c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I MONDAY I 16 NOVEMBER 2020 WEATHER NATION 7 SPORTS 12 TABLOID Max: 31.2OC | | Min: 18.6OC Hamilton wins record Divas from God’s RH: 50% Soumitra Chatterjee, Rainfall: Nil renowned actor, dead seventh F1 title Own Country Forecast: Partly cloudy sky with haze. Max/Min deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 317 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 temperature 31/18 ºC DHARANI TO Prayer time START NON-AGRI TRS could replace 25 REGISTRATIONS DC CORRESPONDENT corporators for polls HYDERABAD, NOV. 15 Chief Minister K. Chand- Party’s surveys show people unhappy with some of them rashekar Rao has directed that registration of non- S.A. ISHAQUI I DC agriculture land and prop- HYDERABAD, NOV. 15 erties be commenced 50% PROPERTY through the Dharani portal The Telangana Rashtra BJP sends its top on November 23. On Samiti (TRS) could replace TAX REBATE September 7, the govern- between 20 and 25 corpora- ment had declared a holiday tors out of the 100 that it team for GHMC AHEAD OF POLLS for the registration depart- has in the Greater ment, stalling all registra- Hyderabad Municipal DC CORRESPONDENT Singh Vaghela and Karn- ● The state government tions, in order to introduce Corporation (GHMC) HYDERABAD, NOV. 15 ataka MLA Sathish Reddy has announced a 50 per the New Revenue Act. Council, ahead of the elec- as additional incharges cent rebate in property tions. The BJP, which is aspir- along with Yadav. ■ REPORT ON PAGE 2 The ruling party is said ing to come to power in The Dubbak win has tax in the state. It will be to be ready for the contest, Telangana state in 2023, is rejuvenated the state applicable to those who which promises to be one focusing hard on the party leadership and pay tax of up to `15,000 Devotees offer prayers at Bhagyalakshmi temple in Charminar for Lakshmi Puja during RTC STAFF TO of the most fiercely found Greater Hyderabad Muni- cadre following which the a year in the GHMC. It is Diwali on Saturday. — P. SURRENDRA polls in recent times. cipal Corporation (GHMC) central leadership has The state government is elections as the polls cover decided to take the GHMC expected to benefit GET PENDING expected to communicate 24 of the state’s 117 elections as a prestige nearly 13 lakh owners. to the State Election Assemby seats. issue, a senior leader said. ■ REPORT ON PAGE 3 SALARIES Commission (SEC) any- The BJP on Sunday Sources in the party dis- Nitish meets Gov, mystery time within the next two appointed general secre- closed that the national DC CORRESPONDENT weeks that it is ready for tary Bhupender Yadav as leadership feels that the HYDERABAD, NOV. 15 elections. the party’s election in- GHMC polls will help the SANITATION STAFF The SEC has published charge for the GHMC elec- party gauge the mood of In a relief to the staff of the on Sushil Modi’s new role the final list of voters and tions. According to a state- the people about two and a SALARIES HIKED TS Road Transport has said that it has almost ment, BJP president J.P. half years ahead of the Corporation (TSRTC), Chief NAYEAR AZAD I DC sparking speculation the oath ceremony. We completed the pre-poll Nadda also appointed K. Assembly polls — time in Minister K. Chandrasekhar PATNA, NOV. 15 about his continuance in have to prepare a list of process and will be ready Sudhakar, a minister in which the party can make FOR COVID WORK Rao on Sunday decided to the Cabinet. Sushil Modi MLAs who will also be tak- to announce the election Karnataka, Ashish Shelar, course corrections. ● Sanitation staff of the immediately pay 50 per cent JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar separately met the ing oath on Monday,” schedule. The SEC has to party chief whip in the GHMC on Sunday pending salary to them on Sunday met Bihar Governor with Union min- Kumar said. constitute the new council Maharashtra Assembly, ■ Page 2: BJP points to TRS bathed in milk, portraits which was withheld for Governor Phagu Chauhan ister Rajnath Singh, who One of the names being for the GHMC by February Gujarat BJP leader Pradip internal surveys March and April due to and staked claim to form had been deputed to over- floated by a section in the 10, 2021. of Chief Minister K. Covid -19. He was holding a government after he was see the election of Kumar. BJP is that of four-time Sources disclosed that, Chandrasekhar Rao and review meeting with offi- unanimously elected the Kumar did not comment MLA from Katihar during internal meetings, Rao had indicated to party ly conducted an internal municipal minister K.T. cials of transport and NDA’s Legislature Party about Modi’s role in the Tarkishore Prasad. Chief Minister K. leaders that surveys had survey about the perfor- Rama Rao after the gov- finance departments on the leader here. next government. Reports Sources said that the party Chandrashekar Rao and showed that people were mance of the corporators, steps being taken to bring Sushil Kumar Modi, suggest that the BJP may may also declare two TRS working president not happy with the perfor- sources said. ernment announced a RTC back on track. Kumar’s former deputy for push for a fresh face. deputy CMs for the first and municipal administra- mance of about 15 to 20 `3,000 increase in wages 15 years, did not accompa- “All these things issues time in the state, similar to tion and urban develop- corporators. ■ Page 5: Some more ■ ■ REPORT ON PAGE 3 ny him to Raj Bhavan, will be sorted out before the Uttar Pradesh model. ment minister K.T. Rama The TRS has also recent- corporators on the way out REPORT ON PAGE 3 CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 16 NOVEMBER 2020 pg 2 SHORT TAKES BJP POINTS TO TRS INTERNAL SURVEYS FROM PAGE 1 A senior party leader pointed out that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had him- self disclosed that the TRS’s internal surveys had revealed an increase in the number of seats for the BJP in the GHMC polls. He said that currently the party has only three corpora- tors but serious efforts from state and national leaders will show good results. Since the 2016 GHMC elections, the BJP has won the Goshamahal Assembly seat and the Secunderabad parliamentary constituency in the city. Residents burst firecrackers to celebrate Diwali in Hyderabad. Fewer people came out to burst crackers on Saturday; many of them who did so burst fewer fireworks. The reasons were said to be increased 21-YR-OLD DIES environmental awareness, economic impact of the pandemic and higher prices of crackers. — P. SURENDRA BY SUICIDE, NO NOTE FOUND DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD NOV. 15 Diwali sees a smaller rise in pollution A 21-year-old man allegedly died by suicide at his house in Air quality not impacted much; court case, green concerns stopped many from bursting crackers KPHB Colony on Saturday night. The body of the victim, T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC Durga Rao, 21, was found by HYDERABAD, NOV. 15 his family, said the police. “On Saturday night, Durga Barring a few areas like Fewer eye injury cases had dinner with his family Sanathnagar, Saturday’s and went into the room saying Diwali celebration did not he was going to sleep. Early on leave many localities in Sunday morning, the family the city gasping for reported this Diwali members found his body,” said breath. In 2019, the aver- the police, adding that there age air quality index on SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL Despite the headlines of public in spreading aware- was no suicide note was found Diwali evening was 106. I DC a ban and relaxation on ness on eye safety and tak- at the place. This year, it was 97. HYDERABAD, NOV. 15 burning of crackers, the ing precautions.” Upon receiving information, “Many people of the city fire calls were higher than The hospital received the KPHB police reached the were aware of the court This year’s Diwali cele- that reported in 2019. nine cases of which two spot and shifted the body to cases on firecrackers, brations saw a drop in the The department received were injuries of serious the Osmania General Hospital heard in the run-up to number of accidents relat- 25 distress calls last nature and the rest were mortuary for the post-mortem Diwali,” an official from ed to the eyes with the two year, including 24 fire patients with minor examination. Telangana State Pollution major eye hospitals. The related incidents and one injuries. A case is registered under Control Board said, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital rescue. In 2019, LVPEI received section 174 (suspicious death) adding that this appears to and the LV Prasad Eye The Sarojini Devi Eye at least 30 cases of Diwali of the CrPC and an investiga- have dissuaded many Institute between them Hospital received just related eye injuries. tion was taken up. from buying crackers and reported 12 cases of fire- three cases of minor eye “A decade ago, there used setting them off. works-related injuries to injuries this year, down to be 100 cases reporting at Mahesh Yadav with ‘Rana’, the prize bull. However, in places like the eyes on Saturday. from 58 last year. The LV our hospital,” he further FAULTY CCTV Sanathnagar, the AQI was But there was a slight Prasad Eye Institute said.