Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW NEED TO RE-WRITE INDIA TURNS REFINED COPPER POWER BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH HISTORY IMPORTER AFTER 18 YEARS OF THREE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 13 HYDERABAD, TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ‘KHAIDI BIG ENOUGH TO FEATURE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’ { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com MAHARASHTRA BJP+SS CONG+NCP OTHER SEATS: 288 211 64 13 No money to pay Sept Over 85% polling in MAJORITY: 145 HARYANA BJP CONG INLD+ALALI SEATS: 90 66 14 2 H’nagar baffles parties MAJORITY: 46 salaries, TSRTC tells HC PNS n HYDERABAD L VENKAT RAM REDDY n HYDERABAD The management of state- BJP to retain power owned Telangana State Road The remarkably high polling Transport Corporation percentage of 85-plus per cent (TSRTC) told the Telangana recorded in the Huzurnagar High Court on Monday that it Assembly by-elections on in Maha, Haryana has no money to pay salaries Monday has left political parties for September to the striking and candidates baffled. employees. Normally, it is believed that The TSRTC informed anger among voters reflects in say exit polls Justice Abhinand Kumar higher polling, and is generally Shavili that the public utility considered to be an anti-incum- requires Rs 224 crore to pay the bency vote against the ruling PNS n NEW DELHI The ruling party may salaries to over 48,000 employ- party. But in the case of Voters stand in a serpentine queue to exercise their franchise in Huzurnagar ees while it currently has only Huzurnagar by-election, par- by-poll on Monday The ruling BJP is set to win the see this as a huge Rs 7.5 crore. ties and candidates are struggling Maharashtra and Haryana endorsement of big The organisation submit- to figure out whether the high- polls, the first since Prime decisions like ending ted this during the hearing on er polling percentage or the Rs 5,000 is rate of one Minister Narendra Modi's special status to a petition by National TSRTC informed the sides have stuck to their anger of voters was against the landslide win in the national Mazdoor Union, seeking direc- HC that the public demands. TRS government or the election in May, exit polls said Jammu and Kashmir tion to the TSRTC and the The Joint Action Committee Congress, which won this seat in after voting ended in the two under Article 370 state government to pay utility needs Rs 224 cr (JAC) of striking employees December 2018 and forced the vote in Huzurnagar states. salaries for the month of to pay the salaries to wants the government or by-election by sending the sitting Cash and casting vote went hand-in-hand The BJP is likely to retain opposition is accused of run- September to all the employ- 48,000 employees, TSRTC management to invite MLA N Uttam Kumar Reddy to both Maharashtra and ning a lackluster and spiritless ees. them talks to discuss all Lok Sabha. With this, each party NAVEENA GHANATE Nereducharla mandal in par- Haryana, according to a poll of campaign in Maharashtra and The petitioner argued that while it currently has demands, including merger. has been interpreting the huge n HYDERABAD ticular. In this mandal, oppo- exit polls. For Maharashtra, Haryana. A defeat is not unex- since the employees worked only Rs 7.5 crore However, the government voter turnout in their favour. The sition Congress has been a News 24-Times Now has pre- pected but will further deflate during the entire month of has ruled out taking back the TRS members claim that voters The notorious practice of prominent player while other dicted 230 of 288 seats for the an already weakened group. September, non-payment of Interest Litigation (PIL) seek- striking employees into the have rejected Congress as they 'cash-for-vote was reportedly parties hardly had any pres- BJP-Sena and 48 for the The Congress is yet to salaries for the working peri- ing direction to end the strike. TSRTC. Chief Minister K are angry at sitting MLA Uttam in operation in the ence. Sources also claimed Congress, NCP alliance. recover from its crash in the od is unconstitutional. It also The indefinite strike by the Chandrashekhar Rao has Kumar Reddy failing to develop Huzurnagar assemble by-poll, that a family of five allegedly India Today-Axis My India national elections; Rahul brought to the court's notice TSRTC entered its 17th day on already declared that they the constituency even after he with a certain party alleged- received Rs 25,000 for their predicts between 166 and 194 Gandhi's resignation after that non-payment of salaries Monday. The strike began on ceased to TSRTC employees as was elected from this seat thrice ly handing out Rs 5,000 for five votes. seats for the ruling combine weeks of drama following the was driving employees to sui- October 5 with a charter of 26 they did not join duty before since 2009. They say voters every vote in its favour. Prior to the election, voters and 72 to 90 for the opposi- loss to the BJP spurred con- cides. demands, the main being the the expiry of the deadline. were also angry at Uttam vacat- Huzurnagar, where polling had expressed weariness tion. The ruling party may see fusion, triggering infighting After hearing the arguments TSRTC's merger with the gov- The government has termed ing the seat midway and opting for the by-election was held about going out to vote all this as a huge endorsement of and exits.Apart from Rahul from both sides, the judge ernment. the strike illegal and slammed for Lok Sabha without having on Monday, saw cash flowing over again as this was the fifth big decisions like ending spe- Gandhi, hardly any top adjourned the hearing to Despite the High Court sug- the employees for going on any regard for Huzurnagar vot- like never before. Sources time they were called upon to cial status to Jammu and Congress leader campaign in October 29. gesting to the government, strike during festival season ers who elected him thrice. said that votes were pur- vote since December 2018. Kashmir under Article 370, either of the two states. The next hearing will be a the TSRTC and striking causing huge loss to TSRTC, Continued on Page 2 chased for Rs 5,000 each in Continued on Page 2 which was the focus of its The results of today's voting day after a division bench employees to initiate talks, the which was already in the red. campaign in both states.The will be announced on Thursday. resumes hearing on a Public impasse has continued as both Continued on Page 4 ‘Will cross LoC if Pak doesn't Cong leaders held trying Infant dies in fire mend its ways’ at city hospital n to lay siege to CM house PNS SRINAGAR PNS n HYDERABAD DAVE BENNETT SILVERY J&K Governor Satyapal n HYDERABAD Malik on Monday warned Police in Telangana arrested Pakistan that Indian forces scores of Congress leaders and A major fire broke out in the would cross the Line of workers on Monday to foil the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Control if the neighbouring party's plans to lay siege to (NICU) of a children's hos- country didn't mend its ways Chief Minister K. pital at LB Nagar on Monday, and stop supporting terror. Chandrashekhar Rao's resi- in which one infant died and "We will destroy the ter- dence in support of striking six others were left in criti- rorist camps and if Pakistan employees of Telangana State cal condition. doesn't mend its ways, we will Road Transport Corporation The fire was reported in cross the Line of Control. (TSRTC). the Neonatal ICU of Shine "War is a bad thing, but if Top leaders including Mallu Children's Hospital at 3 am Pakistan doesn't stop terror- Bhatti Vikramarka, Revanth in the morning. ism, our response will be Reddy, V Hanumantha Rao, Latest reports said a three- Govt orders inquiry stronger than what happened Ponnam Prabhakar and (Top) Police month-old baby boy was there yesterday," Malik said in Mohammed Ali Shabbir were carry away charred to death while six into hospital fire his address at the Police placed under house arrest. Congress’ Anjan other infants, who were HYDERABAD: Director of Commemoration Day at Police resorted to arrests of Kumar Yadav injured in the fire at the pae- Public Health and Family Zevan here. He was referring leaders and activists in various from the protest diatric hospital, were shifted Welfare, Telangana, Dr G to Sunday's action by the parts of the state since early site on Monday to another hospital at Uppal Indian Army. Army chief Monday to prevent them from in critical condition. Srinivas Rao has set-up a team General Bipin Rawat on heading towards Hyderabad. (Right) Revanth The deceased child, who comprising senior doctors to Sunday announced that four Several leaders were held in Reddy of the was not named, was the son conduct a detailed inquiry into Roads chock-a-block and vehicles stand bumper-to-bumper on the the fire accident at Shine launch pads across the LoC Begumpet-Secunderabad stretch on Monday Hyderabad and 32 other dis- Cgngress talks of constable Naresh posted at were destroyed by the Indian tricts. Hundreds of policemen to mediapersons LB Nagar police station.