Bitter attack PAGE Congress leader Konda Vishweshwar Reddy says HC order on RTC strike is a Politics 7 no-brainer and shame on the government DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 19 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Contamination bigger issue than adulteration: FSSAI

From Page 1 Pawan Agarwal, CEO, and inspection” system KCR is facing FSSAI, said, “The study across the value chain by These prescribed norms shows that contamination January 1, 2020. the curse of pertain to permissible lev- is a bigger problem than However, Ashish Anand, els of substances such as adulteration. It is unac- senior general physician, all sections alfatoxin-M1, antibiotics ceptable to see contami- Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee of society and pesticides. nants in processed milk.” Hills, said that these find- The problem of In safety parameters, 10.4 ings need to taken with a — Dr Sravan Dasoju Alfatoxin-M1 was found to per cent of 2,607 samples of pinch of salt. be more dominant in processed milk were found “In a country with one Congress spokesperson processed milk than raw non-compliant, higher billion people, a sample milk. Highest residue of than 4.8 per cent found in size of 6,000-odd is not ade- Alfatoxin was found in raw milk samples. Such a quate of sufficient IN samples from Tamil Nadu, study on alfatoxin residue enough,” he said. BRIEF Delhi and Kerala. The sub- is the first, according to However, Anand said that stance comes into milk Agarwal. the study could not be dis- through feed and fodder, In an attempt to check the missed since contaminants New order on wine which is not currently reg- problem, FSSAI has decid- and adulterants in milk shop allotments ulated. ed to put in place a “testing were a given. Hyderabad: Twenty-nine liquor shops that had received the fewest applica- KTR PRESENTS tions were not allotted licences on Friday. All the other 2,187 shops were allot- INDUSTRIES ted licences by the lottery method. The government AWARDS had received 48,401 applica- tions. Regarding the shops DC CORRESPONDENT that got a poor response, HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 the excise department sus- pects that liquor contractors Municipal administra- had formed a syndicate to TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, working president, A. Revanth Reddy, former minister, Mohammed Ali tion and urban develop- get the permits. The officials Shabbir, storm the streets of Huzurnagar with roadshows on Friday. — DC ment Minister K. T. said a fresh notification will Rama Rao on Friday be issued on Saturday for gave away the these 29 shops calling for Industries Awards, applications. They said those 2019, at an event organ- who had applied for these ised jointly by the shops need not apply again. Cong in top gear ahead Conference of Indian Industries and the state government here. The event “Manufac- NOTICE TO EC, turing Excellence 2019” on the theme ‘Smart ZAHEERABAD of Huzurnagar bypoll Manufacturing’ was also attended by princi- MP pal secretary Jayesh TRS failed to fulfill a single major promise: Reddy Ranjan and Telangana DC CORRESPONDENT CII chairman D. Raju. HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU | DC ■ The TRS was trying He ridiculed the claims Instituted in 2017, the HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 of TRS leaders that devel- KCR AND JAGAN awards recognise The Telangana High Court on to lure voters with opment would come if the “exceptional achieve- Friday issued notices to the With just a day left for the money, liquor and ruling party wins ments” by businesses Election Commission of India end of the campaign for other incentives, TPCC Huzurnagar. He asked ARE RULING AS based in Telangana. and Zaheerabad MP B.B. Patil the Huzurnagar byelec- president N. Uttam why there was no develop- This year, the awards to file affidavits with their tion, senior Congress ment in constituencies DICTATORS: VHR were divided into four contentions in a plea challeng- leaders, including TPCC Kumar Reddy said. being represented by TRS categories – financial ing the election of Mr Patil. president, N. Uttam MLAs. He said the devel- DC CORRESPONDENT performance, innova- Justice Challa Kodandaram Kumar Reddy, working money, liquor and other opment brought by Mr HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 tion, CSR, and employee was dealing with a election president, A. Revanth incentives, he said, and Uttam Kumar Reddy in practices. Companies petition filed by Congress can- Reddy, and former minis- asked people to be cau- Huzurnagar was Congress former MP V. that won the awards didate K. Madan Mohan Rao ter, Mohammed Ali tious for the next three unmatched and incompa- Hanumantha Rao had nominated them- who lost to Mr Patil in the 2019 Shabbir, stormed the days to foil the attempts rable. He asked people to alleged that Chief selves on the Telangana elections. streets of Huzurnagar by the ruling party to reject TRS propaganda. Ministers K. GlobalLink-er platform. The petitioner challenged with road shows. tamper with and manipu- He said Mr Rao had had Chandrasekhar Rao Commending the win- the election on the grounds They launched the road late the election process. targeted senior leaders and Y.S. Jagan were rul- ners, Jayesh Ranjan that Mr Patil had not disclosed show from Jana Pahad, He said he has full faith like Jana Reddy, ing their respective said, “This year awards the criminal cases he faces in after offering special in the people of Komatireddy Venkata states as dictators. Mr were bagged by diverse the election affidavit along prayers at the dargah Huzurnagar and they Reddy, Dr Gita Reddy, Rao said that KCR had companies with incred- with the nomination. there. Addressing road would ensure the victory Damodar Rajanarasimha accused Congress ible achievements rang- Advocate and ex-law minister corner meetings, Mr of Uttam Padmavathi and others, promising leader Y.S. Rajasekhar ing from innovation in Salman Khurshid, represent- Uttam Kumar Reddy said with a huge majority. development in their con- Reddy of trying to pri- biotechnology to spe- ing the petitioner, said that as that he was seeking votes TRS leaders were shame- stituencies if the TRS vatise public sector cial purpose machin- per the law, if any information for the Congress candi- lessly seeking votes wins the elections. People companies. “What is ery.” relating to the cases was not date and his wife Ms despite not fulfilling a sin- fell prey to these mislead- KCR doing now,? he disclosed, then the candidate Padmavathi on the basis gle major promise they ing tactics and voted for asked. ■ INSTITUTED IN automatically becomes ineli- of his performance and made to the people in the the TRS in the last elec- He said the TRS gov- 2017, the awards gible to continue in the achievements as MLA in previous two elections, he tions in those constituen- ernment has to take recognise “excep- post. Huzurnagar. claimed. TPCC working cies. But development has responsibility for the The high court bench direct- He said that every bit of president, A. Revanth come to a standstill in deaths of five RTC tional achievements” ed Mr Patil and the Election development in Reddy, too launched a those constituencies, he employees. He lauded by businesses based Commission of India to file Huzurnagar had been due scathing attack on the said. Therefore, people the Governor for speak- in Telangana. The their counter within six to his efforts as MLA TRS government, espe- should not make the mis- ing to the government weeks. since 2009. The TRS was cially Chief Minister K. take of trusting the TRS regarding the RTC awards were divided trying to lure voters with Chandrasekhar Rao. again. strike. into four categories. CBI special court reserves verdict on Jagan’s petition DC CORRESPONDENT CBI, the court reserved its judg- sheet in the case but the trial HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 ment and it will be pronounced proceedings are yet to on 1st November. start. The CBI special court at In the petition, YS Jagan This was an indication that the Hyderabad on Friday reserved sought exemption on various accused has been able to pro- its verdict on Andhra Pradesh grounds stating that he was to crastinate the proceedings on Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan perform constitutional duties one pretext or other. Reddy`s plea to exempt his per- as the chief minister and it will Reminding the High Court sonal appearance before the burden the state ex-chequer in rejection of Jagan’s plea seeking court for every trial in the cases attending the court at the exemption of appearance, lodged by CBI related to dispro- Hyderabad from Amaravathi. the counsel argued that Jagan portionate assets case. The Counsel for CBI submitted has to file the case before the After hearing the contentions that it was almost six years supreme court, not before the of from both sides, Jagan and from date of filing of last charge CBI court. IoT and LoRaWaN crucial in cutting cost of water supply DC CORRESPONDENT Mr Kishore said low- HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 cost, long range and long-term technologi- GOVT IMPLEMENTING MANY Metropolitan Water cal solutions were Board managing direc- important in the con- PILOT PROJECTS WITH IoT tor, M. Dana Kishore, text of water manage- DC CORRESPONDENT tiative has received a said Internet of Things ment. “To reduce the HYDERABAD, OCT. 18 great response,” he (IoT) and LoRaWaN NRW to five per cent, said. He was speaking (Long Range Wide Area we have to spend more Principal secretary, IT, at the inaugural of the Network) could be cru- than `5,000 crore. There Jayesh Ranjan, said second edition of the cial in reducing the are technologies that the state government Things Conference cost of water supply. can help us do this, but was implementing India on LoRaWAN He said that in India, they are expensive,” he several pilot projects (Long Range Wide non-revenue water said. with Internet of Area Network) on (NRW), water that is He said that if a com- Things. One of these Friday. The conven- deemed lost before it pany could design a is ‘rural health kiosks’ tion features talks and reaches a customer due sensor that allowed the that had been set up in exhibits on the imple- to leaks, theft or inaccu- board to monitor man- the hamlets in the mentation of IoT tech- racies, varies between holes from a central state. “A person can sit nologies in reallife 30 per cent and 50 per room, it would be of inside this kiosk and scenarios. Another cent. “At HMWS&SB, great help. “This sensor without any human example was of sen- this figure is 37 per has to be cheap since intervention, his med- sors embedded with cent, In countries such we have 2.5 lakh man- ical details will be the help of Centre for as Israel and holes spread across the sent to a doctor sitting Development of Singapore, this figure 2.5 lakh km road net- in a remote studio in Advanced Computing could be as low as five work in the city,” he Hyderabad. This ini- in groundnut farms. per cent,” he said. said. Probe begins PAGE The ED grilled former Union minister Praful Patel in connection with his Nation 8 business links with Iqbal Mirchi DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 19 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

Ghar Wapsi CASE OF KILLING AIR FORCE MEN Ex-JKLF chief arrested IAF personnel were killed when they were waiting for a bus PM, FM should YUSUF JAMEEL | DC which released him on Disruptive Activities gal funnelling of funds for SRINAGAR, OCT. 18 bail, the officials said. (Prevention) Act (Tada) fomenting terrorism in ‘steal’ ideas from On January 25, 1990, four court at Jammu. J&K. The Central Bureau of IAF personnel including a Malik who is currently Mir is currently associ- Cong manifesto to Investigation (CBI) arrest- squadron leader were lodged in New Delhi’s ated with a different fac- tackle fiscal mess ed Javed Ahmed Mir, a for- gunned down by suspected Tihar jail is being pro- tion of the JKLF, the mer chief commander of militants at Rawalpora duced through video con- organisation which seeks — Rahul Gandhi Jammu Kashmir when they were waiting ferencing in a special reunification of J&K to Congress leader Liberation Front (JKLF) for bus to relocate to an Tada court in Jammu. He make it an independent, in connection with a case Air Force base near was arrested by the J&K sovereign country. pertaining to the killing of Srinagar airdrome. police from his residence In 1995, a single bench of four Indian Air Force Around 40 others, in Srinagar’s Maisuma the J&K High Court IN (IAF) personnel in including a woman, had area on February 22 and stayed the trial as there BRIEF Srinagar’s Rawalpora received serious injuries subsequently detained was no Tada court in area nearly three decades in the attack. under the state’s stringent Srinagar. In 2008, Malik ago. In August and Public Safety Act. approached a special BGB TROOPS YET Mir, 54, was picked up by September 1990, the CBI The Centre had in March court saying that the trial the sleuths of the CBI had filed two charge- declared the JKLF as an should be shifted to TO RELEASE 3RD from his residence in sheets against unlawful association Srinagar as he was facing Srinagar’s Jamalatta Muhammad Yasin Malik, under Section 3 (1) of the security problems in view FISHERMAN locality on Wednesday and the incumbent JKLF Unlawful Prevention Act of the Amarnath land row later taken to Jammu. Mir chief, Mir and other 1967, saying the outfit is which had pitted Kashmir RAJIB CHOWDHURI & was later produced before accused before the desig- actively engaged in incit- Valley against Jammu PRANMOY BRAHMACHARY a CBI court in Jammu, nated Terrorist and ing secessionism and ille- region. KOLKATA/BERHMAPORE, OCT. 18

The third Indian fisherman from Murshidabad, caught by Supreme Court transfers the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Indo-Bangla bor- der on Thursday, is yet to be freed despite assurances to the Border Security Force (BSF) Assam NRC coordinator as senior BSF officers paid DC CORRESPONDENT ■ Hajela, an IAS offi- right from the beginning their tribute to head consta- NEW DELHI, OCT. 18 when the top court had Indian nationals, who were deported by Mexican immigration authorities for illegally cer of principal sec- ble, Vijay Bhan Singh who was ordered the updating of S. A. Bobde shot dead by the BGB troops entering the country, show their allergy-affected legs, on their arrival at the Indira The Supreme Court on retary rank, belongs the citizens register in the along the International Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on Friday. As many as 311 Indians, includ- Friday ordered the to Assam cadre. border state hit by influx Border while he was return- ing a woman, from various parts of the country were repatriated by Mexico amidst Central government to Madhya Pradesh is of people from across BOBDE TO BE ing from a flag meeting to its stepped up efforts to check people illegally crossing its borders following pres- carry out an inter-cadre Bangladesh. secure his release. sure from the US. — PTI transfer of Assam’s his home state. At the outset of the brief CHIEF JUSTICE Pranab Mondal (41), the fish- National Register of ■ hearing that hardly lasted erman from Sahebnagar at Citizens (NRC) coordina- Hajela has served for a couple of minutes, Jalangi of the district, was tor, Prateek Hajela, from in Assam as an IAS the moment the CJI OF INDIA arrested by the Bangladesh CENTRE FIRM ON Assam to Madhya officer for last 23 ordered inter-cadre trans- DC CORRESPONDENT Police after the BGB handed Pradesh. years. fer of Hajela, Attorney NEW DELHI, OCT. 18 over him to them, according to TTD to return Directing the inter-cadre General K. K. Venugopal BSF sources. NAGA ACCORD transfer of Hajela, a sought to know the rea- Chief Justice of India A senior official of the BSF bench of Chief Justice issued by the competent sons for transfer. Ranjan Gogoi has rec- South Bengal Frontier said, DEADLINE Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S. authority of the Union of “Can there be an order ommended to the Centre “During the flag meeting on Kerala cashews A. Bobde and Justice India/State Government without reason,” quipped to appoint Justice S. A. Thursday the BGB informed MANOJ ANAND | DC Rohinton Fali Nariman forthwith and in any case the CJI without disclosing Bobde as next Chief that they have given him in DC CORRESPONDENT Cashew Development GUWAHATI, OCT. 18 further directed the within seven days from a n y. Justice after he demits custody to Bangladesh Police KOLLAM, OCT. 18 Corporation (KSCDC) Centre to give effect to its today (Friday).” Hajela has served in office on November 17. and assured to hand over him has been accepted by the The Centre has set order within a week. Hajela, an IAS officer of Assam as an IAS officer Justice Bobde happens to BSF on Friday. But his The ‘Lord’ of Tirupati is temple. It has also October 31 as deadline “We order for the inter- principal secretary rank, for 23 years and at presi- to be the senior most arrival is still awaited.” not pleased with the expressed interest in for all Naga rebel cadre transfer of Hajela to belongs to Assam cadre. dent holds the rank of judge after Gogoi and first load of cashews purchasing 100 tonnes of groups, including NSCN Madhya Pradesh on depu- Madhya Pradesh is his principal secretary — that according to the seniori- sent from here for mak- cashew from the (I-M), to give their final tation for the maximum home state. is equivalent to joint sec- ty, he would be the Chief HINDU SAMAJ ing laddoos in the tem- KSCDC. The second con- consent on signing the period permissible under Apparently, the court retary at the Centre. Justice. ple. The temple authori- signment of 10 tonnes peace accord, besides the relevant rules/regula- has ordered Hajela’s inter- It may be noted that He will assume the ties rejected the load dis- will be sent next week. deciding on the date for tions,” the court said. cadre transfer for security Friday’s hearing was the office of the CJI on PARTY CHIEF patched with much fan- The cashew was sup- surrendering of their It further said, “The reasons. last hearing by the bench November 18. fare by the Kerala State plied at a rate of `669 arms. notification consequent to Hajela was the state of Chief Justice of India As a Chief Justice, KILLED IN U.P. Cashew Workers Apex per kilogram. Capex MD Ministry of home the above direction will be coordinator of the NRC and Justice Nariman. Justice Bobde will have Industrial Co-operative S. Anil Kumar was not affairs has sent a very a tenure of little over Lucknow, Oct. 18: The presi- Society Ltd. (Capex), cit- available for comment. strong message to Naga one year and five dent of a little known Hindu ing poor quality. It is alleged that there rebels groups in this months as he would be Samaj Party was found mur- The consignment of is no facility for quality regard through retiring on April 23, dered at his home in the con- five tonnes was flagged assurance in the Capex Nagaland Governor and CBI chargesheets PC 2021. gested Naka Hindola area of off by cashew minister factories. interlocutor R. N. Ravi, Justice Bobde is head- the city here, police said on J. Mercykkutty Amma The deal was expected sources in the ministry ing the bench that is Friday. Kamlesh Tiwari (45) from here on October 3. to strengthen the mar- told Deccan Chronicle. DC CORRESPONDENT Prevention of Corruption prises Anup K. Pujari, hearing the BCCI matter was earlier associated with a It is learnt that the ket intervention of pub- The central govern- NEW DELHI, OCT. 18 Act. Prabodh Saxena, and is also likely to faction of the Hindu load contained substan- lic sector cashew units ment has maintained The charge sheet was Rabindra Prasad, INX preside over the bench Mahasabha, they said. dard cashew and unde- in the state which that talks with threat of The CBI on Friday filed a filed before special judge Media, ASCL & Chess dealing with the Assam “Kamlesh Tiwari was found sirable cashew dust that received an order for `70 guns will not be accept- charge sheet before a Lal Singh. Management Services. NRC issue. murdered inside his house. will affect the quality of crore. able and asked National Delhi court here in the The accused in the Accused-turned approver He had presided over Two persons had come to meet laddoo made in the tem- The KSCDC has to pro- Socialist Council of INX Media corruption charge sheet include Peter Indrani Mukerjea’s also the bench that junked a him. Both were speaking to ple. duce some three tonnes Nagaland (I-M) and case accusing former Mukherjea, chartered appears in the final PIL seeking fresh probe Tiwari when the latter sent However, the load sent of kernels daily as per NNPGs (Naga National finance minister P. accountant S. Bhaska- report. into the assassination of one of his aides to get paan for by the Kerala State the order. Political Groups) to sug- Chidambaram and others raman, former Niti Ayog The report was filed Mahatma Gandhi. them,” said Vikas Tripathi, gest a convenient date including bureaucrats of CEO Sindhushree under various sections of Born on April 24, 1956 ASP (Lucknow West). for surrender of their causing loss to the excheq- Khullar, former secretary the Prevention of at Nagpur, Justice Bobde “When his aide returned arms. The Centre has uer by allegedly commit- in ministry of micro, Corruption Act and the is the son of Arvind from the market, he found rejected outright the ting offences under the small & medium enter- Indian Penal Code. Bobde. Tiwari in a pool of blood,” demand for a separate Tripathi added. flag and constitution for A senior UP government offi- Nagaland. cial said the visitors shot Sources disclosed that Tiwari dead after talking to ongoing peace talks with Sainik school doors open for girls him for little over half an NSCN (I-M) and working hour. committee of NNPGs DC CORRESPONDENT ministry for admission of towards greater inclusive- er pilots and 17 are naviga- Police reached the spot and have reached an NEW DELHI, OCT. 18 girls in Sainik School ness and gender equality. tors. gathered the CCTV footage. advanced stage, with Chhingchhip in Mizoram Sainik Schools act as For the first time this Senior superintendent of consensus emerging on The all-boys Sainik two years ago. feeder institutions for year, Indian Army has police Kalanidhi Naithani said majority of the issues. Schools will now start giv- “Raksha Mantri has preparing cadets for the started the process of prima facie it seemed to be a For example, the ing admission to girls also. directed authorities con- armed forces. There are inducting women as sol- case of personal enmity. He Centre has agreed to cre- Defence minister cerned to ensure availabil- around 28 Sainik Schools diers in the military added that teams had been West Bengal Governor and chancellor of Jadavpur ate an Upper House – Rajnath Singh has ity of necessary infra- across the country. police. formed to crack the case. University Jagdeep Dhankhar after attending a meet- Legislative Council approved a proposal for structure and sufficient The demand for admis- Earlier this year, the Naka Hindola SHO Sujeet ing of University’s highest decision making body in besides the Nagaland admission of girls in female staff in Sainik sion of girl students in defence ministry had also Kumar Dubey said there were Kolkata on Friday. — PTI State Legislative Sainik Schools from aca- Schools for smooth imple- Sainik Schools started as said that all women offi- brief protests by angry Assembly. It agreed to demic session 2021-22 in a mentation of the direc- defence forces have start- cers will be granted per- local residents after the inci- increase the number of phased manner. tive,” said a government ed inducting more women. manent commission in the dent but there was no law and seats in the legislative The decision has been statement. In Indian Air Force Indian Army in all the 10 problem. assembly, so that all taken following the suc- It said that the decision (IAF), there were 1,905 branches where women WB Guv takes Naga tribal groups find are inducted for short cess of the pilot project is in line with the objec- women officers till July INDIAN TOURIST political representation. started by the defence tive of the government 2019. Of these, 8 are fight- service commission. DETAINED IN on 3 ministers SECURITY | MATTERS Post-paid mobile phone service operational since Oct. 14 RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC really surprised. BHUTAN KOLKATA, OCT. 18 Constitutional func- tionaries can not be loose Thimphu, Oct. 18: An Indian West Bengal Governor cannons. It is for the CM tourist has been detained by Jagdeep Dhankar on to examine their state- No pre-paid mobiles for now, says J&K Guv the Royal Bhutan Police for Friday attacked three ments. I have never react- allegedly desecrating a chort- ministers for their take ed in public to what hap- DC CORRESPONDENT it into two Union territo- pointed to the relatively en in the Buddhist kingdom, on his statement that he pens between me and the SRINAGAR, OCT. 18 ries. limited number of inci- according to a media report on was “blacked out” from Chief Minister.” However, landline phone dents of violence com- Friday. the Durga Puja carnival. Dhankar elaborated, “It Jammu and Kashmir gov- services were restored, pared with previous bouts Abhijit Ratan Hajare, who is The three cabinet minis- is job of the Governor to ernment on Wednesday first in Jammu and then in of unrest. The Governor from Maharashtra, was part of ters are Subrata be representative of the ruled out possibility of the Valley, last month. had said on Monday, “For a 15-bike convoy touring the Mukherjee, Partha Chatt- Centre and also to look restoration of pre-paid Earlier, voice calls on us, the life of a Kashmiri Himalayan nation, The erjee and Tapas Roy. into the interests of the mobile or internet servic- mobile phones had started was important and not Bhutanese reported. The He reminded them that state. That is what I am es in Kashmir Valley in working in a few areas of telephone. People were liv- group was led by a Bhutanese he is neither a “tourist” doing. You will always near future. Valley’s frontier district of ing without telephones national. to the state nor a “loose find me acting within my Governor Satya Pal Kupwara from August 17. earlier also.” A chorten is a Buddhist cannon” that he would parameters. There have Malik was quoted as say- Also the mobile internet The Governor on Friday shrine, typically a saint’s cross his “Lakshman- been painful statements ing “There isn’t a plan to service made available to also said that the killing of tomb or a monument to the rekha.” by ministers. One of resume pre-paid mobile subscribers in Jammu on an apple buyer from Buddha. Describing himself as them wants me to be a service since Pakistani August 18 but these were Punjab, truck driver from Security personnel divert traffic during restrictions in In photographs and videos “active”, Dhankar made tourist.” nationals would misuse withdrawn again the next Rajasthan and brick kiln published by The Bhutanese it clear that he would con- He said, “I am sure none this. We will start internet day allegedly after the Srinagar on Friday. Authorities imposed restrictions in worker from Chhattisgarh on Twitter, Hajare is seen tinue to discharge his you here will approve services only when situa- facility was “misused” by the parts of Srinagar as normal life remained affected by suspected militants in standing on top of a chorten. A constitutional role within that the Governor has to tion improves.” some people, mainly on 75th consecutive day . — PTI southern Shopian and second man Jambay, who was its ambit being in the be a tourist. It was a pub- Mobile — both pre-paid through social media. Pulwama districts over repairing the chortens, is seen Governor’s office. He also lic statement. I thought and post-paid, landline However, broadband the government ordered Valley. The authorities past few days was of a sitting on the chorten. appealed to the Chief some editorials would phone and internet servic- services on fixed landline withdrawal of Short have repeatedly sought to matter of grave concern. The ‘desecration’ incident Minister Mamata come out on it. I can not es were snapped in J&K on phones began working in Messaging Service (SMS) justify the denial of access Claiming Pakistan’s happened when the bikers Banerjee to “restrain” be a tourist. I am a the night of August 4 as Jammu region again some facility on these within to internet and mobile hand in these killings, he were resting at Dochula on her cabinet colleagues. Governor. I have to do my part of a complete commu- time ago. three hours without giv- phone services in the said, “This is happening Thursday and the team leader At the Jadavpur constitutional duty. One nication blackout ordered Post-paid mobile phone ing any reason for it. The Valley by asserting that on Pakistan’s directions to was trying to arrange parking University, he said, of them called my visit to ahead of the Centre’s service was made opera- internet services have such steps were necessary create disturbance in the space for the bikes, the report “Some people said why I Siliguri as a gimmick. I stripping the state of its tional also in the Valley remained suspended to maintain law and order state. We will not allow said. kept silent for days. I am am surprised.” special status and splitting from October 14. However, across all platforms in the and prevent violence and this to happen.” Historic decision PAGE US senator Mitt Romney says Trump’s decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria will stand as World 9 a bloodstain in American history DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 19 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Clashes over arrest of El Chapo’s son Culiacan, Oct. 18: Energy secretary Rick Heavily armed gunmen WHO IS EL Perry will leave his waged an all-out battle CHAPO? against Mexican security job by the end of the forces on Thursday as sol- ■ Joaquin ‘El diers arrested — then year reportedly released — a Chapo’ Guzman, son of jailed drug kingpin one of the world’s — Donald Trump Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ biggest drug US President Guzman in his home kingpins, is a state, Sinaloa. Security minister, former leader of Alfonso Durazo, said sol- the Sinaloa Cartel, IN BRIEF diers on a routine after- an international noon patrol came under crime syndicate. HK protesters don fire from a residence in ■ He was captured the state capital, Culiacan. in February, 2014. cartoon masks He said they responded In July 11, El Chapo Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro- by taking the house and broke out of a democracy protesters detaining four people high-security donned cartoon character inside, including Ovidio masks as they formed human Guzman, one of several prison, making his chains across the semi- sons of El Chapo who way through a autonomous Chinese city on have partly taken over the mile-long tunnel Friday night, in defiance of a Sinaloa cartel since he ■ Later, in Jan, government ban on face was extradited to the coverings at public assem- United States in 2017. 2016, he was re- blies. Gathering along the Cartel gunmen then captured. city’s subway lines, many “surrounded the house, ■ In Feb, 2019, El protest supporters masquer- outnumbering the sol- Chapo was found aded as Winnie the Pooh or diers,” and began a mas- Guy Fawkes while holding up sive assault on various guilty in his international nar- their phone lights and chant- Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters chant slogans as they wait to cross the border into Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern parts of the city, Durazo ing slogans calling for a ‘rev- said. cotics smuggling Turkey, on Friday. — AP olution of our times.’ That triggered an hours- trial in a triumph Chinese internet users have long battle that left blaz- for the US Justice joked that President Xi ing vehicles strewn Jinping resembles the talk- across the street and sent Department and is ing bear. terrified residents run- currently serving a ning for shelter. life sentence Clashes despite Turkey ceasefire “In order to protect the Thai billionaire greater good, the people of Culiacan’s safety and the western city on leader faces court 5 civilians deaths witnessed even as US brokers five-day agreement well-being, the security Friday. Images carried on Bangkok: The charismatic Tal Tamr, Oct. 18: Deadly Syria, leading critics to cabinet decided to sus- Mexican television frontman of Thailand’s anti- Turkish airstrikes on MACRON, MERKEL, accuse him of betraying pend said actions,” showed army and police military parliamentary bloc Friday shattered a 13- 2,300 people cross Washington’s Kurdish Durazo said in a video personnel under assault appeared in court on Friday hour-old US-brokered deal allies. message. According to by men armed with heavy accused of breaching elec- to stop Ankara’s military JOHNSON TO MEET On Thursday evening, Mexican media reports, weapons. tion rules by holding media offensive against Kurdish Trump said he allowed the that included freeing Some panicked drivers shares, a case which could forces in northeastern into Iraq in 4 days ERDOGAN SOON two sides to fight for a few Ovidio Guzman. abandoned their cars in see him barred from politics Syria. days before brokering a Neither Durazo nor the the middle of the street to and jailed for up to 10 years. The ceasefire announced Geneva, Oct. 18: The kms east of the Syria-Iraq Brussels, Oct. 18: French truce as they were like President Andres Manuel take cover from the deaf- Billionaire Thanathorn late on Thursday was United Nations said on border. But he later added President, Emmanuel “kids in a lot.” Lopez Obrador’s office ening gunfire. Juangroongruangkit has rat- meant to provide a pause Friday that more than that another 734 people Macron, said on Friday he The Turkish military immediately responded to Gunmen blocked roads tled the kingdom’s arch-roy- for the evacuation of 2,300 people, mostly had been registered cross- and his German and and its Syrian proxies — requests for further infor- and highways into the alist establishment since Kurdish fighters from the women and children, had ing the border overnight. British counterparts will mostly Arab and Turkmen mation and details on the evening, bringing the city seizing the political limelight battleground border town fled fighting in northeast- Mahecic said the camp meet Turkey’s Recep former rebels used as a day’s incidents remained of 7,50,000 people to a with his caustic take downs of Ras al-Ain and other ern Syria and crossed into had “been prepped to Tayyip Erdogan soon over ground force — have so far murky. standstill. of the army’s role in Thai areas Turkey wants to Iraq in recent days. receive the latest arrivals Ankara’s military offen- seized around 120 kilome- Durazo said the security Sources in the Sinaloa politics. His Future Forward control along its border “For the fourth consecu- fleeing the fighting in sive in Syria. He said he tres of territory along the cabinet would travel to state government speak- Party became Thailand’s with Syria. tive day, UNHCR has been northern Syria.” would use a NATO sum- border. Culiacan to personally ing on condition of third largest political group The five-day suspension receiving hundreds of The UN currently esti- mit in London in Kurdish forces have put oversee the next steps. anonymity said police in a March election which looked designed to help refugees crossing the bor- mates that around 1,66,000 December to confront the up fierce resistance in Ras Officials were due to officers had been wound- ended five years of outright Turkey achieve its main der into Iraq from north- people have been forced to Turkish president over al-Ain, with a network of give a press conference in ed. — AFP junta rule. The party was territorial goals without east Syria,” UN refugee flee their homes since the operation against tunnels, berms and backed by millions of youth fighting but its Syrian agency spokesman Andrej Turkey launched the Kurdish forces. He said he trenches that held off the wearied by the dominance of proxies continued to clash Mahecic told reporters in offensive. The Syrian had learned of a US with- Turkish onslaught for a the conservative old guard. with Kurdish fighters on Geneva. Observatory for Human drawal from Syria by week. Ankara considers Friday and an air strike He first said, “over 1,600 Rights has meanwhile put Twitter. “I understood the Kurdish forces to be killed five civilians. Syrian refugees have been the number far higher, that we were in NATO, terrorists linked to Panelist defends “Five civilians were transported from the bor- saying more than 3,00,000 that the United States and Kurdish rebels inside killed in Turkish air der areas to Bardarash civilians had been dis- Turkey were in NATO,” Turkey. Lit Nobel pick strikes on the village of refugee camp,” about 150 placed by the assault.—AP Macron said. — AFP Turkish forces and their Stockholm: A member of the Bab al-Kheir, east of Ras allies had taken control of committee which selects the al-Ain,” Rami Abdel voy headed towards Ras Ankara by US Vice- clearing the way for a ‘safe half of Ras al-Ain on winner of the Nobel Prize in Rahman, head of the al-Ain to evacuate civil- President Mike Pence. zone’ sought by Turkey. Thursday when its hospi- Literature defended on Syrian Observatory for ians who have been virtu- “Despite the agreement The Kurdish-led SDF had tal was hit, trapping Friday the controversial Human Rights, said. ally besieged there since to halt the fighting, air said they were ready to patients and staff inside, decision to give the award to The Britain-based war the start of Turkey’s and artillery attacks con- abide by the ceasefire in Abdel Rahman said. Austrian author Peter monitor said four fighters cross-border assault on tinue to target the posi- border territory between Kurdish authorities sent Handke. Henrik Petersen said of the Syrian Democratic October 9. tions of fighters, settle- Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad a medical team to rescue that in the future, Handke Forces — the de facto army Mustefa Bali, a ments and hospitals,” in to its west. the wounded but it was would be considered just as of the embattled Kurdish spokesman for the SDF, Ras al-Ain, he said. The Turkish offensive prevented from entering worthy as someone like autonomous region — said Turkey was clearly Under the deal, Kurdish was sparked by US the town, said Hassan acclaimed Irish novelist were killed in the strike. violating the terms of the forces are required to President Donald Trump’s Amin, a director of the Samuel Beckett, who won in The incident took place agreement reached during withdraw from a border announcement of a US hospital in nearby Tal Vehicles burn in a street of Culiacan, state of Sinaloa, 1969. “In 50 years, Peter even as a 200-vehicle con- a Thursday visit to strip 32 kilometres deep, withdrawal from northern Tamr. — AFP Mexico, on Friday. — AFP Handke, just like Beckett, will be among the most obvious choices the Swedish Academy ever made, of that FAT FOUND IN OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE’S LUNGS ACT FAST OR GET I am certain,” the committee In a shocking revelation, researchers have shown for the first time that fat can accumulate Johnson scrambles member wrote in an op-ed in the newspaper Svenska in the lungs of people, particularly those who are overweight or obese BLACKLISTED: Dagbladet. ■ For the first ■ The analysis FATF TO PAK ● Scientists to pass Brexit deal time, the study revealed that already London, Oct. 18: treaty it agreed to last VINEETA PANDEY | DC 62 KILLED showed that the amount of know that Britain’s exit from the year. Yet, Johnson, the with agency inputs fatty tissue fat present European Union hung on face of the Brexit cam- NEW DELHI, OCT. 18 people who IN AFGHAN accumulates in increases in a knife-edge on Friday as paign in the 2016 referen- are over- Prime Minister Boris dum, must now ratify the The Financial Action the walls of the line with weight or Johnson scrambled to deal in the British parlia- Task Force (FATF) on MOSQUE BLAST airways increasing BMI obese are persuade doubters to ment where he has no Friday made it clear to Kabul, Oct. 18: An explosion rally behind his last- majority and opponents Pakistan that it is run- more likely rocked a mosque in eastern ● minute European Union are plotting maximum ning out of patience and Afghanistan as dozens of peo- to suffer A recent study published in the European Looking at samples of divorce deal in an political damage ahead of Islamabad needs to act ple gathered to offer Friday wheezing Respiratory Journal suggests that this fatty tissue lungs, we spotted fatty extraordinary vote in par- an imminent election. fast to complete the players, causing the roof to and asth- alters the structure of people’s airways and this could tissue that had built up in the liament. The numbers are too action plan given to it to collapse and killing 62 wor- be one reason behind the increased risk of asthma In one of the most strik- close to call: Johnson curb terror financing by shippers, provincial officials ma, but the airway walls. We wanted to ing flourishes of the must garner 318 votes in February 2020, else it said. reasons for see if this accumulation was three-year Brexit drama, the 650-seat parliament to faces the potential to be Attahullah Khogyani, this were ■ The researchers examined post-mortem samples of correlated with body weight Johnson confounded his get a deal approved. Yet blacklisted. spokesman for the Governor not opponents on Thursday his Northern Irish allies “Pakistan needs to do of Nangarhar, said the mili- lungs of 52 people, including 15 who had not reported –– John Elliot, senior research by clinching a new deal are opposed to a deal and more and needs to do it tant attack wounded 36 others. completely asthma, 21 who had asthma but died of other causes officer, Sir Charles Gairdner with the EU, even though the three main opposition faster. The FATF is giv- He said it was not immedi- known and 16 who died of asthma Hospital, Australia the bloc had promised it parties have pledged to ing this very clear warn- ately clear if the mosque was would never re-open a vote it down. — Reuters ing: if by 2020 the coun- attacked by a suicide bomber try has not made signifi- or some other type of bomb- cant progress we would ing. “Both men and children consider further actio- are among those killed and NEW | MILESTONE Historic mission launched after first attempt was aborted over spacesuit ns,” said FATF president wounded in the attack,” he Xiangmin Liu at a press said. conference at Paris on No one immediately claimed Friday, the last day of responsibility for the attack, the FATF plenary. but both the Taliban and the Nasa begins first all-female spacewalk Mr Liu, a Chinese Islamic State group are active national, added that the in the eastern Afghanistan, Washington, Oct. 18: US safety checks on their The first such mission spacewalk. actions include placing especially Nangarhar astronauts Christina Koch suits and tethers, before was supposed to take place The two were working to Pakistan in the black- province. and Jessica Meir became making their way to the in March but was can- replace a faulty battery list. Zahir Adil, spokesman for the first all-female pair to repair site. celled because the space charge/discharge unit, Pakistan was placed on the public health department carry out a spacewalk on In a call to reporters a agency had only one medi- known as a BCDU. the grey list by FATF in in Nangarhar province, said Friday, following a space- few minutes earlier, Nasa um-sized suit, with a male- The station relies on June 2018 and was given 23 of the wounded were trans- suit flub earlier this year administrator, Jim female combination per- solar power but is out of a plan of action to com- ferred to Jalalabad, the that caused the historic Bridenstine, emphasized forming the required task direct sunlight for much of plete by October 2019, provincial capital, and the rest mission to be aborted. its symbolic importance. at a later date. its orbit and therefore with the risk of being were being treated in the “Christina, you may “We want to make sure Traditionally male-domi- needs batteries, and the placed on the blacklist Haskamena district clinic. egress the airlock,” space- that space is available to nated Nasa’s failure to be BCDUs regulate the along with Iran and The violence comes a day craft communicator all people, and this is adequately prepared was amount of charge that North Korea. after a United Nations report Stephanie Wilson told the another milestone in that denounced in some quar- goes into them. “All deadlines in the said that Afghan civilians are pair shortly after they set evolution. ters as evidence of implic- The current task was action plan have now dying in record numbers in out to replace a power con- “I have an 11 year old it sexism. announced on Monday expired,” FATF said the country’s increasingly troller on the daughter, I want her to see Koch, an electrical engi- and is part of a wider mis- while expressing serious brutal war, noting that more International Space herself as having all the neer, was leading Meir, sion of replacing aging concerns with the lack civilians died in July than in Station. same opportunities that I who holds a doctorate in nickel-hydrogen batteries of progress by Pakistan any previous month-long the They began their mis- found myself as having marine biology and is with higher capacity lithi- Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir at the to address its terrorist UN began keeping statistics. sion making standard when I was growing up.” making her first ever um-ion units. — AFP International space station on Friday. — AFP financing risks. Centre mulls Costly labour export makes US car booster cos lose edge SATURDAY | 19 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD ■ Rate was cut due to slowdown, fall in investments 4th depositor dies as funds for quick RBI feels bank rates will surgery stuck in PMC Bank Mumbai, Oct. 18: An 83- BITES year-old depositor of the troubled PMC Bank died on Friday, with his family INDICATORS % drop after benchmarking claiming that it could not SC refuses to admit raise money for his heart Sensex 39,298.38 +0.63 FALAKNAAZ SYED RBI has delivered 135 basis points. However, to implement counter- surgery after restrictions Nifty 50 11,661.85 +0.65 MUMBAI, OCT. 18 basis points (bps) of cuts with the external bench- cyclical policy,” added were imposed on fund in its key lending rate. mark framework coming Ghate. withdrawals. PMC depositors plea S&P 500 2,990.66 -0.24 The members of the However, the decline in into force from October 1, “With respect to trans- This is a fourth incident Dollar (`) 71.14 -0.03 Reserve Bank of India’s the lending rates by banks the transmission is mission, between of the death of a depositor New Delhi, Oct. 18: The and distress among Pound Sterling (`) 91.66 +0.01 (RBI) Monetary Policy on new loans was just 29 expected to improve in the February and August 2019, of the Punjab & Supreme Court on depositors. Committee were of the basis points while rates coming weeks and the cumulative reduction Maharashtra Cooperative Friday refused to enter- During the hearing on Euro (`) 79.30 +0.25 view that monetary trans- shot up for old borrowers months.” in the policy repo rate has Bank after the RBI tain a plea filed on behalf Friday, Solicitor General Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,925▼0.37 145 mission continues to by seven basis points. One “Compared to the last been 110 basis points, appointed administrator of scam-hit PMC Bank Tushar Mehta said the remain staggered and basis point is one hun- review, monetary trans- much of which is yet to be on the city-headquartered account holders seeking government is aware of Brent crude ($/bbl)* 59.56 -0.58 incomplete but were hope- dredth of a percentage mission has become transmitted, although the lender. lifting of restrictions the seriousness of the IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.692 -0.008 ful that the new set of point. worse,” noted external financial markets have Two of the depositors imposed by the Reserve situation and the US 10-Yr T-bill yield 1.747 -0.008 norms on external bench- RBI governor Shakti- member Chetan Ghate. taken cognizance. While had died of cardiac arrest, Bank of India on cash Enforcement Directorate marking would improve kanta Das said, “Overall “This is despite the MPC the importance of trans- while another, a woman withdrawals. is taking appropriate * As of 9:30 pm IST the transmission, accord- liquidity in the system cutting rates by 110 bps in mitting existing rate cuts doctor, allegedly commit- A bench headed by action against the cul- ing to the minutes of the remained in surplus in the February-August win- before committing to fresh ted suicide. Chief Justice of India prit. October 4 bi-monthly mon- August and September. dow. The RBI should be ones cannot be overstated, Murlidhar Dharra (83) Ranjan Gogoi said, “We Advocate Shashank etary policy review However, monetary trans- commended for imple- the recent linking of lend- died at his home in subur- are not inclined to enter- Sudhi, appearing for SBI chief Rajnish released on Friday. All the mission has remained menting a new set of ing rates to external ban Mulund on Friday, his tain this petition under petitioner Bejon Kumar six members of the MPC weak. As against the norms on external bench- benchmarks is expected to son Prem Dharra told PTI. Article 32 (writ jurisdic- Mishra, said he has filed Kumar elected had voted in favour of a cumulative policy repo marking. This will help expedite the process,” said The family had a total of tion). Petitioner can the petition on behalf of rate cut. rate reduction of 110 bps with monetary transmis- Pami Dua. `80 lakh in deposits with approach the high court 500 PMC Bank account On October 4, the MPC during February-August sion. But as Milton Das said that overall, tbe bank (which was concerned for appropri- holders seeking lifting of IBA chairman lowered interest rates for 2019, the weighted average Friedman said, monetary domestic demand has placed under restrictions ate relief”. restrictions imposed by The Managing Committee of a fifth straight time after lending rate (WALR) on policy works with long moderated and the weak- since September 24), he The Punjab & the RBI on cash with- IBA at its meeting held on Oct. data showed economic fresh rupee loans of com- and variable lags. In the ening of private consump- said. Maharashtra Co-opera- drawals. 18, 2019 elected Rajnish Kumar, expansion slowed to a six- mercial banks declined by Indian case, these lags are tion, which for long has Doctors had recommend- tive Bank has been put On Wednesday, around chief—SBI as the Chairman, IBA year low of five per cent in 29 bps. The WALR on out- made worse by frictions in been the bedrock of aggre- ed heart surgery for his under restrictions by the 50 depositories of the for the term 2019-20. The the quarter ended June. standing rupee loans, in the banking system, com- gate demand, is a matter father, but they could not Reserve Bank of India PMC Bank staged a other members elected were G Since February 2019, the contrast, increased by 7 plicating the MPC’s efforts of concern. arrange the money as the (RBI) following the dis- protest outside the RBI Rajkiran Rai , MD & CEO, UBI, deposits are stuck at the covery of a `4,355-crore demanding revoking S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao, MD & bank, Prem said. scam. restrictions on cash wit- CEO, PNB, Madhav Kalyan, MD It can be noted that Deposit withdrawals hdrawal, currently cap- & CEO, JP Morgan Chase Bank, under the RBI directions, have been capped at ped at `40,000 over a six- NA., Mumbai as Deputy Chair- China’s GDP exceptions can be made `40,000 over a six-month month period. men and Rakesh Sharma, MD & Slump forces people shift to for medical emergencies. period, causing panic — PTI CEO, IDBI Bank, as Honorary It was not known immedi- Secretary of the Association growth rate ately whether the PMC for the year 2019-20. Bank refused a request last three weeks, seeking death of Mulund-resident at 30-yr low cheap liquor, hits top brands from the family under this their money back. Fatto Punjabi due to car- provision. On Tuesday, 51-year-old diac arrest. KEVIN YAO & AGAM VAKIL Alexandre Ricard, in a Spirits, Macquarie said th- After an alleged `4,355 Sanjay Gulati, who had The crisis at the bank is GABRIEL CROSSLEY OCT. 18 phone interview with ere is a risk of a potential crore scam came to light recently lost his job with being attributed to loans J&J to recall baby BEIJING, OCT. 18 Bloomberg, said the pace general slowdown in the al- at the bank, the RBI ini- Jet Airways when the air- given to realty player Pernod Ricard’s India will moderate from last coholic beverages market. tially capped withdrawals line was grounded, died of HDIL, which were alleged- China’s third-quarter eco- sales growth tumbled as year in India and China in Pernod Ricard is the at `1,000 in view of liquid- a heart attack hours after ly hidden from regulators’ powder as FDA nomic growth slowed consumers switched to an uncertain environ- market leader in India’s ity crisis, and later hiked attending a depositors’ scrutiny, turning non-per- more than expected and cheaper brands in a slow- ment. It guided for low premium liquor sales cat- it to `40,000 in three protest. forming assets. Five per- finds asbestos to its weakest pace in ing economy. The maker double-digit growth in the egory — called prestige moves. It was followed by sons including HDIL pro- almost three decades as of Chivas Regal scotch medium term in India. and above segment. The depositors have alleged suicide of Dr moters have been arrested the bruising US trade war and Absolut Vodka saw Macquarie, in a note According to Macquarie, been protesting over the Nivedita Bijlani, and in the case. — PTI hit factory production, sales of its India division quoting the management, growing sales of Imperial boosting the case for grow 3 percent year-on- said flooding in key states Blue whisky helped the Beijing to roll out fresh year in the quarter ended of Maharashtra and Har- company gain share from support. September, according to yana, and downtrading in Diageo Plc-owned United Gross domestic product its earnings statement. select regions impacted Spirits’s McDowell’s No. 1. RIL market capitalisation Jio adds 84L (GDP) rose just 6.0 per That compares with a 23 Pernod Ricard’s India And Pernod has been cent year-on-year, mark- percent rise in the preced- earnings. That comes as aggressive in its pricing ing a further loss of ing three months and a 20 Indians are consuming in Maharashtra, the bro- users, others momentum for the econo- percent revenue growth in less amid liquidity short- kerage said, adding that it touches `9 lakh crore Johnson & Johnson said it is my from the second quar- the fiscal ended June. age and a slowing econo- lowered the cost of its bear the brunt recalling around 33,000 bottles ter’s 6.2 per cent growth. The management attrib- my, dragging economic mass-market Royal Stag New Delhi, Oct. 18: In August 2018, RIL of baby powder in the US after China’s trading part- uted the muted growth to growth to its lowest in six brand by 11 per cent per Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first domestic New Delhi, Oct. 18: the USFDA found trace amoun- ners and investors are higher sales a year ago years. unit. And it’s been grow- on Friday added another firm to cross the `8 lakh Reliance Jio was the only ts of asbestos in samples taken closely watching the and slowing demand in While Pernod’s earnings ing at a faster pace than feather to its cap by crore mark in terms of net gainer adding 84.45 from a bottle purchased online. health of the world’s sec- India. have no conclusive impli- United Spirits in the last becoming the first Indian market valuation. lakh subscribers in The voluntary recall is limited ond-largest economy as Chief Executive Officer cations for rival United two years. — Bloomberg firm to hit the `9 lakh TCS is the second most August, while other tele- to one lot of J&J's Baby Powd- the trade war with the crore market valuation valuable company after com operators including er produced and shipped in the United States fuels fears mark in intra-day trade. RIL with a M-cap of Bharti Airtel and US in 2018, the company said. about a global recession. The company’s mar- `7,71,996.87 crore, fol- Vodafone Idea were on the Asian stocks stumbled ket valuation lowed by HDFC losing side, a report by after the data, reversing zoomed to RIL’s Bank (`6,72,466.30 regulator Trai showed on gains made on the UK and India’s GDP data is not biased: IMF `9,05,214 crore market valuation crore), HUL Friday. European Union striking on the BSE zoomed to `9,05,214 (`4,55,952.72 “The number of tele- Sebi bans ex-dir a long-awaited Brexit VISHWANATH NAIR India at the fund. interview in Washington. during the day. cr on the BSE during the crore), HDFC phone subscribers in deal. OCT. 18 “We have actually had To improve the quality However, at day. However, at close of (`3,61,801.97 India increased from of Bishal Distillers Downbeat Chinese data some of our statistical of its macroeconomic close of trade, trade, RIL’s M-cap set- crore), Infosys 1,189.28 million at the end in recent months has Despite all the debate ar- experts look at the data, India needs to work the company’s tled at `8,97,179.47 (`3,29,751.88 of July 2019 to 1,191.81 highlighted weaker ound the quality of India’s national accounts data. on its price indices and market capitali- cr crore), Kotak million at the end of from mkt for 4 yrs demand at home and macroeconomic data, the Generally they find that measure its informal sec- sation (M-cap) Mahindra Bank August 2019,” Trai said in Acting against the illegal abroad. Still, most ana- International Monetary for an emerging market, tor better, he said. settled at (`3,08,708.32 crore), telecom subscription mobilisation of funds, Sebi lysts say the scope for Fund said the country’s India is not bad. There are Talking about India’s `8,97,179.47 crore. ITC (`3,02,861.98 crore), report for the month of barred the former director of aggressive stimulus is accounts data is not areas it needs to improve, growth, Salgado said the Shares of the country’s ICICI Bank (`2,82,783.39 August 2019. Bishal Distillers from the secu- limited in an economy biased in one direction. but relative to other recent slowdown in India most valued company crore) and Bajaj Finance The wireless subscriber rities market for four years. The already saddled with piles The quality of India’s emerging markets it is not is largely cyclical led by rose by 1.37 per cent to (`2,39,947.60 crore) in the base with 117.1 crore cus- Sebi, in a probe, found that the of debt following previ- macroeconomic data is bad. And what we are fair- environmental and regu- close at `1,415.30 ahead of top-10 list. tomers accounted for over firm had mobilised `4 crore by ous easing cycles, which “not bad” when compared ly confident about is that latory uncertainty, slower its earnings announce- The M-cap figures of 98 per cent of the total issuing redeemable preference have sent housing prices with other emerging mar- there is no systematic bias rural income growth and ment. During the day, it companies change daily telephone users. shares (RPS) to 238 persons sharply higher. ket economies, said Ranil in the numbers,” Salgado issues in the financial sec- spurted 2.28 per cent to a with stock price move- “Total wireless sub- without complying with the — Reuters Salgado, mission chief for told BloombergQuint in an tor. — Bloomberg record `1,428. ment. — PTI scribers (GSM, CDMA public issue norms. and LTE) increased from 1,168.31 million at the end of July 2019 to 1,171 mil- lion at the end of August 2019,” the report said. The Mukesh Ambani-led Sebi to auction G7 tells Facebook to defer Libra launch Jio added 84.45 lakh mobile customers alone Sai Prasad’s 200 Washington, Oct. 18: Facebook vate company to have... the same Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s she said in a speech Wednesday. during the reported peri- should not launch its global dig- power, and the same sovereignty, co-founder and Chief Executive, “If not managed effectively, liq- od. ital currency Libra until proper as democratic states” over cur- was in Washington as well uidity, credit, market, or opera- Among the losers were, properties in Nov. regulations are in place to han- rencies. Thursday, and is due to testify tional risks — alone or in combi- Vodafone Idea 49.56 lakh Sebi said it will auction nearly dle the potential risks, the Libra, which would be backed before the US Congress next nation — could trigger a loss of customers, followed by 200 properties of Sai Prasad Group of Seven said Thursday. by reserve assets unlike cryp- week on the social media net- confidence and a classic run.” Bharti Airtel 5.61 lakh Group firms and three of its And France’s Economy tocurrencies like Bitcoin, has work’s impact on financial serv- China, which is not a G7 mem- mobile subscribers, BSNL directors next month in order to Minister Bruno Le Maire faced a steady drumbeat of stern ices. ber and decided two years ago to 2.36 lakh, MTNL 6,701 and recover funds worth thousands warned that a currency like warnings from central bankers The Libra Association, which block cryptocurrency transac- Reliance of crores raised by the entity Libra could undermine sover- and financial regulators. will oversee Facebook’s pro- tions, has recently sped up plans Communications 63 users. through illicit collective invest- eign nations’ control over their European Central Bank board posed currency and officially to introduce its own digital Government-run BSNL ment schemes. Sebi has been exchange rates. member Benoit Coeure present- launched Monday in Geneva, money. was the only operator auctioning properties and their “It’s a matter of democracy, not ed a report on digital currencies also said in a statement that Libra also has faced challenges gaining customers along directors for the past two years. just a simple economic ques- to the G7 finance ministers, who Libra “is being designed to from within after major finan- with Jio since October Besides, it had put up on sale, tion,” Le Maire told reporters, are gathering on the margins of respect national sovereignty cial and commercial players in 2018 but the public sector jewellery, ornaments and other saying Facebook’s currency the annual meetings of the over monetary policy in the dig- recent weeks have backed out of firm lost the steam in valuables of Sai Prasad Group. could have an “immediate global International Monetary Fund ital space, not undermine it.” the project, including Visa, August 2019 with a dip in reach” through the social net- and World Bank. But central bankers remain con- Mastercard, eBay, Stripe, PayPal the subscriber base. work’s huge membership. The report said a framework cerned about the prospects. and the online travel firm During the reported Printed & Published by Le Maire presented the Group for oversight of Libra “is an Lael Brainard, an influential Bookings Holdings. month 48.6 lakh cus- T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan of Seven nation’s statement on absolute prerequisite,” and member of the US Federal The 21 founding members tomers ported out their Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at Libra, saying “no global stable- urged regulators to coordinate Facebook’s digital currency Reserve board, said Facebook’s include the online payments number. 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Reproduction in whole or in part financing. ditional bank financial trans- will meet or exceed the stan- played by banks. tal firms Andreessen Horowitz, Vodafone Idea and Bharti without written permission of The Editor, But, he told reporters, “The fers, a disruptive change that dards of the current system,” he “There are likely to be finan- Ribbit Capital and non-profits Airtel posted growth in Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. key question is the question of has aroused resistance and skep- told a small group of reporters cial stability risks for a stable- Kiva and Mercy Corps. their fixed line connection sovereignty.” “Do we want a pri- ticism. at an event in Washington. coin network with global reach,” — AFP base. — PTI Sacked PAGE Sarfaraz Ahmed was on Friday sacked as Pakistan’s Test and T20 captain following the team’s humiliating Games 11 0-3 defeat in the home series against Sri Lanka DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 19 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Will dead rubber come to life? A balanced, ■ India aim to go for the kill exceptional Women question bowling attack is against South Africa in Ranchi always what is going to win you Ranchi, Oct. 18: It would Test while Cheteshwar staff appointment have been a dead rubber but Pujara, who has scored two crunch games. with valuable World Test fifties in the series, would be New Delhi, Oct. 18: COA and fielding coach. They Championship points on looking to cross the three- member Diana Edulji and were only asked to conduct — Kumar Sangakkara, former offer, India would be eyeing figure mark. That India have BCCI’s new apex council interviews for the role of a Sri Lankan captain victory while South Africa lost only 16 wickets while member Shantha video analyst, for which the would be desperate for some routing South Africa in Rangaswamy on Friday ques- process ended on Friday. consolation in a wretched both the Tests sums tioned the “unconstitution- NCA bowling coach SHORT TAKES tour when the third and up their dominance. al” appointment of the sup- Narendra Hirwani and T. final Test starts here on Toss has also been port staff of the women’s Dilip will be travelling with Saturday. kind to India so national team in a letter to the team to the West Indies, There are 40 points on far and things board CEO Rahul Johri. as bowling and fielding coach Dhoni to watch offer and a 3-0 series white- are likely to get GM (Cricket respectively. wash, both of which India exciting if the Operations) Saba “I have also received an e- would be targetting against luck favours Karim, who is in- mail from Shantha opening day’s the hapless visitors. the South charge of women’s Rangaswamy, nominated Dominating the Proteas in Africans. cricket, is the one member on the BCCI apex proceedings all the departments, India — PTI under the scanner council, which has been won the first Test in for these appoint- marked to you and the selec- Ranchi, Oct. 18: He has Visakhapatnam by 203 runs ments. tors, wherein she has stated quit longest format five before inflicting an innings A day after the that these things are been years back but local boy and 137-run defeat on the Hemlata Kala- done deliberately to accom- Mahendra Singh Dhoni hapless visitors in Pune to led women’s modate persons chosen by is expected to watch the regain the Freedom Trophy. selection panel the powers that be and not third and final Test India, who have 200 points wrote to the the following the established against South Africa from four games, have a CEO, claiming they were practises. A very serious alle- beginning here massive 140-point lead over kept out of the hiring process gation. The article and the Saturday, his manager nearest rivals New Zealand of the support staff, former mail cast serious aspersions Mihir Diwakar con- Gulam Bodi and Sri Lanka in the WTC Injured Kuldeep India captains Edulji and and doubts about the deal- firmed. standings. replaced by local Rangaswamy has lashed out ings of the cricket operations “Mahi will definitely Five-year jail for Skipper Virat Kohli has at the shabby treatment especially Saba who is head- come and you will see also made it clear that there handed out to the national ing it and despite repeated him during the first is plenty to play for in the boy Nadeem team. As per the BCCI consti- instructions by COA, he is day’s proceedings former batsman final Test and the team can- Ranchi, Oct. 18: Left- tution, selectors are sup- defying and wanting to place tomorrow. I was there Johannesburg: Gulam Bodi, not afford a drop in intensi- arm spinner Shahbaz posed appoint the support persons to these positions with him in Mumbai who played three limited-overs ty. Going into the game, Nadeem has been reward- staff of the national teams, without due process. I am and he will fly down internationals for South Africa, India have very few holes to ed for his stupendous both men and women. Due marking this to my col- tomorrow morning,” was sentenced to five years in plug, be it their batting or show on the domestic cir- process was followed for the leagues so that they are Dhoni’s manager jail on Friday after pleading bowling. The home team cuit with a call-up in the appointment of men’s team aware of what is happening Diwakar said. guilty to eight charges of cor- could not have asked for Indian Test squad after support staff recently. behind the COA’s back. I will The Jharkhand State ruption. The batsman had been more from their top-order chinaman Kuldeep Yadav “I am shocked reading the not be giving my consent to Cricket Association banned for 20 years by national with Rohit Sharma showing was ruled out due to a article quoting the e-mail this sham interview that is president, Nafis Khan, body Cricket South Africa why he is such an impact shoulder from women selectors to you taking place today for the has personally sent an (CSA) for his role in attempting player as he feasted on the injury. regarding the sham process video analyst as Mr Pushkar invitation to Dhoni’s to fix or influence matches in a South African bowlers with Nadeem being followed for selection Sawant has already been family. 2105 domestic T20 competi- twin hundreds in the first has been a of the video analyst. “It is nominated for the tour,” “We have sent an invi- tion. CSA said no fixtures were Test while opening for the prolific per- even more worrisome that wrote Edulji. tation to his family. Yeh affected as the plans of Bodi first time. former for the person Mr Pushkar “This is the national Indian to unka hi stadium hai and other would-be conspira- The Mumbaikar’s opening Jharkhand Sawant, wanted by Saba Team that is travelling and (It’s his stadium only). tors were foiled. Bodi handed partner Maynak Agarwal on and India A Karim (GM cricket opera- such shabby treatment is He is most welcome any- himself over to the police last the other hand went on to over a peri- tions) and NCA is already being doled out to them. I time,” Khan said. year and was convert his maiden hundred od of time. booked on the flight to West wonder if you would do this However his friend, sentenced by a commercial into a double in He has had Indies. The whole process to the men’s team.” Diwakar, who is the crimes court in Pretoria after Visakhapatnam and fol- back-to-back 50-plus looks like an eye wash,” When Karim, who is in the founder of Aarka Sports multiple postponements. lowed it up with another wicket seasons for Edulji wrote in the letter. centre of this whole contro- that runs MS Dhoni He will appeal the sentence and century in Pune. Then it Jharkhand. Selectors have claimed that versy was contacted , he said: Cricket Academy, said seek an extension of his 3,000 was the turn of ‘King Kohli’ “The decision to add that they were not even kept “Since the mail has been Dhoni is likely to come rand ($202) bail. — AFP who came to the party in the Nadeem was made after in the loop for the appoint- addressed to the CEO, it is alone. Pune with a career-best dou- Kuldeep complained of ment of women’s bowling best to speak to him.” — PTI — PTI ble hundred — a majestic left shoulder pain on Open trials to pick 254 not out — and made it Friday,” chairman of look like a routine job. selectors MSK Prasad women U-23 side Rohit will be eyeing a big was quoted as saying in a score after not firing in the BCCI press release.— PTI DC CORRESPONDENT first innings of the Pune HYDERABAD OCT. 18

The Hyderabad Cricket Association is conducting open Du Plessis might send selections on Saturday and Sunday to pick the women’s Under 23 state team for the forthcoming domestic tourna- someone else for toss ments. Selections will be held from 11 Ranchi, Oct. 18: Having lost tions. We have done it in am to 4.30 pm on Saturday and nine successive tosses in stages in the first Test. So, from 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday Asia, an exasperated South hoping that we can start at the Rajiv Gandhi Africa captain Faf du Plessis with the toss on Saturday. International Cricket Stadium in won’t mind sending “some- Probably we will change... Uppal, Hyderabad. one else” in his place for the send someone else to the Players born on or after 1-9- toss of the coin in the third toss tomorrow. I can give 1996 are eligible for the trials. and final Test against India, you that... because my They should report along with beginning here Saturday. records so far has original and copies of their “We really want to make not been great,” bonafide certificates for verifi- sure that we compete with said du Plessis, in cation and return, the HCA sec- this team in their own condi- lighter vein. retary said in a press release. The Indian women’s team at a practice session in this file photo. Katyayani, Nihar swim champions DC CORRESPONDENT KEY RESULTS HYDERABAD OCT. 18 ■ Swimming — Girls U-14 50m freestyle: 1. Katyayani Golem (Vidyaranya High School, Saifabad) Katyayani Golem of 0:28:60; 2. Vritti Agarwal (Bharatiya Vidyaranya High School Vidya Bhavan’s Atmakuri Rama Rao (Saifabad), Sai Nihar School, Jubilee Hills) 0:32:05; 3. Bikkina of The Creek Toomukunta Yogithaa Reddy (Johnson Grammar School CBSE) Planet School (Bachu- 0:34:76. pally) and Raj Lakshmi ■ Boys U-18 50m freestyle: 1. Aryan Gogalupaati of Om Mohit Konyala (World One School, Vidyalaya (Mansurabad) Kondapur) 0:45:49; 2. Bharat Kumar underlined their supre- Donikena (Meluha International School) 0:45:56. macy in the swimming ■ Girls U-18 50m freestyle: 1. Keerthi competition of the Devendra Bolusani (Prerna Waldorf Hyderabad edition of School) 0:50:29 Sports For All, emerging ■ Boys U-16 50m freestyle: 1. Sai winners in their respec- Nihar Bikkina (The Creek Planet School, Bachupally) 0:27:90; 2. tive categories at the Pranay Sai Nardagiri (Oakridge Gachibowli Stadium here International School Newton on Friday. Campus) 0:28:52; 3. Duansh Sharma Katyayani emerged the (Delhi Public School, Hyderabad) best swimmer in the U-14 0:28:84. ■ Girls U-16 50m freestyle: 1. Raj Girls Freestyle event, fin- Lakshmi Gogalupaati (Om Vidyalaya, ishing her 50 metres with Mansurabad) 0:32:94; 2. Kashyapi a timing of 28:60 seconds Vishal Galvankar (Johnson Grammar while Vritti Agarwal of School) 0:33:10; 3. Adhya Balakrishnan Beeravalli (Glendale Bharatiya Vidya Bha- Academy, Suncity) 0:37:00. van’s Atmakuri Rama ■ Boys U-14 50m freestyle: 1. Ishan Rao School (Jubilee Hills) Dubey (Oakridge International and Toomukunta Yogi- School, Newton Campus) 0:29:80; 2. thaa Reddy of Johnson Navaneeth Bala Sai Srikar (Madam- Grammar School CBSE Johnson Grammar School) 0:30:23; 3. won the silver and bronze Sesidhar Reddy Karumuru (Bhavan’s Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya, at 32:05 seconds and 34:76 Sainikpuri) 0:30:40. seconds respectively. ■ Boys U-12 50m Freestyle: 1. Sai cornered gold with Goutham Shashi Vardhan Baggu- SR an impressive 27:90 sec- Digi School, Secunderabad) 0:33:08; onds in the U-16 Boys 50m 2. Jordan Dominic Franklin (Delhi Public School) 0:33:79; 3. Varshith freestyle while Pranay Dhulipudi (Pragathi Central School) Sai Nardagiri won the sil- 0:33:87. ver with a timing of 28:52 ■ Girls U-12 50m freestyle: 1. Rajsri seconds as Duansh Laasya Gogulapaati (Om Vidyalayam, Mansurabad) 0:32:64; 2. Preethika Sharma clocked 28:84 sec- Manduri (Army Public School, onds to take home the Golconda) 0:35:84; 3. Vedasri Uppala bronze. (Chirec International, CBSE) 0:36:62. Goodbye PAGE Former Olympic champion Li Xue Rui announces her retirement Games 12 from international badminton DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 19 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD City plan Palace coup Rijiju ringside in Nikhat trial New Delhi, Oct. 18: Sports This was after the Boxing Federations which are Minister Kiren Rijiju on Federation of India (BFI) autonomous as per ■ Guardiola’s men would like to make things Crystal clear Friday steered clear of the stated that it intends to pick OLYMPIC CHARTER,” controversy triggered by six-time world champion Rijiju tweeted in response London, Oct. 18: boxer Nikhat Zareen’s Mary Kom (51kg) for the to Zareen’s letter. When you sign for Manchester City must demand for a trial bout event in China on the back Mary Kom has main- Manchester United, bounce back to winning against M.C. Mary Kom, of her recent bronze medal tained that she would go by ways after a shock 0-2 saying he “should not” get at the world championships the BFI’s decision. this is the first game home defeat to Wolves involved beyond advising in Russia. Responding to Rijiju’s two weeks ago to at least the federation to make the “I’ll surely convey to post, Zareen said she hopes you look for. apply some pressure on best choice. Boxing Federation to take for a fair chance. “Thank — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Liverpool when they Zareen had written a let- the best decision keeping in you so much sir for your Manchester United manager on his visit Crystal Palace on ter to Rijiju on Thursday, mind the best interest of immediate action. I just team’s Premier League match Saturday. demanding that she be the NATION, SPORTS & hope favouritism and nepo- against arch-rivals Liverpool The champions badly given a trial bout against ATHLETES. Although, tism doesn’t take place for missed Kevin de Bruyne Mary before the squad for Minister should not be athletes who all work very and should have the next year’s Olympic quali- involved in the selection of hard,” she said. RACISM Belgian international fiers in China is decided. the players by the Sports — PTI ROW back from a groin strain as they look to become Bulgarian coach, the first visiting side to win at Selhurst Park this season. president resign City have scored 25 Sofia: Bulgaria’s coach, goals in the six Premier Krasimir Balakov, quit on League games De Bruyne Friday over the 0-6 loss to has started this season, England in a Euro 2020 but been beaten in two qualifier which was over- matches he has not. shadowed by racist abuse Meanwhile, Tottenham that sparked a storm of have won just three of protest. Monkey chants and their opening 11 games apparent Nazi salutes during in all competitions, but Barcelona’s Lionel Messi vies for the ball with teammate Jordi Alba during their Monday’s match in Sofia the visit of Watford this training session on Friday. Barcelona play Eibar on Saturday. — BARCELONA caused indignation in the weekend. — AFP football world and led to the resignation of Bulgaria’s football federation chief Clasico at Camp Nou deferred Borislav Mihaylov. — AFP Live on TV Madrid, Oct. 18: Barce- Barca and Madrid December 7 is a Satur- day and has more poten- PREMIER LEAGUE lona and Real Madrid swiftly came to an agree- have agreed a new date of ment, hours after the tial for broadcasters but Everton vs West December 18 for the Spanish Football it would require moving Ham United Clasico after Spain’s Federation (RFEF) both Barcelona against from 5 pm biggest football match announced they had Real Mallorca and was postponed on Friday until 10:00 am (0800 Madrid against Chelsea vs Newcastle due to protests in GMT) on Monday to find Espanyol. from 7.30 pm Catalonia. a revised date for the December 18 is a The fixture was set to game. Wednesday and would Manchester City vs be Barcelona’s first home All that remains is for clash with the Copa del Crystal Palace game since nine pro- the RFEF to confirm the Rey but neither Barca from 10 pm Catalan independence change with La Liga, nor Madrid will be leaders were earlier sen- although the league involved at that stage of All matches on Star tenced to imprisonment would prefer the match Spain’s domestic cup Sports Select 1, HD for their role in the ille- take place on December competition. gal referendum in 2017. 7. — AFP

Indian women’s Under 15 foot- ball team manager G. P. Marquez warms up in style Palguna (right) of Hyderabad poses with the trophy and cap- DEEPIKA DAS | DC in the morning. improved his time by just the podium in all the tain Shilky Devi Hemam after MOTEGI (JAPAN), OCT. 18 A track temperature of under a second to go races. And, that’s my the side won the South Asian 21 degrees Centigrade third on the combined first target here," he Football Federation U-15 With the title already in kept the riders some dis- time sheets. added. Women’s Championship at his pocket, eight-time tance from the outright The world champion is “It is not easy as well to Thimpu in Bhutan. India beat world champion Marc lap record in Japan but not resting on his laurels win the last four races Bangladesh 5-3 in the penalty Marquez continued his potential rain on and is determined to find because in some circuits shootout after the match consistent performance Saturday meant they still more speed on Saturday. the Yamaha will be very ended goalless in regulation during the first free prac- had to push hard for a Q2 "The attention and the fast and in some the time to win the final. tice of the Japanese leg spot in the closing way to approach a week- Ducati. But we need to of the 2019 MotoGP moments of Free end is the same. But, I focus and try to keep the Championships on Practice 2. must say that we strug- momentum going. If we Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 Friday. Fresh from being gled a little bit today. cannot win I will try and Printed and Published by The Honda racer fin- crowned the 2019 We started with a nor- finish close to victory,” T. Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. ished first day as the MotoGP world champi- mal pace but the feeling he said. Printed at Deccan Chronicle Press third fastest even as on, Marc Marquez was not the best one. We The top honours on the situated at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, teammate Jorge Lorenzo showed no signs of tried to adapt the set-up opening practice session Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Medchal made a step forward. relenting his fearsome of the machine to the cir- however, belonged to Malkajgiri Dist. Telangana and Cool conditions at the work ethic. cuit and it was a great Yamaha as Fabio Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. Twin Ring Motegi Working towards job,” he said. Quartararo finished at RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Circuit didn’t deter the Sunday’s 24-lap race, “I am clear with my the top of the pile with Editor: Aditya Sinha local fans who filtered Marquez was fourth in mind and I always go out teammate Mario Vinales into the track from early Free Practice 1 and there and try to finish on a close second.