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MOONSET TOMORROW 12.29 PMMOONRISE TODAY 12.09 AM

AAP invites PMfor swearing-inNew Delhi: AAP convener

Arvind Kejriwal has invitedPrime Minister Narendra

Modi to his swearing-in cer-emony in Delhi on February

16, senior party leaderGopal Rai said on Friday.

Rai, the convener of AAP’sDelhi unit, said a letter was

sent to the PM on Fridaymorning. However, the PMis travelling to Varanasi onSunday to inaugurate over

30 projects.

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Coronavirus tollrises to 1,500Beijing: The death toll in

China’s novel coronavirusoutbreak has spiked to

nearly 1,500, including sixmedical workers, while the

confirmed cases are nowaround 65,000 even as the

cases outside Hubeiprovince dropped. The

coronavirus has posed a bigthreat to the medical staff

in China as over 1,700Chinese health workers

were infected while treatingthe patients and six of them

have died.

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Kuwait visaracket busted

Hyderabad: Seven personsinvolved in a fake visa

stamping racket to trafficwomen from India to

Kuwait were arrested bythe Cyberabad police onFriday. The police found

that the fake stamps wereput in Sri Lanka. The policeinvestigation revealed thatthe accused were earning

between `10,000 to`20,000 for trafficking a

woman to Kuwait to workas a labourer.

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SC: No extensionfor BS-IV vehiclesNew Delhi: The SupremeCourt on Friday rejected

the plea filed by an asso-ciation of automobile

dealers seeking exten-sion of the April 1, 2020

deadline by one moremonth to sell Bharat

Stage-IV norms compli-ant vehicles across the

country. The BS-IVnorms were enforced

since April, 2017. In 2016,the Centre had anno-

unced that India wouldskip the BS-V norms

altogether and adopt BS-VI norms by 2020.

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Indo-US trade talkenters key phase

Telcos face midnight DoT deadlineNew Delhi, Feb. 14:After a rap from theSupreme Court, the tele-com department beganissuing orders, directingcompanies such as BhartiAirtel and Vodafone Ideato clear Adjusted GrossRevenue (AGR) duesbefore Friday midnight.

The DoT, which facedthe ire of the SC forputting on hold recoveryof dues from telecomfirms, started issuing cir-cle or zone-wise demandnotices to firms, an ordersaid.

The order issued onFriday by the UP (West)Telecom Circle asked “alltelecom service prov-iders” to clear dues by11.59 pm Friday. “Withreference to subject citedabove, you are hereby

directed to make the pay-ment of outstanding duesof licence fee and spec-trum usage charges by14.02.2020, 11.59 pm posi-tively,” it said.

One of the telecom oper-ators, who did not wish tobe named, confirmed thereceipt of the said orderfrom the circle. While inall, 15 entities owe thegovernment `1.47 lakh cr-ore — `92,642 crore in un-paid licence fee andanother `55,054 crore inoutstanding spectrumusage charges — it is notimmediately clear justhow much of that wassought by the governm-ent by midnight.

The order issued the cir-cle-based Controller ofCommunication Acco-unts came after the tele-

com department earlieron Friday withdrew itsorder that asked for nocoercive action againsttelecos defaulting onstatutory dues payment.

The circular was with-

drawn by the telecomdepartment immediatelyafter the SC took a strongview of non-compliancein payment of dues bytelecom companies. TheDoT order issued to itsfield offices subsequentlyhad asked for “immediatenecessary action” in com-pliance with the Octoberjudgment of the SC.

The direction by theDoT had said its previousorder dated January 23,2020 “stands withdrawnwith immediate effect”.

“It is directed to takenecessary action in com-pliance with the orderdated October 24, 2019 ofthe SC,” said the freshorder issued by the DoT.

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US offers energy, India to buy chicken, dairyWashington/New Delhi,Feb. 14: The US is ready tosupply oil and gas to ener-gy-hungry India as much asit wants as there is a hugepotential for bilateral coop-eration in the key sector, atop White House officialhas said ahead of PresidentDonald Trump’s maidenvisit to the country.

Mr Larry Kudlow, eco-nomic adviser to MrTrump, said that talks aregoing on between India andthe US on a trade deal thatcould be inked during thevisit of the president. Hemade the statement whileresponding to a questionabout the progress on atrade deal ahead of the pres-idential visit.

On Tuesday, Mr Trumpsaid he was looking for-ward to his first visit toIndia this month and sig-nalled his willingness tosign a trade agreementwith New Delhi “if we canmake the right deal”.

Mr Trump will pay a statevisit to India on February24 and 25 at the invitation ofPrime Minister NarendraModi. Responding to anoth-er question on the increasein export of energy to India,Kudlow said there is amuch greater potential.“Could be, hope so. Let’sremove all the barriers.They (Indians) need ener-gy. We have the energy.

“When we had our bilater-al meetings with the PrimeMinister Modi, I said, yougive me a number (toexport energy from the USto India) and I’ll meet it,”Kudlow said. In his State ofthe Union address lastweek, US President Trumpsaid: “The US has becomethe number one producer ofoil and natural gas any-where in the world, by far”.

In the last few years,

America's export of energyto India increased fromzero to $8 billion last yearand this year it is expectedto increase to $10 billion.

“Our energy trade tou-ched close to $8 billion lastyear. Mind you, this waszero, a few years ago,”India’s new ambassador tothe US Taranjit Singh San-dhu said in his remarks at areception hosted in his hon-our by the US IndiaBusiness Council.

“In fact in 2013, I testifiedbefore the House EnergyCommittee advocating USenergy exports to India. In2017, our leadership decid-ed to elevate our partner-ship to a strategic energypartnership,” Mr Sandhusaid. According to the USState Department, US ener-gy exports are an importantarea of growth. — Agencies

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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIAHYDERABAD I SATURDAY I 15 FEBRUARY 2020

CRPF personnel pay tribute at a memorial to the 40 CRPF jawans, who were killedin the Pulwama terror attack in February last year, at Letapora of PulwamaDistrict of South Kashmir on Friday. — PTI

Rahul, BJP spar over whoreaped Pulwama ‘benefit’DC CORRESPONDENTSNEW DELHI, FEB. 14

Exactly a year after thePulwama terrorist att-ack, which may havepossibly swung the elec-tion towards the BJP, abitter war of words brokeout between the rulingside and the Oppositionas Congress leader RahulGandhi asked “who hadbenefited from thestrike”, while the BJPaccused him of being a“known sympathiser” ofterror groups like theLashkar-e-Tayyaba andJaish-e-Mohammed.

The ruling party clai-med the “so-called Gan-dhi family can neverthink beyond benefits”,and that they were notjust “materialisticallycorrupt, their souls arealso corrupt”.

Earlier, paying homageto martyrs of the attack,Prime Minister Nare-ndra Modi said the coun-try will never forget the

martyrdom of the securi-ty personnel killed inlast year’s attack andsaid the slain security-men were “exceptionalindividuals” who devot-ed their lives to protect-ing the nation.

Last year, on February14, a convoy of vehiclescarrying security per-sonnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national high-way was attacked by avehicle-borne suicidebomber at Lethpora inPulwama district inJammu and Kashmir, inwhich 40 CRPF person-nel were killed.

While paying tribute tothe CRPF martyrs,Congress’ Rahul Gandhiraised questions on

accountability for theattack. “Today, as weremember our 40 CRPFmartyrs in the#PulwamaAttack, let usask: 1. Who benefited themost from the attack? 2.What is the outcome ofthe inquiry into theattack? 3. Who in the BJPGovt has yet been heldaccountable for the laps-es?” he tweeted.

The BJP was quick tohit back at the Congressleader for his “dastardlycomment”, saying hewas insulting the memo-ry of CRPF personnel,and sought an apologyfrom him and his party.

“That was a dastardlyattack. And this is a das-tardly comment. Whobenefited the most? MrGandhi, can you thinkbeyond benefits? Ofcourse not. This so-called‘Gandhi’ family cannever think beyond ben-efits,” tweeted BJPnational spokesmanSambit Patra.

ALL FOR TRUMP’S VISIT

DON TO MEET TOPBUSINESS HONCHOS FROM INDIAN FIRMS

AIRTEL TO PAY`10,000 CR BYFEBRUARY 20

YSRC, TD FACEOFFOVER I-T RAIDSON NAIDU’S EX PSMD. IILYAS || DDCVIJAYAWADA, FEB. 14

The startling revelationby the Income-Tax depar-tment about the siphon-ing of monies to the tuneof `2,000 crore in a caseinvolving the former per-sonal secretary of TeluguDesam supremo N. Cha-ndrabau Naidu has led toan intense, and bitter,war of words betweenleaders of the YSRCongress and the princi-pal Opposition, TeluguDesam.

The ruling party pre-ssed into service sevenministers and 10 legisla-tors, besides two MPs,with a sole agenda ofattacking Naidu andNara Lokesh, his son andTD party general secre-tary.

The YSRC “questionedthe silence” of Mr Naiduon the raids and won-dered “how much morecorrupt money would beunearthed” if prelimi-nary estimates itselfrevealed fraud of `2,000crore.

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New Delhi, Feb. 14: USPresident Donald Trumpwill meet executives oflarge Indian companieswith interests in the UnitedStates as he looks to drumup investments during hisvisit to New Delhi thismonth.

Executives of some of thecompanies expected toattend the meeting includeReliance Industries, TataSons and auto sector com-panies such as BharatForge, Mahindra andMahindra and Motherson,industry and businesssources said. The meeting,will be held in New Delhi.

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Enumerators told to remove seven questions

NPR ‘no entry’ signs in Old CityATHER MMOIN II DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

Residents in the Old Cityhave started displayingnotice boards on theirhouses telling enumera-tors of the National Po-pulation Register (NPR)survey not to knock ontheir doors unless theadditional questions areremoved from the form.

As part of the campaignagainst the CitizenzhipAmendment Act, Nati-onal Register of Citizensand the NPR, people havestarted hanging theboards on the gates oftheir houses and postingit on social media tomobilise others.

Ms Najam Rasheed, a

resident of Panjeshah,who had displayed anotice board on herhouse, said, “We are notallowed to express ourconcerns in a democraticand peaceful manner,

which forced us to adoptalternatives.”

She said, “We havedecided not to provideany kind of informationregarding personaldetails which will be used

in the NRC. We are readyto face the consequences.”

Mr Mohammed Faheemsaid the governmentshould realise the paniccreated among the gener-al public over NPR andNRC.

“Unless the doubts of thecitizens are not cleared,the government shouldnot start the householdand Census survey.These warning boards area sign of the alarm whichshows fear developedamong the public,” hesaid. It will create difficul-ties and problems for theenumerators. If theauthorities provide thepolice security to the enu-merators, it will invitemore disconcert.

KNOCK | OUT

■ ■ WHILE PPAYING trib-utes to the CRPF mar-tyrs, Congress’ RahulGandhi raised questionson accountability for theattack. The BJP wasquick to hit back.

New Delhi, Feb. 14:Bharti Airtel on Fridayoffered the Departmentof Telecom to pay `10,000crore by February 20 andthe rest of the dues beforethe next date of hearingon the adjusted gross rev-enue case in the SupremeCourt. — PTI

Move to recover `1.47 lakh cr gathers pace after SC rap

Trump will pay a state visit to India on February 24and 25

India pur-chased 48.2million barrelsof US crudeoil, a signifi-cant increasefrom9.6mil-lion in2017.

In return, India has offered topartially open up its poultry anddairy markets in a bid for a limit-ed trade deal during USPresident Donald Trump’s visit

India, the world’s largest milk-producing nation, has tradition-ally restricted dairy imports toprotect the livelihoods of 80 mil-lion rural households

It is far from clear whetherIndia’s offers will be enough tosatisfy US Trade RepresentativeRobert Lighthizer, who cancelledplans for a trip to India thisweek.

VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA || DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

An ACB special court inHyderabad on Fridayposted to February 26 thehearing on disproportion-ate assets’ complaintagainst former AP chiefminister N. ChandrababuNaidu. NTR’s widow N.Lakshmi Parvathi hadfiled the complaint 15 ye-ars ago seeking a probe.

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PARVATHI’S CASEON NAIDU ASSETSLISTED FOR FEB. 26

Kanhaiya convoyattacked in Bihar

One of the sign boards put up outside the Old City.

CRPF remembers fallen soldiersFamily members were felicitated on the occasion at the CRPF SS headquartersJAYENDRA CCHAITHANYAT. II DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

CRPF Southern Sector,Hyderabad, observed onFriday the anniversary ofPulwama terror attack,wherein 40 CRPF person-nel had laid down theirlives.

On the occasion, the cityCRPF sector also remem-bered the bravery of its 18martyrs, including deputycommandant B. K. ShyamNivas, head constables M.Obalesu, K. Venkanna, andM. C. M. Reddy, constablesP. Veera Reddy, K. ChandraShekhar Reddy, G.Narasimha, A. VijayBhaskar Reddy, C.Praveen, R. GovardhanReddy, K. Ram Mohan andGodse Satish Goud. Familymembers of these 12 mar-tyrs were felicitated on theoccasion at the CRPF SSheadquarters in JubileeHills. A two-minute silencewas also observed.

Condemning the Pul-wama attack, InspectorGeneral (SS), CRPF,Hyderabad, M.R. Naik saidthat there were no martyrsfrom the Telugu states inthat attack, not just theCRPF, but the entire nationstands with the families of

the bereaved. He said in all,63 CRPF personnel hailingfrom Andhra Pradesh andTelangana have laid downtheir lives in line of dutysince 1981. The number ofmartyrs at the all-Indialevel was 2,201. “Whateverglory the CRPF has is only

due to the sacrifices madeby its personnel. The entirenation stands by families ofthe bereaved,” the IG said.

Recollecting the memo-ries of Aleti Vijay BhaskarReddy, his father A.Prathap Reddy said hisson was killed in a gun-

fight with Maoists atMetala forest in Goaltoreof West Bengal on October1, 2012. He had got marriedjust a year ago and did noteven have children. “Iobjected to Vijay gettinginto the armed forces, buthe insisted. I still remem-

ber his words ‘anywhere Ihave to die... if deathcomes I will take it onduty’,” recalled PrathapReddy. “My husband waskilled in firing by Maoistsat Padiguda village inDantewada district ofChhattisgarh. Our son was

two years old when myhusband sacrificed his lifefor the country,” said P.Susheela, wife of martyr P.Veera Reddy. Susheelawept while recollectingthe memories of her hus-band and saluting hisphoto.

CITY pg 2DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD |SATURDAY | 15 FEBRUARY 2020

IN BRIEF

PEOPLE INQUARANTINE

RISES TO 196

4 BD activistsattack film critic

Hyderabad: Four Bajrang Dalactivists including minorswere detained after theyattacked film critic KathiMahesh’s vehicle outside

Prasad Imax on Friday.Mahesh was leaving the the-

atre when a group of pro-testers holding saffron flags

and raising slogans suddenlysurrounded his car. Theythreatened him with dire

consequences. Policebooked a case and detained

the four following a com-plaint from Mahesh. The

cybercrime police hadrecently booked a case

against Mahesh for a contro-versial statement against

Lord Rama.

JNTU-H hostsComputer expo

Hyderabad: The JawaharlalNehru Technological

University, Hyderabad(JNTU-H) organised an

International conference onComputational Intelligence

and Informatics on February14th in the campus. Severalstudents and academiciansfrom different backgrounds

attended the conference.Experts said that through

the conference, specialistsresearching in the field of

computer science have cometogether to share their

expertise on their topics.

DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The number of people underhome quarantine in the staterose to 196 from 185 onThursday with 11 more passen-gers who arrived at the RajivGandhi International Airporthere in the city being advisedto follow the 28-day quarantineprocedure.

As part of the daily screen-ing of passengers arriving atthe airport from COVD-19(novel coronavirus) affectedcountries, so far, 8,735 passen-gers were screened.

The health and family wel-fare department in its dailyCOVD-19 bulletin said no posi-tive case of the disease hasbeen detected in the state.Samples from 88 suspectedcases tested so far have provennegative.

Only one person, who wasadmitted to the isolation wardin Gandhi General Hospital onFriday, is currently underobservation, the bulletin said.The state helpline at 040-24651119 for the diseasereceived a total of 381 calls tillFriday, it added.

TS yet to give compensation to martyr’s family DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

Six years after R.Govardhan Reddy, the con-stable of the CentralReserve Police Force(CRPF), fromMahabubnagar district,was killed in an IED blastat Chhattisgarh inDecember 2014, his familymembers are still awaitingfor the full compensationfrom the Telangana gov-ernment.

This includes `5 lakhcash to be given by thestate, in accordance with aCentral guideline, to fami-ly of any soldier (irrespec-tive of rank) serving inany Central force who arekilled in action in the stateor outside.

R. Govardhan Reddy, sec-ond among three childrenof R Karuna Reddy and RLalithamma, hailing fromthe Sanginenipally villageof Koilkonda mandal ofMahabubnagar district,joined the CRPF as a con-stable on February 28,2011. After training, hewas posted and served inDelhi, Punjab, Kerala,Nagpur and Chhattisgarh.

On the ill-fated day ofDecember 13, 2014, when26-year-old Govardhan,along with his unit, wasconducting a road saniti-zation and search opera-tion at Rajpeta, Maoistsattacked them. TheMaoists, who were alreadywaiting the CRPF troops,blasted an IED and fol-lowed it with indiscrimi-

nate firing. When thetroops retaliated, theMaoists fled from the area.

Constable Govardhan,who was chasing theMaoists, unfortunately,stepped on a pressure IED.The blast resulted in lossof his left leg under theknee and ankle of theright leg. Despite bestmedical efforts, he suc-cumbed in hospital.

Lalithamma, the mar-tyr’s mother, said, “My sonused to call me every dayduring noon hours. Hewas very brave. He onlywanted to join armedforces from his childhood.Discontinuing his gradua-tion, my son joined theforces and laid down hislife for the country.”

Speaking to Deccan

Chronicle, Karna Reddy,father of martyrGovardhan, said that afterthe incident, the familyreceived ex-gratia fromthe Union governmentand a job for DayakarReddy, his younger son,also in CRPF, on compas-sionate grounds. He is nowposted in Pune. But nocash compensation hasbeen given to us from thestate government.

“We received a piece ofland from the state govern-ment but we deserve bet-ter compensation after los-ing our son. Weapproached local MLAs,leaders and some officialsearlier, but our requestwas never considered,”said Karna Reddy.

When contacted, a senior

district administrationofficial claimed, “ourrecords show that familyof martyr R GovardhanReddy was given 200 sqyards of land inMahabubnagar town. Wecan give more but theyhave to fill in an applica-tion form and submit. Wewould definitely examineit and do the needful.”

Incidentally, this is notthe first instance when thefamily of a war hero or amartyr is neglected andignored by the govern-ment after a while. At thepeak of emotion, leadersmake promises but offi-cials make families runfrom pillar to post subse-quently, using excuses likeforms, applications,details among others.

37 K9s ‘graduate’from cop academy

Fraudster fooled20 people, nabbed

DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

There was much tail wag-ging at the IntegratedIntelligence TrainingAcademy (IITA) of thepolice at Moinabad where37 dogs took part in agraduating parade onFriday. After completingan eight-month trainingcourse, the K9s are to jointhe ranks of existing K9units for different statesecurity units and securi-ty agencies.

The 19th batch of K9‘graduates,’ will bedeployed for a variety ofduties in Telangana state,the Central IndustrialSecurity Force (CISF)units at Rajiv GandhiInternational Airport inthe city and Bengaluru’sKempegowda Inter-national Airport.

There was an impres-sive demonstration of theabilities of the dogs fromdifferent breeds such asLabrador, Dobermann,golden retriever, Germanshepherd and Dalmatiansamong others, for theirabilities to sniff outexplosives, catch crimi-nals, and follow tracks ofcriminals. Each of the 37dogs was acquired at theage of three months and aconstable of police wasassigned as its handler.The training period last-ed eight months.

The facility at Moinabadis one of the foremost K9training units in the coun-try. In the past, 20 K9sfrom Bihar were trainedto sniff out liquor.

Police dogs from otherstates too have beentrained here in the past,according to officials.

DURGA PPRASAD SUNKU II DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

A 42-year-old fraudsterwho floated a fake compa-ny and cheated people bytaking money in returnfor providing holidaypackages was arrested bythe central crime station(CCS) police on Friday.

About 20 victimsapproached the CCSpolice. Investigation offi-cials suspect that therecould be more victims.

The matter came to lighton November 19 last yearafter a woman, GangaBhavani, approached theCCS police. Police identi-fied the accused asVikram Shukla who float-ed a fake company,LandMark Infra Services.He hired marketing exec-utives and agents tosecure clients. The agentslured customers by offer-

ing inexpensive holidaypackages. After collectingmoney from them, theaccused disappeared.

Inspector M. SrinivasaRao of the White CollarOffence (WCO) Team I ofCCS. told DeccanChronicle: “The accusedused to collect phonenumbers of people fromdifferent marts and supermarkets in the city. Theywould tell them they hadwon a lucky draw andasked them to collecttheir prize at a hotel.Once there, the victimswere lured with attractiveoffers like land at lowrates.”

Once the victims fell forit, the gang would milkthem for more money.Shukla opened an officein Himayatnagar andlater shifted to BanjaraHills and theh Boduppal.He used to collect moneythrough a e-PoS only.

Lord Rama owes `14.28 cr to TS

COPS ARREST 7FOR CHEATINGWOMEN WITHFAKE VISA STAMPDC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

Seven people werearrested by theCyberabad police for pro-viding fake visa stamp-ing in an attempt to traf-fic women from India toKuwait. The police foundthat the fake visa stampswere received from SriLanka.

The police investigationrevealed that the gangwas earning commis-sions varying between`10,000 to `20,000 for traf-ficking each woman toKuwait to work as alabourer.

Following complaintsfrom three women, whoalleged that they werecheated by a travel agentissuing fake visas, theSpecial OperationsTeam (SOT) of theShamshabad zone appre-hended R. KubenderRao, 32, Shaik BasheerAhmed, 60, K. MohanRao, 41, I. Augustin, 40,S. Ruthamma, 44, Y.Sunitha, 36 and K.Venkata Rama Krishna,35. Meanwhile, BaluPrasad of Kumbakonamin Tamil Nadu, is still atlarge.

Cyberabad police com-missioner V.C. Sajjanarsaid that Kubender, anative of Tanuku inWest Godavari, workedas a welder in Singaporeand Africa for sevenyears and returned toIndia in 2014. He startedan air ticketing businessin 2016 and was takinghelp from Basheer whowas procuring fake visastickers, Kuwaiti rev-enue stamps, and notarystickers from Sri Lanka.

Balu Prasad, a travelagent from Kumbako-nam, used to supply rub-ber stamps. Local agentsAugustin, Mohan Rao,Rama Krishna, Sunitha,and Ruthamma used toprocure passports ofwomen who wanted towork abroad.

“The women were givena visit visa to Dubai.From there, they go toKuwait without clear-ance from the Protectorof Emigrants. At Kuwait,four people were in placeto provide employment tothe women and give acommission of `10,000 to`20,000 to Kubender,” MrSajjanar said.

The SOT officialsseized `2 lakh cash, 13visa papers, 25 stamps,and stamp pads, printerand 16 passports fromthe accused, and theywere handed over to theRGI Airport police.

RAVINDRA SSESHU II DDCKHAMMAM, FEB. 14

The Telangana Charitableand Hindu ReligiousInstitutions and Endow-ments Amendment Act2007 has turned out to be acurse for Sri Sitarama-chandra Swamy Templein Bhadrachalam.

Under the Act, LordRama owes `14.28 crore tothe state government. Thedebt has become a burdento the temple, whose rev-enues are not impressivebecause of various rea-sons, including cancella-tion of trips to Papi Hillsafter a boat capsized inSeptember last year.

According to provisionsof 2007 Act, each temple or

Hindu religious institu-tion in the state must con-tribute certain sums toEndowments Departmentevery year towardsEndowment Adminis-tration Fund (EAF), AuditFee (AF), Common GoodFund (CGF) and ArchakasWelfare Fund (AWF).

Every temple whoseannual income exceeds`50,000 should pay 12 per-cent of its income towardsEAF under 65 (1) of theTSCHRIE (Amendment)

Act 2007. The Bhadra-chalam temple has to pay`8.24 crore under this sec-tion. It has to pay another1.5 per cent totalling to`2.08 crore towards AFunder section 65 (4) of theAct. In addition, `2.8 croreis due to the governmentunder AWF as per section161 (1) of the Act. AWF ischarged at the rate of 3per cent on temples whoseannual income exceeds`20 lakh. Under CGF, thedues are `1.17 crore. Thisis to be paid by each tem-ple with annual incomemore than `50,000 at therate 5 per cent CGF. In all,Bhadrachalam has to pay21.5 per cent of its incomeunder the four heads.Payment of around `5.30

crore under these fourheads has been pendingfrom 2007-14 period. Thetemple had spent `80 lakhon Mukkoti and allocatedanother `80 lakh forSriramanavami festival.

Though the templeauthorities budget for `50crore every year, Bhadra-chalam temple gets rev-enue of only `22 crore.

Authorities are thusfinding it difficult to paysalaries even to itsemployees, leave aloneincurring other expendi-tures. The temple admin-istration has written a let-ter to the governmentseeking waiver of dues bythe Bhadrachalam templekeeping in view its poorfinancial condition.

CAA protesters in lurch over permissionDC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The organisers of thewomen’s protest againstthe Citizenship Amend-ment Act (CAA), NationalPopulation Register (NPR)and National Register ofCitizens (NRC) are facinguncertainty as they haveneither received permis-sion for their agitationscheduled for Sunday norhave they got a rejectionletter.

The Telangana-AP JointAction Committee againstCAA-NPR-NRC is trying toorganise a protest for last20 days but the police hasdenied them permissionthrice. The JAC is nowplanning an agitation onFebruary 16 but it has ithas not yet received per-mission. JAC convenerMushtaq Malik said thatthe police authorities wereinformed on Saturdayevening. In addition,Congress leader V.Hanumanth Rao and MIMhad also applied for policepermission on the samedate at the same place.

He said, “We had appliedfor the fourth time alongwith the High Court’sorder which instructs the

authorities to consider onour petition as per the law.Now the police authoritiesare saying that it receivedpetitions from other

groups. He said we have noobjection if they grantpermission to others alongwith us because in the pastit was given to more than

one party.” Mr Malik added, “If the

authorities allow us wewill ensure that thewomen’s protest will be

held in a disciplined andpeaceful manner, other-wise we will observeSunday as ‘protest day’ inthe city.”

Family members of the fallen soldiers attend the remembrance ceremony on Friday. — DC Bajrang Dal activists pay tributes to the fallen soldiers in Pulwama attack. — DC

Anti-CAA protest at Mumtaz Bagh on Friday. — P. SURENDRA

FORMER AP HCCHIEF JUSTICEPASSES AWAY

DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

Justice P. Chenna KesavaReddi, former Chief Justice ofthe erstwhile AP and GauhatiHigh Courts. passed away athis residence in Banjara Hillson Friday. He was 96.

Justice P. C. Reddi was bornin Thatimakulapalli ofKamalapuram taluk in Kadapadistrict on November 3, 1924.After his initial educationthrough a contracted Englishteacher in his village, he wentto Pulivendula High School.He completed his BA fromArts College, Anantapur, andobtained

his law degree from MadrasUniversity. He was president ofthe Law College AndhraStudents Association.

He enrolled as a lawyer in theMadras High Court in 1952 andmoved to Guntur when theHigh Court was set up there in1953. In 1956, he moved toHyderabad when the HighCourt of undivided AP wasestablished. He was elevated asa Judge of the AP High Courtin 1972 at 47 years of age. Hews Chief Justice of the APHigh Court in 1984 and 1985. InSeptember 1985, he was trans-ferred as Chief Justice of theGauhati High Court fromwhere he retired in November1986.

■ ■ FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS from threewomen, who allegedthat they were cheatedby a travel agent issuingfake visas, the SpecialOperations Team (SOT)of the Shamshabad zoneapprehended R.Kubender Rao, ShaikBasheer Ahmed, K.Mohan Rao, I. Augustin,S. Ruthamma, Y.Sunitha, and K. VenkataRama Krishna. BaluPrasad is still at large.

■ ■ THE TTEMPLE administration has writtena letter seeking waiver of dues keeping in view its poor financialcondition.

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IN BRIEFCM b’day: GHMC toplant 2.5L saplings

Hyderabad: To mark ChiefMinister K. Chandrasekhar

Rao’s 66th birthday onFebruary 17, Mayor Bonthu

Rammohan on Fridayappealed to corporators to

participate in Haritha Haramprogramme and plant moresaplings. Arrangements are

being made in all 150 wardsin the city and around 2.5lakhs of saplings from 36nurseries would be made

available at parks and trafficjunctions. The mayor asked

the corporators to takeinspiration from minister K.T.

Rama Rao and plant moresaplings along with citizens

at parks and open places.

1.2 kg gold barsseized at airport

Hyderabad: The AirIntelligence Unit (AIU) of the

Hyderabad Customs seized1.2 kg gold bars from four

passengers, including threewomen, who arrived at theRajiv Gandhi International

Airport from Jeddah onFriday. Acting on specific

intelligence, the AIU officialschecked their baggage of

the four passengers andfound the gold biscuits con-cealed in weighing machines

that they were carrying intheir luggage. The gold, val-

ued at `48 lakh was recov-ered by the officials.

HC seeks report ondengue, viral controlFight aggressively to check coronavirus, govt toldVUJJINI VVAMSHIDHARAI DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The High Court onFriday asked the stategovernment to be asaggressive as possiblein combating the spreadof the novel coron-avirus (COVID-19) thatis causing havoc inChina, and said that itshould not allow thevirus to have opportuni-ty for local transmis-sion.

A division bench com-prising Chief JusticeRaghavendra SinghChauhan and Justice A.Abhishek Reddy direct-ed Chief SecretarySomesh Kumar to file adetailed report on thesteps taken by the gov-ernment to curtail thefurther spread of swineflu, dengue fever, malar-ia and the novel coron-avirus, by February 26.

The bench was adjudi-cating on two publicinterest litigations(PILs) relating to the

inaction of the authori-ties in controlling theemerging epidemic dis-eases like dengue, swineflu, malaria and viralfevers, which werewidespread during themonsoon. JusticeChauhan askedAdvocate-General B.S.Prasad how well thestate government wasprepared to tackle thethreat from the coron-avirus.

He pointed out thatthree persons had testedpositive for the newvirus in India,

“This menace hascome from China and isspreading very fast. Thegovernment should takefirm steps to stop itfrom further spreading.Even though the coron-avirus issue is not thesubject of the PILs, thiscourt wants to knowfrom the state what itspreparedness is to tack-le this new virus,”Justice Chauhan said.

The Chief Justicesaid, “Any personreturning from south-east Asia or from Chinais being subjected tostrict screening at theairport and is directedto get clearance fromthe doctors. What aboutthe large number ofpeople who have alreadycome from there andChina and are travellingin Telangana by busesand trains? How arethese people subjectedto foolproof screening.”

Advocate General B.S.Prasad informed thebench that there was nocase of dengue fever in

the state since the lastone month and 44 swineflu cases had beenrecorded.

Explaining about thehandling of people com-ing in from coronavirus-affected zones, MrPrasad said that in mostgovernment hospitalsisolation wards hadbeen set up to screen thetravellers. All medicalofficers had been direct-ed to adhere to theinstructions given tothem to tackle cases, hesaid.

Mr Kovvuturi PavanKumar, counsel repre-senting petitioner DrKaruna, alleged thatChief Secretary SomeshKumar after takingoffice had not constitut-ed swine flu technicalcommittees. Counselsaid reports had notbeen filed before thecourt.

The counsel urged thecourt to direct the stategovernment to take nec-essary steps to tackleswine flu.

TWO-DAY DRIVE: 3,221 AUTO DRIVERSBOOKED FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONSDC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD. FEB. 14

The Hyderabad traffic police hasbooked 3,221 autorickshaw driversfor a variety of rule violationsduring a two-day drive. The drivewas conducted between 7.30 amand 9.30 am and from 3 pm and 5 pm.

Seven autorickshaw driverswere found under the influence ofalcohol, 179 were found carryingmore school children than allowedand 10 did not have a valid licence.Another 100 drivers did not havevalid documents.

Mr Anil Kumar, additional com-missioner of police, traffic, said,“We kept our special focus on the

vehicles without fitness certifi-cates, the licence of drivers, con-ducting breathalyzer test againstthe drunk drivers, overloadingand other violations.”

Mr Kumar said, “We also heldmeetings with the school manage-ments and drivers autorickshawsto sensitise them about the conse-quence of violating traffic rules.”

The traffic police requested par-ents not to send their children invehicles that are carrying morethan the seating capacity as itcould endanger the lives ofchildren.

“The safety of your children isour prime concern. This specialdrive will be continued in future,”added the traffic official.

SCHOOL BUS MOWS DOWN 18 MONTH-OLD GIRL DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

An 18-month-old girl was mowed down by aprivate school bus at Medipally on Friday.She was playing in front of her house whenthe driver ran over her. Medipally policeinspector, B. Anji Reddy, said that the vic-tim, Jangam Avani, was the daughter of J.Kanka Rao, a labourer living near the grampanchayat office in Parvathapur. The inci-dent occurred at about 8 am. The girlreceived severe injuries and was immedi-ately shifted to Kamala Hospital where shewas declared brought dead. A case has beenbooked against the driver.

`4,500 daily targetworries RTC staff

ICRISAT OPENSNEW FACILITY FORCROP BREEDING DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The city-based InternationalCrops Research Institute forSemi Arid Tropics (Icrisat)on Friday unveiled its newfacility on Friday to acceler-ate plant lifecycles in light,temperature and humidity-controlled conditions.

Breeding a new crop vari-ety takes about a decade ormore, with six or seven yearsspent in seasonal genera-tional advancements toarrive at the elite lines.RapidGen (Rapid GenerationAdvancement), the new facil-ity, will shorten the six-sevenyear window significantly.When used with the full suiteof breeding accelerationtechniques, RapidGen canreduce the breeding cycle byan estimated 40 per cent formost crops.

“Climate and exponentialpopulation growth have to beconsidered for rapid develop-ment of improved food cropsis essential. But we also needto look at what has beenachieved to sustain foodsecurity and achieve nutri-tion security,” said Dr PeterCarberry, DG, Icrisat.RapidGen comprises threeinstallations — testbed opti-mization chambers, lightingcontrolled greenhouse baysand a temperature-regulatedlight deprivation polyhouse.Depending on the crop andthe requirements of breed-ing programmes,researchers can scale uptheir activities.

RAJESWARI PPARASA II DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

Drivers and conductorsworking in depots acrossthe state are being“harassed” by their respec-tive higher authorities bysetting up very high targets,an employees leaderalleged. Earnings, occupan-cy ratios and mileage arethe areas where targetshave been reportedly set.

“Most of the targetsdepend on factors that arenot in our hands. However,the employees have to takethe blame if these unrealis-tic targets are not met,” saidan employee on the condi-tion of anonymity.

Recently, a conductor inMusheerabad depot wasallegedly not marked atten-dance nor assigned duty thenext day as his ticket saleswere `3,500 against the tar-get of `4,500. Employees saythat similar instancesoccurred have in severaldepots.

Drivers are beingpenalised for not reachingthe higher level of fuel sav-ings in terms of kilometresper litre. It was alleged thatincrements were beingwithheld and staff was notbeing given leave even in anemergency.

Mr K. Raji Reddy, generalsecretary, TSRTCEmployees Union, said,“None of the higher author-ities are bothering about

the word that ChiefMinister K. ChandrasekharRao had given to theemployees. They are treat-ing employees without anyrespect. The employees arebeing harassed citingadministrative grounds.Eleven employees includingdrivers and conductors havebeen transferred withoutany valid reason.”

When contacted, an RTCofficial said that they hadset up employees’ welfareboards. If there were anysuch issues, employees cancomplain to the boards andaction would be taken.

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■■ DRIVERS AARE beingpenalised for not reach-ing the higher level offuel savings in terms ofkilometres per litre. Itwas alleged that incre-ments were being with-held and staff was notbeing given leave even inan emergency.

■■ THE BBENCH wasadjudicating on twopublic interest litiga-tions (PILs) relatingto the inaction of theauthorities in control-ling the emergingepidemic diseaseslike dengue, swineflu, malaria and viralfevers, which werewidespread duringthe monsoon.

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Mercury drops30 below normal T.S.S. SSIDDHARTH II DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The city witnessed a drop in the minimumtemperature on Friday. The IndianMeteorological Department (IMD) said theminimum dropped to 15º Celsius, which is3ºC lower than the normal for this time ofthe month. The lowest temperature record-ed last year in February was on the 10thwhen the mercury went down to 15.2ºC.

According to the Telangana StateDevelopment Planning Society (TSDPS)some places in the city registered recordedlower temperatures including Moula Ali(12º C), Qutbullahpur (13ºC) and Bolaram(14.9 ºC). These readings were recorded inthe 24-hour period from 8.30 am onThursday.

“There is an anti-cyclonic circulation thatformed over parts of Madhya Pradesh. Thiscirculation has begun pushing the coldnorthern winds towards Telangana state.Under its influence there is a dip in theminimum temperature,” said Mr MaheshPalawat, chief meteorologist, Skymet.

He added that this phenomenon wouldonly for three days. “We predict that thecirculation would dissipate in the next 72hours, after which the heat will be backon,” he said. The fall in the temperaturewas due to the lack of clouds. “Wheneverthere are clouds, they traps the heat andkeep the nights warm. Since there are no orvery less clouds the sun’s radiation thatcomes in during the day is reflected back inthe form of long-wave radiation,” said MrPalawat.

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SHORT BRIEFSTUDENT

INJURED ATSCHOOL DIES

GEETA VVALABOJU || DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The eighth class student ofViswa Bharati School locatedin Jaya Prakash Nagar, whosustained severe injuries afterjumping from the school build-ing on January 29 on beingallegedly chased by histeacher, succumbed on Fridayafternoon.

Following the death of thestudent Mahesh, SR Nagarpolice have registered a caseand are investigating. Theboy’s father Nageswar Raosaid Mahesh repeatedly com-plained that his teacher wassubjecting him to corporalpunishment. He regretted thatthe teacher never tried to con-tact him over the issue. “Theteacher harassed my son forsilly reasons,” he stated, hold-ing the school managementresponsible for his son’s death.

Balala Hakkula Sangampresident Achyuta Rao said,“We have asked the Hyderabadpolice commissioner and D. I.G. Women and Child Safetywing to initiate criminal pro-ceedings against the teacherand school management. Thestate government must cancelthe recognition granted to theschool as it has failed in pro-tecting the interests of its stu-dents.

DY. SARPANCHHUSBAND

OPENS FIRE PULI SSHARAT KKUMAR II DDCPEDDAPALLI, FEB. 14

A retired army man, the hus-band of the local deputysarpanch, opened fire during awedding baraat after a smalldispute, creating panic inShayampet in Dharmarammandal of Peddapalli districtlate on Thursday night.

According to DCP RavinderReddy, the retired soldier,Baddam Thirumal Reddy, hadpurchased double barrel gunwith 20 rounds from Jammuand Kashmir after his retire-ment. He opened two roundsfrom the gun during the dis-pute.

Mr Ravinder Reddy said thatMr Thirumal Reddy had previ-ously opened fire in the airduring the local New Year cele-brations and also after his wifehas won as deputy sarpanch inthe village.

He has so far opened 14rounds of fire in the air tilldate, the deputy commissionerof police said. There were nocasualties.

Upon receiving informationabout his latest firing incident,police arrived in village earlyon Friday and took MrThirumal Reddy into custodyand shifted him to thePeddapalli police station.

Assistant commissioner ofpolice (ACP) Habib Khan saidthat Thirumal Reddy wasjoined Army service as Naikin 2002 and retired last year.Police seized the gun and theammunition and registered acase under the Arms Act.Forensic teams reachedShayampet on Friday and col-lected shells and empty car-tridges for analysis.

I-T raidsat JB Infra `200 cr scam found: I-TVIKRAM SSHARMA II DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

Income-tax sleuths areunderstood to havedetected unaccountedtransactions worthover `200 crore at JBInfra projects and itssister concern SVProjects in Hyderabadon Friday.

An 18-year-old realestate firm, JB Infrahas developed a widerange of real estateventures in andaround Ibrahimpat-nam and Adibatla onthe outskirts ofHyderabad.

Sources in theincome-tax depart-ment told DeccanChronicle that a sur-vey was conducted atJB Infra and SVProjects which led thesleuths to a large num-ber of incriminatingdocuments.

The sleuths areunderstood to havestumbled upon con-crete evidence suggest-ing huge cash pay-ments made for majorland deals and unac-counted transactions.Huge cash receiptsand duplicate (secondset) of books ofaccounts was alsofound. The total unac-counted transactions

of more than `200crore was detected andinvestigation is under-way, sources saidadding that the surveywas conducted by theHyderabad investiga-tion directorate ofincome-tax.

JB Infra, which hasfour managing part-ners, deals in a widerange of plots, cus-tomised housingoptions, residentialinvestments in fastdeveloping locationsin and around theOuter Ring Road.

One of the managingpartners, Mr BManohar Reddy, is alsothe owner of BMRSartha conventioncentre and he report-edly served as a ZillaParishad TerritorialCommittee memberfrom 2006 to 2011.

The first project byJB infra was initiatedon Sagar Road in the2001. Among the majorprojects the firmundertook was a 570-acre project atIbrahimpatnam.

Among the projectscompleted by JB Infraare JBs GreenMeadows, JB Resorts,Jasmine City while thefeatured projects areJB Serene City and JBVillas.

AP school stafferturns a pervertD. SSIVA RRAMI RREDDY IIDCNANDYAL, FEB. 14

In a bizarre incident, acomputer operator ofa school in Nandyalallegedly measuredpenises of boys study-ing in Class IX and Xwith a scale. NandyalDSP ChidanandaReddy said that a casehas been registeredunder POCSO Actagainst Charan, thecomputer operator ofNava ChaitanyaSchool. Charan hadbeen working with theschool for six months.He was stated to be afriend of Yashwant,chairman of theschool. Yashwant’sfather HanamanthaRao is the school’s cor-

respondent. Town circle inspec-

tor Subrama-niamsaid special classeswere being conductedopposite the school atthe residence of theschool chairman onthe request of parents.Charan asked four ofthe male students atthe special classes toundress and measuredtheir penises with ascale. It is alleged theaccused used hismobile phone to video-graph the naked stu-dents.

Charan has beenbooked for deviantbehaviour andremanded to custody.He is also accused ofpassing lewd com-ments against girl stu-dents of the school.

Fraud cheats Colonel’s wife DC CCORRESPONDENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

The wife of an ArmyColonel was cheated by afraudster who befriendingher by pretending to be aLondon-based business-man.

According to the cybercrime police, the victimSwapna (name changed)received a friend request onsocial media from anaccount named Kim, busi-nessman from London. Sheaccepted the request andstarted a conversation.

After a month, the fraud-ster informed her that hewas coming to the city tomeet her. Two days later,she received a call fromKim stating that he hadlanded in Delhi airport.

Later he claimed that hewas abducted by some per-sons who were demandinga ransom. A man pretend-ing to be the abductorspoke to her and demanded`1.5 lakh ransom to release‘Kim’. Swapna transferredthe money to the bankaccount given by the fraud-ster.

The fraudster againapproached her, and beganblackmailing her. He toldher that Kim’s phone had apicture of her and her fam-ily members and he threat-ened to morph the picturesand spread them on socialmedia if she did not givehim `10 lakh.Realising thatshe was cheated, Swapnainformed her husband whois deployed in Kashmir. TheColonel rushed to the cityand approached the cybercrime police. The policebooked a cheating case andinvestigation is underway.

DC CCORRESPON-DENTHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

A 60-year-old womanand her 32-year-olddaughter were founddead with theirthroats slit at theirhome in Tadlakuntaof Chandrayanguttaon Friday morning.

The victims wereidentified asShahzadi Begum andher daughter FaridaBegum. Shahzadi’shusband MohdHussain had sent twodaughters of Faridato school in anautorickshaw around8.30 am. He then wentto have tea in thenearby hotel atC h a n d r ay a n g u t t acrossroads. WhenHussain returned atabout 8.50 am, hefound Rehaman,brother-in-law ofFarida, and anotherperson coming out ofhis house. The

moment they sawHussain, they fled.Suspected somethingamiss, Hussainrushed inside hishouse only to find hiswife and daughterlying dead in a pool ofblood. Rehaman andFarida’s husbandMehtab Qureshiworked in Dubai,police said. Togetherthey had bought ahouse at GM Colonyin Chandray-angutta.The house was regis-tered in Farida’sname. Recently,Rehaman returned toIndia and starteddemanding his shareof property. The issuewas settled after acertain amount waspaid to Rehaman.Subsequently, Reham-an started insistingthat the entire housebe transferred in hisname. When that didnot happen, Rehamanis suspected to havekilled Farida.

Mother, daughterkilled at home

THREE YOUTHSKILLED IN ROADACCIDENT

DC CCORRESPONDENTWARANGAL, FEB. 14

Three youngsters travelling on atwo-wheeler died when a RTC buscoming in the opposite directioncollided with them near

Gangadevipally of Geesugondamandal in Warangal Rural districton Thursday night. They sustainedsevere head injuries and died onthe spot.Police identified the victims asNyala Naveen, 20, Itla Jagadish, 19,

of Gangadevipally and LakavathGanesh, 21, of Mansingh thanda ofNarmetta mandal.Naveen and Ganesh were workingin a hotel in Hyderabad andJagadish at a welding shop inHanamkonda.

3rd ANNIVERSARYIN LOVING MEMORY OF

Late CHAVVA NARAHARI RAORetd. Central Bank Manager

You are always in our Hearts foreverInserted by: CHAVVA FAMILY

(S/1920/D01841)

SELA SUBBARAOVenue: Pedda Karyam On 16.02.2020at 1.00 p.m. 122/C, Vengalrao Nagar,Ayyappa Grounds, Hyderabad-38.

Wife: S. AtchayammaSons:

S. Sateesh (Advocate) & S. MalleshDaughters-in-law:

S. Rajyalakshmi & S. Mouleshwari.Grandson: S. Monish Rao,

Grand Daughters: S. Durgarchita,S. Shanmukha Valli & S. Keerthi Akshaya

PEDDA KARYAM

DOB10.07.1949

DOD 06.02.2020

SHRADDANJALI

K. VIJAY ANANDDOB: 21.08.1971DOD: 06.02.2020

The pain of losing you isimmeasurable. We know the biggeststar in the sky that is shining themost is you. God has you in his armswe have.You in our hearts. May yoursoul may rest in peace.From All Your Family Members.

(CA-3243)

PAGDI

Late Shri TIKAMDAS TEKWANIAttained Moksh on 13.02.2020 at 11:27 am.

May his soul rest in peacePagdi at Sindhu Bhawan, P.G.Road on 15.02.2020, 5.00 pm to5.30 pm.From: Nirmala Tekwani (Wife) and

Family & Bahirwani Family(S/1920/D01848)

THANKSGIVING SERVICEThe memory of the righteous is ablessing. Prov 10:7

BANKA PREM KUMARRetd SGO - HQ Trg Wing MCEMEDoB March 15th, 1957 - DoD Feb 9th, 2020Service will be held at 11.30 am onSat 15th Feb 2020 CSI Holy TrinityChurch Community Hall Bolarum.Phone: 91004 01312, 98662 61951

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“Come to me all that you areweary and heavily burdened andI will give you rest”. Matthew 11:28IN LOVING MEMORY OF

SUSAN IRIS XAVIER20.10.1964 --- 09.02.2020

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8th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

ROSE MARY THOMASDOB: 04.06.1951 DOD: 15.02.2012Bearing another grief in our hearts,we remember you for all the truelove and labour for our family.

From: Husband, Elder Son,Daughter-in-Law and Grand Son

Mobile No. 7799196516, 9133696107(S/1920/D01854)

In Loving Memory Of

MARSHALL SAVIO FRANCISDOB: 12.01.1984 DOD: 09.02.2020

7th Day CeremonyHoly Mass on 15-02-2020 at 6.00 a.m.& 6.00 p.m. at St. John Maria VianneyChurch, New Bhoiguda, Sec’bad.Prayer at 7.00 p.m. H.No. 6-2-78, NewBhoiguda, Secunderabad-3.

Inserted by: FAMILY MEMBERSCell: 9885576903, 9052982472

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JOIN US IN SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE

MEMORIAL SERVICEO. NIRMALA JYOTHI

W/o P. Naveen RajDOB: 5.6.1966 D.O.D: 11.2.2020On 15th February, Saturday @

7.00 p.m.Venue: C.S.I. Lalaguda Church,

Secunderabad.Inserted by: Family Members

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PRAYER MEET

CA VIKRAM SISODIA[S/o Late Premlata - Late Dhanraj Sisodia]Passed away on Thursday, 13th Feb. 2020Prayer Meet: Saturday, 15th Feb. 2020

Time: 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.Venue: Shri Punam Chand Gandhi JainSthanak, Kachiguda, Hyd.

In Remembrance: Sisodia FamilyResidency - ‘Prem Dhan Nivas’, Bogulkunta, Hyd.

Contact; 9885102212, 8331809115

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1st DEATH ANNIVERSARYThose who are righetous will be longremember - Psalm 112:6

Mrs. MARY FLORENCEOn 15th Feb 2020

W/o Duddae Solomon DavidD/o Madella Daniel

“We all love you and remember you everyday and you always live in our hearts.”

Venue: Georges Pre Primary SchoolOpp. to Rosary Convent School at 06.30 pm.Inserted by: D. Solomon David,Melanie Anoushka & Family Members

Phone: 9885027607, 8247750677

PAGDI

Smt. MEERA VANGANIW/o Late Basantrai Vangani

D.O.D: 12.02.2020Pagdi on 15.02.2020 Saturday from4.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. at Hira Hall, Abids,Hyderabad. For Ladies & Gents.

Inserted by:Sons: Ghanshyam, Sunil, Vijay, Manu

and Vangani Family

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And the dead in Christ will rise first1 Thessalonians 4:16

MS. GURNOOR SHIREEN DAVIDD/o. Late Gurnoor Kankiah David

DOB: 6-3-1958 DOD: 14-2-2020Funeral will be held today 15-02-2020at Narayanguda Cemetery at 11:30am. Memorial service will be held on18-2-2020 at HNo.8-3-228/184/b,Rahamathnagar, Yousufguda,Hyderabad-45, at 11:00 am.Inserted by: FAMILY MEMBERS

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■■ MR RRAVINDER Reddysaid that Mr ThirumalReddy had previouslyopened fire in the air dur-ing the local New Year cele-brations and also after hiswife has won as deputysarpanch in the village. Hehas so far opened 14rounds of fire in the air tilldate, the DCP said. Therewere no casualties.

■■ THE boy’s fatherNageswar Rao said Maheshrepeatedly complained thathis teacher was subjectinghim to corporal punish-ment. He regretted that theteacher never tried to con-tact him over the issue.

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IN BRIEF

No stay on Rao’ssuspension

Hyderabad: The CentralAdministrative Tribunal,

Hyderabad Bench, on Fridaydeclined to suspend the sus-pension orders issued to AP

former Intelligence chief A.B.Venkateswara Rao. The CAT

Bench headed by B.V.Sudhakar asked the AP gov-ernment why it had not paid

the petitioner his salary foreight months. The bench

inquired whether the statehad informed the Centre of

the suspension orders.Mr Desai Prakash Reddy,

senior counsel representingAP, said the salaries had

been made ready to be paid.

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YSRC ministers suggestedraids on Opposition leaderN. Chandrababu Naidu’shouse to unearth the sca-ndal related to his formerpersonal secretary’swealth.

“Raids on ChandrababuNaidu’s houses wouldbring out more skeletons,”said K. Kannababu, agri-culture minister, whodemanded an immediateinquiry by the Enforc-ement Directorate into theassets of the TD chief.

Leading the counterat-tack, Mr Lokesh sought to

turn the tables againstChief Minister Y. S. JaganMohan Reddy, who said,“Mr Jagan Mohan Reddyformer said sees corrup-tion in everyone else,because he himself ishighly corrupt.”

In a tweet, Mr Lokeshsought to clarify that thepress release from theIncome Tax departmenttalked only about irregu-larities by infrastructurecompanies, whereas theruling YSRC party was“indulging in false propa-ganda” by linking theraids to his party.

“It is but natural that a

person who spent 16months in jail wisheseveryone else to undergoimprisonment but wedon’t invite such a situa-tion,” Mr Lokesh said.

The TD also sought todistance itself from MrNaidu’s former aideSrinivas, with party sen-ior leaders claiming thatneither Mr Naidu nor hisson have anything to dowith Srinivas’s actions.

“On the contrary, wehave already exposed MrJagan Mohan Reddy’s cor-ruption and are ready toprove that he, and hisaides, bought 39,935 acres

of land in and aroundVisakhapatnam district,”alleged P Anuradha, TDofficial spokesperson.

YSR Congress leadersalleged that the father-sonduo had amassed wealththrough corrupt means inthe execution of Polavar-am, Pattiseema and otherprojects. Terming PawanKalyan as a “TD partner”,they questioned the sile-nce of the Jana Sena chiefon the I-T raids. “The exp-osure in the I-T raids arethe tip of the iceberg. It ishigh time Mr Naidu ma-kes an announcement onraids conducted on his for-

mer PS and infra compa-nies owned by the Kadapadistrict TD president,”Botsa Satyanarayana,municipal minister, said.

Ministers Balineni Srini-vas Reddy, Avanti Sriniv-as, S B Amjad Bhasha, de-puty chief minister, ChSriranganatha Raju and DKrishna Das addressed pr-ess conferences in differ-ent places and demandedimmediate action againstMr Naidu. “The fomer CMdid not allow the CBI intothe state fearing exposureof corrupt practices,” Vell-ampalli Srinivas, endow-ments minister, said.

YSRC favours raids on NaiduParty alleges father-son duo had amassed wealth through corrupt means

ACB court to hearParvathi pleaVUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA || DDCHYDERABAD, FEB. 14

A special court of theAnti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) in Hyderabad onFriday posted the hearingof the complaint in thedisproportionate assets offormer Andhra Pradeshchief minister NChandrababu Naidu toFebruary 26.

The complaint was filedfifteen years ago by N.Lakshmi Parvathi, widowof N. T. Rama Rao, formerAP chief minister, seek-ing a probe into the ille-

gally accumulated assetsof Mr Naidu.

On Friday, Samba ShivaRao, principal judge ofthe ACB special court,made it clear that thecourt would take a deci-sion on the complaint byits next hearing.Ambiguity prevails dueto stay orders issued bythe-then united AP HighCourt in 2005, whichrestrained the specialcourt from going furtheron the complaint.

The counsel represent-ing Mr. Naidu tried to tellthe court about hisclient’s contention.

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