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PNS n HYDERABAD

Following nationwide outrageat the lackadaisical attitude ofthe police in handling the'missing' complaint which DrPriyanka Reddy's parents hadsought to make in vain a littlebefore midnight onWednesday, the CyberabadPolice Commissionersuspended threepolice officers,including a sub-inspector, on Friday.

The suspendedofficers have beenidentified as M RaviKumar, SI of Police,Shamshabad PS, P VenuGopal Reddy, head constable,RGIA Airport PS, and ASathyanarayana Goud, headconstable, RGIA Airport PS.

This unusually swift movewas triggered apparently bythe storm of protests that haverocked the state and else-where in the nation as well asthe plethora of questionsraised in various circles andplatforms against the police'sapathetic approach to the par-ent's complaint.

On Friday, the NationalCommission for Women camedown heavily on the Police

Department for its "negli-gence and lack of commonsense".

Parents of Dr PriyankaReddy had approached thepolice late in the night onWednesday when their daugh-ter's phone was switched offand she was missing. Her par-ents alleged that they were

made to run from onepolice station toanother over juris-

dictional issues. "Today a detailed

enquiry was con-ducted on derelic-tion of duty on

delaying the registra-tion of FIR relating to a

missing woman ofShamshabad Police Station onthe intervening night of27/28.11.2019. Based on thefindings, the following officershave been placed under sus-pension till further orders,"said V C Sajjanar,Commissioner of Police,Cyberabad.

The Commissioner alsoinstructed all the officers of theCyberabad police to registercases, irrespective of jurisdic-tion, whenever a complaintrelated to cognisable offence isreceived in the police station.

Techie sexuallyassaulted atNizampet PNS n HYDERABAD

Reflecting the temerity of sex-ual predators in spite of thecurrent national spotlight andpublic outrage over DrPriyanka Reddy's gang-rapeand murder, a software engi-neer was sexually assaulted atNizampet in the city on Friday.

The woman was allegedlysexually assaulted by a manlate on Friday night at herapartment in Eshwar Villas.According to reports, the inci-dent occurred when thewoman was alone in her room.Sources said that the manwho assaulted was her co-worker. Neighbours whoheard the woman's criesrushed to the spot, but theattacker had fled by then. Thewoman was found in anunconscious state by theneighbours. Police sourcessaid that the woman wasinjured in the attack, butrefused to confirm whethershe was sexually assaulted."We have taken her to Gandhihospital and are waiting for thedoctor's report. Based on thereport, we will file a complaintand take action accordingly,"said P Jagadeeshwar, Inspectorof Police, Bachupally.

TN teen, out tocelebrateB’day, gang-raped by 6 menCOIMBATORE: A girl, outwith her friend to celebrateher birthday in Tamil Nadu'sCoimbatore, was allegedlygang-raped by six men, fourof whom have been arrested,the police said on Saturday.

A Class 11 student, the girlhad gone to a park with herfriend on Tuesday and wasreturning home with him ataround 9 pm when the gangaccosted them.

They beat up the girl'sfriend, then dragged her toa secluded place and rapedher, the police said.

They also made a video ofthe incident. The girl toldher mother about the inci-dent the next day and theyfiled a police complaint. Thepolice have arrested fouraccused and are searchingfor the other two.

Madrasateachers trainedfor mainstreamsubjectsMUMBAI: Madrasa teachersare now being trained toimpart education in main-stream formal subjects likeHindi, English, Marathi,maths, science, computersand other regional languages,Union Minority AffairsMinister Mukhtar AbbasNaqvi said on Saturday.

PNS n CHHATARPUR, (MP)

A woman police officer's mat-rimonial offer -- a ploy to trapa wanted criminal -- in MadhyaPradhesh's ChhatarpurNaugaon block has earnedkudos for the officer.

Balkrishna Chaubey (55)has been a headache forMadhya Pradesh police formore than three years now. Hisband of outlaws had been rob-bing unsuspecting villagers inthe Chhatarpur Khajuraho beltfor some time with murderand robbery cases piling upagainst him. He would slip intoUttar Pradesh after crime.

The Police had conductedraids in his hideout severaltimes but were unable to nabhim. Balkrishna had been

absconding for several monthsand while in hiding sent out amessage to some acquain-tances to look for a bride forhim. Police sub-inspectorMadhavi Agnihotri in chargeof Garroli chowki ofChhatarpur Naugaon block,

was assigned the task to bringhim to book. Madhvi who is inher thirties, struck a uniqueidea and sent out her old pho-tograph along with a matri-monial proposal throughinformers to BalakishanChaubey.

NAVEENA GHANATE n HYDERABAD

The National Commission forWomen (NCW), taking suomotu cognizance of the vet-erinary doctor's gang-rape andmurder, on Saturday pulled upthe Telangana police for theirnegligence.

NCW asked the police toremove the persons in chargeof patrolling vehicles andpolice personnel who did notrespond in a humane way,after an enquiry. They visitedthe spot where the incidenttook place, met the familymembers of the victim, andenquired with the police,including Commissioner,investigation officers and otherpersonnel. A comprehensiveinquiry report is being pre-pared by the Commission andit would be submitted to theconcerned authorities.

Shyamala S Kundar,Chairperson of the enquirycommittee, said on Saturday, "Ifelt that in such big state and insuch big city, nobody would

think that such situation wouldoccur. Police informed us thatthe lorry drivers were there fortwo days and consumed alco-hol. At the site, next to road,

there is compound and nobodywill know of illegal happeningsthere, that too near toll gate.Police said that there was policepatrol, and when I asked whereit was when the incident hap-pened; they said that the patrolwas at different location whereanother incident happened.They did not give me anyproof of occurrence of anoth-er incident."

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PNS n CHENNAI

After the ruling AIADMK, it isnow the turn of principalopposition party DMK plan-ning to hire Brahmin PrashantKishor as their poll strategist.

Actor-turned-politicianKamal Haasan's MakkalNeedhi Maiam (MNM) hasengaged Kishor.

And another actorRajinikanth, planning to enterpolitics, too, had held discus-sions with the poll strategist.

Kishor is currently workingwith Trinamool Congress inWest Bengal.

"The DMK is holding talkswith Kishor," a source toldIANS preferring anonymitywhile Kishor was not availablefor comment.

The DMK is now looking for

a new consultant as their exist-ing strategist Sunil.K has decid-ed to look for other avenues.

"It will be interesting howleaders and cadres in DMKwould react if the party engagesthe Bihari Brahmin Kishor.The DMK is certainly not a

pro-Brahmin. With DMK'santi-Hindi stance, it will beinteresting to see a personfrom the Hindi land chartingits political strategy," politicalanalyst RaveendhranDhuraiswamy said.

He said how the party lead-

ers would react to Kishor'splans will be interesting tonote.

Political analyst KolahalaSrenivaas, however, is of theview that the relationshipbetween Kishor and DMK willbe a professional and thatthere will be no space forcastesim.

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3 cops suspendedin vet murder case

PNS n HYDERABAD

Governor Dr TamilisaiSoundararajan visited thehouse of Dr Priyanka Reddyand consoled the bereavedfamily members on Saturday.The Governor expressed hershock and profound grief overthe ghastly incident anddescribed it as "an unfortunateincident".

She assured them that the

investigations would be com-pleted on a fast-track mode,the case referred to a fast-trackcourt, and the culprits pun-ished in the earliest possibletime. She said the lapses inthe system, if any, would beidentified and rectified toinstil confidence among girlsand women. She said therights of common publicwould be protected on a pri-ority basis.

Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan consoling of Dr Priyanka Reddy’s mother on Saturday

Chairperson of enquiry committee Shyamala Kunder and (right) member Deepika Reddy Guv consoles

vet’s parentsn There is something wrong in

the way the Departmentfunctions

n Nobody would think suchsituation would happen and thatwe would need to call 100

TS woman’s panel rudderless without chief Details on Page 3

For Kishor, the TNmarket will be newwhile poll strategistsare not new for thestate. Tamil Nadu sawtheir entry in 2016 withPMK engaging JhonArokiasamy and DMKSunil

In search of strategist, DMK talks to Prashant Kishor

Snatched phone, dragged to open plot, pouredalcohol into mouth, raped even after death

Heinous acts of gang of four exposed in remand report Vet doc’s call to accused gives lead to police PNS n HYDERABAD

The remand report relating toWednesday's Shadnagar gang-rape and murder case has certainchilling details about the diabol-ical crime that has shocked thenation, including force-feeding thevictim liquor and necrophilism.

Sources privy to the report toldThe Pioneer that the victim wasforcefully made to drink alcoholand sexually assaulted again in thelorry after she died.

Initially, the four men who plot-ted the crime had taken turns torape the 26-year-old victim andsmothered her to death in an openplot by the compound wall, theremand report mentions. Theculprits then shifted her body tothe lorry's cabin, where the corpsewas again sexually assaulted by themen. The report mentions thatthe victim had called one of theaccused from her mobile phone asher vehicle was not returned toher. The cops reportedly used hercall data records to track and iden-tify the accused men. The mendrove the vehicles to Kothur andset her body on fire after dousingit with kerosene and petrol.However, the Cyberabad Policeclaimed that the foregoing detailsof the remand report were nottrue. "Full details of the crime willbe made public soon," said thecops.

PNS n HYDERABAD

Vociferous protests continuedacross Hyderabad and in manydistricts of Telangana onSaturday in the wake of thehorrific gang-rape and murderof a 26-year-old vet on the out-skirts of the city earlier thisweek. Four men have beenarrested for the crime. Policesaid on Friday that the accusedwould be taken to theCherlapally Jail on a 14-dayremand.

In Shamshabad, where thegang-rape and murder tookplace, students organised amassive protest demandingjustice for the victim. Angerand inflamed passions spilledout on to the streets as stu-dents and others gathered atShamshabad, close to the res-idence of the vet, and staged aprotest, bringing traffic to astandstill.

Several residents stormedthe Shadnagar Police Station,where the accused are beingheld, and blocked the road in

front of it. They raised sloganscondemning the crime anddemanded 'encounter' (extra-judicial killing) of the accusedin the case. The local peopleraised slogans such as 'Wewant justice' and demandedexecution of all the accused.

Police tightened securityand deployed additional forcesaround the station when itlooked as if the situation couldgo out of control.

As a part of their protests,residents hurled slippers onpolice personnel who pre-

vented the locals from enter-ing the Shadnagar PoliceStation.

The accused will be taken toShadnagar court on Saturday,where they will be producedbefore the magistrate.

Continued on Page 3

Scene of the protests at Shadnagar on Saturday

ACCUSED SENT TO 14 DAYS’JUDICIAL CUSTODYHYDERABAD: A local court inTelangana's Shadnagar townsent all four accused in thegruesome gangrape andmurder of a young governmentveterinary doctor to judicialcustody for 14 days onSaturday. The order waspassed by Mandal ExecutiveMagistrate at Shadnagar PoliceStation as the accused couldnot be produced in fast-trackcourt at Mahabubnagar due to

the non-availability of the judgeand huge protest by the publicoutside the police station. Allfour accused - Mohammed Arif,Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu,Jollu Shiva and Jollu Naveen -are likely to be shifted toMahabubnagar Jail. Earlier,three doctors of a governmenthospital were also brought tothe police station as protests bylocal residents in front of thepolice station intensified.

Dreaded dacoit falls to a bride idea!

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CHANGEDLIFE

NCW pulls up cops over ‘negligence,lack of common sense’

Protesters demand nothing shortof death penalty for accused

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Andhra Pradesh may suf-fer further ignominyand see flight of

investors if the ruling dispen-sation persists in meddlingwith Amaravati, an urbanagglomeration originally envis-aged to earn the distinction ofbeing a world-class capital.

Amaravati was recentlyunder the spotlight when itwent missing from the Surveyof India's new political mapuntil the Union Home Ministryintervened and got it restored.

This indignity did not, how-ever, hide the ground realitythat AP lacks a capital withpermanent buildings for theSecretariat, Assembly and theHigh Court besides other vitalinfrastructure.

These are being run tem-porarily from expensively-built

structures. The idea is that thestructures would be put toother uses once the offices areshifted to fancy buildings envis-aged in the capital's core area.However, the permanent build-ings are nowhere in sight as NChandrababu Naidu, formerchief minister, pored endlesslyover blueprints of designs pre-pared by famous names likeNorman Foster and HafeezContractor.

If these plans were executedwithout so much dithering, fewcities could compete withAmaravati in beauty, eleganceand utilitarian value.Chandigarh would have becomepasse and Amaravati would becompared with Putrajaya,Malaysia's new capital. But,time was of essence after Naiduhad dispensed with the optionof utilising Hyderabad as thejoint capital for 10 years.

He chose to hastily shiftlock, stock and barrel toVijayawada, a congested com-mercial city ill-equipped tohost the administrative capital.Basking in the afterglow ofmasterminding the HI-TECCity in Hyderabad, Naiduwanted to immortalise himselfby building a swanky city for-getting that Le Corbusier, thearchitect, stole the credit overJawaharlal Nehru, the PrimeMinister, for buildingChandigarh.

Chief Minister Y S

Jaganmohan Reddy has shownno inclination to become avisionary. He views Amaravatithrough the prism of politicsand populism in order to garnersympathy of farmers whoselands have been acquired. Theentire concept, he feels, is a scamin which Telugu Desam func-tionaries and Naidu's croniesindulged in insider trading bypurchasing lands whose valuewould skyrocket later.

He has constituted an expertcommittee to take a compre-hensive re-look at Amaravati

for which the NaiduGovernment had acquired33,000 acres of land. All workhas come to a screeching haltamid confusion whether thecore area of the capital will stayin place or be shifted elsewhere.

The World Bank, the Asian

Infrastructure Bank and aSingapore consortium have allbeen subtly asked to withdraw.Some of the investors are seek-ing greener pastures inTelangana.

Apart from the alleged cor-ruption in the land deals andinjustice to farmers, anotherlogic favouring scrapping ofexisting capital project is thepurported vulnerability ofAmaravati to flooding from thenearby Krishna. Putrajaya,experts point out, is built onexpansive marshland. China isbuilding airports in the middleof South China Sea. There isnothing modern engineeringcannot achieve.

Every Government has thedemocratic right to lay down itsown policies and reverse thoseof its predecessor, when neces-sary. At the same time, that gov-ernment is a continuous process

where one brick is laid atopanother to build a superstruc-ture of good governance, peo-ple's welfare and development.

Sudden U-turns in policieswithout innovations can resultin slowdown of growth and per-petual shortage of funds. TheSingapore consortium spent afew million dollars' while theState and Government sunkseveral thousand crores. Wherewill money come from in futurewhen the State's revenues startshrinking after total prohibitionis implemented and when wel-fare schemes gobble up morefunds?

The YSR Government's solu-tion to this dilemma is to builda smaller and less grandiosecapital of 3,000 acres. Thiswould be mean-spirited viewedagainst Jagan's generosity insurrendering all buildings inHyderabad belonging to the AP

Government to Telangana dur-ing his short-lived bonhomiewith K. Chandrashekar Rao.

Andhra has too many bifur-cation-related loose ends thatneed to be tied. Building a cap-ital is the principal among themafter the burial given to theSpecial Category Status issue.The Centre needs to dischargethe promises it had made toestablish institutes of excellence,build new ports and airports,and facilitate new industries.

People gave Jagan a massivemandate not just to punishNaidu for his acts of omissionand commission, but also toperform. Six months havepassed and he has little toshow beyond pumping in moremoney for welfare schemes.The rulers require the sharpvision of an eagle flying highabove and not a worm's-eyeview of men and matters.

Chandigarh would have become passe andAmaravati would be compared withPutrajaya, Malaysia's new capital. But, timewas of essence after Naidu had dispensedwith the option of utilising Hyderabad asthe joint capital for 10 years

S NAGESH KUMARFormer Resident Editor,

The Hindu

‘ALL ANDSUNDRY’

Meddling with Amaravati now will drive away more investors

SCR develops nurseries for Green RailwaysPNS n HYDERABAD

South Central Railway, as partof Green Initiative, has setupsmall nurseries at 18 differentlocations over the zone cover-ing the area of around 15,000Sq. meters. SCR has identifiedthree locations in each divisionand has developed small nurs-eries in the railway land adja-cent to railway track, totalingto 18 locations over the zone.

The size of nurseries is dif-ferent from location to loca-tion, depending upon theavailability of area and feasi-bility of setting up nurseries,starting from 50 sq.metres toas much as 3,500 sq.meters.

Apart from setting up of

nurseries, several steps arebeing taken to maintain green-ery and proper safeguarding ofthe nurseries. In addition, thesaplings and plants developedare also kept ready for distri-

bution. In most of the places,these are distributed in thenearby Railway colonies andrailway offices. At Nandalurstation in Guntakal Division,along with Rail nursery, an eco

park is developed with her-itage structures. Plantation isdone in 60% of the area andrest of the land is being utilizedfor nursery. In addition, plan-tation activities are alsoundertaken on large scale todevelop green cover in therailway lands, adjacent torailway tracks and also in the

circulating areas of most ofthe stations. Gajanan Mallya,GM, SCR has advised theofficers and staff responsibleto meticulously plan andproperly maintain the nurs-eries that are developed so asto take forward the initiativeof green railway with furthervigour.

The size of nurseries is different fromlocation to location, depending uponthe availability of area and feasibilityof setting up nurseries, starting from 50 sq.metres to as much as3,500 sq.meters

‘EXPEDITE MEDARAM WORKS’PNS n WARANGAL

Panchayath Raj and RuralDevelopment MinisterErrabelli Dayakar Rao andWomen Welfare MinisterSatyavathi Rathod on Saturdayexhorted the officials ofMulugu district to expeditethe Medaram Jathara relatedworks on a war-footing basis.

The Ministers called upon allthe officials to take up neces-sary steps to provide drinkingwater supply at the jatara site.They were speaking after par-ticipating in the ZP GeneralBody meeting of the Muluguon Saturday. The General Bodymeeting was presided over bythe Chairman KusumaJagadeesh, MP Maloth Kavithaand MLA Seethakka.

The Minister told theGeneral Body that the Stategovernment is taking severalsteps to procure and purchasepaddy in the state with a firmapproach. He said the pro-curement centre establishmentin the state was first-of-its-kindand in Mulugu, the paddyprocurement centres has beenincreased to the maximum.

The Ministers advised to

the local body people's repre-sentatives to initiate measuresin securing the minimum sup-portive price for the cottonfarmers too. RuralDevelopment Minister said thegovernment was allocating awhopping Rs 13,000 croreevery year for the paddy pro-curement in the state.

The Minister detailed thatthe Telangana government wasfarmer-friendly and it was aim-ing to support the farmer in allaspects. The Minister told theZP meeting that each and everyvillage in the state be given achoice to establish dumpingyard and a crematorium.

The Minister said a total of

20 gram panchayaths in thedistrict would be granted GramPanchayath Bhavans and themodel panchayaths would begiven preferences. OnMedaram Jathara, theMinisters said Chief MinisterK Chandrashekhar Rao waskeen on making Jathara a suc-cess.

Similarly, the Podu landissues would be settled amica-bly and the Chief Minister isshowing keener interest. ZPGeneral body unanimouslypassed a resolution com-mending the efforts of theChief Minister KChandrashekhar Rao foraccording up gradation for theMulugu Area hospital. Laterthe Ministers distributed 49tractors to gram panchayathsin the Mulugu district.

Ministers ErrabelliDayakar Rao andSathyavathiRathod asked thelocal bodyrepresentatives toinitiate measuresin securingminimum supportprice for thecotton farmersacross all thedistricts in thestate

MInister Sathyavathi Rathod participating in a programme after distributing tractors in Warangal on Saturday

Sangareddy MLA T Jagga Reddy and OU student leaders releasing the wall poster of the ‘24-hour hounger strike’ on Saturday

OU students to stage hungerstrike on December 4PNS n HYDERABAD

Sangareddy MLA T JaggaReddy has stated that theCongress will extend its sup-port to the Osmania Universitystudents' proposed '24-hourhunger strike' to be held onDecember 4 at Arts College,demanding the state govern-ment to appoint regular Vice-Chancellors to all Universitiesacross the state.

Osmania University stu-dents will stage hunger strikedemanding the state govern-ment to fill the vacant teach-ing and non-teaching posts ofthe university immediately

besides demanding the gov-ernment to implement theassurances given by the stategovernment to the OsmaniaUniversity during centenarycelebrations and allot hugeamounts of funds for the com-prehensive development ofgovernment universities andothers.

Speaking to the media atGandhi Bhavan along withOsmania University studentshere on Saturday, Jagga Reddysaid that the several Congressleaders would participate in theproposed hunger strike. Hesaid that the OsmaniaUniversity has great history

and the university studentsplayed an important role inTelangana movement. The stu-dents had the history of com-mitting suicides for the sake ofseparate Telangana state. Thepeople should not forget thesacrifices of university stu-dents but the TRS governmenthas forgotten it, he said.

Meanwhile, Jagga Reddyreleased the wall poster of theOsmania University studentsproposed 24-hour hungerstrike on the occasion.Vidyarthi-Nirudyoga Frontchairman Chanagani Dayakarand others participated in theprogramme.

PNS n KARIMNAGAR

Chief Justice of Telangana HighCourt Raghavendra Chouhanon Saturday said the legal sys-tem in the state would bestrengthened and efforts wouldbe taken up in this regard.

He was speaking after inau-gurating new buildings ofPOCSO and Family Court inKarimnagar on Saturday.Speaking on the occasion, theChief Justice said the presentcourt premises in theKarimnagar was housing dif-ferent courts in different placesand assured that the moderncourt complex in one premis-es would be initiated soon.

The Chief Justice said thevacant posts in various courtswould be filled soon and an ini-tiation to this effect would betaken up in the second week ofJanuary 2020. The Chief Justicesaid an advocates academy inan extent of 10 to 15 acreswould be developed in

Hyderabad soon to help thepeople.

On the Karimnagar courts,the Chief Justice said a total of762 civil, 20 criminal and 80other cases were pending inKarimnagar and some cases canbe resolved through LokAdalaths. Principal district ses-sions Judge AnupamaChakravarthi, districtCollectorates Sarfraz Ahmad,bar council member LakshmanKumar were also present.

Privatisation of PSUs leadingto slowdown,says CPIPNS n KHAMMAM

Privatisation of public sectorundertakings (PSUs) by theBJP-led Central Governmenthas been leading to slowdownof Indian economy, said CPIjoint secretary K SambasivaRao. He said the NDA gov-ernment led by NarendraModi at the Centre had accel-erated privatisation processand it had been showing badimpact on the economy. Thequarterly GDP growth rate hastouched its lowest in six yearsand was recorded 4.5 per cent.

Union Minister forFinance and CorporateAffairs, Nirmala Sitharaman,had offered Rs 2.20 lakhcrore worth incentives tocorporate companies yetthere was no improvement inthe growth rate, said the CPIleader to the press personshere on Saturday.

‘Vacant posts in courtswill be filled soon’

762 civil and 20criminal cases arepending inKarimnagar distcourt and some ofit can be resolvedthrough LokAdalaths, said CJof HC RaghavendraChouhan

In search of strategist,DMK talks to Prashant...

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According to Dhuraiswamy, itis no big deal for a strategist towork with a big party andchalk out a poll strategy whichmay result in winning thepolls or increasing their num-ber tally. Interestingly, TamilNadu alternates betweenAIADMK and DMK.

"In the current situation, theperception is that the DMKhas an electoral advantageover the ruling AIADMK. So,if DMK comes to power in2021 after hiring Kishor, thenit will help the latter in build-ing his brand equity," Sreenivasadded.

For Kishor, the Tamil Nadumarket will be new while pollstrategists are not new for thestate. Tamil Nadu saw theirentry in 2016 with PMKengaging Jhon Arokiasamyand DMK Sunil. On his part,Arokiasamy built formerUnion Health Minister andPMK leader AnbumaniRamadoss' image and suc-

cessfully postioned himself asan alternative chief minister-ial candidate.

The tagline 'Maatram,Munnetram, Anbumani' was agreat hit and has a recall valueeven now by politicians in dif-ferent parts of the country."Arokiasamy's strategy tookPMK's vote share from about3.5 per cent to 5 per cent in the2016 assembly polls,"Dhuraiswamy said. The imagemakeover of Ramadoss alsosettled the succession issuewithin the PMK. "Earlier toopolitical parties did strategisetheir communication focusand others. But they were insilos. The new age politicalstrategists unify those towardsthe common goal," a pollstrategist said.

"Working with a regionalparty gives the poll strategistthe necessary freedom unlikeworking with a national party.Further, we advice the partyleaders with data analyticswhich was not so earlier," hesaid.

JAGRITI SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE AWARDS

Three innovators fromTelangana win big PNS n HYDERABAD

Three Innovators fromTelangana won at the thirdedition of Jagriti SustainableEnterprise Awards 2019organised in collaborationwith CocaCola India, held on28 and 29 November at SIM-SREE college, Mumbai.

Out of six winners acrossthe nation, three are fromTelangana. The awards weregiven under the themes -Water, Recycle and;Agriculture. Amongst thethree, Uday Nadiwade andRajesh Saraf of D-Cal fromHyderabad, secured the firstposition for their innovation,Hard Water Softener, underthe Water theme, whileGodasu Narsimha of Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri has declared run-ner up in the same theme forhis innovation, WaterHyacinth Removal Machine.

Narsimha Chary Mandajifrom Nizamabad was declared

winner under the themeRecycle for his innovation touse spoiled tube lights in aneffective way which preventsmercury from contaminat-ing land & water. The winnerswere awarded a cash prize ofRs 1.25 lakh for 1st positionand Rs 75,000 for runner up.

Five Telangana innovatorswho made it to finals on 29November received an oppor-tunity to participate in theupcoming Jagriti Yatra, begin-

ning this December. Organised by Jagriti Yatra,

the world's largest train journeythat aims to build Indiathrough social enterprises, SEA2019 received 300 applicationsacross the nation, out of which42 were selected for Semi-finals, where 7 of the semi-finalists were from Telangana.The selected 7 innovatorspitched in front of the jurycomprising of representativesfrom CocaCola India, Jagriti.

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A kid holds candle as she pays tribute to the veterinary doctor Priyanka Reddy, who was raped and murdered, in Secunderabad

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RIME ORNERC

Milk tanker mows down two

Two people were crushed todeath when a milk tankercrashed into their two-

wheeler on Friday night inSecunderabad. The deceasedwere identified asRamaiah(60) and DamodarReddy (50), both residents ofPadmarao Nagar. Accordingto police, the duo wereheading towards Begumpetfrom Secunderabad when amilk tanker rammed their bikefrom behind near Eshwaribaistatue at Secunderabad-Sangeet Crossroads. "They fellon the road and came underthe rear wheels of the truck. Death was instant for them,"said Saidulu, Sub-inspector,Gopalapuram. The bodieswere shifted to Gandhimortuary where a postmortemwas conducted. The driver ofthe milk tanker wasabsconding and is yet to bearrested. The Gopalapurampolice registered a case andare have launched theinvestigation.

Beware of suchshady places in the city! There are many places across twin cities, which are home to anti-social

activities. In the wake of the rape and murder of Dr Priyanka Reddy,the places where the criminals usually haunt are being listed out for the

convenience of public, especially women.

n Land under survey numbers 100 and101 in Miyapur became a haunting groundfor anti-social activities as the region is fullof bushes, rocks. Two murders had takenplace here so far

n The HUDA layout in Sahebnagar nearPunjagutta is visited by tipplers and sex workers

n Adhikari Nagar, Kameswar Rao Colony,Ammavari temple area, Saroor NagarGandhi statue region in Lingojiguda is abreeding ground for anti-social activists.During night, anti-social activities take placeat these places without attracting theattention of the police

n The VM Home in Kottapeta crossroadson Vijayawada National Highway is theplace frequented by anti-social elements. Atnight, tipplers were seen consumingalcohol sitting behind the bushes. The VMHome boundary wall has been damagedgiving free access to criminals andgamblers

n The HMT factory area, which runsaround 700 acres had witnessed severalmurders, waylaying, rapes taking place inthe past. The area comes under thejurisdiction of Jeedimetla on one side andJagadgirigutta police station on the other.None dares to travel along the route at night

n The KTR Park at Kompalli has becomehome to illegal activities. Love birds arrivehere daily at dawn and leave only in theevenings. Nuisance mongers visiting thepark try to misbehave with women and girlsand create nuisance there. At night, it turnsinto a famous red light spot. The less saidthe better about the nuisance created bytipplers at night

n Tipplers frequent abandoned private realestate venture near Ven Sai at night. Thetipplers consume cartons of beer bottlesand break them on the road

n The lanes and by-lanes behind the BusBhavan are also equally danger. Nuisancemongers on the railway track underAdikmet Flyover Bridge indulge in shadydeals till midnight

n Surrounding areas of Rahamat Nagar areknown for anti-social elements frequentingthe place for getting high on ganja and togulp liquor down their throats. It is a dailyroutine. The place looks weird with trees allaround and hillocks and isolated.

n The phase-2 in Brahma Sankar would bedark at night for want of street lamps.Women are afraid of travelling along thisroad. The place is isolated with youthconsuming liquor and ganja and creatingruckus

n In some places of Ramanthapur,miscreants are at full play at nightespecially at Chinna Cheruvu, Nehru NagarCommunity Hall, Rajendra Nagar crossroads, Chinna Jenda Basti, Bypass road,Bhagayat and Musi River catchment areas.The areas slip into the hands of miscreantsespecially at night.

n In some slums of Ramanthapur, beltshops are running freely. There are six wineshops and six bars on road on the ChurchSchool to DD Kendra route. The people aredreading to take this route especially atnight.

n SCR Hills reservoir premises alsoaccounts for anti-social activities because oftall grown trees. Gambling and liquorconsumption are quite common here.

n Other places frequented by miscreantsare Baba Nagar in Nacharam, Durganagar,Yerrakunta tank bund, CDS Buildingrearside, Old chemical companies and soon.

n Nagarjunasagar, HB Colony,Lakshminagar colony residents complain ofproblems due to wine shops

n In Balanagar industrial area in Kukatpallyaccounted for a murder of a woman

n Harassing women by lorry drivers,Hamalis in Goods Shed area has become aroutine affair.

n Unauthorised parking of sand lorries fora distance of 2 km from DMRL cross roadsto Gayatri Nagar cross roads underChampapet limits. The drivers consumeliquor and create nuisance there.

n Mischief mongers are harassing girlsreturning home from tuitions at Mallapur,Mallikarjuna Nagarm JNNURM colony andBhavani Nagar. Tipplers are seen gatheringat the municipal grounds here as early as 5am because of some belt shops locatedthere.

n The isolated place near Charlapally,Madhusudhan Nagar and Venkat ReddyNagar colonies draw anti-social elements asthe darkness descends. Smoking ganja,liquor consumption and prostitution arereported from these places.

n Wine shops at Chilkanagar are beingfrequented by the miscreants. In spite ofcomplains to the excise and police, therewas no action. The road from Nagole toSilparamam has become a hunting groundfor customers by sex workers.

n The Pedda tank and Chinna Tank inMansurabad division attracts tipplers as itgrows dark. Similarly, the Bandlaguda tankarea under Nagole limits has become ahunting ground for anti-social activities.

n In Hayatnagar and Autonagar areas, theempty place behind the sand lorries parkingarea has become care of address forcriminal activities by lorry drivers andcoolies.

n Yakutpura Railway station, railway trackroad, Talab Katta Railway track road,Gowlipura -Mekala Mandi road has becomehaunted places by criminals as it growsdark. Incidents of crime are often beingreported from Talab Katta-Yakutpura railwaytrack road. From morning to evening,pedestrians use the road. As it becomesevening, only two-wheelers drivers use theroad. Street lamps are also faulty on thisroad creating a perfect setting for criminals.Tipplers are creating nuisance on this road.

n The very mention of the name of theroad from Falaknuma railway station toChandrayangutta the locals dread the most.The place is not only isolated with trees butalso accounted for many crimes, includingmurders. There is need to increase policepatrol along this route.

n The tipplers find it more convenience toguzzle liquor near Nallagutta LakshmiNarasimha temple in Jeedimetla industrialarea because of pleasant atmosphere andisolated geographicalterrain. They often quarrelamongthemselves.

DBR Mills

Hayatnagar

586 DRIVERS BOOKEDFOR DRUNK DRIVINGPNS n HYDERABAD

The Hyderabad Traffic Policeconducted a special driveagainst drunk driving onFriday night and booked caseagainst 586 drivers. Officialssaid that in the drive, 50 teamswere deployed from 9 PM onFriday to 1 AM on Saturday.The teams checked 5,998 dri-vers during the drive and asmany as 586 drivers werefound to be driving under theinfluence of alcohol.

The drive was conducted at50 different spots in HyderabadCity. Apart from traffic person-nel, six platoons consisting of120 ranks of the City ArmedReserve police also participat-ed in this drive. Each teamconducted enforcement againstdrunken drive and also thor-oughly checked heavy vehiclessuch as lories, water tankers,buses, JCBs & DCM van etc.

Officials said that, of the5,998 vehicles that were

checked, 3,414 two-wheelers,435 three wheelers, 1,632 fourwheelers (cars), 186 lorries, 194buses, 52 mini buses, 12 tipperand 73 were other vehicles.According to the police, of the586 drivers who were founddriving drunk, 394 were twowheelers, 38 three wheelers,148 four wheelers and 6 wereother vehicles.

Police said that a bus of a pri-

vate travels, Bharathi Travels,heading towards Bengalurufrom Hyderabad with passen-gers. The driver of the bus wasfound to be heavily drunk.When a breathalyzer test wasdone, his BAC reading was 202mg, alarmingly high. The offi-cers on duty spoke to theirmanagement and asked themto arrange another bus for thesafety and convenience of the

passengers. Police requested bus opera-

tors to regularly check theirdrivers using breath analyzerand not deploy such driversrisking the life of many citizens.Till the month of December,the Hyderabad Traffic Policehas booked 25,915 casesagainst drunk drivers, 4,260respondents were imprisonedand 21,655 respondents werefined by the local courts inNampally.

The drive wasconducted at 50different spots incity. Apart fromtraffic personnel, 6platoons consistingof 120 ranks of theCity ArmedReserve police also participated

PNS n HYDERABAD

Telangana WomenCommission doesn’t have achairperson despite repeatedrequests from women activists.On October24, The Pioneerreported that the lack of chair-person for Women'sCommission is leading to pil-ing up of pending cases.

On Saturday, when this issuewas brought to the notice ofShyamala S KundarChairperson of the enquirycommittee, NCW, she said "Iwant to tell the government topick a women commissionand give them work. Becauseof lack of officials, NCW tooksuo moto under section10 andcame here (for investigatingvet's murder). If the StateWomen Commission is work-ing, it would have been nice.

For sake of awareness, thecommission needs to work.Women and Child depart-ment is there, along with themif commission works, it would

be good". She added thatNCW would pressurise thegovernment for women's com-mission, as it is needed forevery state.

‘Women panel chief inTS need of the hour'

A clip of the report published in ‘The Pioneer’ on Oct 24

Cops suspect suicidePNS n HYDERABAD

The Shamshabad police inves-tigating the death of a woman,whose charred body was foundnear the Siddulagutta templeroad in Shadnagar onThursday, suspect that shecommitted suicide by immolat-ing herself. According to police,the woman was identified as35-year-old Kavitha Bai, a res-ident of Baba Bolakdas Nagarin Upper Dhoolpet.

Shamshabad DCP NPrakash Reddy said KavithaBai was suffering from men-tal illness and was under treat-ment for quite some time. "Sheleft her house on Fridayaround 1 pm and is suspect-ed to have come to the placewith an intention to commitsuicide in the evening," theDCP said, adding that prelim-inary investigation indicated itwas a suicide.

The police said the womanwas captured by CCTV cam-eras on her way fromShamshabad main road to thespot where she was found.Footage shows the womancarrying a bottle, which thepolice suspect had petrol in it.

People at a nearby shootinglocation noticed her in flamesand alerted the police around8.30 PM, just after theCyberabad Police had con-cluded sharing the chillingdetails of the veterinarian'smurder case.

ANOTHER CHARRED BODY

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NCW observed, "There is nowoman investigating officerin the entire team investigatingthe case. The victim's familyhas still not been given anyprotection". NCW has giveninstruction to the DCPCyberabad to get CCTV cam-eras installed and checked atvarious locations in the city,particularly the toll plazas.

She observed: "It is the dutyof police patrol van to find outthe details of the vehicle parkedthere for two days, knowingthat there is driver, cleanerthere; it is common sense.Had the police taken cog-nizance of drivers and thevehicles, it would have beengood."

Shyamala asked the police toblacklist the persons responsi-ble for installation and han-dling of CC cameras. She said,"Police informed us about CCcamera which showed the vic-tim parking vehicle at 6 pmand returning at 9 pm. Whenthe vehicle was punctured dur-ing this time, it should be

clearly visible who has done it.I feel there is something wrongin the way the department isfunctioning. CC cameras areinstalled not to figure out howthe crime happened, but tomonitor it at regular intervals.They need to check it at leastonce daily as it is to monitorthe place. What is the point inhaving a CC camera if theentire picture is not visible?"

NCW noted that a policeofficer should know well inadvance about jurisdiction andcalled the entire stint as 'irre-sponsibility of police'. NCWsaid, "It was not time to discussjurisdiction, but was time totake action. Police didn't do.Victims' family said that policedidn't help them properly dur-ing enquiry. They should thinkfrom that person's perspectiveand immediately act on it.They are not supposed to sayjurisdiction. We can clearly seethe irresponsibility of policehere."

She said that the messagehad to be conveyed that strin-gent action would be taken, forwhich NCW has come here.

Phone of the victim remainsuntraced. Shyamala said, "Theydownloaded the recording ofwhat the two sisters spoke.There is an issue as where is thephone. No police gave infor-mation about where the phoneis."

The father approachedNCW for its help to get himtransferred to the locationwhere he stays. She said, "Herfather requested that if histransfer happens to the placewhere his family is residing,this wouldn't have happened.Police should have taken moreinterest"

She noted that people werescared to go to police stationthese days. Even though thereis police station, the environ-ment should be such that ifsomeone goes, the policeshould respond. She said,"Someone told that call 100.Nobody would think such sit-uation would happen and thatwe would need to call 100.Even the victim might have notthought. The deceased toldher father, 'If I didn't bring thevehicle today, how will I go to

duty tomorrow. She had thatmuch confidence and evenshe didn't think of other con-sequences. No person has rightto take other's life."

It was not just Telangana'sissue. Such incidents were hap-pening across the country. Thegovernment was also respon-sible, she said.

Rekha Sharma, chairperson,NCW said, "The lackadaisicalattitude of the police has com-plicated the case; had theycome into action immediately,it could have been avoided. Idon't see the seriousness yet,they still haven't been able torecover the mobile phone ofthe victim which could haveanswers to so many questionsin this case. Justice delayed isjustice denied. I demandimmediate charge- sheet andpunishment of the miscreants.This will serve a lesson andpeople will not dare to commitsuch a heinous crime ever.Rape is not just an offence; it'sa malice that is eating into soci-ety. Severe punishment is theonly way to get rid of this mal-ady."

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There were protests also inVijayawada, where those whohad gathered demanded safe-ty for women and strictaction against the accused.The Executive Committee ofthe Bar Association, RangaReddy District court, alsocondemned the murder andappealed to its members notto represent the accused incourt. They also sought a spe-cial court to expedite thetrial and ensure 'instant jus-tice'.

The accused have beenidentified as MohammedAreef (26), Jollu Shiva (20),Jollu Naveen (20) andC h i n t a k u n t aChennakeshavulu (20), allnatives of Narayanpet district.According to police, the fourplotted the rape after seeingthe victim park her vehiclenear the Tondupally Toll gatein Shamshabad onWednesday around 6 pm.They were consuming alco-hol at the time.

Compound wallaided criminals PNS n HYDERABAD

The compound wall near thetoll booth is what gave themen the confidence to committhe cold-blooded crime.

Speaking about the place,Parasnath Singh, a man whosells tea to truck drivers in thenight and lives in the watch-man room adjoining the com-pound wall, where the victimwas gang-raped and killedsaid, "Every day, I leave myroom around 9 pm to sell teato the other side of the tollbooth and return by 4 am."

"The compound wall areawas regularly used by truckdrivers to eat lunch and drinkalcohol. I don't tell them any-thing. They park their trucksalong the service road and useone part of the compound wallto have their lunch and use thebushes as a toilet. I am an out-

sider in the State and live herebecause the plot owner lets mestay. I stay alone, have alwayskept to myself and don't inter-act with the truck drivers," headded.

The victim had parked hertwo-wheeler at 6 pm near thecompound wall and at theservice road that connects theB e n g a l u r u - H y d e r a b a dHighway to the Nehru OuterRing Road. While she wasparking her vehicle, she waswatched by MohammadAreef, a lorry driver and theprime accused, along with hiscleaner Jollu Siva and theother two accomplicesNaveen andChennakeshavulu. The fourwere consuming alcohol atthe time. Their lorry was alsoparked along the service roadadjacent to the compoundwall.

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‘WILL AMEND IPC, CrPCFOR SPEEDY TRIAL'

Bar decides not to providelegal aid to accusedPNS n MAHBUBNAGAR

The Mahabubnagar Bar asso-ciation on Saturday decidednot to provide any legal aid tothe four culprits indulged inthe heinous rape and murderof Priyanka Reddy.

A decision to this effect wastaken in an emergency meet-ing of the Bar association onSaturday. The district bar asso-ciation chairman AnanthaReddy appealed to the mem-bers of the Bar not to providelegal support to the four as thecrime they indulged in wasinhuman.

Meanwhile, the four accusedin the Priyanka Reddy murdercase were sent to remand onSaturday. On the other hand,Minister V Srinivas Goud, MPManne Srinivas Reddy andMLA Lakshma Reddy con-soled the family members of

Priyanka Reddy at their resi-dence on Saturday.

On Saturday, protestsreached peaks in the erstwhileMahabubnagar districts as stu-dents and various organisa-tions demanded instant justiceto the family members ofPriyanka Reddy. Theydemanded the culprits inthe case be punishedopenly in the presence ofthe public anddemanded that theybe handed over tothe public.

In Shadnagar,the public camein large numbersand demandedthat the accusedin the case bepunished sternly.Meanwhile, themother of one ofthe accused

Chennakeshavilu demandedthat her son be given the sametreatment of immolation anddeath penalty as he indulged inthe most heinouscrime.

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Union Minister of State forHome G Kishan Reddy onSaturday said the Indian PenalCode (IPC) and the Code ofCriminal Procedure (CrPC)will be amended to expeditetrial in grave criminal offencessuch as rape and murder. Hetold reporters that the Centreis considering a suggestionthat the conviction in suchcases by trial courts may bechallenged only in the SupremeCourt.

"Currently the convicts gofor appeals in various uppercourts and high courts, result-ing in long delays in awardingpunishment," said KishanReddy. He said IPC and CrPCneed to be amended as theywere framed during the Britishrule. "The Bureau of PoliceResearch and Development

(BPRD) has already prepareddraft of amendments in crim-inal codes," he said andappealed to people to givetheir suggestions so that theprovisions relating to thecrimes against women arestrengthened and the guilty arepunished at the earliest.

He was talking to reportersafter calling on the family of awoman veterinarian, who wasgangraped and murdered byfour persons at Shamshabad onthe outskirts of Hyderabad onWednesday night. Reddy saidthe Centre in coordinationwith Telangana governmentwould ensure that the case isdisposed of expeditiously andguilty get capital punishment.

Stating that there is angeramong people over the shock-ing incident, he hoped that thestate government will act intune with the people's senti-

ments. Terming Shamshabadincident as a shame to human-ity, he said this was the secondincident after 2012 Nirbhayaincident in Delhi to spark out-rage across the country.

Reddy said he spoke toTelangana Director Generalof Police Mahender Reddyand officials in the Ministry ofHome Affairs were in touchwith the state government offi-cials. The Minister saidTelangana would soon imple-ment Emergency ResponseSupport System (ERSS). Under

this system, a person in distresscan call 112 on the mobile app.Press of a button sends an alertto nearest police station and 5-6 police officers.

On the allegation by the vic-tim's family that there wasdelay in police response due tojurisdiction issue between twopolice stations, the ministersaid the Supreme Court haspassed clear orders that intimes of distress the police, irrespective of the juris-diction, should render assis-tance.

THE BPRD HAS ALREADY PREPARED DRAFT OF AMENDMENTS IN CRIMINALCODES, SAYS UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME KISHAN REDDY

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy interacting with the family members of Priyanka Reddy in Shamshabad on Saturday Minister Srinivas Goud interacting with the family members of Priyanka Reddy on Saturday

Chilkur Templeclosed for 20 min Expressing anger over

society for not protecting alonely girl standing and cryingon the phone for nearly 1 hournear the toll plaza, ChilkurBalaji temple suspended the'darshanam' and 'pradakshi-nas' for nearly 20 minutes onSaturday.

Chief priest C Rangarajansaid, "The story would havebeen different if at least one per-son would have got out from hiscar and enquired at the causefor her weeping. Indian Societyhas failed the women and girlsin providing safety to them."

Chilkur Temple has been

trying to sensitise the men andboys to behave responsively andresponsibly through launch of'Jatayu Sena'. All these effortsseem to have been eclipsed bythe unending rapes in thecountry. He said, "Just like thetemple is closed during eclipse,we closed the temple for'Darshanam' and 'Pradakshinas'in a symbolic way for 20 min-utes. Devotees walked out alongwith the Archakas and per-formed oneMahapradakshinam". A prayerto make the lives of women andgirls safe in this country wasperformed.

Primeaccused solebreadwinnerThe prime accused in the

gruesome gang rape andmurder case, Mohammedalias Areef (26), went homeand told his mother that hedashed and killed a woman,minutes before he was pickedup by the cops. Speakingabout the incident, the fami-ly of the accused said that ifthey (the four men) really didthe crime, they should behanged to death.

All the four accused in thecase, Mohammed alias Areef,Jollu Naveen, Jollu Shiva andC h i n t a k u n t aChennakeshavulu, are resi-dents of Narayanpet and areschool dropouts.

"On Wednesday night, myson told me that he had dasheda two- wheeler and killed awoman. The cops came knock-ing on our door at 3 am on lateThursday night and took myson, along with three otherboys from our village for inves-tigation. We got to know aboutthe whole issue only after wesaw it in the news channels"said Areef's mother. Areef metP Srinivas Reddy, the owner ofthe lorry, three years ago whenhe was working at a petrol

bunk, who took him asa cleaner first.

Outraged by the grue-some rape, murder of

veterinary doctor Dr PriyankaReddy, over 3 lakh people have

signed a change.org petition.The petition, which was start-

ed by Dr Shantanu Kodape, a vet-erinary doctor, has gathered 3lakh supporters in just 24 hours.In the petition, Dr ShantanuKodape said, "For women work-ing hard day and night, it is verytough because there are demons

roaming freely, a humblerequest to all who can make

some changes, to pleasetake one step against

such heinous crimes."The petition has

b e e n

addressed to Smriti Irani,Minister of women and childdevelopment RameshPokhriyal, Minister HRD,Maneka Gandhi, One step crisiscentre/ Nirbhaya centre, StatePolice, Telangana, Human RightsWatch UN and Stop Rape Now.Like Dr Shantanu Kodape's peti-tion, at least 30 other petitions havebeen started on change.org on thesame issue seekingaction againstaccused and justice for Priyanka.All of them have gatheredthousands of signatures andare being extensively sharedon various social mediachannels, reflectingpublic outrage.

Over 3L people sign change.org petition

‘Hang rapist in public’The Congress party on

Saturday demanded deathsentence for the accused. Ledby Telangana PradeshCongress Committee (TPCC)Minorities DepartmentChairman Shaik AbdullahSohail, Congress activists helda protest at TelanganaMartyrs' Memorial at GunPark. They raised slogansseeking justice for thePriyanka and condemned thebrutal gang rape and murderof veterinary doctor.

Speaking to media persons

later, Abdullah Sohail demand-ed that the state government toimmediately set up a fast trackcourt and issue necessarydirections for completion oftrial within 8-10 days. Further,he said all the four accusedmust be given death sentenceand they must be hanged in fullpublic view. He said there wasno fear of law under TRSGovernment and immediatemeasures are needed to betaken to instill fear amongcriminals. He said the culpritsmust be given exemplary pun-

ishment to ensure that similarincidents do not recur.

The Congress leader alsourged the state police to do aserious introspection of theirfunctioning. He said ineffectivepatrolling, especially in isolat-ed areas was responsible for theincident. He also demandedthat the liquor consumptionmust be curbed which was

driving youth to crime. Hewarned that the Congress partywould launch serious agitationif fast track court was not set upon immediate basis. TPCCspokespeson Syed Nizamuddin,Hyderabad CongressMinorities DepartmentChairman Sameer Waliullahand other senior leaders par-ticipated in the protest.

Police Station ‘handcuffed’PNS n SHADNAGAR

For the first time, thepolice station hereon Saturday waslocked usinghandcuffs as thestation authoritiesfound no lock andkey on time.Protesting against the rapeand murder of Dr PriyankaReddy, activists of people'sorganisations, students' organ-

isations and women's associ-ation gathered in strength infront of the Shadnagar police

station here, where theculprits were kept.

As a result, tensionprevailed in the area.To foil the attempts ofdemonstrators to

barge into the policestation, the police as a

precautionary measureslocked the main gate usinghandcuffs for want of a lockand key.

Lone woman on protestoutside Parliament PTI n NEW DELHI

A woman, in her mid 20s, saton a pavement nearParliament on Saturdaymorning protesting overcrimes against women, policesaid. The woman identifiedas Anu Dubey was holding aplacard with a slogan 'why I

can't feel safe in my ownBharat' while sitting on thepavement near Parliamentgate number 2-3, they said.

She was asked to go toJantar Mantar to continue herprotest, but when she refused,she was taken to theParliament Street PoliceStation in a police vehicle andwas seen sobbing, a seniorofficer said. After some offi-cers heard her grievances, shewas released from the policestation, they said. Whileinteracting with media,Dubey said she wants tomeet officials of the govern-ment. Swati Maliwal, thechairperson of DelhiCommission for Women,alleged that the woman wasbeaten by police.

"Troubled by the traumat-ic rape incident in Hyderabad,when a student wanted to raiseher voice, she was detainedand beaten up by the DelhiPolice. I met the girl at thepolice station, she is scared.Will this be the fate of thosewho raise their voices? "TheDCW will issue a notice overthis shameful incident. An FIRshould be lodged against thoseinvolved," Maliwal tweeted.

However, police denied theallegations. Dubey's protestcame a day after the charredbody of a 27-year-old veterinarydoctor was found on the out-skirts of Hyderabad whichsparked a national outrage. Shewas raped and killed allegedlyby four men who had earlierdeflated the tyres of her two-wheeler. In Ranchi, a 25-year-old law student was allegedlygangraped by a group of armedmen, following which all the 12accused were arrested.

Cong demands stringentaction against accusedCongress Legislature Party

leader Mallu BhattiVikramarka and ManthaniMLA D Sridhar Babu met theparents of Priyanka Reddy'sat Shamshabad here onSaturday. Later speaking tothe media, Bhatti demandedstringent action against theculprits. "The accusedattacked Priyanka like ani-mals. Culprits should be pun-ished severely in a mannerthat such incidents won't berepeated in future," he said.

He asked the police torespond immediately andstand by the victims eventhough it may not comeunder their limits. He askedthe Police Department toalert neighboring police sta-tions and patrolling vehiclesif such cases happen again.Bhatti said that the Congresswill extend its support to thegovernment, if it has takenany tough decision on theincident. "Changes in lawsare the need of the hour," he

said. Sridhar Babu informedthat AICC chief SoniaGandhi and Rahul Gandhiexpressed shock over theincident. Sonia Gandhiinquired about the incident'sdetails. The police areimplementing 'friendlypolicing' only with somepeople, Sridhar Babu alleged.He said that the family mem-bers alleged that the incidenttook place due to the failureof the police.

"We demand the govern-ment, irrespective of politi-cal affiliation to initiatesevere action against cul-prits," he said stressing thenecessity of initiating stepsagainst culprits to ensurethat such incidents not occuragain. He opined that thereis a need to bring severalchanges in PoliceDepartment. The failure ofpolice inaction is evident inthe incident, he said.

Speaking to the media atGandhi Bhavan, MLC T

Jeevan Reddy condemnedthe rape and murder ofPriyanka Reddy. "The policebehaved negligently whenthe parents of PriyankaReddy lodged a complaintwith them. It was shockingon the part of HomeMinister to question as towhy Priyanka failed to call100. The government has toown the responsibility. Itwas shocking that the PoliceCommissioner stated thatthere is no negligence frompolice side. The governmentis treating liquor as revenuesource but not recognisingthe repercussions. It ispainful that the ChiefMinister has not yetresponded on the incident,"he said.

Former CLP leader K JanaReddy and Dr J GeethaReddy alleged that the state-ment against PriyankaReddy by MinistersMahmood Ali and SrinivasYadav as shocking.

‘Communal twist' toPriyanka's murder caseFollowing the rape and

murder of 26-year-oldveterinarian Priyanka

Reddy, the social media gavethe incident communal over-tones. Instead of venting ireover incident and laxity oflaw and order, social mediawas discussing about the reli-gious identity of victim andaccused.

The first tweet by PayalRohtagi, a Bollywood actorasking if "Shadnagar is aMuslim majority area" addedfuel to the fire. This tweet wassoon taken down after outrageon twitter. Then came lone BJPMLA from Telangana RajaSingh who went on to say thatthey had expected that some-one like a 'Mohammed' wouldbe named in the incident.

This went to an extent thatafter the police revealed the

details of the accused, a trend,"#Balatkari_Mohammed_Nikala Was trending at #4 positionwith 56,000 tweets".Disregarding the facts, thetrend was about tar-geting one religioninstead of seek-ing justice.

The fact isthat thepolice hasidenti f iedthe othert h r e eaccused asJollu Shiva,Jollu Naveenand ChintakuntaChennakeshavuluand not just a 'Mohammed'.Soon '3 Hindu Was trending atnumber 9 position' whereinpeople started issuing clarifi-cation and asked them not to

give a communal colour. Eventhe A1 accused name'Mohammed Pasha' was trend-ing.

However, police said thataction will be taken

against those whogive this issue a

c o m m u n a langle. DCPP r a k a s hReddy said,"The inci-dent isabsolutely

n o n - c o m -munal in

nature asaccused belong to

major communities.We will take action against

people who are giving this acommunal angle. Offendersof all religions will be caughtand punished".

SC sr advocateassures deathsentenceAsenior advocate from

Supreme Court, whosaid that he will surelyensure death sentence forthe four accused, wants tobe a Special PublicProsecutor in the case andurged Telangana govern-ment in this regard.Advocate Vineet Dhanda,who has been associatedwith high-profile cases likeRafale, Sabarimala, NiravModi, Nowhera Shaikh.Dhanda, in his Twitter han-dle wrote, "I request@TelanganaCMO to makeme Special Public prosecu-tor in this case. I mustensure death sentence tothose #***# who committedthis crime. I vow to fight forour sister pro bono till SCtill these animals arehanged.” (sic)

PTI n NEW DELHI

Senior Congress leader PChidambaram on Saturdaysaid the lower GDP growthrate of 4.5 per cent was as pre-dicted but warned that thirdquarter will be worse.

India's economic growthslipped further to hit an over-six-year low of 4.5 per cent inthe July-September quarter,according to official datareleased on Friday.

"As predicted wide-ly, GDP growth inQ2 has come lowerat 4.5%. Yet theGovernment says'All is well'. Q3 willnot be more than 4.5%and in all likelihood willbe worse," Chidambaram saidin a tweet posted by his familyon his behalf.

The former finance minis-ter, who is lodged in jail incases of corruption and money

laundering, also urgedthe people ofJharkhand, wherepolling is underway, tovote against the BJP to

record their rejection ofits policies."People of Jharkhand

must vote against the BJP andrecord their rejection of BJP'spolicies and model of gover-nance. They have the firstopportunity to do so," hetweeted.

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PTI n NEW DELHI

The Rajya Sabha has recordedproductivity of 84 per cent dur-ing the second week of theongoing winter session, withdisruptions related to govern-ment formation inMaharashtra bringing downthe efficiency of the House.

The Upper House, however,turned out important busi-ness during the week leadingChairman M Venkaiah Naiduand members of the Housecomplimenting each other forthe good work done.

During the second week,members of Rajya Sabhaavailed a total of 22 hours and15 minutes transacting busi-ness of different kinds, the RSSecretariat said.

Of the scheduled availabletime of 26 hours and 29 min-utes, it said 5 hours and 45minutes were lost on the firstworking day of the secondweek to disruptions in theHouse due to the politicaldevelopments in Maharashtra.The Members however, madeup 1.31 hours by sitting beyondthe scheduled time.

During the week, all listed 15starred questions were orallyanswered twice, setting up anew record. Of the total 60starred questions listed forfour working days, a total of 43

accounting for 71.66 per centof the total were orallyanswered.

The Question Hour on thefirst day of the week could notbe taken up as the House hadto be adjourned by theChairman with the opposi-tion insisting on a discussionon the Maharashtra Governor'sactions even as ChairmanNaidu gave a detailed ruling onRules and earlier rulings of theChair not permitting the same.

The Question Hour was notscheduled on the second day ofthe week on account of a JointSitting of Members of bothHouses to commemorate the70th anniversary of adoption of

the Constitution of India. Members of the Rajya Sabha

also made a record 51 ZeroHour submissions and 30Special Mentions on variousissues of public importance. Allthe admitted Zero Hour andSpecial Mentions were madeon the last working day of theweek with the Members com-plimenting the Chairman forthe same, the secretariat of theUpper House said in a state-ment.

The House also discussedthe economic situation in thecountry for four and a halfhours, though, as per Rulesonly two and a half hour dis-cussion is allowed under the

instrument of Short DurationDiscussion.

Keeping in view the impor-tance of the issue and requestof opposition leaders for moretime, Chairman Naidu allowedmore time.

In a meeting of leaders,Naidu complimented the spir-ited discussion and the reply bythe Finance Minister even as heurged the opposition not to dis-turb any Minister during thereply.

The House also took up thePegasus spyware issue underCalling Attention Notice.

During the second week ofthe winter session, Rajya Sabhapassed two Bills viz., The

Transgender (Protection ofRights) Bill and The ChitFunds (Amendment) Bill.Discussion on the Bill seekingto replace the Ordinance ban-ning e-cigarettes remainedinconclusive.

The Upper House is likely totake up next week the SpecialProtection Group(Amendment) Bill, the Dadraand Nagar Haveli and Damanand Diu Merger Bill and theNational Capital Territory ofDelhi (Recognition of PropertyRights of Residents inUnauthorised Colonies) Bill, allpassed by the Lok Sabha.

At the end of the first half ofthe ongoing winter session,Rajya Sabha has reported pro-ductivity of 89 per cent for thefirst two weeks combined.

Of the total available time of55 hours and 06 minutes, theHouse availed a total time of49.15 minutes. A total time of8 hours and 28 minutes waslost on account of disruptionswhile the members made up 2hours and 37 minutes by sittinglate resulting in a net total lossof 5 hours and 51 minutes dur-ing the first week of this ses-sion.

Three Bills including theJalianwala Bagh NationalMemorial (Amendment) Billswere passed during the firsthalf of the winter session.

RS PRODUCTIVITY 84 PC INWEEK 2 OF WINTER SESSION

During thesecond week,members ofRajya Sabhaavailed a total of22 hours and 15minutestransactingbusiness ofdifferent kinds,the RSSecretariat said

ISIS MODULE CASE

NIA conductssearches in TN,devices seizedPTI n CHENNAI

The National InvestigationAgency sleuths on Saturdayconducted searches inThanjavur and Tiruchirappalliin connection with its probeinto the ISIS module case andseized among others, laptops,mobile phonesand an axefrom the premises of two sus-pects.

Taking forward its probe inthe case, in which two menMohammed Azarudheen andShiek Hidayathulla werearrested in June followingraids in Coimbatore, the NIAsaid it conducted searches inthe residences of Alavudeen atThanjavur and S Sarfudeen atTiruchirappalli.

Both these men are sus-pected to be associates of thearrested duo and in the searchoperation, two laptops, sixmobile phones, eleven SIMcards, one pen drive, a harddisc, one memory card, fiveCDs/ DVDs, one axe besides17 documents have beenseized, the NIA said in an offi-cial release.

"The seized items includingthe digital devices will be sub-mitted to the NIA SpecialCourt, Ernakulam," and thedevices will be subjected toforensic examination.

The suspects were beingquestioned to ascertain theirassociation with the twoaccused persons in this caseand if they were involved inany unlawful activity aimed atfurthering the objectives of

ISIS / Daish, the premierprobe agency said.

On May 30 this year, NIAhad registered a case againstsix accused of Coimbatore,based on information thatthey and their associates prop-agated the ideology of theproscribed terrorist organisa-tion ISIS on social media.

Their intention wasrecruitment of vulnerableyouth into the ISIS and carry-ing out terrorist attacks inKerala and Tamil Nadu, NIAsaid.

In June, the NIA sleuths hadquizzed 'Police'Fakrudeen,Panna Ismail andBilal Malik who are lodged inthe PuzhalCentral Jail here inconnection with their probe inthe ISIS module case.

The trio are accused in themurders of leaders of a Hinduoutfit and the BJP in TamilNadu.

"The seizeditems includingthe digitaldevices will besubmitted to theNIA SpecialCourt,Ernakulam," andthe devices willbe subjected toforensicexamination

Mysuru man shot dead in USPTI n BENGALURU

A 25-year-old man fromMysuru, pursuing his master'sdegree in computer science inthe US, was reportedly shotdead by an unknownassailant, family memberssaid on Saturday.

Abhishek Sudesh Bhat wastemporarily looking after amotel in California, where hewas shot on Thursday, Srivatsa,victim's cousin told PTI.

He was pursuing his mas-ters from California StateUniversity in San Bernardino.

The incident occurred onThursday between 11.30 am

and 12.30 pm. The personwho came for the next shiftinformed the family thatAbhishek has been shot dead.

As the legal procedureincluding the post mortem

may take some time, the fam-ily has decided to perform thelast rites in California itself.

"Postmortem is still goingon there after the investigationwas completed. The ForensicPathology will be reviewednext week. There are many

cases there. So, they are yet toschedule their postmortem onAbhishek," Srivatsa said.

"It may take some time...Abhishek's parents will travelto the US and perform the cre-mation there itself," he added.

The family has approachedthe authorities in Californiaas well as the Indian Embassythere besides the local author-ities here and in Karnataka toexpedite the legal procedure.

Asked about the any head-way in the case and reasonbehind the killing, Srivatsasaid it would not be proper todisclose anything about theprogress made in the case.

Abhishek SudeshBhat wastemporarily lookingafter a motel inCalifornia, where hewas shot onThursday, Srivatsa,victim's cousin told

Girl's death in hostel: Priyanka seeks inquiry PTI n NEW DELHI

Congress leader PriyankaGandhi Vadra has written toUttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath seeking anurgent inquiry into the allegedsuicide of a Jawahar NavodayaVidyalaya (JNV) student, assert-ing that action in the matter isof utmost importance for thesafety of girls in the state.

On September 16, the bodyof 17-year-old AnushkaPandey, a Class 11 student ofJNV, Bhongaon, was foundhanging from the ceiling of herhostel room.

A suicide note was found inthe room in which she statedthat she was taking the extremestep as her roommates hadpublicly humiliated and taunt-ed her over the theft of somesnacks, police had said.

However, Pandey's fatherhad lodged an FIR against theschool principal, Sushma

Sagar, hostel warden, and twostudents alleging that hisdaughter was murdered, theyhad said.

Priyanka Gandhi, in her let-ter to Yogi Adityanath, said theincident was heart wrenchingand it assumes importance inthe context of the security ofgirls studying in various insti-tutions in the state.

"The body of SubhashPandey's daughter was found inthe hostel under mysterious cir-cumstances. Injury marks werefound on her body but post-mortem was not done. Thedeceased's family has said thegirl was murdered," she said.

Priyanka Gandhi said thefamily of the deceased hasraised several questions about

the incident and askedfor action to betaken byauthorities.

" T h e yhave everyright toknow whathappenedwith theird a u g h t e rand who allwere involved.Is the administra-tion trying to shieldsomeone," she said in the letterdated November 28.

In order to ensure justice forthe family of the

deceased, an unbiasedinquiry should be

conducted in thematter, she saidand requested thechief minister toorder a probeimmediately.

For ensuringthe safety of girls in

the state, it is veryimportant that action

should be taken in this mat-ter, the Congress general sec-retary said.

A suicide note was found in the roomin which she stated that she wastaking the extreme step as herroommates had publicly humiliatedand taunted her over the theft of somesnacks, police had said

Q3 GDP to be worse:says Chidambaram

Man held forrape, murder of55-yr-old teashop ownerPTI n NEW DELHI

One person has been arrest-ed for allegedly strangulatingto death a 55-year-oldwoman who owned and livedin a tea shop in North Delhi'sGulabi Bagh area, police saidon Saturday.

It is suspected that thevictim was first raped andthen killed by the man wholives in the same locality,police said.

On Saturday morning, acustomer went to have tea atthe shop and found thewoman lying on the floor, fol-lowing which he raised analarm.

The woman was rushed toa hospital where she wasdeclared brought dead.

The deceased lived alone inher small tea shop.

During investigation,police analysed the CCTVfootage based on which thesuspect was picked up froma nearby area.

Sources said that theaccused forced himself onthe woman before stranglingher.

The body has been sent forpost mortem examinationand the autopsy report isawaited to confirm sexualassault, police added.

Over 256-kg drugsseized, dozen arrestedin narco cases acrosscountry: NCBNEW DELHI: NCB sleuths haveseized over 256 kg narcoticsand arrested a dozen people inconnection with drugtrafficking cases across thecountry over the last fortnight,officials said Saturday.They said the federal anti-narcoticsagency hassteppedup actionagainsttraffickersand drugcartels andthese figuresare a result of its concertedefforts, apart from undertakingjoint action with otherenforcement and securityagencies. "During the lastfortnight, the Narcotics ControlBureau seized a total of 248.03kg of ganja, 5.93 kg of heroin,2.20 kg of methamphetaminetablets and 98 grams cocaine.""Twelve persons were arrestedby the agency for theirinvolvement in drug traffickingduring the same period," theagency said. Further, opiumpoppy and cannabis, whichwere being illicitly cultivated on5,049 acres of land, weredestroyed, it said.

Noted Odisha theatreartiste ParamanandaSahu dies at 72NEW DELHI: Prominent theatreartiste of Odisha, ParamanandaSahu died at his residence hereon Saturday due to old age-relatedillness,familysourcessaid. Thetheatreactor-directorwas 72and issurvivedby his wife, two sons and adaughter.He was bedridden for long,they said. Sahu had directedand acted in more than ahundred dramas, besides beingan artiste in All India Radio andDoordarshan. He had alsoacted in several Odia andBengali soaps and receivedseveral awards.

PTI n NEW DELHI

Former Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavison Saturday objected to theappointment of NCP leaderDilip Walse Patil as the pro-tem Speaker of theMaharashtra Assembly.

The state Assembly sessionbegan around 2 pm onSaturday in which the UddhavThackeray-led governmentwill face the floor test.

As soon as the Houseassembled, Fadnavis allegedthe Assembly session was notbeing conducted as per therules."The Assembly sessionnot being held as perConstitutional norms," he said.

The swearing-in of the min-isters of the UddhavThackeray-led governmentwas also not done as per theConstitutional norms, healleged.

However, Dilip Walse Patil

rejected his claim, saying thatthe session was being held asper Governor's nod.

Fadnavis also objected toWalse Patil's appointment asthe pro-tem Speaker of theAssembly.

"Never was a pro tem speak-er replaced in India, why wasBJP's Kolambkar replacedfrom post," Fadnavis said.

To this Walse Patil said thestate cabinet has "completeauthority" to name a pro-temspeaker.

Walse Patil was appointed aspro-tem Speaker of theAssembly on Friday. Hereplaced BJP MLA KalidasKolambkar who was earlierthis week appointed to thepost.

Fadnavis objects to Walse Patil'sappointment as pro-tem Speaker

‘Terrorism inKashmir very lowafter abrogationof Article 370’PTI n NEW DELHI

Terrorism in Kashmir hasbeen very low after repeal ofArticle 370, Union MinisterPrakash Javadekar said onSaturday, terming six monthsof Modi government's secondterm as dedicated to devel-opment and security of thecountry.

Javadekar said India has alittle bit impact of economicslowdown and efforts torecover from it too have beenhastened by the government.

‘Mentally disturbed,unemployed' father kills3 children in NagaurPTI n JAIPUR

A 27-year-old "mentally dis-turbed and unemployed" manallegedly killed his three minorchildren -- hanging two ofthem to death and stranglingthe third -- in Nagaur districtwhen his wife was out forwork, police said on Saturday.

They said the incident hap-pened on Friday evening whenNathuram hanged his daugh-ters -- Seema (7), Manisha (5)-- to death and strangled sonVishal (2) at his house in NimbiJodha area of Ladnu town.

When his wife returnedfrom work and saw her chil-dren dead she called the neigh-bours who informed the police.

"Primary investigation

reveals that the accused wasmentally disturbed for sometime. He was unemployed andthe financial condition of thefamily is poor," the police said.

"The accused is abscondingafter the crime and a manhunthas been launched to nabhim. The bodies were handedover to the family membersafter postmortem onSaturday," they added.

When his wifereturned from workand saw herchildren dead shecalled theneighbours whoinformed the police

Man jumps fromfirst floor flat toescape fire, injuredPTI n THANE

A 53-year-old man wasinjured after he jumped outof his first floor flat when theelectricity meter box of hisbuilding caught fire at Kalyanin the district on Saturday,officials said. The incidentoccurred at Adharwadi local-ity around 8.45 am, firebrigade officials said.

"The electricity meter boxlocated on the ground floorof the seven-storey buildingcaught fire. When the victim,Mohan Bhoir, saw the blazeand smoke, he panicked andjumped out of the gallery ofhis flat," they said.

He landed on the ground,but suffered fractures on hishand, officials said, addingthat he was taken to a near-by hospital.

As predictedwidely, GDP growth

in Q2 has comelower at 4.5%. Yet theGovernment says 'All iswell'. Q3 will not be morethan 4.5% and in alllikelihood will be worse

— CHIDAMBARAM, CCoonnggrreessss LLeeaaddeerr

Rape victimsuccumbs to burn injuriesNEW DELHI: The 16-year-oldgirl who was allegedly rapedand set ablaze by herneighbour in a township areahere last week succumbed toserious burns in a Delhihospital on Saturday, policesaid. The girl, who was battlingfor life in the Safdarjunghospital in Delhi since the pastnine days, died this morning,SP Yamuna Prasad said. OnNovember 21, the girl wasalone at her house in thetownship in Nakhasa policestation area when herneighbour, Zeeshan, allegedlyraped her, AssistantSuperintendent of Police (ASP)Alok Jaiswal had said. He laterpoured kerosene and set herablaze, the ASP said, addingshe was rushed to the districthospital from where she wasreferred to Delhi. The accusedwas arrested. The NationalSecurity Act (NSA) is beinginvoked against the culprit andthe case will be taken up in thefast track court, the SP Prasadsaid.

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Petrol prices rise,diesel stableNEW DELHI: Petrol prices inthe country increased for thesecond consecutive day onSaturday whereas diesel pricesremained unchanged. Thecrude oil prices in theinternational market edgedlower by $3 a barrel in the lastweek. Petrol has becomecostlier by five paise per litrein Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbaiand by six paise in Chennai.According to the website ofIndian Oil, the price of petrolin Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai andChennai has increased to Rs74.86, Rs 77.54, Rs 80.51 andRs 77.83 per litre, respectively.The price of diesel remainedunchanged to Rs 65.78, Rs68.19, Rs 69 and Rs 69.53 perlitre respectively in the fourmetros. The February contractof Brent crude, the benchmarkcrude oil on the InternationalMarket IntercontinentalExchange, on Friday wastrading at $ 60.75 a barrel,down by 3.98 per cent fromthe previous session.

GAIL to supply PNG in DoonNEW DELHI: GAIL Gas Ltdwill supply PNG to three lakhhouseholds in Dehradundistrict under the city gasdistribution project. Making theannouncement here on Friday,GAIL Gas Ltd ManagingDirector (Marketing) V Gautamsaid work on laying pipelinesfor the project will begin in amonth. In five to six months,the firm will start supplyingpiped natural gas to 5,000households in Chakrata,Dehradun, Doiwala, Kalsi,Rishikesh, Tyuni andVikasnagar areas of Dehradundistrict, he added. The target isto cover three lakh householdsspread over an area of 3,088square km in the district at acost of Rs 1,500 crore in thenext eight years. Registerationof PNG consumers under theproject will soon get underway, the MD said.

Kesarwala plans 10new franchise organicrestaurants in NCRNEW DELHI: Organic foodstartup Kesarwala on Saturdaysaid it is planning to open 10new franchise restaurants inthe national capital region innext few months. Kesarwalaset up its first organicrestaurant in October last yearin Noida. The startup claimsthat over 70 per cent of theingredients that the restaurantuses in cooking is organic innature. "The company plans toopen 10 new franchiserestaurants in next few monthsand has received proposalsfrom 5-6 restaurants inGurugram and Noida," it said ina statement. Kesarwala isbootstrapped and has alreadyinvested Rs 1 crore into theventure. "We are planning toexpand its operations in the NCR.

PNS n NEW DELHI

Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman said on Saturdaythat several significant steps instructural reforms have beentaken in the past few monthsand responses/interventionsaddressing the needs of theeconomy will continue, indi-cating more relief measurescould be on the anvil, if soneeded.

The FM's statement came aday after it was announced thatthe GDP growth rate of thecountry went down to 4.5 percent, slowest in over six years.

"Today, we mark the com-pletion of six months of thesecond term of @PMOIndia@narendramodi. Several sig-nificant steps in structuralreforms have been taken inthese months. Responses/inter-ventions addressing the needsof the economy will continue",the FM tweeted in response toa tweet by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi Awhich shealso retweeted.

"It is 6 months of 2nd termof PM Modi. These#6MonthsOfIndiaFirst havegiven India a phenomenalreform momentum" was thetweet from the Prime Minister.

Interestingly, the PM hasalso listed most economic stepsof the government saying Indiais on track of becoming a 5 tril-lion dollar economy by 2014.

The target of 5 trillion dol-lar has come under heavyscrutiny after the dismalgrowth in the last two quartermarking the six months of the

current government thoughpart of the April-June quarterfell into the last governmentduration which was also theNDA government.

Former RBI Governor andnoted economist C Rangarajanhas said the 5-trillion dollartarget simply out of question by2025 at the current growth rate.

While the first quartergrowth slipped to a six-yearlow of 5 per cent, the secondquarter growth has now fur-ther slipped to 4.5 per centnow. Even RBI has lowered itsgrowth full year forecast in twomonths to 6.1 per cent in its

October policy review.As on steps, Sitharaman

slashed the corporate tax rateto 22 per cent from 30 per centfor existing companies, and to15 per cent from 25 per cent fornew manufacturing compa-nies. Including a surchargeand cess, the effective tax ratefor existing companies wouldnow come down to 25.17 percent from 35 per cent whichinvolved an outgo of Rs 1.45lakh crore. Companies can optfor the higher tax rates or thenew ones.

The government alsobrought changes in IBC where

now NBFCs With Rs 500 CroreAssets Can Go For InsolvencyResolution bringing thefinance companies under theambit of insolvency. Its alreadynotified and DHFL is alreadyin NCLT. This came against thebackdrop of the ongoing liq-uidity crisis in the NBFCs thathas also sparked concernsabout the overall stability of thefinancial sector.

Under the NBFC liquidityinjection response of the gov-ernment , there have beensteps. Public sector banks havebeen sanctioned to purchase Rs21,580 crores of pooled assetsas on October 16. Moreover,the National Housing Bank hasalso extended Rs 30,000 crworth of credit lines to NBFCs.

Housing sector receivedmaximum attention likeNBFCs during these sixmonths. The Centre hadannounced a Rs 25,000 crorestimulus package for the ailingreal estate sector earlier thismonth.

Sitharaman had announcedthat the government plans togive impetus to the housingmarket to revive over 1,600stalled housing projects cov-ering 4.58 lakh units and nowthis window will be opera-tional in two months, DEAsecretary Atanu Chakrabortyhas said.

The decision will also gen-erate considerable employ-ment, revive demand ofcement, iron and steel indus-tries and relieve stress in othermajor sectors of the economy,according to the government.

Mexico cautiously optimistic about trade pactPNS n OTTAWA

Mexico's trade negotiator saidFriday he was cautiously opti-mistic about finalizing a newNorth American trade pact assoon as next week, after meet-ing with Canadian PrimeMinster Justin Trudeau inOttawa.

Negotiators from the UnitedStates, Mexico and Canadasigned a deal last year on a newtreaty to replace the 1994North American Free TradeAgreement (NAFTA), but onlyMexico ratified the accord.

"If the amendments areacceptable, are improvements,there's no reason why weshould not be shaking handsnext week" on the rebrandedU S - M e x i c o - C a n a d a

Agreement (USMCA),Undersecretary for NorthAmerica Jesus Seade toldreporters.

His meeting with Trudeauand Deputy Prime MinisterChrystia Freeland focused onchanges to the accord as well as

side deals requested by theUnited States.

Democrats in Washingtonand US labor representativeshad previously raised concernsabout the treaty, looking forstronger guarantees that newMexican labor laws will beenforced, among other issues.

Nancy Pelosi, speaker of theDemocrat-controlled USHouse of Representatives,echoed Seade's sentimentsMonday, stating that an agree-ment was "within range.

Earlier this month she stat-ed that she would like to get theaccord approved this year.

FM HINTS AT CONTINUATIONOF STRUCTURAL REFORMS

She had announced that the government plansto give impetus to the housing market to reviveover 1,600 stalled housing projects covering4.58 lakh units and now this window will beoperational in two months, DEA secretary AtanuChakraborty has said

NIRMALA SITHARAMAN Finance Minister

PNS n CHENNAI

A racket of issuing fake invoic-es, without actual supply ofgoods to the tune of around Rs440 crore resulting in fraudu-lent Input Tax Credit utilisationof about Rs 79 crore was bust-ed, the Directorate General ofGST Intelligence said here onFriday.

Of the three key peopleinvolved in the racket, a manwas arrested and remanded tojudicial custody and two othersare yet to be traced, the depart-ment said.

Principal Additional DirectorGeneral, Chennai Zonal Unit ofDGGSTI, K Anpazhakan, in anofficial release here said themodus operandi involvedsecuring the PAN and Aadharof unsuspecting persons onthe false pretext of securing abank loan and using it to floatfictitious entities and register-ing them under the CGST Act,2017.

The involvement of officialsof private banks in the racket byflouting several norms is being

probed and further investiga-tion is in progress, he said.

"Searches conducted at sev-eral premises revealed thatmost of them were foundlocked and admittedly no suchactivities were carried out there.In fact, one of the declaredpremises turned out to be a teashop," he said.

Bogus entities were floated inseveral layers so as to create acomplex network of transac-tions among themselves.

Rs 440 crore GSTfraud busted in TN,man arrested

Of the three keypeople involvedin the racket, aman wasarrested andremanded tojudicial custodyand two othersare yet to betraced, thedepartment said

Uzbekistanpanel signspacts withGuj bodiesPNS n GANDHINAGAR

Uzbekistan's Minister ofInnovation Development,I b r o k h i mAbdurakhmonov, onFriday signed variousagreements in the field ofeducation, innovation andtechnology with differententities, including GujaratForensic SciencesUniversity in Gandhinagar.

As part of the MoU, theUniversity would giveadmission to Uzbek stu-dents in different postgraduate courses, and trainUzbek officials in differentforensic sciences, saidDirector General of GFSU,J M Vyas.

Earlier, the delegationvisited the InternationalCentre forEntrepreneurship andTechnology (iCreate) nearAhmedabad and signedan MoU on cooperationfor promoting start-upecosystem in Uzbekistanand training entrepreneursat iCreate, a technologybusiness incubation center,said the Uzbek minister.

Another MoU wassigned betweenUzbekistan and DEVX, astart-up initiative foundedby Ahmedabad basedDEV IT, for bilateral coop-eration in field research,technologies, start- upsand innovations,Abdurakhmonov toldreporters.

PNS n NEW DELHI

The Department forPromotion of Industry andInternal Trade (DPIIT) onSaturday said it will givenational startup awards tothose entrepreneurs who aredeveloping innovative prod-ucts.

The last date for filing theapplication for the award isDecember 31.

"The awards will recogniseexceptional startups acrossvarious categories that areproviding innovative solu-tions to solve real problemsand challenges for India,developing innovative tech-nologies, products and solu-tions from India to the world,building businesses that arescalable, sustainable andresponsible and delivering

measurable developmentalgains," DPIIT said in a state-ment.

The award will be con-ferred in 35 areas, classifiedinto 12 broad sectors name-ly agriculture, education,enterprise technology, energy,finance, food, health,Industry 4.0, space, security,tourism, and urban services.

A cash prize of Rs 5 lakheach will be given to thewinning startup ineach area. Thewinner and four

runners-up will also be givenopportunities to present theirsolutions to relevant publicauthorities and corporatesfor potential pilotprojects andw o r korders.

A cashprize of Rs15 lakh eachwill be award-ed to a win-ning incuba-tor and anaccelera-tor.

DPIIT to confer nationalstartup awards

PNS n MUMBAI

Ending weeks of suspense, YesBank on Friday said that eightinvestors led by Erwin SinghBraich have evinced interest topump USD 2 billion into the cap-ital-starved private sector lender.

The board of directors of thebank will reconvene onDecember 10 to finalise andapprove details of capital infu-sion, which will take placethrough preferential allotment, itinformed the exchanges.

The investors who haveshown interest also includeAditya Birla Family Office andRekha Jhunjhunwala, wife ofstock market investor RakeshJhunjhunwala, who have com-mitted USD 25 million each, thebank said.

The largest investor isBraich/SPGP Holding whichhas committed USD 1.2 billion,followed by Citax Holding whichhas committed USD 500 million,the bank said, adding that dis-cussions with Braich/SPGP aregoing on and expected to be con-cluded shortly.

There is a "top-tier US fundhouse", whose name will be dis-closed next week, which hascommitted USD 1.20 million,while GMR Group and

Associates have committed USD50 million, the bank said.

Other investors who havecommitted money includeDiscovery Capital (USD 50 mil-lion) and Ward Ferry (USD 30million), the bank said.

None of the investors will beallotted equity shares such thattheir holdings exceed 25 per centof the share capital, it said addingthe price at which the allotmentwill happen will be the higher oftwo weeks' or 26 weeks' averageof the scrip.

Yes Bank says eightinvestors ready withUSD 2 billion funding

The investorswho have showninterest alsoinclude AdityaBirla FamilyOffice and RekhaJhunjhunwala,wife of stockmarket investorRakesh Jhunjhunwala, who havecommitted USD25 million each,the bank said

Hyundai set toexport Venue toLatin America, AfricaPNS n NEW DELHI

Hyundai Motor India onSaturday said it is gearing upto export its compact SUVVenue to various marketsincluding Africa and LatinAmerica.

The left hand drive (LHD)version of Venue is underdevelopment and is planned tobe exported to the Gulf, Africaand Latin America, HyundaiMotor India Ltd (HMIL) saidin a statement. The company,which expects bookings forthe model to cross 1 lakh markin the current year, is all set toship out Venue to the SouthAfrican market.

"A major shipment of 1,400units will be exported to SouthAfrica from Chennai Port inDecember," Hyundai Motorsaid. The company is alreadyexporting the SUV to Nepal,

Bhutan, Mauritius andSeychelles, it added.

"Venue has become cus-tomers' first choice in Indiaand global markets. Launchedin May 2019, the model haspenned a new success story,registering over 90,000 book-ings in the country," HMILMD and CEO S S Kim said.

The company will continuethe momentum next year aswell with new product launch-es, he added.

Zablit to steer Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliancePNS n PARIS

A French-Lebanese engineerhas been chosen as secretarygeneral of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi auto alliance, partof a new business frameworkannounced a year after formerboss Carlos Ghosn was arrest-ed.

Hadi Zablit, 49, will overseeindustrial cooperation pro-jects to improve the efficiencyand financial performance ofthe partnership, a source closeto the matter told AFP onFriday, confirming a report inFrench newspaper Le Figaro.

The operational revampaims to mark a new start forthe trio as they battle to emerge

from the shadow cast by thelegal woes of Ghosn, detainedlast November over allega-tions of financial impropriety.

Zablit is currently businessdevelopment chief for theFrench-Japanese auto alliance,which sold 10.6 million vehi-cles worldwide in 2017.

The dual citizen, born inLebanon, first joined Renaultas an engineer and productmanager in 1994. He left towork for the BostonConsulting Group in 2000 andreturned to the French cargiant nearly three years ago.

Ghosn's sudden arrest lastyear at a Tokyo airport sentshockwaves through the busi-ness world.

Facebookcorrects postunderSingaporePNS n SINGAPORE

Facebook published a correc-tion on a user's post Saturdayfollowing a demand fromSingapore, the first time atech giant has complied withthe city-state's law againstmisinformation.

Authorities had ordered thesocial media giant to correct apost promoting an article ona fringe news site containing"scurrilous accusations" ofelection rigging, ramping uptheir use of a controversial lawagainst misinformation.

The law gives ministerspowers to tell platforms to putwarnings next to posts theydeem false, but that activistsfear could be used to curb freespeech. A post by Alex Tan -- who runs anti-governmentwebsite the States TimesReview -- had a correctionnotice placed below it after agovernment request, Facebookconfirmed.

On Thursday authoritieshad ordered Tan to put up acorrection next to hisNovember 23 post on elections.

Babus' trouble to multiply as ED widens probeUP EPF SCAM

PNS n LUCKNOW

Suspecting money laundering inthe Rs 4,122 crore EmployeesProvident Fund (EPF) scam inUttar Pradesh, the EnforcementDirectorate (ED) has soughtdocuments from the EconomicOffences Wing (EOW) of UttarPradesh Police, and it will soonlaunch a probe into the multi-crore EPF scandal whichinvolves controversial Mumbaifirm, Dewan Housing FinanceLimited (DHFL).

Several politicians and seniorbureaucrats having close asso-ciation with DHFL manage-ment could be in trouble for vio-

lating norms while investingstate employees hard earnedmoney in a private company.

Top sources in the EOWinformed IANS, that FIR relat-ing to the EPF scam has beenprovided to ED and all incrim-inating documents relating tothe investigation will be hand-

ed over to the central agency."During the course of investi-

gation linkages of 28 brokeragefirms with DHFL has come tolight. The documents seized byEOW indicate that through thesebrokerage firms, PF funds ofemployees (invested by UP PowerSector Employees Trust in DHFL)

has been laundered," said an IPSofficer of the UP cadre, adding,"out of 28 firms, 14 firms seem tobe suspicious as their addressescould not be verified".

In a bid to unravel the nexusbetween brokerage firm andDHFL, the EOW officials ques-tioned two key CharteredAccountants in Lucknow fortheir role in assisting the com-pany in money laundering.

The EOW has gathered evi-dence to corroborate involve-ment of brokerage firms inlaundering money as these enti-ties were given Rs 65 crore ascommission to siphon offmoney overseas.

Seade said Pelosi's request forreworking the agreement in the areas oflabour, environment, dispute settlementand pharmaceuticals were "validviews." A red line for Mexico, however,might be on enforcement: "We wouldnot accept Lone Ranger inspectors... in (Mexican) factories," he said

The last date forfiling theapplication forthe award isDecember 31

nDEVELOPING INNOVATION PRODUCTS

special 07HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2019

Born in a small town of Rupnagarin Punjab, Manav Chhabranever knew that his videoswould take him to heights. It wascuriosity that made the 23-year-

old make videos on TikTok, then calledMusically. Four years down the line andthere’s no looking back.

“I am a law student and becoming asocial media star was never what I everdreamt of. I never thought that my videoscould create such a buzz,” Chhabra sayswho has over one million followers onInstagram.

If you have not been followingChhabra before and now are ready to findthe charming prince on social media, itwon’t be too easy for you. The reason beingthat Chhabra goes by the name of MrMNV on his social media handles.

“There are no secrets behind thisname. When I was in Class X, I random-ly made my Instagram account with thisname and fortunately some of my videoswent viral back then. Then, when I start-ed using TikTok, I decided to go with thesame name. After sometime, I asked myteam if I can change it and they suggest-ed to go with this one only as people res-onate with it and it has already become abrand. That’s how it all started,” he tells you.

The quantity of followers is not whatChhabra is after, instead it is the love andaffection that he seeks from them. “We allknow that criticism and trolling is a partand parcel of social media, but I have beenfortunate enough to have got supportivefollowers, who appreciate my work. I havereceived very few criticism in all theseyears,” Chhabra tells you who started mak-ing videos in 2015.

The app not only gained Chhabra theoverwhelming fame, but also gave a plat-form to stand on his feet. “I have completedmy graduation and just shifted to Mumbaia couple of months before. Now, I don’thave to ask for money from my parents anymore. I can stand on my feet and earnthrough showcasing my talent. And not

just me there are many others who havegot a platform through these apps and areusing it for all the right purposes. It wasthe need of the hour for the youth,” he says.

But not all that glitters is gold. Thereare some cons of being in the limelight too.“Sometimes you receive a lot of hatred andcriticism too, but as I mentioned earlier Ihave been fortunate enough to havereceived less amount of criticism,” he tellsyou.

But with increased opportunites comegreat competition. There are million oth-ers who are making one or the other videoson social media but one have to have some-thing different to shine among all.

“I don’t consider any particular creatoras a competition for me. Yes, the compe-tition is high, but I don’t focus on it much.All I do is to make sure that what I am cre-ating is original and is as per the audience’s

choice. Because at the end audience is theking,” he opines.

Making videos is not as easy at it seemsto be. It requires proper ideation and tech-nique.

“There is a long process behind thesevideos. All people get to see is the end-product but there’s much more that goesbehind in it’s making. First, I come up withideas. There are two types of videos thatwork on the social media — humorous oremotional. Either of the element should bethere in the video otherwise the video willnot work well. Also I try to give a twist oradd a punch at the end of the video to givea ‘wow’ element in it and to make it standout of the clutter. Second, I decide the placeto shoot. Third, after shooting it goes intothe post-production stage where we editthe video,” Chhabra tells you who prefersshooting videos on his mobile.

He believes that in order to producegood work, the environment has to be verylight. “I prefer working in an environmentwhere you don’t have to only work-work.We laugh and have so much fun behindthe scenes that it doesn’t feel like workingat all, instead it is more of a recreationalactivity for us. But that doesn’t mean thatwe don’t concentrate on it, we work withfull focus,” he says.

No doubt that Chhabra has mostlywomen fans, not only because of his looksbut also because his charming voice. “Yes,I had many female followers, but it is nowchanging,” he says with a blush.

A piece of advice for those who havejust started making videos and or the oneswho are willing to give it a try.

“Always be your own critic. Compareall your videos and see what worked foryou and what not. Change and modify thecontent accordingly. Try to make qualityvideos, don’t run after quantity. For those,who are new in the field, they have to beprepared for putting in some extra effortsas there is a whole lot of people makingvideos and you have to have some extraspark,” he tells you.

At a young age of 17, when mostof the teenagers are busy dream-ing of doing something bigwhen they grow up, a sweet andbubbly Bangalore-based TikTok

creator Salonee Singh was already makingthose dreams come true.

Singh always wanted to become anactor, but since she was good in studies, likeevery parent, they too wanted her to takethe conventional career route, which obvi-ously didn’t sit too well with her.

It was in February this year when Singhtook to TikTok to do a reality check. “I usedto make videos to analyse my expressionsand skills and always kept them in privatemode. One fine day, I showed them to myfriends who suggested that I should post

them on the app, this way I’ll get a better ideaof my skills. I started posting videos and allof a sudden my video where I am lip sync-ing Zakir Khan’s dialogues got viral. It earned10,000 views in very less time and I was oncloud nine,” she tells you.

Singh’s talent went unnoticed by her par-ents who had no clue of what she was upto. “One of my relative showed my videosto my father and it was only then that hecame to know that I have been making thesevideos for quite some time now. He was leftspellbound and was convinced that I ammade for acting and asked me to continuedoing this and that I have his support in this.His words motivated me and I decided tomake full use of the talent that I have in me,”Singh tells you.

Getting famous on social media andearning is not a piece of cake. It comes withits share of challenges. “It’s not as if one canget famous and start earning instantly. Ittakes time. I started earning after I crosseda million followers on the app while mybrother started earning with not even 100kfollowers in his kitty. So it all depends onthe quality of videos that you are making andthen accordingly you get offers for collab-orations and ads to work in. But with all thiscomes a lot of pressure that you can’t get ridof anytime soon,” she says and tells you thatshe is in Class XII and have her Boards duenext year but she hasn’t gotdown to study-ing yet.

“I have been travelling a lot these daysto shoot my videos. I have just returned from

Chandigarh after spending almost a weekthere, I also went to Bihar last month for thesame. This leaves no time to study but sincethis is what I love doing I have to manageit all,” she says with confidence.

With a smile worth dying for, Singh’svideos are a perfect blend of humour andcuteness. And that’s what has been help-ful in making her famous in less than ayear. “I don’t do any preparations for myvideos. Whatever I am doing in thevideos, is just real me. Those who knowme, they are well aware that this is how Iam in real life too,” she says and tells youthat she sees no one as a competition onthe app.

“I believe in making videos that havegood content, that’s it,” she says.

One may be familiarwith the adage:Teen tigada kaambigada. But, thelovable trio of

TikTok — Sameeksha Sud,Vishal Pandey and BhavinBhanushali, known by thename of Teen Tigada on social-media, have definitely madetheir mind up to prove theproverb wrong by hook or bycrook.

Always dressed in vibrantcolours, the cute and bubblySud charms everyone with herelegant smile while the hand-some boys impress everyonewith their classy dance moves.Often the trio is seen lip sync-ing songs and grooving ontunes in their videos that earnthem millions of views and notto mention the collosal amountof fame with it.

Sud is not only a TikTokstar, but an actor too. Sheplayed Asha Singh in Zee TV’sDoli Armaanon Ki, and alsoappeared in Gumrah Season 3and Fear Factor: Darr Ki SacchiTasvirein. And it goes unsaidthat she is a master of emotions.Be it doing comedy or merelygiving random expressions,she can do it all. However, likemany others Sud too didn’tthink of making it big on theapp and taking it as a full timeprofession initially.

“It has been more thanthree years now since I amusing TikTok. It all startedwith me making videos in myfree time during the shoots. Iused to have a lot of free timeand thought of utilising it cre-atively and TikTok was intrend, that’s how I came across

the app. After sometime, theshow that I was shooting for gotover and I realised that peoplewere loving my videos. So Ithought of taking it up full-time. Now we have a YouTubechannel too where we post ourvideos regularly,” she tells you.

The idea of coming upwith a group came as an inspi-ration to Sud by watchingAwez Darbar and team on thesame app. “We took inspirationfrom Awez and his team forthis idea. Also, team work iswhat that works well on theapp. So the three of us decid-ed to make a team as we all liveclose to each other’s houses.That’s how the Teen Tigadagroup came into being.

Gradually people started likingseeing the three of us together.The videos earned us muchlove and appreciation. Sincethen there’s no looking back,”she tells you.

Now that the trio is mak-ing a statement on socialmedia, all of them make surethat they make videos togeth-er. “We make sure that we aremaking at least some of ourvideos together if not allbecause this has become ourUSP and we have to make timefor this,” she says and gives ahint that there is much more instore for the group as they willbe coming up with differentprojects soon.

Sud has a success mantra to

share. “When you start makingthe type of videos which are intrend but with a twist or a dif-ferent element in it, that’s howthe videos get viral. You haveto follow the trend but at thesame time stand out of the clut-ter,” she tells you.

She tells you that she don’thave any favourite video of herbecause all the videos requiresame amount of effort and itbecomes hard to do the differ-entiation and pick one. “Inevery video, my team and Ihave put in the same amount ofeffort. We work hard to get thedesired results and this makesit difficult for me to name oneas favourite,” Sud says.

The dark side of being asocial media influencer is thatyou have to be responsible ofthe stuff that you are upload-ing on social media. There is noroom for mistakes. “Beforeuploading any video, I thor-oughly check my videos for atleast 15-16 times so that noth-ing that I am putting forth hurtthe sentiments of others. I alsoask my mother to go throughall my videos before I uploadthem in case if I have missed onsomething. One has to have abird’s eye view on all the con-tent. More so, if you are a girl,”she says.

What Sud is looking at infuture, only time will tell. Butkeeping in mind the trio’schemistry, watching them onthe small screen or for thatmatter on some digital platformwill definitely make for aninteresting watch. The growingrise of social media only addsto the possibility of for the teentigada.

Gone are the days when social media was meant for entertainment only. Now, this platform is not onlygiving youngsters a chance to showcase their talent but is also helping them make money. MUSBA HASHMIchats up some young and enthusiastic TikTok performers who are making it big

S W E E T , Y O U N G A N D H A P P E N I N G

‘I don’t focus on competition’ Teen Tigada works

The eentertainer: MManav CChhabra Vishal PPandey, BBhavin BBhanushali aand SSameeksha SSud

Salone SSingh

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Tik TokFame goes

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09SHOW TIME Personality match a mustARJUN SURAVARAM:

Where logic goes for a toss

F R O M T H E I N S I D E

Grammys, AmericanMusic Awards,

successful albums, I’dpick my kids any day

over any of it— Toni Braxton

The premise for compatibility in amarriage is set by the inherent habitsand tendencies of the two people

his is your third visit toIndia since the first timeyou came here in the1980s. What changeshave you witnessed in thecountry? And what’s theagenda behind the visit?I have had two visits as a

politician. Back in 1981, I had spentthree months in India travelling aroundmost of the country. I came away fromIndia then with a strong sense of itsstrength and vast potential. Ever since Ihave believed that the rise of India wason the horizon and when that wouldhappen, it would be good not just for theIndians but the entire world. As thePrime Minister, I was keen to swiftlydeepen and strengthen the relationshipbetween the two great nations. I put inplace the nuclear understanding as aresult of which we are now exportinguranium to India. I also did my best torevive the quadrilateral security dialoguebetween India, United States, Japan andAustralia. My one disappointment is thatas Prime Minister, I was not able tofinalise the free trade deal that PrimeMinister Narendra Modi and I had com-mitted to doing. I am sure that ScottMorrison, the current Australian PrimeMinister, will put this deal back on trackwhen he visits India in February nextyear.

You have a great personal rapport withPrime Minister Modi. How do you seehim as a person and a global leader?I think Narendra Modi has been themost significant Indian Prime Ministerin many years. Obviously, PrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru was a giant ofhistory. Even Mrs Indira Gandhi was asignificant Prime Minister, even if therewere some flaws in her overall record.Modi became Prime Minister with awonderful sense of vocation and com-mitment. He is one of those prime mi-nisters who has been tirelessly workingfor his people. Under his regime, there isno sense of India underperforming andunderselling itself. India has always beena colossus of a subcontinent, but it hasn’talways been active globally. With Modias Prime Minister, it has found its voiceagain. I think that’s going to be good forIndia and the world.

You have always pushed for free tradedeal between the two nations. Why?Prime Minister Modi has created a lot ofgoodwill for India in Australia, and viceversa. The important thing is to turn thisgoodwill into practical actions and con-crete outcomes. This is where the freetrade deal comes into place. Australiancoal, for instance, pays 5 per cent tariffwhen it comes to India, while Indonesiancoal doesn’t pay any tariff. Australia is areliable supplier of high quality coal andthat tariff on its coal is in reality a tax onIndian consumers. It’s a tax on Indianenvironment, too. Australian coal, afterall, is cleaner than Indonesian coal. Thefree trade deal would mean cheaper andcleaner power for Indians.

What are the common challenges andopportunities?Both countries want a stable, peacefuland freer world. Both have a strong anddemonstrable commitment towardsdemocracy, rule of law and internationalsystem that respects the rights of allnations. I think the sheer commitmentfor democracy and rule of law makes usnatural partners.

Despite shared values, interests andaspirations, the Indo-Australian rela-tionship couldn’t justify its full poten-tial. Where do you think things havewrong?I don’t think things have gone wrong. Forme, they haven’t gone sufficiently right.After all, the relationship between thetwo nations has never been bad. But Iconcede that the relations have been a bitunderdeveloped. Prime MinisterMorrison has said recently that as far ashe is concerned, India is placed in thefirst tier of Australia’s friends. Theimportant thing is to transform thisfriendship into practical cooperation.This is where the free trade deal comesin. This is where the quadrilateral securi-ty dialogue becomes relevant. Thisarrangement is not against anyone. It’s anarrangement for democracy, peace andrule of law.

There are some concerns about slow-down in Indian economy. How do yousee it?It’s normal that market economies peri-odically go through rough patches. ButIndia’s growth has been consistent overthe last few decades. Over the last fiveyears, India has been the fastest growinglarge economy in the world. I am, there-fore, confident that whatever seasonalinterruptions there might be, India willovercome it.

So, you think it’s a seasonal interrup-tion...

Yes, it’s seasonal and not a structuralproblem.

Modi became Prime Minister with a lotof expectation to further rejuvenateIndian economy. But the ongoing eco-nomic crisis is dampening the overallmood. How do you see it?The job of the government is not topump the economy one day and slow theeconomy down the next day. It’s the jobof the business. The job of the govern-

ment is to get the fundamentals right.That means low and simple taxes, honestand transparent administration, clearand fair laws, a constant effort to pro-duce good education and infrastructuresystem. In all this, the Modi governmenthas been doing a good job.

Why do you think the quadrilateralcoalition between India, the UnitedStates, Japan and Australia is impor-tant?

Because these four countries are themost significant and strong democraciesin the world. India is the world’s largestdemocracy and one of the most resilientones as well. The United States is still thecountry towards which the world looksat first and foremost for help. Japan hasbeen an exemplary international citizen.And Australia is one of the world’s oldestdemocracies, if universal and female suf-frage is to be taken into account. Themore these countries work together, themore this world would be free andpeaceful.

Many see it as an anti-China coalition.But Australia has close ties with China.How do you explain this supposed con-tradiction?Of course, we have a strong economicrelationship with China, which is our sin-gle biggest trading partner. But it makessense to have a strong economic relation-ship with China, and vibrant security tieswith the United States and stronger part-nership with India and Japan.

There are fears that once the US forcesleave Afghanistan, the Taliban mightmake a comeback. Do these apprehen-sions bother you as well?

I think these fears are quite justified.That’s why the US forces must not leaveAfghanistan. President Donald Trump isvery keen to end America’s wars, whichis understandable. America has paid avery high price to be the global guaran-tor of peace and security in the last sevendecades. I think it’s time for other coun-tries to do more. America can’t beexpected to bear all the burdens of thisvital task. At the same time, Afghanistancan’t be allowed to once again becomethe haven of terrorism. I believe theAfghanistan government will need inter-national support and that’s why the USforces should remain in Afghanistan. India has taken a strong positionagainst Pakistan on the issue of terror-ism. How do you see this?When I was the Prime Minister ofAustralia, I had interactions with thethen Pakistani Prime Minister, NawazSharif. I have no doubt that Sharif wasjust as concerned to stamp out terrorismas the rest of us. But the problem is thereare elements in the Pakistani securityapparatus that appear to think that thereare good Taliban and bad Taliban, andthat some Islamist extremists could be

tolerated. I think it’s very difficult tomake this kind of distinction. If you tryto ride a tiger, you could end up gettingmauled. I think the main challenge is tobe bring the Pakistani Army under anappropriate civilian control. But it shouldbe done wisely so that it doesn’t createany repercussion.

When you were the Prime Minister ofAustralia, you signed a nuclear dealwith India. What was the idea behindthat?It was the Howard government, before2007, which had first agreed for anarrangement with India on the issue, butit was abrogated by the next governmentin 2009, which was a big mistake.Despite that setback, Australia’s relation-ship with India remained cordial, butIndians were rightly disappointed withthe abrupt scrapping of the arrangement.I always believed that India was the rightcountry to get uranium from Australia.Why should India be barred when lessbenevolent nations were given thatopportunity? I am happy that we are nowexporting uranium to India.

Do you think energy is the big thingthat would bind the economies of Indiaand Australia?Absolutely. It’s impossible to bring peoplefrom the Third World into the middleclass without a massive increase in theper capita energy. As you move from rel-ative poverty to relative prosperity, yourper capita energy improves and increas-es. This is where Australia can be helpful.We have the largest readily availablereserve of coal, gas and uranium. I wantAustralia to be the source of energy secu-rity to India. I think that is an integralpart of India moving its millions of rela-tively poor people into the middle classand take its rightful place in the comityof great nations.

There are many roadblocks in India’sendeavour to be a permanent memberof the UN Security Council. What’syour stand?It’s always difficult to change a stand. Thesystem in place we have today is theimmediate byproduct of World War II. Inthose days the global position of Indiawas different. Today, if there’s one coun-try on the earth which by virtue of itssize, strength and potential has a claimover a position in the Security it would beIndia. Personally, I would be very sup-portive of India entering the UNSC. Indiawould be another democratic superpowerin the Security Council. The world wouldbe a better place if there are two democ-ratic superpowers, not just one.

What’s the message you have for thosewho want to invest in Australia?I would say that they shouldn’t look atthe controversy surrounding Adani tomake any negative assessment aboutinvesting in Australia. The people ofAustralia have very strong and naturalaffinity for the people of India. India hasone million ambassadors in Australia inthe shape of Indian diaspora, whichgrowing by the day. So, there is enoughgoodwill for India and Indians inAustralia. Which makes Indian invest-ment in Australia easier and profitable.This is where I get back to the free tradedeal which I and PM Modi in 2014 hadcommitted to implementing within 12months. Unfortunately it got derailed butlet’s hope it comes back on the agendawhen Morrison visits India early nextyear.

INDIA DESERVESTO BBE IIN SSECURITY CCOUNCIL: TTONY AABBOTTFormer Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has strongly supported India’s bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, saying that underthe leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country had moved from “underselling and underperforming” on the global stage. “India has always beena colossus of a subcontinent, but it hasn’t always been active globally. With Modi as Prime Minister, it has found its voice again. I think that’s going to be goodfor India and the world,” says Abbott. Taking his argument forward, the former Australian Prime Minister added, “Today, if there is one country on the earthwhich by virtue of its size, strength and potential has a claim over a position in the Security, it would be India. Personally, I would be very supportive of Indiaentering the UNSC. India would be another democratic superpower in the Security Council. The world would be a better place if there are two democraticsuperpowers, not just one.” In a free-wheeling interaction with SANJANA MOHAN during his recent visit to New Delhi, Abbott also touched upon his personalrapport with PM Modi, how free trade deal between India and Australia is a win-win scenario for both countries, why the US should not leave Afghanistan ina hurry, and how the economic slowdown being witnessed in India is a seasonal interruption rather than structural. Edited excerpts from the interview:

INDIA HAS ONEMILLION

AMBASSADORS INAUSTRALIA IN THESHAPE OF INDIAN

DIASPORA, WHICHGROWING BY THE DAY.SO, THERE IS ENOUGHGOODWILL FOR INDIA

IN AUSTRALIA

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Apple altersmaps and

weather toshow Crimea as

a Russian territory

hen used withinRussia, Apple’sMaps andWeather appsnow list Crimeaas being a

Russian territory. Themove, reported by BBCNews, is the latest exampleof Apple kowtowing to agovernment’s demands tokeep its devices and ser-vices in good standing.The company faced signifi-cant criticism in Octoberfor removing theTaiwanese flag emoji fromthe iOS keyboard in HongKong. This latest changestems from Russia’s round-ly condemned annexationof Crimea in 2014. It onlyapplies when Crimea isviewed or searched forwith Apple Maps insideRussia; elsewhere in theworld, Crimea isn’t labeledas Russian territory.

BBC News says that

Apple had been in talkswith Russia for “severalmonths” about this topic,and apparently, it was hop-ing to leave Crimea asbeing in undefined territo-ry. But apparently, thatapproach didn’t satisfyRussia. “Crimea andSevastopol now appear onApple devices as Russianterritory,” the State Dumasaid in a statement postedto its website, referring toCrimea’s former listing asan “inaccuracy” that was“finally removed”. As aresult of the change, AppleMaps and Weather arenow “in compliance withthe requirements of theRussian legislation”. TheVerge has asked Apple forcomment on the situation.

Apple CEO Tim Cookhas routinely defendedApple’s policy of adheringto regulations in all coun-tries where it operates.

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SPEAKING AT THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE'SINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, WHERE HE ACCEPTEDAN AWARD, ACTOR AND COMEDIAN SACHA BARON COHEN

CRITICISED FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AS “THEGREATEST PROPAGANDA MACHINE IN HISTORY”.

Vivo U20 will next be going onsale in India from tomorrow.To recall, the latest budget

smartphone by the Chinese brandwas launched in India late last weekand went on sale for the first timeearlier. The Vivo U20 has beenpriced starting at Rs. 10,990 and ispowered by a QualcommSnapdragon 675 SoC. The VivoU20 is available in two variants, thebase variant gets 4GB RAM whilethe top variant gets 6GB of RAM.Storage remains the same at 64GBfor both variants. Vivo offers a big5,000mAh battery on the U20along with a triple camera setup atthe back. The phone is offered intwo colours — Racing Black andBlaze Blue.

VIVO U20 TO GO ON SALE

REDMI 8 SET TO GO ON SALE

Bose was once the undisputed king ofactive noise cancellation (ANC)headphones and its famed

‘QuietComfort' series was known to bethe best for muffling airplane enginenoise. Now, it is attempting to up theante with its new Headphones 700 ascompetition from Sony's 1000Xseries has toughened. The company's‘QuietComfort35 II' headphones hadset quite a high benchmark for ANClovers. The Bose Headphones 700,however, isn't a successor to theQC35 II. The new model, launchedfor Rs 34,500 in India, is a blend of achic looking headphones with a moderndesign, better noise cancellation and easier touch controls.We used theheadphones for few days and let us see if it is worth your buck.Take a look at the Headphones 700 and you'll know it is radicallydifferent from QuietComfort's design language.

BOSE UPS THE ANTE

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk indicated in a tweet onSunday that the electric carmaker received 200,000 orders for itselectric pickup truck within three days of its launch.

Musk, who has been regularly tweeting about the Cybertruck's featuressince its launch late Thursday, has also been updating his followers withthe number of orders the company has received. In an earlier tweet,Musk said the company had received 146,000 orders for Cybertruck,and tweeted again on Sunday saying “200K” — an apparent reference tothe number of orders. The company's website shows that an immediatepayment of $100 is required to reserve an order for the Cybertruck,which has a starting price of $39,900.

The launch of its futuristic pickup suffered a setback when the electricvehicle's “armored glass” windows shattered in a much-anticipatedunveiling. The overall look of the electric vehicle had worried Wall Streeton Friday, driving the automaker's shares to close 6.1% lower.

CYBERTRUCK ORDERS PEAK

Redmi 8 is all set to go on sale fromtoday in India. The last flash sale forthe Redmi phone took place earlier

today via Flipkart, Mi.com, and Mi Homestores. A successor to the Redmi 7, theRedmi 8 comes with up to 4GB of RAMand 5,000mAh battery. Additionally,Xiaomi has included HD+ display,Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC, anddual rear camera setup in the Redmi 8.The smartphone also features awaterdrop-style notch and includes agradient finish on back that Xiaomi calls‘Aura Mirror’ design. The Redmi 8 price isset at Rs. 7,999 for the 3GB RAM + 32GBstorage option, while its 4GB RAM +64GB storage variant is priced at Rs.8,999. The phone will be available inEmerald Green, Onyx Black, Ruby Red,and Sapphire Blue colour options.

GOOGLE NEST MINI IN INDIA

Google India on Mondayannounced its latest smartspeaker — Nest Mini is

available in India on Flipkart for Rs4,499. The device is a successor toGoogle Home Mini, and has beencompletely re-engineered withGoogle Assistant. The Nest Mini willbe available in chalk and charcoalcolour variants.

“Nest Mini provides bass that'stwice as strong as the originalGoogle Home Mini (measured from60-100 Hz at maximum volume).Google's expert audio engineersdeveloped proprietary audio tuningsoftware, allowing users to get themost out of the hardware,” thecompany said in a statement. Thenew device brings improved abilityto operate in noisy environments,according to the company.The Assistant automaticallymodulates the output soundaccording to the background noisein the room. It also sensesproximity to light up the LED assoon as the user's hand gets closeto the device — guiding where totap and adjust the volume.

THE GRID

FALLOUT

witter is set to perma-nently delete inactiveaccounts from December11 that have not beenused for more than sixmonths. The action will

also impact accounts belonging tothe deceased. In a statement givento The Verge, Twitter said onTuesday that as part of its com-mitment to serve the public con-versation, it is working to cleanup inactive accounts to presentmore accurate, credible informa-tion people can trust across theplatform, as reported bygadgets.ndtv. “Part of this effort isencouraging people to activelylog-in and use Twitter when theyregister an account, as stated inour ‘Inactive Accounts Policy’.“We have begun proactive out-reach to many accounts who havenot logged into Twitter in over sixmonths to inform them that their

accounts may be perma-nently removed due toprolonged inactivity,”said Twitter.

Any account that hasn'tsigned in for more thansix months will receive theTwitter alert before themicro-blogging platformtakes the action. “We donot currently have a way tomemorialise someone’sTwitter account once theyhave passed on, but the teamis thinking about ways to dothis,” a Twitter spokespersonsaid. A BBC reporter firstspotted this and posted onTwitter. “More on Twitter’saction on inactive accounts:The company is clawing backaccounts that have been inac-tive for more than six months,which is likely a large number.Inactive user hasn’t logged in.”

Enable 2-factorauthentication minus a phone number

witter is finallyrolling out a newsecurity feature toenable two-factorauthentication(2FA) where users

do not require to give theirphone number and inboundSMS with login codes back tothe micro-blogging platform.Several people have reportedin the past that their phonenumbers and inboundSMSes were hijacked by amethod called SIM swap-ping. The Twitter Safetyteam announced that userswill be able to enable two-factor authenticationwithout the need for aphone number. “We’realso making it easier tosecure your account withTwo-FactorAuthentication. Starting

today, you can enroll in 2FA with-out a phone number,” said thecompany in a tweet. “If youalready have your phone numberlinked along with App-based 2FA,you can unlink it in the “Account”section of your settings while stillkeeping 2FA on,” added KayvonBeykpour, a product lead atTwitter. The move comes afterCEO Jack Dorsey’s own Twitteraccount was hacked recently. Themicro-blogging platform later saidthat it secured Dorsey’s accountwhich became a victim of ‘SIMswapping’ or ‘SIM jacking’ wherea mobile number is transferred toa new SIM card.

By taking control of Dorsey’snumber, hackers posted tweets viatext messages on his Twitteraccount. The phone number asso-ciated with the account was com-promised due to a security over-sight by the mobile provider.

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Twitter to removeaccounts inactivefor over 6 months

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ber Technologies and itsrivals disrupted globaltransport, riding on a lackof regulation to driveexponential growth. Now,regulators are closing in.

London’s transport authoritybanned Uber for a second timeon Monday, citing concernsabout customer safety after vul-nerabilities in the app let driversfake their identities in thousandsof rides, as reported bygadgets.ndtv.

The decision shows that reg-ulatory scrutiny of passengersafety is intensifying —adding a new front in a glob-al crackdown that hadfocused on drivers’ rights.Uber isn’t just drawing ire

in Europe. It faces prob-lems related to sexual

assault and a fatalroadside incident

involving a self-dri-ving car in the US

Rival Lyft is under pressure inSan Francisco in sexual assaultcases and Didi is under fire fromregulators in China over its safe-ty record.

The deepening pressure hits atthe core of the business model ofride-hailing companies, whichoften operate at a loss as theyundercut traditional taxi servicesto win users and aggressivelyexpand into new markets. Thatmakes them particularly vulner-able to increased costs associatedwith new regulations. And that'sspooking investors.

Uber shares have dropped34% since it listed in May. RivalLyft is also down about 32%since its March initial publicoffering.

“The horror show of bad newssince its IPO continues forUber,” wrote Wedbush Securitiesanalysts Ygal Arounian andDaniel Ives in New York.

For Uber, the loss of its licensein London puts one of its

biggest markets outsideof the U.S at risk.

The regulatorfound unli-

censedusers

pre-tend-

ing

to beUberdriversand fak-ing theiridentitiesin at least14,000 trips.

While Ubersaid it hadcaught the vulner-ability in its systemand patched it, theregulator wasn't con-vinced. One of the driversimplicated had his license sus-pended after he was caught ped-dling indecent images of chil-dren, a spokesman for Transportfor London said.

Passenger safety has long beena contentious issue for ride-hail-ing startups. Chinese giant DidiChuxing came under scrutiny inMay 2018, when state mediareported a driver used hisfather's account to pick up andkill a woman in the centralChinese city of Zhengzhou. In2014, an Uber driver in Indiatook a woman to an isolated areaand raped her, a Delhi courtfound. A woman in the US saidshe was raped last year after shegot into a car with an Uberdecal and was driven toa secluded

loca-tion andattacked. Uber beat backher lawsuit, but the judgesuggested in her rulingthis month that thecompany is openingitself to trouble if itallows its decals toremain on vehi-cles belongingto dangerousdrivers.

Uber's Londonban marks globalbacklash for ride-hailing giants

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ikTok has issueda public apologyto a teenagerwho had heraccount suspend-ed shortly after

posting a video that askedviewers to research the per-secution of Uighur peopleand other Muslim groups inXinjiang. TikTok included a“clarification on the timelineof events,” and said that theviral video was removedfour days after it was postedon November 23 “due to ahuman moderation error”and did not violate the plat-form’s community guide-lines (the account @get-mefamouspartthree andvideo have since been rein-

stated), as reported byTechCrunch.

But the user, Feroza Aziz,who describes herself in herTwitter profile as “just aMuslim trying to spreadawareness,” rejectedTikTok’s claims, tweeting“Do I believe they took itaway because of an unrelat-ed satirical video that wasdeleted on a previous delet-ed account of mine? Rightafter I finished posting a 3part video about theUyghurs? No.”

In the video removed byTikTok, Aziz begins bytelling viewers to use aneyelash curler, before tellingthem to put it down and“use your phone, that you’re

using right now, to searchup what’s happening inChina, how they’re gettingconcentration camps,throwing innocent Muslimsin there, separating familiesfrom each other, kidnappingthem, murdering them, rap-ing them, forcing them toeat pork, forcing them todrink, forcing them to con-vert. This is anotherHolocaust, yet no one istalking about it. Pleasespread awareness inXinjiang right now.”

TikTok is owned byByteDance and the video’sremoval led to claims thatthe Beijing-based companycapitulated to pressure fromthe Chinese Communist

Party (Douyin, ByteDance’sversion of TikTok for China,is subject to the same cen-sorship laws as other onlineplatforms in China).

Though the government-directed persecution ofMuslim minority groups inChina began several yearsago with a million in thosecamps, awareness of the cri-sis was heightened thismonth after two significantleaks of classified Chinesegovernment documentswere published by the NewYork Times and theInternational Consortium ofInvestigative Journalists,confirming reports by for-mer inmates, eyewitnessesand researchers.

TikTokapologises

for removingviral video

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n Australianfilmmaker hasdelivered thedefinitive mani-festo on what

must surely rank as one ofIndia’s most tragic carnagesin history and, come tothink, that should be asobering thought forBollywood.

In the 11 years that havepassed since the Mumbaiattacks, the Hindi film

industry hasapproached

the subjectonly once —

with Ram GopalVarma’s 2013

effort, TheAttacks Of

26/11. Butthen,Varma

has alwaysbeen a

Bollywood non-conformist, and his

film seemed too much like adocumentary for impact.

Anthony Maras’ HotelMumbai chooses to be aslow-burn suspense dramarather than a freneticthriller. Setting aside thesocio-politics of the tragedyand its aftermath, the filmsolely focuses on taking usright into the plush TajMahal Palace hotel in

Mumbai’s Colaba area,through the fateful nightthat culminated the heinous26/11 massacres in Mumbai.

In structure and spirit,Hotel Mumbai could remindyou of contemporary filmson terror attacks such asUnited 93, World TradeCenter and Munich. It isabout the cold suspense thatis evoked watching inno-cents trapped in a situationborne out of terror attack.Maras and his co-screen-writer John Collee act aschroniclers of the tragedywith an effective impartialeye, letting incidents on thescreen do the talking ratherthan use loud backgroundscore or dramatic camera-work.

The film wastes no timein getting into actual inci-dents. We see the handful ofLashkar-e-Taiba gunmen,barely out of their teens,arrive in Mumbai by a boat.Soon, they disperse to vari-ous locations, as instructed.Beginning with ChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus, they thenspread mayhem across targetareas including LeopoldCafe and the Oberoi-Tridenthotel before getting down tothe real operation - theannihilation of Taj hotel andits super-VIP guest list.

Hotel Mumbai balancesfact and fiction well, to cre-ate a cohesive whole.Anupam Kher, for instances,plays renowned chef HemantOberoi but Dev Patel’s ever-helpful waiter Arjun Singhbears a slice of imagination.

As they roam the corri-dors of the hotel looking forvictims to gun down, thevulnerable side of the youngterrorists gets exposed, too.It is revealed how these boyswere just an ignorant andilliterate bunch driven by thepromise of jannat’ at the endof their suicidal mission.

The film banks on the tri-umph of the underdog spirit.Unlike most films of thegenre, the real heroes hereare not the specially-trainedoperatives (who arrive fromDelhi in choppers hourslater, as the film is ends), andnot even the valiant but ill-prepared policemen whotook substantial risk inbringing down some of theterror squad. The heroes ofthe film are the commonpeople — the guests trappedin the hotel. This is not a res-cue thriller, it is subtly-craft-ed drama meant to celebratehope and resilience.

As a taut narrative ofaround 125 minutes playsitself out, Hotel Mumbai vir-tually takes you into thosecorridors, with those hotelguests. Smart cinematogra-phy (Nick Remy Matthews)and editing (Peter McNulty)create scope for such animpact.

The simplified storytellingopens up space for naturalacting. Dev Patel andAnupam Kher are sturdyperformers as ever. ArmieHammer and NazaninBoniadi, as a couple whosenewborn child is strandedupstairs with the nanny(Tilda Cobham-Hervey)when the attacks start, areaptly cast, as are the green-horn actors essaying the ter-rorists. Amandeep Singh andSuhail Nayyar as two key ter-rorists, Imran and Abdullah,are particularly impressive.

Hotel Mumbai tells anextraordinary story in adown-to-earth manner. Itdoes justice to the facts itchooses to portray, andweaves in the fiction withoutdisturbing the facts.

CAST: Dev Patel, AnupamKher, Armie Hammer

DIRECTOR: Anthony Maras

t is not easy to sitthrough 209 min-utes of this mag-nificent mobster-piece. After all, wedon’t love mob-

sters as much as MartinScorcese, who has had a life-long passion for the trigger-happy outcasts who, for rea-sons of perverse pride andhonour and subverted mas-culinity, love to shoot theirvictims in the face.

In the face of it, TheIrishman is Scorcese’s finalfarewell to those immigranthitmen who ruled suburbanAmerica in the 1950s. It is afabulous farewell, seethingwith an unexpressed rage,brimming over with thedirector’s love for his out-lawed characters and theirfamily affairs, all arranged ina spiral that threatens to tum-ble down in a rush anymoment but miraculouslymanages to stay in place.

The Irishman is not onlyScorcese’s longest film, it isalso his most verbose andemotional mobster movies.The last half an hour is in factamongst the most brilliantportrayals of loneliness andapproaching death that I’veseen in cinema. De Niroexcels as a man who, after alifelong liaison with violence,craves for his estrangedyoungest daughter to forgivehim.

As the daughter Peggy, thebrilliant child actress LucyGallina’s accusing eyes fol-lows De Niro and the blood-drenched narrative, to theirnemesis. In an epic film —and let it be known that thisis an epic work of splatteredart in the truest sense —chockful of accomplishedperformances, little Lucy

Gallina’s Peggy becomes themoral compass that weighsthe monstrous misdeeds ofher father and his two associ-ates, played with oscillatingbrilliance by Joe Pesci and AlPacino. These are two of themost brilliant Americanactors of all times whom wehaven’t seen in a while. To seethem get together with GodOf Histrionics De Niro is anexperience of a lifetime.

We never feel the collectiveweight of their reputation.Scorsese uses this iconic triostrictly as characters. Thesocio-political dynamics ofthe 1960s and 70s are appliedto the lives of this trio ofmobsters with telling ferocity.The narrative lumbers for-ward at a pace that today’sgeneration of Scorsese follow-ers would find challenging.The Irishman is a very wordyfilm. There are long passagesof conversation where thecharacters discuss violenceand corruption so casually ,we need to focus on theunstated punctuationsbetween the lines to seewhere these heroes are head-ing to, and at what cost.

Finally to me, the brillianceof The Irishman is incum-bent on the profound rela-tionship between violenceand self-worth that the plotaccentuates through the char-acters’ aging passages. CGsknock off 40 years from DeNiro, Pacino and Pesci. Butthe process is not an exercisein bravura. As we see thesemen plod violently fromamoral middleage to theirwinter of discontent, a wholeethos of the curdledAmerican Dream passes byin front of our eyes.

The Irishman is not justgreat film for the perfor-

mances(watch outfor the little-knownactress MarinIreland as DeNiro’s eldestdaughter inthe onesequencewhere shescoffs at her dad’sjustification for beingsuch a brutal household-er), its keen eye for perioddetail(truly the Devil lies inthe details) and its severelyaustere soundtrack , but alsobecause like Scorcese’s bestfilms on mob blood likeMean Streets and Good Fellas,The Irishman shows us theultimate nullity of men whoswear by violence.

A pity, it takes so much

bloodshed to getthere. But the vio-lent journey is worth everybit our time and patience.Wemay not love mobsters asmuch as Martin Scorsese. Butwe surely cannot help plung-ing deep into the lives ofthese uprooted sophisticatedsociopaths who stop at noth-ing. And that’s where it endsfor them.

CAST: Robert De Niro,Al Pacino, Jo Pesci;

DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese

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ENAI NOKKI PAAYUM THOTTA IS A MISH-MASH OFGAUTHAM'S EARLIER FILMS AND IS A SLOW AND

RICKETY RIDE THAT TIRES YOU OUT BY THE TIME ITREACHES ITS CLIMAX. IF YOU DO DECIDE TO WATCH

IT, GO ARMED WITH PATIENCE. LOTS OF IT

ARJUN SURAVARAM:WHERE LOGIC GOES FOR A TOSSK RAMYA SREE n HYDERABAD

ikhil Sidhartha’smuch awaited anddelayed ArjunSuravaram hasfinally seen thelight of day as it

hit screens on Friday. Based on the remake of

Tamil hit Kanithan, this filmrevolves around an inves-tigative journalist ArjunLenin Suravaram played byNikhil, who gets arrested forcheating banks with fakecertificates.

The actor discovers acrime syndicate behind thescam and decides to investi-gate it himself.

Arjun’s father, played byNagineedu, is also a journal-ist and asks his son to notget into this field as he feelsjournalism has died longback and there is no spacefor truth in this country.Arjun, however, lies to hisfather and joins a local newschannel after gettinginspired by his dad, grandfa-ther and great grandfather,who were all journalists.

Arjun is an investigativereporter who is sociallyresponsible. He wants tobring about change in thesociety through his journal-ism rather than bringingTRPs to channels.

The BBC aspirant’s careertakes a U-turn when he getsarrested in an education loanscam. After securing bail, hediscovers that a huge mafiais responsible for the scamand feels he is the one whoshould expose the mafiakingpin to the public.

While the film definitelyhas a social message and the first half keeps yougripped, the second half is adrab that puts one to sleep bybecoming extremely pre-dictable. The tried and testedscreenplay and the routinehero-villian drama gets bor-ing even though Arjun is seencollecting evidence againstthe scamsters all by himself.

The direction and screen-

play was not put well togetherand raises a million questions.

In one scene, the mafiakidnaps his lawyer friend(played by Vennela Kishore)from Old City. Throwinglogic to toss, Arjun is seenrunning behind the van tosave his friend. Forgetinforming the police, hecould have at least triedaccessing the CCTV footageto trace the kingpin or getsome clues. They show thehighhandedness of a higherofficial in the film and showthat Arjun gets vary of allofficials due to him. But, ishe the only officer? Arethere no loyal officers whomArjun could’ve sought helpfrom?

The film looks like abunch of unnecessary fights,songs, an unnecessary lovetrack, interspersed withdumb logic and impracticalscenes.

Lavanya Tripati playsKavya, a journalism gradu-ate and daughter of the CEOof the channel Arjun worksfor. She helps Arjun bust thescam. Her role could havebeen much more stronger,but she just ended up beinga love interest of the herowithout whom the moviewouldn’t have missed much.She doesn’t given get herclothes right. She wears anethnic Anarkhali dress withbunch of jewellery whenthey go on a sting operationto get some crucial evidencefrom the Kingpin’s adda. Shefelt like an unnecessary char-acter in the melee of things.

The film turned too dra-matic when they pictured a10-minute school wall col-lapse scene killing childrenand a 5-minute dramabefore a falsely accused soft-ware employee jumps to hisdeath, leaving his mombreaking down in a hospitalas her husband waits for theson’s money to fund hisbypass surgery, making onequestion “Why!?”.

Posani definitely gets around of applause for hisemotional character unlike

his regular comic roles. He plays the role of a con-

stable, father ofVennela Kishorewho is also thebest friend ofNagineedu.His deathandVennela’sperformancedefinitely leavesone teary eyed.

Songs too were adrab in the film with aroutine introductionsong and a love duetbetween the hero-heroinewhich was not in sync with the ongoing

storyline.

Cast: Nikhil Siddharth,Lavanya Tripathi, Vennela

Kishore, Posani, Tarun Arora,Nagineedu, Satya,

VidyullekhaDIRECTOR: T Santosh

RAJA VAARU RANI GAARU:Kingdom left unexplored

KEDAR n HYDERABAD

he first questionthat comes to mymind: If the audi-ence doesn’t knowanything aboutthe hero and the

heroine — except that theyare in this love affair thatdoesn’t get realised until thevery end - how and whyshould I root for theirlove story?

As the movie title sug-gests, it is a story about a

Raja (Kiran Abbavaram)and a Rani (Rahasya

Gorak). Let’s talkabout Raja

first. Mostof the

movie isbromance

between Rajaand his two

friends (RajkumarKasireddy and

Yazurved Gurram).Raja and his friends are

polar opposites andtheir ensuing argu-

ments form theonly drama that

drives the film.

While the hero doesn’t knowhow to talk to a girl, hisfriends don’t care how theytalk to women. While onetries to win over people bybeing nice to them, the othertwo go to the extent of kid-napping a would-be suitor ofRani and enacting a hit-and-run of Rani’s father to helpRaja.

The chemistry betweenthe three is solid and doesmanage to evoke comedy,especially in the beginning,but, by themselves, their act-ing falls apart. Also, am Iimagining it or has itbecome mandatory to have atracking shot of the heroangrily riding a bike, eversince Arjun Reddy?

Sorry, there is nothingmuch that can be said aboutthe leading lady (RahasyaGorak), because the direc-tor also doesn’t tell us muchabout her. This is truebecause it is never evenrevealed in the film whereRani goes to study her inte-grated engineering course,much to the frustration ofRaja, his friends, and theaudience. It does make wayfor some comedy though,even briefly. Even thoughRani has two others friends,just like Raja, we never getto know what they discuss.The movie comes from amale perspective, listing outone problem after the otherthat men face in buildingrelationships, while relegat-ing Rani’s role to being apretty doll whose script iseasier to by-heart.

Rani, at the end of theday, is only an object of amale gaze that wants tokeep women as simple aspossible, no ambitions orgrey areas in their lives withtheir only aim being a duti-ful daughter.

The director Ravi KiranKola in an interview withThe Pioneer said that hischoice of shooting in a pic-turesque village in Godavaridistrict is his inspiration hefound in Malayalam movies.He stands true to his word.He keeps his camera on wide

angle, constantly movingalong with the actors and thesurroundings.

He skillfully manages tocapture the beautiful greentones of an Andhra Pradeshvillage, highlighted by thebluish tones of monsoonthat Ravi Kiran Kola waitedpatiently to capture on cellu-loid.

But, that is the limit towhich the village was used.There is a scene where thecharacters had a chance totake the audience on the bul-lock cart ride but choose touse bikes instead. Why?

There are many suchmissed opportunities in thefilm. A proper exploration ofcoming-of-age in a villageand the problems that comewith it. And, there is a scenewhere a character from thecity makes fun of Godavariaccent. While the pride inbeing a Naidu or a Chow-dhury is stressed, the accentdifferences between TS andAP are left unexplored.

Just like the camera, themovie’s score, by Jay Krish,too, doesn’t let you keepstill. Right from the get go,the peace and tranquillityof a village, that the noisycity folk yearn for, is deniedto them as the backgroundscore (and the multiplesongs that come after every20 minutes or so) blastthrough the speakers leav-ing not a moment of peace.

The screenplay lags asmuch as much as the hero’sattempts to express love. Ifthis movie was a stand-upshow, it just teases the audi-ence by setting up jokes andnever giving the punch-lines. Raja Vaaru RaniGaaru is just a series ofscenes where Raja tries toexpress his love to Rani butfails to do so. Does he trysomething new? No, hedoesn’t.

CAST: Kiran Abbavaram,Rajkumar Kasireddy,

Yazurved Gurram andRahasya Gorak

DIRECTOR: Ravi KiranKola

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VERDICT: Love sto-ries can teach how tolove or make one feelwhat it means to bein love. Raja VaaruRani Gaaru only setsup a love story,which feels more likea prequel than acomplete film. Dowatch to enjoy mon-soon among the sim-ple folk of an AP vil-lage but do make upyour own love story.

VERDICT: Nikhil Siddhartha,Vennela Kishore,Satya and PosaniKrishna Muralisteal the show withtheir performances,poor screenplay,lack of logic, andtoo many unan-swered questionsleave the audiencedisappointed.

The Irishman is a ramblingmasterpiece

Hotel Mumbai is a relevant film

RATINGS2/5 2/5

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Lucky number 18Lucky colour BlackLucky day Saturday

SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21

Be careful with your physical activities. Those sufferingfrom health problems will recover soon. Keep apositive mindset and things will come easily to you. Inprofessional life, your flair will help you distanceyourself from negativities and you will feel moreoptimistic than usual. You will obtain the confidenceyou have always dreamt of. New opportunities are onthe cards. Few of you will choose to leave a job that isno longer productive for you. Those looking forpromotion may get good news. It is a great time forsocialising because of increased popularity andcharisma. You are likely to have open and honestcommunication with your partner. The discussions youhave now will be beneficial for the future.

Lucky number 20Lucky colour WhiteLucky day Friday

AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18

This week your health is satisfactory. Those dealing withhealth problems, must check the root cause as it needs tobe treated. Ignoring your health can lead to some seriousissues. Talk about your health conditions with others, youmay find some solutions to it. It is a very positive newbeginning in your career. Those who had a difficult timelately, know that things will get better soon. The newpossibilities will increase your chances of making newdiscoveries and making new admirers. In a relationship,you will probably want to nurture and protect yourpartner. Most of all you will want to cuddle and expressyour love and affection to your partner. Stay positive andmaintain open communication with your partner. Bondingwith family is on the cards.

Lucky number 15Lucky colour GreyLucky day Tuesday

PISCES Feb 19-March 20

Your health will be good this week. Continue yourmeditation and yoga routine as it will keep your mindfresh and connected to your inner soul. Those of youdealing with health problems are advised to take thingsseriously and take proper medication. Your ability ofquick thinking will make this week an apt time to preparea long term plan on the career front. Networking withsome promising contacts will allow you to growprofessionally. You will have increased mental energy andconcentration and this will help you to succeed in studiesor researches. This week luck is in your favour, so, don’tworry about taking risks. Your relationship life will besatisfactory and you may expect some exciting news. Tryspending some quality time with your family.

Lucky number 13Lucky colour YellowLucky day Thursday

CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19

Your emotional wellbeing will decide your health conditionthis week. Therefore, it is important that you assess howyou feel about things/others.Channelise your energies inthe right direction and you will find yourself in the pink ofhealth. In your professional life, you are fairly clear ofwhat your goals are and what you have to do to achievethem. A stimulating time with heaps of opportunities putsyour determination and ambition at a higher level.Business dealings and negotiations are favoured,especially for long-term investments and real estate.Relationship wise, a sharp focus in your intimaterelationship is indicated. It is highly advisable to besensitive and passionate towards your partner. Singlesmay enjoy this time as there is a ray of hope.

Lucky number 10Lucky colour MustardLucky day Tuesday

LEO July 23-Aug 22

Those of you who have not been keeping well, you are ona road to steady recovery. You will be able to revive theinner childlike energy and be active throughout. Thingsare looking good on your professional front as well. Luckwill be in your favour and you will be able to fulfill yourlong term ambition. Whatever you put your mind towould lead to lasting results and achievements. Peoplearound will look up to you for sound advice. With somuch happening around, you need to have a profoundvision and a careful analysis of all the plans andstrategies which will help you move towards success.Your love life will benefit from extra charisma andintellectual attractiveness. You may find yourself takingcare of family matters such as insurances and wills.

Lucky number 30Lucky colour PeachLucky day Saturday

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21

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— FELICITY KENDAL Hyderabad, December 1, 2019

Parents of a young girl, keen to gether married soon, after lot of searchpinned down on a guy, the type

they were looking for. Preliminary astro-logical match was found good. For finalcheck, they went to their familyastrologer, who rejected the choice out-right. When asked for the reasons, theastrologer put a question mark on theirmarital stability based on some astrologi-cal pointers. In desperation, they consult-ed many other astrologers. All of themapproved the match. But they could notignore their family astrologer, whomthey trusted the most. In a state of utterconfusion, they sought my opinion.

When I agreed with his familyastrologer, giving details of the astrologi-cal pointers on which, he had rejectedthe choice, they asked: “Is your opinionbased on the same factors? And howcomes other astrologers gave their con-sent? My other worry is that my daugh-ter’s marriage is getting delayed. Whendo you think is it likely to happen?Kindly suggest some remedial measureto expedite the marriage.”

Other astrologers just looked at thetraditional matching score, which beinggood, they agreed. But let me make itclear that traditional matching countmethod just offers a prima-facie view,which is based on the law of average

applied on placement of Moon in thetwo charts. It is my personal experiencethat despite scoring even 34 counts outof a total of 36, lot of marriages havefailed. So traditional matching by itselfdoesn’t offer a true picture. For, it doesn’toffer any light on personality traits of thetwo prospective partners, which we can’tafford to ignore.

Your family astrologer got into finerdetails of the two charts before he offeredhis opinion, and so his viewpoint seemsbetter reasoned. In so far as my opinion isconcerned, it is not based just on theastrological pointers your familyastrologers looked at. I count more onpersonality matching of the prospectivepartners. Remember, what is more impor-tant in marital relationship is how the twowould engage with each other, thepremise for which is set by the inherenthabits and tendencies of the two. Once thepartners settle down in marriage, the twobegin taking each other for granted, whentheir inherent trends come out in open,and with obvious consequences.

It is not worth looking for a remedialmeasure to expedite the marriage. Ifthere are indications for delayed mar-riage in someone’s horoscope, it is pur-poseful. It offers time and space to workupon one’s habits and attitudes, but forwhich it will

be difficult to make the marriage workwith ease. Timely marriage is desirable.But more important is harmony and sta-bility. But rest assured, she may get mar-ried in a year’s time.

Look at the astrological pointers toyour daughter’s personality trends. She isborn in a fiery and movable sign Aries.That makes her headstrong, impulsive,aggressive, irritable, impatient and intol-erant. She is domineering, who wouldlike to be at the head of things and detestplaying second fiddle to any. Lagna lordMars is placed adverse to Uranus andNeptune. This, in the first place, makesher temperamental and erratic. Second,when faced with unpleasant situation,she may develop inferiority complex.More so, because the Sun is locked inadverse formation to its planet of neme-sis Saturn. It implies that she has a nega-tive mindset having a nagging tendency.She carries an indwelling sense of fearand insecurity, which makes her habitu-ally suspicious of others. Given a difficultsituation, self-pitying and pessimismmay overtake her mind’s drive.

Now coming to the prospective part-ner, Taurus lagna, read together with itslord Venus as well as mind signifyingMoon, both in fixed signs make him astubborn guy. Moon placed adverse toMars makes him temperamental, moody,and irritable. Moon, ill-disposed off to

Mercury makes him indecisive, resentfulof others, may lack focus, and carriesworrying tendency. Jupiter placedadverse to Mercury accounts for hisinsensible reasoning and judgment.Jupiter placed adverse to Mars speaks ofa swaggering ego, stuck to his precon-ceived beliefs and perceptions, not opento look beyond for a reality check. It willbe difficult for him to digest if eversomeone differs with his viewpoint. Ontop of that Mars is ill-disposed off toSaturn, which gives him bad temper, andbrings in revengeful tendency. If everprovoked he may go wild, when he maylose sense of reasons and order. You canyourself make out whether the two canstand each other for long.

The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at

G-102, Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi-110 025

Tel: 91-11-49848475/9818037273 Email: bharatbhushanpadmadeo@gmail.com

ASTROTURFBHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO

Madhu Kotiya is a tarot card reader, spiritual healer, and Founder, MShezaim Institute of Tarot and Divination. Contact details: madhu@indiatarot.com, www.indiatarot.com, M: 9873283331

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was born in Nibola village inerstwhile Moradabad districtof Uttar Pradesh. I studied upto 7th class in village inHindi medium and thenmoved to Dehradun. One of

my close relative (phuphaji) NarayanSingh, frequented Dehradun forJhandevala mela, a festival of Punjabis.He had acquaintance with Guru RamRai who had a trust in the field of edu-cation. I went to Dehradun to witnessmela, when Guru asked me to go toschool. That brought change into mylife. Had I not gone to mela, going toDehradun from village was out ofquestion. My father Ram Gopal Singhwas into farming and not keen on high-er studies.I did Intermediate from DAVCollege in MPC. While being at DAV,I was staying alone in a hostel. I wasloyal, sincere, not missed classes andnever posed problems to others.

First lesson on punctuality in Class 8

In my school days in Dehradun, Iwent late to class in 8th class. Theteacher made me stand in corner fac-ing the wall. Then I decided that I willnot give this opportunity to teachers tofind fault with me. Either I will be ontime or I will not go. I can't afford notto miss on class. That self-imposed rulecontinues even now. Even to this day, Iam always on time for meetings.Sometimes I am 10 minutes ahead oftime and people ask me, why are you soearly. Instead of being at my office, Imight as well be here few minutes beforebut not late. My way of life is to be ontime. The principles which start at earlyage become part and parcel of your life.

Backbencher, yet topperIn my school at Dehradun I came in

second position. I never sat on frontseats but was always last-bencher. Frombackside you have freedom - if teach-ing is good you can concentrate and ifit is not, you can relax. In front bench-es, you always have to be attentive.Learning can be done irrespective ofseating. In few subjects, though I stud-ied in Hindi medium till 7th StandardI used to come first, surprising every-one. Once in a monthly test, principalcame and said there is surprise result.There was always 2-3students who sitin first bench are always toppers.Principal said the person sitting in backbench was topper. It gave me motiva-tion that I can do, irrespective of being

away from familyand home. In

Intermediate, I picked MPC and I wastopper among 1200 students.

Repairing things at homeI wanted to be in engineering and not

medicine as I had lot of liking for tech-nology. Repairing minor things at myhouse, I enjoyed to do it. Even today, Irepair things, fan, microwave oveneverything on my own. In fact, recent-ly I repaired mosquito bat using my sol-dering kit.

I joined University of Rorkee (nowIIT) which was then only engineeringcollege and selected ElectricalEngineering based on options Ihad. That time, Engineers' maingoal was to get into railways. Iappeared for railway examand they took lot of time dur-ing which I joined IIT Delhi.I joined IIT-Delhi for mas-ters in power systems butthen I got job in NTPC. Inthe meantime, I got job inrailways, and left NTPC andjoined railways. I did onlyfoundation course and thetraining was in Vadodra andBombay.

Backed off as studentleader due to caste

In my family only my name is SureshChanda while everyone in my family

goes by 'Singh'. I had a teacher BalChand. He told my father, 'you gave

him Suresh as name and I'll putChand and that continued'.

In village, we don't writesurname and just like

that he put his name. It is useful for me,in engineering college, nobody knowsabout my caste. During my graduationin Roorkee, I contested in the electionfor mess counsellors which was man-aged by students. Some people wantedto find out my caste. When they figuredthat I belong to a particular communi-ty and some of them told me that thecommunity people would vote for me,I said no to contest. If you want me asa person, I will contest but not based on

communitye q u a -

tions.T h a t

community wasvery strong in that area and it was a bignumber in the hostel.

Railways interviewimproved thought

During Railways foundation course

training in Vadodra, interview markshave impact on your seniority also. Theyasked for technical questions and onequestion, I said I don't know. The inter-viewer said the option can be yes or no,you can take a chance and get bettermarks. My stance was clear that 'I don'tknow, it's a fact and I can't take chance'.I got highest marks in the interview.They appreciated that despite beingaware of the impact of interview, theperson chose not to take a chance. Thisincident further strengthened mythought of being on the path of right-eousness. If you don't get anythingbecause you don't deserve, it is ok. Don'ttry for it using wrong means.

Tie up with bus fornewspaper

I had no idea of getting into IAS. Myrelative was studying to get into IAS whoinfluenced me to write the exam. He gotinto Customs Department at that time.I cleared prelim exam in my firstattempt without preparation, whichgave me con-fidence. Idecided totake sometime to studyand took 3m o n t h sbreak. I cameback to myvillage tostudy. I usedto get news-paper from15km. I had atie up with abus, whichwould drop offthe newspaperabout 1.5kmaway from myvillage at a tea shop near junction. I usedto get two newspapers around 5 pm inevening. I would send one person topick up the newspaper as I have to studyduring day time as there was no powerin the night. My entire preparation forIAS was in my village without anyone'said.

Was locked out oninterview day

I was in Mathura, as we were doingelectrification from Delhi to Mumbai.I was living in Mathura guest houseand train was at 6am to Delhi whileinterview was at 11am. When Iwoke up I found the door to belocked by the servant. There was nophone then and I was banging door

and making sounds asking people toopen the door. After long time, some-

one came and I just reached on time tocatch the train. About the UPSC inter-view, I had a plan in my mind that inter-view will go in certain way and it hap-pened in exactly same way. There alsothey asked me question which I didn'tknow and recalling the railway incidentI replied I don't know. I got highestmarks in interview in that year whichhelped me get into IAS.

Automation in rolesMy first posting was Sub-Collector in

Kandukuru but my favorite posting,

with significant contribution, wasCommercial Taxes Department thatlasted for about 3.5 years. I was thirdlongest serving IAS in the posting. Myconcept is fairness and transparency andmaking things easy for public using

technology. In 2010 we madeall returns online for pay-ments and registrationsonline. Even recently oneperson thanked me for mak-ing orders online eliminat-ing middlemen. Anotherbig initiative is putting GOson to website. I was inAPTS and made all govern-ment orders online andavailable to public. In 2008we started the system. Thisgives me lot of satisfaction.Mobile e-clinics for treat-ment of animals in tenureas Animal HusbandaryDepartment was anotherinitiative which gave mesatisfaction.

Transfers a normI had large number of transfers.

Except for commercial taxes and APTS,none of my postings lasted for more thana year and half. Transfers and postingsare normal. Once in Hyderabad, yourhouse remains same but the office loca-tion changes. But when you are in dis-tricts it is different. Upto seventh class,my son did each class in two differentplaces. I went for PG in Managementin a university in US in 2003 for one year.It is linked with governance and Mastersin Public Administration in Maxwellschool. People said that I am strict. ButI say it is law abiding and fair - natural-ly I will have more transfers. I chose thispath and will face consequences, I can'tcomplain.

Climate consciousI read technical books and keep

myself update with technologicaladvancements. I put solar roof top onmy home almost 15years ago. Myhouse has only LED lights and BLDCfans which are very efficient. It is mylove for technology and it is economi-cally viable, reduces unnecessary expen-diture. Whatever new advancementscome out, I would like to try them. Inmy previous role, I made all my depart-ment offices switch to solar powerwhich consume 300units less. Usingsolar power you are doing service tonation.

l DESCRIBEYOURSELF IN3WORDS:Fairness is my

weakness l FIRST THING YOUDO WHEN YOU WAKE

UP IN MORNING:Take a glass of warm water

l FAVOURITE QUOTE - VALUES: Do as you as you dol BOOK YOU ARE READINGCURRENTLY:Ramayana from Bharat's perspectivel ARE YOU RELIGIOUS PERSON:Not to that extent. I have seen maximum

temples during my IAS trainingl FATHER'S REACTION WHEN YOUBECAME IAS:He couldn't believe and nobody couldn'tbelieve that I became district Magistrate. Iwas second IAS from my district. l LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK: English, Hindi,Telugu, Punjabi and Urdul BEST ADVANTAGE OF BEING IAS:It provides an opportunity to do good tolarger section of peoplel WHERE DO YOU SHOP THE MOST:Have been shopping online primarilyl FAVOURITE FOOD:Missi roti and I take it on every Sunday. l COUNTRIES YOU TRAVELLED:

I once circled around earthl FAV HOLIDAY SPOT:Andaman'sHavelock islandl FAVOURITE SINGERS: Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkarl FAVOURITE ACTOR: Amitabh Bacchanl TV SERIALS YOU WATCH: Tarak Mehta ka ooltachasma, and beforethat Humlogl BEST ADVICE GIVEN TO YOU: Do something good, if you can't don't doanything bad.l BIGGEST STRENGTH:Being true to myself which keeps mehappy and satisfied.

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JHANDEVALA MELACHANGED LIFE

Suresh Chanda with wife Rasha Singh and son Anurag Singh

There may bethousands of IAS

officers in the country.But SURESH CHANDA

stands tall amongthem. An officer known

for his vision andintegrity, Suresh's

path-breaking e-govinitiatives havereceived Prime

Minister's appreciation.He is one of the

officers who madeentire government

operations transparentwith his GO register

initiative. He made thecommercial taxes wing

corruption-free andmade it most efficient

revenue-earningdepartment of all

times. He refuses to goon a traditional pathand always thinks toimprove the existing

system. Such officersare rare to find in

today’s bureaucracy.Despite all his

exemplary qualities,Suresh Chanda prefersto maintain low profile.

Not fond of publicityhe says his work will

tell about him. In fact itis true. In an exclusiverather first interview to

any publication,Suresh spoke with

NAVEENA GHANATEabout his life and

journey

Strict father andfixed lifestyle

I have elder brother and youngerbrother. My father was very strict and took

care of us. My mother Khajano Singhexpired after birth of my younger brother.

Mine was traditional arranged marriage andmy wife is Rasha Singh and we have one sonAnurag Singh who is working in Wipro. Mylifestyle from the beginning is fixed- getting

up by 6 am in the morning, going to KBRpark for morning walk, read newspa-

pers and 10:30am in office. I com-plete all my work in office itself.

I go once in a year to myvillage.