DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014 (PAGE 9) NCP leader Nagmani quits Delhi most unsafe for women Rajiv case SC defers Centre's plea against release of convicts party, praises Modi travellers: Travel survey , Mar 6: has no locus in the matter. moved the plea seeking a stay NEW DELHI, March 6: NEW DELHI, Mar 6: in a group of women, majority Out of 37 per cent respon- It had asked as to why the on the release of convicts The Supreme Court today Centre rushed to the apex court Nalini, Robert Pious, of respondents preferred travel- dents who have travelled solo, deferred till March 26 the hear- Nagmani, a known-party hopper, today resigned from the NCP Delhi has been pegged as the ling to a city as it offered a high- 56 per cent said they liked trav- instead of replying to the State Jayakumar and Ravichandran in praising Narendra Modi, a first fall-out of Congress-RJD-NCP most unsafe city in the country, ing on the Centre's plea against Government's letter seeking the the case. er sense of security, law and elling alone and will continue to the Tamil Nadu Government's alliance in Bihar, where he could not be accommodated as a can- for the second time in a row, by stand of the Union Government The Jayalalithaa order. Hill stations and beaches do so in the future. decision to release seven prison- didate for Lok Sabha polls. women travellers, a recent sur- on release of the prisoners. Government had on February were second and third choice A total of 53 per cent said ers convicted in Rajiv Gandhi Nagmani, who was heading the Bihar unit of NCP and was vey has found. The bench had questioned 19 decided to set free all the respectively," the annual they travel alone only to desti- assassination case. looking after Jharkhand affairs of the party as well, said he was in "Delhi retained its notorious the State Government, saying, seven convicts in the assassina- women traveller survey 2014 by nations ( or abroad) that A bench headed by Chief touch with the BJP for more than two-and-a-half months. reputation as the most unsafe "Is the Centre rushing or you are tion case. the travel portal said. are perceived as "safe." Justice P Sathasivam adjourned He said that he had decided to work for Modi even when there city amongst the top 10 Indian rushing?" and made it clear that Santhan, Murugan and The findings which come "Solo women travellers pre- the case and posted it for final was a talk that NCP could be given two seats under the "secular cities polled with 95 per cent it will first consider the main- ahead of the International ferred yoga and other spiritual hearing on March 26 after the Arivu are currently lodged in alliance" with Congress and RJD. respondents expressing the tainability of the Centre's peti- Women's day are based on retreats three times over to those Centre sought time to file a the Central Prison, Vellore and NCP wanted the second seat for Nagmani but it could get only opinion as opposed to 84 per tion before going into its merits. information collected from travelling in a group who pre- rejoinder to State Government's they are in jail since 1991. one from where Union Minister Tarique Anwar will contest. cent in 2013" according to a sur- 1068 women and are aimed at at ferred to do activities like sight- response. The bench had said that The other four are also Nagmani, son of Jagdev Prasad, a legendary firebrand leader of vey by travel portal understanding travel sentiment seeing and shopping," Ganju Earlier, the apex court had every State must be aware about undergoing life sentence for backward castes in Bihar, had served in almost all parties includ- TripAdvisor. and preferences of Indian said. restrained the State Government the procedure to be followed for their role in Gandhi's assassina- ing Congress, BJP, JD(U), RJD and LJP and is now all set to re- and Jaipur were women with respect to leisure For solo travellers other pre- from releasing the prisoners release of prisoners. tion on May 21, 1991 in join the BJP. ranked second and third most travel while travelling solo or as ferred activities include festi- who were undergoing life sen- The apex court had on Sriperumbudur. "I have met all senior leaders of BJP except Narendra Modi. I unsafe cities respectively with part of an all-women group. tence and directed it to maintain February 20 stayed the release The bench had on February have met BJP President Rajnath Singh, its former President Nitin 64 per cent and 53 per cent vals of music or literature (29 47 per cent of the respon- status quo. of three convicts--Murugan, 20 issued notice to the Tamil Gadkari, organisational secretary Ramlal and senior BJP leaders votes each. per cent), health or wellness (24 dents said they took leisure trips The Tamil Nadu Santhan and Arivu-- whose Nadu Government, Inspector from Bihar. I was never in favour of joining hands with Congress. Ahmedabad toppled per cent) as well as light adven- as part of a group of women Government had opposed the death sentence was commuted General of Prisons, Chennai, "Even when there was a talk that NCP will be given two seats, to be rated the safest ture like camping and hiking compared to 35 per cent who Centre's plea, saying the petition to life term by it on February 18 Superintendent of Central I had told BJP leaders that I wanted to contest from their party. city by 85 per cent of respon- (23 per cent). travelled solo in the last two was not maintainable as the in the case, saying there had Prison, Vellore and the convicts Today it is the nation's dream to see some backward or Dalit leader dents even as Maharashtra and For women travelling as a years. Union Government cannot file a been procedural lapses on the --V Sriharan alias Murugan, T as Prime Minister. Modi fulfils the criteria. I will leave no stone Gujarat were voted to be the group preferred activities "43 per cent of respondents writ in the case. part of the State Government on Suthendraraja alias Santhan and unturned to ensure that he becomes Prime Minister," Nagmani safest states with 16 and 14 per include Sightseeing-Eco tours The State Government had the decision to release them. A G Perarivalan alias Arivu--for said. cent votes each. Mumbai (72 were between the age of 18 and or village tours (28 per cent), also submitted that the Centre Thereafter, the Centre had today. (PTI) NCP general secretary Tarique Anwar, said party chief Sharad per cent) dropped to the 5th spot 35 years and 27 per cent of them light adventure-camping, hiking Pawar has dissolved the Bihar unit and has asked national secre- this year from the number 1 fell into the category between (39 per cent), festivals of music tary Mohal Lal Agrawal to look after its affairs. (PTI) position in 2013. 35 to 45 years," Nikhil Ganju, or literature (20 per cent) and The survey also noted that it Country Manager, TripAdvisor cruise or house boat (20 per AAP-BJP clash: Ashutosh, Shazia named in FIR was surprising to find that only said. cent). NEW DELHI, Mar 6: supporters staging silent protest. each other indulging in pelting of Ganju said there seemed to Police could not see bricks, stones stones. Plastic chairs were hurled Kiran Reddy moves SC 16 per cent women use the The respondents included a Top AAP leaders Ashutosh an rising trend of women who and chairs being thrown from the from inside BJP office on the pro- women safety applications that mix of working professionals and Shazia Ilmi have been named travelled solo or in womens inside of BJP Headquarter...They testers outside. Police had used are available. self employed women as well as in an FIR in which charges of riot- on Telangana issue could only see people much later water canons to disperse the war- "Whether travelling alone or only groups. homemakers. (PTI) ing and damage to public property retaliating. Police were protecting ring activists. NEW DELHI, Mar 6: have been included, raising the BJP supporters," Ilmi charged. In Lucknow, workers of Aam possibility of their arrest while 14 Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy today HC to hear Gulaab Gang producers' Police have termed the AAP Aadmi Party, armed with brooms, party workers were arrested in protest as completely illegal as no approached the Supreme Court against the Centre's decision to cre- connection with the clashes out- had clashed with lathi-wielding ate Telangana by bifurcating the State. prior permission was sought by activists of BJP and fought side the BJP headquarters here. the party. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, before whom The FIR was lodged at pitched street battles outside BJP the matter was mentioned, agreed to list his plea along with other plea against stay on release Ashutosh also accused Delhi office on Vidhan Sabha Marg in NEW DELHI, Mar 6: ble damage and injury" would dents depicted in it are not in Parliament Street Police Station police of bias against AAP work- petitions which will be taken up tomorrow for hearing. last night against the AAP protest- protest against detention of A batch of petitions is listed for hearing tomorrow against the be caused to Pal if it is released. any manner related to Pal, her ers. Kejriwal. The Delhi High Court today The single judge had noted life or her organisation. ers and it included names of "AAP supporters were injured bifurcation of the State. agreed to hear the appeal of Ashutosh and Ilmi who were at Around three dozen AAP The apex court had earlier on February 7 and 17 respectively that while the producers might The bench, however, had in the clash. BJP leaders beat up workers had staged a demonstra- 'Gulaab Gang' film producers suffer monetary loss, Pal will rejected the offer and said "sim- the site of clashes yesterday. our supporters. Delhi Police takes refused to entertain petitions challenging the division of Andhra who have challenged its order Police had initially detained tion outside the BJP headquarters Pradesh on the ground that they were "premature" as the Bill was suffer both financial loss, as her ply saying so will not do". action when flower pots at BJP and allegedly attacked the saffron staying release of the movie copyright over Gulabi Gang has It had also questioned Pal as 33 people out of which 14 were office were damaged but they did- not cleared by Parliament at that time. which is claimed to be based on arrested late last night while others party office with bricks, drawing Parliament gave its approval on February 20 for the creation of been used without her permis- to why she moved the court at n't take action when our support- retaliation as BJP workers, carry- the life of activist Sampat Pal sion, as well as loss of reputa- the "nth hour". were allowed to go. ers were injured," he charged. Telangana by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. and her organisation Gulabi "All those identifiable and ing canes, took to the streets. The court had on February 7 refused to stay the tabling of tion "which cannot be calculat- "You should have come a Police said they have got the Kejriwal had yesterday Gang. present at the protest site have entire sequence of events video- Telangana Bill and on February 17, it had dismissed two petitions ed in terms of money". month back," the court had accused the BJP of instigating vio- A bench of Acting Chief Pal in her plea has claimed said. been named in the FIR," said a graphed. Senior officials said challenging the division of Andhra Pradesh. lence in front of its headquarters in Justice B D Ahmed and Justice that her permission was not Her lawyers had also agreed senior Delhi police official. Those more arrests are likely in the case. The apex court had said it cannot take a different stand and dif- Delhi even as he apologised for S Mridul agreed to hear the plea sought prior to making of the that she moved the court very arrested will be produced before a AAP workers had yesterday ferent view from what it had taken on February 7 while terming the some AAP activists "retaliating" during the day after it was men- film and had alleged that it con- late, but contended that she local court here in the afternoon. fought pitched battles with BJP plea against Telangana as "premature". while protesting his detention. tioned before it by senior advo- tains defamatory content which can't be punished for delay as 28 people, including 13 AAP activists outside the saffron party The court had declined to accept the contention that it can now cate Rajiv Nayar, appearing for activists and 10 BJP supporters, Kejriwal claimed that AAP go into the issue of Telangana as the Bill was before Parliament. would adversely affect her rep- release of the film could result headquarters here hours after the producers, Sahara One utation. in causing irreparable damage were injured in the clashes, police party leader Arvind Kejriwal was workers were first attacked by "Parliament is seized of the Bill. This is not a time for court to Media and Entertainment Ltd. said. BJP supporters. Some of the agi- look into it. We understand your (petitioners) point that it is intro- She has alleged that as per to her reputation. detained briefly in Gujarat. The court said it will hear the film's promos, the lead Ilmi accused the Delhi Police tated AAP workers had responded duced," the bench had said, adding that the plea is "premature" for The court had directed the Kejriwal, who began a 4-day the plea after the producers will actress playing her character of targeting the AAP and won- by pelting "two or three stones". it to be entertained. film's producers to immediately tour of Gujarat yesterday, was file a compact disc of the law- was shown as an anti-social ele- dered why no action was being "I am sorry for the However, it had clarified that the averment made in the writ inform their distributors about detained for alleged violation of suit and other related docu- ment, wielding swords and taken against BJP activists. mistakes committed by the AAP petitions are open to be entertained at an appropriate stage. the injunction on its release. the model code of conduct by trav- ments before it. The court asked sickles, contrary to her real life "Yesterday, we got to see the workers. They should not have The Home Ministry has said that the Foundation Day of the It had observed that while elling in a long carcade. Shortly for the compact disc as it is a persona. the release of the movie can be discrimination of Delhi Police, later, he was allowed to go. resorted to violence on my deten- new state will be June 2 when Telangana will come into existence While staying the release of paperless electronic court (e- pushed back, "reputation once which joined BJP to disperse AAP The rival sides had attacked tion," he said. (PTI) and start functioning as a separate state. (PTI) the film - censored or uncen- court). lost will not come back". sored, the court had rejected the The producers approached Pal's group is actively Court to hear Tejpal, CBI’s the division bench challenging argument of the producers that Pal should not be granted any involved in fighting social the order of the single-judge injustices against women, at who yesterday stayed till May 8 relief as she came to the court at applications on Mar 21 the last minute despite knowing times, adopting unconventional the nationwide release of the means. PANAJI, Mar 6: about the making of the film Madhuri Dixit-Juhi Chawla It was formed in 2006 by starrer, which was slated to hit since March 2013, saying it A local court today fixed the hearing on four different applica- Pal in UP's Banda district. This theatres tomorrow, on the plea found no merit in the con- tions filed by Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sex- region is marked by a deeply of Pal claiming the film is based tention. ually assaulting a junior woman colleague, and the Crime Branch patriarchal culture, rigid caste on her group Gulabi Gang, The producers' counsel had to March 21. argued that the intention of Pal divisions, female illiteracy, comprising women vigilantes The Fast Track Court ordered that it will hear the three applica- from the start was to derail the domestic violence, child labour, in UP wearing pink sarees. tions by Tejpal and an application by Crime Branch filed before it film's release at the last moment child marriages and dowry Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva on March 21. as she took no action, till filing demands. had restrained the film's pro- The judge today adjourned the matter giving time to the prose- of the case, after sending a It hit the spotlight by pun- ducers and their agents from cution to file reply on the applications filed by the defence. cease and desist notice back in ishing oppressive husbands, "releasing, exhibiting, distribut- Tejpal, 50, has moved three different applications before the June 2013. fathers and brothers, coming to ing and promoting" the film in fast track court, including one wherein he has stated that the charge He had also offered that a the aid of women being repeat- India till the next date of hear- sheet filed against him by Crime Branch has disclosed the identity disclaimer can be run at the edly subjected to domestic vio- ing on May 8, saying "irrepara- of the victim. start of the film that the inci- lence. (PTI) The charge sheet, he said, is a public document. The journalist has also sought the entire evidence produced against him by the probing agency and the third application men- wants a tions that the investigating officer had not taken defence into con- fidence during committal of the case. The crime branch has also applied to the court seeking to file supplementary charge sheet in the case. break from dark roles The investigating officer has said that they are yet to get more evidence, like statement from Hollywood actor Robert de Niro NEW DELHI, Mar 6: well. I want to make people depressed. (who was present in the hotel during the incident), and forensic laugh. 'Highway' was my first "It was a little hard role and After the success of his lat- report of the material collected from the accused, victim and other attempt towards a bit of a comic I was quite depressed. Co-star est film 'Highway' where he witnesses. role," he added. Alia Bhatt had to make me played the role of a kidnapper, Earlier, the Goa bench of Bombay High Court had fixed the The 40-year-old actor, who smile after I did not talk to her actor Randeep Hooda wants to hearing on bail plea of Tejpal for tomorrow. has made a name for himself by for 35 days. She helped me in take a break from doing dark Tejpal has been behind bars for allegedly raping a junior starring in films like 'Risk','D', cheering up," he said. roles as he feels they affect his woman colleague during Tehelka’s Thinkfest in Goa in November 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai' "Such things happen with mood. last year. and 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'. roles. Whenever I see the "Due to the roles I play peo- He is presently lodged in Sada sub-jail in Vasco, about 35 kms The Imtiaz Ali film that saw movie, I get a little depressed," ple think I'm too serious and from here. (PTI) Randeep play a kidnapper who he added. cranky. (Doing such roles) is very develops empathy for the girl he Post 'Highyway', Randeep hard on you as one has to go has kidnapped earned the actor has been busy filming for vari- NASA tests space robots to refuel satellites through those emotions. It affects praise for his performance. ous upcoming releases. He your life as well as the people Randeep reveals that there would be next seen in 'Main Aur WASHINGTON, Mar 6: around you," Randeep said. was a time during the shooting Charles', where he plays serial "I want to try other genres as NASA has successfully concluded a remotely controlled test of of the film that he became killer Charles Sobhraj. (PTI) new technologies to empower future space robots to repair and refuel future satellites in space. NASA is incorporating results from this test and the Robotic Refuelling Mission on the International Space Station (ISS) to pre- pare for an upcoming ground-based test of a full-sized robotic ser- vicer system that will perform tasks on a mock satellite client. These efforts are part of an ongoing and aggressive technology development campaign to equip robots and humans with the tools and capabilities needed for spacecraft maintenance and repair, the assembly of large space telescopes, and extended human explo- ration. The Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, checked another critical milestone off their list with the completion of their Remote Robotic Oxidiser Transfer Test (RROxiTT) in February, NASA said. “This is the first time that anyone has tested this type of technology, and we’ve proven that it works. It’s ready for the next step to flight,” said Frank Cepollina, veteran leader of the five servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope and the associ- ate director of SSCO. “RROxiTT gives NASA, and the satellite community at large, confidence that advanced satellite refuelling and maintenance technologies aren’t a wild dream of the future,” said Cepollina. Taking lessons learned from the successful Robotic Refuelling Mission, the SSCO team devised the ground-based RROxiTT to test how robots can transfer hazardous oxidiser, at flight-like pres- sures and flow rates, through the propellant valve and into the mock tank of a satellite. While this capability could be applied to spacecraft in multiple orbits, SSCO focused RROxiTT specifically on technologies that could help satellites travelling the busy space highway of geosyn- chronous Earth orbit, or GEO. (PTI)