tadepalligudem l sunday l september 15, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 24 l city EDITION India beat pakistan, reach semis of Asian champions trophy captain harmanpreet the star again In a scintillating group match, in-form India captain Harmanpreet Singh once again was the star of the show after Pakistan scored the first goal through Ahmad Nadeem. However, the Olympic bronze medal winners drew level through two penalty corners converted by the India captain. This was Pakistan’s first loss in the tournament India recorded their fifth consecutive win in the six-team round robin league to storm into the semifinal. Pakistan too qualified for the semis india set to face korea challenge ■ ■ In other matches, Malaysia and South Korea played out a 3-3 draw, while hosts China beat Japan 2-0 The defending champion, India, will take on Korea in one semifinal, while Pakistan will face hosts China in the other semifinal of the ACT hockey tournament 17 the number of matches india have remained unbeaten vs Pakistan 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 Dynasty vs J&K Stalemate on amid high drama youth in assembly polls, says Modi Didi visits protest site, calls for talks Docs yield on streaming, accept signing of minutes S u l a g n a Sen g u p ta @ Kolkata Fayaz wan i & Harpreet baj wa @ Srinagar, Chandigarh Since independence J&K is targeted by foreign powers. Afterward, pariwarwad started hollowing this beautiful state 30,000 youth joined politics: PM After ULB and panchayat polls about 30,000 youth joined politics and took the reins of Jammu & Kashmir, PM Modi said ‘Cong new form of Urban Naxal’ Prime Minister Modi in Haryana said, “Today’s Congress has become a new form of Urban Naxal and they do not feel any shame in speaking lies.” IN his first assembly election rally in J&K, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out the National Conference, the Congress and the PDP saying the polls will decide the future , of the region where militancy was taking its last breath. “This assembly poll in J&K is historic. It will decide the future of J&K. Since Independence, J&K was targeted by foreign powers. Afterward, pariwarwaad (dynastic rule) started hollowing this beautiful state. The political parties you trusted did not care for your children. Those parties only promoted their own children. Youth of J&K were suffering in terrorism and the parties promoting pariwarwaad were having fun by misleading you. These people never allowed new leaders to emerge anywhere in J&K,” Modi said at the rally It was the first . rally by any PM in Doda district in 42 years. He said parties indulging in pariwarwaad did not allow the local youth to come forward. However, after the local body polls about 30,000 youth joined politics and took the reins of J&K, he added. Modi framed the poll contest as between three families and the youth of J&K. “They were supporting militancy so that their shops worth crores of rupees run. Due to their sins, thousands of youth lost their lives. The Valley is witness to the bloodshed. You should remember the time when at sunset, there used to be an undeclared curfew. All shops and all activities used to come to halt. The situation was such that even the home minister in the Congress government were afraid of visiting Lal Chowk,” he said. Addressing another rally, this time in pollbound Kurukshetra in Haryana, the prime minister said the state has decided that BJP will score a hat-trick by winning the October 5 assembly polls. Voters, he said, gave him a third term at the Centre, and going by their enthusiasm, the BJP is set to score a hat-trick in Haryana too. Attacking the grand old party he said, , “Today’s Congress has become a new form of Urban Naxal and they do not feel any shame in speaking lies.” Daily Delhi-V’wada flight launched E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurated a new flight service between Vijayawada and Delhi on Saturday The daily service, operated by In. diGo’s A321 aircraft with a seating capacity of 180 seats, will depart from Delhi at 08:10 hours and arrive in Vijayawada at 10:40 hours. The return flight will depart from Vijayawada at 11:10 hours and reach Delhi by 13:40 hours. The Minister marked the launch by issuing boarding passes to the passengers at the Vijayawada International Airport. He also inaugurated a new approach road connecting the underpass of the new flyover on National Highway-16 to the airport. Ram Mohan Naidu also conducted a review meeting with airport authorities and State officials to assess the progress of the airport expansion. The development works are part of a `500-crore project that also includes the construction of a new terminal and improved infrastructure. Stressing the importance of prioritising the airport’s expansion, the Minister raised concerns over the slow progress, with only 52% of the work completed so far.  P4 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing a delegation of junior doctors, at her residence in Kolkata on Saturday | PTI CBI adds rape-murder charge against Ghosh The CBI on Saturday added rape and murder charges against former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, an agency official said. An on-duty doctor was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Ghosh is currently in judicial custody in a corruption case. A policeman was also arrested in the rape and murder case, the official said. DGP suspends two cops for ‘harassing’ Bollywood actress E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada In a major development in the alleged police harassment against Bollywood actress and model Kadambari Jethwani, Director General of Police (DGP) Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao suspended two police officers on Saturday . The suspension of former West Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) K Hanumantha Rao and former Ibrahimpatnam inspector M Satyanarayana comes after an internal inquiry revealed that the Ibrahimpatnam police violated standard protocols while arresting the actress and her family members. While ACP Hanumantha Rao was attached to Police headquarters, inspector Satyanarayana was attached to Governorpet police station. “The two senior officials violated all the standard protocols while arresting a person. On top of it, the case was registered against her without any evidence,” stated ACP K Sravanthi Roy, who was appointed as special officer to probe the case, in her report submitted to NTR district Commissioner of Police SV RajashekP4 har Babu.  WITH THIS ISSUE The Great Masala Mess PLUS 12 PAGES new destiny Hanuman tale: Girls shine through sport i n d r a nee l d a s @ Chennai He was not in Bangaon. He was sitting in the stands at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, watching his wards at the junior South Asian Athletics Championships here on Friday. Deepika, one of the most talented girls from his village and academy was hurling , the javelin towards a new mark. In second spot was Poonam, ‘another talented girl’, according to Hanuman Singh. One can sift through pages of records in various junior level events in the country and names of javelin athletes from Hanuman’s academy will fea- Hanuman Singh ture in them all. Deepika, his more famed ward, threw the javelin to 54.98m in the junior SAAC here, creating national record. “Girls from my academy are record holders in U14, U18, U20 and even U23,” Hanuman says. For someone who started an academy in a poultry farm way back in 2012, the rise of his wards has been more than just a miracle. It’s been an amalgamation of hard-work, dedication and one ingredient that transcends reason – passion. It was difficult in the early days too. “It was not easy back then - some 12 years ago - to convince parents to allow their girls to take up javelin,” recollects Hanuman, who was a national-level thrower. “It was difficult because girls needed to keep short hair and not wear jewellery during training.” With more throwers doing well, parents are now coming on their own to his ‘My Jump and Throw Academy’.  More on P11 Next target The coach has acquired some four acres of land and is hoping to set up a proper academy there. He would like to set up a synthetic runup track for the throwers. He hopes he will be able to get funding from sponsors and federations Amid high drama, the stalemate in talks between the agitating doctors and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued for the fourth successive day on Saturday. Junior doctors had launched their cease work agitation ever since the horrific rape-murder of a trainee physician at the RG Kar Hospital in the city on August 9. If Mamata seized the initiative in the afternoon by making a surprise visit to the protest site outside Swasthya Bhawan in Salt Lake, the agitating doctors sought to wrest it back at night by sending a delegation to the CM’s house but staying firm on their demand of live telecast of their talks. Later the delegation claimed they “agreed for talks with just signed minutes of the meeting but were asked to leave”. Earlier, the protesters and government officials tried to sort out the sticking point on live streaming. While the government parroted the line that live streaming was not possible as the matter is in court, the doctors said the demand was non-negotiable. Mamata, too, tried to persuade the delegation of doctors to enter her house for talks. “I would request you all to come inside and attend the meeting. As the matter is before the court, we cannot allow live streaming. I will video-record the meeting and provide you with a copy only after permission from the Supreme Court,” she said, while appealing to students to come inside and not to get drenched in rain. “Today, you said that you want a meeting, so I have been waiting. Why are you people insulting me like this? Please don’t insult me like this. Earlier on the three occasions, I have been waiting but you people didn’t come,” she said. In the afternoon while visiting the dharna site, Mamata made an impassioned pitch, assuring she would address all their grievances and not take any action against them. “You all have suffered a lot in this inclement weather. I have come here not as a CM but as your didi. If you give me some time I will study your demands and see what best can be done. I will not take any action against any doctor. I am with you in your fight for justice,” she said. “This is my last attempt to resolve the crisis,” she added. After she left, the doctors sent a mail to CMO seeking a meeting. 14in Central & killed southern gaza The overnight Israeli airstrikes hit one home housing 11 people, including four children, and another strike hit a tent in Khan Younis housing Palestinians displaced by the war | P9