hyderabad l tuesday l june 10, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l late city EDITION Protests intensify in LA as Trump deploys National Guard Tensions escalated as thousands of protesters took to streets in response to US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard Arrival of troops spurs anger and fear Serious breach of state sovereignty: Guv Sunday’s protests in Los Angeles were centred in several blocks of downtown. It was the third and most intense day of demonstrations against Trump’s immigration crackdown in the region, as the arrival of around 300 Guard troops spurred anger and fear. The Guard was deployed to protect federal buildings, including downtown detention centre ■ ■ Democratic California governor Gavin Newsom requested Trump remove the guard members in a letter, calling their deployment a ‘serious breach of state sovereignty’. He says he will sue Trump | P13 Several dozen people were arrested throughout the weekend of protest. One was detained for throwing a Molotov cocktail at police 2,000 Number of national guard troops deployed by Trump 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 Crush off moving trains hour 6 killed after falling Former minister T Harish Rao gives a ‘thumbs up’ as he emerges from the BRKR Bhavan in Hyderabad on Monday following his examination by the PC Ghose Commission on Kaleshwaram | Sri Loganathan Footboard travel in accident prone section near Mumbai leads to tragedy S u d h i r s u r ya w a n s h i @ Mumbai Velmurugan Harish: Engineers built KLIS on Cabinet nod Express News Hyderabad @ Hyderabad certain objections, due to the lack of water availability and also following the reports of t h e C e n t r a l Wa t e r Commission. Former Irrigation minister T Harish Rao on Monday told the PC Ghose CommisDocuments provided sion that although the Cabinet cleared the proposal to Harish provided all the docuconstruct the Kaleshwaram ments to the Commission in Lift Irrigation Scheme, the support of his claims. Betechnical matters sides, he read out were handled by the affidavit filed the engineers and by the retired engiHarish political leaders neers and said that briefs KCR had nothing to do they too observed Soon after his with them. that water was not examination Deposing before available at Tumby the Ghose the Commission of madihatti in panel, Harish Inquiry on KaGodavari. called on leshwaram, headed Harish said that former CM K by former Supreme the BRS governChandrasekhar Court judge PC ment decided to reRao to Ghose, Harish explicengineer the existbrief him itly explained the ing project and as chronological events par t of it, Kathat led to the change leshwaram was of source from Tumconstructed. madihatti to Medigadda. “Though the Congress govDuring his 45-minute cross- ernment conceived Pranahiexamination, Harish, who ta-Chevella, there was no inserved as Irrigation minister ter-state agreement with from June 2014 to November Maharashtra on water shar2018, said that the decision to ing. The Congress governchange the source from Tum- ment started canal works madihatti to Medigadda bar- without getting permission rage was taken after the Ma- for head works ,” Harish told harashtra government raised the panel.  Continued on P4 SIX passengers died while nine suffered injuries after falling off two overcrowded local trains near Diwa in Maharashtra’s Thane district during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred near Mumbra railway station when 2nd train towards the trains were passCSMT ing each other on a steep turn.The de1st train ceased were identitowards Kasara fied as Ketan Saroj (23), Rahul Gupta (28), Mayur Shah and Thane Government Railway Police constable Vicky Mukhyad (34). Two passengers are yet to be identified. Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway Swapnil Nila, , said the victims were travelling on footboard of the two trains, one travelling towards Kasara and another travelling towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai. The commuters were hanging from the doors of the crowded trains and their backpacks brushed against each other as the trains passed in opposite Des ai K had i Mumbra Railway station 9:10 AM Central Railway should increase local trains on important suburban routes —Sharad Pawar, NCP C h i t h a lu r i R eva n t h @ Hyderabad ill-treatment indian student pinned to floor Viral video from June 7 shows the student handcuffed and pinned at New Jersey airport, prompting swift response from India | P9 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) found former Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao a tough nut to crack during his questioning at the Jubilee Hills police station on Monday in the alleged phone-tapping case. Investig ating Of ficer P Venkatagiri and other SIT of- ficials questioned the former SIB chief for nearly eight hours on his alleged role in the illegal tapping of phones and collection of call detail records of various high-profile people, including High Court judges. He was also asked why he travelled to the US from Tirupati, and who he spoke to on March 9, 2024, the day before a case was registered in Panjagutta police station.  continued on P5 Protection from arrest Prabhakar Rao returned to Hyderabad from the US on Sunday night after being granted interim protection from arrest by the Supreme Court ICRISAT’s new recipe makes TGSRTC hikes bus pass tur dal taste better for farmers tariffs by up to 50 pc M e g h n a N at h @ Hyderabad E x p r e s s N e w s S e r v i c e @ Hyderabad Pigeon pea (known as kandi in Telugu and tur dal in Hindi) will now be cultivated in all seasons, including summer, following the development of a new cultivar by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The variety, ICPV 25444, is the first of its kind that can withstand high temperatures of up to 45°C and matures in just 125 days. According to ICRISAT researchers, pigeon pea cultivation has so far been restricted to specific seasons, primarily kharif, due to its sensitivity to photoperiod and temperature. The development of ICPV 25444, currently under field trials, marks a shift towards trans- The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has increased tariffs for bus passes across various categories from Monday , with hikes ranging from 21% to 50%, affecting thousands of daily commuters, including students and employees. The monthly General Bus Ticket (GBT) Ordinary pass has risen 21.74% from `1,150 to `1,400, while the GBT Metro Express pass has gone up 23.08% from `1,300 to `1,600. The Pushpak A/C pass remains unchanged at `5,000, excluding GST. From June 9, an additional toll plaza user charge of `10 per toll plaza will apply only on routes passing through toll plazas. City routes in Hyderabad are exempt as they have no toll plazas. Citing overloading of City Ordinary buses in Hyderabad and suburbs during peak student hours, TGSRTC will now allow students with city bus passes to also travel on Metro Express buses within the city  . Gfx on P2 Smoke billows from Singaporeflagged ship off Beypore coast near Kozhikode in Kerala| PTI | P8 forming this pulse into an allseason crop, offering new possibilities for Indian farmers. Dr Prakash Gangashetty sen, ior scientist in pigeon pea breeding at ICRISAT and part of the team responsible for the development, said, “Pigeon pea is mainly grown in the kharif season. The country’s requirement is nearly five million tonnes, but production has remained between 2.5 and three million tonnes.”  Continued on P5 ‘cause of accident being probed’ Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the railway administration was probing the cause of the accident. Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said steps were being taken to help the victims and their families automatic doors for local trains Mumbai: Following the tragedy, the Railway Ministry said it will get automatic door closing facilities in coaches of all existing and new local trains for Mumbai directions, leading to the fall. The guard of a train going towards Kasara alerted railway authorities about the tragedy Those . who fell off the trains were rushed to nearby hospitals, where four were declared dead on arrival, police said. SIT finds ex-SIB chief tough nut to crack pic | vinay madapu Relatives of the deceased passengers at a hospital in Thane | PTI Witnesses described the spot as accident-prone due to the curve. “This is an accident-prone spot where incidents of commuters falling off trains take place frequently said a local passenger. ,” Around 75 lakh commuters take local trains in Mumbai daily . missing wife emerges, held for murder of hubby EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Guwahati / Lucknow/ Bhopal In a dramatic turn of events, Meghalaya police on Monday arrested Sonam Raghuvanshi in Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh as the prime accused for the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi. Sonam and her Indore-based husband were on their honeymoon in Meghalaya from where they disappeared on May 23 with no trace till June 2, when Raja’s body was discovered in a gorge beneath the Weisawdong Falls in East Khasi Hills. Meghalaya Police said four accused – Raj Singh Kushwaha (21), Akash Rajput (19), Vishal Singh Chauhan (22), and Anand Kurmi (23) – were arrested with help from police of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Some media reports suggested Sonam and Kushwaha were in a relationship.  REports on P8