Summary:
RAJAHMUNDRY: Cock fights this Sankranti have gone hitech, thanks to demonetisation of high-value currency. Punters in East and West Godavari districts, where cock fights are held with political patronage, made a cool ` 80 crore on the first day. At least three major cock fight arenas were opened in each of the mandals in the Godavari districts. Plastic money and Aadhaarenabled transactions were ubiquitous even as the cock fight organisers set up wi-fi facility with CCTV recording and drone cameras for "transparency". "Cash flow was sufficient at the cock fight arenas as the organisers had procured new currency ..