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The Supreme Court onSaturday paved the way for theconstruction of a Ram Templeby a Trust at the disputed siteat Ayodhya, and directed theCentre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the Sunni WaqfBoard for building a newmosque at a "prominent" placein the holy town in UttarPradesh.

In a bid to put an end to themore than a century old dis-pute that has torn the socialfabric of the nation, the courtin a unanimous 5-0 verdictruled that the 2.77 acres of dis-puted land where the demol-ished Babri Masjid once stoodwill remain with a Centralgovernment receiver and behanded over to a Trust withinthree months for the con-struction of the temple.

"The faith of the Hindus thatLord Ram was born at thedemolished structure is undis-puted," ruled a 5-judgeConstitution bench headed byChief Justice Ranjan Gogoiweeks after a marathon 40-dayhearing-- the second longest inthe history of apex court.Justice Gogoi is due to retire onNovember 17.

The verdict in the political-ly-sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case,one of the most important andmost anticipated judgements inIndia's history, runs into 1,045-page pages.

The disputed site in Ayodhyawas occupied by the 16th cen-tury Babri mosque which was

destroyed by Hindu kar sevakson December 6, 1992. Thedemolition had triggered com-munal riots.

The apex court bench, alsocomprising Justices S A Bobde,D Y Chandrachud, AshokBhushan and S Abdul Nazeer,said possession of the disput-ed 2.77 acre land rights will behanded over to the deity 'RamLalla', who is one of the threelitigants in the case.

It said the new mosqueshould be constructed at a"prominent site" and a trustshould be formed within threemonths for the construction ofthe temple at the site manyHindus believe Lord Ram wasborn.

As security remained tight-ened at communally sensitive

places across the country,Prime Minister Narendra Modiled a host of leaders whoappealed for peace, unity andamity. He said the verdictshould not be seen as anybody'swin or loss.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwatsaid the verdict should not beseen as anybody's victory ordefeat. The building of a Ramtemple is a long-held objectiveof the BJP.

The verdict was pronouncedon 14 appeals filed in the apexcourt against the 2010Allahabad High Courtjudgment, deliveredin four civil suits,that the 2.77-acreland in Ayodhya bepartitioned equallyamong the threeparties -- the SunniWaqf Board, theNirmohi

Akhara and 'Ram Lalla'.The bench said the high

court wrongly decided the titlesuit by resorting to partitioningof the disputed land in threeparts.

"The disputed site was gov-ernment land in the revenuerecords," the court said adding,"The fact that there lay a tem-ple beneath the destroyedstructure has been establishedby the Archaeological Survey ofIndia(ASI) and the underlying

structure was not an Islamicstructure."

"The history and cul-ture of this countryhave been home toquests for truth,

through the material,the political, and thespiritual. This Court is

called upon to fulfil its

adjudicatory function where itis claimed the two quests forthe truth impinge on the free-doms of the other or violate therule of law," it added. C SVaidyanathan, lawyer for deity'Ram Lalla', said the verdict isvery balanced and it is a victo-ry of people. But, the SunniWaqf Board, one of the mainparties, said it was not satisfiedand will seek a review.

"The verdict holds no valuefor us, It has lot of contradic-tions," Zafaryab Jilani, lawyerfor the Board, told reporters.

The Nirmohi Akhara said ithas no "regrets" regarding theverdict.

Home Minister Amit Shahappealed to all communities toaccept the verdict and maintainpeace and remain committedfor 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'

while Defence Minister RajnathSingh urged everyone to takethe verdict with equanimityand magnanimity. TheCongress said it respects theverdict and is in favour ofconstruction of Ram temple.

Former VHP presidentPraveen Togadia said givingRam Lalla's birth land for RamTemple is a salute to the sacri-fice of lakhs of workers.

Prominent Muslim leadersappealed for peace and har-mony even as they expressedsurprise.

"I was surprised to see theruling and it's beyond myunderstanding. I feel therewere enough evidences infavour of the mosque but thesewere not taken into consider-ation," Mufti Abul QasimNomani, the current

Mohtamim (Vice-Chancellor)of the Islamic seminary DarulUloom Deoband, said.

Prohibitory orders wereissued across the national cap-ital to maintain public order,according to Delhi Police whilean emergency OperationsCentre was set up in Lucknowto keep an eye on reports frommedia, social media and other

sources on the verdict.As Justice Gogoi read out the

operative part of the verdict for45 minutes, people belongingto both Hindu and Muslimcommunities in Ayodhya satglued before Television sets,while the tech-savvy youthkept a tab on their mobilesphones.

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anybody.— NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister

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AIMIM president AsaduddinOwaisi on Saturday said theSupreme Court judgment onthe Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi land dis-pute is a "victory of faith overfacts" and suggested rejectionof alternative five-acre plotgiven for construction of amosque. Owaisi, whoexpressed disappointmentwith the judgment, quotedformer Chief Justice of IndiaJ S Verma that the "SupremeCourt is supreme...and finalbut not infallible."

"This is a 'victory of faithover facts' judgement," he said.

On the apex court givingalternative five-acre plot to theMuslim side for construction

of a mosque, Owaisi said theMuslim side was fighting forlegal rights and does not needdonation from anyone.

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Owaisi termsverdict a ‘victory of belief over facts’

‘Some people haveTalibani mindset no trust

in judiciary’

— MINORITY AFFAIRS MINISTERMUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI ON

OWAISI'S REMARKS

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Exposure to air pollution maylead to higher risk of develop-ing cardiovascular diseasessuch as stroke or heart attack,according to a study conduct-ed in Hyderabad, Telangana.

The study, published in theInternational Journal ofEpidemiology, was part of TheCardiovascular Health effectsof Air pollution in Telangana,India (CHAI) project whichaims to analyse the associationbetween particulate matter lev-els in the air and cardiovascu-lar risk, and is the first to estab-lish this link in a low-middle

income country's population.According to the study, the

level of exposure to ambientand household air pollution, is

related to carotid intima-mediathickness (CIMT).

CIMT is the width of theinner two layers of the carotid

artery that supplies blood tothe brain, face, and neck and isa marker for atherosclerosis -- a plaque forming disease ofthe arteries affecting morethan 10 million Indians eachyear, the researchers, includingthose from Sri RamachandraUniversity (SRU) in Chennai,Tamil Nadu, said.

As part of the study, aninternational team ofresearchers measured theCIMT of 3,372 participantsfrom a peri-urban region ofHyderabad, Telangana, andestimated their exposure toair pollution.

The air pollution exposure

was calculated using an algo-rithm called land use regres-sion (LUR), which theresearchers said is frequentlyused to predict the amount offine particles suspended in air(diameter under 2.5 m) inhigh-income countries.

The participants also pro-vided information on the typeof cooking fuel they used, thestudy noted.

The results of the studyindicate that a high annualexposure to PM2.5 fine parti-cles is linked to a higher CIMT,particularly in men above 40years of age, or those with car-diometabolic risk factors.

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AIMPLB, Waqf Boardmull review pleaPNS n NEW DELHI

Some Muslim bodies arecontemplating filing a reviewpetition against Saturday'sSupreme Court verdict in theAyodhya dispute that givesthe disputed land to theHindus for a temple andfive acres of alternate land tothe Muslims for a mosque.

With more dissentingvoices coming forwardagainst the verdict, All IndiaMuslim Personal Law Board(AIMPLB) ExecutiveMember Kamal Farooquitold IANS it was contem-plating filing a review peti-tion after studying the judge-ment.

"This judgement is basedon faith, not facts. The apexcourt used Article 142, whichgives it special powers. Wedid not demand land forland. But you gave us five

acres of land in exchange for67 acres," Farooqui toldmedia.

Sunni Waqf Board lawyerZafaryab Jilani said: "Werespect the judgement but weare not satisfied. The judge-ment is not as per our expec-tations."

"After today's order, itlooks we will file a reviewpetition. But a final decisionwill be taken only after con-sultation with our legalteam," he added.

Air pollution in Telangana linked to increasedrisk of stroke, heart diseases: Study

TRS silence onverdict stumps allPNS n HYDERABAD

Even as people, political lead-ers and civil society organiza-tions across the country open-ly discussed the Ayodhya ver-dict, voicing their opinionsthrough social media plat-forms, pressers or otherwise;there has been complete silencefrom Telangana Chief MinisterK Chandrasekhar Rao,Telangana Rashtra Samithiworking president and MAUDMinister KT Rama Rao andother prominent ministers ofthe state cabinet, raising eye-brows in various circles.

Earlier in the day, as soon the

verdict was delivered, KTR,who normally tweets his opin-ions, posted something that didnot fully reflect what he or thepink party thinks about the ver-dict. He tweeted from an oldinterview he did and in whichhe said: "Mandir/Masjid of lit-tle consequence to the poor, weshould focus on matters thatactually matter."

On Twitter, he merely said, "Iwould like to reiterate my opin-ion on #AyodhyaCaseexpressed almost a year ago inan interview with @navikaku-mar. Hope wisdom & peace willprevail no matter what the ver-dict of the Supreme Court is."

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Mere moments after theSupreme Court announced itshistoric verdict in the decades-old Ayodhya land disputecase this morning, hashtagslike #AyodhyaVerdict and#RamMandir began trend-ing on Twitter, both in Indiaand across the world. Ataround 2.30 pm, the verdictand hashtags associatedwith it had taken overthe social media plat-form - five of the top10 trending topics inthe world and all 10topics in India were related tothe judgement.

#AyodhyaVerdict was thetop trend in India and theworld with more than 550,000tweets. In India #BabriMasjid,#AyodhyaJudgement and#RamJanmabhoomi wereamong the top trends.#RamMandir, the second-highest on that list, had morethan 160,000 tweets, while theSupreme Court was alsotrending with more than200,000 tweets mentioningit. #RanjanGogoi was alsotrending because the CJI,delivered the verdict is todemit office on Nov 17.

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#AYODHYA toptwitter trendworldwide

Sunni Waqf Boardlawyer Zafaryab Jilanisaid: "We respect thejudgement but we arenot satisfied. Thejudgement is not asper ourexpectations."

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Violence broke out during aprotest by the employees ofTelangana State RoadTransport Corporation(TSRTC), who are on strike,here on Saturday as hundredsof protestors managed to reachHussain Sagar lake, defyingpolice orders.

Police used batons andlobbed tear gas shells to dis-perse the protestors whoremoved the barricades toenter Tank Bund, the road onthe banks of the lake connect-ing the twin cities ofHyderabad and Secunderabad.

Some protestors includingthe activists of various partiessupporting the employees,were injured in the lathicharge.

Though the police had bar-ricaded Tank Bund and sur-rounding roads since morning,the protestors took the policeby surprise by entering TankBund from both sides. Theybroke the barricades, sat on theroad and raised slogans againstthe government for not accept-ing the demands of theemployees, who have been onstrike for more than a monthnow.

The protestors includingwomen also tried to rush thelower Tank Bund road fromadjoining localities. Tensionprevailed as the police chasedthe protestors and used tear gas.Rapid Action Force (RAP) per-sonnel were deployed to tack-le the situation.

BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar,

Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS)president M. Kodandaram andleaders of Left parties, tradeunions and student groups werearrested when they were head-ing towards Tank Bund.

Ashwathama Reddy, con-venor of the employees' JointAction Committee (JAC), whocalled the march, was alsoarrested.

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Violence during RTC staff march in Hyd

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Hyderabad PoliceCommissioner Anjani Kumarclaimed that frontal organisa-tions of Maoists were involvedin Saturday's violence duringthe protest march by strikingemployees of the TelanganaState Road TransportCorporation (TSRTC) here.

He said that RTC unions,some frontal organisations ofMaoists and other parties wereinvolved in stone pelting inci-dents at 7-8 places, causinginjuries to senior police offi-cials including an AdditionalDeputy Commissioner ofPolice and two AssistantCommissioners of Police.

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MAOIST FRONT GROUPSBEHIND VIOLENCE: POLICE

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The BJP in Maharashtra hasbeen invited by the Governorto form government. The BJPwith 105 seats and the Senawith 56 seats have a clearmajority in the 288-memberMaharashtra assembly.

But the BJP's hopes for aseamless transition into a sec-ond straight term withDevendra Fadnavis in chargeare on hold with the Senademanding equal power-shareunder what it calls was a "50:50formula" discussed with AmitShah earlier this year, before thenational election in May.According to the Sena, the planwas for chief ministers fromeach party sharing the five-yearterm equally. "The Governor ofMaharashtra Shri Bhagat SinghKoshyari today asked the leaderof elected members of the sin-gle largest party, the BharatiyaJanata Party, Shri DevendraFadnavis to indicate the will-ingness and ability of his partyto form the government inMaharashtra," the Governor'soffice said in a statement.

"Elections to theMaharashtra LegislativeAssembly were held on 21stOctober and the results weredeclared on 24th October.However, despite the passage of15 days, no single party oralliance of parties has come for-ward to form the government,"it said.

BJP invited by Guv to form govt in Maha

(Top) RTC workers protesting at TankBund after removing barricades,(bottom, left) police using baton andtear gas shells to keep away theprotesters, who included (right) womenwho lay down across the road.

The faith of the Hindusthat Lord Ram was born at

the demolished structure isundisputed

— RANJAN GOGOIChief Justice of India

n The court in a unanimous5-0 verdict ruled that the2.77 acres of disputed landwhere the demolishedBabri Masjid once stoodwill remain with a Centralgovernment receiver andbe handed over to a Trustwithin three months forthe construction of thetemple

HISTORIC JUDGEMENT n A trust should be formedwithin 3 months for theconstruction of thetemple at the site manyHindus believe Lord Ramwas born

n It said the newmosque should beconstructed at a“prominent site”

SC PAVES WAY FOR RAM TEMPLE AT AYODHYA

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Ayodhya Verdict

40-day hearing in Ayodhya disputecase 2nd longest in SC's historyPNS n NEW DELHI

The hearing in the politicallyand religiously sensitivedecades-old temple-mosqueland dispute in Ayodhya wasthe second longest proceedingsin the history of the SupremeCourt which had lasted for 40days.

The high voltage hearing inthe Ram Janambhoomi-BabriMasjid dispute involving 2.77acres of land had commencedon August 6 and concluded onOctober 16, and the apex courtpronounced the verdict. In theunanimous verdict the courtcleared the way for the con-struction of a Ram Temple atthe disputed site, and directedthe Centre to allot a 5-acre plotto the Sunni Waqf Board forbuilding a mosque.

In one of the most importantand most anticipated judge-ments in India's history, a 5-judge Constitution benchheaded by Chief Justice RanjanGogoi put an end to the morethan a century old disputethat has torn the social fabricof the nation. The argumentsin the matter were the secondlongest after the landmarkKeshvanand Bharti case in1973 during which the pro-ceedings for propounding thedoctrine of basic structure ofthe Constitution continued for68 days. On the concluding dayof the marathon hearing, thebench had observed "enough isenough". The day was markedby high drama when RajeevDhawan, a senior counsel for

the Muslim parties, tore a pic-torial map provided by HinduMahasabha purportedly show-ing the exact birth place ofLord Ram in Ayodhya in UP.

The third longest hearing inthe top court was on the valid-ity of Aadhaar scheme and hadlasted for 38 days in the topcourt which came into exis-tence in 1950.

The bench, also comprisingJustices S A Bobde, D YChandrachud, Ashok Bhushanand S A Nazeer, had came outwith schedules for

Ayodhya dispute hearingmore than once and the argu-ments were first fixed to beconcluded by October 18. Thatwas later advanced to October

17, but on October 16, thebench decided to wrap it all upsaying "enough is enough".

The bench was racingagainst time since the verdict

was to be delivered beforeJustice Gogoi demits office onNovember 17.

After wrapping up the hear-ing and reserving the verdict,it had granted three days tocontesting parties to file writ-ten notes on 'moulding ofrelief ' or narrowing down theissues on which the court isrequired to adjudicate.

The marathon hearing wasmarked by frequent heatedexchanges between the lawyersof the Hindu and the Muslimsides, and midway the issue ofsettling the dispute throughmediation once again croppedup.

The first mediation bid failedto find an amicable resolutionleading to the commencementof day-to-day hearing fromAugust 6.

Later, the panel, which com-prised F M I Kallifulla, a for-mer apex court judge, Sri SriRavi Shankar, founder of Art ofLiving Foundation and SriramPanchu, an acclaimed media-tor, was allowed to continuemediation proceedings. Thepanel submitted its report tothe court on the last date ofhearing. Sources had said thatthe report was like a "sort of asettlement" between the Hinduand the Muslim parties.

They had said the SunniWaqf Board, Nirvani Akhada,Nirmohi Akhada, RamJanmabhoomi PunruddharSamiti and some other Hinduparties were in favour of set-tling the contentious land dis-pute.

In one of the most important and mostanticipated judgements in India'shistory, a 5-judge Constitution benchput an end to the more than a centuryold dispute that has torn the socialfabric of the nation

KEY POINTS MADE BY THEJUDGES:Why the disputed landis being handed overfor temple

"..the evidence...in respectof the possessory claim of theHindus to the compositewhole of the disputed prop-erty stands on a better foot-ing than the evidenceadduced by the Muslims."Why Muslims wereawarded alternative site

"... the Muslims were dispos-sessed upon the desecration ofthe mosque on 22/23 Dec 1949which was ultimately destroyedon 6 Dec 1992. There was noabandonment of the mosqueby the Muslims. Justice wouldnot prevail if the Court were

to overlook the entitlement ofthe Muslims who have beendeprived of the structure ofthe mosque through meanswhich should not have beenemployed in a secular nationcommitted to the rule of law."

Why dividing the landnot feasible and won'tensure lasting peace

Three-way bifurcation bythe High Court was legallyunsustainable. Even as amatter of maintaining pub-lic peace and tranquility, thesolution which commendeditself to the High Court isnot feasible. Dividing theland will not subserve theinterest of either of the par-ties or secure a lasting senseof peace and tranquility.

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In the much-awaited verdict inthe Ayodhya land dispute case,the Supreme Court onSaturday said that Hindu andMuslim faiths co-existed beforethe 1856-57 riots which brokeout between the communitiesin the vicinity of the structure.

In what will go down in his-tory as one of its most land-mark verdicts, the SupremeCourt on Saturday granted theownership of the 2.77 acres ofdisputed land in Ayodhya tothe Hindus, paving the way forthe construction of a RamTemple, and ruled that theMuslims will get 5 acres of landat an alternative site.

The apex court stated that itwas tasked with the resolutionof "a dispute whose origins areas old as the idea of India itself".

"The events associated withthe dispute have spanned theMughal empire, colonial ruleand the present constitutionalregime," the five-judge SCbench led by Chief Justice ofIndia Ranjan Gogoi said.

The top court observed thatwithin the premises of thesame complex, there existed

two religious faiths."Their coexistence was at

times, especially before 1856,accepting and at others, antag-onistic and a cause of blood-shed. Yet, the distinctive fea-tures of the site, embodyingboth Hindu and Islamic tradi-tions, led to the creation of aspace with an identity of its

own," the five-judge benchsaid. It stated that the real sig-nificance attached to the com-posite structure is evidenced bythe nature and the length of useby both of the parties.

"The disputed site has wit-nessed a medley of faiths andthe co-existence of Hindu andMuslim practices, beliefs and

customs," the court said,explaining the religious andarchitectural tradition of thedemolished mosque.

A blend of Hindu andMuslim elements emerges fromthe religious and architecturaltradition associated with theerstwhile structure whichembodied the features of botha temple and a mosque.

While the distinctive archi-tectural elements overlapped,they were easily recognisable.

"They were symbols of a syn-cretic culture. Specific sculp-tured finds such as the blackKasauti stone pillars along withthe presence of the figurines ofVarah, Garud, Jai and Vijaysuggest that they were pri-marily meant for decoration ofa Hindu temple facade andserved as deities to be wor-shipped," the top court said.

The apex courtstated that it wastasked with theresolution of "adispute whoseorigins are as oldas the idea ofIndia itself"

Timeline of the case from 1528 to nowPNS n NEW DELHI

The Babri Masjid was built in Ayodhyain 1528. Hindu groups claim it was builtafter demolishing a temple. In 1853, thefirst recorded communal clashes over thesite took place. In 1859, the British admin-istration put a fence around the site mark-ing separate areas of worship for Hindusand Muslims, and it stood that way fornearly 90 years. The property disputewent to court for the first time in 1949after idols of Lord Ram were placed insidethe mosque.n IN 1984

Hindu groups formed a committeeto spearhead the construction of a Ramtemple. Three years later, a district courtordered the gates of the mosque to beopened after almost five decades andallowed Hindus to worship inside the"disputed structure." A Babri MosqueAction Committee was formed byMuslim groups. In 1989, foundationsof a temple were laid on land adjacentto the "disputed structure".n ON DECEMBER 6, 1992,

the mosque was demolished byHindu activists. Communal riotsacross India followed. Ten days afterthe demolition, the LiberhanCommission was set to probe the inci-dent. The Commission submitted itsreport on June 2009 - naming LKAdvani, Atal Bihari Vajpayee andother BJP leaders - almost 17 yearsafter it began its inquiry.

n IN SEPTEMBER 2003, a court ruled that seven Hindu

leaders, including some prominentBJP leaders, should stand trial forinciting the destruction of the BabriMosque. But no charges were

brought against MrAdvani who wasthen the DeputyPrime Minister. Ayear later, an UttarPradesh court ruledthat the order whichexonerated him shouldbe reviewed.

The case against the BJPleaders, including Murli ManoharJoshi and Uma Bharti as well, is beingheard by a trial court in Lucknow. InJuly this year, the Supreme Courtextended the tenure of the judge hear-ing the case and set a nine-monthdeadline for the verdict.n IN APRIL 2002,

a 3-judge Lucknow bench of theAllahabad High Court began hear-ings on determining who ownedthe site. In September 2010, the

Allahabad HighC ourt pro-nounced theverdict. The ver-dict said the site

of Babri mosqueis to be divided

into three parts,each going to

Nirmohi Akhara, RamLalla and the Sunni Central

Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh.Within months, Hindu groups andMuslim groups moved SupremeCourt challenging the High Courtverdict.n IN 2011

the Supreme Court stayed theAllahabad High Court order. Not longbefore, the top court had said theAllahabad High Court verdict wasstrange and surprising.

After mediation proceedings by aSupreme Court-appointed three-member team failed to find an ami-cable solution to the dispute earlierthis year, a five-judge constitutionbench began day-to-day hearings onAugust 6.

The daily hearings at the SupremeCourt came to an end after 40 days onOctober 16. The verdict was reservedand set to be declared beforeNovember 17, when Chief JusticeRanjan Gogoi, who is leading the five-judge constitution bench hearing thecase, is slated to retire.

India is thewinner, saysVice PrezNEW DELHI: "India is thewinner" from the SupremeCourt judgment on theAyodhya land dispute, VicePresident M Venkaiah Naidusaid on Saturday, assertingthat people's desire and abilityto live together has triumphed.In a unanimous verdict, thetop court cleared the way forthe construction of a Ramtemple at the disputed site inAyodhya and directed theCentre to allot a five-acre plotto the Sunni Waqf Board forbuilding a mosque. "Further totoday's unanimous verdict by5-Judge bench of SupremeCourt on Ayodhya issue, let'sleave the past behind andmove towards building anIndia of peace, harmony &prosperity. India is the winnerfrom this judgement. Ourdesire and ability to livetogether has triumphed," theVice President's Secretariattweeted quoting Naidu.Warning that divisions of anykind only dissipate "ourcollective energies", Naidu said"this great land of ours hasspace for all". "Let's all moveforward together towardspeace and prosperity nurturingour collective illustriousheritage," he said.

Cong in favourof Ram templeconstructionNEW DELHI: The Congress onSaturday said it respects theSupreme Court verdict in theAyodhya land dispute and is infavour of construction of aRam temple there.TheCongress top brass discussedthe Supreme Court verdict at aspecial meeting of the party'sworking committee andpassed a resolution. TheCongress Working Committeechaired by party chief SoniaGandhi passed the resolutionthat appealed to all partiesconcerned and allcommunities to "abide by thesecular values and spirit offraternity enshrined in theConstitution and to maintainpeace and harmony"."It is theresponsibility of each one ofus to reaffirm our tradition ofmutual respect and unityamong all that has defined oursociety through the ages,"Congress's chiefspokesperson RandeepSurjewala said quoting theresolution. The Congress saidit was supportive of Ramtemple construction and statedin the affirmative when askedabout it.

RSS CHIEF ON VERDICT

Truth and justiceprevailed: BhagwatPNS n NEW DELHI

Hailing the Supreme Courtjudgment on the Ayodhayaissue, RSS chief MohanBhagwat on Saturday asserted"truth and justice" have pre-vailed and stated that the ver-dict should not be seen as any-body's victory or defeat.

The decision is in line withthe sentiments of the wholenation and RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS)joins the people of the nation inwelcoming the verdict, he said.

Addressing a press confer-ence at the Sangh's centraloffice here in Jhandewala,Bhagwat said,"We welcomethis decision of the SupremeCourt. This case was going onfor decades and it has reachedthe right conclusion. Thisshould not be seen as a win orloss. We also welcome every-one's efforts to maintain peaceand harmony in society."

Welcoming the unani-mous decision of the five-judge apex court bench,Bhagwat said everybodyshould now forget thedispute, which hadcontinued form a n ydecades ,and worktogetherto builda Ram

temple at the disputed site inAyodhya. "We wanted the issueto end, this has happened. Allsides (of the case) were evalu-ated and truth and justice havebeen highlighted," he said. Hesuggested that the RSS may nottake up similar disputes involv-ing temple sites in Mathura andVaranasi, saying the organisa-tion was associated with Ramtemple as it had a historicalbackground but its primary jobis character building and not

launching agitations."There was a historic

background to theRSS being involvedwith Ayodhya, as anorganisation we don'totherwise involveourselves in agita-

tions and we willrevert to our

man makingmission,"he said.

We wanted theissue to end, thishas happened. All

sides (of the case) wereevaluated and truth andjustice have beenhighlighted

—MOHAN BHAGWATRSS Chief

ASI report used asevidence to bepublished as bookPNS n NEW DELHI

The Archaeological Survey ofIndia's (ASI) report that wasused as evidence by the Hinduside in the Supreme Court forAyodhya case, will now bepublished in the form of abook for the general public,the Union cultural andtourism minister informed.

"We welcome the SupremeCourt judgement, the ASIreport which was used as evi-dence in the court will sooncome out as a book for thegeneral public, Union Culturaland Tourism Minister, PrahladSingh Patel said on Saturday.

The statement comes afterthe Supreme Court directedthe Centre to form a trustwithin three months to builda Ram temple at the disputedsite. The Sunni Waqf Board,which was a party to theseven-decade-old title suit,should be given an alternatefive-acre land within three

months at some other place inAyodhya for the constructionof a mosque, the five-memberSC bench headed by ChiefJustice Ranjan Gogoi had saidin a unanimous 1045-pagejudgement. "On the balance ofprobabilities, there is clearevidence to indicate that theworship by the Hindus in theouter courtyard continuedunimpeded in spite of thesetting up of a grill-brick wallin 1857,” the verdict said.

ASI reportwhich was usedas evidence incourt will sooncome out as abook for public,says UnionMinister

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Ayodhya bench togo out for dinnerat Taj MansinghNEWDELHI: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoihas planned a dinner with the fourjudges on the Ayodhya bench -- ChiefJustice-designate S.A. Bobde, JusticeAshok Bhushan, Justice D.Y.Chandrachud and Justice S.A. Nazeer --at Taj Mansingh in the capital onSaturday. It is learnt that the ChiefJustice wanted to be out along with thefour judges giving them a break fromthe hectic schedule in the run-up to thejudgement pronounced today morning.The five-judge bench began hearing onthe Ayodhya title dispute on August 6.After 40 days of daily hearing on thematter, the court had reserved theverdict on October 17.The bench ruledthat the possession of the inner andouter courtyards will be handed over toa board of trustees of a trust toconstruct a temple.

Why Muslims given otherland in Ayodhya?

‘Hindu-Muslim faiths co-existed before ‘56 riots’

Temple site before the Independence

Pictures submitted by ASI to the court

IN 1990

The then BJP president LKAdvani took out a cross-countryrath yatra to garner support tobuild a Ram temple at the site.

VHP volunteers partiallydamaged the Babri

mosque.

PNS n HYDERABAD

At a review meeting on Saturdayconcerning the RTC strike, ChiefMinister K Chandrasekhar Raounderlined the need for effectivearguments in the High Court onthe existence of the corporation.

Transport Minister PuvvadaAjay Kumar as well as RTCofficials participated in thereview.

The Chief Minister exam-ined the material to be fur-nished to the HC on Monday.

KCR stated that the Stategovernment had createdTSRTC, after division of theerstwhile APSRTC as men-tioned in the 9th schedule. Itis learnt that the ChiefMinister explained officialsthat TSRTC is in existencenow. He made it clear to themthat Telangana State estab-lished TSRTC as per Section-3 of Road Transport Act-1950and there were no obstacleseven for it.

It may be recalled thatOsmania University student R

Subender Singh filed a PublicInterest Litigation (PIL) peti-tion with the High Court urg-ing the court to make the RTCEmployees Unions and rec-ognized Trade Unions to with-draw the ongoing strike aspeople were suffering a lot.Several others also filed PILpetitions with regard to theongoing RTC strike.

These issues came up forhearing on Thursday. ChiefSecretary SK Joshi, FinanceDepartment principal secretaryK Ramakrishna Rao, RTC in-charge MD Sunil Sharma,GHMC Commissioner LokeshKumar and others appeared inthe Court on the same day. Onthat day, High Court ChiefJustice RS Chouhan made sig-

nificant comments on the issue. Chouhan said that the state

government was implement-ing several welfare pro-grammes for the sake of peo-ple. "I respect the state gov-ernment as the state stood asa model for other states byimplementing severalschemes", he said, while post-ing the case to November 11.

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RIME ORNERC

PNS n HYDERABAD

An exercise to conduct censusunder GHMC limits is all set tocommence soon. The GHMChas tightened its belt to conformthe boundaries of various geo-graphical entities created afterthe census 2011. The GHMCwill confirm the boundaries ofgeographical entities andadministrative structures cre-ated after the last census andsend these particulars to theCenter.

During elections to theGHMC in 2016, wards havebeen reorganised. The numberof municipal circles and zoneshas been increased. A reportabout the various mandalsunder which these entities fallwill be sent to the Center. Onthe basis of the report, circleswise census will be conductedin January 2020.

As per the census 2011, thecity population was 67,31,790.There are 16 mandals underHyderabad district limits, foureach in Rangareddy and Medakdistricts and two in Sangareddydistrict. The GHMC has juris-diction over them.

The population density ofHyderabad was 625 per squarekm. Because of the reorgani-

sations of various divisions inthe GHMC, each division hasvoter strength of at least 35,000-45,000 on an average.

A circle office is created forevery 4-6 divisions. There are 33districts in the state. But underthe limits of the GHMC, thereare four districts - Hyderabad,Rangareddy, Medak and

Sangareddy. At least 26 man-dals of these four districts areincluded under the GHMC.

After going through the geo-graphical boundaries and otherparticulars, a schedule will bereleased for the enumerationofficers to commence work.The GHMC commissioner willbe ex-officio Principal Census

Officer. Deputy commissionersof various GHMC circles willofficiate as in-charge censusofficers. Under their control,supervisors will function. Anenumerator will be appointed tocollect data from every 100houses.

These 100 houses are calledenumeration block. The deputycommissioners of the GHMCwill appoint teachers and othergovernment servants as enu-merators. In the first phase, thehouses in enumeration blockswill be enumerated and in thesecond phase, the families liv-ing in these blocks will be enu-merated.

Once the second phase iscompleted the full details ofmales, females and childrenand other data in an enumera-tion block can be gathered. Theenumerators are prohibitedfrom entering OsmaniaUniversity, Cantonment areaand other military establish-ments across the city.

Registrar of OU will take careof census in the university,CEO of Cantanment boardtakes care of enumeration ineight divisions of the cantaon-ment boad and special officerswill undertake census in mili-tary establishments and train-ing facilities.

GHMC begins groundworkto hold census in 2020

As per the census 2011, the citypopulation was 67,31,790. There are 16mandals under Hyderabad district limits,four each in Rangareddy and Medakdistricts and two in Sangareddy district.The GHMC has jurisdiction over them

K VENKATESHWARLUn HYDERABAD

The State government isconstructing a conference halllargely with prefabricatedmaterial atop BRKR Bhavan -- the ad hoc Secretariat -- asthe building presently does nothave a conference hall con-ducive for review meetings.The conference hall is comingup above the highest level ofBRKR Bhavan, which has 9floors.

The works for the confer-ence hall have already begun.The authorities have beenusing cranes for depositing thebuilding material. Accordingto sources, the government islikely to spend Rs.50 lakh toRs.1 crore for the pre-fab con-ference hall.

The State government hadshifted the nucleus of theSecretariat to BRKR Bhavanso as to facilitate the con-struction of a new Secretariatcomplex, after demolishingthe existing buildings.However, BRKR Bhavan lacksspace for review meetings,including video conferenceinvolving officials across thestate. The building lacks spaceeven to conduct meetingswith officials coming fromother states and nations.

Earlier, R&B officials exam-

ined the building and advisedthe Chief Secretary that con-struction of additional per-

manent structures was notviable as the building alreadyhas nine floors. They suggest-ed the construction of a hallbuilt with prefabricated mate-rial. Following the advice ofR&B officials, the governmentis constructing the hall fortemporary use under the aegisof TSIIC.

The government has allalong been conducting pressconferences, video conferencesand important meetingsinvolving top officials andministers on the third floor ofC-Block at the existingSecretariat.

BRKR Bhavan to havepre-fab conference hall

According tosources, thegovernment islikely to spendRs.50 lakh toRs.1 crore forthe pre-fabconference hall

Violence during RTC staff...Continued from Page 1

Tank Bund and other majorroads surrounding HussainSagar lake were out of bound3sfor traffic since Saturday morn-ing as police sealed the area tofoil the march.

Tank Bund, Lower TankBund, Telugu Talli Flyover,Indira Park Road, SecretariatRoad, Necklace Road,Khairatabad Flyover and allother roads leading to thelake were sealed by the police,which has denied permissionfor the protest. Hundreds ofpolicemen were deployedaround the lake to preventprotestors from reaching thearea, a popular picnic spot.

NTR Park, Lumbini Park,Indira Park and Sanjivaiah

Park around Hussain Sagarwere closed for visitors as aprecautionary measure.

The JAC of the TSRTCemployees called for a 'ChaloTank Bund' protest as part oftheir ongoing strike to pressfor their demands. Thepolice, however, refused togive permission for themarch on the ground thatthis could disturb law andorder in the city.

Police took several leaders ofthe TSRTC employees andthe opposition parties intopreventive custody or placedthem under house arrest acrossthe state. The arrests weremade since Friday evening.

Police also set up checkposts at the entry points intoHyderabad to prevent TSRTC

employees from entering thecity. The strike by over 48,000TSRTC employees enteredthe 36th day on Saturday.Their demands include merg-er of TSRTC with the gov-ernment.

However, taking a toughstand the Telangana RashtraSamithi (TRS) governmentrejected the demand formerger and even announcedprivatisation of half of theTSRTC routes.

Though the TelanganaHigh Court on Thursdaydirected the state govern-ment to take the initiative toresolve the employees'demands, no end to the stale-mate appears in sight as boththe sides are sticking to theirstand.

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He said though the policehad refused permission for themarch, activists of RTCunions, New Democracycadres and others in largenumbers tried to enter TankBund. "Police tried to stopthem but they pelted stonesand as a result several policeofficers were injured," he said.

The police chief said thepolice baton-chargedto disperse theviolent moband preventfurther vio-lence. Hesaid thepolice wouldregister casesagainst thoseinvolved in theviolence and takefirm action.

Meanwhile, the Joint ActionCommittee (JAC) of theTSRTC, which had called for

the march alleged thatseveral protesters

including womenwere injured in theindiscriminate useof force by thepolice. JAC lead-ers said some pro-

testers sufferedbleeding injuries.JAC had called for

the march as part of theongoing strike by the TSRTCemployees which entered its36th day on Saturday.

Temporary RTC stafferswant to work in two shifts

PNS n HYDERABAD

At a time when TSRTC man-agement is running about6,000 buses against odds,mainly by setting 'targets' fortemporary staff hired in thewake of the strike launched bythe regular staff, the new hiresare seething at the undulylong hours they have to put injust to meet the formidable'targets'. So, as a way out, theytoo want to work in two shiftsnow.

The RTC management iscurrently giving Rs.1,500 perday to drivers and Rs.1,000 perday to conductors. The tem-porary employees are giventargets every day. Presently,12,000 temporary employeesare working with RTC acrossthe state and the governmentis running around 6,000 buses.

Raising eyebrows amongthose who look askance attrade unionism, these tempo-rary employees are demandingthat the corporation shouldintroduce two shifts per day,with the first shift being from6am to 2pm and the secondfrom 2 pm to 10pm.

When The Pioneer madeenquiries, a temporary con-ductor in 3K bus fromKushaiguda to Afzalgunzexplained they were doing thisjob from 6am to 8pm or some-times 9 pm just to reach thetarget given by the manage-ment. The conductor said thatthey were doing work forRs.1,000 per day, but the workwas long, arduous and highlystrenuous. "I will not get token

for the next day duty if I fail toreach the target given by theofficials of the depot. I amdoing this job as I am in needof money", the conductor con-ceded.

In the beginning, the RTCmanagement gave targets tothe temporary employees tofurnish Rs.5,000 per day with-out giving them any ticketingmachines. However, the RTCmanagement has increased thetargets of temporary employ-ees. The Kushaiguda andKukatpally depots were report-edly given the target ofRs.8,000 per day in respect oftemporary employees. InUppal depot, the target isRs.7,000 per day, it is learnt.

Given such targets, the tem-porary employees are doingthe job from morning to night8 pm. "I didn't face any trou-ble in the beginning as Ireached home before sunset.Now I am seeing sun rise andsunset only in the bus as theofficials increased the targetfrom Rs.5000 to Rs.8000", a

conductor said. A temporary conductor,

who suggested that the officialsshould split duty into twoshifts (from 6am to 2pm andfrom 2pm to 10pm) fromKushaiguda depot, told ThePioneer that the officials hadmade their intention clear,saying "If you are interested,you do; or else, go home. Butwe will not divide the dailyduty as two shifts."

A temporary driver from abus belonging to the Uppaldepot (113M) said that thedemand for even this tough jobwas high. "We are not gettingthe token if we go late or arguewith the officials. So, we aredoing this duty for more than12 hours per day. It is becom-ing troublesome next daymorning", the driver said. "Wehave no hopes that we will con-tinue in the department but wewant to work on shift basisbecause it is not that easy todrive in Hyderabad from earlymorning to 8pm, hebemoaned.

Couple ends lifein new clothes,did not want toburden son

An elderly couple inTelangana committedsuicide wearing new

clothes and after arranging thematerial required for their lastrites, as they did not want toburden their only son, whowas ill-treating them. Theheart-rending incident tookplace in Elkeshwaram villagein Jayashankar Bhupalapallydistrict on Friday. R. Saraiah(76) and his wife Radhamma(66) killed themselves at theirhome by consumingpesticides. Both were wearingnew clothes and had arrangedthe items required for theirfuneral. Many villagers, whogathered at their residence,broke down on seeing thebodies. According to thevillagers, the couple took theextreme step as they wereunable to bear the ill-treatmentby their son and daughter-in-law. The couple had marriedoff all three daughters. Saraiahand Radhamma struggled tobring up their son and werehoping that he will look afterthem in the last stages of theirlives. However, their son anddaughter-in-law were treatingthem as a burden. Thevillagers said the son anddaughter-in-law even beat upthe couple.The police haveregistered a case and areprobing the matter.

Three arrestedfor lucky drawfraud

The Langar Houz policearrested a three-membergang for cheating people

in the guise of lucky drawprizes on Friday. Officialsseized Rs 4 lakh cash, twocars, two motorcycles, landdocuments from theirpossession. According to thepolice, the gang hadintroduced a 16-monthscheme with a total of 650members. They had collecteda total amount of Rs 91 lakhfrom the members. Everymonth, they organised a luckydraw and gave away costlyproducts to make them believein the scam. In 2018, theyfinished a scheme, but did notdistribute any prizes andcheated the customers. Theyorganised another scheme andcollected money fromcustomers for 14 months.They later shut the businessand used the money to buycars, motorcycles, propertyand other material.

n ‘Targets' set by management keeps themoccupied from 6-00 am to 8-00 pm or even 9-00 pm

The policechief said thepolice baton-charged todisperse theviolent mob andprevent furtherviolence

Maoist front groupsbehind violence: Police

TSRTC'S EXISTENCE

KCR for effective arguments in High Court

A woman RTC employee argues with police officials during the protest

Cops roughing up a woman protestor and (right) one of the women injured in lathicharge

Cops lobbing tear gas shells on protesters

523 taken intopreventivecustodyPNS n HYDERABAD

The Cyberabad Police onSaturday took as many as 523individuals into preventivecustody for their involve-ment in the 'Chalo TankBund' protest.

Giving numbers, thePolice Commissioner ofCyberabad VC Sajjanar saidthat in Madhapur Zone 174men were detained, whereasthe headcount in Balanagarwas 167.

In Shamshabad, 182 weretaken into custody. Thosetaken into preventive cus-tody include employees of TSRTC and members of polit-ical parties, he said.

The Rachakonda Policemade 173 preventive detec-tion till 6 pm.

RTC JAC condemnscomments of CPPNS n HYDERABAD

RTC JAC convenerAshwathama Reddy has con-demned the City PoliceCommissioner AnjaniKumar's allegations thatMaoist front groups partici-pated in the 'ChaloTank Bund' protestheld on Saturday.He made it clearthat all the partici-pants in the ChaloTank Bund pro-gramme were only RTCworkers. He alleged that thepolice were trying to tacklethe ongoing RTC strike witha heavy hand in the name ofMaoists. Reacting to thestatement made by AnjaniKumar after their successful

protest, Ashwathama Reddysaid that Anjani Kumar'scomments were unfortunate.

"CP’s remarks painedRTC workers a lot", helamented. He thankedeveryone for making ChaloTank Bund programme a big

success even while fac-ing several restric-tions. He thankedpolitical parties,people's unions andstudent unions for

extending their coop-eration for the pro-

gramme. He condemnedthe police excesses. "We willtake up protest programmesagainst the police excesseson Sunday by wearing blackbadges", AshwathamaReddy said.

Cranes engaged to lift material beyond ninth floor

PNS n HYDERABAD

Big Boss season 03 winnerRahul Sipligunj called onMinister for CinematographyTalasani Srinivas Yadav at thelatter's office in Masab Tank onSaturday as a matter of courtesy.The Minister congratulated thesinger for standing out as thewinner for the third season.The Minister expressed happi-ness at Rahul emerging as thewinner expecting all calcula-tions and stealing the hearts ofpeople of Telugu states with hisold city accent of Telugu.

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Controversy haunts formerdeputy CM and StationGhanpur MLA Rajaiah oneagain. In the latest incident, avideo featuring a SSC studentputting food in the mouth ofRajaiah at a retirement functionof a teacher has gone viral onthe Internet.

The incident took place at theretirement function of Chilupurgovernment high school headmaster and Rajaiah participat-ed in the event as chief guest.

At the end of the function,the incident involving Rajaiahcreated a controversy and isbeing hotly debated on Internet.Rajaiah appreciated a SSC girlstudent for giving good speechat the superannuation function.He was hand-fed by her duringthe lunch time. She fed him asthough he was a small kid.

According to propagandathat gained currency, he wasreported to have asked the stu-dent to feed him. Whereas,Rajaih outrightly denied it. Hesaid that the very studentoffered to feed him, a request hecould not turn down.

Some people present therecaptured the feeding incidenton their mobile phones andsoon the incident became viral

on the internet. Former deputyCM Rajaiah has been the cen-tre of controversy on severalissues. When the TRS came topower in the state in 2014,Rajaiah was made deputy CM.After sometime, he wasreplaced with Kadiam Srihari asthe deputy CM. Later, the CMKCR had shunted him out ofthe cabinet.

During the recent Cabinetexpansion, Rajaiah addressedmedia alleging that Madigasfind no place in the Cabinet.

However, he had to issue aclarification to media atTelangana Bhavan later. Hetermed the media reports asbaseless and accused the mediaof misinterpreting his state-ments.

PV KONDAL RAOn WARANGAL

Political leaders representingthe opposition parties in therural Telangana districts spentSaturday almost indoor as theRTC March and AyodhyaVerdict both have happened onthe same day. While theCongress leaders in the dis-tricts were put under housearrest in order to prevent themfrom participating the RTCMarch at Tank Bund, theAyodhya Verdict was eagerlywatched by the BJP and otherpolitical party leaders in thedistricts.

The former PCC presidentPonnala Lakshmaiah andDCC President of WarangalNaini Rajender Reddy wereput under house arrest sinceearly hours and they were notallowed to go out till theevening. On the other hand theBJP leaders representing therural and urban parts of the sixdistricts spread acrossWarangal region eagerly wait-ed at the TV sets since morn-ing tracking Ayodhya verdicton Saturday. The roads in thetri cities areas wore a deserted

look as the youths too stayedindoors to watch the SupremeCourt delivering the Ayodhyaverdict. There was no majorcelebration on the roads butthe RSS office in theHanamkonda town was foundabuzz with enthusiastic SanghSevaks congratulating eachother after the verdict waspronounced in favour of Ramtemple. In the rural parts too,the youth was found discussingabout the RTC March to theTank Bund and the Ayodhyaverdict.

RTC strike: Some clungto TV sets, some wereunder house arrest

KTR assures support toyoung inventor AshokPNS n HYDERABAD

IT Minister KT Rama Raoappreciated young innovatorAshok for inventing a Low costand Portable paddy hand weed-er, a device that helps removebigger weeds from paddy fieldsin an easy manner.

Telangana state's ChiefInnovation Officer PhanindraSama and young innovatorAshok met Minister KTR atPragathi Bhavan on Saturday.Minister appreciated the younginnovator for his invention andsaid that the agriculture sectorneeds more of such innovations.

He instructed Phanindra Samato provide complete assistanceto Ashok. Ashok is 17 years oldyoung innovator from Suryapet,Telangana. He was awardedthe first prize under theAgriculture Sector category atStudents Engineering ModelCompetition held at the IndiaInternational Science Festival2019 (IISF) organized by theMinistry of Science andTechnology & Ministry of EarthSciences in association withVijnana Bharati (VIBHA) inKolkata. This platform intendsto inspire curiosity and makelearning more rewarding.

Ashok is currently studyingin class 12th and parallelly pur-suing vocational agriculture atDevarkonda Vocational JuniorCollege. He aims to make moreinnovations that can solve press-ing problems, especially forsmall farmers.

Paddy is one of the majorlygrown crops in Telangana.Women have to bend con-stantly to remove the weedsmanually, which is a strenuoustask. Sometimes weeds growlonger with deep roots thatmake the task even more diffi-cult. Identifying this problem inthe state and across the country,

Yet another controversydogs MLA Rajaiah

The incident took place at the retirementfunction of Chilupur government highschool head master and Rajaiahparticipated in the event as chief gues

Govt terrorizingpeople: PonnamPrabhakar

Applicationsinvited forpresentation ofstate award H Y D E R A B A D :Applications are invitedfrom persons, institutionsand establishments for pre-sentation of state awards forempowerment of the dis-abled for the y ear 2019,according to director BSailaja of women and childwelfare department.

In a release on Saturday,she said that the applicationsin the prescribed formationalong with necessary sup-porting evidence shouldreach the district welfareofficer on or beforeNovember 15.

The application and therules governing the presen-tation of the award can bedownloaded from websitewww.wdsc.telangana.gov.in.

KARIMNAGAR: PCCworking president PonnamPrabhakar on Saturdayalleged that the TRS gov-ernment is trying to ter-rorise the people with itsdictatorial style of func-tioning and quoted theexample of how the policehad confined him to housein the dead of the night.

He said that he hadnever saw such kind ofrepression even during themovement for statehoodfor Telangana.

He described the TRSrule as autocratic andhence not recognizing thedemocratic rights of thepeople to protest.

He demanded sternaction against those policewho knocked at the door ofhis house in the night andtried to strike fear in theminds of the inmates of thehouse. He urged the stategovernment give up itsmonarchic attitude andresolve the RTC strikewithin democratic means.

The former PCCpresident PonnalaLakshmaiah andDCC president ofWarangal NainiRajender Reddywere put underhouse arrestsince early hoursand they were notallowed to go outtill the evening

Red chilli commandsrecord price of Rs 20K per quintalPNS n KHAMMAM

A quintal of red chilli com-manded an unprecedentedprice of Rs 20,021 in agricul-tural market yard here onFriday. The price is Rs 1400more than the Rs 18,600 perquintal commanded by thecommodity in the market yardhere on Thursday.

The traders offered the priceto the red chilli belonging toRama Rao of Narsimhapuramof Chintakani mandal ofKhammam district.

The red chilli crop sufferedheavy damage overseas becauseof heavy rains and other defec-

tive weather conditions push-ing the demand for red chilliexports from the country.There has been unprecedenteddemand for the red chillis asthe crop failed in other parts ofthe country. The farmers whohave stored red chilli in coldstorage are bringing it out to getrecord price during this season.In June, red chilli commandedRs 11,000 a quintal and it fur-ther spiked to Rs 20,000 byNovember.

In Andhra Pradesh, themirchi yard at Guntur alsooffered a record price of Rs19,500 per quintal to red chillifarmers recently.

Vijayashanti welcomes SC verdict on AyodhyaPNS n HYDERABAD

Actress and Congress starcampaigner Vijayashanti onSaturday hoped that the SCverdict, on the more thanthree-decades-old contro-versial Ayodhya issue, wouldfind a permanent solution tothe problem and appealed toone all to support the verdict.

Calling the verdict historic,she said that the verdictshould be viewed from anapolitical perspective. Theverdict favoured none but all,she opined. At this crucialjuncture, every citizen should

play his or her role to safe-guard democracy, peace andsovereignty of the country,she said.

It was the time that unityin diversity should bedemonstrated, she said. "Letus put our best foot forwardto send the message out thatwe are Indians first, thoughour languages, regions andfaiths differ. Let us safeguardIndian culture," she exhort-ed. People from differentfields expressed happinessover the verdict which putan end to the long pendingissue.

Big Boss winner calls on Talasani

Govt taking steps to prevent spread of diseases: EtelaPNS n HYDERABAD

Health Minister Etela Rajenderhas called upon doctors toextend treatment to patientswith a human face as kidneyproblems will lead to collapseof the family forcing it to makerounds to hospital at least 10days in a month.

Addressing genito-urinarysurgeons' annual conferenceheld here on Saturday, Rajendersaid that the annual budgetunder Arogyasri would be

Rs 900 crore. Of theamount, Rs 200 crore alonewould be spent under treat-ment of cardiac diseases. Nextcomes the kidney ailmentswith a spending of Rs 175crore. The government has setup 45 free dialysis centres in the

state and will increase theirnumber in future.

The Health Department onone hand is extending treat-

ment to patients and on theother is taking steps to preventoccurrence of various diseases.Since drinking water contam-

ination is also one of the riskfactors for kidney ailments,the state government has beenimplementing Mission

Bhagiratha to supply clean andsafe drinking water direct tohomes through taps.

Expressing concern overincreasing attacks on doctors,he said the government is sad-dled with the responsibility toprevent such attacks. Moreover,at the same time, he wanteddoctors to work with humanface to rule out any problems.

Quoting the example ofburying the great conqueror ofthe world Alexander the Greatwith one hand protruding andprojecting out, he said that itgives the message that when wedepart we would not be able tocarry any wealth with us, hesaid and exhorted doctors towork with humanitarian per-spective. Referring to com-plaints that the packages being

offered under Arogyasri totreat kidney ailments are inad-equate, the Health Ministersaid that the governmentwould review and take appro-priate steps to address theproblem.

If a doctor and engineerfails to deliver, only a section ofsociety is affected. If a socialscientist like politician fails, thewhole society will suffer, hesaid adding that qualitativepolitical leaders who cancleanse society are the need ofthe hour. Therefore, he exhort-ed doctors to stop regardingpolitics as something inferiorand plunge into politics if thereis any scope and serve society.He attributed growth unrestand health problems in societyto lack of peace.

PNS n HYDERABAD

CLP Leader Mallu BhattiVikramarka has alleged that thestate government is suppress-ing the minimum rights of thepeople by obstructing the peo-ple from expressing their feel-ings. He alleged that the stategovernment is makingCongress leaders to confine totheir houses by putting themunder house arrest even duringa small protest programme. Hesaid that the Congress will nottolerate it further if the gov-ernment continues its attitudeeven in future.

While speaking to the mediaafter the emergency meetingheld at Gandhi Bhavan onSaturday evening, Bhatti con-demned the arrests and lathi-charge of the police during'Chalo Tankbund' programme.He demanded the state gov-ernment to provide treatmentto the persons injured in lathicharge. The leaders decided tomeet again on Sunday to decidetheir future course of actionagainst the state government inconnection with the RTCstrike. Congress senior leaders-TPCC working presidents —Ponnam Prabhakar, Jetti

Kusuma Kumar, AICC secre-taries SA Sampath Kumar, ChVamshi Chand Reddy, formerDeputy Chief MinisterDamodara Raja Narsimha, for-mer Union Minister BalaramNaik, former CLP leader K JanaReddy, former PCC Chief VHanumantha Rao and severalothers participated in the meet-

ing.

HYDERABAD: TelanganaPradesh Congress Committee(TPCC) Treasurer GudurNarayana Reddy said that theCongress party respects theverdict of the Supreme Courtin the Ayodhya case.Gudur Narayana Reddy, in amedia statement on Saturday,said that everyone mustrespect the Supreme Court'sverdict and maintain peace,brotherhood and calm. Heappealed to all thecommunities to ensure thatthe secular values and spiritof fraternity enshrined in ourConstitution are maintained.He said peace and harmony inthe country must be ensuredunder all circumstances. TheCongress leader said thatIndia has a long history andtradition of mutual respectand unity among all and itshould not be broken. "Wemust continue to trust eachother and strengthen it further through brotherhood,"he said.

Everyone mustrespect SC verdict,says Gudur

Govt is confining Congleaders by puttingthem under house

arrest even during a smallprotest— MALLU BHATTI VIKRAMARKA

CLP leader

‘GOVT SUPPRESSINGRIGHTS OF PEOPLE’

A video grab showing the MLA being fed by a girl student

IT Minster KT Rama Rao with Ashok, who invented a low cost and portable paddy hand weeder, at Pragathi Bhavan

Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Health Minister Etela Rajender and others at the genito-urinary surgeons' annualconference in Hyderabad on Saturday

Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav withBigg Boss-3 winner Rahul Sipligunj

CYCLONE ‘BULBUL'

Naval ships, aircrafton high alert in APPNS n VISAKHAPATNAM

As the Very Severe CyclonicStorm, 'Bulbul' lay about 100km East Southeast of Paradipand 275 km South-Southwest ofKolkata early Saturday morn-ing, the Eastern NavalCommand (ENC) is closelymonitoring the movement ofthe Cyclonic Storm which ismoving northwards.

At present, the maximumsustained winds around thesystem are approximately 65 -70Kn and the Severe CyclonicStorm is expected to makelandfall at West Bengal andBangladesh coasts betweenSagar Island (WB) andKhepupara (Bangladesh) acrossSunderban delta by Saturdaynight. Naval aircraft deployed inthe Bay of Bengal have beenwarning fishing boats aboutthe impinging cyclone andadvising them to return to thenearest harbor for shelter. ThreeIndian Navy ships atVisakhapatnam are kept readywith relief material embarkedfor immediate deployment tothe most affected areas toundertake HumanitarianAssistance and Disaster Reliefoperation, according to aspokesman of the Navy here.

Additionally, ten diving andmedical teams are also keptready for augmenting rescueand relief efforts in Odisha andWest Bengal. Naval aircraft arekept ready at Naval Air Station,INS Dega to undertake aerial

survey of the most affectedareas, casualty evacuation andairdrop of relief material asrequired. Naval Officers-in-Charge, West Bengal andOdisha are in constant liaisonwith respective StateAdministrations for renderingassistance as required.

Cops heave asigh of reliefin AdilabadPNS n ADILABAD

Police heaved a sigh of reliefwith no untoward incidentstaking place in the commu-nally sensitive Bhainsa town,in the wake of SupremeCourt's verdict on Ayodhyatangle. Meanwhile, varioussections welcomed the judg-ment.

Bhainsa DSP Rajesh Bhallatold 'Telangana Today' that200 policemen including 10Inspectors and 10 Sub-Inspectors, 40 personnelbelonging to Armed Reserveand 40 of Telangana StateSpecial Police's (TSSP- IndianReserve) were deployed onthe streets and near religiousstructures of the town. Nountoward incident wasreported till evening, he said.

The police officer said theforce would be deployed tillMonday in view of Milad-ul-Nabi festival slated forSunday. Jagadish Agarwal,Sanathan Hindu UtsavSamithi of Adilabad districtheadquarters, founder pres-ident said the verdict ensuredjustice for all. "The SupremeCourt did not show any par-tiality towards any sectionwhile pronouncing the ver-dict that had been pendingfor 134 years,” he said.

Naval aircraftdeployed in theBay of Bengalhave beenwarning fishingboats about theimpendingcyclone andadvising them toreturn to thenearest harbour

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34 Maha Cong MLAs inJaipur fearing horsetradingPNS n JAIPUR

As the MaharashtraAssembly's term ends onNovember 9 and the standoffbetween BJP and Shiv Senacontinues over governmentformation, 34 CongressMLAs landed in Congress-ruled Rajasthan where thereis lesser threat of the MLAsbeing poached.

Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot said, "We havehad to bring the CongressMLAs to Rajasthan as therewas a threat of poachinglooming large over them. Notonly Congress MLAs werebeing lured but the Shiv Senawho is BJP alliance partneralso feels threatened andhence is shifting itsMLAs to the resorthere too."

Gehlot also saideveryone knowshow BJP formedgovernments inGoa and Manipur.

On Friday night,11 MLAs had reachedJaipur.

However, on Saturday,more number of MLAsreached Jaipur in two phases- first came 17 MLAs takingthe number to 28 and thencame six more which made 34MLAs in Rajasthan.

While a few MLAs went to

Amer Fort theothers stayedin BuenaVista resortunder strict

sur vei l lance.Congress AICC

General SecretaryAvinash Pandey is at

the resort to monitor theMLAs.

On Saturday, Gehlot's sonVaibhav Gehlot also met theseMLAs from Maharashtra.

Buena Vista is a luxuryresort with swimming pools

outside each room and spafacilities too. As the MLAsenjoy the facilities, there is nomobile phone allowed insideto prevent horsetrading.

The luxury villa boasts ofFrench architecture and isquite highly priced.

Sources said that Jodhpurwas falling short of places sothe MLAs were shifted toJaipur. More MLAs areexpected to come to Jaipur,they said.

Congress has a tally of 44MLAs in Maharashtra.

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Uma Bharti hailsAdvani after SCverdict on AyodhyaNEW DELHI: With theSupreme Court clearing theway for construction of Ramtemple in Ayodhya, BJP leaderUma Bharti on Saturday hailedparty veteran L K Advani'srole in the Ram Janmabhoomimovement as she welcomedthe court's order. She said shemet Advani to bow her headat his feet following theverdict and also praised lateVishwa Hindu Parishadstalwart Ashok Singhal forspearheading the movement.The former Union minister,who was a key figure herselfin the saffron agitation, saidAdvani's devotion to templecause is at the root of theBJP's success and it iscoming back to power foranother term. Advani, shesaid, changed the communalmotives ascribed to the issueof nationalism and showedthat it can change the country,she told reporters.

Man arrested for putting upobjectionable postJAIPUR: A 30-year-old manwas arrested on Saturday forputting up an objectionablepost related to the RamJanmbhoomi-Babri Masjidland dispute case on the socialmedia in Rajasthan's Bikanerdistrict, police said. Theaccused has been identified asSri Krishn, a resident ofKharda village. He put up theobjectionable post on hisFacebook page on Fridaynight. The post was traced bya surveillance team followingwhich a search was on for theaccused, SHO Napasar policestation Sandeep Kumar said.Kumar said the accused wasvisiting his native village toattend a marriage ceremonyand had put up the post in aninebriated condition. Theaccused has been arrestedunder sections 118 and 151 ofthe CrPc.

Thick securityblanket thrownacross KarnatakaBENGALURU: In the wake ofSupreme Court verdict in thesensitive Ayodhya land disputecase, a thick security blankethas been thrown acrossKarnataka. The governmentannounced holiday for theschools and colleges in thestate on Saturday. "Thesituation is good everywhere.Elaborate arrangements havebeen made. In sensitive areas,extra precautions have beentaken," Karnataka AdditionalDirector General of Police,Law and Order, Amar KumarPandey said. Seventy platoonsof Karnataka State Reservedpolice were deployed, besidesstationing two paramilitarycompanies in Bengaluru andMangaluru.

‘Bulbul' triggers heavy rainfall, uproots treesPNS n BHUBANESWAR

Heavy rain accompanied byhigh-velocity winds, trigerredby very severe cyclonic storm'Bulbul', lashed several parts ofcoastal Odisha on Saturday,uprooting trees and snappingroad links. While no casual-ty has been reported fromanywhere so far, a large num-ber of trees and electric poleswere rooted out at severalplaces in Jagatsinghpur,Kendrapara and Bhadrak dis-tricts, Special ReliefCommissioner (SRC) P KJena said. Chief Secretary AsitTripathy said the state gov-ernment is keeping a closewatch on the situation andnecessary action is beingtaken to deal with it.Personnel of the NationalDisaster Response Force(NDRF) and the OdishaDisaster Rapid Action Force(ODRAF) have started workto clear the uprooted trees andensure smooth road traffic inthe affected areas, he said.

The very severe cyclonicstorm 'Bulbul is now centredover northwest Bay of Bengal,about 95 km east-northast ofParadip and 140 km south-southwest of Balasore inOdisha, Director ofBhubaneswar MeteorologicalCentre, H R Biswas, said.

"'Bulbul' is being tracked bythe Doppler Weather Radarsat Gopalpur, Paradip andKolkata in addition to otherobserving platforms," he said,adding, it triggered light-to-moderate rainfall at mostplaces and heavy-to-veryheavy downpour in someareas over coastal Odisha.

Gale-force winds reachingspeeds of 70-80 kmph gustingto 90 kmph were experiencedin districts like Jagatsinghpur,Kendrapara, Balasore andBhadrak, while squally con-ditions prevailed in mostcoastal areas, Biswas said.

The SRC said Rajnagarblock in Kendrapara districtrecorded the maximum rain-fall of 180 mm since Friday,

while Chandbali in Bhadrakregistered 150 mm and Tirtolin Jagatsinghpur district 100mm during the period.

The port town of Paradiprecorded a rainfall of around160 mm, while Chandbaliregistered 143 mm duringthis time span, Jena said andadded that Dhamra inBhadrak district experiencedwind speeds of 110 kmph.

Around 3,000 people haveso far been evacuated fromvulnerable and low-lying areasin some coastal regions of thestate, officials said.

Operations at Kolkata airport suspended for 12 hours PNS n NEW DELHI

Operations at the Kolkataairport, the busiest in east-ern India, will be suspend-ed for 12 hours beginning6 PM on Saturday due tosevere cyclone 'Bulbul',Home Ministry officialssaid.

The severe cyclone isexpected to make a landfallon the West Bengal coastthis evening.

"Due to very severe

cyclone 'Bulbul', operationsat Kolkata airport is beingsuspend from 1800 hourson November 9 up to 0600hours on November 10," ahome ministry official said.

Severe cyclone 'Bulbul' at1430 hours Saturday layabout 90 km south-south-east of Digha, 85 km southof Sagar Islands and 185 kmSoutheast of Kolkata.

Heavy to extremelyheavy rainfall, accompa-nied by winds reaching up

to 120 kmph and tidalwaves up to one to twometre, is expected while thecyclone is expected to makea landfall on the WestBengal coast at around2000 to 2200 hours onSaturday.

The National CrisisManagement Committee(NCMC), the country'sapex body to handle anyemergency, on Saturdayreviewed the preparednessto deal with the very severe

cyclone 'Bulbul' over theBay of Bengal which islikely to affect coastal dis-tricts of West Bengal andOdisha.

The meeting of theNCMC, headed by CabinetSecretary Rajiv Gauba, wasinformed by the IndiaM e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment (IMD) thatthe cyclone has now inten-sified and is likely to crossthe West Bengal coast bySaturday evening.

Coast Guard fully geared up for cyclonic storm PNS n KOLKATA

Personnel of the Indian CoastGuard are in all readiness totackle any eventuality in thewake of the very severecyclonic storm 'Bulbul', whichis likely to make landfallbetween West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts by lateSaturday evening or night.

Ships have been moved tosafer locations at Paradip,Dhamra and Sagar Islandcoasts, Inspector General ofCoast Guard, Rajan Bargotra,said on Saturday. Fishermenhave been advised not to ven-ture into the rough seas inOdisha and West Bengalcoastal regions in view of thecyclonic storm, said Bargotra,who is the Commander CoastGuard Region (North East).

The coast guard personnelare in touch with state gov-ernments to deal with the sit-uation in wake of the impactof 'Bulbul', he added.

Deputy Inspector General SR Dash, who is Commanderof Coast Guard, West Bengal,said three disaster manage-

ment teams have been sta-tioned at Haldia and two atFraserganj in 24 Parganas dis-trict for timely action.

"We are trying to achievezero casaulty," Dash said.

The cyclonic storm is beingconstantly monitored throughradars at Haldia, Paradip andGopalpur in the two coastalstates of West Bengal andOdisha, the IG said.

Ships have been moved to safer locations at Paradip, Dhamra and Sagar Island coasts,Inspector General of Coast Guard, RajanBargotra, said on Saturday

Sonia thanks SPGas Gandhis' securityhanded to CRPFPNS n NEW DELHI

Congress President SoniaGandhi has written to theSpecial Protection Groupthanking them, a day after herson Rahul Gandhi too hadthanked the elite force, afterthe government removed SPGcover for the Gandhi familyand handed it to the CRPF.

In a letter penned to SPGDirector Arun Kumar Sinha,Sonia wrote: "The SPG is anoutstanding force, is imbuedwith courage and patriotism inevery task they are given. Onbehalf of my whole family, Iwould like to express our deepappreciation and gratitude tothe SPG for looking after oursecurity and well-being withsuch dedication, discretionand personal care."

Earlier Rahul had thankedthe SPG on Twitter: "A bigthank you to all my brothers& sisters in the SPG whoworked tirelessly to protect me& my family over the years.Thank you for your dedica-tion, your constant support &for a journey filled with affec-tion & learning. It has been aprivilege. All the best for agreat future."

The Union governmentdowngraded the security of

the Gandhi family and hand-ed it to the CRPF under Z pluscategory. The Congress hascriticised the move, sayingthe government is doing it asa part of "vendetta politics".

The SPG is anoutstanding force, isimbued with courage

and patriotism in every taskthey are given. On behalf ofmy whole family, I would liketo express our deepappreciation and gratitude tothe SPG for looking after oursecurity and well-being withsuch dedication, discretionand personal care

— SONIA GANDHICongress president

However, on Saturday, more number of MLAs reached Jaipur intwo phases - first came 17 MLAstaking the number to 28 and then

came six more which made 34MLAs in Rajasthan

PNS n DERA BABA NANAK

Saying that he felt blessed to beon holy land here, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onFriday thanked his Pakistancounterpart Imran Khan forunderstanding and respectingIndia's sentiments on the issueof the Kartarpur Sahib corridor.The corridor links GurdwaraDarbar Sahib in Pakistan, thefinal resting place of Sikhismfounder Guru Nanak Dev, to theDera Baba Nanak shrine here.

Dedicating the corridor to thenation, the prime minister alsothanked Pakistan's workers whoworked to help build their por-tion of the corridor.

"I thank Pakistan Prime

Minister Imran Khan miaji. Heunderstood India's feelings onthe Kartarpur corridor issue,gave respect and, keeping in

view those feelings, workedaccordingly," he told a gatheringat the BSF camp in ShikhaarMasiahan, about eight kilome-

tres from the Dera Baba Nanakgurdwara.

"I also want to thank theworkers of Pakistan who workedat a fast pace to help in buildingthe corridor on their side," theprime minister added.

Modi inaugurated the corri-dor and flagged off the firstbatch of over 500 Indian pil-grims who will travel to theGurdwara Darbar Sahib inNarowal district of Pakistan's

Punjab province through theKartarpur corridor, beingthrown open days ahead of the550th birth anniversary of GuruNanak Dev on November 12.

He said it was his fortune thathe was dedicating the corridorto the nation.

"I am feeling blessed on thisholy land... At this moment I getthe same feeling all of you get atthe time of doing 'kar sewa' (reli-gious service)," the prime min-

ister said. He also congratulat-ed everybody in the crowd, thecountry and Sikhs the worldover on the occasion.

Modi said he dedicated theKaumi Seva award given tohim by the Shiromani GurdwaraPrabandhak Committee (SGPC)to Guru Nanak Dev", he said.

The opening of the corridorand the Integrated Check Postbefore the 550th “Prakash Purb”of Guru Nanak Dev has brought"double delight", he said.

"With this corridor, payingobeisance at Gurdwara DarbarSahib will become easy. I expressgratitude to the Punjab govern-ment, the SGPC and all theworkers who were involved inbuilding this corridor," he said.

KARTARPUR CORRIDOR

PM thanks Imran for understanding India's sentiment I thank Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan miaji. Heunderstood India's feelings on the Kartarpur corridorissue, gave respect and, keeping in view those

feelings, worked accordingly— NARENDRA MODI, PPrriimmee MMiinniisstteerr

PNS n MUMBAI

Megastar Amitabh Bachchantook to twitter to apologise afterhis popular quiz show "KaunBanega Crorepati" addressedChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj asShivaji without due honorific.

On November 6, one of thequestions asked on season 11of the KBC to a contestantnamed Shaheda Chandran was- Which of these rulers wascontemporary of MughalEmperor Aurangzeb?

The four options wereMaharana Pratap, RanaSangha, Maharaja Ranjit Singhand Shivaji. This sparked adebate on social media and asection of people said it hadhurt their sentiments asthe Maratha warriorwas disrespected.

"No disrespectmeant atall...apologies if ithas hurt senti-m e n t s , "Bachchan wroteon twitter onFriday.

Big B retweeted the tweetof Siddharth Basu, who is thrshow runner of KBC.

"No insult or disrespectwhatsoever was intended to thememory of Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj in a question on KBC

11. This season therehave been a numberof questions whichhave all used hisname with the full

title. Apologies forthe inadvertent omis-

sion of title in thechoice," Basu said on twitter.

The channel SonyEntertainment by way of aticker issued an apology onNovember 7.The show is cur-rently on air on SonyEntertainment Television.

KBC Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj row: Big Bexpresses apology

AmitabhBachchan

(@SrBachchan)Prime Minister Nodisrespect meant atall...apologies if it has hurt

sentiments

PNS n RAIPUR

A Bhubaneswar-Mumbai AirIndia flight, carrying over 180passengers, had tomake an emergencylanding on Fridayevening atC h h a t t i s g a r h ' sRaipur Airport dueto tail fire, an officialsaid. "There wasonly tail fire but nofire warning in thecockpit. However,when cabin crewreported a fire on the engine,the captain discharged the fireextinguisher bottle. The tailfire could be due to the damageto the engine blades and

incomplete combustion in theengine," an Air Indiaspokesperson said.

"Tail fire is not dangerous.Aircraft is still on the

runway while all thepassengers are in theterminal building,"said the spokesper-son. The flight gotairborne at 5.06 pmfrom Bhubneshwarfor Mumbai andlanded at SwamiVivekanand Airport

Raipur at 5.50 pm, thespokesperson said.

"The flight landed under fullemergency conditions but with-out any event," said the airportofficial.

AI flight makes emergencylanding due to tail fire

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FB apologizes afterblack workerscomplain of biasSAN FRANCISCO: Facebookapologised on Friday afterblack employees anonymouslyshared feelings of workplacebias in an online post.

The post shared at Mediumby a "FB Blind" profile laid outperceived slights bymanagers, white colleagues,and the human resourcesdepartment. "No one atFacebook, or anywhere,should have to put up withthis behavior," corporatecommunications vicepresident Bertie Thomson saidin response to an AFP query."We are sorry. It goes againsteverything that we stand for asa company. We're listeningand working hard to do better."Incidents described in theMedium post included beingtargeted for negativeperformance reviews or snidecomments.

Bank fraud: ED attaches over Rs 56-cr assetsNEW DELHI: An Ahmedabad-based company's assets worthover Rs 56 crore have beenattached in connection with abank fraud and moneylaundering case, ED said onSaturday. The agency issued aprovisional order forattachment of 37 immovableproperties of Sai Infosystems I(SIS) Ltd and others under thePrevention of MoneyLaundering Act (PMLA). "Theattached assets include plotsand a farm house, variouscommercial and residentialproperties in Gujarat andadjoining areas owned by SIS,Atrium Infocomm Pvt Ltd andSujyot Infrastructure Pvt Ltd(group companies of SIS) andothers," the ED said in astatement. The total value ofthe freezed assets is Rs 56.21crore. Investigation revealedthat SIS and its CMD SurendraKumar Kakkad availed creditfacilities and loans from aconsortium of banks led by theState Bank of India on the basisof false and fabricateddocuments, the agency alleged.

Lakshmi Vilas BankQ2 net loss widensCHENNAI: Private sectorLakshmi Vilas Bank onSaturday reported a net loss atRs 357.17 crore for thequarter ending September 30,2019. The Tamil Nadu basedbank had clocked net loss atRs 132.30 crore during theyear ago period. For the sixmonth period endingSeptember 30, net loss wasat Rs 594.42 crore as againstRs 256.17 crore in the sameperiod last year. Total incomefor the July-September quarterwas at Rs 665.33 crore asagainst Rs 800.50 crore, thebank said in a press release.For the half year period endingSeptember 30, totalincome was at Rs 1,342.50crore as against Rs 1,588.00crore in the year ago period.

PNS n BEIJING

China's consumer prices grewat their fastest rate in almosteight years in October drivenby a spike in pork pricescaused by an outbreak ofAfrican swine fever, accordingto official figures releasedSaturday.

The consumer price index(CPI) — a key gauge of retailinflation -- hit 3.8 per cent lastmonth, the National Bureau ofStatistics (NBS) said, up from3.0 per cent in September andthe highest annual rate sinceJanuary 2012. Analysts in aBloomberg News poll hadforecast a rate of 3.4 per cent.

Prices of pork, the staplemeat in China, have morethan doubled in the past year,according to the NBS.

More than a million pigshave been culled due to thewidespread outbreaks sinceAfrican swine fever appearedin August 2018, according toofficial statistics, but that iswidely considered to be anunderestimate.

This, in turn, has alsopushed up prices of othermeats including beef, chicken,duck and eggs as consumersswitch to other protein sources.

The spike has led the gov-ernment to intervene to sta-

bilise prices and guaranteesupplies, according to the offi-cial Xinhua news agency."Chinese leaders are terrified ofinflation," Beijing-basedresearch firm Trivium Chinasaid in a note, describing pricerises as "one of the big driversbehind the 1989 Tiananmenprotests".

The inflation rate that yearstood at 18.25 per cent.

Producer prices, meanwhile,saw their steepest decline inmore than three years, sliding

for a sixth straight month, hitby the trade war with theUnited States.

The producer price index(PPI) — an important barom-eter of the industrial sector thatmeasures the cost of goods atthe factory gate — contracted1.6 percent in October fromthe previous year, the NBS said.

That came after pricesshrank 1.2 percent inSeptember, and representedthe sharpest decline sinceAugust 2016.

PNS n NEW DELHI

India Inc on Saturday hailedthe Supreme Court for decid-ing on a centuries-old disputeover ownership of a plot ofland in Ayodhya, paving theway for construction of atemple at a site which Hindugroups believe is the reveredbirthplace of Lord Ram.

Anand Mahinda, Chairmanof Mahindra Group, tweetedthat he salutes the five judgesof the Supreme Court forshowing "extraordinar ycourage".

"5 men. A decision that1.3bn people were awaiting.What extraordinary courage itrequired to be on this bench& what incredible applica-tion of mind it must have

taken to reach the conclusion.I salute them for doing theirduty & upholding the processof justice in our nation," hetweeted.

In a unanimous verdict,the Supreme Court's five-judge bench asked the gov-ernment to allot afive-acre plot in a" p r o m i n e n t "location in theholy town ofAyodhya inUttar Pradeshfor construct-ing a newmosque.

The disputed2.77-acre plot will fornow remain with a Centralgovernment receiver, who willhand it over to a govern-

ment-created trustthat must be creat-ed within threemonths. The trustwill be tasked withthe construction of

the temple.Commerce and

Industr y MinisterPiyush Goyal said: "This is

a welcome decision of theSupreme Court which hasbeen taken unanimously by

the court. This decision hasled to the end of decades oldlegal issue".

The minister appealed peo-ple to accept the SC order andmaintain peace and tranquil-ity. This historic decision ofthe Supreme Court will fur-ther strengthen the culture,tradition and unity.

"I thank the judiciary, allorganisation, society and peo-

ple who were involved inresolving the matter," Goyalsaid.

On the verdict , RoadTransport, Highways andMSME Minister NitinGadkari tweeted, "We shouldrespect Court verdict onAyodhya maintaining peaceand restrain".

IFFCO Managing DirectorU S Awasthi in a tweet said,

"Welcoming the 5 bench apexSupreme Court order of giv-ing the disputed land toHindus for the #RamMandirand giving the alternate land5acre land to Muslims. Agood peaceful resolution tothe entire issue. Let's maintainthe peace & harmony".

Industr y body PHDChamber of Commerce &Industry said the SupremeCourt verdict, going forwardwill harness communal har-mony in the world's largestdemocracy and will lead tothe holistic growth and devel-opment of the country.

Congratulating each citizenof India, PHD ChamberPresident D K Aggarwal said"this is a win-win verdict forall."

India Inc hails SC verdict on Ayodhya Ram templeThe disputed 2.77-acre plot will for now remain with a Centralgovernment receiver, who will hand it over to a government-created trust that must be created withinthree months

PNS n NEW DELHI

India's economy possessesstrong fundamentals and willrevive on account of variousreform measures taken by thegovernment, said industry play-ers on Friday, after Moody'sInvestors Service cut the coun-try's credit rating outlook tonegative. In a blow to India,Moody's Investors Service hascut the country's credit ratingoutlook to negative, the first steptowards a downgrade, saying thegovernment has been partlyineffective in addressing eco-nomic weakness, leading to ris-ing risks that the growth willremain lower.

With its strong fundamentals,India is managing the effects ofglobal slowdown with resolutemeasures in a host of sectors,besides taking up structuralreforms in taxation, banking,finance, and thus change inIndia's ratings by Moody'sInvestor Service to 'negative'from 'stable' is incomplete in itsassessment, said AssochamPresident B K Goenka.

"'We in India Inc., fully shareFinance Minister NirmalaSitharaman's optimistic out-look about the Indian economy,with inflation staying low and

the current account situationremaining quite strong,"Goenka said.

D K Aggarwal, president ofthe PHD Chamber ofCommerce and Industry, saidthe economy is set to reboundstrongly in 2020 with a growthrate of over 7 per cent.

"We believe that the govern-

ment has undertaken variousreform measures in the recenttimes to revive the economywhich are expected to givefruitful results, going forward,"said Aggarwal.

He added that significant cutin corporate tax for domesticfirms will accelerate the invest-ments in manufacturing, open

up new employment opportu-nities and kick-start economicgrowth trajectory of the coun-try. Senior Vice-President &Economist at DBS BankRadhika Rao said the Moody'soutlook change reflects concernsover growth outlook and antic-ipated fiscal slippage.

"If fiscal consolidation isdemonstrated through prudentspending and higher revenuesthrough privatisation receipts,along with a wider tax base,these worries will be allayed,"Rao said. Motilal OswalFinancial Services MD & CEOMotilal Oswal said the long-term fundamentals of the Indianeconomy continue to remainstrong with healthy growth anda domestic consumption-driveneconomy.

In a statement, Moody's saidthe outlook partly reflects gov-ernment and policy ineffec-tiveness in addressing econom-ic weakness, which led to anincrease in debt burden whichis already at high levels, the rat-ing agency said.

India's economy grew 5 percent between April and June, itsweakest pace since 2013, asconsumer demand and gov-ernment spending slowed amidglobal trade frictions.

‘INDIAN ECONOMY HASSTRONG FUNDAMENTALS’

With its strong fundamentals, India is managing the effects of global slowdown with resolutemeasures in a host of sectors, besides taking up structural reformsin taxation, banking, finance

Chinese inflation athighest rate since 2012

Producer prices, meanwhile, sawtheir steepest decline in more thanthree years, sliding for a sixthstraight month, hit by the trade warwith the United States

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Japanese brokerage Nomura onFriday massively cut its GDPforecast to a low 4.9 percent forthe year from 5.7 percent earli-er, saying the economy is goingthrough a "deeper trough" andeven a sub-par recovery is atleast a year away. While therehave been a rash of growth esti-mate cuts, including a 0.70 per-centage points reduction bythe RBI last month to 6.1 per-cent, the Japanese brokerage'sestimate is so far the lowest.

The negative forecast cameon a day when the internation-al rating agency Moody's hasrevised down the outlook on thesovereign rating to negativefrom positive citing the manygathering storms around theeconomy, which is topped bythe falling growth rate.

The massive reduction ingrowth forecast comes amid aslide in GDP growth to a six-year low of 5 percent for theJune quarter and amid high fre-quency indicators showing afurther stress in the growthengine, which may lead the Q2GDP printing even lower.However, many bodies includ-ing RBI had been pegging for apick up in the second half.

"Belying our expectations ofa recovery starting in Q3, high-

frequency indicators haveplunged and credit conditionsremain tight amid weak globaldemand. As a result, we nowexpect a delayed recovery andthe subsequent pickup to besub-par," the Nomura analystssaid.

While acknowledging thesteps taken by the governmentand the RBI to prop growth up,it pointed out that a "clogged

credit channel of policy trans-mission and weak globalgrowth" are major headwindsfor the economy now.

It had earlier forecast a 5.7percent uptick in growth, but itnow believes that a pick-up willhappen only in FY21 when itsees it is printing in at a 6 per-cent. It said RBI will cut rates byanother 0.50 percent to 4.65percent by mid-2020.

Nomura slashes GDP forecast by 80 bps to a low 4.9% for FY20

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With the deepening slowdownand the resultant fall in dieseldemand, state-owned BharatPetroleum is looking at export-ing the fuel and the sell-offbound oil marketer will short-ly float a tender for this.

The second largest oil com-pany saw a demand for its dieselfalling 2.4 percent in the secondquarter, while the industry sawvolume falling 2.5 percent.

Apart from the macroeco-nomic issues, the crisis in theauto industry, which for the pastone has been witnessing mas-sive fall in sales, has also led tofalling demand for auto fuels.

"Diesel demand not growingis a matter of concern for us asalmost 50 percent of our pro-duction and our market is diesel.If this fuel doesn't move domes-tically, we will have to export,"finance director N Vijayagopaltold reporters, adding it hasexported 2 lakh tonne diesel inSeptember alone. "Since wedon't anticipate growth to pickup immediately, we are planningto have an export tender float-ed soon," he added.

On retailing efforts, he saidthe company has commis-

sioned 500 new retail outlets sofar this year and plans toexpand its retail outlets further.

"We are planning to have1,000-1,500 retail outlets everyyear for the next three to fouryears. We want to ensure thatin rural markets, where ourpresence is down, is captured,"Vijayagopal said.

As diesel demandkeeps falling, BPCLplans export

Apart from themacroeconomicissues, the crisis inthe auto industry,which for the pastone has beenwitnessing massivefall in sales, hasalso led to fallingdemand for autofuels

BoB net profitjumps to Rs737 cr onhigher NIIPNS n MUMBAI

State-run Bank of Baroda onFriday reported a massivejump of 394.63 per cent netprofit at Rs 737 crore in thequarter ended Septemberdue to higher net interestincome.

The bank had reported aprofit after tax of Rs 149crore in the same period lastyear on a standalone basis.BOB amalgamated DenaBank and Vijaya Bank withit from April 1, 2019.

"We have shed our highcost deposits. Our net inter-est income has grown 10 percent leading to higher profit," the bank's executivedirector Murali Ramaswamisaid.

Net interest income (NII)grew at 10.1 per cent to Rs7,028 crore.

Net interest marginimproved by 19 basis pointsto 2.81 per cent in Q2 FY20.

PNS n NEW DELHI

The National Company LawTribunal (NCLT) has directed toinitiate insolvency proceedingsagainst IT firm Rolta India Ltd.

A two-member Mumbaibench of the tribunal admittedthe plea of — Value PartnerGreater China High YieldIncome Fund and PinpointMulti-Strategy Fund -— claim-ing a default of around Rs 1,060crore. The NCLT has alsoappointed Shailendra Ajmera ofthe consultancy firm E&Y as the

interim professional of the com-pany to complete the CorporateInsolvency Resolution Process.

"The debts and default of thecorporate debtor (Rolta) havebeen established and the appli-acation deserves to be admit-ted," said the NCLT.

The tribunal has also declaredmoratorium, prohibiting thelenders of the company torecover any amount the period.

Rolta India, the parent com-pany of Rolta LLC and RoltaAmericas LLC, had given cor-porate guarantee for these stepdown firm, who were the prin-cipal borrowers.

However, the principal bor-rowers failed to meet their pay-ment obligations, followingwhich the lenders approachedNCLT against the parent com-pany, which is Rolta India.

NCLT directs to initiate insolvencyproceedings against Rolta IndiaPNS n NEW DELHI

Vodafone Idea Ltd on Fridaysaid Brickwork Ratings hasdowngraded the firm's rating onnon-convertible debentures(NCDs) citing recent court rul-ing on adjusted gross revenueand extension of timeline withregard to the sale of stake inIndus Tower to Bharti Infratel.

The rating agency has down-graded Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL)from 'A+' (with negative out-look) to 'A-' rating, which says"watch with negative implica-tions". "It is hereby informedthat Brickwork Ratings hasdowngraded its rating on non-

convertible debentures as perthe rating rationale uploaded onits website today (Friday)," VILsaid in a regulatory filing.

Last month, VIL had faced asimilar downgrade from CareRating on its long-term bankfacilities and NCDs.

Airtel, Vodafone Idea andother telecom operators may

have to pay the govt a whoppingRs 1.4 lakh cr following therecent Supreme Court order thatsent shock waves through anindustry already grappling withbillions of dollars in debt and an

intense tariff war to retain cus-tomers.

The Supreme Court, lastmonth, upheld the govern-ment's position on includingrevenue from non-telecommu-nication businesses in calculat-ing the annual AGR of telecomcompanies, a share of which ispaid as licence and spectrum feeto the exchequer.

According to the telecomdepartment's calculations,Bharti Airtel faces a liability ofaround Rs 42,000 crore afterincluding licence fees and spec-trum usage charges, whileVodafone Idea may have to payabout Rs 40,000 cr.

The rating agencyhas downgradedVodafone Idea Ltd(VIL) from 'A+' (withnegative outlook) to'A-' rating, whichsays "watch withnegativeimplications"

Brickwork Ratings downgrades Vodafone Idea NCD

PNS n KOLKATA,

Century Plyboards on Fridayreported a 38 per cent increasein its net profit to Rs 52.15 crorein the second quarter of the cur-rent fiscal as comparedto Rs 37.81 crore inthe year-ago period.Its net revenuefrom operationsfor the quarterunder review stoodat Rs 589.35 crore, upby 4.4 per cent from Rs564.44 crore in the corre-sponding period of the last fis-cal. Laminates and MDF (medi-um density fibre) division haveperformed "exceptionally well"

during the September quarter,the company said in a statement,adding that favourable marketconditions, lower commodityprices and better sales volumehave led to an improvement in

margin. Commenting onthe companys perfor-

mance, Sajjan Bhajanka,chairman, CenturyPlyboards(I) Ltd said,"This has been anexcellent set of results. It

has been a difficult andchallenging business envi-

ronment for all manufacturersacross the country but I thinkour foray into particle board andMDF has shown phenomenalresults."

Century Plyboards Q2 net rises 38%

Sical Logisticsposts net lossof Rs 43.93 cr PNS n NEW DELHI

Sical Logistics Ltd, a CoffeeDay Group company, onFriday reported a consolidat-ed net loss of Rs 43.93 crore forthe quarter ended September30, on account of liquiditychallenges faced by the com-pany after demise of its pro-motor V G Siddhartha.

The company had reporteda net profit of Rs 4.43 crore forthe July-September quarter ayear ago, Sical Logistics said ina regulatory filing. Its revenuefrom operations fell 17.47 percent to Rs 297.76 crore duringthe September 2019 quarter,compared with Rs 360.83 croreof the corresponding quarterof the previous financial year.

"The consolidated finan-cial results of Sical LogisticsLimited for the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2019, are sig-nificantly affected by the liq-uidity challenges leading to 18per cent reduction in rev-enues for the quarter com-pared to the previous quarter,"said Sical Logistics in a post-earning statement.

The negative forecast came on a daywhen the international rating agencyMoody's has revised down the outlookon the sovereign rating to negative frompositive citing the many gatheringstorms around the economy,

HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 10, 2019 07Ayodhya Verdict

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Victory ofjudiciary:Ajmer dargahdewan JAIPUR: Zainul Abedin, AjmerSharif Dargah Dewan onSaturday termed the SupremeCourt verdict on Ayodhya ahistoric decision and said "Theverdict should be accepted andrespected by all as this isnobody's defeat or win but isthe victory of judiciary".Speaking to media, he said, "Weshould accept the verdict of theSupreme Court. This is thevictory of judiciary and hence isno one else's defeat or victory."Whatever has happened, comesin the nation's interest andhence we should now put anend to the dispute, he added.Syed Zainul Abedin further said,"Let us all accept this decisionand promote communalharmony and walk on the pathof development and progress.

Ayodhyaverdict willstrengthensocial fabricNEWDELHI: Haryana ChiefMinister Manohar Lal Khattarcalled the Supreme Courtverdict in the Ayodhya casehistoric, saying it wouldfurther strengthen thecountry's social fabric.Khattar's reaction comes afterthe Supreme Court, in aunanimous verdict earlier inthe day, cleared the way forthe construction of a Ramtemple at the disputed site inAyodhya and directed theCentre to allot a five-acre plotto the Sunni Waqf Board forbuilding a mosque. "Theverdict given by the SupremeCourt on Ayodhya issue ishistoric. This verdict will helpfurther strengthen thecountry's social fabric," thechief minister tweeted.

‘Take allfuture actionin amicableatmosphere’NEWDELHI: Haryana ChiefMinister Manohar Lal Khattarcalled the Supreme Courtverdict in the Ayodhya casehistoric, saying it would furtherstrengthen the country's socialfabric. Khattar's reactioncomes after the SupremeCourt, in a unanimous verdictearlier in the day, cleared theway for the construction of aRam temple at the disputed sitein Ayodhya and directed theCentre to allot a five-acre plotto the Sunni Waqf Board forbuilding a mosque.

I stand vindicated: Advanion Ayodhya verdictPNS n NEW DELHI/JAIPUR

Veteran BJP leader L.K.Advani, the person creditedwith bringing the Ram templemovement to the centre-stage,on Saturday said he stood vin-dicated after the SupremeCourt verdict in the Ayodhyatitle suit and that it was time to"leave all contention and acri-mony behind" and embracecommunal concord and peace.

In a statement, the formerDeputy Prime Minister said itwas "gratifying" that the beliefand sentiments of crores ofcountrymen have beenrespected.

"I join all my countrymen inwholeheartedly welcoming thehistoric judgement delivered bythe five-judge bench of theSupreme Court today in theAyodhya matter. I stand vin-dicated, and feel deeply blessed,that the Supreme Court hasgiven its unanimous verdictpaving the way for the con-struction of a magnificent tem-ple for Lord Ram atRamjanmabhhomi inAyodhya," he said.

Advani, once considered ahardline Hindutva face whoundertook yatras while push-ing the temple issue over twodecades back, said the apex

court's judgement is the cul-mination of a long and con-tentious process that playeditself out in various forums --both judicial and non-judicial-- in the past many decades.

He was grateful to have got

an opportunity to make his"contribution" to the RamJanmabhoomi movement.

"I have always stressed thatRam and the Ramayana occu-py an esteemed place in India'scultural and civilizational her-

itage and Ramjanmabhoomiholds a special and sacredplace in the hearts of crores ofour countrymen in India andabroad. Therefore, it is grati-fying that their belief and sen-timents have been respected,"he said.

"Now that the prolongedMandir-Masjid dispute inAyodhya has come to an end,the time has come to leave allcontention and acrimonybehind and embrace commu-nal concord and peace.Towards this end, I appeal toall sections of our diversesociety to work together tostrengthen India's nationalunity and integrity," Advanisaid.

He added, "In the course ofthe Ramjanmabhoomi move-ment, I had often stated thatthe true purpose of construct-ing a Ram Mandir at Ayodhyais to construct a magnificentRashtra Mandir -- buildingIndia as a strong, prosperous,peaceful and harmoniousnation with justice for all andexclusion of none. Let usrededicate ourselves to thatnoble mission today."

He also hailed the apexcourt's direction for allottingfive acres of land for buildinga mosque in Ayodhya.

I stand vindicated, and feel deeplyblessed, that the Supreme Court hasgiven its unanimous verdict paving theway for the construction of a magnificenttemple for Lord Ram at Ramjanmabhhomiin Ayodhya," said advani

RSS workersperform ‘aarti'PNS n NAGPUR

Workers of the RSS and theBJP on Saturday performed an'aarti' at a temple adjacent tothe RSS\ headquarter in Mahalarea of Nagpur inMaharashtra, hours after thesupreme court delivered itsverdict on the sensitiveAyodhya land dispute.

Local leaders of the BJP alsoparticipated in the aarti, whichwas kept low key.

At least 50 activists of theSangh and the BJP participat-ed in the ritual. They shoutedslogans hailing 'Jai Shree Ram'and distributed sweets.

They were soon asked toleave the temple by the police.

"We all are happy. Thesupreme court has given a verygood decision in the interest ofboth the communities. I thinkit is a historic decision and wewelcome it," said MaharashtraBJP spokesperson MLC GirishVyas. The celebrationsremained muted because theAyodhya issue is a matter offaith for us, he said.

"We want to celebrate theverdict in a low-key manner aswe do not want to hurt reli-gious feelings," Vyas added.

Meanwhile, BJP Nagpurmedia in-charge ChandanGoswami gave credit to partystalwart L K Advani for theverdict recalling the 'rathyatra'taken out by him in 1992 dur-ing the Ram Janmabhoomimovement that had builtmomentum for the construc-tion of the temple.

"This is a historic decisionwhich will be remembered by

the next generation for cen-turies," he added. BJP Nagpurpresident Pravin Datke alsoappealed for low-key celebra-tions. RSS workers in DrHedgewar Smruti Mandirpremises in Reshimbagh areacould be seen glued to televi-sion sets as the news on theapex court verdict broke. Theywished each other andexchanged sweets.

Hedgewar Smruti Mandir isa memorial dedicated to RSSfounder late K B Hedgewarand M S Golwalkar, who werethe first two leaders of the RSS.

"This is not the issue of vic-tory or defeat for any stake-holder. We welcome thesupreme court decision," asenior Sangh worker said. TheSC in a unanimous verdictcleared the way for the con-struction of a Ram Temple atthe disputed site at Ayodhya,and directed the Centre toallot a 5-acre plot to the SunniBoard for building a mosque.

Mahant Dharam Das, chief Priest of Nirmohi Akhara, celebrates after theSupreme Court's verdict in New Delhi on Saturday

At least 50activists of theSangh and theBJPparticipated inthe ritual. Theyshouted sloganshailing ‘JaiShree Ram' anddistributedsweets

Temple trustmust ensureunity amongpeople: JoshiPNS n NEW DELHI

Welcoming the SupremeCourt verdict in the Ayodhyaland dispute case, senior BJPleader Murli Manohar Joshisaid the trust that will beresponsible for the construc-tion of a Ram temple wouldhave to be considerate aboutkeeping people united.

"I welcome the verdict.But the trust that will lookafter the construction of theRam temple will have to beconsiderate about keepingintact unity among people,"he told reporters here.

Terming the judgement as"historic", the veteran BJPleader said it should beaccepted with an "openmind" by all communities.

In a unanimous verdict,the Supreme Court onSaturday paved the way forthe construction of a Ramtemple at the disputed site atAyodhya and directed theCentre to constitute a trustwithin three months to buildthe temple.

The apex court also ruledthat the Centre will allot analternative five-acre plot tothe Sunni Waqf Board forbuilding a new mosque at a"prominent" place in the holytown in Uttar Pradesh.

Need hospitals, not temples or mosques: MillennialsPNS n NEW DELHI

The unanimous verdict of theSupreme Court on the disput-ed Ram Janmabhoomi-BabriMasjid title case on Saturdayhas attracted mixed reactionsfrom millennials across thecountry.

While some of them hailedthe verdict, others said thatIndia could benefit from morehospitals instead of one moretemple or mosque.

The Apex Court also direct-ed the Centre to form withinthree months a trust which willbuild a temple at the disputedsite.

The Sunni Waqf Board,which was a party to the 7-decade-old title suit, should be

given an alternate five-acreland at some other suitableplace for construction of amosque, a 5-member benchheaded by Chief Justice RanjanGogoi, said in a unanimous

judgement.According to New Delhi-

based Muskan Aggarwal (24),the true way to have ended thisdispute would have been togive the land to no one reli-

gious sect but make a com-munally harmonious institutethere.

"Though I believe that thedisputed land is the birthplaceof Lord Ram and Babar hadinvaded it but I feel that aschool or a hospital should'vebeen made there where peoplefrom all religious backgroundsall welcome," Aggarwal said.

"Most of the people demand-ing a temple or a mosque therewouldn't even go there and thedispute is just because of arro-gance, Aggarwal added.

Thirty-year-old Tariq Anwarfrom Uttar Pradesh said thateveryone should respect theSupreme Court verdict andhope for no future tussles.Let's work together toward

cooperation and brotherhood,he added. "Now, lets concen-trate on environmental pollu-tion, unemployment andmore," he said. "I respect thedecision, for me, it is not abouta community or religion, it wasa land dispute and the posses-sion has to be given to therightful contender," Gurugram-based Shaili Pandey told IANS.

"The right to decide what isto be built remains with theowner of the land. But yes Indiacould be benefitted with onemore hospital instead of onemore temple," Pandey said.

Hailing the Supreme Court'sverdict, 21-year-old VishalUpadhyay, a youth activist,said that it is a historic day inIndian history.

According to New Delhi-based MuskanAggarwal (24), the true way to haveended this dispute would have been togive the land to no one religious sectbut make a communally harmoniousinstitute there

SC observation akin to LiberhanCommission finding on demolitionPNS n NEW DELHI

The Supreme Court, whichkept itself away during theAyodhya land dispute case hear-ings from going into the issueof demolition of the disputedstructure on December 6, 1992,made a passing remark in itsjudgement on Saturday aboutthe event saying it was broughtdown in a "calculated act."

The apex court noted thatduring the pendency of thelawsuits on the disputed land,"the entire structure of themosque was brought down ina calculated act of destroyinga place of public worship".

"The Muslims have beenwrongly deprived of a mosquewhich had been constructed

well over 450 years ago," a five-judge bench headed by chiefjustice Ranjan Gogoi noted inits judgement.

Though there are few lines

in the judgement on the demo-lition, the observation wasreminiscent of the commissionof inquiry set up by the then PV Narasimha Rao government

within 10 days of the demoli-tion, which also had gave thefinding that entire demolitionwas carried out in an "orches-trated" manner.

The then Congress govern-ment had set up a one-maninquiry commission headed byJustice M S Liberhan, whowas then the sitting judge of theAndhra Pradesh High Court.

However, Justice Liberhangave full time to the commis-sion only after his retirementas judge and submitted thereport after 17 years duringwhich its term was extended 48times.

He submitted the report inJune 2009, during the tenure ofManmohan Singh as the primeminister.

Deve GowdawelcomesAyodhya verdictPNS n BENGALURU

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Saturdaywelcomed the SupremeCourt verdict in the Ayodhyaland dispute case.

In a video message, theJD(S) supremo said, "It is abalancing decision, which Iwelcome." "Only my feeling isthe poor people who built theBabri Masjid about 300 to400 years back and the peo-ple who are fighting now youcannot blame our minorityfriends. What happened inthe past, so that is a big issue.So I don't want to go to thepast," he said. Former ChiefMinister and JDS leader H DKumaraswamy appealed tothe people to respect theApex court ruling.

"Let us all respect theAyodhya verdict. Let us allfollow the founding princi-ples of peace and non-vio-lence of our country,"Kumaraswamy tweeted.

I don't think anyother judgementwould have beenbetter: Hegde PNS n BENGALURU

Retired Supreme Court judgeN Santosh Hegde on Saturdayhailed the Ayodhya verdict,saying any other judgementwouldn't have been better, butcautioned that it's nothing tobe celebrated or protested.

It's one of the best verdicts thatcould have been there under thecircumstances, the formerSolicitor General of India toldPTI. "Anyway, it's nothing to becelebrated or protested," Hegde,however, said.

SC paves way for Ramtemple at AyodhyaContinued on Page 1

Directing allotment of alter-native land to Muslims tobuild a new mosque, the courtsaid the Hindus have estab-lished their case that theywere in possession of outercourtyard and the UP SunniCentral Waqf Board has failedto establish its case

The court said the extensivenature of Hindus worship-ping at outer courtyard at thedisputed site has been there,and the evidence suggests theMuslims offered Fridayprayers at mosque which indi-cates that they had not lost

possession of the site. It said that despite obstruc-

tion caused in offering prayersat Mosque, the evidences sug-gest that there was no aban-donment in offering prayers

The court also said that theHindus consider the disputedsite as the birthplace of LordRam and even Muslims saythis about that place Thebench said the existence of SitaRasoi, Ram Chabutra andBhandar grih are the testimo-ny of the religious fact of theplace The court further saidhowever that the title cannotbe established on the groundof faith and belief.

Owaisi termsverdict ...Continued on Page 1

"Now, the Sangh Parivar andBJP will start from Ayodhyaand NRC, CitizenshipAmendment Bill... BJP willuse it," he said.

He questioned as to whatwould have been theSupreme Court's decisionhad the Babri Masjid notdemolished in 1992 and idolswere not placed in 1949.

He claimed that the disput-ed structure was "sacrificed"because of Sangh Parivar andconspiracy of the Congress."We keep saying to our futuregenerations that there was aMasjid for 500 years and on 6thDecember, 1992, the Masjidwas sacrificed due to SanghParivar and conspiracy ofCongress in front of the wholeworld and they misled theSupreme Court," he said.

Quoting the apex courtjudgement, he said: "Thecourt has agreed that, in theASI report, there was nomention of temple (at the dis-puted site). Court has alsosaid that we used to prayinside the Mosque.

Continued on Page 1

#HinduMuslimBhaiBhai wasalso trending - with more than33,000 tweets.

In global trends four of thetop five were related to theAyodhya verdict.

In its verdict the SupremeCourt decreed the disputedland is to be given to a govern-ment-run trust for the buildingof a temple. The Muslim peti-tioners, the court ruled, wouldbe given a five-acre "suitable"plot in the town to build amosque.

The verdict was deliveredamid appeals for peace byPrime Minister Narendra Modiand the Chief Ministers of atleast seven states, and came assecurity was heightened acrossIndia, including internet restric-tions at some places

The dispute over 2.77 acres ofland in Ayodhya, claimed byboth Hindus and Muslims, hasdominated political discoursesince the 1980s. In 1992, rightwing activists tore down the 16th

century Babri mosque that theybelieved was built on the ruinsof an ancient temple that markedthe birthplace of the Lord Ram.In the riots that followed, morethan 2,000 people were killedacross the country.

Justice Nazeer most soughtjudge in matters of religion in SCPNS n NEW DELHI

Justice S Abdul Nazeer, thelone Muslim judge in the 5-member Constitution bench ofthe Supreme Court, which onSaturday delivered a historicverdict in the Ayodhya landdispute case, has been one ofthe most sought after judges inmatters involving religion.

Justice Nazeer was also thepart of the five-judge bench inthe 'triple talaq' matter but haddelivered a minority verdictalong with then CJI J S Khehar.

By the 3:2 verdict, the apexcourt had held issue of 1,400year old practice of 'tripletalaq' among Muslims as ille-gal and unconstitutional.

However, in the Ayodhyaverdict, the judge, who waselevated to the apex courtfrom the Karnataka HighCourt, did not agree with thearguments of the Muslim par-ties and became a part of theunanimous verdict that pos-session of the disputed 2.77

acre land rights will be hand-ed over to the deity RamLalla.

Before becoming a part ofthe Constitution bench inthe Ayodhya case, JusticeNazeer was part of a three-judge bench, including thethen Chief Justice of IndiaDipak Misra and AshokBhushan, which by 2:1 major-ity had declined to set up alarger bench for a relook of its1994 verdict which had held

that a "mosque is not anessential part of the practiceof Islam".

The September 27, 2018verdict by the three-judgebench had paved the way forthe apex court to hear theAyodhya land dispute case inwhich CJI Ranjan Gogoi con-stituted a five-judge bench toadjudicate the issue.

In the original scheme of thefive-judges to hear theAyodhya dispute, JusticeNazeer along with JusticeBhushan was not named tohear the matter.

By the 3:2 verdict,the apex courthad held issue of1,400 year oldpractice of 'tripletalaq' amongMuslims as illegalandunconstitutional

#AYODHYA top twittertrend worldwide

In its verdictthe SupremeCourt decreedthe disputedland is to begiven to agovernment-runtrust for thebuilding of atemple

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09Beyond time and space

It’s important to have peoplearound who love themselves,are true to themselves, whohave their own hobbies andtheir world doesn’t revolve

around Hollywood— Vanessa Hudgens

Take charge of yourself and weigh theoptions in hand with an open mind,before you pick up the right lead

Keep your mind in shapeF R O M T H E I N S I D E

The alarm bells are ringing in Delhi,once again. The air quality has plum-meted to dangerous levels. A combina-tion of irresponsible festive celebra-tions, unavoidable change in climatic

conditions, and compulsive burning of agricultur-al waste in the state of Punjab and Haryana con-tributes to making the dark side of the invisible airvisible. The resulting invisibility is causing delays,or even cancellations, of flight movements. Theslow process of deteriorating health, too, gives acoughing appearance.

Only a fortnight ago, the people of Delhi hadflouted the advisory against firecrackers. Now,they are open to accepting some troubles such asshutting down of schools and offices, restrictionson the number of vehicles on the road, hopingthat it would help remedy the emergency staringin the face, pinching in the lungs. TheEnvironment Pollution Control Authority(EPCA) has filed a plea in the Supreme Courtagainst the stubble burning in neighboring states.On November 4, 2019, the Supreme Courtordered to stop construction and demolitionwork, burning of garbage and entry of diesel vehi-cles in Delhi. It questioned the effectiveness of theDelhi government’s odd-even scheme and pulledup the government for the report on long-termaction. All of this is a surreal repeat of last yearand years before that.

NEED FOR LONG-TERM ACTION While the air quality in Delhi has been alarm-

ing for many years now, and throughout the year,alarm bells ring only around the beginning of thewinter season. For most of it, the debate aroundaddressing air quality in Delhi gets caught in atrivial analysis of attribution. The main causes ofhigh levels of air pollution, particularly PM2.5and PM10 are well known. Ongoing constructionactivities, increasing number as well as age ofvehicles in and around Delhi, burning of biomassduring winters for heating, waste, and industrialactivities are constant contributors to high levelsof concentration of suspended particulate matters(SPMs) in the air throughout the year. Burning ofcrop residues in neighboring states coupled withfirecrackers during Diwali and drop in tempera-ture causes a sudden spike in pollution levels.

While surveys find the public perceptionemphasising on the growing number of vehiclesas the primary cause of the problem, scientificstudies based on observations and source appor-tionment approaches adjudicate stubble burningin Punjab and Haryana as well as old diesel vehi-cle plying on the outskirts of Delhi as main cul-prits. This results in trivialising the issue by focus-ing on the debate as to what is the most importantsolution and who should be held responsible toclean the air in Delhi. It exclusively focuses on apoint event of a sudden spike in pollution levelswhereas the real issue is the sustained high levelsof SPM concentrations throughout the year.Arguably, as also emphasised by the SupremeCourt, a plan of action for long term solution isneeded.

IT’S A STRUCTURAL AND ETHICAL CHALLENGE Delhi’s air pollution is a classic case of envi-

ronmental justice. The benefits and harms ofenvironmental degradation are skewed and dis-proportionately distributed across different popu-lations. The only twist, perhaps, is that those caus-ing the pollution are not insulated from its nega-tive impacts. It has fundamental inter- and intra-generational dimensions. The children and elderlyare among the most vulnerable to the healthimpacts of continued poor air quality. The poorand homeless are the victims of air pollution with-out contributing much to it. Their only liability, ifat all, is in burning biomass for meeting thedemands of mere sustenance of their existence —cooking and warmth during winter. The unfortu-nate irony is that many poor people, as daily wageworkers, rely on polluting activities for their liveli-hood that is a long-term threat to their life, forexample, construction jobs and waste handling.Putting a stop on the construction and demolitionwork in Delhi, while may not bring any signifi-cant improvement in the ambient air quality,would put such sections of urban poor underdouble duress — loss of jobs on the one hand andcontinued exposure to air pollution on the other.

In a slightly different way, the same is true forfarmers accused of poisoning the lungs of Delhi.If they don’t get rid of stubbles, they risk the lossof income in an already struggling economy of theagriculture sector. Timely sowing of seeds for thefarmers of Punjab and Haryana (rather, anywherein the world) is as important as it is to travel towork for the urban middle class in Delhi. Thechallenge of cleaning Delhi’s air, therefore, is astructural one, and like any other planned struc-tural transition, it has difficult ethical and eco-nomic dilemmas to deal with. To understand bet-ter the dynamics of increasing pollution, let’s con-sider the long-term effectiveness of shutting downthe Badarpur thermal power plan in 2018, a hard,structural, yet stand-alone, intervention whichcertainly lowered pollution in Delhi as reportedby the Chief Minister of Delhi. Yet, there are rea-sons to ask how long the positive impact of thisintervention will last. How long will it take for theincreasing vehicle population in Delhi and con-struction activities to offset the gains?

THE DILEMMAS Beyond doubt, improving air quality in Delhi

would imply making hard choices. In these choic-es, many difficult trade-offs, as well as practicaland moral considerations, would need to be con-fronted. A few of them are as follows:

Can you halt pollution when the economy needsto run? India is at the crossroads of developmentversus environment debate. When economists arewarning of the threats of impending economicslowdown, wouldn’t curbing deployment of vehi-cles (and restricting the movement of goods) andbanning construction sector further push theeffective demand downwards, adding to the eco-nomic woes? Even if these implications are shortterm, there is no denying that the curbing pollu-

tion in Delhi would come at a serious economiccost. Who should pay for that cost, or who wouldbear the brunt of it?

Is blaming farmers in neighboring states justi-fied? The empirical fact that the burning of agri-cultural residues in the two neighbouring statescontributes to the disastrous air quality of Delhi isbeyond doubt. However, is it justified to focus onsuch ‘external factors’ as the primary target forsolution considering they contribute only to theseasonal spike, whereas general concentration lev-els of SPM remain harmful throughout the year?Put differently, the common rhetoric of emissionsfrom within Delhi versus emissions from outsideDelhi is effectively a vacuous narrative if one isserious about the impacts of poor air quality. Sucha narrative portrays the people of Delhi as inno-cent victims, which most of them are not. The realnarrative is that of the inter-and intra-genera-tional injustices imposed by sustained high levelsof SPM concentration throughout the year.

How moral is it to expect Punjab and Haryanato incur the cost for the benefit of Delhi?Notwithstanding the ongoing efforts by the gov-ernment of Punjab to limit stubble burning bymonitoring and promoting technological solu-tions such as ‘happy seeders’, the expectation fromthe farmers and the government of Punjab andHaryana to incur the cost of avoiding stubbleburning is unreasonable. More so, when the bene-ficiary (Delhi) does not offer any compensationfor the potential losses. Yes, on the moral grounds,the people of Delhi can expect responsible behav-ior from the farmers of Punjab and Haryana.However, a corollary to such an entitlement is theexpectation of reciprocity and extension of thesame concerns to the urban poor, children andelderly population in Delhi. Delhi should be will-ing to take drastic measures to reduce its averageSPM emissions for the benefit of everybody.

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS There is no silver bullet to tackle air pollution

in Delhi. A comprehensive targeting of all sourcesthroughout the year is necessary. In addition tolarge scale changes such as the provision of cost-effective and efficient mass public transport sys-tems, a combination of regulatory and participa-tory action may create the necessary momentumfor structural change. Given the difficult trade-offs involved in bringing about the changes, a‘provision, control, and prevent’ approach target-ted at different drivers of air pollution may bemore pragmatic. Below are some illustrations.

Provide for prevention: Although it is seasonal,biomass burning for heating, along with perennialcooking can be addressed by providing for cleanercooking options and heating provisions. Thiswould be extremely difficult, but also beneficial tothe poor homeless households in the NCR region.An innovative modified version of the Ujjwalascheme or public provisioning of affordable foodand shelter may be considered. In the transportsector, the argument for the provision of cost-

effective public transport systems to improveenvironmental health is not new. Many countriesthat have successfully dealt with air pollution witha combination of creating public transport sys-tems and providing support to efficient privatevehicles, particularly electric vehicles.

Control through participation: An array ofcontrol-oriented participatory interventionsinvolving residents within localities can create thehabit of owning ambient air quality. Such inter-ventions are better suited to address the sourcesrelated to waste management, burning, and dustcontrol. The EPCA has already finalised GradedResponse Action Plans for daily emergency actionin areas where PM2.5 concentrations are higherthan Delhi’s average concentration. These need tobe implemented and extended to as manycolonies as possible.

Control by regulation: An effective way of con-trolling air pollution is by controlling the disper-sion of SPMs. This can be better done in the caseof dust particles from construction and demoli-tion activities. Stringent norms about conductingconstruction and demolition activities and strictenforcement of these norms can go a long way.These norms should also be complemented by thehealth standards related norms to protect con-struction workers.

Prevent by regulation: Regulatory measuresare required to deter people from making choicescontributing to air pollution or forcing them tomake desired choices. Such regulations can ratevery high on intra-generational justice criteria asthey affect only those who have the capabilities tomake choices and by design exclude the poorfrom the burden of environmental protection. Inmost successful examples, such as in the UK andEU, such regulations have targeted promoting effi-ciency in-vehicle use and transport services.

Participation by regulation: There is no regula-tion in India to address inter-state transboundarypollution of any kind. For example, the pollutionof the river in one state affects the people in thestates downstream. But there are no provisions orguidelines for the two states to cooperate in deal-ing with such pollution. The same is true in thecase of transboundary pollution in Delhi causedby the burning of agricultural residues in Punjaband Haryana. It may be a useful idea to explore aregulatory mechanism that can force and facilitatecooperation between two or more states inaddress problems of environmental degradationin a fair manner. To sum up, cleaning of Delhi’sair is a complex and difficult task. It woulddemand structural solutions sustained over a longperiod. The claim on the right to clean air alone isunlikely to deliver low levels of pollution. Onlythe respect for the values of intra-and inter-gener-ational environmental justice along with the will-ingness to take active responsibility in collectiveaction can guide Delhi to ensure a healthy, pollu-tion-free, breathing space for itself.

The writer is Assistant Professor, Departmentof Energy and Environment, TERI School of

Advanced Studies, New Delhi

Tracing the resonance of Krishnaismand the integration of Krishna’s ideals

and concepts in the thought process

Cleaning of Delhi’s air is a complex and difficult task. It demands structural solutions over a long period. Only,strong public will and collective action can make it possible, writes DR MANISH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA

AN ETHICAL AND

ECONOMIC DILEMMA

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BRINGING ABOUT THECHANGES, A‘PROVISION,

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spirituality 09Hyderabad, November 10, 2019

THE POSSESSION OF KNOWLEDGEDOES NOT KILL THE SENSE OF

WONDER AND MYSTERY. THERE ISALWAYS MORE MYSTERY

— ANAIS NIN

HIDDENSOULSPRAMOD PATHAK

Progress is the law of life; Man is not man yet. Thesefamous words from Robert Browning once again standvindicated as Kenya’s Kipchoge breaks the Marathon

record by running 42.195 km in less than two hours. It wasa good 75 years ago that Roger Banister had achieved some-thing similar by running one mile in less than four min-utes. Banister also had broken a record that was held for cen-turies. Human feats are like that. Burning desire to breakbarriers that create mental blocks is what does the trick.Psychologists call it achievement motivation, poets call itfire in the belly and management gurus call it “Kaizen” orcontinuous improvement. But the basic grammar is the same.Intense desire to better a past achievement. Though thereis a rider. This intense desire has to be backed by a doubleintense effort, almost to the extent of obsession. As studentof psychology for more than four decades and a half, I canstill swear by the observation of the classical psychologiststhat a normal human being expends somewhere around tenpercent of his latent capabilities, the rest being lost in thetedium of routine. This ten percent is a self-imposed bar-rier of the mind that makes us believe that the limits arehere — this far, no further. But the truth is something dif-ferent as has been proved time and again. For those whostill remember Kapil Dev’s fireworks against Zimbabwe in1983 World Cricket Cup, an innings that changed the courseof the event single-handedly, those 175 runs were somethingbeyond imagination in a limited overs cricket match. Butthe year 2010 saw the first double century of a limited overcricket. And now, we have our own Rohit Sharma with threedouble centuries under his belt in one day cricket. Rohit infact has come up to 264 indicating that there will be a triplecentury in a cricket one dayer sooner or later. There havealso been centuries and 175 in T-20, just to suggest that adouble ton in this format is also not an impossibility. Humanpotential is immense, only they are not harnessed in the rightway. The three important parametres on which there is needto work is productivity, potential and competitiveness. Assomeone very aptly said: beat yourself. But why do humansnot do it. For the simple reason that they direct their ener-gies on beating others more than improving their own per-formance. An old story from the popular Akbar Birbal talessums it all and is paraphrased here. Akbar was often toldthat his admiration for Birbal was misplaced. Once he decid-ed to prove the detractors of Birbal wrong. He drew a straightline and asked the courtiers to shorten it without touching.None of the courtiers had any clue. Then, he asked Birbalto try. Birbal simply drew a bigger line by the side and said,“Sir, your line is now small”. This is what we need to under-stand. Focus on our own performance and continuously tryto improve upon it. Every time we try, there will be improve-ment because the potential is immense and seldom do wereach the limits. However, the trick lies in sincerity and ded-ication. The mantra is that to be what you want to be, youneed to be what you want to be. And in order to be whatyou want to be, believe what you want to be.

Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed public speaker. He can be reached at ppathak.ism@gmail.com

We, small souls, don’t have theluxury of choosing whichsouls we can live with. One

can say that we choose our marriagepartners. Is it really true? Don’t two peo-ple make the decision? When it is justone person’s decision, not in this day andage. The other example is less contro-versial. When we have children, do wedesignate which souls should come tous. As a matter fact, we don’t, and wecan’t. One may wish to get a dear per-son, who has recently passed away tocome back to the family but the cosmicdesign doesn’t give us such an option.We have to accept whoever we get. Invery rare cases, some souls are broughttogether again.

As that will be an exception, whatshould we ideally do? We should lovethe persons (souls) with whom we havebeen brought together. This is what isrequired. If we look closely, we willrealise that it is love that we are look-ing for, not a particular soul. What hap-pens when two people in love marryand the supply of love runs dry? Thesame two souls become desperate todivorce. Therefore, it is not a particu-lar soul which binds, but love that a soulgives. Love is that factor which makesone dear, with whom we would like tospend time with, because we all needlove to exist well.

To give another example, an agedcouple lives with their son’s family. Theold man passes away. His wife verymuch in love with her husband is dis-traught, but slowly love from the rest ofthe family calms her down. Their lovesoon fills her vacuum. Yes, the old mancannot be replaced but what the old ladyneeds most is love to lead a meaning-ful life, which she is still getting. Lovemust be renewed every so often, oth-erwise it fades away. Love must be

expressed; it cannot be silent to be effec-tive. Only God is privy to our thought.We make this mistake of being silent.

Rather we should be expressive.Ifyou genuinely love someone, show it. Thesystem loves it. If the one who has loveddoes not get a proper response, the sys-tem arranges love through someone elsefor the one who has loved. Once this kindof positive energy is unleashed, it can-not be destroyed. Love finds its way backthrough a friend, an employee or evena help. Therefore, don’t restrict your loveto just one person as most people are like-ly to do, but love many; you will neverrepent. And you won’t be afraid to losethat one person whom you restrict your-self to; there will be others for you always.

There is one more thing you can doand your life will be full of love always,i.e love God — the unlimited. He canlove like no one else can; we are so lim-ited; He is limitless. There is anotherthing about God, which sets Him apartfrom all of us, that is His love we canalways count on because He can bealways there with us, if we so choose.My experience of loving God has beenexceptional. He has blessed me with

everything I need. I am seeking sukhaand shanti presently and am beginningto have some success in that.

There are several ingredients oflove. I will name a few. These are:expressing your emotions of love,appreciation, support, etc. Additionally,one who loves gives proper attention tothe other person like listening patient-ly, gives some service, helps in manyways, occasionally offers sound advice,becomes trustworthy by his actions andgenerally shows acceptance of the otherperson as that person is.

Wise persons do these and muchmore and enjoy a life of loving near anddear ones besides, most importantly,God. In return, they get love from oth-ers and from God, which a soul is des-perate for. Love does not have to be per-son specific. Normally, it cannot bebecause this is the way the cosmicdesign works except in the case of God.For the rest we have to be satisfied withsouls who come together with us dueto the karmaphala principle.

Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reachedat spiritual@ajitbishnoi.com

It is learnt that from 200 BC to300 AD there was no permanentpower in India. So the Indiansmostly colonised the neighbor-ing countries like Sumatra, Java,

Borneo, Malaysia and Indo-China,some of which were even ruled by theIndians those days. Such a prevailingcondition obviously served as a solidground for the diffuse of many Indiantraditions including Krishna traditionin foreign land.

How Krishna has influencedGreeks and other foreigners is to bejudged from the role of Indian culturetowards it as it is a proved source ofinspiration to countries in all direc-tions, especially the Southeast Asiaduring the time of the Guptas.Krishna’s resonance spread in thecountries when Vishnu-worship hadalready found its way.

Firstly, Krishna’s resonance inCombodia can be traced in the formof many iconic representations ofKrishna legends which are foundlocated in the temple of Angkor Wat,which was built there in the 12th cen-tury. If we talk of Krishna’s influencein Java, it will be pertinent to mention

that this country was colonised earli-er by one Aji Saka, who is said to belinked to the heroes of the epicMahabharata. Speaking of Bali,Krishna’s resonance is traceable in theform of the folk dance or ballet dancewith themes from the legends of theMahabharata as well as Raas and oth-ers. Besides, the Javanese poeticalwork called Kakawin refers to theBharata war while mentioningKrishna’s role in it as a hero and char-ioteer to Arjuna. It can be cited as asolid testimony of Krishna’s reso-nance in that country.

Similarly, Krishna’s role in theabduction of Rukmini; his war withJarasandha in which the Pandavas aresaid to extend their helping hand tohim, are also popular stories in Java.Besides, Krishna as the lord of Dwarkais also very popular in Java. TheJavanese are also well conversant withthe names of Krishna’s wives. Storiesof Krishna’s fight with the demonNarka or the Bhauma Asur are alsocherished in the country.

Besides, the Javanese even consid-er their old king named Manjing as theincarnation of Bhauma, who is said to

be the son of Vishnu-Krishna byBhudevi or Prithvi. The Javanese havetheir own translation of Bhagavad Gita.Speaking of Krishna’s resonance inNepal, it be stated that in their scripture,Nepal-Mahatmya, the Nepalese worshipKrishna as one of the incarnations ofGod Vishnu. Fascination for Krishnacan be marked in the form of Krishnatemple located at Patan or Nepal.

As for Krishna’s appeal in Laos, thecountry is fascinated with the encoun-ters of Aniruddha (Krishna’s grand-son) with the demon Bana, who wasfelled by Krishna in order to safe guardhis grandson Aniruddha. The legendof Aniruddha and his love affairs withBana’s daughter, Usha, is popular notonly in Laos, but also in Thailand,where it is preserved in the form of aThai poem titled ‘Anirut’. The contentand descriptions in the poem arealmost the same as those mentionedin the Puranic scriptures of India.

Next, Krishna’s imprint in SriLanka can be cited in the form of hisicons enshrined in the Vishnu temples.Burma’s Krishna-connect is visible inhis icons in their temples, whichillustrate him as one of the ten avataras

of Vishnu. Similarly, the museums at

Bangkok preserve the icons of Krishnatearing apart Kansa. The stone sculp-tures in Thailand depicting Krishna asholding the Govardhan mountainpoints to the Thai representation ofKrishna’s Govardhan Lila. The localsare also well versed with Krishna’sother baal lilas. Likewise, Kampucheanpeople hold the image of Krishna as“someone who was endowed with darkcomplexion, dressed in yellow withpeacock feather adorning his head gearand as a man of common folk”.

Krishna’s resonance in the foreignlands can also be found in museumslocated in the western countries, thathave preserved up to date pictorialillustrations of Krishna lilas. Amongthese foreign institutions are themuseums located in Berlin (Germany),London (UK), Cleveland Ohio,Harvard and many other in the US.This only goes to prove that Krishna-connect beyond India has widelytravelled to foreign lands.

Interestingly, not only have theKrishna traditions and his lilas trav-elled so far, these have also imbibedwithin their framework mythologicaltraditions of other countries such asGreece, Polynesia, Australia, andAfrica. Where, Shri Krishna in theform of God Jagannath enshrined atPuri (in Orissa), is shown to carry theimpressions of local mythological tra-ditions of those countries and hiscowherd form as the child god ofVrindavan and Gokula is held tocarry the impression of Greek gods likeHeracles, Apollo and others.

Greek god Heracles is oftenlikened to Krishna. Beautiful and elo-quent Krishna seems to resonate in thepersonae of Greek god Apollo aswell. Besides, reference to Krishna’skilling a greek king named Ksherumatin the epic Mahabharata shows thatKrishna legend was elaborated on thepattern of the Greek epics.

On the other hand, Greek ambas-sador Heliodorus’ adoption and patro-nising of Krishna cult also depicts theextreme respect of the Greeks for thisIndian god, Krishna. Some even linkKrishna’s association with a holy fes-tival of Greek God Dionysus and hiscult. Not only this, series of Krishna’sencounter can be reckoned similar tothose of the Greek gods which onlygoes to prove that there existed a com-mon cultural heritage and commonancestry, common religious tradi-tions in which some of the Indians andthe Greeks had their exclusive shares!Indeed, there is so much to mark theshared culture and traditions in theworld.

The writer is a noted Indologist and authorityon Krishnaite Studies

Man is notman, yet

BEYOND TIME AND SPACE

We need love to existLove is that factor which makes some people more dear to us thanthe others and brings joy to life, says AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI

If we accept ourselves and love who we are, we can change all those aspectsabout ourselves that we are not comfortable with, says SARITA MATHUR

DR ASHA GOSWAMI traces the resonance of Krishna in foreign lands and the integration ofKrishnaism, his ideals and concepts, in the thought process of our neighbouring countries

In this world of constant buzz, we reallylose touch with reality — our inner cove.Our peace of mind is completely lost as

we juggle between chores, work and the vir-tual world.

When will we ever stop? This is indeed arhetorical question with only one answer —Now. Now is the new three letter word. Nowis the time to look inward and see reality asit actually exists. The core self: our innerpeaceful nature where the world is calm andunhurried and stillness reigns supreme.From this stillness comes the intelligence ofthe universe harnessed by a calm mind.

It just takes a few minutes, maybe 10minutes of your time, to enjoy solitude. Allyou need to do is wake up in the morningand take a few minutes to just breathe slowlyin and out while focusing on the breath.This will prevent thoughts from crowdinginto your brain.

Most people do not want to go to anoth-er room or into a garden. They feel lazyearly in the morning and before they knowit, they stretch out and, in their hand, theyfind their world — the cell phone. This is

the cocoon generation with the world in thepalm of your hand.

Out comes Facebook, Messenger,WhatsApp and time alone is lost. Hours cango by with just that little click — that tinytap on the cell phone. It is other people’sthoughts, ideas and emotions. The virtualworld is never completely real.

Here, people are able to mask their feel-ings and portray themselves as what theywant others to see them as. They want theirprofile to be liked by people who they know.It is exciting if people they do not know liketheir picture or what they have posted. Afriend request is sent and a virtual friendmade. Eventually, this can make us feel lone-ly as we are constantly looking for valida-tion. A day off their cell phone with its myri-ad possibilities will drive them crazy. Taketime out for yourself.

Happiness is finding the inner strengthwhich enables us to go about our life atpeace with ourselves.

Solitude is about accessing our ownthoughts and feelings. The world too willstart changing as we find peace and calm

within the recess of our mind. In the begin-ning this is difficult but if you persevere, youwill start enjoying your own company.

In our quest to keep busy, we have for-gotten what our soul desires. Keep the cellphone away first thing in the morning.There might be withdrawal symptomsbefore the quiet of mind sets in. Spendingtime with yourself is truly beneficial. Youwill begin to understand and know yourself.Then gradually you can sow the seeds ofabundance through visualisation.

Many people are worried by the word —meditation. Indeed, it is scary as the mindkeeps up a chatter as thoughts crowd in.Once you live in present-day awareness, youwill enjoy your own company.

Being alone is not a curse. It is a necessi-ty of life. It helps you to draw circumstancesinto your life and change your destiny.Spending time with yourself helps you tofind the bliss of solitude. Our interactionwith people improves because we have anew found confidence in ourselves and ourabilities. We do not seek validation for ourthoughts and actions. Happiness is totallywithin our grasp. We are happiness andpeace .That is our true nature

Finding and enjoying time with our-selves gives us space to be at peace, always atease with ourselves. It enables us to spendquality time with those who support ourgoal and who share similar interests as us.It’s out with gossip and idle talk and in withconversations which keep us happy andmotivated. So, to experience love of life andgood quality relationships, we need to loveourselves and enjoy our own company. Thenwe realize that solitude is not feeling lonely.However, it is enjoying our own companywhile living in peace and harmony with theworld around us. As always, the startingpoint is the inner world.

The writer is the author of Once Again Love:Reconnecting with the Heart

Loving your own space

NOT ONLY HAVE THEKRISHNA

TRADITIONS ANDHIS LILAS

TRAVELLED FAR,THESE HAVE ALSOIMBIBED WITHIN

THEIR FRAMEWORKMYTHOLOGICALTRADITIONS OF

OTHER COUNTRIESSUCH AS GREECE,

POLYNESIA,AUSTRALIA, AND

AFRICA

K RAMYA SREEn HYDERABAD

Winter is here and ourbody undergoes manychanges during this sea-son. Be it shorter days andlonger nights, chilling tem-

peratures, festivals such as the sacredKarthika masam, Christmas andthe English New Year or Sankranti.These changes are significant andhave a bearing on our lifestyle andgeneral health. Even more so, if oneis Diabetic.

Workout is a must

Exercise plays a crucial role in con-trolling blood glucose levels in dia-betics. Some prefer to tuck them-selves under the blankets and find itlazy to exercise in the mornings due

to the plum-

meting temperatures. As a result, itis not unusual to see people gainingweight and blood sugars rocketing.The best way to beat laziness is towork out! As paradoxical as it may sound, it is indeed true. Think of amotivated person hitting the gym,starting the day with zeal and enthusiasm compared to someonewho is unmotivated and struggleswith laziness! The alternative is toshift work-out timings to evenings,if one finds it hard to exercise in themornings.

Do not leave insulin out in the open

It is not just our bodythat chills due tothe droppingt e m p e r a -tures, buta l s oInsulin, ifnot storedp r o p e r l y.Insulin is sen-sitive to bothextreme heat andcold. It ought to be stored asdescribed on the label. It is also veryimportant to ensure that Insulin isnot left out in the open especially ifone is living in areas where temper-atures might hit near-zero degreesCelsius.

Do not walk barefoot

Foot care is important in allseasons for diabetics toensure prevention of footulcers and amputations. It isstrongly advised that peoplewith diabetes, especially thosewith blood circulation issues, donot walk bare foot or without appro-

priate socks/stockings in cold weath-er. Applying moisturisers regularlyand tending to one’s feet is essentialto avoid cracks, which are commonin winter. We see people followingrigorous Ayyappa maala deekshaincluding wearing no footwear aspart of their deeksha. While the pujaand deeksha would bring spiritualhappiness and also help inculcatehealthy habits such as quitting alco-hol and smoking, the major concernis for diabetics walking bare foot anddeveloping foot ulcers by gettinghurt.

It is hence advised to take extremecare as to where one is walking andintrospect whether one is safe to walkbare foot. As this is a sensitive

aspect pertaining to faith andreligion, the risks of

walking bare foot areexplained to dia-betics and it is upto the individualto decide what isgood for them.Also, as devotees

are busy with therituals, some neglect

their diet discipline thatought to be followed for their

glucose control. It is advised to havea discussion with their doctor ordietician as to how a healthy dietaryregimen could be followed duringthese deekshas.

Timely administration of vaccines

Winter brings with it flu and pneu-monia. To avoid hospitalisation, it isrecommended to take flu and pneu-

mococcal jabs as recommended byone’s physician. Timely administra-tion of vaccines for flu and pneumo-nia has been shown to reduce bothmorbidity and mortality, as these vac-cines prevent these in diabetics to agreat extent. Also, it goes without say-ing that one needs to dress appropri-ately to protect from the cold weath-er.

Track glucose readings

Winter is the season of festivities.Weight gain and poorly con-trolled sugars are common duringthis festival season if one isn'twatchful about what he or she is eat-ing. During these festivities, it is rec-ommended to keep a track of one's

glucose read-ings periodi-cally, more soif one isI n s u l i ndependent. Itis also recom-mended toavoid alcoholor at least min-imise con-sumption ifone has hightriglycerides ora fatty liver.

Given theabove discussedchanges thataccrue duringwinter months,everyone needsto take extracare of their

health and wellbeing. With such sea-sonal adaptations and precautions,diabetics too can have a lovely win-ter and enjoy the festivities withoutjeopardising their health.

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HealthHyderabad Sunday November 10, 2019

leepless f locks take a note,researchers have found people whohave trouble sleeping may be moreprone to stroke, heart attack orother cardiovascular diseases. Do

yoga and you can feel sleepy, Indian expertssaid.

Health experts here have found solution tothe problems raised by the Chinese experts.According to them yogas — Shavasana,Vajrasana and Bhramari Pranayam alongwith a healthy diet may curb the sleeplessness.

According to Sahil Kohli, Consultant,Neurology at Narayana SuperspecialityHospital in Gurugram, research has shown thatmore risk of having a stroke or brain attack isthere if you have insomnia and this risk is evenmore pronounced in the age group of 18-34years.

“Reduced sleep leads to inflammationwhich leads to causes high blood pressure, glu-cose intolerance and both of which canincrease heart and stroke risk.”

“Frequently seen in clinical practice thatchronic insomnia and obstructive sleep apneaare responsible for Atrial fibrillation which isalso linked to stroke risk,” Kohli told IANS. “Itis highly advisable that patients who havereduced sleep and even those who feel fatiguedeven after sleep at night needs evaluation forsleep disorders which can be evaluated by asleep study,” Kohli suggested.

The study, published in the journalNeurology, involved 487,200 people in Chinawith an average age of 51. Participants had nohistory of stroke or heart disease at the begin-ning of the study.

The people were then followed for an aver-age of about 10 years. During that time, therewere 130,032 cases of stroke, heart attack andother similar diseases.

People who had all three symptoms ofinsomnia were 18 per cent more likely to devel-op these diseases than people who did not haveany symptoms.

According to Atul Prasad, Director inNeurology Department at BLK Super SpecialityHospital in New Delhi, there have been mul-tiple studies linking chronic insomnia to theoccurrence of stroke.

“Of late there have been multiple studies pos-tulating an increased risk of stroke in patientswith chronic insomnias (via increased corti-sol levels and inflammation), and in cases ofperiodic limb movement syndromes leadingon to hypercoagulable state,” Prasad toldIANS. He added that the evidence is convinc-ing in greater part to the increased risk of strokein individuals with sleep disorders and robustevaluation of the same in concordance with aneurologist or pulmonologist is mandated forcorrect diagnosis and further risk stratificationof these patients.

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According to the doctors, if you are fac-ing any such problem related to sleep,then follow these tips

No matter how busy your routine is, butto get good sleep, it is most importantthat you set a time for your sleep.For deep sleep, you can also play lightinstrumental music in the bedroom,which will give you peace of mind andsleep will come quickly, the doctor said.After working all day, if you stick to acomputer or TV even in your restmoments, then make a distance fromthem, at least before sleeping, startavoiding working on the computer,Prasad suggested.He also asked people to follow a healthydiet."There are some types of yoga that make

you feel sleepy. Such as Shavasana,Vajrasana, Bhramari Pranayam, etc. Doingthese regularly will also get rid of insom-nia problem and fatigue will be complete-ly removed," he concluded.

DR. RRAVI SSANKAR EERUKULAPATISenior Endocrinologist, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee

Hills, HyderabadContact : 7702777503,

drravihormones@yahoo.com

Many rigorous Ayyappa maala deeksha including wearing nofootwear. While the puja and deeksha would bring spiritualhappiness, the major concern is for diabetics walking bare footand developing foot ulcersetting hurt.

WINTER CARE FOR DIABETICSWINTER CARE FOR DIABETICS

BEATING INSOMNIA

It's no secret that we work better, feel better and make smarterdecisions when we've had a good night’s sleep. Experts bring toyou some solutions to have a goodnight sleep especially people

suffering with insomnia

This week you will feel good and will pamper yourself.Spa, beauty salons and treatments to rejuvenate andgroom yourself will draw your attention. You may plana vacation over the weekend to an exotic destination.Career-wise this will be a great week for you. You willbe mentally very creative and focused. A good newsabout promotion or appraisal is on the cards. You arecomfortable in your skin. Self-confidence keeps yourmorale high. You are in a position of authority and canhandle any situation with your intelligence. Yourdreams are big and so are your actions. You have theability to create a world of your own and make a markfor yourself. Lust, passion and addictions are allnegative forces that make life meaningless.

Lucky number 1Lucky colour BlueLucky day Saturday

ARIES March 21-April 19

You feel restricted, indecisive and confused. You mayhave recently come through a very difficult time. But nowyou have some solutions and plans to improve yoursituation and that's good. Make sure not to make thesame mistakes again. Your professional matters needyour attention. Those looking for a job should keep theirresume ready. It is good to have sound knowledge ofyour area of interest. But to be able to articulate thisknowledge is equally important. You will attract people’senvy. You are sharp with your mental abilities. Yourmemory power and intelligence are good and you will dowell if appearing for an interview. You are also in a moodto experiment with platonic love as intellectual friends orlovers attract your attention.

Lucky number 8Lucky colour PeachLucky day Saturday

TAURUS April 20-May 20

This is a great time to consider what you are doing.Work to boost your health. Analyse your body anddecide whether you need more exercise or rest. Youcan do better with moderate changes. You are in amood to party and celebrations will draw yourattention. As the week progresses you will delve intosolitude in search of spiritual awakening. A baselessfear has taken over you and is making you restless.Worrying about your job is not going to help matters.Focus on what you can control, and check your anxiety.Your intention is right. You are caring towards thoseclose to you, but other people are contributing to youranger and aggression. Something that has been goingwell in a relationship may begin to go wrong.

Lucky number 6Lucky colour BeigeLucky day Friday

GEMINI May 21-June 20

This week you will be busy with travelling and othernitty-gritties of life. Amidst all this, you will have tomake some decisions. By the end of the week, therewill be a significant shift in your schedule as you seeka bit more time for yourself. A sudden change in thescenario may surprise you. You might be offered a jobor posting or dream project. You will feel positive andenthusiastic. Those who have been aspiring foreducation abroad could find that all the necessaryrequirements — visa, passport and loan etc — areprogressing in a positive direction. You are in a moodto confront a near and dear one. Something isbothering you. Your anger and aggression may go outof hand.

Lucky number 5Lucky colour Emerald GreenLucky day Thursday

CANCER June 21-July 22

You need to move away from the routine and try newmeasures for health. Better to start with the basics. Makesure that you are getting enough sleep, exercise, andeating healthy foods. You don't have to undergo a fullscale, uncomfortable, or a difficult regime to feel better.Small, positive steps will bring the kind of change thatyou would like to see. Travel is on the cards. You mayshift your residence or office this week. On therelationship front, whether single or married, you will feelthe need for freedom as never before. You may feelmisunderstood by the others. The possibilities of a goodrelationship are all around you this week, whether youare looking for new love, a new friend, or a newrelationship of any kind.

Lucky number 4Lucky colour YellowLucky day Sunday

VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22

You need to be proactive in measures related to yourhealth. Every effort and action would make a difference.Maintain a positive outlook towards life. On the careerfront, you may have to make a choice or a decisionregarding your future. Analyse all available information,and then make your best choice. It's possible that whatyou initially interpret as a bad thing may turn out to workin your favour. On the relationship front, a committedrelationship will become more strong and balanced. Allowyour beloved his/her own space and at the same time,make sure that you are doing your fair share of giving tothe relationship. If you are unattached but looking, you arelikely to meet someone new who is positive, kind, andgenerous.

Lucky number 8Lucky colour RedLucky day Thursday

LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22

You are likely to feel lethargic, inactive and unable to goahead in certain circumstances. This is the time torefresh and seek advice from the experts. You arecarrying a fear which is baseless, once you come out ofthis self-created dilemma, life would seem exciting andgoals attainable. Be positive and your life will shinebright. New opportunities in job and profession will makeyou creative this week. It is possible that you have beenfeeling the drive to advance your career. Take advantageof this time to write out what you aspire and would liketo accomplish. This is a positive time for work practices,its strategies and success in the market. Relationshipsmay suffer, conflict is a near surety. Things may not workout as you would hope with a love relationship.

Lucky number 29Lucky colour BlackLucky day Wednesday

SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21

Your health will be good. A foreign tour with the familyis on the cards. Networking with people from differentplaces is also likely. You have the skills, intelligence butneed the correct guidance to hone your skills. Updateyour resume and keep it handy. You may bag aresearch related work and participation in seminars isindicated. Your words may prove more important toothers than your actions right now. You will have theability to influence your near and dear ones. If you arein love, be flexible in your approach. Command withpurpose and not take undue advantage or hurt others.Those of you who are single, take a backseat this weekas there is no good opportunity for you to meetsomeone special!

Lucky number 27Lucky colour SilverLucky day Monday

AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18

You will feel restricted — mentally, physically andfinancially — at the beginning of the week. As the weekprogresses you will start to build your confidence. Thereis a positive side to everything. Take good care of yourhealth. In monetary terms, the week looks good. There isa certain element of perfectionism associated with you.You are meticulous in your approach and you make surethat everything is planned and executed down to thefinest detail to create overall success. You will not leave ajob half done. It is essential to you that you complete allassigned tasks and projects to a certain standard and thatyou follow through on your promises. You will try tobring balance to all your works. You are in tune with yourbody/mind/spirit and feel great about yourself.

Lucky number 30Lucky colour WhiteLucky day Wednesday

PISCES Feb 19-March 20

There could be some turning points in your health. Beaccountable to yourself and move on. Do whatever ittakes to keep your stress level under control. Propernutrition, rest and exercise go a long way for healthyliving. If you are signing any deal today, read thedocument carefully before putting your signatures. Avoidrigorous exercise. Career-wise, this is the time for morework and less play. You will realise that you must do asmuch as you can to achieve all your goals. A sudden turnof events could see you change your views about a friendwho you have taken for granted. You might sense afeeling of envy and jealousy that your friend may havebeen harbouring against you. This could come as ashock to you.

Lucky number 19Lucky colour GreyLucky day Monday

CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19

A push-pull type of energy could take you on a very lowphase and negative mind-set. This is not unfamiliar to youas you are often faced with mood swings. Be on alert. Getyourself examined, as the energy of the week is not verypositive. Take medical advice. If something irks, don’thesitate to take a second opinion and go for treatmentbefore it gets too late. Make sure all your financialdocuments are up to date. Take extra care in maintainingthe account of your income and expenditure. If you are ina job, don't expect the system to change just because youbelieve it should be different. Things look good on therelationship front. Expect the best to happen in arelationship. Those in a committed relationship can expectto enjoy new heights of intimacy and joy.

Lucky number 22Lucky colour MauveLucky day Tuesday

LEO July 23-Aug 22

Health remains good. You may feel an urgency to maketime for things that would feed your soul. You have faithin yourself and in the Almighty. Some religious practicesdone in a group with different kinds of people willenhance your aura and personality. This is a transitionperiod in your career. You want to change. Receptivity tochange is the only way by which you can make anytransition easy and smooth. You will find yourself on theright track, and things are turning towards positivity. Oldhabits die hard but you can overcome anything with yourdetermination in a short time. You are likely to worry orlose sleep over delays in personal affairs. This is not thebest time to begin a new relationship. Turn to your friendor a relative to help you keep your emotions in check.

Lucky number 3Lucky colour PurpleLucky day Monday

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21

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tarot 11DON'T DWELL ON WHAT WENT WRONG.INSTEAD, FOCUS ON WHAT TO DO NEXT.

SPEND YOUR ENERGIES ON MOVINGFORWARD TOWARD FINDING THE ANSWER

— DENIS WAITLEY Hyderabad, November 10, 2019

The festive season is now over.Austere measures observed dur-ing the festivity would have

brought in a sense of sanity. That pro-vides with an opportunity to beginafresh with a clean state, without anypreconditioning whatsoever. It is timenow to take charge of oneself, weigh theoptions in hand with an open mind,and pick up the right lead. You maythen be able to negotiate with the call-ings of emerging times in all strength,and with ease. But bear in mind —mind by nature is fragile and driven bya sense of duality. So, mind by itselfcan’t maintain its sense of order anddirection for long, unless one remainsconscious about keeping it in shape.Should one lose the sense of alert, givena trigger, the habit tendencies parked inthe form of thought-seeds, will springinto action, and with obvious conse-quences. For, habits die hard.

Here, it is worth recalling themetaphor of “The chariot of knowl-edge” used in Kathopanishad as well asBhagavad Gita. Arjun seated in a chari-ot, is pulled by five horses, which issteered by Lord Shri Krishna as a chari-oteer. Here, the chariot stands for gross

body of a being. Arjuna symbolises thesoul within, which holds the key toone’s dynamic existence. The horsesimply our five sensory organs of per-ception. The reins pulling the horsessignify the mind. Krishna representsbuddhi (the faculty of discriminateintelligence). The chariot, pursuing theright track, has a journey to undertakefor its beholder to make it to a desireddestination. If the reins are let loose,the horses will enjoy the freedom to bedrawn towards grass on the path andaround. In the process, the chariot’smovement will get derailed. Grass herestands for temptations in life.Remember, mind is fragile. It can’t con-trol the senses in its own right. If, how-ever, applying buddhi, the reins are con-trolled, the horses will be in check, andthe chariot will be able to make it to thedesired destination unhindered.

The message, loud and clear is thatbut for keeping buddhi in active modeall the time, it will be difficult to pick upthe right lead in life, and with obviousconsequences. Otherwise, our unseemlyhabit tendencies will continue playingspoil sport with us. That makes itincumbent upon us look within on a

regular basis, observe the thoughts flow-ing within, identify and acknowledgenegative patterns if any, and resolvethem through educative inputs. Often,our indwelling ego doesn’t let us dispas-sionately identify the fault lines. Here,astrology serves as a very effective diag-nostic tool to identify fault lines, andwith a fair amount of precision. For,astrology looks at energy map of thecosmos at the time of birth, whichreflects upon Karmic carryover fromthe past, which sets the trends of mind.

Here is the case of an elderly personbeing a victim of his own self-indulgenthabits. It is not only adversely affectinghis health but often disturbs domesticpeace because of his uncouth behav-iour. If ever, the near and dear ones askhim to work upon himself, his egocomes into play. He takes it as anaffront, as if an elderly person doesn’tdeserve to be advised, not realising thatthey as well-wishers mean good to himonly. Let us now look at the astrologicalpointers to his habit tendencies.

Cancer lagna, read together with itslord Moon placed adverse to Marsimplies that he is temperamental, hav-ing unpredictable mood swings. He willbe haughty, who may lose temper onslightest pretext. Uranus in lagna sign

ill-disposed off to Neptune makes himoversensitive, who takes even trivialissues to heart. Has nervous tendenciesalso. Venus opposite Neptune and alsoplaced adverse to Mars speaks loud ofhis self-indulgent habits, which couldtell upon his reputation. The Sunlocked in adverse formation to its plan-et of nemesis Saturn implies a negativemindset, lacking the will and resolve toface truth in stride, and carrying a nag-ging tendency. He would be habituallyself-pitying and a cynic in the habit ofputting the blame on others, even if hewould be at fault. Mercury conjunctheadless Ketu and also adverse toSaturn speaks of a fixated one-trackmind, not keen to look beyond for areality check. It also holds the key to hisinsensible reasoning and judgment.Mars locked in adverse formation toNeptune, makes him susceptible to suf-fer from inferiority complex, if everthings do not work his way. And theresult is there to see.

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

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

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

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orn and brought up in Ranchi,Swati did her schooling at LoretoConvent School and later movedto Delhi to pursue PoliticalScience from Lady Shri RamCollege for Women. That shift,

she avers, changed her perspective completely.Following her initial posting at her home-

town, she got transferred to Andhra Pradeshafter marrying her IPS batchmate BMD Ekka,currently an IAS official working in theWelfare Department.

Hostel life taught discipline…"I was a very shy girl at school. It was only

after I moved to Delhi that I got exposed tothe world and became more disciplined andresponsible. I believe that life in hostelchanges our outlook on money, time, fami-ly and relationships. I graduated from therein 1992 and decided to take UPSC examina-tions along with my friends.

Wanted to be a sportsperson...As a child, I used to dream of becoming a

sportsperson or doctor. When I grew up, Ibecame serious about my academics andcareer: it was either civil services or nothing.Although I was an average kid academically, Iwas into sports, especially running and sprints.

Became serious about examsafter I didn't get through Mains...

Honestly, I was not very serious about theexams at first, though I got through thePrelims easily. However, I could not crack theMains and remember my father calling meand asking me about the results. After tellinghim that I had failed, I went up to my roomand realised that not only am I making a foolof myself but also cheating my dad as hesent me to study and I was wastingmy time. The next year I was verydisciplined and studied. I couldcrack the exams. I remembercalling up my dad andtelling him I got throughand could hear my momcrying at the other endout of joy. It was a greatfeeling.

Always a papa'sdaughter...

My father, a retired civilengineer in the SouthEastern Railways, hasencouraged, motivated, guid-ed and stood by us always.His job in the railways neededhim to often switch places and hegot transferred to Bihar, Orissa andWest Bengal. He chose to live aloneduring his transfers so that ourstudies would not beaffected.

Rude attitude of a woman coptriggered me to choose Civils...

The thought of becoming a police officialfirst entered my mind when I saw my fatherbeing rudely spoken to by a woman policeofficer. She spoke to him in a demeaning tone.Call it a divine intervention or something sim-ilar, the very next year I got into the policedepartment and was made an IPS officer inRanchi. When the woman learnt later thatit was my father to whom she had spoken ina rude manner, she came and apologised. Ijust told her one thing 'Never treat an inno-cent person this way'.Hard time communicating in

Telugu here...During my probationin Bihar, my husband

was a Sub-Collectorat Paderu and it wasso tough to com-municate withoutcell phones.Moreover, I had tocall a landline and a

Telugu-speakingperson would answer.He wouldn't under-

stand Hindi and Ididn't know Telugu.It was only after myposting atNarsipatnam that I

started learning Teluguby reading books,

watching regional newschannels, and talking to mystaff. I can now speak, read

and write the language.

Met my husband in a trainincident...

When we were studying in Delhi, I and myfriends were returning to the city by train. Atone of the stations, my brother and husband-to-be got down and the train started moving.Even after several stations, we couldn't tracethem and I became jittery. When we saw themin Delhi later, my sister and I were so angrythat we started yelling. Later, we got to knowthat they travelled in buses and whateverother means so they could reach Delhi. Thatwas how we met for the first time. After that,I met him only in the Academy. Ofcourse, it was a proper arrangedmarriage.

Dancing with my kidshelps me unwind...

I spend time with my family,dancing randomly with mydaughters and catching up onmovies when I want to unwind.I love watching comedies as Ibelieve they are a great stressreliever. We also make sure towatch a good flick at the the-atre. I'm also a fan of suspensethrillers and Hollywood actionmovies. Of late, I've beenimpressed with several moviesthat have a strong message likeBadla, Andhadhun and Pink, whichwere really good. I also spend timeplaying with and pampering Buddy, mylabrador retriever, who came to me whileI was stationed alone in Vizag as the DIG ina huge residence. He was trained by the policeteam there and is a very well behaved fellow.

Younger daughter wants to beIAS...

Among my daughters, the younger onewants to become an IAS officer. She is in Class8 and the elder one is in third year of college.

Training at Greyhounds...When I first came to Andhra Pradesh, I

had to train with the Greyhounds team and

was heading a unit. There were times whenwe had to go deep into the jungle, where therewas exchange of fire. Heavy rains only madeit tough to move around. I strongly believethat such training is necessary for someoneheading a team as we do not realise the riskinvolved in sending our men. It's easy to giveorders to go from A to B, but only after suchan experience does one know the risks. It wasa good learning experience for me.Thankfully, we did not have any casualties in

our force.

The birth of SHE Teams...When Telangana was formed, Chief

Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had paid avisit to Singapore and was so impressed withthe city-state that he asked a dignitary thereabout implementing the same structure in TS.However, upon being asked whether thewomen here feel as safe as they do there toroam in public, he got back and called for a

meeting. A small committeewas then made and he said thathe wants the streets to be safe. Hewanted me to be in Hyderabad andtake care of women's safety. It was myfirst posting in Hyderabad and it wasa huge honour to have the CM ask youto take care of women's safety. I formeda team and started brainstorming.The then Police Commissioner ofHyderabad Mahender Reddy was verysupportive. He said 'You do what youwant and tell me what you need'.

It was an experiment and a learn-ing experience at the same time.There were several impromptu deci-sions in the beginning and it was justpeople in mufti stationed at hot spots.We showed ID cards and nabbed theoffenders. We later started showingplacards to spread awareness about'SHE Teams'. Slowly, we entered thedigital circle and took up cybercrimecases, particularly online harassment.There was a huge response even fromboys as they wanted to be a part of it. Wetold them that they can help us identifyhot spots and curb eve-teasing.

We ensured that people have a platformthrough which they can reach us easilyand ensured that the office was not apolice station as there is stigma associat-ed among people to approach one. Theycan approach us through 'Dial 100' andWhatsApp. Many states have implement-ed our idea since then. Another initiativewhich was appreciated a lot is the Bharosacenter, so much so that a Supreme Courtteam came down and reported about our

services. The apex court then said thatall districts in India should follow the

same by taking our Bharosa centreas a model.

Work-life balance...It is important to have the

support of family to shine athome and work. I'm fortu-nate in that respect. This bal-ance is necessary in one'srelationship with in-laws asthere's always an element ofgive and take. One has to bal-ance and adjust somewhereas that's what marriages are all

about.

More women to boardpolice force...Considering women comprise

almost 50 per cent of the population,if there are only 5 per cent of them

in the police force, it is a skewed per-centage. So, as part of the commit-

tee formed to discuss safety ofwomen, we managed to push for33 per cent reservation forwomen personnel and theTelangana government has ini-tiated the process too. In thecoming recruitments, we'll be get-ting more women on board atevery level - right from a constableto the DSP level. It is the need of thehour.

BRAVED IT ALLFROM GREYHOUNDSto SHE Teams, this cop has

Swati Lakra, an officer who createdripples in the police departmentwith her initiatives on women'ssafety in Telangana opens up withNAVEEN KUMAR about herchildhood, early years in the Teluguspeaking state, being chosen bythe Chief Minister to form 'SheTeams', marriage to an IAS officerand many others

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Naxalreturning

service pistol...Back then, there was an agreement, a type of peace offering,

between the government and Naxals that we will not make a moveagainst each other. Soon after that, we started conducting medicalcamps and other activities in the villages and were getting really closeto the locals. However, during one such camp, one of our constableswas caught by the naxals, beaten up, and his service pistol snatched.I went to the concerned police station and enquired about the

incident. Since they broke the consensus of not making a move,I spoke to the villagers who agreed what they did was

wrong. After negotiations, the villagers prevailed overthem to return the weapon, which has

never happened in the history ofnaxals.

At hometown with family in Ranchi State excellence award received from KCR

With husband and daughters in Australia With Friends in college during ethnic day