c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I THURSDAY I 11 FEBRUARY 2021 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 84 No. 41 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Max: 32OC Min: 15OC `1,000 cr CM boost for Dalits PM defends farm RH: 65% Rainfall: Nil Funds to be allocated in Telangana’s state budget for 2021-22 Forecast: Mist or fog in the morning. Max/Min DC CORRESPONDENT ness of Nalgonda district, temp. 31/16 ºC HYDERABAD, FEB. 10 Rao said if his government laws, slams Oppn CM lays foundation takes up projects, the Chief Minister K. Chandr- Opposition parties level ashekar Rao on Wedn- allegations that there are Angry Opposition walks out after Modi remark COVID-19 esday announced the lau- kickbacks. nch of the CM Dalit for irrigation projects He sought to know DC CORRESPONDENT C UNT Empowerment Scheme for whether the Nagarjuna NEW DELHI, FEB. 10 4-HOUR RAIL ROKO CASES DEATHS the upliftment and devel- DC CORRESPONDENT These included repair Sagar project, which was opment of Dalits. HYDERABAD, FEB. 10 works for water supply constructed during the Prime Minister Narendra ON FEBRUARY 18 (+12,201) (+95) Mr Rao, while address- via Nellikal lift irrigation Congress regime, was Modi’s response to the ing a public meeting at Chief Minister K. through distributaries taken up for kickbacks. motion of thanks on the Halia, said that `1,000 cro- Chandrashekar Rao on 8 and 9 from the LLC Rao also announced a President’s address in the BY FARM UNIONS 1,08,70,501 1,55,375 re would be sanctioned for Wednesday laid the foun- pump house to HLC dis- monetary aid of `186 crore Lok Sabha Wednesday SANJAY KAW | DC STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS this scheme in the upcom- dation for a set of lift irri- tributor. to strengthen municipali- was overtaken midway by NEW DELHI, FEB. 10 ing state budget 2021-22. gation schemes at Nellikal ties and local bodies in the angry Opposition protests (+157) (+1) “It is an irony that Dalits in Nagarjunasagar assem- ■ Page 4: CM studies maps erstwhile Nalgonda dis- as he referred to the farm Narendra Modi Days after ‘Chakka Jam’, continue to lag behind in bly constituency. related to projects trict. laws. The Congress, after the protesting farmers’ TS: 2,95,988 1,613 all sectors, even after the He also announced that a huge altercation, walked mum support prices unions on Wednesday country attained Indepe- the state government out shortly after he said (MSP) been stopped.” announced a four-hour (+50) (+1) ndence more than seven decided to launch a new fits of the scheme reach would soon invite applica- the slogan-shouting “was Modi again used the nationwide ‘rail roko’ decades ago. Any country scheme in the upcoming every Dalit across the tions for new Aasara pen- a planned strategy to “andolanjeevi” jibe to tar- (railway blockade) on AP: 8,88,605 7,161 or society progresses only budget. This scheme will state. We will sanction sions as well as new ration drown out reason and hide get protesting farmers, February 18 to intensify if all sections progress. be named after the Chief `1,000 crore for this cards across the state. the truth”. which he had used in his their agitation against the CASES AROUND THE WORLD The development should Minister. I will personally scheme,” he said. The protests started as speech in the Rajya Sabha three farm laws. be inclusive. To empower monitor its implementa- Blaming the Congress ■ Page 5: `20 lakh for 844 Modi, after speaking on earlier. There were strong The unions also decided Dalits in Telangana, I have tion and ensure the bene- party for the backward- gram panchayats Covid-19, switched to the words for the Congress, to make a toll free move- 10,76,17,237 farm laws, saying: “This which the BJP has repeat- ment of vehicles on high- DEATHS government and edly accused of instigating ways in Rajasthan from Parliament respects farm- the farmers. The PM said Friday. Samyukta Kisan 23,57,328 NO WATER WOES MPs TO KEEP OFF ers and will always contin- the Congress was a “divid- Morcha (SKM) leader ue to respect them.” ed and confused” party, COUNTRIES, National politics Darshan Pal said a series AREAS WITH The Opposition, which saying it was adopting dif- of events were planned to CASES 219 FOR FARMERS IN GHMC MAYORAL has shredded him over the ferent positions on vari- intensify the agitation worldometers.info/ past two days for com- ous issues in the Lok which was going on for coronavirus TS, SAYS HARISH ELECTIONS ments like “andolan jeevi” Sabha and Rajya Sabha as over two months at Delhi for KCR after and “parjeevi” (parasites) it had no clear-cut stand. borders. DURGAM SRINIVAS | DC MADDY DEEKSHIT I DC made during his last He said: “Such a confused The SKM is an umbrella COUNTER POINT HYDERABAD, FEB. 10 HYDERABAD, FEB. 10 address, broke out in party cannot help the organisation of 41 farm- protests. As Speaker Om country or anyone else. ers’ unions which has Finance minister T. polls to 3 states Several Members of Birla repeatedly asked the You want to shout inside been negotiating with the Harish Rao said on Parliament (MPs) have members to calm down, Parliament, just as you do Centre over the new laws. Wednesday that water L. VENKAT RAM and May that Rao is keen- decided to stay away Modi said: “The farm laws outside, then please go Just a month ago, farm- flowed without a hitch REDDY | DC ly watching. from the Greater Hyd- will not bring down any ahead, but hiding behind ers had stopped toll col- for agriculture after the HYDERABAD, FEB. 10 These three states are erabad Municipal Corp- farmers. No mandi has lies will never get you any- lection at Hanumangarh, TRS government came to bigger and politically oration’s Mayoral voting been shut nor have mini- where.” Ganganagar and Bikaner. power. “Previously, even After his attempts to more significant for in order to reserve their power bills for water plunge into national poli- regional parties, while the vote in any unforeseen were being forcibly col- tics after March 2018 national parties — the situation in the vital lected from farmers by failed to materialise due BJP and the Congress — Warangal and Kham- the TD government to unfavourable political are playing relatively sec- mam municipal polls, under N. Chandrababu circumstances, TRS presi- ond fiddle, except for the which would be held HC allows male nurses to Naidu but no regular dent and Telangana Chief BJP which fancies its very soon. electricity was provided. Minister K. Chandra- chances in Bengal against Technically, the ruling Even the Congress said it sekhar Rao has decided Mamata Banerjee. TRS has no major gave free electricity, but to wait till the first The Election Comm- numerical obstacle in apply for Singareni posts there was no supply,” the week of May before decid- ission is likely to release the mayoral election. minister said. ing his next course of the schedule for assembly However, parties are DC CORRESPONDENT response to a writ petition Rules, 1996, and exclude Harish Rao pointed out action. polls in these five states keenly watching the HYDERABAD, FEB. 10 alleging discrimination anyone in the filling of that when K. Rosaiah The reasons being cited by this month-end and movements of newly based on gender in posts. INSIDE and N. Kiran Kumar by official sources in TRS results are expected to be elected corporators, Discrimination towards recruitments by the Singa- Unless and until a policy Reddy were chief minis- for this wait are upcom- announced by April-end. despite issuing a whip. male candidates by way of reni Collieries Company decision is taken to ■ CITY... PAGE 4 ters, electricity was sup- ing Assembly polls in Based on the outcome, The strange rule is restraining them from Ltd. reserve the posts exclu- plied in the middle of the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Rao wants to take a deci- while voting in these applying for nurse posts is Justice Ponugoti sively for some category, Court gives reprieve to night to for agriculture and Kerala. sion on whether or not to elections is that if any unacceptable under the Naveen Rao said govern- the recruiter cannot move Raja Singh which led to several of Though Assembly polls plunge into national poli- corporator violates the law and this amounts to a ment recruiting agencies forward on the basis of the farmers dying due to are due in five states, also tics, around the first week whip issued by her or his violation of the Articles 14 cannot take shelter under existing rules, the court ■ NATION... PAGE 8 electrocution at night. including Assam and of May. party, the vote is valid. and 21 of the Constitution, Rule 22 and 22-A (Special stated. China, India to pull out Puducherry, it is the the Telangana High Court Reservations) of the troops simultaneously ■ Page 5: Farmers not results of Bengal, Tamil ■ Page 5: Foundation for ■ Page 5: Corporators has ruled. Telangana State and ■ Page 5: Singareni told to paid, says Harish Nadu and Kerala in April Delhi office after May 4 must explain whip violation The ruling was made in Subordinate Service accept applications Twitter refuses to shut accounts New Delhi, Feb. 10: In a blog post, Twitter Twitter said on Wedn- said it did “not believe esday it had blocked some that the actions we have accounts in India over been directed to take are comments on farmers’ consistent with Indian protests in New Delhi, but law”.