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AAP is a fascist party, Obama commutes Contempt petition by Dan Evans sends says Congress leader bulk of Chelsea family firms of Cyrus Marin Cilic packing Capt. Amarinder Singh Manning’s sentence Mistry dismissed from Australian Open Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 17 • • BRIEFLY NIA to probe ISI role in ₨9.2 lakh cr. back in Kanpur train accidents NEW DELHI: A two-member NIA team has been sent to Bihar after three persons arrested by circulation: RBI chief the police claimed that the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI was behind two recent train need to be reconciled with accidents near Kanpur. Tells MPs panel the physical cash balances to ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 that counting of eliminate accounting errors/ money deposited possible double counts, etc,” Man held after wife’s without which estimates in banks still on may not indicate actual kin alleges dowry death numbers. NEW DELHI: The family of a VIKAS PATHAK The figures pertaining to 25-year-old woman, who was money deposited back are found dead under mysterious NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of In- crucial as the Opposition is circumstances at her residence dia Governor Urjit Patel told reading the reported return in Nand Nagri on Tuesday, has the Parliamentary Standing RBI Governor Urjit Patel of almost all the money as a claimed that she was beaten to Committee on Finance here sign that black money has death by her in-laws. on Wednesday that about self was a mammoth task. A been converted into white. ½ CITY PAGE 3 ₨9.2 lakh crore had been put member said that when Dr. It is also seen as indicating back in circulation since the Patel was asked the date on that the liability of the RBI ‘Sri Lanka in talks to demonetisation on Novem- which the RBI would with- has not been extinguished, ber 8. draw the ₨24,000 cap on denying the government the GRIDLOCKED: Traffic was hit after protesters and students, seeking revocation of the ban on jallikattu, spilled over on to offer port to India’ Prime Minister Narendra weekly withdrawals, former fiscal space for greater social Kamarajar Salai in Chennai on Wednesday. — PHOTO: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN NEW DELHI: Speaking on the Modi’s announcement that Prime Minister Manmohan sector spending. sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue ₨500 and ₨1,000 notes would Singh said the central bank here on Wednesday, Sri Lankan cease to be legal tender from governor need not go into Scrutiny to catch ofenders Minister of Regional the midnight of November 8 that. Members maintained The government, how- TN takes jallikattu issue to PM Development Field Marshal had sucked out 86% — that the meeting — lasting ever, claims that once the Sarath Fonseka said the country amounting to ₨15.44 lakh from about 2.15 p.m. to 4 p.m. money has passed through CM O. Panneerselvam leaves for Delhi after pro-jallikattu protests swell into a mass movement was in talks to offer the port of crore — of currency notes in — was more about questions the system, it will be scrutin- Trincomalee to India. circulation till then. than answers. ised in order to catch the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Separately, AIADMK gen- Chennai, Alanganallur in going to insist to the Centre ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 “He did not answer most wrongdoers. eral secretary V.K. Sasikala Madurai, VOC Grounds in to intervene and promulgate Manmohan intervenes questions. We may have to Dr. Patel said the demonet- CHENNAI: With the pro- backed the demand to ban Coimbatore and other dis- an ordinance to facilitate its Dr. Patel, however, did not call him once again and seek isation decision by the gov- jallikattu (bull-taming sport) the global NGO, People for tricts, saying they would conduct.” ofer any answer to ques- written responses to the sev- ernment and the RBI — protests turning into a mass Ethical Treatment of Anim- await the outcome of the Initiated on social media tions on how much of the de- eral questions we have,” said taken at the behest of the movement in Tamil Nadu, als (PETA), originally raised scheduled talks between Mr. platforms, the demonsrta- monetised currency had a member of the committee. government — took about Chief Minister O. Pan- by DMK leader M.K. Stalin Modi and Mr. Pan- tions, which were initially been deposited back in There have been media re- one year to plan, according neerselvam held talks with two days ago. neerselvam on Thursday confined to the college stu- banks, saying calculations ports that 97% of the demon- to a member of the panel. representatives of the pro- morning. dent community and rural were still on. etised currency was back in The printing of ₨2,000 notes testers in Chennai and flew ‘It is our right’ Backing the demand of the folk, overnight snowballed He maintained that count- the system, though the RBI had begun in June 2016, he to New Delhi on Wednesday However, the representat- protesters, the Chief Minis- into a mass movement of ing of the notes was continu- rejected these claims. added. night to take up the issue ives refused to call of their ter told journalists outside sorts. METROPLUS ing, a panel member said, The central bank’s argu- (With inputs from with Prime Minister Naren- agitation, which spawned the Chennai airport, 4 Pages making it appear that this it- ment is that “figures would Vikas Dhoot) dra Modi. overnight at the Marina in “Jallikattu is our right. I am ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Cabinet nod for listing of Respect sovereignty, Salman acquitted in arms case

India tells China SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tion shooting for the movie packed courtroom where five insurance companies Hum Saath Saath Hain. Mr. Khan and his sister KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE a territory that we see as JAIPUR: After a legal battle last- Giving Mr. Khan the bene- Alveera were present. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The government’s sue of equity or an ofer for ours. Surely people will un- ing 18 years, actor Salman fit of the doubt, Jodhpur The court held in its 102- sale or a combination NEW DELHI: Asserting its territ- derstand India’s reaction. Khan was on Wednesday ac- Chief Judicial Magistrate page verdict that the prosec- NEW DELHI: In a move that plan is to divest thereof,” Finance Minister orial sovereignty, India said There needs to be some re- quitted in a criminal case ac- Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit ex- ution had failed to produce could bring significant re- 25% of its stake Arun Jaitley said, while an- on Wednesday that the flection and I am sorry to say cusing him of possessing and onerated him of the charges evidence and witnesses to sources to the exchequer, the in each of them nouncing the Union Cabin- China-Pakistan Economic that we have not seen signs using weapons with expired framed under Sections 3/25 prove its case “beyond reas- Cabinet Committee on Eco- et’s decisions. Corridor (CPEC) passes of that,” said Mr. Jaishankar licences, while hunting for and 3/27 of the Indian Arms onable doubt.” nomic Afairs on Wednesday over time “Since this is a major de- through its territory. at the event that was inaug- endangered chinkaras and Act, 1959. approved, in principle, the cision and was announced as Addressing the Raisina urated by Prime Minister blackbucks near Jodhpur in The Magistrate pro- listing of five public sector Assurance Company, United a policy in the Union Budget, Dialogue, Foreign Secretary Narendra Modi on Tuesday. 1998. He had been on loca- nounced the judgment in a ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 general insurance compan- India Insurance Company, it has now been approved S. Jaishankar said China was Mr. Modi too had drawn ies on the stock markets, Oriental Insurance Com- after consideration,” he said. yet to respond to India’s con- attention to the territorial with a plan to divest 25% of pany, National Insurance “This is a very positive de- cerns on CPEC. sovereignty of India. the Centre’s stake in each of Company, and General In- velopment and the prospects “Respect for sovereignty is them over time. surance Corporation of of the industry will go up,” G. ‘No sign of reflection’ important for regional con- The companies whose India. Srinivasan, chairman-cum- “China is very sensitive on nectivity to improve,” Mr. stake would be oloaded, as “The Cabinet took a de- managing director, The New matters concerning its sov- Modi said in his inaugural per stock market watchdog cision to approve the listing India Assurance Company ereignty. speech. Securities and Exchange of public sector general in- told The Hindu. “We expect they will re- Board of India’s listing surance companies on stock spect other people’s sover- ½ ‘INDIA, CHINA CAN HELP norms, are The New India exchanges through a fresh is- ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 eignty. CPEC passes through EACH OTHER’ | PAGE 12 CBI now goes after Manish Sisodia, files case

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT sharp reaction from Delhi mechanism of the CBI work contract for ‘Talk-to- Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- whereby the agency verifies AK’ social media campaign NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau wal, who through his Twitter whether a proper regular on Google, Facebook and of Investigation has initiated handle targeted Prime Min- case into the allegations is Youtube to reach out to a preliminary enquiry ister Narendra Modi alleging made out. people across the country. against Delhi Deputy Chief that the agency was being The first preliminary en- The campaign was to be im- Minister Manish Sisodia and used because the BJP was quiry pertains to the cam- plemented in two phases,” unknown public servants for losing in Goa and Punjab. paign that was launched in said the oicial. alleged violation of rules and “It seems Modiji has gone July last year and a dedicated The oicial said the Delhi regulations in awarding a haywire. The country’s website was also created for government’s Principal Sec- contract for “Talk-to-AK” so- Manish Sisodia Prime Minister has got no the purpose. retary had raised objections. cial media campaign. other job left…,” he tweeted “We have instituted a pre- But, the matter was put up The agency launched an- “The probe has been star- in Hindi. He also expressed liminary enquiry against Mr. before the council of Minis- other enquiry into the ap- ted in both matters on the apprehension of CBI Sisodia and unknown gov- ters for an “ex post facto” ap- pointment of Delhi Health basis of complaints lodged searches at the Delhi Secret- ernment oicials to probe proval for the execution of Minister Satyendra Jain’s by the Delhi government’s ariat and Mr. Sisodia’s oice the allegations that there work and release of funds to daughter, Soumya, as an ad- Deputy Secretary (Vigil- on Thursday. were improprieties and viol- the consultant hired for the visor in the Health ance),” said a CBI oicial. A preliminary enquiry is ation of existing rules and purpose. Department. The move triggered a an institutionalised internal regulations in the award of a ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Akhilesh takes back expelled loyalist leaders

OMAR RASHID from the party in September- State heads were appointed. activities” and “indiscipline” October last year when the While Geeta Singh was after they protested against LUCKNOW: After winning the party was in turmoil. named the State president of the decision. party symbol, Uttar Pradesh Some of them had faced the SP women’s wing, Anand Another MLC who is now Chief Minister Akhilesh Ya- the wrath of Mr Akhilesh Ya- Agarwal is the new State back in the party is Arvind dav on Wednesday revoked dav’s uncle Shivpal Yadav, president of SP traders’ wing Pratap Yadav, who was the expulsion of nine leaders, who had then displaced the and Pradeep Tiwari is the sacked by Mr Shivpal Yadav five MLCs and four youth of- CM as the president of the State president of the SP Lo- hours after assuming oice fice-bearers, considered to party’s State unit. hia Vahini. as the SP state president. Mr be his loyalists. “On the approval of SP na- Many of the leaders were Arvind Pratap is a nephew of The leaders are Sanjay tional president Akhilesh Ya- Akhilesh Yadav expelled from the party Ramgopal Yadav. Lather, Sunil Singh Yadav dav, the expulsion of the of- when they opposed the ap- Mr Udayveer Singh, a ‘Saajan,’ Udayveer Singh, fice-bearers is revoked with stated to their previous pointment of Mr Shivpal Ya- close aide and school mate of Anand Bhadauria and immediate efect,” SP State posts: State president of the dav as the party’s State pres- Mr Akhilesh Yadav, was ex- Arvind Pratap Singh, all president Uttam Kumar Pa- Mulayam Singh Youth Bri- ident in September. pelled in October a few days MLCs, and youth oice-bear- tel said. Mr. Patel was himself gade, State president of the They were charged with after he shot of a letter to Mr ers Mohammad Ebad, nominated at the national Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha making “derogatory re- Mulayam Singh alleging that Brijesh Yadav and Digvijay convention on January 1. and State president of the marks” against party su- Mr Akhilesh Yadav’s step- Singh Dev. Mr. Ebad, Mr. Dev and Mr. Yuvajan Sabha, respectively. premo Mulayam Singh, in- mother, Sadhna Gupta, was The nine were expelled Brijesh Yadav were also rein- Additionally, three other dulging in “anti-party conspiring against the CM.

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DELHI twitter - @DelhiConnect per cent of the workforce in various government Sharma will have to learn to live with, but the support he has www.facebook.com/NewDelhiConnect departments and the Delhi Police Page 4 received in the past few days have been precious Page 5 CONNECT JNU protest lectures see packed audience Irani told DU not to reveal educational qualification: SOL The five-day lecture series on ‘democracy and social justice’ starts on campus at Freedom Square NEW DELHI: Amid the row over JAIDEEP DEO BHANJ her educational qualifica- tion, Union Minister Smriti People free to NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Irani had asked Delhi Uni- ask for my Nehru University Teachers' versity not to disclose it to an nursery records Association's five-day RTI applicant, the School of protest-lecture series on Open Learning has told the too, says Irani ‘Democracy and Social Central Information Justice: Access and Equality’ Commission. NEW DELHI: Unruled by opened on Wednesday to a The Commission has now CIC's order to CBSE packed audience at Freedom directed the School of Open asking it to allow Square, JNU. Learning (SOL) to produce Smriti Irani inspection of her Class Introducing the lecture before it all the records re- X and XII records, series, Nivedita Menon, pro- lated to educational details jya Sabha election from Gu- Union Minister Smriti fessor of political thought at of Irani, Union Textile jarat, she said her highest Irani on Wednesday JNU said that it was import- Minister. educational qualification said people are free to ant to talk about social justice A fresh show-cause notice was B.Com Part I, a peti- ask for her nursery as the “University Grants has been issued to the Cent- tioner had alleged in a city details too. Commission is being used by ral Public Information Of- court. Replying to a the government to imple- ficer of DU for having failed question, Ms. Irani said: ment an unconstitutional set to produce the records be- Time lapse “Aap nursery ka bhi of policies which will afect fore the Commission as The matter was dismissed mang lo (you can ask the students and the nature of directed. by the court on the ground for my nursery details future students in universit- that considerable time had too).” The CIC had on ies across the country”. Contradictory information lapsed in filing the com- Tuesday rejected The speakers on the first Irani’s degrees have been plaint. The issue is, however, CBSE's contention that day were Magsaysay Award caught in a row after a peti- still alive before the Central her educational winner Bezwada Wilson, tioner alleged she had given Information Commission qualification Professor of Economics at contradictory information in where an applicant had filed constituted “personal Delhi School of Economics, EARS WIDE OPEN: Students her aidavits filed before an appeal, saying he was not information”. Ashwini Deshpande and Pro- attend the lecture at contesting elections in 2004, given information about Ir- Information fessor at JNU, Archana Freedom Square inside the 2011 and 2014. In her aidavit ani’s educational qualifica- Commissioner Sridhar Prasad. 20 metre radius around the for April, 2004 Lok Sabha tion by the SoL. During a Acharyulu had said it Speaking on the ‘Crisis of Administration Block where polls, Irani had said she com- hearing, SoL’s Central Public was not correct to say democracy and the question protests have been banned; pleted her BA in 1996 from Information Oicer O.P Tan- that once a student of rights’, Mr. Wilson gave an (right) students perform a DU (School of Correspond- war said considering that it passed an examination account of a recent conver- play as a part of the protest- ence as SoL was then called), was a third party information and secured a degree. sion he had with Radhika lecture series. whereas in another aidavit he had consulted Irani about — PTI Vemula, the mother of Rohit PHOTOS: JAIDEEP DEO BHANJ of July 11, 2011 to contest Ra- the disclosure. — PTI Vemula. He said Ms. Vemula had asked him to convince her used to solve the problem of second son, who is now driv- manual scavenging. Instead, Strong breeze keeps city shivering ing an auto-rickshaw to sup- money is being spent to build port the family after being a more toilets that will all have master's degree holder, not to septic tanks that will be NEW DELHI: The national capital Morning fog disrupted 100 metres. It improved to enrol himself in any univer- cleaned by people. on Wednesday witnessed 1,000 metres at 11.30 a.m, said sity as she does not want to chilly and strong breezy con- rail services with 59 a Meteorological department lose another son. On caste, Adivasis ditions that resulted in the trains running late oicial. He highlighted the prob- Prof. Deshpande spoke on mercury dropping to 4.2 de- while 32 trains Morning fog disrupted rail lems Dalit students face after ‘The new grammar of caste’ grees even as morning fog dis- services with 59 trains run- entering universities and said and highlighted how quotas rupted train services. were rescheduled ning late while 32 were res- “fourty years ago, my mother and reservation have not The Safdarjung observat- cheduled, according to a insisted on me getting a managed to grant access and ory, the figure of which is con- settled at 19.1 degrees Celsius, senior Railway oicial. The proper education and I am equality at educational insti- cial justice and the freedom Ahead of the event, the JNU teachers were served show- sidered oicial for the city, re- a notch below the season’s av- MeT oice has forecast standing here today because tutions as well as the work- taken by the JNU administra- administration had requested cause notices and were corded the minimum erage at Safdarjung, the oi- cloudy skies for Thursday of it. But the situation in our place. Prof. Prasad gave a lec- tion. It also included a satire JNUTA not to hold the lec- warned of disciplinary action temperature at 4.2 degrees cial said. with the likelihood of shallow democracy is such that a ture on ‘Adivasis and the on the current state of gov- ture series outside the admin- for addressing public meet- Celsius, three notches below to moderate fog in the morn- mother is now requesting her politics of the Right’ by high- ernance in the country. istration block as all protests ings at the space. the season’s average while Visibility drops ing. “The maximum and min- son not to study”. lighting reasons for the form- and dharnas have been The lecture series will con- Lodhi Road registered a low The visibility was recorded imum temperatures are likely ation of the Salwa Judum and Ban on event banned at Freedom Square. clude on January 25 with the of 3.8 degrees Celsius, a Met at 1,200 metres at 5.30 a.m at to hover around 20 and 4 de- Dig at govt policy giving insights into the The organisers informed release of the book ‘What the department oicial said. Safdarjung which dropped to grees Celsius respectively to- He attacked the Centre for ground reality in that two of the visiting speak- Release of book Nation Really Needs to At Palam the minimum 600 metres at 8.30 a.m. How- morrow,” the weatherman its policies on Swachh Bharat Chhattisgarh. ers were stopped at the uni- The JNUTA went ahead Know: JNU Nationalism Lec- temperature settled at 4.4 de- ever, it later improved to 1,000 said. On Tuesday, the max- and demonetisation, saying Meanwhile, students of the versity gate and not allowed and organised the event at the tures’, which is a compilation grees Celsius and it was 4.2 metres. imum and minimum temper- that there is much talk on the School of Arts and Aesthetics to enter when they said that venue as one of their de- of the lecture series on na- and 5 degrees Celsius at Ay- At Palam, the visibility was atures were recorded at 15.7 use of technology but till put up a play on the various they had been invited as mands was to “reclaim Free- tionalism held after the Feb- angar and Ridge respectively. 600 metres at 5.30 a.m, which degrees and 6 degrees date, technology has not been measures that go against so- speakers by the JNUTA. dom Square” after many ruary 9 incident. The maximum temperature three hours later dropped to Celsius. PTI AIIMS threatens Panel shortlists 7 names Ramjas concludes centenary celebrations to sack 14 doctors for AIIMS director post over protest NEW DELHI: The five-member members. “Each of the mem- NEW DELHI: Acting tough, the selection-cum-search panel bers were asked to select a AIIMS administration on headed by Union Health Sec- few names. Wednesday issued notices to retary C.K Mishra shortlisted Those names were dis- 14 resident doctors, asking seven names for the post of cussed at the meeting and them why their services AIIMS director at its second seven names have been should not be terminated for meeting on Wednesday. shortlisted,” the oicial said. participating in a protest Apart from Health Secretary which almost disrupted an Next meet on Jan 24 Mishra, who is the chairper- event attended by two Union The panel will meet on son of the panel, the commit- Ministers on Tuesday. January 24 again to further tee comprises the Prime shortlist three to five names Minister’s Principal Sci- Protest over land before sending it to the Insti- entific Adviser R Chidam- The 14 doctors were a part tute Body and then to the Ap- baram, Secretary in Depart- RIGHT MOVES: The year-long celebrations saw many cultural of the protest staged by the pointments Committee of ment of Health Research and fusion events. PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA Resident Doctors' Associ- the Cabinet (ACC) for the fi- Soumya Swaminathan, Dir- ation (RDA) against the sign- nal approval. ector General of Health Ser- DEEKSHA TERI jendra Prasad, the college tions started on January 17, and the college band, Ran- event titled ‘Centennial Dia- ing of an MoU between “In today’s meeting, seven vices Jagdish Prasad and Principal. 2016 with a small inaugural grez put in folk and fusion logues’ was also organised AIIMS and National Build- names were shortlisted. All V_C of Delhi University NEW DELHI: Ramjas College un- event. Former L-G of Delhi, performances. which saw the participation ings Construction Corpora- are from AIIMS. The panel Yogesh Tyagi. der the University of Delhi Eventful lead-up Najeeb Jung, inaugurated the “There are certain things of the alumni and staf, along tion Limited to sell 10 per will hold its last meeting on saw scenes of laughter, fun Ramjas College has had an celebrations on January 18, you want to carry forward with famous personalities cent of the institutional land January 24 and finalise three Main contenders and frolic as the institute con- eventful year with concerts, 2016 by hoisting the college from parts of your life, this like Ramchandra Guha, for commercial use for build- to five choices which will The main contenders for cluded its year-long centen- events, academic seminars flag and unveiling the 100 centenary year has been won- Saleem Kidwai, Saeed Naqvi ing over 3,000 flats for have to be approved by the the top post include Dr V.K ary celebrations. Ramjas Col- etc. as part of their year-long years logo. Alumni of the col- derful and I will cherish these and Shanney. Events like ‘Mo- AIIMS staf in Ansari Nagar. Institute Body before being Paul, head of the department lege, situated on the North celebration on entering its lege were invited to particip- moments throughout my saic’ and ‘Rock on Concert’ The AIIMS management sent to the ACC headed by of paediatrics; Dr Randeep Campus, kick-started their 100th year on January 17, 2016. ate in the celebrations life,” said Utkarsh Raj, a stu- were organised which saw has asked the doctors con- the Prime Minister for the fi- Guleria, HOD of pulmonary celebration last January as “The energy that you see in throughout the year. The dent of Ramjas College. the presence of bollywood cerned to submit their nal approval,” said a Health medicine and sleep dis- the college completed 100 Ramjasites, the zest with highlight of the celebrations stars like Alia Bhatt, replies by 3 p.m. on Ministry oicial. orders; Dr. Alka Kriplani, years of fulfilling their prom- which we have celebrated our last year was the ‘buggy ride’ Events feature celebrities Siddharth Malhotra, Fawad Thursday. “Your conduct is The panel had last met on HOD of obstetrics and gyn- ise of quality education. “His- century, unifying each strata arranged for the students in The celebrations were not Khan and Farhan Akhtar. The unbecoming of a resident of January 8 at Nirman Bhawan aecology; Dr A.B Dey, HOD tory of the 21st century will be and every section of the soci- which students took to North limited to the month of Janu- students got a chance to in- AIIMS... and in violation of here and the CVs of all the 53 of geriatric medicine, and written in Asia and Ramjas ety,” said Saguna Puri Singh, Campus and spread the word ary. An Indian musical night, teract with sports stars like directions of High Court of candidates, who have applied AIIMS medical superintend- will contribute tremendously Centennial Coordinator. about the celebrations. Malhar, was organised on Au- Gautam Gambhir, Geeta Delhi,” said the notice. PTI for the post, were given to all ent Dr D.K Sharma. to that history,” said Dr. Ra- The centennial celebra- Artists like Astitva, Papon gust 19, 2016. Similarly, an Phogat and Babita Phogat. Gurgaon society red-faced after poop flies out of window Improved results proof there are enough teachers, govt tells HC STAFF REPORTER the poop out of the The association takes serious note of this members tried to window, feeling too lazy disgusting act and we are downplay the incident GURUGRAM: A condominium to take her employer's dog members tried to investigating further. We later, even claiming that AKANKSHA JAIN staf in government schools,” fare is the top priority of the in upmarket DLF Phase-II on a walk as it was too downplay the request residents to come the copy of the notice on the government told the high Education Department and is here, facing a peculiar cold outdoors. incident saying the forward and share with us social media did not bear NEW DELHI: The AAP govern- court in an aidavit. kept in mind while deploying problem of an any information that may the signature of the oice- ment has claimed before the teachers”. unidentified person Narrow miss notice was fake be help us identify the bearers and was thus fake, Delhi High Court that im- Acute shortage throwing dog excreta on But long before the culprit,” the notice read. but the news soon made it provement in results of gov- The aidavit has been filed ‘Allegations frivolous’ fellow residents from a culprit could be identified, as the residents were to the media and was even ernment schools is proof that in response to a contempt pe- The petition had alleged tower, became a butt of the incidents kept the trying to put the matter Notice circulated discussed on a radio there is adequate teaching tition claiming that the gov- that due to non-recruitment jokes after the news residents and the behind them as an isolated A member of the channel. staf in its schools and that the ernment has been diverting of teachers by the Delhi gov- leaked to social media association on their toes. incident, it happened association, not willing to welfare of students is its top teachers for handling court ernment and MCDs in the before being picked up by The first incident of poop again two days later be named, said that the ‘Don’t go public’ priority. work even as the government past few years, around 26,031 the formal media and throwing in DLF Phase-II forcing the association to culprit was soon It has now been learnt “It is evident from the very schools face an acute shortage posts are still lying vacant and radio channels. took place on January 11 as put out a formal notice. identified and the matter that the association has fact that from the previous of teachers. that it does not include 9,000 a few residents narrowly “We regret to inform was resolved, but directed the residents not years the pass percentage of The government has, how- new posts which have been Domestic help culprit missed being hit. The you that after a gap of two someone shared the copy to speak about the matter the Class XII students in gov- ever, opposed the allegations created by the Delhi govern- However, it eventually matter soon reached the days the incidence of of the notice on social publicly as it would only ernment schools has been saying, “continuous improve- ment recently. turned out that a domestic association but the culprit throwing poop has started media. bring more ignominy to consistently improving, ment in results of students The government denied help had been throwing could not be found. Even again. The management The association them and the apartments. which establishes that there is every year in itself shows that the allgations as “false and adequate strength of teaching students' interests and wel- frivolous”.

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Man held after ‘I was punched, kicked, stripped’ wife’s kin allege Duo held with gold Manipuri youth working with a BPO in Gurugram accuses CEO, staff of beating him up dowry death in slippers at IGIA

STAFF REPORTER to the cabin of the manager still not well-versed with its STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER after he reached the oice on functioning. They found me GURURGRAM: A Manipuri youth January 13. He was then ques- to be a soft target and beat NEW DELHI: The family of a 25- NEW DELHI: Customs who was working as quality tioned in the presence of me up to extort information,” year-old woman, who was oicials at the Indira auditor with a BPO in Udyog bouncers. “They pressurised he added. found dead under mysterious Gandhi International Vihar’s Phase-II here has ac- me to know who was re- circumstances at her resid- Airport here nabbed two cused the company’s owner sponsible for the loss. I re- ‘Shameful’ ence in north-east Delhi’s men who were trying to and staf of beating him up. peatedly told them that I did Tshering Lepcha, a North- Nand Nagri on Tuesday, has smuggle in gold worth According to the youth, they not know. This continued till East support helpline activ- claimed that she was beaten nearly ₨27 lakh concealed suspected him of data theft late in the night. Around ist, said that it was shocking to death by her in-laws. in slippers. that led to a loss of around ₨2 midnight, the CEO started to know that a young man The husband of the de- The two Indian men crore to the company. hitting me. They punched had been beaten up brutally ceased has been arrested after arrived at Terminal 3 on Romen Arambam, who me, kicked me, stripped me in NCR. “We read about such her mother filed a complaint. Wednesday in a Thai has been recuperating at the and hit me with a baseball incidents in remote areas of She also alleged that her Airways flight from Civil Hospital for the past bat. One of them even cap- the country, but how can it daughter, Pooja, was being Bangkok. They were three days, alleged that he tured it on a mobile phone. happen so close to Delhi? tortured by her in-laws for intercepted after crossing After I lost consciousness, This is shameful. It is a case dowry. A case has been re- the green channel, a they took me to Neelkanth of racial discrimination,” gistered under section 304-B Customs oicial said. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION? The youth said that the staff suspected Hospital around 3 a.m. and said Mr. Lepcha. (dowry death) of the IPC. “A search led to the The gold is estimated to They pressurised him of being responsible for data theft that led to a loss of told the doctor that I fell A case has been registered recovery of 938 grams of be worth nearly ₨27 lakh. around ₨2 crore to the company. PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT from the stairs,” said Romen. at the Udyog Vihar police Post-mortem report awaited gold with a market value PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT me to know who Romen, who had come to station under sections 148, The police, however, said of ₨26.96 lakh,” the oicial was responsible for was stripped naked, punched tured the incident on a mo- the Capital six years ago, as- 149, 323 and 506 of the Indian they were waiting for the said. The gold, cut into concealed in their the loss. I repeatedly and hit with a baseball bat by bile phone. serted that the company’s Penal Code. When contac- post-mortem report. pieces, was cleverly footwear. the CEO, the staf and boun- owner targeted him because ted, the CEO denied the al- Deputy Commissioner of told them that I cers. He also claimed that Quizzed before bouncers he belonged to the North legations saying he had no Police (North-East) A.K. did not know they poured cold water on Recalling his ordeal, Ro- East. “I joined the company clue about how the youth Singla said that though the his private parts and cap- men said that he was called barely a month ago and was had sufered the injuries. family had alleged that there were injuries on Pooja’s body, it was unlikely that these led to her death. According to the Bank oicial police, the incident took place Court reduces sentence of driver in accident case on Tuesday night, following molests DU girl which Pooja’s husband, San- NIRNIMESH KUMAR and hitting a girl who was The accident sentence in rash and jay, took her to Guru Teg Ba- STAFF REPORTER travelling on a scooter with negligent driving of hadur Hospital where she was NEW DELHI: A court here has her father. had happened on commercial vehicles by declared brought dead. NEW DELHI: A first-year student reduced the sentence of a The extent of the injury Mehrauli-Badarpur professional drivers. A A preliminary medical ex- at a Delhi University college truck driver from one-year was such that the victim’s Road in south Delhi professional driver having amination said that the de- was allegedly molested by a imprisonment to six months right hand had to be the command of a heavy ceased had not eaten for two bank clerk in north Delhi’s in an accident case, stating amputated. The driver had in 2010 vehicle has a greater burden days and there were traces of Maurice Nagar on Wednes- that “he is the sole approached the court of to abide by driving rules,” alcohol in her body, said a day. The accused, who works breadwinner of his family Additional Sessions Judge violated with impunity. the judge added. senior police oicer. He ad- with a branch of the Indian and his long incarceration Ajay Kumar Kuhar against There is a lack of fear in the ded that there were minor ab- Overseas Bank on the campus may adversely afect the the sentence order. minds of professional ‘Expected to be cautious’ rasions on her body, but these where the victim lives, has family”. drivers for the reason that “The appellant [convict] did not suggest torture. The been arrested. The accident had ‘Rash driving rampant’ trials take a long time to is a driver of commercial police said viscera samples The accused, identified as happened on Mehrauli- He had not challenged his reach a logical conclusion, vehicle. He was expected to have been preserved. 52-year-old Devinder Kumar, Badarpur Road in south conviction. and if a person has been take necessary precaution Pooja and Sanjay got mar- met the student outside a Delhi in 2010. He urged the court to convicted of rash and while driving. Hitting the ried in 2010 and had two kids. metro station and ofered to A Metropolitan release him on probation negligent driving, he gets motorcycle from behind In a statement recorded be- drop her to the college, which Magistrate court had held but it refused. away with a warning or a without there being any fore the SDM, her mother al- she agreed to. “She alleged the truck driver, “Cases of rash driving probation,’’ the judge said. extraneous circumstance leged that Sanjay and his fam- that Kumar tried to sexually Shatrughan, guilty of have become a practice “The time is right for indicates negligence of the ily tortured Pooja for dowry assault her in the car. When driving his vehicle rashly nowadays. Driving rules are awarding substantive driver,’’ the judge said. and that they had beaten her she resisted, he thrashed her,” on Tuesday too. said a senior police oicer.

‘Insisted on dropping her’ DELHI TODAY Another oicer said that Talk & Music: “Nautch Girls’ Leg- solo photography show by Irfan at Aakriti Art Gallery Pvt. Ltd, there were scratches on her acy in Indian Cinema”, Pran Nevile Khan at Convention Centre Foyer, F-213/A, Old M.B. Road, Lado Sarai, neck and arms, suggesting speaks on the vanished institution IHC, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. 11 a.m – 7 p.m. that she had put up resistance. of nautch girl, followed by a concert Exhibition: ‘Down the Ages’, solo Exhibition: Solo show of paintings by Dr. Charu Kapur at C.D. Desh- painting exhibition in water colour by artist Shahanshah Mittal at Triv- “She alleged that Kumar in- mukh Auditorium, IIC, 6:30 p.m. & acrylics by Sarnjeet Singh at Delhi eni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen sisted on dropping her. When Music: ‘Dhaayee Aakhar Prem Ka: ‘o’ Delhi Foyer, IHC, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Marg, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. she sat in the car, he touched Challenging hatred and violence Paintings: Retrospective show of Screening: “Michael Kolhaas”, her inappropriately. She also through music songs’ by Dhwani, a Paramjeet Singh, Painter, print French film screening with English group of 10 college students; So- maker and AIFACS chairman, All In- subtitles at M.L. Bhartia Auditor- said that he tried to rape her. nam Kalra’s Sufi Gospel; Kabir and dia Fine Arts & Craft Society ium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, She, however, managed to es- Baul music by Shabnam Virmani (AIFACS), 1 Rafi Marg, 11 a.m. – 7 72, Lodhi Estate, 6:30 p.m. cape,” an investigator said. and Parvathy Baul at The Stein Aud- p.m. (Mail your listings for this column itorium, IHC, 7 p.m. Exhibition: “The Past Was Yester- at “After I fled, he followed me day”, solo show by artist Akhilesh [email protected]) and threatened me with dire Photography: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, consequences,” the victim said in her statement. Kumar was arrested after the student approached the college au- thorities, who informed the police. Later, several students gathered outside the prin- cipal’s oice and demanded action.

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CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 4 | CITY THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 Few minorities in govt jobs: report Court summons DCW Only 2,993 of the 77,397 Delhi Police personnel belong to the minority communities chief in recruitment case NIRNIMESH KUMAR STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI: A Special court on NEW DELHI: People from the Wednesday summoned Delhi minority communities ac- Commission for Women count for five per cent of the (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal workforce in various govern- as an accused in a case of al- ment departments and the leged irregularities in recruit- Delhi Police. ments at the commission. The figures were shared Taking congnisance of the by the Delhi Minorities chargesheet in the matter Commission in its annual re- filed by the Anti-Corruption port, which was submitted to Branch (ACB) of the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Man- government, Special Judge ish Sisodia on Wednesday. Hemani Malhotra asked Ms. Under the head ‘Repres- Maliwal to appear before the IN TROUBLE: Chargesheet was filed against DCW chief Swati entation of Minorities in court on February 6. Maliwal on December 21 last year. FILE PHOTO Government Services’, the “After examining the FIR, report said only 2,993 of the REVELATIONS: Delhi Minority Commission chairman Qamar statements of witnesses and probe agency to investigate lines, in hiring at the DCW as 77,397 Delhi Police personnel Ahmad (centre) presents the annual report to Deputy Chief documents, there is suicient the role of others accused in several AAP supporters were belong to the minority com- Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday. PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT evidence to take cognisance the case. given plum posts in the munities, which comes to of ofences under Section 13 “From material placed on commission. around 3.8 per cent. matter with the commission (1)(d) and 13(2) (criminal mis- record, it appears that the in- Similarly, out of the 6,031 on Thursday,” a DMRC oi- conduct by public servant) of vestigation has not identified ‘Due process not followed’ employees of the Delhi De- There should be a cial said. the Prevention of Corruption other associates of Ms. Mali- The complainant had listed velopment Authority (DDA) sense of security Speaking to the media, Mr. (PC) Act,” the judge said. wal in whose connivance the the names of 85 people who only 295 are minorities, Sisodia said that he will look illegal practices were adop- allegedly got jobs without re- while only 32 out of the 741 among minorities. into the recommendations ‘Probe role of others too’ ted,”the Judge said. quisite credentials. employees working with the But the report paints made by the commission and The ACB had charge- The ACB had initiated a According to the ACB, due Delhi Tourism and Trans- check the reasons for such sheeted Ms. Maliwal last probe into the allegations process was not followed in portation Department are a dismal picture. low representation of minor- month under the PC Act and against Ms. Maliwal on a com- the recruitment. There were from such communities. We need to find out ities in the workforce. Sections 409 (criminal breach plaint by former DCW head no advertisements nor were whether it is of trust by public servant) and Barkha Shukla Singh in there any interviews. The Confusion over figures ‘Action needed’ 120-B (criminal conspiracy) September last year. Ms. salaries and other perks were However, there is confu- deliberate or on “There should be a sense of the IPC. Singh had alleged that there also fixed arbitrarily, the sion around figures related grounds of merit of security among minorit- be studied and steps taken,” who handed over the report The judge also directed the was favouritism, on political probe agency has said. to the Delhi Metro in this re- ies. But the report paints a Mr. Sisodia said. to Mr. Sisodia. gard. The DMRC termed as dismal picture. We need to The Delhi Minority Com- The functions of the panel “incorrect” the report’s We have around 8,000 em- find out whether it is deliber- mission was set up as a stat- are related to the welfare of claim that out of its “80,683 ployees and even if we add ate or on grounds of merit. utory body by an enactment the six notified communities Jung hampered work, says Maliwal employees, only 282 belong the contractual staf the Either way, we need to take called the Delhi Minority based on religion: Muslim, to minority communities”. number would not be that action and it has to be fixed. Commission Act 1999 and its Sikh, Christian, Jain, STAFF REPORTER “So many people do not “The figure is not correct. large. We will take up the The recommendations will chairman is Qamar Ahmad, Buddhist, and Parsi. work. I will wait for the day NEW DELHI: Reacting to the I have been fighting when an FIR is registered summons, Delhi Commis- against such people and sion for Women (DCW) against the system charge-sheet will be filed chairperson Swati Maliwal and now I have against so many. I will slammed former Lieutenant- present my side in the court President returns NSIT Bill to Delhi Assembly Governor Najeeb Jung for become an accused. and have faith that I will get not letting the women’s But I will fight this justice,” Ms. Maliwal said. STAFF REPORTER NSIT Bill (amendment) under Section 25 of the ailiated to Delhi present, there are 3,400 panel function properly. battle for the rights tabled by the AAP GNCTD Act 1991,” an University and located in seats in NSIT, but once it Ms. Maliwal said that she Previous DCW chief NEW DELHI: President Pranab government. After passing oicial said. south-west Delhi’s Dwarka becomes a university, there is being framed for working of women The Anti-Corruption Mukherjee has returned the the Bill, the House had sent The development came area. will be 12,000 seats in four diligently, and accused Mr. Branch had taken up the Netaji Subhas Institute of it to the President for his to light on Wednesday, to five years.” Jung of holding only one probe against Ms. Maliwal Technology Bill, which approval through the when Assembly Speaker Major benefit Recently, Mr. Baijal had meeting on women’s safety up 12,000 cases and three on a complaint by Ms. Singh, seeks to accord university Ministry of Home Afairs. Ram Niwas Goel told the While tabling the Bill in returned the file on Delhi during his tenure. lakh calls in one year. who alleged that several status to the institute, to the “The President directed House that he had received June last year, Deputy Chief government’s ambitious “It means working hard is AAP supporters were given Delhi Assembly asking the Lieutenant-Governor Anil a communication from the Minister Manish Sisodia, proposal to slash fares of ‘Have worked hard’ a crime,” Ms. Maliwal said. “I plum posts in the women’s House to reconsider and Baijal to return the Bill to L-G oice, which has who holds the education DTC and cluster buses by Taking on her predecessor have been fighting against panel. An FIR was registered amend the legislation. the Assembly for returned the Bill. portfolio, had said: “Making 75 per cent, asking the city Barkha Shukla Singh, Ms. the system and now today I against Ms. Maliwal on In June 2015, the reconsideration and amend At present, Netaji Subhas NSIT a university will cater administration to Maliwal said that while Ms. have become an accused. But September 20 last year. The Assembly had passed the the Bill as per provisions Institute of Technology is to thousands of students. At reconsider it. Singh took up only one case I will fight this battle for the chargesheet was filed on in eight years, she had taken rights of women.” December 21 last year.

Nerves of steel Expert panel to decide routes, size of buses

STAFF REPORTER tasked with working out the modalities of ensuring better NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind utilisation of the existing exercise, an expert commit- public transport infrastruc- tee has been constituted on ture in addition to suggesting the orders of Transport Min- solutions for issues such as ister Satyendar Jain to work last-mile connectivity, out issues related to bus among other ancillary con- route rationalisation and the cerns,” said the source. future procurement of difer- ent categories of vehicles to No new buses be operated by the Delhi On Tuesday, Mr. Jain had government. informed the Delhi As- sembly that there was no Four-member committee proposal to add new buses to According to a source, the the DTC and no new bus has four-member committee been added to the fleet of the will be led by member of the public transporter in the last Delhi Dialogue Commission two years. and former bureaucrat Ga- In a reply to a question by jendra Haldia; transport and Leader of the Opposition town planning expert Dr. Vijender Gupta during the Sewa Ram, from the School ongoing two-day winter ses- of Planning and Architec- sion of the Delhi Assembly, ture; regional director of the Mr. Jain had said that the gov- Institute for Transportation ernment was planning to run and Development Policy new buses (orange) under Shreya Gadepalli and former the Cluster Scheme in which BALANCING ACT: BSF Daredevils rehearse for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath on Wednesday. PHOTO: V. SUDERSHAN bureaucrat A. K. Singhal. private players would “The panel has been provide the buses. HC refuses urgent hearing on Focus on civic polls at DDA disability row: oicer plea to stop Assembly session BJP executive meet refuses to rejoin agency STAFF REPORTER Petition urged the Financial aid STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI: The Delhi High court to declare NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP’s ex- NEW DELHI: Rishi Raj Bhati, the The entire episode Court on Wednesday re- the two-day winter for marriage ecutive committee’s oicial who was ‘relieved’ by has gravely caused fused to grant urgent hear- session “illegal quarterly meeting on Wed- the Delhi Development Au- ing on a petition seeking dir- STAFF REPORTER nesday condemned Chief thority (DDA) as the Director hurt to me and ection that the Delhi and invalid” Minister Arvind Kejriwal for of Public Relations (PR) on I do not have faith government be stopped NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief Min- his “constant absence” from grounds of his ‘disability’, has from going ahead with the lated that at the commence- ister Manish Sisodia on Wed- the Capital even as it passed refused to rejoin the organ- in the policies two-day winter session of ment of the first session of nesday ordered Secretary of a resolution against the Aam isation despite the authority of the DDA the Assembly, which began each year, the L-G shall ad- Women and Child Develop- Aadmi Party (AAP) govern- tendering an apology and Rishi Raj Bhati on January 17 and has now dress the House. ment to look into complaints ment’s “total failure” in ful- asking him to rejoin twice. concluded. “This rule is being hon- of MLAs that the department filling electoral promises. “In their second letter January 10. However, he was rejoin duty within 15 days “if “It is the prerogative of the oured since the formation of oicers “do not provide” Organised at the chaupal dated January 16, 2017, the repatriated to his parent de- he so wishes”. Speaker to call a session. the Delhi Assembly. But The timely financial assistance of (public space) of Mukh- Delhi BJP president Manoj DDA has once again reques- partment within 48 hours of How can the court interfere present government has ₨30,000 to widows for mar- mailpur village and presided Tiwari. FILE PHOTO ted me to rejoin as Director his joining allegedly because Repeated apology in it,” a Bench of Justices B. chosen to circumvent the riage of their daughters. over by unit head Manoj (PR). The DDA has also re- of his disability. On Monday, the DDA once D. Ahmed and Ashutosh Ku- rules,” the plea said. Mr. Sisodia, who heads the Tiwari, the meet also saw the and public transport infra- gretted the inconvenience The relieving letter handed again wrote to Mr. Bhati, re- mar said. Women and Child Develop- relaunch of the party’s structure to implementing caused,” Mr. Bhati said. over to him on January 11 questing him to join. “The BJP leader warned ment Department, has direc- monthly organisational women’s safety and social read: “continuance of Mr. DDA again very sincerely re- ‘Violating rules’ On Tuesday, BJP leader ted the Secretary to take magazine ‘Bhajapa Sandesh’ security schemes. To stay with Delhi Transco Bhati to the post may put him grets any inconvenience The plea was mentioned Vijender Gupta had raised steps to remove discrepancy, as well as an announcement It also resolved to “pres- “Since the entire episode in probable inconvenience caused to you in this matter before the Bench through the issue in the Assembly. if any, in the government from Mr. Tiwari that ₨1.5 surise the Kejriwal govern- has gravely caused hurt to me and may not be in the interest and requests you to join the advocate R. P. Luthra who Speaker Ram Niwas Goel scheme. As per the scheme, crore from his MP fund had ment to start regularising un- and I do not have faith in the of the DDA also [sic]”. DDA as Director (PR). Kindly urged the court to declare had rejected his objection the Delhi government gives been set aside for uplifting authorised colonies”. policies of the DDA, I turned “The post of Director (PR) intimate your date of joining the two-day session “illegal saying that this sitting was ₨30,000 as financial assist- the village. “The AAP government has down their request to rejoin in the DDA involves field to the DDA”, the letter read. and invalid”. “not a new session in a new ance for marriage of daugh- completed two years but the and decided to stay back with workand extensive outdoor Mr. Bhati said that though The petition claimed that calender year but a continu- ters of widows. ‘Total failure of AAP govt’ city’s condition has Delhi Transco Limited,” the activity and duties[sic],” the the DDA has tried to “undo by not inviting the Lieuten- ation of an ongoing one... I The matter came to light The resolution adopted by worsened. People in JJ colon- oicial said. letter added. the grievous hurt caused to ant-Governor to address the want to warn you against during Question Hour when the party at the meet took ies and villages are facing Mr. Bhati, who was work- The DDA’s letter led to an him mentally”, the first letter Assembly, the AAP govern- dragging the name of the some legislators complained note of the “total failure” of problems due to Land Ac- ing in the PR Department of outcry and a protest by disab- sent by the DDA where it had ment was “dishonouring” its Lieutenant-Governor Anil that oicers allegedly don’t the Kejriwal government “on quisition Act, increased rates the Delhi Transco Limited ility rights activists outside said that relieving was done oice. Baijal based on a misleading release financial assistance all fronts” ranging from en- of power and shortage of wa- (DTL), had taken charge as its headquarters. Facing flak, with mutual consent had a It said that the rules stipu- claim.” to beneficiaries on time. hancing education, health ter,” Mr. Tiwari said. Director (PR) of the DDA on the DDA asked Mr. Bhati to rather opposite efect.

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 CITY/STATE 5 Friends script a new life for actor Direct AAP govt to relocate Funds, support pour in for V.K. Sharma who lost all his belongings in the Ajanta Apartments arson slums: Railways to NGT NEW DELHI: The Railways has SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR dirapuram. Later, Ashimu household items. So he had a urged the National Green Azad, who owns a flat in pile of mattresses and a col- Tribunal (NGT) to direct NEW DELHI: Certificates, rare Ajanta Apartments, allowed lection of gas stoves but no the Delhi government to books, pictures, trophies and me and my wife to stay there. utensils to cook. We also utilise ₨11.25 crore given to scripts, all turned to ashes. Now, another friend, Arshia realised that the couple and it in 2003-2004 to There are some losses that Sethi, has ofered me her their son would like to build rehabilitate slum clusters veteran theatre artiste V.K. house in Panchsheel Enclave a new house the way they along the rail tracks here. Sharma will have to learn to for a year,” says Mr. Sharma. like it and buy furniture and Additional Solicitor live with, but the help and He says his neighbours in other articles of their own General Pinky Anand, support he has received in Ajanta Apartments have also choice. Then we composed a appearing for the the past few days have been collected ₨1.9 lakh, and par- message and shared it on our Railways, told a Bench precious, says Mr. Sharma. ents of some children in WhatsApp group which has headed by NGT Ever since his rented flat in schools where his troupe nearly 250 members,” said chairperson Justice Ajanta Apartments went up Khilona has performed have Mr. Shrivastav. Swatanter Kumar that it in flames during the gory also made little The message was also pos- had given ₨11.25 crore to murder of his neighbour contributions. ted on Facebook on January the Delhi Urban Shelter Ravindra Matta on January 8, “Money has its own usage 16 and shared repeatedly, and Improvement Board financial and emotional sup- and one cannot do without it, the donations kept flowing (DUSIB) for relocation of SEEKING ACTION: The Railways said that the ‘only port have poured in from all but the amount that I have into Mr. Sharma’s account. . jhuggis, but the money had permanent’ solution for maintaining cleanliness on quarters. Only two days ago, from the donations and my not been utilised till date. tracks was rehabilitating slums. FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR a group of alumni from Na- own savings will be able to Meeting with God tional School of Drama star- pull me through for a while. I This is how he recounts Money lying unsed (railways) that was flats can be allotted at ted an online campaign for want to thank those who that fateful afternoon: “It so “The amount of ₨11.25 responsible for present. Mr. Sharma, and so far a have donated so far, but happened that one fine crore given to the DUSIB rehabilitation of slums. modest amount of ₨1 lakh has humbly appeal to those who Sunday, God went out for a should be utilised and they Blame game been collected. have been considering to walk. On the way, he met me should expeditiously DUSIB ready to act Under attack from the Even that is enough, says contribute in the future that and asked ‘VK, you have decide the relocation and It had said that at NGT for failure to keep Mr. Sharma, whose estim- they need not do so,” says Mr. three options, Jaan chahiye, rehabilitation of jhuggis present, it had a number of the tracks clean, the ated loss of furniture and Sharma. jahan chaahiye ya samaan (slums) near railway flats constructed at Railways have sought to other belongings in the arson chahiye' (You want life, the tracks,” the ASG said. Baprola and the shift the blame on the was nearly ₨25 lakh. Monetary help world or material things)’. department was prepared Delhi government for not Amitabh Shrivastava, a My reply was I would want Next hearing on Jan 23 to start the relocation relocating slum clusters New address dramatist at NSD, which is life because the other two The Bench, however, process of jhuggi basti at from its land by allotting The 66-year-old national his and Mr. Sharma’s alma would remain with me in said it would hear the Azadpur and Lawrence them flats, despite mater (both completed their that case. And when matter later and posted it Road, which have 389 directions from the green EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: Two days ago, a group of alumni from the course in 1979), said the idea everything was burnt to for hearing on January 23. jhuggis. panel. National School of Drama started an online campaign for V.K. to appeal for monetary help ashes, he asked me, ‘Will you In the previous hearing, The Delhi government Alleging non- The support that I Sharma and have collected ₨1 lakh so far. PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR was the brainchild of a fellow be able to rise like a the DUSIB had put the body had also said it was cooperation by the Delhi alumunus and a meeting was phoenix?’ My reply was yes onus on the transport willing to pay interest at government and the have received is award winning actor lost a pute over property. helped. as long as the love I have re- behemoth, telling the the rate of 7 per cent per DUSIB, the Railways had overwhelming. I am lifetime of memories, pre- “The support that I have “Initially, we thought that ceived from those around me Bench that as per the 2015 annum, which comes to said the “only permanent” thankful for all those served in the form of awards received is overwhelming. I we would help VK and his remains with me.” Delhi Slum and JJ over ₨9.51 crore. solution for maintaining and certificates, when his am thankful for all those who wife Kiran in setting up a The developments after Rehabilitation and Thus, the total amount sustained cleanliness on who have helped me neighbour’s son Rahul Matta have helped me in my hour of new home. But we realised the incident has only firmed Relocation policy, it was comes to about ₨20.25 tracks was their in my hour of need set his flat afire after killing need. We spent the first few that many people were his belief that his wish has the land owning agency crore, against which 101 rehabilitation. —PTI his father, following a dis- days at a friend’s house in In- donating the same set of been granted.

HC junks plea Man wanted for attempt to murder held seeking lower Kathputli delay: DDA blames NGOs STAFF REPORTER The accused had desist. Enraged, Anshu Gupta threatened Kumar at Rajdhani fare for NEW DELHI: The Crime Branch opened fire at a cab gunpoint. Instigated by his has arrested a management driver who tried to accomplices, he fired at Ku- cancer patients graduate wanted for al- mar and then fled. Later, legedly shooting at a cab stop a molestation Anshu and Ramesh were ar- STAFF REPORTER driver who tried to put a stop bid last month rested, while Ravinder and to a molestation bid last Pradeep evaded arrest,” said NEW DELHI: The Delhi High month. A case of attempt to near the Dwarka Sector 10 JCP Yadav. Court has junked a petition murder had been registered Metro station. Based on this, The victim later told the seeking direction to the Rail- at the Janak Puri police the police arrested Ravinder. police that one of the men ways to provide concession in station. had taken out a pistol and fares to cancer patients travel- According to Joint Com- Accused confesses opened fire, saying he was ling in Rajdhani Express. missioner of Police (Crime Upon interrogation, he teaching Sanjay a “lesson for The petition was moved by Branch) Ravindra Yadav, the confessed to his involvement his social service”. an NGO and sought the relief accused has been identified in the attempt to murder According to the police, on the ground that since most as Ravinder. case. Ravinder came in contact hospitals specialising in can- “The accused said that with local criminals in 2010 cer treatment are in metro- Active member of gang around 10.30 p.m. on Decem- and joined the Saddam Gauri politan cities and patients He is an active member of ber 19 last year, he and his ac- gang, which is involved in of- from far-of areas connected the Saddam Gauri gang that complices — Anshu Gupta, fences like running the satta by Rajdhani have to travel for is active in west and south- Ramesh and Pradeep — mafia and extorting money treatment, concession in fares west Delhi. were trying to molest a girl from other satta operators. would reduce the burden on Police said they were near the Tilak Pul area. One Ravinder himself was in- them. tipped of about Ravinder passerby, Sanjay Kumar, in- volved in several cases and coming to meet his aides terfered and asked them to has been arrested earlier. ‘For publicity’ A Bench headed by Chief Justice G. Rohini also ques- tioned the public interest in- HC rues lack of NRI killed in Hauz Khas accident volved in the petition and said that the petitioner can make a amenities in courts STAFF REPORTER to be a non-resident Indian. representation before the STAFF REPORTER all communities living in that has been created at moved from Kathputli The car she was travelling in Railway Ministry in this re- the slum cluster to update Anand Parbat nearby. Colony, and that police STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI: A 65-year-old wo- was reduced to a mangled gard. “You (petitioner) are NEW DELHI: Six years after the the list of residents. While many families have presence was being man was killed in an acci- heap. The police, who are just doing this for publicity,” Delhi Development already made the move, ensured to maintain law NEW DELHI: The Delhi High dent in south Delhi’s Hauz yet to establish a sequence the court told the NGO. Authority (DDA) began First of its kind project there are some who are yet and order. He added that Court on Wednesday ex- Khas late on Wednesday of events, said they were The Bench rejected the ar- working on its pilot in-situ Kathputli Colony is the to do so. the DDA could have used pressed dismay over the ab- evening. The victim is said looking for eyewitnesses. gument that such a relief will redevelopment project at first of its kind In 2010-11, the DDA had force to evict people, but sence of basic facilities, like cut the financial burden on Kathputli Colony, the redevelopment project conducted a survey, which the authority chose not to ambulance and stretchers, to patients and said it would land-owning agency has being carried out by the found that 2,754 families do so. deal with emergency have entertained the petition blamed NGOs and others DDA in partnership with a were living in the area. Mr. According to Mr. situations. had it come from a patient. with vested interests for private developer. In lieu of Agarwal, however, said that Agarwal, the rest of the The issue cropped up after “Let any aggrieved person hampering the work and constructing multi- the list was being updated families are expected to a lawyer sufered a cardiac come, then we will hear the causing delays. storeyed flats for the slum as several new people had move to the camp by arrest in the high court last petition,” the Bench said. J.P. Agarwal, principal dwellers, the developer will moved to the camp, while March. Once the week and died after reaching The plea had stated there commissioner (DDA), said get a share of the land, some others who were redevelopment project is the hospital. A Bench of “are only about 1,000 trained that every family living in which could be exploited minors earlier were now completed, slum dwellers Justice B. D. Ahmed asked a oncologists in India with Kathputli colony would get commercially. adults. About 400 more will be provided flats that petitioner journalist, Pankaj most of them in cities, and the a flat as part of the For work on the project families are likely to be cost ₨1.42 lakh each, which Yadav, to move an applica- ratio of oncologists to cancer rehabilitation project. Mr. to start, all residents of the added to the list. will include ₨30,000 as tion highlighting all facts patients being about 1:2,000. Agarwal said that the DDA slum cluster need to be Mr. Agarwal said that no maintenance charges for with regard to basic infra- The patient load is more in had asked the pradhans of moved to a transit camp one was being forcibly the first five years. structure needed to avoid smaller towns”. such incidents in future.

Policeman critical after car hits bike

NEW DELHI: A police sub-in- motorbike, said a senior po- spector is in critical condi- lice oicer. tion after his motorbike was “His bike was hit by a car hit by a car in southeast Del- from the front side. He hi’s Govindpuri area, the po- sufered severe head injuries. lice said on Wednesday. He was rushed to Batra Hos- The incident happened on pital where his condition is Tuesday when Navneet Ku- stated to be critical,” said the mar, who is posted at oicer. Govindpuri police station, A case has been registered was going somewhere on his under the IPC, he said. —PTI

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 NORTHERN REGION 7 Two tourists from Delhi Frozen landscape die of cold in Himachal Jammu-Srinagar Highway still closed due to snowfall

NEW DELHI: Three persons, in- “Weather to improve fresh traic would be al- cluding two tourists from lowed to ply on the highway Delhi, have died in Himachal from Thursday. today,” a traic department Pradesh which reeled under Another spell of rain oicial said. Intermittent intense cold wave, while the or snow likely from snowfall in Qazigund-Bani- arterial Jammu-Srinagar hal stretch of the nearly 300- Highway could not be re- January 22” km long highway is hamper- stored for traic for the ing the eforts to restore second day on Wednesday enjoying a horse ride at tour- traic, he said. due to snowfall. ist resort of Kufri, the police said. He felt acute chest pain Air traic restored Near freezing temperature and was immediately rushed “The air traic was re- Severe cold wave condi- to Indira Gandhi Medical stored as the runway was tions remained in the north- College here, where he was cleared of snow following ern plains, where parts of Ra- declared brought dead. improvement in weather,” jasthan and Haryana Director (AAI), Srinagar experienced near-freezing Old age Airport, Sharad Kumar, said, temperatures. Lakhpatra died near adding flight operations A 60-year-old man was on Sankatmochan temple here. went on normally following Wednesday found dead in a His relatives said his heart the improvement in weather. Dharamsala in Shimla and beat stopped due to cold as Meanwhile, the Met De- the police are suspecting he was aged. partment here said, “The that he died due to biting In Jammu and Kashmir, weather will improve from cold. traic could not be restored Thursday. In fact, it could im- Two tourists from Delhi, on the Srinagar-Jammu Na- prove from this evening only Satyajit Singh (30) who had tional Highway for the and would stay as such till come to enjoy snow with his second consecutive day, January 21. From January 22 family, and Lakhpatra Gupta even as air traic in Srinagar to 26 evening or 27 morning, BONE BARE: Snow-covered apple trees on Srinagar-Baramulla road on Wednesday. PHOTO: NISSAR AHMAD (75) died in the hill state on airport resumed as the there is possibility of another Tuesday. weather improved. spell of rains or snow as the Satyajit, who was newly “The national highway is region will be hit by a fresh married, died while he was still closed for traic. No western disturbance.” - PTI Court decrees can’t be Lalu to campaign for Akhilesh PATNA: RJD president Lalu Prasad on socialist forces,” he added. Wednesday said his party would not The RJD chief said he would talk to flouted, warns SC field any candidate in Uttar Pradesh Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to elections and he would campaign for work jointly to ensure victory of so- How school kids are involved NEW DELHI: Decrees passed in the Sut- ana, objected to a finding of the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to en- cialist forces in the most populous lej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dis- Union Home Secretary and said the sure victory of socialist forces. state. pute between Punjab and Haryana report says that on site visit by the Addressing party workers after Mr. Prasad said he would invite in human chain: HC to Bihar cannot be flouted, the Supreme committee “no deliberate damage” former Union minister Raghunath Jha prominent leaders like Mulayam Court warned on Wednesday, dir- has been done. “I have a problem joined the RJD, Mr. Prasad made a Singh, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, AMARNATH TEWARY State has planned State. ecting both the States to strictly im- with the word ‘deliberate’ used in scathing attack on the BJP and said he Congress vice- president Rahul world’s longest Over two crore people are plement its orders. the report,” he said. would make all out eforts in UP polls Gandhi and leaders of the CPI and the PATNA: The Patna High Court expected to join their hands, “We will not allow the decree Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to ensure the defeat of safron forces. CPI(M) in the rally RJD would organ- on Wednesday asked the Bi- human chain on spreading over 11,000 km. passed by this court to be flouted appearing for the Ministry of Home “UP election is not an election of one ise against demonetisation in Patna har government how school January 21 over The photography of the and it has to be implemented. How Afairs said their reply was ready State but of the entire country. After soon. students are being involved prohibition event will be done by three the decree is being implemented is and can be filed in the course of a ensuring defeat of BJP in UP we would The RJD supremo, who is on fore- in the proposed human chain ISRO satellites, helicopters the headache of the concerned week. uproot the safron party headed by front of fight against note ban, said and how traic on the high- and drones, said Chief Sec- parties,” a Bench of Justices P. C. He said that Haryana has not Prime Minister Narendra Modi in more than 40,000 workers in unorgan- ways will be blocked during highways will be blocked for retary Anjani Kumar Singh. Ghose and Amitava Roy said. challenged the Punjab Termination 2019,” Mr. Prasad said. ised sectors have been rendered job- the programme. The govern- traic during the pro- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar The Bench, which asked the of Agreement Act, 2004, and there- “I would campaign for Chief Minis- less after the decision. — PTI ment has planned a mega gramme.” is likely to participate in the Centre and Punjab to file their fore it has not been set aside till now. ter Akhilesh Yadav to ensure victory of event by organising the The court has asked the 45-minute programme at replies to Haryana’s plea seeking “The regulations are still there. “world’s longest human government to respond to Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. compliance of court’s order, said the The efect of the apex court’s decree chain” on January 21 to create the questions on Thursday. interim order of status quo will cannot be there unless the Act awareness of prohibition. BJP’s view continue. passed by legislature is nullified,” Hearing a public interest Above Class 5 Senior BJP leader Sushil Mr. Kumar said, adding that the an- litigation petition filed by a The government had Kumar Modi too said school Status quo swers to Presidential reference fell non-governmental forum, a earlier said that students children should be kept away The apex court said the reports of under the advisory jurisdiction and Division Bench comprising only above Class 5 would from the event. However, in the Union Home Secretary, Chief hence the court has not set aside the acting Chief Justice Hemant participate in the human diferent parts of the State, Secretary of Punjab and Director Act. To this, the Bench said it will Gupta and Justice Dinesh chain and traic on the high- government school students General of Police of Punjab, who look into the issue when it hears the Kumar Singh asked the State ways would be stopped two were seen doing rehearsal of were appointed as court receivers of matter in detail. government “under which hours before and after the the event on roads. Huge bill- the land and other properties of the Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, provision the school stu- event. The human chain is boards and hoardings ap- canal, have indicated that status quo appearing for Punjab, said the dents are being involved in scheduled to be organised pealing people to join the hu- has been maintained. Centre should intervene among the the human chain and the between 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. man chain could be seen all However, senior advocate Jag- States involved in the dispute and State highways and national on January 21 across the across the State. deep Dhankar, appearing for Hary- sort out the issue. - PTI ‘Speedily decide TB patient’s plea’

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Drug Controller to ex- peditiously decide the ap- plication on behalf of a 18- year-old girl, sufering from a drug resistant form of TB, to import a new drug which is one of the two optional med- ications to treat her disease. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) after the law- yer for the patient’s father said an application has been moved through the doctor to import the drug — Delamanid — under a com- passionate access programme. Delamanid is neither available in Indian markets, nor approved by DCGI. The court also asked the Centre whether the TB med- ical centre in Mumbai can administer Bedaquiline, an- other new drug made by Johnson and Johnson, to the patient, without any new tests, as she has been moved there. - PTI

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 8 | SOUTH THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 Kerala HC shoots Telangana govt. committed ‘Law-making more important down plea for ‘right to drink’ to quota for minorities: KCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT its incorporation in the IX than attending social functions’ Schedule of the Constitu- KOCHI: The second round of HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief tion. legal battle by a person from Minister K. Chandrasekhar Kerala HC judge advises MLAs to engage in meaningful legislative business Perumbavoor against the Rao asserted on Wednesday Inclusion in IX Schedule Kerala government’s liquor that his government was “We are confident of con- SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Bills were passed without policy has come unstuck committed to implementing vincing the Central govern- due deliberation. The Su- with a Division Bench of the 12% reservation for the ment to include quota for THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala preme Court had struck Kerala High Court reiterat- minorities. Steps had been Muslims in the IX Schedule High Court Judge B. Kemal down some Sections of the ing the Supreme Court ob- initiated to introduce a Bill in and the State could opt for Pasha had some important Kerala Professional Self Fin- servation that consumption the legislature during the legal recourse if there are advice for lawmakers on ancing Colleges Act, 2006, of liquor cannot be treated as budget session. hurdles at the Central level,” Wednesday — MLAs could after it found them to be un- a fundamental right. Mr. Rao said the govern- he said. This would be fol- do a whole lot better with a constitutional. In contrast, Anoop from Perumbavoor ment had decided to imple- lowed by leading an all-party little less of social functions the court had upheld a com- contended that the laws pro- ment reservation for delegation to Prime Minister and more of meaningful par- parable law passed by the hibiting alcoholic drinks vi- Muslims on the basis of their K. Chandrasekhara Rao Narendra Modi for convin- liamentary business. Madhya Pradesh Assembly. olated the fundamental social, economic and educa- cing him to ratify the de- The judge’s lively remark Chief Minister Pinarayi rights. He approached the tional backwardness, not re- in the erstwhile State. I am cision of the State where came at a seminar organised Vijayan lamented that some Division Bench as the single ligion. confident that the quota will Muslim minorities consti- to celebrate the Diamond Ju- Bills passed by the House judge had dismissed his plea He was replying to a query be a reality soon,” Mr. Rao tuted over 14 per cent of the bilee celebrations of the Ker- were yet to become law be- against the shutting down of raised by BJP member G. said during a debate on the population. ala Legislative Assembly. cause of the inordinate delay bar hotels. Dismissing his ap- Kishan Reddy on the pos- steps initiated for the benefit While Congress member Ministers, legislators and or diiculty in getting Pres- peal, the Bench on Wednes- sible legal problems that of the minorities by the TRS T. Jeevan Reddy lamented bureaucrats made up the ma- WISE COUNSEL: Justice Kemal Pasha greets Kerala CM Pinarayi idential assent. day observed that a right was could arise as courts had government. that the government failed to jority of the audience in the Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram. — PHOTO:C. RATHEESH KUMAR The Leader of the Opposi- never unrestrained, much struck down earlier laws on Referring to Tamil Nadu, keep its promise even two- sprawling Member’s Lounge tion, Ramesh Chennithala, less unregulated. As with all reservation given on reli- where reservation was being and-a-half years after com- of the Assembly complex. funerals. He clarified that his speaking as a common man, said the House also had its’ other rights, the right to pri- gious basis. implemented since 1994, he ing to power, MIM member Mr. Pasha said the busi- remark was not a comment not judge,” he said. “not so proud” moments vacy — if the right to take in- “We have initiated steps to said there was no reason it Akbaruddin Owaisi wanted ness of lawmaking was more on the functioning of the Mr. Pasha said the law when members held up busi- toxicating drinks was one — remedy the injustice done to could not be implemented in the government to tread cau- important than marking at- House. “It is not my intent to would become merely pro- ness and trespassed into the was subject to reasonable the minority communities Telangana when the neigh- tiously as the issue involved tendance at marriages and mock the legislature. I am cedural and bureaucratic if Speaker’s dais. restrictions. over the past several decades bouring State could ensure legal complications. Tiger caught in snare tranquillised, Two held for assaulting Museum brings back memories of NTR shifted to rescue centre in Mysuru woman in Bengaluru STAFF REPORTER VIJAYAWADA: On the 21st death SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT the northeast and has been anniversary of the former working in a BPO in the city Andhra Pradesh Chief Min- MYSURU: Yet another tiger that BENGALURU: The police on for a year. On January 13, she ister and TDP founder-pres- had strayed from its habitat Wednesday arrested two went to a pub to meet her ident N.T. Rama Rao on Wed- got stuck in a snare on Wed- men, one of them a foreign friends, but they failed to nesday, his memories were nesday. Fortunately, the national, for allegedly spik- show up. Instead, she met Ali brought alive by the NTR Forest Department swung ing the drink of a 21-year-old and Uttappa, who allegedly Trust through a temporary into action, tranquillised the woman at a popular pub on added a sedative to her drink. museum set up on the wildcat and shifted it to the Brigade Road, forcing her The victim was found un- premises of the Siddhartha Chamundi Animal Rescue into their car where they conscious by a passer-by in Institute of Hotel Manage- and Rehabilitation Centre in sexually assaulted her, and the early hours of Saturday. ment and Catering Techno- Koorgalli on the outskirts of abandoning her on a road in He alerted her friends after logy here. Mysuru. Kammanahalli. CCTV foot- the woman regained con- The museum will be open The tiger was sighted at The tiger was sighted at Bekkesodaluru village in the south age showed the woman be- sciousness. The woman filed till January 25 from 10 a.m. to Bekkesodaluru village in the Kodagu region on Wednesday. — PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ing dragged into a car around a complaint at a women’s po- 9 p.m. Named ‘Telugu Vaari Women looking at an exhibit of N.T. Rama Rao at the Ponnampet Forest Division 9.30 p.m. last Friday. lice station, from where the Gnapakam,’ the museum temporary museum in Vijayawada. — PHOTO: CH. VIJAYA BHASKAR in the south Kodagu region tricate itself. Conservator of The male tiger is around case was referred to the takes visitors through the life on Wednesday and the Forests, Kodagu, Manoj Ku- three to four years old and is Victim sedated Banaswadi police on Sunday. of N.T. Rama Rao. theatres, the life of N.T. Rama that a permanent museum, Forest Department was in- mar, said the staf reached in good health. It is suspec- One of the accused, Ayub The police have charged It features a gallery of 108 Rao will be shown in four called ‘N.T.R. Memorial,’ formed about it. the spot and sighted the tiger ted to have wandered from Ali, is from Yemen, while the the assailants under Section photographs and a corridor parts in the form of a motion would be built in the Amara- The tiger’s forelimb was among the bushes. the adjoining Nagarahole other, Ricky alias Thim- 354 (sexual assault on a wo- that includes four mini- picture. vati region in at least 15 acres caught in a snare that was They sought the assist- National Park. The Forest manna Uttappa, hails from man with intent to outrage theatres and art set-ups that TDP national general sec- of land. The museum will laid to prevent wild boars ance of veterinarians and the Department had alerted the Kodagu. They were known her modesty) and 273 (sale of reflect moments from his retary Nara Lokesh, who in- have a revolving statue of from raiding agricultural animal was tranquillised local community about its to the woman, the police noxious food or drink) of the famous movies. In each of augurated the museum and a NTR, a library, amphitheatre fields. It was struggling to ex- around 4 p.m. presence a week ago. said. The woman hails from Indian Penal Code. the air-conditioned mini- blood donation drive, said and galleries.

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 NATION 9 Uttar Pradesh registers increase in Pranab unveils Netaji’s restored car number of out-of-school children Pratham annual report says the State also has a low attendance rate, along with Bihar & Manipur

VIKAS PATHAK in 2009, the number was 46.7 % in 2014 and 45.2 % in 2016. NEW DELHI: Poll-bound Uttar Usable toilet availability is Pradesh has much to worry rising, with 68.7 % schools on the education front, with now having usable toilets as the fraction of out-of-school against 47.2 % in 2010. Just 3.5 children between six and 14 % schools visited across In- years of age climbing to 5.3 % dia had no toilets in 2016. from 4.9 % between 2014 and 2016, as per Pratham's An- No computers nual Status of Education Amid a conscious digital (Rural) report for 2016. turn, most rural schools still A PIECE OF LEGEND: The Wanderer Car used by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose during his escape Two other States — Mad- do not have computers. Just from Kolkata to the Gomoh railway station in 1941. — PHOTO: PTI hya Pradesh and Chhattis- 20 % schools had computers garh — also share the dubi- in 2016, marginally higher SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT had sat during the ‘Great Es- out the excepts from the ous distinction, with than 19.6 % in 2014. cape.’ writings of Sisir Kumar Bose fractions of out-of-school In Kerala, however, 89 % KOLKATA: President Pranab Mr. Mukherjee said Neta- on how Netaji, disguised as children climbing from 3.4 % schools had computers, with Mukherjee on Wednesday ji’s name “is the most Mohd Ziauddin, a north In- to 4.4 % in the former, and the number being 75.2 % in unveiled the Wanderer Car emotive issue in the Indian dian insurance agent, had from 2 per cent to 2.8 % in the In Uttar Pradesh (9.9 % ), three-digit by one-digit divi- The English-reading abil- Gujarat, 55.1 % in Maha- used by Netaji Subhas political arena, and espe- kept the door of the car open. latter in the same time span. Rajasthan (9.7 % ) and Mad- sion problem dropped from ity of Class 3 students at the rashtra and 57.3 % in Tamil Chandra Bose during his cially in Bengal.” The idea was that the family Uttar Pradesh also has low hya Pradesh (8.5 %), the pro- 68.4 % in 2010 to 44 % in 2014, all-India level has increased, Nadu. ‘Great Escape’ from Kolkata Krishna Bose, wife of Sisir members and others in the attendance rates of children, portion of out-of-school girls and has slid further to 43.3 % with 32 % students in 2016 — In Kerala and Gujarat, the to the Gomoh railway station Kumar Bose who drove Net- house could hear the noise of at 50-60 % , along with Bihar, between 11 and 14 years of in 2016. compared with 28.5 % in 2014 proportion of students en- between January 16 and 18, aji to Gomoh (now in only one door being shut so Manipur, West Bengal and age still stays higher than 8%. However, the proportion — being able to read simple rolling in government 1941. He also got into the car, Jharkhand), said: “The Azad that they would think that Madhya Pradesh. of Class 3 students who can words. schools went up in 2016, restored by Audi, and took a Hind movement started as only one person had left in The all-India enrolment Areas of concern perform a two-digit subtrac- The ability to read English from 40.6 % in 2014 to 49.9 % seat next to the driver. the car drove out of the the car. ratio for the age-group of six There continue to be areas tion has increased from 25.7 at Class 5 level, however, in the former State and from Sugata Bose, MP and a pro- house” on Elgin Road which Netaji kept pouring cofee to 14 has slightly improved of concern in reading and % in 2014 to 27.7 % in 2016. stays unchanged. 79.2% to 86 % in the latter. fessor of history at Harvard now houses Netaji Research for Sisir Kumar Bose during from 96.7 % in 2014 to 96.9 % arithmetic ability, despite a The improvement — for the There is a decline in Eng- There was nationally no University, who presided Bureau. the long drive and a petrol in 2016. general improvement. first time since 2010 — lish-reading ability after this: increase in private school over the event, said the Pres- Ms. Bose’s son and Mr. spill shut the engine down But some States continue The proportion of Class 8 comes mainly from govern- while 60.2 % Class 8 students enrolment between 2014 and ident did not want to sit on Sugata Bose’s younger for a while and caused Netaji to under-perform. students who can solve a ment schools. could read simple sentences 2016. the rear seat, where Netaji brother Sumantra Bose read much anxiety. Motorists in India spend more time on roads India’s first clinical trial to reduce K.C. DEEPIKA Bengaluru, though, has seen a balanced workforce parti- BENGALURU: Low vehicle own- cipation in both service and ership, but high on road con- manufacturing sectors, said hair loss in cancer patients gestion. That’s the norm in the study. India compared with other count, mouth ulcers and to avoid the grade 2 stage,” JYOTI SHELAR Initiative hopes to BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, Parking problems hair loss during chemother- said Dr Bajpai. The random- and China) countries. Ac- Though India and China MUMBAI: The Tata Memorial address loss of apy,” explained Dr. Jyoti Ba- ised trial that will go on for cording to a study ‘Urban have the longest road net- Hospital (TMH) here has esteem caused by jpai, associate professor at about a year has two arms — mobility trends in India and works among the BRIC commenced the first ever chemotherapy-induced TMH’s Department of Med- 34 patients in one arm will other BRIC countries and countries, congestion and clinical trial in India to ad- ical Oncology, who is head- be put on the scalp coolers their policy implications’, parking continue to be chal- dress the problem of hair baldness ing the trial. while 17 patients will be in conducted by a team of ex- lenges in India. China’s loss in cancer patients dur- “But of all the side efects, the non-cooling arm. perts from the Indian Insti- urban road network was be- ing chemotherapy. used in the U.K. hair loss has the worst im- “We are taking non-meta- tute of Science, Bengaluru; lieved to be “suicient.” Loss of hair adds to the Since chemotherapy pact on women. The fear of static patients in which the Indian Institute of Manage- A view of the traffic congestion under the Silk Board flyover in As for urban mobility laws, trauma of the disease and medication is given intra- cancer becomes secondary cancers are not spread out,” ment (IIM) Bangalore, IIM Bengaluru. — FILE PHOTO cities in Brazil and Russia many patients, especially venously and circulated and the fact that they will said Dr. Bajpai. Lucknow, and the Central were working towards im- women, sufer from lack of through blood, the scalp lose hair during the treat- Among many patients, Dr Road Research Institute, sidered included Bengaluru, Development of information plementing congestion pri- self-esteem and confidence gets less blood and thus less ment takes centre stage.” Bajpai has recently seen a New Delhi, motorists in In- New Delhi, Lucknow, Indore technology and other ser- cing schemes and paid park- due to sudden baldness. At medication as well. Doctors define the case of a 35-year-old woman dian cities are forced to and Guwahati. It was carried vice sectors in Indian cities ing. China, too, has instituted present, four breast cancer chemotherapy-induced who delayed her cancer travel at low speeds, primar- out over a period of two dec- was one of the reasons for in- a new parking scheme, rais- patients have been placed Unfortunate side efects hair loss in three grades. treatment as she did not ily because of congestion. ades, from the 1990s to 2010. creased urbanisation and ing the parking fee in central on the trial. “Since cancer cells are Grade 0 is for no hair fall, want to sufer from hair loss. To arrive at the vehicle drastic growth in vehicle areas. A scalp cooling machine highly dividing, the chemo grade 1 is for less than 50 per “Women associate their ownership figures, the re- Poor traic management ownership. But, India has not even attached with two scalp medicines attack those cent hair loss and grade 2 is femininity with the hair. It searchers calculated the A major reason for com- Population growth in considered the implementa- coolers, or specialised inner cells. But at the same time, more than 50 per cent hair becomes diicult to explain number of cars per 1,000 muters in Indian cities Bengaluru and New Delhi tion of congestion charges silicon caps containing blood cells, mucosal lining loss. that the hair loss is tempor- population in all the coun- spending more time on trav- was pegged to be among the due to “political hitches” and coolants, has been imported and hair follicles, also get at- “Through the trial, we are ary. Hopefully, such women tries. elling was put down to inei- fastest at 49 per cent and 27 other complexities, the study from the UK free of cost. tacked. This is why patients aiming at 50 to 70 per cent will benefit if our trial yields In India, the cities con- cient traic management. per cent, respectively. said. The technique is widely sufer from reduced blood hair preservation. We want good results,” she added. Jaipur Lit Fest’s theme ‘Love Guru’ Life for selling adulterated Take steps to remove blockade, professor food with fatal results mooted Rajnath tells Manipur CM is ‘Freedom to dream’ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT viated.” Manipur has been suspended again KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL Now, the guilty get reeling under an economic MOHAMMED IQBAL NEW DELHI: away with either a NEW DELHI: Union Home Min- blockade for three months AMARNATH TEWARY The Law Commis- sion of India has recom- ister Rajnath Singh told Ma- now and will go to polls in JAIPUR: “Freedom to dream: fine of ₨1,000 or nipur Chief Minister March. India at 70” will be the theme PATNA: Patna University has mended life imprisonment for traders, businessmen an imprisonment Okram Ibobi Singh on Wed- The Home Minister ex- of the 10th edition of the once again suspended Pro- nesday that if the State gov- pressed grave concern over Jaipur Literature Festival fessor Matuknath and shopkeepers found of six months guilty of the death of their ernment failed in dischar- the continued blockade of (JLF) beginning here on Chaudhury, allegedly for or- ging its constitutional National Highway-2, caus- Thursday. ganising a dance festival and customers by intentionally selling adulterated or nox- selling them adulterated or ious food and drink with duties, the Centre “may ing severe diiculties to the The event promises to of- dancing with female stu- have to explore other meas- people of Manipur, espe- fer lively debates around dents in a classroom on Oc- “noxious” food and drink, fatal results. saying that punishment The Law Commission’s ures under the provisions of cially with regard to avail- modern India in the context tober 6 last year. In 2006, he the Constitution to ensure ability of essential com- of its history and future. was not only suspended but should be proportional to recommendation is now on the crime. The Commis- the government’s table, that the diiculties of modities, a Home Ministry Poet and lyricist Gulzar WARMING UP: Dancers perform also dismissed from service people of Manipur are alle- statement said. and American poet Anne on the eve of the JLF at the after which his wife took him sion, headed by former Su- awaiting a decision. Waldman will deliver key- Diggi Palace on Wednesday. to court and had him sent to preme Court judge, Justice The suggested amend- note addresses in the inaug- — PHOTO: ROHIT JAIN PARAS jail for marrying a female B.S. Chauhan, highlighted ments in penal law for food ural session. student. how innocent human lives, adulteration is the focus of The five-day festival will empowerment, experiments A CD showing Prof. especially those of pregnant the Commission’s 264th re- witness participation of over with truth and understand- Chaudhury, head of the women and children in an- port titled ‘The Criminal 250 authors, thinkers, politi- ing aesthetics, at the historic Hindi department, and two ganwadis and government Law (Amendment) Bill 2017 cians, journalists and popu- Diggi Palace situated in the other professors gyrating schools, fall victim to the (Provisions dealing with lar culture icons, while the heart of Jaipur. with female students, was greed of individuals looking Food Adulteration)’. number of audience is ex- A session devoted to the delivered to the oice of the for a slight margin by selling The report was spurred pected to surpass last year’s theme, “Safron and the Governor, who is also the adulterated food and drink by a Supreme Court direc- figure of 3.30 lakh. Sangh, which will have Chancellor of the university. to unsuspecting consumers. tion to the government in “The Raj Bhavan had sent Swami Achyutanand Tirth Rashtriya Swayamsevak On Govt. table Discussion on RSS Sangh leaders Dattatreya a letter to the university in versus Union of India, which As a promoter of literary Hosabale and Manmohan this regard and, in compli- At present, under Sec- dealt with rampant adulter- debates and social dialogues, Vaidya in conversation with ance, our Vice-Chancellor tions 272 and 273 of the co- ation in milk supplied to the JLF will witness intense Pragya Tiwari, has already [Prof. Y.C. Simhadri] took lonial-era Indian Penal school students, for urgent participation of speakers dis- generated curiosity in view prompt action against the Code of 1860, the guilty get amendments in the penal cussing the topics ranging of the RSS ideology being professor,” said Prof. B.K. away with either a fine of ₨ law and bring punishment from civil wars and cultural discussed for the first time in Palai, Proctor and Registrar 1,000 or, rarely, an imprison- on food adulteration up to appropriations to women’s the event. of the university. ment of six months for the times.

NIA searches govt. oices in Nagaland

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT criminating documents showing transfer of funds from various gov- NEW DELHI: The National Investiga- ernment departments to several un- tion Agency (NIA) conducted derground organisations, including searches on Wednesday at various the NSCN-K, were recovered.” government oices in Nagaland that An NIA oicial said a senior cadre are believed to be funding under- of the NSCN-K, identified as S. ground terrorist organisations, in- Khetoshe Sumi, was apprehended cluding the banned National Social- by the Assam Rifles in Dimapur, ist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang Nagaland, on July 31 last year. Pre- (NSCN-K). The searches came on a liminary revelations made by Sumi day when Nagaland Chief Minister indicated that he was the NSCN-K’s T.R Zeliang met Home Minister Ra- ‘finance in-charge’ for the Kohima jnath Singh in Delhi to discuss the and Dimapur regions and that his security situation ahead of the elec- main responsibility was collection tions in Manipur. of funds through illegal taxation in “Searches were conducted by government departments. The NIA NIA teams in various government took over the investigation on Au- oices in Kohima on Wednesday,” gust 17 and arrested one more ac- said an NIA statement. “During cused, Victo Swu alias V.K Sumi, on these searches, a large number of in- September 28, 2016 from Kohima.

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 10 | EDITORIAL THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 Terms of disengagement Prime Minister Theresa May injects some realism, but not enough, into her vision of Brexit Britain

tweeted Mr. Tusk following the speech. ing the single market, the development of a VIDYA RAM However, much of the rest of what she said secure and prosperous country to which THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 was highly ambitious to say the least. When global talent flocks will be an easy process,” it came to membership of the customs union said crossbench peer Lord Karan Bilimoria. — the system by which EU member states “Developing trade ties with the Common- have tarif-free trade between each other, wealth, the U.S. and the rest of the world will “Our policy is having our cake and eating it,” while maintaining common tarifs on non- require lengthy and complicated More than British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told EU states — Britain did not want to remain a negotiations.” The Sun newspaper last year, in comments full member, as it prevented it from reaching Former Conservative Chancellor Ken that were widely ridiculed including by free trade deals with other non-EU nations. Clarke highlighted the hypocrisy of Britain’s symbolic European Union leaders. “There will be no However, Britain would seek to maintain a position, suggesting that the flexibility that ulayam Singh Yadav can certainly tell cakes on the table. For anyone. There will be role within it, whether it was via a new agree- the EU had been willing to accord Britain only salt and vinegar,” was the retort of EU ment altogether, an associate membership, had not been enough to keep Britain within friends from foes. In the Samajwadi Council head Donald Tusk soon after. or being a signatory to part of it. She hinted at the union, while at the same time hoping to Party dispute that was before the Elec- Since the EU referendum last year, Bri- separate deals for sectors of the economy forge deals with the world’s largest econom- Mtion Commission of India, the import- tain’s political leadership has sought to such as automakers and the financial ser- ies. “What I don’t understand is which coun- ant thing for him was to ensure that the party sym- tackle the view that it had an entirely unreal- vices industry — something that followed on try in the world is going to enter into a trade bol, the bicycle, did not get frozen. That would have istic picture of what Brexit Britain could look from comments made by several colleagues agreement with this country on the basis helped neither him nor his son, Akhilesh Yadav, like. On the one hand it seemed to be seeking in the government previously — and which that the rules are entirely what the British who is leading the split in the SP; worse, it would tarif-free access to European markets; on ILLUSTRATION: SURENDRA are likely to be seen by many within the EU say they’re going to be, on any particular day, have paved the way for his principal rival, the BJP, to the other it was not willing to accept the four as yet another attempt at the kind of cherry- and if there’s any dispute about the rules it’s return to power given the serious disadvantages of pillars of single-market membership: the There was scant recognition of picking they would baulk at. Indeed Guy going to be sorted out by the British govern- fighting an election with a symbol that is unfamiliar free movement of people, shared laws and Verhofstadt, chair of the liberal and demo- ment,” Mr. Clarke told the House of Com- regulations, and competition policy, and a the challenge that the crat grouping in the European Parliament, mons to much applause and laughter. to the electorate. By not battling hard for the bi- system of common tarifs on trade outside government’s immigration policy warned after the speech that Britain’s days of And while Ms. May acknowledged that cycle symbol, and not submitting before the ECI the union. On the one hand it sought free would pose to its ability to strike “Europe à la carte are over.” Britain’s eagerness to control its borders any aidavit to show his support among elected trade deals with non-EU countries, such as Also on the optimistic side was her vision with the EU would stand in the way of it re- representatives and party oice-bearers, he may be India; on the other it made plain its intention deals outside the region for Britain as a “great trading nation”, eager maining a member of the single market, perceived as letting down his own faction in the to prioritise immigration control both for to export to the rest of the world and strike there was scant recognition of the challenge party. But his first priority was not winning the workers and students from those countries, single market as many had suggested all favourable trade deals outside the EU. Ms. that the government’s immigration policy battle inside his extended family, but beating his leaving the impression, in the recent words along. “What I am proposing cannot mean May highlighted India, Australia and New would pose to its ability to strike deals out- political opponents in the larger war. The sur- of one member of the House of Lords, “You membership of the single market,” she said, Zealand as examples of countries with side the region. While the speech focussed render of the symbol would have efectively ended want our trade but not our children.” acknowledging that being out of the EU but a which discussions on future trade deals had on EU immigration, it was clear that there member of the single market would mean already commenced, while she pointed to would be no relaxation of the rules for those the SP’s fight in the election. Both father and son Staying the course “complying with the EU’s rules and regula- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s insist- from outside. “In the last decade or so, we knew this, and carefully averted such an eventual- Presenting the world with a credible pic- tions… without having a vote on what those ence that Britain would not be at the back of have seen record levels of net migration in ity. Mr. Akhilesh Yadav responded to his father’s ture of Brexit Britain — as opposed to one rules and regulations are… It would to all in- the queue for a trade deal as his predecessor Britain, and that sheer volume has put pres- gesture by seeking his blessings, and Mr. Mulayam riddled with these contradictions — was one tents and purposes mean not leaving the EU had suggested. However, there seemed little sure on public services like schools, Singh sent his son a list of his faction’s candidates of the many challenges faced by British at all.” recognition within her comments of the stretched our infrastructure, especially who needed to be accommodated. The SP is not in Prime Minister Theresa May as she de- She also for the first time set out what the challenges of striking such deals, particu- housing, and put a downward pressure on self-destruct mode. Both factions are playing their livered her speech earlier this week, along- actual process of leaving the EU might look larly at a time when public sensitivities wages for working class people,” she said. cards on the basis of cold calculations, not hot- side giving the markets some much-needed like: Britain would not be seeking “unlimited about free trade agreements — and bilateral Britain hoped to attract the “brightest and headed impulse. clarity, and satisfying her party that she was transitional status” but would enter a phased investment deals — is high. In fact, quite the the best to work and study” but immigration The split, and the retention of the election sym- indeed a committed Brexiter despite being a process of implantation following the two- opposite: writing in The Daily Telegraph the had to serve the national interest. ‘Remain’ campaigner in the run-up to the ref- year deadline to reach the agreement. “This day after, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson It was in fact in subsequent remarks — de- bol, appear to have compensated in some measure erendum vote. will give businesses enough time to plan and claimed that nations were “already queuing signed as a warning to EU leaders of what for the party’s failings on the governance front over Ms. May’s speech on Tuesday lived up to prepare for those new arrangements,” she up” to do free trade deals with Britain. would happen should they attempt to penal- the last five years. Mr. Akhilesh Yadav is now able to that first challenge to a certain degree at said. ise Britain for voting to leave — that the seek a fresh mandate on his own terms; moreover, least — confirming for the first time publicly “Sad process, surrealistic times but at least Challenges ahead strategy likely to underpin much of its ap- he can, with some degree of credibility, blame the that the U.K. would indeed have to exit the more realistic announcement on Brexit,” “We cannot cling to the belief that in leav- proach going forward was hinted at: lower shortcomings on the party’s old guard. Also, an alli- tax rates, particularly for the corporate sec- ance with the Congress is now very much within tor. Chancellor Philip Hammond had the realm of possibility. Mr. Mulayam Singh was CARTOONSCAPE already hinted at taxation being a possible averse to a tie-up, but Mr. Akhilesh Yadav seems to means for attracting business, but it’s a point Ms. May chose not to dwell on at length as enjoy a better rapport with the Congress leader- she sought to sell an image of Brexit Britain ship. The SP only gained from the split, and it might as a “fairer” nation. have lost nothing at all in terms of organisational muscle. After giving up the fight for the symbol, Mr. A little clarity for now Mulayam Singh does not seem too eager to take the Nevertheless, whatever its problems and fight with his son to the polling booths, so long as contradictions, the speech seemed to give his loyalists got their share of seats. In a State the market the certainty it was willing to live known for strategic voting, where voter polarisa- with for the time being at least. Ms. May in- tion with the BJP at one extreme is now a reality, the sisted that blow-by-blow detailing of Bri- SP might have benefited by merely pushing itself tain’s negotiating strategy was of the table. She and her government have also begun to ahead of the BSP as a principal contender. That recognise the importance of communicating much Mr. Akhilesh Yadav appears to have done for beyond the shores of Britain: it’s notable that himself and the party. But the question is whether in the question and answer session that fol- he can bank entirely on his promise for the future, lowed the speech, she actively sought out and erase public memory of his past performance. questions from the European press, while Downing Street has since the new year be- gun weekly foreign press briefings in an ef- fort to establish a direct line to the European media in particular. Of course, giving clarity is one thing. Con- The hard road vincing EU leaders and the rest of the world will be quite another, and with three national to Brexit EU elections round the corner (France, the Netherlands and Germany) this year, who rime Minister Theresa May’s speech on her she may have to convince could change government’s plans for Britain’s exit from altogether. the EU was many things at once — a declar- Pation of intent, a warning, a motivational [email protected] talk and a balancing act with several contradictions. She painted the first stroke on the negotiation can- vas: Britain had chosen a “hard Brexit”. It would leave the single market and with it gain more con- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR trol over its borders and its laws, some of which are Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. currently under the oversight of the European Courts of Justice. This, Ms. May said, is what the Protests for jallikattu Every community has its own prohibition of entry of lower castes be loath to part with a large number results. We have seen this trend people had chosen. At the same time, the U.K. identity and culture. Jallikattu is a into temples were considered of seats. If a Mahagathbandhan often enough to recognise it. would seek to negotiate a deal that would give it as With diferent opinions surfacing part of Tamil culture. People across essential parts of the proud becomes a reality, the Congress’s much access to the single market without being a P.U. Krishnan, on the need to continue jallikattu, it the world celebrate traditions of traditions of the oldest religion in share of seats could plummet Ooty part of it. It would seek a modified customs union is important to weigh the pros and diferent kinds. Similarly, in Tamil the world, but this has not further. With opinion polls membership to be able to negotiate its own trade cons of the sport (“Spectator gored Nadu, the belief is that if jallikattu prevented the enactment of favouring the Bharatiya Janata Party, treaties with non-EU countries, and build what the to death at T.N. bull run”, Jan.18). takes place, there will be plenty of progressive legislation. Politicians which will of course leave no stone For a cashless economy Prime Minister called a “truly global Britain”. This While I empathise with the need to rainfall and good harvest. If people and actors should not hold back the unturned to storm to power in Every other economic think tank in vision had been built up by Ms. May since the June sustain indigenous cattle breeds, believe that performing a yagna will forward flow of a people’s culture India’s largest State, the SP, already the country is busy criticising the 2016 referendum, and her speech reiterated it was that jallikattu alone can help bring rains, others believe that this for the sake of electoral gains or facing incumbency and intra-party government’s demonetisation the alternative, and better, future that awaited Bri- achieve this objective is not a sport will bring good harvest. continued box oice success. hassles, will have an uphill task to move, including Nobel Laureate convincing argument. Is there no Animal welfare organisations are retain power. With the Congress Amartya Sen (“Serious job losses tain. The Prime Minister pushed and pulled at the A. Ramachandran, other way to protect the bulls? As a trying to divide the Tamils. Palakkad like an albatross round its neck, its are taking place”, Jan.18). But no one EU, with praise and warning. Ms. May spoke of her progressive nation, we seem to be T. Anand Raj, prospects might further wane. Both stops to think that maybe it is high country’s good intentions for the continent and her caught in a tussle between tradition Chennai Whether jallikattu is banned or not, the BJP and the SP will, however, time we embraced a cashless optimism for a good deal with Europe, but said she and development. Agriculturists free speech certainly appears to be have to contend with the Bahujan economy and reduced paper notes, would accept a no-deal over a bad one. She warned and animal husbandry specialists Some people are arguing that curtailed. I support the right of the Samaj Party, as dismissing at least for the sake of that it would be “calamitously” harmful to Europe if must provide direction to the people who are against cruelty to protesters to protest peacefully, but Mayawati as a spent force could accountability. Instead, people who it penalised the U.K. for leaving. She spoke of want- government to sustain indigenous animals should stop eating meat, I also strongly condemn the prove calamitous. want a cashless economy are being ing to strike a trade deal with the EU but hinted that cattle breeds or do research on the chicken, pork, etc. It is necessary to violence against those who raise a C.V. Aravind, demotivated and criticised. Think if it did not get a good deal the U.K. had the rest of subject. Government programmes make a distinction between voice against the sport. Whoever Bengaluru tanks must come forward to give are needed to promote the cause. pleasure and need. Jallikattu is a spoke in support of the ban is now suggestions to the government and the world to trade with, and the option to ofer tax As long as there are interested sport practised just for our silent or under police protection. As The BJP will be poised to face a iron out diferences and air their incentives to attract “the best companies and the participants, the sport can be pleasure; eating is a need and it is a one of the most advanced States in mighty combine if the SP and concerns rather than lash out. biggest investors”. regulated and held without the matter of choice. People say go the country, shouldn’t we be Congress get together. Akilesh Suhas Lakshmisha Yadav, Ms. May, who was herself a “Remainer”, is trying needless trauma that the bulls are vegetarian, but it is not realistic for behaving better? Yadav has immense support in the New Delhi to make the most of the referendum results for the put through today. Also, painting all the world to turn vegetarian. What Srinivasan Ramakrishnan, State. The Congress as an individual U.K., and this is her job. It is in this context that her animal lovers with one brush and about those who cannot grow Chennai entity can end up with nothing, but On an equal footing speech must be seen. Neither the British govern- labelling them as being against vegetables or crops in snow- teaming with the SP it can hope for ment nor those who supported the move to leave tradition seems uncharitable. covered regions, deserts, drought- SP-Congress combine a decent score. The BSP’s strategies The Border Security Force (BSF) the EU should harbour any illusions that some of Voiceless animals need us to speak prone areas etc.? Cattle are reared are yet to be revealed, but it is and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police the goals outlined in the speech will be diicult to for them. and poultry bred for food-related The eagerness of the Congress presently watching in silence the (ITBP) should be separated from needs of human beings. On the party to hang on to the coat-tails of grand episode of family feud in the the Central Armed Police Forces achieve. The EU, which according to recent data ac- Anand Aravamudhan, Chennai other hand, in jallikattu, animals are the Samajwadi Party by forging an SP. Despite the rift between father under the Ministry of Home Afairs counts for approximately half the U.K.’s imports exploited and their rights are alliance is a last-ditch attempt by and son, the latter seems to be in and be brought under the Ministry and exports, is likely to be overwhelmingly import- Protests in Tamil Nadu have taken a violated. the Grand Old Party to gain a good shape to race along on his of Defence, as neither of them deals ant to it after the exit. It is not just the EU that will dramatic turn with the youth taking Nagsen Meshram, foothold in U.P. where it continues bicycle. with domestic law and order experience great harm from a bad deal. Trade deals centre stage and protesting Nagpur to enjoy only an also-ran status N. Visveswaran, situations but with frontier with non-EU countries such as India are likely to in- peacefully. That the Centre and the (“SP, Congress inch closer to Chennai protection — a key concern for a volve greater movement of people across borders Tamil Nadu government have not Pride is a changing notion. Today alliance”, Jan.18). The Congress shot country encountering cross-border and this is bound to raise diicult immigration is- yet initiated concrete steps to Tamil Nadu can be proud for being itself in the foot by nominating The proposed combine is in terrorism on a daily basis. sues again. The Scottish Parliament has now reiter- address the legitimate demands of at the forefront of the IT industry, Sheila Dikshit as the party’s chief keeping with a modern trend in The responsibilities, training and those protesting is intriguing. for ensuring safety of women. ministerial candidate for U.P. on the Indian politics. In every State, there gallantry of the BSF and ITBP are ated its resolve to discuss with Downing Street This peaceful protest is yet another There is no doubt that there was a premise that she is a “bahu” of the are parties ready to tie up with each on a par with that of the Army. Then Scotland’s continuation in the single market, and a indicator of the peace-loving nature time when Hindus, both women State. The SP has little to gain from other to face a common enemy. But why the disparity in pay, treatment second referendum for Scottish independence is of the Tamils. and men, considered sati a matter of an alliance with the Congress as the this will be a stopgap arrangement, and recognition? now more likely. Nobody said it would be easy. M. Jeyaram, pride. Records show how less than a latter has no vote bank to call its paving the way for the stronger Sreerag Raman Sreenivasan, Sholavandan, Madurai century ago, untouchability and own and Akhilesh Yadav is sure to party to take full advantage of the Trivandrum

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 PERSPECTIVE 11

AGRICULTURE A result no one wants to call Focussing on the The Punjab Assembly election is a three-way slugfest in which the ruling Akalis bring up the rear marginal farmer

VIPIN PUBBY The sluice gate on the Bhakra main line canal in Khanauri- Kalan village in Sangrur district, Punjab, has become infam- ous. According to reports, it is a suicide point for farmers and their families. Typically, 30-45 corpses are found in the canal on average every month. Farmers’ suicide in Punjab is a major For the last half a century, since modern- FEROZE worry: over 2,632 farmers are reported to have committed sui- day Punjab’s boundaries were drawn in VARUN cide between 1995 and 2015,in the land famed for its Green Re- 1966, it has always been a virtually bi- GANDHI volution, according to State government records. Mansa dis- polar electoral contest between the trict alone accounts for 1,334 suicides. Adding farm labourers Congress and the alliance partners, raises the total to 4,687 reported suicides. The reasons for this vary: cotton Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the crop has been whittled by whiteflies, basmati’s market price has declined, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The polit- the local moneylender has hiked up rates to 20 per cent. The farmer ekes his ical rivals have been swapping the seat way to penury. of power after each election except the Farmer suicides are not a new trend. According to the National Crime Re- last time in 2012 when the SAD-BJP re- cords Bureau (NCRB), 2,195 marginal farmers reportedly committed suicide tained power. in 2015 (of which 834 were in Maharashtra), while 3,618 “small farmers” un- With the entry of the Aam Aadmi dertook such drastic steps, with Maharashtra alone seeing 1,285. More curi- Party (AAP) in the fray this time, the ously, a larger number of small farmers rather than marginal farmers re- political equations have changed as for portedly committed suicide in States like Maharashtra, Telangana and the first time the State would witness a Karnataka. Somehow, small farmers are also bedevilled by the agricultural credible three-cornered contest. The crisis, and this is not the case in just the traditional drought-stricken States. rookie party had caused a major upset in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when it had On input costs bagged all its four seats from Punjab and Agriculture in States like Punjab is typically a monoculture of wheat and had notched up a quarter of the vote paddy. When input costs associated with fertilizers, crop-protection chem- share in the State. GEARING UP TO FIGHT: “The Congress has a charismatic leader in Captain Amarinder Singh, who had proved his popularity when he icals and seeds rose, along with fixed costs associated with agricultural The AAP had evidently benefitted defeated Arun Jaitley at the height of the ‘Modi wave’. Mr. Singh at an election rally in Bathinda. PHOTO: PTI equipment such as tractors and sub- from the anti-incumbency faced by both mersible pumps, agriculture be- Our farm equipment policy its political rivals — at the Centre, it was For the Congress, whose belt, which has been the bastion of the polls had predicted a victory for the came economically unviable. Prices the Congress-led United Progressive Akalis, even though a section of the party but it floundered due to its smug- have risen — of arhar seeds and needs to be retailored with Alliance government which lost across graph has been declining urban population appears to have ness, factionalism, poor distribution of staple crops like paddy and sugar- a focus on manufacturing the country after a decade in power across the country, Punjab is turned away from it. tickets and lack of eforts to placate the cane, of fertilizers and plain barley. while in Punjab, it was the simmering re- the best bet for a turnaround rebels. It appears to have learnt no les- The old days of farmers handing farming equipment that is sentment built up against the SAD-BJP State of the big two sons. The delay in finalising its candid- seeds as family heirlooms to their currently imported coalition government during its second in its fortunes The Akalis and their alliance partner ates again this time was due to infighting sons are long gone. Hiring labourers successive term. It was the political va- BJP are banking on what they claim to be and various factions propping up their and animals is expensive. With an increase in application of crop-protection cuum in the State that the party had turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu their “developmental agenda”. The co- own candidates. As per latest reports, chemicals, soya bean has seen a massive jump in pesticide cost. Given a filled, coming out with flying colours. also finally joined the party with barely alition government can claim credit for rebels have raised the banner of revolt in jump in input costs, cultivation costs have gone up in multiples. The total 18 days of campaigning left. building infrastructure and making it a at least 30 constituencies. cost of cultivation for wheat rose three times from 2004-05 to 2012-13. AAP on a roller coaster For the AAP, however, it’s not been all power-surplus State but there is palp- For the Congress, whose graph has While traditionally the blame is cast on the usurious local moneylender, Sensing that its best prospects outside hunky-dory. After being first of the able anger among the people for its fail- been declining across the country, Pun- NCRB data highlight that 2,474 of the 3,000 farmers who were reported to Delhi lay in Punjab, the party had been blocks, the party stumbled over the last ure to check corruption and the drug jab is the best bet for a turnaround in its have committed suicide in 2015 had loans from local banks, while those who building a base in the State for more than few months following infighting and al- menace. There is an impression that the fortunes. It has a charismatic leader in had loans from moneylenders were just 9.8 per cent of the total. Maha- a year. It formed ward-wise committees legations of corruption. Two of its four Akalis had encouraged lawlessness and Captain Amarinder Singh, who had rashtra reported 1,293 such suicides for indebtedness, while Karnataka had in almost all the Assembly constituen- MPs were suspended after they spoke condoned the high-handed attitude of proved his popularity when he defeated 946. Meanwhile, farmers in Punjab are estimated to have an outstanding cies much before its political rivals even out against party supremo Arvind Kejri- its local leaders. The business interests Arun Jaitley at the height of the ‘Modi debt of ₨69,355 crore. Somehow, the traditional moneylender is seemingly began to think of the next elections. wal. The AAP faced another blow when of the Badals and their extended family wave’ in the general election and still en- more “flexible” than local banks. Party volunteers visited lakhs of house- its State convener Sucha Singh Chhote- have also come under close scrutiny. joys widespread support. The party has holds in the rural areas with the simple pur, who had built the party in the State, Moreover, the alienation of the “Panthic also roped in election strategist Retailoring agriculture request that their poster or flag be dis- was sacked after allegations of corrup- vote”, the core constituency of the Prashant Kishor, who was in charge of Solving this crisis requires an inclusive approach. Our policies should en- played outside each house. tion were levelled against him. Akalis, can cost them dear. The pardon the election campaigns of Narendra courage integrated pest management, an approach that focusses on combin- Thus by the time elections were form- The party also faced severe criticism granted to the controversial Dera Sacha Modi in 2014 and that of Nitish Kumar a ing biological, chemical, mechanical and physical means to combat pests ally announced earlier this month, the for setting up a committee of ‘outsiders’ Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, year later in Bihar, to shape the Congress with a long-term emphasis on eliminating or significantly reducing the need AAP had declared almost all its candid- for selection of candidates. There were who was charged with blasphemy, by campaign in Punjab. for pesticides. In Vietnam, over 2 million of the Mekong Delta’s rice farmers ates and was way ahead with its cam- also allegations against some members the Sikh clergy controlled by the Badals The likely three-way division of votes adopted a “no spray early” rule, curbing insecticide applications within the paign. In sharp contrast, the Congress, seeking sexual favours or indulging in and a series of acts of desecration of the has confounded political observers and first 40 days of rice planting. Predatory beetles that commonly prey on rice seeking to avenge its defeat in the previ- corruption while selecting candidates. Sikh holy book had led to palpable anger psephologists. They are all the more pests were sustained, encouraging the crop while cutting pesticide use by ous State elections, was struggling to fi- The lack of a ‘face’ or a chief ministerial against them. shying away from any predictions due to over 50 per cent. nalise candidates. Even as the nomina- candidate was again considered a factor The Congress had lost the previous the fiasco last time. The local fertilizer industry needs support — timely delivery of subsidies tions opened, the party was undecided that may go against the party. Assembly elections by a margin of un- would improve working capital requirements, enabling them to manage on 40 of its 117 candidates. After dither- However, the AAP is finding traction der two percentage points. It was fa- Vipin Pubby is a veteran journalist based in costs through internal sources rather than external loans. Delayed payments ing for nearly four months, cricketer- in the rural areas and the crucial Malwa voured to win and almost all opinion Chandigarh. can cause an interest outgo of ₨3,500 crore for fertilizer firms annually. State seed policies should focus on encouraging contract farming, along with identification of new genotypes for treating pest and disease syndromes, as well as adverse weather conditions. Precision-farming techniques like Sys- tematic Rice Intensification can help increase seed production in this re- The second coming of Barack Obama gard. Our farm equipment policy needs to be retailored with a focus on manu- facturing farming equipment and implements that are currently imported. He can play a crucial role during the Trump administration as unoicial leader of the opposition Subsidies should be rerouted to ensure lower collateral requirements, longer moratoriums and payback periods for farmers seeking to buy equip- ment and entrepreneurs seeking to setup Custom Hiring Centres (CHC) for 2°C. Mr. Obama can legitimately cam- agricultural equipment. Companies with a corporate social responsibility paign for the Paris Agreement and focus on agriculture can be further encouraged to invest in capacity-build- T.P. SREENIVASAN counter Mr. Trump’s total rejection of ing initiatives, skill development and the establishment of CHCs. the phenomenon of climate change. We need to ensure that institutional financing is available and accessible The U.S. industry in general is not and benefit provision is simplified while disbursed funds are efectively averse to the Paris Agreement. monitored. States should seek to establish early warning signals, monitoring President Barack Obama appears farmers who go past set limits and seek unsustainable loans. Village-wise anxious to build on his legacy as his Iran nuclear deal lists of deeply indebted farmers must be prepared annually to identify farm- term comes to an end. From the ashes of The Iran nuclear deal is another ers on the flight path to penury and potential suicide. The National Bank for the Democratic Party and his own es- cause for which Mr. Obama can cam- Agriculture and Rural Development, along with the local administration, tablishment, which stands defeated, he paign successfully. As U.S. Secretary of should be tasked with analysing such lists for macro and local policy inter- is struggling to emerge, phoenix like, in State John Kerry has asserted in his exit ventions, along with devising timely loan restructuring initiatives, insur- a new avatar as humanist and statesman memo to the President: “before the ance claim settlements and better counselling. who has contributed to peace, racial Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Finally, such individuals must be treated with the dignity and respect they harmony, reduction of tension and (JCPOA) Iran was under 90 days away deserve. Given the hard struggle of making a living in agriculture these days, elimination of war. from having the material necessary to such farmers face big odds for sustaining their families and educating their His declaration that he could have produce one nuclear weapon. Today, children. Travelling through the by-lanes of suicide-stricken villages in won the election was a reflection of his because of the JCPOA, they are at least a Bijnor, Bahraich, Kheri, Allahabad, Aligarh and Moradabad is a humbling assessment of his presidency. But the year away — and the unprecedented and disconcerting experience. Even distributing Rs.50,000 per distraught U.S. abstention on the resolution on Is- transparency measures allow us to marginal farmer family has had little impact; so deep is the scale of agrarian raeli settlements in the United Nations OBAMA, NOT OUT: “Donald Trump will have to reckon with the formidable figure of know almost immediately if Iran fails to distress. Our eforts in crowdfunding have been a palliative for over 3,000 Security Council, which allowed the Barack Obama as a statesman with considerable skill and experience.” The comply, giving us plenty of time to act. farmers, but only systemic change can transform their situation. The mar- UN to castigate Israel, came too late and President-elect with the President at the White House in Washington.PHOTO: AP Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium ginal farmer requires more than just hope now. amounted to too little. The expulsion of has been reduced by 98 per cent — not Russian diplomats on hacking charges world leaders. Mr. Obama will be a con- Instead of finding new anywhere close to what’s needed to Feroze Varun Gandhi is a Member of Parliament, representing the Sultanpur constituency for the on the eve of a Putin-Trump partnership stant reminder of the nostalgic past, as causes to fight for, make a single nuclear weapon.” These BJP. does not amount to much. The arrival of Mr. Trump drifts away from traditional were tough negotiations spread over U.S. troops and equipment in Germany policies. The complexities that will Mr. Obama can focus on several years and the deal was the best to support NATO can be easily re- arise from dramatic changes in policy the unfinished agenda of possible alternative to war. FROM THE ARCHIVES versed. His eforts to pre-empt changes will definitely make the Obama days To the U.S., Germany and other per- at this stage may be in vain. look better. Mr. Obama has to discreetly his presidency manent members, throwing the Iran select an agenda that does not directly deal out will be like throwing the baby Carter as role model? counter Trumpism and nativism, but But Republican presidents have used with the bathwater. Mr. Obama has the Mr. Obama should take it easy in the promotes larger global interests. the UN for their own purposes and the credentials to defend the nuclear deal (dated January 19, 1967) next few days and prepare to play a cru- The greatest opportunity will come Trump theory that the UN is only a club even with Mr. Trump as President. He cial role during the Trump administra- for Mr. Obama when Mr. Trump tries to for conversation and a good time may could argue that the new power equa- Communications via main function of the network will tion as unoicial leader of the opposi- get close to Russia. If Mr. Obama takes a not be acceptable to the majority. Mr. tions developing in West Asia will be satellites be to speed communications tion. Jimmy Carter may well be a role position of cautious engagement with Obama will be eminently qualified to beneficial to the U.S. between Washington and Viet model for Mr. Obama, though the lat- Russia, working for arms reduction and campaign against neglect of the UN. At The success that Mr. Carter re- A Titan-3C rocket blasted of Nam. The eight 100-pound ter’s presidency has not been as colour- moving towards nuclear disarmament, worst, Mr. Trump may engage in the old gistered in several instances of conflict from this missile base to-day satellites launched to-day will join less as President Carter’s, and winning a it will appeal to the global community. tactic of holding back contribution to resolution after leaving oice could be a [January 18, Cape Kennedy] on a seven identical ones which were Nobel Prize will not be an aspiration of Mr. Trump’s announcement that the the general budget and minimising the role model for Mr. Obama. But Mr. mission to place eight satellites in put in orbit last June and have his post-retirement eforts. In fact, in- U.S. should enhance its nuclear capabil- number of peacekeeping operations. A Trump as President presents a special separate orbits for a worldwide been relaying messages through stead of finding new causes to fight for, ity does not appear to be in the scheme public campaign for support for the UN opportunity for Mr. Obama to be active. communications network for the eight ground stations, including Mr. Obama can focus on the unfinished of things that led to his victory. will resonate internationally, even He may be able to play a role as a moral United States armed forces. A two in Viet Nam. agenda of his presidency, having set in Global Zero, the objective that the among other permanent members. force against temperamental decisions motion several initiatives, which could global community set for itself to elim- Linked to the UN is the whole ques- of President Trump. Perhaps, Michelle not be completed during his first or inate nuclear weapons, has a romantic tion of climate change and environ- Obama too has a chance to build a polit- second term. appeal to peaceniks in the U.S. and mental protection, which appears to be ical future for herself in the years ahead. CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS Barack Obama has the intelligence, abroad and Mr. Obama’s leadership will anathema to Mr. Trump. Like a small Her image will be an asset for Mr. imagination and energy to move these give the movement a momentum, minority of people, who still believe Obama in his future endeavours. >>The sixth paragraph of the story, “Walk away from terror, PM tells Pak.” (Jan. forward even without presidential though its fruition is only in the distant that the earth is flat, climate change Against the backdrop of the uncer- 18, 2017), mistakenly located both British Prime Minister Theresa May and powers. The Trump phenomenon may horizon. His Prague speech on nuclear sceptics believe that the whole theory tainty created by the advent of Mr. Chinese President Xi's speeches at Davos. The sentence should have read: turn out to be a blessing in disguise for disarmament is still relevant and may of global warming is a hoax. This is con- Trump, Mr. Obama has a historic oppor- “Mr. Modi began his speech with a reference to speeches made earlier on him. Mr. Obama may emerge as the con- form the basis of an eventual agreement trary to internationally accepted stud- tunity to play a role. Perhaps, he gave a Tuesday by British Prime Minister Theresa May, who spoke in London on the science of the U.S. while President on elimination of nuclear weapons. He ies of the Intergovernmental Panel on hint of this in his farewell address: Brexit vote and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who spoke in Davos on the chal- Trump is the man in authority. had warned that this would not happen Climate Change, which has established “That’s what our democracy demands. lenges to globalisation. The hostility of the American media in his first or second term or even in his that human activity is responsible for It needs you. Not just when there’s an towards Mr. Trump will be Mr. Obama’s lifetime. But he may well be a messiah of global warming. election, not just when your own nar- >>A sentence in “Why can’t FM stations broadcast news, asks SC (Jan. 16, greatest opportunity. They will hold up nuclear disarmament the anti-nuclear Industrialised nations have wriggled row interest is at stake, but over the full 2017) read: “Now, if the Supreme Court has its way, private FM radio stations President Obama as a model, from movement embraces. out of the Rio commitment of 1992 to span of a lifetime... I won’t stop. In fact, I will have an essential role to play in the world’s oldest democracy — dissemin- which President Trump can move away The approach to the UN that Mr. mandatory cuts and virtually buried the will be right here with you, as a cit- ation of news.” It should have been the largest democracy. only at his own peril. Mr. Trump will Trump has outlined is another fertile Kyoto Protocol. The Paris Agreement izen...” The second coming of Obama have to reckon with the formidable fig- field for Mr. Obama to be active. The on Climate Change is a feather in Mr. without any desire for oice or financial The Readers’ Editor’s oice can be contacted by ure of Mr. Obama as a statesman with traditional Republican line on the UN is Obama’s cap even though the action en- benefit will be welcome. Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Fri- skill and experience, someone who is that it is not of much help to the U.S.’s visaged through voluntary eforts may day); E-mail:[email protected] intelligent and balanced, a sympathetic interests in the world and that the UN not meet the requirement of containing T.P. Sreenivasan, a former Indian ambassador, heads The Terms of Reference for the Readers’ Editor are on www.thehindu.com figure for minorities and known to position on Israel is positively harmful. the rise in global temperature below the Kerala International Centre. CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 12 | NEWS THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 FROM PAGE ONE India, China can help 18 years on, Salman Land struggle returns to haunt TMC Violence has claimed two lives and injured scores, including many policemen each other: Jaishankar acquitted in arms case SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT broadening of ties, especially SUVOJIT BAGCHI Mollah, a friend of Alamgeer, in business and people-to- claimed that he was shot by NEW DELHI: Addressing the people contacts, has been The police and the Forest ceasing to be lawful. “The SOUTH 24 PARGANAS: In a major the police. Raisina Dialogue here on overshadowed by difer- Department had claimed administrative authorities embarrassment to the Trin- “We are aware that he was Wednesday, Foreign Secret- ences on certain political is- that Mr. Khan was in posses- did not apply mind while amool Congress (TMC) gov- killed by the police, I met ary S. Jaishankar raised In- sues,” said Mr. Jaishankar. sion of a revolver and a rifle giving sanction for prosecu- ernment in Bengal, a dispute him even 20 minutes before dia’s concerns over the “But it is important for the with expired licences, tion and the Investigating related to alleged forceful ac- his death,” said Mr Mollah. China-Pakistan Economic two countries not to lose which the actor had used to Oicer was not serious quisition of land for a central TMC’s general secretary Corridor (CPEC) which sight of the strategic nature hunt two blackbucks on Oc- about the probe,” stated the government undertaking has Mukul Roy denied the passes through Pakistan-oc- of their engagement or falter tober 1 and 2, 1998, in judgment. triggered widespread viol- allegation. cupied Kashmir (PoK). in their conviction that their Kankani village on the out- The State government is ence in South 24 Parganas. Why the resistance China and Pakistan have rise can be mutually skirts of Jodhpur. expected to take a decision Violence claimed two The local residents unan- fast-tracked the construction supportive.” As the Magistrate read shortly on filing an appeal. lives and left scores injured imously named Arabul Is- work of the CPEC, a large out a few paragraphs of the It has already moved a spe- as the administration re- lam, the TMC strongman part of which passes through Diferences with China judgment, a huge crowd of cial leave petition in the SC moved forces from the area and former MLA of Bhangar PoK. Once completed, the The Foreign Secretary’s fans who had gathered out- against Mr. Khan’s acquittal to pacify residents. Many po- Buses pushed into a pond during the violent protests for forcible acquisition of CPEC will provide an all- comments about CPEC and side the court building by the Rajasthan High Court licemen were injured and land. They said that Mr Islam weather energy route for the “political issues” are sig- cheered the verdict. Mr. in July last year in two cases half a dozen vehicles of the livelihood protection com- who asked questions were was given the “contract” of China from the Gulf. nificant as both India and Khan later expressed gratit- of poaching of chinkaras un- forces were set on fire or mittee]– a forum to oppose threatened at gun point,” Mr land filling for Power Grid. India’s concerns have also China have dealt with the dif- ude to his fans and tweeted: der the Wildlife Protection thrown into a nearby pond. forcible acquisition of land. Haq told The Hindu. “He had several interests increased in recent weeks ferences over the last several “Thank you for all the sup- Act, 1972. At least 12 people are miss- Mr Haq, himself a local Following his arrest the and thus he vacated the land with reports of China- months. port and good wishes.” Elaborate security ar- ing, the villagers claimed. TMC leader, said their locals initiated a demonstra- by giving a compensation of Pakistan naval cooperation It had left a shadow, espe- Defence lawyer Hastimal rangements were made on About a dozen villages un- struggle, opposing acquisi- tion. They claimed that in- two to 2.5 lakh to land hold- in Gwadar port of Ba- cially in the Nuclear Suppli- Saraswat, who had pleaded the District Courts der Polerhat II gram pan- tion of 42 bigha [about 14 stead of addressing the issue ers and those who refused lochistan, which will serve as ers Group (NSG) where In- that the 51-year-old actor premises, with nearly 150 chayat in Bhangar block of acres] of farmland to set up a of arrest, the police were de- were threatened,” said Md the entry point to CPEC. dia’s membership bid was was innocent and had been policemen deployed to keep South 24 Parganas flared-up sub-station of Power Grid ployed. They alleged that the Asad Ali Mullick, a septua- The Foreign Secretary scuttled by China in the year framed in the case, said the crowd under control. last weekend following the Corporation, was brewing police “tortured” locals, genarian farmer, standing said that China’s rise was a 2016. China’s territorial as- justice had been rendered The policemen used mild arrest of a popular local over last two years. damaged houses and local behind the Power Grid’s dis- major “dynamic” factor in sertion over Asia, however, by the court. “Throughout force twice to clear the road leader, Sheikh Shamsul Haq. “But no one listened. Be- mosque and opened fire tribution centre at Khamar- the Asian afairs and re- received a jolt in July 2016 the trial, we maintained that in front of the court Mr Haq is one of the key cause they are powerful and killing two. Alamgeer Mollah ite village. Mr Islam mean- minded the audience that when the Permanent Court all evidence, witnesses and complex. leaders of Jomi, Jibika, in spite of unanimous oppos- and Mafizul Khan, two while told the journalists diferences with China had of Arbitration gave an ad- documents were fabricated. Mr. Khan is facing trial in Poribesh O Bastutantra Rak- ition... land was acquired and young men in the mid-20s, that he is not involved with not gone away. verse verdict on the South The court has reached the the main case of alleged sha Committee [land and given to Power Grid. Those died in hospital. Mafizul Monday’s incident. “With China, the overall China Sea issue. conclusion that the prosec- poaching of endangered ution had failed to prove the blackbucks in Kankani vil- charges.” lage which is yet to be con- The court observed that cluded. He is due to appear the case against Mr. Khan along with Hum Saath U.S. Admiral cautions India China lauds Modi’s ‘positive’ should have been registered Saath Hain co-stars Saif Ali under Section 21 of the Khan, Neelam, Tabu and Arms Act dealing with the Sonali Bendre for recording deposit of arms at the police statements in the court next on Chinese ‘influence’ remarks, difers on JeM, NSG station on their possession Wednesday. DINAKAR PERI Chinese nuclear submarine ATUL ANEJA Says dispute over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir had docked at Karachi har- (PoK). NEW DELHI: Cautioning India bour last year. “I think the re- BEIJING: China’s Foreign Min- Azhar and NSG In response to question on Cabinet nod for listing on the “increasing Chinese lationship between China istry on Wednesday lauded membership should Mr. Modi’s observation that influence in the Indian and Pakistan is a matter of Prime Minister Narendra not affect ties only by respecting the sover- Ocean”, a senior US Admiral concern and I will certainly Modi’s “positive remarks” at eignty of the countries could of 5 insurance firms on Wednesday said that In- be discussing it with my In- a global think-tank event in between countries regional connectivity cor- dia and the U.S. were exchan- dian counterparts as India is New Delhi on Tuesday. ridors fulfil their promise, “Once the insurance listing conditions for ging information on the also concerned about that,” Ministry spokesperson unprecedented opportunity Ms. Hua said: “In his re- companies get listed on the equity markets, the min- movement of Chinese sub- he said. He said a prosperous Hua Chunying also stressed for the two countries and the marks, Mr. Modi did not dir- stock market, insurance be- imum public shareholding marines in the region. China was not a bad thing in that the diferences between world, Ms. Hua said: “As for ectly mention the CPEC. On comes better known to the has to be 25 per cent, so the To deepen this coopera- itself, but when that strength New Delhi and Beijing over Mr. Modi’s positive remarks, respecting the sovereignty of common man,” Mr. government’s shareholding tion, Chief Admiral Harry Harry Harris “turns into aggression” then designating Jaish-e-Mo- we appreciate that.” other countries, China al- Srinivasan said. In his will be brought down from Harris of the U.S. Pacific “it’s a problem.” hammad (JeM) leader Ms. Hua praised the ways develops friendly rela- Budget speech, Mr. Jaitley 100 per cent to 75 per cent, Command (PACOM) called marines are clearly an issue. After protracted negoti- Masood Azhar as a terrorist “strong leadership of the two tions with other countries on had said: “Public share- Mr. Jaitley pointed out. for early conclusion of the They are operating in the re- ations, India and US con- and India’s membership of countries” for expanding the the basis of five principles of holding in Government- Asked about the timing other two foundational gion … There is sharing of in- cluded the logistics agree- the Nuclear Suppliers Group cooperation between China peaceful coexistence, one of owned companies is a of a share sale, Mr. agreements, especially the formation regarding Chinese ment Logistics Exchange (NSG) should not become a and India. Ms. Hua said Chi- which is to respect the sover- means to ensure transpar- Srinivasan said, “We have one on communications maritime movement in the Memorandum of Under- “stumbling block” in the na’s position on the Kashmir eignty of other countries.” ency and accountability. To in principle approval from interoperability. Indian Ocean,” Admiral Har- standing (LEMOA) in Au- relationship. issue would remain un- “We also follow these prin- promote this objective, the the board. Now some nitty- “We work closely with In- ris said on the sidelines of the gust last year, which gives Answering a question on changed, notwithstanding ciples in promoting coopera- general insurance compan- gritty details need to be fi- dia and improving India’s Raisina Dialogue.The the two militaries access to Mr. Modi’s remarks at Rais- the China-Pakistan Eco- tion in all-round way, includ- ies owned by the Govern- nalised. It will take 6-8 capabilities to do that kind of Chinese Navy has been act- each other’s facilities for rest ina Dialogue-II that the rise nomic Corridor (CPEC) ing regional connectivity,” ment will be listed in the months to complete the surveillance… Chinese sub- ive in the region and a and refuelling. of China and India was an which passes through she said. stock exchanges.” process.” “From a company’s point The oicial statement of view, listing helps us in said listing will also give improving corporate gov- the insurers access to more ernance and transparency,” funds from the capital mar- India, Sri Lanka in talks on port Wani’s kin not paid Mr. Srinivasan said. “It ket to expand their busi- gives an opportunity for the nesses “instead of being de- KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE Sri Lanka wants to Speaking at the Raisina public as well as employees pendent on the Dialogue, Mr. Fonseka, who compensation to have a stake in the com- Government for capital NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka is in talks maintain a neutral led the Sri Lankan defence pany’s fortune.” As per the infusion.” to ofer the port of Trinco- stand and provide forces during the 2009 Eelam PEERZADA ASHIQ malee to India. Speaking to war against Tamil rebels, SRINAGAR: The Hindu on the sidelines equal access to ports said that Colombo is aware of The Jammu & Kash- of the Raisina Dialogue here, to China and India its responsibilities in the In- mir government said on TN takes jallikattu Field Marshal Sarath Fon- dian Ocean region, and is Wednesday that the family of seka, Colombo’s Minister of prompted us to review our committed to freedom of the slain militant Burhan Regional Development, said policy on infrastructural de- navigation. Wani had not been paid any issue to PM that the decision on ofering velopment. We have cur- compensation for the death the port to India will be taken rently given the port to a Support for Tamil rebels of his elder brother. Other sections of people claiming that it was the To a question in the As- including housewives and symbol of Tamil culture. soon. private entity so that some of Field Marshal Sarath Fon- “Talks are at present going the more immediate issues seka said that Sri Lanka will sembly, the government re- software engineers joined Nadigar Sangam has an- vealed that “no compensa- the protests to demand the nounced a day-long hunger on between India and Sri are resolved. This arrange- remain committed to the Lanka and we hope to ofer ment will also address In- fight against terrorism and tion has been paid to the lifting of the ban on strike on Friday. Sangam family of Burhan Wani”. jallikattu. Everywhere, the secretary actor Vishal the Trincomalee port, which dia’s security concerns,” said extremist violence in the re- is one of the best deep sea Sarath Fonseka Mr. Fonseka, indicating that gion and beyond. Khalid Wani, 25, who was protesters demanded the wrote a letter to the PM killed in a controversial op- Burhan Wani lifting of the ban or an or- seeking an ordinance. ports in the world, to India,” Sri Lanka is willing to ad- Recollecting the fight said Mr. Fonseka speaking to ried out major infrastruc- dress India’s concerns on the against the Tamil Tigers, he eration by the security dinance. They also sought a The social media became The Hindu forces, had figured among was a militant. ban on PETA. a rallying point for animal on the sidelines tural work at the Hamban- visit of Chinese nuclear sub- said that insurgency often re- of the Raisina Dialogue. tota port in southern coast of marines to Sri Lanka. ceives extra-territorial sup- the 106 names on the com- Several BJP leaders are op- At many cities and rights activists who stood pensation list of the govern- posed to granting ex gratia to towns, top revenue and po- by the ban and picked holes Trincomalee has been on the the island nation, has put a port, and pointed at the sup- table for sometime as Sri heavy burden on the country, Debt burden port for the Tamil Tigers ment last month. Khalid was the Wani family, but Chief lice oicials tried in vain to in the popular discourse in killed on April 13, 2015, in a Minister Mehbooba Mufti negotiate with the protest- support of jallikattu. Dalit Lanka wants to maintain a said Mr Fonseka. The port of Hambantota from India. neutral stand and provide “Our experience [with the was conceived as a major Sri “Some political parties forest area in the Tral area of had hinted at showing com- ers. The Tamil Nadu Gov- voices countered the de- Pulwama. passion towards militants’ ernment Employees’ Asso- mand for jallikattu by stat- equal access to its ports to Chinese] on Hambantota has Lanka-China project during and leaders from the south- both China and India. not been very beneficial as the presidency of Mahinda ern part of India, extended The Army claimed Khalid family members. ciation decided to stage ing that the bull taming died in an encounter with the Meanwhile, sources said demonstrations on sport has strong caste over- we are facing a heavy debt Rajapakse, but the contro- support to the Tamil rebels at Hambantota hurdles militants, but the family al- the security agencies are yet Thursday to express solid- tones and not a traditional burden due to the work done versy around the debt bur- the time of the war due to Sri Lanka’s experience in that port. The problems den has slowed down the narrow political interests,” leged that “it was a custodial to file any objection to the arity with the cause. sport. In view of the killing”, and denied that he process of compensation. Sensing the popular massive student protests, with the Chinese, who car- and corruption in the project project. he said. mood, the film fraternity many State universities de- also joined the chorus for clared holiday on jallikattu. Already leading Thursday. In Chennai, sev- ‘Revise visa Senior IAS oicer actors like Vijay, Suriya, eral arts and science col- NIA to grill Kanpur bomb suspects Vikram, Dhanush, Nay- leges announced that they format to include removed for poor antara and many others ex- will remain closed on SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT juring several others. tended support to the sport Thursday. crime record’ On October 1, a powerful performance NEW DELHI: A two-member Improvised Explosive SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT team of the National Invest- Device (IED) was detected NEW DELHI: A senior IAS oicer igation Agency (NIA) has on the railway track in Ghor- has been sacked for non-per- CBI goes after NEW DELHI: The Indian visa been sent to Bihar after three asahan, in East Champaran formance, in a rare action format should be revised to persons arrested by the State district, and it was safely de- taken by the government in Manish Sisodia prevent individuals with a police claimed that fused by the police. “We ar- “public interest.” record of child abuse from Pakistan’s ISI was behind rested three persons in the K. Narasimha, a 1991-batch “One Perfect Relations Pvt. Delhi Lieutenant-Gov- entering India, Minister for two recent train accidents course of our investigation IAS oicer of the Arunachal Limited was hired as a con- ernor Najeeb Jung had for- Women and Child Develop- near Kanpur. into the incident. They con- Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and sultant for the work. The warded seven complaints ment Maneka Gandhi has The Home Ministry has fessed to their involvement Union Territories (AG- Delhi Cabinet gave ap- of alleged irregularities in said. She said on Twitter that also sought reports from the and said they were acting on MUT) cadre, was served proval to the proposal in- the Kejriwal government she urged External Afairs State government and Cent- the instructions of some with a ‘premature retire- volving expenditures to to the CBI for further Minister Sushma Swaraj to ral security agencies on the people in foreign countries,” ment’ order without notice. the tune of Rs.1.5 crore,” investigations. change the visa application disclosures of the trio, Moti Jitendra Rana, Superintend- The Appointments Commit- said the oicial. format. Paswan, Uma Shankar and ent of Police, East Cham- tee of the Cabinet approved According to the CBI, Two cases “Have requested Sushma Mukesh Yadav to the Bihar paran, told journalists on the decision under the All In- the consultant had re- The agency has so far re- Swaraj ji to revise visa format police. HIDDEN HANDS: A file photo of rescue work under way at the Tuesday in Motihari, the dis- dia Services (Death-cum-Re- leased the payments for gistered two cases, the first so [that] foreign nationals An oicial said it was too site of the train accident near Kanpur. — PHOTO: PTI trict headquarters. tirement Benefits) Rules, the execution of work, against AAP MLA Aman- with criminal record of child early to state conclusively “It is a subject of investiga- 1958, and granted him three “creating a liability on the atullah Khan for alleged ir- abuse don’t enter India. At that Pakistan’s ISI was in- claim needs to be corrobor- an oicial said. tion, but they said their link months’ pay and allowances Delhi government. regularities in appoint- present, foreign nationals do volved in the train accidents. ated with facts on the Fifteen coaches of the was also with Pakistan’s ISI.” in lieu of notice. He was ments in the Delhi Waqf not have to declare their re- But the possibility was not ground... whether they were Ajmer-Sealdah Express It was Paswan, police said, sacked for alleged non-per- Enquiry Board. The second case cord of criminal prosecution. being ruled out. Central in- actually present near the Train derailed near Rura, who claimed that the ISI was formance and because of On the appointment of pertains to the appoint- Have requested that Indian telligence agencies were sites on the days of the acci- around 70 kilometres from involved in the Kanpur train corruption charges, they Mr Jain’s daughter, the CBI ment of Nikunj Aggarwal visa format include a declar- now questioning the three dents has to be established,” Kanpur, on December 28. accidents and that he and said. The action came after a said “the enquiry is against as a senior resident doctor ation of criminal record,” Ms. accused. an NIA oicial said. Though no deaths were re- some others from Kanpur departmental review of the Ms. Jain and Health De- with the Delhi govern- Gandhi said . The comments If the claim turned out to ported, 44 persons were in- had executed the job. Two of oicer’s service found him partment Mission Director ment’s Chacha Nehru Bal followed reports of arrest of Fact checking be true, it would be the first jured. Earlier, on November his alleged accomplices, unfit for the job.The CBI has Tarun Seem.” Chikitsalaya and then as a foreigner in Hyderabad, “We are in touch with the case of a train derailment in 20, the Indore-Patna Express Zubair and Ziyaullah, had filed a case against him for Before he demitted of- the Oicer on Special Duty who was uploading child Bihar police and will be ex- India carried out at the be- train derailed near Kanpur already been arrested in allegedly possessing dispro- fice last December, former with Mr Jain. sexual abuse material online. amining the accused. Their hest of the Pakistani agency, killing 145 passengers and in- Delhi. portionate assets. — PTI

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POLLDIARY The minor matter of age A ‘Captain’ for Congress and country IMPHAL: Manipur’s former Chief Ministers Rajkumar Dorendra and Radhabinod Koijam and former Ministers Yumkham Erabot and Okram Joy, who Amarinder Singh, avowedly fighting his last election, is at his combative best as he leads his party in a vital State joined the BJP over the past few years, are in a fix now. They can never contest elections NISTULA HEBBAR date, let in drug smugglers is getting 50,000 people to is that no one has money to on BJP ticket as all are above 75, and sand mafia people into man the polling booths. We fight polls. the cut-off age prescribed by PATIALA/BHATINDA: Punjab Con- the State, then this is how it always knew that he wanted “The Akalis have enough, the party. Thounaojam gress president Amarinder has to be fought. The second to be the chief ministerial it’s easy for them to transfer Chaoba, BJP State president, Singh is avowedly fighting reason is, of course, that this candidate for Punjab and money through the Gurud- had to make way for a younger the last election of his career. will have an efect on a few [Delhi Deputy Chief Minis- waras saying chadhawa leader as he crossed 75. His first was in 1980. This is, seats around Bhatinda, in the ter] Manish Sisodia’s state- aagaya (oferings by de- Recently, Mr. Koijam was however, his most combative Malwa region,” he said. ment just confirmed it,” he votees). But the AAP will present at the launch of a new poll yet. And not just be- adds. face problems and we cer- party, the Manipur National cause, as he claims, “Jats in The driving force Mr. Singh has tainly are facing Democratic Party, floated by some particular love a good fight”, The Congress in Punjab, plans for a loan problems,” says Mr. former Congress Ministers and but because it would be an unlike its usually somnolent waiver for farmers Singh with a members. MNDF sources indicate important one for the future reaction to political activity if elected to power, chuckle. that those who were denied Congress and BJP of the Congress, as it has unconnected with polls, has and counts the His son Raninder ticket may join it for contesting elections. There is failed to grasp victory since been in campaign mode agrarian crisis, Singh will be sta- no age limit in the Congress. — A Correspondent since early last year. Mr. along with the pre- tioned in Lambi to INFOCUS Singh has been its driving valence of narcotic oversee his cam- force. What add to the verve drugs as the big is- paign there, while Rebels turn raucous in Uttarakhand of this campaign is this is his sues in these polls. his wife, former 2014. last election (he will turn 75 After November 8, Union Minister DEHRADUN: While most of the former Congress At his ancestral palace in March) is mixed and the he has added demonetisa- Praneet Kaur, will hold the stalwarts will contest the Uttarakhand polls as BJP Motibagh in Patiala, Mr. challenge thrown by the tion to the mix as well. fort in Patiala. candidates, those BJP leaders denied party ticket Singh, popularly called Aam Aadmi Party. “Punjabis anyway have a Mr. Singh himself will be have started protests. From burning party flags to “Captain” (he was in a cav- Mr. Singh says with some short fuse. If the lack of cur- crisscrossing the State as the raising allegations that the BJP alry regiment of the Army), heat: “The AAP is a fascist rency and lines at banks per- main campaigner for the got sold to the prepares for his trip to Bhat- party. It has swung from ex- A SECOND FRONT: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh sist that too in this weather, Congress. He narrowly turncoats, the angry inda to file papers for the treme Left to extreme Right filing his papers from the Lambi constituency there could be tempers flar- missed being elected in the leaders have been Lambi constituency, where in Punjab.” on Wednesday. — PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ing. I have a friend who em- 2012 polls (the vote difer- questioning the party’s Chief Minister Parkash He also flags the issue of ploys 38,000 people, and he ence between the Congress central leadership on Singh Badal is contesting. Punjabiyat now dominating him, and Daljeet Singh, who ganisation is in the hands of had to let go of 18,000 daily and the victorious Shiromani the reasons for “I am fighting elections the narrative in these polls. fought against me in Amrit- two people, Durgesh Pathak wagers just because of the Akali Dal-BJP combine was sidelining those who from Patiala and Lambi, the “In 2014, Arvind Kejriwal’s sar, has just joined the Con- and Sanjay Singh. He cash crunch. Imagine the fig- just 1.5%). With a tighter had been working in latter because I want to give a impact was not known; now gress. The AAP is in the brought 52 people from out- ures if one aggregates,” he fight this time, the titular their constituencies for message, that if you [Mr. his own party has collapsed. hands of outsiders. For ex- side the State to man the 22 says. “Maharaja” of Patiala is the past five years expecting the ticket. In the Badal] mess up your man- Three of his MPs have left ample, here in Punjab, his or- districts in the State. Now he The other impact, he says, pulling out all the stops. absence of any damage control measures by the BJP, most of the angry BJP contenders have either decided to contest as Independents or join the Congress and contest the polls. — Staff Reporter Gandhian and Independent In Goa, separation ₨64 crore seized from poll-bound States of church and polls NEW DELHI: The Election Commission-appointed expenditure monitoring teams and enforcement PRAKASH KAMAT cial position of the Church,” agencies have seized more than ₨64 crore in cash a statement issued by the from the poll-bound States, including PANAJI: The Catholic Church Archbishop’s Palace here the maximum of ₨56.04 crore from in Goa on Wednesday denied said. Uttar Pradesh. The surveillance squads the charge that it was indul- Barely a week ago, former have also seized drugs and liquor in ging in politics ahead of Feb- Industries Minister and Con- huge quantities. In Punjab, the ruary 4 Assembly elections. gress leader Aleixo Sequeira expenditure monitoring teams have A statement issued by the quit politics after having seized ₨8.17 crore, while ₨10 lakh was Diocesan Centre for Social been denied ticket by the seized in Uttarakhand and ₨6.95 lakh in Communications and Media, party. He alleged that Church Manipur. Drugs worth ₨16.72 lakh were a Church-ailiated body, said oicials were involved in seized in Goa and contraband worth ₨7 priests as individuals could scuttling his candidature. lakh were impounded in Manipur. A advocate candidates for “It is regrettable that a total of 1.98 lakh litres of liquor worth whom they were personally well-known politician has ₨6.06 crore was seized from various voting for, but as an institu- publicly accused the Church places in Uttar Pradesh. The enforcement agencies tion, the Church authorities authorities of opposing his recovered about 10,646 litres of liquor worth were in no way involved in nomination without even ₨17.54 lakh from Punjab. — Special Correspondent selection of candidates of cross-checking the informa- ILLUSTRATIONS: SATHEESH VELLINEZHI any political party. tion,” said a Church “Catholic priests have al- statement. ways been advised not to use The Church also denied Sangeet Som booked for fanning communal fire the church platform to pro- recent posts on the social MEERUT: The Uttar Pradesh police mote a given candidate or media which alleged that on Wednesday booked BJP leader party. Nothing however im- Archbishop Filipe Neri Fer- Sangeet Som on charges of pedes them from revealing to rai had a “lavish dinner” with “creating enmity between people others whom they are per- top politicians. on the grounds of religion” and sonally going to vote for and The meeting-cum-dinner for “violating the model code of THE TRADITIONAL WAY: Sham Lal Gandhi, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy, seeking blessings from his parents why. Such disclosures will al- was on November 20, 2016, conduct” after his campaign before filing his nomination papers as an Independent candidate in Amritsar on Wednesday. — PHOTO: PTI ways remain personal and when the Archbishop was vehicle was found showing “objectionable content are not to be taken as the oi- out of Goa, it said. on the Muzaffarnagar riots”. Mr. Som was booked after the media screening committee of the local administration examined the CD which was being shown by his campaign vehicle in Sardhana. “The CD sought to project Som as a Hindu icon while recounting his role in Muzaffarnagar riots,” a Manipur yet to sway to the rhythm of the ballot police officer said. Mr. Som is an accused in the 2013 riots and is out on bail. — Staff Reporter Economic blockade there are long queues in Women vendors resent without clearance from the by the Nagas and front of banks and ATMs. politicians talking about EC,” he said. And after a few incidents of their election in these dii- currency ban are break-in, there has been no cult times. “We are unable to Lists are not out yet POLLSTAT bigger worries here cash disbursal in ATMs in re- sell anything simply because While the politicians mote areas where police and Rs. 100 or lesser value cur- dread going to the voters, the IBOYAIMA LAITHANGBAM security forces cannot be rencies are not available. The parties themselves are not rushed immediately. Mean- elected members are not try- releasing their oicial lists IMPHAL: Political parties and while, there is still a shortage ing to end the blockade, but fearing resignations by those Independents in Manipur of small value currencies. are busy playing the blame who miss the bus. “The na- are yet to launch electioneer- game,” said Asem Bala, who tional ticket committee may ing for the March 4 and 8 As- Galloping prices sells vegetables in the main decide the oicial candidates sembly elections. A few star- A bigger problem is the in- Imphal city. as there are many ticket- ted a half-hearted definite economic Nimaichand Luwang, a seekers,” said State Congress campaign, but blockade since BJP leader who is seeking president T.N. Haokip. HRD stopped immedi- November 1 imposed ticket for the Andro constitu- Minister Prakash Jadvadekar ately afterwards by the United Naga ency, told The Hindu that said the BJP had received a when they met Council (UNC) that launching large-scale elec- list of recommended candid- with a lukewarm has brought the State CHOKED LIFELINE: Supporters of the United Naga Council scuffle tioneering at this stage ates. “The national commit- response. to a grinding halt. with the police at Senapati in Manipur earlier this month, in would not only be insensit- tee will take some time to fi- The reasons are UNC supporters protest against the creation of seven districts. — PHOTO: AFP ive, but was also tantamount nalise the names.” obvious. People in have completely to mocking the people. On an average, there are Manipur, as in blocked NH 2, the “Though the government Medicines, baby foods and “We are concentrating on five contenders for a BJP other parts of the lifeline of Manipur. has been bringing some es- many consumer items are street corner and in-camera ticket in each of the 60 con- country, have been hit hard Activists stop and rummage sential items under armed not available in the market,” meetings. We are handi- stituencies. The situation is by the demonetisation on through even military trucks escort, prices have sky-rock- said social activist Laishram capped because we cannot not very diferent in the Con- November 8. Even today, along this highway. eted to ridiculous levels. Nanao. advertise even in the media gress either. Congress upset as Tiwari Kalyan Singh’s grandson TONGUE IN CHEEK and son cross over to BJP set to make a grand entry Surendra SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT and Congress leader Manish OMAR RASHID says Sandeep, whose only Tiwari told presspersons political relevance is his fam- NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress that the veteran must have LUCKNOW: On June 24, 1991, ily’s clout in the Lodh-popu- leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari been misled by some vested Kalyan Singh was sworn in as lated region. met BJP president Amit Shah interests. The family was ex- the chief minister of Uttar Sandeeep graduated in on Wednesday and extended tremely disappointed at the Pradesh for the first time, commerce from Delhi Uni- his support to the party in the development, he said. ushering in a period that versity before moving to the Assembly elections in Ut- The 91-year-old leader was altered the political climate U.K to secure a Masters de- tarakhand. He was accom- the Chief Minister of Uttar of the state. His tenure is best gree in Public Relations from panied by his son Rohit Pradesh for three terms remembered for the demoli- Leeds University. He re- Shekhar and wife Ujjwala. between 1976 and 1989 and tion of the Babri Masjid by turned to India last year and While initial reports sug- served as the Uttarakhand kar sevaks on December 6, was unveiled to public by his gested that the father-son Chief Minister between 2002 1992, leading to his resigna- Sandeep Singh grandfather during a public duo had joined the BJP, the BJP chief Amit Shah greets and 2007. He held important tion on “moral grounds.” function celebrating the leg- party had not released any N.D. Tiwari in New Delhi on portfolios at the Centre. He That day in June also has a seat his grandfather won in acy of Avanti Bai Lodi in Bu- oicial communiqué till late Wednesday. — PHOTO: PTI was the Andhra Pradesh special meaning — his 1967 as a Jana Sangh candid- landshahr. Kalyan’s son and in the evening. Governor from 2007 to 2009, grandson Sandeep Singhwas ate. Sandeep has been nom- Sandeep’s father, BJP MP “Wait till tomorrow… “Mr. Tiwari met Mr. Shah, but had to quit after being born that day. “The day of my inated the BJP candidate from Etah, Rajvir Singh was things are as is shown in tele- spoke good things about the embroiled in a sex scandal. birth proved to be lucky for from Atrauli in Aligarh. also present on the dais. vision reports,” the party’s party and wished it victory in Mr. Tiwari fought a long my babuji,” says Sandeep. “It is an early start. I am Sandeep is pitted against national vice-president and the upcoming elections.” paternity battle with Rohit, More than 25 years later, just 25. There is some pres- BSP’s Iliyas Chaudhary. The in charge for Uttarakhand, Expressing shock at the re- but finally accepted him as Sandeep is set to make his sure. I have to carry forward other parties are yet to final- I tell you, this fellow is watching too much TV. Shyam Jaju, told The Hindu. ports, Mr. Tiwari’s nephew his son following a DNA test. political debut from the very his [Kalyan Singh’s] legacy,” ise their candidates. CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 14 | WORLD THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017

Russia is the biggest threat to Manning to go free in May as Obama commutes sentence WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday Russia extends liberal world order, says Joe Biden slashed the sentence of Army private Chelsea Man- Snowden’s permit Moscow will try to meddle in the democratic process of European countries: U.S. Vice-President ning, who had been sen- tenced to 35 years behind by three years DAVOS (SWITZERLAND): U.S. Vice- bars for handing classified President Joe Biden, in his ‘Clash with China U.S. documents to MOSCOW: Russian authorities last major speech before leav- WikiLeaks. have extended U.S. whistleblower ing oice, described Russia Mr. Obama pardoned 64 Edward Snowden’s residency on Wednesday as the biggest can be dangerous’ people and commuted the permit by three years, the Foreign threat to the international lib- sentences of 209 others — Ministry said on Wednesday. Mr. eral order and said Washing- VARGHESE K. GEORGE need right now, and the United including 29-year-old Man- Snowden’s residency permit has ton must work with Europe to States certainly doesn’t,” he said, ning, who will now be re- been extended “until 2020”, said stand up to Vladimir Putin. WASHINGTON: The Obama describing the U.S.-China ties as leased in May — in one of his Ministry spokeswoman Maria Mr. Biden was speaking at the administration warned the “the most important bilateral final acts as President. A poster calling for the Zakharova. Mr. Snowden’s World Economic Forum in incoming Donald Trump relationship in the world”. Manning was convicted in release of Chelsea Manning. Russian lawyer Anatoly Davos two days before the in- administration that a conflict with The key adviser to Mr. Obama August 2013 of espionage — PHOTO: CHELSEAMANNING.ORG Kucherena confirmed to RIA auguration of Donald Trump China could be dangerous and said the outgoing administration and other ofences, after ad- Novosti state news agency that as U.S. President. there is nothing that the U.S. could has pursued a constructive mitting to the leak of 700,000 frailty of the transgender sol- the Russian immigration service Mr. Trump has sent con- achieve by trying to reopen settled relationship with China. “Most of sensitive military and diplo- dier. “This move could quite in early January extended the ciliatory signals to Mr. Putin issues with Beijing. our signature foreign policy matic documents. literally save Chelsea’s life,” permit by three years, while he and seemed to encourage the SOLIDARITY WITH ALLIES: Joe Biden with Ukrainian President “..it’s dangerous,” Ben Rhodes, initiatives and achievements were The cache included milit- said Chase Strangio of the has already spent more than disintegration of the Petro Poroshenko in Kiev last week. — PHOTO: REUTERS Deputy National Security Advisor built in part on U.S.-Chinese ary logs from wars in Iraq American Civil Liberties three years in the country. European Union by praising for Strategic Communications for cooperation,” he said, naming the and Afghanistan and cables Union. Still, Mr. Obama’s Ms. Kucherena added that if Britain’s decision to leave the Putin, Russia is working with occur again, I promise you. President Obama, told a group of Paris climate agreement, the Iran ofering sensitive diplomatic move is something of a sur- Mr. Snowden ends up staying in bloc and predicting that more every tool available to them And again the purpose is international journalists on nuclear deal, and the management assessments of foreign lead- prise, coming in the midst of Russia for five years, he will be countries could bolt. to whittle away at the edges of clear: to collapse the liberal Tuesday, on Mr. Trump’s remarks of the global economic crisis in ers and world events. a scandal over election-re- able to apply for Russian Mr. Biden pushed back the European project, test the international order,” Mr. that he might review the ‘one- 2009 as examples. He said the Manning pleaded guilty lated hacking. citizenship. — AFP forcefully against Mr. fault lines of western nations Biden added. He did not ad- China’ policy of the U.S. “China’s U.S. must push back against China and was sentenced by milit- Trump's message, warning and return to a politics dress Mr. Trump directly, but not going to negotiate anything. on issues such as its aggressive ary court martial. She has Assange could visit U.S.? his rights are guaranteed,” hundreds of leaders, CEOs defined by spheres of influ- warned of a “dangerous will- So I’m not sure what is moves in the South China Sea, but since been held in an all- On Wednesday, WikiLeaks said on Twitter. and bankers gathered in a ence,” Mr. Biden said. ingness to revert to political accomplished by saying that — by “there’s just much more to be male prison, at times in solit- WikiLeaks said its founder Mr. Assange had said last vast conference hall that Mr. “With many countries in small-mindedness” in polit- pursuing an approach where you gained from pursuing cooperation ary confinement, and has at- Julian Assange could travel week that he would abandon Putin was likely to try to in- Europe slated to hold elec- ics and said that “dangerous seek to reopen,” Mr. Rhodes said, when we can with China rather tempted to commit suicide to the U.S. to face investiga- his refuge in the Ecuadoran fluence a series of elections tions this year, we should ex- autocrats and demagogues” two days ahead of the transition of than seeing it as an adversary.” “I twice. tion — but only if his rights embassy in London, where in Europe this year, as it is ac- pect further attempts by Rus- had tried to capitalise on power. “..the risk of escalation in think that’d be very dangerous... Activists had argued her were “guaranteed". he has been since 2012, if the cused of doing in the recent sia to meddle in the people’s fears throughout his- the Taiwan Strait is just a for the whole world, frankly,” the sentence is excessive and “Assange is still happy to United States agreed to free U.S. vote. “Under President democratic process. It will tory. — Reuters flashpoint that the world does not official said. point to the psychological come to the U.S. provided all Manning. — AFP Nikki Haley LeJ chief Asif Chotu killed Gambia leader’s term extended by 3 months echoes Trump’s DAKAR (SENEGAL): Gambian le- “Our future starts tomorrow,” forts failed to persuade Mr. the results, citing voting ir- LAHORE: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Lahore,” a CTD spokesper- them to surrender. gislators voted to extend Adama Barrow was quoted as Jammeh to step down. regularities, and the West criticism of UN (LeJ) chief Asif Chotu, who son was quoted as saying by Later, in response to indis- President Yahya Jammeh’s saying in a tweet, adding that African regional bloc known was on the list of Pakistan’s the Geo TV. The killing criminate firing by the ter- term by three months, just his supporters made history Troop deployments as ECOWAS has threatened to WASHINGTON: Nikki Haley, most wanted terrorists with comes 18 months after police rorists, the CTD had to re- hours before his mandate was when they elected him in As the crisis deepened, send in troops to make him Donald Trump’s pick for UN a bounty of Rs. 30,00,000 on executed Chotu’s prede- spond, shooting four of them set to expire, state television December. Mr. Barrow is cur- more than 1,000 mainly Brit- leave. Ambassador, echoed his con- his head, has been killed cessor Malik Ishaq in an en- dead. Three terrorists fled reported on Wednesday. As rently in neighbouring ish and Dutch tourists began Nigeria said it is contribut- demnation of the world body along with his three associ- counter in July 2015. the scene. tourists were evacuated, re- Senegal for his safety, and it leaving the tiny West African ing 200 troops to the standby and pledged to push for re- ates, police said on Weaponds, including two gional countries prepared for was not clear how the inaug- nation on specially chartered force for Gambia. Already 11 forms at her Senate confirm- Wednesday. Preparing for attack Kalashnikovs and two pis- a possible military uration would take place. flights. Hundreds streamed pilots, 11 crew members and ation hearing on Wednesday, “Four terrorists, including According to the CTD, the tols, and explosives were re- intervention. In a sign of mounting inter- into the airport, seeking in- 80 “supporting troops” have but broke from him on some the chief of [the] banned LeJ had been preparing to covered from the terrorists. national pressure, Nigeria formation on departures. been deployed. Senegal and foreign policy issues, includ- [group] LeJ, were killed by launch an attack in Lahore Chotu had been involved Political crisis confirmed a warship was On Tuesday, Mr. Jammeh Ghana also are contributing ing Russia. Ms. Haley faced the Counter-Terrorism De- and were moving towards in killing over 100 citizens in The President-elect has heading toward Gambia for declared a three-month state to the force. Gambia, a coun- tough questioning from partment in an encounter Sheikhupura when the CTD, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakh- vowed to take oice on “training” as regional coun- of emergency as he seeks to try of 1.9 million people, is es- some members of the Senate last night near Sheikhupura, after receiving a tip-of, tunkhwa and Balochistan Thursday regardless of tries prepared to intervene, if stay in power despite losing timated to have just 900 Foreign Relations Commit- about 40 km northwest of blocked them and asked provinces. — PTI whether Mr. Jammeh leaves. necessary, after diplomatic ef- elections. He has challenged troops. — AP tee about her lack of diplo- matic experience. She seconded criticism of Iraqi forces the UN by Mr. Trump and 50 killed in Mali suicide blast many of their fellow Repub- 2016 was the hottest year on record licans, especially for what recapture eastern to stabilise the troubled north. she termed its “bias” against MIAMI (FLORIDA): Last year, the methane and other pollut- The car bomb attack in Gao, Israel, including a Security Earth sweltered under the ants known as greenhouse Mosul from IS the region’s biggest city, Council resolution last hottest temperatures in gasses into the atmosphere targeted a camp housing month that the United States modern times for the third and warm the planet. MOSUL: Elite Iraqi forces have former rebels and pro- declined to veto. year in a row, U.S. scientists “Since the start of the 21st driven Islamic State (IS) government militia who are GAO (MALI): A suicide Promising to work with said on Wednesday, raising century, the annual global fighters from all districts of bombing targeting militia signatories to a 2015 peace Congress to push for reforms new concerns about the temperature record has been eastern Mosul they were groups committed to accord. President Ibrahim at the world body, Ms. Haley quickening pace of climate broken five times [2005, tasked with recapturing, restoring peace in Mali left Boubacar Keita ordered three said: “The American people change. 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016],” their commanding oicer around 50 people dead on days of national mourning see the UN’s mistreatment of Temperatures spiked to said the NOAA. said on Wednesday, bringing Wednesday and struck a fresh following the attack, the Israel, its failure to prevent new national highs in parts Another factor has been almost all of the city’s east- blow at long-running efforts worst in the country in recent the North Korean nuclear of India, Kuwait and Iran, the Pacific Ocean warming ern half under government years. — AFP threat, its waste and corrup- while sea ice melted faster trend of El Nino, which ex- control. tion, and they are fed up.” than ever in the fragile Arc- perts say exacerbates the Lieutenant-General Talib But she praised some UN tic, said the report by the Na- planet’s already rising Shaghati said the Counter Germany to hold elections on Sept. 24 work, including food pro- tional Oceanic and Atmo- warmth. Terrorism Services (CTS), BERLIN: German Chancellor grammes, eforts to alleviate spheric Administration. Unusual spikes in temper- who have spearheaded the Angela Merkel’s government AIDS and some peacekeep- Taking a global average of ature were seen in Phalodi, three-month-old ofensive on Wednesday set September ing missions. She also broke the land and sea surface tem- SUMMER WOES: A man in Baghdad trying to cool off from the India, which reached 124°F against the IS in the city, had 24 as the date for a general from Mr. Trump’s praise for peratures for the entire year, scorching summer heat in July last year. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS (51°C) on May 19 — marking taken control of the eastern election, as she seeks a fourth Russian President Vladimir NOAA found the data for India’s hottest temperature bank of the Tigris river. term facing populist Putin. She said she con- “2016 was the highest since warmer than in 2015, the last Switzerland confirmed the ever. Dehloran, Iran hit 127°F Regular army troops were headwinds over a record sidered Russian actions in record keeping began in record-setting year, accord- U.S. findings, and noted that (53°C) on July 22, a new na- still fighting the ultra-hard- migrant influx. The decision, Syria such as bombing hos- 1880”, said the ing to NOAA. A separate atmospheric concentrations tional record. line militants in northeast adopted by Ms. Merkel’s her toughest yet due to pitals “war crimes”, con- announcement. analysis by the U.S. space of both carbon dioxide and Meanwhile, Mitribah, Mosul, however, according Right-Left coalition cabinet, opposition to her liberal demned its annexation of The global average tem- agency NASA also found that methane reached record Kuwait hit an all-time high of to a military statement. must still be formally asylum policy. However, she Ukraine’s Crimea region and perature last year was 2016 was the hottest on levels. The main reason for 129°F (54°C) on July 21, which “Today we celebrate ... the approved by President is still the clear frontrunner in said she would oppose eas- 1.69°Fahrenheit (0.94°C) record. the rise is the burning of may be the highest temperat- liberation of the eastern bank Joachim Gauck. Ms. Merkel the race and enjoys solid ing sanctions until Moscow above the 20th century aver- The World Meteorological fossil fuels like oil and gas, ure ever recorded in all of in Mosul,” Mr. Shaghati told has said the campaign will be popularity. — AFP changes. — Reuters age, and 0.07°F (0.04°C) Organization in Geneva, which send carbon dioxide, Asia,said the NOAA. — AFP reporters. — Reuters

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BRIEFLY NCLT dismisses Cap set on sops for electronics Mistry family India to view Apple’s plans for manufacturing Cabinet approves changes to incentive scheme for electronics manufacturing firms’ contempt units with an open mind plea against Tatas SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ary and MeitY secretary will NEW DELHI: India would “very be set up in respect of mega much” like the U.S.–based NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet projects, envisaging more SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT iPhone maker Apple to set up on Wednesday cleared than ₨6,850 crore (about $1 manufacturing base in India and changes to the modified spe- billion) investments,” the the government will “surely” MUMBAI: The National Com- cial incentive scheme for Centre said in an oicial pany Law Tribunal (NCLT) consider the company’s electronics manufacturing. statement. proposal with “open mind.” “We has dismissed the contempt It has decided to reduce the petition filed by the invest- would very much like Apple to time frame for companies to Domestic manufacturing come and have a base in India. If ment firms of Cyrus Mistry’s avail sops under the scheme, The MSIPS, aimed at family against Tata Sons and a structured request comes, we NEW IMPETUS: The service will lead to additional freight cut down the application boosting domestic elec- others on charges of violat- will surely consider with a open window by almost 19 months tronic product manufactur- volumes and increased frequency on the route. — FILE PHOTO mind,” Ravi Shankar Prasad ing the tribunal’s December to December 31, 2018 and cap ing, was notified in 2012 for 22 order by convening an ex- Minister for Communications & the outflow through the spe- both new and expansion pro- Information Technology told traordinary general meeting cial incentive package at DIAL DOWN: The outflow through the special incentive package jects. The scheme provides (EGM) to consider the re- Container Corp., Nippon reporters here. Apple has sought ₨10,000 crore. for capital subsidy of 20-25%, incentives to set up the unit. A has been capped at ₨10,000 crore. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS moval of Mr. Mistry from the “We have today amended besides reimbursement of company’s board. Express partner for freight team of company officials will (the) MSIPS scheme,” Law Mr. Prasad said on Wednes- companies will be provided countervailing duty/excise give a presentation on January The tribunal, however, al- and Information Technology day. Under the scheme, ap- for investments made within for capital equipment for SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 25 to senior officials here. — PTI lowed Mr. Mistry to file a re- Norifumi Idee, Managing Ex- Minister Ravi Shankar plications will be received five years of the project get- non-SEZ units and also reim- joinder that would be heard ecutive Oicer, Nippon Prasad said. up to December 31, 2018, or ting approved against a sub- bursement of central taxes along with the main petition NEW DELHI: India entered into a Express. “Now, proposals under till such time that an incent- sidy time frame of 10 years and duties for some of the filed by the former chairman collaboration with Japan for Indian Railways Executive Demonetisation not to MSIPS will be accepted till ive commitment of ₨10,000 earlier. projects with high capital in- of the Tata Group. The main providing scheduled freight Director (Traic Transporta- have long-term harmful December 2018. Incentives crore is reached, whichever Investments above ₨6,850 vestments. The Centre has petition, which relates to Mr. rail services between Delhi tion) A.K. Behera said the impact on economy: UN of ₨10,000 crore have been al- is earlier, an oicial state- crore will be cleared by a so far received 243 applica- Mistry’s allegations of mis- and Bengaluru. train service would lead to lowed. If investment is more ment said. In August 2015, high-powered committee. “A tions under the scheme, out management and oppression Japanese Ministry of Land, additional freight volumes than $1 billion, then a high- the scheme was extended till separate Committee headed of which 75 applications have of minority shareholders by Infrastructure, Transport and increased frequency on NEW DELHI: Demonetisation of powered committee July 27, 2020. by the Cabinet secretary and been approved involving in- Tata Sons, Ratan Tata and the and Tourism has picked lo- the route as only one time- high-value currency notes will presided over by the Cabinet Further, the subsidy to comprising CEO, NITI vestment proposals of directors of the holding com- gistics firm Nippon Express tabled freight train is run- adversely impact consumption secretary will approve it,” electronic manufacturing Aayog, expenditure secret- ₨17,997 crore, it said. pany of the diversified con- to collaborate with Indian ning on the Delhi-Bengaluru in the short term, but long-term glomerate, is scheduled to be Railways and Container Cor- route currently. growth should remain largely heard on January 31. poration of India for provid- “We run seven time-tabled unaffected, the United Nations Mr. Mistry was abruptly ing rail services that will freight services across the said. “Cash shortages... will have removed as the chairman of transport finished cars as country at present. Nippon significant impact on consumer Cabinet boosts corpus Frauds decrease but Tata Sons on October 24, well as general cargo. Express will be the first ma- spending in the short term,” said 2016. The first train service will jor foreign player running a Dawn Holland, Senior Economic The contempt petition, depart from Delhi for time-tabled freight train for Affairs Officer, UN Department for small enterprises security still an issue which was filed by Cyrus In- Bengaluru on January 20 and us,” he said. of Economic and Social Affairs. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT “As per the Prime Minis- vestments and Sterling In- will make a return journey The Japanese government “We don’t think it should have a ter’s announcement on SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT worldwide were dissuaded vestment Corporation, had on January 24. The transit is also supporting India’s long-term impact so we expect NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet December 31 for micro and from operating in India due sought an injunction against time for the service is less high-speed bullet train pro- the economy to return to... rates on Wednesday gave ex-post small enterprises, the Cab- MUMBAI: While incidents of to existing concerns over Tata Sons holding the ex- than 70 hours on each side. ject between Mumbai and of growth that we have in the facto approval for a larger inet has approved an en- fraud declined in the country fraud, second only to China,” traordinary general meeting “The project is aimed at Ahmedabad. Of an estimated current forecast.” package supporting small hancement in the Credit in 2016, concerns over secur- the report said. to consider the removal of improving rail freight ser- ₨97,636 crore, 81% of the — Special Correspondent and medium enterprises — a Guarantee Trust Fund for ity still act as deterrent for Compared with last year, a Mr. Mistry as a director. The vices and hope this project is funding for the 508-km pro- promise made by Prime Min- Micro and Small Enterprises global companies to operate greater percentage of re- EGM is scheduled for Febru- expanded throughout the ject will come in as a loan ister Narendra Modi in his (CGTMSE), which has a cor- in India, said a survey con- spondents in India reported ary 6. country and not only on the from Japan. Further, Japan Ashley Furniture plans New Year’s eve address to pus of ₨2,500 crore. ducted by Kroll. fraud across the four cat- “The petition is dismissed Delhi-Bengaluru sector,” Ja- International Cooperation major expansion in India the nation. The government will put According to the Kroll An- egories surveyed - corrup- with the liberty of filing an panese Ambassador to India Agency (JICA) is providing via licensing pacts The Corpus of Credit another ₨5,000 crore to make nual Global Fraud and Risk tion and bribery (27%), man- application within three days Kenji Hiramatsu said here on assistance to the Indian Rail- Guarantee Trust Fund for it ₨7,500 crore and the intent Report, 68% of respondents agement conflict of interest on holding the meeting on Wednesday. ways in the Delhi-Mumbai MUMBAI: Ashley Furniture Micro and Small Enterprises is to extend the credit guar- with operations in India ex- (27%), market collusion February 6,” said NCLT Industrial Corridor and the ‘Freight unattractive’ HomeStore, one of America’s will increase from ₨2,500 antee scheme, just as the perienced at least one fraud (27%) and internal fraud member B.S.V. Prakash Ku- Chennai-Bengaluru Indus- leading home furniture brands, crore to ₨7,500 crore. The Prime Minister had an- incident in 2016, falling from (25%). The survey results re- mar. “It [the petition] will be “Rail freight transporta- trial Corridor. JICA had last having entered India in Centre has increased the nounced, to allow guaran- 80% in 2015. vealed the most common heard with the main matter,” tion cost in India is not very year signed an agreement December last year, announced coverage of loans covered tees up to ₨2 crore instead of perpetrators of fraud and se- Mr. Kumar said. appealing for users. We need with the Indian government Concerns remain major expansion plans by under the credit guarantee the present ₨1 crore,” Finance curity incidents in India in The tribunal has also dir- to work towards competitive to provide ₨6,100 crore in setting up stores in key cities scheme to ₨2 crore from ₨1 Minister Arun Jaitley told “Despite the drop, 19% of 2016 were current and ected Tata Sons to file their pricing so that more users loans for the Dedicated through licensing agreements. In crore. the media here. surveyed senior executives former employees. replies as well. are attracted towards it,” said Freight Corridor Project. the short term, it plans to have 100 retail outlets in India, a top company official said. “This is the right time to enter the Indian Demonetisation fails to dent market. We are very carefully selecting partners. We have plans to set up 100 HomeStores Samsung mobile phone sales in India in 3 to 5 years,” said Rabin Lim, Vice President, Sales, Asia. — Special Correspondent SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Speaking after the unveil- ing of Galaxy C9 Pro, he said, KOLKATA: Demonetisation has “We expect this product to not afected mobile phone be a game-changer. India is Centre says PMGKY sales of Samsung India, one of the fastest-growing will not apply for which holds nearly half of In- smart phone markets. Con- non-cash income dia’s smartphone market and sumer trends indicate that a sizeable portion of the fea- more users prefer larger NEW DELHI: The government on ture phone market. screen smartphones. Indian Wednesday clarified that its “Our Diwali and Puja sales users are now moving to income declaration scheme, the were very good in October, their second or third smart Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan after which it always cools phone and are demanding Yojana, will apply only to cash or down (in November). How- more from their phones.” deposits in bank accounts and ever, after the initial slow- The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro He said that this was the will not be available for income down, it was back to normal is the latest to be unveiled. first Samsung phone with a in the form of jewellery, stock or in December,” Manu — PHOTO: ASHOKE CHAKRABARTY powerful 6 GB RAM which immovable property. In its FAQs Sharma, Vice-President, Mo- ofers seamless multi-task- section, the Income Tax bile Business, Samsung In- company closed 2016 with a ing experience. Samsung Department also said that the dia, said in response to a strong double-digit growth. Mobile is part of Samsung scheme would not apply to question. In India, Samsung Mobiles Electronics Company Ltd., income stored in foreign “Retailers as well as con- has 46.9% share of the smart which is into TVs, mobile accounts. Those under search sumers have been smart in phone market and 36.9% phones, wearable devices, and seizure notices can also their adaptability of digital share of the feature phone tablets, cameras, tablets and apply under the scheme. payment modes,” he said at a market, according to Mr. digital appliances among — Special Correspondent press meet, adding that the Sharma. other products. Protectionism clouds global growth: Poll

BENGALURU: The global eco- bond yields and foreign ex- economists across Asia, Speculation that Trump nomic outlook remains change rates. Europe and the Americas re- will enact bold stimulus and shaky, despite recent pockets “Clearly, the geopolitical, veal downgrades, or at best reflationary measures once of resilience, according to political and economic risks no change to growth fore- in oice has pushed up U.S. the overwhelming majority facing the world are many casts compared with previ- 10-year Treasury yields by of economists polled by Reu- and multifarious, and it is no ous months, as well as a around 50 basis points since ters who said a rise in protec- easy matter to isolate those weaker inflation outlook election day, lit a fire under tionist trade policies would that seem most apparent to across most countries. the dollar and sent U.S. hamper growth. us,” wrote Mike Carey, chief While the latest poll gave stocks to record highs. With elections due in a economist at CA-CIB in a only a 10% probability of a But concerns over his number of major euro zone note. global economic recession stand on trade are starting to countries, political change in “While 2017 does not look this year, the main diference undermine investor senti- the bloc was picked as a close as if it will be the ‘year of liv- this time is that the range of ment, with the yen – con- second choice for potential ing dangerously’, 2018 could forecasts for global growth sidered a safety bet in uncer- disruptions to the global eco- well be more fraught.” showed lower highs and tain times – back to its nomic revival. Reuters polls of over 500 lower lows. highest levels in more than That uncertainty is five weeks. heightened by the signs of a “Maybe a home-grown rise in nationalist sentiment U.S. wage acceleration is un- worldwide, as exemplified Chinese province admits derway, with Trump’s by Britain’s surprise vote last policies acting as a conduit year to leave the European to faking economic data to bring it all about. It’s a nice Union and Donald Trump’s thought, but we need more shock U.S. election victory. BEIJING: A Chinese oicial economy prepares to substance,” wrote Jan Lam- Three months ago, eco- has admitted his release 2016 data that is bregts, global head of finan- nomists overwhelmingly province falsified tipped to show the cial markets research at cited a pickup in interna- economic data for years, slowest growth in more Rabobank. tional trade as essential for state media said than a quarter of a “Trump’s fiscal plans are improvement in the world Wednesday, vindicating century. Liaoning’s as of yet unclear in size, focus economy. long-held suspicions that governor Chen Qiufa and therefore impact. Mar- ‘But an expected rise in China has been cooking admitted that from 2011 kets are currently priced for protectionist policies has the books. The to 2014, economic data perfection when it comes to dented confidence in those announcement by the from the province’s cities Trump’s policies. That’s a lot prospects. governor of the and counties had been to ask for.” Trump’s posture This trend is reflected in industrial province of plagued with false on trade has clouded the out- most other Reuters polls Liaoning comes as the statistics, Xinhua news look for the U.S. economy over the past month on ma- world’s second-largest agency reported. — AFP with rising risks of a trade jor economies, stock prices, war with China. — Reuters CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 16 | BUSINESS THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017

SNIPPETS Hiring activity slips 7% in Dec. amid uncertainty Regional connectivity plan nets

NEW DELHI: Hiring activity registered a 7% decline in December amid uncertainty and this trend may continue for few more months, says a Naukri.com report. The Naukri JobSpeak index for December 2016 stood at 1,659, which is 7 % down from December 2015. This is reflected in a proposals to revive 65 airports decrease in hiring in key metro cities like Delhi–NCR and Mumbai. “Post an impressive 14 % growth in November, the Jobspeak index has shown AAI received 45 proposals from 11 bidders, covering more than 200 routes a negative growth of 7 % in December. But for BFSI, Insurance and ITES almost all the sectors are showing negative growth,” V Suresh, Chief Sales Officer, Naukri.com said. Mr.Suresh also said it “looks like there is SOMESH JHA in Chhattisgarh, Jamshedpur some uncertainty and this may continue for few more months.” — PTI in Jharkhand, Jeypore and NEW DELHI: Dormant airports Jharsuguda in Odisha, such as Hosur, Bikaner, Jalandhar in Punjab, Kandla Bidar, Jalandhar, Jalgaon or in Gujarat, Kolhapur and Warburg Pincus buys stake in PVR for ₨820 crore Jaisalmer may soon start re- Latur in Maharashtra. MUMBAI: Private equity player Warburg Pincus on Wednesday said it has ceiving flights as airlines As per the scheme, the have shown interest in flying Centre will subsidise the TIPPING POINT: CEO & MD of Tata Motors Guenter Butschek acquired about 14% stake in multiplex chain PVR for approximately ₨820 unveiling the Tata Hexa in Mumbai on Wednesday. — PHOTO: PTI crore. “Affiliates of Warburg Pincus have acquired an equity stake of out of these airports under losses incurred by airlines approximately 14% in PVR, India’s largest film and retail entertainment the Centre’s ambitious re- flying out of dormant air- company for approximately ₨820 crore,” it said in a statement. The gional connectivity scheme. ports, to allow airlines to stake is being acquired from affiliates of private equity firm Multiples Passengers may soon be able charge ₨2,500 for an hour’s Hexa adds heft to Tata who will remain a long term investor with a 14% equity stake and the to fly out of these airports by flight to passengers. About current promoters who will continue to drive the business and remain paying ₨2,500 for an hour’s 80% of the subsidy will be the largest shareholders with a shareholding greater than 20%, it said. flight. collected by charging a levy Motors’ passenger PVR operates 562 screens in 122 properties in 48 cities pan India.— PTI The Airports Authority of of up to ₨8,500 on each de- India, which is implement- RENEWED ACTIVITY: Dormant airports such as the one in Bidar parting flight of domestic vehicle ambitions ing the regional connectivity (above) haven’t seen a flight for more than a year. — FILE PHOTO airlines and the rest 20% will scheme, has received 45 pro- come from the respective LALATENDU MISHRA position to make a huge jump Tata Starbucks to serve Teavana tea in India posals from 11 bidders cover- served airports which Jamnagar and Bhavnagar in state governments. from a car which was priced MUMBAI: Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd., the joint venture of U.S. beverage ing more than 200 routes as haven’t seen a single flight Gujarat, Jorhat in Assam, The Centre has now in- MUMBAI: Tata Motors said it at the entry level of ₨3 lakh to major Starbucks and Tata Global Beverages, has introduced Starbucks’ the deadline for submitting for more than a year and the Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, vited counter-bids against was emerging as a serious Hexa which has been intro- tea brand Teavana offering 18 distinct varieties of tea at its outlets to the proposals ended on remaining 13 are under- Diu, Puducherry, Agra in Ut- these initial proposals and contender in the passenger duced with the entry-level cater to tea lovers in India. Since October 2012, Starbucks outlets are Monday, the civil aviation served airports where less tar Pradesh, Pant Nagar in will accept them till Febru- vehicle segment in India and price of ₨12 lakh,” he said. serving only coffee in India. Now, tea will also be made available at all its ministry said here in a than seven commercial flight Uttarakhand, Gwalior in ary 1. The routes or networks was getting ready to give “Tiago managed this up 88 outlets in Mumbai, Delhi, NCR, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and statement. departures take place in a Madhya Pradesh and Dur- would be awarded to bidders tough competition to Japan- trend. Tiago has very high week. gapur in West Bengal. who quote the lowest re- ese and Korean automakers, demand, it has become one Pune,said Sumitro Ghosh, CEO, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd. The offerings 52 unserved airports include an Indian signature tea called India Spice Majesty Blend and iced Airlines have shown in- Some of the unserved air- quirement of Viability Gap which currently dominate of the top 10 best-selling teas.The price range for tea begins from ₨150. — Special Correspondent The operators have sub- terest in flying out of under- ports, proposed to be re- Funding (VGF) against such the market. products in the market. Now mitted plans covering 65 air- served airports including vived for regional flights, in- routes, the ministry said in With the introduction of we are going to the other end ports, out of which 52 are un- Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, clude Bilaspur and Jagdalpur an oicial statement. its entry level car Tiago last of the product range with year, and the initial response Hexa,” Mr. Butschek said. CIL to unveil long-term coal auction for power cos. to the Hexa utility vehicle Now that Hexa has been NEW DELHI: State – owned CIL will hold long–term special forward that was commercially intro- introduced at a competitive auction for power producers with flexible lifting period of up to 3 years. Ashok Leyland duced in Mumbai on Wed- price starting Rs 11.99 lakh “A long–term special forward e–auction for lifting period up to three Samsonite eyes online sales nesday, Tata Motors is plan- ex-showroom Delhi, Tata years is being launched for power producers,” an official said. Coal India unveils 2 trucks ning to ofer products across Motors is gearing up to intro- Ltd (CIL) will soon notify the detailed offer and schedule dates for LALATENDU MISHRA “Globally, Samsonite is Globally, Samsonite has the entire spectrum of the duce other products in auction, he said. Power utilities consume about 75–77% of the total making a big investment in e- started a pilot in four or five K.T. JAGANNATHAN passenger vehicle segment between Tiago and Hexa. coal, as per estimates. According to PwC’s Kameswara Rao it is easier to MUMBAI: American luggage commerce,” said Anushree countries which include to gain market share. “We will have a complete auction for 3–5 years, as states will not have to commit to a longer– major Samsonite is planning Tainwala, Marketing Dir- Australia, the U.K., Hong CHENNAI: As part of its ongoing Against the promise of two product range to serve com- term generation capacity. This will serve existing power plants which do a major e-commerce play in ector, Samsonite South Asia. Kong and Korea and its web- initiative to beef up its posi- new products every year, mercial and private custom- not have a linkage but will not attract new capacity addition. — PTI India to leverage on the “Traditionally, we have been site for India will go live in tion in the marketplace, com- Tata Motors could unveil ers who will have a full range growing appetite of con- operating through third- 2017, she added. “This year, mercial vehicle maker Ashok only one product last year. from entry level to all the sumers to shop online. The party websites like Flipkart 15% of our sales came from Leyland has unveiled two This year it is going to make way to Hexa,” he said. company will unveil its own and Amazon. But in 2017 we online. This was from third- vehicles, Guru and Partner. up for the shortfall by intro- The transformation of the TRAI seeks AG’s opinion on Jio’s tariff plans e-commerce platform in In- will be launching our own party websites. By 2020, half Guru, an intermediate ducing three products. Apart loss-making passenger NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai has asked for attorney general’s dia shortly, a company oi- website in India,” she said. of our sales will come from e- commercial vehicle, is from Hexa, the company will vehicle division started last views on Mukesh Ambani–led Reliance Jio’s free voice and data offering cial said. commerce in India as that is priced at ₨14.35 lakh to ₨16.72 roll out Kite 5, a sedan, and year and with the introduc- till March that rivals have called “predatory.” The Telecom Regulatory All is brands, including Cash-on-delivery included the way the customer is mov- lakh (including VAT). The 6- Nexon, a compact SUV, soon. tion of Tiago, the company’s Authority of India (Trai) sought opinion on the tariff plans submitted by Samsonite, American Tour- “Some people want to buy ing,” Ms. Tainwala said. tyre version of Partner is “Last year, we wanted to ranking had improved to po- Jio, a top source said. This follows Trai examining replies furnished by Jio ister, and Kamiliant, which through this channel. Here In 2016, the Indian arm priced at ₨10.59 lakh while make sure that Tiago sends a sition four from six last year. to its letter seeking explanation after the company announced free data are positioned for various you will get all our brands. saw a turnover of ₨1,200 the 4-tyre version costs ₨ strong message to the mar- Currently, its product and voice calls for existing and new customers under the ‘Happy New sets of customers at diferent Samsonite is designing crore, a growth of 15% over 10.29 lakh (ex-showroom ket,” said Guenter Butschek, portfolio caters to less than Year offer,’ days before the 90–day inaugural plan ended on December price points,will be available country-specific solutions as the previous year. Chennai). The vehicles will CEO & MD, Tata Motors. 60% of the passenger vehicle 3. Trai last month asked Jio to explain why the free data offer under the at the company’s e-com- cash on delivery is typical to This year, the company be introduced in a phased “Since Tiago actually sent market and it aims to take it promotional scheme should not be treated as predatory. — PTI merce site, the oicial added. India,” Ms. Tainwala said. has targeted 20-25% growth. manner across the country. this message, we are now in a up to 100% shortly.

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‘Not all of us worry about the short ball’

Pleasant problem of plenty SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT also the youngsters. It’s good to have both of them in the team,” It will be interesting to see whether Kohli tinkers with the middle-order CUTTACK: Opener K.L. Rahul he said. smiled when it was suggested Y.B. SARANGI to him that England seamer Leading by example Jake Ball might pepper India’s “Virat has led by example so CUTTACK: As India faces Eng- captain Virat Kohli with some many times. We just look up to land in the second One-Day short stuf in the second ODI at him, how he builds his innings, International at the Barabati the Barabati Stadium. his energies, the kind of enthu- Stadium here on Thursday, “Good luck to them,” said siasm and passion on the field. the middle-order aluence has Rahul at a press conference on It spreads. emerged as a delightful prob- Wednesday, the eve of the “Yes, we learn a lot from him. lem for skipper Virat Kohli. match. Rahul went on to speak He’s somebody who is looking If the top-order fails to fire, about his captain’s ability as a not just to put great perform- Yuvraj Singh steps in. If M.S. prolific run-scorer. “He has so ances individually, but also to Dhoni fails, then Kedar Jadhav many runs under his belt. Lot of take the team forward. comes in. If they leave the job runs came of the short stuf. “He is always sharing experi- at the threshold of a victory, “Not all of us worry about ences, giving us feedback on then Hardik Pandya accom- the short ball. We like to make how we could have done better plishes it. And, you have bats- runs of those deliveries. and that’s the sign of a good men like Ajinkya Rahane and Knowing him, having watched leader,” said Rahul. Manish Pandey warming the him score so many centuries, I The soft-spoken Karnataka bench. don’t think it will be a prob- player spoke on the healthy Jadhav’s blistering 120 in a lem,” said Rahul. competition for places in the pressure situation and Rahul also spoke about playing XI. “The competition Pandya’s clinical unbeaten 40, Kohli’s aggressive leadership keeps us going and motivated. apart from Kohli’s astonishing and his influence. We know there are other guys 122, in the first one-dayer has “It’s just been one game for who are capable enough. provided the home team a now, but the guys who are part “That’s what wakes me up in bright start. of the Test team know how ag- the morning and makes me It has ofered Kohli, who had gressive he is as captain. We train harder everyday, turn up welcomed old war-horse Yuv- love playing under Virat. He at the practice everyday and raj to share Dhoni’s burden of has always supported me and work harder. It's a good place completing run chases, plenty it’s good to have a young leader to be in. We love the competi- of options for the finisher’s and also to have M.S. (Dhoni) tion in team. We take it in a pos- ROLLING HIS ARM OVER: M.S. Dhoni (right) and K.L. Rahul at job. IN GOOD SPIRITS: England’s Ben Stokes (right) and Sam Billings share a laugh as Jake Ball looks on in the team, who not only itive way, try to remain posit- India’s training session.— PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK India is in an upbeat mood inquisitively during the visitors’ practice session at the Barabati Stadium on Wednesday. guides Virat as a skipper, but ive in our work ethic.” after notching up one of its finest ODI wins in Pune and — PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK the magnitude of the recovery — from being 63 for four to lined. Pace ace Umesh Yadav The visiting side, which has tourist’s interests and the chasing down 351 with almost and company should enjoy the variety in its pace attack con- series alive. Another high-scoring game likely: Buttler two overs to spare — makes it bounce while plying their sisting of Chris Woakes, David The teams (from): SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT fantastic form for quite some even sweeter. trade. The Mahanadi breeze Willey, Jake Ball and Stokes, India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), M.S. time. The guys have been com- may assist swing bowling. cannot take anyone in the In- Dhoni (wk), K.L. Rahul, Shikhar CUTTACK: Ahead of the second ing up with plans for him. India Positive mind-set Even though it will not be an dian batting order for granted Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Kedar One-Day International against have some other fantastic play- The biggest positive for the easy decision to disturb the after the stunning fightback Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Ra- India at the Barabati Stadium ers as well. We can’t focus on host was the mindset of its combination of R. Ashwin and the other night. hane, Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, here on Thursday, England just one and forget others. low-key players. Their will- Ravindra Jadeja, leg-spinner Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit vice-captain Jos Buttler ana- IPL experience and the ingness to shoulder responsib- Amit Mishra may be con- Testing Kohli Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and lysed India’s strengths, the challenge of playing in India ility and rise to the occasion sidered to exploit the bounce. Nevertheless, it may be Umesh Yadav. challenge of playing in India There's no place like India to must serve as a tremendous The presence of only Dhoni, tempted to treat Kohli with England: Eoin Morgan (Capt.), and the charm of playing in the play cricket. It’s a fantastic ex- morale-booster to all. Rahul and Rahane at the some short stuf. Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Indian Premier League. perience for someone to cher- It will be interesting to see match-eve practice session in- England captain Morgan has Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wk), Liam Excerpts: ish and really embrace. whether Kohli tinkers with the dicated that the combination to examine his choices in the Dawson, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, On Thursday’s match England players wanting to middle-order here. Or creates may not be altered much. spin department. Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben It looks a very good batting play in IPL a place for Rahane in the open- England should draw con- The dew factor and the lack Stokes, David Willey and Chris wicket. The ground looks a bit I think the IPL is probably the er’s slot. The hard surface may fidence from its solid batting of enough practice time at Woakes. bigger than the one in Pune. I able to defend 350 in Pune)? between the two sides, two best cricket experience I've tilt the selection in favour of display in Pune and look to Barabati may pose some chal- Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge think maybe another high-scor- Not too diicult. There are a guys standing up for the Indian ever had. I've learnt much, not strokeplayers. replicate it here. It has able lenges to the teams. An Indian and Anil Chaudhary; Third umpire: ing game. It’s not often you lot of positives for us to take team. just about T20 but about my- The profligate bowlers, who strikers in Jason Roy, Alex victory will give the host an- Kumar Dharmasena; Match Ref- train in front of a crowd — from that game. We reached Virat Kohli a talking point self, about all forms of cricket, gave away 115 runs in the last 10 Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, other series triumph, while an eree: Andy Pycroft. that's exciting. 350 without anyone getting a He occupies as much space about what it takes to become a overs, need to be more discip- Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali. England win will keep the Match starts at 1.30 p.m. Mentally difficult (not being 100. That’s the diference as anyone else. He’s been in top cricketer. Anxiety rules as BCCI waits No one turned matches around like Kapil, says Gavaskar G. VISWANATH proud about it. Now I feel wanted to interview me and I VIJAY LOKAPALLY District Cricket Association cricket has changed.” said to him literally, “can I ț The Committee Of (DDCA) as a pertinent ex- MUMBAI: Kapil Dev and Sunil come back (from the wash- NEW DELHI: The old guard of the Administrators (COA) will be ample to drive home his point. Gavaskar had the audience in Trouble with English room). Then I asked my friend Board of Control for Cricket in announced on Friday, a day “The DDCA functioned excel- splits with their witty anec- In a lighter vein, Kapil re- who played with me if I could India (BCCI) awaits with trep- later than originally lently under the guidance of dotes on the occasion of the called how Gavaskar encour- take him for a movie. idation the fallout of the scheduled High Court-appointed Justice induction of India’s greatest aged him to talk in English. “I “He asked Kya hua. And I sweeping cricket reforms. Mukul Mudgal. The worry all-rounder into the Legends said to Sunil in New Zealand said, someone has come from There is anxiety, uncer- ț There is concern that the now is to maintain the stand- Club Hall of Fame on ‘You know my vocabulary (in Madras to interview me in tainty, and as a veteran oicial lack of experience is likely to ard of administration that he Tuesday. English), I cannot understand, English, I will take you to a confessed, the possibility of impact the affiliated units of set,” the oicial observed. Kapil was presented the I cannot manage talking in movie. So that was the the Board losing some eicient the Board Former Test opener Chetan Hall of Fame certificate with a English.’ He said they will pay situation.” workers, with the Committee Chauhan, who was involved in citation summing up his you money and I said ‘even Gavaskar recalled the incid- Of Administrators (COA) to tion in poor light. cricket administration at the achievements and a certificate then I cannot manage’. ent when he recommended be announced on Friday, a day The Board oicials are un- DDCA for close to 16 years, detailing his achievements in “It was very funny, but he Kapil Dev to Raj Singh Dun- later than originally sched- derstandably worried at the prayed for the game’s future. Tests and ODIs. CAPTAINS’ CONCLAVE: Kapil Dev was inducted into the Legends gave me an opportunity there garpur for the CCI’s tour of uled. quality of administrators who “I think it would be good if Gavaskar, who was induc- Club Hall of Fame in the presence of Ajit Wadekar (left), Nari and I talked. That’s the reason East Africa. “Three years is a long time would come into the fray now. the Lodha Committee and the ted in 2013, also received the Contractor (right) and Sunil Gavaskar. — PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE I asked how long can I talk, be- “Within a short time he was to expect a comeback in the “But who is responsible for existing eligible oicials of the two certificates. cause my vocabulary will im- in the Indian team for the Board. It is diferent from the this mess?” asked a senior BCCI picked three dedicated The certificates were people, Bombay cricketers come and go, but he will al- prove (as we go on).” Pakistan tour. He was a cricket team where there are oice-bearer. workers in each ailiated unit presented by club president and the Bombay media be- ways remain at the top. Kapil narrated another in- match-winner and whatever no restrictions on tenure. If There is concern that the to conduct the game at least till Madhav Apte and former In- cause Bombay kept the game “When you play cricket, it’s cident: “My first interview else I may have been, I was not you are good, you can play as lack of experience is likely to the end of this season. dia captains Nari Contractor going. not just about how good you was with The Hindu; they are an idiot to drop a match-win- long as you deliver,” be- impact the ailiated units of “It is important. They can and Ajit Wadekar. “Please keep it going. Any- are, but it’s all about the im- totally English. The Bombay ner. It was an absolute joy to moaned the oicial who has the Board. pick oicials with a good track With the two cricketing one who was five to seven pact you leave on people. media understands one or two play in the same team as Kapil. seen some bright and dark “The problem lies in identi- record. icons taking centrestage, it years older than us we looked That’s what he did. Hindi words, but they don’t “With due respect to all the days in Indian cricket. fying candidates with integrity “There are people who have was also time for some re- up to him. “We played with passion. understand. wonderful players who have The match-fixing scandal in and vision at the State associ- worked hard with nothing but partee the two are known for. “There is no one in this To be honest, the happiness The Hindu reporter came won matches for India over 2000 was considered the heav- ations to carry forward the the interest of the game upper- Initially touching upon country who does not want to that we get when we take a all the way from Madras to the years, no one has turned iest blow to the image of the good work done over the last most in their mind. Let such Bombay’s cricketing culture, be a Sunil Gavaskar. Was he catch or get a hundred, I don’t Delhi to interview me. the match around with the bat game. The reforms drawn by decade or so,” remarked an- workers be the guiding force Kapil said: “We came from the best in the game, no... I think anyone else can get it. “I would say now that I was and ball like Kapil has. the Lodha Committee have other oicial. till the end of this season,” non-cricketing centres. We would say Sunil Gavaskar was But with our success when perhaps shy or had no confid- “It was tough for me as cap- shown the cricket administra- He pointed out Delhi and Chauhan suggested. tried to impress the Bombay best for the game, many will people get happiness, we feel ence of the field. He said he tain to stop him.” I love Indian Murray cruises, Kyrgios flops, Cilic exits; Venus continues to impress food: Agassi MELBOURNE: Top seed Andy Rubin for a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3) win leading player challenged in ments. But at the end, I’m Murray sped into the Aus- that set up a third-round as- the second round as Kerber, happy that I won the match.” tralian Open third round on signment against his old rival the women’s defending cham- In the men’s draw, Japanese Wednesday but bad boy Nick Tomas Berdych. pion, dropped a set against fifth seed Kei Nishikori Kyrgios was booed and ac- “I know what he’s got. I World No. 89 Carina Wit- marched into the third round. cused of not trying as he don’t need to tell you where thoeft. Kerber won 6-2, 6-7(3), In the women’s draw, 36- crashed to a stormy defeat. he’s beaten me,” Federer said 6-2 before being treated to a year-old Venus Williams con- Roger Federer progressed of Berdych. “Then again I’ve rendition of “Happy Birthday” tinued her smooth progress despite unexpected resistance played him here, played him by the Rod Laver Arena when she beat qualifier and women’s World No.1 An- on many occasions, as well, crowd. Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 to set gelique Kerber celebrated her when it went my way.” “I was doing I think a lot of up a meeting with China’s 29th birthday with a hard- Federer wasn’t the only mistakes in the important mo- Duan Yingying. — AFP Andre Agassi shows off his fought win. And Britain’s Dan Evans THE RESULTS famous backhand. claimed the highest-ranked — PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE scalp of his Men: Second round: Malek Jaziri Khachanov (Rus) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; An- lina (Ukr) bt Julia Boserup (USA) 6-4, G. VISWANATH career when (Tun) bt Alexander Bublik (Kaz) 6-2, dreas Seppi (Ita) bt Nick Kyrgios 6-1; 24-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova he stunned 6-3, 7-5; Lukas Lacko (Svk) bt Dudi (Aus) 1-6, 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2, 10-8; Dan (Rus) bt Natalia Vikhlyantseva (Rus) MUMBAI: A little after noon on former US Sela (Isr) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; 5-Kei Evans (GBR) bt 7-Marin Cilic (Cro) 6-2, 6-2; Jelena Jankovic (Srb) bt Wednesday Andre Agassi ar- Open cham- Nishikori (Jpn) bt Jeremy Chardy 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3; 1-Andy Murray Julia Goerges (Ger) 6-3, 6-4; 8-Svet- rived at a South Mumbai hotel pion and (Fra) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3; 12-Jo-Wilfried (GBR) bt Andrey Rublev (Rus) 6-3, lana Kuznetsova (Rus) bt Jaimee in his Telly ‘Kojak’ Savalas World No. 7 Tsonga (Fra) bt Dusan Lajovic (Srb) 6-0, 6-2; 27-Bernard Tomic (Aus) bt Fourlis (Aus) 6-2, 6-1; Eugenie look and in casuals for a pro- Marin Cilic. 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Victor Estrella Burgos (Dom) 7-5, 7-6 Bouchard (Can) bt Peng Shuai (Chn) motional event and demon- Murray painfully rolled an 10-Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Ryan (4), 4-6, 7-6(5). 7-6(5), 6-2; Coco Vandeweghe (USA) strated his famous two- ankle and needed treatment in Harrison (USA) 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-2; 17- Doubles: First round: 15-Rohan bt Pauline Parmentier (Fra) 6-4, 7-6 handed backhand for a few the third set against Russian GREAT BRITON! Dan Evans shone brightly on the third day of the Australian Open as he dispatched Roger Federer (Sui) bt Noah Rubin Bopanna (Ind) & Pablo Cuevas (Uru) (5); Sorana Cirstea (Rom) bt 10-Carla minutes and whispered a qualifier Andrey Rublev, but No. 7 seed Marin Cilic in the second round on Wednesday. — PHOTO: QUINN ROONEY/GETTY IMAGES (USA) 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3); 4-Stan bt Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) & Maximo Suarez (Esp) 7-6(1), 6-3; 32-Anastas- wisecrack: “That paid all my he shook of the problem to Wawrinka (Sui) bt Steve Johnson Gonzalez (Arg) 6-4, 7-6(4). ija Sevastova (Lat) bt Kristtna Ku- bills.” win 6-3, 6-0, 6-2. ally, especially in the fifth set. booed of, definitely not the Good on him.” (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; 31-Sam Querrey Women: Second round: 1-An- cova (Svk) 6-3, 6-4; 7-Garbine Another statement the Las While the World No.1 “Obviously it’s not the best feeling.” Asked how he could have (USA) bt Alex De Minaur (Aus) 7-6 gelique Kerber (Ger) bt Carina Wit- Muguruza (Esp) bt Samantha Craw- Vegas-born American made cruised, Kyrgios stood ac- greatest thing to hear,” he said Tennis legend John been better prepared, Kyrgios, (5), 6-0, 6-1; Mischa Zverev (Ger) bt thoeft (Ger) 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2; Kristyna ford (USA) 7-5, 6-4; Ashleigh Barty was that he loves Indian food: cused of tanking, or giving up, of the booing. “I didn’t have McEnroe said Kyrgios’s lack of who hurt his knee playing bas- 19-John Isner (USA) 6-7(4), 6-7(4), Pliskova (Cze) bt 27-Irina Begu (Aus) bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 7-5, “The only reason I am here is during his 1-6, 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2, the best preparation coming efort was a “black eye for the ketball, said: “I don’t know, 6-4, 7-6(7), 9-7; 29-Viktor Troicki (Rom) 6-4, 7-6(8); Alison Riske (USA) 6-1; Mona Barthel (Ger) bt 29-Mon- because of the food; I am a big 10-8 loss to Andreas Seppi. into the Australian Open. sport”. maybe just not play as much (Srb) bt Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) 6-3, 1-6, bt 20-Zhang Shuai (Chn) 7-6(7), 4-6, ica Puig (Pur) 6-4, 6-4. fan of Indian food. I travel long Kyrgios, who is returning Pretty banged up, my body.” Kyrgios explained that “my basketball. Take my pre-sea- 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3. 6-1; Duan Yingying (Chn) bt Varvara Doubles: First round: 4-Sania distances to get Indian food from a ban for “lack of best ef- “I don’t even know what the body was sore. I was hurting. son seriously.” Steve Darcis (Bel) bt Diego Lepchenko (USA) 6-1, 3-6, 10-8; 13- Mirza (Ind) & Barbora Strycova (Cze) and I am happy to be back here forts” in a match in Shanghai, score was in the end. Was it “I mean, John McEnroe. Earlier Federer was made to Schwartzman (Arg) 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, Venus Williams (USA) bt Stefanie bt Jocelyn Rae & Anna Smith (GBR) after three years.” played lethargically and casu- 10-8? 10-8 in the fifth, getting Good on him. Great career. work by 200th-ranked Noah 6-4; 23-Jack Sock (USA) bt Karen Voegele (Sui) 6-3, 6-2; 11-Elina Svito- 6-3, 6-1.

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 18 | SPORT THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 Jeonbuk banned Handscomb set to from AFC Ashwin has enough in his repertoire Champions make ODI debut League SYDNEY: Middle-order batsman to worry batsmen, says Whatmore Peter Handscomb will make KUALA LUMPUR: Asian title- his One-Day International de- holder Jeonbuk Hyundai but for Australia against Motors has been banned CRICKET / Like Muralitharan, the Indian off-spinner is mentally strong and creates pressure Pakistan in the third match in from this year’s AFC Cham- Perth on Thursday. pions League over a match- S. DINAKAR play the ball, brought the bat- He thought highly of Virat Handscomb replaces the in- fixing scandal in South pad into play.” Kohli’s batsmanship and cap- jured Mitchell Marsh after a Korea’s K-League, Asia’s CHENNAI: As coach, Dav What- “Murali deliberately had taincy. “Kohli hits the ball highly successful inwtroduc- football governing body said more has worked closely with gaps on the of-side, the bats- along the ground, has a huge tion to Test cricket in which on Thursday. Sri Lankan legend Muttiah man would want to play the appetite for runs, and the re- the 25-year-old scored two “The Asian Football Con- Muralitharan. And he is now ball there for a single and get sponsibility of being the cap- centuries and two fifties in his federation (AFC) independ- seeing R. Ashwin slice through away from the strike but the tain only spurs him on. He has first four appearances in the ent Entry Control Body line-ups at home. delivery would sneak between the backing of every player in- recent series against South wtoday declared that Jeon- The former Australian bats- the bat and the pad to hit the cluding Dhoni. That is what Africa and Pakistan. buk Hyundai Motors (Kor) is man, here to start a new stumps. It was brilliant decep- you want from a leader.” “He’s done really well, he’s wineligible to participate in cricket coaching centre at the tion and bowling.” been outstanding. So good re- AFC competitions for the Sri Ramachandra University, The former Sri Lankan Kohli right up there ward for a good summer,” 2017 season due to its indir- shared his thoughts with The coach pointed out, “For most Although, Whatmore was Australia coach Darren ect involvement in activities Hindu on the two destructive part of his career, Mura- not willing to put Kohli ahead Lehmann told reporters on aimed at arranging or influ- of-spinners and much more litharan did not play under of Kane Williamson, Joe Root Wednesday. encing the outcome of on Wednesday. DRS. He lost out on around and Steven Smith as the best “Obviously, we want four matches during the 2013 and An accomplished coach, 200 wickets.” batsman in the world, he said, quality batters at the top so Peter Handscomb. — FILE PHOTO 2014 K-League seasons,” the Whatmore noted, “Nobody About Ashwin, Whatmore “Kohli is right up there with he’ll get his chance there. He confederation said in a feared facing an of-spinner. said, “Like Murali, he is strong the best across formats. The played a one-day style innings The teams: Australia: Steve statement. But Murali put fear in the in mind, and like him, he cre- way he has worked on his of- for us in the Sydney Test, so Smith (Capt.), David Warner, Usman The ban decision was minds of the batsmen with his ates pressure. Ashwin uses the side game, thought to be weak he’s got all the shots and he’s Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Travis based on a new document by prodigious turn, control and angles well and can set up a earlier, to get his feet moving quite innovative,” Lehmann Head, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew the Entry Control Body set- the ability to spin the ball both WORDS OF PRAISE: Noted coach Dav Whatmore, seen with wife batsman. Murali’s record and getting the line of the bat said. Wade, James Faulkner, Pat Cum- ting out rules for eligibility. ways.” Kathryn, says that Muttiah Muralitharan and Ashwin make abroad is better, he has got a right is admirable.” Fast bowler Billy Stanlake mins, Josh Hazlewood and Billy Stan- Any clubs involved in “ar- He added, “Batsmen fear fa- the batsmen fear them. — PHOTO: S. DINAKAR lot of wickets in England, but On the forthcoming India- comes in for Mitchell Starc, lake. ranging or influencing the cing Ashwin too in the sub- Ashwin can improve on this.” Australia Test series, What- who is being rested. Chris Pakistan (from): Mohd. Hafeez outcome of a match at na- continent because of his vari- Murali spun the ball so much, quickly after pitching.” Whatmore was happy with more said, “It’s India, India, In- Lynn, who missed Sunday’s (Capt.), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, tional or international level” ety, the carrom ball among it was not easy to jump down “As a right hander you could DRS but said the ‘Umpires dia. It is harder to play spin in loss because of a neck injury, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Ak- will be barred from the Asian them. He has enough material to him. It was hard to play him not ofer your pad because of Call’ must go. “If it hits any India than in Australia. But if will be out for the remainder mal, Mohd. Rizwan, Imad Wasim, competition for one season, to really worry the batsman.” of the back-foot too because the sharp turn in. part of the stumps on replay, it Warner gets going, it could get of the five-match series which Mohd. Amir, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali the document says. — AFP Whatmore observed, “Since the ball would come on to you “Murali forced a batsman to should be out.” interesting.” is tied at 1-1. and Wahab Riaz. — AFP Mushfiqur’s injury woes continue Berdych pulls out Three pacers enough for India Delhi to meet of Davis Cup tie Bengal

PRAGUE: Tomas Berdych be- tour, says Hazlewood NEW DELHI: Delhi will meet came the latest player to pull Bengal in the final of the out of the Czech Republic’s MELBOURNE: Australia pacer Josh There haven’t Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 first-round Davis Cup tie to be Hazlewood believes three fast cricket tournament starting at held in Australia from March 3 bowlers will be more than been many the Ferozeshah Kotla here on to 5. Berdych made the an- enough for the upcoming Test quicks who have Thursday. nouncement after making the series in India. “I think three’s Delhi made the grade after a third round of the Australian plenty for a tour of India. There gone there and been nine-wicket win over Hi- Open on Wednesday. haven’t been many quicks who successful. machal Pradesh in the semi- The World No. 10 said he have gone there and been suc- final while Bengal beat Assam needed some rest and wanted cessful,” Hazlewood said. by an identical margin in the to focus on his ATP season. “I think we can take some- ers in each of the Tests. other last-four clash. Czech Davis Cup captain thing out of the way Starcy “We don’t all have that lux- Jaroslav Navratil has already (Mitchell Starc) bowled in Sri ury. But we’ve got to find a way had to discount World No. 86 Lanka on similar wickets. He to be successful as a group of Adam Pavlasek because of a sort of takes the pitch out of the quicks, as well as with the spin- Tiger has raised wrist injury and 118th-ranked equation sometimes with how ners,” Hazlewood said. Lukas Rosol, who is recover- full and fast he bowls. Besides, Australia has not won a Test golf’s profile: Els ing from an Achilles injury. Hazlewood, Starc and Jackson in India since 2004 and its last “This is reality. I am still Bird, Mitchell Marsh is the only series victory in Asia was SINGAPORE: Tiger Woods’s re- talking to players who might other pace option. against Sri Lanka in 2011. turn can only mean good go and I will announce the And with Indian pitches set to It has since sufered nine things for golf which reaped team next week,” Navratil favour spinners, Steve Smith straight Test losses in the sub- the rewards of his popularity, BIG BLOW: Mushfiqur Rahim is stretchered into an ambulance after being struck on the helmet said. — AFP might play only two fast bowl- continent. — ANI Josh Hazlewood. — PHOTO: AFP former World No. 1 Ernie Els by a delivery from Tim Southee on Monday. — PHOTO: HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES said on Wednesday. Woods, a 14-time Major CHRISTCHURCH: Bangladesh cap- Do you hear ending is the only one I’ve ever RACING winner, is returning after a tain Mushfiqur Rahim is un- heard of,” he told Fairfax Me- long injury lay-of and likely to play in the second people wanting dia. launches his 2017 campaign at Test against New Zealand to ban the use of “Do you hear people want- Torrey Pines in California here on Friday, denting the ing to ban the use of cars, mo- God’s Own should make amends next week. tourists’ hopes of avoiding de- cars, motorbikes, torbikes, bikes because of Els, a four-time Major win- MUMBAI: The three-year-old filly Nadeem 49. Morrison (9) Altaf Sayyed 56, 10. Knight, 3. Dirty Perty feat in the two-Test series. bikes because of fatalities? God’s Own, who ran second last time 1. Super Bolt, 2. Resilient, Rising Concert (13) T.S.Jodha 56, ner himself, said the current 8 New Zealand will overtake — Lance Cairns “No you don’t. But lessons out, should make amends in the 3. Sir Desmond 11. Rich N Rare (7) Raghuveer 54, VICTORIOUS PLATE crop of players had a lot to Pakistan and move to fifth in fatalities? must be learnt from these tra- Singapore Turf Club Trophy, the 12. Golden Glory (10) Shubham (1,000m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, thank Woods for. on the bouncer debate 3 7-15: 1. Free Speech (6) Nadeem 59, the world Test team rankings gedies, and this is why they’ve feature event of the races to be held MARCHETTA PLATE 52.5 and 13. High Winds (11) Mer- “Certainly based on the US here on Thursday evening. (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, chant 50. 2. The Civilian (Late Nature Boy) should it complete a 2-0 Test got tougher on the design of Rails will be placed 2 metres away 5-00: 1. Set To Fly (3) T.S.Jodha 60, 1. Prominence, 2. Bohemian, (10) K.Kadam 58.5, 3. Arabelle (5) Tour, we wouldn’t be playing sweep. Opinion is divided with two the helmet.” While from 1400m to 1200m and 7 metres 2. Daishonin (2) S.Amit 58.5, 3. Me- 3. Highland Princess Yash Narredu 57, 4. Remember for the money we are playing Mushfiqur was concussed former New Zealand interna- Bangladesh posted several from 800m upto the winning post. rabella (1) Sandesh 57, 4. Pierce The Time (8) Ajinkya 56.5, 5. Min- for (now) if it wasn’t for him,” Arrow (6) Neeraj 52, 5. Volantis 6 PLEASURE HUNT PLATE strel Heights (7) Trevor 56, 6. after being hit on the head by a tionals, Warren Lees and batting records in the first 1 ESTONIA PLATE DIV. II (5) Dashrath 50.5, 6. Furious N’ DIV. I (1,400m), Cl. V, rated 01 to Greek Goddess (9) Zeeshan 55, 7. said Els on the eve of the short-pitched delivery and Lance Cairns, joining the de- Test, including the unwel- (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 4-10 Fast (4) Zervan 49, 7. Grande 26, 6-25: 1. Alexia (Late Purple Lady Danehill (2) Zervan 53.5, 8. SMBC Singapore Open at the rushed to hospital on Monday, bate on Wednesday on oppos- come title of scoring the p.m: 1. Alien (10) Sandesh 61, 2. Ame Vitesse (7) Nazil 49 and 8. Sensex Parade) (9) Bhawani 59, 2. Emilia Charming (4) Sandesh 52, 9. Mt Sentosa Golf Club. but Bangladesh oicials said ite sides. highest first innings total of (9) Trevor 56.5, 3. Angel Of Love (7) (8) Parmar 49. Romanga (6) Trevor 59, 3. Koal (1) Tianmen (1) S.Amit 51.5 and 10. “It can only be good if he Ajinkya 54.5, 4. D’Accord (8) 1. Pierce Arrow, S.Amit 59, 4. Royal Éclair (13) T.S- Rock In Rio (3) Dashrath 50.5. on Wednesday it was a hair- “It is not just because the 595 in a losing efort, it has had Neeraj 54, 5. Top Wizard (11) T.S- 2. Daishonin, 3. Sensex .Jodha 59, 5. Isinit (10) Merchant 1. Charming, 2. Greek Goddess, plays well when he comes line thumb fracture that would batsman was carted of to hos- little success in its first over- .Jodha 54, 6. Name Of The Game (5) 58.5, 6. Exclamation (8) S.Kamble 3. Minstrel Heights back because there’s going to Parmar 53.5, 7. The Big Revival (3) 4 58, 7. Kiss From A Rose (11) keep him sidelined. pital. It has been concerning seas tour in more than two ACADEMIC PLATE 9 be more spectators around the Vishal 53.5, 8. Advance To Contact (2,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, A.Gaikwad 58, 8. Vitesse (7) ESTONIA PLATE DIV. I “His finger injury is worse,” me for some time,” former years.Captain Kane William- (4) Bhawani 53, 9. Monza (6) 5-30: 1. Nutcracker (7) Zeeshan S.J.Sunil 58, 9. Armando (12) (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, world getting fired up about team physiotherapist Dean wicketkeeper Lees told the son guided the side home in S.Amit 53, 10. Super Icon (1) 59.5, 2. Sabiq (4) Yash Narredu 59, B.Nikhil 56.5, 10. Jetaway (2) Yash 7-45: 1. Almost Magical (3) G.Amit the game,” he said. Conway told reporters. New Zealand Herald. Wellington with an un- A.Gaikwad 52.5 and 11. Zippy (2) 3. Sanam (2) K.Kadam 59, 4. Diablo Narredu 56.5, 11. Mastermarksman 61.5, 2. Cicitalia (1) Ayyar 61.5, 3. “Some of the youngsters are Seacrets (8) Bhawani 61, 4. Al- “The hairline crack that has “The umpires are a wee bit defeated 104. Nazil 49. (3) Nazil 55.5, 5. Warlock (6) (3) Zeeshan 56, 12. Western Lights playing great golf, so it would 1. D’Accord, 2. Alien, Bhawani 55, 6. Trombone (1) Tre- (4) Nadeem 54.5 and 13. Coat Of fredo (7) Santosh 59.5, 5. Bullion been found is new. He will lenient. The guy at square leg His 15th century put him one 3. Super Icon vor 54, 7. Kitty Hawk (5) Dashrath Arms (5) Raghuveer 53.5. Express (9) Ajinkya 59.5, 6. Won- be great to see if Tiger can get need to give more time for this has to be more switched on. It behind Ross Taylor who in 52.5 and 8. Windhoek (8) S.J.Sunil 1. Royal Eclair, 2. Alexia, der Story (5) S.Amit 58.5, 7. Hunt- in the mix at some of these big 2 PLEASURE HUNT PLATE 50. 3. Koal ing Pleasure (2) A.Gaikwad 57, 8. injury.” is sort of getting out of con- turn is one behind the New Speed Of Sound (6) Trevor 57, 9. events and create even more There was no confirmation trol.” Zealand record of 17 held by DIV. II (1,400m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 1. Sabiq, 2. Nutcracker, of a buzz,” Els added. 26, 4-35: 1. Oriental Rule (11) S.Sunil 3. Trombone 7 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB Ventura (4) Parmar 57, 10. Hypo- that Mushfiqur would sit out, Cairns, who sufered a frac- the late Martin Crowe. 59, 2. Divine Hope (13) S.Amit 56.5, TROPHY (1,000m), Maiden, 3-y-o thesis (11) Neeraj 54.5 and 11. Asahi Golf has seen the emergence but he has been advised not to tured skull when felled by Coach Mike Hesson said the 3. Wildhorn (12) Parmar 56, 4. Alf- 5 BLUE RIBBON PLATE only, 6-50: 1. Dirty Perty (5) Yash (10) Nazil 52. of exciting young talent such rush back after being hit on the Pakistan quick bowler Wasim race between Williamson and onso (5) T.S.Jodha 55.5, 5. Sir Des- (1,000m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 5-55: Narredu 55, 2. Gallant Knight (3) 1. Hunting Pleasure, as Justin Thomas, 23, and mond (8) Trevor 55.5, 6. Resilient 1. Prominence (2) S.Amit 60, 2. Zervan 55, 3. Lord Commander (1) 2. Almost Magical, 3. Alfredo back of the helmet by a Tim Akram in 1985, said short- Taylor to overtake Crowe can (7) Sandesh 55, 7. Secret Flame (2) Highland Princess (6) Sandesh Santosh 55, 4. Rincon (9) S.Sunil Day’s best: Pierce Arrow Hideki Matsuyama, 24, during Southee bouncer. pitched deliveries were part of only be good for New Zealand. Dashrath 55, 8. Black Jaguar (9) 59.5, 3. Silver River (8) Baria 58.5, 55, 5. Arc Shine (4) Bhawani 53.5, 6. Double: Charming - Hunting Woods’s absence and they are His injury has again put the a bowler’s armoury. “I hope they not only go past Ajinkya 54.5, 9. Star Ace (6) Yash 4. Arc Of Passion (4) Bhawani 57, Chanccy (7) B.Nikhil 53.5, 7. Pleasure challenging the sport’s top spotlight on the use of the “When you think about... the (Crowe’s) record but they Narredu 53.5, 10. Wizard Of Odds 5. Be Bold (12) Trevor 57, 6. Bo- Dance Of Fire (6) T.S.Jodha 53.5, 8. Jackpot: (i) 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. (ii) 5, 6, 7, 8 echelons. (4) Neeraj 52.5, 11. Avakraz (10) hemian (5) A.Gaikwad 57, 7. God’s Own (2) Dashrath 53.5 and & 9. Treble: (i) 2, 3 & 4. (ii) 6, 7 & 8. short-pitched delivery as a number of deaths caused by keep going toe-for-toe for a J.Chinoy 52, 12. Super Bolt (1) Knight At Arms (1) B.Nikhil 56.5, 9. Medellin (8) Trevor 53.5. (iii) 7, 8 & 9. Tanala: All races. Thomas is World No. 8 and fast-bowling tactic. this delivery, Hughes’ tragic while.” he said. — AFP A.Gaikwad 52 and 13. Admission (3) 8. Ricardus (3) Ajinkya 56.5, 9. Mr 1. God’s Own, 2. Gallant Super Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. 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Mavericks No sweat for pip Bulls Vineeth delights locals with a hat-trick East Bengal LOS ANGELES: Dallas forward VASCO: East Bengal scored Wesley Matthews drained the I-LEAGUE / Mumbai FC pays the price for the absence of attacking instinct against Bengaluru FC twice in the first half to notch go-ahead three-pointer with up a 2-0 win over Churchill 11.8 seconds remaining on Brothers in a Hero I-League ASHWIN ACHAL Vineeth got on the score- netted an incredible fourth in Tuesday as Mavericks spoiled sheet at the stroke of half-time, the closing stages, but a weak third round match here on Chicago guard Dwyane BENGALURU: Under coach San- when he latched on to a cross left-footed shot was easily Wednesday. Wade’s birthday with a 99-98 tosh Kashyap, Mumbai FC has from Australian Cameron saved by Kattimani. East Bengal opened the ac- victory over Bulls. built up a reputation of being a Watson. The wiry forward count in the 31st minute. Poo- Wade missed at the buzzer dangerous attacking side. then added a second after the Joint top jary, who moved to the top and Bulls fell to Mavericks for There was scant evidence of restart, aided by an accurate BFC went to the top of the from the right, sent a cross the second time this season. this trait on Wednesday, as delivery from the impressive standings, tied on nine points which was intercepted by de- Harrison Barnes scored 20 Bengaluru FC (BFC) domin- Harmanjot Khabra. with Mohun Bagan, but mar- fender Adil Khan. The ball points, Seth Curry had 18 and ated proceedings to record a ginally ahead on goal-difer- came back to Poojaray, who JJ Barea added 12 for the Mav- 3-0 victory in the I-League at Brilliant efort ence. Mumbai FC, on the other floated the ball into the box for ericks, who notched their third the Sree Kanteerava Stadium His third goal was, without hand, was stuck on six points Thongkhosiem Haokip to straight win. here. Crowd favourite C.K. doubt, the most impressive. A after its first defeat in three head into the net. Matthews and Deron Willi- Vineeth notched up a hat- chip down the middle from fixtures. Lalrindika Ralte, who ams both finished with 11 trick, his first in BFC coulours. Khabra found Vineeth, who Despite a stellar show, BFC troubled the rival defence, in- points. Dirk Nowitzki, steadily Relying on sound posses- received the pass with his back coach Albert Roca was not a creased its lead in the stop- returning to full strength after sion play, BFC overwhelmed to the goal. A delicate first satisfied man. page time of the first half when right Achilles tendon trouble, the opponents on its way to a touch turned his marker inside “We have a long way to go to his curling shot from a corner contributed 10 points and 10 third positive result in as many out, which created space for realise the vision I have for the found the net. rebounds for the Mavs. matches. The home players Vineeth to take aim. The Ker- team. I feel that we should The win has taken East The results: Denver Nuggets 127 rarely gave the ball away, leav- ala footballer then made good have shut Mumbai FC out of Bengal to seven points, while bt Los Angeles Lakers 121; San Anto- ing Mumbai FC to play catch contact with his right foot, and contention much earlier,” he Churchill has none. nio Spurs 122 bt Minnesota Timber- up all along. The visitor did found a tight angle to defeat said. The result: wolves 114; Dallas Mavericks 99 bt not create chances, save for a custodian Laxmikant Kattim- The result: Churchill Brothers 0 lost to East Chicago Bulls 98; Toronto Raptors DESTROYER: C.K. Vineeth (middle) nets one of his three goals for host Bengaluru FC against couple of hopeful long-range ani at the far-post. Bengaluru FC 3 (C.K. Vineeth 45+1, Bengal 2 (Thongkhosiem Haokip 31, 119 bt Brooklyn Nets 109; Miami Heat Mumbai FC on Wednesday. — PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR eforts. The 28-year-old could have 57, 65) bt Mumbai FC 0. Lalrindika Ralte 45+1). — PTI 109 bt Houston Rockets 103.—Agencies PRO WRESTLING LEAGUE Vaidehi stuns HOCKEY Arushi finishes Sawangkaew This HIL will mark a new beginning runner-up Punjab makes it to the final KOLKATA: Unseeded Vaidehi Chaudhari demolished fourth UTHRA GANESAN COLOMBO: Local girl Thisuri Her Punjab counterpart, referee, however, continued seed Mananchaya for me, says Birendra Lakra Molligoda shattered the title Vladimir Khinchegashvili, the contest for a few more Sawangkaew of Thailand 6-0, aspirations of Arushi Bhasin NEW DELHI: Pankaj Rana came however, was more dominant, seconds, allowing the Russian 6-1 to enter the girls’ quarterfi- NEW DELHI: Indian defender Bi- the best treatment,” he said. “I with a 6-2, 6-2 victory in the fi- back from a 0-6 deficit to not efecting not just a series of to garner two more points and nals of the DKS ITF juniors rendra Lakra, who is back in ac- have worked a lot ahead of this nal of the Asian Tour $5,000 just make it 8-8 against young- take-downs but also an over- stamp his authority. tennis tournament on Wed- tion from a long injury lay-of, year’s HIL. I am confident of women’s tennis tournament ster Pritam, but also win the head throw of Rahul Aware to Pavlo Oliynik led 4-0 at the nesday. says the upcoming edition of putting up a good show to stay here on Wednesday. The bout and, with it, the match to win 12-5 in the 57kg category. end of the first round before The results (pre-quarterfi- the Hockey India League (HIL) in contention for the Indian champion collected $900 and help Punjab Royals advance The first two bouts on the taking down Krishan Kumar nals): Boys: Yu Hua-Chen (Tpe) bt will mark a new beginning for camp in March,” said Lakra. the runner-up $600. to the final of the Pro Wrest- day featured the sections and rolling him over re- Shivank Bhatnagar 6-1, 6-0; Roko him ahead of a busy interna- Arushi had fought her way ling League at the KD Jadhav blocked in the earlier face-of, peatedly to win 12-0 in the Savin (Cro) bt Rishabh Sharda 7-6(7), tional schedule. Great potential into the final, winning tough Stadium here on Wednesday, with Jabrayil Hasanov and 97kg while Sarita bettered her 4-6, 6-1; Parikshit Somani bt Abhi- While it has a formidable mix Lakra feels this year the team matches, including two in knocking out defending Odunayo Adekuoroye giving own victory margin against manyu Vannemreddy 6-4, 6-2; of experienced Indian, English, has great potential to lift the three sets. champion Mumbai Maharathi the teams a victory each. Manju Kumari with a 9-0 ver- Dostanbek Tashbulatov (Kaz) bt German and Australian players trophy for the third time. The The players will compete in with a 5-4 scoreline. Both won on technical su- dict in 58kg. Francesco Bonacia (Ita) 6-3, 6-3; in the team, Ranchi Rays will be team won in 2013 and 2015. another tournament at the With this victory, Punjab periority against their re- Megh Bhargav Patel bt Tonkla Mulada heavily dependent on Lakra, “We have a strong line-up same venue after a day’s rest. also avenged its narrow loss in spective opponents. Punjab’s Nirmala Devi tied (Tha)7-5, 7-6(3); Dhruv Sunish bt who will lead the defence with and many of us in the team have — Sports Bureau the league stage. While Hasanov recorded an on points with Carolina Nikit Reddy (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Karan Kothajit Singh and Aussies Fer- played together for a while so With the semifinals featur- 18-2 win against Jitendra with Castillo in 48kg, but won after Srivastava bt Arthur Craig Pantino gus Kavanagh and Timothy we understand each other’s ing all nine weight categories 10 seconds left in their 74kg managing a take-down. (Phi) 6-4, 6-4; Hazem Naow (Syr) bt Deavin. game well. Having junior India Barkha nets as against seven in the league, bout, Odunayo remained un- The results: Bikramjeet Singh Chawla 7-6(4), “I am ready for the challenge. players (Vikramjit Singh and the side proved its superiority. beaten in the competition Punjab Royals bt Mumbai Ma- 7-6(5). This year’s HIL will be a new Simranjeet Singh) who are car- Punjab will take on last sea- with a 16-0 win against Lalita harathi 5-4 [Women: 48kg: Girls: Axana Mareen (Bel) bt Sai beginning for me and I really rying the confidence from their winner son’s runner-up Haryana Sehrawat in four and half Nirmala Devi bt Carolina Castillo; Dedeepya Yeddula 6-1, 6-2; Rhea want to make this opportunity Junior World Cup win will also RAMANATHAPURAM: Barkha’s Hammers in the title clash on minutes in the 53kg division. 53kg: Odunayo Adekuoroye bt Lalita Verma bt Kiran Kalkal 6-0, 6-0; count,” insisted Lakra. Gaining Birendra Lakra. — FILE PHOTO make a diference. 17th-minute goal helped Thursday. For Punjab, Ilias Bek- Sehrawat 16-0; 58kg: Manju lost to Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Mananchaya match practice against so many “Thus far, the training camp Hockey Chandigarh register a Mumbai captain Erica butalov, who replaced Sarita 9-0; 75kg: Vasilisa Marzaliuk Sawangkaew (Tha) 6-0, 6-1; Shivani top players going into an im- confidence booster for me. has been going well and the 1-0 win over Hockey Mizoram Wiebe struggled against Va- Toghrul Asgarov in the 65kg lost to Erica Wiebe 2-1; Men: 57kg: Amineni bt Priska Nugroho (Ina) 6-4, portant calendar year is crucial After a long lay-of due to in- team is enjoying this time of in the A division of the seventh silisa Marzaliuk in a com- match, proved he was not in- Vladimir Khinchegashvili bt Rahul 6-4; Yubarani Banerjee bt Eunji Oh for me,” said the defender, who jury, it takes a while to gain back coming together. It will be spe- National sub-junior hockey pletely defensive contest, ferior to the Olympic medal- Aware 12-5; 65kg: Ilias Bekbulatov (Kor) 6-3, 6-1; Akanksha Bhan bt Vic- missed out on the Rio Olympics the confidence of playing high- cial if we can repeat our 2013 tournament for women here managing to win only by vir- list. bt Vikas Kumar 17-0; 70kg: Pankaj toria Kalaitzis (Bel) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5; due to injury and was out of ac- intensity matches. and 2015 performance,” said on Wednesday. tue of earning two penalty He was in a hurry to end the Rana bt Pritam 8-8; 74kg: Jitendra Lasya Patnaik bt Rashmika Rajan 1-6, tion for over six months in 2016. “At the back of your head, Lakra. The result: A div.: Hockey points against one conceded. bout, eventually wrapping it lost to Jabrayil Hasanov 18-2; 97kg: 6-3, 6-1; Shivani Manjanna bt Aaliya Lakra made a strong you are thinking I shouldn’t get The Ranchi Rays team ar- Chandigarh 1 (Barkha) bt Hockey She kept her unbeaten re- up in just one minute 10 Krishan Kumar lost to Pavlo Oliynik Ebrahim 7-6(6), 6-4. — Special comeback into the Indian fold injured again. But my team- rived in Mumbai on January 15 Mizoram 0. cord intact. seconds by a 15-0 margin. The 12-0]. Correspondent at the Asian Champions mates, physio and coaches gave and has been training at the Trophy where he won many me a lot of confidence and mo- Mahindra Hockey Stadium hearts. tivated me throughout this dif- where it will play its first match MOTORSPORTS “The results at the Asian ficult phase. against Dabang Mumbai on the Kavya Bharath Champions Trophy and the “Hockey India too made me opening day of the HIL on Janu- Top-20 finish not impossible: Santosh posts win Tour of Australia was a great feel important by ensuring I got ary 21. — ANI

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT disoriented because there was day, I had spent so much en- PUNE: Tamil Nadu’s Kavya FOOTBALL so much dust flying every- ergy riding at 5-10kmph Bharath scored a 3-1 win BENGALURU:C.S. Santosh returns where. There were people through the first 70km that against Rajasthan’s Rahul Soni from the 2017 Dakar Rally a everywhere. I missed a waypo- when the stage became nice in the first round of the junior Future depends on ofers: van Gaal happy man, despite an early int (that all competitors are re- and open, I didn’t have any- boys’ snooker event in the hiccup that cost him a lot of quired to pass), and I got penal- thing left. I hit the wall, like Manisha National billiards MADRID: Louis van Gaal says he reer included two spells at Bar- precious time. The Bengaluru ized an hour and 20 minutes. I marathon runners say.” and snooker championship at is not definitely done with foot- celona and with the Dutch na- rider finished a respectable thought the maximum penalty The 2017 Dakar represents a the PYC Gymkhana on ball just yet, after appearing to tional side, told Cadena Ser 47th (among the motorbikes), would be 20 minutes. So I as- triumph for Hero Motorsports, Wednesday. suggest earlier this week that radio. completing the rally for the sessed the risks and I felt it was both of whose riders finished, The results: Junior snooker he was retiring from the game “I took a sabbatical year and second time in his career. better to lose 20 minutes and with Joaquim Rodrigues, San- (first round): G. Akhil (AP) bt at 65. then maybe I will decide “This year, I realized why have clear air in front of me tosh’s teammate, claiming 12th Rakesh Barik (Odi) 3-0, Aman Nagpal The Dutchman, who was whether or not to retire. There the Dakar is what it is,” he said rather than go back to find the place. This year, Karnataka’s (Ukt) bt Dhruv Arora (Har) 3-0, sacked by Manchester United is a strong possibility that I will here on Wednesday. “To do waypoint and pass all the slow K.P. Aravind became the Harmehr Mago (Mah) bt Dheerendra last year after an uninspiring retire, but it's not final.” C.S. Santosh. Baid (Ben) 3-0, Shoaib Khan (Del) bt well, you need to be in the top guys again and face a lot of dust. — PHOTO: SHREEDUTTA CHIDANANDA second Indian to compete in stint at Old Traford, had told a Van Gaal revealed that he 40 and in the second week you I wish I’d gone back and got it.” the Dakar, but the TVS Sherco Gautham Krishna (Kar) 3-0, Mohd. popular tabloid De Telegraaf: Hussain Khan (MP) bt Samarth had received an ofer from La can maybe end up in the 20s. Santosh, who in 2015 became race down. “We were riding rider crashed out in Stage 3. “I don’t believe I’ll return to Liga crisis club Valencia. That’s the kind of game I through camel-grass, through Gautam (UP) 3-2, Pratik Lal (Jhk) bt Louis van Gaal. — FILE PHOTO the first Indian to compete in “The Dakar is so long and the work.” “It was about a month ago, wanted to play this year. But on the Dakar, had finished 36th on dry river beds, rocks...there stages are so diicult that if you Siddhant Chaudhary (Meg) 3-0, Hi- But less than a day later, van but I said no. Next year, it might departure last May — added: “I the third day, I lost a lot of debut. Last year, he had to were no tracks. There was no hurt yourself early on...I knew manshu Kukreti (UP) bt Mohd. Arbas Gaal rowed back on that, saying have been diferent. That de- only said that perhaps I was go- time.” abandon the race in the fourth traction. I found all that terrain that for him to last any longer (UP) 3-1, Raghav Agarwal (Guj) bt that nothing was final and his pends on how I feel.” ing to retire. But I don't know, This edition of the rally, stage after his bike broke really diicult. I didn’t enjoy it; would be a miracle,” Santosh Nashwin D’Souza (Goa) 3-1, Kavya future “depends on ofers” at it's still not the moment to say. which ran through Paraguay, down. “This year was the I need to work on the technical said. “KP was very emotional Bharath (TN) bt Rahul Soni (Raj) 3-1, Clarifying his comments Sparsh Pherwani (Mah) bt Vipan the end of what he has called a published in Tuesday's De “That's why I took a sabbat- Bolivia and Argentina, was best...it’s just that the results stuf,” he said. when he saw that I’d finished. I sabbatical. widely acknowledged as being don’t show it,” the Hero Motor- told him, ‘Don’t be disappoin- Malli (J&K) 3-1, Rohit Yadav (Asm) bt Telegraaf, van Gaal — who says ical for a year, and then I would demanding even by Dakar sports rider said. “I was light Physically draining ted. It happened to me as well Arjun Singh (Bih) 3-1. “I am not retiring,” van Gaal, he has received dozens of luc- decide. It depends also on what standards. “Everything went years ahead of the way I rode in The 33-year-old, who rode a last year.’” Aditya Bhalla (Del) bt Syed Abid whose decorated coaching ca- rative ofers since his United ofers I get.” — AFP sour for me on the third day,” 2015. I have the speed. I need to 450 Rally Hero Speedbrain, felt Santosh has his sights set on (TS) 3-2, Bhawneet Walia (Pnb) bt Santosh recalled. be consistent over the 13 days.” he had to improve a great deal a top-20 finish at the Dakar Rohit Chaudhary (J&K) 3-0, Hritik Santosh admitted he had physically too. soon. “Sam Sunderland won Jain (MP) bt Rohan Sahani (Mah) 3-0. Navigational challenge struggled through the hugely “I need to be a lot fitter and the Dakar after four years,” he Tridab Deka (Asm) bt Saideep van Basten’s radical plans to make “It was the first real naviga- technical sections that the or- stronger,” he said. “I had the said. “If I can get into the top 20 (Tel) 3-0, Shubham Arora (Del) bt tional challenge. We were go- ganizers of the Dakar rally speed but when it became after four years, it’s like win- Kreishh Gurbaxani (Mah) 3-1, S. ing through a lot of camel-grass have been steadily introdu- really technical, I didn’t have ning for me. It’s not impossible Shubham (Pun) bt Soubhagya Be- the game more attractive and bushes in the rivers. I was cing, in an efort to slow the the endurance. On the third but it takes time to do it.” hera (Odi) 3-0, Shobhit Sethi (Pun) bt BERLIN: Time penalties instead that what we ofer is attractive which he hopes could be in Muzammil Sheikh (Goa) 3-1. of yellow cards, no of-side rule enough,” the 52-year-old place for the expanded 48-team Vishwas Mangla (Har) bt Sheikh and more substitutions... le- Dutchman told German World Cup in 2026 — and some CHESS BADMINTON Ahmed (Kar) 3-0, Loukic Pathare gendary striker Marco van magazine Sport Bild. “There of which would be hugely (Mah) bt Harshit Chaudhary (Ukt) Basten, FIFA’s technical dir- are lots of variations which controversial. 3-0, Abhinav Singh (Ukt) bt Tushar ector, has a radical vision of need to be tested in the coming He wants to see football Pankhania (Mah) 3-1, Adarsh Varma football’s future. years.” copy rugby union, where only Sooraj, Rohith score Saina and Ajay of (Jhk) bt Ayush Shrivastav (UP) 3-0, “We must keep looking for van Basten, who became the captain can directly ad- Ashutosh Padhy (Odi) bt Raghav ways to improve the game, to FIFA’s technical director last dress the referee and a yellow upset wins Agarwal (Del) 3-1. — Special Cor- make it more honest, more dy- October, has a string of revolu- card means a player is tempor- to a winning start respondent namic, more interesting, so tionary suggestions, some of arily sent of. — AFP

CHENNAI: Indians M.R. Sooraj SARAWAK (MALAYSIA): Saina Ne- strongly. His second-round and S. Rohith Krishna scripted hwal kicked of her cam- match was comparatively BOXING big upsets in the first round of paign at the Malaysia Mas- easy as Ajay hammered Sat- the 9th Chennai Open Grand- ters Grand Prix Gold pura Vicky Angga 21-9, 21-12 master chess tournament for badminton tournament with to storm into the third round. the Sakthi Group N. Ma- a crushing 21-9, 21-8 victory He will play Hsueh Hsuan-yi Mansuri and Sahil in quarterfinals halingam Trophy here on over Thailand’s Chasinee of Chinese Taipei’s for a Wednesday. Korepap here on Wednes- place in the quarterfinals. NEW DELHI: Young Indian pugil- In flyweight (52kg), Ankit haprakash, Rajasthan’s Adiya (Mah) 3-2; Gurpreet Singh (Pun) bt Kerala’s Sooraj defeated day. The results: ists continued their good run Ranjan and Manipur’s Moir- Lambh, Maharashtra’s Rupin, Kogam Potom (Aru) 3-2; HP’s Ashish sixth seed Russian Grandmas- The top-seeded Indian de- Men: Second round: Ajay Ja- and reached the quarterfinals angthem R. Singh also SSCB’s Sachin, Chandigarh’s Kumar (HP) bt Uttarakhand’s Pawan ter Andrei Deviatkin in a game feated Korepap in 25 yaram bt Saputra Vicky Angga 21-9, of the Youth National boxing reached the next round after Vishal and Delhi’s Gaurav Da- Kumar (Utk) 3-2. that lasted 51 moves, while 11- minutes and will take on In- 21-12. championship, which, for the their respective bouts had to bas advanced to the final Welterweight: Delhi’s Abhilash year-old Tamil Nadu junior donesia’s Hanna Ramadini First round: Ajay Jayaram bt Jun first time, is being conducted be stopped by the referee. eight. (Del) bt Dinesh Yadav (UP) 5-0. Rohith stunned GM M.R. Ven- for a place in the Hao Leong (Mas) 21-10, 17-21, 21-14. simultaneously for both men In welterwight (69kg), In the women’s lightfly (45- Women: Lightfly: Anjali Sharma katesh. quarterfinals. Women: First round: Saina Ne- and women here. Haryana’s Naveena Boora 48kg), Manipur’s H. Monika (MP) bt Manju Munda (Asm) 5-0; Earlier, the tournament was hwal bt Chasinee Korepap (Tha) The lightfly weight (46- and Chandigarh’s Ashish also Devi and Maharashtra’s Tanvi Kaushal (Del) bt Lakshmi Ku- inaugurated by IM Manuel S. Rohith Krishna. Scare 21-9, 21-8. 49kg) division showcased emerged victories after their Tanushree S. Bengle reached mari (Bih) 5-0; Zothanpuli (Miz) bt Aaron in the presence of FIDE In the men’s section, sixth Doubles: Mei Kuan Chow & some lop-sided contests as respective bouts against Tel- the quarterfinals after their Rinky D (Goa) 5-0; G. Joythi (AP) bt S. vice-president D.V. Sundar, Adam (Hun) bt Sarvesh Kumar A; seed Ajay Jayaram survived Vivian Hoo (Mas) bt K.P. Sruthi & M. West Bengal’s Md. Ikramul angana’s V. Akhil Kumar and opponents gave walk overs. Kalaivani (TN) 4-1; Muni Leya (Aru) bt among others. Saksham Rautela lost to Neverov a scare against Malaysia’s Harita 21-9, 21-13. Mansuri, Sahil Shah of Hi- Nagaland’s Vizosalie Yore re- Jyothi of Haryana also Pooja C (Raj) 3-2. The results (round one) Indians Valeriy (Ukr); F. Manish Anto Cristiao Jun Hao Leong before regis- Mixed doubles: First round: machal Pradesh, Chand- spectively had to be stopped emerged victories against Flyweight: Assam’s Joy Kumari unless specified: David Alberto lost to Czebe Attila (Hun). tering a 21-10, 17-21, 21-14 vic- Manu Attri & G. Jwala bt Lukhi Apri igarh’s Ansul Punia, Chattis- by the referee. Soniya of J&K after referee Lama (Asm) bt Aditi Vasisth (Del) (Ita) bt Begum Masuda (Ban); L. Grover Sahaj bt Tarun Kan- tory. After winning the first Nugroho & Ririn Amelia (Ina) 21-19, garh’s Pankaj Kumar, Vishal Singh (J&K) and had to stop the contest. 5-0; P. Provalika (TS) bt Nagaland’s Jyothsna lost to Bernadskiy Vitaliy yamarala; B. Selvamurugan lost to set easily, 21-18. Jharkhand’s Suraj Soy, Pun- Punjab’s Arshdeep Singh got Other results: Niamkoi 5-0; Amita Soliyal (Utk) bt (Ukr); Sivuk Vitaly (Ukr) bt Iasman Murshed Niaz (Ban); M.R. Venkatesh Tontowi Ahmad & Gloria jab’s Shubham and Ut- walkovers to enter the Men: Flyweight: Shiv Dayal (Raj) Lhamo Tamang of Sikkim 5-0; Inna (Fra); Dhanush Ragav lost to lost to S. Rohith Krishna; R.R. Laxman Strong rebound Emanuelle Widjaja (Ina) bt B. tarakhand’s Suraj Singh quarters. bt B. Rahul (TS) 5-0; Ch. Wilson Ananya S. Das (Ker) bt Suman Ku- Tukhaev Adam (Ukr); M.R. Sooraj bt bt Ajay Karthikeyan; Adarsh Tripathi Ajay went down in the Sumeeth Reddy & Ashwini Ponappa Mazila blanked their oppon- In middle weight (75kg), (SSCB) bt K. Govind (AP) 5-0; Sudeep mari (Jha) 4-1; Akta (Har) bt H. Deviatkin Andrei (Rus); Horvath lost to N.R. Vignesh. second but rebounded 21-17, 21-17. — Agencies ents 5-0 to reach the last eight. Tamil Nadu’s P. Kand- K. Yadav (UP) bt Kuldeep S. Kushwah Jamuna Chanu (Mnp) 3-2. — PTI

CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 20 | LIFE THE HINDU THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 Otter turns Internet sensation Clock failure on European satellites Cow feed linked to methane release An otter in a zoo in Japan has spun its way to The European Space Agency says nine of the Cows that eat corn and wheat produce less Internet glory in a video that shows the animal clocks aboard some of its Galileo navigation methane — a potent greenhouse gas — when spinning in a dizzying twirl for 20 seconds. satellites have stopped operating. compared to grass-fed animals, a study has found. Japan clears the air First Afghan women’s orchestra STAR TREK over toilet trouble 50 % work force on sets is female: Big B egastar Amitabh Bachchan says if there is one major change which has come about in the Hindi film industry, set to take Davos by storm Mit is that there are more women workers on a film set today. “During my time, there would be two The young musicians have braved death threats to pursue their dreams women on set, the heroine and her mother. But now, almost 50 per cent of the work KABUL: In the face of death force on a film set is female. All managed threats and accusations they by young girls. They are just looking after are dishonouring their famil- everything,” Bachchan told reporters. ies by daring to perform, the “It’s wonderful to see the kind of women of Afghanistan’s first dedication they put in. We rely a lot all-female orchestra are on them. For some reason we charting a new destiny for feel the ladies are never going UNIFIED APPROACH: Madoka Kitamura, chairman of the Japan themselves through music. to make mistakes. They are Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, shows the standard The group is set to be cata- very efficient. I am just free to be able to say my lines and signs for high-tech toilet functions in Tokyo. — PHOTO: AFP/JIJI PRESS pulted onto the world stage with a performance at the not worry about the continuity or what I should be JUSTIN MCCURRY As Japan prepares for World Economic Forum in Davos. wearing,” he said. — PTIs avigating the array of an influx of overseas Zohra, an ensemble of 35 Nbuttons on Japan’s high- visitors, sanitary young musicians aged 13 to tech toilets can be a discon- industry agrees on 20, some orphans or from The Great Wall as grand as GoT, says Damon certing experience for the poor families, will be per- ollywood star Matt Damon has uninitiated, who, expecting standard symbols forming before 3,000 CEOs said that his upcoming film The to hear a familiar flushing and heads of state during a HGreat Wall is a “historical sound, are instead subjected not understand some of the session on Thursday and at fantasy” that resembles the most- to a sudden, and unwanted, symbols that appear on the the closing concert on watched TV show of today, Game of cleansing of the nether toilet buttons. The eight new Friday. Thrones. The 46-year-old actor said that regions. symbols show users how to Led by Negina Khpalwak, the movie has a feel similar to the HBO As Japan prepares for an flush (large and small), open who will be celebrating her drama series, which is also set in the influx of overseas visitors and close the lid, activate the 20th birthday on the return Middle Ages. during the 2019 rugby World front and back cleanse and flight from Europe, the girls WORLD STAGE: Afghan music students play during a rehearsal at The Afghanistan National Damon revealed that the film revolves around the idea that The Cup and the Tokyo Olympics drying functions, and trigger have overcome death threats Institute of Music in Kabul. — PHOTO: AFP Great Wall of China was erected to “defend the Northern (region)” the following year, the coun- the of switch. and discrimination in this of the country from the onslaught of mythical Chinese monsters try’s sanitation industry has The unified icons will ap- deeply conservative war- gender-segregated conser- what her uncle promised chance of another life. like Tao Tei. These creatures come to life in every 60 years and agreed to standardise picto- pear on toilets sold in Japan torn country to play to- vative society. her: “Wherever I see you, I’ll Among the now adept play- attack in hordes with “absolute ferocity” to destroy anything that grams on toilets so users from April, according to Jiji gether. With their hair hast- “It’s so hard for Afghan kill you. You are a shame for ers of the violin, piano and cross their path, Damon said. “They’re unlike anything we’ve ever know for certain if they are Press. ily knotted, eyes focused on girls. Some fathers do not us.” traditional instruments of seen in the West... In order to combat them, the Chinese have about to receive a blast of The toilets, including To- their instruments, the musi- even let their daughters go to Afghanistan, some were assembled this group of warriors that are raised from birth to do warm air or a jet of water. to’s market-leading Washlet, cians performed in unison school, not to speak about A dangerous life once street working nothing but defend Northern China, defend The Great Wall, against Nine manufacturers be- have since become common under Ms. Khpalwak’s baton music school,” Ms. Khpal- Fifteen years after the end children. these beasts.” Damon said that he plays William Garin, who is a longing to the Japan sanitary fixtures in restaurants, ho- earlier this month at one of wak said. “For them, women of Taliban regime, gender At 18, violinist Zarifa Ad- battle-scarred mercenary and master archer. — PTI equipment industry associ- tels and other public places, their last rehearsals in Kabul are to stay at home and clean parity remains a distant iba has already performed at ation will soon start using occasionally to the con- before the concert. up.” Her parents, she said, dream in Afghanistan des- Carnegie Hall in New York. Priyanka back on sets of Quantico the same eight symbols to ex- sternation of visitors who are “She is Afghanistan’s first stood against her entire fam- pite claims of progress. In Davos, she will also con- plain the buttons found on more accustomed to a simple female conductor,” Ahmad ily to allow her to attend mu- According to a National duct four pieces as the ctor Priyanka Chopra has resumed their state-of-the-art WCs. flush operated manually. Sarmast, the musicologist sic lessons. “My grand- Bureau of Statistics survey second conductor of the or- work on the sets of Quantico, after “We are sure the new who founded Afghanistan’s mother told my dad: ‘If you conducted in 2016, just 19 per chestra, where the young Asustaining an injury while shooting No more confusion design of pictograms will National Institute of Music let Negina leave to music cent of all Afghan women Shia Hazara girl with high for a scene on location. At a launch event this help our products become (Anim) and the Zohra or- school, you won’t be my son had attended school. Of wo- cheekbones knows how to “Priyanka returned to work on Monday week, the firms said they had more popular overseas, as chestra, said proudly of Ms. any more.’” men and girls under the age obtain focus and silence morning. While she is still sore and stiff agreed to simplify the picto- well as ofer hospitality to Khpalwak. Since then, her family has of 25, only 36 per cent of among the excited young from her fall, she is getting stronger graphy in response to com- foreigners and show that Ja- Mr. Sarmast understands left their native Kunar those surveyed said they had troops. every day and is happy to be back at plaints from tourists that pan is a country that wel- the risk facing women in province in eastern Afgh- been to school. “If you don’t But far from giving up, Ms. work,” the actor’s representative told they are confused by sym- comes tourists,” said Afghanistan who pursue mu- anistan, and moved to Kabul. stand up you will have no fu- Adiba, whose mother never E! News. Last Thursday, the former bols that difer depending on Madoka Kitamura, head of sic, which was banned dur- Life is hard in the capital ture,” Ms. Khpalwak said. “I got the chance to go to Miss World was hospitalised after the make of toilet. In a 2014 the industry group and pres- ing the Taliban’s repressive city, jobs are scarce, but “it is want to pave the way for school, believes that it is up suffering a concussion when she survey of 600 foreign visit- ident of Toto. — Guardian 1996-2001 rule and is still better than being dead,” Ms. other girls.” Music has to her generation to reverse fell while shooting. — PTI ors, a quarter said they could News and Media Service frowned upon in the tightly Khpalwak said, recalling ofered Zohra’s girls the mentalities. — AFP

Trump’s hair Happy Birthday, Basi inspires naming Mumbai set to turn hotter of tiny moth by 2100, warns global study WASHINGTON: Mumbai is set World over, the average of 74 mild days a to become hotter over this year will drop by four days century, losing more than number of mild days by 2035 and 10 days by 2081 half of its mild weather will decrease by at to 2100. days, warns a new study least 10 per cent by However, this global that found that the average average decrease masks number of such days will this century’s end more dramatic decreases in significantly decrease store for some areas and worldwide. National Oceanic and increases in mild days in Currently, Mumbai Atmospheric other regions. Donald Trump enjoys about 82 mild Administration (NOAA) Knowing the general weather days per year. and Princeton University pattern for mild weather NEW YORK: Scientists have According to researchers, produced the first global over the next decades is named a species of moth by 2035, the city will lose 16 analysis of how climate also economically valuable after U.S. President-elect mild days, and, by 2100, the change may afect the to a wide range of Donald Trump, days before number will be reduced by frequency and location of businesses and industries, he is to assume oice as the 44. mild weather days that are researchers said. country’s 45th President. Scientists defined “mild” perfect for an outdoor Travel, tourism, The moth, whose speci- weather as temperatures wedding, fishing, boating, construction, men already exists in the col- between 18 and 30 degrees hiking or a picnic. transportation, agriculture, lections of the Bohart Mu- Celsius, with less than a The study projects that and outdoor recreation all seum of Entomology at the half inch of rain and low globally the number of benefit from factoring University of California, is humidity. mild days will decrease by weather patterns into their now oicially described as The efects of climate 10 or 13 per cent by the end plans. Scientists say the Neopalpa donaldtrumpi. change on hurricanes, of the century because of largest decreases in mild The adult of the species droughts, floods, blizzards climate warming from the weather will be in tropical stands out with yellowish- and other severe weather build-up of greenhouse regions due to rising heat white scales on the head. have been extensively gases in the atmosphere and humidity. The worst- And these scales showed an studied, but mild weather produced by human hit areas are expected to be amusing resemblance to Mr. TASTY TREAT: Giant panda Basi sniffs a cake prepared by her keepers at Fuzhou Panda World in Fuzhou, east China’s Fujian has so far been overlooked. activity. in Africa, Asia and Latin Trump’s hairstyle and turned province on Wednesday. Basi, who celebrated her 37th birthday, is the world’s oldest giant panda in captivity. — PHOTO: AFP Scientists from the U.S. The current global America. — PTI it into an additional justifica- tion for its name, said Vazrick Nazari, an evolution- ary biologist and systematist. “The discovery of this dis- tinct micro-moth in the Forts, donkey stables dating back Prototype of super, super computer in 2017 densely populated and oth- erwise zoologically well- China in race to build machine capable of a quantillion calculations per second studied southern California to King Solomon’s time found underscores the importance BEIJING: China plans to de- big data and cloud comput- of conservation of the fragile JERUSALEM: An advanced milit- Evidence points to we understand what must velop a prototype exascale ing work, he added, noting habitats that still contain un- ary fortification with a well- have been at stake for him in computer by the end of the that its prototype would lead described and threatened defined gatehouse complex presence of a this remote region: copper,” year, state media has said, as the world in data transmis- species and highlights the and donkey stables dating complex long-distance he said. it seeks to win a global race sion eiciency as well as cal- paucity of interest in spe- back to the time of King So- trade system and “Copper was a rare to be the first to build a ma- culation speed. cies-level taxonomy of smal- lomon have been discovered product and very challen- chine capable of a billion, bil- ler faunal elements in North in Israel, a finding that points military instability ging to produce,” Mr. Ben- lion calculations per second. World leader America,” Mr. Nazari added. to the ancient community’s Yosef said. If successful, the achieve- As of last June, China for Mr. Trump’s namesake is a highly organised defence cient society. “While there is “Because copper — like oil ment would cement its place the first time had more top- type of twirler moth that system and long-distance no explicit description of today, perhaps — was the as a leading power in the ranked supercomputers than lives in a substantially urban- trade. ‘King Solomon’s mines’ in most coveted commodity, it world of supercomputing. the U.S., with 167 compared ised and populated habitat, The fortification dates the Old Testament, there are landed at the very heart of The Asian giant built the to 165, according to a survey stretching across the states back to the reigns of kings references to military con- military conflicts,” he said. world’s fastest supercom- by supercomputer tracking of California in the U.S. and David and Solomon in the flicts between Israel and “The discovery of the for- puter, the Sunway Taihu- website Top500.org. Baja California in Mexico. 10th century BCE. Edomites in the Arava Val- tification indicates a period Light machine, in June last Of the top 10 fastest com- The habitat is under serious The fabled mines of King ley,” said Erez Ben-Yosef of of serious instability and mil- year, which was twice as fast puters, two are in China and threat. Solomon were believed to be TAU’s Institute of itary threats at that time in as the previous number one. five in the US as of Novem- “By naming this species located among copper smelt- Archaeology. the region,” he said. It used only locally made Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer. — PHOTO: XINHUA/AP ber, the ranking said. Others after the 45th President of the ing camps in Israel’s Timna “According to the Bible, The complex featured microchips, making it the are in Japan and Switzerland. U.S., I hope to bring some Valley. David travelled hundreds of pens for draught animals and first time a country has taken sion of such a machine computer and its applica- China has poured money public attention to and in- The arid conditions at miles outside Jerusalem and other livestock. the top spot without using would take a few more years tions can only be expected in into big-ticket science and terest in the importance of Timna have seen the aston- engaged in military conflict According to precise pol- U.S. technology. to complete, Xinhua news 2020, and will be 200 times technology projects as it alpha-taxonomy in better ishing preservation of 3,000- in the desert — striking len, seed and fauna analyses, Exascale computers are agency cited Zhang Ting, ap- more powerful than the seeks to become a high-tech understanding the neglected year-old organic materials, down ‘18,000 Edomites in the they were fed with hay and even more powerful, and can plication engineer at the Na- country’s first petaflop com- leader. micro-fauna component of which have provided archae- Valley of Salt’,” said Mr. grape pomace — high-qual- execute at least one quintil- tional Supercomputer Cen- puter Tianhe-1, recognised Despite some gains the the North American biod- ologists at Tel Aviv Univer- Ben-Yosef. ity sustenance that must lion (a billion billion) calcu- ter in the port city of Tianjin, as the world’s fastest in country’s scientific output iversity,” Mr. Nazari noted. sity with a unique window “Having found evidence of have been delivered from the lations per second. as saying. 2010,” said Mr. Zhang. still lags behind, and its uni- The study was published into the culture and prac- defensive measures — a Mediterranean region hun- Though a prototype was in “A complete computing The exascale computer versities fare poorly in global in ZooKeys. — IANS tices of a sophisticated an- sophisticated fortification — dreds of miles away. — PTI the pipeline, a complete ver- system of the exascale super- could have applications in rankings. — AFP CM ND-ND YK