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Swadeshi must be our

There will be no
edition on Thursday, CM shares open-top jeep with Rahul, Priyanka
August 28, 2025.

Revanth gets pride of

life mantra, says Modi
WEATHER
Max: 27.0OC
Min: 22.6OC
RH: 90%
Rainfall: Nil
Forecast: Light rain
place at Rahul’s rally PM: Make in India products will have fragrance of nation’s soil
DC CORRESPONDENT SHASHI BHUSHAN I DC citizens to buy Indian.
Max/Min HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 with agency inputs “In 2047, we will make
temp. 27/22 ºC NEW DELHI, HANSALPUR India such that future gen-
A sea of Congress flags (GUJARAT), AUG. 26 erations will be proud of
greeted Chief Minister A your sacrifice and contri-
ASTROGUIDE Revanth Reddy as he
joined AICC leader Rahul
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday said that
bution. For the bright fut-
ure of your future gener-
Vishwavasu: Dakshinayana Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar “swadeshi” should be ations, to realise the ma-
Tithi: Bhadrapada Shukla Yatra’ at Supaul in Bihar everyone's life mantra and ntra of Atmanirbhar Bh-
Chavithi till 3.46 pm on Tuesday. Revanth Re- that the NDA govern- arat (self-reliant India), I
ddy took part in the road- ment’s Make in India ini- am inviting my country-
Star: Chitta Whole Day show along with Rahul tiative had created a men today. Come, let us all
Varjyam: 2.57 pm to 4.43 pm Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi favourable environment move forward and make
Durmuhurtam: 11.53 am to and RJD leader Tejashwi for both global and domes- India a developed coun-
12.42 pm Yadav. tic manufacturers. try,” he said. The Prime
Rahukalam: 12 noon to 1.30 Revanth Reddy shared Speaking after launching Minister recalled that
pm the open-top SUV with Ra- Maruti Suzuki's first elec- Maruti Suzuki was allot-
HIJRI CALENDAR hul Gandhi and Priyanka tric vehicle, the e-Vitara, ted land in Hansalpur
3, Rabi ul Awwal 1447 H Gandhi for over an hour
CM A. Revanth Reddy shares open-top SUV with Rahul
at the carmaker’s Hans- when he was the Chief
PRAYERS during the roadshow.
Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi during roadshow in Bihar —DC
alpur unit in Gujarat, the Minister of Gujarat in
The prominence accord- Prime Minister said that PM Narendra Modi and Suzuki Motor Corporation 2012. "In those days too, I
Fajar: 4.59 am President Toshihiro Suzuki flagging off new E-Vitara car
ed to him has triggered a the world would drive ele- had the vision of 'Make In
Zohar: 12.27 pm buzz in political circles, flight from Delhi to Bihar. M. Anil Kumar Yadav and ctric vehicles (EV) made from Hansalpur plant in Gujarat on Tuesday —PTI India' and Atmanirbhar
Asar: 4.40 pm with many describing Deputy Chief Minister Khairatabad DCC presi- in India, referring to the Bharat. Today is a great
Maghrib: 6.39 pm Revanth Reddy as one of Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, dent C. Rohin Reddy were company exporting its matter to me. But whatev- Suzuki is also a swadeshi day for 'Make in India' as
Isha: 7.49 pm the most powerful emerg- ministers Ponguleti Srini- among the Telangana vehicles in 100 countries. er production is done with company. Swadeshi sho- e-vehicles made in the
SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.01 AM ing leaders in the party. vas Reddy, Ponnam Prab- leaders. Modi said his definition that money, the sweat uld become our life man- country will be exported to
SUNSET TODAY 6.33 PM Rahul Gandhi and hakar, Vakati Srihari, of swadeshi was simple. should be of my country- tra. Let’s embrace swa- 100 countries. The world
Priyanka Gandhi also flew Seethakka, TPCC chief B ■ Page 3: Rahul praises “It doesn't matter whose men. Those products will deshi with pride. The will drive electric vehicles
MOONRISE 9.03 AM
with him in a chartered Mahesh Kumar Goud, MP TG's social justice model money is invested, whe- have the fragrance of my things that will be made made in India," he said.
MOONSET 9.13 PM ther it is dollars, pounds, country’s soil," the Prime here by Japan are also
whether the currency is Minister said. swadeshi,” the Prime ■ Page 9: Suzuki ambas-
COUNTER POINT Happy Ganesha Chaturthi black or white, it doesn't “In that way, Maruti Minister said and urged sador of 'Make in India': PM

TG Chikitha
50% tariff kicks in; Modi bags gold in
refused four Trump calls WC archery
PULI SHARATH
SRIDHAR KUMAR | DC
KUMARASWAMI I DC U.S. TARIFF WAR GERMAN OUTLET KARIMNAGAR, AUG. 26
NEW DELHI, AUG. 26 FAZ claims PM
NEARLY 45% of Indian Modi refused four Telangana’s 20-year-old
In a sensational revela- exports will face US calls from Taniparthi Chikitha
tion on the eve of the President Donald Trump’s President Trump became the first Indian
imposition of 50 per cent penal tariff against in recent
archer to win gold in the
tariff on Indian exports to Indian exports World Archery Youth
the United States effective weeks. Championships in Winn-
Wednesday, a German
over Russian ipeg, Canada . She hails
oil.
SHORT TAKES publication ‘FAZ’ on
Tuesday reported that US
from Sultanpur in Elig-
edu mandal of Peddapalli

50%
tariff on Indian
AAP EX-MINISTER
President Donald Trump district.
had attempted to speak to exports that will Chief Minister A.
Prime Minister Narendra come into effect Revanth Reddy praised
RAIDED BY ED Modi four times in recent
weeks but that a furious
from August 27 her confidence, concen-
tration and determina-
FOR INFRA SCAM Modi had refused to take
the calls. Significantly, ing 25 per cent as a “penal- exploration; counternar-
tion. “Despite coming
from a rural background,
DC CORRESPONDENT India has till Tuesday ty” for Indian imports of cotics and counter-terror- Chikitha has overcome
NEW DELHI, AUG. 26 evening not officially Russian oil. A 25 per cent ism cooperation”. many challenges to excel
The 69-foot-tall Sri Vishwashanti Maha Shakti Ganapathi idol installed on the eve of denied the German media tariff by the US had New Delhi also said in a in archery. She will con-
The Enforcement Dire- Ganesha Chaturthi at Khairatabad, Hyderabad, on Tuesday . — S. SURENDRA REDDY report. already come into effect statement late on Tuesday tinue to achieve even
ctorate on Tuesday searc- Deccan Chronicle wishes its readers a Happy Ganesha Chaturthi. This came on a day when earlier this month. evening that the two greater victories in the
hed the premises of former the US issued a draft India and the US, mean- nations “also looked for- future,” the Telangana
Delhi minister Saurabh notice detailing plans to while, on Tuesday held a ward to increasing defen- CM declared, conveying
Bharadwaj and some pri- implement the additional virtual India-US 2+2 (for- ce cooperation, including his best wishes.
vate players as part of a
money laundering investi-
gation linked to an alleged
scam in health infrastruc-
HC relief for holders of 25 per cent tariff on Indian
exports that will come
into effect from August 27.
President Trump had ear-
eign affairs and defence)
inter-sessional dialogue
and “discussed trade and
investment; energy secu-
signing a new ten-year
Framework for the India-
US Major Defence Part-
nership”.
■ Full report on Page 12

ture projects during the

AAP government in Delhi.
At least 13 locations in the
NCR were raided by the
sleuths after a case was
sada bainama land docus
VUJJINI Chief Justice Aparesh ing the validity of GO 112.
lier announced imposi-
tion of tariffs totalling 50
per cent on India, includ-
rity, including strength-
ening civil-nuclear coop-
eration; critical minerals
■ Full coverage in
Financial Chronicle

registered against Bhara-

dwaj and the others under
the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act. These
VAMSHIDHAR I DC
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26

The Telangana High

Kumar Singh and Justice
G.M. Mohiuddin vacated
the stay the court had
imposed in November 2020
The petitioner also reque-
sted the court to declare
the sada bainama regular-
isations, if any were made
7 Vaishno pilgrims among Taniparthi Chikitha
include Bharadwaj’s
house in south Delhi and
the offices of contractors.
■ Full report on Page 9
Court on Tuesday lifted
interim orders barring the
regularisation of sada
bainama (unregistered)
on the implementation of
GO 112, which sought to
regularise land transac-
tions through unregis-
as per the GO by
tahsildars, as illegal and
arbitrary.
The contention of the
11 dead in J&K landslides Turned away
transactions for nearly tered documents. petitioner was that ROR DC CORRESPONDENT rocks hurtled down slopes Telecom services collaps-
five years, paving the way The bench observed that Act 1971 was repealed and with agency inputs across Jammu region on ed in parts of the union by 4 hosps
KODANGAL LIFT
for the state government the petition challenging the Dharani Act came into SRINAGAR, JAMMU, AUG. 26 Tuesday. Pilgrimage to territory, leading to mil-
to resume the process and
adding to the festival
the order had become
infructuous in the wake of
force in 2020. But the new
law was not enabling Eleven people were killed,
the Vaishno Devi shrine
being suspended.
lions being cut off from
communication officials farmer dies
GETS NOD FOR cheer for those who had
purchased agricultural
the repeal of the ROR Act,
1971 and introduction of
tahsildars or any revenue
authorities to regularise
including seven pilgrims
struck by a landslide on
Infrastructure was seve-
rely damaged with brid-
said. Traffic on the Jam-
mu-Srinagar and Kish- MANVI VYAS AND
GREEN CHECKS land based only on
agreements on plain
the Bhu Bharati Act, by
the government.
unregistered
transactions.
sale the Vaishno Devi route as
raging rivers overflowed
ges collapsing and mobile
towers and electricity
twar-Doda national high-
ways was suspended.
SHRIMANSI
KAUSHIK I DC
BALU PULIPAKA I DC paper. In 2020, a PIL was filed their banks, flattening poles breaking like virtual HYDERABAD, AUG. 26
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 A division bench of the by Shinde Devidas of ■ Page 3: Land title to everything in their way, twigs in many areas of ■ Page 9: Vaishno Devi was
High Court comprising Nirmal district, question- provide relief to thousand and boulders, trees and Jammu and in Kashmir. a picture of devastation The family of a 45-year-
The Narayanpet-Kodangal old farmer, who had
lift irrigation scheme pro- attempted suicide, alleg-
posal has received a boost
with the state government LEGAL | ROUTE Apex court wonders if even money bills introduced by Gov. could be withheld ed he died after being
denied treatment at four
getting the go-ahead from hospitals, including at
the Centre to prepare the
environment impact asses-
sment (EIA) and environ-
ment management plan
(EMP) reports.
The decision to issue
SC: Must court watch if Gov. delays bill assent?
DC CORRESPONDENT "assent to a law cannot be scheduled to make submis- bill can be withheld…” that as per Article 207, a Governor. "If what is
the Nizam’s Institute of
Medical Sciences (Nims)
here, at about 5.30 pm on
Monday. The govern-
ment has ordered an
inquiry. The deceased,
terms of reference for NEW DELHI, AUG. 26 given by court." sions and defend the April Justice Narasimha money bill can be intro- approved finally does not Islamabad Ravi Naik, 40,
preparing the EIA and A five-judge Constitution 8 verdict which for the first referred to the proviso to duced only with the pro- accord with what was rec- from Irlapally thanda in
EMP for project was taken The Supreme Court on bench headed by Chief time prescribed a timeline Article 200 that says that, posal of the Governor. ommended by the Mahbubnagar, had atte-
at the meeting of the State Tuesday expressed con- Justice of India B.R. Gavai for the President to decide except in the case of a Hence, there is no question Governor, the Governor mpted to die by suicide
Environment Impact Asse- cern at the interpretation was hearing the on the Bills cleared by the money bill, a Governor can of the Governor withhold- can withhold assent," he after his cotton crop fai-
ssment Authority (SEIAA) of Article 200 of the Con- Presidential reference on State Assemblies. return the Bill to the ing a money bill, since it is said. Various state govern- led. For cultivating crop
constituted by the Union stitution by some states, to assent to Bills passed by Justice Narasimha said: Assembly for reconsidera- introduced with the ments said judiciary could- and digging two bore-
ministry of environment, say that Governors have Assemblies and the time- "The Union says the power tion. If an independent Governor's recommenda- n't be a pill for every dis- wells, across two acres of
forest and climate change an independent power to line for their approval. of withholding stands on power of the Governor to tion. ease. "The court cannot land, he had borrowed `4
at its August 23 meeting. withhold a Bill without The bench also compris- its own and the Governor withhold a bill is recog- Senior advocate Harish issue a writ of mandamus lakh. Fearing inability to
The scheme, proposed to returning it to the State ing Justice Surya Kant, can withhold the Bill. nised, "a money bill can Salve, appearing for asking the Governors to repay the debt, the farm-
be taken up at a cost of Assembly. Some BJP-ruled Justice Vikram Nath, Therefore, when you inde- also be straightaway with- Maharashtra, said that grant assent to bills. Ass- er allegedly took the extr-
`2,945 crore envisages pro- states defended the autono- Justice P.S. Narasimha pendently exercise the held," Justice Narasimha there could be a situation ent to a law cannot be giv- eme step on Monday.
viding drinking water to my of Governors and and Justice A.S. power of withholding, it is said. where the money bill en by the court. Assent to a
Narayanpet district. President in assenting to Chandurkar will resume a little problematic…There Solicitor General Tushar passed by the legislature law has to be given either ■ Page 7: Ventilator beds
Bills passed by their hearing on Thursday when is a problem because with Mehta said: "Article 207 was different from the ver- by governors or by Pre- were full: Nims
■ Full report on Page 3 assemblies and said, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are this power, even a money has the answer." He said sion recommended by the sident," Salve submitted.
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EVENTS ECO-FRIENDLY IDOLS

TODAY
TODAY DISTRIBUTED BY
Cultural programmes by
Bharateeyam
LB NAGAR POLICE
Time: 9 am DC CORRESPONDENT
Venue: Ravindra Bharathi HYDERABAD, AUG. 26

Urdu event by Misky Ahmed Promoting environmentally

Time: 6 pm responsible Ganesh Chat-
Venue: Ravindra Bharathi urthi celebrations, the LB
Nagar police in association
Bharatanatyam by Sumedha with Vaswik Foundation dis-
Centre For Performing Arts tributed clay idols to police
Time: 5 pm personnel on Tuesday. The
Venue: Shilparamam initiative was led by LB
Humare Ram: Directed by Nagar DCP Praveen Kumar,
Gaurav Bharadwaj ACP A. Krishnaiah and
Time: 7 pm inspector Vinod Kumar. DCP
People throng city markets on the eve of Ganesha festival on The Ganesh Temple in Secunderabad is beautifully decked up
Praveen Kumar said that it
Venue: Shilpakala Vedika was everyone's responsibili- Tuesday in Hyderabad. — S . SURENDER REDDY with leaf branches. — P . SURENDRA
THURSDAY EVENTS ty to safeguard the environ-

Idols of Ganesha over centuries

ment by choosing eco-friend-
Cultural event by Mayuri Arts ly idols over those made with
Time: 9 am plaster of Paris and synthet-
Venue: Ravindra Bharathi ic colours.

symbolise deep-rooted heritage

Badami Chalukyas to Kakatiyas, stone styles evolved from simple forms to ornate
V. SHIVANI REDDY I DC
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26

Around 60 sculptures of
Lord Ganesh, housed and
preserved by the heritage
department across the state,
continue to echo the spiritu-
al and cultural legacy in
Telangana dating from the
Badami Chalukyas of the
7th century to the later
Kakatiya period. Each
dynasty used different types
of stones, ranging from sim-
ple to highly decorative
styles. While Alampur
sculptures were made up of
the red sandstone, the
Rashtrakuta idols, housed
at an in site museum in Left: The monolithic Ganesh sculpture at Avancha, Jadcherla; Right: Red Sandstone
Kolanupaka, had been Alampur sculpture at heritage museum in Gunfoundry. — R. PAVAN
carved from granite stone.
The Ganesh idols from
Kalyani Chalukyas dynasty An illuminated Ayodhya Ram Mandir featuring set up at
have been preserved at Musheerabad Circle on Tuesday. — DC
Kolanupaka and Pillala-
marri, and the idols from
the Kakatiya era that were
carved from black basalt
stone have been kept in dis-
play in Public Garden.
LEDs rule roost
Sculptures from later peri-
ods carved in soapstone
were kept in various dis-
trict museums. Among all, a
at fest mandaps
NEERAJ KUMAR I DC
four-foot Ganesh idol, with ● COMMUNITY pandals
his vehicle rat (Mushika), HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 compete with innovative
preserved at Panagal muse-
um is said to be the biggest
eco-friendly materials and
Pandals are showcasing
of its kind in the country, spectacular creativity captivating light shows
said museums deputy direc- and vibrancy for Ganesh that depict stories from
tor Dr P. Nagaraju. Festival this year, with a Indian heritage.
According to historians, remarkable emphasis on ● THE KHAIRATABAD
the first stone Ganesh idol A Red Sandstone Alampur sculptures from the Badami Chalukyas era (left) and a LED screen designs, pat-
in Telangana took shape granite idol of Kalyani Chalukyas at heritage museum, Gunfoundry. — DC terns, and colours that Ganesh idol, one of India’s
during the reign of are captivating devotees tallest, amazes visitors
with its majestic size and

Small is beautiful;
Vishnukundis (4-6th centu- a 22-feet-high Ganesh idol across the city.
ry CE). Called ‘Dant- was carved out from a The fusion of technolo- eco-friendly design.
amukha Swami’, the idol monolithic rock in Avancha gy with tradition has
found in Amarapuram (now near Jadcherla. This sculp- taken centre-stage in shades of yellow, blue,
Amarabad), Mahbubnagar
district, is locally known as
‘Venkayya’. The sculpture
was carved on black basalt
ture is considered to be the
world’s tallest monolithic
ganesh sculptor,” said Dr
Satyanarayana According
Lord goes micro Hyderabad’s festive décor.
Popular pandals are
adorned
screens
with LED
projecting
red, green, and gold that
harmonise beautifully
with the LED-lit back-
drops. Many displays por-
with an elephant head with- to Dr Satyanarayana, there PULI SHARATH caterpillar hair as a dynamic visuals, intri- tray mythological
out a crown, said Dr was literary evidence of the KUMAR I DC brush. The intricate art- cate patterns, and vibrant themes, contemporary
D y a v a n p a l l i Satavahana emperor Hala WARANGAL, AUG. 26 work took him 120 hours hues, creating an immer- cultural motifs, and
Satyanarayana, an histori- mentioning Lord Ganesh in over a period of two sive environment for visi- national pride, making
an. Numerous Ganesh idols his 72nd poem in his ‘Gatha Micro-sculptor Mattewada months to finish. tors. each pandal unique. The
were also discovered from Saptasati’. This reflects the Ajay Kumar has created a His micro art has been These digital displays Khairatabad Ganesh idol,
the Badami Chalukya era existence of worshipping tiny sculpture of praised by several complement elaborate noted as one of the tallest
dating back 6 to 7th cen- practice in the first century Lord Ganesha prominent per- Ganesh idols and themat- in India, continues to awe
turies in the state. One CE before the dancing on the sonalities ic decorations, making visitors with its grandeur
among them has been the Vishnukundis. The practice tip of an eye- including the pandals visually stun- and eco-friendly design.
Ganesh idol in Alampur of establishing independent lash, ahead of P r i m e ning both day and night. Adding to the variety of
temple, chiselled in grey temples was continued by the festival in Minister The use of bright, shift- decorations, the Ganesh
and red sand stones in sit- Kakatiyas, depicting Lord Warangal on N a re n d r a ing colours and animated temple in Secunderabad
ting posture. In the 9th cen- Ganesh sculptures on tem- T u e s d a y. Modi and imagery adds a modern, is uniquely decked with
tury during the ple walls, in Telangana. It Kumar’s new his prede- electrifying dimension to leaf branches intricately
Rashtrakuta era, separate was also continued by the piece meas- cessors P.V. the traditional festival. arranged on the ceiling of
temples for Ganapati came Recharla Padmanayakas, ures just 0.37 Narasimha “Using the latest LED the temple premises,
into existence, one such who protected their capital mm (370 Rao and Atal technology helps us cre- blending nature’s sim-
temple can be seen on a cities by carving Ganesh microns) in B e h a r i ate ever-changing, plicity with festivity and
boulder in Dharmapuri in sculptures on natural boul- height. It can only be Vajpayee. vibrant patterns that lending a serene atmos-
Karimnagar district. And ders in all eight cardinal seen with the help of a Ajay Kumar holds five keep attracting devotees phere. Community pan-
the idol size also increased points or gates, which can microscope. The artist world and national throughout the day and dals are also competing in
and one such big volume be seen in their capitals used soft wax, sand records and has received night,” said Vipin Shah, a innovation, featuring eco-
idol can be seen at Rachakonda and grains, plastic power and international and nation- Ganesh pandal organiser friendly materials and
Patancheru. “Interestingly, Devarakonda. Later, the special micro tools to cre- al awards. His work was at Dilsukhnagar. well-choreographed light
during the Kalyani prominence of sculpture ate the sculpture. For also recently displayed at Artisans have crafted shows that narrate sto-
Chalukyas (973 CE-1162 CE), had come down. painting, he used a single World Art Dubai 2024. Ganesh idols in radiant ries from Indian heritage.

GANESHA | TIME Despite spells of rain, devotees make a beeline to shops selling festival material

1.4 L idols of Lord make their way to mandaps

SANJAY
SAMUEL PAUL I DC
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26

On the eve of Ganesha

Festival, Hyderabad got
soaked in festival fervour,
and a little bit of rain, with
kiosks in almost every
street offering idols and
puja essentials and pandals
rushing ahead with their
last-minute preparations.
According to an estimate,
around 1.4 lakh idols, each
above five-feet in height,
are being installed at the
pandals. Besides, lakhs of
Ganesh idols are being
installed in homes, resi- People admire a beautifully decorated idol of Lord Megha Rani Agarwal distributes 2,200 Ganesha idols of clay in Hyderabad; (Right ) Devotees
dential colonies, institu- Ganesha at a shop in Hyderabad on Tuesday. — DC prepare for an auction of special laddus weighing 1 to 25 kg made with ghee. — DC
tions, and apartments.
Makeshift shops have rain, there was no distur- Bazaar, Dilsukhnagar, nificance to their children. phor, coconuts, fruits, betel one of the most visited
come up all across the city bance to festival shopping Nagole, Banjara Hills, and Monda Market, Mir Alam leaves, and nuts. On one mandaps during the
for selling idols, decorative and other arrangements. Ameerpet. Mandi, Mehdipatnam side stands the Vasavi Ganesh festival. The idol
and puja items. Parents Apart from Dhoolpet, Following years of cam- Rythu Bazaar, and Ammavari temple and on here is made of clay and
accompanied by their chil- where most idols are craft- paigning to promote eco- Bowenpally Market were the other the Gajjalamma coloured with natural dyes.
dren came out and bought ed, make-shift shops to sell friendly clay idols, most abuzz with festive sales for temple. This mandap was The organisers have invit-
idols on Tuesday evening. idols were set up at people are seen asking for key items such as hibiscus first set up in 1954 with a ed CM A. Revanth Reddy
Despite sudden change in N a r a y a n g u d a , clay Ganesh idols, while and marigold flowers, one-foot idol. Over the and other ministers for the
weather and a few spells of Chikkadpally, Koti, Sultan also explaining their sig- sweets, incense sticks, cam- years, it has grown into puja.
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Sada bainama relief

ASTROGUIDE FARMERS FACED
THURSDAY HURDLES IN

for 9.74 lakh farmers

Vishwavasu; Dakshinayana
Tithi: Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami PAST, SAYS A-G
till 5.58 pm FROM PAGE 1
Star: Chitta till 8.43 am
Varjyam: 3 pm to 4.48 pm At the time, the court had
Durmuhurtam: 10.13 am to 11.03 directed that regularisa-
am; 3.11 pm to 4 pm
Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm
Bhu Bharati allows ownership rights over 10 L acres tion could not be under-
taken without clear provi-
sion under the Land Act.
HIJRI CALENDAR L. VENKAT RAM Subsequently, the Cong-
FARMERS’ JOY
Rabi ul Awwal 4,1447 H
PRAYERS
Fajar: 5.00 am
REDDY I DC
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 ● It has long been a
practice for Telangana
● Then came the BRS’ GO 112 on October 2021,

●
allowing another opportunity for sada
bainama regularisation.
ress government enacted
the Bhu Bharati Act, wh-
ich under Section 6 per-
Narayanpet-Kodangal
Zohar: 12.27 pm
Asar: 4.39 pm
Maghrib: 6.39 pm
The Telangana High Co-
urt's orders on Tuesday
allowing the regularisa-
tion of sada bainama
farmers to make land
transactions orally.
● These are signed
About
6.74 L
applications
● BRS passed the Record of Rights
Act, 2020, the Dharani Act, replacing
the earlier legislation.
mits regularisation of la-
nd where possession had
been established for 12
years prior to 2014. Durin-
lift irrigation scheme
were
Isha: 7.48 pm land is expected to bene-
fit about 9.74 lakh farm-
ers who had been strug-
on white papers, or
bond papers, without
formal registration, or
received. ● This had no provision to regularise
sada bainama land.
● Following a petition, the HC
g the hearing, Advocate-
General A. Sudershan
Reddy informed the court
gets green approval
SHORT TAKES gling to obtain owner-
ship rights for the past sada bainama. issued interim orders restricting the
that the government had
received nearly 9.24 lakh
BALU PULIPAKA I DC
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26
Narayanpet district in addi-
tion to irrigating around 1
● The BRS government in acceptance of applications only to
JUDGE ON NCLAT five years due to the
restrictions imposed 2014 attempted to regu- those filed before October 29, 2020.
applications for regular-
ization within the stipu- The Narayanpet-Kodangal
lakh acres in Narayanpet,
Kodangal and Makthal

CITES PRESSURE, larise such transactions,

under the Dharani Act ● Congress passed the Bhu lated deadline. He argued lift irrigation scheme pro- Assembly constituencies.
brought in by the previ- resulting in 6 lakh that the earlier interim posal has received a boost Though there were con-
Bharati Act. On the basis of
RECUSES HIMSELF
ous BRS government. orders had become a hur- with the state government cerns over the Chennai
Under the Dharani
farmers benefiting. this legislation, HC vacates stay. dle for small and middle- getting the go-ahead from bench of the National
regime, there was no pro- class farmers. Senior cou- the Centre to prepare the Green Tribunal (NGT) say-
VUJJINI VAMSHIDHAR I DC vision to regularise sada lead to the issuance of registration, came to be October 18, 2021, allow- nsel J. Prabhakar , appe- environment impact assess- ing the work cannot be
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 bainama land, leaving 13-B proceedings, there- known as sada bainama ing another opportunity aring for the plea, sought ment (EIA) and environ- taken up without the
lakhs of farmers in by reducing land dis- land. To address this iss- for sada bainama regu- to amend the PIL to chal- ment management plan required environmental
Justice Sharad Kumar Shar- uncertainty. With the putes significantly. ue, the BRS government larisation. Applications lenge provisions of the (EMP) reports. studies, the setting of terms
ma, judicial member of the replacement of the In its latest ruling, the had accepted applicati- were invited up to Octo- Bhu Bharati Act as well. The decision to issue ter- of reference for the scheme
National Company Law Appe- Dharani Act by the court has clarified that ons from farmers for reg- ber 30, 2021, during whi- The bench refused, not- ms of reference for prepar- has paved the way for the
llate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Congress government’s applications submitted ularisation of land pur- ch 2,26,693 applications ing that allowing such an ing the EIA and EMP for the scheme.
Chennai, recused from hear- Bhu Bharati Act, the up to November 10, 2020, chased through white pa- were filed. Later, the de- amendment would only project was taken at the In its orders dated August
ing an insolvency case related process of regularisa- can be considered for per agreements before adline was extended till prolong the matter. The meeting of the State Enviro- 23, the SEIAA provided a
to Hyderabad-based parties, tion has now become pos- regularisation under the June 2, 2014, excluding November 10, 2021, du- court made it clear that if nment Impact Assessment detailed set of terms to be
on the ground that he was sible, paving the way for new Record of Rights urban areas. During the ring which 6,74,201 appli- the petitioner had a fresh Authority (SEIAA) consti- followed for the environ-
approached by “one of most ownership rights over Act or Bhu Bharati Act. first phase, about 12.64 cations were received. grievance under the new tuted by the Union ministry mental studies. Once the
revered member of the highest nearly 10 lakh acres of This verdict is seen as a lakh applications were However, complicatio- Act, it must be raised th- of environment, forest and reports are submitted, they
judiciary of the country for land. Welcoming the ver- breakthrough, offering received through MeeSe- ns arose with the introd- rough a separate plea. Of- climate change at its August will be vetted if the terms of
seeking a favourable order in dict, Telangana Deputy relief to farmers and va centres, of which uction of the new RoR ficials said this is expec- 23 meeting. reference have been met,
one of the party.” The case inv- Collectors’ Association ensuring ownership nearly 6 lakh farmers Act, 2020 by BRS govern- ted to provide relief to th- The scheme, proposed to and whether the project pro-
olved an appeal filed by Att- president V. Lachireddy rights over their land. were issued 13-B pro- ment, also known as Dh- ousands of families who be taken up at a cost of posal can move forward
luru Sreenivasulu Reddy, sus- and general secretary K. In Telangana, it had lo- ceedings and given pat- arani Act which replaced have been in possession of `2,945 crore envisages pro- with respect to receiving
pended director of KLSR Inf- Ramakrishna said in a ng been a common prac- tadar passbooks under the earlier ROR Act. A such lands for years. viding drinking water to environmental clearances.
ratech Limited against the joint statement that the tice for land transaction the Telangana Rights in petition was filed in the
Hyderabad-based AS Met Corp High Court’s historic ju- to take place orally, on Land and Pattadar Pass- High Court challenging
Pvt Ltd and KSLR Infratech
represented by its insolvency
resolution professional (IRP).
The matter was the corporate
dgment would ensure pe-
rmanent rights for farm-
ers holding sada baina-
ma documents. They not-
white papers or bond pa-
pers without formal reg-
istration. Such land par-
cels, when not regular-
books Act, 1971.
Subsequently, following
repeated appeals from
farmers, the BRS govern-
the government’s orders
to accept sada bainama
applications after Octo-
ber 29, 2020, when Dhar-
Builders violate RERA rules,
insolvency resolution process.
The appeal has been pending
before the Chennai Bench
ed that the ruling would ised through mutation or ment issued GO 112 on ani Act came into force.

seek 10% payment upfront

since 2023 and hearings were
going on at frequent inter-
vals.In a recent order, a two-
member bench of the NCLAT
Sada bainama land gets HC SABA ANJUM SHAIK I DC
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26
Sheshadri’s Silver Oak at
Beeramguda accepted
advances exceeding 10 per
insolvency proceedings,
many innocent homebuyers
have been left stranded
without possession or

nod: Ponguleti hails verdict

consisting of Justice Sharad Despite clear provisions cent before a written sale
Kumar Sharma, judicial mem- under the Real Estate (Regu- agreement from a buyer refund,” said Nikung Dugar,
ber, and Jatindranath Swain, lation and Development) Katchala Nanaji. an advocate practicing in
technical member recorded Act (RERA), several In another case, Pagadala High Court and before TGR-
that one of its members was builders in Hyderabad con- Constructions told a buyer ERA Authority and TG
approached by a senior figure DC CORRESPONDENT ery genuine beneficiary," Chief Minister Revanth tinue to collect more than 10 that a sale agreement would REAT Tribunal.
from the higher judiciary HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 he stated. Srinivas Reddy Reddy during the elec- per cent of the cost of a flat be executed only after pay- “These violations mostly
seeking a favourable order in said the previous BRS tions, Dharani was abol- or plot from buyers without ment of 30 per cent of the affect first-time buyers, who
one of the party’s favour. Revenue minister Pongu- government had betray- ished and a new, trans- executing a registered flat cost or the bank loan are often unaware of the
leti Srinivas Reddy said ed poor farmers by col- parent and people-friend- agreement for sale. margin money. Sahiti legal cap of 10 per cent.

RAHUL PRAISES the the long-pending iss-

ue of sada bainama land
lecting applications for
sada bainama land but
ly system was brought
in. After studying land
Under Section 13(1) of the
RERA Act, a promoter shall
infratec also collected more
than 10 per cent from its
Buyers should approach
builders with this knowl-

TG’S SOCIAL —where the agreement

is on plain paper—had
failed to provide any leg-
al framework for their
records management in
18 states across the coun-
not accept a sum more than
10 per cent of the cost of the
buyers.
This is a direct violation.
edge and insist on a regis-
tered sale agreement at the

JUSTICE MODEL
finally found a resolu- settlement. “The Dhar- try, the government apartment, plot or building Unfortunately, this provi- right stage.
tion with the Telangana ani portal, brought in an drafted the Bhu Bharati as an advance payment from sion is being widely violated In some cases, there is an
High Court on Tuesday Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy arbitrary manner, did Act-2025, which has now a person without first enter- in Hyderabad, leaving buy- understanding between
FROM PAGE 1 allowing regularisation not offer any mechanism emerged as a role model ing into a written agree- ers vulnerable. buyers and builders about
of such properties. Srin- ment will fulfil the to resolve the sada baina- for the nation,” he said. ment for sale. A stark example is the the percentage collected and
The yatra began at Hussain ivas Reddy said the intro- dreams of lakhs of poor ma applications. As a As part of the outreach, Several recent cases like project Sahiti Sista Abode, buyers may agree to it
Chowk in Supaul and moved duction of the Bhu Bha- people who have been result, nearly 9.26 lakh the government conduct- Krithika Infra Developers where the developer collect- knowingly but that still
through a four-km stretch, rati Act by the Congress waiting for justice for applications remained ed public meetings to (Boduppal) had collected ed well beyond the permissi- does not make it legal under
cheered on by thousands of government had facili- years,” he said in a state- unsettled and many app- receive petitions under amounts exceeding 10 per ble 10 per cent, in several Real Estate (Regulation and
workers and I.N.D.I.A. bloc tated the regularisation ment on Tuesday. licants were forced to ap- the new law. “We have cent of plot cost without cases even over 50 per cent Development) Act,” said Dr
supporters. of sada bainama land ho- The minister added th- proach the High Court," already received 8.6 lakh executing or registering before executing a regis- Nandi Rameswara Rao,
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka ldings. He announced th- at the groundwork for he said. applications under Bhu sale agreements. tered agreement of sales. founder and CEO of Realtor
Gandhi and Revanth Reddy at the state government resolving applications He also highlighted the Bharati. Each of these A developer of a project in With the developer now in Oxygen, a real estate expert.
waved and saluted the enthusi- was committed to resolv- was complete and the government's decision to applications will be add-
astic crowds that lined the ing lakhs of applications process of granting appr- scrap the controversial ressed systematically.
route, raising slogans against filed by poor farmers and ovals will begin shortly. Dharani portal, calling it Our government is deter-
BJP's alleged "vote chori" and landowners under this “We will expedite the cle- an illegal initiative of mined to ensure justice
in support of the INDIA bloc. category five years ago. arance of applications the previous BRS regi- for farmers and the com-
Wherever he addressed gath- “This historic judg- and provide relief to ev- me. “As promised by mon people,” he said.
erings, Rahul Gandhi praised
Revanth Reddy for fulfilling
his promise of conducting a
caste census within a year of
assuming office and for pass-
ing two Bills providing 42 per
CJ unveils legal services BJP: FALSE
‘VOTE THEFT’
at 8 Zilla Sainik Boards
cent reservations to Backward
Classes in education, jobs and
local bodies. Rahul Gandhi NARRATIVE
described this "Telangana
model" as a benchmark for DC CORRESPONDENT
social justice. DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, AUG. 26
Although the yatra was HYDERABAD, AUG. 26
launched to highlight alleged Senior BJP leader
irregularities in the ongoing Telangana High Court Marri Shashidhar Red-
Special Intensive Revision of Chief Justice Aparesh dy accused the Congr-
electoral rolls in Bihar, Rahul Kumar Singh, Patron-in- ess of promoting the
Gandhi has widened its scope Chief of the Telangana narrative of “vote th-
to include issues of farmers, State Legal Services eft”, a misleading slo-
labourers, migrant workers Authority (TSLSA), on gan designed to confuse
and other marginalised Tuesday virtually inau- the public. At a media
groups. gurated legal services meeting at the BJP
Women and children clinics at eight Zilla state office, he recalled
thronged balconies and ter- Sainik Boards under the Justice P. Sam Koshy (left) and Telangana High how Congress leaders,
races to catch a glimpse of NALSA Veer Parivar Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh (right) at including Rahul Gand-
Priyanka Gandhi, while Sahayata Yojana. Justice the virtual inauguration of legal services clinics at hi, attempted to create
Revanth Reddy drew her atten- P. Sam Koshy, executive Zilla Sainik Boards in Hyderabad, on Tuesday. — DC panic during last year's
tion to those chanting her chairman of TSLSA, Lok Sabha elections by
name. She waved and blew was present. areddy, Nalgonda, Niz- under the scheme, holding a copy of the
kisses in response. People The clinics have been amabad, and Warangal ensuring dedicated legal Constitution and claim-
travelled long distances to wit- established in Adilabad, districts. With this, all aid access to defence ing that the BJP would
ness the procession. Karimnagar, Khamm- ten erstwhile districts of personnel, ex-service- end reservations.
am, Mahbubnagar, Sang- Telangana are covered men, and their families. Shashidhar Reddy cit-
ing 35 years of election
data emphasised that

House may pass quota resolution

DC CORRESPONDENT committee and a legal Assembly and the with security arrange-
neither Congress nor
its allies had ever
secured as many votes
as in 2024.
He acknowledged vot-
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 experts committee to study Legislative Council to meet ments for Ganesh festivities er list discrepancies,
the legal and administra- at 10.30 am on Saturday. and the immersion sched- referencing Telanga-
The Cabinet will meet on tive options. Both panels The session is expected to uled for September 6. The na's 2018 election data
August 29, with Chief are expected to submit their be stormy as the Congress session is likely to conclude where BJP presented
Minister A. Revanth Reddy reports to the government government is set to table by September 3, though evidence of 68 lakh
set to deliberate on issues on August 28. Their recom- the Ghose commission. A there is a possibility of a irregularities. These
including the tabling of mendations will be placed detailed debate on the find- short recess before the included about 30 lakh
Justice P.C. Ghose commis- before the Cabinet to decide ings of the commission will immersion, with sittings duplicate votes, 18 lakh
sion report on the on the course of action, be taken up, during which resuming afterward. duplicates linked to AP,
Kaleshwaram project especially in view of the the ruling party intends to The final decision on the multiple voters regis-
issues in the Assembly, and pending Presidential assent seek suggestions from all duration of the session will tered at single homes,
taking a final decision on quota Bills. political parties on the be made at the Business names without house
holding the local bodies The Cabinet is also likely action to be taken against Advisory Committee (BAC) numbers, and repeated
elections, for which the to take up the revision of those indicted for irregular- meeting of the Assembly on registrations of single
High Court has set a market values of land, ities in the execution of the August 30. The government individuals, totaling
September 30 deadline. houses, and apartments. multi-crore irrigation proj- is also preparing to move a nearly 60 lakh errors.
The government has been The last revision was ect during the previous resolution in the House In Hyderabad parlia-
grappling with the chal- undertaken in 2021 during BRS regime. seeking Presidential assent mentary constituency,
lenge of implementing 42 the BRS regime. Official sources indicated for implementing 42 per Shashidhar Reddy said,
per cent reservations for Meanwhile, Governor that the monsoon session cent reservations for bogus voting practices,
Backward Classes (BCs) in Jishnu Dev Varma issued may be brief, lasting only Backward Classes in local mostly by one commu-
local bodies. Revanth Reddy separate notifications on three days, as the state bodies, education, and nity, threatened free
has constituted a ministers' Tuesday, summoning the police will be preoccupied employment. and fair elections.
 CRIME
DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 27 AUGUST 2025
pg 4

IN

Man killed as lorry

BRIEF
50 students under lens Madhapur land: HC restrains HYRDAA
VUJJINI VAMSHIDHAR I DC March 26, 2008. He alleged facie the petitioner held valid

after drug supply bust

HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 that HYDRAA attempted to title and that the land was not
rams into bike Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of
take “symbolic possession” of
his land at 3 am on August 21
classified as a park. The court
directed HYDRAA to remove
Hyderabad: Parsi Rahith, 26, the Telangana High Court on without notice and also sign boards erected on the
of Secunderabad died and Tuesday restrained HYDRAA sought damages of ₹50 lakh. site and adjourned the matter
his brother Nithin was and other authorities from Counsel for HYDRAA argued to September 18, when it will
injured after a lorry rammed
into their bike in Balanagar,
around 11.25 pm on Monday.
Racket came to light when parcels were traced interfering with the posses-
sion of around 2,000 square
yards in Survey No.s 66 and
that the Jubilee Enclave
Owners’
Association
Welfare
had
be heard along with simi-
lar cases.
Venkat Reddy,
The incident occurred near MANVI VYASI | DC going to a rehab centre, 67 of Madhapur, complained that the owner of Plot No. 4,
the substation at Indranagar HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 DRUG TRAIL EAGLE INVESTIGATORS or having a case regis- Serilingampally mandal. land was earmarked measuring 845 sq.
huts, opposite Y-junction said network ran on three tered against them at The judge was hearing sepa- as a park. The yds, complained that
ANOTHER streams: OG weed pro-
towards Balanagar cross- At least 50 students of a the Dundigal police sta- rate writ petitions filed by Y. agency had issued a HYDRAA demol-
roads. The lorry was seized private university are
STUDENT, Bhaskar, cured in Delhi from suppli- tion,” a senior official Jagal Reddy and Y. Venkat notice in January ished his watchman’s
and shifted to the police sta- under investigation also from BBA, ers and hidden in courier told Deccan Chronicle. Reddy, who alleged illegal seeking ownership doc- room and compound
tion, while the driver was after the state’s anti- made two pay- parcels interference by HYDRAA and uments, to which the peti- wall without notice. His
absconding. drug unit, the Elite ments to Nick, a The EAGLE accused the GHMC in their housing tioner furnished a detailed counsel sought parity with
Nigerian supplier – GANJA FERRIED from the university of failing
Car overturns after
Action Group for Drug plots in the land. reply along with supporting the earlier order. Accepting
Law Enforcement first `9,000 through Bidar; and MDMA routed to act and criticised One of the petitioner sought records. the plea, the court directed
(EAGLE), busted a sup- a payment app and through a courier companies for protection over Plot No. 3, After examining earlier HYDRAA not to disturb his
hitting divider ply chain that moved
ganja, OG weed, and
later `8,000
through an
Nigerian
called
malpractice. “ADC of
the University never
admeasuring 1,190 sq. yds.,
purchased in 1998 and regu-
court records and govern-
ment documents, the High
possession and to remove
sign boards placed on his land
Hyderabad: A speeding car MDMA into the varsi-
ATM cash Nick. passed on faint suspi- larised under GO 456 dated Court observed that prima as well.
overturned after hitting a ty's Jeedimetla campus cion to the local police.
divider near Pillar No. 160 on through courier parcels deposit. There is no checking of
the PVNR Expressway on and local contacts. the hostels by the uni- OBITUARY
Tuesday evening. While no The racket came to versity authorities,” I have fought a good fight, I have finished
ed through a Nigerian flat and handled pay- EAGLE said while nam- the race, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7
injuries were reported, traffic light during the
on the expressway was Malnadu Restaurant called Nick. ments. Ambati Ganesh, ing “Sree Maruti
briefly disrupted. case, when parcels were “Each ounce (28 24, of Jeedimetla, Couriers, DTDC
Rajendranagar police said traced through Rajesh grams) of OG weed was repackaged supplies Couriers, India Post
the vehicle, driven by Enterprises, a fran- purchased from Delhi into four-gram packets and Trackon Couriers”
Mohammed Najaf of chise of Sree Maruti for `30,000 and they and sold them at `500 to for delivering drug
Nampally, was heading Couriers, EAGLE said. were selling to the fel- students and other buy- parcels.
towards Attapur along with “Two parcels emanat- low students for `2,500 ers. Boosa Shiva “The trick was to give
an occupant. Traffic police ing from a Nigerian in per gram. One gram of Kumar, 26, a marketing Nick’s contact number
cleared the area using a Delhi, which were OG Weed goes into two employee, brought for all parcels. Nick Mr. BANDUGULA VINAYA PAUL
S/o Late Rev. Bandugula Devadatham
crane and restored move- delivered to a student, cigarettes, making each ganja from Bidar. Mohd would receive a phone D.O.B: 26-09-1944 D.O.D: 26-08-2025
ment within a short time. Dinesh, on two occa- student spending `2,500 Ashar Jawed Khan, 21, call, and call up local Funeral Service will be held on
27-08-2025 at 10.00 A.M
sources here, asking
8 rebels give
sions (in the universi- every day,” the EAGLE a university student at CSI Church, Musheerabad,
ty),” it added. Another release on Tuesday from its Delhi campus, them to pick up and Burial 11.00 A.M at CSI Cemetery,
deliver the contraband Mettuguda, Secunderabad.
student, Bhaskar, also read. distributed drugs on
up before SP from BBA, made two
payments to Nick, a
The police
EAGLE team arrested
and campus and sourced
parcels from Gurugram
to the consumers.
Nick’s contact was used
Inserted by:
Son - Mr. Bandugula Uday Kamal Dutt,
Daughter-in-Law & Grandchildren
8978171818 & 9393199991
Hyderabad: Eight Maoist cadre, Nigerian supplier – four accused during a and Delhi via post. everywhere to avoid
detection of the rest of (CA-4391)
including a woman, surrendered first `9,000 through a raid on August 25 at a Investigators said that
before the Bhadradri payment app and later rented apartment in they “fanned out the accused,” the senior
Kothagudem superintendent of `8,000 through an ATM Shivalayam Colony in around the university official said. We miss you Dad on your
police B. Rohit Raju on Tuesday. cash deposit. Suraram, and seized campus” and, by track- Nick has two more 83rd BIRTHDAY
They include an area committee The EAGLE investiga- 1.15 kg of ganja, 47 ing bank and UPI trans- consumers in
member, a party member and tors said the network grams of OG weed, 28 actions, identified Telangana apart from 13th DEATH ANNIVERSARY
nine militia personne. ran on three streams: drug-packing pouches, “some 50 students who the Malnadu and the Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and
Police said they surrendered OG weed procured in a digital weighing might have been con- university consumers. the life. The one who believes in me will live,
even though they die, and whoever lives by
under the Operation Cheyutha Delhi from suppliers machine, and multiple suming drugs.” “Most of the consumers believing in me will never die.” John 11: 25-26 6th DEATH ANNIVERSARY
initiative conducted by the Arvind Sharma and smartphones. Of these 50, 16 were are from elite circles,
Bhadradri Kothagudem police Aneel Soibam and hid- Nevelle Tongbram, 21, subjected to a drugs test often connected to Nick
and CRPF for the development den in courier parcels; a student from on August 25, of which by another Thailand-
and welfare of tribal communi- ganja ferried from Manipur, stored con- five tested positive. based source, Praveen,”
ties. Bidar; and MDMA rout- signments in a rented “Either they should be the senior official said.

WOMAN KILLS MAN HELD FOR

TODDLER AND THEN Driver gets 20 yrs RI SEVERAL BIKE Late JOSEPH FABIAN
DOB: 28-08-1942 DOD: 14-10-2006

ENDS HER LIFE

Presented by: Late Mrs. GAMPALA MEENAKSHI DAVID

for raping minor girl

(Retd. Nursing Suptd., OGH)

DC CORRESPONDENT
THEFTS, SNATCHES Joseph Xavier & Children
(S/2526/D00457)
W/o Late Dr. G.B. David (Retd. Lecturer)
DOB: 01-01-1935 DOD: 27-08-2012
Inserted by: Son: G.D. Vinod Kumar PURSHOTHAM NARSING RAO
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 DC CORRESPONDENT and Family Members D.O.D: 27-08-2019
Mob: 9963477811 Guide & Architect of our family,
WARANGAL, AUG. 26
A 36-year-old woman allegedly M. SRINIVAS I DC full additional charge public prosecutor, (S/2526/D00455) living in our Hearts
P. Jaipal Rao and Family
killed her three-year-old HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 of the fast-track court Vemula Ranjith A man was arrested after Ph: 9347146867
daughter and died by suicide, for Pocso Act cases. Kumar. a brief chase by the CCS SHRADHANJALI (S/2526/D00379)
suspecting the two had con- A court in Nalgonda The court also sen- The total fine and Kakatiya University
tracted rabies, in district on Tuesday tenced Khayyum to amount of `80,000 police for his alleged role
Mahbubnagar, on Monday. sentenced a car driver, pay a fine of `25,000 shall be paid to the in multiple cases of chain-
According to Mahbubnagar II Shaik alias under Section 42 of victim girl towards snatching and motorcycle
Town sub-inspector K. Vijay, M o h a m m e d Pocso Act. He was fur- compensation for her theft in Hanamkonda on
the deceased, Yashoda, was Khayyum, 20, to 20 ther sentenced to pain and suffering. Tuesday. The police recov-
residing in Monappagutta, years of rigorous undergo simple The court was of the ered the stolen property
with her husband Naresh, an imprisonment for rap- imprisonment for 10 considered opinion worth ₹23.5 lakh, includ-
electrician, a six-year-old son ing a minor girl in years and a fine of that the victim girl ing 237 grams of gold
and a three-year-old daughter. 2021. The verdict was `25,000 for the offence has to be compensated ornaments, three motorcy-
The incident occurred delivered by N. under Section 366 of for her suffering both cles, ₹10,000 in cash, and
around 8 am when Naresh was R o j a r a m a n i , the Indian Penal Code physical and mental a mobile phone from his
gone for work and her son was Additional District (IPC). and as such an possession.
playing outside. Yashoda Judge-II and SC, ST The sentences would amount of `7 lakh was Police commissioner
allegedly smothered her Court Judge in run concurrently, said decided as compensa- Sunpreet Singh said the GANGA SANTOSH KUMAR
DOB: 26-04-1977 DOD: 23-08-2025
daughter and later died by sui- Nalgonda, who holds Pocso court special tion amount. accused, Manthurthi May his soul rest in peace.
cide. When Naresh called Harish, had quit his job as Inserted by:
home, there was no response. a technician at a company Upplanchi’s Family

CITY BRIEFS
and Akarapu’s Family
He alerted a neighbour, who in Hyderabad and started
(S/2526/D00454)
entered the house and stealing bikes to use for
checked, informed Naresh chain-snatching. Police
about the incident. Naresh
then called the police. Branded liquor said Harish was wanted
for 10 chain snatchings
Police learnt that in June
this year, she was inflicted
with a skin disease and was
racket busted and three motorcycle
thefts in the Warangal
commissionerate limits.
constantly watching content DC CORRESPONDENT Following a series of
related to rabies due to dog HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 chain-snatching incidents
bites. “She remembered that targeting women, the
she had kept some dry fruits The prohibition and police formed special
out in the air so it would not excise department teams and identified
get infested by insects. She had police busted a racket An RTC bus after dropping 40 passengers Harish using surveillance
come across a few dogs trying selling fake branded at the bus stand in Mehdipatnam, catches and intelligence inputs.
to eat them. Unaware then, she liquor with the arrest fire. No casualties were reported. — DC He was intercepted at
had mixed them in the food. of two persons, Yadavnagar crossroads
After getting inflicted with a Prakash and his associ- while riding a motorcycle.
skin disease, she thought con-
suming those dry fruits may
ate Rajesh. Police said
Prakash was a partner
6-yr-old drowns in lake On spotting the police, he
attempted to flee but was
have caused her to contract of Gaddameedi Naveen Hyderabad: A six-year-old boy drowned caught after a brief chase.
rabies,” Mahbubnagar II Town Goud, who is in jail in in Sunnam Cheruvu at Nadergul, slip- The bike was found to
inspector Mohd Ijaaz said. the Huzurnagar spuri- ping into the water while accompanying have been stolen.
As a result of this stress, her ous liquor case after his mother on a walk. Adibatla police
family got vaccinated but it his arrest three days identified the victim Umair, a resident of
did not help. Counselling by ago. An task force head- Ashok Reddy Colony in Nadergul. Umair Pedda Karma
her father Panduranga also ed by superintendent N. was mentally unsound, police said.
was to no avail. “Before dying Anji Reddy raided a “Umair left his small bicycle on the
by suicide, she wrote with a unit in Kushaiguda, embankment and, excited on seeing the
chalkpiece on the doors of the and seized fake labels water headed towards the pond. His
room where their bodies were for well-known IMFL mother only turned back when he slipped
found, about her anxiety relat- brands. into the pond and was shouting for help.”
ed to the disease.”

Ex-director of Sahiti Infratec held G. Krishna

(Retired/administrative officer)
DOD: 20-08-25
Pedda Karma will take place on
DC CORRESPONDENT Hundreds of homebuyers taking advance from properties in the names of 28-08-25 at our residence,
Priyanka Apartment, Flat No. 406,
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 showed interest and paid homebuyers on false pre- employees for the benefi- West marredpally, Secunderabad.
advance amounts for flats text of sale of inventory cial ownership of Inserted by:
The Enforcement and villas but they nei- in projects launched by Lakshminarayana. Kalpana (Wife), Sutirth Sai (Son),
Sunaskhee and Sanjana (Daughters)
Directorate (ED) appre- ther received their prop- Sahiti Group.” ED’s probe revealed that
hended Sandu erties nor any refund. Of this, the ED said, proceeds of crime were
Purnachandra Rao, for- There were complaints `216.91 crore was collect- diverted into the purchase
mer director of Sahiti registered against SIVIPL ed from homebuyers in of properties through
Infratec Ventures India over different projects. cash, which never made it other entities linked to
Pvt. Ltd (SIVIPL), in con- An ED official stated: to the books of accounts Rao, including Royal
nection with the launder- “Investigation revealed and was concealed by the Nirman Infra Projects,
ing of over `360 crore col- that SIVIPL did not have promoters or directors of Mahogany Farmlands,
lected from more than 700 the necessary SIVIPL for their personal and Sreegruha Estates.
homebuyers through RERA/HMDA permis- use. Immovable properties
fraudulent pre-launch sion. Rao also assisted compa- worth 161.50 crores were
real estate schemes. Further, there was no ny head B. already provisionally
He was produced before escrow account for the Lakshminarayana in con- attached under PMLA.
the PMLA special court at project and funds received cealing unaccounted cash Earlier searches by ED led
Nampally on Tuesday and from investors were collections and misappro- to the seizure of incrimi-
remanded to 15 days judi- deposited in various bank priated around `126 crore, nating material, gadgets,
cial custody. accounts and collected in including `50 crore col- and frozen bank accounts.
According to officials, cash. lected in cash. To cover Rao’s arrest is followed by
SIVIPL advertised a pre- Investigation revealed up, he entered into a set- a series of FIRs registered
launch offer which prom- that SIVIPL generated tlement with by Telangana Police and
ised world-class residen- proceeds of crime to the Lakshminarayana, trans- complaints by defrauded
tial gated communities. tune of `842.15 crore by ferring 21 immovable buyers.
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It’s a daily obstacle course on Hyd roads

Clear stinking Civic apathy Maintain timings DC IMPACT
waste outside of GHMC park
Shamshan Ghat at Nanalnagar THANK
Ithewould like to highlight the
dreadful conditions outside
Shamshan Ghat near
W atchmen at the Nanalnagar
GHMC park are not main-
taining timings. The park is some-
YOU DC
Parsigutta Crossroads in times closed one and a half hours Thanks to Speak Out for
Secunderabad. The before time. The staff has also highlighting our problem of
cremation ground occupied the park area with a tent insufficient supply of drink-
is in a state of and do not carry out proper main- ing water in Indiranagar
utter neglect. tenance work. When we complain, under the Rahmatnagar divi-
The surround- they argue aggressively. I request sion of the HMWS&SB. Since
ings have the GHMC to take action and the publication of the com-
become a dump- ensure the park is maintained plaint, alternate day water
ing yard for wall, and the staff sticks to tim- supply has begun in the area.
garbage, plastic and animal ings. Thanks to the HMWS&SB for
waste. People urinate outside — Srikanath, looking into the very impor-
the Shamshan Ghat premises, Padmanabhanagar, Nanalnagar tant problem and resolving it.
causing an awful smell and — Abdul Khader,
posing a serious health hazard Indranagar, Rahmathnagar
and inconvenience to nearby
residents and commuters. I
request the GHMC to clear the
waste and take necessary T his has reference to my
grievance regarding
steps on cleaning the area.
— Anhaar Majid,
Parsigutta
Despite bins being available, local residents continue to litter on the road from
Aghapura Crossroads to Mallepally Crossroads. — R. PAVAN
Shoddy road repair power outage at Sagar
Society in Banjara Hills that
was highlighted in Speak
Out. I hereby inform you that

Shift dumpyard Expedite setting works at Jeedimetla my grievance has been

resolved. Thank you, Deccan
Chronicle.

on SH from up of health trust F ollowing a complaint,

municipal workers
quality of cement concrete
used, the road has returned
— Vijay Simha,
Sagar Society,
Banjara Hills
Trimulgherry for govt employees repaired a damaged section
of road near Gajanna
to its original damaged con-
dition. We request the

T he dumping yard opened in

what was once a communi-
ty hall at Trimulgherry on the The panel of offi-
cers constituted
Apartment in Jeedimetla,
132 division, Quthbullapur
constituency, about three
authorities to rebuild the
road in a proper manner.
— Gunnala Srinivas Rao,
Rajiv Rahadari more than 12 to examine the weeks ago. Due to the poor Quthbullapur
years ago is causing several demands of govern-
issues for residents of nearby ment employees had
areas. Garbage submitted a report to
dumpers operate the Cabinet sub-commit-
throughout the tee earlier this year. The report sub-
day, bringing mitted by the sub-committee was
with them trash deliberated upon by the Cabinet in
from different June. One of the long-standing
areas. demands of employees and pension-
During the rain, the ers was sustainable health insur-
situation is so bad that we feel
that we are living inside the
ance coverage. The unions agreed
for a deduction of `500 towards
Fix potholed roads
dump yard. To my surprise,
the authorities have construct-
ed a library for the public in
monthly premium and equal contri-
bution by the government.
It was also decided to set up a trust
in Pragatinagar,
the dump yard.
I request the authorities to
under the chairmanship of the
Chief Secretary. No progress has
Mithilanagar
shift the dump yard away from been made on this front. The condi- Due to the recent spell of rain, the roads in
the area as the road is used by
many people as well as VIPs
tion of pensioners is miserable as
they are unable to meet the spi-
Pragatinagar and Mithilanagar that lead to Hitec
City have been damaged. Many potholes have STRAY DOGS CAUSE PROBLEMS
including the President of
India. I want highlight that
this was earlier a community
ralling cost of hospitalisation and
treatment. The need of the hour is to
expedite the setting up of the trust
formed on the road, resulting in traffic jams
and threatening the safety of people going
towards Hitec City. The problem is worse at
FOR BANJARANAGAR RESIDENTS TREES GROW ONTO
hall where weddings and other
functions were held.
— T.D. Praveen Kumar,
and formulating a sustainable
health scheme immediately for
employees and pensioners.
night when the potholes are not easily visi-
ble, especially when it is raining. The
request to the authorities is to repair
A pack of six to seven street
dogs in Banjaranagar, Ward 7,
Trimulgherry, Secunderabad
ing garbage from the bins of near-
by IOB Colony, Surya Enclave and
Ravi Colony. I request the
ELECTRICITY LINES AT
Secunderabad — Dinanath Shenolikar,
Hyderabad
the roads immediately as the rain
has stopped.
Cantonment, is causing problems
for residents. The dogs roam the
Secunderabad Cantonment Board
to take immediate action by
ADVOCATES COLONY
Streetlights — Mahesh Sonney,
Pragatinagar
lanes and bylanes throughout the
night and chase motorists. They
make the colony dirty by scatter-
deploying a dog rescue squad.
— V.S. Ravinder Reddy,
Trimulgherry
H igh Tension (HT) electricity
wires have been touching
the trees and buildings in
on the blink Himayatnagar's Advocates
Colony, especially at H No 1-2-
at Bhoiguda REDRESS T hrough Speak Out, we residents of
Samatha Colony, Tolichowki, wish to OVERFLOWING DRAIN 56/49, etc. Whenever there is a
strong wind or rain, the tree
strongly voice our grievances against
FLOODS PRAKASHNAGAR branches push against the

T his is to inform you that

streetlights have not been
glowing in our area at Jeera
GARBAGE, the continued neglect of our locality by
the municipal authorities. For several
weeks, mounds of garbage have been TEMPLE STREET
power cables, causing a lot of
sparks and resulting in electric-
ity meters burning and is very
Club lane in Bhoiguda,
Secunderabad, for some days.
The matter is very important
DRAINAGE, left uncleared, despite our lodging
repeated complaints. The filth has
turned the area into a breeding ground T he drain is overflowing every
day on the Prakashnagar
dangers to residents and
passersby. There was a situation
when an airconditioner caught
because the open
land opposite my
house is filled
POWER ISSUES for flies, and stray animals, putting the
health of residents at risk, and there is a
stench in the area.
temple road at Begumpet, flood-
ing the street with sewage water.
Upon lodging complaints with
fire in a locked house. Despite
repeated requests, TGSSPDCL
officials are not pruning the
with bushes and
we have found
Clear encroached IN SAMATHA Equally alarming is the choked
drainage system, which has not been
officials, they are closing them
without attending to the prob-
trees. The officials direct us to
the GHMC or the forest and hor-
snakes there.
Tilak Road footpath repaired despite continuous reminders. lem. The dirty water is making ticulture department. Each one
Small children
play outside the home COLONY The stagnant water and foul smell have
made living conditions intolerable.
it very difficult to go to the tem-
ple. I would like to raise through
of them shrugs off responsibili-
ty. I request power officials to
and their safety is paramount.
I request the authorities to
immediately repair the street-
T he footpath at Boggulkunta on
Tilak Road, opposite a furnish-
ings story, has been encroached
Adding to these hardships, the electrici-
ty supply in certain phases of the colony
has not been restored for days. It is
the issue through Speak Out and
request the officials concerned
to repair the drain to ensure
immediately prune the trees
before there is a serious inci-
dent.
lights in the entire area. upon. We have complained to the deeply frustrating that our appeals to there is no overflow. — M. Suresh Reddy,
— Vishal Raval, GHMC and the traffic police but the authorities have gone unheard. This — Y.V. Rao, Advocates Colony,
Bhoiguda, Secunderabad nobody has taken action. It's caus- neglect of basic civic amenities reflects Prakashnagar, Begumpet Himayatnagar
ing much inconvenience to the poorly on the functioning of the munici-
people and pedestrians. I request pal body. We demand immediate redres-
Unannounced the authorities via Speak Out to
clear the encroachment for the safe
sal -garbage clearance on priority,
repair of the drainage system, and
Pump up the road here
power cuts in movement of pedestrians and
motorists.
urgent restoration of electricity.
— Residents of Samatha Colony,

Mehdipatnam — Ramesh Rahul, Tilak Road Tolichowki

A mba Gardens,
Santoshnagar, Ayod-
hyanagar and Dilshadnagar
colonies of Mehdipatnam have
been facing repeated power
Restaurant creates sewage
cuts daily over a couple of
months. This is causing a lot
of inconvenience and disrupt-
problem at Prakashnagar
ing our daily routine.
We never know
when the electrici-
T he opening of a restaurant has
resulted in sewage continuously
overflowing and flooding our street
Mosquitoes have multiplied, mak-
ing it impossible to step outside. My
sister and aunt have fallen ill over
ty supply will be in Prakashnagar, Begumpet for the the past month due to these unhy- Pipeline-laying work has been halted for a month on a dug-up street,
cut in our area. last three months. I personally gienic conditions. As someone who now choked with debris and pipes, at Ambedkarnagar in East
Power cuts are raised complaints (708255404100 and pays his taxes in time, I cannot help
but feel deeply let down. When it
Marredpally. — S. SURENDER REDDY
sometimes nec- 308255396570) and even rallied with
essary for main- my neighbours to lodge a joint com- comes to basic civic services like
tenance works or
other unforeseen circum-
stances but the frequency and
plaint with the HMWS&SB but the
officials have not taken any con-
crete action. I also personally spoke
clean roads and functioning
drainage, we are left abandoned. I
urge the authorities through Speak
Shops cause traffic chaos at
duration of these outages are
becoming unbearable.
request the GHMC electricity
I
with HYDRAA commissioner A.V.
Ranganath regarding the problem.
With sewage water stagnating, the
Out to ensure that the sewage over-
flow problem is immediately
resolved.
Arora Towers on MG Road
department authorities con-
cerned to take immediate
action to rectify the situation
foul odour has become unbearable. — Aleem Pirani, Hyderabad
Iregarding
wish to register our strongest
protest and urgent complaint
the mushrooming of
for the sake of the residents of shops directly in front of Arora
the area. Towers & HDFC Bank, Ranigunj

— Umair Majeed, Potholed road in LAMP POST ON MEDIAN branch, on Mahatma Gandhi
Road, Secunderabad. What
Mehdipatnam
Vidyutnagar ‘shocks’ FALLS ON SHIVAM ROAD began with a single individual
with a small puncture repair
toolkit has now expanded into 3-4
WRITE TO US T he streetlight pole on the medi- permanent shops, blocking the

We at Deccan Chronicle invite

you to kindly send all your
T he road leading from BHEL to New MIG
Phase-2, Vidyutnagar, Serilingampally, is
completely damaged, with deep potholes.
an opposite to a shopping centre
on Shivam Road in New Nallakunta
was knocked down in an an acci-
entrance ramp to our complex.
This is creating serious traffic
congestion and disruption on
the fact that Arora Towers pays
lakhs of rupees annually in prop-
complaints, issues, grievances, This is causing problems to everyone, espe- dent about two months ago. The one of the busiest arterial roads, erty tax to the GHMC, no action
feedback and suggestions to our cially school students and elderly residents. pole was removed but never continuous littering and unhy- has been taken to resolve this
government and all its The poor condition of the road is causing replaced. gienic conditions. There are matter, which has persisted for
departments by writing to Speak accidents, injuries to people, damage to vehi- The place is now in darkness at security concerns, especially at long. We request immediate
Out, the voice of the people, to cles and also resulting in traffic jams, I night. I request the electricity night, due to the presence of intervention by the authorities
our new email ID request the authorities to take immediate department to replace the street- antisocial elements. It is also concerned to remove the illegal
[email protected] and permanent steps for road repair. light pole. causing severe inconvenience for structures without delay.
— Editor — Md Ahmed Ali, — Dr B. Phanimohan Krishna, tenants, customers, bank patrons — K. Sravan Kumar,
Vidyutnagar, Serilingampally New Nallakunta and the general public. Despite Arora Towers, MG Road
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Subhani

27 AUGUST 2025

Court can’t let govt hold

sway over social media
T
he Supreme Court’s warning to social media influencers and podcasters
against offending the dignity and sensitivities of others, especially of vul-
nerable groups, and its directive to the Union government to come up with
a regulatory framework for social media users that demarcates the bound-
aries of free speech and defines the obligations that accompany its exercise, too,
appear as a timely reminder regarding the exceptions to the right to freedom of
speech and expression guaranteed by the Constitution. However, the rationale of
this warning and the logic that “commercial content” is not entitled to this funda-
mental right available to citizens otherwise are both baffling.
To start with, the directive of the court is not in sync with its own past orders.
Those always safeguarded the right to freedom of speech and expression without
any reservations and defended it against governmental trespasses. The court may
have been constrained to look at liberties taken by some New Age “influencers” in
the content put out by them on social media, unlike that in legacy media which has
its own checks and balances. So it is perfectly understandable that these individu-
als must necessarily be sensitised to the impact of their efforts. Their message may
be perfectly enjoyable for their own followers but might touch a raw nerve with
other members of the larger audience.
Equally, while self-deprecation may be acceptable, laughing at others can both

India, Russia and China: LETTERS

breach sensitivities and be in bad taste, as the court has pointed out. There must be
attempts to understand the concerns of the larger society, including those who
struggle for their daily subsistence. The court’s attempts are welcome up to that
point.
And, too, Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution which guarantees freedom of speech
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
and expression to all citizens also authorises the government to impose reasonable
Chief Minister A. Revanth

Collaborators or rivals?
restrictions on it under six specific occasions. Reddy’s vision to develop
However, “commercial content” is not one among those occasions. In other Osmania University on par
words, someone who makes commercial content cannot be subjected to control
based on criteria other than the six specified in the Constitution. The bench is with Stanford and Oxford
authorised to hold that the citizen’s right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the Universities is really com-
Constitution prevails over another’s right to free speech under Article 19. But that Continuing the ic cooperation to be settled.
mendable (Revanth: OU will
end can be achieved by better sensitisation, and in extreme cases, by punitive China is the largest global
means, and not by governmental control.
friendly relationship exporter with a 15 per cent go Stanford, Oxford way,
with Russia is
Disconcertingly, the apex court has vested the responsibility of preparing
guidelines for social media users with the government at a time when votaries of
Sanjeev Ahluwalia sensible, purely
share in global goods trade.
India’s exit from the
Aug. 26). To achieve the
free speech across the globe fight governments to protect their and others’ right to because there are Regional Economic vision it requires substantial
information. Cooperation Partnership — government commitment
It has been repeated ad nauseam that media-persons (and citizen journalists)
fewer flash points the fifteen-country Asia-
exercising rights under Article 19 (1) (a) enjoy no more protection than an ordinary than opportunities. Pacific economic pact, at the and funding for infrastruc-
citizen. As a corollary, a restriction imposed on the journalist will inevitably be Growing a mutually negotiations stage in 2019 — ture development, faculty
extended to every citizen by a government which is trigger-happy when it comes to respectful relation- was driven by its unwilling-
enhancement, research

T
curtaining citizens’ rights. oday, India and nuclear confrontation in ness to be flooded by sub-
1971 by despatching a
ship with China sidised Chinese goods. It is opportunities and encour-
The apex court’s attempts to come to the rescue of vulnerable sections of the soci- Russia are collabo-
ety and protect their self-respect are indeed laudable, and the court has added to its rators, as are nuclear armed fleet to neu- would be a positive. unclear how high American
tariffs on imports from
aging an environment of
own prestige by siding with the meek once again. But handing over the job of con- China and Russia, tralise America’s Seventh
trolling the social media to the government could end up in a repeat of the prover- whilst China and Fleet, tasked by President China will go. But China is innovation besides global
bial fence eating the crop. The court must, hence, keep its eyes wide open when the India are perceived as adver- Richard Nixon and his aide century. It wisely chose to sure to be under pressure to collaborations to achieve
government gets back to it with these so-called guidelines. saries jostling for global Henry Kissinger to overawe reconcile matters by signing diversify exports and it has
space with long-standing India into abandoning sup- formal treaties which capacity to spare. India is world class status.
border disputes left unre- port for Bangladesh’s free- included give or take of dis- unlikely to be a willing trade Lakshmi
India braces for Trump’s sanctions solved — bleeding sores
demanding economically
draining deterrent assets on
dom struggle.
India’s relationship with
China is handicapped by the
puted territory with Russia.
Nevertheless, in the 20th
century the neighbours
partner for increasing its
deficit in goods trade with
China of $99 billion (2024).
Hyderabad
As an alumnus of the Arts College,
Can export-oriented

T
he dreaded day is here on which the Trump sanctions on India, which come both sides of the 3,500-km- forcible occupation of the clashed yet again on the Osmania University, from the 1990s,
as a 25 per cent additional penalty on goods exported on top of 25 per cent tar- long border. It is an odd Aksai Chin area by China in Ussuri river — the Zhenbao Chinese investment in India I felt extremely delighted to see
iff, kicked in. Taking the “tiger” line in choosing to defy the US President threesome. 1962, the illegal 1963 cession Island incident in 1969 — and a realignment of India’s Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy
rather than try to placate him or flatter him with nominations for the Nobel Peace Russia is not by culture, by Pakistan to Chin of more which pushed China to aban- export basket, bridge India’s inaugurating the newly-built hos-
Prize, Oscar or Emmy, India joins Brazil, China and Russia in a trade war with the convention or geographical than 5,000 sq km of land in don strategic autonomy, unfavourable trade skew? A tels on the campus which for
United States. India did the right thing in not being forced into signing an unfair location of its human popula- the Shaksgam Valley, north junk ideological affinity as a recent ICRIER policy brief decades had remained in shed-like
trade deal that was featured in extensive talks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tion, an Asian country. More of the Siachen Glacier, in glue in international rela- defining the broad strategy conditions. I am also heartened by
declared that there will be no compromising the interests of farmers, cattle han- than three-fourths of its land Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, tions and seek a productive to de-escalate trade and the Chief Minister’s promise to
dlers and small-scale industries. It is clear there will be no kowtowing to demands area is in Asia but its power the Doklam standoff in 2017 engagement with the United investment restrictions, transform Osmania University into
that came with the threat of putting up trade barriers against a country that loyal- centres and three-fourths of and the Galwan skirmishes States instead. The 1972 visit thoughtfully and strategical- a world-class institution.
ist aides closest to Trump say they love. its population are in Europe, in 2020. This was also the to Beijing by President ly, is timely advice. India is a T. Kailash Ditya
It is no comfort for India to be singled out for using Russian crude purchases for with a long tradition of rela- period when the US-India Nixon inaugurated the fast-growing, young econo- Hyderabad
its energy security even as China and Europe, which keeps importing Russian nat- tionships with the European relationship was soaring, mainstreaming of China my, with population peaking
ural gas for energy needs as well as to heat its homes in winter, are spared the
ordeal. Its denial of any Trump role in stopping an India-Pakistan war is echoed by
great powers. It is a
Eurasian power straddling
and deeper strategic
alliances were being forged
into global international
affairs, including securing
only by the 2060s. That buys
us time, but also means over- GANESHA CHATURTHI
the Pakistan foreign minister too, but the US President is taking his animus against two continents. via the Quad. President its claim to the UNSC seat whelming strategic heft ver- The traditional poses of Lord
India to an unprecedented level. China and India are Asian Trump’s capricious disre- previously occupied by sus China, is unlikely over Ganesha that are revered across
The PM is appealing to consumers to buy India-made goods, especially during the powers, but that commonali- gard of allies in general and Taiwan. Once the Soviet the near term — so why pro- Hindu religious practice include the
festival season while measures to compensate those who will be immediately affect- ty hides more than it reveals. India in particular, whilst Union collapsed and the crastinate? India can and seated (Lalitasana), standing
ed by declining US imports are being contemplated. MSMEs, which contribute China has always been a imposing arbitrary, unilat- threat perception dulled, must leverage the future but (Sthanka), and dancing (Nritya
nearly 45 per cent to US exports, and sectors highly exposed like gems and jew- top-down authoritarian eral import tariffs and China formally settled out- calibrated compromises for Ganapati) forms — with the seated
ellery, textiles, auto parts and electronics, will need a cushion of easy credit, PLI regime first under local threatening India with penal standing border issues with peace building should not be pose being the most commonly fol-
payouts and other policy support which the government must firm up soon. imperial rule and then tariffs for importing Russian Russia in 2004, by when it ruled out, merely to avoid lowed (Different hues of celebrations,
The sacrifices to protect the small dairy and agricultural farmers who make up under the Communist Party crude oil, has left India adrift had the strategic advantage. the political downside of Aug. 26). Any other poses that devi-
nearly half the population becomes crucial as time alone might make even a capri- of China. It was never in 2025. China feels the relation- domestic contestation. ate from these sacred forms are not
cious Trump, who is now busy threatening Cina with 200 per cent tariffs on mag- colonised. India, like much Could this be an inflection ship with India should not be Continuing the friendly acts of devotion, but mockery. They
nets which the US badly needs, realises the folly of extreme protectionism that runs of Asia and Africa, emerged point, which China wants to determined solely by the dis- relationship with Russia is reflect the growing commercialisa-
against the grain of modern global trade. from colonial rule only exploit? China’s ambassador agreements on border is- sensible, purely because tion of the festival and the competi-
Far from moral posturing, the Trump braggadocio is, amid personal family busi- recently and the national to India, Xu Feihong, raises sues. But learning from Chi- there are fewer flash points tive display culture among various
ness aggrandisement, all about trade blackmail. A peace deal in Ukraine may be ethos is still being shaped hopes when he points to pos- na’s own experience, border than opportunities. Ganesha Utsav Mandals.
the quickest route out or India may have to await inflationary factors, like the con- across the divides of lan- sible good news from the settlements are a significant Developing a mutually Dr O. Prasada Rao
sumer having to pay more, to show up in the US economy. Standing up to Trump guage, religion, regional cul- Tianjin SCO summit later enabler of closer economic respectful relationship with Hyderabad
is a national cause now, regardless of cost. ture, caste and gender. this month. The post-Galwan and defence cooperation. China would be a positive
Russia and India are his-
torical collaborators. India
tactical disengagement,
along the agreed four-stage
The tremendous admira-
tion in India for China’s eco-
and embellish India’s non-
aligned credentials. KUKATPALLY MURDER
DECCAN CHRONICLE continues to support Russia roadmap, starting with bor- nomic success and most Repairing the relationship The Kukatpally case, where a 14-
KAUSHIK MITTER K. SUDHAKAR in the United Nations by der delimitation and ending recently its technology with America is equally im- year-old murdered a 10-year-old
Editor Printer & Publisher abstaining, most recently in with normalisation, curated prowess in generative AI portant, but only based on neighbour, exposes the dark impact
2023 on multiple UN General by India’s national security and advanced military hard- mutual national interest. of unmonitored media (Teen played
DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: Assembly resolutions con- adviser Ajit Doval and ware, which rivals that of US The hoary principle of al- it cool for 4 days after killing girl,
demning Russia, requiring it China’s foreign minister corporates, should be reflect- ways distinguishing bet- Aug. 24). Police revealed the boy,
Hyderabad: 36, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Ph: 040-27803930-4; Fax : 040-27805256 to end the war in Ukraine Wang Yi under the special ed in our dealings with ween the country and the addicted to OTT crime thrillers, had
Vijayawada: No.C-3 & 4 Patamata, Industrial Estate, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada (A.P.), Ph: 0866-2555284. representatives’ dialogue China. existing administration, par-
and the impositions of sanc- plotted a theft that spiralled into
Visakhapatnam: Survey No.1/3A Beach Road, Near Kailasagiri Ropeway, Sector-9 MVP Colony,
Visakhapatnam - 530 017 (A.P), Ph: 0891-2552333/2552334; Fax: 0891-2755285 tions on Russia. Russia reci- arrangement, has made China’s global competitive- ticularly in democracies, is a tragedy. He even tried to mislead
Rajahmundry: Vemagiri, Dhawaleswaram Rd, Rajahmundry, Ph: 0883-2417618/2417208; Telefax: 0883- procates this friendliness by steady progress. The great ness is evidenced by its high useful one. It enables the his mother and investigators, mim-
2417208 consistently backing India’s advantage of such “techni- share of exports to GDP, conceptual distancing from icking the very shows he watched.
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T
he recent arrest of two Catholic nuns at With police refusing to file their complaints, the ed across the country, while in 2022 there were 599 money or material benefit in cash or kind, employ-
Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh three women approached the Chhattisgarh incidents. There were 147 violent incidents in 2014, ment, free education in schools or colleges run by
caught the nation’s attention and was Women’s Commission recently to seek action that gradually rose every year until it dipped to 279 religious institutions”. Children will lose free edu-
viewed with concern by the Christian com- against Jyoti Sharma and two men who assaulted in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but shot up to cation under this rule.
munity. The two nuns, Preethy Mary and Vandana and touched them inappropriately. 505 next year. Many incidents go unreported either The Centre must intervene to rein in fundamen-
M.P. Francis, both from Kerala, along with three tribal
women and a man, were waiting on July 25 to board
Many such recent incidents have sent tremors
among Christians, with no respite visible. The fear
because these happen in remote areas or as the vic-
tims look the other way to avoid retribution. Till
talist elements in the country who file false com-
plaints with impunity and get Christians arrested.
Nathanael a train to Agra when they were confronted by
Bajrang Dal activists who assaulted them and took
is that no concrete steps are being taken to curb
such incidents. With the police hand in glove with
July, 336 incidents were recorded in 2025.
Uttar Pradesh leads in attacks on Christians, with
The apex court should take cognisance of the gravi-
ty of the situation and strike down the anti-conver-
them to the GRP. The police registered a case fundamentalist elements, the situation is precari- 188 incidents reported last year, followed by sion laws that impinge on the fundamental rights of
against the nuns for human trafficking and forcible ous. The false propaganda by bigoted elements that Chhattisgarh, with 150. In 2023, UP registered 275 citizens to practice and propagate their religion
conversion under the Chhattisgarh Religious Christians are out to convert others is gaining violent incidents and Chhattisgarh 132. Till July without any restraint.
Freedom Act and Immoral Traffic Prevention Act. ground. If conversions to Christianity were so ram- 2025, UP and Chhattisgarh recorded 95 and 86 Conversion being a matter of individual faith,
This despite the tribal women claiming they were pant, their population wouldn’t have dwindled to attacks on Christians respectively. there need be no barriers to any. The enactment of
Targeting of nuns adults, as proof of which they produced their
Aadhaar, and that they were Christians already, a
fact supported by their parents. They clarified they
2.30 per cent (2011 Census) from 2.34 per cent in 2001.
Soon after the arrest and release of nuns in Durg,
there was another attack on nuns and priests by
Such frequent attacks not only instil a sense of
insecurity among Christians but also dents India’s
global image. Twelve states have anti-conversion
anti-conversion laws cast aspersions on the intelli-
gence of our citizens who, it is supposed, can be eas-
ily lured or forced to convert. When there is an ele-

shows vital need to were willingly going to Agra with the nuns for skills
training in their convent.
Despite being coerced to give statements against
right-wing activists at Gangadhar village in
Odisha’s Balasore district on August 6.
While going to a memorial service, they were
laws in place, and efforts are on to make them more
stringent. The 2021 UP anti-conversion law has been
challenged in the Supreme Court, which has stayed
ment of propaganda, it goes without saying it car-
ries an element of persuasion, and not force.
Freedom to propagate one’s religion carries with it

protect Christians the nuns, the three girls stuck to their guns and did
not yield to pressure by the police and the hostile
mob. Yet, under threat and assault, one of them was
attacked by some activists alleging conversion of
villagers. Earlier, on June 15, Pastor Vinod
Kunjumon and Prem Chand were arrested from
its operation until a complete hearing.
Chhattisgarh proposes to make its anti-conversion
law more stringent.
as a natural corollary: the freedom to convert.
Anyone lodging a false complaint of conversion
must be dealt with a heavy hand as it not only
amounts to harassment and unnecessary detention
from persecution
coerced to give adverse statements and the police Ghaziabad for alleged forcible conversion on a com- In the struggle for one-upmanship, Uttarakhand
filed an FIR at the diktat of a Bajrang Dal woman plaint by a Bajrang Dal activist. With no evidence, passed the Freedom of Religion and Prohibition of of victims, but also encourages others to lodge false
activist, Jyoti Sharma, and sent to judicial custody. the police arrested the two. A week later, the police Unlawful Conversion (Amendment) Bill 2025 complaints to gain media publicity. The police must
The matter took a political hue with the Kerala were still groping for evidence. recently, with stricter penalties just short of the be educated to be bold enough to reject false com-
government and even BJP leaders striving to get The Religious Liberty Commission of the death sentence. It provides for arrest without war- plaints and not be carried away by mob frenzy to
them released, as the BJP is making desperate Evangelical Fellowship of India claims there were rant, seizure of properties and has been made non- register false complaints as had happened in Durg.
attempts to get a foothold in Kerala politics. They as many as 840 attacks on churches and Christians bailable. Inducement for conversion has been
were finally released on August 2 on bail. last year. In 2023, 601 violent incidents were report- defined as offering “any gift, gratification, easy The writer is a retired CRPF IGP
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IN
Demand to close pvt
BRIEF
Trafficked kids for Rain or shine, festive spirit is high
colleges on Sun, fests
Hyderabad: The Telangana
Commission for Women has
urged the Board of
adoptive parents
Intermediate Education (BIE)
to direct private junior col-
SC slams govt for disobeying earlier order
leges to not hold classes or PRIYA RATHNAM I DC ● IT WAS a long- that timely efforts to res-
examination on holidays and HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 awaited reunion. Four cue trafficked children,
festivals. In a letter to the children housed in Sishu strengthening police
BIE director, the commission A battle between emo- networks to crack down
secretary said: “Studying tions and law came to a
Vihar were handed over on illegal rackets, and
without rest is becoming halt after the Supreme to couples from stricter instructions to
challenging for students.” Court ticked off the Medchal-Malkajgiri, Anganwadis and con-
considering the complaints state government for Hyderabad, Prakasam, cerned departments are
received from students, com- failing to obey its earlier and Nalgonda districts. crucial to ensure a socie-
mission chairperson Nerella order to hand over chil- ty free from child traf-
Sharada suggested that the dren rescued in the mittee (CWC) to hand ficking. They stressed
BIE should direct private jun- Medipally child traffick- over the children, and that in such cases, the
ior colleges to give students ing case to adoptive custody was transferred trauma is borne only by
holidays on Sundays, festival parents. on Monday. It was a long- the child. The four chil-
days, and especially on the The apex court on awaited reunion. Four dren in this case spent The area surrounding the Charminar presents a colourful look as street vendors have set up umbrellas to protect
occasion of Vinayaka Monday stated that the children housed in nearly 14 months away themselves from rain on Tuesday. The IMD has predicted more rain for next 48 hours. Heavy traffic congestion were
Chavithi. handover was in the best Sishu Vihar were hand- from their adoptive par- reported at several parts of the city. — P. SURENDRA,
ed over to couples from ents. Departments chal-
Damodar new E.O of
interest of the children,
while clarifying that the Medchal-Malkajgiri, lenging the courts and
decision would not serve Hyderabad, Prakasam, delaying custody, offi-
Bhadrachalam temple
Nalgonda: K. Damodar Rao,
a deputy collector rank offi-
as a precedent for future
adoption cases.
The order came during
the hearing of a con-
and Nalgonda districts.
A source said, “One of
the children was just
three months old when
cials noted, only prolong
this trauma. Instead,
lapses in CARA regula-
tions must be addressed,
Nims said all ventilator beds were full
cer, was posted as executive tempt petition filed by placed in the state home and the adoption process FROM PAGE 1 while undergoing treat- the emergency department SICU were occupied. The
officer (EO) of the Sri the parents, pointing out and is now over a year should be streamlined to ment. His body was shifted at around 3.50 pm, and not attendants were advised to
Seetharama Chandra Swamy the review petition filed old. The other three reduce waiting times After his family and other to the mortuary for post- at 1.30 pm as claimed, from immediately shift the
Devasthanam at by the state challenging were above 10 months at from several years to farmers around him spot- mortem examination. In Mahbub-nagar in an ALS patient to another hospital
Bhadrachalam. Principal sec- the Supreme Court’s the time of separation. one or two, encouraging ted him, they shifted him to this regard, health minister ambulance equipped with a with ventilator support.
retary, endowments, Shailaja August 12 ruling. The The episode was nothing more families to adopt a local hospital, where doc- Damodar Rajanar-simha mechanical ventilator. He The patient left the hospital
Ramaiyer on Tuesday issued state’s women and child less than a second life.” legally. The Supreme tors recommended that he ordered an investigation was diagnosed with “Day 2 by 4 pm,” said Nims direc-
a GO appointing Rao. welfare department had The handover was Court, while passing the be taken to the committee into the allega- of organophosphorus poi- tor N. Bheerappa.
Incumbent EO L. Rama Devi failed to release the chil- deeply emotional. As order, specifically Mahbubnagar Government tions of lack of hospital soning.” Jadcherla Town Police
was relieved from the post dren into their care as soon as they saw their invoked its authority Hospital. Citing lack of support. The minister fur- “The patient was prompt- station has registered a
with immediate effect after ordered on August 14. parents, the older chil- under Article 142 of the availability of beds, around ther stated that strict ly assessed by the emer- case under Section 194 of
an extended tenure of five Expressing displeas- dren immediately recog- Constitution to protect 11 am, the hospital recom- action would be taken gency team. In view of his the BNSS for death under
years. She had brought in ure, the bench led by nised them, ran into the welfare of the chil- mended that the family to against anyone found negli- critical condition, the suspicious circumstances.
several reforms in the admin- Justice B.V. Nagarathna their arms, and dren. The bench empha- shift Ravi to the Nizam’s gent. attendants were informed “The family was told to go
istration of the devasthanam, said such conduct was embraced them with sised that this ruling Institute of Medical Director of Medical Edu- that he required ICU care. to Gandhi but they instead
including setting up two unacceptable and direct- wide smiles. Only the should not be treated as Sciences. Around 1.30 pm, cation Narendra Kumar By the time the patient took him to the
committees for verification ed the immediate trans- youngest, who had spent a precedent; future cases the family reached Nims instructed additional direc- arrived, all 20 ventilators in Mahbubnagar government
of stocks in storerooms. She fer of custody to the most of her life away of adoption and child and waited till 5 pm, only to tors Dr Rajarao and Dr the emergency department hospital. We have not regis-
also strove for protection of adoptive parents. The from her parents, took trafficking must strictly be told there were no beds Nagender to form the com- were occupied, the red tered any case of medical
land owned by the temple at apex court instructed some time to adjust. follow the Juvenile available. The family later mittee. triage area was filled negligence,” Jadcherla
Purushothapatnam in Alluri the child welfare com- Officials pointed out Justice Act. shifted Ravi to Gandhi Nims doctors stated that beyond capacity, and all inspector B. Kamalakar
Sitarama Raju district on Hospital, where he died the patient was brought to beds in both the MICU and told Deccan Chronicle.

Telangana artistes make

Andhra Pradesh.

INSTAGRAM FRIEND
BLACMAILS GIRL, TAKES HC rejects Vanpic plea to
NZ PM Luxon dance AWAY 9 TOLAS GOLD
quash criminal proceedings
SANJAY SAMUEL DC CORRESPONDENT
PAUL I DC HYDERABAD, AUG. 26
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 VUJJINI tenure of Y.S. Rajashekar Court. The Supreme
A 17-year-old girl was cheat- VAMSHIDHAR I DC Reddy as Chief Minister Court remanded the case
The culture and tradi- ed by an Instagram friend HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 had planned an industrial to the Telangana High
tions of Telangana who made away with nine park between the districts Court. The CBI petition
Aswathi Thirunal Gowri shone in New Zealand tolas of gold by threatening In a setback to Vadarevu of Guntur and Prakasam was heard by Justive
Lakshmi Bayi during India’s 79th her that he would leak her and Nizampatnam in erstwhile AP and Venugopal, who dismissed

LAKSHMI BAYI
Independence Day cul- private pictures on social Industrial Corridor allegedly invested in the the plea of Vanpic.
tural evening in media. The incident came to (Vanpic) Projects Pvt. Ltd, companies of Jagan During the arguments,
Auckland, where New light after the minor, along set up by the industrialist Mohan Reddy for getting Srinivas Kapatia, special
VISITS CHILKUR Zealand Prime Minister
Christopher Luxon, and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
with her parents, reached
out to the Cyberabad cyber-
Nimmagadda Prasad, the
High Court dismissed its
land from the govern-
ment. The CBI filed a case
counsel for CBI, submit-
ted that Nimmagadda
BALAJI TEMPLE the Leader of
Opposition Chris Hipk-
the (right) and Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins
(left) dance during a presentation by Telangana
crime wing on Saturday last.
The girl had been in touch
plea to quash its criminal
prosecution by the CBI.
and chargesheet before
the special court which is
Prasad, chairman of
Vanpic (Accused No. 3),
DC CORRESPONDENT ins, joined the celebra- artistes at Auckland recently. with a man who identified Justice E.V. Venugopal of pending trial. had changed the share-
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 tions and danced along- rasam winning praise can compare. Our artists himself as Asher, on the High Court passed the Vanpic filed a criminal holding of the company.
side the performers. The from Kiwis. are the jewels spreading Instagram for a few months. order on a plea filed by petition before the High Counsel argued that if the
Aswathi Thirunal Gowri troupe completed its Hari Krishna Mamidi, the glory of this state Asher requested her person- Vanpic, represented by its Court in 2021 to quash the person or group of per-
Lakshmi Bayi, a member of tour and returned to director of the state across the world.” al photographs, which she general manager P. K. case against it. sons who control the
the Travancore royal family, Hyderabad on Tuesday, department of language Organisers thanked Dr shared. He then claimed his Ravi. Criminal prosecu- On July 28, 2022, the affairs of the company
visited the Chilkur Balaji tem- where the artists inter- and culture, said, “Our Madan Mohan Sethi, phone had been hacked and tion is pending on the file High Court allowed the commit an offence with
ple here on Tuesday along acted with the press. artists carried Telan- Consul General of India, that the hacker had accessed of Principal Special Judge petition of Vanpic, quash- criminal intent, their
with her family members. An The Telangana cultur- gana’s living traditions for his support, which her photos. He told her that for CBI cases in Nampally. ing the case on the ground criminality can be imput-
acclaimed author and poet and al troupe of six artists to the global stage, ensured that Telan- the hacker was demanding The entity challenged the that the petitioner was a ed to the company as well,
Padma Shree awardee, enthralled audiences strengthening not just gana’s cultural delega- `3 lakh. When the girl said action of the CBI court in corporate entity and an as they are the alter ego of
Lakshmi Bayi is renowned for with Perini Natyam, cultural diplomacy but tion, culinary masters, she could not arrange cash, taking cognisance of the artificial person run the company.
her writings on the rich histo- Oggudolu, and Dappu also people-to-people and artistic troupes the accused convinced her to alleged offences attrib- through its chairman. According to the CBI, 14
ry of Travancore and the Nrityam. Telangana cui- bonds. The language of received the recognition arrange gold. She handed uted to it in the quid pro The CBI approached the accused persons were to
revered Sri Padmanab- sine also ruled the culture speaks directly they deserved, making over a necklace and a quo cases of Y.S. Jagan Supreme Court stating face trial in the case and
haswamy Temple. palate, with dishes like to the heart, and nothing the fest a huge success. bracelet from her house. Mohan Reddy. that its contentions were this included Vanpic rep-
Her visit marked a reaffir- Vanpic during the not heard by the High resented by Prasad.
mation of the longstanding
spiritual bond between the
archaka-cum-trustee family of
Chilkur Balaji temple and the
Cells may have Phoenix-like ability: CCMB
the Padmanabhadasa royal SHRIMANSI Led by Dr Santosh ments, skin wounds and isms share a deeply pro-
family of Travancore, accord- KAUSHIK I DC Chauhan, a team of sci- corneal burns in mice grammed ability to
ing to a statement. During the HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 entists has identified a healed faster, tail regen- bring cells back to life. It
visit, she was presented with process they call eration was stimulated changes how we think
the August 2025 issue of the A groundbreaking dis- Programmed Cell Rev- in frog tadpoles, nerve about life, death, and
‘VAK’ magazine, which high- covery from the CSIR- ival. This built-in mecha- repair improved in healing.” The discovery,
lights a heartfelt appeal by Centre for Cellular and nism enables dying cells worms, and blood stem however, also raises con-
devotees to the Attorney Molecular Biology to switch back on, restor- cell production incr- cerns — particularly in
General of India. The appeal (CCMB) has revealed ing their function by eased in fruit flies. Their cancer research. Since
urges him to guide the that cells may have a nat- reactivating develop- findings were recently many cancer therapies
Supreme Court in the deliber- ural ability to return mental, metabolic, and published in the EMBO assume that dying cells
ations of the special reference from the brink of death immune pathways. The Journal. “This is not just are permanently gone,
concerning the constitutional and even accelerate the team demonstrated this accidental survival,” the ability of cells to
powers of the Governors and healing of damaged tis- phenomenon across mul- said Dr Chauhan. “We “revive” could lead to
the President. sues. tiple species. In experi- found that many organ- drug resistance.

CA STUDENT HELD
FOR `90-LAKH
CYBER FRAUD
HC seeks details of pandals
L. RAVICHANDER impugned order, his sen- SCHOOL CHALLENGES
DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 iority as head constable REJECTION OF PERMIT
KARIMNAGAR, AUG. 26 and sub-inspector were
Justice N.V. Shravan wrongly disturbed years The Telangana High
Police officials of Rajanna Kumar sought details after they were granted. Court will decide a writ
Sircilla district arrested a from GHMC on applica- The dispute arose after plea filed by Sri
chartered accountant (CA) stu- tions and objections the unofficial respon- Chaitanya High School
dent who allegedly indulged in relating to Ganesh idol dent, another driver- challenging the rejection
several cyber fraud cases and installations. The judge LEGAL STORIES turned-officer, was of permission to open
looted `90 lakhs by cheating was dealing with a writ placed above the peti- classes from Nursery to
many people in the two Telugu plea filed by Patha Sunil enquiry and considering tioner in the seniority VII English Medium at
states. Kumar, challenging the objections from local res- list on the ground that he one of its branches.
SP Mahesh B. Gite said that proposed installation of idents. Observing that held a heavy vehicle Justice K. Lakshman
the accused, Satyam from a mandapam in front of the issue concerns the licence, giving him was hearing a writ plea
West Delhi, collaborated with his residence at BK public at large, the judge precedence under the challenging the order of
Salim Malik from Kadapa and Guda, SR Nagar. He said sought a report from the service rules. Per contra, July 2025 issued by the
indulged in cyber fraud. Malik installation on the pub- authorities. the respondents contend- Kamareddy district edu-
was arrested earlier. lic road would obstruct ed that they assigned the cation officer, rejecting
Satyam's father owns a ingress and egress to his EXCISE COP LOSES unofficial respondent a the online application
mobile repair shop. Satyam house. He contended that PROMOTION PLEA notional date of promo- filed by the school for
would get stolen mobile in earlier years the tion on par with the peti- recognition for 2025-26.
phones, unlock them, and then organisers played loud Justice Nagesh Bheema- tioner and revised the The petitioner contend-
send them along with new SIM music and raised slo- paka dismissed a writ seniority list. The peti- ed that the order sup-
cards to Malik through couri- gans, disturbing his fam- plea challenging the tioner contended that pressing reference to an
er. They would call victims ily, and that his wife, revision of seniority in the revision was barred earlier inspection report
pretending to be from the who is pregnant, would the prohibition and by time and that his pro- of June 2025. It was
health department and offer a face serious difficulty if excise department. The motions could not be argued that the action
refund for hospital expenses. exposed to such noise. judge was dealing with a altered after so many violated a GO of
To trick the victims, they The government pleader writ plea filed by P. Arun years. The judge January 1994. Counsel
would send a link and tell submitted that no per- Kumar, excise sub- observed that the peti- sought time to file photo-
them to open it and enter their mission had been grant- inspector, challenging tioner failed to object graphs in support of the
UPI PIN, promising the money ed for the alleged instal- the proceedings of the when notices were contention that the con-
would be credited back to their lation and assured the deputy commissioner of issued regarding the pro- struction of the school
account. Instead, they scam- judge that approvals, if prohibition and excise. posed revision and building was complete.
mers would steal the money. any, would be issued only The petitioner contend- approached the Court Full reports in
after conducting due ed that due to the belatedly. deccanchronicle.com
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SHORT
MARUTI SUZUKI
TAKES
Rahul: RSS makes
‘MAKE IN INDIA’
AMBASSADOR: PM
FROM PAGE 1
personal attacks
“India possesses the strength
Tushar, Tejashwi, Dipankar join discussion
of democracy and the advan- DC CORRESPONDENT THEY USED to do
tage of demography, India also
has a vast pool of skilled work-
NEW DELHI, AUG. 26 it with Gandhiji all
the time. People
PROTECT THEIR
force, creating a win-win situa-
tion for every partner,” the
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday alle- don't know, don't remem-
ber the amount of abuse
RIGHT TO VOTE,
Prime Minister emphasised. ged that making personal
Modi noted that the “Make in
India” initiative had created a
attacks is the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh’s
and defamation heaped
on him (Gandhi) by the
URGES RAHUL A portion of the Chandigarh-Manali highway is washed away after heavy rainfall leads to flooding in the Beas River
in Kullu on Tuesday. Right: People leave their homes and move to safer places after River Tawi started overflowing
favourable environment for method of targeting any- RSS. Madhubani (Bihar), due to heavy rain Jammu on Tuesday. — PTI
both global and domestic man- one and it did so with Aug. 26: Launching attack
ufacturers and companies like Mahatma Gandhi as well.
—RAHUL GANDHI on the NDA government at

Roads, bridges wash away

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest Gandhi made the remarks LoP in Lok Sabha the Centre over the ongo-
car exporter, had become at an interaction with ing Special Intensive Revi-
brand ambassadors of the Mahagathbandhan allies know, don't remember the sion (SIR) of the electoral
campaign. in Bihar, a video of which amount of abuse and rolls in Bihar, Congress
Noting that for four consecu- he posted on his X handle. defamation heaped on leader Rahul Gandhi said

as rain batters north India

tive years, Maruti Suzuki had In the video, Gandhi is him (Gandhi) by the RSS. people must protect their
been India’s largest car seen having tea at a dhaba How much they lied about right to vote to safeguard
exporter, the Prime Minister here on Sunday with him, this is their style," the Constitution.
announced that EV exports RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of Opposition The SIR in Bihar has
would begin on the same scale CPI(ML)'s Dipankar Bha- in the Lok Sabha said. exposed the BJP and the
and affirmed that in dozens of
countries around the world,
the EVs that will run will
ttacharya, Vikassheel In-
saan Party’s Mukesh Sah-
ani, Mahatma Gandhi's
Tushar Gandhi said that
earlier debates used to be
very strong and heated,
EC, and so people have
started calling leaders of
the saffron party vote
New Delhi, Aug. 26:
Relentless rains pounded
large parts of northern
ROUTE TO MATA
proudly bear the label: Made
in India.
great-grandson Tushar
Gandhi, Bihar Congress
but there was never per-
sonal abuse. "Now it has
chor', he said at a public
rally in Madhubanias
India on Tuesday, causing
havoc in the Himalayan
VAISHNO DEVI
He said that until a few years
ago, batteries in India were
chief Rajesh Kumar and
Congress leader Shakeel
been legitimised," he said,
to which Yadav added that
part of the Congress'
Voter Adhikar Yatra.
region that witnessed
landslides, inundation of DEVASTATED
imported. To strengthen EV Ahmad Khan. it has started to happen BJP leaders are indu- low-lying areas, and wash-
manufacturing, it was essen- “The RSS method of after 2014. lging in Vote Chori thro- ing away of several roads FROM PAGE 1
tial for India to begin domestic attacking is (making) per- “They abused Karpoori ugh the ECI. People must and bridges.
battery production. sonal attacks. They used Thakur ji and then had to come forward to protect A landslide on the route The winding route to the
Recalling that in 2017, the to do it with Gandhi ji all give him a Bharat Ratna," their right to vote, he to the Mata Vaishno Devi Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
foundation of the TDSG bat- the time. People don't Yadav said. added. — PTI shrine atop the Trikuta atop the Trikuta hill was a
tery plant was laid with this hill on Tuesday afternoon picture of devastation.
vision, Modi announced that killed at least 11 people, Officials said as rescuers
under the initiative, three
Japanese companies would INFRA SCAM: ED while several were feared
trapped. Also, four people People on a bridge over the Beas river as it flows in
scrambled to pull out
those buried under the
jointly manufacture battery were killed in Jammu's spate due to incessant rain, in Mandi on Tuesday. — PTI debris near the
cells in India for the first time
and battery cell electrodes will
RAIDS PREMISES Doda district in separate
rain-related incidents. roads were closed in the people to stay away from
Inderprastha Bhojnalaya
at Adhkwari. The land-
also be produced within India.
He emphasised that this locali-
OF AAP LEADER The downpours led riv-
ers originating from the
state, with Mandi and
Kullu districts being the
the riverbanks and land-
slide-prone areas.
slide struck at a point
about halfway along the
sation would empower India’s DC CORRESPONDENT Himalayas and rivulets to most affected. Rains caused heavy traf- winding 12-km trek from
self-reliance and will acceler- NEW DELHI, AUG 26 flow in spate. Dams and Twelve flash floods, two fic congestion and water- Katra town to the hilltop
ate the growth of the hybrid barrages had to release major landslides and one logging in many areas of shrine. Kiran, from
electric vehicle sector. The Enforcement Direct- copious amounts of water, cloudburst have been re- the national capital, dis- Mohali in Punjab, was
orate (ED) on Tuesday compounding the flood sit- ported in the past 24 hours rupting normal life. among those caught in the

SHIVAKUMAR
searched the premises of uation in the downstream in the state since Monday August has emerged as the hail of stones, trees and
former Delhi minister areas, especially Punjab. evening. The water level of wettest month of the year boulders. “I was coming
so far in Delhi, with rain-
APOLOGISES OVER
Saurabh Bharadwaj and Inclement weather and the Beas river rose further down the hill after per-
some other private play- the forecast of no let-up in on Tuesday after 20,000 fall around 60 per cent forming darshan when
ers as part of a money the situation in the next cusec of water was relea- above the normal. people started shouting. I
RSS ANTHEM West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during the founda-
tion stone laying event of several government projects,
laundering investigati-
on linked to an alleged
few days forced the clo-
sure of schools in Punjab
sed from the Largi Dam.
Its gushing waters washed
In the Jammu region, ov-
er two dozen houses and
saw stones falling down. I
rushed to safety but was
DC CORRESPONDENT in Purba Bardhaman on Tuesday. — PTI scam in health infra- and the Jammu region. away a 200-metre stretch bridges were damaged wh- injured,” Kiran said.
BENGALURU, AUG. 26 structure projects dur- The hill state of of the Manali-Leh high- ile almost all water bodies “We were a group of five

Coming under fire over

singing the RSS anthem on the
floor of the Vidhan Saudha,
Don’t be lollipop of ing the previous AAP
government in Delhi.
At least 13 locations in
the National Capital
Himachal Pradesh,
already reeling under the
devastation caused by
multiple landslides and
way, closing the route and
leaving tourists stranded.
The national highway
connecting Chandigarh
were flowing above the
danger mark, submerging
a number of low-lying
areas and roads. As many
out of which three are inj-
ured,” said another girl,
traumatised by her narr-
ow escape. Many relatives
president of the Karnataka
Pradesh Congress Committee
and Deputy Chief Minister
BJP, Mamata to ECI Region were raided by
the agency sleuths.
The AAP claimed that
flash floods, saw shops
being washed away, build-
ings collapsing, and high-
and Manali was also dam-
aged at several places in
Himachal Pradesh.
as 18 trains to and from
Katra, Udhampur and
Jammu railway stations
gathered at the hospital
and Vaishno Devi base
camp in Katra looking for
D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC tutes like Oxford and the raids against Bhara- ways cut off. A total of 680 Authorities have advised were cancelled. — PTI news of their loved ones.
tendered an apology. KOLKATA, AUG. 26 Harvard cannot function dwaj were an attempt to
Shivakkumar said that if without Bengalis. divert attention from
singing of RSS anthem hurt
his party men and leaders of
West Bengal Chief Mini-
ster Mamata Banerjee on
“Trump drove
Gujaratis (from the US)
out questions being raised
about Prime Minister SUPREME COURT S.I.T. CONDUCTS
I.N.D.I.A bloc, of which Tuesday asked the but places like Harvard, Narendra Modi’s degree
Congress party is the alliance
partner, — then, “I apologise to
Election Commission of
India (ECI) not to become
Oxford, Columbia, San
Francisco cannot run
and that the case against
the party leader was
Vantara ready Dissent to elevation of INQUIRY IN
I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders and not
to those indulging in unneces-
a ‘lollipop’ of the BJP
over special intensive
without Bengalis,” Bane-
rjee claimed.
false.
to cooperate Justice Pancholi to SC DHARMASTHALA
sary politics.” revision (SIR) of the vot- Taking a swipe at Prime DC CORRESPONDENT
Reacting to the criticism,
Shivakumar said, “I sung two
ers' list ahead of assem-
bly polls in the state.
Minister Narendra Modi,
the Trinamool Congress
I’M FOCUSED ON with inquiry DC CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, AUG. 26
in October 2031 after
Justice Joymalya
MANGALURU, AUG. 26

lines of RSS anthem to quip

leader of opposition in assem-
She said, “Every time
there is a poll, calls for
supremo lamented that
she never “expected” to AGRICULTURE, New Delhi, Aug. 26: Justice B.V. Nagarat-
Bagchi's retirement.
Justice Nagarathna,
The special investiga-
tion team (SIT) probing
bly R. Ashoka during a discus- NRC and dropping names call her party “Chor” dur- Reliance Foundation's zoo- hna of the Supreme the sole woman top allegations of secret
sion on stampede at the
Chinnaswamy stadium and
from the voters' list rise. I
offer my loads of respect
ing his last visit to the
state. She said, “I don't
SAYS CHOUHAN logical rescue and rehabili-
tation centre, Vantara, has
Court has registered a
strong dissent to apex
court judge, under-
lined Justice
burials in Dharmasthala
on Tuesday conducted
had no intention to praise to EC! But, please, don't expect this from the PM. I Gwalior, Aug. 26: Uni- said it will extend full coop- court collegium’s rec- Pancholi's elevation, an inquiry at the resi-
RSS.” become a lollipop of the respect his chair. on Agriculture Minister eration to the apex court- ommendation to ele- despite his lower sen- dence of activist Mah-
BJP. Otherwise, the peo- Similarly, he should Shivraj Singh Chouhan appointed SIT set up to vate Patna High Court iority and the circum- esh Shetty Timarodi and

4 BANGLADESHIS
ple of the country will not respect our chairs also. on Tuesday parried inquire into allegations of Chief Justice Vipul stances surrounding his brother.
forgive you. Let the voters Why would he say: I questions on prospects non-compliance of laws Manubhai Pancholi to his earlier transfer The whistleblower
of Bengal be left to do stopped the flow of funds of him becoming the and acquisition of animals the apex court, saying from the Gujarat High arrested last week on
HELD IN WB FOR their bit.”
The CM was speaking at
to Bengal because all are
thieves here?”
next BJP president and
asserted he was single-
from India and abroad.
On Monday, a bench of
his appointment would
be “counter-produc-
Court to Patna High
Court, would be
charges of perjury and
is in SIT custody till
ILLEGAL ENTRY a government event in
Burdwan town. “Every
Banerjee then alleged,
“Uttar Pradesh, double
mindedly focused on
increasing farm produc-
Justices Pankaj Mithal and
P B Varale constituted the
tive” to justice and
erode the credibility of
“counter-productive”
to the judiciary.
September 3, was accom-
panying the probe team
DC CORRESPONDENT time they come here they engine governments in tion and boosting four-member SIT headed the collegium system. Justice Nagarathna, during the searches.
BERHAMPORE, AUG. 26 make allegations of Maharashtra and Bihar income of cultivators. by former apex court judge The collegium on noted pushing ahead Sources said the move
Bangladeshis living in are the biggest thieves. Asked by media per- J Chelameswar to inquire Monday recommended with his appointment was part of a wider
Four Bangladeshi nationals Bengal. We never created Look at those thieves first. sons about his reported into certain allegations to the Centre, the na- could erode “whatever inquiry as the whistle-
were arrested by the police on Bangladesh. It’s your 186 teams were sent to meeting with RSS chief against the Jamnagar- mes of Bombay High credibility the col- blower had reportedly
Monday night in Murshidabad forefathers who did it. insult Bengal. You call Mohan Bhagwat in New based Vantara. — PTI Court Chief Justice Al- legium system still stayed at Timarodi’s
of West Bengal. They had ille- What can we do to the Bengal ‘Chor’ while hold- Delhi, fuelling specula- The top court was hear- ok Aradhe and Justice holds,” sources said. house for a few days.
gally entered India by crossing similarity in our lan- ing meetings with the ki- tions of him being a con- ing two PILs that made alle- Pancholi for elevation Justice Nagarathna's On the other, Sujatha
the border at Padma river near guage on both sides?” she ngpins of theft. You have tender for the BJP presi- gations of irregularities at to the top court. objections partly Bhat, who had earlier
Shivanagar Ghat in Ranitala. wondered. started coming here befo- dent’s post, Chouhan Vantara on the basis of Justice Pancholi, stemmed from Justice blamed that her daugh-
The group was waiting for an She also argued that top re the polls like migratory sidestepped the queries reports in the media and upon becoming a top Pancholi’s July 2023 ter Ananya Bhat, a med-
Indian tout to provide them global educational insti- birds.” she said. and affirmed he was social media and diverse court judge, would be transfer from the ical student, had gone
shelter at a nearby village but busy handling his minis- complaints from NGOs and in line to become the Gujarat High Court to missing from
came to the notice of cops for terial responsibilities. wildlife organisations. Chief Justice of India the Patna High Court. Dharmasthala in 2003,
the gathering at night and got “I want to say one was also summoned by
caught. All of them are youths thing -- Prime Minister the SIT.
and crossed the border appar-
ently in search of jobs.
Narendra Modi has
entrusted me with the Former judges differ on Shah’s criticism She was questioned on
Tuesday, sources added.
They were Alaman Sheikh of responsibility of look- The SIT was constituted
Sonaikandi village and Sabbir ing after ministries of DC CORRESPONDENT presidential candidate B. The group of 56 former by the state government
Sheikh, Mannan Sheikh and Agriculture and NEW DELHI, AUG 26 Sudershan Reddy judges, including five of following allegations by
Mohammad Biplab of Berpara Farmers Welfare and against Union home min- the Supreme Court, said: a sanitation worker
village at Rajshahi in Bangl- Rural Development. At Fifty-six former judges ister Amit Shah's criti- "These statements are about secret burials.
adesh, according to the police. this moment, agricul- on Tuesday slammed the cism, likening it to mis- determined to cloak th- So far, investigators
ture is in every pore of statement of 18 former using the cover of judi- eir political partisanship have carried out search-

3 ARRESTED FOR A faculty member takes class for participants at the

my body and farmers
are in my breath,” the
judges who had defended
the Opposition's vice-
cial independence for
political convenience.
under the language of
judicial independence.”
es at 17 sites and human
remains were recovered

ASSAULTING MAN
minister added. at two locations.
Allen Career Institute. — BY ARRANGEMENT

IN BENGALURU Enrol for Tallentex by PROUD | SHOW Designed in-house by Warship Design Bureau of Indian Navy
DC CORRESPONDENT
BENGALURU, AUG. 26

Police arrested three individu-

Sept. 30, says Allen Navy commissions 2 stealth frigates
als on charges of assaulting a DC CORRESPONDENT digital courses.
man on August 24. Following NEW DELHI, AUG. 26 Each participant will
the receipt of the complaint at also receive a Competitive LAXMI PRANATHI | DC 100th and 101st warships, Rajnath Singh rein-
the Kalasipalya police station, Allen Career Institute on Success Index (CSI), VISAKHAPATNAM, AUG. 26 designed in-house by the forced India's defensive
the three individuals were Tuesday said September which will give an indica- Warship Design Bureau of posture, stating, "India
taken into custody. The victim 30 is the last date to regis- tive ranking of how they The Indian Navy commis- the Indian Navy and built does not believe in aggres-
was identified as Surendra ter for Allen Tallentex might perform in compet- sioned its two advanced in India. sive expansionism. We
Kumar attached to a travel 2025, one of the country’s itive exams such as JEE, stealth frigates — INS The defence minister never attack any country
company. According to largest talent promotion NEET, CA, and CS. The Udaygiri and INS Himgiri described the commission- or provoke anyone. But
sources, Kumar was confront- examinations. CSI will be released along — at the Eastern Naval ing as “a giant stride this doesn't mean we bow
ed by the three accused for The examination, open with the results. Command here on towards the realisation of before those who mean to
keeping a saffron colour towel. to students of Classes 5 to According to Pankaj Tuesday. The event was Prime Minister Narendra harm us. When our securi-
Ramji Rao, the in-charge of 10, will be conducted on Agarwal, vice-president graced by defence minis- Modi's dream of ty is threatened, we know
the company, came forward to October 5 and 12 in both of Allen Career Institute ter Rajnath Singh. Aatmanirbhar Bharat." how to give a befitting
rescue Kumar but he was also online and offline modes and National Head of Notably, for the first He said India would no reply." Claiming that
attacked by them. Bengaluru across India. It offers stu- Tallentex, the exam helps time, two frontline surface longer depend on foreign Operation Sindoor was
commissioner of police, dents an opportunity to students not only secure combatants were commis- shipbuilding firms for its not over, he said, “It is
Seemanth Kumar Singh, said win cash prizes worth scholarships but also sioned simultaneously Navy’s requirements. merely a pause.” The min-
that a case has been registered `2.5 crore and scholar- assess their academic from different Indian ship- INS Tamal, he stated, ister highlighted the Defence minister, Rajnath Singh, comes out of INS
and the culprits have been ships of up to 90 per cent potential on a national yards. INS Udaygiri and was the last foreign order Navy's role as a “first Himgiri, after the Commissioning Ceremony at Naval
taken into custody. on ALLEN classroom and scale. INS Himgiri become the for the Indian Navy. responder”. Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. — K. MURALI KRISHNA
 WORLD
DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 27 AUGUST 2025
pg 10

SHORT

LITHUANIA PARL
TAKES
Oz expels Iran’s ambassador
CONFIRMS
RUGINIENE AS PM
Vilnius, Aug. 26: Lithuania’s
following antisemitic attacks
Parliament on Tuesday confir-
med Inga Ruginiene as Prime Iran to reciprocate; 16 killed in Gaza; Qatar awaits Israeli truce response
Minister following the collapse
of the previous government in Sydney, Lod (Israel),
July over a corruption scandal.
Ruginiene, who was social
Doha, Aug. 26: Australia
has uncovered credible
ISRAEL SEEKS TRUCE ON ITS TERMS
security minister in the old go-
vernment, has vowed to contin-
intelligence that Iran
directed at least two anti-
AS ITS ARMY EDGES INTO GAZA CITY
ue supporting Ukraine and inv- semitic attacks in the Jerusalem, Aug. 26: PM the remaining 50 Israeli
est in the country’s defence wh- country and has expelled Benjamin Netanyahu hostages and the disman-
ile seeking to reduce inequali- the Iranian ambassador will convene Israel’s top tling of what remains of
ties. But several thousand peo- in response, Prime decision-making forum its government and wea-
ple staged a demonstration Minister Anthony on Tuesday to discuss pons, according to an
against the new government, Albanese said. prospects for a deal to aide to the Israeli premi-
with organisers accusing it of Iran on Tuesday vowed wind down the almost er, who asked not to be
including politicians who “reciprocal action” after two-year-old war in Gaza, identified discussing a
oppose sanctions. Australia expelled its am- while the Army prepares private matter. Should
bassador. “The accusa- for a final push into the Hamas fail to agree, Isr-

DR CONGO, M23
tion that has been made Palestinian territory’s bi- ael by then will have com-
is absolutely rejected,” ggest city. Hamas will be pleted military prepa-
said foreign ministry given until mid-Septem- rations and the Gaza City
TALKS RESUME IN spokesman
Baqaei
Esmaeil
Demonstrators block a highway during a protest
ber to agree to a ceasefire
leading to the return of
operation will begin, the
aide said. — Bloomberg
DOHA: QATAR “These were extraordi-
nary and dangerous acts
demanding the immediate release of all hostages held
Doha, Aug. 26: The Democr-
atic Republic of Congo and the
of aggression orchestrat-
ed by a foreign nation on
by Hamas and calling for the end of the war in the
Gaza Strip, near Modiin, Israel, on Tuesday. — AP U.S., ISRAEL WAIT FOR LEBANON TO
M23 militia have restarted
peace talks in Doha, mediator
Australian soil,”
Albanese told reporters in Australia’s first such Tuesday, hospitals said.
ACT ON DISARMING HEZBOLLAH
Qatar said on Tuesday, follow- in Canberra on Tuesday, expulsion since World Officials from Nasser Ho- Beirut, Aug. 26: US env- was severely weakened
ing reports of violence in the flanked by foreign minis- War II. spital, Shifa Hospital and oy Morgan Ortagus said by a war with Israel last
DRC’s conflict-torn east. ter Penny Wong and the Protesters in Israel on Gaza City’s Sheikh Rad- on Tuesday that year, but has opposed lay-
“We’ve received the two par- nation’s spy chief. “The Tuesday torched tyres, wan clinic reported that Lebanese authorities ing down its arms.
ties here in Doha from the DRC Australian government blocked highways and among the 16 were fami- must execute their deci- “We’re all greatly enco-
and the M23” to discuss the is taking strong and deci- clamoured for a ceasefire lies, women and children. sion to disarm Hezbollah uraged by the historic
implementation of a previous sive action.” that would free hostages Gaza mediator Qatar militants, adding that decision of the govern-
agreement, Qatari foreign min- The Australian still in Gaza. said Tuesday that it was Israel would respond in ment a few weeks ago,
istry spokesman Majed al-An- embassy in Tehran has More Palestinian fami- “still waiting” for Israel's kind to any government but now it’s not about
sari said. The Congolese gover- suspended its operations, lies left Gaza City after a response to a proposal for steps. words, now it’s about
nment and the Rwanda-backed the PM added, and has gi- night of Israeli shelling a truce and hostage rele- Beirut has ordered the action,” Ortagus told
M23 inked a ceasefire agree- ven Iranian Ambassador on its outskirts ase deal in the Lebanese army to draw journalists at Lebanon’s
ment in Doha in July aimed at Ahmad Sadeghi seven Israeli strikes killed at Palestinian territory. up a plan to disarm the presidential palace in
leading to a permanent end to days to leave the country, least 16 Palestinians on — Bloomberg Iran-backed group which Baabda. — AFP
the fighting.

INDONESIA FLOGS
2 MEN PUBLICLY
Trump fires Fed Gov. as Russian troops
FOR GAY SEX
Banda Aceh, Indonesia,
Aug. 26: Two men were pub-
bank control fight opens inch forward in
Washington, Aug. 26:
licly flogged 76 times each in
Indonesia’s conservative provi-
nce of Aceh on Tuesday after
they were found guilty of sexu-
al relations by a court operat-
US President Donald
Trump fired Federal
Reserve Governor Lisa
Cook on Monday, a
sharp escalation in his
Dnipropetrovsk
Kyiv, Tallinn, Aug. 26:
ing under strict Islamic law.
Gay sex is outlawed in Aceh,
battle to exert greater
control over what has
Russia has captured two
villages in Ukraine’s sou-
XI SAYS CHINA,
which imposes a version of
sharia, the Islamic legal code,
long been considered an
institution independent
theastern Dnipropetrovsk
region, Ukrainian open-
RUSSIA TIES ARE
but it is not illegal elsewhere in
the world’s most populous
from day-to-day politics.
Trump said in a letter
source researchers con-
firmed on Tuesday, as MOST STABLE
Muslim majority country. posted on his Truth Kremlin troops press an
The men were part of a group Social platform that he offensive amid a stalling Beijing, Aug. 26: Presi-
of 10 who were flogged on is firing Cook because diplomatic effort to end the dent Xi Jinping said on
Tuesday at a park in the prov- of allegations that she war. Tuesday that China’s ties
incial capital Banda Aceh for a committed mortgage Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Ukraine’s outmanned with Russia are the “most
range of alleged crimes. fraud. Bill Pulte, a Cook (L) and US President Donald Trump. and outgunned military stable, mature and strate-
Trump appointee to the has struggled to fend off gically significant” among
agency that regulates grinding Russian advances major world powers, state
mortgage giants Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac,
TRUMP FLOATS DEATH PENALTY FOR in much of the east as
Moscow increases pressu-
media reported.
During a meeting with
made the accusations
last week. Pulte alleged
ALL CONVICTED OF MURDER IN D.C. re on Kyiv to give up terri-
tory in any peace negotia-
Vyacheslav Volodin, chai-
rman of Russia’s Duma, or
that Cook had claimed Washington, Aug. 26: we’re going to be seek- tions. Russian forces now lower house of Parliament,
two primary residences President Donald Tru- ing the death penalty, occupy the villages of Xi hailed the countries’
— in Ann Arbor, mp threatened that pro- and that’s a very strong Zaporizke and Novoh- relationship as being a
Michigan and Atlanta secutors would seek the preventative,” he said eorhiivka, according to “stable source of world
— in 2021 to get better death penalty for any- on Tuesday during a DeepState, a group track- peace”. “The two sides
mortgage terms. one found guilty of Cabinet meeting. “Ev- ing battlefield develop- should... work together to
A man blesses three Sakalava Mortgage rates are murder in Washington, erybody that’s heard it ments. Moscow’s defence
skulls during a ceremony for often higher on second D.C., a move that would agrees with it.” ministry had previously
their restitution to Madagas- homes or those purcha- escalate his crime cra- Earlier this month, reported capturing both “Russians have entered
car, at the culture ministry in sed to rent. The annou- ckdown in the capital. the federal government villages. Ukraine’s mili- (there) and are attempting
Paris, on Tuesday. — AFP ncement came days aft- “If somebody kills took control of Washi- tary on Tuesday dismissed to establish a foothold,”
er Cook said she would- somebody in the capi- ngton’s police depart- reports that Russian Ukrainian military

FRANCE RETURNS n’t leave her post des-

pite Trump previously
tal, Washington, D.C., ment. — Bloomberg troops had occupied the
villages as false.
spokesperson Viktor Treh-
ubov told Reuters, refer-

HUMAN REMAINS
calling for her to resign.
The Fed's board has 7 raise questions about macy with North Korea.

TO MADAGASCAR
members, meaning Tr- control of the Fed as an “One of the things
ump's move could have independent entity. we’re trying to do with
deep economic and Trump said he wants Russia and with China
Paris, Aug. 26: France on political ramifications. to open denuclearisa- is denuclearisation, and
Tuesday returned three colo- Trump said in anno- tion talks with Russia it’s very important,” he
nial-era skulls to Madagascar, uncing the move that he and China, revisiting told reporters ahead of
including one believed to be a had the constitutional an issue he previously his meeting with South
Malagasy king beheaded by authority to remove raised as he also seeks Korean President Lee
French troops during a 19th- Cook, but doing so will to restart stalled diplo- Jae Myung. — Agencies
century massacre.
The skull presumed to be that
of King Toera and two others
from the Sakalava ethnic group
were handed over at a ceremo-
New political crisis
fear grips France
ny at the French culture minis-
try. French troops beheaded
King Toera in 1897, and his sk-
ull was taken to France as a tr-
ophy, later placed in Paris’s na- Paris, Aug. 26: Fears Bayrou needs parl-
tional history museum alongs- of a new political cri- iamentary backing
ide hundreds of other remains sis swept through Fr- for his austerity mea-
from the Indian Ocean island. ance on Tuesday as sures to reduce Fran-
“These skulls entered the the minority govern- ce’s soaring public
national collections in circum- ment of Francois Bay- debt but main opposi-
stances that clearly violated rou appeared likely to tion parties, from the
human dignity and in a context be ousted in a crucial far-right to the hard-
of colonial violence,” said Fre- confidence vote next left, said they would
nch culture minister Rachida month. France’s emb- not back the Prime
Dati, describing the moment as attled PM stunned the Minister’s plan.
“historic”. country on Monday, The announcement
Her Madagascar counterpart, announcing he had came as calls mount-
Volamiranty Donna Mara, wel- asked President Em- ed to stage a shut-
comed the return of the skulls manuel Macron to co- down on September
as “an immensely significant nvene an extraordin- 10 to protest against
gesture”. ary session of Parlia- Bayrou’s proposed
ment on September 8. budget cuts. — AFP

Wickremesinghe set free on bail

Colombo, Aug. 26: Sri Colombo police criminal investiga-
Lanka’s former President o n tion department under the
Ranil Wickremesinghe was Tuesday. local Public Property Act
released on bail after being The 76- after appearing at its head-
held in custody since year-old quarters for questioning
August 22 on allegations he leader over a September 2023 visit
misused government funds remains to London. He is alleged to
while head of state in 2023. hospi- have used government
Wickremesinghe — the talised funds for private travel
first local ex-president to a f t e r Ranil during the visit.
be arrested — was freed on b e i n g Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe came to
three sureties of 5 million transferred from prison power in 2022 following
rupees ($16,551) each even over the weekend due to street protests over the is-
as he was unable to attend worsening health. land nation’s unpreceden-
proceedings at the Fort Wickremesinghe was ted economic crisis and
Magistrate’s Court in arrested on Friday by the debt default. — Bloomberg
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pg 11

quick TRUMP’S TARIFF BOMB HITS Trump

threatens
BITES $48-BILLION INDIAN EXPORTS
EU over
digital tax
INDICATORS
Washington, Aug. 26:
% US President Donald
Trump threatened to
Sensex 80,786.54 -1.04
Nifty 50
S&P 500*
24,712.05 -1.02
6,439.83 0.01
Punitive 50% tariff comes into effect on India, Brazil from Aug. 27 impose fresh tariffs and
export restrictions on
advanced technology and
SANGEETHA G. semiconductors in retali-
Dollar (`)
Pound Sterling (`)
87.73 0.16
117.96 -0.19
CHENNAI, AUG. 26
SECTORAL Timeline US issues notice ation against other
nations’ digital services
Euro (`) 101.89 -0.51
Gold (10gm)* (`) 100,872▲248 0.25
Brent crude ($/bbl)* 68.09 -1.03
From Wednesday (August
27) when the 50 per cent
tariffs for the US exports
take effect, India will be
IMPACT FEB. 10:
US President
to India on tariffs
taxes that hit American
technology companies.
Trump posted on social
media that the measures
in highest tariff bracket, SHRIMPS: Exported Donald Trump “are all designed to harm,
IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.599 0.11 including Brazil, and only $2.4 billion worth Trump raised SANGEETHA G. house for consumption, or discriminate against,
country facing a penalty CHENNAI, AUG. 26 on or after 12:01 a.m. east- American Technology”
US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 4.269 -0.006
for buying Russian oil. last year; set to face tariffs on steel and ern daylight time on and “outrageously, give a
* As of 8:30 PM IST Despite a $39 billion esti- 60% tariff aluminum to 25%. The US administration August 27, 2025. complete pass to China’s
mated dent in merchan- DIAMONDS & has issued a notice con- Products that were largest Tech Companies.”
dise exports, India’s total MARCH 26: Trump unveiled a firming the implementa- already loaded on a ship “This must end, and end
JEWELLERY: $10 billion 25% tariff on imported cars and
ITC seeks CCI nod
exports will remain resi- tion of a 50 per cent tariff and in transit to the US NOW!” Trump posted,
lient and even continue to exports in FY25; to face light trucks. on India from Wednesday. before 12:01 am (EDT) on without naming any cou-
grow in FY26, thanks to 52.1% tariffs Unless US President August 27, 2025 will be ntries. “Unless these dis-
to buy ABREL’s rising services exports.
Around 55 per cent of AGRIFOOD EXPORTS
APRIL 2: Trump announced
retaliatory tariffs on many coun-
Donald Trump makes a
last-minute u-turn or pro-
exempted provided they
are cleared for use in the
criminatory actions are
removed, I, as President

pulp, paper biz the US exports will be (basmati, tea, tries with a baseline of 10%, vides an unexpected country or taken out of of the United States, will
severely impacted by the spices): Exportsed India was imposed a 26% tariff. extension, the a warehouse for impose substantial addi-
tariffs and this could be APRIL 9: Trump paused most of penalty tariff will consumption tional Tariffs on that
ITC Ltd has sought Competiti- around $47.5 billion of the
$6 billion inn FY25; become effective before 12:01 am country’s exports to the
on Commission of India (CCI) US exports valued at $86.5 to face 50% tariff his country-specific tariffs. from Wednesday. (EDT) on Sept- U.S.A., and institute
approval to acquire the pulp billion in FY25. This STEEL, ALUMINIUM, JULY 31: The US revised tariff The US depart- ember 17, 2025. export restrictions on our
and paper business of Aditya would drag down US COPPER: TEXTILES rates for countries engaged in ment of homela- Steel, alumini- highly protected technolo-
Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL) exports to $39 billion. $4.7bn & APPAREL: negotiations except for India. nd security issued um and their deriv- gy and chips.”
for `3,498 crore. “The pro- When considered a notice to effectu- atives will only be The president’s latest
posed transaction does not against the $437 billion $10.8 billion AUG. 6: The US imposed a 25% ate the President’s exec- subjected to sectoral tar- act of trade brinkman-
raise any competition concerns merchandise exports of exports last tariff on India on August 7 and utive order, which impo- iffs of 25 per cent. ship again raises uncer-
within the relevant markets as FY25, the impact could be year; to face announced additional 25% sed a specified rate of Automobiles and auto tainty over tariff rates for
the market is highly competi- 10.8 per cent and against 63.9% tariff. duties from August 27. duty on Indian products. parts too will have 25 per US trading partners. Soon
tive, and will not cause any the total exports – mer- exports in FY26; to “He determined that it is cent tariffs. after Trump set country-
AUG. 25: US department of
adverse effect on competition chandise and services face 50% tariff necessary and appropri- Humanitarian relief based levies with dozens
in relevant markets,” according combined- the impact homeland security, in the draft ate to impose an addition- goods, and informational of partners earlier this
to a notice filed with CCI. would be 5.79 per cent.
ORGANIC order, said the increased levies al ad valorem rate of duty materials, including pub- month, he vowed to
The GTRI estimates CHEMICALS: would hit Indian products that of 25 per cent on imports lications, films, artworks, impose new charges on a
India’s exports to the US Exported $2.7 are entered for consumption, on of articles of India, which and news wire feeds also range of imports.
to come down to $36.9 bil- billion items in or after 12.01 am eastern day- is directly or indirectly are exempted from 50 per Trump has long argued
FY25; face
DRL to sell generic light time on August 27.
lion — from $86.5 billion importing Russian federa- cent tariff. that digital services taxes
in FY25 to about $49.6 bil- over 50% tion oil,” it said. Antidumping, counter- discriminate against US
U.S. DRAFT order stated that
lion in FY26. While 30 per tariffs The duties will be effec- vailing, or other duties, tech giants such as Amaz-
drug for chronic cent or $27.6 billion
exports will remain duty- MACHINERY:
Indian products will be exempt
from a new 50 per cent tariff if
tive with respect to prod-
ucts of India that are
taxes, fees, exactions and
charges that are applica-
on, Google owner Alph-
abet and Facebook parent

constipation free and four per cent or Exported $6.7B they were already loaded on a entered for consumption, ble to each product will Meta. — Bloomberg
$3.4 billion will face a 25 last year; to face ship and in transit to US or withdrawn from ware- remain.
per cent tariff, the bulk - over 50 per cent before 12.01 am
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on tariff.
Tariffs strain India,
66 per cent or $60.2 billion
Tuesday said it has launched a
first-in-class generic medica-
covering apparel, textiles,
gems and jewellery,
(EDT) on
August 27,
2025.
EU asserts
tion for chronic constipation in
India. The drug firm has launc-
hed Linaclotide, a first-in-class
shrimp, carpets, and fur-
niture - will be hit with a
50 per cent tariff. Exports United States ties right to
guanylate cyclase-C, under the
brand name Colozo. “The lau-
nch of Colozo marks a signifi-
from these sectors could
plunge 70 per cent, drop-
ping to $18.6 billion. SENSEX, NIFTY FIEO: TEXTILE FROM PAGE 1 for actions that several
regulate
cant step in our gastrointesti-
nal segment in India and adds
to our list of novel,” Dr Reddy’s
However, GTRI projects
merchandise exports to
countries, excluding the DOWN 1% ON US FIRMS HALTED They also “reaffirmed
their commitment to pro-
other countries are also
taking in their own
national interest”.
technology
CEO branded markets (India US, to grow by five per moting a safer, stronger, US President Trump had Brussels (Belgium),
and EMs) MV Ramana said. cent, rising from $350.9
billion in FY25 to $368.5
TARIFFS IMPOSE OPERATIONS and more prosperous
Indo-Pacific region
launched a tirade against
India in the past few
Aug. 26:
European Commission
The

billion in FY26. Services

exports may grow by 10
per cent from $383.5 bil-
Itondian equities slipped sharply on
Tuesday as the United States prepared
impose steep tariffs on Indian goods
A pex exporters body FIEO on
Tuesday expressed serious concerns
over high US tariffs on Indian goods and
through the Quad”,
New Delhi added.
India had earli-
weeks over its tariffs
as well as import of
Russian oil. The
Tuesday asserted the
“sovereign right” to regu-
late the activities of tech
lion to $421.9 billion, led effective Wednesday prompting said that textiles and apparel manufac- er termed the US German publica- giants within the bloc and
by IT, business services, investors to book profits. turers in Tirupur, Noida, and Surat have tariffs as “unjus- tion on Tuesday rejected claims by
fintech, and healthcare. The BSE Sensex dropped 849.37 points halted production amid worsening cost tified and unrea- apparently report- President Donald Trump
The total exports are or 1.04 per cent to close at 80,786.54, competitiveness due to steep duties. sonable” and said ed that Modi had that its rules unfairly
projected to grow by 2.3 while the NSE Nifty50 declined 255.70 The move will severely disrupt flow of that, like any been angered by harm US firms.
per cent in FY26 from points or 1.02 per cent to end at 24,712.05. Indian goods to its largest market, feder- major economy, it President Trump’s Brussels has adopted a
$820.9 billion in FY25 to Hariprasad K, research analyst and ation of Indian export organisations will take all necessary actions. Despite India’s powerful legal arsenal
$839.9 billion in FY26. founder, Livelong Wealth said, “The (FIEO) president S C Ralhan said. measures to safeguard its refutation at the highest aimed at reining in tech
Over the past few immediate trigger came from US, where He described the development as a set- national interests and eco- levels, Trump’s repeated giants, particularly thro-
months, India was seen a draft notice proposing tariffs of up to back and stated that it can severely nomic security. claims that it was his ugh the Digital Markets

Centre tightens
becoming the biggest vic- 50 per cent on Indian goods starting impact India’s exports to US rendering Earlier this month, administration which had Act (DMA) covering com-
tim of US’s aggressive Wednesday shook investor confidence.” them uncompetitive in comparison to its India had said “it is brokered a ceasefire petition and Digital

wheat-holding
global tariff policies. The markets will remain close on Aug. competitors. Labour-intensive export extremely unfortunate between India and Services Act (DSA) on
In the past few weeks, 27 on account of Ganesh Chaturthi. sectors swould face a sharp erosion of that the United States Pakistan by using trade as content moderation.
the US kept India on ten- Meanwhile, the rupee depreciated 12 competitiveness, particularly against should choose to impose a pressure tactic also Without explicitly nam-

norms for dealers terhooks as it linked the

decision on the penalty
tariff with the outcome of
paise to close at 87.68 against US dollar. EU, Southeast Asian, Ralhan added. additional tariffs on India strained ties. ing the EU, Trump threat-
ened to impose fresh tar-
iffs on countries with reg-
The government on Tuesday
further tightened wheat stock-
holding norms for wholesalers,
small and big chain retailers,
and processors to curb hoard-
its discussions
Russia over the Ukraine
war. Meanwhile, India
stood firm on its stand
over Russian oil and the
with

US to work with India on energy, says envoy and gas and nuclear be a major supplier of oil
ulations that sought to
harm US technology
“It is the sovereign right
of the EU and its member
New Delhi, Aug. 26: The countries can drive trans- nomic growth. states to regulate econom-
ing and check price rise. Acco- imports of agricultural United States is commit- formative change in the “As we look into the power space. “As we meet and liquefied natural gas ic activities on our terri-
rding to the revised norms, and dairy products from ted to collaborate with global energy space. future, the US remains at this critical structure, to India. tory,” European Commi-
wholesalers are allowed to the US under trade talks. India on export of high- Amid global geopolitical committed to working the global energy land- “The US and India share ssion chief spokesperson
maintain wheat stock up to The 25 per cent recipro- quality products and serv- and supply chain with India through scape is undergoing pro- a commitment to diversify Paula Pinho told
2,000 tonnes instead of 3,000 cal tariff came into effect ices for the country to volatility, Xiabing export of high found transformation. energy resources and reporters in response.
tonnes, retailer and big chain on August 7. The 50 per achieve energy security Feng, principal quality work-cla- Geopolitical instability, enhancing infrastructure. The EU has already
retailers can hold 8 tonnes for cent tariff from and economic growth, a commercial officer, ss products and the markets, the destruc- By elaborating American slapped heavy fines on US
each outlet instead of 10 Wednesday will severely United States Embassy US Embassy in services, to help tions in supply chains expertise in natural gas, behemoths including
tonnes. hit labour-intensive sec- official said on Tuesday. India has said the India achieve its have exposed vulnerabili- nuclear energy and Meta and Apple under its
tors like textiles, gems Addressing the 3rd United States is goals of energy ty and underscore the emerging energy tech- new digital rules.
and jewelry, marine prod- Energy Summit of the committed to collab- security and eco- interest in ensuring that nologies the United States EU tech spokesman
ucts, and engineering Indo-American Chamber orate with India in nomic growth,” we operate secure energy can support India’s ambi- Thomas Regnier said the

Wind energy
goods, mainly driven by of Commerce, the official terms of exporting high- Feng added. systems for our tious goals for energy bloc could firmly rebut
micro, small, and medium of the US Embassy in New quality products and serv- In line with India’s ener- economies,” she added. security and grid mod- the idea pushed by Trump
enterprises, threatening Delhi also noted that col- ices for India to achieve gy security goals, the US The top official noted ernisation,” Feng said fur- that its rules targeted US
capacity to touch thousands of jobs. laboration between both energy security and eco- can be a key partner in oil that the United States can ther. — PTI companies. — AFP

107 GW by 2030 GREEN | MOBILITY Automaker to invest `70,000 cr in India over 5-6 yrs
India’s wind energy capacity is AI makes it difficult for
estimated to reach 107 GW by
2030, compared to the govern-
ment target of 100 GW, accord-
ing to a report by the Global
Wind Energy Council. The rep-
ort details how installed wind
Maruti rolls out electric car
MICHAEL GONSALVES facturing hubs, with a
freshers to find jobs
capacity in India can more than AHMEDABAD, AUG. 26 planned capacity of 1 mil- California, Aug. 26: kick off a fascination and
double from 51 GW at present lion units. Artificial intelligence (AI) anxiety over generative
to 107 GW, in line with state- Maruti Suzuki, India’s “We chose this facility to is making it harder for artificial intelligence.
level resource adequacy plans. biggest car maker, on manufacture the e Vitara, entry-level workers to find Since then, people have
About 30 GW of wind energy Tuesday forayed into the our first BEV and make it jobs in fields like software used chatbots for every-
projects are in different stages electric car race with as global production hub development and cus- thing from coding to
of implementation in India. Prime Minister Narendra for this model,” Suzuki tomer service, according ersatz therapy sessions,
Modi rolling out its E- said. to new research. and companies including
Vitara. Suzuki’s first made “We will export this In a study released Tue- OpenAI have released
in India for the world bat- made-in-India BEV” to sday, Stanford University remained the same or increasingly powerful AI
Printed & Published by over 100 countries, includ- models to power them.
tery electric car. researchers said they improved for more experi-
K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan
Modi also flagged off pro- ing Japan and Europe,” he found that over the last enced workers in the same The popularity of tech-
Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at
Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan duction of Li-ion battery said without specifying three years, employment fields, even as they slowed nology has fueled debate
Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, cell and electrode for dates. has dropped 13 per cent for workers ages 22 to 25. over how — and if — the
Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, hybrid electric vehicles Suzuki noted that the for people who are just The study is the latest in rapid adoption of AI wou-
Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: (EVs) for sustainable dent at Suzuki Motor carbon neutrality and cli- firm’s major milestone starting out in fields a growing number of ld disrupt employment.
Kaushik Mitter, RNI Reg green mobility at Suzuki’s Corporation. mate change goals. was the start of produc- determined to be the most reports purporting to The drops in employ-
No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights biggest plant at Hansalpur He said the automaker Officials said the Gujarat tion of India’s first lithi- exposed to AI - such as shed light on how the ment are most common
reserved. Reproduction in whole or in in Gujarat. would use a multipower- facility, serving customers um-ion battery and cell accountants, developers explosive popularity of AI for jobs where AI is most
part without written permission of The “Suzuki will invest over train strategy including across India and global with electrode level local- and administrative assis- is impacting workforce. likely to automate human
Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is `70,000 crore in India over electric, strong hybrid, markets, will shortly ization, which are used in tants. Over the same time The launch of OpenAI’s work, instead of helping
prohibited. the next 5-6 years,” said ethanol flex fuel and com- become one of the world’s Maruti Suzuki hybrid frame, they said, employ- ChatGPT chatbot in people to do their work, it
Toshihiro Suzuki, presi- pressed biogas to achieve largest automobile manu- vehicles. ment trends have November 2022 helped said. — Bloomberg
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LOW-KEY AFFAIR
CITY CLIPS
SHORT TAKES
Rohith scalps five, has MP in spin
H yderabad off-spinner Rohith Rayudu took five
wickets to put Madhya Pradesh in the dock on
the first day of their third round match at the All-
India Buchi Babu Invitation Cricket Tournament
Madison suffers shock first round exit, new-look Alcaraz cruises being played at A. M. Jain College Ground in
Chennai. Electing to bat, MP could not deal with the
guile of Rohith as he took 5 for 44 and were bowled
New York, Aug. 26: out for 181 in 56.5 overs. Aryan Tiwari was the lone
Venus Williams battled bright spot with 53 runs against his name. In reply,
bravely before bowing out Hyderabad were 155 for 1 in 33 overs with opener
of the US Open on her Tanmay Agarwal, who scored a bit hundred in the
return to Grand Slam ten- previous game, batting on 85.
nis on Monday as Brief Scores: Madhya Pradesh 181 in 56.5 overs (Aryan
Melbourne champion Tiwari 53, Rohith Rayudu 5/44 — 18.5-5-44-5) vs
Madison Keys suffered a Hyderabad 155/1 in 33 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 85 bat-
Vamsi Modem poses with his shock first-round exit. ting, P. Nitish Reddy 41).
medals from the World Junior Later, Spanish ace Carlos
Classic & Equipped
Alcaraz stormed into the
second round with a domi-
Noel to coach Assam Ranji team
Powerlifting Championships at
San Jose in Costa Rica.
nant opening win.
The second full day of
action in New York saw all
F ormer international cricketer Noel David of
Hyderabad has been appointed coach of the
Assam Ranji Trophy team. The 54-year-old will
Vamsi lifts two eyes turn to the Arthur
Ashe Stadium’s night ses-
manage the north-eastern state’s sen-
ior team for the 2025-26 season. He
golds at Worlds sion, where the 45-year-old
Williams lost in three sets
was promoted after having led the
Assam Under 23 side to title in the
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Vamsi to 11th seed Karolina Plate division last year. A BCCI-NCA
Modem won two gold medals Muchova. Level-2 Certification coach, Noel has
at the World Sub-Junior & Williams only returned played four One-Day Internationals
Junior Classic & Equipped to competitive tennis in and 35 First Class matches, taking a
Powerlifting Championships July following a 16-month combined total of 55 wickets and Noel David
being held at San Jose in Costa absence from the sport scoring 1,388 runs between 1992 and
Rica. The athlete from and had been granted a 1999. His highest score was an unbeaten 207 for
Bhadradri Kothagudem lifted wild card into the main Hyderabad against Andhra in the 1993-94 Ranji
300 kgs in squat, 145 in bench draw at Flushing Trophy season when Hyderabad scored 944 for 6
press and 235 in deadlift for an Meadows. But hopes of a declared, the highest score in Ranji history.
overall total of 680 kgs in the fairytale run — 28 years
equipped category to emerge
the best of the lot in the Junior
after her debut in the tour-
nament in 1997 — ended in
Vihari leaves AP, to play for Tripura
-66kg section. USA’s Brady
Price (677.5 kgs —
260+177.5+240) and Ukraine’s
a 3-6, 6-2, 1-6 loss to
Muchova, who was not
even born when Williams
F ormer Hyderabad cricketer Gade Hanuma
Vihari has decided to leave Andhra Pradesh and
play for Tripura in the 2025-26 domestic season.
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns a shot to Reilly Opelka of the United States during their first round match at the US
Kmytro Butenko (677.5 kgs — turned professional in Open tennis championships in New York on Monday. Alcaraz won 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. — AP According to ESPNcricinfo, Vihari has signed for
285+162.5+230) were second 1994. Tripura as one of their three professionals. Vihari
and third respectively. Australian Open winner said the move stemmed from a desire to play all
This is Vamsi’s second consecu- Keys became the highest- ■ Men’s singles first round (x denotes (France) 6-3, 7-5; Barbora Krejcikova three formats of the game, something which was
tive gold at the Worlds. Last ranked player to exit so seeding): Jenson Brooksby (USA) bt THE RESULTS (Czech Republic) bt Victoria Mboko unlikely to happen at Andhra after a public spat
year, he had won the top medal far, the sixth seed losing to Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6- (CAN x22) 6-3, 6-2; Renata Zarazua with the state’s cricket association following the
at the championships held in Mexico’s Renata Zarazua 4, 3-6, 6-4; Flavio Cobolli (ITA x24) bt 1; Francisco Comesana (ARG) bt Alex (MEX) bt Madison Keys (USA x6) 6-7 2023-24 Ranji campaign. “I was keen on other oppor-
Malta. Telangana Powerlifting 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5. Francesco Passaro (ITA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 3- Michelsen (USA x28) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; (10/12), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5; Diane Parry (FRA) tunities since I believe I’m good enough to play all
With the American exit- Frances Tiafoe (USA x17) bt Yoshihito
Association general secretary 6, 6-3; Jaume Munar (ESP) bt Jaime Faria bt Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6-1, 6-0; Karolina three formats. Andhra made it clear they were look-
Nishioka (JPN) 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3; Holger
Joseph James congratulated ing, 2022 men’s champion (POR) 6-0, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2; Zizou Bergs
Rune (DEN x11) bt Botic van de
Muchova (CZE x11) bt Venus Williams ing at youngsters for the T20 format,” Vihari said.
Vamsi. “He is a hard-working Alcaraz took centre-stage (BEL) bt Tseng Chun-Hsin (TPE) 6-3, 6-4, (USA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; Daria Kasatkina (AUS
boy, is cut out to bring greater
laurels for the country,” he said.
in the late game in his first
round tie against unseed-
6-3; Jack Draper (GBR x5) bt Federico
Gomez (ARG) 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (7/9), 6-2;
Zandschulp (NED) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6
(7/2); Casper Ruud (NOR x12) bt
Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).
x15) bt Gabriela Ruse (ROM) 7-5, 6-1;
Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) bt Caroline Sruthi in Natl weightlifting body
Adam Walton (AUS) bt Ugo Humbert Garcia (FRA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Magdalena
ed American
Opelka. The Spaniard
Reilly
(FRA x22) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-1; ■ Women’s singles first round: Elsa Frech (POL x28) bt Talia Gibson (AUS) 6-
T elangana Weightlifting
Association president Sruthi
Sindhu, Prannoy arrived for the game sport-
ing a striking new hair-
Coleman Wong (HKG) bt Aleksandar
Kovacevic (USA) 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4);
Jacquemot (FRA) bt Marie Bouzkova
(CZE) 6-4, 6-3; Elise Mertens (BEL x19)
bt Alyssa Ahn (USA) 6-1, 6-0; Elena
2, 6-2; Peyton Stearns (USA) bt Darja
Semenistaja (LAT) 7-5, 6-0; Maria
Sakkari (GRE) bt Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-3,
Venepalli has been elected as an
Executive Committee Member of the
Tristan Boyer (USA) bt James Duckworth
begin with wins style — a severe crew cut
— and he duly chopped
(AUS) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4; Andrey Rublev (RUS
x15) bt Dino Prizmic (CRO) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4;
Rybakina (KAZ x9) bt Julieta Pareja
(USA) 6-3, 6-0; Liudmila Samsonova
6-2; Anna Bondar (HUN) bt Elina
Svitolina (UKR x12) 6-2, 6-4; Anna
Indian Weightlifting Federation
(IWF). In accordance with the revised
Paris: Indian shuttlers P. V. down the six-foot-11-inch Karen Khachanov (RUS x9) bt Nishesh (RUS x17) bt Yuan Yue (CHN) 2-6, 6-4, 6- Kalinskaya (RUS x29) bt Clervie norms of Government of India, the
Sindhu and H. S. Prannoy Opelka with a blistering 6- Basavareddy (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 7-5, 6- 4; Priscilla Hon (AUS) bt Leolia Jeanjean Ngounoue (USA) 6-0, 5-7, 6-4. strength of the Federation's
advanced to the second round 4, 7-5, 6-4 victory. — AFP Executive Committee has been V. Sruthi
of women’s and men’s singles streamlined from 45 members to just
competitions respectively with 12, representing the collective strength of 29 States

CM overwhelmed, praises archery champ

straight-game wins at the BWF across the country.
World Championships here on
Tuesday.
Sindhu, a former champion,
Auction held for Pickleball League
looked nervy at the start but
slowly stepped up the pace and
sharpened her attack to outwit
PULI SHARATH KUMAR | DC
KARIMNAGAR, AUG. 26
Sultanpur
Eligedu
village
mandal
in
of
declared, conveying his
best wishes to her.
the World Cup Stage 2 in
China last May.
S ameer Varma, ranked 8th in Asia, tennis player
Vishnu Vardhan and shuttler Kidambi
Nandagopal will be seen in action at the inaugural
world number 69 Bulgaria’s Peddapalli district. Chikitha shone through- With this gold, Chikitha edition of Hyderabad Pickleball League. Eight fran-
Kaloyana Nalbantova 23-21, 21- Telangana’s 20-year-old In her final match in out the tournament. She is expected to secure the chises — All Stars, Credicon Mavericks, Dasos
6. Taniparthi Chikitha Canada, Chikitha with- defeated fellow Indian 20th rank in world Dynamos, Keerthi Warriors, Nandi Chargers,
The 2023 bronze winner, brought focus on the State stood pressure, defeating archer Parneet Kaur 146- archery. Starry Smashers, Teramor Titans and The Raptors
Prannoy, who has slipped to while becoming the first South Korea’s Yerim Park 143 in the quarterfinals, IT minister Duddilla — will compete in the League starting October 10.
world number 34, then pre- Indian archer to win gold 142-136. then overcame Spain’s Sridhar Babu praised the Leading the charge at the auction were Sameer
vailed 21-18, 21-15 over Finland’s in the prestigious World Chief Minister A. Paula Diaz Morillas in the archer, congratulating her Varma (All Stars), Sreekar Mothukuri (Credicon
world No. 47 Joakim Oldorff in Archery Youth Revanth Reddy praised semifinals with a 142-133 for being the first Indian Mavericks), Vivek Reddy Priyadarshini (Dasos
a 47-minute battle. Championships in her confidence, concentra- scoreline before her to win gold medal in the Dynamos), Zena Chatwal (Keerthi Warriors),
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic Winnipeg, Canada. tion and determination. Taniparthi Chikitha tremendous performance Under-21 category of the Sahithi Ponnala (Nandi Chargers), Harsh
medallist, looked nervy at the The young girl, who has “Despite coming from a in the final. World Archery Youth Ranasaria (Starry Smashers), Nikhil Thumma-
start to fall 0-4 behind due to a re-written the world rural background, in archery. She will contin- Her breakthrough Championships. “She has lapalli (Teramor Titans) and Rishabh Rama (The
series of miscued shots early record in the Under-21 Chikitha has overcome ue to achieve even greater achievement follows her made the entire country Raptors), who emerged as marquee signings.
on. From 6-2, Nalbantova gave archery, hails from many challenges to excel victories in the future,” he silver in the team event at proud,” he underlined.
away few freebies as Sindhu
narrowed it to 5-7.
The Bulgarian kept the pressure
on the Indian to move to 9-5. A
well-placed shot followed by
another precise return saw
Nalbantova grab a 11-7 advan-
Performers aplenty in league
tage at the break. — PTI DC CORRESPONDENT
HYDERABAD, AUG. 26

Sift makes it a The Hyderabad Cricket

Association’s league
golden double matches played
Tuesday threw up a
on

Shymkent, Kazakhstan: clutch of performers at

Olympian Sift Kaur Samra various grounds in the
pulled off an incredible show, City. Swasthik Dheeraj N. Chetan PNSS Rama Gounish
clinching the individual In the ‘B’ Division (two- ■ Venus Cybertech 247 in 84.1 overs Rishab 39, D Bhuvan 39 n.o, Prem ■ Picket 161 in 44.2 overs (Akshit C
women’s 50m rifle 3 positions day) games, Vasu Dev bt Continental 114 in 29.3 overs Manohar Reddy 3/24). Points: 31, G Rishith Reddy 37, B Vishnu
gold and helping the country to Sahoo (116) of Brothers (KSN Datta Rao 41, Swastik Padhy Visaka 2, Speed 2. 3/22) lost to Askhit 162/6 in 33.5
the team title as well in the XI, Venus Cybertech’s 5/41 — 13.3-3-41-5, Adithya 3/18). overs (R Mohit 32, Lingadhar M 38).
Points: Cybertech 5, Continental 0. ‘C’ DIVISION (ONE-DAY) ■ Hyderabad Wanderers 140 in 35.5
Asian Shooting Championships Swastik Padhy (5/41), ■ Rohit XI 527 in 88.2 overs bt Balaji ■ Consult 48 in 21 overs (Adiraju overs (Jagdeep N 37, Vihaan T 3/31)
here on Tuesday. Rohit XI’s Eshwar (5/46), Colts 288 in 87 overs (Rithvik 46, Anirudh 4/13, Ya ashwanth Naik 5/17 bt Shalimar CC 122 in 26.2 overs
The 23-year-old world record Dheeraj Pranav (110) of Srinivasa Manikanta 32, Dheeraj — 6-1-17-5) lost to CK Blues 50/0 in (Mohd Saleem 62, SD Zeeshan
Pranav 110 — 158b, 15x4, C Vivek 10.2 overs. Hyder 4/34, P Anil 3/31).
holder fired a superb 459.2 in Balaji Colts and N. Nandu 43, Eshwar 5/46 — 17-2-46- ■ Natraj 250 in 45.5 overs (N N. Ritvik ■ New Stars 172/8 in 44 overs (Subrat
the final to beat China’s Yang Chetan Kumar (5/53) of 5). Points: Rohit 5, Colts 0. 116 — 134b, 16x4, 1x6, B Srijan 74, Patro 69, Mallesh Yadav 3/25) lost to
Yujie (458.8) for gold, and the Mahmood CC came out ■ Mahmood 350/7 in 90 overs bt Nagesh Babu 3/27, Reyansh Jain ML Jaisimha 173/1 in 24.3 overs (P
Secunderabad Nawabs 214 in 65.2 4/44) bt Hyderabad Cricket Sairam 67 n.o, Krish D 62 n.o).
trio of Samra, stalwart Anjum flying colours. overs (M Karthik 54, D Harsha Academy 124 in 37.4 overs (A Sai ■ Swastik Union 231/9 in 48 overs
Moudgil and Ashi Chouksey In the ‘C’ Dvision (one- Vardhan 37, Avinash Reddy 35, N. Harshith 37, Vihaas Shah 37, Viruchu (Shaurya Shah 31, Y Ashveej Reddy
also bagged the top podium in day) matches, Yashwanth Chetan Kumar 5/53 — 18-5-53-5). Natti 3/18, PNSS Rama 5/19 — 9-2- 89, Karthikeya 39 n.o, Vishanav
the team event with an aggre- Naik (5/17) of CK Blues, Points: Mahmood 5, Nawabs 0. 19-5). 4/50) drew with Saint Sai.
■ PKMCC 278 in 64.3 overs drew ■ St Patricks 87 in 25.1 overs (Chris ■ Gunrock 269/9 in 50 overs (Syed
gate of 1753 points. Natraj CC’s N. Ritvik with Galaxy 231/6 in 46.5 overs Alan 48, Sai Ravi Teja 4/27, P. Aman Ullah Hussaini 46, J Nivruth
India are placed second on the (116) and PNSS Rama Keerthi Pranav 98, Darsh Mohan
(K Venkat Sagar 5/24 — 9.1-1-24-5) lost Reddy 87, N Sai Arjun Krishna 49)
charts with 20 medals, nine of (5/19); P. Venkat Sagar Lal 86, Prince 3/31). Points: PKMCC to Cosmos 88 for no loss in 11.2 overs drew with Noble.
2, Galaxy 2. (G Subramanyam Swamy 50 n.o). ■ Southened Raymonds 268/9 in 46
them gold. China are leading (5/24) of Cosmos, ■ Rakesh XI 187 in 60.1 overs bt ■ International 240/8 in 44 overs overs (Nihar 30, Manish D 41,
the table with 24 medals, International’s B. Sam WMCC 140 in 58 overs. Points: B . S a m S u j i t 1 1 7 — 105b, 10x4,
(B Pramukh Jain 30, Pranay Aheer 54,
including 13 gold. Sujit (117) and Sriramulu Rakesh 5, WMCC 0. 3x6) bt Ranga Reddy District 154/3 Kashif Ullah Khan 3/48) drew with
■ Cheerful Chums 266 in 73 lost to in 44 overs (S Dinakar Babu 46, P Gagan Mahal.
This was Samra’s fourth Asian Gounish (5/35) of PJLCC Raju CC 272/9 in 54.1 overs (Rishith Jashwa 48). ■ Young Citizen 269/7 in 40 overs
Championships gold, and she did well. Rao 78, B Mathews 36, Raviteja 45 ■ RJCC 180 in 31.5 overs (M (Jai Rohan 74, K Koushik 53) drew
was in a different zone alto- Brief Scores: n.o, Ved Reddy 4/65). Points: Raju Siddhartha 32, Sriramulu Gounish with Royal 100/6 in 29.5 overs.
5, Chums 0. 5/35 — 8.5-1-35-5) drew with PJLCC ■ Raju Cricket Academy 276/6 in 45
gether in the event as she qual- ‘B’ DIVISION (TWO-DAYS) ■ Mahbubnagar 331 in 87.1 overs bt 44/1 in 5 overs. overs (Arnav H 31, Omkar 38, S
ified for the eight-shooter fina Round-6, Day-2 Khammam 113 in 35.2 overs (S ■ Acrylic 154 in 31.4 overs (Y Sunith Akshayaguna 92 n.o, Sabyasachi
placed No.1 with a score of 589. ■ Ensconse 372/9 in 90 overs drew Vamshi 39, Sheshank 3/24, Muqeeth 43, K Abhiram 35, B Chaitanya 3/20, Pradhan 4/20) drew with Lucky XI.
Another Indian, Shriyanka with Brothers XI 213/5 in 58 overs Uddin 4/28). Points: Mahbubnagar D Tejaswin 4/9) lost to Mahboob ■ Bharat 165/8 in 42 overs (Kriday
Vasu Dev Sahoo 116 — 157b, 18x4,
(V 5, Khammam 0. College 155/6 in 35.3 overs (Syed Sai 63 n.o, Sonu 3/49) vs Golconda
Sadandi, who had topped the 1x6, Deepak Nayak 3/40). Points: ■ Visaka 364 in 77 overs drew with Sufiyan Abdul Kareem 38, Md Afzal 107/5 in 30 overs (Vamshi 31,
qualification round was not eli- Ensconse 2, Brothers 2. Team Speed 146/5 in 39.2 overs (S 33 n.o). Yatheeshwar Reddy 33).
gible for the final as she was
competing for ‘Ranking Points

ROCKWELL, DPS, GAUDIUM HOOPSTERS ROCK

Only’ (RPO). RPO shooters can-
not compete for medals.
Samra, who had the highest
world ranking of No. 5 among
the eight finalists, had scores of DC CORRESPONDENT (Bachupally) 30-12. In the
151.0, 156.2 in the kneeling and HYDERABAD, AUG. 26 Under 19 final, Gaudium
prone positions. In the stand- laid Little Flower School
ing-elimination round, she was Rockwell International (Uppal) low with a 20-15
simply unbeatable. — PTI School (Kokapet), Delhi verdict.
Public School (Khaja- THE RESULTS (all finals)
Regd. No. HQ/SD/509/2024-26 guda) and Gaudium ■ Under 14: Rockwell International
Printed and Published by School (Bachupally) School (Kokapet) bt Silver Oaks
K. Sudhakar on behalf of emerged winners of the (Bachupally) 37-34. Most Valuable
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. CBSE Cluster VII Player (MVP) — Ananya Mishra
Printed at Deccan Chronicle Press (Rockwell).
situated at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Basketball for girls held ■ Under 17: DPS (Khajaguda)
Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Medchal at Indus Universal Girls from Gaudium School with the U-19 trophy. Ganges Valley School (Bachupally)
Malkajgiri Dist. Telangana and School in Yapral, 30-12. MVP — Lasya (Ganges
Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad. 37-34 with Ananya match in the Under 17 Valley).
Secunderabad-3. In the Under 14 final, Mishra from the winning section was one-sided ■ Under 19: Gaudium School
RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. (Bachupally) Little Flower School
Rockwell edged out side being adjudged Most with DPS overpowering (Uppal) 20-15. MVP — Vruksha
Editor: Kaushik Mitter
Silver Oaks (Bachupally) Valuable Player. The title Ganges Valley School Reddy (Gaudium).