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ASTROGUIDE
CM hikes compensation to police martyrs’ kin
India, China pact
Krodhi: Dakshinayana
Tithi: Aswayuja Bahula Shashti
till 1.32 am (Wednesday)
Star: Ardra till 5.38 am
(Wednesday)
Revanth warns action on LAC patrolling
Varjyam: 2.10 pm to 3.45 pm
Durmuhurtham: 8.32 am to 9.19
am; 10.46 pm to 11.36 pm
Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm
HIJRI CALENDAR
against hate-mongers Narendra Modi Pact ahead of likely Modi-Xi meet in Russia
SRIDHAR will be the fourth such
Rabi Us Sani 18,1446 H
PRAYERS
DC CORRESPONDENTS
HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 People voted KUMARASWAMI | DC
with agency inputs
NEW DELHI, OCT. 21
agreement reached
between the two sides in the
past four years.
Fajar: 5.10 am
Zohar: 12.11 pm
Asar: 4.12 pm
Chief Minister
Revanth Reddy issued a
A.
us thrice for In a major breakthrough,
It may be recalled that the
first announcement
stern warning to those India and China on Monday between the two sides on
Maghrib: 5.55 pm
Isha: 7.04 pm
involved in attacks on
religious places, stating
stability and reached an agreement on
patrolling arrangements
military disengagement
was in February 2021, in the
that the state government along the Line of Actual We reached an Pangong Tso area. The sec-
SUNRISE TOMORROW 06.11 AM
SUNSET TODAY 17.49 PM
MOONRISE 22.17 AM
would not spare anyone
engaged in such disrup-
growth: PM Control on the Sino-Indian
border “leading to disen-
agreement on
patrolling. The under-
ond announcement was on
disengagement in the
tive activities. He asked DC CORRESPONDENT gagement and eventually a standing to my knowledge Gogra area (PP17A) in
MOONSET 11.07 PM police to initiate strict NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 resolution of the issues that August 2021.
is that we will be doing
action against those incit- had arisen in these areas in The third announcement
the patrolling which we
COUNTER POINT ing communal tensions
and disrupting peace and
Prime
Narendra
Minister
Modi on
2020”.
The agreement comes were doing in 2020. It’s a
on disengagement was at
the Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-
tranquility. Monday said people had ahead of a possible meeting positive development. It’s 15) in eastern Ladakh in
The Chief Minister was Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy pays homage at the given a message of stabil- between Prime Minister a product of a very perse- September 2022. It has now
addressing the Police Day Police Martyrs Memorial to mark the Police ity with a mandate to his Narendra Modi and vering diplomacy. It has taken two more years for
flag parade at the Police Commemoration Day at Goshamahal police stadium in government for three Chinese President Xi been a very patient the fourth pact.
Martyrs Memorial in Hyderabad on Monday. — P. SURENDRA consecutive terms and Jinping on the sidelines of process. Earlier, in 2017, the two
Goshamahal on Monday. asserted that they had the forthcoming Brics sum- nations had also resolved
He said that the state gov- between them and the departments. also strengthened this mit in the Russian city of another military face-off
ernment would take swift culprits,” he said. The Modelled after the expression in the recent Kazan on Tuesday and
— S. Jaishankar, with each other at Doklam
action if complaints were police are equipped to National Defence Haryana Assembly polls. Wednesday. External Affairs Minister in Bhutanese territory.
lodged regarding undesir- deal with offenders and Academy, this institution Speaking at a national At a special media brief- In response to queries, the
able incidents and ele- that the public should aims to provide quality TV channel’s world sum- ing, foreign secretary arrived at on patrolling foreign secretary
ments responsible for place their trust in law education that will be on mit, the Prime Minister Vikram Misri said, “I can arrangements along the said, “These discussions
such acts. enforcement, he par with international said his government, in share with you that over Line of Actual Control in had in the past resulted in
In an apparent refer- appealed. standards. its third term, was work- the last several weeks, the India China border resolution of stand-offs in
ence to a recent incident The Chief Minister later The Chief Minister ing at an unprecedented Indian and Chinese diplo- areas, leading to disengage- various locations. There
where a crowd in laid the foundation stone praised the efforts of the speed and scale and that matic and military negotia- ment and a resolution of the were a few areas where the
Secunderabad allegedly for a Young India Police state police force, particu- India has become a tors have been in close con- issues that had arisen in stand-offs had not been
sought to vandalise a School, which will be a larly during festivals source of hope for the tact with each other in a these areas in 2020. We will resolved.”
hotel linked to an idol residential facility spread such as Muharram, world plagued by many variety of forums. As a be taking the next steps on
desecration case, Reddy over 50 acres at Christmas, Ganesh upheavals, including result of these discussions, this.” ■ Page 5: Modi, Xi last
interacted 2 years ago
IN BRIEF urged the public to avoid
taking law into their
Manchirevula. The
school will cater to chil-
Chaturthi, among others,
acknowledging their ded-
ongoing conflicts.
Citing several figures,
an agreement has been Monday’s announcement

hands. “If anyone tries to dren of serving police ication despite inade- he said that India has a
Hoax bomb callers
to be in ‘no-fly’ list
take law into their hands
or to punish those who
committed a wrong, there
will be little difference
personnel, martyrs' fami-
lies and other uniformed
services, including fire,
excise, and prison
quate facilities.
■ Page 2: CM vows to
maintain peace, security
double AI advantage.
■ Page 5: India is a rising
power, says Modi
Bengal jr docs end protest after
New Delhi: Hoax bomb
threat calls will no longer televised meet with Mamata
be a kid’s play as the
government is planning
to bring an amendment
in the existing aviation
Top court refuses to stay Maha polls:
Cong. list
RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC
with agency inputs
KOLKATA, OCT. 21
vised live following a
demand by the doctors,
lasted nearly two hours.
the state’s healthcare infra-
structure. “In today’s meet-
ing (with the CM), we did
laws to make such calls a
cognisable offence lead-
ing to punishment and
fines. Besides, the
offenders may be put on
Group-1 Mains exams
VUJJINI
likely today
BHAGWAN PARAB | DC
Agitating junior doctors on
Monday evening withdrew
their weeks-long hunger
strike over the RG Kar inci-
The medics also called off
their proposed strike
across hospitals in state on
Tuesday.
They have been on a fast-
get the assurance of some
directives, but the body lan-
guage of the government
was not positive”, said
Debashish Halder, a junior
the “no-fly” list for life. VAMSHIDHAR I DC MUMBAI, OCT. 21 dent, hours after a meeting unto-death for last 17 days, doctor.
The move comes at a HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 with West Bengal Chief demanding justice for their
time when several Indian Maharashtra Congress Minister Mamata Banerjee. deceased colleague and call- ■ Page 5: Doctors had
airlines flying both The Supreme Court chief Nana Patole on The long-awaited meet, tele- ing for systemic changes in placed 10 demands
domestic and interna- refused to stay the Monday said his party
tional are facing bomb
threats on a daily basis.
In the last one week,
Telangana State Public
Service Commission
(TGSPSC) Group-1 Mains
might announce the list
of its 96 candidates on
Tuesday after confirm-
TG cops alert
nearly 100 flights
received bomb threats.
exam, which began on
Monday. A three-judge
bench, headed by the
ing that the final talks on
seat sharing will be held
with Uddhav Thackeray
ahead of
■ Full report Page 5 Chief Justice of India
D.Y. Chandrachud,
and Sharad Pawar on
Tuesday. Maha polls
SC stays NCPCR observed that it could not
interfere at this stage as
Patole said that the
Congress completed dis- DC CORRESPONDENT
order on madrasas students had already
reached the examination
Policemen guard a centre for the Group-1 Mains exam cussions on 96 seats for
the forthcoming Vidhan
ADILABAD, OCT. 21
in Hyderabad on Monday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE
New Delhi: The Supreme halls. Sabha polls in Police ramped up sur-
Court on Monday stayed
the operation of the com-
munications issued by
“Disrupting the exam
process at the last minute
would harm the morale of
Exam starts off peacefully Maharashtra. “Discus-
sions regarding seat allo-
cation are going on and
veillance along
Pranahita and Godavari
rivers and established
the

National Commission for the job seekers,” the apex Hyderabad: The first who had registered. The will be concluded soon. numerous checkpoints
Protection of Child Rights court observed. Further, day of the Group-1 Mains exams will run up to We (Congress) discussed Union home minister Amit Shah during the Police on the Narketpally-
urging the states to shift it stated that the went off without incident October 28. Reports spoke 96 seats today. There are Commemoration Day function at the National Police Adhanki state highway
students of unrecognised Telangana High Court on Monday, with 72.4 per of a few candidates miss- still some seats in the dis- in Anneparthy, Jagtial
Memorial in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI
madrasas to government has specified in the inter- cent of applicants turn- ing the exams as they cussion. We will talk to district ahead of the
schools. A bench of Chief im orders that any selec- ing up. According to the turned up late. Some NCP (SP) president Maharashtra Assembly
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
and Justices J.B.
Pardiwala and Manoj
tion made for Group-1
services shall be in accor-
dance with the final out-
come of the proceed-
TSPSC, 22,744 candidates
appeared out of 31,383
planned protests did not
materialise.
Sharad Pawar and Shiv
Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav
Thackeray tomorrow
(Tuesday) about these
Fight against terror elections scheduled for
November 20. This is to
curb the illegal supply of
liquor and cash into

will continue: Shah

Misra took note of the
submissions of the ings… “In these circum- a disadvantage to candi- ued as scheduled. seats and will find a way Maharashtra, especially
Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind stances, we could not dates in the reserved cate- However, the Chief for it. following a recent
counsel that communica- interfere,” the bench gory. Justice of India observed encounter in
tions of the NCPCR and said. Senior counsel Kapil that at this last moment, ■ Page 5: BJP will face DC CORRESPONDENT terrorism which are the Chhattisgarh.
consequential actions of Many aspirants had Sibal, appearing for a courts cannot interfere defeat: Patole NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 challenges we face now,” he Following the Chief
some states needed to
be stayed.
approached the Supreme
Court, seeking postpone-
petitioner seeking inter-
im stay, explained that
and if any interim orders
would be issued then that iNSIDE Union home minister Amit
said.
The home minister said
Election Commission’s
election announcement,
ment of the exams due to several aspirants would would affect thousands of ■ Pg 5: Congress poll Shah on Monday reiterated since independence, 36,438 Maharashtra police
■ Full report Page 5 concerns over GO 29, lose out their chance if aspirants, who had the panel holds meeting that the fight against terror- police personnel have laid enforced the election
claiming that it would be the examinations contin- examination centre. ism, infiltration and con- down their lives for the safe- code to ensure a fair and
spiracy to create religious ty and security of the coun- secure electoral process.
tension will continue even try, with 216 of them during They are monitoring the
WELFARE | WORK CM keen to extend liberal package for the displaced: Ponguleti though the country estab-
lished relative peace in
the last year.
He said the country will
movement of political
leaders travelling from
Jammu and Kashmir, the remain forever grateful for other states, including

Musi oustees will also get house sites

Northeast and Naxal-affect- their sacrifice in the coun- Telangana, who are con-
ed areas. try’s development journey. ducting election cam-
Addressing an event here “I want to assure the family paigns in Maharashtra.
on the occasion of Police members of the martyrs Maharashtra shares its
Commemoration Day, the that their sacrifice will not borders with Telangana
home minister said the sac- go in vain. The country will districts such as Nirmal,
N. VAMSI SRINIVAS | DC Telangana who are visiting ● PONNAM PRABHAKAR benefits for them. stantly engage with and rifice of police martyrs will remain safe and achieve its Mancherial, Komaram
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA), the South Korean capital said the Congress “Opposition parties are try- convince them to relocate. not go in vain and the coun- goal despite any challenge Bheem Asifabad, and
OCT. 21 city to study river rejuve- ing to fish in troubled He criticised the try will definitely become a which may come in the way Adilabad. In the
government had never
nation projects, revenue waters. The moment the Opposition parties for fully developed nation by and India will definitely Chennur area, police
In a major policy outreach and I&PR minister used force to shift the people are convinced that obstructing the growth of 2047. become a developed nation have set up multiple
to smoothen the rehabilita- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy people. they have got a better reha- city. “In the last 10 years, rela- by 2047,” he said. checkpoints at state bor-
tion and resettlement of said all the families, living Chief Minister was keen on bilitation package, the Bhongir MP Chamala tive peace had been estab- Stressing on the steps ders to inspect vehicles
Musi oustees, the state gov- hitherto either in riverbed extending a liberal package protests will stop,” Srinivas Kiran Kumar Reddy, legis- lished in Jammu and taken for the welfare of heading towards
ernment has in principle or buffer zone, will get for the displaced. “All that Reddy said. lators Malreddy Ranga Kashmir, the Northeastern police personnel, the home Maharashtra. They are
decided to provide house house sites along the Outer we may need is 500 to 600 The minister said that the Reddy, Prakash Gound and region and LWE-affected minister said police person- closely watching ferry
sites also to the displaced. Ring Road. acres which we can easily number of families to be K. Yadaiah, mayor G. areas. However, our fight is nel and their family mem- points and river cross-
The government has “We are planning to pro- arrange by removing land- relocated would be 13,000 at Vijayalakshmi, deputy not over. We will continue bers can now avail treat- ings in Kautala, Bejjur,
already announced allot- vide house sites of 150 sq. grabbers from government the most, some of whom mayor M. Srilatha, to fight against emerging ment in any Ayushman hos- Penchikalpet, Veman-
ment of two bedroom hous- yards to 200 sq. yards to land,” the minister said. were legitimate patta hold- MA&UD principal secre- threats like drones, nar- pital after the implementa- apalli, Racharla, and
es for people resettled from each family besides 2BHK Referring to agitations by ers. Transport minister tary M. Dana Kishore, cotics trade, cybercrime, tion of the ‘Ayushman Venchapalli within the
the Musi riverbed. In some flats,” he said. people against the resettle- Ponnam Prabhakar, who is I&PR commissioner M. attempts to spread unrest CAPF’ scheme. Chennur Assembly
cases, some families have Maintaining that he dis- ment, the minister said the also Hyderabad in-charge Hanumantha Rao and Musi through Artificial To enhance the housing Constituency of
been relocated from the cussed the proposal with government was sympa- minister, said the Congress Development Corporation Intelligence (AI), conspira- satisfaction of the CAPF Mancherial district.
riverbed. Chief Minister A. Revanth thetic to their loss of prop- government had never used joint MD P. Gauthami are cies to incite religious senti- personnel, he said approval
In an informal chat with Reddy a few days ago, erty and would arrange force to shift the people, accompanying the ministe- ments, infiltration, smug- has been given for the con- ■ Page 2: Police eye on
mediapersons from Srinivas Reddy said the short-term and long-term and instead would con- rial delegation. gling of illegal weapons and struction of 13,000 houses. illegal activities
 STATE
DECCAN CHRONICLE | KARIMNAGAR | TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2024
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SHORT
BHATTI UNVEILS
TAKES
RRR-affected farmers to 1 year after it sank, no
POWER SUPPLY
‘AMBULANCES’
DC CORRESPONDENT
get more compensation solution for Medigadda BALU PULIPAKA I DC
HYDERABAD, OCT. 21
Revised rates forwarded to Centre for approval HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 MEDIGADDA TIMELINE
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu 2016: Irrigation depart- November: NDSA submits
Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday
inaugurated 57 special vehi-
L. VENKAT RAM
REDDY I DC
FAIR DEAL ● IN SANGAREDDY and Sadasivapet man-
A full year after disaster
struck the Medigadda bar-
ment of then BRS govern- interim reports pointing
cles meant to restore power HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 dals of Sangareddy district, the land valued rage of the Kaleshwaram ment signs contract with out several flaws in
● MINISTER Komatireddy
services in each of the 57 sub- at `4.50 lakh per acre is now being compen- project on the night of L&T PES-JV for construc- design, maintenance.
Venkat Reddy said that in an
divisions of the southern dis- The state government sated at `15 lakh. October 21, 2023, eve of the tion of Medigadda bar- Many of these challenged
com in the twin cities. These has substantially incre-
effort to resolve land acquisition Assembly elections, the rage. by the irrigation depart-
disputes, the government has ● IN SIDDIPET district, the earlier rates of
vehicles would be available ased compensation for state irrigation department
2019 ment.
round-the-clock and the emer- landowners and farmers revised compensation rates to `1.5 lakh to `5.25 lakh per acre have been is nowhere near finding a
gency staff would rush to the impacted by the ongoing significant levels based on land increased to `4.99 lakh to `5.99 lakh. solution to the problem of June 19: The CM K. 2024
area on getting a complaint Hyderabad Regional Ring categories-agricultural, urban, ● IN MEDAK district, land values in the sinking piers and how to go Chandrashekar Rao inau- January: Congress govern-
from consumers on the toll Road (RRR) project. In rural and commercial. range of `4.5 lakh to `7.87 lakh, about resolving it. gurates the barrage. ment orders V&E probe
free number 1912. several areas, compensa- While the department into Medigadda
Dubbed as electricity ambu- tion has been doubled or ● IN TURKAPALLY mandal, have been increased to `16 does not have any plans on 2020
February: Congress gov-
lances, these vehicles will be even tripled compared to Yadadri district, the previous Sangareddy lakh and `20 lakh. how to attend to the prob- L&T PES-JV requests a
equipped with thermal-vision the existing amounts. lem at Medigadda, and also completion certificate, ernment writes to NDSA
registration value of land rates to Choutuppal
formally asking for a
cameras, power saw machines, The revised compensa- ranged from `3.37 lakh to via Toopran and at Annaram and Sundilla gets it on March 2021.
ladder, insulators, conductors, tion rates have been for- barrages of the probe into Medigadda,
`6.75 lakh per acre. This has Gajwel, covering 2023
cables and safety equipment warded to the Centre for Kaleshwaram lift irrigation Annaram, and Sundilla
like earth rods and helmets. approval, as both the
been increased to between
`6.85 lakh and `11.47 lakh.
158.6 km scheme, it is reliably learnt Oct. 21: a huge boom is barrages' stability, prob-
These vehicles can move defec- state and Centre are that the National Dam heard at the barrage, lem identification and
tive transformers and replace required to share the Safety Authority (NDSA), cracks develop in pillars remedial measures report
them with functioning ones. costs of land acquisition which was asked by the 19, 20, 21 in Block 7, por-
The emergency vehicle will be on a 50:50 basis. and farmers in several enhancement will place budget, with plans to state government to pro- March: Congress govern-
led by an assistant engineer The RRR project, which areas. Many have voiced an additional financial release the funds in phas- vide a way out, made it tion of the block sinks into ment orders a judicial
and three linesmen will is being executed in two dissatisfaction, arguing burden on the state gov- es as construction pro- clear that it will be able to Godavari river bed, a total probe, sets up judicial
accompany him. phases, includes a north- that the compensation ernment, we are pre- gresses. Additionally, the do so only by the end of this of six piers affected. A commission to probe
At the inauguration, Bhatti ern stretch from Sangar- being offered fell way pared to bear it to protect area between the existing year. team from the construc- Medigadda barrage prob-
said the TGAIMS (Telangana eddy to Choutuppal via short of the market rates the interests of landown- Outer Ring Road (ORR) This too is uncertain as tion company visits the lems Several inspections
GIS, Asset Management, Toopran and Gajwel, cov- and refused to surrender ers and farmers,” he said. and the RRR will be the NDSA is learnt to have site, assesses damage by NDSA, and others
Inspection and Maintenance ering 158.6 km, and a their land. Minister for The estimated cost of developed to attract told a delegation of irriga- along with irrigation including Justice P.C.
System) application will help southern stretch of 189 roads and buildings, the northern part of the industries, services and tion officials recently that department officials.
electricity staff in identifying km from Choutuppal to Komatireddy Venkat RRR stands at `13,522 transport hubs. no report can be prepared
Ghose heading the judicial
the exact location of the power Sangareddy via Shadn- Reddy, told Deccan crore, while the southern The RRR will be built to unless all the geotechnical Oct. 24: Team from commission and expert
failures. agar. Land acquisition is Chronicle that the gov- portion is projected to expressway standards, test reports are submitted National Dam Safety committees follow, NDSA
presently underway for ernment was committed cost `12,980 crore. The initially as a four-lane to it. The delegation was Authority makes its first interim recommendations
OPPN PROVOKING both sections. The project
has encountered resist-
to ensuring fair compen-
sation for all those affect-
state government has set
aside `1,525 crore for the
highway, to accommodate
future traffic growth, he
told that this must be done
by October 31, it is learnt,
visit.
Oct. 28: Chairman of dam
to keep all gates open,
conduct geotechnical and
ance from landowners ed. “Although this project in its 2024-25 pointed out. failing which all bets could
UNEMPLOYED, well be off. The NDSA also
safety review panel visits
the barrage.
geophysical studies and
submit reports.
made it clear that if the
SAYS KADIAM
DC CORRESPONDENT
WARANGAL, OCT. 21
CM vows peace, security POLICE EYE
ON ILLEGAL
October 31 deadline is met,
then the irrigation depart-
ment could expect a report
by December 31. Hammer test shows
FROM PAGE 1 ● CM STRESSED that he announced enhanced If the irrigation depart-
ACTIVITIES
Annaram weakness
Station Ghanpur MLA police must adopt a compensation for police ment does not submit all
Kadiyam Srihari has accused “Police are not doing firm stance in dealing personnel, who lose the reports by October 31, it
leaders from both the BJP and their jobs just for salary. their lives while on duty. is unlikely that the NDSA
the BRS of unnecessarily pro- They took the responsi-
with criminals, while Constables and head FROM PAGE 1 will be able to pursue the
voking innocent students and bility of maintaining maintaining a friendly constables will be paid matter further, the sources DC CORRESPONDENT
approach towards vic- POOR CONCRETE QUALITY
unemployed youth for political law and order," he said. compensation of `one The inter-state bridge at said. HYDERABAD, OCT. 21
mileage. The allegations were Reddy stressed that tims and the public. crore; SIs and CIs `1.25 Gudem in Penchikalpet Serious doubts exist Degree - Gate
made during the oath-taking police must adopt a firm “Friendly policing is crore, DSP rank offi- mandal, connecting Aheri whether there would even- Fears of poor quality of 90% - 35
ceremony of the newly elected stance in dealing with about having a friendly cials `1.50 crore, while in Maharashtra with tually be a report from the construction of the Kalesh- 80% - 30
Jangaon Agriculture Market criminals, while main- attitude towards the IPS rank officers would Telangana and NDSA as the authority also waram lift irrigation sche- 75% - 32
Committee on Monday. taining a friendly public, not criminals.” be paid `two crore. Chhattisgarh, has also expressed its displeasure me barrages appear to have 70% - 26, 29, 34, 42
Accompanied by Warangal approach towards vic- Additional provisions seen intensified surveil- and ‘resentment’ at how found some conclusive evi-
MP Kadiyam Kavya and DCC tims and the general law enforcement capa- include compensation lance. irrigation officials had dence with the Central Po-
60% - 27, 40, 44, 45, 46
president Kommuri Prathap public. bilities, he said that the for those who suffer per- This bridge enhances grouted the cavities under wer and Water Research 50% - 31, 38
Reddy, the MLA said, “Both "Friendly policing is state government has manent disabilities and road connectivity along the foundation of all three Station (CPWRS), Pune, 40 % - 33
the BJP and BRS leaders are about having a friendly established an anti-nar- jobs to the families of the state borders, facilitat- barrages, something that reporting that several of 35% - 43
creating unnecessary ruckus attitude towards the cotics bureau to curb personnel who lose ing the movement of peo- the NDSA did not recom- the secant piles laid for the 30% - 39, 41
by provoking innocent stu- public, not criminals," the spread and use of their lives while per- ple for medical treatment mend. Now that all the Annaram barrage had been 10% - 28, 36, 37
dents and unemployed youth he stated. illegal substances. He forming their duties. and business between voids have been filled, geot- found to be of poor quality.
for their political gain.” He He highlighted the also suggested the use of He suggested the Mancherial and echnical studies are not The geophysical studies
criticised the BRS for not con- state’s commitment to Artificial Intelligence, police to form spe- Kagaznagar towns. expected to present the of the barrages were man-
ducting a DSC in last 10 years maintaining peace and alongside traditional cialised units to tackle Residents from exact nature of the problem dated by the National Dam
security, while main- policing methods, to emerging criminal Maharashtra districts under the foundations Safety Authority (NDSA)
taining that these were manage Hyderabad's activities, similar to the such as Rajura, which in turn will make following the sinking of a
PARAMITA PUPILS crucial for attracting
investment and foster-
ever-increasing traffic
and enforce regulations
SIB and Greyhounds,
ensuring that they
Ballarshah,
Chandrapur frequently
and preparing a report that will
actually address the prob-
portion of the Medigadda
barrage, and serious leaks
SELECTED FOR ing the state’s develop-
ment.
more effectively.
As a means to further
remain at the forefront
of modern law enforce-
visit Asifabad to attend
family functions and
lems difficult to prepare.
Deccan Chronicle had on
springing from under the
Annaram and Sundilla bar-
SOUTH DRAMA FEST To further enhance support the police force, ment. access various services.
Moreover, many Telugu
September 24, in its report
‘Rush to fill gaps under
rages. The CWPRS was
tasked with conducting geo-
DC CORRESPONDENT families have settled in KLIS barrages likely com- physical studies at Annar-
KARIMNAGAR, OCT. 21 the coal mining areas of plicated repair plans’, stat- am, and Sundilla barrages,

The students of Paramita High

School, Karimnagar, have been
selected to participate in the
Plaint against Bigg Boss Chandrapur district and
Gadchiroli
Maharashtra, increasing
cross-border interactions.
in
ed that the NDSA was
unhappy with the grouting
ordered by the irrigation
department and how this
and its report about Anna-
ram, submitted to the irri-
gation department on Aug-
ust 30, made it clear that in
HOW THE TESTS WERE DONE
● Seismic waves generat-
ed by hitting the raft sur-
Southern Drama Festival com-
petition to be held next month
in Bangalore, announced the
school principal, Balaji, on
fame Gangavva, Raju In preparation for the elec-
tions, both the Congress
and BJP have appointed
senior leaders from
had queered the pitch in
terms of preparing a final
report. It may be recalled
that on October 21, 2023, a
all 21 bays of the barrage
and the secant piles it con-
ducted the tests on, the
quality of construction was
face with a hammer at
one-metre intervals.
● Hammering was done
Monday. PULI SHARATH 1972, which safeguards Telangana as in-charges to portion of Block 7 of the poor — ranging from 10% at a distance of 0.9 m
“To qualify for the South KUMAR I DC them from exploitation focus on securing votes Medigadda barrage sudden- to a whopping 90%. from the raft edge in each
India competition, our stu- KARIMNAGAR, OCT. 21 and harm. Goutham from the Telugu commu- ly developed cracks with a In its 36-page interim
dents competed in the Science emphasised that using nity in Maharashtra. huge sound, and part of it report on parallel seismic bay/vent.
Drama Competition conducted Adulapuram Goutham, protected birds for Adilabad BJP MP sank into the Godavari test at Annaram barrage, of ● The compressional
by the Telangana Education an animal welfare entertainment purpos- Godam Nagesh, who over- river, bed sparking the which Deccan Chronicle has waves that travel down
Department recently in activist affiliated with es constituted a breach sees Chandrapur town, urgent emptying of the a copy, the CWPRS, a unit of through the secant pile
Hyderabad. Facing tough com- the Stray Animal of the Act’s provisions. has already visited the nearly 10 tmc ft of water the Union jal shakti min-
petition from the 33 teams, the Foundation of India, Responding to the area and held meetings stored there amidst fears of istry said: “significant low and sand and are record-
A still from a video of
students of Paramita High has lodged a complaint Gangavva and Raju in complaint, FRO P. with local BJP leaders and more damage to follow. velocity of seismic waves” ed by the hydrophone
School delivered a beautiful with the Jagtial forest which a parakeet is Padma Rao told DC that cadres four times. He The disaster also sparked were found in all the 21 receivers inside the bore-
performance in a play called department against shown in a cage. an investigation was plans to return tomorrow a war of words between the bays (secant piles) it con- hole at 1-metre intervals.
'Swayam Krutham,' which Telugu ‘Bigg Boss’ con- initiated. It was to engage further with the then opposition Congress ducted the seismic tests on
depicted how man is destroy- testant Gangavva and and uploaded on the revealed that Raju had local population as part of and the ruling BRS over the to ascertain the construc- as per the IS Code, low
ing nature with unfettered YouTuber Raju, alleg- YouTube channel on obtained the Indian the campaign efforts. Kaleshwaram scheme, its tion quality of the secant velocity of seismic waves
development,” he explained. ing that the duo had vio- May 20, 2022, featured parakeet from a street Meanwhile, Bhongir planning and construction. piles. According to experts indicates poor quality of
Prasad Rao, school chair- lated the Wildlife Gangavva and Raju astrologer near the Congress MP The Congress which came in geophysical studies, and the construction.
man, hailed the students and Protection Act, 1972, by using the parakeet for Kondagattu temple. Chamalakiran Kumar to power late last year, initi-
staff for their achievement. He using an Indian para- astrological purposes, Raju admitted igno- Reddy, appointed as the in- ated two probes, one by the
stated, “It is a matter of pride keet in their TV pro- at Lambadipally of rance of the Wildlife charge of the Chandrapur vigilance and enforcement lems at Medigadda. serious concerns over the
for the school to be selected for gramme titled ‘My Mallial mandal. Protection Act’s appli- area, is conducting meet- wing to investigate the dis- Simultaneously, leaks safety of the three bar-
Southern Drama Festival com- Village Show’. Indian parakeets are cability. “We used the ings with local Congress aster, and another, a judi- from under the foundations rages, their future utility,
petition in Bangalore for third Goutham said the classified under bird solely for the show leaders and cadres to cial commission to fix of the Annaram, and throwing a cloud of uncer-
consecutive year.” video, titled ‘Gangavva Schedule IV of the and did not intend to mobilise support ahead of responsibility for the mis- Sundilla barrages too came tainty over the entire
Chiluka Panchagam’ Wildlife Protection Act, harm it.” the elections. takes that led to the prob- to light, sparking additional Kaleswaram scheme.

RECRUITMENT | DRIVE Latecomers not allowed to take the exam, which will be run up to October 28; protesters back off at last minute

72.4% take Group-1 exams on Day 1 under full gaze of police

MRITTIKA BANERJEE AND enforcement; electronic despite opposition parties ago. "It was stressful to minutes late. Accompanied significance,” she said. She
SHRIMANSI KAUSHIK I DC devices, boards, and even and candidates demanding work in such a high-securi- by her son and husband, she also added that since the
HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 pencil bags were not revocation of Government ty environment, but I’m fainted when she was deni- gates of the college were
allowed inside the exam Order (GO) 29 which, they content with the exam. ed entry, and her son broke opened at 12.40 am, they
Several sets of barricades, halls. One student was seen alleged, affected reserved Since mine was in English down. Her husband pleaded should have been closed at
six intelligence officers, coming out to give his categories candidates. The medium, I didn’t have any with officials, even appeal- 1.40 am. It would have
numerous police vans and belongings to his parents at Supreme Court also gave its trouble, but I’m unsure ing to IPS officer S. Rashmi allowed latecomers a
personnel were seen at the University Post Graduate approval on Monday. about the Telugu medium Perumal, but to no avail. chance.
TSPSC Group 1 Mains exam College (OU), Candidates had consid- students,” she said. The Lalitamma was eventually “It is not just about these
centres across the city on Secunderabad, as there ered boycotting the exam gates closed at 1.30 pm taken to a nearby hospital exams but all government
Monday. Amid heightened were no deposit centres at and had planned sharp by police personnel by the on-site medical team. and bank exams have strict
security, as announced by the venue. ‘Maharashtra Chalo’ march and no late arrivals were At Koti Women’s College, entry procedures. Students
Chief Minister Revanth “They didn’t even allow to express their concerns permitted. another woman candidate should have reached the
Reddy, candidates arrived my son’s analogue watch. but a candidate at the Sai Chandra, whose wife arrived just a minute late. centre at least a few hours
on Monday for the exams, But I believe it is important University Post Graduate Haritha was appearing for Desperately clinging to the before the allocated time,”
which were being held for since the exam is quite College at Secunderabad Group-1 aspirants wait to enter the exam hall on Monday. the exam at Koti Women’s gate, she cried and begged said Sunitha, whose daugh-
the first time since 2011. important and is being con- stated that the protesters 72.4% of registered applicants attended the exams, with 22,744 College, said the signifi- officials to let her in, but ter Sharun appeared for the
The first day went off ducted after years,” said the chose not to go through cance of the exam was high they refused. exam.
out of 31,383 candidates appearing. —DEEPAK DESHPANDE
without incident on parent. No crowd was per- with those plans. They also as it was being held after 13 Madhavi, a business- While many latecomers
Monday, with 72.4 per cent mitted within 150 metres of planned to wear black in reportedly conducted fairly, reported that her exam years. woman from Nizamabad, across the city missed their
of applicants turning up. the centres. Medical teams protest, but very few were and candidates said the went well, saying, “There Hence, providing entry to had her daughter Bhawani chance, one candidate at
According to the TSPSC, were on-site to handle emer- seen wearing the colour. paper was manageable. At was no issue with the paper; late comers would have appear for the exam. Secunderabad PG College
22,744 candidates appeared gencies, and arrangements “Careers come before con- the Government Degree everything was positive and been an issue. At “Despite being a family of Centre took matters into his
out of 31,383 who had regis- were made to ensure no flict,” the aspirant Pradeep, College for Women, fair. I’m expecting good Government Degree business owners, our own hands. After pleading
tered. The exams will run power outages occurred. adding, “I believe the gov- Begumpet, most candidates results.” Govardhani, a can- College for Women in daughter wanted to appear to be let in, the candidate
up to October 28. The exams have been ernment should have lis- were satisfied. Supriya B., didate from Adilabad, said Begumpet, Lalitamma, who for the TSPSC exam. It is a jumped over the wall to gain
The heightened security mired in controversy but tened to the agitators..” who was appearing for the she had moved to had travelled 130 km by reputed exam and securing entry but was promptly tak-
was not limited to law went ahead as per schedule Further, the exam was exam for the first time, Hyderabad a few months train and bus, arrived four a government job is of great en into custody by police.
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SHORT
WOMAN DIES IN
TAKES
Vellamla project to be
A BID TO ESCAPE
MONKEY ATTACK
DC CORRESPONDENT
filled in 10 days: Min.
ADILABAD, OCT. 21
1 L acres to be irrigated, 107 Nalgonda villages to get water
A 52-year-old woman, Bongoni
Laxmi, died on Monday after P. SRINIVAS | DC aims to irrigate 1 lakh Ramaram gram panchay-
sustaining head injury while NALGONDA, OCT. 21 acres in the Narketpally, at office. He recommend-
trying to escape a monkey Nalgonda, and Kattangur ed that the additional
attack at Vidyanagar Colony of Minister for roads and mandals, while also pro- space be allocated for
Khanapur in Nirmal district. buildings Komatireddy viding drinking water to SHG meetings.
According to locals, a troop Venkat Reddy announced 107 villages in the dis- Additionally, Reddy
of monkeys entered the colony that the Brahmana trict. revealed that 4,000
and startled Laxmi, who was Vellamla project will be Reddy criticised the Indiramma houses would
sitting in front of her house. In filled with water from the previous BRS govern- be allocated to his
panic, she tried to escape from Krishna River within the ment for its lack of Nalgonda Assembly con-
the simians and fell suffering next 10 days, improving progress on the SLBC stituency, with 50 houses Police Commissioner Abhishek Mohanty and other police officers pay homage to the stat-
head injury. She was rushed to the groundwater levels in (Srisailam Left Bank designated for Khaji ue of the martyrs in Karimnagar on Monday. — YELABAKA RADHAKRISHNA
the nearest hospital where she surrounding villages. Canal) tunnel project Ramaram. He noted that
R&B minister Komatiteddy
died after slipping into a The minister made the over the past decade. He no double-bedroom hous-
coma. Locals urged the author-
ities to check monkey menace.
statement after inaugu-
rating the newly con-
structed gram panchayat
office building at Khaji
Venkat Reddy speaks
after inaugurating the GP
office building at Khaji
Ramaram in Nalgonda.
stated that the Congress
government has now
released the necessary
funds and set a target to
es had been sanctioned
for the village over the
past decade and prom-
ised `5 lakh for levelling
Fraternity pays rich tributes
TEACHER
BOOKED FOR
Ramaram, built at `20
lakh from the National
Rural Employment
Guarantee Programme
Udaya Samudram
Balancing Reservoir will
be lifted and directed to
complete the SLBC tun-
nel within two years.
The
announced
minister
plans
also
to
the ground at the local
paddy procurement cen-
tre.
During the event,
to police martyrs in Adilabad
MISBEHAVIOUR (NREGP) funds. He high-
lighted that the pace of
the Brahmana Vellamla
project within 10 days.
extend loans to women
involved in SHGs and
sarpanch Shabbir Baba
requested the minister’s
DC CORRESPONDENT
ADILABAD, OCT. 21
respective districts.
Collector Rajarshi Shaw,
light rally from NTR
Chowk, which was partici-
DC CORRESPONDENT work on the Brahmana The state government pledged `20 lakh from his help in relocating elec- superintendent of police pated by DSP Reddy.
KARIMNAGAR, OCT. 21 Vellamla project acceler- has also sanctioned addi- constituency develop- tricity lines from a near- The police department on Gause Alam of Adilabad, The rallies served as a
ated after the Congress tional funds for the com- ment fund for the con- by 11 KV sub-station, Monday observed Police along with officials heartfelt tribute to the
Police registered a case under assumed power in the pletion of the project’s struction of the first which were passing over Commemoration Day, pay- Abhilasha Abhinav and police martyrs, highlight-
the POCSO Act against a gov- state. Water from the canal works. The project floor of the Khaji houses in the village. ing homage to martyrs who Janaki Sharmila of Nirmal, ing the department’s com-
ernment school teacher for sacrificed their lives while Venkatesh Dhotre and mitment to remembering
misbehaving with girl stu- fulfilling their duties to Srinivas Rao of Komaram and honoring those who
dents in Rajanna Sircilla dis-
DENIED MLA’S ensure the safety and secu- Bheem Asifabad, Kumar lost their lives in the line of
trict. SP Akhil Mahajan said
the issue came to light when a
SHE Team conducted an
awareness programme on safe-
REQUEST, SAYS Shift to horticulture for rity of the people in
Adilabad district.
District collectors and
superintendents of police
Deepak, and deputy com-
missioner of police A.
Bhakaar of Mancherial,
participated in the com-
duty.
“The sacrifices made by
our martyrs are deeply val-
ued, and today’s events
ty of girls and women at Zilla
Parishad Girls High School at YADADRI EO better profits: Tummala felicitated the families of
the fallen officers, present-
memorative events and can-
dlelight rallies.
reflect our unwavering ded-
ication to their memory,”
Geetha Nagar in Sircilla town, ing them with gifts during In Adilabad town, the said collector Rajarshi
on Monday. DC CORRESPONDENT ceremonies held in their police organised a candle- Shaw during the ceremony.
After the programme, some YADADRI-BHONGIR, OCT. 21 DC CORRESPONDENT
girl students complained to KHAMMAM, OCT. 21
the SHE Team against teacher
K. Narendar who had been
The executive officer of
Yadadri Sri Lakshmin- Agriculture minister GIRL ALLEGES
MISBEHAVIOUR
misbehaving with them in arsimha Swamy Temple, Tummala Nageswara
classrooms. They remained A. Bhaskara Rao, in a Rao urged farmers to
silent till then, fearing punish- press release, stated on switch to more profitable
ment if they complained to the
school principal. Women
Monday that the temple
authorities had refused
crops to boost their
income. Launching a BY ATTENDER
police officers conducted an Huzurabad MLA Padi cotton purchasing centre
inquiry and and arrested him Kaushik Reddy’s request of Cotton Corporation of DC CORRESPONDENT
after booking a case. The SP to use a drone camera for India (CCI) at YADADRI-BHONGIR,
appealed to girl students and photography at the tem- Gurralapadu in the dis- OCT. 21
women to report sexual abuse ple to celebrate his trict on Monday, he stat-
or harassment to SHE Team daughter’s birthday with ed that horticultural An attender from the
Agriculture minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao
on 87126-56425. He assured that his family on October 3. crops would provide Legal Services
the details of complainants Rao said MLA Kaushik higher income for farm- addresses a meeting after launching a cotton pur- Authority was arrested
chasing centre at Gurralapadu in Khammam district. Family members of constables belonging to 12th Battalion
would be kept confidential. Reddy was advised to ers compared to tradi- for misbehaving with a of Telangana Special Police (TGSP) stage a rasta roko on
take photographs outside tional crops. 13-year-old girl during
Narketpally-Adhanki state highway at Anneparthy in
the temple premises, like He reminded farmers he mentioned that the purchasing centres to an awareness camp held
MAN ENDS LIFE other devotees. The offi- that traditional crops state government is tak- obtain better prices. at Bala Sadan in Nalgonda district on Monday. — DC
cial said he was deluged such as cotton and chilli ing measures to pur- “Farmers should sell Bhongir. The incident
DUE TO LOAN
SHARK TORTURE
with calls from devotees
objecting to the MLA
using the temple’s sacred
are vulnerable to weath-
er changes. To overcome
this, farmers should con-
chase all crops, includ-
ing green gram, red
gram, and soybean, at
their cotton to private
traders only if they offer
a price higher than the
occurred on October 14,
but came to light when
the girl confided in her
Families of TGSP
constables protest
space for his personal sider cultivating palm the minimum support MSP,” he advised. school classmates about
DC CORRESPONDENT prestige, hurting the sen- oil, which does not face price (MSP). District additional col- the incident.
WARANGAL, OCT. 21 timents of devotees. He marketing problems. He Highlighting the recent lector Dr P. Srija District Child
said they were commit- also suggested that farm- decline in cotton yields informed that CCI would Protection Officer
Unable to bear the harassment
by a moneylender, a 50-year-
old man, Mashetty Rambabu,
died by suicide at Gokul Nagar
ment to protecting the
sanctity of the shrine an-
d sentiments of devotees.
ers adopt multi-crop cul-
tivation to increase their
incomes. Additionally,
due to heavy rains,
Tummala urged farmers
to sell their cotton at CCI
establish its purchasing
centres at nine ginning
mills in the district.
(DCPO) Punugujju
Saidulu said that the
victim, an orphan who
was placed under the
new record system
in Hanamkonda. Police said care of ICDS officials DC CORRESPONDENT of family time each month
Rambabu, a general store kee- shortly after her birth, NALGONDA, OCT. 21 without any breaks. They
per at Gokul Nagar, was intro-
duced to Ramesh, a governm-
ent teacher who operates a fin-
ance business. Five years ago,
Sanchara Muslims for recognition was studying in the
Grade VII at a residen-
tial school run by a vol-
untary organisation in
On Police Commemoration
Day, the family members of
constables from the 12th
demanded TGSP constables
be posted for five-year term
at positions comparable to
those in the civil police.
Ramesh lent `3 lakh to one DC CORRESPONDENT recommending increased Alair. The girl had visit- Battalion of Telangana "The new system limits
Vishnu on Rambabu’s surety. KARIMNAGAR, OCT. 21 reservations for the ed Bala Sadan at Special Police (TGSP) their time spending with
After a few days, Vishnu fled Muslim Sanchara com- Bhongir to spend her staged a dharna on the our families, causing undue
the city without repaying the Telangana Sanchara munity. “Given our eco- Dasara holidays from Narketpally-Adhanki state stress and hardship,” said a
loan. Then, Ramesh began Muslim Thegala nomic hardships, it is October 1 to October 15. highway in front of the gate protestor. These changes
pressurising Rambabu for the Sangham (TSMTS) repre- imperative that the state On October 14, the of Battalion at Anneparthy, has led to widespread dissat-
payment of loan, to which sentatives submitted a government allocates District Legal Services Jagtial district, demanding isfaction, with families feel-
Rambabu paid `5 lakh includ- formal representation reservations in accor- Authority (DLSA) con- the withdrawal of the newly ing that their personal lives
ing interest. However, Ramesh urging the BC commis- dance with the Indian ducted an awareness implemented record permis- were being compromised for
and his brother-in-law Upen- sion to recognise the Constitution to support programme on the sion system for constables. administrative efficiency.
dar started forcing Rambabu Muslim Sanchara com- our uplift,” he added. rights of girls at Bala The road blockade held by However, the protestors
to pay `20 lakh more as inter- munity as a separate cat- The meeting also saw Sadan. over 100 family members called off the protest after
est. Due to their torture, egory in the the presence of key During the event, the caused traffic jam up to half Group-I aspirants requested
Rambabu attempted suicide Comprehensive Members of Telangana Sanchara Muslim Thegala TSMTS leaders, includ- girl alleged that Venkat a kilometre on the highway. them to allow the traffic to
on October 16 and succumbed Household Survey to be Sangham submit a representation to BC Commission ing Founder President Reddy, an attender The protestors raised slo- reach their examination
on Sunday evening. Police conducted by the state chairman G. Niranjan in Hyderabad on Monday. Md. Shabeer, State Vice- accompanying the gans “We want justice” centres on time.
filed a case and a manhunt was government. President Jameel, Youth DLSA officials, misbe- with placards. They alleged Forest officials and TGSP
on for Ramesh and Upendar. Sher Ali, the state presi- the community is cur- and socially backward President Md. Farooq, haved with her as she that the new record permis- authorities are yet to
dent of the TSMTS high- rently classified under sections,” Sher Ali said. Sattar Saheb, Ismail, and was coming out of wash- sion system restricts TGSP respond to the demands of
lighted the severe hard- the BC-E category, they The TSMTS leaders Akbar Abdullah, among room. The distraught constables to only one week the constables' families.
ships faced by the frequently miss out on argued that the Muslim others. Their collective girl divulged the inci-
Muslim Sanchara com- opportunities reserved Sanchara community is appeal underscores the dent to her classmates
munity during a meeting
with the BC Commission
chairman G. Niranjan in
for other backward class-
es because they are simu-
ltaneously recognised as
more disadvantaged com-
pared to those in the SC
and ST categories. By
urgent need for govern-
mental recognition and
support to address the
and school organisers.
Upon receiving a com-
plaint from the DCPO,
FARMERS SEEK `10K PRICE FOR COTTON
Hyderabad on Monday. Muslim minorities with- ensuring separate identi- socio-economic challeng- Bhongir town police DC CORRESPONDENT ton due to recent floods.
The community, compris- in the OC-Category. fication, the community es faced by the Muslim filed a case against ADILABAD, OCT. 21 Thudum Debba leaders
ing 14 tribes, accounts for “We are struggling to can better access reserva- Sanchara community. Venkat Reddy under demanded the government
nearly half of the secure social, education- tions and other welfare The TSMTS’s efforts Sections 7 and 8 of Pocso A large number of adivasis, implement the crop loan
Muslim minority popula- al, and economic oppor- schemes designed to aim to align with the Act. Police arrested the including farmers led by waiver without restrictions
tion in the state and pre- tunities because our com- uplift marginalized Congress government’s accused. The investiga- Thudum Debba, staged a and Rythu Bharosa.
dominantly relies on munity is not distinctly groups. objective of uplifting tion was underway. dharna in front of the col- They alleged that some
caste-based professions, identified. Recognizing Sher Ali further urged weaker sections, ensur- Meanwhile, the DLSA lectorate, demanding the police officers insulted and
leading to widespread us separately in the sur- the BC Commission to ing Muslim Sanchara authorities were yet to state government set the abused adivasi women dur-
poverty and precarious vey will enable us to conduct the survey trans- community in state respond regarding the price of cotton at `10,000 ing the protest and demand-
living conditions. Ali access the benefits inte- parently and prepare a receive due considera- misbehaviour by the per quintal for the Kharif ed action against them.
emphasised that though nded for economically comprehensive report tion in household survey. attender with the girl. season. They cited that Later, they submitted a
farmers were forced to memorandum to Collector
invest more money in cot- Rajarshi Shaw.

4w x 15h POLL | PROMISE Minister launches cotton purchase centre at Enumamula market
Chart
Committed to paddy MSP: Surekha
PULI SHARATH Market in Warangal. appropriate price. This is
8x3
chart
DIPR548
KUMAR | DC Following the inaugura- to prevent any undue
WARANGAL, OCT. 21 tion, she distributed losses to farmers during
“Katamaiah kits” to cotton purchases. She
The state government toddy tappers in the added, “The money will
reaffirmed its commit- region on Monday. be deposited into the
ment to providing the The minister expressed farmers' bank accounts
Minimum Support Price happiness over the set- within three days of buy-
(MSP) for paddy and ting up of the cotton pur- ing the cotton, ensuring
announced that all neces- chasing centre at Asia’s timely payments.”
sary measures are being largest agriculture mar- The inauguration event 8x5
taken to ensure this, said
endowments minister
ket, Enumamula.
“The farmers need not
was attended by Congress
corporators Sulochana, chart
Konda Surekha.
Accompanied by
worry as the government
is ready to purchase cot- Endowments minister Konda Surekha distributes
Padma, Suvarna, Anil,
and Damodar, additional
TS CIVIL
Wardhannapet MLA K.R. ton directly from them. Katamaiah Kits to toddy tappers at Enumamula collector Sandhya Rani,
Nagaraju and Warangal The price of the cotton Agriculture Market in Warangal on Monday. — DC CCI general manager
district collector Satya will be fixed based on its Arjun Dube, marketing
Sharada, the minister moisture content, so mum price,” she stated. ernment has appointed department joint director
inaugurated the first cot- farmers must bring high- Further assuring the special committees to test Padmavathi, cotton pur-
ton purchasing centre at quality cotton to the mar- farmers, the minister the cotton’s moisture con- chasing officer Krishan
Enumamula Agriculture ket to receive the maxi- explained that the gov- tent and determine the Reddy and others.
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Subhani

22 OCTOBER 2024

Terror rearing its head

once again in Kashmir
B
asking in the glow of the return of democracy and a popular gov-
ernment in place, Kashmir Valley’s peace was shattered by a ter-
ror incident in which seven civilians were targeted and killed.
Terror in the Valley is not as old as the Himalayas, but in the last
36 years it has disrupted normality while pandering to romantic notions of
a greater Kashmir Valley under Pakistan jurisdiction or an independent
state.
The latest incident in which migrant workers were in the crosshairs was
as xenophobic as it was based on religious bias, a fact that cannot be
ignored however much of a spin is given about the underlying causes of
the terror movement.
What such incidents may wreck is not the return of democracy, which is
there to stay, but the gains made in the last few years in which FDI started
trickling in, dollar and rupee tourism began to surge, and migrant labour
came in to help with the infrastructure construction and building activi-
ties.
The pros and cons of the removal in 2019 of the historic special status
(from 1949) facilitating accession of Maharaja Hari Singh of J&K to India
in 1947, can be debated for long. What cannot be
LETTERS
62 yrs after 1962: China
What cannot be denied is a more egalitarian phase in which a
denied is a more measure of peace came with some improvement
egalitarian phase in in the atmosphere and, more significantly, saw
which a measure of the economy just about beginning to tick over
with tourism the major mover.
VARANASI IGNORED
peace came with The government of Omar Abdullah will know Instead of keeping politics
some improvement that the responsibilities only grew with the
in the atmosphere return of popular rule after six years. Their
and, more signifi- biggest challenge will remain terrorism of the
Pakistan-inspired kind as well as the home-
cantly, saw the grown variety. Their concern would be to not
economy just about allow the merchants of terror any leeway in giv-
hasn’t changed one bit The CPC’s mala Mao Zedong and his copy-
away while participating in
government functions,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi went on to attack the
beginning to tick. ing even a hint of sympathy for their lost cause. cat successor Xi Jinping SP and the Congress as if
It is not the simplest task in the world to tell
fide intent of nurtured this aggression he was speaking at an elec-
the brainwashed and highly indoctrinated terrorist of the futility of their Abhijit forcible grabbing of and unequal treatment for tion rally, forgetting that
actions. A few things may change with their targeting of outsiders as fear land or sea has nei- its neighbours, including
may be planted in the minds of those seeking work in the Valley. But their Bhattacharyya ther any limit nor India, to inject poison into the cost of projects is
dreams as well as that of their sponsors of drastically changing the course any end, as it never the body politic. In the eyes drawn from taxpayers (SP,
of Kashmir’s 77-year history are not going to change with infliction of col- of China’s Hans, the entire
lateral damage in the lives of innocent workers. treats any country non-Han populace are noth- Cong. ignored Varanasi,
The symbols of state as in the forces of the Indian Army and the para- as an equal player ing but barbarians as the needs of eastern UP: PM,
military have been the main targets in the last four months of about nine in normal diplomat- former consider themselves
Oct. 21).

A
incidents, but civilians have also been attacked, as in a major hit on a bus t the United have evolved inside India. ic exchanges. as “Sons of Heaven”, operat-
carrying pilgrims in Jammu. Individuals from outside J&K have also been Nations General From think tank speakers ing from behind the thick N. Nagarajan
occasional targets. Assembly ses- keen on China jaunts to walls of Beijing’s Forbidden Hyderabad
The armed forces have been coping with one of the toughest tasks of con- sion last month, high-profile media, City. Despite considerable
taining the guerilla tactics of sniper fire and explosives and to let them
carry on with their professional duties and responsibilities with the full Shanghai
and again at the
Cooperation
unscrupulous importers to
money-laundering
Ladakh to the Northeast,
what should India do now?
pressure, India refused to
succumb and join various HUNGER INDEX
backing of the state is the only avenue open to offering security to J&K Organisation heads of gov- exporters, some members of The answer is simple: Chinese projects like the With reference to the cartoon
against the designs of sponsored terrorism. ernment meeting in chambers of commerce to India needs to play to its BRI and RCEP. Had it done (Subhani, Oct. 21), I wish to state
None of the politics or friction of UT-Centre ties should be allowed to Islamabad last week, India’s warehouse-owning middle- strengths. It must re-visit its so, Indian law would have that on the one hand there are lakhs
come in the way of a free hand given to the police who play an important external affairs minister men in third countries, entire relationship with been violated and China of mendicants in India and on the
role in intelligence gathering from the ground and the armed and para- S u b r a h m a n y a m financial and banking sec- China — on territory and would have become a “legal other side about 330 million tonnes
military forces stationed in J&K in defence of Indian territory and its peo- Jaishankar made it clear tor conmen to cultural festi- sovereignty in face of the occupant” inside J&K. of food is produced. Unfortunately,
ple. how this country’s sover- val organisers of Durga chronic border expansion- Internationally too, China’s India wastes 40 per cent of its food
eignty was under a twin Puja events in West Bengal, ism by the PLA. If China is aggression against India production. As India has the largest
attack of naked land grab by and intellectuals-scholars in so sure that the entire Sino- would have found fewer number of illiterates, the responsi-

Gov.-CM tit for tat rattles TN the Dragon empire and its
South Asian vassal, the mil-
itary-controlled sham
Rabindranath Tagore’s
abode, the Chinese have
built up a formidable net-
Indian border problem is
due to a mess-up by the
British Raj and its legacy of
critics, holding India herself
responsible for self-created
misery.
bility falls on the rich and the edu-
cated to avoid food wastage.
G. Murali Mohan Rao

T
he latest eruption of a needless controversy over ‘Hindi Month’ celebra- democracy next door, for work in this country and imperialism, what explains If China regards Jammu Secunderabad
tion at Doordarshan office in Chennai led to sabre-rattling between more than six decades. the numbers are rising. the Communist Party of and Kashmir, the McMahon
Governor R.N. Ravi and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, both holding consti-
tutional posts. True, Tamil Nadu has been witnessing such showdowns ever
At UNGA, the minister
“criticised both China and
What can one do if the
entire country craves for
China’s stand and policy
towards Nepal, which was
Line, Arunachal Pradesh
and Ladakh as disputed ter-
POLICE SUMMONS
since the incumbent for the gubernatorial position took charge three years Pakistan for undermining cheap Chinese products, in always sovereign, and ritories, New Delhi might Police officers summon citizens for
ago. But the latest duel took an ugly turn with Stalin invoking an inane trope the territorial integrity of a market where the con- never under colonial rule? consider paying it back in investigation and make them wait
referring to an imagined cultural divide, Aryan vs Dravidian, and Ravi spot- India” as “any connectivity sumer is king. It’s another Are these lines on Pages China’s own coin, and open- for hours at the police station. This
ting racism in it and going to town with that. that clouds sovereignty and matter that Chinese manu- 69-70 of The Frontiers of ly declare that Taiwan is violates Article 21 of the Indian
While the Hindi Month has been an annual feature in all Union Government territorial integrity facturers can produce goods China, by Francis Watson sovereign, Tibet and Constitution (ED says grill only dur-
establishments, including nationalised banks and insurance companies, for acquires strategic connota- that are cheaper than simi- and published by Chatto & Xinjiang are disputed land ing office hours, Oct. 20). This prac-
many years, why it suddenly became a bone of contention last Friday is a mys- tions, especially when it is lar Indian products simply Windus (London; 1966), cor- and South China Sea isn’t tice should be discontinued.
tery. Then, as the celebration began, another controversy descended from the not a shared endeavour”. due to hefty government rect or incorrect? “Nepal, a Chinese waters. How then K. Gopal Rao
stage as singers assigned to render the Tamil anthem, Tamil Thaai Vazhthu, The China-Pakistan subsidies, and of course tributary of the Chinese would the supremo of the Hyderabad
missed out a line – Thekkanamum Athir Sirantha Dravida Nal Thirunadum Economic Corridor (CPEC), there are no labour laws to Empire from 1792 to 1816, CPC and the mandarins of
(‘The Great Dravidian Land in the South’) — giving an opportunity to the Chief
Minister to revive the Aryan vs Dravidian shibboleth.
a part of Beijing’s Belt and
Road Initiative (BRI), is ille-
contend with.
Interestingly, while China
came under British Indian
protection in that year after
Beijing react?
It's high time for India to
REVANTH'S VISION
Though the debate over who is an Aryan and who is a Dravidian has not been gal as it intrudes into today is under pressure vir- the Gurkha War, but become more pro-active The vision for a $600-billion dollar
settled, with most people moving ahead in life as Indians, the name-calling of Jammu and Kashmir’s ter- tually from the entire world, retained links with Tibet about protecting its self- economy is exciting, but it must be
the Governor was misplaced for it was a faux pas by the singers at an event ritory forcibly occupied by India is acting as a benefac- and, by Nepal-Tibet agree- interest and upholding its pursued with a holistic, long-term
organised by national telecaster Doordarshan. The Governor had been seen China and Pakistan. The tor to Beijing’s manufactur- ment of 1856, special repre- sovereignty. Sixty-two approach to ensure that it benefits
singing the lines of the anthem, Neeraarum kadaludutha nilamadandhai… on worst is that it is not con- ers. Both the United States sentations and privileges. It years after the war of 1962, all segments of society (Revanth:
many previous occasions, which he also mentioned in his retort. So when he fined to J&K. The territorial and European Union are (Nepal) also continued to the Chinese today play more Hyd to be $600-bn economy, Oct. 21).
had never been inimical to the State anthem, blaming the goof up on him was violation and occupation, imposing stiff tariffs on send formal 5-yearly tribute- aggressive game, trying to There must be a balanced focus on
just specious. and eviction of Indian sol- Chinese-made electric vehi- mission to Peking (Beijing) undermine India from with- sustainable development, infra-
But then, the spat held the mirror to the grim political reality in the State, diers and citizens alike, are cles (EV) and other industri- until 1908 but broke off the in through its economic structure upgrades, and inclusive
where the Governor and the Government are at loggerheads perpetually, occurring and being end- al goods which pose a threat connection with fall of the leverage exercised by its growth that benefits all residents,
prompting such squabbles that pose a threat to democracy. So it is for the lessly explored in multiple to their industry. The West Manchu Empire”. well-entrenched powerful not just large corporations.
Union Government to crack the whip and recall the Governor, who has already sectors for years. is also trying to put curbs on “Under British guarantee regional lobbyists. From a Aditi Nair
lived for five years in Raj Bhavans in Nagaland and Tamil Nadu. Has India forgotten its Chinese investments. India, and with a British Resident massive trade surplus to an Hyderabad
Constitution, making it a however, is yet to even con- its independence was industrial blitzkrieg with
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KAUSHIK MITTER K. SUDHAKAR The Constitution does allow ment. And in Europe, ly a closed country. Mao scoring self-goals for their India seems to have the largest
Editor Printer & Publisher India to “acquire foreign there’s a divide within the Tse-tung’s view of Nepal as individual benefit, India has number of stray dogs and periodi-
territory” but has serious EU: Germany, Spain, Italy a territory of which China been forced to go on the cally maximum number of menace
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Hyderabad: 36, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Ph: 040-27803930-4; Fax : 040-27805256 ments subject to an amend- Chinese-made goods, fear- expressed as early as 1939.” to make India poorer and down spines of Osmania students,
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Visakhapatnam: Survey No.1/3A Beach Road, Near Kailasagiri Ropeway, Sector-9 MVP Colony,
ment of the Constitution. ing Beijing counter-tariff Is it, therefore, any sur- the Dragon richer! It’s high Oct. 21). But so far no one has taken
Visakhapatnam - 530 017 (A.P), Ph: 0891-2552333/2552334; Fax: 0891-2755285 Yet, India’s territorial imposition on their exports. prise if China ceaselessly time to take decisive action any decision on stray dogs.
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2417208 ly violated by the Chinese crumble from within, LAC in the Himalayas? The lobbyists in India to deal officials, social organisations and
Anantapur: Thapovan colony, Bangalore By-Pass Road, Anantapur - 515004, Ph: 08554-276903; Fax: for seven decades and Beijing can afford to laugh CPC’s mala fide intent of with a congenital malice animal lovers need to convert all
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Karimnagar: H. No. 1-21-12/1, Cheralabhutkur Road, Mugudhumpur Village, Karimnagar-505186, PH. cease anytime soon. On the India-China bor- sea has neither any limit the Himalayas. Gudipati Anirudh
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T
he international rules-based order is a lence in Punjab seriously began in 1984, when 456 problem is. Six years ago, the Defence Planning minister A.K. Antony in 2009. All it says is that the
euphemism for the jungle rule that defines people were killed. This was of course the year of Committee was created in 2018. This was to be armed forces “should be prepared to fight on both
global power politics. “The strong do what Operation Bluestar and the assassination of a Prime chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and include the foreign fronts simultaneously a war at 30 days (intense) and
they can and the weak suffer what they Minister. Fatalities peaked three decades ago, in secretary, defence secretary, the chief of defence 60 days (normal) rates”. This is a reference to
must” — is a line from a famous history text written 1991. In that year, over 5,000 people were killed. The staff, the three service chiefs and the secretaries of ammunition and spares, and not really a doctrine.
some 2,400 years ago that is the foundation of inter- next year it dropped, but was still almost 4,000. After the finance ministry. It had the enormous tasks, Even this directive, Gen. Menon said, “continues
Aakar Patel national relations theory. This is true even today
despite our myriad institutions, including the
that it collapsed. From 1998 to 2014, the number of
annual fatalities has most often been zero (in 12
according to a piece in the Manohar Parrikar
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, of look-
to lack parentage for the lack of a coherent National
Security Strategy. The Defence Planning
United Nations and its Security Council. For years). In the past six years, it has not gone above ing after “national defence and security priorities, Committee, headed by the NSA, was assigned this
instance, try telling Palestinians or Lebanese that single digits and no security official has been killed. foreign policy imperatives, operational directives task two years ago. Nothing has emerged so far”.
there is an international order, while their children If the government and the security establishment and associated requirements, relevant strategic and This is what happens to complex enterprises are
are being murdered in a one-sided war. Or for that think it is still a serious enough threat to national security-related doctrines, defence acquisition and run from the top but with no interest in detail. The
matter, Ukrainians, Iranians, Cubans, Vietnamese security to merit the sort of actions that it has been infrastructure development plans, national securi- national security strategy of an aspiring great

Amid US-Canada
or Afghans. accused of taking, this thinking must surely be ty strategy, strategic defence review and doctrines, power is unwritten because there is no ownership
Given this reality, it is natural that nation states reflected somewhere. international defence engagement strategy”. It met of the intellectual aspects of the work, little applica-
will operate only or mostly in their self-interest Disliking what someone says it not the same thing once, on May 3, 2018, and doesn’t appear to have met tion, little enthusiasm for the hard but boring tasks
when it comes to global affairs. This is how it is and as feeling a national security threat from them. So, after that. This is surprising for a government and a and too much focus and emphasis on meaningless

row, our lack of a that is understandable.

India is accused of violating the order by ordering
attacks on individuals in foreign nations that it is
where can we find what our government says
regarding threats to our national security? The
answer appears to be: Nowhere.
party that puts, or says it puts, a great deal of prior-
ity on national security. In May this year, a news-
paper published a report on this aspect under the
and marginal spectacle.
Our contrasting responses to the United States
and Canada on the same issue have been highlight-
supposedly friendly with. The reality is that if India In January 2021, a think tank put out a paper by a headline: “Absence of written national security ed. However, that is the nature of the international
national security feels a threat emanating from across its borders,
and it senses it is strong enough to get away with an
action, it will act. This is also understandable.
retired general. He wrote that the changes intro-
duced in the military gave an opportunity for the
pioneering incumbent (it was then Gen. Bipin
strategy doesn’t mean India doesn’t have one: CDS”.
Former general Prakash Menon noted that, for
several decades, India’s political guidance to the
order and the strong do what they can and the weak
suffer what they must. However, what must also be
highlighted is the issue of rationale. Have we

strategy is telling Several questions arise, but let us examine one in

particular. What is the nature of the threat that we
are alleged to have acted against and how grave a
Rawat) to display his strategic and military acu-
men. Unfortunately, the report concluded that the
Chief of Defence Staff was “yet to articulate a
military was oriented towards Pakistan as the
immediate threat. But now that the Chinese threat
was at the doorstep, this had to change. The political
thought through the nature of our national security
problems before we begin working on solutions?
The answer to that is no.
threat is it? defence strategy”. objectives expected to be achieved by the military
The data on fatalities will tell us something mean- One reason for this perhaps was that the govern- resided in a document called the “Raksha Mantri’s The writer is the chair of Amnesty International
ingful. The South Asia Terrorism Portal says vio- ment is yet to determine what the nature of the Operational Directive”, written by then defence India. Twitter: @aakar_patel
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IAS OFFICER’S POST

TAKES
61% of who joined BJP Will avenge workers’ death
ON LOUDSPEAKERS
TRIGGERS ROW aged below 35: Nadda in Ganderbal attack: Sinha
Srinagar, Oct. 21:
RABINDRA NATH Jammu and Kashmir
CHOUDHURY | DC Lieutenant Governor
BHOPAL, OCT. 21 Chairs BJP leaders meet on organisational polls Manoj Sinha on Monday
said security forces will
A Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS DC CORRESPONDENT Nadda. avenge the construction
officer on Monday triggered a NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 Nadda had been the workers’ death in the bru-
controversy by claiming party chief since January tal attack in Ganderbal,
alleged religious discrimina- BJP national president J.P. 2020 and his three-year and “exact a price” that
tion in the execution of state Nadda on Monday chaired stint was extended earlier the terrorists will remem-
government’s order to regulate a preparatory meeting of this year in June until the ber for the time to come.
use of loudspeakers at places party’s state leaders ahead party elects his replace- Sinha called for justice
of worship. A Hindu body of the saffron-fold’s ment. to the victims as he
advised the officer to steer launch of organisational Meanwhile, The allies of blamed Pakistan for “still
clear from making such claims polls from the booth level both the ruling Bharatiya trying to kill innocent
on sensitive issues. till the central team. The Janata Party (BJP) and people” in the region to
2009-batch IAS officer meeting also reviewed the the main opposition disrupt peace.
Shailbala Martin in a post on X nation-wide membership Samajwadi Party (SP) are Seven persons including Family members mourn during the funeral of doctor
hailed Chief Minister Mohan drive. engaged in intense lobby- a local doctor and six non- Shahnawaz, who was killed in a terrorist attack in J&K’s
Yadav on the decision to regu- The meeting was attend- ing and posturing over local labourers were Ganderbal on Sunday, at Naidgam in Budgam district,
late loudspeakers at all places ed by party leaders includ- seat sharing for the killed while five others Jammu & Kashmir on Monday. — PTI
of worship such as temple, ing central and state unit’s upcoming November 13 sustained injuries in a ter-

Security forces launch

mosque and churches to curb returning officers for the byelections to nine seats ror attack at an under-
noise pollution and quipped organisational polls, state in Uttar Pradesh. construction tunnel at
that if the order will be execut- units presidents, organi- BJP national president JP Nadda with party National With just four days left Gund in Ganderbal dis-
ed at all religious venues with- sational secretaries and General Secretary (organisation) B. L. Santhosh during for the close of nomina- trict.
out any discrimination, then it
would bring relief to all.
However, replying to a post
team members overseeing
the membership drive.
The meeting lasted for
a party meeting, in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI tions on October 25, there
is much speculation on
the final nature of the
Sinha said, “The brutal
and savage attack against
construction workers will
massive combing ops
on X, she wondered if the loud- more than five hours. total number of BJP mem- looked Varanasi’s develop- seat-sharing pacts that be avenged. I've asked the Srinagar, Oct. 21: Secu- The assailants believed
speakers in the temples blar- Later, Union ministers bers enrolled so far later. ment, and called on the both BJP and SP might J&K Police, security rity forces launched a to be Pakistani terrorists,
ing late into the night are not Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh The BJP MP was replying youth from non-political enter with their allies. forces to exact a price that large-scale combing oper- meticulously studied the
causing noise pollution and and Manohar Lal held a to a media query on Prime background to join poli- Curiously, the Congress, will be remembered by the ation in the area adjacent site layout before execut-
disturbance. meeting with Nadda at his Minister Narendra Modi’s tics. so far at least, is still stuck terrorists and their asso- to tourist spot Sonmarg ing their plan. They first
residence. call to the youth from The BJP had earlier this on its five seats demand ciates for time to come.” on Monday, a day after a targeted the labourers’
Earlier, BJP MP Sambit “non-political” back- week appointed the despite the Samajwadi Addressing a function horrific terror attack at a mess before proceeding to
2 LEOPARDS FOUND Patra informed that 61 per ground to join politics. party’s OBC morcha chief Party's move to name can- here earlier in the day, the tunnel construction site the officers’ quarters.
cent of those who joined Addressing an event in Dr K. Laxman as the didates on seven of the LG said, “We won't forget in Jammu and Kashmir’s Meanwhile, protests
DEAD IN SEPARATE the BJP during its ongo- Varanasi on Sunday, the national returning officer nine seats, which means yesterday's dastardly Ganderbal claimed seven were held at several places
ing membership drive are Prime Minister had to conduct the nationwide that now Congress' best- attack.” lives. in Kashmir on Monday
INCIDENTS IN AP aged under 35. The BJP
had set a target of 10 crore
accused the Congress and
the Samajwadi Party of
organisational elections,
which will culminate with
case scenario would be the
two remaining seats -
The LG said there was
still a threat from the
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) agents sco-
against the killing of
seven persons in a terror-
DC CORRESPONDENT new members. Patra said practising nepotism to the the election of the next Khair in Aligarh and “neighbouring country”. ured the scene for crucial ist attack in Ganderbal
TIRUPATI, OCT. 21 the party will share the extent that they over- president to replace Ghaziabad. “It is still trying to kill evidence as army, CRPF, district, officials said.
innocent people in this and police units spread A candlelight vigil was
Two male leopards, aged
TOP COURT STAYS region and to destabilise out across the hills surro- also held at Pulwama as a
between four and five years,
were discovered dead under
suspicious circumstances in
different forest areas of Chi-
NCPCR ORDER Modi, Xi last interacted at peace here,” he added at
the Police Martyrs' Day
function. Sinha said there
was a need to stop drug
unding the construction
area to track down the pe-
rpetrators and their acc-
omplices involved in one
tribute to the seven vic-
tims — one local doctor
and six non-local labour-
ers — of the terror attacks
ttoor district, raising concerns
about wildlife safety in the ON MADRASAS G-20 summit 2 years ago smuggling and improve
counter-insurgency oper-
of the deadliest attacks on
non-local labourers in the
at Gagangir in Ganderbal
district on Sunday night,
region. The incidents, report- ations. — PTI Kashmir valley. the officials said. — PTI
ed from Yadamarri mandal in DC CORRESPONDENT
the Puthalapattu constituency
and Sadum mandal in the
NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 FROM PAGE 1

India is a rising DOCS: CALLED

OFF STRIKE FOR
Punganur constituency, The Supreme Court on Asked whether there
have prompted detailed inves- Monday stayed the oper- would be a bilateral meet-

power, says Modi

tigations by the forest depart- ation of the communica- ing between Modi and
ment.
The first leopard carcass, a 4-
5-year-old male, was found in
tions issued by National
Commission for Prote-
ction of Child Rights
President Xi in Kazan, the
foreign secretary did not
give a direct answer but
VICTIM’S PARENTS
the Thallamadugu forest area (NCPCR) urging the said that the schedule of FROM PAGE 1 ry but suffered from slav- GOUTAMI
of Yadamarri mandal. Local states to shift students of Modi was being looked ery and was not able to SENGUPTA | DC
residents discovered the car- unrecognised madrasas into as there had been a When the power of aspi- take advantage of indus- HYDERABAD, OCT. 21
cass and promptly notified for- to government schools. number of requests from rational India and artifi- trial revolutions. Now,
est department officials. Upon A bench comprising foreign leaders for bilater- cial intelligence combin- this is the time of Ind- Junior doctors who
arrival, officials confirmed Chief Justice D.Y. Cha- al meetings. He also said es, then it is natural for ustry 4.0. We are not en- called off their 17-day
that the animal had been poa- ndrachud and Justices Modi will return from development to take place slaved anymore and are hunger strike on Mon-
ched, noting the absence of J.B. Pardiwala and Ma- Kazan on Wednesday at a fast pace, Modi said. ready for it. The country day said that they did so
nails — a typical sign associat- noj Misra took note of itself due to “pressing He said the world sees is working on building on a request from the
ed with poaching for illegal the submissions of the commitments at home”, India as a friend in times the skill-set and infra- victim’s parents. Talk-
trade. counsel appearing for while the Indian delega- In this November 13, 2013 file image, Lieutenant of crisis as he cited the structure needed for ing to Deccan Chronicle,
In a separate incident, a sec- Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind, tion at the Brics outreach General Zhou Xiaozhou awards the outstanding per- country’s decision to send Industry 4.0”, he said. Dr. Debashis Halder
ond male leopard, also aged 4-5 that the communicatio- programme with other formers of the Indian contingent at the concluding cere- vaccines to scores of India’s digital public said, “The victim’s par-
years, was found dead in the ns of the NCPCR and co- nations on Thursday in mony of Indo-China joint military exercise Hand in Hand nations during the Covid- infrastructure (DPI) is ents pleaded with us to
Sadum mandal forest area of nsequential actions of Kazan would be led by 2013 at Chengdu in China’s Sichuanan province. — PTI 19 pandemic. India’s often a source of discussi- end the fast. We are
Punganur constituency. some of states needed to External affairs minister progress does not trigger ons in international sum- withdrawing the hunger
be stayed. Jaishankar. It may be recalled that group, external affairs envy but the world rejoic- mits, he said while stress- strike not because of
“The state has a vital Modi and Xi had last India’s ties with China minister S. Jaishankar es in its growth, PM said. ing the role his govern- Chief Minister Mamata
BJP WILL FACE interest in providing interacted and had were strained after said on Monday: “We He said India does not ment played in democra- Banerjee’s request, but
that a certain quality of exchanged pleasantries Chinese troops amassed at reached an agreement on believe in “take for grant- tising technology. solely for them.”
DEFEAT: MAHA education of excellence during the G-20 summit the LAC in Ladakh in patrolling. That’s as much ed” relations and its rela- He said India was a de- Speaking to DC, vic-
is maintained at two years ago at Bali, April-May 2020 in viola- as I can share with you… tions were built on trust veloping country and also tim’s father said, “We
CONG. CHIEF madrasas. They may
have a vital interest so
Indonesia. However, per-
haps due to tensions with
tion of bilateral border
pacts leading to the horrif-
The understanding to my
knowledge is that we will
and reliability. Modi men-
tioned that when India
a rising power. “We unde-
rstand the challenges of
requested them to with-
draw the hunger strike
FROM PAGE 1 that a broad-based edu- India, President Xi had ic clash between Indian be doing the patrolling moves forward there is no poverty and also know and continue their
cation is imparted other skipped the G-20 summit and Chinese troops in the which we were doing in jealousy but the world how to build a path for pr- movement. Justice won’t
After these discussions, we than religious education hosted by India in New Galwan Valley in mid- 2020. It’s a positive devel- feels happy about it as its ogress. Our government come with an empty
will try to announce the list of to ensure that a decent Delhi in September last June 2020, in which troops opment. It’s a product of a progress benefits the is making policies and ta- stomach. Our demand
candidates tomorrow itself,” life can be lived after the year, although Beijing was on both sides were killed. very persevering diploma- world. king decisions at a quick for justice will be even
Patole said in Delhi. students pass out of the represented at a senior Later, at an event organ- cy. It has been a very “India had been a force pace while undertaking stronger now. They are
Refusing reports of any dif- institute,” the CJI orally level. ised here by a media patient process.” of global growth in histo- new reforms,” he said. all our kids and we could
ferences within the Maha observed. not see their health dete-
Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Patole riorating any longer.”
said, “There is no truth in the
reports of Shiv Sena leaving
the alliance. The BJP is delib-
SC: SECULARISM
BASIC STRUCTURE OF
CONSTITUTION
Priyanka to file Poll: CEC meets to finalise During the announce-
ment of withdrawal of
the strike, the victim’s

papers tomorrow names for Maha, J’khand

erately trying to spread misin- parents were present.
formation about the opposi- The Supreme Court on
tion parties. The BJP will face
a crushing defeat in the
Monday said secularism
has always been held to
DC CORRESPONDENT
WB DOCTORS
HAD PLACED 10
Assembly elections. Fear of be part and parcel of the roadshow from Kalpetta
this defeat is prompting them basic structure of the NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 New Bus Stand at 11 am DC CORRESPONDENT ● INSIDERS CLAIM that Thackeray. BJP is trying
to play such games. No such Indian and then file nomination NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 to reduce the votes of
DEMANDS
out of the 63 seats in
statements (about differences) Constitution, and the Congress general secre- before the district collec- MVA. We have decided
have been made by the terms “socialist” and tary Priyanka Gandhi tor at 12 noon on October The Congress’ central
consideration, the CEC today that wherever peo-
Congress either. All our collec- “secular” need not be Vadra is all set to file her 23, they said. election committee met had cleared 52 seats in ple’s names have been
tive efforts are focused on considered like a west- nomination for the Lok Priyanka Gandhi is the here on Monday to Maharashtra. The first list removed from the voter FROM PAGE 1
bringing MVA to power in ern concept. Sabha bypoll from UDF candidate for the finalise candidates for the of candidates may come list, we will demand an
Maharashtra”. The words “socialist” Wayanad parliamentary Wayanad parliamentary upcoming Maharashtra as early as Wednesday. inquiry. We are confident “The people have whole-
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sa- and “secular” were ins- constituency. Congress by-election. Assembly polls. The The Congress may get that our government will heartedly supported us.
njay Raut also said that the erted into the Preamble president Mallikarjun “The Congress general Congress’ panel for around 110 seats in the be formed.” They, as well as the par-
MVA has reached agreement to the Constitution un- Kharge, former party secretary will officially screening candidates for MVA in Maharashtra. Insiders claim that out ents of our deceased sis-
on 210 out of 288 Assembly se- der the 42nd constitutio- chiefs Sonia Gandhi and file her nomination the Maharashtra polls of the 63 seats in consider- ter (RG Kar victim), ha-
ats and the seat sharing arra- nal amendment moved Rahul Gandhi will be on Wednesday before the cleared names on 62 seats attended the meeting at ation, the CEC had cleared ve been requesting us to
ngement will be finalised by the Indira Gandhi present on the occasion, Returning Officer in last week for considera- the AICC headquarters. 52 seats in Maharashtra. call off the hunger stri-
soon. government in 1976. party sources said. Kalpetta,” a source tion of the CEC. After the meeting, The first list of candidates ke keeping in mind our
The amendment chan- Ahead of her nomina- said. Congress president Maharashtra state unit may come as early as deteriorating health. We
ged the description of tion filing, Priyanka Congress Chief Minis- Mallikarjun Kharge, for- chief Nana Patole said, Wednesday. The Congress are therefore withdraw-
HARYANA MIN. India in the Preamble Gandhi met party chief ters, along with promi- mer party chiefs Sonia “Today we had a discus- may get around 110 seats ing our fast-unto-death’
from a “sovereign, demo- Kharge here on Monday nent national and state Gandhi and Rahul sion on 63 seats. There in the MVA in and also Tuesday’s total
WITHDRAWS cratic republic” to a and took his blessings. On leaders, are also likely to Gandhi, Congress general will be a meeting of CEC Maharashtra. shutdown in the health
“sovereign, socialist, Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi be present to show secretary (in-charge, on Tuesday and In Jharkhand, the CEC sector,” said Debashish
RESIGNATION secular,
republic”.
democratic and Priyanka Gandhi will
lead a
their support, the sources
said.
organisation) K.C.
Venugopal, among others,
Balasaheb Thorat will
meet Pawar and Udhhav
discussed all the 29 seats
in its quota.
Halder, one of the junior
medics.
DC CORRESPONDENT A delegation of ten
NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 junior doctors, invited
FLYING | TROUBLE BCAS in touch with the Union home ministry on the situation of bomb threats by the state government
Former Haryana minister and last week for talks, met

Hoax bomb calls can land offender in jail soon

Congress leader Captain Ajay the Chief Minister at the
Singh Yadav on Monday with- state secretariat Naban-
drew his resignation tendered na and placed their ten
on Sunday. demands that stemmed
The leader said that “from out of the brutal rape
now on he would express his DC CORRESPONDENT facing bomb threats on a GOVT MAKES HOAX CALLS A to be punishment and also Safety of Civil Aviation and murder of an-duty
grievances within the party NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 daily basis. In the last one fine … From the ministry, Act, 1982.” female doctor at RG Kar
forum” and hoped that voices week, nearly 100 flights of COGNISABLE OFFENCE we have thought of some He added that the Bureau Medical College and Ho-
of dissent would be heard in Hoax bomb threat calls Indian airlines received ● GOVT PLANS to bring an ● The safety and legislative action if it is of Civil Aviation Security spital on August 9. Refer-
the party. Yadav claimed will no longer be a kid’s bomb threats. amendment in the existing security of pas- required. We have come to (BCAS) is continuously in ring to the demand for
that he had an offer from BJP play as the government is While speaking at an aviation laws the conclusion that there touch with the Union the removal of health se-
both before and after the elec- planning to bring an event, Union civil aviation sengers are of are two areas that we can home ministry on the situ- cretary Nigam, CM said,
tions. amendment in the existing minister K. Ram Mohan ● THE OFFENDERS may be put on utmost priority. explore — 1) Amendment ation of bomb threats to “You cannot call a pers-
The retired captain and aviation laws to make such Naidu on Monday said the the “no-fly” list for life We are making it in the Aircraft Security flights. on accused without any
Congress leader raised con- calls a cognisable offence government plans to take ● NEARLY 100 a cognisable of- Rules… one of the ideas The civil aviation min- concrete proof. First,
cerns about under-representa- leading to punishment and legislative action to deal flights of Indian fence, says Union that we want to propagate istry had last week held a you have to provide evid-
tion of OBCs in the party’s fines. Besides, the offend- with instances of bomb civil aviation min- by changing these rules is meeting to assess the situ- ence; then you can call a
Haryana unit and top bodies ers may be put on the “no- threats to airlines, includ- airlines received that once we catch hold of ation and decided on steps person accused,” she sa-
bomb threats in the ister K. Ram
such as the CWC, while also fly” list for life. ing placing perpetrators of Mohan Naidu. the perpetrator who is to prevent mishaps. id, to which an agitating
lashing out at the AICC in- The move comes at a such threats on the “no- last one week behind this, we want to The BCAS had on doctor responded, “a pe-
charge of state Deepak time when several Indian fly” list. put them on the no-fly list. Saturday met officials of rson can be called ac-
Babaria over the poor airlines flying both domes- “The safety and security utmost priority … We are offence, so based on that And, 2) Suppression of the airlines to discuss the cused as per law until he
Assembly poll performance. tic and international are of passengers are of making it a cognisable amendment, there is going Unlawful Acts Against matter. or she is proven guilty”.
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SHORT

11 BODIES FOUND
TAKES
Hezbollah’s finances hit; US US, Canadian
warships cross
AS BOAT SINKS
OFF MYANMAR
Yangon, Oct. 21: Rescuers
have recovered 11 bodies after
envoy holds ceasefire talks Taiwan Strait
an overloaded boat carrying
around 90 people sank off My-
Iran rejects Lebanon’s accusation of any interference: FM’s spokesman Taipei, Oct. 21: A US and munity’s navigational ri-
anmar’s southern coast, a local
resident told AFP on Monday,
Beirut, Tehran, Oct 21:
US envoy Amos Hochstein HOSPITALS UNDER a Canadian warship sai-
led through the sensitive
ghts and freedoms in the
Taiwan Strait should not
with more than a dozen passen-
gers still missing.
held talks with Lebanese
officials in Beirut on Mon- FIRE IN ISRAEL’S Taiwan Strait together on
Sunday, less than a week
be limited. The United
States rejects any asser-

GAZA OPERATIONS
“We found 10 bodies last night day on conditions for a ce- after China conducted a tion of sovereignty or
and one this morning,” said a asefire between Israel and new round of war games jurisdiction that is incon-
monk from Kyauk Kar village Hezbollah after Israel str- around the island, with sistent with freedoms of
in southern Tanintharyi uck branches across Leba- Cairo, Washington, Bei- Beijing denouncing the navigations, overflight,
region. The boat had been car- non of a financial institu- rut, Oct. 21: Israeli forces mission as “disruptive”. and other lawful uses of
rying around 90 people, mostly tion linked to the group. besieged hospitals and The US navy, occasional- the sea and air,” it said.
students who were returning Iran denied on Monday shelters for displaced peo- ly accompanied by ships China’s Eastern Theatre
to Myeik city after a two-week an accusation from Leba- ple in the northern Gaza from allied countries, tra- Command said its forces
break, according to the monk, nese Prime Minister Najib Strip on Monday as they nsits the strait around monitored and warned
who asked for anonymity. Mikati that it was interfer- stepped up their operati- once a month. China, whi- the ships. “The actions of
ing in Beirut’s internal af- ons against Palestinian ch claims Taiwan as its the US and Canada
fairs over remarks attrib- militants, residents and own territory, also says caused trouble and are
NO EVIDENCE OF uted to Tehran’s Speaker
of Parliament.
medics said.
US secretary of state An-
the strategic waterway
belongs to it.
disruptive to peace and st-
ability across the Taiwan
HASINA QUITTING On Thursday, France’s
Le Figaro quoted Iran’s
tony Blinken will make
another push for a cease-
The US Navy’s 7th Fleet
said on Monday that the
Strait,” it added.
Chinese foreign minis-
AS PM: PRESIDENT Mohammad Bagher Ghali-
baf as saying that his gov-
fire when he heads to the
Middle East on Monday,
destroyer USS Higgins
and the Canadian frigate
try spokesperson Lin Jian
said Taiwan was not a
Dhaka, Oct. 21: Bangladesh’s ernment was ready to the state department said, HMCS Vancouver made a matter of “freedom of
President Mohammed Shahab- negotiate the implementa- Displaced people who fled Israeli bombardment in Beirut’s southern suburbs clash seeking to kick-start nego- “routine” transit on Sun- navigation”, but of
uddin has said that he does not tion of United Nations with Lebanese security forces attempting to evict them from a building they were tiations to end the Gaza day “through waters whe- China’s sovereignty and
have any documentary eviden- Security Council Resolu- occupying illegally in the Hamra area, on Monday. — AFP war and also defuse the re high-seas freedom of territorial integrity.
ce of Sheikh Hasina resigning tion 1701, which is seen as conflict in Lebanon. navigation and overflight “China firmly opposes
as prime minister before she
fled the country in August ami-
dst student-led mass protests.
Nobel laureate Muhammad
Yunus, 84, became Banglade-
a precondition for a cease-
fire in the ongoing war
between Israel and the
Lebanese Hezbollah gro-
up, an ally of Iran.
Spying for Iran: 7 nabbed
Jerusalem, Oct. 21: areas of the country. “The network conducted
Blinken’s latest trip to
the region, his eleventh
since the Oct. 7, 2023, atta-
ck on Israel by Palestinian
militant group Hamas
apply in accordance with
international law”.
The transit demonstrat-
ed the United States’ and
Canada’s commitment to
any country provoking
and threatening China's
sovereignty and security
in the name of ‘freedom
of navigation’,” he said.
sh’s interim government’s Diplomacy has failed to Israeli police on Monday “This network was extensive reconnaissance that triggered the Gaza upholding freedom of na- Taiwan’s defence min-
chief adviser on August 8 after cool down Israel’s raging said they had arrested a engaged in gathering sen- missions on IDF bases na- war, comes as Israel has vigation for all countries, istry said that the two
PM Hasina fled to India on conflicts with its two most spy network of seven Isra- sitive information on IDF tionwide, focusing on air intensified its military it said in a statement. ships sailed in a norther-
August 5. President Shahab- dangerous and heavily ar- eli citizens who were gath- (military) bases and ener- force and navy installatio- campaign in Gaza and in “The international com- ly direction. — Reuters
uddin said he heard that Has- med regional militia foes ering information on Isra- gy infrastructure,” it said. ns, ports, Iron Dome sys- Lebanon against the Iran-
ina had resigned as prime min- — Hezbollah in Lebanon el’s military bases and Israeli investigations tem locations, and energy aligned Hezbollah militia.
ister before she fled Bangla-
desh, but he does not have doc-
umentary evidence.
and Hamas in
Palestinian Gaza Strip —
which are grinding into a
second year.
the energy infrastructure for
Iranian intelligence.
The internal security
agency and police “suc-
had revealed that the
group carried out several
missions under the direc-
tion of two Iranian agents
infrastructure such as the
Hadera power plant,” the
police said. It added that
the group received hun-
Troops rounded up men
and ordered women to lea-
ve the Jabalia historic ref-
ugee camp, they said. An
Pak limits CJ’s
MOZAMBIQUE
COPS CLASH WITH
Washington is hoping for
a new push for peace in
the Middle East following
Israel’s killing last week of
cessfully dismantled a spy
network involving seven
Israeli citizens who were
operating on behalf of
known as “Alkhan and
Orkhan” over a period of
two years, the police said.
“The network members
dreds of thousands of dol-
lars for the work, often
through crypto-currency
payments.
Israeli airstrike on a Ja-
balia house killed five peo-
ple and wounded many.
The UN Palestinian refu-
term to 3 years
OPPN PROTESTERS
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas
leader and architect of the
Iranian intelligence,” the
police said in a statement,
were aware that the intel-
ligence they provided co-
The work often involved
photographing and docu-
gee agency UNRWA said
Israel was preventing
Islamabad, Oct. 21: Pak-
istan on Monday enacted RECONSTRUCTION
OF TEMPLE IN PAK
attacks on Israeli towns adding that all seven had mpromised national secu- menting strategic sites, humanitarian missions a law, capping the Chief
Maputo, Oct 21: Mozambique last year that precipitated been arrested. rity and could potentially with the collected data from reaching areas in the Justice’s tenure to three

AFTER 64 YEARS
police on Monday fired teargas Israel’s assault on the The seven were from the aid enemy missile attac- being handed over to north of the Palestinian years and setting up a sp-
and bullets at protesters in the Gaza Strip. — Agencies city of Haifa and northern ks,” the police said. Iranian agents. — AFP enclave. — Reuters ecial commission to appo-
capital Maputo who had gathe- int the top judge from th-
red at the scene where two op- ree senior-most judges of Lahore, Oct. 21: A budg-
position party figures were
shot dead on Saturday after a
disputed election.
A Reuters witness saw some
Russian drones hit Kyiv the Supreme Court, amid
opposition from the jailed
former prime minister
Imran Khan’s party.
et of Pakistani Rs 10 mil-
lion has been allocated to
re-construct a Hindu tem-
ple in Pakistan’s Punjab
police officers firing handguns
while dispersing the crowd.
Adriano Nuvunga, director of
Mozambique's Centre
Democracy and Human Rights,
for
for 2nd consecutive night
Kyiv, Moscow, Oct. 21:
President Asif Ali Zard-
ari on Monday gave his
assent to the Constitution
(26th Amendment) Act,
2024, after it was passed
province, marking the fir-
st phase of restoration 64
years after it was render-
ed dysfunctional, a media
report said on Monday.
said that two journalists and a Russia attacked the Ukrai- by both Houses of Parlia- The Evacuee Trust Pro-
security guard were hit by bul- nian capital Kyiv with ment — the Senate and perty Board (ETPB), the
lets but not seriously wounded. several waves of drones the National Assembly. federal body overseeing
A police spokesperson could for the second night in a With the 26th Constitut- minority worship places
not immediately be reached. row, damaging residential ion Amendment Bill beco- in Pakistan, has started
buildings and injuring at ming law, the government the construction of the
least one civilian, Ukrai- can now block Justice Baoli Sahib temple in Za-
POLL TO BE HELD Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris cheers
nian officials said on
Monday.
Masoor Ali Shah from
succeeding the current
farwal town of Narowal,
a city on the bank of river
THIS YEAR, IRISH as as Stevie Wonder performs Bob Marley’s
Redemption Song during a church service and early
United Arab Emirates
President Sheikh Moham-
Chief Justice Qazi Faez
Isa, who is set to retire on
Ravi in Punjab. — PTI

PM CONFIRMS vote event at Divine Faith Ministries International, on

Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Georgia. — AP
med bin Zayed Al Nahyan
told Russian President
Workers clear the rubble after Russia attacked the city
of Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, on Monday. — AP
October 25 after reaching
superannuation, which is judiciary, with 225 mem-
Dublin, Oct. 21: Ireland will Vladimir Putin on Mon- 65 years. The original bers in the 336-member
have a general election this day that he was ready to
SEOUL PROTESTS OVER NK TROOPS idea of extending the house supporting the pro-
year with the polling date to be
decided once the government
passes some final pieces of leg-
islation, Prime Minister Simon
Harris, Trump in support efforts to find
peace in Ukraine.
Putin met Sheikh Moha-
mmed for informal talks
GERMANY OPENS BALTIC SEA
NAVAL HQ AMID RUSSIA TENSION
SOUTH KOREA’S
foreign ministry
retirement age of judges
from 65 to 68 was not part
of the amendment.
On Sunday, the bill was
posed legislation.
The Constitution (26th
Amendment) Act, 2024
received the assent of the

dead heat: Poll

Harris said on Monday. on Sunday that went on Germany inaugurated on Monday a summoned the greenlit by the Senate President.
Harris has until March to go until midnight at his resi- new multinational naval headquar- Russian with a two-thirds majori- The Pakistan Tehreek-e-
to the polls but analysts have dence outside Moscow. ters for the Baltic Sea capable of ambassador in ty. Then, during a session Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni-
for weeks seen November as “We continue to make leading operations for Nato during Seoul on that began late on Sunday Ittehad Council (SIC)
the most likely date, when vot-
ers will start to benefit from
Washington, Oct. 21:
Vice-President Kamala H’WOOD STARS efforts to mediate the
exchange of prisoners,”
a conflict, as the military alliance
increases focus on the area amid
Monday to
protest over
night and continued past
5 am on Monday, the Na-
opposed the amendment
in the National Assembly,
the 10.5 billion euro budget giv-
eaway resulting from Europe’s
Harris and ex-president
Donald Trump remain in HIT ROAD TO GET Sheikh Mohammed told
Putin in the Kremlin, rising tensions with Russia. what it has
called the
tional Assembly also pas-
sed the bill, which the op-
but six independent mem-
bers who held their seats

VOTE FOR HARRIS

healthiest public finances. a tight contest across se- through a translator. position alleges is aimed with the support of the
“There’s going to be a general ven battleground states “I assure you that we sending of North at watering down the po- PTI supported their sup-
election this year. The govern- with just over two weeks will continue to work in Korean troops to wers of the independent port to the bill. — PTI
ment is going to conclude its until the Nov. 5 election, a Los Angeles, Oct. 21: this direction. We are rea- Russia for
work.” Washington Post/Schar Actor Jennifer Garner dy to make any effort to deployment in

MUSK TO FACE
School opinion
showed on Monday.
poll

Harris led among likely

voters in Georgia 51% to
had a warning for a cro-
wd of “Moms for Harris”
gathered at a tearoom in
Tucson, Arizona: Be pre-
resolve crises and in the
interests of peace, in the
interests of both sides.”
Two civilian were killed
Ukraine.
U.S. DEFENCE CHIEF IN KYIV ON SOLIDARITY VISIT
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin arrived
Vietnam’s army
QUESTIONS ON
ROBOTAXI PLANS
Austin, Oct. 21: Tesla’s inves-
47%, while Trump was
ahead in Arizona with
49% to 46%. Both findings
fell within the plus or
minus 4.5 percentage
pared to see more Holly-
wood stars visiting your
state to talk about the
Nov. 5 election.
“Jessica Alba, Kerry
and 15 were injured in a
separate ballistic missile
attack on Zaporizhzhia in
southeastern Ukraine on
Monday morning, local
in Kyiv on Monday in a show of support for
Ukraine at a critical moment in its
war with Russia and just weeks before
the US election. Austin arrived as
gen. is state Prez
Hanoi, Oct. 21: Vietna- and then also took on the
tors and analysts will get a points margin of error in Washington — my collea- authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy m’s Parliament elected on more powerful job of par-
chance to grill CEO Elon Musk the poll, which surveyed gues and friends — will The Ukrainian military urges Western allies to lift restrictions on Monday army general ty chief following the dea-
on his robotaxi plans on Wedn- 5,016 registered voters be here tomorrow. We’re said air defences downed the use of long-range weapons. Luong Cuong as the new th in July of general sec-
esday when the electric autom- from September 30 to all just going to barn- 59 out of 116 Russian dr- state President in a wide- retary Nguyen Phu Tro-
aker reports its quarterly resu- October 15. storm you and drive you ones launched overnight. ly anticipated move that ng. Cuong was elected
lts, after a much-hyped unveil Harris, who became the nuts,” Garner said with a The military lost track of sity of air attacks on Ukr- ons hit their target, falling is expected to bring some with the vote of all the 440
this month that lacked key party’s candidate after smile. — Reuters 45 drones that likely fell aine and Kyiv.” The milit- debris injured at least one stability to Vietnamese deputies who attended
details and slammed shares. President Joe Biden step- into Ukrainian territory, ary said several attacks man, he added. politics after a turbulent the Parliament session on
Musk’s roughly 20-minute ped aside in July, also had it said. hit civilian infrastructu- Debris fell onto three of phase of departures and Monday.
introduction to the self-driving an edge in Pennsylvania, Liz Cheney. “Another night, another re. About 10 drones target- Kyiv’s main districts, da- reshuffles. In his inaugural speech
vehicle offered no time for qu- Michigan and Wisconsin Trump led in North worry,” Serhiy Popko, ing the capital in several maging some roofs and Cuong, 67, takes over the he committed to boosting
estions. The disappointing eve- — three states where she Carolina and was tied head of Kyiv’s military waves and from different the facades of several res- role from To Lam, who defence capabilities and
nt is more a reason why inve- will campaign later on with Harris in Nevada administration, said on directions were destroyed, idential buildings and po- was appointed President pursuing an independent
stors would want to know whe- Monday with Republican 48% to 48%, according to Telegram. “The enemy Popko said. wer cables, mayor Vitali of the Communist-run, and multilateral foreign
ther the automaker’s main bus- former US Representative the poll. — Reuters does not reduce the inten- While none of the weap- Klitschko said. — Reuters one-party country in May policy. — Reuters
iness of selling cars is improv-
ing. Tesla is expected to report
that third-quarter profit mar-
gin on auto sales fell, squeezed REPULSE | TO ROYAL Aussies decided in a ’99 poll to retain Queen Elizabeth II as head of state CABINET OF 109
by lucrative incentives to lure
TAKES OATH IN
electric vehicle buyers.
A first-ever drop in annual
deliveries is also likely as
demand for its aging lineup
faces competition from cheap-
‘Not my king’: Indigenous Oz senator to Charles INDONESIA
Jakarta, Oct. 21: New-
er EVs in China as well as tra- Canberra, Oct. 21: An ple. You destroyed our n’t allowed to describe the ng the monarch. “You have the capital Canberra. ly inaugurated Preside-
ditional US automakers with Indigenous senator told land. Give us a treaty. We then-monarch as “the colo- shown great respect for “People have had hair- nt Prabowo Subianto
fresh electric models. King Charles III that Aust- want a treaty.” nising Her Majesty Queen Australians, even during cuts, people have shined swore in Indonesia’s la-
A lot of Tesla’s $700 billion ralia is not his land as the No treaty was ever str- Elizabeth II”. She briefly times when we have debat- shoes, suits have been rgest Cabinet since 1966
valuation is tied to Musk’s pr- British royal visited Aust- uck between between Brit- blocked a police float in ed the future of our own pressed and that's just the on Monday, with 109
omises that its Autopilot soft- ralia’s Parliament on ish colonisers and Austra- Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian constitutional arrangeme- republicans,” Dutton members representing
ware will form the basis of its Monday. lia’s Indigenous peoples. Madri Gras last year by nts and the nature of our quipped. But Australia’s his pledge for a strong
robotaxi business. Sen. Lidia Thorpe was Charles spoke quietly with lying on the street in front relationship with the Cro- six state government sig- government.
Analysts are likely to head escorted out of a parlia- Albanese while security of it. Last year, she was wn,” he said. But, he said, nalled their support for an He announced the line-
into the post-earnings call with mentary reception for the officials stopped Thorpe also banned for life from a “nothing stands still”. Australian head of state up on Sunday and nam-
questions on production time- royal couple after shout- from approaching. “This Melbourne strip club after Opposition leader Peter by declining invitations to ed his Cabinet of minis-
lines and sales strategy. Musk ing that British colonisers is not your land. You are video emerged of her abu- Dutton, who wants to keep the reception. ters, vice ministers and
said the robotaxi would go into have taken Indigenous not my king,” Thorpe sing male patrons. the British king as Austr- They each said they had head of national agenci-
production in 2026 and cost less land and bones. “You com- yelled as she was ushered Albanese, who wants the alia’s monarch, said that more pressing engage- es the Red and White Ca-
than $30,000 to buy, adding that mitted genocide against from the hall. country to become a repu- many supporters of a re- ments on Monday. Australian senator Lidia binet, referring to the
unsupervised operation of our people,” she shouted. Thorpe is renowned for blic with an Australian public were honoured to Australians decided in a Thorpe (L) disrupts pro- colours of Indonesia’s
Tesla’s Full Self-Drive software “Give us what you stole high-profile protest action. head of state, made an attend a reception for the referendum in 1999 to ceedings at Parliament flag. He became the eig-
would start next year in Calif- from us — our bones, our When she was affirmed as oblique reference to the is- Charles and Queen Camil- retain Queen Elizabeth II House in Canberra, on hth President of Indon-
ornia and Texas. skulls, our babies, our peo- a senator in 2022, she was- sue in his speech welcomi- la at Parliament House in as head of state. — AP Monday. — AP esia on Sunday. — AP
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quick Ola Electric dives 6.1% as

users pour out woes on SM
Technology, 3P logistics
BITES RAVI RANJAN PRASAD
MUMBAI, OCT. 21
KUNAL KAMRA REACTED TO POST ON X, WHICH
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along with fresh allega- panies, the correlation
Dollar (`) 84.07 0.01 tions of the company depl-
oying bouncers at Ola
after August 9 debut on the
stock exchanges.
between revenue and
employment no longer
Amazon 45,000 Myntra deployed in the
Pound Sterling (`) 109.45 0.11 distribution
service centres to tackle exists. The centres and for
Euro (`) 91.19 -0.02 customers coming for ser- ● Earlier, CCPA issued show cause notice to Ola Technology adoption
Gold (10gm)* (`) 78,446▲697 0.90 vicing of their vehicles. Electric for alleged violation of consumer rights, and use of third-party
Flipkart 22,000 fast-growing logistics. In the
case of logistics,
On BSE, Ola Electric logistics services has led quick commerce
Brent crude ($/bbl)* 73.84 1.07 misleading advertisement and unfair trade practices. ● Revenue of `56,012 cr segment is a some use the
shares closed at `81.66 to vast divergence in head-
IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.837 0.027 down by 6.09 per cent and count in the sector. major job service of third-
US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 4.136 0.061 touching a low of `81 Electric stores. tion authority (CCPA) In comparison with its
Myntra 8,354 provider. party logistics
intraday. Shares of Ola Electric issued show cause notice rival Amazon India, the providers.
* As of 8:30 PM IST The stock had hit a high Mobility fell over eight (SCN) to Ola Electric for revenues reported by ● Revenue of `4,375 cr
of `157.53 on August 20 per cent earlier on alleged violation of con- Flipkart in FY23 were 150 - Arvind Singhal,
after August 9, 2024 debut October 7, 2024 as then sumer rights, misleading per cent higher. However, The top quick-commerce compa-
nies are reportedly employing founder,
on the stock exchanges Kamra had raised his advertisement and unfair Amazon provides 109 per
CAG signs pact but since then has trended
lower largely on account
voice on X about service
related issues bothering
trade practices, with a
timeline of 15 days to the
cent more jobs than
Flipkart.
around 50,000 contractual staff. Technopak Advisors.

with Seychelles of customer complaint on

service related issues.
Ola Scooter owners which
led to bitter exchanges
Company to respond to
the SCN.
In FY23, Amazon India
reported revenue of ing employment to 5,700 “In the e-commerce merce is not visible now.

to share expertise Kunal Kamra known for

his observational comedy
raised his voice again on
with Ola Electric, chief
executive officer, Bhavish
Aggarwal.
CCPA had also directed
Ola Electric to provide
consumers refund
`22,198 crore. As per the
data of Brickwork Rati-
ngs, Flipkart registered
people.
Meesho, a fashion mar-
ketplace, has garne-red
space, most of the employ-
ees are deployed in the dis-
tribution centres and for
The larger base and the
level of maturity of the
companies affect hiring
The CAG has signed an agree- X accusing company of Earlier on October 8, the options. revenues of `56,012 crore. revenues of `5,735 cr and logistics. In the case of growth. Moreover,
ment with the office of the deputing bouncers at Ola central consumer protec- However, Amazon had has provided jobs to 1,441 logistics, some use the automation and use of
auditor general of Seychelles 45,000 associates in the people. Nykaa, the person- service of third-party technology have played a
to enhance collaboration and year while the number of al care products e-tailer, logistics providers,” said role,” she said.
exchange of expertise in the
field of auditing between the
two nations. The memorandum Textiles set to attract people employed
Flipkart was at 22,000.
Among the vertical e-
by reported `5,144 cr rev-
enues and provided jobs to
4,900 people.
Arvind Singhal, founder
and chairman
Technopak Advisors.
of
Currently, the fast-grow-
ing quick commerce seg-
ment is a major job

`95K-cr investments
of understanding, inked by the commerce players, IndiaMART, the online According to Rituparna provider.
two supreme audit institutions, Myntra, the fashion e-tail- B2B marketplace, had a Chakraborty, co-founder The top quick-commerce
establishes a collaboration er of the Flipkart group very high ratio of employ- of Teamlease Services, companies - Zepto,
platform for exchange of with revenues of `4,375 cr ees. With revenues of `985 the hiring numbers Blinkit, Swiggy and
knowledge amongst auditing employs 8,354 people. crore it employed 5,186 among the large e-com- Instamart are reportedly
professionals to develop FC CORRESPONDENT Uttar Pradesh FirstCry, the e-com- people. Tata Cliq, the e- merce companies have employing around 50,000
capacity for conducting audits. WITH AGENCY INPUTS (Lucknow/Hardoi) and merce company focused commerce company of the been tapering in recent contractual staff.
JEEP MERIDIAN HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 Maharastra (Amravati).
Meanwhile, Indian
on baby products retail-
ing, earned revenues of
Tata Group, made rev-
enues of `78.5 crore while
times. “The kind of
growth we used to see in
Apart from this, they
have over 4 lakh delivery

FACELIFT UNVEILED India’s textiles sector is

expected to attract invest-
ments to the tune of
apparel exporters are
expected to register a 9-11
per cent revenue expan-
`5,632 crore while provid- offering 490 jobs. the early years of e-com- partners.

AT `24.99 LAKH
India growth outlook steady
`95,000 crore from the sion in FY25 aided prima-
seven PM MITRA mega rily by gradual liquida-
textile parks and the PLI tion of retail inventory in
MICHAEL GONSALVES scheme for man-made fab- key end markets and a

despite temp. slowdown: RBI

PUNE, OCT. 21 rics and technical textile shift in global sourcing to
products in the next 3-5 India, ratings agency Icra
Jeep, US car brand, on years, textiles secretary on Monday.
Monday introduced the Rachna Shah said on The prospects for Indian
Meridian SUV facelift Monday. apparel exports are
starting at `24.99 lakh at The sector will also draw favourable, aided by FALAKNAAZ SYED as festival demand picks the June quarter but the appears bright, said the
Afcons Infra sets pan India showroom to
boost sales during the on-
investments from foreign
direct investment (FDI),
enhanced product accept-
ance in end markets,
MUMBAI, OCT. 21 up pace and consumer
confidence improves,” the
country remains among
the fastest growing major
article.
After remaining below
price band of going festive season. The
top variant Overland
she shared.
“We are having
evolving consumer tre-
nds and a boost from
Despite geopolitical ten-
sions, India’s growth out-
‘State of the Economy’
article published by a
economies globally.
The article said that
target for two consecutive
months, inflation surged

`440-463 apiece costs `36.49 lakh.

The updated Meridian
comes in 5-seater and 7-
seven textile parks
so each of them is
expected to gener-
the government in
the form of the pro-
duction-linked
look is supported by
robust domestic engines.
While some high frequen-
team of economists led by
RBI deputy governor
Michael Debabrata Patra
rural demand is expected
to get a boost from the
improved agricultural
in September, as an
adverse statistical base
effect was compounded by
Afcons Infrastructure, an infra- seater configurations, aid- ate something like incentive (PLI) cy indicators have shown in the Bulletin. outlook. Private invest- a resurgence in food price
structure engineering and con- ing automaker to bring `10,000 crore of scheme, export a slackening of momen- According to Patra, con- ment should pick up momentum, it said.
struction arm of the Shapoorji down the starting price by investment, that's incentives, the pro- tum in the second quarter sumer spending is expect- steam in response to signs Another article titled
Pallonji Group, has set a price a whopping `6.24 lakh. about `70,000 crore and posed free trade agree- of 2024-25 partly attributa- ed to be about 25 per cent of pick-up in consump- RBI’s ‘Monetary Policy
band of `440 to `463 per equi- The company has also another `25,000 crore ment with the UK and the ble to idiosyncratic fac- higher than during tion demand and Transmission in India:
ty share of `10 face value for introduced the 5-seater under the PLI scheme for EU, among others, Icra tors like unusually heavy Dussehra- Diwali rising business The Recent Experience’
`5,430 crore initial public variant of Meridian. technical textiles and said in a statement. rains in August and last year,” the arti- optimism. authored by Michael
offering. The IPO opens on The Meridian facelift is MMF fibre,” the textile The expected growth September, the slowdown cle said. With the finan- Debabrata Patra, Indranil
Oct. 25 and closes on Oct. 29. powered by the same 2.0- secretary said. this fiscal follows a tepid is temporary, said the Domestic manu- cial sector ready Bhattacharyya, Joice
The public offer comprises a litre turbocharged diesel The seven mega textiles performance in FY24 Reserve Bank of India facturing PMI to intermediate John, and Avnish Kumar
fresh issue of equity shares engine that produces 168 parks under PM MITRA when exports were affect- (RBI) October Bulletin slowed to an eight- resources for pro- pointed out that policy
worth `1,250 crore and an offer BHP and 350 Nm of scheme are coming up in ed because of high retail released on Monday. month low in ductive investment, rate tightening could anc-
for sale of `4,180 crore by its torque and is paired with Tamil Nadu (Virudhn- inventory, sluggish “In India, aggregate September, while services buffered by healthy bal- hor inflation expectations,
promoter Goswami Infratech. either a 6-speed manual agar), Telangana (Waran- demand from the key end demand is poised to shrug PMI eased to a 10-month ance sheets, and the gov- reducing aggregate dema-
or 9-speed automatic gal), Gujarat (Navsari), markets, supply chain off the temporary slow- low, latest data showed. ernment’s continued nd and headline inflation
transmission and option- Karnataka (Kalburgi), issues, including the Red down in momentum in the India's overall growth thrust on capex, the by 160 basis points each
al 4-wheel drive. Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Sea crisis, it added. second quarter of 2024-25 slowed to 6.7 per cent in investment outlook till Q2 of the 2024-25.

Niva Bupa Health,

Satellite communications to cover SOFTY ICE CREAM
Paras Healthcare
get nod for IPOs unconnected areas, says Sunil Mittal
China banks cut benchmark lending rates MIX TO ATTRACT
Health insurer Niva Bupa New Delhi, Oct. 21: tions, and that, to my
Beijing, Oct. 21: Chinese
banks cut their bench-
LARGER CUTS CONFIRM PBOC’S STANCE
OF EASING MONETARY POLICY QUICKLY.
per dollar.
Thirty-year government
18% GST, SAYS AAR
Health Insurance Company and Satellite communications mind, offers now a great mark lending rates after bond yield was little New Delhi, Oct. 21:
Paras Healthcare, a hospital is a “magic bullet” to source of new opportuni- easing by the central bank changed at 2.3 per cent Softy ice cream mix in
chain under the ‘Paras Health’ cover dark unconnected ties for us, mobile opera- at the end of Sept., part of ▼ The one-year loan prime rate was amid thin trading in the vanilla flavour is not a
brand, have received Sebi’s go areas, Bharti chairman tors, or telecom operators, a series of measures lowered to 3.10% from 3.35%, while five- morning. dairy product and will
ahead to raise funds through Sunil Mittal said on to put that in a mix and aimed at reviving econom- year LPR was reduced to 3.60% from 3.85%. China’s top leaders in a attract 18 per cent GST,
initial public offerings (IPOs), Monday, adding that play- start to cover areas which ic growth and halting a Sept. Politburo meeting Rajasthan bench of
an update with the markets ers now have a great new are still left behind,” housing market slump. ●The size of the cut is at the upper bound of the called for substantial cuts Authority of Advance
regulator showed on Monday. opportunity to leverage Mittal said. The one-year loan prime 20-25 basis points range forecast by People’s to the interest rates and Ruling has said.
The Niva Bupa Health satellite connectivity to About five per cent of rate was lowered to 3.10 Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng. measures to stop the prop- VRB Consumer
Insurance Company is looking cover remote areas that India’s population sans per cent from 3.35 per erty market from declin- Products had approached
to garner `3,000 crore. Paras have so far been left out. internet connectivity cent, while five-year loan ●Thirty-year government bond yield was little ing further, their the AAR on the taxability
Healthcare is aiming to raise Speaking at a summit, lives in 25 per cent of the prime rate (LPR) was changed at 2.3% amid thin trading. strongest vow yet to sta- of vanilla mix in powder
`400 crore. Mittal said that nearly two area, he said, emphasising reduced to 3.60 per cent bilise the crucial industry. form which has 61.2 per
billion people in the world that satellite is the only from 3.85 per cent. The larger-than-expected cent sugar, 34 per cent
are still not connected to solution for them. The size of the cut is at after the PBOC outlined ing monetary policy more LPR cuts are meant to con- milk solids, and 4.8 per
the internet, and in the “India provides a very the upper bound of the 20- steps last month to encou- quickly, and echo the tribute to the stabilisation cent other ingredients. It
Indian context too there high quality signal to 95 25 basis points range fore- rage households and com- Politburo’s statement of of the property market, observed that each ingre-
UltraTech net are areas - large swathes
of desert, forests, coast-
per cent of its population,
but there are still five per
cast by People’s Bank of
China (PBOC) governor
panies to borrow money.
The measures include
cutting rates more force-
fully,” said Beckly Liu,
according to Bruce Pang,
chief economist for
dient has a specific role in
making it smooth and
profit for Sept. lines - where neither
mobile networks, not fibre
cent of people who do not
get internet in the coun-
Pan Gongsheng in speech-
es since late September.
lowering interest rates
and unlocking liquidity to
head of China macro
strategy at Standard
Greater China at Jones
Lang LaSalle.
creamy. As per GST law,
food preparations subject-

qrt at `825.18 cr is feasible.

“For those areas you
need satellite communica-
try, and they live in 25 per
cent of the area of the
country,” he said. — PTI
The cuts to LPR - which
is set by a group of big
Chinese banks - come
encourage bank lending.
“The larger cuts confirm
the PBOC’s stance of eas-
Chartered.
The offshore yuan was
nearly flat at around 7.12
The PBOC has signalled
more easing is on the
cards. — Bloomberg
ed to further processing
for consumption attract
18 per cent tax. — PTI
UltraTech Cement on Monday
reported a consolidated net
profit of `825.18 crore for
September quarter. The GROWTH | PATH Role on board remains vital in guiding company’s recovery, ensuring stability MICROSOFT PLANS
NEW AI TOOLS FOR
cement maker posted a consol-

Apple’s Cook helping Nike with market pulse

idated net profit of `1,280.38
crore in July-September period
a year ago, the Aditya Birla
group flagship firm said. its BIZ PRODUCTIVITY
results are not comparable to
the preceding year's corre- Cupertino, Oct. 21: Tim retired after just four restructures, especially in platforms and digital business, from advising on Redmond (US), Oct. 21:
sponding period due to acqui- Cook, Apple’s chief execu- years as Nike’s chief exec- technology operations and ecosystems, particularly retail design to encourag- Microsoft is launching a
sition of an additional stake in tive officer and the lead utive. Cook, who had previ- retail strategy. through WeChat. ing a focus on core prod- set of artificial intelli-
UAE based company RAKWCT. independent director of ously endorsed Donahoe A long-standing advocate Cook has also been ucts rather than oversatu- gence (AI) tools designed
Nike, has been a key figure for the role, helped facili- of technological innova- instrumental in Nike’s col- rating the market. His to send emails, manage
in guiding the sportswear tate the return of Elliott tion, Cook has significant- laboration with Apple. influence, particularly in records and take other
giant through its most Hill, a long-time Nike vet- ly influenced Nike’s digital Since 2016, the companies Nike’s executive decision- actions on behalf of busi-
challenging period in eran, to become it’s new and e-commerce operatio- have partnered on co- making and global strate- ness workers, expanding
decades. Since joining CEO. Hill’s appointment ns, particularly in China. branded Apple Watch mod- gy, has only grown since he an AI push that intensi-
Nike’s board in 2005, Cook aligns with Cook’s broader With Apple relying heavily els, offering unique straps, became lead independent fies competition with
has drawn on his experi- strategy of promoting on the Chinese market for fitness features, and watch director in 2016 rivals like Salesforce.
ence as a tech executive to internal candidates who a major transformation. manufacturing and sales, faces for Nike users. This As the Nike enters a crit- The software maker said
advise the company on understand the company’s Sales dropped by 10 per Cook brought his experi- partnership reflects ical period, with the it would roll out 10
leadership transitions to culture - principle Cook cent last quarter, and the ence to Nike’s expansion Cook’s belief in integrat- declining sales and a new “autonomous agents” to
global market strategies. has applied at Apple. company withdrew its full- in the region. He advised ing technology and lifes- leadership team in place, complete tasks on behalf
Recently, Cook played a Nike, facing its toughest year guidance, placing fur- the company through con- tyle, a core element of both Cook’s role on the board of people in areas such as
significant role in helping year in decades due to ther pressure on Hill to troversies related to labor companies’ strategies. remains vital in guiding sales, customer support
Nike navigate a leadership increased competition and devise a turnaround strat- conditions and legal com- During his tenure, Cook the company’s recovery and accounting. These
shake-up. John Donahoe, falling demand for its egy. Cook’s strategic input pliance, helping shape its has contributed to various and ensuring long-term will be available from
the former CEO of eBay, sneakers, is in the midst of has been critical as Nike approach to online sales other aspects of Nike’s stability. — Bloomberg December. — Bloomberg
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DECCAN CHRONICLE | KARIMNAGAR | TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2024
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SHAMI READY
ARCHERY WORLD | CUP FINAL
SHORT TAKES
India beat UAE by
seven wickets Deepika bags
Al Amerat, Oman: Opener
Abhishek Sharma struck a scin-
tillating half-century after an
excellent performance by the
bowlers as a dominant India ‘Pain-less’ pacer targets Ranji return before Australia tour
her 5th silver
Tlaxcala (Mexico), Oct. ● Deepika had a
defeated UAE by seven wickets 21: India’s premier
to enter the semifinals of the Gurugram, Oct. 21: recurve archer Deepika smooth run through
Emerging Teams Asia Cup here Seasoned India pacer Kumari won her fifth sil- the semifinals but
on Monday. Mohammed Shami on ver medal at the World probably the pressure
This was the Indian team’s sec- Monday declared him- Cup Final after losing the of gold medal match
ond win in as many matches in self pain-free but insist- summit clash 0-6 to got to her against
the tournament, having beaten ed on proving his fitness China’s Li Jiaman, here. fourth-seed Li Jiaman,
traditional rivals Pakistan by in domestic cricket by Returning to the World a team silver medalist
seven runs in the opener. playing at least “one or Cup Final after three from the Paris
Abhishek smashed 58 in 24 two” games to make a years following the birth
balls before Ayush Badoni com- strong case for selection of her daughter in Olympics.
pleted the formality of chasing for the marquee tour of December 2022, four-time
down a target of 108 with a six Australia starting next Olympian Deepika was ● It was Deepika’s
and four. India won with as month. seeded third in the eight- ninth appearance at
many as 55 balls still left to be Shami, who has not archer field. the World Cup Final
bowled. played since the ODI She had a smooth run where she has also
While Abhishek hit five fours World Cup final last through the semifinals bagged a bronze.
and four sixes in his blazing November, bowled full but probably the pressure
knock, skipper Tilak Varma tilt in the nets after of gold medal match got
missed out on a big one after India’s opening Test to her against fourth-seed cluded their season-end-
making 21 in 18 balls. against New Zealand in Li Jiaman, a team silver ing World Cup Final cam-
Opting to bat first, UAE were Bengaluru on Sunday. medalist from the Paris paign with just one
bowled out for 107 in 16.5 This was a few days Olympics. medal.
overs. The decision backfired as after skipper Rohit It was Deepika’s ninth After a stellar semifinal
UAE lost both openers inside Sharma revealed that he appearance at the World win against Mexico’s
the first two overs. had swelling in his Cup Final where she has Alejandra Valencia,
— PTI knees which has affected also bagged a bronze. Deepika couldn’t main-
Brief Scores: UAE 107 in 16.5 his rehabilitation from Dola Banerjee is the tain momentum.
overs (Rahul Chopra 50, Rasikh an ankle injury sus- only Indian archer to She dropped the first set
Salam 3/15, Ramandeep Singh tained last year. have won a gold in the by a single point (26-27).
2/7) lost to India ‘A’ 111/3 in 10.5 “I am very happy with World Cup Final, having Despite improving in the
overs (Abhishek Sharma 58, how I bowled yesterday. I topped the podium in second set, Li’s flawless
Tilak Varma 21). was bowling from half Dubai 2007. 30, including an X-ring
run-up before that In the men’s recurve shot, gave the Chinese
because I didn’t want to section, Dhiraj archer a commanding a 2-
Nitish in India ‘A’ take too much load. But
yesterday, I decided to go
Bommadevara, despite
leading 4-2, could not hold
0 lead (30-28).
The third set proved
side for Australia full tilt, and I bowled at a
100 per cent. The result
off the challenge from
South Korea’s Paris
decisive as Deepika’s sec-
ond arrow landed in the
New Delhi: Andhra’s Nitish was good. I am 100 per Olympics bronze medal- red 7-ring, allowing Li to
Kumar Reddy was on Monday cent pain-free. Everyone list, Lee Woo Seok in the claim victory with three
named in a 15-member India ‘A’ has been wondering for opening round and made solid 9s, taking the set 27-
squad, to be led by a long time about an early exit . 25 and sealing the gold on
Maharashtra’s Ruturaj Gaikwad, whether I will make it The pressure once again her debut World Cup
for the upcoming tour of for the Australia series seemed to affect the Final appearance.
Australia. but it is still some time Indian archers, who have In the semifinals,
India ‘A’ will play two first-class away,” the 34-year-old often struggled in high- Deepika triumphed over
matches against Australia ‘A’ in said on Monday. stakes matches. home favourite and Paris
Mackay and Melbourne and India are expected to The five-member Indian Olympics bronze medal-
then take part in a three-day leave for Australia two contingent, comprising ist Valencia, edging her
intra-squad game against the weeks before the series three compound and two out 6-4 (29-28, 26-26, 26-29,
senior India team in Perth. opener in Perth begin- recurve archers, thus con- 28-28, 28-27). — PTI
Apart from Gaikwad, the squad ning November 22, leav-
also includes other opening ing Shami just about
batters like Abhimanyu enough time to feature New Zealand players pose with the trophy after winning the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final against South Africa
Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan, as in two Ranji games for at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. — AP
India will likely need to name a Bengal.
Bengal take on Kerala
LIFE-CHANGING
Hyderabad suffer second
reserve opener in their Test
squad for the upcoming tour of at home from October 26
Australia, with captain Rohit before travelling to
Sharma set to miss one of the
first two matches of the
Bengaluru
Karnataka
to face
from WINDFALL FOR
Border-Gavaskar Trophy for
personal reasons.
— PTI
India ‘A’ squad for the tour of
November 6. Is he ready
for Bengal’s next game?
“I don’t know if I can
play the next match. But
successive defeat in Ranji KIWI WOMEN
Wellington, Oct. 21:
Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad the day I feel I can bowl DC CORRESPONDENT Members of the New
(captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran 20 to 30 overs, doctors with agency inputs Zealand White Ferns
(vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, give me the clearance, I HYDERABAD, OCT. 21 cricket team which beat
Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt will go. I want to spend South Africa by 32 runs
Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba maximum time on Hyderabad went down to in the final of the
Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (WK), ground before Australia Uttarakhand by 78 runs in women’s T20 World Cup
Abishek Porel (WK), Mukesh series. their Ranji Trophy second in Dubai on Sunday will
Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash “I don’t want that I round game at the split prize money of
Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav clear fitness here in Abhimanyu Cricket around $2.3 million.
Suthar, Tanush Kotian. India and something Academy in Dehradun on That works out at
happens there (in Monday. around $155,000 or NZD
Australia). I want to be Set to score 269 for an 256,000 per team mem-
Rabada rips totally sure about my fit-
ness before going there,”
outright win on the final
day, Hyderabad were all
ber, a life-changing
windfall for players who
Bangladesh apart said Shami, who was
only part of the
out for 190 in their second
innings as left-arm spin-
for years have struggled
for years to achieve
Mirpur, Bangladesh: South Adelaide Test on the pre- ner Swapnil Singh ran financial parity with
Africa posted 140 for 6 on vious Australia tour in through the batting line- their male counterparts.
Monday in an action-packed 2020-21. India would be up with figures of 6 for 59. New Zealand’s first-
first day of the opening Test, glad to have Shami’s K. Rohit Rayudu (47 not ever victory in the World
after Bangladesh collapsed to services on the bouncy out), Tanmay Agarwal (39) Cup of cricket’s shortest
106 all out with Kagiso Rabada pitches Down Under and M. Abhirath Reddy format was a massive
celebrating being the fastest to though Rohit has (35) were the only bats- surprise. The White
take 300 Test wickets. already said that he is men of note for Ferns had lost 10 consec-
The visitors took the lead, not in favour of taking Hyderabad. utive T20 matches before
reaching 140/6 in 41 overs in an “undercooked” The second successive beating South Africa in
reply at stumps at Mirpur, with Shami to Australia. defeat consigned Chandigarh captain Manan Vohra plays a shot on the a warm-up match.
Wiaan Mulder and Kyle Shami, who played a Hyderabad to the bottom fourth day of the Ranji Trophy match against Assam at That pre-tournament
Verreynne not out for 17 and 18 substantial role on the of the eight-team Elite-B the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. Chandigarh success proved a turning
respectively. Bangladesh won 2018 tour of Australia, table. Vidarbha and won by nine wickets. — PTI point for New Zealand Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scores the opening
the toss and opted to bat but realises that he is impor- Gujarat are the top two who beat India, Sri goal from the penalty spot during a Spanish La Liga
four of their top six batsmen tant to the team’s overall with 12 points each after Maharashtra in their sec- While Ayush Mhatre’s Lanka and Pakistan, los- match against Sevilla at the Olimpic Lluis Companys
failed to reach double figures, plans. two games, followed by ond Group ‘A’ league game (15) dismissal robbed ing only to Australia on Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday. — AP
with opener Mahmudul Hasan “If I get fit, we will Rajasthan (9) and on Monday, offsetting the them off a bonus point, the way to the semifi-

LEWANDOWSKI HELPS
Joy top-scoring with 30 on a need to have the same Himachal Pradesh (7). heavy loss to Baroda in Prithvi Shaw (39 not out nals.
lively pitch. — AFP package that we had on Meanwhile, defending the opening game of the off 36 balls) and Hardik New Zealand made
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 106 in the last two tours. I champions Mumbai got season. Tamore (21 not out off 26 158/5, helped by Suzy
40.1 overs (Mahmudul Hasan Joy might not be there but, if their campaign back on Needing 74 to win, balls) earned six points Bates (32), Amelia Kerr

BARCA ROUT SEVILLA

30, Wiaan Mulder 3/22, Kagiso you see what happened track with an emphatic Mumbai went into the for the team in just 13.3 (43) and Brooke Halliday
Rabada 3/26, Keshav Maharaj in 2020, everyone was nine-wicket win over final day at 13 for no loss. overs. (38). Kerr then took 3/24
3/34) vs South Africa 140/6 in 41 injured and still we won. and Rosemary Mair 3/25
overs (Tony de Zorzi 30, Ryan The only thing on my as New Zealand restrict-
Rickelton 27, Taijul Islam 5/49). mind is to ensure that I RANJI TROPHY BRIEF SCORES ed South Africa to 126/9.
am fit and how strong I ■ In Mullanpur: Punjab 277 and 329/6 declared in
“Pretty unbelievable to Barcelona (Spain), Oct.
■ In Dehradun: Uttarakhand 325 & 235 in 74.2 overs
can be for the Australia be honest,” Mair said. 21: Red-hot Robert THE RESULTS
Leclerc wins as series. I can see what
kind of attack we need
(Kunal Chandela 66, C. V. Milind 3/31) bt Hyderabad
292 & 190 in 69.1 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 39, M.
Abhirath Reddy 35, K. Rohit Rayudu 47 n.o, Swapnil
103 overs (Jaskaranvir Singh Paul 116 n.o.,
Anmolpreet Singh 72, Abhay Choudhary 46, Avesh
Khan 3/51) drew with Madhya Pradesh 207 & 146/8
“Coming into the tour-
nament all the odds were
Lewandowski and Pablo
Torre struck twice each Barcelona 5
Norris, Max clash in Australia,” he said.
Shami was forced out
Singh 6/59 — 26.1-5-59-6). Points: Uttarakhand 6,
Hyderabad 0.
in 73 overs (Himanshu Mantri 41 n.o., Gurnoor Brar
3/60).
against us so for the
group to bounce back
as Barcelona hammered
Sevilla 5-1 on Sunday to
(Lewandowski 24-pen, 39,
Pedri 28, Torre 82, 88)
■ In Mumbai: Maharashtra 126 & 388 lost to Mumbai ■ In Lucknow: Haryana 453 & 72/3 in 25 overs drew Sevilla 1
Austin, United States: Charles of action for more than a 442 & (Target 74) 75/1 (Prithvi Shaw 39 not out). with Uttar Pradesh 364 in 93.2 overs (Aryan Juyal like they have is unbe- stay three points clear of (Idumbo 87)
Leclerc led Carlos Sainz home year after suffering a ■ In New Delhi: Tamil Nadu 674/6 decl. drew with 119, Rinku Singh 89, Jayant Yadav 4/102). lievable. We’ve been Real Madrid at the top of
as Ferrari claimed a resounding knee injury during the Delhi 266 & 193/8 in 83 overs (Sanat Sangwan 83, ■ In Ahmedabad: Gujarat 367 & 144/9 in 50.3 overs through a lot of lows in La Liga ahead of next Mallorca 1
one-two triumph in Sunday’s 2015 ODI World Cup. The Washington Sundar 3/45). beat Andhra 213 & 297 in 90.5 overs. the last 18 months, and weekend’s Clasico. (Muriqi 75)
■ Inn Rajkot: Chhatisgarh 578/7 decl. drew with ■ In Puducherry: Vidarbha 283 & 128 in 58.2 overs
United States Grand Prix after 34-year-old is now in a Saurashtra 478/8 in 137.3 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara (Harsh Dubey 37, Sagar Udeshi 5/50) beat we’ve just stuck by each Earlier Alexander Rayo Vallecano 0
Lando Norris was relegated to similar phase and he 234, Arpit Vasavada 73, Sheldon Jackson 62, Puducherry 209 & 82 in 24 overs (Akash Kargave 17, other and kept working Sorloth’s double helped
fourth, having finished third on feels injuries only make Shashank Singh 3/43). Harsh Dubey 4/20). hard for each other,” she Atletico Madrid, third, Atletico Madrid 3
(Sorloth 69, 90+9,
track ahead of title rival Max you stronger. — PTI added. — AP come from behind to beat Griezmann 81)
Verstappen who took the third neighbours Leganes 3-1. Leganes 1
podium spot. Madrid beat Celta Vigo

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McLaren’s Norris was penalised on Saturday to pull level
five seconds for gaining an with Hansi Flick’s side Villarreal 1
advantage by leaving the track but Barca swiftly restored (Comesana 44)
to pass the series leader and their advantage with a Getafe 1
Red Bull’s three-time champion Hyderabad, Oct. 21: The could take an outright lead sides taking their time to stylish and dominant dis- (Arambarri 87-pen)
on lap 53 of the 56-lap contest UP Yoddhas put on a solid in the early exchanges in strike. They were finding play of attacking football.
and dropped to fourth. show to defeat Dabang what was turning out to be it tough to break each Veteran striker roles. Torre finished the
Verstappen has now extended Delhi 28-23 in their open- a close battle. other down despite multi- Lewandowski reached 12 rout with a crossed free-
his lead over Norris to 57 points ing match of the Pro However, as the first half ple well thought-out moves goals in 10 La Liga match- kick which flew beyond
in the drivers’ championship Kabaddi League Season-11 reached the midway stage, in the early exchanges. At es, his strikes sandwich- Nyland and in at the far
with five races left this season. at the GMC Balayogi Bhavani Rajput took the end of the first phase ing Pedri Gonzalez’s post and Barcelona were
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