tirupati l friday l november 25, 2022 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l late city EDITION Imran-baiter Asim Munir appointed Pak army chief Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir Will take charge by the end of this month However, his stint as the spy chief at the ISI was the shortest ever as he was replaced by Lt Gen Faiz Hamid within eight months on the insistence of then-prime minister Imran Khan in 2019. Munir will take up the most powerful position in the coup-prone country following Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s retirement on November 29 after two consecutive three-year terms Lt Gen Munir is a former top spy, having served as chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence as well as the Military Intelligence Unlikely to breach ceasefire with India ■ ■ Pakistan President Arif Alvi, who was earlier associated with Imran’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, flew to Lahore to meet the former cricketer to hold consultation on the appointment According to experts, Munir is unlikely to breach the ceasefire pact with India as his focus will be sorting out domestic issues Pulwama Munir was the i.s.i. chief when the 2019 terror attack took place CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Families meet What was the tearing hurry in EC appointment, asks SC ex-Navy officers in Qatar custody Sh r u t i Ka k k a r @ New Delhi Embassy seeking further consular access clarity on when these officers will be repatriated to India. Families of eight former naWhile families members of val officers detained in Qatar some of the detained officers since August-end, on Thursday have been learnt to have been got to interact with Indian en- given access to meet them, voy Deepak Mittal at a ‘Meet there are reports suggesting the Ambassador Open House’ that members of other families session organised by the Indian have been allowed to go to Doha Embassy in Doha. While some from India to do so. of them met him in person, othVice President Jagdee p ers got to speak to him online. Dhankar’s visit to Doha on the “Only family meminvitation of the Qatar Appeal by bers were permitted to government to attend family ask questions and on a the inaugural ceremoone-on-one basis. The Ex-commander ny of FIFA 2022 had details of course have Punendu Tiwari raised hopes of the rebeen ke pt under lease of these eight exis among the wraps. Indian Ambasof ficers. Though eight officers sador to Qatar Dr Dhankar did have a held captive in Deepak Mittal spoke Qatar. His sister private audience with with them. Queries by the Amir of Qatar, Dr Meetu those other than the Sheikh Tamim bin HaBhargava has family members were appealed to the mad Al Thani, there is not addressed,’’ sourc- PM to bring back no clarity on whether es said. he raised it with him. her brother The Indian Embassy The meeting wasn’t had issued a circular earlier structured, according to the saying that they would be ready Ministry of External Affairs. to listen/redress any urgent India’s embassy in Doha is consular issues or grievances regularly raising the matter of Indian nationals living in with the Qatari authorities and Qatar. seeking further consular acIt has been close to three cess. No official comments have months since the eight former been made by Qatar about the naval officers were taken into entire episode till now. Queries custody by the State Security raised with Qatar’s Embassy in Bureau (Ministry of Interior, I n d i a , t o o , r e m a i n e d Qatar). There is hope but no unanswered. Ye s h i Se l i @ New Delhi A day after calling for the file related to the appointment of former IAS officer Arun Goel as election commissioner, the Supreme Court on Thursday fired a volley of questions at the Centre over the “lightning speed” with which the whole procedure was completed. While perusing the document submitted by the Centre, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph remarked that usually, such sensitive appointments are made after careful scrutiny and contemplation but in Goel’s case, the file has been cleared in one day, showing ‘tearing hurry’. Noting that the post of EC was lying vacant Parties to file written submissions in 5 days After the arguments, the top court reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of ECs and the CEC and asked the parties to file written submission in five days ing show cause notices. After hearing the pleas, the court had issued an interim stay on the demolition drive. During further hearing, the civic body officials produced copies of notices served to the house owners as evidence. The petitioners then agreed that they were served notices. Finding fault with them for concealing facts and securing an interim stay, the court summoned the petitioners before it. Eleven petitioners appeared @ Vijayawada The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday imposed a penalty of `1 lakh each on 14 petitioners for concealing facts to secure an interim stay on the demolition drive at Ippatam. It may be recalled that 14 people from the village had filed petitions before the court claiming that the officials of the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation had demolished their houses, constructed on road margins, without serv- Sh r u t i Ka k k a r @ New Delhi high five Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score in five World Cups when he converted a penalty against Ghana during World Cup in Doha on Thursday | AP before the court, while three others sought exemption. Speaking to the first petitioner Bellamkonda Venkatanarayana, Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari sought to know whether the latter can understand Hindi or English. After Venkatanarayana replied in the negative, Justice Tilhari asked advocate S Lakshminarayana Reddy to translate the questions posed by the bench to the petitioner. Venkatanarayana confirmed that the petitioners had re- express impact hiring of staff ordered for kurnool Shishu Gruha project director KLRK Ku- facilities at the home and dimari about the situation at rected officials to focus on Days after TNIE reported on the SAA. care and protection of the the poor condition of the After holding a review meet children, particularly infants Shishu Gruha in Kurnool with officials, Rao asked them who need utmost care. city, district Collector Ko- to take up immediate repair Rao ordered the officials to teswara Rao directed officials works and renovate the build- set up a mineral water plant, to take up immediate repair 21, 2022 `9.00 with LATE CITY EDITION infrastruc- change electric wiring sysing PAGES 12 all basic VIJAYAWADA MONDAY NOVEMBER works and fill vacancies at ture. 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Grandest sporting carnival on the planet kicks off Monday published a report He also initiated steps for It is run by ICDS and has a in Doha; hosts lose to Ecuador in inaugural match titled ‘Kurnool Shishu Gruha immediate payment of pendstaff strength of six, D I V YA C U T I N H O to conclude that it was a terror dence againstrent, and Cries for Attention’, highing salaries torefused to reveal his identity. staff, the accused, but including a manager, a incident.“The blast is an act of A mysterious low-intensity terror with intention to cause “The relatives of lighting the poor conditions bills for electricity andthe accused essennurse and four blast in a moving autorickshaw caretakers, serious damage,” Karnataka will reach the hospital tonight in Mangaluru on Saturday got Director General & Inspector and after they identify him, we at the home that shelters tial commodities. a twist with the Karnatakarequisite staff PoGeneral of Police Praveen will reveal his identity,” he against the that lice on Sunday confirming Sood tweeted. said. it was an act of terror.Officials had Police sources said the ac“The a one week abandoned children aged beRao further setman has sustained 45% of 12. The blast occurred around cused was carrying a low-in- burns on his face and he is un4.40 pm on Saturday near tensity IED, and as such, the able to talk. We are investigattween zero and five. deadline for filling vacancies attributed the poor state Naguri in Mangaluru. impact of the blast was low. ing his connections. We have The accused had hired the “Maybe The Shishu Gruha, also and he is inexperiencedproposals of the auto wanted taken the statement for reof to Pumpwell, at the home to auto to goaffairs a localand could not make a strong driver,” he said, adding, “We ity in the city . IED. He might have wanted to are investigating how he made By the time the vehicle budgetary plant it somewhere and it went additional was takcalled the Special Adoption cruitment of a bomb and where he staff inadequate moved a few metres, the blast A cooker with detonator, wires and off during transit,” said a po- ing it to. occurred, the rickshaw driver batteries found at the blast site | lice officer on condition of Two other persons have the Agency (SAA), is run from to take proper care of been allocation said. anonymity . detained. According to the police, the it. Items resembling an electric ADGP (law and order) oneduring thethe oldest government | of glittering Opening Ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday children. Alok A team of the National Inaccused was carrying a pres- circuit, wires, nuts, bolts and Kumar visited the blast site on vestigation Agency reached ireworks go off at the Al Bayt Stadium sure cooker with an impro- batteries were found at the Sunday night. He said the po- the spot and collected evidence, quarters, a two-BKH (two bedvised explosive device inside blast site, which led the police lice have gathered strong evi- which was sent to Bengaluru. rooms, and a kitchen). InitialKurnool Shishu Gruha cries for attention ly it was located at Peddapadu , village on the outskirts of CONTENDERS K MADHU SUDHAKAR runs with donations from posing a threat to the infants. IN ACTION philanthropists. An SAA should mandatorily Kurnool CAN ENGLAND GO ONE MANE BIG MISS SHISHU Gruha, where abanEight children – four male have a sick room, general room, ENNER SCORES TWO city. In 2016, it was doned children in the age group and four female – are presently dormitory kitchen, store room, , IN GROUP-A CLASH STEP FURTHER? FOR SENEGAL of 0 to 5 are provided shelter provided shelter in the Special- guest room, counselling room, shifted to a building near Ctill their adoption, in the dis- ised Adoption Agency (SAA) waiting room, dining hall, play trict is crying for attention. also called Shishu Gruha in the room and others as per norms. Camp Rythu Bazaar. The dilapidated building leaks city The walls of the dilapidat. The SAA in Kurnool, howwhen it rains. ed building has developed ever, is run from one of the oldDistrict Collector P KoIt does not have even drink- cracks and electrical wiring est gover nment quarters, ing water facility. Generally, has become old. which is 2BKH (two bedrooms, philanthropists supply water The conditions outside the and a kitchen). Initially, the teswara Rao sought a report to the Shishu Gruha at the re- building too are untidy. Stray Shishu Gruha was located at quest of the staff. The home for dogs and pigs frequently enter Peddapadu village on the outfrom the District Women and abandoned children mainly the Shishu Gruha premises skirts of Kurnool city . Child Welfare Department k m adh u s u dha k a r @ Kurnool     88 million ■ NNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Terror angle to Mangaluru auto blast @ Mangaluru PTI AP QATAR OPENS TO WORLD  No leaders of major Western countries were seen at the ceremony  The presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi shows how far Qatar has come since the boycott that saw its sole land border and air routes cut off for years as part of a political dispute EURO BIG GUNS ENGLAND AND NETHERLANDS WILL BE IN ACTION ON MONDAY ALONG WITH AFRICAN CHAMPS SENEGAL. TALKING POINTS AHEAD OF MONDAY’S FIFA WORLD CUP MATCHES... Qatar became the first World Cup hosts in history to lose their opening game of the tournament on Sunday, crashing to a 2-0 defeat to Ecuador as the World Cup kicked off. Two first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia sealed a deserved Group A victory for Ecuador as Qatar’s first-ever World Cup finals match ended in disappointment GAAL’S GALLANT FIGHT There’s no dearth of talent in the England squad and the hopes are high this time. In last year’s Euros, they reached their first major final in 55 years. They will be hoping that Harry Kane & Co can do a repeat of 1966. With France, Brazil & Argentina in the mix, that will be a difficult task but it will be unwise to rule them out @ Kurnool Sadio Mane is a household in his country. A leader by definition, he was instrumental in the team’s success. In his absence, the team will be hoping youngsters like Krepin Diatta will step up. They will be tested from the word go as they face Netherlands Group B: England vs Iran | 6.30PM; Group A: Senegal vs USA vs Wales (Tue, 12:30AM). Netherlands (9:30PM). Louis van Gaal has had a very traumatic year. In April, after his team the Netherlands, qualified for the World Cup, he revealed that he was suffering from an aggressive form of prostate cancer and that he had had chemotherapy sessions. But here at the World Cup, he wants to produce one last grand hurray before he fades from view in a sport that offers little time for reflection and emotion. Samindra Kunti, who has followed Dutch soccer closely, gives us a peek into the coach and his mission from Doha... FULL COVERAGE: PAGE 11 ceived notices in May. Citing that none of them are highlyeducated, he said they were not aware of what was written in the notices. Stating that the petitioners were far mers and have no knowledge about notices, the counsel tried to plead before the court that they did not try to conceal the facts. Justice Tilhari questioned the petitioners whether securing an interim stay by claiming that they were not served show cause notices amounted to conP4 cealing facts.  The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday appeared to have held back its proposal to transfer Gujarat High Court judge Nikhil S Kariel to the Patna High Court following concerns last week over ad hoc shifting in the higher judiciary . Justice Kariel was among three judges — the other two were from the Telangana and Madras high courts — who were proposed to be transferred. The transfer of the other two judges — Justice T Raja from Madras HC to Rajasthan HC and Justice A Abhishek Reddy from Telangana HC to Patna HC — was formalised at the collegium meeting. In all, proposals to transfer seven high court judges were recommended (see table). When news broke on November 17 on the proposed transfer of the three judges citing administrative reasons, Bar associations in Gujarat and Telangana were voceferous in their protests immediately. The Tamil Nadu Bar association lodged its protest a day later. P4 Tharoor in limelight after ‘unofficial ban’ by Cong leadership C Y N T H I A C H A N D R A N @ T’Puram EXPRESS READ Film Personality of Year Award for Chiranjeevi Panaji: The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Sunday honoured Chiranjeevi with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award. Union I&B Minister Anurag Lanka mulls repealing anti-terror law used against LTTE suspects Colombo: Amid pressure from the European Union, the Sri Lankan government is moving to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), introduced in 1979 in the wake of LTTE’s separatist campaign. The controversial law The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association called it a death knell to the independence of the judiciary and announced indefinite abstention from work. The Telangana HC Advocates Association, too, took a similar decision. When delegations of Gujarat and Telangana Bar associations got to meet Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud in Delhi on November 21 to share Name of judge HC from HC to V M Velumani Battu Devanand D Ramesh Lalitha Kanneganti Dr D Nagarjun T Raja A Abhishek Reddy Madras AP AP Telangana Telangana Madras Telangana Calcutta Madras Allahabad Karnataka Madras Rajasthan Patna their concerns, they got a patient hearing and were persuaded to resume work. The collegium in its meeting on Wednesday approved proposals to promote two additional judges — Justice N K Vyas and Justice N K Chandravanshi — as permanent judges in the Chhattisgarh High Court. Trapped in rubble for 2 days, 6-yr-boy pulled out alive Rescuers pulled out a six-year-old boy from the rubble of his collapsed house in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia on Wednesday. He survived Monday’s powerful earthquake because he was protected by a mattress, reports said page 9 The bench said it wants to know how exactly the law ministry prepared the short list of four names, from which Goel was picked up. Noting that Goel is the youngest of the four candidates in the list, the bench asked if that is the criteria for being appointed. “By suggesting the panel of four names, are you not shutting out the others who are senior?” it asked. The AG explained that various factors are considered, including seniority . moral police Jama Masjid bans entry of girls, rovokes fiat after flak A S H IS H SRIVA STAVA @ New Delhi DELHI’s iconic Jama Masjid on Thursday issued an order prohibiting the entry of unaccompanied girls into the mosque complex but withdrew it later following public outrage and the intervention of Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena. “Jama Masjid mein ladki ya ladkiyon ka akele daakhla mana hai (solitary entry of girl or girls is not permitted in Jama Masjid),” read the order, pasted on the entrance gates of the 17th century Mughal-era mosque that attracts thousands of devotees as well as tourists. The decree drew the ire of gender activists who termed it regressive. Later in the evening, Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari withdrew the order after Delhi L-G Saxena requested him to withdraw it. “We have removed the notice boards. But people visiting the mosque have to maintain its sanctity Bukhari said. ,” The mosque committee, however, sought to justify the order saying it was issued to prevent “improper” and “vulgar” acts done by youngsters in the mosque complex. “They roam around holding hands as if the mosque is a place for romance. It is not acceptable,” a senior member said. However, when asked why specifically girls were targeted in order to address the issue, he claimed girls incite ‘vulgarity’. NCERT syllabus, dress code in U’khand madrasas N A R E N D R A S E T H I @ Dehradun The Uttarakhand Waqf Board on Thursday announced the introduction of NCERT syllabus and modern school uniform instead of the traditional kurtapyjama, in madrasas run by it from next academic year.   Clerics, however, criticised the radical shift in the dress code, calling it an attack on the madrasa education culture. “NCERT syllabus and dress code will be implemented in madrasas under the Waqf Board in Uttarakhand from the next academic session,” Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams told this newspaper. “Initially, seven out of the 103 madrasas managed by the Uttarakhand Waqf Board will be run as modern schools. Children of other  ■  With American actor Morgan Freeman’s dulcet voice and an Arabian theme with camels, the opening ceremony began with a promise of “everyone is welcome” that the bench is not at all questioning Goel’s credentials but only the appointment process. Strongly urging the bench not to conduct a “mini trial”, Venkataramani said he can show a number of appointments made after 2015, where the entire process was completed in a matter of a day or two. “ Are we finding fault with quick appointments? Is there a lens by which the executive says that he’s a docile person? There is no litmus test,” he said. Collegium proposes transfer of 2 AP judges HC imposes `1L penalty on Ippatam petitioners E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e from May 15, Justice Rastogi a s ke d A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l R Venkataramani what prevailed on the government to appoint Goel within a “shortest possible time” and “in a super-fast mechanism”. “What is the evaluation here?” he asked, adding express read HC assigns Nellore theft case probe to CBI Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday handed over the probe into theft of documents related to a defamation case against Agriculture Minister Kakani Goverdhan Reddy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) | P4 ‘Traitor Pilot will never be accepted as CM’ Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has called Sachin Pilot a ‘traitor’ who “will never be accepted as the CM of Rajasthan.” Gehlot’s comments came in an interview with a TV channel where he also asserted that Pilot was hand in glove with the BJP | P7 religions, too, can join them,” he said. In the first phase, two madrasas each in Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar and one in Nainital district have been selected for the revamp. The new system will be extended to other madrasas by and by. “It is certain that the culture of lungi, tehmat or kurta-pyjama in madrasas will not work in future,” he added. However, city Qazi Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Qasmi wondered, “Is kurta-pyjama such a bad ensemble? It’s a clean and decent dress.” Chief Imam and Jamiat Ulema Hind president, Mohammad Mufti Raees said, “We don’t know why he hates kurta-pyjama. Arabic-Persian has been taught in madrasas for over 100 years with this dress code.” Students walk four km to eat lunch at ashram, claim midday meal ‘inedible’ E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Kadapa As many as 20 students of the Brahmamgarimatam Zilla Parishad High School in Kadapa district walked four kilometres to have lunch at Achalananda Ashram located in Mallepalle on the MydukurPo r u m a m e l l e Ro a d o n Thursday .   They alleged that food served to them under the midday meals scheme was not edible. After the students informed the organisers at the Annadana Satram that the meals served at the government school was not Brahmamgarimatham ZP High School students walk to Achalananda Ashram in Kadapa to have food | Express of good quality, they were reportedly shocked. The ZP High School reportedly served sambar rice and boiled eggs to the students as part of a new menu under the Ja g a n a n n a G o r u M u d d a scheme. School headmistress Vijaya Kumari said the students had informed the staff that they were going home, but they went to the ashram. Stating that nutritious food will be provided under the new menu, she said measures will be taken to ensure that such issues don’t repeat. Meanwhile, mandal education of ficer Pullaiah maintained that the students went to the ashram as they didn’t like the sambar rice, a dish new to the region.