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Arun Jaitley, who as financeminister ushered in India'sbiggest tax reforms and was thechief trouble-shooter of the BJPand the Modi government,died at the AIIMS here onSaturday after battling multiplehealth issues for the last sever-al months. He was 66. In a briefstatement, the hospital saidJaitley breathed his last at 12.07pm. He was admitted to thehospital on August 9 followingcomplaint of breathing diffi-culty. The cremation will be onSunday afternoon at theNigambodh Ghat.

Known as a consensusbuilder, Jaitley was the BJP'sman for all seasons and actedas the key strategist forNarendra Modi government inits first term. He helmed thefinance, defence, corporateaffairs and information andbroadcasting ministries.

Leaders across the politicalspectrum paid rich tributes toJaitley, a quintessential mod-erate who was never associat-ed with the hard edges ofHindutva politics.

He became a trusted friendof Narendra Modi as hesmoothed the path for theGujarat leader's rise in the BJPby helping him win key allies.

Jaitley played an instru-

mental role in implementationof Modi's various ambitiousschemes and programmes afterthe BJP came to power in May2014. His most important lega-cy will be rolling out of Goodsand Services Tax (GST) in2017, the biggest taxreforms afterIndependence.

In his two briefstints as defence min-ister, Jaitley clearedthe path for usheringin a raft of long-pend-ing reforms in thearmed forces and cameout with key policy ini-tiatives with an aim tomake India selfreliant in defenceproduction.

He wasp e r h a p samong theBJP big-wigs whomade asmootht r ans i -t i o nf r o m

the Atal-Advani era in theparty to the one whereNarendra Modi dominated,ushering in the rise of new gen-eration leaders. His death is

another jolt to the BJPafter the demise of

Sushma Swaraj,a contempo-rary of Jaitleyand one of itsprominentfaces, onAugust 6.

Party lead-ers mournedJaitley's loss,

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bering him as a dear colleague,mentor and guide and hailinghis contribution to the growthof the party and the nation.

Jaitley, an urbane and media-savvy leader and a legal lumi-nary, was one of the sharpestpolitical minds not only with-in the BJP but also in the larg-er political spectrum where hemade lifelong allies cutting

across the ideological divide.A gifted raconteur whose

interest spanned from politicsto Bollywood to sports, hisinformal gatherings werealways a full house as journal-ists, friends and politiciansenjoyed his wit, sarcasm-which singed his colleaguesand adversaries alike- andgrasp of issues that he deliveredin his ever relaxed and warmdemeanour. Jaitley was thebridge that the BJP used to winover new allies, and also itswarm, affable and persuasiveface to bring opposition partiesaround on key issues.

More stories in Page 4 & 5

ARUN JAITLEY, BJP’S MANFRIDAY, PASSES AWAY

5 Maoistskilled in anencounterPV KONDAL RAO n KHAMMAM

In a major encounter betweenalleged CPI Maoist activistsand security forces inAbuzmad forests ofNarayanpur district in thenaxalite-torn Chhattisgarhstate, five CPI Maoist naxaliteswere killed and an unspecifiednumber of extremists injured.Two jawans of the police bat-talion sustained grievousinjuries in the cross-fire.

The identity of the slain nax-alites, however, was not known.The police were conducting anidentification parade with thehelp of naxalites who had sur-rendered in the part, sourcessaid. A huge cache of arms andammunition was recoveredfrom the encounter spot,which is on the border ofKhammam district.

According to DirectorGeneral of Police ofChhattisgarh state Avasthi, theencounter occurred in thedense forest terrain ofAbuzmad during the earlyhours on Saturday. The BastarPolice conceded the encounterand said it was the second suchincident since August 3.

The police, according theDGP, went to the hilly terrainon a tip-off that naxalites wereholding a meeting in Durvedaforests. They conducted mas-sive search operations in theregion. While the police wereconducting the searches, theMaoists resorted to firing andthe ensuring encounter lastedabout 90 minutes.

Have lost a valued friend: ModiNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi onSaturday described Arun Jaitley as a "valuedfriend" whose insights and nuancedunderstanding of matters had "very fewparallels" as he condoled the death of thesenior BJP leader who was one of his closeconfidants for decades. Modi, who is in theUAE on an official tour, said the former financeminister was full of life, blessed with wit, agreat sense of humour and charisma. Official sources said the primeminister spoke to the the wife and son of Jaitley, who died at AIIMSon Saturday, and expressed his condolences. Both of them insistedthat he does not cancel his foreign tour. In his tweets, Modi saidJaitley was admired by people across all sections of society, ddingthat he was multi-faceted, had impeccable knowledge about India'sConstitution, history, public policy, governance and administration.

PNS n HYDERABAD

Union Home Minister AmitShah on Saturday said the abro-gation of Article 370 enabledthe complete integration ofJammu and Kashmir with theIndian Union.

He also said the Parliamenthas made Jammu and Kashmiran integral part of India by end-ing Article 370, under the lead-ership of Prime Minister andIndia's most popular leader,Narendra Modi.

Shah was speaking at thepassing out parade of IPS pro-

bationers at Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel National Police Academy(SVPNPA) here.

"The complete merger ofJammu and Kashmir withIndian Union did not happenwith the existence of Article370," he added.

Paying glowing tributes tothe country's first HomeMinister Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel, he said Hyderabadbecame a part of India due tothe police action carried out (tounite the erstwhile Hyderabadstate of Nizam) under his(Patel's) leadership.

Abrogation of Art 370led to integration ofJ&K with India: Shah

UAE honoursPM Modi withhighestcivilian awardABU DHABI: PrimeMinister Narendra Modiwas honoured with the'Order of Zayed', the UAE'shighest civilian award, onSaturday as a mark of appre-ciation for his efforts toboost bilateral ties betweenthe two nations.

The award has earlierbeen bestowed on severalworld leaders, includingRussian President VladimirPutin, Queen Elizabeth IIand Chinese President XiJinping.

"An incomparable honourreflecting our warm ties.PM @narendramodi con-ferred with the prestigious'Order of Zayed' by HHCrown Prince of UAE@MohamedBinZayed, thehighest civilian honor ofUAE for PM's contributionin strengthening relationsbetween India and UAE,"Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) spokespersonRaveesh Kumar tweeted.

Modi thanked the UAEgovernment for the honourand dedicated the award tothe skills and abilities of 1.3billion Indians.

Sonia givesnod to Left-Cong alliancein Bengal

Abolish incometax, hike FDinterest: SwamyPNS n CHANDIGARH

BJP MP Subramanian Swamybatted for abolishing incometax, hiking interest rate on fixeddeposits and lowering it on loansto spur economic growth.

"The main thing is that theincome tax should be abol-ished. The rate on fixeddeposits should be increased tonine per cent and the rate ofinterest on borrowings shouldbe brought down to nine percent as well. If these three stepsare taken, things will improve,"said Swamy.

A lot needs to be done forthe economy. My book iscoming out on September 5, inwhich I have explained whatneeds to be done, he added.

Swamy made the remarkswhen asked if the steps takenby Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman would revive thegrowth. In a bid to boosteconomy on a five-year low,the Centre announced a slewof measures, including therollback of surcharge on for-eign and domestic equityinvestors, a promise to reviewthe super rich tax on high net-worth individuals, exemptingstartups from 'angel tax' andupfront infusion of Rs 70,000crore to public sector banks.

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Congress interim presidentSonia Gandhi has given hernod to Congress-Left Frontalliance in West Bengal for theupcoming assembly by-polls inthe state following the party'sdismal performance in theLok Sabha polls in the state, topparty sources said on Saturday.Gandhi held a meeting withWest Bengal Congress presi-dent Somen Mitra in Delhi onFriday night and discussedvarious organisational issues,including the upcomingassembly bypolls in the state,the sources said.

"We informed Soniaji aboutthe seat adjustment we are hav-ing with the Left Front for theupcoming by elections in thestate. She told us if the LeftFront agrees then both the par-ties should go for an alliance inthe state," Mitra said.

The seat adjustment deci-sion was taken by the Congressstate leadership when the partyhad no president after the res-ignation of Rahul Gandhi fromthe post. The nod was given bySonia Gandhi, who was cho-sen the party's interim presi-dent earlier this month.

NAVEENA GHANATE n HYDERABAD

The housing market has becomemore diverse than ever before,mainly because buying home isno longer a status statement. Themillennial generation, comparedto their parents and grandpar-ents, have no qualms about rent-ing apartments. With many ofthe previous generations alreadyowning homes, millennials arenow the prime target clientele forthose offering to sell homes.There is a big shift in the wayrealty space, particularly housingand office segment, is consumedbecause of the millennials.

It is shared economy and theyare not keen on building up assetsfor tomorrow. Millennials shyaway from the long-term finan-cial obligations that come withbuying a home. They slog it outat work; enjoy the convenience

of technology and all con-sumerism. It is "in-the-now"kind of thing.

This lifestyle seems to haveimpacted the housing segment.In a recent report titled 'WhatAils the Housing Market?',ANAROCK PropertyConsultants pointed that mil-lennials' 'no-guilt' towards rent-ing is also one of the reasons for

the current slowdown in thehousing segment of real estate,apart from unfavorable return oninvestment (ROI), weak con-sumer sentiments, low job cre-ation. The report notes, 'the sta-tus perception of homeowner-ship has faded - especially withon-the-move millennials whoprefer to rent homes in conve-nient locations in whatever city

they happen to be". While thismight be the case in Mumbai,Delhi, Bengaluru or other metrocities, Hyderabad reflects a con-trary trend. Samson Arthur,Branch Director, Hyderabad,Knight Frank India, said,"Preferences of millennials arebecoming trend for the markets.Housing-wise in Mumbai, Delhiand Bengaluru, it is not easy tofind a home for buying or rent-ing. You can't have it at nearestspot to your workplace or in cen-tre of the city. So co-living and co-

working are picking up. Fromfresher to mid-level, Hyderabadis a place where you buy realestate it grows. It may not be bestasset, however for Indian cus-tomer, for Hyderabadi, there ishigh sentiment quotient forproperty purchase or holding anasset. You cannot do this inMumbai, Delhi, Calcutta - theydon't offer proposition of youngdynamic city which is growingand future will better. Thesesigns are strong for Hyderabad."

However, for a youngster whohas no bigger obligations like -parent, partner, children, theychose to be in a place where it'sa convenient, well-equipped, andspend more time at workplace,instead of travel. Experts opinethat even if rental markets con-tinue to rise, it will create anoth-er set of buyers or investors whowill buy an apartment and leaseit out.

Millennials shy away from buying house Etela in the dock for‘leaking’ CM meet outcome

L VENKAT RAM REDDYn HYDERABAD

Matters discussed confiden-tially with Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao at PragatiBhavan, especially on sensitivesubjects, cannot be trifledwith by ministers and othershowever juicy they may be.

Senior TRS leader andHealth Minister Etela Rajenderlearnt this the hard way onSaturday after landing in acontroversy for allegedly 'leak-ing' to representatives of therevenue staff the gist of the'closed-door' meeting KCRheld at Pragathi Bhavan withministers and district collec-

tors early this week. With therevenue staff sore at what theyreportedly learnt unofficiallyfrom Etela, rumours of hisleaks spread like wild fire onSaturday.

l Revenue staff leaders' giveawayleaves minister red-faced

G RAVI KIRANn VIJAYAWADA

Chief Minister YS JaganmohanReddy may stick to his decisionon reverse tendering for thePolavaram project and hydelpower project works despite theHigh Court order, according toreliable sources. He reviewed thestatus with Minister for WaterResources Anil Kumar Yadav,Principal Secretary of WaterResources DepartmentAdityanath Das and otherofficials concerned onSaturday.

The ChiefM i n i s t e rinstructed offi-cials to work outthe strategy toovercome thelegal obstacles togo for reverse tender-ing. He also enquired aboutthe Polavaram ProjectAuthority's report, which wassubmitted to the Union gov-ernment.

Officials briefed him on thearguments made in the HighCourt on behalf of the State gov-ernment and those by the advo-cate of Navayuga EngineeringCompany. Post the High Court'sorder, the statements of TDPand BJP leaders also came in for

discussion. After a detailed dis-cussion, Chief Minister YSJaganmohan Reddy may con-

tinue with the reverse tenderingprocess and after clearing legalobstacles.

CM may stick to decision onPolavaram reverse tendering

Minister Anil rubbishesChandrababu’s claimsPNS n AMARAVATI

Rubbishing TDP claims thatthe floods were man-madeand were aimed at inundatingChandrababu Naidu's resi-dence in Undavalli, the StateGovernment has said thatwater was released as per the

set norms. Speaking tomedia here on

Saturday, Minister forWater RecoursesAnil Kumar Yadavsaid, 'Chandrababu'sclaim that the floods

were man-made andwere aimed at inundat-

ing his river front house inwhich he is residing is base-less argument. If we are tobelieve what he has said andthe quantum of water we havereleased, Pulichintala waterlevels as of now would havebeen far less than what theyactually are. The water was

released as per the set proce-dures only after the reservoirswere full and the crest gateswere opened as per the stan-dard operating procedure.

Brushing aside the criticismthat CM YS Jagan MohanReddy has been in the USwhile there were floods in theState, he said that review wasdone from time to time andall necessary action was taken.The concerned Collectorswere constantly monitoringthe flood situation.

Known as a consensus builder, Jaitley was the BJP's man for allseasons and acted as the key strategist for Narendra Modigovernment in its first term. He helmed the finance, defence,corporate affairs and information and broadcasting ministries

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A delegation of oppositionleaders, including RahulGandhi, which wanted to visitKashmir Valley to take stock ofthe situation there after theabrogation of Article 370 pro-visions, was not allowed toleave Srinagar airport onSaturday by the state adminis-tration and had to return to thenational capital. The develop-ment came a day after theJammu and Kashmir govern-ment issued a statement askingpolitical leaders not to visit theValley as it would disturb thegradual restoration of peace andnormal life. The leaders fromnine political parties, who hadflown to Srinagar this afternoonbut returned within hours,lashed out at the government,questioning its claim of "nor-malcy" in the Valley.

"The government has invit-ed me. The governor has saidthat I am invited. Now that I

have come, they are sayingyou can't come. The govern-ment is saying that everythingis normal here, so if everythingis normal then why are we notallowed to go in. It is surpris-ing," Congress leader RahulGandhi told reporters at theSrinagar airport. He wasaccompanied by leaders ofCPI(M), CPI, DMK, NCP,JD(S), RJD, LJD and the TMC.

"We want to go to any areawhich is peaceful and talk to 10-15 people. If there is Section144, I am ready to go in indi-vidually, we don't have to go asa group," he said.The CPI(M)said that the delegation hadplanned to visit various parts ofthe state over the next few days,talking to various people andsections of the populace andshades of political opinion toascertain the situation existingon the ground and the diffi-culties that they are encoun-tering as a result of the shut-down in the Kashmir valley.

Oppn delegation sent backfrom Srinagar airportl Leaders question govt's ‘claim of normalcy'

l Buying home no longer astatus statement, thoughHyderabadis buck trendl If the young buyer doesn'thave sufficient money, theirfamily or in-llaws are lendingfinancial support

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FILL RAYALASEEMAPONDS WITH FLOODWATER: CPIVIJAYAWADA: CPI StateSecretary K Ramakrishna onSaturday asked Chief MinisterYS Jaganmohan Reddy to fillthe ponds in Kurnool,Anantapur and Chittoordistricts by diverting thefloodwaters throughHandrineeva project.He said the four districts ofRayalaseema was sufferingfrom scanty rainfall and cropscultivated by farmers with theborrowed money have driedup causing huge losses tothem. He said the Statereceived flood waters owing toheavy rains in the upperriparian States and asked it touse the water prudently bysupplying it to the drought-hitdistricts of Rayalaseema. Healso asked the government toaddress the drinking waterscarcity in Rayalaseemadistricts. “Because of thedrought situation, many aremigrating to nearby cities for work”.

SCR TAKES UPSPECIAL DRIVEAGAINST TOUTSVIJAYAWADA: TheSouth Central Railway hasintensified special driveagainst touts andunauthorised agents at allreservation offices and travelagencies in major stations inorder to curtail the toutingactivities. Accordingly, theRailway Protection Force(RPF) conducted special raidson August 22 and 23. Theraids were conducted at 49locations all over the zone. Inthis operation, 281 live ticketsand 772 used tickets totalworth of Rs. 8,83,915 bookedby the touts on a commissionbasis were seized and 49 toutswere apprehended. The drivewas intended to savepassengers from blackmarketing of tickets and alsoarresting the loss of revenueto the Indian Railways as thetouts were carrying businesswithout licence from therailways. “RPF is committed totaking stringent action againsttouting activities. Passengersare also requested to purchasetickets from reservationcounters and authorised travelagents only. If any personnotices the selling of ticketsby unauthorised persons, itmay be reported to railwayauthorities”, the releaseadded.

NEW TRAIN SERVICECANCELLEDVIJAYAWADA: Theintroduction of new trainservice - Train No.12743/12744 Gudur –Vijayawada - Gudur IntercitySuperfast Express from August25 as announced earlier, hasbeen postponed on account oftechnical reasons until furtheradvice. Consequently, theinaugural special Train No.02743/02744 Gudur –Vijayawada Intercity SuperfastExpress on August 25 and theregular services of Train No.12743/12744 Gudur –Vijayawada Intercity SuperfastExpress from August 26 standcancelled. “Passengers arerequested to make a note ofthe same and in case anyadvance reservations, maycancel the tickets to claim afull refund,” a release said.

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Emphatic win forCentral ZonePNS n VIJAYAWADA

Central Zone defeated SouthZone by eight wickets in theACA u-16 Inter-Zonal 40 oversmatch on Saturday at ACAWomen’s Academy at JKCCollege campus (Guntur).

South made 131 for nine in40 overs and in reply Centralreached the target losing twowickets.

The scores: South Zone 131for nine in 40 overs (G. NagaLakshmi 39, M. Hasini three for23) lost to Central Zone 135 fortwo in 35.1 overs (MayassarAnjum 37, K Sai Poojitha 25).

Andhra Cricket Associationsecretary Ch. Arun Kumarannounced ACA SeniorWomen One Day team andsenior women T-20 team toparticipate in BCCI conductedtournaments for the season2019- 20

The teams: ACA SeniorWomen One Day team: N.Anusha (Capt.), K Jyothi (ViceCapt.), Ch Jhansi Lakshmi, V

Pushpalatha, E. Padmaja, G.Chandra Lekha, P.V. SudhaRani, S. Hima Bindu, M.Durga, G. Sneha, K. AnjaliSarvani, K. Dhathri, S. Divya,N. Roja and A. Sri Lakshmi.

ACA Senior Women T-20team: N. Anusha (Capt.), K.Anjali Sarvani (Vice Capt.), K.Jyothi, Ch. Jhansi Lakshmi, V.Pushpalatha, E. Padmaja, G.Chandra Lekha, P.V. SudhaRani, S. Hima Bindu, P. SriLekha, M. Harika Yadav, G.Saranya, S. Divya, K. Hepsibhaand A. Sri Lakshmi.

DO NOT REMOVE US, MEE SEVAEMPLOYEES ASK GOVERNMENTPNS n VIJAYAWADA

Members of Amaravati MeeSeva Association on Saturdayurged the State government toutilise their services in the pro-posed Village Secretariats.

Speaking to media persons,association honourable presi-dent Manikonda Siva Chaitanyarequested the government to fillthe vacant posts with Mee Sevaemployees and conduct examsto the remaining. “There are9,000 employees working atvarious centres on a self-employment basis offering 400government services to people”.

He said for many years theemployees were taking welfareschemes of the State govern-ment to people and with littleinvestment they were takingcare of their families with thecommission earned.

He said the thousands offamilies will be left in the lurchif the jobs were not given jobsin the Village Secretariats. “Weare working since 2004 in Rajiv

Internet Village centres andlater in 2011, the name waschanged as Mee Seva under thelate YS Rajasekhara Reddyregime. We are serving as abridge between the govern-ment and the people”.

He urged the State govern-ment to take steps to contin-ue their services in affiliatedunits of the Vil lageSecretariats. “First, we start-ed collecting only electricitybills, but from 2011 all the

departments were attached tous”. He said all the centreswere functioning sincerelyfrom 8 am to 10 pm offeringservices of more than 40departments. AssociationP r e s i d e n tP Satya, vice-presidents V Vanshikrishna, secretary VSurendranath, treasurer B Vani Mahesh, Praveen andVinay were present.

Amaravati Mee Seva Association honourable president Manikonda Siva Chaitanyaaddressing the media in Vijayawada on Saturday

‘Students should be innovative, humble’ PNS n VIJAYAWADA

Former Income TaxCommissioner K Ajay Kumaron Saturday asked students tobe innovative and acquire skillsto meet the demands of the jobmarket.

He was speaking as the chiefguest at the Fresher’s Day cele-brations of the SaradaEducational Institutions at A-Plus Convention Hall.

He said students should thinkcreatively and focus on issueswhich can help them prosper intheir chosen careers. “Be agood human being and helpothers. Along with success, youshould not forget your parents,teachers and homeland”, heemphasised.

Boomeberg Tube ChiefOperating Officer K SudhakarSai from USA, asked the stu-dents to inculcate the habit ofquestioning, which will help

them acquire proper knowl-edge. “Each student is bestowedwith good qualities. The needof the hour is nurturing them”.

Pop and playback singerSmitha highlighted the art ofgoal setting and hard work. “If

you show commitment andconcentration you can reachthe goals.Whatever field youchoose to try to reach the topwith determination”.

Sarada EducationalInstitutions chairman Y

Ramesh Babu said that SaradaCollege was the biggest day-scholar college in the city andbelieved in bringing severaleminent persons to interactwith students.

Students rendered bothHindi and Telugu film songsand also walked the rampmuch to the delight of the audi-ence.

Sarada EducationalInstitutions Managing DirectorY Sarada Devi, College advisorESRK Prasad and GeneralManager G V Rao were pre-sent.

As many as 2,400students took part inthe culturalprogrammesconducted on theoccasion

Mee Seva Associationhonourable presidentManikonda SivaChaitanya urged thegovernment to fill thevacant posts in VillageSecretariats with MeeSeva employees andconduct exams to fillthe remaining

Andhra CricketAssociation secretaryCh Arun Kumarannounced ACASenior Women OneDay team and seniorwomen T-20 team forBCCI tournaments

Early-stage entrepreneurs shouldnot commit mistakes: ExpertPNSn VIJAYAWADA

Charan Lakkaraju, Founder ofStumagz, a student discoveryprogramme, interacted withstudents, start-ups and localbusinessmen at The CulturalCentre of Vijayawada &Amaravati as part of monthlyedition of the Sedibus speakerseries, said DeepaBalasubramanian, CEO, TheSedibus, Start-up Ecosystem ofthe Malaxmi Group, here onSaturday.

He explained how early-stage entrepreneurs should notcommit mistakes and gavevaluable insights and present-ed a good number of casestudies on success and failurestories of start-ups.

He suggested that earlyentrepreneur should spend histime figuring out, who wouldbuy his product, should pre-pare a team to raise funds,should learn to do everythingwithout depending on teammembers, shall have an obses-sion over the product and last-ly build a proper advisoryteam. He also distinguishedbetween the early entrepreneurand businessmen citing manyexamples.

The session was filled withCharan’s insight and his owngrowth as an entrepreneur and

concluded with some meaning-ful interactions, questions andanswers.

Satya Srinivas, programmemanager, the Sedibus, said thatstudents from Andhra LoyolaCollege, Gates Business School,V.R. Siddhartha EngineeringCollege, Potti SriramuluEngineering College and localstart-up owners took part inthe meeting.

“Early entrepreneurshould spend his timefiguring out, whowould buy his product,should prepare a teamto raise funds”,Founder of Stumagz

Charan Lakkaraju, Founder of Stumagz, interacting with students in Vijayawadaon Saturday

Health Min urged to come withpolicy for palliative care a la TSPNSn VISAKHAPATNAM

Deputy Chief Minister andHealth Minister Alla Kali KrishnaSrinivas was urged to formulatepalliative care policy for moreinclusive and easy accessible topeople in Andhra Pradesh on thelines of Kerala and Telengana.

During a courtesy meet withDeputy Chief Minister at the gov-ernment circuit house here onSaturday, G Sambasiva Rao,Chairman, Sneha Sandhya AgeCare Foundation, along with Dr S Raju, Managing Trustee andMedical Director explained indetails of the palliative care.Though the Indian MedicalCouncil has incorporated pallia-tive care curriculum this year inmedical syllabi and nursing edu-cation in order to train the doc-tors and nurses in the palliativecare, there was need of moreefforts to be taken through aware-ness of the palliative care andcharting out a policy on palliativecare by the State government.

Apprising about Sneha SandhaAge Care Foundation’s nobleinitiatives to the Dy CM, GSmbasiva Rao, said: “It is the onlyorganisation providing compre-hensive palliative care services to

people with life threatening ordebilitating illness from diagno-sis till death in the State and thegoal is to improve the quality oflife of both patients and familiesby responding to pain and otherdistressing physical symptoms, aswell as to provide nursing careand psycho-social and spiritualsupport. Rao further stated thatthe foundation played a pivotalrole in this area by having inter-disciplinary, multi-dimensionalteam, comprising doctors, nurs-

es, counsellors, social workers,and volunteers. “We also providehome based palliative care ser-vices with care being taken to thedoorsteps of patients. The aim ofhome-based care is ultimately topromote, restore, and maintain aperson's maximum level of com-fort, function and health, includ-ing care towards a dignifieddeath”, he mentioned.

Dy Chief Minister Alla KaliKrishna Srinivas assured that hewould look into the matter for for-

mulation of state policy onPalliative care and lauded the ini-tiatives of the foundation.

Jaitley’s service to cricketwas immense: ACAPNS n VIJAYAWADA

Andhra Cricket Associationon Saturday condoled thedemise of Arun Jaitley, formerunion minister and formerPresident of Delhi and DistrictCricket Association, an affiliat-ed unit of Board of Control forCricket in India.

“In his passing away, thecricket circles in the country haslost a guiding force, who used

to come to the rescue of mem-bers of BCCI in crisis andused to resolve issues andallowed the game to go on andon, “ said GVK Ranga Raju,President, Andhra CricketAssociation.

“Today is a black day inIndian cricket and for the crick-et-loving public as the passingaway of Arun leaves a vacuumamong administrators, playersand the sports loving citizens.The amount of effort he has put

in Delhi Association as well asin BCCI has brought globalrecognition and his services asUnion Minister and in cricketas an astute administrator cannever be forgotten” Ch. ArunKumar, Secretary, The AndhraCricket Association.

The members of the ACAjoined their President andSecretary in conveying theirheartfelt condolences to themembers of the bereaved fam-ily.

Uday Double Deckertrain inaugural cancelled PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM

The inaugural programmeof the Uday Double Deckertrain, scheduled for August26 was cancelled in view ofthe former union ministerArun Jaitley’s demise onSaturday. Minister of State ofRailways Suresh AngadiChannabasappa was sup-posed to inaugurate the trainservice. Vice President MVenkaiah Naidu has also can-celled his programmes inAndhra Pradesh.

The Ministry of Railwaysdecided to introduce the trainNo. 22701/ 22702Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam DoubleDecker UDAY express for 5days a week with effect fromAugust 26. On the day ofinauguration, the train wouldhave run as special expresstrain with train No. 02701Visakhapatnam-Vijayawadawith open timings. The reg-ular service would have com-menced from August 27 asper the railway schedule.

Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas receiving abouquet on his arrival in Visakhapatnam on Saturday

“Though theIndian MedicalCouncil hasincorporatedpalliative carecurriculum thisyear in medicalsyllabi in order fortrain the doctorsand nurses in thepalliative care,there is a need tocharting out apolicy onpalliative care bythe government”G Sambasiva Rao,says Chairman,Sneha SandhyaAge CareFoundation

SDCITregisters 100per cent forMBA, MCAPNS n VIJAYAWADA

Tanuku-based S .D.College of InformationTechnology PrincipalSatyanarayana Reddyon Saturday said thatthe college registered100 seats for MBA andMCA courses based inI-Cet counselling.

He said the collegewas registering 100 percent seats since itsinception from 2001.‘This is the testimonyof the quality of educa-tion offered by the col-lege," said Col legeFounder and ChairmanChitturi Subba Rao.

He said appreciatedboth faculty and non-teaching staf f forenhancing the reputa-tion of the college andsaid students f romabout 66 colleges fromGodavari districts pre-ferred S.D. College ofI n f o r m a t i o nTechnology for MBAand MCA Courses”.

He congratulated thestudents and their par-ents for choosing hiscollege.

Secretar y andCorrespondent CSubba Rao, TreasurerNandigam Sudhakar,and AdministrativeOfficer took part in theinteractive meeting.

Students performing during the Freshers’ Day of Sarada Educaitonal Institutions inVijayawada on Saturday

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As the annualBrahmotsavams in Tirumalaare fast approaching, SpecialOfficer AV Dharma Reddy,along with Chief Vigilanceand Security Officer of TTDGopinath Jatti and TirupatiUrban SP Anburajan,reviewed the securityarrangements.

The high-level review meet-ing took place at AnnamaiahBhavan in Tirumala onSaturday. Speaking to themedia after the review meet-ing, the Special Officer saidevery minute details werestudied keeping in view thepast experiences, on how toprovide the security to a mul-titude of visiting pilgrims dur-ing the annual religious festi-val.

The SO also said providinghassle-free darshan andVahana Seva is the ultimate

goal and our vigilance in coor-dination with the police willcome out with a concrete planon the security settings for theensuing Brahmotsavams, headded.

Later, CVSO said parking,traffic, necessary signageboards and ghat road restric-tions, which will be made forthe upcoming annualBrahmotsavams, have beendiscussed with the Tirupatiurban police wing. "In view ofGaruda Varadhi works inTirupati, we also discussed ontraffic restrictions in the tem-ple city. Like every year, thisyear also the movement oftwo-wheelers will be bannedfrom midnight of October 3till the morning of October 5in view of Garuda Seva onOctober 4?, he added.

Tirupati SP told the mediathat a preliminary meeting washeld on Brahmotsavam security.

KonetirayaPavitrotsavamsfrom Sept 9Tirupati: The annual three-day Pavitrotsavams in SriKonetiraya Swamy temple atKosuvaripalli will beobserved from September 9to 11 with Ankurarpanam onSeptember 8. This annualfete is usually performed towaive off the sins committed,either knowingly or unknow-ingly, by the religious or non-religious staffs and pilgrimsduring annualBrahmotsavams.

Special Officer AV Dharma Reddy, along with Chief Vigilance and Security Officerof TTD Gopinath Jatti and Tirupati Urban SP Anburajan, reviewing the securityarrangements for the ensuing Brahmotsavams in Tirumala on Saturday

Spl officer reviewsarrangements forBrahmotsavams

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CAPSULE

MAINTAIN HYGIENEIN TOWNS : PERNI VIJAYAWADA: TransportMinister Perni Venkataramaiahon Saturday made a surprisevisit to various places inMachilipatnam town andinspected the cleanliness andhygiene there.He visited Englishpalem andenquired with the residentsabout the work of the sanitationdepartment workers, the numberof workers on rolls and theworkers present on Saturday. Hedirected municipal officials tomaintain hygiene in the townand see through that side canalsare cleaned on a daily basis andthat mosquito preventionmeasures are carried out. Healso directed officials to visit allwards and enquire aboutmaintenance.The Minister stated that VillageSecretariats posts would be filledbased solely on merit. Heassured that by Ugadi, villagevolunteers would conduct door-to-door surveys and identify theeligible women for registeringhouse sites in their names.

FORTNIGHT EYEDONATIONAWARENESS CAMPFROM TODAYVijayawada: Consumer Forumpresident R Madhava Rao onSaturday launched the fortnighteye donation awareness camporganised by Karuna Eye Bank.The awareness camp will beginon Sunday and conclude onSeptember 8.Speaking on the occasion,Madhava Rao said that therewas a need for eye donation,which one should do withoutdiscrimination of caste, creed,religion, customs and traditions.Karuna Eye Bank founderChairman Dara Karunasree saidthat 13 lakh people in thecountry are suffering fromblindness due to shortage ofcorneas. She said that the campwas organised to make peopleunderstand the importance ofeye donation and clear mythssurrounding it. She furtherstated that they have collectedaround 2,331 corneas.G Kishore, K Kanakarao, RajKumar, D Hanumantha Rao,Ganesh and others were present.

A CALL FOR ECO-FRIENDLY GANESH IDOLSVisakhapatnam: To do awaywith idols made with Plaster ofParis (PoP), an awarenesscampaign urging people to optfor eco-friendly Ganesh idolsmade with clay has been started.Paryavarana Margadarsi Vaisakhiis conducting the awarenesscampaign in the city with theGreen Climate team."We conducted workshops onmaking clay ganesha idols inKDPM High School here. It istime for us to think about ourrole in environment protectionby taking small steps. Manypeople worship idols these daysand the idols are made ofharmful and synthetic coloursthat are harmful as per theCentral Pollution Control Board(CPCB) guidelines," said JVRatnam of Green Climate."The CPCB had proposed waysto combat the situations longback in 2010. They suggestedthat the usage of PoP idolsshould be stopped immediatelyand that the idols should bemade of biodegradablematerials," said Ratnam.

Pawan allaysfarmers' fears onshifting of capitalPNS n VIJAYAWADA

Farmers from Amaravati metJana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyanand BJP MP SujanaChowdhary on Saturdaywhere the leaders assuredthem that their demandswould be met and supportedthem in their fight against theshifting of the capital city.

Pawan interacted withfarmers and shared his opin-ions. He stated that he wouldtour the capital area andinspect the stalled works onAugust 30 and 31, and addedthat if any lapses were found,they should be corrected, butnot by shifting the Capitalfrom Amaravati.

He said, "I assumed that4,000 acres were enough for acapital. A farmer knows onlyagriculture without greenfields, he cannot do anything.Though many gave their landswillingly for the developmentof the capital, a few gave onlyby pressure. However, thesefarmers have sacrificed theirlands for the capital, so thereshould be a capital inAmaravati".

BJP MP Sujana Chowdharyruled out allegations of havingland in Amaravati. He statedthat the BJP would take care of

farmers and that they need notworry. He also assured thefarmers that they need notbother about the statements ofYSRCP leaders and opinedthey cannot shift the capital asthey like.

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n BJP MMP SSujanaChowdhary rruled ooutallegations oof hhaving lland iinAmaravati. HHe sstated tthatthe BBJP wwould ttake ccare ooffarmers aand tthat tthey nneednot wworry

n He aalso aassured tthefarmers tthat tthey nneed nnotbother aabout tthestatements oof YYSRCPleaders aand oopined ttheycannot sshift tthe ccapital aasthey llike

Deadline for e-KYC registrationfor ration cardholders extendedPNS n VIJAYAWADA

The civil supplies depart-ment has extended the dead-line for registering e-KYC forration cardholders fromAugust 20 to September 5and for children below 15years up to September 15.

In many areas across theState thumbnails have nottallied with Aadhar recordsand people were instructedto get fresh registration totally with ration card thumb-nails. Many dealers wereunable to complete thisprocess because of serverproblems.

Though off icialsannounced earlier that onecould not apply for rationwithout the e-KYC registra-tion, Srikanth Reddy, ChiefWhip, on Saturday assuredthe people that they need notworry that their ration sup-ply would be stopped with-out e-KYC.

He stated that rationwould be supplied to allirrespective of e-KYC. Inmany areas, long queueswere observed for the e-KYC registration and as fam-ily members, including chil-dren, had to be there for theprocess, crowd managementdid not succeed as planned.

Vehicle lifters gang busted

LAC Chairman for TTD Delhi temple quits

PNS n VIJAYAWADA

Police arrested five members ofa gang for lifting cars and two-wheelers in the city and recov-ered Rs 19.20 lakh worth vehi-cles from their possession.

Tata Prasad (35) aliasMamillapalli Sasidhar ofGhantasala in Krishna district,Namala Nagarju (27) ofBhavanipuram, Vijayawada,Banavat Suresh (28) ofGouravaram, Jaggaiahpeta,Doddaka Govardhan (25) ofHanuman Junction and PeriyaSwamy (38) of Dindigul, TamilNadu were arrested by the police.Producing them before themedia on Saturday, the policestated that Tata Prasad, NamalaNagarju and Periya Swamy werehabitual offenders and with thehelp of Banavat Suresh andDoddaka Govardhan, they stolethree Taveras, one Swift Dzire,five Boleros , one Alto and threetwo-wheelers.

DCP Vijaya Rao stated thatthe accused had not stopped

their thefts even after beingreleased from the prison. Heinformed that the five had triedto run the stolen vehicles inChennai as travels vehicles.Patrol police questioned themwhile they were suspiciously

roaming at Bhavanipuram andwere later shifted to the policestation. After a thorough inquiry,it was revealed that they wereregularly involved in the theft ofvehicles. During the inquiry,the accused confessed that theyused to observe vehicles thatwere parked at the same spot fora long time and then break-induring the night by smashing thefront door glass.

Commissioner Ch DwarakaTirumala Rao and DCP VijayaRao appreciated BhavanipuramInspector Mohan Reddy andSub-Inspector Krishna Babu forcracking the case.

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Resident Commissioner ofAP Bhavan, Praveen Prakash,resigned to the post of LocalAdvisor y CommitteeChairman for TTD temple inDelhi protesting against thegovernment's decision tocontinue the vigilanceinquiry despite his objec-tions. He sent his resignation letterto Executive Officer AnilKumar Singhal on Saturdaymentioning serious griev-ance remarks over theinquiry ordered by the gov-ernment on the alleged irreg-ularities at the temple inDelhi.

A petition was filed on July22 demanding an inquiry onthe alleged financial irregu-larities at the TTD templeworks in New Delhi. Prakashhad also ordered an inquiryon August 14 after consultingwith the EO. Meanwhile, the

petitioner approached YSRCMP Vijayasai Reddy andalleged that Prakash wouldnot do a transparent inquiryas he was a supporter ofTDP. Immediately, with theinvolvement and instructionsof Vijayasai Reddy, a vigilanceinquiry was ordered.

On learning about the vig-ilance inquiry on the issue,Praveen Prakash consultedhigher officials, including theEO, stating that "Already aninternal inquiry is on.

If we go for a third partyinquiry, the trust placed on usfrom the Telugu people herewill be damaged. If you don'tsatisfy with the outcome ofthe inquiry, then you can takethe decision."

With no response for hisrequests, a deeply hurtPraveen Prakash mentionedall the consequences in theletter and resigned to the postof Local Advisory CommitteeChairman.

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An iron boat that capsizedand was washed away withfloodwater to PrakasamBarrage has proved trouble-some to the irrigation depart-ment and the district admin-istration. Of the two boatsthat capsized were sweptaway from Pavitra Sangamamon August 14, one wentthrough the open gate of thebarrage, but the other onestruck between the barragetop and Gate No. 68.

The NDRF and SDRF havebeen trying to remove theboat and technicians werealso called to cut the boatwith welding machines, butin vain. After floodwater lev-els came down all gates wereclosed, but as the boat wasblocking the entrance, Gate68 could not be closed due to

which water has been goingoutside the barrage.

On Saturday, Minister forWater Resources Anil KumarYadav, District Collector MdImtiyaz and other officialsvisited the gate and moni-tored the works going on toremove the boat. Expertsfrom Vizag, Kakinada andother places had come toVijayawada oversee extrac-tion works.

As per officials' estima-tion, the boat would beremoved and the gate wouldbe closed by Sunday.

CEAT unveils second TruckService Hub in KadapaPNS n KADAPA

CEAT extends services ofTruck Service Hub (TSH) toYerraguntla in Kadapa. CEATLimited, a leading Indian tyremanufacturer, has launched itssecond Truck Service Hub(TSH) in the State. The TSHin Sri Sai Ram Enterprises inYerraguntla will serve as aone-stop destination for alltruck owners to provide exclu-sive services related to wheelalignment, balancing and tyrehealth inspection, along withthe sale of CEAT truck and bustyres.

The new TSH is a state-of-the-art facility, which has a tyredisplay area interspersed withcustomer seating areas and ahuge space for multiple trucksto be serviced simultaneously.The Hub enables regular tyrecheck-up, which is of para-mount importance as irregularwheel alignment or balancingcould lead to an uneven tyrewear and also diminishes the

life of the tyre. With the ser-vices provided at the TruckService Hub (TSH), CEATaims at ensuring the safety ofthe truck owners on lengthyand tiresome highway jour-neys.

Speaking at the inauguralevent, Amit Tolani, Vice-President, Marketing CEATLimited, said, "With this initia-tive, we are committed to pro-viding the best service to cus-tomers, along with the sale oftyres, all under one roof. After

receiving a good response fromthe Truck Service Hub inNellore, we are now expandingour network in AndhraPradesh. We currently haveTruck Service Hubs in WestBengal, Punjab, Maharashtra,Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh,Jharkhand and Tamil Naduand aim to expand our networkto various other regions in thecountry in the near future,thereby enhancing the serviceexperience to various truckowners across the country."

Capsized boat struck inPrakasam Barrage gate

PNS n GUNTUR

Firmly believing that spread-ing road safety awarenesstoday will make a safer Indiatomorrow, Honda Motorcycleand Scooter India Pvt Ltd's(HMSI) brought its road safe-ty awareness initiative toGuntur for the first time.

Honda's unique NationalRoad Safety Awareness pro-gramme aims at educatingthe youth on the serious issueof road safety in a fun way. InGuntur, Honda sensitised over2,000 college students ofChalapathi Institute ofTechnology in three days.

In just seven months sinceits inception, the socialresponsibility movement byHonda 2 Wheelers India haseducated more than one lakhstudents in 60 cities on roadsafety. Speaking on Honda'scommitment towards sensitis-ing people on road safety,Prabhu Nagaraj, Vice-President - Brand &Communication, HondaMotorcycle and Scooter IndiaPvt. Ltd, said, "As a responsi-ble corporate, Honda 2Wheelers India is actively edu-

cating society on road safetysince 2001. We are theyoungest democracy of theworld. Youth drive India'sfuture. Honda believes that theyouth are not only road userstoday, but also future riders. Byimparting 'right knowledge atright age', Honda is creating aroad safety mindset in chil-dren from a young age andbuilding a safer India on roadstomorrow. The response ofstudents of Guntur has beenvery positive as they haveembraced road safety as away of life."

The programme compriseda scientifically devised learningmodule, interactive virtuallearning to increase students'risk prediction ability, honingexisting driver's skills withslow riding activities and rid-ing on narrow planks, womenempowerment through DreamRiding Programme where safe-ty instructors empoweredfemale students to indepen-dently ride a two-wheeler injust 4 hours, and ensured thatthe students learnt more aboutroad safety through fun edu-cational activities like roadsafety games and quizzes.

Youth take to crimefor easy money in cityG RAVI KIRANn VIJAYAWADA

With the city throwing up noemployment opportunitiesdespite being part of the capi-tal region, educated youngstersare being drawn towardsdeviant means for earningmoney. Surprisingly, they arenot doing this to meet theirday-to-day expenses, but tolead a lavish lifestyle.

In a disturbing trend, moreand more youths are taking toserious crimes like ganja ped-dling, cricket betting and evenroad robberies brandishingweapons. A few youngsterswere involved in every possi-ble crime, which fetches themeasy money. Surprisingly, theyare not doing it to pay their feesor routine expenses, but onlyto have a luxury life they areindulging in these crimes.

A few days ago in Guntur,four youngsters were arrestedby the police while trying torob a person, who was travel-ling in a car. They stopped thecar on the road at gun-pointand relieved its inmates ofsmart phones, jewellery andcash. But, with the suddenentry of a traffic police patrolvehicle, they took to theirheels. The victim has com-plained against them to the

police. The police traced themwith the help of CCTV footageand their two-wheeler num-bers. They were shocked whenthey came to know educa-tional qualifications of theaccused.

While one youth hasobtained a VISA to fly to USA,the other three are B Techgraduates, two of them doingjobs. What's the need formoney for them? The answerthat came from them to this

question is: "We do not haveenough money for our expens-es as we are used to have par-ties' everyday and touring dif-ferent places in nice cars".

Earlier, the Vijayawada TaskForce police had arrested ganjapeddlers. Later, it turned outthat they are all B Tech studentsof various colleges. Even crick-et betting has bitten theyounger generation hard. It hasbecome commonplace formany B Tech students to be

associated with cricket bettingnetworks.

Both the police and parentswere shocked to know thetrend. P Prasada Rao, a parentof a student accused in a ganjapeddling case, said, "We wereshocked to know the newsfrom the police. We neverexpected our son to beinvolved in such crimes. We aresending him enough money."

The police say that the stu-dents are being exposed to newcultures which are suckingthem into dangerous ways ofliving. DCP HarshavardhanRaju said, "Our education sys-tem has become commer-cialised and there is no scopefor teaching values and ethicsto students. Monitoring byparents is very important inweaning their wards away fromvices."

DGP Gautam Sawang at anearlier meeting opined that"Parental control is very impor-tant in preventing crimes byyoungsters. Monitoring theirchildren's activity and theirexpenditure, they can guess ifanything is wrong. The policewill register cases and investi-gate, but about the student'sfuture later? That is the respon-sibility of parents and the man-agements of educational insti-tutions."

n In a disturbing trend, more and more youths are taking toserious crimes like ganja peddling, cricket betting and evenroad robberies brandishing weaponsn A few youngsters wereinvolved in every possiblecrime, which fetches themeasy money. Surprisingly,they are not doing it to paytheir fees or routineexpenses, but only to have aluxury life they are indulgingin these crimes

n DCP Harshavardhan Rajusaid, "Our education systemhas become commercialisedand there is no scope forteaching values and ethics tostudents. Monitoring byparents is very important inweaning their wards away fromvices"

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Two illegal gutkha (bannedtobacco products) manufactur-ing and packing units, and twogodowns where the ganja andtobacco products was stored,were unearthed by Vizag policein Rushikonda area on Saturday.

The police seized over 80 kgof dry ganja and banned tobac-co products worth over Rs 40lakh, and nabbed 10 workers aswell as their machinery. SampathKumar from Srikakulam andPedababu from Odisah, whohave been running the illegalunits from two houses atRushikonda, are still at large.

Commissioner of Police RKMeena said that Sampath andPedababu have been procuring

ganja and other raw materialfrom parts of tribal pockets andalso from neighbouring Odisha

for manufacturing the gutkhaand khaini. They employed over10 persons and hired two hous-es for the illegal business. Actingon a tip-off, PM Palem and CityTask Force police carried out sur-prise raids at the units on Fridayand seized the illegal substances."The units produced the gutkaunder different brands and sup-plied them to various persons athigh prices," Meena said.

"We have launched a manhuntfor the prime accused in the caseand are also chalking out plansto register cases against the own-ers of the houses for giving rentfor the illegal activities," thepolice added.

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TDP Chief N ChandrababuNaidu stated that their gov-ernment had served peoplebetter at the time of nat-ural calamities where-as the YS JaganmohanReddy's governmenthad utterly failed. Hetweeted on the issueon Saturday where hementioned that they hadrestored infra facilities with-in hours after the Hudhud andTitli cyclones hit northCoastal Andhra.

"We took care of every cit-izen from the cyclone-affect-ed areas by providing rehabil-itation, food and other things.We removed fallen trees,restored electric poles, listedout victims' names and pre-pared the list of compensationto be paid within days. What

happened to that spirit duringthe Godavari and Krishnariver floods under YSRCP'srule?" he stated.

He added that theGodavari river had

flooded and thou-sands of crores ofproperty loss hap-pened in four dis-tricts, all within three

months of YSRCPrule. Naidu alleged that

it was all due to the misman-agement of the present gov-ernment. "That is the differ-ence between the TDP andYSRCP rule," he mentioned.

He stated that his govern-ment had combated Titli and Hudhud cyclones byalerting people early. "If theyare not able to manage a nat-ural calamity, then what's theuse of this government?" hesaid.

Traffic awareness being created among girls in Guntur on Saturday

Honda launches roadsafety awareness drive for students

DCP Vijaya Rao producing the members of vehicle lifters gang in Vijayawada onSaturday

After a thoroughinquiry, it was revealedthat the gangmembers wereinvolved in the theft ofvehicles

130 SRMstudentsdonate bloodPNS n VIJAYAWADA

In all, 130 students ofSRM University inAmaravati donated bloodat a blood donation camporganised to mark theFounder's Day on the col-lege campus on Saturday.

Pro Vice-ChancellorProf D Narayana Raoshared the vision ofFounder and Chancellorand MP Dr TRPaarivendhar and his gen-erous contribution tosociety through varioussocial service activities.He said that 21 education-al institutions were estab-lished by the SRMManagement under theleadership of DrPaarivendhar, and till datearound 1.10 lakh studentspassed out from differentstreams.

He said that thefounder's vision was toprovide education to alland therefore providedscholarships to the tune ofRs 35 crore every year tothe under privileged sec-tions of society. The SRMinstitutions have around10,000 employees and70,000 students currently.

The university's NSSdivision organised theblood donation camptogether with theInternational Red CrossSociety. Twenty NSS stu-dents received certificatesfor their contributions tothe community. RegistrarD Gunasekaran, universi-ty medical officer DrLakshmi Rajyam and RedCross Guntur district in-charge Narasimha Rao, aswell as faculty and stu-dents were present.

R P Meena Vizag Commissioner of Police exposing fake Gutkha making units atRushikonda in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

Two illegal gutkha units sealed in Vizag

YSRCP failed to serveflood-hit people: Naidu

VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | AUGUST 25, 2019 nation 04CONDOLENCES

‘Jaitley left behind indelible mark inimplementing PM's vision for poor’NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah onSaturday condoled the death of formerfinance minister Arun Jaitley, saying he hasleft an indelible mark in implementing theprime minister's vision for the welfare ofpoor and placing India as the world's fastesteconomy. Jaitley, 66, died at the All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) onSaturday after undergoing treatment at the hospital for a fewweeks. In a message, Shah, who is also the BJP president, saidwith his unique experience and rare ability, Jaitley has servedvarious responsibilities in the party and the government. Abrilliant orator and a dedicated activist, Jaitley held importantpositions like the country's finance minister, defence minister andleader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Shah said. "Arunji has left anindelible mark as the finance minister of the country during theNDA government's 2014-19 tenure by implementing primeminister's vision for the welfare of poor on ground and placingIndia as the world's fastest growing economy," he said.

A big loss for the nation, BJP: GadkariNAGPUR: The death of former financeminister Arun Jaitley is a big loss for thenation, the government and the BJP, Unionminister and former party president NitinGadkari said here on Saturday. Jaitley, 66,died at AIIMS in Delhi at 12.07 pm. He wason life support since the last few days. "Ihave seen him closely when he started as astudent leader of the Vidyarthi Parishad. He was one of the toplawyers in the country who possessed natural argumentativeskills," Gadkari told reporters. He said Jaitley had contributedimmensely towards the expansion of the BJP. "I used to take hissuggestions on various matters when I was BJP president. Hewas dedicated to the ideology of the party. His speeches in LokSabha and Rajya Sabha will be remembered by the people. Hisdeath is a loss to the entire nation, the government and the party,"he said while paying tributes to Jaitley.

‘Contribution to governance profound’ BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik on Saturday expressed hiscondolence over the demise of former UnionFinance Minister Arun Jaitley. He describedJaitley as an "erudite person". "Deeplysaddened to hear about passing away offormer Union Minister Arun Jaitley ji. He wasa distinguished lawyer, parliamentarian andan erudite person," Patnaik said in his Twitter handle. Jaitley diedon Saturday at AIIMS where he was undergoing treatment sinceAugust 9. He was 66. "His contribution to governance has beenprofound, heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family, friends andfollowers," Patnaik said. Jaitley, a lawyer by profession, had beena key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet in theBJP government's first term. Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal alsocondoled over the demise of Jaitley. Odisha Assembly Speaker SN Patro also expressed sadness over his death. "Deeply pained onthe demise of Arun Jaitley ji. He was a good politician and also agood human being. My deepest condolence as the nation lost oneof the brightest leader today," Patro said.

Shashi Tharoor condoles Jaitley's deathTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Unionminister and MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturdaycondoled the death of senior BJP leader ArunJaitley. Despite political differences withJaitely, Tharoor said they had enjoyed ahealthy, mutual respect. "Deeply saddened bythe tragic passing of my friend&DelhiUnivsenior @arunjaitley?. We first met when hewas at DUSU & I was President of StStephens CollegeUnion.Despite political differences we enjoyed a healthy mutual respect& debated his Budget often in LS. A great loss4India", theThiruvananthapuram MP tweeted.

Mamata Banerjee expresses grief over death of Arun JaitleyNEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee on Saturday expressedsadness over the demise of former Unionfinance minister Arun Jaitley, and said hewas a politician who was "appreciated acrossparties". Ailing for long, Jaitley died at AIIMSon Saturday. "Extremely saddened at thepassing away of Arun Jaitley Ji, after a battlebravely borne. An outstanding Parliamentarian & a brilliant lawyer,appreciated across parties. His contribution to Indian polity will beremembered. My condolences to his wife, children, friends &admirers," Banerjee said in a statement.

Nitish, Giriraj condole the death of Arun JaitleyPATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar onSaturday expressed profound grief over thedemise of former Union minister ArunJaitley. In his condolence message, Kumarcalled the departed leader a man of "amazingtalents" who "held many important ministriesat the Centre" besides being "an acclaimedjurist" who "discharged his numerousresponsibilities with great efficiency." Jaitley died at AIIMS, NewDelhi on Saturday after a prolonged illness. "He attained greatheights in his political life while strictly adhering to values andideals and was respected by people cutting across politicalaffiliations. I had a personal friendship with Jaitley and amshocked by his death. His demise is an irreparable loss," Kumarsaid in a moving tribute. The state government also announced atwo-day state mourning to condole the death of the former Unionminister.

Jaitley's 'sound legal advice' was trustedacross political divide: Solicitor GeneralNEW DELHI: With the passing away of ArunJaitley, the country has lost a brilliantparliamentarian, an intelligent statesman anda legal luminary whose advise was trusted byall in public life across the political divide,Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said onSaturday. Jaitley, 66, who opted out of theModi 2.0 government over health issues,died at AIIMS here after being admitted on August 9 followingcomplaints of breathlessness and restlessness. "It is a great lossfor the nation, the Indian polity and the legal fraternity," Mehta toldPTI, condoling the former Union Minister's demise. The SolicitorGeneral said Jaitley always left a lasting imprint on anyone hecame in touch with and as a senior advocate, guided his politicaland professional colleagues with mature legal advice and "stoodby them during the most adverse circumstances". "He will beremembered as a sane voice, a dependable friend, an intelligentstatesman and a legal luminary whose sound legal advise wastrusted by all persons in public life across the political divide,"Mehta added.

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For the BJP, Arun Jaitley was aman for all seasons -- a strate-gist who crafted its rise in manystates, a suave and moderateface who won the saffron partynew allies and an articulatechampion of its cause whosepersuasive skills were a valuableasset for its leadership.

For almost a decade-and-a-half, more so after the death ofPramod Mahajan in 2006, hewas the last port of call for theparty to help it out of any cri-sis.

His skills were on full displayin the first Narendra Modi gov-ernment when he framed itsand the BJP's response to theopposition's charges of cor-ruption, especially in Rafaledeal, and crony capitalism andled the counter-assault againstthe Congress-led UPA with hisregular social media posts dur-ing the recent general electiondespite.

Jaitley died at AIIMS onSaturday after battling healthissues for months.

A member of the BJP coreteam for many years, the seniorlawyer was probably the onlyparty bigwig who not onlymade a smooth transition butalso grew in stature as L K

Advani was eased out to makeway for Modi as its primeministerial candidate in 2013.

A keen political mind whowas always observant of theshifting strands of politics,Jaitley was an early supporterof Modi within the party.

He deployed his politicalacumen and legal might to helpModi, the then Gujarat chiefminister, and his confidantAmit Shah, now Union homeminister, to come out cleanfrom 2002 riots allegationsand fake encounter chargesrespectively.

A quintessential moderatewho was never associated withthe hard edges of Hindutvapolitics, Jaitley became a trust-ed friend of Modi -- feted bythe party's rank and file for hisunabashed support to the hard-core saffron agenda -- as hesmoothed the path for theGujarat leader's rise in the BJP.

Unsurprisingly, when Modiled his party to its maidenmajority in Lok Sabha in 2014and he rewarded him with thecoveted finance portfolio.

Jaitley himself had lost theLok Sabha election but it hadlittle impact on his fortunes asModi trusted him with keyministries, from defence toinformation and broadcasting,

whenever the need arose.The former Delhi University

Students Union president wasa rare politician who could beas much at home in a parlia-mentary debate, holding a fullHouse in thrall with his expo-sition on issues as varied as theRafale fighter aircraft deal rowand the triple talaq bill, as in apress conference where he,unlike most politi-cians, relied onreason andn o trhetoric toarticulatehis party'sposition.

B J Pspokesper-sons wouldnever missto join hispress con-ferences inthe audienceseats to learn thefiner crafts of theirwork.

Appointed a BJP generalsecretary in 2002, he set out theparty's positions on key issuesand his success in the jobensured that he remained thego-to man for the leadershipand the media alike in articu-lating its views on pertinentmatters.

That he was probably theonly leader of his calibre in theparty who was as much com-

fortable in speaking inEnglish as in Hindi,

and could alwaysdeliver quotable

quotes helped. As general

secretary of theBJP, he waspivotal to theparty's rise inseveral states,i n c l u d i n gB i h a r ,

Karnataka and MadhyaPradesh.

Several party leaders, now inkey positions, including Unionministers Nirmal Sitharamanand Dharmendra Pradhan,were helped in their rise by hisstewardship.

A gifted raconteur whoseinterest spanned politics,filmed,foods and sports, hisinformal gatherings werealways a full house as journal-ists, friends and politiciansenjoyed his wit, sarcasm --which singed his colleaguesand adversaries alike -- andgrasp of issues that he deliveredin his ever relaxed and warmdemeanour.

Jaitley was the bridge that theBJP used to win over newallies, and also its warm, affa-ble and persuasive face to bringopposition parties around onkey issues.

BJP ally like JD(U) presidentand Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar was his personal friend

for decades after he playeda key role in ensuring

that he is projected astheir alliance's chiefministerial candi-date.

Even whenKumar snappedties with the BJP

in 2013, he made it a point tovisit him whenever he came tothe national capital. He joinedhands with the saffron partyagain in 2017, with Jaitleyplaying an instrumental role.

He was also a fine adminis-trator who brought solid andsteady hands at the helm.

As finance minister he waspivotal in ushering in theGoods and Services Tax, hailedby Modi as an economic uni-fication of the country, andclearing the path for long-pending reforms in the defencesector during his short stint inthe ministry.

He enjoyed such warm rela-tions with the media that hiscritics at times called him the"chief of bureau" for the easyway with which he could setthe political discourse with abriefing.

But those who knew Jaitleybelieved that he was the mostsought after face of the partyfor journalists for the simplereason that nobody articulatedits position better than him.And that he had matchlessinterpersonal skills only helped.

That in his long politicalcareer he kept clear of any seri-ous personal or political con-troversy is a tribute to hislegacy.

Jaitley: BJP’s man for all seasons

Cricketers mourn Jaitley's death‘A PART OF ME IS GONE'

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Cricket administration wasamong the many hats ArunJaitley wore in public life andin his death, the cricketersremembered the man whoseamlessly juggled roles andstood for them in testing times.

A seasoned politician, anastute lawyer and a raconteurwith innumerable friendsacross party lines, Jaitley passedaway on Saturday after a pro-longed period of illness. Hewas 66.

While politicians cuttingacross party lines were quick tomourn the death of the formerunion minister, the cricketersalso took to twitter to expresstheir condolences.

Former India opener andBJP member of Parliament,Gautam Gambhir, who wasclose to Jaitley, said a part ofhim was gone with his demise.

"A father teaches u to speakbut a father figure teaches u totalk. A father teaches u to walkbut a father figure teaches u tomarch on. A father gives u aname but a father figure givesu an identity. A part of me isgone with my Father FigureShri Arun Jaitley Ji. RIP Sir,"

Gambhir tweeted.As he helmed the Delhi

Districts and CricketAssociation (DDCA), talentedplayers from in and around thenational capital emerged andflourished in the biggest stage.

Virender Sehwag, ViratKohli, Shikhar Dhawan andIshant Sharma, besidesGambhir, are some of thenames that shone in interna-tional cricket with him at thetop.

He was a cricket fan first andsomeone that every big namein BCCI would consult beforezeroing in on any policy deci-sion with regards to Indiancricket.

Expressing their grief wereVirender Sehwag and AakashChopra in a series of tweets.

"Pained at the passing awayof ArunJaitley ji. Apart fromhaving served greatly in pub-lic life , he played a huge rolein many players from Delhi

getting an opportunity to rep-resent India. There was a timewhen not many players fromDelhi got a chance at the high-est level," Sehwag said on twit-ter.

The big-hitting formeropener was not done there.

"... But under his leadershipat the DDCA, many playersincluding me got a chance torepresent India. He listened toneeds of the players & was aproblem solver. Personallyshared a very beautiful rela-tionship with him. Mythoughts & prayers are with hisfamily & loved ones. OmShanti.

Chopra said, "Deeply sad-dened to hear that Mr. ArunJaitley is no more. A scholar...acricket lover. Always helpful.Would remember the names ofthe kids doing well at U-19level too. World will be poor-er in your absence, sir. riparun-jaitley." Arun Jaitley playing cricket

Former India opener and BJP memberof Parliament, Gautam Gambhir, whowas close to Jaitley, said a part ofhim was gone with his demise

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It was January 5, 2018, the lastday of a raucous winter sessionof Parliament which witnesseda slugfest between the BJP andthe Congress-led oppositionon the triple talaq bill, when acake was ushered into ArunJaitley's chamber that evening.It was Congress deputy leaderin Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma'sbirthday.

It reflected how Jaitley pur-sued his politics with a personaltouch. He would vociferouslyoppose the stands of rival par-ties, but would never forsakeindividual niceties, whichhelped him build bridges andmake friends across the politi-cal spectrum.

Senior Congress leaderJairam Ramesh puts it suc-cinctly: "Arun Jaitley was everynon-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite." Jaitley, 66, died on Saturdayat the All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS),where he had been undergoingtreatment for a few weeks.

Jaitley, who many believedhad more friends outside hisparty than within the BJP, wasknown to be an affable person.

His rapport with oppositionleaders was such that during thedebate on demonetisation in2016 in Rajya Sabha, thenSamajwadi Party MP NareshAgarwal in the presence ofPrime Minister Narendra Modihad said he did not take eventhen Finance Minister Jaitleyinto confidence.

"If Arunji had known, hewould have whispered about itin my ears. He knows me,Agarwal had said in the House.

The son-in-law of a seniorCongress leader from Jammu

and Kashmir, Jaitley was amongthe sharpest legal and politicalbrains with a great sense ofhumour and repartee.

"I once referred to him asBedi+Pras(anna)+Chandra+Venkat for his extraordinary spin-ning abilities and he enjoyed ithugely. The GST Council maybe amongst his most enduringcontributions," Ramesh said.

Shashi Tharoor, while con-doling the demise of Jaitley, saidhe was his friend and DelhiUniversity senior.

"We first met when he was atDUSU and I was President ofSt Stephen's College Union.Despite political differences weenjoyed a healthy mutualrespect and debated his budgetoften in Lok Sabha," Tharoorsaid.

‘An astute parliamentarian':Congress in tribute to Arun JaitleyPNS n NEW DELHI

Top Congress leaders onSaturday condoled the death offormer finance minister ArunJaitley, with the party saying itwas deeply saddened to hearabout his demise.

Jaitley, 66, who died inAIIMS at 12.07 pm was under-going treatment at the hospi-tal for a few weeks. He wasadmitted there on August 9.

"We are deeply saddened tohear the passing of Shri ArunJaitley. Our condolences tohis family. Our thoughts andprayers are with them in thistime of grief," the Congresssaid.

The party's chief spokesper-son Randeep Surjewala said,"Saddened to know about thedemise of Shri Arun Jaitley. Mydeepest condolences to hisfamily. An astute parliamen-tarian, he'll always be remem-bered. May his soul Rest inPeace."

Senior Congress leaderAhmed Patel said, "Extremelysaddened to learn about the

demise of Arun ji. In him thenation has a lost an articulateleader and an excellent humanbeing."

Noted lawyer and formerunion minister Kapil Sibalsaid he has lost an old friendand a dear colleague in Jaitley.

"Very sorry to learn thatArun Jaitley is no more . Anold friend and a dear colleaguewill be remembered for hisseminal contributions to thepolity and as FM of India . As

Leader of Opposition he waswithout match . He alwaysstood steadfastly for his friendsand for his party," he said.

Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot said, "Deeplysaddened to know of untime-ly demise of former Unionminister and senior BJP leader,Sh Arun Jaitley. My heartfeltcondolences to his familymembers. May God give themstrength. May his soul rest inpeace."

Vice President Venkaiah Naiducondoles Jaitley's demisePNS n NEW DELHI

Vice President VenkaiahNaidu on Saturday said formerUnion finance minister ArunJaitley's death was an "irrepara-ble loss" to the nation and a"personal loss" to him.

Jaitley died at AIIMS onSaturday after a prolonged ill-ness. "I am deeply shocked tolearn about the demise ofArun Jaitley,a long time dearfriend and one of my closestassociates. His death is anirreparable loss to the nationand a personal loss to me. Ihave no words to express mygrief," the condolence messagefrom Naidu said.

He said Jaitley was an out-standing parliamentarian, legal

luminary, towering intellectu-al, an able administrator anda man of "impeccable integri-ty".

"Jaitley distinguished him-self by effectively handlingimportant portfolios as Unionminister in the cabinets of AB Vajpayee and NarendraModi," the vice president said.

He was also a recipient ofthe Best ParliamentarianAward, Naidu said. "Jaitley strove hard and burntthe midnight oil to bringabout a consensus across thepolitical spectrum in usheringthe revolutionary GST regimein the country. He madeimmense contribution to pub-lic discourse on various issuesfrom time to time," he added.

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The wife and son of ArunJaitley on Saturday insistedthat Prime Minister NarendraModi should not cut short histhree-nation tour followingthe demise of the BJP leader,sources in the governmenthave said.

Modi, who is in AbuDhabi, spoke with Jaitley'swife Sangeeta and son Rohanto express his condolences.

"Both of them insisted thatPM does not cancel his cur-rent foreign tour," a sourcesaid. The prime minister ison a visit to France, UAE andBahrain. He is due to returnafter attending the G-7Summit in France onMonday.

PM speaks toJaitley'sfamily

Top political leaders pay tributes to JaitleyPNS n NEW DELHI

Top political leaders paid richtributes to former FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley, whodied on Saturday.

The senior BJP leader diedat AIIMS, where he was under-going treatment for severalweeks. He was 66.

Prime minister NarendraModi said he has lost a valuedfriend, whom he had knownfor decades.

"His insight on issues andnuanced understanding of

matters had very few paral-lels. He lived well, leaving usall with innumerable happymemories. We will miss him!"Modi said in a series oftweets.

He said Jaitley and the BJPhad an unbreakable bond. "Asa fiery student leader, he wasat forefront of protecting ourdemocracy during theEmergency. He became a muchliked face of our Party, whocould articulate the Party pro-grammes and ideology to awide spectrum of society."

Congress President Sonia Gandhi consoles family members of former financeminister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley as party leader Rahul Gandhi looks on

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays his respects to former finance minister andBJP leader Arun Jaitley at Greater Kailash.

Jaitley wasamong thesharpest legaland politicalbrains with agreat sense ofhumour andrepartee, he said

Jairam Ramesh

‘Jaitley's politics hada personal touch’

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INITIATIVES INVOLVING JAITLEYn Implementation of the Goods and

Services Tax (GST); creation of the GSTCouncil

n Introduction of Insolvency andBankruptcy Code (IBC)

n Jan Dhan Yojanan The Long Term Capital Gains Tax n Public sector banks (PSB) recapitalisationn Bank mergersn Demonetisation

n Disinvestment of PSUs

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Top Congress leaders onSaturday condoled the demiseof former finance minister ArunJaitley, with party chief SoniaGandhi saying his contributionsto public life will be remem-bered forever.

Jaitley, 66, who died in AIIMSat 12.07 pm was undergoingtreatment at the hospital for afew weeks. He was admittedthere on August 9.

Former prime ministerManmohan Singh, in a condo-lence message, described him asan eminent lawyer, an excellentorator, a very good adminis-trator and an outstanding par-liamentarian.

Gandhi expressed deep pain

and distress at the passing awayof Jaitley.

She said Jaitley had a longinnings as a public figure, par-liamentarian and minister andhis contributions to public life

will forever be remembered.Former president Pranab

Mukherjee said he had visitedhim a day back and had prayedfor his speedy recovery.

"He was a leader with deep

intellect and knowledge, and avoice of reason. He will be dear-ly missed. My prayers with hisfamily, friends and admirers," hesaid. The Congress party said,"We are deeply saddened to hearthe passing of Shri Arun Jaitley.Our condolences to his family.Our thoughts and prayers arewith them in this time of grief."

In his condolence message toJaitley's wife Sangeeta, formerprime minister Singh said, "Inhis death our country has losta great leader who alwaysworked for the betterment ofsociety."

The party's chief spokesper-son RandeepSurjewala said,"Saddened to know about thedemise of Shri Arun Jaitley. Mydeepest condolences to his fam-

ily. An astute parliamentarian,he'll always be remembered.May his soul Rest in Peace."

Senior Congress leaderAhmed Patel said in Jaitley thenation has a lost an articulateleader and an excellent humanbeing.

Noted lawyer and formerunion minister Kapil Sibal saidhe has lost an old friend and adear colleague.

"Very sorry to learn thatArun Jaitley is no more . An oldfriend and a dear colleaguewill be remembered for hisseminal contributions to thepolity and as FM of India . AsLeader of Opposition he waswithout match . He alwaysstood steadfastly for his friendsand for his party," he said.

Arun Jaitley, India's for-mer finance ministerwho gave the nation its

biggest tax reform, has died. Hewas 66.

Jaitley died at 12:07 p.m.local time on Saturday, the AllIndia Institute of MedicalSciences said in a statement. Hewas admitted to the hospital onAug. 9 and was treated by amultidisciplinary team ofsenior doctors, according to thestatement.

Jaitley, who acted as chieftroubleshooter for the PrimeMinister Narendra Modiadministration in its first term,opted out of the new govern-ment in May citing health rea-sons. He had undergone a kid-ney transplant in 2018 andreceived regular medical caresince then.

Jaitley, a lawyer by training,was a senior member of theBharatiya Janata Party and aclose aide of Modi. He tookoffice as finance minister in2014 when India's economywas struggling, borrowing costswere rising and investors weregenerally disillusioned with alack of reforms. A dip in oilprices then gave Jaitley anopportunity to contain thebudget deficit and convince thethen-central bank GovernorRaghuram Rajan to lower lend-ing rates.

During his term in office, heimplemented a number of keyreforms: replacing India'sbyzantine tax system with anationwide goods and servicestax, and passing an insolvencyand bankruptcy code to lessenthe troubles of debt-ladenbanks.

He presided over the mostpainful years of the bankingindustry as multi-billion dollarfrauds and loan defaults involv-ing billionaires came to thefore. He also faced flak forModi's demonetization plan -- a surprise ban on high-valuecurrency notes in November2016 -- that disrupted businessactivity, caused thousands ofjob losses, and hurt economicgrowth.

He was succeeded in the roleby Nirmala Sitharaman, whoserespect for Jaitley was on dis-play on her first day in officewhen she hesitated to take thechair that he sat in.

KEY STRATEGIST

Following the BJP's sweep-ing victory in the 2014 elec-tions, Jaitley was appointed

minister to the key portfoliosof finance and defense. Hebecame one of Modi's keystrategists while helping tooversee election wins in theprime minister's home state ofGujarat. He defended Modiwhen the latter came underattack for failing to quell the2002 anti-Muslim riots in thestate.

Even after stepping asideon health grounds, he contin-ued to back the government'smoves through his posts onsocial media. He strongly sup-ported Modi's decision to stripthe disputed Kashmir region ofits special status and said theleader had secured "a place inhistory."

Jaitley studied law in Delhiafter his parents migrated fromPakistan during India's parti-tion in 1947. He was a studentunion leader and also a chief of

the youth wing of the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh, a Hindunationalist group.

From 1975 to 1977, Jaitleywas detained for opposingthe emergency rule imposedby former Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi 's IndianNational Congress party.Three years later, he joined theBJP at its inception whilecontinuing with his law prac-tice.

HIGH-PROFILELAWYER

As a lawyer, Jaitley repre-sented well-known multina-tional companies such asPepsiCo Inc. and Coca-ColaCo., as well as famous Indiansincluding the billionaire Birlafamily in an inheritance dis-pute.

He held a number of posi-

tions during the BJP-led gov-ernments from 1998 to 2004,including commerce minister.As leader of India's delegationat the World TradeOrganization talks in 2003, hehelped block moves by devel-oped countries to gain moreaccess to emerging marketswithout reducing agriculturalsubsidies.

Known for his penchant forgood food, Jaitley underwentweight loss surgery within

months of assuming office asfinance minister in 2014. Hewas hospitalized within amonth of the operation for aninfection following a dinnerhosted by Modi for ChinesePremier Xi Jinping.

In his letter to Modi in Mayfollowing the BJP's landslideelection victory, Jaitley said hehas had some serious healthchallenges in the last 18months and chose to not jointhe new government.

ARUN JAITLEY WITH WORLD FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

Arun Jaitley presents the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke’ Award to veteran Bollywoodactor Shashi Kapoor in Mumbai

Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon with to Arun Jaitley during hisceremonial reception in New Delhi

Arun Jaitley, Britain's PM David Cameron, and Amitabh Bachchan duringthe unveiling of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square,London

Australian PM John Howard is greeted by Arun Jaitley at Indira GandhiInternational airport

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Inc. Sundar Pichai with India'sMinister of Finance Arun Jaitley at Parliament House in New Delhi

Arun Jaitley gestures as US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew looks on beforethe fifth U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue in NewDelhi

Arun Jaitley honours Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar as Indiancaptain Virat Kohli looks on during 11th edition of CNN-News18 Indian ofthe Year Awards in New Delhi

Arun Jaitley meets Leander Paes before the draw for the Davis Cup tennisplayoffs in New Delhi

Vice Prez cancels APvisit, to rush to DelhiCHENNAI: Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu on Saturdaycancelled his visit to Nellore inAndhra Pradesh and isscheduled to rush to Delhi inview of former minister ArunJaitley's death. No sooner thanNaidu boarded a chopper to goto Nellore, about 170 km fromhere by 12.20 pm, the messageon Jaitley's death wasconveyed to him and thehelicopter, which was thentaxiing returned to bay. TheVice President then headed tonearby Raj Bhavan and he isscheduled to take a flight toDelhi soon. Former Unionminister Arun Jaitley died atAIIMS in New Delhi onSaturday. Jaitley, 66, wasundergoing treatment at thehospital for several weeks.

BJP owes Arun Jaitleyfor being what it istoday: Kapil SibalNEW DELHI: Congress leaderKapil Sibal on Saturday saidArun Jaitley was fateful to hisideology till his last breath andthe BJP owes him for beingwhat it is today. Condoling thedemise of the former FinanceMinister, Sibal said, "We havelost someone whom the nationneeded for many years." Sibalsaid Jaitley was a man ofexceptional qualities andabilities and was wedded to anideology since his universitydays and was "fateful to thatideology till his last breath".Jaitley was a man whobreathed politics, understoodpolitics and was committed tothe country, Sibal said. Thesenior Congress leader furthersaid Jaitey was "an outstandingparliamentarian as leader of theopposition and none couldmatch him". The BJP owesJaitley for being what it istoday, Sibal told PTI. Jaitleyhelped the leadership of theparty behind closed doorsbecause of his connectionswith people.

Country lostnationalist-progressiveleader: Nath on JaitleyBHOPAL: Madhya PradeshChief Minister Kamal Nath onSaturday condoled the death offormer union finance ministerand BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley,saying the country has lost a"nationalist and progressiveleader". Jaitley, 66, breathed hislast at 12:07 pm at the AIIMSin Delhi after battling multiplehealth issues for the lastseveral months. He was on lifesupport. "The country has losta nationalist and progressivepolitician in Arun Jaitley. Hewas a legal luminary and apolitician who used to putacross his views on nationalissue frankly. "I pray to Godthat his soul rests in peace andto give strength to his familymembers and citizens to copewith the loss," Nath said in astatement.

‘MahajanadeshYatra' to remainsuspended todayMUMBAI: Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis hassuspended his ongoing'Mahajanadesh Yatra' for a dayon Sunday in view of formerunion finance minister ArunJaitley's death. Fadnavis willmeet people as per schedule onSaturday, but will not deliverspeeches or accept garlands,state BJP general secretarySujitsinh Thakur said in astatement. Jaitley, 66, breathedhis last at 12:07 pm at theAIIMS in Delhi after battlingmultiple health issues for thelast several months. He was onlife support. "In view of Jaitley'sdeath, the CM will only meetpeople. Various functions towelcome the chief minister willnot be held...garlands will notbe accepted. The yatra will becompletely suspended onSunday," Thakur said. The yatrawill proceed from Pathardi inAhmednagar as per scheduleon Monday.

Personally, deeplysaddened by Jaitley'sdemise: CJI RanjanNEW DELHI: Chief Justice ofIndia Ranjan Gogoi on Saturdaysaid with the demise of ArunJaitley, the country has lost "aneminent senior advocate" and "atall leader". "I am personally,deeply saddened by thepassing of Arun Jaitley," the CJItold PTI. Justice Gogoi said onbehalf of the country'sjudiciary, "I express mycondolences to his family andpray for the noble soul to restin peace."

SHORT READS

On May 29 2019, in a letter to Prime Minister Modi, Arun Jaitley cited his health as a reason for not taking an active role in the formation of the new government

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Prime Minister NarendraModi today said formerUnion Minister Arun Jaitley,who died at 66, "had anunbreakable bond" with theBJP. PM Modi in a tweetpraised Mr Jaitley for hiscontributions to the nationright from his days as a stu-dent leader during theEmergency years of 1975-77,when the Congress's IndiraGandhi was the PrimeMinister.

"BJP and Arun Jaitley Ji hadan unbreakable bond. As afiery student leader, he was atforefront of protecting ourdemocracy during theEmergency. He became amuch liked face of our Party,who could articulate the Partyprogrammes and ideology toa wide spectrum of society,"tweeted PM Modi, who is inthe UAE as part of a three-nation visit.

BJP and Arun Jaitley Ji hadan unbreakable bond. As afiery student leader, he was atforefront of protecting ourdemocracy during theEmergency. He became amuch liked face of our Party,who could articulate the Party

programmes and ideology toa wide spectrum of society.

- Narendra Modi (@naren-dramodi) August 24, 2019

PM Modi spoke with MrJaitley's family, who request-ed him not to cut short hisimportant visit, whichincludes returning to Francefor the G7 Summit, newsagency ANI reported.

After completing schoolingfrom St Xavier's School inDelhi in 1957-69, Mr Jaitleywent to Shri Ram College ofCommerce in 1973 and got alaw degree from theUniversity of Delhi in 1977.He was president of the stu-dents' union of DelhiUniversity in 1974, a yearbefore the Emergency.

Arun Jaitley with Sonia Gandhi

Jaitley's contributions will be remembered forever: Sonia

Raft of reforms asdefence ministerPNS n NEW DELHI

In his two brief stints asdefence minister, Arun Jaitleycleared the path for usheringin a raft of long-pendingreforms in the armed forcesand came out with key poli-cy initiatives to make Indiaself reliant in defence pro-duction.

In the first term of theNarendra Modi government,Jaitley was in-charge ofdefence ministry from May26 to November 9 of 2014,before Manohar Parrikar wasbrought in from Goa to helmit.

Jaitley, the then financeminister, was again givencharge of the defence ministryon Mar 14, 2017 after Parrikarquit the Union Cabinet tobecome Goa chief minister.

He was succeeded asdefence minister by NirmalaSitharaman on September 7,2017.

The BJP stalwart died at theAIIMS on Saturday after bat-tling multiple health issues forthe last several months.

Jaitley's tenure as defenceminister saw clearance of a

number of big ticket reformmeasures and simplificationof military acquisitionprocess.

The most important ini-tiative by Jaitley was to makeIndia a hub of defence man-ufacturing when he unveiledthe long-pending strategicpartnership model in May2017.

Under the policy, selectprivate Indian firms wereallowed to rope in foreignentities to build military plat-forms like submarines, fight-er jets, helicopters andarmoured vehicles/main bat-tle tanks in India.

The policy envisaged estab-lishment of long-term strate-gic partnerships with Indiandefence majors through atransparent and competitiveprocess wherein Indian com-panies would tie up with for-eign military firms to set updomestic manufacturinginfrastructure.

The first project under thepolicy was finalised last year,under which the Indian Navywill procure 111 utility heli-copters at a cost of over Rs21,000 crore.

JAITLEY, THE EX-FM WHO GAVEINDIA ITS BIGGEST TAX REFORM

Arun Jaitley was born to Maharaj Kishen Jaitley andRatan Prabha Jaitley on December 28, 1952

PM Modi remembers‘fiery student leader’

CAPSULE

FIEO sees strongflow of exports fromeastern IndiaNEW DELHI: The Federation ofIndian Export Organisations(FIEO) on Saturday said it isexpecting a strong flow ofexports from eastern India,especially in the iron and steelsector. Gems and jewellery,iron and steel, petroleum andmarine products occupiedsome of the top segmentswith regards to exports fromWest Bengal, said a statementfrom the exporters' body."We are continuing toendeavour to seek freshcontacts with newer andupcoming markets with importdemand so that it can boostexport prospects of ourmembers and others to add tothe country's foreignexchange", FIEO EasternRegion Chairman SushilPatwari said. In the Indianeconomy, the exportscontribute substantially to thecountry's GDP, he said.

VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | AUGUST 25, 2019 money 06

PTI n ABU DHABI

India's relations with the UAEare "at their best ever" as bilat-eral ties have been elevatedfrom a mere "buyer-seller" tothat of a comprehensive strate-gic partnership in the last fouryears, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has said as hehighlighted the excellent rap-port between the leadership ofthe two countries.

Modi in an interview withthe UAE's official news agency,WAM, said that India hasfound a "valuable partner" inthe UAE to achieve its ambi-tious dream of becoming aUSD 5 trillion economy.

"India has embarked on theambitious, yet achievable, pathto be a USD 5 trillion economyby 2024-25. We are targetingabout USD 1.7 trillion dollarworth of investments in thecoming five years. To achievethis vision, the government isworking to promote inflowsfrom domestic as well as foreignsources," Modi said, who is inthe UAE on the second leg of histhree-nation tour.

The Prime Minister believesthat his third visit to the UAE,in the last four years, reflectsthe desire and will of the twocountries to sustain themomentum achieved in thebilateral relationship.

"We consider the UAE as avaluable partner in realisingthe objective to reach USD 5trillion economy through amutually beneficial partner-ship," said Modi who startedon Friday night a two-daystate visit to the UAE.

He said that the UAE-Indiarelations are "at their bestever", adding that the UAEinvestments in key sectors inIndia are growing.

"There has been an increas-ing interest in investments inIndia in sectors ranging fromrenewable energy, food, ports,airports, defence manufactur-

ing and other sectors," Modisaid.

"UAE investments in (sec-tors such as) infrastructure and

housing are being enhanced."The UAE is our third

largest trade partner withabout USD 60 billion bilateral

trade in 2018-19. Many of ourcompanies are investing here inthe UAE. Both countries areworking closely and vigorous-ly to implement the commit-ment of USD 75 billion invest-ment by the UAE in India.

Annual bilateral tradebetween India and the UAEstood at about USD 60 billion.The UAE is also a key sourceof energy for India, being thefourth-largest exporter ofcrude oil for India, theMinistry of Foreign Affairssaid in a statement in NewDelhi ahead of his visit to thekingdom.

In an another interview toKhaleej Times, Modi said that"strengthening the relation-ship between the countries isone of the most important for-eign policy priorities of mygovernment... With unstintedcommitment and cooperationfrom both sides, we have comea long way in the last five

years."He also said that

they relations withthe UAE have beenelevated from a mere"buyer-seller" rela-

tionship to that of aComprehensiveS t r a t e g i cPartnership inthe last fouryears.

On his rela-tions with SheikhMohamed BinZayed, theCrown Prince ofAbu Dhabi,Modi, said that

"the Crown Prince and I regardeach other as brothers. We havedeveloped enormous goodwilland mutual respect. I believethat the excellent rapportbetween the two of us is animportant driving force in real-ising the true potential of ourrelationship."

The excellent cooperationreceived from the leadershiphas transformed the relation-ship not only in energy andpeople-to-people contact, butin trade, investments, defence,food, and security cooperation,he said.

"We share a common visionfor our bilateral relations andI highly appreciate the initia-tives of His Highness theCrown Prince for regionalpeace, prosperity and stability,Modi said, who will alsoreceive the 'Order of Zayed',the highest civilian decorationconferred by the UAE gov-ernment.

"I feel very honoured toreceive the UAE's highest civilhonour, the Order of Zayed. Itis testimony to our growingpartnership and is also anhonour for the entire Indiannation of 1.3 billion people,Modi said.

From Abu Dhabi, Modi willvisit Bahrain where he willhold talks with King ShaikhHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa andalso witness the formal begin-ning of the re-development ofthe temple of Shreenathji -- theoldest in the Gulf region beforereturning to France on Sundayto attend the G7 Summit meet-ings.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, meeting the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, atAbu Dhabi, in UAE on Saturday

PM Modi, Abu Dhabi crown prince discussways to improve India-UAE trade, cultural tiesPTI n ABU DHABI

Abu Dhabi, Aug 24 (PTI) PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onSaturday discussed ways to improvetrade and cultural ties betweenIndia and the UAE with the CrownPrince of Abu Dhabi.

Welcoming Modi, the crownprince, Sheikh Mohammed binZayed Al Nahyan, expressed grati-tude to his "brother" for visiting "hissecond home".

"Further cementing a close friend-ship. Fruitful talks between H.H.Crown Prince @MohamedBinZayed

and PM @narendramodi in AbuDhabi. Both leaders discussedways to improve trade andcultural relations betweenIndia and UAE," the PrimeMinister's Office (PMO)tweeted after the meeting.

The two leaders alsodiscussed the "full spec-trum of the strong India-UAE partnership",which has been "builtover generations", Ext-ernal Affairs Ministryspokesperson RaveeshKumar said.

India has embarked on the ambitious, yetachievable, path to be a USD 5 trillion economy by

2024-25. We are targeting about USD 1.7 trilliondollar worth of investments in the coming five years. Toachieve this vision, the government is working to promoteinflows from domestic as well as foreign sources

— NARENDRA MODI, Prime MMinister

PM Modilaunches RuPaycard in UAEPTI n ABU DHABI

Prime Minister NarendraModi on Saturday launchedthe RuPay card here, makingthe UAE the first country inthe Middle East to launchthe Indian indigenous sys-tem of electronic payment.

RuPay card scheme waslaunched in 2012 to fulfil theReserve Bank of India'svision to have a domestic,open and multilateral systemof payments. RuPay facilitateselectronic payment at allIndian banks and financialinstitutions.

India has alreadylaunched the RuPay card inSingapore and Bhutan.

"Bringing economies ofIndia & UAE together@RuPay_npci card was offi-cially launched in UAE inpresence of PM @naren-

dramodi. UAE is the firstcountry in the Gulf whereIndian RuPay card has beenlaunched. Many businessgroups from the UAE havepledged to accept RuPaypayment," Ministry ofExternal Affairs spokesper-son Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

Earlier this week, NavdeepSingh Suri, the IndianAmbassador to the UAE,said, "The UAE is the largestand most vibrant businesshub in the region. It hoststhe largest Indian commu-nity, receives the largestnumber of Indian touristsand has the largest tradewith India. By becomingthe first country in theregion to introduce theRuPay card, we expect thateach of these elements oftourism, trade and theIndian diaspora will benefit."

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at the official launch of RuPay NPCI card,in UAE on Saturday

‘Ties between India and UAE best ever’STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

India Inc mourns Jaitley's demise, hails his reform agendaPTI n NEW DELHI

Tributes poured in from IndiaInc with corporate leadersexpressing profound grief at thepassing away of former FinanceMinistry and BJP veteran ArunJaitley here, describing him asa true reformist and a greatstatesman.

The former Union Ministerdied at AIIMS on Saturday,where he was undergoing treat-ment for several weeks. He was66.

"A gifted orator, dynamicparliamentarian, champion ofpublic policy and a man withan invaluable ability to connectwith people from different sec-tions, Mr Arun Jaitley's visionand progressive thinking hasbeen a catalyst in shaping NewIndia. RIP," Adani GroupChairman Gautam Adani saidin a tweet.

Bharti Airtel ChairmanSunil Bharti Mittal said

India has lost one of the finestpolitical leaders and a legalluminary.

"He had a very personaltouch in his dealings, some-thing that attracted peopleeven from the other side of thepolitical spectrum to seek hiscounsel in resolving complexmatters. His legal acu-men was highlyacclaimed buthis soundadvice wentfar beyondand he wassought evenfor familym a t t e r s ,p e r s o n a lcareer

advice and crisis managementof all sorts," he added.

Mahindra Group ChairmanAnand Mahindra also tweetedhis condolences, saying "Isalute, and pray for the soul ofa man who lived by his con-victions and committed hislife to his country..."

HDFC Ltd ChairmanDeepak Parekh said the

nation has lost one of itstallest leaders. Thecountry will always bebeholden to him forleading one of India's

most significantreforms of recent

times, which was theintroduction of GST.

"He was appreciatedfor listening to the views

of industry and then puttingforth practical and imple-mentable solutions. As legaland intellectual stalwart, he

stood out for his ability tomultitask by simultaneous-

ly holding charge of key min-istries. Deep condolences to hisfamily. India Inc. must honourhis legacy," Parekh said.

Vedanta Chairman AnilAgarwal said it is a irreparableloss, not only to the party butentire nation.

"With his indepth experi-ence in politics, law, finance, andglobal scenario, I always foundhim to be a visionary, patient lis-tener, extremely knowledgableand someone who could visu-alise and analyse long termimplications of any decision.The nation will sorely miss hisguidance," Agarwal added.

CII President VikramKirloskar described Jaitley as a"true reformer and keen advo-cate for economic liberalisa-tion".

"...he leaves behind animpressive policy imprint thatwill continue to bring notablegains to the Indian economyfor all times to come," headded.

Biocon Chairperson andManaging Director KiranMazumdar Shaw tweeted thatshe was "so very sad to see sucha young and dynamic politicalleader's life being cut short - hehad so much more to con-

tribute to our nation's devel-opment. RIP".

"Deeply saddened by demiseof Shri #ArunJaitley Ji. He was anational leader who command-ed immense respect among allsections of society. Shri #Jaitleyleft an imprint as a pragmaticand progressive leader. Reformistto the core, he was a great friendof #ASSOCHAM, Prez:@BKGoenka," the chambertweeted.

PHD Chamber ofCommerce and IndustryPresident Rajeev Talwartermed Jaitley as the bestFinance Minister who gavethe country fiscal prudence andfinancial consolidation parexcellence and made India oneof the fastest growingeconomies in the world, and iscredited for historic reformssuch as Goods and ServicesTax, Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, among others.

Gautam Adani (@gautam_adani)A gifted orator, dynamic parliamentarian, champion

of public policy and a man with an invaluable ability toconnect with people from different sections, Mr ArunJaitley's vision and progressive thinking has been a catalystin shaping New India. RIP

RBI unlocking entrepreneurialenergy for growth: says DasPTI n SINGAPORE

The RBI will continue tounlock entrepreneurial ener-gies and set the country firm-ly on track to become USD 5trillion economy in the nextfive years, GovernorShaktikanta Das said in here onFriday.

The RBI chief said the slightslowdown in the last quarterwas a temporary one and theeconomy is likely to end the fis-cal with higher growth rate ofclose to 7 per cent.

"The policy focus will con-tinue to be onunlocking...entrepreneurialenergies and set India firmlyon the trajectory towards itsaspirations of becoming a USD5 trillion economy within thenext five years," he said at a dia-logue with Indian businesscommunity.

As the financial sectorrepairs and emerge out of thebalance sheet stress, a speedyrevival of demand in the econ-omy assumes vital importancein order to reinvigorate, he toldover 200 business executivesfrom leading corporations.

"Stimulating demand is cur-

rently the overriding priority ofboth the Government and RBI(Reserve Bank of India).

"Some structural reformsare also required, and I amhappy to note that some struc-tural reforms are on the anvil,"Das said.

He noted that with the bud-get for the remaining part ofthe fiscal announced, govern-ment spending would see aboost, which will have salutaryimpact on the economy.

Das was on a two-day visitto Singapore during which he

met Deputy Prime MinisterHeng Swee Keat, and his coun-terpart Monetary Authorityof Singapore ManagingDirector Ravi Menon. He alsomet top leaders of financialsector and global financialcompanies.

In India, the household sav-ings are the principle livableresources in the economy, saidDas, pointing out that of thetotal household savings of 17.2per cent of GDP in 2017-18,only 6.6 per cent were in theform of net financial savings.

"Greater financializing ofthe savings can increase thepool of domestic resourcesand it can substantially easefinancial pressure on the bal-ance of payment of the coun-try," he said.

The financial system, com-prising institutions and mar-kets, has a key role in bringingthese resources towards theproductive sector, he pointedout.

Elaborating on the RBI's 35bps repo rate cut on August 7,he said the banks have reducedlending rates for new loans byabout 29 bps as a follow upsince then.

PTI n NEW DELHI

The Enforcement Directorateon Saturday alleged Jet Airwaysfounder Naresh Goyal "struc-tured" a number of tax evadingschemes and siphoned off hugefunds in foreign jurisdictions.

The federal probe agency hadcarried out searches on Friday ata dozen locations of Goyal, hisfirms and partner agencies inMumbai and Delhi on charges ofalleged contravention of the for-eign exchange law.

"The search resulted in theseizure of various incriminat-ing documents and digital evi-dences. Further investigationand analysis of the seized doc-uments is going on," theagency said in a statement.

It said preliminary probe"indicates that Goyal struc-tured various tax evadingschemes involving its domes-tic and foreign companies,thereby siphoning off hugeamount in foreign jurisdictionsthrough dubious or fictitioustransactions".

The ED said Goyal "indi-rectly" controls various entitiesabroad, some of which are intax haven nations.

"Fictitious and inflated pay-

ments appear to have been madeto some of these foreign entitiesunder various airline lease agree-ments, aircraft maintenanceagreements, among others."

"Huge amounts appear tohave been sent abroad by wayof inflated commission to itsown group entity in Dubaiwhich acted as airline's exclu-sive overseas general salesagent (GSA)," the ED alleged.

The agency said probe indi-cates that Goyal is "likely to be"the beneficial owner of somebank accounts abroad havinghuge deposits.

"Prima facie these transac-tions involve various violationsunder the Foreign ExchangeManagement Act," it said.

Official sources added thatthe charge of undisclosed

assets held abroad could leadthe agency to book Goyalunder the stringent and crim-inal anti-money launderinglaw in the coming day.

A dozen premises, includingGoyal's Mumbai residence, hisgroup companies, their direc-tors and offices of Jet Airways,were searched on Friday.

The businessman's empire,the agency said, had 19 pri-vately-held companies, five ofwhich were registered abroad.

A particular company underthe ED scanner is the Isle ofMan-based Tail WindsCorporation and it is suspect-ed that it controlled all theactivities of Jet Airways.

The company (Tail Winds)was formed by Goyal in 1992and the agency also hadsearched the premises of oneHasmukh Deepchand Gardi, apartner and investor in the Isleof Man firm, the officials hadsaid. They said Gardi, who isbased in Dubai, also had amention in the global offshoreholdings list, known as the"Panama Papers", and theagency suspected that themoney invested in Tail Windswas sourced through illegalmeans.

Naresh Goyal created tax-evadingschemes to siphon off funds

No enhanced surcharge onFPIs for capital gains inequities, derivatives: GovtPTI n NEW DELHI

The government on Saturdayclarified that enhanced sur-charge has been withdrawn forforeign portfolio investors oncapital gains in both the equi-ty and derivatives segments.

The Centre on Friday hadannounced a slew of measuresto boost the economy, includ-ing rollback of enhancedsuper-rich tax on foreign anddomestic equity investorsimposed in the Budget.

The derivatives (futures andoptions) are not treated as cap-ital asset and the income aris-ing from the transfer of thederivatives is treated as busi-ness income and liable for nor-mal rate of tax for domesticinvestors, an official state-

ment said on Saturday, clari-fying the stand of tax author-ities on gains made fromderivatives trading.

However, in the case of for-eign portfolio investors (FPIs),derivatives are treated as cap-ital assets and the gains aris-ing from the transfer of thesame is treated as capital gainsand subjected to a special rateof tax as per the provisions ofthe Income Tax Act.

The RBI chief said the slightslowdown in the last quarter was atemporary one and the economy islikely to end the fiscal with highergrowth rate of close to 7 per cent

or someone with beliefslike 'I won't learnEnglish; I don't want toget married', becomingthe education ministerwas not in the offing.

The minster always said, "I neverwanted to be a minister. I just want-

ed to serve people." G JagadishReddy felt he couldn't han-

dle the portfolio the firsttime and sought achange in ministry.Now, with renewedenergy, he wants tochange the educationsystem. And forsomeone who didn'twant to get married,

he has achieved afeat by solv-

i n g

disputes of over 10,000 joint fami-lies in his village. He claims friend-ship is a priority for him and hemakes it a point to meet even hisClass I classmates.

Not a 9-5 job person…After I finished my studies I did

not take up a job as I felt uncom-fortable to go in the morning andcome in the evening. I alwayswanted to be around people andwanted the freedom to do anything.Even at home, our parents gave usthat freedom. As my mind wasoccupied with the problems ofpeople, I never thought of doing anormal job.

Staunch in belief to notlearn English…

During my schools days, myheadmaster always asked me

to learn English and said itwould help me pursuehigher studies. He want-

ed me to become an IASofficer. But I said I will

not learn English as itis something

imposed upon usby the British.

I used to read alot of Telugubooks. Myfather lovese d u c a t i o nand alwaysasked kidswhom he metwhich classthey were in. Ifhe saw themworking aslabourers, heused to try andeducate them.He always told

education iswealth. I was

tuned like him. Sowhenever I had Rs 5to Rs 10 in mypocket, I used tobuy books for myfriends.

One day, myfather asked if I had

finished reading andI replied yes. He then said

that reading is an ongoingprocess and never ends.Learning is not just reading text-books. One must read whatev-er they find to traverse the rightpath. So reading became a habitand I used to visit the libraryevery day and read about greatleaders who fought for theTelangana movement.

Married only after KCRadvised me to do so…

When I was fighting for theTelangana movement, I was

never at home and saw my newborn daughter only a month aftershe was born. But I am lucky to havereceived tremendous support frommy family.

I actually thought I wouldn’t getmarried and had decided to dedi-cate myself to helping people. Oneday, KCR called me and said “I donot know why you were not mar-ried, but I suggest you get marriedas life is incomplete without mar-riage and kids.” At that moment, Iwent home and asked my family tolook for a girl and married Sunitha.

Encourage jointfamilies…

I love and encourage joint fami-lies. I believe having a joint familyis a strength. After my father, Irespect my elder brother. Whateverdecision he takes is final and thereis no going back. I have conductedaround 10,000 panchayatis in myvillage and many of them wereabout solving joint family issues.

Friends mean world to me…I love spending time with friends.

In fact, my friends are my world. Iam still in touch with people fromClass I. This came from my parents.

One day, we were worried as mymother was missing. We wentaround Hyderabad searching forher. We later found out that shecame to know her Class VIII class-mate was living in Dilshukhnagarand went knocking on people’sdoors to find her. I am also like thatand whenever I feel low, I go tothem

Living a simple life is my thing…

I should fight for justice; I shouldwork for the welfare of people.These thoughts were ingrained inme when I was growing up. I comefrom an agricultural family and haveseen farmers struggling to feedtheir families during the droughts.When I went to Vijayawada tostudy LLB in Siddhartha LawCollege, I visited NagarjunasagarDam and was frustrated that despitehaving so much water, it was beingstored and was not given to the peo-ple of Telangana. This is when Istarted protesting against waterscarcity and unemployment. Thisthen paved the way for me to meetKCR and I joined his Telanganamovement. I have faced ups anddowns, but have never looked backwhen it came to fighting forTelangana.

I believe in one thing – living asimple life. There was no greed tobecome a minister, but I will alwayswelcome what comes in my way andbe responsible. I usually don’t worryabout the result and always put inmy best.

I’ll go back to farmingafter I retire…

I usually don’t get free time, butwhen I do, I love working in thefarm. Agriculture itself has drivenme to fight for people. After I retirefrom politics, I plan to go back tofarming. Spending time with ani-mals and farmers is bliss and I for-get myself and the world of politics.

Being first education minof TS not so easy…

I was happy to become the firsteducation minister of separateTelangana state. It was a challengeand wasn’t easy in the beginning.The previous government had madea mess of things and dealing with

universities, schools and the innu-merable colleges was a challenge. Ifound it difficult and upon request-ing K Chandrasekhar Rao, I wasmade the energy minister. But now,five years later, I am confident ofhandling the education ministry andstrive hard for a change in the edu-cation system.

Educationminister G

Jagadish Reddyopens up in a

tete a tete withSushma

Nagraju abouthow a

brimmingNagarjunasagar

Dam spurredhim into

politics, how hegot around tomarrying and

the guidinglight in his life,among others f

FROM FARMS TO POLITICSI WAS AN ADVENTUROUSKID…

During my childhood, myfriends and I used to climbthe hills near my farms.

Whatever the height or terrain ofthe hills, we used to climb it.There were instances where myfriends gave up in between, but Ialways climbed to the top as Iwas anxious to see what was onthe other side.

A leader born of ‘T’ movement

When I was fightingfor the Telanganamovement, I was

never at home andsaw my new born

daughter only amonth after she wasborn. But I am lucky

to have receivedtremendous support

from my family

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The contemporary voices inthe Indian art scene areemerging stronger andclearer with more galleriesbacking up younger artists.

As the new season of art opens inDelhi, it is interesting to see newnames emerge with a diverse body ofwork and compelling narrative to theircredit.

THE NARRATIVE “The current generation of artists isresponding to ecological develop-ments and the shift can be seen world-wide. Even internationally, the focus ison the ecology around them. That iswhat makes their art relevant to thetimes,” opens Sunaina Anand of ArtAlive Gallery. The gallery recentlyopened the season with ‘What isContemporary…’, their first show inContemporary Idioms series.

“Our focus was to look at the artinstitutions that the younger artists arecoming from. The idea was to pick tal-ent from diverse institutes across thecountry,” she elaborates on the newseries. Interestingly, all three artistscurrently showing at the gallery are intheir 20s, come from different insti-tutes and yet reflect a distinct synergy.

Agrees Debasish Mukherjee,whose solo exhibition, ‘River Song’opened at Aakar Prakar Galleryrecently: “Contemporary artists are apart of the same society after all. It’sjust the language which is differenthere. The current generation is cer-tainly more open to experiments withtheir medium or the language.”

Since 2016, Mukherjee has beenworking on a body of work, whichexplores the ‘concept’ of home, spacesor place of origin through sensorialand emotional memory. This includesa series of mix media works, which aremore like textile sculptures and instal-lations. “I have often wondered, whatmakes us yearn for an era lost? Whattriggers memories, and how we com-prehend moments as we had experi-enced them, even though we nolonger exist in that place or time. Is itpossible to manifest the architecture ofour memories into fabric, texture andimpressions within the format of anexhibition? I have tried mapping all ofthese in to my current body of work,”he shares of his current exhibition.

MAPPING THE MARKETEven though the artists tend to voicethe concerns of their times. The ques-tion is whether the market is ready toput their money on the shift?

“The contemporary market isslowly and steadily growing in India.Experimental art forms with strongconcepts are definitely finding greaterdemand. Now there is more focus onSouth Asian artists,” says MandiraLamba of Blueprint12.

Blueprint 12 has collaborated withVadehra Art Gallery to open a soloshow with Youdhisthir Maharjan andKingsley Gunatillake last Thursday.The gallery is also a part of a largercollective, titled Delhi ContemporaryArt Week (DCAW) featuring sevengalleries, the other six being GalleryEspace, Exhibit 320, Latitude 28,Nature Morte, Shrine Empire andVadehra Art Gallery, that starts atIndia Habitat Centre from August 1.

“The current scenario is particu-larly interesting for the direction thatthe younger artists are taking in thecountry. Increasingly, they have beeninvested in sustained research, con-ceptual and material concerns thatdevelop from one body of work toanother, while until recently artistshave been more willing to change con-versations from one body of work toanother,” adds Shefali Somani ofShrine Empire. Shrine too openedwith a solo exhibition by AyeshaSingh, titled, ‘It was never concrete’ onAugust 22.

“Like artists of every age, the con-cepts that today’s generation of con-temporary artists is engaging withhave to do with realities — political,social, and so on — of our times. Theyare also exploring their own expres-sions and practices. However, there isno one trend that is more popularthan the others,” shares Renu Modi ofGallery Espace. Also a part of DCAW,the gallery is additionally showingworks of five contemporary artists inan upcoming show at its gallery space,titled, ‘Rooted’ starting Monday.

PROMISING YOUNG TALENT“The young artists have been borrow-ing elements from the world they livein and are commenting on the chang-ing social, environmental and culturalperceptions. For instance, KetakiSarpotdar, a young printmaker fromBaroda, anthropomorphises animalsin her work to comment on thehuman nature and human society.Similarly, Yogesh Ramkrishna andSubrat Kumar Behera take inspirationfrom mythology to create works thatgauge sociopolitical realities. Artistsuch as Anupama Alias through theuse of anatomy creates works thatrevolve around the theme of woman-

hood. Apart from these, works bySanket Viramgami, RushabhVishwakarma also looks promising,”says Bhavna Kakar of Latitude 28.Kakar is one of the three art promot-ers who thought up the idea of DCAWas a common platform to promoteyoung artists. For the upcoming show,the gallery is promoting artists such asSudipta Das, Niyeti Chadha Kannal,Radhika Agarwala, PrajjwalChoudhury, Yogesh Ramkrishna,Ketaki Sarpotdar, Sanket Viramgami,Waswo X Waswo. “What interests meabout these artists the most is thatthough the practice is varied, theartists continue to experiment withconcept or material and develop their

practice further,” she says.“As a gallery, we are deeply inter-

ested in Sangita Maity’s practice. Shehas been researching intensively onaspects of labour and tradition in theiron ore mining community in Orissa.The materiality of her serigraphs andcanvases have been influenced by heroriginal subject,” says Somani. Maity’sserigraphs are usually on iron sheets,and her canvases often use the soilfrom the mining areas as a medium.

“Ayesha is another interestingupcoming artist. Though a sculptor bytraining, she has been really pushingthe boundaries of various media, fromdrawing — which she does in spacewith her sculptural works also — and

video as well as kinetic forms and per-formative gestures. Then she is able totie together the possibilities of allthese media to articulate her consis-tent preoccupation with architectureand how it defines identity,” she adds.

Anand is particularly impressedwith the works coming from SumanChandra. “What I really like aboutSuman’s work is that he is not boundby media. He is as comfortable withcanvas as he is with carving out astone sculpture. Also the kind ofresearch he has put in is impressive. Inthe last four years, Suman has spent alot of time with the miners ofJharkhand. He has observed the shiftsand changes that have taken place inthe area. His art is about the livesaffected. It’s a deep study of peopleand the environment,” she shares.

FUTURE IS BRIGHT“If we were to compare the last fiveyears, the future is only getting bet-ter!” says Lamba. “With India Art fairfocusing on a special platform forSouth Asian Artists, Kochi MuzirisBiennale getting international acclaim,Delhi Contemporary Art Week con-tinuing into a 3rd edition, many moreinternational residencies and showinvitations for South Asian Artists, it’stowards a rise,” she says with greatoptimism. While most other art pro-moters agree that things are lookingup, a slow economy notwithstanding,there are a few other factors that mustbe addressed.

“The biggest challenge that artfaces in India is limited philanthropy,”says Somani. “To push artists to makecutting edge work, it is important toinvest in residencies, support produc-tion costs, and facilitate discoursearound the arts. I feel that galleriesbecome relevant to artists once theyhave already developed their ownvoice. Shrine Empire supportsPrameya Art Foundation, our non-profit that tries to fill this lacunaethrough art education programs, bysupporting residencies etc. But weneed more institutions filling this roleif we want India to be at the forefrontof contemporary art globally,” shepoints out.

While on the subject Lamba alsocalls for easier policies that wouldallow art exchanges between India andits neighbours. “While private initia-tions are taking place in terms of con-temporary museums, we definitelyneed government support for the sameto push contemporary art to the nextbig level,” she says.

sundaymagazineVijayawada, August 25, 2019

Between fact and fiction

I always try to do mybest to inspire people tobe good and do the rightthing, but I just can’t livemy life always trying tobe a good role model

— Kylie Jenner

Lt Col K Gopinathan (Retd)’s newbook is a satire on the currentstate of affairs in the country

Instead of trying to find out thereasons underlying your ordeal,better work upon your fault lines

F R O M T H E I N S I D EBe practical to succeed

Suman Chandra; Art Alive Gallery Champa Mohan; Blueprint12; DCAW

Debasish Mukherjee; Aakar Prakar

Ayesha Singh; Shrine Empire

WHAT ISCONTEMPORARY?

CONTEMPORARYARTISTS ARE A PART

OF THE SAMESOCIETY AFTER ALL.

IT'S JUST THELANGUAGE, WHICH IS

DIFFERENT HERE. THE CURRENT

GENERATION ISCERTAINLY MORE

OPEN TOEXPERIMENTS WITH

THEIR MEDIUM ORTHE LANGUAGE

— Debasish Mukherjee, artist

As the new season of art opens in Delhi with shows highlighting works by contemporary artists,

NAVNEET MENDIRATTA looks at the new narrativesand prominent trends emerging in the current scenario

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books 09Vijayawada, August 25, 2019

AUSTRIAN PSYCHOANALYSTSIGMUND FREUD ONCE ATTENDEDA LECTURE GIVEN BY AMERICANICON MARK TWAIN. THE LECTUREWAS ABOUT A WATERMELON HE

STOLE AS A CHILD!

Arvee, a clever and scholarlymouse, is horrified to find that he mustleave his laboratory to live as a house pet.His new home, Paradise Villa, is charmingand comfortable but boring. And lonely.That changes when Arvee meets bright,feisty Ellie and her family of house mice.They tell him about Pasha, a fearsome ratwho, along with his thugs, has taken overParadise Villa, harassing and enslaving themice. A small, brave band of rebels is readyto fight back. But how? Arvee brings histhinking skills to the struggle, pulling in thehelp of other house creatures. But Pashahas very different plans for him.Will Arveesucceed in helping Ellie and the other mice?

NEWARRIVALS

No case is bizarre enough fordetective Shrilok, a chaiwalawith a penchant for

deduction, disguises and drama, and hispartner in crime, Rohan Doctor. Be it a handturning up in a steel lunchbox, a stolen rosediamond reappearing in a vada pav, a selfie-scandal in Bollywood, the Red SignalLeague of blind beggars or the dogs ofBhaskarville disappearing into the fog, theduo is sure to nab the suspects. They crackten thrilling cases, no problem, but willShrilok be a match for his nemesis, Masterji,in his ultimate encounter?

THE ADVENTURESOF SHRILOKHOMELESSPika NaniPenguin, `150

MOUSE ATTACK:THE AMAZING

ADVENTURES OFARVEE THE

MOUSEMagnolia

Hachette, `227

Kabir doesn’t fit in. Not inthe wintry hill town he livesin, and not in his school,where the lines are alwaysstraight. Backed into a corner with no wayout, Kabir vanishes. With every adult’s nightmare now comingtrue, finding this flyaway boy will meanunderstanding who he really is. Or is ittoo late?Spirited and powerfully imaginative,Flyaway Boy is a story about embracingeverything that makes you uniquely you.

FLYAWAY BOYJane De Suza Pengiun, `250

It was on a chance visit one winter after-noon in 2005 to the quaint DupleixHouse and Museum in Chandernagore

— a former French colony by the Hooglyriver and 33 kilometers from Kolkata —that I first saw the pair of glasses. They layin a cabinet ringed with dust in a mustyroom. At the same time as noticing theglasses, my eyes fell on the label ‘blood-stained’ next to them, though all I coulddetect was a smudge on the right lens.Delicate, fragile yet seemingly intact theylay, with their arms gently curving aroundthe photograph of their master wearingthem, as if still trying to protect him fromthe violence. Above the glasses was anoth-er label: ‘Broken and bloodstained glass-es belonging to J. Sen, Private, WestYorkshire Regiment… he was the firstBengalee, a citizen of Chandernagore, tobe killed in 1914-1918 War’. Jogen Sen wasthe only non-white member of the WestYorkshire regiment; he was gunned downon the night of 22 May, 1916.

It was two years later, in 2007, in a tinyroom crammed with cabinets in theHumboldt Sound Archive in Berlin thatI felt the same shiver down my spine asin Chandernagore. I was listening to atremulous yet incantatory voice speakinglargely in Punjabi:

There was a man who would have but-ter back in India

He would also have two sers of milk. He served for the British. That man joined the European War. That man was captured by the

Germans. He wants to go back to India. If he goes back to India then he will get

that same food. That man has spent three years already.This is the story of Mall Singh, an

Indian prisoner of war in the ‘HalfmoonCamp’ at Wünsdorf outside Berlin. Therecording was made on 11 December1916. He was made to stand in front of aphonograph machine held before him by

his German captors and instructed tospeak. Mall Singh’s was among the 2677audio recordings made by the RoyalPrussian Phonographic Commissionbetween 29 December 1915 and 19December 1918, using the First World WarPrisoners of War held in Germany.Desolate, homesick and hungry, he distilsall the pain and longing into the imagesof makhan (butter) and the two sers [aform of measurement] of milk: home isremembered as taste.

Mall Singh served on the WesternFront. However, for me, his story resonatesnot with the homesick letters of hissepoy-brothers but with a letter written inGurmukhi by a young girl called KishanDevi from Punjab to her father HavildarSewa Singh, of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers,serving in Egypt:

Dear Father, best wishes to you. Hereall is well. With god’s grace, your letter hasarrived. We came to know about your sit-uation. With the sight of your letter, I felt

at peace. Mother says that you can writeyour inner thoughts to us. Father, all yourletters will be read by me… I am like a liv-ing dead without you... Dear father pleasetake leave and come to meet us. Please docome. We repeat again and again.

A daughter’s heart-breaking appeal,like the desolate voice of Mall Singh,‘repeats again and again’ in the chamberof First World War memories, seeking tofind an answer.

These moments have stayed with meand have shaped the book. Why do theymatter so much? Jogen Sen’s glasses, MallSingh’s voice and Kisan Devi’s letter are notjust tantalising sources but open up newways of ‘reading’ — and writing — life intimes of war; they force us to the weavetogether a narrative of fugitive fragments,the flotsam, jetsam and lagan of lifewrecked by war. In a context where mostof the colonial soldiers were non-literate,it is necessary, I argue, to go beyond onlythe textual to these material, visual and oral

sources to recreate the texture of the past. India, Empire and First World War

Culture: Writings, Images, and Songsexamines the experiences of people fromundivided India - both soldiers and civil-ians, men and women, sepoys, labourers,lascars, orderlies, doctors, politicians andintellectuals - in the First World War andthe way such experiences were represent-ed. Between August 1914 and December1919, India recruited one and half millionmen, including both combatants andnon-combatants; of them, over a millionserved overseas, in places as diverse asMesopotamia, France and Belgium, EastAfrica, Gallipoli, Egypt and Sinai, Salonika,Aden, East and West Persia, Tsingtao andTrans-Caspia. ‘The state of things is inde-scribable. There is conflagration allaround, and you must imagine it to be likea dry forest in a high wind in the hotweather, with abundance of dry grass andstraw. No one can extinguish it but Godhimself - man can do nothing. What morecan I write?’ observed Sohan Singh, asowar in the 9th Hodson’s Horse, on 10July 1915, as he lay convalescing at theKitchener Indian Hospital at Brighton.

Excerpted with permission from India, Empire, andFirst World War Culture: Writings, Images, and

Songs, by Santanu Das, published by CambridgeUniversity Press, `1,887

In this political satire, the author,a veteran army colonel, discussesthe country’s myriad problemssuch as fall of ethics in public life,repugnant caste politics, commu-

nal machinations, all pervasive corrup-tion, socioeconomic inequity and terror-ism. The topic is universal in nature andtouches the everyday-life of the people.It has the latent depth and an immedi-acy to draw all genders, age groups, andevery category of readers.

The book can be divided into twoparts — One: The political coup, whichdiscusses the power of democracy tothrow out the undesirables and installwell-meaning and dedicated politicalworkers in seats of power. And two:Building a prosperous and powerfulIndia through wise use of statecraft.

Baba, a teacher by profession, socialworker by choice and politician by cir-cumstances is a saintly person, whounderstands the underlying psychody-namics of the people and relates effort-lessly with them. His anticorruption agi-tations give a new meaning and direc-tion to the Indian political system. Thepeople take up the challenge thrown atBaba by mainstream political parties toenter the parliament to enact the anti-corruption legislation. They elect hisnewly formed political outfit, theRashtriya Punarudhaan Sangh (RPS), topower.

Choice of Prof Krishna Moorthy, anintellectual and ruthless hard task mas-ter, as the Prime Minister shows thatBaba means business. Lok pal is enact-ed, and the jails start filling up with con-victed politicians, businessmen, bureau-crats and others. Tough decisions to tideover the sinking economy ruffle manyin trade and industry. The evil nexus ofdeposed politicians, threatened bureau-crats and murky businessmen, whoseheads are on the chopping block for cor-ruption, nepotism and subversion of law,reacts. Trade unions call for nationwidestrikes and traders shut shops; expect-ing to force Murthy to resign or put pres-sure on Baba to change him. Neitherhappen.

People suffer in the no-holds-barredpolitical slugfest between adamantMurthy and his incorrigible adversaries.They react through the Bihar assembly

elections where RPS tastes its first elec-toral shock. Murthy decides to get backinto the game. In a clandestine operation,four undertrial youths belonging topowerful Gurgaon families, accused ofrape and murder, are kidnapped and cas-trated. This maverick act appeases thelarge discerning women voters in TamilNadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry,and RPS wins these assembly electionscomfortably. The party is back into thehearts and minds of the people.

Gurgaon castrations and state assem-bly elections results take the wind out ofthe agitators’ sails. Murthy decides to goafter his opponents, but an unexpectedbolt from the blue stalls him. The long-

awaited verdict on 2G telecom scamexplodes on the political firmament.Those who played ducks and drakes withthe exchequer escape the clutches of thelaw. The ever-active media swings intoaction and questions the government’sinability to convict the high-profile cul-prits. The almost dead political agitationsenliven and tear through the country’stranquillity. People become despon-dent; the country is back to square.

Unrelenting, Murthy looks out for asubterfuge to permanently silence hisopponents so that he can concentrate ondevelopment of the country. His oppor-tunity comes through a massive bombblast in a shopping mall at Vijayawada

in which hundreds die and another fewhundreds are seriously injured. Bhai, anIndian traitor holed up in Karachi, car-ried out terrorist activities in his moth-erland at the bidding of the ISI. Baba isvery much pained and upset; hedemands action. The daring kidnap ofBhai from Karachi by RAW and MAR-COS is one of the best narrations in thebook and thrills every reader. RPS’s pop-ularity soars.

Exploiting the kidnap euphoria forelectoral gains borders political adven-turism. With two-third majority in thenew parliament, RPS embarks on the‘Executive President’ form of govern-ment, an idea ardently discussed in many

public forums, the book further arguesits necessity. Further dividing the statesfor administrative convenience is a pan-dora’s box, and is best left unopen.Electoral reforms to ensure the countrysuffered election fever only once in fiveyears is worthy of wider political debate.

Emboldened with the massive man-date in the general elections held underthe new Constitution, RPS embarks onits flagship project: education reforms,a point extensively discussed at manyplaces in the book. Political partieshave always fumbled to effectively gethold of this essential tool for socioeco-nomic development of the country. Theidea to nationalise the entire school edu-

cation is fraught with fissiparous tenden-cies and very strong political will andleadership is demanded. Free and com-pulsory education from 1st to 12thstandard is part of the present govern-ment’s National Education Policy on theanvil. The veteran author’s suggestion oftwo years compulsory military serviceafter school is not pragmatic, it drownsin the sea of sheer numbers. Having saidso, the idea fits well into the storyline.

Exploiting the Baloch, Muhajir, andPashtun unrest to creates refugee crisesand attract international attention is areinvent of the Bangladesh saga. Themilitary operations have been lucidlydescribed. Keeping the United States,Russia and China in good humour,merges well with the plot.

The last chapter, Sannyasa, is abefitting epilogue to the story of the greatIndian dream. In a country where polit-ical parties are considered family assetsand genealogically passed on, thesmooth transfer of power in RPS isenthusing and refreshing.

The views expressed are the reviewer’s own

A LETTER FROM HOME

A FINE BALANCE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTIONLt Col (Retd) K Gopinathan’s book is a satire on the state of affairs in the country today and presents the readerswith an alternative India that is at once mesmerising yet unfamiliar, writes COL AJAY RAINA (SENA MEDAL)

THE COUP INDIA MISSEDLt. Col. K. Gopinathan

(Retd);LEADSTART, `249

SANTANU DAS’ India,Empire and First

World War Culture:Writings, Images,

and Songs examinesthe experiences of

people from undividedIndia — both soldiersand civilians, men and

women, sepoys,labourers, lascars,orderlies, doctors,

politicians andintellectuals — in theFirst World War and

the way suchexperiences were

represented.An edited excerpt:

INDIA, EMPIRE ANDFIRST WORLD WAR

CULTURE’Santanu Das

Cambridge UniversityPress, `1,887

Artifacts of Private Jogen Sen, Dupleix House and Museum. Personal Photograph

TYPES OF SKININFECTIONS PREVA-LENT IN MONSOON?

Skin infections can fur-ther be classified intofour, based on the season.

n EczemaAtopic dermatitis(eczema) is a conditionthat makes your skin redand itchy. It's most com-mon in children, but canoccur at any age. Atopicdermatitis is long lastingand tends to flare period-ically. It may be accom-panied by asthma or hayfever. Eczema generally appears

in the lower thighs andback and are very itchy.This is more prevalentamong the elderly.Applying moisturiser canhelp relieve itchy, red skin.

n Facial Folliculitis Folliculitis is a commonskin condition whereinhair follicles getinflamed. It is usually abacterial or fungal infec-tion. Initially it looks likesmall red bumps orwhite-headed pimplesaround hair follicles - thetiny pockets from whichhair grows. Generallypeople ignore this assum-ing it is acne. But it is

very important for peoplewith this infection to seea doctor.

n Fungal skin infectionsThese infections arecaused by fungus and aremost likely to develop indamp, covered areas ofthe body, such as feet orarmpit. Most fungalinfections aren't conta-gious and are are mostlynot life threatening.

TYPES OF FUNGALINFECTIONS:

n Athletes footn Yeast infectionn Ringwornn Nail fungus

n Oral thrushn Diaper rash

These infections are gen-erally caused due tohumidity during themonsoons and winter aspeople tend to sweatmore. These infectionsare very irritating innature.Getting proper treatmentis very important andthis infection is mostlyprevalent among peoplewho work outdoors.Fungal resistance hasbecome a major concernthese days. People don'tcomplete the course ofmedication given by doc-

tors leading to the fungusbecoming resistant tothat drug.The treatment forRingworm has alsobecome a major cause ofconcern as the previousmedication no longerworks and doctors areforced to give higherdoses.

n Facial pigmentationFacial pigmentation iscaused due to over expo-sure to UV rays. Peopledon't realise they are get-ting over exposed as theclouds do not block theUV rays. This leads to theskin becoming patchy.

People with minimal pig-mentation can cure theinfection by applyingsunscreen whereas thosehaving hyper pigmenta-tion need to use Vitamin-C creams.Treatment:Treatment generallydepends on the cause andseverity of the infection.Some viral skin infec-tions get cured on theirown within days orweeks.Bacterial infections areoften treated with topicalantibiotics applied direct-ly to the skin, or withoral antibiotics. If the

strain of bacteria is resis-tant to treatment, intra-venous antibiotics mighthave to be administeredin the hospital.You can use over-the-counter antifungal spraysand creams to treat afungal skin infection. Ifyour condition doesn'timprove, ask your doctora prescription for oral ortopical creams. In addi-tion, one can also applymedicated creams to treatparasitic skin infections.Your doctor may alsorecommend medicationsto reduce discomfort likeanti-inflammatory drugs.

Precautions:Hygiene is very important.Keep yourself well hydrat-ed and shower often. While food is not directlyrelated to infections, eat-ing fruits can help onestay hydrated.Wash yourself everytimeyou use the washroomand change sanitary padsand tampons frequently.Hairfall is very commonthis season. But if it isaccompanied by an itchyscalp, a visit to the doctoris in the offing.Home remedies are notthe way to treat skin inthis season.

pioneer THE PIONEER VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | AUGUST 25, 2019 10

SWEATSENSORScientists have developed a kind of wearable

skin sensors that can detect what's in wearers'sweat that may provide real-time updates on

their health problems like dehydration or fatigue.The sensor design can monitor sweat rate,

electrolytes and metabolites in sweat

TREATING

SKININFECTIONSIN MONSOON

K RAMYA SREE n HYDERABAD

e all love our skinas much as welove the mon-soons. But stuckin this unfortu-nate love triangle

is the largest organ of thebody, our skin. It's mainfunction is to protect usfrom infections.

But with the monsoon atthe fag end of its cycle andthe onset of winter, skininfections are on the rise.Though everyone loves themonsoon, not everyone isimmune. As they say, for allpositives, there are nega-tives. Similarly, this seasonalso showers upon us manyinfections.

Skin infections can bemainly categorised into twotypes - mild and serious.While mild infections canbe treated with over-the-counter medication, seriousinfections need medicalattention.

WDR NAMRATA

DAMERA,MD DVL, APOLLO

CLINIC, MANIKONDA,HYDERABAD

ILL! GETCUREDWITHOUTA PILL With zero sideeffects, naturalingredients, andmuch faster andeffectivetreatment,home remediesare a great wayto deal with flu,cold, and cough

onsoons are theseason to eathot pakoras,but, all the oilyfood takes atoll on our

health. Since timeimmemorial, Indians havebeen using natural, home-made remedies to treatvarious illnesses andinfections. With zeroside-effects, natural ingre-dients and faster andeffective treatment, homeremedies are a great wayto deal with flu, commoncold, and cough.

— K RAMYA SREE

MHere are a few home remedies notmany know about which help inkeeping your health in shapeMAKE YOUR OWN SYRUP: Another tried and tested

remedy for dealing with cold and cough is a home-made concoction of cinnamon, honey, and lemon. Thissyrup works wonders because of the healing propertiesof the three ingredients. Mixing half a teaspoon ofhoney, a pinch of cinnamon and a couple of drops oflemon juice is all that is needed. The syrup should betaken twice a day when one has a cold.

GINGER TOFFEE: Ginger contains Gingerol, a substancewith powerful medicinal properties. It can treat manyforms of nausea, especially morning sickness.

PINEAPPLE: You don't usually think of pineapple as a coughremedy, but that's probably because you've never heard ofbromelain. There's evidence to suggest that bromelain -an enzyme found only in the stem and fruit of pineapples- can help suppress cough as well as loosen the mucus inyour throat. To enjoy the most benefits of pineapple andbromelain, eat a slice of pineapple or drink 3.5 ounces offresh pineapple juice three times a day.

GARLIC: Garlic ispacked with manyantibacterial prop-erties. The warmnature of garlic canalso lower highfever by promotingsweating. Crush 1garlic clove and addit to 1 cup of hotwater. Let it rest for10 minutes, andthen strain. Drinkthis twice a day forbest results.

THYME: Thyme is used by some for respiratory illnesses. Astudy by NCBI suggests that the essence extracted fromthyme leaves mixed with ivy can help relieve coughing aswell as short-term bronchitis. The leaves contain com-pounds called flavonoids that relax the throat musclesinvolved in coughing and lessen inflammation. You canmake thyme tea at home using 2 teaspoons of crushedthyme leaves and 1 cup of boiling water. Cover the cup,steep for 10 minutes, and strain.

BASIL: Basil is an effective herb for bringing down fever. Thisherb is just as effective as many types of antibiotics in themarket. Its healing properties will help reduce fever veryquickly. Take about 20 basil leaves and boil them, add 1teaspoon of crushed ginger in the strained tulsi water andboil until the solution gets reduced to half. Add a littlehoney and drink this tea two or three times a day forthree days to get relief.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: Apple cider vinegar is anothersimple home remedy for a fever. The acid present in ithelps draw heat out of the skin. It is also rich in mineralsand helps replenish minerals that get eliminated from thebody due to fever. Soak a washcloth in a mixture of onepart apple cider vinegar and two parts cool water. Wringout the excess solution and place it on your forehead andtummy. You can even wrap one around the soles of yourfeet. Once the washcloth becomes warm, change it with anew one soaked in the cool mixture. Repeat as often asrequired until the feverhas reduced. Mix two tea-spoons of apple cidervinegar and one table-spoon of honey in a glassof water. Drink it two orthree times a day.

Apart from the above reme-dies, drinking warmwater, vapor rubs, gar-gling with salt water,warm water baths alsohelps reduce flu.

This week you will be overburdened with work. Shareyour responsibilities with others to release the burden.A spiritual influence is needed to attain a balance inyour life. Your casual attitude towards health may leadto seasonal infections. Be cautious of cold, cough,constipation, and gastric problems. Career-wise, youhave been working hard but results are still awaited.You find it difficult to earn appreciation for a job welldone because of rivalry and competition. This is thetime for perseverance and patience. Recommendationof a senior will come your way. Relations will get backon track and you will feel much better. A news ofpregnancy in the family, or child birth will please you.Affairs of the heart will find a new dimension.

Lucky number 11Lucky colour Pastel BlueLucky day Thursday

ARIES March 21-April 19

You will be full of energy this week. Overall healthremains good. You will have the determination to moveforward. Do not force things as it will affect your health.Some of the actions are in our own hands, so give yourbest and see where it lands. On the career front, youshould invest your time in analysing and implementingsome tough decisions. Avoid arguments, otherwise youmight develop enmity at work place. You are ready totake on any challenge. Creativity will be in abundance. Atravel is indicated which will act as a stress buster foryou. Relationship-wise, don’t play miser in expressingyour feelings to someone you love. You need to balanceyour work with relationship. Married couples should alsoexpress their feelings.

Lucky number 1Lucky colour IndigoLucky day Friday

TAURUS April 20-May 20

Your determination to stay fit and a balanced approachto life will make you an extra ordinary person. You arelikely to get rid of negativity inside you, making youmore comfortable and confident. Your presence ofmind and wisdom is incomparable. You will feel thephysical and mental strength. On the career front, donot challenge your seniors as it will backfire on you.Focus on building a good team. Those in media,finance, and mind work will do better this week. Don’tdelve on past mistakes, be proactive to get the desiredresults instead. On the relationship front, you are notgetting the positive response from your partner. Youmay lose your cool at some point. For some of you,beginning of a new relationship is indicated.

Lucky number 16Lucky colour WhiteLucky day Sunday

GEMINI May 21-June 20

You will walk the path to good health. Your concern forwell-being is paying you rich dividends. This week youwill fell very vibrant, energetic and full of life. Yourpositive mind set will add charm to your personality.On the career front, be cautious in your verbalcommunication. Avoid being too direct with people,lest you might offend them. You will face all challengeswith cool mind. Your logical and reasoning powers willgive full benefits this week. Increase in salary,promotion or financial gains in business are on thecards. Investments made this week will pay richdividends in future. In relationship, warmth, care andconcern for each other is likely. This is the time to takeyour relationship to the next level.

Lucky number 10Lucky colour Off-whiteLucky day Monday

CANCER June 21-July 22

This week you need to bring balance in life. Your spiritualpowers will prove to be a great booster. Take time out foryour health. Take your diet, exercise, and relaxation timeseriously. It is recommended that you take small breaksamidst busy schedules. This would increase yourefficiency and get much better results. On the careerfront, a good news in is on its way. Those in export-import business will soon strike a big deal. Networkingwith the people abroad and new association formed inthis period will prove fruitful for you. In terms of love,you are ready to start something new, and if you’recurrently in a committed relationship, you will enjoy astrong bonding this week. Avoid being emotional aboutthings you cannot change.

Lucky number 12Lucky colour YellowLucky day Wednesday

VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22

Health-wise this week is not a good time for you. You needto take some time off and look after you, both mentallyand physically. If you evaluate your attitude in past fewdays, you will feel the negativity. Be careful while usingelectrical gadgets, driving or climbing stairs as you areprone to some painful injuries this week. Your career ismoving in the right direction, so don’t quit your job. If youspot money making opportunity this week, grab it. Yourgoodwill and reputation will pay you rich dividends.Financial hurdles will get clear soon and you may pursueand execute your projects. It looks like this is an excellenttime for affairs of heart. If there is someone you have beenadmiring from afar, now is the time to confront them.Socialising may activate you and rejuvenate your relations.

Lucky number 7Lucky colour BrownLucky day Thursday

LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22

A good message related to your health is indicated.Those awaiting test results may relax. You need a smallcourse of medication to recover. Increase the intake ofliquids, juices and fibrous food in your diet. On thecareer front, you will witness high creativity andpositivity. You must not impose restrictions on yourself.You have to be careful in your communication. There arechances of getting into arguments and conflicts. Those intravel and tourism will do well. There is good news forthose who aspiring for promotion/ transfer. On thepersonal front, there is a need to liberate the mind andreconnect with the heart. For a peaceful mind, you needto start trusting and find a way of freeing yourself fromsuspicion, mistrust and jealousy.

Lucky number 3Lucky colour PeachLucky day Saturday

SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21

Focus on your health this week. Make sure to eathealthy and look for ways to improve your wellbeing.Invest your time in exercise and pay attention tonutritional facts to attain good health. Revitaliseyourself by taking a break from your hectic schedule.Professionally, this week will bring you good news.Money given might be paid back to you. No matterwho you are, you have professional options. Life maychange, and sometimes those changes are positive. Ifyou’re unhappy in your current work, know that youhold the key to changing it. This is a highly emotionaltime for those in love or a relationship. Things canquickly become heated and uncomfortable. Pick yourbattles and be sure to treat your lover like a friend.

Lucky number 17Lucky colour SilverLucky day Saturday

AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18

Those awaiting test results will have a reason to celebrate.Consider spirituality as stress buster and a way to lead ahealthy life. If there is something that has been botheringyou in terms of health and you are unable to find asolution, go for yoga and meditation. You will see yournegativity turn into positive vibes. Career-wise, you maybe moving to a new position or a new set ofresponsibilities. Promotion, hike in salary or profit is onthe cards. Your ability to accomplish work with ease willbe admired. This is the time to finish pending work. Inyour love life, mild conflicts are indicated. Allow yourpartner to have his or her space and clear doubts byhaving healthy discussions. Singles, go out and mingle.Generation gap should be sorted with friendly talks.

Lucky number 13Lucky colour Rose GoldLucky day Tuesday

PISCES Feb 19-March 20

Neglecting your health at this point is not advisable. Youhave to give up all the bad habits and be alert bothphysically and mentally. Nurture your body, care for itand feed it with healthy food. Avoid junk and oily diet.Such food may cause acidity and inflammation in thebody. On the career front, stay focused. Your mind andthoughts should be in harmony. Don’t apply too muchlogic. Be careful of your enemies, rivals, and don’tdisclose your working plans. Those in teaching,counselling and arts fields need to be a little alert thisweek. Affairs of the heart are much favoured so no needto go into a shell. There is someone in your life you needto pay attention to. Healthy and happy relations are onthe cards.

Lucky number 9Lucky colour RedLucky day Tuesday

CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19

This week you will feel elevated both physically andmentally. Your body, mind and soul are in perfectharmony. You will be able to strike a balance betweenyour professional and personal commitments and thiswould reflect in your work and attitude. Take out time forentertainment to bust stress. Those who have started anew business or joined a job recently, may face sometension. You may look for strategies to make your venturea success. Maintain a healthy communication and askquestions to make sure that you and your co-workersunderstand each other well. Patience is called for. On thelove front, a new relationship is on the cards. This is apositive period for your love life. Pleasure trip to overseasand spending good time together is likely.

Lucky number 20Lucky colour GoldenLucky day Sunday

LEO July 23-Aug 22

You need to give a serious thought to your health. Youmay not be in the best of health this week. Be grateful forwhat you have. Pushing yourself when you are too tiredcan cause illness or injury. Slow down and take it easy.Take rest and spend some time alone. Meditation andyoga will work wonders for you. On the career front, yourhard work and knowledge will be acknowledged by yourseniors. A property or financial dispute may come to anend this week. Good news from overseas is expected.Sincere team work will bring good results. Unfinishedprojects are likely to get completed this week. Somethingmay be troubling you with regard to your relationship. Ifyou feel that something in your relationship is unhealthy,you are most likely to be proven correct.

Lucky number 8Lucky colour Camel BrownLucky day Friday

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21

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CARDS USED IN THE FILM WEREDESIGNED BY FERGUS HALL Vijayawada, August 25, 2019

Someone in late fifties going througha very difficult phase in life camewith a host of questions: “Sir, I am

a highly religious person and dedicate atleast two hours every day in service ofGod. I follow a value system and havenot intentionally hurt anybody in so faras I can remember. Yet, I have been putthrough unforeseen problems of such adimension that it difficult to bear with.What bad Karma have I done to gothrough such an ordeal? How is it thatmy prayers have gone unheard? By whattime shall I get relieved?”

At the outset, be assured that yoursituation may begin to ease out afterAugust and start gaining grounds fromNovember. Thereafter, you are expectedto register sustained growth. Now, com-ing to your question, if you think thatthere is a God sitting in the heaven whowould be selectively listening andresponding to your prayers, you aresimply mistaken. A divine shakti(power) does, however, keep playingwithin that keeps you alive, which whenunavailable, you become a dead matter.But then, any shakti is a double-edgedweapon, which you could use eitherways — positively or negatively. How

intelligently you use that shakti, is yourcall, and which is guided by your indi-vidualistic mind traits. Please bear inmind; puja may help you in inculcatinga value system and becoming a goodhuman being. At the end of the day,however, you are to engage with a livingworld comprising of an assortment ofgood and bad people, each born unique,all carrying varied interests. In such aweird world, which remains the naturalbreeding ground for conflict of interest,it is just not enough to be a goodSamaritan. You rather need to smartlyconduct yourself without compromisingwith honesty of purpose.

Coming back to your Karma, youmay be by and large aware of how youconducted during this life. But whatabout the implications of Karmicimprints carried over from the past life,which you are not aware of? If you havebeen beneficiary of good karma, youcan’t be spared of the vagaries of badkarma either. They play out concurrent-ly. And the Karma cycle works almost ina self-automated mode, with no scopefor any interference from any extra-ter-restrial forces that can be appeased toone’s asking. Also remember, Karma has

wide connotations. It is not just limitedto your intent. It also includes how alertyou have been against impending chal-lenges posed by competing and contrar-ian forces, and how intelligently youattend to them.

You say that you have done nowrong in this life, but that is based onyour self-defined standards, which mayor may not be true to the callings ofground realities. Now, to figure out howgood you have been so far in the gameof life, calls for a look within. That mayoffer you an insight into your fault lines,which, in turn, may help you realisehow realistic or delusional has beenyour approach to life. Perhaps astrologi-cal pointers to the basic fabric of yourmind’s making may help you in thisrespect.

You are born in Pisces lagna havingexalted Venus there itself. The lagnalord Jupiter, well-fortified in its ownsign over the head is full of promises. Italso makes you a well-meaning person.The two put together, implies that youare a highly ambitious person expectedto do well in life. That, however, willcome about if the negative implicationsof planetary alignments in your chartget addressed. Jupiter ill-disposed off toMercury, which is conjunct headless

Ketu, accounts for your vacillatory ten-dencies, insensible reasoning and judg-ment. Mercury again, placed adverse toSaturn speaks of a fixated one-trackmind. If that would not be enough, theSun locks horns with mischievousNeptune, Moon, and Uranus. Thatmakes you a self-willed person, who,defying conventional wisdom would betempted to go about with one’s owndelusionary perceptions, often distancedfrom ground realities. You may notacknowledge truth at its first appear-ance. Instead, guided by the belief thatwhen God is there with you, he willeventually lead you to success, you con-tinue pursuing your line of thinking tillpushed to the wall. And the result isthere to see.

So, instead of trying to find out thereasons underlying your ordeal, betterwork upon your fault lines, developpractical sense, and be geared up tosmartly take on the callings of life.

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England captain Joe Rootand Joe Denly were fight-ing hard to prevent a three-day defeat in the third Testafter Australia threatenedanother Ashes rout atHeadingley on Saturday.

When Australia tooktwo wickets for no runsin four balls to leaveEngland 15-2, it lookedlike another dramaticcollapse was on thecards following thehosts’ woeful 67 — theirlowest Ashes total since1948 — in the firstinnings.

But at tea on thethird day, England had

recovered to 90-2.Root, in on a

pair, was 41 not out

and Denly 30 not out withtheir third-wicket stand so farworth 75 runs.

England still needed afurther 269 runs to reach anunlikely target of 359 and with39 overs left in the day therewas time for them to bebowled out before stumps.

But they were at leastmaking Australia work for awin that would see themretain the Ashes at 2-0 up withtwo to play in a five-matchseries.

Surrey openers RoryBurns and Jason Roy both fellcheaply shortly after lunch.

Left-hander Burns(seven) edged a lifting PatCummins delivery to DavidWarner at first slip before Roy,yet to convince as a Testmatch opener, played downthe wrong line to Josh

Hazlewood, who took 5-30 inthe first innings, and wasbowled.

Root, in on a pair, got offthe mark with a three off fastbowler Hazlewood to thedelight of his home Yorkshirefans in a capacity, sun-drenched crowd.

Denly, the only Englandbatsman to reach double fig-ures in the first innings with12, repeatedly played andmissed either side of being hiton the head by a Cumminsbouncer.

But both he and Rootapplied themselves on anincreasingly slow pitch thatwas making life tough forAustralia’s pace attack.

And there was a hugecheer from the crowd whenRoot’s controlled hook offHazlewood raised a fifty part-

nership with Denly.The odds were still huge-

ly in Australia’s favour, givenonly three sides have mademore than 300 to win in thefourth innings of a Test atHeadingley — Australia (404-3 in 1948), England (315-4against Australia, 2001) andthe West Indies with 322-5two years ago.

Earlier, MarnusLabuschagne missed out on amaiden Test hundred as hetop-scored with 80 inAustralia’s second-innings246.

Labuschagne was 74 notout when Cummins’s dis-missal left Australia 226-8.

But rather than beingdenied a century in his sev-enth Test by a lack of partners,the South Africa-born bats-man ran himself out.

Labuschagne ignored theold rule of ‘never run on amisfield’ when Denly fumbledat third man and then failed

to beat a throw to Bairstow ashis valuable 187-ball inningsfeaturing eight fours came toan end.

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India maintain their strangleholdover the West Indies with a healthy

75-run first innings lead, whichswelled to 89 by lunch time on thethird day of the opening cricket Testhere on Saturday.

India bowled out West Indies for222 in 74.2 overs in their firstinnings in reply to 297 with IshantSharma returning with best figuresof 5 for 43.

Besides Ishant, MohammedShami (2/48) and left-arm spinnerRavindra Jadeja (2/64) scalped twowickets a piece.

For West Indies, Roston Chasetop-scored with 48, while skipperJason Holder played a fighting 39-run knock as the hosts failed to buildup partnerships.

At the opening break of the thirdday, India were 14 for no loss in theirsecond innings with MayankAgarwal batting on 8 and K LRahul on 6.

Earlier, resuming at theovernight score of 189 for eight,Holder and Miguel Cummins stucktogether for 103 balls, forging a cru-cial 41-run partnership for the ninthwicket to take West Indies close tothe Indian total.

Holder kept a calm head andguided his younger partnerCummins brilliantly to get as closeas possible to the Indian total.

While Holder made 39 off 65balls with the help of five boundaries,Cummins gave his skipper the rightsupport from the other end by juststaying at the crease although hecouldn’t open his account.

Cummins’ determination to stayat the crease and give his skipper

company can be gauged from thefact that he played 45 balls for noruns.

The Indian bowlers found it dif-ficult to break the stubborn part-nership between Holder andCummins as they needed 85 balls inthe opening session of the third dayto dislodge the stand.

The partnership was finally bro-ken when Holder edged aMohammed Shami delivery to wick-etkeeper Rishabh Pant behind thestumps in the 74th over.

Left-arm spinner Jadeja finallydrew curtains on West Indies inningswhen he cleaned up Cummins anover later.

TRY CROSS-SEAMIshant Sharma’s late burst broke

the back of West Indies batting andthe senior India pacer attributed thegood show to pace bowling partnerJasprit Bumrah’s advice of tryingcross-seam stuff.

Ishant took three wickets from

his final three overs to complete hisninth five-wicket haul in Tests onFriday.

“There was rain and after thatthe ball became wet and there wasnothing happening (with the ball).So, we thought we can bowl with across seam. There was bounce.Actually Bumrah told me that we cantry cross seam since there is noth-ing happening,” Ishant, who returnedwith figures of 5/42, said.

“The attempt was, if you bowlout the opposition as soon as pos-sible, it is good for your team. Wetried that we were able to do that,”he told fielding coach R Sridhar whointerviewed him for bcci.Tv.

It was a special day for the lankyIshant, who struck 19 runs andshared a crucial 60 runs withRavindra Jadeja (58) for the eighthwicket stand during India’s inningsearlier in the day.

“To be honest, when I was outduring our innings, I was not feel-ing good at all. The more I scored

runs with Jaddu (Jadeja), the betterit would be for the team. From 25 for3, the kind of comeback we had, Iwanted to have a long partnershipwith Jadeja,” said the 30-year-oldpacer who is playing in his 91st Test.

His five victims included twobrilliant caught and bowled efforts,including the fourth scalp ofShimron Hetmyer in the penultimateover of the day.

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PV Sindhu stood one winaway from an elusive WorldChampionships Gold after

entering a third successive finalbut B Sai Praneeth settled forBronze following his defeat toKento Momota here on Saturday.

Sindhu, who had claimedsuccessive Silver in the last twoeditions of the prestigious tour-nament beside two Bronze, wasa picture of perfection as she out-classed World No 3 and AllEngland Champion Chen Yu Feiof China 21-7, 21-14 in a 40-minute semifinal.

The 24-year-old OlympicSilver medallist will take onJapan’s World No 4 NozomiOkuhara in the summit show-down today. Two years ago,Okuhara had robbed off theIndian the title after an epic bat-tle that went down as one of thegreatest contests in badmintonhistory.

The third seeded Okuharaoutlasted former world champi-on Thailand’s RatchanokIntanon, seeded 7th, 17-21, 21-18, 21-15 in the other semifinal.

Overall, Sindhu enjoys aslender 8-7 advantage againstOkuhara in 15 career meetings.The Indian will fancy her chancesof a win, having beaten theJapanese on her way to theIndonesia Open final last month.

“I was well prepared andfrom the start I was in the leadand then finished it off,” Sindhusaid.

“In the second game, I madesome unforced errors and then Iwas leading again and it gave memy confidence. Overall, the gamewent well and I hope it goes welltomorrow (on Sunday).”

However, Praneeth’s impres-sive run ended after his attack-ing game couldn’t dent the

defence of in-form defendingchampion Momota, going downto the Japanese World No 1 13-21, 8-21 in 41 minutes.

On Friday though, Praneethachieved a rare distinction ofbecoming the first Indian maleshuttler in 36 years to win amedal in the tournament.

Prakash Padukone was thefirst to win a men’s singles WorldChampionships medal — aBronze — in the 1983 edition.

After his dream run endingwith Bronze, Praneeth describedthe feat as one of the best of hisinternational career.

The 27-year-old fromHyderabad, who was conferredwith the Arjuna Award this yearsaid, “This was one of my besttournaments that I ever had inmy career. There are lots oflearning and positives to take. Ithink the recent performanceshave been good,” Praneeth toldreporters.

Praneeth, who had finishedrunners-up atSwiss Open earlythis year, admittedhe just couldn’tfind the where-withal to put pres-sure on Momotaduring the semifi-

nal contest.“Momota was varying the

strokes. I was pushing the pacebut I wasn’t getting the result. Iwas getting tired. I didn’t knowwhat to do. I was blank. I wasattacking but a few strokes wentout,” he said.

“I couldn’t think anythingexcept hitting the strokes and hewas taking all the shots and I washitting the net too often.”

The world No 19 Indian lav-ished praise on the world No 1Japanese, terming him a “com-plete player”.

“He has got an all-roundgame and he can vary his gameaccording to the opponent andthat is a big plus point,” saidPraneeth, the 2017 SingaporeOpen champion.

“If you see, Momota is acompletely different player. Youcan’t go blindly and play him. Youhave to be fit and keep him inplay and change the strategy allthe time. The main thing is youhave to be mentally fit.

“He has a lot of patience andvariation. He can read his oppo-nent. He has something differentfrom others which is makingeverything tough to beat him.But we will figure it out and yeah,someday I will definitely beathim.”

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MALINGA TO LEAD IN NZ T20SColombo: Veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga,who recently retired from ODI cricket, will lead SriLanka in the three-match T20 series against NewZealand, beginning September 1 in Pallekele. SriLanka dropped former captain Angelo Mathewsand all-rounder Thisara Perera from the team’ssquad. Niroshan Dickwella, the left-handedwicket-keeper batsman, has been named asMalinga's deputy in the 15-member squad for thehome series. All-rounders Angelo Perera,Dhananjaya de Silva and Priyamal Perera, wicket-keeper batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama andbowlers Suranga Lakmal, Jefferey Vandersay,Asitha Fernando and Kamindu Mendis, all ofwhom had toured South Africa, have beensidelined.

NAIR MISSES TON BY RUN Bengaluru: Out-of-favour India batsman KarunNair missed out on a century by one run butHimachal Pradesh's Ankit Kalsi made 106 beforeIndia Red were all out for 285 in their DuleepTrophy match against India Blue here on Saturday.India Red fought back to reduce their opponentsto 74 for 3 in 24 overs at stumps, getting the keywickets of the highly-rated Shubman Gill (9) andin-form Ruturaj Gaikwad (37). Earlier, Nair'shopes of scoring a hundred were dashed when hewas stumped by Snell Patel off left-arm spinnerSaurabh Kumar. Pathania was the best bowler forBlue with a haul of 4 for 55 from 32 overs, whileSaxena took 3 for 57 and Aniket Chaudharycaptured two wickets.

LILLE CONFIRM SANCHES TRANSFERMunich: Bayern Munich's unsettled Portuguesemidfielder Renato Sanches has signed a four-yearcontract with Ligue 1 side Lille, both clubsconfirmed on Friday. The 22-year-old arrived innorthern France on Friday to undergo a medicalbefore closing the deal with a club who willcompete in the Champions League group stageafter finishing second in Ligue 1 last season. “Weare very happy to have completed the signing ofRenato Sanches, who is an exceptional player. Hehas an interesting profile which suits our project,”said Lille director general Marc Ingla in astatement on the club website. According to asource close to the club, Lille will pay in the regionof 20 million euros ($22.1 million) to sign theformer Benfica player.

GOKULAM KERALA LIFT DURAND CUP Kolkata: Trinidadian forward Marcus Joseph ledby example with a brace to inspire GokulamKerala FC to Durand Cup title in their debutcampaign with a 2-1 win over 16-time championsMohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium onSaturday. Joseph converted a penalty in the45+1st minute and doubled the lead with hismenacing left-footer in the 51st minute. Terriblylet down by their defence especially in the first-half, the Mariners stepped up the attack after thechangeover and pulled one back through SalvaChamorro header from a Joseba Beitia free-kick inthe 64th minute. AGENCIES

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Asparkling century by Tom Lathampowered New Zealand’s first innings

reply after Sri Lanka posted 244 on daythree of the rain-hit second Test inColombo on Saturday.

Latham, on 111, put together anunbeaten 70-run stand with BJ Watling,on 25, to thwart the Sri Lankan bowl-ing attack that had made early inroadsinto the Kiwi batting.

The tourists were 196 for four atstumps, still trailing Sri Lanka by 48runs.

Earlier Dhananjaya de Silva made109 to lift Sri Lanka after they resumedthe day on 144 for six following theirdecision to bat first.

But Latham made the day his ownas he registered his 10th Test hundred— fourth against Sri Lanka — to holdthe New Zealand innings after they lostkey wickets including skipper KaneWilliamson for 20.

Latham combined the right dose ofcaution and aggression as he hit 10boundaries in his 184-ball stay at thewicket so far.

“Tom is getting better and betterevery season. He had a great summerback home,” New Zealand paceman TimSouthee, who claimed four wickets inthe Sri Lankan innings, told reporters.

“Great to see him kick on and con-tinue that form overseas especially tocome here and play the way he hasplayed on conditions that are tough.”

In the morning session, De Silvamoved from his overnight 32 to com-plete his fifth Test century.

Southee returned figures of 4-63while pace partner Trent Boult got threewickets.

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Sindhu to face Okuhara in repeat of 2017 final, Praneeth settles for Bronze

It is important tokeep yourself

focused. It is notover yet for me.

Yeah, I am happybut not satisfiedyet. There is onemore match to goand I would wantto get the Gold. Itis not going to beeasy. I have to befocused, patientand give my best

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The Indian cricket team woreblack armbands as a mark of

respect for former union min-ister and veteran cricket admin-istrator Arun Jaitley, who passedaway on Saturday after pro-longed illness.

Jaitley was one of the tow-ering figures in Indian cricketadministration.

A former president of Delhi& Districts Cricket Association,Jaitley was one of the mostinfluential figures in the IndianCricket Board, whose advicewas sought for any decision onpolicy matters.

It was during his time as theDelhi and District CricketAssociation (DDCA) presidentthat the state team saw theemergence of stalwarts likeVirender Sehwag, GautamGambhir and in later yearsIshant Sharma, Virat Kohli andShikhar Dhawan.

Root, Denly come to Eng rescueLabuschagne joins elite clubAFP n LEEDS

Australia’s MarnusLabuschagne joined an

exclusive club while making80 against England in the sec-ond innings of the thirdAshes Test on Saturday.

In the process,Labuschagne became justthe fifth batsman and fourthAustralian — a list thatincludes head coach JustinLanger — in Test history tomake two scores in a matchhigher than a total posted by

an opposing team in oneinnings.

Labuschagne made 74 inthe first innings. Englandwere dismissed for just 67,their lowest Ashes total in 71years.

The only batsman fromoutside Australia to achievethe feat is outstanding WestIndies opener GordonGreenidge, who hit two hun-dreds in a 1976 Test at OldTrafford, Manchester, whereEngland collapsed to 71 allout in their first innings.