DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014 (PAGE 7) Court asks man to vacate mother's EPFO asks field offices to verify Yatra to Badrinath resumed GOPESHWAR (U'khand), May 14: Pilgrimage to Badrinath shrine in Garhwal Himalayas resumed house, pay Rs 8000 per month PF claims of foreign workers today as the weather cleared up even as landslides blocked the NEW DELHI, May 14: working here have to con- contribute towards social pedestrian road between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on way to NEW DELHI, May 14: and daughter-in-law) and as was blessed with two daugh- tribute towards social security schemes run by Kedarnath where the yatra has been suspended till May 16 . such, the defendants cannot be ters in 1984 and 1985 respec- In a bid to ensure that norms A convoy of vehicles carrying pilgrims left for Badrinath today A man and his wife have security schemes run by EPFO. permitted to create third party tively. are adhered to while set- after the BRO cleared the motor road between Joshimath and the been asked by a Delhi court to EPFO. For availing this benefit, rights in respect of the suit "Rather than serving the tling PF claims of foreign Himalayan shrine blocked by mud and slush following snowfall vacate the house owned by his As per the provision related these workers are required property. This issue is also mother in her old age and tak- workers from countries and rain yesterday, Chamoli District Magistrate S A Murugeshan mother on her plea that the to international workers to produce certificate of decided in favour of the moth- ing care of sisters, the son in with which India does not said. couple were "mentally tortur- from Non-SSA countries, coverage, showing that er and against the defendants," conspiracy with his wife start- have social security pacts, With the road leading to the temple cleared and improvement ing" her. the PF accumulations are they are covered under the court said. ed harassing his mother and he retirement fund body in weather, there is no restriction on the movement of yatris head- The court also asked the payable on retirement social security schemes The mother in her suit said even went to the extent of giv- EPFO has asked its field ing for Badrinath now, he said. Delhi-based couple to pay Rs from service after attain- under a statutory authority that she had built the house at ing beatings to her," the staff to get those claims However, for safety reasons the administration is keeping an 8,000 per month to the woman ing 58 years of age or on like EPFO in their respec- Sitapuri Extension here with woman's counsel had contend- verified from the head eye on the road between Joshimath and Badrinath to guard pil- as damages, from the date of retirement on account of tive countries. her own earnings in 1982 and ed before the court. office. grims against any trouble, he said. filing of the petition till they permanent or total inca- At present, social security allowed the son and daughter- The counsel also said that The Employees’ Provident There is no chance of Kedarnath yatra being resumed before vacate the house. pacity for work, as duly agreements are opera- in-law to live with her. on March 25, 2011 the "son at Fund Organisation has May 17 as fresh landslips have occurred between Gaurikund and Additional District Judge certified by the medical tional with nine countries She alleged that she was the instance of his wife created found that field offices are Sonprayag en route to the shrine, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Vinod Yadav asked the West officer. — Belgium, Germany, subjected to mental torture by nuisance in the house, which settling claims of such “...Contrary to these provi- Switzerland, Denmark, Raghav Langar said. Yatra to Kedarnath has been suspended for Delhi residents to vacate the forced her to move court seek- them and they had taken away members before their sions, the PF accumula- Luxembourg, France, the last four days due to inclement weather whereas pilgrimage to house of his mother, a Delhi ing to restrain her son from her right to lead a life with retirement. tion in respect of interna- South Korea, Netherlands Badrinath had come to a halt yesterday after snowfall at Nar government school teacher, entering the property". dignity and honour. “...Get all cases of settlement tional workers from Non- and Hungary. Narayan Parbat in whose lap the famous temple is located. within a month. The mother's claim was Her suit mentioned that she of PF claims of interna- SSA countries is being Last month EPFO asked field The portals of Kedarnath and Badrinath, two major shrines of "...It has been held that the opposed by the son, saying the got married in 1980 and in tional workers verified settled before attaining offices to coordinate with the famous char dhams had reopened after a six-month winter plaintiff (the mother) is enti- property was purchased by his 1981, her son was born out of and forward a report to the age of 58 years of the Foreigner Regional break on May 4 and 5 respectively. (PTI) tled to the possession of suit father in the name of his moth- the wedlock. Thereafter, she this office for perusal of age,” the circular said. Registration Offices property from defendants (son er and he has full right over it. the Central Provident The international workers as (FRRO) located in their The son alleged that "his well as their employers areas and collect a com- Can Cong admit Rahul did mother was mentally ill" and Fund Commissioner,” said UK Labour Party willing to work was undergoing treatment. an EPFO office circular are required to contribute plete list of all foreign The court, however, turned for its over 120 field towards the schemes run nationals. down the son's plea saying, offices. by the EPFO. All foreign nationals visiting not measure up to Modi: BJP "The very fact that plaintiff Non-SSA countries are those If the native countries of India on valid visas for with Modi if he becomes PM NEW DELHI, May 14: has been working as with whom India has not international workers more than 180 days are have signed social securi- required to be registered LONDON, May 14: Government teacher even till entered into social securi- Targeting Rahul Gandhi, BJP today asked the Congress ty agreements. People ty agreements with India, with FRRO within 14 days With exit polls pointing to BJP's victory in general elec- today goes on to establish whether it has the capacity to accept defeat of his leadership in the beyond any doubt that she is from these countries they are not required to of their arrival. (PTI) tions, Britain's opposition Labour party that was in power when election battle against Narendra Modi. mentally fit.... a diplomatic boycott was imposed on Narendra Modi post 2002 “Does the Congress party honestly have the capacity to accept "Any mother who suffers that as the undeclared Prime Ministerial candidate of the party, Gujarat riots, has expressed willingness to work with him if he misbehaviour through her only Rahul Gandhi did not measure up in a comparison with Narendra comes to power. Maximum scope of money laundering son would definitely feel Modi?” BJP leader Arun Jaitley wrote in his last daily blog, which "The big expectation from India will be for it to fulfill the depressed." he started during the election campaign. democratic mandate of peace and prosperity," Labour party The court further said, Accusing Congress of being controlled by a family, the Rajya chair Harriet Harman said. "This shows the bent of mind in real estate sector: ED Sabha MP said that Gandhi-led party is unlikely to rectify its mis- John Spellar, the Labour MP for Warley in the West of the defendants. They appear NEW DELHI, May 14: tor needs some kind of in- scam were DB Reality and the take. Midlands said, "India has chosen who their leader is and in the to be interested in extorting house regulation," Kumar said Unitech group, and both were “Being a party controlled by a family it is inherent in the belief event that the exit polls are correct, then the world will work money from the plaintiff. It is The real estate sector in during a workshop on money real estate sector. And they of the Congress that the family can do no wrong. The Gandhis with Mr Modi, and work with him for the benefit of both stabil- clear from the facts of the case India has the maximum scope laundering hosted by BRICS entered into a sector in which never make a mistake. Either they are being misguided or the ity in that part of the world but also in terms of raising the stan- that defendants have miserably for money laundering activities Chamber of Commerce & they had no experience - the responsibility of failure belongs to somebody else.” dard of living of the people of India." failed in proving the defence and there should be some sort of Industry. telecom sector - and see what Jaitley said the Congress will be in no mood to come on a cor- An official freezing of diplomatic ties with Modi had been that through their means they regulatory mechanism to keep a As for the banking sector, happened." rection course and will be compelled to justify the same error initiated under the Labour-led government in the aftermath of had raised construction at the check on such activities, there is the Reserve Bank and According to data from which has “cost it” 2014 first floor of the said property. the 2002 Gujarat riots. Special Director of the even lawyers have a voluntary BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Referring to the exit polls, he said they present a gloomy pic- "On the other hand, there is However, the party leadership has recently been making Enforcement Directorate bar council mechanism, there is China and Russia) Chamber of ture for the Congress. “Such adversities are not unusual. They are several overtures to reinstate ties with Modi, who if exit polls a categorical averment of the Balesh Kumar today said. no such mechanism in the real Commerce & Industry, the cases a part of the political cycle.” prove to be correct could take over as the new Prime Minister. mother which has not been "...Real estate dealers and estate sector, Kumar said. of money laundering in India He further said modesty in victory, graciousness in defeat can Labour Friends of India chairman and MP Barry Gardiner denied by the defendants to the brokers should have some sort He said two major parties increased from 798 at the end of demonstrate mature political thinking. had tried to set the ball rolling with a letter inviting Modi to the effect that from 2004 till the of regulatory mechanism. Our involved in the 2G scam name- 2009 to 1,561 in 2013. “Salman Khurshid’s reaction to my comment on the Prime House of Commons to speak on "The Future of Modern India" beginning of 2012, the son and estimate is that the maximum ly D B Realty and Unitech were Also, India is one of the five Minister, Dr. Mammohan Singh, was indeed disappointing. What last August. his wife had been residing scope for money laundering in also real estate firms. countries to use funds from was intended to be a gracious comment on the eve of the Prime "The invitation is a culmination of several years of engage- elsewhere," the court said. India is through the real estate "Kindly recall the 2G scam, money laundering in diamond Minister’s farewell was retorted to by Salman in anger, if not dis- ment between senior representatives of the Labour Party and "Therefore, I do not find sector. We do feel that this sec- the two major parties in the business. (PTI) courteous.” Narendra Modi," the Labour MP for Brent North had said back any merit in the defence raised Taking on Congress leader Anand Sharma, Jaitley said his statement on Army Chief’s appointment shows “high degree of then. by the defendants in the matter arrogance.” Modi had politely declined the offer. whereas, the plaintiff has been able to prove the facts stated Don't write us off: Digvijay Singh “Every time Anand Sharma appears on television he is angrier "Clearly Mr Modi comes with a reputation, and the fact that by her in the plaint. The issue than ever before. He conveys the impression that he was born to he was on the banned list in the UK and the US for several years BANGALORE, May 14: secular character of Congress." outside support to them. But is accordingly decided in rule and his right is being forcibly snatched away.” is going to present challenges for all the parties, Labour includ- He said the BJP always that experiment was not suc- favour of plaintiff and against With exit polls forecasting begins its campaign talking cessful... So if any coalition Jaitley said BJP does not wish to bring the newly appointed ed," said Yasmin Qureshi, Labour MP for Bolton South East. the defendants," the judge NDA staging a comeback to Army Chief into any controversy. (PTI) about development but in the government or secular front...If added. (PTI) power, senior Congress leader final stages it comes back to there is a possibility, then it has “The requirements of State craft would suggest that,” he said. Digvijay Singh today said his communal politics. to be Congress-led govern- (PTI) party could not be written off "...We can't hand over this ment." and it would fight for "politics country to people who create On Narendra Modi's cam- Stopped Vajpayee from going of secularism" whether it forms communal disturbances, disturb paign, he said the amount spent the government or sits in the the communal harmony. And on it was "mind boggling" and opposition. therefore, whether we form the his assessment was it should be ahead with river-linking: Maneka "Media had written us off in government or sit in the opposi- anywhere around Rs 5,000 PILIBHIT (UP), May 14: 1977 (but) we bounced back; tion, the Congress party shall crore. again wrote us off in 89, we always fight for politics of secu- "...This kind of money we Terming the ambitious river-linking plans of BJP's prime min- bounced back; we again larism, politics of socialism." have never seen in Indian poli- isterial candidate Narendra Modi as "extremely dangerous", party bounced back in 99. So for Asked if his party had tics and obviously he has the MP Maneka Gandhi has said it was she who had stopped former God's sake, don't write us off," accepted defeat, he said, support of the corporates..," the PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee from going ahead with it. Singh told reporters here "...Democracy means change. Congress leader said. The idea of inter-linking of rivers was floated during the NDA responding to questions on exit We have fought this election to Asked why the Prime government headed by Vajpayee. poll numbers that predicted a form the government. If we get Minister was kept out of cam- Replying to a question on linking river Gomti with Sharda at an debacle for the Congress. an opportunity we will form the paign, DIgvijay said, event here last night, Gandhi, who is sitting MP from Aonla, said "Day after tomorrow, the government." "Manmohan Singhji is not a "I had stopped Atalji from this rubbish (Maine hi Atalji ko roka tha counting will begin and the Responding to a question mass leader; he is a profession- is bakwaas se)...Such plans are nothing but rubbish." results of the 16th Lok Sabha whether the election results will al, an economist. He did cam- "There is no question of it (linking rivers). There can be no will be coming. Although all the be a reflection on Rahul paign in Telangana, in UP, scheme in the world as bad as this. Every river has its own eco-sys- surveys have written us off, let Gandhi's leadership, Singh said, Maharashtra, Assam..." tem, own fish, own PH value. If you connect one river with anoth- me remind you that these sur- "As far as Rahul Gandhi's lead- Calling BJP leader Giriraj er, it will kill both of them. Don't be in any misconception," she veys and media had written us ership is concerned, the Singh's statement that all terror- said. off in 2004 and 2009 also," he Congress party has got greatest ists belonged to a "particular Gandhi said one can build canals and clean them regularly but said. regard and respect and confi- community" as "absolutely rub- connecting Ganga with Gomti would kill both the rivers and is Singh, who attended the co- dence in his leadership." bish", Digvijay said, "I know six "extremely dangerous". ordination committee meeting On Congress' performance terror cases...In which Sangh She also questioned from where the land for such project would of ruling state Congress here, in Seemandhra and Telangana, activists have been charged in come. said his party had seen "ups and Singh said, "We hope to form bomb blasts." "You will require 10-15 lakh acres of land which will be downs in its long political histo- the government in Telangana, Recalling Giriraj's earlier spoiled. Who will give that much land?," she said. ry but it has never deviated from Modi, in his speeches during election rallies, has been advocat- the ideology of socialism, secu- but we are not too hopeful in statement that those opposed to Seemandhra." Modi had no place in India and ing linking of rivers to prevent drought and floods in the country. larism..." (PTI) "...This has been a very dis- On the Third Front, Singh they should go to Pakistan, he tinctive fight between the ideol- said, "...We have already exper- said, "...Bihar government and ogy of extreme right coupled imented where a leader from Election Commission have to Kamal Hassan to inaugurate with the religious fundamental- small party becomes Prime take strict action against him." ism of the BJP and the socialist, Minister and (we are) giving (PTI) India Pavilion at Cannes Festival NEW DELHI, May 14: Actor-director Kamal Haasan, who is the chairman of FICCI New odd, remote planet discovered media and entertainment business conclave, will inaugurate the India Pavilion at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. TORONTO, May 14: obtain images. By comparing at Universite de Montreal. FICCI, in association with the Ministry of Information & images obtained in different “We observed more than 90 Scientists have identified a Broadcasting, will be organizing interactive sessions with Indian wavelengths from the stars and found only one planet, massive new exoplanet that and international film industry stakeholders at the India Pavilion, Observatoire Mont-Megantic so this is truly an astronomical takes a record 80,000 Earth which will showcase Indian cinema across linguistic, cultural and (OMM) and the Canada-France- oddity!” Artigau said. regional diversity. years to make a complete orbit Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), they around its star, 155 light years Observing a planet does not The focus at this year’s festival, which begins today, is to estab- were able to correctly detect the directly allow its mass to be lish India as a global film shooting destination by highlighting ini- away from our solar system. planet. The gas giant has been determined. Instead, researchers tiatives like Single Window Clearance and co-production agree- “Planets are much brighter use theoretical models of plane- ments with various countries that will enable this. added to the short list of exo- when viewed in infrared rather planets discovered through tary evolution to determine its Along with Haasan the pavilion will be inaugurated by lumi- than visible light, because their direct imaging. It is located characteristics. naries like Arun K Singh, Indian Ambassador to France; Bimal surface temperature is lower around GU Psc, a star three The light spectrum of GU Julka, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; compared to other stars,” Naud times less massive than the Sun Psc b obtained from the Gemini Jerome Paillard, executive director, Marche du Film (the Cannes said. and located in the constellation North Observatory in Hawaii Film Market); and actor-producer Uday Chopra. (PTI) “This allowed us to identify Pisces. was compared to such models to The international research GU Psc b,” Naud said. The researchers were look- show that it has a temperature of Rahman composes music for team, led by Marie-Eve Naud, a around 800 degrees Celsius. PhD student at Universite de ing around GU Psc because the star had just been identified as a Knowing the age of GU Psc Saif’s upcoming production Montreal’s Department of due to its location in AB Physics, was able to find this member of the young star group Doradus, the team was able to MUMBAI, May 14: planet by combining results AB Doradus. from several observatories. Young stars (only 100 mil- determine its mass, which is 9- Maestro A R Rahman has scored the music for actor Saif Ali GU Psc b is around 2,000 lion years old) are prime targets 13 times that of Jupiter. Khan’s upcoming home production ‘Lekar Hum Deewana Dil’, times the Earth-Sun distance for planetary detection through “GU Psc b is a true gift of which marks the debut of legendary actor Raj Kapoor’s grandson from its star, a record among imaging because the planets nature. The large distance that Armaan in Bollywood. exoplanets. Given this distance, around them are still cooling separates it from its star allows Armaan will be seen opposite South beauty Deeksha in the it takes approximately 80,000 and are therefore brighter, it to be studied in depth with a film. “I really enjoyed working with Arif Ali (director), Dinoo Earth years for GU Psc b to researchers said. variety of instruments, which (producer Dinesh Vijan) and Amitabh (lyricist Amitabh make a complete orbit around This does not mean that will provide a better under- Bhattacharya). ‘Khalifa’ (song) is a result of our jam session we its star. planets similar to GU Psc b exist standing of giant exoplanets in had before making the soundtrack of the film. Hope people The researchers also took in large numbers, noted Etiene general,” said Rene Doyon, co- embrace it and support this effort,” Rahman said in a statement advantage of the large distance Artigau, co-supervisor of supervisor of Naud’s thesis and here. The song ‘Khalifa’, which was released recently, has been between the planet and its star to Naud’s thesis and astrophysicist OMM Director. (PTI) written and composed in just one night. (PTI)