hyderabad l tuesday l march 26, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l late city EDITION Boeing sees management change as safety issues haunt company Dave Calhoun, Boeing CEO bOARD IS HUNTING FOR NEW CEO: ANY GUESSES? Former Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf ha been named the new chairman. He will lead the search for a new CEO. Boeing’s commercial airplane unit president and CEO Stan Deal will retire immediately. Chief operating officer of less than three months Stephanie Pope will lead the key division now. Boeing’s trouble started with its top selling 737 Max jets CEO David Calhoun will leave the plane maker at the end of 2024. Board chairman Lawrence Kellner won’t stand for re-election in May AUDIT OF SEATTLE UNIT NOT SATISFACTORY ■ ■ The company’s factory near Seattle failed in many production areas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s audit An emergency exit door of a Boeing 737 Max 9 of Alaska Air on Jan 5 blew out in mid-air. It would have been the final nail for the management shake up after two crashes in 2018 and 2019 54 Boeing PLANES were delivered in jan and feb, DOWN FROM 66 A YEAR AGO 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 Phone-tapping probe Victims bought Bizman: forced electoral to give flat to Bonds for BRS? Errabelli’s kin More details come to light as investigators dig deep into case E x p r e s s N e w s S e r v i c e @ Hyderabad E x p r e s s N e w s S e r v i c e @ Hyderabad Were audio clips obtained through the illegal tapping of phones used to pressurise businesspersons to purchase electoral bonds? Yes, if sources are to be believed. Suspended Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) DSP D Praneeth Rao, who is accused of tapping the phones of some businessmen, reportedly sent the audio clips to them and demanded that they purchase electoral bonds in favour of BRS. It is alleged that Praneeth Rao tapped the phones of realtors, hawala operators and others. Meanwhile, a technical consultant to the SIB, Ravi Pal, has reportedly been identified as a key player in the case. It is learnt that he purchased a device used to tap phones from Israel in the name of a software company, without the required permission of the Union government. It is alleged that the SIB paid Ravi Pal in crores to purchase the device that D Praneeth Rao can eavesdrop on phone conversations within a range of 300 metres. This device was purportedly set up near the residence of the then-opposition leader A Revanth Reddy to keep track of his movements. Ravi Pal will soon be interrogated. Meanwhile, sources said that former SIB chief Prabhakar Rao contacted a senior police officer and told him that he was in the US for a medical procedure. Prabhakar Rao reportedly told the senior police official that he will be back in Hyderabad in June or July . He is said to have assured the senior officer that he would be in touch with the investigating officer in the case. Prabhakar Rao contacted the senior official from the US after the police issued a lookout notice against him. continued on P4 In another development in the phone-tapping case, Banjara Hills-based businessman Saran Chowdary who is also a state executive mem, ber of the BJP has lodged a complaint against , former Task Force OSD Radha Kishan Rao, former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao and Hyderabad CCS ACP Uma Maheshwar Rao, accusing them of illegally detaining, assaulting him and extorting money in August 2023. The complaint comes a day after the investigation team revealed that the accused in the phone-tapping case had reportedly extorted money from 36 businessmen. The police have asked the victims to come forward and lodge complaints so that the investigation can move further. Following this, Chowdary sent an official mail to the CMO and the DGP alleging that a few police officers in mufti got down from a private car, intercepted him while he was on his way to his office and took him to the CCS office without intimating his Radha Kishan Rao family members. Chowdary alleged that these police officers registered a case against him claiming that he had taken deposits from several people. He accused these police officers of creating a fake document by forging his signature. Chowdary alleged that TS Uma Maheshwar Rao kicked, slapped and forced him to register a flat in the name of Vijay who is believed , to be a relative of former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao. In his complaint, Chowdary said that after two days of illegal custody he gave in and reg, istered the house in Vijay’s name, following which they let him go. In his official complaint, Chowdary claimed that all of this was done under the instructions of the former minister and Radha Kishan Rao. continued on P4 AAP keeps up pressure, now on social media A n u p V e r m a @ New Delhi Intensifying its ongoing agitation against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched the ‘Modi ka sabse bada darr — Kejriwal’ display picture (DP) campaign. “From today 3 pm, all leaders, MLAs, and workers of the Aam Aadmi Party will change their DP to say ‘Modi is afraid of Kejriwal’,” the party said. The AAP urged the citizens to do likewise. “Change your DP on all platforms, whether it’s WhatsApp, X, Facebook or Instagram, and give the entire country the message that this fight is not just Kejriwal’s. It’s the fight of the entire nation, a Parking bar on 3 roads With the AAP saying it will gherao the PM’s residence on March 26, the Delhi Traffic Police barred vehicles from halting or parking anywhere on Tughlak Road, Safdarjung Road and Kemal Ataturk Marg on Tuesday. “No vehicle will be allowed to halt or park anywhere on Tughlak Road, Safdarjung Road and Kemal Ataturk Marg; general entry for public will not be allowed; and vehicles found parked on the above roads shall be towed away and prosecuted for improper parking and disobedience,” the advisory read battle to save democracy and the Constitution.” As part of the campaign, all senior party leaders and supporters changed their social media profile DP in support of the AAP chief who is under the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) remand till March 28. The party appealed to citizens to down- Tribal leaders urge Kuki-Zos not to enter Manipur Lok Sabha poll fray P r a s a n ta Ma z u m d a r @ Guwahati In a significant development, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) in strife-torn Manipur on Monday urged the Kuki-Zo tribals to refrain from contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. The ITLF, which has been the voice of the community all along in the ethnic conflict, however, advised the Kuki-Zo tribals to exercise their franchise. “ITLF Presidential Council in consultation with its constituent member tribes have agreed that no member from the Kuki-Zo community should file nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, considering the plight that we are facing,” the ITLF said in a statement. Right to franchise “As Indian citizens, we advise our community members to exercise their right to franchise by voting but abstain from contesting from the Outer Manipur seat,” the ITLF statement said The ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kukis, which broke out on May 3 last year, left 219 people dead and over 60,000 others displaced. The Election Commission said the displaced people, who are lodged in the relief camps, can vote in some special polling stations in the relief camps. Manipur has two Lok Sabha seats – Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur. The Outer Ma- unbridled joy Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy celebrates Holi with his grandson at his residence; a young boy (right) plays with colours in Hyderabad on Monday | Express, sri Loganathan Velmurugan high-scoring IPL first-price: RCB ticket at a whopping `55,055 ROYAL Challengers Bengaluru’s dynamic pricing of Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets — almost akin to what Indian Railways does with respect to premium tatkal — has created a record of sorts. Just as Mohammed Siraj stood on top of the run-up, shop.royalchallengers.com were selling tickets for `55,055 (the same tickets were available for `52,938 on Sunday) in the Qatar Airways P2 Stand, just below the Pavilion Terrace. Because of the dynamic pricing model, this is one of the most expensive tickets ever on sale for an IPL game (in Phase 1, the same tickets were available for `42,300). The hospitality ticket will get Ticket price S w a r o o p s w a m i n at h a n @ Chennai Franchise Bengaluru Lucknow Rajasthan Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Gujarat Delhi lowest Highest H5,200* H55,055* H399 H20,000 H1,200 H15,000 H990 H15,000 H750 H30,000 H1,700 H6,000 H499 H12,000 H2,000 H5,000^ Match (vs) Punjab Punjab Delhi Rajasthan Chennai Gujarat Hyderabad Kolkata Data as per ticketing partners: *Dynamic pricing (normal @ `2,300 to `42,300), ^ For Delhi’s next home game at Visakhapatnam you ‘unlimited food and beverages’. It’s not known if alcohol is part of the deal. The franchise has anyway had some of the most expensive tickets. In 2017, their priciest tickets were available at `37,000 a pop. According to data available on load photos from indiawithkejriwal.com and set them as their DP to raise their voice against the arrest. But at 10.20 pm, there were just 27,434 downloads from the indiawithkejriwal site, indicating the campaign is yet to pick up pace. Chennai to host grand finale on May 26 The remaining IPL schedule is out. The final will be played in Chennai on May 26. Qualifier 2 will also be played in Chennai on May 24 while Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on May 21 and 22 the websites of ticketing partners, Sunrisers Hyderabad has the second most expensive at `30,000. It will cost you that much if you want to watch them against Chennai or Mumbai, two of the more prominent sides in the league. Ahmedabad, meanwhile, has tick- ets costing `499 to `12,000 for the game against Punjab on April 4. In some stadia, there is liquor available in the hospitality section. In Lucknow, for instance, there is beer as long as you are willing to spend `5,000 for a ticket. “Full Hospitality,” a ticketing partner informs the potential customer, “With Beer”. For double that price, there is ‘full hospitality with hard drink’ according to same partner. Lucknow, in its third season, has the cheapest tickets on at `399. Chennai, meanwhile, has its priciest seats sold out for the entire season. It may even not come out for sale for next edition. As a result, KMK Terrace is the costliest at `6,000 for Gujarat game on Tuesday . P11 nipur seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It is made up of 28 of the state’s 60 Assembly segments. Twenty of the 28 Assembly seats are spread across Naga and Kuki hills. The remaining eight are located in the foothill areas of Meitei-majority Imphal Valley The Inner . Manipur seat is made up of 32 Assembly constituencies in Imphal Valley . The Outer Manipur seat is currently held by the Naga People’s Front (NPF), a party which was born in adjoining Nagaland. The NPF has fielded Timothy Zimik, a Naga, in the seat. The Congress set up former MLA Alfred K Arthur, also a Naga. The BJP is not contesting in the seat and decided to support the NPF candidate. The BJP is an ally of the NPF in Manipur but not in Nagaland. The party said those who support the Delhi CM and want to convey the message nationwide that democracy is being ‘eliminated’ ought to join this campaign and ventilate their ‘anger’. At a press conference here, Delhi minister Atishi said Kejriwal is the only leader in the country who can challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and so he was arrested by the ED without any evidence just after the announcement of Lok Sabha polls. It’s a case where even after two years of investigations, not a single penny of the alleged proceeds of crime has been recovered from any AAP leader, she added. express read Telangana High Court to get two more judges Hyderabad: Chief Justice Alok Aradhe will administer the oath of office to Justice Sujoy Paul on Tuesday and Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya as judges of the Telangana High Court on Thursday. Justice Paul had sought transfer from the Madhya Pradesh HC while Justice Bhattacharya sought transfer from the Calcutta HC due to personal reasons | P3 Now, Bhadradri kalyana utsavam tickets online Khammam: Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple executive officer (EO) L Ramadevi on Monday announced that devotees wanting to attend Lord Rama and Sita Devi kalyanam on April 17 and the pattabhisekham on April 18 can book tickets online on www.bhadradritemple.telangana. gov.in. Devotees can also buy tickets offline from any of the four special counters set up | P2
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