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DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 12 ● CITY EDITION ● 24 Pages ● Rs. 8.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Mumbai police deny Zakir Naik’s NGO U.S. worried about India-England first permission for challenges ban in Pakistan’s rising ODI to be played in Sunburn concert Delhi High Court missile capabilities Pune on Sunday Page 9 Page 12 Page 14 Page 17 • • BRIEFLY House panel not to summon Foreigners should abide So what’s the big deal about by local laws: CJI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court PM on demonetisation on Friday stayed the deportation of two Sudanese students who violated visa guidelines, but advancing the Budget, asks SC BJP members prevail pulled them up for not following “We do not understand on Thomas to accept local laws by “vanishing without “What provision what your problem is. You it had no such powers giving addresses.” “We are of law is violated are saying the Budget is accommodating them and they presented usually towards SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT cannot breach the rules. They by this?” March 1 and this year it is on must stay at a fixed place. You February 1… We do not find NEW DELHI: In a stormy meet- [lawyer] just close your eyes LEGAL CORRESPONDENT any justification, tentatively, ing of the Public Accounts and think if somebody does the in what you are saying,” Committee (PAC) of Parlia- same in the U.S., what will NEW DELHI: The Supreme Chief Justice Khehar, who ment on Friday, BJP mem- happen?” CJI J.S. Khehar said. Court on Friday said it found was accompanied on the bers prevailed upon chair- nothing wrong in the govern- Bench by Justice D.Y. person and former Union ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 ment’s move to advance the Chandrachud, said. Minister K.V. Thomas to give presentation of the Union The court said there is his assent to a clarification Sports Ministry lifts Budget in Parliament by al- only a government state- that the committee did not suspension of IOA most a month, on February 1, ment that the Budget is go- have the powers to summon amid the run-up to the elec- ing to be presented on Feb- either Prime Minister Nar- NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry tions in five States. ruary 1. endra Modi or any other has lifted the suspension of the “So what is the big deal in “So what provision of law Minister with regard to any tion. BJP MP Nishikant the statement. An MP Indian Olympic Association with that? It is only the presenta- is violated by this state- issue before it. Dubey had previously writ- present at the meeting said immediate effect after it tion of the Budget. Every- Chief Justice of India J.S. Budget till after the elections ment? What provision of the Mr. Thomas had declared ten to Lok Sabha Speaker BJP MP Kirit Somaiyya ob- removed the corruption-tainted body will get to know a little Khehar told advocate Mano- are over. He said it could con- Indian Constitution is viol- that the PAC was within its Sumitra Mahajan protesting jected to Mr. Thomas talking duo of Suresh Kalmadi and in advance on what the gov- har Lal Sharma. tain sops to influence the ated here?” Chief Justice rights to summon Mr. Modi against the assertion by Mr. about summoning the Prime Abhay Singh Chautala as life ernment is going to do. Any Mr. Sharma, in a PIL peti- voters in the Assembly elec- Khehar asked. as the committee was ex- Thomas. At Friday’s meet- Minister. presidents following widespread problems, everybody will get tion, had sought the post- tions, and was thus a viola- amining monetary policy ing, MPs from the ruling outrage. The Ministry had a due chance to object,” ponement of the annual tion of the poll code. ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 and the issue of demonetisa- party strongly objected to ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 suspended the recognition of IOA on December 30 last following its admission of “faux pas” while making Kalmadi and Chautala as life presidents. Bull run India’s note ban has hit ½ SPORTS | PAGE 17 METRO PLUS Nepal hard, says envoy 4 Pages KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE izens living in the far-flung mountain region of Himal NEW DELHI: India’s demonetisa- have nowhere to go with the tion has triggered a serious Indian currency that they financial crisis in Nepal. Not traditionally held as savings just the government but the for diicult times. people are also facing hard- “I am receiving phone ships, said Nepal’s envoy. calls from distant mountain Speaking to The Hindu on areas and people are seeking Friday, Ambassador Deep explanation about the de- Kumar Upadhyay said the monetisation. They are ask- government is facing a ing India to give them an op- severe shortfall of its annual portunity to deposit old stock of Indian currency, due Indian notes,” said Mr. Upad- to the lack of supplies from hyay. the Reserve Bank of India. He informed that the “We have asked for a spe- Nepal Rashtra Bank has cial arrangement for our Deep Kumar Upadhyay asked the Reserve Bank of standard supply of Indian India to make some Nepal- currency and have received the currency situation which specific rules to help the assurances, but frankly we has hit a large number of people hit by the note ban. A bull being trained for jallikattu, as part of the Pongal festival preparation, at Karisalkulam in Madurai district of are worried because of grow- people,” said the envoy. ½ PAGE 12 Tamil Nadu on Friday. Protests were held across the State in support of conducting the sport. — PHOTO: S. JAMES ing public resentment over Mr. Upadhyay said cit- CONTINUED ON Grievance channel for Kejriwal’s ex-aide may join politics SBI levying convenience jawans, says Army Chief JOSY JOSEPH of the good paths for public people will have to be made charge at Delhi Metro service,” he said. accountable for their actions DINAKAR PERI NEW DELHI: Rajendra Kumar, The winner of the prestigi- and I am sure it will happen.” former principal secretary to ous Prime Minister’s Award He said controversial NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staf Delhi Chief Minister Arvind in Public Administration and former Central Bureau of In- (COAS) Bipin Rawat on Fri- Kejriwal, who has sought an IIT alumni, Mr Kumar vestigation (CBI) DIG San- day asserted that concerns of voluntary retirement from said proving his innocence jeev Gautam had ofered to superseded Eastern Army the Indian Administrative wouldn’t be the end of his let him of the hook if he Commander Praveen Bakshi Service (IAS), said he will legal fight. helped them get Mr Kejriwal would be looked into if they continue to be in public ser- “A person of my standing, legally entangled. were brought to his attention vice and did not rule out the my seniority, a person who B.K. Bansal, the former even as he promised a “sug- Army Chief General Bipin possibility of joining politics. has got the highest award for director general in the Min- gestion and grievance” sys- Rawat speaks in New Delhi Rajendra Kumar. public service in this coun- istry of Corporate Afairs, Other avenues tem to enable soldiers to on Friday. — PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA try, a person whom so many who committed suicide after The SBI is levying 2.5 per cent convenience fee to recharge reach him directly. “I need to, I have to, and I sought voluntary retirement, people know, if he can be ma- the CBI arrested him for al- smart cards. Gen. Rawat’s comments ters and subsequently in all must look for other avenues providing public service ligned and haunted like this legedly receiving a bribe, had came after a jawan took to so- formations.” He said every- of public service. I am a sin- through the government was then there are millions of named Mr Gautam in his sui- TCA SHARAD RAGHAVAN & Metro. cial media to air his griev- one, irrespective of their cere believer that the me- closed and he would look for people who, without being at cide note. SIDHARTHA ROY But because of an error on ances with Army’s sahayak rank and file, could put their dium of government new ways to serve the public. the wrong side of the law, are Mr Bansal accused Mr the SBI’s part, the charges are system. concerns in a sealed cover provides one the best way of “Once that is stopped for being haunted and are being Gautam of harassing his wife NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro com- being passed on to unsus- In his first formal interac- and drop in the boxes. “We serving the people, to go on me, much against my wishes, wronged. The fight is theirs,” and daughter, both of whom muters have been paying pecting metro commuters. tion with the press after tak- will ensure that the names the path of public service,” I will look for other avenues he said. had committed suicide more when they electronic- “We had flagged in the sys- ing over as Army Chief, he are not disclosed,” he said. the 1989 batch IAS oicer of public service. There are Asked if those persons earlier. Mr Bansal and his son ally recharge their smart tem all the service charges said: “We will have COAS said in an interview on NGOs, there are many good who are allegedly harassing committed suicide later.