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SHORT TAKES India’s Covid Pakistan handled COVID better than India: Rahul Gandhi on IMF projections tally nears New Delhi Oct 16 by tagging a chart that countries mentioned. gladesh closing in on Fund had said on Tues- L, nearly (UNI): Congress leader showed IMF growth “Another solid achieve- India in terms of per day.However, India is Rahul Gandhi took a projections for 2020-21 ment by the BJP gov- capita GDP this year likely to bounce back L cured dig at the Centre on for Bangladesh, Myan- ernment. Even Paki- and described it as a with an impressive 8.8 Friday over IMF’s pro- mar, Nepal, China, stan and Afghanistan “solid achievement” of per cent growth rate New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) jection that the In- Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri handled Covid better six years of BJP’s “hate- in 2021, thus regain- With a spike of 63,371 coro- dian economy is set to Lanka, Afghanistan than India,” Gandhi fi lled cultural national- ing the position of the navirus cases and 895 deaths contract by a massive and India. The chart tweeted with the chart. ism”. The Indian econ- fastest growing emerg- in 24 hours, India’s tally 10.3 per cent this year, showed that the Indian The former Congress omy, severely hit by the ing economy, surpass- reached 73,70,469 cases, the saying it was another economy is projected chief on Wednesday coronavirus pandemic, ing China’s projected Union Health Ministry data “solid achievement” by to contract by a mas- had also taken a dig at is projected to contract growth rate of 8.2 per said on Friday. “Some states the government. Gan- sive 10.3 per cent this the government over by a massive 10.3 per cent , the IMF said in its and UTs are performing dhi took a swipe at the year, the highest con- IMF growth projec- cent this year, the In- latest ‘World Economic better and reporting much government on Twitter traction among the tions showing Ban- ternational Monetary Outlook’ report. lower deaths per million population than the national average,” it said in a state- ment. Out of these, 64,53,779 Governor urges engineers to make India have been discharged, 8,04,528 are currently active proud and Atma Nirbhar while 1,12,161 lost the battle against the pandemic. Ac- THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES BUREAU ing our traditional nutritious cording to the Ministry, In- Hyderabad, October 16: Gover- food,” she said. The Governor dia continues to have one of nor Dr. Tamilisai Soundarara- termed DRDO Chairman Dr. the lowest deaths per million jan on Friday gave a call to the G. Sateesh Reddy, who was population globally, pres- engineers to come out with in- conferred with honorary doc- ently pegged at 80. “Some novations and compete at the torate by the JNTUH as part of states and UTs are perform- global level so as to make In- its convocation ceremony, as ing better and reporting dia proud and self-reliant. She the role model for young en- much lower deaths per mil- said that the engineers have gineers. She also appreciated lion population than the na- an important role in translat- the DRDO’s efforts in coming tional average,” it said in a ing Prime Minister Narendra up with Mobile Viral Testing statement. Modi’s vision of Atma Nirbhar come the challenges in life difficult terrains. We are also Vans, testing kits, advanced GOVERNOR TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN HANDING OVER Bharat into a reality. and profession,” Dr. Tamilisai building the largest statues bullet proof jackets and for its Shaurya DONATED SOAPS AND NOTEBOOKS TO INDIAN RED “You have so many oppor- Soundararajan added. The and dams and in all these the role in advanced missile tech- tunities to contribute to the Governor cautioned the young role of engineers is exemplary. nology that make India strong Chakkar awardee CROSS SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES HERE ON FRIDAY country and fulfil your ambi- graduates, who were awarded We must ensure the country’s and secure. shot dead tions for innovation by partici- degrees at the convocation, further development in many The Governor also had a INDIA GIVING FREE this after releas- pating in Make in India, Start not to be complacent with areas and make India strong word of praise for DGP M Ma- Amritsar, Oct 16 (UNI) ing a commemo- Up India and Atma Nirbhar their degrees. and a developed nation.” hender Reddy, who took his Some unidentified armed RATION TO CR rative coin of Rs Bharat and other initiatives “You must constantly sharp- Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan doctoral degree on the occa- assailants shot dead Com- 75 denomination launched by the government,” en your skills and get updated also advised the graduates to sion. JNTUH in-charge Vice- rade Balwinder Singh at his POOR: PM MODI to mark the 75th she added. The Governor was to face the competition at the practice yoga, meditation and Chancellor Jayesh Ranjan, house in Bhikhiwind town in anniversary of delivering the Chancellor’s global level,” she added. High- walking to maintain physical IAS, Registrar Prof. Manzoor Tarn Taran district on Friday New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Prime Min- Food and Agri- address at the IX Convoca- lighting the progress made fitness. “Without good physi- Hussain and other senior fac- morning. His brother Ranjit ister Narendra Modi on Friday said culture Organisa- tion of the JNTUH in a virtual by India in many areas since cal health and fitness, it is very ulty members were present. Singh said that, Balwinder that India has been providing free tion (FAO). The Prime Minister also mode from the Raj Bhavan, Independence, the Governor difficult to achieve success in Doctoral degrees, graduation was at home at about 0700 ration to about 80 crore poor for the dedicated 17 recently developed here. “Do not expect life to be said, “We are now designing our lives. So many youngsters degrees, and gold medals hrs when some persons last 7 to 8 months during the corona- biofortifi ed varieties of 8 crops to smooth always. You must be and sending rockets and satel- are falling prey to lifestyle were presented as part of the armed with fire weapons virus pandemic, which entails a cost the nation.”India is fi ghting a strong ready to face challenges. Be lites for the world. We are also diseases due to their faulty university’s convocation cer- intruded into the house and of around Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Modi said battle against malnutrition. courageous to face and over- building the longest bridges in food habits and by ignor- emony. fired on him indiscriminate- ly, killing Balwinder on the spot. India on road to be trans fat US Dept of Justice Absconding SSB trooper arrested in lauds CBI for acting against J&K’s Rajouri free by 2022: Harsh Vardhan New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) date to provide safe and toxin present in partially technical-support fraud Srinagar, Oct 16 (UNI) A Union Health Minister wholesome food for all hydrogenated vegetable Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Harsh Vardhan on Friday citizens. This will improve oils (PHVOs) (e.g. vana- New Delhi/Washington, trooper who had run off with said that due to the un- the food safety ecosystems spati, shortening, mar- Oct 16 (UNI) India’s premier an AK-47 magazine from his precedented challenges and lift the hygiene and garine, etc.), baked and investigative agency Central camp in Budgam district faced by the world on ac- health of our citizens.” fried foods , trans fat is a Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was arrested on Friday in count of the coronavirus Minister of State for major contributor to the has been appluaded by the Jammu and Kashmir’s Ra- pandemic, there has been Health and Family Welfare rise in non-communicable US Department of Justice for jouri district. Police sources a renewed focus on food, Ashwini Kumar Choubey diseases in India. Harsh taking simultaneous action said Altaf Hussain, a 14th nutrition, health, immu- also joined, via video Vardhan said: “Trans fat is against several companies SSB battalion trooper had nity and sustainability. conferencing, the event, a modifi able risk factor for for transmitting pop-ups to absconded from the camp over an event organised whose theme this year’s cardiovascular diseases the victims’ personal com- in Nawgam area on Tues- by the Food Safety and dia movement targets to event is “Grow, Nourish, (CVD). Eliminating CVD puters with warnings or bo- day. “A complaint was filed Standards Authority of promote safe and healthy Sustain. Together”. A key risk factor is especially rel- gus messages about serious by the commandant of SSB India (FSSAI) to celebrate food for everyone in an en- focus this year is elimina- evant during Covid-19 as technical problems includ- 14th battalion in Chadoora World Food Day, he said: vironmentally sustainable tion of trans fats from the people with CVD are pre- ing malware infections and police station saying that The “FSSAI’s Eat Right In- way. It is a part of its man- food supply chain. A food disposed. defrauding US citizens. from various locations in fraud, and all other schemes the trooper had escaped On Thursday, in Washing- India.” It said that through directed at the American along with the magazine of ton, the USDOJ in a state- coordinated search opera- public,” it said. his AK-47 service rifle. India conducts another night ment lauding the effort of CBI tions were conducted at the The CBI has registered a “The absconding trooper said, “In an unprecedented offi ces of these companies case in September this year was arrested in Manjkote collaborative effort, the CBI and at the residences of the on a complaint against six area of Rajouri district, the trial of Prithvi-II missile in India took actions in paral- directors of the entities. Ac- private companies Softwill place to which he original- Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (UNI) to-surface missile was was the second successful lel with today’s fi ling against cording to CBI, incriminating Infotech Pvt Ltd, Innovana ly belongs. An FIR has been India on Friday successful- test-fired from the launch- night trial of Prithvi-II mis- corporate and individual digital evidence related to the Thinklabs Ltd, Jaipur, Beno- lodged in Manjkote police ly conducted another night ing complex III of the In- sile in less than a month. participants in the scheme scheme was collected and vellient Technologies Pvt Ltd, station and investigation trial of indigenously-de- tegrated Test Range (ITR) Earlier, the Indian Army located in Delhi, Noida, Gur- seized during the searches. Noida, Systweak Software has been started,” police veloped nuclear-capable at about 7.30 p.m. as part successfully conducted a gaon, and Jaipur. CBI, India’s “The Department of Jus- Pvt Ltd, Jaipur, Saburi TLC sources said. “A complaint Prithvi-II ballistic missile of user trial by the Stra- night trial on September federal investigative agency, tice sincerely appreciates the Worldwide Services Pvt Ltd, was filed by the comman- from a defence test facil- tegic Forces Command, 23. Prithvi-II is capable of took note of the international CBI’s efforts to disrupt and Saburi Global Services Pvt dant of SSB 14th battalion ity off Odisha coast, DRDO Defence Research and De- attacking targets at a range fraud being perpetrated by prosecute technical-support Ltd, Gurugram and unknown in Chadoora police station. sources said. velopment Organisation of 350 km. these companies operating fraud, government imposter others on a complaint. The short-range surface- (DRDO) sources said. This EDIT 2 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 WILL MIGRANT CRISIS IMPACT THE BIHAR POLLS RAHUL VERMA chance to remind ev- their motivations may hile the arith- eryone that his govern- well be different from SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS metic in the ment has made several that of the local popula- WBihar assem- efforts to compensate tion. For example, survey THROUGH SEARCH FUND bly elections seems the migrant workers, the data from Lokniti-CSDS tilted in favour of the opposition has alleged suggests that households Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, also known Nitish Kumar-led Na- that it was too little, too with at least one member colloquially as the Search Fund, is an emerging avenue tional Democratic Al- late. Ironically, the op- living outside the state through which aspiring entrepreneurs can quickly give liance (NDA), there is position’s effort in turn- are more likely to con- shape to their entrepreneurial spirit leveraging their own unease about the fi nal ing these grievances into sider the performance of managerial abilities. verdict among key polit- campaign platforms has the central government What is it? ical players. This anxiety also remained feeble at over the state govern- The Stanford Center for Entrepreneurial Studies defi nes is not driven as much by best. Does the political ment even during as- a search fund as “An investment vehicle through which the fragmentation of the class not fear any elec- sembly elections. They investors fi nancially support an entrepreneur’s efforts political space, but by toral fallout over the is- are also more likely to to locate, acquire, manage, and grow a privately held uncertainty about how sue? The possibility of own a mobile handset, company. The model offers relatively inexperienced voters will react to Co- the migrant crisis having bottom rungs. These other city. This electoral Our analysis suggests a television, and have professionals with limited capital resources, a quick path vid-related diffi culties, electoral consequences two sub-classes among disenfranchisement of that turnout in polling higher media exposure. to managing a company in which they have a meaningful and how this will shape hinges on three interre- the migrants have vastly migrants has resulted in stations with high mi- Thus, if the families of ownership position.” Although many variations exist their behaviour, both in lated factors. different engagements local politic in the cit- gration (25% and above) migrants turn out in this within search funds, the most common one is where the terms of turnout rates First, while India has in the electoral arena. ies not taking enough in- was three percentage assembly election with individual raises a fund from investors to “search” for a among different com- the world’s largest mi- The lockdown has been terest in their problems. points lower. They, how- the grievances they suf- company and then buys the company with a mix of debt munities and their vot- grant population, work- hard mostly on the These politic face al- ever, participate more fered during the pan- and equity capital. This process typically takes 18-24 ing choices. related migration is rela- short-term or seasonal most zero electoral cost enthusiastically in the demic and in its after- months. The individual gets a meaningful equity stake There seems to be a tively small. The Census migrants and it is this for ignoring the con- panchayat elections as math, they could change in the company, operates it for 5-7 years typically, before consensus that Nitish fi gures are not reliable segment which is likely cerns of the migrants. this has a direct impact electoral equations in a exiting usually by selling it to a strategic acquirer or a Kumar’s governance in accurately captur- to have more grievanc- Though there is enough on their family’s well- substantial number of lower middle market private equity fi rm. Compared to record in this term did ing the size of seasonal es against the political evidence to suggest being for a number of constituencies with high the other two models of entrepreneur capacity building not match up to his past and temporary migrants class for abandoning that electoral participa- reasons, including ac- out-migration. (Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Venture Studio) record. This was com- (who form the bulk of them. However, given tion of these temporary cess to welfare benefi ts. Our knowledge about which help you launch a venture from the ground up, pounded by the failure work-related migra- their size and scattered migrants is higher in Third, can migrants how the migrant popula- search funds would make you an entrepreneur through of his administration tion), though estimates nature, even if migrants panchayat elections at make themselves count tion in India engages with acquisition (EtA). Typically, the company for acquisition to provide adequate re- suggest that the share collectively organise on home, it is expensive politically despite this electoral democracy is would be one with stable and recurring revenue, lief to the migrants who of migrants within the the issues concerning for them to travel home electoral exclusion? limited. The scale of their strong EBITDA margins, in a fragmented industry, came back home af- eligible voting popula- them, they are unlikely to vote during assembly Existing research has electoral exclusion is with favourable industry trends, history of profi tability ter the unprecedented tion is relatively low. to have a signifi cant and parliamentary elec- shown that the political staggering, yet no system- and growth, low capex and multiple levers of adding lockdown that started Thus, as a voting bloc, electoral impact. tions. For example, dur- socialisation of migrants atic effort has been made value post acquisition. Generally, companies that fi rst- in March. Reports from the migrant population This is related to a sec- ing our research in the differs among members to enfranchise these in- time acquirers typically look for fall in the $1 - 3million the ground highlighted does not have much ond factor. It is not easy district administration of their family, and in visible citizens. We must EBITDA range. While the concept of acquiring an existing the hurt and rejection bargaining power. Field for temporary migrants in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, many cases, as the sole- reduce the information business is as old as doing business itself, search funds felt by them; and the fact studies have shown that to enrol as voters at des- during the 2019 Lok Sab- earning members, their gap on migration corri- as a separate asset class are relatively new and niche. that Bihar has the high- long-term migrants are tination districts (where ha elections, we found guidance is sought even dors by making district- According to the Search Fund 2020 study by Stanford, est net migration rate more likely to be from they work) as they often that more than one in in matters related to vot- to-district mobility data the number of new search funds stand at 51 in 2019. As in the country makes the upper segments of return home or migrate every fi ve registered ing. Therefore, they seem publicly available (not re- an asset class, they generated 32.6 per cent IRR and RoI this salient. While Nit- society while short-term to a new location, either voters in many polling to have some infl uence leased since 2001) to get a of 5.5 times. One of the most well-known examples of a ish Kumar is leaving no migrants are from the in the same city or an- stations was a migrant. in voting decisions, and better grip. successful search fund is Asurion, which was acquired for $6 million by two Stanford Business School graduates in 1995 and is now a multibillion (yes, billion!) technology insurance company used by approximately one in four US-China tension can give way people in the US. Who should do it? The common profi le of a searcher is someone around 30, usually an MBA, with a few years of solid work experience under their belt though investors are becoming more to India-Australia partnerships comfortable backing non-MBA searchers especially if they have specifi c expertise (industry or functional). tionship has travelled real on developing norms for Having seen many friends go down this route, there AAKRITI BACHHAWAT distance over the past few the use of critical and are some common personality traits I observed. The hile the Cov- years—politically, eco- emerging technologies fi rst was a desire to do something entrepreneurial and id-19 pandemic nomically and militarily. that could also provide independent without necessarily being wedded to an Whas damaged Today, it’s increasingly broader lessons for the idea or an industry. The idea of operating a company economies and profound- clear that neither Can- Indo-Pacifi c region. was appealing to them as opposed to preference for ly affected people’s health berra nor New Delhi be- Covid-19 has placed a sector or a need. Another is a penchant for being a and wellbeing, it has also lieves—as they may have supply-chain security and generalist: enjoying fi nance, operations, strategy, people highlighted our depen- a few years ago—that reliability front and centre management and going into the weeds of running a dence on technology and China will rise peacefully for the world’s decision- business day to day as opposed to being biased towards the extent to which we’ll and that their relation- makers and is leading to a particular function. Lastly, there was a desire to own rely on the next wave of ships with Beijing will be a push to fi nd alternative an already functioning business as opposed to going technologies to drive fu- primarily based on ‘win– sources of digital technol- through the process of establishing one from scratch. ture prosperity. Covid-19 win’ cooperation. In con- ogies and critical inputs, Pros and Cons has also accelerated stra- trast, recent actions taken such as rare-earth miner- No other path allows for becoming a CEO of an established tegic competition be- by Australia and India in als. This is another area in business at such an early age. The experience is hard to tween nations, particu- response to the Chinese which Australia and India replicate and would be valued in the market very highly larly the US and China. Communist Party’s as- it also contrasts with the prime ministers Narendra partnership already exist, may fi nd complementary after exiting. Purely from a fi nancial perspective, the Much of that competition sertiveness in the wake of strong international voice Modi and Scott Morrison and further investment in interests, particularly in median equity compensation for those who had exited centres on technology Covid-19 have reinforced India has as a leading and signalled the beginning of areas of complementary fi elds such as advanced the business was $3.25 million with a per-year value of and data: Who owns and mutual perceptions of diverse democracy. On the a new, deeper phase in the interests could stimulate and high-tech manufac- $0.67 million for every year of operation and the median controls it? How is it being each other’s reliability. other hand, the memory relationship. The agree- regional momentum in a turing. While India is keen compensation was $253,500 (base salary plus bonus). used? What rules, norms The intensifying geo- of Australia abandoning ments signed by Modi and range of key critical and to burnish its credentials Risk adjusted, these are better economics than most and standards are differ- political competition be- the Quadrilateral Security Morrison on cyber and emerging technology ar- as an alternative hub for traditional jobs including investing roles and are only ent countries abiding by? tween the US and China Dialogue in 2008 due to critical technologies and eas, including in 5G, artifi - manufacturing, Austra- topped by outcomes. This competition is over the past few years has the Chinese government’s on strategic and critical cial intelligence, quantum lian industries could ben- quickly spilling over into coincided with the emer- sensitivities explains the minerals stand out as ar- computing and space, and efi t through better access international forums, in- gence of a more isolation- bureaucratic inertia and eas of cooperation where in critical minerals. to India’s large supply of Printed, Published and Owned by Buchi Babu. Vuppala, Printed cluding standards-setting ist and transactional US reticence informing New the two countries have There are opportuni- cost-effective labour and at. Meera Offset Printers. No. 104. V.R. Pallai Street. Triplicane, bodies, and it’s throw- administration, which has Delhi’s attitudes vis-à-vis clear, and often untapped, ties for India and Austra- technical talent. ing up new challenges to altered the foreign policy Canberra even today. synergies, different com- lia to prioritise coordina- Covid-19 provides an Chennai- 5, Published from: No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) Nagappa global technology com- calculations of middle Nonetheless, India’s petitive advantages and tion and collaboration in opportunity for both sides Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-2. panies. It’s also leading and rising powers in the long-held suspicions of growing industry interest, standards-setting bodies, to build a solid bilateral Editor. Buchi Babu Vuppala. to new partnerships and region. Canberra and Australia’s over-reliance and—importantly—are to work more closely to- relationship in its own RNI.No.TNENG/26176/2008. presenting opportunities New Delhi remain wary on China’s economy are increasingly prepared to gether in space security right, rather than within to deepen existing part- of Washington’s ability to giving way to an acknowl- invest. Our report, Criti- governance, and to more the context of the larger, Administration Office : No.18 B, Alikulam Shopping Complex, nerships, as countries maintain a rules-based or- edgement of Canberra’s cal technologies and the actively promote policy and increasingly tense, More Market, Chennai - 600 003. fi nd more commonalities der in the Indo-Pacifi c on assertion of its national Indo-Pacifi c: A new In- discussions in the Indo- US–China relationship. in the multitude of tech- its own. Of course, there interests in the face of dia–Australia partnership Pacifi c on AI, data policy And nowhere is there Registered Office : No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) Nagappa Mudali nological challenges they are challenges in the In- Beijing’s diplomatic and released today by ASPI’s standardisation, data pro- more opportunity in this Street. Pudupet, Chennai-600 002. face. More opportunities dia–Australia relationship, economic coercion. Sig- International Cyber Pol- tection and data ethics. expanding and evolving are arising—and aris- as there are in all relation- nifi cantly, Canberra has icy Centre and Indian The elevation of these is- relationship than in the Hyderabad : 17-1-469/A/42/23,Adarsh Nagar, ing quickly—for practical ships. Rising illiberalism also voiced its support for think tank the Observer sues as a bilateral priority area of technology. near Unique Grammar school, Saidabad, cooperation to help deal in India, particularly with New Delhi in the ongoing Research Foundation, could take place at a new In a post-Covid world, Hyderabad -500059, Telangana. with these challenges. regard to the treatment Sino-Indian clash in La- argues that both govern- annual Track 1.5 dialogue trust will be the main One such opportunity— of minority communities dakh, which is a consider- ments, with support from that focuses on critical currency in the interna- Rni no. Teleng/2009/29225 and partnership—is the and developments such as able shift in its diplomatic industry and civil society, and emerging technolo- tional system. Countries Bangalore : 3rd Main Road- 4, L.N. Pura, India–Australia relation- increases in internet shut- position on China–India should invest in building a gies and brings together will look foremost to in- ship, which is rapidly be- downs, sit uncomfortably relations and is likely to new India–Australia part- experts from government, vest in partnerships with bangalore- 560 021, karnataka. coming one of the most with Canberra as the gov- further consolidate ties. nership on technology. industry, think tanks and nations they can rely Rni no. Kareng/2012/43253 important pillars of the ernment works hard to This year’s June 2020 Positive momentum and academia. One focus of upon to act consistently Indo-Pacifi c. The rela- forge a closer relationship; virtual summit between a foundation for such a the dialogue should be with their commitments. NATION 3 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Bihar Minister Militant hideout busted in Pulwama, BJP ATTACKS CHIRAG PASWAN, Azad tests succumbs to CALLS LJP A VOTE-CUTTER Covid- positive corona incriminating material recovered New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Patna, Oct 16 (UNI) Prom- New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Nitish Kumar's JD(U) with its Leader of Opposition in inent Janata Dal-United Srinagar, Oct 16 (UNI) BJP has fi nally come out in ally reportedly upset about Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi (JD-U) leader Kapil Dev Security forces on Friday the open to lash out at the the BJP not attacking the LJP. Azad has tested positive Kamat passed away on claimed to have busted Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), its The Union minister exhib- for Covid-19. "I have tested Friday in a hospital in the a militant hideout and ally at the Centre, with the ited confi dence that the NDA positive for Covid-19. I am Bihar capital. He was 69. recovered incriminating Bihar election heating up in will get a three-fourth major- in home quarantine. Those Kamat, the Minister of material in south Kash- which BJP ally JD (U) is pitted ity in the upcoming election. who came in contact with Panchayati Raj in the Ni- mir district of Pulwama. against the LJP in a direct con- The BJP is contesting on 121 me in the last few days may tish Kumar government, Offi cial sources said test. Union Minister Prakash of the total 243 seats in Bihar kindly follow the protocol," was admitted in Patna following specifi c infor- Javadekar alleged that Chirag and ally Janata Dal (United) Azad tweeted on Friday. In AIIMS after suffering from mation, a joint Cordon Paswan is in fact "trying to on 122 seats. the Rajya Sabha, Vice Presi- kidney infection. He was and Search Operation mislead people" and called PRAKASH JAVADEKAR The JD (U) and the BJP dent M. Venkaiah Naidu undergoing dialysis every (CASO) was launched by the LJP a "vote-cutter". "Chi- were expected to accommo- recently recovered from the alternate day. His condi- police, 55 Rashtriya Rifl es rag Paswan has chosen a BJP does not have "any B or date the Hindustani Awam infection, while many other tion deteriorated after (RR) and CRPF at Kawini separate path in Bihar. Now C or D team". He went on to Morcha and the Vikassheel members had also tested he got infected with Co- in Awantipora on Friday. he is trying to mislead people say that Chirag Paswan's LJP, Insaan Party respectively, positive during the recently vid-19. Kamat was on a “During the search, se- nating material has been tions of law has been reg- by taking names of senior BJP which decided to go solo in from its quota of seats. On held Monsoon Session of ventilator for the last few curity forces unearthed taken into custody for istered at the concerned leaders," Javadekar alleged the state, will be reduced to a October 7, the BJP had al- the Parliament. Congress days. After joining politics a militant hideout and the purpose of investiga- police station and further while addressing the media "vote-cutter party". The LJP located 11 seats to the Vi- leaders Ahmed Patel and in 1980, Kamat contested recovered incriminating tion,” they said. They said investigation has been on Friday. has been locked in an acri- kassheel Insaan Party from R.P.N. Singh have been in- election in 1985. materials. The incrimi- a case under relevant sec- taken up. Javadekar added that the monious war of words with its quota. fected by the virus.

Hry bypoll: Cong pits ex-Zila Parishad member against BJP’s METRO CAR SHED ROW: SENA ASKS IF Yogeshwar Dutt Chandigarh, Oct 16 (UNI) wan, were lobbying for the BJP 'WORKING' FOR BUILDERS The opposition Congress on Congress ticket. Baroda is Friday pitted former Sonepat considered a stronghold of Zila Parishad member In- Congress leader and former Mumbai, Oct 16 (UNI): Fir- antrao Naik Sheti Swavlam- resulted in ex-parte stays duraj Narwal against BJP two-time Chief Minister Bh- ing a fresh salvo, the Shiv ban Mission (VNSSM) Presi- as the government was not candidate and Olympian upinder Singh Hooda, who Sena on Friday demanded dent Kishore Tiwari claimed represented and the stay is wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt for was trying to fi eld BJP turn- to know whether the oppo- that the ex-CM's disclosures not yet vacated for years," the November 3 Baroda As- coat Kapoor Singh Narwala. sition Bharatiya Janata Party could "create direct hurdles Tiwari added. He pointed sembly bypoll in the BJP- Narwal is also considered a is "working for the people of in the project's implemen- out that in all cases, there ruled Haryana. The latter was Hooda loyalist. the state, or for the builders tation by Maha Vikas Aghadi was some form of ex-parte nominated from this seg- The BJP has fi elded wres- lobby" amid a raging con- government" and prove det- injunction, without any ap- ment in 2019, but lost. tler-turned-politician Dutt, troversy over the Mumbai rimental to the interests of pearance or opposition by The Indian National who belongs to Bhainswal Metro car shed project. the state and Mumbaikars. the government lawyers, Lok Dal (INLD) has fi elded Kalan in Sonepat district A senior party leader has "Fadnavis has been mak- and no serious efforts were Joginder Singh Malik from and joined the party in 2019 accused Leader of Opposi- ing public sensitive infor- made to get these orders the seat. The bypoll has been ahead of the Assembly elec- tion Devendra Fadnavis mation, violating the Oath vacated or challenged in necessitated by the death of tions. He lost his maiden As- of "leaking sensitive infor- of offi ce and secrecy admin- the appellate forums or the three-time Congress legisla- sembly election to Hooda by mation" pertaining to the istered to him as the CM. Is Supreme Court."The poor tor Sri Krishan Hooda. a thin margin of around 5,000 Aarey Colony plot versus he 'protecting' some pow- farmers allegedly sold their The last date for fi ling votes. The BJP is trying its the Kanjurmarg land for the erful persons or interests land to some builders on a nominations was Friday. Sev- luck with the support of its al- car shed. The leader also besides jeopardising the letter of intent/agreement, eral Congress candidates, in- liance partner Jannayak Janta demanded a Crime Branch project by instigating litiga- around Rs one lakh crore, Kanjurmarg area? Since ing to the land," he ques- but on what kind of support cluding Jitender Hooda, son Party (JJP), a breakaway fac- probe into the entire saga tion?" Tiwari alleged. Con- Tiwari said that it needed a when are they running the tioned. "The people must documents? Who are the of late Sri Krishan Hooda, his tion of the INLD. Chief Min- leading to the cancellation tending that at least "three thorough probe to avoid fur- salt pans there? When did know how the so-called big realtors and expensive wife Gayatri Hooda, Pardeep ister Manohar Lal Khattar is of the Kanjurmarg land on top builders" of Mumbai ther delays. they get possession of the claims by different par- lawyers fi ghting on their be- Sangwan, son of late former confi dent to wrest the seat June 1, 2017 allotment of the are eyeing the Kanjurmarg "Who are the so-called land? Where are the agree- ties in the Bombay High half? Why government law- BJP MP Krishan Singh Sang- from the Congress . Aarey Colony land etc. Vas- plot which could be worth 'salt pan farmers' in the ments/documents pertain- Court and city civil court yers always remained. COVID-19: HEALTH MINISTRY RUSHES Laxmanpur Bathe massacre: Still PM greets NSG on its EXPERT TEAMS TO 5 STATES awaiting justice, say victims’ kin raising day New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Patna, Oct 16 (UNI) The pur Bathe who had man- my brothers and sisters in The Union Ministry of Nitish Kumar-led govern- aged to save his life by front of me. As I was hid- Health and Family Welfare ment in Bihar is pitching hiding behind a trunk, ing, they didn’t see me. on Friday deputed high its record in preventing said: “The court has given There are many eyewit- level Central teams to Ker- caste massacres like Lax- death penalty and life sen- nesses like me who man- ala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, manpur Bathe during its tences to 26 perpetrators, aged to save themselves. Chhattisgarh and West 15-year-long tenure and but majority of the ac- I strongly believe that Bengal. These States have has made it a poll issue to cused were acquitted.” our case was deliberately been reporting a surge in attack the RJD, but survi- “We had said in the trial transferred to the courts the number of new Covid vors and families of the court and in the high court where the judges belonged cases in the recent days. victims of the 1997 mass that more than 100 per- to the upper castes. Each team comprises of killing lament that they sons from the upper castes They did not listen to New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) a Joint Secretary, who is have not got justice so far. were involved in the mas- us and gave the benefi t of Prime Minister Narendra the nodal offi cer for the re- Dissatisfi ed with the sacre that took place on doubt to a majority of the Modi on Friday greeted spective state, one public verdicts delivered so far the night of December 1, perpetrators,” he alleged. the NSG personnel on health expert to look after by the trial court and the 1997, in which 58 people, A total of 300 families the NSG raising day. 'On the public health aspects, high court, the backward including 27 women and live in Laxmanpur Bathe their Raising Day, greet- one clinician to look after agement of the positive covered cases is 2,22,231 at 53,518 and the positivity class residents of the vil- 10 children, were brutally located on the banks of ings to @nsgblackcats infection prevention prac- cases. The Central teams accounting for recovery rate is 16.6 per cent. Kar- lage say they are still wait- murdered. We have also Son river in Arwal district, personnel and their fam- tices, clinical management shall also guide in effec- rate of 69.90 per cent. The nataka has 7,43,848 total ing for complete justice given evidence. I was an some 90 km from Patna, ilies. NSG plays a crucial protocol being followed by tively managing the chal- active Cases are 94,609, cases accounting for 10.1 from the Supreme Court, eyewitness to the incident, and of them, 250 families role in India’s security the state. The teams will lenges related to timely di- comprising 11.8 per cent per cent of the national and that the injustice with but the judges of both the are Dalits and from back- apparatus. It has been support the state efforts agnosis and follow up. The of the total national fi gure. fi gure. It has 11,010 cases them has widened the gap courts did not listen to ward classes. The remain- associated with utmost towards strengthening total cases in Kerala are Total deaths in the state per million population. between upper and lower me,” said Paswan, who ing 50 are from the upper courage and profession- containment, surveillance, 3,17,929 which form 4.3 per are 1,089 with case fatality 6,20,008 patients have castes, which will refl ect lost his father, mother and castes - around 30 Bhumi- alism. India is proud of testing, infection preven- cent of the total cases. The rate of 0.34 per cent and recovered in the state re- on the polling day. fi ve brothers and sisters har Brahmins and around NSG’s efforts to keep In- tion and control measures, Cases per million stand at deaths per million of 31. sulting in a recovery rate Vinod Paswan, one of that night. 20 Rajputs. dia safe and secure,' the and effi cient clinical man- 8,906. Total number of re- The TPM of Kerala stand of 83.35 per cent. the residents of Laxman- “The perpetrators killed PM said in a tweet. PAK VIOLATES CEASEFIRE, SC JUNKS PIL FOR PRESIDENT'S CENTRE TO PROVIDE COMPEN- INDIA RETALIATES RULE IN MAHARASHTRA SATION TO KARNATAKA FLOOD Jammu, Oct 16 (UNI) Paki- New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) na and V Ramasubrama- his plea that the state was stan troops early on Friday The Supreme Court on nian junked the PIL that not carrying out its affairs Gulbarga, Oct 16: The Union visiting the fl ood hit villag- Rs 5 crore for fl ood affected morning yet again violated Friday junked a plea that sought the dismissal of in line with constitutional government has agreed an es of Kalaburagi, Revenue construction works. He said the ceasefi re by fi ring un- sought President's rule in the Uddhav Thackeray-led and legal provisions, and upward revision of the com- minister R Ashok said that that the state government provoked along the Line of Maharashtra, while point- Maha Vikas Aghadi gov- therefore should be dis- pensation to the victims of the union fi nance ministry has requested that this fl ood Control in Poonch district ing out that such prayers ernment in Maharashtra. missed. The plea cited, as natural disasters under the has admitted to increase as treet National disaster of Jammu and Kashmir. cannot be entertained by "As a petitioner, you are poor examples of law and State Disaster Response the upward revision of the and released funds. Total Defence spokesman ing with Mortars along the top court and asking at liberty to approach the order, the death of Bolly- Fund and the National Di- ex-gratia payment to family 3,31,170 hectors agriculture here said that at about LoC in Mankote sector of the petitioner if he knew President, but do not come wood actor Sushant Singh saster Response Fund, Kar- of the victims of the Natu- crops and 23,996 hectors 0515 hours, Pak initiated District Poonch. "Indian how big the state was. here," the top court said Rajput and demolition of a nataka Revenue Minister R ral calamity and disasters horticulture crop loss in this unprovoked ceasefi re Army retaliated befi tting- A bench headed by Chief while hearing the matter part of a property belong- Ashok said on Friday. fi ve times of present rate, divested fl ood and 173 taluk violation by fi ring with ly to cross border fi ring," Justice SA Bobde and com- through video conference. ing to actress Kangana Addressing mediaper- he said. Ashok said that the are declared fl ood affected Small Arms and shell- he said. prising Justices AS Bopan- Vikram Gehlot claimed in Ranaut. sons here on Friday after state government released in the state, he informed. SOUTH 4 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Press Brief Covid Care Center at Kerala CM misusing CS, DGP to keep Rail Wheel Factory truth from surfacing: Cong Thiruvananthapuram, here ruled out short circuit ficials and shouted at To effectively handle the and serving employees and for collecting samples has that need ventilator are Oct 16 (UNI) The Con- for the fire the General Ad- them and questioned their increasing COVID cases their families. In anticipa- also been set up. Till now referred to Ramaiah and gress-led opposition on ministration Department knowledge on scientific is- among the employees and tion of COVID cases, the 1617 patients have been other super specialty hospi- Friday slammed Chief in the Secretariat on Au- sues. Such a thing has nev- their family members, Rail- CCC was made functional screened in fever clinic. tals. The asymptomatic and Minister Pinarayi Vijayan gust 25 evening. er happened before and way Hospital/RWF, Banga- on 24/08/2020. This has On date, 817 COVID tests mildly symptomatic cases for allegedly misusing the “All through, his govern- the IGP has no authority to lore a 100 bed Covid Care proved to be useful when have been conducted. Out are treated at Covid Care Chief Secretary and DGP to ment had maintained that do this. It clearly shows the Centre (CCC) was set up at RWF saw COVID positive of which 378 cases were Centre of RWF. Apart from suppress the truth in cer- the fire was caused by a Vijayan government is mis- RWF Community Hall “UT- cases at RWF. As the cases tested positive and 259 CCC, an Isolation ward tain cases from surfacing. short circuit. Soon after the using power to threaten SAVA” for asymptomatic increased, it was seen that have already recovered. with 14 beds to treat COVID Addressing the media report was submitted in officials,” Chennithala al- and mildly symptomatic there was difficulty for the Symptomatic cases are be- positive cases and Covid here, Leader of Opposition ment suffered a setback court, an IGP at the police leged. “In Life Mission case COVID patients. This is to patients to give samples ing admitted to Railway suspect ward with 12 beds Ramesh Chennithala said on October 6 as a forensic headquarters summoned too, just when the CBI was cater to about 12000 retired for testing. Hence, a booth Hospital/RWF and cases have also been. that the Vijayan govern- report submitted in a court Forensic Department of- set to commence.

District Collector tor said that online registration asks officials to focus of the 8,658 households against on comprehensive the total of 9,774 has been com- pleted in the mandal and added development of villages that the online registration of the rest of the households would Special Correspondent be completed in two days. He Mulugu, October 16: District also said that out of the 4,750 Collector S.Krishna Aditya di- private toilets sanctioned, 4,595 rected the officials to focus on have been completed, while the the comprehensive develop- rest are expected to be complet- ment of the villages. Addressing ed soon and added that steps a review meeting on the prog- should be taken to ensure that ress of the development works tives at the conference hall of the officials to complete the every house has individual sani- with Eturunagaram ITDA PO the Venkatapuram Mandal Pari- targets with personal attention. tary latrines (ISL). Stating that MINISTER FOR ENDOWMENTS ALLOLA INDRAKARAN REDDY RELEASING IN HIS CAMP OFFICE AT Hanmant K. Zendage and of- shad Development Office on Reviewing the progress of the 83,889 saplings were planted NIRMAL ON FRIDAY THE INVITATION CARDS FOR DASSEHRA CELEBRATIONS AT BASAR TEMPLE. ficials and peoples representa- Friday, Krishna Aditya directed works village-wise, the Collec- and geo-tagged in the district. TEMPLE EO VINOD REDDY, NIRMAL MUNICIPAL CHAIRMAN GANDRATH ESHWAR ARE ALSO SEEN. D Chenna Rao appointed as Happy Sunday Laser Show on Expedite the development works: Minister Indrakaran Reddy Convenor of TPCC SC wing Oct.18 in K’nagar TSIT Staff Reporter : TSIT Staff Reporter : Happy Sunday at the premises Khammam, October-16 : Karimnagar, October-16 : of Gangamma talli temple The Congress party senior A laser and cracker show near LMD along with national leader Dargi Chenna Rao was event in the name of Happy and patriotic songs before appointed as Convenor of Sunday will be organized by showcasing the laser and cracker Telangana Pradesh Congress Laser Tech organization to show which will be held for the Committee SC department. showcase the importance of duration of 20 to 25 minutes. TSIT Bureau along with the ZP Chairperson The chairman of the TPCC SC Bathukamma festival and the The residents of the Karimnagar Nirmal, October 16: State Koripelli Vijayalaxmi and the wing, Nagarigari Preetham development which occurred city are going to get a different Minister for Endowments, Law Districit Collector Musharraf issued the appointment in the Karimnagar on October give a new experience for the experience with the event, he and Environment, Forest Allola Ali Faruqui, the Minister said orders of Dargi Chenna Rao Prasad said that the Congress in the coming up elections. Dargi 18 in the evening at 6 pm at residents of Karimnagar, a world said. The orginser Mr.Mahesh Indrakaran Reddy directed the that the district had earned on Friday. The appointment party is of equal importance to Chenna Rao speaking on the the premises of Lower Manair class entertainment programme said that the event will be under officials to take immediate steps the first place in the State in papers were received by D all categories, especially to the occasion said that he would work Dam, informed the Minister for will be organised at the LMD. the Laser Tech Entertainment to complete the development the completion of 582 Palle Chenna Rao through the hands leaders who belong to weaker hard to fulfill the aspirations of Backward Class, food and civil This event is the first of its kind in Private Limited will depict the works undertaken by various Prakruthi Vanams and added of the president of the District sections. He congratulated D AICC president Sonia Gandhi and supplies, Mr.Gangula Kamalakar South India. The LMD reservoir show theme of the ‘Wings of departments in the district. that the district is in the second Congress Committee, Durga Chenna Rao and told him to strive Honorable president of AICC SC here in the Karimnagar district. is going to become a platform Time Show of Singapore’. This Reviewing the progress of place the completion of farmer Prasad here at Sanjeeva Reddy hard for strengthening the party wing Nitin Raut and expressed Kamalakar said that Karimnagar for shows with world class special entertainment show will development works in the platforms. 53 out of 79 famer Bhavan in Khammam district. and to play a key role in the victory thanks to the president of the has got unique recognition in entertainment. The celebrations be held using advanced. conference hall of the district platforms are completed and Speaking on the occasion, Durga of the Congress party candidates TPCC Uttam Kumar Reddy. the Telangana state. In order to will be held in the name of and modern technology. collectorate here on Friday the rest are in the final state.

Police Nabbed ration dealers selling People advised to celebrate INTEGRATED PASSENGER PDS rice illegally in Warangal Bathukamma at home INFORMATION SYSTEM TSIT Bureau : 195 quintals of rice along with Warangal Urban, October-16 : The a lorry used for transporting Special Correspondent The statement said the people of PROVIDED AT HOSAPETE Nekkonda Police officials arrested the rice here in Warangal Warangal Urban, October 16: District Warangal district should cooperate a ration dealer who was selling the district. The accused ration Collector Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu in the wake of the decision, which SWR is in the fore front in upgrad- rice meant for Public Distribution dealer was identified as and Municipal Commissioner was taken with the good intention of ing passenger amenities at Railway System (PDS) illegally and seized Lawdya Veeranna, resident Pamela Satpathy urged the people preventing the spread of COVID-19 Stations and launching initiatives of Vagyanayak Thanda of to celebrate Bathukamma in their during the Bathukamma festival. for comfortable travel of passen- Nekkonda mandal of Warangal respective homes considering the People have been advised to take gers. Integrated passenger informa- rural district. On receiving spread of the Covid-19. In a joint precautions to avoid getting infected tion system is step in this direction, the information from the statement issued here on Friday, with the corona virus. They said that by providing information related confidential sources that they said that the Batukamma festival the people along with the district to trains to passengers. All the im- Veeranna was collecting the is normally celebrated in the most administration must abide by the portant information regarding ar- PDS rice instead of distributing glorious manner in Warangal district rules as per the directives of the rival and departure of trains with them to the beneficiaries by in the State. However, a meeting Central and State Governments in the the platform number and also their offering them some amount with the people’s representatives implementation of Lockdown 5.0 to coach position is readily displayed at entrance. These boards have been money to transport them and the representatives of the festival hold a limited number of festivities to so that passengers navigate easily to integrated with NTES (National illegally, the police in a tip off committee held recently on the ensure that not more than 100 people their train/coach in stations. Hub- Train Enquiry System) and hence conducted raids and nabbed arrangements for the Bathukamma are involved. The District Collector balli Division of SWR has taken up live train information is being dis- Veeranna when he was loading and Dussehra festivals, it was decided and the Municipal Commissioner work of providing Integrated Pas- seminated to the passenger. At Hos- TEAM MEMBERS OF JAGRUTHI KALA BRINDAM EDUCATING THE PEOPLE the rice in a lorry from the to celebrate Bathukamma as a low- further advised the people to wear senger Information at 7 important apete 9 Nos. dual sided and single ON CORONA VIRUS IN KASIBUGGA CHOWRASTA IN INTEZARGUNJ PS godown where he stored the key affair at home in the light of masks and use sanitizer besides stations. Hosapete Station on Hub- sided GPS clocks are provided to dis- LIMITS OF WARANGAL ON FRIDAY PDS rice. the spread of corona, they added. maintaining physical distance. balli Division of SWR is a tourist des- play real time. 6 Column Speakers tination, being gateway to Hampi. have been provided in waiting Halls Integrated Passenger Information to announce information of arrival, RUNNING OF TWENTY MORE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS System is provided recently at this departure and platform of trains at station. Electronic Coach Guidance Hosapete. The work of providing It is decided to run 20 more daily from Hubballi at 13:30 Luggage Cum Brake Vans. at 08:00 hrs on the next day with Special:- Train No. 02785 Display Boards indicating location Integrated Passenger information (10 pairs) of “Festival Special hrs and arrive Vijayawada at 2. Train No. 06537/06538 effect commencing journey Kacheguda – Mysuru Festival of coaches have been provided at System has been taken up on 50:50 Trains” in view of Durga Puja, 05:15 hrs on the next day with Yesvantpur – Kannur - from Kannur from 21.10.2020 Superfast Express Special will Platform no.1, 2 & 3 of Hosa- cost basis by Railway and Ministry Deepawali and Chhath Puja effect commencing journey Yesvantpur Daily Festival to 01.12.2020. Enroute the depart daily from Kacheguda at pete station. Coach guidance dis- of Tourism. Work is in progress for as detailed below:- 1. Train from Hubballi from 21.10.2020 Express Special:- Train No. train will have timings and 19:05 hrs and arrive Mysuru at play boards display the coach posi- providing integrated Passenger sys- No. 07225/07226 Vijayawada to 30.11.2020. Enroute the train 06537 Yesvantpur – Kannur stoppages of Regular Train 09:30 hrs on the next day with tion so that the passenger can go to tem at Koppal and Ballari also. The – Hubballi – Vijayawada daily will have stoppages at Guntur, Daily Festival Express Special No. 16527/16528 Yesvantpur effect commencing journey from location of respective coach direct- same is also planned to be provided Festival Express Special:- Train Narsaraopet, Vinukonda, will depart daily from – Kannur - Yesvantpur Kacheguda from 20.10.2020 ly, without having to search after at Vijayapura, Vasco-Da-Gama, No. 07225 Vijayawada – Hubballi Donakonda, Markapur Road, Yesvantpur at 20:00 hrs and Express. The train will have a to 29.11.2020. In the return arrival of train. This display of exact Badami, Bagalkot & Hubballi Festival Express Special will Cumbum, Giddalur, Nandyal, arrive Kannur at 09:50 hrs composition of 18 coaches i.e. direction Train No. 02786 position of the coach will be helpful Stations of Hubballi Division. The depart daily from Vijayawada Dhone, Pendekallu, Guntakal, on the next day with effect ONE AC 2-Tier Coach, TWO Mysuru – Kacheguda Festival for Senior citizens, passengers with work of providing Integrated pas- at 19:45 hrs and arrive Hubballi Ballari, Torangallu, Hosapete, commencing journey from AC 3- Tier Coaches, TWELVE Superfast Express luggage and also especially abled senger information system has at 11:25 hrs on the next day Munirabad, Koppal, Gadag and Yesvantpur from 20.10.2020 Second Class Sleeper Coaches, Special will depart daily from passengers as it will save them time been taken up under the initiative with effect commencing Annigeri. The train will have a to 30.11.2020. In the return FOUR General Coaches TWO Mysuru at 15:15 hrs and and is helpful to board the coach of Shri Ajay Kumar, Principal Signal journey from Vijayawada from composition of 17 coaches i.e. direction Train No. 06538 Luggage Cum Brake Vans arrive Kacheguda at 05:40 hrs smoothly. Electronic Train arrival and Telecommunication Engineer 20.10.2020 to 29.11.2020. In ONE AC 2- Tier Coach, TWO Kannur - Yesvantpur Daily with generator. 3. Train No. on the next day with effect and departure boards dissipating & Shri Arvind Malkhede, Divi- the return direction Train No. AC 3- Tier Coaches, SEVEN Festival Express Special will 02785/02786 Kacheguda – commencing journey from the list of trains arriving/departing sional Railway Manager/Hubballi. 07226 Hubballi – Vijayawada Second Class Sleeper Coaches, depart daily from Kannur at Mysuru – Kacheguda daily Mysuru from 21.10.2020 to with time and platform number are Shri Kuldeep, Sr.DSTE, Hubballi is Festival Express Special depart FIVE General Coaches and TWO 18:05 hrs and arrive Yesvantpur Festival Superfast Express 30.11.2020. provided at the concourse area and overseeing the work. OP-ED 5 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad If Amy Coney Barrett were Muslim

By Wajahat Ali Republicans would demand she prove tice, Republicans wouldn’t have the same Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s that she was not “working with our en- concerns about religious bigotry. nominee for the Supreme Court, has emies.” That’s what Glenn Beck, the Judge’s regressive stances faced immense scrutiny of her religious conservative radio host and conspiracy For example, former People of Praise beliefs, and we need to be vigilant against theorist, called for when Keith Ellison was members told The Associated Press that any religious bias or discrimination. But elected as the first Muslim to Congress. women in the group are expected to obey I marvel at the hypocrisy of Republicans They’d probably use her faith to accuse their husbands (the group said in a recent who are expressing shock and outrage her of hoping to create a “Sharia state” statement that “husbands should not be over this, after the way the right has treat- through judicial activism. That’s what domineering nor should wives be ser- ed Muslims. President Trump responded conservative bloggers did in 2011 when vile”). If Judge Barrett were Muslim, these to the alarm over Judge Barrett’s nomi- Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey nomi- former members would probably be in- nation by accusing Democrats of bias nated Sohail Mohammed, a Muslim, for vited to appear on “Fox & Friends” to give against Catholics and “basically fighting a seat on the Superior Court of Passaic voice to their concerns about the judge’s a major religion in our country.” This is County. regressive stances. rich from the man who is running against If Judge Barrett wore a hijab, Jeanine Judge Barrett co-wrote a 1998 law re- Joe Biden, a Catholic, and who promoted Pirro, the Fox News host, would question view article about the moral and legal a Muslim ban. whether her religious beliefs were in op- “bind” that death penalty cases might On Monday, the first day of the Senate position to the Constitution. That’s the present Catholic judges. What if she had hearings on Judge Barrett’s nomination, ugly accusation Pirro levied against Rep- been Muslim and had written about Mus- Josh Hawley of Missouri accused his Dem- resentative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in lim judges instead? Would Ben Carson ocratic colleagues on the Judiciary Com- 2019. call her “schizophrenic?” In 2016, that’s mittee of attacking Judge Barrett for being The scrutiny of Judge Barrett’ connec- how he described Muslims who embrace “too Catholic to be on the bench.” He is tions to the People of Praise religious American values like democracy and the apparently living in the Twilight Zone, be- community — which opposes abortion, separation of church and state. life from conception to natural death; If she were Muslim and had made these cause this didn’t actually happen. Biden gay rights and marriage equality, and Earlier, in 2015, Carson wrote in a Face- on the meaning of human sexuality, the statements, Republicans would no doubt went out of his way to say Judge Barrett’s which believes that men are leaders of book post, “I could never support a can- significance of sexual difference and the smear her as a woman oppressed. faith shouldn’t be considered a factor in their families — has been intense. It’s fair didate for president of the United States complementarity of men and women; on Attacks on Muslim elected officials her hearing. I can’t help wondering: How to debate whether that kind of scrutiny is that was Muslim and had not renounced openness to life and the gift of mother- It’s easy to imagine all of this, because would Republicans behave if Judge Bar- reasonable, and concerns that Judge Bar- the central tenant of Islam: Sharia.” hood; and on marriage and family found- it all comes from the playbook that has rett were a Democrat whose strongly held rett has faced bias because of her religious That happens to be the same year Judge ed on the indissoluble commitment of a been used to attack Muslim elected of- religious beliefs came from Islam instead beliefs are understandable. Barrett signed an open letter to Catholic man and a woman — provide a sure guide ficials, many of whom are in fact arche- of Catholicism? What is clear, though, is that if a little- bishops saying, “We give witness that the to the Christian life, promote women’s types of moderation and secularism com- We all know how it would go. known Muslim group made headlines in church’s teachings — on the dignity of the flourishing, and serve to protect the poor pared with Judge Barrett. “Working with our enemies” connection with the nomination of a jus- human person and the value of human and most vulnerable among us.” Gulf News

Why Donald Trump couldn’t handle the coronavirus crisis

tracker, America has suffered 65.74 CO- ed body politic, a Republican Party Katz argued for a strategy of “to- VID deaths per 100,000 people, or about whose business model has long been tal harm minimisation” that would 216,000 total. China has lost 0.34 per to cripple Washington, and so many have protected the elderly and most 100,000, or about 4,750 people. Maybe people getting their news from social vulnerable, while gradually feeding China’s fibbing. OK — — China still has networks that amplify conspiracy the- back into the workforce the young been vastly better at protecting its peo- ories and destroy truth and trust. and healthy most likely to experience ple than the United States. Destroying trust and truth the coronavirus either asymptomati- Indeed, early this month, days af- But what is most different is that we cally or mildly — and let them keep ter Trump’s White House became a now have a president whose politi- the economy humming and build up superspreader site and millions of cal strategy for reelection is to divide some natural herd immunity as we Americans were afraid to send their us, to destroy trust — and to destroy awaited a vaccine. kids to school, China, with close to truth — and to declare any news hos- Unfortunately, we could never have zero local transmissions, saw millions tile to his goals as “fake.” And without a sane, sober discussion about such a of its citizens flocking to bus stations, truth and trust in a pandemic, you’re strategy. From the right, Katz said, we train stations and airports to travel lost. In our last great pandemic, in got “contemptuous disdain” for doing all across their country for a national 1918, lots of Americans did not mind even the simplest things, like wearing holiday. On Oct. 1, Bloomberg report- wearing masks — look at the pictures a mask and social distancing. The left ed, “The Chinese yuan is drawing at- — because their leaders asked them was much more responsible, he add- tention as a haven from volatility after to do so and led by example. But this ed, but not immune from treating any its best quarter in 12 years.” China’s time, the president never trusted discussion of economic trade-offs in September imports and exports both Americans with the truth and led by a pandemic as immoral and “treating By Thomas L. Friedman ate to stay in office because losing surged. dismissing the virus and mocking any policy allowing for any death as an As I watched the first Trump-Biden could mean his prosecution, humili- On March 28, Trump declared, “Our mask-wearing. So, many Americans act of sociopathy.” In sum, what ails debate recently, a vision popped into ation and liquidation all at the same country is at war with an invisible never trusted him back. us today is something that cannot be my head. I imagined that the Polit- time. And who can blame the Chinese enemy.” He vowed to summon “the As a result, we could never rationally cured by a COVID-19 vaccine. We have buro of the Chinese Communist Party for gloating? A pandemic that began full power of the American nation” to discuss the sorts of trade-offs that a de- lost the trust in each other and in our had also gathered to watch the debate in Wuhan, and, for now, has been defeat it. But it never happened. Out- mocracy like ours, with a culture likes institutions and a basic sense of what — but its members decided to make it contained in China, is still rampag- side of the first responders and health ours, needed to make. Public health is true — all necessary to navigate a more entertaining by playing a drink- ing through America’s economy and workers, acts of public solidarity and expert Dr. David Katz argued in an op- health crisis together. We had them in ing game. Every time Donald Trump citizenry — even though we saw the wartime willingness to sacrifice have ed and in an interview with me back in previous wars, but not today’s. said something ridiculous or embar- whole thing coming. been minimal or evanescent. March that we needed a national plan I believe that Joe Biden was nomi- rassing for America, each Politburo COVID-19 was supposed to be Chi- Why? It’s not because democracies that balanced saving the most lives and nated by Democrats, and has a real member had to down a shot of whis- na’s Chernobyl. It’s ended up looking are incapable of governing in a pan- the most livelihoods. If we just focused chance to win, because enough Amer- key. Within a half-hour, all 25 mem- more like the West’s Waterloo. That is demic — South Korea, Japan, Taiwan on saving every life, we would create icans intuit that we’re sick with dis- bers were stone-cold drunk. the argument that John Micklethwait and New Zealand have done much millions of deaths of despair from lost unity and that Biden might be able How could they not have been? and Adrian Wooldridge make in their better than us. In part, it’s because jobs, savings and businesses. If we just to begin to reverse it. Biden’s victory They were watching something they new book, “The Wake-Up Call: Why the we have a uniquely individualistic focused on saving every job, we would will not be sufficient to make America had never seen before — the out-of- Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness culture, a highly fragmented local- cruelly condemn to death fellow Ameri- healthy again — politically and physi- control antics of an incoherent Amer- of the West, and How to Fix It.” Accord- state-federal power-sharing system, cans who deserved no such fate. cally — but it is necessary. ican president, a man clearly desper- ing to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus a frail public health system, a divid- Total harm minimisation Gulf News The chasm in England between North and South is growing

By Mick O’Reilly The pandemic restrictions it to be roughly north or south of people in Liverpool and its sub- On Monday, British Prime The First Ministers of Scot- the A50, a main route that roughly urbs are essentially in open-air Minister Boris Johnson outlined land, Wales and Northern Ire- runs from the bottom of Cheshire lockdown while life in London a new three-tiered system each land, where health is thankfully a down to Leicester. Birmingham goes on as normal. with stepped-up restrictions in devolved responsibility, are ever would be in the south, and the On Monday morning, BBC Ra- an attempt to stop the spread of so thankful for being able to go High Speed Train project will put dio Lancashire carried council coronavirus across England. The their own ways and impose their it within an hour of London. The leader after council leader de- faint hope is that it will work. The own pandemic restrictions. The second phase of that might one scribing how they were not or cold reality is it is likely too little nice thing too is that the econo- day go to Manchester or Leeds — were only briefly consulted by too late now, given that three my and fiscal implications of the but that’s to the north. London on what was happening weeks ago the top scientific and pandemic are the responsibil- Yes, in many ways there is a bit — and this after weeks of already health advisers for the govern- ity of Johnson’s national govern- of a Game of Thrones analogy living under far tighter restric- ment wrote asking for a com- ment — which effectively means here. Winter is coming. Covid tions. In Yorkshire and across the plete short lockdown. that the first Ministers, to use a too. And there’s a rebellion stir- northeast, it was a similar story. Throughout this pandemic, phrase so liked by Brexiteers, can ring in the north. Yes, north of the And to a person — as small since Johnson first contemplated have their cake and eat it too. wall, in Scotland, the wildlings business owners across the north a lockdown for March 23, he said But the north of England isn’t are restive. But so too on winter’s of England have said — the finan- the government would always so lucky. fells in Yorkshire, Lancashire and cial support from Rishi Sunak, follow the science. Yes, I sup- A lot has been written these up and down the Pennines. It the Chancellor of the Exchequer pose it has. But it is three weeks past months, since Johnson’s all makes for a stark warning for and PM in Waiting, simply is in- behind the science now. And in December election victory, those in power in London. adequate. It’s impossible to live April, May, July, September and about the so-called ‘red wall’ — Beyond that A50, pretty much on two-thirds of the minimum now, Johnson has repeatedly areas that were traditional La- all of the north of England is in hourly wage of £8.70 (Dh41.69). changed tack, changed message, bour seats but were swept aside either Tier 2 or Tier 3 restric- Johnson’s latest plan was sup- changed tune, changed the goal- by BoJo’s gung-ho “Get Brexit tions. Is it any wonder there’s a posed to replace the patchwork posts and even changed the test- Done” mantra. They elected palpable sense of anger growing of localised restrictions with one be by that stage. Winter is com- more naturally? A different eth- ing criteria when it came to poli- Conservative MPs by the dozens. in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, that made sense. It might do, but ing, after all. nic mix? Maybe all of the above? cies for fighting coronavirus. If you’re not familiar with the Newcastle, Nottingham, Shef- those local and regional govern- Why the high infection rate? Infrastructure and services that And instead of a world-class geography of England itself, field, Burnley, Sunderland and in ment leaders weren’t consulted. No one knows why infection were run down over a decade by track and trace system that would Northerners used to say it began at all of the other smaller cities and For months, they have been ask- rates are higher north of the A50. of Conservative governments’ ensure everyone would know the the Watford Gap. Nowadays that’s towns that Johnson and his gov- ing too for the track-and-trace More generations of families liv- austerity measures? But the fact where, when and how of poten- a little too simplistic High speed ernment are detached from real- system to be handled at their ing together? Informal childcare is people in the north of England tial transmissions, there’s sys- train services and London sprawl ity down there in London. level of government. Yes, that arrangements? Poorer socio- are paying a higher price in in- temic failure. Testing for all who as well as growth in the satellite Open-air lockdown will happen, but will take at least economic profiles? Wetter and fection rates and in their pockets needed it? Just 24 per cent of test cities have made that Watford The rigours of the latest new four months for that to happen, cooler weather? A stronger sense because of coronavirus. results are back in 24 hours Gap analogy baseless I consider regulations mean that 2 4 million and who knows where we will all of community where people mix Gulf News INTERNATIONAL 6 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Senate panel sets date to vote South African president unveils Global Covid-19 cases top economic recovery plan 38.8mn: Johns Hopkins Cape Town, Oct 16 work infrastructure such on Trump's SC nominee (UNI) President Cyril as ports, roads and rail Washington, Oct 16 with the maximum Ramaphosa unveiled that are key to the coun- (UNI) The overall num- amount of cases are Washington, Oct 16 (UNI) prompting a round of an economic recovery try's economic competi- ber of global corona- Brazil (5,169,386), The Republican-led Sen- speeches by members of plan which envisages a tiveness, according to virus cases has topped Russia (1,346,380), ate Judiciary Committee the committee but failed by massive rollout of infra- Ramaphosa. 38.8 million, while the Argentina (949,063), has scheduled an October a party line vote afterwards. structure throughout the South Africa has taken deaths have soared to Colombia (936,982), 22 vote on whether to ap- Republicans hold 53 seats country. steps to remove the con- more than 1,097,180, Spain (921,374), Peru prove US President Donald in the 100-member Senate "Our infrastructure straints that have over according to the Johns worst-hit country with (856,951), France Trump's nomination of and so far only two party program will focus on time hampered infra- Hopkins University. As the world's highest (850,997), Mexico Judge Amy Coney Barrett Senators have expressed social infrastructure structure delivery over a of Friday morning, the number of cases and (834,910), South Af- to the Supreme Court. their objection for a rush such as schools, water, number of years. Infra- total number of cases deaths at 7,977,097 and rica (698,184), the Barrett is widely expected vote before the election. sanitation and housing structure has immense stood at 38,833,032 and 217,754, respectively, UK (676,455), Iran to be confirmed by the Trump nominated Barrett, for the benefit of the our potential for stimulate the fatalities increased according to the CSSE. (517,835), Chile committee by a party line a 48-year-old conservative people," the president investment and growth to 1,097,189, the Uni- India comes in second (486,496), Iraq vote, with all 12 Repub- federal appellate judge last told a joint sitting of Par- to develop other eco- versity's Center for place in terms of cases (416,802), Bangladesh licans in her favour and firm Barrett to the highest ocrats made procedural month to replace late Jus- liament on Thursday, nomic sectors and create Systems Science and at 7,307,097, while the (384,559), and Italy 10 Democrats against the court. McConnell said he objections and said the tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Xinhua news agency sustainable employment Engineering (CSSE) country's death toll (381,602), the CSSE fig- nomination, reports Xin- expects to bring Barrett's rush to confirm the nomi- a leading liberal voice on reported. The focus will both directly and indi- revealed in its latest soared to 111,266. The ures showed. hua news agency. nomination to the Senate nee ahead of a presiden- the Supreme Court. be placed on critical net- rectly, said Ramaphosa. update. The US is the other top 15 countries Brazil currently ac- As the four-day hear- floor on October 23, ac- tial election was unprec- Trump successfully ap- ing entered the last day on cording to a Bloomberg edented. Senator Richard pointed two conservatives Thursday on Capitol Hill, News report. The schedule Blumenthal, a Democrat on the Supreme Court, Neil NZ RESIDENTS URGED TO Senate Majority Leader is expected to allow her fromConnecticut, said the Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Mitch McConnell said that to be seated ahead of the process was a "rush" and Kavanaugh in 2018, tilting the Senate Republicans November 3 Election Day. a "sham" and motioned the institution to the right had enough votes to con- During the hearing, Dem- to adjourn the hearing, with a 5-4 majority. VOTE IN UPCOMING POLLS EU loses over % air Bolsonaro's ally caught with money Wellington, Oct 16 (UNI) ter voting closes at 7 p.m. travellers in Q A day ahead of the general on Saturday. Results will Brussels, Oct 16 (UNI) The num- elections, New Zealand's be available at election- stashed in unlikely space ber of people travelling by air in Electoral Commission on results.govt.nz, according the European Union (EU) de- Friday urged every resi- to the Electoral Commis- Brasilia, Oct 16 (UNI) In Revista Crusoe, the con- creased dramatically in the sec- dent of the country to cast sion. Priority is given to a police raid, Brazilian servative magazine that ond quarter of 2020 compared their ballots. the election results, and Senator Chico Rodrigues, broke the story, said in its to the same period in 2019, due Saturday is election day votes in the two referen- known to be an ally of report. "It was a scene of to the ongoing Covid-19 pan- and the last chance to vote dums on end of life choice President Jair Bolsonaro, considerable embarrass- demic. In a report on Thursday, in the 2020 General Elec- and cannabis will not be was caught with a bundle ment," it added. Eurostat said that due to the tion and referendums, ac- counted on election night, of money stashed in his The 69-year-old Sena- pandemic-induced contain- cording to a statement of Wright said. Preliminary underpants, according tor has not offered an ment measures that discourage the Electoral Commission. referendum results will be to media reports. Ac- immediate explanation travelling, the decline ranged Alicia Wright, chief elec- of the 1.2 million who cast people have got out early released on October 30, cording to a report in the over the development, from 96 per cent to 99 per cent toral officer, said in the their ballots in early vot- to vote, but there are still and the official results of Guardian newspaper, the saying that banknotes but denied wrongdoing, among 19 EU member states, statement that "2,567 vot- ing 2017 during the coun- a lot who haven't, and we the election and referen- raid, which took place on worth 30,000 reais were adding that he has has "a reports Xinhua news agency. In ing places will be open try's last general election. don't want them to miss dums will be released on Wednesday in Rodrigues's stashed in the underpants clean background and a the report, data were not avail- from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on The upcoming election out," Wright said. November 6. residence, was part of an of Rodrigues, the deputy respectable life". Reacting able for Belgium, Bulgaria, the Saturday, so there is plenty was initially scheduled For the first time, this The upcoming election operation against the sus- leader in the senate and to the raid, Bolsonaro said Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, of opportunity for anyone for September 19 but was year people can enroll or was initially scheduled pected misappropriation also the senator for the that he does not believe Poland, Romania and Sweden who hasn't voted yet to postponed due to a sec- update their address de- for September 19 but was of public funds in the bat- Amazon state of Roraima. that "there's any (corrup- in the 27 EU members. Spain do so tomorrow", Xinhua ond Covid-19 outbreak. tails on election day be- postponed due to a second tle against the Covid-19 "To give you a sense of tion) in my government. appeared to be the hardest hit, news agency reported. The previous parliament fore they vote at any vot- Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic. just how preposterous The President also with 61.6 million, or 99 per cent By the end of Wednes- was elected on September ing place, she said. The previous parliament was Brazilian newspaper, the situation was, some threatened to deliver a less air passengers from April day, more than 1.5 million 23, 2017 and was officially preliminary results of the elected on September 23, Estado de Sao Paulo re- of the recovered notes "flying kick to the neck" of to July 2020 compared with the people had voted in ad- dissolved on September 6. general election will be 2017 and was officially dis- ported two sources as were stained with faeces," any corrupted poltiician. same period in 2019. vance, which is well ahead "It's fantastic that so many released progressively af- solved on September 6. In a first, Sangay invited formally TRUMP RAISES $135MN to US State Department LESS THAN BIDEN IN SEP Washington, Oct 16 (UNI) Dharamsala, Oct 16 (UNI) sue of Tibet with China During the last round of US President Donald In a first-of-its-kind initia- through the 'middle-way' talks, the ninth one, held Trump's re-election cam- tive to boost the support to approach, Sangay urged in Beijing in January 2010, paign and the Republican the Tibetan cause, Central Destro to press the Chinese the CTA submitted an ex- National Committee have Tibetan Administration government to have dia- planatory note to the Chi- announced a joint fund- (CTA) President Lobsang logue between the envoys nese leadership to clarify raising haul of $247.8 mil- Sangay has been invited of the Dalai Lama and the its stand on autonomy for lion in September, but it formally to the US State Chinese government. the Tibetan people. "The was far behind than the Department, officials said The 'middle-way' ap- US is concerned by the $383 million raised by on Friday. proach favours 'genuine lack of meaningful auton- his Democratic rival Joe grassroots supporter. spite the disadvantage, the At a meeting with the autonomy' for Tibetans omy for Tibetans and the Biden. In September 2016, "That's more money than Trump campaign said that newly-appointed Special ing the meeting, Destro passing the Tibetan Policy within the framework of CCP's ongoing crackdown the then Democratic pres- I've ever raised in my whole it was confident they will Coordinator Robert Destro asked what he and the and Support Act of 2020 the Chinese constitution on Tibetan Buddhists. As idential hopeful Hillary life. I'm really humbled by have enough resources to in Washington, Sangay State Department could and the alarming worsen- and does not speak of in- Special Coordinator, I will Clinton had only raised it." With just 18 days left for sustain the effort to re-elect on Thursday sought to re- do to support the Tibetan ing conditions of Tibetans dependence. China and continue urging the PRC to $154 million, CNN said in the November 3 election, the President. Taking to sume talks between the diaspora. Globally known in Tibet. Toeing the path the Dalai Lama's envoys respect the human rights a report on Friday. Biden also has $432 mil- Twitter on Thursday. Dalai Lama envoys and the as the Prime Minister-in- adopted by Tibetan spiri- have held nine rounds of and unique religious, cul- In a video announc- lion worth of cash in hand, , Tim Murtaugh, the cam- Chinese based on the 'mid- exile, Sangay went on to tual leader the Dalai Lama talks since 2002 to resolve tural, and linguistic iden- ing the latest figure, Biden while the Trump campaign paign's communications dle-way' approach. Dur- explain the importance of for years to resolve the is- the Tibetan issue. tity of Tibetans. shared the news with a has $251.4 million. De- director, said: "President Kyrgyzstan to hold prez polls 3Bn people globally lack handwashing no later than Jan 10: PM facilities at home: Unicef Bishkek, Oct 16 (UNI) presidential and parlia- Kyrghyzstan will hold mentary elections will be Geneva, Oct 16 (UNI) Al- that it was "unacceptable" live an d learn."We must take its presidential election held within the frame- though handwashing with that the most vulnerable immediate action to make no later than January 10, work of the law, adding soap is vital in the fight against communities are unable to handwashing with soap ac- 2021, the newly-appoint- that consultations will be infectious diseases, including use the simplest of methods cessible to everyone, every- ed Prime Minister Sadyr held soon to decide on the the novel coronavirus, 40 per to protect themselves and where -- now and in the fu- Zhaparov, who has de- dates. He also proposed cent of the world's popula- their loved ones. "The pan- ture," she said. The situation clared himself as acting lowering the threshold to tion, or 3 billion people, do demic has highlighted the is also alarming at schools: president, said on Friday. country following weeks of enter Parliament up to 5 not have access to it, accord- critical role of hand hygiene 43 per cent globally (70 per- The announcement came unrest that resulted from a per cent, and reducing the ing to new Uniced estimates. in disease prevention. It has cent in the least developed a day after Sooronbai disputed election. electoral deposit from 5 The estimates issued on also stressed a pre-existing countries) lack a handwash- Jeenbekov, the fifth Presi- Addressing an extraor- million Kyrgyz soms to 1 Thursday revealed that the problem for many: hand- ing facility with water and dent of the Central Asian dinary session of Parlia- million soms, as well as the number is much higher in quarters do not have hand- Kelly Ann Naylor, associate washing with soap remains soap, affecting hundreds of country, resigned in order ment on Friday morning, number of deputies from the least developed coun- washing facilities at home, director of water, sanitation out of reach for millions of millions of children, accord- to restore stability in the Zhaparov said both the 120 to 90 or 70. tries, where nearly three- reports Xinhua news agency. and hygiene at Unicef, said children where they're born, ing to the estimates.

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E-MAIL:E-MAIL: [email protected]@YAHOO.IN SPORTS 7 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Giro D’Italia: TIMON & PUMBAA REUNITE: CHAHAL Virat Kohli 1st to play Jhonatan SHARES PIC WITH GAYLE 200 games for a single Narvaez wins Sharjah, Oct 16 (UNI) Stadium.After reaching his Royal Challengers Bangalore half century, Gayle was seen IPL franchise Stage (RCB) spinner Yuzvendra pointing towards 'The Boss' Sharjah, Oct 16 (UNI) Virat League T20.The 31-year-old is Cesenatico(Italy), Oct Chahal on Friday shared a sign on his bat. Kohli has added yet another the leading run-scorer in the 16 (UNI) Fresh in the hakunamatata moment with After the culmination feather to his already illustrious IPL history, accumulating 5,716 tyre tracks of teammate a striking picture of his and of the match, the West cap by becoming the first runs in 185 matches. Richard Carapaz, the Kings XI Punjab batsman Indian was asked about the player to play 200 matches for “RCB means a lot to me, winner of last year's Giro Chris Gayle. gesture and he explained the a single Indian Premier League not many understand that D'Italia, 23-year-old "Timon & pumbaa reasons. (IPL) franchise. emotion. 200 games for them is Jhonatan Narvaez became reunites #hakunamatata," "All I was saying, put some Kohli achieved the feat unbelievable, I wouldn’t have the third Ecuadorian to captioned Chahal the image the ongoing edition of the respect on the name (by during Royal Challenger believed it in 2008. win a stage of La Corsa that showed the frail bowler Indian Premier League (IPL) pointing to his bat sticker). Bangalore’s game against Kings It is an honour, they’ve kept Rosa after an epic ride hugging the 'Universe Boss'. after being released from That's all," the 41-year-old XI Punjab which his side lost me and I have stayed on,” over the undulating Timon and Pumbaa hospital following a stomach said.RCB, with five wins in by eight wickets at the Sharjah Kohli had said before the start far, RCB have won five games training roads of the late are famous meerkat and bug.The big-hitting West eight matches, are currently Cricket Stadium on Thursday of RCB’s game against Kings XI. of the eight matches and stand Marco Pantani around warthog pair from Disney's Indian scored 53 runs of 45 placed at the third spot in evening.He has played 185 Kohli’s RCB has not been at the third spot in the points Cesenatico. 1994 animated film 'The balls (one 4 and five 6s) and the standings while KXIP matches for RCB in the IPL, in able to win the IPL trophy even table in IPL 2020.They will Narvaez's win on Lion King' and its franchise. helped Kings XI chase down are at the bottom of the table addition to 15 appearances for once in the past 12 editions, a take on Rajasthan Royals in Thursday was helped by On Thursday, Gayle made the target of 172 against with just four points from the Bengaluru-based franchise stat which he is eager to change their next encounter in Dubai an untimely mechanical his first appearance in RCB at the Sharjah Cricket eight games. in the now defunct Champions in the ongoing IPL edition.So on Saturday. glitch sustained by his fellow escapee Mark the move to Kerala Blasters Padun of Bahrain- IWF appoint Michael Irani ISL: Mumbai City FC sign forward and subsequently featured McLaran, as the Ukrainian for Mumbai FC on loan in required a bike change as interim president Farukh Choudhary the I-League before joining with 25km remaining. Jamshedpur FC in the 2017 ISL New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The and transparent IWF Congress," New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Draft. International Weightlifting said Irani.Welcoming the Mumbai City FC on Friday Choudhary plied his SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY Follow us on @SCRailwayindia Federation on Friday announced formation of the IWF Athletes' confirmed the signing of trade with Jamshedpur for Details of the Tender Notices of S.C. Railway can be seen on our website: www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in the appointment of Michael Commission, whose chairperson forward Farukh Choudhary three seasons, making 44 Tender Notice No.:68/2020, Irani as its interim president. will be invited to participate in ahead of the seventh edition of appearances, scoring 3 goals Dated : 16-10-2020 Irani is chair of the IWF all future board meetings, Irani the Indian Super League (ISL). and making four assists. SUPPLY OF STORES ITEMS PUB/0877 Medical Committee and a former and the IWF EB committed to The Indian international joins Head coach Sergio Lobera E-Procurement Tender Notice chair of the IWF Anti-Doping achieving to further progress in the Islanders on a three-year said: “With his dynamism and The following Tenders have been floated online. Tenderers are Commission. He has extensive governance and constitutional contract. versatility, Farukh adds a new requested to visit the website experience of the fight against reforms, and to implement the The 23-year-old, a native dimension to our attack and www.ireps.gov.in and submit their offers online. The Tender doping and in safeguarding changes as soon as possible. of Ambernath in the Mumbai we were keen on bringing him Description, Qty, EMD, SD may be athlete welfare, IWF said on its "I am confident we can Metropolitan Region, can play to the club.” seen in website. Offers submitted manually will not be accepted. Offers website. achieve an ambitious reform on either side in attack as well “He’s young, he’s hungry by post will not be entertained. Tender "I am grateful to the IWF program," said Irani. "And as down the middle. U-19s, he made the switch to to start this new chapter of and has the ability to Closing time is 14:30 hours of the Due date of the Tender. “For all indigenous Executive Board for entrusting as an encouraging sign, I Choudhary started his youth senior football with Lonestar my life.We’re going to miss influence the game on his offers, Earnest Money Deposit will be me with the presidency on an am pleased to note the IWF career with the Diamonds Kashmir in 2015-16.“The vision playing in front of our fans own. All of us at Mumbai City accepted only via online system as available on www.ireps.gov.in” interim basis. I do not intend to Executive Board has decided to Football Club, and moved on to in place at Mumbai City was a this season, but we’ll bring the are confident that Farukh Tender No. Brief Description stand as a candidate for the IWF extend our agreement with the Air India’s U-15 side and Central key factor and I am confident spirit of Mumbai to the pitch has a big future ahead of him 45.20.1126 Battery Operated Led President position in the future, International Testing Agency for Bank of India in the Mumbai this is the right step for me here and we’ll be playing for and we hope he can help us as based. 81.20.1415A Liquid Oxygen. so I will be able to focus fully on the whole of the next Olympic District Football Association. and my development at this them,” said Choudhary in a much as we want to help him 77.20.1209 DTBP Blocks.. the reforms leading up to a clear cycle, until 2024. After a stint with the Pune FC stage of my career. 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There are so many Manual offers are not allowed against league stakeholders."We Secretary MP Singh said. life and routines and it's no people who talk negative. We this tender, and any such manual offer received shall be ignored. have been very keen for With the sporting world different for me. I have been have done so many positives Contractors are allowed to make table tennis to resume, gradually moving towards fighting for almost 20 years," for our country and society," payments against this tender towards tender document cost and earnest however there are various resumption of live action, said Mary Kom while speaking said Mary Kom. money only through online payment issues to be considered and the fourth season of UTT to Indian cricket team captain "The naysayers do distract me modes available on IREPS portal like net banking, debit card, credit card etc. addressed. 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Table Tennis (UTT) has been Federation of India (TTFI) fourth season of the league 2021 being an Olympic year. Boxing requires sparring, so goals, motivate. Approximate Cost (Rs.) : deferred to 2021 in view of authorities and the UTT in 2021.We will identify a 3,44,51,016/- (Rupees Three Crores Forty Four Lakhs Fifty One Thousand the Covid-19 pandemic, it management took the window to conduct UTT at and Sixteen only). Earnest Money Deposit (Rs.) : 3,22,300/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Twenty Two Thousand and Three Hundred only). Period of Completion : Twenty Four months. No complacency & focus: Ricky Ponting to chart toppers DC Date of closing : 16-11-2020 at 15:00 hours. Dubai, Oct 16 (UNI) Delhi things are looking good at 1. Website Particulars : www.ireps.gov.in Capitals head coach Ricky this stage of the season, but 2. 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ENTERTAINMENRT 8 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Prabhas fans are all set to celebrate Alia Bhatt remembers the time when ‘people his birthday by spreading kindness and love! were kind’! rabhas, the Pan-India his birthday on 23rd they will be lia Bhatt’s August re- leased fi lm ‘Sadak’ star is a simple man off- having a cake cutting and some faced a huge backlash screen, his kind gestures entertainment for children in A P from the fans after her father for everyone around him and the orphanage school. This is Mahesh Bhatt’s name was his fans never goes unno- the kind of fandom Prabhas has, dragged in Sushant Singh Ra- ticed. On-screen, his stature is magnifi cent and one of a kind. jput’s death case. Along with magnanimous as seen in the The actor has had a great year her father, Alia was also pulled two-part fi lm Baahubali and with back to back announce- into the controversy, and due to which she even lost follow- his charm in Saaho. Prabhas’ ments of his upcoming projects ers on social media. Well, for birthday is on 23rd October and much to the fans delight, he now, the actress is back on her and his fans are so super-ex- dedicates it all to them. fi lming schedule but still, her cited and have started prepar- We’re in awe with so much social media quotes are a big ing and planning for it with all of respect for his fans and the prove that the actress is hurt their love. Prabhas is kind man Pan-India star has surely done by the allegations and contro- and an absolute ‘darling’ and everything right to have such versy her family had to face. On Friday, Alia Bhatt shared his fans will win this argument fans. This is just fandom goals an enticing selfi e on Insta- everytime. His fans have found right here. The Pan-India star gram while remembering the their own little way to celebrate manages to take us by surprise time when people were kind. the actor. His fans take on with the different avatars he In the picture, Alia has applied the kind work starting on 21st appears in for different genres a mask on her face, donning a where they will fi rst plant trees. of fi lms. With back to back an- white t-shirt while lying over On 22nd there will be offerings nouncements and more work in a mat in the garden. She cap- tioned the post, “throwback to in the temple for the devotees the pipeline, Prabhas is sailing a when masks were skincare & in the name of Prabhas and on smooth ship. people were kind .” TARA SUTARIA KAREENA KAPOOR SHARES THE SECRET OF A HAPPY Hrithik Roshan looks cool in the creative MISSES MARRIAGE ON HER 8TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! fusion of tradition and trend! MUSSOORIE Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif he Indian Greek god Ali Khan, one of the most popular is most defi nitely couples of B-town tied the know Tthe fashion inspira- 8 years ago in an intimate wed- tion for many people, he ding ceremony. The adorable looks attractive in whatever couple shares a strong bond and he wears. In a world full of Kareena just can’t keep gushing trends, the actor has re- over it. Today, on their 8th wed- mained a classic and time- ding anniversary, Kareena took to less, his polo shirts jeans Instagram to reveal her ‘happily and a cap are a signature. ever after’ secret of a happy mar- Hrithik Roshan recently ried life. shared a picture of himself The actress shared an unseen looking dapper in a white photo of herself with hubby Said tee paired with a Patan where saif can be seen resting on Patola square from V For Bebo’s shoulder, giving us major Him. He captioned the pic- couple goals. Kareena penned ture `Try something fun her emotions of their beauti- with these pocket squares! ful bond and how the actress is Who said traditional can’t happily married to her man of be fashionable?` Have a dreams. Not just this, she even look- Hrithik Roshan was wished an eternity with Saif and last seen in war, an action penned her heart out in her wish. thriller fi lm directed by Here is what she wrote while Siddharth Anand and pro- wishing Saif on their 8th wedding duced by Aditya Chopra ollywood actress Tara anniversary, “Once upon a time under his banner Yash Raj Sutaria says she misses there was a girl named Beboo and Films. Also starring Tiger Bthe hill station Mus- a boy named Saifu. Shroff and Vaani Kapoor. soorie in Uttarakhand.Tara took to Instagram and shared a picture where she can be seen awareness about cyber posing on a stationary motor- Sonakshi Sinha joins top cop, cyber bullying, so that trollers, WHEN SHRUTI cycle. abusers, harassers, and The actress wears a white bullies on internet be- HAASAN DROVE jacket with jeans and sun- experts to fi ght cyber bullying come aware of the legal glasses. consequences of their "I miss pretending to ride ctress Sonakshi Sinha actions. The first interac- A TRUCK a bike but most of all, I miss has joined Special tion will air on the July Mussoorie!" she captioned AIGP of Maharashtra 26.Sonakshi's decision the image, which currently Pratap Dighavkar and a team to join such an initia- has 511K likes on the photo- of cyber experts, on an initia- tive comes after she quit sharing website. tive to end cyber bullying on Twitter over a month Tara started her career as a social media. ago. "The first step to child actor in 2010 with the TV "Social media was made protecting your sanity is show "Big Bada Boom". She with the intention to spread to stay away from nega- was also seen in shows like love and positivity. Unfortu- tivity. And nowhere more "The Suite Life Of Karan and nately, it has become a toxic of that than Twitter these Kabir" and "Oye Jassie". place with the rampant rise days. Chalo I'm off -- de- The actress, who is also a of cyberbullying and men- activating my account. singer, had her breakthrough tal harassment. I have been Bye guys, peace out. Aag in Bollywood with a starring a victim of trolls and abuses lage basti mein... mein role in "Student Of The Year 2" myself," said Sonakshi, about apni masti mein! Bye and was also seen in the action joining the campaign, Full Twitter," Sonakshi had fi lm "Marjaavaan".She now has Stop To Cyber Bullying.As will be five live interactions interactions will be streamed media handles.The goal of written on Instagram ctress Shruti Haasan recalls two fi lms coming up -- "Tadap" part of the campaign, there featuring panelists. These live on the actress's social the campaign is to raise while quitting. her hilarious experience and "Ek Villain 2". Aof driving a truck recently, admitting that she is not the best of drivers.Shruti had to take the DEEPIKA PADUKONE RESUMES THE SHOOT OF SHAKUN BATRA’S FILM! wheel of a truck for a scene in her upcoming digital fi lm, "Yaara", After being summoned by in ‘good spirits’. “Deepika was ously, Shakun explained the fi lm stars Ranveer Singh as and what followed was just funny, Narcotics Control Bureau over in good spirits as she joined fi lm as a “domestic noir”. The legendary cricketer Kapil Dev she says. the drug link regarding the the unit last Thursday. Since actress, along with Sara Ali and Deepika will be seen play- "Not many people might be Sushant Singh Rajput death there had been a 10-day-plus Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, and ing the role of his wife. The aware, but I am not a great driver," case, Deepika Padukone has break, Shakun wanted her to Rakul Preet Singh, was ques- actress was also set to feature she opened up, and then went on to resumed the shooting of her ease into the process. She shot tioned by the NCB regarding in the Hindi remake of The recall: "The stunt team was helpful upcoming fi lm. The actress a light-hearted scene with Sid- the drug angle on SSR’s death Intern, co-starring late Rishi and one of the members hid besides who was earlier shooting for dhant and Ananya.” a leading case. It was reported that the Kapoor. The makers are yet to me to shift clutch and gear. I truly her fi lm before being sum- portal revealed. It also revealed actress’ phone was seized af- announce a new update about bless him as it was not an easy job moned by NCB has now kick what the fi lm has to offer for its ter the investigation. Talking the fi lm. Not only this, but at all. It was truly funny -- me trying start the shoot of Shakun Ba- viewers and said that the fi lm about Deepika’s work front. Deepika Padukone has also to drive a truck on a mountain road, tra’s next in Goa. Reportedly, analyses the relationship dy- she has a couple of fi lms lined been selected as the female and to drive a truck on the moun- Deepika joined the shooting of namics between four friends, up for her. Deepika is next set lead in Nag Ashwin’s tentative- tainous roads of Uttarakhand was a the fi lm on Thursday and was who are on a road trip. Previ- to star in Kabir Khan’s 83. The ly titled ‘Prabhas 21’. tough task." THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Greater Hyderabad 17 Saturday, October, 2020 Pages-8 Telangana fixes 50 lakh acres 4 killed as car plunges into canal

Guntur, Oct 16(UNI) Four structed house from Hyder- for paddy in Rabi season persons were killed when abad. The car veered off the the car in which they were road and plunged into the travelling plunged into an Tangedumalli major irriga- irrigation canal at Tangeda- tion canal located on the malli village of Rompicherla Addanki-Narketpally state Mandal in this district on highway. However, the car Friday. Police said that the driver Madhav escaped un- deceased Mahesh, Anand, hurt. The police retrieved Beeru Goud, and Balaji the car from the canal. The were going to Pamuru vil- four died instantaneously lage in Prakasam district and the bodies were shifted to carry out painting and to the government hospital other works in a newly con- in Narasaraopet.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao during a review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad, Oct 16 (UNI): popularly known, asked for cultivate the crops as sug- “Any new policy or system Telangana Chief Minister K reports on regulatory Farm- gested by the agriculture will not become a habit on Chandrashekar Rao advised ing cultivation district-wise. officials and thereby get a one day or with one attempt. farmers in the state to culti- Based on the CM’s instruc- good price for their produce It is due to regular process vate Paddy in 50 Lakh acres tions, officials from the Ag- and said seeds and fertilis- that the new method would and other crops in 15 Lakh riculture department have ers required for these crops become a regular practice. acres for the 2020-2021-sum- prepared estimated on crops cultivation were kept ready. It should be put in farmers mer season and said that the to be cultivated during the He instructed officials to mind repeatedly that they farmers have followed the summer season district-wise. prepare cards district-wise, would be more beneficial Regulatory farming meth- The meeting decided to go Mandal-wise and Cluster through the new system, ods cent percent during the in for paddy cultivation in 50 wise with all the statistics there would be awareness rainy season and cultivated Lakh acres, Bengal Gram in on the crop cultivation. He among them,” the CM said. the crops as suggested by the 4.5 Lakh acres, Ground Nut instructed the Agriculture Officials at the meet- government and urged the in 4 Lakh acres, Chilli and department that, once plan- ing felt that cultivation of farmers to do the same dur- other vegetables in 1.5 to 2 ning of seeds of a season are Maize is not advisable due ing the summer season too. Lakh acres, Maize in one lakh over, the action plan for the to the uncertainty prevail- The Chief Minister held a acres, Sesame in one lakh next season should start. He ing on the price and mar- review meeting at Pragathi acres, Green Gram in 50 to suggested Rythu Bandhu keting of the Corn. The of- Bhavan on Regulatory Farm- 60,000 acres, Black Gram in Samithies to play an active ficials estimated that the ing Policy. He asked the ag- 50,000 Acres, Sunflower in role and said by coming Corn would not fetch above riculture officers to suggest 30 to 40,000 acres, Mustard Dussehra, majority of Rythu Rs 900 per quintal price and to farmers what crops they seed, safflower and millets Vedikas would be con- said it would be better if the should cultivate, district- and other such crops in 60 to structed, and then it would government advises farm- Chief Minister's Office OSD Priyanka Verghese wise, Mandal-wise and 70,000 acres. become easier to coordinate ers against cultivation of accepting the green challenge planted a sapling at Cluster-wise. KCR, as Rao is KCR urged the farmers to the farmers. maize. Doolapalli in Ranga Reddy district on Friday. 517 WEDNESDAY, Saturday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 22 AICC Spokesperson Dr Dasoju Sravan demands Rs 50 Lakh ex-gratia to the families of people deceased in Hyderabad floods Fires on CM KCR for his negligent and inhuman attitude towards citizens Finds fault with CM KCR for not providing enough allocations to Hyderabad which contributes Rs 1 lakh Crore to the state’s exchequer

Hyderabad, October pointed out. Dr Da- 16, 2020: AICC Spokes- soju Sravan expressed person Dr Dasoju Sra- disppointment that, van on Friday fired on despite having huge the Chief Minister K manpower, equip- Chandrashekhar Rao ment and other re- for his inhuman atti- sources, GHMC which tude towards the flood did not react promptly BASMATI RICE 25 KG AND CHOCOLATE 60 PIECES AND ALSO affected citizens of to the situation. He ADRAK, LAISUN, PASTE, 2 KG DISTRIBUTION BY BHATT Hyderabad. The senior stated that GHMC FOUNDATION , PANDIT BHARAT BHATT AT PEOPLE WITH HEARING congress leader has did not even provide IMPAIRED NETWORK, (SHEETAL MADAM, INCHARGE) MALAKPET, criticized the Telanga- Kumar Yadav and demand the chief min- ood to the flood hit na CM for not respond- others were pres- ister immediately to an- people in Hyderabad. ing on the serious is- ent on the occasion. nounce the ex-gratia of "While lakhs of people sue of floods which While speaking to re- Rs 50,00,000 to the ag- are severely affected caused huge damage porters after meeting grieved families affect- due to the heavy rains, to the people of this the GHMC Commis- ed due to the floods”. GHMC and the gov- city and demanded to sioner, Dr Dasoju Sra- "During 1930 when ernment are not re- announce ex-gratia of van, AICC Spokesper- Hyderabad faced a vealing the facts and Rs 50 lakh to the fam- son, said, “At a time similar situation due to showing fake figures ily of each deceased when the whole city is the Musi River floods, in case of deaths and person. He further said submerged in the rain Nizam, the ruler of the destrution. Govern- that the TRS govern- water and the people princely state reacted ment should take up a ment has miserably are struggling to pro- with a big heart by tak- comprehensive survey failed in handling the tect themselves from ing every measure to to assess the damage situation in the rain- the flood water due to save the citizens of this and pay compensa- October 16 (Tamilnadu) Vellore Collector inspected Aerodrome hit Hyderabad that the incessant rains, our city. However, the Neo tion every family which expansion work at Abdhullapuram. Aerodrome General Manager was completely inun- Chief Minister K Chan- Nizam KCR’s heart is has incurred property vinayagamurthy also with collector dated with flood water. drashekhar Rao, how- not melting in the situ- and other losses in Dr Dasoju Sravan along ever, was busy review- ation despite the city floods, due to the fail- with a team of congress ing about an irrelevant contributing about Rs 1 ure of government." leaders met the GHMC issue. He doesn’t even lakh crore to the exche- "not ven a single help Commissioner, Lokesh come out of Pragathi quer every year. Hyder- line number is func- Kumar today and Bhavan to review the abad contributes a li- tioning. In this kind staged a dharna against situation. There is no on’s share to the state’s of a situation, whom the government’s lazi- aerial survey conduct- GSDP, however, the should people com- ness and failure in front ed or no direct visit to government is allocat- plain and where of the GHMC office. the affected areas. He ing just Rs 12,000 crore should they go’, Greater Hyderabad is only confined to the for its development signed off Dr Dasoju Congress president AC rooms. He doesn’t which clearly shows Sravan, highlighting Anjan Kumar Yadav, even care about the TRS government’s Government's apathy Greater Congress lead- city’s citizens and their priority towards the and lacklustre atti- ers Feroze Khan, Anil safety and security. We city," Dr Dasoju Sravan tude Bandulal demanded huge package should be given to

The TS PGECET - 2020 online entrance test for admission into Telangana state immediate flood relief. M.E/,.Tech/M.Arch/ M.Phrm,Graduate level Pharm-D (Post Baccalaureate) programs was conducted from 21.09.2020 to (TSIT bureau) in Hyderabad city as well as across 24.09.2020 by Osmania University on behalf of TSCHE, Government Hyderabad, Oct 16:: Telangana theTelangana. He explained about the of Telangana, Osmania University has been conducting TS PGECET Pradesh congress commitee (TPCC) Farmers are concerned that all crops, Successfully since last 13 years. This year the test was conducted for secretary Bandulal Jamalpur has including hand-picked paddy and the fourth time in the online mode i.e. Computer Based Test (CBT). appealed to Prime Minister Narendra cotton, have been submerged in water. The test was conducted this year 19 subjects. The test was conducted Modi,through the media statement Houses were demolished in many at two regional centers i.e Hyderabad and Warangal in 22 Centers. The on Friday, to declare the rains in areas, roads were damaged in many response sheets of the candidates were made available on the website Telangana as a national disaster. areas and the transport system was immediately after the examination. The key for the tests were released on He demanded that huge package submerged hand-picked crops. Modi devastated. Given the current situation 24th September, 2020. The last date for receiving objections from should be given to Telangana should respond on this particular in Telangana, it definitely needs candidates was 2nd October,2020. The objections on the keys were state under immediate relief. asked to conduct an aerial survey on to be declared a national disaster. examined and clarified by subject experts and the final results were He expressed concern that Telangana the rains in Telangana.Farmers' is said In the letter, Bandulal was alleged processed. The result along with the marks obtained will be made was inundated due to heavy rains, to have been submerged vertically that CM KCR was being negligent in available on website: www.pgecet.tsche.ac.in. which disrupted public life and due to heavy rains currently falling dealing with the rains. 517 WEDNESDAY, Saturday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 23 NSUI Representation to Education Minister for Promotion of students

(TSIT bureau) Hyderabad, Oct 16::Telangana NSUI State unit President YSRCP TELANGANA STATE YOUTH LEADER PANGA Balmoor Venkat along YADAGIRI REDDY VISITED FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS with State Office Bearers IN UPPAL DIVISION AND TAKEN UP RELIEF MEASURES Submitted Representation On Friday YSRCP Youth Leader Panga Yadagiri Reddy to Telangana Education visited New Bharat Nagar Which was submerged due Minister Sri.Sabitha Indra to heavy rainfall in Uppal Division and he stood by the Reddy Garu on Friday colony residents and carried out road repairs. he spoke regarding the Promotion to the colony residents and assured them their problems of all graduate Students will be brought to the related officers notice and find and the Changes in Center immediate solution, he asked public not to panic in Allocations addressing the this visit Colony members salla sandeep reddy,naveen, Media Venkat Said that a necessity because these and Engineering who are time to give backlogs as raju,manoj and others were present. were not here to represent students has to manage giving supplementary in their second year, they their organization voice, their online classes, mid- exams should be provided have to prepare for their IPE but to represent the whole exams and the following with the self-center syllabus and for the entrance students' community semester in this very short option keeping in view of examinations which are voice.He added that period which will be a the covid and the flood enough burden on them. First of all, the students risky task. Considering situation and the students Venkat appealed that the Engineering and 1st & this, the above students of Intermediate First Year Education Minister to 2nd year Degree should should be promoted based who have backlogs should consider the above noted be promoted according on their internal marks be promoted without any issues and take the decision to the UGC Guidelines score as promised. And exam to give them hope accordingly in favour of the . The mass promotion is The students of Degree as they don't have enough students'.

'Safest City' Hyderabad Kukatpally congress leaders were turned into the 'vulnerable City', under visited flood affected areas KCR's regime (TSIT bureau) Hyderabad, Oct 16::Telangana Pradesh congress commitee (TPCC) secretary and minority leader Mohd Abdul Rasheed lashed out the TRS Govt's unpreparedness and criminal neglence led to the deluge of Hyderabad and more than 100 deaths , While Congress party shaped Hyderabad city into 'The Most Livable City' and a global destination during its rule, Chilaka Nagar corporator Gopu Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has turned it vulnerable city power tower poles. And also Rice Saraswati Sadanand made special in his seven year tenure, fired TSIT bureau and daily using groceries about 500 arrangements for Batukamma TPCC secretary Abdul Rasheed. Hyderabad,oct16::Chamala Kiran people was got distribution benifit Expressing severe ire over the Reddy Kukatpally Constituency to the victims of flood affected areas. celebrations utter neglect of TRS Government Congress Observer, TPCC official In this programme Division TSIT BUREAU beautifully landscaped in dealing with the heavy rains in Spokesperson Dr. Satyam Presidents Yadla Prabhakar, Chilaka Nagar Corporator in bank colony. Hyderabad, The TPCC secretary Srirangam,TPCC Secretary Gali Pushpareddy, Pushparaj, Puli Gopu Saraswati Arrangements for the questioned, "Hyderabad city has Balaji visited the flood- affected Srikanth Patel, Singajogi Krishna, Sadanand, Made special immersion of Engilipulla contributed Rs 7 lakh crore to areas Cherabanda Raju Nagar, District Joint Secretary Yugandhar arrangements for Bathukamma have been state exchequer in the past seven Navjeevan Nagar and Kalyan Reddy, Naveen Goud, Narsimha, yengili pulu batukamma completed on Friday on celebrations at this occasion corporator years but the city's infrastructure Nagar on Friday. Spoken to the Madhugoud, NSUI Misbah, chilkanagar division, saraswathi sadanand has been completely debilitated. officials of concerned Authorities Mukendra, Muktar Ahmed, Akula she specially organized while speaking asked Where has all that money gone. GHMC and Electricity were asked Narendra and others were leaders for the Batukamma public to take necessary People are completely devastated to close with the lid of Nalas and were present on this console and celebrations in precautions and and do not even have essential immediately remove the fallen distribution programme Batukamma Park is a participate in festival. commodities and food to eat. 517 WEDNESDAY, Saturday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 24 Apollo Hospitals ready to administer 1 mn KTR visits rain affected areas Covid vaccines daily in Khairatabad, Maktha Hyderabad, Oct 15 (UNI) ernment to administer the Leading private hospital government approved and TSIT bureau group Apollo Hospitals on procured Covid-19 vaccine. Hyderabad Oct 16: Con- Thursday that it is prepared The government is expected tinuing his inspection of to administer one million to procure large quantities rain-affected areas in the Covid-19 vaccines per day of Covid-19 vaccine from city, Municipal Adminis- whenever the vaccine is one or more of the five vac- tration and Urban Devel- rolled out. The group said it cine candidates now in the opment Minister KT Rama will leverage its robust pan- advanced stage of clinical Rao visited MS Maktha India network of 19 medi- trials. and neighbouring areas in cine supply hubs with cold Three of them are in the Khairatabad on Friday. chain facilities, 70 hospitals, US, while Bharat Biotech The Minister visited a over 400 clinics, 500 cor- and Zydus Cadila have de- shelter home in the area porate health centres and veloped vaccine candidates and interacted with the 4000 pharmacies alongside in India. “As the entire residents, who were shifted their omni-channel digital country awaits a vaccine for there from low-lying areas platform to ensure massive the deadly infectious dis- that were inundated. The administration capacity of ease, one of the major chal- Minister enquired about Covid-19 vaccines. lenges will be around safe provision of food, medi- Shobana Kamineni, Ex- and orderly delivery of dos- cines and blankets with ecutive Vice Chairperson, es, for the population of 1.3 the residents. He said apart The Apollo Group of Hospi- billion Ind , especially from ration kits, the gov- tals, told reporters here that the vulnerable,” Kamineni ernment would provide the group is strengthening said. “Apollo Hospitals have all the required facilities the cold chain to manage been strengthening its vac- to residents in the rain af- the safety of 300 million cine cold chain for supply fected areas. With water doses per annum. About and gearing up all Apollo levels receding, the Min- 10,000 professionals are be- facilities for efficient and ister directed the Greater ing trained in safe vaccina- fast administration with the Hyderabad Municipal Cor- tion protocols. She said the highest safety standards, for poration (GHMC) to take Minister particularly ap- only boiled water. He was Kumar and MLA D. Nagen- network was ready to work up to 1 million doses per up extensive sanitation pealed to residents to be accompanied by GHMC der and others during the under the aegis of the gov- day,” she added. works in the colonies. The cautious and to consume Commissioner DS Lokesh visit. IIIT-Hyd, NDMA devise method to check for quake structural safety Hyderabad, Oct 16 (UNI) The to fund a project or not. Di- heads the project team. Ac- pliance with design standards, International Institute of In- saster management hitherto cording to him, the seven forms and assessment and retrofit- formation Technology Hyder- followed a relief-centric ap- of methodology developed ting of existing buildings can abad (IIIT-H) and the National proach. The new RVS Primer by them could cover 60 to 70 significantly reduce risk due to Disaster Management Author- will assist in a more mitiga- per cent of the total buildings. potential earthquake hazards,” ity (NDMA) have developed a tion- and preparedness-centric “This is a simplified assessment said Professor Pradeep. He be- methodology for testing the approach with continued focus system. We are now working lieves this massive exercise of strength of buildings to with- on response, which is proac- on preliminary and detailed assessing the strength of build- stand earthquakes. tive, holistic and integrated as assessment systems, whose re- ings can be carried out simulta- The Rapid Visual Screen- per the Disaster Management sults can be expected in four to neously with census. ing (RVS) premier methodol- Act, 2005. India, according to five years,” he said. Using this According to him this meth- ogy provides better insight into an estimate, has about 30.5 methodology, the team studied odology would serve as one key structural safety in the wake crore buildings categorised the structural strength of 20,000 parameter for the banks too, of earthquake risks and would into 30 typologies. About 82 per buildings in Bhuj in Gujarat, in deciding whether to fund a serve as a pioneering docu- cent of the population lives in considering the earthquake in project or not. Disaster man- ment to screen various kinds quake-prone zones, that is geo- January 2001 causing massive agement hitherto followed a re- of buildings for their structural graphically 56 per cent of India. destruction and damaging 3.4 lief-centric approach. The new stability, and to assess and esti- The RVS Premier methodol- lakh buildings. It also studied RVS Primer will assist in a more mate the possible damage dur- ogy enables testing on a mass structural strength of 10,000 mitigation- and preparedness- ing an earthquake, IIIT-H said scale. Structural status of build- buildings in all the 12 districts centric approach with contin- on Friday. According to him ings before and after the earth- organisations and local bodies of Himachal Pradesh. ued focus on response, which is this methodology would serve quake will provide an effective against the threats posed by “Focussed earthquake risk proactive, holistic and integrat- as one key parameter for the checkpoint for government earthquakes, said Prof Pradeep mitigation activities such as ed as per the Disaster Manage- banks too, in deciding whether institutions, industries, private Ramancharla of IIITH, who construction of buildings, com- ment Act, 2005. 517 WEDNESDAY, Saturday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 25 TS Floods: Experts caution about water, vector-borne ailments Hyderabad Oct 16: The large scale centre for treatment. We have en- urban flooding caused in the last sured that all our health care work- few days in Hyderabad and other ers are available and health centres parts of the State has increased are stocked adequately with drugs the risk of water and vector-borne for such kind of ailments,” the diseases. Heavy showers invariably DM&HO said. Senior doctors said cause expansion in the number of while the municipal officials make habitats of vectors like mosquitoes. special arrangements to ensure The standing water from heavy quality of potable drinking water rains, overflowing reservoirs and by doubling their efforts includ- rivers tend to create breeding sites ing increased water testing across for mosquitoes. As a result, there is the city, it is the individual fami- always a chance of the population lies that must ensure the water, dwelling nearby these breeding which is consumed is boiled again grounds getting exposed to Aedes at home.The office of the DM&HO, aegypti and Anopheles mosquitoes infections. Also, diarrhoeal diseas- rectly impacted by flooding during flooding usually flush out the ex- Hyderabad, has printed pamphlets that cause dengue and malaria re- es, viral fevers, cold, jaundice and the recent rains. At any cost, they isting mosquito breeding grounds. and recorded special voice mes- spectively. During flooding, there typhoid fever are some of the most should not consume stale food. However, at such places, standing sages that are being shared across is an increased risk of infection of common ailments that occur when The water should be boiled and water comes back when the floods various social media platforms to water-borne diseases contracted people consume untreated water. food should be hot,” advises Dis- recede after a day or two. “We urge inform the public on the impor- through direct contact with pol- “We urge general public to en- trict Medical and Health Officer people who suffer from fever, cold, tance of treating water and visit- luted waters, such as wound in- sure they consume only boiled (DM&HO), Dr J Venkati. cough, vomiting, diarrhoea, itch- ing the nearest health care facility fections, dermatitis, and conjunc- drinking water. This is especially Senior doctors said that during ing and other diseases to rush to to access treatment for water and tivitis, and ear, nose and throat important for families that are di- the initial spells of the rains, the the nearest urban primary health vector-borne ailments. Creating awareness Hyderabad rains: Animal welfare to SHGs on child issues, team rescues 28 animals Hyderabad, Oct.15 rights in Warangal Rural (UNI): State Min- ister for Municipal Warangal Rural Oct 16: Administration and Women, Children, Dis- Urban Development abled and Senior Citi- K T Ramarao along zens Department has with Chief Secretary been conducting sen- Somesh Kumar held a sitisation programmes meeting with the of- to the Self Help Groups ficials and reviewed (SHGs) to Mandal Ma- the flood situation in hila Samakyas on issues the city. The Minister like child marriages, Pre- urged the officials to conception & Pre-Natal take up all necessary Diagnostic Techniques Gade said that they had complete the sensitisa- measures to tackle the places. Medical offi- all the destitute and aged roads in the city (PCPNDT), female foeti- conducted the pro- tion programme to the aftermath of the del- cers should sensitize shelter less people as should be restored cide, child labour, illegal grammes to all the SHGs members of the SHGs in uge even as the waters the public that they there is every likeli- immediately. child adoptions, Child- in eight mandals against the rest of the mandals have started receding should drink only hot hood of severe cold The Principal Sec- line-1098, child traffick- the total of 16 mandals soon,” he added. in most parts of Great- water for a couple of wave conditions to retary of Transport ing and importance of in the newly created Earlier “Balyaaniki er Hyderabad. days, he noted. He happen this season. and R&B department the girls through short Warangal Rural district. Bharosa” (to stand safe He said that as there also wanted to take He instructed the of- Sunil Sharma, the films following the di- “The district child pro- childhood) a special ini- is a likelihood of sud- up spraying at all ficials to evacuateSecretary Health and rections of District Col- tection officials carrytiative by Collector M den outbreak of epi- places where water is people from the di- Family Welfare Rizvi, lector M Haritha. hand projector, laptop Haritha was launched to demics and spread stagnant. He said that lapidated buildings Secretary Disaster Speaking to Telan- and speaker by using sensitise the school and of water borne dis- around 44 thousand and other construc- Management Rahul gana Today, District those equipment. We college children. “The eases, medical camps people were put up in tion sites to prevent Bojja, Special Sec- Child Protection Officer, exhibit the short films programme was con- should be set up in the 64 relief camps and 45 any damage. He said retary Ronald Ross, District Child Protection on child issues before ducted from July, 2019 city. 104 ambulance thousand food pack- that wherever neces- the Secretary Women Unit (ICPS) of the Wom- commencing the pro- to Feb 2020. Through service equipped with ets were provided to sary the people may and Child Welfare en, Children, Disabled gramme, the audience short films on issues like doctors and medi- the needy. He also be forcefully evacu- Smt Divya and other & Sr. Citizens Depart- are given short notes safe and unsafe touch, cines should also be asked the officials to ated with the help of senior officials at- ment, Mahender Reddy each issue. We will also child trafficking. arranged at all the provide blankets to the police. The dam- tended the meeting. 517 WEDNESDAY, Saturday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 26 Sanjay Dutt gears for Adheera’s role in ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, shares pictures!

Hyderabad: Almost all the irrigation proj- to receive flood of 2,800 cumecs and Srisail- ects in the State are receiving heavy inflows am on river Krishna was to receive 10,000 due to the incessant and heavy rains lash- cumecs and Pulichintala was to receive a ing the State and the catchment areas of massive inflow of flood water to an extent major rivers Krishna and Godavari in the of 15,000 cumecs by Thursday. past few days. The quantum of flood water On the other hand the inflows and dis- flowing into reservoirs was such that the charges from other important irrigation bund of Musi project in Suryapet district projects in the State confirm the con- had to be breached to lessen pressure on tinuing trend of heavy floods dumping the project which saw inflows of over 2 lakh huge amounts of water into the projects. cusecs during the wee hours of Wednesday In the upper region of Karnataka, the after almost a decade. Almatti and Narayanpur projects were For the first time, Musi river found men- discharging 69,613 cusecs and 1, 05,525 tion in the Central Water Commission’s cusecs of Krishna water respectively (CWC) daily flood forecast that helps States down the stream. The Priyadarshini Ju- to plan lifting of crest gates of projects to rala Project was receiving 1, 86,997 cu- help reduce inundation of residential ar- said that Musi project which had recorded Godavari, Lakshmi (Medigadda) barrage secs and discharging 1, 91,013 cusecs on eas on the banks of rivers. All the gates water level of 196.185 metres on Wednes- was expected to receive 5,500 cumecs, Sri- Wednesday evening. Inflow at Srisailam and emergency exits of the Musi reservoir day could receive a flood of 4,000 cumecs pada Yellampalli was to receive 3,500 cu- was 3,52,595 and outflow was 3,49,115, were lifted and 1.73 lakh cusecs of flood by Thursday. Officials breach Musi project mecs, Sri Ram Sagar Project with the pres- inflow at Nagarjuna Sagar was 3,03,556 water was released downstream. The CWC bund to control heavy inflow of water On ent water level of over 332.384 meters was cusecs and outflow was 3,03,556. World Food Day: Nora Fatehi is an international fashion Celebs reveal their force to reckon with in her latest pictures! Just as the poster of Nora Fatehi’s upcoming song ‘Nach Meri Rani’ favourite dishes has hit the internet, we are all in complete awe of the fearless fashion choices of the emerg- ing global icon. Bold, fierce and unapologetic in her aspirational styling, Nora Fatehi is as sassy as she gets in the wavy, flowing icy purple tresses and the dazzling silver attire. The poster features Nora don- ning a silver sequin crop top styled with a dynamic shimmer side high low skirt, and the icy purple hair are just sure to com- mand your attention! It’s very ev- ident that Nora Fatehi as a brand On the occasion of Khau Galli on Carter the show “Santoshi has changed the fashion game World Food Day on Road is my go-to spot,” Maa Sunaye Vrat Ka- in Indian entertainment and is Friday, stars from the she said. Veteran ac- thayein”, considers constantly pushing the bound- world of televisions tress Himani Shivpuri Bhopal the ultimate aries of visual asthetics in India. opened up on their fa- shared that every time heaven for a foodie, for She also effortlessly embodies vourite dish from vari- she visits Nagpur, the the sheer uniqueness the international appeal of pop- ous parts of India. one thing she and and variety of dishes stars and fashion icons across Shubhangi Atre of her son ensure never that the city has to of- the globe, Nora Fatehi is not just “Bhabi Ji Ghar Par to miss is the “melt- fer. “When I travel to the game changer with her inter- Hai!” fame calls her- in-the-mouth Santra Bhopal, I love to start national aesthetic fashion sense self a big foodie. “I love barfi. Also known as my day with a hot cup but definitely the uncrowned Mumbai’s street food. Orange barfi, this sweet of Suleimani Chai at queen of fashion in India. Vada Pav, pav bhaji, is a tangy and will sure Jamal Bhai’s tea shop, We cant imagine anyone else paani puri, dabeli, the to make you fall for it”. Itawara Chowk,” she carry it as good as she does. and persona. From rocking the is undoubtedly an unstoppable Bombay sandwich and Actress Sara Khan, added. Actress Gracy The diva is all things glamour- stunning pink hairdo in Pepeta trendsetter, paving the way for a bhelpuri are some of who is currently seen Singh loves Varanasi ous and aspirational with her to now slaying in the icy purple new international asthetics in in- my favourites, and the as Devi Paulomi in for its street food. sassy,diverse and fierce styling hairstyle in Nach Meri Rani, Nora dias Entertainment world. 517 WEDNESDAY, Saturday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 27 As more and more consumers How to identify fake, opt for branded - packaged food items, counterfeiters are flooding the market with fake and adulterated food items adulterated products As more and more consumers product labelling. Counterfeit opt for branded - packaged food products can be easily identified items, counterfeiters are flooding through wrong spelling (an extra the market with fake and adulter- or a missing letter) or grammatical ated products. An overwhelm- errors. Check the nutrition label ing number of incidents and case on supplements and food items studies indicate that food fraud Always read the nutrition label is a growing trend. Incidents in- carefully. Nutrition labels can help crease rapidly during the festive in identifying fakes from originals. season where imitations of brand- Fake items usually have some ed chocolates, snacks, beverages discrepancy in listing the ingredi- and even essential items like rice ents. If something is extra in it or and oil are being sold. if something is missing, then the As per findings from FSSAI (the product is a fake. You can also Food regulator) during the year download ‘Smart Consumer App’ 2018-19, while analyzing a to- launched by the Consumer Min- tal of 106,459 samples over 15.8 istry and FSSAI to help customers percent of food were found to be to get accurate information about sub-standard, 3.7 percent unsafe, packaged food items. Check the and 9 percent samples had label- manufacturing and expiry date ing defects. This is the first year While buying something always such data has been compiled for check the manufacturing and ex- unsafe, substandard and labeling piry date. If the date seems to be defects. Consumers deserve good way too long ago or if it is damaged quality product, especially as they products on purpose. Always insist Before shopping online verify if ing features, SMS verification, QR or not clearly visible, then that is are paying top dollar for it. So the for a proper bill from the retailer. the website is reliable and trusted code, or a scratch code. They also likely a recycled item. Be aware of question is how can we save our- Bills help in proving responsibility by shoppers. Packaging reveals the have instructions for product au- inconsistency in the texture, smell, selves from food fraud? in case the seller gives you a falsi- secret A careful look at the packag- thentication. For instance Ghee and colour of the product. These Nakul Pasricha, President, ASPA fied item. Do not fall for an un- ing can easily tell you if it is a fake. brands like Patanjali, Mother Dairy are few key indicators to help you (Authentication Solution Provid- known online seller just for conve- Counterfeiters produce close cop- and Amul have QR codes or secu- make out whether the product is ers’ Association) suggests the fol- nience. Be careful while shopping ies, but they mostly cannot perfect rity holograms to authenticate the an original or a fake. A responsible lowing tips to make sure you are online While using an online de- it. There are visible differences in product. A packed rice bag would and reputed brand would never being given an authentic product: livery system choose trustworthy the logo, size, and colors used in have a holographic stripe. Check compromise on the quality of their Shop at an authorised vendors - established - authentic websites the packaging. Many brands use for these and make sure of their products. So, a few minutes in- and take the bill As much as pos- only. Do not shop from unknown anti-counterfeiting solutions such presence. Report them with Brand vested while buying can make sure sible buy from authorised retail websites because they are giving as special packaging layers, secu- if you don’t find them or if these we save ourselves from picking up shops as they will not sell a fake attractive offers and discounts. rity holograms, special packag- labels seem tampered. Check for fake food items. Should brands succumb to cyber bullying? Celebrities and influencers are was then called out for giving into A series of illustrations have often the target of cyber bullying cyber bullying and not sticking now replaced the add on the com- and trolling, but the latest victim to it’s stand by those who believe pany’s social media accounts. On to a long list of names is jewellery that there was absolutely nothing the one hand politician Shashi brand Tanishq. The retail brand wrong with the video. Tharoor has spoken out in favour from Titan Company Ltd (Tata Tanishq was quick to release a of the advertisement, while on the Group) finds itself in what can statement on its Twitter handle other, actress Kangana Ranaut only be described as caught be- clarifying, “The idea behind the has criticised it. Advertisement tween a rock and a hard place in Ekatvam campaign is to celebrate bodies have come out in support its attempt to celebrate the “com- the coming together of people of the brand and have demanded ing together of people from differ- from different walks of life, local action against what they call “in- ent walks of life.” communities and families during timidating behaviour”. The Adver- Ahead of the festive season, these challenging times and cel- tising Club released a statement traditionally a time when people ebrate the beauty of oneness. This on behalf of the Indian Media across the country buy and in- film has stimulated divergent and and Advertising Industry strongly vest in gold, Tanishq has ruffled severe reactions, contrary to its “condemning the threatening feathers for releasing a 45-second very objective. We are deeply sad- and targeting of ‘Tanishq’ and its advertisement for it’s latest col- dened by the inadvertent stirring employees in regards to their lat- lection ‘Ekatvam’, wherein it tried Muslim mother-in-law. tions have shouted out to view- of emotions and withdraw this est advertisement”, emphasising to showcase “unity in oneness” The brand has received censure ers to #BoycottTanishq. After the film keeping in mind the hurt sen- it breaks no “ethical standards, is by depicting a moment between for promoting what some have jewellery major pulled the add timents and well being of our em- not derogatory to any person, or- a Hindu daughter-in-law and her called “Love Jihad” and these sec- down for hurting sentiments, it ployees, partners and store staff.” ganisation or religion.