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SINGER SONU NIGAM QUITS TWITTER AFTER


ABHIJEETS ACCOUNT IS SUSPENSED, SAYS ALL
PATRIOTS SHOULD LEAVE IT 11

KCR parades to Bison Polo


ground for T Secretariat
Says Parade said: We plan to buld a world
class Secretariat, a joint legis-
lature building and Kala Bha-
Grounds Never rati with a sprawling garden
for state celebrations. The
In Reckoning structures would be iconic.
While the Bison Polo grounds
Krishna.Prasad is almost in their kitty, they are
@timesgroup.com still awaiting the nod for Gym-
knana grounds, he said. In
Hyderabad: Chief minister K the last 60 years, we have been
Chandrasekhar Rao on Wed- begging the defence ministry
nesday made it clear that the for nod to hold meetings in Pa-
Telangana government had rade Grounds. Should we not
never sought Parade Grounds have our own place to hold sta-
as the venue for constructing te functions? the CM said.
the new Secretariat. In fact, Parade Ground in the foreground and the Polo ground behind it On being asked whether
we are eyeing 55 acres of land the old secretariat complex
for the new Secretariat. This cidentally, the 22-acre se Parade Grounds being ta- will be handed over to private
will include 33 acres of Bison Gymkhana belongs to the de- ken over as it is used by child- people for commercial use, the
Polo grounds and 22 acres of fence ministry and sources sa- ren to play and it is a favourite chief minister said there was
adjacent Gymknana Grounds. id the TRS regime is still nego- haunt of senior citizens for no such plan. How many
We have received in-principal tiating with the Centre for ta- walking. No normal person parks or public places have be-
approval from the union de- king it over. will convert a good park or sta- en handed over to private com-
fence ministry for being han- In the context of protests dium into a building and de- panies in the last three years?
ded over the Bison Polo gro- over Parade Grounds being ta- prive the people of such a faci- This is all misinformation fed
unds, KCR said at a press con- ke over for the new Secretari- lity. Elaborating on what wo- by some vested parties,
ference here on Wednesday. In- at, he said: I personally oppo- uld come up on the 55 acres, he he said.

Moodys lowers Day after CAs


China rating, a
400 benami deals arrest, Misha
first in 28 years spotted, `530cr & husband get
M oodys Investors Servi-
ce downgraded Chinas
credit ratings on Wednesday properties seized I-T summons
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
for the first time since 1989,
saying it expects the financial TIMES NEWS NETWORK In one case of benami New Delhi: The income tax
strength of the economy will department has summoned
transaction in Jabalpur,
erode in coming years as gr- New Delhi: The income tax Lalu Prasads daughter and
owth slows and debt continu- department identified more the benamidar, a driver, Rajya Sabha
es to rise. The one-notch do- than 400 benami transactions was found to be the MP Misha
wngrade in long-term local up to May 23 and immovable owner of land worth Bharti and
and foreign currency issuer properties were attached in 40 `7.7 crore. The real her husband
ratings come as China grap- cases valued at over Rs 530 cro- over transac-
ples with challenges of rising re as the authorities stepped
owner is his employer, a tions related
financial risks stemming fr- up their fight against black Madhya Pradesh-based to their pro-
om years of credit-fuelled sti- money. listed company perties.
mulus. China has said the rat- Sources said 200 other pro- The summons were issued
ing was based on inapprop- perties were also identified as The tax authorities have as part of the normal practi-
riate methodology P 15 part of an ambitious crack- also set up 24 dedicated bena- ce to record statements follo-
down on benami assets, while mi prohibition units across wing recent searches, said an
searches were conducted on 10 the country for better imple- officer. Misha and her hus-
senior government officials mentation of the Benami Act. band, Shailesh Kumar, have be-
Jaitley: Officers during the past one month. Immovable properties have en asked to appear before the
Provisional attachment of been attached in Kolkata, investigating officer early next
free to take call properties under the new Be- Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, Ra- month.
nami Act was done in more jasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The summons to Misha
in war-like zones than 240 cases and the market In one case in Jabalpur, the and her husband come a day

T hrowing its weight yet ag-


ain behind Major Leetul
Gogoi, who had tied an alleg-
value of these properties was
more than `600 crore, the tax
department said in a
benamidar, a driver, was fo-
und to be the owner of
land worth `7.7 crore. The real
after the arrest of their charte-
red accountant Rajesh Kumar
Agrawal by the Enforcement
ed stone-pelter to the bonnet statement. owner is a Madhya Pradesh- Directorate. Misha and Shai-
of his jeep, the Centre said on The drive against benami based listed company, his lesh are facing allegations of
Wednesday that military of- transactions include deposits employer. owning properties which were
ficers should be allowed to ta- in bank accounts, plots of transferred to them at rates be-
ke decisions in war-like zon- land, flats and jewellery. Anti-benami drive: P10 low the market price.
es. Military solutions are to
be provided by officers, not...
politicians, defence min-
ister Arun Jaitley said. P10
NEET results stayed, NGT puts KBR
Park ball in
Bobbitise rapists, med admissions hit Centres court
says Rajakumari Padmini.Sivarajah
@timesgroup.com
Wednesday on a writ petition fi-
led by T Sakthi Malarkodi of T he National Green Tri-
bunal (NGT) on Wed-

N annapaneni Rajaku-
mari, chairperson of
AP State Womens Commis-
Madurai: In an order that may
throw the National Eligibility-
Trichy, seeking to scrap NE-
ET-2017 on the ground of discri-
mination. The judge issued no-
nesday ruled that the Union
ministry of environment
and forests (MoEF) has to
sion, on Wednesday said Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) tices to Union health and fami- first decide the buffer zone
women should cut off the schedule for MBBS and BDS ad- ly welfare secretary, director- around the KBR National
genitals of men trying to ra- missions off the track, the Mad- general of health services, Park before the Strategic
pe or sexually exploit them. ras high court on Wednesday MCI, CBSE and Tamil Nadu he- Road Development Plan
Those men who sexually stayed all further proceedings (SRDP) could take off. With
assault or rape women sho- with regard to the examination Centre reduces cutoff for this ruling, the ball is now
uld be castrated, Rajaku- held on May 7. NEET-PG: P 10 back in the Centres court.
mari said. TNN The interim order restrains The SRDP envisages cut-
the CBSE from continuing with alth and family welfare secreta- ting of thousands of trees
the evaluation of answer ry, seeking replies by June 7. A in the park to facilitate a
Three arrested for scripts, releasing answer key
and result declaration. While
students group had filed a writ
petition, praying for nixing the
multi-crore flyover to de-
congest traffic. The verdict
UK terror attack answer keys were slated for re- test as there was no uniformity means, in case the Union

T hree more people were


held in the UK on Wednes-
day in connection with the
lease on May 31, results were to
be out on June 8. CBSE officials
said they were seeking legal
in question papers set in diffe-
rent languages .
The CBSE had set the ques-
ministry sticks to earlier
plan of the state to fix the
buffer zone at 25-35 metres,
Manchester concert blast th- opinion on the case. tion papers in 10 languages. the state government will
at killed 22 people. Over 20 pe- Justice M V Muralidharan require to obtain an envi-
ople remain critical. P 14 granted the interim stay on One nation, one question: P10 ronment clearance (EC). P2

City scorches as mercury hits 43.2 C


Venkat Rao M
TIMES NEWS NETWORK id IMD director YK
Reddy.
Hyderabad: The mercury rose The highest temperature is
to 43.2 degree Celsius in the city recorded between 2 pm and 5
on Wednesday, the highest this pm, according to Met officials,
year, according to the Indian and they said people stepping
Meteorological Department out during these hours should
(IMD). consume adequate fluids and
Due to the dry north and keep themselves hydrated.
north-westerly winds passing Pregnant women, cardiac and
over Telangana, the tempera- diabetic patients should avoid
ture is rising and its now three direct exposure to sun, accor-
to four degrees more than usu- ding to city doctors.
al, said R V Subba Rao, an in- Dehydration and cramps
dependent meteorologist. should be treated immediately
The temperature this sum- as they are an indication of
mer was more than the A man collects water from a public outlet in the city on Wednesday mild form of sun stroke, doc-
average temperature and even tors said. If a cardiac patient
if it rains, the temperature wo- normal averages through scorching heat, experts said. is exposed to sun for a long time
uld not come down significant- April and May. There might be a small dip it may increase the strain on
ly, according to officials. The dry and hot winds blo- from tomorrow. However the his heart, said Dr Srinivas
Since 2010, the city has recor- wing from central India are al- temperature will not dip by mo- Roa, senior cardiologist in Ca-
ded daily temperatures above so equally responsible for this re than two degree Celsius, sa- re hospital.
TimesSpecial THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

Plastic bag rules elude city,


menace continues unabated
Bags Below RISKS AND DANGERS bags from home when they vi-
sit markets, while most pre-
fer to purchase bags at mar-
50 Microns Still outFoods stored in plastic may turn
to be carcinogenic
ket or expect to get it from
vendors free of cost.
In Circulation Hot food packed in
plastic covers is very
Shopkeepers rue losses if
they dont provide consu-
Nabinder.Bommala dangerous mers with plastic bags for
@timesgroup.com carrying their commodities
4,500 metric tonnes and request the authorities to
Hyderabad: Several shopke- of waste is generated provide them with plastic
epers and hawkers in the city every day in GHMC bags at a cheaper rate.
openly sell their wares in limits, of which Most of them go to anot-
plastic bags below 50 microns 5% is plastic her stall if I dont provide
illegally, raising serious he- Charges of them with a carry bag. We
alth concerns. cannot ruin our business for
plastic bag should
The littered plastic tra- the sake of environment, sa-
be borne by the
vels through storm water id a vegetable vendor at Ma-
drains, resulting in chocking consumer, danapet Market, popularly
of manholes. Some of it even not seller known as Madanapet mandi.
drains into water bodies. The Use jute or cloth Reacting to the vendors,
same plastic near the water bags instead of authorities say the main aim
bodies is consumed by cows, plastic bags of TSPCB is to curb usage of
which kills them. plastic and requested consu-
(Management & Hand- mers to use jute and cloth
ling) Rules, 2016, issued under On GHMC premises, aro- made of recycled plastic, bags instead of plastic. The
Environment (Protection) und 4,500 metric tonnes of then will have a recycled sym- charges of the plastic bag
Act, state that bags made of waste is generated every day, bol printed on it. should be borne by the consu-
recycled plastic should not be of which 5% includes plastic If the bag does not have a mer and not by the seller, ac-
less than 50 microns in thick- in the form of bottles and number, it is illegal to sell or cording to the norms. The de-
ness. The Greater Hyderabad bags, said Pradeep Reddy, store. Food, especially, should cision was taken to discoura-
Municipal Corporation executive engineer (solid not be stored or warped in ge people from using plastic,
(GHMC) has barely made any waste management & trans- such bags, said a top official said Ravinder, official spoke-
effort to curb the usage of port) department, GHMC. of Telangana State Pollution sperson of TSPCB.
plastic this year. Plastic bags above 50 mi- Control Board (TSPCB) This year we have con-
According to the Central crons can be recycled and Most of these illegal bags centrated more on eateries.
Pollution Control Board such bags are authorised by are used by vegetable ven- Inspection of plastic bags is
(CPCB), 15,342 tonnes of plas- the pollution control board. dors, hawkers and grocery being carried out at zonal le-
tic waste is generated in India The authorized carry bags stores as they are cheaper vels, said Ravi Kiran, addi-
per day, of which more than have numbers printed at the compared to the stamped tional commissioner (health
6,000 tonnes are not collected. bottom. If the carry bag is bags. Very few people carry and sanitation), GHMC.

Food wrapped in plastic covers


may cause cancer, says experts
TIMES NEWS NETWORK hot food packed in plastic bags od items. Customers have no Activists say the packing
has adverse effects on health. option but to purchase, as techniques should be changed
Hyderabad: Widespread use The composition of polyt- most of them are used to the and crackdown by authorities
of plastic covers for wrapping hene changes if the tempera- culture of buying food in plas- on the manufacturers prepa-
foods in most parts of the city ture is high and the chemicals tic. Most of these takeaways ring plastic bags below 50 mi-
is very hazardous. Doctors say tend to mix with food. We cant can be spotted in areas such as crons should be carried out.
it could even lead to cancer. even tolerate the smell of bur- Kukatpally, Kothapet and We already have a tradi-
Continues usage of plas- ning plastic, so imagine the Ameerpet. tion of packing. Apart from
tics for storing food is one of damage it can do to the body, I stay in a hostel. I dont plates made of leaves, people
the primary factors that trig- said Aldas Janaiah, a scientist have enough utensils to pack should adopt organic packing
gers hormonal imbalance and from the city. the food. Even if I had uten- methods instead of using
in later stages may lead to can- Doctors also advise resi- sils, I would not carry it to the plastic blatantly. More drives
cer, said Dr S Lall, a nutritio- dents from using poor quality market. It is the responsibility should be held to spread awa-
nist from the city. aluminium foil packs to keep of the eateries to pack the food reness on the ills of using plas-
Hygiene of the containers food. Most of the small takea- in a hygienic way, said a stu- tic, said Jasveen Jairath an
is as important as the food, ac- ways (curry points) in the city dent spotted near a curry po- activist working for concer-
cording to experts. They say use plastic sachets to pack fo- int in Kothapet. ned citizens NGO.

AFTER WIKILEAKS, May 2010: Then 22 years


Prominent leaks
NEW GENDER IDENTITY, old, Manning was arrested
in Iraq for handing classified April 2010: Video of Afghanistan
TWO SUICIDE BIDS, US documents to WikiLeaks
In August 2013: Found
US helicopter strike in
Baghdad in 2007 that
Oct: 400,000 military
reports from Iraq for
CHELSEA MANNING guilty of espionage, fraud killed two Reuters the period 2004-2009

WALKS FREE
and theft for releasing... employees
Nov: First of more than
July: More than 90,000 250,000 classified US
250,000 classified US military diplomatic cables start
The transgender army diplomatic cables documents relating to to appear
private with a 35-year jail
term for leaking classified 500,000 LIFE AFTER
documents to WikiLeaks, is military reports
walking free this week after
SENTENCING
a commutation of Military videos Manning, who is
her sentence by from Iraq & Afghanistan transgender, legally
US president changed her name to
Dossiers on people Chelsea after the sentencing
Barack Obama
before he left
detained in Has been held in an all-male prison
White House Guantanamo since conviction
Has attempted suicide twice
These documents were
Who is Chelsea Manning? released by WikiLeaks, the Seen as a hero by many anti-war activists
Formerly called Bradley Manning, anti-secrecy website run by Vilified by detractors who say Mannings
military intelligence analyst in Iraq Australian Julian Assange actions put American lives at risk
from November 2009 to his arrest Source: AFP

STATOISTICS

Seven from India among


historys largest empires
An analysis of large, contiguous historical empires that peaked before 1900
suggests, interestingly, that it is easy for an empire to expand along the
geographical latitudes rather than longitudes. The study, which has data on
the biggest empires with territory that exceeded 1 million sqkm, lists seven
empires of the sort in India. The British Empire at its peak was larger than
Mongol Empire but it was not contiguous, hence not included in the list

Top 3 Empires
Genghis Khans Genghis Khan Nicholas II Qing
Mongol empire is the (1270 CE) (1895 CE) (1790 CE)
largest contiguous Mongol Empire (Central Asia) Europe (Russia) China-Manchu (East Asia)
land empire in history.
Stretching from east
Asia to Europe and from
Mongolia to north of the
Indian subcontinent,
the 24-million sqkm
empire had never been
precedented in its Map
24
million
22.8
million
14.7
million
expanse not to sqkm sqkm sqkm
scale After Christ
1 Common Era (CE) 1,000 CE
Samrat
Ashok

Top Indian Empires


Ashok (250 BCE) Aurangzeb (1690 CE) Indian empires
Mauryan (South Asia) Mughal (South Asia) too were huge,
but only around
a fth of the
Mongol

5 4
empire
million sqkm million sqkm at best

Other large Gupta (3.5m sqkm), Delhi (3.2m sqkm),


Indian Maratha (2.5m sqkm), Kushan (2m sqkm),
empires Harsha (1m sqkm)

Source: East-West Orientation of Historical Empires and Modern States by Peter Turchin, Jonathan M Adams and Thomas D Hall; Research: Atul Thakur; Graphic: Sunil Singh
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KCR demands apology from CBSE likely to move SC


GOVT DECISIONS
Indian cos set to
partner global
arms biggies against
Shah for belittling state 1.5Cr Students moderation order
S tressing on the need to in-
volve the private sector Venkat Rao M
NOW, BOARDS WAIT & WATCH
in defence production, defe-
nce minister Arun Jaitley BJP Chief Is TRS to rethink In Dark, Results April 24, 2017 | CBSE and
31 other school boards meet,
May 23 | HC restrains
CBSE from doing away with
on Wednesday said the Cent-
re was keen to roll out the
new strategic partnership
Spreading supporting May Be Delayed decide to do away with
moderation of marks
moderation this year
May 24 | HRD minister
policy under which selected
Indian companies will part-
Lies, Says CM NDA candidate Manash.Gohain
@timesgroup.com
May 12 to 18 | meets CBSE chairperson
Karnataka, TN, Punjab, & school education
ner global arms majors to Krishna.Prasad Krishna.Prasad
Haryana, Raj boards secretary. Board to
manufacture fighter jets, he- @timesgroup.com @timesgroup.com
announce Class XII seek legal opinion,
licopters, submarines and New Delhi: The fate of at least
results. Nearly 31 lakh may move apex court
armoured vehicles like tan- Hyderabad: Amid escala- Hyderabad: The widening 1.5 crore school-leaving stu-
ting tension between the BJP schism between the TRS and dents hangs in balance as cha-
students appeared. against HC verdict
ks under the Make in India
Results, mostly without
framework. He said Indias and TRS, Telangana chief mi- BJP is threatening to disrupt os over moderation of marks May 24 | UP board
defence preparedness nece- nister K Chandrasekhar Rao the NDAs campaign for the grows. Amid indications that moderation, show dip in
decides to follow whatever
ssitated that weapons syste- on Wednesday demanded an Presidential polls. Stung by CBSE may move the Supreme performance
approach CBSE takes on
ms were largely procured apology from BJP national the criticism of the TRS go- Court against the Delhi HC or- May 22 | Parent & lawyer moderation. ISCE, whose
and made indigenously. P 16 president Amit Shah for spre- Amit Shah poses during BJP meet in the city while CM Chandrasekhar vernment by Amit Shah du- der asking it not to do away le PIL against CBSEs move results are delayed, may
ading blatant lies about Rao gestures at a press meeting earlier in the day ring his three day visit, CM K with the moderation policy to end moderation adopt similar policy
the state. Chandrasekhar Rao said on this year, several other school
How dare he (Amit Shah) KCR was responding to al House Hold Latrines Wednesday the TRS Parlia- boards are likely to delay anno- Adding to the uncertainty is nion on the Delhi HCs order.
Delhi hotel is office belittle Telangana and talk statements by the BJP chief (IHHL) in the homes Amit mentary Party will decide on uncing Class XII results as CBSEs silence on whether the Sources said CBSE is likely to
complex; FIPB out against it by standing on this
land. He has to tender an apo-
made during his three day vi-
sit to Nalgonda wherein he
Shah visited in Nalgonda, a
scheme that is centrally fun-
whether to support the NDA
nominee at its meeting on
they wait and watch the
developments.
moderation muddle will hold
up its Class XII results. Delay in
move a special leave petition in
Supreme Court against the

T he government has deci-


ded to transfer the 150-
room Janpath Hotel, a land-
logy to the people of Telanga-
na before leaving the state.
Otherwise, Telangana socie-
had claimed that Telangana
was not implementing any of
the central schemes despite
ded. The BJP chief, whose
three-day tour of Telangana
began on May 22, is slated to
May 27. This move appears to
be a reconsideration of its ear-
lier hinted stance that the TRS
The UP board decided on
Wednesday to follow whatever
call CBSE takes while the Coun-
results will have a spiralling ef-
fect, hitting the admission ca-
lendar. Besides, a move to apply
verdict.
CBSE, along with 31
school education boards, had re-
mark of sorts in Lutyens ty will not forgive him. This is being provided funds for leave Hyderabad for Vijaya- is not averse to supporting the cil for the Indian School Certifi- moderation, or not apply it, ached a consensus on April 24,
Delhi, to the urban develop- a matter of self-respect of all the same. wada on Thursday morning. NDA candidate. cate Examinations, which nor- will impact candidates across 2017, on not moderating marks
ment ministry, setting the Telangana people, said the The trigger for this charge mally declares its results by boards. and around seven boards have
stage for the conversion of chief minister. was the absence of Individu- Shahs comments baseless: P4 TRS decision on May 27: P4 mid-May, seems to be have a si- On Wednesday, HRD mini- already declared their results
the four-acre plot into a con- milar strategy. stry decided to seek legal opi- based on that understanding.
vention centre or office com-
plex. Meanwhile, the Cabin-
BJPs outreach fake, Shah didnt Naidu keeps
Jilted woman pours acid on
et has approved phasing out
of the Foreign Investment
Promotion Board, pushing tie-up card
ahead with reforms. P16
eat food prepared by Dalit: KCR close to chest
ex for dumping her, kills him
Krishna.Prasad
@timesgroup.com KCRs tirade against ly are upset. Besides, dalit leader
Chinta Sambamurthy had to
A ndhra Pradesh chief
minister Chandrababu
Naidu made on Wednesday Phanindra.Papasani another girl. Himabindu,
stand while Shah ate at a table. Is made it clear that the Telu- who also suffered minor
Hyderabad: Implying that BJP
Shah juvenile: BJP this called Sahapankti (parta- gu Desam Party (TDP) will
@timesgroup.com
burns, is on the run and po-
president Amit Shahs support king lunch together)? questio- decide on alliances in both Guntur: A jilted woman lice have launched a hunt
for dalits was superficial, Te-
langana chief minister K
S trongly reacting to CM K
Chandrasekhar Raos
outburst on BJP president Amit
ned KCR. He said the second da-
ys lunch was prepared at Pedda
AP and Telangana just
prior to the polls. Naidus
hurled acid on her former
lover for marrying another
for her.
Himabindu, who had be
Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednes- Shah, the Telangana BJP said Devulapalli Annapurna mess utterences are being consi- girl in Pedakakani mandal in a relationship with Illyas
day charged that the lunch that his comment had lowered his and not at a Dalits home. On the dered as a pointer to an un- in Guntur district. Sk Mo- for four years, had called
Shah had with a dalit family in political stature and termed it third day, fearing protests from certainty over continua- hammad Illyas (25), who Illyas and Himabindu him over to have a chat at a
Teretpally in Nalgonda was ac- as juvenile. P4 Dalits, the BJP chief had lunch tion of his partys alliance suffered severe burns on common friend Arjun Raos
tually prepared by a member of at Bhongir that was prepared by with the BJP for the 2019 his face, shoulders and on Tuesday evening. The ac- house at Venigandla village
the forward Reddy community. red by Manohar Reddy, a resi- a dalit, the CM said. elections. The TDP-BJP ties arms, died while undergo- cused, Himabindu (24), ex- on Tuesday afternoon.
The lunch that Shah had dent of Khammagudem village. had touched a new low re- ing treatment at Guntur Go- acted revenge on Illyas, a
with the dalit family was prepa- As a result, the dalits in Teretpal- KCR dared Amit to deny: P4 cently. P6 vernment General Hospital day after after he married Married another woman: P5
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SRDP hinges on Centre fixing buffer zone Pix: Venkat Rao M

Onus on MoEF HOW BATTLE UNFOLDED AT NGT DOORSTEP Hyderabads residents


After NGT Order
On KBR Park
Sudipta.Sengupta
@timesgroup.com
say they wont give up
Hyderabad: Delivering its ver-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
HOPES DASHED BY JUDGMENT
dict in the Kasu Brahmananda Hyderabad: Wednesday wit-
This (the judgment) This upholds the
Reddy (KBR) National Park- nessed a mixed sense of hope
Strategic Road Development and despair among Hydera- basically moves the bankruptcy of the
Plan (SRDP) case on Wednes- bads green brigade that has be- conversation judiciary. They
day, the southern bench of the en relentlessly fighting to pro- into the bureau- never want to
National Green Tribunal tect the KBR National Park cratic space and hurt anybody.
(NGT) put the ball in the Cent- from being bulldozed for the partly highlights I am almost
res court, indicating the multi- state governments flyover pro- the limitations certain that the
crore flyover project can beco- ject. While some appeared opti- of institutions KBR Park will
me a reality only after the Eco- mistic about the National Gre- in our country that are there ultimately vanish. All green
Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the na- en Tribunal (NGT) not giving a
to settle contentious issues. spaces and lakes in the
tional park is fixed by the mini- clear go-ahead to the Strategic
stry of environment, forest and Road Development Plan What we have to look for city will turn into concrete
climate change (MoEF&CC). (SRDP) which proposes to cut now is avenues that we have jungles. Look at what hap-
In its 39-page judgment deli- right through the parks walk- to intervene within bureau- pened to Public Gardens for
vered after multiple hearings way others insisted that it was cratic processes instance. I see no hope
conducted over the last one ye- a lost battle. Anant Maringanti | EXECUTIVE Capt J Rama Rao |
ar, the two-member bench of Environmentalists and acti- DIRECTOR, HYDERABAD URBAN LAB ENVIRONMENTALIST
the NGT concluded that the Mo- vists feared that the Union mi-
EF&CC has to take an appropri- nistry would oblige Telangana I am not losing hope yet. We have 50 days
ate decision and publish a revi- 2016 May Green tribunal stays which simplified 2017 by granting the state its wish of to file our objection. I have full faith in the
sed draft notification regarding
Early Govt decides to axe 3,100 28 all work around KBR process of according
Jan State files counter reducing the eco-sensitive zone MoEF that it will do what is best for KBR Park.
the much-important ESZ of the till July 1. Admits three permission to industries to (ESZ) of KBR to zero. This, in
April trees for SRDP; 1,900 in separate implead petitions cut trees under Ease of Doing 20 before NGT But in case its order is not favourable, we can
park, which is now spread over and around KBR Park seeking lifting turn, would give the local aut- always oppose that. We will fight till the end to
filed by K Purshotham Reddy Business horities the green light to dive
Massive peoples of stay on project work protect the national park
April (for Hyderabad Rising), D Stay on SRDP straight into the multi-crore
Suruchi Singh, counsel for movement in city Oct around the park. Says
Kaajal Maheshwari | MEMBER, HYDERABAD RISING
Hyderabad Rising in NGT, said
20-30 Narasimha Reddy and Thakur
26 extended till next obtained permission from venture, albeit at the cost of the
against plan Rajkumar Singh citys lone surviving green spa-
hearing
that the government cannot
May NGT takes suo motu
forest authorities to cut,
ce. The way I look at it, its a no SHRINKING SEZ RANGE
draw parallels between July NGT directs state govt Nov NGT appeals to state translocate 1,394 trees in and
cognizance of matter go forward, no go backward sce- 25-35m: In 37m: Even Zero metres: For the third
Guindy National Park and 2 1 to maintain status quo 30 govt to set up an around KBR Park, Road No 45 nario, said senior advocate L
based on a TOI report. around KBR and also appellate committee junction, Film Nagar junction Dec 2015, the before the earlier time, in March 2017, the govt
KBR to fix the latters ESZ at Directs GHMC commissioner Ravichander about the NGT state govt sent proposal could be sent a fresh ESZ proposal to
stays GO 19 issued on May 13, to look into issue and Maharaja Agrasen verdict. As someone who has
zero. Guindy National Park to stall felling; asks civic chief, Chowk a proposal to vetted by MoEF, MoEF to completely do away
Telangana chief secretary, secy been closely following the case,
happened even before de- he said the government, while
MoEF to fix the in June 2016, the with the ESZ. It argued that
(environment) & principal chief Mar NGT clarifies eco-sensitive state revised its the wall around KBR was
claring ESZ. NGTs direction riding on the high horse of de-
conservator of forests to file 1 SRDP cannot be zone of KBR proposal, reducing enough to protect the flora
to the MoEF is to first declare implemented unless velopment, was turning its
replies on issue Park at this level the buffer zone and fauna
the ESZ before development eco-sensitive zone of KBR back on issues that affected the
starts. Hence going by Guin- May TOI launches massive sensitivity of the country. Rajkumar Singh or professor K future strategy, Reddy added.
(ESZ) is fixed and declared
dys example would defeat 4-25 Green Murder campaign While we are preparing to Purshotham Reddy the two Regular walkers at the park
to highlight plight of May Puts onus on MoEF to fight traffic congestion, we implead petitioners in the NGT also vowed to continue with
the whole purpose of having a
the citys fast depleting lung 24 first fix and publish arent bothering about finding case all hope isnt lost just yet. their Save KBR movement till
buffer zone for national parks spaces. New peoples collective, ESZ before state can ways to provide drinking water I am 100 per cent certain that as long as it was needed. For fi-
and sanctuaries, she said Hyderabad Rising, takes birth go ahead with felling of trees to people, or to bring back the well be successful in saving the ve years now, I have been visi-
temperatures in the city to 33-34 KBR Park. It is a serious envi- ting this park every morning.
390 acres. dict means: In case the Union obtain an environment clea- suggests that the ESZ be redu- Union ministry by the state go- degree Celsius, Ravichander ronmental issue that cannot be Like many others, it is an inte-
The project proponents, in ministry sticks to the earlier rance (EC) from the standing ced to zero then the plan will vernment, proposing the ESZ said. ignored, said Singh even as gral part of my life now. While I
our considerate view and in all proposal of the Telangana state committee of the National Bo- not require an EC and the state of the park be revised to zero His concerns were echoed Reddy maintained that experts, am not so aware of the legal nu-
fairness, shall wait till a final to fix the ESZ of the KBR Natio- ard for Wildlife (as is the norm) government can go ahead with metres from 25-35 metres. by many others, who felt the en- environmentalists and com- ances, I will continue to support
decision is taken in this regard nal Park at 25-35 metres before implementing the SRDP. cutting/translocation of trees While the Union ministry vironment was fast becoming mon residents would do everyt- any activity that is designed to
by the MoEF&CC and then pro- which will include the walk- But, in case the MoEF&CC deci- for the project. confirmed receipt of the propo- one of the least priorities of hing to save the national park. safeguard the interests of
ceed, an extract from the judg- way around the park the go- des to honour the revised pro- Earlier this month, TOI had sal, it said that the matter was every government. We will review the judgement KBR, said Ramachandra Rao,
ment read. This is what the ver- vernment here will require to posal sent by the state which reproduced a letter sent to the still under consideration. But for those like Thakur carefully before planning our a resident of Banjara Hills.

METRO DIGEST
Locals red-flag Secunderabad cantonment skyway Two hurt in
Mungara.Sunil Chitti Babu auto trolley,
@timesgroup.com
LOSING GROUND: KEY PROPERTIES TO BE AFFECTED Survey done, land
Secunderabad: The govern- acquisition to start car accident
LEAKY AFFAIR: Water leaks
ments ambitious Strategic Ro-
ad Development Plan (SRDP) to
ease traffic in several areas of
S ources in the R&B (NH-State
Wing) department told TOI near ORR
that a survey had been
at Kalyanpuri Colony in the city faces hurdles with the Hyderabad: Two auto drivers
completed and land acquisition
Uppal after a pipe got traders in Secunderabad Can- suffered minor injuries when
would begin soon in
damaged during excavation tonment deciding to oppose to- an auto trolley was hit by a cab
Secunderabad Cantonment for
work to lay a new pipeline oth and nail the proposed const- from the rear at APPA junc-
widening the road to 200 feet for
ruction of an 11.5 km elevated tion near Narsingi on Wednes-
the proposed skyway. Currently,
skyway from Jubilee Bus day. The injured were treated
Select USA Station (JBS) to Air Force Sta- (From left) The Secunderabad Club,
the width of the stretch between
JBS and AFS, Hakimpet, is 40-60
as out-patients at a local hos-
tion, Hakimpet. Another sky- pital, police said.
summit in June way from Paradise to Bowen-
a function hall at Bolarum Road,
the SBI Bank branch at Gunrock are
feet , said the official. The process
To avoid hitting a parked
The Federation of Telanga- of marking affected properties
pally forms part of the SRDP. among the many properties that auto on the road, the auto trol-
na and AP Chambers of will be completed in a weeks
A couple of days ago, the ro- are all set to lose land ley behind it swerved to the
Commerce and Industry time, said the R&B official. TNN
ads and buildings (R&B) de- right. A cab, which was com-
(FTAPCCI), on Wednesday, partment began the process of ing behind the trolley, hit it.
conducted a presentation marking the properties betwe- elevated skyway has been pro- The R&B authorities have tonment MLA G Sayanna and ad is widened to 200 feet (100 feet when a similar project in the ci- As part of a domino effect, the
on Investment Opportuni- en Secunderabad Club towards posed on State Highway-1 (Ra- marked several properties, in- demanded that the width of the on both sides), K Ramesh, the ty PVNR Expressway has trolley hit the stationary auto.
ties in US and Select USA Karkhana and Trimulgherry jiv Rahadari) connecting Tivoli cluding the compound wall of proposed project be restricted owner of a commercial estab- been built on 100-feet road. This Luckily, no one died in the
Investment Summit. On that are to be acquired for the Junction, Karkhana, Trimulg- Secunderabad Club, Kendriaya to save their buildings. They al- lishments told TOI. would result in disastrous for accident. The accident could
the occasion, the bodys skyway. This touched a raw ner- herry, Alwal and Air Force Sta- Vidyalaya, Picket (opposite: so met the R&B minister Tum- The project would also rob owners of properties, he said have been avoided had the au-
president, Ravindra Modi ve with the traders whose pro- tion, Hakimpet. As many as 400 Secunderabad Club) and seve- mala Nageswara Rao and dis- thousands of employees wor- and demanded that the project to driver not parked the vehi-
said Donald Trumps elec- perties face bulldozers. They commercial properties on both ral private properties and com- cussed the issue. He said he wo- king in commercial establish- be restricted to less than 100 fe- cle on the road, Narsingi in-
tion as US president have formed an organistaion sides of the stretch will be affec- mercial establishments like uld resolve the same. ments on the stretch of their li- et. The state has sanctioned spector P Ramchander Rao
marked the beginning of a called Owners of Commercial ted as per a survey conducted banks, shopping malls, grocery The proposed expressway velihood. The properties loca- `2,000 crore (` `1,300 crore for said. Police said both the au-
a new dawn in India-US Buildings on the Road from by officials of the National shops, etc., on the stretch. will affect nearly 400 to 500 com- ted in a densely populated area construction and `700 crore for tos suffered damage and po-
relationship. We expect he Secunderabad Club to Tri- Highways Authority of India On Wednesday, nearly 200 mercial properties. We have command a very high commer- compensation to property ow- lice rushed to the spot on find-
will establish a good mulgherry to fight the state go- (state wing), R&B department, traders, whose properties have spent lakhs of rupees over a pe- cial value, Ramesh said. ners). R&B department will ne- ing out about the accident to
business relationship with vernments move. Defence Estate Office, Telanga- been marked, met Malkajgiri riod of 30 years to construct Another property owner ed to acquire nearly 90 acres of shift the injured to hospital.
India, Modi said. Select- According to the detailed na and AP Circle, and Secunde- Lok Sabha member Ch Malla them. Almost all the properties wondered why government ne- defence, cantonment and priva- In the last 10 days, this was
USA Investment Summit project report (DPR), a 11.5-km rabad Cantonment Board. Reddy and Secunderabad Can- would be affected in case the ro- eds 200 feet for an expressway te land, said an official. the second accident near the
will be held in Washington Outer Ring Road. In the previ-
DC, on June 18-20. ous case, three Indian Insti-

UoH fourth best Teenage girls in city show higher


tute of Technology (IIT) alum-
Bhagiratha ni died in a road accident at
Tukkuguda on the ORR.
work reviewed With increasing road acci-
Hyderabad Metropolitan
Water Supply and Sewer-
age Board (HMWS&SB)
varsity in country percentage of PCOS, says study
dents and insufficient en-
forcement on the ORR, Cybe-
rabad police will be using ser-
managing director M Dana TIMES NEWS NETWORK vice additional speed guns
Kishore on Wednesday TIMES NEWS NETWORK their mother or sister have it, from Thursday to track speed-
reviewed the ongoing Hyderabad: University of Hy-
derabad (UoH) has been ranked Hyderabad: One in every 10
LIVING WITH PCOS Dr K K Aggarwal, national pre-
sident Indian Medical Associa-
ing vehicles. Overspeeding is
among thr primary causes for
Urban Mission Bhagiratha
among the best universities in women in Hyderabad and else- Weight gain Acne tion (IMA) said. Symptoms accidents, especially on this
scheme with senior offi-
cials at Khairatabad. He the country in a new nationwi- where in the country could be Fatigue Pelvic pain can begin shortly after puberty road in the city.
directed officials to speed de survey. The HANSA-led rese- suffering from polycystic ovary Unwanted Headaches and reach into early adulthood. The Cyberabad police
up the process of sanction- arch survey for 2017 ranked syndrome (PCOS), says a new hair growth Young girls with PCOS tend to commissioner Sandeep Shan-
UoH at fourth position. nationwide study. Sleep have irregular periods or ame- dilya will also give four new
ing new water connections Thinning hair problems
to eligible beneficiaries. The central university and Out of every 10 women diag- norrhea, and heavy or scanty ORR patrol vehicles, the speed
Osmania University, which sto- nosed with this condition, six Infertility Mood changes bleeding. PCOS can also make laser guns and 13 breath ana-
od fifth, are the only two univer- are girls in their teens, says the women vulnerable to other lyzers to the traffic wing at the
Drive against sities from Hyderabad to find a just-released study conducted
FOOD THAT HELP IDEAL MEALS MOVE ABOUT complications like hyperten- ORR toll plaza at Nanakram-
place in the top 75 multi-disci- by the department of endocri- Consume foods that Have ve small Physical activity sion, high cholesterol, anxiety guda on Thursday.
encroachments plinary universities in the co- nology and metabolism, All In- are high in bre such meals instead of is a must for and depression, sleep apnea, The Hyderabad Metropoli-
In a crackdown against untry. University of Delhi, Ja- dia Institute of Medical Scien- as broccoli, cauliower, three big about 30 minutes heart attacks, diabetes and en- tan Development Authority
encroachments, the Grea- waharlal Nehru University Rao Podile, vice-chancellor, ces (AIIMS). and spinach; nuts like meals. This a day, ve days a dometrial, ovarian and breast (HMDA) has procured and giv-
ter Hyderabad Municipal (JNU) and Banaras Hindu Uni- UoH. It has been our endeavo- PCOS is a common disorder almonds and walnuts; helps in week to maintain cancer," said Dr RN Tandon, se- en the equipment to the police
Corporation (GHMC) on versity were ranked first, se- ur to encourage quality rese- of the endocrinal system in wo- and foods rich in metabolising food, reasonable cretary general, IMA. as ORR was built by it and the
Wednesday demolished a omega-3 fatty acids maintaining weight weight
cond and third respectively. arch among the faculty and men of reproductive age. Up to Doctors say PCOS cannot HMDA oversees it. Currently,
shed at Annapurana Colony UoH is at the first position emphasize on innovation and 25% of women in the childbe- be cured, but it can be managed the Cyberabad police have two
in Malllpur. Another com- among universities in south. critical thinking among our aring age suffer from PCOS, the terone. These women struggle lopment of cysts as the ovaries with lifestyle changes such as speed guns and two patrolling
pound wall near Nalla We are pleased to be among students. We will always strive study says. Women who suffer with weight issues, complica- are unable to release eggs on ti- losing up to 5% to 10% of body vehicles. Last week, the Ra-
Cheruvu was also demol- the top universities in the co- to be among the best institu- from PCOS have higher than ting the disorder further. If left me. As a result, follicles keep weight. "PCOS is an urgent chakonda police pressed into
ished. GHMC will conduct a untry and this has been possible tions not only in the country but normal insulin levels and such unchecked or undiagnosed, growing and form multiple public health problem... The service three new speed guns
special drive against only due to the team efforts of also at the global level, he said. an increase in the level of insu- PCOS can lead to infertility and cysts, which appear like 'a best possible way to manage for the ORR stretch in its lim-
encroachments, it said. our faculty, students and non-te- Survey data was by collec- lin can make ovaries produce other long-term health issues. string of pearls'. Women are this is exercise and a healthy di- its after a spate of recent acci-
aching employees, said Appa ting from over 500 universities. more androgens such as testos- "PCOS can lead to the deve- more likely to develop PCOS if et," said Dr Aggarwal. dents. TNN
THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 TIMES CITY 3

CM tells walkers to parade on the ground Youngsters chase,


pin chain-snatcher
No One Can FOCUS NOW ON
Take It Away
BISON POLO GROUND
Tivoli Junction
Brings protests to Hyderabad: Timely intervention by alert youngsters,
who were playing on the road, landed a chain-snatcher
in police net at Kushaiguda on Wednesday.
From You
Swathy.Iyer@timesgroup.com
NH 44 (Medchal Road)
Bison Polo Ground a temporary halt Kushaiguda police said that Ranga Lakshmi, 46,
went to a grocery store near Venkateshwara temple in
Kushaiguda. While she was purchasing groceries, a
man came to the shop on the pretext of purchasing ciga-
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K TIMES NEWS NETWORK K Chandrasekhar Rao govern- rettes. Suddenly, he laid his hands on Lakshmis chain,
Chandrasekhar Raos anno- ments move to construct a new snatched it and was fleeing from the location.

adari
uncement clarifying that the Secunderabad: Before the chief Secretariat on the Parade Ground When the victim and a few others raised an alarm, a
Secretariat will not come up at minister announced that the Se- as Tughluq idea. He recalled the few youngsters who were playing on the road chased

Rajiv Rah
the Parade Grounds in Secun- Gymkhana cretariat would not come up at Pa- CMs earlier idea to build a new Se- the culprit and pinned him down. The police said the
Parade Ground rade Ground, nearly 250 walkers, cretariat on the premises of Chest
derabad has brought relief to Ground culprit snatched a 2.5-tola gold chain and tried his best
many who have been rallying including Laughter Club mem- Hospital, Erragadda, before shel- to fell from the location.
to protect the lung space. bers, participated in a protest to ving it. Parade Ground is meant We will disclose the details of the accused on
One of the largest open Save Parade Ground. Walkers for Army operations and hund- Thursday since we wanted to know whether he was in-
Sardar Patel Road wore wristbands with a message reds of budding cricketers to prac-
spaces in the Secunderabad re- volved in any previous snatching offences too, police
gion, the ground is used by the area and morning and eve- ve been saved. We will carry ted to the cantonment area, the to save the grounds on their wrists tice and the Congress will not al- personnel said. Kushaiguda police and Malkajgiri Cen-
hundreds of walkers and ning walkers and sports en- out a cycle rally at the grounds traffic volume here will incre- as part of their rally. low the government to take over tral crime station officials were questioning him. TNN
cricket enthusiasts on a daily thusiasts, the Bison Polo Gro- tomorrow to convey the mes- ase multi-fold and present traf- Another senior Congress lea- this precious piece of land for a
basis. In addition to forming a undswhere the CM has pro- sage that the Parade Grounds fic chaos will also worsen with der and former vice-chairman of new Secretariat, he said.
human chain around the gro- posed to construct the Secreta- have been saved. However, re- constant road restrictions due the National Disaster Manage- This is the only lung space av-
und and running a signature riat building witnesses no sidents of the area are still con- to VIP movement, said Khan. ment Authority (NDMA) Marri ailable in Secunderabad and more
campaign to mark their pro- civilian movement and is cerned about the secretariat Many residents are still se- Shashidhar Reddy also participa- than 50 members of Laughter
test, walkers and residents of mostly restricted to Army being located here. The peace eking clarity on which ground ted in the protest. He arrived at the Club come to Parade Ground. We
the cantonment area had also use, said Sunanda Reddy, a re- at the cantonment area will be the state government has so- Parade Ground at around 6.30am oppose the proposal of construc-
distributed bands with the sident of West Marredpally disturbed in addition to the ught to build the secretariat. and was there for about an hour. tion of Secretariat, said Ch
message Save Parade Gro- who has been a walker at the abundant green cover near the I have been protesting to He interacted with walkers and Lakshminarayana, a senior mem-
und, among themselves, on park for 10 years. Bison Polo ground, said Kris- save all the three grounds. sportspersons and elicited their ber of the club.
Wednesday. A few residents however hank Manne, a resident of the While the CM has made it clear views about the Telangana go- Later in the day on Wednesday,
The chief ministers clari- raised concerns about the cantonment area who has be- that the Parade Grounds will vernments proposal to construct the chief minister clarified to the
fication, on whether or not the shift of all state-government en spearheading the protests. not be affected, there has been a Secretariat. On Tuesday, V Ha- media here that the government
Secretariat will be built on the related activity to the Secunde- MA Khan, a resident of Ka- no talk about the Gymkhana numantha Rao extended his sup- was seeking the Bison Polo Gro-
Parade Grounds has definitely rabad area. After six days of kaguda area also raised simi- groundwhere I regularly port to the campaign. und or Gymkhana Ground for a
come as a relief. While the gro- protest, we are happy that the lar concerns. practice, said cricketer Kaly- Speaking on the occasion, new Secretariat and not the Para-
unds is used by residents of historical Parade Grounds ha- If the secretariat is shif- an Sandeep. Shashidhar Reddy described the de Ground at all.

Mutilated victim
identified, police
hunt for accused
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Hyderabad: Nearly two weeks
after unravelling the murder of a
man, whose body parts were mu-
tilated and sealed inside a wall at
a one-room tenement at Chintal,
police are still looking for the elu-
sive Jha brothers.
The victim is suspected to be
one Pradan. On May 11, in a por-
tion of a house rented to Vivek Vi-
dur Jha, 27, and Bhuvan Kumar
Jha, 31, both of Bihar, an uniden-
tified persons body, with head
and limbs severed, were found.
The body parts were concealed in
a wall and plastered. A TOI report about the incident
Initially, police felt one of the was published on May 12
two either Vivek or Bhuvan
could be the victim. Sources in parts in the wall of the house.
the Cyberabad police said as both We are yet to trace the accused to
Vivek and Bhuvan were alive, find out the motive behind the
they then suspected that the vic- murder. Until the accused are not
tim could be one Pradan, also a nabbed, we will not know the rea-
native of Bihar. The Jha brothers son for the gruesome murder, a
have been arranging labour for source said.
various pharmaceutical compa- After committing the murder,
nies and perhaps the victim was the two brothers locked the house
also in contact with them. and went absconding.
When police were scouting While mobile phones of both
for clues, they came across seve- Vivek and Bhuvan were found
ral photographs at the brothers switched off, police tracked Vi-
house. The accused had kept se- vek's cell phone's last activity to a
veral Aadhaar cards and identity tower located near Secundera-
proof of various persons. While bad railway station. After that
verifying the photos and Aadha- they fled to Bihar. The accused co-
ar copies, they traced everyone uld be one of the roommates or
except Pradan. both. It is learnt that police identi-
This made police suspect that fied them based on CCTV footage
the victim could be Pradan and at the station. The Cyberabad po-
the two brothers might have eli- lice have sent teams to Bihar and
minated him and hid the body other states to track the duo.

Trio held for duping


credit card holders
TIMES NEWS NETWORK the pretext of upgrading/rede-
eming reward points. She wo-
Hyderabad: Three persons, uld obtain details of cards and
involved in a phishing scam, make changes to registered
were arrested by central crime mobile numbers with the help
station (CCS) detectives on of IVR (Internet Voice Respon-
Wednesday. CCS officials iden- se) facility provided by SBI cre-
tified the accused as N Laksh- dit cards department.
mi Madhavi, a former tele-cal- She would then transfer
ler of Vibatel solution at Tri- money from credit cards of vic-
mulgherry; K Kiran Yadav of tims to her Paytm wallet. The
Musheerabad, who runs Bud- other two used to give Madhavi
dys Net in Ramnagar; K San- cash after deducting 30% com-
tosh Kumar, who runs a sweet mission once they transfered
shop in Moula Ali. money from her Paytm wallet
CCS police said Madhavi, to theirs, DCP (CCS) Avinash
who is a computer science gra- Mohanty said.
duate, purchased five SIM Police said so far she had
cards with fake IDs. Posing as cheated 12 SBI credit card cus-
an SBI representative, she tomers in the state. Police sei-
used to call SBI credit card cus- zed `60,000 cash and seven
tomers from her residence on smart phones.

Case against cop, 2


others, for assault
TIMES NEWS NETWORK who works at the RTA, Tril-
mulgherry, conducted vehicle
Hyderabad: Three days after a checking at Sagar Ring road
lorry owner was attacked by and stopped the vehicle owned
two persons allegedly at the by Srikanth and sought vehicle
behest of assistant motor vehi- documents. Swati started
cle inspector (AMVI) Swati abusing me and my driver for
Goud, at Sagar Ring Road, no reason. When we took objec-
LBNagar police registered tion, she called the two per-
a case against the official sons, who assaulted me, Sri-
on Wednesday. kanth said. CCTV footage was
Police said Swati was book- also recovered by police from a
ed under sections 328 (Causing nearby location, which
hurt), 506 (Intimidation) of the showed Srikanth Reddy was
IPC. The same sections were being beaten up by private per-
slapped against the two per- sons. Earlier, a case was regis-
sons, whom the AMVI claimed tered against Srikanth based
were her brothers, after lorry on a complaint lodged by Swa-
owner Srikanth Reddy, lodged ti, who alleged that he ob-
a complaint. structed her from discharging
On Saturday night, Swati, her duty.
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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

SUNSHINE MOMENTS: Its not only garbage and bad roads that Citizen
Reporters can capture and write about. You can send us pictures and text
about moments of celebration in your neighbourhood, acts
100 candidates may PG aspirants
to move court
of social service and even interesting glimpses of city life

KUSHAIGUDA: INCREASING TRAFFIC CHAOS


take T-ECET afresh over bank
guarantee
Test Results CLEAN SLATE FOR STUDENTS TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad: Several post-gradu-


Marred By Date of Exam | May 6
Results | May 20
OFFICIALS SAY
For some
ate medical and dental aspirants
will seek legal help to challenge a
Technical Glitch students No of
No of students,
some of the
decision by private college ma-
nagement on bank guarantee be-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK students questions were fore admission.
attended
qualified not marked Members of the Health Re-
the test
although they
Hyderabad: The Telangana
State Council of Higher Edu- 24,458 22,450 had attempted
forms and Doctors Association
(HRDA) and Telangana Junior
cation (TSCHE) will soon re- On Monday, 50 students protested at JNTU-H the questions Doctors Association, said they
conduct the Telangana State demanding ECET be re-conducted There are would be filing an urgent peti-
Engineering Common Ent- discrepancies tion in High Court of Hyderabad
rance Test (T-ECET) follo- REASON FOR RE-CONDUCTING EXAM in the results on Thursday on the bank gua-
wing huge protests over so- Due to some technical glitches, although of students in rantee issue.
me technical problems in the students had marked all the answer, some four centres Many PG aspirants compla-
exam conducted recently. questioned were shown as unmarked in the across three ined that colleges are asking stu-
However, the council ma- OMR sheet for about hundred students disciplines dents to show bank guarantee be-
de it clear that the test will be fore accepting their admissions.
re-conducted only for stu- However, the court has asked col-
dents affected by discrepan- who appeared for the exam, centres across three diffe- leges to accept the admission of a
cies in test results. 22,450 candidates qualified. rent disciplines. Soon, we student by taking a bond and 50
VEHICLES STRANDED: Vehicles get stranded at the T-junction in Kushaiguda vegetable market for We have noticed that qu- However, the same day, will re-conduct the test for percent of the revised fee, said
hours together, during peak hours. This is a growing problem, I urge ofcials to look into this issue. estions answered by some nearly 50 students staged a these students, said Srinivas, general secretary,
The busy junction urgently needs a trafc cop or signal V Kanth students were not recorded. protest at the Jawaharlal Reddy, adding that they wo- HRDA and said that it was a clear
So, we decided to re-conduct Nehru Technological Uni- uld soon announce a date for case of contempt of court.
the exam for these students, versity, Hyderabad (JNTU- the exam. Earlier, students moved co-
said T Papi Reddy, Chair- H) demanding that the T- This year the exam was urt when colleges demanded
BANJARA AFZAL GUNJ : MEDICAL man, TSCHE. ECET be re-conducted, alle- conducted at 81 centers. Whi-
HILLS: WASTE DUMPED ON ROAD TS-ECET exam was con- ging that the result was in- le 16,859 male candidates out
ducted online on May 6 for di- correct. of 18,374 who appeared for
HOARDINGS ploma candidates seeking la- According to the TSCHE the exam made the cut, 5,591
GALORE teral entry (second year) into
BE/ B Tech / B Pharm cour-
chairman, they were discre-
pancies in results of about
female candidates out
of 6,084 qualified in the T-
ACROSS CITY ses. The exam scheduled to 100 students and the exam ECET. The lowest perfor-
begin at 2 pm started only at will be re-conducted for mance was recorded by can-
CLEAR VIOLATION: The 5pm at several centres due to them. didates of biotechnology
hoarding ban doesnt technical glitches. We have noticed that the- with qualified percentage of
seem to apply to Subsequently, the results re are discrepancies in the 50 per cent, followed by ba-
political parties who were announced on May 20. results of students who had chelor of science (Mathema-
continue to put up Out of the 24,458 candidates given exam in four different tics) at 80.77 per cent.
hoardings, in clear
violation. A massive
hoarding of the BJP has
been put up near the
TDP ofce on Road No.
2 Banjara Hills. Why is
Additional fee for colleges from students the entire revised
fee before accepting their admis-
this going unchecked?
Gautam Mahmood offering teacher courses sion and got a judgement in their
favour.
B Karunakar Reddy, vice
chancellor of Kaloji Narayana
CLEAR MESS : A
PRAGATHI pile of medical
TIMES NEWS NETWORK them will have to pay about ke more money. Rao University of Health Scien-
`one lakh to QCI for the accredi- The Telangana BEd and ces (KNRUHS) had earlier said
NAGAR : LAKE waste was spotted Hyderabad: At a time when tation process. DEd college managements as- that nothing could be done at the
dumped outside
IN PITIABLE a building near
colleges offering teacher educa-
tion are ruing how approa-
There is absolutely no ne-
ed for NCTE to include QCI in
sociation, meanwhile, said that
they would seek legal help aga-
varsity level when it comes to
bank guarantee, as the court spe-
CONDITION Osmania General
Hospital in Afzal
ching the National Assessment the accreditation process. Ear- inst the revised rules of NCTE. cifically did not say anything.
and Accreditation Council lier we used to send our apprai- The decision of NCTE to On May 9, the Telangana go-
CLEAN LAKE: The Pragathi Gunj. Such types (NAAC) would prove to be a sal and other reports to the re- move regional offices to Delhi, vernment issued a GO revising
Nagar cheruvu is in a pathetic of waste must be costly affair, they now have gional offices directly. But now ask colleges to deposit all the the tuition fee for postgraduate
condition. The lake is choking properly managed another fee to cough up. With we have to upload it on the QCI fixed deposits (FD) in one bank medical and dental courses. As
up with litter dumped all and disposed. the National Council for Tea- site and for that, we have to and share 50 per cent of the in- per the revised order, the fee for
around it. There are also no This is a very cher Education (NCTE) sig- shell another `one lakh, said terest are unreasonable. So, we PG clinical degree course under
bins installed around the lake. dangerous practice ning a Memorandum of Under- Vidya Sagar S, who owns a BEd will be seeking legal help to the convenor quota (category A)
The GHMC must wake up and and authorities standing (MoU) with the Quali- and DEd college. fight against these develop- will now go up to `6.9 lakh per an-
clean this lake immediately. must look into ty Council of India (QCI), to He said that the new rules ments, said S Prabhakar Red- num from `3.2 lakh. The students
Other precautions must be this as soon as handle the process of assess- of NCTE are undemocratic and dy, state president of private moved court the very next day,
taken to ensure it remains a possible ment and accreditation, college claimed that NCTE was intro- BEd and DEd college manage- challenging the move and got a
clean lake Nagaraj B Chainthanya Reddy managements fear that each of ducing the changes just to ma- ments association. stay on fee hike.

Shahs KCR dared MARKET


CRIME FILE TRS to finalise CMs remarks have WATCH
comments Shah to
14 convicted
for gambling support in Prez baseless lowered his political refute claims
BULLION
Gold/ Sliver/
Fourteen astrologers who
were caught playing gamb-
ling by Musheerabad police,
polls on May 27 From P 1
stature, says BJP From P 1
10 gm |
`29,120
1 kg |
`39,600
were convicted by local court
and they were directed for
From P 1 closer to victory. At present,
the NDA is short of 25,354 vo- C alling Amit Shah a man
full of illusions, KCR TIMES NEWS NETWORK In a statement, BJP spo- C laiming that whatever
he said was true, KCR
CHICKEN
imprisonment for one day
under AP Gaming Act. M y party will discuss
and finalise its stand
on whom to support in the
tes and if the TRS backs its
candidate, then it would re-
quire only 3,306 votes that it
described his comments as
baseless, atrocious and
mindless. His comments
Hyderabad: Strongly reac-
ting to chief
kesperson Krishnasagar Rao
said CM K Chandrasekhar
dared Amit Shah to deny the
same. We have all the infor-
mation about what dramas
Dressed | `199/kg

Skinless | `234/kg
Presidents election at the can easily manage from have pained me. If Amit minister K
Rao was clearly and heavily they are doing, said the chi-
Burglar arrested meeting on May 27. I have other regional parties. Shah can prove at least one Chandrasek- rattled by BJP national presi- ef minister. EGG
great respect for Prime Mini- Top sources in the TRS allegation he made, I will har Raos dent Amit Shahs visit being Home minister Nayani
under PD Act ster Narendra Modi. Howe- party reacted cautiously on quit as CM, KCR said at a outburst on highly successful. The entire Narsimha Reddy told the `300 per
Rachakonda police on ver, at this juncture, I will not the Presidential election in press conference at Pragati Bharatiya Ja- CM that the way the BJP lea- hundred
Wednesday invoked Preventi-
state is discussing it and the
announce my partys sup- the backdrop of the com- Bhavan here on Wednesday. nata Party na- people of Telangana have ders, including Amit Shah,
ve Detention Act against B port to the NDA candidate as ments made by Amit Shah on The BJP president had tional president Amit Shah, behaved on the issue of Da- FOODGRAINS
Cheruku Nagesh, a burglar welcomed it, he said
I am deeply pained by Amit bad governance in Telanga- made similar comments the Telangana BJP said the lits can never be called as gi- Rice (fine) |
involved in 16 cases. Police Shahs comments, KCR said na. While stating there wo- last year but we had spared chief ministers comment ving them respect.
recovered 16 tolas of gold at a press conference here. uld be no change in the par- him for his ignorance. Now, has lowered his political Though the BJP did not `3,500-
and a Skoda car from his When requested to elabo- tys stand to support the we realized that he is ma- stature and termed it as ju- gets scared of the opposi- directly respond to KCRs 4,200/ quintal
possession. rate his partys stand in the NDA candidate, the party is king such comments inten- venile and unwaranted. tion. Chief minister K charge that lunch eaten by Rice (medium) | `3,000-
Presidential election, KCR of the feeling that Amit Shah tionally and to damage the In a statement, BJP spo- Chandrasekhar Rao is an the party chief in Nalgonda 3,500/ quintal
Man succumbs said: We have not yet taken
any decision. We will do so
should set himself right
with regard to his comments
image of Telangana and the
TRS government.
kesperson Krishnasagar
Rao said KCR was clearly
elected representative and
his party today is in power
was not prepared by a Dalit,
they demanded that it was
PULSES
to injuries on May 27. We believe in fede- against Telangana in order I will not allow such be- and heavily rattled by BJP through a democratic pro- the CM who owes the Dalits
Tuar Daal |
A civil engineer who suffered ral cooperation and will not to resolve the unnecessary littling of the state by any- national president Amit cess in this state. He should an apology.
injuries in an accident, act in haste. But whoever cri- friction between the two par- body. It is not Amit Shah but Shahs visit being highly stop thinking that, he is the KCR had promised to `6,200-
succumbed while undergoing ticizes Telangana becomes ties. Telangana which is my successful. The entire state 8th Nizam and that Telanga- make Dalit the first CM of 6,500/ quintal
treatment on Wednesday. my enemy and the state will Our leader has great re- Badsha and if anybody look is discussing it and the peo- na is his fiefdom, the spo- Telangana.
Ashwin Kumar,36, was not forgive them, said the gard for the Prime Minister down on the state, I will not ple of Telangana have wel- kesperson said. However, once he secu- Chana Daal | `7,200-
travelling in TVS bike and he CM. and had extended his full hesitate to go to any ex- comed it, he said. He said the party would red simple majority in the 7,500/ quintal
suffered injuries on May 15 TRS has 17 MPs and 82 support after demonetiza- tent, said the CM. KCRs unscrupulous welcome and accept his 2014 elections, he backtrack-
after his bike skid and he fell MLAs in its kitty and com- tion when all other political KCR dismissed Shahs statements on Amit Shah challenge to resign as Chief ed on it and himself became VEGETABLES
down at Nizampet. mands a vote strength of parties were opposing it. Ho- claims of his party coming are founded in his lack of to- minister if the BJP proves the CM.
22,048 in the Presidential wever, the comments of to power in Telangana. lerance to criticism and qu- that Amit Shahs state- Therefore, it is he who Onion | `600- 700/
election. Of the total electo- Amit Shah has created an As per a survey, BJP estioning. He must learn ments are facts. Our state owes an apology to Dalits. quintal
2 arrested in ral college, TRS has a uneasy situation, roads and wont be able to win a single the ABC of governance in a president Laxman would The BJP has been and will be
Potatoes | `700-
strength of 1.9 per cent and buildings minister Tumma- assembly seat in Telangana democracy. He is clearly an clearly state the factual pro-Dalit, state BJP presi-
pan shop raid can bring the NDA candidate la Nageswara Rao told TOI. in the 2019 polls, he said. undemocratic leader who numbers on Thursday. dent K Laxman said. 1,200/ quintal
Police raided five pan shops
in Vanasthalipuram and
nabbed two persons for MAILBOX New Secretariat building not welcome ALMANAC
selling gutka. The shop 25-05-2017 (THURSDAY)
owners were brought to
police station and the seized
Drain water T he idea of the state government to construct a new Secretariat building
at Parade Grounds is not tenable. While passing through this ground, Sri Hevalambi Nama
material is expected to be overflowing one feels a sigh of relief as it provides fresh air, which is so difficult to get in
most parts of the city. This proposition is going to take all that away. Isnt
Samvatsaram, Ayanam :
given to the health depart- Uttarayanam, Ruthuvu :
ment.
O verflowing drainage
water has become a
common sight in
the present secretariat providing enough space and working ambience to
the government work force? Why waste the tax-payers money like this? In
Vasantha, Masam : Vaish-
akha, Paksham : Krishna
the garb of vaasthu this present administration has already spent a lot of Thithi : Amavasya - 25-15
Gelatin sticks Raghavendra Nagar near
Ammuguda railway
money for new constructions, remodelling of existing structures. At whose Nakshatram : Krithika -
expense has all that been done? I hope the big heads of the state realize 24-10, Yogam : Athiganda -
recovered station. The deplorable this and shelve the unproductive proposal soon T N Swamy 23-15, Karanam : Chath-
In Balanagar, police recove- sanitary conditions have
ushpad - 15-13, Varjyam :
red few gelatin sticks which led to pigs and
13-41 to 15-05, Rahukalam :
were illegally stored in a
construction site. Two per-
mosquitoes crowding the
area, thus putting the
Parents appreciate move on school fee 13-50 to 15-27, Durmuhur-
tham : 10-03 to 10-55 and
sons were taken into custody. health of residents at risk.
While, on paper, the T he decision of the government to fix the fee for private schools
will certainly be welcomed by parents who wish that their children
get the best in education - and exposure to co-curricular activities.
15-14 to 16-05, Amrutha
Kalam : 22-05 to 23-29
authorities appear to be
2 fire accidents, spending crores of rupees Right now, the exorbitant fee charged by some schools in the name of
development and other things is a complete farce. The rising school
none injured on their Swachh Bharat
fees breaks the backbone of parents and forces them to compromise
WEATHER
campaign, in reality, none
Fire accident took place in of those promises are on various aspects of their lives, only to ensure that the future of their Maximum Minimum
Kukatpally and Lakidikapul being met. I request wards is not affected. We await a positive decision at the earliest as it 43.2 29.3
on Wednesday. At Kukatpally, officials concerned to will benefit lakhs of parents and students. The government should
a high tension wire fell on a please wake up to this tighten the noose around school authorities looting parents in the Sunrise: Friday: 05:41hrs
warehouse, it spread to near name of education Deepesh Surana Sunset: Thursday: 18:43 hrs
crisis and do something Moonrise: Thursday: 05:12 hrs
by scrap godowns. In another immediately to bring us Moonset: Thursday: 18:19 hrs
incident, a scrap caught fire some respite from this Write to The Times Of India on the issues close to your Forecast: Partly cloudy sky,
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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 TIMES CITY 5

Harayana cops to enliven Ts show of pride


Formation Day THE LONG ROUTE TO TELANGANA STATE 200 artistes
Celebrations THE FIRST STRUGGLE
A display is going to be held at Parade
Ground in Secunderabad on June 2
from across
Homage will be
To Be Held On
Parade Ground
1969
2009 JAN Telangana ares up.
Demand for a separate
Telangana state made.
In police ring, 17 people were
The then union
minister P
Chidambaram makes a late
night announcement on
India to attend
art camp
paid to martyrs
in all 31 districts
injured. Army also called in to December 9 that that state
Sushil.Rao@timesgroup.com
control situation. Movement government would be asked to Sushil.Rao@timesgroup.com
intensied with Telangana place bill for bifurcation in AP
Hyderabad: Lights. Came- Praja Samithi (TPS) of Marri assembly. The announcement Hyderabad: In what could be
ra. Lot of action. There will Chenna Reddy comes in the wake of KCRs one of the biggest gathering of Sushil.Rao@timesgroup.com Public Gardens for people to
be a lot to remember as the Death | In all 339 students and health deteriorating 11-days artistes from across the count- pay their respects and later ta-
Telangana Formation Day agitators died in police ring after he undertakes a fast-unto- ry, as many as 200 artistes will Hyderabad: Eight years ago, ken to his native village for the
celebrations are set to be on during the struggle death participate in an art camp be- Andhra Pradesh was united last rites.
a large scale and exciting
across the state from June
SEP Movement zzles out 2010 Sri Krishna
Committee set up
ing organized in connection
with the Telangana Formation
and there was no strong Telang-
ana state movement. Determin-
On June 2, 2017, chief mini-
ster K Chandrasekhar Rao will
2. And guess whos coming 1971 as then Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi refuses in February submits report by Day celebrations. ted to give a fillip to the move- first head to the Martyrs Me-
to participate in the cele- Martyrs Memorial at Gun year end; offers six options, We went through a rigoro- ment through Gandhian met- morial to pay respects to not on-
Park near Public Gardens
to give in to demand
brations? A police conting- including bifurcation of AP us process and selected acclai- hods, TRS leader K Chandra- ly Srikanth Chary, but all those
ent from Harayana. They Martyrs Memorial | Sculptor med and prominent artists. sekhar Rao proceeded to launch who laid down their lives for the
will be part of the display Aekka Yadagiri Rao designed 2013 Union cabinet
approves bill for Those invited for the camp will an indefinite hunger strike at Telangana cause.
being planned at Parade the Martyrs Memorial set up be artists who have built a good Siddipet but was arrested by the Srikanth Charys suicide re-
for those killed in the 1969 bifurcation on December 5
Ground in Secunderabad reputation for their works, ex- cops while he was on his way to sulted in a domino effect, with
on June 2 in which chief mi-
nister K Chandrasekhar
agitation at Gun Park near
assembly in the city. It was
2014 Lok Sabha passes bill
for A P Reorganisation
plained M V Ramana Reddy,
President, Hyderabad Art Soci-
the venue from Karimnagar on
November 29, 2009.
many giving up their lives for
the cause. Despite repeated ple-
Rao will participate. inaugurated in 1974 bill paving way for creation of ety. An exhibition of the works The arrest of KCR was as from the TRS leadership, the
Harayana and Telanga- a separate Telangana state on is to be held on June 1at Chitra- unacceptable to 23-year-old stu- suicides continued with many
na have come together to 2001 K Chandrasekhar Rao
quits Telugu Desam February 18 mayee State Gallery of Art, Ka- dent Kasoju Srikanth Chary, leaving suicide notes saying
forge ties as part of the Ek Party; launches Telangana JUNE 2 TRS sweeps to power, vuri Hills, Madhapur. who had done his physiothera- they were taking their lives to
Bharat Shrestha Bharat For art enthusiasts, what py from a college at Tarnaka achieve Telangana.
initiated by the Union mi-
Rashtra Samithi to ght for
a separate Telangana
2014 becomes rst party to
form government in comes as a bonus is that they and headed to LB Nagar to pro- After the TRS came to power
state cause newly carved out Telangana State can watch all the artists at work test the detention of his leader. in the 2014 elections, it came up

L ike the previous years, Pe-


oples Plaza on Necklace Prof Kothapalli Jayashankar was N Vidyasagar Rao, an irrigation 23-year-old student Kasoju Srikanth
from May 26-29 at the same ve-
nue. We have left the subject to
Srikanth hailed from Podiche-
du village of Mothkur mandal
with a list of 459 people who en-
ded their lives. Subsequently,
REMEMBERED
THEY WILL BE

Road will turn into a venue the ideologue of the Telangana expert was the one who put Chary doused himself in kerosene and the creativity of the artists. We in Nalgonda and had been acti- another 36 names were added.
for the celebrations. struggle led by K Chandrasekhar out a logical argument for set himself ablaze. Having suffered chose not to give them a topic so vely participating in the An amount of `10 lakh each was
Thousands of people are Rao. He passed away a separate Telangana State critical injuries, he died that they would have freedom to movement for a separate Te- given as compensation for the
expected to make a beeline to on June 21, 2011. The explaining how water resources on December 3, 2009. His express themselves, Ramana langana state. families of those who laid down
the place to enjoy cultural agricultural university were denied to Telangana region. body was taken in a huge Reddy said. The art camp KCR had launched the agita- their lives.
programmes that are being at Rajendranagar has He passed away on April 29, 2017. He was procession to the Martyrs Symphony of Colours is be- tion in 2001 and till then, there Come this state formation
planned there. been named after him irrigation advisor to state government Memorial ing organized by the State Gal- were protests and demonstra- day, in all the 31 districts of Te-
Telangana cuisine is eve- lery of Art, Hyderabad Art So- tions bot no dramatic or drastic langana, homage will be paid to
rybodys favourite. There ciety, Telangana Tourism and actions. What Srikanth Chary the martyrs. In the erstwhile 10
will be food stalls this time They also learnt our Lam- June 2. Like the previous too offering mouthwate- grand scale, officials have Government of Telangana. did on November 29 sent a chil- districts of the state, memorials
too offering the state cuisi- bada dance, said years, Peoples Plaza on ring items, Mamidi Harik- planned programmes down People who visit the art ling message to the Centre abo- were constructed as per specifi-
ne, director of culture Ma- director of culture Mamidi Necklace Road will turn in- rishna said. to the mandal level. camp can interact with artists. ut the seriousness of the people cations given by the state go-
midi Harikrishna said. Harikrishna. to a venue for the celebra- Illumination of all go- In every district, 10 emi- We want to encourage people to of Telangana to achieve a sepa- vernment. However, these are
Chief minister K tions. Thousands of people vernment buildings, monu- nent people from different develop interest in art and also rate statehood. yet to be constructed in the new-
Chandrasekhara Rao has are expected to make a be- ments and important roads walks of life will be honou- take up art, Ramana Reddy sa- Srikanth doused himself in ly formed districts. At these pla-
nistry of culture. The idea asked officials to plan we- eline to the place to enjoy will prominently reflect red and also given a cash id. All the works of art will be kerosene and set himself abla- ces, collectors have been asked
is to exchange cultural ek-long celebrations for the cultural programmes that the spirit of celebrations. award. At the state displayed in various govern- ze. Having suffered critical inju- to put up temporary memorials
vibrancy. 3rd anniversary of the state are being planned there. With Chief minister K level too, 50 people who ha- ment offices later. ries, he died on December 3, where homage could be paid by
Sometime ago, cultural beginning with a cultural Telangana cuisine is eve- Chandrasekhara Rao di- ve distinguished themsel- It is in this manner that we 2009. His body was taken in a hu- ministers, legislators, MPs, col-
troupes from Harayana had extravaganza at Ravindra rybodys favourite. There recting that the celebra- ves in their fields are to be want to promote art, Ramana ge procession to the Martyrs lectors, government officials
performed in Hyderabad. Bharathi on the evening of will be food stalls this time tions be organized on a honoured. Reddy said. Memorial at Gun Park near and the people.

5L mosquito nets
to prevent diseases
in tribal areas
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
PRECAUTIONARY
Hyderabad: Health minister C
Laxma Reddy on Wednesday di-
MEASURES
rected Telangana State Medical Wash your hands
Services Infrastructure Deve- before and after contact
lopment Corporation with an infected person
(TSMSIDC) to distribute five Get Clean your
lakh mosquito nets in the agen- vaccinated house thoroughly
cy areas to prevent spread of
communicable diseases in the Ensure proper waste
upcoming rainy season. management
During a review of steps ta- Remove any stagnant water in
ken to tackle seasonal and com- and around the house
municable diseases, especially
in the agency and tribal areas, Avoid drinking Increase
the health minister directed offi- contaminated your self-
cials to prepare a plan of action water awareness
to curb these diseases.
During the meeting, Reddy
asked officials to take up clea-
ning, spraying and other precau-
tionary measures to reduce the
mosquito population and orde-
red them to complete the work in
the months of June and July.
The minister also ordered death rate due to seasonal and
them to stock all medical suppli- communicable disease has co-
es and keep other necessary equ- me down. In the same way, this
ipment needed in case of emer- year precautionary measures
gency. should be taken in all districts
Under the leadership of dis- and tribal areas to curb the spre-
trict collector, a meeting should ad of diseases.
be organized with the officials of He ordered the district col-
municipality, corporation and lectors to conduct regular mee-
other departments concerned tings and awareness camps abo-
and based on the problems that a ut the diseases. General public
particular village is facing, the should be involved and aware-
officials should prepare a plan of ness about seasonal and commu-
action to curb the spread of sea- nicable diseases should be incre-
sonal and communicable disea- ased so that they are equipped to
ses, the health minister said. face emergencies, said Reddy.
Citing Adilabad district as The minister also advised
an example, the minister said: collectors to recruit required
Because of the precautionary manpower on a contract basis or
measures we had taken in the through outsourcing with the al-
Adilabad district last year, the located budget.

Victim married another


woman two days ago
From P 1 mandal for over four years.
Both fell in love when they

A s soon as Illyas came,


she took him by surpri-
se by hurling sulphuric acid
were studying in JKC Colle-
ge, Guntur. Illyas had mainta-
ined a physical relationship
into his mouth and on his face with the woman promising to
and head, a police officer sa- marry her, a cop said.
id. She suffered minor burns Illyas married Rose Mar-
while throwing the acid but ry on May 22 at a mosque in
still managed to flee from the Pamulapadu. Himabindu te-
spot. lephoned Illyas and sought to
A few minutes later, Illyas know as to why he ditched
rushed out of the house shou- her. Upset with his behavio-
ting for help. ur, she hatched a plot and as-
When locals tried to help ked him to come to the resi-
him, his skin started peeling dence of Arjun. Mangalagiri
off and he was rushed to the CI S Brahmaiah said two poli-
GGH where he succumbed la- ce teams have been pressed
ter. into action to nab the accu-
Pedakakani SI K Premai- sed. Unconfirmed reports sa-
ah told TOI that Himabindu, id both Arjun and another
a native of Guntur, had been man Khasim have been taken
in a relationship with Illyas into custody and being inter-
of Pamulapadu in Tadikonda rogated.
6 TIMES CITY THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

TDP will decide on tie-ups MLAs absence


from meet sets
2019: Battle lines drawn
before next polls: Naidu off defection
rumours
in T, picture hazy in AP
Ganesh S Lakshman
Venkat Rao M

Developments TIMES NEWS NETWORK @timesgroup.com

Hyderabad: Despite putting up Hyderabad: The next


Will Keep On a show of strength on Wednes-
day at the Mahanadu, given how
elections may still be two ye-
ars away, but in unusual and
Happening emaciated the TDP has become
in Telanga-
swift political developments
in the two Telugu states in the
Balakoteshwara.Rao na since the last few days, the electoral
@timesgroup.com formation of battle lines are getting drawn
the state, the in Telangana while the pictu-
Hyderabad: Pointing to an party could re is getting hazy in AP.
uncertainty over continua- not avoid a BJP national president
tion of the alliance between note of dis- Amit Shahs visit to Nalgon-
the TDP and BJP in the 2019 cord with da this week during which he
elections, Andhra Pradesh one of its criticised the TRS govern-
chief minister Chandrababu three remai- ment, and Telangana chief Chandrababu Naidu carries a Bonam at Mahanadu on Wednesday
Naidu made it clear on Wed- ning MLAs in the state, staying minister K Chandrasekhar
nesday that the TDP will deci-
de on alliances in both AP and
away from the conclave.
The TDP legislator from LB
Raos strong response to that
has virtually ensured that the
Revanth slams TRS at party meet
Telangana just before the polls Nagar, R Krishnaiah, was cons- two parties take on each other Hyderabad: Only one person in addition to party national
are held. picuous by his absence at the in the 2019 elections. president Chandrababu Naidu, drove the crowd ecstatic.
The TDP will decide abo- Mahanadu, the first the state There is no question of Wednesday appeared to be the day when A Revanth Reddy, the
ut tie-ups with other parties unit of the party has held after any alliance between the two party MLA from Kondangal, proved his crowd pulling abilities and
only before the next elections the bifurcation. The event was parties in Telangana. The get them to respond to him as he pleased.
and not before, Naidu said billed as one that would present TRS will maintain cordial re- This is a man who says he cannot run the Nizam Sugar
while addressing the Telanga- Chandrababu Naidu poses at the Mahanadu held at Exhibition Grounds, Nampally, on Wednesday a strong and united TDP but lations with the centre as Factories. If he cannot run a factory, how can he be running the
na TDP Mahanadu, the partys Krishnaiahs absence led to in- both of us need each other, state, Revanth asked, sending the assembled party workers
first in the new state, at Exhibi- was born. And it was not born day in the city is a result of ef- tense speculation at the venue but when it comes to Telanga- into cheering him on.
tion Grounds on Wednesday. It is in Hyderabad in pursuit of power but to up- forts and hard work like that, over the reasons that led to it. na, we want to consolidate This is a government that in 12 hours conducted a survey of
Naidus statement comes that the TDP was hold the Telugu pride and ser- Naidu said. While there was no official our hold. With the Congress every household in the state. But three years on, it is yet to get its
in the backdrop of confusion born. And it was not born in ve the people. It was the TDP Taking aim at the TRS on word from Krishnaiah, rumour having been wiped out and act together on recognising the sacrifices of Telangana stir
over whether the TDP will con- pursuit of power but to that led development in Te- issues related to irrigation, mills got active with the word go- the TDP virtually non-exis- martyrs. While 1,569 people gave up their lives for the state, the
tinue to be an ally of the BJP langana and in Hyderabad. I Naidu said it was the TDP go- ing around that this was nothing tent, we can see that the government has only managed to gather information and
uphold the Telugu pride compensate families of just over 500 martyrs, he said. TNN
with leaders from both sides will not leave you to fend for yo- vernment that laid the strong but a prelude for him jumping BJP is the only party that
and serve the people. It
muddling the picture with the- urself. In fact, I will visit the ci- foundations for irrigation in ship and joining the ruling Te- wants to occupy the space of
ir comments over the past few was the TDP that led deve- ty frequently from now on, the state. Devadula, Nettempa- langana Rashtra Samiti (TRS). the leading opposition party confident that he will eventu- forge an alliance with Jagan.
days. The TDP is in a unique lopment in Telangana and Naidu said amidst cheers. du, A Madhava Reddy lift irri- It may be recalled that there was in Telangana by improving ally come around to the NDA And in the midst of some
position. In AP, we are in po- Hyderabad. I will not leave In an apparent attempt to gation project and Kalwakurt- intense speculation last year its performance in the next as it will not make any sense TDP MPs publicly recom-
wer. In Telangana, we are the you to fend for yourself. In regain his legacy over the city hy were started by us. It was that Krishnaiah was all set to jo- pols. That would make it our for the TRS to support the mending that the TDP should
opposition party. At the Cent- fact, I will visit the city that the TDP feels is being the Congress government that in the TRS as the ruling party ac- natural adversary, said a Congress-led opposition can- not go with the BJP in 2019,
re, we are an alliance partner usurped by the ruling TRS, came after us which neglected tivated its Operation Akarsh to TRS leader on condition of didate, said the sources. Naidus remarks at the Te-
frequently from now on
of the ruling party. Political Naidu said, Hyderabad of to- them, he said. attract MLAs from opposition anonymity. In contrast, in Andhra langana Mahanadu in Hyde-
developments will keep happe- Chandrababu Naidu day is my brainchild. You are Declaring that each party parties into its fold. However, at On its part, sources in the Pradesh, what was a clear pic- rabad on Wednesday assu-
ning. We should not rush into the proof of that. We struggled worker is a Bobbili Puli and a that time, Krishnaiah stridently Telangana BJP too said the ture is all of a sudden beco- mes significance.
making decisions, he said. party or its workers, were rece- and worked hard to build it. Kondaveeti Simham, Naidu denied any intention to join the party might immediately ming fuzzy. In recent develop- By clearly saying that the
Naidu also took pains to ived by loud cheers by the few When you look at Hi-Tec City, said despite being in the oppo- ruling party. mend fences with the TRS in ments, while Naidu was away TDP will decide on alliances
explain to the party cadre that thousand party workers in the the international airport, Cy- sition in Telangana, each of But his absence at the Maha- view of the Presidential elec- abroad, the NDA government in both Telangana and AP on-
he has not abandoned it in Te- audience and a slew of leaders berabad, the ORR and even the them have been carrying the nadu on Wednesday, especially tions but when it comes to the saw it an opportune moment ly before the polls, the AP CM
langana. seated on the dais. Metro (rail), you are looking at party flag without flinching in with party president Chandra- assembly elections in Telang- to give YSR Congress presi- was sending a clear message
For the party leaders and Responding to pleas from what I did for the city. the face of several challenges. babu Naidu slated to address it, ana, there was no prospect of dent an audience with Prime to the BJP, that do not take
cadre, wondering over the past some TDP leaders to provide a There was a time when I Your excitement here today once again had party leaders an alliance between the two. Minister Narendra Modi. their alliance for granted. As
year or so whether they and direction to the party in Te- walked from office to office, do- makes this Mahanadu much wonder if the MLA was all set to Telangana chief minister The meeting let credence to a result, it is not clear as yet as
TDP had any future in Telang- langana, Naidu dug deep into or to door in New York reques- bigger, much more important join the bandwagon of 12 other KCR might have threatened speculation that the BJP to how things will pan out in
ana, Naidus assurances that the party history by saying, It ting people to come and invest than the Mahanadus we held TDP legislators who joined the not to support the NDA Presi- might be looking at dumping AP in the context of electoral
he would never abandon his is in Hyderabad that the TDP in Hyderabad. What you see to- in united AP, he said. TRS in the past three years. dential candidate. But we are Naidu in the next polls and alliances.

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CALENDAR 25 Ramoorthy P PCB to reward HC raises relief


Book Reading | University of industries in
Hyderabad will
host book reading
of Mr And Mrs
T adopting to family of Vizag
Jinnah: The love
green tech
story that shook India by
Sheela Reddy at Golden
Threshold, Nampally, on May
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27 at 6 pm. Hyderabad: The Telangana SagarKumar.Mutha
Education fair | Global State Pollution Control Board @timesgroup.com
(TSPCB) is inviting nomina-
Education Interact,
tions from all industries Hyderabad: Taking a serio-
an educational and
which are adopting best envi- us view of a tribunal for its fa-
interactive fair, ronmental technologies and ilure to look at the larger im-
will be organised controlling pollution. pact of the death of a young
at Taj Krishna on May 27. The Pollution Control Bo- breadwinner of a family, Jus-
10k run | Decathlon 10K run ard says it wants to create an tice N Balayogi of the Hydera-
will be held on awareness among all indu- bad High Court has set aside
May 28 from 6 am stries on best environmental the order of the tribunal that parents felt let down by the
to 8 am at practices and have listed 17 ca- granted a compensation of tribunal and moved the high
Jeedimetla. `2.5 lakh to the parents and court seeking higher com-
other members of the family pensation.
Networking | Big Ideas to of the deceased. The court in- Justice Balayogi went
Ideate, Innovate The Telangana Pollution creased the compensation through the records and con-
and Disrupt will be Control Board says it amount to `14.88 lakh. The cluded that Karim was a skil-
held on May 27 wants to create an awa- judge directed the APSRTC to led worker. Had he been alive,
from 9 am to 6 pm reness among all indu- pay the amount along with an he would have served for anot-
at The Westin, Mindspace. An old man takes shelter from the scorching heat under a banyan tree outside the Gopal Swamy temple in Gandipet stries on best environ- interest of 7.5 per cent from her 36 years and would have
mental practices and November 2006. risen in career.
Carrom tournament | The judge was dealing The judge found fault with
Corporate carrom have listed 17 categories. with an appeal filed by the ag- the tribunal for relying on ba-
tournament will be
held on May 27
and 28 from 9 am
SC orders release of Khammam trader The last date for receipt
of nominations is May 31
grieved parents and other re-
latives of Sheik Karim of Vi-
sakhapatnam who was killed
seless material and presump-
tions and assumptions for its
unrealistic conclusions.
to 7 pm at V10 Sports TIMES NEWS NETWORK ints from chilli farmers and tion 20 provides for forfeitu- when an RTC bus mowed him The record of remittances
Academy, Gachibowli. The bench said that the the state has now detained re, the bench said, driving tegories. The last date for rece- down on September 13, 2006. through bank as shown by the
Food festival | Goan Food
Hyderabad: The Supreme trader is already facing him under PD Act. The app- home a point that persons ipt of nominations is May 31 Karim completed his trai- parents of the deceased pro-
Court on Wednesday orde- three FIRs with the same lication of this Act in case of like the petitioners hus- and the applications have to ning at an Industrial Trai- ves the fact that he was sen-
Festival from May
red the release of a Kham- charges following comp- a person, who is already un- band can be handled thro- be addressed to the chief envi- ning Institute (ITI) and lan- ding `10,000 every month
26 to June 4
mam seed trader, who was der detention, needs to be ex- ugh normal laws. ronmental engineer, Sanath- ded a job as kalasi in Saudi from Saudi Arabia, Justice
between 7 pm and facing charges of selling
laints from chilli farmers. amined, the bench said. Though the state argued nagar, the PCB said in a media Arabias National Contrac- Balayogi said.
11 pm at Siesta spurious seeds to farmers. The state has now detai- But since sufficient re- that the seeds trader had be- communique. ting Company Ltd. He was The judge termed as
Hitech, Kothaguda. The bench of Justice L Na- ned him under PD Act medies are provided under come a threat to public order All pharma and non-phar- sending `10,000 every month perverse the observations
Concert | Hyderabad Arts geswara Rao and Justice Na- normal laws, the invocation who is repeatedly cheating ma industries of Telangana to his parents. made by the tribunal in its
Festival - Fusion vin Sinha said this while al- been running a seeds distri- of this special law is not re- small farmers with spurio- have been asked to give their When he had come to his judgment that workers in
Music Concert on lowing an appeal filed by V bution agency called Laxmi quired in the current case, us seeds, the bench made it nominations and the selected native Vizag on vacation, he Saudi Arabia were suffering
May 27 from 7 pm Shantha of Khammam, Bhargavi Seeds and is also the bench added. There is clear that the normal laws, if industries would be awarded met with an accident and lost a lot from lack of employ-
whose husband was booked the district distributor of no need to even examine the implemented correctly, are prizes, officials said. his life. The motor accidents ment. You cannot import
to 10 pm at The
under Preventive Detention Jeeva Agri Genetic Seeds. applicability of the PD Act sufficient to take care of The industries have to sub- tribunal in Visakhapatnam your personal knowledge into
Botanika, Gachibowli.
Act (Telangana Prevention The bench said that the on a person who is already in such persons. The bench or- mit relevant proof on what made an erroneous estimate the judgment without there
Duathlon | Bike Run Biryani, a of Dangerous Activities trader is already facing jail, the bench said. Sec- dered the release of the tra- technologies it adopted to of the salary drawn by the vic- being any pleadings by the
duathlon race, will Act). She contended in her three FIRs with the same tion 19 of the Seeds Act pro- der forthwith unless he is control or curb environmen- tim and decided on the com- parties, the judge told the
be held on May 28 plea that her husband has charges following compla- vides for penalty and Sec- wanted in any other case. tal pollution. pensation accordingly. The tribunal.
from 5am to 12pm
at The Bike Affair,
Road Number 1, Film Nagar.
Seminar | A seminar on
Assocham meet on
business success
strategies on May
27 from 3:30 pm to
debt market held
7:30 pm at The TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Plaza, Paryatak Bhavan.
Hyderabad: Financial regulators have to
Pool party | Swim Break Pool
open up their space in a bigger way for develo-
Party on May 27 ping a vibrant debt market in the next three ye-
from 11 am to 6 pm ars, a top Securities and Exchange Board of
at Ravindra India (Sebi) official said at an Assocham meet
Resorts, Uppaguda. in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Job fair | The University of It is to be seen whether regulators like In-
Hyderabad will surance Regulatory and Development Autho-
organise a job fair rity (IRDA) and Pension Fund Regulatory and
on its premises in Development Authority (PFRDA) have
created that kind of a bandwidth for insuran-
Gachibowli on May
ce companies so that pension funds and provi-
27 at 9 am.
dent funds can be invested in the bond mar-
Film screening | Riding on a ket, said G Mahalingam, while addressing an
Sunbeam, a travel Assocham National Conference on bond mar-
film, screened on ket in the city on Wednesday.
May 25 at 7.30 pm He said it was important for people to reali-
at Lamakaan. se that bond markets are growing and the
growth this year has out-stripped the bank
Travel tales | A session on credit growth, which is quite surprising, as
travel tales, where nothing of this sort had happened in the past.
people can share He added that bank deposit growth this ye-
their travel stories, ar was almost close to about 10 per cent and
will be held on May stands at Rs 105 lakh crore. Bank credit has
28 at 3.45 pm at Lamakaan. grown by an abysmal 4.8 per cent this year and
is around Rs 73 lakh crore.
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Am here not to Naidu-Shah luncheon BJP prezs Nalgonda tour


a big flop show: TPCC
scare or defeat today to save strained ties Samdani.MN@timesgroup.com of the PM. had led to an intense debate in
Hyderabad: Telagana Pradesh Con-
gress Committee (TPCC) president N
Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday
yaram and an ITIR in Hyderabad, as al-
so division of the high court and em-
ployees allocation to the state.

anyone: Shah Venkat Rao M


Amaravati: In a key develop-
ment, chief minister N Chan-
drababu Naidu is hosting lunch
for BJP supremo Amit Shah
Sources said Union minis-
ter M Venkaiah Naidu pre-
vailed upon Shah about the
need to take TDP along with
them as long as the ruling party
the political circles about the
chances of BJP severing ties
with TDP by next elections.
In fact, senior leaders in
BJP and TDP camps were
said Amit Shahs tour of Nalgonda dis-
trict was a big flop show. The Con-
gress leader told a public meeting at
Suryapet that the BJP chief failed to
address the real problems faced by the
Unfortunately, the BJP national presi-
dent failed to give any assurance to the
people, leaving them disappointed
with his pep talk. The three-day tour is
a flop show, said Uttam.
during the latters visit to the in the state is extending its un- shocked when they came to people of the state. He termed KCRs He asked Shah to spell his stand on
state on Thursday. Union min- stinted support to the NDA. He know about Jagans surprise subsequent criticism of Shah as giving national status to at least one ir-
isters M Venkaiah Naidu and is said to have explained to visit to national capital and match fixing between the TRS and rigation project in the state in line
Nirmala Sitaraman and sever- Shah about the urgent need to meeting the PM. Information the BJP to derive political mileage in with Polavaram in AP. While urging
al leaders from state BJP have bury the hatchet to continue the on Jagan meeting the PM was the state. people to attend party vice president
also been invited for the lunch harmonious alliance both at kept under wraps until the Amit Shahs tour raised hopes in Rahul Gandhis meeting at Sanga Red-
at the chief ministers resi- the Centre and in the state. Tak- YSRC leader entered the PMO. people that he would talk about pend- dy on June 1, he promised remunera-
dence in Undavalli. ing the senior leaders views in- While a strong section in the ing issues like establishing a coach fac- tive price for all important crops to
Interestingly, Shah, who is to account, Shah had already BJP, which wanted to continue tory at Kazipet, a steel factory at Bay- safeguard farmers interests. TNN
arriving here by 10 am, has kept made it clear during his tour of the bond with TDP turned
the entire day blank to have an Nalgonda that their alliance mute, the group which has been
exclusive dialogue with the with the TDP in AP will stay for insisting on snapping alliance
TDP supremo. Except for ad- now. Without giving an indica- has utilised the chance to take
dressing the party cadre in the tion about the future moves, on the TDP.
evening, no other programme Shah simply said: We have an Vijayawada MP Kesineni
has been included in the Shahs alliance with the TDP in AP. Nani added fuel to fire by saying
day-long itinerary. The Naidu- Thats it. that the TDP would have got
Shah meeting has reportedly Sources said that TDP lead- more seats and votes without
Amit Shah addresses the BJP poll booth workers meeting in the city on Wednesday been planned to cool the tem- ership has worked overtime to an alliance with the BJP in the
pers in both the camps that ap- get an appointment with Shah last elections. Although the
Koride.Mahesh@timesgroup.com elections in states such as Haryana, peared to have strained after during his visit to the state and field level leaders continue to
Jharkhand, Assam, Uttarakhand, YSRC chief Jaganmohan Red- succeeded in it. PM Modi grant- engage in exchange of words,
Hyderabad: Toning down his ag- UP, Goa and Manipur. dy meeting the Prime Minister ing appointment to Jagan when the top leaders coolly operated
gressive criticism of the Telangana Speaking after Amit Shah, Narendra Modi to complain Naidu was away on a foreign the things.
government that drew sharp reac- Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu against the state government. tour last fortnight created rip- Naidu and Shah will jointly
tions from chief minister K Chan- lambasted both the Congress and While TDP leaders openly criti- ples in the state political circles. launch the ambulances pur-
drasekhar Rao, BJP national presi- the Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen cised the PMO for granting au- Subsequently, Jagans announ- chased with funds granted by
dent Amit Shah on Wednesday said (MIM) for the backwardness of the dience to Jagan, BJP leaders cement to support BJP nomi- Union railway minister Suresh
his three-day visit to the state was Old City. lashed out at the yellow brigade nee in the Presidential elec- Prabhu. BJP leader Prabhu is
not aimed at scaring or defeating for trying to denigrate the office tions soon after meeting the PM Rajya Sabha member from AP.
anybody but to expand his partys
base.
Shah, Naidu to fly
Shah said this while addressing together today
booth-level party workers meeting
in Hyderabad during the day. He
consciously confined his speech to B oth CM Chandrababu Naidu and
BJP chief Amit Shah are set to
travel together in a flight on Thursday
the schemes being implemented by
the Modi government and central morning from Hyderabad to
grants given to Telangana in the Vijayawada. While senior TDP
past three years. sources are not ready to hazard any
My tour has raised the blood guess on what would transpire
pressure of some political parties, between the two leaders during the
but I want to clarify that the only 45-minute long flight, chances of
purpose of my visit is to spread the them talking about key issues,
ideology of party ideologue Deen- including alliance, are not ruled out.
dayal Upadhayay and highlight the Health minister Kamineni Srinivas
achievements of the Modi govern- said his party chief and the CM are
ment in the past three years, the clear on the alliance and faulted lower
BJP chief said. rung leaders for airing views in public,
While listing out 106 schemes thereby damaging the alliance.
that were introduced by the NDA
government, Shah reiterated that He said the MIM had been using
the Centre had sanctioned various Mulsims as vote banks while party
programmes and works worth `1 MP Asaduddin Owaisi supported
lakh crore to the Telangana govern- anti-national elements. All these
ment. He said that the funds alloca- years, the Congress played divisive
tion to the state was considerably in- politics in the name of caste, creed
creased in the 14th Finance Com- and religion, he added.
mission. BJP state president K Laxman
The Centre had pumped funds exuded confidence that the party
into Telangana despite the BJP not would wrest the Hyderabad Lok
winning many seats in the previous Sabha seat from the MIM.
elections. This is because Modi About half a dozen leaders from
wants Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas, the TDP and Lok Satta joined the
he said, adding that after Modi be- BJP on Wednesday in the presence
came prime minister, his party won of Shah.

BJP chief woos


Gundrampally
locals, plays T
liberation card
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Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Ja-


nata Party (BJP), which has be-
en demanding declaration of
September 17 the day when
the Nizam surrendered to the
India government as Telang-
ana Liberation Day, on Wednes-
day attempted to woo Gundram-
pally village people, whose an-
cestors had fought against the
Nizam's rule.
The BJP national president
Amit Shah, during his visit to
the village on Wednesday, asked
the family members of martyrs
to think whether the ruling
TRS government was working
as per the aspirations of the peo-
ple who lost their lives in libera-

The BJP national president


Amit Shah, during his visit to
the village, asked the family
members of martyrs to think
whether the ruling TRS
government was working as
per the aspirations of the
people who lost their lives in
liberating Telangana. He
participated in his partys
booth-level workers meet-
ing and reiterated his re-
solve to strengthen the party
in their respective booths.

ting Telangana.
This village has a great his-
tory. The villagers fought againt
the atrocities of Razakars but
they have not been remembered
by succesive governments in
the state, Shah said.
The BJP president felicita-
ted family members of the peo-
ple who had died fighting Raza-
kars like Thota Ramachand-
ram, Thota Sheshaiah and
others.
Earlier, he interacted with
six villagers Myla Mallaiah,
Garse Lachaiah, Pyla Yellaiah,
Kumbam Ramulu, Bodige Ra-
maswamy and Anantula Nara-
simha. He visited their homes
and gave them pamphlets on the
development activities being ta-
ken up by the NDA government.
Later, Shah participated in his
partys booth-level workers me-
eting. And he reiterated his re-
solve to strengthen the party in
their respective booths.
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Constable in soup
for anti-CM rants
Bid to remove 250-yr-old table aimed No respite for
residents as
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Hyderabad: A police constable


While the corporator was per-
forming abhishekam of the
portrait, the constable alleged-
at encroaching upon mausoleum water woes
continue
was gheraoed after he allegedly
made derogatory remarks aga-
ly made derogatory remarks
against the CM. Denouncing Was A Major A MYSTERY, AS
Omer Bin Taher

inst chief minister K Chandra- the constables attitude, the Charminar: Poor and inadequ-
sekhar Rao. He was also show GHMC workers and followers Hurdle For ITS REAL PURPOSE ate water supply continue to give

IS NOT KNOWN
caused by authorities. of the corporator gheraoed him residents sleepless nights in so-
Welcoming the CMs deci-
sion to hike salaries of GHMC
and asked him to apologise.
He objected to the entire
Land Mafia me parts of the Old City areas.
Over the past four months,
The 250-year-old
employees, the Saidabad divi- programme and his words hurt Syed.Akbar@timesgroup.com granite stone table residents of Maheswaram cons-
sion corporator Singi Reddy sentiments of so many people, dates back to the tituency and Komatiwadi have
Swarnalatha had on Wednes- said a supporter. After someti- Hyderabad: Land mafia late Qutub Shahi been accusing the government
day morning organised a pro- me, he was allowed to leave the with the help of a few local po- period. It weighs agencies of not acting despite
gramme of milk abhishekam venue. But soon after the news litical leaders have made at- about a tonne and their several complaints.
on the portrait of KCR at Saida- of the constables behaviour tempts to remove a 250-year- has exquisitely With the authorities unmo-
bad Colony near Ambedkar sta- spread, senior police officials old granite stone table (Sang- carved detachable ved on the problems faced by re-
tue. U Vamsi Phanindra, a cons- summoned him and issued a e-Siya) dating back to the late stone legs. It lies sidents of Shaheen Nagar and
table, who was on patrolling du- charge-memo. We have asked Qutub Shahi period to encro- right in front of the Komatiwadi, the desperate peo-
ty reached the venue on seeing him to give explanation for his ach upon the prime land adja- Akbar Jah Maqbara ple even took to social media to
the gathering of GHMC cont- behaviour within three days, cent to Paigah tombs. (mausoleum), post messages on their plight
ract workers and TRS activists. said a senior official. The mega granite table which is in a and urged authorities to act.
weighting about a tonne with dilapidated Congress state minority vice
exquisitely carved detachab- condition chairman Mohd Amjad said the
le stone legs has been a major water crisis is continuing in Ma-
hurdle for anti-social ele- heswaram constituency for the
ments to encroach upon the mystery as its real purpose is nesday. He said his enquiries ried in soil for want of care There is also an interes- last several months, but the sum-
ancient monument Akbar not known. Local people desc- revealed that plans are afoot and careless dumping of de- ting version by locals about mer has doubled their woes. He
Jah Maqbara (mausoleum). ribe it as a table meant for kee- to shift the stone table and re- bris. The stone is granite and repeated attempts to vandali- said the life of the residents were
The mausoleum is in a dilapi- ping the bodies before the bu- locate it to Mecca Masjid. He it must have been mined from ze the stone table. Many belie- badly hit by water crisis in Bi-
dated condition and the large rial. However, city historian feared that once the stone tab- Nalgonda district. It is a refi- ve that there is a treasure tro- smillah colony, Habeeb Colony,
stone slab table lies right in Dr Mohammad Safiullah sa- le is removed there will be ned version of the stone table ve hidden in the earth under- Shaheen Nagar, Errakunta, Pa-
front of the structure. The ys it is not clear why the huge encroachments on the mau- that exists in Mecca Masjid, neath the table. Rumours of a hadisharif, Jalpally, Kuttapet,
stone table is also in a state of stone table was kept at the ent- soleum complex. he said. man seeing the treasure in Wedi-e-Salehin, Wadi-e-Mustafa
neglect with one of its legs rance of the mausoleum. Dr Safiullah said the stone He demanded that the sta- vision also abound. But heri- and Aljabri colony, where resi-
moved aside apparently A heritage activist told table is at least 250-years-old. te government should fence tage activists dismiss the cla- dents are compelled to buy wa-
during attempts to remove it. TOI that a few anti-social It probably belongs to late the area for protection from ims as attempts to shift the ter. I have been residing in this
Children of the nobles died elements entered the premi- Qutub Shahi period or early vandals and land grabbers. table. Incidentally, the stone locality for the last 26 years. No
in infancy were buried in ses on Tuesday and cleared Asaf Jahi period. It has been Any attempts to remove it by table and the Maqbara is a pri- one is in a mood to pay attention
the complex. the bushes. They visited the subjected to vandalism. Alre- untrained people will result vate property belonging to towards this problem. Our life is
The stone table has been a mausoleum again on Wed- ady a portion of the legs is bu- in damage to the stone slab. the Nizam trust. badly hit by non-availability of
potable and borewell water. A
week after water was released,

Ramzan model of fasting gives you healthy


we found the water full of stink
with dead tadpoles, a resident
in Maheswaram said.
Similarly, Komatiwadi resi-

brain, less stress and better quality of life dents alleged that the area is
reeling under water crisis. De-
spite number of complaints, no
action has been taken to help
Syed.Akbar@timesgroup.com Social and Cultural Organisation them tide over water woes.
DOS AND Do not
expose yourself
Wear light
colour clothes,
Consume
adequate uids
(MESCO). A research study published Most of the time, we buy water
Hyderabad: The Ramzan model of
fasting does not have any adverse im-
DONTS too much to preferably during Sahar
in the recent issue of the journal, Nut-
rition, revealed that intermittent fast-
from outside. I kindly request
the CM of Telangana to interve-
pact on the body. But in turn it benefits the sun cotton or linen (pre-dawn mea ing did not result in any adverse effect ne in this matter, Noor, one of
Do not feast
fasting individuals both biochemical- on junk foods Use oil, fat, After Iftar (breaking of on the body composition, glucose me- the residents from Komatwadi,
ly and physiologically. The Ramzan such as haleem, salt and sugar fast) consume lot of uids tabolism and cognitive function. told TOI.
model of fasting is medically known bhajji and vada in moderation and avoid oily foods Another study published in the
as intermittent fasting, which is qui- March 2017 issue of the Imperial NAMAZ TIMINGS
te different from other types of fasting. Avoid late Curd and buttermilk Journal of Interdisciplinary also sup-
According to senior physician Dr night meals can be consumed ported the findings appearing in the Fajar | 4:34 am (Fri-
Fakhruddin Mohammad, intermit- journal, Nutrition. It said in healthy day) to 5:36 am
tent fasting involves about 14 hours of adults there are no adverse effects of Zohar | 12.23 pm to
abstinence from food and water and 10 intermittent in the sense that there is tes fat tissue metabolism, improves Ramzan fasting . The study suggested 4.38 pm
hours of non-fasting period. This is re- an alternation of fasting and non-fast- thyroid activity, body metabolism, ma- people who fast should take a suitable Asar | 4.46 pm to 6.42
peated daily for a month. Other types ing period within a 24-hour day. intains balance of hormones and glu- nutritious diet and consume sufficient pm
of fasting involve either total abstinen- Ramzan model of fasting coupled cose, protects neurons from metabolic water. While it is beneficial for the Maghrib | 6.50 pm to
ce from food and water for a specific with exercise in the form of regular stress, increases insulin response and healthy to fast, those suffering from 7.58 pm
number of days, or drinking water and special prayers during Ramzan activity, and checks inflammation, chronic ailments should consult Isha | 8:05 pm to 4.12
and eating fruits . But on the other maintains a healthy brain, improves said Dr Fakhruddin, who is also the their doctors before taking up the am
hand, the Ramzan model of fasting is quality of life, reduces stress, regula- chairman of the Muslim Educational, Ramzan fast.

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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 TELANGANA/ANDHRA PRADESH 9

STATE DIGEST
Shelter promise
Ex-MLA gets lifer for Hyd techies
body found in
T feeding Centre to run
for all in AP
Guntur: Promising to fishermans murder Vijayawada
Vijayawada: Bodies of a
software engineer from Hy-
the country, says KCR
provide shelter for all,
legislator Modugula Ven-
derabad and a woman were TIMES NEWS NETWORK
ugopala Reddy has asked
the officials to clear the
Judge Also JUSTICE AFTER 10 YEARS found floating in river
Krishna near Dr KL Rao He- Hyderabad: Claiming Telanga-
Clashes broke out between Cases were registered ad Water Works in the city na is providing funds to the Cent-
hurdles in implementation
of the housing scheme. He Imposes A the MLAs supporters and against 24 persons including on Wednesday. Workers of
Soma, which is constructing
re to run the country, chief mini-
ster K Chandrasekhar Rao said
Fine Of `1.62L
said CM N Chandrababu Bangarayyapeta villagers in MLA Chengala Venkata Rao
Naidu is treating the Hous- October 2007 under IPC sections related the the state receives less than half of
ing for all scheme, as a to murder Kanaka Durga flyover, saw what it contributes to the Union
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Head of the village the bodies floating and aler- government in the form of taxes.
prestigious programme of Gosala Konda was severely The case came to
the government. The
ted the police. A team of cops Speaking to the media at Pra-
Anakapalli (Visakhapat- injured during the clash the 10th Anakapalli headed by SI Srinivasa Rao gati Bhavan on Wednesday, he
officials should work to and later died in the additional and
enhance the image of the
nam): The 10th additional reached the spot and recove- said that the state
district and session court hospital session court in 2010 red the decomposed bodies. had received `24,561 crore from
chief minister, he added.
judge, BB Nageswara Rao, A cop investigating the the Centre in the form of tax de-
The police had registered a case against Venkata
convicted former Payakara- case told TOI that the identi- volution, grants and
Collectors opeta MLA Chengala Venka- Rao and 23 other persons for their involvement ty of the woman is yet to be national highway funding while
ta Rao and 20 other persons in rioting, murder of sherman Gosala Konda ascertained. He, however, Telangana contributed `50,013 MISSION POLITICS CM KCR at a media conference on Wednesday
meet begins including four women in a (50) and causing grievous injuries to eight others ruled out any connection crore to the central
murder case at Anakapalli between the techie and the exchequer by way of income tax, did not give one rupee extra to Te- gion Development Fund. He said
Vijayawada: The two-day in Bangarayyapeta village of Nakkapalli mandal
collectors conference, the in the district and sentenced woman. The techie has been service tax, central langana, but Amit Shah said the Telangana received only two
them to life imprisonment in October 2007. The case was registered under identified as Velaga Mani- excise, customs. Centre had given `20,000 crore installments under this head
first in the current fiscal,
will begin on Thursday at A on Wednesday. sections 302, 324, 323, 147, 148, 149 and 506 of kantha, a resident of Chan- Telangana, Gujarat, Maha- additional funds. It is unfair to while Andhra Pradesh got three
Convention Centre in the Speaking to TOI, assi- IPC. Three of the accused died before the trial danagar in Hyderabad. We rashtra, Tamil Nadu and New make such comments while hol- instalments.
stant public prosecutor KP spoke with his father. The fa- Delhi are contributing most to ding a big position in a national Why this discrimination to-
city. Chief minister N nally came to the Anakapalli court in 2010
Chandrababu Naidu will set Naidu said, The judge had mily has no clue as to what the central exchequer. Because party that is ruling the country. wards Telangana? We are spen-
the growth rate target for awarded life sentence to all in Bangarayyapeta village of pany near Pentakonta close made Manikantha take the of us, the country is able to feed Let Mr Shah show at least `200 ding more than `5000 crore on
the 2017-18 financial year the convicts and also impo- Nakkapalli mandal in Octo- to the fishermen village of step, the cop said. other deficit states, claimed crore given in addition to what pensions and Shah mindlessly
along with taking a few key sed a fine of `1.62 lakh on ber 2007. The case was regis- Bangarayyapeta. But Kon- Cops also said that Mani- KCR. Denying the comments Telangana was entitled to, said comments that we are not giving
decisions with respect to each of them to be paid to tered under sections 302, 324, da, who was the village head, kantha might have resorted made by BJP national president the CM. pensions. When the Centre stop-
rolling out of welfare and Kondas family. 323, 147, 148, 149 and 506 of supported the company as it to the extreme action else- Amit Shah that the Centre had He asked local BJP leaders to ped funding several central
developmental initiatives. The police had registered IPC. Three of the accused di- was also willing to develop where and the body landed released `one lakh crore to Te- go to New Delhi to convince the sponsored schemes, we are con-
a case against Venkata Rao ed before the trial finally ca- the village. Soon, the agita- at the head water works here langana, the CM said, From the Centre to release pending tinuing them by bearing the ad-
and 23 other persons for the- me to the Anakapalli court tion turned into a clash bet- after the irrigation authori- day of the formation of Telanga- central sales tax dues of `11,600 ditional burden. Of the total mo-
Defence unions ir involvement in rioting, in 2010. The former MLAs ween the protesters and vil- ties released the waters ear- na till today, the total funding in crore. He challenged Amit Shah ney spent on pensions, the Cent-
murder of fisherman Gosala supporters had raised objec- lagers and Konda was seve- ly in the day. He must be suf- all categories received by the sta- to use his good office to pressure re is reimbursing only `209 crore
launch protest Konda (50) and causing grie- tions over the establishment rely injured. He eventually fering from depression, a te was`67,390 crore. Where is one the Union finance ministry to which is a drop in the ocean, qu-
Visakhapatnam: Defence vous injuries to eight others of a beach sand mining com- died in the hospital. senior official said. TNN lakh crore rupees? The Centre release pending Backward Re- ipped the chief minister.
civilian employees unions
from across the country
staged a one-hour protest
on Wednesday against the
governments move to stop
production of 143 defence
Central prison plans digital library for AP ties up with Bill and Melinda
equipment in ordnance fac-
tories and instead hand over
the work to private compa-
inmates to inculcate reading habit Foundation for quality healthcare
hospital linen, through us categories of hospitals
LEARNING THE DIGITAL WAY
nies. Some of the defence Sulogna.Mehta
Vizag Central Prison will TIMES NEWS NETWORK
equipment and products in- @timesgroup.com
be the rst prison in state which chances of spread of in the state. In the second
clude ammunition and am- to get such a library Amaravati: To facilitate infections is possible, will phase, 12,000 more beds will
munition boxes, troop com- Visakhapatnam: The Vizag sharing of technology for be changed every day. be given colour-coded li-
Central Jail plans to set up a di- The prison already has a advancements in healthca- Seven colours of linen nen, Kamineni said and ad-
fort items, optical cables. The library
gital library on its premises library with around 9,000 re, the state government have been designated for all ded We will provide 200
will be set up motivational, spiritual,
with computers loaded with e- at a cost of has entered into a memo- the seven days of the week. sheets and blankets for
Conserve Olive texts and audio-visual materi-
` 4.5 lakh
biographical and self-
improvement books
randum of understanding So, the bed sheets, pillow co- every 100 beds to ward off
al on self-development and mo- (MoU) with Bill and Melin- vers and blankets will be infections.
Ridleys tivational topics. provided by The prison inmates are da Gates Foundation. changed every day and will Kamineni explained
Visakhapatnam: Vizia- The project is aimed at in- Araku MP engaged in various activities Through this pact, the be uniform across the sta- that the new blankets and
nagaram collector Vivek Ya- culcating the habit of reading such as steel furniture making, health, medical and family te, he said. bed sheets will be washed in
dav instructed the forest de- among inmates. Speaking to carpentry works, weaving, welfare department will This ensures hygiene Sodium Hypochlorite and
partment officials to take up TOI, jail superintendent Indla textile manufacturing, and work towards ensuring and the initiative will be that the key performance
conservation measures to Srinivas said, Araku MP Kot- book-binding high-level hygiene at public implemented under the indicators will be used to
safeguard the nesting hapalli Geeta has already hospitals in the state. public private partnership know how the hospitals are
File photo of the Visakhapatnam
grounds of Oliver Ridleys sanctioned `4.5 lakh from her As per the MoU exchang- (PPP) mode, he added. utilising the linen.
Central Prison premises
across the districts 21-km MPLADS funds to develop the ed between both the parties In the first phase, the co- Principal secretary of
coastline during a review digital library. We have appro- Prison already has a regular li- lopment and motivation. But prison in Ananthapur, the Vi- in the presence of chief mi- lour-coded bed-sheets and medial, health and family
meeting at the collectorate ached the director general of brary with around 9,000 books. the library also has auto-bio- zag Central Prison will be the nister N Chandrababu Nai- blankets will be made avai- welfare department Poo-
on Wednesday. The collec- prisons for permission and on- Around 21 prisoners have graphies, biographies, religio- first to get a digital library, du through a video link on lable at 11 teaching hospi- nam Malakondaiah, repre-
tor directed the forest de- ce he approves, the project completed their graduation us and spiritual books. Among Srinivas added. The Vizag Wednesday, health mini- tals and district hospitals. sentatives from Bill and
partment to draw out a plan works will start. The library is from the prison. the four central prisons at Ka- Central Prison has 1,300 inma- ster Kamineni Srinivas, The health minister said Melinda Gates Foundation
for conservation. likely to complete within a co- Most of the books are edu- dapa, Nellore, Rajamundry tes including 400 convicts and who was also present at the the code will be implemen- and other officials were
uple of months. The Central cative ones meant for self-deve- and Vizag, and the open-air remand prisoners. meeting, explained that the ted for 13,200 beds at vario- present.
TIMES NATION THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD | THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

PRESIDENT PRANAB WRITES TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II SEDITION CASE: COURT GRANTS BAIL TO MDMK
ON MANCHESTER TERROR ATTACK THAT KILLED 22 CHIEF VAIKO WHO HAS BEEN IN JAIL SINCE APR 3

Jaitley: Military free to take Honcho


sorry for Made in India goods
decisions in war-like situations anonymous
trolling to get govt preference
TIMES NEWS NETWORK guously at press conferences Jaitley underlined the point by
in Srinagar last week when he referring to the situation as
Centre Unveils New Public Procurement Policy
Anand J & Shalina Pillai
New Delhi: Reiterating its attended the deliberations of war-like and has previously TNN@timesgroup.com
strong defence of Major Lee- the GST Council. said the governments focus was TOI
tul Gogoi, the Army officer at Though the Army court of on normalising south Kashmir Bengaluru: Sharad Shar- TIMES NEWS NETWORK
the centre of a controversy inquiry into the episode of April and countering Pakistans tac- ma, the man who is seen as
over tying an alleged stone- 9is yet to be finalised, a clean chit tics of funding and directing ter- a critical backbone of In- New Delhi: The government,
pelter to a jeep to rescue trap- to Major Gogoi is in the offing rorist and separatist proxies. dias digital drive, apol- in its bid to boost local manufac-
ped polling staff and local po- since Army chief Gen Bipin Ra- The political aspects of the ogised on Tuesday for turing, announced on Wednes-
lice in Budgam, the govern- wat has held that the officer did incident have been debated as anonymously trolling day a new public procurement
ment said military officers not commit any offence and took well ever since former CM and those arguing for better policy that will provide prefe-
should be allowed to take deci- the right call in handling a situa- National Conference leader Om- privacy and security stan- rence to Made in India pro-
sions in war-like areas. tion that could have easily spiral- ar Abdullah made the video pub- dards vis-a-vis Aadhaar. ducts.
"Well, military solutions led out of control. lic. The government inquiry, sa- The apology came a few Procurement by the go-
are to be provided by military Defence minister Arun Jaitley Gen Rawat has already awar- id sources, pointed to the hu- days after Kiran Jonnala- vernment is substantial in
officers, not through com- ded Major Gogoi with the chief of man shield Farooq Dar being gadda, co-founder of devel- amount and can contribute to-
ments of politicians. How a si- come in the context of criti- army staff (COAS) commenda- associated with Abdullahs oper community platform wards this policy objective. Lo- INTERNAL BOOST: A public procurement policy approved on
tuation is to be dealt with cism that the human shield tion card for his sustained ef- party. HasGeek and one of those cal content can be increased Wednesday will give preference to Made in India products
when you are in a war-like zo- episode was a violation of hu- forts in counter-insurgency ope- Local accounts in Srinagar at the receiving end of the through partnerships, coopera-
ne... we should allow our Ar- man rights and that the go- rations as well as his presence of claimed that NC was active in fu- trolling, used internet tion with local companies, es- provided it matches the price ment-friendly sector, shipping
my officers to take a decision. vernment was politicising mind and initiative to prevent elling stone-pelting and other tools to discover the faces tablishing production units in bid, the statement said. minister Nitin Gadkari twee-
They don't have to consult the incident. The govern- bloodshed during the April 9 in- protests that painted its rival India or joint ventures (JV) The policy cleared by the ted. He added that besides the
MPs on what they should do ment, however, seems keen to cident at Beerwa in Budgam dis- PDP in a corner. The actions are ANONYMITY EASIER with Indian suppliers, increa- Cabinet said tender specifica- ongoing works on five waterwa-
under these circumstances, signal that it is committed to trict, as reported earlier by TOI. also intended to deepen the ten- THAN PROPRIETY sing the participation of local tions should not be restrictive ys including Ganga, Mahanadi
defence minister Arun Jaitley security measures in dealing Army officers, speaking pri- sions between PDP and BJP who There was a lapse of employees in services and by with proof of supply in other and Brahmaputra, the mini-
told the media on Wednesday. with violent protests in the vately, said it was a one-off inci- are coalition partners in the judgment on my part. I training them, an official rele- countries or exports not man- stry has prioritised plans to de-
The ministers remarks Kashmir Valley. Jaitley deli- dent and the result of dealing Jammu and Kashmir govern- condoned tweets with uncivil
ase said. dated. They must not result in velop 24 national waterways to-
comments. So I would like to
are a political message as they vered this message unambi- with an extraordinary situation. ment. Under the policy, purchases unreasonable exclusion of lo- talling 1,052km in the next three
unreservedly apologise to
everybody who was up to Rs 5 lakh are exempted. cal suppliers who would other- years.
hurt by them. For those between Rs 5 lakh wise be eligible, beyond what is
and Rs 50 lakh, if the ministry essential for ensuring quality Centre gives nod to AIIMS for
Black cash: PM sends clear message Anonymity seemed
easier than
propriety I slipped.
Sharad Sharma
concerned assesses that there
is sufficient capacity domesti-
cally, then only local suppliers
or creditworthiness of the
supplier, the statement said.
For verification of local con-
Assam: The Cabinet on Wed-
nesday gave the nod to setting
up of a new AIIMS at Kamrup
will be eligible. Any entity who- tent requirement, the govern- in Assam at an investment of
Pradeep.Thakur
@timesgroup.com I-T began anti-benami drive in 2016 behind the trolling. The
se products have 50% or more
domestic content will be consi-
ment has opted for a system of
self-certification with penal
Rs1123 crore under the Pradhan
Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yo-
New Delhi: The NDA govern- From P 1 The I-T department initiated abettor and the inducer to bena- trolls allegedly included dered a local supplier. conditions prescribed for false jana. The new AIIMS will be
ments first Cabinet decision, tak- actions under the new Benami mi transactions, which may re- several other members of Similarly, contracts above declarations. In certain cases, completed in a period of 48

I
en on May 27, 2014, saw PM Naren- n Mumbai, a professional was Transactions (Prohibition) sult in rigorous imprisonment iSpirt, the software prod- Rs 50 lakh or where there is verification by statutory or cost months from the zero date (that
dra Modi setting up a special in- found to be holding several im- Amendment Act, 2016 from No- up to 7 years and fine up to 25% of uct association co-founded inadequate supply base or com- auditors will also be required. is the date of the approval of Go-
vestigation team (SIT), headed by movable properties in the na- vember last year. According to fair market value of the property. by Sharma and which leads petition in India will be awar- vernment of India), compri-
a retired SC judge, to oversee a co- me of shell companies that exis- the Act, a benami property inclu- The government is keen to imple- IndiaStack, a set of tech- ded to the lowest bidder. But if Fuel cess to fund inland sing a pre-construction phase of
ordinated crackdown on black ted only on paper, the tax depart- des movable or ment the new Benami Act in an nologies that can be used to the lowest bidder is not a local waterway development: The 15 months, a construction pha-
money, an intent that has marked ment said. It added that in anot- immovable pro- effective manner with visible out- digitise many everyday supplier, the lowest cost domes- government announced on se of 30 months and commissio-
several administrative and legisla- her case in Sanganer, Rajasthan, perty, tangible comes on the ground. These be- processes used by common tic player who is within a Wednesday a permanent fun- ning phase of three months,
tive actions since then. ajeweller was found to be the ow- or intangible nami prohibition units are under people. margin of 20% of the lowest bid ding mechanism for develop- the government said.
The government has been ner of nine immovable properti- property the overall supervision of the The issue has divided will be given the opportunity ment of waterways by appro-
partly successful, with three am- es in the name of his former emp- among others. principal directors of investiga- Indias nascent startup to match the bid. ving use of a part of the Central Sugarcane price hiked by `25
nesty schemes and thousands of loyee, a man of no means. It empo- tion in the I-T department to community like never be- If the procurement is such Road Fund for the purpose. The per quintal: The government
searches and surveys by the in- Certain properties purcha- wers provisional attachment and enable swift action and follow up, fore, and coming soon after that the order can be divided government nod to earmark decided on Wednesday to incre-
come tax department, the CBI and sed through shell companies ha- confiscation of such properties. It particularly in cases where cri- the division over the arrest and given to more than one 2.5% of CRF, which is created ase fair and remunerative price
the Enforcement Directorate ve also been attached by the tax also allows for prosecution of the minality has been detected, the of Stayzilla co-founder Yo- supplier, the successful foreign from petrol and diesel cess, will of sugarcane by Rs 25 per quin-
yielding disclosures of more than department in Kolkata. real owner, the benamidar, the tax department said. gendra Vasupal, there are bidder will bag half of the or- pump in around Rs 2,000 crore tal to Rs 255 for the 2017-18 sea-
Rs1lakh crore in unaccounted for many who now worry for der, with the remaining portion annually for the inland water- son beginning October. For
income. the ecosystem. This may al- going to the local supplier if it ways sector. 2017-18, sugarcane FRP of Rs 255
The Income Disclosure promised during the 2014 cam- sation are intended to signal a pre- most visible and controversial an- so explain the apology by matches the lowest bid. In cases This approval is a big step per quintal has been approved,
Scheme of 2016 brought more than paign is a matter of legal process paredness to take on vested inter- ti-corruption measure undertak- Sharma, who has been at where the order cannot be divi- for promotion of inland water which is 10.6% higher than the
Rs 67,000 crore into the system. in cases where it has been identi- ests.The demonetisation of Rs 500 en by the Modi the forefront of building ded, the lowest cost local suppli- transport as a cost effective, lo- current level, Union finance
The return of black money fied, but initiatives like demoneti- and Rs1,000 notes last year was the government. this ecosystem. er will be awarded the contract gistically efficient and environ- minister Arun Jaitley said.

TIMELY ACTION One India,


US revives 2 infra projects Sheena case
probe officers
REUTERS

one question
in Asia to counter OBOR wife killed, paper must
Washington: The US has re- son suspect for NEET
vived two major infrastruc-
ture projects in South and
Hitting Xis road wont V.Narayan@timesgroup.com
From P 1
Southeast Asia in which India
would be a vital player, a move change India ties: Nepal Mumbai: The wife of a police of-

T
that could potentially act as a AFP ficer, who was part of the Sheena he CBSE had set the ques-
counter to China's ambitious Bora murder investigation, was tion papers in 10 languag-
Belt and Road initiative. found murdered in her flat in es.
The Trump administra- Santacruz (east) early on The petitioners S Jonila, P
tion has resuscitated the 'New Wednesday. The body of Deepali Surya, P Siddharth, K Ajay Sha-
Silk Road' initiative, first an- Ganore (42), with the throat slit, ran, S Nitin Prakash Sivasubra-
nounced by then Secretary of was discovered by her husband, manian, Gauthaman Shankar, J
State Hillary Clinton in July inspector Dnyaneshwar Ganore Aditya, D Richard Rishaban Das
2011 in a speech in Chennai, (49), around 3am. The couples and M Naveen Kumar said
and the Indo-Pacific Econom- only son, Siddhanth (21), is the they were shocked when they
ic Corridor linking South and prime suspect, the police said, found out that the question pa-
Southeast Asia. adding that the cause of friction per was not uniform for all states
A brief outline of the two between the mother and son was and all languages. Within Tamil
projects was made available in that she had stopped his pocket Nadu, the question paper in Ta-
the administration's maiden money due to his poor academic mil was easy compared to the
annual budget yesterday, performance. one in English. They urged the
which indicated that the 'New The body of Deepali was Forest officials try to rescue an injured elephant who fell into a pond at the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary court to order the CBSE to con-
Nepals foreign secretary Shankar Das Bairagi and Chinas envoy to on the outskirts of Guwahati on Wednesday duct a fresh examination in a
Silk Road' project would be a found in the bedroom of their
Nepal Yu Hong (left) exchange papers during a signing ceremony uniform manner after cancell-
public- private initiative in third-floor flat, with four or five
relating to the One Belt, One Road initiative in Kathmandu on May 12 ing the May 7 test. One India,

NEET-PG cut-off slashed


which India would be an im- stab injuries and blood splat-
portant player. tered around. Scrawled in blood one question paper is a must for
The state department said Sachin.Parashar ing for help. China is seeking to beside the body were the words: NEET, they said.
the budgetary request of its @timesgroup.com improve connectivity with Ne- Tired of her, catch me & hang, Writ petitions from some

amid lack of qualifiers


South and Central Asia will pal, including by building a in English. A smiley emoticon other students are pending be-
support the two initiatives: the New Delhi: As concerns cross-border railway line, but was drawn at the end. An officer fore the principal seat of the
New Silk Road (NSR) focused abound in India over Nepal's Upadhyay said such projects from Vakola police station said court in Chennai. They said
on Afghanistan and its neigh- decision to join China's One would take years. that a knife has been recovered that had they known that Tamil
bours, and the Indo-Pacific Ec- Belt, One Road (OBOR), Nepal Even China acknowledg- from the spot. Dnyaneshwar TIMES NEWS NETWORK to be benefitted by this de- tation with MCI, to reduce questions would contain state
onomic Corridor linking has come out strongly to under- es that we cant change geogra- called up the police control room cision, the government the percentile cut-off for board syllabus, they too would
South Asia with Southeast score the significance of its ties phy. We need 365 days of contin- around 3.30am. The body was New Delhi: In a move that said. However, this lower- NEET-PG 2017, it added. have opted take the exam in Ta-
Asia. with India, saying no country uous supplies. We have joined found a few hours after Dnya- may bring some relief to ing of the percentile by the As per Clause 9, Sub- mil. Unless the interim stay or-
This request will be lever- can change its geography. OBOR but we have also made it neshwar reached his building, aspirants of post graduate central government is ap- clause III of Medical Coun- der is vacated, the CBSE cannot
aged through side-by-side col- While fears have been ex- clear to the Chinese that by the 11-storey AG Park Coopera- medical studies, the cut-off plicable for the 2017 aca- cil of Indias Postgraduate continue the evaluation process
laboration with regional pressed about another South joining OBOR we dont want to, tive Housing Society, in Vakola for NEET-PG 2017 will be demic year 2017 only. Medical Education Regu- and this would delay the decla-
countries, other bilateral do- Asian nation walking into a or mean to, undermine the re- around 11pm on Tuesday. reduced by 7.5 percentile, Representations were lations (PGMER), 2000, ration of results as scheduled,
nors, multilateral develop- debt trap, Nepal has assured In- lationship with India which we The police said that Deepali taking them to 42.5 percen- received from some state when sufficient number of on June 8.
ment banks, and the private dia that the agreement it are proud of, Upadhyay said. had stopped giving Siddhanth tile for general candidates, governments that seats in candidates fail to secure It will also have an impact on
sector. signed to officially join OBOR To underline the signifi- pocket money due to his poor 32.5 percentile for reserved some categories may re- minimum marks, the cen- the commencement of counsel-
It said "the importance is still at a premature stage'' cance of Nepals ties with In- academic grades. Siddhanth had category candidates and main vacant as there are tral government in consul- ling for MBBS/BDS courses in
of...the NSR grows" as the tran- and that it will carefully weigh dia, Upadhyay said coopera- dropped out of an engineering 37.5 percentile for the PWD not sufficient number of tation with MCI, may low- states, more so because admis-
sition in Afghanistan contin- terms and conditions for utili- tion with India in the power course and was currently pursu- (persons with disabilities) candidates available, the er the minimum marks sion for both government and
ues and the US "strives to help sation of funds from China. sector had resulted in practi- ing his first-year bachelor of sci- category. health ministry said in a which shall be applicable management quota seats is to
the Afghan people succeed What we have is only a cally no power cuts across the ence degree from a suburban col- Around 9,000 addition- statement. Therefore, it for the said academic year be done by the respective state
and stand on their own." framework agreement (on country since Diwali last year. lege, an investigator said. al candidates are expected has been decided in consul- only. governments.
The state department said OBOR) with China and the This has been made possible
it will deepen support for the modalities of terms and condi- by not just our own internal

Clinical trials results to be made public


objectives through "far-reac- tions for fund utilisation will be management but also because
hing" public diplomacy pro- worked out later. All such con- India supplied us an additional
grammes. siderations will be made on 151 mw of power last year. This
According to James merit and in keeping with our additional power was made
McBride of the Council on national interest, Nepals am- possible through the double Sushmi.Dey@timesgroup.com the health ministry are attend-
Foreign Relations, the NSR re- bassador Deep Kumar Upad- circuit transmission line be- ing the Assembly where dele-
fers to a suite of joint invest- hyay told TOI. This is signifi- tween Muzaffarpur and Dhal- New Delhi: Some of the gates from health groups and
ment projects and regional cant in the context of Sri Lanka kebar which was inaugurated worlds largest funders of med- civil society from across the
trade blocs that have the poten- which, faced with a debt crisis by PM Narendra Modi and his ical research, including Indian world are present.
tial to bring economic growth that emanated from Chinese then counterpart K P Sharma Council of Medical Research The research institutes and
and stability to Central Asia. loans, has again turned to Beij- Oli, the envoy said. (ICMR), UK Medical Research other funding agencies agreed to
"Following the surge of Council and international orga- develop and implement policies
30,000 additional troops into nisations like PATH and Bill and within the next 12 months that
Afghanistan in 2009, which lomatic means," McBride nificant transit revenues for Melinda Gates Foundation, have Experts say unreported trial results lead to potentially misleading require all trials they fund, co-
President Barack Obama's ad- said. both Afghanistan and Pakis- decided to make public results of picture of the risks of vaccines, drugs and medical devices fund, sponsor or support to be
ministration had hoped would Announcing her vision for tan. Tajik cotton could be turn- all clinical trials funded and sup- registered in a publicly-available
lay the groundwork for com- a New Silk Road, Clinton had ed into Indian linens. Furni- ported by them. crucial data which can be useful tion (WHO), signed by the agen- registry. They also agreed that all
plete withdrawal a few years said in Chennai: "Turkmen ture and fruit from Afghanis- This assumes significance as in advancement of medical re- cies at the ongoing United Na- results would be disclosed with-
later, Washington began to lay gas fields could help meet both tan could find its way to the almost half of clinical trials go search. The decision is part of an tions World Health Assembly in in specified time-frames on the
out a strategy for supporting Pakistan's and India's growing markets of Astana or Mumbai unreported currently. Moreover, agreement on standards, framed Geneva. Health Minister J P registry or by publication in a
these initiatives through dip- energy needs and provide sig- and beyond." PTI the move will enhance access to by the World Health Organisa- Nadda and senior officials from scientific journal.
THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 TIMES NATION 11

Trump admin wants big cut in aid to Pak They butchered us


Pakistan Harbouring Terrorists In Afghanistan To Use Against India, Says Top US Official like sheep, recall
Chidanand.Rajghatta
@timesgroup.com

Washington: A top US intelli-


go after those 20 terrorist orga-
nisations that undermine not
just Afghanistan, not just Pa-
kistan, but all of the region.
some accounts) from the US,
but has continued to nurture
and aid terror groups.
The Trump administration
commentators shrieking that
the countrys sacrifices in
the war on terror and its self-
proclaimed primacy in the
Saharanpur dalits
gence official said on Tuesday Stewart also informed law- is now saying the age of free- Muslim world was not being
that Pakistan is harboring ter- makers that India has sought bies is over and most US aid recognised. In hysterical out-
rorists and using them as re- and continues to move to iso- may now be converted to loans, bursts on television, Pakistani
serve in Afghanistan to coun- late Pakistan diplomatically part of its overall budget cuts anchors and talking heads
ter India, even as the Trump ad- and is considering punitive op- and pay-for-yourself policy to- have been fulminating that
ministration has indicated it tions to raise the cost to Islama- wards allies. President Trump and his Sau-
intends to cut down the dole bad for its alleged support to The White House move, be- di hosts insulted Pakistan by
and military freebies Islama- cross-border terrorism, while ing resisted by the State De- not allowing Prime Minister
bad has long thrived on. telling them that continued partment, calls for military aid Nawaz Sharif to address the
Pakistan views Afghanis- threat of high level terror at- to Pakistan being reduced from summit, even though Pakistan
tan or desires for Afghanistan tacks in India, violence in $265 million in 2018 to $100 mil- is the only Islamic nuclear pow-
some of the same things we TOUGH WORDS: The Trump administration is now saying the age of Kashmir and bilateral diplo- lion in 2018, in a total assistance er and is a front-line state in
want: a safe, secure, stable Af- freebies is over and most US aid may now be converted to loans, part matic recriminations will fur- of $344 million. The move is the war on terror that has suf-
ghanistan. One addition one of its overall budget cuts and pay-for-yourself policy towards allies ther strain India-Pakistan ties seen as a big blow to a country fered greatly from terrorism. TENSIONS FLARE UP: Rajesh Kumar, who was among the 28 attacked
that does not have heavy Indian in 2017. that has thrived on billions in Many commentators are by a group of people while returning from a rally, at a government
influence in Afghanistan, Lt tan) hold in reserve terrorist lenges through the lens of an In- The open hearing indict- US dole for bulking itself up outraged that Trump specifi- hospital in Meerut on Wednesday
Gen Vincent Stewart, director, organisations so that if Af- dian threat to the state of Pakis- ment of Pakistan as a terrorist militarily against India, con- cally identified India among
Defense Intelligence Agency,
told members of the Senate
ghanistan leans towards India,
they will no longer be support-
tan, Stewart explained, add-
ing, Weve got to convince Pa-
state came even as the White
House talked of ending free-
tributing to its bravado.
The US dialing down also
the victims of terror attacks
and did not mention Pakistan
Kabir Agrawal TNN One more dead,
Armed Services Committee ive of an idea of a stable and se- kistan that it is not in their bies for a country that has comes on the heels of a per- (although the US President did Meerut: Horror is still writ internet suspended

A
during a Congressional hear- cure Afghanistan that could interest to continue to host of bilked billions of dollars in for- ceived humiliation of Pakistan mention broadly that most vic- large on the face of 80-year-old
ing on worldwide threats. Con- undermine Pakistan interest. Haqqani network, that we eign and military aid (more at the US-Islam summit in Ri- tims of terror were Muslims Phool Singh, one of the dalit vic- day after fresh incidents
sequently, he said they (Pakis- They view all of the chal- ought to be working together to than $30 billion after 9/11, by yadh that left many Pakistani and Muslim nations). tims in hospital now being treat- of caste violence hit
ed for grievous wounds. They Saharanpur, leaving one
stopped our car. Then they came dead and dozens injured, three
more persons were attacked on

Pak army releases video IAF rejects Pak claims of


inside and tried to sever my
head with a sword. I raised my Wednesday in separate
hand to protect my head, and it incidents, one of whom later
got almost cut. Then they at- succumbed to his injuries. As
the district administration

of busted Indian posts flying fighter jets over Siachen


tacked my leg with the sword
and I could feel the blade cutting directed telecom companies to
through my flesh and half of the suspend internet services in
bone. They tried to butcher us the trouble-torn region, the
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Siachen as part of air combat like sheep, said Singh, lying state government transferred
exercises, while all forward petrified in a hospital bed with the entire brass of Saharanpur,
Omer Farooq Khan TNN Pre-emptive and including divisional
New Delhi: Both India and operating airbases had also bandages all over his body.
Islamabad: In a tit-for-tat ac- Pakistan continue to main-
punitive fire assaults been activated for any eventu- Rajesh Kumar, 32, admitted commissioner NP Agarwal and
tion after the Indian Army re- tain high operational military will continue to be con- ality. in Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial DIG JK Shahi. At least 24
persons have been arrested for
leased a video clip of puni- readiness along the volatile ducted across the 778- On a visit to the Qadri for- (LLRM) Medical College, still
Tuesdays violence. TNN
tive fire assaults on Pakista- Line of Control (loC), with dai- km LoC to stem infil- ward airbase at Skardu on has blood on his shirt. He is
ni positions at the Line of ly cross-border firing duels be- Wednesday, Pakistan Air among six persons who have
Control (LoC), Pakistans mil- coming the norm, even as the tration... it is not a war- Force chief Air Chief Mar- been referred to the medical col- aged. The bones are visible as
itary released a video clip to IAF on Wednesday rejected re- like situation shal Sohail Aman was quoted lege because of critical injuries. the flesh has been cut open.
substantiate a claim that it de- ports of Pakistani fighter jets Top Army officer as saying: The nation should The injured were attacked with Kusum Devi, wailing at the
stroyed Indian posts across flying over the Siachen Gla- not worry about the enemys swords, cleavers, spears and bed of her 20-year-old son Sa-
the LoC. CELEBRATION AND CONTRADICTION: People celebrate the cier-Saltoro Ridge region. across the 778-km LoC to stem statementswe are peace lov- knives by unknown assailants chin Kumar who was attacked
Major General Asif Gha- Armys action against Pakistan across the LoC, in Varanasi on There has been no air- infiltration as part of the over- ing people but are ready to face who came with their faces cov- with a spear and bamboo sticks
foor, Pakistan armys spokes- Wednesday space violation by Pakistani all counter-terrorism strategy, all kinds of challenges. Our re- ered on Tuesday evening while and has suffered a severe head
person, released a heavily ed- aircraft in our territory, in Sia- it was not a war-like situa- sponse to any aggression will the dalits were returning from a injury, said, My son is uncon-
ited 87-second video record- chen or elsewhere, said an tion as of now. Infiltration be such that their future gen- public meeting addressed by scious and hasnt spoken a word
ing on Twitter on Tuesday, Will give befitting response: Pak air force chief IAF officer on Wednesday. In- attempts, backed by the Pakis- erations will also remember BSP chief Mayawati in vio- since yesterday. He is just a boy.

P
saying, On 13 May 2017, India akistan Air Force (PAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Sohail dian troops, incidentally, con- tan army-ISI combine, are in- it. lence-hit Shabbirpur village of Why would people attack him so
targeted innocent civilians. Aman, warned that any aggression by the enemy (India) trol almost all the dominating creasing with the snow melt- The Pakistan Army seems Saharanpur. brutally?
In befitting response Pak Ar- will be remembered by their coming generations. heights, ranging from 16,000 to ing in the mountain passes. unnerved about the escalating Kumar said, The assailants Mohammed Akbar, 29, was
my destroyed Indian posts in Sohail Aman said that PAF was fully prepared to defend the 22,000-feet, in the Saltoro This calls for even more pro- situation along the LoC, hold- didnt say anything. They just shot at when he was driving
Nowshera. countrys frontiers and will give a befitting response to any Ridge region, with Pakistani active counter-terror oper- ing as it recently did that any started attacking us. Two peo- back from the Mayawati rally. A
The spokesperson also de- misadventure from the enemy on Wednesday after the India soldiers being far away from ations, he added. misadventure by Indian Ar- ple attacked me -- one held my bullet entered the side of his
nied Indias claim that it had cranked up military pressure by destroying several bunkers the actual Siachen Glacier. This came after Pakistani my across the LoC will be a arm and the other tried to cut it neck and made its way out. He
hit Pakistans army posts. In- across the LoC. Aman made the remarks at Qadri Air Base in the Atop Army officer, in turn, media reports on Wednesday miscalculation, shall be re- with a sword. I somehow man- had gone to the BSP chiefs
dian claims of destroying Pa- northern town of Skardu in Gilgit Baltistan region after taking said though the pre-emptive claimed the countrys Mirage sponded with full force and aged to move away and my arm meeting as he felt it was crucial
kistani post along LoC in part in Air Force exercises and flying a Mirage fighter jet. TNN and punitive fire assaults fighters had carried out high could lead to unintended con- did not face the full impact of for dalits and Muslims to come
Naushera Sector and firing by will continue to be conducted and low-altitude sorties in the sequences. the sword. But, it is badly dam- together.
Pakistan Army on civilians May 13, which resulted in ci- military men and material.
across LoC are false, Maj vilian casualties and damag- Pakistan Army remains
Woman, forced
Fake report posted by Pak site led
Gen Asif Ghafoor tweeted. es to civil infrastructure. undeterred and any misad-
On the contrary, he said, In the wake of the alleged venture by Indian Army
the Indian Army resorted to Indian aggression, Maj Gen would be responded with even
unprovoked ceasefire viola-
tion, including heavy mortar
Asif Ghafoor claimed a befit-
ting and stern response was
greater force and strength,
Inter-Services Public Rela-
to marry in Pak,
and artillery fire on civil pop-
ulation in Bhimber Sector on
mounted on Indian posts
causing substantial losses to
tions (ISPR), armys media
arm, said in a statement. to Rawals attack on Arundhati to return home
Omer Farooq Khan TNN

EC hackathon: Cong
Islamabad: Islamabad high
No trace of TIMES NEWS NETWORK organisations on Thursday went unan-
swered. Pakistan state radio website radio- court (IHC) on Wednesday
granted permission to Uzma
New Delhi: A fake news item put out by .gov.pk also carried a brief on the same in-
missing Sukhoi,
unlikely to participate
a Pakistani website started a chain reac- cident. Roy did not respond to TOIs mess- Ahmed, who was forced on
tion of spurious news among a bunch of In- ages and calls either. Speaking to The Wire gunpoint to marry a resident

weather mars dian websites prompting Bollywood actor


and BJP MP Paresh Rawals scathing tweet
earlier, Roy said the report was false, and
that she did not visit Srinagar.
of Buner town in northwest
Pakistan, to return to India.
individual, to prove that the ma- The court also directed the
search ops TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi: Congress is un-


chines can be broken into. Many
technical experts have ap-
against activist-author Arundhati Roy.
By Wednesday afternoon, Rawal had On May 21, actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal
posted a scathing tweet against activist-
On May 17, right-leaning Indian web-
sites picked up the story, with a fair bit of police to provide security to
Uzma till the Wagah Border
deleted his tweet on Roy, and at least two editorialising. One called her disgusting
TIMES NEWS NETWORK likely to participate in the proached Congress offering to websites had retracted the story. The actor author Arundhati Roy. The tweet went viral while others questioned the right to free ex- through which she would
hackathon called by the Elec- represent the party in the hack- had posted: Instead of tying stone pelter and was slammed by many for being hateful pression when the expression happens to cross over to her home coun-
New Delhi: The missing Suk- tion Commission to prove that athon. on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy! be what they consider anti-national. Till try.
hoi-30MKI fighter, which is electronic voting machines While a section in Congress On May 16, a website called Times of Is- paper. However, clicking on links to the Wednesday evening, Postcard News was While Uzma requested
feared to have crashed with its (EVMs) can be tampered with. concurs with AAP that the EC is lamabad carried a story headlined: Even epaper returns a page with the selected yet to issue a clarification. An email to the court to be repatriated to
two pilots towards the border The party is not ready to not providing a level playing 70 lakh Indian Army cannot defeat Kash- days news listed by URL. The paper also them went unanswered. Following suit India, her husband Tahir Ali
with China on Tuesday morn- treat the challenge to hack vot- field for the hackathon, the par- miris: Arundhati Rai. The misspelt sur- claims to have resident editors in La- from Postcard News were others of the ilk sought permission to meet
ing, is yet to be traced despite ing machines in the cavalier ty may not be convinced into go- name apart, the story did not specify the hore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and like, theresurgentindia.com which attri- her. When IHC judge justice
several aircraft and helicop- manner in which leaders ing the whole hog. It may, at best, event at which Roy spoke, or the reason for even London. buted the story to Times of Islamabad, in- Mohsin Akhtar Kayani
ters as well as ground search across the opposition camp offer a critique of the process her Srinagar visit. It simply stated, Speak- The website did not mention if its own ternethindu.in which had removed the sto- asked Uzma if she wanted to
and rescue parties being have been making statements. adopted by the EC. ing during her visit to Srinagar, she said In- staff was present at the event where this ry by Wednesday afternoon, satyavijayi- meet her husband in his
pressed into service. Sources said the direction "Our main demand for dia cannot achieve its objective in the occu- purported statement was made neither did .com, and theindianvoice.com. Most of chamber, she refused the of-
Inclement weather in the from the leadership is terse -- VVPATs in all coming elections pied Valley even if its army deployment it attribute the story to another news agen- these Indian websites carried the story fer, saying she did not want to
thickly-forested region is take a responsible stand. Dis- has already been accepted by raises (sic) from 7 lakh to 70 lakh, further cy. Pakistani TV news channel Geo TV had worded in a strikingly similar manner, even talk to him. If Uzma
hampering the search mis- cussions on the issue, after the the EC," said a Congress manag- adding that Kashmiris have remained anear-identical report on its website on the even though they carried different bylines. does not want to meet Tahir
sion. There has been no break- party received the EC's invite er. At the all-party meeting committed with (sic) their anti-India senti- same date. As of now it is unclear which An American website called Fair Ob- she will not be forced to do
through in locating the Suk- for the hackathon on Monday, called by the EC this month, ments from (sic) many years. one appeared first. However, Facebook server also carried the story, but retracted so, the judge remarked.
hoi-30MKI or its pilots till have not elicited enthusiastic Congress thanked the poll body Times of Islamabad website describes Graph API suggests the Times of Islama- it, apologizing to Roy and its readers. Indi- Earlier, when the court
now, said an officer on response from within. Senior for announcing VVPATs in fu- itself as a News Agency and a Publisher bad story appeared around 7.18 am GMT, an media watch website Newslaundry, proceedings started, the
Wednesday evening. Apart managers are learnt to have ture polls. When the row over with the Securities and Exchange Com- while the Geo TV story appeared at 9.44 am which syndicated the story from Fair Ob- judge asked Uzma to remove
from Chetak and Dhruv ad- let it pass when asked for in- EVMs erupted after the UP as- mission of Pakistan and also as a news- GMT. A message and an email sent to both server did the same. her sunglasses. During the
vanced light helicopters, the puts. sembly results, Congress al- hearing, Uzma fainted and
IAF has also deployed C-130J A key office-bearer in- lowed itself to stand in the same the courts paramedics were
volved in the process said the corner as regional parties SP, called to give her first aid.
Super Hercules and Suk-
hoi-30MKIs with electro-opti- dominant view in Congress
was to stay away from the
BSP, AAP and TMC which ac-
cused BJP of stealing elections
Probe against 9 Nashik cops for attending Dawood kins wedding On May 19, Uzma had sub-
mitted a six-page reply to the
Ranjan.Dasgupta high court reiterating her
hackathon. "We are a national by tampering with voting ma- Highly-placed police sourc- The city commissioner has Singal confirmed that a
@timesgroup.com earlier claim that she was
party and we cannot allow chines. es told TOI on Wednesday that asked a senior officer to investi- probe was on. He refused to
ourselves to come across as ir- In the end, Congress only de- Nashik: City police commis- nine police officers and some of gate and submit a report within comment further. forced to sign the marriage
responsible. After all, we had manded that the EC install sioner Ravinder Singal has or- their counterparts from Mum- a couple of days, the source While some officers have al- contract. Claiming that Ta-
introduced the EVMs," he VVPATs in EVMs while attack- dered a probe against nine bai attended the wedding of the said. ready been quizzed, others hirs affidavit was based on
said. However, sources said ing the Modi government for Nashik police officers for at- niece of Dawoods wife and the The probe will deal only would be questioned after they lies, Uzma sought permis-
the party has launched in- not releasing funds for the tending the wedding of a rela- nephew of a well-known citizen with the nine Nashik police offi- return from Malegaon, where sion to be allowed to travel to
tense consultations to find if mechanism despite several re- tive of underworld don Dawood of Nashik. The brides mother cials, not the Mumbai officials, they have gone on civic polls du- India as her visa would ex-
FLYING COFFIN IN MAKING? there is a genuine case, and an quests from the poll watchdog. Ibrahim here on May 19. and Dawoods wife are cousins. the officer said. ty, a source said. pire on May 30.
This is the eight reported crash
of the Sukhoi-30MKIs

cal sensors for the operation.


Nine ground search par-
ties from Army, four from IAF
Every sensible patriot should quit Twitter MHA refuses to accept CRPF
and two state administration
teams are also working on
different axes from the last
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi: Soon after fel-


TWEET
I bid adieu to Twitter and my
few tweets complaining of
the sound of the early
morning azaan from a
officers fake encounter allegation
known position of the twin- low Bollywood singer Ab- nearby mosque disturbing TIMES NEWS NETWORK does not have a mandate to con- creet inquiry on his own
engine fighter around 60-km hijeet Bhattacharya was close to 7 Million followers today, his sleep, he was branded duct an inquiry into an oper- chronicling how a team of the
north-west of Tezpur when suspended from Twitter, leaving most Disappointed and angry at by some on Twitter as an New Delhi: The home ministry ation conducted by all the forces Assam Police, Army, CRPF, its
radar and radio contact was Sonu Nigam announced me, and some Sadists Happy Islamophobe while and other security agencies jointly, said an official. jungle warfare unit CoBRA and
lost with it. he was going to quit the mi- many came out in support. have said that the allegations by Officials said inquiry has to the border guarding force Sash-
| Sonu Nigam, SINGER
This is the eight reported croblogging service. A religious leader of- a CRPF inspector general, post- be conducted by the Assam gov- astra Seema Bal (SSB) conduct-
crash of the Sukhoi-30MKIs, In an outburst spread In a later tweet to his 6.5 sequence that Bhatta- fered a bounty of 10 lakh to ed in the north east, of a fake en- ernment or the matter can be re- ed an encounter on March 29-30
which are the latest and the over 24 tweets on Wednes- million followers, he said, charya suffered for his one who would tonsure the counter carried out jointly by ferred to CBI only by the state in Simlaguri area of Chirang
most potent fighters in the day, Nigam described the I hope I never need to re- tweets. In July last year, he singers head. Nigam then CRPF, SSB, Assam Police and government. A senior MHA of- district and killed what they
IAFs combat fleet. Incidental- social network as one turn here to clarify, but I was arrested and then re- called in celebrity hairsty- the Army are based on the offi- ficial even said there could be, in called were two insurgents of
ly, on March 17, India and Rus- spewing venom and bi- never say never! At his leased on bail after he list Aalim Hakim to shave cers discreet inquiry which fact, a probe into why and on the banned group NDFB (S).
sia had inked two pacts for ased. He expressed his point, my pious life needs posted allegedly harass- his head, and demanded was uncalled for. what grounds Rai, presently IG Rai, in his report, alleged
long-term maintenance sup- anguish at the fact the to declutter. ing tweets against a jour- that he be paid his due. I CRPF sources said the IG, a northeast sector of CRPF, con- that information about the inci-
port for the Sukhois. IAF has Bhattacharya was sus- Bhattacharyas ac- nalist. have no religion. I follow 1992 batch Gujarat cadre IPS of- ducted the inquiry. dent and FIR filed by the joint
inducted 240 of the 272 twin- pended, and wrote: I quit count was suspended from Bhattacharyas sus- my own religion choosing ficer Rajnish Rai, had not in- Rai, who had arrested three squad of forces present a ficti-
seat Sukhois contracted from Twitter today in defiance Twitter after some users pension apart, Nigams re- d best from everywhere. formed the headquarters about top IPS officers of Gujarat D G tious account of the operation
Russia for over $12 billion, of this one-sided sham. complained of alleged mi- action also had to do with Those who understand, the discreet inquiry. CRPF Vanzara, M N Dinesh and Raj- to conceal pre-planned murder
with the bulk of them being Every logical sensible pa- sogynist and harassing the controversy he found know; those who dont, my is a force which assists in oper- kumar Pandiyan in April 2007 of two persons in custody and
produced under licence by triot and humanist tweets from his account. himself embroiled in this condolences, he wrote in ations in north east. The force in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake en- present it as some brave act of
Hindustan Aeronautics. should. This wasnt the first con- April. After he posted a one of the tweets. or any senior officer, like the IG, counter case, conducted a dis- professional achievement.
12 AN EPIPHANY OF IDEAS THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

A thought for today


We must fight terrorism as if theres no peace process
and work to achieve peace as if theres no terror
YITZHAK RABIN
CPEC Is A Sea Change
It transforms the matrix of opportunities and threats in Indias neighbourhood

Raising Costs Swagato.Ganguly@timesgroup.com Thus, while there will be a panoply of


tax and duty concessions for Chinese
President Donald enterprises not available to Pakistani
Trumps America first businessmen, let alone investors from
policies have led to other countries the bulk of the aid will
Assaults on Pakistan army posts must be America contemplating consist either of expensive loans or equity
complemented by other anti-terror strategies (mostly) its own navel,
while the domestic
transfers. Pakistan was made to refuse a
loan offer from the multilateral Asian
politics of Great Britain that former Development Bank for its $8 billion

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fter the beheading of two Indian soldiers on May 1, India has
sought to proactively dominate the LoC with punitive fire empire builder seems to be about how to Peshawar-Karachi railway line, whose
make itself irrelevant in the world. Into funds must be drawn from a Chinese
assaults against Pakistan army posts. Such assaults them-
that breach has stepped President Xi bank instead. Thousands of acres of land
selves have precedence, but what is novel is the Indian army publicising Jinping with visions of making China are to be leased to Chinese entities. Visa-
them and releasing a video. As summer is melting snows in Jammu great, and to that end he has been promot- free access to Pakistan is planned for
& Kashmir and Pakistani efforts at armed infiltration are expected ing his signature Belt and Road Initiative Chinese nationals, with no reciprocity.
to rise these assaults, and the publicity given to them, are meant to (BRI) with missionary zeal. There is no clarity whatsoever on the
demonstrate Indias will to check such infiltration. Xi declared the China Pakistan funding and repayment terms of CPEC
Economic Corridor (CPEC) to be BRIs projects. One report cites a planning
They signal both that there will be retaliation for barbaric acts
flagship, thereby hotting up Kiplingian ministry official to the effect that Pak-
like the May 1 beheadings and that India too can use surprise as a great games in Indias neighbourhood. istan has bound itself to awarding all
tactical weapon these days, as seen with the surgical strikes carried Some enthusiastic commentators have CPEC projects to Chinese contractors at
out by Indian special forces last year. There is a strategic logic to compared BRI to Americas Marshall whatever price the latter quote. Instead of
raising the cost to Pakistan for fuelling anti-India terror. However, Plan to resuscitate postwar Europe. This being excited about CPEC, Pakistani busi-
eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation alone is wildly optimistic. nessmen are apprehensive of its fallout.
When the Marshall Plan was launch- In short, if CPEC is BRIs flagship,
cannot work, in isolation from other

Chad Crowe
ed the US bestrode the world economy then BRI could be a way of exporting the
strategies to bring down levels of violence like a colossus accounting for close to debt problem that burdens the Chinese
and restore peace. 30% of global economic output while economy and rapidly acquire assets
In that context, the armys decision to Europe and Japan lay in ruins. Moreover abroad. The Hambantota story is well
honour a major who tied a civilian America was facing off with the Soviet under unprecedented pressure. According known: when the current Sri Lankan
to his jeeps bonnet, as a human shield to Union; the Cold War was just beginning. to Ruchir Sharma, Morgan Stanleys chief government came to power it found itself
These factors made the Americans global strategist, China has kept its If CPEC is BRIs flagship, saddled with $8 billion in Chinese debt,
prevent mobs from attacking Election
remarkably generous. Most Marshall growth going after the 2008 financial crash then BRI could be a way of thanks to deals negotiated by the previous
Commission staff, is a mistake. Even if Plan aid was in the form of grants instead mainly through stimulus measures, by Rajapaksa government. To help pay this
its the case that the move was necessary of loans; Europeans themselves were pumping debt into wasteful projects. exporting the debt problem debt Sri Lanka now wants to sell off the
to save lives, as the army contends, the asked to create their own plans to rebu- Chinas public and private debts have that burdens the Chinese strategically located Hambantota port to
optics is terrible. While the government ild their countries; technical assistance grown from a manageable 150% of GDP economy and rapidly a Chinese company, but is being held back
is justified in taking action against stone pelters and violent mobs was provided to European manufacturers. during the boom years to an unsustain- by vociferous political protests.
Moreover the Americans extended able 260% now, which according to acquire assets abroad How should India play BRI? Its general
better means of crowd control which minimise collateral damage, attitude of wariness is the right one, but
Marshall Plan-like aid to Asian countries Sharmas calculations will most likely
as well as better ways of winning hearts and minds in the Valley, such as Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, whipsaw its economy into a deep The Nawaz Sharif government has not that should be married to an awareness of
need to be devised. and opened their market to them without slowdown or even a recession. The next yet released details of the CPEC master the compulsions and weaknesses driving
More broadly army actions have to be complemented with strong reciprocal benefits. Soon, they would global financial recession, in fact, could plan which it agreed to in December 2015, Chinese policy, which Beijing will mask
international diplomacy. One development Indian diplomats must flower into miracle economies with be triggered by China. going so far as to characterise a recent by projecting its sense of manifest destiny
promote to the fullest is President Donald Trumps desire to convert explosive growth rates. The details of most BRI deals, nego- report detailing the plan in Pakistans and grandiose rhetoric around BRI.
Dating from 1948 the Marshall Plan, tiated between secretive governments, Dawn newspaper as an appalling leak Such an awareness may even enable
American military grants to Pakistan into a loan, even as Daniel Coats, New Delhi to leverage those compulsions
in fact, launched America as an outward are murky. They often have the flavour of (on par with Dawns earlier leak about
the director of National Intelligence, has testified to persistent looking, global power (some might argue the Mughal emperor bestowing a firman Islamabad pleading with Rawalpindi to and get Beijing to pay more attention to
threat to the US and the West from Pakistan-based terror groups. that era ended in 2016 when America on the East India Company. The sub- curb its proxy warriors, a leak which its concerns. But for that it must be
While seeking to weaken Washingtons support for the Pakistan elected Trump and looked to return to continent has seen this movie before and incensed the military and caused senior prepared to negotiate hard and keep its
army, New Delhi must also pursue back channel talks with the same. pre-World War II isolationatism). So, did is understandably leery, including in government heads to roll). The shroud of own strengths in mind unlike the
Especially as every time India seeks to talk to the Pakistani civilian China just do in 2013 when Xi launched Pakistan which otherwise sees China as secrecy, together with the sweeping and Pakistanis who have walked into a trap
BRI what the US did in 1948? its iron brother. Theres a debate in ambitious scale of the plans as revealed driven by a simplistic worldview that
leadership, the effort is torpedoed. For example, the May 1 be may be summed up by the quasi-Orwellian
Far from it. Chinas own miracle Pakistan now, on whether CPEC should by Pakistani press reports, incline one
headings followed close on the heels of Sajjan Jindal meeting Prime growth has tapered off and its economy is be seen as a gift horse or a Trojan horse. towards the Trojan horse metaphor. dictum: China good, India bad.
Minister Nawaz Sharif. Changing Pakistans India policy requires
engaging its real director the Pakistan army.

How to combine GST with a sharp Make in India strategy


Reform Prisons to convert India into a global manufacturing hub
Ajay Srivastava lower transportation and dis- from other countries. In less
Reduce incarceration periods for undertrials tribution costs. Currently, firms than 15 years China emerged as
who have not been convicted For most in-
dustrial pro-
spend a high 5-8% as product dis-
tribution and warehousing cost.
the leading exporter of electrical
machinery, electronic and tele-

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he Law Commission is reported to have finalised recommen- ducts, GST rates The main reason for the high cost com equipment. India already
dations for reform in bail jurisprudence. Specifically, the have been slated is the expense incurred on spends large amounts of foreign
commission is expected to recommend release of undertrials at 18%. Today a branches and warehouses that exchange importing such items.
manufacturer exist due to tax saving rather Fourth, create large-scale
who have served one-third of their maximum possible sentence. manufacturing facilities for
pays about 28-30% as taxes, so than business considerations.
This will be a welcome reform of Indias dysfunctional criminal this means an average saving of This would further reduce cost. producing skill- and labour-
justice system which moves at a glacial pace, and the government around 10%. The lower tax rate is The lower taxes, simplified intensive products like auto
should accept it. Indias jails are overcrowded and a majority of not the only benefit GST offers. It tax structure, seamless tax credit components, toys, furniture,
prisoners are undertrials. Providing relief to them will not only be a will provide a push to manufac- footwear, apparels, mattresses,
humane move, it will reform todays counterproductive system turing in three big ways. locks, low-end engineering
One, GST replaces eight products. This would require
where long periods of incarceration for alleged petty crimes give
central and nine state taxes such In less than 15 years focus on the following four precision mechanical devices, creating the largest possible
rise to hardened criminals. as central excise duty, service China emerged as the manufacturing categories. integrated circuits, etc. This scale of organised production
An undertrial is a prisoner in jail during an tax, state VAT and entry tax. This First, develop a plan to would require investments in that ensures economies of scale.
leading exporter of
investigation, an unconvicted prisoner. At the means the end of an era of multi- facilitate manufacture of factory existing and new R&D insti- India should move quickly as
end of 2015, Indian jails had 2.82 lakh undertrials. ple taxes levied at central, state electronic and telecom machinery, the machinery that tutions headed by professionals the factories are easy to develop
Close to half of them are below the age of 30, and local levels, each with a equipment. India already makes the goods. No nation of proven capability. Korea and can employ millions of
different tax compliance system. becomes a manufacturing is an interesting example of people who can move from
often with limited education. A little over a decade
Two, GST reduces the cascad-
spends large amounts power without manufacturing how a developing country can agriculture or informal sector to
ago, the criminal procedure code was amended to ing effect of taxes. An example of foreign exchange capital goods. transition into a high-tech formal jobs. Labour law reforms
provide for their release on a personal bond if will explain the current system. importing such items We can focus on semiconduc- manufacturing country largely are a critical factor in facilitating
they had served half of their term. But this law is seldom followed. A manufacturer pays central tor making equipment (SME) through government driven large scale employment.
In 2014 the Supreme Court had to direct the criminal justice system excise at 20% on a shirt of value facility and technology driven which is at the heart of most interventions, providing sub- GST will raise Indias
to follow the law. Rs 100. Next, the state govern- easy tax compliance system import products/ sectors today: sidy on R&D investments. productivity and reduce prices.
ment charges VAT not on Rs 100 offered by GST provide an ideal computers, mobiles, telecom, Third, facilitate manufac- Combining GST with a clearly
Therefore, on this occasion the government should not only articulated manufacturing
but on Rs 120 which is the value of platform to increase manufac- automobiles, and now Internet turing of computer, TV, mobile
accept the recommendation but also nudge different parts of the shirt and the tax already paid. turings share of GDP from the of Things. Part of the technology phone and other electronic strategy would attract global
criminal justice system to comply. As states oversee prisons there is VAT rate of 15% in effect becomes current 17.4% to 25% by 2025. for such products can be obtained and telecom equipment. This investments, create jobs and
a lot they can do to ease the burden of a burgeoning undertrial popu- 18%, leading to a higher price of This would require India to through licences or outright sector made China the worlds make India a large manufactu-
lation. For example, Tamil Nadu allows people arrested to be the shirt. GST resolves the issue expand its manufacturing purchase. But most critical will industrial giant. Starting in the ring nation within a few years.
released on their bond till a charge-sheet is filed. Subsequently, the by integrating tax systems of value add to $837.7 billion and be to develop in-house industrial mid-1990s, China focussed on There cannot be a better
Centre and state. Also, GST is to manufacturing gross output to R&D centres. electronics and telecom sectors time to jump-start the Make in
states legal aid tries to help impoverished prisoners in for petty crimes. India programme.
be paid only on the value addition $3.8 trillion by 2025. These are Second, set up facilities for where final products contained
However, the last decades experience shows that it is not enough and not on absolute value. ambitious targets. Getting manufacturing of specialty a large number of components The writer is from the Indian
just to change the law. The justice system must also follow suit. Three, GST would lead to there would require a laser-like materials, nanotechnology, and parts that could be imported Trade Service. Views are personal

dilbert Sacredspace
Sindhiani vs Parsiwalli The Cycle
After creation, living beings
Getting butted by the battering that arose in the ocean of
Ram called Jethmalani infinite consciousness like
waves and ripples entered into
Bachi Karkaria the physical space; and when
Hes defended almost the entire Rogues Gallery of India, but the
the elements evolved they
feisty, 94-year-old lawyer can also turn as rogue as an elephant became involved in them.
in masth. If youre lucky, it will be in masti, mota-moti. Invited Birth-death cycle began.
to do the honours at a book event last Sunday, Ram Jethmalani
knocked the gild off Mumbais Royal Opera House. Instead of the Yoga Vasishta
de rigueur flattering, he subjected the author to rigorous batter-
ing. And, to the awed delight of the audience, turned a run-of-the-mill launch into

What Upsets Your Peace And Harmony?


a highly entertaining tour de force of stiletto wit and unstoppable oratory.
Yours truly was the bali ki bakri of this Ram-a-damn. Mercifully, i wasnt
subjected to the 41 questions he recently shot at Arun Jaitley in the defamation
case filed by the suave minister against loose-cannon Kejriwal. Three decades ear-
lier, hed fired 10 daily questions at Rajiv Gandhi. Those were on Bofors; Indias big Ramesh Balsekar That is what spiritual seeking is all action is a happening according to a deal with practical matters that involve
guns legal, naval, political, social were also involved in the Nanavati case which about. Masters may talk about enlighten- Cosmic Law and not something done by the past and future. The concept of the
had triggered Sundays book. They had all lined up to exonerate the Accused, but

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here have been moments in almost ment or Self-realisation, but what does it an individual human being. He therefore thinking and working mind is a great
Jethmalani, then only a junior lawyer, had dismantled them with just one astute everyones life when one has really mean in ones daily life? It can have does not blame anyone for whatever help. The working mind is concerned
observation: The Towel That Did Not Fall Off. It should have remained around the experienced the true joy of living, no meaning unless Self-realisation brings happens through any body-mind with resolving a practical problem in the
dead Prem Ahujas waist if the Defence story was true: that Com- and calm, peace and tranquility. What with it the peace and tranquility that the organism. Hence, he is anchored in peace present moment. The mischievous
mander Nanavatis .38 Smith & Wesson had accidentally gone off disturbed such moments are usually sage enjoys in his life. and harmony: he is continuously thinking mind dips into the past,
erratica during a scuffle between lover and cuckolded husband. memories of something one has done or A sage is considered a sage comfortable with himself and projects itself into future uncertainties
That mythic case had pitted Bombays toff-nosed Parsis not done or what one should have done. A because he seems to be anchored also comfortable with others. and interrupts the smooth and efficient
against its Partition-displaced Sindhis for the first time and presumably the load of guilt and shame, carried by the in peace and tranquility while Consciousness is the subjec- functioning of the working mind in the
last. But, in a 30-minute fusillade, Jethmalani accused the author of perpetrating ego and relived in memory every facing the usual pains and plea- tive and dynamic perceiving present moment.
the bias all over again, and totally ignoring her plaintive Objection, Milord! now and then, makes one extremely sures of daily living in his chosen aspect of the static Conscious- To prevent this, let not the thinking
There id been preening over how i'd painstakingly redeemed the victim who uncomfortable. Or, it could be something field of activity, like any other ness, while the objective aspect is mind have any sustenance. Purpose,
had been turned forever into Unmitigated Villain while Accused Ban Gaya that someone else did that affected one ordinary person. We are attracted the perceived, dreamed and effort, hope and belief become the
Hero, and here i was now blushing deeper than my scarlet crepe sari. adversely one way or other: a load of to the sage for this very reason. discriminated element. In other inspiration but when one pursues these
What chance did this puny Parsi have against the celebrated Sindhi a total hatred or jealousy for someone! What does Self-realisation words, the dream that is the values, one is usually unaware of the
reversal of the Blitz-pumped-up skew 60 years ago? The feisty nonagenarian So those rare moments of the sheer mean to the sage? Both the sage the phenomenal manifestation interconnected opposites to which they
also conclusively answered his version of the Beatles question: Will you still
heed me. Will I still bleed you,/ When Im 94?!
joy of Being are suddenly disturbed by
thoughts of blaming oneself or someone
and the ordinary person respond
to their respective names being
speaking occurs in Consciousness. It is
perceived and cognised in Cons-
are inevitably attached: hopelessness,
confusion, failure, frustration.
*** else for something. What would the called. In both cases, there is tree ciousness and is interpreted by In relying on ones personal effort,
Alec Smart said: Suresh Prabhus warning, To catch a train, dont position be if one could have been abso- identification with the body and the name Consciousness through the duality that is one should not forget the basic principle
take a plane. lutely convinced that no action is any- as an individual entity separate from all the basis for all phenomenal manifes- in every religion, Thy Will Be Done;
bachi.karkaria@timesgroup.com ones doing, that all actions were merely others. The sage, unlike an ordinary tation: the subject-object relationship. Inshah Allah; Thou art the Doer and
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/erratica a happening that simply had to happen? individual, totally accepts that every This does not mean that you do not Thou art the Experiencer.
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Reuters
Eat chocolate for a healthy heart
Moderate Consumption May Lower Risk Of Stroke, Research Finds
Getty Images
Olivia Blair ological materials and diet and week, one a week or one to three
lifestyle information were col- servings a month, had a lower

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n welcome news for chocolate lected from the participants, who risk of developing atrial
aficionados, a new study has also filled up a food frequency fibrillation than those who con-
suggested that it could be good questionnaire. The question- sumed less than one piece of
for the heart. naire listed 192 items, and partic- chocolate per month.
A new study, published in the ipants were asked to fill out their It is worth noting that while
British Medical Journal: Heart, daily consumption of the foods, participants who consumed
found that moderate chocolate including chocolate. more chocolate reported a high-
intake can be positively associat- Their health was also record- er level of calories consumed,
ed with lower risk of the heart ar- ed in follow-ups and, in total, they also generally had a higher
rhythmia condition atrial fibril- 3,346 cases of atrial fibrillation level of educational attainment.
A REASON TO DIG IN

Identified: Da Vincis
lation. The condition affects were reported among the partici- Researchers warned that possi-
around 8.8 million people in the pants during a median of 13 and a ble limitations arose over the
European Union, and is associat- The research was conducted half years of follow-up. fact that other factors could be re-
ed with a higher risk of a stroke, between 1993 and 1997 on just The researchers found that sponsible for the results and
heart failure, cognitive decline
and dementia.
over 55,000 people between the
ages of 50 and 64 in Denmark. Bi-
participants who ate either two
to six servings of chocolate a
called for further research in the
area. THE INDEPENDENT mom a poor peasant
THESE MAY BE OUR OLDEST ANCESTORS: An
artists depiction of the hominid Graecopithecus
New radar-like test to SPEAKING OF GREEN MODES OF TRAVEL... Reuters
who gave birth at 16
London: Researchers have grandmother in a decrepit
freybergi, which lived 7.2 million years ago in the
savannah of the Athens Basin, at the place of
detect mens fertility finally solved the mystery be-
hind the identity of Leonar-
farmhouse about a mile from
the town of Vinci in the Ital-
discovery, Pyrgos Vassilissis, with Mount Hymettos London: Scientists have developed a new do da Vincis mother, nearly ian Tuscan hills, The Times
& Mount Lykabettos in the background. The crea- radar-like test that uses magnets to examine five centuries after the iconic reported. The name emerged
ture, with origins in Europe, may be the oldest- human sperm without killing or damaging Italian artists death. from previously overlooked
known member of the human lineage that began them, an advance that may help improve the The identity of da Vincis archives in Florence and Vin-
after an evolutionary split from the line that led to diagnosis of fertility problems. mother has remained elusive, ci, including property tax re-
chimpanzees. Their discovery casts doubt on the The new Magnetic Resonance Spectros- even though he is one of the cords, Kemp said. Caterinas
view that humans split from apes five million years copy technique works like radar by firing greatest cultural figures in father disappeared when
ago in Africa, as reported by TOI on Wednesday pulses of energy at the sperm sample inside history. It was known so far she was young.
a scanner and then listening to the signal that his mother Caterina gave
Music the solution to our echoed by the molecules in response. This birth to an illegitimate son af- OLD MYSTERY
helps distinguish between populations of ter she was seduced by a law-
prejudices, study finds good or poor sperm, said researchers. yer at the age of 15. There was In 1451, when Caterina was
Most of the advanced techniques we even speculation in recent 15, she became pregnant by
Music may reduce feelings of prejudice between have available to examine the molecules in years that she was a slave. Ser Piero da Vinci, 25, a law-
people from different racial backgrounds, say sperm end up destroying them in the proc- Now, an art historian at yer working in Florence,
scientists. Researchers recorded a mock news ess by either adding stains or by breaking Oxford University in the UK Kemp said. Ser Piero was due
story featuring an Arab and an American actor open their membranes to look at the con- has revealed that the full to get married, and Caterina
playing music together, and then showed the tents, said Allan Pacey, a professor at the name of da Vincis mother was duly married off to Anto-
video clip to US participants who were not Arab. University of Sheffield in the UK. was Caterina di Meo Lippi. nio di Piero Buti, a local farm-
The team found that when viewing the two cultur- To potentially have a technique which Professor Martin Kemp er. Da Vinci was born on April
es collaborating on music, participants were prone can examine the molecular structure of discovered that Caterina was 14, 1452, when Caterina was 16,
to report more positive perceptions less of a sperm without damaging them is really ex- Passengers click pictures inside a new forest bus in Taipei, Taiwan, following its launch on Wednesday. a poor peasant, probably an and brought up in the house of
prejudiced view of Arabs. citing, Pacey added. PTI Introduced as part of an initiative to increase green spaces in the city, the bus, according to Taiwan orphan, living with her Ser Pieros father. PTI
News, is decorated with seasonal plants and will allow passengers to sit on grass as they travel around

How whales became the giants they are Google to track ad impact to real shops
G
AP
Washington: Scientists think expanded and the water circula- oogle already monitors be able to examine the specif- other companies that track ple to ensure its not inva-
they have answered a whale of a tion in the oceans changed. They online shopping and ic items purchased or how the data. By matching ad sive. He described the pro-
mystery: How the ocean crea- said cold water moved closer to now its keeping an eye much a specific individual clicks with this data, Google gramme as secure and priva-
tures got so huge so quickly. A the equator and then eventually on physical stores to try to spent. says it can automatically in- cy safe. But Ponemon said
few million years ago, the large- bubbled back up in patches rich sell more digital advertising. But even aggregated data form merchants when their that even if Google has good
st whales, averaged maybe 15 with small fishes and other small The company said on can sometimes be converted digital ads translate into intentions now, firms and
feet long. Thats big, but you critters that whales eat. Tuesday that a new tool will sales at a brick-and-mortar governments in the future
could still hold a fossil skull in Baleen whales, which track how much money peo- VIOLATION OF store. Previously, if people might not. AP
two hands. Then, seemingly
overnight, one type of whale
have no teeth, feed by gulping
tremendous amount of
ple spend in merchants
brick-and-mortar stores af-
PRIVACY? clicked on an ad without buy-
ing anything online, an ad-
The kinds of data that
Google is collecting also
the toothless baleens became ocean, filtering out the water ter clicking on their digital back to data that can identify vertiser might conclude that could become an inviting tar-
huge. Modern blue whales get and eating the critters they ads. The analysis will be individuals, said Larry Pone- the ad was a waste of money. get for hackers, said Miro
as big as 100 feet, the largest EVOLUTION OF THE BIGGEST MAMMAL capture. Toothed whales, like done by matching the com- mon, chairman of the Pone- Sridhar Ramaswamy, Copic, a marketing professor
creatures ever on Earth. sperm whales, hunt individ- bined ad clicks of people who mon Institute privacy re- Googles senior vice-presi- at San Diego State Universi-
We really are living in the Museum. the oceans and food supply for ual fish or squid, so the ocean are logged into Google ser- search firm. Google says it dent of ads and commerce, ty. ``The privacy implica-
time of giants, said study co-au- The study has proposed an whales. The researchers con- changes that made food less vices with their collective has access to roughly 70% of said the new tracking system tions of this are pretty mas-
thor Nicholas Pyenson of the answer: Ice ages in the last 3 to 5 cluded that when the size chang- evenly spread out didnt af- purchases on credit and deb- US credit and debit card sales was created in consultation sive, so Google needs to tread
Smithsonian Natural History million years started it, changing es started, the poles got colder, ice fect them as much. AP it cards. Google says it wont through partnerships with with incredibly smart peo- very carefully,'' Copic said.
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UK bombers dad, brother held in Libya Nepalese PM


quits, makes
way for Deuba
Tripoli Police Hint At IS Links; Britain Puts Lens On Modi calls May,
says we are united Abedi: From a Kathmandu: Nepal PM Pra-

Terror Network, Raises Threat Level To Critical


chanda resigned on Wednes-
against terror
univ dropout to
day after a brief stint of nine
months, honouring an under-

Manchester: British police


AFP
P M Narendra Modi called his
UK counterpart Theresa
standing with the ruling coa-
lition partner Nepali Cong-

suicide bomber
hunted on Wednesday for po- May on Wednesday to condemn ress to hand over the count-
tential accomplices who may the Manchester terror attack. rys leadership to the largest
have helped Salman Abedi bu- Called @Number10gov party in Parliament.
ild the bomb that killed 22 peo- @theresa_may to express our AP His resignation has clea-
ple at a concert in Manchester solidarity with UK after the Manchester: Salman Abe- red way for his former rival
and who could be ready to kill terror attack. We stand together di, the suicide bomber who and Nepali Congress chief
again. As police tried to piece against terror, the PM tweeted. killed 22 people in the attack Sher Bahadur Deuba, whose
together the British-born In a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, on an Ariana Grande pop appointment is likely to be
Abedis past, Prime Minister President Pranab Mukherjee concert in Manchester, was a confirmed in a parliamentary
Theresa May said security of- conveyed his condolences on business and management vote within the next 10 days.
ficials had raised their assess- the lives lost and said the student who dropped out of Prachanda said he had follo-
ment of the threat to Britain to recurring terror attacks across Salford University in 2014. wed a balanced foreign policy
critical, indicating an at- the globe are a grim reminder of Born to a devoutly Isla- and succeeded in normali-
tack is imminent. the need to intensify global fight mic Libyan family, newspa- sing relations with his neigh-
Part of that threat assess- against terrorism. We are pers said he was known to bouring countries PTI
ment is the fear that Abedi, shocked by the terror attack. the security services and the
who blew himself up in the India condemns this heinous Financial Times said he had A file photo of Salman Abedi
bomb attack, could have been attack in strongest terms. We turned to radical Islam in re-
working as part of a group
with possible links to mili-
stand in solidarity with the
people and the government of
cent years. Abedi, 22, worshi-
ped at a suburban mosque,
school friend as saying he left
three weeks ago and retur-
Everest toll
tants who have the competen-
ce to plot and execute suicide
the United Kingdom in this
difficult hour, he said. TNN
where his father sometimes
performed the call to prayer.
ned in the last few days. Poli-
ce said they were seeking to
mounts to 10
bombings. Police have so far Abedis family have lived establish whether Abedi
announced five arrests and
Abedis home was raided by
Britons hold a vigil for the victims in Manchester as UK beefs up security across the country 2 oppn parties to in the Fallowfield area of so-
uth Manchester for 10 years.
worked alone, or acted as
part of a network.
in a month
special forces about 12 hours
after the suicide attack. One of Home secy slams US for leaking sensitive info on bombing resume campaign Police raided an address in
the modestly well-to-do area
Abedis family were lin-
ked to the Didsbury Mosque,
Kathmandu: Sherpas have
found four climbers dead in
the five was carrying a packa-
ge when he was arrested in the
town of Wigan, 27 km to the
B ritains home secretary criticised US officials on Wednesday for leaking sensitive information about
the inquiry into the Manchester attack. Amber Rudd told Sky News that US officials provided
information to the news media that Britain preferred to keep confidential for reasons of operational
T wo British opposition
parties said on Wednesday
they would resume election
on Tuesday. A 23-year-old
man was also arrested. Fal-
lowfield resident Peter Jo-
a Victorian former Metho-
dist chapel that was bought
in 1967 by donors from the Sy-
their tents on Mt Everest, offi-
cials said on Wednesday, ta-
king the toll on the worlds hig-
west of Manchester city cent- security. Rudd said the element of surprise in the police and security service measures could be campaigning later this week. nes, 53, described the area as rian Arab community. His hest peak to 10 in the past
re, police said. compromised by information being released too quickly. Rudd said she had complained to US officials Ahead of the June 8 election, quiet and safe. Reports sa- father Ramadan had someti- month. The climbers were fo-
Also, Abedis father and to make sure the flow of information is staunched. British officials hadnt, for example, released the the UK Independence Party id Abedis parents fled Libya mes performed the call to und at Camp Four, at 26,246ft,
the younger brother also have name of the bomber until it surfaced in the US media based on leaks from US officials briefed by their (UKIP) will launch its policy to escape regime of former prayer and his brother Isma- Mingma Sherpa said.
been arrested in Tripoli, a spo- British counterparts. Other details also surfaced first because of leaks in Washington. AP pledges on Thursday, and dictator Muammar Gaddafi. el had been a volunteer. Two of the dead were fore-
kesman for a local counter-ter- Labours national campaign Around 16,000 Libyans li- A member of the mos- igners and rescuers believed
rorism force said on Wednes- terror group, spokesman Ah- said. He was in contact with That is what the investigation will restart on Friday. ve in UK and Manchester is que, Mohammed Saeed, said they had suffocated. It is most
day. The counter-terrorism med Bin Salem said. He did his brother and he knew about is focusing on, a source with home to the largest commu- when he once gave a sermon likely they died from carbon
force detained the father, Ra- not give any details on the rea- the attack. He said the young- knowledge of the British in- nity. Abedi was the second denouncing terror, Abedi monoxide poisoning by using
madan Abedi, outside his ho- sons why the father was arres- er brother had travelled from vestigation said. A second so- Man with knife held youngest of four children, stared him down. Salman their stoves in the tent without
me in the Tripoli suburb of
Ayn Zara on Wednesday after-
ted. But Hashem Abedi had be-
en in touch with attacker Sal-
London to Tripoli on April 16.
Manchester police chief
urce said investigators su-
spect an accomplice helped
near Buckingham including another son and
one daughter. One member
showed me a face of hate af-
ter that, Saeed said of the
proper ventilation, US clim-
ber Alan Arnette said. The
noon. A witness said he was
handcuffed by armed men
who drove him away in two
man Abedi, Bin Salem said,
and was suspected of plan-
ning to carry out an attack in
constable Ian Hopkins told re-
porters it was very clear that
they were investigating what
Abedi build the bomb and
then plot the attack.
UKs interior minister, Am-
A man carrying a knife was
on Wednesday arrested
near Buckingham Palace in
of the community said, He
was a quiet boy, always re-
spectful. His brother Ismael
2015 encounter. He was sho-
wing me hatred. Abedi used
an IED, packed with metal, to
sherpas who discovered the bo-
dies were on their way to retrie-
ve the body of Vladimir Strba
unmarked vehicles. the Libyan capital. We have he called a network. He de- ber Rudd, said Abedi had re- London. The man was detained is outgoing, but Salman was massacre concertgoers and who died in the weekend. PTI
The force, known as Rada, evidence that he is involved in clined to give any further deta- cently returned from Libya on The Mall, the street that quiet. He is such an unlikely end his own life. The Times
detained the brother Hashem Daesh (Islamic State) with his ils on the investigation. The and her French counterpart, leads up to the Palace, after person to have done this. reported Abedi had placed
Abedi, who was born in 1997,
on Tuesday evening on suspi-
brother. We have been follo-
wing him for more than one
question is: Was he acting alo-
ne or was he part of a network
Gerard Collomb, said he had
proven links with IS and may
Metropolitan Police officers on
patrol in the area stopped and
Abedi had recently retur-
ned from Libya, according to
the device in a suitcase that
he set on the ground before it Jakarta suicide
cion of links to Islamic State month and a half, Bin Salem of others who want to kill. have visited Syria too. REUTERS searched him. The Times, which cited a detonated. AFP
bombing kills
Tragic end: Among the victims children, parents, cop Facebook
Homeless men who
became heroes cop, 9 injured
Jakarta: A suspected suicide
Dan Bilefsky & Iliana Magra

London: A 15-year-old con-


Campbell, said the search for
her daughter, which had in-
cluded a heart-wrenching ap-
commemorate events such as
the 9/11 attack and the Orlan-
do shooting last June.
after by child services the go-
vernment said.
At least two other pa-
irdre Barlow, who was played
by the actress Anne Kirkbri-
de. The tattoo led him to appe-
C hris Parker, 33, was there
near the Manchester Arena
because it was a good place to
bombing near a bus terminal
in Jakarta on Wednesday
certgoer, a 29-year-old public peal on television, had ended As more victims were rents, Alison Howe and Lisa ar on Tattoo Fixers, a Bri- beg. Stephen Jones, 35, was killed a policeman and in-
relations manager, a police of- with devastating news. RIP identified, parents of the yo- Lees, were killed. The two tish reality television series. sleeping nearby. Now, both jured nine other people, in-
ficer and four parents who we- my darling precious gorgeous ung concertgoers emerged as mothers, who were friends, His social media posts sho- homeless men are being cluding four officers.
re waiting to pick up their girl Olivia Campbell taken far particularly hard hit. Most had been waiting for their wed a man with a good sense of praised as heroes. Parker, 33, Vice National Police Chief
daughters after a show beca- far to soon go sing with the an- had come to pick up their daughters, both 15. The pub- humour, who loved to do im- was panhandling outside the Syafruddin, who uses one
me on Wednesday the latest gels and keep smiling mum- children and were waiting lic relations manager, Mar- pressions and dress as his fa- arena when the bomb name, said an initial investi-
victims to be identified in Bri- my loves you so much, Camp- just outside the arena exact- tyn Hett, from Stockport in vorite stars. He enjoyed the exploded. Rather than running gation showed there were two
tains deadliest terror assault bell wrote on Facebook. ly the spot struck by the bom- Greater Manchester, had a music of Mariah Carey and for safety, he went to the aid of explosions and a suspected su-
since 2005. Kelly Brewster (L), 32, reportedly The latest teenage victim ber. Among them were a Po- fondness for tattoos and for Michael Bolton. On Insta- victims, comforting a girl who icide bomber had also died.
In all, 22 people died and 59 died shielding her niece and to be identified, Nell Jones, lish couple, Angelika and the popular British soap ope- gram, he posted photographs had lost her legs, wrapping her Human body parts and
were wounded. As of Wednes- sister from the suicide bomb was a 14-year-old student. Jo- Marcin Klis, who lived in ra Coronation Street. His of a gay pride event in Brigh- in a T-shirt and cradling a dying shattered glass were strewn
day afternoon, 12 victims had nes was a member of the York. Their deaths were con- death was confirmed on ton in August 2016, and he woman in his arms. Jones said across the road following the
been identified. Those killed ly Brewster, 32, who had been Knutsford Young Farmers, a firmed by the Polish govern- Twitter by a friend and by his described having been a ve- he pulled nails out of childrens attack in Kampung Melayu
in the attack include Saffie Ro- trying to shield her sister and famers club dedicated to sup- ment. They had driven their brother Dan Hett. Martyn gan. Hett had been planning a arms and faces. After his terminal. It was not clear who
se Roussos, 8; Georgina Betha- niece from the blast. porting young people in the two daughters, Alex and Pat- Hett was such a devoted fan of trip to the US, and had been so actions became known, an was behind the attack but In-
ny Callander, 18, a health and Olivia Campbell, 15, was agriculture and the countrysi- rycja, to the concert. The kids Coronation Street that he excited that he had counted online fund-raising page was donesia has been on high alert
social care student; John At- added to the roster on Wednes- de. On Facebook, Jones had are safe. One of the girls is un- had a tattoo on his leg of one down the days on his Facebo- set up for Parker and it raised after a string of attacks in re-
kinson, in his late 20s; and Kel- day. Her mother, Charlotte used her profile picture to derage, so she is being looked of the shows characters, De- ok page. NYT NEWS SERVICE $40,000 by Wednesday. NYT cent times by IS. AGENCIES

WORLD DIGEST

Chinese couple
Construct peace, Pope tells Trump
Vatican City: President Do-
AFP
AROUND THE WORLD
Reuters

abducted in nald Trump and Pope Francis, Nato to join USs


Pakistan two leaders with contrasting
styles and differing worldvi-
anti-IS coalition
ews, met at the Vatican on
A rmed men abducted a
Chinese couple in the
Wednesday, setting aside their
previous clashes to broadcast
D iplomatic sources said on
Wednesday that Nato
would join the US-led
Pakistani city of Quetta on
a tone of peace for an audience anti-Islamic State coalition,
Wednesday, an attack likely
around the globe. meeting a key demand of
to raise concerns in Beijing
Trump smiled broadly, the Donald Trump, who had asked
about its huge investment
pope smiled less, but both ag- the alliance to do more to fight
plans. Chinas envoy to
reed, at least for a day, to settle Islamist terrorism. Trump was
Pakistan has urged Islama-
on the same message: the need due to meet Nato leaders in
bad to improve security,
to avoid conflict. It is my desi- Brussels on Thursday to press
especially in the province of
re that you become an olive his case. There were reports
Balochistan, where China is
tree to construct peace, the that France and Germany will
building a new port and
Pope said. Trump responded: The Trumps met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday. In one of agree to the US plan. This
funding roads as part of the
We can use peace. The pope the lighter moments of the meeting, the pope made an allusion to specifically will involve an
$57 billion China-Pakistan
gave the president a medal fea- Trumps imposing size. What do you feed him on? Potica? Pope Francis expansion of flights by NATO's
Economic Corridor.
turing an olive branch. Pope asked Melania, in a reference to a calorie-laden cake that comes from AWACS surveillance aircraft
Francis urged Trump to be a currently supporting anti-IS
In Oz, Indians murder her native Slovenia. Some reporters heard the first lady replying pizza
peacemakerand three bound operations in Syria and Iraq. US
conviction quashed: An Actor Jeff Goldblum (R) looks on as his Canadian wife Emilie Livingston (L) and their 22-month-old son
papal documents that to some edition set of Martin Luther Trump departed, he told the secretary of state Rex Tillerson
Indian national who was are sworn in as US citizens at a naturalisation ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday
degree define his papacy and King Jrs works, an engraved pope, Thank you, I wont for- said he expected NATO to join
found guilty of the murder of
priorities, including the fami- stone from the King memorial get what you said. despite reservations by some
her former lovers fiancee in Man hides ring inside Man wrestles with 8ft-long
2015 has had her conviction
ly and the environment. in Washington and a bronze Trump tweeted later that members states which are Scotland Yard wound for nurse GF: A python to save dog: An 8ft
In exchange, Trump pre- sculpture of a flowering lotus the meeting was the honour fearful of getting dragged into
quashed by an Australian
court and will face a retrial.
sented the pontiff with first- titled Rising Above. When of a lifetime. AP another conflict. AGENCIES gets its first groom-to-be chose the unusual
way to pop the big question to
python slithered into a Florida
garage, startling an unsuspect-
The New South Wales court
of Criminal Appeal upheld
bi-gender officer his girlfriend by hiding the ing homeowner who was

Taiwan court backs same-sex marriage


engagement ring in a wound in taking his dog for a walk.
Manisha Patels appeal. The
then 32-year-old was found
guilty by a jury in July 2015
A n UK police officer has
been issued both male and
female identifications, making
his stomach. The man had
persuaded a surgeon to hide
the gold ring inside his body
Joseph Liscinsky said he
quickly put his dog back inside
his Pembroke Pines house.
for allegedly killing 28-year- AFP her Scotland Yards first bi- and then asked his girlfriend to Then, he said the python bit his
Taipei: Taiwans constitutio- union shall be allowed to have brellas to ward off a drizzle.
old Purvi Joshi in 2013 in gender recruit. The officer has help change the dressing. fingers as he wrestled with it
nal court declared on Wednes- their marriage registration ef- This ruling has made me
Sydney. She was sentenced been named only as Callum, or When the nurse removed the before wildlife officials arrived.
day that same-sex couples ha- fectuated, the court said. very happy, said Chi Chia-
to 24 years in jail. Abi if using a female identity. It dressing, she spotted the ring
ve the right to legally marry, Lesbian, gay, bisexual and wei, a veteran gay rights acti-
the first such ruling in Asia. transgender rights activists vist who had petitioned the co- is different from transgender, and broke down in tears, Missing earring halts TV
Pak hangs 2 terrorists when a person transitions from accepting her boyfriends weather forecast: A Phila-
The court, known as the Ju- had harboured high hopes the- urt to take up the issue.
for school massacre: male to female or vice versa, weird proposal. delphia meteorologist has a TV
dicial Yuan, said current mar- ir years of campaigning for Sexual orientation is an
Pakistan hanged two Taliban and involves surgery. The move news anchor to thank for
riage laws were in violation of same-sex marriage would win immutable characteristic that
terrorists on Wednesday was announced as part of a Woman held for damaging finding an earring that fell off
both the peoples freedom of the courts backing. The ru- is resistant to change, the co-
convicted by the military project titled Bring Your Whole ex-hubbys $350k property: during her live forecast. In a
marriage... and the peoples ling Democratic Progressive urt said in its ruling.
court of their involvement in Self to Work. Abi is a part of Police have charged a 61-year- video, she can be seen giving
right to equality, and it gave Party that swept national elec- Furthermore, the free-
the 2014 Peshawar school me that exists and I want that old New York woman with the details for Memorial Day
two years for legal amend- tions in the self-ruled island dom of marriage for two per-
massacre that left over 150 part to be recognised and causing more than $350,000 in weekend weather when her
ments to allow same-sex mar- supported the change. sons of the same sex, once le-
dead. The terrorists had validated. But Im still the damage to artwork, antiques earring pops off. Moments
riage. If relevant laws are not Same-sex activists in Taipei Hundreds of supporters of gally recognised, will consti-
been tried by military courts same person whether Im and other personal property at later, the anchor walks behind
amended or enacted within celebrate the landmark decision, same-sex marriage gathered tute the collective basis, to-
and had confessed to their presenting as Callum or Abi- her ex-husbands home. Cops her, hunched over, looking for
the said two years, two persons which paved the way for the in the street next to the islands gether with opposite-sex
crimes before a magistrate .Youre just looking at a differ- said Ana Rockman, of Elmont, the earring as he blocks the
of the same sex who intend to island to become the first country parliament to celebrate the de- marriage, for a stable socie-
and trial court, it said. ent number, the officer said. surrendered after the crime. graphic for the forecast.
create the said permanent in Asia to legalise gay marriage cision, holding colourful um- ty, it said. REUTERS
TIMES BUSINESS THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD | THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

BITCOIN HITS NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF OVER $2,400 IKEA NAMES JESPER BRODIN, 48, AS NEW CEO
ON SOARING DEMAND FOR CRYPTO-ASSETS TO LEAD ASIA EXPANSION, ONLINE BUSINESS

China hit by first Moodys HCL Tech


plans `3.5k-cr
In reforms US co Ebix
buys 80% in
downgrade since 1989 buyback push, govt e-payments
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
firm Itzcash
Ratings Co Warns Of Fading Fin Strength As Debt Mounts
Bengaluru: HCL Technologi-
es, Indias fourth largest soft-
ware services company, said it
scraps FIPB TIMES NEWS NETWORK

M
Bengaluru: US-based softwa-
oodys Investors Servi-
ce cut its rating on Chi-
nas debt for the first
DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT
will buy back shares at Rs 1,000,
a17% premium to Wednesdays
closing price of Rs 855.
Move Aimed At Improving re solutions provider Ebix has
bought an 80% stake in digital
time since 1989, challenging
the view that the nations lea-
Credit/GDP ratio and GDP growth for China and India, and
respective S&P rating Credit/GDP GDP Growth (Right)
In 2010, it (S&P)
increased
The buyback size of 35 mil-
lion shares is Rs 3,500 crore, re-
Ease Of Doing Business payments firm Itzcash for Rs
800 crore at a time when online
dership will be able to rein in CHINA INDIA presenting 2.48% and 2.45% of TIMES NEWS NETWORK a statement said. payments has piqued the inter-
Chinas rating from A+
leverage while maintaining 210 11 210 11 the fully paid-up equity share On May 16, TOI was the est of financial and strategic
the pace of economic growth. to AA and has never capital of the company as of New Delhi: The Cabinet on first to report on the move investors. The deal, which is a
Stocks and the yuan slipped 190 10 190 10 adjusted it since, even March 31, 2016 and 2017 respecti- Thursday approved phasing to phase out FIPB. 100% secondary sale of shares,
in early trading after Moodys AA- 170 170 as growth experienced vely, HCL said in a filing. out of the Foreign Invest- FIPB was set up in 1991 valued the Mumbai-based
9 9
reduced the rating to A1 from
150 150
a decline. In contrast, HCL said the offer will be to ment Promotion Board along with industrial de-li- company at Rs 1,000 crore.
Aa3 on Wednesday, with mar- 8 8 Indias ratings are equity shareholders of the (FIPB) the agency set up censing. At that time, FDI in The transaction will give
kets paring losses in the after- A+ 130 130 company as on record date of at the time of economic libe- most sectors required go- exits to venture capital inves-
stuck at BBB-, despite
noon. Moodys cited the likeli- 7 7 ralisation nearly 26 years vernment approval with the tors Matrix Partners, Intel Ca-
110
Rating upgrade by
110 improvement in growth
hood of a material rise in eco-
90 S&P in Dec 2010 6 90 6 and macro-economic 17% PREMIUM ago taking another step Prime Ministers Office di- pital and Lightspeed Venture
nomy-wide debt and the bur- BBB- towards improving the ease- rectly overseeing the process. Partners, which collectively
from A+ to AA- stability since 2014
den that will place on the states 70 5 70 5 May 25. The opening and clo- of-doing business in the co- Over the years, most sectors owned around one-third of
finances, while also changing 2009 2016 2009 2016 ECONOMIC SURVEY 2016-17 sing dates of the buyback pro- untry and pushing ahead have been opened up and the the company. They are likely
the outlook to stable from nega- gramme, which received sha- with economic reforms. need for FIPB nod has been to have clocked 3-5X return on
Source: WDI, S&P, RBI, Credit Suisse & BIS
tive. Its absolutely ground- reholder approval last month, Now, administrative mi- dispensed with, reducing re- their initial investments,
less for Moodys to argue that The ratings company has hind the curve, nor is such President Xi Jinpings go- has not yet been announced. quirement for investors to co- mopping up about $45 million
local government financing ve- underestimated the capability pushback unique US Trea- vernment can simultaneous- Indian IT companies have YOU READ IT HERE FIRST me to the government. among the three of them.
hicles and state-owned enter- of the government to deepen sury officials questioned the ly cut excessive leverage and been under pressure from in- At present, applications The rest of the stake was
prise debt will swell the govern- reform and boost demand, the credibility of a 2011 downgra- steady growth, all with a twi- vestors to boost returns in a are considered by FIPB, sold by the promoters, the Es-
ments contingent liabilities, ministry said. de from Standard & Poors. ce-a-decade reshuffle of top challenging industry scenario, Reform push by which is under the depart- sel group, and the manage-
according to a response relea-
sed by the ministry of finance.
It wouldnt be the first ti-
me a rating company was be-
Still, the move underscores
broader doubts over whether
party posts looming later this
year. BLOOMBERG
through dividends and buy-
backs. TCS and Infosys recent- govt may lead to ment of economic affairs
in the finance ministry,
ment. The promoters will now
hold the remaining 20% stake
ly announced share buyback
plans of Rs 16,000 crore and
FIPB phaseout comprising various secre-
taries in the government
after the new funding. There
Automatic Nods GETTING VE
` 800CR DEAL
ArcelorMittal
Paytm steps on the gas
Rs 13,000 crore respectively. INNOVATI for making recommenda-
In More Sectors: Instead of seeking FIPB
Cognizant has lined up a $3.4- Eco Affairs Secy approvahave
l, investors will tions on FDI applications.
to inform RBI
billion buyback. Sidhartha & Surojit Gupta
TNN
simply
But sectors like defence After the Cabinet decision, is no primary capital that has
agrees on
ment and telecom, where security
New Delhi: The govern
is hoping to do away with -
Promo
the considerations require
nod, will pose a challen
FIPB
ge it would be handled inde- come into the payments firm.
Foreign Investment
set new
pendently by the admini- Itzcash, which started off

in hotel, travel space


tion Boardthe agency Govt may also allow
ic li- investment instruments,
up at the time of econom to
agoas
strative ministries overse- in 2006 as a multi-service pre-
HDFC, Max Fin beralization 25 years beyond equity shares,

sops to seal
and
it further eases rules
to do boost FDI in start-ups
al for unlisted firms
away with prior approv
-
s- investment and allow
new in-
struments that go beyond
the Das told TOI in an intervi
ew.
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eing a particular sector for paid card company, had repor-
FIPB was set up in

say no word from


t
i- traditional equity shares
boost the start-up eco-sys
to
tem. along with industrial
sing. At that time, FDI
delice
in mo
which foreign investment ted Rs 240 crore in revenues
l king at other

$900m SAIL JV Digbijay.Mishra


@timesgroup.com
has been using cashbacks
and discounting to get a foot-
as it would also mean higher
volumes of transactions on
govt on merger
The Times of India dated May16, 2016

nistries and departments


proposals are made.
The idea is to move to-
wards more opening up
last fiscal and has said it was
profitable. Ebix is an insuran-
ce software solutions provi-
New Delhi: ArcelorMittal, print into the travel and mo- the platform. While incum- New Delhi: HDFC and Max will process applications for and to have more and more der with a market capitalisa-
the worlds largest steel pro- Bengaluru: On the back of vie ticketing sector. bents like MakeMyTrip and Financial on Wednesday cla- FDI proposals, which require process-driven activities tion of $1.7 billion. It has in-
ducer, on Wednesday agreed raising $1.4 billion from Soft- TOI reported earlier that BookMyShow have been in- rified to the exchanges that government approval. The and methods. In fact, today vested in other Indian compa-
to make concessions to the Bank, Paytm is making ag- Paytm was in talks with vesting in discounts, their qu- they have not received any department of industrial po- nobody visits North Block nies like Healthcare Magic
Steel Authority of India (SA- gressive moves to challenge events ticketing platform In- antum too has increased as Pa- communication either from licy and promotion (DIPP) for FIPB clearance because and fintech startup Finly.
IL) to seal a delayed $897-mil- existing players in verticals sider.in for a majority stake, ytm is trying to disrupt the the government or regulator under the commerce mini- everything is online. The Having established our
lion automotive joint venture. like movie ticketing, travel a move aimed at countering market with freebies. To be su- for the proposed amalgama- stry will issue the standard application is online, the leadership position across pa-
The two companies are clo- and hotels with the help of BookMyShows event busi- re, MMT spent almost 50% ad- tion of HDFC Life and Max operating procedure (SOP) clarifications, if any, are yments, remittances and cor-
se to ironing out key commer- deep discounts. ness. Paytm wants to genera- ditional funds for marketing group entities. for processing applications. online, consultations with porate solutions, we will dee-
cial terms to close the deal, in- The payments firm has te about $1 billion from these and sales promotions in the The proposed merger is fa- .foreign investors will ministries are also done on- pen our foray into areas of cre-
cluding non-compete and exit also transferred a senior ex- businesses and adding the quarter ending March 2017 at cing regulatory hurdles due to find India as more attractive line, economic affairs se- dit, insurance, healthcare and
clauses as well as finalising ecutive Nitin Misra, who was $78.8 million compared to $53 the complex nature of the destination and this will re- cretary Shaktikanta Das investments. This partners-
policy on arbitration, three head of products for its core TAKING million a year ago. MMT also scheme involving merger of a sult in more inflow of FDI. had told TOI in an intervi- hip and their experience in fi-
sources with direct knowled- payments business, to lead recently raised $330 million to non-insurance entity with an The move will provide ease- ew last year. nancial services will help us
ge of the negotiations said. the hotels and packages seg-
ON RIVALS take on the likes of Paytm and insurer. Max Financial Servi- of-doing business and will India Inc cheered the become a platform for a lot of
The deal would help SAIL, ment. Misra, a former Airtel online hotels business would Oyo Rooms. ces, promoted by $2-billion help in promoting the princi- move, saying it reflects the financial services products,
which has been in the red official, is in active discus- improve its chances. Deep Kalra, founder and Max Group, is the holding ple of maximum governance governments commit- Itzcashs managing director
for at least seven straight qu- sions with stakeholders in A Paytm spokesperson group CEO, MMT, said, We company for Max Life. AGENCIES and minimum government, ment to reforms. Naveen Surya told TOI.
arters, compete with local the online hotel business, in- confirmed the new role of believe that specialisation and
rivals such as JSW Steel and cluding internet-based star- Misra in the company. After focused attention are key to TECHTONIC
Tata Steel who have foreign tups in the hospitality space, two years as head of pay- winning customers confiden-

bookmarks
partnerships to make steel multiple people aware of the ment products, Nitin is now ce in this space. While a Bo-
for the car industry. development said. These bu- looking forward to setting up okMyShow spokesperson re-
sinesses are being allocated the hotels and packages ver- fused to comment, an executi-
The deal would help bigger budgets, which will be tical in Paytm, the spoke- ve at the firm said that the
SAIL, which has been largely used for discounting sperson said. company has been in the busi-
in the red for at least and marketing to garner sha-
res from players like Make-
Sources aware of the com-
panys plans pointed out Pa-
ness with long-term plans and
sudden discounting by a new
Documentary Storm
seven straight
quarters, compete
MyTrip, BookMyShow, Oyo
Rooms and others. Paytm
ytm wants to aggressively pe-
netrate these new businesses
player cannot be the solution
to win the market.
T his website is home to free documentary
films that are both, educational and
entertaining. Its stream-able videos are
with local rivals such
divided into more than 20 categories,
as JSW Steel and including art, biography, conspiracy, crime,
Tata Steel
SAIL did not respond to an
email seeking comment.
Comm dept seeks sops Classics for Kids
culture, environment, history, lifestyle,
nature, religion, sexuality, sports and
technology. You can search for a title by
keyword, or explore Documentary Storm by My Script Font
The proposed JV is also
R esearch has shown that music
crucial for ArcelorMittal as
India is the only steel market
where demand is rising incre-
dibly and the government po-
for small exporters education plays a big role in a childs
mental development, often resulting in
overall improved academic performance.
But encouraging your little champ to
sections such as Top 100, New Arrivals, or
Surprise Me where you are presented
with a random documentary to watch every
time. Some of the videos might not play in
T his creative web app lets you create
a font of your handwriting that you
can then use on your computer. To do this,
you will need to download and print a
licy is increasingly favouring Sidhartha@timesgroup.com rent level of 7% (of expor- actually pick an instrument to learn is easier your browser due to format issues, but dont template file from the website. Then, use a
locally made products. EYEING BOOSTER ters) to the global average of said than done. Here, Classics for Kids can worry: Documentary Storm has over 900 thick black pen and fill in the alphabets in
The company, controlled New Delhi: The commerce 350 around 20%. While the go- help. This website is home to a weekly titles with more added regularly so youll your natural handwriting in the space
Exports (In $bn)
by billionaire Lakshmi Mit- department is expected to vernment is favourable to podcast that brings western classicals always have enough to watch. allotted. After youre done, scan the
tal, has unsuccessfully tried push for higher interest subsi- the plan, the finance mini- documentarystorm.com completed sheet in 300 or 600dpi and
greatest composers to life through music
to gain a foothold in India for dy and a wider export credit stry needs to allocate funds.
314 and stories. You can stream each episode, finally, upload the file back onto the
almost a decade. insurance as it seeks to make 310 It is not difficult for large ex-
or download them for listening on your website. My Script Font creates a .ttf file
India is drafting a land-for- life easier for small exporters. porters but it is the smaller
assets policy, among a raft of 300 phone, digital audio player or computer. that you can rename and download onto
As part of a review of the Fo- players who need export cre-
measures, aimed at attracting reign Trade Policy, the depart- 300 dit insurance, said a source. You can browse the website by composer your computer. To install it, double-click the
foreign investment into the ment is also seeking to widen The commerce depart- and it even has a music dictionary; sections file and then on the Install button. Or, drag
274
worlds third largest steel pro- the services basket and make ment, which has an allocation dedicated to the types of instruments, and drop the TTF file into the Fonts folder
ducing market. REUTERS it more attractive for foreig- of a little under Rs 4,500 crore musical careers and games. The website under C:\Windows\. Your font will then be
ners to study and receive me- 262 for the current financial year, also has teaching resources for music accessible through word processing
250
dical treatment in India. 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- is hoping that additional teachers. In fact, even if you are looking for software like MS Word. You can now type
13 14 15 16 17 a crash course in music appreciation for complete documents in your own
Commerce and industry funds would be available in
Source: Commerce dept
minister Nirmala Sithara- the supplementary demand yourself, bookmark this site. handwriting for that personal touch.
man has already flagged the available to exporters from for grants. In any case, it is www.classicsforkids.com www.myscriptfont.com
two areas small exporters select sectors, and is now see- showcasing its spending re-
and services for review of king an enhancement. They cord to argue for more funds.

downloads
the Foreign Trade Policy, added that the annual subsi- In case of services, the go-
which is likely to be released dy outgo would be close to vernment believes that there
next month, in time for the Rs 2,500 crore so that a wider should be an enhanced focus
switchover to GST. section of exporters, especi- on sectors beyond IT that is
Sources said the commer-
ce department has spent Rs
ally SMEs, could benefit.
Similarly, in case of Ex-
hit by protectionist regimes
across several parts of the
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port Credit Guarantee Cor-
poration, the idea is to take
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ralia and Singapore, which I n this game, you have to defuse multiple
bombs, moving from one to the next
before each timer runs out. But here
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animations out of your text messages.
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explosive, you have to make your way Next, tap the top bar to view all the songs without using the internet. The only

Cos scramble to hire GST specialists


through a maze of road blocks; cross roads in Dittys database. Here, you can browse requirement is that the app should be
while avoiding vehicular traffic and by categories such as Free, Mood, Pop, Hip installed on both devices. During initial set
traverse fast-flowing rivers by hopping Hop, Party and more. You get over 50 free up you will need to assign a username and
from one floating barrel to the other all of tunes, which can be matched with your select the images, videos and music you
Namrata.Singh lists required to support the this while avoiding text. Or, you can want to share
@timesgroup.com Over the last one week, there have enablement of the whole snipers and choose a song from publicly with your
been numerous postings with movement of GST and that grenadiers. Along your phone and tap friends. The Android
Mumbai: Even as the job sce- will cover every function. the way, you also the Next button. version also lets you
nario in a few sectors beco- candidates being offered salaries There will be people that have to pick up Ditty then creates a share app installers.
mes a bit grim, a new demand in the Rs 3-7L per annum range will handle the e-payment coins to upgrade simple animation of Yo! even lets you
for GST specialists and model, the flow of informa- your bomb suit, your message, message users who
GST professionals is crea- ing offered salaries in the Rs tion, the flow of money and collect power-ups accompanied with are on the same
ting a lot of positivity. Recru- 3-7 lakh per annum range by this also creates a new av- the protection of privacy
like a flash bang and special letters that your text being sung out in the song style Wi-Fi network. However, you need to first
itment sites are brimming some companies. enue for IT professionals, along that flow. Its hard to
unlock new environments. While Bomb that you chose. You can also add a register with your Facebook ID or mobile
with job postings on GST (Go- An FMCG company put who may have lost their jobs, predict what it will look like,
ods and Services Tax) specia- out an advertisement for a to re-skill and help with their but there will be opportuniti-
Hunters defuses dynamites automatically, background GIF from Giphy via the app; number. You can even create a HyperNet
lists and professionals who GST specialist with know- expertise in project manage- es that will get created. digital explosives require you to follow alternatively, you could select a picture Group and add friends to it. Whenever the
can join companies on an ur- ledge of direct taxation and ment. A GST specialist may Dupuis said companies instructions before the timer runs out; from your smartphone or record a app is launched, it will display who is
gent basis to assist them in is offering a salary of Rs 7 well turn out to be the new are at the cusp of understan- directional touch buttons help you 10-second video to go with your message. online. Your dashboard will show basic
compliance and implementa- lakh per annum. The de- version of a data scientist. ding how the implementa- navigate the map. The game boasts of When youre done, you can share your statistics on how many files have been
tion work concerning this mand for GST specialists Paul Dupuis, the newly tion would take place and superb graphics, and its gameplay keeps ditty with friends via WhatsApp, Twitter shared and the data you have saved by
landmark tax reform. and professionals is way be- appointed MD & CEO at are thus looking out for you on your toes all the time. and Facebook. transferring them offline.
Over the last one week, yond services being offered Randstad India, told TOI, I specialists. Android, iOS | Free Android, iOS | Free Android, iOS | Free
there have been numerous by audit and taxation firms see new opportunities in Ashutosh Desai & Savio DSouza
For more tech stories, visit toitech.com
postings with candidates be- in India. Hiring experts said GST. There will be specia-  Continued on P16
16 TIMES BUSINESS THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

Desi cos to partner Smaller cos


need help
DBS India to take mobile-only
global def suppliers with GST
 From P15
bank account to desktops too
Mayur.Shetty@timesgroup.com DBS Bank last year The bank plans to soon tie up

A
BANKING ON THE GO
Govt To Roll Out Strategic Partnership Policy s for candidates, Dupuis
said, Project managers Mumbai: DBS India plans to
pioneered digital
only banking by
Volume of mobile banking
with multiple non-life and he-
alth insurance companies as
would be required and widen the scope of the count- transactions in March, 2017 well. When the insurance re-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK the SP policy, which has been company will be selected as IT people are typically agile rys first mobile-only bank ac- launching a zero Bank (in lakhs)
gulator allowed open architec-
under discussion for the last the strategic partner at a ti- and generally good at project count to include desktop ban- balance account ture (allowing banks to sell po-
New Delhi: Union defence two years as a major step to- me in each of the four seg- management. The advice we king. The Indian arm of Sing- HDFC Bank 315 licies of three companies inste-
minister Arun Jaitley said wards reducing Indias stra- ments in a transparent and are giving to these candidates apores largest bank had re- that operates SBI 259 ad of one), we saw this as an op-
on Wednesday that the go- tegically vulnerable depen- competitive process. The is to re-skill and become rele- cently unveiled the countrys without paper or ICICI Bank 166 portunity given our digital
vernment would like to dence on military supplies defence ministry will select vant. An e-commerce IT speci- first open architecture plat- signatures AXIS Bank 110
capability, he said.
swiftly roll out the new stra- from abroad, were cleared by the companies on the basis of alist, for instance, could get form for distributing insuran- The open architecture plat-
tegic partnership (SP) poli- the Jaitley-led defence acqu- adequate financial strength placed in a pharmaceutical ce policies from multiple com- UPI which can enable custo- Kotak Bank 45 form launched by DBS enables
cy, under which selected In- isitions council on Saturday, (Rs 4,000 crore in annual tur- company. It will result in more panies through one banks mers to access all their bank ac- Citibank 9.5 customers to compare not just
dian private sector compani- as reported by TOI. nover over the last three fi- jobs. We just havent seen application. counts through our app, said products and prices but also
es will partner with Jaitley said on scals, capital assets of Rs what it will translate into yet. DBS Bank last year pionee- Surojit Shome, CEO, Digibank DBS Bank 5.3 qualitative features such as
global armament com- Wednesday that the 2,000 crore etc), demonstrab- Dupuis also sees this as an red digital only banking by India. HSBC 0.14 how the insurer fares in claim
panies to jointly manu- countrys defence le manufacturing and tech- opportunity for Randstad In- launching a zero balance ac- He added that the bank settlement. At a time when
facture fighter jets, he- preparedness neces- nical expertise, existing in- dia to create a bench of mobile count that operates without pa- plans to add desktop access to that there was a section who most multinational banks are
licopters, submarines sitated that weapon frastructure and the ability workforce of highly qualified per or signatures. Since then, the Digibank account. The re- wanted a desktop option. scaling down their physical
and armoured vehicles systems were large- to absorb technology from individuals who could be de- the Digibank account has seen ason we did not have this facili- According to Shome, a lot of presence, DBS has been expan-
like tanks under the ly procured and ma- their foreign partners. ployed wherever required just over a million users. The ty was because mobile is tur- effort has gone into building ding its network and has appli-
Make in India framework. nufactured indigenously. The foreign OEMs will be in time. We are keen to do adoption of Digibank has been ning out to be the primary the open architecture plat- ed for a licence to establish a
After a meeting of the Holding that one private selected in a separate but pa- that in India. Being entrepre- in line with our expectation. In channel for accessing accounts form. In addition to its earlier wholly owned subsidiary in In-
Union Cabinet, which took sector SP will be chosen for rallel process, primarily on neurial, this could be an op- January, we added mVisa QR and we did not want to give an partnership with Aviva, the dia. Besides building a large re-
note of the new SP policy, each platform, he said tie- the basis of the range, depth portunity for us to be in the fo- code. We have now brought in impression that this is an om- bank has tied up with Tata AIA tail network through digital
Jaitley said there was a need ups between private compa- and scope of the transfer of refront, said Dupuis. BhartQR scan and pay, and are ni-channel account, said Sho- and Birla Sun Life for distribu- channels, the bank is also eye-
to involve the Indian private nies and foreign OEMs (ori- technology they are willing Larger cos have their in the process of introducing me. However, the bank found tion of life insurance products. ing the SME segment.
sector in defence production ginal equipment manufactu- to offer. Other criteria will
in a major way since India rers) would coexist with the include indigenous content, internal teams of
finance & accounting
continued to import a lot of
its military requirements.
The broad contours of
existing capacity of the de-
fence PSUs.
Under the policy, one
eco-system development,
supplier base and future
R&D, among other things.
working to keep Sensex, Nifty SoftBank denies CFO TaMo axes
track of GST and its
implementation tumble on stepped down from up to 1,500
Janpath Hotel checks out, may
Sunil Goel, MD, Global-
Hunt, an executive search
firm, said existing tax profes-
global cues fund under pressure managers
sionals, too, will have to up- Mumbai: Markets swung into Mumbai: Tata Motors said it

be turned into office complex S


grade themselves for GST. weakness for the second day as oftBanks general coun- ters when they reached out has reduced its managerial
Suddenly, demand for such the sensex on Wednesday closed sel Brian Wheeler on to SoftBank. To represent workforce by up to 1,500 people
professionals has increased just above 30,300 and the Nifty Wednesday wrote to otherwise is false and misle- domestically as part of an orga-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK id there was a suggestion to in the market. It has been ob- gave up control of 9,400 with no TOIsaying: This is with re- ading. nisational restructuring exer-
use the land for a general pool served that people who have let-up in selling by foreign inves- ference to your news report Our correspondents cise. The reference (total man-
New Delhi: The government housing scheme for govern- worked on VAT and excise are tors ahead of the derivatives ex- dated, May 24, which alle- reply: Not only did TOI ma- agers) on which we started (the
decided on Wednesday to ment officers and employees. being trained for the task. But piry. ged that SoftBank Group In- il SoftBank a specific ques- exercise) was in the vicinity of
transfer Janpath Hotel to the A section within the go- it is going to be a big task to get Global leads turned negati- ternational president and tionnaire, we held multiple 13,000...we do see as far as the
urban development ministry, vernment is, however, not in- everyone trained and upgra- ve, giving investors jitters. Whi- CFO Alok Sama stepped discussions with the compa- white collar population is con-
setting the stage for conversion clined in favour of this propo- ded. Almost 50,000-60,000 trai- le Moodys sovereign credit down from SB Investment ny spokesperson on our qu- cerned, an overall reduction in
of the four-acre plot next to sal, arguing that the hotel is ned professionals will be re- downgrade of China stoked fe- Advisers, eries. The spokesperson the vicinity of 10-12% (up to
Connaught Place into a con- located on prime land, adja- quired in the initial three-six ars about the lingering impact of a vehicle that provides provided the response infor- 1,500), MD and CEO Guenter
vention centre or government The 150-room ITDC asset failed cent to at least two other five- months to make the process the global slowdown, Tuesdays advisory services to the mally as a background, all Butschek said.
housing or office complex. as a hot destination despite its star hotels Le Meridien and smooth, said Goel. concert attack in the UK kept over $90 billion SoftBank Vi- of which is faithfully repre- The company joins a grow-
The 150-room ITDC proper- location in Lutyens Delhi Shangri-La apart from be- Larger companies already sentiment cloudy. sion Fund, due to pressure sented in our article. ing number of organisations
ty in Lutyens Delhi was a sym- ing a stones throw from the have their internal teams of fi- The imminent release of from key sponsors from  That Samas resigna- adopting such strategies for a va-
bol of the era when govern- longing to ITDC, Ashok Yatri central shopping district. nance and accounting working the minutes from the US Federal Saudi Arabia and Abu Dha- tion was a routine admini- riety of reasons, ranging from
ments were supposed to be do- Niwas and Kanishka, which Their argument is that the to keep track of GST and its Reserves most recent meeting bi. strative procedure which cutting the flab to automation.
ing everything: from running were sold under the Vajpayee plot should be used to const- implementation. Smaller com- put investors on edge and injec- I wanted to categorical- happened in January.
hotels to making bread and soft government, it escaped being ruct a convention centre, so- panies, wholesalers and dea- ted a note of caution in the mar- ly deny any connection bet-  That Samas resigna- MAJOR REJIG
drinks. Despite its dream loca- put on the block because of mething that is in short supp- lers are the ones who currently kets, said Karthikraj Lakshma- ween Mr Samas resigna- tion from the UK advisory These job cuts, which have led to
tion, Janpath failed to become the NDAs defeat in 2004. ly in central Delhi. require assistance on an ur- nan, senior fund manager - equi- tion from SB Advisers on Ja- firm was prompted by a concerns on jobless economic
a hot destination. Although it The property can be con- Apart from Vigyan Bha- gent basis to remain GST comp- ties, BNP Paribas mutual fund. nuary 10 and concerns or re- technicality according to growth in various quarters,
would get business from the go- sidered for construction of van, the venue for many offici- liant. Sahil Gilani, director (sa- Many futures and options cont- quests expressed by SVF UK laws wherein one has to have been across multiple sec-
vernment, like being used as a government offices and simi- al events, only ITDCs Ashok les & marketing), Gits Food racts are set to expire on Thurs- LPs. More generally, no LP spend more than half a year tors, including capital goods,
transit accommodation for lar purposes which would sa- Hotel in Chanakyapuri has a Products, said, I hope down day. The 30-share sensex ended has objected to Mr Samas in the country. banking & finance, and informa-
newly elected MPs, it was a dra- ve government funds spent in large hall. Sources said that the line, distributors, retailers lower by 64 points, at 30,302. involvement with any acti-  That Sama was busy tion technology.
in on the exchequer and was hiring of government offi- there was a strong school of and wholesalers get access to The 50-share NSE Nifty rega- vity within taking care of the groups The Tata Motors manage-
among ITDC properties that ces, an official statement af- thought that the hotel could experts so as to avoid the antici- ined the key 9,400-mark for some or outside SoftBank. The re- important matters along ment, however, said blue collar
the government wanted to take ter a meeting of the cabinet be an attractive proposition to pated confusion in July (when time, but failed to stay put and asons for his resignation with Masa in Tokyo, besides or worker jobs have not been
up for disinvestment. committee on economic affa- bidders looking at a budget GST sets in) that is expected to closed the day down 26 points at were explained at length to leading an investment team impacted as part of the
Unlike its neighbours be- irs said. Sources, however, sa- hotel in central Delhi. hurt FMCG sales. 9,361. AGENCIES the Times of India repor- in California. exercise. AGENCIES

Future Retail eyes


stores expansion
New Delhi: Kishore Biya- res, at present. In an inves-
ni's Future Retail is looking tor's update, the company
at expansion of its 'neighbo- said that it is looking at ope-
urhood stores' Easy Day rating 4,000 such stores in
and Heritage Fresh to 4,000 three to five years.
stores in three to five years. The company, however,
Future Retail operates did not share the proposed
538 Easy Day and Heritage investment for the expan-
Fresh neighbourhood sto- sion. AGENCIES

Amara Raja Q4 net


dips 9% to `99 cr
New Delhi: Amara Raja Batteries on
Wednesday reported 9.17% dip in its net
profit at ` 99 crore for the fourth quarter
ended March 31. The company had pos-
ted a net profit of ` 109 crore in the same
period of previous fiscal.
Gross sales of the company, however
rose to ` 1,512 crore for the fourth quar-
ter as against `1,286 crore for the same
period of previous year, Amara Raja
Batteries said in a statement.
For the year ended March 31, the
company posted a profit after tax of Rs
478 crore as against ` 492 crore in the
2015 -16 fiscal.
Gross sales for the year ended March
31, rose to ` 5,981 crore as compared with
` 5,184 crore in the previous fiscal.
Increase in lead prices towards
the later part of the financial year pre-
sented cost challenges which are being
addressed through a mix of pricing and
aggressive cost management strategi-
es, Amara Raja Batteries vice-chair-
man and managing director Jayadev
Galla said.
The company's board has recom-
mended a dividend of ` 4.25 per share for
the financial year ended March 31, 2017.
Amara Raja shares on Wednesday en-
ded 4.5% down at ` 834.85 apiece on the
BSE. AGENCIES

GVKPIL Q4 net loss


widens to `206 cr
New Delhi: GVK Power and Infrastructu-
re's standalone net loss widened
to ` 205.85 crore in the fourth quarter ended
March 31, 2017. The company's net
loss in the year-ago quarter was at `105.59
crore, it said in a regulatory filing on
Wednesday.
The company saw its expenses rising to
`223.50 crore from `119.64 crore in the
three-month period a year ago.
However, its total income increased to
`25.85 crore for the January-March quar-
ter from `17.25 crore for the same period a
year ago. GVK is an Indian conglomerate
with presence across energy, resources,
airports, transportation, hospitality and
life sciences sectors. AGENCIES
TIMES SPORT THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD | THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

WENGER UNSURE ABOUT ARSENAL FUTURE BUT SAYS NICK KYRGIOS WILL HARNESS TALENT AND IS HEADED
HE WILL REMAIN ASSOCIATED WITH FOOTBALL | 20 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SAYS MCENROE | 20

I DONT PLAY FOR REDEMPTION Uma Kadam

Captain Kohli Eager


To Shrug Off Poor
For
people watching Virat warns against
getting emotional
in the stadium, the
game is different. The
Form As Team India atmosphere around the
ground is different. But in our
Departs For England heads, playing against any other
team, be it England, Australia or
Nitin.Naik@timesgroup.com The timely intervention of
the BCCI media manager
South Africa, it is all the same. If Mumbai: Indian skipper Virat helped at that stage as tempera-
Nitin.Naik@timesgroup.com you ask players from both Kohli may not have the tact of tures were rising. It also made
sides, it is like any his predecessor while dealing Kohli, normally a free talker, a
Mumbai: Anyone who has followed the career When other game. with impertinent questions bit guarded.
of Indian captain Virat Kohli and has chron- other players Virat Kohli on Pak from the media, but he sure Kohli loves a duel with the
icled his exploits would tell you that there is dont do well in India match knows how to hit potential old enemy and slammed a hun-
one box in his report card that is yet to be and go back to their tricky googlies out of the park. dred in the World Cup opener
ticked. That of scoring runs and succeeding homes, there is no hype There was a bit of restive- in Adelaide in 2015, after declar-
in England. Memories of him nicking deliver- around it. But when we ness in the sizeable media con- ing post-match that the crowd
ies behind the wickets in almost all his outings dont do well overseas, its tingent assembled at a subur- in the hotel foyer and the atmos-
in the 2014 season are still fresh. Knowing like a knife hanging over ban hotel prior to the teams phere on the road leading up to
Kohli and the detail he goes into while prepar- our head. departure for the ICC Champi- the Adelaide Oval, inspired
ing for each series, he too would have watched Virat Kohli on ons Trophy on Wednesday as him to play that knock.
those dismissals multiple times and would his form one of them wanted to know He has also played critical
have formulated a tactic to succeed there when what would be Indias stand on match-winning knocks against
he visits the country again. playing their tournament open- them in multi-nation events. So
That again is now as he leads the team to er against Paki- there is history.
defend the ICC Champions Trophy beginning stan in light of INDIA VS PAK Kohli though
on June 1. India are placed in Group B along the recent cross- metamorphoses
with South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka border tensions. from aggressor to diplomat
and they face their arch rivals at Edgbaston Aap ki kya rai hain, Virat smoothly while talking about
on June 4. countered and gave him a stare the clash in Birmingham.
which he would normally re- For people watching in the
CHAMPIONS TROPHY serve for Steve Smith in the stadium, the game is different
heat of battle. Main aap ki rai as is the atmosphere around the
Surely, this tournament offers a chance at jaanna chahta hoon, shot back ground. But if you ask players
redemption for Kohli to succeed both as a the reporter showing persis- from both sides, it is like any
leader and batsman. The man himself has a tence of a Glenn McGrath on a other game. There is no need to
rather philosophical view about his success flat deck. motivate players any differently.
or lack of it in England and feels players from Mujhe lagta hain, aap apni If youre playing for India, there
Virat says he is motivated to play
the sub-continent are scrutinized unfairly rai banake aaye hain, thun- is no need for any separate mo-
for India, it does not matter where
when they travel overseas. The atmosphere dered back the skipper with tivation.Yes, you need to be pas-
around us is built like life and death espe- another if only looks could sionate, but there is no need to
cially for cricketers from the subcontinent. kill stare. get emotional, he said.
When other players dont do well in India and
come back, there is no hype around it. But

Kumble wants Zak


when we dont do well overseas, its like a knife watching RCB stumble was a learning experi- win in the final over hosts England are still greatest challenge lies in not thinking that
hanging over our head, he said on the eve of ence and it could prompt him to review the fresh in the mind. So what would be the take- they are defending champions. When we
the teams departure to the UK. intensity levels with which he plays each aways for him from that success? The open- went there the last time, we just wanted to

as bowling coach?
Kohli also was emphatic about the fact that game. From a mindset point of view, it made ing partnership of Rohit and Shikhar was a enjoy ourselves as a young unit. We ended up
he did not view this tournament as redemp- me realize that you cannot do everything in revelation. It definitely played a part in the winning and creating a team which has done
tion. I dont play for redemption. My only every game. Sometimes people might start team going on to win. Ash and Jadeja were on so well so far. We have been able to reach the
motivation is to play well for your country. It looking at you like that. But as a human being top of their game and we were the best fielding top with that mind set in Tests. Ruthlessness
does not matter where you play, he stated. you need to realize your limitations and take side in the tournament, he lists. is something we speak about all the time. Gaurav.Gupta@timesgroup.com to be the India bowling coach
Apart from battling history, Kohli will have a few steps back. May be it happened because The Champions Trophy will be Kohlis first There has been a lot of debate about the rel- last year too, but both the par-
to shrug off indifferent personal form too. His I had to learn how much you can do on the big Test in a big tournament after taking over evance of the tournament and although it is Mumbai: Zaheer Khan might ties couldnt reach a consen-
captaincy in the IPL where his franchise field and how much intensity you can play as captain in the limited overs format from being as a mini World Cup, how do players and soon begin the second innings sus on the terms and condi-
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished last, with. You have to choose your phases. As I MS Dhoni The 28-year-old will be leading a teams view it? Kohli feels the shortness of the of his career as Team Indias tions of his contract. At that
was uninspiring and his form too was patchy. keep getting older those things are important strong team to the UK and will have the core event adds to the competitiveness. In the World bowling coach. TOI has learnt time, Zaheer didnt want to
Coming back from a shoulder injury, sus- if you need to avoid burnout quickly. of the 2013 team with him. India will be tested Cup, you can still have league games to get into that Zaheers name for the job join the team on a full-time
tained in the third Test against Australia in Kohli was part of the team that won the if they are to change the script of never hav- the World Cup and dominate in the latter half. was proposed by his former basis and had asked for Rs 4
Ranchi, he aggregated 308 runs in 10 games. tournament the last time and memories of ing defended a world title though. Ask the But in Champions Trophy, you have to be on the India teammate, leg spin great crore for 100 days service in a
For Kohli though, the six weeks he spent him doing the gangnam dance after Indias Indian captain that and he says the teams top of your game from game one. Anil Kumble during the cur- year, which the board felt was
rent Indian coachs meeting too expensive a deal.

Offie Ashwin has something new up his sleeve


with office-bearers of the
BCCI and members of the Promotion for Bangar?
Committee of Administrators It is also learnt that Kumble
(CoA) in Hyderabad on May wants a promotion for Sanjay
SL Shanth Kumar
21, before the IPL final. Bangar, who is part of the sup-
Gaurav.Gupta@timesgroup.com spinners performance in the past balls in ODIs too Ashwin gave an Zealand and then Bangladesh) will While none of the officials port staff with Team India. He
year, in which took 99 Test wickets, answer which reflected how much give me an indication on how well I were willing to come on record wants Bangar to be made the
Mumbai: A sports hernia injury at that the its telecaster is presently run- hes willing to adapt to the changing go in the tournament. It depends on to confirm the development, a assistant coach. Currently, he
the back end of a long home season, ning a series called Ashwin 82 which demands of the game. how well my variations will come to reliable source confirmed the is the batting coach of the
which forced him to miss the IPL takes you through all the 82 wickets Theres no point in going with fore. So, Im just hoping that these news. Yes, Kumble wants a team, said an official. It re-
for the first time, seems to have ac- that hes taken against New Zealand, the same set of skills time and practice matches can be put to good bowling coach for the team, mains to be seen if the BCCI
tually provided a much-needed England and Australia to help India again, unless the game changes use and I bring something new to the and he has recommended Za- accedes to Kumbles request,
break to R Ashwin. win 10 out of their 13 Tests against your skill or let the game take the table and give something new to the heers name for the role, he because an assistant coachs
Ashwin, accompanied by his In- them at home. Honestly, it feels sur- demand out of you. Its been going team, he said in a confident tone. said. Its not clear if Zaheer, salary is Rs 4 crore.
dia T20 teammate Suresh Raina, real right now. I had a month and half through my head and Ive been Having thrived on helpful pitches who took 311 wickets in 92 The India coach has asked
looked refreshed as he was present- break. These wickets (in the past sea- Ashwin (left) and Suresh Raina working on lot of stuff based on during his ultra-successful home Tests, and 282 scalps in 200 for a permanent, professional
ed the International Cricketer of son) are a result of how much Ive how the game is changing, said the stretch, the spin-bowling all-round- ODIs, will join Team India in manager to accompany the
the Year award by batting legend strived for excellence, he said after global ODI tournament after the ICC 30-year-old tweaker, before promis- er is now ready to bowl on whatre England for the Champions team at all times. Currently,
Sunil Gavaskar and Harsh Goenka, collecting his award. decided to do away with catching ing that he was all set to unleash a likely to be batsmen-friendly tracks Trophy in June. Well discuss the board deputes any of its
Chairman of RPG Enterprises at the Quizzed on how challenging its fielders in the first ten overs, got rid few new tricks next month. for CT. Youve to be prepared for Kumbles proposals at an ap- state association officials for
CEAT Cricket Rating International to adapt to the frequent rule chances of the batting Powerplay, allowed I might be able to throw some- any challenge thrown at you, and I propriate forum, was all an the job. Kumble wants a pro-
awards function held at the Cricket in One-day cricket the upcoming five fielders outside the 30-yard cir- thing new in this tournament, hope- generally expect placid wickets. official was willing to say. fessional administrator to be
Club of India (CCI) on Wednesday. Champions Trophy in England be- cle in the last ten overs of an in- fully. I am equipped enough to do so. Thats the way I prepare for the lim- Apparently, the 38-year-old the permanent manager of the
In fact, so prolific was the ace off- ginning on June 1, will be the first nings, and awarded free hits for no The two warm-up games (vs New ited overs format, he said. was approached by the BCCI team, said a source.

GALLERY
271, Bangladesh seemed in a
BCCI: Not hikes, its about Oz players want to
restructuring the contracts reclaim image rights
spot of bother at 199/5. But
the Mushfiqur-Mahmudullah
duo took charge of the sit-
uation and steered the team
to a comfortable victory with
Sydney: Australian cricketers on
10 balls to spare. Earlier,
Bangladesh bowlers fought
back to restrict New Zealand
Players Share To Remain 26%; Tests Stay Benchmark Wednesday unveiled plans to take
back their own image rights, firing
What is intellectual property?
Refers to player's names,
TOI
to 270/8 and give themselves K.ShriniwasRao@timesgroup.com namics that makes for the IPL but at the latest salvo in an ongoing pay voices, signatures, trademark,
a chance of claiming their the same time, theres serious battle with the country's cricket image, likeness or performances
first win over their opponents Mumbai: The Board of Control for thought being given into ensuring board. It is the latest power play in as well as interviews, appearances
in the series. At 208/3 in the Cricket in India (BCCI) and the that Test cricket remains the bench- an increasingly bitter stand-off be- and promotions, sponsorships or
39th over, the Black Caps Committee of Administrators mark. If a cricketer has to aim for a tween Cricket Australia (CA) and endorsement activities.
looked on course for a total of (CoA) are working out a strategy to Test cap, hes got to find more re- the Australian Cricketers' Associ- Who has these rights?
England's Eoin Morgan ac- Until the end of June, Cricket
300 plus. But the dismissal of restructure contracts for all graded wards coming his way when he ation (ACA) over a plan to scrap rev-
knowledges the cheers during Australia, their official broadcast
Corey Anderson triggered a cricketers and determine who makes it, he added. enue-sharing. With no end in sight
the first ODI in Headingley and commercial partners have the
collapse they lost three should earn how much. It is for this reason that the BCCI to the impasse and the current deal
wickets for two runs in 11 balls The bigger picture they have in may have two options going for- expiring on June 30, the ACA dis- rights to many of these options and
Morgan, Moeen and it needed Ross Taylor mind is that of Cheteshwar Pujara, ward: first, to try and divide Grade activities, plus CA's discretion to
grant interviews or allow other
to hold the innings together. Indias Test specialist who did not A or a Grade B of central contracts AUSTRALIA
take Eng to 339/6 The former captain finished participate in the recently conclud- into two sub categories, the specif- appearances whenever a player is
60 not out from 56 balls with ed Indian Premier League (IPL) and UNFAIR DEAL? Cheteshwar Pujara, a ics of which could be tedious to de- WAGE ROW on duty for Australia or in other
Leeds: England made 339/6 just six fours, with wickets Test specialist, did not play in the IPL, related competitions. Player
is now away in the United Kingdom, termine.
after losing the toss in the falling around him as New missing out on an income opportunity closed plans to form a new business agents have the right to do
ploughing the county circuit. Or for Sub categories will have to
first day-night One-day in- Zealand failed to build on a to help male and female players di- individual sponsorship and
that matter Ravichandran Ashwin, worked out with the red-ball and
ternational against South second-wicket stand of 133 rectly negotiate sponsorship deals. endorsement deals.
the very successful off-spinner who game to peak within the stipulated white-ball brackets defined. But
Africa at Headingley on between Latham and Broom. Establishing The Cricketers What will Cricketers' Brand do?
sat out of the IPL and is likely to fol- 20 overs. Pujara took that many 26% of BCCIs income which is re-
Wednesday. Eoin Morgan, the Brief scores: New Zealand Brand, designed to manage and From July 1, 2017, Cricketers'
low that route in the future, given overs, including body blows, while served for cricketers doesn't
England captain, struck 107 270/8 in 50 overs (Latham 84, commercialise player's intellectual Brand will be a facilitator for
the amount of responsibility he trying to counter Chris Woakes on change. It is within that 26% that re-
and together with an excel- Taylor 60*, Shakib 2-41) lost to property rights, was necessary due commercial parties who want to
shoulders with the national team. Day Three of the same Rajkot Test. distribution needs to be worked
lent cameo from Moeen Ali Bangladesh 271/5 in 48.2 to the uncertainty of all parties re- use a player's IP. The company
For the record, he batted out 242 de- out, says Johri.
(77 not out) shared a part- overs (Tamim 65, Rahman 65, PLAYER liveries in that game, which is The other way forward here garding IP matters should the play- would also be a contact point for
nership of 117 after the in- Mushfiqur 45 n.o., Mah- ers be unemployed post June 30. broadcasters and other media
equivalent of two full innings in a could be to hike salaries in domestic
nings was in danger of falter- mudullah 46 n.o.). AGENCIES PAYMENTS T20 game. cricket, minus the IPL. The logic When players are threatened outlets who want to interview the
ing at 198 for five. with unemployment and when they players or use a player's attributes.
The board had been looking to That connect is what were try- here states: Where do Test cricket-
Brief scores: England 339/6 learn they receive zero per cent of
in 50 overs (Morgan 107, ACTION TODAY find a connect between players and ing to find. Its not about hiking sala- ers come from anyway? From the
their salaries, primarily because ries but about restructuring con- Ranji and Duleep Trophy. So, make digital revenue they generate they whether in-game access by broad-
Moeen 77*, Hales 61) v SAfrica INTERNATIONAL are naturally concerned," said ACA casters, sponsors, licensed prod-
there was no set benchmark. So, tracts with a better perspective, that attractive.
AUTO: Formula 1: Monaco GP where could they begin? A special- BCCI CEO Rahul Johri told TOI. As for coach Anil Kumble, who chief executive Alistair Nicholson. ucts, appearances or merchandis-
Bangladesh get practice, 1.30 pm (Live on SS ist bowler gets to bowl four overs in IPL is a money-spinner dictated draws a salary of Rs 6.5 crore per an- The Cricketers Brand has been ing, the players have been pivotal to
the better of Kiwis Select HD2) an IPL game. by market forces. The intelligence num, the CoA could find it prudent established to better manage these the growth in the revenue in Austra-
Dublin: A doughty 72-run BADMINTON: Sudirman Cup, concerns and those of all affected lian cricket, he said.
If he plays 14 matches for his of a franchise in cutting a fat cheque to hike the former leg-spinners
sixth-wicket stand between 7.30 am & 1.30 pm (Live on parties. To be launched on July 1, it The decision comes with CA de-
franchise, and if his services are for, lets say a Rahul Tripathi or a package by close to 20% ((to Rs 7.5
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mah- Star Sports 2) would see all media, advertising and termined to scrap revenue-sharing
fully utilised, the bowler will have Krunal Pandya, cannot be argued cr), especially given the success In-
mudullah lifted Bangladesh to GOLF: European Tour: PGA promotional deals controlled by the after 20 years, saying funds are need-
bowled a maximum of 56 overs until even if in the bargain a Pujara or a dia earned in the long home season
a five-wicket win over New Championship, 2.30 pm (Live ACA, not CA as they currently are. ed for the games grassroots, and
the playoffs. Ashwin bowled 69.3 KL Rahul misses out. gone by. The idea is to keep the na-
Zealand in the final match of on Ten Golf HD) Tim Cruickshank, appointed that the offer it has on the table pro-
overs in just the first Test match be- The idea is to differentiate be- tional coachs job attractive.
the ODI tri-series in Dublin on TENNIS: ATP Tour: Geneva general manager of the new compa- vided handsomely for players. But
tween India and England in Rajkot, tween the red ball and the white Also, the BCCI has no immediate
Wednesday. Set a target of Open, 5 pm (Live on Ten 3) ny, said it was about players taking the ACA is equally resolved to retain
October last year. A batsman has a ball, said Johri. plans to further hike salaries of the
maximum of 10 to 12 overs per IPL There is a different set of dy- support staff. back control. Across all categories, the revenue-sharing formula. AFP
18 TIMES SPORT THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

CITY SPORT
Shadrak nets twice
Sree Nandhan, Shanmukha Teja and
Pranitha will represent Hyderabad in the
Inter-district championship.
Results (Rd IV): Shub (4) bt Sree Nandan (3), Shanmukha
Women boxers get
first foreign coach
Teja (2.5) drew Pranitha (2.5), Prathik (2) bt Krishna.
for Jawahar Club
Tikaram to meet Kishan in final
Shadrak struck twice as JJ Nagar, Yapral H Tikaram Singh will take on T Kishan
trounced Jawahar Soccer Club (AG Singh in the 50kg category final of the
Colony)by 4-1 in the third match of the Hyderabad Open Wrestling Champions-
Telangana Sambaralu football tourna-
ment.
hip. In the semis, Tikaram Singh defeated
Md Aslam to reach semifinals. Indian athlete Dutee Chand honoured by Mytrah & Gopichand Foundations
Indian Pugilists To Get Guidance At All Levels
Result: JJ Nagar, Yapral 4 (Shadrak 2, Vinay, James) bt Results (SFs): 50kg: H Tikaram Singh bt Md Aslam, T
Devadyuti.Das@timesgroup.com till December 2018. All the
Jawahar Soccer Club 1(Rahul). hers Sports Club. meet were honoured by the Gopichand
Kishan Singh bt P Srikanth Mudiraj. 57kg: S Akshath bt G three coaches have been re-
Sai Yadav, K Sanjay bt M Vikram. 61kg: Abu Bhakar Bin Ali Results: Indiana Sports 11runs (Harish 3, Nithin, Saipra- and Mytrah Foundations, who celebrated New Delhi: Close on the heels commended by the Internatio-
Murshad FA in semifinals the completion of one quarter and suc-
bt Abu Bhakar Misri, Md Faheemullah Khan bt G Akshay sad, Someshwar 2, Quaurunissa, Varshitha 1) bt MP of appointment of new fore- nal Boxing Association (AI-
SS Murshad Football Academy and Abbas cess of coach-led athlete-centric sports
Kumar. 65kg: A Santosh bt Abdul Kalam, N Dinesh bt Youngmen 1(Siddarth). Hyderabad Chargers 7 runs ign for coach for the mens box- BA). The president had spo-
Union FC Juniors made it to the semifi- initiative. Cash awards were given to the
nals of the Little Stars Cup football
Syed Abrar. 70kg: T Shiva Singh bt S Mahesh Yadav, K (Balraj, Mahabub 2, Pavan, Sapna, Vikas) bt Smashers ing contingent, the womens ken to AIBA officials during a
Akash bt Md Safiuddin. 74kg: C Ramchander bt Abdul Sports Club 6 (Lokesh 2, Amog, Shashi, Tilak, Shiva). athletes. Thanking the Foundations, pugilists too have a foreigner meet held here in New Delhi
tournament. In the quarterfinals, SS
Samad, Ahmed bin Hamza bt Abbubhakar Abdullah. Marredpally Playgrounds 13 (Vineeth, Nathan 3 each, Dutee said: "These foundations have to guide them for the first time. last year. All three are AIBA
Murshad FA defeated International
86kg: Junaid bt C. Sreenath, Amar More bt Mohan Sapna, Varun, Ravinder 2 each, Balakiashore) bt helped me advance in my career. I recei- Frenchman Stephane Cotta- three-star coaches and have
School, Shaikpet 2-1. Abbas Union dow-
Gandhi. 86-120kg: Khalid Bin bt Syed Mohammed, Md Secunderabad Blues 3 (Ashwini, Sharat, Vishnu). ved training, international exposure and lorda has been appointed as plenty of experience, a BFI
ned Kickers FC 1-0.
Muzzafar bt D Lava Kumar. Im grateful to them for their support." the first foreign coach for the official told TOI.
Results (QFs): SS Murshad FA 2 (Mohd Hussian, Mohd
Kiran wins Krishna Kesari title elite womens boxing conting- The 41-year-old has been
Hamza) bt International School, Shaikpet 1(Saooduddin).
Narrow win for Hyd Chargers J Sai Kiran clinched the Sri Krishna Kesari title while Issa Football tournament ent on Wednesday. the coach of youth and junior
Darulshifa PG 2 (Farhan, Imran) Salar E Milat FA,
Hyderabad Chargers scored a narrow Bin Javeed finished runnerup. In junior category, A seven-a-side, one-day Md Habib foot- Cottalorda, an AIBA three- NEW TASK: Cottalorda national French women box-
Goalconda 0. Abbas Union FC Juniors 1(Haseeb) bt
one-run win over Smashers Sports Club T Devi Singh won the Youth Krishna Kesari title while ball tournament for U-15 boys will be held star coach, will be in charge of ers from 2014. He is a also a cer-
Kickers FC Malakpet 0. Hyderabad Globe FA 5 (S
in the six-a-side baseball tournament for Vijay Kumar Vinayakar took the runnerup title. at SCF on May 26. For details, contact K the womens pugilists till De- charge of the youth women tified coach in the AIBA Pro-
Sameeruddin bt Jhanuma FC 4 (MA Sattar) .
boys and girls at Marredpally Playground. Results (QFs): Issa Bin Javeed Bt Lokesh Yadav, Hari Saibaba (9396559440) cember 2018. Over the course boxers. Boxing and the World Series of
Indiana Sports routed MP Youngmen 11-1 Kishan Lal Yadav Bt Moosa Bin Abdullah, Abdul Raheem of nearly one and half years, The Boxing Federation of Boxing. The federation will
Shub wins U-25 chess title and Marredpally Playground trounced 2nd Aamantran chess tourney
Shub emerged the winner with a tally of
bt J Narsing, J Sai Kiran bt Ikram Haq his two biggest assignments India, under new president be run much more professio-
Secunderabad Blues 13-3. On Thursday, The second Aamantran prize money will be the 2018 Commonwe- Ajay Singh, handed mens fo- nally now. Well extend all the
four points from as many rounds in the
Indiana Sports play Marredpally PG, Dutee and TS athletes honoured chess tournament will be held at Amant- alth Games in Gold Coast and reign coach Santiago Nieva a help required for the boxers -
Hyderabad District U-25 chess cham-
Hyderabad Chargers take on Secundera- Sprinter Dutee Chand and Telangana ran Hotel on May 28 . For details, contact 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. contract till December 2020 both men and women - in all
pionship 2017. The top four players, Shub,
bad Blues and MP Youngmen play Smas- athletes who excelled at the national Amithpal Singh (7406577878). He will be joined by Italian co- same as Bergamasco, while aspects of coaching, diet and
ach Raffaele Bergamasco, in Cottalorda will be in charge fitness, the official said.
THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 TIMES SPORT 19

Hurdler Pauls bag seized with meldonium


NADA Seeks Athletes Removal From Patiala Hostel For Keeping Banned Substance, Slaps Provisional Ban
TOI
Biju.BabuCyriac@timesgroup.com revealing the name of the top athle- tes mostly remain unlocked. If so- will now have to argue his case befo-
te. Agarwal, a senior IPS officer meone wants to fix an athlete, then re the NADA disciplinary panel,
Bengaluru: Top athlete and 400m who took charge last year, denied you can easily do it as three-four he said.
hurdler Jithin Paul, who was part that the checks were conducted fol- athletes share a hostel room and the As per the anti-doping rules, an
of the Indian squad in the last Asi- lowing a tip-off. No this was not ba- doors are mostly kept unlocked. So- athlete who commits an anti-do-
an and Commonwealth Games, was sed on any leads but a random me top athletes do lock up their ping violation by possession of a
on Wednesday asked to leave the na- check. The officials checked all the bags when they are in the camp, he prohibited substance may get a su-
tional camp after National Anti-Do- rooms used by athletes at the NIS said. spension ranging from one to four
ping Agency (NADA) officials sei- and found the drugs from only one STARING AT BIG HURDLE: Jithin Paul It is argued that meldonium, years depending on the athletes
zed several vials of a banned drug athletes bag, the DG added. which got tennis superstar Maria fault. In certain cases, if the athlete
from his bag kept in the hostel room Asked whether the drugs were sample returned a negative result, Sharapova a ban of 15 months, stays admits an omission and can estab-
at the National Institute of Sports procured from India, he said: All the top NADA official said. in the system for nearly a year. Its lish no significant fault, the panel
(NIS) in Patiala. the drugs were of foreign origin The drugs were seized from Jit- difficult to believe that a top athlete may even take lenient view and let
According to NADA director ge- and some of the labels read like hins bag, sources confirmed to will consume meldonium and risk him off with a warning.
neral Navin Agarwal, the substan- Russian. The sealed vials were tes- TOI. The 27-year-old Kerala athlete, his career knowing fully well that it According to sources close to
ces were found in the athletes bag ted at the laboratory and were fo- one of Indias best in the one-lap ra- will remain in your system for ma- the athletes, the search and seizure
during a search conducted last und to contain the banned drug ce, was part of the 4x400m relay squ- ny months. This looks like a case of happened at the NIS when the athle-
month. The drugs (around eight meldonium, he added. ad that finished fourth at the Inche- sabotage, a top coach said. But tes were away in training in Dha-
vials) were seized from the athletes The DG also revealed that the su- on Asian Games in 2014. Agarwal said the onus is on the ath- ramshala. The NADA officials
bag during a check conducted on spended athlete had cleared a re- A former athlete said it is also lete to prove his innocence. It is up conducted surprise checks again
April 17. We have issued a provisio- cent dope test. He had undergone a easy to sabotage an athletes career to him to explain how he came in few days back and today early mor-
nal ban, Agarwal told TOI without dope test few weeks back but his as the NIS rooms used by the athle- possession of this banned drug. He ning at the NIS, athletes said.

Uneasy Proteas staying put


despite Manchester attack Getty Images
London: Visiting South
African cricketers "are une-
asy" following Monday's sui-
cide bomb attack on a pop
concert in Manchester but
abandoning their tour of
England is not under consi-
deration, the team's mana-
ger has said.
Britain has increased its
security threat level to "cri-
tical" from "severe" follo-
wing the attack that killed 22
people at an Ariana Grande
concert at the Manchester
Arena.
South Africa begin their
three-month tour of Eng-
land with a one-day interna- TOGETHER IN GRIEF: England team holds a minutes silence before
tional against the hosts at the start of the first ODI against South Africa at Leeds on Wednesday
Leeds on Wednesday and te-
am manager Mohammed sions as well as the hotels we "As things stand, there's
Moosajee admitted the play- will reside at." no mention of us even thin-
ers were concerned. The Proteas, who will be king of abandoning the tour.
"As you can understand eyeing their maiden global If the intelligence informa-
we have some genuine con- title at next month's Cham- tion tells us something else
cerns, the players are unea- pions Trophy in England we would obviously have to
sy... there was a lot of chatter and Wales, sign off their to- reconsider."
at the breakfast table," Moo- ur with the final Test of a fo- The International Crick-
sajee said at the Headingley ur-match series in Manches- et Council (ICC) issued a sta-
ground. ter. tement on Tuesday saying it
"I am happy to say we've "The hotel we will stay at would review security of
had constant communica- when we are in Manchester both the Champions Trophy
tions from the ECB (England for the last Test match is wal- and the month-long women's
and Wales Cricket Board) king distance away from World Cup, also in England
and their security manager. where the events unfolded so and Wales, beginning on Ju-
"There have been gua- there have been some genui- ne 24.
rantees put in place that se- ne concerns..." Moosaji said. South Africa will also
curity arrangements will be "I think the process has play two other ODIs follo-
supplemented, starting to- started to make sure the pla- wing Wednesday's contest
day. We're told there will be yers are reassured that ar- and three T20 matches aga-
more visible police at the rangements are being made inst the hosts as part of the
stadium, at practice ses- to try and keep them safe. tour. REUTERS
20 TIMES SPORT THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

BACK TO BARCA? Messi loses appeal FREEKICKS


ALLARDYCE RESIGNS
in tax fraud case AS PALACE MANAGER
Coach Valverde Leaves
Getty Images
Madrid: Spains Supreme
Court on Wednesday con-
AFP
C rystal Palaces former England
manager Sam Allardyce has quit the
Premier League club five months after
Bilbao, Will Reportedly VALS firmed a 21-month jail sen- being appointed and said on Tuesday that
BEEN tence and 2.09-million-euro he was leaving soccer management.
Join His Former Club AROUND ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Allardyce, 62, kept south London side
Lionel Messi for tax fraud, Palace in the top flight after replacing the
Madrid: Athletic Bilbao says Ernesto BARCA STINT: months after the Barcelona sacked Alan Pardew in December. He had
Valverde will not remain as the teams Valverde played football star lodged an appeal. signed a 2-1/2 year contract. This is the
coach next season, clearing the way for for Barcelona for The Argentina internation- GUILTY! The court confirmed right time for me. I have no ambitions to
his expected move to Barcelona. Ath- two years, from al and his father Jorge Horacio the 21-month prison sentence take another job, I simply want to be able
letic said Tuesday that the coach will 1998 until 2000. A Messi were in July 2016 found handed to Messi for defrauding to enjoy all the things you cannot really
give more details about his departure striker, he won guilty of using companies in tax authorities. He is not enjoy with the 24/7 demands of managing
in a news conference on Wednesday. the Cup Winners Belize, Britain, Switzerland expected to go to prison any football club, let alone one in the
The Mundo Deportivo newspaper Cup and UEFA and Uruguay to avoid paying because sentences of less than Premier League, Allardyce said.
reported that Valverde has already Cup, before taxes on 4.16 million euros of two years for first offences are
reached a deal with Barcelona to re- signing for Bilbao Messis income earned from usually suspended in Spain KOKE PENS FIVE-YEAR
place Luis Enrique, who announced where he spent his image rights from 2007-09.
earlier this year that he would not six years. The income related to Messis mally investigated.
EXTENSION AT ATLETICO
Obviously
During last year trial, Mes-
continue with the Catalan club. Bar-
celona ends their season after the
Copa del Rey final against Alaves on
there are
teams that
Playing career
(1983-97): Alaves,
image rights that was hidden
includes endorsement deals
with Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-
si had argued that he trusted
his father with his finances
M idfielder Koke has signed a contract
extension to stay at Atletico Madrid
until June 2024, the club confirmed on
Saturday. are interest- Sestao, Espanyol, Cola, Procter & Gamble and and knew nothing about how Tuesday. The Spain international had two
The 53-year-old Valverde report- ed in me. It is not Barcelona, the Kuwait Food Company. his wealth was managed. Pros- years left to run on his previous deal and
edly will sign a two-year contract with the first time that I Athletic Bilbao, Both Messi, 29, and his fa- ecutors had asked for Messi to reached an agreement to add a further five
Barcelona, with an option for a third have had offers Mallorca ther were given 21 months in be absolved, arguing there was years to his stay. The 25-year-old is a
season. The announcement is expect- from big clubs. jail prison terms likely to be no evidence that the player was product of Atleticos youth academy and
ed next week. A former forward, Val- There Is someone Playing honours: suspended as is common in aware of how his income was made his senior debut in 2009. He has since
verde played two seasons with Barce- looking for an Copa del Rey, Cup Spain for first offences for non- managed. But the Supreme made over 250 appearances for the club,
lona in the late 1980s. He previously apartment in Winners Cup violent crimes carrying a sen- Court said Wednesday that he winning five trophies including the Copa
coached Espanyol, Olympiakos, Vil- (both Barcelona) tence of less than two years. would have known about his Del Rey in 2013 and the league title in 2014.
larreal and Valencia.
Rome, another in They appealed to the Su- obligation to pay taxes.
Barcelona.
Im not going to deny that I have
Ernesto Valverde
Managerial preme Court, which confirmed In its July sentence, the VALDES TO LEAVE BORO
an agent and obviously there are career 2002-2017: the sentence for the five-time Barcelona court that initially
teams that are interested in me, Bilbao Athletic, world player of the year on found Messi guilty had argued
AFTER EPL RELEGATION
Wednesday. However, it also that if the wealthy player was
said Valverde, who played for Bar-
celona between 1988 and 1990. It is
not the first time that I have had of-
Athletic Bilbao,
Espanyol,
Olympiacos,
reduced the term to 15 months
jail for his father, taking into
not punished, ordinary citi-
zens could conclude that it
S panish goalkeeper Victor Valdes will
leave Middlesbrough following their
relegation from the Premier League, the
fers from big clubs, he added. Villarreal, account that his football star was better to not show inter- club said on Wednesday. Boro reached an
But Valverde said that he had no Olympiacos, son had paid back the defraud- est in their tax obligations. agreement with the 35-year-old former
agreements with any club and not NOU JOB: Newspapers Valencia, Athletic ed money to tax authorities. Messis tax fraud trial had Barcelona and Manchester United shot-
spoken directly to anyone. have reported that Bilbao The player and his father taken place against a back- stopper to cancel the second year of his
There is someone looking for an Ernesto Valvarde has Managerial made a voluntary payment of drop of simmering voter an- contract. Valdes started 28 league games
apartment for me in Rome, another already reached a honours: Greek 5.0 million euros equal to ger over steep cuts to health last season and Brad Guzan, who is also
who is looking for me a school in Bar- deal with Barcelona Super League x 3 the amount of the alleged un- and social spending, as the leaving for MLS side Atlanta United,
celona, he joked of the media reports paid taxes plus interest -- in government struggles to bring featured in the other 10 games.
linking him to a new job. AP August 2013 after being for- Spains public deficit down. AFP
NEWCASTLE SIGN
ATSU FROM CHELSEA
Russia in race against time for Confed Cup Dont know if this is N ewcastle United signed midfielder

my last Arsenal match


Christian Atsu on a four-year deal from
AFP
Chelsea on Wednesday after he helped
Moscow: The new World Cup sta- fore Russia face New Zealand at stadium with a video scoreboard. Rafael Benitezs side return to the Premier
dium in Saint Petersburg was the venue on June 17, workers have Even before the issues with the League during a loan spell last season.
meant to boast a state-of-the-art begun replacing the turf in a des- grass, problems with the stadiums London: Arsene Wenger its not all about me. Newcastle activated the option to sign the
pitch and be a showcase for perate battle against time. retractable pitch made the playing insists that Saturdays The Cup final 25-year-old Ghanaian who scored five times
Vladimir Putins Russia, when it It is the latest chapter in a dec- surface vibrate and threw doubt on FA Cup final is about could also be a swan- in 32 league appearances to help them
hosts the 2018 football bonanza. ade-long saga of spiralling bills, whether it could host games.Then much more than him song for Alexis secure the Championship title. Atsu joined
Instead the $800 million venue, missed deadlines and scandal sur- when officials gave the go-ahead for and his future, and Sanche z, whose Chelsea at the start of 2013-14 season but
which took a decade to build, has rounding the World Cup in Russia. Zenit eventually expected to revo l ve s i n s t e a d agent is known to failed to make an appearance at the club.
caused more embarrassment than We were supposed to receive a move into the stadium to play around Arsenals drive have spoken to Ger-
pride as Russian authorities scram- fairytale stadium, the best in the games there, even those trial at- to beat Premier League WENGER man champions Bayern ZAMBIA, URUGUAY
ble to salvage its pitch less than a Workers have begun replacing the world, in ideal condition, opposition tempts had to be abandoned. champions Chelsea and end a Munich this week. Arsenal
month before it hosts the opening turf at Saint Petersburg firebrand and anti-corruption cam- The Saint Petersburg stadium troubled season on a high note. face a defensive crisis on Sat-
ADVANCE AT U-20 WC
paigner Alexei Navalny said in an is not the only Russian football
match of the Confederations Cup,
a World Cup warm-up tournament.
Uprooted chunks of turf and
would be unsuitable for Russian
Premier League matches, let alone
April video post. It was one of Rus-
sias most important construction
venue that has experienced prob-
lems with its pitch -- with much
This will not be my last urday with Gabriel ruled out
match anyway because I will with a knee injury and Lau-
stay, no matter what happens, rent Koscielny suspended af-
Z ambia and Uruguay advanced to the
knockout stage of the Under-20 World
Cup in Seoul on Wednesday, both winning
bald spots on the playing surface the 2018 World Cup. projects, and money was stolen. blame heaped on the countrys in football, he said. Will this ter being red-carded against for the second time in two matches. The
in the first match last month at the While officials played down the Last year the former deputy harsh winter. Manchester United be my last match at Arsenal? I Everton last weekend. Zambians rallied with four second-half
68,000-seat arena a 2-0 win by situation, the stadium received governor of Saint Petersburg, boss Jose Mourinho decried the dont know. What I want is to With Shkodran Mustafi also goals in an 18-minute span to beat Iran
home team Zenit St Petersburg wide-ranging criticism including Marat Oganesyan, was arrested pitch in Rostov for their Europa win the next game. I love to win an injury doubt, manager 4-2 in Group C, while Uruguay defeated
over Ural Yekaterinburg from Zenit manager Mircea Luc- over a fraud scheme with a firm League match against the local and what I want is do well for Arsene Wenger is running out Japan 2-0 in Group D. AGENCIES
sparked concern that the stadium escu. Now, less than a month be- that was supposed to provide the team in March. AFP my club. Thats all I care about, of central defensive options. AFP

Kyrgios moving in right direction, says McEnroe


REUTERS
Jwala to travel NG organising
troika clueless
with Indian
Paris: If unpredictability is a weapon his arsenal. The French Open, provid- ent and reach the potential he has,
on a tennis court then no player pos-
sesses a more potent threat than ma-
ing he recovers from a hip problem
that has put a major doubt over his par-
McEnroe, presenting a popular daily
Eurosport show The Commissioner
on schedule
verick Nick Kyrgios, the 22-year-old ticipation, is the next test of his 'grea- of Tennis at this years French Open, Errol.Dcruz@timesgroup.com
Australian who divides opinion like ter maturity', especially as he has said on Tuesday. The good news is
no other. Capable of sublime artistry
and brutal power on a tennis court,
sometimes in the space of two strokes,
Kyrgios has been tipped as a future
managed only five wins in four visits
to the claycourt citadel so far.
Two wins already this season over
Novak Djokovic and a sensational
that after the Australian Open (defeat)
when the question marks came up
again he seems to have taken steps in
the right direction.
team as coach
Manne.Ratnakar shuttlers like funding, fore-
Panaji: Its a question of time.
And none of the key players in
the organizing of the 36th Na-
tional Games to be hosted by
grand slam champion from the mo- struggle against Roger Federer in "That match against Roger in Mia- @timesgroup.com ign tours, top class coa- Goa have an answer.
ment he dismantled Rafael Nadal at Miami in what was the match of year mi was one of the best matches I've ching etc. The basic idea is The Games were schedu-
Wimbledon in 2014 as a wildcard. so far, have certainly given McEnroe, seen all year. Tremendous. I didn't an- Hyderabad: Is the playing to create a franchise. There led to be held in November.
Sadly, it has often been the foul ONE FOR THE FUTURE: Nick Kyrgios one of Kyrgios's harshest critics in the ticipate he would have a lot of success career of Jwala Gutta, the are a lot of underused sta- But a cloud of uncertainty
mouth, the stroppy sulks and the occa- past, cause for optimism. on clay but if he is able to play hard all best doubles shuttler of the dia and school courts. We hangs over the event after Chi-
sional bouts of tanking that have McEnroe calls the most talented play- As a fan of tennis and someone the time, why not? He can win majors." country, nearing an end? want to create professional ef Minister Manohar Parri-
grabbed most of the headlines -- until er of his generation, is beginning to who believes he is the most talented There is no question that Kyrgios, Recent developments in- centres over there so that kar revealed during the bud-
this year that is. Long overdue maybe, add mental fortitude and reliability to player out there of 21and under, Im ve- ranked 19, has the weaponry needed to dicate that as it has been re- we give an option of picking get session at the legislative
but Kyrgios, who former great John the dizzying array of shots he owns in ry hopeful that he will harness his tal- win slams. AFP liably learnt that Jwala has badminton as a profession," assembly in March that the
been appointed as one of the said Jwala, adding that her Games would be put back to
coaches for the Indian team academies will spread all next year. The Goa Olympic
SNAP SHOTS
Irving, James lead Constantine that will be take part in the
Australia Open Super Seri-
over the country.
"We have already star-
Association (GOA), Sports
Authority of Goa (SAG) and
es next month. ted a centre of excellence in the Indian Olympic Associa-
Maria gets Rogers Cup wildcard to focus on When contacted Jwala Hyderabad. Our partners tion (IOA) now dont seem to

Toronto: Maria Sharapovas comeback from a doping ban


will include an appearance at the Rogers Cup in August
Cavs past Celtics future
refused to talk about this to- Franchise India will bring
TOI sponsors.
There are so
have any idea when the oft-
postponed Games will be held
after the CMs statement.
after the former world No. 1 was granted a wild card by the Los Angeles: Kyrie Irving and was left to Irving to ride to the many talen- The IOA, responsible for
organisers of the Toronto tournament on Tuesday. Rogers LeBron James combined for 76 rescue with a sensational, mo- Anil. Dias@timesgroup.com ted players organizing and development
Cup tournament director Karl Hale called Sharapova a fan points as the Cleveland Cavali- mentum-changing display in but only play- of sports in the country are in
favorite with the 30-year-old saying she was keen to com- ers battled to a 112-99 victory the third quarter. Mumbai: While most Indi- ers from one the dark over the re-schedu-
pete at an event she last played in 2014. over the Boston Celtics on Tu- Irving piled on 21 points in an football enthusiasts ha- Academy ha- ling of the 30-discipline event
esday to move within one game the third period as Cleveland ve been singing praises of ve a support involving about 8,000 athletes
Roland Garros to have 1,200 security staff of a place in the NBA Finals. turned their 10-point half-time the national team reaching system. I want and 2,000 officials. Said Rajiv
Paris: Security staff numbers have been increased for The win gives Cleveland a deficit into an 87-80 lead at the 100 in the FIFA ranking, co- to create op- Mehta, IOA secretary general:
Roland Garros, which starts on Sunday, officials announced 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven se- end of the third quarter. Irving ach Stephen Constantine portunities We have not received any
in the wake of a suicide bombing at a pop concert in Man- ries and leaves them firmly on eventually finished with 42 po- isnt content to say the least. for players email or letter on our query
chester that left at least 22 dead. "We've accredited 1,200 ints. James, determined to bo- We havent won anything across the co- about the dates of the Natio-
security staff, which is a little more than in 2016," said NBA unce back after a poor 11-point or havent qualified. Why untry," she ad- nal Games and we are still wa-
Jacques Le Mene, head of security at the French Open. track for a third consecutive haul in Game 3, then steadied are we getting so excited?, ded. iting. I have been in touch
NBA Finals showdown against the Cleveland nerves in the fo- he said at the Andheri with the secretary of GOA and
Halep doubtful for French Open the Golden State Warriors. urth quarter, bringing the Ca- Sports Complex, on the si- Sindhu on the CMs office but there is no
Madrid: World No. 4 Simona Halep says she has only a Cleveland, stunned by Bos- valiers home for the win as delines of the teams trai- PLAYER BONDING: Jwala Gutta and PV Sindhu BWF panel response whatsoever on the
50-50 chance of being fit for the French Open after injuring ton in Game 3 after romping Bostons brave effort came up ning camp for the AFC Asi- at an IPL match recently PV Sindhu subject.
her ankle during the Italian Open final last week in Rome. two blowout wins in the ope- short. an Cup qualifying match garnered Gurudutta Bhakta, hono-
The Romanian posted a composite photograph on her AP against Kyrgyz Republic. pic but divulged her future maximum votes (129) in rary secretary, GOA, an affili-
Instagram account showing the 25-year-old having treat- Try to reason with him plans. The only Indian to fe- Gold Coast to be elected one ated unit of the IOA, is wai-
ment on the injury. that fans finally have so- ature in two doubles events of the members of the BWF ting as well for intimation
mething to be excited abo- at the London Olympics, athletes commission. Ger- from the state government.
New mum Azarenka to return next month ut, and the Englishman sa- Jwala has made immense many's Marc Zwiebler was with the clock ticking rapidly,
Madrid: Victoria Azarenka looks set to make Wimbledon ys that we should see the contribution to team second with 108 votes while the event looks to be caught in
after announcing on Wednesday she will return to tennis at bigger picture. From the events. She along with Ash- Kirsty Gilmour was third. a time warp yet again.
the Mallorca Open next month, six months after giving birth time Ive taken up this job in wini Ponnappa won a bron- Akvile Stapusaityte (25)
to son Leo. The 27-year-old Belarusian, a former world No.1 2015, weve had a lot of suc- ze at the World Champions- from Lithuania is the fo-
and two-time Australian Open champion, will play her first cess. But my greatest achie- hips and gold at the 2010 urth member. They will join
tournament in over a year at the Mallorca Open. vement in these two and a Commonwealth Games. Saina Nehwal, Shintaro
half years is building a te- After 18 years on the cir- Ikeda of Japan and Koen
Olympic swim champion to have heart surgery am that will be around for cuit, she has launched the Ridder of the Netherlands
Sydney: Rio Olympics 100M freestyle gold medalist Kyle the next 5-6 years. Were no Global Academy for Bad- on the players' representati-
Chalmers has withdrawn from July's World Championships longer relying on one play- minton (GAB) along with ve body.
to undergo surgery for a worsening heart condition. Chal- BACK IN BUSINESS: Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (left) in action er. If a player isnt able to gi- Franchise India in March
mers has supraventricular tachycardia, or recurrent rapid ve what the teams needs, but had then said that she India face China next
heartbeat, that is normally not life-threatening but can ning two games of the Eastern James, who finished with that player will be replaced. would continue as a player. India will face defending
impact on his quality of life. AGENCIES Conference series, looked to be 34 points, were joined in double We could never do this befo- However, her playing days champions China in the qu-
heading for another shock as figures by Kevin Love, who sco- re. This camp has eight U-22 may end once she travels arterfinals of the Sudir-
Vol. XVII Issue No.209 Registration No. APENG/2000/03128 Published for the pro- the Celtics dominated the first red 17 points with 17 rebounds players, he said. with the team as a coach. man Cup on Friday. India,
prietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd. by Sai Doma, at "Times House", 8-2-351, half. Boston powered into a 29- and five assists. James, Irving The team will play Ne- Unlike other traditional who shocked Indonesia on
19 first quarter lead and main- and Love were the only three pal in an international fri- academies, Jwala's venture Tuesday, finished second
Road No 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, and printed by him at "Times Press" Plot
tained their 10-point cushion Cavs players to make double di- endly in Andheri on June 6. will focus on catering to the behind Denmark in Group
No 5A, Road No 1, IDA, Nacharam, Hyderabad 500 076, Ranga Reddy Dist Tel No : 1D. Denmark lost to Indone-
through to half-time, leading gits. Boston, missing the inju- The match against Kyrgyz needs of several budding
(040) 23254000, Fax No (040) 23254300. Registered Office: Dr. D. N. Road, Mumbai 57-47 at the break. red Isaiah Thomas, had four Republic is slated to be play- shuttlers. "The idea is to gi- sia 2-3 on Wednesday but
400 001. Editor (Hyderabad Market): K.R. Sreenivas - responsible for selection of news But as tension among Cle- players in double figures, with ed at the Sree Kanteerava ve more facilities to players still managed to top the gro-
under the PRB Act. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written velands home fans mounted at Avery Bradley scoring a lea- Stadium in Bengaluru on and provide apart from coa- up as they won more num-
permission of the publisher is prohibited. the Quicken Loans Arena, it ding 19 points. AFP June 13. ching, support to talented ber of matches.
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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 I ADVERTORIAL, ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

PHEW! HYDERABAD IS NO COUNTRY FOR PEDESTRIANS!

Pedestrians struggle
to cross the
Lack of
Pedestrians Begumpet junction
concern for
account for Shajini.SR@timesgroup.com the pedestrians
35 to 40 % of n Western countries pedestrians are consid-
I THINK THE GOVERNMENT
from those
caualities on I ered to be the king of the road. But unfortu-
nately that is not the case in India, says
AV Ranganath, DCP (Deputy Commissioner of
AND THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
WANTS THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED behind the wheels
police) Traffic. If the data revealed by the DCP
TO STAY AT HOME. JUST THINK
citys road Traffic is anything to go by, out of every 100 casu-
alties in citys road accidents, 35 to 40 per cent are
pedestrians. Staggering isnt it? Last year, as ABOUT THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG is another
accidents: many as 469 pedestrian deaths were recorded in
the city. Of these, 290 casualties took place in
CHILDREN? HOW ARE THEY EX- aspect to the
Cyberabad and 1,516 people were injured. In PECTED TO CROSS ROADS SAFELY
DCP Hyderabad limits, the count stood at 179 deaths
and 810 injured. It would be stating the obvious WITHOUT ANY SAFE ZEBRA CROSS- problem
to say that Hyderabad is no country for pedes-
trians. INGS AND FOOTOVER BRIDGES?
Last year,as many as 469 The problem lies in the civic planning say
KANTHI KANNAN, PRESIDENT
pedestrian deaths were experts and city folk lamenting about how the
roads here are built without keeping in mind OF RIGHT TO WALK FOUNDATION
recorded in the city.Of the safety of pedestrians. Im concerned
about the complete lack of planning in civic
tinuity. Especially in developing areas like
these,290 casualties took infrastructure in the city. The roads are made
Gachibowli, Madhapur and Hitec City, vendors and
only for the vehicles. Finding proper foot-
hawkers occupy the footpaths leaving no options for
place in Cyberabad and paths in the city is a luxury for pedestrians,
the pedestrian but to walk on the roads laden with
rues Aayush Mallik, a law student of
1,516 people were injured. NALSAR University.
heavy traffic.
Walking on small roads in the city is a nightmare.
In Hyderabad limits,the OVER 90 PER CENT OF 6000 KM Forget about walking, the way some people park their
vehicles, even two cars cant pass through them at one
STRETCH OF FOOTPATHS IN THE
count stood at 179 deaths CITY ARE NOT SUITED FOR WALKING go. Sometimes cars come in opposite directions with-
out following even the basic traffic rules, says Eswar
As per the traffic data, there are about 6000
and 810 injured as per the kilometers of footpaths across Hyderabad.
Gudimetla, a student.
But almost 90 per cent of them are not
official records suited for walking because of the lack con- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Neerja Bhanots family claim THE SPY WHO EVERYBODY LOVED


theyve been unjustly treated R.I.P Sir Roger Moore (1927 2017)
by producers of the film W
Producer Atul Kasbekar says they met all contractual commitments
ith a mere arch of an eyebrow, Sir
Roger Moore, whose wit was drier
than James Bonds martinis, could
convey a skepticism of his accidental profession,
disarming good looks and the suave characters
he often played, from Bond to Simon Templar, all
Sonam while saving the day and charming a scantily Roger
Kapoor clad girl in the process. The iconic star who Moore
in a still earned international fame playing British secret
from agent James Bond in seven movies died of
Neerja cancer on Tuesday at the age of 89,.
His 12 years as action man 007 made Moore a
millionaire and a heartthrob the world over,
though in reality he was a shy, private man who
found some of Bonds escapades embarrassing.
He took on his first role as Bond in 1973, replac-
ing Sean Connery as 007, and was the third actor
to take on the role, starring in The Man With The
Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker
and Octopussy.
The son of a London policeman, Moore once
said the upper-crust image he portrayed both on
and off the screen was a carefully nurtured cov-
THE BONDS TRIBUTE:
er for his shyness and timidity I couldnt walk Dear Sir Roger Moore, It is indeed
into a restaurant on my own for 20 or 30 years ...
he once said, adding, Thats not really me. Timid
with a heavy heart that I hear the
me would rather stay home and have a sandwich. news of your passing this morning.
Lasyapriya.Sundaram You were a big part of my life, from
@timesgroup.com Moore said he was terrified by the stunts he
BHANOTS LAWYER, ANUSHA had to perform as Bond and would steel himself The Saint to James Bond.. .you were a
he courageous tale of before facing the cameras in sex scenes with a magnificent James Bond and one that

T 22-year-old Pan Am
flight attendant
Neerja Bhanot was immor-
NAGARAJAN, TOLD US, THE AMOUNT
OFFERED TO THE FAMILY WAS
mixture of valium and beer.
After handing over the role of Bond to Timo-
thy Dalton, Moore went into semi-retirement,
living a millionaires life and travelling between
lead the way for me, the world will miss
you and your unique sense of humor for
years to come. My sincerest condolences
talised on screen by actor SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN WHAT to your family and children. RIP.
Sonam Kapoor in the film his homes in Los Angeles, Switzerland and the
south of France.
Pierce Brosnan
Neerja (2016), directed by WAS AGREED UPON For many, The Spy Who Loved Me, from 1977,
Ram Madhvani, which won
critical acclaim. Neerjas is one of the greatest Bond films, though Moore I was very sad to hear of
family members supported the bargain. helps women who face social kept insisting throughout his life that Connerys Rogers passing. We had an
the makers throughout the According to a contract injustice. Bhanots lawyer, Bond, more macho and a killer, is the definitive unusually long relationship, by
films shooting but now, signed between Neerjas fam- Anusha Nagarajan, told us, and best interpretation of the fictional hero.
After retiring from his spy-hood, Moore
Hollywood standards, that was
Neerjas brother, Aneesh ily and the producers, 10 per The amount offered to the Nobody Does It
became an ambassador for UNICEF in 1991, a filled with jokes and laughter.
Bhanot, has sent a notice cent of the films net profit family was substantially less Better love Daniel
of arbitration to the films was to be received by the than what was agreed upon. role he retained until his death. I will miss him.
Agencies Daniel Craig Sean Connery
producers, alleging that they family to aid the Neerja
refused to keep their side of Bhanot Pan Am Trust, which CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
2 HYDERABAD TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
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9.30PM; AARADHANA 11.00AM, a pilgrimage to Shirdi from Amalapu- 10.55, 12.45, 4.15, 6.40, 7.30, 10.05AM, 12.50, 1.25, 4.15, 7.10, murdered,Vortigern (Law),Arthurs un- 12:00PM Kodala Kodala 07:00AM Eno Onthara
Indian man Mauktik Kulkarni who has travelled the world and an 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; ASIAN M CUBE ram.Trouble starts when the bus gets 10.00, 10.30PM; CINEPOLIS (Atta- 7.50, 10.40PM; INOX (MP Mall) cle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his Koduku Pellama 10:00AM Maryade Ramanna
American girl Samantha Jo Fitzsimons who are on a month-long 10.50AM, 1.15, 4.00, 4.35, 6.55, hijacked. pur) 10.00AM, 12.45, 1.25, 4.10, 10.10AM, 11.10, 2.00, 4.50, 7.40, birthright and with no idea of who he 12:30PM Chinnari Pelli 01:00PM Kempe Gowda
backpacking trip across the country, May 25, 7.30 pm. 9.55PM; ASIAN GPR 11.00AM, 1.45, ASIAN CINESQUARE 11.00AM; 7.35PM; CINEMAX (Inorbit Mall) 10.20PM; LAXMIKALA (Moosapet) truly is,Arthur (Hunnam) comes up the Kuturu 04:00PM Prem Kahani
4.40, 7.15, 10.15PM; ASIAN ANJALI 11.15AM; CINEPLANET 10.00AM, 1.00, 1.45, 4.20, 7.40, 2.45PM, 6.15, 9.45PM; METRO hard way in the back alleys of the city. 01:00PM Samsaram Oka 07:00PM Raja Huli
Chadarangaam 10:00PM Govinda Gopala
CINESQUARE 10.50AM, 1.15, 1.40, MULTIPLEX 10.50AM; LAXMIKALA 10.10, 11.00PM; CINEMAX (Banajra 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.00, 9.00PM; CINEPOLIS (Kukataplly) 2.30PM; 02:00PM Kutumba Gouravam
ART Performers, brings to life the clas- Hasige Iddastu
1.55, 7.15, 7.45, 10.50PM; BIG CIN- (Moosapet) 11.30AM; SAPNA (Abids) Hills) 10.00AM, 1.00, 7.40, 11.00PM; PRIYA 12.00PM, 3.00, 6.30, 9.30PM; 5.25PM; CINEMAX (Inorbit Mall) 02:30PM Nannaku Prematho Kaalu Chachu
Ailamma Art Gallery: 1-8-1/B/ sic peppered with songs , rap and EMAS (Ameerpet) 10.30AM, 2.00, 11.30AM, 2.30PM; MUKUND 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, PRASADS MULTIPLEX 11.30AM, 1.50PM, 10.50PM. 03:00PM Arjun (Movie)
25/A, Bagh Lingampally mime, May 28, 5 pm. 7.40, 10.40PM; BVK MULTIPLEX KALPANA 3 (A) 9.00PM; MEGHA 11.15AM, 2.15, 2.15, 5.00, 7.45, 10.30PM; PVR GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 06:00PM Kongumudi MALAYALAM
Twilight Dwellings of My Mind SCREENINGS 10.15AM, 1.30, 4.15, 7.00, 58888 Code: kal 6.15, 9.15PM; MANJU 11.00AM, (Central) 10.50AM, 1.50, 4.35, 5.10, 2 (U/A) 06:30PM Chinnari Pelli SURYA TV
an exhibition of paintings by Lamakaan: Banjara Hills 10.00PM; CINEPOLIS (Kukatpally) Avatika Shetty and Priyamani 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; MIRAJ SHALINI 7.35, 10.30PM; PVR (Forum Mall) 58888 Code: gua Kuturu 06:00AM Life in the Word
07:00PM Lakshmi Kalyanam
Abhay Dattatreya Murlidhar, till The Unreserved a feature 11.00AM, 10.40, 7.10, 10.45PM; ANJALI 2.15PM, 6.15, 9.15PM; SHIVANI 10.00AM, 1.15, 3.45, 4.30, 10.15AM, 11.15, 1.10, 2.05, 4.35, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel 07:30PM Ashta Chemma
06:30AM Kavinjozhukunna
CINEPOLIS (Malkajgiri) 11.00AM, LAXMIKALA (Moosapet) 11.30AM, 7.45, 11.00PM; MALLIKARJUNA 5.05, 7.30, 6.00, 10.30PM; The Guardians travel throughout the Anugrahathileku
May 31, noon to 7 pm. film directed by Samarth Mahajan. 08:00PM Koyilamma 07:00AM Blessing Today
IconArt Gallery: 1672, Road No. The film is an inquiry into the lives 4.40, 7.20, 10.35PM; CINEPOLIS 2.30PM; RAJDHANI 11.00AM, 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.30, 9.30PM; RADHIKA 10.40AM, 4.25, 10.40PM; cosmos as they help Peter Quill (Pratt) 08:30PM Kumkuma Puvvu 07:30AM Subharambham
(Attapur) 11.00AM, 4.55, 7.25, 2.00PM; SRIMAYURI 11.00AM, NARTAKI 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.30, RAGHAVENDRA COMPLEX learn more about his true parentage... 09:00PM Malleswari 08:00AM Mahaveera
12, Banjara Hills of passengers who use the 09:30PM Chandrakantha
10.55PM; CINEPLANET MULTIPLEX 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; SAPNA (Abids) 9.30PM; NAGENDRA 12.00PM, 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 9.15PM; CINEPOLIS (Attapur) 6.00PM; Hanuman
Mid Summer Landscape An unreserved compartment, the 10.30AM, 1.30, 4.20, 4.40, 7.00, 6.15PM, 9.15PM. 3.00, 7.00, 10.00PM; GANESH RAMAKRISHNA 11.30AM, 2.30, CINEPOLIS (Kukatpally) 11.00PM; 10:30PM MEK Marathon 09:00AM Mattupetti Machan
abstract painting exhibition by cheapest way to travel across 11:00PM Samsaram Oka 11:30AM Deal or no Deal
10.00PM; CINEMAX (Banajra Hills) TICK TOCK (U/A) (Shamshabad) 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.15, 6.15, 9.15PM; RAJDHANI COMPLEX CINEMAX (Inorbit Mall) 7.20PM; Chadarangaam
Ciddula Krishna, till May 31, 11.30 India on the Indian Railways 11.05AM, 1.10, 7.45, 10.50PM; 58888 Code: tic 9.15PM; INOX (Banjara Hills) 6.15, PM, 9.15PM; SSV CINEPARK INOX (Banjara Hills) 1.30PM; 12:30PM Mayavi
MAA GOLD 03:30PM Nandini
am to 7 pm. system. The film portrays the pas- GALAXY 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, Haranath Policherla, Nishi Gandha, 10.00AM, 1.00, 3.30, 4.00, 6.50, 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; PRASADS MULTIPLEX 1.15PM; PVR 04:00PM Kayamkulam
06:00AM Aarogya Jeevana
The Gallery Caf: Plot No.468, sengers aspirations, efforts and 9.00PM; GOKUL 11.30AM, 2.30, Mounika 10.20PM; LAXMIKALA (Moosapet) SRISAIRJA 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.00, (Central) 4.45PM; PVR (Forum Mall) Rahasyalu Kochunniyude
Road No.10, Phase 2, Banjara Hills opinions through conversations 6.30, 9.30PM; KRISHNA (Nagaram) A mechanic is driven by a woman to 11.15AM, 1.45, 6.15, 9.45PM; INOX 9.00PM; SENSATION INSOMNIA 5.00PM. 06:30AM Navvavayya Babu Makan
Bygone Bylanes a painting and personal stories, June 1, 7.30 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; join her at an abandoned palatial house (MP Mall) 12.35PM, 4.00, 6.55, 12.00PM, 3.00, 7.00, 10.00PM; THE BOSS BABY 3D (U/A) 07:30AM New Songs 04:30PM Balikka Vadhu
KRISHNA (Aliyabad) 11.00AM, 2.00, where they experience spooky ele- 10.00PM; RADHIKA 10.30AM, 1.20, VENKATARAMANA MEGAPLEX 58888 Code: bos 08:00AM Prema Katha 05:00PM Ennu Swantham
exhibition by Anand Bekwad, till pm. Phoenix Arena: TSIIC Park, Chitram (Movie) Jaani
June 5, 11.30 am to 10.30 pm. opposite HSBC Phase2,Hitec City 6.00, 9.00PM; KALYANI 11.00AM, ments. What happens next is what 4.15, 715, 10.30PM; RUKMINI 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.00, 9.15PM; Voices: Alec Baldwin, Conrad Ver-
11:00AM Challenge (Movie) 05:30PM Sithara
Pusher II a 2004 Danish 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; LAXMI Tick Tock is about. 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; YADAGIRI 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.00, non, Tobey Maguire
MUSIC & DANCE 12:00PM Aravind 2 (Movie) 06:00PM Vaalsalyam
(Shamshabad) 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.15, ASIAN CINESQAURE 10.50AM; RANGA 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; TALKIE TOWN 11.30AM, A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby 02:00PM Arjun 06:30PM Mahaveera
Lamakaan: Banjara Hills crime drama written and directed 9.15PM; KONARK 11.15AM, 2.15, DEVI 11.00AM, 2.15, 6.00, 9.00PM. 9.00PM; RAJDHANI 11.00AM, 2.00, 2.30, 6.30, 9.45PM; TIVOLI CINEMA pairs up with his seven-year-old broth- Hanuman
03:00PM Raja Vikramarka
Shivoham-The Lord Shiva by Nicolas Winding Refn. The sec- 6.15, 9.15PM; HITECH 11.00AM, RADHA (U/A) 6.00, 9.00PM; PRATAP 11.00AM, 11.15AM, 2.00, 4.45, 7.30, er to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO 06:00PM Naa Pellam 07:00PM Sagaram Sakshi
a dance recital which revolves ond film of the Pusher trilogy, fol- 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; INDRA 58888 Code: rad 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; PRASADS 10.20PM. of Puppy Co. Rajanikanth 07:30PM Vijayadashami
around Lord Shiva by Neha Singh lows the life of Tony who has been Sharwanand, Lavanya Tripathi, Ak- MULTIPLEX 10.00AM, 11.15, 2.30, HINDI MEDIUM (U/A) CINEMAX (Inorbit Mall) 5.05PM; PVR 06:30PM Yuva 08:00PM Ennu Swantham
12.00PM, 3.00, 7.00, 10.00PM; Jaani
and Rajinimai. The performance is released from prison. He wants to 07:30PM Arjun
JAGADAMBA 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, sha Pardhasany, Kota Srinivasa Rao, 4.00, 5.30, 7.15, 10.30PM; PVR 58888 Code: hin (Forum Mall) 12.05PM. 08:30PM Hara Hara 08:30PM Moonnu Pennungal
an amalgamation of Kuchipudi and mend his ways and give his life a 9.00PM; JYOTHI (RC Puram) Ashish Vidyarthi,Tanikella Bharani, (Central) 10.00AM, 10.50, 1.00, Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar, Deepak THE SENSE OF AN ENDING (A) Mahadeva 09:00PM Nandini
Bharatanatyam styles, May 30, new turn, but that is easier said 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 9.15PM; Jayaprakash Reddy, Shakalaka 4.20, 7.20, 7.40, 11.00PM; PVR Raj (Khan) and Mita (Qamar) are 09:30PM Aadavari Matalaku 09:30PM Kayamkulam
7.30 pm. than done, May 26, 7.30 pm. JYOTHI (IDA Bolaram) 11.00AM, Shankar (Forum Mall) 10.45AM, 11.30, 1.15, desperate to find their place in Eng- 58888 Code: sen Arthale Verule Kochunniyude
2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; LAXMIKALA Radha is the story of a cop who has 2.15, 4.00, 4.20, 7.25, 7.40, 10.25, lish-speaking society for the sake of Jim Broadbent, Charlotte 10:00PM Challenge Makan
Kathak Recital danseuse MISCELLANEOUS 11:00PM Navvavayya Babu 10:00PM Kadhakalkk
Raveena Singh will demonstrate the Hyderabadass Comedy Club: (Moosapet) 11.00AM, 2.30, 6.00, his own way of tackling the goons. 11.00PM; PRASADS (Big Screen) their young daughter.Will their past in Rampling, Michelle Dockery appuram
11:30PM Pure Shop
9.30PM; MIRAJ SHALINI SHIVANI With heavy dose of comedy infused in 9.00AM, 12.15, 3.45, 71.5, Chandni Chowk come in the way? A business owner (Jim Broadbent) 10:30PM Mahaveera
nuances of Kathak while dancing to Road No. 45, Jubilee Hills 11.15AM, 4.45, 7.50, 10.15PM; the narration, the movie promises to 10.45PM; RAGHAVENDRA ASIAN CINESQUARE 4.35PM; reunites with his first love (Charlotte
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the Shiva Tandava Stotram, Sufi A live comedy show with Kavin MALLIKARJUNA 11.15AM, 2.30, be a wholesome entertainer. 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 9.15PM; ASIAN M CUBE 4.35PM; CINEPOLIS Rampling) after a letter and a diary 09:00AM Akkada Ammayi 11:30PM Deal or no Deal
music and Tarana, June 4, 7 pm. Jay, Vaibhav Sethia and Mukesh Ikkada Abbayi
6.15, 9.30PM; CINEMAX (Inorbit ASIAN M CUBE 1.30PM, 7.30PM; RAJYALAXMI 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, (Attapur) 2.20PM, 7.45PM; force him to confront the past. 12:00PM Shirdi Sai SURYA MOVIES
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Lamakaan: Banjara Hills A stand-up comedy show by 10.20PM; INOX (Banjara Hills) 10.15PM; ASIAN GPR 1.30AM, 9.30PM; SHVIAGANGA 2.00PM, CINEMAX (Banjara Hills) 1.40PM; THE CIRCLE (U/A) 06:00PM Life is Beautiful 10:30AM Kissan
Sasural Chaand Par a Mayank Parakh , May 26, 9.30 pm. 10.50AM, 12.20, 2.55, 4.50, 7.55, 7.40PM; BIG CINEMAS 1.50PM, 5.45, 9.15PM; SWAPNA (Katedan) CINEPOLIS (Kukatpally) 11.30AM, 58888 Code: cir 09:00PM Hrudaya Kaleyam 01:30PM Sthalathe Pradhana
10.50PM; INOX (MP Mall) 10.30AM, 10.20PM; BVK MULTIPLEX 11.00AM, 6.00PM, 9.15PM; SUDARSHAN 8.10PM; INOX (Banjara Hills) Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, ZEE TELUGU Payyans
hilarious musical drama presented Peoples Plaza: Necklace Road, 04:00PM Kusruthi Kattu
by Rangeen Sapney theatre, Khairatabad, Hussain Sagar 2.30, 4.20, 7.25, 10.30PM; PVR 7.30PM; CINEPOLIS (Attapur) 11.00AM, 2.15, 5.45, 9.15PM; 11.00AM, 7.35PM; INOX (MP Mall) John Boyega 06:30AM Enjoy Everyday Life 07:00PM Pathram
(Central) 11.00AM, 2.20, 4.55, 8.00, 11.15AM, 4.50, 7.30, 10.35PM; SUPER 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 1.05PM, 3.45PM; PRASADS Mae Holland (Emma Watson) seizes 07:30AM Subhamasthu
May 26, 7.30 pm. The Great India Marathon-Run 08:00AM Sreekaram
10:00PM Kanalkkattu
To Be? Or Not to Be..? a for Indian Army a 3K, 5K and 10.40PM; PVR (Forum Mall) CINEPLANET MULTIPLEX 1.30PM, 9.00PM; SANDHYA 11.00AM, 2.00, MULTIPLEX 3.30PM, 6.15PM; PVR the opportunity of a lifetime when ASIANET
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10.30AM, 11.40, 1.45, 5.35, 8.10, 10.20PM; CINEPOLIS (Kukatpally) 6.00, 9.00PM; SRIDEVI (RC Puram) (Central) 2.20PM, 7.30PM; PVR she lands a job with the worlds most 08:30AM Omkaram 06:15AM Mukthisudhakaram
Hindi play directed by Saurabh 10K run to show love and respect 10.45PM; PRASANTH 11.00AM, 11.00AM, 1.50, 5.00, 8.00PM; 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 9.15PM; (Forum Mall) 11.15AM, 4.50, powerful technology and social me- 09:00AM Preminchukundam 06:45AM Patheyam
Gharipurikar about an unemployed to soldiers for their service to 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; PRASADS CINEMAX (Inorbit Mall) 2.00PM, 7.40, SUSHMA 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 10.55PM; PADMAVATHI CINEPLEX dia company. Encouraged by the Raa (Movie) 07:00AM Vezhambal
person who has a break up with society and country, June 4, 6 am MULTIPLEX 10.45AM, 1.00, 3.15, 10.30PM; CINEMAX (Banajra Hills) 9.15PM; TARAKARAMA 11.15AM, 11.30AM, 2.30, 6.00, 9.15PM; companys founder (Tom Hanks), 12:00PM Goldrush 07:30AM Neermathalam
his girlfriend and is very much to 9 am. 8.45, 11.00PM; RUKMINI 11.00AM, 4.30PM; INOX (Banjara Hills) 1.50PM, 2.15, 6.00, 9.00PM; SVC SAPTAGIRI 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, Mae joins a groundbreaking experi- 01:00PM Bhathuku Jataka 08:00AM Parasparam
confused about how to end his life Jubilee Hills: Road No.1, Film Bandi 08:30AM Chandanamazha
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either by consuming poison or Nagar, MLA Colony COMPLEX 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 10.20AM, 5.05, 10.40PM; PRASADS 9.00PM; SVC EESHWAR 11.00AM, 7.00PM. privacy, ethics and personal free- 02:30PM Na Kodalu 12:00PM Best of Badai
hanging himself, May 27, 7.30 pm Bike Run Biryani a novel 9.15PM; RADHIKA 11.00AM, 1.45, MULTIPLEX 1.00PM, 5.45, 8.15, 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; SVC SANGEETA BAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION dom. Her participation in the experi- Bangaram Bungalow
to 8.30 pm. type of duathlon where one 4.40, 7.30, 10.15PM; 10.45PM; PVR (Central) 11.50AM, 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.00, 9.00PM; (U/A) ment, and every decision she makes 03:00PM Kalyana Vybhogam 12:30PM Taste Time
SRIMAHESHWARAM (Mahesh- 8.05, 10.50PM; PVR (Forum Mall) SRIPREMA 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 58888 Code: bah soon starts to affect the lives and fu- 03:30PM Vareva 01:00PM Neermathalam
Jack and the Beanstalk a follows a bike with a run which will 04:00PM Mayadweepam 01:30PM Chandanamazha
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Madangopal, presented by . to 12 pm. 05:00PM Kumkuma Bhagya 02:30PM Vanambadi
2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; 6.15, 9.15PM; RADHIKA 1.30PM, 11.00AM, 2.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; Shiva (Prabhas), the son of Bahubali PRASADS MULTIPLEX 6.00PM; PVR 05:30PM Ganga 03:00PM Bharya
SHIVAPARVATHI 11.15AM, 2.30, 7.25PM; SANDHYA 11.00AM, 2.00, TALLURI THATRES 11.00AM, 2.00, (also Prabhas), begins to search for (Forum Mall) 10.55PM. 06:00PM Pakintiammai 03:30PM Karutha Muthu
WELLNESS 6.15, 9.30PM; SRIKRISHNA (Uppal) 6.00, 9.00PM; SRILAXMI 12.00, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00PM; TALKIE TOWN answers when he learns about his THE DOG'S PURPOSE (U) 06:30PM Amma Na Kodala 04:00PM Taste Time
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Sushumna Kriyayog Meditation given by Sri Sri Sri Bhoganatha 11.15AM, 2.15, 6.15, 9.15PM; SRI- 7.00, 10.00PM; SHAHENSHA 2.45PM; 11.00AM, 6.00PM; TIVOLI CINEMA heritage. The mystery around why 58888 Code: dog
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THURSDAY 25 MAY 2017
HYDERABAD IS TALKING ABOUT HYDERABAD TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
3

Shruti goes bold and sexy on the red carpet hruti Haasan made heads turn at the ongoing

S Cannes Film Festival with her bold and sexy


outfits. And looks like, shes in love with black
considering she was spotted wearing black all through.
When launching the first look of her upcoming period
drama, Shruti channelled her inner warrior princess in a
black frilled saree embellished with gold embroidery. For
her next appearance, she chose a flattering black ensemble
with a messy hairdo. Then for the premiere of, How to Talk
to Girls at Parties, based on celebrated British nov-
elist Neil Gaimans short story, Shruti sport- STYLE FILE
ed a satin black gown with a plunging neck-
line. And looked simply sexy. The only
time Shruti was seen stepping out not
n with dressed in black was when she wore a sum-
Shruti Haasa d
an mery white Indo-western outfit, layered
Neil Gaiman
hael
boyfriend Mic with a floral robe for a media interaction.

SHRUTI HAASAN HANGS OUT


WITH RUMOURED BOYFRIEND
MICHAEL CORSALE AT CANNES
id Shruti Haasans Cannes outing best of Cannes getting to hang with my

D have a touch of romance to it? Well,


we couldnt help thinking that look-
ing at this picture Shruti shared on her
most favourite writer @neilhimself (sic),
wrote Shruti.
Thats not all though. Her father Kamal
microblog recently where she is seen with Haasan also shared the picture on his
acclaimed English novelist and author Neil microblog and captioned it, My baby in
Gaiman. However, what caught our attenti- Cannes with her other hero. Neil Gaiman. Glad
on was the presence of her rumoured boy- to be in August company (sic). Hmm! Is there UPPING HER GLAM QUOTIENT:
friend, the London-based actor, Michael something more to the rumoured relation- Shruti Haasan showed her different
Corsale who is also seen in the picture. The ship than what meets the eye? Just saying... avatars at the Cannes Film Festival
Pics: T Mallikarjun

CATCHING UP WE DONT EXPECT A SORRY FROM


YOU CHALAPATHI RAO GARU, WE
OVER CRICKET
aptain of Indian Womens as mana socialites bonded with the
FEEL SORRY FOR
C
Ram
cricket team, Mithali Raj
and former Indian cricketer
Venkatapathy Raju were the chief
guests at this afternoon soiree.
chief guests and had a gala time
clicking selfies and bonding over
a lip-smacking spread. It was an
afternoon well spent
YOU: RAM WHAT-E-DRAMA
Conversations about cricket and indeed. t seems problems for Chalapathi Rao
the incessant summer heat
in the city ensued I are far from over. The veteran Telugu
actor, who irked many with his
sexist comments about women on Tuesday,
Chalapathi
Rao

issued an apology on social media only to


do a U-turn on a television interview. I did
not mean to hurt anyone. If I had hurt your
feelings, I am sorry. But, I was angry when they
asked me if Girls are harmful? Do we sleep
with snakes? No. Thats why I said women are
harmless. Whats wrong in that. I will never
insult a woman. I will always treat women with
respect like mothers and sisters, he said.
The social media exploded and #Chalap-
atiRao began to trend as a lot of celebrities
condemned Raos comment, but it was actor
Rams post that summed up the backlash
perfectly. With due respectwe dont expect
a Sorry from youBut instead we feel Sorry
Simran, Usha for you for having lived so many years without
Vandana and Minakshi realising the true value of a woman (sic).
posted Ram.
Venkatapathi Raju and Mithali Raj Must say, he definitely nailed it.
4 HYDERABAD TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
MY CITY THURSDAY 25 MAY 2017

HYDERABAD GETS TASTE OF ULTIMATE FRISBEE Papri.Paul@timesgroup.com

ne hundred and sixty players


ing in popularity around the
world. It is a lesser known fact
that India also has an active in

O in nine teams from around the


country took
Saraswathi Cricket Ground in
to the
the ultimate scene and it is grow-
ing exponentially. Ultimate, being
a mix gender non-contact sport,
Gundlapochampalli recently to com- gives a platform for women to play
pete against each other in a sport alongside men on the field.
called Ultimate Frisbee. Also known Ultimate is self-refereed sport and
as Ultimate around the world, the fast- gives a lot of importance to the
Anand
paced sport, though is in a fledgling spirit of the sport, says Om
Meduri,
state in the country, in the last couple Prakash Kancharla, a member of
a member of
of years have garnered many fans in the Hyderabad frisbee team, Disco
Hyderabads
India in general and Hyderabad in Tech.
Discotech
particular. Talking about the frisbee scene in
team in
Titled Usha Udaan 2017, the ulti- the city, he said, It is not that good,
action
mate Frisbee tournament was organ- but to call it non-existent will be a
ised by the Hyderabad Ultimate misnomer. There are a few teams in
Frisbee Association for the past five the city that take the sport seriously
years as a part of the on-going and one of them being the kids of
Ultimate Players Association of Teach for India, which is promising.
Indias (UPAI) regional challenger se- Dhiraj, a member of the winning
ed to respect them. Competition is en-
ries. team from Bangalore, who lived in
Frisbee couraged, but not at the cost of mutu-
Bengaluru-based Slipdisc clinched Hyderabad for a decade says, I guess
players al respect.
the title, while Pune-based Flying the frisbee scene in Bangalore is the
battling it out Thus, to encourage sportsmanship,
Spirits emerged as the runners-up. best right now with 13 teams.
in the field the most spirited team is awarded the
Ultimate frisbee as a sport is grow- Compared to other cities, Hyderabad
spirit award, which is, as Om prakash
is lagging behind because of the
puts it is, more respectful than the
dearth of playing spaces. I mean,
winning trophy. Ashwini Menon, a
THE FRISBEE SCENE IN BANGALORE there are no grounds to play the game
member of the Mumbai team, Storm
here. Moreover it is a mixed sport,
IS THE BEST RIGHT NOW WITH 13 and for some reason, there are not
Chaser, which won the spirit award
gushes, Ours is a one year old team,
TEAMS. COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES, many women who are willing to take
so we didnt expect to win. We just
up the sport.
HYDERABAD IS LAGGING BEHIND Other than being a tough sport that
wanted to participate and enjoy the
game. But winning the spirit award is
BECAUSE OF THE DEARTH OF PLAYING demands fast reflexes, stamina and a
indeed rewarding. She adds, We
lot of agility, ultimate being a self-ref-
SPACES. I MEAN, THERE ARE NO ereed game, also stresses on develop-
never lost our cool, even if it was one
of our team members who lost us the
GROUNDS TO PLAY THE GAME HERE. ing genuine sportsmanship of the
game. We overlooked all negativities,
players to maintain fair play. There is
MOREOVER IT IS A MIXED SPORT, AND reacted calmly towards any disagree-
no referee in the game, all players are
ment or provocation. Our main moto
FOR SOME REASON, THERE ARE NOT expected to administer and adhere to
was to play and enjoy the game, and
the rules of the game. That places the
we did it. When we came back to
MANY WOMEN WHO ARE WILLING TO responsibility for fair play on every
Mumbai, the other teams were so
player on the field. Rules are trusted
TAKE UP THE SPORT with the players and they are expect-
proud of us.
Team Storm Chasers of Mumbai won the spirit award from maintaining the spirit of the game
Dhiraj, a frisbee player

THEATRE WEEKEND WITH PRATEIK BABBAR IN A GAY LOVE STORY


Prateik Babbar
in a still from
the play
Mohammad
Ali Baig
A PEDESTRIANS NIGHTMARE:
Encroached pavements, non-existent
Theatre Weekend, a part of Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundations theatre Iss Kambakht Sathe ka Kya Karein? says Baig.
footover bridges and apathy
revival in the city, is a new initiative conceptualised by Padma Shri
Mohammad Ali Baig that will assemble internationally-acclaimed
theatre artistes in the city one weekend every month.
The idea was to present quality theatre to the city theatre
This month American actor-director Jeff Goldberg will stage his play
Cookie Machine based on father-son relationship on May 25. Next day
the Hyderabadis will get to watch Prateik Babbar playing a gay character
in Six, a gay love story against the backdrop of a cricket tournament.
of those behind
enthusiasts.We received an overwhelming response to the first edition
of Theatre Weekend that staged the Foundations internationally
acclaimed home production 1857:Turrebaz Khan and Zeeshan Ayuubs
Venue: Mercure Hotel, Somajiguda; Date and time: May 25, 7 pm
and May 26, 8.30 pm, For more details, call: 040-2353 0791
Email: theatrefoundation@baigtheatrefoundation.com the wheels

Pic: Sirige Srikanth

WHAT PEDESTRIANS DEMAND


People shouldnt park their Pedestrian crossings and
vehicles on footpaths and should footbridges should be maintained.
be penalised if they do so. AT-grade crossings with proper
Footpaths should be at least two zebra crossings and signals
meters wide. should be constructed.

...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 neither a zebra crossing nor a tioned, he said.


footover bridge on either side of the
MOST FOOTPATHS AND PAVE- flyover. Highlighting the fact that THE NEW TELECOM SIGNALS
MENTS ARE ENCROACHED BY city roads are also not amicable for ARE ALSO NOT WORKING!
HAWKERS AND VENDORS the differently abled, Kanthi The Hyderabad Traffic Police have
Another problem is the encroach- blames the government and the embarked upon a programme to
ment of footpaths. Especially in de- municipal corporation. I think the create more pedestrian crossings
veloping areas such as Gachibowli, government and the municipal cor- in the city. Recently, we have devel-
Madhapur and Hitec City, vendors poration wants the differently- oped pedestrian crossings at
and hawkers occupy the footpaths abled denizens to stay at home. Just Mehdipatnam with traffic signals
leaving no options for the pedestri- think about the elderly and young called telecom signals; they are in-
ans but to walk on the roads laden children? How are they expected to troduced for the first time in the
with heavy traffic. cross roads safely without any ze- city specifically to help the pedes-
Encroachment of footpaths by bra crossings and footover trians. They have to cross when the
vendors, hawkers and vehicles bridges? asks Kanthi. signal becomes green and vehicles
being parked on the footpaths are a have to stop, says the DCP.
serious problem. And the pedestri- METRO RAIL CONSTRUCTION But when asked about their func-
ans, who are giving carbon credits PROVING TO BE A HINDRANCE tionality, he quickly reveals that
to the city, are expected to take foot TO BUILD FOOT OVER BRIDGES even the telecom signals have been
over bridges. This is ridiculous, To make things easier for pedestri- unable to solve the problem as nei-
said Kanthi Kannan, president of ans on city roads, the Hyderabad ther pedestrians nor motorists are
Right to Walk Foundation. Traffic Police decided to construct following the rules. We had to de-
footover bridges with lift facility ploy a police constable to make
HYDERABAD SORELY LACKS taking into consideration the old sure the rules are being followed,
FUNCTIONAL PEDESTRIAN and the differently-abled. But the he added.
CROSSINGS DCP pointed out that ongoing con-
DCP Ranganath agreed that struction of the Hyderabad Metro SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE
Hyderabad doesnt have planned Rail is proving to be a major hin- DONE SOON
and functional pedestrian crossings. drance in executing their plans. The traffic police are also conduct-
Unlike in the Western countries, When there is a metro rail track ing certain awareness programmes
pedestrians cross the road at will in being constructed, it is difficult to to educate the public about traffic
the city. In places like London, New construct footover bridge along- rules and have now incorporated
York or any other city, people only side at such height, said them in the school syllabus.
cross the road using zebra cross- Ranganath. People have been talking about
ings, said Ranganath adding Lack He also added that they have se- pedestrian safety for so long but no
of concern for the pedestrians from lected 25 places where footbridges concrete steps have been taken so
those behind the wheels is another with proper lift facilities are to be far. Its good to hear phrases words
aspect to the problem. developed and have requested the such as pedestrian safety, pedes-
Take the busy Begumpet flyover Greater Hyderabad Municipal trian infrastructure and global
road for instance. Crossing it is a Corporation (GHMC) for the same. city. But chanting these words
nightmare at any time of the day The request is under considera- alone wont help, says Aniruth
for the pedestrians because there is tion and soon it will be sanc- Singh, a techie from Hyderabad.
6 HYDERABAD TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
BACK BEAT THURSDAY 25 MAY 2017

NEERJA BHANOTS Sonam in a still


from Neerja Aditi bonds with
FAMILY CLAIM Sanjay-Maanayata
THEYVE BEEN Ranbir
Kapoor

UNJUSTLY
Sanjay and Maanayata Dutt with kids
Shahraan and Iqra

A Ranbir Kapoor,
diti Rao Hydari, who plays
Sanjay Dutts daughter in
Bhoomi, shares individual equat-

TREATED Vicky Kaushal


ions with the actor and his wife Maan-
ayata. While shooting for the film in
Agra and Mumbai, the actress confessed
that she felt emotionally drawn to Sanjay.
I share a great bond with Sanjay sir.
put on their
BY PRODUCERS
My dad passed away many years ago,
and he filled that void while
shooting. He is very protective and
caring. Ive not shared such an
equation with anyone before. Hes
dancing shoes
OF THE FILM R
fatherly; he exudes that warmth. I anbir Kapoor and
have felt it whenever he hugs me, Vicky Kaushal are
said Aditi. really caught up these
On the other hand, Aditi is in days. The two, who play Sanjay
a friendly space with Maanayata Dutt and his bestie respectively
as well. Their conversations oft- in the actors biopic, have not
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the Bhanot family. The agreement THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN en veer towards Sanjays twins, only been shooting for the film
between Bhanots and Bling clearly BHANOTS AND BLING CLEARLY Iqra and Shahraan. At a private in and around the city, but have
Apparently, when the contract was spelt out that the Bhanots would be bash held for the films completion, also been preparing for somet-
signed between the producer, Bling paid a fixed amount upront(which
SPELT OUT THAT THE BHANOTS Aditi Rao
Aditi told us, hing rather special at a subur-
WOULD BE PAID A FIXED Hydari
Unplugged and the family, it was was paid as per the timelines) and a Rachana.Dubey@timesgroup.com ban dance studio.
decided that the Bhanots would get a variable amount, which was to be AMOUNT UPRONT (WHICH WAS The duo has been rehears-
share of the profits made by them. The computed as a share of net profits ing discreetly for a medley of
lawyer added, There was some that we would receive. It was always
PAID AS PER THE TIMELINES) Dutts hits, which we hear, will
agreement between Bling Unplugged abundantly clear that we would AND A VARIABLE AMOUNT, be used in his biopic, to show
and Fox Star Studios, because of which partner with a studio, in this case
what the former got as profit was not Fox Star India. The Bhanot family
much. As a result of which, what the was aware of it. In fact, they met
WHICH WAS TO BE COMPUTED
AS A SHARE OF NET PROFITS
THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE
Find out why Aditya Roy Kapoor appreciation for his work over
the years. One of the key num-
bers in the medley is the title
track of Khalnayak. The rehe-
Bhanot family was eventually offered the studio representatives on many
was also not enough. They feel they occasions. To imply otherwise is
have been unjustly dealt with. simply untrue. Integrity is a very
When we got in touch with Aneesh, important aspect of our companys
Atul Kasbekar, producer, Bling
likes to travel solo, using Alive arsals began sometime in
April and have continued over
the last one month.The song
he didnt want to elaborate on this values and we are committed to hasnt been shot yet. They have
issue. All he said was, Well not meeting all its contractual commitm- only been rehearsing because
tolerate injustice. Meanwhile, Neerjas ents. All financial transactions, post the idea is to complete the scen-
producer Atul Kasbekar release, have been shared with the es first, says a source close to
said, We had acquired the Bhanot family immediately and in a the project.
rights to make Neerja from transparent manner. Their share of the HOW TO DOWNLOAD & Rachana.Dubey@timesgroup.com
USE ALIVE APP
profits, which is a share of ours,
was immediately offered. They Download ALIVE
THERE WAS SOME have declined to accept the same OneScan App from your
app store or go to
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BLING and now wish to get a share of the
alivear.com/app
studio profits. This is effectively a
UNPLUGGED AND FOX STAR retrospective negotiation and not STEP 2 Open the app and
STUDIOS, BECAUSE OF WHICH as per what was signed by them focus on the image
containing Alive
WHAT THE FORMER GOT AS years ago. It is unfortunate that
logo and scan it.
despite having a clear contractual Aneesh Bhanot
PROFIT WAS NOT MUCH. AS A arrangement, the Bhanots have
Atul Kasbekar STEP 3 Watch
RESULT OF WHICH, WHAT THE decided to dispute the financial Both sides in the battle for justice
the photo come
ALIVE. View and
BHANOT FAMILY WAS understanding at this belated have not been able to agree upon a share. Aditya
stage. To reiterate, the amount due common arbitrator and the petition for
EVENTUALLY OFFERED WAS to the Bhanots, as per the existing appointment for an arbitrator will be
Roy
Kapoor
Available on Android and
ALSO NOT ENOUGH contract, has been repeatedly placed before Punjab and Haryana High iOS devices
Vicky
Kaushal
Anusha Nagarajan, lawyer for the Bhanots offered by us to them. Court.

LEISURE
GARFIELD ARIES March 20 - April 18 BIRTHDAY TODAY
ANIMAL CRACKERS There will be a big turning
point in your life.You will feel Y ou may find yourself chafing
at the monotony of life. Time
for you to head to some exotic
a growing sense of respon- destinations.
sibility, and you will have the Tip: Your lucky colours are green
wonderful sensation of hav- and black. Your lucky gems are
ing grown up a little bit more. amber and moonstones.
You share your birthday with:
Things are hectic and you Karan Johar
need to stay physically grou-
nded. Dont forget to maintain with good reason.This day prom- ergy available for the work you
your exercise routine. ise of new levels of understanding want to do and you have a strong
TAURUS April 19 - May 19 Your in your relationships, though dis- drive to move forward.You could
nearest and dearest are in no way agreements and friction may pave make some important connec-
short of affection for you.Don't be the way. tions.You need to decide to make
caught in your old ways and VIRGO August 22 - September any decisions.You have a terrific
BEAU PEEP B I G N AT E routines. Responsibilities will be 21 Careful management and a new idea that you should imple-
heavy but you will feel more touch of creativity will contribute ment.
focused and productive. Take to a successful venture and pos- CAPRICORN December 21 -
charge of your health, you may sible recognition. In order to real- January 19 You have a genuine
feel at times that there is a bit too ly know what others are feeling, regard for young people and one
much to keep track of! you need to observe more than business you might decide to put
GEMINI May 20 - June 20 speculate. together is one in which you can
You should be encountering a LIBRA September 22 - October help connect young people to a
minimum of resistance to excel- 22 You could be feeling over- work programme. You need to
lent implementations of your ex- whelmed by all the work you are communicate something very
cellent optimisations.It is time for getting.Time to refresh and reju- carefully today.
you to really go for your desires. venate yourself and do the things AQUARIUS January 20 -
Nervousness due to aggravations you most enjoy doing. You do February 18 Take advantage of
and the stress of increased de- something to take advantage of all your good energy and all your
mands at work is possible. how great you feel.You have got good looks to make a good deal of
B. C . MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN CANCER June 21 - July 21 You big plans in the works. It is high some kind.Good humour and op-
will be able to change something. time for action. timism prevail now, and you are
Keeping in touch with the ones SCORPIO October 23 - able to get a larger perspective on
you love will really help ease any November 20 You are ready to your life. It is difficult for you to
tension you might feel.Don't hes- get started making something move ahead or find purpose in
itate to take a look at how much change.Your mind is serious and your work.
energy you have got left over at you are able to concentrate on PISCES February 19 - March 19
the end of the day for your friends work that requires patience, at- Get to be in charge of your own
and family. tention to detail,and precision.It is schedule. Happiness and a desire
LEO July 22 - August 21You will time to make a grown-up deci- to share your good fortune and joy
be able to seize any opportunities sion.It is time to put a brand-new with others is the mood now. You
that present themselves and to idea to work. may engage in interesting discus-
take the correct decision about ei- SAGITTARIUS November 21- sions. Do not allow your emotions
ther accepting or refusing,always December 20 There is a lot of en- to take a back seat to your intellect.
MUTT & JEFF LOOP THE LOOP
Rules
H E A LT H C A P S U L E TIMES SUDOKU
Connect adjacent dots with
vertical or horizontal lines,creating a
single loop (Fig A).
Crossovers or branches are not al-
lowed (As shown by the dotted lines in
Fig B).
Numbers in the puzzle indicate the
number of lines that should surround it,
while empty cells may be surrounded
by any number of lines.
You cant draw lines around
zeroes.
Each puzzle has just one unique solu-
tion.
BETTER HALF HOW TO PLAY TIMES HITORI How to begin: Example (Fig A) - Begin
with the zero next to 3. Since no lines
1.A number may can be drawn around zero, mark crosses
appear just once in around it, as shown. Now there is a cross in
each row or column. one space around 3. So we know the three
Eliminate repeat lines of 3 can only be drawn in the remaining
three spaces. Next, these lines can only be Level: Medium
numbers by darkening extended in one direction each. Continue, HOW TO PLAY
(Fig A) Not allowed (Fig B)
cells. (see example) using the same logic.
Hints: Keep eliminating possibilities by marking crosses in spaces between dots where a line Fill in the grid so that every horizontal row, every vertical
2. Darkened cells MINDBENDER column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9, without
must never be isnt possible,i.e.,if you have already completed required lines or where a line extension may
create a branch or cause a dead-end (Fig B). repeating the numbers in the same row, column or box.
adjacent in a row or There was a neighborhood of one-
You cant change the digits already given in the grid. Every
column. story houses.
puzzle has one solution.
SOLUTIONS TO GAMES 3. Unmarked cells SCRAMBLE One was red and everything in the
house was red.
TIMES SUDOKU LOOP THE LOOP TIMES HITORI Rearrange the letters in the four word jumbles, one letter to each square/circle,
must create a single Another was purple and everything in SPELLATHON
to make four ordinary words
continuous area, the house was purple.
undivided by HOW TO Yet another was yellow and everything Todays Ratings:
FRVEE PLAY
darkened cells. in the house was yellow. 07-average 08-good 10-outstanding
sandwiched between Now arrange the Still another was blue and everything
4. Every time you KRTOS letters in the How many words of four or more
neighbours of the same circles to form the in the house was blue. letters can you make from the letters
darken a cell, you can value can be circled. answer to the In the green house everything was D shown in todays puzzle? In making a
automatically circle its (e.g. 6 4 6 ) EGTYLN riddle or to fill in green, I
vertical and horizontal the missing word T word, each letter may be used once only.
and in the gray house everything was
SCRAMBLE
Words: Fever,stork,gently,fossil
SPELLATHON
bail, bait, bald, bloat, blot,
MINDBENDER
There are no stairs in any of
neighbours, which
means they cannot be
6.A tripleis a special case of
sandwich.Circle the centre
ILOSFS as indicated.
grey.
A
B O
Each word must contain the central let-
ter. There should be at least one seven
Answer:True happiness...arises,in the first place, boat, boil, bold, bolt, the houses because they cells,and darken the ends. letter word. Plurals, foreign words and
from the enjoyment of one's self - Joseph Addison TABLOID only have one story. eliminated. True happiness... arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of ___ What color were the stairs in the L proper names are not allowed. British
(e.g. 6 6 6 ) Example ___ - Joseph Addison (4,4) yellow house?
5.Any cell English Dictionary is used as reference.

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IVF is a complicated pro-

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nfertility is a common condition among both men and (ISHRS). precautions in future.
cedure hence patients need to consult a fertility specialist vested by the surgeons are It can be cut, shaved,
women these days. Research suggests that India has seen In the FUE method, special instru- simultaneously implanted
a rise of 20-30% in infertility rates in the last five years. who can address and attend to the process comprehensively. styled, dyed or gelled .
ments, which are as fine as the tip of a onto the desired area (recipi-
Dr. Bhavani Fertility Centre (BFC) is a state-of-the-art Choosing a reputed centre is more important to save couples For more informa-
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spicious scars, no cuts and no need for the body . Thus, reducing the
nagar and Secunderabad. . Dr. Bhavani has a blessed hand and knowledge for the best possible outcome. Dr. BFC has to M.Ch,Plastic
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Identifying and treating REVOLUTIONARY


ano rectal problems
A
no rectal diseases are wide-
spread and most often neglect-
DEVELOPMENTS IN
KNEE REPLACEMENT
ed. Some of the common symp-
toms that help identify ano rectal dis-
eases are detailed below.

Anal Pain
Anal or rectal pain is the most com-
monly seen symptom, arising from
problems in the lower part of the gastro-
intestinal tract. Pain is felt while pass-
SURGERY Benefits of Partial Knee Replacement over Total Knee
Replacement:
O PKR better suited for younger, active patients over 45 years
O In TKR entire surface of the knee joint removed and

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ing stools and can persist for hours later. arlier Total Knee Replacement (TKR) was the One replaced with artificial part while in PKR only the damaged
Dull aching pain while passing stools, and Only solution for patients suffering from arthri- side of the knee is replaced
could result from internal Hemorrhoids, tis of the knee. Across the O Entire natural joint is removed in
which are growths in the anal tract. world, the number of surgeries TKR, in PKR about 75% of the natural
Sharp and severe pain usually felt while annually performed has shot up joint preserved
passing stools is most often a fissure in with younger, fitter and more O Post PKR the preserved ligaments
Ano. It is a tear at the anal verge caused demanding patients with arthritis lend natural stability. In TKR one is
by constipated hard stools, resulting in be felt while washing the anal region along with stools or after passing opting for surgery. dependent on implants for stability
severe pain with or without bleeding. and most commonly caused by: stools, and can be painful or painless At ZOI, rather than replacing the O PKR allows faster recovery with
Anal pain can also result from diar- O Hemorrhoids depending on the condition. Bleeding entire knee joint with sacrificing of lesser side effects as only certain tis-
rhea, constipation, bleeding, local infec- O Polyps over time can cause severe Anemia. ligaments and both the menisci, sues are disturbed. Recovery is slower
tions, minor injuries, inflammatory O Centinal tags Internal piles cause painless bleeding Partial Knee Replacement (PKR) is after TKR and there are increased
bowel disease etc.. O Cancer and can be identified through internal done where the joint is resurfaced chances of post-op stiffness
examination. Bleeding associated with with only 25% of cartilage removed O Incidence of Intra and Post-op com-
Hemorrhoids can be internal or pain can be due to fissure in Ano. and no ligaments sacrificed. plications such as infections, throm-
Anal Itching external. External hemorrhoids are felt Fissures can also cause a small painful
Anal itching is common and causes a bosis, fractures, pain etc. higher in
by hand and usually painless unless growth around the anus which can TKR. In PKR complications are about one third of TKR
lot of discomfort, as it forces people to
associated with fissures. Fissures are burst discharging pus and blood. O PKR retains the four natural ligaments, which help the
avoid going out in public. Known as
caused by chronic constipation, sitting knee function more naturally and feels normal. Its not the
Pruritis Ani medically, anal itching is
for long hours and post normal delivery. Ayurvedic Treatments same with TKR
irritation of the skin at the opening of
The size of the mass depends on inten- Before treatment, a complete exami- O Range of movement is far superior and day-to-day activities
anal canal, where stools exits the body,
sity of the disease. Polyps and centinal nation and through diagnosis of the such as squatting, sitting cross
or inside the anal canal also.
tags are also caused in the same way. cause is done. Most conditions espe- legged and moderate sport activi-
The intensity of inflammation
increases with scratching or rubbing cially bleeding are treated with medi- ties are possible with PKR
the area. Itching is also associated with Rectal Bleeding cines. However, conditions like O TKR costs between INR 1.6 - 3
bad hygiene, forcing one to keep wash- Rectal bleeding is seen as few drops Hemorrhoids, Centinal tags and lakhs depending on implant and
ing the area with soap, leading to fur- Polyps require treatment with PKR costs INR 1.7 lakh onwards
ther dryness and itching. Ksharasutra. This PKR is an extremely precise
treatment is a surgery with no margin for errors.
non-surgical, safe Surgeon's skill is crucial. The
Causes for anal itching p r o c e d u r e newer implants that can be insert-
include: approved by ed with computer navigation have
O Irritating chemicals in the food like WHO. Fissures in made it possible to deliver excel-
milk, tomatoes, spices etc. ano also require lence in every surgery.
O Allergens in detergents and fabric specific treatment ZOI is the first hospital in South Dr. Ramesh Chandra
conditioners depending on the India and one of the few across
O Continuous moisture caused by of severity of the India which does Computer
Diarrhea, fungal infection, faecal condition. Navigated Partial Knee Replacements. They can match
incontinence etc. patients demands to deliver a joint which is near normal,
For more information,contact: which will not restrict in their lifestyle.
O Reaction to medication
Dr. Ansy D'Souza, MBBS,DFM. For more information, contact:
O Skin infections like psoriasis, Senior Consultant, KSAC Hospitals, Dr. Ramesh Chandra
dry skin etc. Hyderabad. Katragadda
O Pin worms Dr. Saji D'Souza's KSAC Hospitals, Specialist, Joint
O Hemorrhoids Zore Complex, Above Red Rose Replacement Surgeon
O Tear in the anal skin Restaurant, ZOI Hospitals.
O Skin tags Opp: Errammanzil, At Somajiguda and
Panjagutta,Hyderabad. Attapur
Ph: 9866130743, 9866132743. 8978680226
Lump in the Anus help@zoihospitals.
A lump ranges from a small email: info@ayurvedaksac.com
website: www.ayurvedaksac.com com
pimple to a big mass, which can Dr. Ansy D'Souza
2 Thursday, 25 May 2017

Endocrinologists, under one roof to offer

IDEA CLINICS support to patients.

HORMONAL PROBLEMS
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT TO
A WORLD CLASS HUB
Increasing stress levels contribute to hor-
monal problems. IDEA CLINICS address all
aspects of hormonal health including growth
and puberty problems in children, pituitary,
IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE
M
ost individuals suffer from Q. What is duration of hospital stay and
adrenal, thyroid, bone health etc.

OF HEALTHCARE VALUE ADDED SERVICES:


PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
Headed by Dr. Venu Duddu and Pavitra,
knee pain or arthritis, at some
point in life. Dr. Mir Jawad Zar
Khan, Senior Orthopaedic & Joint
Replacement Surgeon, Human Touch
recovery period?
Patient can be mobilised as early as
4hrs after surgery and physiotherapy
started. Normal hospital stay is around

I
DEA CLINICS provides care to patients Hospital says, Total knee replacement 3 days and throughout the stay a physio-
in the areas of diabetes, thyroid, bone this department supports patients with psy- is recommended only when the knee therapist guides rehabilitation. Patients
THYROID chological and stress related issues and is
health, sexual health, hormonal prob- Thyroid problems are common, especial- pain is debilitating and affects your usually return to normal daily activities
lems & obesity. It has resulted from the pio- becoming a centre of excellence for psycho- normal mobility. It is advised only when of life 3 to 6 weeks post surgery
ly among women who are pregnant or plan-
neering efforts of a group of endocrinolo- logical services. pain is severe and patient is not able to
ning one. IDEA CLINICS has pioneered a
gists and experienced physicians to launch WELL WOMAN walk even short distances or climb Q. What activities
platform to cater to these patients. Also,
an Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Womens health is paramount for societys stairs. are permitted fol-
IDEA CLINICS is coming up with one stop
Adiposity (IDEA CLINICS & IDEA health. Dr. Sailaja Tata and her team under- Total Knee Replacement is by far one lowing total knee
thyroid lump clinics with support of endo-
CENTRES) with an aim to set up 100 centres take screening for breast cancers, cervical of the most successful procedures in replacement sur-
crinologists, surgeons, histopathologists and
across India with single cancers and other routine women issues. modern medicine. The knees have a gery?
biochemists in a multidisci-
database and support of She also heads services like menopause clin- cartilage that cushions the knee joint Patients can
plinary team approach.
telemedicine and home ic, Well Women clinics for the above 40s etc. from injury and damage. When the carry on all daily
care team. IDEA CHILD CARE cartilage is worn out, it causes the bones activities of life post
OBESITY This department caters to vaccinations
CLINICS has its local to rub together causing friction and surgery. Walking for
Two thirds of Indians, and outpatient needs of the newborns, with
branches at Ayyappa pain. A total knee replacement is a car- long distances is
including children are pres- the best specialists offering excellent patient
Society (Hitech city), tilage replacement with the insertion of also pain free. Using
ently either overweight or satisfaction levels.
KPHB, Ameerpet, an artificial substitute like a metal alloy the stairs or kneel-
obese. IDEA CLINICS has DENTAL
Madinaguda. Begumpet, on the femur and plastic spacer on the ing might be uncom-
established as multidisci- Headed by Dr. CH Venkat, IDEA CLINICS
Himayatnagar, AS Rao tibia and knee cap or patella to create a fortable initially, but improves over
plinary team including dieti- Dental care is surging towards being a popu-
nagar, Suchitra, new, smooth cushion and a functioning time. With hiflex knee implants, the
tians, psy- lar dental service provider
Nacharam and many more coming up joint that doesnt hurt, Dr. Khan, knee can bend to almost near normal
chologists, psychiatrists, with its multiple branches.
across India. explains. surgery," Dr. Khan says. range of flexion.
physiotherapists, physi- PHYSIOTHERAPY
IDEA CLINICS also conducts research cians, bariatric surgeons Physiotherapy is vital
and educational activities in collaboration HIGH SUCCESS RATE Q. What is Unicondylar Knee
and endocrinologists to considering the present sed- THE LIFE OF AN IMPLANT
with institutes in the US, UK and national High number of patients achieve Replacement?
educate patients, make entary society. IDEA Properly performed knee replace-
institutes in India. good to excellent In this, only the damaged portion of
them aware of reasons CLINICS has partnered ment surgery, using latest techniques in
and possible solutions to results with relief the joint is replaced. Being a simpler
with specialists to excel at computer navigation and high quality procedure the pain is less and recovery
PREVENTIVE HEALTH address weight issues. this service.
from discomfort implants can last up to 30yrs.
Young people increasingly face lifestyle IDEA CLINICS will be and experience faster. However, it is suitable only for
HOMECARE patients who have arthritis of only one
diseases, due to stress and strain. Early the first institution significantly
IDEA CLINICS offers lab SAFE SURGERY compartment of knee.
screening and lifestyle modifications can to addressing this global increased activ-
tests, pharmacy delivery, Most surgeries go well without any
some extent to prevent these diseases. After problem scientifically ity and mobili-
nursing and physio care ser- complications. Infection and blood clots
all, for India to become a successful nation, with a team approach. vices at home in partner-
ty. The proce- Superlative Technology for
its essential that its citizens, particularly the dure can be done are the only two major complications.
Prof. Dr. N Sudhakar Rao ship with reputable organi- To avoid these, strict infection control in Better Outcome
youth are healthy. IDEA CLINICS is attempt- in any age group
SEXUAL HEALTH PRESIDENT zations. operation room and early mobilisation O Minimal incision technique, Bone
ing to bridge this gap by becoming one of the provided the
Sexual health prob- IDEA CLINICS LABS & PHARMACY are necessary. conserving and Muscle sparing
first institute across India to address preven- patient is fit for
lems in a couple can lead Former Professor & HOD IDEA CLINICS prides International guidelines on operat- approach, no blood loss, fast track
tive healthcare needs. to marital discord. Most (Endocrinology itself as a high quality ser- ing room sterility are strictly enforced. rehabilitation
patients hesitate to seek at Gandhi Hospital) vice provider with top Laminar Airflow Operation Theatres, O Internationally trained in world pre-
DIABETES help and suffer in silence. Institute of Diabetes notch lab services. The use of disposable materials and modern
IDEA CLINICS offer standardized care for mier orthopaedic institutes in ger-
Being a conglomerate of Endocrinology pharmacy stocks generic instrument sterilisation techniques are many
diabetes, matching developed nations like Endocrinologists, IDEA and Adiposity and cost effective branded used, Dr.Khan says.
the US, UK, Europe etc. Diabetes care at Idea CLINICS is the ideal plat- drugs with patients best O Computer Navigation for precise
clinics is a one stop facility for screening, form to help couples. interests in mind. surgeries and excellent results
educating, counselling and treating diabetes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
For more information, contact: O Custom-made, gender specific
and its complications. With top specialists in KPHB : Road No.1, KPHB Dr. MIR JAWAD ZAR KHAN
PCOS Q. Is surgery painful? knees to match anatomy
Diabetes and Endocrinology joining hands Ph: 040-4004 2000 M.B.B.S.,MS(Ortho), M.Ch (Ortho)
Polycystic ovarian diseases are extremely Knee replacement surgery is done O Latest implants oxinium, columbus,
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common, with one in four Indian women under spinal anesthesia and patients exactech logic gps navigated knee
ing electronic health records for database road, Ayyappa Society Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
facing this condition. It causes problems feel only the prick of a needle. Patient replacement
and adopting other advanced systems IDEA Ph: 040-4002 4000 / 040-4004 2001 Specialist in Trauma, Joint
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AZARAIAHZ GYMNASIUM A
zaraiah Kolluri or Azzu as he is period of 5 days to understand their food,
popularly known, began his fitness
journey 10 years ago, as a young boy
aged 16. A frail and sickly teenager, he began
I WILL SURVIVE! sleep and exercise patterns and gain an
understanding of their body across the
following parameters:
training to gain strength, look good and feel - Virendar Singh,
TRANSFORMING BODIES TO good. Inspired by his success, his friends
were also motivated to join the bandwagon
and Azzu took it upon himself to train them
as well. His efforts paid off as he landed him-
aged 24
O Strength
O Stamina
O Endurance
O Resistance

"I
was a young and optimistic student

TRANSFORM LIVES
self a part time job at a local gym. when I departed for Germany to O Flexibility
During a stint in the United States of complete a degree in Mechanical
America, his exposure and expe- Engineering. Unfortunately I shortly con- Knowing the persons
rience in fitness grew mani- tracted a rare disease named Guillain body level and strong
fold. He came to be trained Barre Syndrome that attacks the and weak points, he
and certified immune system of the body. In just a then arrives at a
in sports med- BEFORE day, I lost 26 kilos and lost function of practical target
icine, sports my limbs and became with a customized
nutrition and bed ridden. The doctors diet plan, keeping
sports physio. He there were helpless on AFTER in mind their
also mastered the how to tackle my con- lifestyle. Azzu
art of training dition. Specialists later subject- teaches individ-
individuals across ed me to immuno globulin shots uals how to stay
various age that are used in nuclear weap- in shape with
groups from 8 to ons, to give me power to fight. easy and natu-
any age, with The cost for these injections ral ways to
equal ease. On his amounted to Rs. 4 crores and train, even
return back to was covered by German when they are
India, he took up Insurance schemes. traveling and
various certifica- Ultimately, I was fitted with have no access
tions to gain a deep- robotic limbs to give me mobility to a gymnasi-
er understanding in and stability and sent back to India. um.
human psychology, This was the turning point in my life. Reviews are
health issues, weight lift- My family was determined to help me done every 4
ing and building mental regain my health and my life and intro- weeks to change
strength. duced me to Azzu. Azzu did in-depth research methods of train-
Azzus pet project Azaraiahz on my condition and started to work on me ing and increase
Gymnasium, with branches in slowly but surely. Everyday, my father tied level of intensity as
Banjara Hills and East Maredpally, has me to his bike as he took me to the gym to the body gets accus-
grown into a highly successful fitness chain, watch Azzu train somebody my own age. He tomed to the work out.
in just over three years. Through intense prodded me and edged me to fight back the
training, he has transformed the lives of disease and finally his efforts paid off as I GET ON THE ROAD TO FITNESS
almost 5000 people to date! Asias strongest slowly began to move my fingers. TODAY!
man, Manoj Kumar Chopra and Tollywood Today, one year on, I can run, lift 50-60 At other gyms, you pay gym fee in addi-
actors Yelamanchilli Revant, Dileep, Ganta kilos, dance and lead a completely normal tion to paying for trainers and nutrition-
Ravi Teja, Naveed, Abid Bhusan, Ali Rezza, life. I have even landed myself a placement ists. At Azaraiahz Gymnasium, a single
Anurag Nayak and Challa Chandu are some at Amazon. There simply is no turning back fee includes personalized training, cus-
of his prestigious clients. now, and all credit goes to Azzu and his tomized diet plans and access to top of the
Every persons genetic system, grasping dedication." line equipment, for holistic development.
and responding levels, height, weight and A free 5 day trial session is available to
metabolism levels are uniquely different. new clients. Also get flat 25% off on enrol-
Azzu personally studies new clients, for a ment.*

Understanding and respect-


AGE IS JUST A NUMBER ing my vegan diet and demand-
ing job (3 days day
- Srinivas, aged 50 AFTER shift and 3 days night
shift every week) at
the airport cargo divi-

"I
am a typical Indian father who
wants the best for my son. The sion, he suggested a suitable
laid back teenager that he was, training regime and specific
he seemed to lack focus on his studies diet plan with no use of supple-
and future. During an ments and steroids. On my part,
I gave a 100% commitment to do
argument on this BEFORE my best. Within a matter of just
topic, when I demand-
ed him to secure a good 30 days, at the age of 50, I
rank, he said that not everyone had became the proud owner of six
Azzu the capability to score good marks, pack abs!
just like I, being aged 50, didnt have My son, who was flabbergast-
the ability to have a six pack! ed at my achievement, took the
This disagreement got me think- inspiration to work harder at his
ing and I was determined to prove studies. He has made me proud
my son wrong. I mentioned the same by securing the 23rd rank in the
Azaraiahz Gymnasium county! All thanks to Azzu for
to my colleague Sandeep (a client at
8-2-350/3/1, Road No.2, Above Almond House, 1st & 2nd floors, Banjara Hills, motivating and encouraging us
Azaraiahz Gymnasium) who
Hyderabad - 5000034. referred me to Azzu. to being the best we can be."
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