CBSE Results Will Be Declared on Time, Promises Javadekar

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NEARBY CBSE results will be declared on time, promises Javadekar

NHRC to hear separate ‘There is no need to worry about court order, justice will be done to all’ pleas on ‘human shield’ SRINAGAR Special Correspondent Court, it is learnt that the The National Human Rights NEW DELHI Board, to which more than Commission (NHRC) and the Union Human Resource De- 18,500 schools are affiliated, State Human Rights velopment Minister Prakash is consulting the Ministry to Commission (SHRC) will hear Javadekar on Thursday said determine the further two separate petitions on the the Central Board of Second- course of action. Army’s move to award Major ary Education (CBSE) results Leetul Gogoi who faces for Class X and XII would be Practice abolished charges of using a civilian as a declared on time. Under the moderation human shield in central “The CBSE will soon an- policy, students were given Kashmir on April 9. nounce the date. There is no grace marks as per the diffi- need to worry about the culty level of questions. Waylaid: The vehicle at the scene of the crime near the Yamuna Expressway in Jewar on NEWS Ī PAGE 10 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD court order. Justice will be However, last month, the Thursday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR done for all,” Mr. Javadekar CBSE and 32 other boards told the media. Anxious times: Students at a counselling session earlier this decided to abolish the prac- week for admission to undergraduate courses at Delhi tice. Some of the State Man killed, four women Grace marks University, amid uncertainty over CBSE results . * R.V. MOORTHY boards have already de- The Minister’s assurance clared Class XII marks. came amid confusion after be not scrapped this year as However, on Tuesday, the Although the High Court the Delhi High Court direc- it would otherwise impact Delhi High Court directed appreciated the move as it gang-raped on U.P. highway ted the CBSE not to imple- the prospects of Class 12 stu- the Board to evaluate the attempted to bring in uni- ment this year its decision dents who have already ap- Class X and XII examinees formity in the evaluation sys- Victims robbed, family member shot when he protested Advani, Joshi called to on scraping the grace marks plied for institutions abroad. this year as per the grace tem, it said the decision policy. The court issued the The CBSE issued the noti- marks policy. should have been taken pro- court in Babri case Special correspondent order while hearing a public fication, abolishing the prac- While it was not clear if spectively. The next date of pect that the assailants had to mislead the police before LUCKNOW GREATER NOIDA thrown nails or other sharp making good their escape. A special CBI court here on interest litigation petition tice, after the examinations the order would be chal- hearing of the PIL is sched- which sought that the policy were over last month. lenged in the Supreme uled for July 20. A 40-year-old scrap dealer objects to stop the vehicle. Meanwhile, the owner of Thursday summoned senior was shot dead and four wo- The relative said that as the vehicle informed the po- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC BJP leaders L.K Advani, Murli men members of his family there was only one spare lice at 1.37 a.m. when the Manohar Joshi and Uma Back home Shah backs were gang-raped by a group tyre, the deceased called the call from the scrap dealer for Bharti to appear before it in of armed men who waylaid owner of the van to arrange help with the vehicle was ab- the Babri Masjid demolition Army action their vehicle in Jewar, 60 km for a second spare. “Before ruptly cut short after he case. The court directed the from Delhi, close to the he could complete the call, heard unknown voices or- leaders to appear before it in along LoC Yamuna Expressway in the six men surrounded us, dering the victim to move person on May 30. early hours of Thursday. armed with firearms, knives, the van. NEWS Ī PAGE 10 The victims — three hammers and rods,” he said. However, the police did DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Nistula Hebbar NALGONDA couples, an elderly woman The armed men forced the not reach the spot for over Video of Sikh men being and her son — were on their group into a field along the an hour after his call. When BJP national president thrashed goes viral way to Bulandshahr carrying road at gun point. The assail- the police eventually Amit Shah, on a whirlwind, JAIPUR money for the treatment of a ants then snatched the reached the spot, they took 95-day tour across the A 51-second video of four relative when the incident money from the men, took the victims to Kailash country, has termed a Sikh men being abused and took place. all their phones and tied Hospital. growing “self- confidence” thrashed at a village in the A relative of the deceased, their hands. among the people as the Ajmer district went viral on who was with the group, Case registered biggest achievement of the the social media on Thursday, told The Hindu that he was Taken hostage A case of gang rape and da- Modi government. prompting the State shot when he protested “A couple of them held us coity with murder has been Speaking exclusively to Commission for Minorities to against the assault on the hostage at gun point while registered and investigations The Hindu, Mr. Shah sup- take notice of the incident women. others took the women, one are underway, Inspector- ported the Army’s aggress- and launch action. The deceased had bor- after the other into the General of Police (Meerut NATION Ī ive firing across the Line of PAGE 6 rowed a car and requested nearby sugarcane fields Range) Ram Kumar said. The DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Control into Pakistan on his neighbour to drive the where they took turns to police said the robbers took Tuesday, saying the action Punjab school board family. A short while into the rape them. When he [the de- away jewellery and ₹46,000 demonstrated concern of chief resigns drive near Sabota village, ceased] pleaded with men to in cash. the Army and the Centre CHANDIGARH they heard the sound of a let the women go, they shot The medical examination not just for borders but the Punjab School Education tyre bursting. him in the chest,” said the of the rape victims was con- “honour of soldiers”. Board chief Balbir Singh Dhol They stopped to find that relative. ducted later on Thursday “Both the Army and the submitted his resignation the front and rear tyres of The suspects then tied the and the test reports are Central government have following Chief Minister right side of the car had women and drove the car off awaited. indicated by these actions Amarinder Singh’s order on been punctured. Police sus- the main road into the fields SEE ASLO Ī DELHI METRO PAGE 1 Thursday after poor results of that not only do they care Class X board examinations. about the safety of our bor- NORTH Ī PAGE 3 ders but also the honour of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD our soldiers. Tuesday’s ac- End of ordeal: External Aairs Minister Sushma Swaraj receives Uzma Ahmed, who returned tion has raised the morale FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 12 PAGES from Pakistan, in New Delhi on Thursday. After she went to Pakistan on May 1, the Indian woman of the Army,” he said. (TABLOID) was drugged by her friend Tahir Ali, who married her forcibly. * R.V. MOORTHY (REPORT ON PAGE 10) IINTERVIEW ON ’ Ī PAGE 11 Narrow escape for Devendra Fadnavis Copter carrying him crash-lands

Special Correspondent MUMBAI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had a narrow escape after the helicopter carrying him and five others crash-landed seconds after it took off from Nilanga in Marathwada’s Latur district on Thursday. Ocials escort Devendra Though none of the four Fadnavis after his copter passengers and two pilots crash-landed in Latur on suffered serious injuries, it Thursday. * PTI has raised questions about the safety and maintenance spot for the CM’s proof the State-owned heli- gramme rushed in to help, copter. The Aircraft Acci- and all the occupants were dent Bureau, a division of brought out unharmed. the Ministry of Civil Avi- According to the aviation ation, will probe the acci- regulator DGCA, the pilot dent. had noticed variable wind pattern on taking off and de- Temporary helipad cided to return. “Prima facie The Sikorsky VT-CMM heli- it appears a sudden change copter took off from a tem- in wind pattern caused the porary helipad at Nilanga accident. We have sent a around 11.55 a.m. A video of three-member team from the incident showed the Mumbai and Delhi to con- chopper heading down even duct a preliminary inspec- before it had risen to about tion,” an official of the Civil 100 feet. In the process, it Aviation Ministry said. hit a high-tension power line The helicopter suffered and crash-landed around substantial damage. Officials 100 metres from the said two factors helped pre- helipad. It struck a parked vent a major tragedy. One, truck and narrowly missed the helicopter had a fire-res- an electricity transformer. istant fuel tank and two, it The crowd, the policemen had crash-proof wheels. and officials who were at the SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 7

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 2 EAST FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Gau rakshaks’ create mayhem at Bhubaneswar railway station Staff Reporter BHUBANESWAR ing 20 milch cows. No arrests of the Kochuveli-Guwahati of two persons belonging to to detain the attackers even attack. tendent lodged a complaint have been made so far. Express. The dairy employ- dairy and beat them up. though they gave interviews Soubhagya Kumar Swain, with GRP stating 25 un- A group of self-proclaimed The attack took place ees had all the legal docu- The miscreants, who to local television channels, inspector-in-charge of GRP, known persons carried out ‘gau rakshaks’ created may- around 9.30 a.m. when a ments with them. claimed to be members of bragging about their deed. Bhubaneswar, said: “There the attack. “We have no idea hem at the Bhubaneswar Noida-based dairy farm was When the train arrived in the Bajrang Dal, even tied up The train was detained for were only four to five secur- of the attackers. We are ex- railway station on Wednes- transporting 20 milch cows Bhubaneshwar, more than the two employees. It is al- two hours and the two men ity personnel and they could amining CCTV footage to day, attacking two persons from Salem in Tamil Nadu to 25 cow vigilantes barged into leged that nobody from the were rescued by RPF person- not control the mob.” identify them,” said Mr. who were legally transport- Meghalaya in two parcel vans the station and caught hold security establishments tried nel nearly an hour after the Later, the station superin- Swain.

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IN BRIEF 31 dogs attacked Not seeking extra security: Amarinder with acid in Mohali

Punjab Chief Minister reposes faith in State police a day after three videos threatening him, Ludhiana MP surface Press Trust of India Mohali Special Correspondent The owner of an animal shelter in a vil- Chandigarh lage here has claimed that 31 of her dogs A day after alleged pro-Khalistan were attacked with acid and machetes Over 25 lakh enrolled elements released three videos Punjab school after she refused to vacate a rented under PMSBY in Haryana threatening Capt. Amarinder property. CHANDIGARH Singh and Ludhiana MP Ravneet Resham Dhaliwal had rented two As many as 25.05 lakh people Bittu, the Punjab Chief Minister board chief quits rooms for her animal shelter, Protection in Haryana have been on Thursday said he had not and Care for Animals (PACFA), at Nandi- enrolled under the Pradhan sought additional security. Move after poor show in Class X exam ali village some time ago. Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana “Elements like these are try- (PMSBY) scheme, State ing hard to disrupt peace and SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ‘Shocking incident’ Minister Kavita Jain said on harmony in Punjab. If they have CHANDIGARH Property owner Balwinder Singh Thursday. Under the scheme, the guts, they should come to Punjab School Education wanted her to vacate the rooms but she accidental insurance cover is Punjab and my government will Board (PSEB) chairman Balbir refused to do so, leading to a heated ar- provided to all residents of take suitable action to ensure Singh Dhol resigned on gument between them on Monday. Haryana in the age group of they do not get away with cow- Thursday, hours after Chief What Ms. Dhaliwal allegedly saw the 18 to 70 years. PTI ardly threats and attempts to re- Minister Capt. Amarinder next day shocked her. Thirty-one of her vive terrorism,” said an official Singh asked him to quit over dogs had been attacked with acid, ma- spokesperson in the Chief Minis- poor results in the Class X chetes and sticks. “I found the charred Heat wave sweeps parts ter’s office. examination. body of a dog with acid burns,” she of Haryana, Punjab The videos are believed to Mr. Dhol tendered his resig- claimed. CHANDIGARH have been released by men re- nation to Education Minister Animal rights body PETA said a dog Heat wave swept parts of portedly based in Canada. Full faith: Capt. Amarinder Singh said the Punjab Police were more Aruna Chaudhry, a spokesper- Cause for concern: Nearly 40% was killed in the attack, 11 were seri- Haryana and Punjab on than capable of providing protection to people. * FILE PHOTO son said. students failed in the Class X ously injured and 19 are missing. Thursday, with Hisar being ‘Centre’s help not needed’ board examination this year. Sohana SHO Rajan Parwinder Singh the hottest place at a Dismissing reports that the Pun- grandfather — former Punjab with the organisation would Committee set up * FILE PHOTO said a case has been registered against maximum temperature of 45 jab government had sought Z- Chief Minister Beant Singh — was march on major roads of the city. “The interim charge of the Mr. Singh, his son Jimmy and servant degrees Celsius. Narnaul plus security for Mr. Bittu and assassinated in 1995. In another “Today, Congress has returned PSEB has been handed over to tion conducted by the PSEB Dharminder. registered its maximum at himself, the Chief Minister said video, a man cautioned Capt. to power in Punjab. But it should the Additional Chief Secretary this year. A total of 3.30 lakh While Mr. Singh has been arrested, 43.5 degrees Celsius. PTI the State police were more than Amarinder and Mr. Bittu against not be construed that the Sikhs (School Education) and a com- students appeared for the ex- the others are still at large, he said, capable of providing protection visiting Canada. have forgotten or forgiven the mittee has been ordered to be amination, out of which 1.90 adding that a probe in on. to the people, including the Con- In a separate development, party for perpetrating the at- set up to find a new chairper- lakh passed while 45,734 5 die after jumping in gress leaders. “There was no Sikh radical group Dal Khalsa tack,” said Mr. Singh. son in the next 30 days,” the failed and 94,271 got to front of moving train question of approaching the said it would take out a ‘Geno- “For the first time, the organ- spokesperson added. reappear. JAIPUR Central government for in- cide Remembrance Parade’ in isation has decided to reach out The shake-up in the PSEB Two sisters along with their creased security. I have full faith Amritsar on June 5 to protest to all gurdwara managements, came two days after the Chief Roadmap sought three children allegedly in the Punjab Police,” said Capt against the military operation at urging them to organise an ‘ar- Minister sought a report from The Chief Minister has also committed suicide by Amarinder. Golden Temple in 1984. das divas’ in memory of those Ms. Chaudhryon the poor ordered all officials concerned jumping in front of a moving Mr. Bittu, meanwhile, told re- who died during the military op- results. to create a roadmap for bring- train in Dausa district of porters that one of the videos March to be held eration on June 6 and adopt a Nearly 40% students failed ing the education system in Rajasthan on Thursday. Their had a man threatening to kill him Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar resolution condemning it,” he in the Class X board examina- the State on track. kin have been informed. PTI and telling him to recall how his Pal Singh said activists associated added. Himachal fails to get monkey o its back Not a single simian culled despite order

Kanwar Yogendra SHIMLA The year-long deadline given by the Centre to cull and control the monkey menace in the hill State has passed without a single simian being culled. Farmers in the State have left more than 50% of their In vain: Sterilisation and cultivable land barren due deployment of monkey to the menace. Staple crops catchers have not proved and orchards are regularly eective. * FILE PHOTO destroyed by monkeys whose population has gone only. Sterilisation and de- beyond the carrying capa- ployment of monkey catch- city of the State. Cases of ers have also failed badly, monkey bites have also in- said Kuldeep Tanwar, pres- creased manifold in the past ident of the State Kisan few years. Sabha. “We had waged a battle to ‘No ammunition given’ compel the Centre to de- The disinterest of the Forest clare monkeys as vermin un- Department came to the der Schedule V of the Wild- fore when it refused to life Protection Act 1972, but provide any ammunition to it is of no avail due to the in- cull the monkeys and im- difference of the authorit- posed conditions on the ies,” said Dr. Tanwar. farmers. “The incumbent govern- The transfer of monkeys ment has no intent to deal to the Northeastern States with the problem,” said a have remained on paper State CPI-M office-bearer. Reservation demands worry Rajasthan govt Gujjars threaten to launch agitation

Mohammed Iqbal Jats in Bharatpur and JAIPUR Dholpur districts have also The demand for reservation threatened to launch a fresh raised by the Gujjar and Jat agitation in 15 days if they communities has posed a are not included in the OBC tough challenge to the Bhar- category. Jats, who were atiya Janata Party govern- rulers in the two districts ment in Rajasthan, which before Independence, do had recently re-included six not enjoy the reservation castes in the Other Back- benefit given to the com- ward Classes (OBC) list fol- munity in other areas of the lowing a hearing in the Su- State. preme Court in the matter of Special Backward Class ‘Govt. delaying action’ status for Gujjars. At a meeting of the Bharat- Gujjars have now re- pur-Dholpur Jat Aarakshan newed their demand for 5% Sangharsh Samiti, its con- quota within the OBC cat- venor Nem Singh said the egory, while giving a 10-day State government was delay- ultimatum to the State gov- ing action in the matter des- ernment. pite the State OBC Commis- sion having submitted its ‘Demand not met’ survey report several Gujjar leader Kirori Singh months ago. Bainsla, who has been lead- Mr. Singh said the ing the quota agitation since Sangharsh Samiti would 2006, said a strong move- generate awareness in the ment would be launched if villages on the quota issue the State government failed and block all highways and to meet the demand this railway routes if no progress time. was made in 15 days.

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Alok Deshpande ‘shramdan’ in farms along Mumbai with farmers and spend some The Bharatiya Janata Party time advocating the govern- (BJP) on Thursday launched ment’s good work for them. its ‘shivar samwad sabha’ Leader of Opposition (farm communication rally) Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil ri- campaign with over 4,000 diculed the government’s rallies in a single day. The ‘samwad rallies,’ saying it is campaign will continue till the proof that the govern- May 28. Chief Minister De- ment has lost touch with the vendra Fadnavis had, last citizens. “It also shows that month, announced the the ‘sangharsh yatra’ is a suc- ‘sabha’ to counter the Oppos- cess in terms of people’s sup- ition’s ‘sangharsh yatra’, port. Scared of it, the BJP had which demands farm loan to hit the streets.” waiver. Apart from the BJP and the The Chief Minister held a Division of labour: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis oering Congress-NCP, the Swabhi- rally in Latur, while BJP’s ‘shramdan’ at Halgara in Latur on Thursday. * PTI mani Shetkari Sanghatana, state unit chief Raosaheb All Indian Kisan Sabha, and Danve conducted the pro- The campaign is also part trabuddhe, who was in Mum- the Prahar Sanghatana of in- gramme in Nandurbar. Minis- of the three-year completion bai on Thursday, said “We dependent MLA Bachhu ters Chandrakant Patil, Sud- of the Modi government, un- are completing three years Kadu have undertaken hir Munguntiwar, Vinod der which initiatives under- on Friday and we are reach- protest rallies demanding Tawde, and Pankaja Munde, taken for farmers will be pub- ing out to people to spell out farm loan waiver. The Shiv were present in Kolhapur, licised. BJP’s national what we have done in all Sena recently launched ‘Me Chandrapur, Ratnagiri and vice-president and Rajya these years.” Karjmukt Honarch’ (I will be Woe overows: Gujarat Congress workers staging a protest over water supply in front of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation oce Beed. Sabha MP Vinay Sahas- BJP leaders will also do debt free) campaign. on Thursday. * VIJAY SONEJI Goa Marathi Film Ajit Pawar seeks Mahajan’s resignation Missing Nashik girls found Festival from June 16 Medical Education Minister attended wedding of a relative of Dawood outside SRK’s bungalow Press Trust of India Special Correspondent All cousin sisters, ances, and exhibitions,” said Shoumojit Banerjee is said to be a close aide Nashik <> Panaji Those making aged between 12 filmmaker Dnyanesh Moghe Pune of Chief Minister De- <> Six minor girls of a family, irresponsible and 15, went to The 10th edition of the Goa of Vinsan World, the organ- Nationalist Congress Party vendra Fadnavis. accusations had who allegedly went missing Marathi Film Festival iser. The organiser recently leader and former Deputy from Nashik two days ago, Nashik road (GMFF) will showcase fash- held the Sweden Marathi Chief Minister Ajit Pawar MLAs in attendance remarked that Mr. were rescued by the police railway station and ion designer Vikram Phadn- Film Festival in Stockholm on Thursday demanded Mr. Mahajan was accom- Sharad Pawar on Wednesday after they boarded the is’s directorial debut, in association with the the resignation of Bhar- panied by BJP legislators deliberately went were traced to Mumbai out- Shatabdi Express Hrudayantar, which ex- Sweden India Film atiya Janata Party (BJP) Devyani Farande, Balasa- ‘soft’ on Dawood in side Shahrukh Khan’s bun- to reach Dadar plores the marital crisis of a Association. leader Girish Mahajan heb Sanap and Seema the days following galow Mannat. The girls had couple. The festival, which This year’s GMFF will over his presence at the Hiray, Nashik Mayor Ran- reached there to catch a Subhash Chandra Deshmukh, the Mumbai blasts Mhasrul police station in-charge will be organised from June screen national award win- wedding of an alleged rel- jana Bhanasi, and 10 po- glimpse of their favourite Ajit Pawar 16 to 18, will also see the ning films such as ative of gangster Dawood lice officers, at the high- Nationalist Congress Party leader actor. said Subhash Chandra Desh- poster release of Priyanka Dashakriya, Kaasav, and Ibrahim in Nashik last profile wedding in Nashik A missing complaint was mukh, in-charge of Mhasrul Girish Mahajan * Chopra’s Kay Re Rascala. Ventilator, along with Dr. week. on May 19. The bride is al- the bride’s family has alleged lodged at Mhasrul police sta- police station. “The festival, which Rakhmabai, Cycle, Take Care “All the while, baseless al- following the Mumbai blasts. legedly said to be the niece links to the gangster. tion by the parents of the After searching railway prides itself on introducing Good Night, Sachin-A Billion legations have been directed But now, a supposedly re- of Dawood’s wife. The BJP leader defended girls on May 23. All cousin stations and bus stands quality Marathi films that Dreams, F.U., Sanchaar, at NCP chief Sharad Pawar, sponsible minister of the BJP Nashik police commis- his presence and those of sisters, aged between 12 and across the metropolis, a are critically acclaimed and Bhow, Nadi Vahate, Pimpal, bizarrely linking him with has been caught red-handed sioner Ravindra Singhal has the other BJP leaders saying 15, left their house on the Nashik team, with the help commercially successful, Chi va Chi Sau Ka, Condition the underworld don... those attending the wedding of Da- ordered an inquiry into the that he was invited to the evening of May 23 and went of the Thane and the Kalyan will have star-studded Apply, and short films such making these irresponsible wood’s relatives,” said Mr. presence of the policemen. wedding at the behest of the to Nanduri temple in Kal- police, and the GRP, found movie premiers, tributes to as Aba Aiktay Na, Saavat, accusations had also re- Pawar. Mr. Mahajan, in his turn, groom’s relatives, who are wan taluka. Then they went the girls in Bandra. The girls industry stalwarts, interact- Chaukat, and Bubblehead, marked that Mr. Sharad Mr. Mahajan holds the Wa- has admitted to attending responsible and prominent to Nashik road railway sta- were handed over to their ive and educational work- said Sanjay Shetye, festival Pawar deliberately went ter Resources and the Med- the marriage, but denied leaders of their community tion and boarded the Shat- parents after police coun- shops, theatrical perform- director. ‘soft’ on Dawood in the days ical Education portfolios and having any knowledge that in Nashik. abdi Express to reach Dadar, selling.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 SOUTH 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘My govt.’s success has rattled Oppn.’ Three Pakistanis Pinarayi Vijayan rearms commitment to people’s welfare; UDF questions rationale of anniversary bash held in Bengaluru Girish Menon record” on the law and order Miraculous escape for Thiruvananthapuram front. They also focussed on They entered India with fake documents A.P. bus passengers The Left Democratic Front the growing differences MANDYA on Thursday celebrated its between the CPI(M) and the Staff Reporter officials are questioning the Around 50 passengers had a first anniversary in power, CPI, the two major partners Bengaluru accused to ascertain if they miraculous escape on with Kerala Chief Minister of the LDF, over a range of is- Three Pakistani nationals, are involved in espionage or Thursday when a private Pinarayi Vijayan announcing sues. including two women, who other conspiracies, the tourist bus from Andhra his government’s proposal to They questioned the ra- had entered India through three claim they chose India Pradesh skidded off the develop hill and coastal high- tionale of spending funds on Nepal with fake documents as an “asylum” following Mysuru-Channarayapatna ways, besides completing the anniversary bash at a but managed to obtain their “love marriages.” Highway in Mandya district the stalled work on the Na- time when the State was fa- Aadhaar cards, were arres- after the driver lost control tional Waterway. cing drought conditions. ted by the city police on ‘Aadhaar’ cards of the vehicle. The police The United Democratic Wednesday night. Samira Abdul Rehman, 25, suspect over-speeding, but Front boycotted the function Secretariat siege An Indian citizen, origin- Kirhon Ghulam Ali, 26, and the driver said the accident organised by the govern- The Youth Congress and the ally from Kerala, who is Khasif Shamshuddin, 30, all was due to brake failure. ment and marked its protest Bharatiya Yuva Morcha, married to one of the wo- from Karachi, were arrested by taking out demonstra- One year on: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the rst anniversary celebrations of his youth organisations of the men and is believed to have along with Muhammad Shi- Will take up priest’s tions across 140 Assembly government in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. * S. MAHINSHA Congress and the Bharatiya been harbouring the trio, hab from Kerala. release with PM: Pinarayi constituencies in the State. Janata Party, laid siege to the was also arrested during the “They had been staying il- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Addressing an impressive ical spectrum to extend their from Thiruvananthapuram dustries with a large State Secretariat in a bid to police raid on the house legally in the country for the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi function at the Nishagandhi support to the government. to Kasargod, work on which workforce. mar the anniversary celebra- they had rented in Ku- past nine months and had Vijayan informed the open air auditorium, the Mr. Vijayan laid special had not made headway dur- The UDF leaders spread tions. Tension prevailed maraswamy Layout. even got themselves Assembly that he would take Chief Minister said the suc- emphasis on his govern- ing the last decade of its de- across the State, holding much before the siege offi- Aadhaar cards and other up the issue of release of cess his government had ment’s plan to develop hill velopment, would be given evening demonstrations. cially began by 6 a.m., with Police tipped off documents through false re- priest Tom Uzhunnalil with achieved in the last one year and coastal highways with a special attention so that it The main theme that the activists of the two organisa- Though the raid was based cords,” said Praveen Sood, Prime Minister Narendra had made the Opposition human face. People who sur- could emerge as a major Leader of the Opposition, tions mobilising supporters on a tip-off, the police sub- City Police Commissioner, Modi. The priest was restive. His government rendered their land would channel for carrying cargo. Ramesh Chennithala, former from Wednesday evening. sequently found that the on Thursday. abducted by IS terrorists in would continue to work for be compensated, but the Chief Minister Oommen The siege degenerated Pakistanis had been living in “We are verifying their war-torn Yemen last year. “I people’s welfare. He urged government was firm about Protests across State Chandy, KPCC president into pitched battle and Bengaluru for more than stories and claims. We still will request the Prime the people of Kerala, non- not bowing to needless op- He also made special men- M.M. Hassan and other UDF stone-throwing between the nine months under fake do not know exactly why Minister to speed up efforts resident Keralites and other position. tion of the government’s ef- leaders focussed on was the the Youth Congress and the identities. they settled down in for his rescue,” he said. PTI well-wishers across the polit- The National Waterway forts to revive traditional in- LDF government’s “dismal Yuva Morcha activists. While Central intelligence Bengaluru,” said Mr. Sood. Centre not for AFSPA in Kannur Alliance issues dominate Amit Shah-Naidu meet Agrees with Kerala Governor’s stand against invoking it Both leaders agree that they should not allow dissenting voices to rock the boat further Staff Reporter S. Anil Radhakrishnan the wake of the killing of RSS well to remember that in Ma- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM functionary Chorakkad nipur, where it had been im- VIJAYAWADA Telangana BJP objects Agreeing with the report of Baiju near Payyannur earlier plemented, 1,528 fake en- The misgivings on the TDP- Kerala Governor P. Sathas- this month. counters and killings had BJP alliance appeared to ivam, the Union Home Min- According to highly been reported,” he had said have been far from dispelled to KCR’s tone & tenor istry has taken the position placed sources, the Centre in reply to the letter from the even as BJP national presid- that there is no need to im- has communicated its stand Governor, forwarding the ent Amit Shah and Andhra Special Correspondent Laxman, G. Kishan Reddy pose the Armed Forces (Spe- to the Governor, whose re- BJP memorandum seeking Pradesh Chief Minister N. HYDERABAD and others strongly objec- cial Powers) Act in Kannur, port had contained a de- the government’s response. Chandrababu Naidu ex- Telangana BJP leaders chal- ted to the tone and tenor of which was demanded by the tailed evaluation of the law BJP leaders Shobha changed candid views over a lenged Chief Minister K. the Chief Minister and said it Kerala unit of the Bharatiya and order situation in the Surendran and M.T. Ramesh lunch hosted by the latter at Chandrasekhar Rao for a de- did not behove his status to Janata Party in view of the State in general and Kannur had slammed the Governor his residence on Thursday. bate in Parliament or the “stoop to such a level.” continuing political murders in particular after the RSS for forwarding to the Chief Mr. Shah and Mr. Naidu ’All is well’: A.P. CM Chandrababu Naidu and BJP national State Assembly on the Claiming that Mr. Shah in the district. functionary’s murder. Minister the memorandum reportedly acknowledged president Amit Shah in Vijayawada. Union Ministers Venkaiah quantum of funds disbursed had received a tremendous Mr. Sathasivam had, in his submitted by a party delega- the need to keep the alliance Naidu and Suresh Prabhu are also seen. * CH.VIJAYA BHASKAR by the Centre, and deman- response in Nalgonda, Dr. report handed over person- Reference to Manipur tion led by senior leader O. going, and not let dissenting ded that he stick to his vow Laxman said villagers had ally to Union Home Minister Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi- Rajagopal. The BJP Central voices rock the boat further. basiva Rao told the media: “I Shah said in the booth com- of resigning if ₹1 lakh crore told him about the lack of Rajnath Singh, taken a jayan had criticised the BJP’s leadership had denounced apprised Mr. Shah of the mittee members’ meeting he disbursal was proven. toilets and other amenities strong stand against invok- demand for imposition of the outburst of Ms. BJP’s criticism of TDP TDP’s falling graph.” Another wanted the BJP to emerge as Continuing the war of when the BJP leader had ing the provisions of AFSPA AFSPA, citing how the Surendran and others However, there were com- leader, Somu Veerraju, said the strongest in A.P. among words with KCR on spoken to them about the in Kannur, a demand put people of Manipur had against the Governor. The ments from senior BJP lead- he had explained to Mr. Shah the South Indian States, in Thursday, following his Centre’s schemes. Mr. Shah forward by the State BJP suffered from AFSPA ex- ruling LDF and Opposition ers which questioned the the “situation in which the what seemed like a hint at verbal onslaught on the BJP had not taken KCR’s name leadership in a memor- cesses. UDF had also come out very purpose of the alliance. BJP had found itself in A.P.” wanting to grow independ- national president Amit anywhere yet the Chief Min- andum submitted to him in “The State BJP would do against the demand. In the morning, Kavuri Sam- Wrapping up his visit, Mr. ent of his ally. Shah, State party chief K. ster seemed to be “rattled.”

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assault goes viral Ashok Kumar ana Chief Minister M. L. Nuh (Haryana) Khattar on the issue earlier Ahead of Ramzan, set to be- this week. Hemkund Sahib opens State minorities panel seeks report from Ajmer ocials gin this weekend, residents Alleging that the govern- after winter closure of Dihana village in Nuh are a ment was unperturbed des- Preliminary probe GOPESHWAR (UTTARAKHAND) Special Correspondent <> a vehicle — shown in the worried lot due to erratic pite acute water and power The Sikh shrine of Hemkund JAIPUR has revealed that video — traced to find out power supply for the past shortage in Nuh, Mr. Ahmed Sahib reopened on Thursday A video of four Sikh men be- the the four men where the incident had oc- four days. demanded arrangements for morning, with over 5,000 ing abused and thrashed at a were arrested under curred. “Our preliminary in- Though power and water adequate power and water devotees paying obeisance at village in Ajmer district of Section 151 of Cr.PC quiry has revealed that the shortage are nothing new for supply during the holy the shrine in the Himalayas. Rajasthan went viral on soon a complaint by Sewadars were arrested un- Nuh, one of the most back- month. The gates of the pilgrimage cial media on Thursday. der Section 151 (preventive ward districts in Haryana, the Chainpura centre were opened at 9.30 The incident took place in detention) of the Criminal locals said successive gov- 24x7 power supply a.m., after which traditional Chainpura village near Nas- Sarpanch. They Procedure Code on a com- ernments had ensured ad- Big concern: Local Congress workers demonstrating against DHBVN Palwal Superintend- prayers were offered, a shrine irabad on April 24, when the were released later plaint from the Chainpura equate electricity and water Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. * FILE PHOTO ing Engineer Krishan official said. Sewadars of a gurdwara in Jasbir Singh Sarpanch. They were re- during Ramzan. Swarup told The Hindu that The first ardas was offered as Alwar district, led by Nirmal State Commission for Minorities leased later,” he said. lief for those observing the region, but in vain. the department had written Chairperson soon as the gates were Singh Bakhar, visited the The details of the case, re- BJP rule rozas. However, the present The sarpanch said a ma- to senior officials seeking opened, followed by a area seeking donations. the village, as well as some gistered at the Nasirabad “The Congress government regime seems to be least jority of the population in 24x7 power supply in the re- recitation of the ‘Sukhmani’ two-wheelers parked Sadar police station, have ensured at least 20-hours of bothered about our hard- the region was poor and gion during Ramzan. sahib, an official said. Accused of molestation nearby. also been sought by the power supply during ships. The power situation- only four to five people in a “There are 42 feeders in The gurdwara is located at a The villagers allegedly The State Commission for Commission. Ramzan. However, we here during Ramzan last village could afford invert- Nuh and 20 in Palwal. We height of 16,000 feet above thrashed them, claiming Minorities sought a “factual The Sikh men, who were haven’t got more than 10-12 year was pathetic and this ers. “It’s really tough for the have sent a list to senior DH- the sea level, he said. PTI that they had molested some report” from the Ajmer ad- found innocent of the hours of supply during year seems to be no differ- women and the children,” BVN officials seeking ap- women. The video, appar- ministration within 10 days. charge, were asked by the Ramzan since the BJP came ent,” he said. said Mr. Sohrab. proval for 24x7 power sup- ently shot by a villager, Its Chairperson Jasbir Singh police to file a complaint to power two years ago,” Moolthan village sarpanch Led by former Transport ply to these feeders. We are Ganja worth ₹60 lakh shows the Sikh men lying on told The Hindu that action against those who had at- said Dihana sarpanch Niyaz Sohrab said locals had met Minister Aftab Ahmed, the expecting the approval by seized, two held the ground, being beaten up would be taken after the re- tacked them. Mr. Singh said Mohammad. Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran local Congress unit workers Friday evening. We have dir- BEGUSARAI (BIHAR) and abused by a mob. It also port was in. they chose not to file any “Sitting in front of a cooler Nigam (DHBVN) officials and had staged a demonstration ections from the administra- The police have seized six shows a vehicle in which the Mr. Singh said he had got complaint and leave the vil- or under a fan in this ex- politicians seeking to im- against the State government tion for uninterrupted quintals of ganja valued at Sewadars had travelled to the registration numbers of lage. treme heat is indeed a big re- prove the power situation in and burnt the effigy of Hary- power supply to this region.” ₹60 lakh in the Zero Mile police station area of Begusarai district and arrested two persons in this ‘Name bridge after Hazarika’ connection. The police said Protesters stop Tripura CM in his tracks the contraband, kept in 73 packets, was seized from a They were demanding a probe into the death of a 16-year-old girl in April Narendra Modi to inaugurate Dhola-Sadiya Bridge today truck during a search late on Wednesday night near Syed Sajjad Ali Health Minister Badal Ranju Dodum who connected various big Golambar Chowk. The truck Agartala Choudhury proposed a cen- ITANAGAR and small communities of was on its way to Samastipur sure motion. The motion the region like a golden in Bihar from Siliguri in West Demanding a probe into the was adopted amid chaos, Ahead of the inauguration of thread”. The Arunachal Pra- Bengal. The truck driver and mysterious death of a 16- with the Trinamool Congress India’s longest bridge this desh Literary Society (APLS) cleaner were arrested. PTI year-old girl in April, protest- and CPI(M) MLAs exchan- Friday by Prime Minister too agreed with this ers prevented Tripura Chief ging allegations. Narendra Modi, there are statement. Minister Manik Sarkar from Stating that the protest calls to name it after the le- Lightning claims lives entering the State Assembly was well within the demo- gendary Assamese singer- Letter to PMO of four children on Thursday. cratic rights, the Opposition composer Bhupen Hazarika. In a letter to the Prime Min- BHAGALPUR (BIHAR) Ruling Left members condemned the government ister’s Office, the APLS had Four children, including three moved a censure motion in for its reluctance in carrying Travel time Bhupen Hazarika said that Sadiya had served girls, were killed and as many the Assembly against the stir, out a complete investigation Mr. Modi will inaugurate the as one of the administrative injured on Thursday in a organised by the Trinamool into death of the first-year 9.15-km Dhola-Sadiya Bridge district is located over 500- headquarters of the North- lightning strike in Bihar’s Chhatra Parishad. polytechnic student. The over Lohit river, a tributary km from Assam’s Capital Dis- East Frontier Agency Bhagalpur district. doctors had initially attrib- of the Brahmaputra, on Fri- pur and 300-km from Ar- (NEFA), as Arunachal was The incident happened as the No prior information Demand for justice: Trinamool Chhatra Parishad activists uted her death to a heart at- day. The bridge will bring unachal Pradesh’s Capital known as earlier, when Haz- children were picking The police allegedly had no protesting on Thursday. * ABHISEK SAHA tack. However, the police upper Assam closer to east- Itanagar. arika was born in 1926 until mangoes in an orchard at Siya prior information about the had later conceded that An- ern Arunachal Pradesh and Stating that Hazarika was the devastating earthquake village, said Kahalgaon Circle protest. They only learnt seeking justice for Anwara Mr. Sarkar returned home. wara was poisoned and an- is estimated to reduce travel born in the region (in As- in 1950. Officer Radhamohan Singh. about it after activists as- Choudhury, the protesters As police officers were su- nounced the arrest of her time by four hours. The sam’s Sadiya), the Patriotic The APLS said, “Although Aged between 10 and 14 sembled at the New Capital shouted slogans and sat on pervising and detaining pro- maternal uncle. There have bridge will also make it People’s Front Assam (PPFA) Sadiya falls under Assam at years, the children died on Complex, which houses the the road as soon as the Chief testers, CPI(M) . chief whip been a spate of protests over much easier for Army con- had recently issued a state- present, Hazarika’s birth- the spot. Four others who Secretariat, the Assembly Minister’s convoy appeared Basudeb Majumder in- the issue in the past two voys to reach outposts near ment saying that the “cul- place is said to be at Bolung were with them suffered burn and new Governor House. at the outer entrance. Stuck, formed the House about the months by various student the China border. tural icon can be identified village of Lower Dibang Val- injuries, he added. PTI Carrying placards and the convoy turned back and incident. Following this, and social groups. The bridge in Tinsukia as a man of assimilation, ley district in Arunachal”.

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Poorvaja voiced their protest against THIRUVANANTHAPURAM thousands of Bharatiya ‘Planned hooliganism’ CHENNAI the actor entering politics. CPI(M) Central committee Janata Party (BJP) supporters While the police accused the Warning his fans against The actor’s fan clubs had remember and Mahila clashed with police person- BJP supporters of indulging misconduct, actor Rajinik- taliated. Association all-India vice nel. in planned hooliganism, the anth issued a statement on Fans of the actor said president M.C. Josephine has The BJP had given a call BJP described the police ac- Thursday saying anyone Thursday’s statement could been appointed chairperson for ‘Lalbazar Abhiyan’ on tion as violent and unprofes- who was found indulging in have been issued due to a of the Kerala State Women’s Thursday to protest against sional, and accused the po- actions that affected the few factors, including the Commission. Ms. Josephine the Trinamool Congress gov- lice of colluding with “goons reputation and standing of fact that Mr. Rajinikanth was was chairperson of the ernment’s high-handedness of the Trinamool Congress.” the fans’ association would unhappy with his fans reac- Greater Cochin Development and false cases against BJP The State BJP leadership be stripped of his or her tions to the statements of Authority and the State workers, which soon took an Frayed tempers: Police baton charge BJP activists during a accused the police of enter- membership. fringe outfits. Women’s Development ugly turn, resulting in rally in Kolkata on Thursday. * PTI ing its headquarters and Rajinikanth “We are still unsure if he Corporation. clashes with the police. Hun- roughing up the cadres. The Statement issued will enter politics. This state- dreds of BJP supporters were in the violence at 50, the Board, Pheras Lane, B.B. party office located on In the statement, the actor, Mandapam in Chennai in ment however could be be- Son accused of killing injured in the violence. Bengal BJP leadership Ganguly Street and Murlidhar Sen Lane is not far who is president of the All- nearly a decade. cause ‘Thalaivar’ wants mother in Mumbai held claimed that more than 150 Brouborne Road — witnessed from the Lalbazar police India Rajinikanth Fans Asso- On the final day of the some discipline in place be- JODHPUR Leaders held supporters had sustained scenes of clashes between headquarters, which turned ciation, said he was giving meeting, the actor had fore he makes a decision. He A 20-year-old accused of Many senior BJP leaders, in- serious injuries. the police and BJP support- into a fortress during the V.M. Sudhakar, one of the urged his fans to wait for an wants to set the functioning murdering his mother, the cluding party national sec- Twenty-one police per- ers. The agitators put a po- day. main office-bearers of the as- impending war and had of the fan clubs right,” a long wife of a police officer who retary Kailash Vijayvargiya, sonnel were injured in the vi- lice vehicle on fire and at- The protests by the BJP sociation, powers to remove called himself a ‘pure-Tamil.’ time fan said. probed the Sheena Bora Rajya Sabha MP Rupa Gan- olence. “About 141 persons, tacked several other came three days after the office-bearers and members His statements had evoked J. Srinivasan, member of murder case, was arrested on guly and State BJP leaders including senior BJP leaders, government vehicles. Left parties organised a of fan clubs found bringing considerable buzz among the Thalaivar Foundation, Thursday from a hotel here. Dilip Ghosh, Rahul Sinha have been arrested and they According to the police, a “March to Nabanna” (State disrespect to the association. his fans and political circles said the actor had always Siddhant Ganore had fled his and Locket Chatterjee, were are still in custody,” a senior petrol bomb was hurled by secretariat). About 200 pro- The statement has been in Tamil Nadu, and was seen made it clear to his fans that house after allegedly killing arrested. police official told journal- protesters at Tea Board testers, some police person- issued a week after the actor as a possible hint at his de- they should not indulge in his mother and took a train to While the police put the ists. For several hours, cent- while people hiding in build- nel and journalists were in- met his fans for five days at cision to join politics. any activity that could be a Jodhpur on Wednesday. PTI number of agitators injured rally located areas — Tea ings near the Lalbazar police jured in the protest. the Raghavendra Kalyana A few fringe outfits had nuisance to the public.

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Special Correspondent Believers will never support encroachment, court tells petitioners Special correspondent NEW DELHI Patna The Enforcement Director- Legal Correspondent A court in Munger district ate on Thursday conducted NEW DELHI of Bihar on Thursday awar- searches in connection The Supreme Court on ded death sentence to five with the alleged irregularit- Thursday stuck to its stand Maoists for an attack in ies in purchase of 400- that “believers of religion which two Central Reserve acres of land from villagers will never support encroach- Police Force personnel in neighbouring Guru- ment” and rejected a plea by were killed in 2014. gram. Former Haryana shopkeepers to modify its or- The additional district Chief Minister Bhupinder der directing the removal of judge (1) of Munger court, Singh Hooda is an accused encroachments within the Jyoti Swaroop Shrivastava, in the case. 500 square metre area of the pronounced the quantum The searches were con- 700-year-old historic Haji Ali of punishment amid tight ducted at 10 locations in Dargah in Mumbai. security. He awarded cap- Haryana. ital punishment to five According to the ED, ‘No debate’ Maoists — Bipin Mandal, searches were conducted Hard landing: The wreckage of the helicopter carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra A Vacation Bench of Justices Adhiklal Pandit, Ratu on the Haryana and Delhi Fadnavis and his team that crash-landed shortly after take-o in Latur on Thursday. * PTI L. Nageswara Rao and Navin Koda, Banu Koda and premises of serving IAS of- Sinha said the court was cat- Firm stance: A le photo of the Haji Ali dargah in Manu Koda. ficial, Rajeev Arora, who is egorical in its order for the Mumbai. * VIVEK BENDRE All the convicts are currently a Joint Secretary removal of the encroach- lodged in the Munger jail in the Labour Ministry; re- 7 held for leaking SSC exam paper ments and no further debate the work would be subject to strain the joint task force in connection with the tired IAS official D.R. Dhin- was required on the subject. the satisfaction of the joint from removing the en- killing of two CRPF per- gra; Surjit Singh, and the The shopkeepers had task force comprising the croachments as ordered by sonnel, Sone Gauda and then Chief Town Planner Staff Reporter and that an organised gang cident took place on May 14. pleaded for modification, Municipal Corporation of the Bombay High Court. Ravindra Rai, during the and Director Planning of NEW DELHI was behind the racket. The police said the ac- saying they had been in the Greater Mumbai and the The court had also asked parliamentary elections in Haryana State Industrial The Delhi Police Crime The police had on May 3 cused told them that they neighbourhood of the shrine Collector. the Trust to place a proposal April 2014. According to and Infrastructure Devel- Branch have arrested seven received a complaint that got their hands on the ques- since 1942 and paying rent to for the beautification of the the prosecution, about 50 opment Corporation people from Uttar Pradesh the question paper of the tion paper before the exam, the Haji Ali Trust. Beautification plan area. Maoists ambushed a Limited. for allegedly leaking the Multi-Tasking (Non-tech- sent it to solvers for answers The Trust had volun- Senior advocate Gopal Sub- On May 9, the court had vehicle carrying CRPF per- Searches were also car- question paper of an exam- nical) Staff Examination and then circulated it on teered in court to raze the ramaniam, appearing for the asked the Trust to remove sonnel on the Gangta-Lak- ried out against K. Lamba, ination conducted by the 2017 in first shift on April 30 WhatsApp and other social encroachments while pro- Trust, had earlier informed encroachments in a 500 shmipur road under the the then Superintendent of Staff Selection Commission was leaked and found on a media sites. The racketeers tecting the area hosting the the court about his client’s square metre area in the his- Kharagpur police station State’s Department of In- (SSC) on April 30 and May Facebook page. Following charged the candidates shrine. willingness to raze the en- toric shrine within four in Munger, killing two dustries and Commerce, 14. The police said more ar- this, the second shift exam hefty amounts for the same, A Bench led by Chief croachments. This had weeks, while lauding its ef- CRPF personnel and leav- and four other persons. rests are likely to be made was cancelled. A similar in- said the police. Justice J.S. Khehar had said prompted the court to re- forts in this regard. ing 10 others injured. SC refuses urgent hearing on NEET petition ‘Madras HC granted interim stay on publication of results’

Legal Correspondent The Bench said that ference between the Eng- New Delhi there was no urgency to lish and Tamil papers. The Supreme Court on hear the plea as the Madras Thursday declined an ur- High Court had already Response sought gent hearing on a petition granted an interim stay on The High Court had also for a fresh holding of the the publication of the directed the Medical Coun- National Eligibility-cum- results. cil of India, the Director of Entrance Test (NEET) ex- Central Board of Second- amination this year. ‘Papers not uniform’ ary Education and the A Vacation Bench of The Madras High Court Union Health Ministry to Justices L. Nageswara Rao had granted interim stay respond on the allegations and Navin Sinha refused an on the publication of the by June 7. immediate hearing for a re- NEET results based on al- Over 11 lakh MBBS and peat of NEET as exam pa- legations that the question BDS aspirants had ap- pers were leaked in States papers were not uniform. peared for NEET at more like Bihar, Rajasthan and The petitioners had con- than 1,900 centres across West Bengal. tended that there was dif- the country. Mob frees cattle in Bhilwara

Press Trust of India Jaipur A truck, carrying nearly half-a-dozen bovine animals, was torched by ‘cow vigilantes’ in Bhilwara district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday midnight when nearly 10 people chased the truck from Mandalgarh town and freed the animals before setting the truck on fire. Two locals questioned the driver, suspecting the animals were being trans- ported illegally for slaughtering and called up others. The driver fled with the vehicle but the locals chased the vehicle which got stuck in a narrow lane. The mob then freed the animals and set the truck on fire, police said. CM M ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/TheHindu_Zone EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/pdf4exams

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Wooing the Indian vote With all parties targeting them, it remains unclear if voters of Indian origin will continue a Tory-ward shift volution or fundamental realign- paigned against the introduction of gether. Still, some within the In- ment, which would leave us to ex- legislation. In 2015, the National dian community have been critical pect that there is not going to be a Council of Hindu Temples urged of Labour under Mr. Corbyn. Bail or jail sudden big change in how Indians voters to support the Conservat- Manoj Ladwa, a former campaign in the U.K. vote,” says Nicole Mar- ives because at the time they op- adviser to Prime Minister Narendra The Law Commission’s report on bail law tin, a senior policy research ocer posed the introduction of legisla- Modi, who once headed an organ- Vidya Ram at Essex University who conducted tion, warning that for Indian isation for Indians supporting the reforms deserves urgent attention research in the run-up to the 2015 communities to vote for the La- Labour party, has spoken publicly hat bail is the norm and jail the exception is a prin- general election, that put Indian bour party would be like “turkeys of his reservations about its new ciple that is limited in its application to the au- ritain’s snap general election, support for Labour at 65%, against voting for Christmas”. (The gov- leadership, describing Mr. Corbyn ent, the powerful and the inuential. The Law for June 8, is particularly in- 27% for the Conservatives and 3% ernment is currently running a as “out of sync” with British Indi- T Bteresting on a number of for the Liberal Democrats. (For the consultation on the issue but crit- ans. Commission, in its 268th Report, highlights this prob- counts: being the rst poll since the Pakistani community the gures ics argue that it is biased against However, Mr. Corbyn has in- lem once again by remarking that it has become the referendum on Brexit, and one were 80%, 8% and 5%, respect- the introduction of legislation, and spired others such as members of norm for the rich and powerful to get bail with ease, called with less than two months’ ively, and for the Bangladeshi com- is being used to brush the issue un- the Indian Workers Association while others languish in prison. While making recom- notice. It is also likely to be an immunity they were 82%, 10% and 1%, der the carpet.) (IWA), which will be urging its portant test of Britain’s South respectively). Ms. Martin also pointed to the members to vote for the Labour

mendations to make it easier for all those awaiting trial GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO to obtain bail, the Commission, headed by former Su- Asian and Indian community in Like most ethnic minority emphasis placed on issues of race party for the rst time. “Finally, La- preme Court judge B.S. Chauhan, grimly observes that particular, and how loyal they will groups Indians voted strongly in fa- extent to date. and equality more widely across bour has policies that we can relate remain to the Labour party. Bri- vour of remaining within the The Labour party has pledged a the manifestos, noting the Conser- to as Indian workers, where they “the existing system of bail in India is inadequate and tain’s Indian community has tradi- European Union (EU) — 59% of further review into Britain’s in- vatives’ pledge to tackle issues have been talking about taking inecient to accomplish its purpose.” One of the rst tionally voted Labour, with only a those of Indian origin voted to re- volvement in Operation Blue Star such as the racial disparity across control of industries, giving con- duties of those administering criminal justice must be slight shift happening overt the main, against 48% of the popula- at the Golden Temple in Amritsar public services, enforce equality trol back to workers, looking after that bail practices are “fair and evidence-based”. “De- decades, spurred by loosening tion as a whole. But during the in June 1984. laws to ensure that services wer- ordinary working people,” says cisions about custody or release should not be inu- community ties (younger people election campaign it’s unclear to This has been welcomed by Sikh en’t denied on the basis of ethni- Harsev Bains of the IWA. enced to the detriment of the person accused of an of- are now less likely to be bound by what extent parties’ positions on community groups, including the city, religion or gender, and also re- If the polls are to be believed, the loyalties that their older family this issue will impact the decision Sikh Federation, which last year quire the biggest companies to the Conservatives are on for a com- fence by factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, members may adhere to) as well as of voters at the ballot box. said it had uncovered a document publish information on the pay gap fortable victory. A recent poll for nancial conditions or social status,” the report says. eorts by the Conservatives and While the Conservatives have fo- that referred to the possible in- for people of dierent ethnic The Guardian showed that the Con- The main reason that 67% of the current prison popula- other political parties to reach out cused on their re-election as the volvement of a Special Air Services groups. servatives’ lead had fallen from 20 tion is made up of undertrials is the great inconsistency to them. Parties across the political best chance for Brexit negoti- unit of the British Army. However, to 14 percentage points, which in the grant of bail. Even when given bail, most are un- spectrum have also sought to diver- ations, Labour has pledged to re- despite Labour leader Jeremy The class distinction would still put them ahead of their able to meet the onerous nancial conditions to avail it. sify their candidates: in the forth- write Britain’s approach to Brexit, Corbyn’s strong past support for However, what may disturb many performance in 2015. The big ques- The Supreme Court had noticed this in the past, and be- coming election, the Conservatives to include guaranteeing the rights the introduction of legislation to South Asian voters is the party’s tion is whether this shift will be have 13 candidates of Indian origin, of those EU nationals already in the outlaw caste discrimination, the tough line on immigration: along- matched within the Indian moaned the fact that poverty appears to be the main and Labour is elding 14. country, and to protect working manifesto does not include men- side doubling the amount that community. reason for the incarceration of many prisoners, as they rights and environmental stand- tion of this issue. rms must pay to hire non-EU “This election will be a test of are unable to aord bail bonds or provide sureties. The Labour’s vote bank ards. The Liberal Democrats, by The Liberal Democrats have workers, the Conservatives have the Conservatives,” says Ms. Mar- Commission’s report recommending a set of signicant Though some have suggested a sig- contrast, have positioned them- pledged to outlaw caste discrimin- committed to raising the earning tin. “They are reaching out to some changes to the law on bail deserves urgent attention. nicant shift to the Conservatives selves as the party that would work ation, in a move that has been threshold for those who wish to within the Indian community with The Commission seeks to improve on a provision in- at the last election, researchers to ensure Britain avoided a “hard warmly welcomed by Dalit organ- bring in spouses from outside the some policies but others will hit troduced in 2005 to grant relief to thousands of prison- have warned that this should not Brexit” and retained access to the isations and others who have been EU, already a major issue for many minority groups. If they fail to be overestimated, even within Bri- single market. championing the introduction of within the Indian community who make inroads in this election, I ers languishing without trial and to decongest India’s tain’s Hindu community, within Potentially of more interest and legislation against caste discrimin- have argued the high threshold has think we can stop asking the ques- overcrowded prisons. Section 436A of the Code of which the biggest shift happened. signicance to the Indian com- ation. However, parties’ position- left families divided. Labour by tion about if they are going to make Criminal Procedure stipulates that a prisoner shall be “I don’t think there has been a munity will be the inclusion of In- ing on the issue could also be used contrast has pledged to treat family a big breakthrough any time soon.” released on bail on personal bond if he or she has un- sharp move, even within the Hindu dia-relevant issues in the parties’ by those within the Indian com- dierently to economic migration dergone detention of half the maximum period of im- community; there has been no re- election manifestos, to the greatest munity who have vocally cam- and will remove the threshold alto- [email protected] prisonment specied for that oence. The Law Com- mission recommends that those detained for an oence that would attract up to seven years’ imprisonment be released on completing one-third of that period, and those charged with oences attracting a longer jail The bleak new academic scenario term, after they complete half of that period. For those who had spent the whole period as undertrials, the Liberalisation has eroded the institutional capacity to train young people who might pursue liberal values period undergone may be considered for remission. In general terms, the Commission cautions the police state withdrawal from its prime der the policy of liberalisation, the best among the young holds no against needless arrests and magistrates against mech- role and responsibility in sectors state has outsourced these chil- meaning now. Research fellow- anical remand orders. It gives an illustrative list of con- like education and health. The na- dren to non-state players. Those ships have been used as a cushion ditions that could be imposed in lieu of sureties or nan- tional policy on education drafted belonging to the better-o sections to absorb the growing army of un- in 1986 had mostly adhered to the of society have moved to private employed, highly qualied young cial bonds. It advocates the need to impose the “least established state-centric view. A schools. men and women. They have no or- restrictive conditions”. However, as the report warns, Krishna Kumar major review in the early 1990s ganised voice, and each one of bail law reform is not the panacea for all problems of the vaguely resonated the new dis- Higher education them is individually too vulnerable criminal justice system. Be it overcrowded prisons or course of liberalisation, but oered In higher education, the new eco- to protest against continuous ex- unjust incarceration of the poor, the solution lies in ex- he other day, a student asked little evidence of change in the ba- nomic policy designed on the prin- ploitation. pediting the trial process. For, in our justice system, me what exactly the word sic perspective. The Programme of ciples of liberalisation oered no This is the bleak new academic delay remains the primary source of injustice. T‘liberal’ mean. She wanted to Action, announced in 1992, safety net. From the beginning, the scenario. In India, the term ‘lib- know whether ‘liberalisation’ pro- stopped short of admitting that the assumption was that higher educa- eral’ essentially meant a voice rep- motes ‘liberal’ values. She had no- state’s role in education was about tion ought to generate its own re- resenting courage and wider ticed that institutions of higher to change. Nobody could imagine sources. An accompanying idea awareness. Training of such a voice education, which are supposed to at that point that over the following was that higher education should was the main job of colleges and

promote liberal values, were nd- decades, the state’s role in educa- PHOTO GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK respond to market demands in universities. This function grew ing it dicult to resist ideological tion would change so much that education and health. The DPEP terms of knowledge and skills. under severe constraints in colo- Maduro’s excesses and commercial pressures the Constitution would begin to and SSA eciently served this role, Over the last three decades, these nial times. The constraints were triggered by the process of eco- sound like rhetoric. creating an ethos in which chil- two guiding ideas have dented the both social and cultural, but as Venezuela needs an immediate end to nomic liberalisation. So, was eco- dren’s education seemed to have established system of higher edu- electoral democracy advanced, its one-man rule nomic liberalism dierent from School education become a major priority of the cation in all parts of the country. political constraints gained ven by the standards of Latin America’s relatively political liberalism? And what do In order to examine what state. The success of these pro- Both Central and State universities ground. Politicians of every ideolo- volatile politics, there seem to be few parallels in people mean when they refer to happened, we must make a distinc- grammes emboldened the govern- have been starved of nancial re- gical persuasion resented the role Erecent memory to the brutally authoritarian rule neo-liberal policies? The questions tion between school and higher ment to push the Right to Educa- sources. Cutting down on perman- of colleges and universities in of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has she was asking could hardly be ad- education. When Prime Minister tion (RTE) law through Parliament. ent sta, both teaching and non- maintaining the supply of critical dressed without invoking the polit- P.V. Narasimha Rao spoke about Governments of many States re- teaching, has emerged as the best voices. These institutions have plunged a prosperous nation into complete paralysis. ical economy that has emerged liberalisation as the central theme gistered their anxiety over their ca- strategy to cope with nancial now been forced to compromise But Mr. Maduro seems in no mood to mend his ways, over the last three decades. of the new economic policy, he pacity to fund the implementation crunch. A complex set of out- their role in training the young to even after the controversial move in March to nullify the When liberalisation of the eco- also referred to the ‘structural ad- of RTE after the Central assistance comes, specic to dierent univer- speak out. The compromise has popularly elected Parliament drew strong rebuke from nomy started to receive common justment programme’. Under this provided under SSA runs dry. sities, makes any general analysis taken over three decades to occur. regional allies as well as the international community. consent in the mid-1980s, few programme, the World Bank How valid that anxiety was is dicult. In some, self-nanced It is hardly surprising that no polit- Of course, few believed then that such condemnation of people thought of examining what oered a ‘safety net’ for primary now amply clear. All across north- courses, mostly vocational in ical party shed a tear. So, if we now the Supreme Court’s aborted dissolution of the nation’s it would mean for education. education. It meant additional re- ern India, the DPEP and SSA have nature, have provided a means of return to the question my young Then, in 1991 came the dramatic sources and policy guidance to en- left a radically expanded system income. In others, such courses student had asked: ‘Does liberal- highest democratic institution would result in a rethink announcement of a new economic able the system to expand its capa- that no one wishes to own. The have been resisted by teacher uni- isation promote liberal values?’ on Mr. Maduro’s overall approach. In a coldly calcu- policy, accompanied by a package city for enrolling children. The contractual teachers appointed on ons. However, these unions have The answer is, ‘It hasn’t.’ Rather, it lated move, the government in April disqualied Hen- of steps to be taken for ‘structural District Primary Education Pro- a massive scale to full the ambi- gradually lost their power and say has eroded our society’s institu- rique Capriles, seen to be a key contender for the 2018 adjustment’ of the Indian eco- gramme (DPEP), which later tious goals of DPEP and SSA are because they are broken from tional capacity to train young presidential election, from holding public oce for 15 nomy. The purpose of ‘adjustment’ mutated into Sarva Shiksha Ab- crying aloud for dignity and stabil- within. people who might pursue liberal years. The move was reminiscent of the bar on another was to facilitate India’s integration hiyan (SSA), symbolised the ‘safety ity. Post-RTE, many State govern- A shrinking elite of senior, per- values by exercising an independ- opposition politician by former President Hugo Chávez. into the global economy. Even net’ approach. It was designed to ments have drawn on the services manent teachers is struggling to ent voice. then, education didn’t receive spe- cushion the harsh eects that of mega-NGOs and private com- represent a vast underclass of frus- The current regime, unfazed by the groundswell of res- cic attention. Some critics of the ‘structural adjustment’ under lib- panies to look after schools. As one trated and vulnerable ad hoc Krishna Kumar is professor of education istance against its dictatorial rule, has persisted in de- new economic policy expressed eralisation was expected to cause might guess, it is children of the teachers. The old idea that an aca- at Delhi University and a former director ploying the security forces to unleash violence and ter- anxiety about the consequences of in welfare sectors like children’s poor who attend these schools. Un- demic career should attract the of NCERT rorise protesters. Any number of broken families have been witness to the horrors of routine abduction of young activists and murder of opposition leaders in the last few years. Instances are legion of Mr. Maduro’s 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. tempt for the rule of law and the will of the people since the victory of the Opposition-dominated National As- Failed war on terror exercise restraint while build its own foolproof an ocer of the Indian That Major Gogoi saved which is calling Major sembly in the December 2015 general elections. The Greater Manchester sharing such critical strategy. Army — known for its lives, without a single bullet Gogoi’s act a human rights In fact, a month after those polls, an economic emer- police have expressed their intelligence with the media Shivaji K. Moitra, selessness when it comes or pellet being red, needs violation would also sternly gency was declared, concentrating powers in the Pres- anguish and anger over the even as a probe is on. Kharagpur to saving lives — is to be acknowledged. Yes, disapprove of violence that ident’s oce. Mr. Maduro’s policy of a ruthless clamp- leaking of information S.A. Srinivasa Sarma, saddening. It is imperative we can question the timing an inaction on his part Hyderabad Controversial honour down touched a low when a signature campaign to related to the terror attack. upon the institution to of the commendation but would have caused. They have, in response, The commendation to ensure that such acts are portraying it as an act of Sanjay P., exercise the citizens’ constitutionally enshrined right to stopped giving information The terrorist strike in Major Leetul Gogoi not repeated and eorts to breaking away from the long Hyderabad recall the President was crushed. He then packed the ju- to the U.S. British Prime Manchester, coming on the conferred by Army Chief win the condence of the and honourable tradition of diciary with party loyalists, culminating in the unsa- Minister Theresa May has heels of attacks in other General Bipin Rawat, Valley’s citizens continue. guarding the Republic is more letters online: voury episode of an attempt to dismiss the legislature. A also said that she would European countries, may be despite his use of a civilian Ishant Chuttani, incorrect. I am sure the lot www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ 700% rate of ination and chronic shortages of food and raise the issue with U.S. the consequence of as a human shield, comes at Bahadurgarh, Haryana corrections & clarifications: medicines spotlight ruinous economic governance. But President Donald Trump. Europe’s assistance to the a time when the Indian Following such incidents, U.S. in the latter’s pursuit of Army is facing increasing The human shield was not The report headlined “Fresh move to impeach Justice Nagar- corrective measures to counteract the eects of the col- juna Reddy” (May 25, 2017) talked about the constitution of a both the investigating its foreign policy. The opposition from the people used in a combat zone. The lapse in oil prices have been long overdue. It is ironical three-member committee under the 1968 Judges (Inquiry) Act, agencies and the media destabilisation of of Kashmir (“The ocer, responding to an that the nation with the world’s largest oil reserves nds consisting of a sitting Supreme Court judge and two High Court need to act cautiously and Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya commendation,” editorial, SOS, was on a rescue Chief Justices. Actually the composition is: a sitting Supreme Court itself in deepening civil unrest, with its people strug- responsibly. We saw the by the U.S. and its allies, on May 25). The felicitation will mission. We need to judge, a High Court Chief Justice, and an eminent jurist. gling to get essential commodities. Amid all this tur- downside of irresponsible the pretext of aiding only provide further understand the intent and The report subsequently said the committee’s decision would moil, Mr. Maduro seems determined to brazen it out. media behaviour during the democracy, and impetus to violence in the the context. A section of the be placed in both houses of Parliament for a vote, and would require a two-third majority of MPs present voting in favour of the Signs of further intransigence emerged when Caracas Mumbai attacks when they Washington’s uninching Valley. If the Army wanted media has twisted the telecast rescue operations. patronage of Pakistan while to award Major Gogoi for his narrative, presenting it as motion in the same session, or an absolute majority of a joint ses- recently threatened to pull out of the Organisation of sion, for the judge to be removed. It should have been a two-third Unfortunately, the quest for ghting its war on terror role in counterinsurgency, it one involving a human American States. The OAS, which monitors democratic majority of MPs present voting in favour of the motion in the same ‘breaking news’ has have both made the world a surely could have waited till rights violation. If Major and human rights standards among member-states, has session, and an absolute majority in each House. There is no need resulted in a race to the very dangerous place to live the Court of Inquiry Gogoi had not done what he for a joint session. been unequivocal in its criticism of Mr. Maduro’s auto- bottom, the publication of in. nished its probe. did, the resulting violence It is the policy of The Hindu to correct signicant errors as soon as possible. Please specify cratic style. 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LEFT, RIGHT, CENTRE Should agricultural income be taxed?

Floating the idea of taxing income is a great disservice product has shrunk at an transformation, the agri- to the unprecedented rise of the has increased the cost of rural to the agrarian sector, which is in deep crisis alarming rate. During the culture sector is expec- number of billionaires in India. households and the burden of all period 1991 to 2016, the ted to serve other sectors More than 70% of the income of bil- this has adversely impacted agricul- The recent discussion on is to bring more people under the share of agriculture de- of the economy in terms lionaires comes from transfer of in- tural households. The average per taxing farm income is tax net to expand the tax base and creased from 32% to 15%. of supplying raw mater- come — which is unearned income month income of a farm household nothing new. This kind of also curb tax evasion because in- Compared with this, the ial, investible surpluses from other sectors of the economy. in India in 2012-13 as per the Na- LEFT thinking was doing the come from other sources is usually workforce dependence on and human resources. During the period of economic re- tional Sample Survey Office was just rounds even in British In- shown as agricultural income and agriculture is still very But quite deliberately, forms, the gross capital formation ₹6,491. The income-expenditure dia, when as early as 1925, a com- thus evasion is easy. This, to my high, at 49.7%. Given the the terms of the trade are of agriculture, which is the capacity gap for a majority of farmers is in mittee was set up to assess the feas- mind, is simplistic thinking, and technological and environmental kept unfavourable to the agricul- to produce and an increase in pro- the negative. More than one-third of Lakhwinder Singh ibility of taxing agriculture income. similar to the argument forwarded constraints, the performance of the ture sector. This is the standard ductivity, has gone down tremend- the farmers have expressed their is professor of The most famous attempt in post- in the case of demonetisation, agriculture sector has not been en- process followed by countries ously and there is empirical evid- choice to leave the non-remunerat- Economics, Punjabi Independence India was the K.N. which, the government said was to couraging, and consequently, the around the world, and India is no ence to substantiate this. ive occupation. The agrarian dis- University, Patiala Raj committee report of 1972, curb black money. welfare of the population living in exception to this rule. tress has been deepening, and which also examined feasibility and the countryside has not visibly im- Another important feature of the Diminishing incomes there has been a rise in farmer sui- implementation issues. The Kelkar Let down by the state proved. This is the result of a delib- post-reform period that has been Apart from this, rural social and cides. The agrarian sector is in deep task force report of 2002 estimated If we look at the growth of agricul- erate policy of the Government of outlined by scholars is that the pro- economic services, which ought to crisis. Instead of finding a viable that 95% of the farmers were below ture in the post-reform period, the India to transform the economy by cess of economic development has have been provided by the govern- policy to solve the crisis, floating the tax threshold. The underlying relative contribution of agricultural giving it a market orientation. As led to the concentration of income ment, have been found wanting. the idea of taxing farming income is argument in the current discussion income to India’s gross domestic justified by the theory of economic and wealth in a few hands, leading Education and health privatisation a great disservice to the sector.

Have a slab of taxes like in other sectors and let each active farmer who empted from income mendations were not implemented. nised the importance of taxing agri- protests the most when it tax. If the small farmer is Similarly, 80 years ago Dr. B.R. cultural income. In short, almost all farmer pay according to his income comes to taxing agricul- a reality, so also are the Ambedkar said he favoured taxing commissions and agencies appoin- tural income. For in- big agricultural farmers agricultural income. He was of the ted or created by the government in Agricultural income the farmer in independent India. stance, it’s the rich onion with their luxury cars view that tax should be levied on the last 60 years have unanimously must be taxed. This is But while staple foodgrains were and sugar cane and chilli and rich industrialists tax-paying capacity or income of been of the view that agricultural a State subject and spared, horticulture/plantations in farmers, all of whom own who own farmlands. the taxpayer, and that the rich must income should be subjected to tax. RIGHT State governments some States continue to be taxed as a lot of land, who are at Here, if the government be taxed more and the poor less. But the million-dollar question is, —many of which are these are seen as commercial crops. the forefront of such takes a decision to levy Ambedkar criticised the land rev- who will bell the cat? Maruthi I. toying with the proposal — must, protests. tax on their income earned from ag- enue system of the British but held Fact remains that lawmakers heads Agricultural once and for all, take the decision. Tax the rich farmer We can develop our GDP only riculture, the government revenue the view that income from agricul- cannot dare tax agricultural income Development and When we look back, we find that But herein lies the dilemma. Look when our agriculture income is will not only rise but there will be ture must attract tax. without angering the powerful rural Rural Transformation before Independence, farmers had around and you will see that it is the taxed. We do not even have a sense an increase in the GDP ratio of The Taxation Enquiry Commis- elite farmers and risking their vote at the Institute for to pay tax. industrialist who is also in the ser- of the extent of agricultural income agriculture. sion, which was set up in the 1953- bank. Social and Economic In the Hyderabad-Karnataka area vices sector and is also the farmer, right now. My suggestion is, have a 54, also recommended revision of Now is the time for devising new Change, Bengaluru I hail from, all through the 1930s owning more than a hundred hec- slab of taxes like we have in other Political indecisiveness tax laws by taking into considera- means of examining income from and 1940s, the ruler imposed tax on tares of agricultural land. He is sectors and let each pay according In 1972, a committee on agriculture tion the prices of agricultural agriculture: taxing the rich industri- the farmer’s produce. Over the what I call an inactive farmer; he to his income from agriculture. The taxation was headed by K.N. Raj re- produce. alist who also owns corporate years, as successive monsoons does not labour on the fields as the farmer with a small landholding of commended taxing the rich farmer. The fiscal policy introduced by farms. It is time to bring them un- failed, a decision was taken to spare small farmer does. It is this big in- less than 2-3 hectares should be ex- However, the committee’s recom- the government in 1985 also recog- der the tax net.

One could have dierential subsidies. Remove subsidies threshold. I’d say, don’t tect farmers from imports to farming any more. To attract creasing productivity, profitability give subsidies after a cer- when international prices them to agriculture, you need to as- and sustainability of agriculture. for irrigated farming, as opposed to rain-fed farming tain threshold. Take fall sharply? sure them of a certain income. We Before we tax, we should aim at in- them away. I am aware When we factor all this had recommended fixing the min- creasing the flow of credit, espe- Taxing agricultural in- (title deed to the land they till) and that the ultimate benefit in, we can devise methods imum support prices (MSP) for cially to those who are dependent come has not found fa- do not have Kisan Credit Cards of taxation will be far less to tax agricultural income. crops at levels at least 50% more on the rains, or in coastal and hilly vour mainly because either. that what is projected, For instance, I have often than the weighted average cost of areas, and aim for enhancing the CENTRE of two factors. A ma- and it will be executed to argued that one could production. quality and cost competitiveness of jority of farmers in In- Hostage to price fluctuations satisfy the taxman. have differential subsidies. For this, we said the procure- farm commodities to make them M.S. Swaminathan dia — nearly 60% — are small farm- To add to this, the market prices are Acres have no meaning in agri- Remove subsidies in the case of ir- ment policy plus pricing policy and globally competitive. heads the M.S. ers, with small holdings and a small variable. Even for crops like pulses, culture. That should not be the cri- rigated farming as opposed to rain- the public distribution system have I have always maintained that we Swaminathan Research marketable surplus. Their incomes the prices have collapsed. Chilli terion to tax the farmer. Markets fed farming. A majority of the farm- to be factored in before there is any must tax the rich farmer, and aim at Foundation that works are erratic. There is no climate in- farmers are currently facing the and monsoon determine the fate of ers are dependent on monsoons. talk of bringing the sector in the in- bringing the small and mid-level in the area of surance for them when the rains brunt of a collapse in price. An agri- the farmer. And in some cases, ex- come tax net. farmers to levels where their pro- sustainable agriculture fail or in the event of floods. cultural tax would add to the stress ternal factors impact income. Even Incentivise agriculture Back in 2004, we had suggested duce becomes competitive. Offer Droughts leave them reeling just as faced by the farmer. in Kerala, rubber plantations have The most important concern strategies that ranged from the me- incentives to them. But watch out the fury of floods. Very often, when I illustrate with these examples collapsed. Coffee plantations have should be food security, and we are dium term for food and nutrition for the corporate farmers. we talk of farmers, we assume they to show that we need to devise a been affected by price fluctuations still far away from realising that. We security in the country to move to- are all men — 40% of these farmers method that takes into account ag- in Brazil and elsewhere. The ques- must strengthen agriculture to this wards universal food security, to are women who do not have patta ricultural income beyond a certain tion is, do we have a policy to pro- end. Young people are not attracted the long run, to work towards in- As told to Anuradha Raman

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC SINGLE FILE FROM ARCHIVES FIFTY YEARS AGO MAY 26, 1967 Bitter tweet Budget raises tax on cigarettes, aluminium Presenting a balanced budget for 1967-68 to the Lok Sabha to- If you and I can say sorry when proven day [May 25], the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Morarji Desai, wrong, why on earth can’t Paresh Rawal? proposed additional taxation to yield Rs. 69 crores in the rest of the current year for the Centre. Heavier excise duties on consumption goods account for the bulk of the additional tax Karan Thapar revenue, which will yield Rs. 115.52 crores in a full year. Art- I’ve been thinking about icles which will cost more to the common man are coffee, tea, what the middle classes ex- cigarettes, petrol, plastic and rayon goods, aluminium articles pect of our Members of Par- and powerloom cotton fabrics. Mr. Desai also proposed in- liament. The answer is prob- creases in postal, telegraph and telephone rates. But there is ably not very much. In fact, no change in letter and post card rates. that’s probably true of many more people across both A HUNDRED YEARS AGO MAY 26, 1917 class and linguistic groups. I don’t necessarily expect The submarine piracy our MPs to be brilliant al- The Admiralty announces that the British transport

GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO though some certainly are. I “Transylvania” was torpedoed on the 4th May, and that the don’t expect them to rigor- following were lost: — 29 officers and 373 of other ranks, the ously speak the truth or stand by all the commitments they Captain, one officer and nine of the crew. It is officially an- make because I know that’s not always possible in politics. And nounced that destroyers picked up survivors from the it would be foolish to expect them to always behave decorously CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC “Transylvania.” A nurse, a survivor of the “Transylvania”, when the rest of us often don’t. They are, after all, one of us. CONCEPTUAL ACT ONE says that the submarine fired a torpedo and the Captain en- However, there is one thing that I do expect and that’s simple deavoured to reach shore ten miles distant, but another tor- decency. What do I mean by decency? Well, basic honesty. Not pedo struck the engine room and the vessel sank in an hour. ideologically but simply in your dealings with fellow human Sticky wages Can Pakistan seek a re-hearing? Boats were launched in an orderly manner and the men on beings. And politeness. But above all, fairness. And that means Economics deck shouted to the women as the boats left: “Good-bye, see you don’t vilify and target people for no good reason at all. It It refers to the tendency of Islamabad has to satisfy the ICJ that a ‘change in the you again soon”. Owing to the rough sea it was impossible to also means a capacity to accept an error and apologise for it. wages in a market eco- situation’ has occurred to necessitate a revocation save one hundred and fifty soldiers who stood on deck at at- nomy to fall slower than tention when the boat sank. An egregious tweet other prices. The term was I’m afraid Paresh Rawal, who once upon a time I greatly ad- Krishnadas Rajagopal coined by British econom- judice and irreparable Pakistan had given “no as- mired as an actor, has fallen short of this simple basic stand- News reports have harm to the rights of the surance that Mr. Jadhav ist John Maynard Keynes, CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ard. The details of his unbecoming tweet about Arundhati Roy in his book The General emerged that Pakistan country which has ap- will not be executed be- show why he is not t to be an MP. Theory of Employment, In- may seek a “re-hearing” proached it. fore the court has DATA POINT First, he allowed himself to be misled by fake news claiming terest and Money, to ex- of the Kulbhushan Jadhav rendered its final de- Ms. Roy had criticised the Indian Army. If the oending item plain the prevalence of case in which the Interna- Article 76 cision. In those circum- had appeared in an Indian newspaper or television channel, widespread unemploy- tional Court Justice (ICJ), In short, the “change in stances, the court is satis- that might have been understandable. Instead, it was origin- ment in the West during as a provisional measure, the situation” should be of fied that there is urgency ally posted by a website called ‘The Times of Islamabad’. The the Great Depression of has ordered a stay on his such magnitude that it in the present case”. source Mr. Rawal picked it up from clearly mentioned this the 1930s. Keynes claimed execution. would overcome the situ- Besides, Pakistan will Pakistani origin. Shouldn’t that have made him pause and that workers refused to ac- Pakistan may apply to ation of “irreparable pre- have to keep in mind the think? cept any fall in their the ICJ under Article 76 of judice and urgency” that “binding effect” of provi- However, Mr. Rawal was not just willingly misled. This fake wages, even as other the Rules of Court of 1978 compelled the ICJ to order sional measures over any news item also prompted him to provocatively tweet: “Instead prices fell rapidly, which in for a revocation or modi- provisional measures un- party to whom they are of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy!” Not turn pushed employers to fication of the court’s order Article 41. This makes addressed. only was this unbecoming and loathsome, it was also an incite- remove them from em- der. Article 76 quite a rare ment to violence. In turn, that means it was both a breach of ployment. Other econom- This can be done any remedy. Past instances the law and, arguably, an immoral thing to do. ists have contended that time before the final judg- In the Jadhav case, the Past instances of coun- Now I assume Mr. Rawal can’t stand Arundhati Roy and, in- wage floors imposed by ment is given. However, ICJ justified its provisional tries approaching the ICJ deed, he has every right to dislike her if he does. Secondly, MPs governments, rather than and most importantly, it measure — staying his exe- for revocation or modific- have as much of a right to dislike people as you and I do. But sticky prices, were the real has to satisfy the ICJ that a cution — by observing that ation of its provisional you don’t expect MPs to provoke violence against people they cause behind mass “change in the situation” “the mere fact that Mr. measures orders are not can’t abide. If and when they do, it calls into question more unemployment. has occurred that neces- Jadhav is under such a encouraging for Pakistan. than their judgment. It raises concerns about their tness to be sitates such a revocation sentence (death penalty) In July 2013, the ICJ, in the MPs. Maybe, just maybe, this was an honest though foolish or modification. and might therefore be ex- case concerning Certain mistake. In which case Mr. Rawal should have apologised ecuted is sufficient to Activities carried out by when he realised how horribly he had erred. But he did not. Not routine demonstrate the exist- Nicaragua in the Border Yet if you and I can say sorry when we are proven wrong, why CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC The ICJ does not order ence of such a risk”. Area (Costa Rica v. on earth can’t he? provisional measures as a His execution by Nicaragua), refused relief They say to err is human but to forgive divine, yet in MORE ON matter of routine, but Pakistan would cause “ir- on the ground by simply between is the critical stage of apology. That’s particularly im- THE WEB 3 only in extreme cases. reparable prejudice” to concluding that “circum- portant for men who occupy positions of authority. Mr. Raw- The order of provisional India’s case on merits in stances presented by the al’s mistake was particularly egregious, if not self-inicted. On CBSE’s mark measures is resorted to the ICJ, the court countries were not such Therefore, his apology should be made loudly, clearly and, I moderation policy: Will only when the ICJ judges, observed. as to require the exercise would add, abjectly. CBSE re-valuate papers at their sole discretion, Added to this, the court of power to modify” its after court order? conclude that not doing said there was “consider- earlier order of provi- Karan Thapar is a broadcast journalist http://bit.ly/CBSEmoderation so would cause grave pre- able uncertainty” as sional measures.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Mayawati accuses BJP Sushma thanks Pakistan for Uzma’s return of using Bhim Sena External Aairs Minister praises Foreign, Home Ministries and judiciary for aiding the victim’s comeback She distances herself from edgling outt Kallol Bhattacherjee ceived humanitarian support <> Justice (Mohsin another thing but Justice Omar Rashid “The BJP is making polit- NEW DELHI from Pakistan’s Ministry of Akhtar ) Kayani (Mohsin Akhtar ) Kayani gave LUCKNOW ical use of the organisation In a rare instance of mutual Foreign Affairs. the verdict on humanitarian gave the verdict on Breaking her silence on the and that is why it has not understanding, India on The Minister, who tracked grounds. Bhim Sena, Bahujan Samaj taken action against its lead- Thursday thanked Pakistan’s the case since Ms. Uzma humanitarian Her husband argued that Party (BSP) chief Mayawati ers,” she said. diplomats and judiciary after came to the Indian mission grounds the case was about the on Thursday distanced her- an Indian national returned in Islamabad in early May Sushma Swaraj prestige of Pakistan but self from the fledgling Dalit Govt’s charge home. Welcoming the wo- and sought help, said the External Aairs Minister ( Justice Kayani) said how is outfit in Saharanpur after The State government has man from Delhi, Uzma, who diplomats of the mission ac- managed to reach the Indian this case related to prestige reports by the State intelli- accused the Bhim Sena of had accused a Pakistani man ted swiftly in assisting her. mission on May 9 and com- of India or Pakistan? Barris- gence bureau claimed the instigating and flaring up of marrying her forcibly, Ex- Ms. Uzma had alleged that plained that she had been ter Shah Nawaz Noon argued organisation was patronised Dalit-Thakur clashes in the ternal Affairs Minister her husband Tahir Ali, from forced into marrying Tahir the case almost like a father.” and financially supported western UP District. One Sushma Swaraj said India the Buner region in and wanted to return to In- During the hearing, Mr. by her party, in particular person was killed and sev- would like to thank Pakistan Pakistan’s Khyber Pakh- dia. Subsequently, assisted Ali, had reportedly ex- her brother and the BSP’s eral injured as fresh viol- irrespective of the current tunkhwa, had assaulted her. by the Pakistani officials, the pressed his desire to meet vice president Anand Ku- ence erupted in status of bilateral political re- Indian High Commission Ms Uzma in private for re- mar. Chandrapura village of the lation. Relationship turns sour fought the case against the conciliation, but Justice Kay- Ms. Mayawati contended district on Tuesday, the day “Today I would like to ex- The Hindu had earlier repor- accused husband. ani did not allow it as Ms. that the BSP has “no con- Ms. Mayawati toured the press our appreciation of ted that Ms. Uzma had told Ms Uzma returned to Uzma was unwilling. nection” with any outfit area. Pakistan irrespective of the officials at the Indian High Delhi via the Wagah border The Minister also singled called the Bhim Sena. Ms. Mayawati’s clarifica- current state of bilateral ties. Commission that she had on Thursday after the Is- out the role of the Indian She went on to allege that tion on the Bhim Sena, a If Uzma is here today, that is crossed into Pakistan on May lamabad High Court issued a High Commission and the Bhim Sena was a fledging Dalit outfit in Saha- because the Ministry of For- 1 and was drugged by her favourable verdict allowing Deputy High Commissioner “product” of the Bharatiya ranpur, came after a State eign Affairs of Pakistan has friend Tahir Ali who then her to return. J. P. Singh, for special praise. Janata Party (BJP), which intelligence report on the helped us a lot. Pakistan’s married her forcibly and as- “It is a good thing that you was providing it “shelter Saharanpur caste clashes Home Ministry has also saulted her. Pat for lawyer approached the Indian High and patronage to destroy stated that the BSP was helped us a lot,” said Ms. The two had become Acknowledging the Pakistani Commission in your moment the social brotherhood in providing tacit support to Swaraj, emphasising that In- friends while working in judicial support, Ms Swaraj of crisis,” Ms. Swaraj told Ms In gratitude: Uzma seeking the blessings of Sushma Swaraj, Uttar Pradesh”. the Bhim Sena. dian High Commission re- Malaysia. Ms Uzma somehow said, “Political relations are Uzma. while her kin look on, at Jawahar Bhawan in New Delhi. * PTI Report on Saharanpur details turn of events Violence-hit Dalits accuse No mention of April 24 incident or the role of the Bhim Army, accused by police of instigating crowd police of one-sided action

Special Correspondent legedly stopped Dalits from clashes. Home Ministry NEW DELHI installing a statue of B.R. spokesperson Ashok Prasad They say police refused to register FIRs for almost a week In its interim report to the Ambedkar inside the Ravidas said that one person was Home Ministry, the Uttar temple at the Shabbirpur vil- shot dead and two people Mohammad Ali five accused on charges of stance, police refused to re- Pradesh government said lage in Saharanpur. were injured in the clashes SHABBIRPUR murder. gister FIRs of Dalits for al- that fresh violence erupted Saharanpur in western Ut- between the two communit- Weeks after Narendra, a Mahendar, a Dalit and most a week after the in Saharanpur on May 23 as tar Pradesh has been on the ies on May 23, following Dalit resident of Fatehpur also former village head of violence,” he said. “We have three persons were attacked boil for over a month due to which three First Informa- village in Saharanpur, celeb- Chandrapur, where fresh vi- no confidence in the State while “they returned from tensions between the two tion Reports (FIRs) were re- rated Ambedkar's birth an- olence occurred on May 23 government and the police former chief minister May- communities. The Home gistered and 24 people niversary last year, he was in which one Dalit was killed investigation,” said Shaggu, awati’s rally”. Ministry has sent 400 per- arrested. shot dead at point blank and 11 were seriously in- a Dalit man in his late seven- The report, however, does sonnel of the Rapid Action On May 5, another person range on April 23 by mem- jured, told The Hindu that ties. He alleged that police not mention the role of the Force (RAF) and the anti-riot was killed and 15 people bers of the dominant Thakur there were reasons why the did not file FIRs on his Bhim Army, a group of Dalit Pushed to penury: A man sitting inside his vandalised house in police to Saharanpur to aid were injured in a fresh bout community when he was Shabbirpur violence refused complaint. thinkers and activists, which Shabbirpur village of Saharanpur district on Thursday. * PTI the U.P. government in of violence. found relieving himself on a to die down. has been accused by the po- restoring peace in the Nine FIRs were registered Thakur land. “Never before in the his- Old enmities lice for instigating the viol- Scheduled Caste”. It was on rana Pratap, stoking further region. on that day and 17 people The incident led to huge tory of Saharanpur did Dalits Ram Kumar, an ex-headmas- ence. May 5 that Bharatiya Janata violence. were arrested. protests by the Dalit com- have to face violent atrocit- ter and a resident of The report, available with Party (BJP) MP Raghav The report chronicles the Fresh clashes About a dozen police munity, which constitute at ies to this extent and never Chandrapur village, told The The Hindu, says that certain Lakhanpal tried to take out a sequence of events on May 5, The forces were sent after a vehicles were set ablaze and least a quarter of the popula- before has the administra- Hindu that old enmities and “anti-social” elements procession of Rajputs from a May 9 and May 23 but does request from the Uttar Pra- 12 policemen were injured tion of the district. tion acted so one-sided. First hostilities between the two torched a police vehicle on Dalit village with loud music not mention the April 24 in- desh government. Two on May 9, Mr. Prasad quoted But before the situation of all, the completely one- communities were playing May 5 and “burnt around 15- to garland a bust of the 16th cident, which triggered the people have been killed and from the Uttar Pradesh gov- could go out of hand, the sided action of police only out when the mob attacked 20 houses belonging to century Rajput king Maha- clashes when Rajputs al- 40 injured so far in the caste ernment’s report. State Police arrested all the acted as a stimulant. For in- the Dalits on May 5. No clue of Plan to honour Major: Separatists allege ‘vicious Advani, Joshi missing NHRC to hear plea Sukhoi propaganda’ on Kashmir called to court

Special Correspondent Separatists call for protest on Friday NEW DELHI Civil society delegation meets leaders except Yasin Malik Babri demolition case hearing on May 30 The Indian Air Force car- Special correspondent SRINAGAR ried out several search mis- Peerzada Ashiq Special correspondent sions on Thursday for the The National Human Rights Condemnable SRINAGAR LUCKNOW Su-30 aircraft and its pilots Commission (NHRC) and act: Pakistan A five-member civil society A special Central Bureau of which went missing near the State Human Rights delegation led by senior Investigation (CBI) court Press Trust of India Tezpur on Tuesday but Commission (SHRC) will Islamabad Congress leader Mani here on Thursday there was no hear two separate petitions Shankar Aiyar on Thursday summoned senior BJP lead- breakthrough. on the Army’s move to Pakistan on Thursday met separatist leaders, in- ers L.K Advani, Murli Mano- Su-30 fighter jets, C-130 award a Major who faces condemned Indian cluding Mirwaiz Umar har Joshi and Uma Bharti to aircraft, Advanced Light charges of using a civilian as Army’s honour for the Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani, appear before it in the Babri Helicopters and Chetak a human shield in central officer who tied a civil- in the wake of growing un- Masjid demolition case. helicopters have been Kashmir on April 9. ian in Kashmir to a rest in Jammu and Kashmir. The court directed the pressed in for the search Senior Congress leader vehicle and used him as The Mirwaiz, who met the leaders to appear before it and rescue efforts. With and former Union minister a human shield. “It is a delegation at his Srinagar in person on May 30. the weather improving on Saif-ud-Din Soz said he has crime and an insult to residence, expressed his Talking point: The Mani Shankar Aiyar-led delegation during a "The date is fixed for the L.K Advani * Wednesday, the search approached the NHRC on humanity,” Foreign Of- concern over “vicious media meeting with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ,centre, in Srinagar. * PTI framing of charges," Vimal continued. May 24 “to seek an explana- fice spokesman Nafees propaganda aimed at pois- Srivastava, lawyer for the ac- which Mr. Advani, Mr. Joshi “Till now there is no tion on what action the Zakaria said. oning the minds of Indians and inform the civil society and I.D Khajuria, met Gov- cused, said. and Ms. Bharti, among oth- breakthrough,” Air Force Commission had taken on and misleading them regard- of India and the people of In- ernor N.N Vohra. The court said the ers, are accused of criminal sources said. his complaint against the ing the Kashmir dispute”. dia about the actual situ- It apprised the Governor Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) conspiracy. The Supreme Army officer’s gross viola- “I also filed a petition “The Kashmir Valley is ation of Kashmir”. about their views regarding leaders would get no ex- Court recently upheld the Routine mission tion of human rights.” against three TV news chan- turned into a garrison where the restoration of peace in emption and must appear conspiracy charges framed The Su-30 aircraft with two “Army Chief General nels for terming the victim, the civilians are held host- ‘Resolve Kashmir issue’ the State. before it on the given date, against them, overruling the pilots was on a routine Bipin Rawat felicitated Ma- Farooq Ahmad Dar, a stone age. Security forces enjoy In his meeting, Mr. Geelani They strongly urged that a even as they had moved Allahabad High Court judge- training mission on Tues- jor Leetul Gogoi in an award thrower,” said Mr. Untoo. On complete immunity from said there could be no peace meaningful and uninterrup- court seeking exemption ment dropping the charges. day morning as part of a ceremony for his ‘Act of April 9, the Major tied the ci- prosecution by law,” the Mir- in J&K and between India ted dialogue with all stake- from appearance. The court on Wednesday two aircraft formation and Bravery’. I think it is an oc- vilian to the front of an waiz told the delegation. and Pakistan unless Kashmir holders must be started The CBI court is conduct- granted bail to Satish Pra- lost radar and radio con- casion for the NHRC head to Army vehicle to rescue Situation is so frustrating is not resolved. “It’s unfortu- without any further delay ing daily hearing of the dhan, a former Shiv Sena tact with controlling sta- consider resigning his posi- trapped security forces that even young students are nate that the communal for bringing about sustained December 6, 1992, Babri MP, after he surrendered be- tion around 11.10 a.m. The tion or else assert his posi- from a polling booth. hitting the roads each day to forces have taken the reins normalcy in the Kashmir Masjid demolition case, in fore it. last reported location was tion to restore the prestige The Army has defended resist the occupation,” the of New Delhi and are creat- Valley, said an official 60 km northwest of of the NHRC,” said the Con- the Major’s move despite a Mirwaiz told the delegation. ing war hysteria,” said Mr. spokesman. Tezpur. “Some metal signa- gress leader. Court of Inquiry against He also raised the issue of Geelani. The Governor, according tures have been picked up A separate petition, filed him. Separatist leaders Syed the Army Major, who used a JKLF chief Yasin Malik re- to the spokesman, appreci- U.N. rejects Pak. charge during ground scans by the by Ahsan Untoo, chairman, Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar local as a shield, with the fused to meet the civil soci- ated the initiatives of the del- Synthetic Aperture Radar International Forum for Farooq and Mohammad delegation. ety group. egation and thanked for on Su-30 aircraft,” the Justice and Human Rights, Yasin Malik have called for The separatist leader also The delegation, which their valuable contribution of attack on observers sources said. questions the Army move to “a peaceful protest after Fri- asked the delegation “to also included O.P. Shah, towards the restoration of The radars pick up award the officer. day prayers” over the issue. shoulder the responsibility Kapil Kak, Vinod Sharma normalcy in the State. metal concentration on the ‘No evidence’ of an Indian strike ground which could be anything. These will be fur- Press Trust of India panied by Pakistani Army UNITED NATIONS ther verified by helicopters escorts heard gunshots in to narrow down the search Ultras back in Srinagar for recruitment The United Nations has dis- their vicinity,” she said. further. Then ground missed the Pakistan Army’s There is no evidence that teams will be pressed into claim that its military ob- the UNMOGIP military ob- service. Officials said that After a decade, Hizbul Mujahideen has circulated photos of a Srinagar youth among the terror recruits servers came under attack servers were targeted by the given the tough terrain and from Indian troops near the gunfire. No U.N. military ob- weather conditions, the Special correspondent said a police officer of the Rather, Narwara, were killed Line of Control, saying there server was injured,” Ms. Du- search mission would be a Srinagar counter-insurgency cell. in encounter in Lawaypora, was “no evidence” of them jarric told reporters on long process. Jammu and Kashmir’s sum- “Usually, fresh recruits re- on the outskirts of Srinagar, being targeted. Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Chinese mer capital Srinagar, which main underground for more in 2005. The major engage- U.N. Secretary General In a statement, the Inter military said it was paying the police have described as than a month. In this case, ment between India and Antonio Guterres’ spokes- Services Public Relations “close attention” to the in- a militancy-free zone for it’s not even a week.” Pakistan over the Kashmir person Stephane Dujarric (ISPR), the media wing of cident. Chinese defence more than a decade, is ap- from 2003 till 2008 saw a said there was no evidence the Pakistan Armed Forces, spokesman Col. Ren parently witnessing a fresh Growing numbers major decline in locals from that an UNMOGIP (United had said that a vehicle carry- Guochang said the country recruitment of locals as the Since January this year, there Srinagar joining the militant Nations Military Observer ing two officers of the U.N. was keeping a close watch gun-totting image of an 18- were constant inputs, ac- ranks. However, in the past Group in India and military observer group when asked at a briefing year-old Srinagar boy has cording to the police, of one year, according to the Pakistan) vehicle was tar- came under attack by In- whether the Chinese milit- gone viral on social media in Before and after: Tufail Ahmad Mir’s makeover after allegedly growing numbers of milit- police data, nine locals have geted by the Indian Army dian troops during a visit to ary would help trace the the past 24 hours. joining militancy * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT * ants in Srinagar, where local joined the militancy. along the LoC near the the LoC. missing jet. However, he Wearing army fatigues, recruitment has been negli- “At least two youth took Khanjar sector. The Pakistan Army had declined to give any details pictures of Tufail Ahmad curity agencies by surprise. has joined the Hizb ranks. gible in the past one decade. up the arms since January “I can say to you that this claimed the vehicle was car- and said that the foreign Mir, a resident of Srinagar’s Mir, a first year student of We are following the case The last local militants this year,” police said. afternoon, in the Bhimber rying UNMOGIP officers Ma- ministry has reacted on the Qamarwari area, apparently Government Bemina Degree closely. It’s surprising that from Srinagar, Ibrahim Dar, At least 13 militants are District in Pakistan-admin- jor Emmanual of the Philip- issue a day earlier. circulated by the Hizbul Mu- College, has been missing his picture emerged just five a resident of Batamallo’s active in Srinagar, which in- istered-Kashmir, UNMOGIP pines and Major Mirko of (With inputs from PTI) jahideen, have taken the se- since May 20. “The youth days after he went missing,” Tengpora, and Ishfaq Ahmad clude two foreigners. military observers accom- Croatia. CM M ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/TheHindu_Zone EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/pdf4exams

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INTERVIEW | AMIT SHAH ‘Modi’s image will help the BJP expand footprint in South India’ BJP chief says the core of India is Bharatiyata, which is above all other cultural dierences, and the poor face similar problems in north, east and south Nistula Hebbar For me, this government has abandon ideology are re- gap? I am spending 24 days tributing cooking gas, it goes BJP president Amit Shah is on a 95-day whirlwind tour of the done its utmost to positively duced purely to an election- in the south, including Lak- to the homes of both major- country for organisational mobilisation of the party in areas of affect the GDP through acts winning machine. The BJP shadweep, Telangana and ity and minority community, strength and weakness. The Hindu caught up with him in the that liberate the economic was established because we Tamil Nadu, and I believe 4.5 crore toilets have been middle of a heat wave in Telangana. potential of our most disad- believed in a certain ideology that people will support the constructed since this gov- vantaged citizens. It has been and from the Jan Sangh to BJP in the south in a big way ernment came to power — What is your assessment The Army has just carried transformative in its ap- our reason for parting ways in the coming days. both in majority and minor- of three years of the Modi out aggressive firing proach. For example, if you from the Janata Party, was ity homes. There are thou- government? across the Line of Control build a toilet in a house purely ideological. Today, we There is speculation that sands of villages where the and had undertaken where the young girls there have been able to establish a film star Rajinikanth may government provided electri- ■ There are achievements in surgical strikes last year had no access to it and different path in governance join the BJP. city; we don’t know how every field as far as the Nar- as well. What is behind feared for their safety every at the Centre and in the vari- many are majority-domin- ■ endra Modi government is this aggressive policy? day, or you provide cooking ous States where we have a Rajinikanthji has ex- ated, how many minority. concerned. We are the fast- gas to a woman who spends government because of ideo- pressed a wish to enter polit- est-growing economy, and ■ In the field of defence, the hours in a day collecting fire- logy. ics. I have said this earlier The BJP won a mandate in we have been able to control decision to go through with wood and toiling in a smoky too that good people should Uttar Pradesh cutting inflation. Agriculture has surgical strikes has made the kitchen, it is a liberation of a The BJP is perceived as a enter politics and he is wel- across all sections of also shown adequate growth, entire world change the way most basic sort, one that * CH.VIJAYA BHASKAR north Indian party in the come if he chooses to do so. society, and yet in two foreign reserves have gone it looks at India — that the truly empowers them. <> BJP has become the and-a-half times, thanks to South; your 95-day tour is As far as joining the BJP is months there have been up. With release of 104 satel- Modi government is firm in The economic reforms favourite party for demonetisation and the im- expected to give it a fillip concerned, we have not had incidents such as the lites recently, we have made its actions, and this image that this government has un- all marginalised perative of doing business in in these States. How do any such conversation. Saharanpur violence. a place for ourselves in space has been established. It is a dertaken have been more white economy due to the you propose to bridge the How do you look at it? technology. decisive government that than what any government sections GST. cultural gap? Your party is also accused But the biggest achieve- backs its Army. Both the has done in the last 22 years. was a courageous thing. As of meddling in the ■ I request you to compare ment of the Modi govern- Army and the Central gov- Decisive steps have been far as achievements are con- You have frequently ■ If language, culture and AIADMK after any other State with a State ment has been that the coun- ernment have indicated by taken towards a transparent cerned, the huge amount of separated the electoral food could divide us, we Jayalalithaa’s death. with a population like that of try’s self-confidence has these actions that not only economy through GST, the currency hidden away in the victories of your party would not be a nation. The Uttar Pradesh, and look at grown. The direction of its do they care about the safety Jan Dhan Yojana, Direct Be- homes of the corrupt, even from the need to increase core of India is Bharatiyata, ■ We have not interfered in the data on violence. I would growth has been made clear of our borders but also the nefit Transfer (DBT) through political leaders is now in the the ideological which is above all other cul- the party at all. The vacuum also like you to look at the and the scale of the vision for honour of our soldiers. Tues- Aadhaar. It has been aligned system, and is available for acceptance of the BJP. tural differences. that was created after the sad kind of caste violence that the country has grown. For day’s action has raised not with schemes like Ujjwala use in development Aren’t elections an The poor face similar demise of Jayalalithaaji has previous governments in Ut- example, even after 70 years, just the morale of the Indian Yojana, Mudra, crop insur- schemes. Today, no one can endorsement of an problems in north, east and resulted in the party’s in- tar Pradesh had under their there are 14,000 villages with Army but also the entire ance, e-markets, which are say that the money is outside ideology? south. The way the Modi gov- ternal disputes coming to the regimes. The BJP govern- no electricity. We don’t de- country. reforms geared at access to the system, and tracking and ernment has worked for surface. It has nothing to do ment’s performance has cide that 1,000 or 2,000 vil- institutional credit and pub- trailing of black money ■ I do say this, because I be- poor in last three years, BJP with the BJP. been good in comparison lages will be electrified, but There is a view that the lic services. arising out of this exercise is lieve that without ideology has become the favourite even in the two months that that not a single village government has not been going on. any political party becomes party for all marginalised What is your view on the it has been in power. And Yo- should remain without elec- as aggressive on economic Many feel that Other than that, for 91 just a machine to win elec- sections which includes Dal- Modi government’s giji [Chief Minister Yogi tricity, not a single home reforms as its numerical demonetisation did not lakh PAN cards to be issued tions and ultimately it does its, tribals and farmers. I am relationship with large Adityanath] hasn’t even had without a bank account; that strength would have serve the purpose for in one year, the hike of 18% not do any good to the coun- confident that this image of sections of the minority enough time to make in the next five years, five supposed. which it had been in direct and indirect taxes try and people. Modiji will help us expand communities in India. changes in the administra- crore households will be undertaken. collected in the space of a our party in the South as well tion and to make sure that its provided cooking gas. And it ■ There is a difference in the single year is an effect of de- Are you referring to the other regions of the country. ■ The Modi government functional. Even then I is this expectation and the way that pink papers define ■ It is easy to be dismissive monetisation. In the coming Congress? Our party work will be taken does not discriminate against would say that he has done political will of the leader- economic reforms and the of this decision but to de- days, budgets of both the forward by leaders and work- anyone in whatever develop- well. In five years, Uttar Pra- ship by Modiji which gener- way that the government, led monetise a huge load of cur- Union and State govern- ■ I am referring to many ers from the States, so where ment policies it undertakes. desh will come out of the list ates achievements. by Narendra Modiji, does. rency of 1.25 billion people ments will go up by over one- such parties. Those that is the question of a cultural For example, if we are dis- of BIMARU States. Mamata meets PM, denies discussing politics No clarity on President polls Press Trust of India dra Modi here. Her meeting announce its presidential scribing it as a “customary” New Delhi with Mr. Modi came amid ef- candidate. “This was not a meeting between the State Mamata seeks consensus, Nitish to stay away from Opposition meet today West Bengal Chief Minister forts by Opposition leaders political meeting, [but an] government and the Centre. Mamata Banerjee said here to choose a consensus can- absolutely development-ori- Ms. Banerjee said she dis- Indo-Asian News Service “Our senior party leader President will assume office. on Thursday that she dis- didate for the presidential ented meeting. I have taken cussed issues related to soil New Delhi Sharad Yadav would attend I am sending back officials cussed “development and polls. up several issues with the erosion caused by the Ganga West Bengal Chief Minister the meet to represent JD-U,” who have worked with me, not politics” at a meeting The ruling National Prime Minister,” Ms. Baner- in West Bengal and restruc- Mamata Banerjee on he added. back to their ministries and with Prime Minister Naren- Democratic Alliance is yet to jee told presspersons, de- turing of the State’s debt. Thursday hoped for a con- Asked for reasons for Mr departments. One has gone sensus candidate for the Kumar’s absence, Mr. Tyagi to the Commerce Ministry, presidential election. said, “He is busy with some two to the Ministry of Ex- “The President is the cus- important work of the gov- ternal Affairs,” he said. todian of the Constitution ernment.” and it will be very good for Mr. Kumar was among the Farewell tea the entire country if we have first Opposition leaders to The President was speaking a consensus candidate much meet Ms. Gandhi on fielding at a farewell tea for his Press like [former President] A.P.J. Mamata Banerjee a joint candidate for the up- Secretary Venu Rajamony, a Abdul Kalam,” Ms. Banerjee coming presidential elec- career diplomat who has told the media after a meet- with Ms. Gandhi over a com- tion. been appointed the Ambas- ing with Prime Minister Nar- mon presidential nominee He has been calling for sador to The Netherlands. endra Modi. from the Opposition ranks. forging an alliance of secular Mr. Mukherjee's remarks Ms. Banerjee was in the Asked if she had discussed parties at the national level assume significance in the national capital for the the presidential elections on the lines of the 2015 elect- context of the ongoing hectic second time in a month and with Mr. Modi, Ms. Banerjee oral grand alliance in Bihar political consultations over a is slated to attend a luncheon said, “No”. to take on the BJP-led NDA candidate for the presiden- meet at Congress president government under Prime tial election slated for July. Sonia Gandhi’s residence on Sharad to attend Minister Modi. The Congress-led opposi- Friday. Prominent Opposi- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish tion has given enough indic- tion leaders have been in- Kumar will skip Friday’s Pranab unwilling? ations that it will not be vited for the meet where the meeting, a party leader said. President Pranab Mukherjee averse to a second term for issue of selecting a con- “Nitish Kumarji would not on Thursday meanwhile Mr. Mukherjee if the govern- sensus candidate for the be attending the meeting dropped enough hints that ment was acceptable. presidential election is to be chaired by Sonia Gandhiji,” he may not be in the race for But the ruling dispensa- discussed. Rajya Sabha member and another term. tion has not given any hints Earlier on May 16, Ms. Janata Dal-United Spokesper- “I have exactly two about who it has in mind for Banerjee had held talks with son K.C. Tyagi said. months to go. July 25, a new the top post.

IN BRIEF Prices of 31 EVM’s heart is more drugs inviolable: EC capped Special Correspondent New Delhi No application so far for hackathon The National Pharmaceut- Man climbs Everest ical Pricing Authority without oxygen supply Special COrrespondent programmed to perform in a (NPPA) capped the prices GANGTOK New Delhi pre-determined way,” it said. of 31 more drugs on A mountaineer from Sikkim, The Election Commission on The EC has so far not re- Thursday. The notification Kelsang Dorjee Bhutia (36), Thursday turned down the ceived any application for brings under price control has summited Mount Everest Aam Aadmi Party’s demand participation in the chal- intrauterine devices used without oxygen on May 21. to allow tampering with the lenge. Parties can confirm for birth control; Factor Mr. Bhutia became the motherboard of the elec- participation by 5 p.m. on VIII, a life-saving medicine seventh mountaineer from tronic voting machine (EVM) Friday. for haemophilic patients; Sikkim to scale the world’s while participating in a chal- The EC letter said that morphine, a pain killer; highest peak. PTI lenge to hack the machine such so-called “demonstra- and rifampcin, a powerful beginning June 3. tion” on extraneous and du- antibiotic used to treat in- BJP wins Manipur Responding to the AAP’s plicate gadgets, which were fections such as tubercu- Rajya Sabha seat letter, the commission, cit- not owned by the commis- losis and leprosy. IMPHAL ing a “demonstration” by its sion, could not be misused With these 31 drugs, the K. Bhabananda, Manipur BJP legislator Saurabh Bhardwaj and exploited to mislead and NPPA has brought 791 unit president, won the on how to rig an election res- influence our intelligent cit- medicines under price byelection to the lone Rajya ult by tampering with the izens and electorate to assail control. There are 829 sabha seat in the State on EVM motherboard, said: “It or vilify the EVMs used by drugs on the National List Thursday. In the 60-member must be clearly understood the commission in its elect- of Essential Medicines, House, Mr. Bhabananda got that it is possible for anyone oral process. 2015, all of which will be 39 votes and Congress to make any electronic gad- On the party’s demand brought under price candidate E. Dijwamni 21. The get which looks like ECI- for allowing change or tam- control. BJP and allies have 38 MLAs. EVM and demonstrate any pering of the EVM mother- The NPPA notification magic or tampering.” board of EVM during the says, “In case the retail 338 Myanmar refugees challenge, the EC said allow- price of any of the afore- repatriated Different gadget ing any such change was like said formulations is not NEW DELHI “Very simply put, any saying that anyone should complied with, as per in- India has repatriated 338 ‘lookalike’ machine is just a be permitted to manufac- stant price notification, the Myanmar refugees who different gadget, which is ture a new machine and in- manufacturer/company crossed the border last week manifestly designed and troduce new EVMs in the concerned shall be liable to to escape atrocities by made to function in a ECI system, which was im- deposit the overcharged insurgent groups. The Assam ‘tampered’ manner and has plausible and irrational. amount along with the in- Rifles and the district no relevance, incidence or “It is common knowledge terest thereon under the administration of Saiha in bearing on the commission’s that changing the mother- provisions of the DPCO, Mizoram carried out the EVMs. Any person with reas- board or internal circuitry of 2013.” repatriation. On May 19, they onable common sense can any electronic device is like In December 2015, the crossed over seeking refuge, understand that gadgets changing the whole device government had updated Assam Rifles said. other than ECI-EVMs can be itself,” the EC said. the NLEM list. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/TheHindu_Zone EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/pdf4exams

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 12 WORLD FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELSEWHERE Manchester intel leak tests Dierences apparent during U.S.-U.K. ‘special relationship’ Trump’s day in Brussels President urges NATO members to spend more on defence

British police decide to stop sharing information with America on terror attack Sriram Lakshman adding, “No hasty decision Brussels should be taken on this sub- Vidya Ram The U.S. and the EU are not ject by the United States.” London Obama gets rockstar in complete alignment re- welcome in Berlin The U.S.-U.K. “special rela- garding their worldviews NATO summit BERLIN tionship” will face its first and policies. This was part World leaders gathered at Barack Obama received a major challenge this week as of the message a sombre the new headquarters of rockstar welcome in Berlin as British Prime Minister Donald Tusk, President of NATO for a ceremony to he appeared at a public Theresa May is set to con- the European Council, de- mark its transfer from the debate on Thursday with front President Donald livered to the press after his Belgian government to the Chancellor Angela Merkel. Trump over the leaking of meeting with U.S. President 28-country alliance. The ce- The two appeared before sensitive information from Donald Trump in Brussels remony started with Ger- tens of thousands of people U.S. sources on the devastat- on Thursday morning. man Chancellor Angela attending a gathering ing attack in Manchester, The meetings, which in- Merkel and Mr. Trump ded- marking the 500th which killed 22 people and cluded the heads of the EU’s The NATO ag being raised icating a memorial that con- anniversary of the Protestant injured over 100. executive and foreign policy during a handover ceremony tains fragments of the Berlin

Reformation. AP The first leak came on wings as well as the Presid- in Brussels on Thursday. * AP Wall and a piece of twisted Tuesday after an unnamed ent of the European Parlia- metal from the Twin Towers U.S. warship sails close U.S. source told American ment, went on for longer Mr. Tusk also called for a that fell on September 11, to the Spratly Islands broadcaster CBS the name of than scheduled. values rather than interest 2001. WASHINGTON the Manchester suicide Mr. Trump is in Brussels based partnership. “The During his dedication A U.S. Navy warship, the USS bomber Salman Abedi, des- for a NATO summit and the greatest task today is the speech, Mr. Trump con- Dewey, sailed within 12 pite earlier appeals by police Europeans are wasting no consolidation of the whole demned the Manchester ter- nautical miles of the Spratly in the U.K. to local media to time in trying to reach out to free world around those val- ror attack earlier this week, Islands, an artificial island not publish details on the him, prompted by the fact ues not just interests. Values which killed 22 people. built up by China in the South person in order to aid the in- that he has expressed scepti- and principles first, this is In what appeared to be a China Sea, U.S. officials said vestigation. Not pleased: U.S. President Donald Trump with British Prime Minister Theresa May and other cism about the EU, praised what we Europe and Amer- reference to the refugee on Wednesday, the first such Speaking on the BBC’s NATO leaders at the new NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. * AP Brexit, and called NATO “ob- ica should be saying.” crisis, Mr. Trump said: “You challenge to Beijing in the Today Programme on Wed- solete”. Mr. Trump’s protec- have thousands and thou- strategic waterway since U.S. nesday morning, Home Sec- Information sharing has tionist positions on trade Meeting with Macron sands of people pouring into President Donald Trump took retary Amber Rudd de- also caused tensions in the and environment and his re- Later, Mr. Trump had his our various countries, and office. REUTERS scribed the move as Trump vows to past. These include the leak lationship with Russia have first meeting with French spreading throughout and in “irritating” and said they of details on the July 2005 been of concern to President Emmanuel Mac- many cases we have no idea Newspaper editor had now been “very clear” bombings in central London, Europeans, for whom the ron, which began with Mr. who they are... The NATO of shot dead in Siberia with U.S. officials that no crack down on leaks which killed 52 people, and transatlantic relationship is Macron matching Mr. the future must include a MOSCOW more leaks of sensitive in- the decision by U.S. authorit- the defining partnership of Trump’s characteristically great focus on terrorism and Russian investigators say the formation should take place. Sriram Lakshman ‘Silent Service’ are ies to act on intelligence the post-war world order. firm and prolonged hand- immigration as well as editor of a local newspaper in When asked whether the Brussels cringing at news that Mr. from Britain on a plot to Mr. Trump discussed for- shake with a tight grip of his threats from Russia and on Siberia has been shot dead. revelation of his name had U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed the blow up airliners in 2006 eign policy, security, climate own. The meeting was an NATO’s eastern and south- The Investigative Committee compromised the investiga- Trump on Thursday said whereabouts of two sooner than the British had and trade relations with the opportunity for Mr. Macron ern borders.” in the Krasnoyarsk region said tion, she said that had not it was “deeply troubling” submarines that are part hoped for. EU, Mr. Tusk told reporters. to discuss various differ- Mr. Trump said 23 of the on Thursday that 42-year-old been the case. that U.S. intelligence of the undersea stealth “My feeling is that we agreed ences the two Presidents 28 NATO members were not Dmitry Popkov, editor of the agencies reportedly force. While Mr. Trump ‘Emotionally raw’ on many areas. First and have — including interna- paying what they should be Ton-M newspaper, was found Angry agencies leaked information from did not give up the subs’ However, the latest leak is in foremost, on counterterror- tional trade and the environ- paying for their defence, dead with gunshot wounds However, the leak of detailed the British probe into the precise location, his a different league. “The leak- ism and I am sure I don’t ment. Mr. Trump has said adding that it was not fair on outside his home in Minusinsk photographs from the bomb Manchester attack. telling Philippines ing of pictures is unusual behave to explain why. But the U.S. is reconsidering its the taxpayers of the U.S. late on Wednesday. AP scene from British forensic Mr. Trump added that President Rodrigo Duterte cause that is not only opera- some issues remain open participation in the Paris cli- “And many of these nations investigations to The New he was ordering an of the submarines’ tionally sensitive but it is also like climate and trade and I mate agreement. owe massive amounts of Pak. honour killing: man York Times has shifted the investigation into the presence startled many in emotionally very raw,” said am not 100% sure that we — The discussion was money for past years and found stoned to death situation dramatically, with matter and called for the a community that has Dr. Jamie Gaskarth, senior we means Mr. President and “good, frank, warm” and not paying in those past LAHORE the anger palpable within prosecution of the culprit. long abided by the adage lecturer in politics at Birm- myself — that we have a com- centred around “pragmat- years.” The distribution of A 43-year-old man in Britain’s security and intelli- Meanwhile, some “loose lips sink ships”. ingham University. mon position, a common ism”, Mr. Macron told a financial and operational re- Pakistan’s Punjab province gence services. veterans of the U.S. Navy’s (With AP inputs) In a statement, the Na- opinion, about Russia,” he group of journalists at the sponsibility will be one of has been stoned to death, The BBC reported that po- tional Police Chief’s Council said, adding that he and Mr. European Commission the two main topics at this which media reports on lice in Greater Manchester warned of the impact that Trump were in agreement shortly after the lunch. “We year’s summit, the other be- Thursday said was an have taken the decision to U.S. President the need to sador to the U.K. While Bri- such breaches of trust could about Ukraine. don’t interpret things in the ing combating terrorism. apparent case of honour stop sharing intelligence keep intelligence secure, at tain has arrangements to have on the ability to defeat The EU and the U.S. are same way, but we spoke Earlier in the day, NATO killing. The body of with U.S. authorities on a the NATO summit in Brussels share intelligence with a terror and protect the pub- among the countries and in- frankly,” he said. Regarding secretary general, Jens Stol- Aurangzaib, a native of Mian temporary basis and only re- on Thursday, while number of countries across lic. “It…undermines our international bodies that have climate change, Mr. Macron tenberg said the alliance Dehri village of Ghazi town, lating to this investigation. Manchester Mayor Andy the world, the U.S. has un- vestigations and the confid- imposed sanctions on Russia said he respected the fact would officially join the U.S.- was found near a pile of Ms. May has said she Burnham has raised the is- doubtedly been its closest ence of victims, witnesses following its annexation of that Mr. Trump had re- led coalition to fight the so- stones by a passer-by. PTI would “make clear” to the sue with the U.S. Ambas- partner on this. and their families.” Crimea in 2014. viewed the Paris agreement, called Islamic State. GOP candidate charged Philippines pushes to with assaulting reporter retake city from rebels

Associated Press Reuters more than a dozen host- BOZEMAN MARAWI CITY ages. “We’re confronting The Republican candidate The Philippines deployed at- maybe 30 to 40 remaining in the nationally watched tack helicopters and special from the local terrorist election on Thursday for forces to drive out Islamic group,” said Jo-Ar Herrera, Montana’s sole congres- State-linked rebels holed up spokesman for the military's sional seat has been charged in a besieged southern city First Infantry Regiment. with misdemeanor assault on Thursday, as efforts to “The military is conducting for allegedly grabbing a retake back control met heavy precise, surgical operations porter by the neck and resistance. to flush them out... The situ- throwing him to the ground. Ground troops hid be- ation is very fluid and move- Voters decide in the spe- hind walls and armoured ments are dynamic because cial election whether Re- vehicles and exchanged vol- we wanted to out-step and publican Greg Gianforte or Greg Gianforte leys of gunfire with Maute out-manoeuvre them.” Democrat Rob Quist will fill group fighters, firing into el- The battles with the the U.S. House seat left va- change at his campaign of- evated positions occupied Maute group, which has cant when Ryan Zinke fice. Mr. Quist has declined by militants who have held pledged allegiance to IS, resigned to join President to comment on the charge. Marawi City on Mindanao is- started on Tuesday after- Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The assault charge is a land for two days. noon during a failed raid by last-minute curveball in the security forces on one of the ‘Aggressive exchange’ race, which was partly seen Machine gun fire group's hideouts, which Mr. Gianforte, who has tried as a referendum on Mr. Helicopters circled the city, spiralled into chaos. to align himself with Mr. Trump’s presidency. The peppering Maute positions The turmoil was the final Trump, defended himself as majority of voters were ex- with machine gun fire to try straw for President Rodrigo the criminal charge was an- pected to have already cast to force them from a bridge Duterte, who delivered on nounced Wednesday, saying ballots through early voting, vital to retaking Marawi, a his threat to impose martial the reporter — Ben Jacobs of and it was unclear how mainly Muslim city of law on Mindanao, the coun- The Guardian — was being much of an effect the assault 200,000 where fighters had try’s second-largest island, aggressive and grabbed him charge would have on the torched and seized a school, to stop the influence of rad- by the wrist in their ex- election results. a jail, a cathedral, and took ical Islam from spreading. Net migration falls in Britain Number of EU citizens leaving U.K. rises, while arrival of foreign students falls

Vidya Ram izens of so-called EU-8 na- visas for less than a year) migration to zero. Among London tions, including Poland, the showed a slight increase in the major parties, it has Net migration into Britain Czech Republic, Slovakia, the number of visas issued fallen to the Liberal Demo- fell to 248,000 in 2016, led Hungary, Estonia, Latvia to Indian students, whose crats to commit to “making by a significant rise in the and Lithuania, left Britain numbers rose by 6% year- the positive case for immig- number of EU citizens leav- during the year, while fewer on-year to 11,642. Home Of- ration”. ing the U.K. and a fall in the numbers came to the fice data also showed that Industry leaders and international students arriv- country. from outside the EU, the think tanks have expressed ing. While the fall will be The figures are con- highest number of long-term their concerns about immig- welcomed by some, includ- sidered significant, high- visas were granted to Indian ration control in the U.K., ing the Conservative party, lighting the impact that last and Chinese nationals. particularly once it exits the which in its manifesto main- June’s referendum on leav- European Union. tains a commitment to ing the EU is having on cit- Emotive issue In April, Jaguar Land lowering net migration to izens of other European The issue of immigration has Rover’s CEO Ralf Speth high- the tens of thousands, it will countries residing in Britain. emerged as a particularly lighted the importance of ac- raise concerns among oth- There was also a signific- emotive issue in Britain’s cess to a skilled interna- ers about potential skill ant decrease in long-term election campaigning. While tional workforce in an shortages in the U.K. immigration to study, which the Conservatives have interview with the BBC. fell by 32,000 from 2015 to pledged to control and re- Think tank Our Global Fu- Brexit impact 136,000. The ONS noted duce immigration because ture published a report Figures published by the Of- that this was also driven by a high levels made it “difficult earlier this month noting the ficer for National Statistics decrease in students from to build a cohesive society”, importance of immigration (ONS) on Thursday showed a Asia, whose numbers fell to the Labour Party has prom- to the U.K. economy, estim- statistically significant fall in 64,000 from 80,000 in 2015 ised “fair rules and reason- ating that an annual net mi- net migration by 84,000 (it does not break it down by able management of migra- gration figure “well in excess compared to 2015, driven by country until later this year). tion”. The far-right UKIP of 200,000” will be needed the number of EU citizens However, separate data from party, which released its in the long term to avoid leaving Britain more than the Home Office (which in- manifesto on Thursday, said “catastrophic consequences tripling. Some 43,000 cit- cludes data on students on it would target reducing net for the economy”. CM M ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/TheHindu_Zone EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEhttps://telegram.me/pdf4exams

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market watch 25-05-2017 % CHANGE Ashok Leyland returns to dddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddd In-ight Wi-Fi Net access soon Sensex 30,750 1.48 US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 64.62 ddddddddddddddd0.16 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 29,150 ddddddddddddddd0.17 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 53.59 ddddddddddddd-0.39 Centre needs to amend the Telegraph Act, 1885, to allow on-board Web surng prot after truck sales rise Somesh Jha in near real time reporting NEW DELHI NIFTY 50 latitude, longitude, altitude, Firm posted Q4 prot of ₹476 cr. vs. ₹141 cr. loss last year PRICE CHANGE On-board Wi-Fi may soon be- true heading and ground K.T. Jagannathan ACC...... 1619.70...... 36.75 come a reality as the Depart- speed; streaming of flight performance of HFL for the CHENNAI Adani Ports...... 340.75...... 1.10 ment of Telecommunica- data recorder of the aircraft period October 1, 2016, to Ambuja Cements...... 240.05...... 4.75 tions (DoT) has sent a in real-time; and facilitating Commercial vehicle maker March 31, 2017. The tax sav- Asian Paints...... 1113.20...... 22.00

Aurobindo Pharma ...... 525.55...... -0.65 revised proposal that will en- real time intervention for Ashok Leyland reported a ings from the merger of HFL Axis Bank ...... 507.45...... 8.15 able in-flight access to voice, safety and security based on net profit of ₹476 crore for added ₹324 crore to the Bajaj Auto ...... 2822.80...... 58.50 data and video services. flight data monitoring,” in- the fourth quarter ended profit after tax,” according Bank of Baroda ...... 181.50...... 5.75

Bharti Airtel ...... 370.70...... 2.35 “The DoT has sent a re- dustry body Assocham had March 2017, as against a loss to a statement. Bosch ...... 23562.30. .... 736.40 vised proposal for the con- said in a letter addressed to of ₹141 crore in the same BPCL...... 726.85...... 14.95 sideration of the Committee Prime Minister Narendra quarter of the previous year. Market share rises Cipla ...... 504.00...... -15.65 of Secretaries (home, com- Modi last year. The Hinduja flagship Ashok Leyland reported a Coal India ...... 265.45...... 3.70

Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2427.70...... -89.10 munication and civil aviation A large number of coun- company said its revenue for 4% increase in sales of me- Eicher Motors...... 28009.45. .... 644.75 ministries) after re-examin- tries, including Sri Lanka, the quarter under review in- dium and heavy commercial GAIL (India)...... 401.00...... 10.35 ing its earlier proposal re- Sky-high surng: Live Internet streaming is not possible on Pakistan, Bangladesh and creased by 13% to ₹7,057 vehicles during 2016-17 to Grasim Ind ...... 1097.30...... -0.55 lated to interception by se- ights over India under present law. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK Nepal, permit the use of In- HCL Tech...... 859.60...... 4.75 crore (₹6,237 crore). Vinod K. Dasari 102,313 units. This had HDFC ...... 1539.75...... 14.90 curity agencies when ternet on flights, it added. The revenue growth came helped improve its market HDFC Bank...... 1617.15...... 50.40 required,” Civil Aviation Sec- under the Communication sengers are unable to use Domestic carriers, such as on the back of a 10% in- quarter, up from 34% in the share to 33.8% from 32.7%. Hero MotoCorp ...... 3625.85...... 58.25 retary R.N. Choubey said. Ministry. However, the re- in-flight Internet services Jet Airways and Vistara, offer crease in sales of medium same quarter the previous Focus on cost control had Hindalco ...... 190.55...... 3.50

Hind Unilever ...... 1043.45...... 5.40 “The proposal will be taken vised proposal has ad- over Indian airspace. Even pre-loaded in-flight enter- and heavy commercial year. helped the company achieve Indiabulls HFL ...... 1045.60...... 6.30 up at the next meeting of the dressed the issue of flight international airlines that of- tainment content to passen- vehicles to 38,643 units from For the full financial year, double-digit EBITDA (earn- ICICI Bank ...... 317.70...... 11.00 Secretaries.” data monitoring, the official, fer such a facility to its pas- gers on some flights. Air In- 35,247 units in the same 2016-17, the company repor- ings before interest, tax, de- IndusInd Bank ...... 1461.60...... 48.00 who did not wish to be iden- sengers have to discontinue dia also plans to give Bharti Infratel ...... 373.50...... 4.50 quarter the previous year. ted a revenue of ₹21,332 preciation and amortisation) Infosys ...... 983.30...... 28.50 Monitoring data tified, said. the service while the aircraft passengers access to on- Sales of light commercial crore against ₹19,993 crore for the ninth quarter in a Indian OilCorp...... 438.95...... 8.40 Civil Aviation Ministry The Centre will need to is flying over the Indian board movies, games and vehicles increased by 3% to in the preceding year. The row as a percentage of rev- ITC ...... 300.05...... 0.15 sources said the Home Min- amend the Telegraph Act, airspace. music on laptops or smart- 8,978 units from 8,745 units. net profit stood at ₹1,223 enue, Managing Director Kotak Bank ...... 956.50...... 20.40

L&T...... 1768.85...... 84.40 istry had raised concerns 1885, as well as the related “In-Flight Connectivity phones by connecting to on- The company claimed crore against ₹390 crore in Vinod K. Dasari, said. Lupin ...... 1140.20...... -88.30 about security agencies be- Indian Telegraphy Rules to (IFC) promises to substan- board Wi-Fi service. Live In- that it had improved its mar- the previous year (after ex- The EBITDA for the M&M ...... 1327.50...... 18.85 ing able to monitor data and provide on-board Wi-Fi ser- tially improve safety of air- ternet streaming is not pos- ket share in the medium and ceptional items). quarter under review was Maurti Suzuki...... 6985.70. .... 116.05 voice transmission in the ini- vices. At present, both do- lines as it enables flight sible on flights under the heavy commercial vehicles “The results for the full 11% of revenue against 13.1%, NTPC ...... 156.35...... -0.10

ONGC ...... 174.15...... 0.45 tial proposal floated by DoT mestic and international pas- tracking in respect of aircraft present law. space to 36.3% during the year include the financial Mr. Dasari added.

PowerGrid Corp ...... 198.95...... -0.95

Reliance Ind ...... 1302.45...... 4.75

State Bank ...... 290.10...... 6.95

Sun Pharma ...... 591.55...... -11.95

Tata Motors ...... 476.00...... 6.45 Tata Motors DVR...... 282.20...... 5.75 ‘Service providers must shun Sensex scales new high on global rally Tata Power ...... 80.40...... 0.15

Tata Steel ...... 484.70...... 1.35

TCS ...... 2624.60...... 65.45

...... discriminatory phone taris’ Tech Mahindra 426.00 8.85 Short covering ahead of expiry of derivative contracts also act as a catalyst UltraTech Cement...... 4162.40...... -9.80

Wipro ...... 536.45...... 11.45 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT igare Securities. “It further YES Bank...... 1464.25...... 39.20 TRAI tells telcos to notify rates within 7 days of introduction MUMBAI Zee Entertainment ...... 512.00...... 2.85 gained momentum in the lat- Special Correspondent Reliance Jio had earlier Benchmark equity indices ter half, partially due to a NEW DELHI this year filed a complaint touched new highs on the strong surge in select index EXCHANGE RATES Telecom Regulatory Author- with TRAI alleging “arbitrary back of a global rally after it majors and short covering in Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit ity of India (TRAI) on discrimination between the emerged that the Federal Re- derivatives space.” The top except yen at 4 p.m. on May 25 Thursday sought to prevent subscribers of same class” serve would increase in- gainers included L&T, ICICI CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL service providers from offer- by Bharti Airtel, leading to terest rates only after the Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI, US Dollar ...... 64.41...... 64.73 ing discriminatory tariffs to violation of tariff rules. U.S. economy showed strong Wipro, Maruti Suzuki India Euro ...... 72.23...... 72.59

British Pound...... 83.46...... 83.88 the same category of sub- “As per the terms and signs of a recovery. and TCS.

Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 57.64...... 57.93 scribers and told them to file conditions at Airtel website The 30-share Sensex Incidentally, banking Chinese Yuan ...... 9.38...... 9.43 their tariff within seven days the ‘Free Data for 12 months gained 448.39 points, or stocks have been in the lime- Swiss Franc ...... 66.23...... 66.56 of introducing the rates — a worth ₹9,000’ offer can be 1.48%, to close at 30,750.03 light ever since the Centre Singapore Dollar ...... 46.52...... 46.76

Canadian Dollar...... 47.93...... 48.18 move aimed at protecting availed only by the sub- on Thursday. The surge was Charged up: The market is getting support from renewed and the Reserve Bank of In- Malaysian Ringitt ...... 15.05...... 15.13 the interests of consumers. Jio had charged Bharti with scribers with new 4G hand- across sectors as a total of buying by foreign investors. * REUTERS dia have been focussing on Source:Indian Bank “...(tariff) shall not be dis- discrimination between sets, that is 4G handsets that 1,862 stocks gained on the addressing the bad debt is- criminatory between sub- subscribers of same class. have previously not been BSE, as against only 827 de- ing ahead of the expiry of ment was upbeat from the sue in the sector. The market scribers of the same class used on Airtel’s network.” clines. Most sectoral indices the derivative contracts also beginning, taking cues from is getting support from re- BULLION RATES CHENNAI and to ensure that every tar- providers. TRAI stated that it This discriminated sub- also ended with gains. acted as a catalyst for the the Fed meeting minutes, newed buying by foreign in- May 25 rates in rupees with previous iff that is offered to a cus- had received complaints that scribers holding 4G hand- The broader Nifty of the rally. Among the leading wherein indications were vestors as well with the cur- rates in parentheses tomer is invariably reported some service providers were sets on the Bharti Airtel net- National Stock Exchange Asian indices, Nikkei, Hang mixed on rate hike in June,” rent month’s flows pegged at Retail Silver (1g) ...... 42.70. ....(42.50) to the Authority,” TRAI said introducing tariffs without work, prior to the cut-off (NSE) closed at 9,509.75, up Seng and Kospi posted ad- said Jayant Manglik, presid- ₹8,218 crore, after April saw 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,765. ....(2,765) in a directive to all service filing it with the regulator. date, Reliance Jio said. 1.59% or 149.20. Short cover- vances on Thursday. “Senti- ent, Retail Distribution, Rel- tepid flows at ₹2,394 crore. IDBI Bank unveils turnaround Norms eased for RBI Dy. plan amid debt default fears Governor

Lender proposes to raise more capital, sell non-core assets Special Correspondent Mumbai Reuters Moody’s added IDBI’s The Centre has relaxed the MUMBAI common equity Tier 1 ratio, criteria for selecting a Re- India’s IDBI Bank on a key metric of capital, stood serve Bank of India (RBI) Thursday set out a turn- at 5.64%, just above the min- Deputy Governor and around plan that includes imum central bank require- opened the post to bankers raising additional capital ment of 5.5%. from the private sector. A and selling non-core assets The ratings agency said it notification — which was to help the state-run lender expected IDBI to continue to posted on the RBI website to improve its financial posi- experience “asset quality is- on Thursday — said applic- tion and reassure investors sues” over the next 12-18 ants could be a board anxious about a possible months. member or a full-time dir- debt default. The downgrade came just ector having 15 years of ex- IDBI announced the plan, two days after local agency perience in banking and which will also include curb- ICRA downgraded a slew of financial market ing its rising corporate loan Mahesh Kumar Jain IDBI’s debt, warning that ID- operations. book and cutting costs, on BI’s “substantially weak op- Deputy Governor S.S. the day when Moody’s In- “We are looking at all av- erating and financial per- Mundra’s term comes to an vestor Service became the enues to improve our capital formance” had resulted in a end in July. Out of the four second rating agency to position and bring the bank “significant” erosion of its Deputy Governors, one has downgrade its debt this on the recovery track,” said capital levels. traditionally been a chief week. Mahesh Kumar Jain, IDBI’s IDBI shares rose about 1% executive of a public sector managing director and CEO, on Thursday. bank. Mr. Mundra was Coupon payments in a statement. The stock had dropped al- CMD of Bank of Baroda, The lender has been facing IDBI sought to reassure in- most 22% this month as of while his predecessor K.C. growing investor concerns vestors as Moody’s down- Wednesday’s close after re- Chakrabarty had headed that it will be unable to ser- graded its rating for IDBI to porting a wider net Punjab National Bank, be- vice its coupon payments for “Ba2”, below investment quarterly loss and after the fore their appointments at so-called Additional Tier 1 grade, from “Baa3”, citing a central bank initiated “cor- the RBI. In the latest noti- bonds in coming months “significant deterioration” in rective action” to help the fication, the Centre has dis- after its capital ratio fell be- IDBI’s financial profile and lender tackle its bad loans pensed with ‘experience as low a key central bank “extremely weak” capital and negative return on a CEO’ being a criterion for minimum. position. assets. the ‘banker’ candidate. Fed ties U.S. rate increase to economic rebound, sees balance sheet cuts in 2017 Policymakers agreed to wait until it was clear recent slowdown was temporary

Reuters transitory before taking an- WASHINGTON other step in removing ac- Federal Reserve policy- commodation,” according to makers agreed they should the minutes, which provided hold off on raising interest the latest indication of the rates until it was clear a re- Fed’s heightened caution cent U.S. economic slow- over policy tightening. down was temporary, though most said a hike was Gather steam coming soon, minutes from Still, Fed officials made it their last meeting showed. clear they expected the eco- Nearly all policymakers at nomy to pick up mo- the May 2-3 meeting also said mentum. “They left June they favoured beginning the open. I think they would wind-down of the U.S. cent- Paring holdings: Most policymakers favoured starting the move in June, followed by a ral bank’s massive holdings wind-down of the Treasury debt holdings this year. * AFP fourth-quarter hike,” said of Treasury debt and mort- Matt Toms, chief investment gage-backed securities this Fed’s rate-setting committee “Members generally officer of fixed income at year. “generally” believed it judged that it would be Voya Investment Manage- While investors continue hinged on the economy re- prudent to await additional ment in Atlanta. to see a rate increase as bounding from its sharp evidence indicating that a re- The Fed has more than $4 highly likely next month, the slowdown in the first cent slowdown in the pace of trillion in Treasury debt and minutes showed that the quarter. economic activity had been mortgage-backed securities.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 14 BUSINESS FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF INTERVIEW | RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD GST will help establish ‘Experts say that if automation traceability of gold: WGC takes 2 jobs, it creates 10 more’ ‘This is the best way to make purchases transparent’

Mercedes-Benz cuts car Special Correspondent the 450 available now) if prices to align with GST When the computer came there was opposition. Now it’s a major job giver KOLKATA hallmarking is made MUMBAI The rollout of the Goods and mandatory.” Yuthika Bhargava BPOs are coming up in Alla- Services Tax (GST) on July 1 As per a WGC report on Mercedes-Benz India has NEW DELHI announced a downward habad, Bareilly, Ghazipur, will get gold out of the shad- the evolution and innova- revision of its locally-made India will not let the threat of cyberattacks, such as the recent Lucknow, Siliguri. ows of black money and es- tion of India’s gold market, car prices by 2% to 9% to ‘Wannacry’ ransomware, restrict the progress of Digital India, tablish traceability, income levels were the most bring them on a par with Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad Have all the 48,000 seats Somasundaram P. R., man- significant long-term de- GST rates. This is to prevent said in an interview to The Hindu. He said that the Government envisaged under the aging director, India World terminants of consumer car buyers from postponing was also working on reviewing the IT Act to strengthen it and scheme been allotted? Gold Council said. gold demand. The report purchase decisions till July. the claims of massive job losses in the IT software sector were There was a lack of clarity pegged India’s gold stocks at ■ The price reduction “exaggerated.” Edited excerpts: About 15,000 have been fi- on the rate and on certain make gold buying transpar- around 23,000 tonnes. It available on nine models nalised. The rest are in pro- operational issues and the ent,” he said. However, GST said that South accounted comes into immediate Incidents such as the have cybersecurity walls. We cess. But 15,000 seats have transition would be a time- rollout should ideally be ac- for 40% of the gold demand, effect. As per the new recent ransomware take a have to work as a team… the potential to create em- consuming affair, he said. companied by enforcement followed by West with 25 %, prices, a CLA 200 will be toll on people’s trust on See, India’s digital profile is ployment for 30,000 “It may take about 18 of hallmarking to ensure North 20% and East 15%. Im- cheaper by ₹1,25,000, digitisation and digital rising and cybersecurity We will not let issues people. months for the industry to purity. “Or else there will be ports account for 85 % of the needs to be strengthened. It <> settle,” he said. “There are a gap.” supply. while a Maybach S 500 will payments. Given related to Government’s focus on is a vast area. For a more fo- But do you see any threat several areas that need clar- The number of jewellers cost ₹7 lakh less in Delhi. cybersecurity slow Digital India what is your cused approach we now to jobs from automation? ity.. the industry is seeking Assaying centres has been estimated between Suven initiates clinical take on this? have a separate CERT for the down the progress the definition of conver- Certain inadequacies exis- 3.85 and 4.1 lakh of whom trial of anti-depressant financial sector, soon we will of Digital India ■ I am told by technology ex- sion.. how would the taxa- ted with respect to hallmark- 70% were unorganised. HYDERABAD ■ First of all, India was the have a separate CERT for the perts if automation takes two tion be if gold jewellery is ex- ing facilities, Mr. However, the market share Suven Life Sciences has least affected due to this power sector. If there is reports on layoffs in the jobs, it creates 10 more. changed,” he said. Somasundaram said. This of organised player has in- initiated the phase I clinical ransomware as we took pre- some rising sector which IT sector... When computer had come Mr. Somasundaram felt was in respect of the num- creased from 5 to 30 % , in trial of a chemical entity cautions. CERT-In had issued needs special focus, I am in the 80s, there was opposi- that there were major gains ber of assaying centres as the five years since 2000, intended for the treatment an advisory in March itself also open to the idea of a ■ These reports are exagger- tion, some from our own to be reaped from the rol- well as gaps in standardisa- and is projected to rise to of major depressive that Microsoft patch should separate CERT for them too. ated. I completely dispel this party. But, today it’s one of lout of reform measures like tion. “Nearly 1,000 assayers 40% by 2020, according to disorder (MDD). At the start be installed. Therefore, India whole impression. I have the major job givers. There is GST. “This is the best way to would be needed (against the report. of the trial and rst dosing was not vulnerable. We will India had unveiled a also personally looked into a need for re-skilling with of SUVN-911, a neuronal not let issues related to cy- cybersecurity policy in it, spoken to industry lead- the advancements in techno- acetylcholine nicotinic bersecurity slow down the 2013. Will you be taking ers and asked for data. We logy. And the government receptor (nAChRs) progress of Digital India. To that forward? are keeping a tab on the situ- and the industry will work Centre alters Alpha Real Trust ‘wins’ antagonist for MDD, the take up the challenges that ation. As of now, it is routine towards this. company on Thursday said may come up in this area, we ■ I am open to the idea of performance linked trim- denition of results from the study were recently created over 100 improving on that policy. ming. The IT industry in In- What about the issues of Logix arbitration suit expected during the Jan- new posts for security pro- But we are more focused on dia today employs 40 lakh privacy raised about a start-up March quarter in 2018. The fessionals. We will be open- delivery. Earlier Govern- people directly and 1.4 crore Aadhaar? K.T. Jagannathan of Logix Group,’’ Alpha Real global antidepressant ing 10 new regional Stand- ment’s focus was on creating people indirectly. But I Special Correspondent CHENNAI Trust said in a statement. market is valued at more ardisation Testing and policy without delivery. would like to highlight the ■ We have saved ₹50,000 New Delhi Alpha Real Trust, a re- “Restraint orders have also than $20 billion. Quality Certification (STQC) larger ecosystem of Digital crore due to direct transfer The Centre has amended gistered investment com- been passed against the Lo- centres. We recently Our IT Act is pretty old. India which is creating more of benefits… all this is tax- the definition of a start-up pany listed on the London gix corporate office at IFC invests $3 million in launched the Botnet Clean- Do you think there is a opportunities. We have 2.5 payers’ money. We have a by broadening the term to Specialist Fund Market of Noida,” it added. AI-focused pi Ventures ing and Malware Analysis need to rework the Act? lakh common service proper Aadhaar law where include scalability of busi- the London Stock Ex- Further, Logix had also BENGALURU Centre and the National Cy- Also, the government had centres. In fact, I am looking security of data and privacy ness model with a potential change, said it won a dis- been restrained against International Finance bersecurity Coordination to withdraw its data to expand it further. These has been completely safe- for employment genera- pute with Logix group with transfer of shares in several Corporation (IFC), the Centre (NCCC) will also be- encryption policy earlier centres have earned ₹1,800 guarded. tion or wealth creation, ac- a Division Bench of the group companies and devel- private-sector lending arm come functional shortly. due to public outcry. crore by enabling digital de- The data on Aadhaar card cording to an official Delhi High Court confirming opment SPVs (special pur- of the World Bank, said it is When is that expected? livery of services. Of this, is minimal. There is no data statement. the award given by the Inter- pose vehicles). investing $3 million in ‘pi But do you think CERT-In they earned ₹600 crore by by which you can be pro- A Letter of Recommend- national Chamber of Com- In January 2015, the Inter- Ventures’, an early-stage should have more ■ We have formed a commit- making 21 crore Aadhaar filed… only in the case of na- ation from an incubator/in- merce (ICC) Arbitration national Chamber of Com- venture fund. The rm will powers? That it must do tee which is looking into it. cards. Each centre employs tional security, by a commit- dustry body for recogni- Tribunal. merce Arbitration Tribunal use the money to invest in more than issue We are focussed on improv- anywhere between 2 and 10 tee vetted by Cabinet tion or tax benefits has “As part of the ongoing had ruled in favour of Alpha companies leveraging advisories and take action ing the whole structure of IT people. Currently, 10 lakh Secretary, Law Secretary been done away with and execution of the arbitration Real Trust in a dispute re- technologies such as against those not Act because of the expanse people work in CSCs. BPOs and the IT Secretary, can the an entity shall be deemed award, the Delhi High Court lated to its investment in applied articial following it? of Digital India. We are look- are coming up in small data be released for a limited as a start-up up to seven has issued a warrant of at- Galaxia, a joint venture with intelligence (AI), machine ing into the data encryption towns, under the rural BPO period of two months. Na- years from the date of its tachment against the the Logix Group (Logix) loc- learning and Internet of ■ Let us have trust. All the policy. The work is on. scheme. TCS has opened a tional security has to be incorporation. For the bio- primary residential prop- ated on a 11.2-acre special Things, across a range of companies and stakeholders centre in Patna, they will defined. Therefore, it is a technology sector, the erty owned by Shakti Nath economic zone (SEZ) in sectors. are realising the need to There has been a spurt in soon open one in Varanasi. safe law and a secure law. period is up to 10 years. and Meena Nath, promoters Noida, near New Delhi.

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G. Viswanath MUMBAI COACH HUNT Maxwell cleared of It may appear peculiar, but BCCI following serious injury Anil Kumble, who was the a presentation. Last year, MELBOURNE head coach of the Indian the CAC had recommen- Australian all-rounder Glenn team that won the Test series ded Kumble ahead of Ravi procedure: Kohli Maxwell has been cleared of in the West Indies (2-0) and Shastri for the post. any serious injury after he the home international sea- Having confirmed the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA it is being followed in the was struck by a net bowler son against New Zealand short limited over series LONDON same manner,” said Kohli. during a recent practice (3-0), England (4-0), (five ODIs and one T20) in India captain Virat Kohli “I don’t have any more session at Lord’s. The 28- Bangladesh (1-0) and Aus- the West Indies from June said the BCCI is only information on it because year-old sustained a blow to tralia (2-1) over a period of 23, the BCCI on Thursday following a due process there is a committee that the neck when he was batting eight months, has to endure announced that it was in- by inviting fresh takes the decisions.” in the middle at the nets the whims and fancies of the viting applications for the applications for the head while preparing for the Board of Control for Cricket “position of the head coach’s post. Asked about Anil upcoming Champions Trophy. in India (BCCI) in order to be coach of Indian men’s “Even the last time, the Kumble’s contribution as Australian skipper Steve in contention for the same cricket team”, from inter- post was up for a change, coach, Kohli said that Smith later confirmed that post after the conclusion of ested candidates, but the same procedure was when a team does well, it Maxwell had not suffered any the ICC Champions Trophy. stated that Kumble will be applied. And the term is due to the contribution injury and that he was icing During this eight-month a direct entry for the being one year, obviously from everyone. the blow in the room. ANI period, India also got the bet- process. ter of New Zealand 3-2 and A press release from the England 2-1 in the ODI series BCCI’s acting secretary Amit- [email protected] as head coach, which the and England 2-1 in the abh Chaudhary said: “To en- by May 31. BCCI did at a Working Com- Twenty20 series. It had lost sure a fair and completely Almost a year ago, the mittee meeting in Second stint? The incumbent Anil Kumble, third from right, who has guided the Indian team the Twenty20 series in the transparent process, a nom- BCCI had advertised for the Dharamshala. with success over the last year, has been exempted from applying afresh for the post of West Indies 0-1. inee of the Committee of Ad- post of Head Coach after Sources privy to the head coach. * FILE PHOTO Kumble, though, has been ministrators (CoA) will over- Shastri’s tenture as Team Dir- meeting that took place saved from the rigmarole of see the entire process along ector concluded with India’s between BCCI office-bear- be adhered to. Hence the flak too, allegedly from BCCI officials. applying for the post. He will with the CAC.” unsuccessful campaign in ers, the CoA and Kumble in Board’s decision to invite ap- officials, after he presented It was Rai who had be interviewed by the Cricket the ICC World Twenty20; Hyderabad recently, said plications through an ad- a comprehensive support asked Kumble to make a Advisory Committee (CAC) May 31 deadline and the moment Kumble ap- that once the CoA Chairman vertisement on its website staff arrangement and en- presentation on central members Sachin Tendulkar, The BCCI has asked inter- plied for the position, it be- Vinod Rai was told about se- and the media. hanced remuneration struc- contracts and match fee Blame it on the parrot, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. ested candidates to send came a foregone conclusion lection process adopted last Kumble has recently ture for the senior Indian structures during the Test says Bracewell Laxman, and asked to make their applications online to that he would be appointed year, he wanted the same to drawn a lot of attention and team to the CoA and BCCI series against Australia. WELLINGTON New Zealand fast bowler Doug Bracewell, who has been injured since February, has been sentenced to 100 A tournament of ‘paramount importance’ hours of community service DRS mooted for T20Is for a third drink-driving offence in March after Press Trust of India the changes to the laws, India captain satised with security arrangements following Manchester attack LONDON blaming the killing of a pet most significantly giving cockatoo by dogs for his umpires the power to send Press Trust Of India the physical care of your The ICC Cricket decision to drive home drunk off players in response to London body that’s paramount, I Committee, chaired by the most serious incidents from a function. think, to switch between Anil Kumble, made a host Virat Kohli arrived in the of player misconduct, such The 26-year-old had returned formats because the body re- of recommendations at its United Kingdom heart- as violence on the field. a blood-alcohol reading more acts very differently to differ- annual meeting with the than three times the legal broken. However, the Other major changes Manchester blast has not ent formats.” notable ones being the use limit. REUTERS that will be adopted by the He said his team had of DRS for all T20Is and broken his unwavering focus ICC are the restriction on strengthened its lower on-field umpires be given on cricket, as the India cap- bat dimensions (thickness middle-order and that has the power to send off tain geared up for a tourna- of edges and depth of bat) eased the pressure on M.S. players for misconduct. ment that is of “paramount and that a batsman will importance”. Dhoni to finish off games. Another proposal is that the teams do not lose a have made his or her Defending champion In- “The one thing we needed review when an LBW ground when a bat dia will begin its campaign in to strengthen was our lower review comes back as bounces after being the Champions Trophy middle-order. Too much bur- ‘umpire’s call’. However, grounded behind the against Pakistan on June 4 in den was coming on MS in the should that be adopted, crease while running or Birmingham, which is less past couple of years.” Tiger Woods the 80-over top-up of diving. than 100 miles from the af- feeling better “But having had Kedar reviews in Tests would be If the ICC Chief fected city. ( Jadhav) and Hardik MIAMI removed. Executives’ Committee Former World No. 1 Tiger “Firstly, what happened (Pandya) do so well in that The committee approves these Woods says he is feeling here a few days back was particular phase of the in- expressed unanimous recommendations, the better than he has for years really saddening and very nings, that has strengthened support for the new playing conditions and the 14-time Major winner disturbing for everyone. our squad really. And how implementation of a Test will come into effect from remains committed to And, especially a place like Ready to rock: Members of the Indian cricket team on arrival in England on Thursday for the they’re coming in provides competition, deeming that October 1. playing pro golf again. In a England, to say the least, has Champions Trophy. that beautiful balance,” said the context was crucial to Kumble said: “We have blog posting through his not had many of these Kohli. the future of international had a wonderful couple of He said the players were cess it? What are the areas mentally. Twitter feed, Woods spoke incidents. Kohli said: “I feel we’re cricket. It also reiterated days discussing cricket not nervous despite the we need to avoid? All the sort for the first time about his “So, I mean, for a few “I think the only challenge pretty balanced going for- its full support for cricket issues, and there are a heightened security and re- of things obviously come April 20 fusion surgery, his people it can be sort of a is taking care of your body. ward. All the bowlers are in the Olympic Games. number of highlights. The lentless briefings. into play when you have a fourth back operation since nervous time. But I don’t Mentally, it’s up to individu- bowling well, the batsmen first is around the situation like this which the 2010 and one that cut short think as a squad you have The India captain seemed als to base their game in a are playing well. Power to send off structure of international players need to respect.” his 2017 campaign. “It has time to focus on those mat- satisfied with the security ap- way that they can switch “We’ve got depth in bat- The committee also cricket — the committee been just over a month since I ters, because eventually you paratus in place. Entering the ODI tourna- pretty quickly, because that ting. You might have the best considered the new ‘Laws recommended that underwent fusion surgery on understand that you’re here “We have security brief- ment after a long home Test is the need of the game in side in the world. But if you of Cricket (2017 Code)’ and context is paramount. We my back and it is hard to for a sporting tournament of ings throughout the day... season followed by the IPL, this day and age,” he said. don’t execute your plans, has recommended the welcome the new express how much better I paramount importance,” what are the areas we can ac- Kohli stressed on the need to “I think it’s just a little there’s no point having that adoption of the majority of structure.” feel,” Woods said. AFP Kohli said on arrival. cess? What times we can ac- be fit physically as well as mental adjustment. But it’s skill.” Bangladesh humbles Kiwis Morgan stars for England The case of a forgotten old bag? Agencies South Africa, set 340 for Leeds victory, made steady pro- The ve-wicket win boosts its 2019 World Cup push England captain Eoin Mor- gress as the experienced Jithin Paul faces a four-year ban if found guilty of gan’s fine century laid the Hashim Amla and Faf du possessing Meldonium Agence France-Presse platform for a 72-run win Plessis shared a second- Stan Rayan Dublin over South Africa in the day- wicket stand of 112. But both Everybody used to Kochi <> Bangladesh took a huge step night first One-Day Interna- fell in quick succession to use it earlier, it is a tional at Headingley on leave it at 149 for three. towards qualifying for the Indian athletes at the Na- recovery drug and 2019 World Cup with a five- Wednesday. South Africa’s innings tional camp were frequent ensures that your wicket victory over New Zea- The victory over South never recovered and it was users of the drug Meldonium land in the tri-series final on Africa gave England 1-0 lead eventually dismissed for before it was included in the body does not Wednesday. in the three-match series. 267. World Anti-Doping Agency’s tighten up The win at Clontarf pro- prohibited list in January Arokia Rajiv moted Bangladesh to sixth SCOREBOARD ENGLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA, 1ST ODI 2016, reveals a top Athlete place, above Sri Lanka in the quartermiler. some 15 times before the Rio England: J. Roy c de Kock b Plessis c Buttler b Plunkett 67, standings, with just four Kerala’s Jithin Paul, the Olympics. So, if he had used Parnell 1, A. Hales c de Kock b A.B. de Villiers c Plunkett b Mo- months to go before the cut- National champion hurdler the drug in 2016, he would Phehlukwayo 61, J. Root c Amla een 45, J-P. Duminy c Woakes b off date of September 30 from Railways and a promin- have surely been caught,” he when the top eight are guar- b Phehlukwayo 37, E. Morgan c Rashid 15, D. Miller c Stokes b Duminy b Morris 107, B. Stokes Woakes 11, C. Morris c Buttler b ent 400m runner, has now said. anteed automatic qualifica- c Miller b Rabada 25, J. Buttler Moeen 5, W. Parnell c Wood b been provisionally suspen- “He was also tested during tion for the finals in England. c Miller b Morris 7, Moeen Ali Woakes 19, A. Phehlukwayo b ded after a National Anti- Jithin Paul. the recent Indian Grand Prix An unbroken stand of 72 (not out) 77, C. Woakes (not Rashid 4, K. Rabada c Buttler b Doping Agency (NADA) raid and in the Indian camp and between Mushfiqur Rahim out) 6; Extras (b-4, lb-3, w-7, Woakes 19, Imran Tahir (not at the National camp at the Thursday. he did not test positive, and Mahmudullah saw the nb-4): 18; Total (for six wkts in out) 0; Extras (lb-1, w-3): 4; NIS in Patiala last month Arokia, a former National which means he has not Tigers to their victory target Mission accomplished: Mahmudullah, left, and Mushqur 50 overs): 339. Total (in 45 overs): 267. found the drug and syringes 400m record holder and a used it. They have called him of 271 with 10 balls to spare. Rahim celebrate Bangladesh’s win over New Zealand. * AP Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-101, 3- Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-145, 3- in the athlete’s possession. star of the Indian men’s for an enquiry and now he Man-of-the-Match Mush- 122, 4-190, 5-198, 6-315. 149, 4-182, 5-208, 6-216, 7- 4x400m relay team, felt that has left for Patiala.” fiqur finished 45 not out at SCOREBOARD NEW ZEALAND VS BANGLADESH South Africa bowling: Rabada 225, 8-230, 9-267. A first Jithin could have forgotten Possession of a banned exactly a run a ball but the 9-0-63-1, Parnell 7-0-47-1, England bowling: Woakes 8-0- Later, after tests, it was con- about the old bag of drugs substance is a violation of partnership was dominated New Zealand: T. Latham b Nasir Hossaiin 3-0-14-0. Morris 10-1-61-2, Tahir 9-0- 38-4, Wood 6-0-49-1, Plunkett firmed as Meldonium, a and that could be one reason the WADA rules since 2003 Hossain 84, L. Ronchi c Shakib 68-0, Phehlukwayo 9-0-59-2, 9-0-42-1, Rashid 10-0-69-2, and, if found guilty, Jithin by a superb innings from Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal c banned substance. It was the why he had failed to destroy Al Hasan b Mustafizur Rahman Duminy 6-0-34-0. Stokes 2-0-14-0, Moeen 9-0- faces a four-year ban. Mahmudullah who scored Bennett b Santner 65, Soumya first time NADA had brought them. 2, N. Broom c Mashrafe South Africa: Hashim Amla lbw 50-2, Root 1-0-4-0. his 3,000th run in his 36-ball Sarkar c Anderson b Patel 0, forward a charge of posses- “Since, we had gone to Mortaza b Nasir Hossain 63, R. b Wood 73, Quinton de Kock c Man-of-the-Match: Moeen Ali. 46, with six fours and a six. Sabbir Rahman (run out) 65, sion of a banned drug Turkey and to other foreign Under the scanner Taylor (not out) 60, C Ander- Buttler b Woakes 5, F. du England won by 72 runs. Bangladesh had restricted Mosaddek Hossain lbw b Patel against an athlete after it was countries last year, he must Indian athletes have been son c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al 10, Mushfiqur Rahim (not out) formed some eight years have forgotten about the under the scanner for the the Black Caps to 270 for Hasan 24, J. Neesham c Mah- 45, Shakib Al Hasan c Santner b ago. drug which was in his room. last few years for the strange eight, with just 62 coming mudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza Bennett 19, Mahmudullah (not I don’t know why he kept the highs in their performance from the last 12 overs as five 6, M. Santner b Shakib Al Hasan “Everybody used to use it out) 46; Extras (lb-2, w-19): 21; El Clasico drug with him, it was in an in the run-up to major cham- wickets fell. 0, C. Munro c Mushfiqur Rahim in India earlier, it is a recovery drug Total (for five wkts in 48.2 old bag… or he must have pionships followed by sur- Bangladesh won in spite b Mashrafe Mortaza 1, M. Henry and ensures that your body overs): 271. thought of giving it to some prising lows. of a desperately poor field- b Rubel Hossain 5, J. Patel (not SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT venue was not mentioned does not tighten up. Jithin heart patient. I really don’t And, with the Asian ing performance which saw out) 7; Extras (lb-14, w-4): 18; Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-143, 3- KOLKATA by Football Next Founda- had also used it in 2015 but know.” Championships four dropped catches. Total (for eight wkts in 50 148, 4-160, 5-199. Legends of Spanish giants tion, which is promoting had stopped it after he came DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD overs): 270. Barcelona and Real Madrid to know that it had become a Jithin, a member of the re- (Bhubaneswar, July) and DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD New Zealand bowling: Patel the El Clasico featuring the will play a match in lay team at the Common- World Championships (Lon- Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-156, 3- 10-0-55-2, Henry 10-0-49-0, former players of the banned substance in 2016 B The win against the Kiwis memory of Dutch legend wealth Games in Glasgow don, August) lined up this 167, 4-208, 5-224, 6-225, 7- Bennett 9.2-0-47-1, Anderson renowned clubs. and had just kept it away,” helped Bangladesh climb to year, they will come under 226, 8-258. 5-0-37-0, Santner 10-0-53-1, and Barcelona star Johan said Arokia Rajiv, the 2014 and the Asian Games in sixth in the ODI rankings Bangladesh bowling: Mashrafe Neesham 4-0-28-0. Cryuff in India in the third An agreement was Incheon Asian Games 400m Incheon in 2014, had been close scrutiny. B Mahmudullah scored his Mortaza 10-0-52-2, Mustafizur week of September this signed at the Santiago bronze medallist, in a chat tested often in the run-up to Meldonium, a cardiac Man-of-the-Match: Mushfiqur 3,000th run during his Rahman 10-0-46-1, Rubel year. Bernabeu Stadium, home with The Hindu from last year’s Olympics, re- drug, became famous after it Rahim. 36-ball 46, which had six Hossain 10-0-56-1, Nasir The match is likely to be of Real Madrid, on Dharamshala in Himachal vealed Arokia Rajiv. brought Russian tennis star fours and a six Hossain 9-0-47-2, Shakib al Bangladesh won by five held in the city though the Thursday. Pradesh where the national “He trains with us and in Maria Sharapova a 15-month DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Hasan 8-0-41-2, Mosaddek wickets with 10 balls to spare. relay runners now train, on 2016, he had given dope tests suspension last year. 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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 16 SPORT FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Wong, Ting headline new TT league Vettel sets the pace Hamilton eighth in second practice Ultimate Ping Pong, to be held across three venues in July, will feature 24 Indian players MONACO GP Rakesh Rao NEW DELHI Agence France-Presse World No. 7 Wong Chun Ting MONTE CARLO Agassi good for Djokovic (Hong Kong) and ninth- and tennis, says Murray ranked woman Han Ying Championship leader Se- PARIS (Germany) will be the mar- bastian Vettel threw down a Andy Murray, while admitting quee names in the inaugural gauntlet to his rivals in em- he is surprised by Novak ‘Ultimate Ping Pong’ — the phatic fashion on Thursday Djokovic’s appointment of country’s first-ever profes- when he topped the times Andre Agassi as coach at the sional table tennis league — for Ferrari by almost half a French Open, believes it will to be held across three second in the second free be good for Novak and centres in July. practice session for this tennis. “To be helped by A Sports Ministry official weekend’s Monaco Grand Andre, it’s definitely a confirmed on Thursday that Prix. positive thing for Novak and the event has been cleared On the tightest and most good for tennis. When great on a ‘no-cost-to-government’ intricate circuit on the For- players stay in the sport, it basis. mula One calendar, the four- creates lots of interest.” AFP The league, comprising time champion blitzed Sebastian Vettel... speeding six franchisees, will take around the streets of the around * AP Button has no desire to place in Chennai ( July 13-20), Mediterranean principality race in Indy 500 New Delhi (July 21 to 26) and to clock a best lap in one a clean hot lap on the ultra- MONACO Mumbai ( July 27 to 30). minute and 12.720 seconds. soft tyres. Jenson Button, surprised by Sharath Kamal and The German’s time was His Finnish team-mate Fernando Alonso’s decision to Manika Batra head the list of 0.487sec faster than the Valtteri Bottas was 10th, also race in the Indianapolis 500, 12 men and 12 women from Local attraction: Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will be the top Indian players in the league. * FILE PHOTOS second fastest lap from Aus- without showing his true said on Wednesday he had no India out of the pool of 48 trtalian Daniel Ricciardo of pace during a busy session desire to emulate him. “Indy players. points in the league will ad- to ensure balance of strength Monteniro (Portugal 49), 12. Indian players: Men: A. Sharath Red Bull who, in turn, was interrupted by one red- Liam Pitchford (England, 51). Kamal, Soumyajit Ghosh, is not really been something Each team will have eight vance to the semifinals. The for each franchisee. less than one-tenth of a flagged stoppage when Harmeet Desai, G. Sathiyan, A. that I’ve thought about.” players — four men and four champion will receive ₹1 Overseas players (with coun- Women: 1. Han Ying (Germany, second ahead of third- Frenchman Esteban Ocon Amalraj, Sanil Shetty. Button, who said he would women — with an equal mix crore, runner-up ₹75 lakh try, world ranking): Men: 1. 9), 2. Wu Yang (China, 12), 3. placed Finn, Kimi crashed into the barriers at like to compete in Le Mans, of overseas and Indian play- and the losing semifinalists, Wong Chun Ting (Hong Kong, Doo Hoi Kem (Hong Kong, 13), Jubin Kumar, Manav Thakkar, Raikkonen, in the second the entry to Casino Square added “there’s other ers, apart from a foreign and ₹50 lakh each. 7), 2. Marcos Freitas (Portugal, 4. Liu Jia (Austria, 15), 5. Hu Abhishek Yadav, Arjun Ghosh, Ferrari. Russian Daniil Kvyat in his Force India car. motorsports that I love like a Indian coach. The remaining ₹25 lakh 16), 3. Apolonia Tiago (Por- Melek (Turkey, 17), 6. Petrissa Ronit Bhanja and Birdie Boro. was fourth for Toro Rosso. Briton Jenson Button, Rallycross as well. But Indy There will be 15 league from a total purse of ₹3 tugal, 19), 4. Stefan Fegeri Solja (Germany, 20). Women: Manika Batra, Mouma Briton Lewis Hamilton, back from retirement to re- (Austria, 21), 5. Kou Lei hasn’t been up there for me” matches, with each tie crore, will be presented to 7. Lee Ho Ching (Hong Kong, Das, Archana Kamath, Madhur- who lies just six points be- place Spaniard Fernando REUTERS (Ukraine, 24), 6. Gionis played on a best-of-nine individual performers. 33), 8. Yu Fu (Portugal, 35), 9. Li ika Patkar, Suthirtha Mukherjee, hind Vettel in the drivers’ Alonso who is racing in the Panagiotis (Greece, 36). match basis. Each match will Since the players are Qian (Poland, 37), 10. Sabina Krittwika Sinha Roy. title race and who was fast- Indianapolis 500, was 14th Thailand, S. Korea in be played on a best of three already contracted for an 7. Aruna Quadri (Nigeria, 37), Winter (Germany, 39), 11. Amurtha Pushpak, Pooja est in the opening morning for McLaren Honda, one Sudirman Cup semifinals games, with each game con- agreed amount, there will be 8. Andrej Gacina (Croatia, 38), Daniela Dodean Monteiro (Ro- Saharabudhe, Mousumi Paul, session, was more than a second and two places be- GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) sisting of 11 points. no auction. The players will 9. Par Gerell (Sweden, 44), 10. mania, 47); (A Chinese player is Moumita Dutta, Priyadarshini second adrift down in hind his team-mate Belgian Thailand managed to beat Four teams with highest be drafted into various teams Li Ping (Qatar, 48), 11. Joao expected to be added). Das and S. Selenadeepthi. eighth, but without clocking Stoffel Vandoorne. Denmark 3-2 and South Korea cruised against Chinese Taipei 3-1 to enter the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup badminton South shot New bike tournament here on Saurabh wins air Thursday. Japan takes on Power games afoot out for 176 racing series Malaysia, while China meets India in the remaining SPORTS BUREAU pistol bronze announced quarterfinals. AFP CHENNAI in the DDCA Manjot Kalra (73 batting) Sports Bureau enabled North reach 147 Cheema, Anmol stumble chennai Support being rallied against amendments to constitution for one at stumps in reply JK Tyre, in association with to South’s 176 on day one of Sports Bureau seventh place. Suzuki, will introduce a Vijay Lokapally “Some important mem- would disaffiliate the the BCCI inter-zonal un- Plzen (Czech Republic) In the junior men, rifle two-wheeler racing series NEW DELHI bers are engaged in gather- DDCA. der-19 tournament here. Saurabh Chaudhary shot the prone event, Fateh Singh that will become part of its There are apprehensions in ing support from other “The same members will The scores: South 176 in 58.2 bronze in air pistol in the Dhillon missed the final by National Racing Champion- the cricket circles here that members to oppose the then look to set up a new overs (Arjun Aji 34, Ashok 27th Meeting of Shooting 0.1 point, and placed ninth ship. there would be opposition proposed amendments to body which can then take Sandu three for 38) vs North Hopes international com- with a total of 621.2. The JK Tyre Suzuki to Justice (retired) the DDCA Constitution as over the reins of the DDCA 147 for one in 31 overs (Man- petition here on Thursday. Filip Nepejchal of the Gixxer Cup will have two jot Kalra 73 batting, Apoorav Vikramajit Sen’s efforts to per the Lodha Committee by floating a new company/ In a competition in which Czech Republic who had different categories, one Walia 56 batting). streamline the administra- recommendations and the registered society,” added three Indians made the ju- pipped Fateh Singh by a for the 12-16 years age- West 289 in 77.5 overs tion in the Delhi and Dis- High Court directive. The the source. nior men’s final, Arjun Singh slender margin to the eighth group and the other for the Jacques Rudolph (Pawan Shah 66, Tarang Gohil trict Cricket Association. main issue is the abolition The ultimate decision, Cheema and Anmol Jain had and last spot in qualification over 16-year-olds. announces retirement 52, Shivalik Sharma 43, Akash Justice Sen, who has of the proxy voting system,” however, would lie with the stumbled to the sixth and went on to capture the silver Selections rounds will JOHANNESBURG been given charge by the said a source. Board. Pandey 71, Rishab Chaubey seventh places respectively, be held in Bengaluru (June four for 52, Aditya Thakare medal behind compatriot Former South Africa batsman High Court as the adminis- It is learnt that this op- “It would be the Board’s after having fared better in 4), Aizwal (June 10), Pune three for 45) vs Central 35 for Jiri Privratsky. Jacques Rudolph will retire trator to run cricket affairs, position is to ensure that prerogative to recognise the qualification. ( June 18) and Delhi (June from all forms of cricket by no loss in 10 overs. In the junior men’s rapid has called for an Ex- the DDCA does not imple- new body in order to en- Saurabh kept himself in fire pistol event, Aadeithyaa 25), and the short-listed the end of the 2017 season. traordinary General Body ment the Lodha Committee sure the interests of the the race for the silver as the bikers will be announced The 36-year-old, who has Joahal had shot 286 at the Meeting of the Association recommendations, thus for- cricketers and the game are TV PICKS eventual champion Monna half way stage and was three on June 27. relinquished the four-day on June 6 to carry out cing Justice Sen to put for- not harmed,” said a top Paolo of Italy had built up a captaincy with immediate points behind the leader amendments to the existing ward the association’s op- BCCI official. NBA: Sony Six & Sony Six HD, strong lead at the top, but al- Egor Ismakov of Russia. Samarbir to effect, will continue to lead DDCA constitution and to position. He added that it would lowed the better medal 6 a.m. Anish (283), George Glamorgan in this year’s T20 implement the Lodha Com- This could likely lead to a involve a protracted Sudirman Cup badminton: elude his grasp by 0.3 point. Thomas (281), Anhad meet Gaurav Blast until he quits. “The time mittee’s recommendations. situation where the Board process. STAR Sports 2 & HD 2, 7.30 Anton Arisarkhov of Rus- Jawanda (281), Adarsh Singh feels right to call an end to a.m. & 1.30 p.m. sia, who had a 0.1 point lead (277), Shivam Shukla (277) Sports Bureau my playing career,” Sport24 before the two shots to de- were the other Indians who CHANDIGARH quoted him the former South cide the bronze medallist, would try for a better fare in African batsman as saying. ANI sustained his good work and Samarbir Sidhu and the second stage on Friday. improved the margin by 0.2 Gaurav Kumar set up the New coach for India’s Felix, Farah head star-studded eld point. The results: Junior men: 10m title clash in the boys’ un- air pistol: 1. Monna Paolo (Ita) women boxers For someone who had der-14 section of the AITA 242.2 (581); 2. Anton Arisark- Talent series tennis tourna- NEW DELHI Agence France-Presse Rio 5,000m final, with both shot the least among the hov (Rus) 238.6 (572); 3. Saur- India’s women boxers will get Los Angeles silver medallist Paul Chelimo three Indian finalists in the ment on Thursday. abh Chaudhary 218.5 (577); 6. their first foreign coach in British distance running king and bronze medallist Hagos qualification phase, with a The results: Semifinals: Boys: Arjun Singh Cheema 157.9 U-16: Ajay Singh bt Abhay Frenchman Stephane Mo Farah and US golden girl Gebrhiwet, 23, in the field. score of 577, Saurabh gave a (580); 7. Anmol Jain 127.3 Mohan 6-1, 6-4; Sarabjot Cottalorda, who has been Allyson Felix headline a star- The highlight will be what good account of himself in (579); 17. Jatin Singh Rathore Singh bt Jitin Chetry 6-1, 6-0. appointed leading up to the studded field as the Dia- is being billed as the the final. 568; 26. Rahul Khatri 565. U-14: Samarbir Sidhu bt Sid- 2018 Asiad. Cottalorda, 41, mond League’s Prefontaine strongest women’s 200m Arjun Singh Cheema had 50m rifle prone: 1. Jiri Privrat- hart Goel 6-4, 0-6, 6-4; will join duty in the first week Classic gets under way in Eu- field ever assembled, with qualified in second place sky (Cze) 249.2 (623.0); 2. Filip Guarav Kumar bt Mahismat of June. Cottalorda is one of gene on Friday. Rio champ Elaine Thompson with a total of 580, following Nepejchal (Cze) 247.8 (621.3); Kumar 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Girls: three foreign coaches roped With August’s World of Jamaica heading the line- a series of 96, 93, 98, 98, 96 3. Patrik Jany (Svk) 227.4 U-16: Princy Panchall bt Jap- in by the BFI. Italian Raffaele championships in London up, also featuring Dafne and 99, but was unable to (626.4); 9. Fateh Singh Dhillon jot Kaur 6-1, 6-0; Priyanka Bergamasco will oversee the coming into view, the field Schippers of the Netherlands build a strong foundation in 621.2; 30. Subhankar Praman- Jakhar bt Simran Pritam 6-3, youth women’s side while will offer a preview of some and Americans Felix, the the knock-out climax. ick 616.9; 40. Nishant Dalal 6-1. U-14: Ridhima Mehra bt Argentine Santiago Nieva will of the rivalries that are likely most decorated female track It was a similar case for 614.9; 75. Syed Araib Parvej Suryanshi Tanwar 6-4, 6-3; be men’s coach until to be on show there. athlete in Olympic history, Golden girl: Allyson Felix, who has opted to focus on the 200m Anmol Jain as he qualified 599.9; 76. Harshit Binjwa Pawandeep Kaur bt Aditi December 2020. AFP Farah faces a repeat of his and Tori Bowie. this year, will get a chance to measure her progress. * AP with 579 but slipped to the 597.4. Singh 6-2, 6-4.

FAITH THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12017 (set by Neyartha) SUDOKU

1 2 3 4 5 6 12 Shed's got the ring, reportedly to spot a marine mammal (7) (4) Andal shows us the way 7 8 9 4 Rush with the bishop to get rid 13 Review entertaining account of the Asian in a mountain lift Lord Krishna tells Arjuna the destination he should head to- by the Yankee with courage (1-3) wards, which is Lord Narayana’s abode, and also says that (8) 10 11 the observance of karma yoga, bhakti yoga or jnana yoga 16 Crowd in retreat embraces 5 Dilapidated condo? Could will take him there. Andal, too, in Her Tiruppavai, talks of departure with a ower (7) caulk make it Aristophanes's the destination and the way to get there, said Kidambi 18 Barrier for enclosing an area 12 13 14 paradise? (5-6-4) Narayanan in a discourse. for an Olympic event (7) Why did Andal repeat what the Lord had already said in 15 20 Protrusion at the rear end of a 6 A rose from the clumsy alien the Gita? The Lord gave Arjuna detailed explanations on the marine mammal (8) gent (9) 16 17 18 ways to reach Him and at the end of it all He asked Arjuna 21 Graduate returning for the 8 Student follows the primates what he had understood. Arjuna’s reply was that he had un- 19 - Romanian chess piece is out of from the south to get a part derstood nothing! Arjuna was a prince and had had the best control (4) 20 21 of a ower (5) of education. If he himself could not comprehend what the 23 Leading statesmen hop off, Lord taught him, how then are others to understand some- 22 objecting to an exclamative 14 Animal obtained using the thing so complicated? And when it came to the Gopikas, order to disperse (4) auditor's cash, informally (3) 23 24 they had not had any education. So how could Andal, who 24 These might involve getting 15 Cooks rest and joke inside in Her Tiruppavai imagines Herself in Gokula, explain to into the water tummy-rst before killing animals for them the ways to attain the feet of the Lord? 25 26 (5-5) food (9) Andal first begins by pointing to them the most desirable 25 Horizontal door piece with one location they have to reach. Andal tempts them with the re- trading places with Edward 17 Eggs that aren't quite egg- ward that awaits them if they get up early in the morning for a protein-rich seed (6) shaped? (3) Solution to puzzle 12016 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku and observe nonbu. 26 An authority on the intricate 19 It could be picked for B A S E B A L L D E N T A L Imagine a cow that has to be led to the pasture to graze. ■ mural in Yukon's capital (8) ACROSS entertainment (7) A A A O L E I To get the cow to move, we must dangle a clutch of grass be- 7 Personal appeal to assemble ■ DOWN L O N G B O W R O O T L E T fore it and then it will follow us to the pasture, where more 21 Fancy embassy quarter L C O E A N A T armchairs right away (8) 1 Rhode Island banned some P O T P O U R R I G A V E L grass awaits it. Likewise, Andal points to the Lord’s feet and ceremonial carriages after disappears into a bottomless A U N A S A I E 9 Bachelor packing glue at sea shows the Gopikas that to attain His feet, they must sur- model's departure in a state of pit (5) R A M P I N C E N T I V E render at His feet. for a marine mammal (6) K P D T E C confusion (5) 22 Part of the harpoon's U N H E A L T H Y W E A R Andal begins by showing the Gopikas the destination and 10 Measure of strength of an 2 Vegetable from a capital with a A I R O E A L E permanently in a member of then shows them that the Lord’s feet are also the means to animal by a prisoner of war river in the midst of geysers C O R G I W E A K K N E E D reach His feet! with hesitation (10) the whale family (5) U V O E L I M I (8,7) M E A N D E R A R M R E S T In other words, He is the end and the means and Andal 11 Letters from the astronaut (a 3 The French rushed back around 24 Check the roof-supporting E N I R B N O show this to the Gopikas and to us too through Her Tirup- hooligan) to the state (4) the White House beam (4) N U A N C E I M P O S T O R pavai verses.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF India is a priority territory for FIBA, says coach Isley ‘The National women’s team has perhaps even more potential than the men’s’ Pogba dedicates victory to terror victims Vijay Lokapally there. I think they perhaps STOCKHOLM NEW DELHI have more potential than Paul Pogba dedicated Nelson Isley loves India. And men. Manchester United’s Europa the former basketball player, “Women’s basketball in League title triumph on now an instructor, is optim- India can really have a big Wednesday to the 22 people istic about India excelling in impact. I have coached wo- killed in Monday’s terror this game. men all my life, and I feel all attack in Manchester. Isley was in India as part India needs is two tall girls. “These things are terrible all of the International Basket- The height factor is much over the world, in London and ball Federation’s initiative to more vital in men than wo- in Paris. We won for “educate” the coaches. men. The Indian girls are Manchester and the country. “It is called the Coaching fast. They have to be discip- We played for England, we Education Course,” Isley told lined and aggressive.” played for Manchester and we An emotional victory: As minor consolation to a city coming to terms with Monday’s terror The Hindu. “FIBA is trying to played for the people who strike, Manchester United’s title win will be even more special. * AFP make sure that every coun- Olympic gold died,” said Pogba. AFP try in the world has qualified NBA title or an Olympic coaches, especially at Level-1 gold? “Olympic gold always,” United, City pledge £1m which is where coaches Isley responded with a smile. to emergency fund work with kids from 8 to 14. Catch ‘em young: Nelson Isley identiies Level-1, which deals “Most of American athletes MANCHESTER United adds elusive Level-2 deals with those who with training kids from 8 to 14 with basic skills, as the most feel the same way. Winning Manchester United and are 14 to 16, and Level-3 is for crucial coaching phase. the NBA is tremendous but Manchester City on Thursday elite coaches who work with Olympic gold is Olympic pledged £1 million to the ‘We national/professional teams.’ the last 4-5 years (twice a Isley was all praise for the gold. NBA is such a business Love Manchester Emergency trophy to its cabinet According to Isley, 70, In- year).” facilities at the Shiv Nadar now. They do a great job of Fund’ set up after the terror dia is one of the priority Training coaches is an im- School in Noida. “Fantastic promoting the game. Kids re- attack in the city that left 22 countries for FIBA for a lot of portant segment of Isley’s infrastructure! This is a late to them, want to copy people dead. “The Red and Pogba and Mkhitaryan set up the Red Devils’ victory reasons. work. “It’s very important school which pushes basket- the players they see on the Blue halves of Manchester “The potential the coun- for the coach to have know- ball. The coach here (Kun- television. have combined to support the try has in population, the ledge of the game and know war Brahmaditya Singh Pan- “But there is a difference city they have each called EUROPA LEAGUE potential it has in basketball, how to teach it. His players war) is one of the level-3 in the NBA game and the home for more than a 120 Tragedy to triumph it’s really started to improve, should get better in practice. coaches we have. He is by far FIBA game, which is the na- years and which has been Reuters and the youth have really The whole goal is to teach one of the better coaches in tional game. I don’t think Stockholm profoundly affected by the Agence France-Presse Stockholm, this was no started to get interested in the kids the correct way to the country,” Isley said. they can come together. Not tragic events witnessed on Manchester United’s Paul Stockholm ordinary match. basketball,” he said. play. And of course he has to On how the women’s side all can get to play in the NBA. Monday,” United and City said Pogba and Henrikh A crowd of United fans “It was very special “For the country to pro- have passion for the game. is shaping up, Isley said: “In- Only 400 players from in a rare joint statement. AFP Mkhitaryan scored a goal were cheering outside a because of the events gress it is important to have Basketball coach, especially dian women’s basketball around the world can get each as their team comfort- Stockholm stadium as that happened in a lot of grass-roots coaches with the kids, should be a looks very promising. FIBA into NBA but there is a far ably outclassed Ajax Ams- their team won the Manchester and now and that’s the reason why I role model. Kids look at him is taking special interest. greater number playing bas- terdam to win an emo- Europa League, a relief they qualify for have been coming here for as father-figure,” Isley said. Hopefully we can get India ketball all over the world.” tional Europa League final for the supporters after Champions League,” he 2-0 and qualify for the the Manchester terror said. group stages of the Cham- attack. Vijay Patel, a 29-year- pions League. “It’s fantastic to see old Manchester fan from A minute’s silence was them winning. We were the UK, said the team Paes & Lipsky in seminals observed for the victims of always confident that we came out even stronger Monday’s suicide bombing would win,” said George in the aftermath of the Sports Bureau defeated sixth seed Jing Jing 5-7, 6-3. Geneva We’d exchange trophy at Manchester and the Malloy, a 69-year-old attack. Lu 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory in the $15,000 Futures, Singapore: for lives: Mourinho players wore black from Dublin. “I think it “It should motivate Leander Paes and Scott second round of the ITF wo- First round: Vijay Sundar STOCKHOLM armbands. will be a good lift for the them... they’re not just Lipsky moved into the semi- men’s event in Luan. Prashanth bt Jui-Chen Hung Manchester United manager Pogba opened the scor- people of Manchester.” winning for the team finals of the ATP Geneva In the semifinals, the 24- (Tpe) 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: Fran- Jose Mourinho said his side ing in the 18th minute as For Mark, a 19-year-old they’re winning for the Open, following a walkover year-old Ankita, ranked 321, cis Case Alcantara (Phi) & Sem would give up their Europa United won the ball after Manchester fan living in city,” he said. from Rogerio Dutra Silva of will face third seed Fang- Verbeek (Ned) bt Sidharth League trophy if it would an Ajax throw-in, his shot Brazil and Paolo Lorenzi of zhou Liu of China. Rawat & Dalwinder Singh 6-4, bring back the 22 victims of taking a wicked deflection to Italy on Thursday. The results: ATP Geneva 6-2. Monday’s terror attack in wrong-foot goalkeeper An- dium, United held on to win Shield in Jose Mourinho’s The Indo-American com- Open: Quarterfinals: Scott $15,000 Futures, Santa Mar- Manchester. “If we could, we dre Onana. the one European trophy first season in charge at Old bination will challenge the Lipsky (USA) & Leander Paes garida de Montbui, Spain: would obviously change the Mkhitaryan then scored missing from the Old Traf- Trafford, with Champions top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer w/o Rogerio Dutra Silva (Bra) & Quarterfinals: Erik Crepaldi people’s lives for this cup, early in the second half after ford cabinet. League football secured des- of the Netherlands and Paolo Lorenzi (Ita). (Ita) & Benjamin Lock (Zim) bt immediately,” Mourinho told a corner and, with chants of United’s triumph fol- pite managing only a sixth- Horia Tecau of Romania in $60,000 ITF women, Luan, Bogdan Djurdjevic (Ger) & Ven- reporters at the Friends “Manchester, Manchester” lowed success in the League place finish in the Premier the semifinals. China: Second round: Ankita kata Gnana Bhaskar Paramat- Arena. AFP echoing around the sta- Cup and the Community League. Meanwhile, Ankita Raina Raina bt Jing Jing Lu (Chn) 6-2, muni 6-1, 6-1.

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