The New Indian Express Wishes its Readers a Our offices and press will remain closed today & there will be no issue of the paper on Thursday HYDERABAD l wednesday l august 27, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 20 l LATE CITY EDITION One-third school students take pvt coaching: Centre’s survey The survey on education found that nearly 70% of students in urban areas are enrolled in private schools, with 30.7% relying on private coaching Trend more prevalent in rural areas The Centre’s Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS), released on Tuesday, noted that the trend of taking private coaching was more common in urban areas than in rural areas (25.5%). The CMS education survey is part of the 80th round of the National Sample Survey and is focused on household expenditure for currently enrolled students in school education education during the current academic year in government schools was estimated at `2,863 against `25,002 in private schools ■ The average annual household expenditure on private coaching per student was estimated at `3,988 in urban areas and `1,793 in rural Govt Education costlier in urban, pvt schools ■ The average per-student expenditure made by households on school Scholarships first major source of education funding for 1.2% students 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 Chenab, Tawi, Ujh, Ravi in spate; bridges in Jammu damaged 11 killed, 7 on landslide-hit Pakistan Vaishno Devi route Srinagar Jammu Ardhkuwari , Katra India Rescue and relief operations by CRPF personnel after a landslide near Adh Kuwari in Katra | IANS 155.6 mm rainfall in Kathua in 24 hrs Telecom network down across J&K Kathua recorded the highest 24-hour rainfall at 155.6 mm, followed by Bhaderwah (99.8 mm), Jammu (81.5 mm) and Katra (68.8 mm), according to the met department Communication blackout total due to network outage across all telecom operators in J&K. The operators attributed it to optical fibre damages, disrupting both voice and data services A van swept away as raging river damaged a road, in Manali on Tuesday | PTI E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Jammu At least 11 people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday as relentless heavy rain wreaked havo c a c ro s s Ja m m u a n d Kashmir, triggering landslides, flash floods and widespread damage to public and private property . Among the casualties, seven pilgrims died and 14 were injured when a massive landslide hit near Ardhkunwari on the pilgrimage route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district. The incident occurred around 3 pm near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya, halfway along the 12-km trek to the shrine atop Trikuta Hills. Officials said the yatra had already been suspended on the Himkoti route in the morning, and the old track was closed by 1.30 pm due to worsening conditions. Four more deaths were reported from Doda district in separate rain-related incidents, taking the total toll to nine. The Jammu division witnessed flooding, infrastructure damage, and traffic paralysis, prompting the administration to suspend the Jammu-Srinagar and Kishtwar-Doda highways and multiple interior roads. More than two-do zen houses and bridges were damaged, and most rivers, including the Chenab, Tawi, Ujh, and Ravi, crossed danger levels, submerging lowlying areas and roads across the region. In Kathua district, the Modhopur barrage crossed the one lakh cusecs mark, causing flooding in areas along the Ravi. All educational institutions and non-essential offices have been ordered shut across Jammu division. The weather office forecast very heavy rainfall over the next 40 hours in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi, Udhampur, Rajouri, Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar. It warned of flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides in high-altitude areas. Revanth joins Rahul’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar cm seeks legal opinion on bc quota Revanth Reddy on Tuesday sought the legal opinion of Justice B Sudershan Reddy, former SC judge and INDIA bloc candidate in Vice-Presidential election, on implementation of 42% quota for BCs in local body elections | P4 Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at Voter Adhikar Yatra in Supaul on Tuesday E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Hyderabad Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi were the cynosure of all eyes during the Voter Adhikar Yatra, led by Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in Supaul, Bihar, on Tuesday . Earlier in the day, the three leaders flew from Delhi to Bihar in a special flight. According to sources close to the chief minister, Rahul and Revanth had a long discussion on vote ‘chori’, Bihar Assembly elections, and the politics and gov- ernance concerning Telangana. It is lear nt that the discussion was centred on building a strong BC movement for proportional representation in education, employment, and politics. The sources also said that Revanth brought up the legal hurdles to the implementation of 42% reservations for BCs in local body elections. After reaching Supaul, Revanth stood between Rahul and Priyanka, making a strong political statement that Telangana has joined the fight against the alleged vote fraud. TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud, ministers N Uttam Kumar Reddy Mallu Bhatti Vikra, marka, Danasari Anasuya, D Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Vakiti Srihari, and party leaders V Hanumantha Rao, K Keshava Rao, and Dr P Vinay Kumar accompanied Revanth in extending solidarity to the movement. It may be recalled that the Political Affairs Committee, the highest decision-making body of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), had passed a resolution to attend Rahul’s yatra. Later in the day, the chief minister retur ned to Hyderabad. assembly session from august 30 | p4 RSS Centenary lecture series Uniformity not needed for unity: RSS chief Bhagwat wat stated, “Those who believe in the following their faith, respect Amid sharp political polarisation those of others, and work together across the country, RSS chief Mo- for the Rashtra are Hindus.” han Bhagwat on Tuesday conveyed Explaining the objectives of the a message of moderation and unity Sangh, he said it does not seek uni, pointing out that having different formity for unity “The Sangh be. ideologies is not a crime. lieves that to be united we do not Inaugurating a three-day need uniformity We have a . lecture series to mark the culture of living together in Sangh’s centenary, he said, harmony Bhagwat said, as ,” “For 40,000 years, the DNA he stressed the importance of people in Akhand Bharat o f i n cl u s ive n at i o n a l is the same. Our culture and development. worldview is same — of livThe only way to make the ing in coordination and Vascountry great once again is u d h a i v a Ku t u m b a k a m Mohan Bhagwat through qualitative develop(World is one family)”. ment of the society and its He went on to state that “The nat- participation in national progress, ural religion of Bharat is coordina- he said. The goal, he explained, is to tion, not conflict, and Hindus have elevate the country to the status of the tradition of walking together. “Vishwaguru” (global teacher), addWe all have a collective responsibil- ing the time for India to make its ity towards the country .” contribution to the world has Defining who is a Hindu, Bhag- arrived. RAJ E SH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi drug bust four held for peddling drugs at mahindra university|p5 India braces for impact as 50% tariffs kick in Industry seeks urgent relief; RBI, govt offer credit, financial support jay Malhotra pledged financial relief for affected sectors. Dashing hopes of a last-minute Experts say these measures are reprieve, the Trump administra- not enough. S C Ralhan, president tion on Tuesday confirmed that the of Federation of Indian Export Oradditional 25% tariff on Indian ganisations, warns 55% of India’s goods will kick in on August 27, tak- shipments to the US — worth $47-48 ing the total levy to 50%. billion — now face a 30-35% pricing According to a notice issued by disadvantage against exporters the US Customs and Border Protec- from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, tion, the additional duties will cov- and other Asian economies. er a wide range of InSeveral associations dian exports including have urged fiscal relief textiles, gems and jewuntil trade terms are ellery, leather, machinrenegotiated under the ery, furniture and map ro p o s e d b i l at e r a l rine products. trade pact with the US. The tariffs are being Mithileshwar Def talks amid imposed under US Thakur, secretary-gentrade tension President Donald eral, AEPC, said the Trump’s executive orsector urgently needs India and US held der of August 6, anadditional funds, mora2+2 Intersessional nouncing a punitive torium on loan repayDialogue on August 25% levy on India for ments, among others. 25 to review key buying Russian oil. Rakesh Mehra, chairstrategic priorities The impact will be man, Confederation of and discuss ways severe for labour-intenIndian Textile Industry , to advance defence sive sectors such as texsaid finding new marand security tiles, apparel, gems & kets and clients can’t cooperation, the jewellery, and marine be done overnight. Ministry of External products, with effective The Gem & Jewellery Affairs said in a duties climbing as high Export Promotion statement | P9 as 64% once existing Council has sought remost-favoured nation imbursements coverrates are factored in. However, ing 25-50% of additional tariff. steel, copper, aluminium, smartFor smaller firms, the Indian phones, semiconductors, and auto- SME Forum flagged structural mobiles have been spared. gaps in access to global trade data. Exporters seek urgent relief in It urged the government to operathe form of interest subvention tionalise the Global Market Intelschemes and easier access to ex- ligence System to help identify export credit. The commerce minis- port opportunities and set up try has assured industry of credit International Trade Desks to guide support while RBI Governor San- MSMEs in emerging markets.  P14 PUSHPITA D E Y @ New Delhi HC clears the way for Sada Bainama regularisation TG N a i d u @ Hyderabad The Telangana High Court on Tuesday cleared the way for registration of what is colloquially known as “Sada Bainama”. A bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin dismissed a PIL challenging GO Ms No. 112 dated October 12, 2020, issued by the then TRS (now BRS) government. GO 112 allowed regularisation of unregistered land sale transactions under the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971. The PIL in this case was filed by Shinde Devidas, a farmer from Nirmal.  continued on p4 New U.S. Sectoral Tariffs on Indian Goods applicable (in percent) Smart phones 0% on Pharma, Shrimps 50% ( 0 | 50) Petroleum products 6.9% ( 6.9 | 0) Organic chemicals 54% Textile, made up 59% ( 9 | 50) Diamonds, gold & products 52.1% ( 2.1 | 50) ( 4 | 50) Steel, Copper, aluminium Carpets ( 1.7 | 50) 52.9% ( 2.9 | 50) Apparel; Knitted 63.9% ( 13.9 | 50) Apparel; woven 60.3% ( 10.3 | 50) 51.7% Vehicles,& parts 26% ( 1 | 25) Machinery, mechanical appliances 51.3% ( 1.3 | 50) Source: GTRI U.S. MFN Tariff (%) New Trump Tariff (%) Rare recusal Higher judiciary pressure, says NCLAT judge E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ New Delhi IN a rare incident, a judicial member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has recused himself from hearing a case after he was allegedly “approached by one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary”. “We are anguished to observe, that one of us, Member (Judicial), has been approached by one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary of this country for seeking an order in favour of a particular party,” said the NCLAT order dated August 13. The order was passed by a two-judge member bench of t h e N C L AT, headed by Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, who recused from hearing the case. “I recuse to hear the matter. Place before the chairperson for nomination of an appropriate bench,” Justice Sharma said in the order. The other technical member of the NCLAT’s two-judge bench at the Chennai-based bench of the appellate tribunal was Jatindranath Swain. The NCLAT bench was hearing an appeal filed by A S Reddy, suspended director of Hyderabad-based KLSR Infratech which is facing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. g iant e f f o r t Sculptor carves dancing Ganesha on eyelash U M a h e s h @ Warangal In what could be described as a fusion of devotion and microscopic art, well-known microsculptor Ajay Kumar Mattewada has created a new marvel for Ganesh Chaturthi — a dancing Lord Ganesha sculpted on the tip of an eyelash. Measuring a mere 0.37 mm (370 microns), the sculpture is invisible to the naked eye and can only be viewed through a microscope. Ajay Kumar, a master of this rare art form, is famed for his work inside the eye of a needle and on pins and human hair. This intricate piece took 120 hours over two months to complete, using soft wax, sand grains, and customised microtools. A single caterpillar hair served as his paintbrush. To prevent any tremor, Ajay worked between heartbeats, holding his breath. His extraordinary talent has been applauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as past PMs PV Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. His talent has earned him five Limca Book records. His work was recently showcased at World Art Dubai 2024. The sculpture of Lord Ganesha, dancing on the tip of an eyelash, as seen through a microscope heart-stopping art A resident of Intezar Gunj in Warangal, the micro artist, Ajay Kumar Mattewada, has used a single caterpillar hair as his paintbrush and worked between heartbeats to avoid tremors to create this extraordinary work