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Pak issues visasto 3,800 Sikhs

New Delhi: Pakistan onTuesday issued a whop-

ping 3,800 visas toIndian Sikh pilgrims toparticipate in the cele-

brations to mark the549th birth anniversaryof Guru Nanak, the first

Guru of the Sikhs and thefounder of Sikh-ism.

Pakistan high commis-sioner Sohail Mahmo-od

hailed the move as a“special gesture” by the

Pakistan government.

■ Report on Page 8

Soldier, 4 Hizbkilled in Valley

Srinagar: Four Hizbul Mu-jahideen militants and anArmy jawan belonging to

an elite para unit werekilled on Tuesday in an

encounter in Shopian di-strict of Jammu and Kas-

hmir, officials said. Twosoldiers were also injured

in the encounter. Sec-urity forces, acting on acredible input about thepresence of militants in

Nadigam area of Sho-pian, launched a cordonand search operation on

Tuesday.


THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIAHYDERABAD I WEDNESDAY I 21 NOVEMBER 2018

None in CBI deservehearing, thunders SC

■SC angered by Sinha allegations, Alok reply leak

Akbar, Revanth loaded with guns■ Maximum number of arms in possession of MLAsSTICK | ’EM UP

DC CORRESPONDENTNIRMAL, NOV. 20

The AIMIM nationalpresident AsaduddinOwaisi has alleged thatlocal Congress candi-date Aleti MaheshwarReddy had offered `25lakh if he does notattend the party meetingin Nirmal.

Mr Owaisi was speak-ing at a party meetinglate on Monday night inNirmal town.

Responding to Mr Ow-aisi’s allegations, DCCpresident and NirmalCongress candidate MrMaheshwar Reddy saidhe had never met MrOwaisi and refuted theallegation made by him.

He challenged MrOwaisi to produce theaudio tape to prove hisallegation. He said hewould quit politics andwithdraw from the elec-tion if Mr Owaisi canprove that he offeredhim `25 lakh.


■ CITY... PAGE 4Bike-borne trio dies on

spot in road mishap■ CITY... PAGE 5

40,000 vehicles yet toget certification done

INSIDE

Owaisi says Cong.tried to bribe him

DC CORRESPONDENTwith agency inputsNEW DELHI/ INDORE,NOV. 20

External affairs ministerSushma Swaraj, one ofthe most prominent facesof the BJP and theNarendra Modi govern-ment, announced onTuesday that she had“made up her mind” notto contest the 2019 gener-al election due to “healthreasons”.

Ms Swaraj, 66, annou-nced this at a media int-eraction in Indore inpoll-bound Madhya Pra-desh amid growing spec-ulation within the partysince early this year thatshe could be sent to theRajya Sabha or appoint-ed as a Governor due tohealth reasons.

Ms Swaraj has repre-sented Vidisha in theLok Sabha since 2009.


SUSHMA NOTTO CONTEST2019 ELECTIONS

DC CORRESPONDENT with agency inputsNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

A furious Supreme Courton Tuesday told all partiesin a case involving theCBI’s top brass that they donot “deserve” a hearing inthe light of the leaks to themedia in the highly-sensi-tive case centered aroundthe probe agency chief andhis deputy levelling cor-ruption charges againsteach other.

The court’s angerstemmed from a news web-site carrying details of areply filed by CBI chiefAlok Verma and othermedia reports based onsensational allegations bythe probe agency’s seniorofficer M.K. Sinha againsttop officials in his petitionfiled in court.

Making it clear that thecourt was not a “platform”where people can come andexpress “whatever they wa-nt”, an anguished bench,headed by Chief JusticeRanjan Gogoi, heard thematter twice during theday and said it would nothear any party, includingthe Central Vigilance Com-mission, and confine itselfto the purported leak andpublication of Mr Sinha’sallegations.

The bench, also compris-ing justices S.K. Kaul andK.M. Joseph, vented its ireat the start of the hearingover the leak of documentsrelated to the case and saidthat it wanted to keep theCBI director’s response

confidential to maintainthe probe agency’s dignity.

The CJI handed over acopy of a media report andsaid, “You being a seniormember, we have giventhis to you. Please help us.”


MPVishweshwar quitsTRS, may join Congress

Convict gets death, otherlifer in ’84 Delhi Sikh riots

S.A. ISHAQUI | DC HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

As reported disgruntledLok Sabha MP KondaVishweshwar Reddy onTuesday resigned fromthe ruling Telangana Ra-shtra Samiti with Ass-embly elections just a fewweeks away. He announ-ced that he will also res-ign from the Lok Sabha.

Earlier, when this ne-wspaper asked Mr Reddyon his plans to quit tojoin the Congress, he hadoutrightly denied sayingthat the would be part ofthe TRS.

Mr Reddy, who is thesitting MP from Chevella,is unhappy with the par-ty leadership giving mo-re prominence to othersand neglecting him. Dec-can Chronicle had indi-cated that he is likely toleave the TRS and jointhe Congress.


MAN THROWSCHILLI INKEJRI’S EYESDC CORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

A man threw chillipowder at Delhi chiefminister Arvind Kejr-iwal outside his DelhiSecretariat office onTuesday, an attackwhich the AAP descri-bed as “politically mo-tivated”, and said theBJP was hatching aconspiracy in collu-sion with the Delhi po-lice to attack the CM.

The man, Anil Kum-ar, who has been det-ained, was reportedlytargeting the CM’seyes. A senior officersaid the CM’s specta-cles broke but his eyesseemed to have beenspared any damage.

Mr Kumar, whoseAadhaar card wasrecovered, had report-edly brought the chillipowder to the secre-tariat in packets of“khaini”.


DC CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, NOV. 20

A Delhi court on Tuesdayawarded death penalty toconvict Yashpal Singhfor killing two men in the1984 anti-Sikh riots, thefirst capital punishmentin the case.

Additional sessionsjudge Ajay Pandey alsoawarded life term to co-convict Naresh Sherawatin the case.

The verdict was pro-nounced in the Tihar Jaildue to security concernsand attack on the con-victs on the premises of

the Delhi court.On November 14, the

court had convicted

Singh and Sherawat forkilling two men duringthe 1984 anti-Sikh riots —the first conviction in thecases reopened by theSIT.

The Delhi Police hadclosed the case in 1994 forwant of evidence.

However, a SpecialInvestigation Team onthe riots reopened it.

While this is the firstdeath penalty after theSIT was formed, oneKishori was earlier giventhe death penalty by atrial court in as many asseven anti-Sikh riotscases.

5 REASONS WHY HE RESIGNEDPERSONAL LEVEL | He hadjoined the TRS quitting hisresearch and business forthe cause of Telangana stateand yet he was neglected bythe party.

INJUSTICE TO KARYAKARTHAS | (partyworkers) — Alleged failure of the TRSleadership in recognising the workerswho were jailed and faced police lathisduring the agitation.AT CONSTITUENCY LEVEL | Alleged fail-ure of the TRS in providing water fordrinking and irrigation in villages in erst-while combined Ranga Reddy district.AT STATE LEVEL | Failure to provideemployment to youth as was promisedduring the agitation.AT PARTY LEVEL | Encouraging outsiderswho joined from TD to TRS and side lin-ing him.

■ Yashpal Singh’scapital punishmentis a “glimmer ofhope” to residentsof Tilak Nagar’sWidow Colony, whoare now waiting forthe “bigger fishsuch as Congressleaders SajjanKumar and JadgishTytler” to bebrought to book.

● As the hearing com-menced, the bench refer-

red to an article publishedby a news portal and solic-

ited response from repre-senting Verma, by saying,“It is only for you Mr Nari-

man and not as a coun-sel for Alok Verma.

We have given thisto you as you are

one of the mostrespected and

senior member ofthe institution.Please help us.”

● Mr Nariman said it wastotally “unauthorised” and

he was very “disturbed andshocked” by the “leak” and

also questioned the moveby lawyer Gopal Shankar-

anarayanan to mention thematter on Monday.

● The benchadjourned the hear-ing to November 29on the plea filed byVerma, who haschallenged theCentre’s decision to

divest him ofduties and

sending himon forcedleave, say-ing, “We donot think

any of youdeserve any

hearing”.● Nariman re-entered thecourtroom after fewminutes and men-tioned the caseseeking rehearingwhich was allowed.

THE APEX RAP

COREENA SUARES | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

AIMIM’s star campaignerAkbaruddin Owaisi hasnot just inherited proper-ties, but also licensed armsfrom his ancestors.

The second in commandof the kite party, owns a0.22 pistol, and 30-06 rifle,both family heirlooms. Healso owns a 12 bore DBBLgun purchased in 2016.

Following police orders,around 9,696 licensed armshave been deposited with

the Telangana state lawand order departmentbefore the elections. Ananalysis of affidavits of var-ious candidates revealed

that many recent and for-mer MLAs and contestingcandidates own firearms, amajority of them from theAIMIM.

The Majilis candidatefrom Bahadurpura, Moh-ammed Moazam Khan,owns a 0.32 revolver, 0.315rifle and a 12-bore gun.

The Congress’s A. Rev-anth Reddy, a rebel candi-date contesting from Kod-angal Assembly constitu-ency, owns a pistol and arifle. Candidates owningarms are facing the mostnumber of criminal cases,some serious in nature.

■ Page 7: Arms brought infrom Bihar, Chhattisgarh

Akbaruddin Owaisi A. Revanth Reddy

We do not needto take Mr Ow-

aisi and his party seriously. — ABHISHEK SINGHVI,Congress spokesperson

charging Owaisi of having a “gathbandhan”

with the BJP

If the Congress candi-date had really offeredthe money, then MrOwaisi should havegone to the EC.

— KHUSHBOO,Congress leader, actress

Ye log samajthe hainham apni jamat kasauda karenge (thesepeople think we dodeals for our party).— ASADUDDIN OWAISI,

MIM chief

CityWEDNESDAY | 21 NOVEMBER 2018 | HYDERABADDECCAN CHRONICLE

Colourful votesGHMC chief M. Dana Kishore says aRangoli competition will be held atPeople’s Plaza for voting awareness

Unlike in the past,people are now

backing me; I amconfident of victory.

— N. Ramachandra RaoBJP Malkajgiri candidate

RAGING DEBATE

Smash message divides Twitter■ On his maiden visit, Twitter head stoked controversy with a placard on Smash Brahminical PatriarchyNAVEENA GHANATE | DC HYDERABAD, NOV 20

Twitter was reverberat-ing with the term“Brahminical patri-archy” on Tuesday asTwitter CEO JackDorsey’s mission toIndia to create goodwillfor his company lastweek ended up becom-ing the subject of a rag-ing debate.

The cause? Mr Dor-sey held up a posterreading “Smash Brah-minical patriarchy”given by a Dalitactivist, a photo ofwhich was posted onTwitter by journalistAnna M Vetticad. Itwas taken after a roundtable with some womenjournalists, activists,writers and officials ofTwitter to discuss theTwitter experience inIndia.

Some key personsobjected to the posterheld up by Mr Dorsey,complaining that he istargeting a particularcaste. Alarmed by thereaction, Twitter Indiathrough its handle saidthe poster was given bya “Dalit activist” and“it not a statementfrom Twit-ter or ourCEO, but a tangiblereflection of our com-pany's efforts to see,hear, and understandall sides of importantpublic conversationsthat happen on ourservice around theworld".

Ms Gadde said, "I'mvery sorry for this. It'snot reflective of ourviews. We took a pri-vate photo with a giftjust given to us - weshould have been morethoughtful. Twitterstrives to be an impar-tial platform for all. Wefailed to do that hereand we must do betterto serve our customersin India."

Twitter tried to blamethe journalist whoshared the picture. MsVetticad said, "Thiswas not a 'privatephoto' but was shot by aTwitter India represen-tative and mailed to usto share if we wish.You are throwing usunder the bus to saveyour skin.Unbelievable!"

There are those whoare targeting Twitterfor posting the pictureand there are thosewho are shaming it forapologising.

Since the poster said‘Smash Brahmanicalpatriarchy’ and not'Smash Brahmins', it isdifficult to see what therow is about.

Yet, there wasSandeep Mital, IPS say-ing on Twitter, “Do youreal-ise that this pic-ture has potential ofcausing communalriots at a time whenseveral States are goingto Assembly Electionsin India. Even now anapology is not offered.Actually it's a fit casefor registration of acriminal case forattempt to destabilisethe nation (sic).”

Markandey Katju |'Smash BrahminicalPatriarchy' is anti-national slogan. It dividesIndia on caste lines&so ispart of divide&rule policyof our enemies. We mustbe united 2face hugechallenges beforecountry.Der r manyenlightened Brahmins huoppose caste system&dalits shud unite withdem

Dalit Diva co-creator ofthe poster | Lets be clearthe real threat tocommunal harmony onTwitter India is not .JackDorsey with a Dalitposter, its disinformation& troll armies whoconsistently are violentand deplatform Women,dalits, muslims and othercaste oppressed groupsall the time#SmashBrahminicalPatriarchy

Twitter India | It is not astatement from Twitteror our CEO, but a tangiblereflection of ourcompany's efforts to see,hear, and understand allsides of important publicconversations thathappen on our servicearound the world.

Vijaya Gadde, Legal,Policy and Trust & SafetyLead at @Twitter | I'mvery sorry for this. It'snot relective of ourviews. We took a privatephoto with a gift justgiven to us - we shouldhave been morethoughtful. Twitterstrives to be an impartialplatform for all. We failedto do that here & wemust do better to serveour customers in India.

Meena Kandaswamy |Whoever got @Jack tohold that#SmashBrahminicalPatriarchy banner is genius.We often end up talkingabout corporations, theirlack of ethics, and howquickly they build bridgeswith states, power-centres,and (sadly)systems of oppression.This is the opposite:subversion! EspeciallybecauseHindutva/Brahminicaltroll mafia--largely madeof misogynists--are usingTwitter to terroriseDalits, feminists, & othersinto silence and to givethem death & rapethreats, this kind ofcounter-narrative overthe same social mediaspace calls for applause.

Sanjay Hegde | Castecontinues in India,primarily because of theassertion of Brahminstatus by the few againstthe many. Implicit in thatassertion, is a claim ofbeing born superior,worthy of enhancedreverence. Time tochange all this.

ANUSHA PUPPALA | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Professor Peter Scharf ofthe international facultyof the InternationalInstitute of InformationTechnology, Hyderabad(IIITH) has created a digi-tal Sanskrit Library atIIITH. Professor Scharf isa Sanskrit scholar, andPaninian grammar expert.

The digital library willmake it easier for resear-chers to access original Sa-nskrit manuscripts, texts,and lexical resources.

Explaining the process,Prof Scharfe said, “Thefirst project we had was totake digital texts and digi-tal dictionaries and inte-grate them with linguisticsoftware. This would helppeople read the texts moreeasily. If the sandhi (inter-

word phonetic changes) inSanskrit had been analy-sed, they could click on aword, and a morphologicalanalyser would presentthe possible morphologi-cal analyses and corre-sponding stems, and youcould click on the stemand look up the word in adigital dictionary."

He collaborated withGerard Huet, a computerscientist in Paris, who wascreating a Sanskrit parserat his Sanskrit Heritagesite.

Prof Scharf was intro-duced to Sanskrit at theage of 15 when his brotherreturned from a teacher-training course in the Tra-nscendental Meditationprogramme (TM) foundedby Maharishi MaheshYogi, and taught his wholefamily to practise it.

Access to Sanskrit texts made easy■ IIIT-H professor creates digital Sanskrit library, develops solution for sandhiDIGITAL| POWER LOCO STAFF

HOLD RALLY ATSANATHNAGARDC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

All India Loco Runningstaff Association (AILR-SA) made a preparatorystrike and conducted arally at the SanathNagar railway station,where around hundredloco pilots took part onTuesday. According tothe AILRSA, which con-sists of Train LocoPilots and AssistantLoco Pilots in the rail-ways, they were receiv-ing less emolumentsince last fifteenmonths, as a result, therunning staff are losingnearly about 12 to 25thousand per month.

Though the Railwaystaff is enjoying the ben-efits of 7th CPC the run-ning staff memberswork with less pay.

DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV 20

Twitter has respondedto the loudest voices byissuing an apology imm-ediately. Prominent per-sons such as MarkandeyKatju, and TV talkinghead Mohandas Pai acc-used Twitter of target-ing the Brahmins andwent so far as to call ithate-mongering andanti-national!

Former apex courtjudge Markandeya Katjusaid, "It divides India oncaste lines and so is partof divide and rule policyof our enemies."

Dronamaraju Raviku-mar of the All IndiaBrahmin Federationsaid, “As a CEO, his plat-form should work forwelfare of the societyand not target one caste.He cannot encourageone caste or any reli-gion, there won't be anyvalue to social media.People need not encour-age such platformswhich do not add anyvalue. What is the inten-tion behind setting upsocial media, to voiceyour opinions? Abusinga caste or a religion orabuse someone is not thereason why there issocial media.”

While asking everyTwitter user to condemnthe action, he said thatMr Dorsey should apolo-gise to the Brahmins. MrRavikumar added thatwhen a poster was givento him, the CEO shouldhave asked someonewhat the poster meant.

Mr Pai asked: “Tomor-row if Jack is given slip-pers with anti Semiticmessages in a meeting,will his team allow himto hold it up?”

IITH’s research to detectadulteration via smartphoneDC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Indian Institute ofTechnology Hyderabad(IITH)'s path-breakingresearch developed onsmart phone-based sen-sors to detect adulterationin milk, is now publishedin the November 2018issue of Food AnalyticalMethods journal.

The research was under-taken by a team led byProf. Shiv Govind Singh,Department of ElectricalEngineering, IIT Hyd. and

comprising Dr. SoumyaJana and Dr. Siva RamaKrishna Vanjari,Associate Prof-essors inthe Dept of ElectricalEngineering, IIT Hyd. andothers.

As a first step, theresearch team has devel-oped a sensor-chip basedmethod for measuring pH,an indicator to check acid-ity.

The researchers haveused a process called 'elec-tro-spinning' to producepaper-like material madeof nano-sized fibres of

nylon, loaded with a com-bination of three dyes.The paper is 'halo-chromic', that is, itchanges colour inresponse to changes inacidity.

The researchers havedeveloped a prototypesmart phone-based algo-rithm, in which, thecolours of the sensorstrips after dipping inmilk are captured usingthe camera of the phone,and the data is trans-formed into pH (acidity)ranges.

The first project wehad was to take digi-tal texts and digital

dictionaries and integratethem with linguistic soft-ware.This would helppeople read the textsmore easily.

— PROF PETER SCHARFIIITH

DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

While Twitter CEO JackDorsey's picture with aplacard saying 'SmashBrahminical patriarchy'went viral, Dalit activistspoint out that the discus-sion continues to be onwho is holding the poster,and not on the patriarchalmindset.

They find it odd thatTwitter apologised for thepicture which in factspeaks for millions whodo not have access to theplatform but are sufferingdue to precisely this formof patriarchy.

They say if it had beenin the United States,would anyone have dis-tanced themselves from aposter against racism orwhite supremacy? Theysaid the reactions on theplatform are evidentlydominated by upper caste.

Dr Manisha Bangar,socio-political activist,said on Twitter, “There isclear demarcation on the

kind of people usingsocial media. The margin-alised communities arenot aware of Twitter andmany other platforms.They are generally in thecontrol of the upper class.

The discourse in Indiacurrently is ruled by theupper caste, in universi-ties, judiciary, bureaucra-cy, babas, reformist, left orright wing organisations.

Talking about women ishighly coloured by theirperspective and theirvision and is essentiallyBrahminical. Dominantpeople's discourse is thediscourse which runsthrough the fabric of anysociety and whichbecomes the governmentdiscourse and that's howpeople alleviate it.

She adds that it is moreimportant to concentrateon the poster itself ratherthan whether it was rightfor Mr Dorsey to hold it,or whether it was pushedinto his hands. “What’simportant is whether theposter is right or wrong,”

she said pertinently.Brahminical patriarchy

adversely affects not onlynon-Brahmins but evenBrahmins.

Jupaka Subhadra, aDalit activist and poetsaid, “We welcome theTwitter CEO holding theplacard. There are vari-ous forms of patriarchy.Upper caste patriarchyhas different issues fromlower caste patriarchy.Some of the issues likeJogini, child marriages,sati, are still prevalentamong Dalits. Even now,only Brahmin men andwomen's voices are beingheard, but not of margin-alised communities. Wehave to emancipate our-selves from many forms ofpatriarchy."

Dalit Diva, who claims tobe a co-creator of theposter tweeted, “As some-one who is one of the co-creators of this posterseries, it is important tonote that when Dalitwomen raise our voice ontwitter.”

KEY PEOPLEHIT OUT ATTWITTER CEO

ACTIVIST SAYSAPOLOGY ISNOT REQUIREDDC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV 20

Twitter apologisingdoesn’t makes sense inthis scenario becausewe call out oppressionbe it white supremacyor atrocities onrohingya people, this isnot something illegal oranti-national, saidSanghapali Aruna, exec-utive director of ProjectMukti who gifted theposter to CEO JackDorsey.

Speaking on Twitter’sapology and disassociat-ing itself, she said,“Everybody is beingpolitical and by makingthe statement they arepolitical. I think therewas not much informa-tion has been sharedaround during that onehour meeting, to clarifywhat exactly the term orhashtag meant. He does-n’t really know and itmight be a genuine con-cern, they didn’t know”.

The poster was givento her by her friendDalit Diva from the US.“I did gift it because westand it and with casteapartheid. It is part ofproject mukti to addr-ess digital divide and br-ahmanical patriarchy,”she said.

She said, “The debatethat is happening rightnow reflects the wholesystem and how it isworking right now.There are oppressivesystems and this is howwe are generallyattacked. Being a plat-form which has seenhate and misinforma-tion, now the platformknows how the hatespeech works and howthe misinformationspread out”.

Twitter apology points outupper caste control: Dalits

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on his maiden visit to India poses with a poster reading “Smash Brahminical patriarchy” given by a Dalit activist. Thesnap was taken after a round table with journalists, activists, writers and officials of Twitter

Right: Tweet supporting theposter “Smash Brahminicalpatriarchy”. Left: The posterTwitter CEO held up causingthe raging debate.

OTHER STORIES

QURESHIALL PRAISEFOR MANUU

DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Former Chief Election Com-missioner Dr S.Y. Qureshi hassaid the Maulana Azad UrduUniversity has made hugeprogress in terms of provid-ing quality education fromschool to higher education le-vel with special focus onwomen’s education. He saidManuu had emerged as a con-vergent point of educational,social, cultural and nationalactivities of the country.

Addressing the 7th Convo-cation of Manuu as chiefguest, Qureshi lauded theachievements of the Univer-sity in a span of two decadesand said he felt that achieve-ments and progress were aperfect tribute to the educa-tion policies of Maulana Azad.

He advised the Muslim com-munity to focus on educationand avail facilities available atthe varsity. Islam stresses onimparting education, butMuslims are quite backwardin education, he said. He saidIndia was a truly secularcountry and our society hadwithstood the test of history.He applauded the uniquenessand plural character of theUrdu language. Urdu was notonly a language of Muslims,he said. Urdu had poets likeMir Taqi Mir and Galib andalso had Firaq RaghupatiSahay. He stressed on uphold-ing democratic values and touse the power of votes.

Vice Chancellor Dr MohdAslam Parvez said the Uni-versity awarded 2,288 degreesin the regular category and21,152 degrees in distancemode, including 50 PhDs, 94,MPhils, 811 Postgraduates and1,133 Undergraduate degreesin regular mode in variousdisciplines. He said they werefocussing on women’s educa-tion as part of the varsity’smandate and had taken vari-ous measures to increase theirparticipation.

ELECTRICITY BILL

Ihave been put through con-tinuous harassment by theelectricity department whi-

ch issued an exaggerated elec-tricity bill after citing someproblem in the electric metreof my house. The metre waschanged but the bill remained`3,200 as outstanding. Ireceived a bill of merely `700for August and September. Ihad spoken to the assistantengineer and the divisionalengineer who despite assuringcorrective measures failed tohelp. I would like to bring thisto the notice of the higherauthorities concerned. Pleaseget the needful done failingwhich I shall not hesitate tomove to the consumer forum.

— M. Moinuddin,Hyderabad

GARBAGE DUMPING

While i was trying tologin to the GHMConline Citizen Grie-

vance Entry Form to lodge acomplaint about the sweeperswho are dumping the garbagein the bin after door-to-doorcollection, to my surprise ifound that the grievance cellhas not been functioning. Irequest the GHMC to solve theissue at the earliest.

— Md. Anwer Ali Khan,Wahed Colony Reinbazar

WRONG LANE

It seems KPHB traffic policeare turning a blind eyetowards motorists and

autorickshaws who are driv-ing in wrong lane/directionfrom JNTU road to PVR Su-jana Forum leaving no spacefor pedestrians to walk safely.

— Pushkar,KPHB

SPEAK OUT


Good showSCR GM Vinod Kumar announces cashreward to a Vijayawada division gate-man for his knowledge on the subject

Aarogyasri fails patients againKANIZA GARARI | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Aarogyasri patients util-ising the out-patientfacility of private hospi-tals for common diseaseslike fever, respiratory ill-nesses were refusedtreatment in the city onTuesday.

Hospitals claimed thatthe government owedthem `1,200 crores and

hence, they would nottreat the patients.

Dr T. Narsinga Reddy, asenior member of theTelangana Small Nur-sing Homes Associationsaid, “We have been hav-ing constant meetingswith the government butthe response in terms ofpayment has only beenassurance. Last timethey released `100 croreswhen the total pending

amount was `700 crores.Now it has increased andit is becoming extremelydifficult for us to contin-ue the scheme.”

The hospitals have putup banners outside thehospital stating that noout-patient will be takenin for treatment and onlyin-patients who needtreatment on an urgentbasis will be given treat-ment. Hospitals havealso stated that they willnot see out-patients tillDecember 1. After that ifthe government stillrefuses to pay, then the

hospitals have warnedthat even the in-patientswill not be taken in.

Aarogyasri depart-ment officials said thatthey had been regularlyclearing the bills but itwas a time-consumingtask. With the state nowin election mode, takinga decision on the claim ofthe hospitals was notpossible for them. A sen-ior health official

explained, “TheAarogyasri claims werenot being reimbursed inthe same manner asdone earlier. The creditcycle has extended fromthree months which isleading to more moneybecoming overdue. Toadd to this, the hospitalsare giving inflated billshence checking themand then reimbursing istaking time.”

Junior docs abstainfrom elective dutiesDC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Junior doctors from allgovernment hospitalsand colleges staged a sit-in dharna and alsoabstained themselvesfrom elective duties onTuesday.

The protests were heldoutside Gandhi,Osmania GeneralHospitals, Sarojini DeviEye Hosptial, Nizam’sInstitute of MedicalSciences and other gov-ernment colleges in thestate.

This decision wastaken to register protestagainst caretaker minis-

ter K.T. Rama Rao’s state-ment on providing train-ing and certification toquacks to extend healthservices, mostly in ruralareas, without any has-sles.

Telangana JuniorDoctor’s Associationstated that allowing‘quacks’ to practice med-icine is strongly con-demned. They demandedtotal abolition of quack-ery in the state. Theyalso demanded that thegovernment must recruitqualified doctors in pub-lic health centres andcommunity health cen-tres to provide health-care in rural areas.

PIL ONRESERVOIRDECLINEDH yd e r a b a d :The HyderabadHigh Court onTuesday decli-ned to stay theconstruction ofthe Mallanna-sagar Reservoirand dismissed aPIL seeking todeclare increas-ing the reser-voir capacityfrom 1.50 TMCto 50 TMC with-out proper tech-nical report asillegal.

■ PATIENTS WERErefused medicaltreatment as thehospitals claimedthat the governmentowed them `1,200crore.


Poor farmersRemunerative price to farmers hasremained a long-pending issue, saysCM K. Chandrasekhar Rao

We are not againstthe Mahakutami. I

was in hospital. I’mready to campaign.

— Cheruku SudhakarTelangana Inti Party

IN BRIEF

Man held forcyber fraud

Hyderabad: A 47-year-oldman from West Bengal wasarrested by the Hyderabad

cyber crime police onTuesday on charges of help-

ing cyber crooks by givinghis bank account details forfraudulent money transfers.

A complaint was received bythe cyber crime police froma city resident that a person

impersonating a bank offi-cial called on his phone ask-

ing to share details of twodebit cards of the com-

plainant to update the cards.When he shared the details,

including the OTPs, about`93,994 was transferred

from his two bank accountsto unidentified accounts.

Detective department DCPAvinash Mohant said policecollected information from

banks and e-commerce wal-lets leading to the arrest of

Sheonath Prasad Kahar, aresident of North 24

Parganas district in WestBengal. He was brought to

the city on a PT warrant andproduced before a court.

TAX OFFICERHELD FOR

TAKING BRIBEDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

An assistant commercial taxofficer Adabala Satyanar-ayana Murthy, working at theSanathnagar division, wascaught red-handed by theAnti-Corruption Bureauwhile accepting a bribe of`25,000.

Based on specific informa-tion a trap was laid by thesleuths, the accused wascaught at Punjagutta divisionoffice taking money from com-plainant Sanjay Raghu Ram.

The officer demanded moneyfrom the complainant, a pro-moter of Zoomy Foods Privatelimited – Begumpet – for issu-ing a favourable audit reporton accounts of the com-plainant’s firm. Murthy wasarrested and produced beforethe special court of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

DC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

A chain-snatching gang of sixpersons, including threewomen, who targeted womenpedestrians by coming close tothem in an autorickshaw, hasbeen apprehended by theKPHB police. The police alsorecovered gold chains worth`1.5 lakh from them.

Three chain snatchingoffences were reported atKPHB, Kukatpally andMiyapur areas underCyberabad police commission-erate limits, in a span of oneweek and the modus operandiwas almost similar in all threecases. On November 15, awoman, P. Subhalaxmi, 55,from Hydernagar, lodged acomplaint with KPHB policethat her gold chain weighingabout one-and-a-half tolas wassnatched by two men whoapproached her in an autorick-shaw when she was on her wayto a temple. The autorickshawwas carrying six persons.Madhapur DCP A.Venkateshwar Rao said thegang was headed by MdRaheem, 21.

“Raheem was released fromthe jail in June this year aftera PD Act was invoked againsthim. Till then, he used tosnatch gold chains along withaccused Hymath Basha, 19.Basha introduced him to D.Prabhakar, 20, G. Lakshmi, 24,K. Radhika, 23, and P. Lavanya,20. The gang used to identifyisolated roads and targetwomen pedestrians. Whilesnatching the chains, they useautos, instead of bikes,” saidthe DCP.

The team recovered goldchains weighing 4.5 tolas.

■ Accident occurred when they were trying to overtake a carNAVEEN KUMAR I DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

In a ghastly accident,three engineering stu-dents died on the spotafter the bike they wereriding on reportedlyrammed into a MetroRail pillar at Mettugudaon late Monday night.The deceased were iden-tified as N. Prithvi Raj,21, a BTech second yearstudent of MGIT(Mahatma GandhiInstitute of Technology)B. Uday, 24, and UdayReddy, 21, students ofGNIT (Guru NanakInstitute of Technology)of Ibrahimpatnam.

The three had beenfriends since Class X andwere from the samenative place, said a rela-tive, adding that theywere heading towardsSecunderabad fromUppal, riding triples.

The mishap occurredwhen they were trying toovertake a car.

Speaking to this news-paper, D. Jaswanth,Prithvi's uncle, said thatthe trio was heading toParadise area to eat at atiffin centre which staysopen till late night.

Uday Reddy was ridinghis bike, while B. Udaywas seated behind himand Prithvi sat as thethird pillion rider. None

of them were wearinghelmets.

“The accidentoccurred around 2 am.We are assuming thatthey came in contact anddecided to meet. It wasonly later that we learntthat they had gonetowards Paradise fromtheir friend’s place inUppal, looking for food.We were called to thehospital by the personwho helped to get thebodies there.

“He said that they alldied on the spot, and itall happened within sec-onds, such was theimpact with which theyrammed into the metropillar.”

“Only after the autopsyreports come out can wesay whether they weredrunk or not.

“Uday possessed a driv-ing licence and theywere riding at a highspeed, probably becauseit was late night and the

roads were comparative-ly empty. While trying toovertake a car, theyrammed into the Metropillar,” said Lalagudapolice inspector, G.Srinivasu.

Based on a complaintfrom Uday Reddy’suncle, Mr VenudharReddy, the Lalagudapolice booked a caseunder Section 304 A(death by negligence) ofIPC and shifted the bod-ies for postmortem.

Bike-borne trio dies onspot in road mishap

Family members mourn the death of three youths in a road accident inMettuguda on Tuesday. – S. SURENDER REDDY

PIL SEEKS BANON KILLING OF CHICKSDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Hyderabad HighCourt on Tuesday direct-ed the counsels ofTelangana and AndhraPradesh, and the Unionof India and poultrygaints to get instructionson a public interest liti-gation over the killing ofchicken layers (male).

A High Court DivisionBench comprising ChiefJustice ThottathilBhaskaran NairRadhakrishnan andJustice S.V. Bhatt, wasdealing with the PIL byPeople for the EthicalTreatment of Animals(PETA), India, seeking todirect the concernedauthorities to stop thepoultry industry fromkilling unwanted chicks.

In their petition, theanimal rights organisa-tion told the High Courtthat the egg industryconsiders most of thechicks useless becausethey cannot produceeggs and are not the typeused for meat.

Students saved after carfalls into HussainsagarDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD NOV. 20

A gang of four engineeringstudents, all aged 19, drovetheir speeding car right intoHussainsagar Lake on lateMonday night, breaking thefootpath grills on their divein.

Saifabad police said thatthe students escaped withinjuries.

According to police, thefour friends were identifiedas Manikanta, RamaniahShetty, Vatsal Amuda andPavan Kumar.

“The boys were on a

joyride after attending abirthday function atDilsukhnagar when themishap occurred. They weredriving in high speed andwere allegedly trying tomake a U-turn near Lum-bini Park, causing them tobreak the barricades andslide right into the lake.

“Fortunately, the placethey landed in had lesswater and they were able toclimb their way out,” saidthe police inspector ofSaifabad Saidi Reddy,adding that the police hadserved notices to the stu-dents.

A dial 100 call made thepolice arrive at the sceneand the car was then fishedout with a crane. The boyswere not under the influ-ence of alcohol and thespeed of the car was whatcaused the vehicle to skid.The car had airbags but itremained latched in, addedthe police official.

A case was booked undersection 279 (rash driving orriding on a public way) and337 (causing hurt by actendangering life or personalsafety of others) of the IPCand an investigation wasunderway.

Police arrests Maoist courier withtiffin box containing explosives


The SR Nagar CrimeTeam, West Zone PoliceHyderabad, nabbed ahabitual burglary gangof four who wereinvolved in 13 offencesunder the limits ofHyderabad, Cyberabadand Rachakonda andseized gold ornamentsweighing about 130tolas, 1.5 kg silver and acar from their posses-sion. The arrested wereidentified as Shamshadalias Bhura, 30, a nativeof UP, Arif aliasMustakim, 37, a native ofDelhi, Mohd Wasi aliasNadeem, 40, also a nativeof Delhi and RaeesSaleem Qureshi, 32, anative of Gujarat.

4 HOUSE BURGLARS ARRESTED


One person was killedand three others wereinjured when a speed-ing car moving in thewrong directionrammed into anautorickshaw at PetBasheerabad onTuesday. Meanwhile, inanother accident, sixpersons were injuredwhen an ambulancerammed into a roaddivider at Bowenpally.

According to PetBasheerabad police, A.Mahesh Yadav, 25, anautorickshaw driverfrom Bahadurpally wastransporting three pas-sengers fromBahadurpally X roadsto Kompally in his vehi-

cle when a car whichwas moving in thewrong direction fromKompally side to Baha-durpally side, rammedinto the autorickshawat high speed near

Indian Oil petrol pump.The police said Maheshsustained severe bleed-ing injuries and died onthe spot.

In the another acci-dent at Bowenpally, inorder to skip hitting abiker who took a bluntU-turn near Bowenpallypost office, an ambu-lance driver rammedthe vehicle into a roaddivider. The ambulancewas carrying six eye-patients, who recentlyunderwent surgeries atAshram CharitableTrust at Kandlakoi.

They all receivedinjuries and wereadmitted to a privatehospital. However, theelderly citizens are allstated to be out of dan-ger, said the police.

I killed, 6 senior citizensinjured in road accidents

JAYENDRACHAITHANYA I DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The apprehensions ofthe State police thatMaoists would try to cre-ate disruption duringthe Assembly electionshave been proved correctwith the arrest of acourier working for theMaoist party for the last15 years.

The person was caughtwith a tiffin box contain-ing explosives atThadvai in Bhupalpallydistrict.

A fortnight earlier,action teams of Maoistparty had conducted arecce in Bhupalpally dis-trict. Meanwhile, 17 mil-itants were also arrestedwith the fear that mayindulge in violence dur-ing the forthcoming elec-tions in the State.

About four days ago,the Thadvai policereceived informationthat a courier of theMaoist party was trans-porting explosives andwas waiting at theLavvala village bus stop.The police team alongwith a Central ReservePolice Force personnelrushed to the bus stopand conducted checking.

Giving strength to thesuspicions of the police,a man carrying a hand-bag started running outof the bus station on see-ing the police teams. Hewas apprehended andquestioned. The suspectwas identified as VettiIduma alias Ramesh, 35,a native of Bothalanka

village in Dantewadadistrict of Chhattisgarh.

Iduma, who works as alabourer, has been work-ing as a Maoist partycourier for the last 15years and living atJalagalancha Gumpu, ahamlet under Kond-aparthi village in Tadvaimandal of Bhupalpallydistrict.

Iduma’s brother-in-lawMadivi Kaya aliasAduma alias Ramesh isan active member ofMaoist party. The hand-bag continued a tiffinbox with explosiveswhich were given to himat the bus stand by someunknown persons, said

sources close to thepolice.

The officials havefound that Madivi who iscurrently Area Comm-ittee Commander ofYellandu and Narsampetareas had recently visit-ed Jalgalancha Gumpuhamlet.

“Madivi has been moti-vating Iduma and othersat the hamlet to join theparty cadre for the lastfive years. Iduma hasbeen a courier for hisbrother-in-law, whopassed on informationand also materials,” saidthe officials.

What raised the appre-hensions of the police

about the movement ofMaoist party members,was that Madivi, one ofthe most wanted by theTelangana and Chhatti-sgarh police, was oneamongst the action teammembers who conducteda recce recently in theState. The Siricilla andKothagudem police havereleased his photo-graphs along with otherassociates announcing`5 lakh reward for shar-ing information aboutMadivi.

The Tadvai police hasbooked a case againstIduma under section 120(b) of IPC, section 8 (i)(ii) of Public Safety Actand section 5 ofExplosives Act andseized the steel tiffinbox, the explosive mate-rial, one detonator andwire and arrested him.

Maoist leader Madivi Kaya (top right) is seen in thislookout notice issued by the police.

POLICE ARRESTSSIX FOR CHAIN

SNATCHING ■ A speeding carmoving in thewrong directionrammed into anautorickshaw atPet Basheerabadon Tuesday killingthe autorickshawdriver on the spot.■ The ambulancewas carrying sixeye-patients, whorecently underwentsurgeries.

■ Thadvai policereceived informa-tion that a courierof the Maoist partywas transportingexplosives and waswaiting at theLavvala bus stop.■ Iduma, a labour-er, has been work-ing as a Maoistparty courier for thelast 15 years.■ Iduma’s brother-in-law Madivi Kayaalias Aduma aliasRamesh is an activemember of Maoistparty.

OBITUARY

BRAHMAVARA GOVINDA HEGDEBirth:1926 Death: 18.11.2018

May his soul rest in peace.Bunts Sangha, AP, Hyderabad

5th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

KALI BEAULAHD.O.B: 18.11.1975 D.O.D: 21.11.13

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Confident of victorySravan Dasoju expresses confidenceof his victory in Khairatabadconstituency

Thanks to KCR andKTR, TS is

characterised byembezzlement

corruption, fraud— Uttam Kumar Reddy, TPCC chief

IN BRIEF

Gaming expo fromDec 2 at Hitex, HICC

Hyderabad: The Telanganagovernment and TelanganaVFX, Animation & Gaming

Association (TVAGA) will behosting Asia’s biggest gam-

ing Digital media andEntertainment Content

Expo, IndiaJoy 2018 fromDecember 2 to 6, at HICC

and Hitex, in Hyderabad. Theevent is divided into B2B

area for business, B2C foraudiences and gaming, ani-

mation, film enthusiasts.

CBSE to hold CTET on Dec. 9Hyderabad: The Central

Board of SecondaryEducation will conduct the11th edition of the Central

Teacher Eligibility Test(CTET) on December 9, 2018

(Sunday) at 2,296 centresacross 92 cities in the coun-

try. The e-admit cards forthe candidates showing the

particulars along with thephotograph and signature ofthe candidates will be avail-

able on the CTET websitewww.ctet.nic.in from

November 22.No admit cards will be

issued separately by theboard, the board informed.The candidate whose admitcard has not been uploaded

on the CTET website mustcontact the CTET unit by

November 30 along with acopy of their confirmationpage/proof of fee submis-

sion failing which the boardwill not be responsible for

non-issuance of admit cardto any candidate.

Set up committeefor child rights: HC

Hyderabad: The HyderabadHigh Court on Tuesday

directed the governments ofAndhra Pradesh and

Telangana state to constitutea Child Rights Protection

Commission within a span oftwo months, and recruit

members and provide thenecessary infrastructure in

three months span. The court directed the gov-

ernments to form a state-level agency by appointing

members from government,NGOs and activists. Theagency has to submit a

report to the Juvenile JusticeCommittee every three

months and the committeewill in turn take necessary

steps to protect the rights ofthe children.

A division bench comprisingChief Justice T.B.N.

Radhakrishnan and JusticeS.V. Bhatt passed the direc-

tions on Tuesday following aPIL.

40K vehicles cannot gettheir registration done■ RTA has excuses galore for delay in registration processRAJESWARI PARASA |DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Road TransportAuthority (RTA) claimsone or other reason forthe delay in issuing ofLicences and Registra-tion certificates. Afterthe cards shortage inthe department whichcontinued for months,now it is ribbon short-age that is haunting rid-ers to get certificates orthey are forced to gettheir vehicles on theroad sans certificates.

According to datafrom the TelanganaTransport Authority,there are around 40,000vehicles yet to get theircertification done andthe numbers are pilingup since the last coupleof weeks. On an aver-age, more than 3,000 ve-hicles are being regis-tered on a daily basis,which comprises two-wheelers and four-whe-elers across Telanganastate and it ranges bet-ween 90,000 to 1,00,000per month.

Mr K. Srikanth Reddy,an IT employee atHitech city, who boughthis new bike two mon-ths ago is still waitingfor his licence. Thoughhe has finished all for-malities he has not rece-ived his card. Riderslament that many atime, because of thedelay from the depart-ment, they are gettingcaught by the trafficpolice and are forced topay challans due to lackof proper documents.

There has also been aspate of complaints inthe online forums rega-rding the delay of serv-ices and the troublesthat the consumers arefacing.

Mr Edward Ajth, post-ed online that “I haveapplied for the Registra-tion Certificate of mybike. It’s been five

months now but stillhave not received myRC book. I kept sendingemails to

[email protected],I received a responseonly once, that the cardhad been printed and

was ready to be dis-patched. Will it take 4months for the card tobe dispatched? I stillhave not received theRC book. How manymonths or years will ittake? I have not gonethrough a broker. I wentas per the governmentrules. Is this the wayTelangana governmentworks? How will the co-untry develop if the go-vernment is like this?”

When contacted theRoad Transport Autho-rity, Joint Transportcommissioner, C. Ram-esh said, “There hasbeen a shortage of rib-bons, which are usuallyimported, used for theprinting process, sincethe last couple of wee-ks. We are working onthis issue and will be re-solving it in a week andthere won’t be any prob-lem.” Earlier, there wasa card shortage but nowthat has been resolved.

The licence cards arepreferably sent to theowners through thepost and the user has topay `35 extra towardsthe postal charges. Oneof the officials from thetransport department,on condition of anony-mity, said that thoughin some cases, licenceswere being dispatchedfrom the office, thepostal departmentcaused the delay.

Ownership transferburdens sellersDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Delay in the process oftransfer of ownership ofvehicles is burdeningformer owners as theystill get heavy challansin the mail. Some of theconsumers say that tho-ugh they have finishedtheir formalities online,the new details are notbeing uploaded on timecausing the confusion.

Mr S.R. Reddy com-plained in an onlineforum that, “I sold myhero karizma vehicle toan unknown personthrough my friend in themonth of June 2018 andI signed all the transferdocuments related to thetransfer of ownershipformality, but I foundonline that the newowner’s details have notbeen updated even afterall these months.”

However transportofficials say that theyare continuously work-ing on the website, there

might be server issueswhile uploading data,and the user has toensure that the owner-ship is transferred.

Mr M. Narsing rao,Inspector e-challan,said, “We often receivecomplaints from peoplestating that we areimposing a wrong chal-lan and the vehicle doesnot belong to them any-more. But it is theresponsibility of thevehicle owner to get itdone, the one who isbuying it might try toevade it thinking of thenew registration char-ges and all.”

Mr Sathi Reddy,Telangana Auto UnionPresident mentionedthat “Many a times,financers intentionallydo not transfer the own-erships and if a personsells his auto because ofhis financial reasons,the debt would carry for-ward to the new personand he would become adefaulter as well.”

Miyapur Metro Station is delight for art lovers with the art spots being trans-formed into beautiful paintings. An art event ‘Adbutha’ was held last weekwherein students from several schools HMRL transformed the art spot withmurals. This art spot was created to encourage students and upcoming artiststo practice and improve their painting skills. — DC

AESTHETIC WALL ART

HC urges plastic ban inTelangana, AP shrines

Dangling wires posea risk to residents

5 TEACHERS FIREDFOR DRAWING HIGHER SALARIES

CITIZENS TO BEARBRUNT OF BADROADS UNTIL JANDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Citizens will have to putup with bad roads untilthe last week ofDecember. Although ten-ders were finalised bythe Greater HyderabadMunicipal Corporation,officials claimed that ithad not received the am-ount required from thestate government. Thecivic body has to clearbills worth Rs 10 crore inorder to carry on withroad laying work underthe periodical preven-tive maintenance (PPM).

The corporation whichhad taken up the infra-structure work at a costof `721 crore has noteven completed 70 percent of the work despitethe administrative sanc-tion being accorded inJanuary.

According to highlyplaced sources in thecorporation, the civicbody has already com-pleted 4 packages out of51. The corporation rece-ived a mere `65 crorefrom the Hyderabad Ro-ad Development Corpo-ration Limited. Sourcessaid that the corporationas of now had to clearbills worth `25 crore outwhich `10 crore had tobe cleared immediatelyand `15 crore worthwork was in thepipeline, which had becleared after a week.They said that the pri-vate agencies which hadbeen executing the roadlaying work were threat-ening the civic body thatthey would stop workimmediately if pendingbills were not cleared.Out of 1,047 km, the cor-poration till date com-pleted about 500 km ofwork. When asked aboutthe same, a seniorGHMC official said thatif bills were not clearedimmediately the civicbody would not be ableto complete the target byDecember.


Five teachers of KrishnaveniTalent School in Jiyagudawho were teaching class 10were sacked because they hadbetter salaries than otherteachers. The Telangana Pri-vate Teachers Federation(TPTF) and parents were agi-tated after they learnt of theincident. Many parents alongwith teachers associationsheld a protest on Tuesday atthe school campus. The par-ents and teachers demandedjustice for the teachers.

According to the parentsand TPTF, the newly appoint-ed principal at KrishnaveniTalent School removed theold teachers who were paidbetter salaries with a plan tohire new teachers with lowersalaries. However, the injus-tice done to the old teacherscame to the notice of the par-ents on Monday whoapproached the TelanganaPrivate Teachers Federationfor help.

Sheikh Shabbir Ali, Presi-dent, Telangana Private Tea-chers Federation said, “Theold teachers were getting paidabout `15,000 per monthwhich according to the prin-cipal was a high salary for theteachers in their school dueto which the new principalsacked the old teachers andtried appointing new teach-ers with lower salaries. Thismove by the new principalaffected the class 10 studentsbecause their exams areapproaching and they don’thave teachers.”

Srinivas, one of the parentssaid, “The newly appointedprincipal fired five teachersin the last few weeks. Wewant justice and we want theschool to remove the newprincipal and to appoint theold teachers again for class10. We demand the removal ofthe new principal and justicefor the old teachers and ourchildren because they are suf-fering without teachers.”

HC to TS, AP: Takecare of destitutesDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Hyderabad HighCourt on Tuesday direct-ed the states of Telanganaand Andhra Pradesh totake necessary steps forthose who had lost theirmental stability and werestaying on the streetswithout proper nourish-ment.

The bench of ChiefJustice T.B.Radhakrishnan andJustice S.V. Bhatt washearing a PIL taken up bythe High Court in tunewith the directions givenby the Supreme Court

long back to go to the res-cue of mentally chal-lenged persons becausethey suffered ill treat-ment from others eventhough they had not com-mitted any crime.

The bench said, “We willinvolve mental healthprofessionals, doctors,legal services authoritiesalong with the statemachinery to ensure thatthese unfortunate citi-zens are properly takencare of and are broughtback to their senses andconsciousness.”

The matter was postedfor further hearing onNovember 22.


Irregularly hanging elec-tric wires are posing athreat to residents ofMalkajgiri. Residentscomplained that frequentsparks from the wires andshort circuits in theirhomes had become a com-mon phenomenon. A mo-nth ago, a major fire wasaverted with the timelyintervention of the firedepartment, after a kitc-hen had developed a shortcircuit. Since there wasno one at home, therewere no casualties report-ed.

Naveen Joseph fromHanumanpet said thatfluctuating power supplyhad become a regular fea-ture in their colony andthe dangling electricwires were posing a threatto the residents, and keptemitting sparks. Resid-ents were apprehensiveabout their homes whenthey were out of town.

P. Prabhavathi, a retiredState Bank of Indiaemployee, whose kitchenhad been affected by theshort circuit said, “Onthat day we were in Delhiand suddenly got a callfrom neighbours men-tioning that heavy smokewas emitting from our

kitchen and they hadalerted the fire depart-ment. Our rice cooker,mixer grinder and switchboard had completely bu-rnt down, there were cyli-nders also, but they wereat a different place and sothe house was saved.”

Hanging wires is a com-mon phenomenon inmany areas of the city.Although the electricitydepartment is working ontrimming trees in manyareas, the dangling wireshave not been attended toby any civic body.

S.A. ISHAQUI | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Hyderabad High Courton Tuesday urged that boththe AP and Telanganastates should take initiationon the ban of plastic usageat shrines in their respec-tive states.

A division bench compris-ing Chief Justice ThottathilB Radhakrishnan andJustice S.V. Bhatt said, “It istime to take necessaryactions to implement theEnvironmental Act andother prevailing Acts to pro-tect the environment andalso punish the violatorswith heavy penalties.”

The bench asked that bothstate governments shouldimmediately issue neces-sary directions to theEndowment Department asper the Acts and also sug-gested that guidelinesshould be made so that peo-ple can co-operate withinthe framework of law.

The bench was hearing

suo-motto cases in connec-tion with difficulties to pil-grims and deficiencies inthe management of hygieneat various shrines followinga request from the SupremeCourt with regard to condi-tions at temples and shrinesin the states. While hearingthe PILs, the bench remind-ing the states of the earlierconditions at Sabarimalaand Pamba River, pointedout that after initiation of

the Kerala High Court ofappropriate enactments,conditions were bettered inthe lessening of usage ofplastic.

The bench felt that similarenactments were requiredin AP and Telangana statesand said the EnvironmentalProtection Act provide dele-gation of certain powers tothe state governments toenable them to ban usage ofplastic.

Electricity wires passclose to the terrace of ahouse in a Malkajgiri.

LETHARGIC WORK

Space for Dawakhanas encroachedMADDY DEEKSHITH | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Greater HyderabadMunicipal Corporation hasbeen encountering a stra-nge problem to set up BastiDawakhanas across thecity. The corporation hadearlier planned to use com-munity halls for the settingup of 100 BastiDawakhanas in the city.The civic body teams hadeven identified 28 commu-nity halls which were feasi-ble for establishing them.However, it has now cometo the notice of the corpora-tion that these communityhalls have gone into thehands of some private per-sons who are refusing tovacate them.

The Basti Dawakhana ini-tiative is a collaboration ofGHMC and National HealthMission of Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare(MOHFW) to provide freeprimary health services to

the urban poor. The pur-pose of the BastiDawakhanas is that it willgo a long way in reducingout-of-pocket healthcareexpenses for the urbanpoor. A majority of the doc-tors, nurses and other para-medical staff at theseurban primary health cen-tres are to be employed oncontract basis.

But now, according tohighly placed sources thecorporation has identifiedfive centres in east zonecovering Kapra, Uppal and

Hayathnagar circles, ninein the south zone coveringMalakpet, Charminar andRajendranagar circles, fivein central zone coveringGoshamahal, Musheerabadand Amberpet circles, threein west zone coveringMoosapet, and Kukatpallyand six in North zone cov-ering Alwal, Malkajgiri,Secunderabad andBegumpet circles.

However, when the GHMCtried to set up the BastiDawakhanas in the commu-nity halls identified, theprivate persons who havebeen maintaining themduring TD’s tenure werenot ready to vacate themand claimed them thosewere their own properties.Sources also said that thecorporation will also check1,376 community halls outof the total 2,990 GHMCproperties. They said that amere 500 community hallswere under the mainte-nance of GHMC while the

rest of them were grabbedby the private persons, spe-cifically local leaders cut-ting across the party lines.

Even though there are suf-ficient community halls inthe city, the higher authori-ties have asked the lowerofficials that “in case thereis no space in the communi-ty halls, private buildingsshould be identified for set-ting up the clinics.”Municipal Corporation int-ends to set up 30 Basti Da-wakhanas in the first pha-se, 26 in the second phase,and 27 in the third phase. Ofthe 83 proposed clinics, 17Basti Dawakhanas are nowfunctioning in differentareas.

Meanwhile, a seniorGHMC official has said thatthe Basti Dawakhanasissue has been put to restdue to election. The officialalso clarified that thedepartment would be writ-ing to the state governmentto take further decision.

■ Community halls occupied illegally by peopleGRINDING | HALT

■ ■ WHEN THE GHMCtried to set up the BastiDawakhanas in the com-munity halls identified,the private persons whohave been maintainingthem from TD’s tenurewere not ready to vacatethem and claimed thatthey are their own prop-erties.

WORRIED RIDERS■ AFTER THE

shortage ofcards, now it

is ribbonshortage

which is forc-ing riders to

get their vehi-cles on roadsans certifi-

cates.

vehicles are being registered ona daily basis, which comprises

two-wheelers and four-wheelers acrossTelangana state and it ranges between90,000 to 1,00,000 per month.

3,000

■ RIDERS LAMENT that many a time,because of the delay from the depart-ment, they are getting caught by the traf-fic police and are forced to pay challansdue to lack of proper documents.

■ ■ THE OLD TEACHERSwere getting paid about`15,000 per month whichaccording to the principalwas a high salary for theteachers in their schooldue to which the new prin-cipal sacked them to hirejunior teachers.

■ ■ Although the elec-tricity department isworking on trimmingtrees in many areas,the dangling wireshave not been attendedto by any civic body.

While hearing the case, the benchmade certain serious observationsabout the effects of plastic usage:

■ ■ In recenttimes, animals liv-ing in forestshave also dieddue to plasticconsumption.

■ ■ Humans are the cruelest beings on the planet.

■ ■ Ban on plastic is necessaryfor future generations to sus-tain.

■ ■ Humans create devasta-tion everywhere.


In the previous electionsthe mother sacrificed herseat for the sake of herson.

In the present electionsthe son has made the sac-rifice for the sake of hismother.

This family sacrificebecame necessarybecause of the one-ticket-to-one-family rule of theCongress party, and for-mer state home ministerSabitha Indra Reddy’sfamily has to abide by it.

In the 2014 combinedassembly cum Lok Sabhaelections, Sabitha IndraReddy wanted to contestfrom the Maheswaram As-sembly constituency, andher son P. Karthik Reddywanted to contest theChevella Lok Sabha seat.Since they would not bothget a ticket, Sabitha IndraReddy stood down infavour of her son.

The Congress party gaveKarthik the Chevella LokSabha ticket and theMaheswaram Assemblyticket went to formerMLA Malreddy RangaReddy. TRS candidateKonda Visweswar Reddywon the Chevella Lok

Sabha seat with a majori-ty of 73,023 and TeluguDesam candidate TigalaKrishna Reddy won theMaheswaram Assemblyseat by more than 30,000votes.

In the present assemblyelections, Sabitha and sonKarthik both wanted tocontest; Sabitha fromChevella and Karthikfrom Rajendranagar, saidsources.

Both worked hard intheir constituencies. Inthe first list, Sabitha’sname was cleared for theChevella assembly con-stituency, but in the shar-ing of seats with its allies,the Rajendranagar seat

was allotted to the TeluguDesam.

An angry Karthik filedhis nomination fromRajendranagar as a rebelcandidate.

But finally, he decided towithdraw his electionnomination.

Karthik Reddy said ifhis mother had been giventhe Maheswaram assem-bly ticket four years ago,they both would have won.He told this newspaper:“In the previous electionsmy mother had sacrificedher seat, now I have decid-ed to withdraw my nomi-nation as an independentcandidate in the politicalinterests of my mother.”

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6PoliticsWEDNESDAY | 21 NOVEMBER 2018 | HYDERABADDECCAN CHRONICLE

For child labourIf elected, I will focus on child labourthat is prevalent in Goshamahal, saysBLF’s Chandramukhi Muvvala

Congress has alwaysbeen anti-BC right

from Nehru to RahulGandhi

— Boora Narsaiah Goud,MP

IN BRIEF

1 family, 1 ticketmusical chairs■ Mom, son sacrifice alternate elections


Caretaker Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao onTuesday said that the peo-ple of Telangana had alre-ady decided that the TRSwould win and come backto power a second timeand the election was just aformality.

Interestingly, in his 20minute-speech, he did nothit out at the Congress orfor that matter any of theopposition. When hereceived a slip from partyleaders, during his speechto speak about the Cong-ress, he said there wasnothing to speak on theCongress. He appeared tostick with what he pla-nned to implement if hecame back a second time.

Addressing the massivegathering at the PrajaAshirwada Sabha held atSiddipet on Tuesday, he as-sured revolutionary chan-ges in the agriculture sec-tor after coming to power.

Maintaining that theremunerative price tofarmers for their cropshad remained a long pend-ing issue even as the spu-rious food business wasspreading its tentaclesacross the country, heannounced that he wouldintroduce a new publicdistribution system tobenefit farmers, self-helpgroups, ration dealers andmembers of FarmersAssociations Coordina-tion Committees at one go.

Stating that the state waswitnessing a huge growthin crop production whichneeded to be streamlinedto ensure a remunerativeprice for farmers, the chiefminister said “ to achievethis, we need to developcrop colonies. Prof Jayas-hankar Telangana StateAgricultural University isdeveloping a plan by divid-ing the entire State intocrop colonies. With thehelp of FACCs, we willpromote crop colonies anddivide crops betweenthem.” He said the pro-duce would be purchasedthrough the Indira Kra-nthi Patham Self-Help Gr-oups who will process it attheir food processing unitsand sell their productsthrough ration dealers.

KCR goes easy on Congress

Sabitha Indra Reddy P. Karthik ReddyCaretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and caretaker minister EtelaRajender at a public meeting in Huzurabad, Karimnagar district on Tuesday. — DC


The BJP state presidentDr K. Laxman said thatthey would form the gov-ernment in Telanganalike they had in manyother states. “We havecome to power in many ofthe states, where we donot have even two percent of the votes The BJPhas formed a governmentin Assam, Haryana, Trip-ura, Manipur and otherstates, then why can’t weform a government inTelangana? We are confi-dent we will.”

Laxman spoke about thepolitical scenario in thestate during ‘Meet thePress’ programme inBasheerbagh on Tuesday.Mr Laxman came downheavily on the TRS andallies of the Mahakutami.

Describing AndhraPradesh Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu asthe ‘U-turn man’, Laxmansaid sarcastically, that allU-turn signal boards inAndhra Pradesh werereplaced with the photosof Mr ChandrababuNaidu. “Banning the CBIin the state is a foolishthing. CBI is an independ-ent department and beca-use it raided TD leaders itwas projected as beingpolitical.” He emphasiz-ed that in AP, the only rea-son it was banned “was tosave corrupt people”.

He also said that thepeople of Telangana werenot ready to believe MrNaidu, as the TD hadstaged protests after Tela-ngana was announced.

Speaking about the TRS,Mr Laxman said, “TheBJP will come up with a

people’s manifesto, unlikeTRS’s family manifesto.The promises made in thelast elections were not ful-filled and TRS is comingup with fresh promises.What happened to jobs forthe people of Telangana?The TRS government hasfailed to conduct even oneDSC in all these years.Research in OU was alsostalled due to vacancies.Mr Rao who promised aDalit Chief Minister, hasnot even allotted moreseats to Dalits in theseelections.”

In this context he saidthat except for the BJP, noother party had followedsocial justice in distribut-ing tickets. “Mr Rao feelsonly Kavitha is the leaderand he can’t find anyother women capable ofholding a position in thegovernment,” he said.

Like in Northeastwill rule TS: BJP

TELUGU STATESARE COMPETINGIN GRAFT: GVLDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

BJP MP G.V.L. Nara-simha Rao slammed theChief Ministers of theTelugu states allegingthat the two states werecompeting against eachother on corruption.“The earnings from cor-ruption are high in bothAndhra Pradesh andTelangana,” he said.

Speaking to media per-sons at the BJP stateheadquarters in Hyde-rabad on Tuesday, MrGVL said, “The people ofTelangana are irkedwith the rule of the TRSand the alliance of theCongress.”

He said people’s per-ception was that boththe Congress and TRSconsidered “politics as afamily business”. “Pol-itics should be people’scentric but not familycentric.” He also allegedthat the TRS had notselected genuine can-didates for the elections.

“Mr Rao who earlierspoke about a Dalit Ch-ief Minister had not ev-en given importance toDalits in issuing ticketsand confined them to 19seats, while BJP had fie-lded two more SC candi-dates in addition to thereserved constituen-cies.”

KCR sells farmers bigdreams, promises utopiaDC CORRESPONDENTSIRCILLA RAJANNA, NOV. 20

Caretaker Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao onTuesday said the‘Kaleshwaram’ projectwould start functioningafter June, 2019 and theold Karimnagar districtwould become a waterjunction and water wouldbe given for 365 days to thepeople. KCR was address-ing the Praja AshrivadaSabha in Huzurabad andSircilla.

“Irrigation water will begiven to 1 crore acres inTelangana and the statewill be divided into cropcolonies as far as agricul-ture is concerned. Cropswill be cultivated on theadvice of agriculture sci-entists,” KCR said. “EvenUNO has recognized theRythu Bandhu and RythuBheema schemes, whichare unique in nature andmodel schemes in thecountry,” he added.

KCR stated that so farfamilies of 2500 deceasedfarmers had received Rs. 5lakh insurance and they

had been protected; 95percent of them weresmall and marginal farm-ers.

He would focus on thedevelopment of theVemulawada temple, likeYadadri, in the next gov-ernment, said KCR andadded that people knewbetter how the TRS gov-ernment had developedVemulawada under theleadership of RameshBabu.

“Nearly 200 food process-ing units will come up inTelangana and SHGs willrun them taking inspira-tion from the popular‘Lijjath’ papad unit whichwas established by a pro-gressive woman in theDharavi slum area ofMumbai,” said KCR. Hesaid 1-3 units would beestablished in each con-stituency based on thelocal availability of crop.KCR said Lijjath papadhad done wonders andwas providing livelihoodto thousands of womenand its turnover wasaround `1,076 crore perannum.

KTR TO STARTCAMPAIGN FROMUPPALDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

City mayor Bonthu Ram-mohan on Tuesday saidthe Municipal Adminis-tration and UrbanDevelopment minister K.Taraka Rama Rao willparticipate in election ral-lies from November 22 toNovember 29 in Hyderab-ad and Rangareddy dis-tricts. He said that KTR’srallies would ensure vic-tory in every Assemblyconstituency in the boththe districts.

Mr Rammohan said thatthe minister will kickstarthis campaign from Uppalconstituency. He said MrKTR will participate intownhall meetings till 3pm and road shows from 4pm. Rammohan also saidthere will be mega rallyon December 3.

S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Worried at the threat pos-ed by party rebels, the ma-in political parties, theTRS and the Congresshave identified the impor-tant constituencies wherethe rebels need to be paci-fied as only two days areleft for withdrawal ofnominations.

The Congress faces a gr-eater threat from rebels th-an the TRS. The TRS is fa-cing threat from rebels in10 Assembly constituenci-es and the Congress in 16.

More worrying for theTRS and Congress is thatthe rebel candidates aresaying in their campaignspeeches that they will re-main in their respectiveparties after they havewon. This is one way of

getting their own party ca-dre to support them aga-inst the official candidate.

The Congress has suc-ceeded in convincing for-mer Minister P. ShankarRao and P. Karthik Reddyto withdraw their nomina-tions. But former Mayor ofGreater Hyderabad Muni-

cipal Corporation, BandaKarthika Reddy, has ref-used to withdraw her nom-ination and remains in thefray. Former minister P.Shankar Rao was so upsetat being denied a ticket bythe Congress for Shadna-gar assembly constituencythat he joined the

Samajwadi party and wasalso nominated. He waspersuaded to withdraw hisnomination by AICC lead-ers and also resigned fromthe SP on Tuesday. He saidin the interests of theCongress party as directedby the AICC leadership hehas decided to withdraw

his nomination and workfor the victory of theMahakutami.

Former Home MinisterSabitha Indra Reddy’s sonKarthik Reddy also with-drew his nomination fromRajendranagar assemblyconstituency as anIndependent candidate.

AP Chief Minister andTD national chief NChandrababu Naidu call-ed all TD rebels to Am-aravati and convinced the-m to support the party.Former MP Ravula Chand-rasekhar Reddy said thatno rebel will be in the frayfrom the TD.

Parties move to woo rebels or quell rebels■ Rebels trying to keep aides by promising to stay in party even after they winNEW | WAY

S.A. ISHAQUI | DCHYDERABAD, NOV 20

When Telugu Desam pres-ident and Andhra PradeshChief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu metAll India Trinamul presi-dent and West BengalChief Minister MamataBanerjee in Kolkata, sou-rces said that Ms Banerjeesent out a strong messageto Mr Naidu that she can’tbe taken for granted. Thisforced the postponementof the proposed anti-BJPmeet which Mr Naidu hadfixed in consultation withCongress chief RahulGandhi.

Mr Naidu will also findit tough to manage andBahujan Samaj Party(BSP) chief Mayawati ashe pursues his dream ofbesting the BJP andNarendra Modi in thenext general election.

He and other regional

satraps have no problemaccepting the Congress asthe big brother in anyalliance of opposition par-ties, but Ms Banerjee andMs Mayawati are in nomood to accept this.MrNaidu has been trying toforge an anti-BJP allianceof regional parties, alongwith the Congress, aheadof the 2019 Lok Sabhaelections. In the past fewweeks, he has met severalregional leaders andCongress chief RahulGandhi to discuss thesame. Mr Naidu had earli-er announced an anti-BJPparty conclave in the capi-tal, for which he had metCongress general secre-tary Ashok Gehlot inAmaravati.

The TD has created quitea bit of hype over MrNaidu launching a cru-sade against the BJP-ledNDA, pointing to his vis-its to Bangalore to meet

former Prime MinisterDeve Gowda whose partyis in coalition with theCongress in Karnataka,and to Chennai to meetDMK leader Stalin. TheTD even sought to projectthat Mr Naidu had ropedin Sharad Pawar of theNCP, Arvind Kejriwal ofthe Aam Aadmi Party andFarooq Abdullah of theNational Conference.

Except for Mr Kejriwal,the others had sailed withthe Congress in the UPAor the KarnatakaAssembly elections.

At the meeting MsBanerjee said anyonecould be the face of theMahagathbandhan. MrNaidu has been projectingCongress chief RahulGandhi as the leader ofthe proposed anti-BJP bl-oc, but Ms Banerjee’s sta-tement indicated that shewas not so keen on givingthe role to the Congress.

Naidu might find it toughto handle Didi, Behenji

SUHASINI MAKESA MISTAKE ONELECTION FORMDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD , NOV. 20

Telugu Desam candidatefor Kukatpally N. Suh-asini, who had recentlyfiled her nomination,made a blooper in herelection form.

In the category whereone requires to identifythemself as the ‘wife of ’,Suhasini mentioned thename of deceasedNandamuri Harik-rishna as husband,where in reality she isthe daughter of the lateactor-turned-politician.

In the certified copy ofextract form of electoralroll (Annexure 62 ofchapter VI – Para 21)Suhasini mentioned aswife of Nandamuri HariKrishna, instead ofChandra Prasad Rao.The mistake has beenreported to the office ofthe CEO, EC of theTelangana State.

VISHWESHWAR SPEAKS HIGHLY OFKCR CONTRIBUTION TO STATEHOODDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

As reported disgruntled LokSabha MP Konda Vishwe-shwar Reddy on Tuesdayresigned from the rulingTelangana Rashtra Samitiwith Assembly elections justa few weeks away. He anno-unced that he will also res-ign from the Lok Sabha.

In his three-page resigna-tion letter to TRS chief K.Chandrasekhar Rao, MrReddy said: “I fought for theparty in 2014 when the partyneeded me. However, theparty has inducted peoplewho were against Telanganastate and our ideology intothe Cabinet and given themmore power and promi-nence. I feel people who werefighting for Telangana andshare a common ideologyincluding me are no longerneeded in the party.”

He said he had tried tomaintain a fair and selfless

stance on all issues despiteprovocation.

“Since I am unable toacquiescence with the cur-rent scenario I feel the bestpossible path for me is toresign from the party. I willalso resign from Lok Sabha.”

He added, “KCR Garu, Iwill always respect you foryour struggle for separateTelangana and your achieve-ments. I feel happy that thepeople and history willremember you always as aleader who led the struggle,achieved Telangana stateand became the first chiefminister of a separateTelangana state.

“I am personally verypained at the situation. I amin and hope you will under-stand my perspective. Notbeing a traditional politicianI cannot delink action andideology, sense and senti-ment. I sincerely hope tomaintain a friendly and cor-dial relationship with you.”

Khairathabad: Rohin ReddySecunderabad: Banda Karthika ReddySecunderabad Cantonment: KrishankMusheerabad: Nagesh MudirajMedchal: Jangaiah YadavStation Ghanpur: G. Vijaya Rama RaoChennur: Boda JanardhanSuryapet: Patel Ramesh Reddy

Narayanpet: Sivakumar ReddyDevarakadra: Pradeep Kumar ReddyParakala: Venkata Ramana ReddyYellareddy: Subhash ReddyTungaturthy: Vaddepalli RaviPeddapalli: G. Suresh ReddyKhanapur: Hari NaikWarangal East: A. VidyasagarWarangal West: N. Rajendar Reddy

TRS REBELS CONGRESS REBELSRajendranagar: T. Srinivasa ReddyMaheswaram: K. Manohar ReddyMakthal: M. Jalandhar ReddyStation Ghanpur: Rajarapu PratapKodada: K. Sashidhar ReddyBellampalli: G. VinodWarangal East: Errabelli Pradeep RaoRamagundam: K. ChandarBhupalpally: Gandra Satyanarayana RaoKhairathabad: Manne Govardhan Reddy

There was specula-tion that the TRS

would field weak candi-dates in the constituen-cies where the BJP wonlast time. But, whoeverstill believes it, shouldsee the candidatesannounced by the TRS

— DR K. LAXMANBJP state president

AUDIO CLIP OF ‘BRIBE’ IN CIRCULATION

DC CORRESPONDENTNIRMAL, NOV. 20

The AIMIM national presidentAsaduddin Owaisi has allegedthat local Congress candidateAleti Maheshwar Reddy hadoffered `25 lakh if he does notattend the party meeting inNirmal. “I don’t think AsadduddinOwaisi is worth `25 lakh beinga national president of theparty and MP and having cro-res of rupees, properties andassets, including medical andengineering colleges,” NirmalCongress candidate MrMaheshwar Reddy said.

However, an audio clip of aconversation between two per-sons is in circulation in whichone person claiming to be aCongress leader is speaking toan MIM local leader and dis-cussing the party meeting andoffering `25 lakh to stop theMIM’s top leader from comingto Nirmal to attend the meetingand taking Mr MaheshwarReddy’s name.

The MIM is contesting eightseats -- all in Hyderabad -- whilethe TRS is going alone in thepolls to the 119-member assem-bly. The Congress heading a'grand alliance' of TDP, CPI andTJS has announced candidatesfor 94 segments.

HC calls for aid toNSG commando

Hyderabad: The HyderabadHigh Court on Tuesday direc-

ted the Centre to extendfinancial aid to K. Ramulu, a

NSG Commando, who sus-tained severe injuries in a ter-

rorist attack in Pathankotwithout any reference to a

medical board.

BJP candidate’snomination rejected

Hyderabad: A shock for theBJP as the nomination of its

Adilabad candidate wasrejected. The nomination of

Bodakunta Sharanya wasrejected for not furnishing

the name in the B Form,Column No.5 as a substitute

candidate of the BJP.

Voters’ slips fromNov. 23, says CEO

Hyderabad: TS chief electoralofficer Rajat Kumar said that

a case was registered againstUttam Kumar Reddy for hurt-

ing religious sentiments in aspeech. He asked the officialsconcerned to do the needful. Speaking about the arrange-ments for the elections, theTS CEO said that the voter

slips will be distributed fromNovember 23 to December 1in the forthcoming Assembly

elections.

PoliticsWEDNESDAY | 21 NOVEMBER 2018 | HYDERABADDECCAN CHRONICLE

All in the familyTRS MP K. Kavitha inspects arrangementsfor KCR’s visit to Armur constituency onNovember 22

After 5 years, theonly household withjobs is KCR’s with 5

jobs in his own family.— G Kishan Reddy,

BJP MLA

IN BRIEFMIM MAY DIVERTCONGRESS VOTES

TO HELP TRSPILLALAMARRI SRINIVAS | DCADILABAD, NOV. 20

News is making the rounds inpolitical circles that the TRS isusing the Majlis-e-IttehadulMuslimeen (MIM) to divert Mu-slim votes towards TRS candi-dates where the latter are fac-ing a tough fight with Congresscandidates in constituencies inthe state.

The MIM and its leaders maynot campaign directly for TRScandidates but will send feelersin favor of the TRS in theirparty meetings organised insome constituencies.

Caretaker minister AllolaIndrakaran Reddy of the TRSis facing a tough fight fromCongress candidate AletiMaheshwar Reddy in Nirmal.

In this background, the MIMhas a role to play in favor of theTRS candidate. Party presidentAsaduddin Owaisi attended aparty meeting in Nirmal onMonday.

Both candidates are fina-ncially strong and thus moneyis playing a role and showingits ugly head much beforepolling. News is makingrounds in political circles thatthe costliest fight is beingfought by both TRS andCongress candidates in Nirmalconstituency.

MIM leaders are organisingtheir party meetings and tar-geting the Congress party andits top leadership while givingfeelers in favor of the TRS andcaretaker Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao. Politicalobservers say that the MIMmeeting and party presidentAsaduddin Owaisi attendingthis meeting in Nirmal is anindication of this and reflectsthe MIM party line. MIM lead-ers will organise meetings inconstituencies where minori-ties votes are considerable innumbers and MIM has its baseand where it can influence theresults in favor of the TRS.

MIM leaders may also organ-ise meetings in constituencieswhere TRS candidates are fac-ing a tough fight.

HC NOTICE TO APOVER CLEANSING

OF VOTERS LISTDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Hyderabad High Court onTuesday asked the ElectionCommission (EC) to submit areport on the action taken forremoval of duplicate as well asbogus names in the voters listin Andhra Pradesh. The courthas asked the AP governmentto submit the report by byDecember 11.

A Division bench comprisingChief Justice Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan and JusticeS.V. Bhatt was hearing a PILfiled by former MLA K.Venkatrami Reddy, urging thecourt to declare as illegal theinaction of the officials incleansing the electoral rolls.

Senior leaders to stayaway from battle field■ Many had won the constituencies multiple timesS.N.C.N. ACHARYULU | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

Due to various reasons,several senior leadersfrom all main politicalparties are away from pollbattle in the upcomingAssembly elections.Former ministers, formerMPs and others are amongthem. In the seat adjust-ments, some leaders of theMahakutami lost theirhome constituenciesAmong them are Mr L.Ramana, Mr E. Peddi-reddy and Mr RavulaChandrasekhar Reddyand from the TD, formerministers Mr M.Sashidhar Reddy, Mr P.Shankar Rao, Mr A.Chandra Sekhar and MrR. Damodar Reddy fromthe Congress, former min-ister G. Vinod, Warangalzilla parishad chairpersonTula Uma and others fromthe TRS.

The most affected lead-ers are in the TD due tothe alliance with theMahakutami. TelanganaTD president L, Ramanawas elected four times inthe past from JagityalAssembly constituencyand has also served as aminister.

In the previous elections,he was defeated byCongress candidate T.Jeevan Reddy fromJagityal. In the seatadjustment, the Congressretained the seat. Initially,

Mr Ramana planned toshift to Korutla Assemblyconstituency but finallydropped the idea.

TD politburo memberRavula ChandrasekharReddy was elected fromthe Mahbubnagar LokSabha constituency andalso from the WanaparthyAssembly constituency. Inthe previous Assemblyelections Congress candi-date G. Chinna Reddy wonfrom this constituency. Inthe interests of theMahakutami, Congressleader Chinna Reddycame forward to sacrificehis seat but Ravula did notagree. So with no con-stituency, Ravula hasdecided to be away fromthe poll war.

Former Minister EPeddireddy won thrice

from Huzurabad in thepast and this time hedecided to contest fromKukatpally assembly con-stituency and this waseven accepted by the TDleadership. But at the lastminute, NandamuriSuhasini emerged as theTD candidate fromKukatpally andPeddireddy had to sacri-fice his seat.

Former minister fromNizamabad districtMandava VenkateswarRao also decided not tocontest in the elections.

Telangana Jana Samithi(TJS) PresidentKodandaram earlierdecided to contest fromJangaon assembly con-stituency for the firsttime. In the seat adjust-ment, Congress also

agreed to allot theJangaon seat to TJS. Butafter it became a contro-versy, Kodandaram sacri-ficed the Jangaon seat tothe Congress formerMinister PonnalaLakshmaiah who wonfour times in the past fromthis constituency.

In the Congress, formerMinisters M SashidharReddy, P Shankar Rao, AChandrasekhar and sever-al District congressCommittee Presidents didnot get tickets.

Due to age factor, socialequations and seat adjustment in theMahakutami, they werenot able to get the seats.The one ticket for one fam-ily rule also had severalfamily members of seniorleaders not being able todo poll battle.

In the TRS, the formerMinister G Vinod aspiredfor the Chennur assemblyticket but it was allotted toMP Balka Suman. In thepast, Vinod won once fromthis constituency and wasdefeated 6 times.

Adi Srinivas who wasdefeated in the previousassembly elections as theBJP candidate fromVemulawada assemblyconstituency, has beengiven the Congress ticketfrom the same constituen-cy. Raj Thakur who wasdefeated in the past wasgiven the Ramagundamticket by Congress.

SPG REVIEWSSECURITY FORCONGRESS MEETJAYENDRA T.CHAITHANYA | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The Special ProtectionGroup (SPG) whichguards UPA chairpersonSonia Gandhi and AICCpresident Rahul Gandhihas inspected the securi-ty arrangements madeby Cyberabad police atthe ground in Medchal,where the duo is sched-uled to address a publicmeeting on Friday.

An 11-member team ofSPG has reportedlyinspected the place onMonday and gave anAdvanced SecurityLiaison report to theCyberabad police tomake necessary changesin the arrangementsbeing made. A policeofficial said, “The SPGhas asked to ensure sep-arate blocks for womenattending the publicmeeting and also for theparty leaders. They havesuggested placing barri-cades at a distance toprevent the public enter-ing the sensitive area.”

Cyberabad DCP (traf-fic) S.M. Vijay Kumarand Balanagar DCP P.V.Padmaja along with offi-cials from SPG and thesecurity wing alsoreviewed the arrange-ments on Tuesday. Thenecessary changes andthe route map would bereleased on Wednesday,said the officer.

A police officer said,“There is no intelligenceinput about any threats.Measures have beentaken to avoid untowardincidents.”

A first in TS: Rahul,Sonia to share stageDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

UPA Chairperson Ms.Sonia Gandhi and AllIndia CongressCommittee (AICC)President Mr. RahulGandhi will be sharingthe stage for the first timein Telangana after theState has been formed.The duo will attend a pub-lic meeting at Medchalconstituency onNovember 23. This is defi-nitely eye candy for theparty workers and lead-ers of Telangana PradeshCongress Committee(TPCC).

To ensure a hugeturnout at the publicmeeting, TPCC presidentMr. N Uttam KumarReddy has done a telecon-ference with the partyworkers and leaders. MrReddy has given a call toall the party workers toattend the meeting and togive a grand welcome toSonia Gandhi saying thatshe was the one who gavethe statehood toTelangana. Sonia andRahul will reachBegumpet airport by 4 pmon November 23 and willattend the public meetingfrom 5 pm to 6.30 pm inMedchal and will returnto Delhi from Begumpetairport after the publicmeeting.

Addressing the partyworkers, Mr. Reddy said,“Sonia Gandhi is comingto the State for the firsttime after the formationof Telangana. All theparty workers shouldattend the meeting to wel-come her in a grand man-

ner. The People’s Frontwill form the governmenton December 12.Caretaker Chief MinisterMr. K. ChandrasekharRao (KCR), who is nowconsidered as former CM,will continue to be formerCM after the electionresults are announced.We hardly have 15 daysfor campaigning. KCRand his son KT Rama Raohave looted the State.Commission Bhagirathais an example of this.Now, they want to usetheir commission moneyfor winning the electionsin an unethical way.”

Senior leaders likeAndhra Pradesh ChiefMinister N. ChandrababuNaidu and other leadersof the Mahakutami par-ties are likely to share thestage with Sonia andRahul Gandhi. TheCongress is making hugearrangements for makingthe public meeting agrand success.

COREENA SUARES | DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

If the road is the limit forMahakutami candidates forelection campaigning, thesky is the limit for theTelangana Rastra Samithi.To fly the star campaigner,the TRS has been grantedpermission for helicoptertours to 29 locations acrossvarious districts facing elec-tion heat.

Party chief K. Chand-rashekar Rao will travel inthe helicopter (Aircraft-AW169) , having a seatingcapacity for two crew mem-bers and eight passengers,operated by Global Vectrafrom November 21 to 25November for the election

campaign. The party willbear the expenditureincurred.

Professor M. SreenivasReddy, MLC and TRS gener-al secretary said the party

president wanted to use thehelicopter to tour assemblyconstituencies of TS, topropagate the party pro-grammes and policies to thepeople. “Currently no spe-

cific budget has been allo-cated, but money is releasedbased on number of tripsmade in a day, and the heli-copter is a used one. Wehave asked the chief elec-

tion officer to give neces-sary instructions to thereturning officers to makepreparation for helipads,landing and takeoff,” hesaid.

He further added, “Otherstar campaigners of theTRS like MP K. Kavitha , K.T Rama Rao or T. HarishaRao and others will nottravel in the same helicopter, and instead can opt foranother aircraft and theparty will bear the expendi-ture.”

The last election that sawhelicopter tours was during the Karnataka general elections, when theBJP approached the EC 90times for permission, whilethe Congress 29. However,

the maximum demand forhelicopters was seen inUttar Pradesh, where atleast 15 helicopters criss-crossed the skies bearingleaders.

With the end of the nomi-nations , massive road ral-lies have been scheduled inthe coming week. BJPPresident Amit Shah willhold a 3-day campaign onNovember 25, 27 and 28.Congress president Rahul

Gandhi who is likely to bejoined by AP chief ministerChandrababu Naidu, isscheduled to campaign on November 28 and 29while Chandrasekhar Raowill address 28 public meetings across 66 con-stituencies.

KCR chopper ride to 26 constituencies■ Returning officers asked to make arrangements for helipad, landing, take-offWINGS OF | POWER

Khushboo calls KCR ‘NayaNawab, commission man’ KIRAN REDDY ALTHURU |DCHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

“The Telangana RashtraSamithi (TRS) is in lovewith the BJP,” allegedCongress leader andactress Khushboo. Shealso slammed caretakerChief Minister K. Chan-drasekhar Rao (KCR), say-ing that he was under theimpression that ‘CM’referred to ‘CommissionMan’ and was behavinglike a ‘Naya Nawab’ byholding court in PragathiBhavan.

Speaking to media per-sons at Gandhi Bhavan inthe city on Tuesday,Khushboo said, “Chan-drasekhar Rao thinks heis a Nawab by staying in ahouse built with hundredsof crores and by roamingin costly cars. The TRSgovernment is meant foronly taking commissionsbut the people will makehim zero at these elec-tions. The government iscarrying out unethicalpractices. Its stand on theMaoists is not good. Thegovernment is responsi-ble for the fake encoun-ters, including theencounter killing ofSruthi.”

She also alleged that noteven one promise ofChandrasekhar Rao wasfulfilled in the last fouryears. “The proposal andpromise of a Dalit CM wasthrown in the dustbin,”she said. Developing onher accusation that theTRS was “in love” withthe BJP, Khushboo said,“Chief Minister K.

Chandra-sekhar Rao andPrime Minister NarendraModi confine themselvesto ribbon cuttings for pro-grammes, and do not doanything beyond that.”

She alleged that thelands of the tribals werealso sold by Mr Rao forcommissions. “He is theonly Chief Minister in thecountry who stays in hisfarmhouse without com-ing to the secretariat,” shesaid.

She added, “There is nosafety for women underthis government. Whilethe Congress gave tickets

to 11 women, TRS hasgiven only three ticketsfor women in the upcom-ing polls. MrChandrasekhar Rao’s gov-ernment is an anti-womengovernment. About `220crore were looted in thename of Bathukammasarees. Mr Chandra-sekhar Rao considers thatthe development ofKavitha (his daughter) isthe development ofwomen. It is a shame thatthe TRS has not appointeda woman minister forwomen and Child welfaredepartment too.”

ARMS BROUGHTIN FROM BIHAR,CHHATTISGARHDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

AIMIM’s star campaign-er Akbaruddin Owasihas not just inheritedproperties, but alsolicensed arms from hisancestors.

Since the election codecame into effect, contest-ing candidates were toldto submit their licensedarms. Raids howeverproved that illegal andunlicensed arms havebeen brought into thestate. On the evening ofDiwali, Hyderabadpolice seized `7.5 crorehawala money in cash,along with illegalweapons sourced fromstates like Chhattisgarhand Bihar, said thepolice.

Uttam sacks Mallesh asRanga Reddy DCC chiefDC CORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, NOV. 20

In the backdrop of corrup-tion allegations made onthe Congress leaders byRanga Reddy DistrictCongress Committee(DCC) president KyamaMallesh, the TelanganaPradesh CongressCommittee (TPCC) hasbeen harsh on him by dis-missing him from theDCC president's post.

It may be recalled thatKyama Mallesh had madeallegations against AICCScreening CommitteeChairman Bhakta CharanDas by saying that his sonhad demanded `3 crore toget him the ticket forIbrahimpatnam con-

stituency. He had alsomade allegations againstTPCC leaders for allottingthe seat to TD.

Kyama Mallesh wasshocked by the party'sdecision. Besides remov-ing him from the DCC, theTPCC president Mr N.Uttam Kumar Reddy hasalso issued a show-causenotice to him on Tuesdayand asked for a reply bynight.

The TPCC is likely tosuspend him onWednesday, in case hefails to give a reply.

Responding on theaction taken by TPCC, MrKyama Mallesh hasaddressed the media. Hesaid, “I have been workingfor the party for the last 35

years. I have not com-mented on Sonia Gandhior Rahul Gandhi. SuspendKomatireddy RajagopalReddy who made allega-tions against the highcommand and KarthikReddy, who had destroyedCongress party's flagposts by not giving himthe ticket. The DCC ofRanga Reddy has nottaken up any actionagainst the party. As thereis no response from Uttamand Mr. RC Khuntia evenafter complaining thatthey are demandingmoney, I have lost my cooland have approached themedia. How can the partydo injustice to a personwho worked for the partywith dedication?”


In the upcomingAssembly elections, out of119 constituencies, about20 constituencies are see-ing huge amounts ofmoney being spent oncanvassing. These are theconstituencies fromwhich the most numbersof contractors, realtorsand industrialists arecontesting.

As per election commis-sion guidelines, each can-didate can spend a maxi-mum of `28 lakh on his orher campaign, but accord-ing to political circles, forexpenditure in these con-stituencies, the sky is thelimit. Whatever the ECguidelines say, in general,the average expenditureis around `10 crore foreach candidate. But inthese constituencies theexpenditure may reach`20 crore and above.

In Khammam Assemblyconstituency, Mr PuvvadaAjay Kumar of the TRSand Mr Nama NageswaraRao of the TD are contest-ing. Mr Ajay Kumar is arealtor and owns educa-tional institutions. MrNageswara Rao is a con-tractor and industrialist.

In Kodangal Assemblyconstituency Mr A.Revanth Reddy of theCongress is pitted againstMr P. Narendar Reddy ofthe TRS. Both men arefinancially well off.

In Serilimgampally, TDcandidate Bhavya AnandPrasad and the BJP’s G.

Yoganand are industrial-ists and the TRS’Arikepudi Gandhi hasdeep pockets too.

Candidates with deeppockets in Medchal arethe Congress’ K. LaxmaReddy, an industrialist,and the TRS’ Mallareddywho owns several educa-tional institutions andindustrial units. InTandur, the TRS’ trans-port minister PatnamMahendar Reddy and theCongress’ Pilot RohitReddy are contesting. MrRohit Reddy is a contrac-tor and Mr MahendarReddy is a realtor andcontractor.

In Ibrahimpatnam, TRScandidate ManchireddyKishan Reddy andMahakutami candidateMalreddy Ranga Reddyare ready to outdo eachother in the amounts theyspend.

In Bhongir Assemblyconstituency, TRS candi-date P. Sekhar Reddy andCongress candidate K.Anil Kumar Reddy arerealtors. In BodhanAssembly constituencyTRS’s Shakil Ahamed andCongress’ SudarshanReddy are wealthy.

In Patancheruvu assem-bly constituency, bothTRS and Congress candi-dates are realtors -Mahipal Reddy from theTRS and Kata SrinivasGoud from the Congress.

In Nalgonda, Congresscandidate KomatireddyVenkata Reddy and TRScandidate K BhupalReddy are contractors.

Money power inplay in 20 seats

Actress Khushboo arrives in Gandhi Bhavan to addressthe media on Tuesday. — S. SURENDER REDDY

VIJAYASHANTI UNHAPPY OVERWOMEN MISSING ON POSTERSDC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 20

The TPCC’s star cam-paigner, Vijayashanti,has expressed dissatis-faction over the welcomeposters prepared for thetour of Sonia Gandhi notshowing photos of anyfemale leaders. She saidthe Congress should nothave done this as theparty was accusing theTRS of excluding womenwhile appointing minis-ters. “The people areasking whether the pro-gramme is only formen,” she said.

She also urged theCongress and the TJS towork together to achievethe main aim of theMahakutami. “Otherallies are worried by thedelay in finalising candi-dates,” she said.

Meanwhile, former MPRapolu Anand Bhaskarprotested against notincluding his name inthe list of star campaign-ers. In a letter toTelangana Congressaffairs in-charge R.C.Khuntia, he said, “Thisestablishes the impor-tance of persons like mein the party.”

■ ■ SENIOR LEADERSlike Andhra PradeshChief Minister N.Chandrababu Naiduand other leaders ofthe Mahakutami par-ties are likely toshare the stage withSonia and RahulGandhi. TheCongress is makinghuge arrangementsfor making the publicmeeting a grand suc-cess.

November 21 – Jedcharla , Devarakonda,Nakrekal , Bhongir , Medak

November 22 – Khanapur , Boath (Ichoda)Nirmal , Mudhole at (Baisna ) Armoor

November 23 – Narasampet , Mahabubnagar ,Dornakal , Suryapet , Thungathurthi , Janagoan

November 25 – Tandur – Parigi , Narayamet,Devaradra, Shadnagar , Ibrahimpatnam

FLIGHT PLANS OF TRS STAR CAMPAIGNER

No specificbudget has

been allocated, butmoney will be

released based onnumber of tripsmade in a day.

PROF. M. SREENIVASREDDY

Several leaders likeRamana, Ravula, andPeddireddy have lost

their constituenciesto Congress.

Age factor, social equa-tions, one ticket to onefamily policy and seatadjustment affectCongress leadersSashidhar Reddy andShankar Rao were notgiven tickets.In TRS, except three sit-ting MLAs, all were giventickets.Jangaon controversy costTJS chief Kodandaramhis seat.

RamanaPeddireddy

PARTY VETERANS TAKE BACK SEAT

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Foreign tripChief of Army Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat will visitVietnam on Thursday with an aim to bolsterdefence cooperation between two partners.

PAKISTANISSUES VISAS TOSIKH PILGRIMSDC CCORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

Pakistan on Tuesdayissued a whopping 3,800visas to Indian Sikh pil-grims to participate inthe celebrations to markthe 549th birth anniver-sary of Guru Nanak, thefirst Guru of the Sikhsand the founder of Sikh-ism. Pakistan high com-missioner SohailMahmood hailed themove as a “special ges-ture” by the Pakistangovernment.

While the move isbound to be welcomedby New Delhi, Indiansecurity agencies havebeen concerned byattempts by notoriousPakistani spy agency ISIto try to radicaliseIndian Sikh pilgrimsvisiting Pakistan to res-urrect the terroristKhalistan movementthat wreaked havoc inIndia’s Punjab provincein the 1980s and early1990s.

The terrorist move-ment was smashed bythe Punjab police wayback in 1994.

But the recent grenadeattack in Amritsar isbeing viewed in India asa fresh attempt by theISI to stoke terror inPunjab.

Pakistani agencieshave also been prevent-ing the Indian high com-missioner in Pakistanfrom visiting Sikh gurd-waras.

India, Russia ink2-warship deal New Delhi, Nov. 20:India and Russia Tuesdaysealed a USD 500 milliondeal for construction oftwo missile frigates inGoa for the Indian Navy,sending a clear signal ofcontinuing with high-level defence collabora-tions notwithstanding theUS warnings of sanc-tions.

Officials said the agree-ment for manufacturingof the two Talvar-classwarships was signedbetween defence PSU GoaShipyard Ltd (GSL) andRussia’s state-run defencemajor Rosoboronexportunder the government-to-government frameworkfor defence cooperation.

Under the deal, Russiawill provide design, tech-nology know how and keymaterials to GSL for con-struction of the shipsin India. The ships will befitted with most advancedmissiles and otherweapon systems, theysaid.

“We have finalised aUSD 500 million deal withRussia for construction oftwo warships in Goa,”CMD of GSL ShekharMital told PTI. He saidconstruction of the shipswill begin in 2020 and thefirst one will be ready forinduction in 2026 whilesecond one will be readyby 2027.

The two sides alreadyfinalised another dealamounting to aroundUSD 1 billion under

which Russia will supplytwo frigates to India by2023. Tuesday’s agree-ment came nearly sixweeks after India signedan agreement with Russiato buy a batch of S-400 airdefence missile systemsat a cost of around USD 5billion.

India is going aheadwith mega defence dealswith Russia disregardingwarnings by the US ofsanctions.

The Trump administra-tion has put severalRussian firms undersanctions underCountering America’sAdversaries ThroughSanctions Act (CAATSA).The US said countriesengaged with Russia’sdefence firms may alsoface actions under CAAT-SA.

India has been hoping toget a waiver from the USon the deals it was sign-ing with Russia. Russiahas been India’s largestdefence supplier. —PTI

PANIC SPREADS AS SENIOR LEADEROF GEELANI’S HURRIYAT SHOT DEADDC CCORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, NOV. 20

Unidentified gunmen onTuesday shot dead anaide of Kashmiri sepa-ratist leader Syed AliShah Geelani inside hishouse in southernAnantnag district. Hiswife was injured in theshootout, the police said.

The slain man wasHafizullah Mir, the dis-trict president of Geelani-led Tehrik-e-Hurriyatparty. The police and localsources said that Mir wasshot at his residence inBudroo village ofAchabal area in

Anantnag district.Both husband and wife

were rushed to the hospi-tal where doctorsdeclared Mir dead onarrival.

T e h r i k - e - H u r r i y a twhich is the main con-stituent of the HurriyatConference faction led byMr Geelani blamed Mir’smurder on Indian intelli-gence agencies. Thepolice said he was killedby terrorists.

The police statementread, “Terrorists bargedinto the house of Mir andfired indiscriminatelyresulting into criticalinjuries to him.”

Amid technical snags,64.8% cast vote in C’garhRaipur, Nov. 20: Around64.8 per cent voter turnoutwas recorded till 5 pm inthe second and final phaseof the ChhattisgarhAssembly polls held onTuesday, an official said.

The voting time ended at5 pm, but voters were stillstanding in the queues,waiting for their turn atseveral polling boothsacross the state.

The voting percentageis, therefore, likely to rise.A total of 1,079 candi-dates, including 119women, are contesting in72 constituencies of thestate with an electorate of1,54,00,596.

This was the last of thetwo-phase polls to the 90-member Assembly, wherethe Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) has been inpower for the last 15 years.“64.8 per cent polling hasbeen registered till 5 pm.

Although voting endedat 5 pm, voters were wait-ing in queue in large num-bers in the polling boothpremises,” the officialsaid. “The voting percent-age is expected to rise,” headded.

The time of polling was

from 8 am to 5 pm, but intwo polling booths —Amamora (booth no 72)and Modh (no 76) inBindranavgarh con-stituency (Gariaband dis-trict) — voting was heldfrom 7 am to 3 pm due toNaxal threats, the officialsaid.

There were reports oftechnical snags in EVMsat some places, whichdelayed the pollingprocess, he said.Meanwhile, the ElectionCommission has removeda presiding officer and apolling staff of differentpolling booths inMarwahi constituency ofBilaspur district, afterreceiving complaintsagainst them.

Bilaspur Collector PDayanand removed pre-siding officer of Semrapolling booth SurendraKumar Mandavi, and apolling staff of Dhanaulipolling station KamalKishore Tiwari after get-ting complaints againstthem by concernedpolling agents, a state-ment issued by poll offi-cials said.

“An inquiry has been

ordered against Mandaviand Tiwari and they havebeen ousted from thepolling duty,” it said.

Chief Minister RamanSingh, his wife VeenaSingh and son AbhishekSingh, a BJP MP fromRajnandaon district,voted in Kawardha con-stituency.

State ministers includ-ing Brijmohan Agrawal,Rajesh Munat andPremparkash Pandey,besides State Congresschief Bhupesh Baghel andLeader of Opposition TSSinghdeo exercised theirfranchise in their respec-tive areas. —PTI

Sushma cites health reasonsDC CCORRESPONDENTWITH AAGENCY IINPUTSNEW DELHI/ INDORE,NOV. 20

External affairs ministerSushma Swaraj, one ofthe most prominent facesof the BJP and theNarendra Modi govern-ment, announced onTuesday that she had“made up her mind” notto contest the 2019 generalelection due to “healthreasons”.

In Madhya Pradesh, thestate BJP is abuzz withrumours that chief minis-ter Shivraj SinghChouhan’s son Kartikeyacould make his electoraldebut either from Vidishaor Bhopal, considered asthe party’s strongholds.Speculation in also rife inthe BJP state unit thatsome other family mem-ber of the Chief Ministeror one of his confidantscould stand from Vidishaif Ms Swaraj is not con-testing from there.

Ms Swaraj, who is serv-ing her fourth term in theLok Sabha, told reportersin Indore: “It is the partywhich decides, but I havemade up my mind not tocontest the next (LokSabha) elections due tohealth reasons.”

She had undergone akidney transplant in 2016.

“After being elected fromVidisha as a Lok SabhaMP, I was the Leader ofthe Opposition. Later, Iwas given the responsibil-ity of the external affairsministry. Despite holdingthese prime posts, I usedto visit all Assembly seg-ments in my constituencyevery month for nearlyeight years.

“Doctors have advisedme that I should avoidexposure to dust. Becauseof this, I am unable totake part even in electionrallies. Due to health rea-sons, I can’t participate inoutdoor public pro-grammes... I have also told

my party leadership thatin view of health reasons,I have to avoid such expo-sure,” Ms Swaraj said.

Congress spokespersonAbhishek “Manu”Singhvi said it was herpersonal decision, anddeclined to comment anyfurther.

Ms Swaraj’s husbandSwaraj Kaushal, a formergovernor of Mizoram,posted “thank you” onTwitter, and said that evenMilkha Singh had one daystopped running.

A spell-binding oratorin Hindi, Ms Swaraj isamong the few top politi-cians capable of speakingin English with equalease, and has had a fewrare distinctions, includ-ing being the youngestCabinet minister at 25,when she had joined theHaryana government in1977, and the first womanchief minister of Delhi.

She is also the firstwoman external affairsminister of the countrythough Indira Gandhi, asPrime Minister, had heldcharge of the portfolio.

Ms Swaraj also servedin the Rajya Sabha forthree terms and was amember of the HaryanaAssembly — the state shecomes from — twice.

We use medicine toeradicate termite.

Similarly, I used noteban as a medicine.

— Narendra Modi,

Prime minister

SHORT TAKES

NNeeww DDeellhhii:: A 25-year-oldman was stabbed to deathallegedly by two brothers

following a quarrel at awedding function in south

Delhi's Tigri area, police saidTuesday. The man, identified

as Ajay, and the twoaccused brothers — Rahul

and Deepak — were attend-ing a wedding function of arelative in Lado Sarai whena quarrel ensued between

them on Monday night, VijayKumar, Deputy

Commissioner of Police(south) said. However, the

matter was resolved after afew friends and elders inter-vened. But, the quarrel took

place again after the func-tion, he said. —PTI

Bengal to punish spitters harshly

KKoollkkaattaa:: The West Bengalgovernment is planning toput in place stricter meas-

ures to check unabated spit-ting and littering at public

places, Urban Developmentminister Firhad Hakim saidTuesday. On the advice of

chief minister Mamata Bane-rjee, the government formed

a committee, which wouldmodify the existing laws and

look into options of impos-ing stricter penalities on

offenders, the minister toldreporters at the secretariat.“We are spending lakhs to

keep the city clean. It's timewe raise awareness to stop

this nuisance,” he said. —PTI

‘Cong can’t seebeyond corruption’

JJaaiippuurr:: Railway MinisterPiyush Goyal Tuesday tar-

geted the Congress, sayingthe party could not see

beyond the corruption anddynastic politics when it

was in power. Accusing theCongress of making merely

false promises, Goyal saidthe BJP always believed in

fulfilling them. “TheCongress could not work on

developmental issues ascorruption, casteism and

dynastic politics is its histo-ry. It has done the politics of

making promises while theBJP is working with themotto of development,”

Goyal told reporters. —PTI

Piyush Goyal

DC CCORRESPONDENT with aagency iinputsNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

A furious Supreme Court onTuesday told all parties in acase involving the CBI’s topbrass that they do not“deserve” a hearing in thelight of the leaks to the mediain the highly-sensitive casecentred around the probeagency chief and his deputylevelling corruption chargesagainst each other.

After a quick look at the doc-uments, a shocked MrNariman said, “How did thisleak come out? We don’tknow.”

Mr Nariman added that the“leak” was totally “unautho-rised” and he was very “dis-turbed and shocked” by it.After giving the copy of thenews report to Mr Nariman,the Supreme Court benchadjourned the hearing tillNovember 29 on the plea filedby Mr Verma.

He has challenged theCentre’s decision to divesthim of duties and sendinghim on forced leave, saying,“We do not think any of youdeserve any hearing.”

APEX COURTADJOURNS

CBI HEARING

Duo kills 1 in fightduring wedding

■ Research says it can improve concentration and multitasking abilities

Spinning charkha daily could improve behaviourNew Delhi, Nov. 20:Spinning charkha for onehour daily may improveconcentration, multitask-ing abilities, patience andmind-body coordination ofchildren and youth, astudy claims.

The study conducted bythe Brain BehaviourResearch Foundation OfIndia (BBRFI) analysedthe relevance of charkha(spinning wheel) amongchildren and youth in the

society. According to the

research conducted forover a month on 30 indi-viduals, 10 to 18 years ofage, spinning a charkhaeveryday had positive andsoothing effects on the par-ticipants.

Pre and post trainingdata was collected usingbrain mapping & elec-troencephalogram (EEG).Subjects were also testedfor psychological, person-

ality and intelligence quo-tient (IQ) tests.

The study saw positiveresults in all aspects ofbehaviour, according tothe research recently pre-sented by Chairperson ofBBRFI, Meena Mishra.

It provides scientificfoundation to anecdotalreports of benefitsof charkha spinning,Mishra said. The studywas sponsored by GandhiDarshan, Ministry of

Culture. The magazine shines the

spotlight on issues,approaches and prevailingcommentary on mentalhealth in India and acrossthe world. “Mental healthis even more importantthat physical health. AtAIIMS we are activelylooking at working withour psychology depart-ment to help family mem-bers of patients cope withsome trying and difficult

times,” said RajeshMalhotra from All IndiaInstitute of MedicalSciences, New Delhi.

Commenting on the sta-tus of mental health inIndia, Rajesh Sagar,Professor, Department OfPsychiatry, AIIMS, Delhi,said, “There is a great dealof stigma in the society onmental health. Mentalwellbeing is often con-strued as being crazy ormad, which mean people

find it difficult to talkabout and even seek helpin intervention. We, as asociety, need to changethis attitude.”

The urgency of focus onmental health in India canbe pointed out with thefact that, one in four peo-ple in the world is likely tobe affected by mental orneurological disorders atsome point in their lives,the researchers said.

—PTI

FRESH || FINDINGS

BIHAR EX-MIN,SURRENDERSBEFORE COURT Begusarai (Bihar),Nov 20: Former Biharminister Manju Verma,who had been evadingarrest in an Arms Actcase lodged in the courseof investigations in theMuzaffarpur shelterhome scandal, Tuesdaysurrendered before alocal court whichremanded her to judicialcustody till Decemberone.

Additional ChiefJudicial Magistrate,Manjhaul Sub-Division,Prabhat Trivedi passedthe order after a medicalteam examined the con-dition of the formerminister, who fell uncon-scious several timesafter reaching the courtin a three-wheeler. Shehad kept her face cov-ered with a shawl andsari.

Verma, along with herhusband Chandrashe-khar Verma, was namedin the Arms Act caselodged with the CheriaBariyarpur police sta-tion August this year.

This followed recoveryof a huge quantity ofammunition from their residence during aCBI raid in connectionwith the Muzaffarpurshelter home sex scandal. —PTI

ACCUSED WARNSKEJRIWAL OFSHOOTINGDC CCORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

A man threw chilli pow-der at Delhi chief minis-ter Arvind Kejriwal out-side his Delhi Secreta-riat office on Tuesday, anattack which the AAPdescribed as “politicallymotivated”, and said theBJP was hatching a con-spiracy in collusion withthe Delhi police to attackthe CM.

After throwing redpepper powder at theCM, the accused report-edly threatened to shoothim after he comes outof jail, an official said.The attack took placeoutside the CM’s thirdfloor room as he wasgoing for lunch.

Delhi BJP chief ManojTiwari condemned theattack, saying it “cannotbe tolerated or justifiedby anyone”, anddemanded a “high-level”probe, noting that theattack had happened in a“high security” zone.

Some officials close toMr Kejriwal accused theDelhi police of being laxover the CM’s security.

Sushma Swaraj

●● Under the deal,Russia will providedesign, technologyknow how and keymaterials to GSLfor construction ofthe ships in India.●● Two sides havealready finalisedanother dealamounting to USD1 billion.

●● This was the lastof the two-phasepolls to the 90-member Assembly,where the BJP hasbeen in power forthe last 15 years.●● A total of 1,079candidates, includ-ing 119 women, arecontesting in 72constituencies ofthe state.

RIOTSANT-SIKH■ Sirsa says will challenge life sentence of one

Sikhs vow to fight tillall victims get justice New Delhi, Nov. 20:Sikh leaders cuttingacross party lines havewelcomed the decision ofa court to award deathpenalty to one of the con-victs in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A Delhi court Tuesdayawarded death penalty toconvict Yashpal Singhfor killing two men in the1984 anti-Sikh riots, thefirst capital punishmentin the case. AdditionalSessions Judge AjayPandey also awarded lifeterm to co-convictNaresh Sherawat in thecase.

Sikh leaders vowed tocontinue their fight tilleach and every victimgets justice.

Akali Dal leaderManjinder Singh Sirsasaid they will challengethe life sentence ofSherawat and ensurethat even he gets“hanged for his crimes”.

“We are satisfied withthe judgment but we willkeep on fighting andchallenge the life sen-tence of one accused andensure that even he gets“hanged for his crimes,”he told PTI.

He also said that thejudgement has given wit-nesses a very big boostand after 34 years theyfinally got justice.

Delhi Sikh GurdwaraManagement Committeechief and Akali Dalleader Manjit Singh G Ksaid the judgment willencourage other victimsto come forward.

“Other culprits whowere hiding behind the Zplus security would benailed down,” he said.

Sardar R.P. Singh,National Secretary ofBJP, welcomed the deci-sion and urged the apexcourt to immediatelynotify the name of thirdmember of the SpecialInvestigation Teamformed to monitor fur-ther probe into anti-Sikh riots cases of 1984mainly in Delhi andother states.

Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader H.S.Phoolka said it was agreat judgement andnow the Sikh leaders arequite hopeful that inother cases also the vic-tims would get justice.

A Sikh survivor calledthe judgement “a start”,saying the fight will con-tinue till they get “com-plete justice” and bringall perpetuators to jus-tice.

The Tuesday’s verdictwas pronounced in theTihar Jail due to securi-ty concerns, and attackon one of the convicts onNovember 15 in thepremises of PatialaHouse Courts momentsafter a court reserved itsorder on the quantum ofpunishment to be award-ed to the accused.

On November 14, thecourt had convictedSingh and Sherawat forkilling two men hereduring the 1984 anti-Sikh riots — the firstconviction in the casesreopened by the SIT.

New Delhi, Nov. 20:The Congress Tuesdaywelcomed a Delhicourt's verdict sentenc-ing one person to deathand another to lifeimprisonment in a 1984anti-Sikh riots case andsaid it was “proud” thatthe legal process wasbeing allowed to workout its course.

Congress spokesper-son Abhishek Singhvisaid the party's standon the legal process isclear and asserted thatthere should be noexternal influences.“This is a legal process,a legal process whichmust be allowed to workout its course and weare very proud, happyand fortunate that it is

working out its course,"Singhvi told reporters.

Meanwhile Punjabchief ministerAmarinder Singhdescribed a death sen-tence awarded Tuesdayby a Delhi court in a1984 anti-Sikh riots caseas long overdue.“Justice has finallybeen meted out to theperpetrators of theheinous crimes,”Amarinder said.

SAD patron and for-mer Punjab chief min-ister Parkash SinghBadal and SAD chiefSukhbir Singh BadalTuesday hailed a Delhicourt's verdict sentenc-ing one person to deathand another to lifeimprisonment. —PTI

This was longoverdue: Singh

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS●● Nov 11, 11984: Hardev Singh and AvtarSingh were attacked and killed by aviolent mob in the Mahipalpur area ofSouth Delhi during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. ●● Feb 223, 11985: Charge sheet filedagainst one Jai Pal Singh ●● May 11985: Justice Ranganath MisraCommission formed. ●● Sep 99, 11985: Affidavitfiled by Santokh Singh,brother of Hardev Singhbefore Justice RangnathMisra Commission andinvestigation. ●● Dec 220, 11986: Jai PalSingh was acquitted. ●● 1993: A case was reg-istered at Vasant Kunjpolice station on therecommendation ofJustice J D Jain and D KAggarwal committeebased on Singh’s affi-davit.

●● Feb 99, 11994: Policecould not gather evi-dence to prosecute anyaccused, an untraced(closure) report wasfiled which was accept-ed by the court●● Feb 112, 22015: Ministryof Home Affairs consti-tutes SIT for reinvesti-gating the 1984 riots.●● Aug 227, 22016: SIT pub-lishes a public notice inleading newspapers ofPunjab and Delhirequesting people

acquainted with thefacts of the case to giveevidence about it. ●● Jan 331, 22017: SIT filesits charge sheet namingNaresh Sherawat andYahspal Singh and cites18 witnesses in total. ●● Nov 114, 22018: Courtconvicts Singh andSherawat. ●● Nov 220: A Delhi courtawards death penalty toconvict Yashpal andgives life term toSherawat.

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NASA’S MARSROVER TO LANDON OLD CRATER

Washington, Nov. 20: Nasahas chosen a 3.6 billion-year-old crater as landing site for itsunmanned Mars 2020 rovermission to seek signs of pastlife on the Red Planet, the USspace agency said on Monday.

Nasa selected Jezero Craterafter a five year search duringwhich every available detail ofover 60 candidate locations onthe Mars was scrutinised anddebated by the team and theplanetary science community.

The rover mission is sched-uled to launch in July 2020 asNasa’s next step in explorationof the Red Planet, the US spaceagency said. It will not onlyseek signs of ancient habitableconditions — and past micro-bial life — but the rover alsowill collect rock and soil sam-ples and store them in a cacheon the planet’s surface, thestatement said. Nasa andEuropean Space Agency arestudying future mission con-cepts to retrieve the samplesand return them to Earth. “Thelanding site offers geologicallyrich terrain, with landformsreaching as far back as 3.6 bil-lion years old, that could poten-tially answer important ques-tions in planetary evolutionand astrobiology,” said ThomasZurbuchen, associate adminis-trator for Nasa’s ScienceMission Directorate.

N. Korea cuts 10guard posts in DMZ

Spain threatens tovote against Brexit

Plan to sack top SLdetective reversed

Oz cops arrest 3 forplotting terror hit

Seoul: Pyongyang blew up 10guard posts in the

Demilitarised Zone Tuesdayas the two Koreas pursue a

reconciliation drive, evenwhile denuclearisation talks

stall between the US and theNorth. The move is one of

the steps agreed during thePyongyang summit betweenthe South’s President Moon

Jae-in and the North’s leaderKim Jong Un in September.

The North told the South thatit would blow up the 10 facili-

ties almost simultaneously.

Madrid: Spain’s PrimeMinister warned on Tuesday

that Madrid would voteagainst the Brexit deal

agreed between London andBrussels if it does not guar-

antee Madrid’s veto overGibraltar’s future status.Britain’s Prime Minister

Theresa May is due to sign atreaty with EU leaders to

leave the bloc on Sunday, butSpain’s warning over the con-

tested British territory onSpain’s southern tip may add

another complication to theprocess.

Colombo: Sri Lankan policereversed on Tuesday a deci-sion sacking a top detective

investigating a string of high-profile gruesome cases

involving the rich and power-ful, following intense

protests. The island nationhas been politically paralysed

since October 26 whenPresident Maithripala Sirisenacontroversially sacked prime

minister RanilWickremesinghe and

replaced him with formerrival Mahinda Rajapakse.

Melbourne: Three men whoallegedly plotted “chilling”terror attacks in Melbourne

were charged early onTuesday, less than two weeks

after a stabbing rampageinspired by the Islamic State

group left two dead inAustralia's second city, police

said. The trio, all Australiannationals of Turkish descent,

were detained by counter-terror police in overnight

raids as they escalatedpreparations to attack

crowded areas of Melbourne,according to police.

In syncPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saysIsrael would join the United States and othercountries in rejecting a UN migration pact

European Court ofHuman Rights’

decision don’t bind us— Recep Tayyip Erdogan,

Turkish President on ruling thatKurdish leader should be released

Trump’s bar on immigrants halted■ Federal judge puts temporary halt on order denying asylum to those entering US illegallyWashington, Nov. 20: Afederal judge on Mondayput a temporary halt to aTrump administrationorder denying the possibil-ity of asylum to peoplewho enter the US illegally.

US President DonaldTrump issued the procla-mation earlier inNovember as a matter ofwhat he called nationalsecurity as a caravan ofthousands of CentralAmerican migrants madeits way through Mexicotoward the US border.

US District Judge JonTigar in San Franciscoissued a temporaryrestraining order againstthe Trump proclamation,thus granting a requestfrom human rights groupswho had sued shortly afterthe order was announced.

Under the proclamation,Trump said only peoplewho enter the US at offi-cial checkpoints — asopposed to sneakingacross the border — can

apply for asylum. JudgeTigar wrote that theImmigration and Nation-ality Act of 1965 states thatany foreigner who arrivesin the US, “whether or notat a designated port ofarrival,” may apply forasylum.

“The rule barring asy-lum for immigrants whoenter the country outsidea port of entry irreconcil-ably conflicts with the INAand the expressed intent ofCongress,” Tigar wrote.

“Whatever the scope of

the President’s authority,he may not rewrite theimmigration laws toimpose a condition thatCongress has expressly

forbidden,” Tigar added.The judge’s restraining

order remains in effectuntil the court decides onthe case.

Trump’s administrationhas argued that he has theexecutive power to curbimmigration in the nameof national security — a

power he invoked rightafter taking office last yearwith a controversial banon travellers from severalmostly Muslim countries.

The final version of theorder was upheld by theUS Supreme Court onJune 26 after a protractedlegal battle.

When the new policy wasannounced by theDepartment of HomelandSecurity on November 8, asenior administration offi-cial said it would addresswhat he called the “histor-ically unparalleled abuseof our immigration sys-tem” along the Mexicanborder. Administrationofficials say anyone whomanages to get across canrequest asylum and subse-quently often vanish whiletheir case sits in the courtsystem. “The majority ofthese applications eventu-ally turn out to be non-meritorious,” a senioradministration officialsaid. — AFP

Washington, Nov. 20:Though the White Houselost the legal fight with theCNN over the suspensionof the press credentials ofits journalist Jim Acosta,it has used the opportuni-ty to rein-in the mediafrom raising more thanone question to PresidentDonald Trump or seniorofficials at future pressconferences.

The White House onMonday restored the presscredentials of CNN's chiefWhite House correspon-dent Acosta, less than twoweeks after withdrawingthem over a testyexchange with President

Trump during a news con-ference on November 7.

The Trump administra-tion’s decision came aftera judge ordered thatAcosta could continue rep-orting at the White House.

Following the decision,CNN said it was withdraw-ing its lawsuit against theWhite House.

Reacting to the decisionrestoring his pass, Acostasaid he was looking for-ward to returning to theWhite House.

“Thanks to everybodyfor their support. As I saidlast Friday... let’s get backto work,” he tweeted.

But the White House also

issued “rules governingfuture press conferences”.The new rules are forreporters covering thenews conferences ofeither President Trump orsenior administration offi-cials.

As per the new WhiteHouse guidelines, areporter can ask a singlequestion and permissionfor a follow up will be sub-ject to the discretion of theindividual holding thenews conference. Any vio-lation of the rule mightresult in revocation of thecredentials, White HousePress Secretary SarahSanders said. — PTI

Washington, Nov. 20:The US president’sdaughter and senioradviser Ivanka Trumpused a personal emailaccount for governmentbusiness in violation offederal records rules,The Washington Postreported on Monday.

The Post, citing anony-mous sources, said thediscovery was made byWhite House officialsreviewing emails inresponse to a publicrecords lawsuit.

When asked about it,Trump said she wasunfamiliar with detailsof the rules, the Postsaid.

A spokesman forTrump’s attorney con-firmed that she did use aprivate email accountbefore she was informedof the rules, and saidthat all her government-related emails had beenturned over months ago,the newspaper reported.

President Donald Tr-ump has repeatedly pil-loried Hillary Clinton,his rival in the 2016 pres-idential election, for heruse of a private emailserver for governmentbusiness while she wassecretary of state.

Then FBI directorJames Comey — fired bythe president last year —announced that thebureau would reopen aninvestigation intoClinton’s use of the pri-vate email server just 11days before the 2016Presidential vote, amove that some say mayhave helped cost her theelection.

Trump supporters stillchant “Lock her up!” atrallies, mimicking oneof Trump’s battle criesduring the election cam-paign, indicating theybelieve Clinton shouldbe jailed.

— AFP

WH allows Acosta, with ridersIVANKA USEDPERSONAL EMAILFOR GOVT WORK

Islamabad, Nov. 20:Pakistan summoned asenior US diplomat hereon Tuesday and lodged astrong protest overPresident DonaldTrump’s “baseless alle-gations” on Osama binLaden, saying it was a“closed chapter of histo-ry” and could seriouslyundermine bilateralties.

Trump on Sunday, andin follow up tweets,defended his adminis-tration’s decision to stophundreds of millions ofdollars in military aid toPakistan for not doingenough to curb terror-ism and criticisedIslamabad for offering ahideout to late Al Qaedachief bin Laden inAbbottabad.

“We give Pakistan $1.3billion a year. ... (Laden]lived in Pakistan, we’resupporting Pakistan,we’re giving them $1.3billion a year — whichwe don’t give them any-more, by the way, I endedit because they don’t doanything for us, theydon’t do a damn thingfor us,” the Presidenttold Fox News.

“The foreign secretary(Tehmina Janjua) calledin the US charge d’af-faires Paul Jones to reg-ister a strong protest onthe unwarranted andunsubstantiated allega-tions made againstPakistan,” foreign officespokesman MuhammadFaisal said. “Conveyingher government’s disap-pointment on the recenttweets and comments bythe US President, the UScharge d’affaires wastold that such baselessrhetoric about Pakistanwas totally unaccept-able,” he said.

He added Janjuareminded Jones that itwas Pakistan’s intelli-gence cooperation thatgave the initial proof totrace the late Al Qaedaleader. — PTI

PAK SUMMONSUS DIPLOMAT,LODGES PROTEST

Frankfurt, Nov. 20: Alawyer for Aasia Bibi, aChristian woman rece-ntly acquitted of blas-phemy charges aftereight years on death rowin Pakistan, says shewould like to leave herhomeland for any west-ern country willing toissue visas for her andher family.

Lawyer Saiful Malooktold reporters inFrankfurt on Tuesdaythat the failure of anycountry to offer to takethem is why Bibi andher family haven’talready left Pakistan.

Malook said that forBibi, who is currently ata secret location inPakistan, “any westerncountry would be accept-able.”

Pakistan’s SupremeCourt judges on October21 acquitted the 54-year-old mother-of-five ofblasphemy charges, buther case has inflamedradical Islamists some ofwhom are calling for herdeath.

— Agencies

ACQUITTED PAKCHRISTIAN WANTSTO LEAVE COUNTRY

Jakarta, Nov. 20: A deadwhale that washed ashorein eastern Indonesia had alarge lump of plasticwaste in its stomach,including drinking cupsand flip-flops, a park offi-cial said on Tuesday, caus-ing concern among envi-ronmentalists and govern-ment officials in one ofthe world’s largest plasticpolluting countries.

Rescuers from WakatobiNational Park found therotting carcass of the 9.5-metre (31-foot) spermwhale late on Monday

near the park in SoutheastSulawesi province afterreceiving a report fromenvironmentalists thatvillagers had surroundedthe dead whale and werebeginning to butcher therotting carcass, park chiefHeri Santoso said.

Santoso said researchersfrom wildlife conserva-tion group WWF and thepark’s conservation acad-emy found about 5.9 kilo-grams of plastic waste inthe animal’s stomach con-taining 115 plastic cups,four plastic bottles, 25

plastic bags, 2 flip-flops, anylon sack and more than1,000 other assorted piecesof plastic.

“Although we have notbeen able to deduce thecause of death, the factsthat we see are trulyawful,” said Dwi Suprapti,a marine species conser-vation coordinator atWWF Indonesia.

She said it was not possi-ble to determine if theplastic had caused thewhale’s death because ofthe animal’s advancedstate of decay. — AP

1,000 plastic pieces foundin dead whale’s stomach

A passenger train after a collision with a landslide, near Vacarisses, 45 km northwestof Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday. One person died and dozens injured after a landslidederailed a commuter train travelling toward Barcelona, authorities said. — AP

Washington, Nov. 20: Anew study from the NewsCo/Lab at Arizona State,in collaboration with theCentre for MediaEngagement at theUniversity of Texas hasfound that those who don’tlike the media or perceiveit as ‘lies’ or ‘fake’ areprobably not as good asreading the news as theirless perpetually annoyedpeers.

Those who held negativeopinions of news mediawere found less likely tospot a fake headline, or dif-ferentiate between newsand opinion. However,they were more confidentabout their ability to findthe information they needonline. Over 4,854 peoplewere surveyed in Kansas

City, Fresno, and Macon,Georgia, They were askedwhat was the first wordthat came to mind whenthey saw the word “news.”

About 62 per centresponded with somethingnegative. “Fake,” “lies,”“untrustworthy,” and“BS” were some responsesgiven.

The remaining 38 percent responded with some-thing positive or neutral(like “factual”).

The divide — a positiveor negative reaction to“news” — mapped onto anumber of other elementsthe researchers surveyed.

For instance, peoplewere given at least threesomewhat plausible head-lines and leads that mightappear in their local news-

paper. Two were real; onewas fake.

Those with positive atti-tudes fared better in figur-ing out which was which.In Kansas City, 82 per centof the half-glass-full typesfigured out which wasfake, versus only 69 percent of the half-glass-emp-ties. (The fake headline?“New study: Nearly half

the nation’s scientists nowreject evolution.”)

Another question askedpeople to categorise sto-ries as news, opinion,analysis, or sponsoredcontent.

The negatives were lesslikely than the positives tocorrectly identify the news— though not by a super-wide margin, 74 per cent to

80 per cent. So do the peo-ple who are bad at readingthe news know they’re badat it? Not so much.Another question askedwhich of these bestdescribed them:

— “I do not need helpfinding the information Ineed online.”

— “I could occasionallyuse some help in findingthe information I needonline.”

— “I frequently needhelp finding the informa-tion I need online.”

Those with negativereactions to the word“news” were less likely tosay they ever needed help(34 per cent) than thosewith positive or neutralreactions (42 per cent).

The report — by Gina

Masullo Chen, CarolineMurray, Eric Newton, DanGillmor, Kristy Roschke,and Natalie Jomini Stroud— confirms a number offindings other studieshave also found.

Does education makeyou more able to detect afake headline? Yes. Collegegrads had a higher rate (68per cent) than those withless than a college degree(57 per cent).

Age and income? Yes,people aged 65 and up weresomewhat less likely toidentify the fake headlinethan those 18 to 64 (60 percent vs. 66 per cent). Andthose making over $150Kwere better at it than thosemaking less than $30K (71per cent vs 54 per cent).

— Agencies

‘Fake news’ traps media haters: Study■ Those with negative bias towards news found less likely to spot opinionsLOSE | CONTROL

Washington, Nov. 20: AnIndian-American womanhas been elected as thepresident of the powerfulstudent’s body of theHarvard University.

Sruthi Palaniappan, 20,whose parents migratedto the US from Chennai in1992, was elected as presi-dent of the HarvardUniversity Undergra-duate Council.

Her running mate JuliaHuesa, 20, was elected asvice-president, accordingto an announcement bythe Undergraduate Coun-cil Election Commission.

Palaniappan said theduo planned to work onimproving the Council'scommunication with thestudent body in their ini-tial days in office. “I think

from the onset, betterstructuring the way wecommunicate with stu-dents is something thatwe need to already set thetone and plan for,” shesaid. “I think we’re goingto work on it before weeven leave for break andjust get off the groundrunning,” she told

Harvard Crimson, the stu-dent newspaper of thevarsity. Palaniappan wasthe youngest delegate atthe Democratic NationalConvention in Philade-lphia in July 2016.

According to report,Palaniappan and Huesagarnered nearly 41.5 percent of the votes asagainst their nearestopponent Nadine M.Khoury and ArnavAgrawal, who received26.6 per cent of the votes.

They ran their campaignunder the slogan “makeHarvard home”.

The duo, are scheduledto take over from the out-going president CatherineL Zhang '19 and vice presi-dent Nicholas D Boucher'19. — Agencies

PIO elected president ofHarvard’s student body

Sruthi Palaniappan

Chicago, Nov. 20: Anargument in a hospitalparking lot escalated intoa shooting that killedthree people, including apolice officer, in the UScity of Chicago onMonday.

The violence only endedwhen police engaged in ashootout with the gunmaninside Mercy Hospital.

“We have four deceasedindividuals: police officer,two female staff employ-ees at the hospital, and theoffender,” police superin-tendent Eddie Johnsontold journalists.

The shooter killed thefirst victim — a womanwho was in a “domesticrelationship” with him —during an argument in theparking lot, then fired atpolice when they got tothe hospital, and raninside, Johnson said.

Additional police —including SWAT officers— arrived at the scene,and “engaged the offenderfor several minutes in thehospital, with gunshotsbeing fired by the offenderand by the police,” hesaid. During the shootout,the gunman killed a sec-

ond woman when she gotoff an elevator, Johnsonsaid. The shooter was alsofatally wounded, but itwas unclear if he killedhimself or was killed bypolice.

Mayor Rahm Emanuelidentified the two femalevictims as a doctor and a“pharmaceutical assis-tant.” Patients describedbeing alarmed by the gun-shots outside MercyHospital and seeing a manapparently walking with awoman in the parking lotbefore shooting her threetimes in the chest. — AFP

Gunman kills three in Chicago

DEATH RIDE

‘ROBO-NOSE’ COULD REPLACESNIFFER DOGSSCIENTISTS DEVEL-OPED AN ARTIFI-CIAL “ROBOT NOSE”DEVICE THAT COULD BEUSED TO SNIFF OUT NAR-COTICS AND EXPLOSIVES

■ They are madefrom living

mouse cells andmay be used

instead of dogs

■ The prototypewas developed

based on odourreceptors grown

from genes ofmice that

respond to targetodours.

■ “E-noses” thatexist now use vari-ous chemical com-pounds to detectsmells instead ofreceptor stem cells

■ The idea is thatby using the actual,living receptors, adevice similar toanimals may bedeveloped.

This idea of an artificial nose hasbeen present for a long time. Thereceptors were identified in the

1990s, but there are significant technicalhurdles to produce all these receptorsand monitor the activity so that we canuse that in an artificial device

— HIROAKI MATSUNAMIProfessor at Duke University

WORLD VIEW

■ 4,854 surveyed inthree US cities onwhat they thoughtof the word ‘news’

■ 62% respondednegatively saying“Fake,” “lies,”“untrustworthy,”and “BS”■ 38% respondedpositively or neutral

The fears that the Reserve Bank of India’s board meeting, that last-ed a marathon nine hours on Monday, would see fireworks fromthe government’s activist nominee S. Gurumurthy were obviouslyunfounded. However his stamp was clearly visible in the decision

to appoint a committee of experts to decide the RBI’s Economic CapitalFramework (ECF), a restructuring scheme for stressed MSME borrowerswith aggregate credit facilities of up to `25 crores, and restore the healthof banks under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework. Thedetails aren’t known yet, but it is likely that if the PCA banks are permit-ted to lend, which the government wants, it could only lead to the furthercreation of non-performing assets. This should be a source of concern withbanks already grappling with huge NPAs.

The perception that the government was eyeing the RBI’s funds for elec-tion purposes is ruled out since the committee’s report will be availableonly in the latter half of 2019. It is hoped the committee will have as itsmembers people who will uphold the RBI’s stature and reputation and nottoe the government’s political line.

In the end, it was a win-win situation for both the RBI and the govern-ment. Considering the barbs that flew backand forth in full media and public glare, theRBI came out with its independenceunscathed and the government will get thefunds it sought for helping MSMEs. Therewas obviously a lot of give and take duringthese nine hours, though internationally itis not uncommon for central banks to helpout the government without sacrificing theirindependence.

That is what was really at stake atMonday’s board meeting — the indepen-dence of the RBI governor. The outcomeestablished the advisory nature of the RBIboard and the independence of its governor,Urjit Patel. The board, as one commentatorsaid, should act as an advisory body and its

members could apprise the governor of what actions needed to be taken,but it should be left to the governor to take it or not.

In the end, it was much ado about nothing. The nine hours did not pro-duce any earth-shaking decisions. But since there was obviously a lot ofdiscussion, it would be interesting to know what these were on and whatpart or parts of the agenda took the most time for a consensus to emerge.Perhaps it was a breakdown in the relationship between the Centre andthe central bank that necessitated such lengthy discussions. Trust had tobe rebuilt on both sides. It is good that all ended well and the remainingissues like liquidity will be discussed when the board meets again onDecember 14. After all, both entities are working for the good of the coun-try and the people, though their methods may be vastly different.

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While a Pakistani hand in the grenade attack on a Nirankari sectprayer meeting on Amritsar’s outskirts on Sunday can’t be ruledout, given the background of the Pakistan-backed militancy that

shook Punjab in the 1980s, there can be little ambiguity about the attackbeing a professionally-executed terrorist act, no matter who is foundresponsible.

Grenade-hurling by motorcycle-borne trained men is back after an inter-regnum of “hard-earned peace”, to use Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’stelling words. It is important to stymie any mischievous new process inthe bud. The target was a congregation, not an individual. Three peoplewere killed and 20 others injured, including women and children. Themost likely motive is to sow fear and chaos. Only a few days earlier, therehad been a carjacking of an SUV in Punjab and a grenade of a similar typeas used against the Nirankaris, while at prayer, had been found.

Capt. Amarinder Singh has spoken of the grenades bearing similaritywith those made by the Pakistan Ordnance Factory. That alone is not con-clusive. In 1978, fierce blood-letting had occurred between mainstreamSikh groups and the Nirankaris, an offshoot of Sikhism. But since then,there has been quiet. The Nirankari congregation made a soft target. Thismay suggest an attempt to incite faith-based conflagrations. The state gov-ernment and the Centre need to work together to tackle this threat.

Amritsar: Probe Pak role

Win-win for govt andRBI as crisis defused

Considering thebarbs that flew

back and forth infull media and pub-

lic glare, the RBIcame out with its

independenceunscathed and the

government will getthe funds it soughtfor helping MSMEs

c m y k c m y k

No one has ever become poor by giving

The only real failure in life is not tobe true to the best one knows

ANNE FRANKMIND POWER

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Words matter. The mes-sage may be importantbut so is its packaging.And yet Prime Minister

Imran Khan and his party aredefending indefensible “words”. Soconvinced are they that only theintention matters that the entireparty has waxed lyrical about thevirtues of a U-turn.

Indeed, this was a weekend dedi-cated to the U-turn, thanks to PMKhan’s candour during an interac-tion with some journalists onFriday.

He isn’t entirely wrong. Politicia-ns go back on their word all thetime. There was Mian NawazSharif himself who announced boy-cotting the 2008 election, only tochange his mind on the urging ofAsif Ali Zardari who was then play-ing statesman.

Zardari himself in one of his firstspeeches after the assassination ofBenazir Bhutto called the PML(Q)the “qatil” League. Later, he wouldform an alliance with the sameparty (and make Pervez Elahi thedeputy PM) when the PPP got tiredof the shenanigans of the Altaf

Hussain-led MQM, which wouldn’tstop playing musical chairs withthe treasury benches.

There was also Zardari’s back andforth on the issue of the judiciary’srestoration on which he oncefamously said that promises werenot like the “Quran or hadith”. Andlet’s not forget, the former Preside-nt’s famous speech in which he war-ned “some” people that “they” cou-ld only stick around for three yearswhile politicians such as Zardarihimself were here to stay. And soonafter this declaration of “war”, heleft the country and returned onlywhen the “three years” were up anda new man had taken over.

The PML(N) has not been far beh-ind. The 2008 election flip-flopaside, these days, we are all busywondering if Nawaz Sharif’s recentsilence is not a sign of his changingmood and strategy which earlierwas about taking on the khalaimakhlooq. As someone commentedon social media that if the rumourswere true, this would be quite the“U-turn”.

Earlier, the party also suddenlychanged its mind about how to run

the economy when Sharif seniorwas sent packing and his financeminister sent fleeing. The newteam — ostensibly from the sameparty — shaped an economic policywhich was starkly different fromthe previous one. And while every-one questioned the different pagesthat Ishaq Dar and Miftah Ismailwere reading from, there were fewquestions about what the PML(N)’seconomic vision was. Was it astrong-rupee and low-exports visi-on, or a more realistic rupee-valueone which might aid exports? Andwhere did Nawaz Sharif stand onthe issue? Or had he changed hismind somewhere between the sum-mer of 2017 and January 2018?

Indeed, inflexibility is not alwaysgood politics. Not even for Moham-mad Ali Jinnah, who is being quot-ed frequently these days. Let’s notforget that the man who wasknown to be the greatest advocateof Hindu-Muslim unity ended upleading the movement for a sepa-rate country for the Muslims. Orthat he accepted the Cabinet Miss-ion Plan (which envisaged a unitedIndia) only to accept a “moth-

eaten” Pakistan a year later.Political realities change and so doplans and strategies.

But then, why the brouhaha overthe PTI? Partly, because the partyhas at times replaced flexible deci-sion-making with what appears tobe mood swings. It is one thing toaccept political realities; it isanother to publicly declaim onething and then suddenly and equal-ly vociferously take the oppositeposition, creating the impressionthat the party just had not done itshomework earlier.

Its acceptance and then overnightrejection of Nasir Khosa as care-taker chief minister of Punjab wasa case in point. Personally, nothingthe party has done since it came topower beats that bit of kabhi haan,kabhi naan. But the flip-flop overAtif Mian, IMF and the dharna pro-vide some serious competition.

As a party that has little experi-ence of governance or power, thePTI was expected to do more flip-flops than the PPP and PML(N) puttogether. After all, this was the firsttime, this party was going to expe-rience the results of idealism clash-

ing with hard-nosed realities. Andof course, it garners criticism. Butthat too are the hazards of power.

However, it is not just aboutquick U-turns and inexperience. Itis also about the PTI’s inability toseparate the defensible from theindefensible. For instance, thesedays, instead of defending a policyor change of policy, the party hasbeen busy defending the idea of aU-turn. Why? Because the PM him-self did it in off-the-cuff remarks.

Another way of looking at it is tosay the packaging of the message isimportant. The decision should bejustified; that is the job of everygovernment. But to focus on thewords used to attack or criticise —that is surely a waste.

Not all words can be salvaged (ordefended) — some are doomed to beforever interpreted negatively. “U-turn” is one as is “appeasement”. Itboggles the mind that the rulingparty has spent two days defendingnot its policies but a word that can-not be defended. When will the PTIand the PM realise the difference?

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Imran Khan &his U-turns

are becomingindefensible

Punjab on edge again:Handle with wisdom

The grenade att-ack on the Nir-ankari Bhavanin Punjab’sAdliwal village

in Amritsar district hasunleashed war of wordsbetween all political par-ties. The Akali Dal, bel-eaguered after its leader-ship’s indictment by theJustice Ranjit SinghCommission over the2015 desecration of theGuru Granth Sahib, haslashed out at the so-called failure of the chiefminister, Capt. Amarin-der Singh, to maintainthe peace. Aam AadmiParty leader H.S. Phool-ka has lunged at ArmyChief Gen. Bipin Rawatand then retracted hisremarks. The Punjabpolice was quick to see a“Pakistani hand” as thegrenade in question wasof Pakistani origin. Lea-ks from New Delhi clai-med that there was thehand of a Burhani Waniclone called Zakir Musa,a former student of engi-neering at Mohali inPunjab and a rising for-ce in the Kashmir mili-tant hierarchy. A car hij-acked in Punjab, a remi-nder of similar hijack-ings by Pakistani jihadisbefore the Pathankotairbase attack, raisedsimilar concerns.

The evolving geopoli-tics of the region andbeyond needs a closerlook to understand theissue better. Severalcommentators have cor-rectly pointed out thatcomparing this to the1978 Amritsar clash bet-ween the Nirankaris andthe protesting Sikhs,which Jarnail SinghBhindranwale used toseize the militants’ lead-ership and capture Sikhminds, would be incor-rect. But it would not bewrong to surmise thatthe Pakistan Army hasbeen attempting for sometime to stir militancy inPunjab when theKashmir Valley remainssullen and disturbed, as

they did in the 1980s. Theonly difference is thatthe Punjab card was thenplayed first as they want-ed to ensure that Indiadid not utilise thePakistani preoccupationwith the Afghan jihadtogether with the (then)Soviet Union. No India-Pakistan war could befought with Punjab inturmoil and it also tieddown the security forces,thus leaving Kashmiropen to Pakistani exploi-tation. The common fea-ture is that as in the late1980s, particularly afterthe rigged 1987 Kashmirelections when surplusfighters returning victo-rious from Afghanistanafter the Soviet troopwithdrawal neededwork, and Pakistan aga-in has to keep its Punjabijihadi elements preoccu-pied with Kashmir whileit sorts out the endgamein Afghanistan.

The Afghan imbrogliodraws Pakistan into agrowing dissonance, ifnot confrontation, withthe United States. Its lat-est manifestation are thetweets by US PresidentDonald Trump, and stro-ng counter-tweets byPakistan’s Prime Minis-ter Imran Khan. Starti-ng with the delay in cap-turing Osama bin Lad-en, for which predictab-ly Mr Trump blamesPresident Bill Clinton,he asserts that the USwill “no longer pay Paki-stan the $Billions becau-se they would take ourmoney and do nothingfor us, Bin Laden being aprime example, Afgha-nistan being another”.He concludes, in capitalletters, “That’s ENDI-NG”. Imran Khan, notone to duck pace bowli-ng, tried to set the reco-rd straight in a strongrebuttal. No Pakistani,he declared, had beeninvolved in the 9/11 atta-ck on America, but stillPakistan had participat-ed in the US “war on ter-ror”. He forgets that in

fact $100,000 was wiredfrom Pakistan for theoperation by none otherthan Omar Sheikh, rele-ased by India at Kandah-ar after the Indian Airli-nes plane hijacking,clearly aided, if not abet-ted, by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.

Imran Khan then reve-rts to the usual Islamab-ad reasoning that Pakis-tanis are the victims ofterror, suffering 75,000casualties, with the cou-ntry’s economy taking a$123 billion hit. Again,this is less fact and morefiction. Pakistan, includ-ing the nation’s top mili-tary brass, hugely bene-fited from the trillion-dollar expenditure bythe US Army on its Afgh-an operations. Pakistangot American equipme-nt, billions in compensa-tion for their coalitionsupport operations anduncounted indirect mon-ey ploughed into theireconomy by the US util-ising the transit routevia Karachi. ImranKhan then bemoans, cor-rectly, that their “tribalareas were devastatedand millions of ppl (peo-ple) uprooted from theirhomes”. But again, hedodges Pakistan’s ownresponsibility in a partof the Taliban, rechris-tened Tehrike TalibanPakistan (TTP), turningagainst them due to the-ir collaboration with theUS in taking selectiveaction against only tho-se Pashtun groups notfully aligned with them.

Finally, Imran Khanargues: “Instead of mak-ing Pakistan a scapegoatfor their failures, the USshould do a serious asse-ssment of why, despite140,000 Nato troops plus250,000 Afghan troops &reportedly $1 trillionspent on the war in Afg-hanistan, the Talibantoday are stronger than

before”. Interestinglythe Urdu version, inste-ad of “scapegoat”, usesthe more colourful “spri-nkling salt on wounds”.

Punjab is caught in themiddle of this churn, asit was in the 1980s. Bhi-ndranwale’s rise owed tothe Sikh alienation fromthe Centre and the colla-pse of the traditionalclergy’s influence asindeed the weakening ofthe Akali Dal. What theNarendra Modi govern-ment has not realisedover the last four yearsis that the Akali Dal hasnow been reduced tomerely the Badal FamilyDal, and used to perpetu-ate power, being far rem-oved from traditionalAkali politics. Addition-ally, the Badals haveestablished their com-plete dominance overthe Shiromani Gurdwa-ra Parbandhak Committ-ee (SGPC), putting pli-able individuals in posi-tions of clerical influ-ence. The Bargari agita-tion is a manifestation ofthis malaise. The correctparallel with the 1978incident would be theBargari police firing onprotesting Sikhs, and notthe latest attack. Byretaining its politicallinks with the Akali Dal,and keeping Mr ParkashSingh Badal’s daughter-in-law in the Union cou-ncil of ministers, theBJP is now making thesame mistake that IndiraGandhi did by persistingwith Darbara Singh asPunjab chief minister.

George Santayana’sadvice that those whocannot remember thepast are condemned torepeat it sounds omi-nous for Punjab today.The external environ-ment is as challengingas in the 1980s, Pakistanas cornered and India,by not talking to it, app-ears as cussed as IndiraGandhi appeared to Pak-istan after her return topower in 1980. It is hightime that Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi roseabove political oppor-tunism to seek matureadvice and handle Punj-ab with wisdom.

The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs

ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh

The external envi-ronment is as chal-

lenging as in the1980s, Pakistan ascornered and India,by not talking to it,appears as cussed

as Indira Gandhiappeared to Pakis-tan after her return

to power in 1980

Gokul Gopalakrishnan

Arifa Noor

K.C. Singh

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Under the newcricket setupin India, onlythree selec-tors werea p p o i n t e d ,with one ofthem being

the chairman. The erstwhilefive-member zonal system wasscrapped by the Justice LodhaCommittee. Between the threeIndian cricket selectors, theyhave not played too muchinternational cricket — M.S.K.Prasad (chairman) played sixTests and 17 ODIs, DevangGandhi played four Tests andthree ODIs and SarandeepSingh played three Tests andfive ODIs. The captain and thecoach are invited to the selec-tion committee meetings topresent their opinions on teamplayers though they don’t havevoting rights in team selection.Very clearly, the troika ofselectors given the width anddepth of cricket they haveplayed will be subaltern to cap-tain Virat Kohli and coachRavi Shastri. However, in lateAugust, the BCCI reinstatedformer Indian players GaganKhoda and Jatin Paranjpe assenior national selectors afterboth were removed in Januarylast year from the selectionpanel for not being Test crick-

eters, as per the requirementset by the Lodha Committee.Both were, however, beingpaid as per their contract, asthey could only be removedofficially in the board’s AGM.Khoda and Paranjpe thusrejoined chief selector M.S.K.Prasad, Sarandeep Singh andDevang Gandhi after theSupreme Court modified theLodha reforms and reinstatedfive selectors in the nationalpanel. Khoda played two ODIswhile Paranjpe played four.Logic says that none of the fivecan ever be visualised as stand-ing up to the duo. When youmove the furniture around, itstubs toes and people get hurt.India’s multiple cricket admin-istrators have to understandthat you can’t teach a cat howto go and fetch. In the powervacuum that exists in Indiancricket, various people aremaking merry. This isnobody’s private fiefdom — weplay for India.

Indian cricket has come along way from Vijay Merchantusing a casting vote to makeAjit Wadekar India captain inplace of Mansur Ali KhanPataudi after a decade-longstint as the helmsman. Theeffete selection panel doesn’tcut any ice, Paranjpe’s contem-poraries in Mumbai cricket

were Ajit Agarkar and RajuKulkarni, who played muchmore international cricketthan him. Or Raj SinghDungarpur, who although nota Test cricketer always put hisbest foot forward for Indiancricket. Dilip Vengsarkar bat-ted for a pay hike for the selec-tors in 2007. Now the selectors,after the latest August deci-sion, get paid `90 lakhs perannum, while the chief selec-tor gets `1 crore. Now that is ahumongous number, a corpo-rate salary. According to theincome-tax department, only1.40 lakh assessees declareincome of over `1 crore perannum in India. The powerstructure that runs Indiancricket is at its most fragileand a result of this is the emas-culation of the selection com-mittee. One the one hand is thecommittee of administratorsappointed by the SupremeCourt — now down to two fromfour with only Vinod Rai andDiana Edulji surviving afterRamachandra Guha andVikram Limaye quit for differ-ent reasons. On the other sideis the cricket board — uncer-tain, manacled and fettered bythe Supreme Court. In the cen-tre is CEO Rahul Johri, nowunder the scanner for #MeTooallegations.

As such, the once powerfulcricket board, which by natureof its acronym BCCI — theBoard of Control for Cricket inIndia — is a pale shadow of itserstwhile self. Some of the deci-sion-making between the “pallbearers” remains suspect andcompletely hair-brained.Power is vested in two individ-uals in Indian cricket — Ravi

Shastri and Virat Kohli —coach and captain respective-ly. While Kohli in an interviewon the eve of the tour toAustralia said that Shastri isnot his yes man, their com-bined decision-making skillhas cost India dear manytimes. Too much aggression,constant tinkering with per-sonnel, square pegs in roundholes, needless persistencewith substandard cricketersand more than anything else,runation of Cheteshwar Pujaraand Ajinkya Rahane’s Testcareer progression — acts ofcommission and omission withno deterrence whatsoever.From the best touring teamever to no international teamtours well is a scathing indict-ment of this journey into anabyss of desolation. Joe Root’sEngland has just triumphedover Sri Lanka, vanquishingthem with a trinity of spinners.By constantly gearing your-selves using an echo chamber,you can delude yourself, butthe question is for how long.The South African tour wassalvaged with victories in theabbreviated versions, while inEngland more or less the entire

tour was an unmitigated fias-co. Cricket savants wereshocked at the weak-kneedresponse from the administra-tors.

With the balance of powerbeing what it is, importantthings are slipping through thecracks. It is a situation that thecoach-captain duo revel in, forthere is a distinct lack ofchecks and balances. The COAitself is split over CEO RahulJohri’s predicament, with onetrying to nail him and theother trying to save him. TheCEO is embroiled in a potboil-er and the inquisition commit-tee is muddled in its thinking.When Binny Bansal and M.J.Akbar can lose their high-pro-file jobs, why this attempt tosave Johri? Actually it shouldbe incumbent on him to quitand walk into the sunset. Aswe go into combat in Ozagainst what appears to be aweak Australian team, weshould remember the post-Kerry Packer series where amothballed Bob Simpson wasdrawn out of hibernation todefeat what appeared to be full-fledged Indian team, we lostthe series 3-2 despite SunilGavaskar’s heroics and the col-lective exploits of B.S.Chandrasekhar, Bishan SinghBedi and Erapalli Prasanna.The 1977-78 series saw a virtualsecond XI led by 41-year-oldSimpson with one genuinegreat in Jeff Thomson take onIndia. Australians play sportwith great pride. The primacyof cricket is well established inAustralia, barring two periodsof decline and near demise.Australian teams have alwaysbeen all-conquering. The first

came in the 1960s and early1970s when Rod Laver led atennis renaissance in Oz.Laver, Ken Rosewall, JohnNewcombe, Roy Emerson, MalAnderson, Geoff Masters andColin Dibley became the domi-nant tennis nation in theworld, winning Slams and theDavis Cup conclusively. Thesecond was when Kerry Packerdebilitated the game by turn-ing cricketers into mercenar-ies and launching World SeriesCricket with all top-notchAustralian players walkingout. Here again the Aussiesscrapped with second andthird-rung players till theyformed a cohesive unit underAB — Allan Border. Since thenMark Taylor, Steve Waugh,Ricky Ponting and MichaelClarke have given Australiancricket new direction tobecome world beaters.

While the Supreme Courtcleaned the Augean stables atthe BCCI and they deservethanks for dispensing with thezamindari and jagirdari sys-tem that prevailed in Indiancricket for years at end, thecurrent system is still flawed.In terms of value maximisa-tion, it continues to rake in thebig bucks, but cricket and thedirectional call that Indiancricket is taking is question-able. Meritocracy has to berewarded, extended runs formaladroit and mindless crick-eters have to be consigned tothe rubbish heap, performancehas to be the only criteria. Thepower vested in Shastri andKohli has to be toned down, yesmen have to be filtered out.Some of the on-field andadministrative decisions taken

by the team management inEngland cannot be allowed inany democratic setup. Thegame cannot be tinkered ortampered with. Equally, sys-tems and processes cannot becompromised. Indian cricket isbigger than all those who haveserved it well, for you playunder the aegis of the nationalflag. I am not challengingShastri or Kohli for their patri-otism, both have been greatservants of Indian cricket, butwith the democratisation ofIndian cricket where playersfrom Ranchi to Assam toOdisha to Kerala to J&K haveplayed with great distinction,it is time to enlarge the scope ofselection and team manage-ment. It is a lacunae staringVinod Rai in the face and he,along with acting president ofa crippled BCCI C.K. Khannaand a Rahul Johri embroiled in#MeToo are failing all of us.Mark Taylor gave Australiancricket new calling by zoningin on the baggy green, whileAllan Border took guard torebuild a hurt nation’s pride.Many hailed him as the mostsignificant player since DonaldBradman in Australian crickethistory. Kohli and Shastri canturn this storyboard around bybeing more accommodating,flexible and ductile. If not, thenfar bigger men have beenreplaced in the whirligig —Tiger lost his job as did SachinTendulkar and Ajit Wadekar,both Gavaskar and Kapil Devalternated exiting in and out ofrevolving door. The game’s pri-macy and paramountcy cannotbe disputed; transparency hasto be the norm, opacity is dan-gerous.

Between silenceand music liesimagination. Theunspoken ruleshould apply to

every realm of human art.Consider the quandary of apainter who could stare end-lessly at his easel in absoluteseclusion. But if he or shehadn’t walked the busystreet or the green or aridfield to get to the studio,there would probably be ablank canvas, with nothingto stir the brush.

Imagination is thus noth-ing if not a rephrasing of ourdaily experiences that openthe door to exhilaration ordiscovery, and which occa-sionally lead to an unexpect-ed point of departure. MirzaGhalib in the 19th centuryhad a word of caution (witha sense of discovery) aboutthe world, the entire uni-verse, in fact. “Aalamtamaam halqa-i-daam-i-khayaal hai,” the poet-philosopher wrote in a verseabout the limitless dimen-sions of the world we live in.In other words, as Ghalibsays, one’s capacity to thinkand imagine could belikened to a fisherman’s net.The universe would then fit,with room to spare, into justone hole of our vast web ofimagination.

Ghalib’s notion of imagina-tion is shared by T.M.Krishna, a terrific singer inthe Carnatic genre of Indianclassical music. Their ideaof imagination, however,has been under stress of lateby a mushrooming pursuitof self-limiting identities onall sides of the globe. The 42-year-old singer, who rejectsthe idea of borders, seespatriotism too as a jarringinvention of human depriva-tion. Fellow musician JohnLennon had offered a simi-lar idea in a different song

he called Imagine. As asocial activist, apart frombeing an unusually giftedmusician, Krishna findshimself inevitably rejectedby the Hindu right. Thesinger’s upper-caste rootsnotwithstanding, his criti-cism of Hinduism, in hisfamed essays and throughhis music, makes him aHindu apostate, if such a cat-egory is conjured. Othercritics of Hindu nationalism— such as Gauri Lankesh,and at least three upper-caste men opposed to a delib-erate spreading of blindfaith by right-wing groups— have paid with their lives.

Krishna’s greatly stimulat-ing theories on music andlife and art are predicatedon his rejection of patrio-tism — a holy cow for India’sburgeoning nationalists.And he reminds us of howthe word itself derives from“patrice” or “pater”, whichpoints to the patriarchal ori-gin of the idea of nation,therefore, of nationalism. Inour society, patriarchy ispervasive. It drives practi-cally everything, and musicis among its main charges.But Krishna is a trenchantcritic of patriarchy, includ-ing in music.

Indian classical music inparticular shares thisunsavoury feature with itsWestern counterpart. In theWest too, major professionalorchestras have historicallybeen mostly or entirely com-posed of men. Some of theearliest cases of womenbeing hired in professionalorchestras were in the posi-tion of harpist. The ViennaPhilharmonic did not acceptwomen to permanent mem-bership until 1997.

The so-called Western clas-sical genre, however, washistorically clothed in reli-gious jargon by powerful

usurpers of extant tradi-tions. It was no surprise thatWestern classical musicemerged from the jostlingfor cultural spaces betweenProtestant and Catholicchurches, although therepertory of music that isexclusively Lutheran seemsrelatively small. HeinrichSchutz, a leading Lutherancomposer of the 17th centu-ry, wrote music that wasstrikingly in the idiom ofCatholic composers activearound 1600. His point ofdeparture came in the use ofthe vernacular German text.The Lutheran traditionpeaked with Bach andwaned with a few churchpieces by Brahms.

Yet, the term “classicalmusic” does not appear untilthe early 19th century. Theearliest reference to “classi-cal music” recorded by theOxford English Dictionaryis from about 1829.Subsequently, ornatebaroque art, music andarchitecture was spawnedby the Catholic Church tooverwhelm Protestant sim-plicity. However, it was notbefore the rise of the middleclasses, spurred by colonial-ism, that great composersdetached themselves fromtheir powerful patrons andembarked on a journey oftheir own.

As the precursor in classi-cal genre of Western musicwas the handiwork ofCatholic monks who dili-gently notated and codifiedmusic from 11th century on,Indian classical music(translated with a purposeperhaps as shastriya sangeetor liturgical music) was cod-ified as recently as the 20thcentury. Some claim, how-ever, that Vishnu NarayanBhatkhande (1860-1937) hadsought to re-codify ancientIndian music, which they

allege was disrupted byMuslim influence.

At any rate, Bhatkhande iscredited with the introduc-tion of an organised musicalsystem, as did the Catholicmonks, which reflects inmuch of the current perfor-mance practices. As I haveindicated, there is a growingbelief for better or worsethat the historical traditionof music in India wasdestroyed during the medi-aeval times. The claim mayseem exaggerated, but it per-sists nevertheless. “Sincethen, music in India haschanged so considerablythat no correlation or corre-spondence was possiblebetween Sanskrit musico-logical texts and the musicpractised in modern times,”says the ITC SangeetResearch Academy, consid-ered by many to be anauthentic platform of musi-cians and musicologists.

Krishna’s questioning ofthe Brahminical hold onIndia’s music has disturbedhis detractors and he is get-ting dire threats. His effortsto recast classical music intoa non-Brahminical milieuhas met with obvious resis-tance from the Hindu right.

Imagine this. We can datethe advent of the piano tothe advance of metallurgy.We can divine AmirKhusro’s qawwali before thearrival of the harmonium inIndia with the Europeans.Thus, according to Krishna,there could be more imagi-native ways to appreciatemusic and other arts than torelegate them to an obscureorigin with an insidiousintent. In Bertolt Brecht’simagination, on the otherhand: “Art is not a mirrorheld up to reality but a ham-mer with which to shape it”.

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Visiting the sickDuring my studies for

priesthood in the early1970s, one social responsi-

bility that some of us had decidedupon was to visit the Army hos-pital in Pune. On Sunday after-noon we would cycle over 10 kmto visit the recuperating wound-ed soldiers. Some were thenfresh from the then EastPakistan (now Bangladesh) war.It was perplexing for the soldiersto see us. They would say,“young men like you on aSunday afternoon, instead ofwatching a film or enjoying somesport or other entertainment,how come you spend your pre-cious time visiting us”?

“‘Love your neighbour as your-self’, is one of Jesus’central teachings”, wewould answer. “Hetaught us, amongother things, to feedthe hungry and thirs-ty; visit the sick andthose in prison; clothethe naked and provideroof to the home-less…”, we would add. Beingaway from the family in the bat-tlefield and now in the hospital,such a visit obviously broughtthem much needed cheer. Aprayer with them before leavingwas like the icing on the cake.

Last Sunday we celebrated“International Day of the Poor”in our churches when along withprayers, funds too were collect-ed. While there are numerousprojects for the poor by the gov-ernment, NGOs and religiouscharities, one rarely comesacross an institute that organisesvisits to sick people. One reason Iguess is the impression that theirfamily members visit them. Onewould be surprised to find how

far that is from the truth andhow very lonely the sick in hos-pitals are.

The other reason for not visit-ing the sick may be because it isconsidered as nothing to do withreligion or spirituality. Onewould rather prefer going to atemple, a mosque, a gurdwara ora church. Mother Teresa, howev-er, taught the world to see andtouch the face of God in the suf-fering person. For her to visit orserve the suffering and the sickwas to meet Jesus.

Moreover, sick people oftenquestion and sometimes evenblame God for their sickness andsufferings. Our visit by listeningto their stories of pain can reas-

sure them of God’s lov-ing care and concernthrough us. Wouldthat not be as good, ifnot better, than visit-ing a holy place? Andregardless of whichreligion one maybelong to, a prayerwith the sick person as

a parting gesture can bring thema sort of divine soothing thatthey may desperately need at thetime.

And finally, a visit to the sickbrings joy and consolation notonly to the person visited butalso showers of abundant bless-ings on the visitor. For, as Jesussaid, “…when you do this to theleast of my brother/sister, you doit to me.” How about then turn-ing to the sick to find God inthem?

Father Dominic Emmanuel,a founder-member of theParliament of Religions,

can be contacted [email protected]

The power vested inShastri and Kohli hasto be toned down, yesmen have to be filteredout. Some of the on-field and administra-tive decisions taken bythe team managementin England cannot beallowed in any democratic setup.

T.M. Krishna’s question-ing of the Brahminicalhold on India’s music

has disturbed his detrac-tors and he is getting

dire threats. His effortsto recast classical music

into a non-Brahminicalmilieu has met with obvious resistance

from the Hindu right.

Sandeep Bamzai

Retrofit

JawedNaqvi

Dominic Emmanuel

By a staff reporter

HYDERABAD, Nov. 20.

THE first ever Turbo-alternator of 60,000 KWcapacity and Steam Turbine, also of 60,000 KWcapacity, assembled at the Bharat Heavy

Electricals, Limited,a Government ofIndia undertaking, atRamachandrapuram,here was handed overat a function to theUttar PradeshGovernment.

Chief Minister K. Brahmananda Reddi pressed abutton and amidst the blowing sirens and thunder-ing cheers of the workers, handed over the twoheavy electrical equipments to the Chairman ofU.P. State Electricity Board, Mr. S.K. Jain.

The Chief Minister also handed over the firstMinimum Oil Circuit Breaker, manufactured bythe Switchgear Unit of BHEL to the IndianRailways.

50 YEARS AGO IN

TURBO-ALTERNATOR MADE ATBHEL HANDED OVER TO U.P.

Boult Audio’s new Space in-ear BT earphones retainsits price at `1,375. The newearphones come with rein-forced Kevlar wires with a

thicker gauge for a premium feel. The cables

are now rounded asopposed to the previous flat

design. Boult also claimsthat they have also opti-

mised the Bluetooth chipsetfor better audio transmis-

sion which gives a seamlessand lossless transmission

allowing you to hear musicuninterrupted with stark

connectivity. The drivers areequipped with a CSR8635

chipset and neodymiumtechnology offering better

connectivity for a range of 8metres and crystal clear

audio. There is improveddurability on account of the

newly redesigned driversgiving more emphasis on

bass. Boult also claims thatthe vocals and lows have

also been worked on for agood overall sound. The

drivers also come with dustand water resistance with an

IPX4 certification. The battery life is rated at 12h.

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PRODUCT LAUNCH

Symphony EdX23 by Vivo

Vivo launched a SymphonyEdition of Vivo X23 in China,which in two colour variants

— Starry Black and ArcticPink. Under the hood, the

device is powered by aSD660 SoC, with 6GB of

RAM and 128GB of storage.The smartphone runs on

Oreo along with FunTouchOS UI. The new edition

sports a 6.41-inch Full HD+AMOLED display. Similar to

the X23, the new editionalso features an in-display

fingerprint scanner. There isa dual rear camera setup,

—12MP f/1.8 primary cameraand a 13MP f/2.4 secondary

camera, along with a24.8MP f/2.0 selfie camera.

The device is kept alive by a3400mAh battery, with 18W

fast charging support. Onthe connectivity front, the

handset has 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS,

GLONASS, and OTG. The Symphony Edition is priced at 2798 Yuan

(approx `29,000) in China.The Vivo X23 costs 3498

Yuan (approx `37,000).

Space BT by Boult

Budget A7 by OPPO

OPPO A7 has beenlaunched in China. The

smartphone runs onColorOS 5.2 on top of

Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. At its core, the deviceruns on a Snapdragon 450chipset aided by 3GB/4GB

of RAM, and 32GB/64GB ofinternal storage, which isexpandable up to 256GB.

The handset features a 6.2-inch IPS LCD notched dis-

play with a 19:9 aspect ratioand a screen-to-body ratioof 88.3 per cent. The hand-

set operates at 720p resolu-tion. Interestingly, the

device comes with an in-house technology —

HyperBoost feature forsmooth gaming.

According to GSMArena, the smartphone packs in a

13MP+2MP dual rear camerasetup, accompanied by a

flash. There is a 16MP camera with AI capabilities.The smartphone is powered

by a 4230mAh battery. On connectivity options includeBluetooth v4.2, GPS/A-GPS,

dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi,GLONASS, micro-USB withOTG support, and a 3.5mmheadphone jack. The OPPO

A7 is priced at CNY 1,599(approx `16,500) for the

4GB RAM and 64GB internalof storage variant.

Sweet UpdateXiaomi rolls out Android 9 Pie betaupdate to Mi A2 an Android Onesmartphone priced at `16,999

Hybrid cloud, ideal IT modelDC CORRESPONDENT

Nutanix announced thefindings of its first —ever global EnterpriseCloud Index, measuringenterprise plans foradopting private, hybridand public clouds. Thenew report found enter-prises plan to increasehybrid cloud usage, with91 per cent stating hybridcloud as the ideal ITmodel, but only 18 percent stating they havethat model today. Thefindings also revealedthat application mobilityacross any cloud is a toppriority for 97 per cent ofrespondents — with 88per cent of respondentssaying it would “solve alot of my problems.”Additionally, the reportfound public cloud is nota panacea; IT decisionmakers ranked matchingapplications to the rightcloud environment as acritical capability, and 35per cent of organisationsusing public clouds over-spent their annual budg-et. When asked to rank theprimary benefits ofhybrid cloud, interoper-ability between cloud

types (23 per cent) and theability to move applica-tions back and forthbetween clouds (16 percent) outranked cost (6per cent) and security (5per cent) as primary ben-efits.

Nutanix commissionedVanson Bourne to surveyIT decision makers aboutwhere they are runningtheir business applica-tions today, where theyplan to run them in thefuture, challenges in set-ting up their cloud envi-ronments and how theircloud initiatives stack upagainst other IT projectsand priorities. The sur-vey resulted in approxi-mately 2,300 respondentsfrom multiple industries,business sizes and geog-

raphies in the Americas;Europe, the Middle East,Africa (EMEA); and Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ)regions.

In roles centered onagility and digital trans-formation, IT teamsunderstand that runtimeenvironments for enter-prise apps change con-stantly. Respondents indi-cated a need for greaterorchestration and appli-cation mobility acrosscloud environments, asthey seek flexibility tomove apps to the “right”cloud on a more dynamicbasis. In addition, shadowIT practices that circum-vent enterprise IT teamsare posing a significantchallenge to forecastingand controlling public

cloud spend with wellover half of respondents(57 per cent) reportingone or more incidents ofshadow IT. Other keyfindings of the reportinclude:

Hybrid cloud betteraddresses business needsover single public cloud,including the price tag: 87per cent of respondentssaid that hybrid cloud asan IT trend is having apositive impact on theirbusinesses, and morehybrid cloud users report-ed all their needs werebeing met (49 per cent)compared to single publiccloud users (37 per cent).Furthermore, organisa-tions that use publiccloud spend 26 per cent oftheir annual IT budget onpublic cloud. Perhapsmost striking is the factthat only 6 per cent usingpublic cloud came inunder budget, while near-ly six times as many (35per cent) overspent intheir use of public cloudresources.

Security is top of mindfor determining work-loads: 71 per cent ofrespondents surveyed forthe report ranked datasecurity and regulatory

compliance as the top fac-tor in determining whereto provision their work-loads. This was followedby performance at 62 per cent, ease of manage-ment at 53 per cent, andcost at 52 per cent.

App developers todayare circumventing IT: 57per cent of respondentssaid their developers arecircumventing IT when itcomes to deciding whereapplications run, puttingthe organisation at poten-tial risk.

Finding hybrid IT talentis difficult: With clearbenefits to a hybrid mod-el, respondents say scarci-ty of hybrid experts is achallenge, with 54 percent claiming talent rete-ntion is part of the prob-lem. EMEA is expected tosurpass the Americaswith hybrid cloud adop-tion: Regionally, the Ame-ricas reported greater useof hybrid clouds now (22per cent) and within 12months’ time (31 percent). However, the two—year outlook has EMEA(43 per cent) surpassingthe Americas’ hybridplans (39 per cent) andAPJ (39 per cent) catchingup.

DC CORRESPONDENT

Samsung launched theGalaxy A9 (2018) yester-day and its biggest high-light is its quad rearcamera setup. Under thehood, the device is pow-ered by a Snapdragon660 octa—core chipset,paired with 6GB/8GB ofRAM and 128GB of stor-age. The handset runson Android 8.0 Oreo. TheGalaxy A9 flaunts a 6.3-inch full HD+ SuperAMOLED Infinity dis-play with an 18.5:9aspect ratio.

On the photographyfront, the smartphonefeatures a quad rearcamera setup, compris-ing of a 24MP f/1.7 sen-sor, a 10MP f/2.4 telepho-to sensor with 2x opticalzoom, an 8MP f/2.4 ultra-wide sensor with a 120-degree lens, and a 5MPf/2.2 depth sensor. Thehandset is claimed torecognise 19 differentscenes and optimise col-our settings to producebetter shots. Upfront,there is a 24MP f/2.0shooter. The deviceoffers features such asSelfie Focus and Pro-Lighting, along with anAR Emoji.

SAMSUNG PUTS4 CAMERAS ONTHE GALAXY A9

DC CORRESPONDENT

News, social media andgaming apps are the top 3 categories installed byIndian mobile users,according to a recentstudy conducted by Mo-MAGIC Technologies, a fast-paced, innovative,AI and Big data drivenmobile tech firm.

The Report titled,“Lifestyle Insight of AppUsers in India”, gives anoverview on the lifestylechoices a particular setof App USER profilemay have or follow, pre-dictably. The report isdrawn upon from “True-Insight”- MoMAGIC’sDMP (Data ManagementPlatform). KeyHighlights include:● On an average, anIndian smartphone userusually has 50 apps,including pre-installedapps; equally distributedamong men and women(Men have 50.5 apps &Female has 49.8 apps).● News related app installs saw a jump of

94% in Q12018 vs Q42017followed by a jump of80% for social mediarelated apps and lastlygaming apps at 52%respectively.● News app users areseen to install apps relat-ed to Food & Drink,Health & Fitness andAutomobiles. This seg-ment values their diet,health and drive more ona daily basis.● Social App users, isone of the key users ofdating apps, other thanautomobiles and weath-er. ● Game App user segment, mainly con-sists of parents, who

share their devices withtheir children and henceare found to have more ofparenting apps, followedby comics and beauty.

According to ArunGupta, the founder andCEO of MoMAGIC Tech-nologies, “India createsone of the largest newscontent across tens oflanguages which is con-sumed by users acrossage groups. News appscontinue to outperformother segments and isexpected to grow further,thereby making it clearthat in the near futurecontent is going to be aclear winner in the Adtech sector.”

Indian users favour news,games, and social media

Southeast Asia’s inter-net economy is expected to exceed $240 billion by2025, a joint study byGoogle and TemasekHoldings showed, a fifthmore than previouslyestimated, as more con-sumers use their smart-phones to go online.

The study, first pub-lished in 2016, encom-passes ride — hailing, e— commerce, onlinetravel and online media.The latest reportreleased on Mondayadds new sectors such asonline food delivery, aswell as subscriptionmusic and video ondemand.

It estimated that thegross merchandise value(GMV) of the region’sinternet economy hasreached $72 billion in2018, rising 37 per centfrom the year earlier.

The GMV of e—com-

merce in the region willexceed $23 billion in2018, the report said, andrise more than fourtimes to exceed $100 bil-lion by 2025, helped byincreased consumertrust.

It credited e-commercecompanies AlibabaGroup Holding’s Lazada,Sea Ltd’s Shopee, andIndonesia’s Tokopediafor helping develop thesector.

The report estimatedthat the GMV of thecompetitive ride-hailing sector, with the addition of online food delivery,has reached $7.7 billionin 2018. “Powered by theambitions of Go —Jekand Grab to becomeSoutheast Asia’s ‘every-day apps’, we projectthat ride-hailing willreach almost $30 billionby 2025,” the Google-Temasek study said.

Internet biz toexceed $240b

AARON ALMEIDA

Infinix introduced thesuccessor to the widelysuccessful Hot S3 in theform of the Hot S3X. Thishandset comes with stel-lar features and a beauti-ful design that couldpotentially rival hand-sets from bigger brands.

While the notch may bethe focal point of thedesign team over atInfinix, the rear of thehandset is where it actu-ally sets itself apart fromthe hordes of smart-phones available in thisprice segment as it boastsa glossy look that resem-bles a glass back.

On the Hot S3X, we findInfinix’s largest displaymeasuring at 6.2-inches.It features a resolution of720 x 1500 pixels makingit an HD+ display with apixel density of 268ppi.The display is bright,clear and vibrant.

INFINIX UNVEILSSUCCESSOR TOHOT S3

150 women gear up TechGigDC CORRESPONDENT

Especially in the tech-nology domain, theunderrepresentation ofwomen employees hasalways been a major con-cern with most industry players. To probe the on-ground situation onthe corporate floors,TechGig recently conducted the ‘GenderDiversity Survey 2018’.

The survey results re-established that theroad to the top isextremely difficult forwomen technologists.More than 80% ofwomen respondents in

the survey revealed thatthey have a formal edu-cation/degree inComputer Science, andstill, less than 10% ofwomen were in seniormanagement positions.Even at the team leadlevel, the representationof women was poor withjust 13% survey respon-dents occupying thisposition.

These findings againreinforce that Diversityand Inclusion programsneed to be a top priorityat all organisations.

Platforms like TechGigGeek Goddess are a stepin that direction with

an aim to provide theright environment andcareer advancementopportunities for womentechnologists. Presently,TechGig Geek Goddess2018 edition is underwaywith more than 68,000+registrations. Some ofthe popular program-ming languages this yearare C, C++, Java andPython.

India’s Silicon ValleyBengaluru is presentlyleading the race with themaximum participants,closely followed byChennai, Delhi-NCR,Hyderabad, Mumbai andPune.

BIZ BRIEFSYes Bank shares

drop by 6.5%NNeeww DDeellhhii:: Shares of YES

Bank on Tuesday slumped6.5 per cent after independ-ent director Rentala Chandr-

ashekhar put in his papersmarking the third resigna-

tion from the company’sboard. The stock dived 6.48

per cent to `191.75 on BSE.At NSE, shares of the com-

pany slumped 6.44 per centto `191.60 apiece. The stock

was the worst hit among theblue chips. The bank cited

personal reasons for MrChand-rashekhar’s resgna-tion. On November 14, the

bank’s non-executive chair-man Ashok Chawla had

resigned as his name figuredin a CBI chargesheet. — PTI

Gulf Oil is keen on battery plant

AAhhmmeeddaabbaadd:: Lubricant pro-ducer Gulf Oil on Tuesday

said that it can start batteryproduction in the country if

they can cross the thresholdsale of about 15 lakh batter-

ies per annum. The companylaunched its new range of

two-wheeler batteries in thecountry. “We are systemati-

cally increasing our pres-ence in the two-wheeler bat-

tery market. Our share hasgone up to 1.5 per cent last

fiscal in `4,000 crorereplacement market. We sellaround 50,000 batteries per

month,” managing directorof Gulf Oil, Ravi Chawla told

reporters here. — PTI

BITCOIN SLIPS BELOW $4,500 LEVEL

LLoonnddoonn:: Bitcoin tumbled asmuch as 10 per cent on

Tuesday to below $4,500,bringing the world’s best-

known cryptocurrency’slosses to 30 per cent withina week as a selloff in digitalcurrencies intensified acrossthe board. Other cryptocur-rencies also skidded sharply,with Ethereum’s ether losing10 per cent and Ripple’s XRPdown 13 per cent in a largely

sentiment-driven slide. Thelatest move lower started

this month aftera period of rela-

tive stability,with prices ofbitcoin having

hovered aroundthe $6,500

mark for severalmonths. “The euphoria has

died and prices have consol-idated with lower lows and

lower highs. A lot of peoplehave lost interest,” said

Fawad Razaqzada, an ana-lyst at Forex.com. Tuesday’sfalls coincided with broader

drops in financial markets.European shares weakenedfollowing a big fall on Wall

Street. — Reuters

India moves WTOagainst US duty

NNeeww DDeellhhii:: Taking forwardtrade dispute with the US in

the World Trade Organis-ation (WTO), India has asked

the Geneva-based body toset up a panel against the US

for imposing high importduties on certain steel and

aluminium products, an offi-cial said. India took this deci-sion after both the countriesfailed to resolve the issue ina bilateral consultation pro-

cess under the WTO mecha-nism. If the two countries arenot able to reach a mutually

agreed solution through con-sultation, a country can

request for a WTO disputesettlement panel to review

the matter. — PTI

Whistleblower seeks plea bargain in Ghosn’s case■ Analysts wonder how could deceptive accounts remain undetected for so many yearsAUTO || SCANDAL

Tokyo, Nov. 20: Japanwas shocked by news thatNissan Motor Co chair-man Carlos Ghosn, whowas widely respected forrescuing the car makerfrom near bankruptcy, wasarrested on Monday foralleged financial miscon-duct.

Nissan said that Ghosn,who is also chairman andCEO of Renault and chair-man of Mitsubishi Moto-rs, would be fired from hispost as Nissan chairmanon Thursday.

Nissan CEO HirotoSaikawa told a packedpress conference onMonday night that the

company had found thatMr Ghosn had been usingcorporate money for per-sonal purposes and under-reporting his income foryears in official companyfilings to the Tokyo StockExchange.

Another board member,Greg Kelly, was also deeplyinvolved in the miscon-duct, Nissan said. Saikawasaid he couldn’t elaborateas the cases are beinginvestigated by prosecu-tors, who have declined tocomment.

Prosecutors said thatGhosn and Kelly conspiredto understate Ghosn’scompensation over five

years starting in fiscal2010 as being about half ofthe actual 9.998 billion yen($88.9 million).

Public broadcaster NHKsaid Nissan paid billionsof yen to buy and renovatehomes for Mr Ghosn inRio, Beirut, Paris and Am-sterdam, citing unnamedsources. The propertieshad no business purposeand were not listed as ben-efits in TSE filings, NHKsaid.

Mr Ghosn, 64, has notbeen formally charged.The Asahi newspaperreported that he and MrKelly had submitted toprosecutors’ questions

after getting off a plane onMonday afternoon atTokyo’s Haneda Airport.Mr Saikawa confirmedthey had been arrested.

Mr Ghosn and Mr Kellyhave not been seen sinceand their exact where-abouts are not known.Suspects are typically

taken to the Tokyo Deten-tion Centre, which is link-ed to the Tokyo DistrictPublic Prosecutors Office.

Nissan’s Saikawa saidMr Ghosn’s alleged impro-prieties came to lightthrough a whistleblower,after which the companybegan an internal investi-gation and informed pros-ecutors.

Japanese media reportssay the informant is amember of Nissan’s legaldepartment.

The Asahi reported,without citing sources,that the informant gavethe prosecutors informa-tion in a plea bargain,

implying the person mayhave provided evidence inexchange for a lighter sen-tence.

How could he pull offthis alleged deception?This is the big question.

If the misconduct contin-ued for years, as Saikawasaid, analysts questionhow this could have passedundetected for so long,unless internal auditorsand senior managementturned a blind eye.

What next? UnderJapanese law, a suspectcan be detained by prose-cutors for up to 20 daysbefore being charged orreleased. Tsutomu

Nakamura, a former pros-ecutor at the Tokyo Dist-rict Public Prosecutorsoffice, predicted that MrGhosn will be indicted onFriday, December 7, thelast working day beforethat maximum period.

Mr Ghosn is allowedaccess to a lawyer duringhis time in detention.

If bail is granted, itwould be “exorbitant, inhundreds of millions ofyen,” or millions of dol-lars, Mr Nakamura said.But in major cases likethis, “often no bail isgranted until after thearraignment at the firstcourt session”. — Reuters

■ ■ FALSIFYING corpo-rate annual reports,which Ghosn andKelly are accused of,carries a penalty ofup to 10 years inprison or a fine of 10million yen.

1 EURO `81.67$1.14 1 £ `91.80

$1.28

FII NET BUY:$137.48 m (Nov. 19)

CURRENCY

INDICATORS

FOREIGN RESERVES:$393.13b (Nov. 2)

INFLATION:3.13% in Oct. 2018

Silver Dollar`37,900 `71.46

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13BusinessWEDNESDAY | 21 NOVEMBER 2018 | HYDERABADDECCAN CHRONICLE300.37 107.20 `200`100 `0.21

Mumbai, Nov. 20: Break-ing its three-day risingstreak, the BSE Sensex onTuesday fell over 300points on heavy selling bymarket participants, instep with a global selloffdespite strengthening ru-pee and easing oil prices.

Besides, profit-bookingin recent gainers too fuel-led the downward trend.The 30-share Sensex, afterstarting off lower at35,731, continued to slideas selling pressure pickedup momentum and hit alow of 35,416, before set-tling 300.37 points, or 0.84per cent, down at 35,474.

The index had risen 633points in the last two ses-sions on the back of incre-ased foreign fund inflows.

According to Sunil

Sharma, CIO of SanctumWealth Management,European indices openedlower as investors contin-ued to monitor develop-ments on Brexit.

“Technology companieshad been leading the char-ge in the US and concernsabout slowing growth andregulatory overhang, alo-ng with concerns aroundenergy sector profitabili-ty, alongside rising inter-est rates led to the sell offin the US,” he said.

Markets are reacting toslowing US economic gro-wth and all eyes remainfocused on commentaryout of the Fed, he added.

Paul Tudor Jones, ahedge-fund luminary whopredicted the 1987 USstock market crash, said

that he is “stress-testinghis portfolio of corporatedebt because he expects atumultuous road ahead onthe back of the FederalReserve’s commitment tonormalising interest ratesand buttressed by corpo-rate tax cuts.”

Speaking at an economicforum, Mr Jones said theFed faces real challengesamid “the end of a 10-yearrun” of economic growththat many anticipate willsoon come to a screech-ing, cyclical end.

Previously the US treas-ury department too hadsaid that the biggestthreat comes from elevat-ed levels of stock marketsand a bond market. that issensitive to interest rates.

— Agencies

Tech stocks cause globalcrash, ripples hit Sensex

Mumbai, Nov. 20: Thecountry’s over-the-top(OTT) market is estimat-ed to reach $5 billion by2023, driven by risingaffluence, increasing datapenetration in rural mar-kets and adoption acrossdemographic segmentsincluding women andolder generations, a BCGreport said Tuesday.

The report named‘Entertainment GoesOnline’ expects the adver-tising-based video ondemand to be 43 per centof the OTT market, sub-scription video on dem-and and transactionalvideo on demand to con-stitute 32 per cent, whileinternational market toaccount for 25 per cent.

“We expect around 40-50million paying sub-scribers in India by 2023,while about 600 millionusers will be users of

advertising-based videoon demand,” the globalmanagement consultingfirm said in its report.

OTT is the delivery offilm and TV contentthrough the Internet,without requiring usersto subscribe to a tradi-tional cable or satellite.

The report found thatthe number of players inthe Indian OTT markethas seen a 3.5x increase inthe last six years, growingfrom just nine players in2012 to 32 in 2018. — PTI

OTT mart mayhit $5b by 2023

New Delhi, Nov. 20: JetAirways is in active dis-cussions with variousinvestors to secure sus-tainable financing, itsCEO Vinay Dube has said.

In a communication toJet Privilege members,Mr Dube also said that theairline is deploying air-craft on more profitable,productive and economi-cally-efficient routes.

Grappling with financial

woes, the full-service car-rier is looking forinvestors to tide over theliquidity crisis, which hasresulted in delayed pay-ments to some vendorsand salaries to a section ofits over 16,000 employees.

“We are in active discus-sions with variousinvestors to secure sus-tainable financing to navi-gate through the currentheadwinds and create

long-term growth. Thereis interest in our strongbrand and confidence inour business turnaroundefforts,” Mr Dube said.

On November 16, TataSons confirmed its inter-est in acquiring JetAirways but said no con-crete “proposal” has beenmade by the group so far.Last week, Jet posted a netloss of `1,261 crore for thesecond quarter. — PTI

Jet Airways CEO says intalks with many investors

New Delhi, Nov. 20:India’s antitrust regulatorhas ordered a probe intoalleged anti-competitivepractices by Denmark’sA.P. Moller-Maersk andDubai’s DP World DPW.DIat the terminals they oper-ate at the country’s largestcontainer port in Mumbai,five sources familiar withthe matter said.

The decision by theCompetition Commission

of India (CCI) to investi-gate follows a complaintby Singapore’s PSA Inter-national, which allegedthat Maersk and DP Worldcreated entry barriers tohinder the growth ofPSA’s terminal by collud-ing on certain chargesthey levy at the state-owned Jawaharlal NehruPort Trust (JNPT).

Units of Maersk, DPWorld and PSA operate

four of the port’s five ter-minals, with the fifthowned by the government.The PSA terminal, inau-gurated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi inFebruary, is planned to bethe largest, expected tonearly double JNPT’scapacity. The dispute cen-tres around so-calledinter-terminal transfers.

Under the system, whichaims to make the most effi-

cient use of common infr-astructure, freight trainsarriving at JNPT typicallycarry containers destinedfor several terminals, butstop at just one that han-dles all the cargo, whichwill transported in trucks.

PSA claims Maersk andDP were imposing a high-er fee on shipping compa-nies for handling contain-ers that arrived at the PSAterminal. — Reuters

CCI to probe Denmark, Dubai port cos

New Delhi, Nov. 20:Five companies — L&TInfrastructure, NBCC,Kotak Investment, CubeHighways and SurakshaGroup — have showninterest in taking overdebt-ridden JaypeeInfratech, which is fac-ing bankruptcy proceed-ings in NCLT.

Jaypee Infratech’s Int-erim Resolution Profes-sional (IRP) Anuj Jainhad in October initiateda fresh initiative torevive Jaypee Infratechon NCLT’s directionafter lenders rejectedover `7,000 crore bid ofSuraksha group.

Mr Jain had invitedExpression of Interest(EoI) from companies tosubmit resolution planto revive Jaypee Infrat-ech Ltd (JIL), which hasmany stuck housingprojects in Noida andGreater Noida.

Last year, NCLT hadadmitted the applicationby an IDBI Bank-led con-sortium, seeking resolu-tion for JIL under theIBC. — PTI

L&T AND FOUR OTHERS VIE FORJAYPEE INFRA

Mumbai, Nov. 20: Debt-ridden Air India hasrevived its plans to raise`500 crore in short-termloans (STLs) besidesmopping up another`6,100 crore by way ofsale and lease back ofseven of its wide-bodyplanes, including sixBoeing 787 (Dreamliner)aircraft, an official said.

In early September, theairline had invited bidsfor raising `500 crorethrough STL to meet itsworking capital require-ments with September10 as the deadline forsubmission of bids.

However, the deadlinewas extended to October31. At the same time, AirIndia managed to get`1,000 crore from theNSSF as loan and theplan to raise `500 crorewas put on hold.

Last week, the airlinehas come out with invi-tation of offers for saleand lease back (SLB) ofseven planes — six B787-800 and one B77-300 ER— to raise as much as$856 million (`6,100crore) for repayment ofthe bridge financeagainst these planes.

Besides 12 B777s, AirIndia has 27 B787-800s inits fleet. Of these, 21Dreamliners are alreadyoperating under the SLBmode. Under the SLB,the seller of an assetleases it back from thepurchaser for a long-term period and contin-ues to use it withoutowning it. — PTI

AIR INDIA EYES`6,100CR FROMAIRCRAFT SALE

■ The report foundthat the number ofplayers in the IndianOTT market has seena 3.5x increase in thelast six years, grow-ing from just nineplayers in 2012 to 32in 2018.

■ The decision bythe CCI to investi-gate follows a complaint bySingapore’s PSA,which alleged thatMaersk and DP World created entrybarriers to hinderthe growth of PSA’sterminal.

MONEY MATTERS

Mumbai/New Delhi,Nov. 20: The ReserveBank of India (RBI) esti-mates that Indian bankswill have capacity to lendan extra `2.5 lakh croreto `3 lakh crore ($35 bil-lion to $42 billion) overthe next year after itdecided to relax a dead-line for lenders to boostcapital ratios, twosources aware of discus-sions on the matter saidon Tuesday.

Under pressure fromPrime MinisterNarendra Modi’s govern-ment to spur lendingahead of elections, theRBI agreed at its boardmeeting on Monday toextend a deadline forlenders to further lift cap-ital conservation buffersby a year to March 31.

The relaxation will alsoreduce public sectorbanks’ capital require-ments by about `30,000crore to `35,000 of capi-tal, the two sources said,adding that the numberswere shared by the RBI atthe board meeting.

During Monday’s nine-hour meeting, the boardadvised the central bankto act to support smallbusinesses and givebanks more time to stepup capital norms. Thegovernment had beenlobbying furiously forsuch moves for weeks.

“The RBI has agreed atthe board meeting toallow banks to restruc-ture the stressed loans tosmall and medium sizecompanies,” the firstsource told Reuters,though the central bankhad not been so specificin its press statement onMonday.

The RBI’s board meet-ing, usually a staid affair,came sharply into focusafter top government offi-cials pressed the the cen-tral bank to ease lendingand capital rules forbanks, provide more liq-uidity to the shadow

banking sector, supportlending to small busi-nesses and let the govern-ment use more of the

RBI’s surplus reser-ves toboost the economy.

“The broad concernthat board members

wanted the RBI toaddress was that no oneshould be starved ofcredit,” the secondsource said.

The source said therewere no fireworks at themeeting unlike duringthe run-up, when strainsbetween the governmentand the central bankbecame public, leading tospeculation that RBIGovernor Urjit Patelmight resign.

“Everyone was sophisti-cated in their behaviourand everyone participat-ed in the discussions. Allthe decisions were takenwith everyone’s con-sent,” the source said.

Three topics were dis-cussed at the meeting —lending to small busi-nesses, capital buffers forbanks and the RBI’sreserve adequacy.

Presentations weremade by the RBI as wellas finance ministry offi-cials.

The Narendra Modigovernment wants toboost growth as it is con-cerned that low cropprices and difficultiesfaced by small businessesmay dent its prospects innumerous state polls overcoming weeks, and anationwide election dueby May next year.

Seeking help to bolsterthe economy, governmentofficials and one inde-pendent RBI director hadcalled for strong actionsby the central bank.

Unhappy over the per-sistent pressure on theRBI, deputy governorViral Acharya warnedlast month that under-mining central bankindependence could be“catastrophic”.

The next meeting onDecember 14 will take upissues on liquidity, riskweights and capital pro-visioning for banks andgovernance of the thecentral bank, the firstsource said. — Reuters

Easing capitalrules get flak

RBI moves to boostlending by `3 lakh cr■ Help to reduce `35,000cr burden on public sector banks

DC CCORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

Global rating agencyMoody’s Investors Ser-vice said on Tuesdaythat the RBI decision toallow lenders moretime to adhere to addi-tional capital buffernorms under Basel 3 iscredit negative for thestate-run banks.

“The decision toextend the timeline forthe full implementationof Basel 3 guidelines bya year is a credit nega-tive for Indian publicsector banks,” saidSrikanth Vadlamani,vice president, finan-cial institutions group,Moody’s InvestorsService.

The RBI after a nine-hour marathon boardmeeting announced onMonday that it hasextended the timelinefor the Indian banks toset aside an additional0.625 per cent as capitalconservation buffer byone year to March 31,2020 to help banks tolend more.

“It was our expecta-tion that all public sec-tor banks would have acore equity tier 1(CET1) ratio of at leasteight per cent by theend of March 2019,based on the govern-ment’s commitmentthat it would capitaliseall these banks to alevel sufficient to meet

the minimum regulato-ry capital norms,” saidMr Vadlamani.

With the regulatorytimelines now extend-ed, it may be a case thatat least some of therated public sectorbanks’ CET1 ratiosover the next 12 monthswould be lower thanwhat we currentlyexpect, said Moody’s.

Moody’s pointed outthat RBI’s board hasadvised that the centralbank should consider ascheme for the restruc-turing of the stressedstandard assets ofMSME borrowers withaggregate credit facili-ties of up to `25 crore ,subject to such condi-tions as are necessaryfor ensuring financialstability.

“While more detailsare awaited, this appr-oach has the potentialfor negative implica-tions for the credit pro-files of Indian banks,”it said.

Moody’s said that thetrack record of suchdispensations on assetclassification, whenseen over the last fewyears in India, hasshown that they havelargely been unsuccess-ful in addressing theunderlying stress.

“Keeping stressedloans in the standardcategory has led to anunderestimation of badloans,” it added.

SMALL BUSINESS sentimentwas “largely intact” in the

September quarter despitethe slew of headwinds

including higher oil pricesand rupee depreciation, a

survey undertaken by Crisiland Sidbi said.

SIX OUT OF TEN lenders sur-veyed saw an improvement

in the overall business situa-tion of MSMEs

THREE OUT OF 10 rated thebusiness situation of MSMEs

as satisfactory, comparedwith four out of 10 each for

positive and satisfactory lastquarter.

NINE OUT OF 10 lenderskeep a “positive outlook” forMSMEs for the next quarter.

SMALL WONDERS

SIX OF THE TEN lenders expectingthe NPAs ratios to be unchanged,one expecting an increase andthree believing it will decrease.THE STUDY SAID the headwindssmall businesses are grapplingwith include the elevated oilprices and the rupee depreciation,besides the seasonality.

■Veteran investor fears a slowdown in US

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SHORT TAKESCarrasco hurtshis teammate

SShhaanngghhaaii:: Belgian internationalYannick Carrasco left a Dalian

Yifang teammate needing hos-pital treatment for a nose injury

after the pair scuffled in train-ing at the Chinese Super

League club.The 25-year-old winger, whoscored to help save his side

from relegation on the last dayof the season, apologised in a

video released by Dalian onsocial media on Tuesday.

Carrasco, who joined Dalianfrom Atletico Madrid in

February, said that he offeredJin Pengxiang 10,000 euros

compensation after the bust-up.

“It was at a training session,because of a collision we had

some small conflicts that even-tually caused his nose to beinjured,” said Carrasco, who

scored seven goals and madenine assists in 25 CSL games

for Dalian.“From my point of view, I

think Jin Pengxiang is a goodplayer and a very good person.

“I also want to apologise tohim because sometimes in foot-

ball, including during training,there are many times when an

unfortunate collision like thiscould happen.” — AFP

Spain PM wantsjoint bid for ’30 WC

PPaarriiss:: Spanish Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez said on Mondaythat he had pitched the idea ofa joint bid between his country,

Portugal and Morocco to hostthe 2030 World Cup.

“I made the proposal, firstlyto the government then to King

Mohammed VI to launch ashared application with

Morocco, Portugal and Spain tohost the 2030 World Cup,”

Sanchez said in Rabat after ameeting with the monarch.

“It will be the first two-conti-nent application, with Europe

and Africa, and KingMohammed VI welcomed the

proposal warmly."Earlier this year the King

ordered the Royal MoroccanFootball Federation to launchtheir own World Cup bid but

the office of the Moroccanprime minister, Saad Eddine elOthmani, refused to comment

on Sanchez’s statement. — AFP

I’ll be returning torace the LondonMarathon again

next year.— Mo Farah, British marathon

runner confirms his participation

Steps downEx-Fifa ethics head Cornel Borbelyquits Switzerland’s prosecutionauthority amid football probes

NNeeww YYoorrkk:: Filipino veteranManny Pacquiao revealed onMonday that he has spoken

with Floyd Mayweather about apossible sequel to their 2015

superfight, but said no decisionwould be taken on a rematch

until the New Year.Speaking in New York to con-firm details of his January 19fight against Adrien Broner,

Pacquiao said he had discusseda rematch with Mayweather

during a recent trip to Japan.“When I met up with Floyd in

Japan, we talked and he said hewants to come out of retire-

ment to challenge me,”Pacquiao said.

“All I know is fighting in thering and entertaining people.

That’s my job. Floyd has comeout of retirement and we’ll see

after this fight.”Mayweather scored a unani-

mous victory over Pacquiao in2015’s ‘Fight of the Century’,

which was largely regarded as alet-down despite being thehighest-grossing fight of all

time.Since then, speculation about

a possible rematch between thetwo welterweights has flick-

ered, with Mayweather sayingin September he was ready to

fight Pacquiao.“I’m coming back to fightManny Pacquiao this year

another nine figure pay day onthe way,” Mayweather wrote on

Instagram.Meanwhile Pacquiao, who will

be fighting in the United Statesfor the first time in two years inJanuary’s bout, said on Mondayhe remained solely focused onBroner before any return with

Mayweather."We cannot underestimate

Broner and this fight," Pacquiaosaid. — AFP

Washington, Nov. 20:Joel Embiid scored 33points and grabbed 17rebounds to powerPhiladelphia over thePhoenix Suns 119-114 onMonday, keeping the 76ersthe NBA’s only unbeatenteam at home.

The 24-year-oldCameroonian 7-footermade 12-of-23 shots fromthe floor and added threesteals as the Sixersimproved to 9-0 at homeand 12-7 overall despitetrailing 62-57 at half-time.

“It was good,” Embiidsaid. “We can’t be takingpossessions off. Tonightwe did. We had a lull butwe picked it up. I was justtrying to do my

job.”Australian playmak-er Ben Simmons added 19points, 11 rebounds andnine assists for the 76erswhile Jimmy Butler added16 in his fourth gamesince coming fromMinnesota to the 76ers,who won for third time infour days.

Devin Booker scored agame-high 37 points witheight assists for the Sunswhile Bahamas big man

Deandre Ayton, the toppick in this year’s NBAdraft, added 17 points andnine rebounds.

“He’s going to be a reallygood big man in thisleague,” Embiid said ofAyton.

Oklahoma City guardRussell Westbrook scored29 points, grabbed 13rebounds, passed offseven assists and madethree steals in his come-

back after missing sixgames, but the Thunderstill lost 113-117 atSacramento.

Westbrook sprained hisleft ankle two weeks agobut only missedSaturday’s game for thebirth of twin daughtersSkye and Jordyn.

The loss kept OklahomaCity from joiningPortland, Memphis andthe Los Angeles Clippers

atop the WesternConference at 11-5.Oklahoma City had won10 of 11 prior games,including five of six with-out Westbrook.

Walker in select six Kemba Walker scored 43points on 14-of-25 shootingto spark the host Hornetsover visiting Boston 117-112.

Walker became only thesixth player in NBA histo-ry to follow a 60-pointeffort with 40-or-morepoints — putting his namealongside Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant, PeteMaravich, WiltChamberlain and TracyMcGrady. — AFP

76ers eclipse Suns

Emotional farewell for Cahill

Dicka guides Baganhome vs KashmirSrinagar, Nov. 20: Formerchampions Mohun Baganrode on to a second halfgoal from Dipanda Dicka toeke out a narrow 1-0 winover debutants RealKashmir FC and registertheir second win of theHero I-League here onTuesday.

The win takes theMariners to second spot inthe 12th Hero I-Leaguestandings with eight pointsfrom four games.

Real Kashmir, on theother hand, suffered theirsecond defeat on the trot athome, keeping them onfour points from a similarnumber of games and

down to eighth place.Both the coaches used the

opportunity to give firststarts of the season to afew players, arguably totest them out before itcomes to the business endof the league.

David Robertson ofKashmir handed firststarts to as many as threeplayers — Khalid Qayoomand Abhash Thapa in mid-field and defence in placeof Farhan Ganie and BrianMascarenhas as well asplaying Nagen Tamang asan extra midfielder inplace of the defenderMuhammad Hammad.

— PTI

Sydney, Nov. 20: VeteranTim Cahill bid an emotion-al farewell on Tuesday onhis 108th and final appear-ance for Australia asScottish striker MartinBoyle scored twice for hisnewly adopted country.

Cahill, the Socceroos all-time top scorer with 50goals, came out of interna-tional retirement to playthe final nine minutes ofAustralia’s 3-0 win againstLebanon in their lastmatch before defending theAsian Cup crown inJanuary.

Coach Graham Arnoldmade sweeping changesfrom the line-up that drew1-1 with South Korea onSaturday with Hibernianmarksman Boyle, whorecently secured anAustralian passport, start-ing up front.

He played alongsideSouth Sudanese refugeeAwer Mabil and added aspark that the Soccerooshave been missing sinceCahill announced hisretirement at the end of theWorld Cup in Russia.

Boyle, who played for theScotland under-16s butqualified for Australia dueto his Sydney-born father,scored on his startingdebut in the 19th minute

when his powerful long-range strike took a deflec-tion.

He made it 2-0 on 41 min-utes after toe-poking homethe rebound after MilosDegenek’s header hit thebar.

Substitute MatthewLeckie buried the thirdsoon after coming on in thesecond half, from a Boyleassist.

With the result secure, it

was all about Cahill as hecame on in a pre-arrangedfarewell in front of hishome fans in Sydney.

Widely considered as the“Greatest Socceroo”, hecouldn’t add to his goal-scoring tally but was givena huge ovation and handedthe captain’s armband.

“It’s the first time I’vecried on a football field andI’m proud of it,” he saidafter the final whistle, wip-

ing away his tears.“Every time I’ve pulled on

the green and gold, I’veplayed with my heart.Thank you, Australia. Toall my teammates and thestaff I have worked with, Iwould be nothing withoutyou,” he said.

Fantastic careerThe 38-year-old, whosecareer was characterisedby an indefatigable workrate and huge determina-tion, last played for theSocceroos when he cameoff the bench for their finalgroup game against Peru atthe World Cup.

His return to say goodbyewas similar to fellow inter-national retiree and formerEverton star WayneRooney’s somewhat contro-versial farewell last week.

While Rooney playedmore than half an hour forhis 120th and last Englandcap in a friendly againstthe United States, Cahillwas restricted to a bit partby Arnold, conscious thatit was Australia’s last tune-up before the Asian Cup inthe United Arab Emirates.

“People thought it wasgoing to be a distraction,but there was no distrac-tion at all. It was specialnight,” said Arnold.— AFP

Macau crash raises safetyconcerns in motorsportParis, Nov. 20: Questionsare being asked about safe-ty standards in motor-sports after a horrifyingcrash at the Macau GrandPrix on Sunday led to 17-year-old German driverSophia Floersch undergo-ing seven hours of spinalsurgery.

Why is Macau GPdangerous? Motorcycle and racing carGrand Prix have been heldfor over 60 years in Macau,a town with the reputationas being the Asian LasVegas, and the Formula 3race in which Germanracer Floersch hurtled into

marshals and photogra-phers after flying off thetrack on Sunday is themost popular race of all.

Raced over a temporarycircuit at Guia, the 6.2-kilo-metre track is dotted withlong straights wherespeeds of 275km/h are thenorm, which are then cou-pled with tight, blind cor-ners. As with most urbancircuits the roads are nar-row and there are few safe-ty exits. Any driver losingcontrol on a corner willcertainly hit the barriersand those behind will findit impossible to avoid run-ning into them.

Three people have died on

the Macau circuit in recentyears.

What are Experts saying?Jonathan Noble, a journal-ist for Motorsport.com, said“safety measures provedkey for (Floersch), the pho-tographers and track work-ers”, while EdoardoMortara, who won the racetwice defended the FIA,saying: “We need to thank@fia for the work they’reputting in order to makeour races as safe as theycan be. Let’s stop complain-ing and questioning theirwork #thankyoufia.”

— AFP

PACQUIAOHINTS AT BOUT

WITH FLOYD

Our best chance ison grass: ZeeshanPune, Nov. 20: TheIndian players may not beformidable on grass butplaying Italy on that sur-face will give the hosts apsychological advantage,reckons Davis Cup coachZeeshan Ali.

To qualify for the inau-gural 24-team Davis CupFinals, India need to beatItaly which boasts fourtop-100 players, led byworld number 13 FabioFognini.

The Italians, who aresuperior on hard and claycourts, might struggle ongrass and that is the rea-son why the Indian teammanagement has askedfor a tie at South Club inKolkata.

“Playing on clay or hardis going to be difficult.The surface on which wehave the best chanceagainst them is grass. It isnot about whether ourplayers are good on grassor not, but they are betteragainst them playing ongrass than on clay orhard,” said Zeeshan onthe sidelines of PuneChallenger tournament.

The tie will be held onFebruary 1 and 2 and thewinners will play theFinals in November inMadrid.

When reasoned that bet-ter players can adjust bet-ter to the conditions,Zeeshan said, “If you lookat someone like Fognini, Iagree. A guy who is WorldNo. 13 knows how to playon all surfaces. Otherwisehe wouldn’t be No. 13. Butif you look at other play-ers, they don't have thatmuch experience playingon grass.”

The last time India host-ed a tie on grass was in2016 against Korea inChandigarh, winning 4-1.

Yuki Bhambri,Ramkumar Ramanathanare more comfortable onhard courts whilePrajnesh Gunneswaran isa solid player on clay too.

“Now, all our playersalso don’t play on grass.Having said that Ram wonin Newport (he made thefinal). Psychologically itmakes a difference,” saidZeeshan.

— PTI

POUILLE ADMITSQUESTIONING USEOF CLAY IN CUPLille (France), Nov. 20:France’s Davis Cup cap-tain Lucas Pouille admit-ted on Monday that hehad initially questionedthe wisdom of choosing tostage this year’s final onclay.

France are looking toretain the trophy whenthey take on Croatia atthe end of the week onclay courts at the StadePierre Mauroy in Lillewhere they won lastyear’s final againstBelgium.

“It wasn’t obvious atfirst, I was not necessari-ly in favour of the clay,”said Pouille who leads aFrench side missing theirtop three ranked singlesplayers, Richard Gasquet,Gilles Simon and GaelMonfils.

“At the end of the year, itisn’t easy to make in two,three weeks all the neces-sary preparation for thissurface. There is a risk ofinjury caused by fatigue.”

The 24-year-old, who isranked 32 in the world,quickly came round to theview of team captainYannick Noah who feltthe Croats would be weak-er on clay than on hardcourts. — AFP

■ Embiid’s fine show keeps Philadelphia unbeaten at home

Jamal Murray of DenverNuggets shoots in theirNBA game againstMilwaukee Bucks inMilwaukee on Monday.

— AP

DAVIS CUP

ALL SMILES

Members of the Repsol Honda Team are jubilant after clinching triple crown — Best Driver, Constructor’sChampionship and Best Team titles — at the MotoGP at Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste near Valencia, Spain.

Tim Cahill (centre) celebrates with his children Kyah(second right), Shae (left), Sienna (right) and Cruz afterplaying his final game for Australia, an internationalfriendly against Lebanon in Sydney on Tuesday. Australiawon the match 3-0. — AP

DIFFERENT BALL GAME

Unicef Goodwill Ambassador and former cricketerSachin Tendulkar at an event with the children fromthe Special Olympics on the World Children’s Day inNew Delhi on Tuesday. — BIPLAB BANERJEE

●● Oklahoma City guard RussellWestbrook scored 29 points,grabbed 13 rebounds, passedoff seven assists and madethree steals but the Thunderlost 113-117 at Sacramento.

●● In another match, KembaWalker scored a brilliant 43points on 14-of-25 shooting tospark the host Hornets over thevisiting Boston by a five-pointmargin — 117-112.

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Brisbane: Steve Smith andDavid Warner will not be

available for Australia’supcoming Test series againstIndia after the year-long ball-

tampering bans on them wereupheld by Cricket Australia

on Tuesday after a review. Inrecent days, owing in no

small measure to theAustralian team’s poor on-

field performances, there wasa clamour for the bans to be

reduced, which might havemade them available for thefour-Test series against India

starting December 6 inAdelaide. It would have

allowed the two players, aswell as batsman Cameron

Bancroft, who was given anine-month ban, to return to

competitive cricket earlierthan stipulated. “The CricketAustralia Board has carefully

considered all elements ofthe ACA submission and has

determined that it is notappropriate to make anychanges to the sanctions

handed down to the threeplayers,” interim chairman

Earl Eddings said in a state-ment. The Australian

Cricketers’ Association (ACA)even made a submission

favouring a reduction in thebans, to which Cricket

Australia responded in nega-tive. — PTI

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There will be fewchallenges, we haveto expect that from

Bangladesh.— Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indiescaptain expects tough fight in the

first Test at Chittagong

TAKESCA upholds bans

on Smith, Warner

New roleNic Pothas has been appointed West Indies’interim head coach for the tour of Bangladeshfollowing the end of Stuart Law’s stint

Cricket

Brisbane: Skipper AaronFinch on Tuesday reckoned

the T20 Internationals will beAustralia’s best chance to

challenge an upbeat India inthe absence of leading bats-men Steve Smith and DavidWarner. Finch said that theshortest format allows the

hosts to be aggressive andmore competitive against a

strong Indian side. “Althoughwe lost to Pakistan in the

UAE, we are a very good T20side. I think we played some

good cricket in Zimbabweand before that in the tri-

series against New Zealandand England last year. We arevery confident in this format,”

Finch said. “India have been in greatform in all formats over a

long time now. But it is goingto be a great opportunity forus to come out, play aggres-sively and express ourselves.

We can take the game on andreally try to take it to India.”

“T20s are fast-paced shortgames obviously. At times itcan take one bit of brilliance

with bat or ball, or even inthe field, and it can change

the dynamics of the match oreven the whole series. So it isa great advantage to be able

to start off against India inthis format. They have beenso dominant in this format.”

— PTI

We can upset Indiain T20, says Finch

Brisbane, Nov. 20: AnAustralia in turmoil bothon and off the field hasmade India the firmfavourites in the com-pelling rivalry’s latest bat-tle which begins with aT20 International serieshere at the Gabba onWednesday.

In a bid to assert them-selves as favourites for theTest series, which startsDecember 6 in Adelaide,India would be hoping todominate the three T20Is.The touring side has wonits previous seven T20Iseries dating back toNovember 2017, and itslast defeat in the formatwas against West Indies inJuly last year. Not to men-tion, on their last visithere, the Men in Blue wonthe T20I series 3-0.

So, they will be ridinghigh on a wave of confi-dence and eager to makean early mark on this trip.Australian cricket, in con-trast, has been dogged bystructural reform in thewake of the ball-tamper-ing saga in South Africain March and it has result-ed in turbulence on thefield as well. Only onTuesday, CricketAustralia ruled out reduc-ing the bans of SteveSmith, David Warner andCameron Bancroft inreply to a plea submissionfrom the AustralianCricketers’ Association(ACA).

In the absence of Smithand Warner, Australia’sresults have fallen off acliff. Since the ban, theyare yet to win a T20I seriesagainst an opposition ofnote since March. Theylost to England in a one-off game in June, thenlost to Pakistan in theT20I tri-series final inZimbabwe, lost 3-0 toPakistan again in thebilateral series in theUAE, and then lost toSouth Africa in a rain-cur-tailed one-off match onSaturday.

It remains to be seenwhether being on hometurf would raise the spir-its for the once invincibleAussies. The one signifi-cant change for Indiaahead of this series is thereturn of skipper ViratKohli, who was rested forthe three-match contestagainst West Indies athome.

While it undoubtedlystrengthens the visi-tors, all eyes will beon how the AaronF i n c h - l e dAustralian sidedeals with the bestbatsman in world crick-et at the moment. Whilethere are calls from all

quarters for Australiancricket to keep a check onaggression and play thegame in right spirit, Kohlihas always garneredattention whenever he hasvisited here. Onhis early tripsDown Under, hehas never quitebeen theA u s t r a l i a nfans’ favourite.

But starting2014, hisb a t -

ting exploits have takencentre-stage. He scored199 runs in three inningsduring that 2016 T20Iseries’ whitewash. SouthAfrican skipper Faf duPlessis has professed a“silent treatment” toKohli and it remains to beseen if the Australiancricketers and the publiccan ignore him at all.Kohli’s return to the sidemeans that one front-linebatsman will have tomake way.

In England, the skipperbatted at number four,allowing KL Rahul to bat

at numberthree inlight ofhis stu-p e n d o u sform inthe 2018

Indian

Premier League. Rahul’scurrent form though isnothing to write homeabout. He managed only16, 26 not out and 17against the West Indies inthe recent T20I series buthas been retained.

Dinesh Karthik andRishabh Pant, both ofwhom have proven to bemore consistent andexplosive in recent timescompared to Rahul, havealso been included in thefinal 12.

The team has instead leftout Manish Pandey, con-tinuing his run of limitedopportunities of late. Pantwill don the keepinggloves. — PTI

Brisbane, Nov. 20: Indiacaptain Virat Kohli onTuesday said his team hasnever been the one to start“anything” but will standup for itself if the line iscrossed by the opposition,while defining aggressionahead of the much-antici-pated Australia tour’sopening game. India andAustralia will clash in thefirst T20 International ofthe three-match series hereat the Gabba onWednesday.

“Aggression depends onhow the situation is onfield. If the opposition isaggressive towards youthen you counter it. Indiais not a team that startsanything but we alwaysdraw a line of self-respect.If that line is crossed westand up to that,” Kohlisaid.

“Aggression also meansthat within team how pos-sessive you are to that situ-ation and as a team howmuch effort you are put-ting in for each wicket. Youcan see that in body lan-guage, when bowlers bowland how long they cankeep hitting the same area.Batsmen can be aggressivewithout saying anything.”

Australian pacer PateCummins on Sundayrefused to buy Kohli’s self-appraisal that he is nolonger the one looking forconfrontations.

“For me aggression isplaying to win and anobsession that I should winevery ball for my team.Everyone has a differentmeaning but for me itmeans to win the game atany costs and give 120 percent for my team, whether

I am fielding or even clap-ping for someone while sit-ting on the bench, or bat-ting, or running betweenwickets,” he added.

Ahead of a long summerof cricket, India will startas favourites against aweakened Australian sidethat is missing Steve Smithand David Warner desper-ately. An appeal to reducetheir bans was turneddown by Cricket Australiaon Tuesday morning.Kohli said that he expectedAustralia to challenge ontheir homesoil neverthe-less.

“We all saw what hap-pened. I don’t know exactlywhat happened beforethose decisions were taken,but someone in CricketAustralia did make thosedecisions and honestly it isnot my place to commenton it.”

— PTI

■ Oz take a chance on unsettled side against on-song IndiaSHOWTIME!

Hyderabad, Nov. 20:Tanmay Agarwal scored hisseventh first-class hundredto guide Hyderabad to 232for three against Delhi onthe opening day of a RanjiTrophy Group B match hereon Tuesday.

Opener Tanmay batted theentire day and was unbeat-en on 112 alongsideBavanaka Sandeep (24).Hyderabad were in a spot ofbother at 52 for two beforeTanmay and HimalayAgarwal (66) shared a 135-run stand to put their teamin a strong position.Tanmay’s sublime knockincluded 10 fours and twosixes.

Barring left-arm spinnerVikas Mishra (2/61), Delhibowlers were not able tomake an impact. Delhi havefielded a depleted attack inthe game in the absence ofIshant Sharma andNavdeep Saini, who are onIndia and India ‘A’ dutyrespectively.

Senior player GautamGambhir is also not playingthe game due to a shoulderniggle.

Bengal bowled out for 147

Bengal batsmen cut a sorryfigure on home turf to bebowled out for 147, givingKerala an upperhand intheir Ranji Trophy EliteGroup B match at the EdenGardens.

Basil Thampi returnedwith career-best first classfigures of 4/57 as Kerala’sthree-pronged pace attackshared nine wicketsbetween them to dismissthe hosts in 56.2 overs afterdeciding to bowl on a green-ish wicket.

MD Nidheesh (3/22) madea fine comeback, claimingthe key wickets of Bengal

top-scorer AnustupMajumdar (53) andskipper ManojTiwary (22).

Seven of Bengalbatsmen failed to get

to double digits scores andcapped five ducks, includ-ing that of opener KoushikGhosh and number threeSudeep Chatterjee.Anustup Majumdar made apatient 53 from 97 balls withthe help of six boundaries

and one hit over the fence. At stumps on day one,

Kerala were 35 for the lossof one wicket with Jalaj

Saxena (14 not out) andRohan Prem (14 not out)holding the fort for the visi-tors. — PTI

Tanmay ton props up Hyderabad

We’ll stand up forself-respect: Virat

New Delhi, Nov. 20: TheT20 series is starting onTuesday, but Indian teammanagement has decidedto send its batting coachSanjay Bangar to Sydneyto help Test specialists pre-pare for the five-day rubberstarting December 6.

Bangar will be helpingout the likes of M. Vijay,Prithvi Shaw, HanumaVihari, who will be havingtheir net session in Sydneyfor the next five days. “Ourbatting coach Bangar hasreached Sydney with oneof our throwdown expertNuwan and a logisticsmanager. The Test special-ists have also arrived from

New Zealand. They willtrain under Bangar aheadof the first class match onNovember 28,” a BCCI offi-cial said.

The decision was takenprimarily because amongthe ones who are not play-ing the T20s, there is oneteenage opener (PrithviShaw), one rookie middleorder batsman (HanumaVihari). “Both Prithvi andHanuma are on their firsttour of Australia. TillNovember 25, they wouldbe training under Bangaralong with AjinkyaRahane, Vijay and ParthivPatel,” said the official.

— PTI

Bangar sent to Sydneyto help Test specialists

Vidarbha’s Wasim Jaffercelebrates his hundredagainst Baroda. — PTI

After legal victory, BCCIwants PCB to pay for itNew Delhi, Nov. 20: TheBCCI on Tuesday said itwill approach the ICC’sDispute ResolutionCommittee to recover thelegal cost from the PakistanCricket Board after thesport’s world governingbody rejected Pakistan’scompensation claimagainst India for not play-ing bilateral series.

The ICC’s dispute paneldismissed Pakistan’s com-pensation claim againstIndia for allegedly failingto honour a Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) onbilateral series.

“After hearing the evi-dence and arguments ofthe parties over three daysin Dubai, the Dispute Panelhas rejected all of thePCB’s contentions andaccepted the BCCI’s caseinter alia on the groundthat the BCCI Letter wasnon-binding and merelyexpressed an intention toplay,” said the BCCI in astatement. “The BCCI

wholeheartedly welcomesthe decision of the DisputePanel. The BCCI will nowmove the Dispute Panel torecover its legal cost fromthe PCB,” it added.

The PCB had demanded`447 crore compensationafter alleging that the BCCIdidn’t honour the MoU thatrequired India to play sixbilateral series between2015 to 2023.

The BCCI, on its part,maintained that the allegedMoU was not binding anddid not stand as Pakistan

failed to honour a commit-ment to support the rev-enue model suggested byIndia for the ICC.

The Indian Board alsosaid that bilateral cricketwith Pakistan was subjectto government clearance,which has not been forth-coming since the 2008Mumbai terror attacks.“We are happy that ourstand has been vindicated.What PCB termed asMemorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) wasjust a proposal letter,” CoAchief Vinod Rai said.

“I would like to thank theBCCI legal team as well aseveryone who worked onthis arbitration,” Rai said.

The PCB reacted with dis-appointment and said itwould weigh its optionsafter going through thejudgement. “The PCB noteswith regret the decision ofthe Disputes ResolutionCommittee,” their state-ment said.

— PTI

GROUP A: At Belagavi: Karnataka 263/4 (Siddharth KV 104*,Shreyas Gopal 47 (batting), Shivam Dube 4/32) vs Mumbai. AtRaipur: Chhattisgarh 222/5 (Harpreet Singh Bhatia 79,Amandeep Khare 37 (batting), Manjeet Chaudhary 3/65) vsRailways. At Nadiad: Gujarat 269/6 (Manprit Juneja 66, DhruvRawal 63, Chetan Sakariya 3/51) vs Saurashtra. At Nagpur:Vidarbha 268/1 (Wasim Jaffer 131 (batting), Faiz Fazal 124(batting)) vs Baroda.

GROUP B: At Hyderabad: Hyderabad 232/3 in 90 overs(Tanmay Agarwal batting 112 — 241b, 10x4 ,2x6, Himalay 66,Mishra 2/61) vs Delhi. At Ongole: Andhra 198/8 in 79 overs(Jyothisaikrishna 58, Girinath Reddy 69 (batting), M.Mohammed 4/60) vs Tamil Nadu. At Kolkata: Bengal 147 in56.2 overs (Anustup Majumdar 53, Abhishek Raman 40, BasilThampi 4/57, MD Nidheesh 3/22) vs Kerala 35/1 in 12 overs. AtIndore: Punjab 253/4 in 74 overs (Jiwanjot Singh 123 (batting),Gurkeerat Mann 66) vs Madhya Pradesh.

GROUP C: At Ranchi: Rajasthan 100 (Rajesh Bishnoi 33, VarunAaron 5/22, Ajay Yadav 3/35) vs Jharkhand 92/5 (Ishank Jaggi44 (batting), TM Ul Haq 4/29). At Guwahati: Assam 121 (RajeshMohanty 5/31) vs Odisha 86/3 (Anurag Sarangi 61 (batting),Mukhtair Hussain 3/27). At Rohtak: Haryana 263/9 (HimanshuRana 86, NR Saini 64, Krishna Das 5/69) vs Goa. At Srinagar:Tripura 124 (Ninad Kadam 34, Parvez Rasool 5/30) vs J&K154/1 (Shubham Khajuria 52, Irfan Pathan 47 (batting))). AtNew Delhi: Services 256/8 (Devender Lohchab 71 (batting),Nitin Tanwar 39, Shivam Mavi 3/44) vs Uttar Pradesh.

RANJI BRIEF SCORES

Aggressiondepends on

how the situation ison field. If theopposition isaggressive towardsyou then youcounter it. India isnot a team thatstarts anything butwe always draw aline of self-respect.If that line iscrossed we stand upto that.

— VIRAT KOHLI

TEAMSIndia (Final 12): ViratKohli (capt), ShikharDhawan, Rohit Sharma,KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik,Rishabh Pant (wk), KrunalPandya, YuzvendraChahal, Kuldeep Yadav,Jasprit Bumrah,Bhuvneshwar Kumar andKhaleel Ahmed.

Australia: Aaron Finch(capt), Ashton Agar,Jason Behrendorff, AlexCarey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, BenMcDermott, GlennMaxwell, D'Arcy Short,Billy Stanlake, MarcusStoinis, Andrew Tye andAdam Zampa.

India captain Virat Kohli and his Aussie counterpart Aaron Finch pose with the T20 trophy ahead of the series opener at the Gabba. — ICC

Krunal Pandya (left) andRisabh Pant featurein India’s final 12announced on theeve of the first T20.

— BCCI

>>>

Vinod Rai

India batting coach Sanjay Bangar (left) and Test openerM. Vijay. — PTI

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SHORT TAKESAcrobats win 2

bronzes for IndiaNNeeww DDeellhhii:: Indian gymnasts

won two bronze medals in themen’s and women’s group

events of the FIG AcrobaticGymnastics World Cup in Baku.

Prins Aris, Siddhesh Bhosle,Rushikesh More and RejileshSuribabu finished third after

scoring 20.560 in the two-dayevent to bag the bronze medal

at the National GymnasticsArena on November 18.

The Indian women’s trio ofAyushi Ghodeswar, Prachi

Parkhi and Mrunmayi Waldealso bagged a bronze in thegroup after scoring 18.200.

Russian gymnasts clinched thegold with a score of 29.400,

while Belarus bagged the silverwith 29.066.

“This is the first time that ouracrobatic gymnasts have won

medals at a World Cup and it isa matter of immense pride. I

congratulate them for this phe-nomenal success,” said Riyaz

Ahmed Bhati, Vice-President ofGymnastic Federation of India.

“Now I am confident thatIndian gymnasts across disciplewill continue achieving success

at International stage.”Teams of Belarus, Israel,

Kazakhstan, India, Russia andUkraine participated in the

competitions. — PTI

Anjum continuesgolden run

NNeeww DDeellhhii:: Anjum Moudgiland Mehuli Ghosh continued

their golden run in the women’sair rifle events at the 62nd

National ShootingChampionship Competitions

(NSCC) in Trivandrum.Anjum won her third gold of

the nationals on Tuesday, part-nering Arjun Babuta to helpPunjab win the 10m air rifle

mixed team event.West Bengal’s Mehuli won herfifth and sixth gold medals inthe competition by annexing

the junior and youth mixedteam titles to go with her

women’s junior and youth indi-vidual and team golds.

Anjum and partner Arjun shot828.9 in the qualification to

make it as the fourth out of fivequalifying teams.

India international pairing ofAyonika Paul and Akhil

Sheoran, representing theRailways, topped the field with

a score of 829.9. The Punjabpair, however, was too good inthe finals, outclassing the field

with a score of 497.3.— PTI

We didn’t play greatfootball, it wasn’t our

best performance,but it was enough.

— Ronald Koeman, Netherlandscoach on match against Germany

Giant-killerArjun Kadhe defeated second seed RamkumarRamanathan 6-3, 6-2 at the KPIT-MSLTAChallenger tennis tournament in Pune

RATHORE HASHOPES ON

2028 GAMESPPaannaajjii,, GGooaa:: Union Sports

Minister Rajyavardhan SinghRathore on Tuesday said India

will be amongst the top medal-winning nations in the 2028Olympics. The minister also

said that 2018 has turned out tobe the best year for India in

terms of sporting achieve-ments.

“I have tremendous hope andbelief in the Indian youth and

their ability to dominate theworld. We have begun the

process. The wheels are turn-ing,” said the former Olympic

silver medallist.He was talking to reporters

after participating in an eventorganised by Sesa Football

Academy, an initiative ofVedanta Inc, at Sankhalim vil-

lage near here.“My target is Olympics of

2024 and 2028. The way we areprogressing now, India would

be amongst the top medal win-ners at the 2028 Olympics,”

said Rathore.The 2028 quadrennial games

will be held in Los Angeles.— PTI

Gelsenkirchen (Ger-many), Nov. 20: Virgilvan Dijk sent theNetherlands into theNations League semifinalsafter completing a dramat-ic comeback from twogoals down with a 91st-minute equaliser that sawthe Dutch snatch 2-2 drawaway to Germany onMonday.

The Dutch advance fromthe tough three-teamGroup A1 at the expense ofworld champions Franceafter scoring twice in thefinal six minutes inGelsenkirchen asGermany were punishedfor not being clinicalenough in the second half.

Liverpool defender VanDijk fired home to com-plete the Dutch fight backafter Quincy Promespulled one back on 85 min-utes following TimoWerner and Leroy Sane’sfirst-half goals forGermany.

The draw was enough tosend the Dutch into theNations League knockoutstages as Group One win-ners, with France second,while bottom sideGermany were already rel-egated to the ‘B’ leagueahead of Monday’s clash.

Koeman’s side showedplenty of heart against theGermans, who were 2-0 upafter just 20 minutes.

Thomas Mueller reachedthe milestone of 100Germany appearances asa second-half replace-ment.

The trio of Serge Gnabry,Sane and Werner, so effec-tive in Thursday’s 3-0friendly win over Russia,again caused the Dutchdefence no end of prob-lems in the opening 45minutes.

The Dutch scored fromtheir first real attack whenPromes curled his shothome on 85 minutes aftersustained pressure fromthe hosts.

The scene was set forVan Dijk to complete thefairytale comeback whenhe produced a thumpingfinish to delight travellingfans just before the finalwhistle.

— AFP

GERMANS GO DUTCH■ Van Dijk’s last-gasp equaliser takes Oranje to League semis

DC CCORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, NOV. 20

Seasoned M. C. Mary Komoozed confidence whenshe sent China’s Yu Wupacking with an unani-mous decision in the lightflyweight (48 kg) categoryquarterfinals at the AibaWomen’s WorldChampionship here onTuesday. The 35-year-oldManipuri, who took herfirst gold medal in 2006 atthe same venue, isassured of a seventhmedal at the event.

Lovlina Borgohain(69kg), Sonia (57kg) andSimranjit Kaur (64kg)were other home girls toseal semifinal spots whileManisha Moun (54kg),Bhagyabati Kachari(81kg), Seema Poonia(+81kg) and Pinki Rani(51kg) fell on a mixed dayfor Indians.

Mary demolished hermuch younger Chineseopponent with elan. Themother-of-three adopted atactical approach andconnected with left jabsfor a dominant start.

MARY AND 3OTHERS REACHMEDAL ROUNDS

New Delhi, Nov. 20: TheInternational OlympicCommittee (IOC) hasasked all its member fed-erations not to grant anyworld event to Indiainvolving Kosovo after aboxer from the Europeannation was denied visa forthe ongoing AIBAWomen’s WorldChampionships here.

In a strongly-worded let-ter to the President andSecretary-General of allInternational Federations(IFs), the IOC reiteratedits position on politicaldiscrimination againstcountries at sportingevents. The IOC has askedall the IFs to get a writtenundertaking from theIndian authorities forequal participation beforeallotting the country anyworld event in futureinvolving Kosovo. — PTI

NO KOSOVORELATED MEETSIN INDIA: IOC

Gelsenkirchen, Nov. 20:Dutch captain Virgil vanDijk provided a touchingmoment by consoling therecently bereaved refereein his team’s game againstGermany, just minutesafter scoring a lateequaliser to book a spot inthe Nations League semis.

The Liverpool defendercontinued to show hisclass after the final whistlewhen he was seen comfort-ing Romanian officialOvidiu Hategan, whorecently lost his mother.

Footage showed Van Dijkembracing a tearfulHategan and putting hishand on the back of hishead.

After the game, theDutch skipper said mod-estly that the gesture wasjust “a small thing” to help

the official through hisbereavement, according tort.com.

“That man broke down,

stood with tears in hiseyes because he had justlost his mother,” said the27-year-old defender.

“I wished him strengthand said that he had donewell. It’s a small thing, butmaybe it helps him,” headded.

It is reported thatHategan had opted to pro-ceed with the game despitehis recent loss, althoughhis grief was evident as heblew up for full-time at theVeltins-Arena.

Speaking about thematch, Van Dijk said itwas “a fantastic feeling” tofinish top of Group Oneahead of European power-houses France and the

Germans. “We should allbe proud of ourselves. Iknow I am,” he said afterthe Dutch join England,Switzerland and Portugalin the Nations League’slast four.

After missing out onqualifying for the finals ofboth Euro 2016 and thisyear’s World Cup, Van Dijksaid the priority is to getthe Dutch to the Euro 2020finals.

Netherlands head coachRonald Koeman praisedhis team for turning two oftheir three late chancesinto goals. “No one expect-ed Holland to win thegroup, it was a dream,” hesaid. — AFP

Dutch captain Virgil Van Dijk (in orange) consoles refer-ee Ovidiu Hategan who recently lost his mother.

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Virgil Van Dijk (left) of Netherlands andGermany’s Thomas Mueller compete forthe ball during their UEFA Nations Leaguematch in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, onMonday. The match ended 2-2. — AP

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