat, rice, cotton, dairy on sale, purchase and move- cal problem but also the cerned, it can use its proximity to Taiwan more effectively and discomfort China just like of consensus-building. There was become a source of dispute products and tobacco in Indian ment of food grains. On January absence of a legal architecture no dialogue with the farmers’ despite the presence of contro- rupees. It could not, however, be 1, 1965, two new organisations to protect his/her interests. it does by using Pakistan against us. The first blow could be economic, by reducing depen- unions, State Governments or the versial provisions? This was denied that import of food were created, which became A single line in these Acts, dence on Chinese goods and moving to high quality Taiwanese products, particularly in Opposition parties. The laws were because the Codes, meant to grains, in excess of the market the hallmark of the like “notwithstanding anything the technology and electronic space. The Government has been overtly careful about rela- rushed through the Ordinance reduce 29 existing labour laws requirement, de-incentivised Government’s intervention in contained in the aforesaid sec- tions with Taipei for fear of a Chinese hitback. In return for increased Taiwanese invest- route on June 5. This starkly con- into four legislations, were vet- the farmer to produce more. the agricultural sector. These tions, no trade transactions trasts with the spirit of federalism ted by the department-related The production increased as the were Food Corporation of India should take place below the ment, it can widen its access to our markets and act as an enabler of Taiwan’s inclusion and the consensus model that Standing Committee of the Lok imports were brought down to (FCI) and Agricultural Prices notified MSP”, would have at all global commercial and strategic bodies and cooperation groups. This way it can have marked the implementation of Sabha. It was chaired by realistic levels around 1966. Commission (now Commission allayed the misgivings of the an ally in China’s immediate neighbourhood and use it as an irritant alongside the Quad the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Bhartruhari Mahtab of Biju However, the completion of for Agricultural Costs and farmers. A line in time could The matters concerned with agri- Janata Dal. The Government the Bhakra-Nangal Dam on Prices). The ambit of have saved the Government initiative with the US, Australia and Japan. That China is uneasy about the Indian attempt culture being under the State list in agreed to several suggestions of Beas-Sutlej (1963) was an Government procurement, from putting eight Cabinet to encircle it is evident from its mouthpiece Global Times, saying such closeness to Taiwan Schedule VII of the Constitution the committee. achievement of the Jawaharlal which was limited to a few edi- Ministers on ground (not would “only exasperate the already soured China-India ties.” In fact, India can very well called for Centre-State consensus. How justified is the claim that Nehru Government, which ble items in the beginning, now including the Agriculture and The legislative competence of previous governments had kept accelerated the advent of the extends to 23 items (in addition Farmer Welfare Minister use Taiwan and the Tibet question — by joining the US-led campaign on the latter — to Parliament to discuss a Bill on a the farmers in chains? Such a Green Revolution. to sugarcane). Narendra Singh Tomar) to con- force China into yielding some ground at the negotiating table. Intransigent though it might subject placed in the State list view stems from inadequate The current regime of MSP The developments since the vince agitating agriculturists. be, Beijing realises that it cannot risk open hostility with India in a post-pandemic world (Schedule VII of the Constitution) appreciation of facts. Definite and Government procurement Green Revolution (1967) have (The writer is an author and was questioned by some members. pro-farmer measures were taken is a legacy of the short-lived Lal led to the growth in acreage independent researcher based in where opinion is loaded heavily against it. Besides, India can stay just under the diplomat- However, we have precedence of by Indian National Congress Bahadur Shastri Government and food surplus situation. New Delhi. The views expressed ic threshold and niggle China. Instead of being muted, it can be visibly seen to heighten the Seeds Act, 1966, which is a since 1937 when it formed gov- (June 11, 1964 to January 10, Time is ripe for addressing the here are personal) its confabulations with Taiwan and Tibetan representatives, just about enough to pressure China. It is high time we tweak our status quoist positions. S O U N D BITE Like in Rajasthan, the attack on a In terms of addressing Whether you call them Farooq Roland Garros means temple priest in Gonda district by testing, tracing and Gandhi or Rahul Abdullah, everything to me. Twin feats the land mafia to grab the temple treatment, what the there's no difference between We've played plenty of land is shameful. Now, even the Trump administration the two. Both are the same, times together: one As ‘emperor of clay’, Rafael Nadal equals Roger Federer’s saints are not safe under the has offered is wholly totally same. Both are two day wins one, another feat while Lewis Hamilton equals that of Schumacher Government led by a saint. insufficient. sides of the same coin. day wins the other. he year 2020 will go down as a weird year in more BSP leader US House Speaker BJP spokesperson Tennis player ways than one. The finals of the French Open ten- —Mayawati —Nancy Pelosi —Sambit Patra —Rafael Nadal Tnis tournament and a Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Germany taking place on the same Sunday is far from L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR usual. Instead of huge crowds enjoying the long days of the northern European summer, the French Open and Control air pollution storm over the death of the vic- Protest is a salient feature of democracy tim and her hurried cremation by Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring saw a sparse scat- Sir — The air quality index the administration in the absence tering of spectators, even though that in itself was unthink- (AQI) in the capital remains he problem with the ruling by the Supreme Court of her family. The Opposition has able a month ago. But the few who attended saw his- “poor” as there has been a rise in on protests in public places vis-a-vis Shaheen Bagh even called for the CM’s resigna- the concentration of both PM10 Tis that it verges on a judicial certainty and might tion over the issue. The CBI has tory being made. In tennis, the man from Mallorca, Rafael and PM2.5 pollutants. According render democracy less vibrant. It is paradoxical that a already registered a case against Nadal, won his 13th title in Paris in the last 15 years, to the System of Air Quality and peaceful democratic protest that won wide approba- one of the accused, earlier regis- not only equalling Roger Federer’s record of 20 men’s Weather Forecasting And tion as an assertion of people’s power and as a tem- tered at Chandpa police station Research (SAFAR), PM10 pollu- plate for the conduct of the protesters and the right- in Hathras. This will be a chance singles Grand Slam tennis titles but also reaffirming his title as the “Emperor of the Clay tants are expected to reduce to ness of their cause was termed as an “encroachment” for the Centre to separate itself Court.” And the man he defeated, Novak Djokovic, is no slouch either, forming the third 238, a scale which falls under the and an “obstruction.” The site was only incidental to from the UP Government that arm of the tennis triumvirate. Since 2003’s Wimbledon Championship won by Federer till “moderate” category, during this the protest, its proximity to the protesters’ homes has been grossly mishandling the week while PM2.5 pollutants are explained its choice. The intention of the protesters was case. The CBI shouldn’t let the the tournament that just ended in Paris, these three men have won a simply astounding expected to reach 117, which falls bona fide, it was to persuade the Government to revis- State manipulate the findings and 57 of the 71 Grand Slams on offer. Yet, among them, only Nadal has made a champi- under the “poor” category. it a discriminatory law and not to block the thorough- ing democratic space for citizens to protest, laws have build a strong case based on facts onship truly his own. Federer has held the record for more than 11 years, from his Wimbledon SAFAR also estimated around fare. The inconvenience caused to commuters by “occu- to be enforced in a flexible manner. One of democra- and make sure that the victim 448 stubble-burning fires on pation” of a narrow part of a wide road (half of it was cy’s strength is its resilience to accommodate protests gets justice. 2009 win right after he broke Pete Sampras’ record of 14. And Nadal’s game rose to the October 10. However, due to the barricaded by the police) cannot be measured against and respond to them creatively. The apex court needs Bhagwan Thadani occasion as he excelled his own style and tactics and demonstrated a rare tautness. transport-level wind speed, the larger consequences of the amended law. to revisit India’s history and then decide if a designat- Mumbai Then there is Lewis Hamilton, a man who clearly dominates his sport by a country which is not so calm, the high On the face of it, the ruling looks acceptable as it ed area for protests really justifies its cause? accumulation of pollutants in guarantees the right to free movement, but it may, in G David Milton Strict punishment mile. On his way to equalling the legendary Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world Delhi is not happening. It is said effect, emasculate protests. When it comes to accord- Maruthancode titles at the Nurburgring, a race track close to the German driver’s hometown, he created that the impact of stubble fire is Sir — Angry with his wife for a record of 91 Formula 1 race wins. If the British driver keeps on racing in 2021, no one likely to reduce due to change in refusing to source money from wind direction. This comes as Farmers’ issue tions taking over “large swathes CBI takes up Hathras her parents, a 26-year-old man in will bet against him becoming the first man to win 100 Formula 1 races and setting a new good news as high pollution lev- of land”. The Opposition needs Ramamurthy Nagar, Bengaluru, record of world titles. Then there were heart-touching moments. Just as Federer had warm els coupled with the ongoing Sir — The Government had set to continue opposing the Acts Sir — The Central Bureau of has allegedly burnt her private words of encouragement for Nadal, Schumacher’s son, Mick, presented Hamilton with pandemic will be life-threaten- a target of doubling farmers’ and pressure the Centre for pro- Investigation ( CBI ) has taken parts. The police should take ing. The Government should income by the year 2022 but farmer reforms that include the over the investigation of the strict action against the culprit one of his father’s helmets. Had he been well, Schumacher would have himself been there. take strict measures to ensure given the economic state of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) gang-rape and murder case of the and the victim needs to be given Like Nadal, Hamilton has others nipping at his heels. Unlike Nadal, he has no other per- the AQI level doesn’t increase. country, this won’t be possible guarantee. Farmers should be 19-year-old Dalit woman of security. son with whom he needs to share the greatness in his generation. Of course, one can Also, as the festive season any time soon. Adding to it, the free from exploitation not only Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. The MN Qasmi approaches, a blanket ban on fire three farm Acts that were recent- by intermediaries but also by cor- agency’s move came almost eight Kolkata argue that tennis is a sport where the quality of the equipment does not make such a great crackers should be announced. ly passed by Parliament would porate giants. days after UP Chief Minister Yogi difference but Hamilton is at another level. The world might have lost a great summer of Nihal Raj lead to farmers being “reduced to Abdussalam Adityanath recommended a CBI Send your feedback to: sport in 2020 but we are in for a fantastic autumn of sports. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Feminine but POINTCOUNTERPOINT A LOT HAS BEEN GOING ON, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A LOT THERE CAN BE MANY REASONS FOR DEPRESSION BUT not weak TO SAY. THINGS ARE CONFUSING AND STRESSFUL. BUT IT’S GENERALLY DIFFICULT FOR KIDS FROM BROKEN I’D LIKE TO THINK I’VE FIGURED SOME STUFF OUT. FAMILIES. A TRADITIONAL FAMILY SYSTEM IS VITAL. Women have been fighting many battles for long —FILM DIRECTOR —ACTOR and this time is no exception. Let us take care of the elderly, the children and be kind yet strong IRA KHAN KANGANA RANAUT A step in the right direction

POOJA CHAUHAN It is good that the RBI has kept the repo and reverse repo rates unchanged or else in the ou never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have,” goes a famous saying. It resonates with the current economic scenario any further cut would have been infructuous Ysituation that the world is going through now and echoes the emotions that all of us have been experiencing over the past few months due to the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. The new work from home routine, along with managing home schooling, par- enting and household responsibilities are forcing us all, particular- ly women, to stretch our time and strength to the limit. The numer- ous tasks are lined up like dominoes every day and each role com- mands meticulous precision and cautious treading, lest one incor- rect step creates a devastating cascading effect. As the pandemic confined us to our homes, the constant feel- ing of being overwhelmed kept coming back. And as I looked around and connected with other mothers and working women, the same UTTAM GUPTA sentiments were echoed by all. However, women are not frail crea- tures mentally. Right from Jijabai, the exemplary mother of the Maratha n the last bi-monthly Monetary Policy warrior king Shivaji, to Jacinda Arden, the youngest Prime Minister Committee’s (MPC) review announced by its in the world who was lauded for her effective leadership in pandem- IGovernor Shaktikanta Das on August 6, the ic management in New Zealand, the examples of strong women are Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had kept the policy repo far too many. In fact, Arden saved her country from the serious reper- rate unchanged at four per cent. It had also kept the cussions of Covid while also fulfilling her responsibilities as a nurs- reverse repo rate or the interest rate the banks get ing mother of twins. Young mothers can relate to her as they jug- on their surplus funds parked with the RBI gle between working for or leading organisations, nurturing children unchanged at 3.35 per cent. It continued with the “accommodative” stance of the monetary policy as and managing homes and careers. We all can really try and do the long as necessary to revive growth and mitigate the perfect “balancing act.” impact of COVID-19, while ensuring that inflation Women across the globe experienced a profound shift in their remains within the target. A HOLISTIC lives as the unprecedented circumstances led to a loss of normal In the build-up to the next bi-monthly review APPROACH IS routines and managing tasks with an intensity that never existed before. (originally scheduled for October 1, which was post- NEEDED TO Tasks that had previously been distributed among various stakehold- poned to October 9, due to the delay in appoint- ment of three external members of the MPC), there ADDRESS THE ers, including grandparents, house helps and even schools, have STRUCTURAL fallen squarely on parents and even more disproportionally on women. was an expectation that there wouldn’t be any changes this time round. Things have happened on CONSTRAINTS OF But women have risen to so many challenges before as well. It is THE ECONOMY. the unique ability that women have of empathy, trust and effective expected lines even as the RBI has maintained sta- tus quo on key policy rates. THIS communication that has led them in managing this uncharted ter- There are four major reasons as to why any fur- SHOULD ritory. Women have a whole mix of life’s experiences with them, which ther action in gliding the policy rate on the down- ENCOMPASS makes them the right candidate to take charge of this pandemic. They ward trajectory — as demanded by a certain sec- POLICY become fiercely protective of their families and specially of their chil- tion of the industry — was totally unnecessary. REFORMS dren and it is this attitude in the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak First, ever since the incumbent Governor took TO LIFT that has stopped many women from venturing out of their homes charge (December 2018), the RBI has handed out banks by way of corresponding reduction by them have crossed `8,00,000 crore. power, reduced the NPAs of Banks/NBFCs a cumulative reduction in repo rate of 2.5 per cent. BUSINESS in the lending rate. If transmission is not Apart from the disruption caused by the and increased their ability to lend more. without a solid reason for it. SENTIMENT The resilient core of women and their empathetic outlook towards Of this, during 2019, a total cut of 1.35 per cent was even 50 per cent then, why keep harping contagion and the resultant compression Unlike the pall of gloom surrounding delivered in five instalments, the last one being under AND BOOST on a cut in the policy rate. Are we to infer in demand for credit, sanctions and dis- the August meeting of the MPC, this time society make them strong individuals and it is precisely because of INVESTMENT; this reason that seven out of every 10 health workers are women, the policy review announced on October 4, 2019. that banks are pocketing the differential? bursements have also been impacted by the RBI exudes confidence even as the This brought down the rate from 6.5 per cent in the TACKLE The truth is, we are trying to see a strong the banks’ increasing risk-aversion and Governor sees the “Indian economy says a World Health Organisation (WHO) study. But in all this chaos beginning of the year to 5.15 per cent on its close. NPAS ON A correlation which either does not exist or conservative approach to lending. entering into a decisive phase, seeing eas- lies an opportunity to learn. Seeking help from the family and their The apex bank also tried to boost the economy by WAR FOOTING; is very feeble, if at all there is one. A bank Fourth, the initial uninterrupted spell ing of contraction in various sectors. Deep cooperation in managing everyday jobs is something women will pumping liquidity using policy instruments such as GOAD fixes the interest rate it charges from bor- of lockdown for three months and even contractions of Q1 are behind us and sil- have to do. Even a “supermom” cannot do everything alone. One Open Market Operations (OMOs). BANKS INTO rowers based on the interest rate it pays thereafter, intermittent lockdowns at the ver linings are visible in easing caseloads cannot expect the work of a parent, teacher, homemaker and a work- The above policy moves were made in the back- PROACTIVELY on deposits, plus cost of its intermediation. State/local level, have exterminated across India.” He also sees retail inflation ing woman to be accomplished in the same 24 hours with outstand- drop of the slide in the real Gross Domestic Product It has also to factor in the cost of non-per- demand on a scale never seen before. to be moderating from the third quarter (GDP) growth that had commenced in the third TAKING UP forming assets (NPAs) or loans which can’t Apart from lakhs of businesses downing onward, driven by a bright agriculture out- ing results. This time away from school has also given parents, par- PROJECT ticularly mothers, an opportunity to train and guide their children and quarter of the financial year (FY) 2018-19 and con- be recovered. Even as the policy rate is shutters, millions losing jobs or facing cut look and oil prices remaining range- tinued all through FY 2019-20, the intent being to LENDING; posited as an external benchmark for in wages and salaries, even those who sur- bound. The Governor has also promised make them step up and take on more responsibilities. Dividing house- AND RESULT IN hold chores, setting up rewards for completion of dedicated tasks not just contain the slide but also to revive it. Yet, determining lending rate, the latter can’t vived the COVID onslaught and had sur- measures as necessary “to assure market the deceleration continued with growth plunging to STERN exactly follow the movement in the for- pluses, could not spend (due to the sheer participants of access to liquidity and easy or even applauding their efforts would go a long way in inculcating a little over three per cent during the last quarter of MEASURES mer. A perfect correlation would have compulsion of “social distancing”, forcing finance conditions” (`20,000 crore-OMO a sense of responsibility in young minds. FY 2019-20 and the yearly figure settling at a low TO DEAL WITH been possible if only the RBI was its sole prolonged closure of a vast swathe of busi- auction next week and On-tap TLTROs We must thank the world for allowing technology to be an inte- of 4.2 per cent. But that did not deter Das from con- SCAMS WITH source of funding; but that is theoretical, nesses especially in the service sector, like of `1,00,000 crore to be made available till gral part of our lives today as it has played a key role in helping us tinuing with a cut in the policy rate. GREATER to say the least. Third, despite the RBI restaurants, cinema halls, multiplexes, March 2021 — linked to the repo rate — to adjust to this new normal. It made life bearable during the lock- On March 27, he reduced the policy rate by 0.75 EMPHASIS ON opening several taps and banks flushed tourist destinations and so on). are some of the steps in this direction). down by keeping us occupied with entertainment, enabled commu- per cent. This was followed by a further cut of 0.4 PREVENTION. with funds for onward lending (this was The gravity of incapacitation engi- These are add-ons to the existing pool nication and made accessibility to education and the necessities of per cent on May 22, thus delivering a total reduc- done during FY 2019-20 and on a much neered by the pandemic can be gauged of measures in the same category. Just as tion of 1.15 per cent post-pandemic. Das also WITHOUT THESE, larger scale during the current year), the from the fact that currently, cash with the those measures failed to deliver, it is daily lives easy, at the click of a button. Not only that, technology ANY STIMULUS has aided millions in keeping their jobs and meeting their profes- announced on March 27 and April 17 measures like latter have not stepped up lending. During public is at a historic high of about unlikely that these incrementals will do WON’T BE ` sional commitments by allowing online access to work and man- reduction in the cash reserve ratio (CRR), auction 2019-20, bank credit grew by 6.1 per cent, 26,00,000 crore or 15 per cent of the GDP any better. It is good that the RBI has kept of Targeted Long-Term Repo Operations (TLTRO), OF MUCH USE IN less than half of the 13.4 per cent growth (assuming 10 per cent contraction in nom- the key policy rates like repo and reverse aging responsibilities without having to venture out. hike in accommodation under the Marginal LIFTING THE registered during 2018-19. The trend has inal terms during FY 2020-21) — up from repo rates unchanged or else in the cur- The outbreak has not only changed the course of lives of peo- Standing Facility (MSF) and so on, to inject total liq- ECONOMY got aggravated during the current year. the `17,00,000 crore it was at the time of rent scenario, when the economy is ple all over the world but has also created a humanitarian revolu- uidity close to `5,00,000 crore. Overall non-food credit off-take from the demonetisation in November, 2016. besieged with structural constraints, any tion that will lead to the emergence of better human beings global- Despite these measures, growth during the first banking system declined by `1,40,000 A major factor that has a profound further cut thereof would have been ren- ly. We have great opportunities to be humane today, be it towards quarter of the current FY plunged to minus 24 per crore to over `90 lakh crore during impact on demand has a lot to do with dered infructuous. A holistic approach is our loved ones, families, co-workers or even a stranger on the street cent. During the second quarter ending September April-July, 2020. scams galore. These involve siphoning off needed to address the structural con- struggling with life’s problems. By serving, helping, giving to oth- 30, though the situation was not as bad, the growth On April 17, while announcing reduc- funds from banks, non-banking finance straints of the economy. This should ers and by taking time out for ourselves, going back to the basics was still lower than during the corresponding quar- tion in the reverse repo rate from the exist- companies (NBFCs) or even directly encompass policy reforms to lift business and respecting nature, COVID has made us evolve as humans. It is ter of 2019 (for the whole of the current year, Das ing four per cent to 3.75 per cent, Das had from the public (say by builders) and so sentiment and boost investment; tackle important for women to support other women in these trying times. has projected a decline of 9.5 per cent — that, too, argued it would goad banks to lend to on. Running into hundreds of thousands NPAs on a war footing; goad banks into is predicated on positive growth during the last quar- businesses instead of parking excess funds of crores, these add to the personal proactively taking up project lending; and Women have been fighting many difficult battles for long and this ter). These trends clearly show that neither reduc- with itself (they were then holding a gar- wealth of a select few, which is either result in stern measures to deal with scams time is no exception. Let us together take care of the elderly in our tion in policy rate, nor pumping liquidity in the sys- gantuan `6,90,000 crore with the RBI). stashed abroad or kept within India as with greater emphasis on prevention. Sans families and around us, nurture children, take care of the men and tem are working. The rate has since been further lowered “undisclosed income” (black money). these, any stimulus won’t be of much use be compassionate yet strong. Second, according to Das, of the 1.35 per cent to 3.35 per cent to ensure that banks don’t Had this money remained with millions in lifting the economy. (The writer is Chairperson, Amity Humanity Foundation and reduction in the policy rate during the pre-COVID keep the money with the apex bank; to whom it actually belongs, this would (The writer is a New Delhi-based Amity School of Film and Drama) phase, only about 0.6 per cent was transmitted by instead lend. Yet, the excess funds parked have added hugely to the purchasing policy analyst) A free constitutional body for SCs/STs needed Article 338 and 338A of the Constitution have to be amended, conferring powers upon the commission to take action against State offenders FOREIGN EYE

strive incessantly and consistently to made by the police that the post- Constitution contemplates the setting vided by the Constitution to respond ternity, poignantly embedded through promote fraternity among all citizens mortem report does not disclose any up of the National Commission for to such a situation. The apex court, the provisions of Part III, which such that the dignity of every person evidence of rape. Obviously since the SCs and Article 338A of the while deciding the review petition of assures true equality, where the State is protected, nourished and promot- post-mortem was conducted after a Constitution constitutes a commission Dr Subhash Kashinath, observed that treats all alike, promises the benefits ed. The conduct of the police in cre- lapse of more than eight days of the for STs, they are only recommenda- the prevailing conditions in various of growth and prosperity to all, with mating the Dalit gang-rape victim alleged incident, there is a big possi- tory bodies. The Constitution only areas of the country show that the equal liberties to all, and what is more, from Hathras, allegedly without the bility of the evidence of rape getting confers power upon them to prepare SCs/ STs are still struggling for equal- guarantees that every person treats PROTECT THE consent of the family members, con- erased. However, there is a dying dec- reports and the President shall cause ity and for exercising civil rights. They every other citizen of the country in stitutes an offence under the laration made by the victim that she all such reports to be laid before each have been suffering ignominy and a like manner. CONSUMER Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. was subjected to gang-rape, which is House of Parliament, along with a abuse and they have been outcast Obviously, the State actors at the To truly put an end to illicit CHITTARVU RAGHU The Hathras gang-rape and the admissible in evidence. memorandum, explaining the action socially for centuries. It was also higher level due to political interfer- activities that harm the subsequent events leading to the cre- Now the issue is whether the State taken or proposed to be taken on the observed that every person has the ence would not respond as the situa- he Scheduled Castes and mation of the victim by the police in can remain a silent spectator without recommendations relating to the right to live with dignity and the right tion mandates. There has to be an consumer, the Government Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of the dead of night raises the question responding against the alleged con- Union and the reasons for the non- to die with dignity, too. independent body which can spring of Nepal and lawmakers TAtrocities) Act, 1989 was enact- whether the State had responded to duct of the police in cremating her acceptance, if any, of such In fact, the Supreme Court, while into operation to take necessary must have the will to push ed with the objective of protecting the incident as required? body without the consent of the fam- suggestions. upholding the constitutional validity action against erring State officials. through stronger measures. marginalised communities against The incident shows that the atroc- ily members, which also constitutes an Obviously the President will be of the Prevention of Atrocities Act, Therefore, Article 338 and 338A of the It may be too much to ask discrimination and atrocities by the ities committed against the Dalit girl atrocity under the Prevention of acting on the aid and advice of the 1989, observed that all the three Constitution have to be amended, upper castes and the rich and privi- were two-fold. First, the gang-rape of Atrocities Act, 1989. Ministers. Therefore, the commission ideas, liberty, equality and fraternity, conferring powers upon the commis- our subpar leaders and leged. Section three of the Act enun- the victim by the accused, who The response of the State in the cannot take action against the people, are intimately linked. The right to sion to take necessary action direct- representatives to forgo ciates the nature of various actions allegedly belong to the upper caste and present scenario is only at the mercy who are involved directly or indirect- equality sans liberty or fraternity ly against the State or non-State relations with their alleged against a SC/ST person to constitute second, the conduct of the police in of the politicians who are running the ly in the entire episode. The imple- would be chimerical, as the concept actors who indulge in illegal acts. corporate masters, but the an offence punishable under it. cremating the body after sunset, Government. There is no “body” mentation of the recommendations of known at present would be reduced Unless such a suitable amendment is least they can do is set up a The provision stipulates that any allegedly without the consent of fam- constituted under the Constitution, the commission is within the domain to equality among equals, in every made incorporating such powers, act, which is derogatory to human dig- ily members. which in such circumstances can of the political system. Therefore, manner a mere husk of the grand justice cannot be done to victims and consumer court system in nity, constitutes an offence under the The conduct of the police raises take cognisance of the conduct of the there is no other Constitutional pro- vision of the Constitution. there cannot be any effective imple- the country that will quickly Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. a suspicion that officials were trying erring officials involved in the alleged vision or a created body, which comes Likewise, liberty without equali- mentation of the Prevention of and satisfactorily resolve The Supreme Court, too, in the to protect the accused. She was crime and take necessary action to the rescue of the victim when the ty or fraternity can well result in the Atrocities Act, 1989. consumer protection issues. Nandini Sundar case, observed that allegedly attacked on September 14 against them without the interference Government does not respond in a perpetuation of existing inequalities (The writer is Advocate, at the The Kathmandu Post the Constitution itself, in no uncertain and succumbed to her injuries on of the Government. proper manner. and worse, result in licence to indulge Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High ( terms, demands that the State shall September 29. A statement has been Though Article 338 of the There has to be a mechanism pro- in society’s basest practices. It is fra- Courts) editorial) HYDERABAD | TUSEDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 money 08 Govt announces cash-for-LTC, festival Credai seeks fiscal sops for realty sector PNSn NEW DELHI ers. CREDAI's Maharashtra advance to boost consumer demand chapter CREDAI-MCHI had PNSn NEW DELHI prises and banks will also fol- goods/services worth 3-times Realtors' apex body Credai on filed a petition in the Supreme low the cue and give cash in Nirmala the fare and 1-time the leave Monday said the industry is Court seeking waiver on inter- Finance Minister Nirmala place of leave travel concession encashment before March 31, going through a lot of pain due est as well as interest on inter- Sitharaman on Monday (LTC) as travelling during the Sitharaman also 2021, she said adding money to the COVID-19 pandemic est during the moratorium announced a payment of cash pandemic is near to impossible. announced must be spent on goods and urged the government to period on term loans. in lieu of LTC and Rs 10,000 Additionally, the govern- attracting GST of 12 per cent take fiscal measures for CREDAI-MCHI has sug- festival advance to government ment will as a one-time mea- additional or more from a GST registered improving the liquidity posi- gested that the interest and employees to stimulate con- sure give Rs 10,000 salary loan capital spending vendor and through digital tion of cash-starved develop- interest on interest should be sumer demand during the fes- to all its officers and employ- mode. ers. waived for March- August tival season and boost the ees as festival advance. and Rs 12,000 If central government The industry body, which 2020 period on all loans and economy. These two measures are crore, 50-year employees opt for it, the cost represents more than 20,000 advances given to all borrow- She also announced addi- "expected to create a consumer interest-free will be around Rs 5,675 crore. builders from across India, has ers engaged in real estate sec- tional capital spending and Rs demand of about Rs 28,000 Employees of public sector sought financial support in the tor who are not declared as 12,000 crore, 50-year interest- crore", she said. loan to states to banks and PSUs will also be form of interest waiver and NPA till February end. free loan to states to boost the The government, which boost the allowed this facility and esti- extension of moratorium peri- It also demanded that the economy that has been bat- had in May announced a Rs 20 mated cost for them will be Rs od till March 2021 for the real moratorium policy be extend- tered by the pandemic and the lakh crore 'Aatmanirbhar economy 1,900 crore. estate sector that has been ed by the RBI till March next resulting lockdown. Bharat' stimulus, is pushing "very rough estimate is that unsustainable path. The tax concession will be badly impacted by the coro- year. At a news conference, she ahead with a full opening to try potential private sector spend- "Today's solution should not allowed for state navirus pandemic. During this extend- said the government will give to boost the economy ahead of ing through LTC tax benefit cause tomorrow's problem," Due to COVID-19, employ- government/private sector too, The ed period, its employees income-tax- the usually high-spending fes- will be at least equal to the gov- she added. ees are not in a position to avail for employees who currently Confederation of CREDAI-MCHI exempt cash vouchers in lieu of tival season. ernment employee-led demand Sitharaman said the central LTC. are entitled to LTC, subject to Real Estate wants that sim- their entitled travel allowances A tough lockdown imposed of Rs 28,000 crore and the total government employees get In lieu of one LTC, a cash following the guidelines of the Developers' ple interest this year. to stem the spread of coron- additional demand estimated LTC in a block of 4 years (one payment will be made -- full central government scheme. Associations should be This cash will have to be avirus had resulted in the econ- to exceed Rs 1 lakh crore". to anywhere in India and one payment on leave encash- Demand infusion in the of India charged at a rate spent on buying goods that omy contracting by a record She further said that the hometown; or two for the ment and payment of a fare in economy by the central govern- (CREDAI) equivalent to attract 12 per cent or more 23.9 per cent during April- measures by the government to home town). Air or rail fare, as 3 flat-rate slabs depending on ment and central PSE/PSB fears job losses rate of interest GST -- a condition which elim- June. stimulate demand must not per scale/entitlement, is reim- the class of entitlement. Fair employees is estimated to be Rs as well as delays offered by banks inates the possibility of the Together with the loan to burden the common citizen bursed and in addition, leave payment will be tax-free. 19,000 crore. Demand infusion and defaults in on fixed deposit. cash being spent on food items. states and additional capital with future inflation and must encashment of 10 days (pay An employee, opting for this by state government employees delivering the pro- The interest so Central public sector enter- spending, Sitharaman said, not put government debt on an plus DA) is paid. scheme, will be required to buy will be Rs 9,000 crore. jects to homebuyers if charged be capitalised by the government does not extending the residual tenure come to the rescue. of loans. "There is a pain in the Getamber Anand, the past MONEY MATTERS industry because of the cash Chairman of CREDAI and Essar Ports' cargo handling rises 12.5 pc flow issues. The sector chairman of ATS group, said deserves a little sympathetic the loan restructuring mech- Sahara says Rs 3,226 cr paid to PNSn NEW DELHI handling of 23.8 million look and industry need to be anism announced by the RBI tonnes for the six months supported," said Irfan Razack, would not benefit many play- cooperative society members Essar Ports on Monday said with a growth 12.5 per cent the past Chairman of ers and demanded that all it witnessed a 12.5 per cent in the second quarter of CREDAI, in an interview with those loan accounts which eleaguered Sahara group rise in cargo handling to 2020-21, compared to the PTI. Razack, who is the CMD were not NPA on March 1 this on Monday said it has paid 12.6 million tonne (MT) in first quarter of the same of the country's leading real- year should be restructured. BRs 3,226 crore to more the September 2020 quarter financial year," said Essar ty firm Prestige group, said the He said the industry is fac- than 10 lakh members of its as compared with the previ- Ports MD and CEO Rajiv industry does not want any ing working capital challenge four associated cooperative ous quarter, despite COVID- Agarwal. loan waiver but some rebate in as demand has gone down. credit societies in the last 75 19 challenges. The port had Essar Ports has four oper- interest and interest on inter- Highlighting the impor- days, including some payments handled 11.2 MT cargo in the ational terminals in India — est so that developers can tance of the sector and need against requests from people previous quarter. one each in Hazira and make up for the losses for a financial package to who had complained about "For the quarter ended Salaya (both in Gujarat) on incurred during the lockdown revive the industry, Kunal delayed payouts. The group September 30, 2020, it (Essar pandemic and led by growth of cargo despite a slowdown the western coast, and in period. Vajani, Head of Chambers - said there has been some delay in payments, primarily due to an Ports) has recorded a revenue in power and steel sectors," in April as India introduced Visakhapatnam and Paradip Razack urged the govern- BlackRobe Chambers, said embargo imposed for last eight years by the Supreme Court, while for 12.6 MT of cargo, up by the company said in a state- a nationwide lockdown to on the eastern coast. ment to take a "compassion- the real estate sector con- approximately Rs 22,000 crore of its funds, including interest 12.5 per cent from previous ment. contain the spread of coron- The current operational ate" view for survival of the tributes about 5-6 per cent of amount, are deposited in the Sahara-Sebi account, which was quarter ended June 30, 2020, For the six months ended avirus, it said. capacity of the port terminals industry as it provides huge the GDP and is the second created to refund bondholders of two group firms. In a statement, overcoming the challenges September 30, the company "Our terminals have in India is 110 million tonnes number of white collar jobs as largest employer as well as sup- Sahara said Sebi has been able to repay only Rs 106.1 crore to the posed due to the COVID-19 recorded 23.8 million tonnes clocked a revenue for cargo per annum. well as employment to labour- ports 270 ancillary industries. investors in these eight years despite repeated attempts, which the group said only affirms its view that there are no claimants left as most bondholders were already repaid before it was asked by the regulator to deposit the money. Razorpay joins the Gold rises Miko raises Rs 23cr in funding from Walmart, Flipkart Group pump Rs 240, silver jumps Rs 786 Stride Ventures, Chiratae Ventures in addl investment in Ninjacart league of ‘unicorns’ PNSn NEW DELHI kids, the statement said. PNSn NEW DELHI Founded in 2015, Miko was almart and Flipkart Group on PNSn NEW DELHI Stride Ventures on Monday set up by Sneh R Vaswani, Monday announced a fresh Gold prices rose by Rs 240 to said it has led an investment Prashant Iyengar and Chintan Wround of investment in Payments solution provider Rs 52,073 per 10 gram on round of Rs 23 crore in Miko, Raikar. The company's Miko 2 Bengaluru-based business-to- Razorpay Razorpay on Monday amid rupee depreci- an India-born robotics firm. is a robot that can see, hear, business (B2B) supply chain Monday said it has gained the ation, according to HDFC All existing investors includ- sense, express, talk, recognise company Ninjacart. 'unicorn' status after having Securities. ing Chiratae Ventures, faces, remember names, iden- The companies, however, did not raised USD 100 million fund- The precious metal had YourNest Venture Capital and tify moods, initiate a conver- disclose the amount being invested. ing from GIC, Sequoia Capital closed at Rs 51,833 per 10 a group of angels led by former sation and learn from its own The transaction is expected to close by the end of the month. and existing investors. gram in the previous trade. Nasscom Chairman Keshav per cent month-on-month environment to intuitively In the coming months, Ninjacart will use the capital to expand to Witnessing a 300 per cent Silver prices also jumped Murugesh participated in the growth in engagement during develop a bond with a child, new markets and build new offerings and supply chains for growth in its business during its lending arm and invest in Rs 786 to Rs 64,927 per kilo- round, a statement said. the pandemic surpassing 70 the statement said. emerging customer segments, while continuing to innovate on the the past six months, Razorpay new initiatives to empower gram from Rs 64,141 per After the US expansion of million interactions on its plat- Miko 2 addresses a complex supply chain to make it more efficient, reliable, and profitable, a said it has raised a Series-D small and medium enterpris- kilogram in the previous Miko, it has now scaled its user form and also witnessed an need-gap of education, tech- statement said. "This follows the investment made by Walmart fundraising of USD 100 mil- es (SMEs). trade. "Spot gold prices for 24 base in more than 90 countries, immediate increase in demand nology, entertainment and and the Flipkart Group in December 2019, as the companies lion, giving the company more By 2020-21, the company carat in Delhi were up Rs 240 it added. as parents are hunting for an hence an enabler in effective continue to focus on ensuring access to high quality fresh produce than USD 1 billion in valua- expects RazorpayX and on rupee depreciation," The company saw over 20 alternative to screens for their parenting, it added. for consumers and retailers while creating economic opportunities tion. Razorpay Capital to contribute HDFC Securities Senior for farmers through the continued use of technology," it added. This round was co-led by to 35 per cent of its revenue, Analyst (Commodities) For Ninjacart, this further deepens the partnership with Walmart Singapore's sovereign wealth with a 100 per cent rise in the Tapan Patel said. The rupee and the Flipkart Group to improve its offerings and enhance fund GIC and Sequoia India, company's count of partner snapped its three-session customer experience, it said. Ninjacart was founded by along with participation from businesses. The funds raised winning run on Monday, Sensex pares early gains, Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Kartheeswaran K K, Ashutosh Vikram, Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, Y will also be used towards hiring slipping 12 paise to close at Sharath Loganathan and Vasudevan Chinnathambi in 2015. Combinator and Matrix additional 500 employees by the 73.28 against the US dollar Partners. end of the current financial year, amid weakening Asian peers ends modestly higher Razorpay plans to use the it said. The new funding gives against the greenback. Honda Cars expands online new funding to further Razorpay USD 206.5 million in In the international mar- PNSn MUMBAI IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Auto strengthen and accelerate two investments since its inception ket, gold was trading lower at were among the laggards. sales platform new product lines — in 2014, including the recent USD 1,925 per ounce, while Equity benchmark Sensex Traders said benchmark Govt extends RazorpayX, neo-banking plat- USD 75 million Series-C fund- silver was flat at USD 25.26 pared early gains but managed indices traded with a positive onda Cars India on form; and Razorpay Capital, ing in 2019. per ounce. to end 84 points higher on bias through the day, but tenure of 3 exec Monday said it has Monday following the finance market participants turned Hexpanded its online sales minister's announcements to cautious after Finance directors of platform to offer safe and revive festive demand in the Minister Nirmala convenient car buying economy. Sitharaman's press conference experience to its customers. Itel forays into smart TV segment After rallying nearly 400 to announce the stimulus Canara Bank n With the online retail platform, points in morning trade, the measures. PNS NEW DELHI n which is backed by its sales PNS NEW DELHI time buyers and also those 30-share BSE index pared In a bid to stimulate con- network, customers can now who want to upgrade from most gains to end 84.31 points sumer demand during the The government has extend- complete their car buying Smart devices maker Itel on CRT TVs to keep pace with or 0.21 per cent higher at festival season and boost the ed the tenure of three execu- journey in six easy steps from the comfort of their homes, without Monday announced its foray their digital lifestyle needs 40,593.80. economy, Sitharaman on tive directors of Canara Bank having to visit the dealership, Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said in a into smart LED TV segment in without compromising on Similarly, the NSE Nifty Monday announced a pay- and Indian Overseas Bank for statement. The automaker had launched the first phase of the India and said it aims to cap- quality and overall experi- rose 16.75 points or 0.14 per ment of cash in lieu of LTC a period of two years, the initiative with the start of online bookings in April this year. “Since ture 6-8 per cent market share ence," Transsion India CEO cent to close at 11,930.95. and Rs 10,000 festival advance lenders said on Monday. the launch of 'Honda from Home' initiative, we have cumulatively in a year. Arijeet Talapatra was quoted as ITC was the top gainer in to government employees. The tenure of executive received over 2.4 lakh high intent customers visiting the platform in The Transsion India Group made in India, Itel said in a saying in the statement. the Sensex pack, spurting over She also announced addi- directors Debashish the past five months,” HCIL Senior Vice President Rajesh Goel said. firm launched six new televi- statement. The company will provide a 2 per cent, followed by Infosys, tional capital spending and Rs Mukherjee and Matam sions across different screen "We are excited to announce 2-year warranty on television Asian Paints, HCL Tech, 12,000 crore, 50-year interest- Venkata Rao has been sizes of 32 inch to 55 inch in the extremely aggressive and sets. "Itel TV plans to capture Maruti, PowerGrid, ICICI free loan to states to boost the extended for two years, or the price range of Rs 8,999 to feature-packed TV portfolio a market share of 6-8 per cent Bank and TCS. economy that has been bat- until further orders, whichev- MG Motor India starts 2nd Rs 34,499, respectively. for the Indian consumers. The within one year of its launch," On the other hand, Bharti tered by the pandemic and the er is earlier beyond their All the television sets will be portfolio is targeted at first- Talapatra said. Airtel, ONGC, HDFC Bank, resulting lockdowns. currently notified terms phase of innovation programme which expire on February 18, G Motor India on 2021 and October 8, 2020, Monday said it has respectively, Canara Bank Mstarted the second said in regulatory filings. phase of its initiative to Hiring activities improve in September The extension has been support innovations in the given as per the notification mobility sector - 'MG PNSn MUMBAI propelled by industries like BPO and ITES (29 per cent) growth). Tier II cities like of the Department of Developer Program & Grant pharma , which saw 44 per cent and banking and financial ser- Ahmedabad (34 per cent), Financial Services, the 2.0'. The programme aims to With life returning to normal- rise in hiring activities, FMCG vices (33 per cent) continued to Chandigarh (39 per cent) and Finance Ministry dated identify and endorse new-age cy gradually, hiring activities (43 per cent), education and post robust growth sequential- Jaipur (36 per cent) also saw a October 10, Canara Bank solutions that improve customer experiences as well as efficiency grew 24 per cent in September teaching (41 per cent) and IT ly, it added. significant uptick in hiring said. Chennai-headquartered of the automotive sector and in the second phase its scope is as compared to the previous (32 per cent), it said. Further, Meanwhile, the report also activities, it added. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) being expanded with a wider ambit, including new categories such month mostly driven by phar- the report said the opening up revealed that metros, which Hiring also grew across the in a separate filing said the as sustainability, ease of business and innovation in times of maceuticals and education sec- of the economy with unlock were reeling under various board in terms of experience government has extended COVID-19, the company said in a statement. The 'MG Developer tors, according to a report. measures and increased mobil- lockdown measures earlier, bands with the demand for mid- the term of Ajay Kumar & Grant' is conducted in partnership with global technology At 1,755 job postings, there ity led to an improvement in posted strong double-digit management professionals (8-12 Srivastava as executive direc- leaders, including Adobe, Cognizant, SAP, TiE-Delhi NCR, Unlimit, was an improvement of 24 per The Naukri JobSpeak is a hiring activities in industries growth in September com- years) up by 27 per cent against tor for a period of two years and MapMyIndia. "It is further open to external developers – such cent in hiring activities last monthly index that calculates like real estate (44 per cent), pared to August with Pune (26 August followed by 0-3 years of beyond his currently notified as students, startups, innovators, inventors, and tech enterprises month compared to August and records hiring activities auto and ancillary (29 per per cent) leading the pack fol- experience (25 per cent), 4-7 term which expires on – as well as internal teams of MG Motor and its channel partners," with 1,413 listings, according to based on the job listings on cent) and hospitality and trav- lowed by Hyderabad and years (23 per cent), 13-16 years October 8, 2020, or until the company added. the Naukri JobSpeak Index for Naukri.com website month- el (48 per cent) compared with Chennai (24 per cent) and (24 per cent) and less than 16 further orders, whichever is September 2020. on-month. The growth was August. Key industries such as Bangalore (14 per cent years by 19 per cent. earlier. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday October 13, 2020 CINEMA: HELPING MOVE BEYOND PRIVILEGE Caste genre films are the new beginnings to Indian film industries. Ensuring holistic In the past few years, we did see anti-caste fitness of mind, body movies making waves he truth is that like we follow a healthy diet especially when you are in several dialects. our body and and a regular exercise rou- stressed out. mind are not tine for physical fitness we Surround yourself with separate identities, need to have a healthy men- positive people. Think and And as the pyre T they are one. Our tal diet of positive thoughts, talk about positive things. mind is our subtle emotions and regular breath- Keep a gratitude journal. was lit for the Dalit self while our bodies are the ing exercise or pranayama to Make a habit of writing gross self. ensure mental wellbeing.” down 5 things that you are he characters and crew in the caste thematic films have a lot more at stake as victim a little after On an average we have Coach Vrinda Mehta grateful for each day. the film is going to ring true at some point based on real-life incidents. They sixty to seventy thousand shares a few simple tips on Connect with nature. Get tackle the issue of caste sensitively, recognise its evils beyond the seven seas, midnight on September thoughts in a day and a large how mental health can be some sunshine as it is a pow- and have to be wary of not dramatising or sensationalising the story. Let’s go percentage of these thoughts kept in check through posi- erful electromagnetic energy T back to some of the blockbuster caste-driven movies that highlight the appetite 30, just outside her village are stressful especially during tive life habits. that helps in cleansing and of anti-caste ideas while moving toward a positive direction of progression. the current times, points out Begin your day with the rejuvenation. Reconnect Boolgadhi in Hathras Reebok Mind Coach Vrinda 5 basic Pranayama or with mother earth by walk- Mehta. breathing techniques: The ing barefoot on grass/sand district, under the watchful This excessive stress ener- Bhastrika, Kapalbhati, to destress. t’s about the indignities endorsed by the caste-system in modern-day India gy is connected to almost all Anulomvilom, Bhramri and Listen to calming soothing Ithat don’t play it cool. Inspired by the real-life Badaun killings, this film eye of 300 policemen, it lifestyle diseases such as dia- Udgeeth Pranayams. music to relieve stress. features policemen hushing up the murder and gangrape of three 15-year- betes, hypertension, cardio- According to the yogic sci- Get proper sleep by going old girls because they belong to a lower caste. The film has the stench of makes us realise the vascular diseases, obesity, ence, our mind and our to bed and waking up at the honesty. What do you do when the system is the bad guy? There are no rev- depression, anxiety and breathing are directly con- same time every day and elations here. We’ve read about such cases, we’ve sighed at these horrors. much more, she says. nected. staying away from electronic Article 15 is not a film in search of easy paradoxical lives we are We cannot always control Include positive affirma- gadgets before bedtime. answers. It is instead a reminder that we PNS what happens around us but tions in your pranayama Consciously develop a already know the questions, but don’t ask living in, by what happens within us can routine. habit of being positive in any them enough. “Article 15 is a film that be brought under our control Become aware of your given scenario and truly holds a very special place in my career as with true knowledge, diligent breath. Get into the habit of grateful for all that you my intent was to make the people of our practice, and patience. “Just taking slow deep breaths already have. country question the various rape and caste discrimination cases we read about in the newspapers on a daily basis. Playing the role of Aditi was emotionally draining as it was an encounter with the truth and had to be portrayed in a way An enchanting Sufi track that gave the audience food for thought,”

Article 15 shares Isha Talwar who played the role of iving us a special The video has Raheem, done an incredible job with a journalist and Ayushmann Khurana’s glimpse into the played by Nasser Karutheni, the lyrics and it was a great girlfriend in the movie. beautiful frames of travel across the magnificent pleasure to have sung and Halal Love Story, and scenic backwaters of composed this song.” G Amazon Prime Kerala, in what seems to be a Additionally, the music Video released the journey back home for the album of Halal Love Story he story covers issues that would tug at the heart of any individual Fandry first song promo of the character. Embracing all that also features a song by prolif- T with an iota of conscience and sensitivity — In a village in north Malayalam comedy-drama. God has blessed us with and ic composer Bijibal and the India lives a little Dalit boy called Santu who longs for an education. abya, the film’s dark-skinned protagonist is an The soulful song titled praising in his glory, the background score is by Caste is practised, lived, and accepted in this setting but flinching at the Jawkward yet winsome teenager from a Dalit Sundaranayavane produced music is sure to leave every- Yakzan Gary Pereira and same time. “The roles I play or the family who lives in a shack at the fringes of the by Rex Vijayan, is sung and one enchanted. Speaking Neha Nair. On creating music characters I choose might seem village. He has a crush on Shalu, a classmate, who composed by Shahabaz about the song, popular alongside Shahabaz, music unconventional but if you look at hails from an upper caste and therefore, a well-to- Aman, with its beautiful Indian playback singer producer Rex Vijayan said, them closely, these are characters of do family. The differences in their background lyrics penned by Muhsin Shahabaz Aman said, “Halal Love Story’s sound- real people. I played an upper caste, and colour of skin are all important, as they are Parari. “Creating music for Halal track is quite Sufi-laden. The rich landlord in which I had to put in anywhere in India, even to this day. This is as Love Story was a different melodies will instantly absorb a lot of effort to perfect the body lan- much a film about coming to terms with one’s experience altogether, espe- you and depict an amalgama- guage, the dialect, the attitude. The identity as it is about young love. “We believe in EMBRACING ALL cially Sundaranayavane. The tion of love and praises to the movie tries to explore a love affair the tokenism of standing up but what are we lyrics are extremely pure and almighty. I am confident that also between two people who restrict doing to uplift fellow citizens who are beset with THAT GOD HAS irrefutably heartfelt that will the audiences will enjoy the their feelings because of the prejudice ugly caste-based prejudices? We are backward in BLESSED US WITH completely transport one into music as much as they do the attached to the relationship. Whether every sense. We struggle with our educational and a state of bliss. Muhsin has film.” — PNS this kind of love was justified or not is financial problems so maybe creative expression AND PRAISING IN for the audience to judge,” asserts comes much later. If even ten of us resolve to HIS GLORY, THE Sanjay Suri on playing an indomitable change our attitudes, a change will begin,” says role in the movie Chauranga. acclaimed Marathi writer Manjule. MUSIC IS SURE TO Chauranga LEAVE EVERYONE ENCHANTED. he plot of the movie is based on some- he Dubai-return brother Tthing that India has experienced for Tseeks to change the status ages — caste-inequality/caste-discrimina- quo. Sukumar plays a clever game tion. Even today, this inhuman practice with this mass/class mix of sib- exists in some rural parts of India. This is lings. He makes a movie about a a story of millions of people who were morally uplifting social uprising. subjected to slavery and were deprived of He also makes a movie about basic needs such as food and water. carefully nurtured vigilante jus- tice. “Everyone is united and comes to the rescue of others when there’s a need in a village. Although they might have plenty of differences among themselves they are very true to what they believe in is good or bad. There’s a lot of drama in every village and we tried to reflect that in our film. This is what makes a rural drama like Rangasthalam so interesting. It’s raw and pure in its own

Shudra: way,” director Sukumar had reportedly stated. Rangasthalam aste is a way of life for several families and communities in India, it is at The Rising Cthe roots of several communities’ foundation, lacking moral virtues. How do we reform the idea of caste? How do we seek caste-free individuals? We desperately need many more anti-caste movies to take on the monster of caste! 10

Hyderabad Tuesday October 13 2020 technology

ivo has announced a new smartphone in its Y series called ‘Vivo Y73s’ with 5G network support, a mid-range MediaTek martphone maker N100 — on October 26. V Dimensity processor and a triple-lens OnePlus to OnePlus is reportedly The OnePlus Nord N10 5G is rear camera module in China. planning to launch said to be the device codenamed The Vivo Y73s 5G is priced at 1,998 two new Nord smart- “Billie” and may have a price tag Yuan ($298). S phones — the Nord of under $400, reports Currently, there is no information on whether launch 2 Nord N10 5G and Nord GizmoChina. the Vivo Y73s 5G will head to markets outside of OnePlus Nord N10 5G is said China, reports GSMArena. to feature a 6.49-inch FullHD+ The smartphone has a 6.44-inch AMOLED dis- display with a refresh rate of play with a water-drop notch. It supports 1080 x 90Hz. 2400 pixels full HD+ resolution and a 20:9 aspect smartphones The smartphone is likely to be ratio. The phone offers a screen-to-body ratio of powered by the Qualcomm 90.1 per cent. Snapdragon 690 SoC with 6GB The device comes equipped with the MediaTek RAM and 128GB of onboard Dimensity 720 processor. The company has on October 26 storage. announced the smartphone in a single 8GB RAM In terms of optics, the device and 128GB storage option. is said to come with a quad- The smartphone houses a 48MP main camera camera setup at the back con- with f/1.79 aperture, an 8MP superwide lens with sisting of a 64MP primary cam- a 120-degree field-of-view with f/2.4 aperture, and era, 8MP wide-angle lens and a a 2MP portrait shooter with f/2.4 aperture. 2MP sensor. The phone supports photography features such Meanwhile, OnePlus Nord as night mode, macro shots, 10x digital zoom, EIS, 100 is also expected to come Vivo Y73s 5G with Vivo and 4K video shooting. with the Qualcomm Snapdragon

Dimensity 720, 48MP The Vivo Y73s 5G has a front-facing camera of 690 processor under the hood 16MP with f/2.0 aperture. with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of

triple cameras launched The handset houses a 4,100mAh battery that internal storage. supports 18W dual-engine fast charging through The smartphone may get a USB-C. triple camera setup at the back housing a 48MP primary cam- era, 8MP secondary lens and a 5MP camera. The phone may have a 16MP selfie shooter. Motorola Revou, ZX2 smart TVs launched at RS 13,999

lipkart has launched a new while the ZX2 range comes with range of Motorola smart 16GB. All four smart TVs run TVs in India. The new Android 10 TV out-of-the-box. F Motorola smart TVs start The smart TVs are also equipped at Rs 13,999 with the base with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio, model offering a 32-inch Dolby Studio Sound, Dolby display. In total there are four Vision and HDR 10. Sony launches new full-frame new Motorola smart TVs. The Motorola Revou smart The new smart TVs are cate- TVs have very thin bezels with a gorised in two different ranges soundbar attached, and a single mirrorless camera in India where Motorola Revou is for the stand at the bottom. The 55-inch premium models, and ZX2 is for model also comes with two ony on Monday user experience that is simply renderings for improved overall the budget ones. Motorola Revou speakers, and two tweeters with announced Alpha 7S unmatched in the industry today image quality. 55-inch UHD TV is priced at Rs 50W sound output. On the full-frame mirrorless at any price segment,” said Mukesh In addition, real-time tracking 50,000, and the 43-inch model is Motorola ZX2 there are two camera series with Srivastava, Digital Imaging Head and real-time eye AF are available priced at Rs 30,999. Motorola stands but no presence of a S ‘Alpha 7S III’ for Rs at Sony India. in Alpha 7S III to maintain con- ZX2 32-inch HD smart TV costs soundbar. The Motorola ZX2 3,34,990 in India. The camera comes with a new stant focus on the intended sub- ?13,999, and the 40-inch FHD smart TVs have two speakers The camera features a brand heat-dissipating mechanism, dual- ject. Sony said its advanced real- smart TV has a price tag of Rs and two tweeters and offer a new 12.1MP back-illuminated slot relay recording, enabling over time eye AF improves detection 19,999. The new Motorola smart total sound output of 40W. full-frame image sensor with one-hour of 4K 60p movie shoot- performance by 30 per cent over TVs will go on sale from Flipkart also launched ultra-high ‘s’ series sensitivity and ing until battery ends, a new auto- the previous system, thanks to the October 15 onwards on Flipkart. Motorola smart appliances along over 15 stop wide dynamic range, focus system and a touch-screen new image-processing engine. In terms of specs, Motorola with the smart TVs. The lineup video-recording capabilities interface and side flip LCD screen. It ensures accurate, reliable Revou and ZX2 smart TVs are includes smart AC, refrigerators, including 4K 120pi and 10-bit The new CMOS image sensor detection, even when the subject’s powered by a 1.5GHz CA53 and washing machines. The 4:2:2 colour depth, the company and BIONZ XR image processing face looks away. Real-time eye AF quad-core processor paired with Motorola smart appliances will said in a statement. engine in the Alpha 7S III aims to is automatically initiated when an 2GB of RAM. Motorola Revou also go on sale during the Big “Alpha 7S III combines the clas- delivers legendary S-series sensi- eye is detected. offers 32GB of internal storage Billion Days. sic S series sensitivity with a fea- tivity with significantly enhanced The new Alpha 7S III camera ture set, performance level and colour reproduction and texture will be available from October 15. FUN

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Nandini Reddy is in talks to direct the Poorna Telugu-Tamil in another bilingual from a script of Ashwin Saravanan, female- NAGARAJ GOUD centric film reports ctress Poorna will be playing the lead in Ananda Bhairavi director Karri Balaji’s next, Backdoor, the A muhurat of which was held in Hyderabad on Monday. B Srinivas Reddy is producing the film under Orchid Studios. Speaking to The Pioneer, the director said the filming will begin from November 22 in Hyderabad and the plan is to wrap it up in a start-to-finish schedule of 25 days. “The film is being made to be sent for national and international festivals,” he pointed out and added that it narrates how backdoors have become common these Samantha and Nandini days for people to get their work done. “What work Poorna embarks on through the backdoor and the obstacles she con- fronts is what the IN DISCUSSIONS FOR A THRILLER film treads.” Balaji est friends’ aside, that the duo is in discussions Ashwin Saravanan was sup- it forward. Nandini emerged is sifting through the com- committed to this pro- noted that Pranav the actor-director for a new feature. Sony posed to direct. “Due to as a common choice. In fact, plete script right now and is ject long back, so it’s has been roped in duo of Samantha Pictures is attached to pool some unavoidable reasons, the director was onto some- working on some changes. likely it will get to compose the and Nandini in financial resources for the he couldn’t take up the direc- thing else when this offer The thriller genre is a new precedence. Sony is music, while B Reddy struck gold project, a thriller. torial reins but parted with came by. She heard the story space for her and she is looking at January- Chota K Prasad with Oh Baby last A well-placed source close the script to Sony. Shortly and later briefed Sony about excited about it. The film end or February will scissor it. year. Taking their profession- to the development tells us thereafter, Samantha and the the vision she had for it. will be a Telugu-Tamil bilin- next year to have Speaking al relationship forward again, that this was the same pro- production house had a dis- They liked it.” gual. Samantha has a line-up the cameras about Ananda we have exclusively learned ject that Game Over director cussion on who would steer The source adds, “Nandini of films up next but she has rolling.” Bhairavi, an action-drama, he stated that the final schedule will begin from November- Using a vanity van is end. scary right now: Venkat

fter more than six months of staying indoors, actor Venkat A has resumed filming Ichhata Vahanamulu Nilaparadu (IVN), fronted by Sushanth and newbie Meenakshi Chaudhary, earlier this month. Shooting in the new normal is tough, he admits. “We have to take a lot of precautions while going about our job. During rehearsals, we are wearing masks but while shooting we can’t, right? So, coupled with fear, there is always an element of risk involved,” the actor, who will be seen as Meenakshi’s brother in the concept-driven thriller inspired by a real incident, tells us. He continues, “The unit, how- ever, is adhering to safety proto- cols. There is a disinfectant chamber, so are gloves, sani- tizers and masks at one corner. Using a vanity van is scary right now. Which is why, I’m not letting my assistants and make-up men enter it as a precau- tionary measure. I’m carrying a surface disin- Swara fectant as well,” he smiles. Venkat realizes the need of the hour is to boost immunity levels and although he is a regular at the gym, he is taking vitamin ‘C’ and ‘D’ pills. “I’ve also included Sagar Dabur Chyawanprash in my diet,” the actor, who is required for IVN later this week, concludes, signing off. in demand — NG ith albums like Chalo and Bheeshma to his name, Mahati Swara Sagar stocks are rising up W in Tollywood. After bagging megastar Chiranjeevi’s Vedalam remake, the composer now has another project in his kitty. According to sources, director Anish Krishna of Ala Ela fame has signed him on for his next with Naga Shaurya. A source chips in, “Anish has a great taste for music. Although he wanted to try different composers like the way he did for Lover, Shaurya wanted him to consider Sagar. To which, Anish had no issues. The music sessions have already begun and the director is happy with aunched in February earli- the film marks the directorial the work of the composer.” er this year, Sithara debut of Souujanya Medarametla. A romantic family drama inter- Entertainments next with Hyderabad aside, Visakhapatnam, spersed with a lot of humour, the unti- Naga Shaurya and Ritu Kerala, Darjeeling and Dehradun tled film will be launched on Dasara L Varma was shot in will host different schedules of the later this month. The shoot will kick off Hyderabad for 10 days film. next month in Hyderabad with a week before the pandemic suspended The likes of Nadiya, Murali schedule. The second schedule, howev- the schedules. And now after Sharma, Vennela Kishore, Praveen, er, will be held in 2021, as Shaurya seven months, the unit has Ananth, Kireeti Damaraju and needs to complete his existing commit- resumed filming in Hyderabad on Rangasthalam Mahesh are playing ments. Majority of the film, a produc- Monday. Lead pair is participating supporting roles. tion venture of Ira Creations, will be in the shoot. The production Souujanya has assembled a shot in Hyderabad while a small sched- SHAURYA AND RITU house said they are following safe- strong technical team in place for ule requires the unit to travel to a green ty measures for a smooth conduct the film. While Vamshi setting. Sai Sriram has been roped in as of the shoot. Pachipulusu, who shot Adivi Sesh- the cinematographer. VARMA'S ROMANTIC A pure love story which traces starrer Evaru last year, will be the the journey of a guy and girl, who cameraman, the music will be ren- DRAMA RESUMES are honest and live by principles, dered by Vishal Chandrasekhar. 12 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2020 KL Rahul 387 runs TODAY

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Overall, they outplayed us in we have three bowlers who The kind of cricket we are All bowlers were confident and DUGOUT all the departments. We need can bowl at 140 consistently, playing, gives us a lot of were executing what we had to work on our mindsets for any team to have three confidence. It's important to planned. I feel we had avoided MOTION PICTURE Definitely, 170-175 on the bowlers who can bowl quick have momentum with a few mis-fields and drops, board would have looked and swing the ball is really us, and it was a perfect day the result might have been completely different good. for us different. RCB THUMP KKR Pain no barrier RCB 194/2 (20 overs); KKR 112/9 (20 overs) for Tewatia IANS n NEW DELHI managed to get to his fifty and told PTI n SHARJAH me he couldn’t continue. I pressed Rahul Tewatia’s explosive bat- on. With 50 in the basket, he B de Villiers smashed 73 ting in the ongoing IPL 2020 may changed gears, starting to play his not out off just 33 balls in have come as a surprise to many but shots. His second fifty came in just Aa magnificent batting dis- those who have played with him for 15-20 deliveries. Once he reached play to power Royal Challengers long know what he is capable of. 100 in the 22nd over, he said he Bangalore to 194 for two against Tewatia played with a fractured couldn't continue as the pain got Kolkata Knight Riders in their foot in a Dehradun Gold Cup aggravated. But I asked him to try Indian Premier League match tournament, immediately after last another five overs, and then anoth- here on Monday. year’s IPL for his office team and er five overs. He carried on. De Villiers looked effortless smashed 197 against a strong Food Unfortunately, when he was on 197, in finding the gaps, smashing six Corporation of India (FCI) team he went for a scoop and was bril- sixes and five fours in the com- that included the likes of Rishi liantly caught at short fine-leg. pany of skipper Virat Kohli (33 Dhawan, who has played for the The shot was certain to fetch him not out off 28 balls) as the duo national team. a four or a double but the fielder put together an unbroken third Praveen Thapar, who is a for- plucked it out of thin air,” added wicket stand of 100 runs from mer Delhi Ranji player and Thapar. Rohit Sharma receives special momento after he played his 7.4 overs to take the team out of captains the Income Tax Thapar recalls another 150th IPL game for Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians/Twitter a middle-over muddle. Department team that match played last year in On a pitch that was slowing Tewatia plays for, told IANS: December when Tewatia down, spinner Varun “He (Tewatia) was hit by a injured his hand during a Chakravarthy bowled a tidy yorker on the right foot dur- tournament in Faridabad. The 0/25 from four overs, while ing a game and suffered a 27-year-old was struggling young pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti hairline fracture. Our next to bowl, with split web- (0/36 from four overs) cleverly match was against FCI and bing on little finger, mixed up his deliveries with cut- he didn't want to play. He but still bowled and ters to put brakes on RCB mid- kept saying 'I can’t’. picked three wickets, way their innings. “We insisted, saying overshadowing bet- Opener Aaron Finch (47 he doesn't need to run but ter-known India play- from 37 balls) looked sluggish in just bat. After much reluc- ers like Yuzvendra the middle and struggled to find tance he went on to bat Chahal, Jayant Yadav boundaries before being castled and struggled initially as it and Aniket by Prasidh Krishna. was painful. He took sin- Chaudhary, who are With boundaries drying up, gles only when the ball his teammates at I-T De Villiers unleashed his array went deep and didn’t department. of shots against a disciplined take doubles. Thapar has seen Nagarkoti, smashing him for AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli during Indian Premier League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium BCCI “After the first Tewatia since he was Krunal Pandya receives badge from Mumbai Indians skipper consecutive sixes, over mid- five overs, when I 14 and also got him to Rohit Sharma after his match winning performance on Sunday wicket, one of which hit a run- openers Finch and Padikkal while the talented youngster fuller delivery. went in, he said he play for Delhi’s Mumbai Indians / Twitter ning car. started off in a blazing fashion Padikkal hit back-to-back Bowling in absence of their couldn't continue. I Malviya Club. The South African raced to and took the attack on KKR boundaries off Cummins. ace spinner Sunil Narine who told him to “We’d use him at his fifty in 23 balls as KKR new-ball bowlers Pat Cummins But boundaries soon dried was left out after being report- take it five the top of the batting cruised to 83 runs from the last and Prasidh Krishna. up after the Power-Play with ed for suspect action, overs at a and he knew how to five overs to prop up the total. Finch clubbed one out of the Russell giving the breakthrough Chakravarthy bowled a tidy time. exploit the field restric- Earlier opting to bat, RCB stadium in Prasidh’s first over, by cleaning up Padikkal with a spell. “He tions.” Ishant out of IPL PTI n DUBAI CSK look to turn tide itation programme goes. While Delhi Capitals is all set PTI n DUBAI order to. other way round - play the big ing the Hyderabad outfit badly as eteran pacer Ishant Sharma to seek a replacement with two After facing brickbats for shots and even if you get out, it at one stage, they looked in Vwas on Monday ruled out of senior bowlers ruled out of the ime is fast running out for the persisting with Kedar Jadhav, is fine because we can't leave too complete control after posting a the Indian Premier League with remainder of the IPL, Ishant's TMahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK dropped him in their last many after the 15th or the 16th competitive 158 for 4. a rib-cage injury, his team Delhi absence wouldn’t hurt them as Chennai Super Kings, a team match and his replacement over. That just puts too much Batting has not been SRH's Capitals said. much as Mishra’s, simply because which desperately needs its bat- Narayan Jagadeesan (33 off 28) pressure on the lower order bats- concern at all as the likes of Jonny Ishant is the second Delhi of the wrist spinner’s role on the ting to click when it takes on made a decent score in the men.” Bairstow, skipper David Warner, Capitals player to be ruled out bigger UAE grounds. Sunrisers Hyderabad here on company of Ambati Rayudu On the bowling front, Manish Pandey and Kane after leg-spinner Amit Mishra, Delhi Capitals had tried all Tuesday in a battle to keep its IPL (42 off 40). However, CSK's Deepak Chahar and Jadeja Williamson are all among runs whose campaign ended due to a their pacers and Harshal Patel hopes alive. chase fell apart after the were impressive the other and have the ability to shoulder ring finger fracture sustained seemed to have fit the bill as far The three-time champions duo departed. night and Bravo’s return the responsibility on their own. during one of the earlier match- as head coach Ricky Ponting is and last edition’s runner-up, CSK The likes of Sam was a welcome relief but But it is the bowling unit es. concerned. are seeking a revival of fortunes Curran, Ravindra the likes of Curran, which let SRH down on Sunday. “Fast bowler Ishant Sharma In case, Delhi Capitals after suffering five defeats in Jadeja and Dwayne Shardul Thakur and Despite losing senior pacers experienced an acute episode of replace Ishant with a pacer, they seven games. Bravo too failed to Karn Sharma need to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and all- left rib cage pain while bowling have Pradeep Sangwan among They are currently at the come to the team’s pull up their perfor- rounder Mitchell Marsh to POINTS TABLE at a team training session on net bowlers, who can directly penultimate position in the eight- rescue. mances. injuries, SRH have shown October 7, 2020 in Dubai,” Delhi integrate with the team. team standings halfway into the Dhoni himself has The tie also provides tremendous fighting abilities P W L NRR PTS Capitals said in a statement. DC could also look for a sec- tournament. not been able to force Dhoni and Co. A chance with Rashid Khan and yorker 1 MI 7 5 2 +1.327 10 “Subsequent investigations ond Indian wicketkeeper in case Considered one of the most the pace while chasing to avenge their seven-run specialist T Natarajan doing the revealed that he sustained a left Rishabh Pant's hamstring injury successful chasers in the history and the skipper had no loss to SRH in their previ- job for the side. 2 DC 7 5 2 +1.038 10 internal oblique muscle tear. This break takes more than a week. of IPL with a chase-master in qualms in admitting ous outing. But on Sunday SRH let 3 RCB 7 5 2 -0.116 10 injury will unfortunately rule With Shimron Hetmyer Dhoni, CSK’s batting struggle this the flaws in his batting SRH, on the other Royals off the hook in the mid- him out of the remainder of the being dropped at the expense of year can be gauged from the fact department. hand, are a only a tad bet- dle overs after reducing them to 4 KKR 7 4 3 -0.577 8 IPL.” a wicketkeeper Carey, Delhi that all their defeats came while “Batting has been ter-placed than CSK at the 78 for 5. 5 SRH 7 3 4 +0.153 6 Ishant has played 97 Tests, 80 Capitals can check with going after targets. bit of a worry. We need fifth spot with three wins The likes of Sandeep Sharma, ODIs and 14 T20Is for India. But Rajasthan Royals if they have any While Shane Watson and Faf to do something about from seven games. Khaleel Ahmed and young 6 RR 7 3 4 -0.872 6 his participation in the Test series plans to release one of their du Plessis have had decent out- it,” Dhoni had said. But the the five-wicket Abhishek Sharma are the weak 7 CSK 7 2 5 -0.588 4 in Australia later this year will keeper Anuj Rawat as a part of ings so far, CSK need a stronger “I think we are defeat to Rajasthan Royals links in bowling which they now depend on how his rehabil- mid-season transfer. show from its faltering middle better off playing the on Sunday would be hurt- need to address. 8 KXIP 7 1 6 -0.381 2

Uttarakhand is now ready to go full throttle when he begins his THREE LIONS DUMP BELGIUM campaign here with a clash Badminton against France's Christo Popov, PTI n MILAN STALEMATES who won the first medal for his Italy was held to a 0-0 draw returns with country at the World Junior ortugal and France lost their against Poland but remained Championships last year. Pperfect records in this sea- top of its group after the Denmark Open “I have improved a lot and son’s UEFA Nations League Netherlands drew by the same I am in a better shape than last after playing out a 0-0 draw score against Bosnia- year. It is the first event for against each other, and Belgium Herzegovina. everyone, so I can't expect any- saw its 13-match unbeaten run The match was supposed thing, will just go all out from ended by a 2-1 defeat against to pit two of Europe’s top the start,” Lakshya said. England. goalscorers against each other “I got a lot of confidence Two of the sport’s best for- in Robert Lewandowski and after training for the last few wards were kept quiet at a chilly Ciro Immobile. However, Italy months but unless I play match- Stade de France on Sunday. coach Roberto Mancini sur- es, put myself in a pressure sit- Portugal star Cristiano prisingly left Immobile on the PTI n ODENSE (DENMARK) ple of years and the COVID-19 uation, I won't be able to assess Ronaldo had a good chance in bench. enforced break helped him to myself. So I am really excited.” the second minute of injury Italy is a point above the lympic hopeful Kidambi work on his body and game. Besides, Ajay Jayaram and time, but goalkeeper Hugo Lloris Netherlands and Poland in OSrikanth and fast-rising The 27-year-old from Subhankar Dey too will be palmed away his angled shot Group 1 of League A. It plays Lakshya Sen will look to strike Guntur will look for a fresh start aiming to go deep in the men's from the left. France's Kylian the Netherlands on Wednesday. the right note from the word go as he tries to rediscover his old singles draw that has been left Mbappe was substituted near the as they return to competitive self and reclaim the lost glory. He depleted due to the withdrawals end after having failed to make HAALAND HAT TRICK badminton at the USD 750,000 will open against world no 52 of the Japanese contingent, an impression against the Erling Haaland netted a hat Denmark Open, which will re- Toby Penty of England in the including world champion Nations League champion’s res- trick to help Norway thrash start the calender after a second half of the draw. Kento Momota, world no 35 olute defense. Romania 4-0 and assuage its COVID-19 forced seven-month Lakshya, on the other hand, Koki Watanabe, world no 11 Portugal stays top in Group European Championship play- hiatus. had been on a title-winning Kanta Tsuneyama. 3 of League A, ahead of France off disappointment. With Saina Nehwal and spree last year, claiming as many Former world no 13 on goal difference, with both Alexander Sørloth scored Parupalli Kashyap withdraw- as five titles, including two BWF Jayaram, who was missing in teams on seven points. Norway’s other goal. Haaland ing from the tournament at the World Tour Super 100 top hon- action due to a long injury lay- Third-place Croatia has already has six goals in the eleventh hour, all eyes will be on ours - SaarLorLux Open and off, was finding his groove three points after beating competition. Srikanth and Lakshya as they Dutch Open - to zoom to 32nd early this year when he reached Sweden 2-1. Substitute Andrej England's Harry Kane, right, holds off Belgium's Toby Alderweireld during the UEFA Nations League AP Norway lost a Euro 2020 resume their title hunt at the in the international standings. the semifinals at Barcelona Kramaric scored the winner in playoff to Serbia on Thursday. Super 750 event. But with the deadly pan- Masters. But the health crisis that match, nine minutes after behind to beat Belgium and Lukaku’s spot kick in the first nine years. Norway is level on six Former world no 1 Srikanth, demic bringing everything to a halted his progress and he can't coming off the bench. move top in Group 2 of League half before Mason Mount’s England moved a point points with leader Austria in who had claimed the Denmark halt in March, it has been a frus- wait to go all out when he takes A. looping, deflected shot ahead of second-place Belgium Group 1 of League B. title three years back, had been trating wait for Lakshya, who is on local favourite and world no ENGLAND COMEBACK Marcus Rashford's penal- clinched England’s first victo- and three above Denmark Austria beat host Northern battling a series of injuries and currently ranked world No 27. 3 Anders Antonsen in the England came from ty cancelled out Romelu ry over a top-ranked team in which beat Iceland 3-0. Ireland 1-0. indifferent form in the last cou- The 19-year-old from opening round.