KOCHI, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014

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Vasan secretary Digvijaya Singh on the Sena’s inclusion in the NEW DELHI: The RSS has on Saturday hitting out at the suggested on Saturday that Ministry. emerged as a powerful All India Congress Commit- party vice-president Rahul The visit is seen as an in- backroom player in the NDA tee (AICC) for neglecting is- Gandhi take over as party chief dication that the BJP might dispensation. From clearing sues of the State and hinting from his mother, Sonia Gandhi. consider accommodating the names of Chief Ministers to at the revival of the Tamil The party officially sought to Sena in the Ministry. Sena discussing policy matters with Maanila Congress (TMC), play down Mr. Singh’s suggestion leaders want the issue to be Ministers, it is playing as launched by his father, the as a personal view. “It’s a clinched before November important a role as the National late G.K. Moopanar, just be- general feeling of party workers 12, the day set for Mr. Fad- Advisory Council did in the UPA fore the 1996 general elec- Invoking the ‘Valamana had been “against the senti- that the Congress has always navis to prove his govern- government. — Jatin Gandhi tions. Tamizhagam, Valimayana ments” of party workers and encouraged younger people to ment’s majority on the floor Mr. Vasan’s outburst on Bharatham’ (Prosperous Ta- the people of Tamil Nadu. lead it. Therefore, I think the of the Assembly. NEWS | PAGE 8 Saturday came after Con- mil Nadu, Strong India) slo- When asked if he would time has come when Rahul Mr. Fadnavis is also yet to gress president Sonia Gandhi gan — coined by Moopanar launch a new party, Mr. Va- should take charge,”he had said. declare Cabinet portfolios a DROPPING OIL PRICES accepted the resignation of during the launch of the TMC san said he would hold dis- Party spokesperson and day after his government was B.S. Gnanadesikan as TNCC in 1996 — Mr. Vasan told re- cussions with his supporters former Minister Anand Sharma sworn in. Not only are Cabi- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Jet fuel prices president and replaced him porters here shortly after the and announce the next step said Sonia was a source of great net Ministers said to be jock- his Cabinet colleagues pay tributes to Balasaheb with Mr. Vasan’s long-time appointment of Mr. Elango- on Monday. inspiration for the party. “Rahul eying for plum posts, Thackeray at Shivtirth in Mumbai cut by 7.3% Gandhi is also an inspiration and outcome of the talks with Se- rival and former Union Min- van that the actions of the ½ PAGE 8 on Saturday. — PHOTO: PTI NEW DELHI: Jet fuel rates were ister, E.V.K.S. Elangovan. AICC over the last few years STATE IGNORED: VASAN | future of the party,” he added. na will also impact Cabinet on Saturday cut by a steep 7.3 formation. two Ministers of State. when Sena chief Uddhav per cent, the fourth straight Mr. Fadnavis has said the The thaw in the relations Thackeray relented follow- reduction in prices since August portfolios will be declared between the BJP and Sena, ing persuasion by senior BJP on the back of falling late on Saturday night or by which had turned frosty fol- leaders and participated in international oil rates. The Modi meets Secretaries, BCCI claims Sunday. Nine Ministers were lowing disagreements on the oath-taking ceremony. price of aviation turbine fuel sworn in on Friday including seat-sharing before the As- (ATF), or jet fuel, at Delhi was $41.97 m seven Cabinet Ministers and sembly polls, was evident ½ NO PORTFOLIOS YET | PAGE 8 cut by Rs. 4,987.7 a kl to Rs. 62,537.93 per kl. — PTI sets tone for next budget as damages NEWS | PAGE 8 from Windies Puja Mehra proposals for the forthcom- a few weeks ago aim to ad- Setback to space tourism CLOSURE OF BARS ing Union Budget to be pre- dress the issue of quality of S. Dinakar NEW DELHI: Three months sented in February next year government spending Heavy rush at ahead of the presentation of based on the suggestions be- through the stipulation that the Union Budget, Prime ing received on the MyGov all schemes and programmes CHENNAI: The BCCI has as Virgin test flight crashes Bevco outlets Minister Narendra Modi platform, according to an of- be monitored and evaluated claimed $41.97 million as KOCHI: Bevco outlets across called upon senior bureau- ficial release. in terms of “measurably de- damages from the West In- Kenneth Chang the district were crowded till crats on Saturday to build up- “Good things are starting fined” outcomes, an im- dies Cricket Board (WICB) Friday evening. The staff had to on the “momentum” and to happen …We are one provement over the for pulling out midway MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA: Space- wade their way through waiting “positive atmosphere” gener- team. Let us bring openness outcomes policy of the Man- through the tour of India. ShipTwo, a rocket plane that customers when they arrived to ated in the first five months of in governance, come closer mohan Singh government. The West Indies was is to carry tourists on a short open the outlets. the new government by shift- and work together,” the The Prime Minister’s en- scheduled to play five ODIs, ride to space, crashed in the CITY | PAGE 3 ing the emphasis of govern- Prime Minister told the offi- dorsement of outcomes-ori- a Twenty20 international Mojave Desert on Friday dur- ance to measurable cials assuring them of zero ented spending is expected and three Test matches on ing a test flight, killing one of MAGAZINE outcomes. political interference and to begin to reflect in all new the Indian campaign. How- the two pilots. The other pi- — 4 Pages At an informal interaction asking them to work fear- schemes and projects. ever, the team, locked in an lot, who was able to eject from LITERARY REVIEW over high tea at his residence, lessly in the interest of the He suggested that all Sec- acrimonious dispute over the space plane, was taken to Mr. Modi encouraged the nation. retaries visit the place of payment structure with the a nearby hospital with inju- — 4 Pages Secretary-rank officials to New spending rules the their first posting to get new WICB and the West Indies ries, said Ray Pruitt, the pub- Debris of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two CLASSIFIEDS come up with new ideas and Finance Ministry introduced insights. Players Association, lic information officer for the in California. — PHOTO: REUTERS — 4 Pages decided to fly out after the Kern County Sheriffs Office. fourth ODI at Dharamsala on Virgin Galactic, the space was conducted by Scaled Twos motor ignited, and then October 17. tourism company created by Composites, the designer and something went wrong. Twitter says BJP eyes 10 crore new members ‘Confidence shaken’ Richard Branson, acknowl- builder of SpaceShipTwo. Pruitt said the sheriffs of- edged the accident on Twit- Pruitt said SpaceShipTwo, fice received a call after 10 sorry after Gargi Parsai A top-ranking BCCI ter. The vehicle suffered a carried aloft by a large air- a.m. that an aircraft had gone official told The Hindu, “The serious anomaly resulting in plane, WhiteKnightTwo, took down 20 miles northeast of accounts snag NEW DELHI: Seeking to capital- confidence and the morale the loss of SpaceShipTwo, off at 9:18 a.m. Pacific time the city of Mojave. We have ise on the people’s support of the broadcaster and the said the company. from the Mojave Air and located a debris field, he said. Yuthika Bhargava for the party in the Lok Sabha sponsors were shaken by The test flight, the plane’s Space Port. WhiteKnightTwo — New York Times News and Assembly elections, the the West Indies’ action. first under its own power then flew to an altitude of Service NEW DELHI: Twitter users in BJP launched an ambitious They and the BCCI had to since January and the first 50,000 feet where it dropped India on Saturday found that membership drive on Satur- suffer a heavy financial loss since a switch to a new motor, SpaceShipTwo. SpaceShip- ½ VIRGIN CHIEF UNDAUNTED | PAGE 12 some of their accounts had day to enrol 10 crore new during the festival season.” been suspended. As the members. The party has 3.25 The official added, “The suspension without any crore members at present. five-match ODI series warning sparked outrage Launching the drive, against Sri Lanka, that among users, Twitter India Prime Minister Narendra subsequently replaced the clarified that the move was Modi used the digital media remaining part of the West not deliberate. to register himself as the first Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Indies tour, was only “The issue with the member of the party he had Shah use their phones to enrol as members during advanced from a later date accidental suspension of “grown up with.” Party presi- the party’s membership drive in New Delhi on in 2015. So, the BCCI still some accounts has been dent Amit Shah followed, Saturday. — PHOTO: SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY has to find a side to fit in resolved. Regret the though his attempt to regis- that slot.” inconvenience. Thanks for ter himself was not without party is in power, means that BJP member in every The Board, at its working your patience,” it tweeted. glitches as the toll-free num- every member has to be a village.” committee meeting in A few users backed ber lines got clogged. representative of the people. Encouraging people, par- Hyderabad on October 21, Twitter, saying the incident Mr. Modi asked BJP work- The party must reflect the di- ticularly intellectuals, to par- decided to suspend all did not have political colour. ers to work with the same versity of the country and ticipate in politics, he said bilateral cricketing ties zeal and energy as they did workers must reach every politics was not tainted. with the West Indies and ½ TWITTER APOLOGISES | PAGE 8 during the elections. “To be a nook and corner of the coun- ½ INVOKES MAHATMA GANDHI’S NAME | pursue legal options. part of the BJP, when the try to register at least one PAGE 8 Mani issue bares widening rift in UDF Girish Menon ward by laying to rest such cratic Front (UDF) govern- speculations, there have been ment half way through its THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief many instances which sug- term, it remains to be seen Minister Oommen Chandy gested that the relations are how this will affect and Kerala Pradesh Congress not on an even keel. governance. Committee (KPCC) presi- The allegation against Mr. Interestingly, the UDF dent V.M. Sudheeran were Mani, irrespective of its na- leadership has been troubled strident in their defence of ture, serves to widen the trust by internal problems rather Finance Minister and Kerala deficit further. than campaigns by the Oppo- Congress (M) [KC-M] leader The KC(M) has made it sition coalition, which ap- K.M. Mani, the target of an clear that the party will face pears to be lukewarm to the allegation connected to the the charges against its leader current round of allegations. renewal of liquor bar licences. politically. Mr. Mani termed The first half of the year Such responses are but un- the charges ‘baseless.’ He sus- was spent on handling con- likely to address the trust def- pects a larger conspiracy. troversies over the latent dif- icit in their relations. He had taken a stern stand ferences between leaders on The relations between se- on implementing prohibition the liquor policy. nior leaders of the Congress in stages, but now attempts The Congress party’s de- and the KC(M) have been are being made to insult him feat in the Idukki Lok Sabha strained for quite some time by raking up baseless charges. seat in the general elections now. The trust deficit widen- Besides, it is clear that the also contributed to the ed with speculations on Mr. charges are trumped up as the strained relations with the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy with Finanance Mani’s move to shift camp to decision on bar licences does Kerala Congress (M). This Minister K.M. Mani at a function in the State the Left Democratic Front not come under his purview was followed by the specula- capital earlier this year. (LDF). Even though the two as the Finance Minister, he tion that Mr. Mani might parties have travelled for- says. With the United Demo- move over to the LDF.

CM KI-KI YK KOCHI THE HINDU SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014 SOUTHERN REGION 7 Panel to review NMR train safety A walk through medieval waterways Rishikesh Bahadur Desai

The railway is not built as per modern railway standards BIDAR: It was a memorable trek for heritage enthusiasts Syed Muthahar Saqaf in Bidar on Saturday. They walked through forest tracks SALEM: The Southern Railway and grasslands on the out- has formed a special team to skirts of Bidar, exploring the study the safety aspects of the Karez system, the unique un- Nilgiri Mountain Railway derground waterwaysbuilt by (NMR) following repeated the Bahamani Kings of me- landslips in the recent past. dieval times. The last week’s landslip in The trekkers were part of a which huge boulders fell on team, brought to the historic the track near Kallar railway city by GoUNESCO, a Banga- station, forcing the Salem lore-based NGO as part of Go Railway Division to partially Heritage Run, a heritage mar- cancel the train services be- athon and exploration tween Mettupalayam and activity. Coonoor for five days, has It was adventure all the prompted the Southern Rail- way as they used torches to way to form the team. find their way inside the caves Shubhranshu, Divisional and crawled in places where Railway Manager, told press- the passages were narrow. persons here on Saturday on And of course, they docu- the eve of the eighth anni- mented their journey by pos- versary of the Salem Railway ing for selfies. They walked a Division, there was a general total of 300 metres and view that NMR was not built passed two air vents. to the modern railway stan- “This is an incredibly dards. amazing rainwater harvest- Judging by the present day ing structure. I have never Govindan Kutty, resource person, gives details of the Karez system to a team of high safety norms, NMR was seen anything like this,” said trekkers from GoUNESCO in Bidar on Saturday. considered as ‘unsafe.’ Praveen Kumar, a Hydera- The Railways was operat- bad-based engineer. laterite rock, which is porous, the water supply system was ground survey two years ago ing trains on the NMR section A view of the Niligiri Mountain train. — FILE PHOTO Resource person V. Govin- thus ensuring maximum between 550 to 600 years old found that the aqueduct is 1.8 with utmost care and taking dan Kutty of Calicut Univer- seepage of rainwater that is and was probably built by km long and has 21 air vents. all precautionary measures also landslip-prone areas and to attract more tourists. A Di- sponse. sity, who took the team on the filtered in the process. Mahamud Gawan, the pre- There are two other Karez for the safety and security of suggest remedial measures. visional Rail Museum is com- The NMR-specific memen- tour, pointed out that the Ka- “What you get is purified mier of the Bahamani King- systems in Bidar, inside the the travelling public. Ade- Mr. Shubhranshu said four ing up in Mettupalayam with tos fetched from National rez system was found in 12 water, good enough to drink,” dom. He must have used fort area. quate staff members were new oil-fired steam locos in- life-size displays such as loco- Rail Museum, New Delhi, towns and cities in India. he said. engineers from Persia as the Vinay Malage, coordinator available to attend to any digenously manufactured by motives and coaches. were being sold here. After its “However, the system in Bi- The Karez system is built aqueduct technology was per- of YUVA youth association, emergency. the Goldenrock Railway success, it had been proposed Souvenir shop dar is unique because it is along a geological fracture. fected in that country, Mr. who was part of the team ob- However, heavy rain trig- Workshop had been commis- to open similar souvenir huge and built to allow offi- Such fractures are formed at Kutty said. served that the Karez system gered landslips on different sioned till date to improve the The division opened a sou- shops in Uthagamandalam cials on horsebacks to inspect the intersection of laterite A team of the Indian Heri- was being damaged by con- occasions. The team will in- services on the NMR section. venir shop at Coonoor Rail- and Mettupalayam Railway the water supply system.” and basalt rocks and form lin- tage Cities Network that struction of buildings and de- spect the spots where land- The Salem Railway Divi- way Station in October last stations, Mr. Shubhranshu The second important fea- eaments or springs that yield mapped the Karez system us- struction of watersheds slips occurred in the past and sion is taking effective steps and it evoked a good re- added. ture is that it is carved out of water, the expert said. He said ing satellite-based data and above ground. IRCTC woos Ayyappa devotees One killed in suspected tiger attack R. Krishna Kumar lapura, had gone into Gunda- and later his dismembered dipur last December, creating halli forests on Friday body, a considerable distance panic among the people of DEATH with special tour package MYSURU: A tribal person was afternoon to graze his cattle, away. the village surrounding the killed in what is suspected to reports said. Conservator of Forests forests. The move coincides with Mandala-Makaravilaku season be a tiger attack in BRT Tiger When he did not return, a Lingaraju and other staff vis- A forester was killed in the Reserve in Chamarajanagar search was launched on Sat- ited the spot and further in- adjoining Nagarahole forests district. urday by the village residents vestigations are on. when he was on patrol duty, S. Murali MORE THAN A PILGRIMAGE The victim, identified as of Chikkamalapura, and they Four persons were killed in taking the total toll of deaths 1 More than half of the 40 million pilgrims visiting Sabarimala Rajanna (55) of Chikkama- stumbled upon his footwear separate tiger attacks in Ban- to five. ONGOLE: In view of the fact every year are from AP that Ayyappa devotees from 2 Besides Sabarimala, 3 They will also get pilgrims will be taken a chance to enjoy a Andhra Pradesh account for to other historic backwater cruise in more than half of the 40 mil- temples in Kerala Vembanad lake Pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh and Telngana Research scholar lion pilgrims visiting Sabari- 4 www.irctc.tourism.com mala every year, the Indian can book tickets on 5 A group of 50 pilgrims 6 IRCTC will also Railway Catering and Tou- can book an entire arrange fl ight coach in Sabari Express tickets for interested finds rare inscription rism Corporation Limited from Vijayawada to pilgrims from AP (IRCTC) has come out with a Ernakulam or Kottayam and Telangana Ravikumar Naraboli special tour package to com- A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE bine pilgrimage with some During the pilgrimage, devotees can enjoy the YADGIR: While out on a field sight-seeing in Kerala. amazing backwaters between Vaikom and Kochi, which attract tourists from across the world visit, research scholar M.S. “Coinciding with the ‘Man- K. MADHUSUDAN, Assistant Manager, IRCTC Shirwal found a tablet with a dala Makaravilaku’ season rare inscription in Brahmi from November 15 to 20, pil- script in an agricultural field grims who are part of the will be taken to the historic group of 50 devotees can book belonging to Sharanabasappa four-night-five-day tour pro- Shiva temples at Kaduthu- an entire coach from Vijaya- Chapatli at Sirwal village in gramme can travel by Sabari ruthy and Ettumanoor and wada to Kottayam or Ernak- Shahapur taluk of Yadgir dis- express to Ernakulam and by the famous Bhagavathi tem- ulam every Saturday, he said, trict. The tablet, which is one- road to Sabarimala and other ple at Chottanikkara near adding: “We will also arrange and-a-half-feet in height and M.S. Shirwal with the temples en-route the Vemba- Ernakulam. flight tickets for interested one feet in width, is engraved tablet with rare brahmi nad lake,” said IRCTC Assist- “During the pilgrimage, de- pilgrims.” He said tour pack- with the words ‘Tiwala Keen inscription of 3d Century ant Manager K. Madhusudan. votees can enjoy the amazing ages were also offered by the Yini’ in Brahmi script. Pilgrims from Ongole, backwaters between Vaikom IRCTC from A.P. to Tirupati- It is believed to belong to BC found in an Guntur and Nellore and Se- and Kochi, which attract Alamelumangapuram-Kani- the era of Emperor Ashoka of agriculture field in cunderabad and Nalgonda in tourists from across the pakkam-Srikalahasthi and the Maurya Dynasty (3rd cen- Yadgir district. Telangana can book tickets world,” Mr. Madhusudan Shirdi-Shani Shingnapur in tury BC). Dr. Shirwal told The on www.irctc.tourism.com, said. They can also enjoy the Maharashtra, Puri-Konark- Hindu here on Saturday that region during the reign of he added. backwater cruise in the pic- Chilka lake in Odisha and he found the tablet containing Emperor Ashoka. Many in- Besides Sabarimala, pil- turesque Vembanad, the Kanniyakumari-Rameshwa- the inscription in the agricul- scriptions and sculptures of grims under the package tour longest lake in the country. A ram-Madurai in Tamil Nadu. ture field owned by Sharana- this era have been found in a basappa chapatli of Sirwal very bad state. Owing to lack village. He said that after of awareness about the his- reading the script carefully torical importance of such and comparing it with other tablets, people even wash No question of division of scripts of the same period, he clothes on them. came to the conclusion that it Dr. Shirwal said the gov- was written in memory of the ernment should establish a Karnataka, says Siddaramaiah Sanyasini, who was held in museum in the district head- high esteem in Buddhism. quarters to preserve items of Buddhism thrived in this historical importance. Seven killed as car rams truck Special Correspondent

ELURU: Seven persons were killed in a road accident late on Saturday night near Den- duluru on the Kolkata-Chen- nai National Highway-5. The accident occurred when a car carrying a 10-member ‘bha- jan’ group from Mandapet in East Godavari district rammed a stationary lorry on the road margin, according to Superintendent of Police K. VARIETY: Schoolchildren taking part in a cultural programme at the Raghuram Reddy. The condi- inauguration of Karnataka Rajyotsava at Sri Kanteerava outdoor stadium in tion of three others was Bengaluru on Saturday. —PHOTO: V SREENIVASA MURTHY stated to be critical. All the victims, including the vehicle driver, were from Chitra V. Ramani Umesh Katti demanding sep- With the special status ac- the city. arate Statehood. corded under Article 371J, re- BENGALURU: There is no ques- Mr. Siddaramaiah said he gional imbalances could be tion of the division of the would not allow the division set right, he said. State, Chief Minister Siddara- of Karnataka at any cost. Kamal Hassan maiah said at the 59th Kanna- The State that was unified Attempts foiled da Rajyotsava celebrations with the struggle and sacrifice In Kalaburagi, the police to join campaign here on Saturday. of many people would remain foiled attempts by leaders of “We should not pay any so. the Hyderabad Karnataka CHENNAI: Actor Kamal Hassan heed to people who are de- The government, he said, Yuva Horata Samiti and other will lead a dedicated band of manding separate Statehood. was committed to ensuring organisations to hoist a state- his fans and volunteers to be Why did they not do anything the overall development of hood flag at the Sardar Val- part of the Prime Minister for the development of the re- the State, especially Hydera- labhbhai Patel Chowk. Narendra Modi’s Swachh gion when in power? bad-Karnataka region. In Dharwad, there was also Bharat Abhiyan or the Clea- Now that they are not in He said the government a protest, under Patil Puttap- n India campaign. power, they are demanding was committed to imple- pa, president of Karnatak Vi- The actor will launch the the division of the State,” he menting the recommenda- dyavardhak Sangha, the clean-up of the Madambak- alleged, in an oblique refer- tions of the Nanjundappa organisation that played a key kam Lake, adjoining the Tam- ence to statements by the for- Committee on redressing re- role in the State unification baram-Velacherry Road, on mer Minister and BJP MLA gional imbalances. movement. November 7.

CM KI-TRKM YK KOCHI 8 NEWS THE HINDU SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014

FROM PAGE ONE BJP wary of straight AICC ignoring Tamil Nadu RSS having a field day in Delhi fight with AAP in Delhi issues, says Vasan It plays opinion maker inside and outside government Varghese K. George between the AAP and the Sruthisagar Yamunan Jatin Gandhi BJP. Unlike in Haryana and NEW DELHI: The prospect of a Maharashtra, where the BJP CHENNAI: Congress sources in NEW DELHI: From clearing the straight fight with the Aam was the default choice of Delhi said they had time till names of first two Chief Minis- Aadmi Party (AAP) and the anti-Congress voters, the Monday to find a solution to ters from among its cadres af- risk of an adverse impact on party has a formidable the crisis in the Tamil Nadu ter the BJP came to power at Prime Minister Narendra contender in the AAP in unit of the party and that they the Centre, to dealing directly Modi’s image in the event of Delhi. were in touch with the Vasan with Union Ministers to keep a setback in Delhi are The BJP, however, is camp. However, they were not the NDA government on the making the Bharatiya Janata conscious that engineering a very optimistic of resolving Rashtriya Swayamsevak Party wary of facing fresh minority government and the crisis. Sangh track and influencing elections in the national sustaining it would not be Sources said the leadership public opinion, the Sangh is capital, said party leaders easy and there is a section was caught by surprise when now having a field day in New who did not want to be within the party that the controversy over the pic- Delhi. named. believes that election is a tures on the new membership G.K.Vasan The Sangh’s aim is to direct- The party is keen on better way out. cards was suddenly raised. ly influence public policy from exploring the possibility of The AAP’s plea for However, speaking to re- party.” Even after the debacle within through meetings forming a government in the dissolution has brought an porters here, Mr. G.K. Vasan in the parliamentary elec- planned at regular intervals current Assembly unless the unprecedented question said the high command’s di- tions, the AICC had “turned a with top Ministers while Supreme Court hearing on before the apex court. In rective against the issue of blind eye” to the issues of the building a consensus outside, November 11 on a plea by the 2006, a Supreme Court new membership cards bear- Tamil Nadu Congress, he felt. sources in the RSS told The Volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh take part in a drill during a AAP for its dissolution Constitution Bench ing the pictures of party stal- Sources said Mr. Elango- Hindu. The role that the Sangh training camp in Bhopal. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS forces an election, a BJP judgment that declared the warts K. Kamaraj and G. K. van’s name was recommend- and its affiliates now envisage functionary said. dissolution of the Bihar Moopanar, had upset large ed to the high command by is similar to, if not larger, than government do not work or Prakash, AIIMS Director M.C. The Swadeshi Jagran The BJP would ideally like Assembly in 2005 sections of party workers in party veteran from Kerala and what the National Advisory speak in public at cross-pur- Mishra, Delhi University Vice- Manch has organised similar to wait for the results of the unconstitutional made two the State. “This is a wrong po- former Defence Minister, Council (NAC) headed by So- poses, as was the case in the Chancellor Dinesh Singh, re- meetings on the ‘Make in In- by-elections in three points clear — that the litical approach to the legacies A.K. Antony, who headed a nia Gandhi played in the UPA previous NDA regime,” he tired police chiefs, leading dia’ campaign that it opposes, Assembly constituencies. Governor must accept of great leaders. Having cre- committee following the Lok regimes. said. In the BJP, a coordina- doctors, lawyers and industri- to garner public support. If the Polling will take place on political realignments that ated the controversy, a denial Sabha polls to analyse the rea- “The RSS has representa- tion committee headed by a alists. An RSS leader said the RSS could have its way, it November 25, but the allow government formation from the AICC cannot be ac- sons for the electoral debacle tion in the BJP at the highest general secretary brought in meeting was an annual affair would like the government to results will be announced when there is no clear cepted,” he pointed out. of the party across the coun- level. Their outlook and think- from the Sangh has been for the last four years but ad- amend the Constitution and only on December 23. majority and that the Stating that the AICC had try. The former Shipping ing converges and does not run formed to see that the party mitted that attendance was repeal the Sixth Schedule that The assessment of the Governor’s actions must not acted against the sentiments Minister, while thanking the parallel on many issues,” a BJP does not stray from the RSS the highest this time. grants special privileges and Rashtriya Swayamsewak favour any particular party. of the party workers of the senior Congress leadership leader said. He said the RSS agenda. Starting last month, RSS greater autonomy to tribal ar- Sangh and the BJP is that The judgment was not state, Mr Vasan said, “This for having given him an op- shares concerns with the BJP The Sangh and its affiliates leaders Suresh Joshi, Data- eas in the Northeast. the AAP is on a strong wicket clear whether the Governor was expressed to the AICC portunity to serve in the UPA and not directly with the gov- have also begun an elaborate treya Hosabole, Krishna Gopal It even wants the govern- in Delhi as Muslims, Sikhs could make that exploration time and again. But the re- Ministry, nonetheless hinted ernment. But contrary to his exercise to shape public opin- and Manmohan Vaidya have ment to round off and deport and the poorest sections of an endless process. The sponse has not been one at reviving the TMC again in claims, six Ministers of the ion on issues that it has been had a series of meetings with Bangladeshi immigrants. “We society are united behind question is whether by which could strengthen the the State. BJP-led government have held propagating for decades. On intellectuals, journalists, in- want a debate on these issues Arvind Kejriwal’s party. delaying a decision on two meetings with leaders of October 12, RSS Sarsanghcha- dustry heads, lawyers and oth- first. Society’s opinion makers The continuing downslide government formation, Lt. the RSS and Sangh-affiliated lak Mohan Bhagwat met lead- er thought leaders to “share should know what we want. In of the Congress has left Governor Najeeb Jung is in organisations earlier this ers from different fields in the Sangh’s worldview and the past too, retired army these social groups with no violation of the second Modi invokes Gandhiji to week. New Delhi. build consensus.” The meet- chiefs and generals have at- option, which throws up the assertion in the apex court “That was part of an effort to On the list of over 60 attend- ings will continue till tended our meetings,” a senior prospect of a direct contest judgment. draw people to politics ensure that the Sangh and the ees were UGC Chairman Ved December. RSS leader said. Gargi Parsai upon in the world for its pro- cedures, methods and mech- Rajnath seeks NEW DELHI: Encouraging intel- anisms to find solutions to Ajit Pawar, Rane figure lectuals to join politics, Prime people’s issues. Jet fuel prices cut by 7.3 p.c. Minister Narendra Modi said “Unless perfect informa- change in here on Saturday that if the tion comes from the grass- NEW DELHI Jet fuel rates were litre and diesel by Rs. 2.25 in the list of squatters education system field was tainted, Mahatma roots and guidance comes on Saturday cut by a steep Declining global oil per litre. Gandhi would have never been from the top, there cannot be 7.3 per cent, the fourth prices have made The sixth reduction in MUMBAI: Only 19 out of 41 Min- first extension of three Sandeep Joshi part of it. balanced decision-making. straight reduction in prices imports cheaper, price since August has isters in the erstwhile Con- months, a rent of Rs. 25 per sq Launching an enrolment The party’s spread and the since August on back of fall- meant that petrol costs Rs. gress—NCP government in ft is charged and Rs. 50 per sq ft LUCKNOW: Union Home Minis- drive of the BJP, Mr. Modi said workers’ development should ing international oil rates. resulting in price 64.25 a litre in Delhi, Rs. Maharashtra have vacated for another three months as ter Rajnath Singh on Saturday times had changed, however, be simultaneous. The BJP is The price of aviation tur- reduction 9.36 per litre less than what their official bungalows so far. per rules,” Mr. Galgali said. called for overhauling of the In- and the era of mass agitations far ahead and an inspiration bine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, it cost in July. NCP stalwart Ajit Pawar and Among Ministers who are dian education system and in politics was over. “Now, for others,” he said. Earlier, at Delhi was cut by Rs. The second reduction in senior Congress leader Na- yet to vacate their bungalows stressed that a value-based sys- whether in power or not, peo- Mr. Shah said the drive from 4,987.7 per kilolitre, or 7.3 line’s operating costs and diesel rates in one month rayan Rane are the prominent include Uday Samant, Sanjay tem that focuses on character ple expect a politician to be November 1 till March 31 was per cent, to Rs. 62,537.93 the price cut will ease the has led to price coming names in the list of squatters, Savkare, Sanjay Deotale and building of students was need relevant in public life,” he said. not to give more power to the per kl, oil companies an- financial burden on cash- down to Rs. 55.60 a litre. Al- an RTI query has revealed. Vijaykumar Gavit, who had of the hour. Mr. Modi, who has an RSS party but to connect with the nounced on Saturday. Rates strapped carriers. so, the price of non-subsi- As per the information re- fought the recent Assembly Lamenting that India has background, said his vision for people. The BJP conducted a were cut by almost 3 per No immediate comment dised cooking gas (LPG) was ceived by activist Anil Galgali polls on Shiv Sena—BJP been a “victim” of education the BJP was that it should be- fresh membership drive ev- cent or Rs. 2,077.62 per kl was available from airlines cut by Rs. 18.5 to Rs 865 per from the State government, tickets. system introduced by British come a party that was looked ery six years. on October 1. on the impact of the price 14.2-kg cylinder. Mr. Pawar’s colleagues, Chha- When contacted, ex–Con- historian Thomas Babington Declining international cut on passenger fares. Since August, this is the gan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil, gress minister of State, D P Macaulay, he said:“We are tied oil prices have made im- The three fuel retailers — fourth reduction in rate of Harshvardhan Patil and Patan- Sawant told PTI that he has in a set pattern and there is ports cheaper, resulting in Indian Oil, Hindustan Pet- non-subsidised LPG which grao Kadam, are also among sought an extension of one need to come out of it. This is Fadnavis yet to announce price reduction. roleum and Bharat Petro- consumers buy after ex- the 22 Ministers who are yet to month to vacate the official wrong to think that all knowl- In Mumbai, jet fuel will leum — revise jet fuel and hausting their quota of sub- vacate their official residence. premises as he could not vacate edge is with the western coun- portfolios cost Rs. 64,414.98 per kl as non-subsidised LPG prices market priced domestic However, former Chief Min- it due to “certain difficulties.” tries. They learnt from us, but against Rs. 69,610.50 per kl on the first of every month, cooking gas. ister Prithviraj Chavan vacated Meanwhile, former Minori- after the entry of Britishers a Priyanka Kakodkar previously. based on the average inter- Non-subsidised LPG in “Varsha”, his official residence, ty Affairs Minister Naseem mentality developed that all The rates vary because of national prices in the pre- Delhi was priced at Rs. on Friday evening. Khan, whose name also figures the knowledge was with the MUMBAI: Twenty-four hours differences in local sales tax ceding month. 922.50 in July and rates “A Minister has to vacate his in the list of squatters, said he western countries.” after his government was or VAT. Jet fuel constitutes On Friday, oil companies have been reduced every official residence within 15 was in the process of shifting. The Minister, who was sworn in, Maharashtra Chief over 40 per cent of an air- cut petrol price by Rs. 2.41 a subsequent month. — PTI days of losing the post. For a — PTI speaking at a function in a pri- Minister Devendra Fadnavis vate management institute, is yet to declare Cabinet port- asked why not a single Indian folios. Nine ministers were institute figured among top sworn in on Friday including global universities for technical seven Cabinet ministers and Trilokpuri: NCM expresses concern over ‘police bias’ institutes despite that the fact two ministers of state. that India followed a system in- Cabinet Minister Vinod Anumeha Yadav shops have been damaged or were arrested. We have com- Farida Khan, member, NCM. October 30, issued a notice to troduced by Britishers. Tawde was keen on the Home burned down. municated the residents’ Following an application the Delhi Police Commission- “Knowledge of other languages portfolio but the party high NEW DELHI: Members of the “We visited the area last grievances to the Delhi Po- by advocates Vrinda Grover er for a detailed report within is necessary; but where con- command was less so, sources Devendra Fadnavis National Commission for Mi- week. Many said they were lice. We have also sought and Aslam Ahmed, the Na- two weeks. versing in mother tongue say. Cabinet Minister Eknath norities (NCM) who visited not even allowed to meet meetings with Lieutenant- tional Human Rights Com- At the Mayur Vihar police works, why should one speak in Khadse is set to get the Reve- of anonymity. Trilokpuri in East Delhi, fol- their family members who Governor Najeeb Jung,” said mission (NHRC) had, on station, records show that be- English…Therefore, our Prime nue portfolio but is hoping to While congratulating Mr. lowing the recent communal tween October 24 and 27, the Minister has decided that we get more than one key post. Fadnavis, an editorial in par- tensions in the area, have ex- police arrested 48 persons — will converse in Hindi to the Meanwhile the Shiv Sena is ty mouthpiece Saamna on pressed apprehensions over 37 Muslims and 11 Hindus. possible extent. But this does pushing for ten cabinet Saturday had a few words of complaints of police bias. Makeshift temple removed; security continues “The police and the Rapid Ac- not mean opposing any other berths and wants the Deputy advice. “The new Govern- NCM members have been tion Force abused us, hit us language” Mr. Singh also said Chief Minister's post. It is al- ment is like a newly-wed receiving complaints that a Kritika Sharma The Delhi Police said the four-hour jagran — a night with sticks and rifles, and students should think in a free so pushing for key posts in- woman who initially pleases disproportionate number of locals agreed to remove the prayer — on Friday night. broke our doors. They took manner in whichever language cluding Power, Finance, her mother-in-law. In this Muslim youth have been ar- NEW DELHI: The makeshift structure after they organised Over 1,000 riot police and anyone they could find, and they feel good and should focus Education and Health. case, the mother- in-law is rested from the area after the temple or Mata ki Chowki in a jagran there on Friday, almost 30 police vans were are not allowing anyone to on character-building and fol- On Saturday, Sena’s Rajya the people of Maharashtra. violence between October 24 Trilokpuri, where the trouble followed by a feast on deployed in the 36 blocks of meet the boys they have ar- lowing Indian values. “We Sabha MP Anil Desai met Fi- You cannot take people for and 27, even as the police re- first started, was removed on Saturday morning. “The Trilokpuri for the function,” rested,” said Mehrunissa Bi, a should follow our ancestors in nance Minister and senior granted. They have the power fuse to register FIRs on be- Saturday. structure was removed after a said a police officer. resident of Sanjay Camp, never letting go of the genuine- BJP leader Arun Jaitley in to pull your ears when you half of individuals whose Block 27, Trilokpuri. ness and reality of our culture.” Delhi, reiterating his party’s err,” said the editorial. It is demand for 10 Cabinet posts. true that there is no magic According to Sena sources, wand to fulfil promises made the party also demanded the to the people, but people of Deputy Chief Minister’s post. Maharashtra are looking at For Pakistani migrants, saga of unfulfilled promises “The BJP is non-committal the new Government the first on this demand,” said a senior led by BJP, with a lot of hope, task force by the Home Af- get water from the nearby party leader, on the condition it said. Most of them on fairs Ministry, we have heard Madrasa, our children do not nothing else,” Mr. Sodha told get admission in government long-term visas, The Hindu here. schools and we cannot afford There are seven migrant private schools,” says a fresh Twitter apologises but seek citizenship camps in Jodhpur which re- migrant who came to Rajas- ceive an ever-ending flow of than with his family just last says ‘change behaviour’ Aarti Dhar migrants almost every week month but did not wish to be by Thar Link Express, the identified for fear of persecu- Yuthika Bhargava change my “behaviour” I JODHPUR: Prime Minister Na- weekly train between India tion of his family back in may be permanently rendra Modi’s announce- and Pakistan. Most of those Karachi. NEW DELHI: Several Indian suspended.” ment of the merger of Person who come never return as Those who get long-term Twitter users reported that Another user with the of Indian Origin (PIO) and minorities have been facing visas have to wait for seven their accounts had been sus- handle @Stupidosaur tweet- Overseas Citizen of Indian difficult living conditions in years before they are entit- pended on Saturday. Rupa ed that his account too was (OCI) cards to relax visa Pakistan since the demoli- led to apply for Indian citi- Subramanya, whose account suspended and posted a rules may have brought tion of the Babri Masjid in zenship, which is not an easy was among those suspended screenshot of the communi- cheer to Indian Americans, 1991. The situation worsened task. “Many people also re- alleged that it was mainly cation from Twitter. The but it has been a disappoint- with the strengthening of the turn because the living con- right-wing accounts that message said: “Twitter has ment to thousands of mi- Taliban. ditions are so bad here, but were suspended, including automated systems that find grants from Pakistan living However, life is tough for the inflow of people still con- those of @AgentSaffron, and remove multiple auto- here. the migrants here. They pri- tinues. Government agen- @Sushuptii, @wallflow- mated spam accounts in A large number of such mi- marily belong to the Sched- cies often cite security er_ish, @sureshnakhua and bulk. Unfortunately, it looks grants have been coming to uled Castes and the reasons for grant of citizen- @readernewspaper. like this account @stupido- India in large numbers, par- Scheduled Tribes and live in ship, though most of us were Subramanya, who has saur got caught up in one of ticularly since 1991, and they camps on the outskirts of the citizens of undivided India; over 32,000 followers on these spam groups by have been demanding citi- A scene at the Alkausar Nagar migrant camp at Jodhpur. city, which lack even basic they can at least give us refu- Twitter, said her account mistake.” zenship, which, at present, is — PHOTO: ROHIT JAIN PARAS facilities for water supply, gee status,” says Mr. Sodha, was suspended without any Twitter India message al- difficult to get. Most are on education, health and even who was a migrant but is reason and Twitter told her so mentioned that he needed long-term visas, which do “The Bharatiya Janata far,” says Hindu Singh Sod- Prime Minister Narendra shelter. The camp at Alkau- now an Indian citizen. The that she might have shared to change his behaviour to not entitle them to basic gov- Party, at the time of the As- ha, president of the Seemant Modi who promised to look sar Nagar does not even have migrants are settled in something that made her ac- continue using Twitter as re- ernment facilities such as sembly and Lok Sabha elec- Lok Sangathan, an organisa- into their issues during an a toilet, one of the focus ar- Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner count look like a spam ac- peat violations may lead to bank, health and education tions, promised to look into tion working for the cause of election rally here. “We have eas of the Prime Minister; and now Jodhpur because count. She tweeted: “Twitter permanent suspension of facilities. A substantial num- our issue, but there has been the migrants. been waiting since then. Ex- neither does it have regular the Thar Express arrives also warned me if I don’t the account. ber come on pilgrimage visa. no movement forward so It was none other than cept for the setting up of a water supply. “We have to here.

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Glut in tomato; India forces U.N. to review peacekeeping Debt pushes farmer to consumers, suicide in Uttar Pradesh ryots red-faced New Delhi still upset, says Security Council should have set up panel Mohammad Ali be eighth case of a farmer Staff Reporter Suhasini Haidar Secretary General is not bind- Herve Ladsous when he vis- ending life in Western U.P. ing,” an official source told ited New Delhi in July. MEERUT: A farmer in Bijnore Family members said PUNE: A bumper tomato crop NEW DELHI: Under pressure The Hindu, calling for a grea- Speaking to The Hindu, district who committed sui- Kumar, who owned six has led to a freefall in prices of from India over the safety of ter role for India and other Mr. Ladsous had agreed with cide on Tuesday took the bighas of farmland, had tak- the “red fruit” across Nashik United Nations Peacekeeping contributing nations in the the Indian contention, saying extreme step after being en a loan of Rs. 50000 from and Pune districts in Maha- forces, U.N. Secretary-Gener- UN process. that, “What used to be mon- unable to withstand the a national bank under its rashtra, causing panic and de- al Ban Ki-moon has set up a In the past few months, In- itoring, observing missions pressure to repay loans to- Kisan Credit Card scheme spair among farmers. 14-member panel, including dia has taken up the issue of are now multi-dimensional. talling Rs. 1.80 lakh he owed about seven years back. According to market sourc- an Indian to review peace- “changing mandates” and a What has happened is unac- a national bank, local farm- But the bank debt in- es, tomato prices have plum- keeping operations world- lack of consultation by the Se- ceptable with people mas- er co-operatives and money creased to Rs. 95000 be- meted sharply from Rs. 35 per wide. curity Council that appoints sacred right next to our blue lenders, police have said. cause he could not pay back kg to an incredible Rs. 2 a kg The panel, headed by Jose the missions. In particular, helmets.” Ashok Kumar, a resident even a single instalment. in barely a fortnight. Ironical- Ramos-Horta, the former India had objected after the With 8,132 soldiers on UN of Shahpur Dhamedi vil- He had taken Rs. 45000 ly, the retail price of tomatoes President of East Timor, will killing of three Indian peace- missions, India is the third lage, allegedly hanged him- from the local farmer co- in most cities in the country include Lt. General Abhijit keepers, or “blue helmets,” in largest contributor of peace- self from a tree in his farm. operative, Rs. 10000 from continues to hover around Rs. Guha, a retired Indian Army South Sudan when rebels at- keeping forces, after Bangla- S.K. Singh, the Station the sugarcane farmer co- 35 a kg. officer who now holds a U.N. tacked their base, while 39 desh and Pakistan. It has House Officer of Shivala operative and Rs. 30,000 “Until recently, I was mak- post. have been killed on peace- suffered the highest casual- Kalan police station, told from local money lenders. ing Rs. 150-200 per crate of In a statement, Mr. Ban keeping duty in the Congo. ties in UN peacekeeping op- The Hindu on the phone “He was last seen by his tomatoes. Now, I get a paltry said: “Peace missions today With 8,132 soldiers on U.N. missions, India is the At the U.N. General As- erations, with an estimated that preliminary investiga- family members on Rs. 40 per crate which rough- are increasingly called on to third largest contributor of peacekeeping forces. sembly this year, India had 157 Indian soldiers being tion suggested that Mr. Ku- Wednesday afternoon. He ly holds 20 kg of tomatoes,” confront politically complex — FILE PHOTO called for a greater role in the killed since 1950. The move mar was under pressure told them that he was going said Nana Shitole, a farmer in and challenging conflicts, of- decision making about peace- for a bigger role in deciding from the money lenders to to his farm to fetch grass for Nashik’s Chandwad Taluk, ten in volatile security envi- ment, Indian officials said of the way the peacekeeping keeping operations, especial- UN peacekeeping mandates pay back the loan and had the cattle. But at about 5 speaking to The Hindu. ronments where operations they were disappointed since operations are being mandat- ly in areas of internal political is seen as part of the bigger received several notices. p.m., his body was seen For 60-year-old Appa Deo- are directly targeted.” the panel had not been set up ed, for that it should be under conflict. The government also push by India for a perma- According to unofficial hanging from a tree on his kar in Dindori taluk, the to- While there was no official by the Security Council. “We the Security Council, as a raised the issue strongly with nent seat at the Security estimates, Kumar’s would farm,” said the SHO. mato crop has been the bane reaction to the announce- have been calling for a review panel appointed by the U.N. the U.N. Peacekeeping chief Council. of his life this year. “In July, a plant disease wrecked my to- mato crop, almost halving my output. And now, a bumper Rajani Sankaran Shakti Mills case: death confirmation harvest is forcing me to throw Don’t facilitate surrender of away the excess.” takes over as “Heavy and prolonged rain hearing to begin on December 5 this monsoon have led to a 20 BHAVINI chief our cadre, Maoists tell scribes per cent increase in the toma- Vinaya Deshpande to cultivation area across CHENNAI: Pavan Dahat “Three women members of Maharashtra. This has trans- Senior SRC secretary terms the PLGA were caught and MUMBAI: The Bombay High lated into excess supply but IAAS offi- RAIPUR: The banned Commu- Maoist surrenders in tortured before being killed. Court will begin the confir- low demand,” said Shiram cer Rajani nist Party of India (Maoist) Bastar as ‘fake and Bastar IG S.R.P. Kalluri is mation hearing on the death Gadhave, president, Vegeta- Sankaran has warned journalists work- misleading the media. The sentence awarded to the ble Growers Association of on Satur- ing in Chhattisgarh against engineered’ journalists should not believe three convicts in the Shakti India (VGAI). day took helping the police in carrying the police version on surren- Mills gang rape case on De- Farmers are getting a pit- over as out surrender of Maoist ders and encounters. We ap- cember 5. The court has re- tance at Rs. 3-4 a kg, while Chairman cadres. them of being “police peal our journalist brothers fused to club the death their production costs are and Managing Director of Bha- “We appeal to the journal- informers”. to come to the spot and verify penalty confirmation hearing anywhere between Rs. 7-10 a ratiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Ni- ist brothers to condemn the The SRC secretary termed facts before writing,” added with the writ petition filed by kg, said Mr. Gadhave, remark- gam Ltd (BHAVINI). fake surrenders and stop en- the spate of Maoist surren- the press statement. the convicts — Vijay Jadhav ing that as tomato was a per- “As I retired yesterday[Fri- couraging those who have de- ders in Bastar in the past few The Maoists party secreta- (19), Mohammed Salim Ansa- ishable commodity, farmers day], our Director [Finance] ceived the people’s months as “fake and ry also appealed the journal- ri (28) and Kasim Bengali (21) had no choice but to make do Rajani Sankaran has taken movement. The journalists engineered”. ists to stop “defaming” the — challenging the constitu- with whatever price that was over as Chairman and Manag- who support the surrendered CPI(Maoist) for “red terror”. tional validity of Section on offer. ing Director, Bhavini from to- Maoists will be termed as ‘an- Surrender policy 376E of the Indian Penal day. It is a temporary posting ti-people’ by the party,” said “The new surrender policy Bandh call Code. The legal provision (From left) Mohammed Salim Ansari, Vijay Jadhav for three months till a new Ganesh Uike, secretary of the is acting as a tool for corrupt “We are not terrorists, but provides for a maximum sen- and Kasim Bengali, who have been sentenced to head for the company is final- South Regional Committee police and paramilitary offi- we are patriots and we are tence of death for repeat death by a Sessions court in the Shakti Mills Reopen 1984 ised,” former BHAVINI CMD (SRC) of the CPI(Maoist), in a cers to loot money. The police fighting for the people. We offenders. photojournalist gang-rape case.— FILE PHOTO: PTI Prabhat Kumar told PTI. press statement. and administration is mis- are standing against many “We are not inclined to riots cases: Asked whether she was the leading the media about sur- multinational companies, club the two petitions,” Jus- High Court will now start raping a telephone operator first woman to head a nuclear Criticised renders. Common people and preventing them from tices V.K. Tahilramani and hearing the death confirma- on the same premises earlier. Amnesty establishment, he said, “It is The Maoist leader criti- activists working in Bastar snatching land from tribal A.K. Menon said after public tion petition from December The government had true. Though she is a bureau- cised senior journalist and are threatened with arrest people. The media should prosecutor Sandeep Shinde 5. pleaded for the death sen- Staff Reporter crat, I am sure she has the po- president of Bastar press club and are asked to pose as sur- support us rather than sup- pleaded for it. The court The sessions court had, in tence to them as per the tential to head the company Karrimuddin for giving “fi- rendered Maoists. In many porting the ‘exploiter’ gov- asked about the main conten- April, convicted Jadhav, An- amended provision under NEW DELHI: Amnesty Interna- until a new head is finalised.” nancial assistance” to a sur- cases, former Maoists, who ernment,” said the Maoist tion of the writ petition filed sari and Bengali, along with Section 376 (e) of IPC. This is tional has demanded that the A 1989 batch Indian Audit rendered Maoist cadre a few quit the party many years ago, leader calling for “Dandaka- by the accused, after which it an accused named Siraj Khan, the first time the section has Union government reopen and Accounts Service (IAAS) days ago. are being re-arrested,” ranya bandh” on November 8 declined to club it. for the rape of a photojour- been applied. investigations into the 1984 officer, Ms.Sankaran had a “Karrimuddin is a senior claimed Ganesh Uike, whose against the Narendra Modi The government is likely to nalist on the premises of After being awarded the anti-Sikh riot cases. Fellowship in International journalist. It does not behove name has figured in almost all government’s “ Brahmnic and mention the writ petition fil- Shakti Mills in the city in Au- death sentence, the three The organisation launched Auditing from the General Ac- him to encourage those (sur- the major incidents of vio- fascist policies”. ed by the accused, before an- gust last year. While Siraj was convicts moved the Bombay an online campaign for which countability Office, USA. She rendered Maoists) who have lence against police in the last other Division Bench of the awarded life imprisonment, High Court and filed a writ it claims to have received was earlier Accountant Gener- deceived the people’s move- five to 10 years. Charges denied court next week. But irre- the other three accused were petition challenging the con- 91,273 endorsements. The al (Commercial and Receipt ment. He should not repeat Mr. Uike alleged that in the Mr. Karrimuddin has de- spective of when that petition given the death sentence as stitutional validity of the rele- campaign is aiming at collect- Audit), Tamil Nadu, Principal this,” said the Maoist leader. past few months Bastar police nied the allegations and said will be heard, the Bombay they were also convicted for vant section of the IPC. ing 1.5 lakh endorsements. Director of Audit (South Cen- The banned outfit had and paramilitary forces had that he was just giving reward tral Railway) and Southern killed two journalists work- killed many civilians and money to a surrendered Railway. — PTI ing Bastar last year accusing branded them as Maoists. Maoist at a ceremony.

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P.J. Sanjeeva Raj moaning and flapping of wings a nuisance. Feeding pigeons in Hair today, gone tomorrow he proliferation of the open is forbidden by law in rock pigeons (Co- some countries. Surya Lakshmi C. hoped I’d be able to nurture it lumba livia) on high- Changes in architectural fea- to its glorious days, someday. Trise buildings all over tures on the exterior of high- ll women love their hair, That day arrived when I the world seems to coincide rise buildings that often do not Awhatever its style and happened to meet a Keralite strangely with the disappear- leave any flat ridges, and also state. Right from childhood, colleague’s wife. Do we have ance of house sparrows. Both running cables over possible I was keen to have long, Prabandha Kanyas and Sa- are synanthropic birds that perching sites keep feral pi- thick and lustrous black tyabhamas even in these crave to be around human geons away. Community dove- hair. My cousin had it up to days, I wondered. She would dwellings, the sparrows in- cotes may be constructed in her knee, and I just loved it. not have required false hair, doors and the pigeons out- protected public places such as One of my favourite deities, as I did, when she got mar- doors. But the patterns of parks and playfields. Feral pi- Sita, is said to have had that ried. Her lovely hair added to human habitats and lifestyles geons, unlike sparrows, are kind of hair, which she deco- the four long rows of jas- seem to influence urban wild- largely unaffected by pesti- rated with a golden plait and mines she was sporting. I life profoundly. cides, because they feed their plait-bells. One could see in promptly asked her about There are three types of rock squabs (young ones) with ‘pi- pictures the long golden the secret of her hair. She re- pigeons: the ancestral rock pi- geon milk’ or ‘crop milk’, not plait on the day following vealed it as Ayurveda, and ex- geon in the wild, the domes- pesticide-contaminated in- Ramanavami, the day Ram plained the process. ticated ones, and the feral ones. sects as sparrows give their and Sita were wed. Thanks to my colleague’s They can interbreed; they are nestlings. Unlike long-distance I did not aspire for the est hair in school, but it was wife, my hair regained its lost all but one species. Doves are homing pigeons or passenger golden stuff, but definitely good enough. By the time I glory after many decades. My different from pigeons. The pigeons, feral pigeons do not longed for long and thick left school, it would hit the genes ensured the black hue wild rock pigeons live on rocky seem to be affected by electro- black hair. During childhood person sitting by my side of my hair. I was at peace with mountain cliffs and the sea- magnetic radiation from cell- I attended a dance recital. when I swung my plait back. myself until one afternoon, shore. They are said to have phone towers. Its heroine, Satyabhama, In college, I learnt of the when I read a news item on originated 5,000 to 10,000 Rock pigeons have incredible would typically spin around Prabandha Kanya, whose the trauma faced by chemo- years ago in the eastern Medi- cognitive capacity. This, cou- her plait by holding it in the plait typically resembled a therapy-administered can- terranean region. GIVE THOSE pled with their amazing naviga- middle, and over her right shiny black cobra. I admired cer patients because of loss of The Sumerians of Mesopota- tional skills, enable them shoulder, as she sang. I was the model’s hair in a hair ton- their hair and the noble ges- mia (what is southern Iraq to- during aerial sorties to scout impressed. I would do what- ic advertisement. To make ture of teenage college girls. I day) seem to have started for suitable cliff-like structures ever it took to have my black my hair smell good, I washed was upset. I brought my plait domesticating them from pigeons some space in cities. Pigeons can fly at hair thick, long and lustrous. it with shampoo. A pest in- over my right shoulder and about 3000 B.C., breeding an speeds of 75 to 100 km an hour I agreed to get my hair fested all shoe-flowers in my examined it. My thick, long amazingly wide diversity of for distances of 800 to 1,000 tonsured twice in the hope garden, so I tried different and lustrous black hair did fancy breeds. The Mughal em- The house sparrows are all but gone, km at a stretch. They are of that happening. I learnt hair oils, whatever was sug- not give me happiness this perors (who ruled from 1526 to known to recognise the resi- that my neighbour had ap- gested by anybody. I now did time. 1858), particularly Akbar, fan- let’s make sure these birds remain dents of their block by their fa- plied shoe-flower-infused not face the threat of tonsure Then I was inspired by the cied them. Akbar’s keepers cial features, voices and calls. coconut oil for thick, lus- as the family considered it in- noble souls of Women’s reared for him about 20,000 pi- lection in survival and outside, window sills above to grain and seed off the ground, They can recognise them by trous and long hair; so I fol- auspicious for a young girl. I Christian College, Chennai, geons. Of these, they used to evolution. Some of the domes- ward off rain and shine, provide as if in a feeding competition. their photographs! That was lowed suit. I would rub red lengthened my hair with who, on World Cancer Day carry along about 500 fantails, ticated ones might have escap- excellent niches for these feral They leave none for sparrows. how carrier pigeons delivered shoe-flower petals on to my fancy, long plait-bells, when- 2014, gave up their hair to do- his favourites, on his camps. ed as runaways back into the pigeons for courting, roosting, Right now, feral pigeons on messages to soldiers on the scalp for thickness and wash ever I wanted to see it cross nate wigs to cancer patients. Charles Darwin had a dove- wild, as ferals in search of cliffs. and even nesting and breeding. apartments, heritage buildings warfront during World Wars. my hair with bitter soap nut my knees. What’s the use of going ga-ga cote (pigeon house) in the gar- But they seem to be returning Unfortunately, changed urban and architectural showpieces If the pigeons too, like house to ensure its health. I would Now I was into a job, I had over it, if it can’t even emu- den of his country estate at to our cities, which are provid- architectural designs and life- are detested as pests or vermin. sparrows earlier, are chased feel proud every summer no time for my hair, which late a teenager in making a Down House in Kent during ing them ‘concrete cliffs’ on styles have deprived our con- In some advanced countries away from our habitats back in- when my mother made a became weak, lacklustre and traumatised cancer patient 1850-1856. This was no hobby. high-rises. servative sparrows of their they are contemptuously re- to the wild, the next invaders flower-plait with jasmines, a full of split-ends and dan- smile, I asked myself, and He conducted breeding experi- Air-conditioned apartments humble habitats of tiled ferred to as ‘rats with wings’. on to our habitats in India may plait which grew thicker and druff. It demonstrated my headed for the salon, before I ments to produce bewildering in these ‘cliffs’, with closed houses, driving them away far Their droppings cause deface- be the common crow or the longer by the year. I did not carelessness. Yet, I was too could have second thoughts. varieties (breeds) to study arti- doors and windows, windows from cities. Flocks of these fer- ment and stench, and many squirrel. The choice is ours. have the thickest and long- fond of it to have cropped it. I [email protected] ficial selection and natural se- with broad ledge-like bases al pigeons comb every bit of consider their constant cooing, [email protected]

Nirmala Varma sheet of paper and pen, I logged into GMail, and with the rule of Of station Why you ought to pause before you leap hat is supposed to be in- Passwords elimination tried several com- Wtrinsically strong, have binations. That worked, to my and status N. Parameshwaran different characters, be case- utter delight and surprise, and sensitive, kept as a secret and galore to the page magically opened. I J.A.R. Moorty he petroleum outlet was can only have a single owner? quickly reset the password and Ton the left of the signal Not many guesses for that — manage noted the recovery e-mail id, t took a beggar to con- lights at the junction of JLB it’s a password. the secure question and all. Ivince me that status Road and KRS Road. I was Remember Enid Blyton’s With a sense of relief, I scrib- consciousness is not con- there filling up my two- The Secret Seven and their bled the new password in the Every now and then fined to the high and the wheeler. I paid for the fuel, password, meetings and inves- form of various cryptic clues all mighty. I was sipping tea at shut the petrol tank and tigation of mysteries. Well, people are creating around the house — the tele- a roadside stall in Delhi looked up to see that the passwords are not passé any phone diary, calendar and the passwords which when the stall-owner green light was still on and more. They are not just for notepad. Finally, with a very called out to a mendicant that there were five seconds children to have a thrill and a demand patience, strong feeling of security and standing at some distance, left. I darted off, entered the bit of excitement either. In the ingenuity and satisfaction, I signed out. “Why aren’t you coming junction and turned right to cyber world it’s the key to un- Every now and then people here nowadays?” The re- the road where there were the locking sites and unravelling a bit of jugglery are creating passwords which sponse: “Baoji, I’ve been flower-sellers. I wanted to new worlds. It helps operate demand patience, ingenuity going elsewhere. You see, if buy flowers for Deepavali, your bank account, buy movie and a bit of jugglery. We are I were to beg in the same you see. Just then, a big black tickets, shop from home, plan cautioned not to use nick- place every day, what izzat car, which also wanted to your travel, and much more.... names, birthday or anniversary will I have!” cross before the red light My own tryst with pass- dates and school or college Consider this, from a came on, came speeding force me to commit the folly ordeal dreaded by every age- were changes inside me. words began the day I opened a names, in short not to create slightly higher plane. In down the road with the horn which could have proved ing individual. Suddenly I understood the GMail account. I’m not tech- anything that might be very fa- 1974, when I was still in blaring and entered the junc- fatal. The unpredictability, the truth of the philosophy that savvy, and I have my limita- miliar or too easy to remember. college, I had the privilege tion on my right almost paral- I got the flowers and rode uncertainty and the fragility we should live our life every tions when it comes to using The trick, therefore, lies in of being allowed to stroll in lel to me. Fortunately for me, homeward, my mind musing of life hit me as never before. I day as if it were the last day the personal computer. My living out your fantasies, dig- Rashtrapathi Bhavan’s the car driver braked and on what would have been had was baffled that a senior man for there is no certainty that profession demanded that I ac- ging deep into mysterious ref- Mughal Gardens. I walked swerved to the left, letting me things gone wrong. like me should have rushed we will be alive tomorrow. quire certain computing skills, erences, a reference known up to a mali painstakingly go. Of course he cursed loud- I recalled with trepidation like mad into the danger zone, How true! How very true! whereas in my personal life I age, ‘try again’, stared at me. only to you. And so, with a priming some plants and ly. I crossed the junction and the big car. It was a big black undone by nothing more than This realisation led me to have to occasionally log in to So for the next three to four sense of achievement, a pass- asked, “Under how many reached the line of flower- monster at top speed and, had the play of the signal lights. other things as well. I could glean some information or days it was me and Google, try- word is created. A page solely Presidents have you sellers all in one piece. One of it hit me, it would have flung These were deeply sober- feel my worries and grievanc- view popular videos, and so on. ing different combinations. for passwords is also created, worked?” He drew himself them admonished me for my me several metres. There was ing thoughts, and I heaved a es shrinking. I actually smiled I was soon at ease managing What little I remembered of going by the number of them to his full height and in- rashness. no telling what would have big, big sigh of relief that I had at some of my grouses: the my e-mail, and the password my password proved futile. My an individual has. Scrolling to formed me: “Look here, I was shaken. I could hardly happened to me. Perhaps it escaped all that. I was grateful neighbour who often parked was also taken care of. But I heart went out to my unopened the bottom line, since a pass- I’ve worked with four pres- believe I had done what I had would have been curtains for I was alive and well, that I his car right in front of my was blissfully unaware of pri- inbox. word is that one vital link to idents.” Obviously, he con- done. I was not a rash driver. me. I would have passed into could view my favourite serial gate, the young couple next vacy settings. My complacency Panicking, I contacted a few connect to the virtual world, its sidered the First Citizens At my age I could not afford to history. A bubble would have that evening, that I could go door who had their supper as crashed when, after a hiatus of of my students who I knew had role cannot be undermined or his colleagues. This was a be. On my two-wheeler my been burst. This “poor player to the badminton court to- late as 11 p.m. and went on five weeks I tried to log into my an edge over me as far as tech- overlooked. lesson in dignity of labour speed was always well below who had strutted and fretted morrow, that I could contin- talking and arguing late into account. The message, ‘your nology was concerned. Swal- Yet, one can only wonder if and pride in one’s work. 40 kmph. I don’t usually lose his hour upon the stage would ue reading that interesting the night, another neigh- password is incorrect’, did not lowing my pride, I had to there could be passwords to In the bureaucracy, ob- my cool in city traffic and al- have been heard no more”. book, and that I could now bour’s dog that barked all perturb me the least, even confess before them my inabil- unlock the human emotions to session with one’s status ways go by the rules. So I was This “tale told by an idiot full wear that new shirt for Dee- night, and so on. Even the ma- though it flashed even after ity to log in. They patiently enter a person’s mind and de- can reach dizzy heights, as aghast at the way circum- of sound and fury signifying pavali and celebrate the fes- jor worries, “the slings and ar- three unsuccessful attempts. heard me out and tried to help lete any anger, hatred lurking reflected in matters like stances — the sight of the line nothing” would have ended tival with dear ones. rows of an outrageous With apprehension and also me — but to no avail. there, or a universal password seating arrangements in of flower-sellers on the right abruptly. The sun shone, the birds fortune”, began to look more a cocky sense of confidence I Tearfully, I had to come to whereby we can reach out to meetings, the fleet of staff side of the junction, the green Or, if I had survived, I flew overhead, vehicles imaginary than real. Well, I went to the password assist- terms with opening a new ac- people across the globe irre- cars and the number of of- light beckoning, the sudden would have broken one or two blared their horns, and life could be said to be putting ance page, where a series of count. Sighing over the loss of spective of gender, caste, creed fice boys at one’s disposal. onrush of blood and conse- bones and been bed-ridden flowed on uninterrupted. things in the proper questions with multiple- memorable links, mails and or nation. It may not be pos- Experience tells me that quent loss of caution and for a few months with all the Nothing seemed to have perspective. choice answers were settled. photographs, I decided to give sible, but who can tell? the persons most con- judgment — contrived to attendant inconveniences, an changed outwardly. But there [email protected] Yet at the last page, the mess- it one last try. Armed with a [email protected] scious of their status are those newly elevated as of- ficers. One can discern a cosmetics. 1-4 dichloro-benzene is change in the way of dress- Odour, Odour: what artificial The Natural Resource De- known to cause bronchial ing (neckties even in swel- fense Council (NRDC) last asthma and decreased lung tering heat), gait and, yes, year randomly tested 14 com- function. The very fact that in their new-found love for air-fresheners could be doing monly available brands of air- these molecules remain sus- English. fresheners in the U.S. market. pended for long after you Unfortunately, it can Twelve of them contained press that nozzle makes the lead to hilarious situations. Tiny Nair gent human on earth? good smell has invaded every high levels of phthalates. Sur- toxicity more profound for A youngster hosted a party Despite the fact that I can- nook and corner of our life. prisingly, none of them listed the poor consumer. in the office to celebrate his inda B. Buck and Richard not differentiate burnt toast With an estimated $8 billion phthalates as a constituent of From the office to the car, marriage. His newly pro- LAxel were awarded the from incense sticks at 10 annual worldwide sales, the their product. This subse- from home to restaurant, moted Section Officer felt Nobel Prize in Medicine and feet, I am pretty sure there is air freshener market is grow- quent uproar resulted in the waiting halls to rest rooms, this was the right occasion Physiology in 2004 for their a change in the perception of ing every year. withdrawal of these brands the fragrance, tagged by the to say something wise. He research into understanding smell, from the consumer’s The underlying technology from the U.S. market. phthalates and company, fol- said: “Mr. Gupta, we look the science behind the per- perspective. Today, enter is simply brilliant. An air But that is just the tip of the low you wherever you go, in forward to many such ception of the sense of smell. any room and chances are freshener is not just a per- iceberg. One way to keep the effect forcing you to inhale treats from you in the fu- Their work led to the sub- that you would smell laven- fume. The fragrance needs to fragrance float in air is to add the chemicals for far longer ture.” The youngster re- sequent discovery of more der, vanilla, rose or some ex- remain suspended in the air small amounts of terpene, than you can imagine or your sponded with gusto: “Sir, than 1,000 different genes otic wild flower, depending so that the stale smell is kept acetone, toluene and dicholo- kids can tolerate. how many times should I responsible for appreciating on the owner’s taste and away long enough. To do that, ro-benzene. They reliably do If you are one of those who get married?” different types of odour, budget. From the stinking scientists had to piggyback their job, keeping your olfac- are finicky about bad odour, That Section Officer de- though some of these remain toilets and dark closets, the the fragrance on top a mole- came popular. Their use in- hormones, alter growth and tory nerves happy — but they here is a piece of advice be- cided to say something dormant in many people. technology of good smell has cule, one that is easy to aero- creased from plastic development and cause neu- do something more. fore you press that nozzle. good about a subordinate, My wife strongly believes travelled out to boardrooms solise and at the same time wrappers to toys, from pack- ro-endocrine disturbance; we Terpenes react to ozone There is an economically via- but ended up with: “Sir, he that in my case 999 of them and car interiors. The naph- remain suspended for a long aging materials to cosmetics, call them gender-benders. and create pungent formalde- ble and technologically sim- works hardly and even don’t work, except for the thalene-balls of yesteryear period without getting pre- and they became an integral Growing kids happen to be hyde, which notoriously ple solution available to get sleeps in the office.” Evi- one responsible for the smell have given way to sophisti- cipitated or blown away. part of human society. the most susceptible group. causes broncho-spasm (ask rid of the problem of bad dently, what he wanted to of coffee. cated air-fresheners. ‘Phthalates’ (pronounced Human exposure to phtha- Over the years the data be- any medical student going to smell. Open the window and convey was that the person Such statements make me Air-fresheners come in tha-lates) were first intro- lates is so ubiquitous that it came stronger and in 2008, the anatomy dissection hall), let the fresh air and sunshine was a dedicated worker philosophical. Does she un- different shapes and sizes, duced as an additive to plas- took years of research to con- under pressure from the En- acetone is toxic to blood and in. who would stay on over- derstand that the perception from solid cakes to liquid tics to make it more plastic, firm that they are toxic to us, vironmental Working Group heart (read the warning on I have tried it; it works very night in office when there of smell of a stray dog is 10 dispensers, from aerosol replacing the pungent cam- but when they did, the data (EWG), the U.S. Congress the nail polish remover con- well for me — even with that were deadlines to be met. million times more astute cans to battery-powered phor, which was used till were disturbing. Phthalates banned six different phtha- tainer) while toluene targets single functioning gene. [email protected] than that of the most intelli- canisters; the business of 1920. Phthalates quickly be- tend to suppress androgenic lates from children’s toys and the central nervous system. [email protected]

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No more than 38 dead or missing, Kidnapped girls converted, married: Boko Egypt: 8 arrested over ‘gay wedding’ decency.” The court also says Sri Lanka sentenced the eight to three Outfit chief Abubakar Shekau releases video dashing hopes of prisoner exchange years of probation once they KOSLANDA: Sri Lanka on Sat- have served their terms. urday reduced to 38 the num- MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: Abubakar gust that Boko Haram want- indicated that the girls have in Africa’s most populous na- The video, filmed aboard a ber of dead and missing from Shekau, leader of Nigeria’s Is- ed to establish an Islamic been broken up into several tion. Nigeria, with some 160 Nile riverboat, shows what a mudslide at a tea plantation lamic extremist group Boko caliphate along the lines of groups and that some may million people, is divided al- CAIRO: An Egyptian court jailed prosecutors said was a gay after giving an initial toll of Haram, on Saturday said he the Islamic State (IS). Fleeing have been carried across bor- most equally between Mus- eight men for three years on wedding ceremony, with two over 300. had not agreed to any cease- residents have reported that ders into Cameroon and lims who dominate the north Saturday over a video men in the centre kissing, Police spokesman Ajith fire with the government and hundreds of people are being Chad. and Christians in the south. prosecutors claimed was of a exchanging rings and cutting a Rohana said interviews with said more than 200 kid- detained for infractions of The government had said it The West African nation is gay wedding, which went viral cake with their picture on it. survivors and officials found napped schoolgirls had been the extremists’ version of had negotiated with two Bo- the biggest oil producer on on the Internet. In the past, Egyptian the number of victims was far converted to Islam and mar- strict Shariah law in several ko Haram leaders in Chad, the continent and boasts its Homosexuality is not homosexuals have been jailed below early estimates by di- ried off. towns and villages under with talks hosted by Presi- biggest economy. specifically banned under on charges ranging from saster management In a new video released late their control. dent Idriss Deby, and that it Mr. Jonathan’s failure to Egyptian law, so the men, “scorning religion” to “sexual authorities. on Friday, Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram’s kidnapping was confident the girls would curtail the insurgency and arrested in September, were practices contrary to Islam,” “There had been a lot of dashed hopes for a prisoner of 276 schoolgirls taking ex- be freed soon. But Boko Ha- many corruption scandals convicted for broadcasting the country’s dominant confusion about the casual- exchange to get the girls ams at a boarding school in ram has many factions. are not, however, expected to images that “violated public religion. — AFP ties, but we arrived at our fig- released. the remote northeastern Boko Haram chief dim his chances of electoral Bad news for Goodluck ures after a thorough and a “The issue of the girls is town of Chibok in April Abubakar Shekau. — FILE success. Still, the upcoming proper investigation,” Mr. long forgotten because I have prompted an international PHOTO: AP/VIDEO GRAB Shekau’s announcement election is expected to be the Rohana told AFP. “We have long ago married them off,” campaign for their release further discredits the govern- most hotly contested since Lithuania bans energy drinks to children all the names of the 38 people he said, laughing. and criticism of Nigeria’s on their own in the first cou- ment of President Goodluck his People’s Democratic Par- VILNIUS: Lithuania on Saturday who are dead or missing.” “In this war, there is no go- government for not taking ple of days, but 219 remain Jonathan, who on Thursday ty took power after decades enacted a ban on selling energy Five bodies have been reco- ing back,” he said in the video quick action to free them. missing. formally announced his can- of military dictatorship end- drinks to anyone under 18, in vered, Mr. Rohana said, as re- received by AP in the same Dozens of the girls escaped Unconfirmed reports have didacy for elections in 2015, ed in 1994. — AP what officials in the Baltic lief workers kept up the way as previous messages. country claimed was a global search for more victims of Nigeria’s chief of defence first. Wednesday’s disaster. staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex “It’s a revolutionary Authorities initially esti- Badeh, announced on Octo- development the world over: mated the number of pre- ber 17 that Boko Haram had Girls’ families “shocked, but not surprised” at Abubakar’s claims we didn’t find a single other taurine and caffeine found in sumed dead at 300 and then agreed to an immediate cea- country to have this kind of some energy drinks could lead reduced the toll to 100 three sefire to end a 5-year-old in- KANO, NIGERIA: Families of the in which he also said that all we never took the ceasefire earlier video messages that ban,” health ministry official to hyperactivity and addiction, days ago. surgency that has killed 219 schoolgirls held for more the girls had converted to seriously because since the the girls would be sold as Almantas Kranauskas told AFP. adding that some scientists Police said they had discov- thousands of people and dri- than six months by Boko Islam and rejected claims of announcement, they have slave brides and that some, Under the law which suggest they could also be a ered many of the people ven hundreds of thousands Haram militants on a ceasefire and peace talks. never stopped attacking but not all, had converted to Parliament adopted in May, gateway to drugs. thought to be dead or missing from their homes in north- Saturday said they were The head of the Chibok communities,” said Mr. Islam. selling energy drinks to minors Maxima, the biggest were at work or school when east Nigeria. shocked but not surprised at Elders Forum in the Bitrus, whose four nieces His latest claim that they is now punishable by a fine of supermarket chain in the three their homes were swallowed However, attacks and ab- fresh claims that the northeast Nigerian town, are among the hostages. were now all Muslims and up to 400 litas ($146). Baltic states, said it would by mud at the Meeriyabedda ductions have continued this teenagers had been married Pogo Bitrus, told AFP: “It is “We are only hoping the had been “married off” A recent survey showed 10 move energy drinks to “less tea estate, 200 kilometres week with the extremists per cent of school-aged youth visible” locations and use off. shocking to us, although we government will step up chimes with testimony from consume energy drinks at least (125 miles) east of the capital seizing Mubi, a town of more monitoring and special banners Boko Haram leader know that Boko Haram is whatever efforts it is former hostages that forced once a week in this EU Baltic to implement the ban.— AFP Colombo. The number of than 200,000 people. Fight- Abubakar Shekau made the not a reliable group. We making to quell the conversion and marriage are state of three million people, (Picture from AFP shows a houses destroyed has also ing also continued on Friday claim in a new video were sceptical about the insurgency.” commonplace in Boko Mr. Kranauskas said. poster stating the ban in a shop been lowered to 66 from an in Vimtin. obtained by AFP on Friday, talks to release our girls and Shekau indicated in Haram camps. — AFP He argued that high levels of in Vilnius on Saturday.) earlier figure of 150. — AFP Shekau announced in Au- ‘100 IS fighters killed in last 3 days’ Iran defends human rights record Branson keeps stiff upper lip hanged at dawn on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison for the SURUC, TURKEY: Fighting raged law. murder of a man she said had after Virgin ‘spaceship’ crashes in the Syrian border town of Intense fighting broke The United States, along tried to rape her. The dead Kobane on Saturday after ji- out late on Friday with European and Arab al- man’s relatives refused to hadists launched a new as- between Kurdish lies, has conducted daily air grant a reprieve within the sault on Kurdish militia raids against the group. 10-day deadline set by Sharia bolstered by the arrival of forces, IS in Kobane: Intense fighting erupted law in force since the 1979 heavily armed Iraqi peshmer- Syrian Observatory late Friday in the town and Islamic Revolution. “Though we are very sorry ga forces. continued during the night as GENEVA: Iran defended its that two nationals lost lives, The roughly 150 Iraqi fight- Kurdish fighters fended off a human rights record on Friday, capital punishment or qisas is a striking back at the West for its ers, many of them chanting based monitoring group, new IS attack in the north of unique particularity of our criticism about a woman “Kobane”, received a hero’s which relies on a wide net- the city, the Observatory system. I think it is of worth for hanged for murder in an alleged welcome as they crossed the work of sources inside Syria. said. Western countries to look into rape case. border from Turkey late on It said in total 958 people it,” Mr. Larijani said. “The idea Ergogan hits out Mohammad Javad Larijani, Friday to join fellow Kurds. had been killed since IS that there are only good things secretary-general of Iran’s Fierce clashes in and launched an assault on Ko- Turkish President Recep in western community — the High Council for Human Rights, around Kobane have killed bane in mid-September — Tayyip Erdogan took aim at ‘West and the rest’ — this is a was responding to calls from about 100 IS fighters in the 576 IS jihadists, 361 Kurdish Western leaders for focusing very destructive idea for Western powers, including the past three days, the Syrian fighters and 21 civilians. too much on the battle for human rights,” he told the United States, at a U.N. debate Geneva forum holding a regular Observatory for Human IS has seized large parts of Kobane: “Why are coalition to allow freedoms of review of Iran’s record. Rights reported. Syria and neighbouring Iraq forces continually bombing expression and religion, as well — Reuters Fifteen Kurdish defenders for a self-proclaimed “caliph- Kobane, a border town where as their concerns at a rise in (An activist in Islamabad also lost their lives on Friday, ate”, imposing its harsh in- none are left but 2,000 peo- executions. remembers Reyhaneh Jabbari ABORTED DRY RUN: The three-image combo photo shows the Virgin Galactic according to the Britain- terpretation of Islamic sharia ple fighting?” — AFP Reyhaneh Jabbari was SpaceShipTwo separating from the carrier aircraft before exploding in the air on Friday in an AFP photo.) during a test flight on Friday. — PHOTO: AP LOS ANGELES: Undaunted by Angeles. jave Air and Space Port, said Nationwide blackout in Bangladesh Friday’s crash of the Virgin The incident is the second WhiteKnightTwo took off at Anger in Hong Kong as Galactic tourister spacecraft, disaster involving a U.S. 9.20 a.m. (local time), and re- DHAKA: A massive nationwide Virgin chief Richard Branson spacecraft this week, after an leased SpaceShipTwo at an al- power blackout hit Bangla- protesters compared to slaves on Saturday vowed to push unmanned Orbital Sciences titude of 45,000 feet at 10.10 desh on Saturday after a forward toward the dream of rocket carrying supplies to a.m., after 50 minutes of flight. transmission line failed, leav- HONG KONG: A prominent busi- commercial space flight. the International Space Sta- Two minutes later, Mr. ing homes, businesses and nesswoman has sparked out- Businesswoman SpaceShipTwo crashed on tion exploded after launch on Witt said, it became clear as he shops in the densely-populat- rage in Hong Kong by Laura Cha tells Hong a test flight in California, kill- Tuesday. watched from the space port ed country without comparing the city’s pro-de- ing one of two pilots and scat- It is also a huge blow to the that something had gone electricity. mocracy protesters to Afri- Kongers to ‘wait for a tering debris across the British tycoon’s long-held wrong, even though there was Power was restored in can-American slaves, while’ to attain the desert and raising questions dream of offering the first pas- nothing obvious visually from some parts of the capital Dha- suggesting they might need to freedom they seek about the programme’s senger space flights, seat res- the ground. “If there was a ka after several hours, and au- “wait for a while” to win the future. ervations aboard which have huge explosion, I didn’t see thorities said they hoped to freedoms they are seeking. “We’ve always known that already been snapped up by it,” he said. “From my eyes have electricity back on “American slaves were lib- Beijing grant free leadership the road to space is extremely Leonardo DiCaprio and other and my ears, I detected noth- across the nation of 155 mil- erated in 1861 but did not get elections to the semi-autono- difficult, and that every new celebrities. ing that appeared abnormal.” lion by Saturday evening. PALL OVER MALL: A shopping mall in Dhaka is voting rights until 107 years mous Chinese city. transportation system has to The Virgin chief is due in More than 500 people have Local media said the prob- enveloped in darkness on Saturday. — PHOTO: AP later, so why can’t Hong Kong Ms. Cha, who also sits on deal with bad days early in Mojave, where the California already reserved seats — and lem stemmed from a techni- wait for a while?” Laura Cha, Hong Kong’s Executive their history,” said Mr. Highway Patrol confirmed paid a deposit on the cal problem at an electrical Alberuni. in rural chronically energy- an HSBC board member, was Council, has said she did not Branson that one pilot had died and an- $250,000 ticket price — for a substation that was distribut- short Bangladesh, used to quoted as saying by The Stan- mean any disrespect with the “Space is hard, but worth it. other was seriously injured minutes-long suborbital ing power from India, but Cascading effect regular power cuts lasting dard newspaper on Friday. comments and “regrets” that We will persevere and move and taken to hospital. flight on SpaceShipTwo, government officials would “All the power-generating many hours, did not know An online petition calling they have caused concerns. forward together,” he added The spaceship had been which can carry six not confirm the reports. stations in the country auto- that the blackout was nation- for her to apologise, and for “We find it extremely dis- in a statement. carried aloft on a bigger air- passengers. Engineers “are working to matically shut down in a cas- wide. But homes and shops her fellow HSBC board mem- tasteful and insensitive to Television images showed craft known as White- The SpaceShipTwo’s first fix the outage”, senior power cading effect,” he added. went without power, and ele- bers to denounce the com- compare the voting rights of the wreckage of SpaceShip- KnightTwo and then released commercial flight has been re- ministry official Masud Albe- The outage marked the first vators were halted. ments, has gathered nearly average, natural-born citi- Two, a test vehicle that flies to for a test of its rocket engine peatedly delayed, but was ten- runi told AFP, adding that all time the whole country has The presidential palace, 7,000 signatures. zens of Hong Kong to the path the edge of space, amid brush above the Mojave desert, the tatively forecast for the first areas linked to the national been without power since the prime minister’s office, Pro-democracy demon- of voting rights of slavery,” east of Mojave, a few hours’ latest in a series of tests. half of 2015, before Friday’s electricity grid had been hit. November 2007 when Ban- government offices and tele- strators have held mass street wrote Jeffrey Chan, who drive northeast of Los Stuart Witt, head of the Mo- crash. — AFP The national grid “tripped” gladesh was hit by a devas- vision stations were all hit by rallies in Hong Kong for more started the petition on close to mid-day, said Mr. tating cyclone. Many people the outage. — AFP than a month, demanding Change.org. — AFP Spain imposes ‘Google Tax’ Alex Hern Newspapers can take because of the “over- whelming market power of The Spanish government has charge the search Google”. successfully passed a new engine for listing links The “Google tax” isn’t the copyright law which imposes on Google News only component of Spain’s fees for online content ag- law, which tightens up exist- gregators such as Google ing regulation. Once it comes News, in an effort to protect claiming that it secured 10 into action at the beginning its print media industry. billion views to newspapers’ of 2014, the country will also The new intellectual prop- websites every month. require websites to remove erty law, known popularly as The company says that it links to material that in- the “Google Tax” or by its is “disappointed” with fringes copyright, even if the initials LPI, requires servic- Spain’s new law. “We believe websites themselves don’t es which post links and ex- that services like Google make money from the infrin- cerpts of news articles to pay News help publishers bring gement. It doesn’t require a fee to the organisation rep- traffic to their sites. As far as copyright holders to go resenting Spanish newspa- the future is concerned, we through a judge before de- pers, the Association of will continue working with manding links be removed, Editors of Spanish Dailies the Spanish publishers to while imposing fines of (known by its Spanish-lan- help increase their revenues €600,000 on sites which guage abbreviation AEDE). while we evaluate our op- don’t act. Failure to pay up can lead to tions within the framework The law also applies to the a fine of up to €600,000. of the new legislation.” third party sites providing The law is the latest volley A similar law passed in hosting or payment services in the war between Europe- Germany saw Google remov- to the infringing site, some- an newspapers and Google. ing the affected newspapers thing that has led opponents The publishers accuse the from Google news altogether of the law to label it as “cen- search firm of using their — before the publishers sorship”, comparing it to the copyrighted material to eventually came back and financial boycott of Wiki- build up a news service with- asked to be relisted after see- leaks. — © Guardian out doing any reporting of its ing their traffic plummet, a Newspapers Limited, own; Google defends itself by step they said they had to 2014

CM KI-KI YK KOCHI THE HINDU SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014 13 Russia invites India to jointly develop hydrocarbon projects Indian companies will be able to participate in development and production of hydrocarbons in the Arctic and in East Siberia, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Energy Yuri Senutin told TASS news agency on Saturday in Moscow. Russia has also suggested involving India in Russian gas projects, including in the Sakhalin-1, where a second stage of an LNG plant will be built. — IANS BUSINESS

BRIEFLY Gold prices likely to Audi recalls Import tariff value on Festivals fail to cheer auto majors maintain negative bias 6,758 units gold, silver cut of A4 sedan NEW DELHI: The government Sentiment remains subdued during October Ramnath Subbu is ‘technically’ in a bearish on Saturday slashed the trend and while bargain-buy- import tariff value on gold Yuthika Bhargava istered an increase of 5.57 per MUMBAI: The recent interna- ing could happen in spurts, Staff Reporter to $391 per 10 grams and cent in sales to 38,010 units. tional developments saw gold there is clearly a negative bias silver to $551 a kg following NEW DELHI: Even as major car Company Senior Vice Presi- lose Rs.1,000 per 10 grams to prices. NEW DELHI: German luxury car- weak global price trends. makers such as Maruti Suzuki dent (Sales and Marketing) over Thursday and Friday, “Gold does not hold much maker Audi will recall 6,758 During the last fortnight, India, Hyundai Motor India Rakesh Srivastava said there and breach its 15-month low fancy but for investors, there units of A4 sedans in India, the tariff value on imported and Honda Cars India posted was increase in sales in the of Rs.26,500 in the domestic is no doubt an opportunity to manufactured between No- gold was fixed at $401 per growth in sales in October, additional and replacement market. This was on the back buy gold as gold continues to vember, 2011, and October, 10 grams and on silver at the festive month, which usu- buyers segment with demand of gold falling to a four-year retain its ‘safe haven’ status,” 2014, to update software in $575 a kg. The import tariff ally accounts for 30 per cent led by new models like Elite low of $1,167 an ounce inter- Mr. Vaid said. airbag control unit. value is the base price at of annual sales for automo- i20, Xcent, coupled with fes- nationally during the week on In the Indian context, with “This activity is specific to which customs duty is bile companies, did not fully tival buying. strengthening of the dollar Diwali buying having wound Audi A4 cars manufactured determined to prevent deliver on the hopes of turn- Honda Cars India had a and better U.S. economic data down, there is no reason for between November, 2011, and under-invoicing. It is around pinned on it. good month, posting 18.08 as also news about Japan’s demand for physical gold to October, 2014. There are revised on a fortnightly Companies such as Mahin- per cent increase in sales to central bank deciding to ac- revive. A booming equity 6,758 Audi A4 identified for basis taking into account dra & Mahindra, Tata Motors 13,242 units. “We have celerate the pace of quantita- market, which rallied more this software update cam- global prices. The decrease and Ford registered a decline clocked excellent sales during tive easing. In Mumbai, gold than 30 per cent in the last paign,” the company said in a in tariff value on imported in sales as sentiments re- the year so far,” company Se- Shah, said. have maintained the sales moved up by Rs.70 on Sat- year, is seeing investors exit statement. gold has been notified by mained subdued. nior Vice-President (Market- Tata Motors said the mut- volumes as September in the urday to close at Rs.26,380. gold in favour of equities. Audi dealers, it said, will the CBEC, an official Maruti Suzuki’s domestic ing and Sales) Jnaneswar Sen ed market sentiment contin- domestic market and hope to Commodity analysts felt Bhargav Vaidya, bullion get in touch with customers statement said. — PTI sales rose just one per cent to said. ued to impact overall sales. see growth in the next two that at $1,180 an ounce, gold analyst and director, India across the country to arrange 97,069 units. The company Mahindra & Mahindra has Its total sales of passenger ve- months.” had breached a significant Bullion & Jewellers’ Associ- for an appointment at their said less number of working reported 15.71 per cent de- hicles for October stood at Ford India’s domestic sales technical support level. “Be- ation (IBJA), felt that the gold workshop for a software up- Govt extends Finance days during the month im- cline in sales at 40,274 units 11,511 units, lower by 19 per also declined by 26.62 per low this level, it is not lucra- price was likely to remain date towards setting param- pacted sales. last month. “Our sales for Oc- cent. Toyota Kirloskar Motor cent to 6,723 units. Nissan, tive for miners to produce weak and its price in India eters for airbag control unit. Commission’s term Its recently launched mid- tober remained subdued on said its sales in the domestic too, reported a 15.86 per cent gold, and they would, in all could decline further. The software update will take NEW DELHI: The government sized sedan Ciaz received the back of overall sentiment market were 12,556 units decline in sales at 4,106 units. likelihood, curtail produc- “It depends on the rupee- less than 30 minutes a car. has extended the term of good response with the com- and high interest rates,” its during the month, down 4.6 In the two-wheeler seg- tion,” said Vikas Vaid, Prod- dollar rate and the rupee has “The safety of our custom- the 14th Finance pany selling 6,345 units dur- Chief Executive, Automotive per cent. Company TKM Se- ment, TVS Motor Company uct Head, Commodity & been quite stable. We are un- ers and long-term service life Commission by two ing the month. Division and International nior Vice President (Sales and posted 18 per cent rise in sales Currency, Prabhudas Lilladh- likely to see any dramatic of our vehicles for better re- months to December 31. Hyundai Motor India reg- Operations (AFS), Pravin Marketing) N. Raja said, “We at 1.73 lakh units. er Group. At these levels, gold swing in price,” he said. liability remain our top pri- “The proposal of extension orities at Audi. To ensure the of time period by two same, we conduct regular months for submission of programs to constantly mon- report by the Fourteenth itor the quality of our prod- Finance Commission has Disaster cover: Centre vetting task force report ucts,” it added. been considered and The recall of A4 sedans in approved by the Cabinet,” G.Balachandar Authority) in the past year to products cover loss caused by only for relief and rehabilita- establishments to buy para- awareness was high or such the domestic market is part of an official release said on identify solutions towards di- natural disasters. But, insure- tion immediately following a metric insurance covers to insurances were increasingly the company’s recall of 8.50 Saturday. The Commission CHENNAI: There has been a no- saster relief and risk mitiga- rs opine that a stand alone disaster and not for recon- augment their financial ca- getting mandated by govern- lakh units of the A4 sedan had sought two months’ table progress in the efforts to tion through insurance (exclusive) natural catastro- struction of the assets / af- pabilities to bear losses aris- ments. “This is one of the so- globally to repair defective air extension for the bring out an exclusive insur- mechanism. phe insurance product will fected areas. ing out of severe disasters. lutions being suggested for bag. Nearly half of the units submission of its report by ance cover for natural catas- “Discussions papers pre- amount to anti-selection Disasters are classified as “Parametric products providing disaster insurance were sold in China and up to December 31 to trophe as both the Home and pared and deliberated at vari- against insurers. At the same natural or man-made. Man- would require a well docu- covers,” he added. Germany. examine financial Finance Ministries are pres- ous levels in the Government time, insurers also feel that made disasters include col- mented simulation models Chola MS General Insur- projections, carry out ently examining a Task Force resulted in identifying certain there could be an exclusive lapse of buildings, stampede for various disasters such as ance’s Managing Director S S consultations with the report on implementing a key areas to be pursued to- disaster insurance product and such other disasters earthquakes, floods or cy- Gopala Rathnam, who is part BULLION RATES government of Andhra programme in the country. wards disaster risk mitiga- with appropriate premium / where a large number of pub- clones. These models are be- of many insurance industry November 01 rates in rupees with Pradesh and Telangana in There have been co-ordi- tion. Following this, a Task claim subsidy from the gov- lic get affected. One suggesti- ing developed for India and committees, stated that a previous rates in brackets view of additional term of nated efforts among all stake- Force prepared suggestions ernment (as in the case of Na- on being made is to make for these three perils there is carefully orchestrated disas- reference made to it. holders that include Ministry for implementation. At pre- tional Crop Insurance public (Third Party) liability significant progress in the ter insurance scheme would Chennai Bar Silver (1 kg) 36,040 (35,695) The Commission was to of Home Affairs (MHA), De- sent, this Task force report is Schemes) to cover a signifi- covers mandatory for public validity of model results,” not only provide cover for Retail (1 g) 38.60 (38.20) submit its report on the partment of Financial Servic- receiving the attention of cant segment of the popula- places. There is also a sug- said Mr.Chandrasekaran. losses, but also result in a lot 24 ct gold (10 g) 26,420 (26,340) basis of its terms of es (DFS) of the Ministry of DFS and MHA,” said R Chan- tion (say, a district or a few gestion to enable NDRF (Na- Referring to models in of savings for the govern- 22 ct gold (1 g) 2,470 (2,463) reference by October 31, Finance, NDMA (National drasekaran, Secretary Gener- districts as a whole,” he tional Disaster Response other markets, he pointed ment. “Things are definitely Delhi covering five years from Disaster Management Au- al, General Insurance added. Force and SDRF (State Disas- out that in countries that moving in the right direction Silver 36,250 (36,150) Standard gold 26,550 (26,500) April 1, 2015, to March 31, thority) and IRDA (Insurance Council. At present, government di- ter Response Fund) as well as were prone to natural catas- over the past few months” he Sovereign 23,800 (23,900) 2020. — PTI Regulatory and Development “Actually, all Insurance saster relief funds are meant other critical infrastructure trophes, either insurance added. SPORT

Vaz nets the ATHLETICS winner for Sesa The best will be seen in action MARGAO: Sesa Football Acade- my defeated Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in a Group C quar- Indian Super League forces shifting of throw events to warm-up area terfinal league match of the Uthra Ganesan kunji, Mandeep Kaur and Sini meeting with the team manag- 127th Durand Cup football here Jose and middle and long dis- ers. The athletes, though, are on Saturday. Sesa found the NEW DELHI: Some of the best ath- tance runners like O.P. Jaisha, battling fatigue and a long com- winner in the 48th minute letes in the country, including Kavita Raut and Ghamanda petitive season and are expect- when Jaison Vaz, who received the golden quartet that re- Ram have confirmed participa- ed to perform far below their a pass from Myran Pereira in- tained the women’s 4x400m tion. best. “I’m going for the gold at side the box, uncorked a stiff relay title in record time at the Commonwealth games med- the Championships. grounder that beat the rival Asian Games, would be in ac- allist triple jumper Arpinder “There will be less pressure goalkeeper Arnab Das Sharma. tion at the ONGC National Singh and long-jumper May- now and I will go all out to fin- Indian Navy posts win Open Athletics Championships ookha Johny would also be ish the season on a high. (But) here from Sunday. seen in action, as would be hur- this is the last race of this sea- Earlier, substitute Riyadh B. The event, though, is unlike- dler Siddanth Thingalaya. son and I may not be able to scored the match-winner as In- ly to see the participants push Walkers Khushbir Kaur, focus on my timing,” Poovam- dian Navy defeated Tuff Laxmi themselves too hard at the sea- fresh from her bronze-winning ma admitted. Prasad SC 3-2 in a Group A son-ending event. effort at Incheon, K.T. Irfan, The AFI, though, is upset at quarterfinal league match. Gurmeet Singh, Deepmala Devi After Ndbuisi Opera of Tuff The Championships, return- being forced to move throwing ing to Delhi after 10 years, and others would be the first to events — javelin, shot put, dis- Laxmi Prasad cancelled Britto be flagged off with the 20km P.M. and V. Lalchhuanmawia’s would be held from November cus and hammer throw – out of 2-5 at the Jawaharlal Nehru walk early on Sunday morning. K.T. Irfan. — FILE PHOTO the main arena, adecision the strikes, Riyadh scored the win- Discus thrower Seema Punia, ner for the visitor and helped it Stadium with over a 100 entries SAI has defended. received. though, has given the event a “Even before these guys ap- finish the league engagements miss. been listed with more than one with three points from two However, with the Indian team. proached us, the stadium had matches. Super League football matches The 5,000 and 10,000m been booked, developed and TIME TO SMILE: S. Chikkarangappa, coming off a personal tragedy, celebrates Salgaocar FC, which plays being held at the same venue, champion Preeja Sreedharan, Jaisha, for example, has been paid for by ISL organisers. his title win at the India Masters on Saturday. — PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR Tuff Laxmi Prasad SC on Mon- SAI has decided to host the who announced her retirement listed a runner for both Punjab “The AFI knew of the foot- day, needs just a draw to enter throwing events in the warm- from international competi- and Railways while Sini Ajith ball schedule and were okay the semifinals. up area and not inside the main tion after the Asian Games, Markose has been entered in with holding events in the would also be hoping to come the 800m and 1500m by both GOLF The results (quarterfinal league): stadium, upsetting the organis- warm-up arena. But we cannot good after a disappointing out- Karnataka and ONGC. Group A: Indian Navy 3 (Britto P.M., ers, Athletics Federation of In- simply wave away ISL because ing at Incheon. V. Lalchhuanmawia, Riyadh B.) bt Tuff dia (AFI). A final decision on their AFI suddenly decides to hold Laxmi Prasad SC 2 (Ndbuisi Opera 2). The likes of quartermilers Same athlete, two teams teams would be taken only after an event here,” Stadium admin- Chikkarangappa prospers Group C: Sesa FA 1 (Jaison Vaz) M.R. Poovamma, Ashwini Ak- However, some athletes have the technical committee's istrator Shiv Sharma said. bt Mohammedan Sporting 0. — PTI while Jha falters Double for CRICKET Hamilton tops Principal Correspondent weeks, after my grandfather Jha, chasing a maiden tri- Ranjeet AUSTIN: Championship leader passed away, golf wasn’t even umph, could only stare at the Pakistan tightens grip on Test Lewis Hamilton topped the BENGALURU: An unflappable S. on my mind. I dedicate this win ground while Chikkarangappa, KOLKATA: Fourth-seeded V.M. ABU DHABI: Pakistan tightened Australia once again failed to Johnson for a duck to leave times again in Saturday morn- Chikkarangappa put together a to him.” training-mate and good friend, Ranjeet of India defeated com- its grip on the second Test and post a big total, with Mitchell Australia struggling at 199 for ing's third and final free prac- final round of five-under-67 to In the morning, Jha’s six- put an arm around his shoul- patriot and top-seeded N. Sri- the series after the third day’s Marsh hitting 87 and Michael eight. tice session for Sunday's United march to a remarkable two- stroke lead over Chikkarangap- der. ram Balaji 6-3, 6-4 in the play, stretching its overall lead Clarke scoring 47. Marsh added 62 for the ninth States Formula One Grand Prix. stroke victory over Abhishek pa withered away steadily, bo- “I want to play that last singles final to win the Jaidip to 370 at stumps here on Sat- Clarke added 64 for the sixth wicket with Peter Siddle but The 29-year-old Briton, who Jha in the Asian Development geys on three and four giving round again,” Jha smiled wryly Mukerjea $10000 ITF future urday. wicket with Marsh. miscued a defensive shot and was fastest in both practice ses- Tour’s Take Solutions India his rival a foot in the door. The later. tennis tournament here on Sat- Pakistan was 61 for two at the But wickets fell at regular in- was caught off Imran Khan. He sions on Friday, was more than Masters. latter, meanwhile, made two “I didn’t pace myself well. I urday. close in its second innings with tervals, with Yasir Shah dismis- hit 13 boundaries and a six dur- seven-tenths of a second clear Jha had held a six-shot lead birdies on the front nine and at didn’t know how to go about it. The title justified Ranjeet’s Azhar Ali unbeaten on 21 and sing Brad Haddin (10) and ing his 116-ball knock. — AFP of Mercedes teammate and title over Chikkarangappa going in- the turn had reduced the ad- It has nothing to do with tech- consistent showing as he never Younis Khan on 16 after anoth- rival Nico Rosberg. to Saturday’s play at the Eagle- vantage to two shots. nique or strategy. It had been dropped a set in the tourna- er Australian batting collapse. SCOREBOARD It was another dominant per- ton Golf Resort here, but while When Jha three-putted to five years since I last led a four- ment. Ranjeet rattled the top Australia was dismissed for formance from Hamilton who he faltered, the latter flour- bogey the 12th, the gap nar- day tournament. Next time in seed with accurate returns that 261 in its first innings, 309 be- Pakistan — 1st innings: 570 for Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-34, 3-75, holds a 17-point lead over Rosb- ished, making the sort of dra- rowed further. this situation, I’ll conduct my- made the difference in an even- hind Pakistan’s 570 for six de- six decl. 4-97, 5-100, 6-164, 7-193, 8-199, 9- erg with three races, including matic comeback he has now It seemed inevitable that self better.” ly-fought encounter. clared, but Misbah-ul-Haq did Australia — 1st innings: David 261. the season-finale Abu Dhabi GP developed a penchant for. Chikkarangappa would draw Chikkarangappa’s fourth The title was decided in one not enforce the follow-on. Warner c Yasir Shah b Rahat Ali 19, Pakistan bowling: Imran Khan where double points will be Jha, disconsolate at the end, level and he did it in style, with professional victory earned hour 40 minutes with Ranjeet That put Pakistan in a strong Chris Rogers c Sarfraz Ahmed b Im- 14-1-60-3, Hafeez 5.2-0-13-1, Babar awarded, remaining. finished with a card of three- a monster putt for birdie on the him a cheque for $12,250, pre- prevailing over Balaji and win- position to win its first series ran Khan 5, Nathan Lyon b Rahat Ali 25-5-94-2, Rahat Ali 9-0-41-2, Yasir Felipe Massa was third over-75 and a four-day total of 15th. His chip out of a green- sented by the ICC Chairman, N. ning his first futures title in the against Australia in 20 years. 15, Glenn Maxwell b Zulfiqar Babar Shah 14-2-47-2. quickest for Williams ahead of 272. side bunker had gone some 40 Srinivasan, and a two-year ex- city. Pakistan won the first Test 37, Michael Clarke b Imran Khan 47, Pakistan — 2nd innings: Ahmed teammate Valtteri Bottas. Two- Two shots behind him was feet past the flag, but the recov- emption on the ADT. Ranjeet, who teamed up with by 221 runs in Dubai. Steve Smith lbw b Zulfiqar Babar 0, Shehzad b Johnson 14, Mohammad time champion Fernando Alon- Nils Floren (274), while C. Mu- ery was splendid and brutal. The scores: 270: S. Chikkaran- Balaji on Friday to win the dou- Mitchell Johnson (two for Mitchell Marsh c Rahat Ali b Imran Hafeez c Starc b Johnson 3, Azhar Ali so of Ferrari was fifth and Da- niyappa and Niall Turner were Things unravelled quickly gappa (64, 70, 69, 67); 272: Abhishek bles title beating N. Vijay Sun- 29) gave Pakistan an early scare Khan 87, Brad Haddin b Yasir Shah (batting) 21, Younis Khan (batting) niel Ricciardo of Red Bull sixth. tied for fourth (275). for Jha thereafter, a double bo- Jha (66, 66, 65, 75); 274: Nils Floren dar Prashanth and Vishnu with the wickets of Ahmed 10, Mitchell Johnson c Mohammad 16; Extras (b-7): 7; Total (for two Nico Hulkenberg was sev- “This was my first win as a gey on the next hole — when his (71, 62, 74, 67); 275: C. Muniyappa Vardhan, thus clinched a dou- Shehzad (14) and Mohammad Hafeez b Yasir Shah 0, Peter Siddle c wkts. in 21 overs): 61. enth for Force India ahead of pro on my home course,” a shot out of the second cut just (69, 68, 72, 66), Niall Turner (67, 70, ble crown. Hafeez (three) but Azhar Ali Yasir Shah b Mohammad Hafeez 28, Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-21. compatriot Adrian Sutil of beaming Chikkarangappa said refused to travel — handing his 70, 68); 276: S.S.P. Chowrasia (74, The result: Singles final: V.M. and Younis Khan ensured Pa- Mitchell Starc (not out) 0; Extras Australia bowling: Johnson 3-0- Sauber, Kimi Raikkonen in the later. “I always felt something rival a two-shot lead, and effec- 68, 69, 65), R. Murthy (71, 68, 64, 73); Ranjeet bt N. Sriram Balaji 6-3, 6-4. — kistan did not surrender its (lb-6, nb-7): 13; Total (in 67.2 overs): 29-2, Lyon 10-3-19-0, Starc 5-2-6-0, second Ferrari and Jenson But- was missing. For the last two tively the title. 277: Pijit Petchkasem (65, 73, 70, 69). Principal Correspondent strong position. 261. Siddle 3-3-0-0. ton who was 10th for McLaren.

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