Four Dead After Terror Attack Outside U.K. Parliament

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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Allahabad . Malappuram . Mumbai NEARBY Four dead after terror attack EC freezes ‘two leaves’ outside U.K. Parliament for R.K. Nagar bypoll Recognises split in party, bars use of ‘AIADMK’ till inal order SC to hear Babri Masjid demolition case today Man rams car into crowd, stabs police oicer before being shot dead Special Correspondent NEW DELHI NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Vidya Ram The Election Commission on Wednesday ixed for London Wednesday froze the AIAD- Thursday the hearing in the A full counter-terrorism op- MK’s “Two Leaves” symbol, Babri Masjid demolition case eration was under way in prohibiting its use in the in which senior BJP leaders L. London on Wednesday after- coming R.K. Nagar byelec- K. Advani, M. M. Joshi and noon after an attacker tion in Chennai. Uma Bharti are accused. rammed a car into a crowd The decision came after A Bench headed by Justice P. on Westminster Bridge and the EC heard the rival fac- C. Ghose said the appropriate then attacked a police officer tions of O. Panneerselvam bench comprising him and within the security cordon of and V.K. Sasikala, who had Justice R F Nariman will be the U.K. Parliament at staked their claim to the hearing the matter. Westminster. symbol. Pending a final res- Four persons were killed olution of the dispute, the AIADMK MPs belonging to the Sasikala faction leaving the NEWS Ī PAGE 11 in the incident, including the factions have also been Election Commission on Wednesday. * SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD attacker who was shot dead barred from using the after he stabbed a police of- party’s name in the bypoll. their parent party ... and ternal dissent. “However, Gau rakshak leader not ficer, who succumbed to his Observing that a deeper both the groups shall also be the Commission is satisfied, in Jaipur hotel FIR injuries. Two persons, in- examination of the issue was allotted different symbols as based on documents filed JAIPUR cluding a woman, died in the required and that the more they may choose from the and oral submissions made Three days after cow attack on the bridge with than 20,000 pages of evid- list of free symbols notified by the learned counsels of vigilante groups swooped several others seriously inence would have to be ex- by the Election Commission both the parties, that there down on a hotel here alleging jured, in what Scotland Yard amined, the EC, in its in- for the purpose of the are two rival groups in the that it was serving beef, the described as a “terrorist terim order, said any hasty byelection,” said the order. party, led by E. Madhusud- Jaipur Police on Wednesday incident.” decision during the nomina- hanan and V.K. Sasikala,” registered a criminal case The Houses of Parliament tion process for the byelec- ‘New names today’ said the EC order. against unknown persons for and nearby buildings went tion might lead to an erro- Accordingly, the EC directed Although the Pan- unlawful assembly, causing into lockdown while Prime First response: A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster neous conclusion, preju- both factions to furnish neerselvam camp also chal- hurt and trespass. Minister Theresa May was Bridge and the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday. * GETTY IMAGES dicially impacting the rights names of their groups by 10 lenged the appointment of The FIR did not name Sadhvi ushered back to Downing of either or both the sides. a.m. on Thursday. Sasikala as the party’s in- Kamal Didi, who led the cow Street following the incident a police officer was stabbed pedestrians and an armed within Westminster, follow- The EC, which recognised They have also been interim general secretary, the vigilante crowd, as an that occurred around 2.40 and a person shot by armed man with a knife. ing the lockdown, a picture that there was a split in the structed to suggest three op- EC restricted the proceed- accused. p.m. Metropolitan Police police within the security The London Ambulance of the tense atmosphere party, said pending the final tions each for possible elec- ings to the allotment of the NATION Ī PAGE 6 Commander B.J. Harrington cordon of the Houses of Service said they had treated emerged with many taking settlement of the dispute, tion symbols. symbol. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD said a full counter-terrorism Parliament. at least 10 people with a to Twitter to communicate neither group was permitted The factions have been al- Describing the ruling as operation was under way number of others in hos- their experiences of how the to use the name ‘All India lowed a final opportunity of “unexpected,” T.T.V. Dh- and that the Acting Metro- French students injured pital, while the port author- afternoon had unfolded. Anna Dravida Munnetra adducing all other docu- inakaran, deputy general politan Commissioner Craig Reports suggested that on ity said a woman had been Prime Minister Theresa Kazhagam.’ Also, they can- ments and affidavits by April secretary of the faction led Mackey had been at the Westminster Bridge, pedes- rescued from the river, with May was chairing a meeting not use the party symbol for 17 for the final settlement of by Sasikala, said late on scene of the incident. trians were hit by a car that injuries. of the government’s emer- the bypoll on April 12. the dispute. Wednesday that they would Details of the incident ploughed into them. Mr. Har- Three French pupils on a gency Cobra committee at “Both the groups shall be During the hearing on either move the Madras High were still emerging at the rington said they had re- school trip were among Downing Street when re- known by such names as Wednesday, the Sasikala fac- Court or the Supreme Court time of going to print but the ceived a number of reports, those hurt on the bridge, ports last came in. they may choose for their re- tion contended that there to challenge it. leader of the House of Com- including of a person in the two of them seriously. spective groups, showing, if was no split in the party, and mons David Liddington said river, a car colliding with With many politicians still ANOTHER PHOTO ON Ī PAGE 12 they so desire, linkage with it was only a matter of in- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 2 RSS workers get life term 3 meat shops CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC vandalised in Path to safety in Ajmer dargah blast case western U.P. Mohammad Ali Explosion in shrine on October 11, 2007, had killed three Meerut Three mutton shops were Mohammed Iqbal vandalised and burnt by an JAIPUR unidentified mob on Tues- The National Investigation day night in Hathras town Agency (NIA) Special Court in western Uttar Pradesh, here on Wednesday sen- police officials said. tenced two Rashtriya The shops, which were Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) located at Jalesar Road un- workers to life imprison- der the Hathras Kotwali po- ment in the 2007 Ajmer dar- lice station, belonged to gah blast case in which three small-time traders. persons were killed. The attacks came just The convicts are Bhavesh hours after the police Patel (39) and Devendra raided the local meat mar- Gupta (41). This is the first- ket and slaughter houses to ever conviction and senten- check if meat was being cing of RSS cadre in a terror End of the road: Convicts Devendra Gupta and Bhavesh Patel, sold in the open market case. left, being taken away after the sentencing in Jaipur. * PTI without a licence from the Handing down the life local civic body, and if the sentence, Special Judge waja Moinuddin Chishti. mar had addressed a secret slaughter houses were Dinesh Gupta directed the In one of the charge meeting of activists in functioning illegally. NIA to file a closure report in sheets, the names of Mr. Ku- Jaipur’s Gujarati Samaj guest Since the BJP govern- connection with senior RSS mar and Pragya Thakur had house and asked them to ment took office last week, leader Indresh Kumar, self- appeared as suspects, work by associating them- the police have sealed sev- styled godwoman Sadhvi though they were not form- selves with some religious eral slaughter houses and Pragya Thakur and an ac- ally named as accused, since groups so as to avoid meat shops across the cused Ramesh Gohil about the probe against them was suspicion. State. A fall, and rebirth: An Indian Gaur, which fell into a disused 10-foot-deep well in a private property near Gorishola in their role in the blast at the “kept pending.” The charge Udhagamandalam, was rescued by forest department personnel on Wednesday. An earthmover was used to break open 13th century dargah of Kh- sheet claimed that Mr. Ku- CONTINUED Ī ON PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 a wall, and a gradient made for the bovine to climb out. * M. SATHYAMOORTHY

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DELHI Timings Thursday, March 23 ‘Adoptpolicyofzero RISE 06:22 SET 18:34 Bharatpur girls were bright students RISE 02:55 SET 13:58 Friday, March 24 tolerance on graft’ RISE 06:20 SET 18:35 Minor girls had just returned home from school when policemen raided the village RISE 03:40 SET 14:54 Hemani Bhandari Prime Minister tells CM Rawat Saturday, March 25 Bharatpur RISE 06:19 SET 18:35 Press Trust of India RISE 04:23 SET 15:52 “She was very intelligent. New Delhi Onlyyesterday,Iaskedherto Newly-elected Uttarakhand recite tables till 12 and the Chief Minister Trivendra spelling of September and Singh Rawat on Wednesday she knew it by heart,” said met Prime Minister Naren- 50-year-old school teacher dra Modi who directed him Amrit Singh of Shakko (11), to adopt a policy of zero tol- one of the two minor girls erance on corruption and who drowned in Bharatpur’s ensure transparency in Panchi ka Nagla village on governance. Tuesday evening. “The Prime Minister has Uttarakhand CM T. S. Rawat She had come back from asked to adopt policy of with Prime Minister school -- built for children zero tolerance on corrup- Narendra Modi in New Delhi from the community -- tion. He also asked to ensure on Wednesday. * PTI around 4 pm when the po- transparency and assured lice raided the village inhab- us full support for the devel- The Chief Minister also ited by members of the Bedia opment of Uttarakhand,” met senior BJP leader L. K. community, who are sex Mr. Rawat told reporters Advani, Finance Minister workers for over 200 years. here after the meeting. Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Still in her school uniform, An official said Mr. Rawat Rajnath Singh and Urban she ran fearing arrest, said apprised the Prime Minister Development Minister Ven- her father Lakhan Singh about the priorities of his kaiah Naidu. (40), who carried her body government in the State. IN BRIEF from the ambulance in the The two leaders also dis- Financial subjects same uniform on Wednesday cussed in detail about the Mr. Rawat said Mr. Jaitley afternoon. roadsintheborderareasof has assured his ministry’s Shakko’s 13-year-old the State, the official added. support to all the financial cousin, Rachna, also jumped The Uttarakhand Chief subjects related to the State. into the pond with another Minister also met party In his meeting with Mr. cousin, Payal. While Payal president Amit Shah who Naidu, the two leaders dis- was rescued, the other two Inconsolable: Grieving family members of the two minor girls who drowned in a pond (below) in Bharatpur’s Panchi ka Nagla asked him to ensure alloca- cussed about the progress of drowned as they didn’t know village. The girls jumped into the pond following a police raid on their village on Tuesday * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA. tion of portfolios in a bal- various schemes of Urban swimming and nobody was anced manner. Development Ministry like PDP party of ‘broken allegedly allowed by the po- several girls ran towards the wasn’t possible for the girls Mr. Shah also asked him Smart City, Pradhan Mantri promises’: Omar lice to rescue them. pond in the forest area, to evade the chase to that dis- to take along all sections of Awas Yojana (Urban) and SRINAGAR “Over 15 of them were which is nearly 400 meters tance “because we are taller people on the path of devel- AMRUT. Ahead of by-elections, standing when the girls away from the residential set- and fitter.” opment, Mr. Rawat said. “Naiduji has assured us former Jammu and Kashmir drowned but they did not tlement when the police Rachna’s mother said she Mr. Rawat said party lead- that there will be no short- chief minister and National make an effort to save them. raided with sticks and guns. requested the police officers ers will meet on Thursday in age of funds for the develop- Conference leader Omar Eventually, two of them Rachna’s mother, a widow in the station to let her see Dehradun to discuss the al- ment of Uttarakhand,” Mr. Abdullah ton Wednesday jumped to save Payal, who and a sex worker, said the her daughter but they didn’t location of portfolios. Rawat said. termed the ruling PDP as a was on the periphery,” Mr girl was resting in her house allow. party of “broken promises” Singh said, adding that two when one of the policemen “They took me to Sewar and challenged it to spell out boys from the nearby village entered. “She ran and the thana and detained me even one promise that it has tried to jump but the police police officer told her to stop there. A woman in the police All-party team to meet kept.PTI didn’t let them and also beat or else they would shoot her station told me that my child up villagers who tried to save but out of fear, she continued has died and they didn’t let Four booked for duping the girls. to run. The police fired two me see her even then. They Rajnath on SYL canal man of ₹60,000 rounds and threw a stick at let me off on Wednesday af- woman into it. outside the house on the Press Trust of India PHAGWARA Police denial her. That’s when she ternoon,” she said, breaking “We’ve never pushed any ground, ready to be Chandigarh Abhimanyu, Health Minister Police on Wednesday booked The police, however, denied jumped,” she said. into tears. girl into prostitution. As they cremated, the families of the Anil Vij and State BJP presid- four persons for duping a man the charge, stating that they The police, however, turn 18, they’re asked girls pointed to the bruises A delegation of all political ent Subhash Barala. of ₹60,000 on the pretext of did their best to save the girls denied the statement and ‘Red-light area’ whether they want to get on their faces and other parties of Haryana led by Haryana unit Congress sending him on a trip to but could rescue only one. said the girls were already It’s not the first time the po- married or get into the pro- parts of the body. “They Chief Minister Manohar Lal president Ashok Tanwar, Singapore.The police have “We did not have enough present at the pond to relieve lice raided the village, infam- fession. Many of our girls are were beaten,” alleged the Khattar will meet Home Leader of Congress Legislat- identified the accused as manpower to rescue the girls themselves when the police ously known as the ‘red-light married,” said Akash. girls’ uncle Sanjay. Minister Rajnath Singh in ive Party Kiran Choudhary, Surinder, Rohit, Angad and because the pond area was found them. area.’ But the villagers al- But at the same time, they Three girls were rescued New Delhi on March 24 to former Chief Minister Preet of Phagwara. not a part of the raid. Two “Three girls were prob- leged that they’re raided at are forced to remain in the from the raid on Tuesday discuss the Sutlej Yamuna Bhupinder Singh Hooda, A case against them was policemen managed to res- ably relieving themselves regular intervals on false trade because potential em- and handed over to Child Link (SYL) canal issue. State president of Indian Na- registered on a complaint of cue only one girl. It was an near the pond when they charges. ployers turn them away Welfare Committee of the An official spokesperson tional Lok Dal Ashok Arora Ankur Thakur of village Chak accident,” Assistant Superin- heard police’s movement Talking about the com- when they learn they belong state. Two FIRs were re- said the delegation will com- and Leader of Opposition Sachuri falling under Sujanpur tendent of Police Dhar- and without a thought munity, many said sex work to the Bedia community, he gistered under sections of prise State Education Minis- Abhay Singh Chautala will police station, they said.PTI mendra Singh said. jumped into the pond,” said was a family tradition for added. human trafficking of the IPC, ter Ram Bilas Sharma, Fin- also be part of the The villagers alleged that ASP Singh, adding that it them and they never forced a As the bodies were kept ASP Singh said. ance Minister Capt delegation. 3 held for posting ‘objectionable’ SJVN pays interim pictures of CM Adityanath dividend They were arrested from Bareilly, Amethi and Ghazipur Staff Correspondent SHIMLA of the Bagrang Dal. District was produced in a local Public sector hydro-elec- Staff reporter Meerut Magistrate Sanjay Khatri and court, which remanded him tric company Sutlej Jal senior police officers rushed in police custody. Vidyut Nigam limited, a The Uttar Pradesh police to the area as the members The Amethi police arres- joint venture of the Centre have arrested three persons of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, ted Anas Siddiqui on the and the Himachal govern- in Bareilly, Amethi and which was established by same charge. Superintend- ment, on Wednesday paid Ghazipur on the charge of Yogi Adityanath, started a ent of Police Anees Ansari an interim dividend of ₹ posting objectionable pic- protest. said Siddique was booked 599.99 crore to the Centre tures of Chief Minister Yogi As the situation turned under Sections 153A, 295A, and ₹237.38 crore to the Hi- Adityanath on social media. serious, the police arrested 298 and 505 (2) of the IPC machal government. The police raided Profess- Razzaque in the early hours and Section 67 of the IT Act. It has also declared an ors Colony in Ghazipur and of Monday. The Bareilly police arres- interim dividend of ₹ arrested Abdul Razzaque, a “Upendra Kumar had ted Salman Ansari for al- 930.74 crore to its share- student leader, for allegedly filed a complaint against legedly posting an “ob- holders, said a company posting an “objectionable” Razzaque, alleging that he scene” picture of the Chief spokesman. picture of the Chief Minister had posted an objectionable Minister on social media. R.N. Misra, Chairman, on Facebook. picture of the Chief Minister The police said Ansari was said that during the finan- Ghazipur Kotwali SHO on Facebook. He has been arrested on the complaint of cial year 2016-17, SJVN has Surendra Kumar Pandey booked under Section 499 Akash Shukla and booked targeted to generate 8700 said Razzaque was arrested of the IPC and Section 66 of under Sections 295A and million units of electricity. on a complaint from Upen- the IT Act,” Mr. Pandey said. 505(2) of the IPC and Sec- Hydro power is the core dra Kumar, local convener The police said Razzaque tion 67A of the IT Act. strength of SJVN, he said. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Autorickshaw drivers on BHUBANESWAR Principal Chief Conser- Wednesday went on a State- With the summer approach- vator of Forest and Chief wide strike following the ing and the scarcity of drink- Wildlife Warden of West State government’s decision ing water hitting the interi- Bengal Pradeep Vyas said to increase the registration ors of Odisha, the State that along with north fee, insurance and fitness government has admitted Bengal, the census will be certificate of the vehicle. that piped water supply pro- held in Assam, Meghalaya, With 30,000 autorickshaws jects in around 2,000 vil- Nagaland and Tripura. off the road, commuters had lages and small habitations “The most important fea- to face hardships. -PTI have been lying defunct. ture of this year’s census is The State has also identi- the involvement of neigh- fied as many as 1,345 non-re- Unfulilled dream: Because of the dearth of drinking water, bouring States. Elephants Jumbo outing: A herd of elephants at the Deepor Beel Sanctuary near Guwahati. * FILE PHOTO 3 drug peddlers pairable projects. Water sup- villagers are forced to turn to unhygienic sources. * FILE PHOTO are migratory animals, in arrested in Malda ply projects have been set earlier census we found the count involves block count- 2014, there are 590 ele- elephants in south Bengal. MALDA up in 37,689 out of 1,56,468 of over 20 villages in Khariar tion pits on the riverbeds, ri- pachyderms cross over to ing by sighting of elephants phants in north Bengal. Experts say that human- Three persons, including a villages and habitations. block of Nuapada district parian communities still col- the adjoining States, this in forest and point counting The counting of elephants elephant conflict in the State minor, were on Wednesday Apart from this, 4,15,558 have resorted to digging per- lect water by scooping sand leads to the possibility of from watchtowers in the in south Bengal will be held has assumed alarming pro- arrested after police seized tubewells and sanitary wells colation pits on the Sundar out. In recent times, indus- overestimation or underes- forest. Indirect counting in- along with other bordering portions. Professor Raman brown sugar from their cater to the villagers’ needs. riverbed. The small river in tries and the government’s timation. The count will be volves counting using dung States of Odisha and Sukumar of the Centre for possession , officials said. But, thanks to frequent Nuapada district originates water supply agencies have conducted simultaneously decay method along the Jharkhand in May. Ecological Science at the IISc Acting on a tip-off, the CID power outages during the from Sunabeda plateau and created water storage on the with north-eastern States,” transit route of elephants. in Bengaluru said that an ele- and city police conducted a summer, water projects be- flows through the Komna riverbeds in anticipation of Mr. Vyas told reporters on The elephant census in Migration pattern phant in West Bengal kills raid at a hotel near Malda come ineffective. Con- and Khariar blocks. the scarcity,” said Ranjan Wednesday. north Bengal will cover an Forest officials said that ele- ten times more human being station. 500 gm of brown sequently, villagers turn to Panda, convenor of Water area of around 1,828 sq km phants in south Bengal mi- in the State than anywhere sugar was seized from their unhygienic sources of drink- Sand mining Initiative of Odisha. Direct count from Mechi river near Indo- grate to Odisha and else in the country. possession, they said. -PTI ing water. Some villagers, in fact, walk Water storage on a river- Senior forest officials said Nepal border to Sankosh Jharkhand while those in Elephants killed 108 Pending monthly power up to 3km to get drinking bed is done by digging a pit the census will involve direct river, bordering Assam. As north Bengal migrate to As- people in West Bengal in bills are among the major water from the riverbed. into which the water con- and indirect count. Direct per last census carried out in sam. There are around 180 2015-16. Strike by Assam oil reasons behind these pro- The unbridled sand extrac- tained in sand percolates. It tanker workers ends jects being non-operational, tion has further hit the river- is then lifted using pumps. Guwahati besides damaged trans- bed’s water retention capa- “The competition over The indefinite strike by oil formers and metres, and low city. The scene is similar in storing water has already Seven of a family die in Bengal road accident tanker workers has been voltage. Although the State districts of Bolangir, Sam- taken away the poor man’s called off with the government had directed balpur, Kalahandi, Sub- access to water,” said Mr. Staff Reporter on National Highway-2 near Bhattacharya said. Moments after the crash, transporters agreeing to pay power distribution compan- arnapur and Sundargarh. Panda. Kolkata Tejganj. the two vehicles caught fire minimum wages. ies not to discontinue power But it is not just the villa- The Sambalpur district Seven members of a family, "The driver of the tanker Tanker driver flees and a fire engine had to be The strike affected loading supply to water projects in gers who face a crisis. The administration, meanwhile, including two children, died tried to overtake the car at The driver of the tanker fled called in to douse the flames and unloading of all forms of case of unpaid dues, the or- urban population, especially has started digging sanitary in a road accident in West high speed but lost control from the spot and no one before the bodies could be fuel from the refineries and der is not followed in most those in the slums, is also wells on a large scale under Bengal’s Bardhaman district of his vehicle and over- has been arrested so far. recovered. depots in Assam. “We have places. not immune to the problem. the Mahatma Gandhi Na- when a tanker overturned turned on to the car,” Addi- The tanker was carrying The deceased were resid- withdrawn the strike late on With the drinking water “Although water scarcity has tional Employment Guaran- on a car on Wednesday. tional Superintendent of Po- tar used for constructing ents of Howrah district and Tuesdayt night after two days crisis worsening, residents forced people to dig percola- tee Scheme. The incident took place lice (HQ) Dhrutiman roads. were going to Patna. of talks,” APMU General Secretary Ramen Das said. Pandemonium in Odisha House Over 21 kg of ganja Press trust of India as soon as the House as- House, Speaker Niran- seized in Aizawl Bhubaneswar sembled for the ques- jan Pujari adjourned AIZAWL The Odisha Assembly tion hour. the proceeding several Mizoram Excise and Narcotics on Wednesday wit- times. department officials has nessed pandemonium Cong ‘well trenched’ The opposition seized over 21.98 kg of Ganja and frequent adjourn- The Congress members members also raised (cannabis) in Aizawl, ments over farmers is- rushed to the well of questions on the ruling department officials said. sue for the seventh con- the House demanding BJD’s lack of interest in Officials said the seizure was secutive day with passing of a resolution passing unanimous res- made on Tuesday night. opposition Congress for increasing the MSP olution in regard to A resident of Selam village in and BJP demanding un- on paddy to Rs 2,800. MSP. Champhai district on the animous resolution to The BJP members kept Agriculture Minister Mizoram-Myanmar border increase minimum sup- on standing near their Pradeep Kumar Maha- was arrested for allegedly port price (MSP) on seats in support of the rathy, however, rejec- smuggling the contraband paddy. Congress’s demand. ted the opposition al- from Myanmar. -PTI The issue was raised Unable to run the legation. ‘Peaceful rallies a fundamental right’ HC says permission for such rallies should be promptly dealt with

Pradip Kumar Das ected the State police to semble peacefully plication, it will be CUTTACK make arrangements for without arms is a funda- deemed that the permis- In a significant ruling, the mahasangha’s rally in mental right, the high sion has been granted”, the Orissa High Court has Bhubaneswar and allot a court observed that if the court said asking the ordered that holding suitable place for their any application is filed by government counsel to peaceful rallies and dharna. any person to exercise urgently communicate dharna are the funda- For over five days, the his fundamental right the same to State DGP mental right of citizens Bhubaneswar police had anywhere in the State un- and commissioner of po- guaranteed under Indian taken no action on an ap- der any relevant rules, lice to do the needful, in Constitution and any application seeking permis- regulations, guidelines or order to awake the plication seeking permission to hold rally and Act, such application “sleeping police organ- sion for such rallies and dharna by the should be dealt with isation” from its slumber. dharna in Odisha should Mahasangha. promptly. Following the ruling, be promptly dealt with “If permission is re- the home guards of the by the concerned Police flayed fused, reasonable State held a peaceful authorities. Castigating the State po- grounds should be given rally and dharna at The court ruling came lice, the court said: in the rejection order,” Bhubaneswar on Tues- earlier this week when “Such authorities are not the court said. day and submitted their Justice C R Dash, while supposed to act ad-lib- “If no action is taken seven-point charter of disposing of a writ peti- itum (without limit), so by the authority con- demand to the State gov- tion filed by the presid- as to negate the funda- cerned within three days ernment highlighting ent of Rajya Gruharakshi mental rights guaranteed or 72 hours, whichever is their sufferings and in- Mahasangha (State Home under the Constitution.” later from the date/time justice meted out to Guards’ Association), dir- Reiterating that to as- of the receipt of the ap- them for long. Main accused held in AASU oice ransacking case Arrested from Bengal district

Press Trust of India with the West Bengal police Guwahati arrested prime accused Sub- The Assam police in a joint odh Biswas along with his operation with its West aide Subhas Biswas at Bajit- Bengal counterpart arrested pur in North 24-Parganas the main accused in the district, according to a state- Silapathar incident along ment issued by Chief Minis- with his aide from Bengal’s ter Sarbananda Sonowal. North 24-Parganas district The Silapathar incident on Wednesday morning. related to ransacking of an AASU office by activists of Aide also nabbed the Nikhil Bharat Bengali A seven-member team of Udbastu Samanvay Raksha the Assam police, along Samiti during a procession. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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After assuming oice, says he will be impartial in his conduct as Speaker Pavan Dahat Bawache, had received over NAGPUR 20,000 letters from more Prakash Kamat Speaker’s post Reginaldo The Maharashtra police’s than 90 countries con- Panaji Lawrenco could not reach Anti-Naxal Operation unit demning the arrest of prof. The Bharatiya Janata Party due to traffic jam, explained has claimed that by calling Saibaba. Some organisations MLA from Sankhalim in Opposition Leader Babu for “Bharat Bandh” on March recently protested in Mum- north Goa, Pramod Sawant, Kavlekar. 29, in protest of life impris- bai demanding the scrapping was elected Speaker of the On the ruling benches, onment to former Delhi Uni- of the UAPA act under which seventh Goa Assembly on Chief Minister Manohar Par- versity professor G.N. he was convicted. They Wednesday. rikar told the House that BJP Saibaba, the Maoists have could not have asked for Mr. Sawant (44), a two- MLA Nilesh Cabral could not confessed that he was linked Saibaba’s release directly.” time MLA was nominated by make it to the election as he to them. The special unit of Maha- Glenn Ticlo (BJP). He de- too was caught in a traffic The unit cited some ban- rashtra police also informed feated the Congress nominee jam. ners that were put up by the that “secret meetings of for the Speaker’s post Aleixo While the BJP has 13 Communist Party of India The Maoist banners in Gadchiroli district oppose life imprisonment Maoist supporters ” were or- Reginaldo, by a margin of MLAs, the coalition govern- (Maoist) in Etapalli and to Prof. Saibaba and call for Bharat Bandh. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ganised in Nagpur, and Ar- 20-15 in the election conduc- ment it leads has the support Bhamargad area of Gadchir- mori area of Gadchiroli last ted on the first day of the of three MLAs each of MGP oli district in the State. policy of the State to give the Wednesday read, “The week, to create pressure on Budget session of the As- and Goa Forward Party and The banners read, “Op- country’s natural resources Maoists and their frontal or- the police against prof. Saiba- sembly. Pro-tem Speaker Sid- Warm welcome: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and CLP three Independents. The pose the punishment of life to the corporate houses.” ganisations had tried to por- ba’s jail term. harth Kunkolienkar, was in leader Chandrakant Kavlekar escorting Pramod Sawant Congress which emerged as imprisonment given to Prof. Some pamphlets found in tray prof. Saibaba as an inno- The ANO also claimed that the chair. (centre) to his chair on Wednesday. * ATISH POMBURFEKAR the single largest party in Saibaba, [JNU student] Hem Bastar region of Chhattis- cent wheelchair-bound the Maoist ambush in Sukma After assuming his new February 4 polls was re- Mishra and five others. Make garh, apparently issued by professor, who has been im- district of south Chhattisgarh role, Mr. Sawant, a former learn to present issues and week, did not participate in duced to 16 after the resigna- sure the ‘Bharat Bandh’ of the CPI (Maoist), read, “Fight plicated in a false case.” on March 11, which resulted youth leader, said he would ask questions,” Mr. Sawant the voting. tion from the Congress and March 29 is successful.” for your water, forest, and The Maoists have called in death of 12 CRPF men, was be impartial in his conduct said. the Assembly by Valpoi MLA The banned outfit also ap- land and form a united ‘secu- for celebration of “Virodh related to the professor’s as Speaker. Nationalist Congress Party Caught in a jam Vishwajit Rane after he ab- pealed to the people to unite lar morcha’ to fight the Saptah” (Protest Week) conviction as it happened “I will be impartial. All MLA Churchill Alemao, who One Congress and one BJP stained from voting during and protest against “long Hindutva fascism. We will between March 23 to March right after he was sentenced will be given equal oppor- is facing a NCP show-cause MLA could not reach in time the confidence vote last punishments given to fight and defeat the opera- 29 and “Bharat Band” on by a Gadchiroli court. It also tunity. Training classes for notice for supporting the for the voting, it was clarified week. He later declared that peoples’ leaders, who are tion Green Hunt.” March 29. appealed to people to not old and new MLAs will be BJP-led government during by the respective parties. he would re-contest and sup- fighting against corporate ex- A press statement issued The ANO said, “The in- give any response to the conducted where they will the confidence vote last Congress candidate for port the BJP government. pansion, and against the by the Maharashtra ANO on vestigating officer, Mr. Suhas “Bharat Bandh.” Won’t tolerate Renovation of Temghar dam to take two years Body of activist unclaimed crimes against for over 16 months: advocate The Maharashtra government has sanctioned ₹98 crore for the repair women: CM Prakash Kamat the “unhygienic and regu- Shoumojit Banerjee among the city’s four major Priority has been The water storage has The complaint included Panaji larly malfunctional” Pune <> Special Correspondent drinking lifelines — the oth- given to repair the been reduced to facilitate re- names of government offi- The Goa State Human morgue at Bambolim since PANAJI The repair work on the ers being Khadakwasla, points where the pair work, with a plan being cials, and directors and Rights Commission November 7, 2015. Chief Minister Manohar Par- Temghar dam, one of the Varasgaon and Panshet mooted to release the water board members of two south (GSHRC) has summoned the Mr. Rodrigues said the rikar directed the State Po- potable water lifelines of dams. cracks in the wall- into the Khadakwasla dam. India-based construction Chief Secretary, the Dir- body is not required for any lice on Wednesday to crack Pune, is finally underway, The repair work was ini- face are the deepest, firms, Srinivas Construction ector General of Police, and further examination as all down on drugs and late however, renovation of the tially due to commence in Irrigation official FIR against 34 people and Progressive Construc- the Dean of the State-owned the forensic tests have been night parties where drugs biggest cracks may not be December last year, but was Last year, in August, Maha- tion, who were responsible Goa Medical College hos- done and the viscera report are sold. complete until June. delayed owing to the muni- over a period of nearly two rashtra Water Resources for the construction of the pital (GMC) on April 3, to ex- has been received. He also He said crimes against The Maharashtra govern- cipal, the zilla parishad (ZP) years. The work, however, Minister Girish Mahajan had dam. plain why the body of said Fr. Bismarque must be women would not be toler- ment has sanctioned ₹98 and the panchayat samiti may face further delay this acknowledged that the con- Both the firms were black- Father Bismarque Dias is in given a fitting farewell and ated. To a question about crore for the repair and elections. monsoon. struction of the Temghar listed later. the GMC morgue for over 16 laid to rest with due respect the case of rape and murder renovation of the dam wall. An Irrigation Department dam was indeed faulty and City-based Right to In- months. as he had selflessly toiled of an Irish woman last week Although authorities have To face delay in monsoon official said, “Priority has had directed action against formation (RTI) activist Vijay The commission issued for Goa. in Goa, Mr. Parrikar said he asserted that the basic wall According to sources in the been given to repair the the persons responsible. Kumbhar had pegged the the directive after an activist Fr. Bismarque’s family has instructed the investig- structure is intact, despite State Irrigation Department, points where the cracks in Following this, the Pune water leakage from Temghar and advocate, Aires Rodrig- had declined to accept the ating officers to ensure the cracks. the work order was issued the wall-face are the deepest Rural Police had lodged a to be in excess of 5 crore ues, filed a complaint on body, disagreeing with the nobody is spared. On Tues- The 87-meter high dam last month, with the installa- before June, in a bid to en- first information report (FIR) litres, despite irrigation au- Wednesday stating that the police’s findings, which had day, the remand to police has a capacity of holding wa- tion of machinery and the la- sure that the water, which against 34 persons for al- thorities claiming that not all body of Fr. Bismarque — a showed that he had custody given to Vikat ter up to four tmcft. It was bour in place. will get stored during this legedly using inferior quality seepage went waste as water social activist, who was drowned. They suspect that Bhagat, the prime accused, built between 1997 and The process of final re- monsoon, does not seep material during the con- flowed into the Khadakwasla found dead at St. Estevam Fr. Bismarque was was extended by seven days. 2001, making it the newest pairs is expected to stretch out.” struction of the dam. reservoir. in North Goa — has been in murdered. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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IN BRIEF Stray horses Woman seeks help to bring SC cancels admissions to bite student, Kerala medical colleges 14 others husband home from Uganda Special Correspondent KURNOOL Karnataka resident Shai’s passport seized by company 180 students lose seats in Kannur and Karuna institutions Three stray horses, which were fighting with one an- Staff Reporter Legal Correspondent site, and were not transpar- vocate Haris Beeran that other on the Machani MANGALURU Naidu launches New Delhi ent in furnishing all the termination of the admission Somappa Zilla Parishad Mihim Ibrahim Dahir ap- distribution of cars The Supreme Court on Wed- details regarding admissions of the students would take a Girls High School grounds pears exhausted after a 21- VIJAYAWADA nesday cancelled the admis- online. heavy toll on their future. in the Yemmiganur town of hour journey from Uganda A.P. Chief Minister N. sion of 180 medical under- Perusing some of the doc- The Bench said its order Kurnool district on Wed- to Mangaluru en route to her Chandrababu Naidu has graduate students in the uments submitted for admis- would set an example for nesday, went berserk and in-laws’ house in formally launched the Kannur Medical College and sion, the Bench indicated private professional bit 15 persons, including a Belthangady in Dakshina distribution of 125 Toyota the Karuna Medical College that they seemed to have institutions. student, leading to their Kannada. Innova and an equal number in Kerala owing to irregular- been fabricated, thus extin- The court further barred hospitalisation. But what is worrying the of TATA Ace vehicles to the ities in the admission guishing the last vestige of the two medical institutions A horse bit a student, 25-year-old Somalia-born is beneficiaries of the procedure. hope for the students in- from re-admitting students Praneeth, on the hand the fate of her husband, Scheduled Castes’ Action A Bench led by Justice volved in the litigation. The to these seats for the aca- while he was on his way to Rasheed Shafi, a native of Plan 2016-17 in Guntur. The Arun Mishra ordered the ter- Supreme Court even con- demic year of 2016-17. write the SSC examination Belthangady who was in an vehicles are being given to mination of 150 admissions sidered directing criminal in the school. On hearing Ugandan jail for three unemployed youth of the in the Kannur Medical Col- action against the errant ‘Verdict welcome’ his cries, some persons months for alleged misap- community at 35% subsidy. lege and 30 in the Karuna management. Kerala Health Minister K.K. went to the school propriation of money. He Medical College, sending a The court further ordered Shylaja has welcomed the premises. They too were has been released. But his Three more surrender strong message to private that the Karuna college Supreme Court verdict. An attacked by the horses. passport has been seized by in Kottiyoor rape case professional colleges that should draw up a supple- official press note quoted the The horses continued his company. KANNUR there would be zero toler- mentary admission list of 30 Minister as pointing out that on their biting spree. Their Three doctors of a hospital at ance to irregularities in ad- meritorious students named the Karuna and Kannur med- victims included All-India Traumatic experience Desperate situation: Mihim Ibrahim Dahir with her children. * Koothuparamba, including missions — even if it meant in a report submitted by the ical colleges had refused to Students Federation leader Recalling the trauma, she SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT two nuns, arraigned in the de-railing the academic fu- State Examination Control- come to an agreement with Ranganna and two work- said: “I survived thanks to case of rape of a minor girl at ture of students. ler and the Admission Super- the government on admis- ers, Jakir Hussain and Nabi help from some Indians, while he was riding a motor- plaint of robbery, the com- Kottiyoor by a local parish The Supreme Court af- visory Committee in the Su- sions and fees. Saheb. A group of persons who gave us ration. I am ask- cycle to his house. They pany accused my son of mis- priest, surrendered before the firmed the High Court order preme Court. These students Other self-financing med- present there ran helter ing the government to help robbed him of money equi- appropriation and he was police on Wednesday. The of October 2016 invalidating will occupy the vacant 30 ical colleges had reached an skelter. Some others drove me in getting my husband valent to ₹10 lakh that be- arrested.” With his pension additional sessions court at the admissions on the seats. understanding with the gov- away the horses with sticks safely back.” longed to the firm, she said. of Rs. 2,500, he could not Thalassery later granted them grounds that the institutions The court dismissed argu- ernment, facilitating admis- and rushed the injured to Mihim claimed that Shafi, Mr. Shafi’s father, G. Mo- pay Rs. 12 lakh for the re- bail. did not publish the correc- ments raised by senior ad- sions for a higher number of the government hospital at eight months ago, was at- hammed Shafi, said: lease of his son’s passport, ted prospectus on their web- vocate Shyam Divan and ad- students on merit seats. Yemmiganur. tacked by some masked men “Though he filed a com- he added. Vice-president of Kerala Youth Congress quits KOLLAM Congress leader C.R. Mahesh, Karnataka House panel to frame rules for media who made a splash on Boy becomes father at 12 Tuesday through his Facebook post that was Tests conirm Kerala boy sired baby girl born recently Journalists assail brazen attempt to muzzle press as politicians close ranks critical of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has quit the K.S. Sudhi this week after carrying out The DNA profiles gener- Special Correspondent mittee to draw a ‘Lakshman 24x7 channels. The chan- Raju Kage, Suresh Gowda party. Mr. Mahesh, who is the KOCHI the genetic profiling of both ated from the blood samples BENGALURU Rekha’ for the electronic me- nels, he said, had been per- (both BJP); P.M. Naren- vice-president of the Kerala A 12-year-old boy from Ker- the baby and the father. of the father and the baby, In a move that has evoked dia and thereby prevent forming the three roles of draswamy, Shivaraj Youth Congress, resigned ala, who fathered a child who was just 18 days old at sharp criticism from journal- them from sensationalising “petitioner, advocate and Tangadagi (Congress); Sa Ra from the post. To top it all, he with a 16-year-old. is per- ‘Precocious puberty’ the time of the scientific ana- ists, a House Committee of trivial family disputes, judge”, and delivering judg- Mahesh ( JD-S); and others said he was saying goodbye haps the youngest Indian Dr. P.K. Jabbar, Professor lysis, were compared to af- the Karnataka Legislative As- crime, and ghost stories for ment on politicians. joined in and condemned to politics too. father. and Head of the Endocrino- firm the paternity. sembly was set up on Wed- increasing TRP (television the “twisting of facts and re- The young mother gave logy Department of the Med- In the “absence of nesday to frame rules for the rating point). ‘Twisting facts’ porting of false news.” No bail for Nehru birth to a baby girl a few ical College Hospital, identical twins, it was found news media. Mr. Koliwad said the terms One of the basic tasks of the Senior journalists de- Group chairman months ago at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, said that the alleged father was This was after members of and conditions of the House media was to provide truth- scribed the move as a “seri- THRISSUR Ernakulam. the boy could have a med- the biological father of the both Houses, cutting across Committee would be framed ful and objective informa- ous threat to the freedom of The Wadakkanchery The personal details, in- ical condition called “preco- child” whose blood samples party lines, came down — keeping in mind media tion, which was a sine qua the press”. Magistrate Court on cluding the identity of the cious puberty,” in which a were examined, sources heavily on what they called freedom guaranteed under non in a democracy. Was the Krishna Prasad, Member, Wednesday denied bail to young parents and the baby, child attains puberty at a said. “irresponsible” reporting by the Constitution — to restrict media performing this role Press Council of India, said: three persons, including are being withheld in ac- much earlier age. Police earlier registered a the media, particularly 24x7 the media from telecasting sincerely and properly, he “This is a brazen all-party at- Nehru Group chairman P. cordance with the provi- It was not an unusual case against the boy under news channels. news “arbitrarily”. asked. tempt to muzzle the media Krishnadas, in a case relating sions of the Protection of medical condition but no in- the POCSO Act. The case In the Assembly, B.R. Patil “We know our rights. in an election year.” to harassment of Shaheer Children from Sexual Of- cident of a boy becoming a had opened up a legal ‘Lakshman Rekha’ of the Karnataka Janata Pak- Without evidence, the elec- He added: “Hopefully the Shoukathali, a student of the fences (POCSO) Act. father at the age of 12 had conundrum as both the vic- Assembly Speaker K.B. sha initiated the debate on tronic media is projecting media will join hands to op- Nehru Academy of Law, Investigators confirmed come to his notice, Dr. Jab- tim and the perpetrator Koliwad announced the “irresponsible and character politicians in a poor light,” pose the bid to scuttle media Lakkidi. the paternity of the child bar said. were minors. formation of the House Com- assassination” reporting by Mr. Patil said. freedom.” In pursuit of the elusive Oscar Anganwadi workers irm on wage hike Pandemonium at BC panel Twice nominated Raj is making a ilm on Mother Teresa More women join on third day of strike, several organisations back stir hearing Speaking on his next big Nivedita Ganguly Staff Reporter Staff Reporter VISAKHAPATNAM film venture, the director galore Water Supply and said: “I am still working on Bengaluru Sewerage Board — deployed KAKINADA After two of his films were what part of Mother Teresa’s Thousands of anganwadi more than 10 mobile toilets The public hearing organ- nominated for the best for- life to focus on. It may be the workers remained resolute and tankers with drinking ised by the Andhra Pra- eign language film category part where she meets God, in their strike that entered water at the site of the desh Commission for Back- at the Oscars — as official or her childhood. I want to the third day on Wednesday, protest. The doors of Maha- ward Classes ended entries from Togo and explore a new angle for the turning the streets around rani College nearby were abruptly here on Wednes- Cameroon — Indian film- global audience. The film Freedom Park here virtually opened for the workers. day with the Commission’s maker and producer Kumar will stand with others in the into their homes. The im- chairman K.L. Manjunatha Raj has now turned his focus topmost competition cat- passe between the govern- Many donate food staging a walkout, follow- to Hollywood with a film on egory.” ment and the anganwadi Passers-by and others were ing verbal duel between Mother Teresa. This time, Kumar Raj * C.V. His latest film Yahaan workers continued, as the seen distributing biscuits, different groups of the the Mumbai-based film- SUBRAHMANYAM Ameena Bikti Hai was the protesters sought the an- fruit and water bottles. Kapu community. maker wants to leave no real story of Ameena, a 12- nouncement of a minimum Among those who was im- Representatives of the stone unturned to get the tion budget of over ₹100 year-old from Hyderabad, wage of ₹10,000. pressed by the dedication of BC organisations alleged Oscar that eluded him twice. crore. Kumar Raj is the only who was sold to an Arab by The State government Digging in: Anganwadi workers on the road near the Freedom the women was Sunil Kumar that the Commission was In an exclusive chat with Indian producer-director her parents in the early held talks with some unions Park in Bengaluru on Wednesday * SAMPATH KUMAR G.P. Surana, who runs a jewellery giving undue importance The Hindu during his visit to whose two films were sent to 1990s. Ameena was rescued in the evening in the hope of shop in Gandhinagar. He and to the Kapus, as compared the city, Mr. Raj said: “We the Oscars in the best for- and brought home after a resolving it. However, the purses to buy food. lage in Belagavi taluk. Lug- workers from the store ar- to the castes that were on have registered our com- eign language film category. flight attendant, who saw two major unions leading Numerous organisations ging mattresses and food, it ranged for over 150 kg of pu- the BCs list, while the Kapu pany ‘Kumar Raj Produc- her weeping on the plane, the strike — All India Trade extended support to the was clear that the anganwadi lao for the anganwadi leaders obstructed Kapu tions’ in Hollywood; the title New angle raised an alert. Union Congress (AITUC) and strike. At least 13 protesting worker with more than 25 workers. Corporation chairman Ch. and the script have also This year, his film Yahaan After receiving global ac- Centre of Indian Trade Uni- women were treated after years of experience was pre- “I read in the papers and Ramanujaya’s prolonged been registered. This will be Ameena Bikti Hai was sent by colades in the Malta Interna- ons (CITU) — who did not at- they collapsed because of paring for the long haul. “I saw on TV how the workers speech on various welfare a mega budget film and will Cameroon in the 89th tional Film Festival, Cinema tend the talks said they dehydration and exhaustion. didn’t know about the do not get proper food. We schemes launched by the take three to four years’ time Academy Awards. Interest- New York City, Miami Film would continue the agitation The crowd of women protest at all. On Tuesday, I can feed 2,500 people, and State government for the for completion. We have ingly, another African na- Festival and Geneva, the film until their demands were swelled on the third day, in a saw the news reports and de- we hope to do this as long as overall development of the hired one of the topmost tion, Togo, had sent his film will have a nationwide re- met. relief to organisers who cided to immediately take a the strike is on,” he said. community. writers of Hollywood and Tara, the journey of love and lease by the end of the year. Hajir Habibi, an angan- thought that many would re- bus and come here and In the Legislative As- Pandemonium broke have also started getting passion as its official entry to “For the Indian version, I wadi worker from Chan- turn, ahead of Ugadi festival join,” she said. sembly, Janata Dal (S) mem- out at the hearing with the funds.” the Oscars in 2014. The film am shooting additional napatna, said they were not next week. bers staged a dharna on BCs and the rival groups So far, $200,000 has been was on the predicament of scenes and adding a love deterred despite having to Among those who arrived The civic bodies — the Wednesday, urging the State among the Kapus that sup- raised for the film, which is underprivileged women in story element,” Mr. Kumar queue up for hours outside on Wednesday was Yellava Bruhat Bengaluru Ma- government to hold talks ported and opposed the expected to cross a produc- Indian villages. said. toilets, and empty their Kallapa Pujuri from Hirur vil- hanagara Palike and the Ban- with the anganwadi workers. State government raising slogans against one another. 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R. Ramabhadran Pillai was obstructed, the polluted measures are required to This move prompted the ALAPPUZHA water infiltrated into evict the encroachers,” he Special Correspondent Giving the details here on representatives of the Kapu It’s a rebirth for the drinking water resources, says. KHAMMAM Wednesday, police said the community to cut a sorry Kuttamperoor river, a including wells along the The river used to play a A day after the question pa- management of Shivani figure, as they could not tributary of Pampa and river. Wells dried up in many key role in natural flood per of SSC English paper-I Techno School hatched a bring any of the issues that Achenkovil rivers. The river adjoining areas,” Mr. control. Whenever the was doing the rounds on plan to improve its results in support their claim of seek- is getting a new lease of life Panicker said. Pampa and Achencoil were WhatsApp, the Khammam connivance with three gov- ing the BC status, before thanks to a drive to remove in spate, the water flowed Three Town police on Wed- ernment teachers. the Commission. accumulated waste. Shrunk in width into the Kuttamperoor river, nesday achieved a break- A. Venkat Reddy, an invi- Trouble began in the A 5 km stretch flowing Redeeming the entire river saving a large area from through. They arrested six gilator of the SSC examina- post-lunch session, as the along the Budhanoor could be achieved through flooding. Idols of several persons, including three tion centre at the ZP High Commission heard peace- panchayat in Alappuzha joint efforts with temples were bathed in the government teachers and School in Dantalapalli, fully the claims of those district has been cleaned up. neighbouring panchayats river during ‘Aarattu’ two employees of a private brought the question paper who sought to change Thick layers of water weeds Water world: The Kuttamperoor river, a tributary of the Pampa such as Mannar and festivals. school in Warangal district, out of the centre on Tues- groups within the BC reser- and waste dumped into the and Achenkovil. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Pandanad, said N.K. besides a private teacher of day and sent it to the private vation framework. waterway for over a decade Sukumaran Nair, There is now a panoramic Khammam in Telangana. school headmaster Nagaravi The district administra- were removed. National Rural Employment Panicker, Budhanoor environmentalist and view of the river, and the Prasad through WhatsApp. tion had made elaborate A river cleaning scheme Guarantee Scheme. About panchayat president said. general secretary of Pampa operation has opened a new Close scrutiny The headmaster sent it to arrangements for the hear- covering 12-km long, had 200 workers were engaged “Waste materials such as Parirakshana Samiti. “The phase of freshwater fish A close scrutiny of the mes- Ramalinga Swamy, a private ing and over 2,000 police been drawn up many years for the work during a two- plastic bottles, containers river, which was 100-130 ft growth. sages containing parts of the teacher, in a bid to obtain personnel were deployed ago, but could not get month period, generating and food refuse dumped by wide in its heyday, has “Fishermen have thanked question paper that were answers. Swamy, in turn, in and around the venue. proper funding. “The 30,000 man days. A sum of unscrupulous catering units shrunk to 10-15 ft at many us because there is new circulated on social media circulated it to some more The police monitored se- project was implemented Rs.72 lakh was spent on the had ruined the flora and locations due to hope to return to their led to the arrest, police persons through WhatsApp curity through closed cir- under the Mahatma Gandhi project,” P. Viswambhara fauna. Once the natural flow encroachment. Stern livelihood,” Mr. Nair said. sources said. to get the answers. cuit cameras. CM A ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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was sealed after the Rashtriya Hayat Rabbani in Jaipur. * ROHIT JAIN PARAS Mahila Gau Rakshak Sewa 11 held for selling cars Mandal activists laid siege to Jaipur Mayor Ashok Lahoti to protest against the viol- using forged documents it on Sunday night, continues said the hotel would not be ence and targeting the minor- INDORE to remain closed. de-sealed until the Forensic ity community’s business. An inter-State gang of 11 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Though the hotel’s owner, Science Laboratory’s report The speakers condemned people, allegedly involved in CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Naeem Rabbani, mentioned on the meat samples seized the “collusion” of the State selling four-wheelers using Gau Raksha group leader Sad- from its kitchen was received. agencies in the attack on the fake documents, was busted hvi Kamal Didi as the one He denied that there was any hotel, lambasted the increas- on Wednesday, the police said. Nitish launches free wi-i in govt colleges who led the cow vigilante illegality involved in the sealing communal nature of gov- The police have seized 28 crowd, the FIR registered at ing saying the owner had not ernance and pledged to main- vehicles worth around ₹3 Sindhi Camp police station obtained licence for running tain communal harmony in crore. Indore Range DIG H.C. Bihar Chief Minister kicks of three-day Bihar Diwas; Patna dons festive look did not name her as an the hotel or restaurant. the city. Mishra said that Mohammed accused. People’s Union for Civil Irfan was the kingpin who Amarnath Tewary carved out from the Bengal Satyagraha from April 10 and ‘Illegal’ construction Liberties-Rajasthan president would avail loans from Patna presidency in 1912. it will be a year-long Rights’ groups cry foul Mr. Lahoti also said the con- Kavita Srivastava said the is- different finance companies Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “It is the era of Internet… celebration with many Rights’ groups have alleged struction of Hotel Hayat Rab- sue was blown up with the for buying vehicles. He would on Wednesday kicked-off the all information and activities related to Gandhian that the police and municipal bani was “illegal.” Activist police slapping cases of of- default on repayment and three-day Bihar Diwas knowledge can be thought… it is going to be a authorities were colluding groups and city residents fending people of another re- dupe the lenders,” he said. PTI (foundation day) celebration downloaded from the big event and you’ll have to with the cow vigilante staged a huge demonstration ligion on Mr. Rabbani and while launching free wi-fi Internet and for this we’ve participate in it to take Bihar groups. at Shahid Smarak on Tuesday sending the meat to the FSL. facilities at all government started providing free Wi-Fi ahead,” said Mr. Kumar. Two killed in road mishap colleges and universities in facilities at colleges and The city would wear a in Madhya Pradesh the State. universities in the State,” said festive look for three days BHOPAL Mr. Kumar praised the Mr. Kumar. during the Bihar Diwas Six Manipur Ministers are crorepatis Two persons, including a talent of people from Bihar celebrations with several teenage girl, were killed and and listed his government’s ‘Year-long celebration’ stalls and pavilions of Deputy CM is richest with assets worth ₹2.29 crore nine others injured in a road achievements. He also listed his different departments of the mishap in Raisen district, the government’s achievements State government erected at Special Correspondent The minister with the The Minister with lowest police said on Wednesday. Event at Gandhi Maidan like prohibition, seven Gandhi Maidan. Kolkata highest declared total assets assets is L. Jayantakumar The accident took place when An elaborate arrangement resolves, women Singer Sunidhi Chauhan Six out of nine ministers in is Yumnam Joykumar Singh Singh from Keisamthong As- a private bus ferrying had been made at Patna’s empowerment, incentives to will perform on Wednesday the N Biren Singh govern- from Uripok constituency sembly seat with assets passengers veered off a historic Gandhi Maidan with youths and several while Malini Awasthi and ment in Manipur are crore- with assets worth ₹2.29 worth Rs.23.09 lakh. He is highway under Sultanpur several cultural and musical programmes for students of Akriti Kakkar will perform patis, an analysis of the affi- crore. also from the NPP. police station area and and He also listed the programmes. the state. He also spoke over the next two days. davits by the Association for Karam Shyam of the Lok fell into a gorge. Two government’s achievements Every year since 2009, the about his government’s Along with Chief Minister Democratic Reforms (ADR) NPP man has lowest assets Janashakti Party (LJP) and passengers — Shobha, (18), like women empowerment, State education department priorities in the coming Nitish Kumar, several has revealed. Mr Singh is a legislator of the Letpao Haokip of the NPP and Rewa Das, (30) — were incentives for the youth and has been organising the years. “We’ll celebrate the ministers, including State The average assets of nine National People’s Party are the two other Ministers killed. The bus was on its way several programmes for Bihar Diwas celebration on centenary of Mahatma Education Minister Ashok ministers are worth ₹1.26 (NPP) and is also the Deputy who have declared lowest to Bhopal from Mandla. PTI students. * PTI March 22, the day Bihar was Gandhi’s Champaran Choudhary, were present. crores. Chief Minister. assets. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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IN BRIEF Breather for New avenue IMA extends support to for prisoners untrained teachers to get legal aid

striking Maharashtra doctors Legal Correspondent More time for minimum qualiication NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wed- Sushil Modi’s plea to Safety concerns have been addressed, says govt.; issues show cause notices Special Correspondent free and compulsory ele- nesday opened a direct win- Lalu, Nitish on Ayodhya New Delhi mentary education to every dow to prisoners and under- PATNA Jyoti Shelar are the “easy way out.” “The The Union Cabinet has child in the age group of 6- trials languishing behind Senior Bharatiya Janata Party Mumbai main issue of securing hos- cleared an amendment to 14. The Proviso to Section 23 bars to help them in their leader Sushil Kumar Modi on In a massive blow to the Ma- pitals is being ignored here,” the Right of Children to Free (2) of the Act specifies that endeavour for justice in the Wednesday urged Chief harashtra government nego- said Dr. Lele adding that the and Compulsory Education all teachers at elementary highest court of the land. Minister Nitish Kumar and tiating with the resident doc- IMA had requested doctors Act, 2009, to ensure that all level who, at the commence- The Supreme Court Legal RJD president Lalu Prasad to tors who are on mass leave to participate in the mass teachers in position as on ment of this Act, did not Services Committee (SCLSC) use their goodwill to prepare for the third day, more than leave. March 31, 2015, acquire the possess the minimum quali- under the chairmanship of Muslims for talks on the 40,000 senior doctors from In Mumbai, over 1,500 minimum qualifications till fications as laid down under Supreme Court judge Justice Ayodhya dispute. PTI the Indian Medical Associ- show cause notices were is- March 31, 2019. the RTE Act, need to acquire Ranjan Gogoi, inaugurated ation joined them on Wed- sued to doctors in the civic “This will enable the in- these within a period of five its videoconferencing sys- VHP alleges cow nesday. The IMA members run hospitals. “We have is- service, untrained element- years i.e., March 31, 2015,” tem to overcome geograph- smuggling in Himachal called for an Out Patient De- sued 524 show cause notices ary teachers to complete the release said. ical and procedural odds bandh SHIMLA partment (OPD) on in KEM, 600 in Sion and 368 their training and ensure “However, several State and open a direct a channel The Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Thursday that will affect the Taking no chances: AIIMS doctors in Delhi expressed solidarity in Nair hospitals,” said Dr. that all teachers at the ele- governments have reported of communication with un- Himachal has alleged that private health services as with striking doctors. Picture shows them at work wearing Avinash Supe, dean of civic mentary level have a certain that out of a total number of dertrial prisoners and cows were being smuggled in well. helmets on Wednesday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT run KEM hospital, adding minimum standard of quali- 66.41 lakh teachers at the prison inmates. some parts of the hill State. that resident doctors had fications,” said a release. elementary level, 11 lakh are The facility was inaugur- The police in Kullu on Negotiations fail IMA, the demand of doctors Practitioners Association been assured that at least “This would also ensure still untrained [of these, 5.12 ated by Justice Dipak Misra. Tuesday arrested a group of On Wednesday, negotiations is not unreasonable at all. and the Federation of Ob- 500 security guards from the that all teachers would at- lakh are in government and “The inmates can address men trying to cross Sarvari between resident doctors “They are asking for better stetric and Gynaecological Maharashtra State Security tain minimum qualifications aided Schools and 5.98 lakh their grievances through River along with some cows. and Medical Education Min- security and this can be im- Societies of India (FOGSI). Corporation would be hired as considered necessary to are in private schools]. In or- this system and this will The VHP s claimed that these ister Girish Mahajan went on plemented on immediate The negotiations of the within a week. “There is no maintain the standard of der to ensure that all teach- curb delay in filing their outsiders were often seen till 9 p.m. However the talks basis. There is no reason the State government mostly in- reason they should continue teaching quality.” ers acquire the minimum matters before the Supreme taking away the cows. failed and the decision to government should delay it,” volved threatening the doc- the strike as we have given qualifications prescribed by Court. It is the first time that stop work continued. Till said Dr. Utture adding that tors, not fast tracking the im- them an assurance already,” Improvement in learning the academic authority, it is panel advocates of the late night, talks were on all of IMA’s 40,000 members plementation of security, he said Dr. Supe. Better trained teachers necessary to carry out ap- SCLSC will directly interact 25 IAS officers shifted about resident doctors from in the State would join the said. The State government is would mean an improve- propriate amendment to the with thousands of inmates in Punjab Delhi going on a token strike mass leave with support According to the another also reported to have said ment in the learning out- RTE Act, 2009 to extend the lodged in hundreds of jails CHANDIGARH for a day as well. from other associations like IMA member, Dr. Jayesh resident doctors who don't comes of children, it is be- period for such training for across the country,” the Su- The Punjab government on According to Dr. Shivku- the Association of Medical Lele, threatening to suspend join duty would stand to lose lieved. four years up to March 31, preme Court said in an offi- Wednesday night shifted 25 mar Utture, member of the Consultants, the General doctors and cut their salaries six months’ salary. “The RTE Act... envisages 2019.” cial statement. IAS officers and one PCS officer with immediate effect. Among the IAS officers transferred is Roshan Sunkaria who has been posted as Court reserves orders on Stayzilla Vasupal’s bail plea Financial Commissioner Rural Development and Panchayats.PTI Co-founder of online home stay aggregator says criminal charges were foisted on him as a pressure tactic to settle a civil dispute

Alert villagers avert Sureshkumar the special metropolitan ma- gistered by the CCB against much as nearly ₹60 lakh. We Pointing out that the whole opposing the application, Ad- mishap by stopping train CHENNAI gistrate court for CCB-CBCID Mr. Vasupal and his partner said we have no evidence that dispute was of a civil nature, ditional Public Prosecutor S. BALASORE(ODISHA) “The criminal charges fois- cases, Chennai. The applica- Sarjit Singhi for offences un- youhaveputupsomany the senior counsel contended Manual Arasu said, “Prima Passengers of the ted against me are part of tion, which was moved eight der Sections 406 (Punish- hoardings and also, that many that the least police should facie this is a clear case of Bangiriposhi-Bhubaneswar pressure tactics to settle a days after Mr. Vasupal’s ar- ment for criminal breach of such hoardings were placed in have done was to have en- cheating. The other accused is Superfast Express had a civil dispute, which is rest, has been posted to trust), 420 (Cheating), 506 insignificant places for which quired the petitioner about absconding and is yet to be ar- narrow escape on Wednesday against Supreme Court’s dir- Thursday for orders by spe- (i) (Criminal Intimidation) of such huge amount cannot be what the dispute was actually rested. The CCB is also receiv- when locals stopped the train ective,” pleaded Yogendra cial metropolitan magistrate the IPC. paid for that.” about. ing several other complaints after spotting a crack on the Vasupal, co-founder of on- M.M. Kabir. Moving the bail applica- “Another contention of the “The police cannot unilat- against the accused.” tracks near Khannagar in line home stay aggregator tion, Mr. Kumar said: “There complainant was that he had erally believe what the com- Noting that it was too early Balasore district. The villagers Stayzilla, who was arrested Criminal proceedings is no written contract for the advertised for the petitioner’s plainant has said and arrest to allow the application, Mr. noticing the crack on the by the CCB police on March Criminal proceedings were services rendered. It was all company in the tags used by the petitioner,” the counsel Manual added that the ac- tracks, promptly waved a red 14 on charges of cheating initiated against the peti- Yogendra Vasupal an understanding between Jet Airways and IndiGo. But he said. cused had closed down his cloth and halted the train and criminal intimidation. tioner based on a complaint the parties. He claims that had not enclosed any evid- Claiming that he was a company without following ahead of the spot, averting a Senior counsel B. Kumar from C.S. Aditya of Jigsaw payments for services huge number of hoardings ence for that. So there was a “perfect” law abiding citizen, any set procedures. Consider- possible mishap, officials made the submissions on Advertising and Solutions rendered since February were placed in various serious dispute as to what we with no bad antecedents, the ing the gravity of the offence said.PTI behalf of Mr. Vasupal while Private Limited, alleging that 2016 and has defrauded him places across the country ought to pay,” Mr. Kumar petitioner sought the court to the petition should be moving a bail application in Stayzilla had failed to make of ₹1.69 crore. A case was re- and for that, they charged as added. enlarge him on bail. However, dismissed. Law coming to enforce Academic Sidhu’s portfolio could be changed: Amarinder audit of dam safety regulations varsities soon ‘No objection to him working on TV shows if it is constitutionally permissible’ VIKAS VASUDEVA would continue to appear on CHANDIGARH Vikas Pathak a TV show as a celebrity Project proponents, who fall short, may face a ine New Delhi As the controversy over Nav- judge and this would not af- The Centre is set to put in jot Singh Sidhu appearing on fect his official work. Jacob Koshy place a mechanism for re- a television show snow- NEW DELHI search and academic audit balled, Punjab Chief Minister Special package TheCentreiscontemplating of higher educational insti- Capt. Amarinder Singh said Capt. Amarinder said he an institutional mechanism tutions to assess standards. on Wednesday that if his urged the Centre to grant to improve safety in India’s As a test case, the Min- portfolio of Culture was Punjab a special package so 5300-odd dams. Currently, istry of Human Resource found in conflict with his as to waive farm loans. guidelines in this regard are Development has appointed television work, it could be At a separate meeting, not effectively enforced by committees of academics, changed. Amarinder Singh Navjot Singh Sidhu Union Finance Minister the States. The new law, who will audit the quality of Capt. Amarinder Singh Arun Jaitely assured the which has been vetted by a few chosen institutions. said he had no objection to have checked out his legal of the constitutional posi- Chief Minister that he would the Union Law Ministry and The institutions that will Mr. Sidhu continuing televi- and constitutional position, I will wait for the Ad- direct the RBI to ensure that will now go to the Union go through the audit in the sion shows if it was constitution...,” he told reporters in vocate-General’s opinion,” all arrangements were in Cabinet for approval, pro- first round are Aligarh tionally permissible. “Mr. New Delhi after meeting he said. place in the State by March poses a Central authority Muslim University, Pondich- Sidhu is a sensible and intel- Prime Minister Narendra The row erupted after Mr. 25 for wheat procurement, and State-level bodies that Taking precautions: A ile photo of the 116-year-old erry University, HN ligent person, and he would Modi. “Since I’m not aware Sidhu said recently that he which will start on April 1. will enforce regulation. Dam Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district. * H. VIBHU Bahuguna Garhwal Univer- and project proponents fall- sity, Allahabad University, ing short could face a fine, Nadu over threats posed by dams found that half of Jammu University, Mahatma though they are unlikely to the Mullaperiyar dam on the them did not meet contem- Gandhi Antarrashtriya face imprisonment. river Periyar. More recently, porary safety standards. Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, “We have had discussions the Chennai floods of 2015, “This does not mean the Jharkhand University, Ra- with all the States and most due to unusually-heavy dams are unsafe, but that we jasthan University, Babasa- of them have been fairly sup- winter rains, were thought have much stricter safety heb Bhimrao Ambedkar portive,” said Amarjit Singh, to have been compounded criteria now than we did University, Lucknow, Secretary, Water Resources by an unprecedented re- when these dams were built Tripura University and Dr. Ministry. lease of water from the 50 or 100 years ago,” the of- Hari Singh Gaur University, There are around 4900 Chembarambakkam dam ficial told The Hindu. Sagar. For the audit, 15 aca- large dams in India and sev- into the Adyar River. In 2014, The safety criteria include demics from different uni- eral thousand smaller ones. an unscheduled release of increasing the spillway (a versities have been de- About 300 are in various water from the Larji hydro- design structure to ease wa- ployed in five teams. Each stages of construction. How- electric project into the Beas ter build-up) and preventing team will evaluate two or ever, large reservoirs and river drowned 25 students ‘over-topping’ in which the three institutions. water storage structures, in from Hyderabad. dam overflows and causes it Among the academics the past few decades, are According to a Water Min- to fail. The 1979 Machchu shortlisted are Delhi Univer- not seen as a model of istry official familiar with the dam failure in Morbi, Gu- sity political science pro- safety. Kerala, for instance, dam safety bill, recent ana- jarat, is estimated to have fessor Prakash Singh and continues to fight with Tamil lysis of the state of India’s killed at least 25,000. Amita Singh of the JNU.

Larger Bench to hear plea

Legal Correspondent NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a larger Bench a batch of petitions seeking framing of uniform guidelines for des- ignating lawyers as seniors by the Supreme Court and the High Courts across the country. A Bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the issue is of “utmost importance” and “we direct the Secretary General of the Supreme Court to place the matter before the Chief Justice of India today itself for being considered by an appropriate larger Bench.”

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Way to get back on board An Indian rethink on the Belt & Road Initiative may require a Chinese compromise out of free trade negotiations like through Iran’s North-South cor- Trans-Paciic Partnership, or ridor, CPEC and other routes doesn’t bolster its naval strength in already in place, while India’s Superpower dreams the Indo-Paciic, those spaces will plans for Chabahar port are still to be occupied by China. In the same get of the ground. “Economically, India’s response to a low HDI rank must be vein, if the U.S. continues to cut Afghanistan has become a part of good education and a higher health outlay suhasini haidar troops in Afghanistan, lowers its in- Central Asia,” Mr. Ghani has said. terest in the reconciliation process, Clearly, Afghanistan’s desire to re- ndia’s rank of 131 among 188 countries on the UNDP’s or pulls away from the larger dis- duce its dependence on Pakistan Human Development Index for 2015 and its ‘me- n February 2014, when the cussions on Afghanistan’s future, trade will eventually cut it of from Idium’ performance pose the uncomfortable ques- Chinese government irst then Russia has proved willing to all of South Asia. tion: would not the score have been signiicantly better Ibrought up with India its plans move into those roles. If this is to be the reality of Asia, then India will Contours of a compromise if the higher economic growth trajectory of two and a for the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiat- ive, four months after President Xi have to rethink its own rebalance half decades of liberalisation had been accompanied by If China so wishes, it could still Jinping had unveiled the idea in of the past few years towards the make amends by using the Afghan a parallel investment in people? Few will argue that the Kazakhstan, it seemed an unwork- U.S. desire to remain connected by put- rise in incomes that came with a more open economy able, ambitious pipe dream. China ting the CPEC on an alternate has not translated into a higher quality of life for many would need all the friends and Neighbourhood on board route: to Afghanistan and not PoK, Indians and raised overall life expectancy at birth by partners it could get to make its A rethink may also be required on connecting it to the Silk Route en- more than 10 years from the 1990 level, to reach 68.3 plans for a 60-nation network en- India’s own neighbourhood policy. visaged. This would not only build compassing 4.4 billion people. In In September last year, the govern- years. Progress has also been made in raising awareness a bigger arc for the B&R route, it the Chinese scheme, India could ment exerted considerable heft about issues afecting women’s empowerment, such as would sidestep India’s concerns be a major partner, and maps of with each of the South Asian Asso- over sovereignty, and leave the GETTY IMAGES public safety, acid attacks, discrimination in inherit- the time show the B&R travel east ciation for Regional Cooperation door open for it to join the project ance rights and lack of equal employment opportunity. to west right through India. China says it still hasn’t given up Azhar a terrorist, New Delhi is look- (SAARC) countries to cancel a sum- on its eastern frontiers via BCIM or Policy reforms have been instituted in some of these on Indian participation, and the ing for a reset. During Foreign Sec- mit in Pakistan after the Uri at- to even just be an observer. The is- areas as a result. But as the HDI data show, signiicant Swerving of the road National People’s Congress spokes- retary S. Jaishankar’s recent visit to tacks. The move was a part of In- sue of speciic projects in PoK and inequalities persist, particularly between States and re- A few months later Russia was en- person this week repeated the Beijing for the restructured Stra- dia’s plan to “isolate” Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan would remain, but listed through the $400-billion hope that India will attend Mr. Xi’s tegic Dialogue, he said as much, until it takes action on terror. The gions, which act as major barriers to improvement. The they could be dealt with in the “Power of Siberia” pipeline, and mega B&R conference on May 14-15 calling for a more “stable, forward- truth is that the plan worked for manner the Chinese funding of the percentage of women in the workforce is the lowest in Mr. Xi’s friendship at a time when this year. Mr. Putin, British Prime looking” relationship to deal with the SAARC summit, but not beyond Karakoram highway or USAID and India among the BRICS countries, and the national re- the West had decided to isolate and Minister Theresa May, Philippines an “international situation in lux”, that, in part because of Pakistan’s Asian Development Bank contri- cord on the population that lives in severe multidimen- cripple Moscow over Crimea’s an- President Rodrigo Duterte, a clear pointer that global uncer- involvement with China and the butions to the Diamer-Bhasha dam sional poverty is also the worst in the bloc. These are nexation brought President Vladi- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz tainties triggered by the Donald B&R initiative, which has already were. clear pointers to the lost decades for India, when uni- mir Putin irmly into the fold. With Sharif are among the invitees ex- Trump administration in the U.S. been signed on to by Afghanistan, The founder of the old Silk versalisation of education and health care could have India, China’s plan was a grander pected. However, the government must force a geopolitical review. Maldives, Sri Lanka and Route, Zhang Qian, was not a one: the newly elected Prime Min- has made it clear it is prepared to Much has been written about Bangladesh (Nepal is expected to pulled deprived sections out of the poverty trap. Chinese emperor or ruler, but a ister, Narendra Modi, would visit sit out the event over the principle the impact of the new U.S. Presid- join soon). Even Afghanistan and diplomat-warrior. He set out to A central focus on social indicators is necessary for Xi’an, the original starting point of of sovereignty. When asked, a ent’s actions on India. The most Bangladesh, which sufer the most India to break free from its position as an under- look for strategic allies for Em- the old Silk Route, in May 2015, and senior oicial said, “It is impossible obvious ones are cutbacks on im- from terrorism emanating from peror Wu on a journey that began achiever. The iscal space now available has been both leaders would announce their for us to go and sit even as observ- migrant visas, restrictions on out- Pakistan, will inevitably be drawn in 138 BC from the Han capital of strengthened by steady economic growth, and more cooperation in the B&R project ers in the conference at this point — sourcing, and ‘SelectUSA’ which into the B&R group of countries Chang’an (now Xi’an). When he re- should be done to eliminate subsidies for the richest (then called OBOR or One Belt, One with the Belt and Road map on dis- will make a dent in the ‘Make in In- more and more for connectivity turned he told the emperor he had quintile — estimated by the UNDP to be $16 billion in Road), along with plans for the play showing parts of India in dia’ programme, both for manu- and trade, more so in the absence also learned during his stay in Bact- Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Pakistan.” While the outcome is factured goods and defence pur- of SAARC. Signiicantly, it is the 2014 in six consumption areas including gold and avi- ria (Afghanistan and Central Asia) (BCIM) economic corridor and the unfortunate, India’s stand over the chases. Those actions are held Afghanistan leadership that has ation fuel. The rise in revenues from all sources should that a more important route for Asian Infrastructure Investment line going through PoK is under- responsible for creating an atmo- come out most strongly on the China lay within Shendu (India), go towards making public education of high standards Bank (AIIB) that was set up in Octo- standable. The more important sphere of xenophobia in the U.S. need for India to ind its way into through which China could trade accessible to all and delivering on the promised higher ber 2014. questions are: how did India get where Indians could be targeted as the B&R. Both President Ashraf Gh- over the mountains of Sichuan budgetary outlay for health care. Bolstered by a con- Somewhere along the way, the boxed into this corner, and does it much as people from countries on ani and former President Hamid province. Two thousand years scious efort to help traditionally backward regions, script soured, and whether it was want a way out of it? If so, is there the travel ban, and the government Karzai, on visits to India in the past later, it may need both diplomacy such policies will help eliminate the losses produced by Mr. Modi’s announcement of a one? has already had to exert consider- few months, have stressed the im- and a push from Afghanistan and joint vision with U.S. President able diplomatic leverage to exact portance of connecting India to inequalities that lower national human development Central Asia to once again align the Obama for Asia-Paciic (read South A reset in ties required words of assurances from the U.S. Central Asia via Afghanistan, join- indices. One crucial metric that gets insuicient atten- lines between India and China, if China Sea), or Mr. Xi’s announce- There is every indication that after government on behalf of NRIs and ing a “strategic arc” of countries New Delhi and Beijing wish to en- tion in the measurement of development is the state of ment of the $46-billion China- ‘annus horribilis’ of 2016 for India- PIOs. from Iran to Russia and China. sure that the success they shared democracy, relected among other things in access to Pakistan Economic Corridor China ties, overshadowed by Chi- However, it is what Mr. Trump These countries, including Iran, via the old Silk Route is given an- justice. It is relevant to point out that India has not rati- (CPEC) that runs through Pakistan- na’s opposition to India’s entry into doesn’t do that will have more im- Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz- other chance. ied UN conventions on torture, rights of migrant work- occupied Kashmir (PoK), the May in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and pact on India in the long term. If stan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turk- ers and their families, and protection against enforced 2015 plan never materialised, al- its vetoing of a proposal at the the U.S. decides not to build on its menistan and Pakistan, are con- though Mr. Modi did visit Xi’an. United Nations to declare Masood pivot to Asia, in addition to pulling necting to each other via B&R [email protected] disappearance. This is a serious lacuna for a country that otherwise has a commitment to democracy and the rule of law. With the growing realisation that development is a multidimensional achievement, the gains of economic reforms must help build capabilities and Breathing life into health care improve the health of all sections. Sustaining and im- proving the quality of life will depend on policies craf- The new National Health Policy is promising, but it needs stronger Centre-State coordination ted to handle major emerging challenges such as urban- isation, the housing deicit, access to power, water, public health approach and com- strengthened public services, with munity Health and MD in Family education and health care. mitment to strengthening the pub- gap illing through strategic pur- Medicine are marked for scale-up lic sector, the policy aims to draw chasing of services from private and a variety of specialised nursing upon the diverse systems of medi- providers. While a ‘capitation’ fee and paramedical courses are pro- Russian connection cine and the diferent sectors of model — of ixed annual payment posed, even as Accredited Social health-care providers that charac- for full health care of a person — has Health Activists (ASHAs) can career- The Trump-Russia investigation could further k. srinath reddy terise our mixed health system, for been proposed for primary health track to become auxiliary nurse erode the U.S President’s credibility providing much-needed health ser- care, a ‘fee for service’ system has midwives. he new National Health Policy vices across India. been proposed for secondary and A variety of disease control meas- he irst open hearing into the alleged links (2017) released last week tertiary care. It remains to be seen ures and targets have been pro- between the campaign of Donald Trump and un- Tpresents a clear vision of how A rise in spending how these will gel in an integrated posed to tackle challenges ranging Tnamed parties associated with the Russian gov- India’s sluggish health system can The policy acknowledges the need model. from HIV-TB co-infection to trauma ernment kicked of this week, even as the President put be galvanised to deliver health and for increasing the level of public in- and screening for chronic condi- well-being to all by 2030, to meet ancing for health, stating that the Strengthening health care tions such as hypertension, dia- out a series of social media posts that seemed to mis- the Sustainable Development Goal government must spend 2.5% of District hospitals are to be betes and common cancers. Con- characterise statements coming out of that hearing. on health. The real challenge lies in GDP by 2025. While this is sub-op- strengthened, to provide several trol of indoor and outdoor air Ground-shaking revelations have come from the its operational ampliication and ef- timal and projects a farther date elements of tertiary care alongside pollution has been accorded high grilling of FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director fective implementation which call than public health advocates had secondary care. Sub-district hospit- priority with water, sanitation and Michael Rogers by the House of Representatives’ Intelli- for cementing consensus, catalys- hoped for, the promise to double GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK als too would be upgraded. A Na- nutrition, while multi-sectoral ac- gence Committee. The irst was from Mr. Comey, who ing commitment and channelling public inancing over next eight health services which are needed tional Healthcare Standards Organ- tion will be aided by analytic capa- years is still welcome, given that isation is proposed to be city for health impact assessment. conirmed that the FBI was investigating Russia’s eforts close coordination for steering for comprehensive care and promo- Centre and the States together to government funding was virtually tion of well-being. These are to be established to develop evidence- All of these augur well for moving to interfere in the presidential election, including links deliver on this vision. stagnant for several decades. How- available anywhere in the country based standard management the health agenda forward. How- between speciic individuals associated with the Trump After a gestation period of over ever, Central budgets from now on on the basis of a family card, which guidelines. A National Health In- ever, the real challenges lie in how campaign and the Russian government. Last month Mr. two years, that saw extensive public must relect a steady rise annually, also connects them to a ‘health and formation Network also would be quickly the government can Trump’s nominee for National Security Adviser, Mi- comment and sharp debate within to give credence to this promise. It wellness centre’ that provides basic established by 2025. A National Di- strengthen the public sector, how chael Flynn, resigned from his post after it emerged that the government, the policy has i- also remains to be seen how States services, referral linkages and per- gital Health Authority would be set well it can regulate the partnering will conform to the recommenda- up to develop, deploy and regulate private sector, how efectively it can he had withheld information about being in contact nally emerged as a well-crafted doc- forms a gatekeeper function for ad- ument that lays the path for Univer- tion that spending on health must digital health across the continuum ramp up the health workforce to with Russia’s Ambassador in Washington prior to Mr. vanced care. AYUSH systems would sal Health Coverage (UHC). Though rise above 8% of their budgets by be mainstreamed. The much- of care. reach all sections of the population Trump’s inauguration. This month, Attorney General the right to health proposed in the 2020. Primary health care is rightly delayed National Urban Health Mis- Expanded institutional capacity and how eiciently the Central and Jef Sessions recused himself from the probe into al- earlier draft has been disappoint- prioritised for two-thirds or more of sion is to be imparted speed and as well as new courses and cadres State governments can team up. leged Russian meddling when it came to light that he ingly deleted, efective implementa- all public funding. Free drugs, dia- scale to address the unmet needs of are proposed to overcome the Fingers crossed! had met the Ambassador prior to the election. Yet he tion of the various measures pro- gnostic and emergency services urban primary health care while shortages of skilled human re- continues to head the institution charged with the in- posed in the NHP should place us on would be provided to all in public reaching out to the urban poor. sources in the health system. Public K. Srinath Reddy is President, Public the path towards the realisation of hospitals. Health Management cadres are to Health Foundation of India. The views quiry. Mr. Comey revealed that the FBI investigation Secondary and tertiary health that right. While espousing a strong There is an assurance of primary care will be provided through be created in all States. BSc in Com- expressed are personal began in July 2016, when evidence emerged that the Democratic National Committee had been hacked by Russia-related entities and emails handed over to LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WikiLeaks. Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. Even as the U.S. intelligence community scrambles to put together the pieces of the Trump-Moscow puzzle, it Ayodhya resolution Masjid should continue adjudicate even sensitive or All citizens must submit to is growing. In the Ganga shortest form of cricket to has, ironically, found itself in the crosshairs of expos- India needs to acknowledge independently. emotional issues. the majesty of law. Doab region, heavy metal the extent that its inancial the grand gesture by the S.V. Venkatakrishnan, Resolution of a dispute is S.K. Choudhury, present in river water is might and launting ure. Earlier this month WikiLeaks released a trove of Supreme Court of even Bengaluru the constitutional mandate Bengaluru percolating into the overshadow the actual conidential CIA documents , a series labelled “Vault 7”, ofering to mediate in the for the judiciary. It is not for groundwater. It is time to game itself. Preposterously which showed the Agency’s penetration of the security Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri ■ The Supreme Court’s it to waver over the likely Wastewater as resource aggressively pursue a enough, players from across systems of household electronic devices that could Masjid title dispute (“SC suggestion is welcome but is fallout of its decision, as it’s With a rapidly burgeoning cohesive policy to increase the global cricketing nations then be used for covert surveillance. While such timed calls for out-of-court it possible to settle the issue for the executive to handle population and increasing sewage plant treatment and carry price tags on their “leaks” are meant to target his political opponents, Mr. settlement in Ayodhya amicably? It still lingers as such a situation. pressure on already ensure strict enforcement of heads and are auctioned Trump’s own tweets are at odds with revelations in the case”, March 22). India’s most potent While the Sangh Parivar has depleting freshwater the Water (Prevention and like commodities in the The parties concerned communal lashpoint. welcomed the suggestion, resources, it is imperative to Control of Pollution) Act, open market . (“The return House hearing. In early March, he accused former Pres- should grab this Negotiation will work only if Muslims organisations are take proactive measures for 1974. It is also necessary to of BCCI’s prodigal child”, ident Barack Obama of ordering wiretaps on Trump opportunity, especially as there is wholehearted not too enthusiastic. What is pollution abatement and involve grassroots March 21). Much to the Tower — yet Mr. Comey said neither the FBI nor the De- the right wing has agreement on both sides. I pending before the apex management of wastewater institutions. Initiatives such dismay of fans, the betting partment of Justice had any information to support that welcomed the initiative. By feel the Supreme Court court is the challenge to the (“What goes around must as “Toilet to Tap”, which is and spot-ixing scandals allegation. Mr. Rogers dismissed the White House sug- bringing in the beneit of his should, on its own accord, Allahabad High Court’s come around”, March 22). being developed in Delhi to that broke out during the gestion that Mr. Obama had asked British intelligence to vast experience and come out with a concrete judgment by the aggrieved In northern India, most treat sewage water to make game’s 2013 edition are yet eminence, one hopes that verdict which everyone parties. The issues involved rivers are severely polluted it it for drinking, should be to be resolved. India doesn’t spy on Mr. Trump, a claim the U.K. has denied. The last the CJI can bring an end to would be bound to accept. are claims and counter- and contaminated, pursued across India. require a cash-rich straw came when the U.S. President’s account tweeted, the needless dispute which Muhammad Tahir claims on disputed facts, rendering millions of Gagan Pratap Singh, tournament of the likes of as the hearing proceeded, “The NSA and FBI tell Con- has left its mark in the form Ghaziabad interpretation of law people who depend on Noida, Uttar Pradesh the IPL, wherein crores of gress that Russia did not inluence electoral process,” of violence. Sane counsel including whether the court these rivers for various money only beneit only to have this statement debunked by Mr. Comey at should prevail and all those ■ The Supreme Court’s can assume some events in activities vulnerable to IPL, season 10 cricketers, the franchise the hearing, live on TV. Mr. Trump’s tendency to resort concerned should realise suggestion will only further mythological realms as epidemics. A recent NSSO The Indian Premier League owners and, of course, the to unsubstantiated, even misleading, claims to stall a the futility of continuing delay resolution of the evidence to justify a judicial report shows that more is entering its tenth edition BCCI. with the dispute. Needless matter. In a country inding. It would, therefore, than 10% of India’s in a fortnight from now. R. Sivakumar, probe into alleged collaboration with a foreign power is to say, the criminal case in governed by the rule of law, be in the itness of things for population does not have Year after year, more Chennai not helping his credibility, which is already low in the connection with the there is no valid reason why the apex court to adjudicate access to clean drinking pageantry and grandiosity more letters online: eyes of so many Americans. demolition of the Babri courts should hesitate to the dispute expeditiously. water, and that this number are being added to this www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/

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The many shades of happiness Remembering Anil Divan Real happiness isn’t a product that can be sold. It arises from being one with the world His life mission was to defend and ight for our most cherished constitutional principles Thums Up”, a theme which has sold other soft drinks too. From Happy less and never worried about the con- Days we have moved to Happy sequences of his actions. He was an ex- Hours, a more desperate sales pitch traordinary scholar. A staunch believer in to make people consume more the independence of the judiciary, he made alcohol. signal contributions to the legal profession, sundar sarukkai This inculcation towards con- which will go a long way in strengthening sumption as somehow related to freedom, dignity and democracy in the murlidhar c. bhandare happiness begins early in our life, in country. In a recent UN report, Norway was that dreadful celebration called the His great pillar of strength was his wife declared as the “world’s happiest Birthday. Perhaps the most famous I was in my first year at Government Law Smita. In her independent capacity, Smita country”. The top of the list included and most abused phrase is ‘Happy College, Mumbai, the country was newly in- has worked for the empowerment of women Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The Birthday’. When others wish us dependent and a 67-year-old friendship was and was President of the Maharashtra State U.S. came 14th and the U.K. was in ‘Happy Birthday’, are they telling us about to begin. Somebody had taken my Women’s Council. 19th position. Given the everyday to be happy on our birthday or are usual spot on the front row of the classroom. stress and the alienation from social they pointing out to the fact that be- I was miffed but on the last row was a vacant The last reunion life that defines life in the U.S. and cause it is my birthday I have to be spot. I quickly took it and found myself On December 10 last year, my 88th birthday, U.K., all I can say is that this World happy? seated next to Anil Divan. Anil perhaps inadvertently gave me the most Happiness Report cannot really be For children today, increasingly His friends knew that he was destined for special birthday gift ever: the launch of the about happiness. (Disclaimer: This across all sections of the society, hap- great things. He came first in the examina- second edition of his book, On the Front claim has nothing to do with the fact piness on this day is nothing more tions and bagged the gold medal in jurispru- Foot. Seated on the front row were so many that India was ranked 122nd in this than cutting a cake, singing the birth- dence. On January 26, 1950, when India be- list.) day song and wearing new clothes. came a republic, the two of us walked for Birthdays have succeeded in redu- hours around the Victoria Terminus railway Happy days are here again! cing our idea of happiness into a set station, gazing at the brightly lit building. We Very often we use the word happy to of rituals of consumerism. It is inter- wondered if the light of freedom and demo- denote something which is not hap- esting to contrast this with more tra- cracy could dispel the darkness of poverty piness at all. There are a number of ditional modes of celebrating birth- and ignorance that engulfed our country. It terms that are often used in place of days which were primarily about was only appropriate that Anil would go on happiness: pleasure, joy, content- thanksgiving and prayers for the fu- to defend and fight for our most cherished ment, satisfaction. Not all of these ture rather than an excuse for a constitutional principles.

correspond to happiness. These are ‘birthday party’. GETTY IMAGES particular types of experience which Now, we have converted religious An illustrious family overlap with the experience of hap- and cultural festivals into Happy der to be happy? If so, then freedom but the moment of happiness that The principles of justice and the law were piness but are in themselves not the Days. Every event has to be a happy has been an abysmal failure, since defines that love is indeed real and embedded in his DNA. Once, while flipping state of happiness. event: Happy Diwali, Happy Christ- when we are free to do what we rare. Living in constant comfort does through the pages of a book in our college The famous anthem of happiness, mas, Happy Independence Day and want, we end up being dissatisfied. not lead to happiness, it can only library, I stumbled upon a photograph of a Bobby McFerrin’s song ‘Don’t worry, so on. There is tremendous pressure Living in highly restricted contexts is lead to boredom. young Anil with his maternal grandfather, Sir be happy’, was a song which had to show that we are happy, whether also a sure recipe for unhappiness; What then is the nature of happi- Chimanlal Setalvad, an eminent lawyer who global appeal. The song has a very we are really happy or not. And since so what are we to do? Like ness? It is one which arises from the had later served as vice-chancellor of Bom- simple prescription for being happy: we manage to be quite unhappy everything else about human life, removal of ego and from being aware bay University. Anil’s paternal grandfather don’t worry since worrying only most of the time, it is easier to follow there is a middle path and the real that there is no real difference was no less accomplished. Jivanlal Divan doubles your trouble. “The landlord a ritual of happiness rather than task is only to find this path. between an individual and the founded the famous Proprietary High School say your rent is late/ He may have to strive for happiness. In this prolifera- world. in Ahmedabad and marched with Gandhiji litigate/ Don’t worry, be happy,” sings tion of Happy Days, it is only the The reality of happiness Happiness is just in ‘being-with’ to Dandi in 1930. Sharda, Anil’s mother, was

McFerrin. Is the state of not worrying business people who seem to have There is truth in the observation that somebody. It is the state where the first woman registrar who would go on to S. SUBRAMANIUM all that there is to happiness? Per- attained happiness! some poor people are happier than knowledge, artificial distinctions and become vice-chancellor of the SNDT Wo- of our law college friends who had gone on haps not surprisingly, McFerrin took The relation between shopping some richer folks, and that children utilitarian values do not figure. Hap- men’s University in Mumbai. There were so to accomplish great things: Fali Nariman, his anthem from an Indian spiritual and happiness is a cynical continu- are happier than adults. It is true that piness is the state where it is not pos- many other family members who rose to em- Soli Sorabjee and Ashok Desai. We had guru, Meher Baba. ation of the age-old relationship we discover sudden moments of hap- sible to distinguish between the per- inence: M.C. Setalvad, his maternal uncle, ended up with a college reunion without The contemporary way to forget between happiness and freedom. We piness when listening to music or son who is experiencing and the was the first and longest serving Attorney really intending it or planning it to be one. worries is through shopping. Happi- are often told that freedom is happi- watching a beautiful sight. This ex- object of experience. This is also the General of India, for 13 years; Bipinchandra Well over half a century ago when the Re- ness is only another commercial ness and our unhappiness arises perience of happiness when you state of surrender — to another indi- J. Divan, his paternal uncle, was Chief Justice public was still nascent, we had left Mumbai product. Happiness as a product from various constraints placed on listen to music or see the mountains vidual, to nature or to the divine. of the Gujarat High Court. Yet, I never heard and shifted to New Delhi with a dream in our makes it possible for it to be de- our personal and social life. But, is not akin to a psychological state of Surely this is not the happiness Anil boast about his lineage or drop names hearts to practise in the Supreme Court as signed, packaged and delivered most often, when we have ‘pure’ joy or the pleasure of the senses. which the UN report refers to nor is it to get ahead. defenders and champions of the Constitu- when and where needed. Our soci- freedom, we suffer. Sometimes we When a parent sees her child, the even part of the world view of the All of us who knew him could vouch for tion. Now, Anil had brought us together ety is full of products, most of which do not know what to do, how to act. happiness she gets is not in the sen- culture of the countries high up in his absolute integrity. He was appointed again on that winter evening. are designed primarily to make us Many times an existential angst be- sual pleasure of seeing that child but the list. To find something close to amicus curiae (friend of the court) on several I never realised then that my best friend ‘happy’. Not a surprise that shopping gins to pervade the free individual. in something more. Happiness is this notion of happiness, they would occasions, including in the Jain hawala diary was preparing to embark on his next jour- is the easiest route to happiness One of the freedoms much talked more than pleasure or joy since the have to walk the streets of societies case where he appeared against his brother- ney. I only know that wherever he is, he will today. about is the one to have multiple poor do not find any pleasure in be- in which people still happily smile in-law, his wife Smita’s elder brother Ashok continue to fight for the voiceless, coming to Happiness as accumulation and sexual partners. Are people who are ing poor but in spite of it they find through the rubble of their everyday Desai, who was then India’s Attorney Gen- the aid of justice and inspiring future genera- consumption of goods, as a kind of not monogamous in their relation- moments of happiness. world. eral. Both men of unimpeachable honesty, tions of lawyers. product that can be sold, is endemic ship more happy? Those who escape The happiness associated with what counted was the pride they took in be- to modern definitions of happiness. I commitment in a relationship — are love is a good example. Love may not Sundar Sarukkai is Professor of Philosophy ing defenders of the law. Murlidhar C. Bhandare is a senior advocate, a former remember the catchy and popular they more free and happy? In other always be joyful and pleasurable, it at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Anil was tall in body and mind. Never Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and former slogan “Happy days are here again, words, do we desire freedom in or- may not even be pleasant all the time Bengaluru once to mince words, he was bold and fear- Governor, Odisha

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President Johnson who flew in here [Washing- in Chennai, two people were ton] in a swirling snowstorm, was baffled by Hanoi’s decision charred when their car hit a to release the texts of the secret messages. He said last night tree and went up in lames. The [March 21] that President Ho had delivered a “regrettable re- next day, at the spot where they buff” in turning down the offer of talks. The North Viet died, some people posed near Namese disclosed that Moscow was the secret contact point the tree and clicked a couple of between the United States and North Viet Nam and officials selies. This is not a one-of here [Washington] said this will add to the tension already ex- case. Reportedly, people often isting between Moscow, which wants a peace settlement, and GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO mill around accident victims Peking, which supports the war. Mr. Johnson said President and click their photos or videos instead of helping them, or re- Ho’s reply to his letter and to the peace appeal made by Pope turn to the spot later to tell the world that they were there. Paul during the Tet truce were regrettable rebuffs to the offers Issues of morality often arise in the case of photographs of to move towards peace. war and disaster. Last year, a powerful image of a woman in A HUNDRED YEARS AGO MARCH 23, 1917 her yellow airline uniform — shocked, covered in dust and blood, and with her clothes ripped of — emerged after the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC The Imperial Council meeting Brussels airport attack. Some people wondered whether the CONCEPTUAL FAQ The last meeting of the current session of the Imperial Legis- photograph had stripped the woman of her dignity, while oth- lative Council was held this morning, His Excellency the Vice- ers argued that the Islamic State had done that through the roy presiding. There was a very large attendance of visitors, bombing. Oft-asked questions about such images are: is it all Conditioned Remembering 1971 among whom was Sir K.G. Gupta. Interpellation discussion on right to photograph someone who is sufering or dying? What Reflex/ the budget was opened by Maung Bah Too, who in the course purpose does it serve? How would the photograph afect the Psychology Why Bangladesh has announced a Genocide Day of his speech claimed that Burma too was doing her bit in the family of the deceased? Photojournalists often grapple with war. He explained how in various ways, besides presenting Rs. these questions. stanly johny the Pakistan establishment ies committed by the A conditioned reflex, also 26 lakhs to the Viceroy for war purposes, Burma was helping Whether it was the case of the Brussels woman, or the con- refused to hand over Pakistani troops and also called an acquired reflex, Why Genocide Day? It has to win the war. He did not wish to be importunate at present in troversial photograph by Kevin Carter of the Sudanese child, power to Sheikh Mujibur recommended that the is an automatic response been a long-pending de- pressing the claims of Burma on the Government, but said that or Nick Ut’s photo of a child leeing from Napalm bombing dur- Rahman who had won the government establish a to a stimulus that differs mand in Bangladesh, by one of his greatest ambitions was to see a permanent Burman ing the Vietnam War, the subject was the victim. The photo- 1970 election. The special court to further in- from that initially causing political parties and civil Judge on the Chief Court Bench. grapher was the observer recording history, furnishing evid- Pakistani army, along with vestigate the army’s ac- the response, but that has society, to mark the atro- ence of events, and holding up a mirror to harsh realities. local activists from the tions. This never CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC become associated with it cities committed by the However, in the case of the Chennai accident, the people Jamaat-e-Islami, unleashed happened. Even the com- by repetition, in a process Pakistani army on civilians posing near the burnt tree were only interested in recording violence that night, target- mission’s estimate of the DATA POINT known as classical condi- in the then East Pakistan their presence there. The intention was similar to another ing students and teachers casualties has been widely tioning. Such a reflex is de- during the Liberation War grisly image that a colleague showed me once, in which a of Dhaka University and challenged. It put the veloped gradually by train- in 1971. On March 11, the young man with a sorrowful expression posed near his dead neighbourhoods of Old death toll during the Liber- ing in association with Bangladesh Parliament grandfather. The Facebook post was apparently his way of Dhaka. According to some ation War at 26,000. specific repeated external passed a resolution calling telling the world that he was grief-stricken. In these cases, pho- researchers, around 7,000 Bangladeshi authorities stimuli. on the government to ob- tography is not an act of observation but an act of intervention. people were killed and say up to three million An example is that in Rus- serve March 25 as Geno- The photographer and the subject are now often one and the 3,000 were arrested. Dur- people were killed and mil- sian psychologist Ivan cide Day. The government same; anything else in the frame is purely incidental. ing the early hours of lions more displaced. The Pavlov’s experiment in of Prime Minister Sheikh March 26, Mujibur Rah- Pakistani authorities which a dog salivates at Hasina approved the de- Culture of schadenfreude man declared the inde- haven’t offered a formal the ringing of a bell if, over mand and said it would What explains this culture of schadenfreude in which we are pendence of Bangladesh, apology so far. a period of time, every send two senior officials to now immersed? Is the ‘fear of missing out’ or the need to parti- which officially set off the feeding is preceded by the the UN headquarters in cipate so crucial that even experiences of grief are no longer Liberation War. Will this affect bell-ringing stimulus. Such New York and the UN Hu- personal and require validation? In the thirst for approval or Bangladesh’s relations a reflex is built into the man Rights Council office ‘likes’, have we forgotten to be humane, to respect the dead? How did Pakistan respond with Pakistan? Bilateral nervous system and does in Geneva for international We all love seeing beautiful images, which often crowd our to those events? Pakistan ties have been strained not need the intervention recognition of the day. social media feed. However, the commercialisation of photo- Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali after Bangladesh started of conscious thought to graphy has also unfortunately unleashed a culture of per- What happened on March Bhutto set up a judicial prosecuting alleged war take effect. versity. As Susan Sontag said in On Photography, “Photo- 25, 1971? On the night of commission to find out the criminals who collabor- graphy has now become a defense against anxiety and a tool of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC March 25, 1971, the atrocities committed by ated with the Pakistani power.” Pakistani army, launched the army in East Pakistan. army in 1971. With Pakistan In this hyper-documented world, perhaps we will do well to MORE ON Operation Searchlight in Justice Hamoodur Rahman still refusing to apologise, take a step back and wonder how it would afect the couple’s THE WEB 3 Dhaka aimed at curbing submitted his report in Bangladesh’s move to get family if they saw smiling people where they lost their loved elements of the separatist 1974, which was not re- international recognition ones, or wonder if that poor grandfather deserved such a The Blue Helmets — India Bengali nationalist move- leased to the public for for the genocide will have farewell. “To collect photographs is to collect the world,” in UN peace missions ment. East Pakistan was three decades. It docu- repercussions for bilateral Sontag had said. The ‘I’ doesn’t constitute the world. http://bit.ly/IndiansUNpeacekeeping already on the boil after mented large-scale atrocit- relations.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Jaitley strongly defends PAN-Aadhaar link EC freezes ‘two leaves’ for R.K. Nagar bypoll The biometric security of the identity document will prevent tax evasion, Finance Minister tells Lok Sabha Special Correspondent NEW DELHI crore cards have been is- was clear, the Finance Minis- The faction, represented by neerselvam faction had said sued.” “If tax fraud is ter said alluding to the per- lawyers C.S. Vaidyanathan after the hearing concluded. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lessened, who would have a formance of the BJP in the re- and Guru Krishna Kumar, On behalf the Sasikala has defended the amend- problem with this?” he asked cent Assembly elections in contended that Sasikala had camp, lawyers Salman Khur- ment to the Finance Bill, in response to Opposition the five States. been convicted in a dispro- shid, Veerappa Moily, Mo- cleared by the Lok Sabha on criticism that the linkage was portionate assets case and, han Parasaran and Aryama Wednesday, making an wrong since the matter of GST regime therefore, she could not Sundaram, relied upon the Aadhaar number mandatory Aadhaar’s legality was still in “One of the benefits of de- contest elections. Since her test of majority as upheld by for issuing a PAN card. The the Supreme Court. “It is an monetisation is that the an- appointment had been dis- the Supreme Court in case biometric security of anti-evasion measure and for onymity associated with puted, they argued, she of a split in the party as per Aadhaar, he said, would pre- the benefit of the country.” cash has been hurt and this should not be allowed to Para 15 of the Election Sym- vent individuals holding mul- will have an effect on the nominate her nephew T.T.V. bols (Reservation and Allot- tiple PAN cards and evading I-T searches economy. Crime does not Dinakaran as the party ment) Order. tax. He also sought to allay con- end. But does cash incentiv- candidate. The Election Commission “In a situation where it cerns in Parliament about ag- ise crime? Experience from Notably, the Commission had taken recourse to the has come to light that one gressive and unwarranted around the world has shown has not recognised Mr. same test to decide the citizen has up to five PAN searches and seizures by In- that more cash leads to more Dinakaran as the party of- Samajwadi Party symbol cards, to avoid that, we have come-Tax officials. The as- tax evasion and more crime.” fice bearer, as his name is dispute in favour of linked the PAN to Aadhaar,” sessing officer, he said, could Mr. Jaitley said the Goods not there in list submitted to Akhilesh Yadav. Mr. Jaitley said in the Lok only make searches after re- and Services Tax (GST) the electoral body. “We opposed the very Sabha. cording the source of their whose large bank deposits ded. “The fear is that there tion about undisclosed in- Council was trying to imple- maintainability of the peti- “So we have said, either information regarding undis- did not match their income will be many searches and come. The source of the ment the new tax regime by ‘Sasikala not eligible’ tion. We pointed out that it give Aadhaar or an applica- closed income. profile. Communications had seizures under Section information and all other de- July 1. “The GST Council has “A person calls herself the was not even a case where tion for Aadhaar. About 98% Mr. Jaitley said the Central been sent to all the 18 lakh 132A,” he said. “But before tails have to be explained.” met 12 times so far and all general secretary. She is not they had a majority of legis- of the adult population is Board of Direct Taxes had so assessees and 8.78 lakh searching, the assessing of- The political verdict of the the significant decisions eligible to contest, she is not lators [supporting them]. covered by Aadhaar and 108 far identified 18 lakh names people had already respon- ficer has to get the informa- people on demonetisation were taken by consensus.” eligible to be an election The majority of legislators, agent and she is not even eli- the Chief Minister, the Cab- gible to be a voter. How can inet, parliamentarians and she give Form ‘B’ [authorisa- the general counsel were tion for nomination of a can- with us. As there was no After months of suspense, PM did not directly link didate] to contest on behalf case for claim of majority, of the party? This was our they would not have the argument before the Com- right at all to claim for the Krishna inally joins BJP mission. When she is not eli- allotment of the symbol to ISI to derailment: Rajnath gible to allot the symbol, we them. So, there is no ques- are the original owners…,” tion of stopping us from us- AIADMK Rajya Sabha MP V. ing the symbol,” said Mr. ‘Former Karnataka CM’s entry will give party huge boost’ NIA probe not yet complete, Home Minister tells Parliament Maitreyan of the Pan- Sundaram. Nistula Hebbar Vijaita Singh people sitting on the other NEW DELHI New Delhi side of the border. Whether Former Karnataka Chief Home Minister Rajnath it is a fact that ISI and 2 RSS workers get life Minister S.M. Krishna joined Singh told the Rajya Sabha Pakistan-sponsored agencies the BJP on Wednesday, in on Wednesday that “Prime are involved in such at- the presence of party chief Minister Narendra Modi did tacks?” the MP asked. term in Ajmer case Amit Shah, ending months not directly mention ISI’s “The (written) answer is: of speculation about his name in the Kanpur train de- the matter is under investig- The NIA later submitted to would file an appeal against political plans. railment case” and that ination, which means that the the court that it had not the judgment in the High He had been expected to vestigations in three railway PM is getting his reports dir- found any prosecutable Court. However, Sarwar join the BJP more than a accidents, where sabotage is ectly from the NIA of which evidence against the two Chishti, a khadim (worker) week ago, but could not be- suspected, were yet to be the Home Minister is not suspects. at the dargah on whose cause of a bereavement in completed by the National Rajnath Singh aware of. I would like to ask The court has fixed complaint the first FIR was his family. “Even now, he Investigation Agency (NIA). the Home Minister whether March 28 for deciding registered, said it should was busy with some per- Over 140 people were Ghorasan incident, they did it is a fact that the PM was whether it would accept or have been treated as the sonal issues,” said a source Switching sides: BJP president Amit Shah greets S.M. Krishna killed when the Indore- not say anything about the aware, when he made this reject the closure report. rarest of rare case for death Patna Express derailed near Kanpur incident. The U.P. speech in Gonda, that there close to the developments. in New Delhi on Wednesday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The NIA will also submit a penalty. “But the State BJP chief Kanpur on November 20 last police had also denied any is a specific hand of the ISI report on three absconding The explosion in the his- B.S.Yeddyurappa requested Karnataka Home Minister R. he was elected MLA in 1962, year. Three persons, arres- sabotage in the train acci- agencies and Pakistan in this accused in the case. toric shrine on October 11, him to give an early date and Ashok and BJP general sec- before he went on to join the ted in Bihar for allegedly dent. During Question Hour, sabotage of the Kanpur in- 2007, during Ramzan, had also spoke to party president retary in charge of Congress. “When I was the planting a pressure cooker Congress MP Digvijaya Singh cident?” the Congress MP Fine imposed left three persons dead and Amit Shah to expedite mat- Karnataka Muralidhar Rao. Chief Minister between 1999 bomb on a railway track at sought to know from Mr. sought to know. Both Bhavesh and Devendra 17 injured. ters. Yeddyurappaji wants Mr. Yeddyurappa, who had and 2004, Atal Behari Va- Ghorasan in Motihari, Bihar, Singh whether Mr. Modi was Mr. Singh in his reply, were held guilty under Sec- The dargah was packed Mr. Krishna to campaign for midwifed the entire exer- jpayeeji was Prime Minister. had said that they were directly getting reports from said: “Most terrorist attacks tions 16 and 18 of the Unlaw- to capacity with about the BJP in the Nanjangud (re- cise, was absent as he was Ananth Kumarji is witness to asked to do so by Pakistan’s the NIA regarding the ISI’s in the country are sponsored ful Activities Prevention Act, 5,000 devotees when the served) and Gundulpet As- campaigning in Karnataka. the fact that Atalji always ISI, which was also involved involvement, which the by the neighbouring country Sections 3/4 of the Explosive blast occurred at the time of sembly seats in Karnataka had a soft corner for me,” he in the Kanpur train accident. Home Minister was not and everyone is aware of Substances Act and Section Iftaar (breaking of fast). where elections are due at Another stop said. The arrests in Bihar were aware of. this. But the Prime Minis- 120-B (criminal conspiracy) The matter was initially the end of March.” Mr. Krishna described his Mr. Yeddyurappa, in made on the basis of inform- ter’s statement you are talk- of the Indian Penal Code. investigated by the Ra- At the crowded hall where joining the BJP as the next Mysuru, said Mr. Krishna’s ation provided by Nepal po- Direct inputs for PM? ing about has also been re- The court also imposed a jasthan Anti-Terrorism the event was held, Mr. stop in his long career. In- entry would give the BJP a lice, which was probing a “During his electoral rally in ported in newspapers. The fine of ₹10,000 on Bhavesh Squad and was later trans- Krishna was flanked by deed, this is the third polit- “huge boost.” Earlier, he double murder case. Nepal Gonda on February 23, the PM did not directly mention and ₹5,000 on Devendra. ferred to the NIA, which re- Union Ministers Ananth Ku- ical party he is joining. The spoke to Mr. Krishna on the Police said while the accused PM said that the police have ISI’s name..The NIA is invest- Defence counsel Jagdish registered the case on April mar, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, first was the Praja Socialist phone and welcomed him arrested in Nepal had admit- found a huge conspiracy igating and wait for the in- Rana said the convicts 6, 2011. Ramesh Jigajinagi, former Party (PSP) on whose ticket into the party fold. ted to involvement in the which was hatched by the vestigations to get over.” 3 meat shops burnt Adityanath keeps key portfolios Allow liquor outlets in western U.P. U.P. CM directs govt. staf to desist from chewing paan as part of clean drive closer to highways: TN Establishments were raided meat traders, meat export- Omar Rashid in Hathras, Meerut, ers, and lakhs of workers LUCKNOW was found with a group of Asks SC to modify 2016 judgment Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Al- employed in the meat trade. girls. Such incidents igarh, Kushinagar near The closure of slaughter Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister triggered many on social me- Krishnadas Rajagopal Gorakhpur and Varanasi houses will also affect farm- Yogi Adityanath has kept dia to wonder if the cam- NEW DELHI among others. The police ers, who generally sell older over two dozen departments paign to check eve-teasing The Tamil Nadu govern- have also increased vigil animals which do not yield to himself, including the had turned into moral ment has moved an applica- across the State to prevent milk or cannot be used in high-profile portfolios — policing. tion in the Supreme Court illegal slaughter of cows and the farms to cattle traders, home, revenue, mining and “Safety of girls/ladies is for modification of its buffaloes. who, in turn, sell them to urban housing Ministries. the sole intent of the anti- December 15, 2016 judg- The BJP, which main- slaughter houses and meat Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Romeo squads. No moral ment banning States and tained that cattle stock in exporters. Several meat ex- Maurya has been allotted the policing,” State DGP Javeed Union Territories from al- U.P. had depleted due to the porters told The Hindu that prestigious public works de- Ahmed said in a lowing sale of liquor within The State has urged the SC meat trade, had promised in the anti-meat policy of the partment, food processing, clarification. 500 metres of National and to exempt shops located its election manifesto to BJP government would ad- entertainment tax and pub- State highways. along highways. close all slaughter houses versely affect the livelihood lic enterprises, while Dinesh Stress on hygiene The State, which origin- (legal and illegal) immedi- of several people. Sharma, who is also deputy Two days after directing offi- ally moved the Supreme tions and municipalities. ately, should the party be Mohammad Imran CM, has the higher and sec- Women safety: The anti-Romeo squad of the police arresting cials to declare their assets Court in appeal against a The verdict pronounced by elected to power. Accord- Yakoob of Al-Faheem Mea- ondary education, electron- a youth in Lucknow on Wednesday. * PTI within 15 days, Mr. Madras High Court decision, a three-judge Bench of the ingly, soon after taking oath, tex said that the his meat ex- ics and information techno- Adityanath also directed gov- sought that the distance of SC of Justices (retired) T.S. Mr. Adityanath warned the port company employs logy, and science and State president Rita ments along with science ernment staff to stop chew- 500 metres from the outer Thakur, D.Y. Chandrachud police that local officers about 2,000 people who are technology. Bahuguna Joshi has got child and technology, electronics ing paan, paan masala and edge of the highways be re- and A.M. Khanwilkar had would be held accountable just a small fraction of the The Adityanath council of development ministry, ma- and IT. other such items while in of- duced to 100 metres. justified that the ban was if illegal meat shops and workforce that will ministers has 22 Cabinet ternal and child welfare and fice. necessary to curb drunk- slaughter houses are found rendered jobless if the all ministers, nine Ministers of tourism. Checking molestation The CM gave the direc- ‘Extend licences’ driving. It had noted that to be functioning. abbattoirs are shut down. State (Independent charge) BSP rebel Swami Prasad Meanwhile, after directions tions after he saw betel juice- The State has also asked the drunk-driving was the main There was tension among “It would go against the and 13 Ministers of State. Maurya is in-charge of la- by the CM, the State police stained walls at Lal Bahadur Supreme Court to extend culprit behind a large num- the meat trading Quraishi plank of development if the Rajesh Agarwal, MLA bour and employment, has also stepped up action Shastri Bhawan, which the time for re-location of ber of road accidents. community after the vandal- BJP government shuts down from Bareilly Cantonment, while Om Prakash Rajbhar, against eve-teasing and as houses the CM’s office and retail liquor vending shops ism and burning of meat duly certified and registered has been allotted the finance the president of the promised by the BJP in its offices of other senior bur- located on the highways till Action taken report shops in Hathras. Of the abattoirs. We deal in department while veteran Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj manifesto, formed anti- eaucrats. the expiry of their licence In its application, Tamil over 350 slaughter houses in buffallo meat and not beef. BJP leader Suresh Khanna is Party, BJP’s ally, has got the Romeo squads to check mo- Mr. Adityanath’s stress on period, that is up to Novem- Nadu submitted that 4,057 the State, only 40 are legal Every thing done here is the Parliamentary Affairs backward welfare ministry. lestation and harassment of hygiene and cleanliness was ber 28, 2017. The court had driving licences were sus- and have a licence issued by legal and lawful,” he said Minister, apart from holding BJP State vice-president women. also apparent in his direc- directed that all liquor li- pended and 622 were ter- the Centre’s Agricultural while adding that contrary the Urban Development and and an accused in the Muzaf- While three men were ar- tions to the police depart- cences will stop operating minated in drunk driving and Processed Food to the BJP’s argument, there Integrated Urban Develop- farnagar riots, Suresh Rana, rested in Lucknow, scores of ment to keep their com- by March 31, 2017. cases in the year 2015-16. Products Export Develop- was a 28% growth in the ment Ministries. has got the sugarcane devel- young men were publicly pounds clean. Tamil Nadu has further Another 2,617 driving li- ment Authority (APEDA). population of buffaloes and Former SP MP S.P.S Ba- opment, and the lone shamed in other parts of the The CM has banned all asked the court to exempt cences were suspended and The anti-meat policy of 10% growth in cows in U.P. ghel is in-charge of animal Muslim face in team Yogi, State. In Jhansi, a police of- plastic products in govern- those shops located on high- 985 were cancelled in drunk the BJP government has sent from 2007, according to the husbandry and minor irriga- Mohsin Raza is allotted the ficer was seen ordering a ment buildings as part of his way stretches which pass driving cases up to Decem- a wave of panic through the livestock Census 2012. tion, while former Congress Muslim Waqf and Haj depart- man to do sit-ups after he hygiene drive. within the limits of corpora- ber 2016. It’s ‘Deovrind’ and not Deoband for this new BJP MLA

Mohammad Ali place of Deoband in congrat- ing for him, Mr. Singh has Last week Mr. Singh want to clarify that the name changed for the sake of de- Meerut ulatory posters. showed Deoband as Deov- grabbed headlines when he Deoband has nothing to do velopment of the area.” Though the Yogi Adityanath The BJP MLA defeated his rind. said that he would ensure with Islam or Muslims. So it “The historical associ- government is yet to change nearest rival Majid Ali of the Deoband town in Saha- that the new BJP govern- should not be seen as hurt- ation of Deoband with the the name of the western Ut- BSP in the recent Assembly ranpur district is famous for ment changed the name of ing any one. I started using Mahabharata needs to be tar Pradesh town of Deo- elections. In over a dozen Darul Uloom Deoband, the the town and that would be Deovrind because more highlighted. It would be un- band, BJP MLA from Deo- hoardings put across the influential Islamic seminary his first proposal in the As- people should be made fair if Deoband is known as a band Brijesh Singh has roads in Saharanpur and of the Indian sub-continent, sembly. aware of the historical im- place where Darul Uloom already changed the name Deoband, where the BJP and also for Shri Bala Mr. Singh said, “I do not portance of the name. And Deoband is located,” said the and is using ‘Deovrind’ in MLA thanked people for vot- Sundari Temple. intend to hurt anyone but I the name should also be BJP MLA.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 NEWS 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Babricasetoresumetoday Woman stabbed by Pay revision ex-colleague in Chennai ‘letter’ The case was ‘part-heard’ on Wednesday; Justice Nariman may return to Bench goes viral

Krishnadas Rajagopal Ghose said the case may be dropping the conspiracy Accused blames her for losing job Dinakar Peri NEW DELHI adjourned. “My brother [J. charge against Mr. Advani NEW DELHI Justice Rohinton Nariman, Nariman] is not there. The and other leaders like Uma Special Correspondent identified as R. Ragunath The Defence Ministry said ‘Mamata should build jail who had made a remark case is part-heard,” he re- Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi, CHENNAI (23), a B. Tech graduate hail- here on Wednesday that a for Trinamool leaders’ about reviving the conspir- marked. Senior advocate Vinay Katiyar, Sadvi Ritam- A woman working with ing from Sivakasi, who was letter in circulation since NEW DELHI acy charge against BJP vet- K.K. Venugopal, for Mr. Ad- bara, Giriraj Kishore and Ashok Leyland was stabbed working with her a year ago. Tuesday on the Seventh West Bengal CM Mamata eran L.K. Advani and other vani, asked that the case be Vishnu Hari Dalmia. by a former colleague while The youth allegedly drove Pay Commission recom- Banerejee should start top leaders, was not part of listed after four weeks. “That “We prima facie do not ap- she was leaving for work on by in a two-wheeler just as mendations for the armed constructing jails for her the Supreme Court Bench would be in May...” Justice prove of the way these Wednesday from her hostel she was stepping out of her forces was fake. Ministers and party leaders as hearing the Babri Masjid de- Ghose said. people have been discharged at T. Nagar here. She sus- hostel, whipped out a knife The letter follows a pat- the SC has refused to stay the molition case on Wednesday. The judge is retiring on ... And no additional charge tained serious cut wounds and stabbed her. tern of false communica- CBI probe into the Narada He was at the time head- May 27 this year. Justice sheet filed so far? See, but is said to be out of An auto driver on tion on social media in resting case, BJP MP Roopa ing another Bench with Ghose then agreed to hear people cannot be discharged danger. Bhagavandam Street said cent times on the pay Ganguly said. “Construct jails Justice P.C. Pant. L.K. Advani the matter on March 23, in- like this on technical The victim, Suchi Smitha her screams on being at- commission and one rank, for 30-40 people. Let us Justice Nariman, who was dicating that Justice Nariman grounds,” Justice Nariman (32), from West Bengal, tacked alerted passers-by. one pension. start with the 12,” she said. PTI sitting as puisne judge in a bate on re-opening the crim- may return to the Bench. had observed orally then. works in the R&D Depart- “After he stabbed her, she With the subject line combination led by Justice inal conspiracy charge “We will allow you [CBI] ment of Ashok Leyland. ran back to her hostel and “Revised scale of pay in 7th No violation by KVIC in P.C. Ghose in the previous against the leaders. Court’s disapproval to file supplementary The incident occurred then was taken to the hos- CPC”, the letter said: “It is using PM’s picture: govt. hearing on March 6, had ob- On Wednesday, the Bench The sudden turn of events chargesheet by including the when she was walking down pital. submitted that the JCM NEW DELHI served that “there was some- was sitting in a combination on March 6 came on an ap- conspiracy charge,” he said. the street from the hostel to Meanwhile, people in the proposal has been ap- The government on Monday thing peculiar going on in of Justices Ghose and Dipak peal in the Supreme Court “We will ask the trial court to board a bus on the G.N. locality chased the youth, proved by the Cabinet on said the KVIC did not violate this case.” The court was Gupta. When the matter filed by the CBI in 2011, dur- conduct a joint trial in a Luc- Road. caught him and handed him March 16, 2017 with the any norms by using PM then inclined to initiate a de- came up for hearing, Justice ing the UPA era, against know court.” The assailant has been over to the police.” conditions placed by the Narendra Modi’s photograph commission. But the same on its diary and calendar and is not included for defence the use of Mahatma Gandhi’s employees (combatant).” picture was never an Drop in incidents on LoC It further stated that established policy. Union Turkish activists fear during the Cabinet meeting Minister Giriraj Singh said that on March 16, the proposal on six occasions in the past, was approved and it would the cover page of the KVIC Erdogan will seek action after surgical strikes: govt. be implemented with ef- diary did not carry Mahatma fect from April 1. Gandhi’s photograph. PTI The origin of the letter The President is scheduled to visit India in May Ceaseire violations by Pakistan have come down: Minister remains unknown, but it Justice Karnan to go on went viral among military hunger strike in 4 cities Kallol Bhattacherjee May. Turkey’s previous Am- Special Correspondent and injuries in 2017 have Pakistan for the resumption and veteran groups on so- KOLKATA Suhasini Haidar bassador to India, Burak Ag- NEW DELHI been zero at the IB and the of dialogue, saying it should cial media. NEW DELHI Calcutta High Court judge capar, had asked for action The Centre told the Rajya LoC, whereas in 2016, there end cross-border terrorism. Justice C.S. Karnan will India-based Turkish political against Gulenist institutions Sabha on Wednesday that were 13 civilian casualties “Pakistan should at least ‘Makes no sense’ observe hunger strikes in activists have expressed con- following the July 16, 2016, ceasefire violations and cas- and 83 injured on the LoC make a beginning and say it Defence Ministry spokes- Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and cern that during his upcom- coup. “They have a presence ualties on the Indian side of and eight casualties on the is willing to talk and end the person Nitin Wakankar Lucknow, seeking restoration ing visit, President Recep in various Indian cities. We the Line of Control (LoC) IB and 74 were injured. Five terrorist activities,” he said. said the letter was fake. A of his judicial and Tayyip Erdogan might ask expect Indian government and the International Border BSF jawans lost their lives CPI(M) general secretary defence source said the administrative powers. He India to act against them. to curb their activities. We had come down after the and 25 were injured along Sitaram Yechury asked why contents did not make any will also seek “withdrawal of Speaking to The Hindu,a had consultations with In- surgical strikes last year. the IB,” the Minister said. there was no movement on sense in the first place. the suo motu contempt Turkish activist in the capital dian government and will The Centre was replying While Leader of the Op- a dialogue with all stake- “This is a fake, planted proceedings” and recall of confirmed that many India- follow up. We have passed to a question whether ter- position Ghulam Nabi Azad holders in Kashmir despite one to create unrest among warrant issued against him. PTI based Turkish citizens were all information to the Min- rorist activities had in- accused the government of an all-party delegation led the ranks so that an odd re- afraid of returning home as Recep Tayyip Erdogan istry of External Affairs,” Mr. creased after the surgical not giving a full reply, Home by the government calling volt type situation will Nod for extension of the government of President Agcapar had said in July. . strikes. Minister Rajnath Singh dis- for it. Mr. Singh said that he force the Army to accept pre-NELP contracts Erdogan might detain them. full support to their needs Turkey has been asking “The ceasefire violations agreed with him. had visited Kashmir thrice the recommendations as NEW DELHI Some of the Turkish citizens and often advise them to go countries around the world by Pakistan have come and had let it be known that they are,” another official The Union Cabinet on living in India have alleged back home to complete pa- to act against the network of down post-surgical strikes. Figure comparison he was willing to meet any- said. Wednesday approved the discriminatory treatment at perwork. Such actions cre- Sufi leader Fethullah Gulen, There were 228 ceasefire vi- He said there were 110 terror one there. A few weeks ago, a mes- extension of production the Turkish missions in ate suspicion that Ankara who it accuses to be behind olations at the LoC in 2016 incidents in three months “You know the reality. sage on WhatsApp went sharing contracts for India. wants us to return where it the coup. During his visit and 221 at the IB [interna- before the surgical strikes Please say it. Sharad Yadavji viral among military per- hydrocarbon blocks signed by can then detain us,” said a from August 18 to 2 last year, tional border]. However, till and 87 in the three months and Sitaram Yechuryji had at sonnel, promising better the government prior to the Consular treatment Delhi-based civil liberty act- Turkish Foreign Minister February 2017, there have after them. Also, 34 security the time of the delegation salaries. New Exploration Licensing “Those Turkish citizens who ivist from Turkey. Mevlut Cavusoglu urged In- only been 22 ceasefire viola- personnel were killed before tried but had to return,” he When the OROP protest Policy. “This policy will enable oppose the government of The Hindu had reported dia to ban the organisations tions and six on the IB,” Min- and 19 after, whereas the ci- said. flared last year, similar contractors to plan to extract President Erdogan have felt earlier that President Er- that promote Hizmet, the ister of State for Home Af- vilian casualties were seven He said job opportunities communication created additional reserves,” the that the Turkish consular of- dogan is scheduled to visit philosophy of global peace fairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir earlier and six afterwards. for Kashmiri youth had in- confusion. government said. ficials do not wish to extend India in the first week of championed by Gulen. said. “The civilian casualties Mr. Singh put the onus on creased. While the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations have been implemented for civilian staff, it SC summons nine Chief Secretaries Notice to Centre on MPs’ pension is yet to be implemented for the services because of Legal Correspondent Chelameswar also issued no- fice were contrary to Article some core anomalies poin- Their States have failed to implement the National Food Security Act: Bench NEW DELHI tice to the secretaries of the 14 (Right to Equality) of the ted out by them. The Supreme Court on Wed- Lok Sabha and the Rajya Constitution. It contended Legal Correspondent time had passed since the summon the Chief Secretar- whether a social audit can be nesday asked the Centre and Sabha on a petition filed by that Parliament had no NEW DELHI statute came into force. ies of the States. We require conducted, as provided un- the Election Commission to Lok Prahari, a non-govern- power to provide for pen- The Supreme Court on Wed- “It is a matter of concern the Chief Secretaries to ap- der the Food Security Act. respond to a petition ques- mental organisation, seeking sion benefits to lawmakers nesday summoned Chief that a parliamentary statute point the State Food Com- Besides Karnataka, tioning the need for the pub- to scrap the post-retirement without making any law. Secretaries of nine drought- is not being given import- missions and the details Andhra Pradesh and Gu- lic to bear the pension ex- benefits given to legislators. Justice Chelameswar in- affected States, including ance. Article 21 [protection should be furnished. Details jarat, other States whose penses and perks offered to The NGO argued that pen- dicated that the petition re- Maharashtra, Karnataka, of life and personal liberty] should also be given with re- Chief Secretaries have been lawmakers. sion and other perks given to quired serious considera- Andhra Pradesh and Gu- of the Constitution is also in- gard to Section 15 of the Na- summoned include Madhya A Bench led by Justice J. MPs even after demitting of- tion. jarat, for having failed to im- volved. State Food Commis- tional Food Security Act by Pradesh, Maharashtra, plement the National Food sions, as mandated under which State governments Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana Security Act. Section 16 of the National have to frame rules for the and Chhattisgarh. A Bench led by Justice Food Security Act, have not appointment or designation The order came on a peti- Madan B. Lokur said these been appointed,” the Bench, of the District Grievance Re- tion filed by NGO Swaraj Ab- States had failed to imple- also comprising Justice N.V. dressal Officer,” the Bench hiyan seeking various relief ment the food law despite Ramana, said. said. The court directed the measures for farmers in the the fact that considerable “In view of the above, we Chief Secretaries to inform drought-affected States.

INTERVIEW | WALTER ANDERSEN ‘Choice of Adityanath is risky’ He is suspect in the eyes of the Sangh for his go-it-alone attitude, says Professor

Nistula Hebbar influential figure in the He is a superb orator and New Delhi Sangh Parivar and that seems committed to a After the BJP’s victory in the surely must be of some mission like Prime Minister Uttar Pradesh Assembly concern to the RSS Modi. He is also committed polls, The Hindu leadership as their to a fight against corruption interviewed Walter character-building and and goondaism — a welcome Andersen, Director of the Hindutva enterprise is, in relief for a State like U.P. South Asia Studies many respects, very While he has issued Programme at Johns different from his political inflammatory statements, he Hopkins University and objectives (e.g. the seems to be free of charges co-author of The The RSS worked reservation issue) and [those of personal corruption. He Brotherhood in Saffron, <> of] the BJP. Fortunately for can also defer the demand through e-mail. very hard to them, Mr. Modi is a (primarily from the Vishwa ensure victory, but respectful former Hindu Parishad) to There have been there is an inbuilt pracharak, who still admires immediately construct a comparisons between the tension in this what they are trying to do in Ram temple and can BJP’s spread nationally success terms of the nationalist probably do so. After all, and that of the Congress. project. who can challenge his Your view? On this, it differs very much Hindutva credentials? While there are still areas from the Congress. How do you read the Sometimes, it is necessary where the BJP is weak, it BJP’s choice of Yogi to keep in mind that seems to be becoming what How will Prime Minister Adityanath as Chief Mahatma Gandhi was a the Congress once was, the Modi’s success in U.P. Minister of Uttar better analyst of views of the only real national party and affect his relationship Pradesh? great mass of Hindus than, arbitrator of local political with the RSS? The selection of Yogi for example, was Veer deals. It is developing strong The RSS worked very hard Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh Savarkar or even the first State party leaders that the to ensure the victory that Chief Minister is interesting Sarsanghchalak of the RSS, Congress once had, while emerged. But there is an and risky. It represents an K.B. Hedgewar. Mahatma simultaneously having a inbuilt tension in this effort to unite Hindus for the Gandhi firmly believed that strong national leader success. The RSS does not 2019 general elections, but it through his own perfection (comparable to Nehru), who want to lose its best and could impair the ability of in personal behaviour, he seeks both to strengthen the brightest to the BJP. RSS the party to expand to the could influence the State parties while asserting chief Mohan Bhagwat has middle. Perhaps, most behaviour of others. Yogi himself as the CEO of these issued public warnings to importantly, can he share Adityanath may not be leaders. Assisting this effort swayamsevaks to remember power and work committed to Gandhi’s are thousands of volunteers that they are first productively with others? He ahimsa, but the emphasis on from the Sangh Parivar, an swayamsevaks and that has periodically irritated the incorruptibility is similar. asset seldom analysed but politics is a very different BJP and the RSS for his Let us also not forget that very real. I am told U.P. was vocation — and presumably go-it-alone style, a failing PM Narendra Modi’s original swarming with Rashtriya the RSS’s “character- that makes him somewhat calling was to be a monk, all Swayamsewak Sangh and building” is morally suspect in the view of the leading to a certain Sangh Parivar workers superior. There is no doubt collegially oriented Sangh sympathy each has for the getting people out to vote. that Mr. Modi is the most Parivar. other. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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ELSEWHERE Manafort New platform seeks to unify Hindus in U.S. had plan to American Hindu Coalition leaders say the organisation “We are not going be lean- beneit Putin ing towards any party. Any- will be unique because of its bipartisan character body who supports our plat- Associated Press form, we support them,” she Washington Varghese K George from all nationalities. Amer- ience that the notion of ‘In- said. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine bars Russia’s Washington icans who have been here dian’ American does not go The AHC website has pic- former campaign chair- entry for Eurovision A new organisation, for five or 10 generations well with the American tures of Mr. Trump and all man, Paul Manafort, KIEV launched by a group of influ- also convert to Hinduism. mainstream. “For the Democratic members of secretly worked for a Rus- Ukraine said on Wednesday ential American Hindus, We want to represent them Hindus to be part of the Congress, including non- sian billionaire to advance that it had barred Russia’s most of them of Indian des- as well,” said Sue Ghosh, mainstream of American Hindus such as Ami Bera. the interests of Russian entry for the 2017 Eurovision cent, aspires to emerge as legal counsel for the AHC, an politics, they have to give up U.S. Ambassador to the UN President Vladimir Putin a Song Contest. Ukraine’s state the political platform for all American-born Hindu. this notion of being ‘Indian’ Nikki Haley also appears on decade ago and proposed security service (SBU) said Hindus in the country re- Americans. That signals the site though she is a Chris- an ambitious political Yulia Samoylova (in picture), gardless of their ethnic ori- RSS member mixed loyalties. Religion is tian. “They all subscribe to strategy to undermine anti- a wheelchair-bound 27-year- gin. Ms. Ghosh was an early sup- constitutionally protected in the Hindu enlightenment Russian opposition across old singer, had violated The American Hindu Co- porter of President Donald America and that can be the principles,” said Ms. Ghosh. former Soviet republics, Ukrainian law by visiting alition (AHC) will be formally Trump. The Trump cam- legitimate basis of organisa- Acting as uniier: AHC will bring together Americans who The AHC will advocate The Associated Press has Crimea and would not be inaugurated in May but the paign had entrusted her with tion,” he said. believe in ‘Hindu enlightenment principles’, says chairperson strong strategic relations learnt. The work appears allowed to enter the country group has launched a web- the selection of delegates, Shekhar Tewari (right). * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT between the U.S. and India, to contradict assertions by for three years. Reuters site and started raising funds and all Maryland delegates Making America great said Ms. Ghosh. “There is a the Trump administration online and from selected for the Republican Commit- There’s already an organisa- John Jaggers, strategic ad- On the other side, we sup- convergence between the and Mr. Manafort himself North Korea’s donors. Though led by Re- tee were hand-picked by her tion called the Republican viser of the AHC. port strong national defence two countries, both in terms that he never worked for missile test fails publicans, AHC is a bipar- last year. Hindu Coalition (RHC) that The organisation plans to based on the principle of of threats and interests.” Mr. Russian interests. SEOUL tisan platform that will bring Mr. Tewari has been an claims to speak for Hindus, open an office in the Wash- peace through strength,” Ms. Tewari said the idea is to Mr. Manafort proposed A new North Korean missile together Democrats, inde- active member of the but leaders of AHC said the ington area and appoint full- Ghosh said. convince American policy- in a confidential strategy test failed on Wednesday, the pendents and anyone who Rashtriya Swayamsevak new platform would be time staff to organise events “And Hindu values are makers that good relations plan as early as June 2005 South and U.S. said. The believes in “Hindu enlighten- Sangh (RSS) and an early unique because of the bipar- with U.S. lawmakers, execut- family values, that we sup- with India are in the in- that he would influence North had ired one missile ment principles”, according supporter of the Republican tisan character that they ive officials and regulators. port.” She said the organisa- terests of America. politics, business dealings from an air base in the to Shekhar Tiwari, chairman Party while most Indian plan to bring. “The RHC is “Limited governance and tion was planning multi- “We have to speak from and news coverage inside eastern port of Wonsan on of the new organisation. Americans stayed with the limited to the Republican strong national defence are pronged measures against the perspective of American the U.S., Europe and the Wednesday morning, but the “The primary aim of the Democratic Party. He stays Party. We will reach out to our priority. We believe in the CNN for airing a docu- interests. And we have to former Soviet republics to launch “is believed to have AHC is to represent Hindus in touch with the leadership Democrats and independ- economic nationalism and mentary that portrayed bring together all patriotic benefit the Putin govern- failed”, Seoul’s Defence in America who are U.S. cit- of the RSS. Mr. Tewari says ents, whoever is willing to we wish to invest in America Hinduism in poor light re- Americans together to ment, even as U.S.-Russia AFP Ministry said. izens. Hindu Americans are he has learnt from his exper- support our platform,” said and make America strong. cently. achieve that.” relations under Republican President George W. Bush Europeans’ safety at grew worse. Mr. Manafort risk, says Erdogan pitched the plans to Rus- ANKARA sian aluminium magnate Turkish President Recep Oleg Deripaska, a close Tayyip Erdogan warned on Trump tells Republicans to fall in line on healthcare Putin ally with whom Mr. Wednesday that Europeans Manafort eventually signed risk being unsafe on the a $10 million annual con- world’s streets. “If you At least 27 GOP representatives have indicated they will vote against the bill that will replace Obamacare tract beginning in 2006, continue to behave like this, according to interviews tomorrow in no part of the Varghese K. George publicans lose more than 21 Caucus, a group of staunch meeting. “They want a tre- he said, adding that he did process,” he said after the with several people famil- world, no European... will be Washington of their own votes, in the conservatives who believe mendous health care plan, not care if he would lose the President’s meeting with the iar with payments to Mr. able to take steps on the Republican lawmakers hold- House of 430 members. the new bill does not go far that’s what we have. There’s next elections. The Repub- lawmakers. “At the end of Manafort and business re- street safely and peacefully,” ing out against the party’s “He said, ‘You all ran on enough to roll back the fed- gonna be adjustments to it, lican leadership made the day, it really is a choice — cords obtained by the AP. he said in Ankara. AFP move to replace Obamacare repealing Obamacare. Looks eral government support to but I think we’ll get the vote changes to the draft on do you want to stick with the Mr. Manafort and Mr. Deri- with a new healthcare pro- like you’d be ripe for a healthcare under Obama- on Thursday.” “I’m gonna Monday night to appease the Obamacare status quo, do paska maintained a busi- Court asks ‘Sikhism’ to gramme might face the con- primary if you don’t keep care. The group is opposed come after you,” Mr. Trump conservatives, but they were you want to stick with the ness relationship until at be included in census sequence in the 2018 Con- your promise,’” Texas Re- to refundable tax credits to told Mr. Meadows during the not impressed. Mr. Trump’s idea that we made a promise least 2009, according to ISLAMABAD gressional elections, publican Blake Farenthold help people buy insurance, meeting. attempt on Tuesday was to and we’re not going to keep one person familiar with The Peshawar High Court President Donald Trump told reporters after the Pres- among other things. Some Mr. Meadows has not press them to fall in line. it?” the Speaker said. the work. (PHC) on Wednesday told them on Tuesday. ident met with party law- members outside the Free- caved in and said he inten- Mr. Ryan said the bill has Even if the bill passes in Mr. Manafort’s plans directed the provincial At least 27 Republican makers. The implication is dom Caucus are also op- ded to vote ‘no’ if the bill is enough votes to pass on the House on Thursday, it were laid out in documents statistics department to representatives have indic- that the President could supposed to the bill. put to ballot on Thursday. Thursday. “We’ve been will face challenges in the obtained by the AP that in- include ‘Sikhism’ in the ated that they would vote port a rival of the sitting “I’m still a no, because the working with all of our Senate where the Repub- cluded strategy memor- religion column in the against the bill prepared un- Congressman for party nom- Winner vote bill that we’re currently con- members on many of their lican Party has a 52 to 48 anda and records showing national census form, Geo TV der the leadership of House ination in 2018. “We had a great meeting and sidering does not lower concerns, and I would majority. At least three Sen- international wire transfers reported. The court directed Speaker Paul Ryan and en- Mr. Trump specifically ad- I think we are going to get a premiums for the vast ma- simply say that a lot of our ators have already indicated for millions of dollars. How that the implementation of dorsed by Mr. Trump. The dressed Mark Meadows, winner vote,” Mr. Trump jority of Americans, and members concerns have that they would vote against much work Mr. Manafort the ruling should be carried bill will be defeated if the Re- chairman of House Freedom told reporters after the that’s what we need to do,” been incorporated in this the proposed law. performed under the con- out in the second phase. IANS tract was unclear.

Agence France-Presse appeal, saying he would not Geneva “allow non-governmental The UN rights chief on Wed- organisations to dictate how nesday condemned Sri to run my government”, nor Lanka’s persistent failure to heed calls to “to prosecute probe war-era atrocities, my troops”. suggesting that the government was afraid of punish- Call for foreign judges ing soldiers who committed Colombo has also asked the abuses during the conflict. UN for two more years to set The criticism from Zeid up a war-era probe, after Ra’ad Al-Hussein is the latest Mr. Sirisena’s government volley in an escalating war agreed to the terms of an of words between the October 2015 UN resolution United Nations and Sri calling for an inquiry to be Lanka over impunity for formed within 18 months. crimes committed during Mr. Hussein said any the 37-year civil war, which justice mechanism set up by ended in 2009. Colombo would need for- Seeking accountability: U.N. High Commissioner for Human eign judges in order to be Consistent failure Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein with Sri Lankan Prime Minister “credible”. “The consistent failure to ef- Ranil Wickremesinghe in February. * AP At least 1,00,000 people fectively investigate, prosec- were killed during the separ- ute and punish serious Mr. Hussein said in a speech vestigate possible war atist war between govern- crimes appears to reflect a to the UN rights council. crimes to guarantee imparti- ment forces and rebels from broader reluctance or fear Mr. Hussein and the ality. But earlier this month, the Tamil Tigers group, with to take action against mem- council have called for inter- Sri Lankan President Maith- atrocities recorded by both Parliament stalled: An air ambulance at the scene of Wednesday’s attack near the U.K. Parliament in London. At least four people bers of the security forces,” national judges to help in- ripala Sirisena rejected the sides. were killed and another 20 injured in what police said they were treating as a "terrorist" attack. * GETTY IMAGES Palestinians in Jerusalem Germany China reaches out to West Asia to acquit seek Israeli citizenship Engaging rivals such as Syria, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran, all at the same time convicted gays Atul Aneja model pioneered by Ger- tent worth around $65 bil- tious web of international Agence France-Presse Most of the 3,30,000 people are not citizens of any country BEIJING many. In his remarks as lion involving investment, diplomacy in the region? Berlin China is in the middle of a paraphrased by Xinhua, energy, space and other Global Times, a tabloid affili- The German government Associated Press Nashashibi clan, said of her complex diplomatic dance President Xi singled out “in- areas. ated with the flagship on Wednesday approved Jerusalem decision to become an Is- with West Asia, by engaging novation cooperation” as People’s Daily group has ad- plans to quash the convic- More Palestinians in east Jer- raeli. rivals such as Syria, Saudi Ar- the motor driving overall Strong relationship vised in an op-ed on Wed- tions of 50,000 men sen- usalem are applying for Is- Another Arab resident abia, Israel and Iran, all at ties with Israel. Xinhua quoted Mr. Xi as nesday that China should tenced for homosexuality raeli citizenship in hopes of said getting citizenship the same time. In turn, Mr. Netanyahu saying that China will sup- distance itself from a deeper under a Nazi-era law which swapping their vulnerable ended his numerous bureau- On Tuesday, visiting Is- narrowed down on clean en- port the Kingdom’s “Saudi involvement in West Asia’s remained in force after the status as mere city residents cratic hassles. The 34-year- raeli Prime Minister Ben- ergy, agriculture, invest- Vision 2030” plan — a blue- foggy smoke-and-mirrors war, and offer compensa- for the rights and ease of old land surveyor said he jamin Netanyahu and ment, finance and medical print for reducing Riyadh’s politics. tion. The measure marks a travel that come with an Is- simply wants to “live Chinese President Xi Jinping services among the top pri- dependence on oil, and reli- “The complexity of triumph for activists after a raeli passport. normally”. announced an “innovative ority areas. ance on other drivers of the Middle East affairs should be decades-long struggle to The citizenship debate re- Israel’s 1967 annexation of comprehensive partner- Israel hopes to participate economy such as infrastruc- fully recognised. China’s clear the names of gay men flects the unsettled status of east Jerusalem opposed by ship” between both in the Belt and Road Initiat- ture development — where ability to influence the re- who lived with a criminal Jerusalem’s 3,30,000 most of the world did not countries. ive — fast becoming a litmus China is a world leader — gion still lags behind the record under Article 175 of Palestinians who make up come with an offer of auto- test defining the health of apart from health, education U.S., the EU and even Rus- the penal code. An estim- 37% of the city’s population matic citizenship for the tens China-Israel ties any nation’s ties with China. and tourism. sia. China is faced with a ated 5,000 of those found guilty are still alive. 50 years after Israel cap- A cancelled Israeli passport of thousands of Palestinians China’s focus in the “part- Unperturbed by the com- Closer ties with Riyadh complicated geopolitical The measure follows Bri- tured and annexed the east- of a Jerusalem-born living there. nership” is on maximising plex web of rivalries and have not diluted China’s situation, and the Middle ern sector. Palestinian officials said absorption of Israel’s tech- friendships, the Chinese are strong relationship with East is not in the core area of tain’s “Turing Law” ap- Palestinian. * AP The vast majority have east Jerusalem’s globally re- nology in hi-tech and other also aiming high in building Iran, Saudi Arabia’s ar- China’s diplomatic in- proved in October, which city residency documents, 15,000 Palestinians have re- cognized status as occupied advanced domains. That ties with the region’s contro- chrival, highlighting terests,” opines the daily. offered pardons to thou- allowing them to work and quested one since 2003; of territory won’t change if dovetails well with the versial heavyweight, Saudi Beijing’s non-zero sum ap- It adds: “Under such cir- sands of men convicted of move about, but aren’t cit- those, fewer than 6,000 more Arab residents get Is- ‘Made in China-2025’ Arabia. proach to the region. cumstances, China should homosexuality before its izens of any country. For were reportedly approved. raeli passports. strategy of transitioning Chi- Last week Saudi Arabia’s China and Russia have continue its present stance decriminalisation in 1967. travel abroad, they use tem- Palestinians who have Still, there has been a rise na’s manufacturing to the King Salman bin Abdulaziz been active partners pre- and work firmly on eco- The compensation porary documents issued by sought a passport said they in applications. In 2016, a advanced level by leveraging Al Saud was in Beijing. venting “regime change” in nomic cooperation. To scheme under the new le- Israel or Jordan. had to be pragmatic. peak year, 1,081 families sub- the Internet, Big Data and With energy, and infra- Syria, which is also strongly strengthen its economic gislation includes a one-off Asking for an Israeli pass- “I didn’t want to lose my mitted applications, com- robotics among the key structure investments by backed by Iran. power and partnership in a payment of €3,000 for port still carries the stigma right” to live in Jerusalem, pared to 69 in 2003, 547 in tools. China as the centre, the two As China’s interests per- low-profile manner is the every man convicted and of implied acceptance of Is- Ruba Mueller, a descendant 2008 and 704 in 2013, the In that endeavour, China countries ended up signing meate deeper, what role right strategy for China's an additional €1,500 for raeli control, and only about of the city’s prominent Interior Ministry said. is pursuing the industry 4.0 agreements and letters of in- should Beijing play in frac- Middle East policy.” each year spent in prison. CM A ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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ASHISH RUKHAIYAR started strengthening their be extremely large in the fu- TDSAT to also hear cyber, PF disputes NIFTY 50 MUMBAI in-house resources. ture. There is around ₹6.6 PRICE CHANGE The first order issued by the “Deloitte is one of the lakh crore worth of recog- Special Correspondent NEW DELHI ACC...... 1386.40...... -26.65 recently-established Insolv- most active players in this nised NPAs in the banking Adani Ports...... 323.65...... -2.10 ency and Bankruptcy Board segment though it is too sector as of today,” said Mr The Centre has decided to Ambuja Cements...... 233.00...... -4.15 of India (IBBI) is expected to early to conclude if we need Khanna. “While the smaller wind up eight tribunals that Asian Paints...... 1057.85...... -10.85 set in motion a chain of to set up a separate entity to loans could go to the regular currently deal exclusively Aurobindo Pharma ...... 680.55...... -11.20

Axis Bank ...... 485.45...... -2.85 events at many firms, includ- house the practice as the fi- firms, large stressed assets with disputes pertaining to

Bajaj Auto ...... 2853.80...... -53.05 ing well-known consultan- nal engagement will be in the would require the expertise employees’ provident fund Bank of Baroda ...... 161.60...... -1.25 cies that are eyeing the huge name of a registered IP only,” of large firms. The initial or EPF, Competition law, Bharti Airtel ...... 338.20...... -11.70 market for stressed assets Mr. Khanna said. “We will number of cases could well Airports’ economic regula- BHEL ...... 165.85...... -3.10 and debt resolution. take a call once business over be 2,000.” tion, Information Techno- Bosch ...... 22987.20...... 84.30

BPCL...... 645.00...... 3.10 In its March 2 order, IBBI reaches a critical threshold. logy law, National highways, GETTYIMAGES/ISTOCK Cipla ...... 595.20...... 3.35 rejected an application for We are augmenting our ‘Same direction as SEBI’ railways, copyrights and for- pertise to adjudicate mat- Coal India ...... 292.15...... -0.10 registration as an Insolvency strong domestic team with Legal experts say that the eign exchange. ters relating to pricing of air- Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2629.65...... 6.40 Professional (IP) by an indi- in-house expertise in this first order from IBBI has set a The Lok Sabha on Wed- port services,” it pointed Eicher Motors...... 24541.00... -420.95 vidual who works with one of New vertical: Advisory irms are betting big on the increasing practice area from overseas tone on how it is going to in- nesday approved amend- out. GAIL (India)...... 369.00...... -1.30 the so-called Big Four con- demand for insolvency professionals. * GETTYIMAGES/ISTOCK markets such as U.K. and terpret the provisions of its ments to this effect in the Separately, the National Grasim Ind ...... 1080.10...... -11.90

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HDFC ...... 1442.30...... -16.10 must not ‘engage in any em- form a separate subsidiary insolvency professional entit- ers in this segment.” the views of other regulators. posed by the Centre, along deals with disputes under HDFC Bank...... 1430.90...... -10.05 ployment’, repeat ‘any em- with dedicated resources re- ies or IPEs wherein the ma- It is clear that the firms are “It has held that the insolv- with changes in the norms the Control of National Hero MotoCorp ...... 3314.60...... -20.10 ployment’. It envisages that a lated to insolvency and bank- jority of partners are re- betting big on a segment that ency professional work re- for tribunals, appellate Highways (Land and Traffic) Hindalco ...... 193.40...... -4.90 person must not play two ruptcy work. gistered IPs.” is showing enough signs of quires full time attention and tribunals and other boards Act of 2002 will be wound Hind Unilever ...... 904.95...... 1.50

ICICI Bank ...... 265.00...... -7.05 roles — profession and em- In a similar context, Sumit having a huge business po- would not countenance an IP associated with the adminis- up.

Idea Cellular ...... 91.30...... -1.65 ployment — simultaneously,” Dedicated resources Khanna, Partner and Na- tential. In the one-year riding two horses or more at tration of 17 central laws. Highway disputes will IndusInd Bank ...... 1376.60...... -13.65 according to the order. “Most firms, including ours, tional Head Corporate Fin- period ended September a time,” said Sumit Agrawal, The major tribunals to be now be adjudicated by the Bharti Infratel ...... 312.95...... -0.50 Practitioners in the seg- are considering forming a ance & Restructuring Ser- 2016, gross non-performing Partner, Suvan Law Advisors. relegated to history include Airport Appellate Tribunal Infosys ...... 1027.70...... -5.15 ment say that the order has separate entity or an LLP vices, Deloitte said that while assets (NPAs) as a percentage “The order brings clarity on the Competition Appellate set up under the Airport Au- ITC ...... 279.85...... -8.05 made it clear that IBBI is not where we have such dedic- it was too early to comment of gross advances jumped to eligibility norms to be an IP Tribunal, whose work will thority of India Act of 1994, Kotak Bank ...... 862.20...... 2.65

L&T...... 1529.85...... -19.20 going to grant registration to ated registered resources,” on the possible restructuring 9.1% from 5.1%, as per Re- and is in the same direction now be transferred to the which is distinct from AER-

Lupin ...... 1468.15...... 13.75 individuals in such a scenario said Ashish Chhawchharia, that firms would have to un- serve Bank of India (RBI) as SEBI or other regulators National Company Law Ap- AAT. M&M ...... 1270.85...... -23.55 and so entities that want to Partner, Grant Thornton Ad- dertake to participate in this data. expect a person who is a re- pellate Tribunal; the Air- The Railways Rates Maurti Suzuki...... 6005.80...... -70.50 be registered will have to visory. “The law does allow segment, they had already “This segment is going to gistered intermediary.” ports Economic Regulatory Tribunal for hearing matters NTPC ...... 160.75...... -1.40 Authority Appellate under the Railways Act of ONGC ...... 192.50...... -1.55

PowerGrid Corp ...... 192.10...... -1.15 Tribunal (AERAAT) and the 1989 will also cease to exist,

Reliance Ind ...... 1259.70...... -4.10 Cyber Appellate Tribunal — with its workload trans- State Bank ...... 267.50...... -4.85 whose functions will now be ferred to the Railway Claims Sun Pharma ...... 701.45...... 3.40 Oil prices a discharged by the Telecom Tribunal set up under a 1987 Tata Motors ...... 459.90...... -13.85 Quiet grocery chain debuts with bang Disputes Settlement and Ap- law. Tata Motors DVR...... 277.45...... -6.70 major pellate Tribunal (TDSAT). The Copyright Act of Tata Power ...... 86.95...... -0.70 The EPF Appellate 1957, decisions under which Tata Steel ...... 488.10...... -8.30 D-Mart’s secret sauce has been its focus on value retailing to the middle class TCS ...... 2478.95...... -7.75 hurdle: FM Tribunal’s remit would be are currently reviewed by Tech Mahindra ...... 475.40...... -1.55 transferred to the Industrial the Copyright Board, will UltraTech Cement...... 3970.25...... -37.55 Lalatendu Mishra firm’s business model. founder of TRRAIN. Special Correspondent Tribunal that examines mat- now be transferred to the Wipro ...... 500.55...... 1.90 MUMBAI It quietly built a formid- The company’s business NEW DELHI ters under the Industrial Intellectual Property Appel- YES Bank...... 1470.85...... -13.90 The spectacular debut of Av- able presence in the West- philosophy is different as it Uncertain oil prices, slow Zee Entertainment ...... 520.80...... -2.60 Disputes Act of 1947. late Board set up under the enue Supermarkets Ltd., ern, Central and parts of focuses on value retailing to global growth, ramping up Cases under the Foreign Trademarks Act of 1999. which owns and operates South India due its focused a well-defined target con- private sector investment Exchange Management Act the food and grocery retail product offerings at great sumer base from the middle and tackling banks’ non EXCHANGE RATES of 1999 would be trans- Premature termination chain D-Mart, has brought value to middle-class cus- class. It offers products that Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit performing assets or NPAs ferred from the dedicated The chairpersons and mem- except yen at 4 p.m. on March 22 into the limelight its low pro- tomers. D-Mart was incor- are generally purchased by are the major challenges fa- tribunal for foreign ex- bers of tribunals that are be- CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL file promoters and the porated in 2002 by Mumbai customers and does not op- cing the government, change matters to the Ap- ing wound up, will receive US Dollar ...... 65.24...... 65.56 unique business model the based stock broker erate a high inventory. It Union Finance, Defence pellate Tribunal constituted three months pay and allow- Euro ...... 70.39...... 70.74 company operates. Radhakrishan Damani, who makes early payments to and Corporate Affairs Min- British Pound...... 81.25...... 81.65 under the Smugglers and ances for the premature ter- While D-Mart has been is not known beyond the suppliers and thus gets ister Arun Jaitley said. Japanese Yen (100) .... 58.61...... 58.90 Foreign Exchange Manipu- mination of their tenure, Chinese Yuan ...... 9.47...... 9.52 around since 2002, it took 15 stock market circuit and de- D-Mart took 15 years to products at cheaper rates The Centre will focus on lators (Forfeiture of Prop- even as the Finance Bill Swiss Franc ...... 65.67...... 66.00 years to catch the fancy of in- velopers’ community as he catch the fancy of investors. and stays away from brands building infrastructure on erty) Act of 1976. makes significant changes in Singapore Dollar ...... 46.60...... 46.85 vestors who overwhelmingly maintains a low profile. which do not fit the require- a war footing and spend on Canadian Dollar...... 48.72...... 48.96 the terms of service and subscribed to its IPO. The The first D-Mart store grocery. Besides, D-Mart ment of its target customers. rural development, he Malaysian Ringitt ...... 14.73...... 14.82 Rationale unclear rules for appointments of share sale was sold out 104 opened in Mumbai in 2002- owns most of its stores to Besides efficient store said. India will continue to Source:Indian Bank “The rationale behind repla- such members and chair- times and on the day of its 03 and now it has grown to keep costs under control. management, the company grow at 7%-8% a year and cing certain tribunals is un- persons in the tribunals that listing the stock debuted at 118 stores operating in 45 cit- “They created an Indian has a cluster-based approach remain the world’s fastest clear,” PRS Legislative Re- will continue to operate. BULLION RATES CHENNAI more than double its issue ies spread across 9 states model adapted to Indian in expansion to ensure bet- growing economy. A fur- search said in a note on the Typically, the terms of March 22 rates in rupees with previous price. Soaring to ₹604 as and one union territory. consumers and once they ter logistics and cost reduc- ther increase in the growth rates in parentheses amendments to the Finance service of such tribunal against the allotment price While others forayed into got the model right, they ex- tion. Most of its stores are in rate would be possible if Bill. “For example, the heads and members are en- Retail Silver (1g) ...... 44.20.....(43.80) of ₹299 a share, the debut re- all lines of retail, Mr. Damani panded it,” said B.S. Nagesh, the suburbs which ensures the global economic recov- 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,784.....(2,741) TDSAT may not have the ex- shrined in the laws. flected the robustness of the confined himself to food and an industry veteran and larger foot-falls than peers. ery improves. Samsung Pay Panel shortlists 14 names rolls out in India for top jobs in PSU banks Special Correspondent NEW DELHI In a irst, bankers face psychometric tests Samsung rolled out its mobile payments service in In- MANOJIT SAHA have to take psychometric dia, using which con- MUMBAI tests – a first for government sumers will be able to With more than half a dozen banks – before the inter- make payments using their posts of chief executives of views. The psychometric cards, mobile wallets or public sector banks getting tests are to be followed by a UPI. vacant next financial year group discussion. A global Samsung Pay allows ending March 2018, a selec- talent hunt firm has assisted users to save several cards tion panel has shortlisted 14 in conducting the psycho- on the application, along candidates who will be ap- metric tests, bankers said. with linking their mobile pear for an interview slated Unlike previous occa- wallet (currently only during the last week of sions, officials from public Paytm) and UPI accounts. March. sector banks are eligible for Users will have to authen- Top posts in lenders such the interview. ticate using their biometric as the Union Bank of India, Earlier, top posts in gov- on the phone and bring the Syndicate Bank, Allahabad The top post in SBI will fall ernment banks were open to mobile closer to the Point Bank, will fall vacant in 2017- vacant next year. private sector candidates of Sale device for the trans- 18. “Fourteen bankers from but the response was not action to go through, in- various public sector banks for one year and have two encouraging. stead of swiping a card. have been shortlisted for the years of service remaining After BJP-led government “We have been working selection,” said a top banker. will be eligible for selection. assumed power in May 2014, on the payment system for Sources said the selection A selection panel com- chairman and managing dir- a year. While we have Sam- committee will identify can- prising of members of Bank ector posts in public sector sung Pay in 12 other coun- didates for four banks in this Board Bureau (BBB) and gov- banks have been separated. tries, this version is partic- round for vacancies that are ernment officials will con- ularly made for India,” arising until December. duct the interviews, bankers executive officer and man- Asim Warsi, Senior Vice Candidates who have familiar with the matter aging director is appointed President, Mobile Busi- served as an executive dir- said. and also a non-executive ness, Samsung India said. ector in public sector banks In addition, bankers will chairman. Apple cuts prices on lower-end iPads iPad updates come as the tablet market continues to decline

Associated Press bytes of storage starting at NEW YORK $399, rather than $499 be- Apple is cutting prices on fore. Apple is eliminating the two iPad models and intro- 32–gigabyte model, which ducing red iPhones, but the used to sell for $399. Nothing company held back on up- else is changing. dating its higher-end iPad Apple is also releasing a Pro tablets. red edition of the iPhone 7 A much-speculated 10.5– and 7 Plus; for each phone inch iPad Pro didn’t materi- sold, Apple is donating an alise, nor did new versions unspecified amount to HIV of existing sizes in the Pro and AIDS programmes. And lineup, which is aimed at Apple is doubling the storage businesses and creative pro- on the smaller iPhone SE fessionals. New lineup: Apple is introducing new models, including red while keeping the $399 start- The new devices are iPhones as it cuts prices of iPads. ing price. mostly refreshes of existing The new iPad Mini 4 is models. Apple unveiled 20% to 53 million worldwide weight and thickness. The available right away, while them through press releases in the final three months of display is brighter and the the standard–size iPad Tuesday rather than a staged 2016 compared with the processor faster. comes out next week, with event, as it typically does for same period in 2015. Its price starts at $329 for orders to begin Friday. The bigger product releases. 32 gigabytes of storage, new iPhone SE comes out The iPad updates come as New lineup down from $399. The stand- Friday, while the red the tablet market continues The iPad Air 2 is replaced by ard-size iPad is now cheaper iPhones are expected by the to decline, after a few years a new model simply called than the smaller Mini model. end of the month, with ad- of rapid growth. According the iPad. It retains a 9.7–inch The 7.9–inch iPad Mini 4 vance orders beginning on to IDC, tablet shipments fell screen, but gains a little now comes with 128 giga- March 24. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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BMW bike exports Special Correspondent New Delhi Homegrown mobile phone Indian irm to roll out BMW platform-based Akula in 2017-18 maker Lava on Wednesday forayed into the mid-seg- N. Anand ment smartphone category AI sees demand surge HOSUR with the unveiling of its Z after U.S. gadgets ban TVS Motor Co. Ltd., has star- series of devices. NEW DELHI ted exports of 310cc bikes “We have made signific- Air India expects a surge in made for German auto ma- ant investment towards in- demand on its lights to the jor BMW at its Hosur plant, house design, quality, man- U.S. and U.K. following a ban near Bengaluru, a top com- ufacturing and supply on laptops and tablets in pany official. chain in the past seven cabin baggage on lights InApril2013,TVShad years. We believe we are from some Islamic countries. inked a strategic partnership now capable of competing “This ban is only for the with BMW Motorrad to with premium products countries in the Middle East jointly design and develop offered by MNCs or even and Gulf, and will not afect high-end bikes to be sold Chinese or domestic hand- us at all,” Director Finance, through their respective dis- set makers,” Gaurav Air India, Vinod S Hejmadi tribution networks. Nigam, Product Head, Lava said. The airline is open to “The BMW tie-up will International said. Under adding more lights to these lead to a 310cc platform,” the Z series, the company countries, if there is an said K.N. Radhakrishnan, has introduced two phones increase in demand following President and CEO, TVS Mo- Z10 and Z25, priced at the ban. PTI tor Co. “The 310cc motor- ₹11,500 and ₹18,000, re- cycle and its engine were de- spectively. Till now, none Fast luxe: German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the new Panamera, a combo of Airtel-Jio: Ookla says its veloped jointly with BMW of the company’s phones is sports car and luxury saloon, in the Indian market. The all-wheel drive car is priced at ₹1.93 crore speed test is reliable on a common platform/ar- priced above ₹10,000. and the executive version ₹2.05 crore (ex-showroom Maharashtra). NEW DELHI chitecture.” BMW would Broadband speed testing make an official announce- irm Ookla, whose indings ment in the “coming few about Airtel as India’s fastest weeks” on production de- New markets: The company’s market share in scooters during network have been tails, pricing, distribution the third quarter of 2016-17 was close to 17%. Indian teams among top 16 in green race contested by Jio, on model and the number of Wednesday shared the broad units shipped so far, Mr. to 17% and about 8% respect- the African region to ride on methodology it uses, saying Radhakrishnan said. ively. “The industry is a strong consumer affinity 123 teams across Asia competed in designing a fuel eicient prototype vehicle it stands by accuracy and poised to grow at 8%-10% towards the brand, he said. reliability of its test. Akula model and we hope to grow faster TCA Sharad Raghavan Technology, Banaras Hindu tery electric, and hydrogen nical University for Women, “Ookla fully stands behind He said the TVS version than the industry,” Mr. Three-wheeler exports NEW DELHI University. The team’s proto- fuel cell. The competition the only all-girls team in the the accuracy and reliability of based on the BMW platform Radhakrishnan said. TVS Motor, which exports Three teams from engineer- type vehicle covered 132 kilo- was further divided into two competition, could not take the methodology used to and named Akula, would be “We had good sales in the 60-65% of its three wheel- ing colleges in India ranked metres on one kilowatt-hour types of vehicles — proto- part in the competition, hav- designate Airtel as India’s rolled out during 2017-18. first half of 2016-17,” he said. ers, saw sales of the product among the top 16 across Asia of energy. types, which are single- ing failed to complete the fastest mobile network,” it The Indian two-wheeler “During the third quarter, dip due to a decline in global in terms of the energy effi- seater, three-wheeled mandatory technical inspec- said in a statement. PTI manufacturer also plans to the company’s market share oil prices and currency de- ciency of their prototype Third attempt vehicles, and urban concept tion prior to being allowed to roll out a new scooter and a was 15%. But from Novem- valuations overseas. vehicles in a competition “This year was our third at- vehicles, which are bigger, go on the track. However, CCI invites comments on motorcycle during the com- ber to February, due to de- “The domestic market is held in Singapore over the tempt in this prestigious four-wheeled, and more they won the off-track award Dow-DuPont merger ing financial year, and invest monetisation, poor mon- completely dominated by last weekend. event,” Team AVERERA said road-worthy. While 12 Indian for ‘Perseverance and Spirit NEW DELHI ₹350 crore from internal ac- soon and other factors, the regulatory permits. As and The Shell Eco-marathon, following the event. “Our car teams qualified to take part of the Event’. “Participating Noting that the proposed cruals, to expand in the do- industry slowed down and when there are opportunit- held in Singapore for the got a staggering efficiency of in the event in Singapore, in Shell Eco-marathon Asia merger between Dow mestic market, where it aims so did the company’s ies in this market, we will first time this year, was a 131.1 km/kwhr, and we stand only three managed to actu- has helped prove to Chemical Company (Dow) to attain a share of 18% in growth. We hope the market continue to explore them,” competition in which 123 as the most fuel efficient car ally set a score on the track. ourselves and others that and E. I. du Pont de Nemours two years. TVS Motor’s ob- will pick up from April 2017 Mr. Radhakrishnan said. college teams across Asia of India and the 11th-most in The third Indian team to do machines and tools can and Company (DuPont) is jective is to gradually in- onwards.” “Nigeria and Ethiopia are competed in designing a fuel Asia.” Team Kaizen from the so, DTU Supermileage from equally belong in the hands prima facie likely to have an crease its market share from Exports have been a key most important markets. efficient prototype vehicle. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum Delhi Technological Univer- of women,” Kashika Tripathi appreciable adverse efect on a projected 14.2%-14.3% in focus area for TVS Motor, There is a decline in the in- The winners were those University, also participating sity, took part in the urban from Team Panthera said. competition, competition the year ending March 2017, which ships its products to dustry and the market has whose vehicles covered the in the same category, concept category, running “We hope to inspire more regulator CCI has sought to 15.5%-16% next year. The more than 60 countries. gone down by 25%. We hope most distance on a single clinched the 16th place with an internal combustion en- girls back home and from comments/objections/ target is to ultimately hit 18% However, exports to some the industry will recover unit of fuel — petrol, diesel, their vehicle covering 81 km gine. Their vehicle ran 81 km around the region to be bold suggestions in writing, from during the following year. African countries was im- within the year provided oil battery power, or hydrogen on one kwhr. on one litre of fuel, placing in pursuing careers in sci- any person(s) adversely The company’s market pacted amid non-availability prices stabilise,” he added. fuel cell. The best perform- The competition gave the them on the 15th spot in ence and engineering.” afected or likely to be share in scooters and motor of foreign exchange, he said. (The correspondent was in ance from an Indian team teams a choice of three cat- their category. (The correspondent was in afected by the proposed cycles during the third The company is investing in Hosur at the invitation of TVS came from Team AVERERA egories of fuel — gasoline Team Panthera from the Singapore at the invitation of move. quarter of 2016-17 was close marketing activities across Motor Company) from the Indian Institute of (either petrol or diesel), bat- Indira Gandhi Delhi Tech- Shell) EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Pujara makes it to the elite group Double promotion for Jadeja; Vijay, too, in the top rung Nandakumar Marar MUMBAI Cheteshwar Pujara moved up to Grade A in the BCCI annual players’ contracts list (period ending Sept. 30, 2017), as per the decision ‘Not sure if Kohli knows taken by the Committee of how to spell sorry’ Administrators (CoA) on NEW DELHI Wednesday. Cricket Australia chief James He will now be paid ₹2 Sutherland took a dig at Virat crore. Kohli during a chat with a radio station on Wednesday. Retainer doubled When the RJ asked him if the The player contracts’ re- India captain owed Steve tainer is doubled from ₹1 Smith an apology for crore announced by the questioning his integrity after BCCI in November 2015. the second Test, Sutherland M. Vijay has also been el- quipped: “Look, I am not sure evated from Grade B to the he knows how to spell the elite category. word!” PTI Biggest mover Kumble presents Ravindra Jadeja emerged the report to CoA biggest mover, from Grade C MUMBAI in 2015 to Grade A. Just recognition: Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara reaped the reward for some outstanding performances in the ongoing

The India head coach Anil He was earlier paid an an- international home season. * AFP Kumble has presented his nual retainer of ₹25 lakh. report on Central Contracts The annual contract re- spectively. lakh from ₹4 lakh per game), will now be ₹15 lakh. an official assignment, was and other payment structure tainer for Grade B and Grade The match fees, effective T20I (to ₹3 lakh from ₹2 Sandhya, wife of India un- handed a cheque for ₹15 lakh to be followed for the senior C have also been revised to from October 2016, has been lakh). der-19 team trainer Rajesh in recognition of his services team and support staff to the ₹1 crore and ₹50 lakh re- enhanced for ODIs (to ₹6 The match fee per Test Sawant who passed away on to Indian cricket. BCCI appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). The CoA had met Kumble, Sanjay Bangar (batting coach) and R. Yet to get Sridhar (fielding coach) on Will listen to State units’ issues, says the CoA March 8 at Bengaluru. Kumble’s report maybe update from followed from 2017-18. He, Everything will be in place by October, or latest by December: Committee chairman Rai sources confirmed, presented Amitabh his report to the CoA Kamesh Srinivasan the endeavour would be to CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC enue in terms of subsidy from last; it was thus that the Committe said, and that the chairman Vinod Rai three NEW DELHI execute the directives of the ț State units being the Board, it was pointed out player contracts were re- uncertainties would vanish Chaudhary days ago. The BCCI’s Committe of Ad- Supreme Court, the Commit- persuaded to implement that it was just a question of viewed at this juncture. once the court pronounced tee would listen to genuine is- vote. its judgement. ministrators (CoA), which in- the verdict Conceding that the team Special ‘Confidence from Ranchi teracted with the media after sues of the State units and try It was also specified that was playing merely a “night Correspondent ț Revenue in terms of will help at Dharamshala’ it met here on Wednesday, is- to address them in the best there was no room for any in- watchman’s role”, Rai said Clear mandate Mumbai subsidy from the Board DHARAMSHALA sued an assurance that India’s possible way. terpretation any more and that everything would be in “Cricket has to be delivered will remain the same The BCCI Committee of Peter Handscomb, whose interests in world cricket that things were “settled and place by October, or latest by to the people the way they CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Administrators (CoA) has unbeaten 72 on the final day would be well preserved, but Fewer difficulties written in stone”. December, and pointed out want it. The (Committee’s) saved the third Test for it would also do its bit to help Once the State associations told the Supreme Court “The difficulties are fewer the State units were being that the committee had been mandate is clear and well Australia, revealed that he other countries like Afgh- were streamlined, the work that Vikram Limaye, who than expected,” said Rai, in- persuaded to “implement the in existence only for about 50 defined,”said Rai. had hoped for Virat Kohli to anistan or Ireland to improve on players associations and was inducted into the dicating that the approach verdict”. Even though the days and had already been call the draw earlier, but the their lot. the other areas would follow, Guha spoke of how life is ICC Board at its meeting would be collaboration State units require two-thirds able to execute a lot of work. sustained pressure he had to Rai said. not about perfection, but in Dubai in the first week “We will get what we de- rather than confrontation. “If majority as per the constitu- He stressed the point that face would stand him in good compromise when necessary of February, has submit- serve, but we will also help there are genuine problems, tion to implement reforms, cricketing matters, including stead in the final match in Writing on the wall and finding a way forward. ted his report. develop other countries,” we will try and address the Committee said the issue the IPL player auction, had Dharamshala. “It was nice to He assured that everything Overall, the CoA expressed However, Amitabh said CoA chairman, Vinod them.” was “very solvable”, and that been running smoothly. get that feeling of batting would be addressed step-by- confidence that cricket and Chaudhary (joint secret- Rai, stressing that the Indian things would be done in a fair time, facing a lot of balls out Rai, and the other Commit- step, and added that “people He said the model consti- cricketers would not suffer ary), who attended the cricket board would not lose and transparent way. in the middle. That helps tee members Diana Eduljee have to see the writing on the tution had already been during this phase of trans- ICC Chief Executives’ financially. coming into the next Test and Ramachandra Guha, Assuring that everything wall.” framed and put up. ition and the execution of Su- meeting which having that self-belief, Regarding the administra- were however clear that there would remain the same as far It was mentioned that the Hyderabad would defin- preme Court order, as people happened soon after, is knowing that I can do it next tion of Indian cricket, it was was no need for any “vision” as the State units were con- focus was on players first, itely hold the inaugural may change but institutions yet to do so. Test as well,” he said. PTI announced that even though at this stage of operations, as cerned, including their rev- fans second and the officials match of the IPL on time, the carry on. Seeking directions from apex court To ensure smooth conduct of the fourth Test and the IPL Amol Karhadkar bers of the Managing Com- MUMBAI mittee / Governing Body” of The Supreme Court-appoin- all the staging associations ted Committee of Adminis- “shall be personally respons- trators (CoA) has sought dir- ible for the smooth conduct” ections from the apex court of the matches. for ensuring smooth con- The HPCA, the home turf duct of the fourth Test of the of axed BCCI president Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Anurag Thakur, has deman- the 10th edition of the Indian ded money from the BCCI Premier League, with regard for hosting the Test, as per to financial demands raised the convention in the BCCI. by all the staging associ- However, the CoA has ations. pointed out to the Supreme The request was made in Court the amount that the the second status report that HPCA has in its coffers. was submitted by the CoA to the Supreme Court on March Cash cows 17. The court is set to hear At least seven of the 10 sta- the matter on Friday, on the ging associations for the IPL, eve of the Test. starting on April 5, are yet to sign the hosting agreement In the status report, the overlackofclarityaboutbe- CoA has requested the court ing paid the staging ex- to “issue appropriate direc- penses by the BCCI. tions to ensure the smooth conduct of the fourth Test According to the hosting between India and Australia agreement, the home fran- by the Himachal Pradesh chise and BCCI each pay the Cricket Association (HPCA) respective host association as well as the smooth con- ₹30 lakh per game. While duct of IPL matches by the the franchises pay before the State / Member Associations start of the season, the BCCI specified.” pays State associations after The CoA has also taken the season. due care to avert attempts of The State associations had any possible sabotage of any demanded confirmation of the matches by requesting about receiving the amount the court to make “the mem- from the BCCI. CoA asks SC to dismiss all petitions ‘Applications are part of the modus operandi of State/Member associations’

G. Viswanath On some associations wherein the representatives ment of the BCCI and people Mumbai seeking permission from the of State associations (includ- acquainted with legal as- The Committee of Adminis- Supreme Court to convene a ing those who have filed ap- pects to ensure that the trators, in its second status Special General Meeting to plications) discussed the ICC BCCI’s interests are protec- report, has requested the Su- discuss the proposed governance and financial ted and that it would wel- preme Court to dismiss the changes in the ICC gov- structure in detail, extract- come suggestions from State several petitions filed by ernance and financial struc- ing the part of the minutes associations and people who some BCCI associations. ture, the CoA has conveyed that states: “A revision of the have knowledge on the par- “It appears to the CoA to the apex court that the as- financial structure by which ticular matter. that the applications are part sociations have not complied the BCCI gets a major share of the modus operandi of with several orders of the and the other boards also Finally the CoA has urged State/Member associations court and said: “Seeking to enough to help them de- the Supreme Court to issue to stall the implementation convene/attend a SGM of velop and promote their appropriate directions for of the (administrative) re- BCCI is an attempt to deflect cricket should be wel- formal adoption of the MoA forms in some pretext or the attention from their non- comed.” and rules and regulations of other,” the report said. compliance. It is also an at- the BCCI that are required to “[T]he above applications tempt to seek legitimacy ‘Matter discussed’ implement the reforms, and are nothing but an attempt where none exists.” The CoA has also told the Su- to pass such other or further to re-agitate issues that have The CoA has specifically preme Court that it had dis- orders as the Court deems already been adjudicated drawn attention to the BCCI cussed the ICC matter with appropriate in the facts and upon.” SGM of February 19, 2016, the professional manage- circumstances. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 16 SPORT THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Kerala faces a tough Goan test ‘Kohli should not be bothered by reports’ Bengal takes on Mizoram for a place in the summit round He’s an innings away from a ton: Clarke M.R. Praveen Chandran BAMBOLIM Press Trust of India “I don’t think even Steve Wayne Rooney Kerala faces a severe test New Delhi Smith would bother about returning to Everton? when it takes on host Goa in Former Australia captain Mi- what the Australian media is LONDON one semifinal of the 71st Na- chael Clarke has said that In- saying. In fact both the cap- Manchester United skipper tional football champion- dia skipper Virat Kohli tains would be telling their Wayne Rooney is likely to ship, for the Santosh Trophy, should not be “bothered” by teams to concentrate on make a return to his boyhood at GMC stadium, Bambolim a couple of Australian journ- how to win in Dharamshala. club Everton this summer. here on Thursday. alists who are trying to “tar- “It is more like the Ashes According to a report in The The Group B winner will nish his image”. 2005 we played where every Independent, sources close to be up against a rejuvenated Australia’s Daily Tele- Test was life and death and both Everton and United feel Goan side which, despite graph in its report had com- the players gave it all on the at this point the deal is “likely scraping through to the alst pared Kohli to the US presid- field. But off the field, both to happen”, completing what four, will be a formidable op- ent Donald Trump. teams remained friends. It is would be a romantic return ponent on home turf. Goa “Just like President only befitting of the way this to his boyhood team in what had staged a fine comeback Trump, Kohli decided to series has been played that could be a free transfer. ANI against defending champion blame the media as a means it will be decided in the last LA bidding only for Services to qualify as Group of trying to hide the egg Test.” 2024 Olympics A runner-up. smeared right across his Clarke said that Kohli was Though Goa hasn’t been face,” the report stated to one innings away from get- LOS ANGELES dominant, despite possess- Kohli’s allegations about ting a big score. “Virat is Los Angeles Olympic bid ing players with experience, Australian team disrespect- tough and if you’re number organisers on Tuesday Getting ready: The Kerala squad trains ahead of the semiinal against host Goa. it showed traces of its ability ing physio Patrick Farhart. one, then you have got to be reiterated that officials while coming back from a Youngsters Asharudeen and State title’s drought. North Eastern Side. However, Clarke on Wed- tough. That’s how champi- remained focused on staging goal down to beat a tough SANTOSH TROPHY Muhammed Parakkottil have The 31-time champion Mizoram crushed Rail- nesday firmly supported the ons play. He may come up the Games in 2024. opponent like Services. If the also pulled their weight in West Bengal has quietly been ways 5-1 in its last match India captain. with a big century and win “Los Angeles is the right city outcome of the last match is expected the Goans to crack the attack. efficient and progressed to making its 1-4 loss to Kerala “... What Virat did, even India the series in Dharam- at this critical time for the the yardstick, then the mo- under pressure. However, a leaky defence the semifinals as winner of look like an aberration. Smith would have. Bear in sala,” Clarke said. “Expecta- Olympic Movement and is mentum is with Goa. “They will be under pres- has been a worry and Kerala Group A. Manavir Singh, The nimble-footed and mind, I love Kohli and the tions from him are so high only bidding for 2024,” a Kerala rested several first sure to perform well in front will have to shore it up if it is Moirangthem Basanta Singh sharp Mizoram strikers Australian public love him. I that everytime he steps out statement from LA 2024 said. AFP choice players and tested its of their home crowd. Goa is to advance further. and Shikhom Ronald Singh would be more than a hand- always somehow find an to bat, people want him to bench strength against Ma- a good side but not an un- Goan coach Mateus Costa, have made their presence ful for the Bengal defence. Australian in him the way he score centuries.” Arsene Wenger harashtra. The second string beatable one. We have issues who was in the stands to wit- felt. Lalsangbera, Lalpurnia, Lal- plays and I absolutely love He said that once again denies PSG rumour side struggled and was badly in defence but I expect the ness Kerala’s loss to Maha- Though Bengal created lot chhuanawma have been how he accepts challenges. toss would be a deciding PARIS exposed by a rampaging Ma- boys to play sensibly,” he rashtra, will be hoping that of chances, the prodigality of among the goals. It’s just two or three report- factor and India would be in Arsenal manager Arsene harashtra side. said. his boys will take advantage its strikers, especially Man- But the Mizoram defence ers who are trying to tarnish trouble if there is any mois- Wenger has denied he has Kerala coach Shaji, wary Among the four teams, of Kerala’s weakness in de- avir, is a worry. has struggled against the him but Virat shouldn’t be ture left on the strip. “India been offered a two-year deal of the Goan resurgence, was Kerala scored the maximum fence. Coach Mridual Kanti high ball and this weakness bothered,” Clarke said. will be silly to leave any to become PSG coach. “It is a not ready to dwell too much number of goals and also He shrugged off the talk of Banerjee said Mizoram was exposed by Kerala. The Clarke said even Steve moisture on the Dharam- false rumour. That is what on to the Maharashtra de- conceded the most. Striker pressure and said his team would be a tough opponent taller Bengal players will try Smith won’t be bothered by shala pitch. I have a feeling, you call fake news. I formally feat. Admitting that Goa will Jobby Justin has been the was capable of playing under and his boys will have to play to exploit this frailty on what Australian media was the captain winning the toss deny it,” Wenger said. AP be a tough opponent, Shaji linchpin of the attack. pressure and ending the at their best to beat the Thursday. writing. should win the Test.”

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC FIFA team satisied but CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC\ ROUND-UP \ Mukesh Kumar takes a Indians win VJA in semiinals eight medals NEW DELHI: Delhi Ranji ‘Delhi cannot be caomplacent’ Press Trust of India player Shivam Sharma one-stroke lead New Delhi scored a match-winning 74 Special Correspondent core requirements but Delhi while Avinash Gange made NEW DELHI U-17 WORLD CUP Shamim at the second spot, followed by Chikkarangappa Indian para athletes bagged cannot settle only for that,” 47 as Vidya Jain Academy eight medals, including The Jawaharlal Nehru Sta- Ceppi added, making it clear beat Surender Khanna three gold, at the ninth dium here is racing against ent. The more aesthetic mat- Y.B. Sarangi that the venue and the city Academy by seven wickets Fazza International IPC time to be in shape for the ters like painting would be KOLKATA had a long way to go before it to enter the semifinals of Athletics GP in Dubai. FIFA Under-17 World Cup addressed closer to the ac- could boast of being among Seasoned golfer Mukesh Ku- the Sai DevelopZone Cup. With three gold, one sil- matches later this year. tual tournament,” he added. the best in the world. mar scored a fine four-under The scores: SKA 210 for eight ver and four bronze medals The latest round of inspec- Admitting that FIFA had 68 and took a one-stroke in in 40 overs (Vivek Bhati 77, on the second day of com- tions for the six host cities, originally expected all infra- No back-up venue lead with a two round total Sumit Mathur 49, Ayush petitions, India is currently led by FIFA Head of Tourna- structure work to be com- of 137 in the Kolkata Classic However, they categorically Kharab three for 14, Harpreet seventh out of 48 particip- ments Jaime Yarza, began pleted by now, Yarza said the championship at the Royal dismissed any talk of back-up three for 54) lost to VJA 211 ating countries. here on Wednesday and revised deadline was the end venue, saying in case of a for three in 36.1 overs (Shivam Calcutta Golf Club course while the 21-member delega- of April for all core infra- here on Wednesday. catastrophe the tournament Sharma 74, Avinash Gange 47, Gurjar the star tion was satisfied with the structure. “That includes the may be held across five in- Karan Chaudhary 37). Shamim Khan, who also general progress, Yarza competition area, renovation had a 68, was at the second Sundar Singh Gurjar was stead of six venues, while Hari Singh Academy wins made it clear that the pace of of the referee rooms, the place, followed by overnight the star among the Indians stressing that “willingness as he won a gold each in work needed to pick up. doping control room, med- and readiness” would be Sachin Chaudhary took joint leader S. “It is important to note ical areas, the media three wickets for just 20 Chikkarangappa, who men’s javelin (F-46) and dis- taken into account while al- cus (F-46). that we don’t have much tribunes and media areas, locating the bigger matches runs and Rohit Chaudhary carded a 71 to be on 139. time and there are a lot of certain renovations have to made an unbeaten 37 to Four shots away from the Gurjar, 21, who lost his across the venues. The draw left hand in an accident two improvements still needed,” be done to the VIP area as would be held in July with a help Hari Singh Academy leader, Indian Open cham- Yarza, who had visited last well,” he hoped. beat Delhi Blues Club by pion S.S.P. Chowrasia was years ago, recorded a best final inspection by the FIFA effort of 60.33m, a whop- year before the final six cities What both made clear was team just before that. four wickets in the Stranger tied for the fourth place with were shortlisted, said when that, as the first-ever FIFA Original cricket tourney. two others, N. Thangaraja ping 11m more than the Yarza also admitted that asked about the venues. event in the country, Delhi The scores: and Sujjan Singh, after se- second best. FIFA was monitoring the air had to lift its standards. curing a two-under score. He measured 44.56m in quality of the city closely, Delhi Blues 135 in 35.5 overs Key areas of concern “Delhi is a very important Altogether 54 profession- discus, over 5m clear of the specially since the matches (Vikas Bagri 25, Arjun Singh 25, His key areas of concern city in the world and I think als made the cut, which was rest of the field. would be held around Di- Sachin Chaudhary three for 20, were the competition and the stadium has to look really declared at five-over 149. The third gold for India wali, and said that any offi- Sachin Kumar three for 24) training areas. “The competi- top-notch. This is the capital Mukesh, who claimed his Smooth sailing: Mukesh Kumar scored a ine four-under 68 in was bagged by Narender cial statement would be lost to HSA 136 for six in 31.3 tion areas are only partially of the country and it cannot maiden Asian Tour title last the Kolkata Classic on Wednesday. Ranbir in men’s javelin made only after receiving overs (Rohit Chaudhary 37 done. Also, for the players, settle for just meeting the re- n.o., Sagar Singh four for 27). year at 51 years of age, (F-44) with an effort of medical opinion on the pol- the training sites and pitches quirements. All the centres showed the magic of his ror-free four-under card. His The scores: 47.75m, a release from lution levels and its effects on Easy for Aryan Club are very important. The offi- should strive to be the best in steady hands at the greens. inherent composure helped 137: Mukesh Kumar (69, 68); Paralympic Committee of young athletes. cials here have a very good the country and we are try- Suyash Kumar and Vipin Be it a 25-footer birdie putt the Delhi based golfer to see 138: Shamim Khan (70, 68); India said. plan but they need to finish ing to make sure that hap- While two of the training Singh picked up three on the fourth hole or a two- off difficult situations, in- 139: S. Chikkarangappa (68, The other Indian medal- it. These two are the key pens as soon as possible,” areas would be within the wickets each as Aryan Club footer on 16th, he sank the cluding a 30-foot putt to gain 71). lists were Anandan Gun- areas for me, that all compet- Yarza said. JLN Complex, Delhi Univer- beat York Club by seven ball with confidence. He also a shot on the eighth. Starting 141: S.S.P. Chowrasia (71, 70), asekaran (silver, 400m ition areas are finished in “Delhi cannot be compla- sity would be the third train- wickets in the Swastik Cup. gained a shot apiece on from the 10th hole, Shamim N. Thangaraja (70, 71) and Suj- men, T-42/44/46), time,” he said. cent. The stadium was beau- ing site and Sudeva FC was The scores: eighth, 14th and 15th. also had birdies on 12th, 16th jan Singh (70, 71); 142: Gaurav Ramkaran Singh (bronze, confirmed as the fourth Tournament director tifully built for the 2010 Com- York Club 109 in 26.3 overs Nevertheless, the lone bo- and fifth. Pratap Singh (70, 72), Feroz 800m men, T-13/20), Surjit Javier Ceppi explained that monwealth Games and we training ground in Delhi. (Lavit Ahuja 33, Suyash Kumar gey on 10th, where Mukesh Chowrasia had an event- Singh Garewal (69, 73) and Singh (bronze, shot put seeding at training sites was need to bring back the The delegation will next three for 31, Vipin Singh three missed a three-foot after re- ful round, consisting of six Mithun Perera (70, 72). men, F-40/41/42), Rohit on. “The grass needs to settle splendour, which includes move to Goa, followed by Ko- for 25) lost to Aryan Club 110 covering from rough, re- birdies and four bogeys. 143: Om Prakash Chouhan (69, (bronze, 400m men, T-11/ down which takes 60-90 hygiene, painting, cleanli- chi, Navi Mumbai and Guwa- for three in 18.4 overs (Salman mained the only blot on his Chiragh Kumar, who 74), Deepinder Singh Kullar 12/13), and Pramod K. Ya- days. As long as seeding hap- ness, landscaping etc. They hati before finishing its tour Khan 34 n.o., Navneet Kumar near-perfect card. shared the lead overnight, (70, 73), Sanjeev Kumar (70, dav (bronze, 400m men, pens in time, we are confid- are not part of the minimum in Kolkata. 33 n.o.). Shamim returned an er- was joint 14th on 144. 73) and Rahul Bajaj (73, 70). T-42/44/46).

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 Stiff boor broken with limited 2 Rex — one in story — is easily cudgel (7) broken (7) Analysing human mind 8 12 Nervous complaint following 3 One who discards throws out The real purpose of scriptural teachings is to establish that 9 10 disparate sale of band (7) head bouncer (7) Truth cannot be beyond reason or experience. Vidyaranya 13 Greeting from rebel to the adopts this rational stance in Panchadasi, his famous text on queen (5) 4 Son cautioned about not Advaita Vedanta, pointed out Sri Goda Venkateswara 11 12 14 Frequency of chic detectives having a pulling power (9) Sastrigal in a discourse. There is a clear analysis of the hu- taking a measure at the man mind and its workings and the acharya shows the role 5 Social class we're told to of the mind in spiritual realisation. 13 14 15 church (9) discard (5) The mind is something very strange and at the same time 16 Burning desire of extreme very powerful. It depends on the organs of sense, the jnan- party to take on a country (9) 6 Eve's irst dream revolves endriyas and those of action, the karmendriyas, for its func- 16 17 18 19 20 around snatching lover's top 19 A large number inside to move tions in relation to external objects. If the senses are the ex- stone (7) laterally (5) ternal organs, the mind is the internal organ and is known as antakarana. It controls and directs these ten senses of 21 22 23 21 Held the will I cited as 7 Pa on the reitted carriage (7) unauthorised (7) knowledge and the organs of action. 8 Buildings set in a city for But where is it located within the body? It is held that it is 23 Backache arising out of you 24 25 people to live in (8,6) present in the whole body, but its seat is in the heart and inally taking part in a difficult brain perhaps. The analogy of the lamp, the source that gambol (7) 15 Fraud is almost slack in plan spreads light all over the room from the place where it is 26 27 24 Former patient admits editor to nab a man (9) situated, is often quoted to illustrate this. after dismissing a model — it's The mind modifies itself continuously and hence is con- appropriate (9) 17 Backsliding by careless leapers Solution to puzzle 11961 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku sidered fickle as it is constituted of the three gunas: satva, ra- (7) 25 To South Arcot these young S U R C E A S E L U M B E R jas and tamas. These modes of nature are difficult to define, ■ ACROSS O O Q T N U E but can be recognised according to their effects. The mind is people get glossy fabrics (5) 18 Two men together produce 1 Collector's opening bid for F I S T U L A P A D D I N G invested with a fourfold ability to think, understand with the 26 Old lover embracing girl is one paving material (7) T T I T A E L I small boxes (7) S E R E N G E T I R A T I O help of buddhi or intellect, decide the pros and cons on the who does a lot of walking (6) E U E O N L I N 5 Look back in the limits of 19 Review my post with irst basis of ahankara or ego, and also remember with the aid of 27 I seem to be tossed about L A M P E F F I C I E N T memory. Changanacherry — it's shiver- medico for a sign of illness L P T N E F among Poles in retributive inducing (6) (7) P A R A C H U T E P O L O If the senses give the knowledge of the objects, the mind justice (7) M D L E H A N O enquires into the merits and demerits of whatever the 9 One in a section of church is A N V I L A M E N D M E N T 20 Cabinets for old-fashioned senses perceive. ingenuous (5) ■ DOWN S E M R N J T S underwear? (7) S E R V A N T E G O T I S T A keen spiritual aspirant can utilise the extraordinary 10 Reckless person's road speed 1 Devices that don’t help igures I S L C I M E powers of the mind and strive to know the Truth and dis- recalibrated (9) in birth register to go up (14) 22 Bond's market ploy (3-2) F E E B L E S K I N D E E P card the unnecessary in his quest.

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IN BRIEF Ramya Vijay Sundar stages a ONGC begins with a win advances Sports Bureau brave ightback First-time entrant Central Railways puts up a spirited challenge NEW DELHI Qualifier Ramya Natarajan Sriram Balaji also stretched Rayan Rozario made the pre-quarterfinals Special Correspondent Coimbatore FEDERATION CUP with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Barbara Bonic of Serbia in THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Raptors gore Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (26 the $15,000 ITF women’s Bulls points) and Amritpal Singh Central Railways coach Second-seeded N. Sriram tennis tournament in TORONTO (19 points) did the bulk of the Hanif Patel was pleased with Balaji and sixth-seed N. Vijay Egypt. DeMar DeRozan crowned a scoring as defending cham- his team’s performance. Sundar Prashanth were Natasha Palha went 42-point display with a pion ONGC (Uttarakhand) forced to dig deep before ad- “We lost, but not without down in three sets to sev- crucial overtime basket as defeated first-time entrant vancing to the quarterfinals a fight. ONGC is a strong side enth seed Caroline Romeo Toronto Raptors came from Central Railways (CR) 75-64 of the Indian Oil-ITF Futures and our boys made a match of France in the same behind to down Chicago Bulls in the men’s Group B league tennis tournament at the out of it. We played four of tournament. 122-120 in a bruising NBA of the 31st Federation Cup TTC courts here on our tall players, but still The resutls: $15,000 ITF battle on Tuesday. basketball championship Wednesday. struggled to beat the ONGC men, Manama, Bahrain: Other results: Clippers 133 bt here on Wednesday. Pitted against Mohit defence. That was because Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Lakers 109; Bucks 93 bt Trail Mayur, Balaji was stretched ONGC fielded its top five they stood taller than our Michal Konecny (Cze) bt Blazers 90; Spurs 100 bt to the limit before he came at the start, but they failed to boys. “Also, Rakesh our key Shahbaaz Khan 6-2, 6-1. Timberwolves 93; Warriors through 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 while fire early. Central Railways player failed to perform to Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): 112 bt Mavericks 87; Pelicans Vijay displayed tremendous cashed in on the chance and his potential though Melvin Anderson Reed & Matt See- 95 bt Grizzlies 82; Nets 98 bt character as he rallied to raced to a 6-2 lead in the did a great job,” added the berger (US) bt Isa Mammet- Pistons 96; Heat 112 bt Suns opening minute with Raj beat Tejas Chaukulkar 3-6, 7- former international. gulyyev (Tkm) & Shahbaaz Sriram Balaji. * S. MAHINSHA 97. AGENCIES Kalbhok shooting twice from 6(2), 6-3 in another long- The results: Men: Army Service Khan 6-2, 4-6, 10-5. outside the ring. ONGC did drawn battle. Prajnesh Gunneswaran bt Jui- Joshna advances, Dipika Corps & Centre (Karnataka) 57 $15,000 ITF women, Sharm its best to keep the young Balaji seemed to be well Chen Hung (Tpe) 6-3, 6-4; N. exits from British Open (Isaac Thomas 16, Shashi Kumar El Sheikh, Egypt: Singles in control as he took the Vijay Sundar Prasanth bt Tejas HULL shooter in check. Impressive performance: Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (9), who 13, Jeethendar Singh 13) bt In- (first round): Caroline Romeo first set with two breaks of Chaukulkar 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3; Joshna Chinappa, seeded Later, after tightening the scored 26 points, tries to get past the Central Railways dian Air Force 51 (Narendra Ku- (Fra) bt Natasha Palha 6-3, * serve. But, an inspired Mo- Vishnu Vardhan bt Anurag 12th, defeated four-time screws, it went into attack defence. S. SIVA SARAVANAN mar 20, Joginder Singh 10); 5-7, 6-2; Ramya Natarajan bt hit had the second-seed in Nenwani 6-1, 6-4; Haadin Bava champion Rachael Grinham of mode through Bhriguvanshi ONGC (Uttarakhand) 75 Barbara Bonic (Srb) 6-1, 6-4; Central Railways team man- charts had it not concen- bt Rishab Agarwal 7-5, 6-2; Australia 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, and Amritpal. (Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 26, Am- Emily-Webley Smith (GBR) bt all sorts of trouble after that. aged to stay close with ONGC trated too hard on its de- Jayesh Pungliya bt Hong Kit 12-10 to advance to the It was the former, in fact, ritpal Singh 19) bt Central Rail- Sai Samhitha 6-4, 6-4. Engaging his opponent in leading 43-32 at the break. fence. “It was our first match Wong (Hkg) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5; N. who made a big difference. ways 64 (C. Amit 22, Ak- rallies and then using his second round of the British Sriram Balaji bt Mohit Mayur Standing at over six-foot, the It was ONGC’s brilliance in so it took some time for us to shadeep 11). forehand to telling effect, Open squash championship Jayaprakash 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. V.M. playmaker showed great ball the second half that decided settle down,” said ONGC Indian girls Mohit had Balaji on the run on Tuesday. However, Dipika Women: Telangana 70 (Divya Ranjeet bt Jeson Patrombon control. He cut down pace the outcome of the game. It coach Amit Kumar. in the second. However, Bal- Pallikal lost to fifth-seeded Palanivel 15, Aswathy 14, M. (Phi) 7-6(5), 6-4; Dalwinder time and again and pressed rested its stars, barring He had words of praise for post win aji was quick to regain focus, Laura Massaro of England Gayathri 10) bt Punjab 39 Singh bt P. Vignesh 7-6(5), 6-1. on the power button when it Bhriguvanshi, and tested its the Central Railways side. and hit his stride to wrap up 11-4, 11-5, 11-13, 11-1 in the (Gagandeep 10); Kerala 74 (P.R. Doubles: Kunal Anand & Anvit Special Correspondent the third set — again with first round, while Sauarv mattered most to make it dif- bench which did the finish- “They were really good. Surya 16, P.G. Anjana 13) bt Bendre bt Chandril Sood & Lak- NEW DELHI two breaks — and the match. Ghosal Saurav lost in the final ficult for Railways. ing well. ONGC was all over They were all new players Delhi 36 (Sahiba Maan 12); shit Sood 6-3, 6-3; N. Sriram round of qualifiers to Alan Amritpal offered him Railways for most part of the and it was quite natural that Tamil Nadu 72 bt West Bengal The Indian girls scored a Vijay, in contrast, found Balaji & Vishnu Vardhan bt Clyne of Scotland 11-7, 11-4, great support and the points last quarter. Railways could they came out with new 67; Southern Railway 69 bt Ch- morale-boosting 2-1 win himself in deep trouble as Haadin Bava & Fahad Mo- 11-4. started to flow. However, the have matched the points ideas.” hattisgarh 51. over Pacific Oceania in its Chaukulkar got up a set led hammed 6-3, 7-5; Jui-Chen last league match of the 4-0 lead in the second. But India loses to Hung (Tpe) & Hong Kit Wong Asia the sixth-seed clawed his (Hkg) bt Tejas Chaukulkar & J. Korea SHOOTING Oceania Junior Fed Cup way back, and once the Pungaliya 3-2 retired; Aryan BANGKOK India edges Cambodia under-16 tennis tourna- match was levelled, it was Goveas & Dhruv Suresh bt Mo- The Indian boys lost to Korea ment at the DLTA Complex Vijay all the way. hit Mayur & N. Vijay Sundar 1-2, but they had already Elizabeth on target on Wednesday. The results (second round): Prashanth 3-6, 7-6(4), [10-4]. ensured their entry into the Press Trust of India FRIENDLY After having lost to quarterfinals of the Asia Special Correspondent Phnom Penh (Cambodia) took the bronze ahead of Chinese Taipei and Uzbek- Oceania World Junior New Delhi Omkar Singh despite being The Indian football team mugam Venkatesh, eked out istan, India had been out of under-14 tennis tournament Elizabeth Susan Koshy tied on 576. broke an 11-year-old jinx of a solitary-goal win over contention for a spot in the here on Wednesday. clinched the women’s rifle not winning a match away Pakistan. The results: Men: 25m centre knock-out stages, and its The results (league): Korea bt 3-position gold 6.1 points from home as it beat Cam- The win will boost the In- fire pistol: 1. Pemba Tamang will now fight for the ninth India 2-1 (Woodan Song lost ahead of qualification top- bodia 3-2 in an international dian side ahead of its AFC 579; 2. Anhad Jawanda 578; 3. place beginning with a to Divesh Gahlot 5-7, 7-5, 4-6; per and former World friendly here on Asian Cup Qualifiers first leg Jewon Jeon bt V.M. Sandeep Samaresh Jung 576. Juniors: 1. match against Kazakhstan Champion Tejaswini Sawant Wednesday. match against Myanmar 6-1, 6-1; Jewon Jeon & Anhad Jawanda 578; 2. Anish on Thursday. in the 11th Sardar Sajjan India — currently at 132nd scheduled for March 28 in Hyeondeok Yoon bt Nishant 576;3.KaranSheoran568. The results (league): Dabas & Sandeep 6-2, 6-4). Singh Sethi Masters shoot- Women: 50m rifle 3-position: in the FIFA rankings — was Yangon. India bt Pacific Oceania 2-1 ing championship in 1. Elizabeth Susan Koshy 453.0 given a tough fight by Cam- Sunil Chhetri (35th), Jeje [Salsa Aher bt Naia Guitton TV PICKS Tughlakabad. (575); 2. Tejaswini Sawant bodia, which is 41 places be- Lalpekhlua (49) and 6-1, 6-1. In men’s centre fire pis- 446.9 (580); 3. Anjum Moudgil low it. Sandesh Jhingan (52) found Humera Shaik lost to Carol WC 2018 Qualifiers: Sony tol, Pemba Tamang pipped 436.5 (573). Juniors: 1. Disha The last time India the target for India, while Young Suh Lee 6-1, 6-2; Salsa Six, Sony ESPN & Sony Six junior gold medallist Anhad Yadav 441.5 (559); 2. Zenab emerged victorious was way Cambodia scored through Aher & Humera Shaik bt Naia HD, Sony ESPN HD, 2 a.m. & Jawanda by one point for Hussain 438.4 (559); 3. Shreya back in 2006 when the Khoun Laboravy (36) and Guitton & Carol Young Suh 4.30 a.m. (Friday) the gold. Samaresh Jung 427.1 (565). team, captained by Shan- Chan Vathanaka (62). Lee 6-4, 6-0]. ‘Cannot fall out of sync with the Olympic Charter’ SAI DG says management of various federations has to be professional

Special Correspondent cause this is cricket specific. [that the federation rather BENGALURU This may not be relevant for than the athlete should Injeti Srinivas, Secretary Olympic sports. So long as choose the latter’s training (Sports), Ministry of Youth we are keeping the Olympic venue and schedule]. This Affairs and Sports, and Dir- charter as our touchstone, I sort of total independence to ector General, Sports Au- don’t see any possibility of an athlete need not be gener- thority of India, visited the us going wrong. ally correct. Very few ath- SAI South Centre here on On the restructured sports letes have that understand- Wednesday. code: There are the age and ing of where they should go tenure guidelines. Then, to train. So appropriately, He met National campers having fair and transparent the federation should have a and SAI staff and will on elections. With issues like say on that. Thursday inaugurate an players’ welfare, there is a aqua-therapy facility on the The TOP scheme will con- big gap. premises. Srinivas spoke to Injeti Srinivas. tinue. Now we will focus Then comes the area of more on a structured camp the press on a number of out of the goodness of disputes. The government is approach and camp discip- topics. heart...this will not do. It is a certainly of the view that the line. I feel many times there The excerpts: very competitive world IOA should hold the pre-em- are injured athletes...ath- today. Then there are selec- On the possibility of ex- inent position of settling dis- letes with chronic injuries tending Lodha commit- tion issues, grievance re- putes in a fair and transpar- also participate in competi- dressal, governance issues, tee’s cricket reforms to ent manner. Empirical tions. other sports: The National evidence shows that it has conflict of interest etc. This will not help us. This Sports Development Code is miserably failed. More than Another major issue is will have to be arrested. 99% aligned to the Olympic half a dozen Olympic sports whether this will be in the of the time, we may have to charter and it will continue are under huge dispute and form of a code or a legisla- address issues for the ath- to be aligned. If we want to it is damaging the prospects. tion. lete, but 1% of the issues, the be a part of the Olympic Maybe something else has to These are decisions to be athlete also will have to ad- movement, we cannot fall be thought of. Will it be a taken by the government at dress. out of sync with the Olympic tribunal, a panel, or an om- the highest level and then by Charter. budsman? We need to look the parliament. The commit- Discipline is very import- If you look at it broadly, into that. Whatever we do, tee is more or less coming to ant. There will be zero toler- there is not much difference we should not throw the a conclusion. A few sittings ance for unauthorised ab- between what the Lodha baby out with the bathwater. and they should wind up sence from now. Committee has said and Then, there is the man- their work. This can mean expulsion what the code has said. 70- agement of federations; this Reviewing aspects of the from the camp. The system 80% of it is common. Certain has to be professional. Work- Target Olympic Podium cannot work without discip- differences are mainly being part-time, voluntarily, scheme: It’s a fair comment line. ‘India has potential to win medals in Tokyo’ Boxing coach Nieva feels the need for a long-term goal to achieve success

Y.B. SARANGI our standards.” achieve anything. It has to be mission, where he has been KOLKATA An International Boxing a long-term one. For the involved in several import- Despite his extensive expos- Association (AIBA) three-star Tokyo Olympics, we have got ant recommendations and ure to different styles of box- coach with the experience of just three years, which is a rule changes, said his areas ing, Santiago Nieva, who has competing and coaching in short time. We can hope for of operation included coach- been chosen to coach the Argentina (with Cuban, Latin medals in 2020, but if we ing the coaches and groom- country’s men boxers to American and North Amer- work from now and put in ing boxers at the grass-roots greater glory in the ican influences) and at his place a good system, then level. Olympics, admits that he present base in Sweden we have a better chance to “Working with the needs to know more about (with Russian and other be among the best in 2024.” coaches is one of the main India and its boxing culture European influences), Nieva Nieva, who has been areas. I have worked on this before formulating his action noted that “the boxers and roped in for the 2020 area my whole life. Besides, plan. coaches here have got high Games, said the fact that In- we have to focus on the Speaking to The Hindu ambitions. India has the po- dian boxing had a culture of grass-roots development as after having a feel of a camp tential to win medals in 2020 continuing with good that’s where the boxers in Delhi, Nieva said, “Right Tokyo Olympics.” coaches, for example Cuban come from.” now I am learning things However, the 42-year-old, coach B.I. Fernanadez in the For Nieva, the immediate about Indian boxing, I am a former World No. 1 who past, should help the coun- assignments will be the doing some research and has done a high perform- try in developing a sound Asian championship to be talking to people. We must ance coaching course, said system. held in Tashkent in the last compare ourselves with the the country must pursue a week of April and the World best nations in the world and long-term goal. Area of operation championship in Hamburg need to put in place a box- “If we have a six-month Nieva, who is the secretary from August 25 to Septem- ing-specific plan to improve calendar, then we cannot of the AIBA Coaches’ Com- ber 3. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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PITTSFIELD never catch me doing this Since then, Kevin Cole- Associated Press Chuck Berry’s inal studio For some juvenile offenders, stuff if I didn’t have to, but man, a founding member of NEW HAVEN album to be out in June their choice is straight out of it’s taught me teamwork and Shakespeare & Company, He recently had a polar re- ST. LOUIS Hamlet — to act or not to act. to just chill out and listen,” has worked with more than search vessel named in his Chuck Berry’s final studio Shakespeare & Company, said a 17-year-old boy, who 300 teenagers, many who honour. Now, Sir David At- album will be released on a theatre company in Lenox, will play Macbeth in a March have struggled with poverty tenborough, the famed Brit- June 16. The album, titled Massachusetts, works with 22 production that will in- and family issues. “We take ish naturalist, also has an CHUCK, was announced in the courts to get youngsters clude scenes and mono- baby steps into it, because ancient shrimp as a name- October, five months before who run afoul of the law sen- logues from various they’d rather go to jail than sake. the rock pioneer’s death on tenced to perform works of Shakespearean plays. be involved in this project,” To mark his 90th birthday, Saturday at the age of 90. Shakespeare onstage as an Mr. Coleman said. researchers from the Yale CHUCK is Berry’s first album alternative to community Similar programs “We get them to work to- University and universities Sir David Attenborough since 1979’s Rock It. Dualtone service or juvenile detention. Similar Shakespeare pro- gether as a group, getting in England named in Mr. At- Records says eight of the 10 Juveniles sentenced to grams are offered to inmates them to talk about them- tenborough’s honour a dis- in the journal Proceedings new recordings were written Shakespeare read the bard’s in prisons around the coun- selves, getting them to name tant relative of today’s of the Royal Society B. by Berry himself. AP works, take on the role of try as a way of boosting self- feelings. And then, bit by bit, shrimp and lobster. The The fossil is named one or more of his charac- confidence and literacy. To act or not to: A scene during a rehearsal for Macbeth, at the we start with small bits of crustacean was identified Cascolus ravitis. The first ters, come up with ideas for For the past 17 years, Shakespeare & Company in Pittsield. * AP text, then larger amounts of from a 430-million-year-old half of the name, Cascolus, costumes and sets, memor- Shakespeare in the Courts text, then individual solilo- imprint in volcanic ash. is derived from Latin words ise their lines, rehearse and has been used to sentencing who work in the program during a recent rehearsal at a quies and then group “It is wonderful to be able that are equivalent to the then act out their roles for an youths accused of a variety hope it will help the teens re- Pittsfield church. scenes.” to name a remarkable fossil Old English words compris- audience of family, friends of lower-level crimes, includ- spect the feelings of others, The program was started Only a handful of teens from the United Kingdom in ing the name Attenborough. and court personnel. ing larceny, assault and bat- fulfil a commitment and by Paul Perachi, a former have refused to participate honour of Sir David, who The second, ravitis, is de- The kids almost always tery and vandalism. In 2007, foster a sense of pride. high school principal who re- or dropped out before finish- has done so much to pro- rived from the Roman name Zootopia lawsuit claims hate the idea of performing the program won a national “I never really tried acting cruited the theatre company ing the program, Mr. Cole- mote the conservation of for Leicester, in a nod to the Disney stole idea Shakespeare at first, but by ‘Coming Up Taller’ award or theatre, so coming in, it to work with his students. man said. Those teens have the Earth’s biodiversity,” University of Leicester cam- LOS ANGELES the end of the six-week pro- from the President’s Com- was challenging,” said the 17- Years later, after he be- been sent back to the judge said Derek Briggs, a Yale pus where Mr. Attenbor- Disney is facing a lawsuit gram, many say they have mittee on the Arts and Hu- year-old playing Macbeth, came a judge, Mr. Perachi to be re-sentenced to com- professor of geology and ough grew up while his alleging that Oscar-winning found new friends and a new manities. The probation of- shortly after practising the asked the theatre group to munity service or another al- geophysics and a co-author father served as a university animation film Zootopia was sense of accomplishment. ficers, teachers and others famous sword-fighting scene develop a Shakespeare pro- ternative program. of a paper on the crustacean administrator. copied from the work of author Gary L. Goldman. The writer’s credits include Total Recall and Next, as well How street art festival united this divided Spanish village producing Minority Report. The complaint was filed by from Esplanade Productions, Fanzara residents were once so polarised over waste dump that their allegiance to one camp or the other determined which bar they frequented Inc on Tuesday. PTI Agence France-Presse around the world. Tourists councillor Javier Lopez, one “We would know what months later who ended up Fanzara now flock to admire giant of the project’s architects. side you were on depending decorating dozens of grey Fanzara is a small Spanish murals created by invited For years, residents of on which bar you went to,” walls encouraged by enthusi- country village whose hand- urban artists on the sides of Fanzara — 70% of them pen- said Marc Zapata, a 22-year- astic locals. Some could be ful of mostly elderly resid- buildings in the village, sioners — had been at logger- old firefighter seated at a seen hoisted on cranes as ents were once so bitterly di- which has become an open- heads over the waste inciner- table in the “upper bar.” they painted the walls. vided that their allegiance to air art gallery. ator proposal. The feud even stoked old Three years later, Fan- one camp or the other de- It was defeated in the end divisions between left- and zara’s annual festival, known NASA to send ‘futuristic’ termined which bar they Living canvas and the right-wing municipal right-wing families dating as the Unfinished Museum of atomic clock to space frequented. To the chimes of the village council promoting the pro- back to Spain's bloody 1936- Urban Art (MIAU), has joined WASHINGTON So heated became the bell and dogs barking in the ject was swept from power in 39 Civil War. the circuit of street art NASA will send its next- local tussle over plans to distance, Fanzara, some 80 2011 elections. events, including prestigious generation atomic clock into build a toxic waste dump km north of the eastern port But locals say tensions re- Gaining trust festivals in Copenhagen and space later this year, a key that it aroused old Civil War- city of Valencia, has become mained long after the plan So in 2014, the village’s new New York. advance for safely navigating era rivalry and prompted a living canvas for colourful Art for community’s sake: A visitor paints on a wall at the local was dropped, with support- municipal council came up Initially, many villagers future human exploration of neighbours to cross the artwork. sports centre in Fanzara. * AFP ers drinking in the village’s with the idea to invite local had been reluctant to hand the solar system. The clock street to avoid one another. A three-wall picture de- “upper bar”, while oppon- residents and street artists to over the wall space. But the will be smaller, lighter with But today, the bad blood is picts a robot with long, thin eyes holding a tiny planet in everyone could take part in ents, who were concerned create one giant mural. artists gradually gained their magnitudes more precise almost forgotten and the vil- arms chasing cats, while an- its hand. and that would re-establish about the incinerator’s envir- It turned into a street art trust by working closely with than any such clock flown in lage has been revived — other nearby mural features “We looked for an arts- good relations among villa- onmental impact, preferred festival, with 21 artists des- them and designing works space before, NASA said. PTI thanks to street artists from a creature with large white and-culture project that gers,” said former municipal the “lower bar.” cending on Fanzara a few that reflect village life.

Indian-origin surgeon used leg bone Scientists from U.S. spearhead crusade

Press Trust of India printer,” Dr. Gahir told the Reuters London Stoke Sentinel newspaper. An Indian-origin surgeon in “Some of the leg bone A team of scientists seeking the U.K., with the help of a was reshaped, as you have to restore Pluto to planet- 3D printer, has successfully to replace bone with bone. hood launched a campaign reconstructed a 53-year-old We took away some of the on Tuesday to broaden the cancer patient’s jaw using skin from the leg as well and astronomical classifications, bone from one of his legs. replanted it back into the which led to its demotion to Dr. Daya Gahir of the neck,” he said, as he ex- a “dwarf planet” more than Royal Stoke University Hos- plained about the 12-hour adecadeago. pital in the West Midlands delicate surgery conducted Six scientists from institu- region of England special- on his patient Stephen Wa- tions across the U.S. argued Pluto was reclassiied as a ises in facial, head and neck terhouse recently. that Pluto deserved to be a dwarf planet in 2006. surgery and conducts as full planet, along with some many as 40 reconstructions Radiotherapy fallout 110 other bodies in the solar body beyond Pluto, adopted ayear. Mr. Waterhouse’s jawbone system, including Earth’s a definition for a planet Last year, his hospital ac- had disintegrated after he moon. In a paper presented based on characteristics quired the software re- underwent radiotherapy at an international planet- that include clearing other quired to make full use of treatment for his throat can- ary science conference at objects from its orbital path. the £1,50,000 3D printer to cer. He was left with a crum- The Woodlands, Texas, the Pluto and its newfound make his task even more ef- bling jawbone, which Dr. scientists explained that kin in the solar system’s dis- ficient, including designing Gahir was able to recon- geological properties, such tant Kuiper Belt region were and manufacturing the sur- struct using bone from his as shape and surface fea- reclassified as dwarf plan- gical tools and performing leg. “If you leave 7 cm of the tures, should determine ets, along with Ceres, the the surgery. “We do at least leg bone on either side, you what constitutes a planet. biggest object in the aster- 40 major head and neck re- can take the rest as it carries In 2006, the Interna- oid belt between Mars and constructions per year. only about 20% of the body tional Astronomical Union, Jupiter. The decision left the Around 10 to 15 cases will be weight maximum,” Dr. Hello there: Photographers position themselves to capture a Kodak moment as Daily, an English Bulldog, (right), and Seguin, a struggling with how to clas- solar system with eight done in this way using the Gahir said. Yorkshire Terrier, greet each other at a press conference called by the American Kennel Club in New York on Tuesday. * REUTERS sify a newly discovered icy planets. An ancient way to keep Buddhist texts alive Mars may have had rings Derge Parkhang, or printing lamasery, is one site where the Tibetan language is being preserved that it can possibly regain EDWARD WONG in the far west of Sichuan including 830 classic scrip- DERGE province, across the Cho La, tures and copies of more New model attributes this to debris from asteroid impact The dozen or so Tibetan a vertiginous pass at 16,600 than 70% of ancient Tibetan men wearing aprons sat in feet. The press, in the town manuscripts, she said. Press Trust of India the planet until it reached pairs in low chairs, facing of Derge, dates to 1729 and The founder of the mon- Washington the Roche limit, the distance each other. Each pair bent draws pilgrims from across astery, Chokyi Tenpa Tser- Mars could once have had within which a planet’s tidal over a thin rectangular the Tibetan plateau to the ing, embraced works from rings, and the Red Planet forces will break apart a ce- wooden block and worked three-story monastery, its the range of Tibetan may regain them again, ac- lestial body that is held to- by sunlight streaming into walls painted scarlet and its Buddhist schools. cording to a new study. gether only by gravity. the second-story room open roof adorned with golden “He was very open- A new model developed to a courtyard. Buddhist icons. minded, like the ocean con- by scientists at Purdue Uni- In 70 million years Their hands moved taining water from all versity in the U.S. suggests Phobos, one of Mars’ quickly. Over and over they Hallowed tradition rivers,” she said. that debris that was pushed moons, is getting closer to went through the same mo- The printing press is the em- The printing blocks are into space from an asteroid the planet. According to the tions, several times each bodiment of a hallowed tra- constructed from red birch- slamming into Mars around A NASA iile photo shows its model, Phobos will break minute: One man slathered dition and is one site where wood in 13 steps. At an early 4.3 billion years ago altern- Curiosity rover on the Red apart upon reaching the red or black ink on the Old is gold: Tibetan texts are printed using woodblocks, a the Tibetan language is be- stage, the raw pieces of ates between becoming a planet. * AFP Roche limit, and become a block, which was carved method used for centuries, in the Parkhang printing lamasery, ing preserved, despite the wood have to be soaked in planetary ring and clumping set of rings in roughly 70 with Tibetan words and reli- a revered institution in the Tibetan world. * NYT lack of government support feces for a half-year. Those together to form a moon. form a ring,” researcher An- million years. gious images. Then his part- for immersive Tibetan-lan- that do not crack or break According to one theory, drew Hesselbrock said. Depending on where the ner placed a thin piece of leading a group of ethnic offerings using your body, guage education on the plat- during this period are then Mars’ large North Polar Roche limit is, Mr. Hessel- white paper atop the block Han visitors around the mouth and mind.” eau. It has more than made into printing blocks, Basin or Borealis Basin — Moon formed brock and David Minton be- and, bending even lower, monastery. So went a typical after- 3,20,000 wooden printing Pema said. Craftsmen apply which covers about 40% of As the ring formed, and the lieve this cycle may have re- ran a roller over it. Seconds “They are like this every noon in one of the most blocks that are on average an herbal solution that re- the planet in its northern debris slowly moved away peated between three and later, he whipped off the pa- day,” she said. revered institutions in the more than 260 years old, pels rats and insects. hemisphere — was created from the planet and spread seven times over billions of per and put it aside to dry. “This is just the faith in Tibetan world, the Derge said Ms. Pema, a volunteer The operations employ by that impact, sending out, it began to clump and years. Each time a moon That bending was an act their hearts. Of course, it’s Parkhang, or printing who cleans the monastery’s about 60 people. The men debris into space. eventually formed a moon. broke apart and reformed of prostration to the good to make offerings to the lamasery, in the mountain- objects and guides visitors. have been here for two dec- “That large impact would Over time, Mars’ gravita- from the ring, its successor Buddha, said Pema Chujen, Buddha using a lot of money, ous heart of the Kham re- The monastery also ades on average, despite low have blasted enough mater- tional pull would have moon would be five times a Tibetan woman who was but it’s more faithful to make gion. On Chinese maps, it is houses collections of sutras, pay, Ms. Pema said. NYT ial off the surface of Mars to pulled that moon towards smaller than the last. CM A ND-ND YK