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Delhi tuesday, january 10, 2017 www.thehindu.in ● Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 8 ● CITY EDITION ● 32 Pages ● Rs. 10.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Railways were used Manmohan Singh Bashar Al-Assad Meryl Streep criticises by earlier regimes releases Congress signals greater Trump for imitating to appease allies: PM manifesto for Punjab willingness for talks disabled reporter Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 14 • • BRIEFLY 3 die in attack on J&K SC backs Madras HC order Apex court hints at SIT on Panama Papers leak NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court quashing T.N. appointments on Monday indicated that it may road engineers’ camp order, at a “relevant time,” the setting up of a Special Says process followed 14-member TNPSC, when Investigation Team (SIT) to look Security agencies by the government the judiciary had retired him into the revelations made in the at 58 without ofering him ex- Panama Papers allegedly about fear the target ‘was arbitrary’ tension of service till the age nearly 500 high-profile Indians may have been an of 60. who have money parked in KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL off-shore accounts. Army installation ‘Done in a day’ NEW DELHI: Asking what will be Chief Justice Khehar ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 PEERZADA ASHIQ the fate of a State where a noted that only “deadwood” Public Service Commission are not given the two-year Ashley Tellis to be SRINAGAR: Suspected militants of Class 10-pass persons in- extension. The Bench noted U.S. envoy to India? attacked a General Reserve terview Class 1 oicer-can- how the entire appointment Engineer Force (GREF) didates, the Supreme Court process of the 11 members WASHINGTON: Ashley Tellis, a camp and killed three la- on Monday refused to stay a was completed in a “single Senior Fellow at the Carnegie bourers near the Line of Madras High Court decision shot, in one day.” Endowment for International Control (LoC) in Jammu’s to quash the appointment of Chief Justice Khehar ob- Peace, could be named the next Akhnoor district on Monday VIGIL: A soldier takes guard during a search outside 11 members, including a “pre- served that the manner in U.S. Ambassador to India, morning. the GREF camp at Battal on Monday. — PHOTO: AP maturely retired” district D.Y. Chandrachud and L. specifically ordered that the which the State used its according to The Washington GREF is an organisation judge, of the Tamil Nadu Nageswara Rao directed the retired district judge in ques- prerogative to make the ap- Post. Mr. Tellis was not meant to build and maintain out militants crossing over in ternational Border is also Public Service Commission Tamil Nadu government to tion would be ineligible for pointments was “nothing but available for a response, but last border roads in the country. the night and fleeing back nearby. On November 29 last (TNPSC) by the earlier Jay- conduct fresh selection of fresh selection. arbitrary, with no due week declined to comment on A senior police oicial after the attack,” said police year, militants attacked an alalithaa government. the TNPSC members after a It even asked why the deliberation.” speculation on his joining the said an unknown number of oicials. A major search op- Army camp in Jammu and A Bench of Chief Justice of “meaningful, deliberative Tamil Nadu government Donald Trump administration. Punjabi-speaking attackers eration is on. killed seven soldiers. India J.S. Khehar and Justices process.” The apex court chose to appoint him to the ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 ½ WORLD | PAGE 14 came close to the GREF At the time of the attack, camp in the Battal area the camp was housing CM condemns attack around 1.30 a.m. around a dozen employees of Chief Minister Mehbooba Driving licence fee gets “The gunmen entered the GREF. Mufti condemned the attack No extra charge for card use at petrol pumps costlier in the Capital camp and were instructing All schools in the area in the Assembly. “No one each other to sprinkle com- were closed after the incid- feels good over the killings. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT levied on them by banks. He said the meeting would and 0.25-1 per cent on all NEW DELHI: Getting a driving bustible material in the tents ent. Police said no eyewit- Everyone feels bad,” she said. The oil marketing com- take place “in the next few debit card transactions. licence will cost Delhiites five after they shot dead three la- ness has come forward with She conveyed her sym- NEW DELHI: Oil Minister Dhar- panies will now meet the days or so.” The Central government times more, while taking a bourers,” said a police oi- any tip-of on the movement pathies to the families of the mendra Pradhan told report- banks to decide on who will had in November instructed driving test would also be cial. of the attackers. workers. ers on Monday that neither bear the brunt of these addi- ‘A big burden’ the banks to waive all such expensive with a six-fold hike in The deceased were identi- In the past, the security Both lawmakers of the Na- the customers nor the deal- tional charges. “It is quite a big burden for charges till December 31 to base fees as regional transport fied as Salman Khan of agencies have pointed out an tional Conference and the ers will bear the additional “Now petrol pumps will the dealers,” K. ease the adoption of elec- offices in the city on Monday Jharkhand and Ramesh increasing role of Pakistan’s Congress created a ruckus in charge on digital transac- accept card payment at least Ravichandran, Senior Vice- tronic payment mechanisms started charging new rates. Tipnu and Rashid Aslam Border Action Team, along the Assembly over the at- tions made at petrol pumps. until the meeting happens President and Co-Head, Cor- for fulfilling its cashless eco- This statement comes a and they decide who will porate Sector Rating at ICRA nomy objectives. ½ CITY | PAGE 2 from Uttar Pradesh. with militant groups operat- tack, seeking a government Security agencies fear the ing in Jammu and Kashmir, in response. day after petrol pump associ- take on the expense of the said. ½ target may have been an carrying out attacks along ations threatened to stop ac- additional charge,” an oicial At the moment the CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Young man killed with Army installation located in the LoC. The spot is around 2 ½ EX GRATIA FOR KIN OF cepting card transactions at Hindustan Petroleum Cor- charges are one per cent on ½ OILING CASHLESS lethal injection the area. “We are not ruling km from the LoC and the In- UNREST VICTIMS | PAGE 12 due to the extra charge poration told The Hindu. all credit card transactions WHEELS | EDITORIAL NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old banker died after he was allegedly attacked with a lethal injection Akhilesh will be next CM, says Mulayam CBSE Class 10, 12 exams to start on March 9 in north Delhi’s Sadar Bazar on Saturday. The deceased has LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party su- Lucknow, Mr. Singh said SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 12 exams on April 29. “The board has given been identified as Ravi Kumar, a premo Mulayam Singh on there were “no diferences” careful consideration to the cashier at a Kotak Mahindra Monday night extended an between him and Akhilesh NEW DELHI: The Central Board Assembly polls situation before postponing Bank branch in Sadar Bazar. olive branch to his son but “one person has influ- of Secondary Education “The annual examinations the exams, which will allow Akhilesh, saying the latter enced his son” which had led (CBSE) has postponed the of Class X and XII will be the students to get more ½ CITY | PAGE 3 would be the next Chief Min- to “problems in the party” — Class 10 and Class 12 board conducted from 9th March time for preparations and ister of Uttar Pradesh if the an apparent reference to Mr. examinations by a week to 2017, in view of the Assembly ensure uninterrupted se- party retains power, even as Ramgopal Yadav. Mr. March 9, in view of the As- elections in Punjab, Goa, quence of the examina- the two factions escalated Ramgopal Yadav had organ- sembly polls in five States. Manipur, Uttarakhand and tions,” it said. their fight in the Election ised the party convention on The Class 10 exams will Uttar Pradesh,” the CBSE Commission (EC) for the bi- January 1 which declared Mr end on April 10 and the Class said in a release on Monday. ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 cycle symbol. Akhilesh Yadav as party “Akhilesh will be the next chief. Chief Minister. Our party is Earlier, Mr. Singh and his completely united. There is Mulayam Singh, along with Shivpal Yadav and Amar Singh, confidants, Rajya Sabha no question of the party arrives at the Election Commission in New Delhi on member Amar Singh and breaking up,” Mr Mulayam Monday. — PHOTO: V. SUDERSHAN former SP State unit presid- Singh said. ent Shivpal Yadav, met top The surprise statement while the embattled SP patri- MLAs would choose their EC oicials to claim majority came on a day when the arch asserted that he was still leader after the polls. support in the party. —PTI Akhilesh camp sought an the party chief. early decision from the EC Mr. Singh has so far in- ‘No diferences’ ½ MULAYAM STAKES CLAIM on the disputed party symbol sisted that the newly elected Talking to reporters in TO SYMBOL | PAGE 12 ‘My daughter is dying, save her’ VIDYA KRISHNAN without testing whether she is resistant or not.