Aseemanand, 6 Others Freed in Ajmer Dargah Blast Case

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NEARBY Aseemanand, 6 others freed Compassion International in Ajmer dargah blast case to wind up India operations Govt. denies U.S. NGO is leaving due to ‘ideological’ reasons

Insuicient evidence against accused, says NIA special court judge Suhasini Haidar J&K police chief sends New Delhi warning to militants Srinagar Special Correspondent the investigating agencies The government on Wednes- Jaipur Days after militants had found involvement of day dismissed a statement vandalised the house of a The National Investigation right-wing Hindutva organ- by American Christian NGO Deputy Superintendent of Agency (NIA) Special Court isations, including Abhinav Compassion International Police (DSP) in south here on Wednesday acquit- Bharat, which were later sus- that it is being forced to shut Kashmir, Director General ted self-proclaimed monk pected to be linked to sev- down its operations in India of Police S.P. Vaid on and former Rashtriya eral other blast cases. next week because of “ideo- Wednesday said that Swayamsevak Sangh activist Aseemanand’s confession logical” reasons, while the “militants should bear in Swami Aseemanand and six before a metropolitan magis- Rashtriya Swayamsewak mind that they too have others, while convicting trate at the Tis Hazari courts Sangh (RSS) that was also ac- families”. three persons in the sensa- in Delhi had made headlines cused by the NGO distanced NEWS Ī PAGE 10 tional Ajmer dargah blast in December 2010. itself from the issue. case. He had stated that he and “We have responded to Fresh snowfall, rain in The explosion in the 13th other activists were involved the report (quoting Compas- Kashmir, Himachal century dargah of Sufi mys- in bombings at various sion International)”, an MEA SRINAGAR/SHIMLA tic Khwaja Moinuddin places of worship across the official told The Hindu, People in Kashmir and Chishti on October 11, 2007, country, such as Ajmer pointing to the MEA state- Himachal Pradesh had to during Ramzan, had left Sharif and Hyderabad’s ment calling the allegation bring out their woollens on three persons dead and 17 in- Mecca Masjid, and in that an RSS activist in the Wednesday after a fresh spell jured. Malegaon and Samjhauta Ex- U.S. had suggested that the of snow and rain. While the The dargah was packed to press for taking revenge Christian NGO re-route some ing they had been versions. After several ap- 300-km Srinagar-Jammu capacity with about 5,000 against the “terror acts of of its funding through the approached by an RSS activ- peals, CI announced that it is national highway had to be devotees when the blast oc- Muslims.” RSS, “totally extraneous to ist in Washington D.C., shutting down its India oper- closed, Himachal Pradesh curred at the time of Iftaar Investigation into the case the law enforcement action.” Shekhar Tiwari, who works ations on March 15 this year. saw snow in the month of (breaking of fast). Those Sentencing next week: Bhavesh Patel, who was convicted in was transferred in 2011 from Meanwhile, RSS spokes- with a powerful Indian- According to the allega- March after three years. found guilty by the court the Ajmer dargah blast case, being brought out of the NIA the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism person Manmohan Vaidya American lobby group, with tion carried in the NYT, the NORTH Ī PAGE 2 were Bhavesh Patel, De- special court in Jaipur on Wednesday. ROHIT JAIN PARAS Squad (ATS) to NIA, which said the “RSS has nothing to a proposal that indicated proposal forwarded was that vendra Gupta and Sunil filed three supplementary do with the allegations lev- they were “negotiating with the [Indian] government NCPCR lashes out at Joshi. The sentences of the con- the accused who were let off. charge sheets in the court. elled and carry out our so- an ideological movement “might view Compassion In- Jalpaiguri oicials victs will be pronounced on The court analysed the The case was fast-tracked cio-cultural activities that is fuelling the govern- ternational more favorably if KOLKATA Three accused at large March 16. testimony of 149 witnesses after the change of govern- through support from the ment.” the charity routed a portion Days after a child traicking There were a total of 13 ac- Aseemanand and Sunil and the contents of 451 docu- ment at the Centre in 2014. public rather than the In March 2016, the Min- of its $45 million in annual racket was busted in cused in the case, three of Joshi were also accused of ments submitted to it, while In one of the charge- government.” istry of Home Affairs had put charitable donations away Jalpaiguri, the district whom are absconding, while being involved in the about a dozen witnesses sheets, the name of RSS The MEA and RSS officials Compassion International from churches and through administration has come under ire from the National former RSS pracharak Sunil Malegaon and Samjhauta Ex- turned hostile in cross-exam- leader Indresh Kumar ap- were referring to a report in on a “prior permission” non-Christian aid groups, in- Commission for Protection of Joshi was murdered in press blast cases. ination during the trial. peared as a suspect, though the New York Times pub- watchlist, effectively curtail- cluding Hindu ones.” Child Rights. December 2007. In his judgment running he was not formally named lished on Wednesday, which ing its ability to bring in (With inputs from EAST Ī PAGE 3 The court imposed a fine into 500 pages, special judge Hindutva link an accused. quoted Compassion Interna- funds for NGOs in India, Nistula Hebbar) of ₹1 lakh each on Bhavesh Dinesh Gupta said there was The Ajmer dargah blast was tional’s chief executive of- some of which were accused DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES and Devendra. insufficient evidence against the first instance in which CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 ficer Santiago Mellado, say- of carrying out religious con- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10

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Vijaita Singh their affiliation to the outfit Jacob Koshy is defunct. CEO of CSIR-Tech New Delhi was one-sided,” Javeed NEW DELHI Amitabh Shrivastava, an en- A day after the Uttar Pra- Ahmed, U.P. DGP, told The CSIR Pvt. Tech Ltd (CSIR- trepreneur, told The Hindu desh police issued a press Hindu on Wednesday. Tech), a company affiliated that a lack of legal support statement that those in- It was the Telangana po- to the Council of Scientific or funds, and delays in ex- volved in the Ujjain train lice who had been tracking and Industrial Research ecuting commercial deals by blast belonged to the Islamic the online activities of the (CSIR), and primarily the CSIR’s labs, were among State, they retracted it, nine Uttar Pradesh-based formed to commercialise the key impediments to the claiming there was no evid- men; it was on the basis of technology developed by success of CSIR-Tech. ence linking these individu- specific information the 75-year-old organisa- “There was no official als to the terror group. provided by them that the tion’s 37 labs, has been shut memorandum that em- The U.P. police said the Madhya Pradesh and U.P. down. powered CSIR-Tech to have accused were “self-pro- police could nab the ac- “Folks, CSIR-Tech is shut- exclusive rights to commer- claimed” members of the cused within hours of their ting down its operation after cialise the CSIR’s patent terrorist group, and “they allegedly planting a “pres- 6 years…sad for commer- portfolio,” he said, adding fancied themselves as being sure pipe bomb” on a train cialisation of Scientific R&D all employees had left as of members of the IS.” in Bhopal. in India. Many lessons November last and he was “There is nothing to show learned for similar future the “last employee” staying that they were part of the IS. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 endeavours,” said a Febru- back only to shut it down. Good turnout: Women display their inked ingers at a booth in Varanasi on Wednesday. In the last phase of the U.P. Assembly polls, They were self-proclaimed FATHER WANTS TERROR ary 9 post on CSIR-Tech’s over 60% of polling was recorded. Manipur registered 86% polling in the second phase. RAJEEV BHATT (REPORTS ON PAGE 11) sympathisers of the outfit; CHARGES PROVED. Ī PAGE 10 Facebook page. Its website CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10

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Kolkata Vidyalaya. plays across Odisha coun- Directors of mythological The Sangli police on Wed- On January 17, Beauty Ms. Khatoon is the sixth of tryside have various protag- plays give them a broad idea nesday arrested two doc- Khatoon was all set to greet seven siblings and the onists and themes. However, of the kind of attire they tors from Khagwad and Bi- the newly-wed couple at a youngest of five daughters of all are bound by a common want for the characters, but japur in Karnataka and reception near her house in Maqbool, a vegetable thread — the skilled hands leave the finer details to the seized four sonography Sabjipara, a village in English vendor. Her campaign that made the glittering cos- Narasinghpur machines from them. Bazar area of West Bengal’s stands out because child tumes in which they’re “ex- costume-makers. In what is now unravel- Malda district. marriages are not iled, fighting or ruling”. ling as a racket across the When the 16-year-old uncommon in the Whether it’s the magnifi- Bold colours border districts in Maha- guest got there, she was neighbourhood that she cent crown worn by demon Costumes for royal mytholo- rashtra and Karnataka, the shocked to find that the grew up in. king Ravana, the plain white gical characters are bold in police said the main ac- bride was younger than her. Beauty Khatoon cloth worn by Lord Rama colour and full of embroid- cused, Dr. Babasaheb She reacted by refusing to Lording Khatoon during his exile or even the ery. Sometimes, it takes up Khidrapure, of Bharti Hos- take part in the feast. Going away, injured, and dumped Malda District Magistrate costumes worn by emperor Hard work: A girl stitching a dress at her father’s workshop in to a month to make one out- pital in Mhaisal village of a step further, she near her home. The attack Sharad Dwivedi lauds her act Akbar’s courtiers, the tiny Narasinghpur village. BISWARANJAN ROUT fit – from cutting the cloth to Sangli, would send patients threatened to call the police left her unconscious and she of defiance. “It is important village of Narasinghpur in Ja- the finished product. One for sex determination tests to stop the marriage. was hospitalised for a week to take into consideration jpur district is where all though modern dramas have structing young tailors about piece of royal garments costs to Karnataka and receive “I told the elders that I at Malda Medical College that social indicators like royal jatra costumes are forced mythological and his- the finer details of stitching between ₹2,000 to ₹20,000. patients for selective will call the police,” Ms. and Hospital. education, health, nutrition born. Jatra is a popular form torical plays to wait in the at his Nayak Chitralaya at The costume-makers de- abortion. Khatoon, a class VIII “I want to stop child and sanitation are low in of melodrama. The turnover wings, costume-making skills Haripur market, located pend on markets in Kolkata, Dr. Srihari Ghodke, a student, told The Hindu. marriages. But I am a little Malda, when compared to of this industry is much big- are still being passed on about 80 km from the Cap- Mumbai and Surat for raw homeopath, was arrested However, there was little she scared because those who other districts.” ger than that of the Odisha seamlessly from one genera- ital city of Bhubaneswar. materials used to put to- from Khagwad while Dr. could do to convince the beat me up have been Officials attribute the film industry tion to another in this What motivates him to gether an outfit. Ramesh Devgikar, who family members that they released from prison,” she higher infant mortality rate village. keep making these costumes “Mythological plays are claims to be an MBBS doc- were committing an offence. said. in the district to the early Immense contribution “About 200 households in despite fewer takers these still in demand in western tor, was arrested from The intervention at the The young activist against marriage of girls; babies The adept costume-makers the village are engaged in days? Odisha and parts of West Bijapur. wedding party did not go child marriage said she was born to young, anaemic girls of Narasinghpur have con- costume making. Everybody “We’re doing what we’re Bengal, Jharkhand and Ch- The police also arrested down well with those inspired to take up the cause are usually underweight. tributed immensely to jatra in the family contributes to- best at. Although the volume hattisgarh. Managers of jatra Dr. Khidrapure’s com- present, and some of them by a discussion organised by The district also fares poorly theatre in Odisha, the neigh- wards the making of these of orders for mythological parties look to Narasinghpur pounder, Umesh Salunkhe beat her for being an NGO, Bulbulchandi and in providing sanitation and bouring West Bengal, glamorous outfits for the costumes has dried up for the costumes due to our and nurse Kanchan Raje. audacious. The visit ended Barind Development Society many cases of trafficking in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and characters,” says septuagen- drastically, theatre groups good work,” boasts Mr. with her being dragged (BBDS) at her school, girls are recorded here. SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 6 parts of Andhra Pradesh. Al- arian Sridhar Nayak while in- still approach us,” he adds. Nayak.

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DELHI Timings Thursday, March 09 INLD for CBI RISE 06:38 SET 18:26 Fresh snowfall, rain in Kashmir, Himachal RISE 15:24 SET 04:11 probe into Friday, March 10 land scam RISE 06:36 SET 18:26 Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed, cold weather likely to continue; tourists from neighbouring States throng Manali RISE 16:23 SET 04:58 Press Trust of India Staff Reporter Saturday, March 11 Kinnaur. More than 90 cm of Chandigarh Srinagar/Shimla RISE 06:35 SET 18:27 snow was recorded on the Haryana’s main opposition RISE 17:22 SET 05:42 People in Kashmir and Hi- Rohtang Pass — the connect- party INLD on Wednes- machal Pradesh had to bring ing link between Kullu and dayay demanded a Central out their woollens on Wed- Lahaul-Spiti. Bureau of InvestigationI nesday after a fresh spell of Manali, which recorded 24 probe into the Gwal Pahari snow and rain revived the cm of snow, brought in tour- “land scam” in Gurugram cold wave here. While the ists from Punjab, Haryana district. 300-km Srinagar-Jammu na- and Delhi. Also, there were “The land scam is said tional highway had to be reports of snowfall in Solang to involve around ₹4,500 closed, Himachal Pradesh Nala in Kullu, Koksar in La- crore. saw snow in the month of haul and Sissu and Kalpa in Without any further March after three years. Kinnaur, Mani Mahesh in delay, the Chief Minister In Kashmir, snowfall near Chamba, Churdhar and should give a reply on the the Jawahar Tunnel and Haripur Dhar in Sirmaur, issue in the House and Banihal and rain along the and the Dhauladhar ranges hand over the probe to the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Kangra. CBI or any other independ- forced authorities to suspend ent agency,” Opposition traffic. “Shooting stones Covered in snow Leader Abhay Chautala were triggered at Digdol and The capital town of Shimla, told reporters on the side- Battery Chasma due to heavy meanwhile, was lashed by in- lines of the ongoing Budget rainfall,” said a traffic official. termittent rain even as the Session of the Assembly nearby resorts of Kufri, Fagu, here. Heavy rainfall Mashobara and Narkanda While the Valley’s plains re- were covered in snow. Notices issued IN BRIEF ceived heavy rainfall, the up- Apple orchard owners in The Gurugram Municipal per reaches of north and Shimla, Mandi and Kullu dis- Corporation had recently south Kashmir —including tricts welcomed the snow issued notices to individu- tourist destinations like Gul- even as the temperature als to vacate its over 450 marg and Sonamarg — were came down by five to six de- acres of land in Gwal covered in snow. grees. The maximum tem- Pahari. According to the MeT de- White blanket: Border Roads Organisation personnel clearing the snow on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at the perature in Shimla settled at The land is currently in partment, Qazigund saw 10.2 Jawahar Tunnel on Wednesday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT 9 degree Celsius. According the hands of various indi- mm of rain, while Gulmarg to the MeT department, the viduals, private developers recorded 24 mm. Officials degrees below normal. snowfall at most places over north Kashmir’s Lolab and Hayhama. mercury may touch zero de- and farmhouse owners. SAD-BJP to form govt said that Srinagar recorded Predicting a prolonged the State in the next 24 Handwara, besides infiltra- In Himachal Pradesh, gree at night in some areas. The entitlement of the land 5.6 mm of rainfall, pushing wet spell, the MeT depart- hours.” tion routes near the Line of heavy to moderate snowfall The cold weather is likely to and mutation have been in for third time : Badal the temperature to 5.8 de- ment said, “There will be Among other areas that Control (LoC) in Machil, was reported from the tribal continue for the next three dispute for over three MUKTSAR gree Celsius, which is eight light to moderate rainfall and saw heavy snowfall included Kalaroos, Khurhama and districts of Lahaul-Spiti and days. decades. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has exuded confidence that the SAD-BJP combine would form the third consecutive No new tax proposals in Rajasthan Protest against Haryana’s government in the State. The chief patron of the Shiromani Akali Dal was on a visit to Slew of measures for infrastructure development, transport, agriculture Muktsar district on Tuesday. ‘anti-farmer’ policies The Punjab Assembly elections were held on Special Correspondent kits will be distributed to one February 4. The results will JAIPUR lakh farmers based on the ‘Policies of State and Centre have ruined the farm sector’ be declared on March 11. PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister reports of soil health cards. Vasundhara Raje presented a The Home Department will Special Correspondent ₹1,66,000-crore budget in get ₹.5,600 crore in the new Chandigarh Packets of a contraband the State Assembly on Wed- financial year, while the road Several farmers and farm la- seized in Punjab nesday, while announcing a and air transport will be bourers on Wednesday CHANDIGARH slew of measures and finan- strengthened as part of staged a protest against the Nine packets of a contraband, cial allocations for infra- measures to improve Haryana government here, suspected to be heroin, were structure development, infrastructure. blaming it for adopting “anti- seized by the BSF on Wednesday from an area transport, agriculture, farmer” policies that have al- which falls under the higher education and water Higher education legedly ruined the agricul- jurisdiction of the New resources. She allotted ₹1,399 crore ture sector and rendering Gazniwala border outpost in Except a 15% increase in New plans: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje presenting the were for higher education, the farmers in debt. Abohar sector of Punjab, the value added tax on to- budget in the Assembly i on Wednesday. ROHIT JAIN PARAS with Karauli and Bharatpur Prominent unions that officials said. The packets bacco products, no new tax getting new engineering col- came together to protest at were hidden in agricultural proposal was made in the ating jobs for the unem- be allocated for basic infra- leges, while admissions to the Sector 17 ground in- fields, they added. Budget. Ms. Raje, who also ployed youths, said Ms. Raje structure, conservation, the government schools will cluded the Akhil Bharatiya With this, the BSF has seized holds the Finance portfolio, in her speech. beautification and renova- be increased by 32% and Kisan Mahasabha, Haryana a total of 36.401 kgs of heroin said the State had achieved a The budget projected an tion works at various tourist smart labs will be set up in Kisan Sabha, CITU and the In support: INLD legislators protesting to highlight the plight in Punjab so far in 2017.PTI myriad of awards and recog- estimated fiscal deficit for places, while the interest schools. Akhil Bharatiya Khet Maz- of farmers, in Chandigarh on Wednesday, AKHILESH KUMAR nitions and bagged many 2017-18 at ₹24,753 crore, subsidy under the crop loan Among the tax proposals, door Union. The represent- laurels during the last three which is 2.99% of the GSDP scheme would be ₹370 crore a composition scheme for atives of the unions submit- ernment in Haryana and the prices of agricultural pro- J&K officer held for years. and the estimated total rev- and compensatory interest micro and small enterprises ted a memorandum to the Centre had ruined the agri- duce disproportionate to the The State government was enue receipt for the financial subsidy to cooperative banks having turnover up to ₹50 government in support of culture sector. prices of farm inputs and ‘abusing’ position giving the highest priority to year at ₹1,30,162 crore. The would be ₹.150 crore. lakh was introduced with the their demands. mounting indebtedness SRINAGAR the issues of farmers and estimated own tax revenue Among the salient fea- rate of composition fee at Kisan Sabha leader In- Farm produce prices from both institutional and A senior official of the Lakes and Waterways Development protecting the interests of for 2017-18 was 8.34% of tures of the budget, subsidy 2%. New reliefs were also derjit Singh said the “anti- “The BJP government is vig- non-institutional sources Authority (LAWDA) was on entrepreneurs and small- GSDP. for sprinkler equipment will provided in the stamp duty farmer and anti-poor” orously pursuing neo-liberal have landed farmers in a Wednesday arrested here for scale businessmen while cre- She said ₹.36 crore would be increased by 5% and mini- and registration fees. policies of the ruling BJP gov- policies. Consistently lower debt trap,” said Mr. Singh. “abusing” his official position to obtain building permissions and allowing BSF oicer illegal constructions around Orthopaedic surgeon heads blind school in Patna the Dal Lake, a State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) injured while spokesman said. He was JD(U) MLA raises the issue in Assembly; State government assures to take immediate corrective steps identified as Aslam Darzi, an defusing IED Enforcement Inspector. PTI Special Correspondent senior JD(U) legislator from enrolment in the school can these schools,” he said. Mr Rajak’s revelation had those who suffered from par- Patna Press Trust of India the Phulwarisharief as- be properly checked of their Founded in 1992 the all- members of the House in tial visual impairment, to Raipur The blind school in Patna is sembly constituency in visual disorder,” Mr Rajak boys blind school in the splits. write their examinations. Woman murdered in A Border Security Force public view in Bhopal headed by an orthopaedic Patna, Shyam Rajak, said. Kadam Kuna locality of A visibly embarrassed So- “I’ll take immediate steps (BSF) officer was on Wed- and not by an ophthalmolo- wondered how an ortho- Patna has eight teachers and cial Welfare Minister Manju to look into the issue and BHOPAL nesday when an IED, ap- A 25-year-old woman was gist, revealed a ruling party paedic surgeon be the head Regular teachers bare minimum facilities with Verma promptly assured the take corrective steps in this parently planted by Janata Dal(United) MLA on of the admission commit- The ruling party MLA also no play ground. Assembly that she would regard,” the minister said. allegedly murdered by an Maoists, exploded while it Wednesday in the State tee of the blind school at demanded the appointment Deputy Chief Minister Te- take the corrective steps im- However, on the question unidentified person in full was being defused by a Assembly. Kadam Kuan in Patna. of regular teachers in three jaswi Yadav had visited the mediately and do the of appointment of regular public view here on Tuesday bomb disposal squad (BDS) The embarrassed State “What will an ortho- blind schools of the state, in- school some months back needful. teachers against altogether night. The accused slit throat in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker of Sunita Thakur with a sharp government promptly as- paedic surgeon do? Will he cluding Patna, and the open- and promised all help to the 14 vacancies in Patna and district. edged weapon, said the sured the House that imme- check the bones of blind ing of residential schools for students and the school ad- Qualified writers Darbhanga blind schools for The incident took place police. Sunita was earlier diate corrective steps would students? The committee blind girls also. ministration but to no avail. The minister also said the boys, the minister preferred near a BSF camp in arrested on charges of selling be taken on the issue. must be headed by an oph- “Besides, the blind stu- The school is being run un- government would ensure not to elaborate much on it, Korenar village under opium and was recently Raising the issue through thalmologist so that the dents should also be given der the state social welfare qualified writers for visually saying “the matter is Bande police station limits, granted bail in that case, they a calling attention motion, blind students applying for plus-two level education at department. impaired students, including sub-judice.” said. 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RANCHI The home-made bomb A total of two lakh For upper caste, a superior Brahmin performs rituals, but for Dalits only a Mahabrahmin can perform rites was placed beneath the households of 67 blocks in 17 ground on a dirt track Jharkhand districts will Kavita Upadhyay between Korenar village benefit from ‘Johar’ Brahmins – the another set of pitra sthanas. the Dalits, so we too are Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and the BSF camp, about (Jharkhand Opportunity Mahabrahmins. "Those belong to the upper treated as Dalits by other 125 km from here, and it Harnessing Rural Growth) At the Narayani Shila temple This is because Bakhtawar caste Hindus," he says. Brahmins… They [other was spotted during a project, Chief Minister in Haridwar, priest Ishwar Singh was a Dalit. “Chhoti Brahmins] perform prayers search operation by secur- Raghubar Das said on Sharma picks up some jaat ke logon ke liye karma Status of priests for the upper caste Hindus, ity personnel. Wdnesday. He asked officials flowers, a diya (oil lamp) and Mahabrahmin he karte hain Such is the extent of so they are superior, but we A BDS unit of the BSF to select more blocks a few balls made out of rice (only a Mahabrahmin marginalisation of the Dalits perform rituals for the affected by extremism and was summoned and when flour before beginning an performs the rituals for the that the association of the Dalits, so we are inferior.” it was defusing the impro- said it would would raise the ancestral ritual for Garib Dalits),” says Das. Mahabrahmins with the standard of life of BPL vised explosive device Das’s father Bakhtawar For upper caste Hindus, a Dalits has earned the priests Question of equality (IED), it suddenly went off, families, an official release Singh. purohit — a superior a lower status in their own The segregation, however, said. PTI injuring Pradeep who was “My father worked as a Brahmin — can perform the Brahmin community. The goes challenged. Rajendra standing nearby, he said. daily wage labourer in rituals. But for the Dalits, Mahabrahmins function at Ghagat, a Dalit from “The BSF official 0 Muzaffarnagar district of only a Mahabrahmin can the temple with the Haridwar’s Valmiki suffered splinter injuries. Uttar Pradesh,” says Das, perform the rites. permission of the head community, said: "The However, no harm was re- DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to who came to the temple to Mr. Sharma, a priest. practice [within the temple] verify and make appropriate enquiries to ported to the BDS mem- satisfy themselves about the veracity of perform Shraaddha — a Homage to dead: Rituals being performed at the Narayani Shila Mahabrahmin, points to a Ashok Nath Bhardwaj, an is so old it has gained an advertisement before responding to bers as they were in heavy any published in this newspaper. Kasturi Hindu ritual to pay homage Moksha temple, Haridwar. KAVITA UPADHYAY set of miniature temple-like office-bearer at the Ganga acceptance in the name of & Sons Limited, the Publisher & Owner of protective suits,” he added. this newspaper, does not vouch for the to dead ancestors. structures, or pitra sthana (a Ram Samaj — an association tradition... but, there should authenticity of any advertisement or ad- The injured official was vertiser or for any of the advertiser’s "It is believed that if a from the cycle of birth, Hindu. place for ancestors). "This is of Mahabrahmins in be equality within the products and/or services. In no event can rushed to a local hospital the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- person’s Shraaddha is death and rebirth)," the However, to perform his where the Dalits build their Haridwar — said: "The taboo temple." ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ and then airlifted to the company be held responsible/liable in performed at the Narayani mukhya purohit (head father's Shraadhha, Das pitra sthanas,” says the associated with the Dalits is For now, it seems that a any manner whatsoever for any claims State capital Raipur for fur- and/or damages for advertisements in Shila, then the person priest) at Narayani Shila, could approach only one priest. so intense that it affects us person's caste will follow ther treatment, he added. this newspaper. attains Moksha (freedom Manoj Tripathi, tells The specific community of Farther away, there is too. We perform rituals for them into their afterlife.

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Special Correspondent Jalpaiguri oicials in the nineties, the State gov- Bhubaneswar ernment had taken it for- As many government and ward by keeping 50% posts Concern over attack on Points to procedural lapses in functioning of panel non-government organisa- reserved for women in the tions organised many events three-tier Panchayati Raj sys- AASU office Staff Reporter District Magistrate ( Jalpai- officials — District Child Pro- to mark International Wo- tem in the State, he added. GUWAHATI Kolkata guri) Rachna Bhagat, mean- tection Officer (Jalpaiguri) men’s Day across Odisha, Assam Governor Banwarilal The Hindu Purohit on Wednesday Days after a child trafficking while, told that Sasmita Ghosh and DCPO Chief Minister launched a A silent change expressed concern over the racket was busted in Jalpai- she was “not aware of the (Darjeeling) Mrinal Ghosh — toll-free helpline number 181 The Chief Minister further attack and ransacking of the guri, the district administra- matter” and that it would be were arrested by the State’s for women in distress on said that women of Odisha AASU office at Silapathar in tion has come under fire “premature to comment Criminal Investigation De- Wednesday. had brought a silent change Assam’s Dhemaji district and from the National Commis- now”. partment (CID) for their al- The 24x7 helpline, which in their socio-economic con- condemned it. “Ransacking sion for Protection of Child leged involvement in a child will be available in all the 30 dition by about 50 lakh of the AASU office is an act of Rights (NCPCR) over alleged ‘Insensitive officials’ trafficking racket. districts of the State, will ex- Felicitated: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik being garlanded in them joining the women self cowardice. I condemn the procedural lapses in the The NCPCR team also ex- The CID had also arrested tend prompt response to wo- Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. BISWARANJAN ROUT help groups. Many women act,” Mr Purohit said. PTI functioning of the district pressed displeasure over the the owner of a childcare men affected by violence who had achieved success in child protection committee. condition of the four child- home, Chandana and provide information Observing that more and ical social and economical their respective fields along Nepali film-maker gets RI A two-member team of care homes in Jalpaiguri. Cri- Chakraborty, and one of her about women-related more women were contrib- empowerment of women. with women employees and for assaulting minor the NCPCR, which com- ticising the officials respons- associates. schemes and a range of uting towards the develop- While former Chief Minis- workers engaged in imple- DARJEELING (WB) prised Priyank Kanungo and ible for running these, the other services, Mr Patnaik ment of the society by prov- ter late Biju Patnaik had in- mentation of various women A Nepali film director was on Yashwant Jain, pointed to team accused them of “be- Seven arrested said while speaking at a State ing themselves in various troduced reservation for wo- welfare schemes were felicit- Wednesday sentenced to five how the committee was ad- ing insensitive towards So far, seven persons have level function organised fields, Mr. Patnaik said a lot men in the Panchayati Raj ated by Mr. Patnaik on the years’ rigorous imprisonment hoc and questioned “how children.” been arrested in connection here to mark the day. was left to be done for polit- system and government jobs occasion. by a special court for sexually such a committee could be “They [childcare home with this case, one of whom assaulting a minor girl three allowed to function for the authorities] are inexperi- is Juhi Chowdhury, leader of years back. Bharat Chhetri last two years.” The officials, enced and insensitive to- the Bharatiya Janata Party’s was convicted under the who visited four childcare wards children. Since the (BJP) women wing in the 50% quota demanded in Bihar Assembly POCSO Act by Special Judge homes during a two-day visit area is considered as the State. Anupam Mukherjee. He was to Jalpaiguri, have now gateway to the Northeast, The party, instead, has ac- also fined ₹10,000, failing There are only 27 women legislators in the 243-member House sought information about the authorities should be cused the Trinamool Con- which he would have to serve the District Magistrate under much more sensitive,” they gress government of using women legislators from all “this could only be done and local bodies. an additional jail term of six Special Correspondent whom the committee was said. the CID as a “weapon to ma- months. PTI Patna parties rose from their seat through legislation in RJD MLA from Patepur As- formed. Earlier, two government lign the BJP”. and demanded 50% reserva- Parliament.” sembly Prema Chaudhury Students vandalise On International women’s tion in Parliament and State “Considering the fact that and JD(U) MLA from Day, women legislators of Bi- legislatures of the country. women form nearly half of Khagaria Poonam Yadav said school over fees hike CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC har, cutting across party the country’s population we “women need what is due BAHARAMPUR (WB) lines, on Wednesday deman- Move appreciated should be given half repres- for them for long and, like Students of a high school in Women’s Day ded 50 % reservation for wo- While appreciating their entation in State legislatures local bodies poll in Bihar, we West Bengal’s Murshidabad district went on the rampage men in State legislatures and move, Assembly Speaker Vi- and Parliament,” said Ranju should also get 50% reserva- on Wednesday and vandalised in Parliament as well. jay Kumar Chaudhury said Geeta, ruling party JD(U) tion in State legislatures and its property to protest against In the 243-member State such a legislation can only be MLA from Bajpatti. She Parliament as well.” the school management Assembly, there are only 27 brought in Parliament. State lauded Chief Minister Nitish Male members of the As- committee’s alleged demand women legislators. Parliamentary Affairs Minis- Kumar for making a provi- sembly smiled when the wo- for more examination fees. As soon as the House con- ter Shravan Kumar, too, wel- sion of 50% reservation for men MLAs were making The incident happened in vened on Wednesday, the comed the demand but said women in State panchayat their demand. Barulia Haricharan High School at Khargram, SP Anish Sarkar said. PTI One dead in Malda Prohibitory orders imposed after clash bomb explosion PURI At least three persons were injured and some shops Two injured, condition critical: police damaged in a clash between Staff Reporter two groups prompting the two of his friends injured. Kolkata administration to clamp “While Mr. Pandey died on prohibitory orders at One person died and two the spot, his friends were Ghoradia in Puri district of others got critically injured taken to a local hospital. Odisha on Wednesday. Crude in a bomb blast in Malda dis- Their condition is critical,” bombs, weapons, sticks and trict. The incident took said an official of the office bottles were used during the place late on Tuesday night of Sub-Divisional Police Of- clash by both groups, Puri SP in the Paharpur area of the ficer in Chanchal. Sarthak Sarangi said. PTI Food lane:Women preparing snacks at the Ima Market in Imphal. RITU RAJ KONWAR district’s Chanchal subdivi- The police are yet to de- sion. No one has been arres- termine whether Mr. ted in the case so far. Pandey and his friends were carrying the bombs them- Woman Maoist alleges abuse in banned outit Loud explosion selves or someone hurled at According to police, the de- them. Police said as the two ceased Joy Pandey (28), a survivors are not yet in a Decided to leave the organisation when Naxals demanded she abort her child resident of Paharpur, went condition to give state- out of his house to meet ments, there has not been Staff Reporter her, was a major reason be- alias Bikash. According to handled by their command- some friends and was talk- much progress in the Berhampur hind her surrender. her, in 2011 she had been ers both physically and men- ing to them near the adjoin- investigation. Alleging that women are ex- She surrendered before compelled by the Maoist or- tally, she alleged. ing National Highway-81. Last May, two officials of ploited in Maoist ranks, a Rayagada Superintendent of ganisation to abort her She said women are never Locals said around 10.30 the State’s CID were killed pregnant woman Maoist Police K. Siva Subramani at pregnancy. given any importance in the pm they heard a loud explo- while defusing bombs at a cadre, Rina Mallik (25) alias the Rayagada district police Her husband is still with organisation and were sion and found Mr. Joy and village in Vaishnavnagar. Laxmi, surrendered in Ray- headquarter. the organisation. According mostly used for sentry du- agada district of Odisha on Speaking to The Hindu,Mr to the SP, she would be ties, cooking and cultural International Women’s Day Subramani said Rina was provided medical care and activities under the Jana on Wednesday. now five months pregnant rehabilitated as per the re- Natya Mandali. They are not For her, motherhood and she took the decision to habilitation policy of the allowed to give their opinion proved stronger than the leave the outlawed Maoist State government. and are not provided proper lure of the gun. She made outfit when Naxalite leaders According to Rina, wo- amount of food, cloth and serious allegations of phys- demanded that she abort the men cadres face extreme other basic amenities. She ical and mental torture of child. gender discrimination in said the State’s Maoists were women cadres in Maoist Rina is married to a Maoist camps. Women considered inferior to those camps, which, according to Maoist cadre, Bhimlal Emla cadres are mostly mis- from AP and Chhattisgarh. Impersonator held in Mizoram Allegedly bailed out criminals from courts, made money

Press Trust of India employed woman was al- failed to produce the ac- Aizawl legedly impersonating cused in the Narcotic Drugs A woman allegedly making another woman who was a and Psychotropic Sub- money by bailing out crimin- clerk at the State sericulture stances Act special court and als from local courts and im- department. for failure to pay the bail personating a government She had bailed out an ac- bond of ₹ 1 lakh. servant, was arrested on cused in a narcotic case on court order. March 16, 2015. Two months’ RI A Mizoram Excise and The man was arrested for The Special Court Judge also Narcotics department allegedly possessing 29 gm sentenced her to two spokesman said on Wednes- of heroin. months’ imprisonment, the day that the 36-year-old un- She was arrested after she spokesman said. Assam govt to make Sanskrit compulsory Only after general consensus: Minister Press Trust of India Guwahati The Assam government on Wednesday said it will implement the Cabinet decision to make Sanskrit compulsory till Class VIII only after having “general consensus” and removing “practical difficulties”. Making a statement on the recent decision which Hemanta Biswa Sarma has evoked sharp reactions from all sections of society, will try to build a consensus Assam Education Minister after taking opinion from all Himanta Biswa Sarma said, important organisations of “The decision was taken in- the State. Mr Sarma also principle but implementa- said there are other issues in tion will happen after gen- implementation of the de- eral consensus and remov- cision like lack of Sanskrit ing practical difficulties”. teachers and the govern- He informed the As- ment will not appoint any- sembly that the government one from outside the State.

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By June 2 this year, every asked High Courts to dispose 2016. “What is perplexing is at the earliest. Review peti- Sena ran riot at the same household in Andhra Pradesh of review petitions as exped- that the review petition pre- tions were often kept on “life venue on Wednesday. Police inaction alleged will have a cooking gas itiously as possible to preferred in 2012 was kept support” by litigants and The activists cane- A police team led by Sub-In- connection and, by 2019, a vent any slow-up in the pro- pending for almost four their lawyers to deliberately charged and chased away spector Vijay Shankar from toilet, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu cess of justice. “We request years,” Justice Misra delay the process, it said. young men and women even the Ernakulam Central sta- Naidu has said. the High Courts not to keep observed. “The prescription of limit- as the police watched. The tion was present. Allegations Mr. Naidu was addressing a the applications for review ation for filing an application episode started unfolding were raised against ‘police meeting organised in pending as that is likely to Guidelines issued for review has its own sanc- around 3.30 p.m. when inaction.’ Later, the police connection with the delay the matter in every The court issued a slew of tity,” Justice Misra observed. about 25 members of the saf- took six persons into cus- International Women’s Day court and also embolden the guidelines for High Courts, The court said the registry of fron brigade staged a march tody and booked them un- here on Wednesday. likes of the petitioner to take litigants and their lawyers the High Courts had a duty to the Abdul Kalam Marg of der non-bailable charges for a stand intelligently depict- while dealing with review to place the matter before Marine Drive and humiliated assault and obstructing gov- Man held for abusing ing the same in the applica- petitions. It said “an endeav- the judge/Bench with de- the youth in a bid to keep ‘Cleansing’ act: Activists of a Hindu radical outit beating up ernment officials from dis- minors in Kerala tion for condonation of our has to be made by the fects so that there could be the area ‘pure.’ couples with canes in Kochi on Wednesday. charging their duty. KOCHI delay,” a Bench of Justices High Courts to dispose of the preemptory orders for re- They were protesting “The police intelligence In yet another instance of Dipak Misra and M. Shantan- applications for review with moval of defects. An adroit against Marine Drive al- schoolchildren are often As they unleashed the at- wing had prior information abuse of minors in Kerala, two agoudar observed in a re- expediency.” method could not be adop- legedly turning into a found showing off romantic tack on a few youth who about the ‘moral police’ girls, aged three and seven, cent judgment. The judgment observed ted to file an application for “breeding ground for sex- intimacy at this location,” were reluctant to disperse, drive, and even dispersed were sexually assaulted, The court was hearing a that it was also the duty of a review and wait till its rejec- trade rackets.” said a senior Shiv Sena about 20 others fled in the youth who were sitting allegedly by their neighbour, case in which a plea for re- litigant to file his review plea tion and, thereafter, chal- “The campaign takes a leader, adding that the party scare. “Some of them were along the walkway earlier in at Muppathadom in Aluva. Unni Thomas, 52, a view of an order passed by a against a judgment on time. lenge the orders in the spe- cue from the reports of a rise would continue the cam- seen pleading with them. the afternoon,” official construction worker, was Single Judge Bench of the The court said it was the ob- cial leave petition. in sexual assault cases. Even paign in the coming days. But the group abused some sources said. arrested on Wednesday in connection with the case. Police said the children used to play in the vicinity of the Muslim trolled for accused’s house. Women cinematographers unite for some heavy lifting Kerala traders decide to keep off Pepsi and Coke rendering Hindu song KOZHIKODE They form a new guild on International Women’s Day to break barriers of prejudice Giving a push to the ongoing She sang it on a television reality show P.K. Ajith Kumar gether to form an in the film industry. We boycott of Coke and Pepsi by KOZHIKODE organisation of their own, have already more than 60 Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Press Trust of India aging others towards de- “Do you know how heavy a The Indian Women Cinema- members.” traders, the Kerala Vyapari Bengaluru struction?” movie camera is,” asked tographers’ Collective, on She hopes the new initi- Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti is planning to keep off the A young Muslim woman has Suhana from Sagara in one of the men at the inter- International Women’s Day. ative would help change the multinational beverages. T. come under online attack by Shivamogga district is a con- view board. The idea came from perception about female Nazirudeen, president, fundamentalists for singing testant in Zee Kannada’s Deepti Gupta didn’t. But Fowzia Fathima, who was cinematographers in the in- KVVES, told The Hindu that a Hindu devotional song in a popular reality show ‘Sa Re what she knew was that she Deepti’s junior at Pune. She dustry. from March 15, retailers Kannada reality show. A Ga Ma Pa.’ was determined to carry it had also faced the same One of her younger col- across Kerala would not sell post on Facebook by a The song “Shreekarane, on her slender shoulders ‘camera weight’ question. leagues, Neha Parti, said Coca Cola and Pepsi. group called ‘Mangalore Srinivasane...” sung by her and become a Like Deepti, who shot things were better than be- Muslims’ accused Suhana in praise of Lord Balaji and cinematographer. films like Honeymoon fore for the female cinema- 19 transgenders to write Sayed of tarnishing the com- telecast last weekend won She did, however, have All smiles: The cinematographers with a purpose. Travels, Fowzia too proved tographer but there was PU exam in Karnataka munity’s image. resounding applause from an answer to the question herself as a director of pho- room for improvement. BENGALURU “Do not think that you the audience and judges. It posed to her at the inter- to tackle, however, was the tography and they find it tography with films such as “I was fortunate that I In a first in Karnataka, 19 have achieved a great feat by was also lauded by a num- view at the Film and Televi- attitude of the film industry, much tougher to get a job Mitr: My Friend and Uyir. could begin working under students will write the second winning appreciation from ber of people online. sion Institute of India in which she joined after than their male counter- “There are organisations someone like Ravi K. pre-university exam starting judges by singing a song on A post in support of Pune, over two decades graduating from the Film parts once they finish their for women in every other Chandran on a big film on Thursday under the the stage in front of other Suhana said: “Singing a de- ago. “Six-year-old girls Institute in 1998. “Cinema is course. The perception field of work and there is a called Fanaa (2006) and category of “transgenders”. The Department of Pre- men belonging to other reli- votional song of another re- carry huge pots filled with a male-dominated industry about the camerawoman need for one in films, espe- was noticed by veteran pro- University Education has gions,” the post said. Object- ligion is not an offence. You water and walk great dis- and cinematography even has to change in Indian cially cinematography,” said ducer Yash Chopra, but not made this a separate category ing to her parents allowing can rarely name a singer tances in Rajasthan,” she more so,” Deepti told The cinema.” Thiruvananthapuram- everyone was convinced this year. her to take part in the show, who has not sung devo- said. “So I can handle the Hindu on Wednesday. To take the quest for- based Fowzia. “I think it is about my talent just be- Hitherto, such students had the post said: “You have tional songs of other reli- weight of a camera.” “Even now, girls are not en- ward, women cinemato- for the first time that the fe- cause I am a woman,” said to take the exams as either chosen the path to hell ... gions. The best example is What she found difficult couraged to study cinema- graphers have come to- male work force is uniting Neha. “male” or “female”. but why are you encour- Yesudas.” EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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IN BRIEF SC to hear Abortion victim’s parents blame son-in-law Ansal’s plea on March 9 Allege their daughter’s husband wanted a son, was angry and inconsolable when second daughter was born Legal Correspondent Jyoti Shelar New Delhi Sangli The Supreme Court is Mega tulip festival in The parents of 26-year-old scheduled to hear on Srinagar from April 1 Swati Jamdade, whose death March 9 the plea of real es- SRINAGAR in a botched up abortion tate baron Gopal Ansal for As part of its efforts to revive blew the lid on several cases extension of time to sur- tourism in the Kashmir Valley, of female foeticide in Maha- render and serve the re- the Jammu and Kashmir rashtra’s Sangli district, have mainder of his one-year government will organise a said that their son-in-law, sentence in the 1997 Up- first-of-its-kind 15-day Pravin Jamdade, had cried haar fire tragedy case. festival from April 1 to inconsolably for hours and Senior advocate Ram showcase the treasures of Asia’s largest tulip garden strolled the hospital corridor Jethmalani, representing here. At the festival site, in anger in June 2015 when Gopal Ansal, told a Bench decorated kiosks and stalls their daughter delivered a on the phone. “To stop them from carrying of Justices Ranjan Gogoi will showcase rich second girl. “And when we visited her, out the last rites in a hurry, and Navin Sinha that the handicrafts and cuisine of the It took several elders to we were insulted. They my relatives informed the court had on February 9 Valley with traditional, ethnic pacify him by saying he would not offer us a glass of local police. Their investiga- asked Gopal to surrender touch. -PTI could get lucky the third water or even a seat,” he re- tions led to the detection of within four weeks and the time and have a son. called. He said Pravin had this crime”, he said. time would expire on They have alleged that he called him on March 1 to in- On her parent’s insist- March 9. Ganja recovered, two put pressure on Swati to find form that they were in ence, Swati's last rites were The bench refused Mr. women arrested the sex of the baby she was In shock: The parents and sister of Swati Jamdade, who died while aborting at Bharti Hospital Mhaisal hospital and had carried out right outside her Jethmalani when he asked GUWAHATI carrying and when it turned in Sangli district of Maharashtra. ARUNANGSU ROY CHOWDHURY found out that Swati was car- marital home in the Man- it to fix Gopal's appeal for Two women have been out be a girl again, he forced rying a girl child again. erajuri village in Tasgaon hearing immediately after arrested and 30 kgs of ganja his wife to undergo abortion, rashtra and Karnataka has 50, who runs a gold and sil- Swaranjali is just four and “He said he was aborting taluka, Sangli district. the court's Holi vacation on valued at around ₹One lakh which cost her her life. been arrested. ver refinery unit in the younger Pranjali is one- the baby. I stopped him and March 20 as he would not recovered from their “I gave him everything he Pondicherry. and-a-half years old. “When asked him to wait and not do 4-year-old lights pyre be available on March 9. possession by Government Dumped foetuses asked for before marriage. Mr Jadhav, said Swati was the first child was born, my anything rash,” said Mr Four-year-old Swaranjali lit Refuses order Railway Police personnel at Guwahati Railway station The case led the Miraj rural He wanted 150 gram of gold the first of his four children. son-in-law was normal. But Jadhav adding that the next the pyre. “We wanted to let Justice Gogoi said a here, police said on police to a site where 19 and Rs 3 lakh in cash. This He has two other daughters, after the second daughter, call he got was in the evening the world know what they three-judge Bench which Wednesday. GRP personnel foetuses were dumped. The was in addition to all the one of them who is yet to be his behavior worsened. My to inform about his daugh- have done with my daughter. had passed the February 9 found the contrband during a homeopath Babasaheb household items like fridge, married and one son. “I now daughter was harassed every ter’s death. Now every single person in judgment would hear it check inside the Dibrugarh- Khidrapure who botched up sofa set, dining table, televi- wonder if I should get my day. She had no life besides It was only because the the district knows this. At and the current combina- Amritsar Express. -PTI Swati's abortion and is also sion, utensils, and bed. We third daughter married. This working in their grape farm,” body was kept at the Sangli least next time, no daugh- tion cannot pass any suspected to be running a just wanted him to keep our is not what I want for them,” said Mr. Jadhav adding that civil hospital till Mr. Jadhav ters-in-law would be har- orders. Couple working in cross border sex determina- daughter properly,” said said Swati's mother Vijaya. whenever they called, the in- arrived from Pondicherry assed the way my daughter “We know that the field electrocuted tion racket between Maha- Swati's father Sunil Jadhav, Swati's elder daughter laws would refuse to get her that the crime came to light. was,” said Mr Jadhav. period is expiring tomorrow and that is why the Jhabua matter has been listed for A couple was electrocuted tomorrow,” Justice Gogoi while irrigating their said. The Supreme Court agriculture field at Dholkhara Cross-border connections in Sangli abortion racket had earlier agreed to hear village in the district on Gopal Ansal's request to be Wedmesday, a police official said. The deceased were Portable sonography machines from Karnataka bought in at night to perform screening, allege locals treated on par with his identified as Veerji Amlia (55) elder brother, Sushil, who Jyoti Shelar vaginally ruptured the preg- Dr. Khidrapure has in his Puducherry. While it is sus- was allowed skip prison cit- and his wife Sattu (50), police Sangli said. The couple was nancy causing internal confessional statement said pected that she underwent ing advanced age and ill- electrocuted after a live wire The Sangli police have bleeding. Swati, who was the abortion was carried out another sonography where health in the case of a pump came in contact stumbled upon cross border four-and-a-half months preg- using misoprostol. the sex determination was On February 9, a three- with water. -PTI links between Maharashtra nant, went into severe hypo- The prescription drug carried out, the police have judge Bench of the Su- and Karnataka in the sex de- tension or low blood pres- misoprostol is known for its not revealed anything. preme Court, on a 2:1 ma- termination racket that was sure and succumbed on misuse for abortion. The While the police have jority verdict, allowed 76- Four registry clerks exposed after the death of a March 1. drug is placed in the opening seized four sonography ma- year-old Sushil to walk free suspended 26- year-old woman during a of the vagina to induce la- chines from clinics in Khag- while Gopal was ordered to CHANDIGARH botched up abortion. The Seventh arrest bour pain after which the wad and Bijapur in surrender in four weeks. Four registry clerks have been police are now tracking the On Wednesday, the police woman aborts the foetus. Karnataka, locals in Mhaisal Both had been found suspended for registration of bulk purchase of an abortion made their seventh arrest, a However, Swati’s case being pointed out a possibility of properties in unauthorised guilty of criminal negli- tablet called Misoprostol that drug distributor from Sangli that of a tubal pregnancy, the portable machines being colonies in an illegal manner. gence, resulting in the tra- was used in Swati Jamdade’s named Sunil Khedkar who drug caused internal bleed- used at Dr Khidrapure’s hos- Besides, an inquiry against a gic deaths of 59 people, Tehsildar and three Naib abortion. allegedly supplied miso- ing. pital. Locals said that a many women and chil- Tehsildars has also been Post mortem reports have prostol to the main accused, vehicle would bring in a ma- dren, trapped inside the recommended by the Deputy In police net: Umesh Salunkhe, Sriahari Ghodke and Kannchan revealed that Swati had a Dr Babasaheb Khidrapure, a Puducherry test chine late at night and then cinema hall when a fire Commissioner, Faridabad, Roje, held in connection with abortion case, being produced at a tubal pregnancy and the homeopath, of the Bharti Swati had undergone her patients would drop in one broke out during the Sameer Pal Srow. -PTI Sangli court on Wednesday. ARUNANGSU ROY CHOWDHURY. abortion drug that was given Hospital in Mhaisal village. first sonography at a clinic in after another. screening of a film.

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 NATION 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Trial court verdict in Saibaba ‘BJP coming to power in UP case raises legal questions will be blow to regional parties’ Regional parties have lost strength, says Deve Gowda Modi and Shah will Sena’s Mahadeshwar SC has held that mere membership of banned outit won’t make a person criminal Special Correspondent <> is Mumbai Mayor Bengaluru leave no stone MUMBAI Krishnadas Rajagopal oli sessions court refers to a Future of regional parties in unturned to bring Shiv Sena’s Vishwanath NEW DELHI cache of electronic evidence the country will be at stake if the BJP to power Mahadeshwar was on The trial court’s award of life to substantiate its guilty the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka. Wednesday elected the sentence to former Delhi Uni- verdict. comes to power in Uttar Pra- H.D. Deve Gowda, Mayor of Mumbai with the versity professor and para- The Supreme Court had desh on its own strength, Former Prime Minister support of the BJP, marking a plegic G.N. Saibaba for his warned that provisions in the the former Prime Minister coming together of the two “Maoist links” raises legal Terrorist and Disruptive H.D. Deve Gowda has said. “crowned” Mr. Modi as the parties after contesting the questions, as the Supreme Activities (Prevention) Act, Interacting with reporters prime ministerial candidate civic polls separately. Mr. Court has consistently held 1987 (TADA) and the Unlawful during a programme organ- in 2013, and “the Rashtriya Mahadeshwar defeated that mere membership of a Activities (Prevention) Act, ised by the Press Club of Swayamsevak Sangh later Congress nominee Vitthal banned organisation does which make mere member- Bangalore and the Report- put its seal of approval”. Lokare by 171—31 margin. He is the 76th mayor of the not make a person a crim- ship of a banned organisation ers’ Guild here on Wednes- city. The 56-year-old third inal. “Mere membership of a criminal, need to be read day, Mr. Gowda said regional On Krishna time corporator has earlier banned organisation will not down. The Bench of Justices parties had lost their Mr. Gowda refused to com- served as Chairman of BMC’s make a person a criminal un- (as they were then) strength to stop the BJP’s H.D. Deve Gowda ment on reports of the Education Committee and less he resorts to violence or Markandey Katju and Gyan political growth owing to former Chief Minister S.M. was a member of the incites people to violence or Sudha Misra had held that lack of unity. power in Karnataka.” Krishna and actor-turned Standing Committee. PTI creates public disorder by vi- courts should depart from Discounting the allega- politician M.H. Ambareesh olence or incitement to viol- the literal rule of interpreta- Battle in Bengal tions that dynastic politics joining the BJP, but said, “I Veteran journalist Arvind ence,” the Supreme Court tion of such draconian provi- “Mamata Banerjee is fight- and caste factor were the really don’t know about the Padmanabhan dead held in Arup Bhuyan versus sions to protect the funda- ing a protracted battle reasons for the failure of re- bitter experiences of NEW DELHI State of Assam in February mental rights of speech and against the BJP in West gional parties, Mr. Gowda Krishna in the Congress. Veteran journalist Arvind 2011. personal liberty of citizens. Bengal ...,” he said. said except H.D. Revanna Ambareesh is a popular Padmanabhan, an executive In the Arup Bhuyan judg- Cautioning that the BJP’s and H.D. Kumaraswamy actor and has influence on editor at IANS, died of cardiac Electronic evidence ment, the court distinguished next target was Karnataka, nobody from his family people across the State.” arrest here early on The Maharashtra Police ar- between an active member he said, “The BJP is being would contest the next As- Recalling the treatment Wednesday. Padmanabhan, who would have turned 50 rested Professor Saibaba in and a mere passive member run by twin-brothers, Prime sembly elections in meted out to leaders such as next month, breathed his last 2014 for being a member of of a banned organisation. Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka. Rajashekhar Murthy, S. at the Holy Family Hospital. the banned Revolutionary Quoting the U.S. Supreme party national president All incumbent party Bangarappa and his son Mr. He is survived by his mother Democratic Front (RDF), an Court decision in Elfbrandt Amit Shah, and others do MLAs would be given ticket, Kumaraswamy, he said, Shanta, wife Ponna and organisation linked to the Vs. Russell, the Supreme not have any role to play. he said. “The BJP is good at sidelin- daughter Tara. IANS banned Communist Party of Court rejected the doctrine Legal trouble: Professor G.N. Saibaba in Gadchiroli They would leave no stone He said “five major cor- ing anybody who supports it India (Maoist). The Gadchir- of ‘guilt by association’. on Tuesday. PTI unturned to bring the BJP to porate houses” had in Karnataka.” Aadhaar must for BPL women for free LPG NEW DELHI The government has made 2 more tiger reserves Ambulance having an Aadhaar card must for poor women to avail of Eforts on to clear service medal backlog denied, kin free cooking gas (LPG) soon in Uttarakhand connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. While The Hindu report cited how military personnel are forced to buy duplicate medals carry body the government in October People being apprised of plan of the soldier and badge last year made the unique Dinakar Peri Press Trust of India NEW DELHI number engraved on them. Muzaffarpur identification number Kavita Upadhyay about the plan to get the The Defence Ministry has ini- Relatives of a woman were mandatory for everyone to Dehradun areas notified as tiger re- tiated the process to procure Parrikar seeks report forced to carry her body get LPG subsidies, it has now With the Uttarakhand forest serves, and to take their con- extended the same for free lakhs of service medals for Following the report, De- home on their shoulders department focusing on ti- sent,” State chief wildlife cooking gas connections to armed forces personnel in fence Minister Manohar Par- after being allegedly ger conservation, the State is warden Digvijay Singh Khati women of BPL households. PTI the wake of a report by The rikar had sought a report on denied an ambulance at a soon to get two new tiger re- told The Hindu. Hindu pointing out that for the issue and directed meas- government hospital in Bi- serves, work towards which 4 Maoists killed in Bihar almost a decade most milit- ures to address the shortage. har’s Muzaffarpur district. is under way. The Nandhaur State has 2 reserves PATNA ary personnel were being “The Ministry is making Wife of Suresh Mandal Wildlife Sanctuary, which Uttarakhand now has two ti- At least four Maoists, forced to buy duplicate consistent efforts to procure was admitted to Sadar hos- falls under the Terai Arc ger reserves – the Corbett Ti- including a self-styled zonal medals from local markets. medals A proposal for pro- pital on February 18. After Landscape spanning across ger Reserve and the Rajaji Ti- commander, were killed in a A senior official said the curement of 7.6 lakh service her health deteriorated, fierce gun battle with security India and Nepal, and the ger Reserve. According to tender process would be medals is under the active she was moved to the ICU forces on Wednesday in the Surai Range in the Terai East the tiger census data re- processed on a fast-track consideration of the finance on Tuesday night where forest areas on the border of division of the Uttarakhand leased in 2015, Uttarakhand basis to clear the backlog. division of the Defence Min- she died, civil surgeon Lal- Gaya and Nawada districts of forest department are the has 340 tigers making it a According to official figures, istry. Another proposal to ita Singh said on Wednes- Bihar. The operation was led two proposed tiger reserves. State with the second as on March 31, 2016, there Military honour: A ile photo of recipients of medals for procure 9.89 lakh service day. The family could not by the CoBRA battalion of “We [in the forest depart- highest tiger population in was a backlog of 15,64,130 distinguished service at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. SANDEEP SAXENA medals is in the pipeline,” a afford a private ambulance CRPF and the State police. ment] are currently under- the country after Karnataka. service medals. senior official said. and since the hospital did The police officials said the taking a public consultation “With the two new tiger gun battle took place at On January 3, The Hindu 2008, except for gallantry Due to this, personnel The official said the Min- not provide her one, her exercise to apprise people reserves, Uttarakhand, Banskatwa forest area of Gaya reported that the Depart- and Distinguished Service have been forced to pur- istry had to receive rates family members had to residing in the two areas [of would become the first State district. This is the second ment of Medals in the De- medals presented by the chase duplicate medals from from the Government Mint cart the body on their the Nandhaur Wildlife Sanc- in North India to get four ti- encounter in two weeks in the fence Ministry has not President of India during in- the local markets. The ori- in Kolkata following which shoulders for a distance of tuary and the Surai range] ger reserves,” Mr. Khati said. State. provided any medals since vestiture ceremonies. ginal medals have the name the tender would be floated. 1km. Fewer migratory water birds sighted at Ropar HC notices to four cops Press Trust of India ‘Due to threat and unavailability of food, the number of some species has dwindled’ Kashipur The Uttarakhand High Court on Wed- Vikas Vasudeva ary across Asia and Australia. ducks or geese preferred certain CHANDIGARH nesday issued notices to four policemen The census revealed that while safe wetlands for their stay but including the investigating officer prob- Fewer winter migratory water the number of Eurasian coot, bar- moved during daytime to nearby ing the custodial death of a youth at Kat- birds from central and north Asia headed geese, ruddy shelduck, grasslands or farmlands for feed- oratal police chowki here. The matter were sighted at the Ropar Wetland oriental darter and river lapwing ing. will now come up for hearing after Holi. in Punjab this season, apparently dwindled this year, that of graylag “Ropar is a riverine wetland because of increasing human in- goose and red-crested pochard in- with hardly any vegetation; but terference. creased. Among India’s resident there are farmlands along the ri- Asian Waterbird Census 2017, water birds, spot-billed duck rose verbanks where geese and ducks conducted by Wetlands Interna- in number to 130 against 56 last go for feeding. However, farmers tional, South Asia, and Punjab’s year. try to keep them away from their Wildlife Preservation Department land. This explains the dip in the on January 16 this year, revealed ‘Human disturbances’ number of bar-headed geese and that the number of water birds “Due to local disturbance such as ruddy shelduck which could have this season stood at 2,302 as Bar-headed geese are among the threat and unavailability of food, moved to other areas,” he said. against 3,114 last year. birds whose numbers have the number of certain species de- With seasonal wetlands getting The birds that came up this dwindled at the Ropar Wetland. creases on many wetlands. At Ro- dry because of global warming, year included oriental darter and par, boating, fishing and human migratory birds going to a particu- river papwing, both put on the tion of Wetlands. Asian Waterbird disturbances along the riverbanks lar wetland switch to nearby wet- red-list by the International Union Census is part of the International seem to drive away the water lands, lakes, reservoirs with a for Conservation of Nature Waterbird Census of Wetlands In- birds,” AWC Delhi State coordin- large open area for seasonal con- (IUCN). Ropar has been declared a ternational, South Asia, which ator T.K. Roy told The Hindu. gregation. Hence, the number of wetland by the Ramsar Conven- conducts the exercise every Janu- Mr. Roy said some vegetarian certain species increased. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The mystery of police reform That police is a State subject complicates matters, but self-correction within the force is essential petition. While it is easy to blame discharging their duties. The apathy? This is why the debate on the court for such an inordinate pathetic state of police stations and police reforms sounds irrelevant Dire straits delay, one must remember that their culpable tardiness in re- and unappealing to the average ‘police’ being a State subject under sponding to the common man, cry- citizen. Sustainable use of marine resources is at the the Constitution, the process of ing for protection from a bully, are consultation was tortuous and too well known to be chronicled. Scope for improvement heart of the India-Sri Lanka ishing problem time-consuming. Policemen either ignore com- Is there hope of a measurable im- R.K. Raghavan The SC’s directions to the States plaints, or when they do take cog- provement in the quality of poli- here is no certainty about the circumstances that included a ixed tenure of two nisance of them, side with the ag- cing? I would like to say ‘yes’, but I led to the killing of a Tamil Nadu isherman some- “Police reforms are going on and years for top police oicers in cru- gressors. We are familiar with the am reluctant, because sections of on. Nobody listens to our orders.” cial positions, setting up of a State spectacle of perpetrators of viol- the police leadership are not con- where between the Indian and Sri Lankan coast T This is how a Supreme Court bench Security Commission (in which the ence being treated as witnesses, tributing enough to the cause of on Monday night. There is no telling who pulled the headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar leader of the Opposition party also and victims of crime converted to consumer-sensitive policing. They trigger — whether it was the Sri Lankan Navy or some reacted last week, while declining had a role, and would give policy be accused. There is not always a are either selish or dishonest, or armed group. It is also not clear where the shooting the plea of a lawyer demanding im- directions to the police), the clear politician energising the police to indiferent. took place, whether in Sri Lankan waters or elsewhere. mediate action to usher in major separation of law and order and act blatantly against canons of eth- It is equally true that many Unmistakably though, this was a tragedy waiting to hap- police reforms in the country. The crime functions of the police and ics. young IPS oicers lose their ideal- pen, the direct fallout of the long-standing dispute lawyer had earlier been permitted creation of a Police Establishment I recently took up the cause of a ism early in their careers, because to implead himself in a pending PIL Board to regulate police place- junior worker in the IT industry, of fear of vengeful politicians or between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan Tamil ishermen on the subject. ments. It also mandated a new Po- who was beaten black and blue by disloyal subordinates. They, there- over ishing rights in the Palk Bay. While the Sri Lankan It is sad that the highest court of lice Act on the basis of a model Act a few policemen on duty in a public fore, become deadwood, which

Navy denies it had a hand in the killing, the shooting ex- the land is so helpless in the matter. prepared by the Union govern- GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO resort for absolutely no fault of his. the force cannot get rid of without poses the lack of progress in the implementation of the Its anguish, however desperate ment and circulated to the States. He was further deprived of a gold prolonged litigation. The fears of agreement between the two countries on preventing and well-meaning it may have Policemen across the country were direction. Commissioners of Police chain he was wearing at the time of proactive and dedicated oicers loss of life while managing the ishing dispute through been, is understandable. It epitom- excited over this development and and IGs (Intelligence) have also the outrage. I took up the matter about reprisal over honest action oicial channels. Last year, the two countries agreed on ises the pathetic state of afairs in believed that an end to gross polit- sufered the same fate. The object- with the District Superintendent against powerful men in society public administration in the coun- ical interference in police routine ives of the Police Establishment who, in turn, directed a young IPS and politics are well-known. establishing a Joint Working Group (JWG) on isheries to try, and it can only embolden our was in sight. Board, conceived only to depoliti- oicer to inquire into the uncon- But how long will the citizen be help resolve the dispute. A hotline between the Coast political heavyweights to brazenly Events since 2006 have been cise appointments and transfers, scionable conduct of the police. satisied with a non-performing Guards of India and Sri Lanka, convening of the JWG halt the few contemplated dismaying, with several State gov- have been set at naught by the Several months have passed by police force? This is the question once in three months, and meetings of the isheries reforms. ernments devising their own DGPs getting informal prior polit- with no relief for the victim. In a we should ask ourselves while dis- ministers every half-year were the components of the While the National Police Com- means to dilute — if not wholly sab- ical approval from the Chief Minis- more recent instance, the plea cussing police reforms. It is not as if mechanism to be put in place. But short-term measures mission (1977-79), set up by the otage — what the Supreme Court ter/Home Minister with a view to from a senior IAS oicer, who re- this is a problem that has suddenly lose their eicacy in the absence of any forward move- Janata government that displaced had laid down. Finding that the placing politically amenable of- tired as secretary to the Govern- come upon the police. It has only the Congress government led by court had stepped in mainly be- icers in vital places in the police ment of India, for additional traic ballooned in recent times because ment toward long-term solutions. Without arriving at a Indira Gandhi, kick-started re- cause there was no law on the sub- hierarchy. lights and related restructuring of of growing lawlessness promoted settlement on sustainable exploitation of the marine reforms, the credit for keeping the ject, many States brought in quick Dispassionate observers have vehicular low at a busy junction, by big money and all that goes with sources that would end the use of bottom trawlers from debate alive and taking it to the hotchpotch legislation to water other ideas on the matter. In their which had caused accidents, re- it. Unless there is self-correction Tamil Nadu, India and Sri Lanka will not be able to en- highest judicial forum goes to a col- down the essentials of the Su- view, mere autonomy to the police mains unanswered. Despite my within the police, a process initi- sure incident-free ishing in the strait. league of mine, Prakash Singh, preme Court direction. On the face and job security, without upgrad- taking up the matter purely in the ated by the DGP and his aides, we Although instances of Indian ishermen crossing into former Director General of Police of it, the new Police Acts appeared ing the quality of recruits and en- public interest, there has not even cannot see a perceptible change in Sri Lankan waters have always been commonplace, the (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh and a to be fully compliant with the judi- suring dedication and honesty in been an acknowledgement of the the manner in which policing is former Border Security Force cial prescription. In fact, they were the day-to-day delivery of service request. carried out in most parts of the consequences for such transgressions in recent years chief, who iled a PIL in 1996 and a ruse to outwit the court, without to the public, will be of little avail. Such callousness towards the country. Just as there are many have been limited to seizure of boats and prolonged de- sought major changes to the police demonstrating any irreverence or They also dispute the popular the- common man’s simple, legitimate bright spots in the police forces, tention. Unlike during the period of Sri Lanka’s war structure. His accent was on deiance. This is why we still see ory that all police ills are traceable and uncomplicated requests, be it there are an equal number of en- with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, when its autonomy and more space for po- Directors and Inspectors-Generals only to political interference in po- the rich or poor who go to the po- lightened elements in our polity, Navy indiscriminately shot at boats and trawlers fearing lice professionalism by giving a (IGs) being handed out a two-year lice routine. I am inclined to agree lice on a grievance, is far too com- who are willing to listen to police smuggling of contraband by the Tamil rebels, the last ixed tenure for police oicers in tenure on paper, but given march- with this somewhat unpopular mon. The excuse of preoccupation woes. There is here a symbiotic re- crucial positions beginning with ing orders midway into their ten- stand. with law and order problems and lationship without activating few years have seen few instances of iring at ishermen. the DGPs in the States. ure on the most untenable and inadequate manpower cannot which our police forces will remain But to view Monday’s killing as an aberration is to un- imaginary grounds. Nobody has Politicians as scapegoats fully explain the predilection for condemned and shunned by the derestimate the political and economic contours of the Long road to reform protested. Many dishonest policemen — there inaction that has become routine law-abiding citizen. problem. After he returned to power in 2015, Prime The apex court gave its nearly re- A few States have made oicers are quite a few in every State police in our style of policing. Can you Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Indian ishermen volutionary directions in 2006, a temporarily in charge of the post of — get away with accusing the local cite political interference or lack of R.K. Raghavan is a former CBI director who crossed the maritime boundary to ish in another decade after Mr. Singh irst iled his DGP without having to obey the SC politician of preventing them from resources as the alibi for this gross country’s territorial waters would be ired upon. Indian ishermen, who invoke traditional rights to justify their incursions, want a three-year phase-out period before they end trawling. But unless they take to deep- sea ishing, and inland alternatives, India’s ishermen will be locked in a conlict with their Sri Lankan counterparts Guns and guards, a lonely vigil as well as with a hostile Sri Lankan Navy. The forest guard needs an institutional mechanism that will empower her in conservation eforts

‘Killing for Conservation’ also army men, ‘supreme’ sacriices are Staying cool says villagers, not poachers, have depicted in an institutionalised been killed for conservation. It as- manner, and through a consumable It’s time for energy-eicient temperature limits serts that people have been shot ceremony — a bust, a medal, a com- during eviction drives from the na- memoration, a plaque — all for air-conditioning units in public facilities tional park. Last year, two villagers state-sponsored. were killed in an eviction drive. Cru- Very few legends are created for Neha Sinha ndia has launched the second phase of the pro- cially, these shots were ired by po- forest guards. Protected areas are gramme to eliminate the use of hydrochloroluoro- licemen. While they were done for low on state priorities — and most ti- ‘Killing for Conservation’, a recent the purpose of securing habitat, the ger reserves run for all purposes on carbons (HCFC) as part of its commitment under the I documentary ilm on the Kaziranga method was not prescribed by con- centrally sponsored funding. The Montreal Protocol, which requires the complete re- National Park in Assam by the BBC, servation. Policemen shooting at levels of demoralisation in forest moval of chemicals that result in ozone depletion and has seen the government serving a unarmed protesters tragically oc- staf — even upwards of forest aid global warming. These are used mainly in the air- showcause notice to the BBC and curs throughout the country, it is guards — are very high, compoun- conditioning, refrigeration, polyurethane foam manu- suspending their ilming in tiger re- not dictated by conservation or spe- ded by the poor infrastructure they

facturing and cold chain sectors, and must be replaced serves for ive years. RITU_RAJ_KONWAR ciically by the ‘Kaziranga model of inherit. conservation’. In February this year, 28-year-old with better alternatives. All these sectors are in high In the documentary, the BBC as- claims, there is no ‘shoot at sight’ extraordinary situation like Kazir- Murigeppa Tammangol was ighting growth mode as emerging economies witness greater serts Kaziranga holds a “dark secret”, that forest guards and staf policy in any Indian tiger reserve. anga, which sees rhinos shot nearly The real issue still burns a ire in Bandipur National Park. urbanisation and higher agricultural productivity. The are “given extraordinary powers”, The park has a policy of giving lim- every month (18 were poached last If we are to start solving some of Forest guard Murigeppa died while data for refrigerant consumption during 2015 compiled they learn “ruthless patrolling ited immunity to guards — the idea year). Forest guards douse forest conservations problems, we must trying to douse the lames. He didn’t by the European Union show that in the developing strategies” and “ambush” — in is that they should be able to defend ires, often without protection, re- stop reducing them to just gun appear to have equipment — he was world, split air-conditioning units, car ACs and com- short, that people are being killed themselves in Kaziranga while car- spond to human-wildlife conlict, battles. The state of stress in Kazir- reportedly stomping out the ire. anga is diferent from that of other Three of his colleagues were mercial refrigeration record the highest use of these for the conservation of the highly rying out their duties. walk beats which are bigger than reserves, but sadly the problems injured. chemicals. It is imperative the Central government en- poached lagship species, the In- That is the limit of the “ex- that of a policeman, check illegal dian one-horned rhino. The docu- traordinary powers”. Armed mining, combat looding, plant faced by the forest guards are the The forest guard needs support. sures that its eforts to upgrade industries using the mentary alleges there is a ‘shoot at poaching is a constant in Kaziranga, trees, and deal with poachers who same. He or she needs guns, but also an in- $44.1 million in funding available under the Protocol sight’ order in Kaziranga, due to and despite systematic efort and use arms rather than snares. Many personnel in uniform — po- stitutional mechanism that will em- are scaled up to meet the need fully. Modernising the which a host of people have been patrolling, poachers still manage to In Kaziranga, forest guards also licemen, paramilitary forces, army power her more than a token arm. technology used by 400 industrial units, many of them shot dead by forest guards. kill rhinos and shoot at forest face guns apart from these other du- men — have a tough time, and may As it is wrong to judge Kaziranga’s small and medium enterprises, by 2023 has to be com- At the heart of the matter is the is- guards. To reduce the issue of Kazir- ties. This does not justify killings. be feeling demotivated or isolated. conservation eforts only on the But the forest guard stands out in numbers of rounds ired, it would plemented by policy changes that encourage adoption sue of conservation through guns — anga to shooting — or to depict the But it begs the question of how forest guard as a trigger-happy much the state is willing to do for that his or her work is far from the also be wrong to imagine just a gun by consumers. Systemic change requires the active par- and forest guards holding those guns. Rambo as the BBC has done — is to them. It would be unfashionable, public or societal gaze — or accept- empowers a forest guard. ticipation of State governments, which can enact and do disservice to the issue. but not inaccurate, to say that dii- ance. There are barely any wit- enforce new building codes and purchase regulations Guns and guards The diiculties and disempower- culties may be leading forest guards nesses to forest ires being put out, Neha Sinha is with the Bombay Natural that are envisaged in the current phase. Newer refriger- The irst thing to be clariied is that ment forest guards experience need to shoot; this is possibly because of or averting the illegal killing of an History Society. Views expressed are ants with lower global warming potential are available unlike what the documentary to be factored into the analysis of an defence rather than indoctrination. animal. In the case of policemen or personal to industry, and there are some early adopters, while research on chemicals with greater energy reduction and very low contribution to global warming has to con- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. tinue. Credentialed training of service technicians in the newer technologies is welcome as it will bring about Death of a isherman The killing of an unarmed audit demonetisation’s The now infamous rath those of President, Prime It is unfortunate that change of refrigerants used in the repair and replace- It is atrocious that a isherman, allegedly by the fallout comes as a welcome yatra sowed the seeds of Minister and Speaker of the important measures such as ment market and create additional employment. It is isherman from Sri Lankan Navy, has news (“CAG to undertake Hindu nationalism and did Lok Sabha — they continue reservation of 33% of all important to make consumers aware of green options Rameswaram has been shot understandably evoked a audit of demonetisation considerable damage to the to face discrimination on seats in the Lok Sabha and dead, allegedly by the Sri sense of revulsion. The fallout,” March 8). The oice secular fabric of our the societal front when it in State Assemblies for among products in terms of the underlying technolo- Lankan Navy while doing incident also betrays an of the CAG has a history of country. Every December 6 comes to marriage, divorce, women still face opposition gies, and incentivise adoption through tax structures. his job (“Rameswaram absence of a foolproof unearthing information on comes as a grim reminder of employment and from sections of society. The Environment Ministry’s proposal to prescribe fumes at isherman’s mechanism between India large-scale corruption in the violence unleashed by inheritance. The state has Even neighbouring energy-eicient temperature limits for air-conditioning killing,” March 8). This is and Sri Lanka to address governments. Probably, it Hindu outits in 1992. enacted numerous countries like Afghanistan units in public facilities is promising. A lot of energy is not the irst time Indian situations that arise out of will be able to disclose the According to the Puranas, legislation since give more representation to wasted because of poor infrastructure and lack of un- ishermen have been ishermen poaching into the hidden agenda behind the Ram ruled Ayodhya several Independence to uplift the its women in legislature. derstanding of eiciency metrics. Equally, the Centre targeted. Many ishermen other country’s territorial sudden demonetisation. We lakhs of years ago. status of women but many Kangayam R. Narasimhan, from Tamil Nadu are waters. Irrespective of can also expect the CAG to Ramayana is an epic and not women are not fully aware Chennai should conduct audit of public buildings to determine languishing in Sri Lanka’s whether or not ishermen look into allegations that the history. 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Travelling back from Mirzapur, we work our way through Marihan Assembly constituency at dusk. There aren’t any villages for miles; the landscape here is dry and rocky, and spectacularly beautiful. We chance upon a stand-alone granary and meet a young man from the Kurmi community. The young man explains, “I have always voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but this time I will vote for the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance. Akhilesh Yadav has done exemplary work and deserves another chance. The candidate here, from the Congress, responds to his constituents’ problems immediately.” The Kurmis are the numerically dominant community here. The BJP and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have both given tickets to members of the Kurmi community, while the Congress candidate is a Brahmin. Yet, we hear many Kurmis will vote for the Congress this time. Earlier in Marihan, we talk to a farmer, from the Other Backward Class (OBC) Maurya community harvesting, matar (peas). “None of that caste stuff works here in Marihan. Look, I don’t like any of the parties, but I will vote for Congress because the incumbent candidate has been very effective,” he tells us. We ask A strategic decision: Many voters decide on who to vote for only within the last 24 to 48 hours before voting day. Pictures show voters in Mirzapur, Firozabad, Varanasi and Muzafarnagar. PTI him why the recent selection of Maurya leader Keshav Prasad Maurya as the competitive candidates/parties in the that was largely undercut in the first sev- in places such as Azamgarh, it will be prediction here. The exit polls will be most of the Kurmis had thought to stra- State president of the BJP hasn’t made constituency, as well as beliefs about eral phases of the U.P. election, as the due to its renewed ability to attract un- out soon, and hopefully they will shed tegically vote for the BSP because the him a BJP supporter. He seems annoyed the candidate/party that is most able to SP party machinery is associated with likely supporters like the Thakur some light on the likely outcome. Our seat was viewed as a battle between the at the question, replying, “And if the BJP deliver safety and benefits to the house- the dominance of the Yadav com- schoolteacher. last few pieces have been geared to- BSP and SP, and the young man praised decides to drop Mr. Maurya tomorrow? hold, village, and constituency. The munity. But, as we move eastward in One of the extraordinary features of wards making the case for each of the former Chief Minister Mayawati for her What the heck are we supposed to do?” reality is that, for many voters, this is U.P., for the final few phases, frustra- talking to voters across U.P. is the differ- three major parties/alliance in this elec- performance on law and order. How- There is an undercurrent of frustra- only a decision that is taken within the tions with the Yadav community are less ence between how they view them- tion, the BJP, the BSP, and SP-Congress ever, recently some important Kurmi tion here with the way most journalists last 24 to 48 hours before voting day, as apparent, and the Mr. Yadav’s economic selves and those around them. Voters alliance. In our personal discussions leaders had finally endorsed the Apna and academics characterise the politics it is only in this period that much of this narrative seems to gain more traction. It would typically offer a nuanced explan- about how to analyse this election, we Dal candidate, and many Kurmis would of Uttar Pradesh as driven by blind alle- information can be ascertained. is a convenient state of affairs for the SP- ation for their own (likely) vote choice keep on coming back to the same switch their vote to the Apna Dal-BJP giance to caste and religion. There are When political analysts are travelling Congress alliance, where the broader and indecision among members of their character. candidate. In 2014, the young Kurmi perfectly legitimate rationales for iden- around the State, often days before the narrative seems to be more effective own caste or religious community. But man had been an enthusiastic supporter tity-based voting, from dignity, to social vote, the voters tell us what they are precisely in areas where the core base these same voters would often attribute A divided lot of Narendra Modi, but not any more. He justice, to economic benefit, but none supposed to say. When they are in the of the SP is not numerically dominant. hollow identity-based motivations for Outside Pratapgarh, the day before the tell us, “Mr. Modi only gives jobs to of that nuance really ever makes it into polling booth, however, they vote for In Azamgarh, we speak to a rural the vote choice of those in other vote, we meet an engaging young man wealthy private people. Akhilesh Yadav the popular coverage of U.P. the person or party whom they genu- schoolteacher from the upper-caste communities. from the Kurmi community in his early is the only man who can create jobs for There is also a lot more than caste or inely believe will do the best job. Thakur community. In a wide-ranging 20s. It is a village with a Kurmi neigh- U.P.” religion that enters into an individual’s The secret ballot has a way empower- conversation, he details the successes of Uncertainty in the results bourhood and a Muslim neighbour- His mind is swimming with strategic vote choice calculation, such as candid- ing all individuals, even those who are Mr. Yadav, stating, “I am a Thakur, and, Yet, the motivations of voters can hood, but the pradhan (village chief), a calculations, and the issues of identity, ate quality and the ability to deliver eco- highly vulnerable in daily life. It ensures like much of my caste, a traditional sup- only be understood by paying attention Muslim, is always comfortably elected safety, and economy. Our young man is nomic benefits. To reduce this complex that a voter can express her preferences porter of the BJP. But Akhilesh Yadav’s to the nuances. Voters often expressed because he does good work in all neigh- genuinely conflicted as to his vote choice to uncritical identity-based de- without intimidation. The fundamental work cannot be overlooked. I am hope- that both the BJP and BSP selected can- bourhoods. In this constituency, the BJP choice. He will decide just before he cision-making is disrespectful to the question is: what do voters think about ful he will continue to do work in the fu- didates according to cynical identity- has allied with the Apna Dal, a party goes to the polling booth. voters of U.P. the most just before they cast their ture, and he deserves another chance. I based calculations. Most voters, like the that caters to the interests of the Kurmi How did this young man vote? We votes? will vote for the SP this time.” Thakur schoolteacher described, want population. But the Kurmis are a di- will never ask, and we will never know. The case for SP-Congress alliance As we discussed in an earlier piece, Azamgarh, which had been viewed as to vote for a party or candidate that of- vided lot, and many important local But when the results are announced on The decision of whom to support on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, from the an SP stronghold for some time, is get- fers hope for the future. It remains to be Kurmi leaders had initially refused to March 11, we will be thinking about the voting day is extraordinarily complex. It SP, had attempted to build a larger elect- ting an unexpected challenge from the seen whether Mr. Yadav’s broad-based endorse Apna Dal’s candidate. choices he made. involves strategic calculation (as we oral narrative around broad-based eco- BSP due to frustrations with the family appeal was able to achieve this The young man is a civil service aspir- chronicled in our article, “Waiting for nomic delivery, consistent with his own feud within the SP and the induction of objective. ant and extraordinarily balanced and Neelanjan Sircar, Bhanu Joshi and Ashish Ranjan the silent voters of Uttar Pradesh to popular image, in a bid to sway a large locally popular Mukhtar Ansari into the This is an extraordinarily difficult eloquent in his analysis, and he is proud are ailiated with the Centre for Policy Research speak,” The Hindu, March 7) as to the swathe of voters. But this a narrative BSP. If the SP is able to pull off victories election to call, and we will make no of his Kurmi identity. Until recently, in Delhi

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A levelled ield FIFTY YEARS AGO MARCHH 9, 1967 Madras seals border with Kerala Skill asymmetry determined India’s The new Madras Government has sealed with immediate ef- preference for laying turners at home. fect the State’s border with Kerala, and ordered round-the- Is that a thing of the past? clock vigil to prevent smuggling and unauthorised transport of rice into that State. Disclosing this to-day [March 8], the Chief ABDUS SALAM Minister, Mr. C.N. Annadurai, said that orders were also being issued for sealing the borders with the other neighbouring Comparing sportsmen States of Andhra and Mysore. Mr. Annadurai, who was ad- across generations is al- dressing his first Press conference after the assumption of of- ways a fraught exercise, fice, said he expected that the food policy of the D.M K. Gov- yet it is tempting to won- ernment would take shape within a week. der if the current crop of Indian batsmen measure A HUNDRED YEARS AGO MARCH 9, 1917 up to their forebears from another millennium as far Plot against Premier: Trial at Old Bailey. as one department of the game is concerned — the ability to tackle spin. London: The trial opened at the Old Bailey to-day (March 6) There’s this apocryphal story of the legendary Pakistani leg- against alleged conspirators against the life of Mr. Lloyd gie Abdul Qadir being particularly riled one hot midsummer George before Justice Low. The Mahomedan Barrister Riza de- day during a Test being played in the ’80s. Reason? Sunil fended the accused. The Attorney-General prosecuting, sug- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar were at the crease, and every gested that the attitude of mind and conduct of the prisoners time Qadir would rip out his wrong ’un, the batsman at the CONCEPTUAL FAQ was due to unreasoning and inveterate hatred of Great Britain, non-striking end would call it aloud for the other’s beneit a profound dislike of compulsion and other measures for the even as the delivery had just left the ingers and commenced defence of the country and hatred of the statesman whose on its light path. Pareto Leaving the Continent duty it had been to recommend the adoption of such meas- efficiency/ ures. He maintained that the prisoners were a gang of danger- Death by dust The contested road map of the U.K.’s Brexit Bill ous revolutionaries and the State would have been lacking in Batting mainstays of the time raised the business of smother- Economics its duty if it had failed to get into touch with them by means of ing the spin, playing with the turn or against it to an art. India’s Sriram Lakshman secret agents. successes abroad were too few and far between but its reputa- What are the arguments deal. This would entail the Conceptualised by Italian deal being presented as a tion as the last frontier for other cricketing nations to conquer What is the Article 50 Bill? for and against the EU CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC was built on the ediice of preparing turners with the bench economist Vilfredo Pareto, citizens’ rights fait accompli; Parliament strength to exploit and negotiate them. From the 1-0 loss it describes an economic The Withdrawal from the amendment? would then have to take it DATA POINT against Pakistan in 1986-87 to 1999-2000 when it lost both state where the efficient al- European Union (Article or leave it. (The Prime Tests against South Africa, India kept its series slate clean at location of resources pro- 50) Bill or "Brexit Bill” is le- Those who support pre- Minister has also said she home. And in three passages through this side of the subcon- duces an optimal outcome gislation that is currently serving the EU-derived would rather have no deal tinent, Shane Warne, arguably the greatest spinner of all time, such that a reallocation to being considered by the rights of some 3.2 million than a bad deal). could only notch 34 scalps from nine Tests at an average of improve one party’s situ- U.K. Parliament to author- EU citizens resident in the The amendment re- 43.11. This, when four Tests in Pakistan yielded a rich haul of 26 ation is impossible without ise the British government U.K. argue that there is a quires the Prime Minister wickets. compromising another’s to invoke Article 50 — noti- strong moral case for it – to have the terms of the Cut to the latter half of the 2000s, and we have had to sufer condition. It is also known fication of the country’s not making bargaining deal approved by both the ignominy of horrors such as Jason Krejza, who would go on as Pareto optimality as it is exit from the European chips out of people. Houses of Parliament – fail- to play only one more Test in his career, inishing with match a notion of efficiency that Union (EU). There is an economic ing which she will have to igures of 12-358 on debut for Australia at Nagpur in 2008. Four does not necessarily result argument as well — uncer- go back to the negotiating years later, the humiliation doubled as Monty Panesar and in a socially desirable or Where does the Bill tainty over their futures table. Graeme Swann spun England to a 2-1 series win. equitable distribution of currently stand? could mean workers leav- Critics of the amend- An inspired ightback at Bengaluru allowed the team to level resources. An example ing the U.K., adversely im- ment say this will constrict the honours in the ongoing series against Australia, and it’s Ad- cited is the division of a The Brexit Bill was passed pacting businesses and the Prime Minister Theresa vantage India as the action moves to Ranchi next. But as the pizza among three people. without amendment by economy. May’s negotiating ability likes of Stephen O’Keefe, who recorded the best match igures While giving one-half of the elected House of Com- The government does and provide incentives for ever by a visiting spinner in India in the Pune Test, and Nathan the pizza each to two per- mons. In separate votes, not want EU citizens’ the EU side to offer Britain Lyon, whose eight-for at Bengaluru is his third seven-plus haul sons and none to the third each with a large majority, rights guaranteed before a bad deal. They also say it against India and the best in an innings by any visiting bowler would be Pareto optimal, the House of Lords backed the rights of Britons resid- subverts the will of the in India, slice through the Indian order with ease, it is evident it would be unequal. two amendments to the ent in the EU are secured. people which was ascer- that while increased exposure overseas has resulted in a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Bill. The first amendment tained via the referendum. greater felicity with the horizontal-bat shots, the art of required the U.K. to unilat- What are the arguments Supporters of the amend- presenting a dead bat is a dying one. It doesn’t take the eagle MORE ON erally preserve the existing for and against the ment say that it places Par- eye of Gavaskar or the wristiness of Mohammad Azharuddin THE WEB rights of EU citizens amendment regarding the liament back at the heart already resident in the Brexit deal’s terms? of the process and pro- and V.V.S. Laxman to negate spin. Asked once whether it was thehindu.com/opinion the tweaker’s ingers or the red cherry’s revolutions that he country, and the second tects the interests of the took cue from, the West Indian great Gary Sobers revealed an Negligence at epidemic gives Parliament a veto on The Prime Minister has 48% who voted to remain elaborate game plan: “I play the ball whichever way it goes proportions the final terms of the said she would give Parlia- in the EU in last year’s after pitching.” Keep it simple, Team India. http://bit.ly/2mXoQVk Brexit deal. ment a vote on the final referendum.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Bereaved dad wants terror charges proved No IS link to Ujjain ‘There was nothing in my son’s behaviour that suggested he could be a terrorist or even an outlaw,’ says Sartaj train blast, says DGP Shubhomoy Sikdar narrative provided by the po- are in the next room. The Kanpur lice. door is closed and the only None of the police officers to have travelled to Bhopal Several hours have passed “His reluctance to support sound that can be heard is in M.P. or U.P. could say why along with two others, Dan- since he made a bold state- the family by taking up a job from the television of people the accused, who were all ish Akhtar and Syed Meer ment about not accepting his was why I was miffed. I can lauding the father’s state- living in a rented house in Hussain, to plant the bomb youngest son and alleged ter- say with surety that there ment. Lucknow, travelled more on the train, had dropped rorist Saifullah’s body. Sartaj was nothing in his behaviour Sartaj’s remarkable com- than 600 km to Bhopal to out of an engineering course Khan makes it clear that it that suggested he could be a posure is missing in Khalid’s plant a bomb in a passenger he was pursuing at the Al- was not an angry or a spon- terrorist or even an outlaw,” response to the tragedy. He train. The explosion left igarh Muslim University. taneous reaction. But even says Sartaj. says they won’t accept the nine persons injured. “He failed in a physics paper as he stands by his decision, body because “our father has Another police official and was expelled from col- he demands that the allega- College dropout made the decision and we said: “The accused were un- lege following that, and was tions made by the Uttar Pra- The strained relations stand by it.” der watch and we were not doing much since then,” desh Anti-Terrorism Squad between the father and son The narrative too has tracking them. We sounded said an M.P. police official. be proved, for he had never persisted for a long time. In changed a bit since the en- an alert after we noticed Muzaffar and others were imagined that this day would between, Saifullah dropped counter in Lucknow. Invest- that three of them had trav- staying in a rented house in come. out of Manohar Lal Ma- igators are now non-commit- elled to Bhopal all of a sud- Lucknow for the past two According to a PTI report, havidyalaya after finishing tal about the arrested den. We believe that they months and told their land- Sartaj said: “A traitor cannot second year, tried his hand Sartaj, father of suspected terrorist Saifullah in Kanpur on Wednesday. At right are the items persons being part of the Is- sensed they were under lord that they were stu- be my son, straight and at learning computer ac- recovered from Saifullah after the 12-hour operation on the outskirts of Lucknow. PTI lamic State. Among other watch as they were fre- dents. They left their homes simple.” He refused to take counting and even assisted a things, the family also wants quently changing their on- in Kanpur and Kannauj say- Saifullah’s body, saying, “A lawyer in preparing sales tax couple of months ago we had Saudi Arabia for work. saw signs of radicalisation. a probe into the “seizure” of line identities. They were ing they were moving to traitor cannot be related to cases. But for one reason or a huge argument. I slapped It is a rather curious coin- “He enjoyed music and a lot a huge cache of arms from getting directions from Lucknow for better pro- me, let alone be my son.” the other, stable employ- him and asked him to leave cidence that Danish, one of of other things that hard- the house where Saifullah more than one handler, who spects. Saifullah, he says, was in- ment eluded him and, with the house. We never heard Saifullah’s three cousins ar- liners may not approve of,” was gunned down. claimed to be abroad.” deed the black sheep in the the passage of time, his fath- from him again,” he says. rested for allegedly being a he says. Their mother died in The family’s theory is that Madhya Pradesh Chief ‘Self-radicalised team’ family, despite being the er’s impatience only grew. His eldest son and the part of the same module, left an accident in 2014, but the even in the event of the alleg- Minister Shivraj Singh U.P. ATS chief Asim Arun only one among his three Sitting in the courtyard of only other accessible mem- home after a similar argu- family does not believe that ations being true, it was Chouhan claimed that Atif told The Hindu, “It’s a self- sons (Khalid and Mujahid are their single-storey house ber of the family Khalid adds ment with his father brought about any change in more because of bad influ- Muzaffar, a resident of Kan- proclaimed IS module. They the other two) to enter col- next to a mosque in Maq- that Saifullah told them be- Naseem, Sartaj’s elder Saifullah. ence of others around him, pur was the “mastermind of are self-radicalised but lege. But the tannery super- doom Nagar, Sartaj recalls fore leaving that he would brother. As the conversations with rather than Saifullah’s own the attack” and the accused whether the IS announced visor’s reason to complain that fateful evening when he look for opportunities in Religious his brother may Sartaj and Khalid is on, the inclination towards belonged to the Islamic that these men were work- was nowhere close to the forced Saifullah to leave. “A Mumbai and try to travel to have been, but Khalid never other members of the family radicalisation. State. ing for them, we don’t have “They clicked the photo any such information.” of the bomb and sent it to The Home Ministry said Hizb module their handler in Syria. One on Wednesday that it was NIA frees two teens of them is a mechanic and upset with the way the U.P. Keep of families of J&K they learnt the preparation police handled the opera- busted, trio of the bomb through Inter- tion. They should have re- net,” Mr. Chouhan told a frained from giving live com- arrested from Pakistan news agency. mentary on television policemen, ultras warned Muzaffar, who is alleged channels, it said. Special Correspondent Srinagar No proof to link them to Uri attack 10-member group had vandalised DSP’s house in Shopian A Hizbul Mujahideen module that was behind reviv- Special Correspondent village near Uri. Khursheed Peerzada Ashiq ficer, including bathroom ac- ing militancy in the New Delhi belongs to Khaliana Kalan CSIR-Tech shut down Srinagar cessories and electronic gad- Chenab Valley was busted Two Pakistani teenagers, ar- and Awan is from Pottha Ja- Days after militants vandal- gets, but also asked relatives when three of its members rested for their alleged in- hangir, both villages are in ised the house of a Deputy to “force the police officer to were held in Srinagar on volvement in the terror at- PoK. The case was trans- for lack of funds Superintendent of Police give up his job”. The milit- Wednesday. tack at an Army camp in Uri ferred to the NIA. (DSP) in south Kashmir, Dir- ants were carrying auto- A police spokesman said last year, were released by On January 19, the NIA Mr. Shrivastava said: “We former director National ector General of Police S.P. matic weapons. the terrorists were arrested the National Investigation said it was Lashkar-e-Taiba did some deals with CSIR Chemical Laboratory (a Vaid on Wednesday said that from Srinagar’s Bemina Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (LeT) and not the JeM, labs but it was all dependent CSIR lab) Dr. S Sivaram; vet- “militants should bear in Militants’ threat area. A police party had set as the terror charges against which carried out the terror on the enthusiasm of indi- eran economist and former mind that they too have fam- According to a Srinagar- up a barricade at Bemina them could not be corrobor- attack at the Army camp. vidual directors of labs. I ar- finance secretary and CSIR- ilies”. based daily, the militants Bypass Crossing to nab the ated. The Hindu reported on Janu- ranged about ₹30 crore Tech chairman Vijay Kelkar; “Let militants take this as told the relatives [of the po- militants, who were identi- Three days after the Uri ary 27 that no evidence had from investors, used that to entrepreneur and former a warning. This [conflict] is S.P. Vaid lice officer] that “since the fied as Reyaz Ahmad Wani, attack on September 18, been found against the two. pay salaries, but ultimately chairman of NASSCOM Saur- between police and milit- police were destroying the Ikhlaq Ahmad Khanday where 18 soldiers were could not scale up because abh Srivastava; founder of ants, families should not be “We have to put in place all property of the militants and and Tawseeul-Nabi. They killed, the Army claimed to ‘Pressure of studies’ there was no funding from IDFC Private Equity Luis brought into this conflict,” preventive measures and those who were providing were all residents of have caught two teenagers — An NIA spokesperson CSIR.” Miranda; and chairman of DGP Vaid told reporters in thwart the sinister designs of them shelter, there was Chenab Valley’s Kistwar Faisal Hussain Awan and said the two had been Exactly a year to that the Manipal Global Founda- Srinagar. elements inimical to peace,” bound to be retaliation.” area. Ahsan Khursheed — for al- handed over to the Army’s date, on 2016, Union Sci- tion Mohandas Pai. Mr. Vaid added that “mil- Mr. Vaid added. Referring to the incident, “Two pistols, two legedly guiding the terror- 16 Corps headquarters in ence Minister Harsh Vard- Though a repository of itants do not join (militancy) The strong message former Chief Minister and magazines, 20 rounds, four ists to the 12 Infantry Bri- Jammu and would be sent han visited the National myriad technology and in- with the permission of famil- comes just days after a 10- National Conference work- grenades, one wireless set gade headquarters. The back home. Chemical Laboratory, Pune novative scientists, CSIR — ies”. “If the police start do- member militants’ group ing president Omar Abdul- and a packet of explosive Army had said that the two The spokesperson added (where CSIR-Tech was the country’s largest patent ing this, what will happen to barged into the house of a lah wrote on Twitter: “If the substance were re- were working for the that the NIA’s probe “re- based) and said, according holder — spends more on their families,” he asked. DSP-rank officer, currently BJP hadn’t been an ally and covered,” said the police. Pakistan-based outfit Jaish- vealed that the two suspects to a press release from the keeping its patents active He said the police person- posted at Shopian. constituent of the J&K gov- A case under Section 7/ e-Mohammad ( JeM). had crossed over to the In- Science Ministry, that he than earning royalty out of nel were facing “unenviable Police sources said the ernment, the usual suspects 25 Arms Act, 3/5 Explosive The duo was first caught dian side after altercation “was pleased with the ap- them. It has a relatively high situations while dealing with militants not only ransacked would have been burning Substance Act was lodged byapatrolteamoftheBor- with their parents due to proach that CSIR-Tech had rate of commercialising its the anti-national elements”. personal property of the of- the CM’s effigies by now.” against the trio. der Security Force from a pressure of studies.” taken to not only do techno- patents (about 9% com- logy transfer to small and pared to a global average of medium enterprises in In- 4%) but these earn too little. dia, but also to invest in sci- Most of CSIR’s revenues are Nepal team Open to new ence-based start-ups and derived from consultancy, VIP trustee ofers special puja laboratory spin-offs.” and projects for India’s de- in India amid ideas on U.N. CSIR-Tech’s senior leader- fence and space activities. ship consisted of directors CSIR-Tech was conceived to call for stir Modi makes irst visit to Somnath shrine after becoming Prime Minister reform: G4 of CSIR-labs, including address this problem. Kallol Bhattacherjee Mahesh Langa Press Trust of India New Delhi Ahmedabad United Nations An official Nepali delega- Prime Minister Narendra In a bid to get the U.N. re- Compassion to wind tion, led by a Maoist leader Modi on Wednesday offered form process moving, In- from the plains, is in the special pooja at the historic dia and other G4 nations capital to lobby with India Somnath Temple in Gujarat. have said they are open to up India operations for the newly-announced This was his first visit to the innovative ideas and will- election process. The visit temple after becoming ing to not exercise veto as The Hindu Speaking to from telling the CI official at any of the parliamentarians Prime Minister. He is a permanent members of a the U.S., Mr. Tiwari denied point that he was interven- came even as the Madhesi trustee of the temple board. reformed Security Council approaching CI, saying that ing on behalf of the agitators called for a strike BJP president Amit Shah, until a decision on it has a lawyer for Compassion In- government. in Nepal on Friday protest- who is also a trustee on the been taken. ternational, Stephen Oakley, ing against the local-level board, was present. In a joint statement de- met him in 2016 and asked ‘Frustrating restrictions’ election which was an- On a two-day visit to his livered by India’s Perman- for advice. “I told them... CI’s CEO has said in inter- nounced without complet- home State Gujarat, Mr. ent Representative to the that if they wanted to prove views that he felt “frus- ing the amendment Modi on Tuesday dedicated U.N. Syed Akbaruddin at an that they were not into con- trated” as the restrictions process. a petrochemical complex inter-governmental negoti- version, they should choose placed on the organisation “The election process is OPaL in Dahej and inaugur- ations meeting on Tuesday, partners other than Chris- came despite several official necessary. But the people’s ated a bridge over the Nar- the G4 nations — India, tian Pentacostal outfits,” he interventions from the U.S. aspirations from the Mad- mada river in Bharuch. Brazil, Germany and Japan said. government and Congress. hes region too has to be ad- In Gandhinagar, he met — emphasised that an over- Mr. Tiwari is a prominent Their case was taken up dressed as without it there his mother Hiraba and then whelming majority of the member of the Indian- at the highest level by U.S. could be negative fallouts,” attended a dinner hosted by Seeking blessings: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah ofer prayers at U.N. member-states sup- American community affili- Secretary of State John said Prabhu Sah, leader of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. the Somnath temple in Gujarat on Wednesday. PTI ported the expansion of ated to the BJP and the RSS, Kerry with External Affairs the International Relations both permanent and non- as well as a founder of the Minister Sushma Swaraj in and Labour Committee of permanent membership in Washington-based non- 2016. the Nepali Parliament dur- a reformed Security The Hindu profit organisation, US India CI declined ’s ing an interaction with civil Council. Security Council Inc. (US- request for an interview on society members. ‘Women more committed than men’ Mr. Akbaruddin said the ISC), which is at the fore- the allegations, saying in a question of veto had been front of lobbying efforts for statement from its USA Calls for dialogue addressed by many from U.S.-India ties and has an Communications Director, Mr. Sah indicated that the Modi honours sarpanchs, urges them to keep up momentum of Swachh Bharat differing perspectives but MoU with the powerful Tim Glenn, that the NGO is situation could fast deteri- the G4 approach was that Delhi-based Vivekananda In- “confident that the local orate without a steady Special Correspondent resentatives to maintain the the problem was not one of ternational Foundation that church will continue to do political dialogue between Ahmedabad momentum of the Swachh quantity (of extending it has many fellows appointed its best to care for children the Madhesis and the Prime Minister Narendra Bharat drive. immediately to new per- to government positions. living in poverty long after government. Modi on Wednesday felicit- “Experience has shown us manent members) but of However, Mr. Tiwari denied we have left...” The committee mem- ated women sarpanchs while that women are more com- quality — of introducing bers met leading India- recognising their special mitted than men. So I would restrictions. Nepal interlocutors and contribution in Swachh request you all to ensure that “Our position is imbued Aseemanand, 6 others Foreign Secretary S. Bharat flagship scheme at a no female foeticide is com- with this spirit. While the Jaishankar. The visit is sig- special conclave, Swachh mitted in those villages new permanent members nificant as it began on Shakti 2017, held in Gandhin- where you are sarpanch.” would as a principle have freed in Ajmer case Tuesday when four Mad- agar to mark International the same responsibilities hesi protesters died in po- Women’s Day. Protester rushes to dais and obligations as [the] The charge sheet claimed were Aseemanand, Lokesh lice firing near Rajbiraj. Addressing 6,000 women As the event began at the Ma- current permanent mem- that Mr. Kumar had ad- Sharma, Chandrashekhar The Madhesis however sarpanchs who came from hatma Mandir convention bers, they shall not exer- dressed a secret meeting of Leve, Harshad Solanki, Me- hardened their position across the country, Mr. Modi centre in Gandhinagar, a cise the veto until a de- activists in Jaipur’s Gujarati hul Kumar, Mukesh Vasani even as the parliamentari- stressed on cleanliness and Central role: A participant takes a selie at a function in protesting woman rushed to cision on the matter has Samaj guest house and and Bharat Bhai. While ans continued with their the central role of women in Gandhinagar where Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated the stage. The woman, iden- been taken during a re- asked them to work by asso- eight accused were in judi- visit to India. Following a creating a Swachh Bharat. woman sarpanchs on Wednesday. VIJAY SONEJI tified as Shalini from Greater view,” the G4 statement ciating themselves with cial custody, Chandrashek- meeting on Tuesday, lead- “The women we are hon- Noida, was removed by se- said. some religious groups so as har was out on bail. Three ers of the umbrella organ- ouring today have broken so the ground when I see these habit for all, in cities and in curity guards. Mr. Akbaruddin, on be- to avoid suspicion. accused — Sandeep Dange, isation, the United Demo- many myths. They have women sarpanchs. They villages. And if we maintain According to sources, Ms. half of the G4, said the Besides Bhavesh, De- Ramchandra Kalasangra cratic Madhesi Morcha, shown how a positive change have brought in qualitative cleanliness, we will eliminate Shalini said she had written group was open to “innov- vendra and Sunil Joshi, and Suresh Nair — are still declared a nationwide can begin in villages and I change in villages,” he said. diseases that affect poor to the Prime Minister’s Office ative” and differing ideas other accused in the case absconding, the NIA said. strike on Friday against the can see the determination to “We have to work to make people the most,” Mr. Modi several times but had not got compiled in a composite election process. make positive difference on cleanliness a day-to-day said, exhorting women rep- any response. text to achieve U.N. reform. 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IN BRIEF EC reports Brisk polling in inal phase of Assembly polls rise in cash Uttar Pradesh records 60.03% turnout and Manipur over 86%; militants explode two bombs in Kamjong district seizures

Omar Rashid Special Correspondent Iboyaima Laithangbam NEW DELHI VARANASI/IMPHAL Cash seized by the enforce- ISRO scientists honoured The final phase of polling in ment agencies monitored Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday by the Election Commis- with Nari Shakti award recorded an average turnout sion (EC) in the five States NEW DELHI of 60.03%, an increase of where the Assembly elec- President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday honoured 31 2.11% from the 2012 figure. In tions were held during the women with the Nari Shakti the final and second phase of past month has increased Puraskar award on Women’s polling in Manipur, the almost four-fold from the Day. Among them were three turnout was over 86%. amount so impounded in women scientists from ISRO: In the 2017 elections in Ut- 2012. Subha Varier (in photo), B. tar Pradesh, the voting per- “During the 2012 elec- Codananyaguy and Anatta centage in the seven phases tions, a total of ₹50.78 Sonney. PTI was 64.2%, 65.5%, 61.16%, crore was seized from Goa, 61%, 57.36%, 57.03% and Punjab, Uttarakhand, Ma- Polling for Alapur 60.03%. nipur and Uttar Pradesh. In the seventh and final This time round, ₹184.85 seat in U.P. today phase, polling was held in 40 crore was seized,” an Elec- LUCKNOW seats across seven districts of tion Commission official Preparations have been completed for polling in the the backward Purvanchal re- said. Alapur constituency in gion — Mirzapur, Bhadohi, While the highest of Ambedkar Nagar district of Sonbhadra, Jaunpur, Chand- ₹119.03 crore was seized Uttar Pradesh to be held on auli, Ghazipur and Varanasi. from various parts of Uttar Thursday. Voting for this Prime Minister Narendra Pradesh, ₹58.02 crore was reserved constituency was Modi’s prestige is at stake in seized from Punjab. The postponed after SP candidate Varanasi, as he is not only agencies detected ₹3.38 Chandrashekhar Kanaujia, 40, the Member of Parliament crore in Uttarakhand, died after a heart attack on from the temple city but he ₹2.24 crore in Goa and February 12. PTI also spent three days cam- ₹2.18 crore in Manipur. paigning across his constituency. Liquor haul Schools accused of The agencies seized 37.26 promoting intolerance Varanasi turnout Deciding factor: A securityman on alert as people queue up to vote in the Tengoupal constituency in Chandel district of Manipur; and (right) voters at the lakh litres of liquor estim- KOLKATA The turnout increased in Devnathpura polling station in the Varanasi Cantonment constituency on Wednesday. RITU RAJ KONWAR AND RAJEEV BHATT ated ₹83.21 crore from the West Bengal Education Varanasi district by a signific- five States after the Model Minister Partha Chatterjee on ant 3.47%, from 57.48% in Chaudhari announced his re- which together with Varanasi In the second and final covering 38 constituencies. has been given an ex gratia of Code of Conduct was put Wednesday said that nearly 2012 to 60.95%. The biggest tirement from politics on South, form the heart of the phase of polling in Manipur K. Kaishang, an assistant ₹20 lakh. The police opened in place on January 4. As 100 schools were issued show-cause notice following jump came in the most Wednesday. district. If voting shot up by on Wednesday, covering 22 teacher at Ashang Khullen in fire in the air to disperse the much as 56,191 litres estim- allegations of attempt to watched seat, Varanasi Voting in Varanasi South 8.27% in Varanasi Canton- constituencies, there was Kamjong district, was killed clashing workers of the CPI ated at ₹2.82 crore was influence minds through South, where the BJP fears it recorded a massive rise of al- ment, from 51.73% to 60%, in more than 86 per cent in a bomb blast while pro- and the Congress at seized in 2012. teachings that might promote could face the wrath of sup- most 10%, from 55.49% to Varanasi North, it increased polling, according to Chief ceeding to a polling station. Wangjing Tentha in Thoubal “The surveillance teams religious intolerance. He told porters of veteran leader and 65%. by 7.53%. Election Officer Vivek Kumar Militants had exploded two district. Some workers were also seized gold, silver and the Assembly that the seven-time MLA Shyamdev The turnout also in- A total of 4,853 candidates Dewangan. bombs in the district, injur- injured. Two miscreants other expensive articles government had taken note Roy Chaudhari (Dada), who creased in Varanasi North are in the fray across 403 There was 86.5% polling ing two Assam Rifles person- were held for vandalised worth ₹52 crore,” the offi- of such activities. PTI was denied ticket. Mr. and Varanasi Cantonment, seats in the State. in the first phase on March 4, nel. Mr. Kaishang’s family EVMs in a booth in Chandel. cial said. Poll outcome crucial for Congress Sri Lanka to release all 85 After results on March 11, party will have to take quick decisions on formalising the leadership Indian ishermen in custody Smita Gupta lowed by the Bharatiya United ( JD-U) in Bihar in nouncement about Capt. New Delhi Janata Party (BJP). 2015 that had a very success- Singh was made. Indian government likely to reciprocate the gesture For the Congress, the out- Now, the party has put its ful outcome. come of the current round of entire weight behind its But in U.P., with not just Crucial date Meera Srinivasan erfolk in Rameswaram, In- Assembly elections for Delhi State unit for the com- the Bahujan Samaj Party After the results come in on COLOMBO dia’s High Commissioner to which polling ended on Wed- ing civic elections, with vice- (BSP) but also the Rashtriya March 11, one way or the The Sri Lankan government Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh nesday is crucial: it is de- president Rahul Gandhi ad- Lok Dal (RLD) and smaller other, the party will have to on Wednesday decided to Sandhu met Prime Minister fending its governments in dressing a big workers’ con- parties such as the Nishad take some quick decisions on release all 85 Indian fisher- Ranil Wickremesinghe on the hill States of Uttarakhand vention in the national Party and the Peace Party formalising the leadership. If men who are now in its Tuesday and conveyed In- and Manipur; it is the prin- capital, and party leaders P. that are not part of a bigger the Congress performs reas- custody. dia’s “deep concern” over cipal opposition party in Chidambaram, Ajay Maken SP-led alliance, the consolid- onably well, there will be “The fishermen will be re- the incident. Punjab and Goa. and Jyotiraditya Scindia ation of anti-BJP votes has pressure on Mr. Gandhi to leased as soon as possible, Terming it a matter of And in Uttar Pradesh, on presenting a “Draft Roadmap not taken place. take over formally quickly. If the orders have been “grave concern”, the Sri which the media spotlight for a Fiscally Self-Reliant Rahul Gandhi It has been a triangular it underperforms, the sim- passed,” a top source in the Lankan Foreign Ministry on has been, its alliance with MCD”. contest in the State. mering discontent in the Sri Lankan government told Tuesday assured India of all the ruling Samajwadi Party fit’s only significant cam- In the case of Punjab, the party will only grow as was The Hindu. The Indian gov- possible cooperation in (SP) is on test. Leadership issue paigner, even in as large a Congress leadership should visible in the far-flung dis- ernment too is likely to re- K. Britjo probing the death. In recent weeks, the Con- This round of five Assembly State as Uttar Pradesh, it was not have waited till the nth tricts of U.P. ciprocate the gesture and re- The release of the 85 fish- gress has fared poorly in the elections also provided the clear that the country’s old- hour to announce Captain But with two and half lease the 19 Sri Lankan Tamil Nadu fishermen ermen is in line with the Sri Maharashtra civic elections, Congress and Mr. Gandhi to est party is in transition. Amarinder Singh as its chief years left for the next Lok fishermen in its custody, the have accused the Sri Lankan Lankan government’s policy where it fought separately put off his takeover of the The alliance that the Con- ministerial candidate, many Sabha polls, the Congress source said. Navy of opening fire at the of swiftly releasing fisher- from the Nationalist Con- leadership of the party. gress struck with the Sama- people in the party feel. will have to take some de- fisherman, but the Sri men it arrests on charges of gress Party; it has been But with Congress presid- jwadi Party in U.P. was inten- It was only after cricketer cisions on its future and on After Britjo’s death Lankan Navy has denied the poaching, but retaining the decimated in the Odisha ent Sonia Gandhi staying ded to approximate the Navjot Singh Sidhu joined its leadership — and not put The development comes charge. trawlers seized. panchayat polls, coming a away from the campaigning arrangement it had made the Congress and there was them off till the next round two days after Tamil Nadu Following the 21-year-old As of Wednesday, a total poor third behind the ruling and the entire focus on Mr. with the Rashtriya Janata Dal confusion on who the party’s of Assembly elections later fisherman K. Britjo was shot fisherman’s death, which of 146 Indian trawlers are in Biju Janata Dal (BJD), fol- Gandhi as virtually the out- (RJD) and the Janata Dal- face was, that the official an- this year. dead in the Palk Bay. sparked protests among fish- Sri Lankan custody. Kansas Governor Indian facing NRI faces forex prison in U.S. writes to Modi in terror case violation case Associated Press Regrets violence against Indians Reno Got ‘wrongful’ approval for college An Indian citizen who re- Press Trust of India ceived asylum in the U.S. Devesh K. Pandey start a new engineering col- Washington and lived in northern New Delhi lege had to own not less Kansas Governor San Nevada is facing up to 15 A Dubai-based NRI business- than 10 acres of land if the Brownback has written to years in prison after plead- man, C.C. Thampi, has been institution was in a remote Prime Minister Narendra ing guilty to conspiring to booked by the Enforcement place. Infrastructure, in- Modi expressing “profound plot terror strikes in his Directorate under the Pre- cluding a building with in- regret” at the terrible act of home country on the bor- vention of Money Launder- structional area and facilit- violence against Indian na- der with Pakistan. ing Act in a case of alleged ies for administrative, tionals last month, and said Balwinder Singh’s sen- wrongful approval for an en- residential and other amen- that acts of hate and intoler- tencing is scheduled in the gineering college in Thrissur ities, had to be set up. ance had no place in his federal court in Reno. in Kerala by the All India State. Prosecutors say he Council for Technical Edu- Criteria were not met Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, Srinivas Kuchibhotla worked with two terrorist cation (AICTE) in 2009. The It is alleged that the engin- was killed and Alok Ma- organisations to try to es- agency had recently served eering college did not meet dasani, another Indian of the U.S. “As Governor of the tablish an independent a show-cause notice for al- the criteria. However, on re- the same age, injured in a State of Kansas, I would like Sikh state in the Punjab leged foreign exchange viol- ceipt of the proposal, the shooting by Navy veteran to express my deep sadness region. ation involving ₹288 crore. then AICTE Regional Dir- Adam Purinton, who yelled and profound regret at the They say he sought The ED has booked Mr. ector “dishonestly” forwar- “terrorist” and “get out of terrible act of violence com- asylum in San Francisco Thampi on the basis of an ded it to the head office my country” before opening mitted against Srinu Kuchib- using a false identity to FIR lodged by the CBI on without verifying the fire on them in Kansas last hotla and Alok Madasani. elude Indian authorities December 28, 2009, an offi- particulars. month. The people of Kansas share when travelling back to his cial said. The CBI had earlier “The AICTE headquar- The Kansas incident and in my shock and horror. home country. The govern- closed the case claiming ters issued a letter of intent two hate crime incidents Words cannot express the ment is seeking the max- lack of evidence in prosecut- on March 17, 2009, to the against Indians and Indian- sorrow that we feel for imum penalty of 15 years in ing the accused persons. Foundation, which, on May Americans since then has Srinu’s wife, Sunayana, and prison with a possibility of However, it recently got ap- 13 the same year, informed sent shock waves among the his family in Hyderabad,” lifetime supervision upon proval from the court to re- the officials about its pre- large Indian community in Mr. Brownback wrote. his release. investigate the allegations paredness for the visit of an and conducted searches last Expert Committee to the month. college,” said an official. Ms. Singh was part of the com- Accused named mittee that visited the col- Take up border fencing: SC Those named as accused are lege on June 15, 2009. The Mr. Thampi, chairman and same day, it submitted a Legal Correspondent relating to securing and fen- eral P.S. Patwalia said some managing trustee of the “false report” certifying the NEW DELHI cing the International tenders had been finalised Thrissur-based Cheruvathur documents and infrastruc- The Supreme Court asked Border. and work orders issued to Foundation, and Manju ture, claiming that their the Union government on “Without going into the successful bidders to under- Singh, the then AICTE’s Re- physical verification had Wednesday to release funds merits of the submissions, take the exercise of border gional Director. According been done. Based on the re- for fencing the India- we are of the view that the fencing. to official records, Mr. port, the AICTE issued a let- Bangladesh border to check task of border fencing and The court was hearing the Thampi had submitted a ter of approval for the insti- illegal migration into Assam. physical manning of the bor- pleas of the Assam Sanmilita proposal to the AICTE on tution. “After getting the A Bench of Justices Ran- der [where fencing could Mahasangha, the Assam December 27, 2008, for es- letter, the Foundation got jan Gogoi and Rohinton F. not be done] has to be un- Public Works and the All As- tablishing Thejus Engineer- students enrolled and al- Nariman perused the dertaken and concluded,” sam Ahom Association filed ing College in Thrissur. legedly received wrongful Centre’s status report on the the court observed. in the aftermath of the riots By AICTE norms, any so- gain in the form of capita- progress made in the works Additional Solicitor-Gen- in 2012 and 2014. ciety or Trust proposing to tion fee,” the official said. 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Atul Aneja Beijing Baroness Scotland says other countries can emulate U.K. An early, and Vidya Ram Top Philippine official China on Wednesday proposed a “double suspension” London told to stand down formula to defuse the crisis perilous, test A sharp fall in rates of do- MANILA on the Korean Peninsula as mestic violence across Com- In an extremely rare move, Philippine lawmakers on part of its new assertive ap- for Trump monwealth states is emin- Wednesday said Foreign proach to shoulder greater ently achievable, said The New York Times Secretary Perfecto Yasay lied global responsibilities within Patricia Scotland, Secretary Washington to them about being an the framework of the UN. General of the Common- American citizen and said he “As a first step, the Demo- When the United States wealth. “I know it’s possible must stand down, more than cratic People’s Republic of began deploying a missile because I’ve seen it hap- eight months after his Korea (DPRK) may suspend defence system in South pen,” she said in an inter- appointment. AFP its nuclear and missile activ- Korea this week, it was to view with The Hindu on In- ities in exchange for the sus- protect an ally long ternational Women’s Day, pension of large-scale U.S.- threatened by North ahead of the launch of the Saudi police shoot dead Republic of Korea (ROK) mil- Korean provocations. But it Commonwealth’s Peace in suspected IS militant Damage control: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi itary exercises,” Chinese AP was instantly met by angry the Home initiative targeted RIYADH addressing a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday Foreign Minister Wang Yi Chinese warnings that the at reducing domestic viol- The police in Saudi Arabia said at a media conference neighbour with a lips-and- framework of the UN. He U.S. is setting off a new ence across member-states Noble aim: Commonwealth chief Patricia Scotland wants to have shot dead an Islamic on the sidelines of the an- teeth relationship with the said President Xi Jinping’s arms race in a region by double-digit percentages. reduce domestic violence by double-digit percentages. State group member, and an officer was gunned down in a nual session of the National Peninsula, China’s role in the January visit to international already on edge over the Baroness Scotland poin- separate incident, the Interior People’s Congress. resolution of the issue was organisations had sent out a North’s drive to build a nuc- ted to the progress that had violence initiatives. “These continuity and informa- Ministry said Wednesday. IS This will help the parties indispensable. clear message that China lear arsenal. been made in the U.K. people who are suffering tion... all our countries are has claimed a series of deadly to break out of the security In response to a question, strongly supported multilat- The tensions are testing between 2003 and 2010, will have to go to hospital... common law countries and shootings and bombings since dilemma and return to the Mr. Wang highlighted that eralism, along with its abid- the new Trump administra- when rates of domestic viol- they may not do so well at our judges are trained in late 2014 in the country. AFP negotiating table, he ob- the Brazil- Russia-India- ing commitment to the UN- tion and its uneasy allies ence were reduced by 64%. school — you can see how it similar ways, we interpret served. “We may follow the China-South Africa (BRICS) centred multilateral system. South Korea and Japan, “Anything the U.K. can do, impacts businesses... it’s a laws similarly, our parlia- Over 30 killed in Kabul dual-track approach of de- grouping was set for deepen- “In China’s view, the cur- which have complained for the other 51 countries can cost to the whole economy. mentary structures are sim- nuclearising the peninsula ing its engagement with the rent international system years that China has simul- do. If we pool our resources, The question so many gov- ilar, if we can work out what military hospital attack on the one hand and estab- Global South under a BRICS- was built by our forefathers taneously chastised and our knowledge of what ernments are asking is: I works for one of us, it’s KABUL lishing a peace mechanism plus approach. from the ashes of the Second coddled the North, refusing works and what doesn’t have no money, how can I highly likely it will work for Gunmen dressed as medics on the other.” World War. It is a result of to enact stiff enough meas- work, we can make a real do this? And we are saying: the rest of us.” stormed a hospital in Kabul on Wednesday and battled The Chinese Foreign Min- Dialogue partnership our common effort and wis- ures to force it to abandon difference.” The UN estim- let’s not look at how much The Commonwealth security forces for hours, ister compared the missile He stressed that under the dom. It is like a well-de- its nuclear programme. ates that around one in you need to spend, let’s look already has one that helps killing more than 30 people tests of the North and the stewardship of China, which signed building with multi- But by beginning to in- three women has been the at how much you are medical practitioners and wounding dozens in an joint drills across the border will host the BRICS summit lateralism as its cornerstone stall the anti-missile system, subject of domestic violence already spending.” identify the signals of do- attack claimed by the IS. The in South Korea to two “accel- this year, the emerging- and the UN and other inter- the delicate international of one form or another. mestic violence, but hope to attack was suppressed by erating trains coming toward country bloc will explore es- national organisations as im- cooperation against North Alongside initiatives that Campaign centrepiece generate greater awareness mid-afternoon. REUTERS each other”. “Holding nuc- tablishing a dialogue part- portant pillars.” Korea is splintering, with include a tool-kit to help gov- Among the things that will and use of it.. “I have spoken lear weapons won’t bring se- nership with other major de- In his free-wheeling an- Beijing expressing more ernments and other sectors form the centrepiece of the to so many leaders and so Hungary systematically curity, using military force veloping countries. “We will nual press conference that concern about U.S. inten- work together on tackling campaign is a “bench book” many ministers in govern- won’t be a way out,” Mr. widen the circle of friends of lasted nearly two hours, Mr. tions in the region Japan’s domestic violence, the Com- targeted at helping judges ment and this issue about vi- abusing migrants: MSF Wang said, in a message to the BRICS and turn it into Wang signalled Beijing’s sup- Prime

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JENNIFER STEINHAUER Troops working to push the militants further back WASHINGTON After seven years of waiting Reuters ing priceless statues in 2015. the western side, across the longingly to annul former Mosul/Sulaimaniya “The museum is com- Tigris river, on February 19. President Barack Obama’s Iraqi forces saw off an pletely empty of all artifacts. Islamic State fighters are signature health care law, overnight Islamic State They were stolen, possibly retreating further into the Republican leaders on counter-attack near Mosul’s smuggled,” Mr. Lami said. west of the city, military offi- Tuesday faced a sudden remain government building Reuters was not yet able to cials say, but are putting up volt from the right that hours after they recaptured access the museum to verify. stiff resistance, hiding threatened their proposal it, a military official said on Mr. Lami said most of the among the civilian popula- to remake the U.S. health Wednesday, and troops fighters that had fought tion and deploying car care system. sought to push the militants around the governorate bombs and snipers. The much-anticipated further back. building were local but there House plan to repeal the Islamic State fighters used were some foreigners. “An Cross-border strikes Affordable Care Act also car bombs in the assault, order was issued for foreign Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider drew scepticism from Major General Ali Kadhem fighters with families to al-Abadi, meanwhile, said some of the party’s more al-Lami of the Federal Po- withdraw with them. Those Iraq would continue hitting moderate members, whose lice’s Fifth Division told a Re- who do not have a family Islamic State targets in Syria, constituents have be- uters correspondent near should stay and fight, as well as in neighbouring nefited from expanded the site. “Today we’re clear- whether foreign or local,” he countries if they give their coverage in recent years. ing the area which was liber- said. Iraqi forces, backed by approval. The criticism came even ated,” he said. U.S.-led air power and milit- Mr. Abadi on February 24 before lawmakers knew Military officials had said ary advisers, have fought announced the first Iraqi air the cost of the replacement that Rapid Response troops, since October in an intensive strike on Syrian territory, plan and how many people an elite interior ministry di- campaign to drive the ultra- targeting Islamic State posi- might lose their health care vision, on Tuesday recap- hardline militants out of Mo- tions in retaliation for bomb if it were enacted. tured the provincial govern- sul, Islamic State’s last major attacks in Baghdad. The ul- House Republicans were ment headquarters, the stronghold in the country. tra-hardline jihadist group rushing the legislation central bank branch and the They recaptured the east- has lost most cities it cap- Powerful message: People photograph the ‘Fearless Girl’ statue in New York on the International Women’s Day. The statue, through two powerful museum where militants ern half of the city in Janu- tured in northern and west- installed by an investment irm, has an inscription that reads: “Know the power of women in leadership. She makes a diference.” committees — Ways and filmed themselves destroy- ary and launched assaults on ern Iraq in 2014 and 2015. Thousands of women in the U.S. have pledged to stage a strike for a day by missing work or refusing to spend their money. AP Means, and Energy and Commerce — with the hope of a full House vote next week, an extraordinarily Atoll not sold compressed time frame Tensions between Silicon Valley, spy agencies reignited considering that the legisla- to Saudis, tion affects many parts of the U.S. economy and says Maldives WikiLeaks revelations will challenge government-industry ties that took a major hit after the Edward Snowden leaks could alter the health care of millions of Americans. Agence France-Presse Vindu Goel Gutelius, chief executive of also identified at least two out,” said Matthew D. Green, Colombo Nick Wingfield the marketing technology dozen flaws in Android, the an assistant professor in the Push to reconsider The Maldives government San Francisco company Motiva, who has most popular operating sys- department of computer sci- But the swift opposition on Wednesday denied it Four years ago, Edward worked with the federal gov- tem for smartphones, which ence at Johns Hopkins from fellow Republicans was selling a cluster of Snowden’s disclosures that ernment on national secur- was developed by Alphabet’s University. signalled that they might small islands to Saudi Ara- the federal government was ity projects. “This leak will Google division. Inside technology com- have to drastically recon- bia, following opposition hacking America’s leading challenge those ties to some It is unclear how many of panies, the revelations set off sider their approach, and protests against such a technology companies threw extent. But I don’t see com- the vulnerabilities described a scramble to assess the po- the White House portrayed deal, but said it was seek- the industry into turmoil. panies simply walking away by WikiLeaks still exist. Some tential damage to the secur- the bill as a work in pro- ing foreign investment to Now, WikiLeaks has from the table as a result of of the flaws listed date back ity of their products. The vul- gress. If more than a dozen develop the area. shaken the tech world again this. Government and in- several years and have been nerabilities, some of which House Republicans defect, The Opposition Mal- by releasing documents on dustry still need one fixed. were already known in the the bill will be in jeopardy, divian Democratic Party Tuesday that appear to show another.” The documents released security community, could with Democrats almost cer- (MDP) had accused the gov- that the CIA had acquired an by WikiLeaks reveal numer- leave individual users of tainly united as a bloc. ernment of ceding control array of cyberweapons that Ceding ground ous efforts by the CIA to take computers, mobile phones “Doing big things is of the inhabited atoll of could be used to break into The tense relationship control of Microsoft Win- and other devices open to be- never easy,” House Speaker Faafu to Saudi Arabia, Apple and Android smart- between the technology in- Protecting privacy: Last year, relations soured after Apple dows, the dominant operating snooped on. Technology Paul Ryan conceded on whose king is due to visit phones, Windows com- dustry and government resisted a Justice Department request for help in accessing the ing system for personal com- companies are likely to plug Tuesday after absorbing the country. MDP sources puters, automotive com- agencies has been well docu- iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers. AFP puters, using malware. They the holes, however, even as broad-based criticism of said police had blocked puter systems, and even mented. After the disclos- include techniques for infect- new ones are discovered by the bill. Still, he guaran- dozens of locals from smart televisions to conduct ures by Mr. Snowden, a Barack Obama also promised hack our own users and un- ing DVDs and USB storage spy agencies. teed he would drum up the protesting following re- surveillance on unwitting former contractor for the Na- that the government would dermine decades of security devices with malware that The more serious near- 218 votes needed for pas- ports the land would be users. tional Security Agency, the share knowledge of security advancements that protect can be spread to computers term effect could be on the sage, saying: “The night- sold, and made a handful As major technology com- government appeared to flaws so that they could be our customers.” when they are plugged in. reputation of the CIA and the mare of Obamacare is of arrests. panies assess how badly give some ground to the in- fixed. In that case, the govern- “We’re aware of the report relationship between the about to end.” But the government, their core products had been dustry, which was angered But last year, relations ment eventually found a way and are looking into it,” Mi- technology industry and the The Republican bill which in 2015 lifted a ban compromised, one thing by previously unknown soured again after Apple res- into the phone without crosoft said in a statement. intelligence community. would eliminate the man- on foreign ownership of clearly had been ruptured, snooping on their products isted a Justice Department Apple’s assistance. Security experts said it Denelle Dixon, chief legal date for most Americans in land, denied any such sale yet again: trust between in- and embarrassed by disclos- request for help accessing was not surprising that the and business officer at Moz- favour of a new system of had taken place and said it telligence agencies and Sil- ures of their cooperation the iPhone of one of the at- Security flaws government had stockpiled illa, which makes the Firefox tax credits to induce was working with “a range icon Valley. with intelligence agencies. tackers in the 2015 shooting The documents posted by flaws in major technology web browser and was men- people to buy insurance on of international investors” “After the Snowden dis- The government allowed in San Bernardino, Califor- WikiLeaks suggest that the products to use for spying. tioned in the WikiLeaks the open market. It would to develop Faafu and the closures, the Obama admin- companies to describe in nia. As the company’s chief CIA had obtained informa- “The real scandal and dam- trove, said that if the reports also eventually roll back rest of the country and istration worked hard to re- broad terms the number of executive, Timothy D. Cook, tion on 14 security flaws in aging thing is not knowing were accurate, the CIA and the expansion of Medicaid wanted to construct apart- establish relationships and secret court orders for ac- explained in a letter to cus- Apple’s iOS operating system these things exist, but that WikiLeaks were undermin- that has provided coverage ments, tourist resorts and government-industry part- cess to customer information tomers at the time, “The gov- for phones and tablets. the CIA could be so careless ing the security of the to more than 10 million airports. nerships,” said David that they receive. President ernment is asking Apple to The leaked documents with them that they leaked Internet. people in 31 States. 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market watch Regulator urges govt. 08-03-17 % CHANGE Centre plumps for rural FMCG e-sales Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd28,902 ddddd -0.33 US Dollar ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 66.71 ddddd -0.05 staf to avail tax sops Goldddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd29,500 ddddd -0.16 Brent oil dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 55.24 ddddd -1.77 Move aimed at enabling sales of goods from irms like Patanjali, P&G at common service centres PFRDA lauds PF to NPS switch plan YUTHIKA BHARGAVA NIFTY 50 Governance Services India NEW DELHI Special Correspondent PRICE CHANGE told The Hindu. all the government offices NEW DELHI ACC ...... 1397.95...... 10.60 The Centre has initiated talks The move will help VLEs and providing technologic- Adani Ports...... 306.50...... -1.75 with FMCG companies to sell who run CSCs to earn com- The Pension Fund Regulat- ally effective solutions for Ambuja Cements ... . 225.25...... 0.45

Asian Paints ...... 1022.55...... -1.40 their products online in rural mission on the products sold ory and Development Au- seamless implementation of Aurobindo Pharma . 666.15...... 1.70 areas through common ser- while also enabling access thority Chairman, Hemant NPS,” Mr. Contractor said Axis Bank ...... 510.15...... -1.65 vice centres (CSCs) as it looks for customers in rural areas Contractor, on Wednesday while speaking at a confer- Bajaj Auto ...... 2869.95...... -9.50 to increase the business for to these products. According urged government employ- ence on the implementation Bank of Baroda ...... 159.25...... -1.10

Bharti Airtel ...... 360.70...... -0.40 such centres. to estimates, a VLE is likely ees to avail of the additional of NPS by Central govern- BHEL ...... 158.25...... -1.90 While a deal has already to earn a commission in the ₹50,000 I-T deduction for ment Ministries and Bosch ...... 21889.25.....524.75 been worked out with Baba range of 12-20% on FMCG investments in the National Departments. BPCL ...... 639.00...... -6.90

Cipla...... 591.85...... 3.80 Ramdev's Patanjali Ay- products, which is far higher Pension Scheme (NPS). Coal India ...... 320.20...... -2.60 urveda, negotiations are un- than less than 10% on other Mr. Contractor also Training agencies Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2846.80...... -5.50 derway with the likes of services offered. lauded the government’s Mr. Contractor emphasised Eicher Motors ...... 23448.35.....237.20 Procter and Gamble and move and said it was good the need for increased en- GAIL (India) ...... 518.75...... -6.15

Grasim Ind ...... 1002.15...... -3.95 Crompton Greaves, an offi- Higher margins to allow the transfer of gagement of training agen- HCL Tech...... 847.70...... -9.65 cial said. Currently, by offering these funds from Provident Funds cies for capacity building HDFC...... 1367.70...... 2.30 “CSCs are designed to be online services, these and superannuation funds and increased training in HDFC Bank...... 1392.20...... 6.00 the hub Centre of activities centres together earn com- Hero MotoCorp...... 3272.70..... -32.75 to NPS. the nodal offices in the

Hindalco ...... 190.20...... -2.35 in rural India,” the Minister mission of more than ₹2 He said that the NPS has government. Hind Unilever ...... 871.30...... -0.75 for Electronics and IT Ravi crore a day. The Centre is seen a substantial increase Also speaking at the ICICI Bank ...... 274.40...... -1.60 Shankar Prasad said. “The eyeing to ramp this up to ₹10 in the number of sub- event, B.S. Bhandari, Mem- Idea Cellular ...... 106.20...... -2.40

IndusInd Bank ...... 1327.35...... -3.40 government is focused on ex- crore a day. scribers from the Central ber (Economics) at PFRDA Bharti Infratel ...... 309.95...... -0.15 pansion of CSCs because of Rural reach: There are over 2.5 lakh common service centres which enable people, particularly in “The tie-up with FMCG government, with the num- spoke about the steps taken Infosys ...... 1007.80..... -12.00 their inherent strength to rural areas, to access government services online. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO companies will help them do ber crossing 17 lakh. He by PFRDA to create aware- ITC ...... 264.15...... -0.10 transform rural India. With more business as the mar- pointed out the increase in ness. “The notification of Kotak Bank ...... 824.90...... 7.90

L&T ...... 1476.30..... -10.10 the sale of FMCG products, line. These services include private companies for their demand for FMCG products gins are higher. Usually tak- the assets under manage- regulations has cast obliga- Lupin...... 1449.65...... -7.65 the door has been opened ration card, birth certificate, products to be sold through in villages, so it was decided ing franchise for a brand like ment of Central government tions on the different func- M&M ...... 1303.55..... -16.70 for popularising e–com- train tickets and online form CSCs to increase profits for to use the vast network of Patanjali costs a lot. But here subscribers, which crossed tionaries in the system, in- Maurti Suzuki ...... 5864.15..... -24.35

NTPC ...... 157.10...... -0.30 merce through CSCs.” submission, among other Village Level Entrepreneurs CSCs to sell these products. we on behalf of the VLEs try ₹65,000 crore in March cluding the officials ONGC ...... 192.95...... -3.45 There are more than 2.5 things. (VLEs). For example, CSC People in villages can come to get the best deal for 2017. “PFRDA has been ef- responsible for the collec- PowerGrid Corp ...... 195.60...... 1.05 lakh CSCs across the country Going beyond delivery of also has a tie up with Video- to these centres and place or- them,” Mr. Tyagi said. fective in addressing chal- tion and uploading of the Reliance Ind...... 1291.20..... -13.75 which enable people, partic- public services through such con d2h and Reliance Jio to der for the products they He added that all the back- lenges like ensuring timely periodic contributions State Bank ...... 269.90...... 2.10

Sun Pharma ...... 680.40...... 0.75 ularly in rural areas, to ac- centres, the Centre is now sell their connections. want online,” Dr. Dinesh Ku- end and logistics would be collection of contributions (made by the subscribers),” Tata Motors ...... 462.80...... -4.75 cess government services on- opening up to tie-ups with “There is an increasing mar Tyagi, CEO of CSC e- taken care of by the CSCs. by the nodal offices across he said. Tata Motors DVR ... . 279.50...... -3.20

Tata Power ...... 82.10...... -0.90

Tata Steel ...... 472.45...... -9.55

TCS...... 2512.20...... 12.40

Tech Mahindra...... 491.90...... -8.05 UltraTech Cement ..3803.60...... 16.70 Kotak sells ₹2,255 cr. bank Karur Vysya Bank to leverage on technology Wipro ...... 495.10...... -0.05

YES Bank...... 1474.45...... 26.25 Zee Entertainment . 514.45...... 7.80 stake to Canadian funds Introduces three services — FASTag, UPI app, and Bharat Bill Payment System Special Correspondent branches of 600 sq.ft to 800 EXCHANGE RATES Coimbatore Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at sq.ft each mainly to bring 4 p.m. on March 08 The 1.5% stake sale cuts promoter group holding to 32.11% Karur Vysya Bank, which has customers on board. CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL invested about ₹80 crore a On Wednesday, the bank US Dollar ...... 66.50...... 66.82 Special Correspondent year on technology for the launched three technology Euro ...... 70.22...... 70.57 Chennai British Pound...... 80.78...... 81.18 last two years, will leverage services - FASTag in associ- Billionaire Uday Kotak sold Japanese Yen (100) ..... 58.34...... 58.63 on technology for its next ation with Indian Highways Chinese Yuan ...... 9.62...... 9.67 2.76 crore shares, or 1.5% of phase of growth. Management Company, Swiss Franc...... 65.65...... 65.97 his personal stake, in Kotak “Next five to seven years, United Payment Interface Singapore Dollar ...... 47.00...... 47.25 Mahindra Bank for ₹2,255 Canadian Dollar ...... 49.47...... 49.71 will be exciting as we are in- mobile app, and Bharat Bill Malaysian Ringitt ...... 14.92...... 15.00 crore to two Canadian pen- vesting heavily on techno- Payment System. Source:Indian Bank sion fund managers in an logy,” K. Venkataraman, MD Going digital: After the demonetisation period, use of many of On its growth this finan- open market transaction on and CEO of Karur Vysya the bank’s digital tools jumped three to ive times. cial year, he said, “Income Wednesday. The move will Bank, told reporters here. generation is on track. How- BULLION RATES CHENNAI help the bank comply with a After the demonetisation applications are needed. The on technology. “We are ever, the topline growth March 08 rates in rupees with previous rates in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) period, use of many of its di- bank will focus on introdu- ready with the backend pro- might be flat.” The Govern- parentheses directive on promoter gital tools jumped three to cing such applications for cesses. We will focus on cus- ment spending is expected Retail Silver (1g)...... 44.70.... (45.40) shareholding. 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,777.... (2,794) five times. When customers the convenience of custom- tomers and business analyt- to increase from the third According to bulk deal Regulatory compliance: RBI had directed the bank to cut the get used to digital transac- ers and will continue to in- ics now,” he said. quarter of 2017-2018 and the data on the BSE, Mr. Kotak promoter shareholding to 15% by March 31, 2020. tions, to sustain the use and vest the same amount that it The bank will also launch bank expects growth to pick sold the shares at ₹817 a to scale it up, convenience has been investing annually by next September smaller up from then. Cofee Day to share. Mr. Kotak had held a 33.3% the promoter group’s share- Caisse de Depot et Place- stake in the bank and the holding comes down to raise ₹305 cr. ment du Quebec (CPDQ) total promoter holding was 32.11%. picked up 1.84 crore shares, 33.61%. Canada Pension Plan In- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA while existing shareholder Last month, Kotak vestment Board had already NEW DELHI Canada Pension Plan Invest- Mahindra Bank had in- owned a 5.76% stake in the Coffee Day Enterprises, ment Board purchased the formed the stock exchanges private Indian lender. The which runs Cafe Coffee remaining shares. that the RBI had directed the fund has been steadily accu- Day, on Wednesday said its Separately, Kotak company to gradually bring mulating shares in the bank board would consider rais- Mahindra Bank said that it down the promoter share- since 2013. ing up to ₹305 crore via is- had increased the ceiling of holding to 30% by June 30, Shares of Kotak Mahindra suance of non-convertible investment for foreign insti- 2017, 20% by December 31, Bank rose to an intraday debentures. The board will tutional investors to 42% 2018, and 15% by March 31, high of ₹839.75, before fi- meet March 11, according to from 40%. 2020, respectively. nally closing 0.88% higher at a BSE filing. Prior to Wednesday’s sale, With Wednesday’s sale, ₹824.50 on the BSE. India gold demand to revive in Centre mulls more ‘border 2017, says World Gold Council haats’

Demand in 2016 fell to its lowest since 2009 as price surged SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The government is mulling MUMBAI opening more ‘border The World Gold Council haats’ (border markets), (WGC) expects a revival in encouraged by its success demand for the yellow metal at the India-Myanmar bor- in India in the current calen- der, Central Board of Ex- dar year after 2016 ended on cise and Customs (CBEC) a dismal note on account of a Chairman Najib Shah said surge in gold price coupled on Wednesday. with factors like an increase Mr. Shah pointed out in excise duty and that the “informal trade” demonetisation. with Myanmar through the The global body expects ‘border haat’ was “func- Indian gold demand to be tioning very well.” about 650-750 tonnes in “It (border trade) is re- 2017. Demand was just a stricted to certain value little more than 600 tonnes Shining again: Demonetisation is boosting large jewellery limits,” he said. in the last calendar year. retailers, and they will continue to grab a larger market share. “It is restricted to local Incidentally, the year 2016 produce in those areas be- saw gold demand in India ing between 850t and 950t,” Further, while the govern- cause we do not want other falling to its lowest level according to the report. It ment had put a cap of ₹3 trades to get in. We are since 2009 as government added earlier attempts by lakh on cash transactions looking at such informal policies along with weak the authorities to clamp starting April 1, the Council trade also with other bor- rural sentiment kept con- down on gold had failed as was of the view that while it der areas. But nothing has sumers away. gold is too intimately in- could hamper gold pur- been firmed up as of now,” “It’s clear that India’s gold grained in the Indian society. chases, consumers might Mr. Shah added. market faces short-term The global body further buy the precious metal in On the implementation headwinds,” the WGC said in stated that while demonet- smaller quantities or might of the WTO’s Trade Facilit- a report. “But looking isation did dent economic also look at the black market ation Agreement in goods, ahead, these policies prom- growth, it was helping large to bypass the regulations. which is aimed at easing ise to deliver a stronger and jewellery retailers and con- customs norms to boost more transparent economy. sumers in terms of transpar- ‘Promote black market’ global goods trade, Mr. This will support gold de- ency and quality. “It could curb gold pur- Shah said: “I do not think mand, which we expect to “Demonetisation is also chases, it could just encour- that it is too daunting for us be between 650-750t in boosting large jewellery re- age gold shoppers to buy to ensure we implement 2017,” it said. tailers, and they will con- smaller amounts of gold the TFA in both letter and While the gold trade body tinue to grab a larger share spread over more transac- spirit.” said that the outlook for 2017 of the market. Over time, tions, or it could push a large Mr. Shah added that was “cautious”, it added that consumers will move away part of demand under- changes in some laws in- demand was likely to im- from cash towards digital ground and encourage cluding the Customs Act prove going forward. payments, and organised growth in the black market,” will be made within the players should benefit from according to the WGC. stipulated time-period to Greater transparency this trend. This change in Interestingly, WGC, con- ensure the smooth imple- “Over time, we anticipate market dynamics will result ducted a consumer research mentation of the Trade Fa- that economic growth and in more transparency and a in the first quarter of 2016 in cilitation Agreement. greater transparency within better deal for consumers, which 63% of respondents in The Trade Facilitation India’s gold market will push protecting them from shady India agreed with the state- Agreement, to which India demand higher: by 2020 we practices such as under–car- ment “I trust gold more than is a signatory, had come see Indian consumers buy- ating,” the WGC said. the currencies of countries”. into effect last month.

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CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC IN BRIEF Electoral Ahead of the curve Tata Steel closes old bonds to lag U.K. pension scheme elections: FM special Correspondent NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jait- A new plan, based on future accrual, rolls out from April 1 ley said that the electoral Jaguar censured for bonds will be made avail- ‘irresponsible’ advert VIDYA RAM able ahead of the elections LONDON LONDON and would remain valid for Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Tata Steel is to close its long a few days. was on Wednesday running £15 billion defined The concept of electoral reprimanded by the U.K.’s benefit U.K. pension scheme bonds was introduced by advertising watchdog for an to future accrual at the end Mr. Jaitley during his “irresponsible” advertisement of March. Budget 2017 speech in or- for a new model which “From April 1 2017, em- der to bring some transpar- encouraged unsafe driving. The U.K.’s Advertising ployees will save for their re- ency to the electoral fund- Standards Authority (ASA) tirement through a new and ing process. ruled the text for the competitive defined contri- “These bonds have to be addescribed drivers using bution scheme,” according authorised under a scheme in-built smart technology to to a BSE filing on under the Income Tax check calendars and use other Wednesday. Act,” Mr. Jaitley said on apps while on the road. PTI Tata Steel consulted over Wednesday while speaking 4,000 employees and also at an event at the Nehru Fully loaded: German car maker Audi has introduced the latest Audi Q3 in India at ₹34.2 lakh for D Mart IPO subscribed held discussions with unions Memorial Museum & Lib- the petrol version and ₹37.2 lakh for diesel (ex-showroom New Delhi). The new Q3 has new 1.36 times on irst day during the course of its con- rary. engine options, features and a list of standard equipment, said Rahil Ansari, head, Audi India. MUMBAI sultations on the issue. “It will open for a lim- The initial public ofer (IPO) Last month members of ited period of time during of Avenue Supermarts, which the three main unions rep- the elections, or maybe a operates supermarkets under resenting the majority of little before the elections.” the brand name D Mart, was Facilities manager OCS Tata Steel workers voted in “The life of a bond will subscribed 1.36 times on the favour of accepting reforms Ta, ta, old scheme: Over 4,000 staf were consulted and be just a few days. Knowing irst day of the ofering. As to Tata Steel’s pension ar- discussions held with unions on the issue. REUTERS the manner in which per NSE data, the issue rangements, in return for people have laundered received bids for 6.02 crore Group to expand in India shares as against 4.44 crore Tata Steel proposals to keep scheme’s trustees to keep it the business. In 2015 the money, the bond should shares on ofer in the price the blast furnace at Port Tal- out of the pension protec- company had a major stand not become a parallel cur- band of ₹295 to ₹299. bot open for at least five tion fund — which covers off with unions over the fu- rency,” the Finance Minis- Further, the portions years with no compulsory members of pension ture of the pension scheme, ter added. The irm expects to surpass ₹1,000 crore turnover by 2020 reserved for institutional and redundancies and investing schemes that fall into insolv- eventually backing down on “A bond can be pur- retail investors have already £1 billion over a 10-year ency — made things more plans to replace the gener- chased by any donor only Lalatendu Mishra manufacturing sectors,” Mr. quality service. been oversubscribed on the period. complicated and potentially ous defined benefit scheme by cheque or electronic MUMBAI Swami said adding that the Mr.Swami said though irst day. The IPO closes for more costly for Tata Steel. at that time. payment, only at author- OCS Group (India), the company is expected to OCS Group set up its opera- subscription on 10th March. Defined benefit pension “They want it to be a self ised banks. You can donate wholly owned subsidiary of close this financial year with tions in India in 2013 Tata Steel will replace the sufficient, self standing en- Liberty House these bonds only to a polit- facilities management major a turnover of ₹450 crore. through acquisition and op- Peru-India trade pact defined benefit pension tity and that is exponentially Aside from the deal struck ical party. These are re- OCS Group of U.K., after am- “We are growing more erated various joint ventures talks to begin soon scheme with a defined con- more difficult,” he said. with unions to close the deemable in only one ac- algamation of three busi- than 25 per cent a year as during the past years, the NEW DELHI tribution scheme with max- The company said it con- scheme, Tata Steel has also count of that party, nesses in India, has chalked against the industry growth year 2017 heralds a new be- Negotiations for the Peru- imum contributions from tinued to be “deeply en- taken other steps, including, registered with the Elec- out expansion plans to of 17 per cent. Considering ginning as all the businesses India Trade Agreement will the company of 10% and em- gaged” with the trustees, agreeing to sell its speciality tion Commission.” double its revenue in three this, we will surpass ₹1000 were amalgamated under take place soon, according to ployees of 6%. unions and regulatory and steel business to Sanjeev Mr. Jaitley in his Budget years. crore turnover by 2020. Cur- OCS Group (India) after ac- Edgar Vasquez, Vice Minister “Closing the pension government bodies to find a Gupta’s Liberty House speech had also an- “We are now consolidat- rently, we have 17,000 quisition of stake from joint of Foreign Trade, Republic of scheme is a necessary condi- “fair and practical outcome” Group for £100 million. It nounced that the cap on ing our operations after re- people in our payroll and by venture partners. Peru. He was speaking at an tion but it’s only a necessary for members of the scheme. has also sold its long cash donations to political cent acquisitions to target 2021 we will double this The Bombay High Court interactive session organized by the industry body FICCI condition and that is the “The company believes products business to Grey- parties would be reduced exponential growth in the number,” Mr. Swami said. in 2016 sanctioned the com- and the Embassy of Peru. In easy bit,” says John Ralfe, an that finding a structural solu- bull Capital. to ₹2,000 from the earlier next few years. We see grow- He said the merger has posite scheme of the amal- September 2016, Peru and independent pension con- tion to address the risks Last year, Tata Steel said it ₹20,000. ing opportunities to expand enabled the company to gamation and arrangement India concluded the joint sultant. from the pension scheme to would be putting plans to “Over time, grass root in our existing markets as provide integrated facilities between Absotherm Facility feasibility study for an accord “The thing that has to be the viability of the business sell its strip products on donations slowed down well as in new markets in management service to cli- Management, Cannon Hy- in trade in goods, services, addressed and the other ne- is a crucial part of its ongo- hold, and launched discus- and so parties had to at- emerging cities,” said Srik- ents in India. He said unlike giene (India)and OCS Group investment and cooperation, cessary condition is separat- ing U.K. transformation sions with ThyssenKrupp tract bigger donations,” the anth Kumar Swami, Man- competitors which resort to (India) to facilitate the form- FICCI said , adding that the ing the £15 billion pound plan.” over a merger. However, Minister said. aging Director, OCS Group sub-contracting, OCS Group ation of a single unified en- study revealed the scope of scheme from Tata Steel en- The issue of Tata Steel’s talks have dragged on, “That’s a disturbing (India). “We are expecting (India) deploys its own em- tity named OCS Group In- India to expand trade with tirely,” he said. In addition, pension liabilities have been largely because of concerns change that has growth from healthcare, ployees at the clients’ dia, a wholly owned Peru and vice versa. the eagerness of the a long-running headache for about pension liabilities. happened,” he added. education, aviation, IT and premises to ensure high subsidiary of OCS Group. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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K.C. Vijaya Kumar as the ‘sweetest victory’. Australia forged ahead by and Dharamshala, could Bengaluru Australia, that had down- 87, still a handful on this sur- have a similar effect. Stoinis replaces injured A Test series against Aus- played itself ahead of the face but India proved equal It isn’t a perfect story yet. Mitchell Marsh tralia, even an emerging unit series in a quirky turn to its to the task. K.L. Rahul exten- The opening combine has BENGALURU at that, can be nerve-wrack- mind-games with the opposi- ded his good run from the not settled; Kohli, by his ex- A recurring shoulder injury ing and soul-sapping. If con- tion, had a swagger after the first innings into the second alting standards, has found has ended all-rounder tests against the West Indies Pune triumph. outing at the crease (90 and meagre runs; and Ashwin’s Mitchell Marsh’s tour of squads of the 1970s and 80s The chatter was back, 51). workload has to be managed India. Marcus Stoinis has were considered as acid tests throws were fired in close to Cheteshwar Pujara (92) well. been called in as a for the other teams, doing the batsmen’s head and and Ajinkya Rahane (52) There is also the small replacement for the final two well against the bristling men bowlers extended their fol- dished out decisive knocks matter of playing spin better, Tests to be held in Ranchi and from Down Under has been low-through to make hard and Wriddhiman Saha res- as Steve O’Keefe and Nathan Dharamsala. deemed as a badge of hon- enquiries. India countered isted. Slowly, that old truism Lyon have had their mo- Stoinis, the 27-year-old all-rounder, was recently in our over the last two dec- with its own version though of the sum being bigger than ments. But hope has been the news for a breath-taking ades. Ishant Sharma’s contorted fa- the parts emerged into view. bolstered through the per- innings of 146 against New Virat Kohli’s men had an cial expressions in a skirmish A target of 188 was a steep formances of the ‘Man-of- Zealand in an ODI in Auckland unbeaten run in 19 Tests and with Steve Smith was an ask at the M. Chinnaswamy the-Match’ Rahul, the spells in January. it needed an Australian outfit eyesore. Stadium. Australia suffered of Umesh, the chutzpah of to provide a reality check, in Importantly, India did not the review-horrors besides Jadeja and the overall atti- CoA meets in Bengaluru, the first Test at Pune. That buckle down. Its bowlers finding a fiery Umesh Yadav tude of the team. discusses IPL matter 333-run defeat rankled the were restrictive on the too hot to handle and was “We win together, we lose MUMBAI Indians, but as Kohli rightly second day when Australia eventually trapped in Ash- together. We stay as a team,” The Committee of said, it also offered them an sought an impetus to pocket win’s web (six for 41). If Kohli said. In the days ahead, Administrators (CoA) — Vinod opportunity to look hard at a sizeable lead. The visitors comebacks can be gripping, the challenge would be to re- Rai (chairman), Ramachandra their deficiencies that got managed 237 for six, a de- this was it. It is a win-against- main blinkered to the game Guha and Diana Eduljee — glossed over during a cent number on a spin- odds that will hold India in while the off-field debates met in Bengaluru on bull-run. friendly pitch. Yet, the host good stead in the years to over Smith’s brain-fade in Wednesday to discuss a It is to the credit of the In- grimly hung onto the con- come. seeking a review on the con- variety of issues, but mainly dians that they came back test, albeit playing second cluding day, has now snow- matters related to IPL strongly — recovering from a fiddle. Fresh chapter balled into a ‘us’ against accounts. Vikram Limaye, below-par first innings (189) If the mountain of overs In 2001 when India came ‘them’ battle. who interacted through videoconference, attended that almost ruined the skip- that Ashwin has bowled in from behind to defeat Aus- Countering the Aussies the BCCI awards function in per’s decision to bat first — the last year weighed heavily tralia 2-1, it ushered in a fresh isn’t just an exposition of the evening.The committee and found the resolve to win on his shoulders and dulled chapter of many success skill-sets, it also probes into has scheduled its next the second Test here by 75 his fizz off the pitch, stories. The latest win, a mental fortitude but the Indi- meeting on March 17. Ease at the crease: On a pitch with variable bounce, K.L. Rahul was largely in control in both runs. Ravindra Jadeja put his hand starter as such since two ans seem to be adequately innings of the second Test. K. BHAGYA PRAKASH An ecstatic Kohli termed it up and bagged six wickets. more Tests remain at Ranchi prepared. Ashwin takes a CA, BCCI stand by their skippers dig at Smith Lehmann adds his support to Smith; BCCI ofers no evidence of other incidents N. Sudarshan tion that Smith’s was not an national Cricket Council The last time I BENGALURU World Cup: India faces Press Trust of India <> isolated incident. It also (ICC) “to take cognisance of Bengaluru thought that to England in opener The war of words between stated that there was no dis- the fact that the Australian LONDON R. Ashwin has taken a dig at happen was in an India and Australia moved honest motive behind his skipper Mr. Steve Smith in India will face host England Steve Smith’s controversial Under-10 game from the turf to the board- actions. his press conference admit- on the opening day of the ICC move to seek dressing room room as both Cricket Aus- “We reject any comment- ted to a ‘brain fade’ at that women’s World Cup which advice for a DRS referral in did not score big in reply to tralia and the Board of Con- ary that suggests our integ- moment.” gets under way on June 24, the second Test against In- India’s meagre first innings trol for Cricket in India rity was brought into disrep- “The BCCI, after due de- the International Cricket dia, calling it “an Under-10 total of 189. (BCCI) issued statements ute or that systemic unfair liberation and seeing the Council (ICC) said on game” tactic. “They were having a lot backing their respective tactics are used, and stand video replays of the episode, Wednesday. India will feature Saying the incident re- of chat in the park when we teams and their captains. by Steve and the Australian steadfastly stands with the in four games in Derby, minded him of his junior were actually going out to The concluding day of the Cricketers who are proudly Indian team and its captain,” including the much- cricket days, Ashwin said: bat and we were down. It is second Test here at the M. representing our country,” it said. anticipated clash with “Steve Smith actually very easy to have a chat Chinnaswamy Stadium had said James Sutherland, CEO, “Mr. Virat Kohli is a ma- Pakistan. turned back and asked the when you are down. I told witnessed high drama, Cricket Australia, ture and seasoned cricketer India’s schedule: June 24: v dressing room if he could Matt Renshaw when he was where Steve Smith, after ad- “I find the allegations and his conduct on the field England (Derby), June 29: v take a review. That is com- batting in the first innings mitting to have tried receiv- questioning the integrity of has been exemplary. His ac- West Indies (Taunton), July 2: pletely unheard of. The last that if they didn’t score big, I ing inputs from the dressing Steve Smith, the Australian tion was supported by ICC v Pakistan (Derby), July 5: v time I thought that to hap- would have them for soup room before deciding on an Team and the dressing Trigger: L’afaire Steve Smith was set of by his dismissal to Elite Panel umpire Mr. Nigel Sri Lanka (Derby), July 8: v South Africa (Leicester), July pen was in an Under-10 and dessert. I am very umpiring review, called it a room, outrageous. Steve is Umesh Yadav. K. BHAGYA PRAKASH Llong who rushed in to dis- 15: v New Zealand (Derby). game, when my coach used happy that it happened.” ‘brain fade’ and a one-off an outstanding cricketer and suade Mr. Steve Smith from AGENCIES to suggest where point field- Pujara added: “...they only to be sharply contra- person, and role model to We’ve never done any of they want to portray them- taking recourse to inappro- ers and cover fielders used were talking a lot and prob- dicted later by Virat Kohli. many aspiring cricketers and that, so we’ll just get on with selves and encourage people priate assistance.” India beats Belarus 3-1, to stand. ably sledging is something “I saw that happening two we have every faith that the next game.” to play the game and enjoy A link to the video clip of sweeps series 5-0 “I have a lot of respect for which, as a unit, we felt that times when I was batting,” there was no ill-intent in his the game has been the incident and the press BHOPAL Smith, but that was very, we can give them back.” Kohli had said. “I pointed actions,” he added. Change in mindset exceptional.” conference which followed The Indian women’s hockey very surprising,” Ashwin Pujara said he had been out to the umpire that I’ve Australia coach Darren Lehmann also said that this The BCCI statement, sent were provided at the end of team dished out a disciplined said, while speaking to his talking in David Warner’s seen their players looking Lehmann too vehemently Australian team was far re- nearly three hours after the release. performance to notch up a team-mate Cheteshwar Pu- ear, telling him about Ash- upstairs for confirmation. denied the charges. moved from those he was Cricket Australia’s, suppor- 3-1 win over a fighting jara in a bcci.tv video. win’s record against him. We also told the match ref- “Never, ever, ever. Very part of which would have re- ted Kohli in equally clear No action, says ICC Belarus to sweep the Test series 5-0, here on “They were always under eree that they’ve been doing surprised to hear that, but sponded aggressively to terms but provided no evid- The ICC said “no further ac- Wednesday. Vandana Katariya Soup and dessert pressure when they walked that for the last three days it’s their opinion,” Lehmann Kohli’s charge. ence to substantiate his tion” would be taken against (6th), Gurjit Kaur (15th) and Ashwin revealed that he had in to bat, and I wanted to and this had to stop.” told the travelling Australian “Gone are the days when claims on the two other in- the skippers, but the match Rani (55th) sounded the told young Australian make sure their batsmen Cricket Australia, in a media. “He [Kohli] has his we used to be probably the cidents. referee would bring them to- board for India, while Yuliya opener Matt Renshaw that were thinking about it, espe- statement released at 12.55 opinion and we have ours, other way, and I was part of It referred only to the gether ahead of the next Test Mikheichyk (52nd) scored the he would have them for cially David Warner,” said p.m. IST on Wednesday, but at the end of the day we that as an Australian side. episode which played out in “to remind them of their re- solitary goal for Belarus. PTI “soup and dessert” if they Pujara. sought to rebut this allega- play the game the right way. The young guys, the way full view and asked the Inter- sponsibilities to the game.” Enlist former players, says Engineer CoA assigns Resolute Chennai City holds BFC Sindhu sails Kumble K. Keerthivasan mendable job at the heart of into second Demands nothing but the best for Indian cricket from CoA Chennai the defence. City started anewtask Chennai City played its heart with Raegan and Brazil’s round Shreedutta Chidananda out to hold defending cham- Charles De Souza upfront. Bengaluru G. Viswanath MUMBAI pion Bengaluru FC 1-1 in a The Tamil Nadu striker Press Trust of India Farokh Engineer has urged The first meeting between Hero I-League match at the wasted a great opportunity Birmingham the Committee of Adminis- the Committee of Adminis- Nehru Stadium here on to make a mark as he failed trators in charge of the BCCI trators (CoA) and the In- Wednesday. to combine well with the to enlist the help of promin- dian team’s coaching staff Bengaluru FC, which had Brazilian. With this draw, the ent former Indian crick- at Bengaluru on Wednes- plenty of goal-scoring oppor- host is in ninth place with 10 eters. Engineer, who de- day turned out to be pro- tunities, remains at fifth pos- points. livered the fifth MAK Pataudi ductive. The CoA has asked ition with 17 points. Memorial Lecture here on head coach Anil Kumble to A flag-kick by Marjan John Johnson wards of an Who is telling the truth? attacker. M. VEDHAN. Wednesday, suggested “hav- present a comprehensive Jugovic saw Sunil Chhetri CCFC coach Soundararajan, ing an elite cricket board”, report related to the na- head it to Australian Juan at the post-match press con- involving some of India’s tional team, junior team, Antonio, whose forceful away, but it went straight to ference, said versatile Har- greatest players. women’s team and do- header again hit the fore- Daniel Lalhlimpuia, who oon Amiri refused to warm “You have the likes of mestic first class cricket. head of Debabrata Roy who shot it home. up after knowing that he was P.V. Sindhu. FILE PHOTO (Ravi) Shastri, (Anil) Unforgettable day: Padmakar Shivalkar, Shantha Rangaswamy Kumble is expected to stood near the goal-line. In The two-time champion not in the starting line-up. Kumble, (VVS) Laxman, (Ja- and Rajinder Goel after receiving their awards. K. MURALI KUMAR present the report in three injury time, Jugovic’s header flattered to deceive in the Olympic silver medallist vagal) Srinath, Sachin (Ten- weeks. looked like going into the first half. It stitched together “He wanted to start and P.V. Sindhu smashed her dulkar), (Dilip) Vengasrkar, laced with a number of an- Dilip Sardesai Award for his The chairman of the net, but the City defence nice and purposeful passes, even refused to warm up. If way into the second round (Sunil) Gavaskar, many to ecdotes involving Pataudi. “I performances in the West BCCI junior National selec- cleared the danger. City was but failed miserably in the fi- he had played in the second of the prestigious All Eng- choose from,” Engineer said. used to get 50 rupees per Indies, spoke of a ‘charter’ tion committee, Venkatesh lucky to score its first goal nal third. Chhetri and Ud- half, CCFC would have done land Badminton Champi- “[They are] people who are day as fees for a Test match; the team had prepared “in Prasad, had a separate when a Soosai Raj cross from anta were quick and better,” he said. onships here on completely transparent, do you hear that Virat?” he this very hotel” before leav- meeting with CoA chief Rai the right was inadvertently dribbled past the midfield- Refuting Soundararajan’s Wednesday. who have no axe to grind, asked. ing for the Caribbean. and it’s learnt that Virat headed home by John John- ers with ease. In a nice one- allegation, Amiri, in his twit- Sindhu, seeded sixth in have total integrity, com- “Gavaskar and I were The lecture and the Kohli met Rai over break- son. two between Chhetri and ter handle said: “I never re- the competition, defeated pletely impartial. They are once batting against Sri BCCI’s annual awards func- fast. With its pride severely Mandar, the former deftly fused [to play]. He’s lying. I 33rd-ranked Denmark’s around.” Lanka with us about to win tion for 2015-16, held at a dented, the visitor hit back passed it to Mandar but he respect his decision. I was Mette Poulsen 21-10, 21-11. Addressing the CoA, the the match in four days. We city hotel here, also saw Deloitte report to SC in style immediately. Udanta shot it wide. ready to play...” In the men’s singles, 79-year-old said: “Vinod Rai, got messages from the dress- Padmakar Shivalkar and The CoA will submit a copy Singh ran in from the right City was forced to defend The result: Chennai City 1 (John H.S. Prannoy came from a Ramachandra Guha and fel- ing room asking us to take it Rajinder Goel win the C.K. of the full Deloitte Audit and sent in a searing cross. deep as BFC keep coming Johnson 54-og) drew with game down to beat Qiao low administrators; you’ve to the fifth day, so that we'd Nayudu Lifetime Achieve- Report on the BCCI full City’s goalkeeper Karanjit hard at it. Ravanan and Any- Bengaluru FC 1 (Daniel Lalh- Bin 17-21, 22-20, 21-19. certainly got your job cut get another 50 rupees.” ment award. member associations to the Singh dived to put the ball ichie Celestine did a com- limpuia 58). In the qualifiers earlier, out in the next four months, The former India wicket- Shantha Rangaswamy, Supreme Court on March the Verma brothers — Sour- sir. We wish you luck. We keeper also spoke of once who was presented the in- 20. abh and Sameer — lost in not only want but demand mistaking Asha Bhonsle for augural Lifetime Achieve- After discussing the con- the opening round. nothing but the best for In- her sister, Lata Mangeshkar. ment award for women, de- fidentiality agreement Bagan has Balwant to thank for Sameer lost 21-17, 21-12 to dian cricket.” “I’m a Parsi after all,” he livered an emotional speech between the BCCI and De- Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai, Engineer offered his take quipped, to much chuckling. on the struggles of the pion- loitte at Bengaluru on Wed- while Sourabh lost to An- on the problem of doctored eering women cricketers of nesday, it has been decided His 89th-minute header rescues a point against Mumbai FC thony Sinisuka Ginting 10- pitches. “Someone has pro- Award for Kohli her generation. that a copy of the report 21, 21-14, 20-22 loss. posed neutral curators. I Engineer presented the Ajinkya Rahane collected will be given to all associ- Amitabha Das Sharma Pritam Kotal volley but Bagan got the equaliser Ashwini Ponnappa and suggest the visiting captain BCCI’s Polly Umrigar award, the ‘best performance in do- ations with a specific time KOLKATA Mumbai FC made a remark- through Balwant. N. Sikki Reddy defeated the decides whether to bat or for International Cricketer of mestic tournaments’ award giventothemtorespondto Balwant Singh nodded home able comeback with two Bagan now has 22 points English combination of field,” he said. the Year, to Virat Kohli. “The on behalf of the Mumbai the report. an 89th-minute equaliser to goals in two minutes to turn from 11 matches while Mum- Lauren Smith and Sarah Engineer, who was intro- last 10-12 months were quite Cricket Association, which Meanwhile, the CoA is help Mohun Bagan hold the match on its head. bai has 10 from 13. Walker 21-17, 16-21, 24-22 in duced to the gathering by unbelievable,” Kohli said. “I stayed away from the event, also on an overdrive to fi- Mumbai FC 2-2 in an I- Thoi Singh got the equal- The result: Mohun Bagan 2 the first round, but lost the Shastri as ‘the original pin- would say late 2015 to the as did the KSCA. nalise the BCCI’s new League football fixture at the iser midway through the first (Pritam Kotal 12, Balwant Singh second to Swiss Nadia up boy of Indian cricket’, end of 2016 has been the The Australian team was Memorandum of Associ- Rabindra Sarobar Stadium half before his upfront col- 89) drew with Mumbai FC 2 Fankhauser and Sannata- delivered a humorous, at breakthrough year for me.” represented by Cricket Aus- ation, Rules and Regula- here on Wednesday. league, Victorino Fernandes (Thoi Singh 20, Victorino sah Saniru of Malaysia 15- times irreverent address, R. Ashwin, who won the tralia CEO James Sutherland. tions by March 20. Bagan took the lead off a gave the visitors the lead. Fernandes 22). 21, 21-18, 18-21. CM ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 16 SPORT THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Elgar anchors South Africa Bedi, Shastri want disciplinary Puts on 126 with du Plessis to resurrect the innings from a precarious situation proceedings against Gambhir REUTERS du Plessis was dismissed, Both stand by Delhi coach K.P. Bhaskar WELLINGTON was on 38 not out at the Dean Elgar made the most of close. Vijay Lokapally chose not to comment on lowest moment in Delhi being dropped early in his du Plessis was caught in New Delhi the incident. cricket because this was not innings to score his seventh the deep by Trent Boult off Former India captains Shastri added, “I have argument as the player has Test century and anchor all-rounder Jimmy Neesham Bishan Singh Bedi and Ravi played enough cricket with claimed. In my opinion such Serena withdraws from South Africa’s 229 for four at three balls after he had a leg- Shastri stood by Delhi coach Bhaskar and known him people are most unfit to be Indian Wells and Miami the close on the opening day before decision overturned and former Ranji captain well enough to understand in a team sport,” Wassan LOS ANGELES of the first Test against New on review. K.P. Bhaskar, who faced hu- his credentials. He was a su- observed. World No. 1 Serena Williams Zealand in Dunedin on The Proteas were rocked miliation at the hands of perb cricketer who deserved Former Delhi selector has pulled out of the Wednesday. by the loss of three early Gautam Gambhir. to have worn the India cap. Hari Gidwani, too, narrated upcoming WTA tournaments The left-handed opener, wickets when left-arm Bedi, who is in Bengaluru “There is no place for his unpleasant experience. at Indian Wells and Miami who was spilled down the seamer Neil Wagner claimed to attend the BCCI awards such behaviour and it ought “He never lost an opportun- because of a knee injury. A statement issued by BNP leg side by wicketkeeper B-J two victims in one over fol- function, termed the incid- to be condemned outright. It ity to humiliate me in selec- Paribas Open organisers in Watling on 36, brought up lowing du Plessis’ decision to ent “appalling” and expec- should be dealt with firmly tion meetings with the chair- California quoted Williams as his century from 197 balls bat after winning the toss. ted disciplinary proceedings by the authorities and not man (Vinay Lamba) a mute saying she was withdrawing with his 20th boundary. Trent Boult got a delivery against Gambhir. “Cricket, just at the DDCA. There spectator. He even ques- because of a problem with The 29-year-old who fin- to swing back into opener whether at domestic or in- should be zero tolerance for tioned my cricketing merit,” her left knee. AFP ished on 128 not out com- Stephen Cook, who offered ternational level, does not such behaviour.” said Gidwani, who served bined with captain Faf du no shot and was given out deserve to be brought down Wassan said he felt sad for two years as National junior IOC, ONGC progress Plessis (52) for a 126-run lbw for three. to this level. I feel sorry for the Delhi coach. “I am not selector and played 119 first- to semifinals partnership that resurrected Wagner removed Hashim Bhaskar,” he said. surprised by his behaviour class matches. CHENNAI his side’s innings after it had Amla for one, and four balls “Man of impeccable cre- or comments. I only feel sad Meanwhile, Azad, has de- IOC and ONGC men and slumped to 22 for three. later, had J-P. Duminy caught dentials,” was how Shastri for Bhaskar because he did manded an inquiry into the women entered the Temba Bavuma, who at first slip, also for one, described Bhaskar, who not deserve this. It was the episode. semifinals of the Petroleum joined Elgar before tea when from a rising delivery. Sports Promotion Board inter-unit table tennis tournament on Wednesday. SCOREBOARD NEW ZEALAND VS SOUTH AFRICA 1ST TEST The results: Prajnesh outplays Mohit Mayur Men (Stage I): Group I: ONGC South Africa — 1st innings:S. Fall of wickets:1-10,2-20,3- bt HPCL 3-0, bt GAIL 3-0; Cook lbw b Boult 3, D. Elgar 22, 4-148. Group II: IOC bt MRPL 3-0, bt (batting) 128, H. Amla b Wag- Sasi Kumar Mukund beats Tejas, meets Reinwein NRL 3-0; Group III: BPCL lost ner 1, J-P. Duminy c Taylor b New Zealand bowling:Boult DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to OIL 2-3, bt EIL 3-0. Wagner 1, F. du Plessis c Boult b 22-10-44-1, Wagner 20-4- Sports Bureau DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Rawat bt Sivadeep Kosaraju BHILAI Women: Group I: ONGC bt Neesham 52, T. Bavuma (bat- 59-2, Patel 24-9-60-0, Santner B Vishnu Vardhan, Sidharth 6-1, 6-0; Sami Reinwein (Ger) GAIL 3-0, bt EIL 3-0; Group ting) 38; Extras:(b-4, lb-1, w-1) 18-5-32-0, Neesham 6-2-29-1. Top seed Prajnesh Gun- Rawat, Siddharth bt Alexis Canter 6-2 6-2; Sasi II: IOC bt HPCL 3-0, bt OIL 6; Total: (for four wkts. in 90 Tenacious: Dean Elgar got South Africa out of troubled neswaran outplayed former Vishwakarma and second Kumar Mukund bt Tejas 3-2. overs): 229. Toss: South Africa. waters, scoring his seventh Test century. AFP national champion Mohit seed Sriram Balaji also Chaukulkar 7-5, 6-4; Mayur 6-2, 6-3 in the pre- made the quarterinals Siddharth Vishwakarma bt TV PICKS quarterfinals of the $15,000 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Rishab Agarwal 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; ITF men’s Futures tennis wein of Germany, whom he Sriram Balaji bt Vasisht Cher- SCOREBOARD SRI LANKA VS BANGLADESH 1ST TEST uku 6-3, 6-2. Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh: tournament at the BSP Ten- met in the final recently. Late wickets give nis Complex on Wednesday. Vishnu Vardhan, Sid- Doubles (quarterfinals): Sri- 1st Test, TEN 3 & TEN 1 HD, Sri Lanka — 1st innings: D. Kar- Mustafizur 25-5-68-2, Taskin ram Balaji & Vishnu Vardhan 9.45 a.m.; West Indies vs In the quarterfinals, Pra- harth Rawat, Siddharth unaratne b Mehedi 30, U. Thar- 21-3-77-1, Subashis 24-4- bt Mohit Mayur & Niki Poon- England: 3rd ODI: TEN 3 & jnesh, who finds himself in Vishwakarma and second anga b Subashis 4, K. Mendis c 103-1, Mehedi 22-1-113-4, acha 7-6(3), 6-2; Pirmin TEN 1 HD, 6.45 p.m. Sri Lanka the edge the six-member Davis Cup seed Sriram Balaji were the Golf: India Open, TEN Golf Tamim b Mehedi 194, D. Shakib 32.1-5-100-1, Sarkar 3- Haenle (Ger) & Rishab Agar- Chandimal c Mehedi b 0-9-0, Mahmudullah squad for the tie against others to make the wal bt Alexis Canter (GBR) & HD, 11 a.m. Agence France-Presse hosts’ total to 494. Uzbekistan next month, quarterfinals. Badminton: All-England Mustafizur 5, A. Gunaratne b 2-0-10-0. Daniiar Duldaev (Kgz) 6-3, Galle Sarkar was leading the re- along with Sriram Balaji, will The results: Singles (pre- Championships, STAR Sports Taskin 85, N. Dickwella c Mah- 6-2; Kunal Anand & Anvit Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar sponse for Bangladesh with Bangladesh — 1st innings: play German Pirmin Haenle. quarterfinals): Prajnesh Gun- 2 & HD 2, 5.30 p.m. mudullah b Mehedi 75, D. Per- Tamim Iqbal run out 57, Sou- Bendre bt Aryan Goveas & Sasi Europa League: TEN 1 & 2, and Tamim Iqbal shared a an unbeaten 66 after his 118- era lbw b Mehedi 51, R. Herath The champion last week neswaran bt Mohit Mayur 6-2, Kumar Mukund 6-2, 6-1; Alex- century opening stand be- run opening stand ended mya Sarkar (batting) 66, Mo- in Guwahati, fourth seed Sasi 6-3; Pirmin Haenle (Ger) bt 1.30 a.m. (Friday) c Sarkar b Mustafizur 14, S. minul Haque lbw b Perera 7, ander Centenari (US) & Sami NBA: Sony Six & Sony Six HD, fore Sri Lanka took two late with a bizarre run-out of Kumar Mukund, got past Te- Suraj Prabodh 6-1, 7-6(4); Lakmal run out 8, L. Sandakan Mushfiqur Rahim (batting) 1; Reinwein (Ger) bt Jeson 6.30 a.m. (Friday) wickets to tighten its grip on Tamim, who made 57. Sri jas Chaukulkar to set up a re- Vishnu Vardhan bt Vijayant c Mehedi b Shakib 5, L. Kumara Extras (lb-1, w-1): 2; Total (for Patrombbon (Phi) & Tejas the first Test on Wednesday. Lankan ‘keeper Niroshan peat clash againstSami Rein- Malik 6-1, 6-0; Sidharth (not out) 0; Extras (b-4, lb-10, two wkts. in 46 overs): 133. Chaukulkar 3-6, 6-2, 11-9. The visitors were 133 for Dickwella had appealed for a w-4, nb-5): 23; Total (in 129.1 two at stumps on the second caught behind off Lakshan overs): 494. Fall of wickets: 1-118, 2-127. Bangalore day and trailing by 361, after Sandakan and dislodged the Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-60, 3- Sri Lanka bowling: Lakmal 5- Kusal Mendis (194), Niroshan bails quickly once his appeal 92,4-288,5-398,6-432,7- 0-15-0, Kumara 7-0-38-0, Per- Kramer should make amends University Dickwella (75) and Dilruwan was turned down as Tamim 457, 8-480, 9-494. era 13-3-32-1, Herath 11-1- Perera (51) had swelled the walked out of the crease. Bangladesh bowling: 30-0, Sandakan 10-5-17-0. MUMBAI: The 3-y-o gelding (6) Parmar 53.5 and 10. Stunner 52.5, 11. Master Of Trinity (14) progresses Kramer, who ran second in his (2) Neeraj 53.5. Neeraj 52.5, 12. Midnight Ro- last start, should make amends in 1. KRAMER, 2. NEXTSTAR, 3. HIGH- mance (12) Altaf Sayyed 52.5, 13. the Nadia Mary Homi Wadia LAND WOODS Samurai (3) Joseph 52.5 and 14. Special Correspondent Trophy, the feature event of Padmakosa (6) Bhawani 50. DPCKAPADIATROPHY New Delhi Zeel Desai Thursday’s (March 9) evening 1. ZOOM ZOOM, 2. GRANDE Committee to resolve grievances races here. 4 (1,600m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to VITESSE, 3. WAY AHEAD 46, 6.00: 1. Gregorian Chants (5) Rails will be placed 4 metres away Veeranna Gowda Patil and S. Sunil 59, 2. Godsent (1) SIX SPEED PLATE (1,200m), advances from its original point from Abharan Sudev B. scored Bhawani 57.5, 3. Nelsons Blood Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, 7.15: 1. 1400m to 1200m and thereafter 7 Sports Bureau (9) J.Chinoy 57, 4. Grappa (3) Turf Dancer (10) Sandesh 59, 2. twice each to help Ban- 10 metres wide from 800m upto Nonthaburi Vishal 56, 5. Drogo (7) Trevor Be Cautious (4) Ayyar 57.5, 3. galore University register the winning post. 55.5, 6. Sweep Aside (6) Altaf Zambian (9) Vishal 57.5, 4. Ladis- an easy 6-3 win over Punj- Second seed Zeel Desai BEAUTIFUL STRANGER PLATE Sayyed 54.5, 7. Viking (8) Neeraj laus (2) Trevor 57, 5. Flamboyant abi University, Chandigarh made the quarterfinals of 1 (1,600m), Maiden, 3-y-o only, 54.5, 8. Cristo Boss (4) Pereira Flame (8) Suraj Narredu 56.5, 6. and advance to the semi- the ITF grade-1 junior ten- 4.45 p.m: 1. Cloudburst (1) 53.5, 9. Pretty Angel (10) P.S. Flashy Wings (1) P.S. Chouhan 56, nis tournament here on Bhawani 55, 2. Gdansk (2) Neeraj Chouhan 53 and 10. Crystal Ball 7. Queen Credible (13) C.S. Jodha finals of the 24th Nehru all- 55, 3. Gloriosus (3) Trevor 55, 4. (2) S.K. Jadhav 52.5. 55.5, 8. Rosella (6) G. Amit 54.5, 9. India inter-University Wednesday beating Fiona Samarjeet (5) Dashrath 55, 5. We 1. NELSONS BLOOD, 2. DROGO, 3. Sparkling Eyes (3) S. Amit 54, 10. hockey here on Thursday. Ganz 6-3, 6-4 in the Break The Rules (8) Suraj Narredu VIKING Golden Eclipse (7) Neeraj 52.5, 11. In another quarterfinal, pre-quarterfinals. 55, 6. Wildcard Warrior (4) S. Arakawah (12) A. Gaikwad 52.5, Amit 55, 7. My Precious (6) P.S. FLAREON PLATE DIV. II 12. Judicious (5) Shubham 52 and VBPS University, Jaunpur The results: Boys: Second Chouhan 53.5 and 8. Oh So Hot 5 (1,000m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26, 13. Lord Arazan (11) Mosin 52. managed to edge past MG round: Kody Pearson (Aus) bt (7) J. Chinoy 53.5. 6.25: 1. Blaze The Track (3) A. 1. QUEEN CREDIBLE, 2. FLASHY 1. WE BREAK THE RULES, 2. GLOR- Gaikwad 59, 2. Milwalkee (8) Zee- WINGS, 3. ARAKAWAH Kashi Vidyapeeth 4-2 to Siddhant Banthia 7-5, 6-0. shan 59 3. Smart Choice (7) S. complete the semifinal Doubles second round: John IOSUS, 3. GDANSK FLAREON PLATE DIV. I Women power: Vijay Goel with eminent sportswomen on International Women’s Day. Amit 58.5, 4. Make It Shine (5) line-up. The two victorious Bryan Decasa Otico (Phi) & PICASSO PLATE (1,600m), Prasad 58, 5. Horse Power (4) 8 (1,000m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26, teams will take on each Seita Watanabe (Jpn) bt 2 rated 53 to 79, 5.10: 1. Mount- Sandeep 56.5, 6. Knight At Arms 7.45: 1. Eternal Love (7) Joseph Special Correspondent to resolve the grievances tended by some of the lead- batten (8) Vishal 60.5, 2. Mekong (12) Dashrath 56.5, 7. Ricardus (1) 61.5, 2. Highland Princess (12) A. other in the last-four while NEW DELHI Yeongseok Jeong (Kor) & and complaints of women ing women sportspersons of Delta (7) Neeraj 59.5, 3. Nifty (4) C.S. Jodha 56, 8. Rich N Rare (2) Gaikwad 61.5, 3. Super Icon (1) GNDU, Amritsar will face Siddhant Banthia 7-6(1), 6-1. Parmar 56, 4. Shadowfax (1) Kuldeep 56, 9. Jorden Prince (11) Shubham 61.5, 4. Divine Angel (9) Union Sports Minister Vijay sportspersons. the country from various Sambhalpur University for Girls: Third round: Simona S.Amit 56, 5. Multiglory (6) G. Amit 54.5, 10. Golden Glory (9) S. Sunil 61, 5. King Of Killen (10) Goel addressed a congrega- The committee, expected disciplines like Shiny Dashrath 55, 6. Batman (5) C.S. Shubham 52.5, 11. Be Cool (10) Dashrath 61, 6. Apple Betty (2) a spot in the final. Waltert (Sui) bt Mahak Jain tion of top women athletes to be all-women, will func- Wilson, Kunjarani Devi, Jodha 52.5, 7. Streetjammer (2) J. Bhawani 51 and 12. Amazon Cat Bhawani 60.5, 7. Beyond Forces The results (quarterfinals): 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Naho Sato (Jpn) of the country on Interna- tion under the chairman- Indu Puri, Prerna Bhambri, Chinoy 52 and 8. Eternal Sun- (6) Parmar 50. (5) Parbat 60.5, 8. Forever Yours VBPS, Jaunpur 4 (Aditya, bt Akanksha Bhan 6-1, 6-0; shine (3) Sandesh 50. 1. RICARDUS, 2. SMART CHOICE, 3. (8) C.S. Jodha 60.5, 9. Zion (11) Kamlesh, Mithilesh, Deepak) tional Women’s Day at the ship of Joint Secretary Anuja Tere, Annu Raj Singh, Zeel Desai bt Fiona Ganz (Sui) 1. ETERNAL SUNSHINE, 2. NIFTY, 3. KNIGHT AT ARMS Nirmal Jodha 60, 10. Royce (3) Dhyan Chand National Sta- (Sports), and will comprise Sita Gussain, and Hansa MEKONG DELTA Sandesh 59, 11. Reality (4) bt Kashi Vidyapeeth 2 (Atif 6-3, 6-4. Second round: Ma- DR A H SAYED PLATE dium and assured them athletes, an advocate, Sharma, Sunita Sharma and Kuldeep 56.5 and 12. Symphonic Antique, Govind Singh hak Jain bt Rina Saigo (Jpn) NADIA MARY HOMI WADIA 6 (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to (6) Altaf Sayyed 56.5. Rawat). equality of right and all senior officers of the Sports Sunaina Singh. 6-1, 6-7(11), 6-1; Akanksha 3 TROPHY (1,000m), Maiden, 3- 46, 6.50: 1. Zoom Zoom (9) 1. HIGHLAND PRINCESS, 2. KING support. Ministry and sports Goel stressed that the y-o only, 5.35: 1. Highland Woods Sandesh 61, 2. Seacrets (2) S.Amit OF KILLEN, 3. ZION Bangalore 6 (Veeranna Bhan bt Yang Lee (Tpe) 7-6(1), (3) P.S. Chouhan 55, 2. Kramer (1) 59, 3. Tough Enough (10) C.S. Day’s Best: NELSONS BLOOD Gowda Patil 2, Abharan Sudev Goel, while addressing journalists. ministry provided equal as- 2-6, 6-3; Zeel Desai bt Sakura Trevor 55, 3. Yutaka (4) V. Jodha Jodha 58.5, 4. Grande Vitesse (7) conference on “Women and He emphasised that his sistance and incentives to Double: ETERNAL SUNSHINE — B. 2, Manikanth Bejawad, Md. Hosogi (Jpn) 0-6, 6-1, 6-3. 55, 4. Chanccy (7) Bhawani 53.5, J. Chinoy 58, 5. Bullion Express QUEEN CREDIBLE Sports in India” organised ministry followed a “zero both male and female ath- 5. Gold Field (10) J. Chinoy 53.5, (13) Raghuveer 57.5, 6. Fortuna Zaheel Mouseen) bt Punjabi, Doubles second round: Olivia Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Chandigarh 3 (Joginder Singh, by the Union Sports Min- tolerance policy on sexual letes and there was no Gadecki (Aus) & Himari Sato 6. Ice Dancer (5) Suraj Narredu (11) Santosh 56.5, 7. Way Ahead (1) 53.5, 7. Lady Sergeant (8) C.S. Shubham 54.5, 8. Angel Of Love Treble: (i) 5, 6 & 7. (ii) 6, 7 & 8. Pawanpreet Singh, Jasdeep istry, said a high-level com- harassment”. gender discrimination for (Jpn) bt Simona Waltert (Sui) Jodha 53.5, 8. Nextstar (9) (8) Zeeshan 53.5, 9. Ame (4) Tanala: All races. Singh). mittee would be constituted The conference was at- training etc. & Zeel Desai 7-5, 2-6, 11-9. Sandesh 53.5, 9. Pandemonium Vishal 53, 10. Ainra (5) Parmar Super Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.

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FAITH Uniqueness of Atma Vidya Atma Vidya is inherent and a natural potential in every jivatma. It is considered to be the higher knowledge by which one knows the changeless Reality. It is knowledge that is all- pervading and subtler than the subtlest, everlasting, and the source of all, say the Upanishads. In contrast to this is the knowledge of the intellect and senses which is limited to the objective and finite world. One may go in search of this knowledge from many external sources; but the knowledge thus gained can never really belong to him. He may lose it at any time. But Atma Vidya is its own possession. None can take it away. In a discourse, Swami Paramasukhananda pointed out that all the subtle effects and facets of Atma Vidya are exem- plified in King Prithu when he is blessed by the arrival of the Sanatkumaras. These four great sages headed by Sanaka arrive to impart their sermon to the king. He is overwhelmed by his good for- tune, for he had been instructed by Lord Narayana earlier. He is already a realised soul for he sees the presence of the Almighty in all aspects of creation. Though a ruler with a vast kingdom, he knows that nothing at all belongs to him. There is nothing he needs at a personal level and so he rules the kingdom in the most righteous manner. He is thus free of the sense of “I” and “Mine.” Now he is blessed by the sages who are the most invalu- able teachers and have come to impart the highest ever at- tainment for any jivatma, the knowledge of the self. What guru dakshina can be given to such selfless preceptors, except one’s heartfelt gratitude, says Prithu. Moreover is there anything at all to be given to such preceptors who are the very essence of altruism in their state of self knowledge?

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IN BRIEF How Adam Bayern sends Arsenal crashing out, again Scott’s words Real Madrid fends of Napoli to book quarterinal berth helped AGENCIES Lahiri LONDON CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Rakesh Rao For an hour Arsenal was at cielny was red-carded and a first-half battering. Gurugram least salvaging some pride Lewandowski converted the Napoli looked more than against Bayern Munich, then Call it maturity or clarity of Red card killed us, resulting penalty in the 55th capable of overturning the the ceiling came crashing thought, Anirban Lahiri says Wenger minute, Arsenal’s belief 3-1 deficit as it dominated the down as it exited the Cham- sounds every bit like a stu- LONDON ebbed and Carlo Ancelotti’s first half and took the lead pions League last 16 on Tues- dent firmly on the learning Arsene Wenger blamed side ran amok with Arjen through Dries Mertens. Laurent Koscielny’s (right) day with a matching pair of Robben, Douglas Costa and curve. Nearing a decade of dismissal for the 5-1 loss to 5-1 defeats against the merci- Arturo Vidal piling on the The results: Arsenal 1 (Walcott being a professional golfer, Bayern Munich on Tuesday. less Bundesliga giant. agony. 20) lost to Bayern Munich 5 (Le- the 29-year-old is looking “We produced the game we A second-half capitulation wandowski 55-pen, Robben 68, ahead with optimism after By the end Bayern was Costa 78, Vidal 80, 85) (Bayern wanted and we were really after captain Laurent Kos- an ordinary 2016. threatening to surpass the advances 10-2 on aggregate); unlucky. On top of that you cielny was sent off resulted On the eve of the Indian 12-1 aggregate score it piled Napoli 1 (Mertens 24) lost to get the red card. Of course in Arsenal conceding five Open, Lahiri recalled how up against Sporting Lisbon in Real Madrid 3 (Ramos 51, Mer- that killed us. After that it goals for the first time at its a chat with Australian was very difficult for us to 2009 but had to be content tens 57-og, Morata 90+1) (Real Emirates Stadium as it Adam Scott, ranked eighth finish the game,” Wenger with a 10-2 margin. advances 6-2 on aggregate). suffered its worst home de- in the world, made a differ- said. AFP DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ence. feat for 19 years. Rescue act DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD “I remember Adam Arsenal was attempting an At Naples, Real Madrid cap- Game-changing absence (Scott) saying, ‘I only like to unlikely comeback after its tain Sergio Ramos per- B play golf when I’m ready horror show in Munich last formed another rescue act to With Koscielny on the and ready to win. I don’t month and was making a de- wreck Napoli’s brave pitch: 102 mins, 1 goal want to come out and play cent fist of it when Theo Wal- comeback attempt and take conceded a golf course when I don’t cott smashed in after 20 the Champions League title- B Without Koscielny: 78 feel like I’m ready to win. minutes. holder into the quarterfinals mins, 9 goals conceded The more you do that, the But from the moment Kos- on Tuesday after it had taken DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Deadly duo: Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa were pivotal in Bayern’s demolition of Arsenal AP better you will be prepared.’” Trail Blazers survive Lahiri continued, “To Thunder scare cut a long story short, I got LOS ANGELES injured last year. I put that Russell Westbrook exploded Course, conditions keep contenders guessing down to all of the miles for the highest-scoring game that I did. It almost started of his career with 58 points, Layout of 17th and 18th holes demands a cool head for a strong inish in 2014 with me trying to but it was not enough to stop get on to the European Oklahoma City Thunder from Rakesh Rao Tour. falling to a pulsating defeat Gurugram INDIAN OPEN against Portland on Tuesday. “From September 2014 Trail Blazers squeezed home Ahead of the $1.75 million Brett Rumford could be until August 16 it was just with a 126-121 victory. Hero Indian Open, the talk- among the front-runners on non-stop. It caught up with Other result: ing point remains the intim- Sunday. me and my body gave up. I idating layout of the Gary Dallas 122 bt LA Lakers 111. Hend heads the Asian wasn’t enjoying golf any AGENCIES Player-designed DLF Golf Tour Order of Merit while more. and Country Club course. Rumsford is fresh from win- “I wasn’t enjoying play- Everyone — be it Spain’s ning his sixth European Tour ing any more because I Rafa Cabrera Bello, India’s title following his triumph overdid it. No. 1 Anirban Lahiri or any last month in the ISPS “One of the important other home-grown chal- HANDA World Super 6 Perth things that I did was, I had lenger in the field this week — championship. to rehab, so I made a con- is looking to deal with the Apart from Lahiri and de- scious decision to take time tricky course, which could off from the game. Breathtaking: The redesigned course, which has two lakes and undulating greens, will pose questions to the golfers. fending champion S.S.P. get more difficult should the Chowrasia, the Indians cap- “My wife and I, we did a Nowitzki in elite wind get into play once the a cool head for a strong fin- to reach the green. Indeed, made rock formations add to mean it’s not something that able of catching the eye this trek, it refreshed me. It company action commences on ish. On the par-5 18th, long- such a testing final hole has the intimidating look of the you come across very often. week are last year’s double made me see all the things LOS ANGELES Thursday. hitters can use the steep enhanced the intrigue factor. course. “Much depends on how international winner Gagan- I have been missing in life. Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk The redesigned course, slope with a hope of getting The first nine holes, called With the course ready to they set up the golf course. jeet Bhullar, former champi- It kind of gives you per- Nowitzki became only the on to the green in two. Other- Pace of play is going to be a spective. It makes you sixth player in history to measuring 7,373 yards, now the ‘Lake Nine’, are under- throw up a few surprises, the ons Jyoti Randhawa and Ar- wise a well-measured lay-up concern and if it gets windy hungry. reach 30,000 career points. has a scenic parkland design, standably dominated by wa- title-aspirants are under- jun Atwal, the seasoned Jeev from the top of the fairway He joins Kareem Abdul- a landscape that has two ter besides an island green standably guarded in their it’s going to be extremely Milkha Singh who is looking “Now, I’ve gotten back Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe large lakes, huge land forms, should find the preferred on the par-3 fifth hole. The approach. Lahiri summed up hard.” for his maiden Open, Shiv to my meditation. I’ve star- Bryant, Michael Jordan and undulating greens and chal- landing area which is a few back nine, known as the the ensuing challenge very Should it favour the over- Kapur, youngsters like ted working with profes- Wilt Chamberlain as the only lengingly placed bunkers. In storeys below. ‘Quarry Nine’ features a large well. “It’s basically a ball- seas golfers, Rafa, the Shubhankar Sharma, Rashid sionals in terms of fitness men to make 30,000 points addition, the layout of the Thereafter, an approach- lake and since it is built striker’s course. It’s going to European Ryder Cup player, Khan, S. Chikkarangappa and nutrition. I feel like its in the NBA. AFP 17th and 18th holes demands shot over the water is needed around a quarry, the man- be a challenge for sure. I Australians Scott Hend and and Khalin Joshi. helping.”