30 Die in Protests After Dera Chief Convicted of Rape

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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow NEARBY 30 die in protests after Dera chief convicted of rape ■ Army out in Panchkula, over 600 ■ Security forces open re after teargas, water ■ Godman’s supporters set ablaze parked personnel deployed, curfew imposed cannons fail to quell mobs on the rampage vehicles, torch public property

VIKAS VASUDEVA PANCHKULA St. Stephen’s doctor Over 30 people were killed murdered by colleague and more than 250 injured in NEW DELHI Panchkula and other parts of A 26-year-old resident Haryana on Friday when doctor was murdered at St. supporters of the Dera Sacha Stephen’s Hospital late Sauda sect went on the ram- Thursday night allegedly by a page after their chief Gur- fellow resident doctor, who is meet Ram Rahim Singh was said to have been stalking the convicted of rape by a CBI victim for nearly two years. special court. All hell broke loose after DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Ram Rahim’s followers pel- ted stones on security forces Coast Guard increases and set ablaze several parked vigil along coasts vehicles and public property. KOLKATA They also damaged OB vans Vigil has been stepped up belonging to TV channels along the coasts of West and attacked members of the Bengal and Odisha following public. Security personnel intelligence inputs of fired teargas shells, used wa- possible sea-borne attacks by ter cannons and batons and terrorists during the opened fire in an attempt to upcoming festival season, an bring the situation under Indian Coast Guard ocial control. said here on Friday. The Army was called out in Panchkula, and over 600 EAST Ī PAGE 3 personnel deployed across DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the city. Tens of thousands of Free for all: Broadcast vans of TV news channels going up in ames in Panchkula on Friday. (At right top) a policeman opens re at rioters and a security man injured in the violence. * AKHILESH KUMAR the godman’s supporters had SC verdict to aect ban converged on Panchkula in from this, seven deaths were engulfed Panchkula, the dis- on slaughter anticipation of the court ver- recorded at PGIMER Hospital trict administration imposed CMs took preventive NEW DELHI dict over the past few days, in Chandigarh and four curfew. Dera will have to The landmark judgment leading to widespread appre- deaths took place at Chand- Ram Rahim was said to declaring right to privacy a hension of trouble and viol- igarh’s Government Medical have been airlifted to Rohtak steps, says Rajnath fundamental right would ence. College and Hospital, offi- after his conviction, and is foot bill, warns HC have “some bearing” in Ram Rahim, who drove cials said, requesting an- being kept at the Police Vijaita Singh asked to prepare for “unpre- matters relating to slaughter from his Sirsa headquarters onymity. Training College rest house P ress Trust of India the list of assets and New Delhi cedented violence” in case of cows, bulls and bullocks in to Panchkula in the morning, “CBI judge Jagdeep Singh, in Sunaria, Rohtak. Chandigarh properties which can be Home Minister Rajnath of an adverse verdict. The Maharashtra, the Supreme was taken into custody im- while holding the Dera chief In neighbouring Punjab, If followers of Gurmeet Ram attached “in case it is found Singh said the Chief Minis- State asked for Central Court said on Friday. mediately after the verdict. guilty of rape, fixed August curfew was imposed in Rahim Singh are found that they and their followers ters of Haryana and Punjab forces only last week. “Over The allegations against 28 as the day for pronounce- Ferozpur, Mukhtsar, involved in causing loss to are responsible for had told him that they took 160 companies (approxim- NEWS Ī PAGE 8 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD him surfaced in 2002 when ment of the quantum of sen- Bathinda and Mansa after in- public and private damaging properties.” “adequate preventive meas- ately 16,000 persons) of anonymous letters reporting tence,” CBI counsel H.P.S. cidents of arson. Dera follow- properties, the damages ures” to contain the viol- Central forces were sent. the rape of two sadhvis came Verma told reporters. ers attempted to set railway will be recovered from Dera ‘Severe punishment’ ence that erupted after Dera Since we got the intimation to light. A CBI probe was Ram Rahim, who has been stations on fire at Malout, Sacha Sauda, the Punjab The Bench, comprising Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet at short notice, we pulled ordered against the politic- convicted under Sections Balluana and Gidderbaha in and Haryana High Court acting Chief Justice S.S. Ram Rahim Singh was con- out forces from Kashmir and ally savvy godman in 2003 376 and 506 of the IPC, could Mukhtsar district. Violence ruled on Friday, while Saron and Justices Surya victed of rape by a CBI spe- other areas and some per- by the Punjab and Haryana serve a minimum of seven was also reported from Ra- noting that the situation had Kant and Avneesh Jhingan, cial court on Friday. sonnel could only reach on Court. years in jail. The court had jasthan and Delhi. “worsened.” said: “Whosoever has been A senior Home Ministry Thursday night, hours be- “At least 17 people died in last week reserved its judg- The full bench of the instigating the crowd to official said several alerts fore the verdict. They Panchkula’s civil hospital ment and directed the Dera MAYHEM DESTROYS PEACE IN court, which will hear the commit the acts of arson and inputs by intelligence should have called for forces and nearly 250 have been in- chief to be present on August PANCHKULA Ī PAGE 9 matter again on Saturday, and violence would be agencies were sent to the in advance,” said the official. jured,” said Vivek Bhadu, 25 for the judgment. GODMAN ENJOYED BJP asked the Dera to submit sternly dealt with.” Haryana government a DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES Chief Medical Officer. Apart As death and destruction PATRONAGE Ī PAGE 9 month in advance. It was CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Two train coaches, buses torched in Delhi ‘My priority is to bring stability to Infosys’ Jay Shankar environment where employ- Prohibitory orders under Section 144 imposed in all 11 revenue districts of the national Capital Bengaluru ees can continue to do what Nandan Nilekani, the 62- they are doing,” Mr. Nilekani year-old non-executive told journalists. J atin Anand vigil at Delhi Metro stations, Shubhomoy Sikdar chairman of Infosys, said on In its second meeting in carrying out intensive secur- new delhi Friday that his top priority is as many days, the board on ity drills at stations which to find a new managing dir- Friday decided that Mr. The violent events in Panch- border or fall in Haryana and ector for the crisis-hit com- Nilekani would get a “full kula had their repercussions Uttar Pradesh. pany, to put in place a long- Nandan Nilekani briefing” on the Panaya in- in the national Capital with Meanwhile, Lieutenant- term corporate governance vestigations and an “appro- over a dozen incidents of ar- Governor Anil Baijal and structure and to repair the Murthy. priate course of action will son being reported from dif- Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- strained relations with co- “The immediate priority be decided.” ferent parts of the city on wal have appealed for calm. founder N.R. Narayana is to bring in stability and an DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 11 Friday. “I appeal to all to maintain Two empty coaches of the peace & have directed Com- Rewa Express were set missioner of Police to take ef- ablaze by miscreants near fective measures to ensure the Anand Vihar railway sta- protection of life & prop- tion in East Delhi. Railway of- erty,” tweeted Mr. Baijal. ficials said it was not imme- Mr. Kejriwal also took to diately clear if it was a case of twitter and posted: “I urge arson. everyone to stay calm and Incidents of burning and maintain peace.” damaging of buses were re- In a tweet, Delhi Police ported from Shahadra, Loni, Firemen stand next to a burning coach set on re by miscreants at the Anand Vihar railway Commissioner Amulya Pat- Manglapuri, Badarpur and station in New Delhi. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ( SEE ASLO DELHI METRO PAGE 1) naik too assured the citizens Khayala. At least three buses of the police being at their were set on fire and over Dera followers, he said. port Corporation on Friday Section 144 of the Cr.PC were service in this situation. half-a-dozen damaged. The police categorised also suspended its Delhi- imposed in all 11 revenue dis- “Appeal to all to maintain A senior police officer said these as “shoot and scoot” Lahore service. tricts of the Capital. peace & order. #DelhiPolice that five miscreants were ar- cases. No casualties have Despite the police claim- The prohibitory orders on full alert. Strict legal ac- rested for allegedly attempt- been reported. ing that the situation was un- would remain in force till tion will be taken against ing to set buses ablaze in In addition to suspending der control and adequate de- September 8, a senior police miscreants for any viola- Badarpur and Khyala. Those inter-State buses to Haryana ployment had been made, officer said. tion,” he posted on Twitter. involved are suspected to be and Punjab, the Delhi Trans- prohibitory orders under The CISF also stepped up (With PTI inputs)

Claims on Bt cotton need to be probed, says panel DLF to sell 40% stake in rental ‘ Picture painted by government agencies far removed from the truth’ arm to GIC

Special Correspondent was less than 6% of total cot- have been quoting are done conceded to the committee Special correspondent New Delhi ton area, but by only 10% in in other countries growing that herbicide-tolerant gene New Delhi Reigniting the debate on GM the 10 years from 2005-2015 GM crops,” Standing Com- may escape through pollen The DLF board on Friday crops, a parliamentary panel when Bt Cotton grew to 94% mittee chairperson Renuka into farm and fields, to GM approved the sale of 40% headed by Congress MP Re- of the total cotton area,” the Chowdhury said. or non-GM crop. “So if we al- equity held by DLF’s pro- nuka Chowdhury in a report report noted. low GM crops in the midst of moters in its rental arm released on Friday said the The “duality of the claims Very few takers our indigenous crops there is DLF Cyber City Developers government agencies have about the increase in yield of The committee noted that 20 no way contamination can Limited to an affiliate of portrayed “a rosy picture” cotton” needs further exam- years after introduction of be stopped, which means Singapore-based GIC Real on Bt Cotton which is far re- ination, the committee said. GM crops in 1996, only six that we could lose the com- Estate for ₹11,900 crore, moved from the truth. It slammed the govern- countries continue to ac- petitive edge of unique terming it one of the The report of the Standing ment for its “casual” ap- count for over 90% of all GM products,” she added. largest private equity trans- Committee on Science and proach to the need for a sci- crop area globally including Finally, unless bio-safety actions in Indian real es- Technology claimed that the entific study of GM crop U.S., Brazil, Argentina, and socio-economic desirab- tate. In a statement to stock government cited only over- impact on health. “Can you Canada, China and India. “If ility studies are done exchanges, DLF said the all cotton output and not the imagine they did not think it GM technology was so good through a participatory, in- expected post-tax consid- average yield in area. “In- fit to carry out any study on then why would all the coun- dependent and transparent eration from the deal is to dia’s cotton yields increased impact of GM crops on hu- tries not embrace it?” Ms. process, the committee has be in excess of ₹10,000 by 69% in the five years man or animal health. All the Chowdhury asked. recommended that no GM crore. (2000-2005) when Bt Cotton studies that the government The Agriculture Ministry crop should be introduced. DETAILS ONĪ PAGE 12

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Fresh exam for post of Mob violence : Cars parked in the Income Tax Oce in Mansa were set on re following Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s conviction on Friday and (righ) security personnel surround Panchkula Deputy Commissioner Gauri constables Parashar Joshi after Dera followers went on the rampage in Panchkula . * PTI, AKHILESH KUMAR Press Trust of India U.P. police ocer killed in Bhopal Rajasthan seeks relaxation The Madhya Pradesh Pro- fessional Examination Board (MPPEB) or Vyapam encounter with dacoits will conduct a fresh exam- in norms for ood relief ination next month for over 15,000 aspirants who T he operation took place in forests of Chitrakoot district failed to complete the on- To compensate losses suered by farmers, cattle rearers line test held on August 19 Omar Rashid Sub-inspector Jai Prakash hoba Anis Ansari and SP for the post of police con- Special Correspondent livestock at the ratio of three State government’s memor- Hemant Gera said at the LUCKNOW Singh was injured in the en- Hamirpur Dinesh P. stables, due to some tech- JAIPUR lactating cows and 30 calves andum sent recently for meeting 42 marooned per- A police officer was killed, counter and later suc- Four members of the nical glitch. After the visit of the inter- or three cows and six other assistance. sons were airlifted by the Air another injured and four cumbed to his injuries in gang- Sugriva Kol, Raju Kol, “The aspirants will be ministerial team from the animals. He said the com- Force helicopters and 1,387 armed dacoits were nabbed hospital on Thursday. Sripal, Guddu- were arres- duly informed. The test Centre to the flood-affected pensation should be paid as Input subsidy persons were evacuated by by the Uttar Pradesh police Station House Officer of ted during the encounter. would most probably be regions, the Rajasthan gov- per the actual loss. Mr. Jain pointed out that the the Army and the teams sent after two days of encounter Bahilpurva Virendra Tri- Raju Kol was injured in the conducted after September ernment has sought relaxa- The team, led by Praveen animal husbandry was the by the National Disaster Re- in the forests of Chitrakoot pathi also received bullet in- police firing and is admitted 18,” MPPEB Examination tion in the norms of the State Vashishtha, Joint Secretary second most important oc- sponse Force and the Ra- district in Bundelkhand. juries but was said to be out to a hospital. Controller AKS Bhadoria Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) in the Union Home Ministry, cupation of the villagers in jasthan Armed However, the leader of the of danger. After two days of The police have re- said on Friday. He said the to compensate the losses visited Jalore, Pali, Sirohi the desert State after agricul- Constabulary. gang, Babuli Kol, who has a action, a police spokesper- covered a .30 spring-field exact date for the test is be- suffered by farmers and and Barmer districts to as- ture. He also demanded re- The Central team is repor- bounty of ₹5 lakh on his son on Friday said the en- rifle, 315 bore pistol and ing finalised. cattle rearers. sess the situation following laxation in the input subsidy ted to have assured the State head, is still absconding. counter had stopped. country-made handgun Lakhs of aspirants are Chief Secretary Ashok Jain the recent floods and took for agriculture in the SDRF government that it would The operation started The police are carrying from the dacoits. appearing for the online said at a meeting with the stock of the damage caused by increasing the size of land submit a report on the basis early on August 24, around 3 out a combing operation in Meanwhile, Chief Minis- written test, being held team members here on to the infrastructure, crops from two hectares to five of its visit. Financial assist- a.m., when police teams en- the region which is being led ter Yogi Adityanath has an- between August 19 to Thursday that the SDRF had and the difficulties being hectares. ance and compensation to countered members of the by ADG Allahabad zone S.N. nounced an ex-gratiaof ₹50 September 18, for the post the provision for compensa- faced by villagers. The team State Disaster Manage- the affected people are likely Babuli Kol gang in the Nihi Sabat, DIG Chitrakoot lakhto the family of the slain of constables in Madhya tion to each family for loss of was here in response to the ment and Relief Secretary to be released shortly. Chiraiya forests. Janeshwar Tiwari, SP Ma- officer. Pradesh. Srijan scam rocks Bihar Houses Amid din, Opposition stages walkout

Press Trust of India When the Parliamentary Af- Patna fairs Minister objected to Mr. The NDA government and the Siddiqui’s statement, the RJD opposition traded charges MLAs trooped into the Well of over the multi-crore Srijan the House led by Mr. Siddiqui. scam as the issue rocked the Amid the slogan shouting Bihar legislature again on Fri- by the opposition, Mr. Sushil day with the RJD, the Congress Modi, who holds the Finance and the CPI-ML pressing for and Commercial Taxes portfo- resignation of Chief Minister lio, introduced a bill on Entry Nitish Kumar and his deputy tax. Later, the RJD, Congress Sushil Kumar Modi. and CPI-ML staged a walkout RJD, Congress and CPI-ML from the House. members also staged a walkout from the Assembly. Party targeted As the Assembly met for the Mr. Modi targeted the RJD on day, RJD leader Abdul Bari the alleged fraudulent transfer Siddiqui drew the attention of of crores of government Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaud- money to Srijan Mahila hary to his adjournment no- Sahyog Samiti at Bhagalpur. tice on the alleged scam and Showing documents, Mr. urged him to suspend other Modi alleged that Srijan NGO businesses to take up the was allowed office space at a matter. government building named Parliamentary Affairs Minis- ‘Trysam’ at Bhagalpur in 2000 ter Shrawan Kumar objected when Rabri Devi was the CM to it and said the House “Srijan was given 24 decibel should be run according to space in Trysam building on a rules and the adjournment no- 30-year lease by the order of tice should be taken up only the then district magistrate of after Question Hour. Bhagalpur in 2003 and a lease With the din refusing to die, deed was signed to this effect the Speaker adjourned the on February 25, 2004,” he House till noon. After the said. “The lease was later ex- House reassembled, Mr. Sid- tended for 50 years in the diqui once again raised the same year,” he said quoting Srijan scam issue. documents. Later, Mr.Modi tried to drag RJD’s threat the Congress into the contro- Irked by remarks of treasury versy. Speaking to reporters, bench members, Mr. Siddiqui he alleged that one of the al- threatened that no minister leged key players of the scam would be allowed to speak if Rajni Priya, who is absconding they continued to disturb the with her husband, is the opposition members. daughter of a Congress leader. Lightning kills one in Uttarakhand

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Man arrested Coast Guard increases vigil Triple talaq petitioner faces for raping threats, wants protection minor girl along Bengal, Odisha coasts Press Trust of India Ishrat Jahan boycotted by family following apex court verdict Itanagar A man has been arrested Intelligence inputs hint at attacks by terrorists during upcoming festival season Press Trust of India in-laws who also stay at and my children,” the letter for allegedly abducting and Kolkata Pilkhana in Howrah, the loc- added. raping a minor girl in Nam- Press Trust of India iness of assets of the North- Ishrat Jahan, one of the five ality where she lives with “I have written a letter to sai district of Arunachal Kolkata east and asked the district petitioners in the triple talaq her children,” Ms. Khan said. Chief Minister Mamata Pradesh. Vigil has been stepped up commanders of Odisha and case, on Friday wrote to Ms. Jahan said she was be- Banerjee seeking protection The accused, stated to along the coasts of West West Bengal to remain alert. West Bengal Chief Minister ing subjected to abuse ever for me and my children. be an RSS worker, was ar- Bengal and Odisha following Addressing a two-day op- Mamata Banerjee seeking se- since the judgment was Copies of the letter have also rested on August 22, Nam- intelligence inputs of pos- erations conference that curity for herself and her passed. been forwarded to the sai SP C. K. Mein said on sible sea-borne attacks by commenced here on Friday, children after allegedly fa- “I’m being accused of be- Howrah City Police Commis- Friday. terrorists during the upcom- Mr. Sheoran also emphas- cing threats from in-laws and ing a bad person. Does sionerate and the Golabari He was produced in ing festival season, an Indian ised on strengthening the neighbours following the Su- someone become a bad per- police station,” she added. court on August 23 was re- Coast Guard (ICG) official coastal security network. preme Court verdict. son if she speaks for her Even Ms. Khan is allegedly manded in police custody said here on Friday. “Some of her neighbours rights?” she said. being trolled online for fight- for five days. K.S. Sheoran, Inspector Conference held and even her in-laws are ac- ing the case successfully. The victim, a student of General, Coast Guard North- Commanders of the Coast cusing her of having gone ‘Happy with judgment’ Class IX, has claimed that east region, has also directed On their toes: Coast Guard ocers have been asked to remain Guard district headquarters against the interests of her Stating that she was “ex- Divorced in 2014 the man raped her in his all district commanders to alert due to the ongoing stand-o between India and China at at Haldia and Paradip and community,” Nazia Elahi tremely happy with the his- Ms. Ishrat’s husband had di- car on August 18. She was remain alert and respond to Doklam. * FILE PHOTO commanding officers of Khan, legal adviser of Ishrat toric Supreme Court judg- vorced her over phone from also allegedly threatened any situation that may arise Coast Guard stations and air Jahan, said here. ment,” Ms. Ishrat wrote to Dubai in 2014 by uttering not to disclose the matter. due to the ongoing stand-off inputs of possible sea-borne Bengal and Odisha coasts,” squadrons are attending the the Chief Minister that she ‘talaq’ thrice, a practice that Meanwhile, the Ar- between India and China at strikes by terrorists during he said. conference. ‘Abused by neighbours’ was being subjected to was struck down by the apex unachal Pradesh Congress Doklam, ICG spokesperson the upcoming festive season Performance of the Coast “Ishrat and her children are “threat calls, teases and court on August 22. Committee condemned Avinandan Mitra said in a of Durga Puja and Diwali, the Taking stock Guard Northeast region was being subjected to regular abuses”. She has a 13-year-old the incident, saying it was statement. Indian Coast Guard has in- The Coast Guard has also re- also assessed during the abuses and threats by her “I urge you to take steps daughter and a seven-year- an eye-opener for the pub- “On receipt of intelligence creased vigil along West viewed the operational read- conference. neighbours and some of her for providing security to me old son. lic regarding the RSS.

Swine u claims one more life in Odisha

PTI eighth death at the Bhubaneswar hospital this year One more person due to swine flu, succumbed to the official said. swine flu at the SCB Medical College Samples tested Hospital in Cut- Of the 43 swab tack, taking the samples, 12 tested death toll in the positive on disease to 24 in Thursday. Odisha, a health of- So far, 259 ficial said on people have tested Friday. positive for the A resident of Ja- H1N1 virus, the offi- jpur district was cial added. admitted to the The State’s hospital in Cuttack health and family on August 14 with welfare depart- high fever. ment had earlier is- The victim, how- sued guidelines for ever, died on hospitals for treat- Thursday night. ment of patients hit This was the by the H1N1 virus.

‘Economic status should be basis for reservation’

Staff Reporter BERHAMPUR T he All India Brahmin Fed- eration (AIBF) will hold a national conference here on September 9 and 10 to strengthen its demand for reservation on the basis of economic status. Simanchal Mohapatra, State president, Odisha Ra- jya Brahmin Mahasangh, said the conference would discuss three main demands. These include implementation of a single reservation policy for admissions, employment and promotions throughout the country, considera- tion of only talent and cap- ability for employment and higher education, and re- placement of the caste- based reservation policy with quota on the basis of economic status. The organisation demands thatany citizen of India who is below the poverty line should get financial and material assistance from the government. AIBF national president Prof. Bishnu Charan Mishra said the economic status of Dalits and tribals in the country hinted that the current reservation policy had not helped much in their development.

‘Benefits hijacked’ “All benefits provided by the government through the caste-based reservation policy are mostly hijacked by the miniscule creamy layer of these downtrodden communities,” said Prof.Mishra. He also pointed out that the caste-based reservation policy was the reason behind the rampant brain drain of Indian talents to other countries. The organisation felt reservation on the basis of economic status would not create dis- content among any community. Prof. Mishra said no political party wanted to implement a reservation policy based on economic status because they did “not want to lose their votebanks acquired through misuse of the ig- norant downtrodden”. CM A ND-NDE YK NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 4 SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Congress president Sonia Mumbai work for the restoration is The Railways have warned safety, duly giving import- Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Six passengers — four wo- being carried out on a war of action against loco pilots ance to train operation and Safety drive Vadra has been admitted to men and two men — suffered footing and the track safety if they are found to be using loco maintenance,” he said, Advising all Zonal Railways Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here minor injuries after four work has also been started,” mobile phones on duty. A adding that renewed efforts to conduct a safety drive for for treatment of dengue, a front coaches of a suburban Ravindra Bhakar, chief PRO, couple of days after the should be given to attain 15 days on the prevention of senior doctor said on Friday. local train from Chhatrapati Western Railway, said. Utkal Express derailment, ‘Zero Accident’ regime. signal passed in ‘Signal “She is down with dengue Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to In a series of tweets, West- which claimed the lives of at Passed at Danger’, Mr. fever and is recovering,” a Andheri derailed at Mahim ern Railway said five com- least 24 passengers and left Call details Sharma said safety action hospital official said. PTI on Friday morning affecting muters were injured in the many others injured, the M r. Sharma said loco pilots plans should be devised at traffic on the Harbour Line. derailment and sustained Ministry of Railways issued a should not use mobile the zonal level itself based A IFB faction registers The derailment which minor injuries. They were series of safety guidelines to phones while on the run. on existing safety rules and new party with EC took place at 9.55 a.m. adds given first aid. Denying that a avert accidents, particularly Random checking of call de- local conditions. K OLKATA to the list of train derail- larger number of people those caused while crossing tails of the crew while on According to railway offi- A break away faction of the ments in the past week. The were injured, the Western the red signal. duty should be conducted cials, the use of mobile All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) accident occurred when the Journey cut short: A view of the derailed suburban train in Railway spokesperson said In a note to all General and disciplinary action initi- phones, stress and poor vis- has registered its recently train was near the Mahim Mumbai on Friday. * VIJAY BATE sometimes people from Managers, Anupam Sharma, ated against defaulters. ibility were some of the reas- floated party, Samajwadi Yard of the Western Railway. nearby localities pretended Executive Director (Mechan- Urging the running staff ons why loco pilots passed Forward Bloc (SFB), with the The train was moving at a Due to this derailment, the said in a series of official to be injured in order to ical), Railway Board, said the (loco pilots and guards) not the red signal. Election Commission. SFB’s speed of 15 kmph at the time services between Wadala tweets. “claim compensation.” Offi- recent derailment of Train to use walkie-talkies to get In the case of the derail- parliamentary board chairman of derailment. and Andheri were disrupted. cials said although the acci- No. 18477 (Utkal Express) at information about signal or ment of Train No. 79301 in S.P. Tiwari alleged that the The train belongs to the “The work for re-railing is on Other routes unaffected dent had taken place during Khatauli in Northern Rail- other operation related in- Western Railway, an inquiry AIFB had “drifted away from Central Railway but the in- and the services will be re- Services on other routes — peak hour, the number of in- way had tarnished the image structions from station staff, into the incident revealed the ideology of its founder, cident took place in the stored in the next three Virar to Churchgate — adja- jured were fewer because of the Railways. he said they should ensure that the loco pilot had Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.” Western Railway’s territory. hours,” the Western Railway cent to the affected line are Friday was a public holiday. “It is essential that each proper signals for the train passed the red signal. SC orders ₹1 lakh to ‘Digital companion’ for novel ‘Talks with Bengal govt. under GMCC banner’ child rape victim The ‘Re: Reader’ aims to transport the reader into the world of Roy’s new novel

Special Correspondent Re:Reader may act as a cata- tion. They are there to Move to end impasse in Darjeeling The 10-year-old gave birth recently New Delhi lyst to read the book, and for tempt, to intrigue, to trans- Arundhati Roy’s new novel those who have read it, it port the viewer to the Ut- Special Correspondent heading the movement to Legal Correspondent the rape victim. On July 27, The Ministry of Utmost Hap- would add an experiential most world, not to reveal or Kolkata make the talks more trans- NEW DELHI faced with a medical opin- piness, which was published layer to it,” she said. substantially replace it,” said Political parties in the hills parent and fruitful, the State The Supreme Court on Fri- ion that an abortion would recently to critical acclaim, It can be accessed on a a note shared by ICD studio. on Friday decided to hold government should extend day ordered the Chandigarh endanger the lives of both now has a ‘digital compan- smart phone by logging on talks with the West Bengal invite to the GMCC,” Neeraj administration to disburse the victim and her 32-week- ion’, the ‘Re: Reader’. to its website. The visitor is 6-minute film government not as indi- Zimba, spokesperson of the an immediate compensation old foetus, the Supreme Created and designed by Arundhati Roy in a lm on greeted by a ‘floating menu’ T he platform also features a vidual parties but as mem- Gorkha National Liberation of ₹1 lakh to the 10-year-old Court was compelled to re- visual communication spe- the ‘Re: Reader’ platform. of different chapters, each six-minute film on the differ- bers of the Gorkhaland Front and member of the rape victim who gave birth fuse the medical termina- cialist Lisa Rath and her * OCTAVE COMMUNICATIONS with its own set of animated ent landscapes of the novel, Movement Coordination GMCC, said. to a child recently. tion of the pregnancy. team at Itu Chaudhuri icons, sound effects, music, directed by Sanjay Kak and Committee (GMCC). Mr. Zimba said that so far A Bench comprising Ms. Jaising had argued Design (ICD), the Re: Reader Ms. Roy, who attended the and a carefully chosen ex- Tarun Bhartiya of Octave The GMCC is a 30-mem- four parties — the GNLF, the Justices Madan B. Lokur and that the Chandigarh author- is mounted on a separate launch and read from the cerpt. Communications. ber body comprising repres- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha , Deepak Gupta said the iden- ities were insisting on a website, www.theministryo- book, described the Re: “Re:Reader has snippets “This is primarily an ex- entatives of all parties in the the Jan Andolan Party and tity of the minor victim as charge sheet before consid- futmosthappiness.com. Reader as “a new, fun way of of text from the 12 chapters periment about the reading Darjeeling hills and social the Gorkha Rastriya Nirman well as her family members ering the question of pay- The Re: Reader platform introducing a book to people of the book. Animations experience,” Ms. Rath told organisations, set up in June Manch — had received let- should not be revealed. It ment of any compensation. was launched in Delhi on who haven’t read it.” show the text in a new light; The Hindu. 2017 after a fresh movement ters from the government. asked the authorities to look Earlier, in the 10-year- Wednesday evening at a Ms. Rath said that it was music brings the period to “Unlike with a hard copy, for separate State of Gorkha- “There are at least six major after her medical and edu- old's case, while expressing gathering marked by book an attempt to offer a unique life, and with portions read in the Re:Reader, you jump land started. political parties in the hills cation expenses. its inability to intervene on readings and a conversation experience of the book, to by Arundhati Roy, it makes from chapter to chapter in The government has and several apolitical bod- The court order came on her behalf, the apex court on ‘literature and the digital those who haven’t read the for a dreamy, heady ride. But no particular order, and you called for talks to end the ies,” the GNLF leader an application filed by had urged the Centre to set experience’ between Ms. novel as well as to those who none of these bits of ‘media’ can see what that does for impasse in Darjeeling on Au- said.The next meeting of the senior advocate Indira Jais- up permanent medical Rath and artist Shuddhab- have. are presented as ‘content’ you, what kind of pictures it gust 29. “Since the GMCC GMCC will be held on Au- ing highlighting the plight of boards in all States. rata Sengupta. “Navigating through the for independent consump- builds in your mind.” has been collectively spear- gust 27.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The Constitution, refreshed I n upholding privacy, the Supreme Court has squared up to some of its most regressive judgments social fact but of being a product of homosexual activity. morality, of representing a set of Ultimately, however, the judg- larger ambitions and ideals. ments in Puttaswamy will perhaps Target Section 377 The court recognises that the be remembered best for their vin- constitutional guarantees of a right dication of three glorious dissent- The SC has laid the foundation to to personal liberty and of a right to ing opinions of the past. First, freedom of expression, while ab- Justice Fazl Ali’s opinion in AK Go- decriminalise consensual gay sex suhrith parthasarathy stract in their wording, are sub- palan v. State of Madras (1950), ame-gender sex remains a crime in the country sumed by deep moral values cent- where he ruled that fundamental due to a agrant judicial mistake committed by the hen delivering the 12th ral to the very conception of rights cannot be slotted into water- Justice K.T. Desai Me- citizenship. What’s more, as Justice tight silos that are mutually exclus- Supreme Court in 2013. The time has come to S Wmorial Lecture on dissent- Sanjay Kishan Kaul notes in his sep- ive, but rather that they have to be undo it. Ever since the constitutional validity of Section ing judgments in Mumbai last year, arate opinion, “the Constitution read as a collective whole, as rights 377 of the Indian Penal Code was upheld in Suresh Ku- Justice Rohinton F. Nariman de- was not drafted for a specic time that give and take meaning from mar Koushal (2013), the correctness of the retrograde scribed the great dissenters on the period or for a certain generation, each other. The rights to equality, verdict has come under doubt twice. The latest criti- Supreme Court of the 1950s and it was drafted to stand rm, for to freedom of speech and expres- cism from the court is strident and explicit. While de- 1960s as persons who had chiselled eternity.” The notions of “good- sion, and to life and personal and added meaning to the Consti- ness, fairness, equality and dignity liberty, he therefore held, together claring that the right to privacy is a fundamental right tution’s fundamental rights. They GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO can never be satisfactorily stand as a bulwark against the tyr- and an inherent component of human liberty and dig- did this, he said, by, more than any- of Financial and Other Subsidies, ded to incorporate a right to pri- dened,” he adds. They were left annical powers of the state. This nity, the nine-judge Bench has observed that the ra- thing else, appealing to what the Benets and Services) Act, 2016 — vacy, and therefore, to read such a “abstract for the reason that these foresight in Justice Fazl Ali’s nd- tionale behind the Koushal judgment is awed and un- former Chief Justice of the U.S. Su- or the Aadhaar Act — that is right as intrinsic to the right to life rights, by their very nature, are not ing, Justice Nariman writes, sustainable. It has said the rights of LGBT persons are preme Court, Charles Evans presently pending but also on a and personal liberty under Article static.” To disregard privacy as a “simply takes the breath away.” real rights founded on sound constitutional doctrine Hughes, had called the “brooding slew of other issues, ranging from 21, or to the rights to various fundamental right would, there- Second, the court arms Justice and not “so-called rights” as the earlier Bench had de- spirit of the law and the intelligence matters concerning the collection freedoms, such as the freedom of fore, fail to make the best sense of Subba Rao’s voice of dissent in of a future day.” of private data to invasions that go expression, guaranteed under Art- the Constitution as a legitimate Kharak Singh, where he held that scribed them disdainfully. The astounding claim made Now, on August 24, Justice Nar- to the root of our bodily integrity icle 19, would amount to a rewriting basis for government. “nothing is more deleterious to a in Koushal that there was no need to challenge Section iman and eight of his colleagues, and individual autonomy. of the Constitution. Second, it The argument that privacy is a man’s physical happiness and 377 because the LGBT community constitutes only a who heard arguments in Justice K.S. The reference to the nine-judge claimed that since privacy, as a purely elitist concern is also found health than a calculated interfer- minuscule minority has been completely discredited. It Puttaswamy (Retd) v. Union of India, Bench emanated out of the larger concept, was vague, amorphous, to be unsustainable. Here, Justice ence with his privacy.” was unreasonable to advance the view that constitu- have brought to life the brooding challenge to the validity of the and incapable of precise denition, Chandrachud, for example, leans tional protection is available to a group based on its size. spirit of three such dissents. In do- Aadhaar Act. There, during the it cannot be elevated to the status of on Amartya Sen’s work to show us Burying ‘ADM Jabalpur’ Yet, in a show of uncharacteristic reticence and con- ing so, they have not only con- course of hearings before a three- a fundamental right. Third, it con- that liberty and freedom are values Finally, though, comes the signed some of the court’s most re- judge Bench, the Union of India tended that privacy was, at best, a that are not only inherent in our clincher: a specic, explicit avowal trary to the history of the evolution of constitutional jur- gressive judgments to the dust raised a rather alarming plea: it purely elitist concern, and that, in a constitutional order, but that they of Justice Khanna’s daring minority isprudence, the earlier Bench had suggested that the heap of history, but have also de- said, in response to arguments that land like India, rife with poverty, it also serve a larger instrumental opinion in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant provision can be diluted only through the legislative livered a rousing armation of the the legislation infringed the right to can never be considered as a value purpose, in creating conditions Shukla. Here, he ruled that the route. This week’s ruling on privacy rights contains a critical place that the right to pri- privacy, that there simply existed worth universally cherishing. that best further the cause of equal- right not to be deprived of our life clear enunciation of the constitutional basis for protec- vacy enjoys in the penumbra of no such fundamental guarantee. ity and social justice. and personal liberty without the tion of rights based on sexual orientation. liberties that the Constitution guar- The government predicated this ar- Unanimously rejected The idea that privacy is amorph- authority of law was not a creature Transgenders, even though insignicant in numbers, antees. gument on the basis of two previ- Although the court speaks through ous and vague is similarly made of the Constitution. Such a right in- ous judgments of the court, M.P. six separate opinions, marked by short shrift of. Privacy, as a heres in us as human beings. Now, are entitled to human rights, another Bench had ob- A slew of consequences Sharma v. Satish Chandra (1954) occasionally disparate reasoning, concept, the court nds, involves the court in Puttaswamy has held served in National Legal Services Authority (2014), in a Perhaps it ought to be a matter of and Kharak Singh v. State of U.P. each of the state’s arguments not merely a simple right to be left that privacy is one such liberty, subtle hit at the “minuscule minority” formulation in shame for us that well into our sev- (1962), rendered respectively by a stands unanimously rejected. On alone, but extends to protecting a which is fundamental to our very Koushal. At another point, it said Section 377 had been enth decade as a constitutional Bench of eight and six judges, the rst argument, the court recog- number of dierent values integral existence. The court recognises an instrument of harassment and abuse, something the democracy, we needed the Su- which, it said, had conclusively nises that much of the text of the to a person’s most intimate that each of us has, at the least, a earlier judgment had refused to accept. Signicantly, it preme Court to tell us whether we held that there existed no funda- Constitution, particularly of the choices; it constitutes a bundle of kernel of personality, of identity, advocated the adoption of the Yogyakarta Principles — possess a fundamental right to pri- mental right to privacy. Accord- rights enlisted in part III, are ab- liberties, including, as Justice Nar- that we have a right to preserve. vacy or not. But this unanimous ingly, it contended that subsequent stract statements of privileges that, iman points ought, the right to How the court applies this verdict norms on gender identity and sexual orientation adop- verdict delivered through six separ- judgments rendered by Benches of in any event, require interpretation abort a foetus, the rights of same- in the future, to dierent cases, not ted by human rights experts in 2006 in Indonesia. A key ate opinions nonetheless marks a lesser strength which had recog- for us to make sense of them. To sex couples, the rights as to procre- least the Aadhaar challenge, would principle is that discrimination based on sexual orient- watershed moment in our constitu- nised a fundamental right to pri- hold, therefore, that privacy is ination, to contraception, and so no doubt present a signicant test. ation and gender identity must end. By commending tional history. Collectively, the vacy were wrongly decided. trinsic to personal liberty does not forth. This holding, in and of itself, But, for now, it’s time to celebrate, this norm, the court has located sexual orientation not judgments could well herald a new Before the nine-judge Bench, in tantamount to rewriting the Consti- should be sucient to overrule the and to commend the Supreme only as a freedom owing from the right to privacy, but dawn. The verdict’s consequences seeking to further its plea, the gov- tution. On the other hand, it would court’s judgment in Suresh Kumar Court for its truly momentous rul- as demanding of non-discriminatory treatment. Both for civil liberties are potentially ernment made a number of claims, merely be a natural product of a Koushal v. Naz Foundation, where it ing. enormous. They are likely to have three of which were particularly proper interpretive exercise, upheld the abominable Section 377 these verdicts correctly refrained from ruling on the an eect not only on the challenge noteworthy. First, it argued that the where the Constitution is seen as of the Indian Penal Code, which, Suhrith Parthasarathy is an advocate validity of Section 377, as it was not the primary ques- to the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery Constitution’s framers never inten- not merely representing a matter of among other things, criminalises practising at the Madras High Court tion before them. However, it is quite apparent that a strong body of constitutional jurisprudence is now available to target Section 377, as and when a ve-judge Bench takes up the reconsideration of Koushal. By the Mother Teresa’s universe of grace latest verdict, sexual orientation is an aspect of the right to privacy and an inalienable part of human dignity, For her, behind each case of leprosy was a person who had suered abject misery and humiliation freedom, and personal liberty. Under the 2014 reasoning, it is relatable to both dignity and equality. Read to- get set by the World Health Organ- once told me she wished she had rosy colony near the industrial isation. Unfortunately, with this met. She visited here almost each town of Titagarh near Kolkata. gether, they have laid the foundation for restoring the achievement dropped funding for time she came to Delhi. I mostly ac- Over the years, the leprosy- Delhi High Court judgment of 2010 in Naz Foundation, critical medicines that were still companied her as she mingled stricken, driven further and fur- which read down Section 377 to decriminalise consen- needed to combat the remnants of with the residents listening to their ther away from Kolkata, had no sual sex among adults irrespective of gender. the disease. The work done by the sorrow, their little joys and often choice but to built their huts on the navin chawla National Leprosy Eradication Pro- their anger, directed not at her but edge of this town, along the railway gramme (NLEP) has begun to at the cruelty of a world that had lines. Over 500 families had found erode as new cases have emerged. abandoned them. refuge here. When Mother Teresa n my long association of 23 Late last year, a sustained cam- One afternoon a woman learned of this, she arrived and Lessons not learnt years, some of the most endur- paign was conducted by the NLEP reached out to her from her cot. helped them with shramdan, to T he high H1N1 u toll points to a failure to put Iing images that I have of Mother in as many as 149 districts in 19 She had hidden the early signs of build dormitories, a hospital and a (now Saint) Teresa concerned her States. This was the result of an leprosy. When they manifested weaving centre. Today the centre is necessary systems and precautions in place compassion for those aicted by astounding 127,326 new cases de- themselves, her two sons threw a hive of activity as dozens of men leprosy but cured of the disease, tected in 2016. her out of her house. Somehow and women produce the distinct- he number of inuenza A (H1N1) virus cases and who still carried its ravages in their GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO someone brought her to this shel- ive white saris with three blue deaths reported from across India this year has destroyed limbs and lives. Leprosy A life behind each case to avoid deformity. Even those who ter. Through tears she repeatedly stripes for which the Missionaries Talready crossed 19,000 and 900, respectively. is a word that most people con- For Mother Teresa, leprosy was not may have been lucky to nd a cure asked Mother Teresa whether her of Charity hold the copyright. These are lower than the 2015 toll of 32,000 cases and tinue to dread. Yet this was St. a matter of ‘cases’. Behind each in city hospitals would continue to sons would visit her on Diwali, I sometimes encounter criticism 2,000 deaths, but the revived spread is alarming. In the Teresa’s special constituency ‘case’ was a human being who had be shunned. The average city barely a few weeks away. Mother of Mother Teresa but to all those last month or so there has been a sharp increase in the within her world of abject poverty suered the misery of abject humi- jhuggi cluster will seldom admit said she would pray that they’d who do so I would ask one ques- number of cases and deaths — over 6,000 and 300. Gu- and destitution. To this day the Sis- liation, not merely by society at even the leprosy-cured in its midst: come. As we left the hall, Mother tion: how many of us actually bend ters and Brothers of the Missionar- large but most often by their own they must live as complete outcasts told me that the lady had been a down to help those in need with jarat is the worst-aected, with about 250 deaths recor- ies of Charity continue to touch, families. This would occur when in their own ghettoes under the teacher in a renowned girls’ our own hands? How many of us of- ded so far: Rajasthan, Punjab and Maharashtra and feed, treat and oer succour to the telltale signs of leprosy could shadow of their own special school. Her family had abandoned fer succour to these unfortunate Delhi too have been badly hit. The number of H1N1 them just as their founder had no longer be hidden. By then, the stigma. her to her fate. They would never brethren? Like Baba Amte, St. cases in the southern States is also high compared with done in her days. disease had destroyed the nervous It was for them that Mother come. She died soon after, I sus- Teresa — her birth anniversary falls last year, with Tamil Nadu reporting nearly 3,000 cases system. Fingers and feet could no Teresa knocked on the doors of the pect not from leprosy, but from a today — spent her life in actually liv- about a month ago. According to the Pune-based Na- Leprosy is back longer feel pain or heat or cold. Delhi government in 1975 to plead broken heart. ing Swami Vivekananda’s concept Most of us are not aware that we They became susceptible to injury. for some land where she could of ‘Daridra Narayan’, in the service tional Institute of Virology, the virus has not undergone continue to face a rising leprosy Eventually hands became stumps build a shelter for them: proper The handloom centre of god through service to the poor, any signicant mutation and the virulence has re- problem in our midst. In India the and the telltale bandages would dormitories and a small hospital to To this day the handloom saris destitute and marginalised. mained nearly unchanged. It has however undergone disease stood formally eliminated give them away. The irony was (and provide for reconstructive surgery. worn by the Missionaries of Char- point mutations which resulted in a new strain — the as a public health problem in 2005, remains) that the dread of the dis- She was as good as her word. She ity sisters are woven by former lep- Navin Chawla is the author of the Michigan strain — replacing the California strain that when the caseload dropped to one ease caused people to hide the ttingly named her Delhi ashram rosy patients at a weaving centre biography of Mother Teresa and former has been prevalent since the 2009 pandemic. While case per 10,000 population, a tar- early signs until it became too late after Mahatma Gandhi, whom she set up by Mother Teresa in a lep- Chief Election Commissioner of India both strains were co-circulating last year, as per surveillance data only the Michigan strain has been circulating L ETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. this year. The increased caseload and mortality this year compared with last year could be because pre-ex- Court ruling on privacy and political rights of the don’t even have ownership may also bring to an end the elusive when it comes to the “jubilation” welcoming the isting immunity through exposure to the California The decision of the Supreme poor, the top court has again or sanctity over our own tendency of insisting on the inhuman job of manual court verdict is unnecessary strain is no longer eective, and people are therefore Court to uphold privacy as a armed the fact that no bodies! With the Aadhaar card as a matter of scavenging, where hype. not immune to the new strain. More research is needed fundamental right has come discrimination on the basis government’s dissembling, routine for any kind of upholding the core concept N. Ramamurthy, as a huge relief to all those of class, caste or gender can prevaricating response to transaction. The of human dignity is Chennai to fully understand the epidemiology of H1N1 caused by who have been concerned be tolerated in respecting this landmark pro- government’s orders and essential. The time has the Michigan strain, and who may be more vulnerable. about the government’s fundamental and human democratic verdict (“Verdict instructions from banks on come too to put an end to it; T rade decit Despite the high numbers, there is no system in place strategy of coercion to bring rights. reects govt’s vision: Amit Aadhaar issued earlier need if it does, it will be a sign of a While promoting free trade to release data periodically and frequently. Compare people under the Aadhaar Firoz Ahmad, Shah”, August 25), the to be re-examined. healthy democracy. is a virtue, the trade decit this with the regular updates provided by the U.S. Cen- umbrella (“Privacy is a New Delhi Constitutional Bench K. Natarajan, Gunasekar T., itself stems from non-tari ters for Disease Control and Prevention, especially dur- fundamental right, declares deserves wholesome praise Madurai Chennai barriers imposed on Indian ■ ing an epidemic. There has also been a near-complete SC”, August 25). The petty India’s citizens owe deep for enlarging upon what the goods by China. Contrary to arguments made by the gratitude to the nine-judge right to privacy could mean ■ The fear of people of a ■ The PIL was led against the assertions made (“Don’t failure on the part of governments to spread awareness government have been well Constitutional Bench for on the ground, in their six totalitarian state is justied the government rule of fear trade decit”, August about prevention strategies. Uptake of inuenza vac- answered by Justice D.Y. strengthening our concurring judgments. Yes, considering the quality of making Aadhaar mandatory 25), as against the $50 cination by people, especially by those belonging to the Chandrachud, who has democracy by upholding we Indians should celebrate political leadership. Those for social benets, ling tax billion trade decit high-risk category, has been extremely poor, with only reasoned that privacy is privacy as a fundamental the fact that India is now a in power are pursuing a kind and other social occurring annually, the about 10,000-12,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine sold in the needed to safeguard the still right. Seventy years after better democracy. of politics to promote their requirements. But if one cumulative Chinese FDI into last six months by the Pune-based vaccine manufac- prior value of human India wrested its freedom Vinod Kumar B., power and hence the goes through the Aadhaar India over the period 2000- Bengaluru turer. Since the 2009 pandemic, H1N1 has become a dignity. The fact that it was a from under the colonial apprehension of ordinary enrolment form, it only asks 16 stood at a paltry $1.6 unanimous judgment adds boot, it was ironic that our citizens about intrusion into for personal data which a billion. Further, trade and seasonal u virus strain in India even when the temper- to the power and grace of government, elected with ■ The resounding verdict their privacy. The judgment person is normally required investments occur in dollars ature soars during the summer months. Vaccination of the decision. One hopes that the strongest mandate in will denitely serve as a gives us hope. to submit while applying for and not in the yuan. Not health-care workers and people in high-risk categories the Bench looking into the decades, chose to warning to those in power K.T. Krishnaswami, a driving licence, passport only does it lead to large is the only way to reduce the toll. That guidelines for constitutionality of Aadhaar relentlessly negate our right who may attempt to trie Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu or even bank account. Only transfers of hard-earned H1N1 vaccination of people belonging to high-risk cat- would now take its cue from to privacy. Not only was it with our fundamental rights the “biometric” details are foreign exchange from India egories such as pregnant women, very young and old the Constitutional Bench conveyed that the right to as if some sections of the ■ The recent judgments by extra, which is mandatory to China but it also sties the people and those with certain underlying illnesses were and put an end to this privacy was an elitist, trivial, people can be deprived of the Supreme Court on triple for passport and some visa growth of the perdy of biometrics and even deviant concept but in them on some ground or the talaq and the issue of applications. Aadhaar does manufacturing sector and released only last month by the Health Ministry is evid- surveillance in the name of also defending the other. Similarly to suit privacy revolve around the not have any classied creation of jobs in India. ence that India has not learnt any lessons from the 2015 reducing corruption and collection of biometrics for administrative convenience, basic premise of the personal data such as Karthik S.P., H1N1 epidemic. Urgent measures are needed to ramp helping the poor. By Aadhaar, the government citizens should not be asked Constitution — the income, property, details Haveri, Karnataka up preparedness in dealing with epidemics. dismissing the contempt of put forth the sinister to part with their core individual and his dignity. about your personal life and more letters online: the government for the civil argument that we Indians personal data. The verdict However this dignity is still family. The all-round www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/

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Marooned: “Stretched over 10 km from Dumri to Buddha Nagara Radha to Rajwara, the embankment is the lifeline for the ood-hit villagers, mostly poor and daily-wage agricultural labourers.” (Top) Flood-hit residents of Muzaarpur in Bihar go in search of dry land.

(Below) Tents on National Highway-77 in Sitamarhi district provide temporary relief. * RANJEET KUMAR When home is a highway F loods in Bihar have claimed over 350 lives and rendered more than 12 million people homeless. Amarnath Tewary travels from Patna to Muzaarpur, criss-crossing through Sitamarhi, to report on what it is to live on embankments and highways

he whirring sound of moving rotor the entire area has snapped and no offi- ari Charitable Foundation at Rohua. ment of rivers… they just believe in <> At night it becomes dark and blades of the helicopter in the sky cial has bothered to visit. Their meagre “Nobody is sure how long the flood will raising embankments, levees, roads and the speeding vehicle’s light Talerts everyone in the colony on food ration has run out. The survivors take to recede... we had never seen any- highways to stop flood and, above all, blinds us momentarily… our the Buddha Nagara Radha embankment talk about how they eat snails, fish and thing this big before,” says Mahendra nobody is held accountable for the in Mushahari block of Muzaffarpur dis- rats… anything they can lay their hands Manjhi while taking a packet of chhura floods.” Today, floods in Bihar ironically cots shake as they whizz past. trict in Bihar. This is a colony only five on, and drink the floodwaters, use mo- (beaten rice) and gur (jaggery). His fam- mean “distribution of food packets, All the time we hold them days old. Marooned by floodwaters bile phones as torches and wait for days ily will have to make do with this and a compensation, aerial surveys by lead- (children) tightly to our chests. from all sides, breached at two places, for help to reach them from some- few packets of Parle-G biscuits for the ers, and misuse of government funds in Ram Bhajan Sahu the 10-feet-wide embankment has be- where. “No one comes here… who’ll night; tomorrow is another day. the name of raising heights and plug-ins Flood victim on NH-57 come a new colony of flood-hit victims come to this death trap surrounded by of embankments, highways and roads”, — a ragtag cluster of hastily erected floodwaters on all sides with the bund Politics of tokenism he says. But what is the solution? “We’re find any work. bamboo shanties and tarpaulin tents breached at two places?” says Lal Babu The floods in Bihar have rendered 12.6 so centrally surrounded by rivers that A week ago, Manoj Mallick and precariously perched even as the swirl- Rai of Manika Chand village, which plastic-covered shanties seeking shade million people homeless in 21 districts we cannot escape floods, but we can Ramesh Kumar saw a helicopter drop- ing waters of the Burhi Gandak greedily shares boundaries with the from the oppressive heat and humidity. with recorded deaths of over 370 minimise destruction to life and cattle,” ping food packets at some distance on nibble away stretches of earth. embankment. The swollen floodwaters furiously lap people till August 24. The State govern- says Mishra. Veteran RTI activist Ma- the highway but before they could reach With arms aloft and eyes looking up At several places on the embankment against the walls of the embankment. ment claims to have evacuated over hendra Yadav, who has been working there, the food was claimed by some to the sky and ears adjusting to the the flood-hit new settlers crowd around The dwellers complain of snakebites 7,76,000 people. It has also been run- for the welfare of victims of the 2008 passengers on a bus. “The government sound of the helicopter blades, the new us mistaking us for government offi- and swarms of insects who have also ning 1,385 relief camps and 2,569 com- floods in Madhepura, Saharsa and Su- declares that relief camps have been set settlers hope for something to fall from cials. “The government has not given us made their home here. Diseases like munity kitchens. Overall, over 4,21,000 paul, says, “Nobody cares for the flood up for people like us but can you direct above — sign of some helping hand from the black tarpaulin sheets to cover our diarrhoea and viral fever have gradually people have taken shelter in 1,385 relief victims except providing them the cus- me to any of those camps nearby… the State government. But the heli- heads which people of other flood-af- started surfacing. camps and around 4,23,000 people are tomary 1.5 kg packet of chhura-gur and those camps in faraway villages have ba- copter soon becomes a blip. Hope is fected areas have got… what to talk of The other challenge is arranging fod- eating in those community kitchens. Al- setting up these unhygienic relief sically been usurped and controlled by quickly displaced with despair. “It’s our food or anything else! We’re left at the der for the cattle. Cows, buffaloes and together 28 teams of NDRF with 118 mo- camps”. He rues that “forget the gov- upper-caste, well-off people,” says one, fate that this government too has be- mercy of the elements,” says Ram goats can be seen munching, almost tor boats, 16 teams of the State Disaster ernment, even NGOs distributes relief adding, “They sell the relief stuffs to ra- come insensitive… it just triggers hope Pravesh Kumar. His father Sivan Bhagat mechanically, without fodder in their Response Force with 92 boats, and materials to places where they can tion shops and we buy them from there, but delivers nothing, not even in the is ill and had taken to the only cot the mouth. “They are starving… earlier we seven teams of the Army with 70 boats reach conveniently”. paying money borrowed from well-off time of crisis,” Sudha Devi, sitting under family has. “Life for us here is hell- waded through the floodwaters to get and two helicopters have been pressed people on heavy interest.” a tatty awning, says. …worse than hell,” Bhagat says in a something for them to eat but now into service for relief and rescue opera- Highway to despair On National Highway-77, which con- hushed broken tone. He has been suf- everything is submerged,” says Janak tions in the flood-affected areas. Prime This looks true as we travel on National nects Vaishali to Sitamarhi, the flood-hit Life on an embankment fering from diarrhoea for the past two Sahni, adding, “it’s a battle to save Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to Highway-57, which connects Muzaf- families are living in rows under black Stretched over 10 km from Dumri to days. either our life or our cattle.” make an aerial visit of the flood-hit farpur to Purnea. Hundreds of thou- tarpaulin sheets near Basaitpur bridge Buddha Nagara Radha to Rajwara, the The squalid, filth-ridden narrow The government records put animal areas of north Bihar on Saturday and sands of flood-hit people have taken of Runni Saidpur block, badly affected embankment is the lifeline for the flood- pathway on the embankment is marked deaths in the State at 192; compensation hold meetings with Chief Minister Nitish shelter near Darbhanga on both sides of by the swirling waters of the Bagmati hit villagers, mostly poor and daily-wage by open defecation and a fetid stench of ₹30,000 for the loss of every milch Kumar, who has regularly been making the highway under black tarpaulin- and Lakhandayee rivers this year. There agricultural labourers. The devastating filling the air. Stray dogs scuttle through cow and buffalo and ₹3,000 for a goat aerial surveys of the marooned districts covered tent houses. Here, they’re not is just one handpump half a km away floods having snatched away almost the crowded settlement while men and has been announced. “It’s all bakwas and inspecting relief distribution opera- as unlucky as those living on the Budha for drinking water. “About 500 families everything, they took refuge here women lounge listlessly under the (nonsense)… when they cannot reach tions. Opposition parties, Rashtriya Nagara Radha embankment in Muzaf- have taken shelter on the highway but clutching their meagre belongings. us, how do they know our cattle have Janata Dal and Congress, have deman- farpur. “Someone had come to distrib- no one has come to take notice… if it Some managed to rescue their cows, died? The government officials make ded that the Central government de- ute this black polythene to us,” says persists for a few more days, we’ll die of buffaloes and goats, now tied to a bam- <> We’re so centrally surrounded money in the name of relief and com- clare Bihar floods a “national calamity”. Garbu Ram, who along with his family hunger one by one,” says Sanjay Ram. boo keel by the side of their shanties. by rivers that we cannot pensation to flood victims,” complains The tragedy behind this recurring of eight members took shelter here after His newborn baby is sleeping just few Blank wooden cots, torn plastic mats, a escape oods, but we can Thakur. narrative is best explained by flood ex- torrents of floodwater gushed into his inches away inside the tent from the few utensils and earthen stoves make minimise destruction to life The flood in Muzaffarpur has left the pert Dinesh Mishra, convenor of Barh village Kumarpatti, 15 km from speeding tyres of vehicles on the high- up the rest of their possessions. Land is and cattle. villagers marooned in misery. Even the Mukti Abhiyan, an NGO challenging top- Darbhanga town. Until a fortnight ago way. A child aged nine met with an acci- scarce and the first one to reach gets the Dinesh Mishra relatively well-off could be seen queuing down flood control policymaking: “Un- Ram had a thatched house, three goats, dent a few days ago with a speeding bus right to erect a tent. Latecomers frantic- Convenor of Barh Mukti Abhiyan, an NGO challenging for relief food packets distributed by a like the British, our elected govern- a cow and ₹4,000 in hand, but today he but survived miraculously. As a precau- ally vie for vacant spots. “We waited till top-down ood control policymaking social organisation named Sant Nirank- ments do not keep records of move- is penniless, living with his family under tion, the highway dwellers have put ce- we lost everything… now life is on a temporary canopy of black tarpaulin. ment boulders, bricks, banana stems loan,” says Dinesh Thakur, an agricul- Most of the areas in Darbhanga- and logs outside their dwellings to keep tural labourer. Madhubani districts are flooded this the speeding vehicles at bay. More than 50,000 people have taken year. Like Ram, over 50 other families of The condition of Sanjay Ram’s neigh- shelter on this embankment built in his village too have made NH-57 their bours on the highway, Shambhu Manjhi 1954. “If this had not been here, ima- home for the past 10 days. and Ramesh Manjhi, are quite similar. gine our fate,” says Subodh Kumar Su- Just inches away from the speeding They have been surviving on a handful man, a primary school teacher of trucks, lorries, luxury coaches, vans, of chhura-gur and snails and fish caught Roshanpur Chakki. His village and cars and SUVs passing on the highway, from the floodwaters. In 2004, there school are under water but he has been the flood-affected families live in con- was a similar flood that hit Sitamarhi. At helping fellow victims settle down on stant danger of being crushed. Their that time, the highway was in a poor, this embankment. buffaloes, cows and goats loitering dilapidated condition. But the restora- Suman offers us a ride on his motor- around are at greater risk. “At night it tion work on this stretch in the interven- cycle from one breached place of the becomes dark and the speeding ing years has now helped those fleeing embankment to another. At both the vehicle’s light blinds us momentarily… the floodwaters. “At least here we can breached places — Rajwara and Rohua — our cots shake as they whizz past,” says hide our head and wait for someone to villagers are scrambling to get on the Ram Bhajan Sahu, who, along with his come with a packet of chhura and gur,” motor boats run by two different teams family of 12, has taken shelter on NH-57. says Ram. He and other families also of the National Disaster Response Force “All the time we hold them tightly to our fear the dark for another reason: antiso- to cross the river. It is a stampede-like chests,” he says of the children in his cial elements are on the prowl. situation but there is little one can do to family. As darkness falls, silence descends on bring order. An NDRF man helming a Pointing towards their submerged NH-77. Suddenly, a van materialises motor boat appears helpless as he fer- thatched houses in the nearby Shobhan laden with khichdi (a mash of rice and ries more people beyond the prescribed village, the NH-57 ‘residents’ say that lentil). The highway dwellers quickly capacity of eight. “Yes, it’s a risk of life only three things have been on the rise surround it, but the van suddenly picks but what are our options?” he says. in the last 10 days: “our hunger and debt up speed and vanishes into the dark- There is no sign of government or and the floodwaters”. Most of them are ness. “Life has been a cruel joke for us,” non-government relief reaching out to daily-wage agricultural labourers who says Sanjay Ram as another hungry those taking shelter on Buddha Nagara make 50-60 rupees a day, but ever since night beckons and they all trudge back Radha embankment. The electricity in the floods, they have been unable to to the tarpaulin tents they call home. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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FROM PAGE ONE SC verdict to Political cut and thrust over verdicts aect ban CMs took preventive We won, claim both government and Opposition in triple talaq and right to privacy rulings of SC on slaughter steps, says Rajnath SANDEEP PHUKAN Union Ministers had congrat- Uttar Pradesh government court to rule even with re- Press Trust of India NEW DELHI ulated the Supreme Court on when the judgment was gard to Muslim men being al- New Delhi Asked why the Haryana ad- tence can be delivered Barely 24 hours after the Su- the right to privacy verdict. passed. lowed to marry more than The landmark judgment ministration failed to pre- through video conferencing preme Court declared the “Any Central government once. We argued that it can declaring right to privacy a vent the supporters of the as taking him to the Panch- right to privacy a funda- Ministers congratulating the Adityanath’s view be done only by making a fundamental right would Dera chief gathering in large kula court by road could mental right, Kapil Sibal, Supreme Court for the right U .P. Chief Minister Yogi law and the court order pro- have “some bearing” in numbers leading to viol- again trigger violence,” said senior lawyer and Congress to privacy judgment like the Adityanath credited the tects the personal law of all matters relating to ence, Mr. Singh said, “[We] the Home Ministry official. leader, tweeted to target the triple talaq one,” he asked. Modi government for the communities,” Mr. Sibal told slaughter of cows, bulls cannot blame the adminis- The official said there were Union government. talaq judgment “as it took a The Hindu. and bullocks in Maha- tration for this. How can you one or two cases of self-im- “History will never forgive W arning signal firm stand on the issue in The BJP leaders countered rashtra, the Supreme Court stop movement of people. molation also. “There is a Narendra Modi’s govern- C ongress leader Salman court”. it by saying “there should said on Friday. It’s a democracy.” history of Dera followers in- ment for their opposition to Khursid, who had assisted Mr. Sibal, who represen- not be any politics over the The Bombay High Court Home Secretary Rajiv dulging in violence. We had the most fundamental of all the Supreme Court in the ted the All India Muslim Per- top court’s order”. Nalin had on May 6 last year Mehrishi said vehicles and sent several alerts to the rights: the right to privacy,” triple talaq case, used a sonal Law Board in the triple Kohli, senior Supreme Court struck down Sections 5(D) property were burnt in and Haryana government anti- said Mr. Sibal in his tweet on Hindi idiom to convey that talaq case and the Congress- lawyer and BJP spokesper- and 9(B) of the Maha- around Panchkula and the cipating a verdict against the Friday. “institutions of democracy ruled States such as son, said, “Whether it is the rashtra Animals Preserva- situation remained tense. Dera chief as it was a metic- Two landmark Supreme were sending a warning sig- Kapil Sibal Karnataka and Punjab in the triple talaq or the right to tion (Amendment) Act, Another Home Ministry offi- ulously investigated case,” Court judgments, delivered nal to the Modi right to privacy case, said privacy, the Congress will do 1995. cial said they were exploring said the official. in a span of two days, have government”. ber of triple talaq, crores of both verdicts were in party’s well not to project it as a vic- While Section 5(D) crim- the option of a video confer- Mr. Singh appealed for become a subject of intense The series of tweets on Muslim women were re- favour. tory or loss for anyone. The inalises possession of flesh ence for August 28, when peace and said the Haryana political debate. Former the right to privacy verdict joicing the freedom and “In the triple talaq case, triple talaq verdict expands of cows, bulls or bullocks, the court would pronounce and Punjab governments Jammu and Kashmir Chief were actually a counter to thanking Prime Minister we had condemned the prac- the rights of our Muslim sis- slaughtered outside Maha- the quantum of sentence. had not sought additional Minister Omar Abdullah those on triple talaq. Modi,” said Siddharth Nath tice of instant talaq, but the ters and is not a religious rashtra, Section 9(B) im- “We will see if the sen- forces. tweeted to check how many “U.P. has the highest num- Singh, Health Minister in the government wanted the matter.” posed burden on the accused to prove that meat or flesh possessed by him/her does not belong to these animals. The State govern- Political freedoms necessary: SC Privacy realms span from ment had filed an appeal in the top court. The SC observed this S ays the right to dissent is important to end the malaise of corruption abortion to euthanasia while hearing a batch of appeals filed against the L egal Correspondent Conditions for sures to the benefit of those HC verdict decriminalising NEW DELHI <> realising rights who monopolise scarce eco- Chelameswar’s judgment throws light on implications the possession of beef in A free environment for exer- don’t postulate nomic resources.” case of animals slaughtered cising political freedoms On the other hand, condi- Krishnadas Rajagopal which fall within the zone of outside the state. such as the right to dissent is subversion of tions where civil and polit- NEW DELHI the right of privacy,” Justice necessary to end the malaise political freedom ical freedoms flourish en- The realm of the funda- Chelameswar wrote. Right to eat of corruption and diversion sure that governmental mental right to privacy span The judge condemns any A Bench comprising of funds and welfare benefits Aadhaar aids the economic policies are subjected to cri- from women’s reproductive State intrusion into what a Justices A.K. Sikri and that re meant for the poor, right of the poor to get their tique and assessment, he ad- choice and choice of food or person should “read or Ashok Bhushan was told by the Supreme Court said in its wages under the Mahatma ded. faith to euthanasia. Neither think” as a “conditioning senior advocate Indira Jais- privacy judgment on Gandhi National Rural Em- It is this scrutiny which the State nor private persons process” of the masses’ ing, representing some of Thursday. polyment Guarantee sub-serves the purpose of have any business to in- thoughts. This, he held, is a the petitioners, that after “Government leaders in Scheme, shelter and food. ensuring that socio-eco- trude, Justice J. violation of privacy. yesterday’s privacy verdict authoritarian states” who D.Y. Chandrachud Only a few elite are con- nomic benefits actually per- Chelameswar wrote in his “Insofar as religious be- by a nine-judge constitu- choke citizens’ political cerned about the collection meate to the under-priv- separate judgment on liefs are concerned, a good tion Bench, the right to eat freedoms find themselves of- Amartya Sen, Justice D.Y. and use of biometric details ileged for whom they are privacy. deal of the misery our spe- food of one’s choice was ten ill-prepared to resolve Chandrachud said: “His [Mr. for Aadhaar. meant. “A woman’s freedom of J. Chelameswar cies suffer owes its existence now protected under national crises. Sen] analysis reveals that the For the poor, Aadhaar is a choice whether to bear a to and centres around com- privacy. This is because lack of free political immunity enjoyed god-send. Assertion of rights child or abort her pregnancy barred if the pregnancy has peting claims of the right to Senior advocate C.U. flow of information and criti- by government leaders in au- “Conditions of freedom and are areas which fall in the crossed 20 weeks. propagate religion," Justice Singh also told the apex cism has crippled the ability thoritarian states prevents Transparent systems a vibrant assertion of civil realm of privacy,” Justice Similarly another burning Chelameswar observed. court that the privacy of the leadership to intro- effective measures being But Justice Chandrachud, in and political rights promote Chelameswar observed. issue in the Supreme Court “The freedom of the be- judgement would have to spect on their actions and taken in critical situations his judgment, “The condi- a constant review of the just- The judgment’s observa- is a person’s right to active lief or faith in any religion is be looked into while decid- self-correct, the apex court like famine.” tions necessary for realising ness of socio-economic pro- tion comes when the Su- euthanasia. a matter of conscience falling the issue. “Yes, that added. The court was replying to or fulfilling socio-economic grammes and of their effect- preme Court is seized with This is a crime under ating within the zone of purely judgement will have some the Centre’s argument that rights do not postulate the iveness in addressing the cases of numerous wo- tempt to suicide. A person private thought process and bearing in these matters,” Enabling atmosphere privacy of a few should be subversion of political free- deprivation and want. Scru- men who are fighting for who helps a terminally ill is an aspect of liberty,” the the Bench observed. The An enabling atmosphere for sacrificed at the altar of gov- dom. The reason for this is tiny of public affairs is foun- their right to reproductive person to take his own life is judge wrote. An individual’s Supreme Court had yester- citizens to dissent and scru- ernment’s drive to end cor- simple. Capture of social ded upon the existence of choice. booked under abetment to political belief form part of day said “nobody would tinise government measures ruption and money-launder- welfare benefits can be obvi- freedom. Hence civil and These women and girl suicide. his freedom of conscience like to be told what to eat add to the vibrancy of ing. Attorney-General K.K. ated only when political sys- political rights and socio- children, including victims “An individual’s rights to and comes under the funda- or how to dress” while rul- democracy. Venugopal had argued in the tems are transparent and economic rights are comple- of rape, are fighting a battle refuse life prolonging med- mental right to life and ing that these activities In the judgment often context of Aadhaar. when there is a free flow of mentary and not mutually for the right to abort their ical treatment or terminate liberty of which privacy is a come under the realm of quoting from Nobel laureate Mr. Venugopal said information. Opacity en- exclusive.” foetuses. Abortion is legally his life is another freedom core value. right to privacy. ‘Khehar will Ex-ocer alleges ‘nuclear treason’ Govt.’s target on Go on eld come back in housing scheme cut visits, PM new avatar’ Writes to PM that Vice-Admiral guilty of nepotism was welcomed in Naval HQ tells ocers

K rishnadas Rajagopal Josy Joseph ted in the office of the In- Ministry to call for worldwide bids Indo-Asian New Service New Delhi New Delhi spector-General, Nuclear New Delhi Attorney-General of India A Navy officer, who recently Safety, the letter said. “Dur- Sobhana K. Nair Prime Minister Narendra K.K. Venugopal on Friday left service after proving that ing his visit, he interviewed New Delhi Modi has directed govern- commended Chief Justice a Vice-Admiral manipulated various officers who had Midway through the government officers not to restrict of India J.S. Khehar for his the system to promote his rendered reports on me and ment’s ambitious Pradhan themselves to files but to initiative to hold the triple son-in-law and in the process held discussions with senior Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), make field visits to under- talaq hearings during the almost wiped out all Russian- officers of the personnel which promises housing for stand the true impact of summer vacations and in- trained nuclear submarine branch. He was also shown all by 2022, the Urban De- decision-making, the gov- dicated that the top judge operators, has now written various documentation, velopment Ministry has cut ernment said on Friday. will, after his retirement, to the Prime Minister nam- ACRs and board proceedings down the scheme’s target. In an interaction with make a comeback in a new ing at least three serving of- which are of confidential When the project was senior government officials ‘avatar’. ficers who actively assisted Big muddle: INS Chakra, a submarine from Russia. It is nature and not supposed to launched in June 2015, the D.S. Mishra on Thursday — the second The revelation by the in the subversion. Lieuten- alleged that India has lost an entire generation of Russian- be shown to a retired officer, government had promised of five such interactions — country’s top government ant-Commander S.S. Luthra trained submarine operators. * AP more so to a civilian,” it said. to construct 1.87 crore lakh houses under the Mr. Modi urged the over 80 law officer was made dur- has called upon the Prime Lt. Commander Luthra houses. PMAY, out of this till last Additional Secretaries and ing the farewell ceremony Minister to deal with the Principal Bench of the nuclear submarine India has listed at least three “The estimation of 1.87 year only 1.49 lakh houses Joint Secretaries to focus held for Chief Justice conspiracy as nuclear tribunal on July 31 ruled leased from Russia in 2010. serving officers who have in crore houses was based on a have been constructed. their attention on 100 most Khehar, who is retiring on treason. against Vice-Admiral Chat- the past assisted the Vice-Ad- 2012 survey. When we did a The Centre seeks to con- backward districts and August 27. In his case before the terjee, former Inspector- Still gets backing miral in manipulating the ground survey, which is still struct 26 lakh houses in bring them up to the na- Today was the last work- Armed Forces Tribunal, Lt. General, Nuclear Safety, and In his letter to the Prime rankings. Calling it nuclear going on, we found that the 2018-19, 26 lakh in 2019-20, tional average level on vari- ing day of Chief Justice Commander Luthra estab- the Navy, and said it was dis- Minister, Lt. Commander Lu- safety treason, the retired demand is less. We now peg 30 lakh in 2020-21 and 29.80 ous development paramet- Khehar. lished that Vice-Admiral P.K. turbed by the fact that the thra said that despite the commander alleged: “The it at 1.2 crore,” Housing and lakh in the 2021-22 period. ers, the Prime Minister’s The post of the top anti- Chatterjee’s efforts to pro- force “does not have an in- court order, the Navy “con- greed for personal gains by a Urban Affairs Secretary Out of these, 96% of the Office said in a statement. corruption ombudsman, mote his son-in-law resulted built system” to prevent tinues to assist and support few senior officers has led to Durga Shanker Mishra said. shortage is in in the eco- “The Prime Minister said Lokpal, which a former in the wiping out of an al- nepotism. The Bench im- the accused rather than the systematic failure of the Despite the revised estim- nomically weaker section that officers should not Chief Justice of India is eli- most entire generation of posed a fine of ₹5 lakh on the victim”. Naval system that has not ates, the speed with which and LIG categories. The look on their work as just a gible to occupy, has been Russian-trained nuclear sub- Vice-Admiral. Vice-Admiral Chatterjee, only jeopardised the nuclear the project is being imple- Ministry will hold an “India duty, but an opportunity to lying vacant. The Lokpal marine operators of India Lt. Commander Luthra accompanied by a civilian, safety of Indian nuclear sub- mented is less than satisfact- Housing Construction Tech- make a positive transform- law has been in limbo for out of service. was a nuclear reactor oper- visited the Naval headquar- marines but has caused a ory. By 2017-18, the govern- nology Challenge” calling ation for governance in the the past few years. In a rare judgment, the ator aboard INS Chakra, the ters last week and was hos- huge loss to the nation. ment was to construct 12 worldwide bids. country,” it said. China may attend Science How Adityanath took a right turn in politics Ministers’ meet in Chennai A biography says he was on the verge of joining SFI, but a senior student persuaded him to join ABVP N istula Hebbar was interested in student contest the student body and mother, Savita Devi, India invites neighbouring country amid Doklam stando NEW DELHI politics and his sister’s elections in his college but were upset to see him in the The saffron-robed Chief Min- brother-in-law, Jai Prakash, was denied ticket for the garb of a monk. Only after ister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi an SFI member in his col- post of secretary as it had persuasion by Mahant J acob Koshy and scientists, that show- and calls to Arabinda Mitra, Adityanath, could well have lege, influenced him to a cer- been promised to another Avaidyanath were they re- NEW DELHI cases contemporary and Head of the Department of turned left politically, in- tain extent to consider join- student. He contested as an conciled to this new role for Despite the border tension, historical achievements of Science and Technology’s stead of right, but for one ing the organisation. Independent rebel candidate their son. Two months after China is among the coun- Indian science. It is organ- bilateral science coopera- long conversation with a and was defeated. that meeting, Mr. Adityanath tries invited by India to a ised by the Rashtriya tion division, were not re- senior student in PG Govern- Life-changing talk travelled to his village for the Science and Technology Swayam Sevak-linked Vijn- turned. ment College, Kotdwar, in “It was a long conversation Family in the dark customary bhiksha or alms Ministers’ conclave in ana Bharti and the Ministry The IISF will be held at 1991. with Pramod Rawat, also In one of the vignettes about from his mother, a tradition Chennai next month. of Science and Technology. the Indian Institute of Tech- A biography, The Monk known as Tunna, in the lib- the politician, the book says for sanyasis set by Adi Sank- The Science Ministers of “This year, for the first nology, Madras; Anna Uni- Who Became Chief Minister, rary of the college that per- that in November 1993, he ara. His parents now call him Myanmar, Sri Lanka, time, we are having such a versity; and the National In- by Shantanu Gupta, hitting suaded him to join the ABVP Yogi Adityanath left his village in Uttarakhand Maharajji, rather than the Nepal, Bangladesh and In- ministers’ conclave and institute of Ocean the stands this week, says instead,” Mr. Gupta says. As without a word to his family name they gave him. donesia are among those vited the Science and Tech- Technology. the five-time Lok Sabha MP an ABVP member, Mr. Sampradaya of the Gorakh- or friends to join the Gorakh- Not much is known about invited to the meeting that nology Ministers from The IISF is largely a plat- was on the verge of joining Adityanath came into con- nath Peeth. nath Peeth as a monk. His his early life. Though always will discuss how science neighbouring countries, in- form for science-and-tech- the Students’ Federation of tact with Mahant Avaidy- The long association with parents managed to locate outspoken, he is not an easy and technology can ad- cluding Pakistan and nology-themed exhibitions. India before he was per- anath during the Ram Janm- the student wing of the RSS, him in late 1994 when they fit in the drawing rooms of dress the common chal- China...,” Jayakumar A., At the first IISF held at the suaded by Pramod Rawat to abhoomi movement, however, gives an early clue saw a report in a local news- Lutyens Delhi. His rise to lenges in these countries. secretary, Vijnana Bharti, IIT-Delhi, students congreg- join the Akhil Bharatiya Vidy- impressing the latter enough to his rather maverick career paper about the successor to prominence has raised curi- The conclave is part of told The Hindu. The Hindu ated to set a ‘Guinness arthi Parishad. to make the future Chief Min- in the BJP, where he has not Mahant Avaidyanath. Reach- osity about him, which this the India International Sci- could not establish if the world record’ for the The book reveals that Mr. ister his disciple and suc- always been in sync with the ing Gorakhpur soon after, his book may go some way in ence Festival (IISF), a three- countries have confirmed world’s “largest science les- Adityanath, then Ajay Bisht, cessor as head of the Nath party. In 1992, he wanted to father, Anand Singh Bisht, fulfilling. year-old mela of students participation. An e-mail son”. 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Flash point: (From left) Followers of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gather in Sirsa on Friday after the court verdict; an injured follower being taken for treatment to a Panchkula hospital; and a broadcast technician attempts to escape from a mob. * PTI, AKHILESH KUMAR The farm to prison Mayhem destroys peace in Panchkula story of ‘Baba of bling’ Violence, arson by supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda chief bring back chilling memories of the Jat agitation last year He is a curious amalgam of reel & real Press Trust of India Panchkula Press Trust of India blurring of lines between Death and destruction des- Chandigarh the larger than life image of cended on Panchkula, other- He glides through the air the man of bling who would wise a peaceful city of Hary- dressed in pink robes in his be god and superstar. For ana, as soon as the self-styled promotional videos and in somebody who commands godman, Gurmeet Ram real life is known to ride so much attention, the per- Rahim Singh, was convicted powerful, souped up bikes sonal details are just a few. by a special CBI court here in to congregations, the per- a rape case. sona as flashy as the vehicle T he only child The violence and arson by itself. He was born in Sri Gurusar supporters of the Dera Sacha But Friday was judge- Modia village in Rajasthan’s Sauda chief brought back ment day for Gurmeet Ram Sri Ganganagar district on chilling memories of last Rahim, head of the Dera August 15, 1967, to a land- year when this city, on the Sacha Sauda sect, who was lord father. An only child, outskirts of Chandigarh, wit- convicted in a rape case and Gurmeet helped his father nessed an agitation by the left two states in a state of in the farm in his early Jats over reservation. The fol- siege. Some of that tinsel years. lowers of Ram Rahim, who aura may fade for the ‘baba Gurmeet, it is said, was had gathered here in thou- of bling’, who is not the reg- always spiritual. When he sands over the past four ular godman in saffron but a was seven, he was picked days, went on the rampage, curious amalgam of reel and out by Shah Satnam Singh, hurling stones, vandalising real defying easy then head of the Dera Sacha media vehicles and setting description. Sauda in Sirsa, who anoin- afire several two-wheelers. His Twitter profile de- ted him Ram Rahim. near the road and gone if the injuries were had gathered here gave a At least three OB vans of ability to maintain law and scribes him as “Spiritual Sixteen years later, in Residents stay inside nearby for some work,” due to police action or tough time to the police and private television channels order in the State ahead of Saint/Philanthropist/Versat- 1990, Satnam Singh invited Thick smoke billowed high in said a young man working violence by Dera paramilitary personnel. were damaged. Two vans the CBI court verdict and ile Singer/Allrounder his disciples from all over the sky as terrified local res- with a private company. followers. Immediately after the ver- were overturned by a mob. pulled it up for not imposing Sportsperson/Film Director/ the country for a grand sat- idents locked themselves in- A steady stream of ambu- At least one person was dict, many of the Dera The Punjab and Haryana Section 144 of Cr. PC in time Actor/Art Director/Music sang where 23-year-old Gur- side their homes. lances was bringing scores of seen lying motionless by the chief’s followers broke police High court had come down to prevent the huge gather- Director/ Writer/Lyricist/ meet Ram Rahim was “My motorcycle has been injured people to the local roadside. Many women barricades and security heavily on the Haryana gov- ing of Dera followers in Autobiographer/DOP.” chosen as his successor. burnt down. I had parked it civil hospital. It was not clear among the followers who cordons. ernment for its apparent in- Panchkula. For his followers, who The Dera chief, who com- gathered in the thousands in pleted his high school, is Panchkula ahead of the ver- married to Harjeet Kaur. dict in the case of rape and They have two daughters, Probe was a game of criminal intimidation, their Charanpreet and Aman- Godman enjoyed BJP patronage leader is all this and more. preet, both of whom are The bejewelled head of the married, and a son Jasmeet. wits: ex-CBI ocial Special Correspondent Rahim ji & his team. Will mo- normalcy and provide all BJP leaders like Kailash Vi- Sirsa-headquartered sect, He also adopted a girl. New Delhi tivate people across India to possible assistance that is re- jayvargiya and Manoj Tiwari who turned 50 this Inde- Press Trust of India “Sometimes we won and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, join Swachch Bharat Mis- quired,” Mr. Modi said in his were present. pendence Day, holds sway New Delhi sometimes we lost but, at the chief of Dera Sacha sion,” Mr. Modi had tweeted. tweets. The website of Dera Sacha over millions in Haryana, With a senior directing them the end, today’s verdict Sauda, whose supporters The Dera chief supported Sauda says it’s a “spiritual or- Punjab and Rajasthan. to close the case and the wo- showed that no one can es- went on the rampage in PM condemns violence the BJP during the 2014 As- ganisation” and the sect has As curiosity grew about man who alleged sexual ab- cape the law of the land,” Haryana, Punjab and Ra- On Friday, Mr. Modi put out sembly election and Hary- a huge following among Dalit the man at the centre of the use getting married, it was a Mr. Narayanan said. jasthan to protest the court a series of tweets con- ana Chief Minister M.L. Khat- Sikhs. frenzied storm, “game of wits” for the CBI Mr. Narayanan was pos- verdict convicting him of demning the violence in tar’s association with the Haryana’s Education Min- Gurmeet, who team that probed the rape ted as Deputy Inspector rape, has enjoyed the pat- Haryana. “The instances of self-appointed cult leader is ister Ram Bilas Sharma had drove to case against Gurmeet Ram General of Police (Special ronage and support of the violence today are deeply an open secret. On May 6, said last week that Dera fol- Panchkula in Rahim, recalled a retired of- Crimes) in Delhi when the Bharatiya Janata Party gov- distressing, I strongly con- Mr. Khattar launched a spe- lowers were peace-loving a large convoy ficer on Friday. Punjab and Haryana High ernment in Haryana as well demn the violence and urge cial cleanliness drive with people. A few months ago he of scores of As a special CBI court in Court handed the case to as Prime Minister Narendra everyone to maintain peace. the Dera chief at his constitu- handed a cheque of ₹51 lakh vehicles, put out a Panchkula convicted the the CBI in September 2002. Modi. The law and order situation ency in Karnal. to the Dera chief as a mark of tweet appealing Dera Sacha Sauda chief of He also spoke about the On October 29, 2014, Mr. is being closely monitored. I Known for flashy clothes support. A year ago, Health for peace and say- rape, it was flashback time difficulties in investigating Modi had lauded the Dera reviewed the situation with and producing films where and Sports Minister Anil Vij ing he would go to for former CBI joint director the case. He said he was un- chief for he Swachh Bharat NSA & Home Secretary. he is the main protagonist, drew flak from the Congress court even though Mulinja Narayanan, who der pressure even from his (clean India) mission. “Ap- Urged officials to work the Dera chief has held ‘suc- for donating ₹50 lakh to the he had a backache. headed the investigation. juniors. preciable effort by Baba Ram round the clock to restore cess parties’ where senior Dera chief. It was the familiar

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Khattar admits to lapses 3 killed in in handling of situation Taking control CHANDIGARH clashes near Under fire over the handling of the situation arising out of Dera HQ Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s Ashok Kumar conviction, Haryana Chief SIRSA Minister Manohar Lal Khattar T hree persons were killed on Friday admitted that there and four sustained injuries were lapses but asserted in violent clashes between appropriate action was being the supporters of the Dera taken. Mr. Khattar ducked a chief and the police in Sirsa question on how thousands of as violence erupted near Dera followers managed to the Dera headquarters reach Panchkula despite here on Friday evening, Section 144 being imposed soon after the CBI court much earlier. Mr. Khattar also pronounced its verdict said the government would holding Dera chief Gur- assess the damage. PTI meet Ram Rahim Singh guilty in a rape case. Smriti warns media The clashes took place against creating ‘panic’ around 5 p.m. after a mob N EW DELHI torched a milk plant, a pa- Union Information and per mill and a power sub- Broadcasting Minister Smriti station near Shahpur Begu Irani through a tweet on village. A Hindi news chan- Friday night warned nel journalist was also television channels against manhandled by the mob. creating ‘panic’ and ‘undue fear’ even as the unrest 3 in serious condition continued in Haryana and One of the deceased has Police and paramilitary forces staging a ag march through the streets of Bathinda on Friday. * PTI Punjab. Minutes after her been identified as Wazir stern message, she tweeted, Chand, a resident of Sukh “Attack on media, damage to Sagar Colony. The identit- property condemnable. ies of the other two de- Violence in Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh Appeal to all to maintain ceased were yet to be es- peace.” tablished. “Three of the injured are serious and Schools to remain closed today; mobile, internet services blocked for 48 hours Cong. slams violence, have been referred to the calls for CM’s resignation medical college hospital in Special Correspondent A group of unidentified ganagar was damaged and Sriganganagar Collector N EW DELHI Abroha,” said Deputy Dir- JAIPUR persons torched a jeep the files lying in the office Gyana Ram declared a holi- The Congress called for the ector, Haryana Public Rela- Security was stepped up in parked inside a power house were destroyed. The violent day in all schools on Sat- resignation of Haryana Chief tions Department, Satish Sriganganagar and Hanu- in Sriganganagar when in- crowd fled from the spot and urday in view of the tension. Minister M. L. Khattar, with Mehra. mangarh districts of north- formation about the judg- none of the accused could be Mobile and internet services party president Sonia Gandhi The violent protests ern Rajasthan, bordering ment passed by a Central arrested. have been blocked for 48 expressing grave concerns against the verdict, how- Punjab and Haryana, on Fri- Bureau of Investigation court Security was also beefed hours in the two districts. over the violence in the State. ever, mostly remained con- day after some violent incid- at Panchkula in neighbour- up in Gurusar Modiya village The Rajasthan Roadways has Congress vice-president fined to the neighbour- ents were reported following ing Haryana spread. The po- in Surtagarh tehsil, 38 km suspended plying of buses Rahul Gandhi stressed that hood of the Dera Sacha the conviction of Dera Sacha lice said two power houses from Sriganganagar, which is on the Haryana and Chand- violence and brutality had no Sauda premises on the out- Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram in the rural areas of the dis- the birthplace of Ram Rahim igarh routes, while the place in society. “@PMOIndia skirts of the city. Gurbaksh, Rahim Singh in a rape case. trict and a building of the La- Singh. There are 24 ‘Deras’ North-Western Railway par- must put the interest and one of the Dera followers, Prohibitory orders under bour Department in the city in Sriganganagar and Hanu- tially cancelled some passen- safety of Indians before his said the verdict was not ac- Section 144 of the Code of were also set on fire. mangarh districts, where a ger trains and changed the party’s interests. @mlkhattar ceptable to him and lakhs Criminal Procedure were im- A portion of the employ- large number of followers timings of other trains in the must resign,” the party said of the supporters. posed in both the districts. ment exchange in Srigan- reside. region. on Twitter. 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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 WORLD SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 71 killed in Myanmar militant attack ‘Pakistan population has 30 police posts and Army base in the restive Rakhine State came under assault by Rohingya insurgents surged by more than half’ Reuters YANGON E arly census results show it now has 207 million people Muslim militants in Myan- Bangladesh mar staged a coordinated at- Agency France-Presse tack on 30 police posts and pushes back Islamabad an army base in Rakhine Pakistan’s population has Nawaz warns of a state on Friday, and at least Rohingya surged by more than half to 59 of the insurgents and 12 207 million, according to members of the security Haroon Habib provisional results of the repeat of 1971 debacle DHAKA forces were killed, the army country’s first census in al- and government said. Bangladesh’s border most two decades released Press Trust of India The fighting marked a ma- guards pushed back 146 by the statistics board on Lahore jor escalation in a simmering Rohingya refugees who Friday. Pakistan may face conflict in the northwestern were coming to the Once confirmed in the fi- another State since last October, country in the wake of nal report, Pakistan could “dismemberment” like when similar attacks promp- fresh tensions between be set to overtake Brazil as the one it witnessed in ted a big military sweep be- Rohingya insurgents and the world’s fifth most popu- 1971 if the people’s set by allegations of serious Myanmar security forces. lous country, according to mandate is not respected, human rights abuses. Border guards statistics on the U.S. Census ousted Prime Minister The Arakan Rohingya Sal- intercepted and sent back Bureau website. Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif warned on vation Army (ARSA), a group Caught in the middle: Rohingya people from Myanmar’s Rakhine State gather near the border refugees from different Prime Minister Shahid Friday as he took a dig at Nawaz Sharif previously known as in Ukhiya town, where Bangladeshi guards were stopping them from entering, on Friday. * AFP points of the Naf river on Khaqan Abbasi praised the the Supreme Court for Harakah al-Yaqin, which in- Friday, said Major Saiful work of census officials and disqualifying him. He also targeted the stigated the October attacks, ganised than those in Octo- The militants also used mitted crimes against hu- Islam Jamaddar, deputy called for “early comple- Mr. Sharif’s outburst country’s intelligence claimed responsibility for ber — will spark an even sticks and swords and des- manity in the offensive that commander of the Border tion” of the final figures, a came a day after the agencies — the Inter the early morning offensive, more aggressive army re- troyed bridges with explos- began in October. On Friday, Guard Bangladesh (BGB) statement from his office Lahore High Court Service Intelligence and and warned of more. sponse and trigger com- ives, the army said. the UN condemned the milit- battalion in Teknaf. said. No date has yet been banned the broadcast of the Military Intelligence The treatment of approx- munal clashes between ant attacks and called for all Guards gave the 146 announced for the release. “anti-judiciary” remarks —for being part of the imately 1.1 million Muslim Muslims and Buddhist ethnic Illegal immigrants parties to refrain from refugees, including women by him and his party Panama Papers Rohingya has emerged as Rakhines. The Rohingya are denied cit- violence. and children, primary care Bickering by politicians cadre. investigation against him. majority Buddhist Myan- “In the early morning at 1 izenship and are seen by The military said about before sending them back Mr. Abbasi also lauded the mar’s most contentious hu- a.m., the extremist Bengali many in Myanmar as illegal 150 Rohingya attacked an to their country, the BGB victims of several attacks tar- man rights issue as it makes insurgents started their at- immigrants from army base in Taung Bazar said. geting census officials, in- map, raising fears over 132.35 million. a transition from decades of tack on the police post... Bangladesh, despite claiming village in Buthidaung An estimated 87,000 cluding a bomb blast in power bases and federal Central Punjab province harsh military rule. with the man-made bombs roots in the region that go township. Rohingya have fled Lahore in April which killed funding. remained far and away the It now appears to have and small weapons,” said the back centuries, with com- The attack took place Myanmar and come to at least seven people. The provisional results most populated, home to spawned a potent insur- army in a separate state- munities marginalised and hours after a panel led by the Bangladesh since late last Pakistan had not held a published by the Pakistan more than 110 million gency which has grown in ment, referring to the Ro- occasionally subjected to former U.N. chief Kofi Annan year, following a military census for nearly two dec- Bureau of Statistics showed people or more than half the size, observers say. They hingya by a derogatory term communal violence. advised the government on offensive in Rakhine that ades due to years of bicker- an average annual growth of country — but it also showed worry that the attacks — implying they are interlopers The UN said Myanmar’s long-term solutions for the began in October. ing by politicians concerned 2.4% since 1998, when the the slowest average annual much larger and better or- from Bangladesh. security forces likely com- violence-riven State. it could redraw the political total population was put at growth rate, at 2.13%. Top aide breaks ranks IS kills 20 in attack on Shia mosque Maldives jails its last with Trump on neo-Nazis remaining Oppn. leader M ilitants reportedly began stabbing worshippers after running out of bullets Exposes deep unease in White House Ibrahim sentenced to 38 months A gence France-Presse attack is over and the site has Kabul A gence France-Presse sistently and unequivocally been cleaned up by our po- Washington condemning these groups A suicide bomb and gun at- lice,” deputy spokesman Agence France-Presse sentenced to 38 months in Donald Trump’s top eco- and do everything we can to tack claimed by the Islamic Najib Danish told AFP, con- Colombo jail. The guilty verdict also nomic advisor criticised his heal the deep divisions that State on a Shia mosque in firming three attackers were The Maldives’ last remain- disqualifies Mr. Ibrahim, 65, failure to unequivocally con- exist in our communities,” Kabul killed 20 people and killed by security forces. ing Opposition leader in the from holding a seat in demn neo-Nazi and white Mr. Cohn told the Financial wounded over 50 on Friday, country was handed a Parliament. supremacist groups, break- Times, without specifically officials said. It is the latest Detonation in mosque prison sentence on Friday ing ranks with the President naming Mr. Trump. assault to highlight deterior- Kabul police spokesman Ab- as President Abdulla Fighting Yameen and exposing deep unease ating security situation in dul Basir Mujahid told AFP a Yameen stepped up a crack- The JP is one of four parties inside the White House on Pressure to quit Afghanistan. suicide bomber “detonated down on political dissent in in the archipelago’s Opposi- Friday. Mr. Cohn, a former Gold- Gunshots and explosions himself inside the mosque”. South Asia’s troubled trop- tion coalition that wants to Gary Cohn — head of the man Sachs executive, said could be heard during the at- People gathered outside ical paradise. defeat Mr. Yameen at elec- White House national eco- he faced “tremendous pres- tack that lasted around four had tried to call women and Qasim Ibrahim, who tions next year and sees the nomic council and one of sure” to quit after the Pres- hours and witnesses repor- children trapped inside but heads the Jumhooree Party impeachment of the the most prominent Jewish- ident appeared to draw ted seeing worshippers their mobile phones were ( JP) and lost his bid for the Speaker as a first step to tak- Americans in Mr. Trump’s moral equivalence between smash windows to escape. Heart-in-mouth moment: Afghan policemen try to rescue a not responding, an AFP re- presidency in 2013, was ac- ing control of Parliament to administration — went pub- white nationalist demon- The mosque, in a residen- child at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on Friday. * REUTERS porter at the scene said. cused of leading a failed bid ensure free and fair polls. lic with his displeasure over strators and anti-racism tial area in the north of the Eyewitnesses described in March to impeach The coalition, led by the President's response to counter-protesters. city, was believed to have Heavily armed security initially put the death toll at horrific scenes inside the Speaker Abdulla Maseeh, a former President Mohamed recent deadly violence in Mr. Trump drew wide- been packed with dozens of forces stormed the building 12, including 10 civilians. mosque as the attackers ran close ally of Mr. Yameen. Nasheed, who also heads Charlottesville, Virginia. spread condemnation when men, women and children and rescued more than 100 Among the security short of bullets and began He was convicted on Fri- Maldivian Democratic Party “This administration can he suggested there was when the assailants struck worshippers, according to forces, two were killed and “using knives to stab day of bribing lawmakers to from London, condemned and must do better in con- blame “on both sides”. during Friday prayers. the Interior Ministry, which seven others wounded. “The worshippers”. impeach the Speaker and the court’s decision.

Reuters who is also a member of her Press Trust of India Bangkok Puea Thai Party. The Washington Ousted Thai Prime Minister sources did not say where India’s economic activities Yingluck Shinawatra has she had gone. in Afghanistan pose “no Macron’s makeup costs fled the country ahead of a direct threat” to Pakistan, a prompt criticism verdict against her in a neg- T urbulent decade senior U.S. official has said, PARIS ligence trial brought by the Ms. Yingluck’s brother, adding that Islamabad French President Emmanuel junta that overthrew her, Thaksin Shinawatra, who needs to change some of its Macron’s oce has conrmed sources close to the heads the political clan, was “unhelpful behaviour” by a report that the leader spent Shinawatra family said on overthrown in a 2006 coup cooperating with the U.S. €26,000 on makeup during Friday. and fled into exile to escape in achieving counter-ter- his rst three months in Ms. Yingluck, 50, whose a corruption conviction that rorism goals in the region. power, and says it’s trying to family has dominated Thai he said was aimed at demol- U.S. President Donald nd a cheaper alternative. It politics for more than 15 ishing the populist move- Trump has sought an en- was rst reported by the Le years, failed to show up at ment he founded. hanced role for India in Point magazine. AP court for judgment in a case The struggle between bringing peace in Afgh- centred on the multi-billion that movement and a anistan as he ruled out a Germany bans website dollar losses incurred by a Bangkok-centered royalist hasty withdrawal of troops over G20 violence rice subsidy scheme for and pro-military elite has while announcing his Afgh- BERLIN farmers. been at the heart of years of anistan and South Asia Germany has banned a far- Overthrown in 2014, Ms. turmoil in Thailand. The policy on Monday. left website, which it said was Yingluck faced up to 10 verdict against Ms. Yingluck Mr. Trump had said that used to organise violence at years in prison if found could have reignited ten- a critical part of his South the G20 summit in Hamburg, guilty. Her former Com- sion, though the Army has Asia policy was to further after raids on its supporters merce Minister was jailed in largely snuffed out open develop America’s strategic early on Friday turned up a related case for 42 years opposition. partnership with India. He knives, batons and catapults, on Friday. Cambodian immigration also sternly warned Interior Minister Thomas de “She has definitely left police said she had not Bracing for impact: Water from Hurricane Harvey’s surge crashes through pylons at a shing pier in Port Isabel, Texas, on Friday. Pakistan for providing safe Maiziere said. REUTERS Thailand,” said one source, entered their country. Texans got ready for a prolonged battering from the storm, which could be the ercest to hit the U.S. in nearly a dozen years. * AP havens to terrorists.

12 dead in Saudi coalition Dealing with Islamabad air strike in Sana’a “While we welcome India’s DUBAI role in Afghanistan, it has a An air raid by the Saudi-led ‘Toxic debate in U.K. demonises immigrants’ lot of goodwill, they are do- coalition struck a building in ing developmental pro- Yemen’s capital Sana’a on jects. They have given $3 Friday, killing 12 people, six of H ate rhetoric and xenophobia make it harder for newcomers to integrate with British society, warns report billion in aid and U.S. ap- them children, when an preciates that and wants adjacent apartment block V idya Ram up leading parallel lives… dressing valid concerns teaching for all and greater ment to justify a tough immigrant communities in Bri- that to continue. But again collapsed, residents said. The LONDON anti-immigrant rhetoric and about the impact of immigra- power for local government migration regime for stu- tain about the shift in the we do not see that a direct attack took place in the city’s A “toxic” debate on immigra- xenophobia are making it tion on public services, some to promote integration. dents, in spite of calls from political debate. threat to Pakistan,” the Faj Attan area. REUTERS tion in Britain is hindering harder for immigrants to be- of which can contribute to universities, opposition White House official said integration in Britain, with come full members of British local tensions,” he said on Overstaying students parties and even Conservat- Less tolerant on condition of anonymity. IS pushes back advancing rising anti-immigrant senti- society,” warns the report, Friday. “We must start by T he report comes a day after ive cabinet members to ease “ Sixty-two per cent of “I am not going to dis- Syrian troops near Raqqa ment and the “demonisa- “Integration Not Demonisa- valuing the contributions of the government faced criti- the rules. second generation migrants cuss the steps and meas- BEIRUT tion” of new comers, a scath- tion” by the All Party Parlia- all ethnic and minority com- cism for vastly overestimat- The debacle has also been feel that Britain has become ures that the U.S. is consid- Islamic State militants pushed ing report by a group of mentary Group on Social In- munities to the U.K... rather ing the number of interna- seen as an example of how less tolerant since the Brexit ering pursuing with back government forces cross-party parliamentarians tegration, chaired by Labour than being seen as security tional students overstaying incorrect figures and as- vote,” says the report. Pakistan,” the official said advancing on one of the last has warned. MP Chuka Umunna. risks, immigrants should be their visas. New figures sumptions were being used “We must act radically when asked about the crit- towns still in IS hands in the “The poisonous nature of viewed as Britons-in-waiting showed that just 3% of inter- to inflame and misinform the now at this crucial juncture ical statements coming out province of Raqqa, killing our immigration debate, far P eddlers of hatred keen to participate in their national students over- already highly emotionally in our nation’s history to of Pakistan after Mr. over two dozen soldiers and from encouraging people to “ We must act now to safe- community,” he added. stayed, compared to the gov- charged debate on immigra- craft a new immigration and Trump announced his seizing vehicles, a Syria integrate into the life of our guard our diverse communit- The report sets out 56 ernment’s initial estimate of tion in Britain. integration policy settlement South Asia strategy. “We do monitoring group and the country, increases the likeli- ies from the peddlers of policy recommendations, in- nearly 100,000, which had The report points to in- to bring our brilliantly di- have areas where we co- extremists said. AP hood that new comers end hatred and division while ad- cluding compulsory English been used by the govern- creasing concerns from im- verse country together.” operate that will continue.” CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Task Force formed to ‘Immediate priority is to bring in stability to Infosys’ study AI for Nilekani lays equal stress on putting in place a long-term corporate governance structure, mending board’s strained ties with co-founder Murthy development J ay Shankar would get a “full briefing” on refusing to disclose why they “I am representing the full Zehnder to work with the Bengaluru the Panaya investigations got a clean chit,” Mr. Murthy board, 100% of the share- Nominations and Remunera- Special Correspondent Nandan Nilekani, the 62- and an “appropriate course 71, had written in his letter. holders and all the tions Committee to review New Delhi year-old non-executive chair- of action will be decided.” The board responded by stakeholders.” and identify a right CEO can- Commerce and Industry man of Infosys, said on Fri- Mr. Nilekani returned to stating that “Mr. Murthy’s Mr. Nilekani said he would didate, he said. Minister Nirmala Sithara- day that his top priority was the Bengaluru-based soft- campaign against the Board work to mend the board’s “The committee will also man has constituted a Task to find a new managing dir- ware services company on and the company has had “whole relationship” with deliberate on the long-term Force chaired by V. Ka- ector for the crisis-hit com- Thursday in the wake of a the unfortunate effect to un- Mr. Murthy, “who estab- governance structure of the makoti of IIT Madras to ex- pany, to put in place a long- bitter spat between Mr. dermine the company’s ef- lished the culture and ethos board and present its recom- plore possibilities to lever- term corporate governance Murthy and the board over forts to transform itself.” of Infosys.” mendations at the meeting of age Artificial Intelligence structure, and to repair the Vishal Sikka’s abrupt resigna- Mr. Nilekani acknow- “It is a complex environ- the board in October.” The (AI) for development strained relations with co- tion as chief executive officer ledged that the circum- ment with multiple factors at board also appointed D.N. across various fields. founder N.R. Narayana and MD on August 18. stances in which he was re- work,” he said. “The current Prahlad as chairman of In- The ‘task force on AI for Murthy. turning were far from situation is very complex. I fosys’s subsidiary EdgeVerve. India’s Economic Trans- “The immediate priority is Panaya probe normal and said his biggest will decide (on the investiga- A strategic consolidated formation’ will submit con- to bring in stability and an Mr. Murthy, who co-foun- source of strength in taking tion reports) with an open plan to put the company on crete and implementable environment where employ- ded Infosys in 1981 with Mr. on the challenge was the all- and fair mind. Murthy is an the growth track by merging recommendations for gov- ees can continue to do what Nilekani and others, had Mission mode: Former CEO Nilekani says he has come back with round backing he had iconic figure and he is the all the current initiatives ernment, industry and re- they are doing,” Mr. Nilekani, questioned the board on cor- no ‘time limit’ but only the determination to full all tasks. received. father of corporate gov- would be in place by Octo- search institutions, an offi- a former CEO who returned porate governance issues in ernance in the country.” ber, he said. cial statement said. to the firm he co-founded the run up to Mr. Sikka’s Sikka’s decision to step tice of the Infosys board.” ‘Represent everybody’ The board would also en- “I have a record of doing The task force will have after eight years, told journ- resignation. He had also down. Mr. Murthy had re- “Several shareholders “I am representing every- gage in broad-based share- things successfully,” Mr. official participation from alists. “Give me the freedom wanted that the probe report acted sharply to the board’s who have read the whistle- body. The board was unan- holder consultations to de- Nilekani said. “Also, I believe NITI Aayog, Ministry of to run the company and get relating to the $200 million charges, saying in a letter last blower report have told me imous in its decision to invite termine “what further, if in consensus building.” Electronics and IT, Depart- it back to the path of pro- acquisition of start-up week, that his primary con- that it is hard to believe a re- me to this position. The insti- any” steps Infosys could take The man who oversaw the ment of Science & Techno- gress.” Panaya be made public. The cern was the “deteriorating port produced by a set of tutional investors also asked to ensure that it continued to Aadhaar project asserted he logy, UIDAI and DRDO. The In its second meeting in as stand-off turned into a full- standard of corporate gov- lawyers hired by a set of ac- me to take up the position. adhere to high governance had come with a mission. members include Anuj many days, the board on Fri- blown crisis when the board ernance, which I have re- cused, giving a clean chit to Mr. Murthy also asked me,” standards, Mr. Nilekani said. “I have no time limit. I will Kapuria, High Tech Robot- day decided that Mr. Nilekani blamed Mr. Murthy for Mr. peatedly brought to the no- the accused and the accused Mr. Nilekani said. It had also appointed Egon fulfil all the obligations.” icSystemz Ltd., Anurag Agarwal, Institute of Gen- omics & Integrative Bio- logy, CSIR; Ashish Dutta, Data law panel report Samsung’s Lee given 5-year jail term for bribery IIT Kanpur; Ashwini As- okan, Mad Street Den, Chennai; Gautam Shroff, by year end: Prasad Billionaire head of South Korean conglomerate also found guilty of embezzlement and perjury vice-president & chief sci- entist, TCS Innovation Reuters Lee Jae-yong and Samsung Court, likely next year. Labs, Gurgaon; G.H. Rao, May lend norms for Google, Facebook SEOUL Group executives, who had The five year-sentence — HCL Technology; G. The billionaire head of South been steadily preparing for one of the longest given to a Madhusudan, IIT Madras; Yuthika Bhargava helping in empowering cit- Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Lee’s succession ... bribing South Korean business New Delhi G.V.N. Apparao, ex-chief izens, “they will need to re- Y. Lee, was sentenced to five the president,” Seoul Central leader — is a landmark for technology officer, Cogniz- T he Centre expects the ex- spect and follow the law of years in jail for bribery on District Court Judge Kim Jin- South Korea, where the fam- ant; Komal Sharma Talwar, pert committee working on the land.” A top government Friday in a watershed for the dong said, using Mr. Lee’s ily-run conglomerates — or founder, XLPAT; Kunal a framework for data pro- official said the panel’s re- country’s decades-long eco- Korean name. chaebols — have long been Nandwani, founder & CEO, tection to submit its report port would clear the air on nomic order dominated by Judge Kim said that as the revered for helping trans- uTrade Solutions; Shant- by the end of this year. This laws that would apply to powerful, family-run group’s heir apparent, Mr. form the once war-ravaged anu Chaudhary, IIT Delhi, could lend greater clarity on such firms. conglomerates. Lee “stood to benefit the country into a global eco- Department of Electrical data privacy requirements “The committee has After a six-month trial most” from any political fa- nomic powerhouse. Engineering; Vijay Kumar that could be imposed on already met twice,” the offi- over a scandal that brought vours for Samsung. Samsung, a symbol of the Sankarapu, founder & companies like Google and cial, who did not wish to be down the then president, Mr. Lee denied wrongdo- country’s rise from poverty CEO, Arya.in; Ajay Kumar, Facebook. named, said. “Whether Park Geun-hye, a court ruled ing, and one of his lawyers, following the 1950-53 Korean Additional Secretary, Min- “We expect the commit- there is a need for a separ- that Mr. Lee had paid bribes Steep fall: The heir to one of the biggest corporate empires was Song Wu-cheol, said he War, has come to epitomize istry of Electronics & IT; tee, led by former Supreme ate law or introducing regu- in anticipation of favours charged with bribing former President Park Geun-hye. * REUTERS would appeal. the cosy and sometimes cor- Amandeep Gill, Ambas- Court judge Justice B.N. lations under the IT Act… from Ms. Park. rupt ties between politicians sador/PR to CD, Geneva; K. Srikrishna, to submit its re- the government is open to The court also found Mr. bribed Ms. Park to help se- Mr. Lee, who emerged ‘Verdict is unacceptable’ and the chaebols. Nagaraj Naidu, Joint Secret- port by the end of this year,” both options, but that will Lee guilty of hiding assets cure control of a conglomer- stony-faced from the Seoul “The entire guilty verdict is “The ruling is a turning ary (ITPO), Department of IT Minister Ravi Shankar totally depend on the nature abroad, embezzlement and ate that owns Samsung Elec- courtroom in a dark suit, but unacceptable,” Mr. Song point for chaebols,” said Economic Affairs; and Prasad said. of the recommendations.” perjury. tronics, the world’s leading without a tie, and holding a said, adding he was confid- Chang Sea-jin, a business Aloke Mukherjee, DRDO. Asked about protection of The Centre had formed a Mr. Lee, the 49-year-old smartphone and chip maker, document envelope, was es- ent his client’s innocence professor at Korea Advanced Ravinder, Joint Secret- user data with firms such as 10-member panel to identify heir to one of the world’s and has interests ranging corted by justice ministry of- would be affirmed by a Institute of Science and ary, DIPP, Ministry of Com- Google and Facebook, Mr. “key data protection issues” biggest corporate empires, from drugs and home appli- ficials back to his detention higher court. The case is ex- Technology. “Lee’s ruling merce & Industry is the Prasad said while he appre- and propose a framework has been held since Febru- ances to insurance and centre. pected to be appealed all the sets a precedent for strict en- convenor. ciated how these firms were for a data protection law. ary on charges that he hotels. “This case is a matter of way up to the Supreme forcement of laws.”

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Vikas Dhoot must aim towards better $9.56 billion. ₹11,900 cr. ‘largest’ private equity deal NEW DELHI market access,” it asserted. The committee also found The Parliamentary Standing As per official data, that while exports of agricul- Special Correspondent Committee on Commerce among the ‘essential com- tural products from India NEW DELHI has questioned the govern- modities’ cited by the gov- faced high import tariffs and The DLF board on Friday ment for suggesting that the ernment, imports of coal fell barriers, leading to a sharp approved the sale of 40% LLadro to start online country’s increasing trade by 2.5% in 2016-17 from a drop in trade, India’s food equity held by DLF’s pro- sales in India from Oct. deficit with ASEAN nations is year earlier, while vegetable processing sector had raised moters in its rental arm DLF K OLKATA due to imports of essential oil imports grew by 3.7% to concerns about the ‘near ab- Cyber City Developers Lim- Spanish luxury brand LLadro commodities and has touch $6.19 billion in 2016-17. sence of quality norms’ for ited (DCCDL) to an affiliate will sell its products online in strongly recommended that Crude petroleum imports import of cheap processed of Singapore-based GIC Real India from October. “LLadro India seek better market ac- rose by almost 50% in 2016- food products from ASEAN Estate for ₹11,900 crore, plans to start online sales in cess for its products and ser- 17, but exports of petroleum countries. terming it one of the largest India through its own vices with the 10-nation bloc. products (India’s top export private equity transactions platform LLadro.com. This is The Association of South- product to the ASEAN bloc) Processed food imports in Indian real estate. at an advanced stage of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) surged 58.4%. “ The Committee recom- In a statement to the The proposed transaction designing and we are trying comprises of Indonesia, Uneven eld: India has suered a trade decit in respect of Among the other top 10 mends the Department to stock exchanges on Friday implies an enterprise value to start from this October,” Singapore, Philippines, ve ASEAN members. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK commodities imported from look into cheap import of evening, DLF said the ex- of ₹35,617 crore for DCCDL. Spa Lifestyle CEO Nikhil Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, ASEAN, consumer electron- poor quality processed food pected post-tax considera- Lamba said. Spa Lifestyle is a Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myan- resulted in biggest trade defi- ant percentage of India’s im- ics grew at the highest pace products. It desires that ap- tion from the deal is expec- 33.34% equity shares in joint venture between Spa mar and Vietnam. cit from India amongst all ports and that ‘if these essen- in 2016-17 (18.33%), followed propriate quality norms may ted to be in excess of DCCDL. Agencies and LLadro. LLadro, India has suffered a trade ASEAN member States.” tial commodities are by ships and boats (12.82%), be fixed for import of such ₹10,000 crore, a substantial GIC is Singapore’s sover- a maker of handcrafted deficit in respect of five The committee chaired by excluded, India will have a electronic components products from ASEAN as well portion of which will be in- eign wealth fund. porcelain-based gift items, ASEAN members — Malaysia, BJP MP Bhupender Yadav better or positive balance of (11.72%) and telecom instru- as other regions of the vested in the company. DLF said the transaction has been selling its products Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei has said India must seek bet- trade position.’ ments (9.17%). India’s world,” its report said. shall create one of the lead- via eight boutiques. PTI and Lao PDR — over 2015-16 ter market access for goods Taking a strong exception second-largest export com- Similar concerns have Debt reduction ing platform play for rental and 2016-17, with the biggest where India has an edge over to this stance, the committee modity to ASEAN — buffalo been raised by the commit- DLF’s net debt is close to properties, with rent yield- Coal India, unions settle deficit emerging in trade ASEAN nations, like leather held that ‘if this approach or meat — saw a 4.92% increase tee about the imposition of ₹26,000 crore, hence the ing assets of 26.9 million salary increase issue with Indonesia, the commit- goods and pharmaceuticals, argument is subscribed, then in 2016-17 to reach $2.78 safeguards and non-tariff deal which has been in the square feet (msf ). NEW DELHI tee has noted. to improve the trade bal- there was no need for the billion. barriers by ASEAN nations works since late 2015 could The stalemate between Coal ance. The committee trade agreement with on exports of India’s textiles come as a boost in the arm Development potential India management and I ndonesia tariffs stressed that its examination ASEAN.’ Fourth-largest partner and pharmaceuticals, while for its deleveraging plans. The portfolio, currently, has unions over salary raise has “ Under the existing trade of the Indo-ASEAN trade dy- “The import of essential A SEAN is India’s fourth demanding that the govern- The proposed transac- an under development come to an end as both have agreement, Indonesia has namics assumed significance commodities will continue largest trading partner with ment must ensure recipro- tion, that will still need cor- pipeline of approximately reached an understanding. committed a tariff elimina- given that this year marks 25 with or without the trade total trade in 2016-17 at city in the reduction of tariffs porate and regulatory ap- 2.5 msf with further devel- “We have reached an tion on 50.1% of its items years of the formal partner- agreements. The better mar- $71.69 billion, constituting al- in products like steel. provals, implies an opment potential of 19 msf, understanding with the Coal which is the least in compar- ship. ket access in terms of higher most 11% of India’s overall It has also sought efforts enterprise value of ₹35,617 it added. India management for 20% ison to other ASEAN mem- The Ministry of Com- export has not materialised global trade of $660.6 bil- to improve India’s access to crore for DCCDL. Separately, the board also minimum guaranteed ber States,” the committee merce apprised the panel and this is a matter of con- lion. Total exports to ASEAN services trade in ASEAN, Following the completion approved raising ₹2,500 benet,” D.D. Ramanandan, said in its report on Indo- that the imports of essential cern. The Committee would in 2016-17 stood at $31.07 bil- with a focus on increasing of the deal’s various aspects, crore through debt instru- general secretary of All-India ASEAN trade issues released commodities — coal, petro- like to impress on the De- lion, while imports were the footprint of Indian banks DLF would hold 66.66% ments such as non-convert- Coal Workers Federation, on Friday. “The least tariff leum and edible oils — from partment that various trade $40.63 billion, creating an and financial institutions in equity shares and GIC affili- ible debentures, subject to a said. The central trade unions elimination by Indonesia has ASEAN constitute a signific- instruments/agreements adverse trade balance of the region. ate Reco Diamond shall hold nod from its shareholders. at the coal PSU had been demanding 25% increase on gross wages as on June 30, PTI RBI to boost 2016, plus 4% as perks. TRAI orders Idea to pay ₹3 cr. Britain back to Brexit table FDI proposals worth printing of ₹5,000 crore cleared for ‘overcharging’ customers NEW DELHI ₹200 notes with economy in decline The Centre has approved nine Foreign Direct Firm had leveied excess charges for calls to BSNL, MTNL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Investments proposals, Mumbai C onditions are in contrast to what the other side is seeing S pecial Correspondent including that of Amazon ferential tariff. COAI and The Reserve Bank of India NEW DELHI Retail India, envisaging some operators had chal- (RBI) on Friday said pro- Reuters foreign investments of about The Telecom Regulatory Au- lenged this before Telecom duction of the newly-circu- London ₹5,000 crore. According to thority of India (TRAI) has Disputes Settlement and Ap- lated ₹200 note is being Britain’s economy is begin- the Department of Industrial imposed a penalty of almost pellate Tribunal (TDSAT) ramped up by currency ning to feel the Brexit pinch, Policy and Promotion’s ₹3 crore on Idea Cellular for and kept charging higher printing presses and will or perhaps given the strong (DIPP) Foreign Investment overcharging subscribers for tariffs for calls to BSNL and be made available in ad- performance of the rest of Facilitation Portal, four calls they made to two pub- MTNL, but the TDSAT dis- equate quantities. RBI star- the world economy, it foreign direct investment lic sector operators — BSNL missed their appeal in ted circulating the ₹200 should be punch. proposals, including BCP and MTNL. December 2006. note from some of its of- After a prolonged period Advisors and Aveo Real The penalty is for excess “…consequent to the dis- fices and banks from of relatively benign eco- Estate Holdings, have been price charged by the oper- DoT had amended licences to missal of the appeal by the Friday. nomic numbers following rejected. FDI into the country ator from May 2005 to Janu- permit inter-service area Hon’ble TDSAT, TRAI vide its “The production of last year’s vote to leave the grew 9% to $43.47 billion in ary 2007. “…in exercise of connectivity within four Order dated January 15, these notes is being European Union, there are 2016-17. PTI powers conferred upon States. * REUTERS 2007 sought compliance of ramped up by the currency now signs of a potentially Uncertain future: The pound has lost more than 1.4% against it…the Authority hereby dir- its earlier Direction dated printing presses, and over serious slowdown. the dollar since Aug 14. * REUTERS ‘More than 29 lakh ects Idea to deposit the In May 2005, the Depart- February 27, 2006 as well as time as more notes are returns led under GST’ amount of ₹2,97,90,173, ment of Telecom (DoT) had the date from which Idea printed, it will be distrib- Widening trade gap The performance of Bri- rency. That is at least in part N EW DELHI charged in excess from its amended licences to permit has been complying with the uted across the country They stretch from retrench- tain’s pound over that because the U.K. economy is More than 29 lakh businesses subscribers during the inter-service area connectiv- Direction,” the order said. through the banking chan- ing households to hesitant period suggests few people starting to feel the impact of have led their rst tax period from May 2005 to ity among telecom operators It added that Idea Cellular nels and will be available businesses, from a widening were impressed enough Brexit. returns under the Goods and January 2007, as computed within four States — Maha- had reported that in U.P. for public in adequate trade deficit to lacklustre with them — or with the like- “Economic momentum Services Tax (GST) regime by Ms Idea, in TCEPF and re- rashtra, West Bengal, Tamil (West) service area they had quantity,” RBI said in a manufacturing. They also lihood they will come to looks uncertain. Monthly before the ling deadline on port compliance within 15 Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Fol- complied with the TRAI dir- statement. come just as the EU and Bri- pass — to overcome the eco- factory orders this year sug- Friday, an ocial said. “An days of issue of this Direc- lowing this, calls within each ection with effect from Janu- “These notes are avail- tain return to the negotiating nomic signs. gest that the sector is failing estimated 15-20 lakh more tion,” the regulator said in its of these states were to be ary 29, 2007. “Further, Idea able only through select table, the latter with a hand- Running through the re- to capitalise from a weaker may le returns by the end of order dated August 24. treated as local calls for the on January 30, 2007 repor- RBI offices and banks as is ful of new post-Brexit posi- lease of five official Brexit sterling and a pick-up in the deadline.” Under the GST, purpose of call routing and ted that uniform tariff has normal when a new de- tion papers. papers, the pound has lost global trade,” Jaisal Pastakia, businesses are supposed to No refund levy of access deficit charge. been in effect from Novem- nomination of notes is in- Since mid-August, Lon- more than 1.4% against the investment manager at le monthly sales returns The amount is to be depos- TRAI had concluded that ber 1, 2006 which is the date troduced and the supply don has been releasing offi- dollar since August 14 and Heartwood Investment Man- and pay due taxes online. ited in Telecom Consumers differential tariff levied by of commercial launch of increases gradually,” RBI cial papers on issues such as the euro has gained the agement, wrote in a note. Since this was the maiden Education and Protection private GSM operators in the their services in U.P. (East) said. trade, customs, the same against sterling. Elsewhere, second return after GST was rolled Fund (TCEPF) since it can- four states were “discrimin- service area,” TRAI said. While the notes are European Court of Justice, While the pound weak- quarter economic growth out on July 1, the not be refunded to the sub- atory and inconsistent with COAI and some providers available from some bank and what the province of ness is not directly linked to figures showed consumer government gave companies scribers due to non-availabil- the amended license condi- filed a civil appeal before the branches, it will take some Northern Ireland’s future the papers, their release has spending slumping to a two- extra time to le returns and ity of rated call detail record tions,” and directed them to Supreme Court, which dis- time before it is available border with EU member Ire- clearly done nothing to im- and-a-half year low of just pay taxes. PTI (CDRs). immediately discontinue dif- missed it. through ATMs. land will look like. prove confidence in the cur- 0.1% quarter-on-quarter. Okinawa Scooters to open new facility Will produce 1 million vehicles a year

M. Soundariya Preetha COIMBATORE Okinawa Scooters, which manufactures electric vehicles, will commission a new manufacturing facility at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan next year. According to Jeetender Sharma, managing director of Okinawa Scooters, the new plant will have the capacity to produce one million vehicles a The company is coming out year. The existing plant in with high-speed electric Bhiwadi can manufacture motorcycles and scooters 1.8 lakh vehicles a year, if by end of the nancial year. operated on two shifts. The company has 60 deal- R&D centre ers, with focus on the This will be made into an northern and western R&D centre when the new States. It plans to have plant is commissioned. The about 500 dealers in three company has invested years and will focus on about ₹35 crore so far and southern States now. plans are on to invest an- “Awareness on electric other ₹ 300 crore in the vehicles is high in the next two years. This will be South,” he said. Talks are for capacity increase, ex- on for dealerships in pansion of dealer network, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and and to strengthen research Tamil Nadu. and development, he said. “We are looking at an an- “Okinawa wants to nual turnover of about ₹ 70 launch two or three new crore this year and sale of models of vehicles every 12,000 to 14,000 vehicles. year. This will mean devel- We are coming out with opment of new moulds and high-speed electric motor- production lines. Hence, cycles and scooters by the investment will be a con- end of this financial year,” tinuous process,” he said. he added.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 SPORT 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘Don’t regret changing batting order’ Another conict of Kohli says he wanted to allow India’s other batsmen time in the middle interest in BCCI INDIA IN LANKA one-down spot. K hanna’s oce puts up employee for But asked about this after the match, Kohli said he has Match Referee post P ress Trust of India no regrets about his decision PALLEKELE Muguruza eager to solve to change the batting order. V ijay Lokapally Ashu Dani, had also been US Open puzzle A change in batting order al- “When you’re 110 for one New Delhi doubling up as a media as- NEW YORK most cost India the second in a chase of 230, you want In a case of conflict of in- sistant to Khanna. The hard courts of Flushing ODI against Sri Lanka before to give everyone a chance to terest, the BCCI acting pres- Ghayas was among the Meadows have been a puzzle it scraped through but Virat bat. I don’t have any regrets. ident’s office has recom- candidates who had applied for Wimbledon champion Kohli said he has no regrets If I had come at No. 3, I mended one of its for the post of selector for Garbine Muguruza, who has about his decision as any would have still missed that employees for the post of the forthcoming season but admitted a natural affinity for skipper would have wanted ball because he (Akila Match Referee. withdrew his name, obvi- French Open clay and a to give a chance to other Dananjaya) was bowling that Former Delhi leg-spinner ously to back himself for the reverence for the grass batsmen in that situation. well,” Kohli, who was dis- Chetnya Nanda, attached to Match Referee’s assignment, courts of Wimbledon. She is From 113 for one in the missed for just four runs, the acting president C.K. a role he had performed in eager to do well next week. 17th over, India was reduced said. Khanna’s office, figures in the past too. “I feel like I'm going to try to 131 for seven in the 22nd “It was quite an exciting the two-name list submitted According to the BCCI and not have a lot of over with spinner Akila game of cricket, fans and by the Delhi and District source, Nanda, with an ag- expectations with New York. Dananjaya taking six wickets players must have been en- Cricket Association (DDCA). gregate of 31 First Class Every time I have a little bit, in a sensational spell. tertained. It is good for us to A Board source con- matches, can be eligible if it holds me a little bit back. But a 100-run partnership come through eventually. firmed that Nanda’s name is he gives up his job in Khan- I’m just going to go out there between Mahendra Singh Two 100-run partnerships in in the list which contains na’s office. “We have not re- from zero. Forget about what Dhoni (45 not out) and a chase of 230 with seven Feroze Ghayas as the second ceived any communication happened previous years. It's Bhuvneshwar Kumar (53 not wickets, that’s quite bizarre. candidate. to that effect,” added the a new tournament,” she said. out) for the unbroken eighth This kind of thing does not source. REUTERS wicket ensured that India happen in this game often,” ‘An oversight’ Incidentally, former Delhi beat Sri Lanka by three wick- he added. “ There has been an over- batsman Akash Malhotra, ets and went up 2-0 in the He gave credit to the un- sight. Nanda can’t apply for with an experience of 54 five-match series. heralded mystery spinner the Match Referee’s post First Class matches, had As India was cruising at a Dananjaya. “We thought he when he is employed by the stayed away from any State brisk pace in the beginning was the off-spinner with a BCCI,” said the source. role (coach or selector) for of its run chase (231 from 47 good leg-break, but he got Nanda, who served the the forthcoming season overs under Duckworth- four wickets off googlies. DDCA as a State under-19 since he had applied for the Lewis method), Kohli made We’ll be more careful next leg-spinner and reportedly Match Referee’s job. changes in the batting order time. Credit to him for pitch- did a good job in the com- Malhotra, however, has with himself, coming in at ing the ball in the right pany of former India left- not been given any reason No. 5 instead of his usual areas.” Bamboozled! Virat Kohli’s citadel is breached by an Akila Dananjaya special. * AFP spinner Maninder Singh and for being excluded. Olympic silver medallist arrested for drug dealing SYDNEY TV PICKS Australian cyclist Jack MS told me to bat like I do in West Indies edge day one Bobridge, who won silver Badminton World Champi- medals in the team pursuit at onships: STAR Sports 1 (SD & the last two Olympics, was Gabriel and Roach scalp four each; Stokes hits 100 HD), 2.30 p.m. Tests, says Bhuvneshwar England v West Indies: 2nd arrested in Perth this week Reuters Test, SS Select 2, 3.30 p.m. on charges of dealing in Press Trust of India Leeds Belgian GP: Qualifying, SS ecstasy, local media reported PALLEKELE West Indies was 19 for one in Select HD 2, 5.30 p.m. on Friday. Bobridge also won Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who reply to England’s first-in- three World championship played a crucial role along nings 258, a deficit of 239 gold medals, four with Mahendra Singh Dhoni runs, at stumps on the first Commonwealth Games titles in rescuing India after a day of the second Test at A futile trip and still holds the World startling collapse in the Headingley on Friday. record for the 4km individual second ODI on Thursday, Kraigg Brathwaite was 13 to watch pursuit with the time he set says the former captain ad- not out and nightwatchman in Sydney in 2011. REUTERS vised him to build his knock Devendra Bishoo one not Tendulkar like he does in Tests. out. “When I went in to bat, Earlier, England all- Press Trust of India MS told me to play my nat- rounder Ben Stokes made ex- LEEDS ural game like I play in Test actly 100 and captain Joe Joe Root still remember his cricket and don’t take any Root, who won the toss, 59 sense of disappointment pressure as we had a lot of as he led his country for the when he first came to overs at that time. We knew first time on his Yorkshire watch a Test at Headingley if we played them out we home ground. in the hope of seeing would chase easily,” Both batsmen, however, Sachin Tendulkar bat, only Steyn is the bowler Starc Bhuvneshwar said at the were dropped in the slips on for the India great to spend admires the most post-match press single figures. most of the day in the MELBOURNE conference. Saviours: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and M.S. Dhoni played with All-rounder Stokes was Failing to capitalise: Joe Root, who departed for 59, will feel dressing room.

Australia pace spearhead “I knew there was nothing purpose to rescue India in the second ODI. * REUTERS dropped for a second time he did not make enough of an early reprieve. * AFP “The first Test match (I Mitchell Starc, who is to lose in this situation as we on 98 when a simple chance saw at Headingley) was currently nursing a foot were already seven down. I whatever was going away wouldn’t reach a stage of was spilled at mid-on. SCOREBOARD ENGLAND VS WEST INDIES against India. I think they injury, has nominated South was just thinking that I could from me I wasn’t really wor- needing 6-7 runs per over as Those three misses, which only lost one wicket all day. Africa’s Dale Steyn as the rival play and that I had to sup- ried about. we didn’t have many bats- equated to 142 runs, took the England — 1st innings: A. Cook 258, 9-258. I was desperate for Sachin c K Hope b Gabriel 11, M. Stone- bowler he admires the most. port MS as much as I could. “Initially it was a bit diffi- men left. We weren’t run- edge off an improved West West Indies bowling: Roach to get in,” said the 26-year- man c Dowrich b Roach 19, T. “He’s taken so many wickets, And that’s what I tried to cult to read him from the ning extra hard or trying to Indies bowling effort. 19.5-1-71-4, Gabriel 17-4-51-4, old Root. Westley lbw b Roach 3, J. Root he’s done it in all conditions. do,” he said. hand but later on when I do anything special. We just Recalled fast bowler Shan- Holder 16-5-45-1, Chase 12-1- This was the match at c Blackwood b Bishoo 59, D. He’s not the biggest or Asked how he countered played him for 10-15 balls I played normally,” said non Gabriel took four wick- 59-0, Bishoo 6-0-27-1. Leeds in 2002 when India Malan b Holder 8, B. Stokes c West Indies — 1st innings: K. strongest bloke but he’s Dananjaya, who was on fire, could read his variations,” Kumar. ets for 51 runs in 17 overs and Dowrich b Gabriel 100, J. Bair- made 628 for eight de- played a lot of cricket, taken a Bhuvneshwar said, “I had a he explained. “I never thought in my new-ball partner Kemar Brathwaite (batting) 13, K. clared. stow c Holder b Gabriel 2, M. Powell c Cook b Anderson 5, D. lot of wickets, bowled fast for plan against him. He is an “It was a normal plan be- dreams that I would score Roach four for 71 in 19.5. Ali c Chase b Roach 22, C. And, on the opening a long time and unfortunately off-spinner but he was also cause we knew that we fifty in one-dayers. Not just England leads the three- Bishoo (batting) 1; Total ( for day, Tendulkar made only Woakes c Dowrich b Roach 23, one wkt. in 12 overs): 19. it’s starting to catch up with bowling leg-spin and didn’t need to do anything fifty, but a match-winning match series 1-0 after an in- S. Broad b Gabriel 0, J. Ander- 18 of his 193 runs. Rahul him,” Starc was quoted as googlies so it was a surprise different. We tried whatever knock, because one-day is nings and 209-run victory in son (not out) 0; Extras (b-2, Fall of wicket: 1-11. Dravid (148) and Sourav saying by cricket.com.au. for us. I just wanted to play opportunity we got for the kind of format that the inaugural day/night Test lb-3, w-4, nb-2): 11; Total (in England bowling: Anderson 6- Ganguly (128) also scored “For someone like that (I him for the wrong one or the singles or doubles. We doesn’t suit my batting as I in Britain completed inside 70.5 overs): 258. 3-5-1, Broad 5-1-12-0, Woakes hundreds in the match that have) a lot of admiration,” he googlies, which he was would not leave that because am not the kind of batsman three days at Edgbaston last Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-26, 3-37, 1-0-2-0. India won by an innings added. ANI bringing in to me. And by adding singles we who can hit big sixes.” week. 4-71, 5-140, 6-152, 7-220, 8- Toss: England. and 46 runs. CoA to meet on August 29 Sindhu through, Marin out Tricky Europa League G . Viswanath mittee, but might modify it ward for the BCCI to get Ahmedabad on the aspects of the ‘one maximum revenue as Son Wan Ho snaps Srikanth’s run; Lin Dan, Axelsen advance group stage for Arsenal The Committee of Adminis- State, one member, one against e-tendering for the trators will meet in Mumbai vote’ issue and the composi- IPL media rights. WORLD C’SHIPS Agence France-Presse trophy in a pre-recorded on August 29 to give finish- tion of the selection Monaco video message shown at the ing touches to the new BCCI committees. Women’s committee Arsenal faces a tricky draw in Monaco. Constitution, as per the Au- The CoA might also con- A committee comprising Agencies Europa League group stage Europa League groups: A: Vil- GLASGOW gust 23 directive of the Su- sider maintaining the full- GM-Game Development Rat- with ties against Cologne larreal, Maccabi Tel Aviv, As- preme Court. membership positions of nakar Shetty, CoA member P.V. Sindhu on Friday as- and Red Star Belgrade as Ar- tana, Slavia Prague. A few months ago, the Railways, Services and All Diana Eduljee, and players sured herself of a third sene Wenger’s side plays in B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys CoA had posted a version of India Universities. Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet World badminton champi- Europe’s second-tier com- Berne, Partizan Belgrade, the new Constitution on the The NCC and CCI are Kaur and Jhulan Goswami onships medal as she petition for the first time Skenderbeu. BCCI website, but withdrew likely to make a case for will meet on August 30 to stormed into the semifinals, since 1997. C: Sporting Braga, Ludogorets, it over some contentious themselves to retain their give shape to a women's to lift India’s spirit after K. The Gunners were also Hoffenheim, Basaksehir. issues. voting rights. cricket programme. Srikanth’s exit in the paired with Belarus club D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, As it has done in the re- Sources said the CoA has Coach Tushar Arothe will quarterfinals. Bate Borisov in Friday’s Rijeka, AEK Athens. cent past, the CoA will retain filed an affidavit with the Su- be unable to attend the Wo- Defending champion Car- draw that was kinder to an- E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, the by-laws authored by the preme Court, stating that men’s Committee meeting as olina Marin was shown the other European giant, AC Apollon. three-member Lodha Com- closed-bid is the way for- he is travelling. door by Japan’s Nozomi Ok- Milan, which faces Austria F: FC Copenhagen, Lokomotiv uhara 21-18, 14-21, 21-15. Vienna, AEK Athens and Moscow, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC The Rio Olympics siler Rijeka of Croatia. Wayne Zlin. medallist, assured herself of Rooney’s Everton has a G: Vitoria Plzen, Steaua Bu- at least a bronze with a clin- stern test in a group contain- carest, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FC Two-match ban for Tharanga ical display against World ing French club Lyon, Lugano. Agence France-Presse also been inducted into the No. 6 Chinese Sun Yu. The whose Groupama Stadium H: Arsenal, Bate Borisov, Co- PALLEKELE squad for the remaining 22-year-old, who won will host the final on May 16. logne, Red Star Belgrade. Sri Lanka captain Upul matches of the five-match bronze at the 2013 and 2014 Italian side Atalanta and I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria Tharanga was on Friday series. editions, beat Sun Yu 21-14, Cypriot minnow Apollon Guimaraes, Konyaspor. handed a two-match ban for Opener Danushka 21-9 in 39 minutes at the complete Everton’s group. J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Ber- a slow over-rate offence dur- Gunathilaka, who injured Emirates Arena. Paul Pogba of last sea- lin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersund. ing his side’s loss to India in his shoulder while fielding The World No. 4 Indian son’s winners Manchester K: Lazio Rome, Nice, Zulte the second one-dayer on in the second match, has will next take on World No. Payback time: South Korean top seed Son Wan Ho had his United was voted the Best Waregem, Vitesse Arnhem. Thursday. been ruled out as he needs 10 Chen Yufei, who saw off revenge against K. Srikanth in the quarternals on Friday. * AFP Player of the 2016-2017 com- L: Zenit Saint-Petersburg, Real Sri Lanka was found former champion Ratchanok petition and received the Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar. “approximately 10 days” to minute clash. match against Sun, who was three overs short by match recover. Intanon of Thailand. referee Andy Pycroft as the Earlier, Srikanth went Son Wan Ho will next face out of sorts and nervous. The squad: Chamara The results: Men: Quarterfi- International Cricket Coun- down fighting 21-14, 21-18 to the legendary Lin Dan. The Kapugedera (capt.), Dinesh nals: Son Wan Ho (Kor) bt K. cil rules stipulate that teams World No. 1 Son Wan Ho of Chinese star, who won the Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanna, last of his five world crowns Srikanth 21-14, 21-18; Lin Dan should finish their 50 overs Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Korea in men’s singles (Chn) bt Vincent Wong Wing Ki within three-and-a-half competition. in 2013, overcame Hong Dickwella (wk), Danushka Kong’s Vincent Wong Wing (HK) 21-17, 21-1; Viktor Axelsen hours. Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, The 24-year-old had come (Den) bt Chou Tien Chen (Tpe) Ki 21-17, 21-18. Denmark’s Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda into the match with victories 21-18, 20-22, 21-16. Viktor Axelsen also reached Kapugedera to lead Siriwardana, Malinda Pushpak- over Son Wan in June at the Women: Quarterfinals: P.V. Chamara Kapugedera will umara, Akila Dananjaya, Lak- Indonesia Super Series the last four. Sindhu bt Sun Yu (Chn) 21-14, lead the host in the absence shan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Premier and Australia Super Sindhu dished out an ag- 21-9; Chen Yufei (Chn) bt of Tharanga. Wanindu Hasaranga, Lasith Ma- Series but it counted for gressive game and never Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) 14-21, Test captain Dinesh linga, Dushmantha Chameera, little as the Korean dished looked in doubt as she led 21-16, 21-12; Nozomi Okuhara Deserving prize: Paul Pogba receiving the Best Player award Chandimal and batsman Vishwa Fernando, Upul Thar- out a near-perfect game to from start to finish during (Jpn) bt Carolina Marin (Esp) for 2016-2017 in a pre-recorded video message shown at the Lahiru Thirimanne have anga (for fifth ODI). Chamara Kapugedera. * AP outclass the Indian in a 49- the 39-minute lop-sided 21-18, 14-21, 21-15. 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IN BRIEF RACING Farah ends track career in style Tutankhamun Neeraj suers a groin injury; Gatlin and Schippers beaten to the fourth place wins main event DIAMOND LEAGUE 5000m: 1. Mo Farah (GBr) 13:06.05, 2. Paul Chelimo (USA) MYSURU: Tutankhamun (Suraj SAVANNAH SOUND (P. Trevor) 1, Raikkonen just wants to Agence France-Presse 13:06.09, 3. Muktar Edris (Eth) Narredu up) won the Srikantad- Integrated (Y.S. Srinath) 2, Down- win races, ght for titles ZURICH 13:06.09; 400m hurdles: 1. atta Narasimharaajawadiyar Me- ton Abbey (Mudassar Nazar) 3, SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (BELGIUM) Four-time Olympic cham- Kyron McMaster (IVB) 48.07, 2. morial Million (1,400m), the fea- Script Writer (Arshad Alam) 4. All Karsten Warholm (Nor) 48.22, ture event of the opening day’s ran. 3, Ns, 1-3/4, 1m 25.07s. ₹45 Taciturn veteran Kimi pion Mo Farah ended his races held here on Friday (Aug. 3. Kariem Hussein (Sui) 48.45. (w), 17 & 16 (p), SHP: 34, Q: 95, Raikkonen believes he can track career in thrilling fash- 25). FP: 135, Trinalla: 475 and 257. Ex- still win races and fight for ion on Thursday with victory High jump: 1. Mutaz Essa Bar- The winner is owned by Manjri acta: 1,713 and 968. Favourite: In- Formula One championships in the 5,000m at the Dia- shim (Qat) 2.36m, 2. Majd Eddin Horse Breed’s Farm Pvt. Ltd., tegrated. Trainer: Rakesh. M/s. D.R. Thacker & Madhav G. Ghazal (Syr) 2.31, 3. Bohdan Owner: Mr. Goodera Vasanta rep. after agreeing a contract mond League final while Patankar and trained by S. Nippon Bloodstock & Racing Pvt. extension keeping him at world 100m champion Justin Bondarenko (Ukr) 2.31; Long Narredu. Ltd. jump: 1. Luvo Manyonga (RSA) Ferrari next season. “I enjoy Gatlin slumped to defeat. SOMANATHPUR PLATE SRIKANTADATTA NARASIM- racing and obviously I want to The 34-year-old Farah, 8.49, 2. Rushwal Samaai (RSA) 1 (1,400m), rated 00 to 25: AL HARAAJAWADIYAR MEMORIAL DORADO 5 do well. If I did not feel that I also a six-time World cham- 8.31, 3. Jarrion Lawson (USA) (Saddam Hussain) 1, Ul- MILLION (1,400m), 3-y-o, 8.12; Pole vault: 1. Sam timate Glory (P. Surya) 2, Time (Terms): TUTANKHAMUN (Suraj can go fast I wouldn’t be pion who will now switch to Always (Arshad Alam) 3, Oceana Kendricks (USA) 5.87, 2. Piotr Narredu) 1, Pinyada (P. Trevor) 2, happy in myself... I wouldn’t road running, clocked 13min (M. Rajesh Kumar) 4. All ran. 3/4, Megasthenes (Y.S. Srinath) 3, Ad- Lisek (Pol) & Pawel Woj- be here. When I don’t feel like 06.05sec to defeat Paul Che- 3-1/2, 1-3/4. 1m 27.43s. ₹213 (w), miral Act (Arshad Alam) 4. All ciechowski (Pol) 5.80; Javelin: 20, 16 & 12 (p), SHP: 40, Q: 355, that, I will be the first guy to limo of the United States and ran. 2, 8-1/4, 3-3/4. 1m 24.43s. ₹12 1. Jakub Vadlejch (Cze) 88.50, FP: 969, Trinalla: 3,484 and 1,618, (w), 11 & 14 (p), SHP: 21, Q: 24, FP: do something else.” REUTERS Muktar Edris of Ethiopia. Exacta: 93,961 (c/o). Favourite: 2. Thomas Ruhler (Ger) 86.59, 28, Trinalla: 16 and 10. Exacta: 23 Chelimo was later Sazae San. Trainer: Md. Sajid and 36. Favourite: 3. Tero Pitkamaki (Fin) 86.57, 7. Concrete barriers to disqualified. Qureshi. Owner: Mr. Gamini Tutankhamun. Trainer: S. Neeraj Chopra (Ind) 83.80. Jayaratne. boost San Siro security It was also Farah’s first ca- Narredu. Owners: Manjri Horse Women: 200m: 1. Shaunae P UNE PLATE (Div. II), Breed’s Farm Pvt. Ltd., M/s. D.R. MILAN reer Diamond League AM- Thacker & Madhav G. Patankar. Miller (Bah) 21.88s, 2. Elaine 2 (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: P ermanent concrete barriers trophy. “I wanted to win, ARIS (Suraj Narredu) 1, Ireland (P. Thompson (Jam) 22.00, 3. K.T. SHAMAIAH GOWDA ME- have been built around the and it’s amazing that I have Me, numero uno! The legendary Mo Farah signed o with the 5000m crown on Kiran Raj) 2, Always United (Ar- MORIAL TROPHY (1,600m), Marie-Josee Ta Lou (CIV) 22.09; sha Alam) 3, Noble Emperor ( J. 6 Giuseppe Meazza or San Siro won, but it was hard work,” Thursday. * ROBERT HRADIL/GETTY IMAGES rated 40 to 65: TURF STAR (P. Tre- 800m: 1. Caster Semenya (RSA) Paswan) 4. All ran. 1, 1, 2-3/4. 1m Stadium, which is shared by said Farah. “I will miss the vor) 1, Benedetta (V.R. Jagdeesh) 1:55.84, 2. Francine Niyonsaba 14.09s. ₹14 (w), 14, 17 & 16 (p), 2, Reanna (S. Antony Raj) 3, football giants AC and Inter track, the people, my fans. I taking part in men’s javelin, Neeraj. Asked if the injury Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller- SHP: 36, Q: 48, FP: 49, Trinalla: (Bdi) 1:56.71, 3. Margaret Golden Diamond (R. Anand) 4. Milan, in the aftermath of the have enjoyed running in sta- which led him to skip his last was a minor one or of a seri- Uibo stunned World cham- 97 and 43. Exacta: 6,783 and All ran. 9-1/4, 1-1/4, 2. 1m 37.66s. Nyairera Wambui (Ken) 1:56.87; 4,590. Favourite: Amaris. terror attacks which struck ₹15 (w), 11, 15 & 24 (p), SHP: 34, Q: diums for a lot of years, but two rounds of the competi- ous nature, he said, “It (in- pion Dafne Schippers 100m hurdles: 1. Sally Pearson Trainer: Rakesh. Owners: Mr. Barcelona, city officials 43, FP: 56, Trinalla: 180 and 115. now first of all I will enjoy be- tion in Zurich. jury) is not minor, it is much (fourth) and Olympic gold (Aus) 12.55, 2. Sharika Nelvis Benhur Bhastekar & Mrs. Nam- Exacta: 3,521 and 2,155. Favour- rataa Rakesh. announced. A new “anti- ing with my family.” The 19-year-old junior more than that. If it was medallist Elaine Thompson (USA) 12.55, 3. Christina Man- ite: Turf Star. Trainer: Mahmood traffic” zone was established While Farah took the ap- world record holder’s first minor I would have contin- to win the women’s 200m. ning (USA) 12.67; 400m STAR OF MYSORE TROPHY Khan. Owner: Mr. A.K. Jaiswal. (1,400m), rated 60 & above, in the area this summer. The plause of the Zurich crowd, it round effort of 83.80m ued and attempted the final The results: hurdles: 1. Zuzana Hejnovr 3 P UNE PLATE (Div. I), 4-y-o & over: ARROGANT AP- BE barriers will be in place for proved a night to forget for fetched him a seventh place two throws.” (Cze) 54.13, 2. Sara Petersen PROACH 7 (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Men: 100m: 1. Chijindu Ujah (P. Trevor) 1, Speed BOLD (M. Prabhakaran) 1, Point Sunday when AC Milan hosts Hawk (Nazerul Alam) 2, Ace controversial American finish in a strong eight-man Neeraj got six Diamond (GBr) 9.97s, 2. Ben Youssef (Den) 54.35, 3. Lisa Sprunger (Arshad Alam) 2, Diamond At- Genoa for its opening home sprinter Gatlin who captured field. He fouled his second League points and ended at (Sui) 54.66; 3000m steeple- Force (V.R. Jagdeesh) 3, Markus traction (S. Waseemuddin) 3, Meitş (CIV) 9.97, 3. Ronnie Cittikus (M. Rajesh Kumar) 4. All game of the season. AFP Majestic Queen (J. Paswan) 4. All the world 100m title in round throw and came up eighth place in the overall Baker (USA) 10.01; 400m: 1. chase: 1. Ruth Chebet (Ken) ran. 3, 3/4, 2 3/4, 1m 24.31s. ₹50 London. with 83.39m in the third. Diamond League rankings. 8:55.29, 2. Beatrice Chepkoech ran. 2-1/2, SNk, SHd. 1m 12.85s. Isaac Makwala (Bot) 43.95, 2. (w), 14, 18 & 25 (p), SHP: 55, Q: ₹30 (w), 13, 13 & 31 (p), SHP: 39, Gatlin was beaten into “During the third round He had finished fifth and sev- Gil Roberts (USA) 44.54, 3. Ver- (Ken) 8:59.84, 3. Norah Jeruto 103, FP: 235, Trinalla: 2,695 and Q: 170, FP: 405, Trinalla: 1,417 fourth place in 10.04sec with throw, I had a groin injury. I enth in the Paris and Monaco Tanui (Ken) 9:05.31. 1,711, Exacta: 19,111 and 40,952. and 745. Exacta: 33,602. Favour- non Norwood (USA) 45.01; Favourite: Super Success. Britain’s Chijindu Ujah taking tried for the fourth throw but legs of the series in June and 1500m: 1. Timothy Cheruiyot Shot put: 1. Gong Lijiao (Chn) ite: Nikka. Trainer: Bobby M Trainer: K.P.G. Appu. Owners: M/ Owner: M/s. Ashok Rupani & Am- victory in 9.97sec. (because of the pain) I July respectively. He was also (Ken) 3:33.93, 2. Silas Kiplagat 19.60m, 2. Anita Marton (Hun) s.Vinay Kumar & Shekar. arjeet Singh Narula. India’s Neeraj Chopra stopped at the run-up, did richer by $7,000 from the (Ken) 3:34.26, 3. Elijah Motonei 18.54, 3. Yuliya Leantsiuk (Blr) R ANGA FAMILY CUP Jackpot: 3,742, Runner-up: 115, suffered a groin injury while not do running in,” said elite meetings this season. Manangoi (Ken) 3:34.65; 18.47. 4 (1,400m), rated 80 & above: Treble (i): 244; (ii): 154.

James lashes out at East Bengal Ramkumar jersey-burning fans Need to dene our L OS ANGELES Nadal and Pliskova Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar agrees to ousted LeBron James lashed out on aspiration: Bindra give Ruidas Press Trust of India Thursday at Boston Celtics get pride of place NEW YORK fans who burned their Isaiah Press Trust of India career after the Rio Games Ramkumar Ramanathan Thomas jerseys after the New Delhi NOC last year, was in the capital bowed out of the US Open point guard was traded to the A bhinav Bindra, India’s only for a talk chaired by NITI Special Correspondent qualifying event after losing Cavaliers. “The burning of the KOLKATA Murray and Federer follow the Spaniard in the seedings individual Olympic gold Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. his second round match to jersey thing is getting medallist, on Friday Frenchman Nicolas Mahut ridiculous now! The man was Going back in time, The controversy surround- US OPEN stressed on the need to “ag- 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2 on Friday. traded. What do u not Bindra said he had wanted ing the transfer of the gressively” work towards Ramkumar’s loss means understand?” James said in to stay at home but had to young midfielder Abinash A gence France-Presse creating a sporting culture India will not have repres- the first of a string of tweets, go abroad because of lack of Ruidas came to an end with NEW YORK in the country and “clearly entation in singles at the noting also that Thomas had infrastructure and coach- his former club East Bengal Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who re- define” its aspiration. Grand Slam. All Indian shown tremendous heart ing, and sports secretary In- and the sport’s governing gained the World No. 1 rank- “We should aggressively players will stay here for a when playing for the Celtics, jeti Srinivas said they are body in Bengal, Indian ing on Monday, and current work towards creating a camp for next month’s suiting up for the playoffs in trying to reverse that trend. Football Association (IFA), women’s World No. 1 Karo- sporting culture in the coun- Davis Cup tie against the wake of his sister Chyna’s “My plan A was to train at agreeing to issue the player lina Pliskova, were made the try, encourage weekend a ‘no-objection certificate’. Canada in Edmonton. death in a car accident. AFP sporting activity rather than home but had to switch to top seeds for the US Open plan B,” he said. on Thursday. going for, say, movies. We This will allow Ruidas to need to indulge in sporting Grassroots and nutrition turn out for Mumbai City Nadal, who captured a Anbarasi activities. You don’t need to figure in Bindra’s priority FC in the Indian Super 10th French Open title in play competitively. And this list. He talked about the role League this season. June, will be chasing an- falters has not happened,” Bindra played by culture, informa- other US Open title to go said. The five-time tion and infrastructure in Transfer issue with those he won in 2010 and 2013 when the final Sports Bureau Olympian, who called time helping develop champion Taipei on his decorated shooting athletes. The transfer issue became Grand Slam of the season contentious with East starts on Monday at Flushing M.A. Siva Anbarasi (Bhar- Spurs lock up Ginobili Meadows. arathiar), who won the for two more years Bengal claiming that the All fun: US Open top seed Rafael Nadal fools around player was still contracted He’s seeded ahead of Bri- varsities National gold with S AN ANTONIO during a badminton event in New York. * AFP Govt. MS, NCC qualify with it for another season tain’s Andy Murray, with 13m at Coimbatore earlier S an Antonio legend Manu while Ruidas insisted that Wimbledon champion Ro- this year, failed to qualify Ginobili re-signed with the including reigning cham- the document was forged. ger Federer seeded third. American, seeded ninth. for the women’s triple Spurs on Thursday in a deal pion Stan Wawrinka and for knockout stage Switzerland’s Federer will be T he top 10 seeds: jump final after a 12.20m in that should see him play all two-time winner Novak But the issue was re- seeking his 20th Grand Slam Men: 1. Rafael Nadal, 2. Andy the qualification round of of a 16-year NBA career with S pecial Correspondent (Uttarakhand) 16-0 to take Djokovic. the athletics competition at New Delhi solved after Ruidas gave up title and his sixth in New Murray, 3. Roger Federer, 4. Al- the same team. The Spurs did the top slot and thus make Czech Pliskova, runner- the rebellious stance and York. exander Zverev, 5. Marin Cilic, the 29th World University not announce terms of the Government Model School the knockout cut. up last year to Germany’s 6. Dominic Thiem, 7. Grigor Di- Games on Friday. She fin- appealed to his former club But both Murray — who deal but Ginobili reportedly (Chandigarh) and NCC (Im- Likewise, the NCC boys, Angelique Kerber, leads the mitrov, 8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, ished ninth in her group for a release and East won the US Open in 2012 — was re-signed to a two-year phal) became the first teams who kept an all-win record, women’s field ahead of 9. David Goffin and 10. John and 20th overall in qualific- Bengal relented to the play- and Federer have battled in- deal worth $5 million. The to qualify for the knockout led Pool B, defeating Maha- World No. 2 Simona Halep. Isner. ation round. None of the 12 er’s plea allowing him to juries in the build-up, with Argentine veteran will join stage in the sub-junior boys’ rashtra 3-1 at the NWC Spain’s Garbine Women: 1. Karolina Pliskova, 2. who reached the final pursue his Indian Super the Briton sidelined since Tim Duncan and Tony Parker section of the 58th Subroto ground. Muguruza, who won her Simona Halep, 3. Garbine achieved the automatic League dreams. Wimbledon with a hip injury as the third player in San Cup football tournament Other results: Sibsing Me- second career Grand Slam Muguruza, 4. Elina Svitolina, 5. qualification (13.90). Antonio history to play at here on Friday. morial Government School The decision was made and Federer skipping the title at Wimbledon and Caroline Wozniacki, 6. An- Other result: least 16 seasons with the In a Pool C match at the Dr (Meghalaya) bt St. Xavier HSS on Friday after the player Cincinnati Masters with back claimed her first WTA title gelique Kerber, 7. Johanna Tennis, mixed doubles: club. Ginobili is a veteran of Ambedkar Stadium, Govern- (Chhattisgarh) 2-1; Army Pub- met the IFA secretary and trouble. on US courts at Cincinnati, is Konta, 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Cheng-Peng Hsieh & Yung Jan four NBA title-winning Spurs ment MS steamrollered Shri lic School (Delhi) bt JB Inter- the East Bengal represent- Injuries have led to a seeded third. Venus Willi- 9. Venus Williams and 10. Ag- Chan (Tpe) bt Paras Dahiya & teams. AFP Guru Ram Rai Inter-College national School (Gujarat) 4-2. atives to secure his release. string of notable absentees, ams is the highest ranked nieszka Radwanska. Eetee Maheta 6-2, 6-1.

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FAITH THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12096 (set by Buzzer) SUDOKU 13 Dramatic works of 4 Staple course (4) Shakespeare popular all-round Krishna dances on Kaliya (5) 5 Part with drug, stopping craze Taking off from the Bhagavata Purana, the dance of Krishna and nishing, however 14 Recipe of publisher to make on Kaliya is eulogised by Andal in Nachiyar Tirumozhi and unpleasant it is (6,3) savoury snacks (9) by Vedanta Desika in his Yadavabhyudaya in glowing terms, pointed out Kalyanapuram Sri Aravamudhachariar in a dis- 6 Name for woman or women 16 Brexit perhaps is all about course. taking care of children ultimately unwanted quarrel The Bhagavata Purana describes how Krishna climbs up a endlessly (5) with European Union to leave lofty Kadamba tree nearby that stands bare because of the victor (5,4) poisonous vapours emanating from the pool. It is said that 7 Chapter getting more feverish 18 KO’s resulting in grunts? (5) tree springs to life on contact with His lotus feet that de- in exciting story (7) votees deem sacred and as the sure solace to the ills of sam- 20 I had gone through Sholay sara. Krishna jumps into the pool causing great agitation in 8 front to back in leisure time 10 is 2 here? (6,6) the waters. Kaliya is angry at being thus disturbed. He stings (8) Krishna and then entwines His body with his coils. Yasodha, 10 From limo to RV, eh I clean Nandagopa and the other Vraja folk are frightened and 22 One feeling sentimental for any conveyance (5,7) anxious for Krishna’s safety. Krishna allows Himself to be very ne couple (6) bound for some time and then seeing the anxiety of the 14 Express disapproval by 24 Crafty writer to term one plot people decides to gladden their hearts. He grows in size rejecting role of mine (5,4) — nothing hard (11,3) causing great pain to the serpent and draining it of all en- ergy. Krishna finds a soft stage on its hoods and begins His 25 To gripe uncontrollably, that 15 Pope to try dancing for famous dance that is symbolic of the Lord’s leela that per- inates self-importance for example (9) Solution to puzzle 12095 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku vades the entire creation and Vedanta Desika calls it “Aar- some (3-4) abhati,” a particular dance form performed by males. This ■ ACROSS 17 Gravity a little lower, not rare spectacle is witnessed by the celestial beings as well 1 Casual wear, straight out a good 26 Encouragement for Spanish oddly, going up for an with wonder and astonishment. With the precious gems on t (1-5) learner taking very English astronomer (7) the hood and the red eyes of Kaliya providing the lights, and 5 Support group left off a young GCSE exam (1-5) the waters of the Yamuna giving the laya support or rhythm, one (4,3) 19 Letter about girl being absent Krishna steps on the each of the rising hoods of Kaliya. This ■ 9 T-square use for instance (7,7) DOWN (3,4) indicates the effort needed to suppress the human senses 11 Freshwater mammals rest 2 Close by regular topline public that distract one from realising the purpose of life. Only with when temperature gets hot 21 Appliance in a club to turn transport (7) God’s grace and help can anyone hope to win over the (6) down volume (5) senses. Krishna emerging from Kaliya’s grip is compared to 12 Ridicule penned ably by 3 Blowing top off, quantier for the sun emerging out of Rahu. Krishna accepts Kaliya’s sur- Goldsmith for one (8) anger? (9) 23 Tillable? (2,2) render, pardons him and sends him to the sea.

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NEW DELHI medallist at the 2014 Glas- NATIONAL SQUASH After losing the first game, In the latest case of a sports gow Commonwealth Games Kamesh Srinivasan in which she had led 6-4, award recommendation be- in the 48-kg category, has ap- GREATER NOIDA Lakshya turned the match ing put on hold, the Govern- proached the Delhi High Saurav Ghosal and Joshna dramatically in the second ment has decided to take a Court protesting against be- Chinappa made the men’s game that was delicately re-look at the case of Heera ing excluded for the Arjuna and women’s finals of the poised. Nand Kataria in the this year. 74th HCL National squash Urwashi Joshi, who had Dronacharya category. She has claimed that her championship at the Shiv played many matches with Kataria was recommen- credentials were superior to Nadar University Indoor Lakshya over the last few ded by a committee headed those considered for the Complex here on Friday. years, fought back from be- by badminton luminary P. honours. The two, with 25 National ing 3-9 in that second game Gopi Chand. The recom- India basketball captain P. championship titles between and held a “game ball” at mendations were approved Anitha on Friday challenged them with Joshna having 14, 10-9 before an error of judge- by Union Sports Minister Vi- P. Anitha. * FILE PHOTO the decision of the commit- will face familiar opponents. ment cost her a “stroke”. jay Goel on August 22. tee not to consider her case Following objections from turned the recommendation above Prasanthi Singh for Saurav, who was clinical Lakshya missed another certain quarters on Kataria’s for the Dronacharya Award the Arjuna Award. in defeating Kush Kumar 11-3, game point as Urwashi eligibility, the Sports Minis- for para-athletics coach K. Keerthivasan reports 11-3, 11-4, will be challenged placed deftly, but smashed ter has asked the depart- Satyanarayana. from Chennai by Mahesh Mangaonkar, flawless on the next chance ment to look into the matter. Satyanarayana is credited Having played in eight whom he had beaten in the to be on par. “We have, as of now, put his with coaching high-jumpers Asian championships and final a few years ago. Thereafter, she ran Gutsy show: Lakshya Ragavendran, left, who fought her way past Urwashi Joshi in the women’s through the next two games, case (for Dronacharya H.N. Girisha, who won a sil- been part of the Indian team Mahesh, who is based in seminals. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN even as Urwashi lost steam. award) on hold,” Goel con- ver at the London Olympics which qualified for the Divi- the Hague in the Netherlands firmed to The Hindu here on in 2012 and Thangavelu Mar- with the way I am playing the fifth game, arguing with As long as I enjoy playing, The results (semifinals): sion ‘A’ category in the FIBA as a professional player in re- Friday. iyappan, winner of gold at after not playing for two the umpire on many calls. which I did today, it is good. I Men: Saurav Ghosal bt Kush Ku- Asia Cup in Bengaluru recent months, was at his fight- The complaint against the Rio paralympics last weeks. am focused on what I am mar 11-3, 11-3, 11-4; Mahesh cently, Anitha, the 32-year- ing best as he tamed second Saurav was happy that he Kataria is that he is little year. Mariyappan was capable of, and not think Mangaonkar bt Harinder Pal old Southern Railway em- seed Harinder Pal Singh 12- “I need to rectify a few could execute his game, es- known in kabaddi circles among the Arjuna Award about what my opponent Singh 9-11, 11-3, 11-7, 8-11, ployee, is of the firm opinion 10 in the fifth game, convert- things, but I will be ready to- pecially after a smash from and is reportedly an official winners this year. might do,” said Saurav, after 12-10. that her achievements are ing his second “match ball”. morrow,” said Mahesh, who close quarters from a “tight of the Rajasthan Wushu As- Satyanarayana was rejected an exquisite all-round game. Women: Joshna Chinappa bt superior compared to those “I had beaten Harry last could combine power with angle” by Kush, caught him Tanvi Khanna 11-3, 11-7, 11-5; sociation. because of a criminal case in contention. time in the semifinals and finesse in a thriller. unawares, but luckily hit his It was inspiring fare from Lakshya Ragavendran bt Ur- The awards this year have pending against him in a “My performance speaks lost to Saurav in the final in Harinder played well in racquet. Lakshya Ragavendran, a fifth washi Joshi 6-11, 14-12, 11-4, been dogged by controver- Metropolitan court in Delhi. for itself. All I want is straight games. I am happy patches and lost his focus in “He is really a good player. year Architecture student of 11-1. sies. The Ministry had over- In other cases, weight- justice,” Anitha said. Arjun Maini Panthers add to U Mumba’s misery Kings crush Dons to qualies in third place J asvir Singh and Pawan Kumar in scintillating form emerge triumphant PKL the next two minutes. Sports Bureau The first one saw him ‘Icon’ Pagett leads the charge from the front Spa-Francorchamps A mol Karhadkar ousting all three remaining U India’s Arjun Maini quali- MUMBAI Mumba defenders, thus also fied third for the feature U Mumba would have hoped earning the two-point bonus CUE SLAM race in the GP3 champion- its maiden home game, that for the home team's all-out. G. Viswanath ship here on Friday. too on the auspicious day of Jasvir's next raid also resul- Ahmedabad The teenager, who be- Ganesh Chaturthi, would get ted in a three-pointer. came the first Indian to win its topsy-turvy campaign in Virtual no-hopers at one Warriors hold Pirates point in the competition, a GP3 race when he took the fifth season of the Gujarat Kings emerged the the sprint race in Bar- ProKabaddi League on track. L ater, Deepak Narwal's late first ever champion of the celona, came up with an However, Jasvir Singh and charge helped Bengal Warri- Cue Slam Indian Cue Mas- impressive performance to Pawan Kumar compounded ors stage a comeback in the ters League with a 3-0 tri- qualify behind pole-sitter the miseries of the home last quarter to hold defend- George Russell and Nirei team with a superlative per- umph over Delhi Dons in the Trapped: U Mumba captain Anup Kumar is checked by an ing champion Patna Pirates Fukuzimi. formance that resulted in final at the Rajpath Club on immaculate Jaipur Pink Panthers defensive unit in Mumbai on to a thrilling tie. Driving for Jenzer Motor- Jaipur Pink Panthers regis- Friday. Friday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The results: Jaipur Pink Pan- sport, Maini was six-tenths tering a 39-36 win here on The Kings team, compris- thers 39 (Jasvir Singh 10, shy off Russell and 0.4 Friday. the last time-out seemed to the first two seasons' cham- ing Andrew Pagett, Daria Pawan Kumar 9, Sunil tenths of Fukuzimi with a Thanks to captain Jasvir have pepped up the home pion teams. Sirotina, Alok Kumar, Sourav Siddhgavali 6) bt U Mumba 36 best time of 2:27.741. The and Pawan's scintillating team as Anup Kumar's men After a safe start, the win- Kothari and Brijesh Damani, (Anup Kumar 7, Kuldeep Singh A fantastic surge: After barely making it into the last four, first race of the weekend raids, Pink Panthers, having finally showed some spark. ners of the first two PKL sea- with Ashok Shandilya as 6); Patna Pirates 36 (Pardeep Gujarat Kings turned it around, winning its seminal and the will be held on Saturday enforced three U Mumba all- The next five minutes saw sons were locked at eight coach, took the winners Narwal 7, Vishal Mane 6, Vinod nal in truly imperious fashion. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT with the reverse-grid sprint outs, were sitting pretty with U Mumba registering a 12- points apiece 13 minutes into cheque of ₹20 lakh, and the Kumar 6) drew with Bengal race on Sunday. a hefty 16-point lead with point streak, thus lending a the opening half. trophy. Warriors 36 (Deepak Narwal 36, Sirotina to beat Kelly Fisher Pagett played plenty of around six minutes remain- respectable look to the sco- Jasvir then turned the tide Jang Kun Lee 6, Surjeet Singh After losing three of their and Malkeet Singh 16-13, safety shots in the first frame ing in the game. However, reline in the battle between with two exceptional raids in 6). four round robin league 50-0. which he won 24-11, but Tomar matches, the Kings sneaked CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC crushed Fisher in the into the last-four at the ex- The Kings may have been second. Trailing 35-1 and misses out pense of Hyderabad Hust- a trifle lucky to take the first needing to play out of her Up for grabs lers, but looked a different frame, with Malkeet scratch- Dembele signs skin to take it into a third on medal unit since then, beating ing when the Dons lead 13- frame, the latter fell apart, Chennai Strikers 3-0 in the 12, with only seconds to go and the Kings found them- Sports Bureau for Barcelona semifinals on Thursday, and for the 10-minute buzzer. selves up 2-0. PARIS then blanking the Dons in Malkeet actually had the Agence France-Presse Then, in the 9-ball singles, Former Asian champion the title match. option of playing a safety Barcelona Alok Kumar ran up a 3-0 Sandeep Tomar lost his The Kings’ choice of Pa- shot, but he went for the last second repechage bout to Ousmane Dembele brought red and actually potted it, lead, but Manan Chandra gett as their ‘icon’ player was pulled back three — he took get out of medal conten- an end to protracted vindicated; like in the semi- but had the mortification of tion in 57kg freestyle cat- transfer talks by signing a seeing the cue ball roll a long the sixth in a break-to-finish. finals where he upended However, Alok returned egory in the World wrest- five-year deal with Pankaj Advani, the ‘Welsh way and sink into the corner ling championships here Barcelona worth €105m pocket. the favour in the deciding Wizard’ rose to the occasion seventh rack, to close it out on Friday. plus add-ons, the Spanish In the second frame, the in the title round too. His in style for Gujarat Kings. Tomar beat Zavur Uguev giant announced on Friday. ability to spot the red and Kings pair was unstoppable, The result: Gujarat Kings bt of Russia 8-2 before going Dembele signed from clinching it 50-0 with four make capital of the black, Delhi Dons 3-0 [Snooker down 14-1 against Yuki Borussia Dortmund, where and half minutes to spare. and his overall class was mixed-doubles: Andrew Pagett Takahashi of Japan in the he has been suspended written all over both the In the second rubber, the & Daria Sirotina bt Malkeet next round. With Taka- since he boycotted training rounds he played. match-up of ‘icons’, Pagett Singh & Kelly Fisher 16-13, hashi ensuring a place for on August 10 in protest In the opening 6-red got on a roll, crushing his 50-0; Icons’ snooker: Pagett bt himself in the final, Tomar The big prize: The FIFA Under-17 World Cup trophy was after the German club mixed-doubles rubber, the Dons counterpart Fischer, a Fisher 24-11, 44-1; 9-ball: Alok qualified for the bronze displayed at Sports Minister Vijay Goel’s residence in New rejected Barca’s first bid. Ousmane Dembele. * AFP 35-year-old combined with 6-red specialist, 24-11, 44-1. Kumar bt Manan Chandra 4-3]. medal race. Delhi on Friday. * V. SUDERSHAN Ankita Raina loses in quarters

Sports Bureau Artvin, Turkey Ankita Raina was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 by Ayla Aksu in the quarterfinals of the $60,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament here. She made it to the doubles semifinal, though, in partnership with Gabri- ela Ce, as did Karman Thandi and Prarthana Thombare with their re- spective partners. In the Futures tournament in Istanbul, Sasi Ku- mar Mukund was beaten in three sets by fourth seed Ivan Nedelko in the quarterfinals. The results: $60,000 ITF women, Artvin: Quarterfinals: Ayla Aksu (Tur) bt Ankita Raina 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Doubles semifinals: Bergu Cengiz (Tur) & Karman Kaur Thandi bt Oksana Kalashnikova (Geo) & An-Sophie Mestach (Bel) 7- 6(5), 6-4; Ana Veselinovic (Mne) & Prarthana Thombare bt Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) & Michaela Honcova (Svk) 3-6, 6-2, [10-8]; Gabri- ela Ce (Bra) & Ankita Raina bt Natela Dzalamidze & Valeria Savinykh (Rus) 7-5, 6-3. $25,000 Futures, Istanbul: Quarterfinals: Ivan Nedelko (Rus) bt Sasi Kumar Mukund 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-1. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Staff Reporter stalker colleague New Delhi The Delhi Police on Friday High Court raps Kejriwal NEW DELHI Resident doctor found with throat slit at St. Stephen’s Hospital night said that they had no plans to seal the city borders, The Delhi High Court on Friday Hemani Bhandari Friends of Dr. Pande but they are keeping a close rapped Chief Minister Arvind New Delhi Kejriwal for questioning a asked why his body wasn’t watch on the area in the out- judge’s decision to expedite A 26-year-old resident doctor discovered till 8.45 a.m. skirts following sporadic viol- the hearing of a defamation was murdered in St. Steph- “He was called several ence in different parts of the suit led by Union Minister en’s Hospital late Thursday times on his phone but he Capital after the rape convic- Arun Jaitley against him and night allegedly by a fellow didn’t answer. Why didn’t tion of Dera Sacha Sauda ve other AAP leaders. resident doctor, who is said anybody look for him?” chief. to have been stalking the vic- asked a resident doctor, who “We have no plans to re- CITY Ī PAGE 4 tim for nearly two years. did not wish to be named. strict passenger movement, DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Dr. Shashwat Pande, a nat- Responding to the query, but extra deployments have ive of Allahabad and a resid- Dr. Joseph told The Hindu been made at the border Cops sent to Police Lines ent of St. Stephen’s Hospit- that Dr. Pande was required areaa and we will keep an eye NEW DELHI al’s hostel, was found dead Dr. Shashwat Pande to put in a CT scan around 12 on those entering the city to Two police ocers have been with his throat slit in the re- a.m., which was shared with see if they are planning to or- sent to the District Lines for tiring room of the hospital’s private college in Manipal, a consultant of another de- ganise and assemble, which allegedly torturing their Radiology Department. Karnataka, started his shift partment in time. won’t be allowed because of colleague, who later His body was found around 5 p.m. on Thursday, prohibitory orders in place,” committed suicide. around 8.45 a.m. by a techni- which was supposed to end ‘Bled to death’ said Delhi Police spokesper-

CITY Ī PAGE 4 cian, said hospital director at 8.30 a.m. on Friday. The “The consultant then told son Madhur Verma. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Dr. Sudhir Joseph. police said that Dr. Pande the juniors to not disturb Section 144 of the CrPC has Mob rule: Supporters of Dera chief Ram Rahim torched a Delhi Transport Corporation bus in Loni, According to preliminary was killed around 1 a.m. him because he thought Dr. been imposed in 11 of the 13 on the Delhi border, on Friday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT investigation, Dr. Pande was Dr. Joseph said that Dr. Pande was sleeping,” he police districts barring north allegedly attacked by resid- Gupta was suspended from said, adding that at 8.45 a.m. and central Delhi, said Mr. tion, and we will assess the CBI lodges ent doctor Suyash Gupta, his duties on July 8, but it is a technician found the room Verma. situation and review if need who allegedly used to harass suspected that he entered locked, and when it was be. Keeping in view the viol- Ghaziabad schools closed FIR, searches the victim. the hospital last night to broken open, Dr. Pande was Scattered incidents ence in Punjab and Haryana, commit the crime. found dead. “If he had been The incidents of violence till we expect people to cooper- Staff Reporter proposed to close schools Jain’s home Accused was suspended Asked how he managed to found a few hours earlier, we now have been scattered and ate,” said Mr. Verma. Noida/Ghaziabad in Ghaziabad,” said a “Teams were sent to Mr. enter the Radiology Depart- might have been able to save there is no common point Following arson and senior U.P. government Press Trust of India Gupta’s residence in north ment, Dr. Joseph said the ac- him. He bled to death,” ad- where the gathering is huge. Delhi Metro violence by Dera Sacha official, requesting New Delhi Delhi, but he wasn’t found cused still had the access ded Dr. Joseph. On police’s preparations to Meanwhile, the CISF also Sauda supporters, the anonymity. The CBI on Friday searched there. His car, however, was card. “Dr. Gupta was suspen- Mr. Narwal said that a case prevent such incidents, Mr. stepped up vigil at Delhi Ghaziabad Gautam Budh Nagar the official residence of found in Anand Vihar and ded and not terminated, has been registered under Verma said that vigil has been metro stations in the National administration has Senior Superintendent of Delhi Health Minister Saty- has been seized,” said which is why his access card Section 302 (punishment for stepped up in all areas and in Capital Region and is carry- decided to close all its Police Love Kumar said: endar Jain after registering Deputy Commissioner of Po- was not taken away,” he said. murder) of the IPC. “Dr. the intervening night ing out intensive security schools on Saturday. “We have put personnel a case against him, his wife lice (North) Jatin Narwal, A fellow doctor from the Gupta was the last person to between Friday and Sat- drills at locations that border Schools in Gautam on high alert... nobody and four others in connec- adding that the motive will Surgery Department alleged check into the room after urday, the senior officers will or fall in Haryana and UP. Budh Nagar district, will be allowed to take tion with money laundering be ascertained once the ac- that Dr. Gupta was aware which Dr Pande was found themselves be out on patrol In a statement, the DMRC which comprise Noida law into their own hands. allegations. cused is arrested. that Dr. Pande was on duty dead. Teams have been dis- in all the districts. said that because of an advis- and Greater Noida, will Section 144 has been The case has been re- Dr. Pande, who joined St. because he was still part of patched to his suspected “We are monitoring the ory by the CISF, the Samay- however remain open. imposed in the district. gistered against Mr. Jain, his Stephen’s Hospital for his the WhatsApp groups and hideouts,” Mr. Narwal added. situation closely. So far, we pur Badli metro station was “Following incidents Our control room is in wife Poonam, and his al- post-graduation in 2015 after other shared media where have arrested five persons. closed from 9.20 p.m. to 9.38 in Anand Vihar and Loni, touch with all police leged associates: Ajeet completing his MBBS from a the duty roaster is shared. SECURITY LAPSE Ī PAGE 4 These prohibitory orders will p.m. Rest of the stations were the administration had stations incharges.” Prasad Jain, Vaibhav Jain, be in place till further direc- operating normally. Sunil Kumar Jain and Ankush Jain. Four companies: Prayas Info Solutions, Akinchan ‘Accused was mentally unt’ Developers, Managalyatan Projects and Indo Metal V ictim’s family says Gupta frequently harassed Shashwat Impex Pvt. Limited, were also named in the FIR. The Hemani Bhandari registration of the FIR fol- New Delhi lowed a preliminary en- Standing on the premises of quiry initiated by the St. Stephen’s Hospital, Dr. agency in April. Shashwat Pande’s family said accused Dr. Suyash Gupta ‘Money laundering’ used to threaten and stalk “It has been alleged that the him ever since the former Minister, while functioning joined the hospital in 2015. as a public servant, “The accused would send amassed assets dispropor- him WhatsApp messages and tionate to his known text messages. Once he sources of income to the ex- threatened to kill him. We tent of ₹1.62 crore (approx) don’t know the reason,” said Shell-shocked: Family members of Dr. Shashwat Pande at between February 14, 2015 Dr. Shubhra Phillips, mater- St. Stephen’s Hospital on Friday. * HEMANI BHANDARI to May 31, 2017. His wife nal aunt of the victim. and associates have al- said: “We had received a wards the victim after sev- legedly abetted the com- ‘Complained to police’ complaint that Dr. Pande eral complaints. “Action was mission of the offence,” a Recalling the last conversa- was threatened by Dr. Gupta, taken against him last year, CBI spokesperson said. tion with her nephew on but the former had with- then earlier this year, and The official added that Wednesday night when he drawn the complaint. They then he was put under sus- searches were conducted at had visited her, Dr. Phillips had come to an agreement”. pension on July 8,” he said. four places, including at said that he had informed Talking about the violence Dr. Joseph added that the residential and the com- her that everything was okay allegedly perpetrated by Dr. accused was mentally unfit pany office premises of the at work as Dr. Gupta “has Gupta on Dr. Pande, a fellow and his parents were also in- accused. “So far, this has been suspended and doesn’t doctor from the Radiology formed and counselled but led to recovery of certain come to the hospital”. Department said: “Once Dr. nothing came of it. incriminating documents.” Narrating the ordeal Dr. Gupta threw a wooden box “He was diagnosed by the The CBI said that during Pande had to endure beat Dr. Pande in front of every- hospital’s psychiatric depart- its inquiry, it was found that cause of his alleged stalker, one in the reporting room”. ment of an illness. As he and the Minister and his associ- Dr. Phillips said that he had Director of St. Stephen’s his parents did not want to ates were allegedly involved complained to the police Hospital Sudhir Joseph told be treated at our hospital, he in money laundering to the over a year ago of receiving The Hindu that the manage- was referred to Ram Mano- tune of ₹4.63 crore during threats. ment had taken disciplinary har Lohia, but he didn’t go 2015-16 through shell com- Deputy Commissioner of action against the accused through with the treatment,” panies based in Delhi. Police (North) Jatin Narwal thrice for his behaviour to- he said.

Jaideep Deo Bhanj back in business. have to get all our NEW DELHI Popular pubs in the area permissions back, which will A clarification by the are planning to offer take a week,” Mr. Ahuja Supreme Court that the ban promotional discounts, and added. on sale of liquor within 500 launch a line-up of special Riyaz Amlani, president of meters of national highways events to bring the cheer the National Restaurant does not apply within city back. Association of India, said limits has come as a huge that justice has finally been relief to restaurants in Delhi. ‘Tough four months’ served. “Hopefully things Although most restaurants Ashish Ahuja, director of will go back to normal in a and hotels had taken steps to Pebble Street at NFC market, few weeks and the circumvent the ban by Restaurants are planning to said: “There is still a lot of hospitality industry will be changing approach roads oer promotional discounts paperwork to be done before able to recover the losses and opening new entrances, to attract customers. we can start serving liquor, made in the last four-and-a- there were some areas, such * FILE PHOTO but the decision comes as a half months”. as the Community Centre huge relief. It has been a very In its order on August 23, Market at New Friends the market is located on tough four months.” the Supreme Court had Colony (NFC), that were Mathura Road (National “We plan to launch a clarified that the ban on forced to stop serving liquor Highway-2). The restaurants campaign on social media liquor sale near highways leading to loss in revenue have still not started serving and have a host of offers and does not prohibit licensed since April. liquor but hope that by next events so that the market establishments within Over 11 restaurants at NFC month, the paperwork will gets its vibe back. It is still in municipal areas from serving were affected by the ban as be complete and they will be the planning stage as we alcohol.

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘ABVP is like censor board of varsities’ JNU reconstitutes probe panel against Menon AISA campaign demands action against BJP student wing allegedly spreading violence in DU tacks us.” She had testied against ex-panel head S taff Reporter NEW DELHI She added, “Our activists from various colleges are not Staff Reporter Would you like to wind With Delhi University Stu- allowed to speak and share NEW DELHI up NGT, HC asks govt. dents’ Union (DUSU) elec- their thoughts.” The Jawaharlal Nehru Uni- N EW DELHI tions round the corner, the versity (JNU) administration E xpressing concern over All India Students’ Associ- ‘Hooliganism’ has reconstituted the in- posts of judicial and expert ation (ASIA) launched its Professors present at the quiry committee looking members in the National campaign demanding action press meet also raised con- into Professor Nivedita Men- Green Tribunal (NGT) falling against members of the Akhil cerns about the ABVP’s in- on’s alleged role in an incid- vacant shortly, the Delhi High Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad creasing intervention in aca- ent that occurred on Court on Friday asked the (ABVP) who have allegedly demic matters and alleged December 26, 2016, in government if it wanted to been spreading violence ‘hooliganism’ on campus. which students had stormed wind up the environmental throughout Delhi University Sanjay Bohidar, a pro- an Academic Council meet- protection body. A Bench (DU). fessor at Shri Ram College of ing, and her participation in raised the question after it Commerce, said, “The space a demonstration at the uni- was informed that only three ‘Disruption, attacks’ for debate and discussion is versity’s administration judicial and two expert Alleging disruption by the shrinking day by day. I just block two days later. members would remain in the ABVP, AISA members said, want to ask whose university Professor Nivedita Menon tribunal after December. “Since the beginning of the is it if not of the teachers and Sexual harassment case The matter will now be heard new session, the ABVP has the students?” The move came after Prof. towards myself by the on September 14. PTI seemingly adopted a policy Menon moved the Delhi present committee headed to not let AISA members L aw and order High Court citing the fact by Professor Chakrabarty. I Anganwadi supervisors campaign anywhere and has “ DU is a Central university that the committee was had deposed before an apex complete training been attacking our students and what can be seen from headed by Delhi University committee, offering evid- NEW DELHI in different colleges.” these instances of violence is (DU) Professor Bidyut ence that went into finding A total of 320 supervisors of Kawalpreet Kaur, the pres- Making a point: AISA DU president Kawalpreet Kaur (left) and AISA national president Sucheta that law and order has been Chakrabarty, against whom him culpable. I am appre- anganwadi centres have been ident of AISA in DU, said, “It De during a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. * SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY taken over by the ABVP. Des- she had once testified in a hensive that a committee trained in early childhood is shameful that serious of- pite available evidence, no sexual harassment case. chaired by him will not be education, the Delhi fenders from the ABVP, who Janata Party and the ABVP lated to academic events be- board of our universities. It action is being taken against The JNU said in a notifica- impartial,” Prof. Menon had government said in a have been involved in many expel such members on ing held in Delhi University, disrupts and vandalises aca- them. We demand punish- tion, “Respecting natural said in her letter to JNU statement on Friday. The acts of violence, are now moral grounds.” AISA national president demic events in the name of ment for all those involved in justice and to have a fair ex- Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh supervisors completed a running for tickets. We de- Speaking about increasing Sucheta De said, “It seems nationalism. If the ABVP instances of violence,” said amination of the case, the Kumar. five-day training workshop mand that the Bharatiya intervention in matters re- that the ABVP is the censor does not like it, then it at- AISA members. competent authority has Several academics had that will be followed by two constituted a committee come out in support of Prof. weeks of practical sessions. consisting three DU Profess- Menon against the inquiry After their training is ors that include Ashok committee headed by Prof. completed, the supervisors Jamia students protest after authorities cancel event Prasad from the Depart- Chakrabarty. They had said would further pass on the ment of Chemistry, J.P. in a statement, “The JNU ad- training to 10,000 Dubey from the Department ministration has exposed its anganwadi workers by the T hey claim security guards manhandled students on Proctor’s orders citing permission issues of Adult Education and Ku- own mala fide intentions by end of September. mund Sharma from the De- ignoring Prof. Menon’s re- STAFF REPORTER Staff Reporter guards and they even man- demands will be discussed. partment of Hindi.” peated pleas to reconstitute NEW DELHI handled the women present “The Registrar assured us Prof. Menon, who is cur- the inquiry committee, HC orders status quo Hundreds of students from there. There were even that issues put forth by us rently the chairperson of given her legitimate appre- on minor’s admission Jamia Millia Islamia pro- threatened with rape,” al- will be discussed and they the Centre for Comparative hension of bias. We are NEW DELHI tested outside the Proctor’s leged Sharjeel Ahmed, a will get back to us on Wed- Politics and Political Theory deeply shocked that the JNU T he Delhi High Court has office on Friday after an second-year law student. nesday,” said Amber Fatmi, at JNU’s School of Interna- administration ignored the directed a private school in event scheduled to be held another student at the uni- tional Studies, had during fact that nomination of Prof. south Delhi to maintain on Thursday was allegedly V-C office gheraoed versity. Despite the students her stint as a Professor at Chakrabarty as the chair of status quo with regard to disrupted and students as- The students gheraoed the claiming they had informed DU testified against Prof. this inquiry against Prof. admission of a seven-year- saulted by the proctorial Vice-Chancellor’s office on the office of the Dean of Stu- Chakrabarty in connection Menon is a violation of the old girl belonging to the staff. Friday and demanded his dents’ Welfare about the with a sexual harassment principles of natural justice economically weaker section The Dayar-I-Shauq Stu- resignation. They also de- event through a letter, a copy complaint by an employee and the right to a fair (EWS) category. The court dents’ Charter had planned Serious charge: Jamia Millia Islamia students protesting on manded the setting up of an of which is with The Hindu, of Delhi University’s Gandhi procedure.” also sought correct to host a cultural evening Friday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT internal community to assist university media coordinator Bhawan. The university’s They had called the move implementation of the near the university’s central women who are harassed in Saima Saeed said, “The stu- apex complaints committee by the JNU administration Education Department’s canteen. It is alleged that se- sues. “The evening was ded- were expected to sing revolu- such cases. dents did not even ask for had found Prof. Chakra- “unethical and a persistent order fixing the upper age curity guards manhandled icated to the struggle of stu- tionary songs and recite The students were as- permission. Following objec- barty guilty in 2007. harassment of an eminent limit for entry into Class I for the students on the Proctor’s dents and workers on the poems. However, we were sured by the Registrar after a tion, they were quick to “I have serious apprehen- scholar with an interna- EWS category students. orders citing permission is- campus. The participants suddenly ambushed by day-long protest that their resist.” sion of bias and prejudice tional reputation.” Court quashes closure notice Jail van double murder Bawana by-poll pushed back vector sent to Hauz Khas eatery not pre-planned: court control awareness programme C onspiracy charge dropped in 2015 case M any of Delhi government’s events postponed ‘ No hearing given to restaurant before notice was issued’ S hubhomoy Sikdar gued before the Rohini NEW DELHI court that it was a matter of D amini Nath the model code of conduct. ernment officer, among Press Trust of India without following the rule..., gust 16 the restaurant was A city court has dropped chance that rival gang mem- Jatin Anand On July 25, Delhi Health other programmes post- New Delhi which is a well settled pro- found running the eating charges of criminal conspir- bers were travelling in the New Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain had poned were distribution of The Delhi High Court has position of the law. The re- house with more than 48 acy against alleged gangster same van and the accused A large-scale awareness pro- announced that the govern- 10,000 new auto-rickshaw quashed a closure notice is- vocation-cum-closure notice seats, and under most insan- Neeraj Bawana and his six could not have planned to gramme for school teachers ment was planning to launch permits, the announcement sued to an eatery in the pop- therefore cannot be sus- itary and unhygienic condi- co-accused in a case of jail commit the murders as they and residents’ welfare asso- a campaign to make people of a new Transport Depart- ular Hauz Khas village of tained on this ground itself tions — a serious violation of van double murder two were not aware that the vic- ciations (RWAs) on how to aware of how to prevent ment initiative for online south Delhi. Justice A. K. and is quashed,” the court the terms and conditions of years ago. tims would be travelling prevent the spread of vector- mosquito breeding and the tracking of vehicle registra- Chawla observed that no said. the health trade licence. Bawana and his accom- with them in the same borne diseases during the spread of vector-borne dis- tion certificates and inaug- hearing was given to M/S My The restaurant had in its plices were being transpor- vehicle. monsoon was among the eases like dengue, malaria uration of 1,200 toilets Bar Grill before issuance of Inspection of premises petition filed through advoc- ted from Rohini court to Delhi government’s events and chikungunya. made by the Delhi Urban the revocation-cum-closure The South body had issued ates Prashant Kumar Umrao Tihar jail in a prison van S imilar arguments postponed due to the Shelter Improvement notice to the restaurant by the revocation-cum-closure and Adarsh Rai contended when they allegedly at- Counsels for the other ac- Bawana by-election on Wed- Other programmes Board. The toilets were sup- the South Delhi Municipal notice on August 17 on the that it was not given an op- tacked two fellow prisoners, cused also made similar ar- nesday, sources said. With the number of cases of posed to be inaugurated this Corporation. ground that during inspec- portunity to respond to the belonging to a rival gang, guments. For one of the ac- While the model code of these diseases racking up week. “Suffice to say, that no tion of the premises by the notice, a violation of the and killed them in August cused, Sunny, the defence conduct was not applicable during the monsoon and ex- Government sources person can be put to harm area health inspector on Au- principles of natural justice. 2015. claimed that he was an in- to all of Delhi, any an- pected to increase after the claimed Transport Minister nocent occupant in the van nouncements or pro- rainy season, preventing Kailash Gahlot was initially G ang rivalry as he suffered no injuries grammes that could have an mosquitoes from breeding scheduled to announce the T hey were discharged of the during the alleged scuffle impact on the by-election was the aim of the city-wide Department’s new scheme, Free Wi-Fi on Blue Line metro stations conspiracy charge on Au- that led to the two deaths. were put off till after count- campaign. Mr. Jain had said which would enable owners gust 23. The deceased, Paras Since the deceased were ing of votes on August 28. Ac- the campaign would involve of new vehicles to track the alias Goldy and Pradeep, punched and kicked recording to sources, the citizens instead of the usual status of registration certi- The 50-km-long line is DMRC’s largest operational corridor both in their early 30s, were peatedly, the other accused awareness programme was programmes every monsoon ficates online before they members of a gang that was had suffered some injuries supposed to happen at Thy- that focus on advertisements were sent to their registered S taff Reporter Facebook, Google and video earlier led by Neetu themselves. agaraj Stadium on Thursday alone. addresses by post for their New Delhi chat, as well as enjoy live Dabodia, a notorious crim- Dropping the criminal but was cancelled owing to According to a senior gov- convenience. The Delhi Metro Rail Corpor- streaming of cricket and inal and a known rival of conspiracy charge, ASJ ation (DMRC) on Friday football matches,” the DMRC Bawana. Manu Rai Sethi observed launched a free Wi-Fi facility said in a statement. Dabodia was killed in an that the defence had sub- across all 50 stations on the The move comes nearly encounter by the Delhi Po- mitted that no “accused had Blue Line for passengers to 10 months after free Wi-Fi lice in 2013. control over co-passenger”. Do sweepers, on-duty cops access high-speed Internet was rolled out on the On imposition of Section during the commute. premium Airport Express ‘ Planned murders’ 149 IPC (unlawful assembly DMRC Managing Director Line stations. The same will T he police booked the seven guilty of offence committed have access to toilets, asks HC P oor connectivity Mangu Singh launching the be made available at all sta- prisoners for murder, crim- in prosecution of common T he 50-km-long Blue Line, facility at Rajeev Chowk tions of the Yellow Line and inal conspiracy, rioting and object), the court order said which connects Noida City metro station in New Delhi inside the trains of Airport unlawful assembly, and told that the assembly may have PIL for toilet facilities for Shahbad Dairy slum dwellers Centre and east Delhi’s on Friday. * PTI Line. the court that they had become unlawful later but it Vaishali to Dwarka sub-city, The DMRC has tied up hatched a conspiracy to kill was not common intention Press Trust of India is the largest operational bile Internet connectivity. with Techno Sat Comm to the two. The charge sheet in and it was not so from its New Delhi corridor of the DMRC, and “Commuters will be able provide the facility. The the case stated that murders inception. Do sweepers and on-duty includes both elevated and to avail the Wi-Fi service by same consortium provides were pre-planned. The murder charges traffic policemen have ac- underground stations, in- logging into ‘Oui DMRC Free the facility at the Airport Appearing for Bawana, against the accused would cess to toilet facilities, the cluding some with poor mo- Wi-fi’ and access e-mails, Line, the statement said. counsel Pradeep Rana ar- stay, the court said. Delhi High Court asked the three municipal corporations in the Capital on DELHI TODAY More rain Friday. Chaturthi celebrations. Procession of “Transcending Thoughts” Public toilet complexes August 26 Mannan. Chair: Kuldip Nayar, Exhibition: Inauguration: Justice (Retd) Rajinder Lord Ganesha and installation of - a solo art show by artist Shuchi likely today A Bench of Acting Chief Sachar, at Gandhi Peace Foundation, moorti, discourse on Lord Shree Ram Khanna at Galerie Romain Rolland, Talk: Discussion on “Role of DD Upadhyaya Marg near ITO, 10:30 at Ganapathi Pooja Park, Near NDPL Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Communities in Sustainable a.m. Power sub-station, Rohini Sector-2, Estate, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Press Trust of India C. Hari Shankar also said it Development of Historic Cities”. 11 a.m. onwards. New Delhi Speakers: Communities and Heritage – Music: Kala – Anup Sammaan for Art: Parusha group show of visual art had not seen public toilet A sociological perspective by Dr. artistes – an evening of music at Sree August 27: at All India Fine Arts & Craft Society Rain lashed parts of the complexes in local markets Satya Sai International Centre and (AIFACS), 1 Ra Marg, 11 a.m. – 7 Savyasaachi; Processes of Talk: Swami Durgesananda on `Atma city, bringing the mercury and asked the corporations Bigger issue: The High Court Bench asked the municipal Conservation in Historic Cities – A School Auditorium, Pragati Vihar, Lodi p.m. Road, 7 p.m. Bodha’ at Ramana Kendra, Lodhi Road, Screening: "Tarajal: disassembling down on Friday, even as it what they were doing about corporations where their sweepers and gardeners, and trac Governance Perspective by Jagan 5 p.m. Shah; Hriday Cities on ground: the Exhibition: Saádat Hasan Manto: An the impunity of the southern border" led to an increase in hu- it. cops on duty go to relieve themselves. * FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY question on inclusion by Gurmeet Rai Exhibition on Manto and his writings - Exhibition: "My Inner World" solo in Spanish with English subtitles at midity levels. “You [the corporations] and Heritage and Equity: Why curated by Safdar Hashmi Memorial show of paintings by Renu Jain at Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman community matter? – the case of Trust (SAHMAT) in commemoration of Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Road, Connaught Place, 4:30 p.m. The maximum temper- have sweepers and garden- The court was hearing a cilities were available for conservation processes in Ahmedabad Saádat Hasan Manto's Birth Centenary Marg, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Culture: North-West Cultural ature was recorded at 35.3 ers. Where do they go [to re- public interest litigation their own cleaning staff as by Jigna Desai. Moderated By K. T. in May 2012, at The Stein Auditorium Exhibition: 'In the Shadow of the Association organises Ganesh degrees Celsius, two lieve themselves]? Are there seeking toilet facilities for well as on-duty cops. Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 10 Pyramids' by Egyptian photographer Ravindran at Seminar Rooms II & III, Chaturthi celebrations.Ganapathy notches above the season’s toilets available to them dur- slum dwellers of Shahbad The Bench issued the dir- Kamaladevi Complex, India a.m. – 9 p.m. Laura El-Tantawy at Art Heritage Homam, Bhajan, 6 a.m. – 8 a.m. and International Centre (IIC), 6:30 p.m. Exhibition: “Absract Expression” - Gallery (Basement), Triveni Kala Bhajan by Vinayak Blind Women average, while the min- ing duty hours? What about Dairy in outer Delhi. ection to the three muni- solo painting exhibition by Richa Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. – Society, Burari, at Ganapathi Pooja imum settled at 28 degrees. traffic cops? Where do they The civic bodies were cipal corporations saying Talk: Conference on 'Grave communal 7 p.m. and socio-economic situation of the Sharma at Open Palm Court Gallery, Park, Near NDPL Power sub-station, The weatherman has go [to relieve themselves]? It asked to file status reports while the matter pertained India Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. – 7 Exhibition: Canvas art show by Rohini Sector-2, 6:30 p.m. country'. Speakers: Kumar Prashant, forecast overcast skies is not as if you do not need with regard to construction to a specific area, the “larger Syeda Hameed, CB Tripathi, Prem p.m. Sandeep Passan and Suman Palakshi at (Mail your listings for this column at Singh, Humra Quraishi, VK Tripathi, Culture: North-West Cultural Convention Centre Foyer, India [email protected]) along with the possibility toilets if you are on duty,” of public toilets in market perspective” needed to be Faisal Khan, AM Parekh, Abdul Association organises Ganesh Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. of light rain for Saturday. the Bench said. areas and whether such fa- looked into. 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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 CITY 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Court dismisses rape case, says relationship consensual NHRC to probe murder ‘Prosecutrix and accused, both independent and educated, entered into physical relations knowing possibilities of outcome’ in police station Staff Reporter Apart from media reports Nirnimesh Kumar fore, I am of the opinion that entering into physical rela- relations knowing all the Both man and woman When she got her senses NEW DELHI about the incident, the New Delhi the prosecution has not tions with the accused with possibilities of the outcome worked in the same com- back, she realised that she Taking cognisance of a NHRC also received informa- A Delhi court has acquitted a been able to prove its case her own consent and it of such relations. It is not the pany. had been sexually assaulted, murder that took place in- tion about the murder from man of the charge of sexu- against accused beyond should have been known to case of the prosecution that Later, they, along with the complaint read. side the Ambedkar Nagar po- the Delhi Police as all cus- ally assaulting a woman on reasonable doubt, that from the prosecutrix as well as prosecutrix was forced to other friends, had started a On inquiry, the man ad- lice station on August 22, the todial deaths are supposed the pretext of marrying her, 13/01/2014 till 23/04/2014 the accused that even if they have sexual relations with joint business. mitted to having sex with National Human Rights Com- to be reported to the human saying that “she was an edu- the accused had committed both wanted to get married, accused,’’ the Judge said. her without her consent and mission on Friday ordered rights panel. cated and independent per- rape upon the prosecutrix there may be circumstances Rape allegation apologised for it. He also as- an inquiry into the incident. Anil was allegedly killed son and was aware that she on the false promise of marin future because of which Promise of marriage She alleged in her complaint sured her that he will marry The commission directed by his neighbour Vishal with was entering into consen- riage,’’ the court said. promise of marriage may The prosecution alleged that that the man had raped her her. Thereafter, consensual its DIG (Investigation) submit a file needle inside the police sual physical relations”. not be successful,’’ Addi- the man had assured the wo- at a party organised to celeb- physical relations were es- a report within eight weeks. station. “Even if the prosecutrix ‘Independent girl’ tional Sessions Judge Shail man of marrying her and rate her birthday at the res- tablished between them, the has entered into sexual rela- “I am of the opinion that the Jain said. continued to establish phys- idence of one of their com- prosecution said. tions with the accused with prosecutrix in the present “Thus, it is to be believed ical relations with her. mon friends. However, after some time, her own consent, 'on the case is an educated girl. She that prosecutrix and ac- When he started avoiding The man allegedly offered the man refused to marry pretext of marriage', it will was also an independent, cused both being adult, edu- her, she lodged a complaint her a cup of tea, and after her. The woman then de- not fall within the category working girl, thoroughly cated and independent, at the Rajouri Garden police having it, she became un- cided to seek legal action of offence of rape. There- aware of the fact that she is have entered into physical station in west Delhi. conscious. against him.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 4 CITY SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Defamation case: CM rapped Doctors protest security lapse Allege hospital took no action in past cases of violence

Hemani Bhandari for plea against speedy trial New Delhi As the news of Dr. Shashwat Pande’s murder broke on L-G stresses need to Delhi High Court says it is duty-bound to conduct all proceedings expeditiously Friday, over 50 resident doc- upgrade police force tors went on a strike for a N EW DELHI Press Trust of India few hours demanding secur- L ieutenant-Governor Anil New Delhi ity and safety on the hospital Baijal on Friday stressed the The Delhi High Court on Fri- Oce of premises. need to develop institutional day rapped Chief Minister “Dr. Pande wouldn’t have linkages between the Delhi Arvind Kejriwal for question- prot: EC died if security measures Police and prestigious ing a judge’s decision to ex- were in place. No radical ac- educational institutions for pedite the hearing of a de- gets notice tion was taken against Dr. Seeking justice: Over 50 resident doctors at St. Stephen’s systematic capacity-building famation suit filed by Union Gupta despite so many com- Hospital sat on a strike on Friday after their colleague was in the force. Speaking at a Minister Arun Jaitley against Press Trust of India plaints made to the manage- murdered on the premises. * HEMANI BHANDARI meeting, Mr. Baijal also said him and five other AAP New Delhi ment. He should have been that the technological leaders. The Delhi High Court banned from entering the action was taken. “A pa- Something worse could hap- upgrade must be gradual and A Bench of Acting Chief on Friday sought premises,” said one of the tient’s relative held a doc- pen with anyone. There are in tune with the trends in the Justice Gita Mittal and Justice response of the protesting doctors, who did tor’s collar a few months ago women doctors who work society as well as C. Hari Shankar also pulled Election Commission not wish to be named. and FIR was lodged in the night shifts,” she said. requirements of the police up AAP leader Ashutosh for on the plea of 12 Aam Talking about the larger case,” he said. force. PTI appealing against the July 26 In the dock: The defamation suit was led by Union Minister Aadmi Party MLAs problem of security, the doc- Measures sought order of the single judge, Arun Jaitley against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and ve against the poll tor alleged that five cases of Plea to management The doctors also demanded saying the court had to another AAP leaders. * FILE PHOTO panel’s decision to violence have been reported Worried for the future of the resignation of the Radi- Suicide threat over swer to the Supreme Court continue hearing a to the management but no other doctors after what ology’s Head of Department, admission in college on delay in trials. ate Anoop George Chaud- that a judge could not inter- complaint against action was taken. “There is happened with her nephew, installation of CCTVs, profes- GHAZIABAD “We are duty-bound to hari, appearing for the Chief fere while proceedings re- them for allegedly no security for us. Relatives Dr. Shubhra Phillips reques- sional security team with Drama was witnessed at a conduct trial in an expedi- Minister. lated to recording of evid- holding office of of patients attack us but ted action from the manage- bouncers, checking of bags college here when three girls tious manner. The single ence was going in a court of profit. nothing is done about it,” he ment asking for tighter se- for weapons amid others. climbed atop the building and judge cannot be faulted for ‘CM trying to delay case’ the joint registrar. Justice Indermeet said. Responding to the al- curity. “My son was killed “How could he enter with threatened to commit suicide ensuring speedy trial,” the Senior advocates Sandeep The Bench took objection Kaur issued a notice leged security lapse, the hos- because his stalker could a weapon inside the hospital if they were not granted Bench said, adding that this Sethi and Rajiv Nayar, ap- to the submission and said to the EC and sought pital’s director said that roam freely on the premises if he didn’t take it from admission in the college. The applied to every matter be- pearing for Mr. Jaitley, op- that they should not “cast as- its reply on the MLAs’ there was one case of attack despite everyone knowing within the premises,” ques- girls had failed to get ing filed in the court. posed the appeal saying the persions on the single petitions contending on a doctor in which legal he was a threat to him. tioned the doctor. admission in Mahanand whole purpose was to delay judge”. that after the High Mission Harijan College due to Appeal questioned the matter. “This is the first time we Court ruled that their a “high percentage of merit”. The judges also asked Mr. The court had on July 26 are hearing such a grievance appointments were Later, the district Kejriwal’s counsel why he directed the joint registrar to by parties to a suit.” It also unconstitutional and administration assured the was filing such appeals. expedite the recording of objected to the AAP leaders’ set them aside, there 2 cops sent to Police Lines students that it would talk to “Don’t you advise your cli- evidence in the suit while contention with regard to al- was no need for the the college in the matter. PTI ent to bring an end to this disposing of an application lowing only advocates ap- poll panel to continue Policemen accused of torturing colleague who killed himself case instead of filing such ap- filed by the Union Minister. pearing in the case to be hearing the matter. peals,” it asked senior advoc- Mr. Chaudhari contended present in the courtroom. Hemani Bhandari with his service revolver. 2 arrested for killing NEW DELHI dog in Vasant Vihar Two police officers have Call to PCR NEW DELHI been sent to the Police Lines Deputy Commissioner of Po- T wo persons have been Expedite cases of mentally challenged: court for allegedly torturing their lice (south-east) Romil Baan- arrested in connection with colleague who later commit- iya confirmed that Devendra the brutal killing of a dog in N irnimesh Kumar lower court here to sell the Health Act, 1987, it is with the matter as a regular ted suicide. had called, but added that south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on New Delhi property of his mentally ordered that inquiry under trial and the proceedings re- Assistant Sub-Inspector “it was a 10-second call August 14. T. David Haokip The District Judge challenged brother. the Mental Health Act, 1987, mained pending from Janu- Devendra, who was posted where nothing could be (23) and Lalminsang (Headquarters) has directed The petitioner had in- be completed ordinarily ary, 2013 to April, 2015. at Jaitpur police station, had heard other than a ‘hello’.” Khongsai (20) surrendered trial courts here to decide formed the High Court that within 90 days and in the As per Section 59 of the shot himself dead near the Mr. Baaniya added that an on Friday after pressure was cases of mentally challenged the court below was not event of unavoidable circum- Act, any person managing banks of the Yamuna in inquiry had been initiated mounted on them due to people within three months. hearing his case stances, within six months,” the property of a mentally Kalindi Kunj on Tuesday. Victim Devendra and action would be taken continuous raids on their District Judge (Headquar- expeditiously. the Mr. Singh said in his challenged person will have against the police personnel suspected hideouts, claimed ters) Talwant Singh issued circular. to seek the permission of the Suicide note used to harass him. accordingly. the police. The two the direction on a Delhi High What the Act says The petitioner’s plea war- district court before selling A suicide note recovered The deceased had also al- Meanwhile, Devendra’s purportedly told the police Court order in February this “Pursuant to the directions ranted expeditious hearing off, mortgaging or transfer- from his house in Ghaziabad leged that he had called the son Mohit said he was happy that they killed the dog to year on a petition by a man of Delhi High Court... and in but the record showed that ring or leasing out the prop- had alleged that SHO Ram police control room before that justice had been served eat its meat. S TAFF REPORTER seeking permission of a terms of Section 77 of Mental trial court had proceeded erty of such person. Niwas and ASI Sunder Lal allegedly shooting himself to his father.

FILM REVIEWS

Adventures of a nosey parker Sni Not quite on target Director: Amole Gupte Cast: Khushmeet Gill, Putul Amole Gupte’s Guha, Surekha Sikri, Yet another revenge drama set in UP badlands that lacks Sushmita Mukherjee Sni has some fun Storyline: Young Sunny sniffs cohesion despite some strong performances with a gang of his way around to solving the mystery of missing cars NAMRATA JOSHI kiddie detectives in his Bima Nagar society and a little boy It takes time to settle down into Babumoshai Bandook- with a superpower lem of a child who can’t baaz. The camera’s entry of sorts smell, can’t enjoy food as into down and dirty Uttar others do, doesn’t realise Pradesh badlands — viol- that he has stepped on poo, ence, kinky sex, peeing, Namrata Joshi the helping hand of the pooping, burping, piles, in- friend resting on his your-face cleavage, double Having an extended family shoulder, a touch of sym- entendres — feels deliber- that prides itself for the nose pathy. There is heart-melting ately exaggerated and sensa- (s)—not the shape but the warmth in the lovely vignette tion-seeking, framed with an smelling capacity—that regu- of Sunny and Adil together urban lens. Things begin to larly plays games like ‘guess by the tap in school, cleaning settle down slowly as the A revenge drama: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag in what’s cooking in the neigh- away the poo from his shoe. story itself kicks in and the Babumoshai Bandookbaaz. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT bour’s kitchen by the whiff’, Yes, the product placements larger canvas of characters whose members can trace intrude — Pediasure, Tiwari begins to emerge. bristle with sexual tension out a dead lizard in the car Sweets, Sweet Bengal, Her- On one hand, there is the Babumoshai with the Babu-Banke-Phulwa engine by the stench from Target audience: Sni is made for children, very young ones at that. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT cules. The story would have professional world of Babu Bandookbaaz trinity but it all eventually the AC vent, I could identify panned out better without Bihari (Nawazuddin Sid- boils down to yet another Director: Kushan Nandy rather closely with the Gill As typically Mumbai as those have mutated and matured for long. There has to be fear the interval thrust in, the diqui), a contract killer, bloody revenge drama, in Starring: Nawazuddin family’s preoccupation with society meetings are, Gupte these days. The one com- but not too much to drive the reason why, though things hired by politicians such as perpetuity at that. In the Siddiqui, Bidita Bag, Jatin naak (nose) as kul ki poonji has fun with the scenario — plaint I had with Gupte’s pre- kids away. A few pivotal char- are set up wonderfully, the Sumitra (Divya Dutta), who midst of several characters Goswami, Divya Dutta, Anil (family treasure) in Sniff. very indulgently! He frames vious outing, Stanley Ka acters might be objects of elaboration and resolution in has a colourful life beyond and strands the film loses an George, Bhagwan Tiwari Cinema is largely a celeb- his unwary child actors in as Dabba, was that, like so mirth here but in another the second half left me ask- an ailing, old husband and essential sense of cohesion. Storyline: Babu Bihari, a ration of sights and sounds. loving and affectionate close- many of our children’s films, story, meant for adults, ing for more. Dubey (Anil George), who Women don’t have much hired killer in the badlands However, Gupte, harnesses ups as the food making one it came with a message at- could well be spun into more gets high by seeing his wife to do other than being ob- of UP nds life getting both to evoke the joy of wonder if he is making a tached. Sniff is not weighed sinister, murkier stories. It is Unusual faces getting massaged by a male jects of desire. Divya Dutta complicated when a smells, largely through food food film in the guise of a down by that. It’s the reason a matter of perspective after Gupte picks up unusual masseur. does her level best to spit fire younger sharp-shooter, — the masalas, pickles, samo- children’s film or vice versa. why I am happy with it, but all, Gupte thinks like a child faces, a lot of them from real in a clichéd representation Banke Bihari, who sas, the melting butter on Sniff is built on a trifle — a many a righteous adult might and keeps the darker shades Mumbai neighbourhoods Private world of politician. Things sail considers him his idol, bebe ke aaloo ke paranthe, kid detective Sunny Gill end up considering it deliberately away. His villain and schools. All the children, On the other hand is Babu’s along on the performances — crosses swords with him modaks, the assortment of (Khushmeet Gill) solving simplistic and slight. has the potential of Norman and their camaraderie is de- private world with Phulwa the dependable Nawaz and tiffins in school. Would food case(s) (there could be more “Psycho” Bates but retains lightfully unrehearsed. Cast- (Bidita Bag) for company. the otherwise little seen Jatin have tasted as good if it in the series) through his ol- Simple but not simplistic his essential humanity, vul- ing an unknown Putul Guha Both these worlds get com- fringes hangs the police — Gandhi. But the one who didn’t smell as great? You factory powers. Simple it might be but nerability and possibility of in the key role of Sunny’s plicated when a younger cop Tara Shankar (Bhagwan stays on in the mind is Bhag- can almost smell the goodies A film made for children, simplistic it certainly is not. redemption. Partially be- neighbour Sapan Mukherjee sharp-shooter, Banke Bihari Tiwari), who finds himself wan Tiwari as the cop Tara off the screen and crave on — very young ones at that. So Gupte does have Sunny’s cause he shares his director’s works well. As do the hung- (Jatin Goswami), who claims saddled with seven sons in Shankar — the one inured to motichoor laddoo from there is an overriding inno- friend Adil talk of the smell obsession with food. on-the-wall Divya Dutta and to be the shishya (student) to the hope of having one violence yet oddly vulner- Tiwari Sweets, nolen gurer cence, a lost innocence in of pain, sadness, danger and A gentle, emotional layer Varun Dhawan on the mo- babu’s guru (teacher) comes daughter. More sex and viol- able to suppressed sandesh from Sweet Bengal. fact, given how childhoods death but doesn’t dwell on it lingers — the genuine prob- bile screen. into the picture. On the ence follows and things emotions.

Malhotra plays his part A Gentleman with sincerity but beyond his Action on safety mode Director: Raj Nidimoru and dashy looks and sculpted ab- Krishna DK dominal muscles, there’s Starring: Sidharth Malhotra, little to remember. Fernan- Ambitious ideas do not come to fruition in this vanilla lm Jacqueline Fernandez, dez, for the most part, is Darshan Kumar, Suniel bearable. K ENNITH ROSARIO quirky and to some extent — gentleman who plays by the the film is so engrossed in its Shetty innovative. rules, which Kavya (Jac- conceited structure that it Storyline: Gaurav dreams of Exhaustible litany You know there’s a problem But between the intention queline Fernandez), his love rarely fleshes out the nu- settling down with Kavya Besides being an addition to at hand when the biggest and execution there’s lies a interest, detests. Rishi, a ances of a scene. but she prefers a man the long list of Bollywood’s drawback of an action film giant crater that the director secret agent of sorts, yearns The movie has umpteen who's more adventurous unappealing action films, A are the action sequences. In duo, Krishna D.K. and Raj Ni- a life that Gaurav leads. and apparent potential and Gentleman could also be ad- that department, A Gentle- dimoru, are trying to fill us- The film is palatable when you want to keep giving it an- Poor in action: Sidharth Malhotra in A Gentleman. ded to the exhaustible litany men bites off more than it ing just a ladle. Gaurav tries to woo Kavya, other chance. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT America”. of Hindi movies that evoke can chew. It wants to be a who like an overage millen- Yet it — rather consistently Having worked in the U.S. humour by ridiculing gay plush action drama, but evid- O verage millennial nial, confuses drama for hap- — lets you down. Shor in the City (2010). forward. Before yet another as engineers, the techies- men, and painting them as ently lacks resources, so W ithout giving away spoilers, piness. But the parallel track Dark humour, for in- A Gentleman scores some chase, Malhotra hands turned-filmmakers Krishna promiscuous and lecherous. settles at being a haphaz- the film is about Gaurav and of Rishi is chalky and stance, is Krishna and Ni- points there, but only when Fernandez two guns and and Nidimoru’s insights into If in 2017, we still disguise ardly shot ambitious film. Rishi — both played by Sid- hackneyed. dimoru’s strong suit, as evid- uninterrupted by unneces- asks, “Chalani aati hain?” the Indian diaspora emerge derision of queer as comedy, The overarching theme and harth Malhotra — who live Taking place across ent in their previous films sary action sequences that (Do you know to use it?). “Of in fleeting moments of wit, then there’s a lot more seri- plot structure are engaging, opposite lives. Gaurav is a Miami, Goa, and Mumbai, like Go Goa Gone (2013) and do very little to take the story course,” she says. “It’s but they remain far too few. ous rethinking to be done. CM B ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017 SHOWCASE 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Songs of protest Soz: A Ballad of Maladies reveals how years of political conict in the Valley has led to the emergence of music as a weapon of resistance

Atif Khan closer to finding our story of Kash- mir through his voice. W on’t a song survive longer than a Tell us about the selection of stone? Could you write romantic songs songs about Jhelum when body The film rests heavily on the bags are oozing out of the river? music of MC Kash and Parvaaz – These questions haunt as you both supremely powerful in their watch Soz: A Ballad of Maladies, music and politics of lyrics. Differ- the latest in the growing list of in- ent in terms of the music forms yet dependent documentaries on they find their roots in the same years of conflict in the Kashmir angst, the same stories and folk- Valley. Directed by debutantes, lores that they grew up with. The Changing Bollywood Tushar Madhav and Sarvnik Kaur, selection of songs was finally Noted filmmaker R. Balki the PSBT film traces how over the made on the edit table where we expressed happiness over years dissent has been expressed had to carefully pick a song for a Bollywood undergoing a through writings, poems and bal- particular plot point in the narrat- change when it came to lads. Madhav and Kaur follow ive – a song that suited both in its breaking taboos in an writer Zareef Ahmad Zareef, artist melody as well as the context of its entertaining way. Showkat Katju, rock band Parvaaz, lyrics. “Several upcoming hip hop artist MC Kash and car- Does the end suggest that mainstream films such as toonist Mir Suhail to give us a music could be a way of resist- Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Shubh sense of the wounds that refuse to ance instead of guns... Mangal Saavdhan, Padman, heal. The film has won many na- The film does not preach that and Poster Boys have taken tional and international accolades music can be a way of resistance up subjects that Indian including 64th National Film instead of guns. In fact, by qualify- society still can’t talk about Award for the Best Debut Film and ing one form of resistance better frankly. These range from the Best Film award at the 10th In- than the other, we undermine the open defecation and ternational Documentary and very cause of resistance. The film menstrual hygiene to erectile Short Film Festival of Kerala. Voice of change: A still from the lm; Tushar Madhav and Sarvnik Kaur highlights that Kashmiris have tra- dysfunction and vasectomy,” Ahead of its screening at the ongo- ditionally dissented against the re- he said. ing India at 70 Histories and same frame was both intriguing mained a guiding force. ation requirement felt like a major trap of religious polarities that gimes through their folk art forms The filmmaker was Legacies Film Festival at the India and compelling. The physical re- Chronicling the modern his- limitation at the time. We circum- have already been created in the and it is not a new phenomenon in addressing an interactive Habitat Centre, the director duo minders of the military were a tory of Kashmir must have vented this constraint by weaving mainstream narratives on Kash- Kashmir. MC Kash talks about his session titled “Power of took some questions. plenty but it was the mental, emo- posed a question of subjectivity in a lyrical narrative where we mir. We interacted with some admiration towards a stone-pelter creativity –from ad-shads to Excerpts: tional and spiritual scars that while forming a narrative of the could juxtapose a song to a certain Kashmiri Pundits and do not deny who in his own way is standing up film –shilms” organised by What were the influences these young artists bared for us conflicted history of the place? sequence of the film to create a that they have a tormented history against oppression. Their forms of FICCI Ladies Organisation in that intrigued you to make the through their artistic endeavours. The historical narrative of Soz is moment that is as experiential as it in Kashmir. But this film is not resistance may be very different Delhi recently. film? We had to challenge every notion experiential; remembered and is overt. In this sense, Soz is a can- about that narrative. The film does but the costs attached with On the difference between Soz started out as a simple that we would believe as the gos- passed down generations history vas that has reflected the story of refer to the Kashmiri Pundits right protesting are exactly the same. making a 30-second ad film query into the new age rock music pel truth about Kashmir. The dis- that is often starkly at odds with Kashmir through arts, poetry and in the beginning of the film when The state doesn’t look at the and a two-hour film, Balki coming from the valley in 2010. In cipline to be able to emotionally what is state-approved and taught thoughts of its practitioners who Zareef Sahab makes a poetic refer- protesting artists with any more said: “It’s the same audience December 2013, we found out distance ourselves from our condi- at schools’ syllabi. The folk music are willing to pay any cost to con- ence about the exiled community. benevolent gaze as it does the that watches a film as well as about a Battle of Bands concert tioning and our inherent preju- of Kashmir is innately political in tinue to engage and challenge the What led you to choose one stone pelter. an ad. It is just the structure that CRPF (Central Reserve Police dices about a people seeking self- nature and the historical Ladishas rolling wheel of subjugation. of your subjects as a narrator You won a National Award and the grammar of the Force) had been organising at a determination were certainly and Wanwuns are records of sub- How is it different from other within the documentary in- and the film received accolades mediums are different.” venue that had stayed shut as a drilled into us by our professors at jugation or well being of the films made on Kashmir? stead of a voice-over? at IDSFFK also. Is government garrison for several years. The the Jamia Mass Communication people under successive regimes One cannot deny or ignore the Poet Zareef Ahmed Zareef is a recognising the right to A rt auction sight of guns and guitars in the Research Centre and that re- for over 400 years. The film tries physical markers of violence that treasure trove of stories, prose, dissent? Artworks by seasoned artists to address this historical lacuna exist on the streets, on people’s poetry; both historical and ori- We must always remember that such as Tyeb Mehta, VS through music and poetry to bring bodies, in the newspapers and ginal. He provided us with a per- the film that won the awards is a Gaitonde, Manjit Bawa, Jogen out a story that can be experi- even in the songs of Kashmir. spective to reflect upon the past in censored film. We feel grateful to Chowdhury, went under the enced with least resistance even Films on resistance are often also prose as a poet, with unbiased the members of the jury who defy hammer during Astaguru’s by a people who rest assured in violent to look at. From the very clarity as a thinker and from a all odds to ensure sanctity, credib- “Modern & Contemporary their indisputable right over the start, we did not want to stereo- deep place of anguish as a philo- ility and merit-worthiness of the Indian art auction”. Valley. type Kashmir through either im- sopher. recognised works at these awards. It included Raza’s landscape Did you have to face issues age of luscious beauty or grim viol- He painted a picture of the syn- We feel humbled that our earnest work titled ‘Paysage Corse’ related to self-censorship which ence. Nor at the same time did we cretic, poetic and spiritual Kash- attempt has been recognised, which was one of his last documentary filmmakers are want to engage in ‘tokenism’ of mir of the lore even as he helped however, if the ground reality of landscape works where he facing these days? any kind by having every possible us demystify this supposed para- Kashmir does not wake the gov- depicted a coherent The film was granted a U certi- representation for the sake of it. dise on earth. Even during the ernment to dissent, wonder if a architectural structure. ficate subject to the suggested five The film does not talk much process of filming, we discussed film can. Krishen Khanna’s work cuts. Whilst PSBT, who produced about the issues of Kashmiri the possibility of Zareef Sahab be- (The film will be screened this ‘Doubting Thomas With Jesus’ it, made no creative impositions Pundits... coming the ‘sutradhar’ but with evening at 3 p.m. at India Habitat was another work. on the film but the censor certific- We did not want to fall into the every edit, we came conclusively Centre) FOOD SPOT to order their three-cheese, jalapeno cigar — snacky fin- SHORT TAKE ger food, with a smooth, On a roll! cheesy filling and served with various kinds of dips. I Reaching am told that’s rather nice. out to youth Located in Connaught Place, the The menu is interesting, Rolling Joint enwraps a nice blend of and includes mutton seekh After giving many a kabab rolls, roti pe boti rolls, hits, lyricist and singer taste and nostalgia in its oerings tawa chicken khurchan rolls Ikka Singh is back (with minced chicken meat) with his latest number RAHUL VERMA Rolling Joint in Connaught and tawa mutton masala “Gaddi Kali”. Place. I liked the name — it rolls. “This song has a We are quite a rolling family, sort of took you back a few For vegetarians, there is fresh and urban sound you may say. Whenever no steps in life and reminded paneer Chettinad paratha which attracts youth. I one wants to cook at home, you of your youth. roll and something called have written the song we order in rolls. There is a Friends had ordered from kung fu egg rolls (egg and and music is done by nice neighbourhood roll de- there and enjoyed the rolls. noodles in a paratha). There JSL. We tried to bring livery service, and it works So I thought I had to try out is also veg gilawati wrap and out something new rather well for us. A roomali their stuff, too. I went a harissa cottage cheese roll and it’s a fresh roll with single mutton and through the Net one rainy — cottage cheese, peppers, melody. Although we single egg keeps me happy. day and found that it was jalapeno, onions and harissa made this song three But I have increasingly located at M-61/1, Middle chilli sauce rolled in pita years back, it still sounds fresh,” says Singh, whose title song been noticing that rolls Lane, behind Odeon Cinema bread. If you are on a no- from the film Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya was loved by the music across Delhi are getting a (Phone No: 8010765765) and carb-high-protein diet, you lovers. makeover. First, of course, was open from 11 a.m. to 11 Wrapped delicacies: Dishes oered at the Rolling Joint * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT can forget about the wraps Explaining how he gets ideas for writing songs, Singh there were kathis — rolls p.m. I went through the and just zero in on the basics says: “Whatever I observe around me gives me new which became famous in menu and saw that it had onions rolled up in a para- rolls, paratha rolls, tikki to places in and around CP. A — chicken tikka, mutton interesting ideas and then I conceive new songs. Yes, there Calcutta, with meat, egg and various kinds of roomali roti tha, with a light drizzle of wraps, gyro rolls, cigar rolls few tables and chairs are seekh, boti kabab, paneer is a lot of competition. I think it is competition which vinegar on top. Then came and pao on offer. kept on the pavement for tikka, achari soya chaap inspires us to do a good work.” our rolls, similar to kathis, those who wish to eat there. tikka and so on (₹130-₹200). Revealing his musical journey, Singh says: “Once I was but often with a roomali roti Lovers of keema Service is rather good, and I later called up the owner, listening to a song ‘Loose Yourself’ by Eminen, I loved the wrapped around the stuff- There was even a special cat- my delivery reached the ad- a young man called Nishant rap so much that I felt that I connected with it. And I ing. Now we have wraps and egory just for me — called dress I had given — in pelting Agarwal, and heard that the thought this is something I seriously want to do. In 2010, I gyros. I am all for opening ‘For Keema lovers’. It had rain, I may add — within 30 place has been functioning met Yo Yo Honey Singh and I started working with him, up doors — let a thousand two dishes — keema masala minutes. in CP for three years or so, writing a few songs for him and learning quite a lot in the wraps roll out. pao and keema kaleji roll. I I enjoyed the pao im- and now the management process. I work commercially to earn my living but my love Since I am rather fond of love my keema, so I asked mensely. The bread was soft, has plans to open up other is Hip-Hop, which is being accepted in India. It is growing rolls — they are delicious, for the pao (₹165). I ordered the keema was mildly spicy, outlets elsewhere. continuously everywhere and will definitely continue to come in all kinds, and you a chicken malai tikka roll had been fried well and was Good for them. As the grow.” can eat with one hand while (₹165) and from the crazy good to eat. The Chettinad wise man said, a rolling joint His message to aspiring singers is to remain focussed on reading a book with another paratha rolls, I asked for the chicken was nice and spicy, gathers no moss. their goal. “Keep trying because this is what I have done. I — I am always on the lookout chicken Chettinad roll (with layered with egg and didn’t have a musical background yet I kept working on my for good roll places. Then, one egg — ₹175). And one wrapped in a soft paratha. the writer is a seasoned ambition and this has taken me to where I am today.” MANISHA ROY sometime last week, I heard cold coffee (₹45). The chicken malai tikka was food critic about an eatery called The The Rolling Joint delivers all right. I wanted but forgot

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LIVE PERFORMANCE SOLO SHOW COMEDY FILM EXHIBITION Jeewan Khanna Abstract Expressions Saanu-Kee 2 Cake Walk Wedding Wonders L anterns is back with a soulful artist yet again as I ndia Habitat Centre is holding a solo exhibition Saanu-Kee 2 is a double tadka of Saanu-Kee Pamper your sweet tooth at DLF promenade’s Pacific Mall is hosting “Wedding Wonders” which it presents a live performance by a versatile of paintings by artist Richa Sharma. As the theme show, first of its kind Punjabi stand-up comedy “Cake Walk” which showcases beautiful sugar has 11 stalls based on wedding theme exhibiting artist from Chandigarh, Jeewan Khanna. His connotes, the exhibition intends to communicate show, which has travelled across the country and and chocolate installations, cake crafts and cake famous brand categories including wedding heart winning performances include genres like the message of the unique feelings we Melbourne. concepts like Van Gogh paintings, Game of planner, wedding designer, banquet hall or hotel Bollywood, Sufi, rock and pop, which not only experience in our everyday lives and this The comedy show will feature sketches and Thrones and wedding. venue. entertain the audiences, but also take them to a experienced concepts are intricately woven and stand-up act by Maheep Singh and Parvinder Also learn how to bake art vegan cookies by Arti Also look out for horse car, vintage car and whole new world. intensely represented on canvas. Singh. Jain. special bagpiper band performance. Venue: 163/164, Rajendra Place, New Delhi Venue: Open Palm Court Gallery, Lodhi Road Venue: Ghalib Auditorium, Mandi House Venue: Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj Venue: Tagore Garden, New Delhi Time: 9 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Time: 8 p.m. onwards Time: 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Time: 12 noon to 8 p.m.

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Above the clouds: (Clockwise from right) Skydiving at Nepal, a screenshot from National Geographic’s video on the honey hunters of Nepal, where the psychedelic honey tour takes place, astrophotography in Spiti and (centre) Harpreet Singh

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Skydiving over Beep (Beautiful Experiences, Extraordin- living On the edge ary Places), was launched after he quit his Coming soon sales job at MTV two years ago. A yoga stu- the Himalayas ½ dio came first, but he realised that “micro- Skydive over the Himalayas. Includes easy managing studios” would only hold him hikes and paddle boarding on Phewa Lake, down. The itch to “hang out underwater” November 7-12, at ₹80,000 onwards A former MTV employee curates extraordinary travel with Giant Manta Rays in the Maldives and ½ The Vietnam Secret Party island trips in a Facebook post he sent out inviting com- November, at ₹30,000 onwards experiences for millennials, from an Everest skydive to a panions for the same, was what resulted in ½ hunt for hallucinogenic honey Beep. “Fifteen people signed up,” he re- The Psychedelic Honey Trip to Nepal in calls. He has organised 30 trips since then. November, at ₹48,000 onwards All his packages — from the psychedelic ½ Kung Fu training at the 1,500-year-old honey trail in Nepal, to learning Kung Fu at Shaolin Temple in China in September and the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan October, at ₹50,000 onwards Rosella Stephen Province to skydiving over the Himalayas — ½ are curated for a specific audience. The Maldives Manta Rays Special Scuba If you obsess over privacy, air-conditioning diving expedition trips in September and October start at ₹81,000 and sleep, this one’s not for you. Tee- Singles most wanted totallers are going to feel left out, too. Har- Candidates are screened for motivation, Countdown to 2018 preet Singh, Harry or Mister Beep to their online application forms containing ½ Food trips to Israel and Iran, and a whisky friends and clients, is no stranger to crazy intimate messages referring to break-ups, trail through Japan’s underground bars adventure. Seven years with MTV and VH1, hook-ups and office ennui. Sometimes, an ½ South America in December - two weeks with its music festivals and reality shows, applicant might enquire if the hotel they of scuba diving in Colombia, Brazil and the have taught him that millennials are chan- are staying at has a pool. Instant rejection. Galapagos Islands ging the face of travel by mixing group and “Why would someone planning to swim in solo trips, and choosing word-of-mouth the open sea with whale sharks or blue Register on gobeepbeep.com over traditional travel advertising. In whales (some are as large as a 10-storeyed November, his Secret Party Island in Viet- building) be so hung up on a pool, even if Nepal this season — skydiving over the Hi- nam package will see a small group of 10 tp most hotels have one?” Singh, 35, malayas and an excursion with members 12 signing up for three nights of no-holds- wonders. of the Gurung ethnic group to collect wild barred debauchery. “It is a six- to nine-day In his world, there are two categories of honey. As National Geographic’s July fea- trip and you get the partying out of your travellers — “super enthusiastic, young and ture indicates, the life of a honey hunter in system on an island cut off from the main- ready for raw adventure” and those who Nepal, swinging off slippery cliffs on a land, with only about 70 people, and no in- are looking to be pampered on “holiday”. slender rope ladder, amidst swarms of the ternet,” begins Singh, before going on to He caters to the former, “usually single or large Himalayan honey bee, is not for the describe his “booze cruise that will appeal in groups, between 25 and 35 years. They fainthearted. The honey is hallucinogenic, to singles”. The morning-after offers gor- are price conscious, but splurge on things courtesy the toxins from the rhododen- geous Halong Bay with its limestone stacks that are worthy”. Often, their parents dron. It is the stuff of an extreme adven- and biodiversity. “And the rest of the trip is don’t get what the trip is about. ture reality show that Beep’s guests are about hills and paddy fields for that shanti ready to sacrifice sleep and other comforts vibe,” he continues. No pain, no gain for. “Hang on, I’ve been there. I’m not go- An astrophotography workshop in Spiti is ing anywhere near reality shows!” con- Swimming with the Manta Rays underway, yet anticipation is building cludes Singh, laughing. Mumbai-based Singh’s travel company, around two other Beep experiences in ♣ 9820715063

From Parliament to parties

Khadi comes into its own, with contemporary cuts, experiments in the board room, and even some ‘disobedience’ thrown in Nidhi Adlakha Homegrown: (Clockwise It is ironic when a product’s selling point from left) also becomes its disadvantage. Khadi Antar Agni, suffered this — promoted for its ideology, as 11:11, the ‘fabric of the nation’, rather than for its Abraham & texture, beauty or comfort. Today, as de- Thakore’s signers like Rajesh Pratap Singh and Rohit gold Bal revisit the fabric, giving it a contempor- ensemble, ary update, the handloom is getting a glam- Raymond orous makeover. The latest to join the band- jacket and wagon is Raymond, which is taking the Matr swadeshi symbol into the boardroom. Set to launch in October, their all-new collection, Khadi by Raymond — created in collaboration with the Khadi and Vil- lage Industries Commission (KVIC) — will feature the complete men’s wardrobe, including trousers, shirts and jackets. For a touch of the ceremonial, there are bandhgalas, kurtas, sherwanis and a line of Indo-Western outfits. Ram Bhatnagar, vice president and head (sales and distribution), explains that the Ray- don’t go well together. The says, “We are trying to add fun and glamour bold and uses more checks and Because of mond Design Studio is collection sports simple sep- to a fabric that is otherwise associated with Nature plays with 100% natural dyes in working on a number arates and oversized styles nationalism. It’s not just for the Parliament, simple patterns. Everything in the collec- of styles in contempor- for a relaxed silhouette that but for parties too!” tion is locally sourced, benefiting each ary silhouettes. “We are brings comfort,” she says. Em- Many, like Himanshu Shani of fashion player — from the farmer and weaver working with artisans phasising that, in the last few label 11:11 — who has been working dir- to the yarn maker,” says Praveen in Rajasthan to de- years, there has been signific- ectly with craftsmen to create khadi- Chauhan, CEO and founder. velop finer counts of ant growth in the produc- denim — believe that creating LFW also saw Ujjawal wool blends, and are tion, sales and employment khadi outfits for everyday Dubey’s Antar Agni’s also looking at creating in the khadi sector because use is the way forward. Fall Winter collection, khadi blends with of the fabric’s eco-friendly “Khadi is all about ‘making with sharp cuts and cashmere and silk,” he properties, she adds, “Khadi in meditation’. It’s not will-fitted khadi jack- says, adding that they has zero carbon footprint: about competing with the ets, and layers of work with over 50 khadi the ‘air conditioned’ mater- industry, but about nur- sheen and jersey fab- clusters across the ial keeps you warm in win- turing the love of doing ric. The designer, country. ters, and its porous nature things by hand, and who was recently keeps you cool in making the process in- nominated for The Relaxed fits summers”. teresting for the artist International Wool- This renewed atten- and the maker,” shares mark Prize, says, tion on khadi has Affordable luxury Shani, who has created “We wanted to reaped dividends. As handloom gains in over a 100 different present Eastern in- According to a KVIC popularity, designers products, from apparel clined classics with report, sales went are looking at newer to accessories, across a global appeal. up by 33%, and ways to add glamour to price points. While he The feel was khadi and village in- the hand-spun mater- is aware that cost is a slightly disobedient dustries crossed the ial. Like Abraham & big factor in the Indian — disobedience to- ₹50,000 crore mark for the Thakore’s gold lamin- market, he says that to wards the tradi- first time in 2016. One of the ated khadi blouse and compete with fast fashion, tional cuts and designers who has contrib- sari, which were creating the concept of ‘afford- making of menswear and uted to this is Ritu Beri, who launched at Amazon In- able luxury’ is important. womenswear, merging rough texture and was appointed as the commis- dia Fashion Week, sheen, structure with flow, straight with sion’s khadi advisor last year, Spring-Summer 2017, last Be disobedient crooked, light with heavy.” As khadi comes and whose 2016 line, Vichar Vas- October. Designer David At the recent Lakme Fashion Week, social into its own and the experiments promise tra, explored the natural fabric as Abraham, who is working enterprise Matr showcased their latest to continue, it would be safe to say we are luxury wear. Earlier this month, on a khadi evening khadi line comprising dresses, tank tops yet to see the best of this home-grown she tried to break the monotony of wear collection and shirts, in collaboration with New York- fabric. traditional cuts with her designs for the upcom- based designer Kopal and Australian label, Khadi by Raymond’s fabric is ₹1,000 per metre, for the staff at the Taj Goa resorts. ing Rajasthan Because of Nature. “While the two labels and the ceremonial line goes up to ₹25,000. “For me, Goa and rigid uniforms Heritage Week, share similar design sensibilities, Kopal is

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