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BRIEFLY Note ban may slow Akhilesh claims majority support A TADA detenu, down growth: Pranab Over 210 MLAs, Court has said that the fac- NEW DELHI: President Pranab tion that controls the legis- now a VIP guest Mukherjee said on Thursday 60 MLCs attend lature will get the symbol,” that demonetisation might lead the Minister told The Hindu. Amarjeet Sohi will to a temporary slowdown of the meeting held at economy even as it would fight CM’s residence ‘Focus on campaign’ lead a Canadian team corruption. “We will have to be During the meeting, which to Gujarat summit extra careful to alleviate the OMAR RASHID went on for more than three suffering of the poor,which hours, sources said, Mr. SUHASINI HAIDAR might become unavoidable for LUCKNOW: Even as the Election Akhilesh was confronted the expected progress in the Commission (EC) is consid- with queries by legislators NEW DELHI/GANDHINAGAR: Once long term,” he said in his New ering which Samajwadi anxious about the fate of the branded a Khalistani terror- Year address to the Governors Party faction should be given symbol and party. “The mat- ist with alleged links to Nax- Amarjeet Sohi and the Lt. Governors. the “cycle” symbol, Uttar ter is in the EC. Both sides als and the Liberation Tigers ½ NATION | PAGE 9 Pradesh Chief Minister want the symbol. But you of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), youth activist, Amarjeet Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday leave it to us and focus on former Terrorist and Dis- Sohi, who belonged to a fam- Mufti may get Padma claimed he had the support forming our government, he ruptive Activities (Preven- ily in Sangrur and had emig- of the majority of the SP’s le- NUMBERS GAME: MLAs, MLCs and MPs gather at the residence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister told us,” said senior minister tion) Act (TADA) detenu rated to Canada, returned to award posthumously gislators, who signed a docu- Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Thursday. — PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT Paras Nath Yadav. Amarjeet Sohi will be wel- take part in a theatre pro- NEW DELHI: A year after he ment here arming him as MLA Irfan Solanki from comed back to India as a gramme in Bihar on land passed away on January 7, Mufti their leader. dorsed the adavit support- loyalists and party legislat- ted the legislators and can- Kanpur said: “We told him, privileged guest next week rights, when he was arrested Mohammad Sayeed is likely to More than 210 of the SP’s ing Mr. Akhilesh, sources ors that eventually the fac- didates to “start working we were with you, are with to attend the Vibrant Gujarat under the dreaded TADA. be honoured with the Padma 229 MLAs (in the 403-mem- said. tion led by him would win strongly” in their area while you and will continue to be summit as Canada’s Infra- Police in Azadbhiga ac- Vibhushan, the highest category ber Assembly) and around The document would be the symbol. He also told his assuring them of a safe fu- with you.” structure and Communities cused him of being a of Padma or civilian honours 60 MLCs attended a meeting submitted to the EC, where candidates to start cam- ture. Minister. Khalistani, who had come to ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 given away on Republic Day. convened by the Chief Min- Mr. Akhilesh and his father paigning in their “We signed the adavit Gujarat ocials said Mr. recruit Naxal fighters for the ister at his ocial residence Mulayam Singh have both constituencies. saying that we accept him as ½ HOW WILL EC DECIDE ON Sohi would lead a delegation cause. (With inputs from ½ PAGE 12 NEWS | here in a bid to demonstrate staked claim over the party A Cabinet Minister from the national president. He THE SYMBOL ROW? | PAGE 12 to the bi-annual investors Mahesh Langa) his strength before the EC. symbol. Purvanchal who signed the said we will get the symbol of ½ A MID-TERM REFERENDUM summit in Gandhinagar. FRIDAY REVIEW EDITORIAL ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 4 Pages Most of those present en- Mr. Akhilesh assured his adavit said the CM instruc- the party. Even the Supreme | In 1988, as a 24-year-old Modi says cheers to Nitish’s liquor ban Four arrested New Year eve horror in Delhi too; in Bengaluru AMARNATH TEWARY the State government and woman molested, cops attacked the people of Bihar for mak- molestation case PATNA: Prime Minister Nar- ing this grand event suc- STAFF REPORTER The victim has not lice post close by,” said DCP endra Modi and Bihar Chief cessful.” SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (North-West) Milind Ma- Minister Nitish Kumar on Bihar, he said, “will play a NEW DELHI: Around the time been identified as she hadeo Dumbere. the Bangalore mass molesta- Additional force was Thursday praised each major role in the develop- BENGALURU: The Bengaluru po- left the area after the other at the conclusion of ment of the country in fu- lice on Thursday arrested tion incident happened on police rescued her called even as the PCR sta Prakash Parv, a week-long ture.” New Year’s eve, a mob moles- tried to nab some youths in four persons, including a 19- from the unruly mob festival held to mark the In his speech, Mr. Kumar year-old technical college ted a woman in North-West the area. This further 350th birth anniversary of too had praised Mr. Modi student, for allegedly as- Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and angered the mob and they Guru Gobind Singh. for eectively implement- saulting a woman as she was later attacked policemen cident, a police ocer said a started to throw stones and Addressing Sikh devotees ing prohibition in Gujarat returning to her paying guest with stones who came to her PCR call was received at 11.30 hurl abuses. It took four at the Gandhi Maidan, Mr. when he was the Chief Min- accommodation in Kamma- rescue. p.m. and the caller informed hours to bring the situation Modi praised Mr. Kumar for ister. nahalli here early on Jan. 1. A video of the incident, them about the hooliganism under control. making the grand event a which has gone viral, shows and the molestation. In a statement, one of the Nitish’s appeal The men had been stalking success and for imposing her for four to five days. She New Year revellers, compris- A PCR van rushed to the injured policemen said some prohibition in Bihar. “It’s “Our Prime Minister was had arrived in Bengaluru a ing mostly students, al- spot and rescued the girl. But drunk bikers damaged a very tough to make changes Chief Minister of Gujarat week ago to pursue her stud- legedly molesting the woman once the police managed to video camera when they in society. [Nitish Kumar] for 12 years and he had im- ies and caught the attention riding pillion on a bike. The free her from the crowd, they tried to film the incident. has taken up the issue of ON THE SAME PAGE: Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar at a plemented prohibition ef- of main accused Aiayappa mob allegedly tried to grope became the target of the rev- “We have registered a case prohibition in Bihar to save function in Patna on Thursday. — PHOTO: RANJEET KUMAR fectively there. I appeal to alias Nitish Kumar, who her near a market in Mukher- ellers, who attacked the of rioting and molestation future generations. I heart- all other States to put a ban worked as a part-time deliv- jee Nagar. policemen. against unidentified persons. ily congratulate him for this on liquor for the develop- ery boy in a nearby In the melee that followed “The PCR sta told us that We have got several videos of and also appeal to all polit- tion campaign,” the Prime has been personally taking ment of the country,” said restaurant. once the police arrived, the while they successfully saved that night and are trying to ical parties, people of Bihar Minister said. care of the arrangements for Mr. Kumar, who had sur- woman left the area and has the girl and her friend, the identify the miscreants with and all those working for so- Mr. Modi also said: “I’ve the Prakash Parv celebra- prised the Opposition by ½ THEY FOLLOWED VICTIM ON not been identified yet. crowd attacked them, who the help of the local intelli- ciety to support his prohibi- come to know that Nitishji tions. I congratulate him, supporting demonetisation. THEIR TWO-WHEELER | PAGE 8 Sharing details of the in- then sought shelter in a po- gence,” Mr. Dumbere said. CP to be vehicle-free zone from February SIDHARTHA ROY ‘Park and ride’ NEW DELHI: Come February services from major and Connaught Place in nearby parking lots New Delhi will become a will be started for vehicle-free zone for three months. visitors to CP In a bid to reduce trac congestion and pollution in and Palika Parking. the heart of the capital, the The total parking capacity inner and middle circle at these three locations is roads of Connaught Place 3,172 vehicles but on an aver- will be pedestrianised on a age, only 1,088 cars are pilot basis. parked daily. This underutil- The plan was finalised at ized capacity could be fully a review meeting on the pro- used by promoting the ‘park gress of the smart city pro- and ride’ concept, the ject of the New Delhi Muni- NDMC believes. cipal Council (NDMC) area, “Cycle hiring, battery op- which was chaired by Minis- erated vehicles etc., would ter for Urban Development be deployed eectively for M.Venkaiah Naidu on the benefit of those parking Thursday. vehicles at specified slots to Easing congestion in Con- reach the business district naught Place was discussed and also for the benefit of in detail at the meeting at- those using public trans- tended by senior ocials of port, besides senior citizens, the Ministry, NDMC and the women, children etc, to Delhi Police. move in the business dis- trict,” the spokesperson Trac circulation said. “Issues related to changes Apart from restriction on in trac circulation, experi- vehicles, the NDMC also de- ence of pedestrians and cided to develop water bod- shop owners, management ies to act as humidifier in of reclaimed parking lots the walking zone and land- and trac load on the outer scape side walk cafes. The circle will be tested,” an NDMC will also hold light Urban Development Min- and sound shows and organ- istry spokesperson said. ise street festivals. For the convenience of Mr. Naidu stressed at the visitors to Connaught Place, meeting that the objective of the NDMC plans to provide pedestrianisation would be ‘park and ride’ services from to make Connaught Place major nearby parking lots congestion-free, accident- such as Shivaji Stadium, free and crime-free. Baba Kharak Singh Marg ½ SEE ALSO PAGE 2 CM YK NOIDA/DELHI 2 | CITY THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 CBI refutes Kumar’s ‘baseless allegations’ Toll plaza staff attacked over fee DELHI Calling all readers to connect with us for all things Delhi at The CBI on Thursday reacted strongly to allegations Some locals allegedly barged into the office of the company twitter - @DelhiConnect www.facebook.com/NewDelhiConnect levelled against it by Rajendra Kumar Page 4 that operates Kherki Dhaula toll and beat up the staff Page 5 CONNECT Experts give green signal to CP pedestrianisation plan The central business district is all set to become the city’s first vehicle-free zone from next month

SIDHARTHA ROY Traders oppose move to

NEW DELHI: Connaught Place is going to become the Capit- make inner circle trac-free al’s first vehicle-free zone from next month, and ex- JAIDEEP DEO BHANJ perts feel it is a step in the right direction in order to NEW DELHI: “Avenue des make the city more liveable Champs-Élysées in Paris, and sustainable. Times Square in New York Bhure Lal, the chairman of City or Orchard Road in the Supreme Court-appoin- Singapore — all are famous ted Environment Pollution locations across the world Control Authority (EPCA), where trac is regulated, but welcomed the step saying it not completely banned. Sim- was a good move. He said it ilarly, Connaught Place is an would help in improving air area in the city where trac quality at Connaught Place if has been flowing smoothly the entire area is made free of since the colonial era, why vehicles and electric ban trac now?” said Atul ‘BAD FOR BUSINESS’: Traders estimate that their business would vehicles are deployed to Bhargava of the New Delhi go down by almost 80 per cent if such a decision is ferry people from parking Traders’ Association. implemented. — FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA lots to the central business district of Delhi. “Let us first ‘Livelihoods at stake’ west Delhi. If the ban is to de- complex at Palika Bazaar go on a pilot first and see the He pointed out Connaught congest Connaught Place, it shuts down by 10.30-11 p.m., results. Then, it may be im- Place is not a tourist spot, but will only make things thus becoming inaccessible plemented in other crowded a commercial and business worse,” Mr. Bhargava added. to those who want to visit a areas also,” he said. hub. Mr. Bhargava added that restaurant for dinner or Stating that sustainable livelihoods of people will be Regulate trac instead watch a movie. urban transport is the “man- at stake if Connaught Place Traders said the decision- “City planners need to tra” now globally, Professor becomes a no-trac zone. makers should leave their of- come up with proper logist- P.K. Sarkar, the Head of De- ‘STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION’: Noting that sustainable urban transport is the “mantra” globally, experts said pedestrianisation is a Traders estimate that their fices and see for themselves ics and alternate arrange- partment of Transport Plan- part of it. — PHOTOS: FILE PHOTO & GOOGLE MAPS business would go down by the ground reality before ments like parking zones, ning, School of Planing and almost 80 per cent if such a making such proposals. one-way streets and put Architecture, said pedestri- be a lesson for other cities to pore. Once you start, it be- decision is implemented and They felt that moves should thought into it by studying anisation is a part of it. follow,” he said. comes part of a long-term that they have repeatedly ex- be made to regulate trac the ground reality,” he said. solution. We have to create pressed their opinion against and not strangulate it in a vis- Stating that they were Pedestrian trac A larger solution pedestrian plazas and create such a move to the NDMC ion of developing a Smart among those who paid the “I appreciate the move as “This kind of initiative is a a dierent kind of ambi- and various other forums. City. “Look at Karol Bagh, highest property tax in the Connaught Place is an in- step towards to a larger solu- ence,” she said. Chandni Chowk and Sadar city, shop owners said their tensive activity zone domin- tion. The city certainly re- With Connaught Place Similar decision in 1994 Bazaar. These are areas that businesses will suer if the ated by large scale move- quires more pedestrian witnessing a high footfall, Older traders remember need a proper plan. Con- decision is implemented. ment of pedestrian trac, zones. It has to start the pro- pedestrianisation of the area that a decision to block naught Place has a well- “Where will you ask which makes for 80 to 90 per cess and then go step by step will help in reducing expos- trac was implemented in planned and thought-out people visiting the market to cent of passenger trips,” by identifying such areas and ure level of pedestrians at 1994, which was a complete system that works,” said San- park? Will customers walk Prof. Sarkar said. then moving forward,” said that particular point, she failure, and the inner circle jeev Jain, a trader. for 2 km in the sweltering He said while people on Anumita Roychowdhury, the said, adding that this meas- became a haunt for hawkers, summer heat to shop in the foot outnumber those in cars head of Centre for Science ure is part of overall air pol- drug addicts and other anti- Build infrastructure market? The metro is already at Connaught Place, they are and Environment’s clean air lution control measures. social elements. Savar Malhotra, whose packed beyond capacity. We the most neglected road programme, adding that ped- “Whenever smooth flow family owns the iconic Em- will protest this move,” said users. “You have to compare estrianisation of middle and Equality of public space of trac at inner circle is bassy Restaurant, said Con- the traders. the numbers when you de- inner circle roads of Con- “This is a trend that the blocked, like recently during naught Place is the only cide on priority. Pedestrian- naught Place will help in city should support. We need Yoga Day, the outer circle “high street shopping com- Kapil Mishra tweets isation makes a city liveable learning and then deciding pedestrian zones well-con- the city, saying that a reason a pilot project which would gets choked and trac jams plex” left in the city and Delhi Tourism Minister and sustainable, and on the scope of the pro- nected with public trans- why the city life is a night- not immediately bring stretch on for miles on Minto more should be done to build Kapil Mishra tweeted his provides freedom of move- gramme for replication. port.” mare with health implica- change in the city but will Road, Barakhamba Road, infrastructure instead of support for the decision to ment to pedestrians. It will “This is a global trend now, She added that the move tions is because we have des- help in setting a trend and Kasturba Gandhi Marg and shutting it down and killing make inner circle trac-free also ease congestion to a starting from New York to would also improve the qual- troyed walkable public the city have to scale up the other roads leading to Con- business. and urged Delhiites to give it great extent and is going to Berlin, Beijing and Singa- ity of life and public space in spaces. “This is a beginning, process,” she said. naught Place from south and He added that the parking at try for three months. NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 CITY 3 D ELHI Jan 06, Fri Jan 07, Sat Jan 08, Sun RISE 07 15 SET 17 40 RISE 07 15 SET 17 40 RISE 07 15 SET 17 41 RISE 12 34 SET 00 RISE 13 17 SET 01 28 RISE 14 02 SET 02 31 25

ON THE BOIL Man stabbed, CISF ocer 3 denied anticipatory DELHI TODAY commits suicide Talk: Librarian’s Meet Programme, two arrested at Conference Room – II, Main Build- Fresh turmoil outside STAFF REPORTER bail in cheating case ing, IIC, 6 p.m. STAFF REPORTER Talk: “Being with Dying”, at Casuar- ina Hall, IHC, 7 p.m. NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old CISF NIRNIMESH KUMAR Judge Hemani Malhotra, Music: Carnatic vocal recital, at Lec- NEW DELHI: Two persons have sub-inspector allegedly shot however, dismissed their ture Room – II, IIC, 6:30 p.m. been arrested for allegedly himself dead at the Kalkaji NEW DELHI: Observing that applications, stating, Dance: “Khanak-Dhaara 2017”, a stabbing a 32-year-old man RBI; protesters detained metro station in south Delhi several such cases have “Considering the totality Kathak performance followed by a group choreography, at Shri Ram in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri on on Thursday. been reported since the of the circumstances and Centre for Performing Arts,4, Safdar Tuesday. AIDWA members raise slogans against Modi, demonetisation The deceased has been demonetisation the fact that many such Hashmi Marg, Mandi House, 7 p.m. The victim, Ajeet Sharma, identified as Bhagat Singh, a announcement, a special fake bank accounts have Exhibition: “Down the Ages”, a was returning home on his painting exhibition, at Delhi ‘o’ Delhi native of Agra in Uttar court here has dismissed been opened after Foyer, IHC, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. STAFF REPORTER bicycle around 9.30 p.m. Pradesh the anticipatory bail pleas demonetisation, no Art: “The Order of Things”, a group when the incident happened. The incident took place of three accused persons grounds for granting art show, at Art Explore, 23 Lakeside, around 4.15 p.m. in the CCTV in a case of allegedly relief is made out.” Hauz Khas Village, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m ‘Accused drunk’ control room of the station, opening saving bank Screening: Of Vietnamese film “When the Tenth Month Comes”, at “Near Ambedkar Stadium CISF ocials said. accounts in the city’s Jain ‘Fake accounts opened’ IHC, 7 p.m. in Trilokpuri, Ajeet’s cycle Singh was rushed to a Cooperative Bank by According to the FIR, (Mail your listings for this column brushed past one of the ac- nearby hospital, where he forging the signature of the trio had opened nine at [email protected]) cused who was walking with was declared brought dead. the introducer. saving accounts at the his friend. The two men were Though no suicide note The accused — Monu, bank’s Daryaganj branch Disclaimer: Readers are requested to verify & drunk,” said Omvir Singh, was recovered from the spot, Sonu and Shakeel— had by forging the signature make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves DCP (East). the police said their initial about the veracity of an advertisement before sought anticipatory bail of the introducer who had responding to any published in this newspaper. As soon as Ajeet realised probe had revealed the de- by submitting that they an account there. Kasturi & Sons Limited, the Publisher & Owner of his mistake, he apologised. this newspaper, does not vouch for the ceased was under stress over were being harassed by It is alleged that a huge authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or But the accused — Suraj and some issues. the Income Tax amount money was for any of the advertiser’s products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Shahjad — allegedly began Singh’s phone was also Department and the deposited in these Printer, Editor, Director/s, Employees of this assaulting him even as sev- scanned, but it did not reveal Delhi Police. Special accounts. newspaper/company be held responsible/liable in any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or eral motorists paused to take any clues, said the police. damages for advertisements in this newspaper. a look before driving away. One of the men then held Ajeet, while the other began TENSION ESCALATES: Members of the All India Democratic Women's Association protesting stabbing him repeatedly on outside the Reserve Bank of India in New Delhi on Thursday. PHOTO: V. SUDERSHAN the head, hips and hand. STAFF REPORTER empty-handed. earned and that the Prime Victim chased down Minister should keep his Ajeet managed to free NEW DELHI: A group of activists False assurance word. However, 10 minutes himself and run for his life, from the All India Demo- Even as this was happen- into the sloganeering, the but the assailants chased him cratic Women’s Association ing, around two dozen police arrived at the spot. down and stabbed him again (AIDWA) were on Thursday AIDWA members turned up They dragged the protesters until he fell unconscious. detained outside the Re- and started raising slogans into a van and took them to Believing that Ajeet was serve Bank of India, where against the Centre and the Parliament Street police dead, the accused dumped they were protesting against Prime Minister Narendra station. The protesters were him in a nearby drain. They the rule that notes cannot be Modi, who had in November later let o, said a senior po- then fled the spot. exchanged there till March announced the demonetisa- lice ocer. Later, passers-by informed 31. tion of ₨500 and 1,000 notes This was the second time the police and the victim was A handful of depositors, along with the assurance in two days that dramatic rushed to a nearby hospital. unaware of the rule, had that money could be ex- scenes were witnessed out- Ajeet’s condition is said to be turned up again on Thursday changed till March 31. Later, side the RBI. On Wednesday, stable. but were told about the new it was announced that the a 30-year-old woman had re- Three hours later, the ac- rule and that the RBI was March deadline was only for sorted to stripping in front of cused were nabbed. The closed on account of the day NRIs. a crowd outside the RBI after weapon used in the assault being a public holiday. They The protesters said her bid to deposit ₨5,000 at has also been recovered. then had to leave people’s money was hard the bank failed. 15-year term for man

NIRNIMESH KUMAR pay back the ₨30,000 that the former had lent to NEW DELHI: A court here him. has sentenced a 26-year- The court, however, old man to 15 years of rig- dismissed the plea. orous imprisonment for “The testimonies of sexually assaulting a the prosecution wit- two-and-a-half-year-old nesses have found to be girl. A fine of ₨5,000 was trustworthy, ’’ the judge also imposed on him. said. Dismissing an argu- ment by the counsel that Toddler assaulted a lenient view be taken The convict, Shiva, while sentencing the ac- had taken away the vic- cused and that he be tim when she was sleep- given a chance to im- ing and sexually assaul- prove keeping in view ted her on the roof of her his young age, the judge house in north-west Del- said: “In my considered hi’s Adarsh Nagar in opinion, the nature of 2013. In his defence, the oence does not de- Shiva said he was implic- mand any leniency.” ated in the case by the The court also awar- victim’s father for de- ded a compensation of manding that the latter ₨3 lakh to the victim,.

Body missing from grave

STAFF REPORTER Victim’s father Hafee Khan said the police an NEW DELHI: The body of a committee members o two-month-old boy was the graveyard were try on Wednesday allegedly ing to convince him tha found missing from his the baby’s body wa grave. taken away by dogs. NOIDA/DELHI 4 | CITY THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 FRESH CHARGES Municipal workers threaten Centre misusing probe agencies: Sisodia strike over delayed salaries Allegation comes after former Principal Secretary accused CBI of pressurising him to implicate Kejriwal STAFF REPORTER Grappling with asked the Delhi government to release funds. Jitendra STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI: Sanitation services financial crisis, the Choudhary, chairperson of in east Delhi could be af- EDMC has not paid the EDMC Standing Commit- NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief Min- fected starting on Friday as tee, said ₨350 crore in salaries ister Manish Sisodia has ac- municipal workers have its staff for November was pending. cused the Centre of “hatch- threatened to go on strike in and December “The Delhi government ing a conspiracy” to arrest protest against delayed salar- has to give us ₨134 crore by Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- ies. day, said workers. February. We have asked the wal, Health Minister Saty- The East Delhi Municipal Apart from the strike, the government to release the endar Jain and him by “mis- Corporation (EDMC), which workers plan to carry out a amount soon so that we can at using” probe agencies. has been grappling with a fin- demonstration outside the of- least pay the sanitation sta,” The allegation comes a ancial crisis for over a year fice of Deputy Chief Minister said Mr. Choudhary. day after former Principal now, has not paid its sta for Manish Sisodia on Friday. Mr. While the EDMC faces the Secretary Rajendra Kumar’s November and December. A Sisodia is the MLA from east biggest deficit among the letter to the Chief Secretary, senior EDMC ocial said on Delhi’s Patparganj. three municipalities, the seeking voluntary retire- Thursday that October salar- North Delhi Municipal Cor- ment and alleging that CBI ies for Group A and B cat- ‘Govt not releasing funds’ poration is also lagging be- ocers were pressuring him egory sta were completely “Workers are on the brink hind on salaries. Group A and to implicate the Chief Minis- released only this week. of starvation. Not only is the B category ocials of the ter, emerged. While the sanitation sta corporation not releasing North Corporation have not has protested outside the salaries on time, but the Delhi been paid salaries for Novem- ‘Destroying AAP govt’ EDMC headquarters on sev- government is also not hand- ber, while the rest of the sta The 1989-batch IAS of- eral instances in the past few ing out funds to civic bodies have not been paid for ficer, against whom the CBI months, Thursday saw them as per schedule,” said Sanjay December. had filed a charge sheet for launching a stir with a Gehlot, president of the Senior ocials in both cor- alleged criminal conspiracy, protest. Thursday being a Swatantra Majdoor Vikas porations said that the final cheating and forgery along holiday on occasion of the Sanyukt Morcha, one of the instalment of grants from the with eight others last month, troy the AAP and silence Mr. courage to question it,” Mr. 350th birth anniversary of unions participating in the Delhi government for this said that the “same set of Kejriwal. “They are ready to Kumar added. In his letter, Guru Gobind Singh, the protest. financial year was expected people who forced bureau- register fake cases against he also said that he had never strike would start from Fri- The EDMC, for its part, has soon. crat B.K. Bansal and his son him and his ocers and ar- experienced such utter “dis- to commit suicide” were rest them.” regard” for the system, pro- now harassing him. cess, protocol, transparency Mr. Sisodia also alleged Kejriwal tweets and decency.” that the Bharatiya Janata Chief Minister Arvind “It is the same set of Party-led Centre was “hell- Kejriwal reacted to this with people in the CBI who DCW notice to Delhi govt bent on destroying” the elec- a tweet: “CBI raids my oce, forced Bansal and his son to ted AAP Delhi government, pressurises ocer to implic- commit suicide. As every- besides adding that the five ate me. CBI raids Satyendar one knows, his wife and over state of beggar home poll-bound States of Punjab, Jain’s oce. Why are u so daughter had committed STAFF REPORTER Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh scared of us Modi Ji? Chill suicide earlier due to atrocit- and Uttarakhand would [sic].” ies and humiliation at the NEW DELHI: The Delhi “teach the saron party a A day earlier, Mr. Kumar hands of the CBI’s Anti-Cor- Commission for Women lesson”. in his letter had said, “Dur- ruption Bureau, which in- (DCW) on Thursday According to Mr. Sisodia, ing interrogation, I was re- vestigated the case against issued notices to the Delhi the Centre has unleashed all peatedly told that I would be me. Bansal and his family government’s Social government agencies to des- freed if I implicated Arvind were murdered by these Welfare Department and Kejriwal. Maybe this was the people,” the IAS ocer has the Foreigner Regional reason behind the agency alleged. Registration Oce going to such lengths. Not (FRRO) after finding the The CBI, just to only this, the CBI, just to ‘Compete with policies’ home for female beggars force people to force people to implicate me Referring to Mr. Kumar’s ‘UNDER DURESS’: Rajendra Kumar, the former Principal in the Nirmal Chhaya and the Chief Minister, has letter, Mr. Sisodia claimed Secretary to the Delhi CM, has been charge-sheeted by the complex in a “horrific” ‘HORROR HOUSE’: DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal noticed implicate me and beaten up dozens of people that his case was an indica- CBI for alleged criminal conspiracy and cheating. FILE PHOTO condition. the condition of the home in the Nirmal Chhaya complex the Chief Minister, and some of them sustained tion that Prime Minister after spending Wednesday night there. FILE PHOTO permanent major injuries.” Narendra Modi and BJP “Do not compete with us structive competition and 17 foreigners found has beaten up “These facts are common chief Amit Shah were with conspiracies, instead of let’s see who wins,” the DCW chairperson rights violations, with one Maliwal on Thursday. dozens of people knowledge in the govern- “afraid” of the AAP govern- policies. You [the Centre] Deputy Chief Minister said Swati Maliwal spent of them alleging sexual The DCW has now ment, but nobody has the ment in the Capital. and us should go for a con- at a press conference. Wednesday night at the assault by an FRRO issued notices to the home, where she said she ocial, said the DCW Secretary of the Social found 17 foreigners whose chief. Welfare Department and visas had expired. She said “Beggar Home the FRRO, seeking a the foreigners had been foreigners fed unhygienic response within 72 hours. Rajendra Kumar’s allegations baseless, says CBI facing racial food made by mentally The Commission has also STAFF REPORTER Secretary made the The investigating any such allegations when spokesperson said. discrimination, besides challenged. Filthy toilets. questioned why the allegations in a letter to the he had the opportunity to Mr. Gaur also said that being made to eat Pregnant women denied foreign women were not NEW DELHI: The Central Delhi Chief Secretary, in agency has called bring before the court any allegations of Mr. Kumar unhygienic food. The treatment. Its horror provided access to their Bureau of Investigation which he sought voluntary it an attempt to instance of alleged helping M/s Endeavour women also faced human house!” tweeted Ms. embassies. (CBI) on Thursday reacted retirement. The CBI said influence the matter physical assault. System Pvt. Ltd. (ESPL) in strongly to allegations such “baseless allegations” getting IT contracts from levelled against it by after filing of charge sheet that is sub-judice CBI questions timing Delhi government Rajendra Kumar, the “are an attempt to “No such allegation was departments wherever he Cold, rainy weekend ahead for Capital former Principal Secretary influence the matter which Rajendra Kumar, which made at the relevant time, was posted were in the to Delhi Chief Minister is sub judice”. has come up after filing of except one person, who public domain since June STAFF REPORTER pected over the weekend. January 6 and 7 across some Arvind Kejriwal. “The CBI strongly the charge sheet, that also filed a writ petition in last year. These had been parts of Delhi,” said an o- denies statement/news witnesses/accused in this the Delhi High Court. But levelled by the then NEW DELHI: For Delhiites plan- Mercury to dip cial at the MeT Department. ‘Threatened by ocers’ item published/telecast in case were threatened by this had to be withdrawn Secretary of the Delhi ning to soak in some winter The temperature is likely On Thursday, the min- Mr. Kumar had said that certain sections of the CBI ocers to implicate a after the court observed Dialogue Commission. He sun over the weekend, the to fall by 2 to 3 degrees imum temperature was re- he was “threatened” by media being attributed to political functionary, is that he was trying to spoil added that the CBI had Meteorological Department Celsius with moderate to corded at 10.4 degrees CBI ocers to implicate Mr. Rajender Kumar,” said absolutely baseless,” Mr. the system and scare away registered the case against has a forecast that might put dense fog in the mornings. Celsius, three degrees above the Chief Minister. CBI spokesperson R. K. Gaur added. the probe agency, which Mr. Kumar and others in those plans on hold. The “The minimum temperat- normal. The maximum was Charge-sheeted in a graft Gaur. He also said that the was widely reported on December 2015 after due weatherman has predicted ure is likely to fall to 5-7 de- at 25.4 degrees Celsius, six case, the former Principal “The allegation of accused did not put forth May 3, 2016,” the CBI diligence. partly cloudy skies on Friday grees Celsius by January 9. degrees above the season’s afternoon with light rain ex- Light rain can be expected on average. NDMC auctions NGT raps Environment Ministry Hotel Asian STAFF REPORTER said, granting the petition- Tribunal was hearing er’s liberty to approach the International NEW DELHI: “You can’t commit a plea that sought NGT if a single permission is legal blunders and get away quashing of a granted under the new STAFF REPORTER with it,” the National Green notification. Tribunal said on Thursday as notification issued The matter has now been NEW DELHI: The New Delhi it pulled up the Ministry of on December 9 listed for hearing on January Municipal Council has auc- Environment and Forests 12. tioned one of its properties (MoEF). by urban local bodies as part Earlier, the green panel on Janpath Lane — Hotel A Bench headed by NGT of an “integrated format”. had refused to stay the Asian International — for 15 chairperson Justice December 9 notification and times more than the current Swatanter Kumar said that ‘Legal blunder’ issued notices to the Minis- lease amount for the space. the MoEF had not “applied “Why don’t you [the tries of Environment and its mind” while amending a MoEF] do something con- Forests and Urban Develop- 15 bidders registered notification published on structive for the system? ment, seeking a reply before According to senior December 9, 2016, exempting There is a way of doing January 4. NDMC ocials, the auction construction projects from things. We don’t understand The tribunal was hearing a for Hotel Asian International the process of environment why do you do these funny plea filed by the Society for on Wednesday fetched ₨45.48 impact assessment (EIA) things....If you wanted to Protection of Environment lakh per month, more than 15 and prior environmental amend the notification, you and Biodiversity, which times the current amount of clearance. could have simply said that sought directions for the no- ₨3 lakh a month. As per The MoEF, in a recent no- though the new projects are tification to be quashed on sources, 15 bidders re- tification, had exempted real not required to take EC, each the ground that it contra- gistered for the e-auction estate projects from obtain- project once cleared by local vened provisions of the EIA where the reserve price was ing prior environmental authorities would come with notification, 2006, and the set at ₨9.68 lakh per month. clearance. It had even put in a certain conditions. You tell Environment Protection Act, The property, which cov- “self-declaration” clause for your Ministry and all others 1986. ers 612.4 square metres, had smaller projects (less than not to act under the new no- The plea alleged that the been at the subject of litiga- 20,000 sq metres). For bigger tification, otherwise we will notification tried to “circum- tion, with the NDMC even projects, the environmental stay the notification. You vent” the EIA Notification, sealing the three-star hotel in clearance (EC) and building can’t do legal blunders and 2006, in the name of “ease of 2015 over unpaid licence fee. permission would be given get away with it,” the Bench doing business”. P Kenyan woman to be repatriated, not deported, says HC Talks between JNUSU, varsity administration fail AKANKSHA JAIN 2016, the Kenyan woman tional) is indulging in un- It also directed that the wo- The Centre told the court NEW DELHI: The JNU Students’ reply about the disappear- quiry panel on January 2, but moved the Delhi High Court desirable activities and il- man would make her own ar- that intelligence inputs and Union, which has been at log- ance of Najeeb Ahmed from they chose not to depose, and NEW DELHI: The Delhi High asking that she be allowed to legal/illicit acts, in violation rangements to travel to her complaints had been received gerheads with the university the campus,” said JNUSU hence were given a second Court has issued directions return to Kenya rather than of the visa rules,” the court country. from the Kenyan Embassy administration, claimed on president Mohit Pandey. chance to appear on January asking the Centre to repatri- being deported, which would noted. The Kenyan woman had about a house in south Delhi’s Thursday that its meeting 6. ate, and not deport, a Kenyan have serious consequences “Since the intention of the been issued a six months’ Chhatarpur being used to run with the Vice-Chancellor to Issue of suspension raised These students have al- woman suspected of indul- for her. respondents is that the peti- tourist visa on July 4, 2016, a prostitution racket. It was raise their demands failed to Nine students were sus- leged a “witch-hunt” by the ging in prostitution while she tioner should leave the coun- that was valid till January 1, said that a raid was conducted resolve any issue. pended last month for al- administration and said they was in the city on a tourist Allegation of prostitution try and the petitioner has ex- 2017. One of the conditions of on the said premises on “We have been seeking an legedly disrupting the Aca- were being “selectively tar- visa. “Perusal of the counter a- pressed desire to leave the the visa was that she could not December 7, during which a appointment with the V-C demic Council meeting along geted” for their political activ- The court, however, clari- davit as well as the report country on her own, it would stay in India for more than 90 Nigerian national was found since long. Today, when he with a teacher, who was ism. The administration, on fied that its order would not shows that the investigation is be in the interest of justice days at a stretch. She reached living there without a valid decided to meet us, our de- served notice for addressing the other hand, has issued an- come in the way of any in- still underway. However, the that the respondents repatri- India on July 18, 2016, and later visa. The petitioner, too, was mands went unheard. He re- them and is facing an enquiry other notice to the students, quiry conducted in accord- investigation, till date, has not ate the petitioner instead of went to Nepal on October 15, in the house and was suspec- fused to revoke the abrupt for the same. The students giving them a second chance ance with law. conclusively established that deporting the petitioner,” the 2016. She returned to India on ted to be indulging in suspension of nine students. were asked by the Proctor’s to depose before the panel. Detained on December 7, the petitioner (Kenyan na- court said. October 17. prostitution. Also, he did not have any oce to appear before an in- —PTI

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Ban on import of exotic skins Javadekar tells Toll plaza sta attacked over fee students to be BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN Incident on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway; complainants allege loss of ₨ 5 lakh agents of change NEW DELHI: In a landmark de- ASHOK KUMAR and started beating up the cision that will spare the lives STAFF REPORTER sta. of tens of thousands of anim- GURUGRAM: In yet another in- The men snatched bags als from the exotic leather in- NEW DELHI: “Digital transac- cident of attack on toll sta, a from two toll collectors, that dustry, the Directorate Gen- tions will bring in account- group of locals allegedly had over ₨18,000 in cash, dam- eral of Foreign Trade has ability and weed out corrup- barged into the oce of the aged the equipment and for- banned the import of skins of tion. The annual budget is Skylark company — which cibly allowed free passage to reptiles and fur of minks, worth ₨17-₨18 lakh crore, of operates the Kherki Dhaula vehicles, causing a total loss foxes and chinchillas. which around ₨5-₨6 lakh toll plaza on Delhi-Gurugram of over ₨5 lakh, said the com- crore can be used for creat- Expressway — in the early plaint. The complaint identi- ‘Cruelty-free’ alternatives NO MORE: The government has banned the import of skins of ing infrastructure for this hours of Thursday, beat up fies two of the accused as Animal rights bodies have reptiles and fur of minks, foxes and chinchillas. FILE PHOTO purpose,” said Union HRD the sta and vandalised the Surender and Sandeep. hailed the decision by the Minister Prakash Javadekar toll booth after an altercation The attackers also beat up Centre to ban such imports, Women and Child Develop- HSI/India’s government li- on Thursday, while address- over payment of toll fee. the sta in the company's of- saying that the country is now ment Maneka Gandhi wrote aison, Gauri Maulekhi, said: ing the students of Delhi fice, including toll plaza man- emulating other nations to Nirmala Sitharaman, the “We commend the Director- University’s Hindu College. ‘Threatened to shoot’ ager L.R. Yadav and assistant across the world in adopting Minister of State (Independ- ate General of Foreign Trade Mr. Javadekar urged the According to the police plaza manager Ravinder “cruelty-free” alternatives to ent Charge) for Commerce and MoEF for its commitment students to be “agents of complaint, Sunder Singh, a LEAVING A TRAIL: CCTV footage shows a spat between the staff Singh, and damaged the exotic skins. and Industry on banning im- in abolishing import of exotic change” and be part of the resident of Rampura village, and the accused. vehicles parked outside. Two The notification issued on port of exotic skins. The Min- skins.” government’s push toward a along with two men in a car more employees jumped January 3 comes in the wake istry of Environment and “With so many alternatives cashless economy. He added reached the toll around 11.30 them, said the complaint. the toll and made some calls. from the terrace to escape the of campaigning for a ban by Forest and Climate Change, available ... there is no need or that demonetisation was a p.m. on Wednesday and de- After an altercation, the toll mob and injured themselves. People for Animals (PFA), and the Animal Welfare justification for wearing an- “movement” that would lead manded that they be allowed attendants eventually let More men arrive Piyush Gandhi of Skylark Humane Society Interna- Board of India had supported imal skins or fur. Animals are to a society that uses less to pass without payment. them leave without paying Soon, around 40 men from Group said the villagers fre- tional/India (HSI/India) and the ban proposal. not fabric and we commend cash, which is needed to They abused the toll attend- the toll fee, but the men nearby villages arrived at the quently misbehaved with the People for the Ethical Treat- the government for recog- eradicate corruption, black ants and threatened to shoot stopped their car on crossing toll in in eight to 10 vehicles sta over payment of toll. ment of Animals (PETA). ‘Animals not fabric’ nising that,” said Nikunj money, fake currency, and to Union Cabinet Minister of The trustee of PFA and Sharma of PETA India. bring in transparency. Currencies worth Be mindful of speedy justice: HC ₨1 crore seized NHRC notice to TN on farmers’ deaths AKANKSHA JAIN brief comment on the court‘s and Ashutosh Kumar. NEW DELHI: Foreign currencies concern with ‘docket explo- worth ₨1 crore were seized NEW DELHI: Quoting Benjamin sion’... it is a problem for the Trial over trademark STAFF REPORTER reports that said over 100 Tamil daily on Tuesday, 83 the NHRC said that the by ocials of the Directorate Franklin, the Delhi High judicial system... but, that The Bench was restoring farmers had died in Tamil farmers had died of heart worst-aected districts of Revenue Intelligence Court observed that “courts, does not concern the indi- for trial a trademark suit initi- NEW DELHI: Terming the case Nadu in one month. The attacks and many had were Thiruvarur, (DRI) at the Indira Gandhi while endeavouring to deliver vidual litigant who comes to ated by a renowned hotel a “matter of concern”, the NHRC issued a notice to committed suicide. A Nagapattinam, International Airport (IGIA) speedy justice, must not hand court seeking justice. Our en- group and which was dis- National Human Rights the Chief Secretary in the 53-year-old farmer, Viluppuram, Pudukkottai, here on Thursday. out hasty decisions without deavour must never be to missed by the single judge at Commission on Thursday Tamil Nadu government Panneerselvam, in Ariyalur, Cuddalore and any concern for justice” and deny justice to anyone in our the admission stage. issued a notice to Tamil and asked for a report Nagapattinam district and Thanjavur. Caught in toilet that docket explosion is a over zealousness to dispose The suit had come up in Nadu authorities over the within six weeks. 50-year-old farmer, The cash — in Saudi Riyal, problem for the judicial sys- cases. As Benjamin Franklin July, 2016 before a single judge reported deaths of 106 Murugan, in Viluppuram Inaction by State UAE Dirham and US Dol- tem to contend with but does said — great haste makes who dismissed it without is- farmers within the span of Low rainfall district had committed The NHRC said the issue lars— was seized from a do- not concern the individual lit- great waste, courts, while en- suing any summons to the op- a month. As per reports, farmers suicide. The paper then was not only about the mestic and a Dubai-bound igant who comes to court deavouring to deliver speedy posite party, observing that had been hit by inadequate reported on Thursday that right to life and dignity of international passengers seeking justice. justice, must not hand out suits which are doomed to fail Over 100 in a month rainfall and falling the number of deaths had the farmers but “indicative when they were exchanging hasty decisions without any should be dismissed at The NHRC took suo groundwater levels. reached 106. of failure and inaction by their bags in a toilet on the ‘Docket explosion’ concern for justice,” said a whatever stage the court finds motu cognisance of media According to a report in a Quoting media reports, the State agencies”. airport premises.—PTI “...We would like to make a Bench of Justices B.D Ahmed it to be so. NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 NORTHERN REGION 7

E-beacons turn Dharavi Cold conditions continue U.P. industries not back on track yet MOHAMMED ALI Over 90 % of the two months. a business hotspot “Who says that the situ- Fresh snowfall fuels avalanche fears in Kashmir MEERUT: More than 55 days scissors units are yet ation has improved? For a Wireless tech helps showcase products after the Narendra Modi gov- to reopen; sports small businessman like me, it PEERZADA ASHIQ ernment rolled out demonet- goods production cut is almost as it was in mid- SHUBHA SHARMA isation, the absence of cash November. We are still cash- SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Several continues to adversely aect by half strapped. I was a privileged MUMBAI: Chinmay Parab, a parts of north India contin- industries based in western member of my fraternity second year Master’s ued to remain in the grip of Uttar Pradesh. The brass and tor by demonetisation at who managed to sustain and student of interactive cold conditions which handicraft industry of ₨1,200 crore, “The maximum keep my unit open. The design at Industrial delayed many trains and led Moradabad with an annual number of enterprises in the largest number of my fellow Design Center (IDC) in to cancellation of 12 flights in turn over of ₨6,000 crore, and State belong to the MSME scissors makers had to close IIT Powai, has developed Srinagar. the sports goods industry of category, be it that of sports down,” Mr. Shavez said, sit- a market-focused Fresh snowfall in the Meerut which, along with goods in Meerut, brass in ting in his small manufactur- ‘physical web’ to help plains and the upper reaches Jalandhar in Punjab, ac- Moradabad or shoes in Agra. ing unit. entrepreneurs in of Kashmir on Thursday af- counts for nearly 75 per cent Over 60-70 per cent of the For Rakesh Mahajan of sprawling Dharavi here. BLUETOOTH BOND: Old shops fected trac on the high- of the sports goods manufac- factories working in this sec- B.D. Mahajan Sons and The project is a can now link up with new ways and fuelled avalanche A shepherd walks with his herd after fresh snowfall in Shopian tured in India, a sector tor pay in cash. The situation Private Limited, another collaboration with UK’s customers here. fears, particularly in the district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. - PHOTO: NISSAR AHMAD pegged at roughly $3.6 bil- has not improved substan- such enterprise, demonet- Swansea University, and mountain ranges of Pir Pan- lion, are among the indus- tially as yet. All the small isation cut production of part of Google’s Internet people to adopt the jal and Shamsbari. stop night trac on the Srin- ures continued to hover tries of western U.P. that ex- players are waiting for the sports goods by more than of Things Technology platform has been tough, In south Kashmir’s Kul- agar-Jammu national high- above normal levels in most pect a period of six months cash flow to stabilise, which half as cash was required at Research Award. he says. gam district, 62 families in way. The Srinagar-Poonch, parts of Punjab and Haryana to a year to pass before the is expected to take time.” every stage — from procure- The base unit of the “We found external the highly vulnerable Wal- Srinagar-Gurez and Srin- even as fog aected air, rail markets stabilises. “While some [industries] ment of raw material to system is a small ‘beacon.’ factors influencing tengoo Naad, which wit- agar-Leh highways too were and road trac. Several micro, small and were less aected than oth- transportation to labourers’ Posters on shop windows adoption; people were nessed a major snow bliz- closed to trac. Ludhiana was coldest in medium entrepreneurs to ers, the worst aected are wages. ask customers to keep more worried about zard in 2005, were shifted Valleys in all districts, in- the plains of Punjab and whom The Hindu spoke said micro or cottage industries He said, “Despite eorts Bluetooth, location and demonetisation.” out. A local government cluding capital Srinagar, re- Haryana with a low of 5.6 de- the Modi government’s 50- like the makers of scissors, by manufacturers to enrol la- internet data on, and to But, the best part was higher secondary school, ceived snowfall on Thursday. grees Celsius, the MeT oce day promise of ease in cash which completely function bourers on digital payment turn on physical web/ being able to ‘put Razloo, was converted into a The day temperature dipped said, adding that there was a flow was yet to be fulfilled. on cash,” added Mr. Gupta. rolls, the market will take 6- nearby settings in the technology inside a black temporary rescue shelter. to 2.5 degree Celsius. possibility of rain in the next For instance, over 90 per 12 months to recover and get Chrome browser in their box which acts like “A team of 28 volunteers 48 hours in the region. cent of the enterprises in Torn to shreds back on its track.” device. magic.’ have been trained in rescue Tourist footfall up In Rajasthan, night tem- Meerut’s scissors industry, Mohammad Shavez is one The beacon, shaped “We don’t tell them and relief operations during The fresh snowfall, how- peratures increased margin- which downed their shutters such small scissor manufac- Cash for the tills like a carom striker, is a how the technology natural disasters,” said Kul- ever, is attracting skiers and ally. Alwar recorded a min- in mid-November, and are turer in Meerut’s kainchi “In India, everything can’t Bluetooth 4.0 gadget that works; we just show them gam’s Deputy Commissioner tourists to Gulmarg in north imum temperature of 7.4 yet to reopen shop. bazaar (scissors market), be sold online. How can broadcasts a given web the front-end or its utility. Showkat Aijaz Bhat, who Kashmir’s Baramulla dis- degrees Celsius in the State, According to Atul who was almost forced to Make in India be made a URL; anyone with a People don’t adopt chaired a Disaster Manage- trict. Ocials said there was followed by Phalodi which Bhushan Gupta, Secretary, shut his shop. His says his brand when you are not sup- Bluetooth device in a 20 technology unless they ment Committee meeting. increased tourist footfall recorded a low of 7.5 degrees Indian Industry Association, business went down by 80 porting small and medium to 30 feet range gets a link find it useful.” Similar exercises were un- after the snowfall on Celsius. Uttar Pradesh, who espe- per cent and he has sustained scale industries? Labourers to the entrepreneur’s In phases two and dertaken in Shopian and Monday. Two trains were cancelled cially looks at the micro, his family with past savings. and workers work on cash. It website, where one can three, he hopes to connect Kupwara districts, whose and several were resched- small and medium enter- As an oce-bearer of the is not easy to quickly trans- interactively browse all Kumbharwada (potters upper reaches are vulnerable PTI adds: uled due to fog in Rajasthan. prises (MSME) sector and local scissors manufacturers’ ition to e-payment and sus- the products. colony) and garment to avalanches. In the western part of the Twelve more were running pegged the roughly estim- association, he was able to tain the domestic market of Mr. Parab has so far traders. The authorities decided to country, minimum temperat- late. ated losses caused to the sec- sustain his unit over the last the industry,” he added. connected 30 Dharavi “We can have 1,000 leather shops, but getting beacons,” he says.

Community health centres to screen people for silicosis

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT silicosis because of exposure to dust particles find it di- JAIPUR: After a public hearing cult to get certificates from of silicosis patients revealed the Pneumoconiosis Board apathy and neglect in issuing stating their positive status. the mandatory certificates to Social activist and Mag- them for eligibility for com- saysay Award winner Aruna pensation, the district ad- Roy said the labourers were ministration at Bhilwara in running from pillar to post to Rajasthan has said that the get treatment for silicosis. A community health centres large number of people nar- will screen people for the rated the experiences of disease. their struggle to get certific- The public hearing was or- ate, treatment and ganised by the Mazdoor compensation. Kisan Shakti Sangathan in Bhilwara Collector Ma- Bhilwara on Wednesday to havir Prasad Sharma said he highlight the diculties of would ensure that the labourers working in mines. screening for silicosis begins Labourers suering from from February 1. NOIDA/DELHI 8 | SOUTH THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017

Assam police They sought arrest terror Parameshwara on back foot, says he respects women ₨4,000 but got suspect in Belagavi Karnataka Minister suspects ‘hidden agenda’ behind the manner in which molestation cases are being highlighted ₨80,000 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT were “twisted” out of con- from ATM text. BELAGAVI: In a joint operation BENGALURU: After the alleged Dr. Parameshwara said 550 They followed victim R. KRISHNA KUMAR by the Belagavi district po- incidents of mass molesta- more CCTV cameras would lice and the Assam police, a tion of women on M.G. Road be installed in sensitive areas MYSURU: 21-year-old terror suspect, and Brigade Road during of the city in two months to on their two-wheeler Customers of the Ca- allegedly belonging to the New Year revelry triggered prevent crime. These cam- nara Bank’s o-site ATM at banned National Democratic national outrage, Karnataka eras would be installed at a SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in the new year with beer and Kumbarkoppal were in for a Front of Bodoland (S), was Home Minister G. Paramesh- cost of Rs. 39 crore. He said biryani at a local park when surprise on Wednesday after arrested in Yadravi village of wara said he suspected a the women force in the po- BENGALURU: City Police Com- they saw the woman and her they received ₨80,000 in- Raibag taluk on Wednesday. “hidden agenda” behind the lice would be increased from missioner Praveen Sood said roommate pass by in an stead of ₨4,000 they had re- According to Superin- manner in which the incid- 5 per cent to 20 per cent in Aiayappa, one of the four ar- autorickshaw. quested. tendent of Police B.R. Ravik- ents were being highlighted the coming days. Asserting rested on Thursday in the As they knew where the They got 20 times the anthe Gowda, the accused after two days. that there was no vacuum in new year molestation case, women lived, they followed money. No additional was identified as Prusna Fir- “After January 2, the whole the department in dischar- followed the victim in a them on their two-wheelers. amount was deducted from alang Basumatarai, a resid- thing started. I don’t know ging responsibilities on New scooter, got o the two- When the auto stopped their SB accounts. ent of Gwajanpuri in Assam. why. Is there a hidden agenda Year’s eve, Dr. Parameshwara wheeler and assaulted the near their PG accommoda- A few customers were left He joined the banned out- ... I don’t know,” Dr. Para- said the new Police Commis- woman. tion, the roommate walked bewildered as they did not fit in 2013 and was trained in meshwara told press persons sioner assumed charge only WOMEN FURY: The BJP Mahila Morcha stages a protest in towards the residence, while have such hefty amounts in various assault techniques, without elaborating further. on January 1. Bengaluru against the molestations. — PHOTO: V SREENIVASA MURTHY Attackers identified the woman stayed back to their accounts in the first including the use of AK-81, in He asserted that the govern- Pillion rider Lenin Patrick pay the driver. place. Myanmar for three months. ment was committed to pro- Reply to NCW He would reply to a notice the kind of person to treat (20) watched. Somashekhar The men used this mo- While the SMS alert indic- After some members of the tecting women and an- Speaking about his com- sent by the Delhi Women’s women with disrespect. We (24), who works as a driver, ment to approach her under ated that ₨4,000 had been organisation were killed in nounced a slew of measures ments on the incidents Rights Commission, but not all respect our families... wo- and Sudesh (20), a delivery the guise of greeting her, be- debited from their account an alleged encounter, proposed by the police, in- earlier, allegedly linking before examining whether menfolk. We come from that boy, kept watch from the fore molesting her. and the correct balance was Basumatarai escaped and ar- cluding installation of more them to “western mindset any State had the power to kind of a culture,” the Home corner of the road on their The police have registered displayed, the cash in hand rived at Yadravi, where he CCTV cameras across the and dressing”, over which send such a notice to a Minis- Minister said. bikes, along with two more a case of outraging the mod- was ₨80,000. joined Raibag Sugars as a city. National Commission for ter of another State. Governor Vajubhai Vala men — James and Puppu — esty, using force, molesta- Oversight by agency worker. The Home Minister, who Women (NCW) has sought a NCW chairperson Lalitha has sought a report from the who are absconding. The tion, and robbery against The Assam police re- drew flak for his controver- report, Dr. Parameshwara Kumaramangalam had government over the alleged woman came forward and Patrick and Aiayappa. The It transpired that the ceived a tip-o and arrived sial remarks that “these said he would reply to the slammed Dr. Paramesh- molestation. identified the accused as her others were booked for abet- agency stocking the ATM here to arrest him with the kinds of things happen”, reit- NCW. He reiterated that he wara’s remarks and deman- Mr. Parameshwara said he attackers. ment as they were passive with currency had, by over- help of the local police. erated that his comments had been misquoted. ded his resignation. “I am not would submit the report. The six men were ringing participants. sight, placed ₨2,000 notes in the tray or cassette meant to dispense ₨100. So customers seeking ₨400 ended up with ₨8,000, while those with- Setback to Telangana as Elephants outsmart technology, enter Gudalur dump yard drawing ₨4,000 got ₨80,000. Confirming the incident, HC bars land acquisition ROHAN PREMKUMAR soon found a way around this of the fence from inside, as sources said the ATM had problem, with four male ele- there were no problems once obsolete technology. “A LEGAL CORRESPONDENT UDHAGAMANDALAM: Elephants phants in particular figuring they were inside the yard. slight alteration in the ar- Bench took note of Deivamalai in Gudalur, out the weakest links around Since August 2016, rangement of the cassette HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad of the fact that Tamil Nadu, have stunned the security system. onceagain the elephants can result in erroneous dis- High Court on Thursday de- marginalised sections environmentalists, forest They began targeting the began feeding on the veget- pensation of cash,” said an clared that the Telangana sta and conservationists front entrance. Videos show able waste in the facility. Ele- ocial, attributing the fault government shall hence- are denied benefits with their intelligence, in- one elephant using his tusk phant dung at the site shows to the agency. forth not purchase lands un- under GO 123 genuity and problem-solving for extra reach, while keep- that the animals are ingest- He said ₨2.8 lakh had been der G.O. Ms. No.123, dated skills. They have repeatedly ing the more sensitive por- ing plastic, along with veget- dispensed by the ATM as a 30.07.2015, for the public writ petitions. The lengthy broken into a dump yard, tion of his trunk coiled able waste, heightening con- result of wrong configura- tion of the tray. purpose of construction of judgment of 80 pages was earlier believed to be “ele- A tusker waiting outside the garbage dump yard at around his head. The cam- cerns of a grave health risk. phant proof,” to gain access eras at the yard capture the The Gudalur Municipality is Of it, ₨1.7 lakh had been re- irrigation projects. delivered in cases filed by Deivamalai on Wednesday. — PHOTO: M. SATHYAMOORTHY The bench took note of farmers, artisans, and agri- to the vegetable waste inside. footage of a male elephant once again getting the help of mitted by customers or re- the fact that marginalised cultural labourers aected Those who have seen visu- solar fence installed at the minor shock, and discourage using his tusks to deftly conservationists to build a covered by the bank on sections, dependent on by land acquisition by the als of the elephants making yard, said more than 20 ele- the animals from getting reach over the “tentacles,” fence around the yard, with a Thursday. these lands, are denied any Telangana government for their way into the dump yard phants visited the dump yard within a few feet of the and snap the solar fencing “three-tier security system.” But in the case of custom- benefits unlike the scheme irrigation projects. are amazed by their per- every day at the beginning of fence,” said Mr. using his tusks, thereby cre- The Gudalur Division of ers who had withdrawn cash under the new Land Acquis- GO 123 enables the farm- severance in gaining entry to last year. Madhusudanam. The new ating an opening. The ele- the Nilgiris Forest Depart- using debit cards issued by ition Act of 2013. ers to sell lands voluntarily. the four-acre land where the “Conservationists and the measures initially seemed to phant does not seem to feel a ment, meanwhile, has called other banks, it is expected to The interim orders were The government claims that Gudalur Municipality's municipality soon came up work, with most of the fe- major shock when using his for the dump yard to be shif- take more time as the re- passed by a Division Bench, willing farmers will get waste is dumped. Speaking with a solution by fixing male elephants and calves tusks to snap the fence. ted, citing concerns that the spective banks have to be comprising Acting Chief more money than they to The Hindu, H. ‘tentacles’ or outward pro- moving away to the sur- The animals, after man- endangered animals and contacted and the amount Justice Ramesh Rangan- would have got under the Madhusudanam, a local con- trusions on the solar-fence. rounding forests in search of aging to breach the defences people, are at risk from the recovered from customers in athan and Justice U. Durga new Land Acquisition Act of servationist who played an The tentacles from the main food. on numerous occasions, health hazards arising from case they have not volun- Prasada Rao, in a batch of 2013. important role in getting a fence would send out a However, the pachyderms began demolishing the rest the waste dumped there. teered to return it. NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 NATION 9 SC asked to resolve conflict over Brief economic slowdown likely: Pranab ‘rape’ definition in two laws Demonetisation will immobilise black money and fight corruption, says President KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL Sex with 15-year-old ment of not less than 10 years SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Assembly elections, Mr. to life imprisonment. Mr. Mukherjee spoke about the Cong. to hold NEW DELHI: A chink in the colo- ‘wife’ is condoned by Satyarthi wants the apex NEW DELHI: President Pranab ill-eects of competitive nial-era Indian Penal Code IPC while POCSO court to clear the anomaly in Mukherjee said on populism and vote bank convention (IPC) condoning sexual in- terms those below 18 law. The IPC terms children Thursday that the demon- politics. tercourse and exploitation of as those aged under 15 years etisation aimed at fighting “As we have all experi- NEW DELHI: As part of its efforts a 15-year-old child ‘wife’ has children, says NGO while POCSO terms children corruption may lead to a enced, elections are usually to mobilise its rank and file on been brought to the Supreme as those aged under 18. brief economic slowdown. marked by competitive the adverse impact of Court’s attention. turned 18, according to the populism, electoral rhet- demonetisation, especially on An exception to Section United Nations. Status denied Competitive populism oric and vote bank politics. the vulnerable sections of 375 (rape) in the IPC allows a The illegal practice was a “Despite being a child by “Demonetisation, while Noisy debates can deepen society, the Congress has man to go scot-free despite serious deterrence to the definition (under the age of immobilising black money the fault-lines in the soci- planned a full-day national having sex with his 15-year- physical, social, psycholo- 18), provisions of POCSO are and fighting corruption, ety. You, as Governors and convention here on the subject old ‘wife’. gical and moral well-being of not applied. The benefit of a may lead to a temporary Lt. Governors, command at the Talkatora Stadium here This exception ensures children. Special Act (POCSO) is not slowdown of the economy. respect and attention of the on January 11. that he will not be charged The petition said the IPC aorded to children when We all will have to be extra people of your State. As many as 5,000 to 6,000 with rape even though child condones the rape of a 15- they are in married relation- careful to alleviate the suf- Through your interaction representatives from the marriage is a crime. year-old by her husband des- ship but over the age of 15. ferings of the poor, which and wise counsel, you can Congress will attend the Nobel Peace laureate pite the fact that the more re- Therefore, a child’s status as might become unavoidable play an important role in convention, senior party Kailash Satyarthi, through cent Protection of Children a child till she attains the age for the expected progress easing the tensions in soci- We have to be careful to alleviate the suffering of the sources confirmed to The Hindu. his organisation Bachpan from Sexual Oences Act of of 18 is denied to her once she in the long term,” he said in ety,” he said. poor which may become unavoidable for the expected — Smita Gupta Bachao Andolan, appealed 2012 qualifies those aged be- is forcefully or otherwise his New Year address to progress in the long term, says the President. to the Supreme Court on low 18 as ‘children’. wed,” the BBA contended. Governors and Lt. Gov- Traditional values Thursday for help to end this POCSO has specific penal The apex court directed ernors through “Goodwill must prevail basis of dealing with any was a core civilisational and language is what makes “statutorily-backed” crime provisions against ‘penetrat- the government to address video-conferencing. between dierent com- such challenging value for India. “In a plural- India special,” he said. against children. ive sexual assault’ and ‘ag- the issue within four months. The recent package an- munities. At times, har- situation.” istic democracy like ours, “You can, through your In a petition before a gressive penetrative sexual The Bench asked Mr. Sat- nounced by Prime Minister mony may be put to test by Quoting Jawaharlal tolerance, respect for con- calm influence, inculcate Bench led by Chief Justice of assault’ on children below 18. yarthi to approach the court Narendra Modi would vested interests. Com- Nehru, he said India was a trary views and patience amongst the citizens of India J.S. Khehar, the organ- Section 6 of the Act enun- on the same grounds for im- provide some relief to the munal tensions may rear country held together by are a must. India’s strength your state this fundamental isation said an estimated 47 ciates the punishment for ag- mediate resolution if he is poor, he said. their ugly heads. The rule strong but invisible lies in her diversity. The ethos of our civilisation,” per cent of children in India gravated penetrative sexual not satisfied with the gov- Referring to the coming of law must form the sole threads. Tolerance, he said, multiplicity in culture, faith the President said. were married o before they assault as rigorous imprison- ernment’s response.

‘Cashless economy is a boon’ ‘Demonetisation will ISC, ICSE Jaya’s death: plea for SUMIT BHATTACHARJEE make corruption dicult’ exams to be CBI probe dismissed VISAKHAPATNAM: Cashless eco- SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT my opinion is a good nomy is a boon, thing,” Mr. Tirole said. But rescheduled KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL The hearing began with Muhammad Yunus, KOLKATA: French economist it should be ensured that the lawyer for the Tamil NEW DELHI: With the founder of Grameen Bank NEW DELHI: Threatening to im- Nadu Telegu Yuva Sakthi and Nobel laureate Jean the poor, who were most Election Commission and winner of Nobel Peace Tirole said here on dependent on cash, did not announcing dates for pose costs if they persist in submitting that Jayalalithaa Prize in 2006, has said. Thursday that it was not suer, he said. their eorts, the Supreme died under “mysterious” cir- The Hindu polls in five States, the Talking to on possible to “catch corrupt The economist referred Council for the Indian Court on Thursday dis- cumstances and it was up to the sidelines of an interna- money” with demonetisa- to attempts being made by School Certificate missed petitions filed by ex- the apex court to address al- tional symposium organ- tion. Mr. Tirole, winner of Scandinavian countries. Examinations (CISCE) pelled AIADMK MP Sasikala legations raised by several ised by Andhra University the 2014 Nobel Prize in But the situation there was has decided to Pushpa and a youth organisa- people that there was some here on Thursday, he said Demonetisation has brought the rural and unorganised Economics, was in the city dierent. reschedule its Class X tion seeking CBI investiga- foul play. The organisation’s demonetisation had to sectors into the banking fold, says Muhammad Yunus to deliver the Dipak Baner- “Denmark and Sweden and Class XII tion into the “mysterious lawyer said the Supreme come some day. “What is jee lecture at Presidency are trying to get rid of cash examinations. death” of former Tamil Nadu Court should order a CBI needed is to add incentives business. It was all about We do not have the thought University. because it is more conveni- No dates have been Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. probe and then monitor it. to the cashless model to trust between the banker of collecting any docu- On demonetisation and ent. In India, the reason is finalised yet. “What are we supposed to “What monitoring? What make it successful. Most im- and the customer, he said. ments or things as collateral its impact, the economist to get rid of corruption,” he According to the do here? You have filed a pe- will we do? There is some pe- portant, demonetisation Prof. Yunus was awarded security or guarantors. And said: “You cannot get the said. previous schedule, the tition under Article 32 (viola- tition pending in the Madras has brought the rural and the Nobel for successfully despite that, we have a re- corrupt money right away “Denmark is a dierent CISCE was planning to tion of fundamental rights of High Court; go there if you unorganised sectors into taking micro-credit and mi- payment rate of 99.5 per because the money has case because what they are hold the Indian School citizens by the State) of the want with your grievances. the banking fold.” cro-finance to the doorstep cent,” he said. Grameen already been invested in trying to do is give prepaid Certificate Examination Constitution... We will dis- How can you come here un- The Nobel laureate ad- of poor rural women in Bank that was founded in real estate, gold and other debit cards to the poor. for the year 2017 from miss these petitions, and if der Article 32?” Justice February 6 and the ded: “Demonetisation kills Bangladesh. “The concept 1976 to take banking to the you press further, we will im- Ghose retorted. things.” Such a move, how- That’s what you have to do Indian Certificate of black money and has in- of micro-credit is built on doorsteps of rural women, ever, “will make future cor- for a cashless economy be- Secondary Education pose costs on you,” a Bench On the back foot, the law- creased liquidity.” mutual trust between the had a customer base of over ruption more dicult.” cause the poor rely heavily Examination from of Justices P.C. Ghose and yer then sought the Bench's Micro-credit was a social banker and the beneficiary. 90 lakh today, he said. Cashless economy “in on cash,” Mr. Tirole said. February 27. — PTI Rohinton F. Nariman told the permission to move the High petitioners’ side. Court. NOIDA/DELHI 10 | EDITORIAL THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 Reading between the lines The Supreme Court verdict on electoral malpractice ensures that future legal challenges to election victories based on identity politics will walk the fine line of text, context and subtext

such strong reason to do so. While examin- frain from voting”. F RIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 ing these contentions, much of the dier- The majority judgment authored by SANJAY HEGDE ences between the majority and the minor- Justice Madan B. Lokur, speaking for him- ity rested upon their reading of the self and Justice L. Nageswara Rao, with sep- parliamentary debates. arate concurrences by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice S.A. Bobde, examined A mid-term Sometimes, the destiny of nations is cast in The original intent the same speech in the context of other stone by a single judicial vote. In 1973, it was A.K. Sen, who was the Law Minister in amendments moved to Section 153A of the referendum a 7:6 plurality of the Supreme Court in the 1961, explained the reason for the introduc- Indian Penal Code. Kesavananda Bharati case that gave India tion of the word ‘his’ in a speech in the Lok Law Minister Sen had also said: “We feel, oming as it does barely a few months bey- its doctrine of the basic structure of the Sabha: “I added the word ‘his’ in the Select and I think it has been the sense of this ond the halfway mark of the BJP-led gov- Constitution. Similarly a 5:4 majority of the Committee in order to make quite clear as House without any exception, that even a ernment at the Centre, the importance of U.S. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore inflic- to what was the mischief which was sought stray appeal to success at the polls on the the round of Assembly elections notified ted George W. Bush upon the world in the to be prevented under this section… after ground of one’s religion or narrow com- C year 2000. This new year has begun with a all, it is the right of a person to propagate his munal aliation or linguistic aliation this week cannot be overstated. With votes sched- 4:3 verdict of the Indian Supreme Court that own language, his own particular culture would be viewed with disfavour by us here uled to be cast in phases starting February 4 in Ut- sweeps into the law’s clutches a lot of sec- and various other matters. But that does not and by the law. Therefore, I think that when tar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Ut- tarian political discourse which has been mean vilifying another language or creating we are grappling with a very dicult dis- tarakhand, counting will take place on March 11. the bane of India’s democracy. enmity between communities. ease, we should be quite frank with our rem- Since the process of federalisation and regionalisa- It must be clarified that the Supreme “You cannot make it an election issue if edy and not tinker with the problem, and we tion of the polity deepened in the 1990s, Assembly Court has not gone into interpreting, clari- you say, ‘Do not vote for him. He is a Bengali’ should show our disfavour openly and pub- election results have been determined more often fying or overruling its earlier three-judge or ‘Do not vote for him. He is a Khasi.’ I licly even of stray cases of attempts to influ- by regional issues than by national political vari- Bench decision on Hindutva (1995) in the made it unequivocally clear that it is the ence the electorate by appealing to their ables. But with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hav- context of electoral appeals. During the purpose and design of this House and of the sectarian interests or passions. I think that ing emerged as the BJP’s principal vote-bagger, and hearings, the court had made it clear that country to ensure that. No man shall appeal this amendment follows as a consequence the order of reference to the seven-judge only because he speaks a particular lan- of the amendment which we have already with subjects such as demonetisation on the elec- Bench had not included that question and guage and should get voted for that reason; made in the Indian Penal Code… I think that tion agenda, this round will be influenced by na- hence it would not be gone into. Given the While examining the contentions, or no man shall appeal against a particular these two provisions, if followed faithfully, tional issues. A sidelight of the election schedule is temper of the times, the court probably saw person to the electorate solely because that would go a long way in eradicating or at the Union budget, advanced to February 1 from the the wisdom of Justice Louis Brandeis’s dicta much of the differences between opponent of his speaks a particular least in checking the evil which has raised traditional February 28 presentation. The Election that “the most important thing we do is not the majority and the minority language. its ugly head in so many forms all over the Commission is still to rule on the Opposition de- doing”, and that the court should not “for- turned on their reading of the “But we are on a very narrow point, country in recent years.” mand that the Budget be unveiled after the polling. mulate a rule of constitutional law broader parliamentary debates whether we shall extend the right to a per- Early indications from U.P. point to a tripartite than is required by the precise facts to son, to a voter, to say: vote for me because I The purposive approach prevails contest among the Samajwadi Party, the BJP and which it is to be applied”. speak Hindi, I speak Garhwali, or I speak The lead judgment of the majority relies the Bahujan Samaj Party. Both Chief Minister Thus the new judgment in Abhiram an appeal which tells the voter, “You, as Nepali or I speak Khasi; or in the alternat- upon the principle of purposive construc- Singh v. C.D. Commachen has only inter- Hindus, know that I alone can defend your ive, do not vote for my opponent because he tion of statutes to hold that “the Representa- Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati are bra- preted Section 123(3) of the Representation interests.” is a man who speaks this particular lan- tion of the People Act, 1951 is a statute that cing themselves to check the Modi wave of the 2014 of the People Act of 1951, which penalises as Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s minority guage, his own language. It is on that sole enables us to cherish and strengthen our parliamentary elections. By leading an internal re- a corrupt practice in an election “the ap- judgment for himself and Justices A.K. Goel narrow point that the prohibition is sought democratic ideals. To interpret it in a man- volt against the old guard associated with the polit- peal… to vote or refrain from voting for any and U.U. Lalit records, “Quibbles over the to be made. ner that assists candidates to an election ics of identity and muscle power in the SP, Akhilesh person on the ground of his religion, race, meaning of a word apart, the interpretation “But the problem is, are we going to allow rather than the elector or the electorate in a Yadav has sought to project himself as being com- caste, community or language”. that will be adopted by the court will define a man to go to the electorate and ask for vast democracy like ours would really be mitted to development above all, thereby seeking the boundaries between electoral politics votes because he happens to speak a partic- going against public interest.” to counter the BJP’s rise since 2014 on the same ap- Split over a word on the one hand and individual or collective ular language or ask the electorate to refrain Chief Justice Thakur in his concurrence peal. Ms. Mayawati had lost a considerable chunk of The question therefore turned only on features grounded in religion, race, caste, from voting for a particular person merely with the majority ruled that “while inter- the interpretation of the pronoun “his” community and language on the other.” on the ground of his speaking a particular preting a legislative provision, the Courts her Dalit support base in 2014, but has since re- which is used in the section. Does the ap- The basic arguments seeking a narrower language or following a particular religion must remain alive to the constitutional pro- framed her outreach by attempting to forge a Dalit- peal to “his religion” mean an appeal to the interpretation urged that the sub-section and so on? If not, we have to support this.” visions and ethos and that interpretations Muslim alliance. Her strategy will face a test, as the religion of the candidate alone? Or does it must be given a literal interpretation since The minority judgment of Justice that are in tune with such provisions and earlier phases of the State elections are in western qualify appeals made to the religious senti- severe civil consequences like disqualifica- Chandrachud, speaking for himself and ethos ought to be preferred over others. Ap- U.P. that saw stark communal polarisation in 2014 in ments of all participants in the electoral tion from elections flowed from a finding of Justices Goel and Lalit, holds that “the plying that principle to the case at hand, an the wake of the Muzaarnagar violence. In Punjab, battle, including the candidates, voters, corrupt practice. It was also urged that a speech of the Law Minister, who moved the interpretation that will have the eect of re- the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine will be in a election agents and the like? Under the nar- broad or purposive interpretation might fall Bill, leaves no manner of doubt that the ex- moving the religion or religious considera- keen fight in another tripartite contest, against the rower interpretation, a candidate would not afoul of Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. pression ‘his’ referred to the religion of the tions from the secular character of the State Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party. The latter had be entitled to say, “I am a Hindu, you are It was submitted that departing from a lit- candidate (or his caste, community, race or or state activity ought to be preferred over thrown down the gauntlet in 2014 by clinching four Hindus and hence should vote for me.” The eral or strict interpretation would mean un- language) for whom votes were sought or of an interpretation which may allow such broader interpretation, which has been ac- settling the law accepted over several dec- the candidate whose election was sought to considerations to enter, eect or influence Lok Sabha seats out of the 13. In Uttarakhand, the cepted by the majority, would penalise even ades and that the Supreme Court had no be prejudicially aected by an appeal to re- such activities. Electoral processes are Congress will be tested by the BJP after its State doubtless secular activities of the State. Re- government was restored to power by the courts in ligion can have no place in such activities 2016 following a spell of President’s Rule. In Ma- CARTOONSCAPE for religion is a matter personal to the indi- nipur, its government has staked its chances on the vidual with which neither the State nor any decision to create new districts that precipitated a other individual has anything to do… The renewed ethnic crisis. Goa, in the recent past, has State can and indeed has in terms of Section had a volatile Assembly, and the AAP’s focus on the 123(3) forbidden interference of religions State has ignited the fray. Together, the results will and religious beliefs with secular activity of elections to legislative bodies”. have strong reverberations at the national level. To my mind the dilemma answered by the court is best illustrated by these lines from the end of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’: “Bas naam rahega Allah ka / jo Being factual in ghayab bhi hai haazir bhi / jo manzar bhi hai naazir bhi / uthegaa “ina-l-haqq” kaa naaraa / jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho / the post-truth era aur raj karegi Khalq-e-Khudaa / jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho (Only the name of akistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja God shall remain / Who is both absent and Muhammad Asif, for all practical purposes, present / Who is the spectacle and the spec- recently threatened Israel with a retaliat- tator / The cry “I am He” will arise / Of ory nuclear attack, in response to a fake which I am a part and so are you / And the P people of God will rule / Of which I am a news report that the Israelis had said they would use nuclear weapons against Pakistan if it sent part and so are you).” The lines, read in isolation, seem to be a ground troops to Syria. Earlier, a man fired an as- direct invocation to the establishment of a sault rifle in a pizzeria in Washington, D.C. after Caliphate. But those who know the context reading online that it was involved in a child traf- of Faiz the poet, the man and his work cor- ficking ring linked to Hillary Clinton. In India, a rectly interpret it as a communist vision of fake story said there was a GPS tracking chip em- life, with the dictatorship of the proletariat bedded in the new Rs.2,000 note. Fake news — the prevailing. Similarly, future challenges in deliberate creation of factually incorrect content to court to election victories based on identity mislead people for some gain — is becoming an in- politics will now walk the fine line of text, creasingly serious problem. And tackling it is im- context and subtext. perative in a perpetually wired and click-happy Sanjay Hegde is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court. world. Everyone with an Internet connection and a social media presence is now a content generator. Access to the web at all times on mobile platforms has raised expectations for real-time news and con- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR stant entertainment, and competition among web- sites and social media platforms has resulted in the Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. proliferation of ‘clickbait’. With platforms such as Facebook, that have hundreds of millions of users, Women still unsafe increasing. We always concentrate There have been hints in the past of Virat Kohli largely because of charge as the general secretary of news, fake or otherwise, spreads rapidly. on making laws more stringent, but Dhoni quitting, considering his Dhoni. His field placements and the All India Anna Dravida While the news may be fake, its impact is real and The ridiculous remark by what is the point of doing that if recent performances. He seemed to bowling rotations have been Munnetra Kazhagam. With Stalin potentially far-reaching. A recent study from the Karnataka Home Minister G. implementation of laws is so poor? have lost his magical touch as a commended by experts. Dhoni was versus Sasikala, the battle lines have Pew Research Center found that approximately Parameshwara reminds me of the There doesn’t seem to be fear of the dependable finisher. That was the a risk-taker and he proved that been drawn in Tamil Nadu politics. two-thirds of Americans felt ‘fake news’ had caused 2016 Bollywood film Pink, which law in this country! The police need reason why he promoted himself in those risks were worth taking. An imminent change in the political a “great deal of confusion” over current aairs. The rightly pointed out the problems to be made accountable first. the batting order to play in the Outside cricket, he always landscape in the State appears to be with the questions asked of women middle overs. When international maintained a low profile. He also on the cards. abundance of fake stories during the U.S. presiden- Balasubramaniam Pavani, who are molested or raped Secunderabad cricket is all about agility and sharp maintained a good rapport with the R. Sivakumar, tial elections has raised concerns about their im- (“Bengaluru’s night of horror”, reflexes, a marginal deficiency in media. He will be missed, but the Chennai pact on election results. This has set alarm bells Jan.5). These questions always the performance of a player can good news is that he will still be ringing in Europe where several countries are accuse the woman of something: Farewell, captain have a bearing on the outcome of a available for selection as a player for The elevation of Mr. Stalin as about to go to the polls. Germany is considering im- why she went out at a particular It is regrettable that Mahendra limited-overs match. I will not be the ODI and T20 series against working president of the DMK was posing a €500,000 fine on Facebook if it shares fake time, why she was dressed the way Singh Dhoni has called it a day as surprised if Dhoni retires from England. expected as parties in India often news, and an Italian regulator has asked European she was, why she went with one captain of the Indian team across all international cricket after the series K.A. Abdul Kader, function like private companies countries to set up an agency to combat fake news. friend and not another or why she formats (“Dhoni steps down as against England. The Podakkudi with succession within families The danger is that instruments to identify fake didn’t go out in a group, and so on. skipper”, Dec.5). Dhoni is a special relinquishment of captaincy is only almost a constant. I really hope the news could become muzzles on opinion and The men who commit terrible acts name in Indian cricket. He is a precursor to this intention. Dhoni DMK does not go the Samajwadi don’t seem to be questioned in this humble, Mr. Cool, and disciplined. is practical enough to realise that The rising son Party way. speech. Therefore, while such regulation is needed, manner. How can such heinous acts He may have received many age had slowed him down The elevation of M.K. Stalin as the N. Nagarajan, it is vital that it comes from within. Social media be justified and blamed on clothes? bouquets and brickbats for his appreciably. But what is surprising working president of the Dravida Secunderabad and news organisations can regulate themselves at It’s shameful, especially given that it performance as both player and is that he stepped down as captain Munnetra Kazhagam has been long dierent levels, most importantly through rigorous is coming from a Minister. captain but, as rightly said by after he was named captain by the overdue (“Stalin at the helm”, Jan.5). The people of Tamil Nadu were internal editorial and advertising standards. In- Nisha Yadav, Sachin Tendulkar, Dhoni was a selectors. It cannot be said with conviction hoping for some new generation dustry-wide measures, such as adherence to a Dahina steady and decisive captain with V. Lakshmanan, that had Mr. Stalin been elevated to leaders. However, with Mr. Stalin’s charter of standards on fake news and imposition of aggression in his play. We must Tirupur this position prior to the Tamil and Ms. Sasikala’s elevation, it looks fines on organisations falling short of these, could Women can’t be safe in crowds; appreciate him for all that he has Nadu Assembly election last year, it like that is not possible any time in be done. Meanwhile, the broad contours of what women can’t be safe when they are done, and for paving the way at the Indian cricket has seen many would have helped the party win the near future. But Mr. Stalin has alone. So, where should they be? right time for a young and energetic stalwart captains. But Dhoni was the election. However, neither can the advantage of political constitutes fake news need to be defined. News and These kinds of horrifying incidents captain like Virat Kohli. Hats o to certainly an extraordinary one in that be ruled out, for the party experience over Ms. Sasikala who social media companies have a moral responsibility need to be probed at the highest Dhoni for a wonderful innings as many ways. As skipper, he mainly seems to have lost a good has never been at the forefront of to ensure that they do not, directly or otherwise, de- level and the culprits must be one of the most successful captains focussed on cultivating team spirit opportunity, largely perhaps due to politics. This will be a golden liberately misrepresent the facts to their audiences punished severely. It is strange that that Indian cricket has ever and creating opportunities for this reason. opportunity for the DMK to rise and pass them o for news. If it is a post-truth world in India we worship women and produced. young players. Team India now has Mr. Stalin’s rise assumes greater again under his leadership. we inhabit, this becomes especially important. equate them with goddesses even as J.P. Reddy, players such as R. Ashwin, Ravindra prominence given that it comes a Fazeen Rasheed A.K., crimes against them seem to be Nalgonda Jadeja, Suresh Raina and, of course, few days after V.K. Sasikala taking Kozhikode

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WORLD VIEW Keeping the streets safe The Trump challenge to António Guterres The criticism levelled against the Bengaluru police is instructive for law enforcement nationwide ics creeps in. Many belonging to the Op- Soon after Portugal’s António Guterres was picked to suc- position lose no time accusing the po- ceed Ban Ki-moon as the United Nations Secretary-Gen- R.K. RAGHAVAN lice of overreaction, only to embarrass eral, commentary on the major challenges awaiting him the ruling party even where there is con- was dominated by the Security Council’s paralysis in sensus that the situation on the ground resolving the Syrian conflict. There was also mention of did warrant police opening fire or using E.D. MATHEW climate change, North Korea’s nukes, Africa’s wars and the In a seminal paper, ‘Complexities of 21st batons. Unless this situation changes, refugee crisis engulfing Europe. Nobody had anticipated Century Policing’, published last year, one will continue to hear complaints of then that Mr. Guterres would be presented with a new challenge of a dier- Professor David Bayley of the State Uni- police failures. ent kind: Donald Trump. versity of New York, Albany was cat- Last week, reacting to the decision by the Obama administration not to egorical that the traditional notion of Leadership deficit veto the resolution condemning Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian police professionalism was dead, and There is the other factor of inadequa- territory, a resolution passed 14-0 in the 15-member Security Council with that the plea for ‘policing with consent’ cies of police leadership that have be- American abstention, a mied Mr. Trump trashed the UN as “just a club for must be rethought. In the paper, Prof. come glaring over the years. They look people to get together, talk and have a good time.” A not-so-veiled threat fol- Bayley, whose association with the In- up to the Chief Minister or Home Minis- lowed: “As to the U.N., things will be dierent after Jan. 20th.” That is when dian police goes back 50 years, makes a ter for approval of even minor and Mr. Trump ocially succeeds President Obama as U.S. President. plea for new institutions within the po- routine field decisions. Even where lice so as to draw benefit from public in- there is an enlightened Chief Minister Anti-UN stance puts, accompanied by the engendering who stays away from field decisions, a Mr. Trump’s UN-bashing is nothing new. In March, addressing the an- of a new professionalism based on rigor- weak DGP or Police Commissioner nual conference of the American Israel Public Aairs Committee — a cam- ous evaluation of existing strategic and takes no chances. Can there be anything paign rite of passage for American presidential hopefuls — Mr. Trump managerial policies. Reliance should be more damaging to the swift handling of drew applause for his anti-UN rhetoric. “The United Nations is not a friend more on institutional wisdom and explosive threats to peace? Is not grant- of democracy, it’s not a friend of freedom,” he said. “It’s not even a friend to memory rather than on individual ex- WAY FORWARD: “What is required now is to restructure existing police arrangements ing more autonomy to the police a futile the United States of America where, as you know, it has its home. And it is periences. In sum, he argues for taking for special occasions such as New Year celebrations.” Police personnel try to exercise if there are such hesitant DGPs surely not a friend to Israel.” the police out of the rut it had got into manage crowds on New Year's Eve in Bengaluru. PHOTO: AFP and Commissioners? Nobody took Mr. Trump’s words seriously Many of Donald the world over, through a break from In the ultimate analysis, it is only then. There were not many who had imagined Trump’s campaign past practices which were becoming In specific terms, what is required Imaginative day-to-day strong public opinion that can bring a he would be running the country that contrib- dangerously archaic in a divided and now is to restructure existing police ar- sea change to the styles of policing. In utes the biggest share (22 per cent) of the UN’s pronouncements strife-ridden world. rangements for special occasions such interaction between the the Bengaluru incidents, the citizenry regular budget. The UN’s 2016-17 biennium were at odds with What Prof. Bayley says has immediate as New Year celebrations. The average higher echelons and has a significant role to play by bringing budget is just under $6 billion. Over 28 per cent the United Nations relevance for the Indian police, espe- law-abiding, tax-paying citizen cannot policemen at the grass-roots enough pressure on the government to of its annual peacekeeping budget of nearly $8 cially after what we saw in Bengaluru on any longer be expected to be passive or identify the accused and bring them to billion also comes from the U.S. New Year’s Eve, when an already poor to condone sloppiness in maintaining level will alone help book. If they do not rise to the occasion, Many of Mr. Trump’s campaign pronouncements were at odds with the image of the Indian police deteriorated law and order. He is tired of alibis for not much will happen. UN, including climate change, human rights, the Iran deal, the refugee further because of an apathetic urban non-performance, especially in dealing hotspots, taking into account past ex- This brings me to the fundamental crisis, and the West Asia peace process. police force standing by even as some with uncivilised brutes going on a ram- perience. What is now learnt is that the question of enhancing police sensitivity Mr. Trump’s posture favouring Israel against an unanimous resolution women were being molested. It was not page without any provocation whatso- police were outnumbered in a few to the task of protecting our women. supported by Russia, China, France and the U.K. — all permanent members just the Bengaluru police that failed that ever. This is especially so at a time when places, where the congregation of revel- There was a lot of noise after the horrific of the Security Council — and every one of the 10 non-permanent mem- night; the criticism levelled against it ap- even the most insensitive and uninhib- lers was more than usual. The local po- Delhi gang-rape case of 2012. There was bers, along with his avowed ‘America First’ stance, strikes at the very heart plies to the police at large, even while ited politician in the country will refrain lice stations could have possibly made also a laudable eort to make the law on of multilateralism, the core of the global body’s DNA. giving allowance to varying standards of from exploiting a New Year celebration an assessment late in the afternoon so sexual assaults on women more strin- Pulling out of multilateral eorts to battle climate change was among Mr. policing in our megacities. to promote his cause. The Bengaluru po- that extra policemen could have been gent. Whether this has helped to im- Trump’s major campaign promises. In his ‘100-day action plan to Make Without intending to be caustic or un- lice stand alone in this hour of ignominy. directed to localities where the crowds prove the quality of police protection to America Great Again’, he vowed to cancel billions in payments to the UN charitable, I am afraid the Karnataka were pouring in. There was therefore an women is debatable. New methods of climate change programme. Calling climate change a “hoax invented by the State Police is slipping up far too often Outnumbered on the street element of failure on the part of city po- training will certainly help, but only Chinese,” he threatened to cancel the Paris Agreement. There is a loud for our comfort. Its handling of riots last Even assuming that media reports lice intelligence. moderately. Imaginative day-to-day in- message in his picking Scott Pruitt, a well-known climate sceptic, as head of year over the Cauvery water dispute is have exaggerated what happened, there The police were reluctant to use force teraction on the subject between the the Environmental Protection Agency. too fresh in our memory to be ignored or is video evidence of at least another in- against the antisocial elements. Their higher echelons and policemen at the Come January 20, the apparent absence of a clear-cut foreign policy forgotten. Distressingly, the Kolkata Po- cident that happened in Kammanahalli, response is a moot point; policemen at grass-roots level will alone help. How framework in Washington will leave the UN and Mr. Guterres in a lice is fast catching up in the matter of where a woman was groped and pushed the spot are shy of employing strong often do Commissioners of Police and quandary. Nikki Haley, Mr. Trump’s choice for ambassador to the UN, is not giving licence to thugs. onto the road by motorcycle-borne methods without the approval and dir- the numerous deputies visit police sta- known as a foreign policy wonk, unlike her predecessor Samantha Power. My objective here is not to berate one miscreants. There is still no evidence of ection of senior ocers going all the tions and talk to the constabulary? That The nomination of Rex Tillerson, a corporate mogul lacking substantial in- particular State police, but to warn oth- what took place on M.G. Road and its vi- way up to the numero uno — in this case is a chasm that will remain un-bridged ternational political experience, as Secretary of State has already raised the ers in the country against complacence, cinity in the upmarket heart of the city. the Commissioner. This unfortunate as long as senior IPS ocers believe that hackles of environmentalists and human rights activists. How can Mr. Gu- and to learn from the obvious mistakes There is nothing to suggest that the po- situation has developed over the years it is enough to pander to the ego of a terres ensure that the U.S. doesn’t turn increasingly hostile to the UN? committed by Bengaluru law enforce- lice were surprised at the happenings or because of many complaints of police Chief Minister for going up the ladder. “Early dialogue with the new President and his Secretary of State, neither ment, once known for its quality were unprepared. There was indeed excesses and the judicial enquiries of whom has a record of having paid much attention to the UN in the past, is policing. substantial deployment in traditional ordered as a sequel. This is where polit- R.K. Raghavan is a former CBI Director. important,” says Shashi Tharoor, who narrowly lost the race for Secretary- General to Mr. Ban in 2006. “Guterres will need to engage with the U.S. early on some major initiative that Washington can see as also being in its interest.”

Reforming the world body Teaching peace to humanity Pre-empting the risk of withholding funding by the U.S. administration, which will render a significant blow to the world body, will be a top priority Why education is more than a way of being — it is an art of becoming for Mr. Guterres. Projecting himself from the outset as a reformer of the UN could buy him some brownie points. He could start with the UN’s peacekeeping, which has been severely tain- ted by allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers in vari- RAMIN ous countries. Peacekeeping operations are bedevilled by various other ail- JAHANBEGLOO ments. For instance, making the Kenyan Force Commander a scapegoat in the midst of spectacular failure of the UN civilian leadership in South Su- dan is something he will need to address deftly. The incident has left the East African nation humiliated, forcing it to retaliate by withdrawing its en- What is the priority of pedagogy for tire military personnel. Mr. Guterres will need to mollify Kenya to ensure peace in the 21st century? Do we teach its continued support to resolving conflicts, especially in Africa. cultures and philosophies of peace at In Liberia, where the peacekeeping operation has been gradually downs- schools and universities around the izing for some years now, not a single senior civilian ocial has lost their world only to start new wars and con- job. Only junior personnel were forced to take the brunt of nearly 40 per flicts? Is education for peace still a top cent of sta cut. Such management fiasco needs to be averted. It’s an open priority in universities and colleges? secret that sta recruitment in UN peace operations is often opaque. Often And finally, does education help us to Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, mostly political ap- live a peaceful life and to bring peace pointees, interfere in the recruitment of sta to favour their pet candidates, around the world? These questions leaving many a principled and dedicated sta demoralised. Mr. Guterres need to be in our awareness on a daily will need to demand greater accountability and integrity from his special basis. Only then can we treat people, representatives and deputies in the field. nature and most life itself in a more em- Mr. Trump’s bromance with Vladimir Putin, deepened by the latter’s de- pathic manner. cision not to go for a tit-for-tat retaliation against President Obama’s recent In this light, education by definition expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the U.S. for alleged cyber interfer- is an ethical enterprise. In other words, ence to influence the U.S. presidential election, should oer Mr. Guterres a education is more than a way of being; it useful tool, especially since he has worked closely in the past with Sergey is an art of becoming. It is not only a pro- Lavrov, current foreign minister and former Russian ambassador to the UN. cess of nurturing the human soul, as the The overall picture, however, is challenging. With unprecedented gloom ancient Greeks understood it through enveloping the planet, the job of the UN Secretary-General has today be- the notion of paideia, meaning the ac- come even more dicult than ever before. Whether Mr. Trump could make quisition and transmission of excel- it an impossible job is anybody’s guess. lence, but also what philosopher Ber- trand Russell defines as “a certain MEANS TO AN END: “Education is not solely an academic pursuit; it is a pursuit of moral wisdom.” Young monks study in their E.D. Mathew is a former Spokesperson with the United Nations. outlook on life and the world.” The an- school inside Thikse Monastery in Ladakh. PHOTO: REUTERS cient Greeks understood paideia as the essence of culture and communication closely related to his belief in the moral Furthermore, every form of value edu- The effort to in a good society. The aim of paideia, progress of humanity which is a self-ar- cation is the foundation for mutual eval- Aristotle argues in Politics, is to enable ticulated and self-realised process of at- uation of moral and social principles. To peacebuilding is members of a community to decide the taining intellectual maturity. However, transmit moral, political and social val- accompanied with a FROM THE ARCHIVES political organisation of society. There- Kant considers this self-educating pro- ues from one generation to another is fore, we need to assess the paideic di- cess of humanity as a slow and gradual not an ideological process. Schools and freedom from prejudice, mension of peacebuilding. This de- cosmopolitan process. “Our only hope,” universities are not supposed to be exclusion and domination scribes the ethical and spiritual arms Kant, “is that each generation, ideological institutions where individu- (dated January 6, 1967) foundations of the process of rebuilding provided with the knowledge of the als learn to become loyal and obedient. and practice of a culture of peace is peace in or among societies. foregoing one, is able, more and more, Here resides the dierence between through education of non-violence that Nagas’ talks with P.M. Neither the spokesman of the to bring about an education which shall Tagore’s Santiniketan and Hitler’s Na- develops the quest for mutual under- Government of India nor Mr. Z. Not just about security develop man’s natural gifts in their due tional Socialist German Workers’ Party. standing. This raises questions con- Talks between the Prime Ramyo, who spoke for the Nagas, As such, peacebuilding is not only proportion and relation to their end, While Tagore invites us to consider the cerning the value of civic upbringing, as Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, and would elaborate on this about the security-sector reform of a so- and thus advance the whole human race nature of education through a con- an individual process and as a process the underground Naga leaders statement. Both sides stated that ciety emerging from conflict; it is the toward its destiny.” scious relationship with nature and cre- that a community goes through. Here which concluded to-day [January the talks were “free and frank”. medium- to long-term process of edu- There was a time when education ativity, and as a path to bridge the gap education is not about learning facts, 5, New Delhi] have been The spokesman of the cating humanity with a special focus on was the highest task of human culture. between the educated and those who but to cultivate one’s judgment in order described by both sides as “a Government of India said that the the importance of promoting peace. In However, in today’s world we have be- have not been educated, Nazi ocers to be able to distinguish between the serious eort to narrow the two sides “agreed to think over other words, in a world truly concerned come dulled to what it means to be fully like Adolf Eichmann carried out mass mediocre and the spiritually noble. If dierences”. what has been discussed.” about the happiness of future genera- cultured or well-educated. Our modern murders while never permitting their this is how things are in the context of tions, peace and the process of taming world is without a vision of human soci- consciousness to rise above the level of the political, then education is not violence in and among societies are ety encompassing these two experi- following rules and obeying orders. about repeating and imitating the continual, concrete, and the daily res- ences. Likewise, peace, as a dominant already inherited values that are col- CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS ults of education as a learning process. idea for moral education in the past, has Looking for moral leadership lectively accepted, but also about being In this process, the importance of gradually experienced its isolation in Building peace and transcending re- able to create new values and norms in >>In the report headlined “ED lens on Rs.1,600 crore deposit by cooperatives” autonomy and the nobility of spirit, the two fields of politics and interna- gional and global conflicts cannot be an autonomous way. It is certainly not (Jan. 4, 2017), there was a reference to Shyamrao Vishal Cooperative Bank. It which are primarily intellectual virtues, tional relations. As a consequence, the left entirely to the action and volition of ideological, but philosophical since it is should have been Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank. cannot be underestimated. Therefore, peacekeepers of today are diplomats political leaders. What is necessary exploration of constantly new question- the main concern of education is to en- and soldiers. Moreover, the peace edu- herewith is not political governance, ings and a reactivation of the process of >>Editing error: The AIADMK general secretary’s initials were erroneously gender a certain character in human be- cation promoted today by institutions but moral leadership. Moreover, moral thinking. Such a process is an eective given as V.N. in the penultimate paragraph of the report headlined “AIADMK’s ings and to teach them the nobility of such as UNESCO and the UN General leadership cannot prevail by instru- strategy for peacebuilding in today’s Dalit representatives deny unease over Sasikala’s rise” (Jan. 4, 2017, some edi- spirit and the moral common ground of Assembly is far from being sucient to mental reason, namely, to work with the world where pedagogy for peace is not tions). The correct name is V.K. Sasikala, as given in an earlier reference in the actions. If that is the case, the aim of prepare the future generations against elements as means to an end. What we something that is currently articulated same report. education is not solely an academic war and violence. need here is a massive pedagogical en- and practised by the mainstream politi- pursuit; it is a pursuit of moral wisdom. As a matter of fact, teachers and edu- terprise as a mode of “cultivation” of hu- cians, practitioners and researchers of The Readers’ Editor’s oce can be contacted by Immanuel Kant, in his Lecture Notes cators teach values such as fairness, manity. The eort to peacebuilding is, international relations. Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Fri- on Pedagogy, says the aim of education compassion, truth and freedom to Oth- therefore, accompanied with a freedom day); E-mail:[email protected] “must be the moralisation of man”. The ers, but they also confront these values from prejudice, exclusion and domina- Ramin Jahanbegloo is Director, Mahatma Gandhi The Terms of Reference for the Readers’ Editor are on www.thehindu.com educational theory advocated by him is while transmitting them in classrooms. tion. An essential part of a definition Centre for Peace, Jindal Global University, Sonipat. CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 12 | NEWS THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017

FROM PAGE ONE BJP team meets Rajnath Akhilesh claims support Trinamool MPs breach security ring SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Yadav scion’s show awah, Farukkhabad, Hardoi Continue protests in Delhi for second day against Bandyopadhyay’s arrest Governor’s of strength came on a day and Firozabad. The leaders NEW DELHI: A delegation of the when his father Mulayam had been suspended by his NEW DELHI: For the second Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) together with brother uncle Shivpal. The new of- straight day, Trinamool Con- remark irks met Union Home Minister Shivpal Yadav flew to Delhi fice-bearers have been in- gress MPs on Thursday hit Rajnath Singh here on to apparently stake claim to structed to form new com- the capital’s streets and Trinamool Thursday to apprise him of the party symbol by sub- mittees within seven days. reached close to the Prime KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor the attacks on the party of- mitting a list of supporters Late on Wednesday, Mr. Minister’s Oce (PMO) in Keshari Nath Tripathi’s remark on fices in West Bengal al- to the EC. There was no Akhilesh also took back the high security zone, maintaining law and order in the legedly by workers of the rul- confirmation till evening if four leaders from Deoria, protesting against “vindict- State drew flak from the ruling ing Trinamool Congress. Mr. Mulayam Singh contac- Kushinagar, Azamgarh and ive politics” of the Modi gov- Trinamool Congress on Thursday. BJP leaders Kailash Vi- ted the EC or the number of Mirzapur who had been ernment in the wake of arrest “Every State, irrespective of its jayvargiya and Siddharth signatures he had, though suspended by Mr. Shivpal. of their fellow party law- political attachment, should try Nath Singh led the delega- sources said he had little The leaders have been in- maker Sudip Bandyopad- to ensure peace in the State and tion. BJP MP Babul Supriyo support. structed to continue func- hyay by the CBI in a scam maintain law and order,” Mr. was also part of the delega- Mr. Mulayam and Mr. tioning in their previous case. Tripathi told journalists. tion. His parents’ house in Shivpal returned to Luc- roles and prepare for elec- The party also announced Trinamool Congress secretary Kolkata was also attacked. know on Thursday even- tions, new State president a three-day protest pro- general Partha Chatterjee said it “We apprised the Home ing. Moments after that Naresh Uttam Patel said. gramme from January 9 was becoming clear that the Minister of the situation in senior Minister Azam while asserting that it will office of the Governor was being West Bengal and told him Khan, who had been hold- Campaign plans hit continue to raise its voice used for political purposes. “If his that BJP leaders were receiv- ing parleys in the State cap- Meanwhile, the handful against the Central remarks are political, we do not ing threats from Trinamool ital with leaders from both of legislators still in the government. support it,” Mr. Chatterjee said. workers,” said Mr. camps, called on Mr. Mulayam-Shivpal camp are While marching towards The BJP, springing to the Vijayvargiya. Akhilesh at his ocial res- in a fix as they are unsure the PMO, Trinamool MPs Governor’s defence, said it saw West Bengal Chief Minis- idence. Speculation of a about the fate of the symbol from the Lok Sabha as well as nothing wrong in the comments. ter Mamata Banerjee has ac- truce mounted, but there and how they would reach the Rajya Sabha, including — Special Correspondent cused the BJP-led govern- were no signs of rapproche- out to the people for votes. Saugata Roy and Derek Security personnel detain Trinamool Congress members after they protested outside the ment at the Centre of ment or ocial MLA from Sitapur, Rampal O’Brien, and a few party sup- Prime Minister’s Office at South Block in New Delhi. — PHOTO: V. SUDERSHAN misusing agencies like the announcement. Yadav, who was expelled by porters managed to reach CBI and the ED to harass its With the party virtually Mr. Akhilesh but reinstated close to their destination. including Mr. Roy, Mr. two of our lady MPs were protest,” Mr. Roy said before ED and I-T department workers after Lok Sabha in his control, Mr. Akhilesh, by Mr. Shivpal recently, did Shouting anti-Modi slo- O’Brien, Ms. Arpita Ghosh, manhandled,” said Mr. Roy. being whisked away. against his political rivals member Sudip Bandhopad- as national president, on not attend the meeting gans, they managed to and Mr. Idris Ali were taken Mr. Bandyopadhyay was who are raising their voice hyay was arrested in the Rose Thursday ordered the dis- called by the CM. breach two rings of security into custody. They were re- ‘Political vendetta’ arrested by the CBI in Kolk- against demonetisation. Valley chit fund scam case. solution of seven district He said the lack of clarity barricades on the Raisina leased after a three-hour de- “We are protesting against ata on Tuesday in connec- “Our protest against the The Home Ministry had committees and named has hit his campaign plans. Hills towards South Block. tention at the Mandir Marg Prime Minister Narendra tion with the Rose Valley chit Modi government’s vindict- earlier spoken to the Kolkata new presidents. These dis- “How can we start a full- Trinamool Congress has police station. Modi’s demonetisation and fund scam, prompting West ive politics will continue and Police Commissioner fol- tricts are Mainpur, fledged campaign without 45 MPs collectively in the “We were prevented from political vendetta against the Bengal Chief Minister we will be here on January 9, lowing reports that Trin- Moradabad, Fatehpur, Et- the symbol?” he asked. Lok Sabha and the Rajya reaching PMO and we are Trinamool Congress. So, the Mamata Banerjee to allege 10 and 11 to do the needful,” amool workers had attacked Sabha. bundled into a bus near protest will go on. Wherever that Mr. Modi was using the TMC said in a statement the BJP’s youth wing oce in About 30 Trinamool MPs South Block. In the process we get opportunity, we will Central agencies like CBI, later. — PTI Kolkata. A TADA detenu, now a VIP Mufti likely to get At various times, they told one of a series of minis- Centre takes steps to the court that he also had terial trips ahead of an ex- Padma Vibhushan How will EC decide on the links with the LTTE. After pected visit by Canada’s 21 months in prison, where Prime Minister Justin Mr. Sohi said he was tor- Trudeau sometime in NISTULA HEBBAR pick next UGC chief tured, starved and kept in March. Another Canadian- party symbol row in SP? solitary confinement, he Sikh minister of Indian ori- NEW DELHI: A year after he VIKAS PATHAK was released without gin, Harjit Sajjan, who is the passed away on January 7, K. VENKATARAMANAN isational wing and in its le- other group can register it- charges. Defence Minister, is also Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is NEW DELHI: With the term of gislative wing. self as a separate party. “Physical scars heal,” Mr. expected to visit in the next likely to be honoured with University Grants Commis- Under what authority does Sohi told the Edmonton few weeks. the Padma Vibhushan, the sion chairman Ved Prakash the EC decide such How does the ECI establish What happens when there Journal in a 2015 interview As an immigrant, Mr. So- highest category of Padma or nearing its end, the Centre disputes? a claim of majority? is no certainty about the before he was elected an hi’s story is of particular in- civilian honours given away has set the ball rolling to pick majority of either faction? MP from Edmonton terest in Canada, as he on Republic Day. a successor for him. The Election Symbols The Commission exam- Woods. “It’s the emotional drove a municipal bus for Top sources in Srinagar As of now, Prof. Prakash is (Reservation and Allot- ines the party’s constitu- Where the party is either scars that you carry that years before he was elected have confirmed to The on leave and JNU Vice- ment) Order, 1968 em- tion and its list of oce- vertically divided or it is you have with you for all City Councillor. Hindu that such a plan is in- Chancellor M. Jagadesh Ku- powers the EC to recognise bearers submitted when not possible to say which time.” He has spent much of his deed afoot and requires the mar, who is also a member of political parties and allot the party was united. It group has a majority, the Eventually, Mr. Sohi’s re- time on “promoting so- Union government’s formal the UGC, has been asked to symbols. Under Paragraph identifies the apex commit- EC may freeze the party lease was helped by Am- cially inclusive communit- assent before being sent to ociate as UGC chairman in 15 of the Order, it can de- tee(s) in the organisation symbol and allow the nesty International and the ies”, the Gujarat govern- the Rashtrapati Bhavan for his absence. cide disputes among rival and finds out how many of- groups to register them- Canadian Security Intelli- ment’s literature on him approval. groups or sections of a re- fice-bearers, members or selves with new names or gence Service, which sent records. The award is significant in Search panel set up Ved Prakash cognised political party add prefixes or suxes to testimonies in his favour. He also kept his theatre that the late Chief Minister Sources told The Hindu staking claim to its name BACKGROUNDER the party’s existing names. However, Mr. Sohi, who activism going and staged a of Jammu and Kashmir had that the government has de- sity Vice-Chancellor K.P. Jo- and symbol. has been back to India sev- play about the Komagata struck an alliance with the cided to set up a search-cum- shipura. delegates support the rival Can the dispute relating to eral times since his release Maru incident where 350 BJP to form a government in selection committee to pick The Centre is also in the What is the legal status of claimants. For the legislat- SP be decided quickly? and still has family in Pun- people, mostly Sikhs, died the State after the 2015 elec- the next chairman and a noti- process of notifying a com- Paragraph 15? ive wing, the party goes by jab, has said he bears no “ill aboard a ship of refugees tions yielded a fractured fication is expected soon. mittee to select the new vice- the number of MPs and The EC may take time to will” towards authorities in that had been refused per- mandate. He was twice Chief The committee is likely to chairman of the UGC. This Under Paragraph 15, the MLAs in the rival camps. It gather enough material to India. mission to enter by Canada Minister, the first time be headed by H.R. Nagendra, committee will have the Sec- EC is the only authority to may consider adavits decide the question. For MEA and MHA sources in 1914. between 2002 and 2005 and who has done his doctorate retary (Higher Education), decide issues on a dispute filed by these members. immediate electoral pur- said there would be no In May 2016, PM Trudeau the second time between from IISc Bengaluru in UGC chairman Prof. or a merger. The Supreme poses, it may freeze the problem with Mr. Sohi’s apologised in Parliament March 2015 and January 2016. mechanical engineering and Prakash, former Kaviku- Court upheld its validity in What ruling does the EC party’s symbol and advise past for his first ocial visit for the incident, for which His daughter Mehbooba has also been associated laguru Kalidas Sanskrit Uni- Sadiq Ali and another vs. give when it is able to the groups to fight the elec- either. Mr. Sohi had campaigned. Mufti, now Chief Minister, with Harvard University and versity, Nagpur, Vice-Chan- ECI in 1971. record a definite finding? tions in dierent names Mr. Sohi will arrive in In his 2015 interview, Mr. continues the alliance. Imperial College, London. cellor Pankaj Chande, and on temporary symbols. Delhi on January 9, and Sohi said: “Once I was mis- “It will be one year since Dr. Nagendra is also a known Karnataka Central Univer- What does the EC consider The ECI may decide the then travel to Ahmedabad taken for a terrorist be- Mufti Saheb passed away, yoga practitioner. sity Chancellor N.R. Shetty before recognising one dispute in favour of one fac- What if rival factions settle and Gandhinagar for the in- cause I was a Sikh. If we and this is a way in which we Sources said the govern- and former North Gujarat group as the official party? tion by holding that it com- their differences in future? vestors summit. Ocials start marginalising people to want mark the occasion. ment had also zeroed in on University Vice-Chancellor mands enough support in said he would visit Mumbai here because of their faith, The Padma Vibhushan is the two other names to be there Balvant Jani on it, sources The ECI primarily ascer- its organisational and legis- The claimants may ap- and possibly travel to Pun- who does that help? It highest of the Padma awards, on the committee: former say. tains the support enjoyed lative wings to be entitled proach the EC again and jab to meet family doesn’t help us. It probably and this will also reflect the Lucknow University Vice- Prof. Prakash is an ap- by a claimant within a to the name and symbol of seek to be recognised as a members. helps the ISIS [Islamic spirit of the alliance,” said a Chancellor D.P. Singh and pointee of the days of the political party in its organ- the recognised party. The unified party. Mr. Sohi’s visit will be State of Iraq and Syria].” source in Srinagar. former Saurashtra Univer- UPA government. Opposition up in arms as IT With gifts and goodwill, 218 India should have more panel dismisses Sahara diary fishermen return from Pak. embassies: Diplomat KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE ant as it comes just a day SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ployee of ITSC, anywhere after the Minister of State for NGO files between a year and 18 NEW DELHI: Despite its ambi- External Aairs V.K. Singh NEW DELHI: In yet another twist months is the time taken for tious global plans, the Indian highlighted the govern- to the ongoing controversy another adavit settlement from the time an government has failed to set ment’s commitment to ener- over the Sahara-Birla papers NEW DELHI: Common Cause, the application is filed and there up diplomatic missions in a gise ties with all geograph- that allegedly details illegal NGO represented by advocate are four stages of hearing. large number of small coun- ical locations of the world. payments to several politi- Prashant Bhushan, on Thursday Rarely has an ITSC passed a tries and island nations. Mr. Singh has visited sev- cians, the Income Tax Settle- filed a fresh affidavit in the judgment in less than a year. “During the previous gov- eral countries of Latin Amer- ment Commission (ITSC) Supreme Court with additional The Commission has ernment, Minister of State ica and Africa, but Mr. Cas- has swiftly issued an order evidence on alleged kickbacks stated that only the amount for External Aairs Shashi tellanos said a large number granting Sahara India im- received by top politicians from seized during the raids, Rs. Tharoor had told us that In- of the smaller countries of munity from prosecution, Sahara and Birla companies in 137.58 crore, would now be dia would open embassies in the Latin America, the Carib- while dismissing the eviden- return for favours done. taxed. And considering the Georgia, Costa Rica, Ur- bean region, Africa and the tiary value of the sensational The Supreme Court has in the company’s financial di- uguay and the Dominican island nations of the world, diary recovered from the past three occasions asked the culties, it has been allowed to Republic, but the plan has do not have Indian missions. company’s premises. NGO to come up with “credible pay them in 12 instalments. not yet been implemented, ” “If India wishes to be a big As details of the order material” in support of its said Hans Dannenberg Cas- power, it will have to con- emerged, Opposition parties allegations against politicians. — Immunity for Modi: Rahul tellanos, dean of the foreign sider diplomatic presence in launched a fresh attack on Legal Correspondent Congress vice-president diplomatic corps, and Am- these countries that play an Prime Minister Narendra Rahul Gandhi alleged that bassador of the Dominican important role at the United Modi, saying the order was the immunity granted to Republic to India. Nations,” he said. immunity granted to him Sahara group as saying Sahara was actually intended “In the last decade alone, “Indians travel all over the against allegations that the “these are dumb documents for Mr. Modi. at least 17 countries have world and they often need Sahara group paid him Rs. 55 written by some disgruntled “Immunity for Sahara or opened new embassies in In- their government’s support crore in the run-up to the employees.” immunity for Modiji? If your NO BITTERNESS: Indian fishermen pose for a selfie by a policeman at the Cantonment railway dia, but India has not recip- in distant countries. Having 2014 Lok Sabha polls. conscience is clear Modiji, station in Karachi on Thursday, after they were released from detention. — PHOTO: REUTERS rocated so far to most of a mission helps both Indian According to sources, Reversal of stand why fear investigation?” Mr. those countries.” people abroad as well as Sahara India was granted im- The ITSC order agreed Gandhi tweeted. MUBASHIR ZAIDI body will be handed over to last year. India has accused The observation is import- business ties,” he said. munity from prosecution with Sahara’s argument that Aam Aadmi Party leader the Indian authorities after a Pakistan-based terrorists of and penalty by the ITSC in one of its employees got to- and Delhi Chief Minister KARACHI: Pakistan on post-mortem in the presence carrying out the attack. the order passed on Novem- gether with a friend to ma- Arvind Kejriwal said the or- Thursday released 218 In- of Indian embassy ocials. Pakistan, however, is not ber 10. The story was first re- lign another employee, who der ‘proved’ that the Prime dian fishermen detained The fishermen have been hopeful of any improvement ported by Indian Express. headed the oce of Sahara Minister took bribes. over the past twelve months. taken to Lahore, where they in relations before April this The ITSC agreed with Group chairman. Noticeably, Senior ocials said this will be handed over to the In- year. “There are elections in Sahara’s claim that the In- the present order is a com- Sahara-Birla Papers was a goodwill gesture dian authorities at the Wagah Uttar Pradesh in February- come Tax department failed plete reversal of ITSC’s ori- The Sahara papers, along aimed at confidence-build- border on Friday. They were March and we are not ex- to prove the authenticity of ginal stand rejecting settle- with the Birla papers, which ing. This is the second batch given gifts and Rs. 500 each pecting revival of talks or the loose sheets of paper, re- ment by the Sahara group. also show alleged payments of Indian fishermen to be re- by volunteers of the Edhi dialogue,” a senior govern- covered during a raid, that According to reports, the of Rs. 25 crore to Mr. Modi leased by Pakistan in less Foundation, a non-govern- ment ocial said. show massive payments to final order was issued after when he was the Chief Min- than two weeks. It earlier re- mental organisation. Pakistani Prime Minister several politicians, including just three hearings and it was ister of Gujarat, have been at leased 220 fishermen on Nawaz Sharif has been ac- the Prime Minister when he issued just three days after the centre of a major political December 25. Worsening ties cused by the Opposition of was the Gujarat Chief Minis- the last hearing in the case on storm. The papers were One fisherman Jeena Pakistan-India relations being soft on its neighbour ter. November 7, 2016. placed in the Delhi Assembly Bhagwan died after a heart have nosedived following at- despite what they claimed is The ITSC quoted the According to a former em- by Mr. Kejriwal. attack on Wednesday. His tacks in Pathankot and Uri aggressive posturing. CM YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 NEWS 13 In poll run-up, no bets on budget Mayawati betting on a Opposition parties petition Commission against its presentation; Centre yet to reveal stance Dalit-Muslim formula

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OMAR RASHID

NEW DELHI: A delegation of Op- LUCKNOW: In western Uttar position parties petitioned Pradesh where the stakes are the Election Commission on high, the Bahujan Samaj Thursday to recommend to Party is relying heavily on the Union government post- the Dalit-Muslim combina- ponement of the presenta- tion, if its ticket selection is tion of the Union Budget on any indication. The region account of the Assembly has a dense population of the elections in five States. two social groups, who make While the EC is examining up 40 per cent of the State’s the petitions, Commission electorate. sources said the date for Fifty-four out of the 100 Budget presentation was not candidates fielded by the likely to change in case the BSP in 20 districts of west Central government chose U.P., parts of which were af- not to defer it. fected by deadly riots in However, as per the Model September 2013, belong to If the BSP’s ticket distribution is any indication, Mayawati is Code of Conduct, the gov- the Dalit and Muslim com- relying on Dalits and Muslims in western U.P. — FILE PHOTO ernment cannot make any munities. If BSP leader May- specific Budget announce- awati has fielded 18 Dalits, the communally sensitive was, however, still allocated ment pertaining to the poll- including 17 on reserved Muzaarnagar district. to the upper castes, 113 (66 bound States which may seats, she has nominated as Senior BSP leader and one of Brahmins, 36 Kshatriyas and amount to influencing many as 36 Muslims in the its Brahmin faces, Ramveer 11 from the Vaishya, Kayastha voters. region. Upadhyay, will contest from and Khatri communities). Representatives of the The BSP released the 100 Saidabad in Hathras. The representation of the Congress, Trinamool Con- names here on Thursday. backward communities was gress, Samajwadi Party, The party would release the Caste mix also reduced this time, with Bahujan Samaj Party, Janata next instalment on Friday. Revealing her cards, Ms. Ms. Mayawati fielding 106 Dal (United), Rashtriya The list includes Kazim Mayawati had on Tuesday OBCs this time as against the Janata Dal and the Dravida JOINING HANDS: Opposition party leaders after meeting the Election Commission in New Delhi on Thursday.— PHOTO: V. SUDERSHAN Ali Khan ‘Nawab,’ MLA from laid out the caste mix of the 113 in 2012. The number of Munnetra Kazhagam met Swar-Tanda in Rampur, who 403 candidates she finalised Dalits also marginally de- Chief Election Commis- the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam ment postponed the budget would tend to influence the ing Mr. Azad were Naresh switched sides from the Con- for the coming polls. As part creased, from 88 in 2012 to 87 sioner Nasim Zaidi with the Nabi Azad, told pressper- presentation from February voters, Mr. Azad said both Agarwal of the SP, BSP leader gress a few months ago, and of her strategy to reach out to in 2017. These include 85 re- plea for budget presentation sons that during the As- 28 to March 16 as the Opposi- the ruling and the Opposi- Ambeth Rajan, Trinamool MLA from Budhana Muslims, she fielded a dozen served seats. Ms. Mayawati after the elections. sembly elections in five tion parties raised objection. tion parties should be on an MP Derek O’Brien, K.C. Nawazish Alam Khan, who more Muslims (97) this time has given Kshatriyas a better The Congress leader and States in 2012, the United Stating that the budget equal footing. Tyagi of the JD(U) and DMK came from the SP, and will than she did in 2012. The deal, their tickets increased Leader of the Opposition in Progressive Alliance govern- presentation on February 1 Among those accompany- MP ‘Tiruchi’ Siva. now contest from Mirapur in largest chunk of her tickets from 33 to 36.

Badal to contest Haryana budget likely in February Congress swings backing from Lambi SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Haryana Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu said the out that all cooperative sugar Capt. Abhimanyu, at the pre State government has wel- mills in Haryana were run- SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT CHANDIGARH: of ex-servicemen’s group Taking a cue from -budget consultations held comed the decisions of the ning up losses and had negat- the Centre on advancing the by Union Finance Minister Centre to do away with the ive net worth. CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani budget date, the Haryana Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on artificial distinction “The loss suered by the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Party hopes the and Harish Rawat, respect- Akali Dal on Thursday an- government is planning to Wednesday, said: “Present- between plan and non-plan sugar industry can be oset ively. Also present was party nounced that Punjab Chief present its budget for the ing budget in February under from 2017-18, introduce clas- to some extent by laying em- NEW DELHI: The Congress on support will help it in general secretary in charge Minister Parkash Singh 2017-18 financial year in the revenue and capital classific- sification of expenditure into phasis on by-products, such Thursday got a boost with a Punjab, Uttarakhand of Punjab and Uttarakhand Badal will contest from month of February instead of ation would facilitate the au- revenue and capital heads as setting up of ethanol and prominent ex-servicemen’s from where many join Ambika Soni. Lambi, the traditional March. thorisation of expenditure and advance the Union co-generation plants,” he organisation coming out in As press conferences go, stronghold of Akalis, in the The State government also by the time the new financial Budget to February 1. said, adding that the Centre its support for the upcoming the armed forces this was an unusual event Assembly elections. intends to scrap the distinc- year begins.” should provide financial as- Assembly elections, even as with as many IESM members Deputy Chief Minister and tion between plan and non- “The Haryana govern- Higher allocation sistance in the form of in- it expressed its disappoint- armed forces. as journalists in the room. SAD president Sukhbir plan expenditures in the an- ment is planning to emulate He urged Mr. Jaitley to en- terest-free loans or soft loans ment with Prime Minister At the AICC headquarters IESM chairman Major- Singh Badal will be fighting nual budget and introduce the Centre by presenting its hance the allocation espe- for setting up of ethanol and Narendra Modi for not im- earlier on Thursday, the In- General (Retd) Satbir Singh the election from the classification of expenditure budget on the basis of rev- cially for the development of co-generation plants in the plementing the one rank, one dian Ex-Servicemen’s made an emotional appeal, Jalalabad c. into revenue and capital enue and capital classifica- infrastructural facilities in State to enable these sugar pension scheme according League (IESM), which has quoting Chanakya to say that This was announced by heads on the lines of the tion in February 2017 itself,” rural areas of the State. mills to improve their finan- to its demands. been leading an agitation for a king is not worthy of re- SAD secretary Daljit Singh Central government. he said. Capt. Abhimanyu pointed cial health. It also welcomed the fact the pension scheme with a spect if a soldier has to go to Cheema. With this, the party that the Congress manifesto relay fast at the Jantar him to seek something for has declared candidates for in Punjab would incorporate Mantar here for the past 571 him or his family. 89 out the 94 seats it is con- other demands for the wel- days, declared its support for As he hit out at the Prime testing. fare of ex-servicemen. the Congress in the presence Minister for not fulfilling his The Aam Aadmi Party has This endorsement, the of Punjab’s Congress chief promise on the one rank, one announced the candidature With fog, fewer flights in this fight Congress hopes, will partic- Captain Amarinder Singh pension scheme, the room of its Delhi MLA Jarnail ularly help it in Punjab and and the Chief Ministers of rang out with cries of “na- Singh from Lambi and Bhag- LALATENDU MISHRA Uttarakhand, two rich re- Himachal Pradesh and Ut- tional shame, national want Mann, MP, from Star campaigners cruiting grounds for the tarakhand, Virbhadra Singh shame”. Jalalabad. MUMBAI: The foggy weather will have to take the likely to continue into early road this time as February may ground the helicopters cannot plans of political parties to Court to decide on fly their star campaigners fly in this weather from meeting to meeting on helicopters, say air- We may lose 50 per cent of undertrial candidates charter companies and our projected business,” aviation experts. said a senior ocial of an LEGAL CORRESPONDENT elections, posing a challeng They have cautioned air-charter operator, who to democracy. that scheduling helicopters asked not to be named. NEW DELHI: The Supreme “We cannot give an imme alone to transport top “It will be very Court on Thursday said it diate answer to these ques leaders may jeopardise the challenging for air-charter would set up a Constitution tions since there is a fear o campaigning schedule in companies to position Bench to decide whether a lodging false cases in elec the northern Indian States THE ACTION BEGINS: Campaign material outside the Congress helicopters in the three candidate charged with a tions... But we will soon con during these months. headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. — PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA northern States during the serious crime and awaiting stitute a Constitution Benc The worst hit will be the elections and operating trial should be permitted to to decide these issues,” th parties in Punjab, which is fog,” says Rajeev Wadhwa, a shock for the air-charter them with VVIPs,” the contest elections. Bench responded. going to the polls on founder and chief companies as players were ocial said. A Bench led by Chief February 4. Even those in executive of Baron expecting the elections in Aviation experts said Justice of India J.S. Khehar Clarity sought Uttar Pradesh and Aviation Group. March and April. Though considering the safety of acknowledged the import- A three-judge Bench ha Uttarakhand will be “Depending fully on political parties have the VVIPs and the ance of settling this question on March 8 last year referre aected, experts say. helicopter will be foolish as blocked helicopters for equipment, the ultimate and said it was in public in- various PIL petitions, includ “Fog conditions are a chief campaigners may be election use, they have not decision on flight terest to know the law by the ing Mr. Upadhyay’s, to th common phenomenon in held up at airports or finalised the bookings. operation must be left to “next election.” Chief Justice of India. North India up to February airstrips, aecting the pilots. The Bench, however, did The petitions sought clar 15, and this restricts flying campaigning. Political Poor prospects Nearly 40 helicopters not elaborate on whether it ity in the election law, espe of helicopters for VVIP parties must make “The process has started were expected to be used meant the next parliament- cially whether a lawmake movements. Weather is the alternative road transport from today, and the picture in the campaigning with ary election. facing trial can be disquali biggest problem in ready should the weather will be clear in two or three each flying an average 100 fied at conviction stage or a conducting political turn bad. February and days. The decision to call hours a month for the two Challenge to democracy the framing of charge in meetings that are to be March are unfavourable for for election so early is election months. But now In a brief mentioning, case. addressed by top leaders. flying helicopters in the shocking for us as private with the weather playing senior advocate Vikas Singh, Presently, convicted per Campaigning in Punjab north.” jets and helicopters cannot spoilsport, the air-charter appearing for advocate Ash- sons are barred from con will be aected severely as The announcement of be used in Punjab, Uttar industry is staring at loss of wini Kumar Upadhyay, high- testing polls, while a law helicopters cannot fly in election dates has come as Pradesh and Uttarakhand. business. lighted how “dreaded crim- maker stood disqualified i inals” contest and win the event of conviction. AAP makes a Now, Prashant gets a look-in in hill State prize catch SMITA GUPTA With just over a month left campaigns of Prime Minister in Punjab for elections in Uttarakhand, Narendra Modi, and Bihar NEW DELHI: Poll strategist she said Mr. Kishor would Chief Minister Nitish Kumar LUDHIANA: The Aam Aadmi Prashant Kishor, hired by the help strategise the party’s in his 2015 Grand Alliance Party on Thursday got a shot Congress to assist it in the campaign there and will campaign in that State. Since in the arm when Jasjeet Assembly elections in Uttar work in coordination with then, however, his dealings Singh Barnala, eldest son of Pradesh and Punjab, had a Congress leaders in the with the Congress in Punjab former Punjab Chief Minis- tough time dealing with State. and Uttar Pradesh have not ter Surjit Singh Barnala, party leaders in both States. been as smooth. In Punjab, joined the party ahead of the Yet, oddly enough, he was Oers his services he has often clashed with Assembly elections sched- engaged a week ago — on Interestingly, it is learnt senior leaders such as Pun- uled in the State for February December 30 — to help out that it was Mr. Kishor who jab Pradesh Congress Com- 4. in Uttarakhand as well, and is oered his services for Ut- mittee chief Amarinder Mr. Barnala joined the already being credited with Prashant Kishor tarakhand. Singh, for whom he devised AAP at Khanna city in Ludhi- the slogan: “Baaki sab sapne Party sources said that in programmes such as “Coee ana in the presence of senior hain, Harish Rawat apne campaign for Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand, where the with Captain” and “Halke leaders Sanjay Singh, hain” (”The rest is a dream, where the Assembly polls Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vich Captain” (‘Captain in Durgesh Pathak and Darshan Harish Rawat is ours”). The are slated to be held on Feb- had engineered the toppling the Assembly constitu- Singh. Congress’s Mr. Rawat is Ut- ruary 15. He is said to have of the Congress government ency’), as well as an outreach The Congress has not al- tarakhand’s Chief Minister. the ability to make the party earlier this year (later re- programme for farmers that lotted ticket to any member Ambika Soni, Congress he is working for “a talking stored through a court or- included enrolling them, of the Barnala family, which general secretary and in point”, and devise grassroots der), the theme will be Ut- promising to waive their had merged its Shiromani charge of party aairs in Ut- programmes for party work- tarakhandi pride and bank loans and increasing Akali Dal (Longowal) party tarakhand, confirmed on ers, the implementation of self-esteem. the minimum support price with the Congress in April Wednesday that Mr. Kishor which is ensured by the neut- Mr. Kishor shot into the for their crops, if voted to last year. — PTI had been hired to manage the rality of his position. limelight after helping the power. CM YK NOIDA/DELHI 14 | WORLD THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 More Hindus, Buddhists in Congress Sri Lanka task force seeks Indian-American count goes up five-fold, Hindu representation increases by three times ‘hybrid’ war crimes court

.VARGHESE K. GEORGE MEERA SRINIVASAN

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Con- H1-B visa reform Bill COLOMBO: The state must re- gress has three Hindus, three lease private land occupied Buddhists and two Muslims by its armed forces, address and it has only marginally returns to legislature lingering concerns of milit- less Christian than the previ- WASHINGTON: A bill backing key The Bill, among other things, arisation, enforced disap- ous Congress, says a Pew changes in the H1-B programme increases the minimum salary of pearances and livelihood op- analysis of the religious ali- that allows skilled workers from H-1B visa to $1,00,000 per annum portunities in order to move ation of members. While In- countries like India to fill high- and eliminate the Masters Degree ahead on its promise of re- dian-American representa- tech jobs in the U.S. has been exemption. The legislation, they conciliation, a Sri Lankan tion has grown five-fold, re-introduced in the U.S. argued, will help crack down on task force has observed. Hindu representation has Congress by two lawmakers who abuse and ensure that these jobs The government-appoin- grown three times in the claim that it will help crack down remain available for the best and ted Consultation Task Force Congress that inaugurated on the work visa abuse. brightest talent from around the (CTF), comprising civil soci- this week, compared to the The ‘Protect and Grow world. ety members such as activ- previous. American Jobs Act’ makes The Bill comes after a number ists and academicians, held island-wide consultations on Decline in Christians important changes to the of companies — Disney, SoCal eligibility requirements for H1-B Edison and others — have come the Sri Lankan government’s The 115th Congress has six Visa exemptions was re- under fire for abusing the H1-B proposed reconciliation Christians less compared to introduced on Wednesday by visa programme to replace mechanisms following the the 114th, a marginal decline Republican Darrell Issa and Scott American workers with foreign UNHRC resolution in 2015. from 91.8 per cent to 90.7 per JOINING THE CLUB: Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic Peters — both from California. workers. — PTI Sri Lanka, which co- AWAY FROM MILITARISATION: A panel has called for the release of cent, according to the ana- Congresswoman, reacts after the new member room lottery sponsored the resolution, land occupied by Sri Lanka’s armed forces. Picture shows lysis based on how the mem- draw for office space on Capitol Hill in Washington. — PHOTO: AFP proposed four mechanisms troops in May 2009 after capturing Mullaitivu. — FILE PHOTO bers have declared their reli- for reconciliation — Truth, gious aliations. There is Jayapal has not declared her was elected in 1957. Justice, Reconciliation and enough political will to move the state, its armed forces, only one member who has religion. Kamala Harris, the A recent book on Indian- Indian-American Raj Shah Non-Recurrence, Oce of ahead on reconciliation, the police, the Janata declared herself religiously first Indian-American Sen- Americans by Devesh Missing Persons, Oce of amid domestic political Vimukthi Perumuna — a “unaliated” whereas 23 per ator whose mother immig- Kapur, Sanjoy Chakravorty to join ‘Team Trump’ Reparations and a Judicial compulsions. Leftist nationalist party in- cent of the American general rated from Chennai, is a and Nirvikar Singh had Mechanism with Special Addressing a press confer- volved in two armed upris- VARGHESE K. GEORGE population declare them- Baptist. “Protestants, Cath- noted how religion plays a On the first day of the Counsel. ence here on Thursday, CTF ings — to various Tamil mil- selves to be so. Kyrsten olics and Jews, have greater role in Indian participation Democratic National Convention In January 2016, Prime secretary Paikiasothy Sara- itant groups, including the Sinema, a Republican from representation in the Con- in American politics. WASHINGTON: Indian-American Raj (DNC) in July 2016, through seven Minister Ranil Wickremes- vanamuttu said it was crucial LTTE, and members of the Arizona has said she is gress than in the general “The only Indian-Amer- Shah has been named deputy hours of speeches, leaders did inghe appointed the CTF to that international legal ex- Indian Peace Keeping Force unaliated. population,” the study found. ican Republicans of con- assistant to the President and not mention Islamist terrorism seek national views on re- perts participate, because — a military contingent de- There are 23 members of Jews make up 2 per cent of sequence are the ones who deputy communication director even once. conciliation mechanisms. the existing local mechan- ployed for a peace keeping Congress who were born in a the U.S. adult population but either converted to Chris- and research director in the Soon after the day ended, Mr. The consultations were con- isms lacked the trust of the operation in Sri Lanka foreign country including In- account for 6 per cent of the tianity or were already incoming Donald Trump Trump, the then-Republican ducted independent of gov- people and competency. between 1987 and 1990. dian-Americans Pramila Congress with 30 members Christians. There is no way administration. presidential candidate, made it a ernment intervention, mem- “Many people who parti- Concerns over land under Jayapal, who was born in — most of them Democrats. you can stand for Governor Mr. Shah has been leading the big issue. bers said. cipated in the consultations state occupation and liveli- Chennai and Raja Krish- Minority groups appear to in a southern American Opposition research for the The Trump campaign was Releasing its report on demanded confidence- hoods recurred at discus- namoorthi, who was born in have a better shot at politics State and win if you are not a Republican National Committee receiving such inputs from the January 3, based on public building measures to bridge sions just in the Tamil-ma- Delhi. Mr. Krishnamoorthi in the Democratic Party. Christian. That essentially (RNC) for the last two years and monitoring team , based only hearings and discussions the trust deficit,” he said, jority north and east, but also from Illinois and Rohit ‘Ro’ Ninety-nine per cent of Re- means that one party be- worked closely with Reince miles away from the DNC venue, across Sri Lanka, the team re- pointing the need for consti- in the south, members said. Khanna from California are publican members are Chris- comes your only avenue. Preiubs, the incoming White led by the 30-year-old Shah. commended a “hybrid court” tutional reforms, de-militar- “The amount of deprivation the two new Hindus added to tians, compared to 80 per That itself is a limiting House Chief of Staff. “They [Democrats] present a with both local and foreign isation, return of private land and breakdown of livelihood the U.S. Congress. cent among Democrats. factor,” the authors had said. Research provided by his team varnished image of themselves. judges to prosecute war and to repeal Sri Lanka’s dra- was unbelievable in many Tulsi Gabbard, who is not For instance, Nikki Haley, formed the basis of several Our job is to chip that off a bit,” crimes. conian Prevention of Terror- areas,” said CTF’s Manouri Indian-American, was the Mostly Democrats who will be the U.S. Ambas- Republican campaign moves Mr. Shah had said, during the The report comes days ism Act (PTA), which the Muttetuwegama, a senior only Hindu in the previous All Indian-American sador to the UN under the through the last year. campaign. after Prime Minister Wick- state continues to invoke. lawyer and long-time human Congress. Mr. Krish- members are Democrats, incoming Donald Trump ad- remesinghe made a public rights activist. namoorthi took his oath on and so is Ms. Gabbard. All ministration was born Sikh statement ruling out foreign ‘Array of perpetrators’ Batticaloa academic the Bhagavat Gita, while Mr. Hindus, Buddhists and but converted to Buddhists are Senator Mazie among 535 members of the judges, a contentious issue The consultations, accord- Sitralega Maunaguru poin- Khanna, though a practising Muslims in the U.S Congress Christianity. K. Hirono from Hawaii, and U.S Congress. While there among nationalist forces ing to CTF member and re- ted to many, particularly Hindu, used the U.S. Consti- are Democrats. Colleen Hanabusa, newly Rep. Hank Johnson from are more Muslims (0.9 per among the majority Sin- searcher Mirak Raheem, among Tamils of recent In- tution. Ms. Gabbard was the first elected Democratic Repres- Georgia. cent) than Hindus (0.7 per halese. President Maithrip- threw light on an “array of dian origin living in the is- Ami Bera from California, Hindu to be elected in 2012, entative from Hawaii has Representatives Keith El- cent) and Buddhists (0.7 per ala Sirisena too has opposed perpetrators”, and victims land’s Central Province, who son of Gujarati parents, has while the first Indian-Amer- brought the number of lison from Minnessota and cent) in the general popula- international judges, raising among both the Tamils and underscored their prolonged declared Unitarian Univer- ican Congressman Dalip Buddhists in Congress from Andre Carson from Indiana tion, they have fewer mem- questions on whether the Sinhalese. marginalisation by the Sri salism as his religion. Ms. Singh Saund, was a Sikh. He two to three. The other two are the only two Muslims bers in the Congress. government will muster Perpetrators ranged from Lankan state.

Istanbul nightclub attacker is All in the game China firm on Masood, denies probably Uighur, says Turkey India’s charges ISTANBUL/ANKARA: The man who Security services who may have helped the at- BEIJING: China on Thursday killed 39 people in an attack know where the tacker were there. dismissed as “untrue” allega- on an Istanbul nightclub on Uighurs were among tions of “double standards” New Year’s eve is probably suspect might be those detained, local media by India for blocking its bid an ethnic Uighur and Turk- hiding, says the reports said. The Uighurs are to list Pakistan-based JeM ish security services now Deputy Prime Minister a largely Muslim, Turkic- leader Masood Azhar as a know where he might be hid- speaking minority in far global terrorist by the U.N., ing, Deputy Prime Minister western China with signific- claiming that it had adopted Veysi Kaynak said on The Islamic State has ant diaspora communities a “just, objective and profes- Thursday. claimed responsibility for across central Asia and Tur- sional” attitude in deciding Mr. Kaynak described the the attack, saying it was re- key. A security source and the issue. man as a “specially trained” venge for Turkish military media reports have said the “With regard to the listing member of a cell who carried involvement in Syria. gunman was thought to be a matter of the Security Coun- out the attack alone and said national of a central Asian cil 1267 committee the so- Suspects detained that while the possibility of country. called double standards ad- him fleeing abroad could not Police carried out a dawn The suspect, who author- opted by China on this relev- be ruled out, security opera- raid in a town on the edge of ities have not named, shot ant issue is not true. We take tions inside Turkey were Istanbul on Thursday and his way into exclusive Istan- action based on solid evid- more likely to find him. detained suspects thought to bul nightclub Reina early on ence. That is the standard “The terrorist’s identity be connected to the attack, Sunday and opened fire with upheld by us,” Chinese For- has been established by se- the state-run Anadolu news an automatic rifle, throwing eign Ministry spokesman curity forces and his poten- agency said. stun grenades to allow him- Geng Shuang said. tial whereabouts have also Counter-terrorism police, self to reload and shooting Responding to remarks been determined,” Mr. gendarmes and special the wounded on the ground. made by Minister of State for Kaynak said in an interview forces swooped on a housing President Tayyip Erdogan External Aairs M.J. Akbar with broadcaster A Haber, complex in Selimpasa, a said the attack was being ex- NEW ALLY: Russian marines demonstrate at a park in Manila on Thursday, as part of their five-day port-of-call activities. on Azhar’s issue on Wednes- noting that they had also coastal town just to the west ploited to try to divide the The Russian Navy had said earlier in the week that it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines. President day, Mr. Geng said, “We have found out who he was pos- of Istanbul, after receiving largely Sunni Muslim nation. Rodrigo Duterte has championed a move away from traditional ally U.S. and towards Russia and China.— PHOTO: AFP taken a responsible and con- sibly linked to. Intelligence that individuals —Reuters structive part in relevant dis- cussion in a professional and objective way”.

Technical hold U.S. Army eases hiring restrictions President Xi’s great Chinese football dream “Relevant members diered on this issue. The liberty to accommodate CHRIS BUCKLEY the world’s best,” he an- of a “bubble” of reckless purpose of China to put for- people who wear beards, nounced last year. spending in Chinese profes- ward technical hold on that turbans or hijabs. QINGYUAN (CHINA): The 48 foot- sional football that could issue is to create enough The new set of rules, ball fields of the vast Ever- Renewed push burst and damage the sport. time for the committee and issued by Secretary of the grande Football School in In the last two years, the Too many investors had fe- relevant parties to consult Army Eric Fanning, allows south China seem barely government has poured the verish expectations, while with each other on the relev- WASHINGTON: In a significant religious accommodations to enough for its 2,800 stu- kind of concentrated eort some clubs, ocials and ant issue,” he said. Mr. Akbar move to enable all religious be approved at the brigade- dents. Against a backdrop of into football that it has previ- schools were only going on Wednesday had said, “We minorities in America level. Previously it was at the school spires that seem mod- ously devoted to winning through the motions of de- really do expect China to including the Sikhs to freely level of Secretary. elled on Hogwarts, the Olympic medals in indi- veloping young players, the hear the voice of the world, serve without exception, the The change will apply to young athletes swarm onto vidual sports like diving and daily said. not just voice of India on U.S. Army has issued new most positions within the the fields nearly every day, gymnastics. “One of the biggest prob- terrorism.” regulations on religious U.S. Army. — PTI kicking, dribbling and But if football distills Mr. lems is short-termism,” said Referring to Pakistan’s passing in the hope of soccer Xi’s national ambitions, it Cameron Wilson, a Scottish support to terror, India also glory and riches. also illustrates how his plans resident of Shanghai who ed- hoped that as a “responsible “Soccer will be my career could falter, as they have in its Wild East Football, a web- and a mature” nation, China Farage to attend Trump ceremony after I grow up,” Wang Kai, a YOUNG GUNS: Kids practise at the Evergrande Football School in other arenas, in a muddle of site that follows the sport in will understand the “double gangly 13-year-old who has Qingyuan in China — PHOTO: NYT rushed and distorted en- China. “There are these great standards” and “simply self- LONDON: Leading Brexit studied at the boarding forcement, especially at the plans and ideas. But when it defeating and suicidal” ap- campaigner Nigel Farage, school for more than three poor to middling in recent said last week. These giddy- local level. There has been gets down to the grass-roots proach of Islamabad to who has said he wants to be years, said after a morning international competition. ing sums are shaking the resistance by parents, wor- level in the provinces, it’s like terrorism. a bridge between the British session under the supervi- But the eort has already un- landscape of football. Anto- ried about their children tak- people doing their own China was the only coun- government and the new U.S. sion of a Spanish coach. “I leashed a surge of spending nio Conte, the manager of ing precious time away from thing.” China’s passionate try among the 15-member administration, will attend want to be the Chinese Cris- and support for the game England’s fabled Chelsea academics, as well as fear football fans would be 1267 counter terrorism com- U.S. President-elect Donald tiano Ronaldo,” he said, re- that has stunned fans and team, denounced the that splurging on foreign thrilled to have competitive mittee of the UNSC which Trump’s inauguration later ferring to the Portuguese players around the world. Chinese spending spree last stars diverts money and at- national teams instead of the has objected to India’s ap- this month. superstar. In the past two weeks, the month as a “danger for all tention from fostering lacklustre ones they have plication to list Azhar who is Mr. Farage, who will Grooming the next Ron- main Chinese league has teams in the world”. home-grown talent. now. The national men’s accused of masterminding attend the event as a guest aldo or Lionel Messi has be- plucked foreign stars from The drive to match China’s The pitfalls in fixing foot- team recently placed 83rd in the Pathankot terror attack. of Mississippi Governor Phil come a national project in Europe and South America economic ascent with suc- ball, it turns out, are a bit like FIFA rankings, just ahead of China had put two tech- Bryant, had spoken at a China, where the country’s with contracts reported to be cess on the football field has those in fixing the economy, the Faeroe Islands, a remote nical holds on India’s move, Trump rally in Mississippi president-elect after his No. 1 fan, President Xi Jin- worth as much as $40 million become emblematic of Mr. with a desire for quick, flashy outcrop of Denmark with first for six months followed during the U.S. presidential victory, ahead of Prime ping, is bent on transforming a year, the highest pay for any Xi’s ambition to transform success putting long-term fewer than 50,000 inhabit- by a second one for a period campaign and was the first Minister Theresa May. — the country into a great foot- footbal player in the world. A China into a great and con- goals at risk. ants, and it is unlikely to win of three months ending British politician to meet the Reuters ball power. Chinese club oered the real fident power. “My biggest People’s Daily, the main a spot in the 2018 World Cup. December 31, after which In- It is a moonshot for China, Ronaldo $105 million a year, hope for Chinese soccer is newspaper of the Commun- — New York Times News dia has to file a fresh applica- whose teams have ranked but he declined, his agent that its teams become among ist Party, warned last month Service tion. — PTI CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 BUSINESS 15 Revenue Department will refund exporters tax SENSEX GOLD RUPEE BRENT OIL claims in seven days under the GST regime 05-01-2017 26,878 05-01-2017 28,730 05-01-2017 67.96 05-01-2017 57.01 245 180 0.09 1.49 Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minister 04-01-2017 26,633 points 04-01-2017 28,550 ₨/10gms 04-01-2017 68.05 ₨/$ 04-01-2017 55.52 $/bbl

‘GDP may slump ‘Repayment of micro to 5% in third New norms likely for top PSU bank posts loans hit by note ban’ quarter on The roles will be given to those with at least six years of service remaining, says Vinod Rai demonetisation’ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Every third MSME SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT public sector institutions “We are in the business of is facing delays in NEW DELHI: India’s GDP is needs to be improved,” Mr trying to collate people who NEW DELHI: Demonetisation of likely to have grown at a NEW DELHI: The Banks’ Board Rai said while speaking at an are from dierent walks of high-value currency notes receivables, which much slower-than-expected Bureau is working to ensure Assocham event. life and who will be willing to has hit repayments of micro hampers their ability pace of 5 per cent in the Oc- that leadership roles in state- “We may not be able to do join boards of PSBs and be loans, Rating Agency ICRA to repay creditors tober-December period and run banks would only be much about the fixed com- able to provide that kind of said. may see a 6 per cent growth given to those with at least ponent but we can change expertise which these banks Separately, a CRISIL study in the following quarter due six years of service left, in or- the variable component. have not had in the past and showed that 9 per cent of mi- sharp decline to 83 per cent to a slow down in manufac- der to ensure accountability From the next financial year, the eort is to ensure that it is cro enterprises are facing from 95 per cent in the previ- turing and services sectors of their actions, the organisa- we should be able to intro- these boards which run the trouble servicing debt and ous month,” the research post demonetisation, says an tion’s Chairman Vinod Rai duce bonuses, E-sops, and banks.” paying salaries and unorgan- agency said. HSBC report. According to said on Thursday. performance linked pack- ised players are expected to “Due to currency short- the global financial services Mr. Rai also said that pub- ages. The idea is to provide Corporate debt suer most due to lower age, farmers either faced a major, activity data across lic sector bank employees’ monetary and non-monetary Mr. Rai said that the Cor- growth expectations in the loss of income due to re- manufacturing and services compensations would be- incentives to attract porate Debt Restructuring second half of this fiscal. duced o-take (for perish- as well as consumption and come more competitive in professionals.” Cell was created with noble ICRA in a report said that able food items like fruits investment have clearly 2017-18, with increases in the Mr. Rai added that these intentions in the early 2000s, non-banking financial com- and vegetables) or delayed taken a hit after November 8, variable pay component. incentives would apply to but it soon found itself un- panies’ (NBFCs) inability to realisations (many farmers 2016, when the government positions across all levels, able to cope with the high accept repayments in old were forced to deposit their announced scrapping old Instilling accountability not just to the middle and volume of stressed assets in currency, the shortage of produce with the mandis on 500/1,000 rupee notes. “An attempt will be made senior management. the system. valid currency among bor- credit),” according to ICRA. “We expect GDP to grow to introduce accountability He said that while there rowers, and the disruption in 5.0 per cent in the October- in the system, to ensure that Filling up vacancies were innumerable cases borrowers’ regular business Debt repayment December quarter and 6.0 you appoint a whole time He also said that the Banks where project reports were resulted in an adverse impact According to a CRISIL per cent in the January- director or a CEO (chief ex- Board Bureau is in the pro- inflated, balance sheets were on the collection eciency survey, which covered more March quarter, about 2 per- ecutive ocer) at an age TOP HUNT: Compensation package for employees needs to be cess of filling up vacancies in manipulated and funds in the various retail loan than 1,100 MSMEs between centage points lower than we where he has got a minimum improved, says Mr. Rai. — PHOTO: KAMAL NARANG the top management of the siphoned o, there was an pools securitised by NBFCs. November 24 and December had expected before the de- of six years more to go in the public sector banks. equal number of cases where ICRA pointed out that mi- 24, demonetisation has had monetisation was an- institution so that he can be The former Comptroller the accounting process and “We are looking for the irresponsible or lazy lending cro loans, MSME loans and an impact on liquidity of nounced,” Pranjul Bhandari, held accountable for the de- General of Accounts said transparency in the decision right people, and we are try- took place, where due dili- tractor loan pools witnessed MSMEs. At least 9 per cent of Chief Economist, HSBC In- cision,” Mr. Rai said while that the main principle be- making process. ing to ensure that we choose gence was not performed sharp decline in collections. those surveyed, accounting dia said in a research note. speaking at an Assocham hind banking management “In some ways the com- the best and not the second- and supervision was “The collection eciency for 6 per cent of outstanding Post the March quarter, event. should be transparency in pensation package of these best,” he said. perfunctory. in ten pools (of micro loans) debt of the sample, said they the economic growth is ex- dipped to less than 70 per will face issues in debt repay- pected to normalise gradu- cent... all these pools had siz- ment. Most of these are mi- ally towards the 7 per cent able share of contracts ori- cro enterprises with reven- level, it added. “Thereafter Centre lifts ‘green tape’ ginated in Uttar Pradesh and ues below ₨2 crore. (after January-March Deposits of withdrawn notes Madhya Pradesh, where col- Manish Jaiswal, Head- period), we expect growth to lections were adversely im- SME Ratings, CRISIL said, normalise gradually towards threat on new mines being tallied, final count soon: RBI pacted following political in- “Every fifth MSME surveyed the 7 per cent ballpark, but tervention by some local planned to raise additional remain shy of the 7.5—8 per SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ing operations at such mines SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Almost all the withdrawn The RBI also said its leaders and rumours of loan funding in the coming cent range in FY18.” — PTI till the time they secure the currency bills had been de- earlier figures “were based waivers,” according to ICRA. months, half of it for working NEW DELHI: With more than requisite green clearances, MUMBAI: The total amount of posited by the end of the on aggregation of accounting “While collection in micro capital. Interestingly, with 300 proposed mines facing as per an order notified by deposits made in old ₨500 deadline, Bloomberg repor- entries done at the large loan sector is almost entirely unsecured loans from the prospect of becoming the Mines Ministry. and ₨1,000 banknotes – with- ted on its website, citing number of currency chests in cash, collections in case of friends and associates drying DoT to seek nod non-starters due to their in- drawn as legal tender on people with knowledge of all over the country.” MSME loans of smaller up, 3 out of 4 respondents ability to secure environ- Letter of Intent November 8 – is being recon- the matter. Banks had re- The RBI had reported that ticket size and tractor loans plan to approach banks for for ₨27,000-crore mental clearances before a Since the Mines and Min- ciled and the final tally will ceived ₨14.97 lakh crore as of as of December 10, with- also largely happens in cash,” loans, while the rest will rely January 11, 2017, deadline to eral (Development and Reg- be released soon, the Re- the December 30 deadline drawn banknotes amounting ICRA said. on internal accrual. That second phase of register mining leases, the ulation) Act of 2015 requires serve Bank of India (RBI) for handing in the notes, to ₨12.44 lakh crore had been “Median monthly collec- opens up a massive oppor- Centre has stepped in to give all mining rights to be auc- said. Bloomberg reported. returned to the RBI and cur- tions of micro loan pools de- tunity to banks currently BharatNet a fresh lease of life for such tioned, all miners who had “RBI is taking all steps to The Centre had put the rency chests. With the dead- clined to 91 per cent from awash in liquidity.” mines by allowing States to secured a Letter of Intent for complete the process exped- value of withdrawn bank- line now complete, “figures 99.8 per cent till September CRISIL said every third NEW DELHI: The Telecom Com- grant such leases irrespect- operating a mine from a State itiously so as to release firm notes at ₨15.4 lakh crore. would need to be reconciled 2016. Collections of some MSME was also facing mission has given approval ive of the status of the envir- government before January figures of SBNs (specified Referring to various “es- with the physical cash bal- pools declined to 50-70 per delays in getting receivables to the second phase of Bhar- onmental clearance. 12, 2015, were given a two- bank notes) received at an timates”, the RBI said, “any ances to eliminate account- cent levels,” it said. from clients, which has atNet project that seeks to However, miners have year window to execute and early date,” the central bank estimate may not indicate ing errors/ possible double “Collections in MSME curbed their ability to repay provide broadband con- been prohibited from initiat- register their mining leases. said on Thursday. the actual numbers.” counts,” the RBI said. loan pools also witnessed a creditors on time. nectivity to 1.5 lakh gram panchayats at an estimated cost of ₨27,000 crore. The proposal is expected Measures to decimate shadow to be sent to the Cabinet by March-end. “Our reform fo- cus will continue this year and we will further them ... economy to boost GDP: Jaitley Both the strategy and ele- ments of BharatNet Phase II SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT have been approved by Tele- com Commission and we NEW DELHI: The Centre’s meas- will now place it before the ures to eliminate the shadow Cabinet for their decision,” economy and tax evasion are Telecom Secretary J.S. expected to have a positive Deepak told PTI. impact both on GDP and on The first phase entailed a fiscal consolidation in the cost of ₨18,000 crore and for long run, Finance Minister the second phase the estim- Arun Jaitley said on ates are likely to be in ball- Thursday at a meeting of the park range of ₨27,000 crore. Financial Stability and De- “The figures of cost will be velopment Council. fixed only after the Cabinet RBI Governor Urjit Patel approval. We are working on also attended the Council’s TAKING STOCK: The Financial Stability and Development Council it and we will try to take it to meeting with other financial reviewed the status of NPAs on banks’ bad loans.— PHOTO: PTI the Cabinet in this quarter it- sector regulators, where de- self,” he said. velopments and issues per- promote ‘financial inclusion major issues and challenges The ongoing BharatNet taining to financial techno- and financial literacy were facing the economy. phase I seeks to connect logy, digital innovations and also discussed along with 100,000 gram panchayats by cyber security were dis- further measures for pro- ‘India better placed’ March this year, and the next cussed along with the regu- moting them,’ an ocial “It was noted that India ap- phase is expected to begin lators’ suggestions and pro- statement from the Finance pears to be much better from mid-2017 running all posals for the Union Budget. Ministry said about the placed today on the back of the way up to September The Council also reviewed Council’s meeting that was improvement in its macro- 2018. — PTI the present status of non- attended by the chairmen of economic fundamentals. performing assets on banks’ the SEBI, the PFRDA and the The Council also noted that books and the measures IRDA besides top Ministry the government’s measures taken by the Centre and the ocials. to eliminate the parallel eco- Exchange Rates banking regulator for deal- Chief Economic Adviser nomy and black money are Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit ing with the stressed assets Arvind Subramanian made a expected to have a positive except yen at 4 p.m on January 05 as well as the future course of presentation on the state of impact both on GDP and on TT TT action. economy, following which fiscal consolidation in the Currencies Buying Selling Various initiatives taken to the Council reviewed the long run,” the Ministry said. U.S. Dollar 67.76 68.08 Euro 71.13 71.47 Pound Sterling 83.40 83.80 Jap Yen (100 Units) 58.15 58.43 Chinese Yuan 9.84 9.89 Brace for competition from fintech Swiss Franc 66.37 66.69 Singapore Dollar 47.22 47.44 Australian Dollar 49.41 49.65 companies, Subbarao tells banks Canadian Dollar 50.94 51.19 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Swedish Kroner 7.46 7.50 geography, regulations and sale lending or big retail Danish Kroner 9.57 9.61 legacy systems. lending, while engaging in New Zealand Dollar 47.21 47.44 HYDERABAD: Former Governor The former central banker, small retail lending, in the Hongkong Dollar 8.74 8.78 of the Reserve Bank of India who was inaugurating an in- hinterland, through the new Malaysian Ringgit 15.10 15.22 D. Subbarao on Thursday ternational conference at the institutions. Kuwaiti Dinar 220.29 222.77 highlighted the need for IDRBT here, expected the UAE Dirham 18.45 18.54 banks to brace up to compet- advantage for banks in the Demonetisation Bahraini Dinar 179.64 180.58 ition from financial techno- form of access to low-cost Mr. Subbarao said this Qatari Riyal 18.66 18.67 logy firms, starting with a funds and deposit mobilisa- pointing to how demonetisa- Saudi Riyal 18.12 18.13 change in their attitude as, tion “to be neutralised by tion had led to a flurry of in- Omani Riyal 175.95 176.88 otherwise, “they will be chal- business models of fintech novation in the fintech Source:Indian Bank lenged by these nimble- companies.” “They will com- space. The currency with- footed people who are pete on eciency, service drawal was the most disrupt- coming.” and on trust.” ive policy innovation under- Banks, he said, can re- taken in India since the 1991 Bullion Rates Lean start-ups spond by improving e- reforms, he said. January 05 rates in rupees with Stating that a new genera- ciency and cutting costs. Ac- While its objectives, costs previous rates in brackets tion of start-ups is aiming at quiring fintech companies is and benefits were the sub- Chennai the heart of the financial in- also an option, he said, ject of a contentious debate, Bar Silver (1 kg) 40,520 (40,340) dustry, Mr. Subbarao said adding another, potentially “what, however, is not con- Retail (1 g) 43.40 (43.20) fintech companies would possible, way for banks is to tentious is that it is a disrupt- 24 ct gold (10 g) 28,580 (28,570) compete with traditional build linkages with new sys- ive policy innovation,” he 22 ct gold (1 g) 2,735 (2,731) banks on costs and use tems, new institutions such said. The dilemma for regu- Delhi Silver 40,600 (40,250) clever, new ways of assessing as payment banks, small fin- lators was how to promote Standard Gold 28,730 (28,550) risks. ance banks. innovation, protect con- Sovereign 24,200 (24,000) Unlike the banks, they By doing so traditional sumers and preserve finan- would not have the burden of banks could focus on whole- cial stability, he added. CM YK NOIDA/DELHI 16 | BUSINESS THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017

SNIPPETS Note ban Gadkari seeks ₨5,000 cr. IFC to buy $125 million equity in Hero Future Export infrastructure hits consumer fund to fix urban trac NEW DELHI: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced it will invest $125 million in picking up sentiment SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT To relieve the national cap- equity stake in Hero Future Energies, the renewable energy arm of the ital of its rising trac, the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Hero Group, enabling the company to set up 1 GW of greenfield solar and scheme on the anvil NEW DELHI: A dedicated ₨5,000 Centre is building two ex- wind plants in the next 12 months across India. Currently, Hero Future crore fund to decongest city pressways on its periphery to Energies has operations across 12 states with a total capacity of over CHENNAI: The desire to go roads and address frequent help inter-state trac bypass 360 MW including solar, wind, and rooftop installations. “I am happy to Centre to tie up with States for rolling out the new plan out and shop by India’s trac snarls could be in the the city’s roads at a cost of join hands with IFC, in our endeavour to achieve new goal of 2.7 GW consumers took a beating ong in the coming Union ₨15,000 crore. Mr. Gadkari renewable energy capacity by 2020,” said Rahul Munjal, Chairman & SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in December due to with- Budget, with Road Transport said the project was on track Managing Director, Hero Future Energies. — Special Correspondent drawal of high-value cur- and Highways Minister Nitin and would be completed by NEW DELHI: The Centre will tie rency notes since Novem- Gadkari proposing the cre- August 2017. up with the States to soon ber 2016 with New Delhi ation of such a fund to the Fin- To ease congestion in other Apple removes NYT apps on China’s request roll-out a new scheme called leading the table, accord- ance Ministry. parts, national highways road ‘TIES’ — or Trade Infrastruc- ing to TRA Research. “The situation is pretty bad length has increased to 1.7 BEIJING: Apple Inc has removed the New York Times Co's English and ture for Export Scheme — to A survey titled Buying at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, lakh km from 96,000 km, Mr. Chinese-language news apps from its iTunes store in China following a boost export infrastructure, Propensity Index, which Chennai and Bengaluru... I Gadkari said. The ministry request from the local authorities, the companies said separately on Commerce Minister Nirmala measured consumer buy- have written a letter to the has targeted increasing the Thursday. The apps, which were removed on Dec. 23, are the latest Sitharaman said on ing sentiment, was con- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley national highway length to 2 Western services to fall foul of Chinese authorities, whose other Thursday. ducted between October to allocate funds under a sep- lakh km. scalps include Apple's own iBooks and iTunes Movies stores, blocked She said the States must and December 2016 arate head to decongest city He said the ministry since April. Their removal comes just over a month after the develop their own export across eight cities. roads,” Mr. Gadkari said at a planned to deploy 500 ambu- Cyberspace Administration of China called for greater media scrutiny, strategy in alignment with New Delhi was the press conference in the Cap- lances on national highway citing fears of social disorder and threats to national security. The the national foreign trade most aected city with a ital on Thursday. stretches prone to road acci- regulator did not respond to a faxed request for comment. — Reuters policy, as well as enhance co- 122 per cent decline in The Ministry has so far dents. “There will be four operation with Central agen- sentiment. It was fol- sanctioned 102 projects people in each ambulance cies to set up common facilit- lowed by Kolkata, Mum- worth ₨11,000 crore to tackle and paramedical treatment SEBI relaxes angel fund rules to boost start-ups ies for testing, certification, JOINT EFFORTS: In the pipeline are testing labs, training institutes bai and Pune. the menace of trac jams and will be possible. It will also trace-back, packaging and to be set up jointly by the Centre and the States. — FILE PHOTO: AFP road accidents, he said. have cutting tools,” he said. NEW DELHI: To give fillip to start-up funding, markets regulator Securities labelling. and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed its rules for investment Ms. Sitharaman was ad- pot/Ports. Quality of roads export strategies. On ser- by angel funds, which includes allowing them to invest in up to five- dressing the second meeting including their load bearing vices, she said IT and ITeS year-old entities. Besides, the lock-in requirement has been reduced of the Council for Trade De- capacity may be upgraded had an overwhelming pre- from three years to one year for angel funds and their minimum velopment and Promotion, for smooth transit of export dominance in India’s ser- investment threshold has been slashed from ₨50 lakh to ₨25 lakh. Angel attended by ministers and goods.” vices exports but were funds are allowed to invest in overseas venture capital undertakings up senior ocials from the Pointing out that about 150 largely restricted to the U.S. to 25 per cent of their investible corpus in line with other AIFs. The States and Central govern- Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary and EU markets and are upper limit for number of angel investors in a scheme will be increased ment Ministries. “Since most (SPS) measures (or norms on therefore vulnerable to from 49 to 200, SEBI said in a notification dated January 4. — PTI States wanted a Central food safety and animal & changes imposed by these scheme that supports export plant health standards) and a two trading blocs. infrastructure, we are formu- similar number of Technical Pichai pitches for $30 entry-level smartphones lating a scheme to provide Barriers to Trade (TBT) noti- ‘Need to diversify’ KHARAGPUR: Google’s India-born chief Sundar Pichai said on Thursday financial support and sup- fications (including mandat- “There is a need to diver- the prices of entry-level smartphones in India need to come down to plement the eorts of States ory and voluntary standards) sify our services exports. $30 for improved access to the Internet and digital services for people. to create export infrastruc- were being issued by World Areas like medical tourism, Mr. Pichai, who was speaking at his alma mater IIT-Kharagpur, said the ture. I hope we can soon Trade Organisation-member nursing and healthcare, edu- focus is also on areas like local language support and improving achieve a consensus for the countries each month, Ms. cation, audio-visual media connectivity in India as the country becomes a global player in the roll out of this scheme, which Sitharaman said: “Around 50- have an excellent potential ‘digital economy.’ “I would love to see cheaper smartphones, entry-level is very aptly titled as TIES. 60 per cent of these measures that can be harnessed. For smartphones. I think we really need to bring the prices down even more, This would surely have the potential to impact this, we need to develop the maybe at $30-level (about ₨2,000) for India for entry level strengthen our ties with the India’s trade.” right competencies like lan- smartphones,” he told a gathering of students and teachers. — PTI States.” Therefore, she said, the guage skills for the East and States should cooperate with North East Asian markets,” Road quality the Centre for setting up she said. S.C. Ralhan, president of common facilities like test- Meanwhile, the Centre has Freshdesk buys data integration start-up Pipemonk the apex exporters’ body ing labs and training insti- decided to soon bring out a BENGALURU: Freshdesk, which provides customer engagement software Federation of Indian Export tutes as well as to ensure Logistics Performance Index to clients like Hugo Boss and Honda, has acquired Pipemonk, a data Organisations, said: “Indian packaging and storage sup- to rank states on steps taken integration platform. Pipemonk allows companies to synchronise and roads carry nearly 65 per cent port to the Indian industry. to facilitate trade and im- move data among multiple cloud apps quickly. Freshdesk said this cargo against the global trend So far only 17 States (of the 29 prove logistics. Measures in acquisition is the company’s seventh in the last 16 months. However, where railway is the major States and seven Union Ter- the pipeline include expedit- the Chennai-based firm did not reveal the financial terms. It said the contributor. Therefore the ritories in the country) have ing the proposal for a north acquisition is part of the overall strategy to create an ecosystem of States should focus on im- prepared their export east corridor to improve con- interlinked Freshdesk and third-party products for businesses. “The proving the last mile con- strategy, Ms Sitharaman said nectivity with south east Pipemonk team will enhance Freshdesk's capabilities,” said Girish nectivity of major exporting and told the remaining Asian countries and exports Mathrubootham, Founder & CEO of Freshdesk. — Special Correspondent hubs to Inland Container De- States/UTs to expedite their to that region. NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 SPORT 17 Telecast schedule Adams’s new role Eatons retire Silva appointed manager Chennai Open: Sony Six & Sony Six HD, 5 p.m.; PBL: STAR Former West Indian skipper Jimmy Two-time Olympic and World decathlon Premier League struggler Hull City has Sports 1, 3 & HD 1 & 3, 7 p.m.; PWL: Sony ESPN, 7 p.m.; La Liga: Adams, who is said to have applied champion Ashton Eaton and Games appointed Marco Silva, who guided Sony Six & Sony Six HD, 1 a.m. (Saturday); FA Cup: Sony ESPN Ī for the position of head coach, has Ī medallist wife Brianne Theisen-Eaton said Ī Olympiakos to the Greek title last & Sony ESPN HD, 1.25 a.m. (Saturday); Australia vs Pakistan: been offered the role of director of the on Wednesday they were both retiring at term, as manager for the rest of the 3rd Test, STAR Sports 2 & HD 2, 4.30 a.m. (Saturday) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) the age of 28. season

Indian teams to Dravid, Tendulkar clinched the captaincy for MSD be picked today NAGPUR: The Indian teams for G. VISWANATH Dravid, according to sources, series against Pakistan, the bai, Pune and elsewhere. the three-match ODI and T20 suggested Dhoni’s name away series in Australia. And Dhoni spent the first four series against England will be wo of India’s greatest without any hesitation. in April 2008, Dhoni led India days of the New Year at Nag- selected by the senior Na- Tcricketers — Sachin Ten- At the IPL-launch dinner, for the first time in a Test pur with the Jharkhand team. tional committee in Mumbai dulkar and Rahul Dravid — Pawar got the same answer match against South Africa at He played football, took part in on Friday. played their part in the ap- from Tendulkar. “The two Kanpur. the team’s exercises, conduc- The India A team for the pointment of M.S. Dhoni as players were asked at a dier- ted his own fitness runs, had a two warm-up matches against captain of the Indian team for ent time and the response was Bold decision good hit at net sessions and England to be played at the the One-Day Internationals in the same,” said a BCCI ocial One of the bold decisions used the VCA gymnasium for Brabourne Stadium, Cricket 2007. privy to this development. Dhoni took was in the final of work-outs. He went through Club of India (CCI), on Janu- The BCCI’s senior national With Tendulkar, Dravid and the Commonwealth Bank tri- the routines on Wednesday, ary 10 and 12 will also be selection committee with Dilip Sourav Ganguly expressing series in 2008, when he not hinting at what he was go- selected. Vengsarkar as chairman o- their unwillingness to play in dropped Virender Sehwag (he ing to do later in the day. According to the grapevine, cially announced the 26-year- the inaugural ICC Twenty20 had played five league games) During the customary ex- some former BCCI ocials old from Jharkhand as captain World Cup in South Africa in for the finals played at Sydney changes post match, Gujarat’s called up senior CCI oce- for the seven-match series 2007, Dhoni was named the and Brisbane. Dhoni opted for Samit Gohil, shook hands with bearers and asked them not to against Australia, but only captain. Rohit Sharma. Dhoni and doed his cap and a host the two matches. after the then BCCI president What impressed Tendulkar Dhoni took a captaincy few minutes later Dhoni be- “We are upset with an o- Sharad Pawar ascertained the in naming Dhoni as captain? gamble perhaps going ahead of came a former India captain. cial who recommended to the views of Dravid and Tendulkar Sources say Tendulkar told the Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh He conveyed his decision to Justice Lodha Committee that on the day the Indian Premier BCCI president: “I have seen in the World Cup final at the the chairman of the senior na- the CCI should not be a full League (IPL) was unveiled at him from close quarters field- Wankhede. He returned to the tional selection committee member of the BCCI,” said a the Taj Palace, New Delhi, in ing at slip; I have chatted with dressing room finishing the M.S.K. Prasad and then sent a Club ocial. 2007. him a lot and he is a thinker and task by scoring an unbeaten 79- letter to the BCCI. He, however, confirmed It was on the same day a cool person.” ball 91. Dhoni’s 199 as captain in that the Club will host the two Dravid — after the three-Test There was not even a debate Another feature of Dhoni’s ODIs is third after Ricky Pont- games. series in England — took the thereafter; Dhoni became cap- captaincy is that he doesn’t be- ing’s 230 and Stephen Flem- Meanwhile, Maharashtra decision to relinquish cap- tain for the ODI series against lieve in spending too much ing’s 218. Cricket Association’s Riyaz taincy and conveyed the same Australia. time in the dressing room be- Surely Dravid and Ten- Bhagwan, said: “We are fully to Pawar. And when asked by The selectors though an- fore a Twenty20 match; that’s dulkar would be proud of the prepared for the ODI on Janu- the BCCI chief to name the nounced Anil Kumble as cap- the practice he followed when achievements of the man they KING-MAKERS: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid were independently unequivocal when asked ary 15. All tickets have been player who should lead India, tain for the three-Test home playing IPL matches at Mum- proposed as India’s captain. by the BCCI about India’s next leader. — FILE PHOTO sold out.” — G. Viswanath A leader who valued every individual: Joginder oginder Sharma, who player’s good and bad points. yorkers outside o-stump. commanded the faith of every Jbowled the famous last over He could read the situation Just stick to the plan. Don’t player and did not show dis- against Pakistan in the inaug- brilliantly and, believe me, worry, if we lose, it is my re- respect to anyone. ural ICC World Twenty20 in create the role to be played by sponsibility.” His words I did not see him dominate 2007, reminisces about M.S. each individual. changed my approach, gave the team meetings just be- Dhoni — the player and Many players learnt to carve me confidence, and we made cause he was the captain. Indi- leader. their individual role in the history! viduals had the freedom of ex- My career was built by team through MSD. pression. He welcomed MSD. What a player! What a I played many matches with Right direction criticism. captain! MSD. I bowled last overs in MSD has done his job of giv- There was a rare show of I have known him from some tournaments in Bihar ing Indian cricket the right dir- displeasure, during the IPL in close and yet I could never when I played under him. ection. He has also done his South Africa, when he said he read him fully. He was a packet Once I bowled with five runs job of instilling the desired was not happy with our intens- of surprises. He was a player’s to defend. I guess I won his faith in Virat Kohli. ity when fielding. captain, a bowler’s best friend confidence that day. You can see the dierence This after we had won the and a batsman’s best guide. That World T20 final in Virat, who has grown from match. And this with a sense of What more would one want, against Pakistan is well watching MSD from close. feeling for the players. He was especially if you are a new- known. I bowled the last over Their respect is mutual and not at all curt. “Fielding mein comer from a small town and we made history. I had huge. It makes an impact in the intensity nahi thi,” was all he wanting to make a place in in- bowled the last over in the pre- dressing room and this is the said. ternational cricket. It did not vious match against Australia. area where MSD has always MSD was a leader who val- Joginder Sharma. — FILE PHOTO matter to MSD where you But this one was dierent. scored. ued every individual in the came from. Each member was swing bowling. MSD was As a captain, MSD encour- team on the same scale. He has important. I relished that priv- opening for Bihar and got a Stick to the plan aged individuals to make de- taken the right decision be- ilege when I played under him. flawless 85. Pakistan needed a mere 13 cisions since he knew his play- cause he wants to serve the I remember my first meet- I could have got anyone out against 22 for Australia. We ers inside out. He would assign team in his best capacity. ing with MSD. It was at Gur- anytime but this man played were under pressure. But not them specific roles and si- That’s the MSD I have known gaon in a Ranji Trophy match me as I if was just another or- MSD. He just told me, “You lently enjoy their success. He from the time I first bowled to (December 2002). It was a dinary bowler. have six deliveries to make would absorb your pressure him in 2002. dream debut year for me. I was As a captain he was a mas- history. Bowl what you have in and if you struggled he would (As told to Vijay confident with my seam and ter. He precisely knew each mind, what we had planned, absorb that struggle too. He Lokapally)

Dhoni’s press conferences were Younis’s hundred laced with humour carries Pakistan S. DINAKAR four overs — India was six wickets announce his retirement from Test SYDNEY: Younis Khan claimed Younis went to stumps on An astute reader of the game down — Dhoni quipped, “Maybe they cricket. Then, he broke the news to his obody can comprehend M.S. his 34th Test century and first 136 o 279 balls with the tour- [the Australians] were too tired to devastated teammates; some of them in Australia to keep Pakistan’s ist still trailing Australia by Dhoni’s mind. His exterior too R.P. SINGH I remember the match What I liked the most was N bowl those four overs. That’s a very could not hold back their tears. Yes, first innings barely alive in the 267 runs and 68 from avoiding against South Africa in the that he did not shirk from re- doesn’t reveal much. Aussie answer I have given you!” even Dhoni’s own men did not know final Test in Sydney on the follow-on. .S. Dhoni taught us the 2007 T20 World Cup. We all sponsibility. When we won, he Rewind to December 30, 2014. The Dhoni even answered questions what was coming. Thursday. Pakistan was 271 for eight Mimportance of reading felt the pressure, but MS was loved to send the performer to third Test between India and Australia that were looking forward to the And even as the correspondents with Yasir Shah five not out. the game as it progressed. We calm. meet the media because he at the iconic MCG had just concluded. upcoming Test in Sydney. And when he were busy typing out reports, came SCOREBOARD —AFP all know it is a battle between He just reminded me about wanted the right man to take Even as Dhoni entered the press spoke in a lighten vein, there was the BCCI mail that said Dhoni had bat and ball but MS looked at it the dot balls, the back-up plans, the credit. conference room, a couple of laughter in the room. retired as captain and player from Test Australia —1st innings: 538 for as a contest that belonged to how to analyse the batsman, his When we lost, he went out to journalists walked up to congratulate All through this media session, a cricket to focus on ODI and Twenty20 eight decl. A unique those who were mentally style, reach. It was so encour- face the media. Yes, he was the India captain for his fighting 39-ball storm must have been sweeping cricket. At first, some of us thought Pakistan —1st innings: Azhar strong. aging because as a wicket- cool, controlled his emotions unbeaten 24 that enabled India salvage through his mind in an emotionally that the mail was a ‘hoax.’ Only then, Ali run out 71, Sharjeel Khan c Ren- achievement I had no clue what switching keeper he best understood the well, never panicked in any a draw on a scarred fifth-day pitch. gut-wrenching moment. the reality of it all sunk in. shaw b Hazlewood 4, Babar Azam on and switching o meant. movements of the batsman. situation. He would accept de- With just the Sydney Test remaining At that point in time, only Dhoni Indeed Dhoni had put in a master lbw b Hazlewood 0, Younis Khan KARACHI: Veteran Pakistan batsman Whatever be the result, he MS made a huge impression feat gracefully and celebrate in the four-match series, Australia’s knew this would be his last press class performance during his post- (batting) 136, Misbah-ul-Haq c sub b Younis Khan, who scored his 34th Test century in his 115th Test on Thursday, would ask us to accept the chal- with his astute reading of the the triumph silently. 2-0 lead had already secured the conference as the India Test captain. match interaction with the media in Lyon 18, Asad Shafiq c Smith b lenge and react to the situation game. We saw it in the 2007 Finally, believe me, he was has become the first cricketer to score rubber for the host. Nobody else had a clue. masking his emotions. O’Keefe 4, Sarfraz Ahmed c sub b to our best possible strength. World T20 final. We were not biased. There is an impres- Test centuries in 11 countries, includ- Yet, some pride had been salvaged Whether it was right for him to quit Starc 18, Mohammad Amir c Warner It was simple. MS would tell amazed at his awareness and sion that he backed small-town There was nothing that could be ing the United Arab Emirates. at the MCG by denying the Aussies picked up from his body language as captain and player when a Test b Lyon 4, Wahab Riaz b Lyon 8, Yasir me that the ball that had been control of the game. boys. No. He backed per- Shah (batting) 5; Extras (b-3) 3; Total Rahul Dravid, who has 36 centuries, another victory and the India captain either. Nothing, that even remotely remained in the series can be debated bowled was gone. “It was over. True, he had a good team but formers because he was always (for eight wkts. in 95 overs): 271. is the only other cricketer to score Now think about the next ball.” then he was the best man to sure of what he was supposed appeared in good spirits when he took hinted at a shock retirement from the upon. Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-6, 3-152, 4- centuries in all 10 full-member Test It was an important lesson. mould it into a champion team. to do as a captain. His era of questions. longest format of the game. But then, Dhoni does have a 178, 5-197, 6-239, 7-244, 8-264. nations. “Learn to enjoy it than brood He was technically sound with leadership is a benchmark for And many of his answers were After his time with the media, penchant for announcements such as Australia bowling: Starc 21-5- Younis is now in joint sixth place for over a defeat. Learn from every his cricket and the changes that times to come. laced with humour. Asked why Dhoni, it was learnt later, called up the these. He can walk away from it all in a 65-1, Hazlewood 25-7-53-2, O’Keefe most Test tons along with Sunil game,” was his constant advice he brought in the way we (As told to Vijay Australia chose not to bowl the final then BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel to very understated, unattached manner. 18-3-37-1, Lyon 27-2-98-3, Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and to us. played was there for all to see. Lokapally) Cartwright 4-0-15-0 Brian Lara. — ANI Rabada runs riot as Chelsea denied record Awadhe Warriors knocks out Delhi Acers LONDON: In-form midfielder brace in three successive South Africa wins big Dele Alli scored two near- games and his latest double al- RAKESH RAO nearly a decade.” identical headers as Totten- lowed Mauricio Pochettino’s Srikanth overcame an o- CAPE TOWN: Kagiso Rabada SCOREBOARD ham Hotspur beat men to register a LUCKNOW: The crowd got what colour Jorgensen who suered claimed a six-wicket haul on Chelsea 2-0 on fifth win in a row it came for. Although excite- his second loss in less than 48 Thursday as South Africa South Africa — 1st innings: Wednesday to tor- —their best such ment was at a premium, the hours. Even in the second bowled Sri Lanka out for 224 in 392. pedo the Premier run in nearly a year. Awadhe Warriors’s sweeping men’s singles, where World its second innings to win the League leaders’ It also enabled triumph over now-ousted de- No. 4 Son Wan Ho lost again, Sri Lanka — 1st innings: 110. second Test by 282 runs with a hopes of a record 14th consec- Spurs to claim a measure of re- fending champion Delhi Acers much like Jorgensen, leaving day and a half to spare and take South Africa — 2nd innings: utive victory. venge, both for their 2-1 defeat left it pleased after the first-leg Wing Ki Vincent Wong a com- an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 224 for seven decl. Chelsea was bidding to be- at Chelsea in November and action of the Premier Badmin- fortable winner in quick time. three-match series. Sri Lanka — 2nd innings: D. Kar- come the first team to win 14 the fiery 2-2 draw at Stamford ton League here. In the tie-opener, the men’s Sri Lanka failed to last the unaratne b Philander 6, K. Silva c successive games within the Bridge last May that ended The host franchisee added doubles, Acers’ Akshay first session of the fourth day Cook b Rabada 29, K. Mendis c Elgar same English top-flight sea- their title challenge. reason to be pleased with Dewalkar was an obvious tar- at Newlands, having resumed b Philander 4, D. de Silva lbw b Ra- son, but Alli’s goals, both set The result: Tottenham 2 (Alli Saina Nehwal contributing to get of the Malaysians V. Shem on 130 for four and was dis- bada 22, A. Mathews c de Kock b Ra- up by Christian Eriksen, 45+1, 54) bt Chelsea 0.—AFP the tally and K. Srikanth re- Goh and Markis Kido. bada 49, D. Chandimal c Cook b Ra- IN COMMAND: Saina Nehwal was too good for Nitchaon missed after just over 100 brought it down to earth. peating the bitter dose of de- Jindapol, winning in straight games. — PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT Goh, the World’s top- minutes of play. — Reuters bada 30, U. Tharanga c de Kock b Antonio Conte’s Chelsea feat, like in the Rio Olympics, ranked doubles player, Rabada 12, R. Herath (not out) 35, S. must content itself with hav- to World No. 2 Jan O and stayed firmly at the bot- opening game and running provided moments of sheer Lakmal c de Kock b Rabada 10, L. Ku- ing equalled Arsenal’s season Jorgensen. tom of the points’ tally. away with the final five points. brilliance with Kido playing Abbott quits Tests mara st. de Kock b Maharaj 9, N. Pra- record of 13 wins in a row from As a result of this second Saina, who has never lost to With Saina playing the team’s the supporing role. deep b Philander 5; Extras (b-6, lb-5, 2002 and it remains five points straight 6 points to -1 thrash- Thailand’s Nitchaon trump match, Warri- The results: for Hampshire nb-2): 13; Total (in 62 overs): 224. clear of second-place ing, Acers became the first Jindapol in seven ors gained a bonus Awadhe Warriors beat Delhi Acers CAPE TOWN: South African fast bowler Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-25, 3-66, Liverpool. team to be eliminated from the previous encounters point to lead 3-0. 6 to -1 [V. Shem Goh and Markis Kido Kyle Abbott announced on Thursday 4-69, 5-144, 6-165, 7-166, 8-178, But the end of its winning race for a semifinal-berth. In — last five in “I am happy with beat Vladimir Ivanov and Akshay that he will retire from Test cricket with 9-211. streak will give hope to its pur- fact, like in the tie against straight games — the way some of my Dewalkar 11-4, 11-4; Saina Nehwal immediate effect in order to play South Africa bowling: Abbott suer, not least Tottenham, Mumbai Rockets on Tuesday, was an obvious fa- strokes landed (T) bt Nitchaon Jindapol 14-12, 11-7; county cricket in England. 15-3-46-0, Philander 14-1-48-3, Ra- which rose above Manchester Acers managed to snatch only vourite, notwith- today. I am gaining S. Kidambi bt Jan O Jorgensen 11-9, “It is one of hardest decisions I have bada 17-3-55-6, Maharaj 16-3-64-1. City and Arsenal to third place one game! Worse, on both oc- standing her return to court confidence with every outing 11-13, 11-9; Savitree Amitrapal and had to make in my life,” the 29-year-old South Africa won by 282 runs in the table, seven points be- casions, Acers collected -1 (for following a knee-surgery. and a victory obviously means Bodin Isara bt Ivanov and G. Jwala said of his decision to sign a Kolpak Man-of-the-match: Kagiso low the leader. losing its trump match without Saina won 14-12, 11-7 after sav- a lot against a player against 12-10, 11-5; Wing Ki Vincent Wong bt contract with Hampshire. — AFP Rabada Alli, 20, has now scored a winning any other encounter) ing two game-points in the whom I’ve been playing for Son Wan Ho (T) 11-8, 11-6].

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RACING Butler shines Shaw puts Mumbai in final Severus for Byculla Club Trophy again as Bulls beat Cavs MUMBAI: Severus may win the LICE CUP (2,400m), Cl. IV, rated 2. Dazzling Dancer, The teenager’s knock helps side enter the title round for 46th time Byculla Club Trophy (2,800m), the 20 to 46, 3-15: 1. Eiger’s Tiger (6) 3. Wind Craft chief event of the races to be held Daman 60.5, 2. Normandy (8) LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler 6 AMOL KARHADKAR However, he got a second life here on Friday afternoon. Sandesh 60, 3. Olly Boy (5) S.Amit ADVANTAGE PLATE scored 14 of his 20 points in the as the umpires checked for a Rails will be placed 2 metres away 59.5, 4. Aspen (2) Bhawani 59, 5. (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 4- from 1400m to 1200m and thereafter Komandant (7) Ajinkya 57.5, 6. 45: 1. Isinit (7) Sandesh 59, 2. Kiss fourth quarter as Chicago RAJKOT: Teenager Prithvi Shaw no-ball, and replays showed 7 metres from 800m upto the win- Sovereignsky (3) Zervan 56, 7. From A Rose (13) Ajinkya 58.5, 3. Bulls beat short-handed NBA entered the record books with Vijay Shankar did not have any ning post. Rousseau (9) Neeraj 55, 8. Covert The Giver (4) A.Gaikwad 58, 4. champion Cavaliers 106-94 in a fearless hundred on First part of his foot behind the line. Action (1) T.S.Jodha 53.5 and 9. Sweeping Move (8) Bhawani 56.5, Cleveland on Wednesday. 1 FIDDLE FADDLE PLATE Winter Renaissance (4) C.S.Jodha 5. Alfonso (2) T.S.Jodha 56, 6. Class debut that helped Mum- Four balls later, Shaw (2,000m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 2-15 53. Wildhorn (9) Parmar 56, 7. Butler, coming o a 52-point bai stroll into its 46th Ranji tapped the same bowler to pm: 1. Thor Of Asgard (3) Yash 1. Normandy, 2. Rousseau, Sahashrabaahu (6) Mosin 55.5, 8. performance in a win over Trophy final with a six-wicket point for a single and took his Narredu 61, 2. Danse Debonaire (1) 3. Covert Action Star Scholar (14) Suraj Narredu Charlotte on Monday, win over Tamil Nadu at the helmet o, with his boyish face S.Amit 60.5, 3. Raees (5) Sandesh 55.5, 9. Matrioshka (11) K.Kadam 60.5, 4. Frisky Whiskey (8) T.S- 4 FERRARI PLATE (1,000m), 54.5, 10. Speed Magic (12) Joseph struggled to find is groove Saurashtra lit up with a wide smile. .Jodha 59.5, 5. Mastermarksman (2) rated 53 to 79, 3-45: 1. Golden Belle 53.5, 11. Avakraz (3) J.Chinoy 52.5, early, scoring just three points Cricket Associ- Shaw’s exuberance did not Bhawani 58.5, 6. Red Fort (4) Da- (3) S.Amit 61, 2. Cataleya (5) San- 12. Whitesox (10) S.Amit 51.5, 13. in the first half. ation stadium on see him through to the win- man 58.5, 7. Argyle Pink (7) Vishal tosh 59, 3. Rider On The Storm (1) Deccan King (5) Nadeem 50.5 and But Bulls roared back from 54.5 and 8. Pracs (6) S.J.Sunil 50. Ajinkya 57.5, 4. Governor General 14. Super Bolt (1) Neeraj 50.5. Thursday. ning moment. A top-edged 1. Thor Of Asgard, 2. Raees, (2) Sandesh 57 and 5. Queen Cred- 1. Super Bolt, 2. Isinit, their slow start against a Cavs Shaw’s 120 — swat o Aushik ending with T. 3. Danse Debonaire ible (4) C.S.Jodha 49. 3. Kiss From A Rose team ravaged by an array of 1. Queen Credible, 2. Cataleya the 16th occasion Natarajan taking an impress- 7 ailments and injuries. and 13th in Ranji ive catch running back from 2 MAGIC TOUCH PLATE BYCULLA CLUB TROPHY (1,400m), 3-y-o only, 2-45: 1. Time- 5 INDIAN AIR FORCE (2,800m), 4-y-o & over, 5-15: 1. Cavs superstar LeBron Trophy of a mid-wicket, when Mumbai re- less Deeds (3) T.S.Jodha 57, 2. Lord TROPHY (1,000m), Cl. III, rated Booker Jones (1) Zervan 59, 2. James was fighting the flu in Mumbai bats- quired just 10 runs to win. Of The Sea (6) Parmar 54.5, 3. Per- 40 to 66, 4-15: 1. Incentio (2) Da- Rodeo (2) C.S.Jodha 55.5, 3. Al the match-up with his former man marking his But, by then Shaw had done fect Star (7) P.S.Chouhan 54.5, 4. man 61, 2. Wind Craft (5) T.S- Shamsheer (3) Bhawani 54 and 4. Miami teammate Dwyane Raiden (2) Neeraj 54.5, 5. Samarjeet .Jodha 57.5, 3. Shania (6) S.Amit 57, Severus (4) Sandesh 54. First Class debut his job. (5) C.S.Jodha 54.5, 6. Glyndebourne 4. Zahrazan (1) Vishal 55.5, 5. Severus Wade. with a hundred The scores: (4) Sandesh 53 and 7. Point The Star Phoenix Knight (7) Suraj Narredu Day’s best: Normandy Channing Frye also played —enabled Mum- Tamil Nadu — 1st innings: 305. (1) Bhawani 53. 55, 6. Mizilla Gold (3) A.Gaikwad Double: Raiden – Queen despite feeling ill, Kyrie Irving bai overhaul the PRECOCIOUS TALENT: Mumbai’s 17-year-old opener Prithvi Shaw Mumbai — 1st innings: 411. 1. Raiden, 2. Glyndebourne, 52.5, 7. Dazzling Dancer (8) Credible missed a third straight game 3. Lord Of The Sea Sandesh 51.5 and 8. Bullion Ex- Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. Treble : 4, 5 & target of 251 just scored a century on debut and ensured there were no Tamil Nadu — 2nd innings: 356 press (4) Zeeshan 49.5. 6. Tanala: All races. Super Jack- with a troublesome hamstring, before the rescheduled Tea hiccups for Mumbai in its run-chase. — PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY for six decl. 3 GREATER MUMBAI PO- 1. Phoenix Knight, pot: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. and Kevin Love was absent as break and set up a grand finale Mumbai — 2nd innings: Prithvi he continued to battle debilit- against Gujarat. this time, twice in an over. fetched him his first fifty. After Shaw c Natarajan b Aushik 120, ating eects of food poisoning. With Waghela also scoring losing Waghela — who top- Praful Waghela c Vijay Shankar b Six Bulls players scored in Start delayed freely at the other end, Shaw edged a sweep o Aparajith — Aparajith 36, Shreyas Iyer b Vijay Texas Gold clinches main event double figures. When Shaw, just 17, strode continued to pile on the pres- Shaw matched Shreyas Iyer Shankar 40, Suryakumar Yadav c Ab- That included Taj Gibson, hinav b Aushik 34, Aditya Tare (not out to the middle along with sure on Tamil Nadu. shot for shot. MUMBAI: Texas Gold, ridden by J. Rs. 129 (w), 32, 10 and 21 (p). SHP: Rs. vourite: Cerrado. Owner: Mrs. who connected on nine of 10 the left-handed Praful Wa- The duo’s quickfire partner- out) 4, Siddhesh Lad (not out) 1; Ex- Chinoy, won the Allforfun Plate, 54, FP: Rs. 494, Q: Rs. 232, Tanala: Rs. Vandana Sharma. Trainer: Hosidar shots from the floor to score 18 ghela, almost double his age, Unsettling the bowlers ship ensured that Mumbai tras (b-8, lb-1, nb-7): 16; Total (for Div.I, the main event of Thursday’s 1,640 and Rs. 703. Favourite: Care Daji. points, Michael Carter-Willi- the duo first had to deal with He did not hesitate to play would not suer any middle- four wkts. in 62.1 overs): 251. (January 5) evening races. Free. Owners: Mrs. M.B. Dubash, 7. RAO SAHEB D.K. Mrs. Farida V.Singh & Mr. Zadmal ams with 13 and Wade with 10. Fall of wickets: The winner is owned by Mrs. PARKAR TROPHY (1,400m), Cl. the moisture in the wicket, cross-batted strokes against R. order hiccups. Soon after en- 1-90, 2-181, 3- Vandana Sharma and trained by Singh. Trainer: Zadmal Singh. IV, rated 20 to 46: Masterofbal- Reserve Doug McDermott thanks to a fog cover that Aushik Srinivas’s left-arm tering the 90s, Shaw slog- 238, 4-241. Hosidar Daji. 4. TIGER TOPS PLATE, Div.II antrae (Neeraj) 1, Star Comrade chipped in 17 points and delayed the start of the pro- spin. Neither did he spare a swept Aushik for a boundary Tamil Nadu bowling: R. Aushik The results: (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Be- (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Bay Of Love (Mer- Nikola Mirotic scored 16. ceedings by 35 minutes. moment to unsettle all the to move to 97. In the next over, Srinivas 23-7-73-2, T. Natarajan 6-2- 1. AZIZ H.AHMEDBHOY neficial (Zervan) 1, New England chant) 3 and Royal Classic (Daman) TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. II, rated 60 (Pereira) 2, Romantic Warrior 4. 1-1/4, 1/2, 3/4. 1m 26.50s. Rs. 16 (w), James finished with 31 But, the right-hander looked other TN bowlers. It reflected however, Shreyas played on to 17-0, B. Aparajith 8.1-0-58-1, K. Vign- to 86: Exodus (J.Chinoy) 1, Tra- (S.Sunil) 3 and Speedo (Parbat) 4. 13, 16 and 116 (p). SHP: Rs. 33, FP: Rs. points, eight rebounds and in his element. Shaw caressed in his swing over the long-on Vijay Shankar. esh 9-2-27-0, A. Aswin Crist 3-0- herne (Zervan) 2, Shadowfax 1-1/4, Sh, 2-3/4. 1m 0.57s. Rs. 21 (w), 40, Q: Rs. 23, Tanala: Rs. 518 and Rs. seven assists in 37 minutes. A. Aswin Crist o the backfoot boundary o B. Aparajith’s In Vijay Shankar’s next 18-0, Vijay Shankar 10-3-30-1, V. (Neeraj) 3 and Papakura (Mosin) 4. 12, 66 and 45 (p). SHP: Rs. 492, FP: 400. Favourite: Masterofbalantrae. He gave the Cavs faithful a 2-1/2, 5-1/2, 2-3/4. 1m 40.29s. Rs. 18 Rs. 624, Q: Rs. 180, Tanala: Rs. 2,182. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B.Shirke, in the second over of the day. first over of the morning. over, Shaw, on 99, tried to Ganga Sridhar Raju 3-0-19-0. (w), 11 and 13 (p). SHP: Rs. 26, FP: Rs. Favourite: Beneficial. Owner: Mr. Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars scare when he came down Four over later, he drove the Soon afterwards, a top- steer Vijay Shankar past In- Man-of-the-match: Prithvi 23, Q: Rs. 40, Tanala: Rs. 30 and Rs. Rajesh Monga. Trainer: S.K. Shipping Co Pvt Ltd & Mr. Berjis awkwardly on one ankle in the lanky medium-pacer through edged boundary o Vijay drajith at gully but only Shaw. 12. Favourite: Exodus. Owners: Mr. Sunderji. Minoo Desai. Trainer: Vishal third quarter, but appeared to Mumbai won by six wickets Jaydev M.Mody rep. J.M. Livestock 5. BLUE HORIZON PLATE Gaikwad. the covers, o the front-foot Shankar’s medium-pace oered a catch to the fielder. . Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: C.D. Katrak. (1,200m), 4-y-o only, rated 20 to 46: walk it o. 8. TIGER TOPS PLATE, Div.I The results: 2. ALLFORFUN PLATE, Di- Golden Eclipse (Daman) 1, Triple (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Mt v.II (1,200m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: Threat (Nadeem) 2, Kookaburra Tianmen (Parbat) 1, Baryshnikhov LA Clippers 115 bt Memphis 106; Rotterdam (Suraj Narredu) 1, (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Voulez Vous (Ajinkya) 2, Locarno (Nadeem) 3 Golden State 125 bt Portland 117; (S.Amit) 4. 1-1/2, 3/4, 1-1/4. 1m 13.29s. Haryana beats Siddhant Banthia Pretty Peach (Dashrath) 2, Gazino and Rock In Rio (A.Gaikwad) 4. Not Miami 107 bt Sacramento 102. I don’t like the neutral- (J.Chinoy) 3 and Sereno (C.S. Jodha) Rs. 28 (w), 16, 28 and 14 (p). SHP: Rs. run: Furiosa. 1, 1, Hd. 1m 00.64s. Rs. 4. 2-1/4, 1, 6-1/4. 1m 13.51s. Rs. 17 (w), 108, FP: Rs. 166, Q: Rs. 104, Tanala: 119 (w), 29, 18 and 30 (p). SHP: Rs. 78, Chicago 106 bt Cleveland 94; Mil- Tamil Nadu in semifinals 14 and 35 (p). SHP: Rs. 55, FP: Rs. 65, Rs. 1,430 and Rs. 345. Favourite: FP: Rs. 687, Q: Rs. 182, Tanala: Rs. waukee 105 bt NY Knicks 104; Char- Q: Rs. 95, Tanala: Rs. 144 and Rs. 76. Honey Dew. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. 3,378 and Rs. 724. Favourite: Alpine lotte 123 bt Oklahoma City 112; At- venue concept: Abhinav Favourite: Rotterdam. Owners: Vijay B.Shirke, Mr. Jay V.Shirke & CHANDIGARH: Top seed Siddhant Express. Owner: Mrs. Magansingh lanta 111 bt Orlando 92.—Agencies AGARTALA: Sonia Khatri (39 n.o.) M/s. Dinsha P.Shro, Munchi Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars P. Jodha. Trainer: Magansingh P. helped Haryana defeat Tamil RAJKOT: “Shall I keep naming You play throughout the year Banthia beat eighth seed P.Shro, Mr. Shapoor P.Mistry rep. Shipping Co Pvt Ltd. Trainer: M.K. Jodha. the cons?” is Abhinav in one condition — it’s really Tonkla Mulada of Thailand Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Jadhav. Nadu by eight wickets a Plate Ltd & Mr. D.R.Thacker. Trainer: 6. ALLFORFUN PLATE, Div.I Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 5,636 (76 Group ‘A’ match of the senior Mukund’s instant response important to play at home. 6-2, 7-5 in the boys’ quarterfi- Dallas Todywalla. (1,200m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: tkts.) and 30 per cent: Rs. 97 (1,891 tkts.). women’s Twenty20 league when asked about playing at These are the kind of things nals of the ITF grade-3 junior 3. ANMOL PREET PLATE Texas Gold (J.Chinoy) 1, Cerrado Sudhakar Rao is neutral venues. Two minutes you grow up with as a crick- tournament on Thursday. (1,600m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26: The (Neeraj) 2, Big Sur (Parmar) 3 and Treble (i): Rs. 153 (35 tkts.); (ii): here on Thursday. Rs. 1,413 (10 tkts.). later, he ends with: “Pros? I eter. So many players who In the semifinals, Siddhant Other Song (Bhawani) 1, Care Free Gloriosus (C.S. Jodha) 4. 2-1/4, 1, 1- The scores: (Neeraj) 2, Sir Song (S.Amit) 3 and 3/4. 1m 13.29s. Rs. 46 (w), 14, 11 and 43 Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. KSCA’s interim At Bengaluru: Mumbai 97 for don’t know any.” have made their debut for us will meet third seed Jack Shivalik Skies (Merchant) 4. Not (p). SHP: Rs. 40, FP: Rs. 109, Q: Rs. 13,397 (4 tkts.) and 30 per cent: Rs. four in 20 overs (Jemimah Rodrigues The Tamil Nadu captain’s this year haven’t played at Draper of Britain. run: Sansa. Nk, 3/4, 3-3/4. 1m 40.29s. 22, Tanala: Rs. 629 and Rs. 323. Fa- 547 (42 tkts.). secretary 41 n.o.) lost to Bengal 101 for nine in views represent the thoughts Chepauk. That’s such a big Dhruv Sunish outplayed 19.5 overs (Priyanka Roy 35); Maha- of a majority of cricketers who thing for me, at least.” fifth Seed Dostanbek Tashbu- BENGALURU: Sanjay Desai and R. rashtra 107 in 20 overs (S. Asha four have been part of the neutral- A primary objectives of in- latov of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2. FOOTBALL Sudhakar Rao were elected for 13, Vrinda Kumar three for 17) bt venue experiment in the ongo- troducing neutral venues, ac- He will take on Sergey Fomin the Karnataka State Cricket Kerala 53 in 18.5 overs (Mukta Magre ing Ranji Trophy season. cording to the former BCCI of Uzbekistan, who overcame Association’s interim presid- three for six, Priyanka Garkhede After bringing up the issue president Anurag Thakur, was Sacchitt Sharma. ent and secretary respectively three for six). with the balls at the venues to make more result-oriented In the girls’ section, top seed Sanchez is fine, says Wenger on Thursday, following the At Agartala: Tamil Nadu 88 for and observing that the pitches wickets. There percentage of Mahak Jain and unseeded exit of its top oce-bearers. nine in 20 overs lost to Haryana 90 has nothing for the spinners, outright results in the league Rhea Verma made the semi- LONDON: Arsenal manager Ar- The KSCA chose the duo, for two in 18.4 overs (Sonia Khatri 39 Abhinav said: “I don’t like this stage this year was 49.56 as finals. Mahak will play third sene Wenger on Thursday along with Srinivasa Murthy n.o.); Points: Haryana 4 (12); Tamil concept mainly because of the compared to last year’s 47.22. seed Thasaporn Naklo of downplayed Chilean star as treasurer, at an Emergent Nadu 0 (4). — Sports Bureau fact that there’s no continuity. — Special Correspondent Thailand while Rhea will clash Alexis Sanchez’ moody beha- Managing Committee meeting against fourth seed Axana viour during and after the here. The move came after Mareen of Belgium. Premier League draw with Brijesh Patel (secretary), P.R. BASKETBALL In the doubles, Vasisht Bournemouth saying it was Ashok Anand (president) and Cheruku and Jack Draper beat natural at his being frustrated. Dayananda Pai (treasurer) de- Siddhant Banthia and The 28-year-old forward — mitted oce earlier this week, Parikshit Somani. who is holding o from sign- following the Supreme Court’s BFI opens a window; The results: Boys (quarterfi- ing a new contract — had a order requiring implementa- nals): Siddhant Banthia bt Tonkla heated discussion with mid- tion of the Lodha Committee Mulada (Tha) 6-2, 7-5; Jack Draper fielder Aaron Ramsey during reforms. Railways, Services firm (GBr) bt Roko Savin (Cro) 6-2, 6-2; Tuesday’s game and then Both Desai (61) and Rao (64) Sergey Fomin (Uzb) bt Sacchitt flung his gloves to the ground were vice-presidents, in addi- KAMESH SRINIVASAN ment recognised the national matter of policy to allow play- Sharma 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(5); Dhruv and stormed o down the tun- tion to being members of the federation. ers to compete in various Sunish bt Dostanbek Tashbulatov nel after the Gunners had State Senior selection commit- NEW DELHI: The Basketball Fed- The letter granting permis- events to enhance exposure. (Kaz) 6-2, 6-2. Doubles (semi- come back from 3-0 down. tee. Their elevation to the top eration of India (BFI) was will- sion to the players to compete It was also mentioned that finals): Ulsung Park (Kor) & Hua- Several newspapers repor- jobs necessitated them to ing to relax its position on the in the UBA event would need the aliation fee to the BFI Chen Yu (Tpe) bt Calvin Golmei & ted on Thursday that Sanchez resign as selectors, with their participation of teams for the to be forwarded to it. The would be paid only for the Rishabh Sharda 6-1, 6-3; Vasisht — who scored Arsenal’s open- places filled by Raghuram National championship, but teams would have to express period it is recognised by the Cheruku & Jack Draper (GBr) bt ing goal — had then refused to Bhat and V.S. Thilak Naidu. Railways and Services have regret for defying the federa- Ministry of Youth Aairs and Siddhant Banthia & Parikshit Somani speak to his teammates and sat Bhat will serve as chairman of stood by their stand that they tion’s advice on the subject of Sports. 6-2, 6-4. sulking in the dressing room. the selection committee. will not listen to an unrecog- fielding players in an unrecog- The BFI was willing to put Girls (quarterfinals): Mahak “Well, what is surprising UNDERSTANDABLE: Arsene Wenger says his Chilean star’s “The interim period will last nised federation. nised event. And, finally, up the matter in its Annual Jain bt Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-0, 6-0; there?,” said Wenger, re- petulance is borne out of frustration at the team’s ordinary till the elections are conduc- The BFI sought certain com- provide an agreement to not General Meeting (AGM) and Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) bt Tanisha sponding to a question about ted. We have referred the mat- results of late.— PHOTO: REUTERS mitments from the two boards be a part of events not recog- provide interim relief to the Kashyap 6-1, 6-1; Axana Mareen (Bel) Sanchez’ negative body ter [of conducting elections] and was willing to allow them nised by the BFI in future. teams in the larger interest of bt Akanksha Bhan 6-3, 6-1; Rhea language. it doesn’t often happen in the fifth in the table. to our legal committee. We to field their teams — includ- While the Services and Rail- the game. Verma bt Shivani Amineni 6-3, 7-6 “You want to win the games Premier League and you need Sanchez at least has a week- have to call for a special gen- ing the players suspended for way Boards concurred with But, the Railways and Ser- (5). Doubles (semifinals): Esher and when you don’t win, you a special response, which is end o as Wenger said he eral body meeting and amend competing in the UBA event the BFI on restraining involve- vices sports promotion Boards Adeshina & Gemma Heath (GBr) bt are unhappy — it is normal. what happened. would rest him and German our constitution before elec- — for the National ment of their personnel in un- precipitated the matter with Harsha Sai Challa & Sabhyata Ni- “Without passion, you do “We wanted to win the midfielder Mesut Ozil, who is tions can be conducted. The championship. recognised events in future, regard to participation in the halani 6-4, 6-3; Kuan Yi Lee (Tpe) & not come back after 70 game, and we didn’t win the also holding o on signing a process is on,” said KSCA The federation requested they stuck to their stand that 67th National championship Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha) bt minutes from three goals game so we are all frustrated. new contract, for the third spokesperson Vinay Mruthy- payment of the aliation fee there was no question of ex- to be staged in Puducherry Shivani Amineni & Vaidehi Chaudhari down in the Premier League. 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PWL Order of play ț Centre Court: Albert Vinolas (Esp) vs Dudi Sela Paire proves too hot for Bhambri First win for Punjab (Isr); Benoit Paire (Fra) vs Aljaz Bedene (GBr); Mikhail UTHRA GANESAN at the end of Round One and a Youzhny (Rus) vs Roberto Bopanna & Jeevan and Purav & Divij enter the semifinals nasty cut above her eye at the NEW DELHI: Punjab Royals won five-minute mark to win 4-2 Bautista Agut (Esp). N. SUDARSHAN Bautista Agut had managed to its first match in the second against Vasilisa Marzaliuk in ț Court 1: Jozef Kovalik (Svk) calm the nerves of a crowd season of the Pro Wrestling the women's 75kg. CHENNAI: Benoit Paire is one which had had to deal with vs Danil Medvedev (Rus); League Season 4-3 against The Rio champion took player who can play creator two days of carnage with both Purav Raja & Divij Sharan vs Mumbai Maharathi here on down her opponent with 15 and destroyer with equal pan- Borna Coric and Marin Cilic Guillermo Duran & Andres Thursday with captain Vladi- seconds to go for two points ache. His obvious technical bowing out. Molteni (Arg). mir Khinchegashvili and mul- that proved crucial. gifts are matched only by his tiple Olympic medallist propensity to self-destruct. Convincing victory Sarita avenged her loss to ț 5 p.m. start Toghrul Asgarov leading the Manju in the 2016 Common- Not for nothing was Marat None of the o-season rusti- charge for the winner. Safin his idol while growing ness which troubled the wealth Championships final With both teams having lost up. Croats seemed to aect with a narrow 2-1 win in the their opening matches in the Fortunately, against Yuki Bautista Agut, as he convin- 58kg category while Pavlo Kyrgios’s injury PWL, it was a desperate at- Bhambri on Thursday, it was cingly beat Brazilian Rogerio Oliynyk won 2-0 against tempt to earn their first points more of his wizardry which Dutra Silva 6-3, 6-2. He will Krishan Kumar in the 97kg for flares up at and, despite Nigerian was on take on Russian Mikhail the other Mumbai wins. Odunayo Adekuoroye being show as he Youzhny in the quarterfinals. Hopman Cup blocked, Punjab had enough in Lead keeps changing entered the In doubles, both the Indian its ranks to edge ahead. PERTH: Nick Kyrgios laboured quarterfi- pairs — Rohan Bopanna & Nirmal Devi relied on her through a dismal 6-2, 6-2 loss nals fol- Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Khinchegashvili led from experience to down Carolina to Jack Sock at the Hopman lowing a Purav Raja & Divij Sharan — the front, opening the match Castillo of Columbia 3-0 in the Cup in the tie between Aus- 6-3, 6-4 entered the last four. against Rahul Aware in the 48kg and Pankaj Rana won 9-8 tralia and the United States but win. 57kg for the first bout of the against Pritam in a topsy-turvy played down concerns over a He will day and proved his class bout in the men's 70kg cat- PACKING A PUNCH: The wizardry of Benoit Paire was on show as he raced past Yuki Bhambri. THE RESULTS straighaway. egory, that saw both wrestlers worsening knee injury. next meet — PHOTO: R. RAGU With Australia forfeiting Briton Aljaz Bedene, who Second round: Roberto Bautista Aware, who had compre- exchanging lead repeatedly, to the doubles, the United States came through a tough three- from Paire. It was a pattern ilk, can easily switch o after on the full even from the back Agut (Esp) bt Rogerio Dutra Silva hensively won his previous give Punjab a healthy lead be- beat the defending champion setter against fourth seed Mar- which repeated over and over being a set up. That he couldn’t court and was quite (Bra) 6-3, 6-2; Benoit Paire (Fra) bt bout against Sandeep Tomar, fore a dominant Asgarov 2-1, although Daria Gavrilova tin Klizan 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(2). again. Paire had to stave o force the issue after what was successful. Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-4; Mikhail was no match to the Rio sealed the matter with a 7-3 beat Coco Vandeweghe, 6-3, Paire started as well as he one break-point while serving his most convincing hold of Youzhny (Rus) bt Renzo Olivo (Arg) Games gold medallist who had win against Vikas Kumar in 4-6, 7-5. The Americans were could have, going up 3-0 in no for the first set, two in the the match was indeed Unpredictable 6-1, 7-5. a 4-0 lead at the end of Round the 65kg. through to the final by then. time. But such is his game, that second game of the second set disappointing. “He is a dicult player to Aljaz Bedene (Gbr) bt Martin One. Asgarov, the 2012 Olympic In another tie that was aca- if an opponent stays with him and one in the sixth game im- In between all this, the 27- come with up with a strategy Klizan (Svk) 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(2). It became 7-1 before Aware champion and silver medalist demic, Spain beat the Czech long enough, there is always a mediately after breaking year-old Frenchman went on a for,” said Bhambri later. “He is Doubles: Quarterfinals: Nich- managed to get two points at Rio, had to make little eort Republic 2-1. chance that he will implode. Bhambri. few hot stretches. There were very good with the feel of the olas Monroe (USA) & Artem Sitak right at the end even as to establish his superiority. The results: Bhambri’s first opportunity 12 aces, all of them at clutch ball. He used drop shots on (NZ) bt Steve Darcis (Bel) & Benoit Khinchegashvili seemed to He led 5-0 at the end of the Spain bt Czech Republic 2-1 to put that to test came in the Bhambri’s best chance serving, crisp volleys, auda- break points. That is some- Paire (Fra) 5-0 (retd.); Rohan have relaxed, sure of his first round, taking down Vikas [Lara Arruabarrena lost to Lucie fifth game when he had two The early part of the second cious drops, and an on-the-run thing you don’t expect. You Bopanna & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan victory. and pushing him out with ease. Hradecka 6-4, 6-4; Feliciano Lopez bt break-points. But he let go of set was perhaps Bhambri’s lob from way beyond the tram- expect something more solid. bt James Cerretani (USA) & Philipp For Mumbai, captain Erica Vikas managed to get be- Adam Pavlasek 7-6(5), 6-4; Arru- both. The second miss in par- best chance to turn the match. line which was by far the shot He is so unpredictable.” Oswald (Aut) 6-2, 3-6, [12-10]; Purav Wiebe of Canada was the hind Asgarov right at the end abarrena & Lopez bt Hradecka & ticular should rankle him, for it It is generally a period when a of the match. Such was the Much before Paire’s artistry Raja & Divij Sharan bt Jurgen Melzer stand-out performer, coming for two points tor educe the Pavlasek 4-2, 4-1]. was on a poor second serve player, particularly of Paire’s daredevilry that he took balls though, second seed Roberto (Aut) & Renzo Olivo (Arg) 6-4, 7-5. back from a two-point deficit margin but it mattered little. USA bt Australia 2-1 [Jack Sock bt Nick Kyrgios 6-2, 6-2; Coco Vandeweghe lost to Daria Gavrilova 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; Vandeweghe & Sock Velavan in final w/o Gavrilova & Kyrgios]. — AFP ‘AITA has failed to nurture promising talent’ Raonic to meet Nadal SHEFFIELD: India’s Velavan Sen- S. DIPAK RAGAV appointing. He wondered having a travelling coach for wildcards for the last three in the quarterfinals thilkumar defeated second Ankita, Jyoti go about the value of the tourna- modern-day tennis players, years and there has been criti- seed Youssef Ibrahim of Egypt on the rampage CHENNAI: Yet another edition of ment for them. saying: “Not one player here is cism that we are making it very BRISBANE: Defending champion International: Men: Second 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 in a boys’ un- the Aircel Chennai Open has The former AITA vice-pres- travelling without a coach ex- easy for the players. Maybe and top seed Milos Raonic round: Grigor Dimitrov bt Nicolas der-19 semifinal of the British RAMANATHAPURAM: Ankita gone by without an Indian ident echoed Somdev Devvar- cept the Indian guys.” next year he might have to cruised into the quarterfinals of Mahut 6-2, 6-4; Dominic Thiem bt Sam junior open squash here on Dahiya pumped in eight goals player at the business end as man views on the national fed- come through qualifying,” said the Brisbane International with Groth 7-6(5), 6-3; Milos Raonic bt Thursday. and Jyoti netted six as Hockey Benoit Paire sent Yuki Bham- eration failing to support Not much improvement Karti. a 6-3, 6-2 win over Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-2; Rafael Velavan will meet either Himachal Pradesh thrashed bri home in straight sets in the promising prospects. Karti, who, personally and With Aircel merging with Diego Schwartzman on Nadal bt Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-1. Adhitya Raghavan or Abhay Goan Hockey 17-0 in the B-Di- second round. Karti cited the career of through the TNTA, has been Reliance, the future of the title Thursday. Women: Quarterfinals: Alize Singh in an all-India summit vision of the seventh sub-ju- The Indian’s exit follows Bhambri, a former World ju- backing Ramkumar’s career sponsor has been under a Raonic will now take on Ra- Cornet bt Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 7-5; clash. nior National hockey tourna- that of Ramkumar nior No, 1, as an example. for the past decade,was not cloud. But Karti said it is too fael Nadal for a place in the Garbine Muguruza bt Svetlana Kuznet- The results: ment for women here on Ramanathan and Saketh “Yuki is undoubtedly our happy with his ward’s pro- early to worry about the im- semifinals after the Spaniard sova 7-5, 6-4; Karolina Pliskova bt Under-19: Semifinal: Velavan Thursday. Myneni, both of whom best player, which he proved gress. “For the potential he pact on the tournament before crushed Germany’s Mischa Roberta Vinci 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Elina Svito- Senthilkumar bt Youssef Ibrahim The results: B-Div: Hockey J & K crashed out in the opening after coming back from injury showed three years back, he appreciating the role of the Zverev 6-1, 6-1. lina bt Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. (Egy) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9. 1 (Ishta Sharma) bt Dadar & Nagar round. [in his match] against Ramku- has not improved enough.” State government. At Doha: ATP Qatar Open: Quarterfinals: Abhay Singh bt Haveli HA 0; Hockey Madhya Bharat Karti Chidambaram, the mar. Why doesn’t he have a Ramkumar stunned “We have this tournament Murray labours through Second round: Andy Murray bt Ger- Kyle Finch (Eng) 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 5 (Divya Soni 2, Nandini Sikarwar, vice-president of the TNTA coach? He is 24-years-old, Devvarman in the first round for so many years and have got Andy Murray battled to a 7-6 ald Melzer 7-6(6), 7-5; Fernando Ver- 11-8. Priyanka Yadav, Aditi Sharma) bt and chairman of the organ- what’s stopping the associ- here in 2014 and then reached bipartisan support for it. We (6), 7-5 win over Austria’s Ger- dasco bt David Goffin 6-1, 7-6(6); Adhitya Raghavan bt Andrew Hockey Puducherry 0; Hockey HP 17 ising committee, during an in- ation from calling him and ask- the quarterfinals last year but have both private sponsors ald Melzer to reach the Qatar Novak Djokovic bt Horacio Zeballos Douglas (USA) 10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 14- (Ankita Dahiya 8, Jyoti 6, Arti teraction with the media, rued ing him what he needs?” has done little to build on and government sponsors. Open quarterfinals. 6-3, 6-4; Tomas Berdych bt Jiri Vesely 12; Velavan bt Victor Crouin (Fra) 6- Kashyap 2, Kirti) bt Goan Hockey 0. that the lack of progress by In- The TNTA vice-president those results. This is the best example of a The results: 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-1; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bt 11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8. — Sports — Sports Reporter dian players in singles was dis- stressed the importance of “We have given Ramkumar public-private partnership.” At Brisbane: ATP/WTA Brisbane Dustin Brown 6-1, 6-3. — Agencies Bureau NOIDA/DELHI 20 | LIFE THE HINDU FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 Alien signals came from dwarf galaxy Earth-like ice features found on Pluto Carrie Fisher cremated Rare, short bursts of ‘alien’ cosmic radiowaves Proof of Earth-like ice features have been found on Star Wars star Carrie Fisher has been cremated may have originated from a dwarf galaxy more Pluto, using a model to forecast weather and a ahead of a memorial for her. Some of her ashes than three billion light years from Earth. simulation of the physics of evaporating ices. will be buried alongside her mother.

‘76% of human Living near heavy trac increases risks of dementia beings have WHO estimates the number of people with dementia in 2015 at 47.5 million, a number that is rising as life expectancy increases excess body fat’

LONDON: People who live near Dementia results in Old Age and Dementia at Bri- MELBOURNE: About 5.5 billion roads laden with heavy tain’s Nottingham University people — up to 76 per cent of trac face a higher risk of the loss of brain cells said the findings were “inter- the world’s population — are developing dementia than and affects memory, esting and provocative”. ‘overfat’, warn researchers who say the new pandemic those living further away, thinking, behaviour “It is unlikely that Ontario possibly because pollutants has the worst air quality in has quietly overtaken the get into their brains via the and spatial abilities the world, so the risks might planet. blood stream, according to be even greater in cities that The researchers, includ- researchers in Canada. perform everyday activities. are habitually wrapped in ing those from Auckland A study in The Lancet The World Health Organ- smog,” he said. The team ana- University of Technology in medical journal found that ization estimates the number lysed records of more than New Zealand, put forth a people who lived within 50 of people with dementia in 6.5 million Ontario residents specific notion of ‘overfat’, a metres of high-trac roads 2015 at 47.5 million, and that aged 20 to 85 and found condition of having su- had a seven per cent higher WAKE-UP CALL: People who total is rising rapidly as life 243,611 cases of dementia cient excess body fat to im- chance of developing de- lived within 50 metres of expectancy increases and so- between 2001 and 2012. Then pair health. mentia compared to those high-traffic roads had a cieties age. The incurable they mapped residents’ prox- Based on a new look into who lived more than 300 seven per cent higher condition is a leading cause imity to major roadways us- current data, they argue how, metres away from busy chance of developing of disability and dependency, ing postal codes. in addition to those who are roadways. dementia, a study and is starting to overtake The increase in the risk of overweight and obese, oth- conducted in Canada has heart disease as a cause of developing dementia went ers falling into the overfat Eect of air pollutants found. — FILE PHOTO death in some developed down to four per cent if category include normal- “Air pollutants can get countries. people lived 50 to 100 m from weight people. into the blood stream and diabetes. This study suggests Copes, an environmental Canada’s Institute for Clin- which result in the loss of Independent experts said major trac, and to two per “The overfat pandemic lead to inflammation, which air pollutants that can get and occupational health ex- ical Evaluative Sciences. brain cells and aect the Canadian study had im- cent if they lived within 101 to has not spared those who ex- is linked with cardiovascu- into the brain via the blood pert at Public Health Ontario Dementia is caused by memory, thinking, beha- portant implications for pub- 200 m. At more than 200 ercise or even compete in lar disease and possibly stream can lead to neurolo- (PHO) who conducted the brain diseases, most com- viour, navigational and spa- lic health around the world. metres, the elevated risk sports,” said lead author of other conditions such as gical problems,” said Ray study with colleagues from monly Alzheimer’s disease, tial abilities and the ability to Tom Dening of the Centre for faded away. — Reuters the study Philip Maetone, CEO of MAFF Fitness Pty Ltd in Australia. “The overfat category in- Israel harnessing sunshine cludes normal-weight Winter plunge people with increased risk factors for chronic disease, such as high abdominal fat, with world’s tallest solar tower and those with characterist- ASHALIM (ISRAEL): With Israel ergy,” said Eran Gartner, chief ics of a condition called nor- traditionally running its eco- executive of Megalim Solar mal-weight metabolic nomy on fossil fuels, renew- Power Ltd., which is building obesity,” said Mr. Maetone. able energy has long been one part of the project. The While the obesity epi- hobbled by bureaucracy and centrepiece is a solar tower demic has grown consider- a lack of incentives. But the that will be the world’s tallest ably over the last three to country is starting to make an at 250 m. four decades, this work casts eort, setting a goal of gener- Solar towers use a method light on the much higher ating 10 percent of its energy diering from the more com- numbers of people who may from renewable sources by mon photovoltaic solar pan- have unhealthy levels of 2020, up from the current 2.5 els, which convert sunlight body fat. “We want to bring per cent. directly into electricity. In- awareness of the rise in these The Ashalim project, deep The solar tower in Negev stead, towers use a solar- risk factors, where the terms in the Negev desert, is made desert, Israel. — PHOTO: AP thermal method — Thou- ‘overfat’ and ‘underfat’ de- up of three plots, with a sands of mirrors focus the scribe new body composi- fourth planned for the future, try’s energy needs enough for sun’s rays onto the tower, tion states. We hope the each with a dierent solar about 130,000 households, or heating a boiler that creates terms will enter into com- technology. Together, the roughly 5 per cent of Israel’s steam to spin a turbine and mon usage, to help create fields will be Israel’s largest population, according to Is- generate electricity. substantive improvements renewable energy project rael’s Electricity Authority. Encircling the Ashalim in world health,” said Mr. CHILLING OUT: when completed by 2018. “It’s the most significant tower are 50,000 mirrors, About 400 swimmers plunged into an icy river in China's northern city of Harbin on Thursday, the first day Maetone. They are set to generate some single building block in Is- known as heliostats, in a of the city’s annual ice and snow festival. Winter swimming is enjoyed mainly by middle-aged and elderly people who The study was published 310 megawatts of power, rael’s commitment to CO2 re- shimmering blanket of glass believe it benefits their health. — PHOTO: AFP in the journal Frontiers in about 1.6 per cent of the coun- duction and renewable en- over the desert. — AP Public Health. — PTI Nigerian leaders praised, mocked Rajiv Shah is Rockefeller’s first for New Year song Indian-American head LAGOS (NIGERIA): A more un- usual set of singers grabbed DAVID GELLES change. It was these diverse the spotlight in Nigeria this causes that attracted Mr. week with their New Year n Thursday, the Rocke- Shah to the job. With ad- message. Ofeller Foundation, one of vanced degrees in medicine Vice-President Yemi Osin- the largest and most influen- and health finance from the bajo led a choir including tial philanthropies in the University of Pennsylvania, former President Olusegun United States, was to name Mr. Shah worked at the Bill & Obasanjo and military ruler Rajiv J. Shah, a trustee as Melinda Gates Foundation Yakubu Gowon in a rendi- president. He was to succeed Rajiv Shah (43), the for nearly a decade, rising to tion of the 18th century hymn Judith Rodin, who has been youngest chief of the be director for agricultural ‘O God Our Help in Ages holding the post for 12 years. foundation. — PHOTO: NYT development. Past’. Band Aid’s Do They The appointment was to From 2009 to 2015, he ran Know It’s Christmas? it make Mr. Shah one of the prominent projects but has USAID, leading the response wasn’t. Yet it was hard not to most powerful forces in char- sometimes been criticised as to disasters including the see parallels in the video, itable giving, overseeing a being more interested in its 2010 earthquake in Haiti and with the political heavy- foundation that donates publicity than its grantees. the 2014 Ebola outbreak in weights singing earnestly roughly $200 million each Founded in 1913 by oil ty- West Africa. After leaving into microphones, head- year and corrals govern- coon John D. Rockefeller, the the agency, he founded Latit- phones over their ears. ments, companies and organ- foundation says it has given ude Capital, a private equity There were cutaway shots isations to contribute money away the equivalent of more firm focused on emerging of symbols of Nigerian pride, and resources in tandem. than $17 billion in today’s dol- markets. the National Theatre in La- lars. In those roles, Mr. Shah gos and the parliament build- Founded in 1913 Much of the foundation’s said, he came to understand ings in Abuja, as well as some At 43, Mr. Shah is the work concerns improving the power of public-private less than tuneful singing. youngest person and the first health and well being in partnerships, a strategy that The video (https://youtu.be/ Indian-American to lead the Africa, aiding economic de- Ms. Rodin has embraced at P5WrUPNqbOo) was meant Rockefeller Foundation, velopment in impoverished the Rockefeller Founda- as a gesture of goodwill in a which has gained stature in areas and developing tion.— New York Times nation riven by strife. — AFP recent years through some strategies to combat climate News Service Thai baby elephant undergoes Princess Diana’s letter on sons hydrotherapy for injured foot sells for £3,200 PATTAYA (THAILAND): A baby ele- LONDON: Letters sent by Bri- phant took a tentative dip in a tain’s late Princess Diana — swimming pool in Thailand including one in which she on Thursday as part of a described a young Prince lengthy rehabilitation process Harry as being “constantly in to heal her injured foot. trouble” while at boarding Baby Fah Jam was three school — sold for thousands months old when her front of pounds at an auction on left leg was caught in a trap set Thursday. The six handwrit- by villagers in Chanthaburi ten notes were sent to Cyril Province, 250 km southeast of Dickman, a former head the capital, Bangkok. steward at Buckingham Veterinarian Padet Palace, during the 1980s and Siridumrong said Fah Jam, 1990s. who is now five months old, In one, sent five days after was showing signs of im- Harry’s birth in September provement following initial 1984, Diana thanked Dick- water-based exercises known man for a card he sent during as hydrotherapy. GET WELL SOON: Veterinarian Padet Siridumrong treats the what she called “this particu- “By her fourth or fifth ses- wounds of Fah Jam, a five-month-old baby elephant, after a larly happy time” and de- sions she will enjoy swim- hydrotherapy treatment in Pattaya, Thailand.— PHOTO: REUTERS scribed how aectionate ming more. She’s just a baby, Prince William was toward that’s why she’s a bit scared at industry. icated ones, according to his baby brother. That note, first but, by nature, elephants But logging has been EleAid, a British organisation which had been expected to love the water,” Mr. Padet banned and many domestic- working for the conservation fetch up to £600 ($745), sold said. The treatment could ated elephants have ended up of the Asian elephant. for £3,200 ($3,975), Chens take up to two months, he on the tourist trail, giving Deforestation, rapid urban- auction house in Cambridge said. The elephant is a symbol rides and putting on displays isation and poaching of ele- said. In another letter, she of Thailand and in ancient in shows. phants for their ivory have all said both her sons were en- times they were used to carry There are about 3,700 ele- contributed to a dramatic de- joying boarding school, “al- soldiers into battle. They phants left in the wild in Thai- cline in the wild elephant though Harry is constantly were also used in the logging land and up to 4,000 domest- population. — Reuters in trouble!”. — AP CM YK